0 \0\ adj.	   1. indicating the absence of any or all units under	      consideration; -- representing the number zero as an	      Arabic numeral.	   Syn: zero	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
1 \1\ adj.	   1. used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; --	      representing the number one as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: one, i, ane	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
1-dodecanol \1-dodecanol\ n.	   An insoluble solid alcohol ({C12H25OH}) with an unbranched	   paraffin chain, used to make detergents, such as sodium	   lauryl sulfate.	   Syn: lauryl alcohol	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
1-hitter \1-hitter\ n.	   1. a baseball game in which one team's pitchers allow the	      opposing team only one hit.	   Syn: one-hitter	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
1st-class \1st-class\ n.	   1. a class mail comprising letters, postcards, and other mail	      sealed against inspection, having a higher priority than	      second, third, or fourth-class mail; -- it is the highest	      class of mail not handled in a special manner, as is	      registered or priority mail.	   Syn: first-class, first-class mail, 1st-class mail	        [WordNet 1.5]
10 \10\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine and	      one less than eleven; -- representing the number ten as	      Arabic numerals	   Syn: ten, x	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
100 \100\ adj.	   1. the Arabic numerals representing the number one hundred;	      denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ninety	      nine and one less than one hundred and one; ten times ten	   Syn: hundred, a hundred, one hundred, c	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
1000 \1000\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than nine	      hundred ninety nine and one less than one thousand and	      one; -- representing the number one thousand as Arabic	      numerals	   Syn: thousand, a thousand, one thousand, m, k	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
1000th \1000th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the nine hundred ninety-ninth in a	      series	   Syn: thousandth	        [WordNet 1.5]
10th \10th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the ninth in a series	   Syn: tenth	        [WordNet 1.5]
100th \100th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the ninety-ninth in a series	   Syn: hundredth, centesimal	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
11 \11\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than ten and	      one less than twelve; -- representing the number eleven as	      Arabic numerals	   Syn: eleven, xi	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
11-plus \11-plus\ n.	   1. an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students to	      select suitable candidates for grammar school. [formerly	      in England]	   Syn: eleven-plus	        [WordNet 1.5]
11th \11th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the tenth in a series	   Syn: eleventh	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
12 \12\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units; --	      representing the number twelve as Arabic numerals	   Syn: twelve, xii, dozen	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
12th \12th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the eleventh in a series	   Syn: twelfth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
13 \13\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than twelve and	      one less than fourteen; -- representing the number	      thirteen as Arabic numerals	   Syn: thirteen, xiii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
13th \13th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twelfth in a series	   Syn: thirteenth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
14 \14\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than thirteen	      and one less than fifteen; -- representing the number	      fourteen as Arabic numerals	   Syn: fourteen, xiv	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
14th \14th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the thirteenth in a series	   Syn: fourteenth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
15 \15\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fourteen	      and one less than sixteen; -- representing the number	      fifteen as Arabic numerals	   Syn: fifteen, xv	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
15th \15th\ adj.	   1. Coming next after the fourteenth in a series	   Syn: fifteenth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
16 \16\ adj.	   Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than fifteen and	   one less than seventeen; -- representing the number sixteen	   as Arabic numerals	   Syn: sixteen, xvi	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
16th \16th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the fifteenth in a series	   Syn: sixteenth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
17 \17\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of one more than sixteen	      and one less than eighteen; -- representing the number	      seventeen as Arabic numerals	   Syn: seventeen, xvii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
17th \17th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the sixteenth in a series	   Syn: seventeenth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
18 \18\ adj.	   1. one more than seventeen; denoting a quantity consisting of	      one more than seventeen and one less than nineteen; --	      representing the number eighteen as Arabic numerals	   Syn: eighteen, xviii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
18th \18th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the seventeenth in a series	   Syn: eighteenth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
19 \19\ adj.	   1. one more than eighteen; denoting a quantity consisting of	      one more than eighteen and one less than twenty; --	      representing the number nineteen as Arabic numerals	   Syn: nineteen, xix	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
19th \19th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the eighteenth in a series	   Syn: nineteenth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
1st \1st\ adj.	   1. preceding all other objects or events in order, time, or	      importance; occurring before all other members of a	      series.	   Syn: first	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
2 \2\ adj.	   Denoting a quantity consisting of one more than one; one plus	   one more; -- representing the number two as an Arabic	   numeral.	   Syn: two, ii	        [WordNet 1.5]
2-hitter \2-hitter\ n.	   1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 2	      hits.	   Syn: two-hitter	        [WordNet 1.5]
20 \20\ adj.	   1. one more than nineteen; denoting a quantity consisting of	      twenty items or units; -- representing the number twenty	      as Arabic numerals	   Syn: twenty, xx, score	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
20th \20th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the nineteenth in a series	   Syn: twentieth	        [WordNet 1.5]
21 \21\ adj.	   1. one more than twenty; twenty plus one more; denoting a	      quantity consisting of twenty-one items or units; --	      representing the number twenty-one as Arabic numerals	   Syn: twenty-one, xxi	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
21st \21st\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twentieth in a series	   Syn: twenty-first	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
22 \22\ adj.	   1. one more than twenty-one; denoting a quantity consisting	      of twenty-two items or units; -- representing the number	      twenty-two as Arabic numerals	   Syn: twenty-two, xxii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
22nd \22nd\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-first in a series	   Syn: twenty-second	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
23 \23\ adj.	   1. one more than twenty-two; denoting a quantity consisting	      of twenty-three items or units; -- representing the number	      twenty-three as Arabic numerals	   Syn: twenty-three, xxiii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
23rd \23rd\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-second in a series	   Syn: twenty-third	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
24 \24\ adj.	   1. one more than twenty-three; denoting a quantity consisting	      of twenty-four items or units; -- representing the number	      twenty-four as Arabic numerals	   Syn: twenty-four, xxiv	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
247 \24/7\ adj. & adv. (tw[e^]n"t[=e]f[^o]r-s[e^]v"en) [From 24	   hours per day, 7 days per week.]	   Without interruption; non-stop; continuous; as, the computer	   manufacturer provides 24/7 technical help.	   Syn: twenty-four-seven, 7/24	        [PJC]
24th \24th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-third in a series	   Syn: twenty-fourth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
25 \25\ adj.	   1. one more than twenty-four; denoting a quantity consisting	      of twenty-five items or units; -- representing the number	      twenty-five as Arabic numerals	   Syn: twenty-five, xxv	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
25th \25th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-fourth in a series	   Syn: twenty-fifth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
26 \26\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-six items or	      units; -- representing the number twenty-six as Arabic	      numerals	   Syn: twenty-six, xxvi	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
26th \26th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-fifth in a series	   Syn: twenty-sixth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
27 \27\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-seven items or	      units; -- representing the number twenty-seven as Arabic	      numerals	   Syn: twenty-seven, xxvii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
27th \27th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-sixth in a series	   Syn: twenty-seventh	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
28 \28\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-eight items or	      units; -- representing the number twenty-eight as Arabic	      numerals	   Syn: twenty-eight, xxviii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
28th \28th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-seventh in a series	   Syn: twenty-eighth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
29 \29\ adj.	   1. denoting a quantity consisting of twenty-nine items or	      units; -- representing the number twenty-nine as Arabic	      numerals	   Syn: twenty-nine, xxix	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
29th \29th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-eighth in a series	   Syn: twenty-ninth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2d
2d \2d\ 2nd \2nd\adj.	   1. coming next after the first in position in space or time	      or degree or magnitude	   Syn: second, 2nd	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
3 \3\ adj.	   1. one more than two; denoting a quantity consisting of three	      items or units; -- representing the number three as an	      Arabic numeral.	   Syn: three, iii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
30 \30\ adj.	   1. one more than twenty-nine; three times ten; denoting a	      quantity consisting of thirty items or units; --	      representing the number thirty as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: thirty, xxx	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
30th \30th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the twenty-ninth in a series	   Syn: thirtieth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
3rd \3rd\ adj.	   1. coming next after the second in a series	   Syn: third, tertiary	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
4 \4\ adj.	   1. one more than three; denoting a quantity consisting of	      four items or units; -- representing the number four as an	      Arabic numeral.	   Syn: four, iv	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
4-hitter \4-hitter\ n.	   1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits.	   Syn: four-hitter	        [WordNet 1.5]
40 \40\ adj.	   1. one more than thirty-nine; four times ten; denoting a	      quantity consisting of fourty items or units; --	      representing the number fourty as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: forty, xl, twoscore	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
40th \40th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the thirty-ninth in position	   Syn: fortieth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
4th \4th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the third in position	   Syn: fourth, quaternary	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
4to \4to\ n.	   1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet	      of paper twice to form four leaves.	   Syn: quarto	        [WordNet 1.5]
5 \5\ adj.	   1. one more than four; denoting a quantity consisting of five	      items or units; -- representing the number five as an	      Arabic numeral.	   Syn: five, v	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
5-hitter \5-hitter\ n.	   1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.	   Syn: five-hitter	        [WordNet 1.5]
50 \50\ adj.	   1. one more than fourty-nine; five times ten; denoting a	      quantity consisting of fifty items or units; --	      representing the number fifty as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: fifty, l	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
500 \500\ adj.	   1. one more than four hundred ninety-nine; five times one	      hundred; denoting a quantity consisting of five hundred	      items or units; -- representing the number five hundred as	      Arabic numerals	   Syn: five hundred, d	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
50th \50th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the fourty-ninth in a series	   Syn: fiftieth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
5th \5th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the fourth in a series	   Syn: fifth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
6 \6\ adj.	   1. one more than five; denoting a quantity consisting of six	      items or units; -- representing the number six as an	      Arabic numeral.	   Syn: six, vi, half dozen, half a dozen	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
60 \60\ adj.	   1. one more than fifty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting	      of sixty items or units; -- representing the number sixty	      as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: sixty, lx, threescore	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 60 minutes n.	   1.	   Syn: hour, hr a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2.	      a 1-hour television program broadcast once weekly on the	      CBS television network since the 1970's. Its format is	      that of a "news magazine" treating typically three topics	      during each show, plus occasional commentary. [Proper	      name]	   Syn: Sixty Minutes	        [PJC]
60th \60th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the fifty-ninth in a series	   Syn: sixtieth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
6th \6th\ adj.	   Coming next after the fifth in a series	   Syn: sixth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
7 \7\ adj.	   One more than six; constituting or denoting a quantity	   consisting of seven items or units; -- representing the	   number seven as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: seven, vii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
724 \7/24\ adj. & adv.	   Same as {24/7}.	   [PJC]
70 \70\ adj.	   1. one more than sixty-nine; denoting a quantity consisting	      of seventy items or units; -- representing the number	      sevent as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: seventy, lxx	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
70th \70th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the sixty-ninth in a series	   Syn: seventieth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
7th \7th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the sixth in a series	   Syn: seventh	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
8 \8\ adj.	   1. one more than seven; denoting a quantity consisting of	      eight items or units; -- representing the number eight as	      an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: eight, viii	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
80 \80\ adj.	   1. one more than seventy-nine and one less than eighty-one;	      denoting a quantity consisting of eighty items or units;	      -- representing the number eighty as Arabic numerals	   Syn: eighty, lxxx, fourscore	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
80th \80th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the seventy-ninth in a series	   Syn: eightieth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
8th \8th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the seventh in a series	   Syn: eighth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
9 \9\ adj.	   1. one more than eight and one less than ten; denoting a	      quantity consisting of nine items or units; --	      representing the number nine as an Arabic numeral.	   Syn: nine, ix	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
911 \9/11\ (n[imac]n" [-e]*l[e^]v"[e^]n) n.	   September 11, 2001 -- the day when two airplanes hijacked by	   Islamic terrorists were deliberately crashed into the "twin	   towers" (the two 110-storey skyscrapers of the World Trade	   Center) in New York City, causing those buildings to collapse	   and much other damage in the nearby area. Another plane was	   crashed into the Pentagon near Washington. In total, the	   attacks caused nearly 3,000 deaths. This was the worst	   incident of terrorism inside the United States to date. The	   abbreviated date 9/11 is now taken to refer to that specific	   day and the terrorist incidents that occured that day. It is	   used especially in the phrase "the events of 9/11".	   [PJC]
90 \90\ adj.	   1. one more than eighty-nine and one less than ninety-one;	      denoting a quantity consisting of ninety items or units;	      -- representing the number ninety as Arabic numerals	   Syn: ninety, xc	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
90th \90th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the eighty-ninth in a series	   Syn: ninetieth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
9th \9th\ adj.	   1. coming next after the eighth and just before the tenth in	      position	   Syn: ninth	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
3-D \3-D\ n.	   1. a movie with images having three dimensional form or	      appearance.	   Syn: three-D, 3D	        [WordNet 1.5]
3-hitter \3-hitter\ n.	   1. a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only 3	      hits.	   Syn: three-hitter	        [WordNet 1.5]
8vo \8vo\ n.	   1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet	      of paper three times to form eight leaves.	   Syn: octavo, eightvo	        [WordNet 1.5]
A \A\ (named [=a] in the English, and most commonly [aum] in	   other languages).	   The first letter of the English and of many other alphabets.	   The capital A of the alphabets of Middle and Western Europe,	   as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic,	   black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A,	   which was borrowed from the Greek {Alpha}, of the same form;	   and this was made from the first letter (?) of the	   Ph[oe]nician alphabet, the equivalent of the Hebrew Aleph,	   and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a	   consonant letter, with a guttural breath sound that was not	   an element of Greek articulation; and the Greeks took it to	   represent their vowel Alpha with the [aum] sound, the	   Ph[oe]nician alphabet having no vowel symbols.	   [1913 Webster] This letter, in English, is used for several	   different vowel sounds. See Guide to pronunciation,	   [sect][sect] 43-74. The regular long a, as in fate, etc., is	   a comparatively modern sound, and has taken the place of	   what, till about the early part of the 17th century, was a	   sound of the quality of [aum] (as in far).	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The name of the sixth tone in the model major scale	      (that in C), or the first tone of the minor scale, which	      is named after it the scale in A minor. The second string	      of the violin is tuned to the A in the treble staff. -- A	      sharp (A[sharp]) is the name of a musical tone	      intermediate between A and B. -- A flat (A[flat]) is the	      name of a tone intermediate between A and G.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A per se} (L. per se by itself), one pre["e]minent; a	      nonesuch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O fair Creseide, the flower and A per se	            Of Troy and Greece.                   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	A \A\ ([.a] emph. [=a]).	   1. [Shortened form of an. AS. [=a]n one. See {One}.] An	      adjective, commonly called the indefinite article, and	      signifying one or any, but less emphatically. "At a	      birth"; "In a word"; "At a blow". --Shak.	   Note: It is placed before nouns of the singular number	         denoting an individual object, or a quality	         individualized, before collective nouns, and also	         before plural nouns when the adjective few or the	         phrase great many or good many is interposed; as, a	         dog, a house, a man; a color; a sweetness; a hundred, a	         fleet, a regiment; a few persons, a great many days. It	         is used for an, for the sake of euphony, before words	         beginning with a consonant sound [for exception of	         certain words beginning with h, see {An}]; as, a table,	         a woman, a year, a unit, a eulogy, a ewe, a oneness,	         such a one, etc. Formally an was used both before	         vowels and consonants.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. [Originally the preposition a (an, on).] In each; to or	      for each; as, "twenty leagues a day", "a hundred pounds a	      year", "a dollar a yard", etc.	      [1913 Webster]	A \A\ ([.a]), prep. [Abbreviated form of an (AS. on). See {On}.]	   1. In; on; at; by. [Obs.] "A God's name." "Torn a pieces."	      "Stand a tiptoe." "A Sundays" --Shak. "Wit that men have	      now a days." --Chaucer. "Set them a work." --Robynson	      (More's Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In process of; in the act of; into; to; -- used with	      verbal substantives in -ing which begin with a consonant.	      This is a shortened form of the preposition an (which was	      used before the vowel sound); as in a hunting, a building,	      a begging. "Jacob, when he was a dying" --Heb. xi. 21.	      "We'll a birding together." " It was a doing." --Shak. "He	      burst out a laughing." --Macaulay.	   Note: The hyphen may be used to connect a with the verbal	         substantive (as, a-hunting, a-building) or the words	         may be written separately. This form of expression is	         now for the most part obsolete, the a being omitted and	         the verbal substantive treated as a participle.	         [1913 Webster]	A \A\ [From AS. of off, from. See {Of}.]	   Of. [Obs.] "The name of John a Gaunt." "What time a day is it	   ?" --Shak. "It's six a clock." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	A \A\	   A barbarous corruption of have, of he, and sometimes of it	   and of they. "So would I a done" "A brushes his hat." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	A \A\	   An expletive, void of sense, to fill up the meter	   [1913 Webster]	         A merry heart goes all the day,	         Your sad tires in a mile-a.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
A- \A-\	   A, as a prefix to English words, is derived from various	   sources. (1) It frequently signifies on or in (from an, a	   forms of AS. on), denoting a state, as in afoot, on foot,	   abed, amiss, asleep, aground, aloft, away (AS. onweg), and	   analogically, ablaze, atremble, etc. (2) AS. of off, from, as	   in adown (AS. ofd[=u]ne off the dun or hill). (3) AS. [=a]-	   (Goth. us-, ur-, Ger. er-), usually giving an intensive	   force, and sometimes the sense of away, on, back, as in	   arise, abide, ago. (4) Old English y- or i- (corrupted from	   the AS. inseparable particle ge-, cognate with OHG. ga-, gi-,	   Goth. ga-), which, as a prefix, made no essential addition to	   the meaning, as in aware. (5) French [`a] (L. ad to), as in	   abase, achieve. (6) L. a, ab, abs, from, as in avert. (7)	   Greek insep. prefix [alpha] without, or privative, not, as in	   abyss, atheist; akin to E. un-.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Besides these, there are other sources from which the	         prefix a takes its origin.	         [1913 Webster]
A 1 \A 1\ ([=a] w[u^]n).	   A registry mark given by underwriters (as at Lloyd's) to	   ships in first-class condition. Inferior grades are indicated	   by A 2 and A 3.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A 1 is also applied colloquially to other things to	         imply superiority; prime; first-class; first-rate.	         [1913 Webster]
au \a.u.\ n.	   1. (Astron.) the unit of length equal to the mean distance of	      the Earth from the sun, about 93 million miles (150	      million kiometers); -- used almost exclusively in	      astronomy, or to describe astronomical distances.	   Syn: astronomical unit, AU, A.U.	        [WordNet 1.5]
AA \AA\ n.	   1. acronym for {Associate in Arts}, a college degree granted	      for successful completion of a two-year course of study in	      arts or general topics.	   Syn: Associate in Arts	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Alcoholics Anonymous. [Acronym.]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aam \Aam\ ([add]m or [aum]m), n. [D. aam, fr. LL. ama; cf. L.	   hama a water bucket, Gr. ?]	   A Dutch and German measure of liquids, varying in different	   cities, being at Amsterdam about 41 wine gallons, at Antwerp	   361/2, at Hamburg 381/4. [Written also {Aum} and {Awm}.]	   [1913 Webster]
aardvark \aard"vark`\ ([aum]rd"v[aum]rk`), n. [D., earth-pig.]	   (Zool.)	   An edentate mammal, of the genus {Orycteropus} ({Orycteropus	   afer}), somewhat resembling a pig, common in some parts of	   Southern Africa. It is a nocturnal ungulate, burrows in the	   ground with its powerful claws, and feeds entirely on ants	   and termites, which it catches with its long, extensile,	   slimy tongue. It is the sole extant representative of the	   order {Tubulidentata}. [Spelled also {Aard-vark}.]	   Syn: Syn. --ant bear, anteater, {Orycteropus afer}, oryctere,	        orycterope	        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Aard-wolf \Aard"-wolf`\ ([aum]rd"w[oo^]lf), n. [D, earth-wolf]	   (Zool.)	   A carnivorous, striped, quadruped mammal ({Proteles	   cristata}, formerly {Proteles Lalandii}), of South Africa,	   resembling the fox and hyena. It feeds chiefly on insects.	   See {Proteles}.	   [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5] Aaronic
Aaronic \Aa*ron"ic\ ([asl]*r[o^]n"[i^]k), Aaronical
\Aa*ron"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a.	   Pertaining to Aaron, the first high priest of the Jews.	   [1913 Webster]
Aaron's rod \Aar"on's rod`\ ([^a]r"[u^]nz r[o^]d`). [See Exodus	   vii. 9 and Numbers xvii. 8]	   1. (Arch.) A rod with one serpent twined around it, thus	      differing from the caduceus of Mercury, which has two.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great	      mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod.	      [1913 Webster]
AAS \AAS\ n.	   1. an associate degree conferred for successful studies in	      applied science.	      [WordNet 1.5]
AAAS \AAAS\ n.	   1. the American Association for the Advancement of Science,	      an organization with headquarters in Washington, D.C. Its	      goal is to advance the physical and social sciences, and	      it publishes a weekly journal Science, with original	      research articles as well as reviews and commentary.	      [Acronym.]	   Syn: American Association for the Advancement of Science.	        [WordNet 1.5]
aas \aas\ n.	   1. a loose sleeveless outer garment made from aba cloth; worn	      by Arabs. overgarment, outer garment	      [WordNet 1.5]
Ab- \Ab-\ ([a^]b). [Latin prep., etymologically the same as E.	   of, off. See {Of}.]	   A prefix in many words of Latin origin. It signifies from,	   away, separating, or departure, as in abduct, abstract,	   abscond. See {A-}(6).	   [1913 Webster]
Ab \Ab\ ([a^]b), n. [Of Syriac origin.]	   The fifth month of the Jewish year according to the	   ecclesiastical reckoning, the eleventh by the civil	   computation, coinciding nearly with August. --W. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Abaca \Ab"a*ca\ ([a^]b"[.a]*k[.a]), n. [The native name.]	   The Manila-hemp plant ({Musa textilis}); also, its fiber. See	   {Manila hemp} under {Manila}.	   [1913 Webster]
Abacinate \A*bac"i*nate\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t. [LL.	   abacinatus, p. p. of abacinare; ab off + bacinus a basin.]	   To blind by a red-hot metal plate held before the eyes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abacination \A*bac`i*na"tion\ ([.a]*b[a^]s`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n.	   The act of abacinating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abaciscus \Ab`a*cis"cus\ ([a^]b`[.a]*s[i^]s"k[u^]s), n. [Gr.	   'abaki`skos, dim of 'a`bax. See {Abacus}.] (Arch.)	   One of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an	   abaculus.	   [1913 Webster]
Abacist \Ab"a*cist\ ([a^]b"[.a]*s[i^]st), n. [LL abacista, fr.	   abacus.]	   One who uses an abacus in casting accounts; a calculator.	   [1913 Webster]
Aback \A*back"\ ([.a]*b[a^]k"), adv. [Pref. a- + back; AS. on	   b[ae]c at, on, or toward the back. See {Back}.]	   1. Toward the back or rear; backward. "Therewith aback she	      started." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Behind; in the rear. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) Backward against the mast; -- said of the sails	      when pressed by the wind. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be taken aback}.	      (a) To be driven backward against the mast; -- said of the	          sails, also of the ship when the sails are thus	          driven.	      (b) To be suddenly checked, baffled, or discomfited.	          --Dickens.	          [1913 Webster]	Aback \Ab"ack\ ([a^]b"ak), n.	   An abacus. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Abactinal \Ab*ac"ti*nal\ ([a^]b*[a^]k"t[i^]*nal), a. [L. ab + E.	   actinal.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a	   radiate animal; -- opposed to {actinal}. "The aboral or	   abactinal area." --L. Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Abaction \Ab*ac"tion\ ([a^]b*[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   Stealing cattle on a large scale. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abactor \Ab*ac"tor\ (-t[~e]r), n. [L., fr. abigere to drive	   away; ab + agere to drive.] (Law)	   One who steals and drives away cattle or beasts by herds or	   droves. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abaculus \A*bac"u*lus\ ([.a]b*[a^]k"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Abaculi} (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of abacus.] (Arch.)	   A small tile of glass, marble, or other substance, of various	   colors, used in making ornamental patterns in mosaic	   pavements. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Abacus \Ab"a*cus\ ([a^]b"[.a]*k[u^]s), n.; E. pl. {Abacuses}; L.	   pl. {Abaci} (-s[imac]). [L. abacus, abax, Gr. 'a`bax]	   1. A table or tray strewn with sand, anciently used for	      drawing, calculating, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A calculating table or frame; an instrument for performing	      arithmetical calculations by balls sliding on wires, or	      counters in grooves, the lowest line representing units,	      the second line, tens, etc. It is still employed in China.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The uppermost member or division of the capital of a	          column, immediately under the architrave. See	          {Column}.	      (b) A tablet, panel, or compartment in ornamented or	          mosaic work.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A board, tray, or table, divided into perforated	      compartments, for holding cups, bottles, or the like; a	      kind of cupboard, buffet, or sideboard.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abacus harmonicus} (Mus.), an ancient diagram showing the	      structure and disposition of the keys of an instrument.	      --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Abada \Ab"a*da\ ([a^]b"[.a]*d[.a]), n. [Pg., the female	   rhinoceros.]	   The rhinoceros. [Obs.] --Purchas.	   [1913 Webster]
Abaddon \A*bad"don\ ([.a]*b[a^]d"d[u^]n), n. [Heb. [=a]badd[=o]n	   destruction, abyss, fr. [=a]bad to be lost, to perish.]	   1. The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; -- the same	      as Apollyon and Asmodeus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hell; the bottomless pit. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            In all her gates, Abaddon rues	            Thy bold attempt.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Abaft \A*baft"\ ([.a]*b[.a]ft"), prep. [Pref. a- on + OE. baft,	   baften, biaften, AS. be[ae]ftan; be by + [ae]ftan behind. See	   {After}, {Aft}, {By}.] (Naut.)	   Behind; toward the stern from; as, abaft the wheelhouse.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Abaft the beam}. See under {Beam}.	      [1913 Webster]	Abaft \A*baft"\, adv. (Naut.)	   Toward the stern; aft; as, to go abaft.	   [1913 Webster]
Abaisance \A*bai"sance\ ([.a]*b[=a]"sans), n. [For obeisance;	   confused with F. abaisser, E. abase.]	   Obeisance. [Obs.] --Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Abaiser \A*bai"ser\ ([.a]*b[=a]"s[~e]r), n.	   Ivory black or animal charcoal. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Abaist \A*baist"\ ([.a]*b[=a]st"), p. p.	   Abashed; confounded; discomfited. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Abalienate \Ab*al"ien*ate\ ([a^]b*[=a]l"yen*[=a]t; 94, 106), v.	   t. [L. abalienatus, p. p. of abalienare; ab + alienus	   foreign, alien. See {Alien}.]	   1. (Civil Law) To transfer the title of from one to another;	      to alienate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To estrange; to withdraw. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause alienation of (mind). --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]
Abalienation \Ab*al`ien*a"tion\ (-[=a]l`yen*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. abalienatio: cf. F. abali['e]nation.]	   The act of abalienating; alienation; estrangement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abalone \Ab`a*lo"ne\ ([a^]b`[.a]*l[=o]"n[-e]), n. (Zool.)	   A univalve mollusk of the genus {Haliotis}. The shell is	   lined with mother-of-pearl, and used for ornamental purposes;	   the sea-ear. Several large species are found on the coast of	   California, clinging closely to the rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
abampere \abampere\ n.	   1. 1 (Electricity) a unit of electrical current equal to 10	      amperes.	   Syn: abamp	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aband \A*band"\ ([.a]*b[a^]nd"), v. t. [Contracted from	   abandon.]	   1. To abandon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Enforced the kingdom to aband.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To banish; to expel. [Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.	      [1913 Webster]
Abandon \A*ban"don\ ([.a]*b[a^]n"d[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Abandoned} (-d[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abandoning}.] [OF.	   abandoner, F. abandonner; a (L. ad) + bandon permission,	   authority, LL. bandum, bannum, public proclamation,	   interdiction, bannire to proclaim, summon: of Germanic	   origin; cf. Goth. bandwjan to show by signs, to designate	   OHG. ban proclamation. The word meant to proclaim, put under	   a ban, put under control; hence, as in OE., to compel,	   subject, or to leave in the control of another, and hence, to	   give up. See {Ban}.]	   1. To cast or drive out; to banish; to expel; to reject.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That he might . . . abandon them from him. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being all this time abandoned from your bed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give up absolutely; to forsake entirely; to renounce	      utterly; to relinquish all connection with or concern on;	      to desert, as a person to whom one owes allegiance or	      fidelity; to quit; to surrender.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hope was overthrown, yet could not be abandoned.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reflexively: To give (one's self) up without attempt at	      self-control; to yield (one's self) unrestrainedly; --	      often in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            He abandoned himself . . . to his favorite vice.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mar. Law) To relinquish all claim to; -- used when an	      insured person gives up to underwriters all claim to the	      property covered by a policy, which may remain after loss	      or damage by a peril insured against.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To give up; yield; forego; cede; surrender; resign;	        abdicate; quit; relinquish; renounce; desert; forsake;	        leave; retire; withdraw from.	   Usage: {To Abandon}, {Desert}, {Forsake}. These words agree	          in representing a person as giving up or leaving some	          object, but differ as to the mode of doing it. The	          distinctive sense of abandon is that of giving up a	          thing absolutely and finally; as, to abandon one's	          friends, places, opinions, good or evil habits, a	          hopeless enterprise, a shipwrecked vessel. Abandon is	          more widely applicable than forsake or desert. The	          Latin original of desert appears to have been	          originally applied to the case of deserters from	          military service. Hence, the verb, when used of	          persons in the active voice, has usually or always a	          bad sense, implying some breach of fidelity, honor,	          etc., the leaving of something which the person should	          rightfully stand by and support; as, to desert one's	          colors, to desert one's post, to desert one's	          principles or duty. When used in the passive, the	          sense is not necessarily bad; as, the fields were	          deserted, a deserted village, deserted halls. Forsake	          implies the breaking off of previous habit,	          association, personal connection, or that the thing	          left had been familiar or frequented; as, to forsake	          old friends, to forsake the paths of rectitude, the	          blood forsook his cheeks. It may be used either in a	          good or in a bad sense.	          [1913 Webster]	Abandon \A*ban"don\, n. [F. abandon. fr. abandonner. See	   {Abandon}, v.]	   Abandonment; relinquishment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Abandon \A`ban`don"\ ([.a]`b[aum]N`d[^o]N"), n. [F. See	   {Abandon}.]	   A complete giving up to natural impulses; freedom from	   artificial constraint; careless freedom or ease.	   [1913 Webster]
Abandoned \A*ban"doned\ ([.a]*b[a^]n"d[u^]nd), a.	   1. Forsaken, deserted. "Your abandoned streams." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Self-abandoned, or given up to vice; extremely wicked, or	      sinning without restraint; irreclaimably wicked; as, an	      abandoned villain.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Profligate; dissolute; corrupt; vicious; depraved;	        reprobate; wicked; unprincipled; graceless; vile.	   Usage: {Abandoned}, {Profligate}, {Reprobate}. These	          adjectives agree in expressing the idea of great	          personal depravity. {Profligate} has reference to open	          and shameless immoralities, either in private life or	          political conduct; as, a {profligate} court, a	          {profligate} ministry. {Abandoned} is stronger, and	          has reference to the searing of conscience and	          hardening of heart produced by a man's giving himself	          wholly up to iniquity; as, a man of {abandoned}	          character. {Reprobate} describes the condition of one	          who has become insensible to reproof, and who is	          morally abandoned and lost beyond hope of recovery.	          [1913 Webster]	                God gave them over to a reprobate mind. --Rom.	                                                  i. 28.	          [1913 Webster]
Abandonedly \A*ban"doned*ly\, adv.	   Unrestrainedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Abandonee \A*ban`don*ee"\ ([.a]*b[a^]n`d[u^]n*[=e]"), n. (Law)	   One to whom anything is legally abandoned.	   [1913 Webster]
Abandoner \A*ban"don*er\ ([.a]*b[a^]n"d[u^]n*[~e]r), n.	   One who abandons. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Abandonment \A*ban"don*ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. abandonnement.]	   1. The act of abandoning, or the state of being abandoned;	      total desertion; relinquishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The abandonment of the independence of Europe.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mar. Law) The relinquishment by the insured to the	      underwriters of what may remain of the property insured	      after a loss or damage by a peril insured against.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com. Law)	      (a) The relinquishment of a right, claim, or privilege, as	          to mill site, etc.	      (b) The voluntary leaving of a person to whom one is bound	          by a special relation, as a wife, husband, or child;	          desertion.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Careless freedom or ease; abandon. [R.] --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Abandum \A*ban"dum\ ([.a]*b[a^]n"d[u^]m), n. [LL. See	   {Abandon}.] (Law)	   Anything forfeited or confiscated.	   [1913 Webster]
Abanet \Ab"a*net\ ([a^]b"[.a]*n[e^]t), n.	   See {Abnet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Abanga \A*ban"ga\ ([.a]*b[a^][ng]"g[.a]), n. [Name given by the	   negroes in the island of St. Thomas.]	   A West Indian palm; also the fruit of this palm, the seeds of	   which are used as a remedy for diseases of the chest.	   [1913 Webster] Abannation
Abannation \Ab`an*na"tion\ ([a^]b`[a^]n*n[=a]"sh[u^]n),
Abannition \Ab`an*nition\ ([a^]b`[a^]n*n[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [LL.	   abannatio; ad + LL. bannire to banish.] (Old Law)	   Banishment. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Abarticulation \Ab`ar*tic`u*la"tion\	   ([a^]b`[aum]r*t[i^]k`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. ab + E.	   articulation : cf. F. abarticulation. See {Article}.] (Anat.)	   Articulation, usually that kind of articulation which admits	   of free motion in the joint; diarthrosis. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Abase \A*base"\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abased}	   ([.a]*b[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abasing}.] [F. abaisser,	   LL. abassare, abbassare; ad + bassare, fr. bassus low. See	   {Base}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lower or depress; to throw or cast down; as, to abase	      the eye. [Archaic] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Saying so, he abased his lance.       --Shelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast down or reduce low or lower, as in rank, office,	      condition in life, or estimation of worthiness; to	      depress; to humble; to degrade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased. --Luke	                                                  xiv. ll.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Abase}, {Debase}, {Degrade}. These words agree in	        the idea of bringing down from a higher to a lower	        state. Abase has reference to a bringing down in	        condition or feelings; as, to abase the proud, to abase	        one's self before God. Debase has reference to the	        bringing down of a thing in purity, or making it base.	        It is, therefore, always used in a bad sense, as, to	        debase the coin of the kingdom, to debase the mind by	        vicious indulgence, to debase one's style by coarse or	        vulgar expressions. Degrade has reference to a bringing	        down from some higher grade or from some standard. Thus,	        a priest is degraded from the clerical office. When used	        in a moral sense, it denotes a bringing down in	        character and just estimation; as, degraded by	        intemperance, a degrading employment, etc. "Art is	        degraded when it is regarded only as a trade."	        [1913 Webster]
Abased \A*based"\ ([.a]*b[=a]st"), a.	   1. Lowered; humbled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) [F. abaiss['e].] Borne lower than usual, as a fess;	      also, having the ends of the wings turned downward towards	      the point of the shield.	      [1913 Webster]
Abasedly \A*bas"ed*ly\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   Abjectly; downcastly.	   [1913 Webster]
Abasement \A*base"ment\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"ment), n. [Cf. F.	   abaissement.]	   The act of abasing, humbling, or bringing low; the state of	   being abased or humbled; humiliation.	   [1913 Webster]
Abaser \A*bas"er\ ([.a]*b[=a]s"[~e]r), n.	   He who, or that which, abases.	   [1913 Webster]
Abash \A*bash"\ ([.a]*b[a^]sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abashed}	   ([.a]*b[a^]sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Abashing}.] [OE. abaissen,	   abaisshen, abashen, OF. esbahir, F. ['e]bahir, to astonish,	   fr. L. ex + the interjection bah, expressing astonishment. In	   OE. somewhat confused with abase. Cf. {Finish}.]	   To destroy the self-possession of; to confuse or confound, as	   by exciting suddenly a consciousness of guilt, mistake, or	   inferiority; to put to shame; to disconcert; to discomfit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Abashed, the devil stood,	         And felt how awful goodness is.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was a man whom no check could abash.  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To confuse; confound; disconcert; shame.	   Usage: To {Abash}, Confuse, {Confound}. Abash is a stronger	          word than confuse, but not so strong as confound. We	          are abashed when struck either with sudden shame or	          with a humbling sense of inferiority; as, Peter was	          abashed by the look of his Master. So a modest youth	          is abashed in the presence of those who are greatly	          his superiors. We are confused when, from some	          unexpected or startling occurrence, we lose clearness	          of thought and self-possession. Thus, a witness is	          often confused by a severe cross-examination; a timid	          person is apt to be confused in entering a room full	          of strangers. We are confounded when our minds are	          overwhelmed, as it were, by something wholly	          unexpected, amazing, dreadful, etc., so that we have	          nothing to say. Thus, a criminal is usually confounded	          at the discovery of his guilt.	          [1913 Webster]	                Satan stood	                Awhile as mute, confounded what to say.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Abashedly \A*bash"ed*ly\ (-[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In an abashed manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Abashment \A*bash"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. ['e]bahissement.]	   The state of being abashed; confusion from shame.	   [1913 Webster]
Abasia \A*ba"si*a\ ([.a]*b[=a]"zh[i^]*[.a]; -z[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL.; Gr. 'a- not + ba`sis a step.] (Med.)	   Inability to coordinate muscular actions properly in walking.	   AS [archaic] -- {A*ba"sic} ([.a]*b[=a]"s[i^]k), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Abassi
Abassi \A*bas"si\ ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]), Abassis \A*bas"sis\	   ([.a]*b[a^]s"s[i^]s), n. [Ar. & Per. ab[=a]s[imac], belonging	   to Abas (a king of Persia).]	   A silver coin of Persia, worth about twenty cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Abatable \A*bat"a*ble\ ([.a]*b[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being abated; as, an abatable writ or nuisance.	   [1913 Webster]
Abate \A*bate"\ ([.a]*b[=a]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abated}, p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Abating}.] [OF. abatre to beat down, F.	   abattre, LL. abatere; ab or ad + batere, battere (popular	   form for L. batuere to beat). Cf. {Bate}, {Batter}.]	   1. To beat down; to overthrow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The King of Scots . . . sore abated the walls.	                                                  --Edw. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring down or reduce from a higher to a lower state,	      number, or degree; to lessen; to diminish; to contract; to	      moderate; to cut short; as, to abate a demand; to abate	      pride, zeal, hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eye was not dim, nor his natural force abated.	                                                  --Deut. xxxiv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deduct; to omit; as, to abate something from a price.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nine thousand parishes, abating the odd hundreds.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To blunt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To abate the edge of envy.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To reduce in estimation; to deprive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She hath abated me of half my train.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law)	      (a) To bring entirely down or put an end to; to do away	          with; as, to abate a nuisance, to abate a writ.	      (b) (Eng. Law) To diminish; to reduce. Legacies are liable	          to be abated entirely or in proportion, upon a	          deficiency of assets.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To abate a tax}, to remit it either wholly or in part.	      [1913 Webster]	Abate \A*bate"\ ([.a]*b[=a]t"), v. i. [See {Abate}, v. t.]	   1. To decrease, or become less in strength or violence; as,	      pain abates, a storm abates.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fury of Glengarry . . . rapidly abated.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be defeated, or come to naught; to fall through; to	      fail; as, a writ abates.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To abate into a freehold}, {To abate in lands} (Law), to	      enter into a freehold after the death of the last	      possessor, and before the heir takes possession. See	      {Abatement}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To subside; decrease; intermit; decline; diminish;	        lessen.	   Usage: To {Abate}, {Subside}. These words, as here compared,	          imply a coming down from some previously raised or	          excited state. Abate expresses this in respect to	          degrees, and implies a diminution of force or of	          intensity; as, the storm abates, the cold abates, the	          force of the wind abates; or, the wind abates, a fever	          abates. Subside (to settle down) has reference to a	          previous state of agitation or commotion; as, the	          waves subside after a storm, the wind subsides into a	          calm. When the words are used figuratively, the same	          distinction should be observed. If we conceive of a	          thing as having different degrees of intensity or	          strength, the word to be used is abate. Thus we say, a	          man's anger abates, the ardor of one's love abates,	          "Winter's rage abates". But if the image be that of a	          sinking down into quiet from preceding excitement or	          commotion, the word to be used is subside; as, the	          tumult of the people subsides, the public mind	          subsided into a calm. The same is the case with those	          emotions which are tumultuous in their nature; as, his	          passion subsides, his joy quickly subsided, his grief	          subsided into a pleasing melancholy. Yet if, in such	          cases, we were thinking of the degree of violence of	          the emotion, we might use abate; as, his joy will	          abate in the progress of time; and so in other	          instances.	          [1913 Webster]	Abate \A*bate"\ ([.a]*b[=a]t"), n.	   Abatement. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Abatement \A*bate"ment\ (-ment), n. [OF. abatement, F.	   abattement.]	   1. The act of abating, or the state of being abated; a	      lessening, diminution, or reduction; removal or putting an	      end to; as, the abatement of a nuisance is the suppression	      thereof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The amount abated; that which is taken away by way of	      reduction; deduction; decrease; a rebate or discount	      allowed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) A mark of dishonor on an escutcheon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The entry of a stranger, without right, into a	      freehold after the death of the last possessor, before the	      heir or devisee. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Defense in abatement}, {Plea in abatement}, (Law), plea to	      the effect that from some formal defect (e.g. misnomer,	      lack of jurisdiction) the proceedings should be abated.	      [1913 Webster]
Abater \A*bat"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, abates.	   [1913 Webster] Abatis
Abatis \Ab"a*tis\, Abattis \Aba"t*tis\, ([a^]b"[.a]*t[i^]s;	   French [.a]`b[.a]`t[=e]") n. [F. abatis, abattis, mass of	   things beaten or cut down, fr. abattre. See {Abate}.] (Fort.)	   A means of defense formed by felled trees, the ends of whose	   branches are sharpened and directed outwards, or against the	   enemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Abatised \Ab"a*tised\ ([a^]b"[.a]*t[i^]st), a.	   Provided with an abatis.	   [1913 Webster]
Abator \A*ba"tor\ ([.a]*b[=a]t"[~e]r), 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. --Blackstone.	       [1913 Webster]
Abattoir \A`bat`toir"\ ([.a]`b[.a]t`tw[aum]r"), n.; pl.	   {Abattoirs} (-tw[aum]rz"). [F., fr. abattre to beat down. See	   {Abate}.]	   A public slaughterhouse for cattle, sheep, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Abature \Ab"a*ture\ ([.a]b"[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n. [F. abatture,	   fr. abattre. See {Abate}.]	   Grass and sprigs beaten or trampled down by a stag passing	   through them. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Abatvoix \A`bat`voix"\ ([.a]`b[.a]`vw[aum]"), n. [F. abattre to	   beat down + voix voice.]	   The sounding-board over a pulpit or rostrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Abawed \Ab*awed"\ ([a^]b*[add]d"), p. p. [Perh. p. p. of a verb	   fr. OF. abaubir to frighten, disconcert, fr. L. ad + balbus	   stammering.]	   Astonished; abashed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Abaxial
Abaxial \Ab*ax"i*al\ ([a^]b*[a^]ks"[i^]*al), Abaxile \Ab*ax"ile\	   ([a^]b*[a^]ks"[i^]l), a. [L. ab + axis axle.] (Bot.)	   Away from the axis or central line; eccentric. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Abay \A*bay"\ ([.a]*b[=a]"), n. [OF. abay barking.]	   Barking; baying of dogs upon their prey. See {Bay}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abb \Abb\ ([a^]b), n. [AS. [=a]web, [=a]b; pref. a- + web. See	   {Web}.]	   Among weavers, yarn for the warp. Hence, {abb wool} is wool	   for the abb.	   [1913 Webster]
Abba \Ab"ba\ ([a^]b"b[.a]), n. [Syriac abb[=a] father. See	   {Abbot}.]	   Father; religious superior; -- in the Syriac, Coptic, and	   Ethiopic churches, a title given to the bishops, and by the	   bishops to the patriarch.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbacy \Ab"ba*cy\ ([a^]b"b[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Abbacies}	   (-s[i^]z). [L. abbatia, fr. abbas, abbatis, abbot. See	   {Abbey}.]	   The dignity, estate, or jurisdiction of an abbot.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbatial \Ab*ba"tial\ ([a^]b*b[=a]"shal), a. [LL. abbatialis :	   cf. F. abbatial.]	   Belonging to an abbey; as, abbatial rights.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbatical \Ab*bat"ic*al\ ([a^]b*b[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a.	   Abbatial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abb'e \Ab"b['e]`\ ([.a]b"b[asl]`), n. [F. abb['e]. See {Abbot}.]	   The French word answering to the English abbot, the head of	   an abbey; but commonly a title of respect given in France to	   every one vested with the ecclesiastical habit or dress.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: After the 16th century, the name was given, in social	         parlance, to candidates for some priory or abbey in the	         gift of the crown. Many of these aspirants became well	         known in literary and fashionable life. By further	         extension, the name came to be applied to unbeneficed	         secular ecclesiastics generally. --Littr['e].	         [1913 Webster]
Abbess \Ab"bess\ ([a^]b"b[e^]s), n. [OF. abaesse, abeesse, F.	   abbesse, L. abbatissa, fem. of abbas, abbatis, abbot. See	   {Abbot}.]	   A female superior or governess of a nunnery, or convent of	   nuns, having the same authority over the nuns which the	   abbots have over the monks. See {Abbey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbey \Ab"bey\ ([a^]b"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Abbeys} (-b[i^]z). [OF.	   aba["i]e, abba["i]e, F. abbaye, L. abbatia, fr. abbas abbot.	   See {Abbot}.]	   1. A monastery or society of persons of either sex, secluded	      from the world and devoted to religion and celibacy; also,	      the monastic building or buildings.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The men are called monks, and governed by an abbot; the	         women are called nuns, and governed by an abbess.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The church of a monastery.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In London, the Abbey means Westminster Abbey, and in	         Scotland, the precincts of the Abbey of Holyrood. The	         name is also retained for a private residence on the	         site of an abbey; as, Newstead Abbey, the residence of	         Lord Byron.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Monastery; convent; nunnery; priory; cloister. See	        {Cloister}.	        [1913 Webster]
Abbot \Ab"bot\ ([a^]b"b[u^]t), n. [AS. abbod, abbad, L. abbas,	   abbatis, Gr. 'abba^s, fr. Syriac abb[=a] father. Cf. {Abba},	   {Abb['e]}.]	   1. The superior or head of an abbey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a class of bishops whose sees were formerly abbeys.	      --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abbot of the people}. a title formerly given to one of the	      chief magistrates in Genoa.	   {Abbot of Misrule} (or {Lord of Misrule}), in medi[ae]val	      times, the master of revels, as at Christmas; in Scotland	      called the {Abbot of Unreason}. --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]
Abbotship \Ab"bot*ship\ ([a^]b"b[u^]t*sh[i^]p), n. [Abbot +	   -ship.]	   The state or office of an abbot.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\ ([a^]b*br[=e]"v[i^]*[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Abbreviated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Abbreviating}.]	   [L. abbreviatus, p. p. of abbreviare; ad + breviare to	   shorten, fr. brevis short. See {Abridge}.]	   1. To make briefer; to shorten; to abridge; to reduce by	      contraction or omission, especially of words written or	      spoken.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is one thing to abbreviate by contracting,	            another by cutting off.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) To reduce to lower terms, as a fraction.	      [1913 Webster]	Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\ ([a^]b*br[=e]"v[i^]*[asl]t), a. [L.	   abbreviatus, p. p.]	   1. Abbreviated; abridged; shortened. [R.] "The abbreviate	      form." --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having one part relatively shorter than another or	      than the ordinary type.	      [1913 Webster]	Abbreviate \Ab*bre"vi*ate\, n.	   An abridgment. [Obs.] --Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbreviated \Ab*bre"vi*a`ted\ ([a^]b*br[=e]"v[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d),	   a.	   Shortened; relatively short; abbreviate.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbreviation \Ab*bre`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. abbreviatio: cf. F.	   abbr['e]viation.]	   1. The act of shortening, or reducing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of abbreviating; an abridgment. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The form to which a word or phrase is reduced by	      contraction and omission; a letter or letters, standing	      for a word or phrase of which they are a part; as, Gen.	      for Genesis; U.S.A. for United States of America.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) One dash, or more, through the stem of a note,	      dividing it respectively into quavers, semiquavers, or	      demi-semiquavers. --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]
Abbreviator \Ab*bre"vi*a`tor\, n. [LL.: cf. F. abbr['e]viateur.]	   1. One who abbreviates or shortens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a college of seventy-two officers of the papal	      court whose duty is to make a short minute of a decision	      on a petition, or reply of the pope to a letter, and	      afterwards expand the minute into official form.	      [1913 Webster]
Abbreviatory \Ab*bre"vi*a*to*ry\, a.	   Serving or tending to abbreviate; shortening; abridging.	   [1913 Webster]
Abbreviature \Ab*bre"vi*a*ture\, n.	   1. An abbreviation; an abbreviated state or form. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An abridgment; a compendium or abstract.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is an excellent abbreviature of the whole duty	            of a Christian.                       --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Abb wool \Abb" wool\ ([a^]b" w[oo^]l).	   See {Abb}.	   [1913 Webster]
A B C \A B C"\ ([=a] b[=e] s[=e]").	   1. The first three letters of the alphabet, used for the	      whole alphabet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A primer for teaching the alphabet and first elements of	      reading. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The simplest rudiments of any subject; as, the A B C of	      finance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A B C book}, a primer. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Abdal \Ab"dal\, n. [Ar. bad[imac]l, pl. abd[=a]l, a substitute,	   a good, religious man, saint, fr. badala to change,	   substitute.]	   A religious devotee or dervish in Persia.	   [1913 Webster]
Abderian \Ab*de"ri*an\, a. [From Abdera, a town in Thrace, of	   which place Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher, was a	   native.]	   Given to laughter; inclined to foolish or incessant	   merriment.	   [1913 Webster]
Abderite \Ab*de"rite\, n. [L. Abderita, Abderites, fr. Gr.	   'Abdhri`ths.]	   An inhabitant of Abdera, in Thrace.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Abderite}, Democritus, the Laughing Philosopher.	      [1913 Webster]
Abdest \Ab"dest\, n. [Per. [=a]bdast; ab water + dast hand.]	   Purification by washing the hands before prayer; -- a	   Mohammedan rite. --Heyse.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdicable \Ab"di*ca*ble\, a.	   Capable of being abdicated.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdicant \Ab"di*cant\, a. [L. abdicans, p. pr. of abdicare.]	   Abdicating; renouncing; -- followed by of.	   [1913 Webster]	         Monks abdicant of their orders.          --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]	Abdicant \Ab"di*cant\, n.	   One who abdicates. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdicate \Ab"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abdicated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Abdicating}.] [L. abdicatus, p. p. of abdicare; ab +	   dicare to proclaim, akin to dicere to say. See {Diction}.]	   1. To surrender or relinquish, as sovereign power; to	      withdraw definitely from filling or exercising, as a high	      office, station, dignity; as, to abdicate the throne, the	      crown, the papacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word abdicate was held to mean, in the case of	         James II., to abandon without a formal surrender.	         [1913 Webster]	               The cross-bearers abdicated their service.	                                                  --Gibbon.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To renounce; to relinquish; -- said of authority, a trust,	      duty, right, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He abdicates all right to be his own governor.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The understanding abdicates its functions. --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reject; to cast off. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Civil Law) To disclaim and expel from the family, as a	      father his child; to disown; to disinherit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To give up; quit; vacate; relinquish; forsake; abandon;	        resign; renounce; desert.	   Usage: To {Abdicate}, {Resign}. Abdicate commonly expresses	          the act of a monarch in voluntary and formally	          yielding up sovereign authority; as, to abdicate the	          government. Resign is applied to the act of any	          person, high or low, who gives back an office or trust	          into the hands of him who conferred it. Thus, a	          minister resigns, a military officer resigns, a clerk	          resigns. The expression, "The king resigned his	          crown," sometimes occurs in our later literature,	          implying that he held it from his people. -- There are	          other senses of resign which are not here brought into	          view.	          [1913 Webster]	Abdicate \Ab"di*cate\, v. i.	   To relinquish or renounce a throne, or other high office or	   dignity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though a king may abdicate for his own person, he	         cannot abdicate for the monarchy.        --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdication \Ab`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. abdicatio: cf. F.	   abdication.]	   The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office,	   dignity, or trust, by its holder; commonly the voluntary	   renunciation of sovereign power; as, abdication of the	   throne, government, power, authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdicative \Ab"di*ca*tive\, a. [L. abdicativus.]	   Causing, or implying, abdication. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdicator \Ab"di*ca`tor\, n.	   One who abdicates.	   [1913 Webster]
Abditive \Ab"di*tive\, a. [L. abditivus, fr. abdere to hide.]	   Having the quality of hiding. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Abditory \Ab"di*to*ry\, n. [L. abditorium.]	   A place for hiding or preserving articles of value. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdomen \Ab*do"men\, n. [L. abdomen (a word of uncertain	   etymol.): cf. F. abdomen.]	   1. (Anat.) The belly, or that part of the body between the	      thorax and the pelvis. Also, the cavity of the belly,	      which is lined by the peritoneum, and contains the	      stomach, bowels, and other viscera. In man, often	      restricted to the part between the diaphragm and the	      commencement of the pelvis, the remainder being called the	      pelvic cavity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The posterior section of the body, behind the	      thorax, in insects, crustaceans, and other Arthropoda.	      [1913 Webster]
Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. abdominal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral; as, the	      abdominal regions, muscles, cavity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having abdominal fins; belonging to the	      Abdominales; as, abdominal fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abdominal ring} (Anat.), a fancied ringlike opening on each	      side of the abdomen, external and superior to the pubes;	      -- called also {inguinal ring}.	      [1913 Webster]	Abdominal \Ab*dom"i*nal\, n.; E. pl. {Abdominals}, L. pl.	   {Abdominales}.	   A fish of the group Abdominales.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdominales \Ab*dom`i*na"les\, n. pl. [NL., masc. pl.] (Zool.)	   A group including the greater part of fresh-water fishes, and	   many marine ones, having the ventral fins under the abdomen	   behind the pectorals.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdominalia \Ab*dom`i*na"li*a\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl.] (Zool.)	   A group of cirripeds having abdominal appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
abdominoscopy \ab*dom`i*nos"co*py\	   ([a^]b*d[o^]m`[i^]*n[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n. [L. abdomen + Gr.	   skopei^n to examine.] (Med.)	   Examination of the abdomen by means of a laparoscope to	   detect abdominal diseases.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Abdominothoracic \Ab*dom`i*no*tho*rac"ic\, a.	   Relating to the abdomen and the thorax, or chest.	   [1913 Webster]
Abdominous \Ab*dom"i*nous\, a.	   Having a protuberant belly; pot-bellied.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gorgonius sits, abdominous and wan,	         Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan.     --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
abdominousness \abdominousness\ n.	   1. 1 distension of the stomach area due to overweight.	   Syn: paunchiness	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abduce \Ab*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abduced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Abducing}.] [L. abducere to lead away; ab + ducere to	   lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Abduct}.]	   To draw or conduct away; to withdraw; to draw to a different	   part. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If we abduce the eye unto either corner, the object	         will not duplicate.                      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
abducens \abducens\ n.	   1. a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of	      the eye.	   Syn: abducent, abducent nerve, nervus abducens, sixth cranial	        nerve	        [WordNet 1.5]
abducent \abducent\ n.	   1. 1 a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle	      of the eye.	   Syn: abducent nerve, abducens, nervus abducens, sixth cranial	        nerve	        [WordNet 1.5]	abducent \abducent\ adj.	   1. 1 (physiol) drawing away from the midline of the body or	      from an adjacent part; -- especially of muscles {adducent}	   Syn: abducting	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abduct \Ab*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abducted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Abducting}.] [L. abductus, p. p. of abducere. See	   {Abduce}.]	   1. To take away surreptitiously by force; to carry away (a	      human being) wrongfully and usually by violence; to	      kidnap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from its ordinary	      position.	      [1913 Webster]
abducting \abducting\ adj.	   1. (Physiol.) drawing away from the midline of the body or	      from an adjacent part; -- used especially of muscles	      {adducent}	   Syn: abducent	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abduction \Ab*duc"tion\, n. [L. abductio: cf. F. abduction.]	   1. The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; a	      carrying away. --Roget.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The movement which separates a limb or other	      part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The wrongful, and usually the forcible, carrying off	      of a human being; as, the abduction of a child, the	      abduction of an heiress.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major	      is evident, but the minor is only probable.	      [1913 Webster]
Abductor \Ab*duc"tor\, n. [NL.]	   1. One who abducts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A muscle which serves to draw a part out, or form	      the median line of the body; as, the abductor oculi, which	      draws the eye outward.	      [1913 Webster]
Abeam \A*beam"\, adv. [Pref. a- + beam.] (Naut.)	   On the beam, that is, on a line which forms a right angle	   with the ship's keel; opposite to the center of the ship's	   side.	   [1913 Webster]
Abear \A*bear"\, v. t. [AS. [=a]beran; pref. [=a]- + beran to	   bear.]	   1. To bear; to behave. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So did the faery knight himself abear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put up with; to endure. [Prov.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Abearance \A*bear"ance\, n.	   Behavior. [Obs.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Abearing \A*bear"ing\, n.	   Behavior. [Obs.] --Sir. T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Abecedarian \A`be*ce*da"ri*an\, n. [L. abecedarius. A word from	   the first four letters of the alphabet.]	   1. One who is learning the alphabet; hence, a tyro.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One engaged in teaching the alphabet. --Wood.	      [1913 Webster] Abecedarian	Abecedarian \A`be*ce*da"ri*an\, Abecedary \A`be*ce"da*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or formed by, the letters of the alphabet;	   alphabetic; hence, rudimentary.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Abecedarian psalms}, {hymns}, etc., compositions in which	      (like the 119th psalm in Hebrew) distinct portions or	      verses commence with successive letters of the alphabet.	      --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Abecedary \A`be*ce"da*ry\, n.	   A primer; the first principle or rudiment of anything. [R.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Abed \A*bed"\, adv. [Pref. a- in, on + bed.]	   1. In bed, or on the bed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to be abed after midnight.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To childbed (in the phrase "brought abed," that is,	      delivered of a child). --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Abegge \A*beg"ge\	   Same as {Aby}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Abele \A*bele"\, n. [D. abeel (abeel-boom), OF. abel, aubel, fr.	   a dim. of L. albus white.]	   The white poplar ({Populus alba}).	   [1913 Webster]	         Six abeles i' the churchyard grow.       --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster] Abelite	   Abelian
Abelian \A*bel"i*an\, Abelite \A"bel*ite\, Abelonian
\A`bel*o"ni*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St.	   Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in	   continence, after the manner, as they pretended, of Abel.	   [1913 Webster]
Abelmoschus \Abelmoschus\ prop. n.	   1. 1 A genus of tropical coarse herbs having large lobed	      leaves and often yellow flowers.	   Syn: genus Abelmoschus	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abelmosk \A"bel*mosk`\, n. [NL. abelmoschus, fr. Ar. abu-l-misk	   father of musk, i. e., producing musk. See {Musk}. (or Ar.	   [.h]abb-al-mosk, musk seed --RHUD 1.3] (Bot.)	   An evergreen shrub ({Abelmoschus moschatus} -- formerly	   {Hibiscus moschatus}), of the East and West Indies and	   Northern Africa, whose musky seeds are used in perfumery and	   to flavor coffee; -- sometimes called {musk mallow}. The	   seeds produce {ambrette-seed oil}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Aber-de-vine \Ab`er-de-vine"\, n. (Zool.)	   The European siskin ({Carduelis spinus}), a small green and	   yellow finch, related to the goldfinch.	   [1913 Webster]
Aberr \Ab*err"\, v. i. [L. aberrare. See {Aberrate}.]	   To wander; to stray. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Aberrance
Aberrance \Ab*er"rance\, Aberrancy \Ab*er"ran*cy\, n.	   the state or condition of being aberrant; a wandering from	   the right way; deviation from truth, rectitude, etc.	   Syn: aberrance, aberration, deviance	        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]	   {Aberrancy of curvature} (Geom.), the deviation of a curve	      from a circular form.	      [1913 Webster]
aberrancy \aberrancy\ n.	   1. an aberrant state or condition.	      [1913 Webster]
Aberrant \Ab*er"rant\, a. [L. aberrans, -rantis, p. pr. of	   aberrare. See {Aberr}.]	   1. Wandering; straying from the right way.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Deviating from the ordinary or natural type;	      exceptional; abnormal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more aberrant any form is, the greater must have	            been the number of connecting forms which, on my	            theory, have been exterminated.       --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Aberrate \Ab"er*rate\, v. i. [L. aberratus, p. pr. of aberrare;	   ab + errare to wander. See {Err}.]	   To go astray; to diverge. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their own defective and aberrating vision. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Aberration \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, or from a type.	      "The aberration of youth." --Hall. "Aberrations from	      theory." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A partial alienation of reason. "Occasional aberrations of	      intellect." --Lingard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whims, which at first are the aberrations of a	            single brain, pass with heat into epidemic form.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A small periodical change of position in the	      stars and other heavenly bodies, due to the combined	      effect of the motion of light and the motion of the	      observer; called {annual aberration}, when the observer's	      motion is that of the earth in its orbit, and daily or	      {diurnal aberration}, when of the earth on its axis;	      amounting when greatest, in the former case, to 20.4'',	      and in the latter, to 0.3''. {Planetary aberration} is	      that due to the motion of light and the motion of the	      planet relative to the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Opt.) The convergence to different foci, by a lens or	      mirror, of rays of light emanating from one and the same	      point, or the deviation of such rays from a single focus;	      called {spherical aberration}, when due to the spherical	      form of the lens or mirror, such form giving different	      foci for central and marginal rays; and {chromatic	      aberration}, when due to different refrangibilities of the	      colored rays of the spectrum, those of each color having a	      distinct focus.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) The passage of blood or other fluid into parts	      not appropriate for it.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) The producing of an unintended effect by the	      glancing of an instrument, as when a shot intended for A	      glances and strikes B.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation;	        mania; dementia; hallucination; illusion; delusion. See	        {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Aberrational \Ab`er*ra"tion*al\, a.	   Characterized by aberration.	   [1913 Webster]
Aberuncate \Ab`e*run"cate\, v. t. [L. aberuncare, for	   aberruncare. See {Averruncate}.]	   To weed out. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Aberuncator \Ab`e*run"ca*tor\, n.	   A weeding machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Abet \A*bet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abetted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Abetting}.] [OF. abeter; a (L. ad) + beter to bait (as a	   bear), fr. Icel. beita to set dogs on, to feed, originally,	   to cause to bite, fr. Icel. b[imac]ta to bite, hence to bait,	   to incite. See {Bait}, {Bet}.]	   1. To instigate or encourage by aid or countenance; -- used	      in a bad sense of persons and acts; as, to abet an	      ill-doer; to abet one in his wicked courses; to abet vice;	      to abet an insurrection. "The whole tribe abets the	      villany." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would not the fool abet the stealth,	            Who rashly thus exposed his wealth?   --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support, uphold, or aid; to maintain; -- in a good	      sense. [Obs.].	            Our duty is urged, and our confidence abetted.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To contribute, as an assistant or instigator, to the	      commission of an offense.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To incite; instigate; set on; egg on; foment; advocate;	        countenance; encourage; second; uphold; aid; assist;	        support; sustain; back; connive at.	        [1913 Webster]	Abet \A*bet"\, n. [OF. abet, fr. abeter.]	   Act of abetting; aid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Abetment \A*bet"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of abetting; as, an abetment of treason, crime, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Abettal \A*bet"tal\, n.	   Abetment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Abetter
Abetter \A*bet"ter\, Abettor \A*bet*tor\, n.	   One who abets; an instigator of an offense or an offender.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form abettor is the legal term and also in general	         use.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Abettor}, {Accessory}, {Accomplice}.	   Usage: These words denote different degrees of complicity in	          some deed or crime. An abettor is one who incites or	          encourages to the act, without sharing in its	          performance. An accessory supposes a principal	          offender. One who is neither the chief actor in an	          offense, nor present at its performance, but accedes	          to or becomes involved in its guilt, either by some	          previous or subsequent act, as of instigating,	          encouraging, aiding, or concealing, etc., is an	          accessory. An accomplice is one who participates in	          the commission of an offense, whether as principal or	          accessory. Thus in treason, there are no abettors or	          accessories, but all are held to be principals or	          accomplices.	          [1913 Webster]
Abevacuation \Ab`e*vac"u*a"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + evacuation.]	   (Med.)	   A partial evacuation. --Mayne. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Abeyance \A*bey"ance\, n. [OF. abeance expectation, longing; a	   (L. ad) + baer, beer, to gape, to look with open mouth, to	   expect, F. bayer, LL. badare to gape.]	   1. (Law) Expectancy; condition of being undetermined.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When there is no person in existence in whom an	         inheritance (or a dignity) can vest, it is said to be	         in abeyance, that is, in expectation; the law	         considering it as always potentially existing, and	         ready to vest whenever a proper owner appears.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Suspension; temporary suppression.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keeping the sympathies of love and admiration in a	            dormant state, or state of abeyance.  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Abeyancy \A*bey"an*cy\, n.	   Abeyance. [R.] --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Abeyant \A*bey"ant\, a.	   Being in a state of abeyance.	   [1913 Webster]
Abgeordnetenhaus \Ab"ge*ord`ne*ten*haus`\, n. [G.]	   See {Legislature}, Austria, Prussia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Abhal \Ab"hal\, n.	   The berries of a species of cypress in the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Abhominable \Ab*hom"i*na*ble\, a.	   Abominable.	   Note: [A false orthography anciently used; h was foisted into	         various words; hence abholish, for abolish, etc.]	         [1913 Webster]	               This is abhominable, which he [Don Armado] would	               call abominable.                   --Shak. Love's	                                                  Labor's Lost,	                                                  v. 1.	         [1913 Webster]
Abhominal \Ab*hom`i*nal\, a. [L. ab away from + homo, hominis,	   man.]	   Inhuman. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Abhor \Ab*hor"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abhorred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Abhorring}.] [L. abhorrere; ab + horrere to bristle, shiver,	   shudder: cf. F. abhorrer. See {Horrid}.]	   1. To shrink back with shuddering from; to regard with horror	      or detestation; to feel excessive repugnance toward; to	      detest to extremity; to loathe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is	            good.                                 --Rom. xii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill with horror or disgust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It doth abhor me now I speak the word. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Canon Law) To protest against; to reject solemnly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I utterly abhor, yea, from my soul	            Refuse you for my judge.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To hate; detest; loathe; abominate. See {Hate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Abhor \Ab*hor"\, v. i.	   To shrink back with horror, disgust, or dislike; to be	   contrary or averse; -- with from. [Obs.] "To abhor from those	   vices." --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which is utterly abhorring from the end of all law.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Abhorrence \Ab*hor"rence\, n.	   Extreme hatred or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike.	   [1913 Webster]
Abhorrency \Ab*hor"ren*cy\, n.	   Abhorrence. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Abhorrent \Ab*hor"rent\, a. [L. abhorens, -rentis, p. pr. of	   abhorrere.]	   1. Abhorring; detesting; having or showing abhorrence;	      loathing; hence, strongly opposed to; as, abhorrent	      thoughts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The persons most abhorrent from blood and treason.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arts of pleasure in despotic courts	            I spurn abhorrent.                    --Clover.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrary or repugnant; discordant; inconsistent; --	      followed by to. "Injudicious profanation, so abhorrent to	      our stricter principles." --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Detestable. "Pride, abhorrent as it is." --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Abhorrently \Ab*hor"rent*ly\, adv.	   With abhorrence.	   [1913 Webster]
Abhorrer \Ab*hor"rer\, n.	   One who abhors. --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Abhorrible \Ab*hor"ri*ble\, a.	   Detestable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abhorring \Ab*hor"ring\, n.	   1. Detestation. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Object of abhorrence. --Isa. lxvi. 24.	      [1913 Webster]
Abib \A"bib\, n. [Heb. ab[imac]b, lit. an ear of corn. The month	   was so called from barley being at that time in ear.]	   The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year,	   corresponding nearly to our April. After the Babylonish	   captivity this month was called {Nisan}. --Kitto.	   [1913 Webster]
Abidance \A*bid"ance\, n.	   The state of abiding; abode; continuance; compliance (with).	   [1913 Webster]	         The Christians had no longer abidance in the holy hill	         of Palestine.                            --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         A judicious abidance by rules.           --Helps.	   [1913 Webster]
Abide \A*bide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abode}, formerly {Abid};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Abiding}.] [AS. [=a]b[imac]dan; pref. [=a]-	   (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + b[imac]dan to	   bide. See {Bide}.]	   1. To wait; to pause; to delay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stay; to continue in a place; to have one's abode; to	      dwell; to sojourn; -- with with before a person, and	      commonly with at or in before a place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the damsel abide with us a few days. --Gen.	                                                  xxiv. 55.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remain stable or fixed in some state or condition; to	      continue; to remain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let every man abide in the same calling. --1 Cor.	                                                  vii. 20.	      [1913 Webster] Followed by by:	   {To abide by}.	      (a) To stand to; to adhere; to maintain.	          [1913 Webster]	                The poor fellow was obstinate enough to abide by	                what he said at first.            --Fielding.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To acquiesce; to conform to; as, to abide by a	          decision or an award.	          [1913 Webster]	Abide \A*bide"\, v. t.	   1. To wait for; to be prepared for; to await; to watch for;	      as, I abide my time. "I will abide the coming of my lord."	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: [[Obs.], with a personal object.	         [1913 Webster]	               Bonds and afflictions abide me.    --Acts xx. 23.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To endure; to sustain; to submit to.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Thou] shalt abide her judgment on it. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bear patiently; to tolerate; to put up with.	      [1913 Webster]	            She could not abide Master Shallow.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	   Note: [Confused with aby to pay for. See {Aby}.] To stand the	         consequences of; to answer for; to suffer for.	         [1913 Webster]	               Dearly I abide that boast so vain. --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]
Abider \A*bid"er\, n.	   1. One who abides, or continues. [Obs.] "Speedy goers and	      strong abiders." --Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who dwells; a resident. --Speed.	      [1913 Webster]
Abiding \A*bid"ing\, a.	   Continuing; lasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Abidingly \A*bid"ing*ly\, adv.	   Permanently. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Abidjan administrative \Abidjan (administrative)\ prop. n.	   (Geography)	   The capital city of Cote d'Ivoire. Population (2000) =	   106,786.	   [PJC]
Abies \A"bi*es\, n. [L., fir tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of coniferous trees, properly called Fir, as the	   balsam fir and the silver fir. The spruces are sometimes also	   referred to this genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Abietene \Ab"i*e*tene\, n. [L. abies, abietis, a fir tree.]	   A volatile oil distilled from the resin or balsam of the nut	   pine ({Pinus sabiniana}) of California.	   [1913 Webster]
Abietic \Ab`i*et"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the fir tree or its products; as, abietic	   acid, called also sylvic acid. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster] Abietin
Abietin \Ab"i*e*tin\, Abietine \Ab"i*e*tine\, n. [See	   {Abietene}.] (Chem.)	   A resinous obtained from Strasburg turpentine or Canada	   balsam. It is without taste or smell, is insoluble in water,	   but soluble in alcohol (especially at the boiling point), in	   strong acetic acid, and in ether. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Abietinic \Ab`i*e*tin"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to abietin; as, abietinic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Abietite \Ab"i*e*tite\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance resembling mannite, found in the needles of the	   common silver fir of Europe ({Abies pectinata}). --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
abigail \ab"i*gail\, n. [The proper name used as an	   appellative.]	   A lady's waiting-maid. --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her abigail reported that Mrs. Gutheridge had a set of	         night curls for sleeping in.             --Leslie.	   [1913 Webster]
Abiliment \A*bil"i*ment\ ([.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*ment), n.	   Habiliment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ability \A*bil"i*ty\ ([.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Abilities} ([.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[i^]z). [F. habilet['e],	   earlier spelling habilit['e] (with silent h), L. habilitas	   aptitude, ability, fr. habilis apt. See {Able}.]	   The quality or state of being able; power to perform, whether	   physical, moral, intellectual, conventional, or legal;	   capacity; skill or competence in doing; sufficiency of	   strength, skill, resources, etc.; -- in the plural, faculty,	   talent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then the disciples, every man according to his ability,	         determined to send relief unto the brethren. --Acts xi.	                                                  29.	   [1913 Webster]	         Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need	         pruning by study.                        --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The public men of England, with much of a peculiar kind	         of ability.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Capacity; talent; cleverness; faculty; capability;	        efficiency; aptitude; aptness; address; dexterity;	        skill.	   Usage: {Ability}, {Capacity}. These words come into	          comparison when applied to the higher intellectual	          powers. Ability has reference to the active exercise	          of our faculties. It implies not only native vigor of	          mind, but that ease and promptitude of execution which	          arise from mental training. Thus, we speak of the	          ability with which a book is written, an argument	          maintained, a negotiation carried on, etc. It always	          something to be done, and the power of doing it.	          Capacity has reference to the receptive powers. In its	          higher exercises it supposes great quickness of	          apprehension and breadth of intellect, with an	          uncommon aptitude for acquiring and retaining	          knowledge. Hence it carries with it the idea of	          resources and undeveloped power. Thus we speak of the	          extraordinary capacity of such men as Lord Bacon,	          Blaise Pascal, and Edmund Burke. "Capacity," says H.	          Taylor, "is requisite to devise, and ability to	          execute, a great enterprise." The word abilities, in	          the plural, embraces both these qualities, and denotes	          high mental endowments.	          [1913 Webster] Abime
Abime \A*bime"\ or Abyme \A*byme"\, n. [F. ab[^i]me. See	   {Abysm}.]	   A abyss. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abiogenesis \Ab`i*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + bi`os life +	   ge`nesis, origin, birth.] (Biol.)	   The supposed origination of living organisms from lifeless	   matter; such genesis as does not involve the action of living	   parents; spontaneous generation; -- called also {abiogeny},	   and opposed to {biogenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall call the . . . doctrine that living matter may	         be produced by not living matter, the hypothesis of	         abiogenesis.                             --Huxley,	                                                  1870.	   [1913 Webster]
Abiogenetic \Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to abiogenesis. {Ab`i*o*ge*net"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Abiogenist \Ab`i*og"e*nist\, n. (Biol.)	   One who believes that life can be produced independently of	   antecedent. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Abiogenous \Ab`i*og"e*nous\, a. (Biol.)	   Produced by spontaneous generation.	   [1913 Webster]
Abiogeny \Ab`i*og"e*ny\, n. (Biol.)	   Same as {Abiogenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Abiological \Ab`i*o*log"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + E.	   biological.]	   Pertaining to the study of inanimate things.	   [1913 Webster]
Abirritant \Ab*ir"ri*tant\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine that diminishes or alleviates irritation.	   [1913 Webster + AS]	Abirritant \Ab*ir"ri*tant\, adj. (Med.)	   Diminishing or alleviating irritation --Stedman.	   [AS]
Abirritate \Ab*ir"ri*tate\, v. t. [Pref. ab- + irritate.] (Med.)	   To diminish the sensibility to stimulation of.	   [1913 Webster+ AS]
Abirritation \Ab*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. (Med.)	   A pathological condition opposite to that of irritation;	   debility; lack of strength; asthenia. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Abirritative \Ab*ir"ri*ta*tive\, a. (Med.)	   Characterized by abirritation or debility. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Abit \A*bit"\,	   3d sing. pres. of {Abide}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
abject \ab"ject\ ([a^]b"j[e^]kt), a. [L. abjectus, p. p. of	   abjicere to throw away; ab + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a	   shooting forth.]	   1. Cast down; low-lying. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From the safe shore their floating carcasses	            And broken chariot wheels; so thick bestrown	            Abject and lost lay these, covering the flood.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Degraded; servile; groveling; despicable; as, abject	      posture, fortune, thoughts. "Base and abject flatterers."	      --Addison. "An abject liar." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            And banish hence these abject, lowly dreams. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sunk to a low condition; down in spirit or hope;	      miserable; -- of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Humiliating; degrading; wretched; -- of situations; as,	      abject poverty.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Mean; groveling; cringing; mean-spirited; slavish;	        ignoble; worthless; vile; beggarly; contemptible;	        degraded.	        [1913 Webster]
Abject \Ab*ject"\ ([a^]b*j[e^]kt"), v. t. [From {Abject}, a.]	   To cast off or down; hence, to abase; to degrade; to lower;	   to debase. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Abject \Ab"ject\ ([a^]b"j[e^]kt), n.	   A person in the lowest and most despicable condition; a	   castaway. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall these abjects, these victims, these outcasts,	         know any thing of pleasure?              --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjectedness \Ab*ject"ed*ness\ ([a^]b*j[e^]kt"[e^]d*n[e^]s), n.	   A very abject or low condition; abjectness. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjection \Ab*jec"tion\ ([a^]b*j[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   abjection, L. abjectio.]	   1. The act of bringing down or humbling. "The abjection of	      the king and his realm." --Joye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being rejected or cast out. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An abjection from the beatific regions where God,	            and his angels and saints, dwell forever. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A low or downcast state; meanness of spirit; abasement;	      degradation.	      [1913 Webster]	            That this should be termed baseness, abjection of	            mind, or servility, is it credible?   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Abjectly \Ab"ject*ly\ ([a^]b"j[e^]kt*l[y^]), adv.	   Meanly; servilely.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjectness \Ab"ject*ness\ ([a^]b"j[e^]kt*n[e^]s), n.	   The state of being {abject}; abasement; meanness; servility.	   --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjudge \Ab*judge"\ ([a^]b*j[u^]j"), v. t. [Pref. ab- + judge,	   v. Cf. {Abjudicate}.]	   To take away by judicial decision. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abjudicate \Ab*ju"di*cate\, v. t. [L. abjudicatus, p. p. of	   abjudicare; ab + judicare. See {Judge}, and cf. {Abjudge}.]	   To reject by judicial sentence; also, to abjudge. [Obs.]	   --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjudication \Ab*ju`di*ca"tion\, n.	   Rejection by judicial sentence. [R.] --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjugate \Ab"ju*gate\, v. t. [L. abjugatus, p. p. of abjugare.]	   To unyoke. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjunctive \Ab*junc"tive\, a. [L. abjunctus, p. p. of abjungere;	   ab + jungere to join.]	   Exceptional. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is this power which leads on from the accidental and	         abjunctive to the universal.             --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjuration \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	      oath taken to leave the country and never to return.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A solemn recantation or renunciation; as, an abjuration of	      heresy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oath of abjuration}, an oath asserting the right of the	      present royal family to the crown of England, and	      expressly abjuring allegiance to the descendants of the	      Pretender. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Abjuratory \Ab*ju"ra*to*ry\, a.	   Containing abjuration.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjure \Ab*jure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abjured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Abjuring}.] [L. abjurare to deny upon oath; ab + jurare	   to swear, fr. jus, juris, right, law; cf. F. abjurer. See	   {Jury}.]	   1. To renounce upon oath; to forswear; to disavow; as, to	      abjure allegiance to a prince. To abjure the realm, is to	      swear to abandon it forever.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To renounce or reject with solemnity; to recant; to	      abandon forever; to reject; repudiate; as, to abjure	      errors. "Magic I here abjure." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Renounce}.	        [1913 Webster]	Abjure \Ab*jure"\, v. i.	   To renounce on oath. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Abjurement \Ab*jure"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Renunciation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abjurer \Ab*jur"er\, n.	   One who abjures.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablactate \Ab*lac"tate\, v. t. [L. ablactatus, p. p. of	   ablactare; ab + lactare to suckle, fr. lac milk.]	   To wean. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablactation \Ab`lac*ta"tion\ n.	   1. The weaning of a child from the breast, or of young beasts	      from their dam. --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) The process of grafting now called {inarching}, or	      {grafting by approach}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ablaqueate \Ab*la"que*ate\, v. t. [L. ablaqueatus, p. p. of.	   ablaqueare; fr. ab + laqueus a noose.]	   To lay bare, as the roots of a tree. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablaqueation \Ab*la`que*a"tion\, n. [L. ablaqueatio.]	   The act or process of laying bare the roots of trees to	   expose them to the air and water. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablastemic \Ab`las*tem"ic\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? growth.]	   (Biol.)	   Non-germinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablation \Ab*la"tion\, n. [L. ablatio, fr. ablatus p. p. of	   auferre to carry away; ab + latus, p. p. of ferre carry: cf.	   F. ablation. See {Tolerate}.]	   1. A carrying or taking away; removal. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Extirpation. --Dunglison. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Removing or destroying of a body tissue, especially	      by a surgical procedure. --Dorland.	      [AS]	   4. (Geol.) Wearing away; superficial waste, as of glacial ice	      or snow. --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Aerospace) Wearing away of the outer layers of a	      protective shield or surface by the heat and aerodynamic	      forces caused by flying through the atmosphere at	      hypersonic speed, as during reentry from space; as,	      ablation of the heat shield during reentry.	      [PJC]
Ablatitious \Ab`la*ti"tious\, a.	   Diminishing; as, an ablatitious force. --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablative \Ab"la*tive\, a. [F. ablatif, ablative, L. ablativus	   fr. ablatus. See {Ablation}.]	   1. Taking away or removing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion,	            ablative directions are found needful to unteach	            error, ere we can learn truth.        --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in Latin	      and some other languages, -- the fundamental meaning of	      the case being removal, separation, or taking away.	      [1913 Webster]	Ablative \Ab"la*tive\, (Gram.)	   The ablative case.	   [1913 Webster]	   {ablative absolute}, a construction in Latin, in which a noun	      in the ablative case has a participle (either expressed or	      implied), agreeing with it in gender, number, and case,	      both words forming a clause by themselves and being	      unconnected, grammatically, with the rest of the sentence;	      as, Tarquinio regnante, Pythagoras venit, i. e.,	      Tarquinius reigning, Pythagoras came.	      [1913 Webster]
Ablaut \Ab"laut\, n. [Ger., off-sound; ab off + laut sound.]	   (Philol.)	   The substitution of one root vowel for another, thus	   indicating a corresponding modification of use or meaning;	   vowel permutation; as, get, gat, got; sing, song; hang, hung.	   --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablaze \A*blaze"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + blaze.]	   1. On fire; in a blaze, gleaming. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	            All ablaze with crimson and gold.     --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to	            assist Torrijos.                      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Able \A"ble\, a. [comp. {Abler}; superl. {Ablest}.] [OF. habile,	   L. habilis that may be easily held or managed, apt, skillful,	   fr. habere to have, hold. Cf. {Habile} and see {Habit}.]	   1. Fit; adapted; suitable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A many man, to ben an abbot able.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having sufficient power, strength, force, skill, means, or	      resources of any kind to accomplish the object; possessed	      of qualifications rendering competent for some end;	      competent; qualified; capable; as, an able workman,	      soldier, seaman, a man able to work; a mind able to	      reason; a person able to be generous; able to endure pain;	      able to play on a piano.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specially: Having intellectual qualifications, or strong	      mental powers; showing ability or skill; talented; clever;	      powerful; as, the ablest man in the senate; an able	      speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man wrote abler state papers.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Legally qualified; possessed of legal competence;	      as, able to inherit or devise property.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note:	   {Able for}, is Scotticism.	            "Hardly able for such a march." --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Competent; qualified; fitted; efficient; effective;	        capable; skillful; clever; vigorous; powerful.	        [1913 Webster]	Able \A"ble\, v. t. [See {Able}, a.] [Obs.]	   1. To make able; to enable; to strengthen. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To vouch for. "I 'll able them." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
-able \-a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l). [F. -able, L. -abilis.]	   An adjective suffix now usually in a passive sense; able to	   be; fit to be; expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive	   sense; as, movable, able to be moved; amendable, able to be	   amended; blamable, fit to be blamed; salable.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form {-ible} is used in the same sense.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is difficult to say when we are not to use -able	         instead of -ible. "Yet a rule may be laid down as to	         when we are to use it. To all verbs, then, from the	         Anglo-Saxon, to all based on the uncorrupted	         infinitival stems of Latin verbs of the first	         conjugation, and to all substantives, whencesoever	         sprung, we annex -able only." --Fitzed. Hall.	         [1913 Webster]
Able-bodied \A`ble-bod"ied\, a.	   Having a sound, strong body; physically competent; robust.	   "Able-bodied vagrant." --Froude. -- {A`ble-bod"ied*ness}, n..	   [1913 Webster]
Ablegate \Ab"le*gate\, v. t. [L. ablegatus, p. p. of ablegare;	   ab + legare to send with a commission. See {Legate}.]	   To send abroad. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]	Ablegate \Ab"le*gate\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   A representative of the pope charged with important	   commissions in foreign countries, one of his duties being to	   bring to a newly named cardinal his insignia of office.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablegation \Ab`le*ga"tion\, n. [L. ablegatio.]	   The act of sending abroad. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Able-minded \A`ble-mind"ed\, a.	   Having much intellectual power. -- {A`ble-mind"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ableness \A"ble*ness\, n.	   Ability of body or mind; force; vigor. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ablepsy \Ab"lep*sy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to see.]	   Blindness. [R.] --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Abler \A"bler\, a.,	   comp. of {Able}. -- {A"blest}, a., superl. of {Able}.	   [1913 Webster] Ablet
Ablet \Ab"let\, Ablen \Ab"len\[F. ablet, ablette, a dim. fr. LL.	   abula, for albula, dim. of albus white. Cf. {Abele}.] (Zool.)	   A small fresh-water fish ({Leuciscus alburnus}); the bleak.	   [1913 Webster]
Abligate \Ab"li*gate\, v. t. [L. ab + ligatus, p. p. of ligare	   to tie.]	   To tie up so as to hinder from. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abligurition \Ab*lig`u*ri"tion\, n. [L. abligurito, fr.	   abligurire to spend in luxurious indulgence; ab + ligurire to	   be lickerish, dainty, fr. lingere to lick.]	   Prodigal expense for food. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablins \A"blins\, adv. [See {Able}.]	   Perhaps. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abloom \A*bloom"\, adv. [Pref. a- + bloom.]	   In or into bloom; in a blooming state. --Masson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablude \Ab*lude"\, v. t. [L. abludere; ab + ludere to play.]	   To be unlike; to differ. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Abluent \Ab"lu*ent\, a. [L. abluens, p. pr. of. abluere to wash	   away; ab + luere (lavere, lavare). See {Lave}.]	   Washing away; carrying off impurities; detergent. -- n.	   (Med.) A detergent. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Ablush \A*blush"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + blush.]	   Blushing; ruddy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ablution \Ab*lu`tion\, n. [L. ablutio, fr. abluere: cf. F.	   ablution. See {Abluent}.]	   1. The act of washing or cleansing; specifically, the washing	      of the body, or some part of it, as a religious rite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The water used in cleansing. "Cast the ablutions in the	      main." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A small quantity of wine and water, which is	      used to wash the priest's thumb and index finger after the	      communion, and which then, as perhaps containing portions	      of the consecrated elements, is drunk by the priest.	      [1913 Webster]
Ablutionary \Ab*lu"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to ablution.	   [1913 Webster]
Abluvion \Ab*lu"vi*on\, n. [LL. abluvio. See {Abluent}.]	   That which is washed off. [R.] --Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Ably \A"bly\, adv.	   In an able manner; with great ability; as, ably done,	   planned, said.	   [1913 Webster]
-ably \-a*bly\	   A suffix composed of -able and the adverbial suffix -ly; as,	   favorably.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnegate \Ab"ne*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abnegated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Abnegating}.] [L. abnegatus, p. p. of abnegare; ab +	   negare to deny. See {Deny}.]	   To deny and reject; to abjure. --Sir E. Sandys. Farrar.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnegation \Ab`ne*ga"tion\, n. [L. abnegatio: cf. F.	   abn['e]gation.]	   a denial; a renunciation.	   [1913 Webster]	         With abnegation of God, of his honor, and of religion,	         they may retain the friendship of the court. --Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnegative \Ab"ne*ga*tive\, a. [L. abnegativus.]	   Denying; renouncing; negative. [R.] --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnegator \Ab"ne*ga`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who abnegates, denies, or rejects anything. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abnet \Ab"net\, n. [Heb.]	   The girdle of a Jewish priest or officer.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnodate \Ab"no*date\, v. t. [L. abnodatus, p. p. of abnodare;	   ab + nodus knot.]	   To clear (tress) from knots. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnodation \Ab`no*da"tion\, n.	   The act of cutting away the knots of trees. [R.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnormal \Ab*nor"mal\, a. [For earlier anormal, F. anormal, LL.	   anormalus for anomalus, Gr. ?. Confused with L. abnormis. See	   {Anomalous}, {Abnormous}, {Anormal}.]	   Not conformed to rule or system; deviating from the type;	   anomalous; irregular. "That deviating from the type;	   anomalous; irregular. " --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
abnormalcy \abnormalcy\ n.	   1. an abnormal condition.	   Syn: abnormality	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abnormality \Ab`nor*mal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Abnormalities}.	   1. The state or quality of being abnormal; variation;	      irregularity. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something abnormal.	      [1913 Webster]
Abnormally \Ab*nor"mal*ly\, adv.	   In an abnormal manner; irregularly. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnormity \Ab*nor"mi*ty\, n.; pl. {Abnormities}. [LL.	   abnormitas. See {Abnormous}.]	   Departure from the ordinary type; irregularity; monstrosity.	   "An abnormity . . . like a calf born with two heads." --Mrs.	   Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
Abnormous \Ab*nor"mous\, a. [L. abnormis; ab + norma rule. See	   {Normal}.]	   Abnormal; irregular. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	         A character of a more abnormous cast than his equally	         suspected coadjutor. --State Trials.	   [1913 Webster]
Aboard \A*board"\, adv. [Pref. a- on, in + board.]	   1. On board; into or within a ship or boat; hence, into or	      within a railway car.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alongside; as, close aboard.	      [1913 Webster] (Naut.):	   {To fall aboard of}, to strike a ship's side; to fall foul	      of.	   {To haul the tacks aboard}, to set the courses.	   {To keep the land aboard}, to hug the shore.	   {To lay (a ship) aboard}, to place one's own ship close	      alongside of (a ship) for fighting.	      [1913 Webster]	Aboard \A*board"\, prep.	   1. On board of; as, to go aboard a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Across; athwart. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor iron bands aboard	            The Pontic Sea by their huge navy cast. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Abodance \A*bod"ance\, n. [See {Bode}.]	   An omen; a portending. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abode \A*bode"\,	   pret. of {Abide}.	   [1913 Webster]	Abode \A*bode"\, n. [OE. abad, abood, fr. abiden to abide. See	   {Abide}. For the change of vowel, cf. abode, imp. of abide.]	   1. Act of waiting; delay. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with her fled away without abode. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stay or continuance in a place; sojourn.	      [1913 Webster]	            He waxeth at your abode here.         --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Place of continuance, or where one dwells; abiding place;	      residence; a dwelling; a habitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, let me lead you to our poor abode.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Abode \A*bode"\, n. [See {Bode}, v. t.]	   An omen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         High-thundering Juno's husband stirs my spirit with	         true abodes.                             --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Abode \A*bode"\, v. t.	   To bode; to foreshow. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Abode \A*bode"\, v. i.	   To be ominous. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Abodement \A*bode"ment\ (-ment), n.	   A foreboding; an omen. [Obs.] "Abodements must not now	   affright us." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aboding \A*bod"ing\, n.	   A foreboding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abolish \A*bol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abolished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Abolishing}.] [F. abolir, L. abolere, aboletum; ab +	   olere to grow. Cf. {Finish}.]	   1. To do away with wholly; to annul; to make void; -- said of	      laws, customs, institutions, governments, etc.; as, to	      abolish slavery, to abolish folly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put an end to, or destroy, as a physical objects; to	      wipe out. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            And with thy blood abolish so reproachful blot.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            His quick instinctive hand	            Caught at the hilt, as to abolish him. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Abolish}, {Repeal}, {Abrogate}, {Revoke}, {Annul},	        {Nullify}, {Cancel}.	   Usage: These words have in common the idea of setting aside	          by some overruling act. Abolish applies particularly	          to things of a permanent nature, such as institutions,	          usages, customs, etc.; as, to abolish monopolies,	          serfdom, slavery. Repeal describes the act by which	          the legislature of a state sets aside a law which it	          had previously enacted. Abrogate was originally	          applied to the repeal of a law by the Roman people;	          and hence, when the power of making laws was usurped	          by the emperors, the term was applied to their act of	          setting aside the laws. Thus it came to express that	          act by which a sovereign or an executive government	          sets aside laws, ordinances, regulations, treaties,	          conventions, etc. Revoke denotes the act of recalling	          some previous grant which conferred, privilege, etc.;	          as, to revoke a decree, to revoke a power of attorney,	          a promise, etc. Thus, also, we speak of the revocation	          of the Edict of Nantes. Annul is used in a more	          general sense, denoting simply to make void; as, to	          annul a contract, to annul an agreement. Nullify is an	          old word revived in this country, and applied to the	          setting of things aside either by force or by total	          disregard; as, to nullify an act of Congress. Cancel	          is to strike out or annul, by a deliberate exercise of	          power, something which has operative force.	          [1913 Webster]
Abolishable \A*bol"ish*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. abolissable.]	   Capable of being abolished.	   [1913 Webster]
Abolisher \A*bol"ish*er\, n.	   One who abolishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Abolishment \A*bol"ish*ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. abolissement.]	   The act of abolishing; abolition; destruction. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Abolition \Ab"o*li"tion\, n. [L. abolitio, fr. abolere: cf. F.	   abolition. See {Abolish}.]	   The act of abolishing, or the state of being abolished; an	   annulling; abrogation; utter destruction; as, the abolition	   of slavery or the slave trade; the abolition of laws,	   decrees, ordinances, customs, taxes, debts, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The application of this word to persons is now unusual	         or obsolete	         [1913 Webster]
abolitionary \abolitionary\ adj.	   1. relating to or favoring abolition, especially the	      abolition of slavery. WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to abolition	      [PJC]
Abolitionism \Ab`o*li"tion*ism\, n.	   The principles or measures of abolitionists. --Wilberforce.	   [1913 Webster]
Abolitionist \Ab`o*li"tion*ist\, n.	   A person who favors the abolition of any institution,	   especially negro slavery.	   [1913 Webster]
Abolitionize \Ab`o*li`tion*ize\, v. t.	   To imbue with the principles of abolitionism. [R.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Aboma \A*bo"ma\, n. (Zool.)	   A large South American serpent ({Boa aboma}).	   [1913 Webster] Abomasum
Abomasum \Ab`o*ma"sum\, Abomasus \Ab`o*ma"sus\, n. [NL., fr. L.	   ab + omasum (a Celtic word).] (Anat.)	   The fourth or digestive stomach of a ruminant, which leads	   from the third stomach omasum. See {Ruminantia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Abominable \A*bom"i*na*ble\, a. [F. abominable. L. abominalis.	   See {Abominate}.]	   1. Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil	      omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful;	      detestable; loathsome; execrable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive; large; -- used as an intensive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Juliana Berners . . . informs us that in her time [15th	         c.], "abomynable syght of monkes" was elegant English	         for "a large company of friars." --G. P. Marsh.	         [1913 Webster]
Abominableness \A*bom"i*na*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being abominable; odiousness.	   --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Abominably \A*bom"i*na*bly\, adv.	   In an abominable manner; very odiously; detestably.	   [1913 Webster]
Abominate \A*bom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abominated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Abominating}.] [L. abominatus, p. p. or	   abominari to deprecate as ominous, to abhor, to curse; ab +	   omen a foreboding. See {Omen}.]	   To turn from as ill-omened; to hate in the highest degree, as	   if with religious dread; loathe; as, to abominate all	   impiety.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To hate; abhor; loathe; detest. See {Hate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Abomination \A*bom`i*na"tion\, n. [OE. abominacioun, -cion, F.	   abominatio. See {Abominate}.]	   1. The feeling of extreme disgust and hatred; abhorrence;	      detestation; loathing; as, he holds tobacco in	      abomination.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is abominable; anything hateful, wicked, or	      shamefully vile; an object or state that excites disgust	      and hatred; a hateful or shameful vice; pollution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Antony, most large in his abominations. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cause of pollution or wickedness.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Detestation; loathing; abhorrence; disgust; aversion;	        loathsomeness; odiousness. --Sir W. Scott.	        [1913 Webster]
Aboon \A*boon"\, prep.	   and adv. Above. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Aboon the pass of Bally-Brough.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ceiling fair that rose aboon.        --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]
Abor \Abor\ n.	   1. a language spoken in Northeast India and adjacent regions	      of West Burma (Myanmar).	   Syn: Miri, Mirish, Dafla	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aboral \Ab*o"ral\, a. [L. ab. + E. oral.] (Zool.)	   Situated opposite to, or away from, the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Abord \A*bord"\, n. [F.]	   Manner of approaching or accosting; address. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]	Abord \A*bord"\, v. t. [F. aborder, [`a] (L. ad) + bord rim,	   brim, or side of a vessel. See {Border}, {Board}.]	   To approach; to accost. [Obs.] --Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, a. [See {Aborigines}.]	   1. First; original; indigenous; primitive; native; as, the	      aboriginal tribes of America. "Mantled o'er with	      aboriginal turf." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to aborigines; as, a Hindu of aboriginal	      blood.	      [1913 Webster]	Aboriginal \Ab`o*rig"i*nal\, n.	   1. An original inhabitant of any land; one of the aborigines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An animal or a plant native to the region.	      [1913 Webster]	            It may well be doubted whether this frog is an	            aboriginal of these islands.          --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Aboriginality \Ab`o*rig`i*nal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being aboriginal. --Westm. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Aboriginally \Ab`o*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv.	   Primarily.	   [1913 Webster]
Aborigines \Ab`o*rig"i*nes\ (-r[i^]j"[i^]*n[=e]z), n. pl. [L.	   Aborigines; ab + origo, especially the first inhabitants of	   Latium, those who originally (ab origine) inhabited Latium or	   Italy. See {Origin}.]	   1. The earliest known inhabitants of a country; native races.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The original fauna and flora of a geographical area	      [1913 Webster]
Aborsement \A*borse"ment\ ([.a]*b[^o]rs"ment), n.	   Abortment; abortion. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Aborsive \A*bor"sive\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"s[i^]v), a.	   Abortive. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Abort \A*bort"\ ([.a]*b[^o]rt"), v. i. [L. abortare, fr.	   abortus, p. p. of aboriri; ab + oriri to rise, to be born.	   See {Orient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To miscarry; to bring forth young prematurely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To become checked in normal development, so as	      either to remain rudimentary or shrink away wholly; to	      become sterile.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to stop, cease, or fail prior to normal completion.	      [PJC]	Abort \A*bort"\ ([.a]*b[^o]rt"), v. t.	   to cause (an action or process) to stop at an early stage, or	   before normal completion; as, to abort a rocket flight.	   [PJC]	Abort \A*bort"\, n. [L. abortus, fr. aboriri.]	   1. An untimely birth. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An aborted offspring. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Aborted \A*bort"ed\, a.	   1. Brought forth prematurely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Rendered abortive or sterile; undeveloped; checked	      in normal development at a very early stage; as, spines	      are aborted branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. stopped prior to normal completion.	      [PJC]	            The eyes of the cirripeds are more or less aborted	            in their mature state.                --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]
Aborticide \A*bor"ti*cide\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"t[i^]*s[imac]d), n. [L.	   abortus + caedere to kill. See {Abort}.] (Med.)	   The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.	   [archaic] AS	   [1913 Webster]
Abortifacient \A*bor`ti*fa"cient\	   ([.a]*b[^o]r`t[i^]*f[=a]"shent), a. [L. abortus (see {Abort},	   v.) + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.]	   Producing miscarriage. -- n. A drug or an agent that causes	   premature delivery.	   [1913 Webster]
Abortion \A*bor"tion\ ([.a]*b[^o]r"sh[u^]n), n. [L. abortio, fr.	   aboriri. See {Abort}.]	   1. The act of giving premature birth; particularly, the	      expulsion of the human fetus prematurely, or before it is	      capable of sustaining life; miscarriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The immature product of an untimely birth; a fetus which	      has been delivered prematurely due to spontaneous or	      voluntary abortion, and is dead.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Biol.) Arrest of development of any organ, so that it	      remains an imperfect formation or is absorbed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any fruit or produce that does not come to maturity, or	      anything which in its progress, before it is matured or	      perfect; a complete failure; as, his attempt proved an	      abortion.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. the removal of a fetus from the womb prior to normal	      delivery in a manner such as to cause the death of the	      fetus; also called {voluntary abortion}, or when performed	      by a physician, {therapeutic abortion}.	      [PJC]	   Note: In the 1913 Webster there was the following note	         appended to sense 1:	         [hand] It is sometimes used for the offense of	         procuring a premature delivery, but strictly the early	         delivery is the abortion, "causing or procuring	         abortion" is the full name of the offense. --Abbott.	         [PJC]	   6. something considered to be a repulsive or monstrous	      variant of a normal object; a monstrosity.	      [PJC]
Abortional \A*bor"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to abortion; miscarrying; abortive. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Abortionist \A*bor"tion*ist\, n.	   One who performs or procures abortion; among medical	   personnel, also called an {abortion provider}.	   Note: The word abortionist has negative connotations from the	         time when the practise was illegal in the United	         States, and the latter term is preferred among those	         who do not consider the procedure as morally	         reprehensible.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
abortion provider \a*bor"tion pro*vid"er\, n.	   same as {abortionist}.	   [PJC]
Abortive \A*bor"tive\, a. [L. abortivus, fr. aboriri. See	   {Abort}, v.]	   1. Produced by abortion.as, an abortive child. [R.]	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. Made from the skin of a still-born animal; as, abortive	      vellum. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rendering fruitless or ineffectual. [Obs.] "Plunged in	      that abortive gulf." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Coming to naught; failing in its effect; miscarrying;	      fruitless; unsuccessful; as, an abortive attempt. "An	      abortive enterprise." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) Imperfectly formed or developed; rudimentary;	      sterile; as, an abortive organ, stamen, ovule, etc. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.)	      (a) Causing abortion; as, abortive medicines. --Parr. AS	      (b) Cutting short the period of an illness; as, abortive	          treatment of typhoid fever.	          [1913 Webster + AS]	Abortive \A*bor"tive\, n.	   1. That which is born or brought forth prematurely; an	      abortion. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fruitless effort or issue. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A medicine to which is attributed the property of	      causing abortion; -- also called an {abortifacient}.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Abortively \A*bor"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an abortive or untimely manner; immaturely; fruitlessly.	   [1913 Webster]
Abortiveness \A*bor"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being abortive.	   [1913 Webster]
Abortment \A*bort"ment\ ([.a]*b[^o]rt"ment), n.	   Abortion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
abortus \a*bort"us\ ([.a]*b[^o]rt"[u^]s), n.	   a fetus which has been aborted; same as {abortion[2]}.	   [PJC]
Abought \A*bought"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Aby}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abound \A*bound"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abounded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Abounding}.] [OE. abounden, F. abonder, fr. L. abundare	   to overflow, abound; ab + unda wave. Cf. {Undulate}.]	   1. To be in great plenty; to be very prevalent; to be	      plentiful.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wild boar which abounds in some parts of the	            continent of Europe.                  --Chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where sin abounded grace did much more abound.	                                                  --Rom. v. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be copiously supplied; -- followed by in or with.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To abound in}, to possess in such abundance as to be	      characterized by.	   {To abound with}, to be filled with; to possess in great	      numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men abounding in natural courage.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            A faithful man shall abound with blessings. --Prov.	                                                  xxviii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            It abounds with cabinets of curiosities. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
abounding \abounding\ adj.	   1. 1 same as {abundant} abounding confidence	   Syn: galore(postnominal)	        [WordNet 1.5]
About \A*bout"\, prep. [OE. aboute, abouten, abuten; AS.	   [=a]butan, onbutan; on + butan, which is from be by + utan	   outward, from ut out. See {But}, {Out}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Around; all round; on every side of. "Look about you."	      --Shak. "Bind them about thy neck." --Prov. iii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the immediate neighborhood of; in contiguity or	      proximity to; near, as to place; by or on (one's person).	      "Have you much money about you?" --Bulwer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Over or upon different parts of; through or over in	      various directions; here and there in; to and fro in;	      throughout.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lampoons . . . were handed about the coffeehouses.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roving still about the world.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Near; not far from; -- determining approximately time,	      size, quantity. "To-morrow, about this time." --Exod. ix.	      18. "About my stature." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He went out about the third hour.     --Matt. xx. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use passes into the adverbial sense.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. In concern with; engaged in; intent on.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must be about my Father's business. --Luke ii. 49.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Before a verbal noun or an infinitive: On the point or	      verge of; going; in act of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paul was now aboutto open his mouth.  --Acts xviii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Concerning; with regard to; on account of; touching. "To	      treat about thy ransom." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            She must have her way about Sarah.    --Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	About \A*bout"\, adv.	   1. On all sides; around.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis time to look about.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In circuit; circularly; by a circuitous way; around the	      outside; as, a mile about, and a third of a mile across.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Here and there; around; in one place and another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wandering about from house to house.  --1 Tim. v.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Nearly; approximately; with close correspondence, in	      quality, manner, degree, etc.; as, about as cold; about as	      high; -- also of quantity, number, time. "There fell . . .	      about three thousand men." --Exod. xxii. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To a reserved position; half round; in the opposite	      direction; on the opposite tack; as, to face about; to	      turn one's self about.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bring about}, to cause to take place; to accomplish.	   {To come about}, to occur; to take place. See under {Come}.	      	   {To go about}, {To set about}, to undertake; to arrange; to	      prepare. "Shall we set about some revels?" --Shak.	   {Round about}, in every direction around.	      [1913 Webster]
About-sledge \A*bout"-sledge"\, n.	   The largest hammer used by smiths. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Above \A*bove"\, prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;	   an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.	   [root]199. See {Over}.]	   1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper	      surface; over; -- opposed to {below} or {beneath}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fowl that may fly above the earth.    --Gen. i. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect;	      surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as,	      things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct	      above reproach. "Thy worth . . . is actions above my	      gifts." --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw in the way a light from heaven above the	            brightness of the sun.                --Acts xxxvi.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a	      hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See {Above},	      adv., 4.)	      [1913 Webster]	   {above all}, before every other consideration; chiefly; in	      preference to other things.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Over and above}, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.	      [1913 Webster]	Above \A*bove"\, adv.	   1. In a higher place; overhead; into or from heaven; as, the	      clouds above.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Earlier in order; higher in the same page; hence, in a	      foregoing page. "That was said above." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Higher in rank or power; as, he appealed to the court	      above.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. More than; as, above five hundred were present.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Above is often used elliptically as an adjective by	         omitting the word mentioned, quoted, or the like; as,	         the above observations, the above reference, the above	         articles. -- Above is also used substantively. "The	         waters that come down from above." --Josh. iii. 13.	         [1913 Webster] It is also used as the first part of a	         compound in the sense of before, previously; as,	         above-cited, above-described, above-mentioned,	         above-named, abovesaid, abovespecified, above-written,	         above-given.	         [1913 Webster]
Aboveboard \A*bove"board`\, adv.	   Above the board or table. Hence: in open sight; without	   trick, concealment, or deception. "Fair and aboveboard."	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This expression is said by Johnson to have been	         borrowed from gamesters, who, when they change their	         cards, put their hands under the table.	         [1913 Webster]
Above-cited \A*bove"-cit`ed\, a.	   Cited before, in the preceding part of a book or writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Abovedeck \A*bove"deck`\, a.	   On deck; and hence, like aboveboard, without artifice.	   --Smart.	   [1913 Webster] Above-mentioned
Above-mentioned \A*bove"-men`tioned\, Above-named
\A*bove"-named`\, a.	   Mentioned or named before; aforesaid; mentioned or named	   earlier in the same text (in written documents).	   [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Abovesaid \A*bove"said`\, a.	   Mentioned or recited before.	   [1913 Webster]
Abox \A*box"\, adv. & a. (Naut.)	   Braced aback.	   [1913 Webster]
Abra \A"bra\, n. [Sp., a bay, valley, fissure.]	   A narrow pass or defile; a break in a mesa; the mouth of a	   ca[~n]on. [Southwestern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Abracadabra \Ab`ra*ca*dab"ra\, n. [L. Of unknown origin.]	   A mystical word or collocation of letters written as in the	   figure. Worn on an amulet it was supposed to ward off fever.	   At present the word is used chiefly in jest to denote	   something without meaning; jargon.	   [1913 Webster]
Abradant \Ab*ra"dant\, n.	   A material used for grinding, as emery, sand, powdered glass,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrade \Ab*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abraded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Abrading}.] [L. abradere, abrasum, to scrape off; ab +	   radere to scrape. See {Rase}, {Raze}.]	   To rub or wear off; to waste or wear away by friction; as, to	   abrade rocks. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]	Abrade \A*brade"\, v. t.	   Same as {Abraid}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abrahamic \A`bra*ham"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to Abraham, the patriarch; as, the Abrachamic	   covenant.	   [1913 Webster] Abrahamitic
Abrahamitic \A`bra*ham*it"ic\, ical \*ic*al\, a.	   Relating to the patriarch Abraham.	   [1913 Webster] Abraham-man
Abraham-man \A"bra*ham-man`\or Abram-man \A"bram-man`\, n.	   [Possibly in allusion to the parable of the beggar Lazarus in	   Luke xvi. --Murray (New Eng. Dict. ).]	   One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through	   England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.	   --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To sham Abraham}, to feign sickness. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Abraid \A*braid"\, v. t. & i. [OE. abraiden, to awake, draw (a	   sword), AS. [=a]bredgan to shake, draw; pref. [=a]- (cf.	   Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + bregdan to shake,	   throw. See {Braid}.]	   To awake; to arouse; to stir or start up; also, to shout out.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Abramis \Abramis\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of European fishes.	   Syn: genus Abramis	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abranchial \A*bran"chi*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Abranchiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Abranchiata \A*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'a priv. +	   ?, pl., the gills of fishes.] (Zool.)	   A group of annelids, so called because the species composing	   it have no special organs of respiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Abranchiate \A*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Without gills.	   [1913 Webster]
abranchious \abranchious\ adj.	   1. having no gills; -- same as {abranchiate}. {branchiate}	   Syn: abranchiate, abranchial, gill-less	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abrase \Ab*rase"\, a. [L. abrasus, p. p. of abradere. See	   {Abrade}.]	   Rubbed smooth. [Obs.] "An abrase table." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrasion \Ab*ra"sion\, n. [L. abrasio, fr. abradere. See	   {Abrade}.]	   1. The act of abrading, wearing, or rubbing off; the wearing	      away by friction; as, the abrasion of coins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The substance rubbed off. --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.)	      (a) A superficial excoriation of skin or mucous membranes.	          --AS	      (b) Erosion of the tooth substance --AS	          [1913 Webster]
Abrasive \Ab*ra"sive\, a.	   Producing abrasion. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster] Abraum
Abraum \A*braum"\ or Abraum salts \A*braum" salts\, n. [Ger.,	   fr. abr[aum]umen to remove.]	   A red ocher used to darken mahogany and for making chloride	   of potassium.	   [1913 Webster]
Abraxas \A*brax"as\, n. [A name adopted by the Egyptian Gnostic	   Basilides, containing the Greek letters [alpha], [beta],	   [rho], [alpha], [xi], [alpha], [sigma], which, as numerals,	   amounted to 365. It was used to signify the supreme deity as	   ruler of the 365 heavens of his system.]	   A mystical word used as a charm and engraved on gems among	   the ancients; also, a gem stone thus engraved.	   [1913 Webster]
Abray \A*bray"\, v. [A false form from the preterit abraid,	   abrayde.]	   See {Abraid}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Abreaction \Ab`re*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. ab- + reaction, after G.	   Abreagirung.] (Psychotherapy)	   the purging of emotional tensions. See {Catharsis}, below.	   Syn: catharsis, katharsis	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5]
Abreast \A*breast"\, adv. [Pref. a- + breast.]	   1. Side by side, with breasts in a line; as, "Two men could	      hardly walk abreast." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Side by side; also, opposite; over against; on a	      line with the vessel's beam; -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Up to a certain level or line; equally advanced; as, to	      keep abreast of [or with] the present state of science.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. At the same time; simultaneously. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Abreast therewith began a convocation. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Abregge \A*breg"ge\, v. t.	   See {Abridge}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abrenounce \Ab`re*nounce"\, v. t. [L. abrenuntiare; ab +	   renuntiare. See {Renounce}.]	   To renounce. [Obs.] "They abrenounce and cast them off."	   --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrenunciation \Ab`re*nun`ci*a"tion\, n. [LL. abrenuntiatio. See	   {Abrenounce}.]	   Absolute renunciation or repudiation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An abrenunciation of that truth which he so long had	         professed, and still believed.           --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Abreption \Ab*rep"tion\, n. [L. abreptus, p. p. of abripere to	   snatch away; ab + rapere to snatch.]	   A snatching away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abreuvoir \A`breu`voir"\, n. [F., a watering place.] (Masonry)	   The joint or interstice between stones, to be filled with	   mortar. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Abricock \A"bri*cock\, n.	   See {Apricot}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abridge \A*bridge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abridged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Abridging}.] [OE. abregen, OF. abregier, F.	   abr['e]ger, fr. L. abbreviare; ad + brevis short. See {Brief}	   and cf. {Abbreviate}.]	   1. To make shorter; to shorten in duration; to lessen; to	      diminish; to curtail; as, to abridge labor; to abridge	      power or rights. "The bridegroom . . . abridged his	      visit." --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	            She retired herself to Sebaste, and abridged her	            train from state to necessity.        --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shorten or contract by using fewer words, yet retaining	      the sense; to epitomize; to condense; as, to abridge a	      history or dictionary.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive; to cut off; -- followed by of, and formerly by	      from; as, to abridge one of his rights.	      [1913 Webster]
abridged \abridged\ adj.	   1. 1 shortened by condensing or rewriting; -- said of texts:	      an abridged version [Narrower terms: {half-length}]	      {unabridged, full-length}	   Syn: condensed	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
abridgement \abridgement\ n.	   1. a shortened version .	   Syn: condensation, abridgment	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abridger \A*bridg"er\, n.	   One who abridges.	   [1913 Webster]
Abridgment \A*bridg"ment\ (-br[i^]j"ment), n. [OE. abregement.	   See {Abridge}.]	   1. The act of abridging, or the state of being abridged;	      diminution; lessening; reduction or deprivation; as, an	      abridgment of pleasures or of expenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An epitome or compend, as of a book; a shortened or	      abridged form, esp. of a written work; an abbreviation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ancient coins as abridgments of history. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which abridges or cuts short; hence, an entertainment	      that makes the time pass quickly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What abridgment have you for this evening? What	            mask? What music?                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a diminution or curtailment, as of legal rights.	      [PJC]	   Syn: {Abridgment}, {Compendium}, {Epitome}, {Abstract},	        {Synopsis}.	   Usage: An abridgment is made by omitting the less important	          parts of some larger work; as, an abridgment of a	          dictionary. A compendium is a brief exhibition of a	          subject, or science, for common use; as, a compendium	          of American literature. An epitome corresponds to a	          compendium, and gives briefly the most material points	          of a subject; as, an epitome of history. An abstract	          is a brief statement of a thing in its main points. A	          synopsis is a bird's-eye view of a subject, or work,	          in its several parts.	          [1913 Webster]
Abroach \A*broach"\, v. t. [OE. abrochen, OF. abrochier. See	   {Broach}.]	   To set abroach; to let out, as liquor; to broach; to tap.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Abroach \A*broach"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broach.]	   1. Broached; in a condition for letting out or yielding	      liquor, as a cask which is tapped.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hogsheads of ale were set abroach.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: In a state to be diffused or propagated; afoot;	      astir. "Mischiefs that I set abroach." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Abroad \A*broad"\, adv. [Pref. a- + broad.]	   1. At large; widely; broadly; over a wide space; as, a tree	      spreads its branches abroad.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fox roams far abroad.             --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without a certain confine; outside the house; away from	      one's abode; as, to walk abroad.	      [1913 Webster]	            I went to St. James', where another was preaching in	            the court abroad.                     --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Beyond the bounds of a country; in foreign countries; as,	      we have broils at home and enemies abroad. "Another prince	      . . . was living abroad." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Before the public at large; throughout society or the	      world; here and there; widely.	      [1913 Webster]	            He went out, and began to publish it much, and to	            blaze abroad the matter.              --Mark i. 45.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be abroad}.	      (a) To be wide of the mark; to be at fault; as, you are	          all abroad in your guess.	      (b) To be at a loss or nonplused.	          [1913 Webster]
abrocome \abrocome\ n.	   1. 1 ratlike rodent of the Andes with soft fur and large	      ears.	   Syn: chinchilla rat, rat chinchilla	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abrogable \Ab"ro*ga*ble\, a.	   Capable of being abrogated.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, a. [L. abrogatus, p. p.]	   Abrogated; abolished. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Abrogate \Ab"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abrogated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Abrogating}.] [L. abrogatus, p. p. of abrogare; ab +	   rogare to ask, require, propose. See {Rogation}.]	   1. To annul by an authoritative act; to abolish by the	      authority of the maker or his successor; to repeal; --	      applied to the repeal of laws, decrees, ordinances, the	      abolition of customs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us see whether the New Testament abrogates what	            we so frequently see in the Old.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose laws, like those of the Medes and Persian,	            they can not alter or abrogate.       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put an end to; to do away with. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To abolish; annul; do away; set aside; revoke; repeal;	        cancel; annihilate. See {Abolish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Abrogation \Ab`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. abrogatio, fr. abrogare: cf.	   F. abrogation.]	   The act of abrogating; repeal by authority.    --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrogative \Ab"ro*ga*tive\, a.	   Tending or designed to abrogate; as, an abrogative law.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrogator \Ab"ro*ga`tor\, n.	   One who repeals by authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrood \A*brood"\, adv. [Pref. a- + brood.]	   In the act of brooding. [Obs.] --Abp. Sancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrook \A*brook"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + brook, v.]	   To brook; to endure. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Abrupt \Ab*rupt"\, a. [L. abruptus, p. p. of abrumpere to break	   off; ab + rumpere to break. See {Rupture}.]	   1. Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices,	      banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places. "Tumbling	      through ricks abrupt," --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden;	      hasty; unceremonious. "The cause of your abrupt	      departure." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having sudden transitions from one subject to another;	      unconnected.	      [1913 Webster]	            The abrupt style, which hath many breaches. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sudden; unexpected; hasty; rough; curt; unceremonious;	        rugged; blunt; disconnected; broken.	        [1913 Webster]	Abrupt \Ab*rupt"\, n. [L. abruptum.]	   An abrupt place. [Poetic]	         "Over the vast abrupt."                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Abrupt \Ab*rupt"\, v. t.	   To tear off or asunder. [Obs.] "Till death abrupts them."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Abruption \Ab*rup"tion\, n. [L. abruptio, fr. abrumpere: cf. F.	   abruption.]	   A sudden breaking off; a violent separation of bodies.	   --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Abruptly \Ab*rupt"ly\, adv.	   1. In an abrupt manner; without giving notice, or without the	      usual forms; suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Precipitously.	      [1913 Webster] Abruptly pinnate	Abruptly pinnate \Abruptly pinnate\, abruptly-pinnate
\abruptly-pinnate\adj.	   1. (Bot.) pinnate with a pair of leaflets at the apex, i.e.	      without an odd leaflet, or other appendage, at the end; --	      said of a leaf shape	   Syn: even-pinnate, paripinnate	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Abruptness \Ab*rupt"ness\, n.	   1. The state of being abrupt or broken; craggedness;	      ruggedness; steepness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suddenness; unceremonious haste or vehemence; as,	      abruptness of style or manner.	      [1913 Webster]
Abruzzi \Abruzzi\ n.	   1. 1 an administrative region of Italy.	   Syn: Abruzzi e Molise	        [WordNet 1.5]
abs \abs\ ([a^]bz), n. pl. (Anat.)	   The abductor muscles of the stomach; -- a contraction used by	   body-building and health enthusiasts. Used similarly to	   {pecs} and {delts}.	   [PJC]
Abscess \Ab"scess\ ([a^]b"s[e^]s), n.; pl. {Abscesses}	   ([a^]b"s[e^]s*[e^]z). [L. abscessus a going away, gathering	   of humors, abscess, fr. abscessus, p. p. of absedere to go	   away; ab, abs + cedere to go off, retire. See {Cede}.] (Med.)	   A collection of pus or purulent matter in any tissue or organ	   of the body caused by infection.	   [1913 Webster + AS]	   {Cold abscess},	   (a) an abscess of slow formation, unattended with the pain	       and heat characteristic of ordinary abscesses, and	       lasting for years without exhibiting any tendency towards	       healing; a chronic abscess. AS	   (b) an abscess produced by tubercle bacilli, called also	       {tuberculous abscess}. --AS	       [1913 Webster + AS]
Abscession \Ab*sces"sion\, n. [L. abscessio a separation; fr.	   absedere. See {Abscess}.]	   A separating; removal; also, an abscess. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   Barrough.	   [1913 Webster]
Abscind \Ab*scind"\, v. t. [L. absindere; ab + scindere to rend,	   cut. See {Schism}.]	   To cut off. [R.] "Two syllables . . . abscinded from the	   rest." --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Abscision \Ab*sci"sion\, n. [L. abscisio.]	   See {Abscission}.	   [1913 Webster]
Absciss \Ab"sciss\, n.; pl. {Abscisses}.	   See {Abscissa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Abscissa \Ab*scis"sa\, n.; E. pl. {Abscissas}, L. pl.	   {Absciss[ae]}. [L., fem. of abscissus, p. p. of absindere to	   cut of. See {Abscind}.] (Geom.)	   One of the elements of reference by which a point, as of a	   curve, is referred to a system of fixed rectilineal	   co["o]rdinate axes.	   Note: When referred to two intersecting axes, one of them	         called the axis of abscissas, or of X, and the other	         the axis of ordinates, or of Y, the abscissa of the	         point is the distance cut off from the axis of X by a	         line drawn through it and parallel to the axis of Y.	         When a point in space is referred to three axes having	         a common intersection, the abscissa may be the distance	         measured parallel to either of them, from the point to	         the plane of the other two axes. Abscissas and	         ordinates taken together are called co["o]rdinates. --	         OX or PY is the abscissa of the point P of the curve,	         OY or PX its ordinate, the intersecting lines OX and OY	         being the axes of abscissas and ordinates respectively,	         and the point O their origin.	         [1913 Webster]
Abscission \Ab*scis"sion\, n. [L. abscissio. See {Abscind}.]	   1. The act or process of cutting off. "Not to be cured	      without the abscission of a member." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being cut off. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) A figure of speech employed when a speaker having	      begun to say a thing stops abruptly: thus, "He is a man of	      so much honor and candor, and of such generosity -- but I	      need say no more."	      [1913 Webster]
Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Absconded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Absconding}.] [L. abscondere to hide; ab, abs +	   condere to lay up; con + d[a^]re (only in comp.) to put. Cf.	   {Do}.]	   1. To hide, withdraw, or be concealed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The marmot absconds all winter.       --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's	      self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid	      a legal process; as, an absconding debtor.	      [1913 Webster]	            That very homesickness which, in regular armies,	            drives so many recruits to abscond.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Abscond \Ab*scond"\, v. t.	   To hide; to conceal. [Obs.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Abscondence \Ab*scond"ence\, n.	   Fugitive concealment; secret retirement; hiding. [R.]	   --Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Absconder \Ab*scond"er\, n.	   One who absconds.	   [1913 Webster]
abscondment \ab*scond"ment\ n.	   1. 1 the act of running away sectretly (as to avoid arrest).	   Syn: decampment	        [WordNet 1.5]
Absence \Ab"sence\, n. [F., fr. L. absentia. See {Absent}.]	   1. A state of being absent or withdrawn from a place or from	      companionship; -- opposed to {presence}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not as in my presence only, but now much more in my	            absence.                              --Phil. ii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want; destitution; withdrawal. "In the absence of	      conventional law." --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inattention to things present; abstraction (of mind); as,	      absence of mind. "Reflecting on the little absences and	      distractions of mankind." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            To conquer that abstraction which is called absence.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]
Absent \Ab"sent\, a. [F., fr. absens, absentis, p. pr. of abesse	   to be away from; ab + esse to be. Cf. {Sooth}.]	   1. Being away from a place; withdrawn from a place; not	      present. "Expecting absent friends." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not existing; lacking; as, the part was rudimental or	      absent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inattentive to what is passing; absent-minded;	      preoccupied; as, an absent air.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is commonly called an absent man is commonly	            either a very weak or a very affected man.	                                                  --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Absent}, {Abstracted}.	   Usage: These words both imply a lack of attention to	          surrounding objects. We speak of a man as absent when	          his thoughts wander unconsciously from present scenes	          or topics of discourse; we speak of him as abstracted	          when his mind (usually for a brief period) is drawn	          off from present things by some weighty matter for	          reflection. Absence of mind is usually the result of	          loose habits of thought; abstraction commonly arises	          either from engrossing interests and cares, or from	          unfortunate habits of association.	          [1913 Webster]	Absent \Ab*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Absenting}.] [Cf. F. absenter.]	   1. To take or withdraw (one's self) to such a distance as to	      prevent intercourse; -- used with the reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            If after due summons any member absents himself, he	            is to be fined.                       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withhold from being present. [Obs.] "Go; for thy stay,	      not free, absents thee more." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Absentaneous \Ab`sen*ta"ne*ous\, a. [LL. absentaneus. See	   {absent}]	   Pertaining to absence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Absentation \Ab`sen*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of absenting one's self. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Absentee \Ab`sen*tee"\, n.	   One who absents himself from his country, office, post, or	   duty; especially, a landholder who lives in another country	   or district than that where his estate is situated; as, an	   Irish absentee. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Absenteeism \Ab`sen*tee"ism\, n.	   The state or practice of an absentee; esp. the practice of	   absenting one's self from the country or district where one's	   estate is situated.	   [1913 Webster]
Absenter \Ab*sent"er\, n.	   One who absents one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Absently \Ab"sent*ly\, adv.	   In an absent or abstracted manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Absentment \Ab*sent"ment\ ([a^]b*s[e^]nt"ment), n.	   The state of being absent; withdrawal. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Absent-minded \Ab`sent-mind"ed\, a.	   Absent in mind; abstracted; preoccupied. --	   {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ness}, n. -- {Ab`sent-mind"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Absentness \Ab"sent*ness\, n.	   The quality of being absent-minded. --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Absey-book \Ab"sey-book`\, n.	   An A-B-C book; a primer. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
absiemens \absiemens\ n. (Physics)	   A unit of conductance equal to 10^{9} mhos; -- the inverse of	   the abohm.	   Syn: abmho	        [WordNet 1.5] Absinth
Absinth \Ab"sinth`\, Absinthe \Ab"sinthe`\ ([a^]b"s[i^]nth`), n.	   [F. absinthe. See {Absinthium}.]	   1. The plant absinthium or common wormwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy	      or alcohol.	      [1913 Webster]	            Absinthe makes the tart grow fonder.  --Ernest	                                                  Dowson	      [PJC]	   Note: An article on absinthe was prepared by Matthew Baggott	         (bagg@ellis.uchicago.edu) for distribution on the	         newsgroup alt.drugs.	         [PJC]
Absinthate \Ab"sin"thate\ ([a^]b*s[i^]n"th[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A combination of absinthic acid with a base or positive	   radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthial \Ab*sin"thi*al\ ([a^]b*s[i^]n"th[i^]*al), a.	   Of or pertaining to wormwood; absinthian.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthian \Ab*sin"thi*an\, n.	   Of the nature of wormwood. "Absinthian bitterness." --T.	   Randolph.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthiate \Ab"sin"thi*ate\, v. t. [From L. absinthium: cf. L.	   absinthiatus, a.]	   To impregnate with wormwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthiated \Ab*sin"thi*a`ted\, a.	   Impregnated with wormwood; as, absinthiated wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthic \Ab*sin"thic\, a. (Chem.)	   Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthin \Ab*sin"thin\, n. (Chem.)	   The bitter principle of wormwood ({Artemisia absinthium}).	   --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthism \Ab"sin*thism\, n.	   The condition of being poisoned by the excessive use of	   absinth.	   [1913 Webster]
Absinthium \Ab*sin"thi*um\, n. [L., from Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   The common wormwood ({Artemisia absinthium}), an intensely	   bitter plant, used as a tonic and for making the oil of	   wormwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Absis \Ab"sis\, n.	   See {Apsis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Absist \Ab*sist"\, v. i. [L. absistere, p. pr. absistens; ab +	   sistere to stand, causal of stare.]	   To stand apart from; top leave off; to desist. [Obs.]	   --Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Absistence \Ab*sist"ence\, n.	   A standing aloof. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Absolute \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, absolute authority,	      monarchy, sovereignty, an absolute promise or command;	      absolute power; an absolute monarch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Complete in itself; perfect; consummate; faultless; as,	      absolute perfection; absolute beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	            So absolute she seems,	            And in herself complete.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Viewed apart from modifying influences or without	      comparison with other objects; actual; real; -- opposed to	      {relative} and {comparative}; as, absolute motion;	      absolute time or space.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Absolute rights and duties are such as pertain to man	         in a state of nature as contradistinguished from	         relative rights and duties, or such as pertain to him	         in his social relations.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Loosed from, or unconnected by, dependence on any other	      being; self-existent; self-sufficing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense God is called the Absolute by the Theist.	         The term is also applied by the Pantheist to the	         universe, or the total of all existence, as only	         capable of relations in its parts to each other and to	         the whole, and as dependent for its existence and its	         phenomena on its mutually depending forces and their	         laws.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Capable of being thought or conceived by itself alone;	      unconditioned; non-relative.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is in dispute among philosopher whether the term, in	         this sense, is not applied to a mere logical fiction or	         abstraction, or whether the absolute, as thus defined,	         can be known, as a reality, by the human intellect.	         [1913 Webster]	               To Cusa we can indeed articulately trace, word	               and thing, the recent philosophy of the absolute.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. Positive; clear; certain; not doubtful. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am absolute 't was very Cloten.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Authoritative; peremptory. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The peddler stopped, and tapped her on the head,	            With absolute forefinger, brown and ringed. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Chem.) Pure; unmixed; as, absolute alcohol.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Gram.) Not immediately dependent on the other parts of	      the sentence in government; as, the case absolute. See	      {Ablative absolute}, under {Ablative}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Absolute curvature} (Geom.), that curvature of a curve of	      double curvature, which is measured in the osculating	      plane of the curve.	   {Absolute equation} (Astron.), the sum of the optic and	      eccentric equations.	   {Absolute space} (Physics), space considered without relation	      to material limits or objects.	   {Absolute terms}. (Alg.), such as are known, or which do not	      contain the unknown quantity. --Davies & Peck.	   {Absolute temperature} (Physics), the temperature as measured	      on a scale determined by certain general thermo-dynamic	      principles, and reckoned from the absolute zero.	   {Absolute zero} (Physics), the be ginning, or zero point, in	      the scale of absolute temperature. It is equivalent to	      -273[deg] centigrade or -459.4[deg] Fahrenheit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Positive; peremptory; certain; unconditional; unlimited;	        unrestricted; unqualified; arbitrary; despotic;	        autocratic.	        [1913 Webster]	Absolute \Ab"so*lute\, n. (Geom.)	   In a plane, the two imaginary circular points at infinity; in	   space of three dimensions, the imaginary circle at infinity.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolutely \Ab"so*lute*ly\, adv.	   In an absolute, independent, or unconditional manner; wholly;	   positively.	   [1913 Webster]
Absoluteness \Ab"so*lute*ness\, n.	   The quality of being absolute; independence of everything	   extraneous; unlimitedness; absolute power; independent	   reality; positiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolution \Ab`so*lu"tion\, n. [F. absolution, L. absolutio, fr.	   absolvere to absolve. See {Absolve}.]	   1. An absolving, or setting free from guilt, sin, or penalty;	      forgiveness of an offense. "Government . . . granting	      absolution to the nation." --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civil Law) An acquittal, or sentence of a judge declaring	      and accused person innocent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the	      sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins	      of the truly penitent are forgiven.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the English and other Protestant churches, this act	         regarded as simply declaratory, not as imparting	         forgiveness.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) An absolving from ecclesiastical penalties, -- for	      example, excommunication. --P. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The form of words by which a penitent is absolved.	      --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Delivery, in speech. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Absolution day} (R. C. Ch.), Tuesday before Easter.	      [1913 Webster]
Absolutism \Ab"so*lu`tism\, n.	   1. The state of being absolute; the system or doctrine of the	      absolute; the principles or practice of absolute or	      arbitrary government; despotism.	      [1913 Webster]	            The element of absolutism and prelacy was	            controlling.                          --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Doctrine of absolute decrees. --Ash.	      [1913 Webster]
Absolutist \Ab"so*lu`tist\, n.	   1. One who is in favor of an absolute or autocratic	      government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) One who believes that it is possible to realize	      a cognition or concept of the absolute. --Sir. W.	      Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	Absolutist \Ab"so*lu`tist\, a.	   Of or pertaining to absolutism; arbitrary; despotic; as,	   absolutist principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolutistic \Ab`so*lu*tis"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to absolutism; absolutist.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolutory \Ab*sol"u*to*ry\, a. [L. absolutorius, fr. absolvere	   to absolve.]	   Serving to absolve; absolving. "An absolutory sentence."	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolvable \Ab*solv"a*ble\, a.	   That may be absolved.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolvatory \Ab*solv"a*to*ry\, a.	   Conferring absolution; absolutory.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolve \Ab*solve"\ (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absolved}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Absolving}.] [L. absolvere to set free, to	   absolve; ab + solvere to loose. See {Assoil}, {Solve}.]	   1. To set free, or release, as from some obligation, debt, or	      responsibility, or from the consequences of guilt or such	      ties as it would be sin or guilt to violate; to pronounce	      free; as, to absolve a subject from his allegiance; to	      absolve an offender, which amounts to an acquittal and	      remission of his punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Halifax was absolved by a majority of fourteen.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from a penalty; to pardon; to remit (a sin); --	      said of the sin or guilt.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his name I absolve your perjury.   --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To finish; to accomplish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The work begun, how soon absolved.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To resolve or explain. [Obs.] "We shall not absolve the	      doubt."                                     --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Absolve}, {Exonerate}, {Acquit}.	   Usage: We speak of a man as absolved from something that	          binds his conscience, or involves the charge of	          wrongdoing; as, to absolve from allegiance or from the	          obligation of an oath, or a promise. We speak of a	          person as exonerated, when he is released from some	          burden which had rested upon him; as, to exonerate	          from suspicion, to exonerate from blame or odium. It	          implies a purely moral acquittal. We speak of a person	          as acquitted, when a decision has been made in his	          favor with reference to a specific charge, either by a	          jury or by disinterested persons; as, he was acquitted	          of all participation in the crime.	          [1913 Webster]
Absolvent \Ab*solv"ent\, a. [L. absolvens, p. pr. of absolvere.]	   Absolving. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Absolvent \Ab*solv"ent\, n.	   An absolver. [R.] --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Absolver \Ab*solv"er\, n.	   One who absolves. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Absonant \Ab"so*nant\, a. [L. ab + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to	   sound.]	   Discordant; contrary; -- opposed to {consonant}. "Absonant to	   nature." --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Absonous \Ab"so*nous\, a. [L. absonus; ab + sonus sound.]	   Discordant; inharmonious; incongruous. [Obs.] "Absonous to	   our reason." --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Absorb \Ab*sorb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Absorbed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Absorbing}.] [L. absorbere; ab + sorbere to suck in, akin	   to Gr. ?: cf. F. absorber.]	   1. To swallow up; to engulf; to overwhelm; to cause to	      disappear as if by swallowing up; to use up; to include.	      "Dark oblivion soon absorbs them all." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The large cities absorb the wealth and fashion. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suck up; to drink in; to imbibe; as a sponge or as the	      lacteals of the body. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To engross or engage wholly; to occupy fully; as, absorbed	      in study or the pursuit of wealth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take up by cohesive, chemical, or any molecular action,	      as when charcoal absorbs gases. So heat, light, and	      electricity are absorbed or taken up in the substances	      into which they pass. --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Absorb}, {Engross}, {Swallow up}, {Engulf}.	   Usage: These words agree in one general idea, that of	          completely taking up. They are chiefly used in a	          figurative sense and may be distinguished by a	          reference to their etymology. We speak of a person as	          absorbed (lit., drawn in, swallowed up) in study or	          some other employment of the highest interest. We	          speak of a person as ebgrossed (lit., seized upon in	          the gross, or wholly) by something which occupies his	          whole time and thoughts, as the acquisition of wealth,	          or the attainment of honor. We speak of a person	          (under a stronger image) as swallowed up and lost in	          that which completely occupies his thoughts and	          feelings, as in grief at the death of a friend, or in	          the multiplied cares of life. We speak of a person as	          engulfed in that which (like a gulf) takes in all his	          hopes and interests; as, engulfed in misery, ruin,	          etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                That grave question which had begun to absorb	                the Christian mind -- the marriage of the	                clergy.                           --Milman.	          [1913 Webster]	                Too long hath love engrossed Britannia's stage,	                And sunk to softness all our tragic rage.	                                                  --Tickell.	          [1913 Webster]	                Should not the sad occasion swallow up	                My other cares?                   --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                And in destruction's river	                Engulf and swallow those.         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	          [1913 Webster]
Absorbability \Ab*sorb`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being absorbable. --Graham	   (Chemistry).	   [1913 Webster]
Absorbable \Ab*sorb"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. absorbable.]	   Capable of being absorbed or swallowed up. --Kerr.	   [1913 Webster]
absorbed \absorbed\ adj.	   1. 1 wholly absorbed as in thought that engrossed look --	      that absorbed and rapt delight	   Syn: engrossed, intent, rapt, wrapped	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. not allowed to pass through; -- said of radiant waves such	      as light the absorbed light intensity	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. taken in through the pores of a surface the absorbed water	      expanded the sponge	      [WordNet 1.5]
Absorbedly \Ab*sorb"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a manner as if wholly engrossed or engaged.	   [1913 Webster]
absorbefacient \absorbefacient\ adj.	   1. 1 inducing or promoting absorption	   Syn: sorbefacient	        [WordNet 1.5]
Absorbency \Ab*sorb"en*cy\, n.	   Absorptiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
absorbent \ab*sorb"ent\ ([a^]b*s[^o]rb"ent), a. [L. absorbens,	   p. pr. of absorbere.]	   Absorbing; swallowing; absorptive.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Absorbent ground} (Paint.), a ground prepared for a picture,	      chiefly with distemper, or water colors, by which the oil	      is absorbed, and a brilliancy is imparted to the colors.	      [1913 Webster]
Absorbent \Ab*sorb"ent\, n.	   1. Anything which absorbs. AS	      [1913 Webster]	            The ocean, itself a bad absorbent of heat. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Any substance which absorbs and neutralizes acid	      fluid in the stomach and bowels, as magnesia, chalk, etc.;	      also a substance e. g., iodine which acts on the absorbent	      vessels so as to reduce enlarged and indurated parts. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Physiol.) The vessels by which the processes of	      absorption are carried on, as the lymphatics in animals,	      the extremities of the roots in plants. AS	      [1913 Webster]
Absorber \Ab*sorb"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, absorbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Absorbing \Ab*sorb"ing\, a.	   Swallowing, engrossing; as, an absorbing pursuit. --	   {Ab*sorb"ing}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Absorbition \Ab`sor*bi"tion\, n.	   Absorption. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Absorpt \Ab*sorpt`\, a. [L. absorptus, p. p.]	   Absorbed. [Arcahic.] "Absorpt in care." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Absorption \Ab*sorp"tion\, n. [L. absorptio, fr. absorbere. See	   {Absorb}.]	   1. The act or process of absorbing or sucking in anything, or	      of being absorbed and made to disappear; as, the	      absorption of bodies in a whirlpool, the absorption of a	      smaller tribe into a larger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem. & Physics) An imbibing or reception by molecular or	      chemical action; as, the absorption of light, heat,	      electricity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) In living organisms, the process by which the	      materials of growth and nutrition are absorbed and	      conveyed to the tissues and organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind; as,	      absorption in some employment.	      [1913 Webster]
Absorptive \Ab*sorp"tive\, a.	   Having power, capacity, or tendency to absorb or imbibe. --E.	   Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Absorptiveness \Ab*sorp"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being absorptive; absorptive power.	   [1913 Webster]
Absorptivity \Ab`sorp*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   Absorptiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Absquatulate \Ab*squat"u*late\, v. i.	   To take one's self off; to decamp. [A jocular word. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Absque hoc \Abs"que hoc\ [L., without this.] (Law)	   The technical words of denial used in traversing what has	   been alleged, and is repeated.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstain \Ab*stain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Abstained}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Abstaining}.] [OE. absteynen, abstenen, OF. astenir,	   abstenir, F. abstenir, fr. L. abstinere, abstentum, v. t. &	   v. i., to keep from; ab, abs + tenere to hold. See	   {Tenable}.]	   To hold one's self aloof; to forbear or refrain voluntarily,	   and especially from an indulgence of the passions or	   appetites; -- with from.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not a few abstained from voting.         --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who abstains from meat that is not gaunt? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To refrain; forbear; withhold; deny one's self; give up;	        relinquish.	        [1913 Webster]	Abstain \Ab*stain"\, v. t.	   To hinder; to withhold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether he abstain men from marrying.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstainer \Ab*stain"er\, n.	   One who abstains; esp., one who abstains from the use of	   intoxicating liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstemious \Ab*ste"mi*ous\, a. [L. abstemius; ab, abs + root of	   temetum intoxicating drink.]	   1. Abstaining from wine. [Orig. Latin sense.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Under his special eye	            Abstemious I grew up and thrived amain. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sparing in diet; refraining from a free use of food and	      strong drinks; temperate; abstinent; sparing in the	      indulgence of the appetite or passions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Instances of longevity are chiefly among the	            abstemious.                           --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sparingly used; used with temperance or moderation; as, an	      abstemious diet. --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Marked by, or spent in, abstinence; as, an abstemious	      life. "One abstemious day." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Promotive of abstemiousness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such is the virtue of the abstemious well. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Abstemiousness \Ab*ste"mi*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being abstemious, temperate, or sparing in the	   use of food and strong drinks. It expresses a greater degree	   of abstinence than temperance.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstention \Ab*sten"tion\, a. [F. See {Abstain}.]	   The act of abstaining; a holding aloof. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstentious \Ab*sten"tious\, a.	   Characterized by abstinence; self-restraining. --Farrar.	   [1913 Webster]
Absterge \Ab*sterge\, v. t. [L. abstergere, abstersum; ab, abs +	   tergere to wipe. Cf. F absterger.]	   To make clean by wiping; to wipe away; to cleanse; hence, to	   purge. [R.] --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstergent \Ab*ster"gent\, a. [L. abstergens, p. pr. of	   abstergere.]	   Serving to cleanse, detergent.	   [1913 Webster]	Abstergent \Ab*ster"gent\, n.	   A substance used in cleansing; a detergent; as, soap is an	   abstergent.	   [1913 Webster]
Absterse \Ab*sterse"\, v. t.	   To absterge; to cleanse; to purge away. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstersion \Ab*ster"sion\, n. [F. abstersion. See {Absterge}.]	   Act of wiping clean; a cleansing; a purging.	   [1913 Webster]	         The task of ablution and abstersion being performed.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstersive \Ab*ster"sive\, a. [Cf. F. abstersif. See	   {Absterge}.]	   Cleansing; purging. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Abstersive \Ab*ster"sive\, n.	   Something cleansing.	   [1913 Webster]	         The strong abstersive of some heroic magistrate.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstersiveness \Ab*ster"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being abstersive. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstinence \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 refraining from an	      indulgence of appetite, or from customary gratifications	      of animal or sensual propensities. Specifically, the	      practice of abstaining from intoxicating beverages, --	      called also {total abstinence}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The abstinence from a present pleasure that offers	            itself is a pain, nay, oftentimes, a very great one.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice of self-denial by depriving one's self of	      certain kinds of food or drink, especially of meat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Penance, fasts, and abstinence,	            To punish bodies for the soul's offense. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Abstinency \Ab"sti*nen*cy\, n.	   Abstinence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, a. [F. abstinent, L. abstinens, p. pr.	   of abstinere. See {Abstain}.]	   Refraining from indulgence, especially from the indulgence of	   appetite; abstemious; continent; temperate. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Abstinent \Ab"sti*nent\, n.	   1. One who abstains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect who appeared in France and	      Spain in the 3d century.	      [1913 Webster]
Abstinently \Ab"sti*nent*ly\, adv.	   With abstinence.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstorted \Ab*stort"ed\, a. [As if fr. abstort, fr. L. ab, abs +	   tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist.]	   Wrested away. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstract \Ab"stract`\ (#; 277), a. [L. abstractus, p. p. of	   abstrahere to draw from, separate; ab, abs + trahere to draw.	   See {Trace}.]	   1. Withdraw; separate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The more abstract . . . we are from the body.	                                                  --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Considered apart from any application to a particular	      object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only;	      as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal;	      abstruse; difficult.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic)	      (a) Expressing a particular property of an object viewed	          apart from the other properties which constitute it;	          -- opposed to {concrete}; as, honesty is an abstract	          word. --J. S. Mill.	      (b) Resulting from the mental faculty of abstraction;	          general as opposed to particular; as, "reptile" is an	          abstract or general name. --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	                A concrete name is a name which stands for a	                thing; an abstract name which stands for an	                attribute of a thing. A practice has grown up in	                more modern times, which, if not introduced by	                Locke, has gained currency from his example, of	                applying the expression "abstract name" to all	                names which are the result of abstraction and	                generalization, and consequently to all general	                names, instead of confining it to the names of	                attributes.                       --J. S. Mill.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Abstracted; absent in mind. "Abstract, as in a trance."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {An abstract idea} (Metaph.), an idea separated from a	      complex object, or from other ideas which naturally	      accompany it; as the solidity of marble when contemplated	      apart from its color or figure.	   {Abstract terms}, those which express abstract ideas, as	      beauty, whiteness, roundness, without regarding any object	      in which they exist; or abstract terms are the names of	      orders, genera or species of things, in which there is a	      combination of similar qualities.	   {Abstract numbers} (Math.), numbers used without application	      to things, as 6, 8, 10; but when applied to any thing, as	      6 feet, 10 men, they become concrete.	   {Abstract mathematics} or {Pure mathematics}. See	      {Mathematics}.	      [1913 Webster]	Abstract \Ab*stract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abstracted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Abstracting}.] [See {Abstract}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To withdraw; to separate; to take away.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was incapable of forming any opinion or	            resolution abstracted from his own prejudices. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw off in respect to interest or attention; as, his	      was wholly abstracted by other objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young stranger had been abstracted and silent.	                                                  --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to	      consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a	      quality or attribute. --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To epitomize; to abridge. --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to	      abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till.	      [1913 Webster]	            Von Rosen had quietly abstracted the bearing-reins	            from the harness.                     --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts	      of a substance, by distillation or other chemical	      processes. In this sense extract is now more generally	      used.	      [1913 Webster]	Abstract \Ab*stract"\, v. t.	   To perform the process of abstraction. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I own myself able to abstract in one sense. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]	Abstract \Ab"stract`\, n. [See {Abstract}, a.]	   1. That which comprises or concentrates in itself the	      essential qualities of a larger thing or of several	      things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a	      treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.	      [1913 Webster]	            An abstract of every treatise he had read. --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man, the abstract	            Of all perfection, which the workmanship	            Of Heaven hath modeled.               --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of separation from other things; as, to consider a	      subject in the abstract, or apart from other associated	      things.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An abstract term.	      [1913 Webster]	            The concretes "father" and "son" have, or might	            have, the abstracts "paternity" and "filiety." --J.	                                                  S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance	      mixed with lactose in such proportion that one part of the	      abstract represents two parts of the original substance.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   {Abstract of title} (Law), a document which provides a	      summary of the history of ownership of a parcel of real	      estate, including the conveyances and mortgages; also	      called {brief of title}.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; synopsis. See	        {Abridgment}.	        [1913 Webster]
Abstracted \Ab*stract"ed\, a.	   1. Separated or disconnected; withdrawn; removed; apart.	      [1913 Webster]	            The evil abstracted stood from his own evil.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Separated from matter; abstract; ideal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abstract; abstruse; difficult. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inattentive to surrounding objects; absent in mind. "An	      abstracted scholar." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Abstractedly \Ab*stract"ed*ly\, adv.	   In an abstracted manner; separately; with absence of mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractedness \Ab*stract"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being abstracted; abstract character.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstracter \Ab*stract"er\, n.	   One who abstracts, or makes an abstract.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstraction \Ab*strac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. abstraction. See	   {Abstract}, a.]	   1. The act of abstracting, separating, or withdrawing, or the	      state of being withdrawn; withdrawal.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wrongful abstraction of wealth from certain	            members of the community.             --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) The act process of leaving out of consideration	      one or more properties of a complex object so as to attend	      to others; analysis. Thus, when the mind considers the	      form of a tree by itself, or the color of the leaves as	      separate from their size or figure, the act is called	      abstraction. So, also, when it considers whiteness,	      softness, virtue, existence, as separate from any	      particular objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Abstraction is necessary to classification, by which	         things are arranged in genera and species. We separate	         in idea the qualities of certain objects, which are of	         the same kind, from others which are different, in	         each, and arrange the objects having the same	         properties in a class, or collected body.	         [1913 Webster]	               Abstraction is no positive act: it is simply the	               negative of attention.             --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. An idea or notion of an abstract, or theoretical nature;	      as, to fight for mere abstractions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A separation from worldly objects; a recluse life; as, a	      hermit's abstraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Absence or absorption of mind; inattention to present	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The taking surreptitiously for one's own use part of the	      property of another; purloining. [Modern]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chem.) A separation of volatile parts by the act of	      distillation. --Nicholson.	      [1913 Webster]
Abstractional \Ab*strac"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to abstraction.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractionist \Ab*strac"tion*ist\, n.	   An idealist. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractitious \Ab`strac*ti"tious\, a.	   Obtained from plants by distillation. [Obs.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractive \Ab*strac"tive\, a. [Cf. F. abstractif.]	   Having the power of abstracting; of an abstracting nature.	   "The abstractive faculty." --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractively \Ab*strac"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a abstract manner; separately; in or by itself. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractiveness \Ab*strac"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being abstractive; abstractive property.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractly \Ab"stract`ly\ (#; 277), adv.	   In an abstract state or manner; separately; absolutely; by	   itself; as, matter abstractly considered.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstractness \Ab"stract`ness\, n.	   The quality of being abstract. "The abstractness of the	   ideas." --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstringe \Ab*stringe"\, v. t. [L ab + stringere, strictum, to	   press together.]	   To unbind. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstrude \Ab*strude"\, v. t. [L. abstrudere. See {Abstruse}.]	   To thrust away. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstruse \Ab*struse"\, a. [L. abstrusus, p. p. of abstrudere to	   thrust away, conceal; ab, abs + trudere to thrust; cf. F.	   abstrus. See {Threat}.]	   1. Concealed or hidden out of the way. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The eternal eye whose sight discerns	            Abstrusest thoughts.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remote from apprehension; difficult to be comprehended or	      understood; recondite; as, abstruse learning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Profound and abstruse topics.         --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]
Abstrusely \Ab*struse"ly\, adv.	   In an abstruse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstruseness \Ab*struse"ness\, n.	   The quality of being abstruse; difficulty of apprehension.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstrusion \Ab*stru"sion\, n. [L. abstrusio. See {Abstruse}.]	   The act of thrusting away. [R.] --Ogilvie.	   [1913 Webster]
Abstrusity \Ab*stru"si*ty\ ([a^]b*str[udd]"s[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Abstruseness; that which is abstruse. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Absume \Ab*sume"\ ([a^]b*s[=u]m"), v. t. [L. absumere,	   absumptum; ab + sumere to take.]	   To consume gradually; to waste away. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Absumption \Ab*sump"tion\ ([a^]b*s[u^]mp"sh[u^]n; 215), n. [L.	   absumptio. See {Absume}.]	   Act of wasting away; a consuming; extinction. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Absurd \Ab*surd"\ ([a^]b*s[^u]rd"), a. [L. absurdus	   harsh-sounding; ab + (prob) a derivative fr. a root svar to	   sound; not connected with surd: cf. F. absurde. See	   {Syringe}.]	   Contrary to reason or propriety; obviously and flatly opposed	   to manifest truth; inconsistent with the plain dictates of	   common sense; logically contradictory; nonsensical;	   ridiculous; as, an absurd person, an absurd opinion; an	   absurd dream.	   [1913 Webster]	         This proffer is absurd and reasonless.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         'This phrase absurd to call a villain great. --Pope.	                                                  --p. 9	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Foolish; irrational; ridiculous; preposterous;	        inconsistent; incongruous.	   Usage: {Absurd}, {Irrational}, {Foolish}, {Preposterous}. Of	          these terms, irrational is the weakest, denoting that	          which is plainly inconsistent with the dictates of	          sound reason; as, an irrational course of life.	          Foolish rises higher, and implies either a perversion	          of that faculty, or an absolute weakness or fatuity of	          mind; as, foolish enterprises. Absurd rises still	          higher, denoting that which is plainly opposed to	          received notions of propriety and truth; as, an absurd	          man, project, opinion, story, argument, etc.	          Preposterous rises still higher, and supposes an	          absolute inversion in the order of things; or, in	          plain terms, a "putting of the cart before the horse;"	          as, a preposterous suggestion, preposterous conduct, a	          preposterous regulation or law.	          [1913 Webster]	Absurd \Ab*surd"\ ([a^]b*s[^u]rd"), n.	   An absurdity. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Absurdity \Ab*surd"i*ty\ (-[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Absurdities}	   (-t[i^]z). [L. absurditas: cf. F. absurdite.]	   1. The quality of being absurd or inconsistent with obvious	      truth, reason, or sound judgment. "The absurdity of the	      actual idea of an infinite number." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is absurd; an absurd action; a logical	      contradiction.	      [1913 Webster]	            His travels were full of absurdities. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Absurdly \Ab*surd"ly\, adv.	   In an absurd manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Absurdness \Ab*surd"ness\, n.	   Absurdity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Abu Dhabi \Abu Dhabi\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of United Arab Emirates. Population (2000) =	   363,432.	   [PJC]
Abudefduf \Abudefduf\ prop. n.	   a genus comprising the damsel fishes.	   Syn: genus {Abudefduf}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abuja \Abuja\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Nigeria. Population (2000) = 339,000.	   [PJC]
abulia \abulia\ n.	   An abnormally intense inability to make decisions; severe	   irresolution.	   Syn: indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution	        [WordNet 1.5]
abulic \abulic\ adj.	   showing abnormal inability to act or make decisions	   Syn: aboulic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Abuna \A*bu"na\ ([.a]*b[=oo]"n[.a]), n. [Eth. and Ar., our	   father.]	   The Patriarch, or head of the Abyssinian Church.	   [1913 Webster]
Abundance \A*bun"dance\ ([.a]*b[u^]n"dans), n. [OE.	   (h)abundaunce, abundance, F. abondance, L. abundantia, fr.	   abundare. See {Abound}.]	   An overflowing fullness; ample sufficiency; great plenty;	   profusion; copious supply; superfluity; wealth: -- strictly	   applicable to quantity only, but sometimes used of number.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is lamentable to remember what abundance of noble	         blood hath been shed with small benefit to the	         Christian state.                         --Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Exuberance; plenteousness; plenty; copiousness;	        overflow; riches; affluence; wealth.	   Usage: {Abundance}, {Plenty}, {Exuberance}. These words rise	          upon each other in expressing the idea of fullness.	          Plenty denotes a sufficiency to supply every want; as,	          plenty of food, plenty of money, etc. Abundance	          express more, and gives the idea of superfluity or	          excess; as, abundance of riches, an abundance of wit	          and humor; often, however, it only denotes plenty in a	          high degree. Exuberance rises still higher, and	          implies a bursting forth on every side, producing	          great superfluity or redundance; as, an exuberance of	          mirth, an exuberance of animal spirits, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Abundant \A*bun"dant\, a. [OE. (h)abundant, aboundant, F.	   abondant, fr. L. abudans, p. pr. of abundare. See {Abound}.]	   Fully sufficient; plentiful; in copious supply; -- followed	   by in, rarely by with. "Abundant in goodness and truth."	   --Exod. xxxiv. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Abundant number} (Math.), a number, the sum of whose aliquot	      parts exceeds the number itself. Thus, 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, the	      aliquot parts of 12, make the number 16. This is opposed	      to a {deficient} number, as 14, whose aliquot parts are 1,	      2, 7, the sum of which is 10; and to a {perfect} number,	      which is equal to the sum of its aliquot parts, as 6,	      whose aliquot parts are 1, 2., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ample; plentiful; copious; plenteous; exuberant;	        overflowing; rich; teeming; profuse; bountiful; liberal.	        See {Ample}.	        [1913 Webster]
Abundantly \A*bun"dant*ly\, adv.	   In a sufficient degree; fully; amply; plentifully; in large	   measure.	   [1913 Webster]
Aburst \A*burst"\, adv. [Pref. a- + burst.]	   In a bursting condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Abusable \A*bus"a*ble\, a.	   That may be abused.	   [1913 Webster]
Abusage \A*bus"age\, n.	   Abuse. [Obs.] --Whately (1634).	   [1913 Webster]
Abuse \A*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Abused}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Abusing}.] [F. abuser; L. abusus, p. p. of abuti to abuse,	   misuse; ab + uti to use. See {Use}.]	   1. To put to a wrong use; to misapply; to misuse; to put to a	      bad use; to use for a wrong purpose or end; to pervert;	      as, to abuse inherited gold; to make an excessive use of;	      as, to abuse one's authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            This principle (if one may so abuse the word) shoots	            rapidly into popularity.              --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use ill; to maltreat; to act injuriously to; to punish	      or to tax excessively; to hurt; as, to abuse prisoners, to	      abuse one's powers, one's patience.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To revile; to reproach coarsely; to disparage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . tellers of news abused the general.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dishonor. "Shall flight abuse your name?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To violate; to ravish. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To deceive; to impose on. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their eyes red and staring, cozened with a moist	            cloud, and abused by a double object. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To maltreat; injure; revile; reproach; vilify;	        vituperate; asperse; traduce; malign.	        [1913 Webster]	Abuse \A*buse"\, n. [F. abus, L. abusus, fr. abuti. See {Abuse},	   v. t.]	   1. Improper treatment or use; application to a wrong or bad	      purpose; misuse; as, an abuse of our natural powers; an	      abuse of civil rights, or of privileges or advantages; an	      abuse of language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Liberty may be endangered by the abuses of liberty,	            as well as by the abuses of power.    --Madison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Physical ill treatment; injury. "Rejoice . . . at the	      abuse of Falstaff." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A corrupt practice or custom; offense; crime; fault; as,	      the abuses in the civil service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abuse after disappeared without a struggle..	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Vituperative words; coarse, insulting speech; abusive	      language; virulent condemnation; reviling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The two parties, after exchanging a good deal of	            abuse, came to blows.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Violation; rape; as, abuse of a female child. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Or is it some abuse, and no such thing? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abuse of distress} (Law), a wrongful using of an animal or	      chattel distrained, by the distrainer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Invective; contumely; reproach; scurrility; insult;	        opprobrium.	   Usage: {Abuse}, {Invective}. Abuse is generally prompted by	          anger, and vented in harsh and unseemly words. It is	          more personal and coarse than invective. Abuse	          generally takes place in private quarrels; invective	          in writing or public discussions. Invective may be	          conveyed in refined language and dictated by	          indignation against what is blameworthy. --C. J.	          Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
Abuseful \A*buse"ful\, a.	   Full of abuse; abusive. [R.] "Abuseful names." --Bp. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Abuser \A*bus"er\, n.	   One who abuses [in the various senses of the verb].	   [1913 Webster]
Abusion \A*bu"sion\, n. [OE. abusion, abusioun, OF. abusion, fr.	   L. abusio misuse of words, f. abuti. See {Abuse}, v. t.]	   Evil or corrupt usage; abuse; wrong; reproach; deception;	   cheat. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Abusive \A*bu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. abusif, fr. L. abusivus.]	   1. Wrongly used; perverted; misapplied.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am . . . necessitated to use the word Parliament	            improperly, according to the abusive acceptation	            thereof.                              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to misusing; also, full of abuses. [Archaic] "The	      abusive prerogatives of his see." --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Practicing abuse; prone to ill treat by coarse, insulting	      words or by other ill usage; as, an abusive author; an	      abusive fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Containing abuse, or serving as the instrument of abuse;	      vituperative; reproachful; scurrilous. "An abusive	      lampoon." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Tending to deceive; fraudulent; cheating. [Obs.] "An	      abusive treaty." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reproachful; scurrilous; opprobrious; insolent;	        insulting; injurious; offensive; reviling.	        [1913 Webster]
Abusively \A*bu"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an abusive manner; rudely; with abusive language.	   [1913 Webster]
Abusiveness \A*bu"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being abusive; rudeness of language, or	   violence to the person.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pick out mirth, like stones out of thy ground,	         Profaneness, filthiness, abusiveness.    --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Abut \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. F. bout	   end, and but end, purpose.]	   To project; to terminate or border; to be contiguous; to	   meet; -- with on, upon, or against; as, his land abuts on the	   road.	   [1913 Webster]
Abutilon \A*bu"ti*lon\, n. [Ar. aub[=u]t[imac]l[=u]n.] (Bot.)	   A genus of malvaceous plants of many species, found in the	   torrid and temperate zones of both continents; -- called also	   {Indian mallow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Abutment \A*but"ment\ ([.a]*b[u^]t"ment), n.	   1. State of abutting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That on or against which a body abuts or presses; as	      (a) (Arch.) The solid part of a pier or wall, etc., which	          receives the thrust or lateral pressure of an arch,	          vault, or strut. --Gwilt.	      (b) (Mech.) A fixed point or surface from which resistance	          or reaction is obtained, as the cylinder head of a	          steam engine, the fulcrum of a lever, etc.	      (c) In breech-loading firearms, the block behind the	          barrel which receives the pressure due to recoil.	          [1913 Webster]
Abuttal \A*but"tal\, n.	   The butting or boundary of land, particularly at the end; a	   headland. --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Abutter \A*but"ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, abuts. Specifically, the owner of a	   contiguous estate; as, the abutters on a street or a river.	   [1913 Webster]
Abuzz \A*buzz"\, a. [Pref. a- + buzz.]	   In a buzz; buzzing. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Abyssinia \Abyssinia\ n.	   1. same as Ethiopia.	   Syn: Ethiopia, Yaltopya	        [WordNet 1.5]
aby \aby\ v.	   1. atone for, make amends for	      [WordNet 1.5] Aby
Aby \A*by"\, Abye \A*bye"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Abought}.]	   [AS. [=a]bycgan to pay for; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger.	   er-, orig. meaning out) + bycgan to buy. See {Buy}, and cf.	   {Abide}.]	   1. To pay for; to suffer for; to atone for; to make amends	      for; to give satisfaction. [Obs.]	   Syn: expiate	        [1913 Webster]	              Lest to thy peril thou aby it dear. --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. To endure; to abide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But nought that wanteth rest can long aby.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Abysm \A*bysm"\, n. [OF. abisme; F. abime, LL. abyssimus, a	   superl. of L. abyssus; Gr. ?. See {Abyss}.]	   An abyss; a gulf. "The abysm of hell." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Abysmal \A*bys"mal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an abyss; bottomless; unending;	   profound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Geology gives one the same abysmal extent of time that	         astronomy does of space.                 --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Abysmally \A*bys"mal*ly\, adv.	   To a fathomless depth; profoundly. "Abysmally ignorant." --G.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Abyss \A*byss"\, n. [L. abyssus a bottomless gulf, fr. Gr. ?	   bottomless; 'a priv. + ? depth, bottom.]	   1. A bottomless or unfathomed depth, gulf, or chasm; hence,	      any deep, immeasurable, and, specifically, hell, or the	      bottomless pit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye powers and spirits of this nethermost abyss.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The throne is darkness, in the abyss of light.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infinite time; a vast intellectual or moral depth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The abysses of metaphysical theology. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            In unfathomable abysses of disgrace.  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) The center of an escutcheon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, in its leading uses, is associated with the	         cosmological notions of the Hebrews, having reference	         to a supposed illimitable mass of waters from which our	         earth sprung, and beneath whose profound depths the	         wicked were punished. --Encyc. Brit.	         [1913 Webster]
Abyssal \A*byss"al\, a. [Cf. {Abysmal}.]	   Belonging to, or resembling, an abyss; unfathomable.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Abyssal zone} (Phys. Geog.), one of the belts or zones into	      which Sir E. Forbes divides the bottom of the sea in	      describing its plants, animals, etc. It is the one	      furthest from the shore, embracing all beyond one hundred	      fathoms deep. Hence, abyssal animals, plants, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Abyssinia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Abyssinian gold}, an alloy of 90.74 parts of copper and 8.33	      parts of zink. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	Abyssinian \Ab`ys*sin"i*an\, n.	   1. A native of Abyssinia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the Abyssinian Church.	      [1913 Webster]
Ac \Ac\ n.	   1. the chemical symbol for {actinum}, a radioactive element.	   Syn: actinium	        [WordNet 1.5]
AC \AC\ n. [Acronym from alternating current.]	   an electric current that reverses direction sinusoidally.	   Alternative to {direct curent}, {DC}. [acron.]	   Syn: alternating current	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acacia \A*ca"ci*a\, n. (Antiq.)	   A roll or bag, filled with dust, borne by Byzantine emperors,	   as a memento of mortality. It is represented on medals.	   [1913 Webster]
acacia \a*ca"cia\ ([.a]*k[=a]"sh[.a] or [.a]*k[=a]"sh[i^]*[.a]),	   n.; pl. E. {acacias} ([.a]*k[=a]"sh[.a]z), L. {acaciae}	   ([.a]*k[=a]"sh[i^]*[=e]). [L. from Gr. 'akaki`a; orig. the	   name of a thorny tree found in Egypt; prob. fr. the root ak	   to be sharp. See {Acute}.]	   1. [capitalized] A genus of leguminous trees and shrubs.	      Nearly 300 species are Australian or Polynesian, and have	      terete or vertically compressed leaf stalks, instead of	      the bipinnate leaves of the much fewer species of America,	      Africa, etc. Very few are found in temperate climates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of acacia;	      -- called also {gum acacia}, and {gum arabic}. AS	      [1913 Webster] Acacin
Acacin \Ac"a*cin\, Acacine \Ac"a*cine\, n.	   Gum arabic.	   [1913 Webster]
Academe \Ac`a*deme"\, n. [L. academia. See {Academy}.]	   An academy. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Academial \Ac`a*de"mi*al\, a.	   Academic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Academian \Ac`a*de"mi*an\, n.	   A member of an academy, university, or college.	   [1913 Webster] Academic
Academic \Ac`a*dem"ic\, Academical \Ac`a*dem"ic*al\, a. [L.	   academicus: cf. F. acad['e]migue. See {Academy}.]	   1. Belonging to the school or philosophy of Plato; as, the	      Academic sect or philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to an academy or other higher institution of	      learning; scholarly; literary or classical, in distinction	      from scientific. "Academic courses." --Warburton.	      "Academical study." --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	Academic \Ac`a*dem"ic\, n.	   1. One holding the philosophy of Socrates and Plato; a	      Platonist. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of an academy, college, or university; an	      academician.	      [1913 Webster]
Academically \Ac`a*dem`ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an academical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Academicals \Ac`a*dem"ic*als\, n. pl.	   The articles of dress prescribed and worn at some colleges	   and universities.	   [1913 Webster]
Academician \Ac`a*de*mi"cian\ (#; 277), n. [F. acad['e]micien.	   See {Academy}.]	   1. A member of an academy, or society for promoting science,	      art, or literature, as of the French Academy, or the Royal	      Academy of arts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collegian. [R.] --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]
academicianship \academicianship\ n.	   1. the position or state of being a member of an honorary	      academy.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Academicism \Ac`a*dem"i*cism\, n.	   1. A tenet of the Academic philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mannerism or mode peculiar to an academy.	      [1913 Webster]
Academism \A*cad"e*mism\, n.	   The doctrines of the Academic philosophy. [Obs.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Academist \A*cad"e*mist\, n. [F. academiste.]	   1. An Academic philosopher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An academician. [Obs.] --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]
Academy \A*cad"e*my\, n.; pl. {Academies}. [F. acad['e]mie, L.	   academia. Cf. {Academe}.]	   1. A garden or grove near Athens (so named from the hero	      Academus), where Plato and his followers held their	      philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy	      of which Plato was head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An institution for the study of higher learning; a college	      or a university. Popularly, a school, or seminary of	      learning, holding a rank between a college and a common	      school.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place of training; a school. "Academies of fanaticism."	      --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A society of learned men united for the advancement of the	      arts and sciences, and literature, or some particular art	      or science; as, the French Academy; the American Academy	      of Arts and Sciences; academies of literature and	      philology.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A school or place of training in which some special art is	      taught; as, the military academy at West Point; a riding	      academy; the Academy of Music.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Academy figure} (Paint.), a drawing usually half life-size,	      in crayon or pencil, after a nude model.	      [1913 Webster]
Acadia \Acadia\ n.	   1. the French-speaking part of the Canadian Maritime	      Provinces.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acadian \A*ca"di*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Acadia, or Nova Scotia. "Acadian	   farmers." --Longfellow. -- n. A native of Acadie.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Acadian epoch} (Geol.), an epoch at the beginning of the	      American paleozoic time, and including the oldest American	      rocks known to be fossiliferous. See {Geology}.	   {Acadian owl} (Zool.), a small North American owl ({Nyctule	      Acadica}); the saw-whet.	      [1913 Webster]
Acajou \Ac"a*jou\, n. [F. See {Cashew}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The cashew tree; also, its fruit. See {Cashew}.	   (b) The mahogany tree; also, its timber.	       [1913 Webster] Acaleph
Acaleph \Ac"a*leph\, Acalephan \Ac`a*le"phan\n.; pl. {Acalephs},	   {Acalephans}. [See {Acaleph[ae]}.] (Zool.)	   One of the Acaleph[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Acalephae \Ac`a*le"ph[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, a nettle.]	   A group of C[oe]lenterata, including the Medus[ae] or	   jellyfishes, and hydroids; -- so called from the stinging	   power they possess. Sometimes called {sea nettles}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acalephoid \Ac`ale"phoid\, a. [Acaleph + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Belonging to or resembling the Acaleph[ae] or jellyfishes.	   [1913 Webster] Acalycine
Acalycine \A*cal"y*cine\, Acalysinous \Ac`a*lys`i*nous\, a. [Gr.	   'a priv. + ? calyx.] (Bot.)	   Without a calyx, or outer floral envelope.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanth \A*canth"\, n.	   Same as {Acanthus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acantha \A*can"tha\, n. [Gr. ? thorn, fr. ? point. See {Acute}.]	   1. (Bot.) A prickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A spine or prickly fin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The vertebral column; the spinous process of a	      vertebra. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Acanthaceous \Ac"an*tha"ceous\, a.	   1. Armed with prickles, as a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of	      plants of which the acanthus is the type.	      [1913 Webster]
Acanthine \A*can"thine\, a. [L. acanthinus, Gr. ?, thorny, fr.	   ?. See {Acanthus}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant acanthus.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthocarpous \A*can`tho*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? thorn + ? fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the fruit covered with spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthocephala \A*can`tho*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a	   spine, thorn + ? head.] (Zool.)	   A group of intestinal worms, having the proboscis armed with	   recurved spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthocephalous \A*can`tho*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a spiny head, as one of the Acanthocephala.	   [1913 Webster] acanthoid
acanthoid \acanthoid\ acanthous \acanthous\adj.	   1. 1 shaped like a spine or thorn	   Syn: spinous	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acanthophis \Acanthophis\ n.	   1. a genus of Australian elapid snakes.	   Syn: genus {Acanthophis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acanthophorous \Ac`an*thoph"o*rous\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? spine +	   fe`rein to bear.]	   Spine-bearing. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthopodious \A*can`tho*po"di*ous\, a. [Gr. ? thorn + ?, ?,	   foot.] (Bot.)	   Having spinous petioles.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthopteri \Ac`an*thop"ter*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? thorn +	   ? wing, fin.] (Zool.)	   A group of teleostean fishes having spiny fins. See	   {Acanthopterygii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthopterous \Ac`an*thop"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ? spine + ? wing.]	   1. (Zool.) Spiny-winged.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Acanthopterygious.	      [1913 Webster]
Acanthopterygian \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the order of fishes having spinose fins, as the	   perch. -- n. A spiny-finned fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthopterygii \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?	   thorn + ? fin, dim. fr. ? wing.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes having some of the rays of the dorsal,	   ventral, and anal fins unarticulated and spinelike, as the	   perch.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthopterygious \Ac`an*thop`ter*yg"i*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having fins in which the rays are hard and spinelike;	   spiny-finned.	   [1913 Webster]
Acanthuridae \Acanthuridae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of fishes consisting of the surgeonfishes. fish	      family	   Syn: family Acanthuridae	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acanthurus \Acanthurus\ n.	   1. type genus of the family {Acanthuridae}; doctorfishes.	   Syn: genus Acanthurus	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acanthus \A*can"thus\, n.; pl. E. {Acanthuses}, L. {Acanthi}.	   [L., from Gr. ?. Cf. {Acantha}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous prickly plants, found in the	      south of Europe, Asia Minor, and India; bear's-breech.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornament resembling the foliage or leaves of	      the acanthus ({Acanthus spinosus}); -- used in the	      capitals of the Corinthian and Composite orders.	      [1913 Webster]
A cappella \A cap*pel"la\ [It. See {Chapel}.] (Mus.)	      (a) In church or chapel style; -- said of compositions	          sung in the old church style, without instrumental	          accompaniment; as, a mass a capella, i. e., a mass	          purely vocal.	      (b) A time indication, equivalent to alla breve.	          [1913 Webster]
Acapsular \A*cap"su*lar\, a. [Pref. a- not + capsular.] (Bot.)	   Having no capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Acardiac \A*car"di*ac\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? heart.]	   Without a heart; as, an acardiac fetus.	   [1913 Webster]
acarid \acarid\ n.	   1. very small free-living arachnid that is parasitic on	      animals or plants; related to ticks.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acaridae \Acaridae\ n.	   1. the family of arachnids of the order {Acarina} consisting	      of mites.	   Syn: family {Acaridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acaridan \A*car"i*dan\, n. [See {Acarus}.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks.	   [1913 Webster]
Acarina \Ac`a*ri"na\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a mite.]	   (Zool.)	   The order of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks.	   Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch	   and mange.	   [1913 Webster]
acarine \ac"a*rine\ ([a^]k"[.a]*r[i^]n), a. (Med.)	   Of or caused by acari (acarids, or mites); as, acarine	   diseases.	   [1913 Webster + AS]	acarine \ac"a*rine\ ([a^]k"[.a]*r[=e]n), n. (Med.)	   A member of the order {Acarina}.	   [PJC]
Acaroid \Ac"a*roid\, a. [NL., acarus a mite + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Shaped like or resembling a mite.	   [1913 Webster] Acarpellous
Acarpellous \Ac`ar*pel"lous\, acarpelous \ac`ar*pel"ous\, a.	   [Pref. a- not + carpel.] (Bot.)	   Having no carpels. Opposite of {carpellate}.	   Syn: acarpe	        [1913 Webster]
Acarpous \A*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + karpo`s fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Not producing fruit; unfruitful.	   [1913 Webster]
Acarus \Ac"a*rus\, n.; pl. {Acari}. [NL., from Gr. ? the cheese	   mite, tick.] (Zool.)	   A genus including many species of small mites.	   [1913 Webster]
Acatalectic \A*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. acatalecticus, Gr. ?, not	   defective at the end; 'a priv. + ? to cease.] (Pros.)	   Not defective; complete; as, an acatalectic verse. -- n. A	   verse which has the complete number of feet and syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Acatalepsy \A*cat"a*lep`sy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to seize,	   comprehend.]	   Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the	   ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never	   amounts to certainty, but only to probability.	   [1913 Webster]
Acataleptic \A*cat`a*lep"tic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Incapable of being comprehended; incomprehensible.	   [1913 Webster]
Acater \A*ca"ter\, n.	   See {Caterer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acates \A*cates"\, n. pl.	   See {Cates}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acaudate \A*cau"date\, a. [Pref. a- not + caudate.]	   Tailless.	   [1913 Webster]
Acaulescent \Ac`au*les"cent\, a. [Pref. a- not + caulescent.]	   (Bot.)	   Having no stem or caulis, or only a very short one concealed	   in the ground. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Acauline \A*cau"line\, a. [Pref. a- not + cauline.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Acaulescent}.	   [1913 Webster] Acaulose
Acaulose \A*cau"lose\, Acaulous \A*cau"lous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a	   priv. + ? stalk or L. caulis stalk. See {Cole}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Acaulescent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Accadian \Ac*ca"di*an\, a. [From the city Accad. See Gen. x.	   10.]	   Pertaining to a race supposed to have lived in Babylonia	   before the Assyrian conquest.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ac*ca"di*an}, n., {Ac"cad}, n. --Sayce.	   [1913 Webster]
Accede \Ac*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acceded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Acceding}.] [L. accedere to approach, accede; ad + cedere	   to move, yield: cf. F. acc['e]dere. See {Cede}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To approach; to come forward; -- opposed to {recede}.	      [Obs.] --T. Gale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter upon an office or dignity; to attain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Edward IV., who had acceded to the throne in the	            year 1461.                            --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	            If Frederick had acceded to the supreme power.	                                                  --Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become a party by associating one's self with others;	      to give one's adhesion. Hence, to agree or assent to a	      proposal or a view; as, he acceded to my request.	      [1913 Webster]	            The treaty of Hanover in 1725 . . . to which the	            Dutch afterwards acceded.             --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To agree; assent; consent; comply; acquiesce; concur.	        [1913 Webster]
Accedence \Ac*ced"ence\, n.	   The act of acceding.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceder \Ac*ced"er\, n.	   One who accedes.	   [1913 Webster]
Accelerando \Ac*cel`er*an"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Gradually accelerating the movement.	   [1913 Webster]
Accelerate \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	   {Celerity}.]	   1. To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add	      to the speed of; -- opposed to {retard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To quicken the natural or ordinary progression or process	      of; as, to accelerate the growth of a plant, the increase	      of wealth, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hasten, as the occurence of an event; as, to accelerate	      our departure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Accelerated motion} (Mech.), motion with a continually	      increasing velocity.	   {Accelerating force}, the force which causes accelerated	      motion.                                     --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To hasten; expedite; quicken; dispatch; forward;	        advance; further.	        [1913 Webster]
accelerated \accelerated\ adj.	   1. 1 caused to move faster	   Syn: speeded up	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. 1 caused to be completed in a shorter than normal time	      period; speeded up, as of an academic course; He took an	      accelerated curriculum, and graduated in three years.	      Opposite of {delayed}.	   Syn: expedited	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Acceleration \Ac*cel`er*a"tion\, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F.	   acc['e]l['e]ration.]	   The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated;	   increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward	   the earth with an acceleration of velocity; -- opposed to	   {retardation}.	   [1913 Webster]	         A period of social improvement, or of intellectual	         advancement, contains within itself a principle of	         acceleration.                            --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] (Astr. & Physics.)	   {Acceleration of the moon}, the increase of the moon's mean	      motion in its orbit, in consequence of which its period of	      revolution is now shorter than in ancient times.	   {Acceleration} and {retardation of the tides}. See {Priming	      of the tides}, under {Priming}.	   {Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars}, the amount by	      which their apparent diurnal motion exceeds that of the	      sun, in consequence of which they daily come to the	      meridian of any place about three minutes fifty-six	      seconds of solar time earlier than on the day preceding.	      	   {Acceleration of the planets}, the increasing velocity of	      their motion, in proceeding from the apogee to the perigee	      of their orbits.	      [1913 Webster]
Accelerative \Ac*cel"er*a*tive\, a.	   Relating to acceleration; adding to velocity; quickening.	   --Reid.	   [1913 Webster]
Accelerator \Ac*cel"er*a`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, accelerates. Also as an adj.; as,	   accelerator nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceleratory \Ac*cel"er*a*to*ry\, a.	   Accelerative.	   [1913 Webster]
Accelerograph \Ac*cel"er*o*graph\, n. [Accelerate + -graph.]	   (Mil.)	   An apparatus for studying the combustion of powder in guns,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Accelerometer \Ac*cel`er*om"e*ter\, n. [Accelerate + -meter.]	   An apparatus for measuring the velocity imparted by	   gunpowder.	   [1913 Webster]
Accend \Ac*cend"\, v. t. [L. accendere, accensum, to kindle; ad	   + cand[e^]re to kindle (only in compounds); rel. to	   cand[=e]re to be white, to gleam. See {Candle}.]	   To set on fire; to kindle. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Accendibility \Ac*cend`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capacity of being kindled, or of becoming inflamed;	   inflammability.	   [1913 Webster]
Accendible \Ac*cend"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being inflamed or kindled; combustible;	   inflammable. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Accension \Ac*cen"sion\, n.	   The act of kindling or the state of being kindled; ignition.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Accensor \Ac*cen"sor\, n. [LL., from p. p. accensus. See	   {Accend}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   One of the functionaries who light and trim the tapers.	   [1913 Webster]
Accent \Ac"cent`\, n. [F. accent, L. accentus; ad + cantus a	   singing, canere to sing. See {Cant}.]	   1. A superior force of voice or of articulative effort upon	      some particular syllable of a word or a phrase,	      distinguishing it from the others.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many English words have two accents, the primary and	         the secondary; the primary being uttered with a greater	         stress of voice than the secondary; as in	         as'pira[bprime]tion, where the chief stress is on the	         third syllable, and a slighter stress on the first.	         Some words, as an'tiap'o-plec[bprime]tic,	         in-com'pre-hen'si-bil[bprime]i-ty, have two secondary	         accents. See Guide to Pron., [sect][sect] 30-46.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark or character used in writing, and serving to	      regulate the pronunciation; esp.:	      (a) a mark to indicate the nature and place of the spoken	          accent;	      (b) a mark to indicate the quality of sound of the vowel	          marked; as, the French accents.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the ancient Greek the acute accent (') meant a	         raised tone or pitch, the grave (`), the level tone or	         simply the negation of accent, the circumflex ( ~ or ^)	         a tone raised and then depressed. In works on	         elocution, the first is often used to denote the rising	         inflection of the voice; the second, the falling	         inflection; and the third (^), the compound or waving	         inflection. In dictionaries, spelling books, and the	         like, the acute accent is used to designate the	         syllable which receives the chief stress of voice.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Modulation of the voice in speaking; manner of speaking or	      pronouncing; peculiar or characteristic modification of	      the voice; tone; as, a foreign accent; a French or a	      German accent. "Beguiled you in a plain accent." --Shak.	      "A perfect accent." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tender accent of a woman's cry.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A word; a significant tone; (pl.) expressions in general;	      speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winds! on your wings to Heaven her accents bear,	            Such words as Heaven alone is fit to hear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Pros.) Stress laid on certain syllables of a verse.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.)	      (a) A regularly recurring stress upon the tone to mark the	          beginning, and, more feebly, the third part of the	          measure.	      (b) A special emphasis of a tone, even in the weaker part	          of the measure.	      (c) The rhythmical accent, which marks phrases and	          sections of a period.	      (d) The expressive emphasis and shading of a passage. --J.	          S. Dwight.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.)	      (a) A mark placed at the right hand of a letter, and a	          little above it, to distinguish magnitudes of a	          similar kind expressed by the same letter, but	          differing in value, as y', y[sec].	      (b) (Trigon.) A mark at the right hand of a number,	          indicating minutes of a degree, seconds, etc.; as,	          12'27[sec], i. e., twelve minutes twenty seven	          seconds.	      (c) (Engin.) A mark used to denote feet and inches; as, 6'	          10[sec] is six feet ten inches.	          [1913 Webster]	Accent \Ac*cent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Accenting}.] [OF. accenter, F. accentuer.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To express the accent of (either by the voice or by a	      mark); to utter or to mark with accent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark emphatically; to emphasize.	      [1913 Webster]
Accentless \Ac"cent`less\, a.	   Without accent.	   [1913 Webster]
accented \accented\ adj.	   1. (Phonology) having the main stress of a word; -- used of	      syllables	   Syn: tonic (vs. atonic)	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 being pronounced with sterss; -- used of syllables	   Syn: heavy, strong	        [WordNet 1.5]
accenting \accenting\ n.	   1. the act of giving special importance or significance to	      something.	   Syn: emphasizing	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accentor \Ac*cen"tor\, n. [L. ad. + cantor singer, canere to	   sing.]	   1. (Mus.) One who sings the leading part; the director or	      leader. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of European birds (so named from their	      sweet notes), including the hedge warbler. In America	      sometimes applied to the water thrushes.	      [1913 Webster]
Accentuable \Ac*cen"tu*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being accented.	   [1913 Webster]
Accentual \Ac*cen"tu*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to accent; characterized or formed by	   accent.	   [1913 Webster]
Accentuality \Ac*cen`tu*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being accentual.	   [1913 Webster]
Accentually \Ac*cen"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   In an accentual manner; in accordance with accent.	   [1913 Webster]
Accentuate \Ac*cen"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accentuated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Accentuating}.] [LL. accentuatus, p. p. of	   accentuare, fr. L. accentus: cf. F. accentuer.]	   1. To pronounce with an accent or with accents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring out distinctly; to make prominent; to emphasize.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Bosnia, the struggle between East and West was	            even more accentuated.                --London	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mark with the written accent.	      [1913 Webster]
Accentuation \Ac*cen`tu*a"tion\, n. [LL. accentuatio: cf. F.	   accentuation.]	   Act of accentuating; applications of accent. Specifically	   (Eccles. Mus.), pitch or modulation of the voice in reciting	   portions of the liturgy.	   [1913 Webster]
Accept \Ac*cept"\ ([a^]k*s[e^]pt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Accepted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accepting}.] [F. accepter, L.	   acceptare, freq. of accipere; ad + capere to take; akin to E.	   heave.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To receive with a consenting mind (something offered); as,	      to accept a gift; -- often followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you accept them, then their worth is great.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To accept of ransom for my son.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            She accepted of a treat.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To receive with favor; to approve.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord accept thy burnt sacrifice. --Ps. xx. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peradventure he will accept of me. --Gen. xxxii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To receive or admit and agree to; to assent to; as, I	      accept your proposal, amendment, or excuse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take by the mind; to understand; as, How are these	      words to be accepted?	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Com.) To receive as obligatory and promise to pay; as, to	      accept a bill of exchange. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In a deliberate body, to receive in acquittance of a duty	      imposed; as, to accept the report of a committee. [This	      makes it the property of the body, and the question is	      then on its adoption.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To accept a bill} (Law), to agree (on the part of the	      drawee) to pay it when due.	   {To accept service} (Law), to agree that a writ or process	      shall be considered as regularly served, when it has not	      been.	   {To accept the person} (Eccl.), to show favoritism. "God	      accepteth no man's person." --Gal. ii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To receive; take; admit. See {Receive}.	        [1913 Webster]	Accept \Ac*cept"\, a.	   Accepted. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceptability \Ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [LL. acceptabilitas.]	   The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.	   "Acceptability of repentance." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceptable \Ac*cept"a*ble\ (-s[e^]pt"[.a]*b'l; 277), a. [F.	   acceptable, L. acceptabilis, fr. acceptare.]	   Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with	   pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable;	   welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceptableness \Ac*cept"a*ble*ness\	   ([a^]k*s[e^]pt"[.a]*b'l*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being acceptable, or suitable to be favorably	   received; acceptability.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceptably \Ac*cept"a*bly\, adv.	   In an acceptable manner; in a manner to please or give	   satisfaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceptance \Ac*cept"ance\, n.	   1. The act of accepting; a receiving what is offered, with	      approbation, satisfaction, or acquiescence; esp.,	      favorable reception; approval; as, the acceptance of a	      gift, office, doctrine, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall come up with acceptance on mine altar.	                                                  --Isa. lx. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being accepted; acceptableness. "Makes it assured	      of acceptance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.)	      (a) An assent and engagement by the person on whom a bill	          of exchange is drawn, to pay it when due according to	          the terms of the acceptance.	      (b) The bill itself when accepted.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. An agreeing to terms or proposals by which a bargain is	      concluded and the parties are bound; the reception or	      taking of a thing bought as that for which it was bought,	      or as that agreed to be delivered, or the taking	      possession as owner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) An agreeing to the action of another, by some act	      which binds the person in law.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: What acts shall amount to such an acceptance is often a	         question of great nicety and difficulty. --Mozley & W.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In modern law, proposal and acceptance are the	         constituent elements into which all contracts are	         resolved.	         [1913 Webster]	   {acceptance of a bill of exchange}, {acceptance of a check},	   {acceptance of a draft}, or {acceptance of an order}, is an	      engagement to pay it according to the terms. This	      engagement is usually made by writing the word "accepted"	      across the face of the bill.	   {Acceptance of goods}, under the statute of frauds, is an	      intelligent acceptance by a party knowing the nature of	      the transaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Meaning; acceptation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acceptance of persons}, partiality, favoritism. See under	      {Accept}.	      [1913 Webster]
Acceptancy \Ac*cept"an*cy\, n.	   Acceptance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's a proof of gift,	         But here's no proof, sir, of acceptancy. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceptant \Ac*cept"ant\, a.	   Accepting; receiving.	   [1913 Webster]	Acceptant \Ac*cept"ant\, n.	   An accepter. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Acceptation \Ac`cep*ta"tion\, n.	   1. Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard;	      state of being acceptable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This is saying worthy of all acceptation. --1 Tim.	                                                  i. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great	            dignity and acceptation with God.     --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood,	      or generally received; as, term is to be used according to	      its usual acceptation.	      [1913 Webster]	            My words, in common acceptation,	            Could never give this provocation.    --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]
Acceptedly \Ac*cept"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a accepted manner; admittedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Accepter \Ac*cept"er\, n.	   1. A person who accepts; a taker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A respecter; a viewer with partiality. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God is no accepter of persons.        --Chillingworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An acceptor.	      [1913 Webster]
Acceptilation \Ac*cep`ti*la"tion\, n. [L. acceptilatio entry of	   a debt collected, acquittance, fr. p. p. of accipere (cf.	   {Accept}) + latio a carrying, fr. latus, p. p. of ferre to	   carry: cf. F. acceptilation.] (Civil Law)	   Gratuitous discharge; a release from debt or obligation	   without payment; free remission.	   [1913 Webster]
Acception \Ac*cep"tion\, n. [L. acceptio a receiving, accepting:	   cf. F. acception.]	   Acceptation; the received meaning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Here the word "baron" is not to be taken in that	         restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath	         confined it.                             --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Acception of persons} or {faces} (Eccl.), favoritism;	      partiality. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Acceptive \Ac*cept"ive\, a.	   1. Fit for acceptance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready to accept. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Acceptor \Ac*cept"or\ (#; 277), n. [L.]	   One who accepts; specifically (Law & Com.), one who accepts	   an order or a bill of exchange; a drawee after he has	   accepted.	   [1913 Webster]
Access \Ac*cess"\ (#; 277), n. [F. acc[`e]s, L. accessus, fr.	   accedere. See {Accede}.]	   1. A coming to, or near approach; admittance; admission;	      accessibility; as, to gain access to a prince.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did repel his letters, and denied	            His access to me.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The means, place, or way by which a thing may be	      approached; passage way; as, the access is by a neck of	      land. "All access was thronged." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Admission to sexual intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            During coverture, access of the husband shall be	            presumed, unless the contrary be shown.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Increase by something added; addition; as, an access of	      territory. [In this sense accession is more generally	      used.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I, from the influence of thy looks, receive	            Access in every virtue.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An onset, attack, or fit of disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first access looked like an apoplexy. --Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A paroxysm; a fit of passion; an outburst; as, an access	      of fury. [A Gallicism]	      [1913 Webster]
Accessarily \Ac*ces"sa*ri*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an accessary.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessariness \Ac*ces"sa*ri*ness\, n.	   The state of being accessary.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessary \Ac*ces"sa*ry\ (#; 277), a.	   Accompanying, as a subordinate; additional; accessory; esp.,	   uniting in, or contributing to, a crime, but not as chief	   actor. See {Accessory}.	   [1913 Webster]	         To both their deaths thou shalt be accessary. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Amongst many secondary and accessary causes that	         support monarchy, these are not of least reckoning.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Accessary \Ac*ces"sa*ry\ (277), n.; pl. {Accessaries}. [Cf.	   {Accessory} and LL. accessarius.] (Law)	   One who, not being present, contributes as an assistant or	   instigator to the commission of an offense.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Accessary before the fact} (Law), one who commands or	      counsels an offense, not being present at its commission.	      	   {Accessary after the fact}, one who, after an offense,	      assists or shelters the offender, not being present at the	      commission of the offense.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, as used in law, is spelt accessory by	         Blackstone and many others; but in this sense is spelt	         accessary by Bouvier, Burrill, Burns, Whishaw, Dane,	         and the Penny Cyclopedia; while in other senses it is	         spelt accessory. In recent text-books on criminal law	         the distinction is not preserved, the spelling being	         either accessary or accessory.	         [1913 Webster]
Accessibility \Ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. accessibilitas: cf.	   F. accessibilit['e].]	   The quality of being accessible, or of admitting approach;	   receptibility. --Langhorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessible \Ac*cess"i*ble\, a. [L. accessibilis, fr. accedere:	   cf. F. accessible. See {Accede}.]	   1. Easy of access or approach; approachable; as, an	      accessible town or mountain, an accessible person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Open to the influence of; -- with to. "Minds accessible to	      reason." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Obtainable; to be got at.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best information . . . at present accessible.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Accessibly \Ac*cess"i*bly\, adv.	   In an accessible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Accession \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 confederacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Increase by something added; that which is added;	      augmentation from without; as, an accession of wealth or	      territory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only accession which the Roman empire received	            was the province of Britain.          --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) A mode of acquiring property, by which the owner of a	          corporeal substance which receives an addition by	          growth, or by labor, has a right to the part or thing	          added, or the improvement (provided the thing is not	          changed into a different species). Thus, the owner of	          a cow becomes the owner of her calf.	      (b) The act by which one power becomes party to	          engagements already in force between other powers.	          --Kent.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of coming to or reaching a throne, an office, or	      dignity; as, the accession of the house of Stuart; --	      applied especially to the epoch of a new dynasty.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) The invasion, approach, or commencement of a	      disease; a fit or paroxysm. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Increase; addition; augmentation; enlargement.	        [1913 Webster]
Accessional \Ac*ces"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to accession; additional. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessive \Ac*ces"sive\, a.	   Additional.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessorial \Ac`ces*so"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an accessory; as, accessorial agency,	   accessorial guilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessorily \Ac*ces"so*ri*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an accessory; auxiliary.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessoriness \Ac*ces"so*ri*ness\, n.	   The state of being accessory, or connected subordinately.	   [1913 Webster]
Accessory \Ac*ces"so*ry\ (#; 277), a. [L. accessorius. See	   {Access}, and cf. {Accessary}.]	   Accompanying as a subordinate; aiding in a secondary way;	   additional; connected as an incident or subordinate to a	   principal; contributing or contributory; said of persons and	   things, and, when of persons, usually in a bad sense; as, he	   was accessory to the riot; accessory sounds in music.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ash accents the antepenult; and this is not only more	         regular, but preferable, on account of easiness of	         pronunciation. Most orho["e]pists place the accent on	         the first syllable.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Accompanying; contributory; auxiliary; subsidiary;	        subservient; additional; acceding.	        [1913 Webster]	Accessory \Ac*ces"so*ry\, n.; pl. {Accessories}.	   1. That which belongs to something else deemed the principal;	      something additional and subordinate. "The aspect and	      accessories of a den of banditti." --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Same as {Accessary}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fine Arts) Anything that enters into a work of art	      without being indispensably necessary, as mere ornamental	      parts. --Elmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abettor; accomplice; ally; coadjutor. See {Abettor}.	        [1913 Webster]
Acciaccatura \Ac*ciac`ca*tu"ra\, n. [It., from acciaccare to	   crush.] (Mus.)	   A short grace note, one semitone below the note to which it	   is prefixed; -- used especially in organ music. Now used as	   equivalent to the short appoggiatura.	   [1913 Webster]
Accidence \Ac"ci*dence\, n. [A corruption of Eng. accidents, pl.	   of accident. See {Accident}, 2.]	   1. The accidents, of inflections of words; the rudiments of	      grammar. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The rudiments of any subject. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Accident \Ac"ci*dent\, n. [F. accident, fr. L. accidens,	   -dentis, p. pr. of accidere to happen; ad + cadere to fall.	   See {Cadence}, {Case}.]	   1. Literally, a befalling; an event that takes place without	      one's foresight or expectation; an undesigned, sudden, and	      unexpected event; chance; contingency; often, an	      undesigned and unforeseen occurrence of an afflictive or	      unfortunate character; a casualty; a mishap; as, to die by	      an accident.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of moving accidents by flood and field. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou cam'st not to thy place by accident:	            It is the very place God meant for thee. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A property attached to a word, but not essential	      to it, as gender, number, case.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) A point or mark which may be retained or omitted in	      a coat of arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Log.)	      (a) A property or quality of a thing which is not	          essential to it, as whiteness in paper; an attribute.	      (b) A quality or attribute in distinction from the	          substance, as sweetness, softness.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Any accidental property, fact, or relation; an accidental	      or nonessential; as, beauty is an accident.	      [1913 Webster]	            This accident, as I call it, of Athens being	            situated some miles from the sea.     --J. P.	                                                  Mahaffy.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Unusual appearance or effect. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Accident, in Law, is equivalent to casus, or such	         unforeseen, extraordinary, extraneous interference as	         is out of the range of ordinary calculation.	         [1913 Webster]
Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, a. [Cf. F. accidentel, earlier	   accidental.]	   1. Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not	      according to the usual course of things; casual;	      fortuitous; as, an accidental visit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nonessential; not necessary belonging; incidental; as, are	      accidental to a play.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Accidental chords} (Mus.), those which contain one or more	      tones foreign to their proper harmony.	   {Accidental colors} (Opt.), colors depending on the	      hypersensibility of the retina of the eye for	      complementary colors. They are purely subjective	      sensations of color which often result from the	      contemplation of actually colored bodies.	   {Accidental point} (Persp.), the point in which a right line,	      drawn from the eye, parallel to a given right line, cuts	      the perspective plane; so called to distinguish it from	      the principal point, or point of view, where a line drawn	      from the eye perpendicular to the perspective plane meets	      this plane.	   {Accidental lights} (Paint.), secondary lights; effects of	      light other than ordinary daylight, such as the rays of	      the sun darting through a cloud, or between the leaves of	      trees; the effect of moonlight, candlelight, or burning	      bodies. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Casual; fortuitous; contingent; occasional;	        adventitious.	   Usage: {Accidental}, {Incidental}, {Casual}, {Fortuitous},	          {Contingent}. We speak of a thing as accidental when	          it falls out as by chance, and not in the regular	          course of things; as, an accidental meeting, an	          accidental advantage, etc. We call a thing incidental	          when it falls, as it were, into some regular course of	          things, but is secondary, and forms no essential part	          thereof; as, an incremental remark, an incidental	          evil, an incidental benefit. We speak of a thing as	          casual, when it falls out or happens, as it were, by	          mere chance, without being prearranged or	          premeditated; as, a casual remark or encounter; a	          casual observer. An idea of the unimportant is	          attached to what is casual. Fortuitous is applied to	          what occurs without any known cause, and in opposition	          to what has been foreseen; as, a fortuitous concourse	          of atoms. We call a thing contingent when it is such	          that, considered in itself, it may or may not happen,	          but is dependent for its existence on something else;	          as, the time of my coming will be contingent on	          intelligence yet to be received.	          [1913 Webster]	Accidental \Ac`ci*den"tal\, n.	   1. A property which is not essential; a nonessential;	      anything happening accidentally.	      [1913 Webster]	            He conceived it just that accidentals . . . should	            sink with the substance of the accusation. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Paint.) Those fortuitous effects produced by luminous	      rays falling on certain objects so that some parts stand	      forth in abnormal brightness and other parts are cast into	      a deep shadow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A sharp, flat, or natural, occurring not at the	      commencement of a piece of music as the signature, but	      before a particular note.	      [1913 Webster]
Accidentalism \Ac`ci*den"tal*ism\, n.	   Accidental character or effect. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Accidentality \Ac`ci*den*tal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being accidental; accidentalness. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Accidentally \Ac`ci*den"tal*ly\, adv.	   In an accidental manner; unexpectedly; by chance;	   unintentionally; casually; fortuitously; not essentially.	   [1913 Webster]
Accidentalness \Ac`ci*den"tal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being accidental; casualness.	   [1913 Webster]
Accidie \Ac"ci*die\, n. [OF. accide, accidie, LL. accidia,	   acedia, fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? care.]	   Sloth; torpor. [Obs.] "The sin of accidie." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Accipenser \Ac`ci*pen"ser\, n.	   See {Acipenser}.	   [1913 Webster]
Accipient \Ac*cip"i*ent\, n. [L. accipiens, p. pr. of accipere.	   See {Accept}.]	   A receiver. [R.] --Bailey	   [1913 Webster]
Accipiter \Ac*cip"i*ter\, n.; pl. E. {Accipiters}. L.	   {Accipitres}. [L., hawk.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres	      or Raptores.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A bandage applied over the nose, resembling the	      claw of a hawk.	      [1913 Webster]
Accipitral \Ac*cip"i*tral\, n.	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk;	   hawklike. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Accipitres \Ac*cip"i*tres\, n. pl. [L., hawks.] (Zool.)	   The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked	   bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three	   families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks,	   and the owls.	   [1913 Webster]
Accipitridae \Accipitridae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of birds consisting of the hawks; -- this	      family includes the Old World vultures; kites; harriers;	      and eagles.	   Syn: family {Accipitridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accipitriformes \Accipitriformes\ n.	   1. 1 in some classifications an alternative name for the	      {Falconiformes}.	   Syn: order {Accipitriformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accipitrine \Ac*cip"i*trine\ (#; 277), a. [Cf. F. accipitrin.]	   (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.	   [1913 Webster]
Accismus \Ac*cis"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Rhet.)	   Affected refusal; coyness.	   [1913 Webster]
Accite \Ac*cite"\, v. t. [L. accitus, p. p. of accire, accere,	   to call for; ad + ciere to move, call. See {Cite}.]	   To cite; to summon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our heralds now accited all that were	         Endamaged by the Elians.                 --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. t. [L. acclamare; ad + clamare to cry	   out. See {Claim}, {Clamor}.] [R.]	   1. To applaud. "A glad acclaiming train." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To declare by acclamations.	      [1913 Webster]	            While the shouting crowd	            Acclaims thee king of traitors.       --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shout; as, to acclaim my joy.	      [1913 Webster]	Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, v. i.	   To shout applause.	   [1913 Webster]	Acclaim \Ac*claim"\, n.	   Acclamation. [Poetic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclaimer \Ac*claim"er\, n.	   One who acclaims.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclamation \Ac`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. acclamatio: cf. F.	   acclamation.]	   1. A shout of approbation, favor, or assent; eager expression	      of approval; loud applause.	      [1913 Webster]	            On such a day, a holiday having been voted by	            acclamation, an ordinary walk would not satisfy the	            children.                             --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Antiq.) A representation, in sculpture or on medals, of	      people expressing joy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In parliamentary usage, the act or method of voting orally	      and by groups rather than by ballot, esp. in elections;	      specif. (R. C. Ch.), the election of a pope or other	      ecclesiastic by unanimous consent of the electors, without	      a ballot.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Acclamation medals} are those on which laudatory	      acclamations are recorded. --Elmes.	      [1913 Webster]
Acclamatory \Ac*clam"a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or expressing approval by, acclamation.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimatable \Ac*cli"ma*ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being acclimated.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimatation \Ac*cli`ma*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. acclimation. See	   {Acclimate}.]	   Acclimatization.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimate \Ac*cli"mate\ (#; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Acclimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Acclimating}.] [F. acclimater;	   [`a] (l. ad) + climat climate. See {Climate}.]	   To habituate to a climate not native; to acclimatize. --J. H.	   Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimatement \Ac*cli"mate*ment\ (-ment), n.	   Acclimation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimation \Ac`cli*ma"tion\, n.	   The process of becoming, or the state of being, acclimated,	   or habituated to a new climate; acclimatization.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimatizable \Ac*cli"ma*ti`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being acclimatized.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimatization \Ac*cli"ma*ti*za"tion\	   ([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of acclimatizing; the process of inuring to a new	   climate, or the state of being so inured. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimatize \Ac*cli"ma*tize\ ([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[imac]z), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Acclimatized}	   ([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Acclimatizing} ([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   To inure or habituate to a climate different from that which	   is natural; to adapt to the peculiarities of a foreign or	   strange climate; said of man, the inferior animals, or	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclimature \Ac*cli"ma*ture\ ([a^]k`kl[imac]"m[.a]*t[-u]r; 135),	   n.	   The act of acclimating, or the state of being acclimated.	   [R.] --Caldwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclive \Ac*clive"\, a.	   Acclivous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acclivitous \Ac*cliv"i*tous\, a.	   Acclivous. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclivity \Ac*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Acclivities}. [L. acclivitas,	   fr. acclivis, acclivus, ascending; ad + clivus a hill, slope,	   fr. root kli to lean. See {Lean}.]	   A slope or inclination of the earth, as the side of a hill,	   considered as ascending, in opposition to declivity, or	   descending; an upward slope; ascent.	   [1913 Webster]
Acclivous \Ac*cli"vous\ (#; 277), a. [L. acclivis and acclivus.]	   Sloping upward; rising as a hillside; -- opposed to	   {declivous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Accloy \Ac*cloy"\ ([a^]k*kloi"), v. t. [OF. encloyer, encloer,	   F. enclouer, to drive in a nail, fr. L. in + clavus nail.]	   To fill to satiety; to stuff full; to clog; to overload; to	   burden. See {Cloy}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Accoast \Ac*coast"\ ([a^]k*k[=o]st"), v. t. & i. [See {Accost},	   {Coast}.]	   To lie or sail along the coast or side of; to accost. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether high towering or accoasting low. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Accoil \Ac*coil"\ ([a^]k*koil"), v. t. [OE. acoillir to receive,	   F. accueillir; L. ad + colligere to collect. See {Coil}.]	   1. To gather together; to collect. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To coil together. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Accolade \Ac`co*lade"\ ([a^]k`k[-o]*l[=a]d" or	   [a^]k`k[-o]*l[.a]d"; 277), n. [F. accolade, It. accolata, fr.	   accollare to embrace; L. ad + collum neck.]	   1. A ceremony formerly used in conferring knighthood,	      consisting of an embrace, and a slight blow on the	      shoulders with the flat blade of a sword.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A brace used to join two or more staves.	      [1913 Webster]
Accombination \Ac*com*bi*na"tion\, n. [L. ad + E. combination.]	   A combining together. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accommodable \Ac*com"mo*da*ble\, a. [Cf. F. accommodable.]	   That may be accommodated, fitted, or made to agree. [R.] --I.	   Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Accommodableness \Ac*com"mo*dable*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being accommodable. [R.] --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Accommodated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accommodating}.] [L.	   accommodatus, p. p. of accommodare; ad + commodare to make	   fit, help; con- + modus measure, proportion. See {Mode}.]	   1. To render fit, suitable, or correspondent; to adapt; to	      conform; as, to accommodate ourselves to circumstances.	      "They accommodate their counsels to his inclination."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring into agreement or harmony; to reconcile; to	      compose; to adjust; to settle; as, to accommodate	      differences, a dispute, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with something desired, needed, or convenient;	      to favor; to oblige; as, to accommodate a friend with a	      loan or with lodgings.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To show the correspondence of; to apply or make suit by	      analogy; to adapt or fit, as teachings to accidental	      circumstances, statements to facts, etc.; as, to	      accommodate prophecy to events.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To suit; adapt; conform; adjust; arrange.	        [1913 Webster]	Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, v. i.	   To adapt one's self; to be conformable or adapted. [R.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Accommodate \Ac*com"mo*date\, a. [L. accommodatus, p. p. of	   accommodare.]	   Suitable; fit; adapted; as, means accommodate to end.	   [Archaic] --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Accommodately \Ac*com"mo*date*ly\, adv.	   Suitably; fitly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accommodateness \Ac*com"mo*date*ness\, n.	   Fitness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accommodating \Ac*com"mo*da`ting\, a.	   Affording, or disposed to afford, accommodation; obliging; as	   an accommodating man, spirit, arrangement.	   [1913 Webster]
Accommodation \Ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n. [L. accommodatio, fr.	   accommodare: cf. F. accommodation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of fitting or adapting, or the state of being	      fitted or adapted; adaptation; adjustment; -- followed by	      to. "The organization of the body with accommodation to	      its functions." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Willingness to accommodate; obligingness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Whatever supplies a want or affords ease, refreshment, or	      convenience; anything furnished which is desired or	      needful; -- often in the plural; as, the accommodations --	      that is, lodgings and food -- at an inn.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An adjustment of differences; state of agreement;	      reconciliation; settlement. "To come to terms of	      accommodation." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The application of a writer's language, on the ground of	      analogy, to something not originally referred to or	      intended.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many of those quotations from the Old Testament were	            probably intended as nothing more than	            accommodations.                       --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Com.)	      (a) A loan of money.	      (b) An accommodation bill or note.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Accommodation bill}, or {note} (Com.), a bill of exchange	      which a person accepts, or a note which a person makes and	      delivers to another, not upon a consideration received,	      but for the purpose of raising money on credit.	   {Accommodation coach}, or {train}, one running at moderate	      speed and stopping at all or nearly all stations.	   {Accommodation ladder} (Naut.), a light ladder hung over the	      side of a ship at the gangway, useful in ascending from,	      or descending to, small boats.	      [1913 Webster]
Accommodator \Ac*com"mo*da`tor\, n.	   He who, or that which, accommodates. --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Accompanable \Ac*com"pa*na*ble\, a.	   Sociable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
accompanied \accompanied\ adj.	   1. having companions or an escort	   Syn: accompanied (vs. un), attended	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accompanier \Ac*com"pa*ni*er\, n.	   He who, or that which, accompanies. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Accompaniment \Ac*com"pa*ni*ment\ (-ment), n. [F.	   accompagnement.]	   That which accompanies; something that attends as a	   circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness	   to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the	   sake of symmetry. Specifically: (Mus.) A part performed by	   instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by	   voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the	   voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a	   figured bass. --P. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Accompanist \Ac*com"pa*nist\, n.	   The performer in music who takes the accompanying part.	   --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accompanied}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Accompanying}] [OF. aacompaignier, F.	   accompagner, to associate with, fr. OF. compaign, compain,	   companion. See {Company}.]	   1. To go with or attend as a companion or associate; to keep	      company with; to go along with; -- followed by with or by;	      as, he accompanied his speech with a bow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Persian dames, . . .	            In sumptuous cars, accompanied his march. --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are never alone that are accompanied with noble	            thoughts.                             --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was accompanied by two carts filled with wounded	            rebels.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cohabit with. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attend; escort; go with.	   Usage: To {Accompany}, {Attend}, {Escort}. We accompany those	          with whom we go as companions. The word imports an	          equality of station. We attend those whom we wait upon	          or follow. The word conveys an idea of subordination.	          We escort those whom we attend with a view to guard	          and protect. A gentleman accompanies a friend to some	          public place; he attends or escorts a lady.	          [1913 Webster]	Accompany \Ac*com"pa*ny\, v. i.	   1. To associate in a company; to keep company. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men say that they will drive away one another, . . .	            and not accompany together.           --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cohabit (with). [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) To perform an accompanying part or parts in a	      composition.	      [1913 Webster]
accompanyist \accompanyist\ n.	   1. a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a	      piano).	   Syn: accompanist	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accompletive \Ac*com"ple*tive\, a. [L. ad + complere, completum,	   to fill up.]	   Tending to accomplish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accomplice \Ac*com"plice\, n. [Ac- (perh. for the article a or	   for L. ad) + E. complice. See {Complice}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A cooperator. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Success unto our valiant general,	            And happiness to his accomplices!     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An associate in the commission of a crime; a	      participator in an offense, whether a principal or an	      accessory. "And thou, the cursed accomplice of his	      treason." --Johnson.	   Note: It is followed by with or of before a person and by in	         (or sometimes of) before the crime; as, A was an	         accomplice with B in the murder of C. Dryden uses it	         with to before a thing. "Suspected for accomplice to	         the fire." --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abettor; accessory; assistant; associate; confederate;	        coadjutor; ally; promoter. See {Abettor}.	        [1913 Webster]
Accompliceship \Ac*com"plice*ship\, n.	   The state of being an accomplice. [R.] --Sir H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Accomplicity \Ac`com*plic"i*ty\, n.	   The act or state of being an accomplice. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accomplish \Ac*com"plish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accomplished},	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Accomplishing}.] [OE. acomplissen, OF.	   accomplir, F. accomplir; L. ad + complere to fill up,	   complete. See {Complete}, {Finish}.]	   1. To complete, as time or distance.	      [1913 Webster]	            That He would accomplish seventy years in the	            desolations of Jerusalem.             --Dan. ix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had accomplished half a league or more.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to an issue of full success; to effect; to	      perform; to execute fully; to fulfill; as, to accomplish a	      design, an object, a promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            This that is written must yet be accomplished in me.	                                                  --Luke xxii.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To equip or furnish thoroughly; hence, to complete in	      acquirements; to render accomplished; to polish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The armorers accomplishing the knights. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [the moon] is fully accomplished for all those	            ends to which Providence did appoint it. --Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	            These qualities . . . go to accomplish a perfect	            woman.                                --Cowden	                                                  Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To gain; to obtain. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To do; perform; fulfill; realize; effect; effectuate;	        complete; consummate; execute; achieve; perfect; equip;	        furnish.	   Usage: To {Accomplish}, {Effect}, {Execute}, {Achieve},	          {Perform}. These words agree in the general idea of	          carrying out to some end proposed. To accomplish (to	          fill up to the measure of the intention) generally	          implies perseverance and skill; as, to accomplish a	          plan proposed by one's self, an object, a design, an	          undertaking. "Thou shalt accomplish my desire." --1	          Kings v. 9.	          [1913 Webster]	                He . . . expressed his desire to see a union	                accomplished between England and Scotland.	                                                  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster] To effect (to work out) is much like	          accomplish. It usually implies some degree of	          difficulty contended with; as, he effected or	          accomplished what he intended, his purpose, but	          little. "What he decreed, he effected." --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                To work in close design by fraud or guile	                What force effected not.          --Milton.	          [1913 Webster] To execute (to follow out to the end,	          to carry out, or into effect) implies a set mode of	          operation; as, to execute the laws or the orders of	          another; to execute a work, a purpose, design, plan,	          project. To perform is much like to do, though less	          generally applied. It conveys a notion of protracted	          and methodical effort; as, to perform a mission, a	          part, a task, a work. "Thou canst best perform that	          office." --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                The Saints, like stars, around his seat	                Perform their courses still.      --Keble.	          [1913 Webster] To achieve (to come to the end or	          arrive at one's purpose) usually implies some	          enterprise or undertaking of importance, difficulty,	          and excellence.	          [1913 Webster]
Accomplishable \Ac*com"plish*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being accomplished; practicable. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Accomplished \Ac*com"plished\, a.	   1. Completed; effected; established; as, an accomplished	      fact.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Complete in acquirements as the result usually of	      training; -- commonly in a good sense; as, an accomplished	      scholar, an accomplished villain.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . show themselves accomplished bees.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Daughter of God and man, accomplished Eve. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Accomplisher \Ac*com"plish*er\, n.	   One who accomplishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Accomplishment \Ac*com"plish*ment\ (-ment), n. [F.	   accomplissement, fr. accomplir.]	   1. The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion;	      fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a	      prophecy, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly;	      acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence	      of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or	      training. "My new accomplishment of dancing." --Churchill.	      "Accomplishments befitting a station." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accomplishments have taken virtue's place,	            And wisdom falls before exterior grace. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Accompt \Ac*compt"\ (#; formerly #), n.	   See {Account}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Accompt, accomptant, etc., are archaic forms.	         [1913 Webster]
Accomptable \Ac*compt"a*ble\, a.	   See {Accountable}.	   [1913 Webster]
Accomptant \Ac*compt"ant\, n.	   See {Accountant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Accord \Ac*cord"\, n. [OE. acord, accord, OF. acort, acorde, F.	   accord, fr. OF. acorder, F. accorder. See {Accord}, v. t.]	   1. Agreement or concurrence of opinion, will, or action;	      harmony of mind; consent; assent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mediator of an accord and peace between them.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            These all continued with one accord in prayer.	                                                  --Acts i. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harmony of sounds; agreement in pitch and tone; concord;	      as, the accord of tones.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those sweet accords are even the angels' lays. --Sir	      J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agreement, harmony, or just correspondence of things; as,	      the accord of light and shade in painting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Voluntary or spontaneous motion or impulse to act; --	      preceded by own; as, of one's own accord.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which groweth of its own accord of thy harvest	            thou shalt not reap.                  --Lev. xxv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of his own accord he went unto you.   --2 Cor. vii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) An agreement between parties in controversy, by	      which satisfaction for an injury is stipulated, and which,	      when executed, bars a suit. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {With one accord}, with unanimity.	      [1913 Webster]	            They rushed with one accord into the theater. --Acts	                                                  xix. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	Accord \Ac*cord"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accorded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {According}.] [OE. acorden, accorden, OF. acorder, F.	   accorder, fr. LL. accordare; L. ad + cor, cordis, heart. Cf.	   {Concord}, {Discord}, and see {Heart}.]	   1. To make to agree or correspond; to suit one thing to	      another; to adjust; -- followed by to. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her hands accorded the lute's music to the voice.	                                                  --Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to an agreement, as persons; to reconcile; to	      settle, adjust, harmonize, or compose, as things; as, to	      accord suits or controversies.	      [1913 Webster]	            When they were accorded from the fray. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            All which particulars, being confessedly knotty and	            difficult can never be accorded but by a competent	            stock of critical learning.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To grant as suitable or proper; to concede; to award; as,	      to accord to one due praise. "According his desire."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Accord \Ac*cord"\, v. i.	   1. To agree; to correspond; to be in harmony; -- followed by	      with, formerly also by to; as, his disposition accords	      with his looks.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart accordeth with my tongue.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy actions to thy words accord.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agree in pitch and tone.	      [1913 Webster]
Accordable \Ac*cord"a*ble\, a. [OF. acordable, F. accordable.]	   1. Agreeing. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reconcilable; in accordance.	      [1913 Webster]
Accordance \Ac*cord"ance\, n. [OF. acordance.]	   Agreement; harmony; conformity. "In strict accordance with	   the law." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Harmony; unison; coincidence.	        [1913 Webster]
Accordancy \Ac*cord"an*cy\, n.	   Accordance. [R.] --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Accordant \Ac*cord"ant\, a. [OF. acordant, F. accordant.]	   Agreeing; consonant; harmonious; corresponding; conformable;	   -- followed by with or to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strictly accordant with true morality.   --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now his voice accordant to the string. --Coldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Accordantly \Ac*cord"ant*ly\, adv.	   In accordance or agreement; agreeably; conformably; --	   followed by with or to.	   [1913 Webster]
Accorder \Ac*cord"er\, n.	   One who accords, assents, or concedes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
According \Ac*cord"ing\, p. a.	   Agreeing; in agreement or harmony; harmonious. "This	   according voice of national wisdom." --Burke. "Mind and soul	   according well." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         According to him, every person was to be bought.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our zeal should be according to knowledge. --Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: According to has been called a prepositional phrase,	         but strictly speaking, according is a participle in the	         sense of agreeing, acceding, and to alone is the	         preposition.	         [1913 Webster]	   {According as}, precisely as; the same as; corresponding to	      the way in which. According as is an adverbial phrase, of	      which the propriety has been doubted; but good usage	      sanctions it. See {According}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is all things well,	            According as I gave directions?       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The land which the Lord will give you according as	            he hath promised.                     --Ex. xii. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	According \Ac*cord"ing\, adv.	   Accordingly; correspondingly. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Accordingly \Ac*cord"ing*ly\, adv.	   1. Agreeably; correspondingly; suitably; in a manner	      conformable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, and so proceed accordingly.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In natural sequence; consequently; so.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Consequently; therefore; wherefore; hence; so.	   Usage: {Accordingly}, {Consequently}, indicate a connection	          between two things, the latter of which is done on	          account of the former. Accordingly marks the	          connection as one of simple accordance or congruity,	          leading naturally to the result which followed; as, he	          was absent when I called, and I accordingly left my	          card; our preparations were all finished, and we	          accordingly set sail. Consequently all finished, and	          we accordingly set sail. Consequently marks a closer	          connection, that of logical or causal sequence; as,	          the papers were not ready, and consequently could not	          be signed.	          [1913 Webster]
Accordion \Ac*cor"di*on\, n. [See {Accord}.] (Mus.)	   A small, portable, keyed wind instrument, whose tones are	   generated by play of the wind upon free metallic reeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Accordionist \Ac*cor"di*on*ist\, n.	   A player on the accordion.	   [1913 Webster]
Accordment \Ac*cord"ment\ ([a^]k*k[^o]rd"ment), n. [OF.	   acordement. See {Accord}, v.]	   Agreement; reconcilement. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Accorporate \Ac*cor"po*rate\, v. t. [L. accorporare; ad +	   corpus, corporis, body.]	   To unite; to attach; to incorporate. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Accost \Ac*cost"\ (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accosted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Accosting}.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to	   bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See {Coast}, and	   cf. {Accoast}.]	   1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the	      coast or side of. [Obs.] "So much [of Lapland] as accosts	      the sea." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To approach; to make up to. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. "Him, Satan thus	      accosts." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Accost \Ac*cost"\, v. i.	   To adjoin; to lie alongside. [Obs.] "The shores which to the	   sea accost." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Accost \Ac*cost"\, n.	   Address; greeting. [R.] --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Accostable \Ac*cost"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. accostable.]	   Approachable; affable. [R.] --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Accosted \Ac*cost"ed\, a. (Her.)	   Supported on both sides by other charges; also, side by side.	   [1913 Webster]
Accouchement \Ac*couche"ment\ (#; 277), n. [F., fr. accoucher to	   be delivered of a child, to aid in delivery, OF. acouchier	   orig. to lay down, put to bed, go to bed; L. ad + collocare	   to lay, put, place. See {Collate}.]	   Delivery in childbed	   [1913 Webster]
Accoucheur \Ac*cou*cheur"\, n. [F., fr. accoucher. See	   {Accouchement}.]	   A man who assists women in childbirth; a man midwife; an	   obstetrician.	   [1913 Webster]
Accoucheuse \Ac*cou*cheuse"\, n. [F.., fem. of accoucher.]	   A midwife. [Recent] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Account \Ac*count"\, n. [OE. acount, account, accompt, OF.	   acont, fr. aconter. See {Account}, v. t., {Count}, n., 1.]	   1. A reckoning; computation; calculation; enumeration; a	      record of some reckoning; as, the Julian account of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            A beggarly account of empty boxes.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A registry of pecuniary transactions; a written or printed	      statement of business dealings or debts and credits, and	      also of other things subjected to a reckoning or review;	      as, to keep one's account at the bank.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A statement in general of reasons, causes, grounds, etc.,	      explanatory of some event; as, no satisfactory account has	      been given of these phenomena. Hence, the word is often	      used simply for reason, ground, consideration, motive,	      etc.; as, on no account, on every account, on all	      accounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A statement of facts or occurrences; recital of	      transactions; a relation or narrative; a report; a	      description; as, an account of a battle. "A laudable	      account of the city of London." --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A statement and explanation or vindication of one's	      conduct with reference to judgment thereon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give an account of thy stewardship.   --Luke xvi. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An estimate or estimation; valuation; judgment. "To stand	      high in your account." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Importance; worth; value; advantage; profit. "Men of	      account." --Pope. "To turn to account." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Account current}, a running or continued account between two	      or more parties, or a statement of the particulars of such	      an account.	   {In account with}, in a relation requiring an account to be	      kept.	   {On account of}, for the sake of; by reason of; because of.	      	   {On one's own account}, for one's own interest or behalf.	   {To make account}, to have an opinion or expectation; to	      reckon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This other part . . . makes account to find no	            slender arguments for this assertion out of those	            very scriptures which are commonly urged against it.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make account of}, to hold in estimation; to esteem; as,	      he makes small account of beauty.	   {To take account of}, or {to take into account}, to take into	      consideration; to notice. "Of their doings, God takes no	      account."                                   --Milton	      .	   {A writ of account} (Law), a writ which the plaintiff brings	      demanding that the defendant shall render his just	      account, or show good cause to the contrary; -- called	      also an {action of account}. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Narrative; narration; relation; recital; description;	        explanation; rehearsal.	   Usage: {Account}, {Narrative}, {Narration}, {Recital}. These	          words are applied to different modes of rehearsing a	          series of events. {Account} turns attention not so	          much to the speaker as to the fact related, and more	          properly applies to the report of some single event,	          or a group of incidents taken as whole; as, an	          {account} of a battle, of a shipwreck, etc. A	          {narrative} is a continuous story of connected	          incidents, such as one friend might tell to another;	          as, a {narrative} of the events of a siege, a	          {narrative} of one's life, etc. {Narration} is usually	          the same as {narrative}, but is sometimes used to	          describe the {mode} of relating events; as, his powers	          of {narration} are uncommonly great. {Recital} denotes	          a series of events drawn out into minute particulars,	          usually expressing something which peculiarly	          interests the feelings of the speaker; as, the	          {recital} of one's wrongs, disappointments,	          sufferings, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Account \Ac*count"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accounted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Accounting}.] [OE. acounten, accompten, OF. aconter,	   [`a] (L. ad) + conter to count. F. conter to tell, compter to	   count, L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To reckon; to compute; to count. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The motion of . . . the sun whereby years are	            accounted.                            --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place to one's account; to put to the credit of; to	      assign; -- with to. [R.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To value, estimate, or hold in opinion; to judge or	      consider; to deem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accounting that God was able to raise him up. --Heb.	                                                  xi. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To recount; to relate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Account \Ac*count"\, v. i.	   1. To render or receive an account or relation of	      particulars; as, an officer must account with or to the	      treasurer for money received.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render an account; to answer in judgment; -- with for;	      as, we must account for the use of our opportunities.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give a satisfactory reason; to tell the cause of; to	      explain; -- with for; as, idleness accounts for poverty.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To account of}, to esteem; to prize; to value. Now used only	      in the passive. "I account of her beauty." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Newer was preaching more accounted of than in the	            sixteenth century.                    --Canon	                                                  Robinson.	      [1913 Webster]
Accountability \Ac*count`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to	   render an account; the obligation to bear the consequences	   for failure to perform as expected; accountableness. "The	   awful idea of accountability." --R. Hall.	   Syn: answerability, answerableness	        [1913 Webster]
Accountable \Ac*count"a*ble\, a.	   1. Liable to be called on to render an account; answerable;	      as, every man is accountable to God for his conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being accounted for; explicable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            True religion . . . intelligible, rational, and	            accountable, -- not a burden but a privilege. --B.	                                                  Whichcote.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Amenable; responsible; liable; answerable.	        [1913 Webster]	Accountable ness \Ac*count"a*ble ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being accountable; accountability.	   [1913 Webster]
Accountably \Ac*count"a*bly\, adv.	   In an accountable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Accountancy \Ac*count"an*cy\, n.	   The art or employment of an accountant.	   [1913 Webster]
Accountant \Ac*count"ant\, n. [Cf. F. accomptant, OF. acontant,	   p. pr.]	   1. One who renders account; one accountable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reckoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who is skilled in, keeps, or adjusts, accounts; an	      officer in a public office, who has charge of the	      accounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Accountatn general}, the head or superintending accountant	      in certain public offices. Also, formerly, an officer in	      the English court of chancery who received the moneys paid	      into the court, and deposited them in the Bank of England.	      [1913 Webster]	Accountant \Ac*count"ant\, a.	   Accountable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Accountantship \Ac*count"ant*ship\, n. [Accountant + -ship.]	   The office or employment of an accountant.	   [1913 Webster]
Account book \Ac*count" book`\	   A book in which accounts are kept. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Accouple \Ac*cou"ple\, v. t. [OF. acopler, F. accoupler. See	   {Couple}.]	   To join; to couple. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Englishmen accoupled themselves with the Frenchmen.	                                                  --Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Accouplement \Ac*cou"ple*ment\ (-k[u^]p"'l*ment), n. [Cf. F.	   accouplement.]	   1. The act of coupling, or the state of being coupled; union.	      [R.] --Caxton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which couples, as a tie or brace. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Accourage \Ac*cour"age\, v. t. [OF. acoragier; [`a] (L. ad) +	   corage. See {Courage}.]	   To encourage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accourt \Ac*court"\, v. t. [Ac-, for L. {ad}. See {Court}.]	   To treat courteously; to court. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Accouter
Accouter \Ac*cou"ter\, Accoutre \Ac*cou"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Accoutered} or {Accoutred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accoutering}	   or {Accoutring}.] [F. accouter, OF. accoutrer, accoustrer;	   [`a] (L. ad) + perh. LL. custor, for custos guardian,	   sacristan (cf. {Custody}), or perh. akin to E. guilt.]	   To furnish with dress, or equipments, esp. those for military	   service; to equip; to attire; to array.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both accoutered like young men.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         For this, in rags accoutered are they seen. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Accoutered with his burden and his staff. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster] accoutered
accoutered \accoutered\, accoutred \accoutred\adj.	   1. provided with necessary articles of equipment for a	      specialized purpose especially military; as, troops	      accoutered for battle	      [WordNet 1.5]
accoutrement \accoutrement\ n.	   1. an item of clothing that is worn or carried, but not part	      of one's main clothing.	   Syn: accessory, accouterment	        [WordNet 1.5] Accouterments
Accouterments \Ac*cou"ter*ments\, Accoutrements
\Ac*cou"tre*ments\, n. pl. [F. accoutrement, earlier also	   accoustrement, earlier also accoustrement. See {Accouter}.]	   Dress; trappings; equipment; specifically, the devices and	   equipments worn by soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]	         How gay with all the accouterments of war!	   [1913 Webster]
Accoy \Ac*coy"\, v. t. [OF. acoyer; ac-, for L. ad. See {Coy}.]	   1. To render quiet; to soothe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subdue; to tame; to daunt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then is your careless courage accoyed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Accra \Accra\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Ghana. Population (2000) = nk.	   [PJC]
Accredit \Ac*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accredited}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Accrediting}.] [F. accr['e]diter; [`a] (L. ad) +	   cr['e]dit credit. See {Credit}.]	   1. To put or bring into credit; to invest with credit or	      authority; to sanction.	      [1913 Webster]	            His censure will . . . accredit his praises.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            These reasons . . . which accredit and fortify mine	            opinion.                              --Shelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send with letters credential, as an ambassador, envoy,	      or diplomatic agent; to authorize, as a messenger or	      delegate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beton . . . was accredited to the Court of France.	                                                  --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To believe; to credit; to put trust in.	      [1913 Webster]	            The version of early Roman history which was	            accredited in the fifth century.      --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	            He accredited and repeated stories of apparitions	            and witchcraft.                       --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To credit; to vouch for or consider (some one) as doing	      something, or (something) as belonging to some one.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To accredit} (one) {with} (something), to attribute	      something to him; as, Mr. Clay was accredited with these	      views; they accredit him with a wise saying.	      [1913 Webster]
Accreditation \Ac*cred`i*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of accrediting; as, letters of accreditation.	   [1913 Webster]
Accrementitial \Ac`cre*men*ti"tial\, a. (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to accremention.	   [1913 Webster]
accrementition \ac`cre*men*ti"tion\, n. [See {accresce},	   {Increment}.] (Physiol.)	   The process of generation by development of blastema, or	   fission of cells, in which the new formation is in all	   respects like the individual from which it proceeds.	   [1913 Webster]
accresce \ac*cresce"\ ([a^]k*kr[e^]s"), v. i. [L. accrescere.	   See {Accrue}.]	   1. To accrue. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase; to grow. [Obs.] --Gillespie.	      [1913 Webster]
accrescence \ac*cres"cence\ ([a^]k*kr[e^]s"sens), n. [LL.	   accrescentia.]	   Continuous growth; an accretion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The silent accrescence of belief from the unwatched	         depositions of a general, never contradicted hearsy.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
accrescent \ac*cres"cent\ ([a^]k*kr[e^]s"sent), a. [L.	   accrescens, -entis, p. pr. of accrescere; ad + crescere to	   grow. See {Crescent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Growing; increasing. --Shuckford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Growing larger after flowering. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
accrete \ac*crete"\ ([a^]k*kr[=e]t"), v. i. [From L. accretus,	   p. p. of accrescere to increase.]	   1. To grow together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adhere; to grow (to); to be added; -- with to.	      [1913 Webster]	accrete \ac*crete"\, v. t.	   To make adhere; to add. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]	accrete \ac*crete"\, a.	   1. Characterized by accretion; made up; as, accrete matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Grown together. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
accretion \ac*cre"tion\ ([a^]k*kr[=e]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. accretio,	   fr. accrescere to increase. Cf. {Crescent}, {Increase},	   {Accrue}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of increasing by natural growth; esp. the increase	      of organic bodies by the internal accession of parts;	      organic growth. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of increasing, or the matter added, by an	      accession of parts externally; an extraneous addition; as,	      an accretion of earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mineral . . . augments not by growth, but by	            accretion.                            --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	            To strip off all the subordinate parts of his	            narrative as a later accretion.       --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Concretion; coherence of separate particles; as, the	      accretion of particles so as to form a solid mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A growing together of parts naturally separate, as of the	      fingers or toes. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) The adhering of property to something else, by which	          the owner of one thing becomes possessed of a right to	          another; generally, gain of land by the washing up of	          sand or soil from the sea or a river, or by a gradual	          recession of the water from the usual watermark.	      (b) Gain to an heir or legatee, by failure of a coheir to	          the same succession, or a co-legatee of the same	          thing, to take his share. --Wharton. Kent.	          [1913 Webster]
accretionary \accretionary\ adj.	   Marked or produced by accretion.	   [WordNet 1.5]
accretive \ac*cre"tive\, a.	   Relating to accretion; increasing, or adding to, by growth.	   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
accriminate \ac*crim"i*nate\, v. t. [L. ac- (for ad to) +	   criminari.]	   To accuse of a crime. [Obs.] -- {Ac*crim`i*na"tion}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
accroach \ac*croach"\ ([a^]k*kr[=o]ch"), v. t. [OE. acrochen,	   accrochen, to obtain, OF. acrochier, F. accrocher; [`a] (L.	   ad) + croc hook (E. crook).]	   1. To hook, or draw to one's self as with a hook. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To usurp, as jurisdiction or royal prerogatives.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had attempted to accroach to themselves royal	            power.                                --Stubbs.	      [1913 Webster]
Accroachment \Ac*croach"ment\ ([a^]k*kr[=o]ch"ment), n. [Cf. F.	   accrochement.]	   An encroachment; usurpation. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Accrual \Ac*cru"al\ ([a^]k*kr[udd]"al), n.	   Accrument. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accrue \Ac*crue"\ ([a^]k*kr[udd]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Accrued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Accruing}.] [See {Accrue}, n.,	   and cf. {Accresce}, {Accrete}.]	   1. To increase; to augment.	      [1913 Webster]	            And though power failed, her courage did accrue.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come to by way of increase; to arise or spring as a	      growth or result; to be added as increase, profit, or	      damage, especially as the produce of money lent. "Interest	      accrues to principal." --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great and essential advantages accruing to	            society from the freedom of the press. --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]	Accrue \Ac*crue"\, n. [F. accr[^u], OF. acre["u], p. p. of	   accroitre, OF. acroistre to increase; L. ad + crescere to	   increase. Cf. {Accretion}, {Crew}. See {Crescent}.]	   Something that accrues; advantage accruing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accruer \Ac*cru"er\ ([a^]k*kr[udd]"[~e]r), n. (Law)	   The act of accruing; accretion; as, title by accruer.	   [1913 Webster]
Accrument \Ac*cru"ment\ ([a^]k*kr[udd]"ment), n.	   The process of accruing, or that which has accrued; increase.	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Accubation \Ac`cu*ba"tion\ ([a^]k*k[-u]*b[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   accubatio, for accubitio, fr. accubare to recline; ad +	   cubare to lie down. See {Accumb}.]	   The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by	   the ancients at meals.	   [1913 Webster]
acculturative \acculturative\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to acculturation (definition 3).	   Syn: acculturational	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accumb \Ac*cumb"\ ([a^]k*k[u^]mb"), v. i. [L. accumbere; ad +	   cumbere (only in compounds) to lie down.]	   To recline, as at table. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Accumbency \Ac*cum"ben*cy\ ([a^]k*k[u^]m"ben*s[y^]), n.	   The state of being accumbent or reclining. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\ (-bent), a.	   1. Leaning or reclining, as the ancients did at their meals.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Roman . . . accumbent posture in eating.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Lying against anything, as one part of a leaf	      against another leaf. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accumbent cotyledons have their edges placed against	            the caulicle.                         --Eaton.	      [1913 Webster]	Accumbent \Ac*cum"bent\, n.	   One who reclines at table.	   [1913 Webster]
Accumber \Ac*cum"ber\ (-b[~e]r), v. t.	   To encumber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Accumulate \Ac*cu"mu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accumulated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Accumulating}.] [L. accumulatus, p. p. of	   accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See {Cumulate}.]	   To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring	   together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate;	        heap together; hoard.	        [1913 Webster]	Accumulate \Ac*cu"mu*late\ ([a^]k*k[=u]"m[-u]*l[=a]t), v. i.	   To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase	   greatly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,	         Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Accumulate \Ac*cu"mu*late\ (-l[asl]t), a. [L. accumulatus, p. p.	   of accumulare.]	   Collected; accumulated. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
accumulated \accumulated\ adj.	   1. 1 brought together into a group or crowd the accumulated	      letters in my office	   Syn: assembled, collected, congregate, massed	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accumulation \Ac*cu`mu*la"tion\, n. [L. accumulatio; cf. F.	   accumulation.]	   1. The act of accumulating, the state of being accumulated,	      or that which is accumulated; as, an accumulation of	      earth, of sand, of evils, of wealth, of honors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The concurrence of several titles to the same proof.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Accumulation of energy} or {power}, the storing of energy by	      means of weights lifted or masses put in motion;	      electricity stored.	   {An accumulation of degrees} (Eng. Univ.), the taking of	      several together, or at smaller intervals than usual or	      than is allowed by the rules.	      [1913 Webster]
Accumulative \Ac*cu"mu*la*tive\, a.	   Characterized by accumulation; serving to collect or amass;	   cumulative; additional. -- {Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ly}, adv. --	   {Ac*cu"mu*la*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Accumulator \Ac*cu"mu*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) An apparatus by means of which energy or power can	      be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water	      for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery	      used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon	      a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.	      [1913 Webster]
Accuracy \Ac"cu*ra*cy\ (#; 277), n. [See {Accurate}.]	   The state of being accurate; freedom from mistakes, this	   exemption arising from carefulness; exact conformity to	   truth, or to a rule or model; precision; exactness; nicety;	   correctness; as, the value of testimony depends on its	   accuracy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The professed end [of logic] is to teach men to think,	         to judge, and to reason, with precision and accuracy.	                                                  --Reid.	   [1913 Webster]	         The accuracy with which the piston fits the sides.	                                                  --Lardner.	   [1913 Webster]
Accurate \Ac"cu*rate\, a. [L. accuratus, p. p. and a., fr.	   accurare to take care of; ad + curare to take care, cura	   care. See {Cure}.]	   1. In exact or careful conformity to truth, or to some	      standard of requirement, the result of care or pains; free	      from failure, error, or defect; exact; as, an accurate	      calculator; an accurate measure; accurate expression,	      knowledge, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Precisely fixed; executed with care; careful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those conceive the celestial bodies have more	            accurate influences upon these things below.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Correct; exact; just; nice; particular.	   Usage: {Accurate}, {Correct}, {Exact}, {Precise}. We speak of	          a thing as correct with reference to some rule or	          standard of comparison; as, a correct account, a	          correct likeness, a man of correct deportment. We	          speak of a thing as accurate with reference to the	          care bestowed upon its execution, and the increased	          correctness to be expected therefrom; as, an accurate	          statement, an accurate detail of particulars. We speak	          of a thing as exact with reference to that perfected	          state of a thing in which there is no defect and no	          redundance; as, an exact coincidence, the exact truth,	          an exact likeness. We speak of a thing as precise when	          we think of it as strictly conformed to some rule or	          model, as if cut down thereto; as a precise conformity	          instructions; precisely right; he was very precise in	          giving his directions.	          [1913 Webster]
Accurately \Ac"cu*rate*ly\, adv.	   In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or	   defect.	   [1913 Webster]
Accurateness \Ac"cu*rate*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being accurate; accuracy; exactness;	   nicety; precision.	   [1913 Webster]
Accurse \Ac*curse"\, v. t. [OE. acursien, acorsien; pref. a +	   cursien to curse. See {Curse}.]	   To devote to destruction; to imprecate misery or evil upon;	   to curse; to execrate; to anathematize.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the city shall be accursed.          --Josh. vi.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thro' you, my life will be accurst.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Accursed
Accursed \Ac*cursed"\, Accurst \Ac*curst"\, p. p. & a.	   Doomed to destruction or misery; cursed; hence, bad enough to	   be under the curse; execrable; detestable; exceedingly	   hateful; -- as, an accursed deed. --Shak. -- {Ac*curs"ed*ly},	   adv. -- {Ac*curs"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusable \Ac*cus"a*ble\, a. [L. accusabilis: cf. F. accusable.]	   Liable to be accused or censured; chargeable with a crime or	   fault; blamable; -- with of.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusal \Ac*cus"al\, n.	   Accusation. [R.] --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusant \Ac*cus"ant\, n. [L. accusans, p. pr. of accusare: cf.	   F. accusant.]	   An accuser. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusation \Ac`cu*sa"tion\, n. [OF. acusation, F. accusation, L.	   accusatio, fr. accusare. See {Accuse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of accusing or charging with a crime or with a	      lighter offense.	      [1913 Webster]	            We come not by the way of accusation	            To taint that honor every good tongue blesses.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That of which one is accused; the charge of an offense or	      crime, or the declaration containing the charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] set up over his head his accusation. --Matt.	                                                  xxvii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impeachment; crimination; censure; charge.	        [1913 Webster]
Accusatival \Ac*cu`sa*ti"val\, a.	   Pertaining to the accusative case.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, a. [F. accusatif, L. accusativus (in	   sense 2), fr. accusare. See {Accuse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Producing accusations; accusatory. "This hath been a very	      accusative age." --Sir E. Dering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Applied to the case (as the fourth case of Latin	      and Greek nouns) which expresses the immediate object on	      which the action or influence of a transitive verb	      terminates, or the immediate object of motion or tendency	      to, expressed by a preposition. It corresponds to the	      objective case in English.	      [1913 Webster]	Accusative \Ac*cu"sa*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   The accusative case.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusatively \Ac*cu"sa*tive*ly\, adv.	   1. In an accusative manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In relation to the accusative case in grammar.	      [1913 Webster]
Accusatorial \Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al\, a.	   Accusatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusatorially \Ac*cu`sa*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   By way accusation.	   [1913 Webster]
Accusatory \Ac*cu"sa*to*ry\, a. [L. accusatorius, fr. accusare.]	   Pertaining to, or containing, an accusation; as, an	   accusatory libel. --Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Accuse \Ac*cuse"\, n.	   Accusation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Accuse \Ac*cuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Accusing}.] [OF. acuser, F. accuser, L. accusare, to call	   to account, accuse; ad + causa cause, lawsuit. Cf. {Cause}.]	   1. To charge with, or declare to have committed, a crime or	      offense; (Law) to charge with an offense, judicially or by	      a public process; -- with of; as, to accuse one of a high	      crime or misdemeanor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither can they prove the things whereof they now	            accuse me.                            --Acts xxiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are accused of having persuaded Austria and	            Sardinia to lay down their arms.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To charge with a fault; to blame; to censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their thoughts the meanwhile accusing or else	            excusing one another.                 --Rom. ii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To betray; to show. [R.]                    --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To charge; blame; censure; reproach; criminate; indict;	        impeach; arraign.	   Usage: To {Accuse}, {Charge}, {Impeach}, {Arraign}. These	          words agree in bringing home to a person the	          imputation of wrongdoing. To accuse is a somewhat	          formal act, and is applied usually (though not	          exclusively) to crimes; as, to accuse of treason.	          Charge is the most generic. It may refer to a crime, a	          dereliction of duty, a fault, etc.; more commonly it	          refers to moral delinquencies; as, to charge with	          dishonesty or falsehood. To arraign is to bring (a	          person) before a tribunal for trial; as, to arraign	          one before a court or at the bar public opinion. To	          impeach is officially to charge with misbehavior in	          office; as, to impeach a minister of high crimes. Both	          impeach and arraign convey the idea of peculiar	          dignity or impressiveness.	          [1913 Webster]
Accused \Ac*cused"\, a.	   Charged with offense; as, an accused person.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Commonly used substantively; as, the accused, one	         charged with an offense; the defendant in a criminal	         case.	         [1913 Webster]
Accusement \Ac*cuse"ment\ (-k[=u]z"ment), n. [OF. acusement. See	   {Accuse}.]	   Accusation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Accuser \Ac*cus"er\, n. [OE. acuser, accusour; cf. OF. acuseor,	   fr. L. accusator, fr. accusare.]	   One who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.	   [1913 Webster]
accusing \accusing\ adj.	   1. serving to accuse; expressing accusation	   Syn: accusatorial, accusatory	        [WordNet 1.5]
Accusingly \Ac*cus"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an accusing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Accustomed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Accustoming}.] [OF. acostumer, acustumer, F.	   accoutumer; [`a] (L. ad) + OF. costume, F. coutume, custom.	   See {Custom}.]	   To make familiar by use; to habituate, familiarize, or inure;	   -- with to.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall always fear that he who accustoms himself to	         fraud in little things, wants only opportunity to	         practice it in greater.                  --Adventurer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To habituate; inure; exercise; train.	        [1913 Webster]	Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, v. i.	   1. To be wont. [Obs.] --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cohabit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We with the best men accustom openly; you with the	            basest commit private adulteries.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Accustom \Ac*cus"tom\, n.	   Custom. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Accustomable \Ac*cus"tom*a*ble\, a.	   Habitual; customary; wonted. "Accustomable goodness."	   --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Accustomably \Ac*cus"tom*a*bly\, adv.	   According to custom; ordinarily; customarily. --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Accustomance \Ac*cus"tom*ance\, n. [OF. accoustumance, F.	   accoutumance.]	   Custom; habitual use. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Accustomarily \Ac*cus"tom*a*ri*ly\, adv.	   Customarily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Accustomary \Ac*cus"tom*a*ry\, a.	   Usual; customary. [Archaic] --Featley.	   [1913 Webster]
Accustomed \Ac*cus"tomed\, a.	   1. Familiar through use; usual; customary. "An accustomed	      action." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frequented by customers. [Obs.] "A well accustomed shop."	      --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]
Accustomedness \Ac*cus"tomed*ness\, n.	   Habituation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Accustomedness to sin hardens the heart. --Bp. Pearce.	   [1913 Webster]
Ace \Ace\ ([=a]s), n.; pl. {Aces} ([=a]"s[e^]z). [OE. as, F. as,	   fr. L. as, assis, unity, copper coin, the unit of coinage.	   Cf. {As}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A unit; a single point or spot on a card or die; the card	      or die so marked; as, the ace of diamonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A very small quantity or degree; a particle; an	      atom; a jot.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll not wag an ace further.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Sport) A single point won by a stroke, as in handball,	      rackets, etc.; in tennis, frequently, a point won by a	      service stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To bate an ace}, to make the least abatement. [Obs.]	   {Within an ace of}, very near; on the point of. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
ace \ace\ adj.	   1. of the highest quality an ace reporter	   Syn: A-one, first-class, first-rate, super, tip-top,	        topnotch(predicate)	        [WordNet 1.5]	ace \ace\ v.	   to get a grade of "A"; as, to ace an exam. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
acedia \acedia\ n.	   1. apathy and inactivity in the practice of virtue	      (personified as one of the deadly sins).	   Syn: sloth, laziness	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aceldama \A*cel"da*ma\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Syr. [=o]k[=e]l dam[=o]	   the field of blood.]	   The potter's field, said to have lain south of Jerusalem,	   purchased with the bribe which Judas took for betraying his	   Master, and therefore called {the field of blood}. Fig.: A	   field of bloodshed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The system of warfare . . . which had already converted	         immense tracts into one universal aceldama. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
acellular \acellular\ adj.	   1. 1 not containing cells {cellular}	   Syn: cell-free	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. not made up of or divided into cells {cellular}	   Syn: noncellular	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. occurring outside of cells or without the participation of	      cells. Opposite of {cellular}.	      [PJC]
Acentric \A*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? a point, a center.]	   Not centered; without a center.	   [1913 Webster]
Acephal \Ac"e*phal\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? head: cf. F.	   ac['e]phale, LL. acephalus.] (Zool.)	   One of the Acephala.	   [1913 Webster]
Acephala \A*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, adj. neut. pl.,	   headless. See {Acephal}.] (Zool.)	   That division of the Mollusca which includes the bivalve	   shells, like the clams and oysters; -- so called because they	   have no evident head. Formerly the group included the	   Tunicata, Brachiopoda, and sometimes the Bryozoa. See	   {Mollusca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acephalan \A*ceph"a*lan\, n.	   Same as {Acephal}.	   [1913 Webster]	Acephalan \A*ceph"a*lan\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Acephala.	   [1913 Webster]
Acephali \A*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [LL., pl. of acephalus. See	   {Acephal}.]	   1. A fabulous people reported by ancient writers to have	      heads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.)	      (a) A Christian sect without a leader.	      (b) Bishops and certain clergymen not under regular	          diocesan control.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A class of levelers in the time of K. Henry I.	      [1913 Webster]
Acephalist \A*ceph"a*list\, n.	   One who acknowledges no head or superior. --Dr. Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Acephalocyst \A*ceph"a*lo*cyst\, n. [Gr. 'ake`falos without a	   head + ky`stis bladder.] (Zool.)	   A larval entozo["o]n in the form of a subglobular or oval	   vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in	   the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from	   the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These	   cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also	   applied to similar cysts of different origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Acephalocystic \A*ceph`a*lo*cys"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the acephalocysts.	   [1913 Webster]
Acephalous \A*ceph"a*lous\, a. [See {Acephal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Headless.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Without a distinct head; -- a term applied to	      bivalve mollusks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Having the style spring from the base, instead of	      from the apex, as is the case in certain ovaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Without a leader or chief.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Wanting the beginning.	      [1913 Webster]	            A false or acephalous structure of sentence. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pros.) Deficient at the beginning, as a line of poetry.	      --Brande.	      [1913 Webster]
Acequia \A*ce"qui*a\ ([aum]*s[=a]"k[-e]*[.a]; Sp.	   [aum]*th[=a]"k[-e]*[aum]), n. [Sp.]	   A canal or trench for irrigating land. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Acer \Acer\ n.	   1. 1 type genus of the Aceraceae; trees or shrubs having	      winged fruit.	   Syn: genus Acer	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aceraceae \Aceraceae\ n.	   1. 1 the family of trees including the maples.	   Syn: family Aceraceae, maple family	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acerate \Ac"er*ate\, n. [See {Aceric}.] (Chem.)	   A combination of aceric acid with a salifiable base.	   [1913 Webster]	Acerate \Ac"er*ate\, a.	   Acerose; needle-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Acerb \A*cerb"\, a. [L. acerbus, fr. acer sharp: cf. F. acerbe.	   See {Acrid}.]	   Sour, bitter, and harsh to the taste, as unripe fruit; sharp	   and harsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Acerbate \A*cerb"ate\, v. t. [L. acerbatus, p. p. of acerbare,	   fr. acerbus.]	   To sour; to imbitter; to irritate.	   [1913 Webster]
Acerbic \A*cerb"ic\, a.	   Sour or severe.	   [1913 Webster]
Acerbitude \A*cerb"i*tude\, n. [L. acerbitudo, fr. acerbus.]	   Sourness and harshness. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Acerbity \A*cerb"i*ty\, n. [F. acerbit['e], L. acerbitas, fr.	   acerbus. See {Acerb}.]	   1. Sourness of taste, with bitterness and astringency, like	      that of unripe fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harshness, bitterness, or severity; as, acerbity of	      temper, of language, of pain. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Aceric \A*cer"ic\, a. [L. acer maple.]	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the maple; as, aceric acid.	   --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Acerose \Ac"er*ose`\, a. [(a) L. acerosus chaffy, fr. acus, gen.	   aceris, chaff; (b) as if fr. L. acus needle: cf. F.	   ac['e]reux.] (Bot.)	   (a) Having the nature of chaff; chaffy.	   (b) Needle-shaped, having a sharp, rigid point, as the leaf	       of the pine.	       [1913 Webster]
Acerous \Ac"er*ous\, a.	   Same as {Acerose}.	   [1913 Webster]	Acerous \Ac"er*ous\, a. [Gr. [alpha] priv. + ke`ras a horn.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) Destitute of tentacles, as certain mollusks.	   (b) Without antenn[ae], as some insects.	       [1913 Webster]
Acerval \A*cer"val\, a. [L. acervalis, fr. acervus heap.]	   Pertaining to a heap. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acervate \A*cer"vate\, v. t. [L. acervatus, p. p. of acervare to	   heap up, fr. acervus heap.]	   To heap up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Acervate \A*cer"vate\, a.	   Heaped, or growing in heaps, or closely compacted clusters.	   [1913 Webster]
Acervation \Ac`er*va"tion\, n. [L. acervatio.]	   A heaping up; accumulation. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Acervative \A*cer"va*tive\, a.	   Heaped up; tending to heap up.	   [1913 Webster]
Acervose \A*cer"vose\, a.	   Full of heaps. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Acervuline \A*cer"vu*line\, a.	   Resembling little heaps.	   [1913 Webster] Acescence
Acescence \A*ces"cence\, Acescency \A*ces"cen*cy\, n. [Cf. F.	   acescence. See {Acescent}.]	   The quality of being acescent; the process of acetous	   fermentation; a moderate degree of sourness. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Acescent \A*ces"cent\, a. [L. acescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   acescere to turn sour; inchoative of acere to be sour: cf. F.	   acescent. See {Acid}.]	   Turning sour; readily becoming tart or acid; slightly sour.	   --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]	Acescent \A*ces"cent\, n.	   A substance liable to become sour.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetable \Ac"e*ta*ble\, n.	   An acetabulum; or about one eighth of a pint. [Obs.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetabular \Ac`e*tab"u*lar\, a.	   Cup-shaped; saucer-shaped; acetabuliform.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetabulifera \Ac`e*tab`u*lif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Acetabuliferous}.] (Zool.)	   The division of Cephalopoda in which the arms are furnished	   with cup-shaped suckers, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and	   octopus; the Dibranchiata. See {Cephalopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetabuliferous \Ac`e*tab`u*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. acetablum a	   little cup + -ferous.]	   Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as	   cuttlefish, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetabuliform \Ac`e*tab"u*li*form\, a. [L. acetabulum + -form.]	   (Bot.)	   Shaped like a shallow cup; saucer-shaped; as, an	   acetabuliform calyx. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetabulum \Ac`e*tab"u*lum\, n. [L., a little saucer for	   vinegar, fr. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A vinegar cup; socket of the hip bone; a	      measure of about one eighth of a pint, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) The bony cup which receives the head of the thigh	          bone.	      (b) The cavity in which the leg of an insect is inserted	          at its articulation with the body.	      (c) A sucker of the sepia or cuttlefish and related	          animals.	      (d) The large posterior sucker of the leeches.	      (e) One of the lobes of the placenta in ruminating	          animals.	          [1913 Webster]
Acetal \Ac"e*tal\, n. [Acetic + alcohol.] (Chem.)	   A limpid, colorless, inflammable liquid from the slow	   oxidation of alcohol under the influence of platinum black.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetaldehyde \Ac`et*al"de*hyde\, n.	   Acetic aldehyde. See {Aldehyde}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetamide \Ac`et*am"ide\, n. [Acetyl + amide.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline solid, from ammonia by replacement of an	   equivalent of hydrogen by acetyl.	   [1913 Webster]
acetaminophen \acetaminophen\ n.	   1. a white crystalline compound ({HO.C6H4.NH.CO.CH3}) used as	      an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular	      weight 151.16. It is the active ingredient in the	      commercial analgesics {Tylenol} and {Datril}.	   Syn: p-hydroxyacetanilide, p-acetamidophenol,	        N-acetyl-p-aminophenol, paracetamol,	        N-(4-hydroxyphenyl)acetamide	   Note: It is sold under many trade names, and has been one of	         the most popular analgesics in the late 20th century.	         It is used in place of aspirin by people in whom	         aspirin causes undesirable side effects, such as	         stomach irritation or stomach bleeding.	         [PJC]
acetanilide \ac`et*an"i*lide\ ([a^]s`[e^]t*[a^]n"[i^]*l[i^]d),	   n. [Acetyl + anilide.] (Med., Chem.)	   An amide formed from aniline and an acetyl group	   ({C6H5.NH.CO.CH3}); it is a white crystalline compound used	   as an analgesic and also as an antipyretic. It has molecular	   weight 135.16. [Written also {acetanilid}] AS	   Syn: phenylacetamide, N-phenylacetamide, antifebrin,	        antifebrine, acetylaminobenzene, acetylaniline	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + AS]
Acetarious \Ac`e*ta"ri*ous\, a. [L. acetaria, n. pl., salad, fr.	   acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be sour.]	   Used in salads; as, acetarious plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetary \Ac"e*ta*ry\ ([a^]s"[-e]*t[asl]*r[y^]), n. [L. acetaria	   salad plants.]	   An acid pulp in certain fruits, as the pear. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetate \Ac"e*tate\, n. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to be	   sour.] (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the union of acetic acid with a base or	   positive radical; as, acetate of lead, acetate of potash.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetated \Ac"e*ta`ted\, a.	   Combined with acetic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetic \A*ce"tic\ (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere to	   be sour.] (Chem.)	   (a) Of a pertaining to vinegar; producing vinegar; producing	       vinegar; as, acetic fermentation.	   (b) Pertaining to, containing, or derived from, acetyl, as	       acetic ether, acetic acid. The latter is the acid to	       which the sour taste of vinegar is due.	       [1913 Webster]
Acetification \A*cet`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of making acetous or sour; the process of converting,	   or of becoming converted, into vinegar.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetifier \A*cet"i*fi`er\, n.	   An apparatus for hastening acetification. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acetified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Acetifying}.] [L. acetum vinegar + -fly.]	   To convert into acid or vinegar.	   [1913 Webster]	Acetify \A*cet"i*fy\, v. i.	   To turn acid. --Encyc. Dom. Econ.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetimeter \Ac`e*tim"e*ter\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + -meter: cf.	   F. ac['e]tim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for estimating the amount of acetic acid in	   vinegar or in any liquid containing acetic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetimetry \Ac`e*tim"e*try\, n.	   The act or method of ascertaining the strength of vinegar, or	   the proportion of acetic acid contained in it. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetin \Ac"e*tin\, n. (Chem.)	   A combination of acetic acid with glycerin. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetize \Ac"e*tize\, v. i.	   To acetify. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
acetol \ac"e*tol\, n. [Acetic + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.)	   1. Methyl ketol; also, any of various homologues of the same.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   1. [cap.] a trade name used at different times to represent	      different substances, as hydroxyacetone, acetylsalicylic	      acid, acetal, diethyl aldehyde, or cellulose acetate.	      --MI11	      [PJC]
Acetometer \Ac`e*tom"e*ter\, n.	   Same as {Acetimeter}. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster] Acetonemia
Acetonaemia \Ac`e*to*n[ae]"mi*a\, Acetonemia \Ac`e*to*ne"mi*a\,	   n. [NL. See {Acetone}; {H[ae]ma-}.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition characterized by the presence of ketone	   bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid and	   beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the blood, as in diabetes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
acetone \ac"e*tone\ ([a^]s"[-e]*t[=o]n), n. [See {Acetic}.]	   (Chem.)	   A volatile liquid ({CH3.CO.CH3}); pyroacetic spirit; methyl	   ketone; -- obtained by fermentation, the distillation of	   certain acetates, or by the destructive distillation of	   citric acid, starch, sugar, or gum, with quicklime. It is	   commonly used as a solvent.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The term was once also applied to a number of bodies of	         similar constitution, more frequently called ketones.	         See {Ketone}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Acetonic \Ac`e*ton"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to acetone; as, acetonic bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
acetonuria \ac`e*to*nu"ri*a\	   ([a^]s`[-e]*t[-o]*n[=u]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. See {acetone};	   {Urine}.] (Med.)	   Excess of ketone bodies (including acetone, acetoacetic acid	   and beta-hydroxybutyric acid) in the urine, as in starvation	   or diabetes	   Syn: Syn. --ketonuriaAS]
acetophenetidin \acetophenetidin\ n. (Med.)	   A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as	   an antipyretic.	   Syn: acetphenetidin, phenacetin	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acetophenone \Ac`e*to*phe"none\ (-f[=e]"n[=o]n), n. [Acetic +	   phenyl + one.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline ketone, {CH3.CO.C6H5}, which may be obtained by	   the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of	   acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the	   name of {hypnone}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Acetose \Ac"e*tose`\ ([a^]s"[-e]*t[=o]s`), a.	   Sour like vinegar; acetous.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetosity \Ac`e*tos"i*ty\, n. [LL. acetositas. See {Acetous}.]	   The quality of being acetous; sourness.	   [1913 Webster]
Acetous \A*ce"tous\ (#; 277), a. [L. acetum vinegar, fr. acere	   to be sour.]	   1. Having a sour taste; sour; acid. "An acetous spirit."	      --Boyle. "A liquid of an acetous kind." --Bp. Lowth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing, or connected with, acetification; as, acetous	      fermentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acetous acid}, a name formerly given to vinegar, which is a	      dilute solution of acetic acid.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
acetphenetidin \acetphenetidin\ n.	   1. a white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also	      as an antipyretic.	   Syn: acetophenetidin, phenacetin	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acetyl \Ac"e*tyl\, n. [L. acetum vinegar + Gr. ? substance. See	   {-yl}.] (Chem.)	   A complex, hypothetical radical, composed of two parts of	   carbon to three of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Its hydroxide	   is acetic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
acetylate \acetylate\ v. i.	   1. (Chem.) receive substitution of an acetyl group; of	      chemical compounds	   Syn: acetylize	        [WordNet 1.5]	acetylate \acetylate\ v. t. (Chem.) 1	   introduce an acetyl group into a chemical compound	   Syn: acetylize	        [WordNet 1.5]
acetylcholine \acetylcholine\ n.	   1. a neurotransmitter released by the transmitting dendron at	      autononmous synapses and at neuromuscular junctions. It is	      a quaternary amine with an obligatory negative counterion.	      The nominal formula for the hydroxide form is {C7H17NO3}.	      Structural formula {(CH3)3N(+)CH2CH2.O.CO.CH3.OH(-)}.	   Note: Acetylcholine is the first recognized and best-studied	         of the neurotransmitters. At receptors it is recycled	         into choline by the action of acetylcholinesterase.	         Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors therefore function as	         nerve poisons. For biochemical studies it is prepared	         typically in the chloride or bromide forms.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
acetylcholinesterase \acetylcholinesterase\ n.	   1. an enzyme which exists in nerve cells and hydrolyses	      acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.	   Note: It is essential for neurotransmission at autonomous	         synapses and neuromuscular junctions, and its	         inhibition by acetylcholinesterase inhibitors can	         paralyze or kill an animal.	   Syn: ACE	        [PJC]
Acetylene \A*cet"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A gaseous compound of carbon and hydrogen, in the proportion	   of two atoms of the former to two of the latter. It is a	   colorless gas, with a peculiar, unpleasant odor, and is	   produced for use as an illuminating gas in a number of ways,	   but chiefly by the action of water on calcium carbide. Its	   light is very brilliant. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster] Ach
Ach \Ach\, Ache \Ache\, n. [F. ache, L. apium parsley.]	   A name given to several species of plants; as, smallage, wild	   celery, parsley. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Achaean
Achaean \A*ch[ae]"an\, Achaian \A*cha"ian\a. [L. Achaeus,	   Achaius; Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Achaia in Greece; also, Grecian. -- n. A	   native of Achaia; a Greek.	   [1913 Webster]
Acharnement \A*char"ne*ment\, n. [F.]	   Savage fierceness; ferocity.	   [1913 Webster]
Achate \Ach"ate\, n.	   An agate. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Achate \A*chate"\, n. [F. achat purchase. See {Cates}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Purchase; bargaining. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Provisions. Same as {Cates}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Achatina \Ach`a*ti"na\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? agate.] (Zool.)	   A genus of land snails, often large, common in the warm parts	   of America and Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Achatour \A*cha*tour"\, n. [See {Cater}.]	   Purveyor; acater. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ache \Ache\, n. [OE. ache, AS. [ae]ce, ece, fr. acan to ache.	   See {Ache}, v. i.]	   Continued pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or	   spasmodic pain. "Such an ache in my bones." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often used in composition, as, a headache, an earache,	         a toothache.	         [1913 Webster]	Ache \Ache\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Aching}.] [OE. aken, AS. acan, both strong verbs, AS. acan,	   imp. [=o]c, p. p. acen, to ache; perh. orig. to drive, and	   akin to agent.]	   To suffer pain; to have, or be in, pain, or in continued	   pain; to be distressed. "My old bones ache." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sins that in your conscience ache.   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Achean \A*che"an\, a & n.	   See {Ach[ae]an}, {Achaian}.	   [1913 Webster] Achene
Achene \A*chene"\, Achenium \A*che"ni*um\n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? to	   gape.] (Bot.)	   A small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as	   in the buttercup; -- called a {naked seed} by the earlier	   botanists. [Written also {akene} and {ach[ae]nium}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Achenial \A*che"ni*al\, a.	   Pertaining to an achene.	   [1913 Webster]
Acheron \Ach"e*ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Myth.)	   A river in the Nether World or infernal regions; also, the	   infernal regions themselves. By some of the English poets it	   was supposed to be a flaming lake or gulf. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Acherontia \Acherontia\ n.	   1. 1 death's-head moth.	   Syn: genus Acherontia	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acherontic \Ach`e*ron"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Acheron; infernal; hence, dismal, gloomy;	   moribund.	   [1913 Webster]
Acheta \Acheta\ n.	   1. a genus of Orthopteran insects consisting of common house	      and field crickets.	   Syn: genus Acheta	        [WordNet 1.5]
A cheval \A` che*val"\ [F., lit., on horseback.]	   Astride; with a part on each side; -- used specif. in	   designating the position of an army with the wings separated	   by some line of demarcation, as a river or road.	   [1913 Webster]	         A position [`a] cheval on a river is not one which a	         general willingly assumes.               --Swinton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
achievability \achievability\ n.	   1. 1 the possibility of being achieved or accomplished; -- a	      property which may be possessed by a contemplated act.	   Syn: attainability, attainableness	        [WordNet 1.5]
Achievable \A*chiev"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being achieved. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Achievance \A*chiev"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. achevance.]	   Achievement. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Achieve \A*chieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Achieved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Achieving}.] [OE. acheven, OF. achever, achiever, F.	   achever, to finish; [`a] (L. ad) + OF. chief, F. chef, end,	   head, fr. L. caput head. See {Chief}.]	   1. To carry on to a final close; to bring out into a	      perfected state; to accomplish; to perform; -- as, to	      achieve a feat, an exploit, an enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Supposing faculties and powers to be the same, far	            more may be achieved in any line by the aid of a	            capital, invigorating motive than without it. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtain, or gain, as the result of exertion; to succeed	      in gaining; to win.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some are born great, some achieve greatness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast achieved our liberty.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: [[Obs]., with a material thing as the aim.]	         [1913 Webster]	               Show all the spoils by valiant kings achieved.	                                                  --Prior.	         [1913 Webster]	               He hath achieved a maid	               That paragons description.         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To finish; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; complete; execute;	        perform; realize; obtain. See {Accomplish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Achievement \A*chieve"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. ach[`e]vement,	   E. {Hatchment}.]	   1. The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by	      exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the	      achievement of his object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great or heroic deed; something accomplished by valor,	      boldness, or praiseworthy exertion; a feat.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The exploits] of the ancient saints . . . do far	            surpass the most famous achievements of pagan	            heroes.                               --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The highest achievements of the human intellect.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) An escutcheon or ensign armorial; now generally	      applied to the funeral shield commonly called {hatchment}.	      --Cussans.	      [1913 Webster]
Achiever \A*chiev"er\, n.	   One who achieves; a winner.	   [1913 Webster]
Achillean \Ach`il*le"an\, a.	   Resembling Achilles, the hero of the Iliad; invincible.	   [1913 Webster]
Achilles \Achilles\ n.	   1. a mythical Greek hero of the Iliad; a foremost Greek	      warrior at the seige of Troy.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Achilles' tendon \A*chil"les' ten"don\, n. [L. Achillis tendo.]	   (Anat.)	   The strong tendon formed of the united tendons of the large	   muscles in the calf of the leg, an inserted into the bone of	   the heel; -- so called from the mythological account of	   Achilles being held by the heel when dipped in the River	   Styx.	   [1913 Webster]
Achilous \A*chi"lous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? lip.] (Bot.)	   Without a lip.	   [1913 Webster]
achimenes \achimenes\ n.	   1. 1 any plant of the genus {Achimenes} having gloxinialike	      flowers.	   Syn: hot water plant	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aching \Ach"ing\, a.	   That aches; continuously painful. See {Ache}. --	   {Ach"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The aching heart, the aching head.       --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Achiote \A`chi*o"te\, n. [Sp. achiote, fr. Indian achiotl.]	   Seeds of the annotto tree; also, the coloring matter,	   annotto.	   [1913 Webster]
Achlamydate \A*chlam"y*date\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?. ?. a short	   cloak.] (Zool.)	   Not possessing a mantle; -- said of certain gastropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Achlamydeous \Ach`la*myd"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Naked; having no floral envelope, neither calyx nor corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Acholia \A*cho"li*a\ ([.a]*k[=o]"l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr.	   'acholi`a; 'a priv. + cholh` bile.] (Med.)	   Deficiency or lack of bile. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Acholous \Ach"o*lous\, a. (Med.)	   Lacking bile. AS	   [1913 Webster]
achondrite \achondrite\ n.	   A stony meteor lacking chondrules.	   [WordNet 1.5]
achondritic \achondritic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to achondrite.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. {chondritic}	      [WordNet 1.5]
achondroplasia \achondroplasia\ n. (Med.)	   A skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is	   converted to bone resulting in dwarfism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
achondroplastic \achondroplastic\ adj. (Med.)	   of or pertaining to achondroplasia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Achras \Achras\ prop. n.	   A genus of tropical trees having papery leaves and large	   fruit.	   Syn: genus Achras	        [WordNet 1.5]
Achromatic \Ach`ro*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. 'achrw`matos colorless; 'a	   priv. + chrw^ma, chrw`matos, color: cf. F. achromatique.]	   1. (Opt.) Free from color; transmitting light without	      decomposing it into its primary colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Uncolored; not absorbing color from a fluid; --	      said of tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Achromatic lens} (Opt.), a lens composed usually of two	      separate lenses, a convex and concave, of substances	      having different refractive and dispersive powers, as	      crown and flint glass, with the curvatures so adjusted	      that the chromatic aberration produced by the one is	      corrected by other, and light emerges from the compound	      lens undecomposed.	   {Achromatic prism}. See {Prism}.	   {Achromatic telescope}, or {microscope}, one in which the	      chromatic aberration is corrected, usually by means of a	      compound or achromatic object glass, and which gives	      images free from extraneous color.	      [1913 Webster]
Achromatically \Ach`ro*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an achromatic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Achromaticity \Ach`ro*ma*tic"i*ty\, n.	   Achromatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Achromatin \A*chro"ma*tin\, n. (Biol.)	   Tissue which is not stained by fluid dyes. --W. Flemming.	   [1913 Webster]
achromatinic \achromatinic\ adj.	   1. not readily colored by stains; -- of substance of a cell	      nucleus {chromatinic}	      [WordNet 1.5]
achromatise \achromatise\ v.	   1. remove color from.	   Syn: achromatize, make achromatic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Achromatism \A*chro"ma*tism\, n. [Cf. F. achromatisme.]	   The state or quality of being achromatic; as, the achromatism	   of a lens; achromaticity. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Achromatization \A*chro`ma*ti*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   achromatisation.]	   The act or process of achromatizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Achromatize \A*chro"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Achromatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Achromatizing}.] [Gr. 'a	   priv. + ? color.]	   To deprive of color; to make achromatic. [Also spelled	   {achromatise}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Achromatous \A*chro"ma*tous\, a. [See {Ahromatic}.]	   Lacking, or deficient in, color; as, achromatous blood.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Achromatopsy \A*chro"ma*top"sy\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? color + ?	   sight.]	   Color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; Daltonism.	   [1913 Webster]
Achromic \A*chro"mic\, a. [Gr. ? colorless; ? priv. + ? color.]	   Free from color; colorless; as, in (Physiol. Chem.), the	   achromic point of a starch solution acted upon by an	   amylolytic enzyme is the point at which it fails to give any	   color with iodine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Achronic \A*chron"ic\, a.	   See {Acronyc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Achroodextrin \Ach`ro*["o]*dex"trin\, n. [Gr. ? colorless + E.	   dextrin.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Dextrin not colorable by iodine. See {Dextrin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Achroous \Ach"ro*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? color.]	   Colorless; achromatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Achylous \A*chy"lous\, a. [Gr. ? without juice.] (Physiol.)	   Without chyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Achymous \A*chy"mous\, a. [Gr. ? without juice.] (Physiol.)	   Without chyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Acicula \A*cic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Acicul[ae]}. [L., a small needle,	   dimin. of acus needle.] (Nat. Hist.)	   One of the needlelike or bristlelike spines or prickles of	   some animals and plants; also, a needlelike crystal.	   [1913 Webster]
Acicular \A*cic"u*lar\, a.	   Needle-shaped; slender like a needle or bristle, as some	   leaves or crystals; also, having sharp points like needles.	   [1913 Webster] {A*cic"u*lar*ly}, adv..	   [1913 Webster] Aciculate
Aciculate \A*cic"u*late\, Aciculated \A*cic"u*la"ted\a. (Nat.	   Hist.)	   (a) Furnished with acicul[ae].	   (b) Acicular.	   (c) Marked with fine irregular streaks as if scratched by a	       needle. --Lindley.	       [1913 Webster]
Aciculiform \A*cic"u*li*form\, a. [L. acicula needle + -form.]	   Needle-shaped; acicular.	   [1913 Webster]
Aciculite \A*cic"u*lite\, n. (Min.)	   Needle ore. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Acid \Ac"id\, a. [L. acidus sour, fr. the root ak to be sharp:	   cf. F. acide. Cf. {Acute}.]	   1. Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having the	      taste of vinegar: as, acid fruits or liquors. Also fig.:	      Sour-tempered.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was stern and his face as acid as ever. --A.	                                                  Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to an acid; as, acid reaction.	      [1913 Webster]	Acid \Ac"id\, n.	   1. A sour substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) One of a class of compounds, generally but not	      always distinguished by their sour taste, solubility in	      water, and reddening of vegetable blue or violet colors.	      They are also characterized by the power of destroying the	      distinctive properties of alkalies or bases, combining	      with them to form salts, at the same time losing their own	      peculiar properties. They all contain hydrogen, united	      with a more negative element or radical, either alone, or	      more generally with oxygen, and take their names from this	      negative element or radical. Those which contain no oxygen	      are sometimes called {hydracids} in distinction from the	      others which are called {oxygen acids} or {oxacids}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In certain cases, sulphur, selenium, or tellurium may	         take the place of oxygen, and the corresponding	         compounds are called respectively {sulphur acids} or	         {sulphacids}, {selenium acids}, or {tellurium acids}.	         When the hydrogen of an acid is replaced by a positive	         element or radical, a salt is formed, and hence acids	         are sometimes named as salts of hydrogen; as hydrogen	         nitrate for nitric acid, hydrogen sulphate for	         sulphuric acid, etc. In the old chemistry the name acid	         was applied to the oxides of the negative or	         nonmetallic elements, now sometimes called anhydrides.	         [1913 Webster]
acid-forming \acid-forming\ adj.	   1. yielding an acid in aqueous solution	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acidic \A*cid"ic\, a. (Min.)	   1. Containing a high percentage of silica; -- opposed to	      {basic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of or relating to acid; having the character of an acid,	      as an acidic solution.	      [PJC]
Acidiferous \Ac`id*if"er*ous\, a. [L. acidus sour + -ferous.]	   Containing or yielding an acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidifiable \A*cid"i*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being acidified, or converted into an acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidific \Ac`id*if"ic\, a.	   Producing acidity; converting into an acid. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidification \A*cid`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. acidification.]	   The act or process of acidifying, or changing into an acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidifier \A*cid"i*fi`er\, n. (Chem.)	   A simple or compound principle, whose presence is necessary	   to produce acidity, as oxygen, chlorine, bromine, iodine,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidify \A*cid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Acidifying}.] [L. acidus sour, acid + -fy: cf. F.	   acidifier.]	   1. To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify	      sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sour; to imbitter.	      [1913 Webster]	            His thin existence all acidified into rage.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Acidimeter \Ac`id*im"e*ter\, n. [L. acidus acid + -meter.]	   (Chem.)	   An instrument for ascertaining the strength of acids. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidimetry \Ac`id*im"e*try\, n. [L. acidus acid + -metry.]	   (Chem.)	   The measurement of the strength of acids, especially by a	   chemical process based on the law of chemical combinations,	   or the fact that, to produce a complete reaction, a certain	   definite weight of reagent is required. --	   {Ac`id*i*met"ric*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidity \A*cid"i*ty\, n. [L. acidites, fr. acidus: cf. F.	   acidit['e]. See {Acid}.]	   The quality of being sour; sourness; tartness; sharpness to	   the taste; as, the acidity of lemon juice.	   [1913 Webster]
acid-loving \acid-loving\ adj.	   1. thriving in a relatively acid environment; -- especially	      of plants requiring a pH well below 7 {alkaline-loving}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acidly \Ac"id*ly\, adv.	   Sourly; tartly.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidness \Ac"id*ness\, n.	   Acidity; sourness.	   [1913 Webster] acidophilic
acidophilic \acidophilic\ acidophilous \acidophilous\adj.	   1. 1 growing well in an acid medium; said of some bacteria	   Syn: aciduric	        [WordNet 1.5]
acidosis \acidosis\ n.	   1. abnormally high acidity of the blood and other body	      fluids.	      [WordNet 1.5]
acidotic \acidotic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to acidosis; suffering from acidosis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acid process \Ac"id proc"ess\ (Iron Metal.)	   That variety of either the Bessemer or the open-hearth	   process in which the converter or hearth is lined with acid,	   that is, highly siliceous, material. Opposed to {basic	   process}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Acidulate \A*cid"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acidulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Acidulating}.] [Cf. F. aciduler. See	   {Acidulous}.]	   To make sour or acid in a moderate degree; to sour somewhat.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
acidulated \acidulated\ adj.	   1. made slightly acidic	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acidulent \A*cid"u*lent\, a.	   Having an acid quality; sour; acidulous. "With anxious,	   acidulent face." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Acidulous \A*cid"u*lous\, a. [L. acidulus, dim. of acidus. See	   Acid.]	   Slightly sour; sub-acid; sourish; as, an acidulous tincture.	   --E. Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Acidulous mineral waters}, such as contain carbonic	      anhydride.	      [1913 Webster]
acid-wash \acid-wash\ v.	   1. to wash (blue jeans) in acid, so as to cause the color to	      fade.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acierage \Ac`i*er*age\, n. [F. aci['e]rage, fr. acier steel.]	   The process of coating the surface of a metal plate (as a	   stereotype plate) with steellike iron by means of voltaic	   electricity; steeling.	   [1913 Webster]
Aciform \Ac"i*form\, a. [L. acus needle + -form.]	   Shaped like a needle.	   [1913 Webster]
Acinaceous \Ac"i*na"ceous\, a. [L. acinus a grape, grapestone.]	   (Bot.)	   Containing seeds or stones of grapes, or grains like them.	   [1913 Webster]
Acinaces \A*cin"a*ces\, n. [L., from Gr. ?.] (Anc. Hist.)	   A short sword or saber.	   [1913 Webster]
Acinaciform \Ac`i*nac"i*form\ ([a^]s`[i^]*n[a^]s"[i^]*f[^o]rm),	   a. [L. acinaces a short sword + -form: cf. F. acinaciforme.]	   (Bot.)	   Scimeter-shaped; as, an acinaciform leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Acinesia \Ac`i*ne"si*a\ ([a^]s`[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]*[.a]), n. (Med.)	   Same as {Akinesia}. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Acinetae \Ac`i*ne"t[ae]\ ([a^]s`[i^]*n[=e]"t[=e]), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. 'akinhtos immovable.] (Zool.)	   A group of suctorial Infusoria, which in the adult stage are	   stationary. See {Suctoria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acinetiform \Ac`i*net"i*form\, a. [Acinet[ae] + -form.] (Zool.)	   Resembling the Acinet[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Aciniform \A*cin"i*form\, a. [L. acinus a grape, grapestone +	   -form: cf. F. acinoforme.]	   1. Having the form of a cluster of grapes; clustered like	      grapes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of small kernels like a grape.	      [1913 Webster] Acinose
Acinose \Ac"i*nose`\, Acinous \Ac"i*nous\a. [L. acinosus, fr.	   acinus grapestone.]	   Consisting of acini, or minute granular concretions; as,	   acinose or acinous glands. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Acinus \Ac"i*nus\ ([a^]s"[i^]*n[u^]s), 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,	          etc.	      (b) A grapestone.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) One of the granular masses which constitute a	      racemose or compound gland, as the pancreas; also, one of	      the saccular recesses in the lobules of a racemose gland.	      --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]
Acipenser \Ac`i*pen"ser\, prop. n. [L., the name of a fish.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons, having the	   body armed with bony scales, and the mouth on the under side	   of the head. See {Sturgeon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acipenseridae \Acipenseridae\ prop. n.	   The natural family of fish including the sturgeons.	   Syn: family {Acipenseridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aciurgy \Ac"i*ur`gy\, n. [Gr. ? a point + 'e`rgon work.]	   Operative surgery.	   [1913 Webster]
ack-ack \ack-ack\ n. [from AA, meaning antiaircraft pronounced	   ack-ack by British signalmen.] (Mil.)	   Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes; antiaircraft	   artillery.	   Syn: antiaircraft, antiaircraft gun, flak, pompom, pom-pom,	        ack-ack gun	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
ackee \ackee\ n.	   1. 1 red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; its	      flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.	   Syn: akee	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acknow \Ac*know"\ ([a^]k*n[=o]"), v. t. [Pref. a- + know; AS.	   oncn[=a]wan.]	   1. To recognize. [Obs.] "You will not be acknown, sir." --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acknowledge; to confess. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be acknown} (often with of or on), to acknowledge; to	      confess. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We say of a stubborn body that standeth still in the	            denying of his fault, This man will not acknowledge	            his fault, or, He will not be acknown of his fault.	                                                  --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]
acknowledge \ac*knowl"edge\ ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]j), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {acknowledged} ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {acknowledging} ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]j*[i^]ng).] [Prob. fr.	   pref. a- + the verb knowledge. See {Knowledge}, and cf.	   {Acknow}.]	   1. To own or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact	      or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge	      the being of a God.	      [1913 Webster]	            I acknowledge my transgressions.      --Ps. li. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            For ends generally acknowledged to be good.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To own or recognize in a particular character or	      relationship; to admit the claims or authority of; to give	      recognition to.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all thy ways acknowledge Him.      --Prov. iii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            By my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To own with gratitude or as a benefit or an obligation;	      as, to acknowledge a favor, the receipt of a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            They his gifts acknowledged none.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To own as genuine; to assent to, as a legal instrument, to	      give it validity; to avow or admit in legal form; as, to	      acknowledge a deed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To avow; proclaim; recognize; own; admit; allow;	        concede; confess.	   Usage: {Acknowledge}, {Recognize}. Acknowledge is opposed to	          keep back, or conceal, and supposes that something had	          been previously known to us (though perhaps not to	          others) which we now feel bound to lay open or make	          public. Thus, a man acknowledges a secret marriage;	          one who has done wrong acknowledges his fault; and	          author acknowledges his obligation to those who have	          aided him; we acknowledge our ignorance. Recognize	          supposes that we have either forgotten or not had the	          evidence of a thing distinctly before our minds, but	          that now we know it (as it were) anew, or receive and	          admit in on the ground of the evidence it brings.	          Thus, we recognize a friend after a long absence. We	          recognize facts, principles, truths, etc., when their	          evidence is brought up fresh to the mind; as, bad men	          usually recognize the providence of God in seasons of	          danger. A foreign minister, consul, or agent, of any	          kind, is recognized on the ground of his producing	          satisfactory credentials. See also {Confess}.	          [1913 Webster]
acknowledgeable \ac*knowl"edge*a*ble\ adj.	   Capable of being acknowledged.	   [WordNet 1.5]
acknowledged \ac*knowl"edged\ ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]jd) adj.	   Generally accepted or recognized as correct or reasonable.	   Opposite of {unacknowledged}. [Narrower terms: {given,	   granted}; {unquestionable (vs. questionable)}] Also See:	   {known}.	   Syn: accepted, recognized	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Acknowledgedly \Ac*knowl"edged*ly\ ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]jd*l[y^]),	   adv.	   Confessedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Acknowledger \Ac*knowl"edg*er\, n.	   One who acknowledges.	   [1913 Webster] Acknowledgment
Acknowledgment \Ac*knowl"edg*ment\, Acknowledgement
\Ac*knowl"edge*ment\ ([a^]k*n[o^]l"[e^]j*ment), n.	   1. The act of acknowledging; admission; avowal; owning;	      confession. "An acknowledgment of fault." --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of owning or recognizing in a particular character	      or relationship; recognition as regards the existence,	      authority, truth, or genuineness; a statement	      acknowledging something or someone.	      [1913 Webster +WordNet 1.5]	            Immediately upon the acknowledgment of the Christian	            faith, the eunuch was baptized by Philip. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition;	      the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged;	      an expression of thanks. --Shak.	   Syn: recognition	        [1913 Webster +WordNet 1.5]	   4. Something given or done in return for a favor, message,	      etc. --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A declaration or avowal of one's own act, to give it legal	      validity; as, the acknowledgment of a deed before a proper	      officer. Also, the certificate of the officer attesting	      such declaration.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acknowledgment money}, in some parts of England, a sum paid	      by copyhold tenants, on the death of their landlords, as	      an acknowledgment of their new lords. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Confession; concession; recognition; admission; avowal;	        recognizance.	        [1913 Webster]
Aclinic \A*clin"ic\ ([.a]*kl[i^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'a priv. +	   kli`nein to incline.] (Physics.)	   Without inclination or dipping; -- said of the imaginary line	   near the earth's equator on which the magnetic needle	   balances itself horizontally, having no dip. The aclinic line	   is also termed the magnetic equator. --Prof. August.	   [1913 Webster]
acme \ac"me\ ([a^]k"m[-e]), n. [Gr. 'akmh` point, top.]	   1. The top or highest point; the culmination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very acme and pitch of life for epic poetry.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moment when a certain power reaches the acme of	            its supremacy.                        --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The crisis or height of a disease. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mature age; full bloom of life. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
acne \ac"ne\ ([a^]k"n[-e]), n. [NL., prob. a corruption of Gr.	   'akmh`.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the sebaceous glands that are associated with	   hair follicles, leading to visible comedones and pimples,	   especially on the face, back, and chest.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Acnodal \Ac*no"dal\, a.	   Pertaining to acnodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Acnode \Ac"node\, n. [L. acus needle + E. node.] (Geom.)	   An isolated point not upon a curve, but whose co["o]rdinates	   satisfy the equation of the curve so that it is considered as	   belonging to the curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Acocanthera \Acocanthera\ n.	   same as {Akocanthera}.	   Syn: Akocanthera, genus {Acocanthera}, {genus Acokanthera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acock \A*cock"\, adv. [Pref. a- + cock.]	   In a cocked or turned up fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Acockbill \A*cock"bill`\, adv. [Prefix a- + cock + bill: with	   bills cocked up.] (Naut.)	   (a) Hanging at the cathead, ready to let go, as an anchor.	   (b) Topped up; having one yardarm higher than the other.	       [1913 Webster]
Acokanthera \Acokanthera\ n.	   1. small genus of trees and shrubs containing strongly toxic	      cardiac glycosides; distributed from Arabia to Africa.	   Syn: Acocanthera, genus Acocanthera, genus Acokanthera	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acold \A*cold"\, a. [Prob. p. p. of OE. acolen to grow cold or	   cool, AS. [=a]c[=o]lian to grow cold; pref. a- (cf. Goth.	   er-, orig. meaning out) + c[=o]lian to cool. See {Cool}.]	   Cold. [Obs.] "Poor Tom's acold." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Acologic \Ac`o*log"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to acology.	   [1913 Webster]
Acology \A*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? remedy + -logy.]	   Materia medica; the science of remedies.	   [1913 Webster]
Acolothist \A*col"o*thist\, n.	   See {Acolythist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acolyctine \Ac`o*lyc"tine\, n. [From the name of the plant.]	   (Chem.)	   An organic base, in the form of a white powder, obtained from	   {Aconitum lycoctonum}. --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Acolyte \Ac`o*lyte\, n. [LL. acolythus, acoluthus, Gr. ?	   following, attending: cf. F. acolyte.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eccl.) One who has received the highest of the four minor	      orders in the Catholic church, being ordained to carry the	      wine and water and the lights at the Mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who attends; an assistant. "With such chiefs, and with	      James and John as acolytes." --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
Acolyth \Ac"o*lyth\, n.	   Same as {Acolyte}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acolythist \A*col"y*thist\, n.	   An acolyte. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Aconddylose
Aconddylose \A*cond"dy*lose`\, Acondylous \A*con"dy*lous\, a.	   [Gr. 'a priv. + ? joint.] (Nat. Hist.)	   Being without joints; jointless.	   [1913 Webster]
Aconital \Ac`o*ni"tal\, a.	   Of the nature of aconite.	   [1913 Webster]
Aconite \Ac"o*nite\, n. [L. aconitum, Gr. ?: cf. F. aconit.]	   1. (Bot.) The herb wolfsbane, or monkshood; -- applied to any	      plant of the genus {Aconitum} (tribe {Hellebore}), all the	      species of which are poisonous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extract or tincture obtained from {Aconitum napellus},	      used as a poison and medicinally.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Winter aconite}, a plant ({Eranthis hyemalis}) allied to the	      aconites.	      [1913 Webster]
Aconitia \Ac`o*ni"ti*a\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Aconitine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aconitic \Ac`o*nit"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to aconite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pert. to or designating a crystalline tribasic	      acid, {C6H6O6}, obtained from aconite and other plants. It	      is a carboxyl derivative of itaconic acid. Both the	      natural forma from plants and the form prepared chemically	      have the trans-configuration. It is used in the	      manufacture of itaconic acid (propylene dicarboxylic	      acid). --MI11	   Syn: 1-propene-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, equisetic acid,	        citridic acid, achilleic acid [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aconitine \A*con"i*tine\, n. (Chem.)	   An intensely poisonous alkaloid, extracted from aconite.	   [1913 Webster]
Aconitum \Ac`o*ni"tum\, n. [L. See {Aconite}.]	   The poisonous herb aconite; also, an extract from it.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strong	         As aconitum or rash gunpowder.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Acontia \A*con"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a little dart.]	   (Zool.)	   Threadlike defensive organs, composed largely of nettling	   cells (cnid[ae]), thrown out of the mouth or special pores of	   certain Actini[ae] when irritated.	   [1913 Webster]
Acontias \A*con"ti*as\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ?, dim. ?	   dart.] (Zool.)	   Anciently, a snake, called {dart snake}; now, one of a genus	   of reptiles closely allied to the lizards.	   [1913 Webster]
acopic \a*cop"ic\ ([.a]*k[o^]p"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ko`pos	   striking. weariness, ko`ptein to strike.] (Med.)	   Relieving weariness; restorative. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Acorn \A"corn\, n. [AS. [ae]cern, fr. [ae]cer field, acre; akin	   to D. aker acorn, Ger. ecker, Icel. akarn, Dan. agern, Goth.	   akran fruit, akrs field; -- orig. fruit of the field. See	   {Acre}.]	   1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing in a woody	      cup or cupule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A cone-shaped piece of wood on the point of the	      spindle above the vane, on the mast-head.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) See {Acorn-shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	Acorn cup \A"corn cup\	   The involucre or cup in which the acorn is fixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Acorned \A"corned\, a.	   1. Furnished or loaded with acorns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fed or filled with acorns. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Acorn-shell \A"corn-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the sessile cirripeds; a barnacle of the genus	   {Balanus}. See {Barnacle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acosmism \A*cos"mism\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? world.]	   A denial of the existence of the universe as distinct from	   God.	   [1913 Webster]
Acosmist \A*cos"mist\, n. [See {Acosmism}.]	   One who denies the existence of the universe, or of a	   universe as distinct from God. --G. H. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]
Acotyledon \A*cot`y*le"don\ (#; 277), n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?	   anything cup-shaped. See {Cotyledon}.] (Bot.)	   A plant which has no cotyledons, as the dodder and all	   flowerless plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Acotyledonous \A*cot`y*led"on*ous\ (#; 277), a.	   Having no seed lobes, as the dodder; also applied to plants	   which have no true seeds, as ferns, mosses, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Acouchy \A*cou"chy\, n. [F. acouchi, from the native name	   Guiana.] (Zool.)	   A small species of agouti ({Dasyprocta acouchy}).	   [1913 Webster]
Acoumeter \A*cou"me*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to hear + -meter.]	   (Physics.)	   An instrument for measuring the acuteness of the sense of	   hearing. --Itard.	   [1913 Webster]
Acoumetry \A*cou"me*try\, n. [Gr. ? to hear + -metry.]	   The measuring of the power or extent of hearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Acoustic \A*cous"tic\ (#; 277), a. [F. acoustique, Gr. ?	   relating to hearing, fr. ? to hear.]	   Pertaining to the sense of hearing, the organs of hearing, or	   the science of sounds; auditory.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Acoustic duct}, the auditory duct, or external passage of	      the ear.	   {Acoustic telegraph}, a telegraph making audible signals; a	      telephone.	   {Acoustic vessels}, brazen tubes or vessels, shaped like a	      bell, used in ancient theaters to propel the voices of the	      actors, so as to render them audible to a great distance.	      [1913 Webster]	Acoustic \A*cous"tic\, n.	   A medicine or agent to assist hearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Acoustical \A*cous"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to acoustics.	   [1913 Webster]
Acoustically \A*cous"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In relation to sound or to hearing. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Acoustician \Ac`ous*ti"cian\, n.	   One versed in acoustics. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Acoustics \A*cous"tics\ (#; 277), n. [Names of sciences in -ics,	   as, acoustics, mathematics, etc., are usually treated as	   singular. See {-ics}.] (Physics.)	   The science of sounds, teaching their nature, phenomena, and	   laws.	   [1913 Webster]	         Acoustics, then, or the science of sound, is a very	         considerable branch of physics.          --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The science is, by some writers, divided, into	         diacoustics, which explains the properties of sounds	         coming directly from the ear; and catacoustica, which	         treats of reflected sounds or echoes.	         [1913 Webster]
Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, a. [OF. acoint. See {Acquaint}, v. t.]	   Acquainted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Acquaint \Ac*quaint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquainted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Acquainting}.] [OE. aqueinten, acointen, OF.	   acointier, LL. adcognitare, fr. L. ad + cognitus, p. p. of	   cognoscere to know; con- + noscere to know. See {Quaint},	   {Know}.]	   1. To furnish or give experimental knowledge of; to make	      (one) to know; to make familiar; -- followed by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before a man can speak on any subject, it is	            necessary to be acquainted with it.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of sorrows and acquainted with grief. --Isa.	                                                  liii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To communicate notice to; to inform; to make cognizant; --	      followed by with (formerly, also, by of), or by that,	      introducing the intelligence; as, to acquaint a friend	      with the particulars of an act.	      [1913 Webster]	            Acquaint her here of my son Paris' love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must acquaint you that I have received	            New dated letters from Northumberland. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To familiarize; to accustom. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be acquainted with}, to be possessed of personal	      knowledge of; to be cognizant of; to be more or less	      familiar with; to be on terms of social intercourse with.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To inform; apprise; communicate; advise.	        [1913 Webster]
Acquaintable \Ac*quaint"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. acointable].	   Easy to be acquainted with; affable. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquaintance \Ac*quaint"ance\, n. [OE. aqueintance, OF.	   acointance, fr. acointier. See {Acquaint}.]	   1. A state of being acquainted, or of having intimate, or	      more than slight or superficial, knowledge; personal	      knowledge gained by intercourse short of that of	      friendship or intimacy; as, I know the man; but have no	      acquaintance with him.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contract no friendship, or even acquaintance, with a	            guileful man.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or persons with whom one is acquainted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Montgomery was an old acquaintance of Ferguson.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the collective term acquaintance was	         formerly both singular and plural, but it is now	         commonly singular, and has the regular plural	         acquaintances.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To be of acquaintance}, to be intimate.	   {To take acquaintance of} or {with}, to make the acquaintance	      of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Familiarity; intimacy; fellowship; knowledge.	   Usage: {Acquaintance}, {Familiarity}, {Intimacy}. These words	          mark different degrees of closeness in social	          intercourse. Acquaintance arises from occasional	          intercourse; as, our acquaintance has been a brief	          one. We can speak of a slight or an intimate	          acquaintance. Familiarity is the result of continued	          acquaintance. It springs from persons being frequently	          together, so as to wear off all restraint and reserve;	          as, the familiarity of old companions. Intimacy is the	          result of close connection, and the freest interchange	          of thought; as, the intimacy of established	          friendship.	          [1913 Webster]	                Our admiration of a famous man lessens upon our	                nearer acquaintance with him.     --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                We contract at last such a familiarity with them	                as makes it difficult and irksome for us to call	                off our minds.                    --Atterbury.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is in our power to confine our friendships	                and intimacies to men of virtue.  --Rogers.	          [1913 Webster]
Acquaintanceship \Ac*quaint"ance*ship\, n.	   A state of being acquainted; acquaintance. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquaintant \Ac*quaint"ant\, n. [Cf. F. acointant, p. pr.]	   An acquaintance. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquainted \Ac*quaint"ed\, a.	   Personally known; familiar. See {To be acquainted with},	   under {Acquaint}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquaintedness \Ac*quaint"ed*ness\, n.	   State of being acquainted; degree of acquaintance. [R.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquest \Ac*quest"\, n. [OF. aquest, F. acqu[^e]t, fr. LL.	   acquestum, acquis[imac]tum, for L. acquis[imac]tum, p. p.	   (used substantively) of acquirere to acquire. See {Acquire}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Acquisition; the thing gained. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Property acquired by purchase, gift, or otherwise	      than by inheritance. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Acquiesce \Ac`qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Acquiesced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Acquiescing}] [L. acquiescere; ad + quiescere	   to be quiet, fr. quies rest: cf. F. acquiescer. See {Quiet}.]	   1. To rest satisfied, or apparently satisfied, or to rest	      without opposition and discontent (usually implying	      previous opposition or discontent); to accept or consent	      by silence or by omitting to object; -- followed by in,	      formerly also by with and to.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were compelled to acquiesce in a government	            which they did not regard as just.    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To concur upon conviction; as, to acquiesce in an opinion;	      to assent to; usually, to concur, not heartily but so far	      as to forbear opposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To submit; comply; yield; assent; agree; consent;	        accede; concur; conform; accept tacitly.	        [1913 Webster]
Acquiescence \Ac`qui*es"cence\, n. [Cf. F. acquiescence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission	      with apparent content; -- distinguished from avowed	      consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition	      or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crim. Law)	      (a) Submission to an injury by the party injured.	      (b) Tacit concurrence in the action of another. --Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]
Acquiescency \Ac`qui*es"cen*cy\, n.	   The quality of being acquiescent; acquiescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquiescent \Ac`qui*es"cent\, a. [L. acquiescens, -centis; p.	   pr.]	   Resting satisfied or submissive; disposed tacitly to submit;	   assentive; as, an acquiescent policy.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquiescently \Ac`qui*es"cent*ly\, adv.	   In an acquiescent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquiet \Ac*qui"et\, v. t. [LL. acquietare; L. ad + quies rest.	   See {Quiet} and cf. {Acquit}.]	   To quiet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Acquiet his mind from stirring you against your own	         peace. --Sir A. Sherley.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquirability \Ac*quir"a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being acquirable; attainableness. [R.]	   --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquirable \Ac*quir"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being acquired.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquire \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 same, through	   OF. aquerre. See {Quest}..]	   To gain, usually by one's own exertions; to get as one's own;	   as, to acquire a title, riches, knowledge, skill, good or bad	   habits.	   [1913 Webster]	         No virtue is acquired in an instant, but step by step.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Descent is the title whereby a man, on the death of his	         ancestor, acquires his estate, by right of	         representation, as his heir at law.      --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To obtain; gain; attain; procure; win; earn; secure. See	        {Obtain}.	        [1913 Webster]
acquired \acquired\ adj.	   1. 1 (Biol.) gotten through environmental forces. Contrasted	      with {inherited}. acquired characteristics cannot be	      passed on noninheritable (vs. inheritable), nonheritable	   Syn: nurtural	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acquirement \Ac*quire"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of acquiring, or that which is acquired; attainment.	   "Rules for the acquirement of a taste." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         His acquirements by industry were . . . enriched and	         enlarged by many excellent endowments of nature.	                                                  --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Acquisition}, {Acquirement}.	   Usage: Acquirement is used in opposition to a natural gift or	          talent; as, eloquence, and skill in music and	          painting, are acquirements; genius is the gift or	          endowment of nature. It denotes especially personal	          attainments, in opposition to material or external	          things gained, which are more usually called	          acquisitions; but this distinction is not always	          observed.	          [1913 Webster]
Acquirer \Ac*quir"er\, n.	   A person who acquires.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquiry \Ac*quir"y\, n.	   Acquirement. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquisite \Ac"qui*site\, a. [L. acquisitus, p. p. of acquirere.	   See {Acquire}.]	   Acquired. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquisition \Ac`qui*si"tion\, n. [L. acquisitio, fr. acquirere:	   cf. F. acquisition. See {Acquire}.]	   1. The act or process of acquiring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The acquisition or loss of a province. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Business, Finance) The purchase of one	      commercial enterprise by another, whether for cash, or in	      a trade of stock of the purchasing company for that of the	      purchased company.	   Syn: buyout, takeover.	        [PJC]	   3. The thing acquired or gained; an acquirement; a gain; as,	      learning is an acquisition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Acquirement}.	        [1913 Webster]
Acquisitive \Ac*quis"i*tive\, a.	   1. Acquired. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He died not in his acquisitive, but in his native	            soil.                                 --Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able or disposed to make acquisitions; acquiring; as, an	      acquisitive person or disposition.	      [1913 Webster]
Acquisitively \Ac*quis"i*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the way of acquisition.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquisitiveness \Ac*quis"i*tive*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being acquisitive; propensity to acquire	      property; desire of possession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) The faculty to which the phrenologists attribute	      the desire of acquiring and possessing. --Combe.	      [1913 Webster]
Acquisitor \Ac*quis"i*tor\, n.	   One who acquires.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquist \Ac*quist"\, n. [Cf. {Acquest}.]	   Acquisition; gain. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquit \Ac*quit"\, p. p.	   Acquitted; set free; rid of. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Acquit \Ac*quit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acquitted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Acquitting}.] [OE. aquiten, OF. aquiter, F. acquitter; ?	   (L. ad) + OF. quiter, F. quitter, to quit. See {Quit}, and	   cf. {Acquiet}.]	   1. To discharge, as a claim or debt; to clear off; to pay	      off; to requite.	      [1913 Webster]	            A responsibility that can never be absolutely	            acquitted.                            --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation,	      duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge;	      -- now followed by of before the charge, formerly by from;	      as, the jury acquitted the prisoner; we acquit a man of	      evil intentions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Reflexively:	      (a) To clear one's self. --Shak.	      (b) To bear or conduct one's self; to perform one's part;	          as, the soldier acquitted himself well in battle; the	          orator acquitted himself very poorly.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To absolve; clear; exonerate; exonerate; exculpate;	        release; discharge. See {Absolve}.	        [1913 Webster]
Acquitment \Ac*quit"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. OF. aquitement.]	   Acquittal. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquittal \Ac*quit"tal\, n.	   1. The act of acquitting; discharge from debt or obligation;	      acquittance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A setting free, or deliverance from the charge of an	      offense, by verdict of a jury or sentence of a court.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, n. [OF. aquitance, fr. aquiter. See	   {Acquit}.]	   1. The clearing off of debt or obligation; a release or	      discharge from debt or other liability.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A writing which is evidence of a discharge; a receipt in	      full, which bars a further demand.	      [1913 Webster]	            You can produce acquittances	            For such a sum, from special officers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Acquittance \Ac*quit"tance\, v. t.	   To acquit. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Acquitter \Ac*quit"ter\, n.	   One who acquits or releases.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrania \A*cra"ni*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'a priv. + ? skull.]	   1. (Physiol.) Partial or total absence of the skull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Zool.) The lowest group of Vertebrata, including the	      amphioxus, in which no skull exists.	      [1913 Webster]
Acranial \A*cra"ni*al\, a.	   Wanting a skull.	   [1913 Webster] Acrase
Acrase \A*crase"\, Acraze \A*craze"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + crase;	   or cf. F. ['e]craser to crush. See {Crase}, {Craze}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To craze. [Obs.] --Grafton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impair; to destroy. [Obs.] --Hacket.	      [1913 Webster] Acrasia
Acrasia \A*cra"si*a\, Acrasy \Ac"ra*sy\n. [Gr. akrasia.]	   Excess; intemperance. [Obs. except in Med.] --Farindon.	   [1913 Webster]
Acraspeda \A*cras"pe*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ?	   border.] (Zool.)	   A group of acalephs, including most of the larger	   jellyfishes; the Discophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Acre \A"cre\, n. [OE. aker, AS. [ae]cer; akin to OS. accar, OHG.	   achar, Ger. acker, Icel. akr, Sw. [*a]ker, Dan. ager, Goth.	   akrs, L. ager, Gr. ?, Skr. ajra. [root]2, 206.]	   1. Any field of arable or pasture land. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of land, containing 160 square rods, or 4,840	      square yards, or 43,560 square feet. This is the English	      statute acre. That of the United States is the same. The	      Scotch acre was about 1.26 of the English, and the Irish	      1.62 of the English.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The acre was limited to its present definite quantity	         by statutes of Edward I., Edward III., and Henry VIII.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Broad acres}, many acres, much landed estate. [Rhetorical]	      	   {God's acre}, God's field; the churchyard.	      [1913 Webster]	            I like that ancient Saxon phrase, which calls	            The burial ground, God's acre.        --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Acreable \A"cre*a*ble\, a.	   Of an acre; per acre; as, the acreable produce.	   [1913 Webster]
Acreage \A"cre*age\, n.	   Acres collectively; as, the acreage of a farm or a country.	   [1913 Webster]
Acred \A"cred\, a.	   Possessing acres or landed property; -- used in composition;	   as, large-acred men.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrid \Ac"rid\, a. [L. acer sharp; prob. assimilated in form to	   acid. See {Eager}.]	   1. Sharp and harsh, or bitter and not, to the taste; pungent;	      as, acrid salts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing heat and irritation; corrosive; as, acrid	      secretions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Caustic; bitter; bitterly irritating; as, acrid temper,	      mind, writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acrid poison}, a poison which irritates, corrodes, or burns	      the parts to which it is applied.	      [1913 Webster] Acridity
Acridity \A*crid"i*ty\, Acridness \Ac"rid*ness\n.	   The quality of being acrid or pungent; irritant bitterness;	   extreme bitterness; acrimony; as, the acridity of a plant, of	   a speech.	   Syn: acridness	        [1913 Webster]	   2. having an acrid smell.	   Syn: pungency	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acridly \Ac"rid*ly\, adv.	   In an acid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Acridotheres \Acridotheres\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of birds comprising the mynas.	   Syn: genus {Acridotheres}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acrilan \Acrilan\ n.	   1. a strong soft crease-resistant fabric.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acrimonious \Ac"ri*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. LL. acrimonious, F.	   acrimonieux.]	   1. Acrid; corrosive; as, acrimonious gall. [Archaic]	      --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Caustic; bitter-tempered' sarcastic; as, acrimonious	      dispute, language, temper.	      [1913 Webster]
Acrimoniously \Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an acrimonious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrimoniousness \Ac`ri*mo"ni*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being acrimonious; asperity; acrimony.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrimony \Ac"ri*mo*ny\, n.; pl. {Acrimonies}. [L. acrimonia, fr.	   acer, sharp: cf. F. acrimonie.]	   1. A quality of bodies which corrodes or destroys others;	      also, a harsh or biting sharpness; as, the acrimony of the	      juices of certain plants. [Archaic] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sharpness or severity, as of language or temper;	      irritating bitterness of disposition or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            John the Baptist set himself with much acrimony and	            indignation to baffle this senseless arrogant	            conceit of theirs.                    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Acrimony}, {Asperity}, {Harshness}, {Tartness}.	   Usage: These words express different degrees of angry feeling	          or language. Asperity and harshness arise from angry	          feelings, connected with a disregard for the feelings	          of others. Harshness usually denotes needless severity	          or an undue measure of severity. Acrimony is a biting	          sharpness produced by an imbittered spirit. Tartness	          denotes slight asperity and implies some degree of	          intellectual readiness. Tartness of reply; harshness	          of accusation; acrimony of invective.	          [1913 Webster]	                In his official letters he expressed, with great	                acrimony, his contempt for the king's character.	                                                  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is no very cynical asperity not to confess	                obligations where no benefit has been received.	                                                  --Johnson.	          [1913 Webster]	                A just reverence of mankind prevents the growth	                of harshness and brutality.       --Shaftesbury.	          [1913 Webster] acrisia
acrisia \a*cris"i*a\ ([.a]*kr[i^]s"[i^]*[.a]), acrisy \ac"ri*sy\	   ([a^]k"r[i^]*s[y^]), n. [LL. acrisia, Gr. 'akrisi`a; 'a priv.	   + kri`nein to separate, to decide.]	   1. Inability to judge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Undecided character of a disease. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Acrita \Ac"ri*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? indiscernible; 'a	   priv. + ? to distinguish.] (Zool.)	   The lowest groups of animals, in which no nervous system has	   been observed.	   [1913 Webster]
Acritan \Ac"ri*tan\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Acrita. -- n. An individual of the	   Acrita.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrite \Ac"rite\, a. (Zool.)	   Acritan. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Acritical \A*crit"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? critical.] (Med.)	   Having no crisis; giving no indications of a crisis; as,	   acritical symptoms, an acritical abscess. [R.] AS	   [1913 Webster]
Acritochromacy \Ac`ri*to*chro"ma*cy\, n. [Gr. ?	   undistinguishable; 'a priv. + ? to separate, distinguish + ?	   color.]	   Color blindness; achromatopsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Acritude \Ac"ri*tude\, n. [L. acritudo, from acer sharp.]	   Acridity; pungency joined with heat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acrity \Ac"ri*ty\, n. [L. acritas, fr. acer sharp: cf. F.	   [^a]cret['e].]	   Sharpness; keenness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Acroamatic
Acroamatic \Ac`ro*a*mat"ic\, Acroamatical \Ac`ro*a*mat"ic*al\,	   a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to hear.]	   Communicated orally; oral; -- applied to the esoteric	   teachings of Aristotle, those intended for his genuine	   disciples, in distinction from his exoteric doctrines, which	   were adapted to outsiders or the public generally. Hence:	   Abstruse; profound.	   [1913 Webster]
Acroatic \Ac`ro*at"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to hear.]	   Same as {Acroamatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrobat \Ac"ro*bat\, n. [F. acrobate, fr. Gr. ? walking on	   tiptoe, climbing aloft; ? high + ? to go.]	   One who practices rope dancing, high vaulting, or other	   daring gymnastic feats.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrobates \Acrobates\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of mammals.	   Syn: genus {Acrobates}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acrobatic \Ac`ro*bat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. acrobatique.]	   Pertaining to an acrobat.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ac`ro*bat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrobatism \Ac"ro*bat*ism\, n.	   Feats of the acrobat; daring gymnastic feats; high vaulting.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrocarpous \Ac`ro*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? extreme, highest + ?	   fruit.] (Bot.)	   (a) Having a terminal fructification; having the fruit at the	       end of the stalk.	   (b) Having the fruit stalks at the end of a leafy stem, as in	       certain mosses.	       [1913 Webster]
acrocentric \acrocentric\ adj.	   1. having a subterminal centromere an acrocentric chromosome	      [WordNet 1.5]
Acrocephalic \Ac`ro*ce*phal"ic\, a. [Gr. ? highest + ?. See	   {Cephalic}.]	   Characterized by a high skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrocephalus \Acrocephalus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of birds.	   Syn: genus {Acrocephalus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acrocephaly \Ac`ro*ceph"a*ly\, n.	   Loftiness of skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Acroceraunian \Ac`ro*ce*rau"ni*an\, a. [L. acroceraunius, fr.	   Gr. ? high, n. pl. ? heights + ? thunderbolt.]	   Of or pertaining to the high mountain range of	   "thunder-smitten" peaks (now Kimara), between Epirus and	   Macedonia. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Acroclinium \Acroclinium\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of herbs and shrubs of Australia and Southern	      Africa, with an everlasting flower; most species are	      usually placed in genus {Helipterum}.	   Syn: genus Acroclinium	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acrocomia \Acrocomia\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of Central and South American feather palms.	   Syn: genus Acrocomia	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acrodactylum \Ac`ro*dac"tyl*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? topmost + ?	   finger.] (Zool.)	   The upper surface of the toes, individually.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrodont \Ac"ro*dont\, n. [Gr. 'a`kros summit + 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of lizards having the teeth immovably united	   to the top of the alveolar ridge. -- a. Of or pertaining to	   the acrodonts.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrogen \Ac"ro*gen\, n. [Gr. 'a`kros extreme, high + -gen.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the highest class of cryptogams, including the	   ferns, etc. See {Cryptogamia}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Age of Acrogens} (Geol.), the age of coal plants, or the	      carboniferous era.	      [1913 Webster]
acrogenic \acrogenic\ adj.	   1. 1 pertaining to acrogens, flowerless plants (ferns or	      mosses) in which growth occurs only at the tip of the main	      stem.	   Syn: acrogenous	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acrogenous \Ac*rog"e*nous\, a. (Bot.)	   Increasing by growth from the extremity; as, an acrogenous	   plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrolein \A*cro"le*in\, n. [L. acer sharp + ol[=e]re to smell.]	   (Chem.)	   A limpid, colorless, highly volatile liquid, obtained by the	   dehydration of glycerin, or the destructive distillation of	   neutral fats containing glycerin. Its vapors are intensely	   irritating. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrolith \Ac"ro*lith\, n. [L. acrolthus, Gr. 'akroli`qos with	   the ends made of stone; 'a`kros extreme + li`qos stone.]	   (Arch. & Sculp.)	   A statue whose extremities are of stone, the trunk being	   generally of wood. --Elmes.	   [1913 Webster] Acrolithan
Acrolithan \A*crol"i*than\, Acrolithic \Ac`ro*lith"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, an acrolith.	   [1913 Webster]
Acromegaly \Ac`ro*meg"a*ly\ ([a^]k`r[-o]*m[e^]g"[.a]*l[y^]), n.	   [NL. acromegalia, fr. Gr. 'a`kron point, peak + me`gas,	   mega`loy, big.] (Med.)	   Chronic enlargement of many bones of the skeleton, especially	   bones of hands, feet and face; the condition is due to	   excessive secretion of growth hormone.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Acromial \A*cro"mi*al\, a. [Cf. F. acromial.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the acromion. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Acromion \A*cro"mi*on\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a`kros extreme + ? shoulder:	   cf. F. acromion.] (Anat.)	   The outer extremity of the shoulder blade.	   [1913 Webster]
Acromonogrammatic \Ac`ro*mon`o*gram*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. 'a`kros	   extreme + ? alone + ? a letter.]	   Having each verse begin with the same letter as that with	   which the preceding verse ends.	   [1913 Webster] Acronyc
Acronyc \A*cron"yc\, Acronychal \A*cron"ych*al\, a. [Gr.	   'akro`nychos at nightfall; 'a`kros + ny`x night.] (Astron.)	   Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; --	   opposed to {cosmical}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is sometimes incorrectly written acronical,	         achronychal, acronichal, and acronical.	         [1913 Webster]
Acronycally \A*cron"yc*al*ly\, adv.	   In an acronycal manner as rising at the setting of the sun,	   and vice versa.	   [1913 Webster]
Acronyctous \Ac"ro*nyc"tous\, a. [Gr. 'akro`nyktos; 'a`kros +	   ny`x, nykto`s, night.] (Astron.)	   Acronycal.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrook \A*crook"\, adv.	   Crookedly. [R.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Acropetal \A*crop"e*tal\, a. [Gr. 'a`kros summit + L. petere to	   seek.] (Bot.)	   Developing from below towards the apex, or from the	   circumference towards the center; centripetal; -- said of	   certain inflorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrophony \A*croph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. 'a`kros extreme + ? sound.]	   The use of a picture symbol of an object to represent	   phonetically the initial sound of the name of the object.	   [1913 Webster]
Acropodium \Ac`ro*po"di*um\, n. [Gr. 'a`kros topmost + poy`s,	   podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)	   The entire upper surface of the foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Acropolis \A*crop"o*lis\, n. [Gr. 'akro`polis; 'a`kros extreme +	   po`lis city.]	   The upper part, or the citadel, of a Grecian city;	   especially, the citadel of Athens.	   [1913 Webster]
Acropolitan \Ac"ro*pol"i*tan\, a.	   Pertaining to an acropolis.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrospire \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 spiral	   form.	   [1913 Webster]	Acrospire \Ac"ro*spire\, v. i.	   To put forth the first sprout.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrospore \Ac"ro*spore\, n. [Gr. ? + ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   A spore borne at the extremity of the cells of fructification	   in fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrosporous \Ac"ro*spor"ous\, a.	   Having acrospores.	   [1913 Webster]
Across \A*cross"\ (#; 115), prep. [Pref. a- + cross: cf. F. en	   croix. See Cross, n.]	   From side to side; athwart; crosswise, or in a direction	   opposed to the length; quite over; as, a bridge laid across a	   river. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To come across}, to come upon or meet incidentally.	      --Freeman.	   {To go across the country}, to go by a direct course across a	      region without following the roads.	      [1913 Webster]	Across \A*cross"\, adv.	   1. From side to side; crosswise; as, with arms folded across.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obliquely; athwart; amiss; awry. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The squint-eyed Pharisees look across at all the	            actions of Christ.                    --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
across-the-board \across-the-board\ adj.	   1. broad in scope or content {limited, exclusive}	   Syn: all-embracing, all-inclusive, blanket(prenominal),	        broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide	        [WordNet 1.5]
Acrostic \A*cros"tic\, n. [Gr. ?; ? extreme + ? order, line,	   verse.]	   1. A composition, usually in verse, in which the first or the	      last letters of the lines, or certain other letters, taken	      in order, form a name, word, phrase, or motto.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Hebrew poem in which the lines or stanzas begin with the	      letters of the alphabet in regular order (as Psalm cxix.).	      See {Abecedarian}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Double acrostic}, a species of enigma, in which words are to	      be guessed whose initial and final letters form other	      words.	      [1913 Webster] Acrostic	Acrostic \A*cros"tic\, Acrostical \A*cros"tic*al\, n.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, acrostics.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrostically \A*cros"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   After the manner of an acrostic.	   [1913 Webster]
Acrotarsium \Ac`ro*tar"si*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? topmost + ?	   tarsus.] (Zool.)	   The instep or front of the tarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Acroteleutic \Ac`ro*te*leu"tic\	   ([a^]k`r[-o]*t[-e]*l[=u]"t[i^]k), n. [Gr. 'a`kros extreme +	   teley`th end.] (Eccles.)	   The end of a verse or psalm, or something added thereto, to	   be sung by the people, by way of a response.	   [1913 Webster]
Acroter \Ac"ro*ter\ ([a^]k`r[-o]*t[~e]r or [.a]*kr[=o]*t[~e]r),	   n. [F. acrot[`e]re. See {Acroterium}.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Acroterium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acroterial \Ac`ro*te"ri*al\ ([a^]k`r[-o]*t[=e]"r[i^]*al), a.	   Pertaining to an acroterium; as, acroterial ornaments. --P.	   Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Acroterium \Ac`ro*te`ri*um\ (-[u^]m), n.; pl. {Acroteria}. [L.,	   fr. Gr. 'akrwth`rion summit, fr. 'a`kros topmost.] (Arch.)	   (a) One of the small pedestals, for statues or other	       ornaments, placed on the apex and at the basal angles of	       a pediment. Acroteria are also sometimes placed upon the	       gables in Gothic architecture. --J. H. Parker.	   (b) One of the pedestals, for vases or statues, forming a	       part roof balustrade.	       [1913 Webster]
acrotic \a*crot"ic\ ([.a]*kr[o^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'akro`ths an	   extreme, fr. 'a`kros.]	   1. (Med.) Pertaining to or affecting the surface of the body.	      AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Pertaining to acrotism. --Dorland.	      [AS]
acrotism \ac"ro*tism\ ([a^]k"r[-o]*t[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. 'a priv. +	   kro`tos a rattling, beating.] (Med.)	   Lack or defect of pulsation. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Acrotomous \A*crot"o*mous\, a. [Gr. 'akro`tomos cut off sharp;	   'a`kros extreme + te`mnein to cut.] (Min.)	   Having a cleavage parallel with the base.	   [1913 Webster]
acrylic \a*cryl"ic\ ([.a]*kr[i^]l"[i^]k), a.	   1. (Chem.) Of or containing acryl, the hypothetical radical	      ({R.CH:CH.CO-}) of which acrolein ({H2C:CH.CHO}) is the	      hydride; as, acrylic acid. The characteristic residue in	      an acrylic compound is the carbonyl group attached	      directly to an ethylenic carbon.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Of or pertaining to a derivative of acrylic acid, or an	      object consisting mostly of an {acrylic resin}; as, an	      acrylic window.	      [PJC]
Acrylic \A*cryl"ic\, a.	   1. A paint in which the pigment is suspended in a solution of	      an {acrylic resin}, which dries to a hard film on exposure	      to air.	      [PJC]	   2. A painting made using an acrylic paint; as, he donated	      several of his acrylics to the museum.	      [PJC]	   3. Same as {acrylic resin}.	      [PJC]	   4. Same as {acrylic fiber}.	      [PJC]	Acrylic resin \A*cryl"ic re"sin\, n.	   1. (Chem.) a thermoplastic made by polymerization of acrylic	      acid or methacrylic acid or some derivative of these (such	      as the esters or amides). It can be formed into a clear	      hard plastic, and is the basis for the commercial plastics	      called Lucite and Plexiglass.	      [PJC]
acrylonitrile \acrylonitrile\ n.	   1. a colorless liquid compound ({H2C:CH.CN}); used as raw	      material for acrylic fibers, and as a solvent.	   Syn: vinyl cyanide, cyanoethylene, 2-propenenitrile	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Act \Act\ ([a^]kt), n. [L. actus, fr. agere to drive, do: cf. F.	   acte. See {Agent}.]	   1. That which is done or doing; the exercise of power, or the	      effect, of which power exerted is the cause; a	      performance; a deed.	      [1913 Webster]	            That best portion of a good man's life,	            His little, nameless, unremembered acts	            Of kindness and of love.              --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster] Hence, in specific uses:	      (a) The result of public deliberation; the decision or	          determination of a legislative body, council, court of	          justice, etc.; a decree, edit, law, judgment, resolve,	          award; as, an act of Parliament, or of Congress.	      (b) A formal solemn writing, expressing that something has	          been done. --Abbott.	      (c) A performance of part of a play; one of the principal	          divisions of a play or dramatic work in which a	          certain definite part of the action is completed.	      (d) A thesis maintained in public, in some English	          universities, by a candidate for a degree, or to show	          the proficiency of a student.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of reality or real existence as opposed to a	      possibility or possible existence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The seeds of plants are not at first in act, but in	            possibility, what they afterward grow to be.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Process of doing; action. In act, in the very doing; on	      the point of (doing). "In act to shoot." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            This woman was taken . . . in the very act. --John	                                                  viii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Act of attainder}. (Law) See {Attainder}.	   {Act of bankruptcy} (Law), an act of a debtor which renders	      him liable to be adjudged a bankrupt.	   {Act of faith}. (Ch. Hist.) See {Auto-da-F['e]}.	   {Act of God} (Law), an inevitable accident; such	      extraordinary interruption of the usual course of events	      as is not to be looked for in advance, and against which	      ordinary prudence could not guard.	   {Act of grace}, an expression often used to designate an act	      declaring pardon or amnesty to numerous offenders, as at	      the beginning of a new reign.	   {Act of indemnity}, a statute passed for the protection of	      those who have committed some illegal act subjecting them	      to penalties. --Abbott.	   {Act in pais}, a thing done out of court (anciently, in the	      country), and not a matter of record.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Action}.	        [1913 Webster]	Act \Act\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Acted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Acting}.] [L. actus, p. p. of agere to drive, lead, do; but	   influenced by E. act, n.]	   1. To move to action; to actuate; to animate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform; to execute; to do. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            That we act our temporal affairs with a desire no	            greater than our necessity.           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Industry doth beget by producing good habits, and	            facility of acting things expedient for us to do.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uplifted hands that at convenient times	            Could act extortion and the worst of crimes.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perform, as an actor; to represent dramatically on the	      stage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assume the office or character of; to play; to	      personate; as, to act the hero.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To feign or counterfeit; to simulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            With acted fear the villain thus pursued. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To act a part}, to sustain the part of one of the characters	      in a play; hence, to simulate; to dissemble.	   {To act the part of}, to take the character of; to fulfill	      the duties of.	      [1913 Webster]	Act \Act\, v. i.	   1. To exert power; to produce an effect; as, the stomach acts	      upon food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform actions; to fulfill functions; to put forth	      energy; to move, as opposed to remaining at rest; to carry	      into effect a determination of the will.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hangs between, in doubt to act or rest. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To behave or conduct, as in morals, private duties, or	      public offices; to bear or deport one's self; as, we know	      not why he has acted so.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To perform on the stage; to represent a character.	      [1913 Webster]	            To show the world how Garrick did not act. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To act as} or {To act for}, to do the work of; to serve as.	      	   {To act on}, to regulate one's conduct according to.	   {To act up to}, to equal in action; to fulfill in practice;	      as, he has acted up to his engagement or his advantages.	      [1913 Webster]
Actable \Act"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being acted.                        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Actaea \Actaea\ n.	   1. 1 baneberry.	   Syn: genus Actaea	        [WordNet 1.5]
ACTH \ACTH\ n.	   1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland;	      stimulates the adrenal cortex.	   Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic	        hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotrophin,	        corticotropin, corticotrophin	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actias \Actias\ n.	   1. 1 luna moths.	   Syn: genus Actias	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actinal \Ac"ti*nal\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the	   mouth. --L. Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinaria \Ac`ti*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, ray.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of Anthozoa, including those which have simple	   tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes, in a wider	   sense, applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria,	   whether forming corals or not.	   [1913 Webster]
Acting \Act"ing\, a.	   1. Operating in any way.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Doing duty for another; officiating; as, an acting	      superintendent.	      [1913 Webster]
Actinia \Ac*tin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. {Actini[ae]}, E. {Actinias}.	   [Latinized fr. Gr. ?, ?, ray.] (Zool.)	      (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family	          {Actinid[ae]}. From a resemblance to flowers in form	          and color, they are often called {animal flowers} and	          {sea anemones}. [See {Polyp}.].	      (b) A genus in the family {Actinid[ae]}.	          [1913 Webster]
actinian \actinian\ n.	   1. any sea anemone or related animal.	   Syn: actinia, actiniarian	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actiniaria \Actiniaria\ n.	   1. 1 the order comprising sea anemones.	   Syn: order {Actiniaria}, Actinaria, order {Actinaria}	        [WordNet 1.5]
actiniarian \actiniarian\ n.	   1. any sea anemone or related animal.	   Syn: actinia, actinian	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actinic \Ac*tin"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to actinism; as, actinic rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinidia \Actinidia\ n.	   1. 1 a small Asiatic woody vine bearing many-seeded fruit.	   Syn: genus {Actinidia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actinidiaceae \Actinidiaceae\ n.	   1. 1 tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines.	   Syn: family Actinidiaceae	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actiniform \Ac*tin"i*form\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -form.]	   Having a radiated form, like a sea anemone.	   [1913 Webster]
Actiniopteris \Actiniopteris\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical Asia and	      Africa.	   Syn: genus {Actiniopteris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actinism \Ac"tin*ism\, n. [Gr. ?, ? ray.]	   The property of radiant energy (found chiefly in solar or	   electric light) by which chemical changes are produced, as in	   photography.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinium \Ac*tin"i*um\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray.] (Chem.)	   A supposed metal, said by Phipson to be contained in	   commercial zinc; -- so called because certain of its	   compounds are darkened by exposure to light.	   [1913 Webster]
Actino-chemistry \Ac`ti*no-chem"is*try\, n.	   Chemistry in its relations to actinism. --Draper.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinogram \Ac*tin"o*gram\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -gram.]	   A record made by the actinograph.	   [Obsolescent] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Actinograph \Ac*tin"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -graph.]	   An instrument for measuring and recording the variations in	   the actinic or chemical force of rays of light. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinoid \Ac"tin*oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -oid.]	   Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinolite \Ac*tin"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -lite.] (Min.)	   A bright green variety of amphibole occurring usually in	   fibrous or columnar masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinolitic \Ac`tin*o*lit"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Of the nature of, or containing, actinolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinology \Ac`ti*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -logy.]	   The science which treats of rays of light, especially of the	   actinic or chemical rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinomere \Ac*tin"o*mere\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + ? part.] (Zool.)	   One of the radial segments composing the body of one of the	   C[oe]lenterata.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinometer \Ac`ti*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + -meter]	   (a) An instrument for measuring the direct heating power of	       the sun's rays.	   (b) An instrument for measuring the actinic effect of rays of	       light.	       [1913 Webster]
Actinometric \Ac`ti*no*met"ric\, a.	   Pertaining to the measurement of the intensity of the solar	   rays, either (a) heating, or (b) actinic.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinometry \Ac`ti*nom"e*try\, n.	   1. The measurement of the force of solar radiation. --Maury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The measurement of the chemical or actinic energy of	      light. --Abney.	      [1913 Webster]
Actinomycetales \Actinomycetales\ n.	   1. 1 filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria.	   Syn: order Actinomycetales	        [WordNet 1.5]
actinomycetes \actinomycetes\ n.	   1. branched gram-positive bacteria, often found in soil, some	      of which are pathogenic for humans and animals.	   Note: some species have been found to produce metabolites	         which are useful in medicine. Many species of these	         bacteria have been isolated and extensively screened by	         pharmaceutical companies and university research groups	         for production of useful therapeutic agents. Among the	         agent produced by actinomycetes are tetracyclines,	         streptomycin, avermectin, and thienamycin	         [WordNet 1.5]
actinomycetous \actinomycetous\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to actinomycetes.	   Syn: actinomycetal	        [WordNet 1.5]
actinomycin \actinomycin\ n. [From actinomyces, the genus of the	   organism in which they were first found.]	   1. any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria	      with a three-ring heterocyclic nucleus with an attached	      peptide chain.	   Note: Actinomycin D is the most well-known and has been used	         to treat certain tumors. They act by binding to DNA and	         inhibiting the transcription of RNA. Their binding to	         DNA has been much studied.	   Syn: actinomycin {actinomycin C} {actinomycin F1}	        {actinomycin D}	        [WordNet 1.5]	actinomycin D \actinomycin D\ n. [From actinomyces, the genus of	   the organism in which they were first found.]	   The most well-known of the actinomycins ({C62H86N12O16}), a	   class of antibiotics which act by binding to DNA and	   inhibiting synthesis of RNA; they act agains gram-positive	   bacteria and many eukaryotic organisma. Actinomycin D has	   been used in human medicine to treat certain tumors.	   Syn: dactinomycin, actinomycin IV, Cosmegen[trade name],	        actinomycin C1, actinomycin I1	        [PJC]
Actinomycosis \Ac`ti*no*my*co"sis\	   ([a^]k`t[i^]*n[-o]*m[imac]*k[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.] (Med.)	   A chronic infectious disease of cattle and man due to	   infection with actinomycetes, especially by {Actinomyces	   bovis} in cattle and by {Actinomyces israeli} or {Arachnia	   propionica} in man. It is characterized by hard swellings	   usually in the mouth and jaw. In man the disease may also	   affect the abdomen or thorax. In cattle it is called also	   {lumpy jaw} or {big jaw}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
Actinomycotic \Ac`ti*no*my*cot"ic\ adj. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to actinomycosis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Actinomyxidia \Actinomyxidia\ n.	   1. an order comprising parasites of worms.	   Syn: order {Actinomyxidia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
actinomyxidian \actinomyxidian\ n.	   1. a type of parasite of worms.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Actinophone \Ac*tin"o*phone\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + ? voice.]	   (Physics)	   An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of the	   actinic, or ultraviolet, rays.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Actinophonic \Ac*tin`o*phon"ic\, a. (Physics)	   Pertaining to, or causing the production of, sound by means	   of the actinic, or ultraviolet, rays; as, actinophonic	   phenomena.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Actinophorous \Ac`ti*noph"o*rous\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + fe`rein	   to bear.]	   Having straight projecting spines.	   [1913 Webster]
actinopod \actinopod\ n.	   1. protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Actinopoda \Actinopoda\ n.	   1. 1 heliozoans; radiolarians.	   Syn: subclass Actinopoda	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actinosome \Ac*tin"o*some\, n. [Gr. ? ray + ? body.] (Zool.)	   The entire body of a c[oe]lenterate.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinost \Ac"tin*ost\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + ? bone.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones at the base of a paired fin of a fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinostome \Ac*tin"o*stome\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a ray + ? mouth.]	   (Zool.)	   The mouth or anterior opening of a c[oe]lenterate animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinotrocha \Ac`ti*not"ro*cha\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ?, ?, a ray +	   ? a ring.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar larval form of {Phoronis}, a genus of marine	   worms, having a circle of ciliated tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinozoa \Ac"ti*no*zo"a\, n. pl. [Gr. ?, ?, ray + zw^on	   animal.] (Zool.)	   A group of C[oe]lenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and	   Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar	   example.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinozoal \Ac`ti*no*zo"al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Actinozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinozoon \Ac"ti*no*zo"["o]n\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Actinozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Actinula \Ac*tin"u*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a ray.]	   (Zool.)	   A kind of embryo of certain hydroids ({Tubularia}), having a	   stellate form.	   [1913 Webster]
Action \Ac"tion\, n. [OF. action, L. actio, fr. agere to do. See	   {Act}.]	   1. A process or condition of acting or moving, as opposed to	      rest; the doing of something; exertion of power or force,	      as when one body acts on another; the effect of power	      exerted on one body by another; agency; activity;	      operation; as, the action of heat; a man of action.	      [1913 Webster]	            One wise in council, one in action brave. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act; a thing done; a deed; an enterprise. (pl.):	      Habitual deeds; hence, conduct; behavior; demeanor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is a Good of knowledge, and by him actions	            are weighed.                          --1 Sam. ii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The event or connected series of events, either real or	      imaginary, forming the subject of a play, poem, or other	      composition; the unfolding of the drama of events.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Movement; as, the horse has a spirited action.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) Effective motion; also, mechanism; as, the breech	      action of a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physiol.) Any one of the active processes going on in an	      organism; the performance of a function; as, the action of	      the heart, the muscles, or the gastric juice.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Orat.) Gesticulation; the external deportment of the	      speaker, or the suiting of his attitude, voice, gestures,	      and countenance, to the subject, or to the feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Paint. & Sculp.) The attitude or position of the several	      parts of the body as expressive of the sentiment or	      passion depicted.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Law)	      (a) A suit or process, by which a demand is made of a	          right in a court of justice; in a broad sense, a	          judicial proceeding for the enforcement or protection	          of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or	          the punishment of a public offense.	      (b) A right of action; as, the law gives an action for	          every claim.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Com.) A share in the capital stock of a joint-stock	       company, or in the public funds; hence, in the plural,	       equivalent to stocks. [A Gallicism] [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             The Euripus of funds and actions.    --Burke.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. An engagement between troops in war, whether on land or	       water; a battle; a fight; as, a general action, a partial	       action.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Music) The mechanical contrivance by means of which the	       impulse of the player's finger is transmitted to the	       strings of a pianoforte or to the valve of an organ pipe.	       --Grove.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Chose in action}. (Law) See {Chose}.	   {Quantity of action} (Physics), the product of the mass of a	      body by the space it runs through, and its velocity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Action}, {Act}.	   Usage: In many cases action and act are synonymous; but some	          distinction is observable. Action involves the mode or	          process of acting, and is usually viewed as occupying	          some time in doing. Act has more reference to the	          effect, or the operation as complete.	                To poke the fire is an act, to reconcile friends	                who have quarreled is a praiseworthy action.	                                                  --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
Actionable \Ac"tion*a*ble\, a. [Cf. LL. actionabilis. See	   {Action}.]	   That may be the subject of an action or suit at law; as, to	   call a man a thief is actionable.	   [1913 Webster]
Actionably \Ac"tion*a*bly\, adv.	   In an actionable manner.	   [1913 Webster] Actionary
Actionary \Ac"tion*a*ry\, Actionist \Ac"tion*ist\, n. [Cf. F.	   actionnaire.] (Com.)	   A shareholder in joint-stock company. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Actionless \Ac"tion*less\, a.	   Void of action.	   [1913 Webster]
Actium \Actium\ n.	   1. naval battle where Antony and Cleopatra were defeated by	      Octavian's fleet under Agrippa in 31 BC.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Activate \Ac"ti*vate\, v. t.	   To make active. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
activated \activated\ adj.	   1. (Sewage treatment) treated with aeration and bacteria to	      aid decomposition; -- of sewage	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Physics) made reactive or more reactive; -- of e.g. a	      molecule	   Syn: activated, excited	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. rendered active; -- as e.g. radioactive or luminescent or	      photosensitive or conductive	   Syn: activated	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. (Military) set up and placed on active assignment a newly	      activated unit	   Syn: activated	        [WordNet 1.5]
activating \activating\ adj. prenom.	   1. causing motion or action or change	   Syn: actuating(prenominal)	        [WordNet 1.5]	activating \activating\ n.	   1. same as activation[1].	   Syn: energizing, activation	        [WordNet 1.5]
activation \activation\ n.	   1. the process of making active.	   Syn: energizing, activating	        [WordNet 1.5	   2. making active and effective (as a bomb).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: certain devices, as bombs or artillery shells, are	         designed to be unable to operate until a specific	         action (activation or arming) is taken to make them	         operable.	         [WordNet 1.5]
activator \activator\ n.	   1. any agency bringing about activation; (Biol.) a molecule	      that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that	      increases the production of a gene product in DNA	      transcription.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Active \Ac"tive\, a. [F. actif, L. activus, fr. agere to act.]	   1. Having the power or quality of acting; causing change;	      communicating action or motion; acting; -- opposed to	      {passive}, that receives; as, certain active principles;	      the powers of the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quick in physical movement; of an agile and vigorous body;	      nimble; as, an active child or animal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Active and nervous was his gait.      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In action; actually proceeding; working; in force; --	      opposed to {quiescent}, {dormant}, or {extinct}; as,	      active laws; active hostilities; an active volcano.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Given to action; constantly engaged in action; energetic;	      diligent; busy; -- opposed to {dull}, {sluggish},	      {indolent}, or {inert}; as, an active man of business;	      active mind; active zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Requiring or implying action or exertion; -- opposed to	      {sedentary} or to {tranquil}; as, active employment or	      service; active scenes.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Given to action rather than contemplation; practical;	      operative; -- opposed to {speculative} or {theoretical};	      as, an active rather than a speculative statesman.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Brisk; lively; as, an active demand for corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Implying or producing rapid action; as, an active disease;	      an active remedy.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Gram.)	      (a) Applied to a form of the verb; -- opposed to	          {passive}. See {Active voice}, under {Voice}.	      (b) Applied to verbs which assert that the subject acts	          upon or affects something else; transitive.	      (c) Applied to all verbs that express action as distinct	          from mere existence or state.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Active capital}, {Active wealth}, money, or property that	      may readily be converted into money.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Agile; alert; brisk; vigorous; nimble; lively; quick;	        sprightly; prompt; energetic.	        [1913 Webster]
Actively \Ac"tive*ly\, adv.	   1. In an active manner; nimbly; briskly; energetically; also,	      by one's own action; voluntarily, not passively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) In an active signification; as, a word used	      actively.	      [1913 Webster]
Activeness \Ac"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being active; nimbleness; quickness of motion;	   activity.	   [1913 Webster]
activism \activism\ n.	   1. a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a	      political or social goal.	      [WordNet 1.5]
activist \activist\ n.	   1. one who is aggressively active on behalf of a cause.	   Syn: militant	        [WordNet 1.5] activist	activist \activist\ activistic \activistic\adj.	   1. 1 advocating a cause or engaged in activism	      [WordNet 1.5]
Activity \Ac*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Activities}. [Cf. F.	   activit['e], LL. activitas.]	   The state or quality of being active; nimbleness; agility;	   vigorous action or operation; energy; active force; as, an	   increasing variety of human activities. "The activity of	   toil." --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Liveliness; briskness; quickness.	        [1913 Webster]
Actless \Act"less\, a.	   Without action or spirit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acton \Ac"ton\, n. [OF. aketon, auqueton, F. hoqueton, a quilted	   jacket, fr. Sp. alcoton, algodon, cotton. Cf. {Cotton}.]	   A stuffed jacket worn under the mail, or (later) a jacket	   plated with mail. [Spelled also {hacqueton}.] [Obs.]	   --Halliwell. Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Actor \Ac"tor\, n. [L. actor, fr. agere to act.]	   1. One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A theatrical performer; a stageplayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            After a well graced actor leaves the stage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) An advocate or proctor in civil courts or causes.	          --Jacobs.	      (b) One who institutes a suit; plaintiff or complainant.	          [1913 Webster]
Actress \Ac`tress\, n. [Cf. F. actrice.]	   1. A female actor or doer. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A female stageplayer; a woman who acts a part.	      [1913 Webster]
Acts \Acts\ n.	   1. 1 one of the books of the Christian New Testament	      describing the activities of Christ's apostles after his	      death.	   Syn: Acts of the Apostles	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actual \Ac"tu*al\ (#; 135), a. [OE. actuel, F. actuel, L.	   actualis, fr. agere to do, act.]	   1. Involving or comprising action; active. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her walking and other actual performances. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let your holy and pious intention be actual; that is	            . . . by a special prayer or action, . . . given to	            God.                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Existing in act or reality; really acted or acting; in	      fact; real; -- opposed to {potential}, {possible},	      {virtual}, {speculative}, {conceivable}, {theoretical}, or	      {nominal}; as, the actual cost of goods; the actual case	      under discussion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In action at the time being; now exiting; present; as the	      actual situation of the country.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Actual cautery}. See under {Cautery}.	   {Actual sin} (Theol.), that kind of sin which is done by	      ourselves in contradistinction to "original sin."	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Real; genuine; positive; certain. See {Real}.	        [1913 Webster]	Actual \Ac"tu*al\, n. (Finance)	   Something actually received; real, as distinct from	   estimated, receipts. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]	         The accounts of revenues supplied . . . were not real	         receipts: not, in financial language, "actuals," but	         only Egyptian budget estimates.          --Fortnightly	                                                  Review.	   [1913 Webster]
Actualist \Ac"tu*al*ist\, n.	   One who deals with or considers actually existing facts and	   conditions, rather than fancies or theories; a realist; --	   opposed to {idealist}. --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Actuality \Ac`tu*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Actualities}.	   The state of being actual; reality; as, the actuality of	   God's nature. --South.	   [1913 Webster] Actualisation
Actualisation \Ac`tu*al*i*sa"tion\, Actualization
\Ac`tu*al*i*za"tion\, n.	   A making actual or really existent; giving the appearance of	   reality. [R.] --Emerson.	   Syn: realization, realisation.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Actualize \Ac"tu*al*ize\, v. t.	   To make actual; to realize in action. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
actualized \actualized\ adj.	   changed from potential to actual; as, saw his worst fears	   actualized.	   Syn: realized	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actually \Ac"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   1. Actively. [Obs.] "Neither actually . . . nor passively."	      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In act or in fact; really; in truth; positively.	      [1913 Webster]
Actualness \Ac"tu*al*ness\, n.	   Quality of being actual; actuality.	   [1913 Webster]
Actuarial \Ac`tu*a"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to actuaries; as, the actuarial value of an	   annuity.	   [1913 Webster]
Actuary \Ac"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Actuaries}. [L. actuarius	   copyist, clerk, fr. actus, p. p. of agere to do, act.]	   1. (Law) A registrar or clerk; -- used originally in courts	      of civil law jurisdiction, but in Europe used for a clerk	      or registrar generally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The computing official of an insurance company; one whose	      profession it is to calculate for insurance companies the	      risks and premiums for life, fire, and other insurances.	      [1913 Webster]
Actuate \Ac"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Actuated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Actuating}.] [LL. actuatus, p. p. of actuare, fr. L.	   actus act.]	   1. To put into action or motion; to move or incite to action;	      to influence actively; to move as motives do; -- more	      commonly used of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wings, which others were contriving to actuate by	            the perpetual motion.                 --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of the greatest abilities are most fired with	            ambition; and, on the contrary, mean and narrow	            minds are the least actuated by it.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry out in practice; to perform. [Obs.] "To actuate	      what you command." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To move; impel; incite; rouse; instigate; animate.	        [1913 Webster]	Actuate \Ac"tu*ate\, a. [LL. actuatus, p. p. of actuare.]	   Put in action; actuated. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
actuated \actuated\ adj.	   1. moved to action motivated (vs. unmotivated)	      [WordNet 1.5]
actuating \actuating\ adj. prenom.	   1. causing motion or action or change	   Syn: activating(prenominal)	        [WordNet 1.5]
Actuation \Ac`tu*a"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. actuatio.]	   A bringing into action; movement. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Actuator \Ac"tu*a`tor\, n.	   One who actuates, or puts into action. [R.] --Melville.	   [1913 Webster]
Actuose \Ac"tu*ose`\, a. [L. actuosus.]	   Very active. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Actuosity \Ac`tu*os"i*ty\, n.	   Abundant activity. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Acture \Ac"ture\, n.	   Action. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Acturience \Ac*tu"ri*ence\, n. [A desid. of L. agere, actum, to	   act.]	   Tendency or impulse to act. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Acturience, or desire of action, in one form or	         another, whether as restlessness, ennui,	         dissatisfaction, or the imagination of something	         desirable.                               --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, v. t. [L. acus needle.]	   To sharpen; to make pungent; to quicken. [Obs.] "[To] acuate	   the blood." --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]	Acuate \Ac"u*ate\, a.	   Sharpened; sharp-pointed.	   [1913 Webster]
Acuation \Ac`u*a"tion\, n.	   Act of sharpening. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acuition \Ac`u*i"tion\, n. [L. acutus, as if acuitus, p. p. of	   acuere to sharpen.]	   The act of sharpening. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acuity \A*cu"i*ty\, n. [LL. acuitas: cf. F. acuit['e].]	   Sharpness or acuteness, as of a needle, wit, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Aculea \A*cu"le*a\, n. [L. aculeus, dim. of acus needle.]	   A small spiny outgrowth on the wings of certain insects.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Aculeate \A*cu"le*ate\, a. [L. aculeatus, fr. aculeus, dim. of	   acus needle.]	   1. (Zool.) Having a sting; covered with prickles; sharp like	      a prickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having prickles, or sharp points; beset with	      prickles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Severe or stinging; incisive. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Aculeated \A*cu"le*a`ted\, a.	   Having a sharp point; armed with prickles; prickly; aculeate.	   [1913 Webster]
Aculeiform \A*cu"le*i*form\, a.	   Like a prickle.	   [1913 Webster]
Aculeolate \A*cu"le*o*late\, a. [L. aculeolus little needle.]	   (Bot.)	   Having small prickles or sharp points. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Aculeous \A*cu"le*ous\, a.	   Aculeate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Aculeus \A*cu"le*us\, n.; pl. {Aculei}. [L., dim. of acus	   needle.]	   1. (Bot.) A prickle growing on the bark, as in some brambles	      and roses. --Lindley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sting.	      [1913 Webster]
Acumen \A*cu"men\, n. [L. acumen, fr. acuere to sharpen. Cf.	   {Acute}.]	   Quickness of perception or discernment; penetration of mind;	   the faculty of nice discrimination. --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sharpness; sagacity; keenness; shrewdness; acuteness.	        [1913 Webster]
Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, a. [L. acuminatus, p. p. of acuminare	   to sharpen, fr. acumen. See {Acumen}.]	   Tapering to a point; pointed; as, acuminate leaves, teeth,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. t.	   To render sharp or keen. [R.] "To acuminate even despair."	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Acuminate \A*cu"mi*nate\, v. i.	   To end in, or come to, a sharp point. "Acuminating in a cone	   of prelacy." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Acumination \A*cu`mi*na"tion\, n.	   A sharpening; termination in a sharp point; a tapering point.	   --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Acuminose \A*cu"mi*nose`\, a.	   Terminating in a flat, narrow end. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Acuminous \A*cu"mi*nous\, a.	   Characterized by acumen; keen. --Highmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Acupressure \Ac`u*pres"sure\, n. [L. acus needle + premere,	   pressum, to press.] (Surg.)	   A mode of arresting hemorrhage resulting from wounds or	   surgical operations, by passing under the divided vessel a	   needle, the ends of which are left exposed externally on the	   cutaneous surface. --Simpson.	   [1913 Webster]
Acupuncturation \Ac`u*punc`tu*ra"tion\, n.	   See {Acupuncture}.	   [1913 Webster]
Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\ ([a^]k`[-u]*p[u^][ng]k"t[-u]r or	   [a^]k"[-u]*p[u^][ng]k`ch[-u]r), n. [L. acus needle + punctura	   a pricking, fr. pungere to prick: cf. F. acuponcture.]	   Pricking with a needle; a needle prick. Specifically (Med.):	   The insertion of needles into the living tissues for remedial	   purposes, such as to relieve pain. It was first recorded as	   being practised in China, and the technique is believed to be	   over 2,000 years old. AS	   [1913 Webster]	         Acupuncture	         (An NIH Consensus Statement prepared by a nonadvocate,	         non-Federal panel of experts)	         November 3-5, 1997	         Vol. 15, No. 5	         Acupuncture as a therapeutic intervention is widely	         practiced in the United States. While there have been	         many studies of its potential usefulness, many of these	         studies provide equivocal results because of design,	         sample size, and other factors. The issue is further	         complicated by inherent difficulties in the use of	         appropriate controls, such as placebos and sham	         acupuncture groups. However, promising results have	         emerged, for example, showing efficacy of acupuncture	         in adult post-operative and chemotherapy nausea and	         vomiting and in post-operative dental pain. There are	         other situations such as addiction, stroke	         rehabilitation, headache, menstrual cramps, tennis	         elbow, fibromyalgia, myofacial pain, osteoarthritis,	         low back pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma where	         acupuncture may be useful as an adjunct treatment or an	         acceptable alternative or be included in a	         comprehensive management program. Further research is	         likely to uncover additional areas where acupuncture	         interventions will be useful.	                                                  --taken from:	                                                  http://odp.od.nih.gov/consensus/cons/107/107_intro.htm	   [PJC]	Acupuncture \Ac`u*punc"ture\, v. t.	   To treat with acupuncture.	   [1913 Webster]
Acustumaunce \A*cus"tum*aunce\, n.	   See {Accustomance}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Acutangular \A*cut"an`gu*lar\, a.	   Acute-angled.	   [1913 Webster]
Acute \A*cute"\, a. [L. acutus, p. p. of acuere to sharpen, fr.	   a root ak to be sharp. Cf. {Ague}, {Cute}, {Edge}.]	   1. Sharp at the end; ending in a sharp point; pointed; --	      opposed to {blunt} or {obtuse}; as, an acute angle; an	      acute leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having nice discernment; perceiving or using minute	      distinctions; penetrating; clever; shrewd; -- opposed to	      {dull} or {stupid}; as, an acute observer; acute remarks,	      or reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having nice or quick sensibility; susceptible to slight	      impressions; acting keenly on the senses; sharp; keen;	      intense; as, a man of acute eyesight, hearing, or feeling;	      acute pain or pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. High, or shrill, in respect to some other sound; --	      opposed to {grave} or {low}; as, an acute tone or accent.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) Attended with symptoms of some degree of severity,	      and coming speedily to a crisis; -- opposed to {chronic};	      as, an acute disease. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acute angle} (Geom.), an angle less than a right angle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Subtile; ingenious; sharp; keen; penetrating; sagacious;	        sharp-witted; shrewd; discerning; discriminating. See	        {Subtile}.	        [1913 Webster]	Acute \A*cute"\, v. t.	   To give an acute sound to; as, he acutes his rising	   inflection too much. [R.] --Walker.	   [1913 Webster]
Acute-angled \A*cute"-an`gled\ (-[a^][ng]"g'ld), a.	   Having acute angles; as, an acute-angled triangle, a triangle	   with every one of its angles less than a right angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Acutely \A*cute"ly\, adv.	   In an acute manner; sharply; keenly; with nice	   discrimination.	   [1913 Webster]
Acuteness \A*cute"ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being acute or pointed; sharpness; as, the	      acuteness of an angle. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The faculty of nice discernment or perception; acumen;	      keenness; sharpness; sensitiveness; -- applied to the	      senses, or the understanding. By acuteness of feeling, we	      perceive small objects or slight impressions: by acuteness	      of intellect, we discern fine distinctions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps, also, he felt his professional acuteness	            interested in bringing it to a successful close.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Shrillness; high pitch; -- said of sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Violence of a disease, which brings it speedily to	      a crisis. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Penetration; sagacity; keenness; ingenuity; shrewdness;	        subtlety; sharp-wittedness.	        [1913 Webster]
Acutifoliate \A*cu`ti*fo"li*ate\, a. [L. acutus sharp + folium	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having sharp-pointed leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Acutilobate \A*cu`ti*lo"bate\, a. [L. acutus sharp + E. lobe.]	   (Bot.)	   Having acute lobes, as some leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Acutorsion \Ac`u*tor"sion\, n. [L. acus needle + torsion.]	   (Med.)	   The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.	   Note: [Not in Stedman -- an obsolete procedure?][archaic] AS	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Acyclic \A*cyc"lic\, a. [Pref. a- not + cyclic.]	   Not cyclic; not disposed in cycles or whorls; as:	   (a) (Bot.) Of a flower, having its parts inserted spirally on	       the receptacle.	   (b) (Org. Chem.) Having an open-chain structure; aliphatic.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Acyl \Ac"yl\, n. [Acid + -yl.] (Org. Chem.)	   An acid radical, as acetyl, malonyl, or benzoyl. An acyl	   radical can be depicted as {R-CO-}, where {-CO-} is the	   carbonyl group, and R is the group that characterizes the	   acyl moiety.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ad- \Ad-\ [A Latin preposition, signifying to. See {At}.]	   As a prefix ad- assumes the forms ac-, af-, ag-, al-, an-,	   ap-, ar-, as-, at-, assimilating the d with the first letter	   of the word to which ad- is prefixed. It remains unchanged	   before vowels, and before d, h, j, m, v. Examples: adduce,	   adhere, adjacent, admit, advent, accord, affect, aggregate,	   allude, annex, appear, etc. It becomes ac- before qu, as in	   acquiesce.	   [1913 Webster]
Adact \Ad*act"\, v. t. [L. adactus, p. p. of adigere.]	   To compel; to drive. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster] Adactyl
Adactyl \A*dac"tyl\, Adactylous \A*dac"tyl*ous\, a. [Gr. 'a	   priv. + ? finger.] (Zool.)	   (a) Without fingers or without toes.	   (b) Without claws on the feet (of crustaceous animals).	       [1913 Webster]
Adad \Adad\ n.	   1. the Babylonian god of storms and wind.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Adage \Ad"age\, n. [F. adage, fr. L. adagium; ad + the root of	   L. aio I say.]	   An old saying, which has obtained credit by long use; a	   proverb.	   [1913 Webster]	         Letting "I dare not" wait upon "I would,"	         Like the poor cat i' the adage.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Axiom; maxim; aphorism; proverb; saying; saw; apothegm.	        See {Axiom}.	        [1913 Webster]
Adagial \A*da"gi*al\, a.	   Pertaining to an adage; proverbial. "Adagial verse."	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Adagio \A*da"gio\, a. & adv. [It. adagio; ad (L. ad) at + agio	   convenience, leisure, ease. See {Agio}.] (Mus.)	   Slow; slowly, leisurely, and gracefully. When repeated,	   adagio, adagio, it directs the movement to be very slow.	   [1913 Webster]	Adagio \A*da"gio\, n.	   A piece of music in adagio time; a slow movement; as, an	   adagio of Haydn.	   [1913 Webster]
Adam \Ad"am\, n.	   1. The name given in the Bible to the first man, the	      progenitor of the human race.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (As a symbol) "Original sin;" human frailty.	      [1913 Webster]	            And whipped the offending Adam out of him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adam's ale}, water. [Coll.]	   {Adam's apple}.	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A species of banana ({Musa paradisiaca}). It attains a	          height of twenty feet or more. --Paxton.	      (b) A species of lime ({Citris limetta}).	   2. The projection formed by the thyroid cartilage in the	      neck. It is particularly prominent in males, and is so	      called from a notion that it was caused by the forbidden	      fruit (an apple) sticking in the throat of our first	      parent.	   {Adam's flannel} (Bot.), the mullein ({Verbascum thapsus}).	      	   {Adam's needle} (Bot.), the popular name of a genus ({Yucca})	      of liliaceous plants.	      [1913 Webster]
adamance \adamance\ n.	   1. same as {adamancy}.	   Syn: obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamancy	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
adamancy \adamancy\ n.	   1. obstinacy.	   Syn: obstinacy, obduracy, unyieldingness, adamance	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
adam-and-eve \adam-and-eve\ n.	   1. North American orchid ({Aplectrum hyemale}) bearing a	      single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers.	   Syn: puttyroot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adamant \Ad"a*mant\ ([a^]d"[.a]*m[a^]nt), n. [OE. adamaunt,	   adamant, diamond, magnet, OF. adamant, L. adamas, adamantis,	   the hardest metal, fr. Gr. 'ada`mas, -antos; 'a priv. +	   dama^,n to tame, subdue. In OE., from confusion with L.	   adamare to love, be attached to, the word meant also magnet,	   as in OF. and LL. See {Diamond}, {Tame}.]	   1. A stone imagined by some to be of impenetrable hardness; a	      name given to the diamond and other substances of extreme	      hardness; but in modern mineralogy it has no technical	      signification. It is now a rhetorical or poetical name for	      the embodiment of impenetrable hardness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opposed the rocky orb	            Of tenfold adamant, his ample shield. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lodestone; magnet. [Obs.] "A great adamant of	      acquaintance." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            As true to thee as steel to adamant.  --Greene.	      [1913 Webster]
Adamantean \Ad`a*man*te"an\, a. [L. adamant[=e]us.]	   Of adamant; hard as adamant. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adamantine \Ad`a*man"tine\, a. [L. adamantinus, Gr. ?.]	   1. Made of adamant, or having the qualities of adamant;	      incapable of being broken, dissolved, or penetrated; as,	      adamantine bonds or chains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Like the diamond in hardness or luster.	      [1913 Webster]
Adambulacral \Ad`am*bu*la"cral\, a. [L. ad + E. ambulacral.]	   (Zool.)	   Next to the ambulacra; as, the adambulacral ossicles of the	   starfish.	   [1913 Webster] Adamic
Adamic \A*dam"ic\, Adamical \A*dam"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Adam, or resembling him.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Adamic earth}, a name given to common red clay, from a	      notion that Adam means red earth.	      [1913 Webster]
Adamite \Ad"am*ite\, n. [From Adam.]	   1. A descendant of Adam; a human being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of visionaries, who,	      professing to imitate the state of Adam, discarded the use	      of dress in their assemblies.	      [1913 Webster]
Adam's apple \Ad"am's ap"ple\	   See under {Adam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adance \A*dance"\, adv.	   Dancing. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Adangle \A*dan"gle\, adv.	   Dangling. --Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Adansonia \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, {Adansonia digitata}, the baobab or monkey-bread of	   Africa and India, and {Adansonia Gregorii}, the sour gourd or	   cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of	   moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a	   wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with	   pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is	   used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. --D. C.	   Eaton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adapa \Adapa\ [Babylonian.] n.	   1. a demigod or first man: "seed of mankind"; sometimes	      identified with Adam.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Adapid \Adapid\ n.	   1. 1 extinct small mostly diurnal lower primates that fed on	      leaves and fruit; abundant in North America and Europe 30	      to 50 million years ago; their descendents probably	      include the lemurs and lorises; some authorities consider	      them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them	      only cousins.	   Syn: Adapid group	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adapt \A*dapt"\, a.	   Fitted; suited. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Adapt \A*dapt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adapted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Adapting}.] [L. adaptare; ad + aptare to fit; cf. F.	   adapter. See {Apt}, {Adept}.]	   To make suitable; to fit, or suit; to adjust; to alter so as	   to fit for a new use; -- sometimes followed by to or for.	   [1913 Webster]	         For nature, always in the right,	         To your decays adapts my sight.          --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         Appeals adapted to his [man's] whole nature. --Angus.	   [1913 Webster]	         Streets ill adapted for the residence of wealthy	         persons.                                 --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] Adaptability
Adaptability \A*dapt`a*bil"i*ty\, Adaptableness
\A*dapt"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being adaptable; suitableness. "General	   adaptability for every purpose." --Farrar.	   [1913 Webster]
Adaptable \A*dapt"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being adapted.	   [1913 Webster]
Adaptation \Ad`ap*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. adaptation, LL.	   adaptatio.]	   1. The act or process of adapting, or fitting; or the state	      of being adapted or fitted; fitness. "Adaptation of the	      means to the end." --Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of adapting; an adapted form.	      [1913 Webster]
Adaptative \A*dapt"a*tive\, a.	   Adaptive. --Stubbs.	   [1913 Webster]
adaptational \adaptational\ adj.	   1. 1 having a capacity for adaptation. Opposed to	      {maladaptive}.	   Syn: adaptive, adaptative	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adaptedness \A*dapt"ed*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being adapted; suitableness; special	   fitness.	   [1913 Webster]
Adapter \A*dapt"er\, n.	   1. One who adapts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A connecting tube; an adopter.	      [1913 Webster]
Adaption \A*dap"tion\, n.	   Adaptation. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Adaptive \A*dapt"ive\, a.	   Suited, given, or tending, to adaptation; characterized by	   adaptation; capable of adapting. --Coleridge. --	   {A*dapt"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Adaptiveness \A*dapt"ive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being adaptive; capacity to adapt.	   [1913 Webster]
adaptive optics \adaptive optics\ n. (Astron.)	   an optical system used in some telescopes since the 1980's	   which rapidly changes the shape of the primary reflecting	   mirror to adjust for distortions of light which are caused by	   atmospheric turbulence. By reducing the distortions caused by	   the atmosphere, telescopes fitted with such optics can	   achieve a higher resolving power than normal telescopes with	   static mirrors.	   [PJC]	adaptive radiation \adaptive radiation\ n.	   1. (Palaeontology) the evolutionary generation of multiple	      specialized life forms from one ancestral form, evidenced	      in the fossil record. The inverse of {extinction}.	      [PJC]
Adaptly \A*dapt"ly\, adv.	   In a suitable manner. [R.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Adaptness \A*dapt"ness\, n.	   Adaptedness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adaptorial \Ad`ap*to"ri*al\, a.	   Adaptive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adar \A"dar\, n. [Heb. ad[aum]r.]	   The twelfth month of the Hebrew ecclesiastical year, and the	   sixth of the civil. It corresponded nearly with March.	   [1913 Webster]
Adarce \A*dar"ce\, n. [L. adarce, adarca, Gr. ?.]	   A saltish concretion on reeds and grass in marshy grounds in	   Galatia. It is soft and porous, and was formerly used for	   cleansing the skin from freckles and tetters, and also in	   leprosy. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Adatis \Ad"a*tis\, n.	   A fine cotton cloth of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Adaunt \A*daunt"\, v. t. [OE. adaunten to overpower, OF.	   adonter; [`a] (L. ad) + donter, F. dompter. See {Daunt}.]	   To daunt; to subdue; to mitigate. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adaw \A*daw"\, v. t. [Cf. OE. adawe of dawe, AS. of dagum from	   days, i. e., from life, out of life.]	   To subdue; to daunt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sight whereof did greatly him adaw.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Adaw \A*daw"\, v. t. & i. [OE. adawen to wake; pref. a- (cf.	   Goth. us-, Ger. er-) + dawen, dagon, to dawn. See {Daw}.]	   To awaken; to arouse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A man that waketh of his sleep	         He may not suddenly well taken keep	         Upon a thing, ne seen it parfitly	         Till that he be adawed verily.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Adays \A*days"\, adv. [Pref. a- (for on) + day; the final s was	   orig. a genitive ending, afterwards forming adverbs.]	   By day, or every day; in the daytime. [Obs.] --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Ad captandum \Ad cap*tan"dum\ [L., for catching.]	   A phrase used adjectively sometimes of meretricious attempts	   to catch or win popular favor.	   [1913 Webster]
Add \Add\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Added}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Adding}.] [L. addere; ad + dare to give, put. Cf. {Date},	   {Do}.]	   1. To give by way of increased possession (to any one); to	      bestow (on).	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord shall add to me another son. --Gen. xxx.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join or unite, as one thing to another, or as several	      particulars, so as to increase the number, augment the	      quantity, enlarge the magnitude, or so as to form into one	      aggregate. Hence: To sum up; to put together mentally; as,	      to add numbers; to add up a column.	      [1913 Webster]	            Back to thy punishment,	            False fugitive, and to thy speed add wings.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As easily as he can add together the ideas of two	            days or two years.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To append, as a statement; to say further.	      [1913 Webster]	            He added that he would willingly consent to the	            entire abolition of the tax.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {To Add}, {Join}, {Annex}, {Unite}, {Coalesce}.	   Usage: We {add} by bringing things together so as to form a	          whole. We {join} by putting one thing to another in	          close or continuos connection. We {annex} by attaching	          some adjunct to a larger body. We {unite} by bringing	          things together so that their parts adhere or	          intermingle. Things {coalesce} by coming together or	          mingling so as to form one organization. To {add}	          quantities; to join houses; to {annex} territory; to	          {unite} kingdoms; to make parties {coalesce}.	          [1913 Webster]	Add \Add\, v. i.	   1. To make an addition. To add to, to augment; to increase;	      as, it adds to our anxiety. "I will add to your yoke." --1	      Kings xii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform the arithmetical operation of addition; as, he	      adds rapidly.	      [1913 Webster]
Addable \Add"a*ble\, a. [Add, v. + -able.]	   Addible.	   [1913 Webster]
Addax \Ad"dax\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   One of the largest African antelopes	   ({Hippotragusnasomaculatus} or {Oryx nasomaculatus}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is now believed to be the {Strepsiceros} (twisted	         horn) of the ancients. By some it is thought to be the	         pygarg of the Bible.	         [1913 Webster]
added \added\ adj.	   1. being in addition [to something else] [Narrower terms:	      {accessorial ] additional, further(prenominal),	      more(prenominal) --- (used with mass nouns: "takes on	      added significance"; "asked for additional help"; "we have	      further information"; "there will be further delays";	      "kids have more fun than anybody") [Narrower terms:	      {another(prenominal), other(prenominal),	      else(postnominal), extra, intercalary}] [Narrower terms:	      {superimposed ] [Narrower terms: {supplementary,	      supplemental ] [Narrower terms: {value-added ]	      {subtracted}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Addeem \Ad*deem"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + deem.]	   To award; to adjudge. [Obs.] "Unto him they did addeem the	   prise." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
addend \addend\ n.	   1. a number that is added to another number.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Addendum \Ad*den"dum\, n.; pl. {Addenda}. [L., fr. addere to	   add.]	   A thing to be added; an appendix or addition.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Addendum circle} (Mech.), the circle which may be described	      around a circular spur wheel or gear wheel, touching the	      crests or tips of the teeth. --Rankine.	      [1913 Webster]
Adder \Add"er\, n. [See {Add}.]	   One who, or that which, adds; esp., a machine for adding	   numbers.	   [1913 Webster]	Adder \Ad"der\, n. [OE. addere, naddere, eddre, AS. n[ae]dre,	   adder, snake; akin to OS. nadra, OHG. natra, natara, Ger.	   natter, Goth. nadrs, Icel. na[eth]r, masc., na[eth]ra, fem.:	   cf. W. neidr, Gorn. naddyr, Ir. nathair, L. natrix, water	   snake. An adder is for a nadder.]	   1. A serpent. [Obs.] "The eddre seide to the woman."	      --Wyclif. Gen. iii. 4. )	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A small venomous serpent of the genus {Vipera}. The	          common European adder is the {Vipera berus} or {Pelias	          berus}. The puff adders of Africa are species of	          {Clotho}.	      (b) In America, the term is commonly applied to several	          harmless snakes, as the {milk adder}, {puffing adder},	          etc.	      (c) Same as {Sea Adder}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the sculptures the appellation is given to several	         venomous serpents, -- sometimes to the horned viper	         ({Cerastles}).	         [1913 Webster]	Adder fly \Ad"der fly/\	   A dragon fly.	   [1913 Webster]
Adder's-tongue \Ad"der's-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of ferns ({Ophioglossum}), whose seeds are	       produced on a spike resembling a serpent's tongue.	   (b) The yellow dogtooth violet. --Gray.	       [1913 Webster]
Adderwort \Ad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The common bistort or snakeweed ({Polygonum bistorta}).	   [1913 Webster]
Addibility \Add`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quantity of being addible; capability of addition.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Addible \Add"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being added. "Addible numbers." --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Addice \Ad"dice\, n.	   See {Adze}. [Obs.] --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Addict \Ad*dict"\, p. p.	   Addicted; devoted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Addict \Ad*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Addicted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Addicting}.] [L. addictus, p. p. of addicere to adjudge,	   devote; ad + dicere to say. See {Diction}.]	   1. To apply habitually; to devote; to habituate; -- with to.	      "They addict themselves to the civil law." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is addicted to his study.          --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            That part of mankind that addict their minds to	            speculations.                         --Adventurer.	      [1913 Webster]	            His genius addicted him to the study of antiquity.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man gross . . . and addicted to low company.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adapt; to make suitable; to fit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The land about is exceedingly addicted to wood, but	            the coldness of the place hinders the growth.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Addict}, {Devote}, {Consecrate}, {Dedicate}. Addict was	        formerly used in a good sense; as, addicted to letters;	        but is now mostly employed in a bad sense or an	        indifferent one; as, addicted to vice; addicted to	        sensual indulgence. "Addicted to staying at home." --J.	        S. Mill. Devote is always taken in a good sense,	        expressing habitual earnestness in the pursuit of some	        favorite object; as, devoted to science. Consecrate and	        dedicate express devotion of a higher kind, involving	        religious sentiment; as, consecrated to the service of	        the church; dedicated to God.	        [1913 Webster]
Addictedness \Ad*dict"ed*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being addicted; attachment.	   [1913 Webster]
Addiction \Ad*dic"tion\, n. [Cf. L. addictio an adjudging.]	   The state of being addicted; devotion; inclination. "His	   addiction was to courses vain." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Addis Ababa \Addis Ababa\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Ethiopia. Population (2000) = 2,200,186.	   [PJC]
Addison's disease \Ad"di*son's dis*ease"\ [Named from Thomas	   Addison, M. D., of London, who first described it.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration	   of the skin, hypotension, and loss of weight; it is due to	   insufficient secretion of adrenocortical hormones. Untreated	   disease is usually fatal. Called also {chronic adrenocortical	   insufficiency}	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Additament \Ad*dit"a*ment\ ([a^]d*d[i^]t"[.a]*ment), n. [L.	   additamentum, fr. additus, p. p. of addere to add.]	   An addition, or a thing added. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         My persuasion that the latter verses of the chapter	         were an additament of a later age.       --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Addition \Ad*di"tion\, n. [F. addition, L. additio, fr. addere	   to add.]	   1. The act of adding two or more things together; -- opposed	      to {subtraction} or {diminution}. "This endless addition	      or addibility of numbers." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything added; increase; augmentation; as, a piazza is an	      addition to a building.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) That part of arithmetic which treats of adding	      numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A dot at the right side of a note as an indication	      that its sound is to be lengthened one half. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A title annexed to a man's name, to identify him	      more precisely; as, John Doe, Esq.; Richard Roe, Gent.;	      Robert Dale, Mason; Thomas Way, of New York; a mark of	      distinction; a title.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) Something added to a coat of arms, as a mark of	      honor; -- opposed to {abatement}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vector addition} (Geom.), that kind of addition of two	      lines, or vectors, AB and BC, by which their sum is	      regarded as the line, or vector, AC.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Increase; accession; augmentation; appendage; adjunct.	        [1913 Webster]
Additional \Ad*di"tion*al\, a.	   Added; supplemental; in the way of an addition.	   [1913 Webster]	Additional \Ad*di"tion*al\, n.	   Something added. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Additionally \Ad*di"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   By way of addition.	   [1913 Webster]
Additionary \Ad*di"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Additional. [R.] --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Addititious \Ad`di*ti"tious\, a. [L. addititius, fr. addere.]	   Additive. [R.] --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Additive \Ad"di*tive\, a. [L. additivus.] (Math.)	   Proper to be added; positive; -- opposed to {subtractive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Additory \Ad"di*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to add; making some addition. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Addle \Ad"dle\, n. [OE. adel, AS. adela, mud.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Liquid filth; mire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lees; dregs. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Addle \Ad"dle\, a.	   Having lost the power of development, and become rotten, as	   eggs; putrid. Hence: Unfruitful or confused, as brains;	   muddled. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Addle \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Addled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Addling}.]	   To make addle; to grow addle; to muddle; as, he addled his	   brain. "Their eggs were addled." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Addle \Ad"dle\, v. t. & i. [OE. adlen, adilen, to gain, acquire;	   prob. fr. Icel. ["o][eth]lask to acquire property, akin to	   o[eth]al property. Cf. {Allodial}.]	   1. To earn by labor. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrive or grow; to ripen. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Kill ivy, else tree will addle no more. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster] Addle-head	      Addle-brain
Addle-brain \Ad"dle-brain`\, Addle-head \Ad"dle-head`\,
Addle-pate \Ad"dle-pate\, n.	   A foolish or dull-witted fellow. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] Addle-headed	   Addle-brained
Addle-brained \Ad"dle-brained`\, Addle-headed \Ad"dle-head`ed\,
Addle-pated \Ad"dle-pa`ted\, a.	   Dull-witted; stupid. "The addle-brained Oberstein." --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dull and addle-pated.                    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Addle-patedness \Ad"dle-pa`ted*ness\, n.	   Stupidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Addlings \Ad"dlings\, n. pl. [See {Addle}, to earn.]	   Earnings. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Addoom \Ad*doom"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + doom.]	   To adjudge. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Addorsed \Ad*dorsed"\, a. [L. ad + dorsum, back: cf. F.	   adoss['e].] (Her.)	   Set or turned back to back.	   [1913 Webster]
Address \Ad*dress"\ ([a^]d*dr[e^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Addressed} (-dr[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Addressing}.] [OE.	   adressen to raise erect, adorn, OF. adrecier, to straighten,	   address, F. adresser, fr. [`a] (L. ad) + OF. drecier, F.	   dresser, to straighten, arrange. See {Dress}, v.]	   1. To aim; to direct. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And this good knight his way with me addrest.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare or make ready. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His foe was soon addressed.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turnus addressed his men to single fight. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The five foolish virgins addressed themselves at the	            noise of the bridegroom's coming.     --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reflexively: To prepare one's self; to apply one's skill	      or energies (to some object); to betake.	      [1913 Webster]	            These men addressed themselves to the task.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To clothe or array; to dress. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tecla . . . addressed herself in man's apparel.	                                                  --Jewel.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To direct, as words (to any one or any thing); to make, as	      a speech, petition, etc. (to any one, an audience).	      [1913 Webster]	            The young hero had addressed his players to him for	            his assistance.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To direct speech to; to make a communication to, whether	      spoken or written; to apply to by words, as by a speech,	      petition, etc., to speak to; to accost.	      [1913 Webster]	            Are not your orders to address the senate?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The representatives of the nation addressed the	            king.                                 --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To direct in writing, as a letter; to superscribe, or to	      direct and transmit; as, he addressed a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To make suit to as a lover; to court; to woo.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Com.) To consign or intrust to the care of another, as	      agent or factor; as, the ship was addressed to a merchant	      in Baltimore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To address one's self to}.	      (a) To prepare one's self for; to apply one's self to.	      (b) To direct one's speech or discourse to.	   {To address the ball} (Golf), to take aim at the ball,	      adjusting the grip on the club, the attitude of the body,	      etc., to a convenient position.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. 1913 Webster]	Address \Ad*dress"\ ([a^]d*dr[e^]s"), v. i.	   1. To prepare one's self. [Obs.] "Let us address to tend on	      Hector's heels." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct speech. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Young Turnus to the beauteous maid addrest.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The intransitive uses come from the dropping out of the	         reflexive pronoun.	         [1913 Webster]	Address \Ad*dress\, n. [Cf. F. adresse. See {Address}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Act of preparing one's self. [Obs.] --Jer Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of addressing one's self to a person; verbal	      application.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; as, an address of thanks, an address to the	      voters.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Direction or superscription of a letter, or the name,	      title, and place of residence of the person addressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Manner of speaking to another; delivery; as, a man of	      pleasing or insinuating address.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Attention in the way one's addresses to a lady. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Skill; skillful management; dexterity; adroitness.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Speech; discourse; harangue; oration; petition; lecture;	        readiness; ingenuity; tact; adroitness.	        [1913 Webster]
addressed \addressed\ adj.	   1. marked with a destination; -- of mail. [Narrower terms:	      {self-addressed ] {unaddressed}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Addressee \Ad`dress*ee"\, n.	   One to whom anything is addressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Addression \Ad*dres"sion\, n.	   The act of addressing or directing one's course. [Rare &	   Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Addressograph \Addressograph\ n.	   1. a printer that automatically prints addresses on letters	      for mailing.	   Syn: addressing machine	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adduce \Ad*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adduced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Adducing}.] [L. adducere, adductum, to lead or bring to;	   ad + ducere to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Adduct}.]	   To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or	   consideration which bears on a statement or case; to cite; to	   allege.	   [1913 Webster]	         Reasons . . . were adduced on both sides. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enough could not be adduced to satisfy the purpose of	         illustration.                            --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To present; allege; advance; cite; quote; assign; urge;	        name; mention.	        [1913 Webster]
Adducent \Ad*du"cent\, a. [L. addunces, p. pr. of adducere.]	   (Physiol.)	   Bringing together or towards a given point; -- a word applied	   to those muscles of the body which pull one part towards	   another. Opposed to {abducent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adducer \Ad*du"cer\, n.	   One who adduces.	   [1913 Webster]
Adducible \Ad*du"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of being adduced.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proofs innumerable, and in every imaginable manner	         diversified, are adducible.              --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Adduct \Ad*duct"\, v. t. [L. adductus, p. p. of adducere. See	   {Adduce}.] (Physiol.)	   To draw towards a common center or a middle line. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Adduction \Ad*duc"tion\, n. [Cf. F. adduction. See {Adduce}.]	   1. The act of adducing or bringing forward.	      [1913 Webster]	            An adduction of facts gathered from various	            quarters.                             --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The action by which the parts of the body are	      drawn towards its axis]; -- opposed to {abduction}.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Adductive \Ad*duc"tive\, a.	   Adducing, or bringing towards or to something.	   [1913 Webster]
Adductor \Ad*duc"tor\, n. [L., fr. adducere.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the	   middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the	   body; -- opposed to {abductor}; as, the adductor of the eye,	   which turns the eye toward the nose.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the bivalve shells, the muscles which close the	         values of the shell are called adductor muscles.	                                                  --Verrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Addulce \Ad*dulce"\, v. t. [Like F. adoucir; fr. L. ad. + dulcis	   sweet.]	   To sweeten; to soothe. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Adeem \A*deem"\, v. t. [L. adimere. See {Ademption}.] (Law)	   To revoke, as a legacy, grant, etc., or to satisfy it by some	   other gift.	   [1913 Webster]
Adelantadillo \A`de*lan`ta*dil"lo\, n. [Sp.]	   A Spanish red wine made of the first ripe grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Adelantado \A`de*lan*ta"do\, n. [Sp., prop. p. of adelantar to	   advance, to promote.]	   A governor of a province; a commander. --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Adelaster \Ad*e*las"ter\, n. [Gr. ? not manifest + ? a star.]	   (Bot.)	   A provisional name for a plant which has not had its flowers	   botanically examined, and therefore has not been referred to	   its proper genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Adeling \Ad"el*ing\, n.	   Same as {Atheling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adelocodonic \A*del`o*co*don"ic\, a. [Gr. ? invisible + ? a	   bell.] (Zool.)	   Applied to sexual zooids of hydroids, that have a saclike	   form and do not become free; -- opposed to {phanerocodonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adelopod \A*del"o*pod\, n. [Gr. ? invisible + ?, ?, foot.]	   (Zool.)	   An animal having feet that are not apparent.	   [1913 Webster]
Adelphia \A*del"phi*a\, n. [Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)	   A "brotherhood," or collection of stamens in a bundle; --	   used in composition, as in the class names, Monadelphia,	   Diadelphia, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Adelphous \A*del"phous\, a. [Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)	   Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens;	   as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as,	   monadelphous. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Adempt \A*dempt"\ ([.a]*d[e^]mt"; 215), p. p. [L. ademptus, p.	   p. of adimere to take away.]	   Taken away. [Obs.]	         Without any sinister suspicion of anything being added	         or adempt.                               --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ademption \A*demp"tion\ ([.a]*d[e^]mp"sh[u^]n), n. [L. ademptio,	   fr. adimere, ademptum, to take away; ad + emere to buy, orig.	   to take.] (Law)	   The revocation or taking away of a grant, donation, legacy,	   or the like. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster] Aden
Aden- \Aden-\ or Adeno- \Adeno-\[Gr. 'adh`n, 'ade`nos, gland.]	   Combining forms of the Greek word for gland; -- used in words	   relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands.	   [1913 Webster] adenalgia
adenalgia \ad`e*nal"gi*a\ ([a^]d`[-e]*n[a^]l"j[i^]*[.a]),
adenalgy \ad"e*nal`gy\ ([a^]d"[-e]*n[a^]l`j[y^]), n. [Gr. 'adh`n	   gland + 'a`lgos pain.] (Med.)	   Pain in a gland. Called also {adenodynia}	   [1913 Webster + AS]
adeniform \a*den"i*form\ ([.a]*d[e^]n"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Aden- +	   -form.]	   Shaped like a gland; adenoid. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
adenitis \ad`e*ni"tis\ ([a^]d`[-e]*n[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [Aden- +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   Glandular inflammation. --Dunglison. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Adenitis \Ad`e*ni"tis\, n. [Aden- + -itis.] (Med.)	   Glandular inflammation. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenographic \Ad`e*no*graph"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to adenography.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenography \Ad`e*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Adeno- + -graphy.]	   That part of anatomy which describes the glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, n.	   1. (Med.) Lymphoid tissue in the roof of the nasopharynx; --	      often in the pl. --Stedman 25.	      [AS]	   2. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of adenoid[1]	      tissue; -- usually in pl. --AS	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Adenoid \ Ad"e*noid\, adj.	   1. (Med.) Of or relating to a gland.	      [AS]	   2. (Med.) Pertaining to adenoids[2]. --Merriam Webster	      Medical Dictionary.	      [AS] Adenoid	Adenoid \Ad"e*noid\, Adenoidal \Ad`e*noid"al\a.	   Glandlike; glandular.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenological \Ad`e*no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to adenology.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenology \Ad`e*nol"o*gy\, n. [Adeno- + -logy.]	   The part of physiology that treats of the glands.	   [1913 Webster]
adenoma \ad`e*no"ma\ ([a^]d`[-e]*n[=o]"m[.a]), n.; L. pl.	   {-mata}. [NL.; adeno- + -oma.] (Med.)	   A benign tumor of epithelial tissue with a glandlike	   structure. -- {Ad`e*nom"a*tous}, a.--AS	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
adenopathy \ad"e*nop"a*thy\ ([a^]d`[-e]*n[o^]p"[.a]*th[y^]), n.	   [Adeno- + Gr. pa`qos suffering, paqei^n to suffer.] (Med.)	   Pathological enlargement of a lymph node.	   [AS]
Adenophorous \Ad`e*noph"o*rous\, a. [Adeno- + Gr. foro`s	   bearing.] (Bot.)	   Producing glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenophyllous \Ad`e*noph"yl*lous\, a. [Adeno- + Gr. fy`llon	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having glands on the leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenosclerosis \Ad"e*no*scle*ro"sis\	   ([a^]d`[-e]*n[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.; adeno- +	   sclerosis.] (Med.)	   The hardening of a gland. AS	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Adenose \Ad"e*nose`\ (?; 277), a.	   Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenotomic \Ad`e*no*tom"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to adenotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenotomy \Ad`e*not"o*my\, n. [Adeno- + Gr. ? a cutting, ? to	   cut.] (Anat.)	   Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Adenous \Ad"e*nous\, a.	   Same as {Adenose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aden ulcer \A"den ul"cer\ ([aum]"den [u^]l"s[~e]r or [=a]"den	   [u^]l"s[~e]r). [So named after Aden, a seaport in Southern	   Arabia, where it occurs.] (Med.)	   One of the numerous names of the lesion of Old World	   cutaneous leishmaniasis. Called also {Aleppo boil}, {Aleppo	   button}, {Aleppo evil}, {Bagdad boil}, {Biskra boil}, {Cochin	   China ulcer}, {Delhi boil}, {Jerico boil}, {Oriental boil},	   {Oriental sore}, {Persian ulcer}, {tropical ulcer}, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
Adeps \Ad"eps\, n. [L.]	   Animal fat; lard.	   [1913 Webster]
Adept \A*dept"\, n. [L. adeptus obtained (sc. artem), ?he who	   has obtained an art, p. p. of adipsci to arrive ?at, to	   obtain; ad + apisci to pursue. See {Apt}, and cf. {Adapt}.]	   One fully skilled or well versed in anything; a proficient;	   as, adepts in philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	Adept \A*dept"\, a.	   Well skilled; completely versed; thoroughly proficient.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beaus adept in everything profound.      --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Adeption \A*dep"tion\, n. [L. adeptio. See {Adept}, a.]	   An obtaining; attainment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the wit and policy of the capitain consisteth the	         chief adeption of the victory.           --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adeptist \A*dept"ist\, n.	   A skilled alchemist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adeptness \A*dept"ness\, n.	   The quality of being adept; skill.	   [1913 Webster]
Adequacy \Ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [See {Adequate}.]	   The state or quality of being adequate, proportionate, or	   sufficient; a sufficiency for a particular purpose; as, the	   adequacy of supply to the expenditure.	   [1913 Webster]
Adequate \Ad"e*quate\, a. [L. adaequatus, p. p. of adaequare to	   make equal to; ad + aequare to make equal, aequus equal. See	   {Equal}.]	   Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent;	   fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an	   adequate definition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ireland had no adequate champion.        --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Proportionate; commensurate; sufficient; suitable;	        competent; capable.	        [1913 Webster]	Adequate \Ad"e*quate\, v. t. [See {Adequate}, a.]	   1. To equalize; to make adequate. [R.] --Fotherby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To equal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It [is] an impossibility for any creature to	            adequate God in his eternity.         --Shelford.	      [1913 Webster]
Adequately \Ad"e*quate*ly\, adv.	   In an adequate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Adequateness \Ad"e*quate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being adequate; suitableness; sufficiency;	   adequacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Adequation \Ad`e*qua"tion\, n. [L. adaequatio.]	   The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an	   equivalent. [Obs.] --Bp. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Adesmy \A*des"my\, n. [Gr. ? unfettered; 'a priv. + ? a fetter.]	   (Bot.)	   The division or defective coherence of an organ that is	   usually entire.	   [1913 Webster]
Adessenarian \Ad*es`se*na"ri*an\, n. [Formed fr. L. adesse to be	   present; ad + esse to be.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One who held the real presence of Christ's body in the	   eucharist, but not by transubstantiation.	   [1913 Webster]
Adfected \Ad*fect"ed\, a. [L. adfectus or affectus. See	   {Affect}, v.] (Alg.)	   See {Affected}, 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Adfiliated \Ad*fil"i*a`ted\, a.	   See {Affiliated}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adfiliation \Ad*fil`i*a"tion\, n.	   See {Affiliation}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adfluxion \Ad*flux"ion\, n.	   See {Affluxion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adhamant \Ad*ha"mant\, a. [From L. adhamare to catch; ad + hamus	   hook.]	   Clinging, as by hooks.	   [1913 Webster]
Adhere \Ad*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adhered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Adhering}.] [L. adhaerere, adhaesum; ad + haerere to	   stick: cf. F. adh['e]rer. See {Aghast}.]	   1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to	      become joined or united; as, wax to the finger; the lungs	      sometimes adhere to the pleura.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold, be attached, or devoted; to remain fixed, either	      by personal union or conformity of faith, principle, or	      opinion; as, men adhere to a party, a cause, a leader, a	      church.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to	      agree. "Nor time nor place did then adhere." "Every thing	      adheres together." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attach; stick; cleave; cling; hold	        [1913 Webster]
Adherence \Ad*her"ence\, n. [Cf. F. adh['e]rence, LL.	   adhaerentia.]	   1. The quality or state of adhering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being fixed in attachment; fidelity; steady	      attachment; adhesion; as, adherence to a party or to	      opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Adherence}, {Adhesion}.	   Usage: These words, which were once freely interchanged, are	          now almost entirely separated. Adherence is no longer	          used to denote physical union, but is applied, to	          mental states or habits; as, a strict adherence to	          one's duty; close adherence to the argument, etc.	          Adhesion is now confined chiefly to the physical	          sense, except in the phrase "To give in one's adhesion	          to a cause or a party."	          [1913 Webster]
Adherency \Ad*her"en*cy\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being adherent; adherence. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which adheres. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, a. [L. adhaerens, -entis, p. pr.: cf. F.	   adh['e]rent.]	   1. Sticking; clinging; adhering. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attached as an attribute or circumstance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Congenitally united with an organ of another kind,	      as calyx with ovary, or stamens with petals.	      [1913 Webster]	Adherent \Ad*her"ent\, n.	   1. One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a	      leader, party, or profession; a follower, or partisan; a	      believer in a particular faith or church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which adheres; an appendage. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Follower; partisan; upholder; disciple; supporter;	        dependent; ally; backer.	        [1913 Webster]
Adherently \Ad*her"ent*ly\, adv.	   In an adherent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Adherer \Ad*her"er\, n.	   One who adheres; an adherent.	   [1913 Webster]
Adhesion \Ad*he"sion\, n. [L. adhaesio, fr. adhaerere: cf. F.	   adh['e]sion.]	   1. The action of sticking; the state of being attached;	      intimate union; as, the adhesion of glue, or of parts	      united by growth, cement, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adherence; steady or firm attachment; fidelity; as,	      adhesion to error, adhesion to a policy.	      [1913 Webster]	            His adhesion to the Tories was bounded by his	            approbation of their foreign policy.  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agreement to adhere; concurrence; assent.	      [1913 Webster]	            To that treaty Spain and England gave in their	            adhesion.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) The molecular attraction exerted between bodies	      in contact. See {Cohesion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) The process of uniting surfaces by the formation of	      new fibrous bands resulting from an inflammatory process.	      [AS]	   6. (Med.) One of the fibrous bands resulting from	      adhesion[5].	      [AS]	   7. (Bot.) The union of parts which are separate in other	      plants, or in younger states of the same plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Adherence; union. See {Adherence}.	        [1913 Webster]
Adhesive \Ad*he"sive\, a. [Cf. F. adh['e]sif.]	   1. Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt or tending to adhere; clinging. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adhesive attraction}. (Physics) See {Attraction}.	   {Adhesive inflammation} (Surg.), that kind of inflammation	      which terminates in the reunion of divided parts without	      suppuration.	   {Adhesive plaster}, a sticking; a plaster containing resin,	      wax, litharge, and olive oil.	      [1913 Webster]
Adhesively \Ad*he"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an adhesive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Adhesiveness \Ad*he"sive*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of sticking or adhering; stickiness; tenacity	      of union.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) Propensity to form and maintain attachments to	      persons, and to promote social intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]
Adhibit \Ad*hib"it\, v. t. [L. adhibitus, p. p. of adhibere to	   hold to; ad + habere to have.]	   1. To admit, as a person or thing; to take in. --Muirhead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use or apply; to administer. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attach; to affix. --Alison.	      [1913 Webster]
Adhibition \Ad`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. adhibitio.]	   The act of adhibiting; application; use. --Whitaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Ad hominem \Ad hom"i*nem\ [L., to the man.]	   A phrase applied to an appeal or argument addressed to the	   principles, interests, or passions of a man.	   [1913 Webster]
Adhort \Ad*hort"\, v. t. [L. adhortari. See {Adhortation}.]	   To exhort; to advise. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Adhortation \Ad`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. adhortatio, fr. adhortari	   to advise; ad + hortari to exhort.]	   Advice; exhortation. [Obs.] --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Adhortatory \Ad*hor"ta*to*ry\, a.	   Containing counsel or warning; hortatory; advisory. [Obs.]	   --Potter.	   [1913 Webster]
Adiabatic \Ad`i*a*bat"ic\, a. [Gr. 'adia`batos not passable; 'a	   priv. + dia` through + bai`nein to go.] (Physics)	   Not giving out or receiving heat. -- {Ad`i*a*bat`ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The adiabatic expansion of carbon dioxide from a	         compressed container causes the temperature of the gas	         to decrease rapidly below its freezing point, resulting	         in the familiar carbon dioxide "snow" emitted by carbon	         dioxide fire extinguishers.	         [PJC.]	   {Adiabatic line} or {curve}, a curve exhibiting the	      variations of pressure and volume of a fluid when it	      expands without either receiving or giving out heat.	      --Rankine.	      [1913 Webster]
Adiactinic \Ad`i*ac*tin"ic\, a. [Pref. a- not + diactinic.]	   (Chem.)	   Not transmitting the actinic rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Adiantum \Ad`i*an"tum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'adi`anton, maidenhair;	   'a priv. + diai`nein to wet.] (Bot.)	   A genus of ferns, the leaves of which shed water; maidenhair.	   Also, the black maidenhair, a species of spleenwort.	   [1913 Webster]
Adiaphorism \Ad`i*aph"o*rism\ ([a^]d`[i^]*[a^]f"[-o]*r[i^]z'm),	   n.	   Religious indifference.	   [1913 Webster]
Adiaphorist \Ad`i*aph"o*rist\ ([a^]d`[i^]*[a^]f"[-o]*r[i^]st),	   n. [See {Adiaphorous}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of the German Protestants who, with Melanchthon, held	   some opinions and ceremonies to be indifferent or	   nonessential, which Luther condemned as sinful or heretical.	   --Murdock.	   [1913 Webster]
Adiaphoristic \Ad`i*aph`o*ris"tic\	   ([a^]d`[i^]*[a^]f`[-o]*r[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to matters indifferent in faith and practice.	   --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Adiaphorite \Ad`i*aph"o*rite\ ([a^]d`[i^]*[a^]f"[-o]*r[imac]t),	   n.	   Same as {Adiaphorist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adiaphorous \Ad`i*aph"o*rous\ ([a^]d`[i^]*[a^]f"[-o]*r[u^]s), a.	   [Gr. 'adia`foros; 'a priv. + dia`foros different; dia`	   through + fe`rein to bear.]	   1. Indifferent or neutral. --Jer. Taylor. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Incapable of doing either harm or good as a	      medicine. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster + AS]
Adiaphory \Ad`i*aph"o*ry\, n. [Gr. 'adiafori`a.]	   Indifference. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adiathermic \Ad`i*a*ther"mic\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + dia` through +	   ?heat.]	   Not pervious to heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Adieu \A*dieu"\, interj. & adv. [OE. also adew, adewe, adue, F.	   ? dieu, fr. L. ad to + deus God.]	   Good-by; farewell; an expression of kind wishes at parting.	   [1913 Webster]	Adieu \A*dieu"\, n.; pl. {Adieus}.	   A farewell; commendation to the care of God at parting.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Adight \A*dight"\, v. t. [p. p. {Adight}.] [Pref. a- (intensive)	   + OE. dihten. See {Dight}.]	   To set in order; to array; to attire; to deck, to dress.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ad infinitum \Ad in`fi*ni"tum\ [L., to infinity.]	   Without limit; endlessly.	   [1913 Webster]	Ad interim \Ad in"ter*im\[L.]	   Meanwhile; temporary.	   [1913 Webster]
Adios \A`dios"\ ([aum]`dy[-o]s"), interj. [Sp., fr. L. ad to +	   deus god. Cf. {Adieu}.]	   Adieu; farewell; good-by; -- chiefly used among	   Spanish-speaking people; as, adios amigos (good-bye friends).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: This word is often pronounced [.a]*d[=e]"[-o]s, but the	         Spanish accent, though weak, is on the final syllable.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Adipescent \Ad`i*pes"cent\, a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat +	   -escent.]	   Becoming fatty.	   [1913 Webster]
Adipic \A*dip"ic\ ([.a]*d[i^]p"[i^]k), 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	   nitric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
adipic acid \adipic acid\	   an aliphatic dicarboxylic acid ({HO.CO.(CH2)4.CO.OH}),	   containing six carbon atoms in a linear chain. It is found in	   beet juice. It is used in the manufacture of synthetic	   plastics such as Nylon, as well as other products.	   [PJC]
Adipocerate \Ad`i*poc"er*ate\, v. t.	   To convert into adipocere.	   [1913 Webster]
Adipoceration \Ad`i*poc`er*a"tion\, n.	   The act or process of changing into adipocere.	   [1913 Webster]
Adipocere \Ad"i*po*cere`\, n. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + cera wax:	   cf. F. adipocere.]	   A soft, unctuous, or waxy substance, of a light brown color,	   into which the fat and muscle tissue of dead bodies sometimes	   are converted, by long immersion in water or by burial in	   moist places. It is a result of fatty degeneration.	   [1913 Webster]
Adipoceriform \Ad`i*po*cer"i*form\, a. [Adipocere + -form.]	   Having the form or appearance of adipocere; as, an	   adipoceriform tumor.	   [1913 Webster]
Adipocerous \Ad`i*poc"er*ous\, a.	   Like adipocere.	   [1913 Webster]
adipogenous \ad`i*pog"e*nous\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]j"[-e]*n[u^]s),	   a. [See {Adipose}; {-genous}.] (Med.)	   Producing fat. AS	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
adipolysis \ad`i*pol"y*sis\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.	   [NL.; L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ly`sis a loosing.]	   (Physiol.)	   The digestion of fats.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Adipolytic \Ad`i*po*lyt"ic\, a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat + Gr. ?	   to loose.] (Chem.)	   Hydrolyzing fats; converting neutral fats into glycerin and	   free fatty acids, esp. by the action of an enzyme; as,	   adipolytic action. Contrast {saponify}, to hydrolyze fat by	   the action of an alkali.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
adipoma \ad`i*po"ma\ ([a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]), n.; L. pl.	   {adipomata} ([a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a]). [NL. See	   {adipose}; {-oma}.] (Med.)	   An obsolete term for {lipoma}. -- {Ad`i*pom"a*tous}	   ([a^]d`[i^]*p[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s or	   [a^]d`[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]*t[u^]s), a.	   [AS]
Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\, n. (Physiol.)	   The fat present in the cells of adipose tissue, composed	   mainly of varying mixtures of tripalmitin, tristearin, and	   triolein. It solidifies after death.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Adipose \Ad"i*pose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. adeps, adipis, fat,	   grease.]	   Of or pertaining to animal fat; fatty.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Adipose fin} (Zool.), a soft boneless fin.	   {Adipose tissue} (Anat.), that form of animal tissue which	      forms or contains fat.	      [1913 Webster] Adiposeness
Adiposeness \Ad"i*pose`ness\, Adiposity \Ad`i*pos"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being fat; fatness.	   [1913 Webster]
Adipous \Ad"i*pous\, a.	   Fatty; adipose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Adipsy
Adipsia \A*dip"si*a\, Adipsy \A*dip"sy\([a^]d"[i^]p*s[y^]), n.	   [Gr. 'a`dipsos not thirsty; 'a priv. + di`psa thirst.] (Med.)	   Absence of thirst.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Adipsous \A*dip"sous\, a. [Gr. 'a`dipsos; 'a priv. + di`psa,	   thirst.]	   Quenching thirst, as certain fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
adit \ad"it\ ([a^]d"[i^]t), n. [L. aditus, fr. adire, aditum, to	   go to; ad + ire to go.]	   1. An entrance or passage. Specifically: The nearly	      horizontal opening by which a mine is entered, or by which	      water and ores are carried away; -- called also {drift}	      and {tunnel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admission; approach; access. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yourself and yours shall have	            Free adit.                            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Aditya \Aditya\ n.	   1. (Hinduism) one of 7 to 12 sons of Aditi; gods of celestial	      light.	      [WordNet 1.5] Adjacence
Adjacence \Ad"ja"cence\, Adjacency \Ad*ja"cen*cy\, [Cf. LL.	   adjacentia.]	   1. The state or attribute of being adjacent or contiguous;	      contiguity; the attribute of being so near as to be	      touching; as, the adjacency of lands or buildings.	   Syn: contiguousness	        [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is adjacent. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, a. [L. adjacens, -centis, p. pr. of	   adjacere to lie near; ad + jac[=e]re to lie: cf. F.	   adjacent.]	   Lying near, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on;	   as, a field adjacent to the highway. "The adjacent forest."	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Adjacent} or {contiguous angle}. (Geom.) See {Angle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Adjoining; contiguous; near.	   Usage: {Adjacent}, {Adjoining}, {Contiguous}. Things are	          adjacent when they lie close each other, not necessary	          in actual contact; as, adjacent fields, adjacent	          villages, etc.	                I find that all Europe with her adjacent isles	                is peopled with Christians.       --Howell.	          [1913 Webster] Things are adjoining when they meet at	          some line or point of junction; as, adjoining farms,	          an adjoining highway. What is spoken of as contiguous	          should touch with some extent of one side or the whole	          of it; as, a row of contiguous buildings; a wood	          contiguous to a plain.	          [1913 Webster]	Adjacent \Ad*ja"cent\, n.	   That which is adjacent. [R.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjacently \Ad*ja"cent*ly\, adv.	   So as to be adjacent.	   [1913 Webster]
Adject \Ad*ject"\, v. t. [L. adjectus, p. p. of adjicere to	   throw to, to add to; ad + jac[e^]re to throw. See {Jet} a	   shooting forth.]	   To add or annex; to join. --Leland.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjection \Ad*jec"tion\, n. [L. adjectio, fr. adjicere: cf. F.	   adjection. See {Adject}.]	   The act or mode of adding; also, the thing added. [R.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjectional \Ad*jec"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed. [R.]	   --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjectitious \Ad`jec*ti"tious\, [L. adjectitius.]	   Added; additional. --Parkhurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjectival \Ad`jec*ti"val\, a.	   Of or relating to the relating to the adjective; of the	   nature of an adjective; adjective. --W. Taylor (1797)	   [1913 Webster]
Adjectivally \Ad`jec*ti"val*ly\, adv.	   As, or in the manner of, an adjective; adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\ ([a^]d"j[e^]k*t[i^]v), a. [See	   {Adjective}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Added to a substantive as an attribute; of the nature of	      an adjunct; as, an adjective word or sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not standing by itself; dependent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adjective color}, a color which requires to be fixed by some	      mordant or base to give it permanency.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to procedure. "The whole English law, substantive	      and adjective." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, n. [L. adjectivum (sc. nomen), neut. of	   adjectivus that is added, fr. adjicere: cf. F. adjectif. See	   {Adject}.]	   1. (Gram.) A word used with a noun, or substantive, to	      express a quality of the thing named, or something	      attributed to it, or to limit or define it, or to specify	      or describe a thing, as distinct from something else.	      Thus, in phrase, "a wise ruler," wise is the adjective,	      expressing a property of ruler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dependent; an accessory. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Adjective \Ad"jec*tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjectived}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Adjectiving}.]	   To make an adjective of; to form or change into an adjective.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Language has as much occasion to adjective the distinct	         signification of the verb, and to adjective also the	         mood, as it has to adjective time. It has . . .	         adjectived all three.                    --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjectively \Ad"jec*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an adjective; as, a word used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjoin \Ad*join"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjoined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Adjoining}.] [OE. ajoinen, OF. ajoindre, F. adjoindre,	   fr. L. adjungere; ad + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf.	   {Adjunct}.]	   To join or unite to; to lie contiguous to; to be in contact	   with; to attach; to append.	   [1913 Webster]	         Corrections . . . should be, as remarks, adjoined by	         way of note.                             --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	Adjoin \Ad*join"\ ([a^]d*join"), v. i.	   1. To lie or be next, or in contact; to be contiguous; as,	      the houses adjoin.	      [1913 Webster]	            When one man's land adjoins to another's.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The construction with to, on, or with is obsolete or	         obsolescent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To join one's self. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She lightly unto him adjoined side to side.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjoinant \Ad*join"ant\, a.	   Contiguous. [Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjoining \Ad*join"ing\, a.	   Joining to; contiguous; adjacent; as, an adjoining room. "The	   adjoining fane." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon the hills adjoining to the city.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Adjacent; contiguous; near; neighboring; abutting;	        bordering. See {Adjacent}.	        [1913 Webster]
Adjoint \Ad"joint\, n.	   An adjunct; a helper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adjourn \Ad*journ\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjourned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Adjourning}.] [OE. ajornen, OF. ajoiner, ajurner, F.	   ajourner; OF. a (L. ad) + jor, jur, jorn, F. jour, day, fr.	   L. diurnus belonging to the day, fr. dies day. Cf. {Journal},	   {Journey}.]	   To put off or defer to another day, or indefinitely; to	   postpone; to close or suspend for the day; -- commonly said	   of the meeting, or the action, of convened body; as, to	   adjourn the meeting; to adjourn a debate.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a common practice to adjourn the reformation of	         their lives to a further time.           --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         'Tis a needful fitness	         That we adjourn this court till further day. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To delay; defer; postpone; put off; suspend.	   Usage: To {Adjourn}, {Prorogue}, {Dissolve}. These words are	          used in respect to public bodies when they lay aside	          business and separate. Adjourn, both in Great Britain	          and this country, is applied to all cases in which	          such bodies separate for a brief period, with a view	          to meet again. Prorogue is applied in Great Britain to	          that act of the executive government, as the	          sovereign, which brings a session of Parliament to a	          close. The word is not used in this country, but a	          legislative body is said, in such a case, to adjourn	          sine die. To dissolve is to annul the corporate	          existence of a body. In order to exist again the body	          must be reconstituted.	          [1913 Webster]	Adjourn \Ad*journ"\, v. i.	   To suspend business for a time, as from one day to another,	   or for a longer period, or indefinitely; usually, to suspend	   public business, as of legislatures and courts, or other	   convened bodies; as, congress adjourned at four o'clock; the	   court adjourned without day.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjournal \Ad*journ"al\, n.	   Adjournment; postponement. [R.] "An adjournal of the Diet."	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjournment \Ad*journ"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. f. adjournement,	   OF. ajornement. See {Adjourn}.]	   1. The act of adjourning; the putting off till another day or	      time specified, or without day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The time or interval during which a public body adjourns	      its sittings or postpones business.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjudge \Ad*judge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Adjudging}.] [OE. ajugen, OF. ajugier, fr. L.	   adjudicare; ad + judicare to judge. See {Judge}, and cf.	   {Adjudicate}.]	   1. To award judicially in the case of a controverted	      question; as, the prize was adjudged to the victor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To determine in the exercise of judicial power; to decide	      or award judicially; to adjudicate; as, the case was	      adjudged in the November term.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sentence; to condemn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without reprieve, adjudged to death	            For want of well pronouncing Shibboleth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To regard or hold; to judge; to deem.	      [1913 Webster]	            He adjudged him unworthy of his friendship.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To decree; award; determine; adjudicate; ordain; assign.	        [1913 Webster]
Adjudger \Ad*judg"er\, n.	   One who adjudges.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjudgment \Ad*judg"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of adjudging; judicial decision; adjudication. --Sir	   W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjudicate \Ad*ju"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjudicated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Adjudicating}] [L. adjudicatus, p. p. of	   adjudicare. See {Adjudge}.]	   To adjudge; to try and determine, as a court; to settle by	   judicial decree.	   [1913 Webster]	Adjudicate \Ad*ju"di*cate\, v. i.	   To come to a judicial decision; as, the court adjudicated	   upon the case.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjudication \Ad*ju`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. adjudicatio: cf. F.	   adjudication.]	   1. The act of adjudicating; the act or process of trying and	      determining judicially.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deliberate determination by the judicial power; a	      judicial decision or sentence. "An adjudication in favor	      of natural rights." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bankruptcy practice) The decision upon the question	      whether the debtor is a bankrupt. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Scots Law) A process by which land is attached security	      or in satisfaction of a debt.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjudicative \Ad*ju"di*ca*tive\, a.	   Adjudicating.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjudicator \Ad*ju"di*ca`tor\, n.	   One who adjudicates.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjudicature \Ad*ju"di*ca*ture\, n.	   Adjudication.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjugate \Ad"ju*gate\, v. t. [L. adjugatus, p. p. of adjugare;	   ad + jugum a yoke.]	   To yoke to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adjument \Ad"ju*ment\ ([a^]d"j[-u]*ment), n. [L. adjumentum, for	   adjuvamentum, fr. adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help.]	   Help; support; also, a helper. [Obs.] --Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjunct \Ad"junct`\, a. [L. adjunctus, p. p. of adjungere. See	   {Adjoin}.]	   Conjoined; attending; consequent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though that my death were adjunct to my act. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Adjunct notes} (Mus.), short notes between those essential	      to the harmony; auxiliary notes; passing notes.	      [1913 Webster]	Adjunct \Ad"junct`\, n.	   1. Something joined or added to another thing, but not	      essentially a part of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            Learning is but an adjunct to our self. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person joined to another in some duty or service; a	      colleague; an associate. --Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) A word or words added to quality or amplify the	      force of other words; as, the History of the American	      Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or	      adjuncts of "History."	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Metaph.) A quality or property of the body or the mind,	      whether natural or acquired; as, color, in the body,	      judgment in the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A key or scale closely related to another as	      principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See	      {Attendant keys}, under {Attendant}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjunction \Ad*junc"tion\, n. [L. adjunctio, fr. adjungere: cf.	   F. adjonction, and see {Adjunct}.]	   The act of joining; the thing joined or added.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjunctive \Ad*junc"tive\, a. [L. adjunctivus, fr. adjungere.	   See {Adjunct}.]	   Joining; having the quality of joining; forming an adjunct.	   [1913 Webster]	Adjunctive \Ad*junc"tive\, n.	   One who, or that which, is joined.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjunctively \Ad*junc"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an adjunctive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjunctly \Ad*junct"ly\, adv.	   By way of addition or adjunct; in connection with.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjuration \Ad`ju*ra"tion\, n. [L. adjuratio, fr. adjurare: cf.	   F. adjuration. See {Adjure}.]	   1. The act of adjuring; a solemn charging on oath, or under	      the penalty of a curse; an earnest appeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            What an accusation could not effect, an adjuration	            shall.                                --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The form of oath or appeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons who . . . made use of prayer and	            adjurations.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjuratory \Ad*ju"ra*to*ry\, a. [L. adjuratorius.]	   Containing an adjuration.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjure \Ad*jure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Adjuring}]. [L. adjurare, adjurdium, to swear to; later,	   to adjure: cf. F. adjurer. See {Jury}.]	   To charge, bind, or command, solemnly, as if under oath, or	   under the penalty of a curse; to appeal to in the most solemn	   or impressive manner; to entreat earnestly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the	         man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this	         city Jericho.                            --Josh. vi.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]	         The high priest . . . said . . . I adjure thee by the	         living God, that thou tell us whether thou be the	         Christ.                                  --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  63.	   [1913 Webster]	         The commissioners adjured them not to let pass so	         favorable an opportunity of securing their liberties.	                                                  --Marshall.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjurer \Ad*jur"er\, n.	   One who adjures.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjust \Ad*just"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adjusted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Adjusting}.] [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to	   add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused	   later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to	   adjust. See {Just}, v. t. and cf. {Adjute}.]	   1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or	      conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust	      a garment to the body, or things to a standard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adjusting the orthography.            --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that	      parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts;	      the differences are adjusted.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an	      instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope	      or microscope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set	        right; rectify; settle.	        [1913 Webster]
Adjustable \Ad*just"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being adjusted.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjustage \Ad*just"age\, n. [Cf. {Ajutage}.]	   Adjustment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
adjusted \adjusted\ adj.	   1. 1 accommodated to certain requirements	   Syn: regulated	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 having become accustomed [to surroundings, a situation.	      etc.] [Narrower terms: {oriented (vs. unoriented),	      orientated ]	   Syn: familiarized	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. 1 (Music) so tuned as to allow modulation into other keys	      [Narrower terms: {tempered (vs. untempered)}]	   Syn: tuned	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. adjusted to produce a clear image; -- of an optical system	      (e.g. eye or opera glasses) [Narrower terms: {focused (vs.	      unfocused), focussed ] WordNet 1.5]
Adjuster \Ad*just"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, adjusts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an insurance agent who examines claims against personal or	      property damage insurance policies and makes estimates and	      recommendations regarding the amount which should be paid	      to the policyholder.	      [PJC] Adjusting plane
Adjusting plane \Adjusting plane\, Adjusting surface \Adjusting
surface\ (A["e]ronautics)	   A small plane or surface, usually capable of adjustment but	   not of manipulation, for preserving lateral balance in an	   a["e]roplane or flying machine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Adjustive \Ad*just"ive\, a.	   Tending to adjust. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adjustment \Ad*just"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. ajustement. See	   {Adjust}.]	   1. The act of adjusting, or condition of being adjusted; act	      of bringing into proper relations; regulation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Success depends on the nicest and minutest	            adjustment of the parts concerned.    --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Settlement of claims; an equitable arrangement of	      conflicting claims, as in set-off, contribution,	      exoneration, subrogation, and marshaling. --Bispham.	      [1913 Webster]	   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, to get a good adjustment; to be in or out of	      adjustment.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Suiting; fitting; arrangement; regulation; settlement;	        adaptation; disposition.	        [1913 Webster]
Adjutage \Ad"ju*tage\ ([a^]d"j[-u]*t[asl]j), n.	   Same as {Ajutage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjutancy \Ad"ju*tan*cy\ (-tan*s[y^]), n. [See {Adjutant}.]	   1. The office of an adjutant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Skillful arrangement in aid; assistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was, no doubt, disposed with all the adjutancy of	            definition and division.              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjutant \Ad"ju*tant\, n. [L. adjutans, p. pr. of adjutare to	   help. See {Aid}.]	   1. A helper; an assistant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A regimental staff officer, who assists the	      colonel, or commanding officer of a garrison or regiment,	      in the details of regimental and garrison duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adjutant general}	      (a) (Mil.), the principal staff officer of an army,	          through whom the commanding general receives	          communications and issues military orders. In the U.	          S. army he is brigadier general.	      (b) (Among the Jesuits), one of a select number of	          fathers, who resided with the general of the order,	          each of whom had a province or country assigned to his	          care.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A species of very large stork ({Ciconia argala}),	      a native of India; -- called also the {gigantic crane},	      and by the native name {argala}. It is noted for its	      serpent-destroying habits.	      [1913 Webster]
Adjutator \Ad"ju*ta`tor\, n. (Eng. Hist.)	   A corruption of {Agitator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjute \Ad*jute"\, v. t. [F. ajouter; confused with L.	   adjutare.]	   To add. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adjutor \Ad*ju"tor\, n. [L., fr. adjuvare. See {Aid}.]	   A helper or assistant. [Archaic] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adjutory \Ad*ju"to*ry\, a. [L. adjutorius.]	   Serving to help or assist; helping. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adjutrix \Ad*ju"trix\, n. [L. See {Adjutor}.]	   A female helper or assistant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adjuvant \Ad"ju*vant\, a. [L. adjuvans, p. pr. of adjuvare to	   aid: cf. F. adjuvant. See {Aid}.]	   Helping; helpful; assisting. [R.] "Adjuvant causes."	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Adjuvant \Ad"ju*vant\ ([a^]d"j[-u]*vant), n. [L. adjuvamentum,	   fr. adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help.]	   1. An assistant. [R.] --Yelverton. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An ingredient in a prescription drug, which aids or	      modifies the action of the principal ingredient. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med., Immunology) A substance that non-specifically	      enhances immune response to an antigen, such as by	      enhancing the production of antibodies. --AS	      [AS]
Adlegation \Ad`le*ga"tion\, n. [L. adlegatio, allegatio, a	   sending away; fr. adlegare, allegare, to send away with a	   commission; ad in addition + legare to send as ambassador.	   Cf. {Allegation}.]	   A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire	   of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in	   public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of	   the empire. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Ad libitum \Ad lib"i*tum\	   At one's pleasure; as one wishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Adlocution \Ad`lo*cu"tion\, n.	   See {Allocution}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Admarginate \Ad*mar"gin*ate\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + margin.]	   To write in the margin. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Admaxillary \Ad*max"il*la*ry\, a. [Pref. ad- + maxillary.]	   (Anat.)	   Near to the maxilla or jawbone.	   [1913 Webster]
Admeasure \Ad*meas"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [Cf. OF. amesurer, LL.	   admensurare. See {Measure}.]	   1. To measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To determine the proper share of, or the proper	      apportionment; as, to admeasure dower; to admeasure common	      of pasture. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The measure of a thing; dimensions; size.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Formerly, the adjustment of proportion, or	      ascertainment of shares, as of dower or pasture held in	      common. This was by writ of admeasurement, directed to the	      sheriff.	      [1913 Webster]
Admeasurer \Ad*meas"ur*er\, n.	   One who admeasures.	   [1913 Webster]
Admensuration \Ad*men`su*ra"tion\, n. [LL. admensuratio; L. ad +	   mensurare to measure. See {Mensuration}.]	   Same as {Admeasurement}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adminicle \Ad*min"i*cle\, n. [L. adminculum support, orig., that	   on which the hand rests; ad + manus hand + dim. ending	   -culym.]	   1. Help or support; an auxiliary. --Grote.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Corroborative or explanatory proof.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Scots law, any writing tending to establish the	         existence or terms of a lost deed. --Bell.	         [1913 Webster]
Adminicular \Ad`mi*nic"u*lar\, a.	   Supplying help; auxiliary; corroborative; explanatory; as,	   adminicular evidence. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Adminiculary \Ad`mi*nic"u*la*ry\, a.	   Adminicular.	   [1913 Webster]
Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Administered};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Administering}.] [OE. aministren, OF.	   aministrer, F. administer, fr. L. administrare; ad +	   ministrare to serve. See {Minister}.]	   1. To manage or conduct, as public affairs; to direct or	      superintend the execution, application, or conduct of; as,	      to administer the government or the state.	      [1913 Webster]	            For forms of government let fools contest:	            Whate'er is best administered is best. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispense; to serve out; to supply; execute; as, to	      administer relief, to administer the sacrament.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Let zephyrs] administer their tepid, genial airs.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	            Justice was administered with an exactness and	            purity not before known.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To apply, as medicine or a remedy; to give, as a dose or	      something beneficial or suitable. Extended to a blow, a	      reproof, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noxious drug had been administered to him.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To tender, as an oath.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swear . . . to keep the oath that we administer.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) To settle, as the estate of one who dies without a	      will, or whose will fails of an executor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To manage; conduct; minister; supply; dispense; give	        out; distribute; furnish.	        [1913 Webster]	Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, v. i.	   1. To contribute; to bring aid or supplies; to conduce; to	      minister.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fountain . . . administers to the pleasure as well	            as the plenty of the place.           --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To perform the office of administrator; to act	      officially; as, A administers upon the estate of B.	      [1913 Webster]	Administer \Ad*min"is*ter\, n.	   Administrator. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Administerial \Ad*min`is*te"ri*al\, a.	   Pertaining to administration, or to the executive part of	   government.	   [1913 Webster]
Administrable \Ad*min"is*tra*ble\, a.	   Capable of being administered; as, an administrable law.	   [1913 Webster]
Administrant \Ad*min"is*trant\, a. [F., p. pr. of administrer.	   See {Administer}.]	   Executive; acting; managing affairs. -- n. One who	   administers.	   [1913 Webster]
Administrate \Ad*min"is*trate\, v. t. [L. administratus, p. p.	   of administrare.]	   To administer. [R.] --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Administration \Ad*min`is*tra"tion\ (?; 277), n. [OE.	   administracioun, L. administratio: cf. F. administration.]	   1. The act of administering; government of public affairs;	      the service rendered, or duties assumed, in conducting	      affairs; the conducting of any office or employment;	      direction; management.	      [1913 Webster]	            His financial administration was of a piece with his	            military administration.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The executive part of government; the persons collectively	      who are intrusted with the execution of laws and the	      superintendence of public affairs; the chief magistrate	      and his cabinet or council; or the council, or ministry,	      alone, as in Great Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mild and popular administration.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The administration has been opposed in parliament.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of administering, or tendering something to	      another; dispensation; as, the administration of a	      medicine, of an oath, of justice, or of the sacrament.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) The management and disposal, under legal authority, of	          the estate of an intestate, or of a testator having no	          competent executor.	      (b) The management of an estate of a deceased person by an	          executor, the strictly corresponding term execution	          not being in use.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Administration with the will annexed}, administration	      granted where the testator has appointed no executor, or	      where his appointment of an executor for any cause has	      failed, as by death, incompetency, refusal to act, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Conduct; management; direction; regulation; execution;	        dispensation; distribution.	        [1913 Webster]
Administrative \Ad*min"is*tra`tive\	   ([a^]d*m[i^]n"[i^]s*tr[=a]`t[i^]v), a. [L. administrativus:	   cf. F. administratif.]	   Pertaining to administration; administering; executive; as,	   an administrative body, ability, or energy. --	   {Ad*min"is*tra`tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Administrator \Ad*min`is*tra"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who administers affairs; one who directs, manages,	      executes, or dispenses, whether in civil, judicial,	      political, or ecclesiastical affairs; a manager.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A man who manages or settles the estate of an	      intestate, or of a testator when there is no competent	      executor; one to whom the right of administration has been	      committed by competent authority.	      [1913 Webster]
Administratorship \Ad*min`is*tra"tor*ship\, n.	   The position or office of an administrator.	   [1913 Webster]
Administratrix \Ad*min`is*tra"trix\, n. [NL.]	   A woman who administers; esp., one who administers the estate	   of an intestate, or to whom letters of administration have	   been granted; a female administrator.	   [1913 Webster]
Admirability \Ad`mi*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. admirabilitac.]	   Admirableness. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Admirable \Ad"mi*ra*ble\, a. [L. admirabilis: cf. F. admirable.]	   1. Fitted to excite wonder; wonderful; marvelous. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In man there is nothing admirable but his ignorance	            and weakness.                         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having qualities to excite wonder united with approbation;	      deserving the highest praise; most excellent; -- used of	      persons or things. "An admirable machine." "Admirable	      fortitude." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wonderful; marvelous; surprising; excellent; delightful;	        praiseworthy.	        [1913 Webster]
Admirableness \Ad"mi*ra*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being admirable; wonderful excellence.	   [1913 Webster]
Admirably \Ad"mi*ra*bly\, adv.	   In an admirable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Admiral \Ad"mi*ral\, n. [OE. amiral, admiral, OF. amiral,	   ultimately fr. Ar. am[imac]r-al-bahr commander of the sea;	   Ar. am[imac]r is commander, al is the Ar. article, and	   am[imac]r-al, heard in different titles, was taken as one	   word. Early forms of the word show confusion with L.	   admirabilis admirable, fr. admirari to admire. It is said to	   have been introduced into Europe by the Genoese or Venetians,	   in the 12th or 13th century. Cf. {Ameer}, {Emir}.]	   1. A naval officer of the highest rank; a naval officer of	      high rank, of which there are different grades. The chief	      gradations in rank are admiral, vice admiral, and rear	      admiral. The admiral is the commander in chief of a fleet	      or of fleets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ship which carries the admiral; also, the most	      considerable ship of a fleet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like some mighty admiral, dark and terrible, bearing	            down upon his antagonist with all his canvas	            straining to the wind, and all his thunders roaring	            from his broadsides.                  --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A handsome butterfly ({Pyrameis Atalanta}) of	      Europe and America. The larva feeds on nettles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Admiral shell} (Zool.), the popular name of an ornamental	      cone shell ({Conus admiralis}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lord High Admiral}, a great officer of state, who (when this	      rare dignity is conferred) is at the head of the naval	      administration of Great Britain.	      [1913 Webster]
Admiralship \Ad"mi*ral*ship\, n.	   The office or position oaf an admiral; also, the naval skill	   of an admiral.	   [1913 Webster]
Admiralty \Ad"mi*ral*ty\, n.; pl. {Admiralties}. [F.	   amiraut['e], for an older amiralt['e], office of admiral, fr.	   LL. admiralitas. See {Admiral}.]	   1. The office or jurisdiction of an admiral. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The department or officers having authority over naval	      affairs generally.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The court which has jurisdiction of maritime questions and	      offenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, admiralty jurisdiction was formerly vested	         in the High Court of Admiralty, which was held before	         the Lord High Admiral, or his deputy, styled the Judge	         of the Admiralty; but admiralty jurisdiction is now	         vested in the probate, divorce, and admiralty division	         of the High Justice. In America, there are no admiralty	         courts distinct from others, but admiralty jurisdiction	         is vested in the district courts of the United States,	         subject to revision by the circuit courts and the	         Supreme Court of the United States. Admiralty	         jurisprudence has cognizance of maritime contracts and	         torts, collisions at sea, cases of prize in war, etc.,	         and in America, admiralty jurisdiction is extended to	         such matters, arising out of the navigation of any of	         the public waters, as the Great Lakes and rivers.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The system of jurisprudence of admiralty courts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The building in which the lords of the admiralty, in	      England, transact business.	      [1913 Webster]
Admirance \Ad*mir"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. admirance.]	   Admiration. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Admiration \Ad`mi*ra"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. admiratio. See	   {Admire}.]	   1. Wonder; astonishment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Season your admiration for a while.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wonder mingled with approbation or delight; an emotion	      excited by a person or thing possessed of wonderful or	      high excellence; as, admiration of a beautiful woman, of a	      landscape, of virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or	      pleased surprise; a prodigy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, good Lafeu, bring in the admiration. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Note of admiration}, the mark (!), called also {exclamation	      point}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wonder; approval; appreciation; adoration; reverence;	        worship.	        [1913 Webster]
Admirative \Ad*mir"a*tive\, a.	   Relating to or expressing admiration or wonder. [R.] --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admired}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Admiring}.] [F. admirer, fr. L. admirari; ad + mirari to	   wonder, for smirari, akin to Gr. ? to smile, Skr. smi, and E.	   smile.]	   1. To regard with wonder or astonishment; to view with	      surprise; to marvel at. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Examples rather to be admired than imitated.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regard with wonder and delight; to look upon with an	      elevated feeling of pleasure, as something which calls out	      approbation, esteem, love, or reverence; to estimate or	      prize highly; as, to admire a person of high moral worth,	      to admire a landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	            Admired as heroes and as gods obeyed. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Admire followed by the infinitive is obsolete or	         colloquial; as, I admire to see a man consistent in his	         conduct.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To esteem; approve; delight in.	        [1913 Webster]	Admire \Ad*mire"\, v. i.	   To wonder; to marvel; to be affected with surprise; --	   sometimes with at.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wonder at Pharaoh, and even admire at myself.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Admired \Ad*mired"\, a.	   1. Regarded with wonder and delight; highly prized; as, an	      admired poem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wonderful; also, admirable. [Obs.] "Admired disorder." "	      Admired Miranda." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Admirer \Ad*mir"er\, n.	   One who admires; one who esteems or loves greatly. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Admiring \Ad*mir"ing\, a.	   Expressing admiration; as, an admiring glance. --	   {Ad*mir"ing*ly}, adv. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Admissibility \Ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   admissibilit['e].]	   The quality of being admissible; admissibleness; as, the	   admissibility of evidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Admissible \Ad*mis"si*ble\, a. [F. admissible, LL. admissibilis.	   See {Admit}.]	   Entitled to be admitted, or worthy of being admitted; that	   may be allowed or conceded; allowable; as, the supposition is	   hardly admissible. -- {Ad*mis"si*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Ad*mis"si*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Admission \Ad*mis"sion\, n. [L. admissio: cf. F. admission. See	   {Admit}.]	   1. The act or practice of admitting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power or permission to enter; admittance; entrance;	      access; power to approach.	      [1913 Webster]	            What numbers groan for sad admission there! --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved;	      the act of acknowledging something ?serted;	      acknowledgment; concession.	      [1913 Webster]	            The too easy admission of doctrines.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by	      another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an	      admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a	      confession may be made without such inquiry.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made	      out of court are received in evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eng. Eccl. Law) Declaration of the bishop that he	      approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the	      cure of the church to which he is presented. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Admittance; concession; acknowledgment; concurrence;	        allowance. See {Admittance}.	        [1913 Webster]
Admissive \Ad*mis"sive\, a.	   Implying an admission; tending to admit. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Admissory \Ad*mis"so*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to admission.	   [1913 Webster]
Admit \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. ametre.	   See {Missile}.]	   1. To suffer to enter; to grant entrance, whether into a	      place, or into the mind, or consideration; to receive; to	      take; as, they were into his house; to admit a serious	      thought into the mind; to admit evidence in the trial of a	      cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a right of entrance; as, a ticket admits one into	      a playhouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To allow (one) to enter on an office or to enjoy a	      privilege; to recognize as qualified for a franchise; as,	      to admit an attorney to practice law; the prisoner was	      admitted to bail.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To concede as true; to acknowledge or assent to, as an	      allegation which it is impossible to deny; to own or	      confess; as, the argument or fact is admitted; he admitted	      his guilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be capable of; to permit; as, the words do not admit	      such a construction. In this sense, of may be used after	      the verb, or may be omitted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both Houses declared that they could admit of no	            treaty with the king.                 --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]
Admittable \Ad*mit"ta*ble\, a.	   Admissible.                                    --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Admittance \Ad*mit"tance\, n.	   1. The act of admitting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Permission to enter; the power or right of entrance; also,	      actual entrance; reception.	      [1913 Webster]	            To gain admittance into the house.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            He desires admittance to the king.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To give admittance to a thought of fear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Concession; admission; allowance; as, the admittance of an	      argument. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Admissibility. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eng. Law) The act of giving possession of a copyhold	      estate. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Admission; access; entrance; initiation.	   Usage: {Admittance}, {Admission}. These words are, to some	          extent, in a state of transition and change.	          Admittance is now chiefly confined to its primary	          sense of access into some locality or building. Thus	          we see on the doors of factories, shops, etc. "No	          admittance." Its secondary or moral sense, as	          "admittance to the church," is almost entirely laid	          aside. Admission has taken to itself the secondary or	          figurative senses; as, admission to the rights of	          citizenship; admission to the church; the admissions	          made by one of the parties in a dispute. And even when	          used in its primary sense, it is not identical with	          admittance. Thus, we speak of admission into a	          country, territory, and other larger localities, etc.,	          where admittance could not be used. So, when we speak	          of admission to a concert or other public assembly,	          the meaning is not perhaps exactly that of admittance,	          viz., access within the walls of the building, but	          rather a reception into the audience, or access to the	          performances. But the lines of distinction on this	          subject are one definitely drawn.	          [1913 Webster]	Admittance \Ad*mit"tance\, n. (Elec.)	   The reciprocal of impedance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Admittatur \Ad`mit*ta"tur\, n. [L., let him be admitted.]	   The certificate of admission given in some American colleges.	   [1913 Webster] Admitted
Admitted \Ad*mit"ted\, a.	   Received as true or valid; acknowledged.
Admittedly \Ad*mit"ted*ly\ adv.	   Confessedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Admitter \Ad*mit"ter\, n.	   One who admits.	   [1913 Webster]
Admix \Ad*mix"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + mix: cf. L. admixtus, p. p.	   of admiscere. See {Mix}.]	   To mingle with something else; to mix. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Admixtion \Ad*mix"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. admixtio.]	   A mingling of different things; admixture. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Admixture \Ad*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. admiscere, admixtum, to	   admix; ad + miscere to mix. See {Mix}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of mixing; mixture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The compound formed by mixing different substances	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is mixed with anything.	      [1913 Webster]
Admonish \Ad*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Admonished}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Admonishing}.] [OE. amonesten, OF. amonester, F.	   admonester, fr. a supposed LL. admonesstrare, fr. L. admonere	   to remind, warn; ad + monere to warn. See {Monition}.]	   1. To warn or notify of a fault; to reprove gently or kindly,	      but seriously; to exhort. "Admonish him as a brother." --2	      Thess. iii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To counsel against wrong practices; to cation or advise;	      to warn against danger or an offense; -- followed by of,	      against, or a subordinate clause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.	                                                  iii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            I warned thee, I admonished thee, foretold	            The danger, and the lurking enemy.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To instruct or direct; to inform; to notify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses was admonished of God, when he was about to	            make the tabernacle.                  --Heb. viii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]
Admonisher \Ad*mon"ish*er\, n.	   One who admonishes.	   [1913 Webster]
admonishing \admonishing\ adj.	   1. expressing adverse criticism as a corrective	   Syn: admonitory, reproachful, reproving	        [WordNet 1.5]
Admonishment \Ad*mon"ish*ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. OF.	   amonestement, admonestement.]	   Admonition. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Admonition \Ad`mo*ni"tion\, n. [OE. amonicioun, OF. amonition,	   F. admonition, fr. L. admonitio, fr. admonere. See	   {Admonish}.]	   Gentle or friendly reproof; counseling against a fault or	   error; expression of authoritative advice; friendly caution	   or warning.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Admonition}, {Reprehension}, {Reproof}.	   Usage: Admonition is prospective, and relates to moral	          delinquencies; its object is to prevent further	          transgression. Reprehension and reproof are	          retrospective, the former being milder than the	          latter. A person of any age or station may be liable	          to reprehension in case of wrong conduct; but reproof	          is the act of a superior. It is authoritative	          fault-finding or censure addressed to children or to	          inferiors.	          [1913 Webster]
Admonitioner \Ad`mo*ni"tion*er\, n.	   Admonisher. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Admonitive \Ad*mon"i*tive\, a.	   Admonitory. [R.] --Barrow. -- {Ad*mon"i*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Admonitor \Ad*mon"i*tor\, n. [L.]	   Admonisher; monitor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conscience is at most times a very faithful and prudent	         admonitor.                               --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Admonitorial \Ad*mon`i*to"ri*al\, a.	   Admonitory. [R.] "An admonitorial tone." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Admonitory \Ad*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [LL. admonitorius.]	   That conveys admonition; warning or reproving; as, an	   admonitory glance. -- {Ad*mon"i*to*ri*ly},, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Admonitrix \Ad*mon"i*trix\, n. [L.]	   A female admonitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Admortization \Ad*mor`ti*za"tion\, n. [LL. admortizatio. Cf.	   {Amortization}.] (Law)	   The reducing or lands or tenements to mortmain. See	   {Mortmain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Admove \Ad*move"\, v. t. [L. admovere. See {Move}.]	   To move or conduct to or toward. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Adnascent \Ad*nas"cent\, a. [L. adnascens, p. pr. of adnasci to	   be born, grow.]	   Growing to or on something else. "An adnascent plant."	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Adnate \Ad"nate\, a. [L. adnatus, p. p. of adnasci. See	   {Adnascent}, and cf. {Agnate}.]	   1. (Physiol.) Grown to congenitally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Growing together; -- said only of organic cohesion	      of unlike parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            An anther is adnate when fixed by its whole length	            to the filament.                      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Growing with one side adherent to a stem; -- a	      term applied to the lateral zooids of corals and other	      compound animals.	      [1913 Webster]
Adnation \Ad*na"tion\, n. (Bot.)	   The adhesion or cohesion of different floral verticils or	   sets of organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Adnominal \Ad*nom"i*nal\, a. [L. ad + nomen noun.] (Gram.)	   Pertaining to an adnoun; adjectival; attached to a noun.	   --Gibbs. -- {Ad*nom"i*nal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Adnoun \Ad"noun`\, n. [Pref. ad- + noun.] (Gram.)	   An adjective, or attribute. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Adnubilated \Ad*nu"bi*la`ted\, a. [L. adnubilatus, p. p. of	   adnubilare.]	   Clouded; obscured. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ado \A*do"\ ([.a]*d[=oo]"), (1) v. inf., (2) n. [OE. at do,	   northern form for to do. Cf. {Affair}.]	   1. To do; in doing; as, there is nothing ado. "What is here	      ado?" --J. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Doing; trouble; difficulty; troublesome business; fuss;	      bustle; as, to make a great ado about trifles.	      [1913 Webster]	            With much ado, he partly kept awake.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's follow to see the end of this ado. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Adobe \A*do"be\ ([.a]*d[=o]"b[asl]), n. [Sp.]	   1. An unburnt brick dried in the sun; also used as an	      adjective, as, an adobe house, in Texas or New Mexico.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Earth from which unburnt bricks are made. [Western U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Geol.) Alluvial and playa clays of desert and arid	      regions, differing from ordinary clays of humid regions in	      containing carbonates and other soluble minerals.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
adobe-lily \adobe-lily\ n.	   1. a California herb ({Fritillaria pluriflora}) with pinkish	      purple flowers.	   Syn: adobe lily, pink fritillary, Fritillaria pluriflora	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
adobo \adobo\ n.	   1. a Philippine dish of marinated vegetables and meat or	      fish; served with rice.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Adolescence \Ad`o*les"cence\, n. [Fr., fr. L. adolescentia.]	   The state of growing up from childhood to manhood or	   womanhood; youth, or the period of life between puberty and	   maturity, generally considered to be, in the male sex, from	   fourteen to twenty-one. Sometimes used with reference to the	   lower animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Adolescency \Ad`o*les"cen*cy\, n.	   The quality of being adolescent; youthfulness.	   [1913 Webster]
Adolescent \Ad`o*les"cent\ ([a^]d`[-o]*l[e^]s"sent), a. [L.	   adolescens, p. pr. of adolescere to grow up to; ad + the	   inchoative olescere to grow: cf. F. adolescent. See {Adult}.]	   Growing; advancing from childhood to maturity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Schools, unless discipline were doubly strong,	         Detain their adolescent charge too long. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Adolescent \Ad`o*les"cent\, n.	   A youth.	   [1913 Webster]
Adonai \Ad`o*na"i\, n. [Heb. ad[=o]n[=a]i, lit., my lord.]	   A Hebrew name for God, usually translated in the Old	   Testament by the word "Lord".	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The later Jews used its vowel points to fill out the	         tetragrammaton {Yhvh}, or {Ihvh}, "the incommunicable	         name," and in reading substituted "Adonai".	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Adonean \Ad`o*ne"an\ (-n[=e]"an), a. [L. Adon[=e]us.]	   Pertaining to Adonis; Adonic. "Fair Adonean Venus." --Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Adonic \A*don"ic\, a. [F. adonique: cf. L. Adonius.]	   Relating to Adonis, famed for his beauty. -- n. An Adonic	   verse.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Adonic verse}, a verse consisting of a dactyl and spondee	      (-- [crescent] [crescent] | -- --).	      [1913 Webster]
Adonis \A*do"nis\ ([.a]*d[=o]"n[i^]s), n. [L., gr. Gr.	   'A`dwnis.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He	      was killed in the chase by a wild boar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pre["e]minently beautiful young man; a dandy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family {Ranunculace[ae]},	      containing the pheasant's eye ({Adonis autumnalis}); --	      named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained	      the flower.	      [1913 Webster]
Adonist \A*do"nist\ ([.a]*d[=o]"n[i^]st), n. [Heb.	   [a^]d[=o]n[=a]i my Lords.]	   One who maintains that points of the Hebrew word translated	   "Jehovah" are really the vowel points of the word "Adonai."	   See {Jehovist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adonize \Ad"o*nize\ ([a^]d"[-o]*n[imac]z), v. t. [Cf. F.	   adoniser, fr. Adonis.]	   To beautify; to dandify.	   [1913 Webster]	         I employed three good hours at least in adjusting and	         adonozing myself.                        --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster] Adoor
Adoor \A*door\, Adoors \A*doors\,	   At the door; of the door; as, out adoors. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I took him in adoors.                    --Vicar's	                                                  Virgil (1630).	   [1913 Webster]
Adopt \A*dopt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adopted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Adopting}.] [L. adoptare; ad + optare to choose, desire: cf.	   F. adopter. See {Option}.]	   1. To take by choice into relationship, as, child, heir,	      friend, citizen, etc.; esp. to take voluntarily (a child	      of other parents) to be in the place of, or as, one's own	      child.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take or receive as one's own what is not so naturally;	      to select and take or approve; as, to adopt the view or	      policy of another; these resolutions were adopted.	      [1913 Webster]
Adoptable \A*dopt"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being adopted.	   [1913 Webster]
Adopted \A*dopt"ed\, a.	   Taken by adoption; taken up as one's own; as, an adopted son,	   citizen, country, word. -- {A*dopt"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Adopter \A*dopt"er\, n.	   1. One who adopts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A receiver, with two necks, opposite to each	      other, one of which admits the neck of a retort, and the	      other is joined to another receiver. It is used in	      distillations, to give more space to elastic vapors, to	      increase the length of the neck of a retort, or to unite	      two vessels whose openings have different diameters.	      [Written also {adapter}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Adoption \A*dop"tion\, n. [L. adoptio, allied to adoptare to	   adopt: cf. F. adoption.]	   1. The act of adopting, or state of being adopted; voluntary	      acceptance of a child of other parents to be the same as	      one's own child.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admission to a more intimate relation; reception; as, the	      adoption of persons into hospitals or monasteries, or of	      one society into another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The choosing and making that to be one's own which	      originally was not so; acceptance; as, the adoption of	      opinions. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Adoptionist \A*dop"tion*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect which maintained that Christ was the Son of God	   not by nature but by adoption.	   [1913 Webster]
Adoptious \A*dop"tious\, a.	   Adopted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adoptive \A*dopt"ive\, a. [L. adoptivus: cf. F. adoptif.]	   Pertaining to adoption; made or acquired by adoption; fitted	   to adopt; as, an adoptive father, an child; an adoptive	   language. -- {A*dopt"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Adorability \A*dor`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Adorableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Adorable \A*dor"a*ble\, a. [L. adorabilis, fr. adorare: cf. F.	   adorable.]	   1. Deserving to be adored; worthy of divine honors.	      [1913 Webster]	            The adorable Author of Christianity.  --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of the utmost love or respect.	      [1913 Webster]
Adorableness \A*dor"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being adorable, or worthy of adoration.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Adorably \A*dor"a*bly\, adv.	   In an adorable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Adoration \Ad`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. adoratio, fr. adorare: cf. F.	   adoration.]	   1. The act of playing honor to a divine being; the worship	      paid to God; the act of addressing as a god.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more immediate objects of popular adoration	            amongst the heathens were deified human beings.	                                                  --Farmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Homage paid to one in high esteem; profound veneration;	      intense regard and love; fervent devotion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A method of electing a pope by the expression of homage	      from two thirds of the conclave.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Pole] might have been chosen on the spot by	            adoration.                            --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]
adore \a*dore"\ ([.a]*d[=o]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {adored}	   ([.a]*d[=o]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {adoring}	   ([.a]*d[=o]r"[i^]ng).] [OE. aouren, anouren, adoren, OF.	   aorer, adorer, F. adorer, fr. L. adorare; ad + orare to	   speak, pray, os, oris, mouth. In OE. confused with honor, the	   French prefix a- being confused with OE. a, an, on. See	   {Oral}.]	   1. To worship with profound reverence; to pay divine honors	      to; to honor as a deity or as divine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bishops and priests, . . . bearing the host, which	            he [James II.] publicly adored.       --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To love in the highest degree; to regard with the utmost	      esteem and affection; to idolize.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great mass of the population abhorred Popery and	            adored Monmouth.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Adore \A*dore"\, v. t.	   To adorn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Congealed little drops which do the morn adore.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Adorement \A*dore"ment\ ([.a]*d[=o]r"ment), n.	   The act of adoring; adoration. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Adorer \A*dor"er\ ([.a]*d[=o]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who adores; a worshiper; one who admires or loves	   greatly; an ardent admirer. "An adorer of truth."	   --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         I profess myself her adorer, not her friend. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
adoring \adoring\ adj.	   1. 1 feeling or showing profound respect or veneration.	      Opposite of {irreverent}.	   Syn: worshipful, reverent	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 feeling or showing a deep love and devotion to. her	      adoring parents	   Syn: doting, fond, lovesome	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adoringly \A*dor"ing*ly\, adv.	   With adoration.	   [1913 Webster]
Adorn \A*dorn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adorned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Adorning}.] [OE. aournen, anournen, adornen, OF. aorner, fr.	   L. aaornare; ad + ornare to furnish, embellish. See {Adore},	   {Ornate}.]	   To deck or dress with ornaments; to embellish; to set off to	   advantage; to render pleasing or attractive.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a bride adorneth herself with her jewels. --Isa.	                                                  lxi. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	         At church, with meek and unaffected grace,	         His looks adorned the venerable place.   --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deck; decorate; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace;	        dignify; exalt; honor.	   Usage: To {Adorn}, {Ornament}, {Decorate}, {Embellish}. We	          decorate and ornament by putting on some adjunct which	          is attractive or beautiful, and which serves to	          heighten the general effect. Thus, a lady's head-dress	          may be ornament or decorated with flowers or jewelry;	          a hall may be decorated or ornament with carving or	          gilding, with wreaths of flowers, or with hangings.	          Ornament is used in a wider sense than decorate. To	          embellish is to beautify or ornament richly, not so	          much by mere additions or details as by modifying the	          thing itself as a whole. It sometimes means gaudy and	          artificial decoration. We embellish a book with rich	          engravings; a style is embellished with rich and	          beautiful imagery; a shopkeeper embellishes his front	          window to attract attention. Adorn is sometimes	          identical with decorate, as when we say, a lady was	          adorned with jewels. In other cases, it seems to imply	          something more. Thus, we speak of a gallery of	          paintings as adorned with the works of some of the	          great masters, or adorned with noble statuary and	          columns. Here decorated and ornamented would hardly be	          appropriate. There is a value in these works of genius	          beyond mere show and ornament. Adorn may be used of	          what is purely moral; as, a character adorned with	          every Christian grace. Here neither decorate, nor	          ornament, nor embellish is proper.	          [1913 Webster]	Adorn \A*dorn"\, n.	   Adornment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Adorn \A*dorn"\, a.	   Adorned; decorated. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adornation \Ad`or*na"tion\, n.	   Adornment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adorner \A*dorn"er\, n.	   He who, or that which, adorns; a beautifier.	   [1913 Webster]
Adorningly \A*dorn"ing*ly\, adv.	   By adorning; decoratively.	   [1913 Webster]
Adornment \A*dorn"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. OF. adornement. See	   {Adorn}.]	   An adorning; an ornament; a decoration.	   [1913 Webster]
Adosculation \Ad*os"cu*la"tion\, n. [L. adosculari, adosculatum,	   to kiss. See {Osculate}.] (Biol.)	   Impregnation by external contact, without intromission.	   [1913 Webster]
Adown \A*down"\, adv. [OE. adun, adoun, adune. AS. of d[=u]ne	   off the hill. See {Down}.]	   From a higher to a lower situation; downward; down, to or on	   the ground. [Archaic] "Thrice did she sink adown." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Adown \A*down"\, prep.	   Down. [Archaic & Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her hair adown her shoulders loosely lay displayed.	                                                  --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Adpress \Ad*press"\, v. t. [L. adpressus, p. p. of adprimere.]	   See {Appressed}. -- {Ad*pressed"},, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Adrad \A*drad"\, p. a. [P. p. of adread.]	   Put in dread; afraid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Adragant \Ad"ra*gant\, n. [F., a corruption of tragacanth.]	   Gum tragacanth. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Adread \A*dread"\, v. t. & i. [AS. andr[ae]dan, ondr[ae]; pref.	   a- (for and against) + dr[ae]den to dread. See {Dread}.]	   To dread. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Adreamed \A*dreamed"\, p. p.	   Visited by a dream; -- used in the phrase, To be adreamed, to	   dream. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adrenal \Ad*re"nal\, a. [Pref. ad- + renal.] (Anat.)	   Suprarenal.	   [1913 Webster]
adrenaline \adrenaline\ n.	   1. .	   Syn: epinephrine, adrenalin	        [WordNet 1.5] Adrenaline
Adrenaline \Ad*re"nal*ine\, n. Also Adrenalin \Ad*re"nal*in\	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   a hormone secreted by the adrenal medulla that acts as a	   powerful stimulant in reponse to fear or stress; it	   stimulates autonomic nerve action. It can be obtained as a	   crystalline substance, {C9H13NO3}. It is used in medicine as	   a vasoconstrictor (hemostatic) and cardiac stimulant, also to	   reduce allergic reactions and to stimulate the heart in cases	   of cardiac arrest. --MI11	   Syn: epinephrine;	        3,4-dihydroxy-1-[1-hydroxy-2-(methylamino)-ethyl]benzene.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
adrenergic \adrenergic\ adj.	   1. producing or activated by epinephrine or adrenaline an	      adrenergic nerve fiber	      [WordNet 1.5]
adrenocortical \adrenocortical\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the adrenal cortex.	      [WordNet 1.5] adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic \adrenocorticotrophic\ adrenocorticotropic
\adrenocorticotropic\adj.	   1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex	      [WordNet 1.5]
adrenocorticotropin \adrenocorticotropin\ n.	   1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland;	      it stimulates the adrenal cortex.	   Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic	        hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin,	        corticotrophin, ACTH	        [WordNet 1.5]
adrenosterone \adrenosterone\ n.	   1. a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the	      cortex of the adrenal gland.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Adrian \A"dri*an\, a. [L. Hadrianus.]	   Pertaining to the Adriatic Sea; as, Adrian billows.	   [1913 Webster]
Adrianople \Adrianople\ n.	   1. a city in Northwest Turkey; a Thracian town that was	      rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian.	   Syn: Edirne, Adrianopolis	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adrianopolis \Adrianopolis\ n.	   1. a city in Northwest Turkey; a Thracian town that was	      rebuilt and renamed by the Roman emperor Hadrian.	   Syn: Edirne, Adrianople	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adriatic \A`dri*at"ic\, a. [L. Adriaticus, Hadriaticus, fr.	   Adria or Hadria, a town of the Veneti.]	   Of or pertaining to a sea so named, the northwestern part of	   which is known as the Gulf of Venice.	   [1913 Webster]
Adrift \A*drift"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- (for on) + drift.]	   Floating at random; in a drifting condition; at the mercy of	   wind and waves. Also fig.	   [1913 Webster]	         So on the sea shall be set adrift.       --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Were from their daily labor turned adrift.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Adrip \A*drip"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- in + drip.]	   In a dripping state; as, leaves all adrip. --D. G. Mitchell.	   [1913 Webster]
Adrogate \Ad"ro*gate\, v. t. [See {Arrogate}.] (Rom. Law)	   To adopt (a person who is his own master).	   [1913 Webster]
Adrogation \Ad`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. adrogatio, arrogatio, fr.	   adrogare. See {Arrogate}.] (Rom. Law)	   A kind of adoption in ancient Rome. See {Arrogation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adroit \A*droit"\, a. [F. adroit; [`a] (L. ad) = droit straight,	   right, fr. L. directus, p. p. of dirigere. See {Direct}.]	   Dexterous in the use of the hands or in the exercise of the	   mental faculties; exhibiting skill and readiness in avoiding	   danger or escaping difficulty; ready in invention or	   execution; -- applied to persons and to acts; as, an adroit	   mechanic, an adroit reply. "Adroit in the application of the	   telescope and quadrant." --Horsley. "He was adroit in	   intrigue." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dexterous; skillful; expert; ready; clever; deft;	        ingenious; cunning; ready-witted.	        [1913 Webster]
Adroitly \A*droit"ly\, adv.	   In an adroit manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Adroitness \A*droit"ness\, n.	   The quality of being adroit; skill and readiness; dexterity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adroitness was as requisite as courage.  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Skill}.	        [1913 Webster]
Adry \A*dry"\, a. [Pref. a- (for on) + dry.]	   In a dry or thirsty condition. "A man that is adry."	   --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adscititious \Ad`sci*ti"tious\, a. [L. adscitus, p. p. of	   adsciscere, asciscere, to take knowingly; ad + sciscere to	   seek to know, approve, scire to know.]	   Supplemental; additional; adventitious; ascititious.	   "Adscititious evidence." --Bowring. -- {Ad`sci*ti"tious*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Adscript \Ad"script\, a. [L. adscriptus, p. p. of adscribere to	   enroll. See {Ascribe}.]	   Held to service as attached to the soil; -- said of feudal	   serfs.	   [1913 Webster]	Adscript \Ad"script\, n.	   One held to service as attached to the glebe or estate; a	   feudal serf. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Adscriptive \Ad*scrip"tive\, a. [L. adscriptivus. See	   {Adscript}.]	   Attached or annexed to the glebe or estate and transferable	   with it. --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
Adsignification \Ad*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   Additional signification. [R.] --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Adsignify \Ad*sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [L. adsignificare to show.]	   To denote additionally. [R.] --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
adsorb \ad*sorb"\ v. t.	   to attract and bind (molecules of a substance in a fluid) so	   as to form a thin layer on the surface, by non-electrostatic	   forces; to bind by adsorption. Distinguished from {absorb},	   in which the foreign substance penetrates the body of the	   absorbing material.	   Syn: surface assimilation	        [WordNet 1.5]
adsorption \adsorption\ n.	   1. 1 the process by which molecules of a substance form a	      thin film on the surface of a solid. Distinguished from	      {absorption}, in which the foreign substance penetrates	      the body of the absorbing material.	   Syn: surface assimilation	        [WordNet 1.5]
adsorptive \adsorptive\ adj.	   1. having capacity or tendency to adsorb or cause to	      accumulate on a surface; displaying {adsorption}.	      [Narrower terms: {chemisorptive, chemosorptive ]	      {nonadsorbent}	   Syn: adsorbent, surface-assimilative	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adstrict \Ad*strict"\, v. t. -- {Ad*stric"tion}, n.	   See {Astrict}, and {Astriction}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adstrictory \Ad*stric"to*ry\, a.	   See {Astrictory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adstringent \Ad*strin"gent\, a.	   See {Astringent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Adsuki bean \Ad*su"ki bean\ ([a^]d*s[=oo]"k[i^];	   [a^]d*z[=oo]"k[i^]). [Jap. adzuki.]	   A cultivated variety of the Asiatic gram, now introduced into	   the United States.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Adularia \Ad`u*la"ri*a\, n. [From Adula, a mountain peak in	   Switzerland, where fine specimens are found.] (Min.)	   A transparent or translucent variety of common feldspar, or	   orthoclase, which often shows pearly opalescent reflections;	   -- called by lapidaries moonstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulate \Ad"u*late\, v. t. [L. adulatus, p. p. of adulari.]	   To flatter in a servile way. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulation \Ad`u*la"tion\, n. [F. adulation, fr. L. adulatio, fr.	   adulari, adulatum, to flatter.]	   Servile flattery; praise in excess, or beyond what is	   merited.	   [1913 Webster]	         Think'st thou the fiery fever will go out	         With titles blown from adulation?        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sycophancy; cringing; fawning; obsequiousness;	        blandishment.	   Usage: {Adulation}, {Flattery}, {Compliment}. Men deal in	          compliments from a desire to please; they use flattery	          either from undue admiration, or a wish to gratify	          vanity; they practice adulation from sordid motives,	          and with a mingled spirit of falsehood and hypocrisy.	          Compliment may be a sincere expression of due respect	          and esteem, or it may be unmeaning; flattery is apt to	          become gross; adulation is always servile, and usually	          fulsome.	          [1913 Webster]
Adulator \Ad"u*la`tor\, n. [L., fr. adulari: cf. F. adulateur.]	   A servile or hypocritical flatterer. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulatory \Ad"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. adulatorius, fr. adulari: cf.	   OF. adulatoire.]	   Containing excessive praise or compliment; servilely	   praising; flattering; as, an adulatory address.	   [1913 Webster]	         A mere rant of adulatory freedom.        --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulatress \Ad"u*la`tress\, n.	   A woman who flatters with servility.	   [1913 Webster]
Adult \A*dult"\, a. [L. adultus, p. p. of adolescere, akin to	   alere to nourish: cf. F. adulte. See {Adolescent}, {Old}.]	   Having arrived at maturity, or to full size and strength;	   matured; as, an adult person or plant; an adult ape; an adult	   age.	   [1913 Webster]	Adult \A*dult"\, n.	   A person, animal, or plant grown to full size and strength;	   one who has reached maturity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the common law, the term is applied to a person who	         has attained full age or legal majority; in the civil	         law, to males after the age of fourteen, and to females	         after twelve.	         [1913 Webster]
Adulter \A*dul"ter\, v. i. [L. adulterare.]	   To commit adultery; to pollute. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulterant \A*dul"ter*ant\, n. [L. adulterans, p. pr. of	   adulterare.]	   That which is used to adulterate anything. -- a.	   Adulterating; as, adulterant agents and processes.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulterate \A*dul"ter*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adulterated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Adulterating}.] [L. adulteratus, p. p. of	   adulterare, fr. adulter adulterer, prob. fr. ad + alter	   other, properly one who approaches another on account of	   unlawful love. Cf. {Advoutry}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To defile by adultery. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To corrupt, debase, or make impure by an admixture of a	      foreign or a baser substance; as, to adulterate food,	      drink, drugs, coin, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The present war has . . . adulterated our tongue	            with strange words.                   --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To corrupt; defile; debase; contaminate; vitiate;	        sophisticate.	        [1913 Webster]	Adulterate \A*dul"ter*ate\, v. i.	   To commit adultery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Adulterate \A*dul"ter*ate\, a.	   1. Tainted with adultery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Debased by the admixture of a foreign substance;	      adulterated; spurious.	      [1913 Webster] -- {A*dul"ter*ate*ly}, adv. --	      {A*dul"ter*ate*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
adulterated \adulterated\ adj.	   1. having been made impure by addition of inferior	      ingredients; -- said of substances or foods	   Note: used ususally of articles of commerce, dulted with less	         costly materials so as to enhance profit; -- usually	         imlying that the dilution is surreptitious and	         unethical	   Syn: adulterate, debased	        [WordNet 1.5]
adulterating \adulterating\ adj.	   1. making impure or corrupt by virtue of extraneous origin;	      -- of impurities. the adulterating effect of extraneous	      materials {purifying}	   Syn: adulterant	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. making impure or corrupt by adding extraneous materials;	      -- of people.	   Syn: adulterant.	        [PJC]
Adulteration \A*dul`ter*a"tion\, n. [L. adulteratio.]	   1. The act of adulterating; corruption, or debasement (esp.	      of food or drink) by foreign mixture.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shameless adulteration of the coin. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An adulterated state or product.	      [1913 Webster]
Adulterator \A*dul"ter*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who adulterates or corrupts. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulterer \A*dul"ter*er\, n. [Formed fr. the verb adulter, with	   the E. ending -er. See {Advoutrer}.]	   1. A man who commits adultery; a married man who has sexual	      intercourse with a woman not his wife.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) A man who violates his religious covenant.	      --Jer. ix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Adulteress \A*dul"ter*ess\, n. [Fem. from L. adulter. Cf.	   {Advoutress}.]	   1. A woman who commits adultery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) A woman who violates her religious engagements.	      --James iv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Adulterine \A*dul"ter*ine\, a. [L. adulterinus, fr. adulter.]	   Proceeding from adulterous intercourse. Hence: Spurious;	   without the support of law; illegal.	   [1913 Webster]	         When any particular class of artificers or traders	         thought proper to act as a corporation without a	         charter, such were called adulterine guilds. --Adam	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	Adulterine \A*dul"ter*ine\, n.	   An illegitimate child. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adulterize \A*dul"ter*ize\, v. i.	   To commit adultery. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Adulterous \A*dul"ter*ous\, a.	   1. Guilty of, or given to, adultery; pertaining to adultery;	      illicit. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by adulteration; spurious. "An adulterous	      mixture." [Obs.] --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]
Adulterously \A*dul"ter*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an adulterous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Adultery \A*dul"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Adulteries}. [L. adulterium.	   See {Advoutry}.]	   1. The unfaithfulness of a married person to the marriage	      bed; sexual intercourse by a married man with another than	      his wife, or voluntary sexual intercourse by a married	      woman with another than her husband.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is adultery on the part of the married wrongdoer.	         The word has also been used to characterize the act of	         an unmarried participator, the other being married. In	         the United States the definition varies with the local	         statutes. Unlawful intercourse between two married	         persons is sometimes called {double adultery}; between	         a married and an unmarried person, {single adultery}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Adulteration; corruption. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Script.)	      (a) Lewdness or unchastity of thought as well as act, as	          forbidden by the seventh commandment.	      (b) Faithlessness in religion. --Jer. iii. 9.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Old Law) The fine and penalty imposed for the offense of	      adultery.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl.) The intrusion of a person into a bishopric during	      the life of the bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Injury; degradation; ruin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You might wrest the caduceus out of my hand to the	            adultery and spoil of nature.         --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Adultness \A*dult"ness\, n.	   The state of being adult.	   [1913 Webster]
Adumbrant \Ad*um"brant\, a. [L. adumbrans, p. pr. of adumbrare.]	   Giving a faint shadow, or slight resemblance; shadowing	   forth.	   [1913 Webster]
Adumbrate \Ad*um"brate\, v. t. [L. adumbratus, p. p. of	   adumbrare; ad + umbrare to shade; umbra shadow.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give a faint shadow or slight representation of; to	      outline; to shadow forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both in the vastness and the richness of the visible	            universe the invisible God is adumbrated. --L.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overshadow; to shade.	      [1913 Webster]
Adumbration \Ad`um*bra"tion\, n. [L. adumbratio.]	   1. The act of adumbrating, or shadowing forth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A faint sketch; an outline; an imperfect portrayal or	      representation of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elegant adumbrations of sacred truth. --Bp. Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) The shadow or outlines of a figure.	      [1913 Webster]
Adumbrative \Ad*um"bra*tive\, a.	   Faintly representing; typical. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Adunation \Ad`u*na"tion\, n. [L. adunatio; ad + unus one.]	   A uniting; union. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Adunc
Adunc \A*dunc"\, Adunque \A*dunque"\, a. (Zool.)	   Hooked; as, a parrot has an adunc bill.	   [1913 Webster]
Aduncity \A*dun"ci*ty\, n. [L. aduncitas. See {Aduncous}.]	   Curvature inwards; hookedness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The aduncity of the beaks of hawks.      --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Aduncous \A*dun"cous\, a. [L. aduncus; ad + uncus hooked, hook.]	   Curved inwards; hooked.	   [1913 Webster]
Adure \A*dure"\, v. t. [L. adurere; ad + urere to burn.]	   To burn up. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Adurol \Ad"u*rol\, n. (Photog.)	   Either of two compounds, a chlorine derivative and bromine	   derivative, of hydroquinone, used as developers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
adust \a*dust"\ ([a^]*d[u^]st"), a. [L. adustus, p. p. of	   adurere: cf. F. aduste.]	   1. Inflamed or scorched; dried or darkened by heat. "The	      Libyan air adust." --Milton. --AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sunburnt. [archaic] --AS	      [1913 Webster]	            A tall, thin man, of an adust complexion. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Looking or acting depressed; atrabilious; gloomy.	      [archaic] --AS	      [1913 Webster]
Adusted \A*dust"ed\, a.	   Burnt; adust. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Adustible \A*dust"i*ble\, a.	   That may be burnt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adustion \A*dus"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. adustio, fr. adurere,	   adustum: cf. F. adustion.]	   1. The act of burning, or heating to dryness; the state of	      being thus heated or dried. [Obs.] --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) Cauterization. --Buchanan.	      [1913 Webster]
Ad valorem \Ad va*lo"rem\ [L., according to the value.] (Com.)	   A term used to denote a duty or charge laid upon goods, at a	   certain rate per cent upon their value, as stated in their	   invoice, -- in opposition to a specific sum upon a given	   quantity or number; as, an ad valorem duty of twenty per	   cent.	   [1913 Webster]
Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advanced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Advancing}(#).] [OE. avancen, avauncen, F. avancer,	   fr. a supposed LL. abantiare; ab + ante (F. avant) before.	   The spelling with d was a mistake, a- being supposed to be	   fr. L. ad. See {Avaunt}.]	   1. To bring forward; to move towards the van or front; to	      make to go on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise; to elevate. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . advanced their eyelids.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise to a higher rank; to promote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ahasueres . . . advanced him, and set his seat above	            all the princes.                      --Esther iii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accelerate the growth or progress; to further; to	      forward; to help on; to aid; to heighten; as, to advance	      the ripening of fruit; to advance one's interests.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bring to view or notice; to offer or propose; to show;	      as, to advance an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some ne'er advance a judgment of their own. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make earlier, as an event or date; to hasten.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To furnish, as money or other value, before it becomes	      due, or in aid of an enterprise; to supply beforehand; as,	      a merchant advances money on a contract or on goods	      consigned to him.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To raise to a higher point; to enhance; to raise in rate;	      as, to advance the price of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To extol; to laud. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Greatly advancing his gay chivalry.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To raise; elevate; exalt; aggrandize; improve; heighten;	        accelerate; allege; adduce; assign.	        [1913 Webster]	Advance \Ad*vance"\, v. i.	   1. To move or go forward; to proceed; as, he advanced to	      greet me.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase or make progress in any respect; as, to	      advance in knowledge, in stature, in years, in price.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rise in rank, office, or consequence; to be preferred	      or promoted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Advanced to a level with ancient peers. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	Advance \Ad*vance"\, n. [Cf. F. avance, fr. avancer. See	   {Advance}, v.]	   1. The act of advancing or moving forward or upward;	      progress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Improvement or progression, physically, mentally, morally,	      or socially; as, an advance in health, knowledge, or	      religion; an advance in rank or office.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An addition to the price; rise in price or value; as, an	      advance on the prime cost of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] made the like advances to the dissenters.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A furnishing of something before an equivalent is received	      (as money or goods), towards a capital or stock, or on	      loan; payment beforehand; the money or goods thus	      furnished; money or value supplied beforehand.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall, with pleasure, make the necessary advances.	                                                  --Jay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The account was made up with intent to show what	            advances had been made.               --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In advance}	      (a) In front; before.	      (b) Beforehand; before an equivalent is received.	      (c) In the state of having advanced money on account; as,	          A is in advance to B a thousand dollars or pounds.	          [1913 Webster]	Advance \Ad*vance"\, a.	   Before in place, or beforehand in time; -- used for advanced;	   as, an advance guard, or that before the main guard or body	   of an army; advance payment, or that made before it is due;	   advance proofs, advance sheets, pages of a forthcoming	   volume, received in advance of the time of publication.	   [1913 Webster]
Advanced \Ad*vanced"\, a.	   1. In the van or front.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the front or before others, as regards progress or	      ideas; as, advanced opinions, advanced thinkers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Far on in life or time.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gentleman advanced in years, with a hard	            experience written in his wrinkles.   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Advanced guard}, a detachment of troops which precedes the	      march of the main body.	      [1913 Webster]
Advancement \Ad*vance"ment\ ([a^]d*v[.a]ns"ment), n. [OE.	   avancement, F. avancement. See {Advance}, v. t.]	   1. The act of advancing, or the state of being advanced;	      progression; improvement; furtherance; promotion to a	      higher place or dignity; as, the advancement of learning.	      [1913 Webster]	            In heaven . . . every one (so well they love each	            other) rejoiceth and hath his part in each other's	            advancement.                          --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            True religion . . . proposes for its end the joint	            advancement of the virtue and happiness of the	            people.                               --Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An advance of money or value; payment in advance. See	      {Advance}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Property given, usually by a parent to a child, in	      advance of a future distribution.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Settlement on a wife, or jointure. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Advancer \Ad*van"cer\, n.	   1. One who advances; a promoter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A second branch of a buck's antler. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Advancing edge \Ad*van"cing edge\ (A["e]ronautics)	   The front edge (in direction of motion) of a supporting	   surface; -- contr. with {following edge}, which is the rear	   edge.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Advancing surface \Ad*van"cing sur"face\ (A["e]ronautics)	   The first of two or more surfaces arranged in tandem; --	   contr. with {following surface}, which is the rear surface.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Advancive \Ad*van"cive\, a.	   Tending to advance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Advantage \Ad*van"tage\ (?; 61, 48), n. [OE. avantage,	   avauntage, F. avantage, fr. avant before. See {Advance}, and	   cf. {Vantage}.]	   1. Any condition, circumstance, opportunity, or means,	      particularly favorable to success, or to any desired end;	      benefit; as, the enemy had the advantage of a more	      elevated position.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me advantage of some brief discourse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The advantages of a close alliance.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superiority; mastery; -- with of or over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest Satan should get an advantage of us. --2 Cor.	                                                  ii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Superiority of state, or that which gives it; benefit;	      gain; profit; as, the advantage of a good constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Interest of money; increase; overplus (as the thirteenth	      in the baker's dozen). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And with advantage means to pay thy love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Tennis) The first point scored after deuce.	      [PJC]	   {Advantage ground}, vantage ground. [R.] --Clarendon.	   {To have the advantage of} (any one), to have a personal	      knowledge of one who does not have a reciprocal knowledge.	      "You have the advantage of me; I don't remember ever to	      have had the honor." --Sheridan.	   {To take advantage of}, to profit by; (often used in a bad	      sense) to overreach, to outwit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Advantage}, {Advantageous}, {Benefit}, {Beneficial}.	   Usage: We speak of a thing as a benefit, or as beneficial,	          when it is simply productive of good; as, the benefits	          of early discipline; the beneficial effects of	          adversity. We speak of a thing as an advantage, or as	          advantageous, when it affords us the means of getting	          forward, and places us on a "vantage ground" for	          further effort. Hence, there is a difference between	          the benefits and the advantages of early education;	          between a beneficial and an advantageous investment of	          money.	          [1913 Webster]	Advantage \Ad*van"tage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advantaged}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Advantaging}.] [F. avantager, fr. avantage. See	   {Advance}.]	   To give an advantage to; to further; to promote; to benefit;	   to profit.	   [1913 Webster]	         The truth is, the archbishop's own stiffness and	         averseness to comply with the court designs, advantaged	         his adversaries against him.             --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         What is a man advantaged, if he gain the whole world,	         and lose himself, or be cast away?       --Luke ix. 25.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To advantage one's self of}, to avail one's self of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Advantageable \Ad*van"tage*a*ble\, a.	   Advantageous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Advantageous \Ad`van*ta"geous\, a. [F. avantageux, fr.	   avantage.]	   Being of advantage; conferring advantage; gainful;	   profitable; useful; beneficial; as, an advantageous position;	   trade is advantageous to a nation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Advabtageous comparison with any other country.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	         You see . . . of what use a good reputation is, and how	         swift and advantageous a harbinger it is, wherever one	         goes.                                    --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Advantageously \Ad`van*ta"geous*ly\, adv.	   Profitably; with advantage.	   [1913 Webster]
Advantageousness \Ad`van*ta"geous*ness\, n.	   Profitableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Advene \Ad*vene"\, v. i. [L. advenire; ad + venire to come: cf.	   F. avenir, advenir. See {Come}.]	   To accede, or come (to); to be added to something or become a	   part of it, though not essential. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Where no act of the will advenes as a coefficient.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Advenient \Ad*ven"ient\, a. [L. adviens, p. pr.]	   Coming from outward causes; superadded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Advent \Ad`vent\, n. [L. adventus, fr. advenire, adventum: cf.	   F. avent. See {Advene}.]	   1. (Eccl.) The period including the four Sundays before	      Christmas.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Advent Sunday} (Eccl.), the first Sunday in the season of	      Advent, being always the nearest Sunday to the feast of	      St. Andrew (Now. 30). --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The first or the expected second coming of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Coming; any important arrival; approach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death's dreadful advent.              --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            Expecting still his advent home.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Adventism \Adventism\ n.	   1. 1 any Christian religion that believes the second coming	      of Christ is imminent.	   Syn: Second Adventism	        [WordNet 1.5]
Adventist \Ad"vent*ist\, n.	   One of a religious body, embracing several branches, who look	   for the proximate personal coming of Christ; -- called also	   {Second Adventists}. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
adventitia \adventitia\ n.	   1. the membranous outer covering of an organ or blood vessel.	      [WordNet 1.5]
adventitial \adventitial\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to adventitia.	      [WordNet 1.5]
adventitious \ad`ven*ti"tious\ ([a^]d`v[e^]n*t[i^]sh"[u^]s), a.	   [L. adventitius.]	   1. Added extrinsically; not essentially inherent.	   Syn: accidental; casual; incidental; additional;	        supervenient; foreign.	        [1913 Webster + PJC]	              To things of great dimensions, if we annex an	              adventitious idea of terror, they become without	              comparison greater.                 --Burke.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Out of the proper or usual place; as,	      adventitious buds or roots.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Accidentally or sparingly spontaneous in a country	      or district; not fully naturalized; adventive; -- applied	      to foreign plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Acquired, as diseases; not hereditary. --AS	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) Occurring in an unusual place or arising from an	      external source. --Stedman 25	      [PC] -- {Ad`ven*ti"tious*ly}, adv. --	      {Ad`ven*ti"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Adventive \Ad*ven"tive\, a.	   1. Accidental.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Adventitious. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Adventive \Ad*ven"tive\, n.	   A thing or person coming from without; an immigrant. [R.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Adventual \Ad*ven"tu*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Relating to the season of advent. --Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Adventure \Ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. aventure, aunter,	   anter, F. aventure, fr. LL. adventura, fr. L. advenire,	   adventum, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the	   sense of "to happen, befall." See Advene.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap;	      hence, chance of danger or loss.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she	            must, at all adventures, be fastened upon him	            individually.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Risk; danger; peril. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was in great adventure of his life. --Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking	      enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be	      encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen	      events; a daring feat.	      [1913 Webster]	            He loved excitement and adventure.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring	      incident; as, the adventures of one's life. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a	      venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A bill of adventure} (Com.), a writing setting forth that	      the goods shipped are at the owner's risk.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Undertaking; enterprise; venture; event.	        [1913 Webster]	Adventure \Ad*ven"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Adventured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Adventuring}.] [OE. aventuren, auntren, F.	   aventurer, fr. aventure. See {Adventure}, n.]	   1. To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would not adventure himself into the theater.	                                                  --Acts xix.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet they adventured to go back.       --Bunyan,	      [1913 Webster]	            Discriminations might be adventured.  --J. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Adventure \Ad*ven"ture\, v. i.	   To try the chance; to take the risk.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would adventure for such merchandise.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Adventureful \Ad*ven"ture*ful\, a.	   Given to adventure.	   [1913 Webster]
Adventurer \Ad*ven"tur*er\, n. [Cf. F. aventurier.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who adventures; as, the merchant adventurers; one who	      seeks his fortune in new and hazardous or perilous	      enterprises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A social pretender on the lookout for advancement.	      [1913 Webster]
Adventuresome \Ad*ven"ture*some\, a.	   Full of risk; adventurous; venturesome. --	   {Ad*ven"ture*some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Adventuress \Ad*ven"tur*ess\, n.	   A female adventurer; a woman who tries to gain position by	   equivocal means.	   [1913 Webster]
adventurism \adventurism\ n.	   1. recklessness in politics or foreign affairs.	      [WordNet 1.5]
adventuristic \adventuristic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to adventurism.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Adventurous \Ad*ven"tur*ous\, a. [OE. aventurous, aunterous, OF.	   aventuros, F. aventureux, fr. aventure. See {Adventure}, n.]	   1. Inclined to adventure; willing to incur hazard; prone to	      embark in hazardous enterprise; rashly daring; -- applied	      to persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of hazard; attended with risk; exposing to danger;	      requiring courage; rash; -- applied to acts; as, an	      adventurous undertaking, deed, song.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rash; foolhardy; presumptuous; enterprising; daring;	        hazardous; venturesome. See {Rash}.	        [1913 Webster]
Adventurously \Ad*ven"tur*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an adventurous manner; venturesomely; boldly; daringly.	   [1913 Webster]
Adventurousness \Ad*ven"tur*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being adventurous; daring;	   venturesomeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Adverb \Ad"verb\, n. [L. adverbium; ad + verbum word, verb: cf.	   F. adverbe.] (Gram.)	   A word used to modify the sense of a verb, participle,	   adjective, or other adverb, and usually placed near it; as,	   he writes well; paper extremely white.	   [1913 Webster]
Adverbial \Ad*ver"bi*al\, a. [L. adverbialis: cf. F. adverbial.]	   Of or pertaining to an adverb; of the nature of an adverb;	   as, an adverbial phrase or form.	   [1913 Webster]
Adverbiality \Ad*ver`bi*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being adverbial. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Adverbialize \Ad*ver"bi*al*ize\, v. t.	   To give the force or form of an adverb to.	   [1913 Webster]
Adverbially \Ad*ver"bi*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an adverb.	   [1913 Webster]
Adversaria \Ad`ver*sa"ri*a\, n. pl. [L. adversaria (sc.	   scripta), neut. pl. of adversarius.]	   A miscellaneous collection of notes, remarks, or selections;	   a commonplace book; also, commentaries or notes.	   [1913 Webster]	         These parchments are supposed to have been St. Paul's	         adversaria.                              --Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Adversarious \Ad`ver*sa"ri*ous\, a.	   Hostile. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Adversary \Ad`ver*sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Adversaries}. [OE.	   adversarie, direct fr. the Latin, and adversaire, fr. OF.	   adversier, aversier, fr. L. adversarius (a.) turned toward,	   (n.) an adversary. See {Adverse}.]	   One who is turned against another or others with a design to	   oppose or resist them; a member of an opposing or hostile	   party; an opponent; an antagonist; an enemy; a foe.	   [1913 Webster]	         His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Agree with thine adversary quickly.      --Matt. v. 25.	   [1913 Webster]	         It may be thought that to vindicate the permanency of	         truth is to dispute without an adversary. --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Adversary}, The Satan, or the Devil.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Adversary}, {Enemy}, {Opponent}, {Antagonist}.	   Usage: Enemy is the only one of these words which necessarily	          implies a state of personal hostility. Men may be	          adversaries, antagonists, or opponents to each other	          in certain respects, and yet have no feelings of	          general animosity. An adversary may be simply one who	          is placed for a time in a hostile position, as in a	          lawsuit, an argument, in chess playing, or at fence.	          An opponent is one who is ranged against another	          (perhaps passively) on the opposing side; as a	          political opponent, an opponent in debate. An	          antagonist is one who struggles against another with	          active effort, either in a literal fight or in verbal	          debate.	          [1913 Webster]	Adversary \Ad"ver*sa*ry\, a.	   1. Opposed; opposite; adverse; antagonistic. [Archaic] --Bp.	      King.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Having an opposing party; not unopposed; as, an	      adversary suit.	      [1913 Webster]
Adversative \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, a. [L. adversativus, fr.	   adversari.]	   Expressing contrariety, opposition, or antithesis; as, an	   adversative conjunction (but, however, yet, etc. ); an	   adversative force. -- {Ad*ver"sa*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Adversative \Ad*ver"sa*tive\, n.	   An adversative word. --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Adverse \Ad"verse\, a. [OE. advers, OF. avers, advers, fr. L.	   adversus, p. p. advertere to turn to. See {Advert}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Acting against, or in a contrary direction; opposed;	      contrary; opposite; conflicting; as, adverse winds; an	      adverse party; a spirit adverse to distinctions of caste.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposite. "Calpe's adverse height." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In hostile opposition to; unfavorable; unpropitious;	      contrary to one's wishes; unfortunate; calamitous;	      afflictive; hurtful; as, adverse fates, adverse	      circumstances, things adverse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy were it for us all if we bore prosperity as	            well and wisely as we endure an adverse fortune.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adverse possession} (Law), a possession of real property	      avowedly contrary to some claim of title in another	      person. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Averse; reluctant; unwilling. See {Averse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Adverse \Ad*verse"\, v. t. [L. adversari: cf. OF. averser.]	   To oppose; to resist. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Adversely \Ad"verse*ly\ (277), adv.	   In an adverse manner; inimically; unfortunately;	   contrariwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Adverseness \Ad"verse*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being adverse; opposition.	   [1913 Webster] Adversifoliate
Adversifoliate \Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ate\, Adversifolious
\Ad*ver`si*fo"li*ous\a. [L. adversus opposite + folium leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having opposite leaves, as plants which have the leaves so	   arranged on the stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Adversion \Ad*ver"sion\, n. [L. adversio]	   A turning towards; attention. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Adversity \Ad*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Adversities}. [OE. adversite,	   F. adversit['e], fr. L. adversitas.]	   1. Opposition; contrariety. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adversity is not without comforts and hopes.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Affliction; distress; misery; disaster; trouble;	        suffering; trial.	        [1913 Webster]
Advert \Ad*vert"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Adverted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Adverting}.] [L. advertere, v. t., to turn to; ad +	   vertere to turn: cf. F. avertir. See {Advertise}.]	   To turn the mind or attention; to refer; to take heed or	   notice; -- with to; as, he adverted to what was said.	   [1913 Webster]	         I may again advert to the distinction.   --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Syn.- To refer; allude; regard. See {Refer}.	        [1913 Webster] Advertence
Advertence \Ad*vert"ence\, Advertency \Ad*vert"en*cy\, [OF.	   advertence, avertence, LL. advertentia, fr. L. advertens. See	   {Advertent}.]	   The act of adverting, of the quality of being advertent;	   attention; notice; regard; heedfulness.	   [1913 Webster]	         To this difference it is right that advertence should	         be had in regulating taxation.           --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Advertent \Ad*vert"ent\, a. [L. advertens, -entis, p. pr. of	   advertere. See {Advert}.]	   Attentive; heedful; regardful. --Sir M. Hale. --	   {Ad*vert"ent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Advertise \Ad`ver*tise"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Advertised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Advertising}.] [F. avertir,	   formerly also spelt advertir, to warn, give notice to, L.	   advertere to turn to. The ending was probably influenced by	   the noun advertisement. See {Advert}.]	   To give notice to; to inform or apprise; to notify; to make	   known; hence, to warn; -- often followed by of before the	   subject of information; as, to advertise a man of his loss.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will advertise thee what this people shall do. --Num.	                                                  xxiv. 14.	   [1913 Webster]	   4. To give public notice of; to announce publicly, esp. by a	      printed notice; as, to advertise goods for sale, a lost	      article, the sailing day of a vessel, a political meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To apprise; inform; make known; notify; announce;	        proclaim; promulgate; publish.	        [1913 Webster]
advertised \advertised\ adj.	   1. called to public attention. these advertised products	      [WordNet 1.5]
Advertisement \Ad*ver"tise*ment\ ([a^]d*v[~e]r"t[i^]z*ment or	   [a^]d`v[~e]r*t[imac]z"ment; 277), n. [F. avertisement,	   formerly also spelled advertissement, a warning, giving	   notice, fr. avertir.]	   1. The act of informing or notifying; notification. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            An advertisement of danger.           --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admonition; advice; warning. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore give me no counsel:	            My griefs cry louder than advertisement. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A public notice, especially a paid notice in some public	      print; anything that advertises; as, a newspaper	      containing many advertisements.	      [1913 Webster]
Advertiser \Ad`ver*tis"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, advertises.	   [1913 Webster]
advertising \advertising\ n.	   1. a communication publicly promoting some product or	      service.	   Syn: ad, advertisement, advert	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 the business of advertising; the activity engaged in by	      professional publicists for pay.	   Syn: advertizing, publicizing, the advertising profession,	        the advertising industry	        [WordNet 1.5]
advertize \advertize\ v.	   same as {advertise}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Advice \Ad*vice"\, n. [OE. avis, F. avis; ? + OF. vis, fr. L.	   visum seemed, seen; really p. p. of videre to see, so that	   vis meant that which has seemed best. See {Vision}, and cf.	   {Avise}, {Advise}.]	   1. An opinion recommended or offered, as worthy to be	      followed; counsel.	      [1913 Webster]	            We may give advice, but we can not give conduct.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deliberate consideration; knowledge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall I dote on her with more advice,	            That thus without advice begin to love her? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Information or notice given; intelligence; as, late	      advices from France; -- commonly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In commercial language, advice usually means	         information communicated by letter; -- used chiefly in	         reference to drafts or bills of exchange; as, a letter	         of advice. --McElrath.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Crim. Law) Counseling to perform a specific illegal act.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Advice boat}, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to	      reconnoiter; a dispatch boat.	   {To take advice}.	      (a) To accept advice.	      (b) To consult with another or others.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Counsel; suggestion; recommendation; admonition;	        exhortation; information; notice.	        [1913 Webster]
Advil \Advil\ n. [Trade name.]	   1. a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to relieve	      the pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic;	      Advil and Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of	      {ibuprofen} tablets.	   Syn: ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Motrin, Nuprin	        [WordNet 1.5]
Advisability \Ad*vis`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being advisable; advisableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Advisable \Ad*vis"a*ble\, a.	   1. Proper to be advised or to be done; expedient; prudent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some judge it advisable for a man to account with	            his heart every day.                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready to receive advice. [R.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Expedient; proper; desirable; befitting.	        [1913 Webster]
Advisable-ness \Ad*vis"a*ble-ness\, n.	   The quality of being advisable or expedient; expediency;	   advisability.	   [1913 Webster]
Advisably \Ad*vis"a*bly\, adv.	   With advice; wisely.	   [1913 Webster]
Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Advising}.] [OE. avisen to perceive, consider, inform, F.	   aviser, fr. LL. advisare. advisare; ad + visare, fr. L.	   videre, visum, to see. See {Advice}, and cf. {Avise}.]	   1. To give advice to; to offer an opinion, as worthy or	      expedient to be followed; to counsel; to warn. "I shall no	      more advise thee." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give information or notice to; to inform; -- with of	      before the thing communicated; as, we were advised of the	      risk.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To advise one's self}, to bethink one's self; to take	      counsel with one's self; to reflect; to consider. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid thy master well advise himself.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To counsel; admonish; apprise; acquaint.	        [1913 Webster]	Advise \Ad*vise"\, v. t.	   1. To consider; to deliberate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Advise if this be worth attempting.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take counsel; to consult; -- followed by with; as, to	      advise with friends.	      [1913 Webster]
advised \ad*vised"\ adj.	   1. 1 Carefully thought out; likely to be the best course; --	      said of actions. Often used in combination; as,	      ill-advised, well-advised. Also See: wise {unadvised,	      ill-advised}	   Syn: considered, well-advised	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Having received information; as, be kept advised.	      {uninformed}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Advisedly \Ad*vis"ed*ly\, adv.	   1. Circumspectly; deliberately; leisurely. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With deliberate purpose; purposely; by design. "Advisedly	      undertaken." --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]
Advisedness \Ad*vis"ed*ness\ n.	   Deliberate consideration; prudent procedure; caution.	   [1913 Webster]
Advisement \Ad*vise"ment\ ([a^]d*v[imac]z"ment), n. [OE.	   avisement, F. avisement, fr. aviser. See {Advise}, and cf.	   {Avisement}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Counsel; advice; information. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what	            had passed in sleep.                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consideration; deliberation; consultation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tempering the passion with advisement slow.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Adviser \Ad*vis"er\, n.	   One who advises.	   [1913 Webster]
Advisership \Ad*vis"er*ship\, n.	   The office of an adviser. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adviso \Ad*vi"so\, n. [Cf. Sp. aviso. See {Advice}.]	   Advice; counsel; suggestion; also, a dispatch or advice boat.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Advisory \Ad*vi"so*ry\, a.	   Having power to advise; containing advice; as, an advisory	   council; their opinion is merely advisory.	   [1913 Webster]	         The General Association has a general advisory	         superintendence over all the ministers and churches.	                                                  --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]
advize \advize\ v.	   1. give bad advice to	   Syn: misadvise, mismisguide, advize	        [WordNet 1.5]
Advocacy \Ad"vo*ca*cy\, n. [OF. advocatie, LL. advocatia. See	   {Advocate}.]	   The act of pleading for or supporting; work of advocating;	   intercession.	   [1913 Webster]
Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, n. [OE. avocat, avocet, OF. avocat, fr.	   L. advocatus, one summoned or called to another; properly the	   p. p. of advocare to call to, call to one's aid; ad + vocare	   to call. See {Advowee}, {Avowee}, {Vocal}.]	   1. One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who	      pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial	      court; a counselor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the English and American Law, advocate is the same	         as "counsel," "counselor," or "barrister." In the civil	         and ecclesiastical courts, the term signifies the same	         as "counsel" at the common law.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who defends, vindicates, or espouses any cause by	      argument; a pleader; as, an advocate of free trade, an	      advocate of truth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Christ, considered as an intercessor.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have an Advocate with the Father.  --1 John ii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Faculty of advocates} (Scot.), the Scottish bar in	      Edinburgh.	   {Lord advocate} (Scot.), the public prosecutor of crimes, and	      principal crown lawyer.	   {Judge advocate}. See under {Judge}.	      [1913 Webster]	Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Advocated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Advocating}.] [See {Advocate}, n., {Advoke}, {Avow}.]	   To plead in favor of; to defend by argument, before a	   tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend	   publicly.	   [1913 Webster]	         To advocate the cause of thy client.     --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson	                                                  (1624).	   [1913 Webster]	         This is the only thing distinct and sensible, that has	         been advocated.                          --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eminent orators were engaged to advocate his cause.	                                                  --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]	Advocate \Ad"vo*cate\, v. i.	   To act as advocate. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Advocateship \Ad"vo*cate*ship\, n.	   Office or duty of an advocate.	   [1913 Webster]
Advocation \Ad`vo*ca"tion\, n. [L. advocatio: cf. OF. avocation.	   See {Advowson}.]	   1. The act of advocating or pleading; plea; advocacy.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The holy Jesus . . . sits in heaven in a perpetual	            advocation for us.                    --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Advowson. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The donations or advocations of church livings.	                                                  --Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) The process of removing a cause from an	      inferior court to the supreme court. --Bell.	      [1913 Webster]
Advocatory \Ad"vo*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an advocate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Advoke \Ad*voke"\, v. t. [L. advocare. See {Advocate}.]	   To summon; to call. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Queen Katharine had privately prevailed with the pope	         to advoke the cause to Rome.             --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Advolution \Ad`vo*lu"tion\, n. [L. advolvere, advolutum, to roll	   to.]	   A rolling toward something. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Advoutrer \Ad*vou"trer\, n. [OF. avoutre, avoltre, fr. L.	   adulter. Cf. {Adulterer}.]	   An adulterer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Advoutress \Ad*vou"tress\, n.	   An adulteress. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Advoutry
Advoutry \Ad*vou"try\, Advowtry \Ad*vow"try\, n. [OE. avoutrie,	   avouterie, advoutrie, OF. avoutrie, avulterie, fr. L.	   adulterium. Cf. {Adultery}.]	   Adultery. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Advowee \Ad*vow*ee"\, n. [OE. avowe, F. avou['e], fr. L.	   advocatus. See {Advocate}, {Avowee}, {Avoyer}.]	   One who has an advowson. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Advowson \Ad*vow"son\ (?; 277), n. [OE. avoweisoun, OF.	   avo["e]son, fr. L. advocatio. Cf. {Advocation}.] (Eng. Law)	   The right of presenting to a vacant benefice or living in the	   church. [Originally, the relation of a patron (advocatus) or	   protector of a benefice, and thus privileged to nominate or	   present to it.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The benefices of the Church of England are in every	         case subjects of presentation. They are nearly 12,000	         in number; the advowson of more than half of them	         belongs to private persons, and of the remainder to the	         crown, bishops, deans and chapters, universities, and	         colleges. --Amer. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]
Advoyer \Ad*voy"er\, n.	   See {Avoyer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Adward \Ad*ward"\, n.	   Award. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
adynamia \ad`y*na"mi*a\ ([a^]d`[i^]*n[=a]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.	   adynamia, fr. Gr. 'adynami`a lack of strength; 'a priv +	   dy`namis power, strength.] (Med.)	   Considerable debility of the vital powers; asthenia.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. Specifically: (Med) Absence of motor power or force.	      [AS]
adynamic \ad`y*nam"ic\ ([a^]d`[i^]*n[a^]m"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.	   adynamique. See {Adynamy}.]	   1. (Med.) Pertaining to, or characterized by adynamia; weak.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. (Physics) Characterized by the absence of power or force.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adynamic fevers}, malignant or putrid fevers attended with	      great muscular debility.	      [1913 Webster]
Adynamy \A*dyn"a*my\, n.	   Adynamia. [R.] --Morin.	   [1913 Webster]
Adytum \Ad"y*tum\, n. {Adyta}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, n., fr. ?, a.,	   not to be entered; 'a priv. + ? to enter.]	   The innermost sanctuary or shrine in ancient temples, whence	   oracles were given. Hence: A private chamber; a sanctum.	   [1913 Webster] Adz
Adz \Adz\, Adze \Adze\, n. [OE. adese, adis, adse, AS. adesa,	   adese, ax, hatchet.]	   A carpenter's or cooper's tool, formed with a thin arching	   blade set at right angles to the handle. It is used for	   chipping or slicing away the surface of wood.	   [1913 Webster]	Adz \Adz\, v. t.	   To cut with an adz. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster] AE
AE \[AE]\ or Ae \Ae\	   A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon	   writers. It corresponds to the Gr. ai. The Anglo-Saxon short	   [ae] was generally replaced by a, the long [=ae] by e or ee.	   In derivatives from Latin words with ae, it is mostly	   superseded by e. For most words found with this initial	   combination, the reader will therefore search under the	   letter E.	   [1913 Webster]
AEcidium \[AE]*cid"i*um\, n.; pl. {[AE]cidia}. [NL., dim. of Gr.	   ? injury.] (Bot.)	   A form of fruit in the cycle of development of the Rusts or	   Brands, an order of fungi, formerly considered independent	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
AEdile \[AE]"dile\, n. [L. aedilis, fr. aedes temple, public	   building. Cf. {Edify}.]	   A magistrate in ancient Rome, who had the superintendence of	   public buildings, highways, shows, etc.; hence, a municipal	   officer.	   [1913 Webster]
AEdileship \[AE]"dile*ship\, n.	   The office of an [ae]dile. --T. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
AEgean \[AE]*ge"an\, a. [L. Aegeus; Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to the sea, or arm of the Mediterranean sea,	   east of Greece. See {Archipelago}.	   [1913 Webster]
AEgicrania \[AE]`gi*cra"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, goat +	   ?, n. pl., heads.] (Arch.)	   Sculptured ornaments, used in classical architecture,	   representing rams' heads or skulls.	   [1913 Webster]
aegilops \aeg"i*lops\ ([e^]j"[i^]*l[o^]ps or	   [e^]"j[i^]*l[o^]ps), n. [L. aegilopis, Gr. a'igi`lwps, fr.	   a'i`x, gen. a'igo`s, goat + 'w`ps eye.]	   1. (Med.) An ulcer or fistula in the inner corner of the eye.	      [Written also {egilops}] AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The great wild-oat grass or other cornfield weed.	          --Crabb.	      (b) [capitalized] A genus of plants, called also	          {hardgrass}. [Written also {egilops}]	          [1913 Webster + AS]
aegis \ae"gis\ ([=e]"j[i^]s), n. [L. aegis, fr. Gr. a'igi`s a	   goat skin, a shield, a'i`x goat, or fr. 'ai`:ssw to rush.]	   A shield or protective armor; -- applied in mythology to the	   shield of Jupiter which he gave to Minerva. Also fig.: A	   shield; a protection.	   [1913 Webster]
AEgophony \[AE]*goph"o*ny\, n.	   Same as {Egophony}.	   [1913 Webster]
AEgrotat \[AE]*gro"tat\, n. [L., he is sick.] (Camb. Univ.)	   A medical certificate that a student is ill.	   [1913 Webster]
Aegyptopithecus \Aegyptopithecus\ n.	   1. an extinct primate of about 38 million years ago; --	      fossils were found in Egypt.	      [WordNet 1.5]
AEneid \[AE]*ne"id\, n. [L. Aeneis, Aeneidis, or -dos: cf. F.	   ['E]n['e]ide.]	   The great epic poem of Virgil, of which the hero is [AE]neas.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeneous \A*["e]"ne*ous\, a. [L. a["e]neus.] (Zool.)	   Colored like bronze.	   [1913 Webster]
Aengus \Aengus\ n.	   1. the Irish god of love and beauty; patron deity of young	      men and women.	   Syn: Angus Og, Oengus, Angus	        [WordNet 1.5]
AEolian \[AE]*o"li*an\, a. [L. Aeolius, Gr. ?.]	   1. Of or pertaining to [AE]olia or [AE]olis, in Asia Minor,	      colonized by the Greeks, or to its inhabitants; [ae]olic;	      as, the [AE]olian dialect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to [AE]olus, the mythic god of the winds;	      a["e]rial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Viewless forms the [ae]olian organ play. --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to or caused by wind; as, aeolian erosion.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {[AE]olian attachment}, a contrivance often attached to a	      pianoforte, which prolongs the vibrations, increases the	      volume of sound, etc., by forcing a stream of air upon the	      strings. --Moore.	   {[AE]olian harp}, {[AE]olian lyre}, a musical instrument	      consisting of a box, on or in which are stretched strings,	      on which the wind acts to produce the notes; -- usually	      placed at an open window. --Moore.	   {[AE]olian mode} (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek and early	      ecclesiastical modes.	      [1913 Webster]
Aeolian \Aeolian\ n.	   1. 1 a member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric	      Greeks.	   Syn: Eolian	        [WordNet 1.5]
aeolic \ae*ol"ic\ ([-e]*[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. Aeolicus; Gr.	   A'ioliko`s, name of the god of the winds.]	   1. [AE]olian, 1; as, the [AE]olic dialect; the [AE]olic mode.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, caused by, or designating,	      the action of the wind in modifying the earth's surface;	      as, [ae]olic erosion; [ae]olic sand. Same as {aeolian[3]}.	      [Written also {eolic}.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aeolic \Aeolic\ n.	   1. 1 the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken in Thessaly and	      Boeotia and Aeolis.	   Syn: Eolic	        [WordNet 1.5] AEolipile
AEolipile \[AE]*ol"i*pile\, AEolipyle \[AE]*ol"i*pyle\, n. [L.	   aeolipilae; Aeolus god of the winds + pila a ball, or Gr. ?	   gate (i. e., doorway of [AE]olus); cf. F. ['e]olipyle.]	   An apparatus consisting chiefly of a closed vessel (as a	   globe or cylinder) with one or more projecting bent tubes,	   through which steam is made to pass from the vessel, causing	   it to revolve. [Written also {eolipile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such an apparatus was first described by Hero of	         Alexandria about 200 years b. c. It has often been	         called the first steam engine.	         [1913 Webster] aeolotropic
aeolotropic \aeolotropic\, AEolotropic \[AE]`o*lo*trop"ic\, a.	   [Gr. ? changeful + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics)	   Exhibiting differences of quality or property in different	   directions; having properties with different values along	   different axes; not isotropic. In specialized contexts,	   synonymous with {anisotropic}. [Also spelled {eolotropic}.]	   --Sir W. Thomson.	   Syn:	        [1913 Webster]
AEolotropy \[AE]`o*lot"ro*py\, n. (Physics)	   Difference of quality or property in different directions.	   [1913 Webster] Aeolus
Aeolus \Aeolus\, AEolus \[AE]"o*lus\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   (Gr. & Rom. Myth.)	   The god of the winds, in ancient mythology.	   [1913 Webster]
aeon \aeon\, AEon \[AE]"on\, n.	   1. A period of immeasurable duration. See {Eon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gnosticism) a divine power or nature emanating from the	      Supreme Being and playing various roles in the operation	      of the universe.	   Syn: eon	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the longest division of geological time; two or more eras.	   Syn: eon	        [WordNet 1.5]
aeonian \aeonian\, AEonian \[AE]*o"ni*an\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Eternal; everlasting; lasting for an indefinitely long time;	   immortal; not subject to death. Opposite of {mortal}.	   "[AE]onian hills." --Tennyson.	   Syn: eonian	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to an eon.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aepyceros \Aepyceros\ n.	   1. 1 African antelopes: impalas.	   Syn: genus Aepyceros	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aepyornidae \Aepyornidae\ n.	   1. 1 coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes.	   Syn: family Aepyornidae	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aepyorniformes \Aepyorniformes\ n.	   1. 1 huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds.	   Syn: order Aepyorniformes	        [WordNet 1.5]
aepyornis \aepyornis\, AEpyornis \[AE]`py*or"nis\, n. [Gr. ?	   high + ? bird.]	   A gigantic (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird, of which	   fossils were found in Madagascar.	   Syn: elephant bird	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Aerate \A"["e]r*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {A["e]rated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {A["e]rating}.] [Cf. F. a['e]rer. See {Air}, v. t.]	   1. To combine or charge with gas; usually with carbonic acid	      gas, formerly called fixed air.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sparkling sallies bubbled up as from a["e]rated	            natural fountains.                    --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply or impregnate with common air; as, to a["e]rate	      soil; to a["e]rate water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) To expose to the chemical action of air; to	      oxygenate (the blood) by respiration; to arterialize.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. cause a change by passing air through (of sewage)	   Syn: activate	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {A["e]rated bread}, bread raised by charging dough with	      carbonic acid gas, instead of generating the gas in the	      dough by fermentation.	      [1913 Webster]
aerated \aerated\ adj.	   1. treated by having air passed or bubbled through it for	      purification; -- of a liquid	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Physiol.) supplied with oxygen by respiration; -- used of	      tissues or especially blood	   Syn: oxygenated	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. 1 supplied with carbon dioxide	   Syn: charged	        [WordNet 1.5] aeration
aeration \aer*a"tion\, Aeration \A`["e]r*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   a['e]ration.]	   1. Exposure to the free action of the air; airing; as,	      a["e]ration of soil, of spawn, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) A change produced in the blood by exposure to	      the air in respiration; oxygenation of the blood in	      respiration; arterialization.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or preparation of charging a liquid with carbon	      dioxide gas to make it effervescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. the act of charging a liquid with air or oxygen for the	      purpose of purification.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] aerator
aerator \aerator\, Aerator \A"["e]r*a`tor\, n.	   1. That which supplies with air or gas; specif.:	      (a) An apparatus used for charging mineral waters with gas	          and in making soda water.	      (b) A fumigator used to bleach grain, destroying fungi and	          insects.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an apparatus for exposing something to the air (as	      sewage).	      [WordNet 1.5] Aerenchym
Aerenchym \A"["e]r*en`chym\, Aerenchyma \A`["e]r*en"chy*ma\, n.	   [NL. a["e]renchyma. See {A["e]ro-}; {Enchyma}.] (Bot.)	   A secondary respiratory tissue or modified periderm, found in	   many aquatic plants and distinguished by the large	   intercellular spaces.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] aerial
aerial \aerial\, Aerial \A*["e]"ri*al\, a. [L. a["e]rius. See	   {Air}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the air, or atmosphere; inhabiting or	      frequenting the air; produced by or found in the air;	      performed in the air; as, a["e]rial regions or currents;	      the a["e]rial maneuvers of a fighter plane. "A["e]rial	      spirits." --Milton. "A["e]rial voyages." --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of air; resembling, or partaking of the nature	      of air. Hence: Unsubstantial; unreal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, a["e]rial spires.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Growing, forming, living, or existing in the air, as	      opposed to growing or existing in earth or water, or	      underground; as, a["e]rial rootlets, a["e]rial plants; the	      aerial roots of a philodendron. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Light as air; ethereal.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. operating or operated overhead especially on elevated	      cables. aerial conveyers for transporting raw materials	      [WordNet 1.5]	   7. operating or moving in the air. an aerial cable car;	      aerial combat	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Aerial acid}, carbonic acid. [Obs.] --Ure.	   {Aerial perspective}. See {Perspective}.	      [1913 Webster]	aerial \aerial\ n.	   1. (Football) a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer.	   Syn: forward pass	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a metallic wire, rod, or combination of rods connected to	      an electronic device, designed to send or receive radio or	      television signals.	   Syn: antenna	        [WordNet 1.5]
aerialist \aer"i*al*ist\ n.	   1. an athlete who performs acts high above the ground on a	      trapeze or high wire, requiring skill and agility and	      coordination.	   Syn: trapeze artist	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a burglar who gains entrance to buildings from the	      rooftop, sometimes leaping from building to building in	      the process. A type of second-story man. [Slang]	      [PJC]
Aerial railway \A*["e]`ri*al rail"way`\	      (a) A stretched wire or rope elevated above the ground and	          forming a way along which a trolley may travel, for	          conveying a load suspended from the trolley.	      (b) An elevated cableway.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Aerial sickness \A*["e]"ri*al sick"ness\	   A sickness felt by a["e]ronauts due to high speed of flights	   and rapidity in changing altitudes, combining some symptoms	   of mountain sickness and some of seasickness. The nauseous	   symptoms similar to seasickness experienced by passengers in	   pressurized aircraft is called {air sickness}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aeriality \A*["e]`ri*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being a["e]rial; unsubstantiality. [R.] --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerially \A*["e]"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   Like, or from, the air; in an a["e]rial manner. "A murmur	   heard a["e]rially." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
aerides \aerides\ n.	   1. any orchid of the genus Aerides.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aerie \Ae"rie\ (?; 277), n. [OE. aire, eire, air, nest, also	   origin, descent, OF. aire, LL. area, aera, nest of a bird of	   prey, perh. fr. L. area an open space (for birds of prey like	   to build their nests on flat and open spaces on the top of	   high rocks). Cf. {Area}.]	   The nest of a bird of prey, as of an eagle or hawk; also a	   brood of such birds; eyrie. --Shak. Also fig.: A human	   residence or resting place perched like an eagle's nest.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeriferous \A`["e]r*if"er*ous\, a. [L. a["e]r air + -ferous: cf.	   F. a['e]rif[`e]re.]	   Conveying or containing air; air-bearing; as, the windpipe is	   an a["e]riferous tube.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerification \A`["e]r*i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. a['e]rification.	   See {A?rify}.]	   1. The act of combining air with another substance, or the	      state of being filled with air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of becoming a["e]rified, or of changing from a	      solid or liquid form into an a["e]riform state; the state	      of being a["e]riform.	      [1913 Webster]
Aeriform \A"["e]r*i*form\ (?; 277), a. [L. a["e]r air + -form:	   cf. F. a['e]riforme.]	   Having the form or nature of air, or of an elastic fluid;	   gaseous. Hence fig.: Unreal.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerify \A"["e]r*i*fy\, v. t. [L. a["e]r air + -fly.]	   1. To infuse air into; to combine air with.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change into an a["e]riform state.	      [1913 Webster]
Aero \A"["e]r*o\, n.	   An a["e]roplane, airship, or the like. [Colloq. in 1900, now	   obsolescent.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Aero \Aer"*o\, adj.	   of or pertaining to aeronautics or aircraft.	   [PJC]
Aero- \A"["e]r*o-\ [Gr. ?, ?, air.]	   The combining form of the Greek word meaning air.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerobe \Aer"*obe\, n. [See {aerobies}.]	   an organism such as a microorganism that requires oxygen for	   life or growth.	   [PJC]
Aerobic \A`["e]r*o"bic\, a. (Biol.)	   Growing or thriving only in the presence of oxygen; also,	   pertaining to, or induced by, a["e]robies; as, a["e]robic	   fermentation. -- {A`["e]r*o"bic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerobics \Aer*o"bics\, n. pl., but sing. or pl. in usage	   1. physical exercises performed in a sustained and strenuous	      fashion designed to cause a temporary increase in	      respiration rate and heart rate, such a running, swimming,	      walking, or calisthenics. Calisthenic sessions in groups,	      performed by following a leader in moving to a rhythmic	      musical accompaniment, are a popular form of aerobics.	      [PJC.]	   2. a system of physical conditioning relying largely on	      aerobics exercises.	      [PJC.]
Aerobies \A"["e]r*o*bies\, n. pl. [A["e]ro- + Gr. bi`os life.]	   (Biol.)	   Micro["o]rganisms which live in contact with the air and need	   oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on	   the surface of putrefactive fluids; aerobes. [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aerobiotic \A`["e]r*o*bi*ot"ic\ (?; 101), a. (Biol.)	   Related to, or of the nature of, a["e]robies; as,	   a["e]robiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free	   oxygen.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeroboat \A"["e]r*o*boat`\, n. [A["e]ro- + boat.]	   A form of hydro-a["e]roplane; a flying boat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerobus \A"["e]r*o*bus`\, n. [A["e]ro- + bus.]	   An a["e]roplane or airship designed to carry passengers. Now	   called a {passenger plane} or {commercial airliner}.	   [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aeroclub \A"["e]r*o*club`\, n. [A["e]ro- + club.]	   A club or association of persons interested in	   a["e]ronautics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerocurve \A"["e]r*o*curve`\, n. [A["e]ro- + curve.]	   (A["e]ronautics)	   A modification of the a["e]roplane, having curved surfaces,	   the advantages of which were first demonstrated by	   Lilienthal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerocyst \A"["e]r*o*cyst\, n. [A["e]ro- + cyst.] (Bot.)	   One of the air cells of algals.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerodonetics \A`["e]*ro*do*net"ics\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ?	   shaken, ? to shake.] (A["e]ronautics)	   The science of gliding and soaring flight.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerodrome \A"["e]*ro*drome`\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? a running.]	   (A["e]ronautics)	   (a) A shed for housing an airship or a["e]roplane.	   (b) A ground or field, esp. one equipped with housing and	       other facilities, used for flying purposes. --	       {A`["e]r*o*drom"ic}, a.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Aerodynamic
Aerodynamic \Aer`o*dy*nam"ic\, Aerodynamic
\A`["e]r*o*dy*nam"ic\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the force of air in motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. having a shape designed to minimize wind resistance	      (aerodynamic drag) when moving through the air or other	      gas; -- used especially of vehicles; as, the aerodynamic	      styling of an automobile.	      [PJC]
aerodynamic drag \aer`o*dy*nam"ic drag\, n.	   1. the resistance caused by a gas to the motion of a solid	      body moving through it. Studied in {aerodynamics}.	      [PJC] aerodynamics
aerodynamics \aer`o*dy*nam"ics\ Aerodynamics
\A`["e]r*o*dy*nam"ics\, n. [A["e]ro- + dynamics: cf. F.	   a['e]rodynamique.]	   The science which treats of the air and other gaseous bodies	   under the action of force, and of their mechanical effects.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerodyne \Aer"o*dyne`\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? .] (A["e]ronautics)	   a heavier-than-air aircraft; same as {aeroplane}. Contrasted	   with {aerostat}.	   [PJC]
Aerofoil \A"["e]r*o*foil`\, n. [A["e]ro- + foil.]	   A plane or arched surface for sustaining bodies by its	   movement through the air; a spread wing, as of a bird.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerognosy \A`["e]r*og"no*sy\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? knowing,	   knowledge: cf. F. a['e]rognosie.]	   The science which treats of the properties of the air, and of	   the part it plays in nature. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerographer \A`["e]r*og"ra*pher\, n.	   One versed in a["e]ography: an a["e]rologist.	   [1913 Webster] Aerographic
Aerographic \A`["e]r*o*graph"ic\, Aerographical
\A`["e]r*o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a["e]rography; a["e]rological.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerography \A`["e]r*og"ra*phy\, n. [A["e]ro- + -graphy: cf. F.	   a['e]rographie.]	   A description of the air or atmosphere; a["e]rology.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerogun \A"["e]r*o*gun`\, n. [A["e]ro- + gun.]	   A cannon capable of being trained at very high angles for use	   against aircraft. Now usually referred to an {anitaircraft	   cannon}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aerohydrodynamic \A`["e]r*o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ic\, a. [A["e]ro- +	   hydrodynamic.]	   Acting by the force of air and water; as, an	   a["e]rohydrodynamic wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerolite \A"["e]r*o*lite\, n. [A["e]ro- + -lite: cf. F.	   a['e]rolithe.] (Meteor.)	   A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from	   distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites.	         [1913 Webster]
Aerolith \A"["e]r*o*lith\, n.	   Same as {A["e]rolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerolithology \A`["e]r*o*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [A["e]ro- +	   lithology.]	   The science of a["e]rolites.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerolitic \A`["e]r*o*lit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a["e]rolites; meteoric; as, a["e]rolitic	   iron. --Booth.	   [1913 Webster] Aerologic
Aerologic \A`["e]r*o*log"ic\, Aerological \A`["e]r*o*log"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to a["e]rology.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerologist \A`["e]r*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in a["e]rology.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerology \A`["e]r*ol"o*gy\, n. [A["e]ro- + -logy: cf. F.	   a['e]rologie.]	   That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeromancy \A"["e]r*o*man`cy\, n. [A["e]ro- + -mancy: cf. F.	   a['e]romancie.]	   Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric	   substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeromechanic \A`["e]r*o*me*chan"ic\, n.	   A mechanic or mechanician expert in the art and practice of	   a["e]ronautics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Aeromechanic	Aeromechanic \A`["e]r*o*me*chan"ic\, Aeromechanical
\A`["e]r*o*me*chan"ical\, a.	   Of or pert. to a["e]romechanics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aeromechanics \A`["e]r*o*me*chan"ics\, n.	   The science of equilibrium and motion of air or an	   a["e]riform fluid, including a["e]rodynamics and	   a["e]rostatics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerometer \A`["e]r*om"e*ter\, n. [A["e]ro- + -meter: cf. F.	   ['e]rom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the weight or density of air	   and gases.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerometric \A`["e]r*o*met"ric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a["e]rometry; as, a["e]rometric	   investigations.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerometry \A`["e]r*om"e*try\, n. [A["e]ro- + -metry: cf. F.	   ['e]rom['e]trie.]	   The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of	   its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation;	   pneumatics.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeronaut \A"["e]r*o*naut\ (?; 277), n. [F. a['e]ronaute, fr. Gr.	   ? air + ? sailor. See {Nautical}.]	   An a["e]rial navigator; a balloonist.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeronat \A"["e]r*o*nat`\, n. [F. a['e]ronat. See {A["e]ro-};	   {Natation}.]	   A dirigible balloon. [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aeronef \A"["e]r*o*nef`\, n. [F. a['e]ronef.]	   A power-driven, heavier-than-air flying machine. Now called	   {airplane}. [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Aeronautic
Aeronautic \A`["e]r*o*naut"ic\, Aeronautical
\A`["e]r*o*naut"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. a['e]ronauitique.]	   Pertaining to a["e]ronautics, or a["e]rial sailing.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeronautics \A`["e]r*o*naut"ics\, n.	   The science or art of ascending and sailing in the air, as by	   means of a balloon; a["e]rial navigation; ballooning.	   [1913 Webster] Aerophobia
aerophobia \a`["e]r*o*pho"bi*a\	   ([=a]`[~e]r*[o^]"f[=o]"b[i^]*[.a]), Aerophoby
\A`["e]r*oph"o*by\ ([=a]`[~e]r*[o^]f"[-o]*b[y^]), n. [Aero- +	   Gr. fo`bos fear: cf. F. a['e]rophobie.] (Med.)	   Dread of a current of air or of fresh air.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Aerophone \A"["e]r*o*phone`\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? voice.]	   (a) A form of combined speaking and ear trumpet.	   (b) An instrument, proposed by Edison, for greatly	       intensifying speech. It consists of a phonograph	       diaphragm so arranged that its action opens and closes	       valves, producing synchronous air blasts sufficient to	       operate a larger diaphragm with greater amplitude of	       vibration.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerophyte \A"["e]r*o*phyte\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. fyto`n plant,	   fy`ein to grow: cf. F. a['e]rophyte.] (Bot.)	   A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its	   nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte.	   [1913 Webster] aeroplane
aeroplane \aer"*o*plane`\ aeroplane \a"["e]r*o*plane`\, n.	   [a["e]ro- + plane.] (A["e]ronautics)	   1. A light rigid plane used in a["e]rial navigation to oppose	      sudden upward or downward movement in the air, as in	      gliding machines; specif., such a plane slightly inclined	      and driven forward as a lifting device in some flying	      machines. Also called {airfoil}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence: A heavier-than-air flying machine using such a	      device to provide lift; an airplane. In a modern	      aeroplane, the airfoils are called the {wings}, and most	      of the lift is derived from these surfaces. In contrast to	      helicopters, the wings are fixed to the passenger	      compartment (airframe) and do not move relative to the	      frame; thus such a machine is called a {fixed-wing	      aircraft}. These machines are called monoplanes, biplanes,	      triplanes, or quadruplanes, according to the number of	      main supporting planes (wings) used in their construction.	      After 1940 few planes with more than one airfoil were	      constructed, and these are used by hobbyists or for	      special purposes. Being heavier than air they depend for	      their levitation on motion imparted by the thrust from	      either propellers driven by an engine, or, in a jet plane,	      by the reaction from a high-velocity stream of gases	      expelled rearward from a jet engine. They start from the	      ground by a run on small wheels or runners, and are guided	      by a steering apparatus consisting of horizontal and	      vertical movable planes, which usually form part of the	      wings or tail. There are many varieties of form and	      construction, which in some cases are known by the names	      of their inventors. In U.S., an aeroplane is usually	      called an {airplane} or {plane}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aeroplanist \A"["e]r*o*plan`ist\, n.	   One who flies in an a["e]roplane.	   Syn: aviator, aviatrix, airman. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aeroscope \A"["e]r*o*scope\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? to look out.]	   (Biol.)	   An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria,	   etc., suspended in the air.	   [1913 Webster]
Aeroscopy \A`["e]r*os"co*py\, n. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ? a looking	   out; ? to spy out.]	   The observation of the state and variations of the	   atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
AErose \[AE]*rose"\, a. [L. aerosus, fr. aes, aeris, brass,	   copper.]	   Of the nature of, or like, copper; brassy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aerosiderite \A`["e]r*o*sid"er*ite\, n. [A["e]ro- + siderite.]	   (Meteor.)	   A mass of meteoric iron.	   [1913 Webster]
aerospace \aerospace\ n.	   1. the atmosphere and outer space considered together or as a	      whole.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the sector of industry that designs and builds aircraft,	      rockets, missiles, and devices or vehicles intended to	      operate in outer space.	      [WordNet 1.5]	aerospace \aerospace\ a.	   of or pertaining to {aerospace} in either sense.	   [PJC]
Aerosphere \A"["e]r*o*sphere\, n. [A["e]ro- + sphere: cf. F.	   a['e]rosph[`e]re.]	   The atmosphere. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aerostat \A"["e]r*o*stat\, n. [F. a['e]rostat, fr. Gr. ? air + ?	   placed. See {Statics}.]	   1. (A["e]ronautics) A balloon, especially a passive balloon;	      a balloon without motive power. Contrasted with	      {aerodyne}.	      [1913 Webster +Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A balloonist; an a["e]ronaut.	      [1913 Webster] Aerostatic
Aerostatic \A`["e]r*o*stat"ic\, Aerostatical
\A`["e]r*o*stat"ic*al\, a. [A["e]ro- + Gr. ?: cf. F.	   a['e]rostatique. See {Statical}, {Statics}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a["e]rostatics; pneumatic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A["e]ronautic; as, an a["e]rostatic voyage.	      [1913 Webster]
Aerostatics \A`["e]r*o*stat"ics\, n.	   The science that treats of the equilibrium of elastic fluids,	   or that of bodies sustained in them. Hence it includes	   a["e]ronautics.	   [1913 Webster]
Aerostation \A`["e]r*os*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. a['e]rostation the	   art of using a["e]rostats.]	   1. That part of a["e]ronautics that deals with passive	      balloons; the art of raising and guiding balloons in the	      air.	      [1913 Webster +Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The science of weighing air; a["e]rostatics. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Aerotaxis \A"["e]r*o*tax`is\, n. [NL. See {A["e]ro-}; {Taxis}.]	   (Bacteriology)	   The positive or negative stimulus exerted by oxygen on	   a["e]robic and ana["e]robic bacteria. -- {A`["e]r*o*tac"tic},	   a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aerotherapeutics \A`["e]r*o*ther`a*peu"tics\	   ([=a]`[~e]r*[-o]*th[~e]r`[.a]*p[=u]"t[i^]ks), n. [Aero- +	   therapeutics.] (Med.)	   Treatment of disease by the use of air or other gases. AS	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aeroyacht \A"["e]r*o*yacht`\, n. [A["e]ro- + yacht.]	   A form of hydro-a["e]roplane; a flying boat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aertex \Aertex\ n.	   1. a trademark for a loosely woven cotton fabric that is used	      to make shirts and underwear.	      [WordNet 1.5]
AEruginous \[AE]*ru"gi*nous\, a. [L. aeruginosus, fr. aerugo	   rust of copper, fr. aes copper: cf. F. ['e]rugineux.]	   Of the nature or color of verdigris, or the rust of copper.	   [1913 Webster]
AErugo \[AE]*ru"go\, n. [L. aes brass, copper.]	   The rust of any metal, esp. of brass or copper; verdigris.	   [1913 Webster]
Aery \Ae"ry\, n.	   An aerie.	   [1913 Webster]	Aery \A"["e]r*y\, a. [See {Air}.]	   A["e]rial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary. [Poetic] --M.	   Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsculapian \[AE]s`cu*la"pi*an\, a.	   Pertaining to [AE]sculapius or to the healing art; medical;	   medicinal.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsculapius \[AE]s`cu*la"pi*us\, n. [L. Aesculapius, Gr. ?.]	   (Myth.)	   The god of medicine. Hence, a physician.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsculin \[AE]s"cu*lin\, n.	   Same as {Esculin}.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsir \[AE]"sir\, n. pl. [Icel., pl. of [=a]ss god.]	   In the old Norse mythology, the gods Odin, Thor, Loki,	   Balder, Frigg, and the others. Their home was called Asgard.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Esopian
AEsopian \[AE]*so"pi*an\, Esopian \E*so"pi*an\, a. [L. Aesopius,	   from Gr. ?, fr. the famous Greek fabulist [AE]sop.]	   Of or pertaining to [AE]sop, or in his manner.	   [1913 Webster] AEsopic
AEsopic \[AE]*sop"ic\, Esopic \E*sop"ic\, a. [L. Aesopicus, Gr.	   ?.]	   Same as {[AE]sopian}.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsthesia \[AE]s*the"si*a\, n. [Gr. ? sensation, fr. ? to	   perceive.] (Physiol.)	   Perception by the senses; feeling; -- the opposite of	   an[ae]sthesia.	   [1913 Webster] AEsthesiometer
AEsthesiometer \[AE]s*the`si*om"e*ter\, Esthesiometer
\Es*the`si*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? (see {[AE]sthesia}) + -meter.]	   An instrument to measure the degree of sensation, by	   determining at how short a distance two impressions upon the	   skin can be distinguished, and thus to determine whether the	   condition of tactile sensibility is normal or altered.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsthesis \[AE]s*the""sis\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   Sensuous perception. [R.] --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsthesodic \[AE]s`the*sod"ic\, a. [Gr. ? sensation + ? a way;	   cf. F. esth['e]sodique.] (Physiol.)	   Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; -- said of nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsthete \[AE]s"thete\, n. [Gr. ? one who perceives.]	   One who makes much or overmuch of [ae]sthetics. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster] AEsthetic
AEsthetic \[AE]s*thet"ic\, AEsthetical \[AE]s*thet"ic*al\, a.	   Of or Pertaining to [ae]sthetics; versed in [ae]sthetics; as,	   [ae]sthetic studies, emotions, ideas, persons, etc.	   [1913 Webster] -- {[AE]s*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
AEsthetican \[AE]s`the*ti"can\, n.	   One versed in [ae]sthetics.	   [1913 Webster]
AEstheticism \[AE]s*thet"i*cism\, n.	   The doctrine of [ae]sthetics; [ae]sthetic principles;	   devotion to the beautiful in nature and art. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster] AEsthetics
AEsthetics \[AE]s*thet"ics\, Esthetics \Es*thet"ics\ (?; 277),	   n. [Gr. ? perceptive, esp. by feeling, fr. ? to perceive,	   feel: cf. G. [aum]sthetik, F. esth['e]tique.]	   The theory or philosophy of taste; the science of the	   beautiful in nature and art; esp. that which treats of the	   expression and embodiment of beauty by art.	   [1913 Webster]
AEstho-physiology \[AE]s`tho-phys`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? to	   perceive + E. physiology.]	   The science of sensation in relation to nervous action. --H.	   Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
AEstival \[AE]s"ti*val\, a. [L. aestivalis, aestivus, fr. aestas	   summer.]	   Of or belonging to the summer; as, [ae]stival diseases.	   [Spelt also {estival}.]	   [1913 Webster]
AEstivate \[AE]s"ti*vate\, v. i. [L. aestivare, aestivatum.]	   1. To spend the summer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) To pass the summer in a state of torpor.	      [1913 Webster] [Spelt also {estivate}.]	      [1913 Webster]
AEstivation \[AE]s`ti*va"tion\, n.	   1. (Zool.) The state of torpidity induced by the heat and	      dryness of summer, as in certain snails; -- opposed to	      {hibernation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as	      to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster] [Spelt also {estivation}.]	      [1913 Webster]
AEstuary \[AE]s"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n. & a.	   See {Estuary}.	   [1913 Webster]
AEstuous \[AE]s"tu*ous\, a. [L. aestuosus, fr. aestus fire,	   glow.]	   Glowing; agitated, as with heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Aetheogamous \A*["e]`the*og"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? unusual ('a priv.	   + ? custom) + ? marriage.] (Bot.)	   Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous.	   [1913 Webster]
AEther \[AE]"ther\, n.	   See {Ether}.	   [1913 Webster]
AEthiops mineral \[AE]"thi*ops min"er*al\ (Chem.)	   Same as {Ethiops mineral}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
AEthogen \[AE]th"o*gen\, n. [Gr. ? fire, light + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A compound of nitrogen and boro?, which, when heated before	   the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric	   nitride.	   [1913 Webster]
AEthrioscope \[AE]"thri*o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? clear + ? to	   observe.]	   An instrument consisting in part of a differential	   thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature	   produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or	   clouded.	   [1913 Webster]
Aetiological \Ae`ti*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to [ae]tiology; pertaining to the cause; assigning	   a cause. -- {[AE]`ti*o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] etiology
aetiology \ae`ti*ol"o*gy\ ([=e]`t[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [L.	   aetologia, Gr. a'itiologi`a; a'iti`a cause + lo`gos	   description: cf. F. ['e]tiologie.]	   1. The science, doctrine, or demonstration of causes; esp.,	      the investigation of the causes of any disease; the	      science of the origin and development of things; etiology.	      AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The assignment of a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The cause or origin of a disease. Now more commonly	      written {etiology}.	      [PJC + AS]
Aetites \A`["e]*ti"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?) stone, fr. ?	   eagle.]	   See {Eaglestone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Afar \A*far"\, adv. [Pref. a- (for on or of) + far.]	   At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used	   with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from	   afar; I saw him afar off.	   [1913 Webster]	         The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar.	                                                  --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]
Afeard \A*feard"\ ([.a]*f[=e]rd"), p. a. [OE. afered, AS.	   [=a]f[=ae]red, p. p. of [=a]f[=ae]ran to frighten; [=a]- (cf.	   Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + f[=ae]ran to	   frighten. See {Fear}.]	   Afraid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Afer \A"fer\, n. [L.]	   The southwest wind. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Affability \Af`fa*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. affabilitas: cf. F.	   affabilit['e].]	   The quality of being affable; readiness to converse;	   courteousness in receiving others and in conversation;	   complaisant behavior.	   [1913 Webster]	         Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in	         procuring love.                          --Elyot	   [1913 Webster]
Affable \Af"fa*ble\, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to	   speak to; ad + fari to speak. See {Fable}.]	   1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly	      and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner;	      courteous; sociable.	      [1913 Webster]	            An affable and courteous gentleman.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His manners polite and affable.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gracious; mild; benign.	      [1913 Webster]	            A serene and affable countenance.     --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign;	        condescending.	        [1913 Webster]
Affableness \Af"fa*ble*ness\, n.	   Affability.	   [1913 Webster]
Affably \Af"fa*bly\, adv.	   In an affable manner; courteously.	   [1913 Webster]
Affabrous \Af"fa*brous\ ([a^]f*f[.a]"br[u^]s), a. [L. affaber	   workmanlike; ad + faber.]	   Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made. [R.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Affair \Af*fair"\ ([a^]f*f[^a]r"), n. [OE. afere, affere, OF.	   afaire, F. affaire, fr. a faire to do; L.. ad + facere to do.	   See {Fact}, and cf. {Ado}.]	   1. That which is done or is to be done; matter; concern; as,	      a difficult affair to manage; business of any kind,	      commercial, professional, or public; -- often in the	      plural. "At the head of affairs." --Junius. "A talent for	      affairs." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any proceeding or action which it is wished to refer to or	      characterize vaguely; as, an affair of honor, i. e., a	      duel; an affair of love, i. e., an intrigue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) An action or engagement not of sufficient magnitude	      to be called a battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Action; endeavor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And with his best affair	            Obeyed the pleasure of the Sun.       --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A material object (vaguely designated).	      [1913 Webster]	            A certain affair of fine red cloth much worn and	            faded.                                --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Affamish \Af*fam"ish\ ([a^]f*f[a^]m"[i^]sh), v. t. & i. [F.	   affamer, fr. L. ad + fames hunger. See {Famish}.]	   To afflict with, or perish from, hunger. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Affamishment \Af*fam"ish*ment\ (-ment), n.	   Starvation. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Affatuate \Af*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [L. ad + fatuus foolish.]	   To infatuate. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Affear \Af*fear"\, v. t. [OE. aferen, AS. [=a]f?ran. See	   {Afeard}.]	   To frighten. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Affect \Af*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Affecting}.] [L. affectus, p. p. of afficere to affect by	   active agency; ad + facere to make: cf. F. affectere, L.	   affectare, freq. of afficere. See {Fact}.]	   1. To act upon; to produce an effect or change upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            As might affect the earth with cold heat. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The climate affected their health and spirits.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To influence or move, as the feelings or passions; to	      touch.	      [1913 Webster]	            A consideration of the rationale of our passions	            seems to me very necessary for all who would affect	            them upon solid and pure principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To love; to regard with affection. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As for Queen Katharine, he rather respected than	            affected, rather honored than loved, her. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To show a fondness for; to like to use or practice; to	      choose; hence, to frequent habitually.	      [1913 Webster]	            For he does neither affect company, nor is he fit	            for it, indeed.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not affect the society of your inferiors in rank,	            nor court that of the great. --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To dispose or incline.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men whom they thought best affected to religion and	            their country's liberty.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To aim at; to aspire; to covet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This proud man affects imperial ?way. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To tend to by affinity or disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drops of every fluid affect a round figure.	                                                  --Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To make a show of; to put on a pretense of; to feign; to	      assume; as, to affect ignorance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Careless she is with artful care,	            Affecting to seem unaffected.         --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou dost affect my manners.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To assign; to appoint. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the domestics was affected to his special	            service.                              --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To influence; operate; act on; concern; move; melt;	        soften; subdue; overcome; pretend; assume.	        [1913 Webster]	Affect \Af*fect"\ ([a^]f*f[e^]kt"), n. [L. affectus.]	   1. Affection; inclination; passion; feeling; disposition.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Psychotherapy) The emotional complex associated with an	      idea or mental state. In hysteria, the affect is sometimes	      entirely dissociated, sometimes transferred to another	      than the original idea.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Affectation \Af`fec*ta"tion\, n. [L. affectatio: cf. F.	   affectation.]	   1. An attempt to assume or exhibit what is not natural or	      real; false display; artificial show. "An affectation of	      contempt." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Affectation is an awkward and forced imitation of	            what should be genuine and easy, wanting the beauty	            that accompanies what is natural what is natural.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A striving after. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fondness; affection. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Affectationist \Af`fec*ta"tion*ist\, n.	   One who exhibits affectation. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Affected \Af*fect"ed\ ([a^]f*f[e^]kt"[e^]d), p. p. & a.	   1. Regarded with affection; beloved. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His affected Hercules.                --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined; disposed; attached.	      [1913 Webster]	            How stand you affected to his wish?   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Given to false show; assuming or pretending to possess	      what is not natural or real.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is . . . too spruce, too affected, too odd.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Assumed artificially; not natural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Affected coldness and indifference.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Alg.) Made up of terms involving different powers of the	      unknown quantity; adfected; as, an affected equation.	      [1913 Webster]
Affectedly \Af*fect"ed*ly\, adv.	   1. In an affected manner; hypocritically; with more show than	      reality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lovingly; with tender care. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Affectedness \Af*fect"ed*ness\, n.	   Affectation.	   [1913 Webster]
Affecter \Af*fect"er\, n.	   One who affects, assumes, pretends, or strives after.	   "Affecters of wit." --Abp. Secker.	   [1913 Webster]
Affectibility \Af*fect`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being affectible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Affectible \Af*fect"i*ble\, a.	   That may be affected. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lay aside the absolute, and, by union with the	         creaturely, become affectible.           --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Affecting \Af*fect"ing\, a.	   1. Moving the emotions; fitted to excite the emotions;	      pathetic; touching; as, an affecting address; an affecting	      sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most affecting music is generally the most	            simple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected; given to false show. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A drawling; affecting rouge.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Affectingly \Af*fect"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an affecting manner; is a manner to excite emotions.	   [1913 Webster]
affection \af*fec"tion\ ([a^]f*f[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   affection, L. affectio, fr. afficere. See {Affect}.]	   1. The act of affecting or acting upon; the state of being	      affected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philosophy) An attribute, especially a contingent or	      alterable quality or property; a condition; a bodily	      state; as, figure, weight, etc., are affections of bodies.	      "The affections of quantity." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, truly, waking dreams were, more or less,	            An old and strange affection of the house.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      malevolent affections, hatred, envy, etc.; inclination;	      disposition; propensity; tendency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Affection is applicable to an unpleasant as well as	            a pleasant state of the mind, when impressed by any	            object or quality.                    --Cogan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A settled good will; kind feeling; love; zealous or tender	      attachment; -- often in the pl. Formerly followed by to,	      but now more generally by for or towards; as, filial,	      social, or conjugal affections; to have an affection for	      or towards children.	      [1913 Webster]	            All his affections are set on his own country.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Prejudice; bias. [Obs.] --Bp. Aylmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) Disease; morbid symptom; malady; as, a pulmonary	      affection. --Dunglison. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The lively representation of any emotion. --Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Affectation. [Obs.] "Spruce affection." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Passion; violent emotion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Most wretched man,	            That to affections does the bridle lend. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Attachment; passion; tenderness; fondness; kindness;	        love; liking; good will. See {Attachment}; {Disease}.	        [1913 Webster]
Affectional \Af*fec"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the affections; as, affectional impulses;	   an affectional nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Affectionate \Af*fec"tion*ate\, a. [Cf. F. affectionn['e].]	   1. Having affection or warm regard; loving; fond; as, an	      affectionate brother.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Kindly inclined; zealous. [Obs.] --Johson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man, in his love God, and desire to please him, can	            never be too affectionate.            --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proceeding from affection; indicating love; tender; as,	      the affectionate care of a parent; affectionate	      countenance, message, language.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strongly inclined; -- with to. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Tender; attached; loving; devoted; warm; fond; earnest;	        ardent.	        [1913 Webster]
Affectionated \Af*fec"tion*a`ted\, a.	   Disposed; inclined. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Affectionated to the people.             --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Affectionately \Af*fec"tion*ate*ly\, adv.	   With affection; lovingly; fondly; tenderly; kindly.	   [1913 Webster]
Affectionateness \Af*fec"tion*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being affectionate; fondness; affection.	   [1913 Webster]
Affectioned \Af*fec"tioned\, a.	   1. Disposed. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Be kindly affectioned one to another. --Rom. xii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected; conceited. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Affective \Af*fec"tive\, a. [Cf. F. affectif.]	   1. Tending to affect; affecting. [Obs.] --Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to or exciting emotion; affectional; emotional.	      --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]
Affectively \Af*fec"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an affective manner; impressively; emotionally.	   [1913 Webster]
Affectuous \Af*fec"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. affectuous: cf. F.	   affectueux. See {Affect}.]	   Full of passion or emotion; earnest. [Obs.] --	   {Af*fec"tu*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Affeer \Af*feer"\, v. t. [OF. aforer, afeurer, to tax, appraise,	   assess, fr. L. ad + forum market, court of justice, in LL.	   also meaning price.]	   1. To confirm; to assure. [Obs.] "The title is affeered."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Law) To assess or reduce, as an arbitrary penalty or	      amercement, to a certain and reasonable sum.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amercements . . . were affeered by the judges.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster] Affeerer
Affeerer \Af*feer"er\, Affeeror \Af*feer"or\, n. [OF. aforeur,	   LL. afforator.] (Old Law)	   One who affeers. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Affeerment \Af*feer"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. aforement.] (Old Law)	   The act of affeering. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Afferent \Af"fer*ent\, a. [L. afferens, p. pr. of afferre; ad +	   ferre to bear.] (Physiol.)	   Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed	   to {efferent}; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which	   convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Affettuoso \Af*fet`tu*o"so\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   With feeling.	   [1913 Webster]
Affiance \Af*fi"ance\ ([a^]f*f[imac]"ans), n. [OE. afiaunce	   trust, confidence, OF. afiance, fr. afier to trust, fr. LL.	   affidare to trust; ad + fidare to trust, fr. L. fides faith.	   See {Faith}, and cf. {Affidavit}, {Affy}, {Confidence}.]	   1. Plighted faith; marriage contract or promise. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Trust; reliance; faith; confidence. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such feelings promptly yielded to his habitual	            affiance in the divine love.          --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lancelot, my Lancelot, thou in whom I have	            Most joy and most affiance.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
affiance \af*fi"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {affianced}	   ([a^]f*f[imac]"anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {affiancing}	   ([a^]f*f[imac]"an*s[i^]ng).] [Cf. OF. afiancier, fr.	   afiance.]	   1. To betroth; to pledge one's faith to for marriage, or	      solemnly promise (one's self or another) in marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            To me, sad maid, he was affianced.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assure by promise. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Affiancer \Af*fi"an*cer\ ([a^]f*f[imac]"an*s[~e]r), n.	   One who makes a contract of marriage between two persons.	   [1913 Webster]
Affiant \Af*fi"ant\, n. [From p. pr. of OF. afier, LL. affidare.	   See {Affidavit}.] (Law)	   One who makes an affidavit. [U. S.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Deponent. See {Deponent}.	        [1913 Webster]
Affiche \Af`fiche"\, n. [F., fr. afficher to affix.]	   A written or printed notice to be posted, as on a wall; a	   poster; a placard.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Affidavit \Af`fi*da"vit\, n. [LL. affidavit he has made oath,	   perfect tense of affidare. See {Affiance}, {Affy}.] (Law)	   A sworn statement in writing; a declaration in writing,	   signed and made upon oath before an authorized magistrate.	   --Bouvier. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is always made ex parte, and without	         cross-examination, and in this differs from a	         deposition. It is also applied to written statements	         made on affirmation.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Deposition. See {Deposition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Affile \Af*file"\, v. t. [OF. afiler, F. affiler, to sharpen; a	   (L. ad) + fil thread, edge.]	   To polish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Affiliable \Af*fil"i*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being affiliated to or on, or connected with in	   origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Affiliate \Af*fil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affiliated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Affiliating}.] [LL. adfiliare, affiliare, to	   adopt as son; ad + filius son: cf. F. affilier.]	   1. To adopt; to receive into a family as a son; hence, to	      bring or receive into close connection; to ally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is the soul affiliated to God, or is it estranged	            and in rebellion?                     --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix the paternity of; -- said of an illegitimate child;	      as, to affiliate the child to (or on or upon) one man	      rather than another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To connect in the way of descent; to trace origin to.	      [1913 Webster]	            How do these facts tend to affiliate the faculty of	            hearing upon the aboriginal vegetative processes?	                                                  --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To attach (to) or unite (with); to receive into a society	      as a member, and initiate into its mysteries, plans, etc.;	      -- followed by to or with.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Affiliated societies}, societies connected with a central	      society, or with each other.	      [1913 Webster]	Affiliate \Af*fil"i*ate\, v. i.	   To connect or associate one's self; -- followed by with; as,	   they affiliate with no party.	   [1913 Webster]
affiliated \affiliated\ adj.	   1. 1 being joined in close association affiliated clubs	   Syn: attached, connected	        [WordNet 1.5]
Affiliation \Af*fil`i*a"tion\, n. [F. affiliation, LL.	   affiliatio.]	   1. Adoption; association or reception as a member in or of	      the same family or society.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The establishment or ascertaining of parentage; the	      assignment of a child, as a bastard, to its father;	      filiation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Connection in the way of descent. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Affinal \Af*fi"nal\, a. [L. affinis.]	   Related by marriage; from the same source.	   [1913 Webster]
Affine \Af*fine"\, v. t. [F. affiner to refine; ? (L. ad) + fin	   fine. See {Fine}.]	   To refine. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Affined \Af*fined"\, a. [OF. afin['e] related, p. p., fr. LL.	   affinare to join, fr. L. affinis neighboring, related to; ad	   + finis boundary, limit.]	   Joined in affinity or by any tie. [Obs.] "All affined and	   kin." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Affinitative \Af*fin"i*ta*tive\, a.	   Of the nature of affinity. -- {Af*fin"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Affinitive \Af*fin"i*tive\, a.	   Closely connected, as by affinity.	   [1913 Webster]
Affinity \Af*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Affinities}. [OF. afinit['e],	   F. affinit['e], L. affinites, fr. affinis. See {Affined}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Relationship by marriage (as between a husband and his	      wife's blood relations, or between a wife and her	      husband's blood relations); -- in contradistinction to	      consanguinity, or relationship by blood; -- followed by	      with, to, or between.	      [1913 Webster]	            Solomon made affinity with Pharaoh.   --1 Kings iii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Kinship generally; close agreement; relation; conformity;	      resemblance; connection; as, the affinity of sounds, of	      colors, or of languages.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a close affinity between imposture and	            credulity.                            --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Companionship; acquaintance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            About forty years past, I began a happy affinity	            with William Cranmer.                 --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) That attraction which takes place, at an	      insensible distance, between the heterogeneous particles	      of bodies, and unites them to form chemical compounds;	      chemism; chemical or elective affinity or attraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Nat. Hist.) A relation between species or higher groups	      dependent on resemblance in the whole plan of structure,	      and indicating community of origin.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Spiritualism) A superior spiritual relationship or	      attraction held to exist sometimes between persons, esp.	      persons of the opposite sex; also, the man or woman who	      exerts such psychical or spiritual attraction.	      [1913 Webster]
Affirm \Af*firm"\ ([a^]f*f[~e]rm"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Affirmed} (-f[~e]rmd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Affirming}.] [OE.	   affermen, OF. afermer, F. affirmer, affermir, fr. L.	   affirmare; ad + firmare to make firm, firmus firm. See	   {Firm}.]	   1. To make firm; to confirm, or ratify; esp. (Law), to assert	      or confirm, as a judgment, decree, or order, brought	      before an appellate court for review.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assert positively; to tell with confidence; to aver; to	      maintain as true; -- opposed to {deny}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus, . . . whom Paul affirmed to be alive. --Acts	                                                  xxv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To declare, as a fact, solemnly, under judicial	      sanction. See {Affirmation}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To assert; aver; declare; asseverate; assure; pronounce;	        protest; avouch; confirm; establish; ratify.	   Usage: To {Affirm}, {Asseverate}, {Aver}, {Protest}. We	          affirm when we declare a thing as a fact or a	          proposition. We asseverate it in a peculiarly earnest	          manner, or with increased positiveness as what can not	          be disputed. We aver it, or formally declare it to be	          true, when we have positive knowledge of it. We	          protest in a more public manner and with the energy of	          perfect sincerity. People asseverate in order to	          produce a conviction of their veracity; they aver when	          they are peculiarly desirous to be believed; they	          protest when they wish to free themselves from	          imputations, or to produce a conviction of their	          innocence.	          [1913 Webster]	Affirm \Af*firm"\, v. i.	   1. To declare or assert positively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not that I so affirm, though so it seem	            To thee, who hast thy dwelling here on earth.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To make a solemn declaration, before an authorized	      magistrate or tribunal, under the penalties of perjury; to	      testify by affirmation.	      [1913 Webster]
Affirmable \Af*firm"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being affirmed, asserted, or declared; -- followed	   by of; as, an attribute affirmable of every just man.	   [1913 Webster]
Affirmance \Af*firm"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. afermance.]	   1. Confirmation; ratification; confirmation of a voidable	      act.	      [1913 Webster]	            This statute . . . in affirmance of the common law.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong declaration; affirmation. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Affirmant \Af*firm"ant\ ([a^]f*f[~e]rm"ant), n. [L. affirmans,	   -antis, p. pr. See {Affirm}.]	   1. One who affirms or asserts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who affirms, instead of taking an oath.	      [1913 Webster]
Affirmation \Af`fir*ma"tion\, n. [L. affirmatio: cf. F.	   affirmation.]	   1. Confirmation of anything established; ratification; as,	      the affirmation of a law. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of affirming or asserting as true; assertion; --	      opposed to {negation} or {denial}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is asserted; an assertion; a positive	      statement; an averment; as, an affirmation, by the vender,	      of title to property sold, or of its quality.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A solemn declaration made under the penalties of	      perjury, by persons who conscientiously decline taking an	      oath, which declaration is in law equivalent to an oath.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. affirmativus: cf. F.	   affirmatif.]	   1. Confirmative; ratifying; as, an act affirmative of common	      law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That affirms; asserting that the fact is so; declaratory	      of what exists; answering "yes" to a question; -- opposed	      to {negative}; as, an affirmative answer; an affirmative	      vote.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Positive; dogmatic. [Obs.] --J. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lysicles was a little by the affirmative air of	            Crito.                                --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (logic) Expressing the agreement of the two terms of a	      proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Alg.) Positive; -- a term applied to quantities which are	      to be added, and opposed to {negative}, or such as are to	      be subtracted.	      [1913 Webster]	Affirmative \Af*firm"a*tive\, n.	   1. That which affirms as opposed to that which denies; an	      affirmative proposition; that side of question which	      affirms or maintains the proposition stated; -- opposed to	      {negative}; as, there were forty votes in the affirmative,	      and ten in the negative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether there are such beings or not, 't is	            sufficient for my purpose that many have believed	            the affirmative.                      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word or phrase expressing affirmation or assent; as,	      yes, that is so, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
affirmative action \affirmative action\ n.	   1. a policy of making active efforts to improve the	      employment or educational opportunities available to	      members of minority groups or women; -- achieved by	      employers or schools by using various techniques, but	      excluding the use of simple quotas or outright	      discrimination against white males.	   Note: affirmative action is required by law for certain	         employers in the United States.	         [PJC]
Affirmatively \Af*firm"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an affirmative manner; on the affirmative side of a	   question; in the affirmative; -- opposed to {negatively}.	   [1913 Webster]
Affirmatory \Af*firm"a*to*ry\, a.	   Giving affirmation; assertive; affirmative. --Massey.	   [1913 Webster]
Affirmer \Af*firm"er\, n.	   One who affirms.	   [1913 Webster]
Affix \Af*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affixed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Affixing}.] [LL. affixare, L. affixus, p. p. of affigere to	   fasten to; ad + figere to fasten: cf. OE. affichen, F.	   afficher, ultimately fr. L. affigere. See {Fix}.]	   1. To subjoin, annex, or add at the close or end; to append	      to; to fix to any part of; as, to affix a syllable to a	      word; to affix a seal to an instrument; to affix one's	      name to a writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix or fasten in any way; to attach physically.	      [1913 Webster]	            Should they [caterpillars] affix them to the leaves	            of a plant improper for their food.   --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attach, unite, or connect with; as, names affixed to	      ideas, or ideas affixed to things; to affix a stigma to a	      person; to affix ridicule or blame to any one.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix or fasten figuratively; -- with on or upon; as,	      eyes affixed upon the ground. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attach; subjoin; connect; annex; unite.	        [1913 Webster]	Affix \Af"fix\, n.; pl. {Affixes}. [L. affixus, p. p. of	   affigere: cf. F. affixe.]	   That which is affixed; an appendage; esp. one or more letters	   or syllables added at the end of a word; a suffix; a postfix.	   [1913 Webster]
affixal \affixal\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to an affix.	   Syn: affixial	        [WordNet 1.5]
affixed \affixed\ adj.	   1. attached physically. Opposite of {unaffixed}.	   Note: Various more specific adjectives meaning affixed are:	         {appendant , {basifixed}, {fastened, secured}, {glued,	         pasted, stuck to(predicate) , {pegged-down , {pinned,	         stapled , {taped to(predicate)}, {mounted .	         [WordNet 1.5]
affixial \affixial\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an affix.	   Syn: affixal	        [WordNet 1.5]
Affixion \Af*fix"ion\, n. [L. affixio, fr. affigere.]	   Affixture. [Obs.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Affixture \Af*fix"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   The act of affixing, or the state of being affixed;	   attachment.	   [1913 Webster]
Afflation \Af*fla"tion\, n. [L. afflatus, p. p. of afflare to	   blow or breathe on; ad + flare to blow.]	   A blowing or breathing on; inspiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Afflatus \Af*fla"tus\, n. [L., fr. afflare. See {Afflation}.]	   1. A breath or blast of wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A divine impartation of knowledge; supernatural impulse;	      inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poet writing against his genius will be like a	            prophet without his afflatus.         --Spence.	      [1913 Webster]
Afflict \Af*flict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Afflicted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Afflicting}.] [L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to	   cast down, deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit,	   afflict, p. p. Cf. {Flagellate}.]	   1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [Obs.] "Reassembling	      our afflicted powers." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing	      continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously;	      to torment.	      [1913 Webster]	            They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them	            with their burdens.                   --Exod. i. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which was the worst now least afflicts me.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make low or humble. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an	            afflicted truth.                      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment;	        wound; hurt.	        [1913 Webster]	Afflict \Af*flict"\, p. p. & a. [L. afflictus, p. p.]	   Afflicted. [Obs.] --Becon.	   [1913 Webster]
Afflictedness \Af*flict"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being afflicted; affliction. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Afflicter \Af*flict"er\, n.	   One who afflicts.	   [1913 Webster]
Afflicting \Af*flict"ing\, a.	   Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an	   afflicting event. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Affliction \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 distress; a pain or	      grief.	      [1913 Webster]	            To repay that money will be a biting affliction.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress,	      or grief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some virtues are seen only in affliction. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Calamity; sorrow; distress; grief; pain; adversity;	        misery; wretchedness; misfortune; trouble; hardship.	   Usage: {Affliction}, {Sorrow}, {Grief}, {Distress}.	          Affliction and sorrow are terms of wide and general	          application; grief and distress have reference to	          particular cases. Affliction is the stronger term. The	          suffering lies deeper in the soul, and usually arises	          from some powerful cause, such as the loss of what is	          most dear -- friends, health, etc. We do not speak of	          mere sickness or pain as "an affliction," though one	          who suffers from either is said to be afflicted; but	          deprivations of every kind, such as deafness,	          blindness, loss of limbs, etc., are called	          afflictions, showing that term applies particularly to	          prolonged sources of suffering. Sorrow and grief are	          much alike in meaning, but grief is the stronger term	          of the two, usually denoting poignant mental suffering	          for some definite cause, as, grief for the death of a	          dear friend; sorrow is more reflective, and is tinged	          with regret, as, the misconduct of a child is looked	          upon with sorrow. Grief is often violent and	          demonstrative; sorrow deep and brooding. Distress	          implies extreme suffering, either bodily or mental. In	          its higher stages, it denotes pain of a restless,	          agitating kind, and almost always supposes some	          struggle of mind or body. Affliction is allayed, grief	          subsides, sorrow is soothed, distress is mitigated.	          [1913 Webster]
Afflictionless \Af*flic"tion*less\, a.	   Free from affliction.	   [1913 Webster]
Afflictive \Af*flic"tive\, a. [Cf. F. afflictif.]	   Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief;	   distressing. "Jove's afflictive hand." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain.	                                                  --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Afflictively \Af*flic"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an afflictive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Affluence \Af"flu*ence\, n. [F. affluence, L. affluentia, fr.	   affluens, p. pr. of affluere to flow to; ad + fluere to flow.	   See {Flux}.]	   1. A flowing to or towards; a concourse; an influx.	      [1913 Webster]	            The affluence of young nobles from hence into Spain.	                                                  --Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is an unusual affluence of strangers this	            year.                                 --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An abundant supply, as of thought, words, feelings, etc.;	      profusion; also, abundance of property; wealth.	      [1913 Webster]	            And old age of elegance, affluence, and ease.	                                                  --Coldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abundance; riches; profusion; exuberance; plenty;	        wealth; opulence.	        [1913 Webster]
Affluency \Af"flu*en*cy\, n.	   Affluence. [Obs.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Affluent \Af"flu*ent\, a. [Cf. F. affluent, L. affluens, -entis,	   p. pr. See {Affluence}.]	   1. Flowing to; flowing abundantly. "Affluent blood."	      --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abundant; copious; plenteous; hence, wealthy; abounding in	      goods or riches.	      [1913 Webster]	            Language . . . affluent in expression. --H. Reed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loaded and blest with all the affluent store,	            Which human vows at smoking shrines implore.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Affluent \Af"flu*ent\, n.	   A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake;	   a tributary stream.	   [1913 Webster]
Affluently \Af"flu*ent*ly\, adv.	   Abundantly; copiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Affluentness \Af*flu*ent*ness\, n.	   Great plenty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Afflux \Af"flux`\, n. [L. affluxum, p. p. of affluere: cf. F.	   afflux. See {Affluence}.]	   A flowing towards; that which flows to; as, an afflux of	   blood to the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Affluxion \Af*flux"ion\, n.	   The act of flowing towards; afflux. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Affodill \Af"fo*dill\, n.	   Asphodel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Afforce \Af*force"\, v. t. [OF. afforcier, LL. affortiare; ad +	   fortiare, fr. L. fortis strong.]	   To re["e]nforce; to strengthen. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Afforcement \Af*force"ment\, n. [OF.]	   1. A fortress; a fortification for defense. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A re["e]nforcement; a strengthening. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
Afforciament \Af*for"ci*a*ment\, n.	   See {Afforcement}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Afford \Af*ford"\ ([a^]f*f[=o]rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Afforded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Affording}.] [OE. aforthen, AS.	   gefor[eth]ian, for[eth]ian, to further, accomplish, afford,	   fr. for[eth] forth, forward. The prefix ge- has no well	   defined sense. See {Forth}.]	   1. To give forth; to supply, yield, or produce as the natural	      result, fruit, or issue; as, grapes afford wine; olives	      afford oil; the earth affords fruit; the sea affords an	      abundant supply of fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give, grant, or confer, with a remoter reference to its	      being the natural result; to provide; to furnish; as, a	      good life affords consolation in old age.	      [1913 Webster]	            His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats.	                                                  --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To offer, provide, or supply, as in selling, granting,	      expending, with profit, or without loss or too great	      injury; as, A affords his goods cheaper than B; a man can	      afford a sum yearly in charity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To incur, stand, or bear without serious detriment, as an	      act which might under other circumstances be injurious; --	      with an auxiliary, as can, could, might, etc.; to be able	      or rich enough.	      [1913 Webster]	            The merchant can afford to trade for smaller	            profits.                              --Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He could afford to suffer	            With those whom he saw suffer.        --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Affordable \Af*ford"a*ble\, a.	   That may be afforded.	   [1913 Webster]
Affordment \Af*ford"ment\, n.	   Anything given as a help; bestowal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Afforest \Af*for"est\, v. t. [LL. afforestare; ad + forestare.	   See {Forest}.]	   To convert into a forest; as, to afforest a tract of country.	   [1913 Webster]
Afforestation \Af*for`es*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of converting into forest or woodland. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Afformative \Af*form"a*tive\, n.	   An affix.	   [1913 Webster]
Affranchise \Af*fran"chise\, v. t. [F. affranchir; ? (L. ad) +	   franc free. See {Franchise} and {Frank}.]	   To make free; to enfranchise. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Affranchisement \Af*fran"chise*ment\, n. [Cf. F.	   affranchissement.]	   The act of making free; enfranchisement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Affrap \Af*frap"\, v. t. & i. [Cf. It. affrappare, frappare, to	   cut, mince, F. frapper to strike. See {Frap}.]	   To strike, or strike down. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Affray \Af*fray"\, v. t. [p. p. {Affrayed}.] [OE. afraien,	   affraien, OF. effreer, esfreer, F. effrayer, orig. to	   disquiet, put out of peace, fr. L. ex + OHG. fridu peace	   (akin to E. free). Cf. {Afraid}, {Fray}, {Frith} inclosure.]	   [Archaic]	   1. To startle from quiet; to alarm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smale foules a great heap	            That had afrayed [affrayed] me out of my sleep.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To frighten; to scare; to frighten away.	      [1913 Webster]	            That voice doth us affray.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Affray \Af*fray"\, n. [OE. afrai, affrai, OF. esfrei, F. effroi,	   fr. OF. esfreer. See {Affray}, v. t.]	   1. The act of suddenly disturbing any one; an assault or	      attack. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alarm; terror; fright. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tumultuous assault or quarrel; a brawl; a fray. "In the	      very midst of the affray." --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The fighting of two or more persons, in a public	      place, to the terror of others. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A fighting in private is not, in a legal sense, an	         affray.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Quarrel; brawl; scuffle; encounter; fight; contest;	        feud; tumult; disturbance.	        [1913 Webster]
Affrayer \Af*fray"er\, n.	   One engaged in an affray.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrayment \Af*fray"ment\, n.	   Affray. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Affreight \Af*freight"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + freight: cf. F.	   affr['e]ter. See {Freight}.]	   To hire, as a ship, for the transportation of goods or	   freight.	   [1913 Webster]
Affreighter \Af*freight"er\, n.	   One who hires or charters a ship to convey goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Affreightment \Af*freight"ment\, n. [Cf. F. affr['e]tement.]	   The act of hiring, or the contract for the use of, a vessel,	   or some part of it, to convey cargo.	   [1913 Webster]
Affret \Af*fret"\, n. [Cf. It. affrettare to hasten, fretta	   haste.]	   A furious onset or attack. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Affricate \Af"fri*cate\, n. [L. affricatus, p. p. of affricare	   to rub against; af- = ad- + fricare to rub.] (Phon.)	   A combination of a stop, or explosive, with an immediately	   following fricative or spirant of corresponding organic	   position, as pf in german Pfeffer, pepper, z (= ts) in German	   Zeit, time.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Affriction \Af*fric"tion\, n. [L. affricare to rub on. See	   {Friction}.]	   The act of rubbing against. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Affriended \Af*friend"ed\, p. p.	   Made friends; reconciled. [Obs.] "Deadly foes . . .	   affriended." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Affright \Af*fright"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affrighted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Affrighting}.] [Orig. p. p.; OE. afright, AS.	   [=a]fyrhtan to terrify; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig.	   meaning out) + fyrhto fright. See {Fright}.]	   To impress with sudden fear; to frighten; to alarm.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dreams affright our souls.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A drear and dying sound	         Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To terrify; frighten; alarm; dismay; appall; scare;	        startle; daunt; intimidate.	        [1913 Webster]	Affright \Af*fright"\, p. a.	   Affrighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Affright \Af*fright"\, n.	   1. Sudden and great fear; terror. It expresses a stronger	      impression than fear, or apprehension, perhaps less than	      terror.	      [1913 Webster]	            He looks behind him with affright, and forward with	            despair.                              --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of frightening; also, a cause of terror; an object	      of dread. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Affrightedly \Af*fright"ed*ly\, adv.	   With fright. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrighten \Af*fright"en\, v. t.	   To frighten. [Archaic] "Fit tales . . . to affrighten babes."	   --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrighter \Af*fright"er\, n.	   One who frightens. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Affrightful \Af*fright"ful\, a.	   Terrifying; frightful. -- {Af*fright"ful*ly}, adv. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bugbears or affrightful apparitions.     --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrightment \Af*fright"ment\, n.	   Affright; the state of being frightened; sudden fear or	   alarm. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Passionate words or blows . . . fill the child's mind	         with terror and affrightment.            --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Affront \Af*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affronted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Affronting}.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to	   confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons	   forehead, front. See {Front}.]	   1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face	      to face. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he, as 't were by accident, may here	            Affront Ophelia.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death;	      hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult	      to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked	      incivility.	      [1913 Webster]	            How can any one imagine that the fathers would have	            dared to affront the wife of Aurelius? --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight;	        defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.	        [1913 Webster]	Affront \Af*front"\, n. [Cf. F. affront, fr. affronter.]	   1. An encounter either friendly or hostile. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I walked about, admired of all, and dreaded	            On hostile ground, none daring my affront. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contemptuous or rude treatment which excites or justifies	      resentment; marked disrespect; a purposed indignity;	      insult.	      [1913 Webster]	            Offering an affront to our understanding. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An offense to one's self-respect; shame. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Affront}, {Insult}, {Outrage}.	   Usage: An affront is a designed mark of disrespect, usually	          in the presence of others. An insult is a personal	          attack either by words or actions, designed to	          humiliate or degrade. An outrage is an act of extreme	          and violent insult or abuse. An affront piques and	          mortifies; an insult irritates and provokes; an	          outrage wounds and injures.	                Captious persons construe every innocent freedom	                into an affront. When people are in a state of	                animosity, they seek opportunities of offering	                each other insults. Intoxication or violent	                passion impels men to the commission of	                outrages.                         --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
Affront'e \Af*fron*t['e]"\, a. [F. affront['e], p. p.] (Her.)	   Face to face, or front to front; facing.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrontedly \Af*front"ed*ly\, adv.	   Shamelessly. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrontee \Af*fron*tee"\, n.	   One who receives an affront. --Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Affronter \Af*front"er\, n.	   One who affronts, or insults to the face.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrontingly \Af*front"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an affronting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrontive \Af*front"ive\, a.	   Tending to affront or offend; offensive; abusive.	   [1913 Webster]	         How affrontive it is to despise mercy.   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Affrontiveness \Af*front"ive*ness\	   ([a^]f*fr[u^]nt"[i^]v*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality that gives an affront or offense. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Affuse \Af*fuse"\ ([a^]f*f[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affused}	   (-f[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Affusing}.] [L. affusus, p. p.	   of affundere to pour to; ad + fundere. See {Fuse}.]	   To pour out or upon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I first affused water upon the compressed beans.	                                                  --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Affusion \Af*fu"sion\ ([a^]f*f[=u]"zh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   affusion.]	   The act of pouring upon, or sprinkling with a liquid, as	   water upon a child in baptism. Specifically: (Med) The act of	   pouring water or other fluid on the whole or a part of the	   body, as a remedy in disease. --Dunglison. [archaic] --AS	   [1913 Webster]
Affy \Af*fy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Affied}; p. pr. {Affying}.]	   [OF. afier, LL. affidare. Cf. {Affiance}.]	   1. To confide (one's self to, or in); to trust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To betroth or espouse; to affiance. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bind in faith. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	Affy \Af*fy"\, v. i.	   To trust or confide. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Afghan \Af"ghan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Afghanistan.	   [1913 Webster]	Afghan \Af"ghan\, n.	   1. A native of Afghanistan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of worsted blanket or wrap.	      [1913 Webster]
Afghani \Afghani\ adj.	   1. 1 a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.	   Syn: Afghan, Afghanistani, afghanistani	        [WordNet 1.5]
Afghanistan \Afghanistan\ n.	   1. a mountainous country in central Asia.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Afghanistani \Afghanistani\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Afghanis.	   Syn: Afghani, Afghan, afghanistani	        [WordNet 1.5]	Afghanistani \Afghanistani\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Afghanistan.	   Syn: Afghan, Pashto, Pathan	        [WordNet 1.5]
Afield \A*field"\, adv. [Pref. a- + field.]	   1. To, in, or on the field. "We drove afield." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            How jocund did they drive their team afield! --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Out of the way; astray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should he wander afield at the age of	            fifty-five!                           --Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]
Afire \A*fire"\ ([.a]*f[imac]r"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + fire.]	   On fire.	   [1913 Webster]
AFL \AFL\ [acronym.]	   the American Football League.	   Syn: A. F. L.	        [PJC.]
AFL-CIO \AFL-CIO\ [acronym.]	   the combined organizations of the American Federation of	   Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations.	   [PJC.]
Aflame \A*flame"\ ([.a]*fl[=a]m"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flame.]	   In flames; glowing with light or passion; ablaze. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Aflat \A*flat"\ ([.a]*fl[a^]t"), adv. [Pref. a- + flat.]	   Level with the ground; flat. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Aflaunt \A*flaunt"\ ([.a]*fl[add]nt"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- +	   flaunt.]	   In a flaunting state or position. --Copley.	   [1913 Webster]
Aflicker \A*flick"er\ ([.a]*fl[i^]k"[~e]r), adv. & a. [Pref. a-	   + flicker.]	   In a flickering state.	   [1913 Webster]
Afloat \A*float"\ ([.a]*fl[=o]t"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + float.]	   1. Borne on the water; floating; on board ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            On such a full sea are we now afloat. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moving; passing from place to place; in general	      circulation; as, a rumor is afloat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unfixed; moving without guide or control; adrift; as, our	      affairs are all afloat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Covered with water bearing floating articles; flooded; as,	      the decks are afloat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aflow \A*flow"\ ([.a]*fl[=o]"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flow.]	   Flowing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their founts aflow with tears.           --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Aflush \A*flush"\ ([.a]*fl[u^]sh"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flush,	   n.]	   In a flushed or blushing state.	   [1913 Webster]	Aflush \A*flush"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flush, a.]	   On a level.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bank is . . . aflush with the sea.   --Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Aflutter \A*flut"ter\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + flutter.]	   In a flutter; agitated.	   [1913 Webster]
Afoam \A*foam"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foam.]	   In a foaming state; as, the sea is all afoam.	   [1913 Webster]
A F of L \A. F. of L.\ (Abbrev.)	   American Federation of Labor.	   Syn: AFL. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Afoot \A*foot"\, adv. [Pref. a- + foot.]	   1. On foot.	      [1913 Webster]	            We 'll walk afoot a while.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The matter being afoot.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Afore \A*fore"\, adv. [OE. afore, aforn, AS. onforan or	   [ae]tforan; pref. a- + fore.]	   1. Before. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If he have never drunk wine afore.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) In the fore part of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	Afore \A*fore"\, prep.	   1. Before (in all its senses). [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Before; in front of; farther forward than; as,	      afore the windlass.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Afore the mast}, among the common sailors; -- a phrase used	      to distinguish the ship's crew from the officers.	      [1913 Webster]
Aforecited \A*fore"cit`ed\, a.	   Named or quoted before.	   [1913 Webster]
Aforegoing \A*fore"go`ing\, a.	   Go[imac]ng before; foregoing.	   [1913 Webster]
Aforehand \A*fore"hand`\adv.	   Beforehand; in anticipation. [Archaic or Dial.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She is come aforehand to anoint my body. --Mark xiv. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	Aforehand \A*fore"hand`\, a.	   Prepared; previously provided; -- opposed to {behindhand}.	   [Archaic or Dial.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Aforehand in all matters of power.       --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Aforementioned \A*fore"men`tioned\, a.	   Previously mentioned; before-mentioned. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Aforenamed \A*fore"named`\, a.	   Named before. --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Aforesaid \A*fore"said`\, a.	   Said before, or in a preceding part; already described or	   identified.	   [1913 Webster]
Aforethought \A*fore"thought`\, a.	   Premeditated; prepense; previously in mind; designed; as,	   malice aforethought, which is required to constitute murder.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]	Aforethought \A*fore"thought`\, n.	   Premeditation.	   [1913 Webster]
Aforetime \A*fore"time`\, adv.	   In time past; formerly. "He prayed . . . as he did	   aforetime." --Dan. vi. 10.	   [1913 Webster]
A fortiori \A for`ti*o"ri\ [L.] (Logic & Math.)	   With stronger reason.	   [1913 Webster]
Afoul \A*foul"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + foul.]	   In collision; entangled. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To run afoul of}, to run against or come into collision	      with, especially so as to become entangled or to cause	      injury.	      [1913 Webster]
Afraid \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 comes after the noun it limits.] "Back they recoiled,	   afraid." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word expresses a less degree of fear than	         terrified or frightened. It is followed by of before	         the object of fear, or by the infinitive, or by a	         dependent clause; as, to be afraid of death. "I am	         afraid to die." "I am afraid he will chastise me." "Be	         not afraid that I your hand should take." --Shak. I am	         afraid is sometimes used colloquially to soften a	         statement; as, I am afraid I can not help you in this	         matter.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fearful; timid; timorous; alarmed; anxious.	        [1913 Webster]
Afreet \Af"reet\, n.	   Same as {Afrit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Afresh \A*fresh"\, adv. [Pref. a- + fresh.]	   Anew; again; once more; newly.	   [1913 Webster]	         They crucify . . . the Son of God afresh. --Heb. vi. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Afric \Af"ric\, a.	   African. -- n. Africa. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
African \Af"ri*can\, a. [L. Africus, Africanus, fr. Afer	   African.]	   Of or pertaining to Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	   {African hemp}, a fiber prepared from the leaves of the	      {Sanseviera Guineensis}, a plant found in Africa and	      India.	   {African marigold}, a tropical American plant ({Tagetes	      erecta}).	   {African oak} or {African teak}, a timber furnished by	      {Oldfieldia Africana}, used in ship building.	      [1913 Webster]	   {African violet} .	   {African-American}, see {African-American}.	      [1913 Webster]	African \Af"ri*can\, n.	   A native of Africa; also one ethnologically belonging to an	   African race.	   [1913 Webster]
African-American \African-American\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of	      African ancestry or their history or culture	   Syn: Afro-American	        [WordNet 1.5]	African-American \African-American\ n.	   1. 1 an American whose ancestors were born in Africa,	      especially a United States citizen of African descent.	   Syn: Afro-American, African, black, negro	        [WordNet 1.5]
Africander \Af`ri*can"der\, n.	   One born in Africa, the offspring of a white father and a	   "colored" mother. Also, and now commonly in Southern Africa,	   a native born of European settlers.	   [1913 Webster]
African hunting dog \African hunting dog\ n. (Zool.)	   same as {African wild dog}.	   Syn: painted wolf, African hunting dog.	        [PJC]
Africanism \Af"ri*can*ism\, n.	   A word, phrase, idiom, or custom peculiar to Africa or	   Africans. "The knotty Africanisms . . . of the fathers."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Africanize \Af"ri*can*ize\, v. t.	   To place under the domination of Africans or negroes. [Amer.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
African wild dog \African wild dog\ n.	   1. 1 (Zool.) a dog ({Lycaon pictus}) with mottled fur found	      in Africa, notable for the strong social structure of its	      family groups.	   Syn: painted wolf, African hunting dog.	        [PJC] Afrite	        Afrit
Afrit \Af"rit\, Afrite \Af"rite\, Afreet \Af"reet\, n. [Arab.	   'ifr[imac]t.] (Moham. Myth.)	   A powerful evil jinnee, demon, or monstrous giant.	   [1913 Webster]
Afro-American \Afro-American\ n.	   1. an American whose ancestors were born in Africa.	   Syn: African-American, African.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Afro-American \Afro-American\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of	      African ancestry or their history or culture.	   Syn: African-American.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Afro-Asian \Afro-Asian\ adj.	   1. of or relating to the nations of Africa and Asia or their	      peoples. Afro-Asian population	      [WordNet 1.5]
Afrocarpus \Afrocarpus\ n.	   1. 1 dioecious evergreen trees or shrubs; equatorial to S and	      SE Africa: yellowwood2; similar to trees or genus	      Podocarpus.	   Syn: genus Afrocarpus	        [WordNet 1.5]
Afront \A*front"\, adv. [Pref. a- + front.]	   In front; face to face. -- prep. In front of. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
afropavo \afropavo\ n.	   1. 1 an African fowl genus; both sexes are brightly colored.	   Syn: Congo peafowl, Afropavo congensis	        [WordNet 1.5]
afro-wig \afro-wig\ n.	   1. a wig that gives the appearance of an afro hairdo.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aft \Aft\ ([.a]ft), adv. & a. [AS. [ae]ftan behind; orig.	   superl. of of, off. See {After}.] (Naut.)	   Near or towards the stern of a vessel; astern; abaft.	   [1913 Webster]
After \Aft"er\ ([.a]ft"t[~e]r), a. [AS. [ae]fter after, behind;	   akin to Goth. aftaro, aftra, backwards, Icel. aptr, Sw. and	   Dan. efter, OHG. aftar behind, Dutch and LG. achter, Gr.	   'apwte`rw further off. The ending -ter is an old comparative	   suffix, in E. generally -ther (as in other), and after is a	   compar. of of, off. [root]194. See {Of}; cf. {Aft}.]	   1. Next; later in time; subsequent; succeeding; as, an after	      period of life. --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the word is sometimes needlessly combined	         with the following noun, by means of a hyphen, as,	         after-ages, after-act, after-days, after-life. For the	         most part the words are properly kept separate when	         after has this meaning.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hinder; nearer the rear. (Naut.) To ward the stern of the	      ship; -- applied to any object in the rear part of a	      vessel; as the after cabin, after hatchway.	   Note: It is often combined with its noun; as, after-bowlines,	         after-braces, after-sails, after-yards, those on the	         mainmasts and mizzenmasts.	         [1913 Webster]	   {After body} (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat,	      or middle part.	      [1913 Webster]	After \Aft"er\, prep.	   1. Behind in place; as, men in line one after another. "Shut	      doors after you." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Below in rank; next to in order. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Codrus after Ph?bus sings the best.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Later in time; subsequent; as, after supper, after three	      days. It often precedes a clause. Formerly that was	      interposed between it and the clause.	      [1913 Webster]	            After I am risen again, I will go before you into	            Galilee.                              --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Subsequent to and in consequence of; as, after what you	      have said, I shall be careful.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Subsequent to and notwithstanding; as, after all our	      advice, you took that course.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Moving toward from behind; following, in search of; in	      pursuit of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall not go after other gods.     --Deut. vi.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            After whom is the king of Israel come out? --1 Sam.	                                                  xxiv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to;	      as, to look after workmen; to inquire after a friend; to	      thirst after righteousness.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In imitation of; in conformity with; after the manner of;	      as, to make a thing after a model; a picture after Rubens;	      the boy takes after his father.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To name} or {call after}, to name like and reference to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our eldest son was named George after his uncle.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. According to; in accordance with; in conformity with the	      nature of; as, he acted after his kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall not judge after the sight of his eyes.	                                                  --Isa. xi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that are after the flesh do mind the things of	            the flesh.                            --Rom. viii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. According to the direction and influence of; in	       proportion to; befitting. [Archaic]	       [1913 Webster]	             He takes greatness of kingdoms according to bulk	             and currency, and not after their intrinsic value.	                                                  --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   {After all}, when everything has been considered; upon the	      whole.	   {After} (with the same noun preceding and following), as,	      wave after wave, day after day, several or many (waves,	      etc.) successively.	   {One after another}, successively.	   {To be after}, to be in pursuit of in order to reach or get;	      as, he is after money.	      [1913 Webster]	After \Aft"er\, adv.	   Subsequently in time or place; behind; afterward; as, he	   follows after.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was about the space of three hours after. --Acts. v.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: After is prefixed to many words, forming compounds, but	         retaining its usual signification. The prefix may be	         adverbial, prepositional, or adjectival; as in after-	         described, after-dinner, after-part. The hyphen is	         sometimes needlessly used to connect the adjective	         after with its noun. See {Note} under {After}, a., 1.	         [1913 Webster]
afterbirth \aft"er*birth`\ ([a^]f"t[~e]r*b[~e]rth`), n. (Med.)	   The placenta and membranes with which the fetus is connected,	   when they are expelled from the womb after delivery.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Aftercast \Aft"er*cast`\, n.	   A throw of dice after the game in ended; hence, anything done	   too late. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Afterclap \Aft"er*clap`\, n.	   An unexpected subsequent event; something disagreeable	   happening after an affair is supposed to be at an end.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftercrop \Aft"er*crop`\, n.	   A second crop or harvest in the same year. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
After damp \Aft"er damp`\	   An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire	   damp in mines; choke damp. See {Carbonic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
After-dinner \Aft"er-din`ner\, n.	   The time just after dinner. "An after-dinner's sleep."	   --Shak. [Obs.] -- a. Following dinner; post-prandial; as, an	   after-dinner nap.	   [1913 Webster]
After-eatage \Aft"er-eat`age\, n.	   Aftergrass.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftereye \Aft"er*eye`\, v. t.	   To look after. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftergame \Aft"er*game`\, n.	   A second game; hence, a subsequent scheme or expedient.	   --Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aftergame at Irish}, an ancient game very nearly resembling	      backgammon. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
After-glow \Aft"er-glow\, n.	   A glow of refulgence in the western sky after sunset.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftergrass \Aft"er*grass`\, n.	   The grass that grows after the first crop has been mown;	   aftermath.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftergrowth \Aft"er*growth`\, n.	   A second growth or crop, or (metaphorically) development.	   --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Afterguard \Aft"er*guard`\, n. (Naut.)	   The seaman or seamen stationed on the poop or after part of	   the ship, to attend the after-sails. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
After-image \Aft"er-im`age\, n.	   The impression of a vivid sensation retained by the retina of	   the eye after the cause has been removed; also extended to	   impressions left of tones, smells, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Afterings \Aft"er*ings\, n. pl.	   The last milk drawn in milking; strokings. [Obs.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftermath \Aft"er*math\, n. [After + math. See {Math}.]	   A second moving; the grass which grows after the first crop	   of hay in the same season; rowen. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
After-mentioned \Aft"er-men`tioned\, a.	   Mentioned afterwards; as, persons after-mentioned (in a	   writing).	   [1913 Webster]
Aftermost \Aft"er*most\, a. superl. [OE. eftemest, AS.	   [ae]ftemest, akin to Gothic aftumist and aftuma, the last,	   orig. a superlative of of, with the superlative endings -te,	   -me, -st.]	   1. Hindmost; -- opposed to {foremost}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Nearest the stern; most aft.	      [1913 Webster]
Afternoon \Aft"er*noon"\, n.	   The part of the day which follows noon, between noon and	   evening.	   [1913 Webster]
After-note \Aft"er-note`\, n. (Mus.)	   One of the small notes occur on the unaccented parts of the	   measure, taking their time from the preceding note.	   [1913 Webster]
Afterpains \Aft"er*pains`\ ([a^]f"t[~e]r*p[=a]nz`), n. pl.	   (Med.)	   The pains which succeed childbirth, as in expelling the	   afterbirth. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Afterpiece \Aft"er*piece`\ ([a^]f"t[~e]r*p[=e]s`), n.	   1. A piece performed after a play, usually a farce or other	      small entertainment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The heel of a rudder.	      [1913 Webster]
After-sails \Aft"er-sails`\ ([a^]f"t[~e]r*s[=a]lz`), n. pl.	   (Naut.)	   The sails on the mizzenmast, or on the stays between the	   mainmast and mizzenmast. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
after-school \after-school\ adj.	   1. outside regular school hours. a special after-school class	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aftersensation \Aft"er*sen*sa`tion\, n. (Psychol.)	   A sensation or sense impression following the removal of a	   stimulus producing a primary sensation, and reproducing the	   primary sensation in positive, negative, or complementary	   form. The aftersensation may be continuous with the primary	   sensation or follow it after an interval.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aftershaft \Aft"er*shaft`\, n. (Zool.)	   The {hypoptilum}.	   [1913 Webster]
aftershafted \aftershafted\ adj.	   1. having an aftershaft (a small feather at the base of some	      feathers)	      [WordNet 1.5]
after-shave \after-shave\ n.	   same as {after-shave lotion}.	   Syn: after-shave lotion	        [WordNet 1.5]	after-shave lotion \after-shave lotion\ n.	   1. 1 a fragrant lotion for a man's face after shaving.	   Syn: after-shave	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aftertaste \Aft"er*taste`\, n.	   A taste which remains in the mouth after eating or drinking.	   [1913 Webster]
Afterthought \Aft"er*thought`\, n.	   1. Reflection after an act; later or subsequent thought.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an action taken after another action and related to the	      first action, which would normally or optimally be done	      along with the first action; -- as, to do something as an	      afterthought.	      [PJC]	   3. a feature or part added to a device, not thought of in its	      original design.	      [PJC] Afterwards
Afterwards \Aft"er*wards\, Afterward \Aft"er*ward\, adv. [AS.	   [ae]fteweard, a., behind. See {Aft}, and {-ward} (suffix).	   The final s in afterwards is adverbial, orig. a genitive	   ending.]	   At a later or succeeding time.	   [1913 Webster]
Afterwise \Aft"er*wise`\, a.	   Wise after the event; wise or knowing, when it is too late.	   [1913 Webster]
After-wit \Aft"er-wit`\, n.	   Wisdom or perception that comes after it can be of use.	   "After-wit comes too late when the mischief is done."	   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
After-witted \Aft"er-wit`ted\, a.	   Characterized by after-wit; slow-witted. --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftmost \Aft"most\, a. (Naut.)	   Nearest the stern.	   [1913 Webster]
Aftward \Aft"ward\, adv. (Naut.)	   Toward the stern.	   [1913 Webster] Aga
Aga \A*ga"\ or Agha \A*gha"\ ([.a]*g[aum]" or [=a]"g[.a]), n.	   [Turk. agh[=a] a great lord, chief master.]	   In Turkey, a commander or chief officer. It is used also as a	   title of respect.	   [1913 Webster]
Again \A*gain"\ (?; 277), adv. [OE. agein, agayn, AS. ongegn,	   onge['a]n, against, again; on + ge['a]n, akin to Ger. gegewn	   against, Icel. gegn. Cf. {Gainsay}.]	   1. In return, back; as, bring us word again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Another time; once more; anew.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man die, shall he live again?    --Job xiv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Once repeated; -- of quantity; as, as large again, half as	      much again.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In any other place. [Archaic] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. On the other hand. "The one is my sovereign . . . the	      other again is my kinsman." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Moreover; besides; further.	      [1913 Webster]	            Again, it is of great consequence to avoid, etc.	                                                  --Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Again and again}, more than once; often; repeatedly.	   {Now and again}, now and then; occasionally.	   {To and again}, to and fro. [Obs.] --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Again was formerly used in many verbal combinations,	         as, again-witness, to witness against; again-ride, to	         ride against; again-come, to come against, to	         encounter; again-bring, to bring back, etc.	         [1913 Webster] Again	Again \A*gain"\, Agains \A*gains"\, prep.	   Against; also, towards (in order to meet). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Albeit that it is again his kind.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Againbuy \A*gain"buy`\, v. t.	   To redeem. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Againsay \A*gain"say`\, v. t.	   To gainsay. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Against \A*gainst"\ (?; 277), prep. [OE. agens, ageynes, AS.	   ongegn. The s is adverbial, orig. a genitive ending. See	   {Again}.]	   1. Abreast; opposite to; facing; towards; as, against the	      mouth of a river; -- in this sense often preceded by over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jacob saw the angels of God come against him.	                                                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From an opposite direction so as to strike or come in	      contact with; in contact with; upon; as, hail beats	      against the roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment	      or of action; on the other side; counter to; in	      contrariety to; hence, adverse to; as, against reason;	      against law; to run a race against time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gate would have been shut against her.	                                                  --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            An argument against the use of steam. --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. By of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to	      be ready for the time when. [Archaic or Dial.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came	            from Damascus.                        --2 Kings xvi.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Against the sun}, in a direction contrary to that in which	      the sun appears to move.	      [1913 Webster]
Againstand \A*gain"stand`\, v. t.	   To withstand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Againward \A*gain"ward\, adv.	   Back again. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] agalaxy
agalactia \ag`a*lac"ti*a\ ([a^]g`[.a]*l[a^]k"t[i^]*[.a]),
agalaxy \ag"a*lax`y\ ([a^]g"[.a]*l[a^]k`s[y^]), n. [Gr.	   'agalakti`a; 'a priv. + ga`la, gala`ktos] (Med.)	   Failure of the due secretion of milk after childbirth. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Agalactous \Ag`a*lac"tous\ ([a^]g`[.a]*l[a^]k"t[u^]s), a.	   Lacking milk to suckle with.	   [1913 Webster]
Agal-agal \A`gal-a"gal\ ([aum]`g[a^]l*[aum]"g[a^]l), n.	   Same as {Agar-agar}.	   [1913 Webster] Agalloch
Agalloch \Ag"al*loch\ ([a^]g"[a^]l*l[o^]k), Agallochum
\A*gal"lo*chum\ ([.a]*g[a^]l"l[-o]*k[u^]m), n. [Gr.	   a`ga`llochon, of Eastern origin: cf. Skr. aguru, Heb. pl.	   ah[=a]l[imac]m.]	   A soft, resinous wood ({Aquilaria Agallocha}) of highly	   aromatic smell, burnt by the orientals as a perfume. It is	   called also {agalwood} and {aloes wood}. The name is also	   given to some other species.	   [1913 Webster]
Agalmatolite \Ag`al*mat"o*lite\	   ([a^]g`[a^]l*m[a^]t"[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'a`galma,	   'a`galmatos, image, statue + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.]	   (Min.)	   A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish	   color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called	   {figure stone}, and {pagodite}. It is probably a variety of	   pinite.	   [1913 Webster]
Agama \Ag"a*ma\ ([a^]g"[.a]*m[.a]), n.; pl. {Agamas}	   ([a^]g"[.a]*m[.a]z). [From the Caribbean name of a species of	   lizard.] (Zool.)	   A genus of lizards, one of the few which feed upon vegetable	   substances; also, one of these lizards.	   [1913 Webster]
Agami \Ag"a*mi\ ([a^]g"[.a]*m[=e]), n.; pl. {Agamis}	   ([a^]g"[.a]*m[=e]z). [F. agami, fr. the native name.] (Zool.)	   A South American bird ({Psophia crepitans}), allied to the	   cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the	   {gold-breasted trumpeter}. Its body is about the size of the	   pheasant. See {Trumpeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Agamic \A*gam"ic\, a. [{Agamous}.]	   (a) (Biol.) Produced without sexual union; as, agamic or	       unfertilized eggs.	   (b) Not having visible organs of reproduction, as flowerless	       plants; agamous.	       [1913 Webster]
Agamically \A*gam"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an agamic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Agamist \Ag"a*mist\, n. [See {Agamous}.]	   An unmarried person; also, one opposed to marriage. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Agamogenesis \Ag`a*mo*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? unmarried ('a priv.	   + ? marriage) + ? reproduction.] (Biol.)	   Reproduction without the union of parents of distinct sexes:	   asexual reproduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Agamogenetic \Ag`a*mo*ge*net"ic\, n. (Biol.)	   Reproducing or produced without sexual union. --	   {Ag`a*mo*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         All known agamogenetic processes end in a complete	         return to the primitive stock.           --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Agamous \Ag"a*mous\, a. [Gr. 'a`gamos unmarried; 'a priv. +	   ga`mos marriage.] (Biol.)	   Having no visible sexual organs; asexual. In (Bot.),	   cryptogamous.	   [1913 Webster]
Aganglionic \A*gan`gli*o"nic\, a. [Pref. a- not + ganglionic.]	   (Physiol.)	   Without ganglia.	   [1913 Webster]
Agape \A*gape"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gape.]	   Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Agape \Ag"a*pe\, n.; pl. {Agap[ae]}. [Gr. 'aga`ph love, pl.	   'aga`pai.]	   The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal	   partaken of in connection with the communion.	   [1913 Webster]
agar \a"gar\, n. [See {agar-agar}.]	   1. common shortened form of {agar-agar[2]}.	   Syn: gelose, agar-agar.	        [PJC]	   2. 1 any culture medium that uses agar as the gelling agent;	      -- used especially with a modifying prefix, as, EMB agar.	      The term is applied both to the dehydrated medium powder	      containing agar and to the gelatinous medium prepared from	      it.	   Syn: nutrient agar	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Agar-agar \A`gar-a"gar\, n. [Ceylonese local name.]	   1. A fucus or seaweed much used in the East for soups and	      jellies; Ceylon moss ({Gracilaria lichenoides}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gelatinlike substance, or a solution of it, prepared	      from certain seaweeds containing gelose (such as Ceylon	      moss, {Gracilaria lichenoides} or other seaweeds of the	      genera {Gelidium}, {Ceramium}, {Pterocladia}, and	      {Eucheuma}), and used for solidifying growth media in the	      artificial cultivation of bacteria, or as a gelling agent	      in foods; -- usually called simply {agar}, by	      abbreviation.	   Note: In composition it is predominantly a polysaccharide,	         and is not degraded by most bacteria. It thus almost	         completely replaced the earlier protein-based gelatins	         used for fixing bacterial colonies on culture plates,	         as the gelatins were often dissolved by the proteolytic	         enzymes common in bacteria.	   Syn: gelose, agar.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Agaric \Ag"a*ric\ (?; 277), n. [L. agaricum, Gr. ?, said to be	   fr. Agara, a town in Sarmatia.]	   1. (Bot.) A fungus of the genus {Agaricus}, of many species,	      of which the common mushroom is an example.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old name for several species of {Polyporus}, corky	      fungi growing on decaying wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The "female agaric" ({Polyporus officinalis}) was	         renowned as a cathartic; the "male agaric" ({Polyporus	         igniarius}) is used for preparing touchwood, called	         punk or German tinder.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Agaric mineral}, a light, chalky deposit of carbonate of	      lime, sometimes called {rock milk}, formed in caverns or	      fissures of limestone.	      [1913 Webster]
Agasp \A*gasp"\, adv. & a. [. a- + gasp.]	   In a state of gasping. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster] Agast
Agast \A*gast"\ or Aghast \A*ghast"\, v. t.	   To affright; to terrify. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Agast \A*gast"\, p. p. & a.	   See {Aghast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Agastache \Agastache\ n.	   1. 1 giant hyssop; Mexican hyssop.	   Syn: genus {Agastache}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agastric \A*gas"tric\ ([.a]*g[a^]s"tr[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'a priv. +	   gasth'r stomach.] (Physiol.)	   Having to stomach, or distinct digestive canal, as the	   tapeworm.	   [1913 Webster]
Agate \A*gate"\, adv. [Pref. a- on + gate way.]	   On the way; agoing; as, to be agate; to set the bells agate.	   [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]	Agate \Ag"ate\, n. [F. agate, It. agata, L. achates, fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Min.) A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz,	      presenting various tints in the same specimen. Its colors	      are delicately arranged in stripes or bands, or blended in	      clouds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fortification agate, or Scotch pebble, the moss	         agate, the clouded agate, etc., are familiar varieties.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A kind of type, larger than pearl and smaller	      than nonpareil; in England called ruby.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in the type called agate.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A diminutive person; so called in allusion to the small	      figures cut in agate for rings and seals. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tool used by gold-wire drawers, bookbinders, etc.; -- so	      called from the agate fixed in it for burnishing.	      [1913 Webster]
Agatiferous \Ag`a*tif"er*ous\, a. [Agate + -ferous.]	   Containing or producing agates. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Agatine \Ag"a*tine\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, agate.	   [1913 Webster]
Agatize \Ag"a*tize\, v. t. [Usually p. p. {Agatized}.]	   To convert into agate; to make resemble agate. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Agaty \Ag"a*ty\, a.	   Of the nature of agate, or containing agate.	   [1913 Webster]
Agavaceae \Agavaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a natural family of chiefly tropical and xerophytic	      plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises	      plants that in some classifications are divided between	      the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae.	   Syn: family {Agavaceae}, agave family, sisal family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agave \A*ga"ve\ ([.a]*g[=a]"v[-e]), prop. n. [L. Agave, prop.	   name, fr. Gr. 'agayh`, fem. of 'agayo`s illustrious, noble.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of plants (order {Amaryllidaceae}) of which the chief	   species is the maguey or century plant ({Agave Americana}),	   wrongly called Aloe. It takes from ten to seventy years,	   according to climate, to attain maturity, when it produces a	   gigantic flower stem, sometimes forty feet in height, and	   perishes. The juice has purgative and diuretic properties.	   The fermented juice is the {pulque} of the Mexicans;	   distilled, it yields {mescal}. A strong thread and a tough	   paper are made from the leaves, and the wood has many uses.	   [1913 Webster]
agaze \agaze\ adj.	   1. 1 looking intently; -- used of eyes.	   Syn: staring	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agazed \A*gazed"\ ([.a]*g[=a]zd"), p. p. [Only in p. p.; another	   spelling for aghast.]	   Gazing with astonishment; amazed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole army stood agazed on him.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Agdistis \Agdistis\ n.	   1. Asiatic epithet for Rhea or Cybele.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Age \Age\ ([=a]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [^a]ge, fr. L. aetas	   through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr.	   aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf.	   {Each}.]	   1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable,	      or other kind; lifetime.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mine age is as nothing before thee.   --Ps. xxxix.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is	      between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the	      present age of a man, or of the earth?	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The latter part of life; an advanced period of life;	      seniority; state of being old.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor wrong mine age with this indignity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of	      youth, etc. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one	      attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come	      of age; he (or she) is of age. --Abbott.	   Note: In the United States, both males and females are of age	         when twenty-one years old. Some rights, such as that of	         voting in elections, are conferred earlier.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. The time of life at which some particular power or	      capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of	      consent; the age of discretion. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished	      from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. "The	      spirit of the age." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Archeological ages are designated as three: The Stone	         age (the early and the later stone age, called	         paleolithic and neolithic), the Bronze age, and the	         Iron age. During the Age of Stone man is supposed to	         have employed stone for weapons and implements.	         [1913 Webster] See {Augustan}, {Brazen}, {Golden},	         {Heroic}, {Middle}.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. A great period in the history of the Earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The geologic ages are as follows: 1. The Arch[ae]an,	         including the time when was no life and the time of the	         earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The age of	         Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the	         globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The	         age of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the	         dominant race. 4. The age of Coal Plants, or Acrogens,	         or the Carboniferous age. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary	         age, or age of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in	         great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary age, or	         age of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds,	         abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary	         age, or age of Man, or the modern era. --Dana.	         [1913 Webster]	   9. A century; the period of one hundred years.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fleury . . . apologizes for these five ages.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a	       generation. "Ages yet unborn." --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	             The way which the age follows.       --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	       [1913 Webster]	             Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,	             Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age. --C.	                                                  Sprague.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A long time. [Colloq.] "He made minutes an age."	       --Tennyson.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (poker) the right belonging to the player to the left of	       the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then	       to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding	       this position; the eldest hand.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Age of a tide}, the time from the origin of a tide in the	      South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place.	   {Moon's age}, the time that has elapsed since the last	      preceding conjunction of the sun and moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Age is used to form the first part of many compounds;	         as, agelasting, age-adorning, age-worn, age-enfeebled,	         agelong.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Time; period; generation; date; era; epoch.	        [1913 Webster]	Age \Age\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aging}.]	   To grow aged; to become old; to show marks of age; as, he	   grew fat as he aged.	   [1913 Webster]	         They live one hundred and thirty years, and never age	         for all that.                            --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am aging; that is, I have a whitish, or rather a	         light-colored, hair here and there.      --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Age \Age\, v. t.	   To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age	   to; as, grief ages us.	   [1913 Webster]
Aged \A"ged\ ([=a]"j[e^]d), a.	   1. Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond	      the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an	      aged man; an aged oak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to old age. "Aged cramps." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. ([=a]"j[e^]d or [=a]jd) Having a certain age; at the age	      of; having lived; as, a man aged forty years.	      [1913 Webster]
age-old \age-old\ adj.	   1. 1 of very long duration	   Syn: ancient	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. having reached a desired or final condition as a result of	      standing for a period of time; -- of wines, whiskey,	      fruit, or cheeses.	   Note: As a result of having been aged, the product may be	         said to be mature or ripe (vs. green).	   Syn: ripened	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agedly \A"ged*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an aged person.	   [1913 Webster]
Agedness \A"ged*ness\, n.	   The quality of being aged; oldness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Custom without truth is but agedness of error.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
ageing \ageing\ adj.	   1. having lived for a relatively long (or a specified) time;	      not young; -- used especially of persons. Opposite of	      {young}.	   Syn: aging, senescent, old.	        [WordNet 1.5]	ageing \ageing\ n.	   same as {aging}.	   Syn: ripening, aging, mellowing	        [WordNet 1.5]
ageism \age"ism\ n.	   1. 1 discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people.	   Syn: agism	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agelaius \Agelaius\ prop. n.	   A genus of birds including the red-winged blackbirds.	   Syn: genus {Agelaius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ageless \Age"less\ ([=a]j"l[e^]s), a.	   Without old age limits of duration; as, fountains of ageless	   youth.	   [1913 Webster]
agelong \age"long\ ([=a]j"l[o^]ng), a.	   lasting through all time; unending; as, The agelong struggle	   for freedom.	   Syn: unending	        [WordNet 1.5]
agen \a*gen"\ ([.a]*g[e^]n"), adv. & prep.	   See {Again}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
agency \a"gen*cy\ ([=a]"jen*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Agencies}	   ([=a]"jen*s[i^]z). [agentia, fr. L. agens, agentis: cf. F.	   agence. See {Agent}.]	   1. The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of	      being in action; action; instrumentality.	      [1913 Webster]	            The superintendence and agency of Providence in the	            natural world.                        --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office of an agent, or factor; the relation between a	      principal and his agent; business of one intrusted with	      the concerns of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place of business of an agent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An organization or business that provides some service,	      primarily for other organizations; as, an advertising	      agency.	      [PJC]	   5. An administrative division of a government; as, a state	      welfare agency; a motor vehicle agency; the Environmental	      Protection Agency (EPA); the Federal Emergency Management	      Agency (FEMA).	      [PJC]	   Syn: Action; operation; efficiency; management.	        [1913 Webster]
Agend \A"gend\ ([=a]"j[e^]nd), n.	   See {Agendum}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
agenda \agenda\ ([.a]*j[e^]n"d[.a]), n.	   a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to.	   Syn: docket, schedule	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. A list of matters to be discussed (as at a meeting).	   Syn: agendum, docket, order of business	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A motive or set of goals; as, to have one's own agenda;	      especially, a secret motive; also called {hidden agenda};	      as, some of the news commentators themselves have an	      agenda.	   Syn: goal, hidden motive, secret motive, hidden agenda.	        [PJC]
Agendum \A*gen"dum\ ([.a]*j[e^]n"d[u^]m), n.; pl. {Agenda}	   ([.a]*j[e^]n"d[.a]). [L., neut. of the gerundive of agere to	   act.]	   1. Something to be done; in the pl., a memorandum book; also,	      a list of items to be considered. See {agenda}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A church service; a ritual or liturgy. [In this sense,	      usually Agenda.]	      [1913 Webster]
Agenesic \Ag`e*nes"ic\, a. [See {Agensis}.] (Physiol.)	   Characterized by sterility; infecund.	   [1913 Webster]
Agenesis \A*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? birth.] (Physiol.)	   Any imperfect development of the body, or any anomaly of	   organization.	   [1913 Webster]
Agennesis \Ag`en*ne"sis\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? an engendering.]	   (Physiol.)	   Impotence; sterility.	   [1913 Webster]
Agent \A"gent\, a. [L. agens, agentis, p. pr. of agere to act;	   akin to Gr. ? to lead, Icel. aka to drive, Skr. aj. [root]2.]	   Acting; -- opposed to {patient}, or sustaining, action.	   [Archaic] "The body agent." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Agent \A"gent\, n.	   1. One who exerts power, or has the power to act; an actor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven made us agents, free to good or ill.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who acts for, or in the place of, another, by	      authority from him; one intrusted with the business of	      another; a substitute; a deputy; a factor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An active power or cause; that which has the power to	      produce an effect, such as a physical, chemical, or	      medicinal agent; as, heat is a powerful agent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biochem., Med.) a chemical substance having biological	      effects; a drug.	      [PJC]
Agential \A*gen"tial\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an agent or an agency. --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
agentship \a"gent*ship\ ([=a]"jent*sh[i^]p), n.	   Agency. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Ageratum \A*ger"a*tum\ ([.a]*j[e^]r"[.a]*t[u^]m or	   [a^]j`[~e]r*[=a]"t[u^]m), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'agh`raton a	   sort of plant; 'a priv. + gh`ras old age.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, one species of which ({Ageratum	   Mexicanum}) has lavender-blue flowers in dense clusters.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggeneration \Ag*gen`er*a"tion\, n. [L. aggenerare to beget in	   addition. See {Generate}.]	   The act of producing in addition. [Obs.] --T. Stanley.	   [1913 Webster]
Agger \Ag"ger\, n. [L., a mound, fr. aggerere to bear to a	   place, heap up; ad + gerere to bear.]	   An earthwork; a mound; a raised work. [Obs.] --Hearne.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggerate \Ag"ger*ate\, v. t. [L. aggeratus, p. p. of aggerare.	   See {Agger}.]	   To heap up. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggeration \Ag`ger*a"tion\, n. [L. aggeratio.]	   A heaping up; accumulation; as, aggerations of sand. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aggerose \Ag`ger*ose"\, a.	   In heaps; full of heaps.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggest \Ag*gest"\, v. t. [L. aggestus, p. p. of aggerere. See	   {Agger}.]	   To heap up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The violence of the waters aggested the earth.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Agglomerate \Ag*glom"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Agglomerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglomerating}.] [L.	   agglomeratus, p. p. of agglomerare; ad + glomerare to form	   into a ball. See {Glomerate}.]	   To wind or collect into a ball; hence, to gather into a mass	   or anything like a mass.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where he builds the agglomerated pile.   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Agglomerate \Ag*glom"er*ate\, v. i.	   To collect in a mass.	   [1913 Webster] Agglomerate	Agglomerate \Ag*glom"er*ate\, Agglomerated \Ag*glom"er*a`ted\,	   a.	   1. Collected into a ball, heap, or mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Collected into a rounded head of flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	Agglomerate \Ag*glom"er*ate\, n.	   1. A collection or mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) A mass of angular volcanic fragments united by	      heat; -- distinguished from conglomerate.	      [1913 Webster]
agglomerated \agglomerated\ adj.	   1. clustered together but not coherent. an agglomerated	      flower head	   Syn: agglomerate, agglomerative, aggregate, clustered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agglomeration \Ag*glom`er*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. agglom['e]ration.]	   1. The act or process of collecting in a mass; a heaping	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	            An excessive agglomeration of turrets. --Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being collected in a mass; a mass; cluster.	      [1913 Webster]
Agglomerative \Ag*glom"er*a*tive\, a.	   Having a tendency to gather together, or to make collections.	   [1913 Webster]	         Taylor is eminently discursive, accumulative, and (to	         use one of his own words) agglomerative. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Agglutinant \Ag*glu"ti*nant\, a. [L. agglutinans, -antis, p. pr.	   of agglutinare.]	   Uniting, as glue; causing, or tending to cause, adhesion. --	   n. Any viscous substance which causes bodies or parts to	   adhere.	   [1913 Webster]
Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Agglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Agglutinating}.] [L.	   agglutinatus, p. p. of agglutinare to glue or cement to a	   thing; ad + glutinare to glue; gluten glue. See {Glue}.]	   To unite, or cause to adhere, as with glue or other viscous	   substance; to unite by causing an adhesion of substances.	   [1913 Webster]	Agglutinate \Ag*glu"ti*nate\, a.	   1. United with glue or as with glue; cemented together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Consisting of root words combined but not	      materially altered as to form or meaning; as, agglutinate	      forms, languages, etc. See {Agglutination}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Agglutination \Ag*glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. agglutination.]	   1. The act of uniting by glue or other tenacious substance;	      the state of being thus united; adhesion of parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Combination in which root words are united with	      little or no change of form or loss of meaning. See	      {Agglutinative}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Agglutinative \Ag*glu"ti*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. agglutinatif.]	   1. Pertaining to agglutination; tending to unite, or having	      power to cause adhesion; adhesive.	   Syn: polysynthetic, holophrastic.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philol.) Formed or characterized by agglutination, as a	      language or a compound.	      [1913 Webster]	            In agglutinative languages the union of words may be	            compared to mechanical compounds, in inflective	            languages to chemical compounds.      --R. Morris.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cf. man-kind, heir-loom, war-like, which are	            agglutinative compounds. The Finnish, Hungarian,	            Turkish, the Tamul, etc., are agglutinative	            languages.                            --R. Morris.	      [1913 Webster]	            Agglutinative languages preserve the consciousness	            of their roots.                       --Max	                                                  M["u]ller.	      [1913 Webster]
Aggrace \Ag*grace"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + grace: cf. It.	   aggraziare, LL. aggratiare. See {Grace}.]	   To favor; to grace. [Obs.] "That knight so much aggraced."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Aggrace \Ag*grace"\, n.	   Grace; favor. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrade \Ag*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggraded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Aggrading}.] (Phys. Geog.)	   To bring, or tend to bring, to a uniform grade, or slope, by	   addition of material; as, streams aggrade their beds by	   depositing sediment.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aggrandizable \Ag"gran*di"za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being aggrandized.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrandization \Ag*gran`di*za"tion\, n.	   Aggrandizement. [Obs.] --Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrandized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Aggrandizing}.] [F. agrandir; [`a] (L. ad) +	   grandir to increase, L. grandire, fr. grandis great. See	   {Grand}, and cf. {Finish}.]	   1. To make great; to enlarge; to increase; as, to aggrandize	      our conceptions, authority, distress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth;	      -- applied to persons, countries, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            His scheme for aggrandizing his son.  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make appear great or greater; to exalt. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To augment; exalt; promote; advance.	        [1913 Webster]	Aggrandize \Ag"gran*dize\, v. i.	   To increase or become great. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Follies, continued till old age, do aggrandize. --J.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrandizement \Ag*gran"dize*ment\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.	   agrandissement.]	   The act of aggrandizing, or the state of being aggrandized or	   exalted in power, rank, honor, or wealth; exaltation;	   enlargement; as, the emperor seeks only the aggrandizement of	   his own family.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Augmentation; exaltation; enlargement; advancement;	        promotion; preferment.	        [1913 Webster]
Aggrandizer \Ag"gran*di`zer\, n.	   One who aggrandizes, or makes great.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrate \Ag*grate"\, v. t. [It. aggratare, fr. L. ad + gratus	   pleasing. See {Grate}, a.]	   To please. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Each one sought his lady to aggrate.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggravate \Ag"gra*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggravated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Aggravating}.] [L. aggravatus, p. p. of	   aggravare. See {Aggrieve}.]	   1. To make heavy or heavier; to add to; to increase. [Obs.]	      "To aggravate thy store." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make worse, or more severe; to render less tolerable or	      less excusable; to make more offensive; to enhance; to	      intensify. "To aggravate my woes." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            To aggravate the horrors of the scene. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The defense made by the prisoner's counsel did	            rather aggravate than extenuate his crime.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give coloring to in description; to exaggerate; as, to	      aggravate circumstances. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exasperate; to provoke; to irritate. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If both were to aggravate her parents, as my brother	            and sister do mine.                   --Richardson	                                                  (Clarissa).	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To heighten; intensify; increase; magnify; exaggerate;	        provoke; irritate; exasperate.	        [1913 Webster]
aggravated \aggravated\ adj.	   1. 1 made more severe or intense, especially in law; as,	      aggravated assault.	   Syn: intensified.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 incited, especially deliberately, to anger. aggravated	      by passive resistance	   Syn: provoked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aggravating \Ag"gra*va`ting\, a.	   1. Making worse or more heinous; as, aggravating	      circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exasperating; provoking; irritating. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A thing at once ridiculous and aggravating. --J.	                                                  Ingelow.	      [1913 Webster]
Aggravatingly \Ag"gra*va`ting*ly\, adv.	   In an aggravating manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggravation \Ag`gra*va"tion\, n. [LL. aggravatio: cf. F.	   aggravation.]	   1. The act of aggravating, or making worse; -- used of evils,	      natural or moral; the act of increasing in severity or	      heinousness; something additional to a crime or wrong and	      enhancing its guilt or injurious consequences.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exaggerated representation.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a little aggravation of the features changed it	            into the Saracen's head.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An extrinsic circumstance or accident which increases the	      guilt of a crime or the misery of a calamity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Provocation; irritation. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Aggravative \Ag"gra*va*tive\, a.	   Tending to aggravate. -- n. That which aggravates.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggregate \Ag"gre*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggregated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Aggregating}.] [L. aggregatus, p. p. of	   aggregare to lead to a flock or herd; ad + gregare to collect	   into a flock, grex flock, herd. See {Gregarious}.]	   1. To bring together; to collect into a mass or sum. "The	      aggregated soil." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To add or unite, as, a person, to an association.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is many times hard to discern to which of the two	            sorts, the good or the bad, a man ought to be	            aggregated.                           --Wollaston.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To amount in the aggregate to; as, ten loads, aggregating	      five hundred bushels. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To heap up; accumulate; pile; collect.	        [1913 Webster]	Aggregate \Ag"gre*gate\, a. [L. aggregatus, p. p.]	   1. Formed by a collection of particulars into a whole mass or	      sum; collective.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aggregate testimony of many hundreds. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Formed into clusters or groups of lobules; as,	      aggregate glands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Composed of several florets within a common	      involucre, as in the daisy; or of several carpels formed	      from one flower, as in the raspberry.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Min. & Geol.) Having the several component parts adherent	      to each other only to such a degree as to be separable by	      mechanical means.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) United into a common organized mass; -- said of	      certain compound animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corporation aggregate}. (Law) See under {Corporation}.	      [1913 Webster]	Aggregate \Ag"gre*gate\, n.	   1. A mass, assemblage, or sum of particulars; as, a house is	      an aggregate of stone, brick, timber, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In an aggregate the particulars are less intimately	         mixed than in a compound.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A mass formed by the union of homogeneous	      particles; -- in distinction from a {compound}, formed by	      the union of heterogeneous particles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In the aggregate}, collectively; together.	      [1913 Webster]
Aggregately \Ag"gre*gate*ly\, adv.	   Collectively; in mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggregation \Ag`gre*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. aggregatio, F.	   agr['e]gation.]	   The act of aggregating, or the state of being aggregated;	   collection into a mass or sum; a collection of particulars;	   an aggregate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each genus is made up by aggregation of species.	                                                  --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]	         A nation is not an idea only of local extent and	         individual momentary aggregation, but . . . of	         continuity, which extends in time as well as in	         numbers, and in space.                   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggregative \Ag"gre*ga*tive\, a. [Cf. Fr. agr['e]gatif.]	   1. Taken together; collective.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gregarious; social. [R.] --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. tending to gather into a mass.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aggregator \Ag"gre*ga`tor\, n.	   One who aggregates.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrege \Ag*grege"\, v. t. [OF. agreger. See {Aggravate}.]	   To make heavy; to aggravate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggress \Ag*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aggressed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Aggressing}.] [L. aggressus, p. p. of aggredi to go	   to, approach; ad + gradi to step, go, gradus step: cf. OF.	   aggresser. See {Grade}.]	   To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a	   quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game.	   Syn: attack	        [WordNet 1.5]	Aggress \Ag*gress"\, v. t.	   To set upon; to attack. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Aggress \Ag*gress"\, n. [L. aggressus.]	   Aggression. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their military aggresses on others.      --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggression \Ag*gres"sion\, n. [L. aggressio, fr. aggredi: cf. F.	   agression.]	   The first attack, or act of hostility; the first act of	   injury, or first act leading to a war or a controversy;	   unprovoked attack; assault; as, a war of aggression.	   "Aggressions of power." --Hallam	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Attack; offense; intrusion; provocation.	        [1913 Webster]
Aggressive \Ag*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. agressif.]	   1. Tending or disposed to aggress; having or showing	      determination and energetic pursuit of one's own ends at	      the expense of others or mindless of others' needs or	      desires; characterized by aggression; making assaults;	      unjustly attacking; as, an aggressive policy, war, person,	      nation; an aggressive businessman; an aggressive	      basketball player; he was aggressive and imperious in his	      convictions; aggressive drivers. Opposite of	      {unaggressive}.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	            No aggressive movement was made.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked by self-confident ambition, vigorous	      competitiveness, energy and initiative; as, an aggressive	      young executive.	   Syn: enterprising, pushful, pushing, pushy	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Med., Biol.) Tending to grow or spread quickly; as, an	      aggressive tumor. [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs.	      noninvasive) ] --AS	   Syn: fast-growing(prenominal)	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Tending to initiate unprovoked attacks; initiating	      unprovoked military action; eager to fight; as, aggressive	      acts against another country.	   Syn: belligerent.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Narrower related terms: {bellicose, combative,	         pugnacious, scrappy, truculent ; {hard-hitting,	         high-pressure ; {hostile} (used of attempts to buy or	         take control of a business: "hostile takeover";	         "hostile tender offer"); {predatory, rapacious,	         raptorial, ravening, vulturine, vulturous . See also:	         assertive, hostile, offensive.	         [WordNet 1.5] -- {Ag*gres"sive*ly}, adv. --	         {Ag*gres"sive*ness}, n.	         [1913 Webster]
Aggressor \Ag*gres"sor\, n. [L.: cf. F. agresseur.]	   The person who first attacks or makes an aggression; he who	   begins hostility or a quarrel; an assailant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The insolence of the aggressor is usually proportioned	         to the tameness of the sufferer.         --Ames.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrievance \Ag*griev"ance\, n. [OF. agrevance, fr. agrever. See	   {Aggrieve}.]	   Oppression; hardship; injury; grievance. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrieved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Aggrieving}.] [OE. agreven, OF. agrever; a (L. ad) +	   grever to burden, injure, L. gravare to weigh down, fr.	   gravis heavy. See {Grieve}, and cf. {Aggravate}.]	   To give pain or sorrow to; to afflict; hence, to oppress or	   injure in one's rights; to bear heavily upon; -- now commonly	   used in the passive TO be aggrieved.	   [1913 Webster]	         Aggrieved by oppression and extortion.   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Aggrieve \Ag*grieve"\, v. i.	   To grieve; to lament. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
aggrieved \aggrieved\ adj.	   1. 1 subjected to an injustice. the aggrieved mother.	   Syn: injured, wronged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
aggro \aggro\ n.	   1. aggravation or aggression. [informal British usage] I	      skipped it because it was too much aggro	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aggroup \Ag*group"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aggrouped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Aggrouping}.] [F. agrouper; [`a] (L. ad) + groupe	   group. See {Group}..]	   To bring together in a group; to group. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Aggroupment \Ag*group"ment\, n.	   Arrangement in a group or in groups; grouping.	   [1913 Webster] Aggry
Aggry \Ag"gry\, Aggri \Ag"gri\, a.	   Applied to a kind of variegated glass beads of ancient	   manufacture; as, aggry beads are found in Ashantee and Fantee	   in Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Aghast \A*ghast"\, v. t.	   See {Agast}, v. t. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Aghast \A*ghast"\, a. & p. p. [OE. agast, agasted, p. p. of	   agasten to terrify, fr. AS. pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G.	   er-, orig. meaning out) + g?stan to terrify, torment: cf.	   Goth. usgaisjan to terrify, primitively to fix, to root to	   the spot with terror; akin to L. haerere to stick fast,	   cling. See {Gaze}, {Hesitate}.]	   Terrified; struck with amazement; showing signs of terror or	   horror.	   [1913 Webster]	         Aghast he waked; and, starting from his bed,	         Cold sweat in clammy drops his limbs o'erspread.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The commissioners read and stood aghast. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Agible \Ag"i*ble\, a. [Cf. LL. agibilis, fr. L. agere to move,	   do.]	   Possible to be done; practicable. [Obs.] "Fit for agible	   things." --Sir A. Sherley.	   [1913 Webster]
Agile \Ag"ile\, a. [F. agile, L. agilis, fr. agere to move. See	   {Agent}.]	   Having the faculty of quick motion in the limbs; apt or ready	   to move; nimble; active; as, an agile boy; an agile tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shaking it with agile hand.              --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Active; alert; nimble; brisk; lively; quick.	        [1913 Webster]
Agilely \Ag"ile*ly\, adv.	   In an agile manner; nimbly.	   [1913 Webster]
Agileness \Ag"ile*ness\, n.	   Agility; nimbleness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agility \A*gil"i*ty\, n. [F. agili['e], L. agilitas, fr.	   agilis.]	   1. The quality of being agile; the power of moving the limbs	      quickly and easily; nimbleness; activity; quickness of	      motion; as, strength and agility of body.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . trust to the agility of their wit.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wheeling with the agility of a hawk.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Activity; powerful agency. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The agility of the sun's fiery heat.  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Agincourt \Agincourt\ n.	   1. a battle in which English longbowmen under Henry V	      decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415. It	      was named for the site at which it occurred.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aging \Ag"ing\, n.	   the process by which objects or materials acquire desirable	   qualities by being left undisturbed for some time under	   specific conditions. It is used mostly for foods snd	   beverages, but also for other materials. [Also spelled	   {ageing}.]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Agio \Ag"i*o\, n.; pl. {Agios}. [It. aggio exchange, discount,	   premium, the same word as agio ease. See Ease.] (Com.)	   The premium or percentage on a better sort of money when it	   is given in exchange for an inferior sort. The premium or	   discount on foreign bills of exchange is sometimes called	   agio.	   [1913 Webster]
Agiotage \Ag"i*o*tage\, n. [F. agiotage, fr. agioter to practice	   stockjobbing, fr. agio.]	   Exchange business; also, stockjobbing; the maneuvers of	   speculators to raise or lower the price of stocks or public	   funds.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vanity and agiotage are to a Parisian the oxygen and	         hydrogen of life.                        --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
agism \agism\ n.	   discrimination against middle-aged and elderly people. [Also	   spelled {ageism}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Agist \A*gist"\, v. t. [OF. agister; [`a] (L. ad) + gister to	   assign a lodging, fr. giste lodging, abode, F. g[^i]te, LL.	   gistum, gista, fr. L. jacitum, p. p. of jac?re to lie: cf.	   LL. agistare, adgistare. See {Gist}.] (Law)	   To take to graze or pasture, at a certain sum; -- used	   originally of the feeding of cattle in the king's forests,	   and collecting the money for the same. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Agistator \Ag`is*ta"tor\, n. [LL.]	   See {Agister}.	   [1913 Webster] Agister
Agister \A*gist"er\, Agistor \A*gist"or\, n. [Anglo-Norman	   agistour.] (Law)	   (a) Formerly, an officer of the king's forest, who had the	       care of cattle agisted, and collected the money for the	       same; -- hence called {gisttaker}, which in England is	       corrupted into {guest-taker}.	   (b) Now, one who agists or takes in cattle to pasture at a	       certain rate; a pasturer. --Mozley & W.	       [1913 Webster]
Agistment \A*gist"ment\, n. [OF. agistement. See {Agist}.] (Law)	   (a) Formerly, the taking and feeding of other men's cattle in	       the king's forests.	   (b) The taking in by any one of other men's cattle to graze	       at a certain rate. --Mozley & W.	   (c) The price paid for such feeding.	   (d) A charge or rate against lands; as, an agistment of sea	       banks, i. e., charge for banks or dikes.	       [1913 Webster]
Agitable \Ag"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. agitabilis: cf. F. agitable.]	   Capable of being agitated, or easily moved. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agitate \Ag"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agitated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Agitating}.] [L. agitatus, p. p. of agitare to put in	   motion, fr. agere to move: cf. F. agiter. See {Act},	   {Agent}.]	   1. To move with a violent, irregular action; as, the wind	      agitates the sea; to agitate water in a vessel. "Winds . .	      . agitate the air." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move or actuate. [R.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stir up; to disturb or excite; to perturb; as, he was	      greatly agitated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind of man is agitated by various passions.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To discuss with great earnestness; to debate; as, a	      controversy hotly agitated. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To revolve in the mind, or view in all its aspects; to	      contrive busily; to devise; to plot; as, politicians	      agitate desperate designs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To move; shake; excite; rouse; disturb; distract;	        revolve; discuss; debate; canvass.	        [1913 Webster]
agitated \agitated\ adj.	   1. troubled emotionally and usually deeply. Opposite of	      {unagitated}. agitated parents	   Note: Narrower terms are: {demoniac, demoniacal ; distraught,	         overwrought; {disturbed, jolted, shaken}; {feverish,	         hectic}; {frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied};	         {psychedelic ; {rampageous, raging, frenzied ;	         {wild-eyed . Also See: discomposed, excited, impatient,	         tense, unquiet, unsteady.	         [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 throwing oneself from side to side.	   Syn: tossing	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. physically disturbed or set in motion; as, the agitated	      mixture foamed and bubbled. Opposite of {unagitated} and	      {left alone}, {allowed to stand}.	   Note: [Narrower terms are: {churning, churned-up, roiling,	         roiled, roily, turbulent ; {stirred}.]	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Agitatedly \Ag"i*ta`ted*ly\, adv.	   In an agitated manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Agitation \Ag`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. agitatio: cf. F. agitation.]	   1. The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the	      state of being moved with violence, or with irregular	      action; commotion; as, the sea after a storm is in	      agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stirring up or arousing; disturbance of tranquillity;	      disturbance of mind which shows itself by physical	      excitement; perturbation; as, to cause any one agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.;	      as, the antislavery agitation; labor agitation. "Religious	      agitations." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy,	      or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion;	      debate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A logical agitation of the matter.    --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            The project now in agitation.         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Emotion; commotion; excitement; trepidation; tremor;	        perturbation. See {Emotion}.	        [1913 Webster]
agitating \agitating\ adj.	   1. causing or tending to cause anger or resentment.	   Syn: agitative, provoking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agitative \Ag"i*ta*tive\, a.	   Tending to agitate.	   [1913 Webster]
Agitato \A`gi*ta"to\, a. [It., agitated.] (Mus.)	   Sung or played in a restless, hurried, and spasmodic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Agitator \Ag"i*ta`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who agitates; one who stirs up or excites others; as,	      political reformers and agitators.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Hist.) One of a body of men appointed by the army,	      in Cromwell's time, to look after their interests; --	      called also {adjutators}. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An implement for shaking or mixing.	      [1913 Webster]
agitprop \agitprop\ n.	   1. [agitation + propaganda.]	   1. agitation and propaganda; -- used especially for such	      activities carried out on behalf of communist activists.	      [PJC]	   2. a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist	      some cause or some government; one disseminating	      {agitprop[1]}. Also called {agitpropist}.	   Syn: propagandist	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
agitpropist \agitpropist\ n. [agitation + propaganda + -ist.]	   same as {agitprop[2]}.	   [PJC]
Agkistrodon \Agkistrodon\ n.	   a genus of snakes comprising the copperheads.	   Syn: genus {Agkistrodon}, Ancistrodon, genus {Ancistrodon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aglaomorpha \Aglaomorpha\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical Asia.	   Syn: genus {Aglaomorpha}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aglaonema \Aglaonema\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of Indo-Malayan climbing herbs having thick	      fleshy oblong leaves and naked unisexual flowers: Chinese	      evergreen.	   Syn: genus {Aglaonema}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agleam \A*gleam"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gleam.]	   Gleaming; as, faces agleam. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster] Aglet
Aglet \Ag"let\ ([a^]g"l[e^]t), Aiglet \Aig"let\ ([=a]g"l[e^]t),	   n. [F. aiguillette point, tagged point, dim. of aiguilee	   needle, fr. LL. acucula for acicula, dim. of L. acus needle,	   pin; cf. OF. agleter to hook on. See {Acute}, and cf.	   {Aiguillette}.]	   1. A tag of a lace or of the points, braids, or cords	      formerly used in dress. They were sometimes formed into	      small images. Hence, "aglet baby" (--Shak.), an aglet	      image.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Haberdashery) A round white staylace. --Beck.	      [1913 Webster]
Agley \A*gley"\, adv.	   Aside; askew. [Scotch] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Aglimmer \A*glim"mer\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glimmer.]	   In a glimmering state. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Aglitter \A*glit"ter\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glitter.]	   Glittering; in a glitter.	   [1913 Webster]
Aglossal \A*glos"sal\, a. [Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   Without tongue; tongueless.	   [1913 Webster]
Aglow \A*glow"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + glow.]	   In a glow; glowing; as, cheeks aglow; the landscape all	   aglow.	   [1913 Webster]
aglutition \ag`lu*ti"tion\ ([a^]g`l[-u]*t[i^]sh"[u^]n), n.	   [Pref. a- not + L. glutire to swallow.] (Med.)	   Inability to swallow; dysphagia.	   Syn: dysphagy.	        [1913 Webster + AS]
Aglutition \Ag`lu*ti"tion\, n. [Pref. a- not + L. glutire to	   swallow.] (Med.)	   Inability to swallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Agminal \Ag"mi*nal\, a. [L. agminalis; agmen, agminis, a train.]	   Pertaining to an army marching, or to a train. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Agminate
Agminate \Ag"mi*nate\, Agminated \Ag"mi*na`ted\, a. [L. agmen,	   agminis, a train, crowd.] (Physiol.)	   Grouped together; as, the agminated glands of Peyer in the	   small intestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Agnail \Ag"nail\, n. [AS. angn[ae]gl; ange vexation, trouble +	   n[ae]gel nail. Cf. {Hangnail}.]	   1. A corn on the toe or foot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inflammation or sore under or around the nail; also, a	      hangnail.	      [1913 Webster]
Agnate \Ag"nate\, a. [L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in	   addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf.	   {Adnate}.]	   1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from	      the same male ancestor; as, agnate brother: a brother	      having the same father, but a different mother; in ths	      sense it is a correlative of {uterine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Allied; akin. "Agnate words." --Pownall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but	            congenial and agnate with the former. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Agnate \Ag"nate\, n. [Cf. F. agnat.] (Civil Law)	   A relative whose relationship can be traced exclusively	   through males.	   [1913 Webster]
Agnatha \Agnatha\ n.	   a class of eel-shaped chordates with a cartilaginous skeleton	   lacking jaws, scales, and pelvic fins. Among these are the	   lampreys and hagfishes. There are some extinct forms.	   Syn: class Agnatha.	        [WordNet 1.5]
agnathan \agnathan\ n.	   1. an eel-shaped vertebrate without jaws or paired	      appendages; a member of the Agnatha. The group includes	      the cyclostomes and some extinct forms.	   Syn: jawless vertebrate, jawless fish	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agnatic \Ag*nat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. agnatique.]	   Pertaining to descent by the male line of ancestors. "The	   agnatic succession." --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Agnation \Ag*na"tion\, n. [L. agnatio: cf. F. agnation.]	   1. (Civil Law) Consanguinity by a line of males only, as	      distinguished from {cognation}. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
agnise \agnise\ v.	   1. be fully aware or cognizant of.	   Syn: recognize, realize, agnize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agnition \Ag*ni"tion\ ([a^]g*n[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. agnitio, fr.	   agnoscere. See {Notion}.]	   Acknowledgment. [Obs.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Agnize \Ag*nize"\ ([a^]g*n[imac]z"), v. t. [Formed like	   recognize, fr. L. agnoscere.]	   To recognize; to acknowledge. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I do agnize a natural and prompt alacrity. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Agnoiology \Ag`noi*ol"o*gy\ ([a^]g`noi*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Gr. 'a`gnoia ignorance + -logy.] (Metaph.)	   The doctrine concerning those things of which we are	   necessarily ignorant.	   [1913 Webster]
Agnomen \Ag*no"men\ ([a^]g*n[=o]"m[e^]n), n. [L.; ad + nomen	   name.]	   1. An additional or fourth name given by the Romans, on	      account of some remarkable exploit or event; as, Publius	      Caius Scipio Africanus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An additional name, or an epithet appended to a name; as,	      Aristides the Just.	      [1913 Webster]
Agnominate \Ag*nom"i*nate\ ([a^]g*n[o^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   To name. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agnomination \Ag*nom`i*na"tion\, n. [L. agnominatio. See	   {Agnomen}.]	   1. A surname. [R.] --Minsheu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Paronomasia; also, alliteration; annomination.	      [1913 Webster]
Agnostic \Ag*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? knowing, ? to know.]	   Professing ignorance; involving no dogmatic; pertaining to or	   involving agnosticism. -- {Ag*nos"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Agnostic \Ag*nos"tic\, n.	   One who professes ignorance, or denies that we have any	   knowledge, save of phenomena; one who supports agnosticism,	   neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal	   Deity, a future life, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
agnostical \agnostical\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to agnosticism; agnostic.	   Syn: agnostic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agnosticism \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 unseen world, etc., can be	   neither proved nor disproved, because of the necessary limits	   of the human mind (as sometimes charged upon Hamilton and	   Mansel), or because of the insufficiency of the evidence	   furnished by physical and physical data, to warrant a	   positive conclusion (as taught by the school of Herbert	   Spencer); -- opposed alike dogmatic skepticism and to	   dogmatic theism.	   [1913 Webster]
Agnus \Ag"nus\, n.; pl. E. {Agnuses}; L. {Agni}. [L., a lamb.]	   Agnus Dei.	   [1913 Webster]	Agnus castus \Ag"nus cas"tus\ [Gr. ? a willowlike tree, used at	   a religious festival; confused with ? holy, chaste.] (Bot.)	   A species of {Vitex} ({Vitex agnus castus}); the chaste tree.	   --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]	         And wreaths of agnus castus others bore. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Agnus Dei \Ag"nus De"i\ [L., lamb of God.] (R. C. Ch.)	   (a) A figure of a lamb bearing a cross or flag.	   (b) A cake of wax stamped with such a figure. It is made from	       the remains of the paschal candles and blessed by the	       Pope.	   (c) A triple prayer in the sacrifice of the Mass, beginning	       with the words "Agnus Dei."	       [1913 Webster]	Agnus Scythicus \Ag"nus Scyth"i*cus\ [L., Scythian lamb.] (Bot.)	   The Scythian lamb, a kind of woolly-skinned rootstock. See	   {Barometz}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ago \A*go"\, a. & adv. [OE. ago, agon, p. p. of agon to go away,	   pass by, AS. [=a]g[=a]n to pass away; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-,	   Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + g[=a]n to go. See {Go}.]	   Past; gone by; since; as, ten years ago; gone long ago.	   [1913 Webster]
Agog \A*gog"\, a. & adv. [Cf. F. gogue fun, perhaps of Celtic	   origin.]	   In eager desire; eager; astir.	   [1913 Webster]	         All agog to dash through thick and thin. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Agoing \A*go"ing\, adv. [Pref. a- + p. pr. of go.]	   In motion; in the act of going; as, to set a mill agoing.	   [1913 Webster]
Agon \Ag"on\, n.; pl. {Agones}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to lead.] (Gr.	   Antiq.)	   A contest for a prize at the public games.	   [1913 Webster]
Agone \A*gone"\, a. & adv.	   Ago. [Archaic & Poet.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Three days agone I fell sick.            --1 Sam. xxx.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	Agone \A"gone\, n. [See {Agonic}.]	   Agonic line.	   [1913 Webster]
Agonic \A*gon"ic\, a. [Gr. ? without angles; 'a priv. + ? an	   angle.]	   Not forming an angle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Agonic line} (Physics), an imaginary line on the earth's	      surface passing through those places where the magnetic	      needle points to the true north; the line of no magnetic	      variation. There is one such line in the Western	      hemisphere, and another in the Eastern hemisphere.	      [1913 Webster]
Agonism \Ag"o*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to contend for a prize,	   fr. ?. See {Agon}.]	   Contention for a prize; a contest. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Agonist \Ag"o*nist\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   One who contends for the prize in public games. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Agonistic
Agonistic \Ag`o*nis"tic\, Agonistical \Ag`o*nis"tic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?. See {Agonism}.]	   Pertaining to violent contests, bodily or mental; pertaining	   to athletic or polemic feats; athletic; combative; hence,	   strained; unnatural.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a scholar, he [Dr. Parr] was brilliant, but he	         consumed his power in agonistic displays. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Agonistically \Ag`o*nis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an agonistic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Agonistics \Ag`o*nis"tics\, n.	   The science of athletic combats, or contests in public games.	   [1913 Webster]
Agonize \Ag"o*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?.	   See {Agony}.]	   1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.	      [1913 Webster]	            To smart and agonize at every pore.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.	      [1913 Webster]	Agonize \Ag"o*nize\, v. t.	   To cause to suffer agony; to subject to extreme pain; to	   torture.	   [1913 Webster]	         He agonized his mother by his behavior.  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
agonized \agonized\ adj.	   1. expressing pain or agony. agonized screams	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
agonizing \agonizing\ adj.	   causing agony. Opposite to {painless}.	   Syn: excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous,	        torturesome.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Agonizingly \Ag"o*ni`zing*ly\, adv.	   With extreme anguish or desperate struggles.	   [1913 Webster]
Agonothete \Ag"o*no*thete`\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? to set. appoint.]	   [Antiq.]	   An officer who presided over the great public games in	   Greece.	   [1913 Webster]
Agonothetic \Ag`o*no*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to the office of an agonothete.	   [1913 Webster]
Agony \Ag"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Agonies}. [L. agonia, Gr. ?, orig. a	   contest, fr. ?: cf. F. agonie. See {Agon}.]	   1. Violent contest or striving.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world is convulsed by the agonies of great	            nations.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the	      body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in	      Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish;	      paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ	      in the garden of Gethsemane.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being in an agony he prayed more earnestly. --Luke	                                                  xxii. 44.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            With cries and agonies of wild delight. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The last struggle of life; death struggle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Anguish; torment; throe; distress; pangs; suffering.	   Usage: {Agony}, {Anguish}, {Pang}. These words agree in	          expressing extreme pain of body or mind. Agony denotes	          acute and permanent pain, usually of the whole	          system., and often producing contortions. Anguish	          denotes severe pressure, and, considered as bodily	          suffering, is more commonly local (as anguish of a	          wound), thus differing from agony. A pang is a	          paroxysm of excruciating pain. It is severe and	          transient. The agonies or pangs of remorse; the	          anguish of a wounded conscience. "Oh, sharp convulsive	          pangs of agonizing pride!" --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]
Agood \A*good\ ([.a]*g[oo^]d"), adv. [Pref. a- + good.]	   In earnest; heartily. [Obs.] "I made her weep agood." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Agora \Ag"o*ra\ ([a^]g"[-o]*r[.a]), n. [Gr. 'agora`.]	   An assembly; hence, the place of assembly, especially the	   market place, in an ancient Greek city.	   [1913 Webster]
Agouara \A*gou"a*ra\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The crab-eating raccoon ({Procyon cancrivorus}), found in the	   tropical parts of America.	   [1913 Webster]
Agouta \A*gou"ta\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small insectivorous mammal ({Solenodon paradoxus}), allied	   to the moles, found only in Haiti.	   [1913 Webster] Agouti
Agouti \A*gou"ti\, Agouty \A*gou"ty\ ([.a]*g[=oo]"t[i^]), n. [F.	   agouti, acouti, Sp. aguti, fr. native name.] (Zool.)	   1. A rodent of the genus {Dasyprocta}, about the size of a	      rabbit, peculiar to South America and the West Indies. The	      most common species is the {Dasyprocta agouti}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the color of the agouti[1], a grayish-brown of grizzled	      texture; -- used especially to describe the color of the	      fur of a strain of mice. Also used attributively.	      [PJC]
Agrace \A*grace"\, n. & v.	   See {Aggrace}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agraffe \A*graffe"\, n. [F. agrafe, formerly agraffe, OF.	   agrappe. See {Agrappes}.]	   1. A hook or clasp.	      [1913 Webster]	            The feather of an ostrich, fastened in her turban by	            an agraffe set with brilliants.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hook, eyelet, or other device by which a piano wire is	      so held as to limit the vibration.	      [1913 Webster]
Agrammatist \A*gram"ma*tist\, n. [Gr. ? illiterate; 'a priv. + ?	   letters, fr. ? to write.]	   A illiterate person. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Agraphia \A*graph"i*a\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? to write.]	   The absence or loss of the power of expressing ideas by	   written signs. It is one form of aphasia.	   [1913 Webster]
Agraphic \A*graph"ic\, a.	   Characterized by agraphia.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrappes \A*grappes"\, n. pl. [OF. agrappe, F. agrafe; a +	   grappe (see {Grape}) fr. OHG. kr[=a]pfo hook.]	   Hooks and eyes for armor, etc. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrarian \A*gra"ri*an\, a. [L. agrarius, fr. ager field.]	   1. Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; esp.,	      relating to an equal or equitable division of lands; as,	      the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered	      and other public lands among citizens.	      [1913 Webster]	            His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly	            inviting to an agrarian experiment.   --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Wild; -- said of plants growing in the fields.	      [1913 Webster]	Agrarian \A*gra"ri*an\, n.	   1. One in favor of an equal division of landed property.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agrarian law. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An equal agrarian is perpetual law.   --Harrington.	      [1913 Webster]
Agrarianism \A*gra"ri*an*ism\, n.	   An equal or equitable division of landed property; the	   principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of	   land.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrarianize \A*gra"ri*an*ize\, v. t.	   To distribute according to, or to imbue with, the principles	   of agrarianism.	   [1913 Webster] Agre
Agre \A*gre"\, Agree \A*gree"\, adv. [F. [`a] gr['e]. See	   {Agree}.]	   In good part; kindly. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Agree \A*gree"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agreed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Agreeing}.] [F. agr['e]er to accept or receive kindly, fr.	   [`a] gr['e]; [`a] (L. ad) + gr['e] good will, consent,	   liking, fr. L. gratus pleasing, agreeable. See {Grateful}.]	   1. To harmonize in opinion, statement, or action; to be in	      unison or concord; to be or become united or consistent;	      to concur; as, all parties agree in the expediency of the	      law.	      [1913 Webster]	            If music and sweet poetry agree.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their witness agreed not together.    --Mark xiv.	                                                  56.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more you agree together, the less hurt can your	            enemies do you.                       --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield assent; to accede; -- followed by to; as, to	      agree to an offer, or to opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a stipulation by way of settling differences or	      determining a price; to exchange promises; to come to	      terms or to a common resolve; to promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Agree with thine adversary quickly.   --Matt. v. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            Didst not thou agree with me for a penny ? --Matt.	                                                  xx. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be conformable; to resemble; to coincide; to	      correspond; as, the picture does not agree with the	      original; the two scales agree exactly.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To suit or be adapted in its effects; to do well; as, the	      same food does not agree with every constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gram.) To correspond in gender, number, case, or person.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The auxiliary forms of to be are often employed with	         the participle agreed. "The jury were agreed."	         --Macaulay. "Can two walk together, except they be	         agreed ?" --Amos iii. 3. The principal intransitive	         uses were probably derived from the transitive verb	         used reflexively. "I agree me well to your desire."	         --Ld. Berners.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To assent; concur; consent; acquiesce; accede; engage;	        promise; stipulate; contract; bargain; correspond;	        harmonize; fit; tally; coincide; comport.	        [1913 Webster]	Agree \A*gree"\, v. t.	   1. To make harmonious; to reconcile or make friends. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To admit, or come to one mind concerning; to settle; to	      arrange; as, to agree the fact; to agree differences.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Agreeability \A*gree`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [OF. agreablete.]	   1. Easiness of disposition. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being, or making one's self, agreeable;	      agreeableness. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Agreeable \A*gree"a*ble\, a. [F. agr['e]able.]	   1. Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant;	      grateful; as, agreeable manners or remarks; an agreeable	      person; fruit agreeable to the taste.	      [1913 Webster]	            A train of agreeable reveries.        --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Willing; ready to agree or consent. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These Frenchmen give unto the said captain of Calais	            a great sum of money, so that he will be but content	            and agreeable that they may enter into the said	            town.                                 --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agreeing or suitable; conformable; correspondent;	      concordant; adapted; -- followed by to, rarely by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which is agreeable to the nature of one thing,	            is many times contrary to the nature of another.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In pursuance, conformity, or accordance; -- in this sense	      used adverbially for agreeably; as, agreeable to the order	      of the day, the House took up the report.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pleasing; pleasant; welcome; charming; acceptable;	        amiable. See {Pleasant}.	        [1913 Webster]
Agreeableness \A*gree"a*ble*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being agreeable or pleasing; that quality	      which gives satisfaction or moderate pleasure to the mind	      or senses.	      [1913 Webster]	            That author . . . has an agreeableness that charms	            us.                                   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being agreeable or suitable; suitableness	      or conformity; consistency.	      [1913 Webster]	            The agreeableness of virtuous actions to human	            nature.                               --Pearce.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resemblance; concordance; harmony; -- with to or between.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The agreeableness between man and the other parts of	            the universe.                         --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]
Agreeably \A*gree"a*bly\, adv.	   1. In an agreeably manner; in a manner to give pleasure;	      pleasingly. "Agreeably entertained." --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In accordance; suitably; consistently; conformably; --	      followed by to and rarely by with. See {Agreeable}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            The effect of which is, that marriages grow less	            frequent, agreeably to the maxim above laid down.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Alike; similarly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Both clad in shepherds' weeds agreeably. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
agreeing \agreeing\ adj. prenom.	   1. in agreement; of the same mind; having the same opinion.	   Syn: concordant, concurring(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. expressing agreement or consent.	   Syn: assentient, assenting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agreeingly \A*gree"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an agreeing manner (to); correspondingly; agreeably.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agreement \A*gree"ment\, n. [Cf. F. agr['e]ment.]	   1. State of agreeing; harmony of opinion, statement, action,	      or character; concurrence; concord; conformity; as, a good	      agreement subsists among the members of the council.	      [1913 Webster]	            What agreement hath the temple of God with idols ?	                                                  --2 Cor. vi.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Expansion and duration have this further agreement.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Concord or correspondence of one word with another	      in gender, number, case, or person.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) A concurrence in an engagement that something shall be	          done or omitted; an exchange of promises; mutual	          understanding, arrangement, or stipulation; a	          contract.	      (b) The language, oral or written, embodying reciprocal	          promises. --Abbott. Brande & C.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bargain; contract; compact; stipulation.	        [1913 Webster]
Agreer \A*gre"er\, n.	   One who agrees.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrestic \A*gres"tic\, a. [L. agrestis, fr. ager field.]	   Pertaining to fields or the country, in opposition to the	   city; rural; rustic; unpolished; uncouth. "Agrestic	   behavior." --Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrestical \A*gres"tic*al\, a.	   Agrestic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agricolation \A*gric`o*la"tion\, n. [L., agricolatio.]	   Agriculture. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Agricolist \A*gric"o*list\, n.	   A cultivator of the soil; an agriculturist. --Dodsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Agricultor \Ag"ri*cul`tor\, n. [L., fr. ager field + cultor	   cultivator.]	   An agriculturist; a farmer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agricultural \Ag`ri*cul"tur*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to agriculture; connected with, or engaged	   in, tillage; as, the agricultural class; agricultural	   implements, wages, etc. -- {Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Agricultural ant} (Zool.), a species of ant which gathers	      and stores seeds of grasses, for food. The remarkable	      species ({Myrmica barbata}) found in Texas clears circular	      areas and carefully cultivates its favorite grain, known	      as ant rice.	      [1913 Webster]
Agriculturalist \Ag`ri*cul"tur*al*ist\, n.	   An agriculturist (which is the preferred form.)	   [1913 Webster]
Agriculture \Ag"ri*cul`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. agricultura; ager	   field + cultura cultivation: cf. F. agriculture. See {Acre}	   and {Culture}.]	   The art or science of cultivating the ground, including the	   harvesting of crops, and the rearing and management of live	   stock; tillage; husbandry; farming.	   [1913 Webster]
Agriculturism \Ag`ri*cul"tur*ism\, n.	   Agriculture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Agriculturist \Ag`ri*cul"tur*ist\, n.	   One engaged or skilled in agriculture; a husbandman.	   [1913 Webster]	         The farmer is always a practitioner, the agriculturist	         may be a mere theorist.                  --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrief \A*grief"\, adv. [Pref. a- + grief.]	   In grief; amiss. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrimony \Ag"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. agremoyne, OF. aigremoine, L.	   agrimonia for argemonia, fr. Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of plants of the Rose family.	   (b) The name is also given to various other plants; as, hemp	       agrimony ({Eupatorium cannabinum}); water agrimony	       ({Bidens}).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {Agrimonia eupatoria}, or common agrimony, a	         perennial herb with a spike of yellow flowers, was once	         esteemed as a medical remedy, but is now seldom used.	         [1913 Webster]
Agrin \A*grin"\ ([.a]*gr[i^]n"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + grin.]	   In the act of grinning. "His visage all agrin." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Agriologist \Ag`ri*ol"o*gist\ ([a^]g`r[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st),	   n.	   One versed or engaged in agriology.	   [1913 Webster]
Agriology \Ag`ri*ol"o*gy\ ([a^]g`r[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Gr. ? wild, savage + -logy.]	   Description or comparative study of the customs of savage or	   uncivilized tribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrise \A*grise"\, v. i. [AS. [=a]gr[imac]san to dread; [=a]-	   (cf. Goth. us-, Ger. er-, orig. meaning out) + gr[imac]san,	   for gr?san (only in comp.), akin to OHG. gr?is?n, G. grausen,	   to shudder. See {Grisly}.]	   To shudder with terror; to tremble with fear. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Agrise \A*grise"\, v. t.	   1. To shudder at; to abhor; to dread; to loathe. [Obs.]	      --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To terrify; to affright. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His manly face that did his foes agrise. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster] agrologic
agrologic \agrologic\ agrological \agrological\adj.	   of or pertaining to agrology.	   [WordNet 1.5]
agrology \agrology\ n.	   1. the science of soils in relation to crops.	      [WordNet 1.5]
agrom \a"grom\ ([=a]"gr[o^]m), n. [Native name.] (Med.)	   A disease occurring in Bengal and other parts of the East	   Indies, in which the tongue chaps and cleaves.	   [1913 Webster] Agronomic
Agronomic \Ag`ro*nom"ic\, Agronomical \Ag`ro*nom"ic*al\, [Cf. F.	   agronomique.]	   Pertaining to agronomy, of the management of farms.	   [1913 Webster] agronomic
agronomic \agronomic\ agronomical \agronomical\adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to agronomy.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Agronomics \Ag`ro*nom"ics\, n.	   The science of the distribution and management of land.	   [1913 Webster]
Agronomist \A*gron"o*mist\, n.	   One versed in agronomy; a student of agronomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Agronomy \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; rural economy; agriculture.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrope \A*grope"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + grope.]	   In the act of groping. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrostemma \Agrostemma\ n.	   1. 1 a genus comprising the corncockles.	   Syn: genus {Agrostemma}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Agrostis \A*gros"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   A genus of grasses, including species called in common	   language bent grass. Some of them, as redtop ({Agrostis	   vulgaris}), are valuable pasture grasses.	   [1913 Webster] Agrostographic
Agrostographic \A*gros`to*graph"ic\, Agrostographical
\A*gros`to*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. agrostographique.]	   Pertaining to agrostography.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrostography \Ag`ros*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? + -graphy.]	   A description of the grasses.	   [1913 Webster] Agrostologic
Agrostologic \A*gros`to*log"ic\, Agrostological
\A*gros`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to agrostology.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrostologist \Ag`ros*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in agrostology.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrostology \Ag`ros*tol"ogy\, n. [Gr. ? + -logy.]	   That part of botany which treats of the grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Aground \A*ground"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + ground.]	   On the ground; stranded; -- a nautical term applied to a ship	   when its bottom lodges on the ground. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Agroupment \A*group"ment\, n.	   See {Aggroupment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Agrypnotic \Ag`ryp*not"ic\, n. [Gr. ? sleepless; ? to chase,	   search for + ? sleep: cf. F. agrypnotique.]	   Anything which prevents sleep, or produces wakefulness, as	   strong tea or coffee.	   [1913 Webster]
Aguardiente \A`guar*di*en"te\, n. [Sp., contr. of agua ardiente	   burning water (L. aqua water + ardens burning).]	   1. A inferior brandy of Spain and Portugal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong alcoholic drink, especially pulque. [Mexico and	      Spanish America.]	      [1913 Webster]
ague \a"gue\ ([=a]"g[-u]), n. [OE. agu, ague, OF. agu, F. aigu,	   sharp, OF. fem. ague, LL. (febris) acuta, a sharp, acute	   fever, fr. L. acutus sharp. See {Acute}.]	   1. An acute fever. [Obs.] "Brenning agues." --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A fever characterized by paroxysms of high fever	      and shaking chills.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   3. The cold fit or rigor of malaria or any other intermittent	      fever; as, fever and ague.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   4. A chill, or state of shaking, as with cold. --Dryden. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ague cake}, an enlargement of the spleen produced by ague.	      	   {Ague drop}, a solution of the arsenite of potassa used for	      ague.	   {Ague fit}, a fit of the ague. --Shak.	   {Ague spell}, a spell or charm against ague. --Gay.	   {Ague tree}, the sassafras, -- sometimes so called from the	      use of its root formerly, in cases of ague. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ague \A"gue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Agued}.]	   To strike with an ague, or with a cold fit. --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
agueweed \agueweed\ n.	   1. 1 a gentian of East North America having clusters of	      bristly blue flowers.	   Syn: ague weed, five-flowered gentian, stiff gentian,	        Gentianella quinquefolia, Gentiana quinquefolia	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a perennial herb of the southeastern U. S. having	      white-rayed flower heads. It was formerly used in folk	      medicine.	   Syn: boneset, thoroughwort, Eupatorium perfoliatum	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aguilt \A*guilt"\, v. t.	   To be guilty of; to offend; to sin against; to wrong. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aguise \A*guise"\, n.	   Dress. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Aguise \A*guise"\, v. t. [Pref a- + guise.]	   To dress; to attire; to adorn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Above all knights ye goodly seem aguised. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Aguish \A"gu*ish\, a.	   1. Having the qualities of an ague; somewhat cold or	      shivering; chilly; shaky.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her aguish love now glows and burns.  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Productive of, or affected by, ague; as, the aguish	      districts of England. --T. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster] -- {A"gu*ish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Agush \A*gush"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + gush.]	   In a gushing state. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Agynous \Ag"y*nous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + gynh` woman.] (Bot.)	   Without female organs; male.	   [1913 Webster]
Ah \Ah\, interj. [OE. a: cf. OF. a, F. ah, L. ah, Gr. ?, Sk.	   [=a], Icel. [ae], OHG. [=a], Lith. ['a], ['a]['a].]	   An exclamation, expressive of surprise, pity, complaint,	   entreaty, contempt, threatening, delight, triumph, etc.,	   according to the manner of utterance.	   [1913 Webster]
Aha \A*ha"\, interj. [Ah, interj. + ha.]	   An exclamation expressing, by different intonations, triumph,	   mixed with derision or irony, or simple surprise.	   [1913 Webster]	Aha \A*ha"\, n.	   A sunk fence. See {Ha-ha}. --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahead \A*head"\, adv. [Pref. a- + head.]	   1. In or to the front; in advance; onward.	      [1913 Webster]	            The island bore but a little ahead of us.	                                                  --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Headlong; without restraint. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To go ahead}.	      (a) To go in advance.	      (b) To go on onward.	      (c) To push on in an enterprise. [Colloq]	   {To get ahead of}.	      (a) To get in advance of.	      (b) To surpass; to get the better of. [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]
Aheap \A*heap"\, adv. [Pref. a- + heap.]	   In a heap; huddled together. --Hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Aheight \A*height"\, adv. [Pref. a- + height.]	   Aloft; on high. [Obs.] "Look up aheight." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahem \A*hem"\, interj.	   An exclamation to call one's attention; hem.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahey \A*hey"\, interj.	   Hey; ho.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahigh \A*high"\, adv.	   On high. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahold \A*hold"\, adv. [Pref. a- + hold.]	   Near the wind; as, to lay a ship ahold. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahorseback \A*horse"back\, adv.	   On horseback.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two suspicious fellows ahorseback.       --Smollet.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahoy \A*hoy"\, interj. [OE. a, interj. + hoy.] (Naut.)	   A term used in hailing; as, "Ship ahoy."	   [1913 Webster]
Ahriman \Ah"ri*man\, n. [Per.]	   The Evil Principle or Being of the ancient Persians; the	   Prince of Darkness as opposer to Ormuzd, the King of Light.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahu \A"hu\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The Asiatic gazelle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahull \A*hull"\, adv. [Pref. a- + hull.] (Naut.)	   With the sails furled, and the helm lashed alee; -- applied	   to ships in a storm. See {Hull}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ahungered \A*hun"gered\, a. [Pref. a- + hungered.]	   Pinched with hunger; very hungry. --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Ai \A"i\, n.; pl. {Ais}. [Braz. a["i], ha["i], from the animal's	   cry: cf. F. a["i].] (Zool.)	   The three-toed sloth ({Bradypus tridactylus}) of South	   America. See {Sloth}.	   [1913 Webster] Aiblins
Aiblins \Ai"blins\, Ablins \A"blins\, adv. [See {Able}.]	   Perhaps; possibly. [Scotch] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Aich's metal \Aich's met"al\	   A kind of gun metal, containing copper, zinc, and iron, but	   no tin.	   [1913 Webster]
Aid \Aid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Aiding}.] [F. aider, OF. aidier, fr. L. adjutare to help,	   freq. of adjuvare to help; ad + juvare to help. Cf.	   {Adjutant}.]	   To support, either by furnishing strength or means in	   co["o]peration to effect a purpose, or to prevent or to	   remove evil; to help; to assist.	   [1913 Webster]	         You speedy helpers . . .	         Appear and aid me in this enterprise.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To help; assist; support; sustain; succor; relieve;	        befriend; co["o]perate; promote. See {Help}.	        [1913 Webster]	Aid \Aid\, n. [F. aide, OF. a["i]de, a["i]e, fr. the verb. See	   {Aid}, v. t.]	   1. Help; succor; assistance; relief.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unconstitutional mode of obtaining aid. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person or thing that promotes or helps in something	      done; a helper; an assistant.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not good that man should be alone; let us make	            unto him an aid like unto himself.    --Tobit viii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Hist.) A subsidy granted to the king by Parliament;	      also, an exchequer loan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Feudal Law) A pecuniary tribute paid by a vassal to his	      lord on special occasions. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An aid-de-camp, so called by abbreviation; as, a general's	      aid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aid prayer} (Law), a proceeding by which a defendant	      beseeches and claims assistance from some one who has a	      further or more permanent interest in the matter in suit.	      	   {To pray in aid}, to beseech and claim such assistance.	      [1913 Webster]
Aidance \Aid"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. aidance.]	   Aid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Aidance 'gainst the enemy.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aidant \Aid"ant\, a. [Cf. F. aidant, p. pr. of aider to help.]	   Helping; helpful; supplying aid. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aid-de-camp \Aid"-de-camp`\, n.; pl. {Aids-de-camp}. . [F. aide	   de camp (literally) camp assistant.] (Mil.)	   An officer selected by a general to carry orders, also to	   assist or represent him in correspondence and in directing	   movements.	   [1913 Webster]
Aider \Aid"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, aids.	   [1913 Webster]
Aidful \Aid"ful\, a.	   Helpful. [Archaic.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Aidless \Aid"less\, a.	   Helpless; without aid. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Aid-major \Aid"-ma`jor\, n.	   The adjutant of a regiment.	   [1913 Webster]
Aiel \Ai"el\, n.	   See {Ayle}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aiglet \Aig"let\, n.	   Same as {Aglet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aigre \Ai"gre\, a. [F. See {Eager}.]	   Sour. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aigremore \Ai"gre*more\, n. [F. origin unknown.]	   Charcoal prepared for making powder.	   [1913 Webster] Aigret
Aigret \Ai"gret\, Aigrette \Ai*grette\, n. [F., a sort of white	   heron, with a tuft of feathers on its head; a tuft of	   feathers; dim. of the same word as heron. See {Heron}, and	   cf. {Egret}, {Egrette}.]	   1. (Zool.) The small white European heron. See {Egret}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plume or tuft for the head composed of feathers, or of	      gems, etc. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tuft like that of the egret. (Bot.) A feathery crown of	      seed; egret; as, the aigrette or down of the dandelion or	      the thistle.	      [1913 Webster]
Aiguille \Ai`guille"\, n. [F., a needle. See {Aglet}.]	   1. A needle-shaped peak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for boring holes, used in blasting.	      [1913 Webster]
Aiguillette \Ai`guil*lette"\, n. [F. See {Aglet}.]	   1. A point or tag at the end of a fringe or lace; an aglet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the ornamental tags, cords, or loops on some	      military and naval uniforms.	      [1913 Webster]
Aigulet \Ai"gu*let\, n.	   See {Aglet}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ail \Ail\ ([=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ailed} ([=a]ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Ailing}.] [OE. eilen, ailen, AS. eglan to trouble,	   pain; akin to Goth. us-agljan to distress, agls troublesome,	   irksome, aglo, aglitha, pain, and prob. to E. awe. [root]3.]	   To affect with pain or uneasiness, either physical or mental;	   to trouble; to be the matter with; -- used to express some	   uneasiness or affection, whose cause is unknown; as, what	   ails the man? I know not what ails him.	   [1913 Webster]	         What aileth thee, Hagar?                 --Gen. xxi.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is never used to express a specific disease. We do	         not say, a fever ails him; but, something ails him.	         [1913 Webster]	Ail \Ail\, v. i.	   To be affected with pain or uneasiness of any sort; to be ill	   or indisposed or in trouble.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he ails ever so little . . . he is so peevish.	                                                  --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]	Ail \Ail\, n.	   Indisposition or morbid affection.             --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Ailanthus \Ai*lan"thus\, n.	   Same as {Ailantus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ailantus \Ai*lan"tus\, n. [From aylanto, i. e., tree of heaven,	   the name of the tree in the Moluccas.] (Bot.)	   A genus of beautiful trees, natives of the East Indies. The	   tree imperfectly di[oe]cious, and the staminate or male plant	   is very offensive when blossom.	   [1913 Webster]
Aileron \Ai"le*ron\ ([=a]"l[-e]*r[o^]n), n. [F., dim. of aile	   wing.]	   1. A half gable, as at the end of a penthouse or of the aisle	      of a church.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (A["e]ronautics) A small plane or surface capable of being	      manipulated by the pilot of a flying machine to control	      lateral balance; a hinged wing tip; a lateral stabilizing	      or balancing plane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ailette \Ai*lette\, n. [F. ailette, dim. of aile wing, L. ala.]	   A small square shield, formerly worn on the shoulders of	   knights, -- being the prototype of the modern epaulet.	   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
ailing \ailing\ adj.	   sick; unhealthy. Opposite of {well} or {healthy}.	   Syn: indisposed, peaked(predicate), poorly(predicate),	        sickly, unwell.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ailment \Ail"ment\, n.	   Indisposition; morbid affection of the body; -- not applied	   ordinarily to acute diseases. "Little ailments."	   --Landsdowne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ailuroidea \Ai`lu*roid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cat + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of the Carnivora, which includes the cats, civets,	   and hyenas.	   [1913 Webster]
Ailuropodidae \Ailuropodidae\ n.	   1. 1 in some classifications considered the family comprising	      the giant pandas.	   Syn: family {Ailuropodidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ailurus \Ailurus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus comprising the lesser pandas.	   Syn: genus {Ailurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aim \Aim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aimed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Aiming}.] [OE. amen, aimen, eimen, to guess at, to estimate,	   to aim, OF. esmer, asmer, fr. L. aestimare to estimate; or	   perh. fr. OF. aesmer; ? (L. ad) + esmer. See {Estimate}.]	   1. To point or direct a missile weapon, or a weapon which	      propels as missile, towards an object or spot with the	      intent of hitting it; as, to aim at a fox, or at a target.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct the indention or purpose; to attempt the	      accomplishment of a purpose; to try to gain; to endeavor;	      -- followed by at, or by an infinitive; as, to aim at	      distinction; to aim to do well.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aim'st thou at princes?               --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To guess or conjecture. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Aim \Aim\, v. t.	   To direct or point, as a weapon, at a particular object; to	   direct, as a missile, an act, or a proceeding, at, to, or	   against an object; as, to aim a musket or an arrow, the fist	   or a blow (at something); to aim a satire or a reflection (at	   some person or vice).	   [1913 Webster]	Aim \Aim\, n. [Cf. OF. esme estimation, fr. esmer. See {Aim}, v.	   i.]	   1. The pointing of a weapon, as a gun, a dart, or an arrow,	      in the line of direction with the object intended to be	      struck; the line of fire; the direction of anything, as a	      spear, a blow, a discourse, a remark, towards a particular	      point or object, with a view to strike or affect it.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each at the head leveled his deadly aim. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The point intended to be hit, or object intended to be	      attained or affected.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be the aim of every dangerous shot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intention; purpose; design; scheme.	      [1913 Webster]	            How oft ambitious aims are crossed!   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conjecture; guess. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What you would work me to, I have some aim. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cry aim} (Archery), to encourage. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: End; object; scope; drift; design; purpose; intention;	        scheme; tendency; aspiration.	        [1913 Webster]
Aimer \Aim"er\, n.	   One who aims, directs, or points.	   [1913 Webster]
Aimless \Aim"less\, a.	   Without aim or purpose; as, an aimless life. --	   {Aim"less*ly}, adv. -- {Aim"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
ain \ain\ adj.	   1. belonging to or on behalf of a specified person especially	      one's self; preceded by a possessive. `my ain' is Scottish	   Syn: own(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aino \Ai"no\, n. [Said to be the native name for man.]	   same as {Ainu}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ainu \Ai"nu\, n. [Said to be the native name for man.]	   One of a peculiar race found primarily in Hokkaido, in the	   northern part of the empire of Japan, the Kurile Islands, and	   nearby. They are believed to be the native inhabitants of the	   Japanese islands. The Ainus are stout and short, with hairy	   bodies. Also called {Aino} and {hairy Ainu}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ain't \Ain't\	   A contraction for are not and am not; also used for is not.	   [Colloq. or illiterate speech]. See {An't}.	   [1913 Webster]
aioli \aioli\ n. (Cooking)	   a French garlic-flavored mayonnaise. It is often served with	   fish and other seafood, and sometimes with vegetables.	   Syn: aioli sauce, garlic sauce	        [WordNet 1.5]
Air \Air\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. air, eir, F. air, L. a["e]r, fr. Gr.	   'ah`r, air, mist, for 'a[digamma]hr, fr. root 'a[digamma] to	   blow, breathe, probably akin to E. wind. In sense 10 the	   French has taking a meaning fr. It. aria atmosphere, air, fr.	   the same Latin word; and in senses 11, 12, 13 the French	   meaning is either fr. L. aria, or due to confusion with F.	   aire, in an older sense of origin, descent. Cf. {A["e]ry},	   {Debonair}, {Malaria}, {Wind}.]	   1. The fluid which we breathe, and which surrounds the earth;	      the atmosphere. It is invisible, inodorous, insipid,	      transparent, compressible, elastic, and ponderable.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By the ancient philosophers, air was regarded as an	         element; but modern science has shown that it is	         essentially a mixture of oxygen and nitrogen, with a	         small amount of carbon dioxide, the average proportions	         being, by volume: oxygen, 20.96 per cent.; nitrogen,	         79.00 per cent.; carbon dioxide, 0.04 per cent. These	         proportions are subject to a very slight variability.	         Air also always contains some vapor of water.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Symbolically: Something unsubstantial, light, or volatile.	      "Charm ache with air." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was still all air and fire. [Air and fire being	      the finer and quicker elements as opposed to earth and	      water.]                                     --Macaulay	      .	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A particular state of the atmosphere, as respects heat,	      cold, moisture, etc., or as affecting the sensations; as,	      a smoky air, a damp air, the morning air, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any a["e]riform body; a gas; as, oxygen was formerly	      called vital air. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Air in motion; a light breeze; a gentle wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let vernal airs through trembling osiers play.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Odoriferous or contaminated air.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which surrounds and influences.	      [1913 Webster]	            The keen, the wholesome air of poverty.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Utterance abroad; publicity; vent.	      [1913 Webster]	            You gave it air before me.            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Intelligence; information. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	           voice to the stanzas of a hymn or song, or even to	           plain prose, or played upon an instrument; a melody;	           a tune; an aria.	       (b) In harmonized chorals, psalmody, part songs, etc.,	           the part which bears the tune or melody -- in modern	           harmony usually the upper part -- is sometimes called	           the air.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. The peculiar look, appearance, and bearing of a person;	       mien; demeanor; as, the air of a youth; a heavy air; a	       lofty air. "His very air." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Peculiar appearance; apparent character; semblance;	       manner; style.	       [1913 Webster]	             It was communicated with the air of a secret.	                                                  --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. pl. An artificial or affected manner; show of pride or	       vanity; haughtiness; as, it is said of a person, he puts	       on airs. --Thackeray.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Paint.)	       (a) The representation or reproduction of the effect of	           the atmospheric medium through which every object in	           nature is viewed. --New Am. Cyc.	       (b) Carriage; attitude; action; movement; as, the head of	           that portrait has a good air. --Fairholt.	           [1913 Webster]	   15. (Man.) The artificial motion or carriage of a horse.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Air is much used adjectively or as the first part of a	         compound term. In most cases it might be written	         indifferently, as a separate limiting word, or as the	         first element of the compound term, with or without the	         hyphen; as, air bladder, air-bladder, or airbladder;	         air cell, air-cell, or aircell; air-pump, or airpump.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Air balloon}. See {Balloon}.	   {Air bath}.	       (a) An apparatus for the application of air to the body.	       (b) An arrangement for drying substances in air of any	           desired temperature.	   {Air castle}. See {Castle in the air}, under {Castle}.	   {Air compressor}, a machine for compressing air to be used as	      a motive power.	   {Air crossing}, a passage for air in a mine.	   {Air cushion}, an air-tight cushion which can be inflated;	      also, a device for arresting motion without shock by	      confined air.	   {Air fountain}, a contrivance for producing a jet of water by	      the force of compressed air.	   {Air furnace}, a furnace which depends on a natural draft and	      not on blast.	   {Air line}, a straight line; a bee line. Hence	   {Air-line}, adj.; as, air-line road.	   {Air lock} (Hydr. Engin.), an intermediate chamber between	      the outer air and the compressed-air chamber of a	      pneumatic caisson. --Knight.	   {Air port} (Nav.), a scuttle or porthole in a ship to admit	      air.	   {Air spring}, a spring in which the elasticity of air is	      utilized.	   {Air thermometer}, a form of thermometer in which the	      contraction and expansion of air is made to measure	      changes of temperature.	   {Air threads}, gossamer.	   {Air trap}, a contrivance for shutting off foul air or gas	      from drains, sewers, etc.; a stench trap.	   {Air trunk}, a pipe or shaft for conducting foul or heated	      air from a room.	   {Air valve}, a valve to regulate the admission or egress of	      air; esp. a valve which opens inwardly in a steam boiler	      and allows air to enter.	   {Air way}, a passage for a current of air; as the air way of	      an air pump; an air way in a mine.	   {In the air}.	       (a) Prevalent without traceable origin or authority, as	           rumors.	       (b) Not in a fixed or stable position; unsettled.	       (c) (Mil.) Unsupported and liable to be turned or taken	           in flank; as, the army had its wing in the air.	   {on the air}, currently transmitting; live; -- used of radio	      and television broadcasts, to indicate that the images and	      sounds being picked up by cameras and microphones are	      being broadcast at the present moment.	   Note: In call-in programs where individuals outside a radio	         or television studio have telephoned into the station,	         when their voice is being directly broadcast, the host	         of the program commonly states "You're on the air." as	         a warning that the conversation is not private.	   {To take air}, to be divulged; to be made public.	   {To take the air}, to go abroad; to walk or ride out.	      [1913 Webster]	Air \Air\ ([^a]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aired} ([^a]rd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Airing}.] [See {Air}, n., and cf. {A["e]rate}.]	   1. To expose to the air for the purpose of cooling,	      refreshing, or purifying; to ventilate; as, to air a room.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were good wisdom . . . that the jail were aired.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were you but riding forth to air yourself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose for the sake of public notice; to display	      ostentatiously; as, to air one's opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Airing a snowy hand and signet gem.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To expose to heat, for the purpose of expelling dampness,	      or of warming; as, to air linen; to air liquors.	      [1913 Webster]
airball \air"ball`\ ([^a]r"b[add]l`) n. (Basketball)	   A throw at the basket that completely misses, not even	   hitting the rim. Compare {swoosh} and {nothing but net}.	   [PJC] airbed
airbed \air"bed`\, air bed \air" bed`\	   A sack or mattress inflated with air, and used as a bed.	   Syn: air mattress, air-bed	        [1913 Webster]
air bladder \air" blad`der\	   1. (Anat.) An air sac, sometimes double or variously lobed,	      in the visceral cavity of many fishes. It originates in	      the same way as the lungs of air-breathing vertebrates,	      and in the adult may retain a tubular connection with the	      pharynx or esophagus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sac or bladder full of air in an animal or plant; also	      an air hole in a casting.	      [1913 Webster]
airborne \airborne\ adj.	   1. conveyed by or through air, as dust or pollen; as, a clean	      room is needed to avoid airborne contaminants.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. in flight; flying; -- said of an airplane.	      [PJC]	   3. (Mil.) carried directly to the site of battle by aircraft;	      -- said of combat troops, as, an airborne division.	      [PJC]
Air brake \Air" brake`\ (Mach.)	   A railway brake powered by compressed air. --Knight.	   Syn: airbrake.	        [1913 Webster]
airbrake \airbrake\ n.	   1. 1 a small parachute or articulated flap to reduce the	      speed of an aircraft.	   Syn: dive brake	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a vehicular brake that operates by compressed air;	      especially for heavy vehicles. Same as {air brake}.	   Syn: air brake	        [WordNet 1.5] n.	   1. an atomizer to spray by means of compressed air.	      [WordNet 1.5] airbrush
airbrush \airbrush\, air brush \air brush\	   A kind of atomizer for applying liquid coloring matter, such	   as paint, in a spray by compressed air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	airbrush \airbrush\ v. t.	   1.	   1. to paint with an airbrush. The old car looks like new now	      that we airbrushed it	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to alter or remove by use of an airbrush. "After the	      photographer airbrushed out the wrinkles on her face she	      looked twenty years younger."	      [PJC]
Air-built \Air"-built`\, a.	   Erected in the air; having no solid foundation; chimerical;	   as, an air-built castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Air cell \Air" cell`\	   1. (Bot.) A cavity in the cellular tissue of plants,	      containing air only.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A receptacle of air in various parts of the	      system; as, a cell or minute cavity in the walls of the	      air tubes of the lungs; the air sac of birds; a dilatation	      of the air vessels in insects.	      [1913 Webster]	Air chamber \Air" cham`ber\	   1. A chamber or cavity filled with air, in an animal or	      plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cavity containing air to act as a spring for equalizing	      the flow of a liquid in a pump or other hydraulic machine.	      [1913 Webster]	Air cock \Air" cock`\	   A faucet to allow escape of air.	   [1913 Webster]	Air cooling \Air cooling\	   In devices generating heat, such as gasoline-engine motor	   vehicles, the cooling of the device by increasing its	   radiating surface by means of ribs or radiators, and placing	   it so that it is exposed to a current of air. Cf. {Water	   cooling}. -- {Air"-cooled`}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aircraft \Air"craft`\, n. sing. & pl.	   Any vehicle, such as an airplane, helicopter, balloon, etc.,	   for floating in, or flying through, the air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] aircraftman
aircraftman \aircraftman\, aircraftsman \aircraftsman\n.	   1. 1 a noncommissioned officer in the British Royal Air	      Force.	      [WordNet 1.5]
aircrew \aircrew\ n.	   1. the crew of an aircraft.	      [WordNet 1.5]
aircrewman \aircrewman\ n.	   1. a member of an aircrew.	      [WordNet 1.5]
airdock \airdock\ n.	   1. 1 a large building at an airport where aircraft can be	      stored and maintained.	   Syn: hangar, repair shed	        [WordNet 1.5]
Air-drawn \Air"-drawn"\, a.	   Drawn in air; imaginary.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is the air-drawn dagger.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Air drill \Air" drill`\	   A drill driven by the elastic pressure of condensed air; a	   pneumatic drill. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
airdrome \air"drome`\ n.	   1. an airfield equipped with control tower and hangers as	      well as accommodations for passengers and cargo.	   Syn: airport, aerodrome	        [WordNet 1.5]
aired \aired\ ([^a]rd), adj.	   abounding in fresh air.	   Syn: airy	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. made public by radio or television. The report was aired	      on the seven o'clock news.	   Syn: broadcast	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Airedale \Airedale\ n.	   1. 1 a breed of large wiry-coated terriers, bred in	      Yorkshire.	   Syn: Airedale terrier	        [WordNet 1.5]
Air engine \Air" engine`\	   An engine driven by heated or by compressed air. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Airer \Air"er\, n.	   1. One who exposes to the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A frame on which clothes are aired or dried.	      [1913 Webster]
airfield \air"field`\ ([^a]r"f[=e]ld`), n.	   1. 1 a place where planes take off and land; an airport; --	      usually used of airports other than those with regularly	      sheduled commercial flights, such as those at military	      bases or small fields for private aircraft.	   Syn: landing field, flying field, field	        [WordNet 1.5]
airflow \air"flow`\ ([^a]r"fl[=o]`), n.	   1. the flow of air.	      [WordNet 1.5]
airfoil \air"foil`\ n.	   1. 1 a surface such as the wing of an airplane designed to	      provide reactive force when in motion relative to the	      surrounding air.	   Syn: aerofoil	        [WordNet 1.5]
airframe \airframe\ n.	   1. the framework and covering of an airplane or rocket	      (excluding the engines).	      [WordNet 1.5]
Air gap \Air gap\ (Physics)	   An air-filled gap in a magnetic or electric circuit; specif.,	   in a dynamo or motor, the space between the field-magnet	   poles and the armature; clearance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Air gas \Air" gas`\	   See under {Gas}.	   [1913 Webster] airgun
airgun \air"gun`\, air gun \air" gun`\(g[u^]n`).	   A kind of gun in which the elastic force of condensed air is	   used to discharge the ball. The air is powerfully compressed	   into a reservoir attached to the gun, by a condensing pump,	   and is controlled by a valve actuated by the trigger. The	   common {BB gun} is a type of air gun.	   [1913 Webster]
Air hammer \Air hammer\	   a hammer powered by compressed air so as to be able to	   provide powerful repeated strokes; a pneumatic hammer.	   [PJC]
airhead \air"head`\ ([^a]r" h[e^]d`), n.	   an airheaded person. [disparaging]	   [PJC]
airheaded \airheaded\ adj.	   1. lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; scatterbrained;	      stupid; simple-minded; as, airheaded teenagers. Contrasted	      with {serious}, {solemn}	   Syn: dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded,	        light-headed, silly	        [WordNet 1.5]
Air hole \Air" hole`\ ([^a]r" h[=o]l`).	   1. A hole to admit or discharge air; specifically, a spot in	      the ice not frozen over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) A fault in a casting, produced by a bubble of	      air; a blowhole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (A["e]ronautics) A local region in the atmosphere having a	      downward movement and offering less than normal support	      for the sustaining surfaces of a flying machine, causing	      an airplane to drop suddenly. Same as {air pocket}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Airily \Air"i*ly\ ([^a]r"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In an airy manner; lightly; gaily; jauntily; flippantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Airiness \Air"i*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being airy; openness or exposure	      to the air; as, the airiness of a country seat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lightness of spirits; gayety; levity; as, the airiness of	      young persons.	      [1913 Webster]
Airing \Air"ing\ ([^a]r"[i^]ng), n.	   1. A walk or a ride in the open air; a short excursion for	      health's sake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An exposure to air, or to a fire, for warming, drying,	      etc.; as, the airing of linen, or of a room.	      [1913 Webster]
Air jacket \Air" jack`et\	   A jacket having air-tight cells, or cavities which can be	   filled with air, to render persons buoyant in swimming.	   [1913 Webster]
Airless \Air"less\, a.	   Not open to a free current of air; wanting fresh air, or	   communication with the open air.	   [1913 Webster]
Air level \Air" lev`el\	   Spirit level. See {Level}.	   [1913 Webster]
Airlike \Air"like`\, a.	   Resembling air.	   [1913 Webster]
Air line \Air line\	   A path through the air made easy for a["e]rial navigation by	   steady winds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
airline \air"line`\	   an organization, usually commercial or governmental,	   providing transportation by airplane for freight or	   passengers. The term includes the organization, its	   personnel, equipment and other properties, such as approved	   air routes.	   [PJC.]
Airling \Air"ling\, n.	   A thoughtless, gay person. [Obs.] "Slight airlings." --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Airman \Air"man\, n.	   1. A man who ascends or flies in an aircraft; an aviator; an	      airplane pilot.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an enlisted man in the air force; there are several	      grades.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Airmanship \Air"man*ship\, n.	   Art, skill, or ability in the practice of aerial navigation;	   aircraft piloting.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Airol \Air"ol\, n. (Pharm.)	   A grayish green antiseptic powder, consisting of a basic	   iodide and gallate of bismuth, sometimes used in place of	   iodoform. [A Trademark]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Airometer \Air*om"e*ter\, n. [Air + -meter.]	   A hollow cylinder to contain air. It is closed above and open	   below, and has its open end plunged into water.	   [1913 Webster]
Air pipe \Air" pipe`\	   A pipe for the passage of air; esp. a ventilating pipe.	   [1913 Webster]
airplane \air"plane\ n.	   a heavier-than-air aircraft. Same as {{aeroplane[2]}}.	   [PJC]	airplane propeller \airplane propeller\ n.	   a {propeller} designed for propelling airplanes.	   Syn: airscrew, propeller, prop.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Air plant \Air" plant`\ (Bot.)	   A plant deriving its sustenance from the air alone; an	   a["e]rophyte.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The "Florida moss" ({Tillandsia}, many tropical	         orchids, and most mosses and lichens are air plants.	         Those which are lodged upon trees, but not parasitic on	         them, such as the {Spanish moss} {Tillandsia	         usneoides}), are {epiphytes}.	         [1913 Webster]	Air pocket \Air" pock"et\ (p[o^]k"[e^]t). (aeronautics)	   A local region in the atmosphere having a downward movement	   and offering less than normal support for the sustaining	   surfaces of a flying machine, causing an airplane to drop	   suddenly. Same as {air hole}.	   [PJC.]	Air poise \Air" poise`\ [See {Poise}.]	   An instrument to measure the weight of air.	   [1913 Webster]	Air pump \Air" pump`\	   1. (Physics) A kind of pump for exhausting air from a vessel	      or closed space; also, a pump to condense air or force it	      into a closed space.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Engines) A pump used to exhaust from a condenser	      the condensed steam, the water used for condensing, and	      any commingled air.	      [1913 Webster]	Air sac \Air" sac`\	   1. (Anat.) One of the spaces in different parts of the bodies	      of birds, which are filled with air and connected with the	      air passages of the lungs; an air cell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An {alveolus}.	      [PJC]
airscrew \airscrew\ n.	   an {airplane propeller}.	   Syn: airplane propeller, prop	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Air shaft \Air" shaft`\	   A passage, usually vertical, for admitting fresh air into a	   mine or a tunnel.	   [1913 Webster]
airship \airship\ n.	   1. 1 a steerable self-propelled light-than-air aircraft.	   Syn: dirigible	        [WordNet 1.5]
Airsick \Air"sick`\, a.	   Affected with air sickness or a["e]rial sickness; feeling	   nauseous due to riding in an airplane. -- {Air"sick`ness}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Air sickness \Air" sick"ness\	   A vomiting or nauseous feeling similar to seasickness	   experienced by passengers in aircraft; -- it is caused by	   motion and distinguished from the effects of low air	   pressure, as it may also occur in the pressurized cabins of	   large aircraft.	   [PJC]
Air-slacked \Air"-slacked`\, a.	   Slacked, or pulverized, by exposure to the air; as,	   air-slacked lime.	   [1913 Webster]
airspace \air"space`\ n.	   1. the atmosphere above a nation and deemed to be under its	      jurisdiction.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Air stove \Air" stove`\	   A stove for heating a current of air which is directed	   against its surface by means of pipes, and then distributed	   through a building.	   [1913 Webster]
airstream \air"stream`\ n.	   1. a relatively well-defined prevailing wind.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft	      propeller.	   Syn: slipstream, race, backwash, wash	        [WordNet 1.5]
airstrip \air"strip`\ n.	   1. 1 an airfield without normal airport facilities.	   Syn: flight strip, landing strip, strip	        [WordNet 1.5]
airt \airt\ v. i.	   1. to pick one's way.	   Syn: pass, make one's way, work one's way, work	        [WordNet 1.5]	airt \airt\ v. t. [Also spelled {airth}.] [Chiefly Scottish]	   1. to point out the way; to direct or guide.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. channel into a new direction	   Syn: redirect	        [WordNet 1.5]
Air-tight \Air"-tight`\, a.	   1. So tight as to be impermeable to air or other gases; as,	      an air-tight cylinder; -- said of containers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of such close construction as to have little leakage of	      air in or out; -- said of structures	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. so thoroughly convincing as to be insusceptible to doubt;	      having no apparent counterarguments; -- of arguments or	      assertions an airtight alibi an airtight argument	   Syn: airtight, uncontradictable, undeniable.	        [PJC]	Air-tight \Air"-tight`\, n.	   A stove the draft of which can be almost entirely shut off.	   [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Air vessel \Air" ves`sel\	   A vessel, cell, duct, or tube containing or conducting air;	   as the air vessels of insects, birds, plants, etc.; the air	   vessel of a pump, engine, etc. For the latter, see {Air	   chamber}. The air vessels of insects are called trache[ae],	   of plants spiral vessels.	   [1913 Webster] Airward
Airward \Air"ward\, Airwards \Air"wards\, adv.	   Toward the air; upward. [R.] --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
airwaves \air"waves\ n. pl.	   the medium of transmission of signals by radio or television	   stations; by radio transmission; -- used non-technically; as,	   over the airwaves, i. e. by radio or television.	   [PJC]
airway \airway\ n.	   1. a duct that provides ventilation, as in mines.	   Syn: air passage, air duct.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Airwoman \Air"wom`an\, n.	   A woman who ascends or flies in an aircraft; a woman aviator;	   a woman airplane pilot or balloonist; an aviatrix.	   Syn: aviatrix, aviatress	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC + WordNet 1.5]
airworthiness \airworthiness\ n.	   1. fitness to fly. "the plane received a certificate of	      airworthiness".	      [WordNet 1.5]
airworthy \airworthy\ adj.	   1. fit to fly; -- said of aircraft. Opposite of	      {unairworthy}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Airy \Air"y\, a.	   1. Consisting of air; as, an airy substance; the airy parts	      of bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating or belonging to air; high in air; a["e]rial; as,	      an airy flight. "The airy region." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Open to a free current of air; exposed to the air; breezy;	      as, an airy situation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Resembling air; thin; unsubstantial; not material;	      airlike. "An airy spirit." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Relating to the spirit or soul; delicate; graceful; as,	      airy music.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Without reality; having no solid foundation; empty;	      trifling; visionary. "Airy fame." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Empty sound, and airy notions.        --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Light of heart; vivacious; sprightly; flippant;	      superficial. "Merry and airy." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Having an affected manner; being in the habit of putting	      on airs; affectedly grand. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Paint.) Having the light and a["e]rial tints true to	      nature. --Elmes.	      [1913 Webster]
Aisle \Aisle\, n. [OF. ele, F. aile, wing, wing of a building,	   L. ala, contr. fr. axilla.] (Arch.)	      (a) A lateral division of a building, separated from the	          middle part, called the nave, by a row of columns or	          piers, which support the roof or an upper wall	          containing windows, called the clearstory wall.	      (b) Improperly used also for the have; -- as in the	          phrases, a church with three aisles, the middle aisle.	      (c) Also (perhaps from confusion with alley), a passage	          into which the pews of a church open.	          [1913 Webster]
Aisled \Aisled\, a.	   Furnished with an aisle or aisles.	   [1913 Webster]
Aisless \Ais"less\, a.	   Without an aisle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ait \Ait\, n. [AS. ?, ?, perh. dim. of [imac]eg, [imac]g,	   island. See {Eyot}.]	   An islet, or little isle, in a river or lake; an eyot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ait where the osiers grew.           --R. Hodges	                                                  (1649).	   [1913 Webster]	         Among green aits and meadows.            --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Ait \Ait\, n.	   Oat. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Aitch \Aitch\, n.	   The letter h or H.	   [1913 Webster]
Aitchbone \Aitch"bone`\, n. [For nachebone. For loss of n, cf.	   {Adder}. See {Natch}.]	   The bone of the rump; also, the cut of beef surrounding this	   bone. [Spelt also {edgebone}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aitiology \Ai`ti*ol"o*gy\, n.	   See {[AE]tiology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aizoaceae \Aizoaceae\ n.	   a natural family of succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of	   South Africa but also New Zealand and North America:	   carpetweeds; fig marigolds.	   Syn: family {Aizoaceae}, {Tetragoniaceae}, family	        {Tetragoniaceae}, carpetweed family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ajar \A*jar"\, adv. [OE. on char ajar, on the turn; AS. cerr,	   cyrr, turn, akin to G. kehren to turn, and to D. akerre. See	   {Char}.]	   Slightly turned or opened; as, the door was standing ajar.	   [1913 Webster]	Ajar \A*jar"\, adv. [Pref. a- + jar.]	   In a state of discord; out of harmony; as, he is ajar with	   the world.	   [1913 Webster]
Ajava \Aj"a*va\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Ajouan}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ajog \A*jog"\, adv. [Pref. a- + jog.]	   On the jog.	   [1913 Webster] Ajouan
Ajouan \Aj"ou*an\ Ajowan \Aj"ow*an\, n. [Written also {ajwain}.]	   [Prob. native name.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of {Ammi Copticum}, syn. {Carum Ajowan}, used both	   as a medicine and as a condiment. An oil containing thymol is	   extracted from it. Called also {Javanee seed}, {Javanese	   seed}, and {ajava}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ajour \a`jour`\ ([.a]`zh[oo^]r`), n. [F. [`a] jour, open to	   day.]	   of or pertaining to objects which are pierced or decorated	   with an openwork pattern. --RHUD 1.3	   [PJC.]
Ajutage \Aj"u*tage\, n. [F. ajutage, for ajoutage, fr. ajouter	   to add, LL. adjuxtare, fr. L. ad + juxta near to, nigh. Cf.	   {Adjutage}, {Adjustage}, {Adjust}.]	   A tube through which water is discharged; an efflux tube; as,	   the ajutage of a fountain.	   [1913 Webster]
Ake \Ake\, n. & v.	   See {Ache}.	   [1913 Webster]
akee \akee\ n.	   a tree ({Blighia sapida}) widely cultivated in tropical and	   subtropical regions for its fragrant flowers and colorful	   fruits; introduced in Jamaica by Captain Bligh of the HMS	   Bounty.	   Syn: akee tree.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. red pear-shaped tropical fruit with poisonous seeds; the	      flesh is poisonous when unripe or overripe.	   Syn: ackee	        [WordNet 1.5]
Akene \A*kene"\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Achene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Akeridae \Akeridae\ n.	   1. 1 a family comprising the bubble shells.	   Syn: family {Akeridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aketon \Ak"e*ton\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Acton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Akimbo \A*kim"bo\, a. [Etymology unknown. Cf. {Kimbo}.]	   With a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow	   turned outward. "With one arm akimbo." --Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Akin \A*kin"\, a. [Pref. a- (for of) + kin.]	   1. Of the same kin; related by blood; -- used of persons; as,	      the two families are near akin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Allied by nature; partaking of the same properties; of the	      same kind. "A joy akin to rapture." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The literary character of the work is akin to its	            moral character.                      --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This adjective is used only after the noun.	         [1913 Webster]
akinesia \ak`i*ne"si*a\ ([=a]`k[i^]*n[=e]"s[=e]*[.a] or	   [a^]k`[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]*[.a]), n. [Gr. 'akinhsi`a quiescence;	   'a priv. + ki`nhsis motion.] (Med.)	   Loss of the ability for voluntary muscle movement. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster + AS] akinetic
akinesic \ak`i*ne"sic \ ([=a]`k[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]k or	   [a^]k`[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]k), akinetic \a*ki`net"ic\	   ([=a]`k[i^]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to akinesia.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Aknee \A*knee"\, adv.	   On the knee. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Aknow \Ak*now"\	   Earlier form of {Acknow}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be aknow}, to acknowledge; to confess. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
akvavit \akvavit\ n.	   1. Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway seeds.	   Syn: aquavit	        [WordNet 1.5]
Al \Al\, a.	   All. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Al \Al\, n. (Chem.)	   the chemical symbol for aluminum.	   [PJC]	Al \Al\ conj.	   Although; if. [Obs.] See {All}, conj.	   [1913 Webster]
al- \al-\ prefix.	   (a) [AS. eal.] All; wholly; completely; as, almighty, almost.	   (b) [L. ad.] To; at; on; -- in OF. shortened to a-. See	       {ad-}.	   (c) The Arabic definite article answering to the English the;	       as, Alkoran, the Koran or the Book; alchemy, the	       chemistry.	       [1913 Webster]
ala \a"la\ ([=a]"l[.a]), n.; pl. {Al[ae]} ([=a]"l[=e]). [L., a	   wing.] (Biol.)	   A winglike organ, or part.	   [1913 Webster]
Alabaman \Alabaman\ prop. n.	   A native or resident of Alabama.	   Syn: Alabamian	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alabama period \Al`a*ba"ma pe"ri*od\ (Geol.)	   A period in the American eocene, the lowest in the tertiary	   age except the lignitic.	   [1913 Webster]
Alabamian \Alabamian\ n.	   A native or resident of Alabama.	   Syn: Alabaman	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alabaster \Al"a*bas"ter\, n. [L. alabaster, Gr. 'ala`bastros,	   said to be derived fr. Alabastron, the name of a town in	   Egypt, near which it was common: cf. OF. alabastre, F.	   alb[^a]tre.]	   1. (Min.)	      (a) A compact variety or sulphate of lime, or gypsum, of	          fine texture, and usually white and translucent, but	          sometimes yellow, red, or gray. It is carved into	          vases, mantel ornaments, etc.	      (b) A hard, compact variety of carbonate of lime, somewhat	          translucent, or of banded shades of color; stalagmite.	          The name is used in this sense by Pliny. It is	          sometimes distinguished as oriental alabaster.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A box or vessel for holding odoriferous ointments, etc.;	      -- so called from the stone of which it was originally	      made. --Fosbroke.	      [1913 Webster]
Alabastrian \Al`a*bas"tri*an\, a.	   Alabastrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Alabastrine \Al`a*bas"trine\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, alabaster; as alabastrine limbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Alabastrum \Al`a*bas"trum\, n.; pl. {Alabastra}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A flower bud. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Alack \A*lack"\, interj. [Prob. from ah! lack! OE. lak loss,	   failure, misfortune. See {Lack}.]	   An exclamation expressive of sorrow. [Archaic. or Poet.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Alackaday \A*lack"a*day`\, interj. [For alack the day. Cf.	   Lackaday.]	   An exclamation expressing sorrow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shakespeare has "alack the day" and "alack the heavy	         day." Compare "woe worth the day."	         [1913 Webster]
Alacrify \A*lac"ri*fy\, v. t. [L. alacer, alacris, lively +	   -fly.]	   To rouse to action; to inspirit.	   [1913 Webster]
Alacrious \A*lac"ri*ous\, a. [L. alacer, alacris.]	   Brisk; joyously active; lively.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T were well if we were a little more alacrious.	                                                  --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Alacriously \A*lac"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   With alacrity; briskly.	   [1913 Webster]
Alacriousness \A*lac"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   Alacrity. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Alacrity \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	   activity; briskness; sprightliness; as, the soldiers advanced	   with alacrity to meet the enemy.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have not that alacrity of spirit,	         Nor cheer of mind that I was wont to have. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aladinist \A*lad"in*ist\, n. [From Aladin, for Ala Eddin, i. e.,	   height of religion, a learned divine under Mohammed II. and	   Bajazet II.]	   One of a sect of freethinkers among the Mohammedans.	   [1913 Webster]
alalia \a*la"li*a\ ([.a]*l[=a]"l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   priv. + ? a talking; cf. ? speechless.] (Med.)	   Impairment of articulate speech, or inability to speak,	   usually due to impairment of control of muscles in the	   articulatory apparatus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
Alalia \A*la"li*a\ (), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? a talking;	   cf. ? speechless.] (Med.)	   Inability to utter articulate sounds, due either to paralysis	   of the larynx or to that form of aphasia, called motor, or	   ataxis, aphasia, due to loss of control of the muscles of	   speech.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Alalonga
Alalonga \Al`a*lon"ga\, or Alilonghi \Al`i*lon"ghi\, n. (Zool.)	   The tunny. See {Albicore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alamire \A`la*mi"re\, n. [Compounded of a la mi re, names of	   notes in the musical scale.]	   The lowest note but one in Guido Aretino's scale of music.	   [1913 Webster]
Alamodality \Al`a*mo*dal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being [`a] la mode; conformity to the mode or	   fashion; fashionableness. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Alamode \Al"a*mode`\, adv. & a. [F. [`a] la mode after the	   fashion.]	   According to the fashion or prevailing mode. "Alamode beef	   shops." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Alamode \Al"a*mode`\, n.	   A thin, black silk for hoods, scarfs, etc.; -- often called	   simply mode. --Buchanan.	   [1913 Webster]
Alamort \Al`a*mort"\, a. [F. [`a] la mort to the death. Cf.	   {Amort}.]	   To the death; mortally.	   [1913 Webster]
Alan \A*lan"\ ([.a]*l[.a]n"), n. [OF. alan, alant; cf. Sp.	   alano.]	   A wolfhound. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aland \A*land"\, adv. [Pref. a- + land.]	   On land; to the land; ashore. "Cast aland." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Alanine \Al"a*nine\, n. [Aldehyde + the ending -ine. The -n- is	   a euphonic insertion.] (Chem.)	   one of the natural amino acids found combined in the proteins	   of most living tissues. It can be isolated as a white	   crystalline base, {C3H7NO2}. The natural form is the	   L-configuration.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Alantin \A*lan"tin\, n. [G. alant elecampane, the Inula helenium	   of Linn[ae]us.] (Chem.)	   See {Inulin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alar \A"lar\, a. [L. alarius, fr. ala wing: cf. F. alaire.]	   1. Pertaining to, or having, wings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Axillary; in the fork or axil. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Alarm \A*larm"\ ([.a]*l[aum]rm"), n. [F. alarme, It. all' arme	   to arms ! fr. L. arma, pl., arms. See {Arms}, and cf.	   {Alarum}.]	   1. A summons to arms, as on the approach of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arming to answer in a night alarm.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sound or information intended to give notice of	      approaching danger; a warning sound to arouse attention; a	      warning of danger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sound an alarm in my holy mountain.   --Joel ii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden attack; disturbance; broil. [R.] "These home	      alarms." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy palace fill with insults and alarms. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sudden surprise with fear or terror excited by	      apprehension of danger; in the military use, commonly,	      sudden apprehension of being attacked by surprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alarm and resentment spread throughout the camp.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A mechanical contrivance for awaking persons from sleep,	      or rousing their attention; an alarum.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alarm bell}, a bell that gives notice on danger.	   {Alarm clock} or {watch}, a clock or watch which can be so	      set as to ring or strike loudly at a prearranged hour, to	      wake from sleep, or excite attention.	   {Alarm gauge}, a contrivance attached to a steam boiler for	      showing when the pressure of steam is too high, or the	      water in the boiler too low.	   {Alarm post}, a place to which troops are to repair in case	      of an alarm.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fright; affright; terror; trepidation; apprehension;	        consternation; dismay; agitation; disquiet; disquietude.	   Usage: {Alarm}, {Fright}, {Terror}, {Consternation}. These	          words express different degrees of fear at the	          approach of danger. Fright is fear suddenly excited,	          producing confusion of the senses, and hence it is	          unreflecting. Alarm is the hurried agitation of	          feeling which springs from a sense of immediate and	          extreme exposure. Terror is agitating and excessive	          fear, which usually benumbs the faculties.	          Consternation is overwhelming fear, and carries a	          notion of powerlessness and amazement. Alarm agitates	          the feelings; terror disorders the understanding and	          affects the will; fright seizes on and confuses the	          sense; consternation takes possession of the soul, and	          subdues its faculties. See {Apprehension}.	          [1913 Webster]	Alarm \A*larm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Alarming}.] [Alarm, n. Cf. F. alarmer.]	   1. To call to arms for defense; to give notice to (any one)	      of approaching danger; to rouse to vigilance and action;	      to put on the alert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep in excitement; to disturb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surprise with apprehension of danger; to fill with	      anxiety in regard to threatening evil; to excite with	      sudden fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alarmed by rumors of military preparation.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Alarmable \A*larm"a*ble\, a.	   Easily alarmed or disturbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Alarmed \A*larmed"\, a.	   Aroused to vigilance; excited by fear of approaching danger;	   agitated; disturbed; as, an alarmed neighborhood; an alarmed	   modesty.	   [1913 Webster]	         The white pavilions rose and fell	         On the alarmed air.                      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Alarmedly \A*larm"ed*ly\, adv.	   In an alarmed manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Alarming \A*larm"ing\, a.	   Exciting, or calculated to excite, alarm; causing	   apprehension of danger; as, an alarming crisis or report. --	   A*larm"ing*ly, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
alarmism \alarmism\ n.	   1. the act of giving, or tendency to give, needless warnings.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Alarmist \A*larm"ist\, n. [Cf. F. alarmiste.]	   One prone to sound or excite alarms, especially, needless	   alarms. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Alarum \A*lar"um\ (?; 277), n. [OE. alarom, the same word as	   alarm, n.]	   See {Alarm}. [Now Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The variant form alarum is now commonly restricted to	         an alarm signal or the mechanism to sound an alarm (as	         in an alarm clock.)	         [1913 Webster]
Alary \Al"a*ry\, a. [L. alarius, fr. ala wing.]	   Of or pertaining to wings; also, wing-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]	         The alary system of insects.             --Wollaston.	   [1913 Webster]
Alas \A*las"\, interj. [OE. alas, allas, OF. alas, F. h['e]las;	   a interj. (L. ah.) + las wretched (that I am), L. lassus	   weary, akin to E. late. See {Late}.]	   An exclamation expressive of sorrow, pity, or apprehension of	   evil; -- in old writers, sometimes followed by day or white;	   alas the day, like alack a day, or alas the white.	   [1913 Webster]
Alaskan \Alaskan\ n.	   1. a resident of Alaska.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Alate \A*late"\, adv. [Pref. a- + late.]	   Lately; of late. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         There hath been alate such tales spread abroad.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster] Alate	Alate \A"late\, Alated \A"la*ted\, a. [L. alatus, from ala	   wing.]	   Winged; having wings, or side appendages like wings.	   [1913 Webster] Alatern
Alatern \Al"a*tern\, Alaternus \Al`a*ter"nus\, n. [L. ala wing +	   terni three each.] (Bot.)	   An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Rhamnus alaternus}) belonging	   to the buckthorns.	   [1913 Webster]
Alation \A*la"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. alatus winged.]	   The state of being winged.	   [1913 Webster]
Alaunt \A*launt"\, n.	   See {Alan}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Alb \Alb\, n. [OE. albe, LL. alba, fr. L. albus white. Cf.	   {Album} and {Aube}.]	   A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an	   enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn	   by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was	   formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life.	   [1913 Webster]
Albacore \Al"ba*core\, n. (Zool.)	   A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family	   ({Scombridae}), esp. {Thunnus alalunga} (formerly {Orcynus	   alalonga}); it is a type of tuna or tunny. The name has been	   also applied to a larger related species, {Thunnus thynnus}	   (formerly {Orcynus thynnus}), common in the Mediterranean and	   Atlantic, which is called in New England the {horse	   mackerel}. [formerly spelled {albicore}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Alban \Al"ban\, n. [L. albus white.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from	   gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether.	   [1913 Webster]
Albanian \Al*ba"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Albania, a province of Turkey. -- n. A	   native of Albania.	   [1913 Webster]
Albata \Al*ba"ta\, n. [L. albatus, p. p. of albare to make	   white, fr. albus white.]	   A white metallic alloy; which is made into spoons, forks,	   teapots, etc. British plate or German silver. See {German	   silver}, under {German}.	   [1913 Webster]
Albatross \Al"ba*tross\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Pg. alcatraz	   cormorant, albatross, or Sp. alcatraz a pelican: cf. Pg.	   alcatruz, Sp. arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. al-q[=a]dus the	   bucket, fr. Gr. ka`dos, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for	   pelican is water-carrier, as a bird carrying water in its	   pouch.] (Zool.)	   A web-footed bird, of the genus {Diomedea}, of which there	   are several species. They are the largest of sea birds,	   capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great	   distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the	   southern hemisphere.	   [1913 Webster] Albe
Albe \Al`be"\, Albee \Al`bee"\, conj. [See {Albeit}.]	   Although; albeit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Albe Clarissa were their chiefest founderess.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Albedo \Al*be"do\, n. [L., fr. albus white.]	   Whiteness. Specifically: (Astron.) The ratio which the light	   reflected from an unpolished surface bears to the total light	   falling upon that surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Albeit \Al`be"it\, conj. [OE. al be although it be, where al is	   our all. Cf. {Although}.]	   Even though; although; notwithstanding. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Albeit so masked, Madam, I love the truth. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Albertite \Al"bert*ite\ ([a^]l"b[~e]rt*[imac]t), n. (Min.)	   A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the	   county of Albert, New Brunswick.	   [1913 Webster]
Albert ware \Al"bert ware\	   A soft ornamental terra-cotta pottery, sold in the biscuit	   state for decorating.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Albertype \Al"ber*type\ ([a^]l"b[~e]r*t[imac]p), n. [From the	   name of the inventor, Albert, of Munich.]	   A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by	   means of a photographic negative.	   [1913 Webster]
Albescence \Al*bes"cence\, n.	   The act of becoming white; whitishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Albescent \Al*bes"cent\, a. [L. albescens, p. pr. of albescere	   to grow white, fr. albus white.]	   Becoming white or whitish; moderately white.	   [1913 Webster]
Albicant \Al"bi*cant\, a. [L. albicans, p. pr. of albicare,	   albicatum, to be white, fr. albus white.]	   Growing or becoming white.	   [1913 Webster]
Albication \Al`bi*ca"tion\, n.	   The process of becoming white, or developing white patches,	   or streaks.	   [1913 Webster]
Albicore \Al"bi*core\, n. [F. albicore (cf. Sp. albacora, Pg.	   albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. bakr, bekr, a young	   camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. bacoro	   a little pig.] (Zool.)	   same as {albacore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Albification \Al`bi*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. albification: L.	   albus white + ficare (only in comp.), facere, to make.]	   The act or process of making white. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Albigenses
Albigenses \Al`bi*gen"ses\, Albigeois \Al`bi`geois"\, n. pl.	   [From Albi and Albigeois, a town and its district in the	   south of France, in which the sect abounded.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A sect of reformers opposed to the church of Rome in the 12th	   centuries.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Albigenses were a branch of the Catharists (the	         pure). They were exterminated by crusades and the	         Inquisition. They were distinct from the Waldenses.	         [1913 Webster]
Albigensian \Al`bi*gen"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Albigenses.	   [1913 Webster]
Albiness \Al*bi"ness\, n.	   A female albino. --Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Albinism \Al"bi*nism\, n.	   The state or condition of being an albino: abinoism;	   leucopathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Albinistic \Al`bi*nis"tic\, a.	   Affected with albinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Albino \Al*bi"no\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Albinos}. [Sp. or Pg.	   albino, orig. whitish, fr. albo white, L. albus.]	   A person, whether negro, Indian, or white, in whom by some	   defect of organization the substance which gives color to the	   skin, hair, and eyes is deficient or in a morbid state. An	   albino has a skin of a milky hue, with hair of the same	   color, and eyes with deep red pupil and pink or blue iris.	   The term is also used of the lower animals, as white mice,	   elephants, etc.; and of plants in a whitish condition from	   the absence of chlorophyll. --Amer. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term was originally applied by the Portuguese to	         negroes met with on the coast of Africa, who were	         mottled with white spots.	         [1913 Webster]
Albinoism \Al*bi"no*ism\, n.	   The state or condition of being an albino; albinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Albinotic \Al`bi*not"ic\, a.	   Affected with albinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Albion \Al"bi*on\, n. [Prob. from the same root as Gael. alp a	   height or hill. "It may have been bestowed on the land lying	   behind the white cliffs visible from the coast of Gaul.	   Albany, the old name of Scotland, means probably the "hilly	   land." --I. Taylor.]	   An ancient name of England, still retained in poetry.	   [1913 Webster]	         In that nook-shotten isle of Albion.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Albite \Al"bite\, n. [L. albus white.] (Min.)	   A mineral of the feldspar family, triclinic in	   crystallization, and in composition a silicate of alumina and	   soda. It is a common constituent of granite and of various	   igneous rocks. See {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
albizzia \albizzia\ n.	   1. 1 [Named after Filipo Delgi Albizzi, a Tuscan nobleman of	      the mid-18th century.] any of numerous trees or shrubs of	      the genus {Albizia}, of the legume family. --[RHUD]	   Syn: albizia	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Albolith \Al"bo*lith\, n. [L. albus white + -lith.]	   A kind of plastic cement, or artificial stone, consisting	   chiefly of magnesia and silica; -- called also {albolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alborak \Al"bo*rak\ (?; 277), n. [Ar. al-bur[=a]q, fr. baraqa to	   flash, shine.]	   The imaginary milk-white animal on which Mohammed was said to	   have been carried up to heaven; a white mule.	   [1913 Webster]
Alb Sunday \Alb Sunday\ (Eccl.)	   The first Sunday after Easter Sunday, properly {Albless	   Sunday}, because in the early church those who had been	   baptized on Easter eve laid aside on the following Saturday	   their white albs which had been put on after baptism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
albuca \albuca\ n.	   1. any of various plants of the genus {Albuca} having large	      clusters of pale yellow flowers; native to South Africa.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Albuginaceae \Albuginaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of fungi that produce white blisterlike sori on	      certain flowering plants.	   Syn: family {Albuginaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Albugineous \Al`bu*gin"e*ous\, a. [See {Albugo}.]	   Of the nature of, or resembling, the white of the eye, or of	   an egg; albuminous; -- a term applied to textures, humors,	   etc., which are perfectly white.	   [1913 Webster]
albugo \al*bu"go\ ([a^]l*b[=u]"g[-o]), n.; pl. {Albugines}	   ([a^]l*b[=u]"j[i^]*n[=e]z). [L., whiteness, fr. albus white.]	   (Med.)	   Same as {Leucoma}. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Albula \Albula\ prop. n.	   A genus of fish, the type and sole genus of the family	   {Albulidae}.	   Syn: genus {Albula}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Albulidae \Albulidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fish comprising the bonefish.	   Syn: family {Albulidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Album \Al"bum\, n. [L., neut. of albus white: cf. F. album. Cf.	   {Alb}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A white tablet on which anything was	      inscribed, as a list of names, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A register for visitors' names; a visitors' book.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A blank book, in which to insert autographs, sketches,	      memorial writing of friends, photographs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Albumen \Al*bu"men\, n. [L., fr. albus white.]	   1. The white of an egg.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Nourishing matter stored up within the integuments	      of the seed in many plants, but not incorporated in the	      embryo. It is the floury part in corn, wheat, and like	      grains, the oily part in poppy seeds, the fleshy part in	      the cocoanut, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Same as {Albumin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Albumenize \Al*bu"men*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Albumenized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Albumenizing}.]	   To cover or saturate with albumen; to coat or treat with an	   albuminous solution; as, to albumenize paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Album Graecum \Al"bum Gr[ae]"cum\ [L., Greek white.]	   Dung of dogs or hyenas, which becomes white by exposure to	   air. It is used in dressing leather, and was formerly used in	   medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Albumin \Al*bu"min\, n. (Chem.)	   A thick, viscous nitrogenous substance, which is the chief	   and characteristic constituent of white of eggs and of the	   serum of blood, and is found in other animal substances, both	   fluid and solid, also in many plants. It is soluble in water	   and is coagulated by heat and by certain chemical reagents.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Acid albumin}, a modification of albumin produced by the	      action of dilute acids. It is not coagulated by heat.	   {Alkali albumin}, albumin as modified by the action of	      alkaline substances; -- called also {albuminate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Albuminate \Al*bu"mi*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance produced by the action of an alkali upon albumin,	   and resembling casein in its properties; also, a compound	   formed by the union of albumin with another substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminemia \Al*bu`mi*ne"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. E. albumin.] (Med.)	   The level of albumin in the blood.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
Albuminiferous \Al*bu`mi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. albumen + -ferous.]	   Supplying albumen.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminimeter \Al*bu`mi*nim"e*ter\, n. [L. albumen, albuminis +	   -meter: cf. F. albuminim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of albumen in a	   liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminin \Al*bu"mi*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   The substance of the cells which inclose the white of birds'	   eggs.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminiparous \Al*bu`mi*nip"a*rous\, a. [L. albumen + parere to	   bear, bring forth.]	   Producing albumin.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminoid \Al*bu"mi*noid\, a. [L. albumen + -oid.] (Chem.)	   Resembling albumin. -- n. One of a class of organic	   principles (called also {proteids}) which form the main part	   of organized tissues. --Brunton.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminoidal \Al*bu`mi*noid"al\, a. (Chem.)	   Of the nature of an albuminoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, n. (Chem.)	   A diffusible substance formed from albumin by the action of	   natural or artificial gastric juice. See {Peptone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Albuminosis \Al*bu`mi*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. E. albumin.] (Med.)	   A condition of excessively high blood albumin level.	   [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS] Albuminose
Albuminous \Al*bu"mi*nous\, Albuminose \Al*bu"mi*nose`\, a. [Cf.	   F. albumineux.]	   1. Pertaining to, or containing, albumin; having the	      properties of, or resembling, albumen or albumin; an older	      term now replaces by {proteinaceous}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. proteinaceous; containing or composed of protein. --	      {Al*bu"mi*nous*ness}, n.	      [PJC]
albuminuria \al*bu`mi*nu"ri*a\	   ([a^]l*b[=u]`m[i^]*n[=u]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L. albumen	   + Gr. o'y^ron urine.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition in which albumin is present in the urine.	   AS	   [1913 Webster]
Albumose \Al"bu*mose`\, n. [From albumin.] (Chem.)	   A compound or class of compounds formed from albumin by	   dilute acids or by an acid solution of pepsin. Used also in	   combination, as antialbumose, hemialbumose.	   [1913 Webster]
Alburn \Al"burn\, n. [L. alburnus, fr. L. albus white. Cf.	   Auburn.] (Zool.)	   The bleak, a small European fish having scales of a	   peculiarly silvery color which are used in making artificial	   pearls.	   [1913 Webster]
Alburnous \Al*bur"nous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to alburnum; of the alburnum; as, alburnous	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Alburnum \Al*bur"num\, n. [L., fr. albus white.] (Bot.)	   The white and softer part of wood, between the inner bark and	   the hard wood or duramen; sapwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Albyn \Al"byn\, n. [See {Albion}.]	   Scotland; esp. the Highlands of Scotland. --T. Cambell.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcade \Al*cade"\ ([a^]k*k[=a]d"), n.	   Same as {Alcaid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcahest \Al"ca*hest\, n.	   Same as {Alkahest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcaic \Al*ca"ic\, a. [L. Alca["i]cus, Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to Alc[ae]us, a lyric poet of Mitylene, about 6000	   b. c. -- n. A kind of verse, so called from Alc[ae]us. One	   variety consists of five feet, a spondee or iambic, an	   iambic, a long syllable, and two dactyls.	   [1913 Webster] Alcaid
Alcaid \Al*caid"\, Alcayde \Al*cayde"\, n. [Sp. alcaide, fr. Ar.	   al-q[=a][imac]d governor, fr. q[=a]da to lead, govern.]	   1. A commander of a castle or fortress among the Spaniards,	      Portuguese, and Moors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The warden, or keeper of a jail.	      [1913 Webster]
Alcalde \Al*cal"de\, n. [Sp. alcalde, fr. Ar. al-q[=a]d[imac]	   judge, fr. qada to decide, judge. Hence, the cadi of the	   Turks. Cf. {Cadi}.]	   A magistrate or judge in Spain and in Spanish America, etc.	   --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes confounded with {Alcaid}.	         [1913 Webster]
Alcaldia \Al`cal*di"a\, n. [Sp. Alcald['i]a.]	   The jurisdiction or office of an alcalde; also, the building	   or chamber in which he conducts the business of his office.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alcalimeter \Al`ca*lim"e*ter\, n.	   See {Alkalimeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcanna \Al*can"na\, n. [Sp. alcana, alhe?a, fr. Ar.	   al-hinn[=a]. See {Henna}, and cf. {Alkanet}.] (Bot.)	   An oriental shrub ({Lawsonia inermis}) from which henna is	   obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcarraza \Al`car*ra"za\, n.; pl. {Alcarrazas}. [Sp., from Ar.	   al-kurr[=a]z earthen vessel.]	   A vessel of porous earthenware, used for cooling liquids by	   evaporation from the exterior surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcayde \Al*cayde"\ ([a^]l*k[=a]d"), n.	   Same as {Alcaid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcazar \Al*ca"zar\, n. [ fr. Ar. al the + qacr (in pl.) a	   castle.]	   A fortress; also, a royal palace. --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcedo \Al*ce"do\, n. [L., equiv. to Gr. ?. See {Halcyon}.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of perching birds, including the European kingfisher	   ({Alcedo ispida}). See {Halcyon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alces \Alces\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of elk or moose.	   Syn: genus {Alces}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Alchemic
Alchemic \Al*chem"ic\, Alchemical \Al*chem"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   alchimique.]	   Of or relating to alchemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Alchemically \Al*chem"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of alchemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Alchemist \Al"che*mist\, n. [Cf. OF. alquemiste, F. alchimiste.]	   One who practices alchemy.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are alchemist; make gold.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Alchemistic
Alchemistic \Al`che*mis"tic\, Alchemistical \Al`che*mis"tic*al\,	   a.	   Relating to or practicing alchemy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Metaphysical and alchemistical legislators. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Alchemistry \Al"che*mis*try\, n.	   Alchemy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alchemize \Al"che*mize\, v. t.	   To change by alchemy; to transmute. --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]
Alchemy \Al"che*my\, n. [OF. alkemie, arquemie, F. alchimie, Ar.	   al-k[imac]m[imac]a, fr. late Gr. ?, for ?, a mingling,	   infusion, ? juice, liquid, especially as extracted from	   plants, fr. ? to pour; for chemistry was originally the art	   of extracting the juices from plants for medicinal purposes.	   Cf. Sp. alquimia, It. alchimia. Gr. ? is prob. akin to L.	   fundere to pour, Goth. guitan, AS. ge['o]tan, to pour, and so	   to E. fuse. See {Fuse}, and cf. {Chemistry}.]	   1. An imaginary art which aimed to transmute the baser metals	      into gold, to find the panacea, or universal remedy for	      diseases, etc. It led the way to modern chemistry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixed metal composed mainly of brass, formerly used for	      various utensils; hence, a trumpet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Put to their mouths the sounding alchemy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Miraculous power of transmuting something common into	      something precious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kissing with golden face the meadows green,	            Gilding pale streams with heavenly alchemy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Alchymistic	      Alchymist	      Alchymic
Alchymic \Al*chym"ic\, a., Alchymist \Al"chy*mist\, n.,
Alchymistic \Al`chy*mis"tic\, a., Alchymy \Al"chy*my\, n.	   See {Alchemic}, {Alchemist}, {Alchemistic}, {Alchemy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alco \Al"co\, n.	   A small South American dog, domesticated by the aborigines.	   [1913 Webster] Alcoate
Alcoate \Al"co*ate\, Alcohate \Al"co*hate\, n.	   Shortened forms of {Alcoholate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcohol \Al"co*hol\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l), n. [Cf. F. alcool,	   formerly written alcohol, Sp. alcohol alcohol, antimony,	   galena, OSp. alcofol; all fr. Ar. al-kohl a powder of	   antimony or galena, to paint the eyebrows with. The name was	   afterwards applied, on account of the fineness of this	   powder, to highly rectified spirits, a signification unknown	   in Arabia. The Sp. word has both meanings. Cf. {Alquifou}.]	   1. An impalpable powder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fluid essence or pure spirit obtained by distillation.	      [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pure spirit of wine; pure or highly rectified spirit	      (called also {ethyl alcohol} or {ethanol}, {CH3.CH2.OH});	      the spirituous or intoxicating element of fermented or	      distilled liquors, or more loosely a liquid containing it	      in considerable quantity. It is extracted by simple	      distillation from various vegetable juices and infusions	      of a saccharine nature, which have undergone vinous	      fermentation.	   Note: [The ferementation is usually carried out by addition	         of brewer's yeast, {Saccharomyces cerevisiae} to an	         aqueous solution containing carbohydrates.]	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: As used in the U. S. "Pharmacop[oe]ia," alcohol	         contains 91 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and 9	         per cent of water; and diluted alcohol (proof spirit)	         contains 45.5 per cent by weight of ethyl alcohol and	         54.5 per cent of water.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Organic Chem.) A class of compounds analogous to vinic	      alcohol in constitution. Chemically speaking, they are	      hydroxides of certain organic radicals; as, the radical	      ethyl forms common or {ethyl alcohol} ({C2H5.OH}); methyl	      forms {methyl alcohol} ({CH3.OH}) or {wood alcohol}; amyl	      forms {amyl alcohol} ({C5H11.OH}) or {fusel oil}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Alcoholate \Al"co*hol*ate\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l*[asl]t), n. [Cf.	   F. alcolaie.] (Chem.)	   A crystallizable compound of a salt with alcohol, in which	   the latter plays a part analogous to that of water of	   crystallization. --Graham.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcoholature \Al`co*hol"a*ture\	   ([a^]l`k[-o]*h[o^]l"[.a]*t[-u]r), n. [Cf. F. alcoolature.]	   (Med.)	   An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants. --New Eng.	   Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcoholic \Al`co*hol"ic\ ([a^]l`k[-o]*h[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.	   alcolique.]	   Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities;	   derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as,	   alcoholic mixtures; alcoholic gastritis; alcoholic odor.	   [1913 Webster]	Alcoholic \Al`co*hol"ic\, n.	   1. A person given to the use of alcoholic liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Alcoholic liquors.	      [1913 Webster]
alcoholism \al"co*hol*ism\ ([a^]l"k[-o]*h[o^]l*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf.	   F. alcoolisme.]	   1. (Med.) Chronic excessive drinking of alcoholic beverages	      that leads to social, occupational, psychological and	      physiological problems.	      [AS]	   2. (Med.) Psychological and physiological dependence on	      alcohol; sudden cessation of drinking may lead to	      withdrawal symptoms.	      [AS + PJC]
Alcoholization \Al`co*hol`i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alcoolisation.]	   1. The act of reducing a substance to a fine or impalpable	      powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act rectifying spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Saturation with alcohol; putting the animal system under	      the influence of alcoholic liquor.	      [1913 Webster]
Alcoholize \Al"co*hol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alcoholized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Alcoholizing}.] [Cf. F. alcooliser.]	   1. To reduce to a fine powder. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convert into alcohol; to rectify; also, to saturate	      with alcohol.	      [1913 Webster] Alcoholometer
Alcoholometer \Al`co*hol*om"e*ter\, Alcoholmeter
\Al`co*hol"me*ter\, n. [Alcohol + -meter.] (Chem.)	   An instrument for determining the strength of spirits, with a	   scale graduated so as to indicate the percentage of pure	   alcohol, either by weight or volume. It is usually a form of	   hydrometer with a special scale.	   [1913 Webster] Alcoholometrical	   Alcoholometric
Alcoholometric \Al`co*hol`o*met"ric\, Alcoholometrical
\Al`co*hol`o*met"ric*al\, Alcoholmetrical
\Al`co*hol*met"ric*al\, a.	   Relating to the alcoholometer or alcoholometry.	   [1913 Webster]	         The alcoholometrical strength of spirituous liquors.	                                                  --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcoholometry \Al`co*hol"om"e*try\, n.	   The process or method of ascertaining the proportion of pure	   alcohol which spirituous liquors contain.	   [1913 Webster] Alcohometer
Alcohometer \Al`co*hom"e*ter\, n., Alcohometric
\Al`co*ho*met"ric\, a.	   Same as {Alcoholometer}, {Alcoholometric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcoometry \Al`co*["o]m"e*try\, n.	   See {Alcoholometry}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chemists say alcom[`e]tre, alcoom[`e]trie,	         doubtless by the suppression of a syllable in order to	         avoid a disagreeable sequence of sounds. (Cf.	         {Idolatry}.) --Littr['e].	         [1913 Webster]
Alcoran \Al"co*ran\ (?; 277), n. [alcoran, fr. Ar. al-qor[=a]n,	   orig. the reading, the book, fr. qaraa to read. Cf. {Koran}.]	   The Mohammedan Scriptures; the Koran (now the usual form).	   [Spelt also {Alkoran}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alcoranic \Al`co*ran"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Koran.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcoranist \Al`co*ran"ist\, n.	   One who adheres to the letter of the Koran, rejecting all	   traditions.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcove \Al"cove\ (?; 277), n. [F. alc[^o]ve, Sp. or Pg. alcoba,	   from Ar. al-quobbah arch, vault, tent.]	   1. (Arch.) A recessed portion of a room, or a small room	      opening into a larger one; especially, a recess to contain	      a bed; a lateral recess in a library.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small ornamental building with seats, or an arched seat,	      in a pleasure ground; a garden bower. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any natural recess analogous to an alcove or recess in an	      apartment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The youthful wanderers found a wild alcove.	                                                  --Falconer.	      [1913 Webster]
Alcyon \Al"cy*on\, n.	   See {Halcyon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcyonacea \Al`cy*o*na"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A group of soft-bodied {Alcyonaria}, of which {Alcyonium} is	   the type. See Illust. under {Alcyonaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcyonaria \Al`cy*o*na"ri*a\	   (acr/l`s[i^]*[o^]*n[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the orders of Anthozoa. It includes the Alcyonacea,	   Pennatulacea, and Gorgonacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcyones \Al*cy"o*nes\ ([a^]l*s[i^]*[o^]*n[=e]z), n. pl. [L.,	   pl. of {Alcyon}.] (Zool.)	   The kingfishers.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcyonic \Al`cy*on"ic\ ([a^]l`s[i^]*[o^]n"[i^]k), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Alcyonaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcyonium \Al`cy*o"ni*um\, n. [Gr. ? a zo["o]phyte, so called	   from being like the halcyon's nest.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling	   flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly	   used for certain species of sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Alcyonoid \Al"cy*o*noid\ ([a^]l"s[i^]*[-o]*noid), a. [Gr.	   'alkyo`nion + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the {Alcyonaria}. -- n. A zo["o]phyte	   of the order {Alcyonaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alday \Al"day\ ([add]l"d[asl]), adv.	   Continually. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldebaran \Al*deb"a*ran\ ([a^]l*d[e^]b"[.a]*r[a^]n), prop. n.	   [Ar. al-debar[=a]n, fr. dabar to follow; so called because	   this star follows upon the Pleiades.] (Astron.)	   A red star of the first magnitude, situated in the eye of	   Taurus; the Bull's Eye. It is the bright star in the group	   called the Hyades.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now when Aldebaran was mounted high	         Above the shiny Cassiopeia's chair.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldehyde \Al"de*hyde\ ([a^]l"d[-e]*h[imac]d), n. [Abbrev. fr.	   alcohol dehydrogenatum, alcohol deprived of its hydrogen.]	   1. (Chem.) A colorless, mobile, and very volatile liquid	      obtained from alcohol by certain processes of oxidation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Any compound having the group {-CHO}. Methyl	      aldehyde, the simplest aldehyde, is more commonly called	      formaldehyde, {H-CHO}, and acetic aldehyde is now more	      commonly called {acetaldehyde}. The higher aldehydes may	      be solids. A {reducing sugar} typically contains the	      aldehyde group.	      [PJC]	   Note: The aldehydes are intermediate between the alcohols and	         acids, and differ from the alcohols in having two less	         hydrogen atoms in the molecule, as common aldehyde	         (called also {acetaldehyde}, {acetic aldehyde} or	         {ethyl aldehyde}), {C2H4O}; methyl aldehyde (called	         also {formaldehyde}), {CH2O}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Aldehyde ammonia} (Chem.), a compound formed by the union of	      aldehyde with ammonia.	      [1913 Webster]
Aldehydic \Al`de*hy"dic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to aldehyde; as, aldehydic acid. --Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), n. [OE. aldir, aller, fr. AS.	   alr, aler, alor, akin to D. els, G. erle, Icel. erlir, erli,	   Swed. al, Dan. elle, el, L. alnus, and E. elm.] (Bot.)	   A tree, usually growing in moist land, and belonging to the	   genus {Alnus}. The wood is used by turners, etc.; the bark by	   dyers and tanners. In the U. S. the species of alder are	   usually shrubs or small trees.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black alder}.	   (a) A European shrub ({Rhamnus frangula}); Alder buckthorn.	   (b) An American species of holly ({Ilex verticillata}),	       bearing red berries.	       [1913 Webster] Alder	Alder \Al"der\ ([add]l"d[~e]r), Aller \Al"ler\ ([add]l"l[~e]r),	   a. [From ealra, alra, gen. pl. of AS. eal. The d is	   excrescent.]	   Of all; -- used in composition; as, alderbest, best of all,	   alderwisest, wisest of all. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] alderfly
alderfly \al"der*fly`\, Alder fly \Al"der fly\	   1. Any of numerous dark-colored neuropterous insects of the	      genus {Sialis} or allied genera. They have predaceous	      aquatic larv[ae], which are used for bait.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Angling) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body	      of peacock harl, and black legs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alder-liefest \Al`der-lief"est\ ([add]l`d[~e]r*l[=e]f"[e^]st),	   a. [For allerliefest dearest of all. See {Lief}.]	   Most beloved. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Alderman \Al"der*man\ ([add]l"d[~e]r*man), n.; pl. {Aldermen}.	   [AS. aldormon, ealdorman; ealdor an elder + man. See {Elder},	   n.]	   1. A senior or superior; a person of rank or dignity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The title was applied, among the Anglo-Saxons, to	         princes, dukes, earls, senators, and presiding	         magistrates; also to archbishops and bishops, implying	         superior wisdom or authority. Thus Ethelstan, duke of	         the East-Anglians, was called Alderman of all England;	         and there were aldermen of cities, counties, and	         castles, who had jurisdiction within their respective	         districts.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a board or body of municipal officers next in order	      to the mayor and having a legislative function. They may,	      in some cases, individually exercise some magisterial and	      administrative functions.	      [1913 Webster]
Aldermancy \Al"der*man*cy\, n.	   The office of an alderman.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldermanic \Al"der*man"ic\, a.	   Relating to, becoming to, or like, an alderman;	   characteristic of an alderman.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldermanity \Al`der*man"i*ty\, n.	   1. Aldermen collectively; the body of aldermen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being an alderman. [Jocular]	      [1913 Webster]
Aldermanlike \Al`der*man*like`\, a.	   Like or suited to an alderman.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldermanly \Al"der*man*ly\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, an alderman.	   [1913 Webster]	Aldermanly \Al"der*man*ly\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, an alderman. "An aldermanly	   discretion." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldermanry \Al"der*man*ry\, n.	   1. The district or ward of an alderman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office or rank of an alderman. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Aldermanship \Al"der*man*ship\, n.	   The condition, position, or office of an alderman. --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldern \Al"dern\, a.	   Made of alder.	   [1913 Webster]
Alderney \Al"der*ney\, n.	   One of a breed of cattle raised in Alderney, one of the	   Channel Islands. Alderneys are of a dun or tawny color and	   are often called {Jersey cattle}. See {Jersey}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldine \Al"dine\ (?; 277), a. (Bibliog.)	   An epithet applied to editions (chiefly of the classics)	   which proceeded from the press of Aldus Manitius, and his	   family, of Venice, for the most part in the 16th century and	   known by the sign of the anchor and the dolphin. The term has	   also been applied to certain elegant editions of English	   works.	   [1913 Webster]
Aldol \Al"dol\, n. [Aldehyde + -ol as in alcohol.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid, {C4H8O2}, obtained by condensation of two	   molecules of acetaldehyde: CH3CHO + CH3CHO = H3CH(OH)CH2CO;	   also, any of various derivatives of this. The same reaction	   has been applied, under the name of	   {aldol condensation}, to the production of many compounds.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ale \Ale\ ([=a]l), n. [AS. ealu, akin to Icel., Sw., and Dan.	   ["o]l, Lith. alus a kind of beer, OSlav. ol[u^] beer. Cf. Ir.	   ol drink, drinking.]	   1. An intoxicating liquor made from an infusion of malt by	      fermentation and the addition of a bitter, usually hops.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word ale, in England and the United States, usually	         designates a heavier kind of fermented liquor, and the	         word beer a lighter kind. The word beer is also in	         common use as the generic name for all malt liquors.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A festival in English country places, so called from the	      liquor drunk. "At wakes and ales." --B. Jonson."On ember	      eves and holy ales." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Aleak \A*leak"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + leak.]	   In a leaking condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleatory \A"le*a*to*ry\, a. [L. aleatorius, fr. alea chance,	   die.] (Law)	   Depending on some uncertain contingency; as, an aleatory	   contract. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Alebench \Ale"bench`\, n.	   A bench in or before an alehouse. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleberry \Ale"ber`ry\, n. [OE. alebery, alebrey; ale + bre	   broth, fr. AS. br[imac]w pottage.]	   A beverage, formerly made by boiling ale with spice, sugar,	   and sops of bread.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their aleberries, caudles, possets.      --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Alecithal \A*lec"i*thal\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? yelk.] (Biol.)	   Applied to those ova which segment uniformly, and which have	   little or no food yelk embedded in their protoplasm.	   --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleconner \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 officers chosen by the liverymen	   of London to inspect the measures used in public houses. But	   the office is a sinecure. [Also called aletaster.] [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alecost \Ale"cost`\, n. [Ale + L. costus an aromatic plant: cf.	   {Costmary}.] (Bot.)	   The plant costmary, which was formerly much used for	   flavoring ale.	   [1913 Webster]
Alectorides \Al`ec*tor"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a cock.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of birds including the common fowl and the pheasants.	   [1913 Webster]
Alectoromachy \A*lec`to*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ? cock + ? fight.]	   Cockfighting.	   [1913 Webster]
Alectoromancy \A*lec"to*ro*man`cy\, n.	   See {Alectryomancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alectryom'achy \A*lec`try*om'a*chy\, n. [Gr. ? cock + ? fight.]	   Cockfighting.	   [1913 Webster]
Alectryomancy \A*lec"try*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? cock + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of a cock and grains of corn placed on	   the letters of the alphabet, the letters being put together	   in the order in which the grains were eaten. --Amer. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Alectura \Alectura\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of brush turkeys.	   Syn: genus {Alectura}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alee \A*lee"\, adv. [Pref. a- + lee.] (Naut.)	   On or toward the lee, or the side away from the wind; the	   opposite of aweather. The helm of a ship is alee when pressed	   close to the lee side.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hard alee}, or {Luff alee}, an order to put the helm to the	      lee side.	      [1913 Webster]
Alegar \Al"e*gar\, n. [Ale + eager sour, F. aigre. Cf.	   {Vinegar}.]	   Sour ale; vinegar made of ale. --Cecil.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleger \Al"e*ger\, a. [F. all[`e]gre, earlier al[`e]gre, fr. L.	   alacer.]	   Gay; cheerful; sprightly. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Alegge \A*legge"\, v. t. [OE. aleggen, alegen, OF. alegier, F.	   all['e]ger, fr. LL. alleviare, for L. allevare to lighten; ad	   + levis light. Cf. {Alleviate}, {Allay}, {Allege}.]	   To allay or alleviate; to lighten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That shall alegge this bitter blast.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Alehoof \Ale"hoof`\ ([=a]l"h[=oo]f`), n. [AS. h[=o]fe ground	   ivy; the first part is perh. a corruption: cf. OE. heyhowe	   hedgehove, ground ivy, "in old MSS. heyhowe, heyoue, haihoue,	   halehoue." --Prior.]	   Ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma}).	   [1913 Webster]
Alehouse \Ale"house`\, n.	   A house where ale is retailed; hence, a tippling house.	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Ale-knight \Ale"-knight`\, n.	   A pot companion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alem \Al"em\, n. [Turk. 'alem, fr. Ar. 'alam.] (Mil.)	   The imperial standard of the Turkish Empire.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alemannic \Al`e*man"nic\, a.	   Belonging to the Alemanni, a confederacy of warlike German	   tribes.	   [1913 Webster]	Alemannic \Al`e*man"nic\, n.	   The language of the Alemanni.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Swabian dialect . . . is known as the Alemannic.	                                                  --Amer. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Alembic \A*lem"bic\ ([.a]*l[e^]m"b[i^]k), n. [F. alambic (cf.	   Sp. alambique), Ar. al-anb[imac]q, fr. Gr. 'a`mbix cup, cap	   of a still. The cap or head was the alembic proper. Cf.	   {Limbec}.]	   An apparatus formerly used in distillation, usually made of	   glass or metal. It has mostly given place to the retort and	   worm still.	   Note: Used also metaphorically.	               The alembic of a great poet's imagination.	                                                  --Brimley.	         [1913 Webster]
Alembroth \A*lem"broth\ (-br[o^]th), n. [Origin uncertain.]	   The {salt of wisdom} of the alchemists, a double salt	   composed of the chlorides of ammonium and mercury. It was	   formerly used as a stimulant. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Alencon lace \A`len`[,c]on" lace"\	   See under {Lace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alength \A*length"\ ([.a]*l[e^]ngth"), adv. [Pref. a- + length.]	   At full length; lengthwise. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Alepidote \A*lep"i*dote\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, a scale.]	   (Zool.)	   Not having scales. -- n. A fish without scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Alepole \Ale"pole`\, n.	   A pole set up as the sign of an alehouse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aleppo \Aleppo\ prop. n.	   A city in Syria.	   [WordNet 1.5] Aleppo button	   Aleppo boil	Aleppo boil \A*lep"po boil\, Aleppo button \A*lep"po but"ton\,	   or Aleppo evil \A*lep"po e"vil\ . (Med.)	   Same as {Aden ulcer}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]	Aleppo grass \Aleppo grass\ (Bot.)	   One of the cultivated forms of {Andropogon Halepensis} (syn.	   {Sorghum Halepense}). See {Andropogon}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alert \A*lert"\ ([.a]*l[~e]rt"), a. [F. alerte, earlier [`a]	   l'erte on the watch, fr. It. all' erta on the watch, prop.	   (standing) on a height, where one can look around; erta a	   declivity, steep, erto steep, p. p. of ergere, erigere, to	   erect, raise, L. erigere. See {Erect}.]	   1. Watchful; vigilant; active in vigilance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brisk; nimble; moving with celerity.	      [1913 Webster]	            An alert young fellow.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Active; agile; lively; quick; prompt.	        [1913 Webster]	Alert \A*lert"\, n. (Mil.)	   An alarm from a real or threatened attack; a sudden attack;	   also, a bugle sound to give warning. "We have had an alert."	   --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {On the alert}, on the lookout or watch against attack or	      danger; ready to act.	      [1913 Webster]
alerting \alerting\ n. (Physiol.)	   a state of readiness to respond. alerting was indicated by	   the desynchronization of the EEG	   Syn: alertness	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a warning serves to make you more alert to danger.	   Syn: alert	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alertly \A*lert"ly\, adv.	   In an alert manner; nimbly.	   [1913 Webster]
Alertness \A*lert"ness\, n.	   The quality of being alert or on the alert; briskness;	   nimbleness; activity.	   [1913 Webster]
Ale silver \Ale" sil`ver\	   A duty payable to the lord mayor of London by the sellers of	   ale within the city.	   [1913 Webster]
Alestake \Ale"stake\, n.	   A stake or pole projecting from, or set up before, an	   alehouse, as a sign; an alepole. At the end was commonly	   suspended a garland, a bunch of leaves, or a "bush." [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aletaster \Ale"tast`er\, n.	   See {Aleconner}. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alethiology \A*le`thi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? truth + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence.	   --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Alethoscope \A*leth"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? true + ? to view.]	   An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as	   to present them in their natural proportions and relations.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleuromancy \A*leu"ro*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? wheaten flour + -mancy:	   cf. F. aleuromancie.]	   Divination by means of flour. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleurometer \Al`eu*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? flour + -meter.]	   An instrument for determining the expansive properties, or	   quality, of gluten in flour. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleuronat \A*leu"ro*nat\, n. [See {Aleurone}.]	   Flour made of aleurone, used as a substitute for ordinary	   flour in preparing bread for diabetic persons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aleurone \A*leu"rone\, n. [Gr. ? flour.] (Bot.)	   An albuminoid substance which occurs in minute grains	   ("protein granules") in maturing seeds and tubers; --	   supposed to be a modification of protoplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleuronic \Al`eu*ron"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the nature of aleurone. --D. C. Eaton.	   [1913 Webster]
Aleut \Aleut\ n.	   a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands. Same	   as {Aleutian}, n.	   Syn: Aleutian.	        [WordNet 1.5] Aleutian
Aleutian \A*leu"tian\, Aleutic \A*leu"tic\, a. [Said to be from	   the Russ. aleut a bold rock.]	   Of or pertaining to a chain of islands between Alaska and	   Kamtchatka; also, designating these islands.	   [1913 Webster]	Aleutian \Aleutian\ n.	   1. a member of the people inhabiting the Aleutian Islands.	   Syn: Aleut	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aleutians \Aleutians\ n.	   1. an archipelago in the North Pacific extending southwest	      from Alaska.	   Syn: Aleutian Islands.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alevin \Al"e*vin\, n. [F. alevin, OF. alever to rear, fr. L. ad	   + levare to raise.]	   Young fish; fry.	   [1913 Webster]
Alew \A*lew"\, n.	   Halloo. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. {Alewives}.	   A woman who keeps an alehouse. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Alewife \Ale"wife`\, n.; pl. {Alewives}. [This word is properly	   aloof, the Indian name of a fish. See Winthrop on the culture	   of maize in America, "Phil Trans." No. 142, p. 1065, and	   Baddam's "Memoirs," vol. ii. p. 131.] (Zool.)	   A North American fish ({Clupea vernalis}) of the Herring	   family. It is called also {ellwife}, {ellwhop}, {branch	   herring}. The name is locally applied to other related	   species.	   [1913 Webster]
Alexander \Alexander\ n.	   1. 1 a European herb ({Smyrnium olusatrum}) somewhat	      resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal	      regions and often cultivated as a potherb.	   Syn: Alexanders, black lovage, horse parsley	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 the famous king of Macedon, son of Philip; conqueror of	      Greece and Egypt and Persia; founder of Alexandria --	      (356-323 BC).	   Syn: Alexander the Great	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alexanders \Alexanders\ n.	   1. same as {Alexander[wn1]}; {Smyrnium olusatrum}.	   Syn: Alexander, black lovage, horse parsley, {Smyrnium	        olusatrum}	        [WordNet 1.5] Alexanders	Alexanders \Al`ex*an"ders\, Alisanders \Al`i*san"ders\, n. [OE.	   alisaundre, OF. alissandere, fr. Alexander or Alexandria.]	   (Bot)	   A name given to two species of the genus {Smyrnium}, formerly	   cultivated and used as celery now is; -- called also {horse	   parsely}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alexandria \Alexandria\ n.	   a city on the Mediterranean Sea, the chief port of Egypt.	   Syn: El Iskandariyah	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alexandrian \Al`ex*an"dri*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Alexandria in Egypt; as, the	      Alexandrian library.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Applied to a kind of heroic verse. See {Alexandrine}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Alexandrine \Al`ex*an"drine\ (?; 277), a.	   Belonging to Alexandria; Alexandrian. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	Alexandrine \Al`ex*an"drine\, n. [F. alexandrin.]	   A kind of verse consisting in English of twelve syllables.	   [1913 Webster]	         The needless Alexandrine ends the song,	         That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length	         along.                                   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Alexia \A*lex"i*a\ ([.a]*l[e^]ks"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; a- not +	   Gr. le`xis speech, fr. le`gein to speak, confused with L.	   legere to read.] (Med.)	   (a) Inability to read aloud, due to brain disease; the	       meanings of the words is nevertheless understood. Called	       also {motor alexia}.	   (b) Inability, due to brain disease, to understand written or	       printed symbols. Called also {Word blindness} and {text	       blindness}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS] Alexipharmac
Alexipharmac \A*lex`i*phar"mac\, Alexipharmacal
\A*lex`i*phar"ma*cal\, a. & n. [See {Alexipharmic}.]	   Alexipharmic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Alexipharmical
Alexipharmic \A*lex`i*phar"mic\	   ([.a]*l[e^]ks`[i^]*f[aum]r"m[i^]k), Alexipharmical
\A*lex`i*phar"mic*al\ ([.a]*l[e^]ks`[i^]*f[aum]r"m[i^]k*al), a.	   [Gr. 'alexifa`rmakos keeping off poison; 'alexein to keep off	   + fa`rmakon drug, poison: cf. F. alexipharmaque.] (Med.)	   Of or relating to an alexipharmic or alexipharmac; warding	   off poison; antidotal; prophylactic. [obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster + AS] Alexipharmac
Alexipharmic \A*lex`i*phar"mic\	   ([.a]*l[e^]ks`[i^]*f[aum]r"m[i^]k), n. (Med.)	   An antidote against poison; a counterpoison. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + AS]
alexipyretic \a*lex`i*py*ret"ic\	   ([.a]*l[e^]ks`[i^]*p[-i]*r[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'ale`xein to	   keep off + pyreto`s burning heat, fever, py^r fire.] (Med.)	   Serving to drive off fever; antipyretic; antifebrile.	   [archaic] -- n. An antipyretic drug; a febrifuge. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + AS] alexiterical
alexiteric \a*lex`i*ter"ic\ ([.a]*l[e^]ks`[i^]*t[e^]r"[i^]k),
alexiterical \a*lex`i*ter"ic*al\	   ([.a]*l[e^]ks`[i^]*t[e^]r"[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. 'alexhth`rios	   fit to keep off or help, fr. 'alexhth`r one who keeps off,	   helper; 'ale`xein to keep off: cf. F. alexit[`e]re.] (Med.)	   Resisting poison; obviating the effects of venom;	   alexipharmic.	   [1913 Webster]
alexiteric \a*lex`i*ter"ic\, n. [Gr. 'alexhth`rion a remedy, an	   amulet: cf. F. alexit[`e]re, LL. alexiterium.] (Med.)	   A preservative against contagious and infectious diseases,	   and the effects of poison in general. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster] Alfa
Alfa \Al"fa\or Alfa grass \Al"fa grass"\, n.	   A plant ({Macrochloa tenacissima}) of North Africa; also, its	   fiber, used in paper making.	   [1913 Webster]
Alfalfa \Al*fal"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	   The lucern ({Medicago sativa}), a leguminous plant having	   bluish purple cloverlike flowers, and cultivated for fodder;	   -- so called in California, Texas, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Alfenide \Al"fe*nide\, n. (Metal.)	   An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Alferes \Al*fe"res\, n. [Sp., fr. Ar. al-f[=a]rs knight.]	   An ensign; a standard bearer. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Alfet \Al"fet\, n. [LL. alfetum, fr. AS. [=a]lf[ae]t a pot to	   boil in; [=a]l burning + f[ae]t vat.]	   A caldron of boiling water into which an accused person	   plunged his forearm as a test of innocence or guilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Alfilaria \Al*fil`a*ri"a\, n. (Bot.)	   The pin grass ({Erodium cicutarium}), a weed in California.	   [1913 Webster] Alfileria
Alfileria \Al*fil`e*ri"a\, Alfilerilla \Al*fil`e*ril"la\, n.	   [Mex. Sp., fr. Sp. alfiler pin.]	   Same as {Alfilaria}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alfione \Al`fi*o"ne\, n. (Zool.)	   An edible marine fish of California ({Rhacochilus toxotes}).	   [1913 Webster]
Alforja \Al*for"ja\, n. [Also alfarga, alforge.] [Sp.]	   A saddlebag. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alfresco \Al*fres"co\, adv. & a. [It. al fresco in or on the	   fresh.]	   In the open-air. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Alga \Al"ga\, n.; pl. {Alg[ae]} or {algae}. [L., seaweed.]	   (Bot.)	   A kind of seaweed; pl. the class of cellular cryptogamic	   plants which includes the black, red, and green seaweeds, as	   kelp, dulse, sea lettuce, also marine and fresh water	   conferv[ae], etc. The algae are primitive	   chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms	   lacking true stems and roots and leaves.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
algae \algae\ n.	   plural of {alga}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Algal \Al"gal\, a., (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or like, alg[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Algaroba \Al`ga*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. algarroba, fr. Ar. al-kharr?bah.	   Cf. {Carob}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The Carob, a leguminous tree of the Mediterranean region;	       also, its edible beans or pods, called {St. John's	       bread}.	   (b) The Honey mesquite ({Prosopis juliflora}), a small tree	       found from California to Buenos Ayres; also, its sweet,	       pulpy pods. A valuable gum, resembling gum arabic, is	       collected from the tree in Texas and Mexico.	       [1913 Webster] algaroth
algarot \al"ga*rot\ ([a^]l"g[.a]*r[o^]t), algaroth \al"ga*roth\	   ([a^]l"g[.a]*r[o^]th), n. [F. algaroth, fr. the name of the	   inventor, Algarotti.] (Med.)	   A term used for the {Powder of Algaroth}, a white powder	   which is a compound of trichloride and trioxide of antimony.	   It was formerly used in medicine as an emetic, purgative, and	   diaphoretic.	   [1913 Webster]
Algarovilla \Al`ga*ro*vil"la\, n.	   The agglutinated seeds and husks of the legumes of a South	   American tree ({Inga Marthae}). It is valuable for tanning	   leather, and as a dye.	   [1913 Webster] Algate
Algate \Al"gate\, Algates \Al"gates\, adv. [All + gate way. The	   s is an adverbial ending. See {Gate}.]	   1. Always; wholly; everywhere. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ulna now he algates must forego.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Still used in the north of England in the sense of	         "everywhere."	         [1913 Webster]	   2. By any or means; at all events. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Notwithstanding; yet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Algazel \Al"ga*zel`\, n. [Ar. al the + ghaz[=a]l.] (Zool.)	   The true gazelle.	   [1913 Webster]
Algebra \Al"ge*bra\, n. [LL. algebra, fr. Ar. al-jebr reduction	   of parts to a whole, or fractions to whole numbers, fr.	   jabara to bind together, consolidate; al-jebr	   w'almuq[=a]balah reduction and comparison (by equations): cf.	   F. alg[`e]bre, It. & Sp. algebra.]	   1. (Math.) That branch of mathematics which treats of the	      relations and properties of quantity by means of letters	      and other symbols. It is applicable to those relations	      that are true of every kind of magnitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on this science.	      [1913 Webster] Algebraic
Algebraic \Al`ge*bra"ic\, Algebraical \Al`ge*bra"ic*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to algebra; using algebra; according to	      the laws of algebra; containing an operation of algebra,	      or deduced from such operation; as, algebraic characters;	      algebraical writings; algebraic geometry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. progressing by constant multiplicatory factors; -- of a	      series of numbers. Contrasted to {arithmetical}. algebraic	      progression	   Syn: algebraic	        [PJC]	   {Algebraic curve}, a curve such that the equation which	      expresses the relation between the co["o]rdinates of its	      points involves only the ordinary operations of algebra;	      -- opposed to a transcendental curve.	      [1913 Webster]
Algebraically \Al`ge*bra"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By algebraic process.	   [1913 Webster]
Algebraist \Al"ge*bra`ist\, n.	   One versed in algebra.	   [1913 Webster]
Algebraize \Al"ge*bra*ize\, v. t.	   To perform by algebra; to reduce to algebraic form.	   [1913 Webster]
Algerian \Al*ge"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Algeria. -- n. A native of Algeria.	   [1913 Webster]
Algerine \Al`ge*rine"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Algiers or Algeria.	   [1913 Webster]	Algerine \Al`ge*rine"\, n.	   A native or one of the people of Algiers or Algeria. Also, a	   pirate.	   [1913 Webster]
Algid \Al"gid\ ([a^]l"j[i^]d), a. [L. algidus cold, fr. algere	   to be cold: cf. F. algide.]	   1. Cold; chilly. --Bailey. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Characterized by the presence of shock and cold	      skin.	      [AS]	   {Algid cholera} (Med.),	      (a) A term formerly used for a classic untreated cholera	          (also called {Asiatic cholera}, caused by {Vibrio	          cholerae}); it is marked by three stages that succeed	          each other. These stages include a watery diarrhea	          stage, a stage of shock and collapse characterized by	          a cold skin and, the final stage of high fever.	          Patients usually die at the second stage of the	          disease.	      (b) In its modern use, algid cholera refers to a cholera	          that has entered the second stage of the disease. In	          the 19th century, the term algid cholera referred to	          Asiatic cholera, to distinguish it from other less	          specific intestinal afflictions.	          [AS]
Algidity \Al*gid"i*ty\ ([a^]l*j[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Chilliness; coldness; especially: (Med.), coldness and	   collapse. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Algidness \Al"gid*ness\, n.	   Algidity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Algiers \Algiers\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Algeria. Population (2000) = unk.	   [PJC]
Algific \Al*gif"ic\, a. [L. algificus, fr. algus cold + facere	   to make.]	   Producing cold.	   [1913 Webster]
Algin \Al"gin\, n. (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous substance resembling gelatin, obtained from	   certain alg[ae].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Algoid \Al"goid\, a. [L. alga + -oid.]	   Of the nature of, or resembling, an alga.	   [1913 Webster]
Algol \Al"gol\, n. [Ar. al-gh[=u]l destruction, calamity, fr.	   gh[=a]la to take suddenly, destroy.] (Astron.)	   A fixed star, in Medusa's head, in the constellation Perseus,	   remarkable for its periodic variation in brightness.	   [1913 Webster]
Algological \Al`go*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to algology; as, algological specimens.	   [1913 Webster]
Algologist \Al*gol"o*gist\, n.	   One learned about alg[ae]; a student of algology.	   [1913 Webster]
Algology \Al*gol"o*gy\, n. [L. alga seaweed + -logy.] (Bot.)	   The study or science of alg[ae] or seaweeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Algometer \Al*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? pain + -meter.] (Psychol.)	   An instrument for measuring sensations of pain due to	   pressure. It has a piston rod with a blunted tip which is	   pressed against the skin. -- {Al*gom"e*try}, n. --	   {Al`go*met"ric}, {*met"ric*al}, a. -- {Al`go*met"ric*al*ly},	   adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Algonkian \Al*gon"ki*an\, a.	   1. Var. of {Algonquian}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Geol.) Pertaining to or designating a period or era	      recognized by the United States Geological Survey and some	      other authorities, between the Arch[ae]an and the	      Paleozoic, from both of which it is generally separated in	      the record by unconformities. Algonkian rocks are both	      sedimentary and igneous. Although fossils are rare, life	      certainly existed in this period. -- n. The Algonkian	      period or era, or system or group of systems.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Algonquian \Al*gon"qui*an\, a.	   Pertaining to or designating the most extensive of the	   linguistic families of North American Indians, their	   territory formerly including practically all of Canada east	   of the 115th meridian and south of Hudson's Bay and the part	   of the United States east of the Mississippi and north of	   Tennessee and Virginia, with the exception of the territory	   occupied by the northern Iroquoian tribes. There are nearly	   100,000 Indians of the Algonquian tribes, of which the	   strongest are the Ojibwas (Chippewas), Ottawas, Crees,	   Algonquins, Micmacs, and Blackfeet. -- n. An Algonquian	   Indian.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Algonquin
Algonquin \Al*gon"quin\, Algonkin \Al*gon"kin\, prop. n.	   One of a widely spread family of Indians, including many	   distinct tribes, which formerly occupied most of the northern	   and eastern part of North America. The name was originally	   applied to a group of Indian tribes north of the River St.	   Lawrence.	   [1913 Webster]
algor \al"gor\ ([a^]l"g[o^]r), n. [L.] (Med.)	   Cold; chilliness. AS	   [1913 Webster]	   {Algor mortis} (Med.), The decrease of body temperature to	      room temperature after death.	      [AS] Algorism
Algorism \Al"go*rism\, Algorithm \Al"go*rithm\, n. [OE.	   algorism, algrim, augrim, OF. algorisme, F. algorithme (cf.	   Sp. algoritmo, OSp. alguarismo, LL. algorismus), fr. the Ar.	   al-Khow[=a]rezm[imac] of Khow[=a]rezm, the modern Khiwa,	   surname of Abu Ja'far Mohammed ben Mus[=a], author of a work	   on arithmetic early in the 9th century, which was translated	   into Latin, such books bearing the name algorismus. The	   spelling with th is due to a supposed connection with Gr. ?	   number.]	   1. The art of calculating by nine figures and zero;	      computation with Arabic figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the Arabic system of numeration.	   Syn: decimal system	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. The art of calculating with any species of notation; as,	      the algorithms of fractions, proportions, surds, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
algorithm \algorithm\ n.	   a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some	   problem; a set of procedures guaranteed to find the solution	   to a problem.	   Syn: algorithmic rule, algorithmic program	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
algorithmic \algorithmic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an algorithm. {recursive}	      [1913 Webster]	   2. definitively solvable by a finite number of steps; -- said	      of mathematical or logical problems. Contrasted with	      {heuristic}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Algous \Al"gous\, a. [L. algosus, fr. alga seaweed.]	   Of or pertaining to the alg[ae], or seaweeds; abounding with,	   or like, seaweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Alguazil \Al`gua*zil"\, n. [Sp. alguacil, fr. Ar. alwaz[imac]r	   the vizier. Cf. {Vizier}.]	   An inferior officer of justice in Spain; a warrant officer; a	   constable. --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Algum \Al"gum\, n.	   Same as {Almug} (and etymologically preferable). --2 Chron.	   ii. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Alhambra \Al*ham"bra\, n. [Ultimately fr. Ar. al the + hamr[=a]	   red; i. e., the red (sc. house).]	   The palace of the Moorish kings at Granada.	   [1913 Webster] Alhambraic
Alhambraic \Al`ham*bra"ic\, Alhambresque \Al`ham*bresque"\ (?;	   277), a.	   Made or decorated after the fanciful style of the	   ornamentation in the Alhambra, which affords an unusually	   fine exhibition of Saracenic or Arabesque architecture.	   [1913 Webster]
Alhenna \Al*hen"na\, n.	   See {Henna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alias \A"li*as\, adv. [L., fr. alius. See {Else}.] (Law)	   (a) Otherwise; otherwise called; -- a term used in legal	       proceedings to connect the different names of any one who	       has gone by two or more, and whose true name is for any	       cause doubtful; as, Smith, alias Simpson.	   (b) At another time.	       [1913 Webster]	Alias \A"li*as\, n.; pl. {Aliases}. [L., otherwise, at another	   time.] (Law)	   (a) A second or further writ which is issued after a first	       writ has expired without effect.	   (b) Another name; an assumed name.	       [1913 Webster]
Alibi \Al"i*bi\, n. [L., elsewhere, at another place. See	   {Alias}.] (Law)	   The plea or mode of defense under which a person on trial for	   a crime proves or attempts to prove that he was in another	   place when the alleged act was committed; as, to set up an	   alibi; to prove an alibi.	   [1913 Webster]
Alibility \Al`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being alible.	   [1913 Webster]
Alible \Al"i*ble\, a. [L. alibilis, fr. alere to nourish.]	   Nutritive; nourishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Alicant \Al"i*cant\, n.	   A kind of wine, formerly much esteemed; -- said to have been	   made near Alicant, in Spain. --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Alicyclic \Al`i*cyc"lic\, a. (Org. Chem.)	   pertaining to compounds that have a ring in the structure,	   but are not aromatic, as cyclohexane or cyclohexene. Compare	   {aliphatic} and {aromatic}.	   [PJC.]
Alidade \Al"i*dade\, n. [LL. alidada, alhidada, fr. Ar.	   al-'id[=a]da a sort of rule: cf. F. alidade.]	   The portion of a graduated instrument, as a quadrant or	   astrolabe, carrying the sights or telescope, and showing the	   degrees cut off on the arc of the instrument --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Alien \Al"ien\, a. [OF. alien, L. alienus, fr. alius another;	   properly, therefore, belonging to another. See {Else}.]	   1. Not belonging to the same country, land, or government, or	      to the citizens or subjects thereof; foreign; as, alien	      subjects, enemies, property, shores.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wholly different in nature; foreign; adverse; inconsistent	      (with); incongruous; -- followed by from or sometimes by	      to; as, principles alien from our religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            An alien sound of melancholy.         --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alien enemy} (Law), one who owes allegiance to a government	      at war with ours. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	Alien \Al"ien\, n.	   1. A foreigner; one owing allegiance, or belonging, to	      another country; a foreign-born resident of a country in	      which he does not possess the privileges of a citizen.	      Hence, a stranger. See {Alienage}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One excluded from certain privileges; one alienated or	      estranged; as, aliens from God's mercies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aliens from the common wealth of Israel. --Ephes.	                                                  ii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	Alien \Al"ien\, v. t. [F. ali['e]ner, L. alienare.]	   To alienate; to estrange; to transfer, as property or	   ownership. [R.] "It the son alien lands." --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	         The prince was totally aliened from all thoughts of . .	         . the marriage.                          --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Alienability \Al`ien*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being alienated. "The alienability of the	   domain." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Alienable \Al"ien*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. ali['e]nable.]	   Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another;	   as, land is alienable according to the laws of the state.	   [1913 Webster]
Alienage \Al"ien*age\, n. [Cf. OF. ali['e]nage.]	   1. The state or legal condition of being an alien.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The disabilities of alienage are removable by	         naturalization or by special license from the State of	         residence, and in some of the United States by	         declaration of intention of naturalization. --Kent.	         Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	               Estates forfeitable on account of alienage.	                                                  --Story.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being alienated or transferred to another.	      --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Alienate \Al"ien*ate\ ([=a]l"yen*[asl]t), a. [L. alienatus, p.	   p. of alienare, fr. alienus. See {Alien}, and cf. {Aliene}.]	   Estranged; withdrawn in affection; foreign; -- with from.	   [1913 Webster]	         O alienate from God.                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Alienate \Al"ien*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alienated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Alienating}.]	   1. To convey or transfer to another, as title, property, or	      right; to part voluntarily with ownership of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw, as the affections; to make indifferent of	      averse, where love or friendship before subsisted; to	      estrange; to wean; -- with from.	      [1913 Webster]	            The errors which . . . alienated a loyal gentry and	            priesthood from the House of Stuart.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The recollection of his former life is a dream that	            only the more alienates him from the realities of	            the present.                          --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Alienate \Al"ien*ate\, n.	   A stranger; an alien. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
alienated \alienated\ adj.	   1. 1 socially disoriented. we live in an age of rootless	      alienated people	   Syn: anomic, disoriented	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having become indifferent or hostile to one's peers or	      social group.	   Syn: estranged	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Alienation \Al`ien*a"tion\, n. [F. ali['e]nation, L. alienatio,	   fr. alienare, fr. alienare. See {Alienate}.]	   1. The act of alienating, or the state of being alienated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A transfer of title, or a legal conveyance of	      property to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A withdrawing or estrangement, as of the affections.	      [1913 Webster]	            The alienation of his heart from the king. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mental alienation; derangement of the mental faculties;	      insanity; as, alienation of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; aberration;	        mania; delirium; frenzy; dementia; monomania. See	        {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Alienator \Al"ien*a"tor\, n.	   One who alienates.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliene \Al*iene\, v. t.	   To alien or alienate; to transfer, as title or property; as,	   to aliene an estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Alienee \Al"ien*ee"\, n. (Law)	   One to whom the title of property is transferred; -- opposed	   to alienor.	   [1913 Webster]	         It the alienee enters and keeps possession.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Alienism \Al"ien*ism\, n.	   1. The status or legal condition of an alien; alienage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law was very gentle in the construction of the	            disability of alienism.               --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The study or treatment of diseases of the mind.	      [1913 Webster]
Alienist \Al"ien*ist\, n. [F. ali['e]niste.]	   One who treats diseases of the mind. --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Alienor \Al`ien*or"\, n. [OF. ali['e]neur.]	   One who alienates or transfers property to another.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster] Aliethmoid
Aliethmoid \Al`i*eth"moid\, Aliethmoidal \Al`i*eth*moid"al\, a.	   [L. ala wing + E. ethomoid.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Alife \A*life"\, adv. [Cf. lief dear.]	   On my life; dearly. [Obs.] "I love that sport alife." --Beau.	   & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliferous \A*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. ala wing + -ferous.]	   Having wings, winged; aligerous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aliform \Al"i*form\, a. [L. ala wing + -form.]	   Wing-shaped; winglike.	   [1913 Webster]
Aligerous \A*lig"er*ous\, a. [L. aliger; ala wing + gerere to	   carry.]	   Having wings; winged. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alight \A*light"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alighted}sometimes	   {Alit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alighting}.] [OE. alihten, fr. AS.	   [=a]l[imac]htan; pref. [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-, G. er-, orig.	   meaning out) + l[imac]htan, to alight, orig. to render light,	   to remove a burden from, fr. l[imac]ht, leoht, light. See	   {Light}, v. i.]	   1. To spring down, get down, or descend, as from on horseback	      or from a carriage; to dismount.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To descend and settle, lodge, rest, or stop; as, a flying	      bird alights on a tree; snow alights on a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come or chance (upon). [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Alight \A*light"\, a. [Pref. a- + light.]	   Lighted; lighted up; in a flame. "The lamps were alight."	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Align \A*lign"\, v. t. [F. aligner; [`a] (L. ad) + ligne (L.	   linea) line. See {Line}, and cf. {Allineate}.]	   To adjust or form to a line; to range or form in line; to	   bring into line; to aline.	   [1913 Webster]	Align \A*lign"\, v. t.	   To form in line; to fall into line.	   [1913 Webster]
aligned \aligned\ adj.	   1. 1 in or brought into line with or into proper relative	      position; -- of spatial position. well-aligned wheels	      {unaligned}	   Syn: alined	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. brought into agreement or cooperation on the side of a	      faction, party, or cause. Opposite of {nonaligned}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. brought into a straight or uniformly curved line.	      [WordNet 1.5]
aligning \aligning\ adj.	   1. 1 bringing into alignment	   Syn: positioning	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alignment \A*lign"ment\, n. [F. alignement.]	   1. The act of adjusting to a line; arrangement in a line or	      lines; the state of being so adjusted; a formation in a	      straight line; also, the line of adjustment; esp., an	      imaginary line to regulate the formation of troops or of a	      squadron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) The ground-plan of a railway or other road, in	      distinction from the grades or profile.	      [1913 Webster]
Alike \A*like"\ ([.a]*l[imac]k), a. [AS. onl[imac]c, gel[imac]c;	   pref. [=a] + like.]	   Having resemblance or similitude; similar; without	   difference. [Now used only predicatively.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The darkness and the light are both alike to thee.	                                                  --Ps. cxxxix.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	Alike \A*like"\, adv. [AS. gel[imac]ce, onl[imac]ce.]	   In the same manner, form, or degree; in common; equally; as,	   we are all alike concerned in religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Alike-minded \A*like"-mind`ed\, a.	   Like-minded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aliment \Al"i*ment\, n. [L. alimentum, fr. alere to nourish;	   akin to Goth. alan to grow, Icel. ala to nourish: cf. F.	   aliment. See {Old}.]	   1. That which nourishes; food; nutriment; anything which	      feeds or adds to a substance in natural growth. Hence: The	      necessaries of life generally: sustenance; means of	      support.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aliments of their sloth and weakness. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An allowance for maintenance. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Aliment \Al"i*ment\, v. t.	   1. To nourish; to support.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide for the maintenance of. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Alimental \Al`i*men"tal\, a.	   Supplying food; having the quality of nourishing; furnishing	   the materials for natural growth; as, alimental sap.	   [1913 Webster]
Alimentally \A`li*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   So as to serve for nourishment or food; nourishing quality.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Alimentariness \Al`i*men"ta*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being alimentary; nourishing quality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alimentary \Al`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. alimentarius, fr. alimentum:	   cf. F. alimentaire.]	   Pertaining to aliment or food, or to the function of	   nutrition; nutritious; alimental; as, alimentary substances.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Alimentary canal}, the entire channel, extending from the	      mouth to the anus, by which aliments are conveyed through	      the body, and the useless parts ejected.	      [1913 Webster]
Alimentation \Al`i*men*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alimentation, LL.	   alimentatio.]	   1. The act or process of affording nutriment; the function of	      the alimentary canal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State or mode of being nourished. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Alimentiveness \Al`i*men"tive*ness\, n.	   The instinct or faculty of appetite for food. [Chiefly in	   Phrenol.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alimonious \Al`i*mo"ni*ous\, a.	   Affording food; nourishing. [R.] "Alimonious humors."	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Alimony \Al"i*mo*ny\, n. [L. alimonia, alimonium, nourishment,	   sustenance, fr. alere to nourish.]	   1. Maintenance; means of living.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      --Wharton. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Alinasal \Al`i*na"sal\, a. [L. ala wing + E. nasal.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to expansions of the nasal bone or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Aline \A*line"\, v. t.	   To range or place in a line; to bring into line; to align.	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Alineation \A*lin`e*a"tion\, n.	   See {Allineation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alinement \A*line"ment\, n.	   Same as {Alignment}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: [The Eng. form alinement is preferable to alignment, a	         bad spelling of the French]. --New Eng. Dict. (Murray).	         [1913 Webster]
Aliner \A*lin"er\, n.	   One who adjusts things to a line or lines or brings them into	   line. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Alioth \Al"i*oth\, n. [Ar. aly[=a]t the tail of a fat sheep.]	   (Astron.)	   A star in the tail of the Great Bear, the one next the bowl	   in the Dipper.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliped \Al"i*ped\, a. [L. alipes; ala wing + pes, pedis, foot:	   cf. F. alip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Wing-footed, as the bat. -- n. An animal whose toes are	   connected by a membrane, serving for a wing, as the bat.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliphatic \Al`i*phat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, oil, fat.] (Org. Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, fat; fatty; -- applied to	   compounds having an open-chain structure. The aliphatic	   compounds thus include not only the fatty acids and other	   derivatives of the paraffin hydrocarbons, but also	   unsaturated compounds, as the ethylene and acetylene series.	   Compare {alicyclic} and {aromatic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aliquant \Al"i*quant\, a. [L. aliquantus some, moderate; alius	   other + quantus how great: cf. F. aliquante.] (Math.)	   An aliquant part of a number or quantity is one which does	   not divide it without leaving a remainder; thus, 5 is an	   aliquant part of 16. Opposed to {aliquot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliquot \Al"i*quot\, a. [L. aliquot some, several; alius other +	   quot how many: cf. F. aliquote.] (Math.)	   An aliquot part of a number or quantity is one which will	   divide it without a remainder; thus, 5 is an aliquot part of	   15. Opposed to {aliquant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliseptal \Al`i*sep"tal\, a. [L. ala wing + E. septal.] (Anat.)	   Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.	   [1913 Webster]
Alish \Al"ish\, a.	   Like ale; as, an alish taste.	   [1913 Webster] Alisphenoid
Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, Alisphenoidal \Al`i*sphe*noid"al\,	   a. [L. ala wing + E. sphenoid.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating	   to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is	   often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone;	   alisphenoid canal.	   [1913 Webster]	Alisphenoid \Al`i*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.)	   The alisphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Alitrunk \Al"i*trunk\, n. [L. ala wing + truncus trunk.] (Zool.)	   The segment of the body of an insect to which the wings are	   attached; the thorax. --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliturgical \Al`i*tur"gic*al\, a. [Pref. a- + liturgical.]	   (Eccl.)	   Applied to those days when the holy sacrifice is not offered.	   --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Aliunde \A`li*un"de\, adv. & a. [L.] (Law)	   From another source; from elsewhere; as, a case proved	   aliunde; evidence aliunde.	   [1913 Webster]
Alive \A*live"\, a. [OE. on live, AS. on l[imac]fe in life;	   l[imac]fe being dat. of l[imac]f life. See {Life}, and cf.	   {Live}, a.]	   1. Having life, in opposition to dead; living; being in a	      state in which the organs perform their functions; as, an	      animal or a plant which is alive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a state of action; in force or operation;	      unextinguished; unexpired; existent; as, to keep the fire	      alive; to keep the affections alive.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exhibiting the activity and motion of many living beings;	      swarming; thronged.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Boyne, for a quarter of a mile, was alive with	            muskets and green boughs.             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sprightly; lively; brisk. --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having susceptibility; easily impressed; having lively	      feelings, as opposed to apathy; sensitive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tremblingly alive to nature's laws.   --Falconer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Of all living (by way of emphasis).	      [1913 Webster]	            Northumberland was the proudest man alive.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used colloquially as an intensive; as, man alive!	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Alive always follows the noun which it qualifies.	         [1913 Webster]
aliveness \aliveness\ n.	   1. the condition of living or the state of being alive.	   Syn: animation, life, living	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having animal life as distinguished from plant life. full	      of life	   Syn: animateness, liveness	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alizari \A`li*za"ri\, n. [Perh. fr. Ar. 'a[,c][=a]rah juice	   extracted from a plant, fr. 'a[,c]ara to press.] (Com.)	   The madder of the Levant. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster] Alizarin
Alizarin \A*liz"a*rin\, Alizarine \A*liz"a*rine\, n. [F.	   alizarine, fr. alizari.] (Chem.)	   A coloring principle, {C14H6O2(OH)2}, found in madder, and	   now produced artificially as an an orange-red crystalline	   compound from anthracene. It is used in making red pigments	   (such as the Turkish reds), and in dyeing.	   [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Alkahest \Al"ka*hest\, n. [LL. alchahest, F. alcahest, a word	   that has an Arabic appearance, but was probably arbitrarily	   formed by Paracelsus.]	   The fabled "universal solvent" of the alchemists; a menstruum	   capable of dissolving all bodies. -- {Al`ka*hes"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkalamide \Al`kal*am"ide\, n. [Alkali + amide.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of compounds that may be regarded as ammonia	   in which a part of the hydrogen has been replaced by basic,	   and another part by acid, atoms or radicals.	   [1913 Webster] Alkalescence
Alkalescence \Al`ka*les`cence\, Alkalescency \Al`ka*les"cen*cy\,	   n.	   A tendency to become alkaline; or the state of a substance in	   which alkaline properties begin to be developed, or to	   predominant. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkalescent \Al`ka*les"cent\, a. [Cf. F. alcalescent.]	   Tending to the properties of an alkali; slightly alkaline.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkali \Al"ka*li\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Alkalis} or {Alkalies}. [F.	   alcali, ultimately fr. Ar. alqal[imac] ashes of the plant	   saltwort, fr. qalay to roast in a pan, fry.]	   1. Soda ash; caustic soda, caustic potash, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,	      potash, ammonia, and lithia, whose distinguishing	      peculiarities are solubility in alcohol and water, uniting	      with oils and fats to form soap, neutralizing and forming	      salts with acids, turning to brown several vegetable	      yellows, and changing reddened litmus to blue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Soluble mineral matter, other than common salt, contained	      in soils of natural waters. [Western U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Fixed alkalies}, potash and soda.	   {Vegetable alkalies}. Same as {Alkaloids}.	   {Volatile alkali}, ammonia, so called in distinction from the	      fixed alkalies.	      [1913 Webster]
alkalic \alkalic\ adj.	   1. having the properties of an alkali. Opposite of {acidic}.	   Note: when used of aqueous solutions, it signifies that the	         solution has a pH greater than 7.	   Syn: alkaline (vs. acidic), basic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alkali flat \Alkali flat\	   A sterile plain, containing an excess of alkali, at the	   bottom of an undrained basin in an arid region; a playa.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alkalifiable \Al"ka*li*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. alcalifiable.]	   Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkalify \Al"ka*li*fy\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Alkalified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alkalifying}.] [Alkali + -fly:	   cf. F. alcalifier.]	   To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to.	   [1913 Webster]	Alkalify \Al"ka*li*fy\, v. i.	   To become changed into an alkali.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkali metal \Alkali metal\	   Any one of the univalent metals of group I of the periodic	   table of the elements, including lithium, sodium, potassium,	   rubidium, cesium, and francium. The hydroxides of these	   metals are soluble in water and form strongly basic	   solutions.	   [PJC.]
Alkalimeter \Al`ka*lim"e*ter\, n. [Alkali + -meter. cf. F.	   alcalim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument to ascertain the strength of alkalies, or the	   quantity of alkali in a mixture.	   [1913 Webster] Alkalimetric
Alkalimetric \Al`ka*li*met"ric\, Alkalimetrical
\Al`ka*li*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to alkalimetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkalimetry \Al`ka*lim"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. alcalim[`e]trie.]	   (Chem.)	   The art or process of ascertaining the strength of alkalies,	   or the quantity present in alkaline mixtures.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkaline \Al"ka*line\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. alcalin.]	   Of or pertaining to an alkali or to alkalies; having the	   properties of an alkali.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Alkaline earths}, certain substances, as lime, baryta,	      strontia, and magnesia, possessing some of the qualities	      of alkalies.	   {Alkaline metals}, potassium, sodium, c[ae]sium, lithium,	      rubidium.	   {Alkaline reaction}, a reaction indicating alkalinity, as by	      the action on limits, turmeric, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
alkaline-loving \alkaline-loving\ adj.	   1. thriving in a relatively alkaline environment; (especially	      of plants requiring a pH above 7) {acid-loving}	   Syn: alkali-loving	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alkalinity \Al`ka*lin"i*ty\, n.	   The quality which constitutes an alkali; alkaline property.	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkalious \Al*ka"li*ous\, a.	   Alkaline. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alkali soil \Alkali soil\	   Any one of various soils found in arid and semiarid regions,	   containing an unusual amount of soluble mineral salts which	   effloresce in the form of a powder or crust (usually white)	   in dry weather following rains or irrigation. The basis of	   these salts is mainly soda with a smaller amount of potash,	   and usually a little lime and magnesia. Two main classes of	   alkali are commonly distinguished: {black alkali}, which may	   be any alkaline carbonate, but which practically consists of	   sodium carbonate (sal soda), which is highly corrosive and	   destructive to vegetation; and {white alkali}, characterized	   by the presence of sodium sulphate (Glauber's salt), which is	   less injurious to vegetation. Black alkali is so called	   because water containing it dissolves humus, forming a	   dark-colored solution which, when it collects in puddles and	   evaporates, produces characteristic black spots.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Alkali waste \Alkali waste\	   Waste material from the manufacture of alkali; specif., soda	   waste.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alkalizate \Al"ka*li*zate\, a.	   Alkaline. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Alkalizate \Al"ka*li**zate\, v. t.	   To alkalizate. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkalization \Al`ka*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alcalisation.]	   The act of rendering alkaline by impregnating with an alkali;	   a conferring of alkaline qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkalize \Al"ka*lize\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Alkalized} ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Alkalizing} ([a^]l"k[.a]*l[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F.	   alcaliser.]	   To render alkaline; to communicate the properties of an	   alkali to.	   [1913 Webster] Alkaloid
Alkaloid \Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), Alkaloidal
\Al`ka*loid"al\ ([a^]l`k[.a]*loid"al), a. [Alkali + -oid: cf. F.	   alcalo["i]de.]	   1. Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, alkali.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of or pertaining to alkaloids.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Alkaloid \Al"ka*loid\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*loid), n. (Chem.)	   An organic base, especially one of a class of	   nitrogen-containing substances occurring ready formed in the	   tissues of plants and the bodies of animals.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Alkaloids all contain nitrogen, carbon, and hydrogen,	         and many of them also contain oxygen. They include many	         of the active principles in plants; thus, morphine and	         narcotine are alkaloids found in opium.	         [1913 Webster]
alkalosis \alkalosis\ n.	   1. abnormally high alkalinity in the blood and other body	      fluids.	      [WordNet 1.5]
alkalotic \alkalotic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to alkalosis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
alkane \alkane\ n. (Chem.)	   a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general	   formula {CnH(2n+2)}. A member of the {alkane series}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	alkane series \alkane series\ n. (Chem.)	   a series of acyclic non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with	   the general formula {CnH(2n+2)}. They include methane,	   ethane, propane, butane, and the paraffins.	   Syn: methane series, alkane series, paraffin	        [WordNet 1.5 PC]
Alkanet \Al"ka*net\ ([a^]l"k[.a]*n[e^]t), n. [Dim. of Sp.	   alcana, alhe[~n]a, in which al is the Ar. article. See	   {Henna}, and cf. {Orchanet}.]	   1. (Chem.) A dyeing matter extracted from the roots of	      {Alkanna tinctoria}, which gives a fine deep red color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) A boraginaceous herb ({Alkanna tinctoria}) yielding	          the dye; orchanet.	      (b) The similar plant {Anchusa officinalis}; bugloss;	          also, the American puccoon.	          [1913 Webster]
Alkargen \Al*kar"gen\, n. [Alkarsin + oxygen.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Cacodylic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkarsin \Al*kar"sin\, n. [Alkali + arsenic + -in.] (Chem.)	   A spontaneously inflammable liquid, having a repulsive odor,	   and consisting of cacodyl and its oxidation products; --	   called also {Cadel's fuming liquid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alka-seltzer \Alka-seltzer\ n.	   1. a commerical antacid; -- the tablets dissolve in water to	      give an effervescent solution. [trademark] WordNet 1.5]
Alkazar \Al*ka"zar\	   See {Alcazar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkekengi \Al`ke*ken"gi\, n. [Cf. F. alk['e]kenge, Sp.	   alquequenje, ultimately fr. Ar. al-k[=a]kanj a kind of resin	   from Herat.] (Bot.)	   An herbaceous plant of the nightshade family ({Physalis	   alkekengi}) and its fruit, which is a well flavored berry,	   the size of a cherry, loosely inclosed in a enlarged leafy	   calyx; -- also called {winter cherry}, {ground cherry}, and	   {strawberry tomato}. --D. C. Eaton.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkermes \Al*ker"mes\, n. [Ar. al-qirmiz kermes. See {Kermes}.]	   (Old Pharmacy)	   A compound cordial, in the form of a confection, deriving its	   name from the kermes insect, its principal ingredient.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkoran \Al"ko*ran\ (?; 277), n.	   The Mohammedan Scriptures. Same as {Alcoran} and {Koran}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkoranic \Al`ko*ran"ic\, a.	   Same as {Alcoranic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alkoranist \Al`ko*ran"ist\, n.	   Same as {Alcoranist}.	   [1913 Webster]
All \All\, a. [OE. al, pl. alle, AS. eal, pl. ealle,	   Northumbrian alle, akin to D. & OHG. al, Ger. all, Icel.	   allr. Dan. al, Sw. all, Goth. alls; and perh. to Ir. and	   Gael. uile, W. oll.]	   1. The whole quantity, extent, duration, amount, quality, or	      degree of; the whole; the whole number of; any whatever;	      every; as, all the wheat; all the land; all the year; all	      the strength; all happiness; all abundance; loss of all	      power; beyond all doubt; you will see us all (or all of	      us).	      [1913 Webster]	            Prove all things: hold fast that which is good. --1	                                                  Thess. v. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any. [Obs.] "Without all remedy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the definite article "the," or a possessive or a	         demonstrative pronoun, is joined to the noun that all	         qualifies, all precedes the article or the pronoun; as,	         all the cattle; all my labor; all his wealth; all our	         families; all your citizens; all their property; all	         other joys.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, not only in popular language, but in the	         Scriptures, often signifies, indefinitely, a large	         portion or number, or a great part. Thus, all the	         cattle in Egypt died, all Judea and all the region	         round about Jordan, all men held John as a prophet, are	         not to be understood in a literal sense, but as	         including a large part, or very great numbers.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Only; alone; nothing but.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was born to speak all mirth and no matter. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All the whole}, the whole (emphatically). [Obs.] "All the	      whole army." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	All \All\, adv.	   1. Wholly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as,	      all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. "And cheeks	      all pale." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the ancient phrases, all too dear, all too much, all	         so long, etc., this word retains its appropriate sense	         or becomes intensive.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Even; just. (Often a mere intensive adjunct.) [Obs. or	      Poet.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All as his straying flock he fed.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A damsel lay deploring	            All on a rock reclined.               --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All to}, or {All-to}. In such phrases as "all to rent," "all	      to break," "all-to frozen," etc., which are of frequent	      occurrence in our old authors, the all and the to have	      commonly been regarded as forming a compound adverb,	      equivalent in meaning to entirely, completely, altogether.	      But the sense of entireness lies wholly in the word all	      (as it does in "all forlorn," and similar expressions),	      and the to properly belongs to the following word, being a	      kind of intensive prefix (orig. meaning asunder and	      answering to the LG. ter-, HG. zer-). It is frequently to	      be met with in old books, used without the all. Thus	      Wyclif says, "The vail of the temple was to rent:" and of	      Judas, "He was hanged and to-burst the middle:" i. e.,	      burst in two, or asunder.	   {All along}. See under {Along}.	   {All and some}, individually and collectively, one and all.	      [Obs.] "Displeased all and some." --Fairfax.	   {All but}.	      (a) Scarcely; not even. [Obs.] --Shak.	      (b) Almost; nearly. "The fine arts were all but	          proscribed." --Macaulay.	   {All hollow}, entirely, completely; as, to beat any one all	      hollow. [Low]	   {All one}, the same thing in effect; that is, wholly the same	      thing.	   {All over}, over the whole extent; thoroughly; wholly; as,	      she is her mother all over. [Colloq.]	   {All the better}, wholly the better; that is, better by the	      whole difference.	   {All the same}, nevertheless. "There they [certain phenomena]	      remain rooted all the same, whether we recognize them or	      not." --J. C. Shairp. "But Rugby is a very nice place all	      the same." --T. Arnold. -- See also under {All}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	All \All\, n.	   The whole number, quantity, or amount; the entire thing;	   everything included or concerned; the aggregate; the whole;	   totality; everything or every person; as, our all is at	   stake.	   [1913 Webster]	         Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         All that thou seest is mine.             --Gen. xxxi.	                                                  43.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: All is used with of, like a partitive; as, all of a	         thing, all of us.	         [1913 Webster]	   {After all}, after considering everything to the contrary;	      nevertheless.	   {All in all}, a phrase which signifies all things to a	      person, or everything desired; (also adverbially) wholly;	      altogether.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt be all in all, and I in thee,	            Forever.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trust me not at all, or all in all.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All in the wind} (Naut.), a phrase denoting that the sails	      are parallel with the course of the wind, so as to shake.	      	   {All told}, all counted; in all.	   {And all}, and the rest; and everything connected. "Bring our	      crown and all." --Shak.	   {At all}.	   (a) In every respect; wholly; thoroughly. [Obs.] "She is a	       shrew at al(l)." --Chaucer.	   (b) A phrase much used by way of enforcement or emphasis,	       usually in negative or interrogative sentences, and	       signifying in any way or respect; in the least degree or	       to the least extent; in the least; under any	       circumstances; as, he has no ambition at all; has he any	       property at all? "Nothing at all." --Shak. "If thy father	       at all miss me." --1 Sam. xx. 6.	   {Over all}, everywhere. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: All is much used in composition to enlarge the meaning,	         or add force to a word. In some instances, it is	         completely incorporated into words, and its final	         consonant is dropped, as in almighty, already, always:	         but, in most instances, it is an adverb prefixed to	         adjectives or participles, but usually with a hyphen,	         as, all-bountiful, all-glorious, allimportant,	         all-surrounding, etc. In others it is an adjective; as,	         allpower, all-giver. Anciently many words, as, alabout,	         alaground, etc., were compounded with all, which are	         now written separately.	         [1913 Webster]	All \All\, conj. [Orig. all, adv., wholly: used with though or	   if, which being dropped before the subjunctive left all as if	   in the sense although.]	   Although; albeit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All they were wondrous loth.             --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Alla breve \Al`la bre"ve\ [It., according to the breve.] (Old	   Church Music)	   With one breve, or four minims, to measure, and sung faster	   like four crotchets; in quick common time; -- indicated in	   the time signature by ?.	   [1913 Webster]
Allah \Al"lah\, n. [ contr. fr. the article al the + ilah God.]	   The name of the Supreme Being, in use among the Arabs and the	   Mohammedans generally.	   [1913 Webster]
All-a-mort \All`-a-mort"\, a.	   See {Alamort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Allanite \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 is related to epidote in form and	   composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Allantoic \Al`lan*to"ic\, a. [Cf. F. allanto["i]que.]	   Pertaining to, or contained in, the allantois.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Allantoic acid}. (Chem.) See {Allantoin}.	      [1913 Webster] Allantoid
Allantoid \Al*lan"toid\, Allantoidal \Al`lan*toid"al\, a. [Gr. ?	   shaped like a sausage; ? sausage + e'i^dos form.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the allantois.	   [1913 Webster]
Allantoidea \Al`lan*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The division of Vertebrata in which the embryo develops an	   allantois. It includes reptiles, birds, and mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Allantoin \Al*lan"to*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A crystalline, transparent, colorless substance found in the	   allantoic liquid of the fetal calf; -- formerly called	   allantoic acid and amniotic acid.	   [1913 Webster] Allantois
Allantois \Al*lan"to*is\, Allantoid \Al*lan"toid\, ] n.. (Anat.)	   A membranous appendage of the embryos of mammals, birds, and	   reptiles, -- in mammals serving to connect the fetus with the	   parent; the urinary vesicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Allatrate \Al"la*trate\, v. i. [L. allatrare. See {Latrate}.]	   To bark as a dog. [Obs.] --Stubbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Allaying}.] [OE. alaien, aleggen, to lay down, put down,	   humble, put an end to, AS. [=a]lecgan; [=a]- (cf. Goth. us-,	   G. er-, orig. meaning out) + lecgan to lay; but confused with	   old forms of allege, alloy, alegge. See {Lay}.]	   1. To make quiet or put at rest; to pacify or appease; to	      quell; to calm; as, to allay popular excitement; to allay	      the tumult of the passions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; as, to allay the	      severity of affliction or the bitterness of adversity.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would allay the burning quality of that fell	            poison.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To alleviate; check; repress; assuage; appease; abate;	        subdue; destroy; compose; soothe; calm; quiet. See	        {Alleviate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t.	   To diminish in strength; to abate; to subside. "When the rage	   allays." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Allay \Al*lay"\, n.	   Alleviation; abatement; check. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Allay \Al*lay"\, n.	   Alloy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Allay \Al*lay"\, v. t.	   To mix (metals); to mix with a baser metal; to alloy; to	   deteriorate. [Archaic] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Allayer \Al*lay"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, allays.	   [1913 Webster]
Allayment \Al*lay"ment\, n.	   An allaying; that which allays; mitigation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The like allayment could I give my grief. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
all-devouring \all-devouring\ adj. prenom.	   1. both plant- and flesh-eating; -- said of animals.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Allecret \Al"le*cret\, n. [OF. alecret, halecret, hallecret.]	   A kind of light armor used in the sixteenth century, esp. by	   the Swiss. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Allect \Al*lect"\, v. t. [L. allectare, freq. of allicere,	   allectum.]	   To allure; to entice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allectation \Al`lec*ta"tion\, n. [L. allectatio.]	   Enticement; allurement. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Allective \Al*lec"tive\, a. [LL. allectivus.]	   Alluring. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Allective \Al*lec"tive\, n.	   Allurement. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Alledge \Al*ledge"\, v. t.	   See {Allege}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This spelling, corresponding to abridge, was once the	         prevailing one.	         [1913 Webster]
Allegation \Al`le*ga"tion\, n. [L. allegatio, fr. allegare,	   allegatum, to send a message, cite; later, to free by giving	   reasons; ad + legare to send, commission. Cf. {Allege} and	   {Adlegation}.]	   1. The act of alleging or positively asserting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is alleged, asserted, or declared; positive	      assertion; formal averment	      [1913 Webster]	            I thought their allegation but reasonable. --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A statement by a party of what he undertakes to	      prove, -- usually applied to each separate averment; the	      charge or matter undertaken to be proved.	      [1913 Webster]
Allege \Al*lege"\ ([a^]l*l[e^]j"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleged}	   (-l[e^]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Alleging}.] [OE. aleggen to	   bring forward as evidence, OF. esligier to buy, prop. to free	   from legal difficulties, fr. an assumed LL. exlitigare; L. ex	   + litigare to quarrel, sue (see {Litigate}). The word was	   confused with L. allegare (see {Allegation}), and lex law.	   Cf. {Allay}.]	   1. To bring forward with positiveness; to declare; to affirm;	      to assert; as, to allege a fact.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cite or quote; as, to allege the authority of a judge.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To produce or urge as a reason, plea, or excuse; as, he	      refused to lend, alleging a resolution against lending.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To bring forward; adduce; advance; assign; produce;	        declare; affirm; assert; aver; predicate.	        [1913 Webster]	Allege \Al*lege"\, v. t. [See {Allay}.]	   To alleviate; to lighten, as a burden or a trouble. [Obs.]	   --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegeable \Al*lege"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being alleged or affirmed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most authentic examples allegeable in the case.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegeance \Al*lege"ance\, n.	   Allegation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allegement \Al*lege"ment\, n.	   Allegation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With many complaints and allegements.    --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Alleger \Al*leg"er\, n.	   One who affirms or declares.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegge \Al*legge"\, v. t.	   See {Alegge} and {Allay}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Alleghenian
Alleghenian \Al`le*ghe"ni*an\, a. Also Alleghanian
\Al`le*gha"ni*an\ (Biogeography)	   Pertaining to or designating the humid division of the	   Transition zone extending across the northern United States	   from New England to eastern Dakota, and including also most	   of Pennsylvania and the mountainous region as far south as	   northern Georgia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Allegheny
Allegheny \Al"le*ghe`ny\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Allegheny Mountains, or the region	      where they are situated. Also
Alleghany \Al"le*gha`ny\	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. [From the Allegheny River, Pennsylvania.] (Geol.)	      Pertaining to or designating a subdivision of the	      Pennsylvanian coal measure.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Allegiance \Al*le"giance\, n. [OE. alegeaunce; pref. a- + OF.	   lige, liege. The meaning was influenced by L. ligare to bind,	   and even by lex, legis, law. See {Liege}, {Ligeance}.]	   1. The tie or obligation, implied or expressed, which a	      subject owes to his sovereign or government; the duty of	      fidelity to one's king, government, or state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Devotion; loyalty; as, allegiance to science.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Loyalty; fealty.	   Usage: {Allegiance}, {Loyalty}. These words agree in	          expressing the general idea of fidelity and attachment	          to the "powers that be." Allegiance is an obligation	          to a ruling power. Loyalty is a feeling or sentiment	          towards such power. Allegiance may exist under any	          form of government, and, in a republic, we generally	          speak of allegiance to the government, to the state,	          etc. In well conducted monarchies, loyalty is a	          warm-hearted feeling of fidelity and obedience to the	          sovereign. It is personal in its nature; and hence we	          speak of the loyalty of a wife to her husband, not of	          her allegiance. In cases where we personify, loyalty	          is more commonly the word used; as, loyalty to the	          constitution; loyalty to the cause of virtue; loyalty	          to truth and religion, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                Hear me, recreant, on thine allegiance hear me!	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                So spake the Seraph Abdiel, faithful found, . .	                .	                Unshaken, unseduced, unterrified,	                His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Allegiant \Al*le"giant\, a.	   Loyal. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Allegoric
Allegoric \Al`le*gor"ic\, Allegorical \Al`le*gor"ic*al\, a. [F.	   all['e]gorique, L. allegorius, fr. Gr. ?. See {Allegory}.]	   Belonging to, or consisting of, allegory; of the nature of an	   allegory; describing by resemblances; figurative. "An	   allegoric tale." --Falconer. "An allegorical application."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Allegorical being . . . that kind of language which	         says one thing, but means another.       --Max Miller.	   [1913 Webster] {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Al`le*gor"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegorist \Al"le*go*rist\, n. [Cf. F. allegoriste.]	   One who allegorizes; a writer of allegory. --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegorization \Al`le*gor"i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of turning into allegory, or of understanding in an	   allegorical sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegorize \Al"le*go*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allegorized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Allegorizing}.] [Cf. F. all['e]goriser, fr.	   L. allegorizare.]	   1. To form or turn into allegory; as, to allegorize the	      history of a people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat as allegorical; to understand in an allegorical	      sense; as, when a passage in a writer may understood	      literally or figuratively, he who gives it a figurative	      sense is said to allegorize it.	      [1913 Webster]	Allegorize \Al"le*go*rize\, v. t.	   To use allegory. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegorizer \Al"le*go*ri`zer\, n.	   One who allegorizes, or turns things into allegory; an	   allegorist.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegory \Al"le*go*ry\, n.; pl. {Allegories}. [L. allegoria, Gr.	   ?, description of one thing under the image of another; ?	   other + ? to speak in the assembly, harangue, ? place of	   assembly, fr. ? to assemble: cf. F. all['e]gorie.]	   1. A figurative sentence or discourse, in which the principal	      subject is described by another subject resembling it in	      its properties and circumstances. The real subject is thus	      kept out of view, and we are left to collect the	      intentions of the writer or speaker by the resemblance of	      the secondary to the primary subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which represents by suggestive resemblance; an	      emblem.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Paint. & Sculpt.) A figure representation which has a	      meaning beyond notion directly conveyed by the object	      painted or sculptured.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Metaphor; fable.	   Usage: {Allegory}, {Parable}. "An allegory differs both from	          fable and parable, in that the properties of persons	          are fictitiously represented as attached to things, to	          which they are as it were transferred. . . . A figure	          of Peace and Victory crowning some historical	          personage is an allegory. "I am the Vine, ye are the	          branches" [--John xv. 1-6] is a spoken allegory. In	          the parable there is no transference of properties.	          The parable of the sower [--Matt. xiii. 3-23]	          represents all things as according to their proper	          nature. In the allegory quoted above the properties of	          the vine and the relation of the branches are	          transferred to the person of Christ and His apostles	          and disciples." --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: An allegory is a prolonged metaphor. Bunyan's	         "Pilgrim's Progress" and Spenser's "Fa["e]rie Queene"	         are celebrated examples of the allegory.	         [1913 Webster]
Allegresse \Al`le`gresse"\, n. [F. all['e]gresse, fr. L. alacer	   sprightly.]	   Joy; gladsomeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegretto \Al`le*gret"to\, a. [It., dim. of allegro.] (Mus.)	   Quicker than andante, but not so quick as allegro. -- n. A	   movement in this time.	   [1913 Webster]
Allegro \Al*le"gro\, a. [It., merry, gay, fr. L. alacer lively.	   Cf. {Aleger}.] (Mus.)	   Brisk, lively. -- n. An allegro movement; a quick, sprightly	   strain or piece.	   [1913 Webster]
allele \al*lele"\ n.	   1. 1	   1. one of two or more alternative forms of a gene that can	      have the same place on homologous chromosomes and are	      responsible for alternative traits.	   Syn: allelomorph	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. either of a pair of Mendelian characters that may occur in	      an organism as a consequence of variation at one gene	      locus.	      [PJC]
allelic \allelic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to alleles.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Allelomorph \Al*le"lo*morph\, n. [Gr. ? of one another + Gr.	   morfh` form.] (Biol.)	   One of the pure unit characters commonly existing singly or	   in pairs in the germ cells of Mendelian hybrids, and	   exhibited in varying proportion among the organisms	   themselves; same as {allele}, 2. Allelomorphs which under	   certain circumstances are themselves compound are called	   {hypallelomorphs}. See {Mendel's law}. --	   {Al*le`lo*mor"phic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	         As we know that the several unit characters are of such	         a nature that any one of them is capable of	         independently displacing or being displaced by one or	         more alternative characters taken singly, we may	         recognize this fact by naming such characters	         allelomorphs.                            --Bateson.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
allelomorphic \allelomorphic\ adj.	   1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an allelomorph.	      [WordNet 1.5] Alleluia
Alleluia \Al`le*lu"ia\, Alleluiah \Al`le*lu"iah\, n. [L.	   alleluia, Gr. ?, fr. Heb. hall[=e]l[=u]-y[=a]h. See	   {Hallelujah}.]	   An exclamation signifying Praise ye Jehovah. Hence: A song of	   praise to God. See {Hallelujah}, the commoner form.	   [1913 Webster]	         I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying,	         Alleluia.                                --Rev. xix. 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Allemande \Al"le*mande"\, n. [F., fr. allemand German.]	   1. (Mus.) A dance in moderate twofold time, invented by the	      French in the reign of Louis XIV.; -- now mostly found in	      suites of pieces, like those of Bach and Handel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A figure in dancing.	      [1913 Webster]
Allemannic \Al`le*man"nic\, a.	   See {Alemannic}.	   [1913 Webster]
all-embracing \all-embracing\ adj.	   1. 1 broad in scope or content.	   Syn: all-inclusive, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal),	        broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide	        [WordNet 1.5]
Allenarly \Al*len"ar*ly\, adv. [All + anerly singly, fr. ane	   one.]	   Solely; only. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Aller \Al"ler\, a. [For ealra, the AS. gen. pl. of eal all.]	   Same as {Alder}, of all. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
allergenic \allergenic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to allergens or allergenicity.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. causing an allergy or an allergic reaction.	      [PJC]
allergic \allergic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to allergy. allergic reaction	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 having an allergy or peculiar or excessive susceptibilty	      especially to a specific factor allergic children	   Syn: hypersensitive, hypersensitized, sensitized,	        supersensitive, supersensitized	        [WordNet 1.5]
allergist \allergist\ n.	   1. a physician skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of	      allergies.	      [WordNet 1.5]
allergy \allergy\ n.	   1. hypersensitivity to a particular substance. "an allergy to	      bee venom so severe that a second sting may be fatal"	      [WordNet 1.5]
Allerion \Al*le"ri*on\, n. [F. al['e]rion, LL. alario a sort of	   eagle; of uncertain origin.] (Her.)	   Am eagle without beak or feet, with expanded wings. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Alleviate \Al*le"vi*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alleviated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Alleviating}.] [LL. alleviare, fr. L. ad +	   levis light. See {Alegge}, {Levity}.]	   1. To lighten or lessen the force or weight of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Should no others join capable to alleviate the	            expense.                              --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those large bladders . . . conduce much to the	            alleviating of the body [of flying birds]. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lighten or lessen (physical or mental troubles); to	      mitigate, or make easier to be endured; as, to alleviate	      sorrow, pain, care, etc.; -- opposed to {aggravate}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The calamity of the want of the sense of hearing is	            much alleviated by giving the use of letters. --Bp.	                                                  Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To extenuate; to palliate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He alleviates his fault by an excuse. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To lessen; diminish; soften; mitigate; assuage; abate;	        relieve; nullify; allay.	   Usage: To {Alleviate}, {Mitigate}, {Assuage}, {Allay}. These	          words have in common the idea of relief from some	          painful state; and being all figurative, they differ	          in their application, according to the image under	          which this idea is presented. Alleviate supposes a	          load which is lightened or taken off; as, to alleviate	          one's cares. Mitigate supposes something fierce which	          is made mild; as, to mitigate one's anguish. Assuage	          supposes something violent which is quieted; as, to	          assuage one's sorrow. Allay supposes something	          previously excited, but now brought down; as, to allay	          one's suffering or one's thirst. To alleviate the	          distresses of life; to mitigate the fierceness of	          passion or the violence of grief; to assuage angry	          feeling; to allay wounded sensibility.	          [1913 Webster]
alleviated \alleviated\ adj.	   1. 1 made less severe or intense. {unmitigated}	   Syn: eased, relieved, mitigated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alleviation \Al*le`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. alleviatio.]	   1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or	      severity; mitigation; relief.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not wanted such alleviations of life as	            friendship could supply.              --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Alleviative \Al*le"vi*a*tive\, a.	   Tending to alleviate. -- n. That which alleviates.	   [1913 Webster]
Alleviator \Al*le"vi*a`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, alleviates.	   [1913 Webster]
Alleviatory \Al*le"vi*a*to*ry\, a.	   Alleviative. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [OE. aley, alley, OF. al['e]e,	   F. all['e]e, a going, passage, fr. OE. aler, F. aller, to go;	   of uncertain origin: cf. Prov. anar, It. andare, Sp. andar.]	   1. A narrow passage; especially a walk or passage in a garden	      or park, bordered by rows of trees or bushes; a bordered	      way.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow passage or way in a city, as distinct from a	      public street. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A passageway between rows of pews in a church.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Persp.) Any passage having the entrance represented as	      wider than the exit, so as to give the appearance of	      length.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The space between two rows of compositors' stands in a	      printing office.	      [1913 Webster]	Alley \Al"ley\, n.; pl. {Alleys}. [A contraction of alabaster,	   of which it was originally made.]	   A choice taw or marble. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Alleyed \Al"leyed\, a.	   Furnished with alleys; forming an alley. "An alleyed walk."	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Alleyway \Al"ley*way`\n.	   An alley.	   [1913 Webster]
All Fools' Day \All" Fools' Day`\	   The first day of April, a day on which sportive impositions	   are practiced.	   [1913 Webster]	         The first of April, some do say,	         Is set apart for All Fools' Day.         --Poor Robin's	                                                  Almanack	                                                  (1760).	   [1913 Webster]
Allfours \All`fours"\ [All + four (cards).]	   A game at cards, called "High, Low, Jack, and the Game."	   [1913 Webster]
All fours \All` fours"\ [formerly, {All` four"}.]	   All four legs of a quadruped; or the two legs and two arms of	   a person.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be}, {go}, or {run}, {on all fours} (Fig.), to be on the	      same footing; to correspond (with) exactly; to be alike in	      all the circumstances to be considered. "This example is	      on all fours with the other." "No simile can go on all	      fours." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	All hail \All` hail"\ [All + hail, interj.]	   All health; -- a phrase of salutation or welcome.	   [1913 Webster]
All-hail \All`-hail"\, v. t.	   To salute; to greet. [Poet.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whiles I stood rapt in the wonder of it, came missives	         from the king, who all-hailed me "Thane of Cawdor."	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Allhallond \All`hal"lond\, n.	   Allhallows. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Allhallow
Allhallow \All`hal"low\, Allhallows \All`hal"lows\, n.	   1. All the saints (in heaven). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. All Saints' Day, November 1st. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	Allhallow eve \All`hal"low eve`\ ([=e]v`).	   The evening before Allhallows. See {Halloween}.	   [1913 Webster]
Allhallowmas \All`hal"low*mas\, n.	   The feast of All Saints.	   [1913 Webster]
Allhallown \All`hal"lown\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the time of Allhallows. [Obs.]	   "Allhallown summer." --Shak. (i. e., late summer; "Indian	   Summer").	   [1913 Webster]
Allhallowtide \All`hal"low*tide`\, n. [AS. t[imac]d time.]	   The time at or near All Saints, or November 1st.	   [1913 Webster]
Allheal \All"heal\, n.	   A name popularly given to the officinal valerian, and to some	   other plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliable \Al*li"a*ble\, a.	   Able to enter into alliance.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliaceous \Al`li*a"ceous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the genus {Allium}, or garlic, onions,	   leeks, etc.; having the smell or taste of garlic or onions.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliance \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 or uniting;	      a union or connection of interests between families,	      states, parties, etc., especially between families by	      marriage and states by compact, treaty, or league; as,	      matrimonial alliances; an alliance between church and	      state; an alliance between France and England.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any union resembling that of families or states; union by	      relationship in qualities; affinity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The alliance of the principles of the world with	            those of the gospel.                  --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The alliance . . . between logic and metaphysics.	                                                  --Mansel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The persons or parties allied. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Connection; affinity; union; confederacy; confederation;	        league; coalition.	        [1913 Webster]	Alliance \Al*li"ance\, v. t.	   To connect by alliance; to ally. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alliant \Al*li"ant\, n. [Cf. F. alliant, p. pr.]	   An ally; a confederate. [Obs. & R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster] Allice
Allice \Al"lice\, Allis \Al"lis\, n. (Zool.)	   The European shad ({Clupea vulgaris}); allice shad. See	   {Alose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliciency \Al*li"cien*cy\, n.	   Attractive power; attractiveness. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Allicient \Al*li"cient\, a. [L. alliciens, p. pr. of allicere to	   allure; ad + lacere to entice.]	   That attracts; attracting. -- n. That attracts. [Rare or	   Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allied \Al*lied"\, a.	   United; joined; leagued; akin; related. See {Ally}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alligate \Al*li*gate\, v. t. [L. alligatus, p. p. of alligare.	   See {Ally}.]	   To tie; to unite by some tie.	   [1913 Webster]	         Instincts alligated to their nature.     --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Alligation \Al`li*ga"tion\, n. [L. alligatio.]	   1. The act of tying together or attaching by some bond, or	      the state of being attached. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arith.) A rule relating to the solution of questions	      concerning the compounding or mixing of different	      ingredients, or ingredients of different qualities or	      values.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The rule is named from the method of connecting	         together the terms by certain ligature-like signs.	         Alligation is of two kinds, medial and alternate;	         medial teaching the method of finding the price or	         quality of a mixture of several simple ingredients	         whose prices and qualities are known; alternate,	         teaching the amount of each of several simple	         ingredients whose prices or qualities are known, which	         will be required to make a mixture of given price or	         quality.	         [1913 Webster]
Alligator \Al"li*ga`tor\, n. [Sp. el lagarto the lizard (el	   lagarto de Indias, the cayman or American crocodile), fr. L.	   lacertus, lacerta, lizard. See {Lizard}.]	   1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous reptile of the Crocodile	      family, peculiar to America. It has a shorter and broader	      snout than the crocodile, and the large teeth of the lower	      jaw shut into pits in the upper jaw, which has no marginal	      notches. Besides the common species of the southern United	      States, there are allied species in South America.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) Any machine with strong jaws, one of which opens	      like the movable jaw of an alligator; as,	      (a) (Metal Working) a form of squeezer for the puddle	          ball.;	      (b) (Mining) a rock breaker;	      (c) (Printing) a kind of job press, called also {alligator	          press}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Alligator apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the {Anona palustris},	      a West Indian tree. It is said to be narcotic in its	      properties. --Loudon.	   {Alligator fish} (Zool.), a marine fish of northwestern	      America ({Podothecus acipenserinus}).	   {Alligator gar} (Zool.), one of the gar pikes ({Lepidosteus	      spatula}) found in the southern rivers of the United	      States. The name is also applied to other species of gar	      pikes.	   {Alligator pear} (Bot.), a corruption of {Avocado pear}. See	      {Avocado}.	   {Alligator snapper}, {Alligator tortoise}, {Alligator turtle}	      (Zool.), a very large and voracious turtle ({Macrochelys	      lacertina}) inhabiting the rivers of the southern United	      States. It sometimes reaches the weight of two hundred	      pounds. Unlike the common snapping turtle, to which the	      name is sometimes erroneously applied, it has a scaly head	      and many small scales beneath the tail. This name is	      sometimes given to other turtles, as to species of	      {Trionyx}.	   {Alligator wood}, the timber of a tree of the West Indies	      ({Guarea Swartzii}).	      [1913 Webster]
alligator \al"li*ga`tor\, v. i. & t. [Because of the resemblance	   to the pattern on the skin of an alligator.]	   to form shallow cracks in a reticulated pattern on the	   surface, or in a coating on the surface, of an object.	   [PJC]
alligatored \alligatored\ adj.	   1. 1 having cracks in a reticulated pattern, giving an	      appearance reminiscent of alligator hide; -- said of a	      surface coating, e.g., of paint, varnish, or glazing	   Syn: cracked	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
alligatorfish \alligatorfish\ n.	   1. 1 small very elongate sea poachers.	   Syn: Aspidophoroides monopterygius	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alligatoridae \Alligatoridae\ n.	   1. 1 the family of reptiles comprising the alligators, and	      including the caimans.	   Syn: family {Alligatoridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alligator wrench \Al"li*ga`tor wrench\ (Mech.)	   A kind of pipe wrench having a flaring jaw with teeth on one	   side.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Allignment \Al*lign"ment\, n.	   See {Alignment}.	   [1913 Webster]
all-important \all-important\ adj. prenom.	   1. of the greatest importance. the all-important subject of	      disarmament	   Syn: all important(predicate), crucial, essential, of the	        essence(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
all-inclusive \all-inclusive\ adj.	   1. broad in scope or content.	   Syn: all-embracing, across-the-board, blanket(prenominal),	        broad, complete, global, panoptic, wide.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Allineate \Al*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [L. ad + lineatus, p. p. of	   lineare to draw a line.]	   To align. [R.] --Herschel.	   [1913 Webster] Allineation
Allineation \Al*lin`e*a"tion\, Alineation \A*lin`e*a"tion\, n.	   Alignment; position in a straight line, as of two planets	   with the sun. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	         The allineation of the two planets.      --C. A. Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Allionia \Allionia\ n.	   1. 1 a small genus of chiefly American herbs.	   Syn: genus {Allionia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
allis \allis\ n.	   1. a European shad, ({Alosa alosa}).	   Syn: allice shad, allis shad, allice	        [WordNet 1.5]
Allision \Al*li"sion\, n. [L. allisio, fr. allidere, to strike	   or dash against; ad + laedere to dash against.]	   The act of dashing against, or striking upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The boisterous allision of the sea.      --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliteral \Al*lit"er*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by alliteration.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliterate \Al*lit"er*ate\, v. t.	   To employ or place so as to make alliteration. --Skeat.	   [1913 Webster]	Alliterate \Al*lit"er*ate\, v. i.	   To compose alliteratively; also, to constitute alliteration.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliteration \Al*lit`er*a"tion\, n. [L. ad + litera letter. See	   {Letter}.]	   The repetition of the same letter at the beginning of two or	   more words immediately succeeding each other, or at short	   intervals; as in the following lines: 	   [1913 Webster]	         Behemoth, biggest born of earth, upheaved	         His vastness.                            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fly o'er waste fens and windy fields.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The recurrence of the same letter in accented parts of	         words is also called alliteration. Anglo-Saxon poetry	         is characterized by alliterative meter of this sort.	         Later poets also employed it.	         [1913 Webster]	               In a somer seson whan soft was the sonne,	               I shope me in shroudes as I a shepe were. --P.	                                                  Plowman.	         [1913 Webster]
Alliterative \Al*lit"er*a*tive\ (?; 277), a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, alliteration; as,	   alliterative poetry. -- {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ly}, adv. --	   {Al*lit"er*a*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Alliterator \Al*lit"er*a`tor\, n.	   One who alliterates.	   [1913 Webster]
Allium \Al"li*um\, n. [L., garlic.] (bot.)	   A genus of plants, including the onion, garlic, leek, chive,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
all-knowing \all-knowing\ adj.	   knowing everything.	   Syn: omniscient.	        [WordNet 1.5]
all-mains \all-mains\ adj. prenom.	   1. adaptable to all voltages; -- of a radio receiver.	      [British]	   Note: For power supplies, the term "switching" is used to	         designate ability to use more than one voltage as a	         power source. Typically, it is used for the ability to	         use both 110 and 220 volt AC sources. an all-mains set	         [WordNet 1.5]
Allmouth \All"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)	   The angler.	   [1913 Webster]
Allness \All"ness\, n.	   Totality; completeness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The allness of God, including his absolute	         spirituality, supremacy, and eternity.   --R. Turnbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Allnight \All"night`\, n.	   Light, fuel, or food for the whole night. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
allocatable \allocatable\ adj.	   1. capable of being allocated.	   Syn: allocable, apportionable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Allocate \Al"lo*cate\, v. t. [LL. allocatus, p. p. of allocare,	   fr. L. ad + locare to place. See {Allow}.]	   1. To distribute or assign; to allot. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To localize. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Allocation \Al`lo*ca"tion\, n. [LL. allocatio: cf. F.	   allocation.]	   1. The act of putting one thing to another; a placing;	      disposition; arrangement. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An allotment or apportionment; as, an allocation of shares	      in a company.	      [1913 Webster]	            The allocation of the particular portions of	            Palestine to its successive inhabitants. --A. R.	                                                  Stanley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The admission of an item in an account, or an allowance	      made upon an account; -- a term used in the English	      exchequer.	      [1913 Webster]
Allocatur \Al`lo*ca"tur\, n. [LL., it is allowed, fr. allocare	   to allow.] (Law)	   "Allowed." The word allocatur expresses the allowance of a	   proceeding, writ, order, etc., by a court, judge, or judicial	   officer.	   [1913 Webster]
Allochroic \Al`lo*chro"ic\, a.	   Changeable in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Allochroite \Al*loch"ro*ite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Garnet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Allochroous \Al*loch"ro*ous\, a. [Gr. ? changed in color, fr. ?	   other + ? color.]	   Changing color.	   [1913 Webster]
Allocution \Al`lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. allocuto, fr. alloqui to	   speak to; ad + loqui to speak: cf. F. allocution.]	   1. The act or manner of speaking to, or of addressing in	      words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An address; a hortatory or authoritative address as of a	      pope to his clergy. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Allod \Al"lod\, n.	   See {Allodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Allodial \Al*lo"di*al\, a. [LL. allodialis, fr. allodium: cf. F.	   allodial. See {Allodium}.] (Law)	   Pertaining to allodium; freehold; free of rent or service;	   held independent of a lord paramount; -- opposed to {feudal};	   as, allodial lands; allodial system. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Allodial \Al*lo"di*al\, a.	   Anything held allodially. --W. Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Allodialism \Al*lo"di*al*ism\, n.	   The allodial system.	   [1913 Webster]
Allodialist \Al*lo"di*al*ist\, n.	   One who holds allodial land.	   [1913 Webster]
Allodially \Al*lo"di*al*ly\, adv.	   By allodial tenure.	   [1913 Webster]
Allodiary \Al*lo"di*a*ry\, n.	   One who holds an allodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Allodium \Al*lo"di*um\, n. [LL. allodium, alodium, alodis,	   alaudis, of Ger. origin; cf. OHG. al all, and ?t (AS. e[=a]d)	   possession, property. It means, therefore, entirely one's	   property.] (Law)	   Freehold estate; land which is the absolute property of the	   owner; real estate held in absolute independence, without	   being subject to any rent, service, or acknowledgment to a	   superior. It is thus opposed to {feud}. --Blackstone.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Allogamous \Al*log"a*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Characterized by allogamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Allogamy \Al*log"a*my\n. [Gr. ? other + ? marriage.] (Bot.)	   Fertilization of the pistil of a plant by pollen from another	   of the same species; cross-fertilization.	   [1913 Webster]
Allogeneous \Al`lo*ge"ne*ous\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Different in nature or kind. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allograph \Al"lo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? another + -graph.]	   A writing or signature made by some person other than any of	   the parties thereto; -- opposed to {autograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
allographic \allographic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an allograph.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Allomerism \Al*lom"er*ism\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? part.] (Chem.)	   Variability in chemical constitution without variation in	   crystalline form.	   [1913 Webster]
Allomerous \Al*lom"er*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Characterized by allomerism.	   [1913 Webster]
allometric \allometric\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to allometry.	      [WordNet 1.5]
allometry \allometry\ n.	   1. the study of the relative growth of a part of an organism	      in relation to the growth of the whole.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Allomorph \Al"lo*morph\, n. [Gr. ? other + morfh` form.] (Min.)	      (a) Any one of two or more distinct crystalline forms of	          the same substance; or the substance having such	          forms; -- as, carbonate of lime occurs in the	          allomorphs calcite and aragonite.	      (b) A variety of pseudomorph which has undergone partial	          or complete change or substitution of material; --	          thus limonite is frequently an allomorph after pyrite.	          --G. H. Williams.	          [1913 Webster]
Allomorphic \Al`lo*mor"phic\, a. (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to allomorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Allomorphism \Al`lo*mor"phism\, n. (Min.)	   The property which constitutes an allomorph; the change	   involved in becoming an allomorph.	   [1913 Webster]
Allonge \Al*longe"\, n. [F. allonge, earlier alonge, a	   lengthening. See {Allonge}, v., and cf. {Lunge}.]	   1. (Fencing) A thrust or pass; a lunge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slip of paper attached to a bill of exchange for	      receiving indorsements, when the back of the bill itself	      is already full; a rider. [A French usage] --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	Allonge \Al*longe"\, v. i. [F. allonger; [`a] (L. ad) + long (L.	   longus) long.]	   To thrust with a sword; to lunge.	   [1913 Webster]
Allonym \Al"lo*nym\, n. [F. allonyme, fr. Gr. ? other + ? name.]	   1. The name of another person assumed by the author of a	      work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A work published under the name of some one other than the	      author.	      [1913 Webster]
Allonymous \Al*lon"y*mous\, a.	   Published under the name of some one other than the author.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloo \Al*loo"\, v. t. & i. [See {Halloo}.]	   To incite dogs by a call; to halloo. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allopath \Al"lo*path\, n. [Cf. F. allopathe.]	   An allopathist. --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Allopathic \Al`lo*path"ic\, a. [Cf. F. allopathique.]	   Of or pertaining to allopathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Allopathically \Al`lo*path"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a manner conformable to allopathy; by allopathic methods.	   [1913 Webster]
Allopathist \Al*lop"a*thist\, n.	   One who practices allopathy; one who professes allopathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Allopathy \Al*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? suffering, ?, ?,	   to suffer: cf. G. allopathie, F. allopathie. See {Pathos}.]	   That system of medical practice which aims to combat disease	   by the use of remedies which produce effects different from	   those produced by the special disease treated; -- a term	   invented by Hahnemann to designate the ordinary practice, as	   opposed to {homeopathy}.	   [1913 Webster]
allophone \allophone\ n.	   any one of two or more speech sounds that considered variants	   of the same phoneme. For example, the p sounds of pin and	   spin are allophones of p; and the t sounds of toe stop and	   catnip are allophones of t.	   [PJC]
allophonic \allophonic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an allophone.	      [WordNet 1.5] Allophylic
Allophylic \Al`lo*phyl"ic\, Allophylian \Al`lo*phyl"i*an\, a.	   [Gr. ? of another tribe; ? other + ? class or tribe.]	   Pertaining to a race or a language neither Aryan nor Semitic.	   --J. Prichard.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloquy \Al"lo*quy\, n. [L. alloquim, fr. alloqui.]	   A speaking to another; an address. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allot \Al*lot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Allotting}.] [OF. aloter, F. allotir; a (L. ad) + lot lot.	   See {Lot}.]	   1. To distribute by lot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To distribute, or parcel out in parts or portions; or to	      distribute to each individual concerned; to assign as a	      share or lot; to set apart as one's share; to bestow on;	      to grant; to appoint; as, let every man be contented with	      that which Providence allots him.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten years I will allot to the attainment of	            knowledge.                            --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Allotheism \Al"lo*the*ism\, n. [Gr. ? other + ? god.]	   The worship of strange gods. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Allotment \Al*lot"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. alotement, F. allotement.]	   1. The act of allotting; assignment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is allotted; a share, part, or portion granted	      or distributed; that which is assigned by lot, or by the	      act of God; anything set apart for a special use or to a	      distinct party.	      [1913 Webster]	            The alloments of God and nature.      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            A vineyard and an allotment for olives and herbs.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (law) The allowance of a specific amount of scrip or of a	      particular thing to a particular person.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cottage allotment}, an allotment of a small portion of land	      to a country laborer for garden cultivation. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
allotriophagy \al`lo*tri*oph"a*gy\	   ([a^]l`l[-o]*tr[i^]*[o^]f"[.a]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. 'allo`trios	   strange + fagei^n to eat: cf. F. allotriophagie.] (Med.)	   A depraved appetite; a desire for strange or nonnutritious	   food, such as clay or starch. Called also {pica}. --AS	   [1913 Webster]
allotrophic \al`lo*troph"ic\ ([a^]l`l[-o]*tr[o^]f"[i^]k), a.	   [Gr. 'a`llos other + trophic.]	   (a) (Physiol.) Changed or modified in nutritive power by the	       process of digestion.	   (b) (Plant Physiol.) Dependent upon other organisms for	       nutrition; heterotrophic; -- said of plants unable to	       perform photosynthesis, as all saprophytes; -- opposed to	       {autotrophic}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Allotropical
Allotropic \Al`lo*trop"ic\ ([a^]l`l[-o]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k),
Allotropical \Al`lo*trop"ic*al\ (-[i^]k*al), a. [Cf. F.	   allotropique.]	   Of or pertaining to allotropism. -- {Al`lo*trop"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Allotropic state}, the several conditions which occur in a	      case of allotropism.	      [1913 Webster]
Allotropicity \Al*lot`ro*pic"i*ty\	   ([a^]l`l[o^]t`r[-o]*p[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Allotropic property or nature.	   [1913 Webster] Allotropism
Allotropism \Al*lot"ro*pism\, Allotropy \Al*lot"ro*py\, n. [Gr.	   ? other + direction, way, ? to turn: cf. F. allotropie.]	   (Chem.)	   The property of existing in two or more conditions which are	   distinct in their physical or chemical relations.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thus, carbon occurs crystallized in octahedrons and	         other related forms, in a state of extreme hardness, in	         the diamond; it occurs in hexagonal forms, and of	         little hardness, in black lead; and again occurs in a	         third form, with entire softness, in lampblack and	         charcoal. In some cases, one of these is peculiarly an	         active state, and the other a passive one. Thus, ozone	         is an active state of oxygen, and is distinct from	         ordinary oxygen, which is the element in its passive	         state.	         [1913 Webster]
Allotropize \Al*lot"ro*pize\, v. t.	   To change in physical properties but not in substance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allottable \Al*lot"ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being allotted.	   [1913 Webster]
Allottee \Al*lot`tee"\, n.	   One to whom anything is allotted; one to whom an allotment is	   made.	   [1913 Webster]
Allotter \Al*lot"ter\, n.	   One who allots.	   [1913 Webster]
Allottery \Al*lot"ter*y\, n.	   Allotment. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
all-out \all-out\ adj.	   1. 1 using all available resources. all-out war	   Syn: full-scale.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
all-over \all-over\ adj.	   1. covering the entire surface. an all-over pattern	   Syn: allover.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Allow \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 place, use;	   confused with OF. aloer, fr. L. allaudare to extol; ad +	   laudare to praise. See {Local}, and cf. {Allocate}, {Laud}.]	   1. To praise; to approve of; hence, to sanction. [Obs. or	      Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye allow the deeds of your fathers.   --Luke xi. 48.	      [1913 Webster]	            We commend his pains, condemn his pride, allow his	            life, approve his learning.           --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To like; to be suited or pleased with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How allow you the model of these clothes?	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sanction; to invest; to intrust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt be . . . allowed with absolute power.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To grant, give, admit, accord, afford, or yield; to let	      one have; as, to allow a servant his liberty; to allow a	      free passage; to allow one day for rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was allowed about three hundred pounds a year.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To own or acknowledge; to accept as true; to concede; to	      accede to an opinion; as, to allow a right; to allow a	      claim; to allow the truth of a proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            I allow, with Mrs. Grundy and most moralists, that	            Miss Newcome's conduct . . . was highly	            reprehensible.                        --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To grant (something) as a deduction or an addition; esp.	      to abate or deduct; as, to allow a sum for leakage.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To grant license to; to permit; to consent to; as, to	      allow a son to be absent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To allot; assign; bestow; concede; admit; permit;	        suffer; tolerate. See {Permit}.	        [1913 Webster]	Allow \Al*low"\, v. i.	   To admit; to concede; to make allowance or abatement.	   [1913 Webster]	         Allowing still for the different ways of making it.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To allow of}, to permit; to admit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Allowable \Al*low"a*ble\, a. [F. allouable.]	   1. Praiseworthy; laudable. [Obs.] --Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proper to be, or capable of being, allowed; permissible;	      admissible; not forbidden; not unlawful or improper; as, a	      certain degree of freedom is allowable among friends.	      [1913 Webster]
Allowableness \Al*low"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being allowable; permissibleness; lawfulness;	   exemption from prohibition or impropriety. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Allowably \Al*low"a*bly\, adv.	   In an allowable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Allowance \Al*low"ance\, n. [OF. alouance.]	   1. Approval; approbation. [Obs.] --Crabbe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of allowing, granting, conceding, or admitting;	      authorization; permission; sanction; tolerance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without the king's will or the state's allowance.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acknowledgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The censure of the which one must in your allowance	            o'erweigh a whole theater of others.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. License; indulgence. [Obs.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is allowed; a share or portion allotted or	      granted; a sum granted as a reimbursement, a bounty, or as	      appropriate for any purpose; a stated quantity, as of food	      or drink; hence, a limited quantity of meat and drink,	      when provisions fall short.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can give the boy a handsome allowance.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Abatement; deduction; the taking into account of	      mitigating circumstances; as, to make allowance for the	      inexperience of youth.	      [1913 Webster]	            After making the largest allowance for fraud.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (com.) A customary deduction from the gross weight of	      goods, different in different countries, such as tare and	      tret.	      [1913 Webster]	Allowance \Al*low"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allowancing}.]	   [See {Allowance}, n.]	   To put upon a fixed allowance (esp. of provisions and drink);	   to supply in a fixed and limited quantity; as, the captain	   was obliged to allowance his crew; our provisions were	   allowanced.	   [1913 Webster]
Allowedly \Al*low"ed*ly\adv.	   By allowance; admittedly. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Allower \Al*low"er\, n.	   1. An approver or abettor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who allows or permits.	      [1913 Webster]
Alloxan \Al*lox"an\, n. [Allantoin + oxalic, as containing the	   elements of allantion and oxalic acid.] (Chem.)	   An oxidation product of uric acid. It is of a pale reddish	   color, readily soluble in water or alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloxanate \Al*lox"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A combination of alloxanic acid and a base or base or	   positive radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloxanic \Al`lox*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to alloxan; -- applied to an acid obtained	   by the action of soluble alkalies on alloxan.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloxantin \Al`lox*an"tin\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance produced by acting upon uric with warm and very	   dilute nitric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloy \Al*loy"\, n. [OE. alai, OF. alei, F. aloyer, to alloy,	   alier to ally. See {Alloy}, v. t.]	   1. Any combination or compound of metals fused together; a	      mixture of metals; for example, brass, which is an alloy	      of copper and zinc. But when mercury is one of the metals,	      the compound is called an amalgam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality, or comparative purity, of gold or silver;	      fineness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A baser metal mixed with a finer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fine silver is silver without the mixture of any	            baser metal. Alloy is baser metal mixed with it.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Admixture of anything which lessens the value or detracts	      from; as, no happiness is without alloy. "Pure English	      without Latin alloy." --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alloyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Alloying}.] [F. aloyer, OF. alier, allier, later allayer,	   fr. L. aligare. See {Alloy}, n., {Ally}, v. t., and cf.	   {Allay}.]	   1. To reduce the purity of by mixing with a less valuable	      substance; as, to alloy gold with silver or copper, or	      silver with copper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mix, as metals, so as to form a compound.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To abate, impair, or debase by mixture; to allay; as, to	      alloy pleasure with misfortunes.	      [1913 Webster]	Alloy \Al*loy"\, v. t.	   To form a metallic compound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gold and iron alloy with ease.           --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloyage \Al*loy"age\, n. [F. aloyage.]	   The act or art of alloying metals; also, the combination or	   alloy.	   [1913 Webster]
Alloy steel \Al"loy steel\	   Any steel containing a notable quantity of some other metal	   alloyed with the iron, usually chromium, nickel, manganese,	   tungsten, or vanadium.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
All-possessed \All`-pos*sessed"\, a.	   Controlled by an evil spirit or by evil passions; wild.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
all-powerful \all-powerful\ adj.	   1. having full power over all aspects of a situation.	   Syn: almighty, omnipotent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
all-purpose \all-purpose\ adj.	   1. not limited in use or function.	   Syn: general-purpose.	        [WordNet 1.5]
all right \all right\ pred. adj.	   1. satisfactory; better than average; as, everything is all	      right.	   Syn: all-right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay.	        [WordNet 1.5]
all-right \all-right\ adj. prenom.	   1. satisfactory; better than average. an all-right movie	   Syn: all right(predicate), ok, o.k., okay	        [WordNet 1.5]
all-round \all-round\ adj. prenom.	   1. many-sided. an all-round athlete	   Syn: all-around(prenominal), well-rounded	        [WordNet 1.5]
all-rounder \all-rounder\ n.	   1. 1 a versatile person who is expert at many things. she's	      the best all-rounder they've seen in years	   Syn: all arounder	        [WordNet 1.5] All Saints
All Saints \All" Saints`\, All Saints' \All" Saints'\,	   The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or	   Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also,	   the season of this festival.	   [1913 Webster]	All Souls' Day \All" Souls' Day`\	   The second day of November; a feast day of the Roman Catholic	   church, on which supplications are made for the souls of the	   faithful dead.	   [1913 Webster]
Allspice \All"spice`\, n.	   The berry of the pimento ({Eugenia pimenta}), a tree of the	   West Indies; a spice of a mildly pungent taste, and agreeably	   aromatic; Jamaica pepper; pimento. It has been supposed to	   combine the flavor of cinnamon, nutmegs, and cloves; and	   hence the name. The name is also given to other aromatic	   shrubs; as, the {Carolina allspice} ({Calycanthus floridus});	   {wild allspice} ({Lindera benzoin}), called also {spicebush},	   {spicewood}, and {feverbush}.	   [1913 Webster]
Allthing \All`thing`\, adv. [For in all (= every) thing.]	   Altogether. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
all-time \all-time\ adj.	   1. unsurpassed in some respect up to the present. prices at	      an all-time high; morale at an all-time low; among the	      all-time great lefthanders	      [WordNet 1.5]
Allude \Al*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Alluded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Alluding}.] [L. alludere to play with, to allude; ad +	   ludere to play.]	   To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to have	   reference to a subject not specifically and plainly	   mentioned; -- followed by to; as, the story alludes to a	   recent transaction.	   [1913 Webster]	         These speeches . . . do seem to allude unto such	         ministerial garments as were then in use. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To refer; point; indicate; hint; suggest; intimate;	        signify; insinuate; advert. See {Refer}.	        [1913 Webster]	Allude \Al*lude"\, v. t.	   To compare allusively; to refer (something) as applicable.	   [Obs.] --Wither.	   [1913 Webster]
Allumette \Al`lu`mette\, n. [F., from allumer to light.]	   A match for lighting candles, lamps, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Alluminor \Al*lu"mi*nor\, n. [OF. alumineor, fr. L. ad +	   liminare. See {Luminate}.]	   An illuminator of manuscripts and books; a limner. [Obs.]	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Allurance \Al*lur"ance\, n.	   Allurement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Allure \Al*lure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alluded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Alluring}.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre	   lure. See {Lure}.]	   To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by	   the offer of some good, real or apparent; to invite by	   something flattering or acceptable; to entice; to attract.	   [1913 Webster]	         With promised joys allured them on.      --Falconer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The golden sun in splendor likest Heaven	         Allured his eye.                         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attract; entice; tempt; decoy; seduce.	   Usage: To {Allure}, {Entice}, {Decoy}, {Seduce}. These words	          agree in the idea of acting upon the mind by some	          strong controlling influence, and differ according to	          the image under which is presented. They are all used	          in a bad sense, except allure, which has sometimes	          (though rarely) a good one. We are allured by the	          prospect or offer (usually deceptive) of some future	          good. We are commonly enticed into evil by appeals to	          our passions. We are decoyed into danger by false	          appearances or representations. We are seduced when	          drawn aside from the path of rectitude. What allures	          draws by gentle means; what entices leads us by	          promises and persuasions; what decoys betrays us, as	          it were, into a snare or net; what seduces deceives us	          by artful appeals to the passions.	          [1913 Webster]	Allure \Al*lure"\, n.	   Allurement. [R.] --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	Allure \Al`lure"\, n. [F.; aller to go.]	   Gait; bearing.	   [1913 Webster]	         The swing, the gait, the pose, the allure of these men.	                                                  --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Allurement \Al*lure"ment\, n.	   1. The act alluring; temptation; enticement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though Adam by his wife's allurement fell. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which allures; any real or apparent good held forth,	      or operating, as a motive to action; as, the allurements	      of pleasure, or of honor.	      [1913 Webster]
Allurer \Al*lur"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, allures.	   [1913 Webster]
Alluring \Al*lur"ing\, a.	   That allures; attracting; charming; tempting. --	   {Al*lur"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Al*lur"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Allusion \Al*lu"sion\, n. [L. allusio, fr. alludere to allude:	   cf. F. allusion.]	   1. A figurative or symbolical reference. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reference to something supposed to be known, but not	      explicitly mentioned; a covert indication; indirect	      reference; a hint.	      [1913 Webster]
Allusive \Al*lu"sive\, a.	   1. Figurative; symbolical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having reference to something not fully expressed;	      containing an allusion.	      [1913 Webster]
Allusively \Al*lu"sive*ly\, adv.	   Figuratively [Obs.]; by way of allusion; by implication,	   suggestion, or insinuation.	   [1913 Webster]
Allusiveness \Al*lu"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being allusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Allusory \Al*lu"so*ry\, a.	   Allusive. [R.] --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Alluvial \Al*lu"vi*al\, n.	   Alluvial soil; specif., in Australia, gold-bearing alluvial	   soil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Alluvial \Al*lu"vi*al\, a. [Cf. F. alluvial. See {Alluvion}.]	   Pertaining to, contained in, or composed of, alluvium;	   relating to the deposits made by flowing water; washed away	   from one place and deposited in another; as, alluvial soil,	   mud, accumulations, deposits.	   [1913 Webster]
Alluvion \Al*lu"vi*on\, n. [F. alluvion, L. alluvio, fr. alluere	   to wash against; ad + luere, equiv. to lavare, to wash. See	   {Lave}.]	   1. Wash or flow of water against the shore or bank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An overflowing; an inundation; a flood. --Lyell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Matter deposited by an inundation or the action of flowing	      water; alluvium.	      [1913 Webster]	            The golden alluvions are there [in California and	            Australia] spread over a far wider space: they are	            found not only on the banks of rivers, and in their	            beds, but are scattered over the surface of vast	            plains.                               --R. Cobden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) An accession of land gradually washed to the shore	      or bank by the flowing of water. See {Accretion}.	      [1913 Webster]
Alluvious \Al*lu"vi*ous\, n. [L. alluvius. See {Alluvion}.]	   Alluvial. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Alluvium \Al*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Alluviums}, L. {Alluvia}.	   [L., neut. of alluvius. See {Alluvious}.] (Geol.)	   Deposits of earth, sand, gravel, and other transported	   matter, made by rivers, floods, or other causes, upon land	   not permanently submerged beneath the waters of lakes or	   seas. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
all-victorious \all-victorious\ adj.	   1. victorious in every battle.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Allwhere \All"where`\, adv.	   Everywhere. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Allwork \All"work`\, n.	   Domestic or other work of all kinds; as, a maid of allwork,	   that is, a general servant.	   [1913 Webster]
Ally \Al*ly"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Allied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Allying}.] [OE. alien, OF. alier, F. alier, fr. L. alligare	   to bind to; ad + ligare to bind. Cf. {Alligate}, {Alloy},	   {Allay}, {Ligament}.]	   1. To unite, or form a connection between, as between	      families by marriage, or between princes and states by	      treaty, league, or confederacy; -- often followed by to or	      with.	      [1913 Webster]	            O chief! in blood, and now in arms allied. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To connect or form a relation between by similitude,	      resemblance, friendship, or love.	      [1913 Webster]	            These three did love each other dearly well,	            And with so firm affection were allied. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The virtue nearest to our vice allied. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ally is generally used in the passive form or	         reflexively.	         [1913 Webster]	Ally \Al*ly"\, n.; pl. {Allies}. [See {Ally}, v.]	   1. A relative; a kinsman. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One united to another by treaty or league; -- usually	      applied to sovereigns or states; a confederate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The English soldiers and their French allies.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything associated with another as a helper; an	      auxiliary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Science, instead of being the enemy of religion,	            becomes its ally.                     --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything akin to another by structure, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Ally \Al"ly\, n.	   See {Alley}, a marble or taw.	   [1913 Webster]
Allyl \Al"lyl\, n. [L. allium garlic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   An organic radical, {C3H5}, existing especially in oils of	   garlic and mustard.	   [1913 Webster]
Allylene \Al"ly*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A gaseous hydrocarbon, {C3H4}, homologous with acetylene;	   propine.	   [1913 Webster] Alma
Alma \Al"ma\, Almah \Al"mah\, n.	   Same as {Alme}.	   [1913 Webster]
Almacantar \Al`ma*can"tar\, n. (Astron.)	   (a) Same as {Almucantar}.	   (b) A recently invented instrument for observing the heavenly	       bodies as they cross a given almacantar circle. See	       {Almucantar}.	       [1913 Webster] Almadia
Almadia \Al`ma*di"a\, Almadie \Al"ma*die\, n. [F. almadie (cf.	   Sp. & Pg. almadia), fr. Ar. alma'd[imac]yah a raft, float.]	   (Naut.)	   (a) A bark canoe used by the Africans.	   (b) A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long,	       and six or seven broad.	       [1913 Webster]
Almagest \Al"ma*gest\, n. [F. almageste, LL. almageste, Ar.	   al-majist[imac], fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), the greatest	   composition.]	   The celebrated work of Ptolemy of Alexandria, which contains	   nearly all that is known of the astronomical observations and	   theories of the ancients. The name was extended to other	   similar works.	   [1913 Webster]
Almagra \Al*ma"gra\, n. [Sp. almagra, almagre, fr. Ar.	   al-maghrah red clay or earth.]	   A fine, deep red ocher, somewhat purplish, found in Spain. It	   is the {sil atticum} of the ancients. Under the name of	   {Indian red} it is used for polishing glass and silver.	   [1913 Webster] Almayne	   Almain
Almain \Al"main\ ([a^]l"m[=a]n), Almayne \Al"mayne\ (-m[=a]n),
Alman \Al"man\ (-man), n. [OF. Aleman, F. Allemand, fr. L.	   Alemanni, ancient Ger. tribes.] [Obs.]	   1. A German. Also adj., German. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The German language. --J. Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of dance. See {Allemande}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Almain rivets}, {Almayne rivets}, or {Alman rivets}, a sort	      of light armor from Germany, characterized by overlapping	      plates, arranged to slide on rivets, and thus afford great	      flexibility.	      [1913 Webster]
Alma Mater \Al"ma Ma"ter\ [L., fostering mother.]	   A college or seminary where one is educated.	   [1913 Webster]
Almanac \Al"ma*nac\ (?; 277), n. [LL. almanac, almanach: cf. F.	   almanach, Sp. almanaque, It. almanacco, all of uncertain	   origin.]	   A book or table, containing a calendar of days, and months,	   to which astronomical data and various statistics are often	   added, such as the times of the rising and setting of the sun	   and moon, eclipses, hours of full tide, stated festivals of	   churches, terms of courts, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nautical almanac}, an almanac, or year book, containing	      astronomical calculations (lunar, stellar, etc.), and	      other information useful to mariners.	      [1913 Webster]
Almandine \Al"man*dine\, n. [LL. almandina, alamandina, for L.	   alabandina a precious stone, named after Alabanda, a town in	   Caria, where it was first and chiefly found: cf. F.	   almandine.] (Min.)	   The common red variety of garnet.	   [1913 Webster] Alme
Alme \Al"me\, Almeh \Al"meh\, n. [Ar. 'almah (fem.) learned, fr.	   'alama to know: cf. F. alm['e]e.]	   An Egyptian dancing girl; an Alma.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Almehs lift their arms in dance.     --Bayard	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Almendron \Al`men*dron"\, n. [Sp., fr. almendra almond.]	   The lofty Brazil-nut tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Almery \Al"mer*y\, n.	   See {Ambry}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Almesse \Alm"esse\, n.	   See {Alms}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Almightful
Almightful \Al*might"ful\, Almightiful \Al*might"i*ful\, a.	   All-powerful; almighty. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Almightily \Al*might"i*ly\, adv.	   With almighty power.	   [1913 Webster]
Almightiness \Al*might"i*ness\, n.	   Omnipotence; infinite or boundless power; unlimited might.	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Almighty \Al*might"y\ ([add]l*m[imac]t"[y^]), a. [AS. ealmihtig,	   [ae]lmihtig; eal (OE. al) all + mihtig mighty.]	   1. Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful;	      irresistible.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the Almighty God.                --Gen. xvii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great; extreme; terrible. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor Aroar can not live, and can not die, -- so that	            he is in an almighty fix.             --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Almighty}, the omnipotent God. --Rev. i. 8.	      [1913 Webster]
Almner \Alm"ner\, n.	   An almoner. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Almond \Alm"ond\ ([aum]"m[u^]nd), n. [OE. almande, almaunde,	   alemaunde, F. amande, L. amygdala, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh: cf.	   Sp. almendra. Cf. {Amygdalate}.]	   1. The fruit of the almond tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 communis}, a native of the Mediterranean	         region and western Asia.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The tree that bears the fruit; almond tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything shaped like an almond. Specifically: (Anat.) One	      of the tonsils.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Almond oil}, fixed oil expressed from sweet or bitter	      almonds.	   {Oil of bitter almonds}, a poisonous volatile oil obtained	      from bitter almonds by maceration and distillation;	      benzoic aldehyde.	   {Imitation oil of bitter almonds}, nitrobenzene.	   {Almond tree} (Bot.), the tree bearing the almond.	   {Almond willow} (Bot.), a willow which has leaves that are of	      a light green on both sides; almond-leaved willow ({Salix	      amygdalina}). --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Almond furnace \Al"mond fur`nace\ [Prob. a corruption of Almain	   furnace, i. e., German furnace. See {Almain}.]	   A kind of furnace used in refining, to separate the metal	   from cinders and other foreign matter. --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Almondine \Al"mon*dine\, n.	   See {Almandine}	   [1913 Webster]
almond-shaped \almond-shaped\ adj.	   having the shape of an almond, i.e. ellipsoidal with somewhat	   pointed ends.	   Syn: amygdaliform, amygdaloid, amygdaloidal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Almoner \Al"mon*er\ ([a^]l"m[u^]n*[~e]r), n. [OE. aumener,	   aulmener, OF. almosnier, aumosnier, F. aum[^o]nier, fr. OF.	   almosne, alms, L. eleemosyna. See {Alms}.]	   1. One who distributes alms, esp. the doles and alms of	      religious houses, almshouses, etc.; also, one who	      dispenses alms for another, as the almoner of a prince,	      bishop, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A social worker in a hospital. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [PJC]	   3. An official in a hospital whose job it is to calculate how	      much a patient must pay for treatment. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [PJC]
Almonership \Al"mon*er*ship\, n.	   The office of an almoner.	   [1913 Webster]
Almonry \Al"mon*ry\ ([a^]l"m[u^]n*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Almonries}	   ([a^]l"m[u^]n*r[i^]z). [OF. aumosnerie, F. aum[^o]nerie, fr.	   OF. aumosnier. See {Almoner}.]	   The place where an almoner resides, or where alms are	   distributed.	   [1913 Webster]
Almose \Al"mose\ ([add]l"m[=o]s), n.	   Alms. [Obs.] --Cheke.	   [1913 Webster]
Almost \Al"most\ ([add]l"m[=o]st), adv. [AS. ealm[ae]st,	   [ae]lm[ae]st, quite the most, almost all; eal (OE. al) all +	   m?st most.]	   Nearly; well nigh; all but; for the greatest part.	   [1913 Webster]	         Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts	                                                  xxvi. 28.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Almost never}, hardly ever; scarcely ever.	   {Almost nothing}, scarcely anything.	      [1913 Webster]
Almry \Alm"ry\ ([add]m"r[y^]), n.	   See {Almonry}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alms \Alms\ ([add]mz), n. sing. & pl. [OE. almes, almesse, AS.	   [ae]lmysse, fr. L. eleemosyna, Gr. 'elehmosy`nh mercy,	   charity, alms, fr. 'eleei^n to pity. Cf. {Almonry},	   {Eleemosynary}.]	   Anything given gratuitously to relieve the poor, as money,	   food, or clothing; a gift of charity.	   [1913 Webster]	         A devout man . . . which gave much alms to the people.	                                                  --Acts x. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         Alms are but the vehicles of prayer.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tenure by free alms}. See {Frankalmoign}. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word alms is singular in its form (almesse), and	         is sometimes so used; as, "asked an alms." --Acts iii.	         3. "Received an alms." --Shak. It is now, however,	         commonly a collective or plural noun. It is much used	         in composition, as almsgiver, almsgiving, alms bag,	         alms chest, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Almsdeed \Alms"deed`\ ([add]mz"d[=e]d`), n.	   An act of charity. --Acts ix. 36.	   [1913 Webster]
Almsfolk \Alms"folk`\ ([add]mz"f[=o]k`), n.	   Persons supported by alms; almsmen. [Archaic] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Almsgiver \Alms"giv`er\ ([add]mz"g[i^]v`[~e]r), n.	   A giver of alms.	   [1913 Webster]
Almsgiving \Alms"giv`ing\ ([add]mz"g[i^]v`[i^]ng), n.	   The giving of alms.	   [1913 Webster]
Almshouse \Alms"house`\, n.	   A house appropriated for the use of the poor; a poorhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Almsman \Alms"man\, n.; fem. {Almswoman}.	   1. A recipient of alms. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A giver of alms. [R.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Almucantar \Al`mu*can"tar\, n. [F. almucantarat, almicantarat,	   ultimately fr. Ar. al-muqantar[=a]t, pl., fr. qantara to	   bend, arch.] (Astron.)	   A small circle of the sphere parallel to the horizon; a	   circle or parallel of altitude. Two stars which have the same	   almucantar have the same altitude. See {Almacantar}.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Almucanter staff}, an ancient instrument, having an arc of	      fifteen degrees, formerly used at sea to take observations	      of the sun's amplitude at the time of its rising or	      setting, to find the variation of the compass.	      [1913 Webster]
Almuce \Al"muce\, n.	   Same as {Amice}, a hood or cape.	   [1913 Webster]
Almude \Al*mude"\, n. [Pg. almude, or Sp. almud, a measure of	   grain or dry fruit, fr. Ar. al-mudd a dry measure.]	   A measure for liquids in several countries. In Portugal the	   Lisbon almude is about 4.4, and the Oporto almude about 6.6,	   gallons U. S. measure. In Turkey the "almud" is about 1.4	   gallons.	   [1913 Webster] Almug
Almug \Al"mug\, Algum \Al"gum\, n. [Heb., perh. borrowed fr.	   Skr. valguka sandalwood.] (Script.)	   A tree or wood of the Bible (2 Chron. ii. 8; 1 K. x. 11).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most writers at the present day follow Celsius, who	         takes it to be the red sandalwood of China and the	         Indian Archipelago. --W. Smith.	         [1913 Webster]
Alnage \Al"nage\ ([a^]l"n[asl]j), n., [OF. alnage, aulnage, F.	   aunage, fr. OF. alne ell, of Ger. origin: cf. OHG. elina,	   Goth. aleina, cubit. See {Ell}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Measurement (of cloth) by the ell; also, a duty for such	   measurement.	   [1913 Webster]
Alnager \Al"na*ger\, n. [See {Alnage}.]	   A measure by the ell; formerly a sworn officer in England,	   whose duty was to inspect and measure woolen cloth, and fix	   upon it a seal.	   [1913 Webster]
alocasia \alocasia\ n.	   1. 1 any plant of the genus Alocasia having large showy basal	      leaves and boat-shaped spathe and reddish berries.	   Syn: elephant's ear, elephant ear	        [WordNet 1.5]
aloe \al"oe\ ([a^]l"n[-o]), n.; pl. {Aloes} ([a^]l"[=o]z). [L.	   alo["e], Gr. 'alo`h, aloe: cf. OF. aloe, F. alo[`e]s.]	   1. pl. The wood of the agalloch. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) [capitalized] A genus of succulent plants, some	      classed as trees, others as shrubs, but the greater number	      having the habit and appearance of evergreen herbaceous	      plants; from some of which are prepared articles for	      medicine and the arts. They are natives of warm countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Med.) The inspissated juice of several species of	      aloe, used as a purgative. [Plural in form but	      syntactically singular.] AS	      [1913 Webster]	   {American aloe}, {Century aloe}, the agave. See {Agave}.	      [1913 Webster]
Aloeaceae \Aloeaceae\ prop. n.	   One of many families or subfamilies into which some	   classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely	   accepted.	   Syn: family {Aloeaceae}, aloe family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
aloes \aloes\ n.	   a purgative made from the leaves of aloe. Same as {aloe[3]}.	   Syn: bitter aloes	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aloes wood \Al"oes wood`\	   See {Agalloch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aloetic \Al`o*et"ic\, a. [Cf. F. alo['e]tique.]	   Consisting chiefly of aloes; of the nature of aloes.	   [1913 Webster]	Aloetic \Al`o*et"ic\, n.	   A medicine containing chiefly aloes.	   [1913 Webster]
Aloft \A*loft"\ (?; 115), adv. [Pref. a- + loft, which properly	   meant air. See {Loft}.]	   1. On high; in the air; high above the ground. "He steers his	      flight aloft." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) In the top; at the mast head, or on the higher	      yards or rigging; overhead; hence (Fig. and Colloq.), in	      or to heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	Aloft \A*loft"\, prep.	   Above; on top of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fresh waters run aloft the sea.          --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Alogian \A*lo"gi*an\, n. [LL. Alogiani, Alogii, fr. Gr. ?; 'a	   priv. + ? word.] (Eccl.)	   One of an ancient sect who rejected St. John's Gospel and the	   Apocalypse, which speak of Christ as the Logos. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Alogy \Al"o*gy\, n. [L. alogia, Gr. ?, fr. 'a priv. + ? reason.]	   Unreasonableness; absurdity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aloin \Al"o*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A bitter purgative principle in aloes.	   [1913 Webster]
Alomancy \Al"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ?, salt + -mancy: cf. F.	   alomancie, halomancie.]	   Divination by means of salt. [Spelt also {halomancy}.]	   --Morin.	   [1913 Webster]
Alone \A*lone"\, a. [All + one. OE. al one all allone, AS. [=a]n	   one, alone. See {All}, {One}, {Lone}.]	   1. Quite by one's self; apart from, or exclusive of, others;	      single; solitary; -- applied to a person or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alone on a wide, wide sea.            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not good that the man should be alone. --Gen.	                                                  ii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or by itself; by themselves; without any thing more or	      any one else; without a sharer; only.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man shall not live by bread alone.    --Luke iv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            The citizens alone should be at the expense.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sole; only; exclusive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God, by whose alone power and conversation we all	            live, and move, and have our being.   --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence; Unique; rare; matchless. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The adjective alone commonly follows its noun.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To let alone} or {To leave alone}, to abstain from	      interfering with or molesting; to suffer to remain in its	      present state.	      [1913 Webster]	Alone \A*lone"\, adv.	   Solely; simply; exclusively.	   [1913 Webster]
Alonely \A*lone"ly\, adv.	   Only; merely; singly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This said spirit was not given alonely unto him, but	         unto all his heirs and posterity.        --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Alonely \A*lone"ly\, a.	   Exclusive. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Aloneness \A*lone"ness\, n.	   A state of being alone, or without company; solitariness.	   [R.] --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Along \A*long"\ (?; 115), adv. [OE. along, anlong, AS. andlang,	   along; pref. and- (akin to OFris. ond-, OHG. ant-, Ger. ent-,	   Goth. and-, anda-, L. ante, Gr. ?, Skr. anti, over against) +	   lang long. See {Long}.]	   1. By the length; in a line with the length; lengthwise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some laid along . . . on spokes of wheels are hung.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a line, or with a progressive motion; onward; forward.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will go along by the king's highway. --Numb. xxi.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            He struck with his o'ertaking wings,	            And chased us south along.            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In company; together.	      [1913 Webster]	            He to England shall along with you.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All along}, all through the course of; during the whole	      time; throughout. "I have all along declared this to be a	      neutral paper." --Addison.	   {To get along}, to get on; to make progress, as in business.	      "She 'll get along in heaven better than you or I." --Mrs.	      Stowe.	      [1913 Webster]	Along \A*long"\, prep.	   By the length of, as distinguished from across. "Along the	   lowly lands." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The kine . . . went along the highway.   --1 Sam. vi.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	Along \A*long"\ [AS. gelang owing to.]	   (Now heard only in the prep. phrase {along of}.)	   [1913 Webster]	   {Along of}, {Along on}, often shortened to {Long of}, prep.	      phr., owing to; on account of. [Obs. or Low. Eng.] "On me	      is not along thin evil fare." --Chaucer. "And all this is	      long of you." --Shak. "This increase of price is all along	      of the foreigners." --London Punch.	      [1913 Webster]
Alongshore \A*long"shore`\, adv.	   Along the shore or coast.	   [1913 Webster]
Alongshoreman \A*long"shore`man\, n.	   See {Longshoreman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alongside \A*long"side`\, adv.	   Along or by the side; side by side with; -- often with of;	   as, bring the boat alongside; alongside of him; alongside of	   the tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Alongst \A*longst"\ (?; 115), prep. & adv. [Formed fr. along,	   like amongst fr. among.]	   Along. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aloof \A*loof"\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Alewife}.	   [1913 Webster]	Aloof \A*loof"\, adv. [Pref. a- + loof, fr. D. loef luff, and so	   meaning, as a nautical word, to the windward. See {Loof},	   {Luff}.]	   1. At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small	      distance; apart; away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our palace stood aloof from streets.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without sympathy; unfavorably.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make the Bible as from the hand of God, and then	            to look at it aloof and with caution, is the worst	            of all impieties.                     --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Aloof \A*loof"\, prep.	   Away from; clear from. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Rivetus . . . would fain work himself aloof these rocks	         and quicksands.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Aloofness \A*loof"ness\, n.	   State of being aloof. --Rogers (1642).	   [1913 Webster]	         The . . . aloofness of his dim forest life. --Thoreau.	   [1913 Webster] Alopecy
Alopecia \Al`o*pe"ci*a\ ([a^]l`[-o]*p[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), Alopecy
\A*lop"e*cy\ ([.a]*l[o^]p"[-e]*s[y^]), n. [L. alopecia, Gr.	   'alwpeki`a, fr. 'alw`phx fox, because loss of the hair is	   common among foxes.] (Med.)	   Loss of the hair; baldness. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Alopecist \A*lop"e*cist\ ([.a]*l[o^]p"[-e]*s[i^]st), n.	   A practitioner who tries to prevent or cure baldness.	   [1913 Webster]
Alopex \Alopex\ prop. n.	   a genus of arctic foxes.	   Syn: genus {Alopex}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alopiidae \Alopiidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of fish comprising the thresher sharks.	   Syn: family {Alopiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alopius \Alopius\ n.	   1. 1 type genus of the family Alopiidae; in some	      classifications considered a genus of the family Lamnidae.	   Syn: genus Alopius	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alosa \Alosa\ n.	   the genus comprising the most common varieties of shad. It	   replaces the older term {{Clupea}}. See also {shad}.	   Syn: genus {Alosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alose \A*lose"\, v. t. [OE. aloser.]	   To praise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Alose \A"lose\, n. [F., fr. L. alosa or alausa.] (Zool.)	   The European shad ({Alosa alosa} formerly {Clupea alosa}); --	   called also {allice shad} or {allis shad}. The name is	   sometimes applied to the American shad ({Alosa sapidissima}	   formerly {Clupea sapidissima}). See {Shad}.	   [1913 Webster] Alouatta
Alouatta \Alouatta\, Alouatte \Al`ou*atte"\, n. [Of uncertain	   origin.] (Zool.)	   One of the several species of howling monkeys of South	   America. See {Howler[2]}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Aloud \A*loud"\, adv. [Pref. a- + loud.]	   With a loud voice, or great noise; loudly; audibly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cry aloud, spare not, lift up thy voice. --Isa. lviii.	                                                  1.	   [1913 Webster]
Alow \A*low"\, adv. [Pref. a- + low.]	   Below; in a lower part. "Aloft, and then alow." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Alp \Alp\, n. [L. Alpes the Alps, said to be of Celtic origin;	   cf. Gael. alp a high mountain, Ir. ailp any huge mass or	   lump: cf. F. Alpes.]	   1. A very high mountain. Specifically, in the plural, the	      highest chain of mountains in Europe, containing the lofty	      mountains of Switzerland, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor breath of vernal air from snowy alp. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hills peep o'er hills, and alps on alps arise.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Something lofty, or massive, or very hard to be	      surmounted.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plural form Alps is sometimes used as a singular.	         "The Alps doth spit." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Alp \Alp\, n.	   A bullfinch. --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Alpaca \Al*pac"a\, n. [Sp. alpaca, fr. the original Peruvian	   name of the animal. Cf. {Paco}.]	   1. (Zool.) An animal of Peru ({Lama paco}), having long,	      fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated	      variety of the llama.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wool of the alpaca.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin kind of cloth made of the wooly hair of the alpaca,	      often mixed with silk or with cotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Alpen \Al"pen\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Alps. [R.] "The Alpen snow." --J.	   Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Alpenglow \Al"pen*glow`\, n.	   A reddish glow seen near sunset or sunrise on the summits of	   mountains; specif., a reillumination sometimes observed after	   the summits have passed into shadow, supposed to be due to a	   curving downward (refraction) of the light rays from the west	   resulting from the cooling of the air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Alpenhorn
Alpenhorn \Al"pen*horn`\, Alphorn \Alp"horn`\, n. [G.	   Alpenhorn.]	   A curved wooden horn about three feet long, with a cupped	   mouthpiece and a bell, used by the Swiss to sound the ranz	   des vaches and other melodies. Its notes are open harmonics	   of the tube.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alpenstock \Al"pen*stock`\, n. [G.; Alp, gen. pl. Alpen + stock	   stick.]	   A long staff, pointed with iron, used in climbing the Alps.	   --Cheever.	   [1913 Webster]
Alpestrine \Al*pes"trine\, a. [L. Alpestris.]	   1. Pertaining to the Alps, or other high mountains; as,	      Alpestrine diseases, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Growing on the elevated parts of mountains, but not	      above the timber line; subalpine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alpha \Al"pha\, n. [L. alpha, Gr. 'a`lfa, from Heb. [=a]leph,	   name of the first letter in the alphabet, also meaning ox.]	   The first letter in the Greek alphabet, answering to A, and	   hence used to denote the beginning.	   [1913 Webster]	         In am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the	         first and the last.                      --Rev. xxii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly used also denote the chief; as, Plato was the	         alpha of the wits.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In cataloguing stars, the brightest star of a	         constellation in designated by Alpha ([alpha]); as,	         [alpha] Lyr[ae].	         [1913 Webster]
Alphabet \Al"pha*bet\, n. [L. alphabetum, fr. Gr. ? + ?, the	   first two Greek letters; Heb. [=a]leph and beth: cf. F.	   alphabet.]	   1. The letters of a language arranged in the customary order;	      the series of letters or signs which form the elements of	      written language.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The simplest rudiments; elements.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very alphabet of our law.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deaf and dumb alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.	      [1913 Webster]	Alphabet \Al"pha*bet\, v. t.	   To designate by the letters of the alphabet; to arrange	   alphabetically. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alphabetarian \Al`pha*bet*a"ri*an\, n.	   A learner of the alphabet; an abecedarian. --Abp. Sancroft.	   [1913 Webster] Alphabetic
Alphabetic \Al`pha*bet"ic\, Alphabetical \Al`pha*bet"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. alphab['e]tique.]	   1. Pertaining to, furnished with, expressed by, or in the	      order of, the letters of the alphabet; as, alphabetic	      characters, writing, languages, arrangement. English has	      an alphabetical writing system.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Literal. [Obs.] "Alphabetical servility." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. in alphabetical order.	   Syn: abecedarian	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alphabetically \Al`pha*bet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an alphabetic manner; in the customary order of the	   letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Alphabetics \Al`pha*bet"ics\, n.	   The science of representing spoken sounds by letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Alphabetism \Al"pha*bet*ism\, n.	   The expression of spoken sounds by an alphabet. --Encyc.	   Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Alphabetize \Al"pha*bet*ize\, v. t.	   1. To arrange alphabetically; as, to alphabetize a list of	      words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with an alphabet.	      [1913 Webster]
alphanumerical \alphanumerical\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to alphanumerics.	   Syn: alphanumeric, alphameric, alphamerical	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Computers) using or consisting of only alphabetical and	      numerical characters; -- contrasting with {binary} or	      {control}. alphanumeric characters	   Syn: alphanumeric, alphanumerical, alphameric, alphamerical	        [PJC]
alphanumerics \alphanumerics\ n.	   1. a character set that includes letters and digits and	      punctuation marks.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Alpha paper \Al"pha pa"per\ (Photog.)	   A sensitized paper for obtaining positives by artificial	   light. It is coated with gelatin containing silver bromide	   and chloride. [Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
alpha particle \alpha particle\ (Physics & Chem.)	   a particle emitted at high velocity from certain radioactive	   substances. It is identical to the helium nucleus, consisting	   of two protons and two neutrons. Rays of such particles are	   called {alpha rays}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Alpha rays \Alpha rays\ (Physics & Chem.)	   Rays of relatively low penetrating power emitted by radium	   and other radioactive substances, and shown to consist of	   positively charged {alpha particles} (helium nuclei) having	   enormous velocities but small masses. They are slightly	   deflected by a strong magnetic or electric field. Compare	   {beta ray} and {gamma ray}. Because the rays penetrate only a	   small distance in dense matter such as living tissue, small	   pellets of radioactive substances emitting alpha rays have	   been used to cause local destruction of tissue, as in cancer	   therapy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Alphitomancy \Al*phit"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? barley meal + -mancy:	   cf. F. alphitomancie.]	   Divination by means of barley meal. --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Alphol \Al"phol\, n. [Alpha- + -ol as in alcohol.] (Pharm.)	   A crystalline derivative of salicylic acid, used as an	   antiseptic and antirheumatic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alphonsine \Al*phon"sine\ ([a^]l*f[o^]n"s[i^]n), a.	   Of or relating to Alphonso X., the Wise, King of Castile	   (1252-1284).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Alphonsine tables}, astronomical tables prepared under the	      patronage of Alphonso the Wise. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Alpigene \Al"pi*gene\ ([a^]l"p[i^]*j[=e]n), a. [L. Alpes Alps +	   -gen.]	   Growing in Alpine regions.	   [1913 Webster]
Alpinia \Alpinia\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of perennial rhizomatous herbs of Asia and	      Australia and Polynesia having ginger-scented rhizomes.	   Syn: genus {Alpinia}, genus {Zerumbet}, genus {Languas}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alpine \Al"pine\, a. [L. Alpinus, fr. Alpes the Alps: cf. F.	   Alpin.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Alps, or to any lofty mountain;	      as, Alpine snows; Alpine plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like the Alps; lofty. "Gazing up an Alpine height."	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Alpinist \Al"pin*ist\, n.	   A climber of the Alps.	   [1913 Webster] Alpist
Alpist \Al"pist\, Alpia \Al"pi*a\, n. [F.: cf. Sp. & Pg.	   alpiste.]	   The seed of canary grass ({Phalaris Canariensis}), used for	   feeding cage birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Alquifou \Al"qui*fou\, n. [Equiv. to arquifoux, F. alquifoux,	   Sp. alquif['o]l, fr. the same Arabic word as alcohol. See	   {Alcohol}.]	   A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used by potters to	   give a green glaze to their wares; potter's ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Already \Al*read"y\, adv. [All (OE. al) + ready.]	   Prior to some specified time, either past, present, or	   future; by this time; previously. "Joseph was in Egypt	   already." --Exod. i. 5.	   [1913 Webster]	         I say unto you, that Elias is come already. --Matt.	                                                  xvii. 12.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has reference to past time, but may be used for a	         future past; as, when you shall arrive, the business	         will be already completed, or will have been already	         completed.	         [1913 Webster]
Als \Als\, adv.	   1. Also. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Alsace \Alsace\ n.	   1. 1 a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.	   Syn: Alsatia, Elsass	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alsatia \Alsatia\ n.	   1. a region of northeastern France famous for its wines.	   Syn: Alsace, Elsass	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alsatian \Al*sa"tian\, a.	   Pertaining to Alsatia.	   [1913 Webster]	Alsatian \Al*sa"tian\, n.	   An inhabitant of Alsatia or Alsace in Germany, or of Alsatia	   or White Friars (a resort of debtors and criminals) in	   London.	   [1913 Webster]
Al segno \Al` se"gno\ [It., to the mark or sign.](Mus.)	   A direction for the performer to return and recommence from	   the sign ?.	   [1913 Webster]
Alsike \Al"sike\, n. [From Alsike, in Sweden.]	   A species of clover with pinkish or white flowers; {Trifolium	   hybridum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Also \Al"so\, adv. & conj. [All + so. OE. al so, AS. ealsw[=a],	   alsw?, [ae]lsw[ae]; eal, al, [ae]l, all + sw[=a] so. See	   {All}, {So}, {As}.]	   1. In like manner; likewise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . for	            where your treasure is, there will your heart be	            also.                                 --Matt. vi.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Even as; as; so. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Also}, {Likewise}, {Too}.	   Usage: These words are used by way of transition, in leaving	          one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest	          term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or	          entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed	          with the same truth; as, "If you were there, I was	          there also;" "If our situation has some discomforts,	          it has also many sources of enjoyment." Too is simply	          less formal and pointed than also; it marks the	          transition with a lighter touch; as, "I was there	          too;" "a courtier yet a patriot too." --Pope. Likewise	          denotes literally "in like manner," and hence has been	          thought by some to be more specific than also. "It	          implies," says Whately, "some connection or agreement	          between the words it unites. We may say, ` He is a	          poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not	          say, ` He is a prince, and likewise a musician,'	          because there is no natural connection between these	          qualities." This distinction, however, is often	          disregarded.	          [1913 Webster]
Alsobia \Alsobia\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of tropical American herbs sometimes included in	      genus {Episcia}.	   Syn: genus {Alsobia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alsophila \Alsophila\ n.	   1. 1 a genus comprising the geometrid moths.	   Syn: genus {Alsophila}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alstonia \Alstonia\ n.	   1. 1 genus of evergreen trees or shrubs with white	      funnel-shaped flowers and milky sap; tropical Africa to	      southeast Asia and Polynesia.	   Syn: genus {Alstonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
alstroemeria \alstroemeria\ n.	   1. any of various South American plants of the genus	      {Alstroemeria} valued for their handsome umbels of	      beautiful flowers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Alstroemeriaceae \Alstroemeriaceae\ n.	   1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some	      classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not	      widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily	      Amaryllidaceae.	   Syn: family {Alstroemeriaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Alt \Alt\, a. & n. [See {Alto}.] (Mus.)	   The higher part of the scale. See {Alto}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be in alt}, to be in an exalted state of mind.	      [1913 Webster] Altaian
Altaian \Al*ta"ian\, Altaic \Al*ta"ic\, a. [Cf. F. alta["i]que.]	   Of or pertaining to the Altai, a mountain chain in Central	   Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Altaic \Altaic\ n.	   a collective term for a group of related linguistic families	   including the Turkic, Tungusik and Mongolian languages,	   spoken over a broad area from southeastern Europe and Asia,	   as far east as the Pacific.	   [PJC]	Altaic \Altaic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the Altaic languages. Altaic languages	      [WordNet 1.5]
Altar \Al"tar\, n. [OE. alter, auter, autier, fr. L. altare, pl.	   altaria, altar, prob. fr. altus high: cf. OF. alter, autier,	   F. autel. Cf. {Altitude}.]	   1. A raised structure (as a square or oblong erection of	      stone or wood) on which sacrifices are offered or incense	      burned to a deity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Noah builded an altar unto the Lord.  --Gen. viii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the Christian church, a construction of stone, wood, or	      other material for the celebration of the Holy Eucharist;	      the communion table.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Altar is much used adjectively, or as the first part of	         a compound; as, altar bread or altar-bread.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Altar cloth} or	   {Altar-cloth}, the cover for an altar in a Christian church,	      usually richly embroidered.	   {Altar cushion}, a cushion laid upon the altar in a Christian	      church to support the service book.	   {Altar frontal}. See {Frontal}.	   {Altar rail}, the railing in front of the altar or communion	      table.	   {Altar screen}, a wall or partition built behind an altar to	      protect it from approach in the rear.	   {Altar tomb}, a tomb resembling an altar in shape, etc.	   {Family altar}, place of family devotions.	   {To lead (as a bride) to the altar}, to marry; -- said of a	      woman.	      [1913 Webster]
Altarage \Al"tar*age\, n. [Cf. OF. auterage, autelage.]	   1. The offerings made upon the altar, or to a church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The profit which accrues to the priest, by reason of the	      altar, from the small tithes. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
altar boy \al"tar boy\, n.	   a boy who assists a priest at the clebration of the Holy Mass	   and other forms of public worship; -- also called {acolyte}.	   [PJC]
Altarist \Al"tar*ist\, n. [Cf. LL. altarista, F. altariste.]	   (Old Law)	   (a) A chaplain.	   (b) A vicar of a church.	       [1913 Webster]
Altarpiece \Al"tar*piece`\, n.	   The painting or piece of sculpture above and behind the	   altar; reredos.	   [1913 Webster]
Altarwise \Al"tar*wise`\, adv.	   In the proper position of an altar, that is, at the east of a	   church with its ends towards the north and south. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Altazimuth \Alt*az"i*muth\, n. [Alltude + azimuth.] (Astron.)	   An instrument for taking azimuths and altitudes	   simultaneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Alter \Al"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Altered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Altering}.] [F. alt['e]rer, LL. alterare, fr. L. alter	   other, alius other. Cf. {Else}, {Other}.]	   1. To make otherwise; to change in some respect, either	      partially or wholly; to vary; to modify. "To alter the	      king's course." "To alter the condition of a man." "No	      power in Venice can alter a decree." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It gilds all objects, but it alters none. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing	            that is gone out of my lips.          --Ps. lxxxix.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agitate; to affect mentally. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To geld. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Change}, {Alter}.	   Usage: Change is generic and the stronger term. It may	          express a loss of identity, or the substitution of one	          thing in place of another; alter commonly expresses a	          partial change, or a change in form or details without	          destroying identity.	          [1913 Webster]	Alter \Al"ter\, v. i.	   To become, in some respects, different; to vary; to change;	   as, the weather alters almost daily; rocks or minerals alter	   by exposure. "The law of the Medes and Persians, which	   altereth not." --Dan. vi. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Alterability \Al`ter*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   alt['e]rabilit['e].]	   The quality of being alterable; alterableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Alterable \Al"ter*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. alt['e]rable.]	   Capable of being altered.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our condition in this world is mutable and uncertain,	         alterable by a thousand accidents.       --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Alterableness \Al"ter*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being alterable; variableness; alterability.	   [1913 Webster]
Alterably \Al"ter*a*bly\, adv.	   In an alterable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Alterant \Al"ter*ant\, a. [LL. alterans, p. pr.: cf. F.	   alt['e]rant.]	   Altering; gradually changing. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Alterant \Al"ter*ant\, n.	   An alterative. [R.] --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Alteration \Al`ter*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. alt['e]ration.]	   1. The act of altering or making different.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alteration, though it be from worse to better, hath	            in it incoveniences.                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being altered; a change made in the form or	      nature of a thing; changed condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere long might perceive	            Strange alteration in me.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appius Claudius admitted to the senate the sons of	            those who had been slaves; by which, and succeeding	            alterations, that council degenerated into a most	            corrupt.                              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Alterative \Al"ter*a*tive\, a. [L. alterativus: cf. F.	   alt['e]ratif.]	   Causing ateration. Specifically: Gradually changing, or	   tending to change, a morbid state of the functions into one	   of health. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	Alterative \Al"ter*a*tive\, n.	   A medicine or treatment which gradually induces a change, and	   restores healthy functions without sensible evacuations.	   [1913 Webster]
Altercate \Al"ter*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Altercated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Altercating}.] [L. altercatus, p. p. of	   altercare, altercari, fr. alter another. See {Alter}.]	   To contend in words; to dispute with zeal, heat, or anger; to	   wrangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Altercation \Al`ter*ca"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F. altercation, fr.	   L. altercatio.]	   Warm contention in words; dispute carried on with heat or	   anger; controversy; wrangle; wordy contest. "Stormy	   altercations." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Altercation}, {Dispute}, {Wrangle}.	   Usage: The term dispute is in most cases, but not	          necessarily, applied to a verbal contest; as, a	          dispute on the lawfulness of war. An altercation is an	          angry dispute between two parties, involving an	          interchange of severe language. A wrangle is a	          confused and noisy altercation.	          [1913 Webster]	                Their whole life was little else than a	                perpetual wrangling and altercation. --Hakewill.	          [1913 Webster]
Altercative \Al"ter*ca*tive\, a.	   Characterized by wrangling; scolding. [R.] --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Alterity \Al*ter"i*ty\, n. [F. alt['e]rit['e].]	   The state or quality of being other; a being otherwise. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For outness is but the feeling of otherness (alterity)	         rendered intuitive, or alterity visually represented.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Altern \Al"tern\, a. [L. alternus, fr. alter another: cf. F.	   alterne.]	   Acting by turns; alternate. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Altern base} (Trig.), a second side made base, in	      distinction from a side previously regarded as base.	      [1913 Webster]
Alternacy \Al*ter"na*cy\, n.	   Alternateness; alternation. [R.] --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Alternant \Al*ter"nant\, a. [L. alternans, p. pr.: cf. F.	   alternant. See {Alternate}, v. t.] (Geol.)	   Composed of alternate layers, as some rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Alternat \Al`ter`nat"\, n. [F.]	   A usage, among diplomats, of rotation in precedence among	   representatives of equal rank, sometimes determined by lot	   and at other times in regular order. The practice obtains in	   the signing of treaties and conventions between nations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. alternatus, p. p. of	   alternate, fr. alternus. See {Altern}, {Alter}.]	   1. Being or succeeding by turns; one following the other in	      succession of time or place; by turns first one and then	      the other; hence, reciprocal.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bid alternate passions fall and rise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Designating the members in a series, which regularly	      intervene between the members of another series, as the	      odd or even numbers of the numerals; every other; every	      second; as, the alternate members 1, 3, 5, 7, etc.; read	      every alternate line.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Distributed, as leaves, singly at different heights	      of the stem, and at equal intervals as respects angular	      divergence. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alternate alligation}. See {Alligation}.	   {Alternate angles} (Geom.), the internal and angles made by	      two lines with a third, on opposite sides of it. It the	      parallels AB, CD, are cut by the line EF, the angles AGH,	      GHD, as also the angles BGH and GHC, are called alternate	      angles.	   {Alternate generation}. (Biol.) See under {Generation}.	      [1913 Webster]	Alternate \Al*ter"nate\ (?; 277), n.	   1. That which alternates with something else; vicissitude.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Grateful alternates of substantial.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A substitute; one designated to take the place of another,	      if necessary, in performing some duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) A proportion derived from another proportion by	      interchanging the means.	      [1913 Webster]	Alternate \Al"ter*nate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Alternated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alternating}.] [L. alternatus,	   p. p. of alternare. See {Altern}.]	   To perform by turns, or in succession; to cause to succeed by	   turns; to interchange regularly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most high God, in all things appertaining unto this	         life, for sundry wise ends alternates the disposition	         of good and evil.                        --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	Alternate \Al"ter*nate\, v. i.	   1. To happen, succeed, or act by turns; to follow	      reciprocally in place or time; -- followed by with; as,	      the flood and ebb tides alternate with each other.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rage, shame, and grief alternate in his breast. --J.	                                                  Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	            Different species alternating with each other.	                                                  --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To vary by turns; as, the land alternates between rocky	      hills and sandy plains.	      [1913 Webster]
Alternately \Al*ter"nate*ly\, adv.	   1. In reciprocal succession; succeeding by turns; in	      alternate order.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) By alternation; when, in a proportion, the	      antecedent term is compared with antecedent, and	      consequent.	      [1913 Webster]
Alternateness \Al*ter"nate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being alternate, or of following by turns.	   [1913 Webster]
Alternating current \Al"ter*nat`ing cur"rent\ (Elec.)	   A current which periodically changes or reverses its	   direction of flow, especially an electric current that	   reverses direction sinusoidally, as is used for most domestic	   and industrial power requirements. Contrasted with {direct	   curent}.	   Syn: AC	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Note: The common household current is alternating.	         Alternating current is easier than direct current to	         transform to high voltage and back, making	         long-distance transmission more efficient.	         [PJC]
Alternation \Al`ter*na"tion\, n. [L. alternatio: cf. F.	   alternation.]	   1. The reciprocal succession of things in time or place; the	      act of following and being followed by turns; alternate	      succession, performance, or occurrence; as, the	      alternation of day and night, cold and heat, summer and	      winter, hope and fear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Permutation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The response of the congregation speaking alternately with	      the minister. --Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alternation of generation}. See under {Generation}.	      [1913 Webster]
Alternative \Al*ter"na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. alternatif.]	   1. Offering a choice of two things.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disjunctive; as, an alternative conjunction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Alternate; reciprocal. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Alternative \Al*ter"na*tive\, n. [Cf. F. alternative, LL.	   alternativa.]	   1. An offer of two things, one of which may be chosen, but	      not both; a choice between two things, so that if one is	      taken, the other must be left.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is something else than the mere alternative of	            absolute destruction or unreformed existence.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Either of two things or propositions offered to one's	      choice. Thus when two things offer a choice of one only,	      the two things are called {alternatives}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having to choose between two alternatives, safety	            and war, you obstinately prefer the worse. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The course of action or the thing offered in place of	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            If this demand is refused the alternative is war.	                                                  --Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	            With no alternative but death.        --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A choice between more than two things; one of several	      things offered to choose among.	      [1913 Webster]	            My decided preference is for the fourth and last of	            these alternatives.                   --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Alternatively \Al*ter"na*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of alternatives, or that admits the choice of	   one out of two things.	   [1913 Webster]
Alternativeness \Al*ter"na*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being alternative, or of offering a choice	   between two.	   [1913 Webster]
Alternator \Al"ter*na`tor\, n. (Elec.)	   An electric generator or dynamo for producing alternating	   currents.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Alternity \Al*ter"ni*ty\, n. [LL. alternitas.]	   Succession by turns; alternation. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Althaea
Althaea \Al*th[ae]"a\, Althea \Al*the"a\, n. [althaea, Gr. ?.]	   (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of plants of the Mallow family. It includes the	       officinal marsh mallow, and the garden hollyhocks.	   (b) An ornamental shrub ({Hibiscus Syriacus}) of the Mallow	       family.	       [1913 Webster]
Altheine \Al*the"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   Asparagine.	   [1913 Webster]
Althing \Al"thing\, n. [Icel. (modern) alping, earlier alpingi;	   allr all + ping assembly. See {All}, and {Thing}.]	   The national assembly or parliament of Iceland. See {Thing},	   n., 8.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Altho \Al*tho"\, conj.	   Although. [Reformed spelling]	   [1913 Webster]
Althorn \Alt"horn`\, n. [Alt + horn.] (Mus.)	   An instrument of the saxhorn family, used exclusively in	   military music, often replacing the French horn. --Grove.	   [1913 Webster]
Although \Al*though"\, conj. [All + though; OE. al thagh.]	   Grant all this; be it that; supposing that; notwithstanding;	   though.	   [1913 Webster]	         Although all shall be offended, yet will not I. --Mark	                                                  xiv. 29.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Although}, {Though}.	   Usage: Although, which originally was perhaps more emphatic	          than though, is now interchangeable with it in the	          sense given above. Euphonic consideration determines	          the choice.	          [1913 Webster]
Altiloquence \Al*til"o*quence\, n.	   Lofty speech; pompous language. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Altiloquent \Al*til"o*quent\, a. [L. altus (adv. alte) high +	   loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.]	   High-sounding; pompous in speech. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Altimeter \Al*tim"e*ter\, n. [LL. altimeter; altus high +	   metrum, Gr. ?, measure: cf. F. altim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for taking altitudes, as a quadrant, sextant,	   etc. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Altimetry \Al*tim"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. altim['e]trie.]	   The art of measuring altitudes, or heights.	   [1913 Webster]
Altincar \Al*tin"car\, n.	   See {Tincal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Altiscope \Al"ti*scope\, n. [L. altus high + Gr. ? to view.]	   An arrangement of lenses and mirrors which enables a person	   to see an object in spite of intervening objects. Since the	   early 1900's, most commonly called {periscope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Altisonant \Al*tis"o*nant\ ([a^]l*t[i^]s"[-o]*nant), a. [L.	   altus high + sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.]	   High-sounding; lofty or pompous. --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Altisonous \Al*tis"o*nous\ (-n[u^]s), a. [L. altisonus.]	   Altisonant.	   [1913 Webster]
Altissimo \Al*tis"si*mo\, n. [It.; superl. of alto.] (Mus.)	   The part or notes situated above F in alt.	   [1913 Webster]
Altitude \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 foundation, above the ground, or	      above a given level, or of one object above another; as,	      the altitude of a mountain, or of a bird above the top of	      a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The elevation of a point, or star, or other	      celestial object, above the horizon, measured by the arc	      of a vertical circle intercepted between such point and	      the horizon. It is either true or apparent; true when	      measured from the rational or real horizon, apparent when	      from the sensible or apparent horizon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) The perpendicular distance from the base of a	      figure to the summit, or to the side parallel to the base;	      as, the altitude of a triangle, pyramid, parallelogram,	      frustum, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Height of degree; highest point or degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is [proud] even to the altitude of his virtue.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Height of rank or excellence; superiority. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. Elevation of spirits; heroics; haughty airs. [Colloq.]	      --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man of law began to get into his altitude. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Meridian altitude}, an arc of the meridian intercepted	      between the south point on the horizon and any point on	      the meridian. See {Meridian}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Altitudinal \Al`ti*tu"di*nal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to height; as, altitudinal measurements.	   [1913 Webster]
Altitudinarian \Al`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an\, a.	   Lofty in doctrine, aims, etc. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Altivolant \Al*tiv"o*lant\, a. [L. altivolans. See {Volant}.]	   Flying high. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Alto \Al"to\, n.; pl. {Altos}. [It. alto high, fr. L. altus. Cf.	   {Alt}.]	   1. (Mus.) Formerly the part sung by the highest male, or	      counter-tenor, voices; now the part sung by the lowest	      female, or contralto, voices, between in tenor and	      soprano. In instrumental music it now signifies the tenor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alto singer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alto clef} (Mus.) the counter-tenor clef, or the C clef,	      placed so that the two strokes include the middle line of	      the staff. --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]
Alto-cumulus \Al`to-cu"mu*lus\, n. [L. altus high + L. & E.	   cumulus.] (Meteor.)	   A fleecy cloud formation consisting of large whitish or	   grayish globular cloudlets with shaded portions, often	   grouped in flocks or rows.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Altogether \Al`to*geth"er\, adv. [OE. altogedere; al all +	   togedere together. See {Together}.]	   1. All together; conjointly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Altogether they went at once.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without exception; wholly; completely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.	                                                  --Ps. xxxix.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]
altogether \altogether\ n.	   1. nakedness; -- used mostly in the phrase "in the	      altogether". [informal]	   Syn: raw, buff, birthday suit	        [WordNet 1.5]
Altometer \Al*tom"e*ter\, n. [L. altus high + -meter.]	   A theodolite. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Alto-relievo \Al"to-re*lie"vo\, n.	   Alto-rilievo.	   [1913 Webster]
Alto-rilievo \Al"to-ri*lie*vo\, n.; pl. {Alto-rilievos}. [It.]	   (Sculp.)	   High relief; sculptured work in which the figures project	   more than half their thickness; as, this figure is an	   alto-rilievo or in alto-rilievo.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the figure stands only half out, it is called	         mezzo-rilievo, demi-rilievo, or medium relief; when its	         projection is less than one half, basso-rilievo,	         bas-relief, or low relief.	         [1913 Webster] altostratus
altostratus \altostratus\, Alto-stratus \Al`to-stra"tus\, n. [L.	   altus high + L. & E. stratus.] (Meteor.)	   A cloud formation similar to cirro-stratus, but heavier and	   at a lower level; a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude	   of 2 or 3 miles.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Altrical \Al"tri*cal\, a. (Zool.)	   Like the altrices.	   [1913 Webster]
Altrices \Al*tri"ces\, n. pl. [L., nourishes, pl. of altrix.]	   (Zool.)	   Nursers, -- a term applied to those birds whose young are	   hatched in a very immature and helpless condition, so as to	   require the care of their parents for some time; -- opposed	   to {pr[ae]coces}.	   [1913 Webster]
altricial \altricial\ adj.	   1. born naked and blind and dependent on parents for food; --	      of hatchlings. Opposite of {precocial}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Altruism \Al"tru*ism\, n. [F. altruisme (a word of Comte's), It.	   altrui of or to others, fr. L. alter another.]	   Regard for others, both natural and moral; devotion to the	   interests of others; brotherly kindness; -- opposed to	   {egoism} or {selfishness}. [Recent] --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Altruist \Al"tru*ist\, n.	   One imbued with altruism; -- opposed to {egoist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Altruistic \Al`tru*is"tic\, a. [Cf. F. altruiste, a. See	   {Altruism}..]	   Regardful of others; beneficent; unselfish; -- opposed to	   {egoistic} or {selfish}. --Bain. -- {Al`tru*is"tic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Aludel \Al"u*del\, n. [F. & Sp. aludel, fr. Ar. aluth[=a]l.]	   (Chem.)	   One of the pear-shaped pots open at both ends, and so formed	   as to be fitted together, the neck of one into the bottom of	   another in succession; -- used in the process of sublimation.	   --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Alula \Al"u*la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. ala a wing.] (Zool.)	   A false or bastard wing. See under {Bastard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alular \Al"u*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the alula.	   [1913 Webster]
Alum \Al"um\, n. [OE. alum, alom, OF. alum, F. alun, fr. L.	   alumen alum.] (Chem.)	   A double sulphate formed of aluminium and some other element	   (esp. an alkali metal) or of aluminium. It has twenty-four	   molecules of water of crystallization.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Common alum is the double sulphate of aluminium and	         potassium. It is white, transparent, very astringent,	         and crystallizes easily in octahedrons. The term is	         extended so as to include other double sulphates	         similar to alum in formula.	         [1913 Webster]	Alum \Al"um\, v. t.	   To steep in, or otherwise impregnate with, a solution of	   alum; to treat with alum. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Alumen \A*lu"men\, n. [L.] (Chem.)	   Alum.	   [1913 Webster]
Alumina \A*lu"mi*na\, n. [L. alumen, aluminis. See {Alum}.]	   (Chem.)	   One of the earths, consisting of two parts of aluminium and	   three of oxygen, {Al2O3}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is the oxide of the metal aluminium, the base of	         aluminous salts, a constituent of a large part of the	         earthy siliceous minerals, as the feldspars, micas,	         scapolites, etc., and the characterizing ingredient of	         common clay, in which it exists as an impure silicate	         with water, resulting from the decomposition of other	         aluminous minerals. In its natural state, it is the	         mineral corundum.	         [1913 Webster]
Aluminate \A*lu`mi*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound formed from the hydrate of aluminium by the	   substitution of a metal for the hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Aluminated \A*lu"mi*na`ted\ a.	   Combined with alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
Alumine \Al"u*mine\ ([a^]l"[-u]*m[i^]n), n. [F.]	   Alumina. --Davy.	   [1913 Webster]
Aluminic \Al`u*min"ic\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]l), a.	   Of or containing aluminium; as, aluminic phosphate.	   [1913 Webster]
Aluminiferous \A*lu`mi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. alumen alum +	   -ferous: cf. F. aluminif[`e]re.]	   Containing alum.	   [1913 Webster]
Aluminiform \A*lu"mi*ni*form\, a. [L. alumen + -form.]	   Having the form of alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
Aluminium \Al`u*min"i*um\ ([a^]l`[-u]*m[i^]n"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L.	   alumen. See {Alum}.] (Chem.)	   same as {aluminum}, chiefly British in usage.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aluminium bronze} or {gold}, a pale gold-colored alloy of	      aluminium and copper, used for journal bearings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Aluminize \A*lu"mi*nize\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[imac]z), v. t.	   To treat or impregnate with alum; to alum.	   [1913 Webster]
Aluminography \A*lu`mi*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Alumin-ium + -graphy.]	   Art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium	   plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography. --	   {A*lu`mi*no*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aluminous \A*lu"mi*nous\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [L.	   aluminosus, fr. alumen alum: cf. F. alumineux.]	   Pertaining to or containing alum, or alumina; as, aluminous	   minerals, aluminous solution.	   [1913 Webster]
Aluminum \A*lu"mi*num\ ([.a]*l[=u]*m[i^]*n[u^]m), n.	   The metallic element forming the base of alumina. This metal	   is white, but with a bluish tinge, and is remarkable for its	   resistance to oxidation, and for its lightness, having a	   specific gravity of about 2.6. Atomic weight 27.08. Symbol	   Al. Also called {aluminium}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Alumish \Al"um*ish\, a.	   Somewhat like alum.	   [1913 Webster]
Alumna \A*lum"na\, n. fem.; pl. {Alumn[ae]} . [L. See	   {Alumnus}.]	   A female pupil; especially, a graduate of a school or	   college.	   [1913 Webster]
Alumnus \A*lum"nus\, n.; pl. {Alumni}. [L., fr. alere to	   nourish.]	   A pupil; especially, a graduate of a college or other	   seminary of learning.	   [1913 Webster]
Alum root \Al"um root`\ (Bot.)	   A North American herb ({Heuchera Americana}) of the Saxifrage	   family, whose root has astringent properties.	   [1913 Webster] Alum schist	Alum schist \Al"um schist"\, Alum shale \Al"um shale"\, (Min.)	   A variety of shale or clay slate, containing iron pyrites,	   the decomposition of which leads to the formation of alum,	   which often effloresces on the rock.	   [1913 Webster]	Alum stone \Al"um stone`\ (Min.)	   A subsulphate of alumina and potash; alunite.	   [1913 Webster]
Alunite \Al"u*nite\, n. (Min.)	   Alum stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Alunogen \A*lu"no*gen\, n. [F. alun alum + -gen.] (Min.)	   A white fibrous mineral frequently found on the walls of	   mines and quarries, chiefly hydrous sulphate of alumina; --	   also called feather alum, and hair salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Alure \Al"ure\, n. [OF. alure, aleure, walk, gait, fr. aler (F.	   aller) to go.]	   A walk or passage; -- applied to passages of various kinds.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sides of every street were covered with fresh	         alures of marble.                        --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Alutaceous \Al"u*ta"ceous\, a. [L. alutacius, fr. aluta soft	   leather.]	   1. Leathery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a pale brown color; leather-yellow. --Brande.	      [1913 Webster]
Alutation \Al`u*ta"tion\, n. [See {Alutaceous}.]	   The tanning or dressing of leather. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Alveary \Al"ve*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Alvearies}. [L. alvearium,	   alveare, beehive, fr. alveus a hollow vessel, beehive, from	   alvus belly, beehive.]	   1. A beehive, or something resembling a beehive. --Barret.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The hollow of the external ear. --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]
Alveated \Al"ve*a`ted\, a. [L. alveatus hollowed out.]	   Formed or vaulted like a beehive.	   [1913 Webster]
Alveolar \Al"ve*o*lar\ (?; 277), a. [L. alveolus a small hollow	   or cavity: cf. F. alv['e]olaire.] (Anat.)	   1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, alveoli or little cells,	      sacs, or sockets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Articulated with the tip of the tongue pressing	      against the alveolar processes of the upper front teeth.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Alveolar processes}, the processes of the maxillary bones,	      containing the sockets of the teeth.	      [1913 Webster]
Alveolary \Al"ve*o*la*ry\, a.	   Alveolar. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Alveolate \Al"ve*o*late\, a. [L. alveolatus, fr. alveolus.]	   (Bot.)	   Deeply pitted, like a honeycomb.	   [1913 Webster]
Alveole \Al"ve*ole\, n.	   Same as {Alveolus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Alveoliform \Al*ve"o*li*form\ ([a^]l*v[=e]"[-o]*l[i^]*f[^o]rm),	   a. [L. alveolus + -form.]	   Having the form of alveoli, or little sockets, cells, or	   cavities.	   [1913 Webster]
Alveolus \Al*ve"o*lus\ ([a^]l*v[=e]"[-o]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Alveoli} (-l[imac]). [L., a small hollow or cavity, dim. of	   alveus: cf. F. alv['e]ole. See {Alveary}.]	   1. A cell in a honeycomb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small cavity in a coral, shell, or fossil.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) A small depression, sac, or vesicle, as the socket	      of a tooth, the air cells of the lungs, the ultimate	      saccules of glands, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Alveus \Al"ve*us\, n.; pl. {Alvei}. [L.]	   The channel of a river. --Weate.	   [1913 Webster]
Alvine \Al"vine\, a. [L. alvus belly: cf. F. alvin.]	   Of, from, in, or pertaining to, the belly or the intestines;	   as, alvine discharges; alvine concretions.	   [1913 Webster]
Alway \Al"way\, adv.	   Always. [Archaic or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I would not live alway.                  --Job vii. 16.	   [1913 Webster]
Always \Al"ways\, adv. [All + way. The s is an adverbial (orig.	   a genitive) ending.]	   1. At all times; ever; perpetually; throughout all time;	      continually; as, God is always the same.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even in Heaven his [Mammon's] looks and thoughts.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constancy during a certain period, or regularly at stated	      intervals; invariably; uniformly; -- opposed to	      {sometimes} or {occasionally}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He always rides a black galloway.     --Bulwer.	      [1913 Webster]
Alyssum \A*lys"sum\ ([.a]*l[i^]s"s[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'a`lysson, name of a plant, perh. fr. 'a priv. + ly`ssa	   raging madness.] (Bot.)	   A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The {sweet alyssum}	   ({Alyssum maritimum}), cultivated for bouquets, bears small,	   white, sweet-scented flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Alytes \Alytes\ n.	   a genus of amphibians comprising the midwife toads.	   Syn: genus {Alytes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Am \Am\ [AS. am, eom, akin to Gothic im, Icel. em, Olr. am,	   Lith. esmi, L. sum., Gr. ?, Zend ahmi, Skr. asmi, fr. a root	   as to be. ?. See {Are}, and cf. {Be}, {Was}.]	   The first person singular of the verb be, in the indicative	   mode, present tense. See {Be}.	   [1913 Webster]	         God said unto Moses, I am that am.       --Exod. iii.	                                                  14.	   [1913 Webster]
Amability \Am`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. amabilitas.]	   Lovableness. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The New English Dictionary (Murray) says this word is	         "usefully distinct from Amiability."	         [1913 Webster]
Amacratic \Am`a*crat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? together + ? power.]	   (Photog.)	   Amasthenic. --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Amadavat \Am`a*da*vat"\, n. [Indian name. From Ahmedabad, a city	   from which it was imported to Europe.] (Zool.)	   The strawberry finch, a small Indian song bird ({Estrelda	   amandava}), commonly caged and kept for fighting. The female	   is olive brown; the male, in summer, mostly crimson; --	   called also {red waxbill}. [Written also {amaduvad} and	   {avadavat}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amadou \Am"a*dou\, n. [F. amadou tinder, prop. lure, bait, fr.	   amadouer to allure, caress, perh. fr. Icel. mata to feed,	   which is akin to E. meat.]	   A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus	   ({Boletus} and {Polyporus}) which grows on old trees; German	   tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons,	   but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is	   prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
amah \amah\ n.	   1. a woman hired to suckle a child of someone else.	   Syn: wet nurse	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a female domestic.	   Syn: maid, maidservant, housemaid	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amain \A*main"\, adv. [Pref. a- + main. See 2d {Main}, n.]	   1. With might; with full force; vigorously; violently;	      exceedingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            They on the hill, which were not yet come to blows,	            perceiving the fewness of their enemies, came down	            amain.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            That striping giant, ill-bred and scoffing, shouts	            amain.                                --T. Parker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At full speed; in great haste; also, at once. "They fled	      amain." --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	Amain \A*main"\, v. t. [F. amener. See {Amenable}.] (Naut.)	   To lower, as a sail, a yard, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
amain \a*main"\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To lower the topsail, in token of surrender; to yield.	   [1913 Webster]
amalgam \a*mal"gam\ ([.a]*m[a^]l"gam), n. [F. amalgame, prob.	   fr. L. malagma, Gr. ma`lagma, emollient, plaster, poultice,	   fr. mala`ssein to make soft, fr. malako`s soft.]	   1. An alloy of mercury with another metal or metals; as, an	      amalgam of tin, bismuth, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Medalists apply the term to soft alloys generally.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixture or compound of different things.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) A native compound of mercury and silver.	      [1913 Webster]	amalgam \a*mal"gam\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. amalgamer]	   To amalgamate. --Boyle. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Amalgama \A*mal"ga*ma\, n.	   Same as {Amalgam}.	   [1913 Webster]	         They divided this their amalgama into a number of	         incoherent republics.                    --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Amalgamate \A*mal"ga*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amalgamated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Amalgamating}.]	   1. To compound or mix, as quicksilver, with another metal; to	      unite, combine, or alloy with mercury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mix, so as to make a uniform compound; to unite or	      combine; as, to amalgamate two races; to amalgamate one	      race with another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ingratitude is indeed their four cardinal virtues	            compacted and amalgamated into one.   --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Amalgamate \A*mal"ga*mate\, v. i.	   1. To unite in an amalgam; to blend with another metal, as	      quicksilver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To coalesce, as a result of growth; to combine into a	      uniform whole; to blend; as, two organs or parts	      amalgamate.	      [1913 Webster] Amalgamate	Amalgamate \A*mal"ga*mate\, Amalgamated \A*mal"ga*ma`ted\, a.	   Coalesced; united; combined.	   [1913 Webster]
Amalgamation \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 and silver from their ores by mixing them	      with mercury. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mixing or blending of different elements, races,	      societies, etc.; also, the result of such combination or	      blending; a homogeneous union. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Amalgamative \A*mal"ga*ma*tive\, a.	   Characterized by amalgamation.	   [1913 Webster]
Amalgamator \A*mal"ga*ma`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, amalgamates. Specifically: A machine	   for separating precious metals from earthy particles by	   bringing them in contact with a body of mercury with which	   they form an amalgam.	   [1913 Webster]
Amalgamize \A*mal"ga*mize\, v. t.	   To amalgamate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amandine \A*man"dine\, n. [F. amande almond. See {Almond}.]	   1. The vegetable casein of almonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of cold cream prepared from almonds, for chapped	      hands, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Amanita \Am`a*ni"ta\, n. [NL. See {Amanitine}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of poisonous fungi of the family {Agaricace[ae]},	   characterized by having a volva, an annulus, and white	   spores. The species resemble edible mushrooms, and are	   frequently mistaken for them. {Amanita muscaria}, syn.	   {Agaricus muscarius}, is the fly amanita, or fly agaric; and	   {Agaricus phalloides} is the death cup (or death cap).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amanitine \A*man"i*tine\, n. [Gr. ? a sort of fungus.]	   The poisonous principle of some fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Amanuensis \A*man`u*en"sis\, n.; pl. {Amanuenses}. [L., fr. a,	   ab + manus hand.]	   A person whose employment is to write what another dictates,	   or to copy what another has written.	   [1913 Webster]
Amaracus \A*mar"a*cus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   A fragrant flower. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Amarant \Am"a*rant\, n.	   Amaranth, 1. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Amarantaceous \Am`a*ran*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of	   which the amaranth is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Amaranth \Am"a*ranth\, n. [L. amarantus, Gr. ?, unfading,	   amaranth; 'a priv. + ? to quench, cause to wither, fr. a root	   meaning to die, akin to E. mortal; -- so called because its	   flowers do not soon wither: cf. F. amarante. The spelling	   with th seems to be due to confusion with Gr. ? flower.]	   1. An imaginary flower supposed never to fade. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of ornamental annual plants ({Amaranthus})	      of many species, with green, purplish, or crimson flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A color inclining to purple.	      [1913 Webster]
Amaranthaceae \Amaranthaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs.	   Syn: family {Amaranthaceae}, amaranth family	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amaranthine \Am`a*ran"thine\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to amaranth. "Amaranthine bowers."	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unfading, as the poetic amaranth; undying.	      [1913 Webster]	            They only amaranthine flower on earth	            Is virtue.                            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of a purplish color. --Buchanan.	      [1913 Webster] Amaranthus
Amaranthus \Am`a*ran"thus\ ([a^]m`[.a]*r[a^]n"th[u^]s),
Amarantus \Am`a*ran"tus\ ([a^]m`[.a]*r[a^]n"t[u^]s), n.	   Same as {Amaranth}.	   [1913 Webster]
amarelle \amarelle\ n.	   1. 1 any of several varieties of cultivated sour cherry trees	      of the species {Prunus cerasus} bearing fruit with	      colorless juice, e.g. {Prunus cerasus} caproniana.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a pale red sour cherry with colorless or nearly colorless	      juice.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Amarine \Am"a*rine\, n. [L. amarus bitter.] (Chem.)	   A characteristic crystalline substance, obtained from oil of	   bitter almonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Amaritude \A*mar"i*tude\, n. [L. amaritudo, fr. amarus bitter:	   cf. OF. amaritude.]	   Bitterness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amaryllidaceae \Amaryllidaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of flowering plants including the snowdrop,	      narcissus, and daffodil; in some classification systems	      considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae.	   Syn: family {Amaryllidaceae}, amaryllis family	        [WordNet 1.5] Amaryllidaceous
Amaryllidaceous \Am`a*ryl`li*da"ceous\, Amaryllideous
\Am`a*ryl*lid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an order of plants	   differing from the lily family chiefly in having the ovary	   below the petals. The narcissus and daffodil are members of	   this family.	   [1913 Webster]
Amaryllis \Am`a*ryl"lis\, n. [L. Amaryllis, Gr. ?, ?, the name	   of a country girl in Theocritus and Virgil.]	   1. A pastoral sweetheart.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sport with Amaryllis in the shade. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (bot.)	      (a) A family of plants much esteemed for their beauty,	          including the narcissus, jonquil, daffodil, agave, and	          others.	      (b) A genus of the same family, including the Belladonna	          lily.	          [1913 Webster]
Amass \A*mass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amassed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Amassing}.] [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump,	   mass. See {Mass}.]	   To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity	   of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to	   amass words or phrases.	   [1913 Webster]	         The life of Homer has been written by amassing all the	         traditions and hints the writers could meet with.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To accumulate; heap up; pile.	        [1913 Webster]	Amass \A*mass"\, n. [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.]	   A mass; a heap. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Amassable \A*mass"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being amassed.	   [1913 Webster]
Amasser \A*mass"er\, n.	   One who amasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Amassette \A`mas`sette"\, n. [F. See {Amass}.]	   An instrument of horn used for collecting painters' colors on	   the stone in the process of grinding.	   [1913 Webster]
Amassment \A*mass"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. amassement.]	   An amassing; a heap collected; a large quantity or number	   brought together; an accumulation.	   [1913 Webster]	         An amassment of imaginary conceptions.   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Amasthenic \Am`as*then"ic\, a. [Gr. ? together + ? force.]	   (Photog.)	   Uniting the chemical rays of light into one focus, as a	   certain kind of lens; amacratic.	   [1913 Webster]
Amate \A*mate"\, v. t. [OF. amater, amatir.]	   To dismay; to dishearten; to daunt. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Silures, to amate the new general, rumored the	         overthrow greater than was true.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Amate \A*mate"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + mate.]	   To be a mate to; to match. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Amateur \Am`a*teur"\, n. [F., fr. L. amator lover, fr. amare to	   love.]	   A person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science	   as to music or painting; esp. one who cultivates any study or	   art, from taste or attachment, without pursuing it	   professionally.	   [1913 Webster]
Amateurish \Am`a*teur"ish\, a.	   In the style of an amateur; superficial or defective like the	   work of an amateur. -- {Am`a*teur"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Am`a*teur"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
amateurishness \amateurishness\ n.	   Behavior that demonstrates a lack of professional competency.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Amateurism \Am"a*teur*ism\, n.	   The practice, habit, or work of an amateur.	   [1913 Webster]
Amateurship \Am"a*teur`ship\, n.	   The quality or character of an amateur.	   [1913 Webster]
Amative \Am"a*tive\, a. [L. amatus, p. p. of amare to love.]	   Full of love; amatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Amativeness \Am"a*tive*ness\, n. (Phren.)	   The faculty supposed to influence sexual desire; propensity	   to love. --Combe.	   [1913 Webster]
Amatorial \Am`a*to"ri*al\, a. [See {Amatorious}.]	   Of or pertaining to a lover or to love making; amatory; as,	   amatorial verses.	   [1913 Webster]
Amatorially \Am`a*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In an amatorial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Amatorian \Am`a*to"ri*an\, a.	   Amatory. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Amatorious \Am`a*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. amatorius, fr. amare to	   love.]	   Amatory. [Obs.] "Amatorious poem." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Amatory \Am"a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, producing, or expressing, sexual love; as,	   amatory potions.	   [1913 Webster]
amatungulu \amatungulu\ n.	   1. a very large closely branched South African shrub	      ({Carissa grandiflora}) of the dogbane family having	      forked bright green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves,	      and red berries. Also called {natal plum}.	   Syn: natal plum, Carissa macrocarpa.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. the fruit of the amatungulu[1].	      [PJC]
Amauropelta \Amauropelta\ n.	   a genus of epiphytic or terrestrial ferns of America and	   Africa and Polynesia.	   Syn: genus {Amauropelta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
amaurosis \am`au*ro"sis\ ([a^]m`[add]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.	   'amay`rosis, fr. 'amayro`s dark, dim.] (Med.)	   A loss or decay of sight as the result of a neurological	   disease, without any perceptible changes in the eye; --	   called also {gutta serena}, the "{drop serene}" of Milton.	   [1913 Webster + AS]	   {Amaurosis fugax} (Med.), Temporary amaurosis	      [AS]
Amaurotic \Am`au*rot"ic\, a.	   Affected with amaurosis; having the characteristics of	   amaurosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Amazing}.] [Pref. a- + maze.]	   1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A labyrinth to amaze his foes.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to	      overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly.	      "Amazing Europe with her wit." --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not	            this the son of David?                --Matt. xii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex;	        surprise.	   Usage: {Amaze}, {Astonish}. Amazement includes the notion of	          bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It	          expresses a state in which one does not know what to	          do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at	          what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment	          also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which	          one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of	          something, or struck with some degree of horror, as	          when one is overpowered by the ?normity of an act,	          etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Amaze \A*maze"\, v. i.	   To be astounded. [Archaic] --B. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Amaze \A*maze"\, v. t.	   Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder;	   amazement. [Chiefly poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The wild, bewildered	         Of one to stone converted by amaze.      --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Amazedly \A*maz"ed*ly\, adv.	   In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Amazedness \A*maz"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise,	   or wonder. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Amazeful \A*maze"ful\, a.	   Full of amazement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amazement \A*maze"ment\, n.	   1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [Obs.];	      overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear,	      horror, or admiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            His words impression left	            Of much amazement.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frenzy; madness. [Obs.] --Webster (1661).	      [1913 Webster]
Amazing \A*maz"ing\, a.	   Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. --	   {A*maz"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Amazon \Am"a*zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia;	      hence, a female warrior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots	      of the genus {Chrysotis}	      [1913 Webster]	   {Amazon ant} (Zool.), a species of ant ({Polyergus	      rufescens}), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest	      the larv[ae] and nymphs of other species and make slaves	      of them in their own nests.	      [1913 Webster]
Amazonian \Am`a*zo"ni*an\, a.	   1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine	      manners; warlike. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or	      to its valley.	      [1913 Webster] Amazonite
Amazonite \Am"a*zon*ite\, Amazon stone \Am"a*zon stone`\, n.	   [Named from the river Amazon.] (Min.)	   A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color.	   [1913 Webster] Amb
Amb- \Amb-\, Ambi- \Am*bi-\ [L. prefix ambi-, amb-, akin to Gr.	   ?, Skr. abhi, AS. embe, emb, OHG. umbi, umpi, G. um, and also	   L. ambo both. Cf. {Amphi-}, {Both}, {By}.]	   A prefix meaning about, around; -- used in words derived from	   the Latin.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambages \Am*ba"ges\, n. pl. [L. (usually in pl.); pref. ambi-,	   amb- + agere to drive: cf. F. ambage.]	   A circuit; a winding. Hence: Circuitous way or proceeding;	   quibble; circumlocution; indirect mode of speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         After many ambages, perspicuously define what this	         melancholy is.                           --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambaginous \Am*bag"i*nous\, a.	   Ambagious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ambagious \Am*ba"gious\, a. [L. ambagiosus.]	   Circumlocutory; circuitous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ambagitory \Am*bag"i*to*ry\, a.	   Ambagious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Ambary
Ambary \Am*ba"ry\, n., or Ambary hemp \Ambary hemp\ . [Hind.	   amb[=a]r[=a], amb[=a]r[imac].]	   A valuable East Indian fiber plant ({Hibiscus cannabinus}),	   or its fiber, which is used throughout India for making	   ropes, cordage, and a coarse canvas and sackcloth; -- called	   also {brown Indian hemp}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ambassade
Ambassade \Am"bas*sade\, Embassade \Em"bas*sade\, n. [F.	   ambassade. See {Embassy}.]	   1. The mission of an ambassador. [Obs.] --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An embassy. [Obs.] --Strype.	      [1913 Webster] Ambassador
Ambassador \Am*bas"sa*dor\, Embassador \Em*bas"sa*dor\, n. [See	   {Embassador}.]	   1. A minister of the highest rank sent to a foreign court to	      represent there his sovereign or country.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ambassadors are either ordinary [or resident] or	         extraordinary, that is, sent upon some special or	         unusual occasion or errand. --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An official messenger and representative.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambassadorial \Am*bas`sa*do"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an ambassador. --H. Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambassadorship \Am*bas`sa*dor*ship\, n.	   The state, office, or functions of an ambassador.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambassadress \Am*bas"sa*dress\, n.	   A female ambassador; also, the wife of an ambassador.	   --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambassage \Am"bas*sage\ ([a^]m"bas*s[asl]j), n.	   Same as {Embassage}. [Obs. or R.] --Luke xiv. 32.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambassy \Am"bas*sy\ ([a^]m"bas*s[y^]), n.	   See {Embassy}, the usual spelling. --Helps.	   [1913 Webster]
Amber \Am"ber\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r), n. [OE. aumbre, F. ambre, Sp.	   ['a]mbar, and with the Ar. article, al['a]mbar, fr. Ar.	   'anbar ambergris.]	   1. (Min.) A yellowish translucent resin resembling copal,	      found as a fossil in alluvial soils, with beds of lignite,	      or on the seashore in many places. It takes a fine polish,	      and is used for pipe mouthpieces, beads, etc., and as a	      basis for a fine varnish. By friction, it becomes strongly	      electric.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Amber is classified as a fossil resin, being typically	         of ancient origin, having solidified from the exudates	         of certain trees millions of years ago. Many pieces are	         found with insects embedded, the insects having been	         trapped by the resin while they were alive. The insects	         are often very well preserved, due to the antimicrobial	         action of components of the amber. It typically	         contains from 5 to 8 percent of succinic acid. "Baltic	         amber" has been mined for centuries in the region of	         Poland formerly called East Prussia, and is the variety	         used in most jewelry made in Poland and Russia. The	         Baltic strata containing amber extend under the sea,	         and amber beads may be found there deposited by waves	         along the shore. Amber was known to the ancient Greeks.	         The name "electron" comes from the Latin word for	         amber, electrum, derived from the Greek word,	         'h`lektron (see {electric}), due to the electric charge	         that amber takes when rubbed, as with cat fur. Although	         at one time used in fine varnishes, it no longer has	         any commercial value for that purpose, being used	         mostly in jewelry. Significant deposits are also found	         in the Carribean region, and smaller amounts in various	         other places. The notion, that DNA sufficiently intact	         to recreate extinct animals might be extracted from	         amber, was the basis for Michael Crichton's novel	         "Jurassic Park", but has as yet (1997) not been	         demonstrated to be possible.	         [PJC]	   2. Amber color, or anything amber-colored; a clear light	      yellow; as, the amber of the sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ambergris. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You that smell of amber at my charge. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The balsam, liquidambar.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black amber}, and old and popular name for jet.	      [1913 Webster]	Amber \Am"ber\, a.	   1. Consisting of amber; made of amber. "Amber bracelets."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling amber, especially in color; amber-colored. "The	      amber morn." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Amber \Am"ber\, v. t. [p. p. & p. a. {Ambered} .]	   1. To scent or flavor with ambergris; as, ambered wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To preserve in amber; as, an ambered fly.	      [1913 Webster]
Amberboa \Amberboa\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of herbs of Mediterranean to Central Asia	      cultivated for their flowers.	   Syn: genus {Amberboa}.	        [WordNet 1.5] amberfish
amberfish \am"ber*fish`\, Amber fish \Am"ber
fish`\([a^]m"b[~e]r*f[i^]sh`). (Zool.)	   Any of several amber to coppery fork-tailed warm-water	   carangid fishes of the genus {Seriola}, especially a large	   vigorous sport fish of the southern Atlantic coast ({Seriola	   Dumerili}). It is also called the {amberjack}.	   Note: {Seriola Carolinensis} was the species name given in	         the 1890 Webster: same fish or different?	   Syn: amberjack	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ambergrease \Am"ber*grease\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r*gr[=e]s), n.	   See {Ambergris}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambergris \Am"ber*gris\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r*gr[=e]s), n. [F. ambre	   gris, i. e., gray amber; F. gris gray, which is of German	   origin: cf. OS. gr[^i]s, G. greis, gray-haired. See {Amber}.]	   A substance of the consistence of wax, found floating in the	   Indian Ocean and other parts of the tropics, and also as a	   morbid secretion in the intestines of the sperm whale	   ({Physeter macrocephalus}), which is believed to be in all	   cases its true origin. In color it is white, ash-gray,	   yellow, or black, and often variegated like marble. The	   floating masses are sometimes from sixty to two hundred and	   twenty-five pounds in weight. It is wholly volatilized as a	   white vapor at 212[deg] Fahrenheit, and is highly valued in	   perfumery. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Amber room \Am"ber room\	   A room formerly in the Czar's Summer Palace in Russia, which	   was richly decorated with walls and fixtures made from amber.	   The amber was removed by occupying German troops during the	   Second World War and has, as of 1997, never been recovered.	   The room is being recreated from old photographs by Russian	   artisans.	   [PJC]	Amber seed \Am"ber seed`\ ([a^]m"b[~e]r s[=e]d`).	   Seed of the {Hibiscus abelmoschus}, somewhat resembling	   millet, brought from Egypt and the West Indies, and having a	   flavor like that of musk; musk seed. --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]	Amber tree \Am"ber tree`\	   A species of {Anthospermum}, a shrub with evergreen leaves,	   which, when bruised, emit a fragrant odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambes-as \Ambes"-as\, n.	   Ambs-ace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambidexter \Am"bi*dex"ter\, a. [LL., fr. L. ambo both + dexter	   right, dextra (sc. manus) the right hand.]	   Using both hands with equal ease. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]	Ambidexter \Am`bi*dex"ter\, n.	   1. A person who uses both hands with equal facility.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A double-dealer; one equally ready to act on either	      side in party disputes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest are hypocrites, ambidexters, so many	            turning pictures -- a lion on one side, a lamb on	            the other.                            --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A juror who takes money from both parties for giving	      his verdict. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambidexterity \Am"bi*dex*ter"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality of being ambidextrous; the faculty of using	      both hands with equal facility. Hence: Versatility;	      general readiness; as, ambidexterity of argumentation.	      --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignorant I was of the human frame, and of its latent	            powers, as regarded speed, force, and ambidexterity.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Double-dealing. (Law) A juror's taking of money from the	      both parties for a verdict.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambidextral \Am`bi*dex"tral\, a.	   Pertaining equally to the right-hand side and the left-hand	   side. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambidextrous \Am`bi*dex"trous\, a.	   1. Having the faculty of using both hands with equal ease.	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Practicing or siding with both parties.	      [1913 Webster]	            All false, shuffling, and ambidextrous dealings.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambidextrously \Am"bi*dex"trous*ly\, adv.	   In an ambidextrous manner; cunningly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambidextrousness \Am`bi*dex"trous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being ambidextrous; ambidexterity.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambient \Am"bi*ent\, a. [L. ambiens, p. pr. of ambire to go	   around; amb- + ire to go.]	   Encompassing on all sides; circumfused; investing. "Ambient	   air." --Milton. "Ambient clouds." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Ambient \Am"bi*ent\, n.	   Something that surrounds or invests; as, air . . . being a	   perpetual ambient. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambigenous \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, and the inner petaloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambigu \Am"bi*gu\, n. [F., fr. ambigu doubtful, L. ambiquus. See	   {Ambiguous}.]	   An entertainment at which a medley of dishes is set on at the	   same time.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambiguity \Am`bi*gu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Ambiguities}. [L.	   ambiguitas, fr. ambiguus: cf. F. ambiguit['e].]	   The quality or state of being ambiguous; doubtfulness or	   uncertainty, particularly as to the signification of	   language, arising from its admitting of more than one	   meaning; an equivocal word or expression.	   [1913 Webster]	         No shadow of ambiguity can rest upon the course to be	         pursued.                                 --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The words are of single signification, without any	         ambiguity.                               --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambiguous \Am*big"u*ous\, a. [L. ambiguus, fr. ambigere to	   wander about, waver; amb- + agere to drive.]	   Doubtful or uncertain, particularly in respect to	   signification; capable of being understood in either of two	   or more possible senses; equivocal; as, an ambiguous course;	   an ambiguous expression.	   [1913 Webster]	         What have been thy answers? What but dark,	         Ambiguous, and with double sense deluding? --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Doubtful; dubious; uncertain; unsettled; indistinct;	        indeterminate; indefinite. See {Equivocal}.	        [1913 Webster]
Ambiguously \Am*big"u*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an ambiguous manner; with doubtful meaning.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambiguousness \Am*big"u*ous*ness\, n.	   Ambiguity.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambilevous \Am`bi*le"vous\, a. [L. ambo both + laevus left.]	   Left-handed on both sides; clumsy; -- opposed to	   {ambidexter}. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambiloquy \Am*bil"o*quy\, n.	   Doubtful or ambiguous language. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambiparous \Am*bip"a*rous\, a. [L. ambo both + parere to bring	   forth.] (Bot.)	   Characterized by containing the rudiments of both flowers and	   leaves; -- applied to a bud.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambit \Am"bit\, n. [L. ambitus circuit, fr. ambire to go around.	   See {Ambient}.]	   Circuit or compass.	   [1913 Webster]	         His great parts did not live within a small ambit.	                                                  --Milward.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambition \Am*bi"tion\, n. [F. ambition, L. ambitio a going	   around, especially of candidates for office is Rome, to	   solicit votes (hence, desire for office or honor), fr. ambire	   to go around. See {Ambient}, {Issue}.]	   1. The act of going about to solicit or obtain an office, or	      any other object of desire; canvassing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] used no ambition to commend my deeds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An eager, and sometimes an inordinate, desire for	      preferment, honor, superiority, power, or the attainment	      of something.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cromwell, I charge thee, fling a way ambition:	            By that sin fell the angels.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pitiful ambition of possessing five or six	            thousand more acres.                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Ambition \Am*bi"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. ambitionner.]	   To seek after ambitiously or eagerly; to covet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pausanias, ambitioning the sovereignty of Greece,	         bargains with Xerxes for his daughter in marriage.	                                                  --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambitionist \Am*bi"tion*ist\, n.	   One excessively ambitious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ambitionless \Am*bi"tion*less\, a.	   Devoid of ambition. --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambitious \Am*bi"tious\, a. [L. ambitiosus: cf. F. ambitieux.	   See {Ambition}.]	   1. Possessing, or controlled by, ambition; greatly or	      inordinately desirous of power, honor, office,	      superiority, or distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet Brutus says he was ambitious,	            And Brutus is an honorable man.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strongly desirous; -- followed by of or the infinitive;	      as, ambitious to be or to do something.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was not ambitious of seeing this ceremony.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Studious of song, and yet ambitious not to sing in	            vain.                                 --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Springing from, characterized by, or indicating, ambition;	      showy; aspiring; as, an ambitious style.	      [1913 Webster]	            A giant statue . . .	            Pushed by a wild and artless race,	            From off wide, ambitious base.        --Collins.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambitiously \Am*bi"tious*ly\, adv.	   In an ambitious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambitiousness \Am*bi"tious*ness\ ([a^]m*b[i^]sh"[u^]s*n[e^]s),	   n.	   The quality of being ambitious; ambition; pretentiousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambitus \Am"bi*tus\ ([a^]m"b[i^]*t[u^]s), n. [L. See {Ambit},	   {Ambition}.]	   1. The exterior edge or border of a thing, as the border of a	      leaf, or the outline of a bivalve shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A canvassing for votes.	      [1913 Webster] ambivalence
ambivalence \ambivalence\, ambivalency \ambivalency\n.	   1. mixed feelings or emotions; uncertainty or vacillation in	      making a choice.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Psychol.) the simultaneous existence within a person of	      both positive and negative feelings toward another person	      or action, or toward an object (as of attraction and	      revulsion), resulting in internal conflict.	      [PJC]
ambivalent \ambivalent\ adj.	   1. 1 undecided as to whether or not to take a proposed course	      of action; having feelings both for and against the	      proposed action.	   Syn: on the fence(predicate), suspensive, uncertain	        [WordNet 1.5]
ambiversion \ambiversion\ n.	   1. a balanced disposition intermediate between extroversion	      and introversion.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ambiversive \ambiversive\ adj.	   1. (Psychol.) intermediate between introversive and	      extroversive. Contrasted to {introversive} and	      {extroversive}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Amble \Am"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ambled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ambling}.] [F. ambler to amble, fr. L. ambulare to walk, in	   LL., to amble, perh. fr. amb-, ambi-, and a root meaning to	   go: cf. Gr. ? to go, E. base. Cf. {Ambulate}.]	   1. To go at the easy gait called an amble; -- applied to the	      horse or to its rider.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move somewhat like an ambling horse; to go easily or	      without hard shocks.	      [1913 Webster]	            The skipping king, he ambled up and down. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir, your wit ambles well; it goes easily. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Amble \Am"ble\, n.	   1. A peculiar gait of a horse, in which both legs on the same	      side are moved at the same time, alternating with the legs	      on the other side. "A fine easy amble." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A movement like the amble of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambler \Am"bler\, n.	   A horse or a person that ambles.	   [1913 Webster]
Amblingly \Am"bling*ly\, adv.	   With an ambling gait.	   [1913 Webster]
Amblotic \Am*blot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? an abortion.]	   Tending to cause abortion.	   [1913 Webster]
Amblygon \Am"bly*gon\, n. [Gr. ? obtuse + ? angle: cf. F.	   amblygone.] (Geom.)	   An obtuse-angled figure, esp. and obtuse-angled triangle.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amblygonal \Am*blyg"o*nal\, a.	   Obtuse-angled. [Obs.] --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster] amblyopia
amblyopia \am`bly*o"pi*a\ ([a^]m`bl[-e]*[=o]"p[-e]*[.a]),
amblyopy \am"bly*o`py\ ([a^]m"bl[-e]*[=o]`p[y^]), n. [Gr.	   'amblywpi`a; 'ambly`s blunt, dim + 'w`ps eye: cf. F.	   amblyopie.] (Med.)	   Weakness of sight, without any detectable organic lesion.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Amblyopic \Am"bly*op"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to amblyopia. --Quain. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Amblypoda \Am*blyp"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? blunt + ?, ?,	   foot.] (Paleon.)	   A group of large, extinct, herbivorous mammals, common in the	   Tertiary formation of the United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambo \Am"bo\, n.; pl. {Ambos}. [LL. ambo, Gr. ?, any rising, a	   raised stage, pulpit: cf. F. ambon.]	   A large pulpit or reading desk, in the early Christian	   churches. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambon \Am"bon\, n.	   Same as {Ambo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amboyna button \Am*boy"na but"ton\ ([a^]m*boi"n[.a] b[u^]t"t'n),	   (Med.)	   A chronic contagious affection of the skin, prevalent in the	   tropics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Amboyna pine \Amboyna pine\ ([a^]m*boi"n[.a] p[imac]n`), (Bot.)	   The resiniferous tree {Agathis Dammara}, of the Moluccas.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Amboyna wood \Am*boy"na wood\	   A beautiful mottled and curled wood, used in cabinetwork. It	   is obtained from the {Pterocarpus Indicus} of Amboyna,	   Borneo, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambreate \Am"bre*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the combination of ambreic acid with a base	   or positive radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambreic \Am*bre"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to ambrein; -- said of a certain acid	   produced by digesting ambrein in nitric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambrein \Am"bre*in\, n. [Cf. F. ambr['e]ine. See {Amber}.]	   (Chem.)	   A fragrant substance which is the chief constituent of	   ambergris.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambrite \Am"brite\, n. [From amber.]	   A fossil resin occurring in large masses in New Zealand.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambrose \Am"brose\, n.	   A sweet-scented herb; ambrosia. See {Ambrosia}, 3. --Turner.	   [1913 Webster]
ambrosia \am*bro"sia\ ([a^]m*br[=o]"zh[.a]	   or[a^]m*br[=o]"zh[i^]*[.a]; 277), n. [L. ambrosia, Gr.	   'ambrosi`a, properly fem. of 'ambro`sios, fr. 'a`mbrotos	   immortal, divine; 'a priv. + broto`s mortal (because it was	   supposed to confer immortality on those who partook of it).	   broto`s stands for mroto`s, akin to Skr. m[.r]ita, L.	   mortuus, dead, and to E. mortal.]	   1. (Myth.)	      (a) The fabled food of the gods (as nectar was their	          drink), which conferred immortality upon those who	          partook of it.	      (b) An unguent of the gods.	          [1913 Webster]	                His dewy locks distilled ambrosia. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A perfumed unguent, salve, or draught; something very	      pleasing to the taste or smell. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Formerly, a kind of fragrant plant; now (Bot.), a genus of	      plants, including some coarse and worthless weeds, called	      ragweed, hogweed, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The food of certain small bark beetles, family	      {Scolytidae} believed to be fungi cultivated by the	      beetles in their burrows.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. A dessert made from shredded coconuts and oranges,	      sometimes including other ingredients such as marshmallow.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ambrosia beetle \Ambrosia beetle\ (Zool.)	   A bark beetle that makes and feeds on ambrosia[4].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
ambrosiac \am*bro"si*ac\ ([a^]m*br[=o]"z[i^]*ak or	   [a^]m*br[=o]"zh[i^]*ak), a. [L. ambrosiacus: cf. F.	   ambrosiaque.]	   Having the qualities of ambrosia; delicious. [R.]"Ambrosiac	   odors." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambrosiaceae \Ambrosiaceae\ prop. n.	   1. 1 in some classifications considered a separate family	      comprising a subgroup of the {Compositae} including the	      ragweeds.	   Syn: family {Ambrosiaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ambrosial \Am*bro"sial\ ([a^]m*br[=o]"zhal or	   [a^]m*br[=o]"zh>icr/*al), a. [L. ambrosius, Gr. 'ambro`sios.]	   1. Consisting of, or partaking of the nature of, ambrosia;	      delighting the taste or smell; delicious. "Ambrosial	      food." "Ambrosial fragrance." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Divinely excellent or beautiful. "Shakes his ambrosial	      curls." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambrosially \Am*bro"sial*ly\, adv.	   After the manner of ambrosia; delightfully. "Smelt	   ambrosially." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambrosian \Am*bro"sian\, a.	   Ambrosial. [R.] --. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Ambrosian \Am*bro"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to St. Ambrose; as, the Ambrosian office, or	   ritual, a formula of worship in the church of Milan,	   instituted by St. Ambrose.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ambrosian chant}, the mode of signing or chanting introduced	      by St. Ambrose in the 4th century.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambrosin \Am"bro*sin\, n. [LL. Ambrosinus nummus.]	   An early coin struck by the dukes of Milan, and bearing the	   figure of St. Ambrose on horseback.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambrotype \Am"bro*type\ (-t[imac]p), n. [Gr. 'a`mbrotos immortal	   + -type.] (Photog.)	   A picture taken on a plate of prepared glass, in which the	   lights are represented in silver, and the shades are produced	   by a dark background visible through the unsilvered portions	   of the glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambry \Am"bry\, n.; pl. {Ambries}. [OE. aumbry, almery, OF.	   almarie, armarie, aumaire, F. armoire, LL. armarium chest,	   cupboard, orig. a repository for arms, fr. L. arama arms. The	   word has been confused with almonry. See {Armory}.]	   1. In churches, a kind of closet, niche, cupboard, or locker	      for utensils, vestments, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A store closet, as a pantry, cupboard, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Almonry. [Improperly so used]	      [1913 Webster]
Ambs-ace \Ambs"-ace\, n. [OF. ambesas; ambes both (fr. L. ambo)	   + as ace. See {Ace}.]	   Double aces, the lowest throw of all at dice. Hence: Bad	   luck; anything of no account or value.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulacral \Am`bu*la"cral\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to ambulacra; avenuelike; as, the ambulacral	   ossicles, plates, spines, and suckers of echinoderms.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulacriform \Am`bu*la"cri*form\, a. [Ambulacrum + -form]	   (Zool.)	   Having the form of ambulacra.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulacrum \Am`bu*la"crum\, n.; pl. {Ambulacra}. [L., an alley	   or covered way.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of the radical zones of echinoderms, along which run	       the principal nerves, blood vessels, and water tubes.	       These zones usually bear rows of locomotive suckers or	       tentacles, which protrude from regular pores. In star	       fishes they occupy the grooves along the under side of	       the rays.	   (b) One of the suckers on the feet of mites.	       [1913 Webster]
Ambulance \Am"bu*lance\, n. [F. ambulance, h[^o]pital ambulant,	   fr. L. ambulare to walk. See {Amble}.] (Mil.)	   (a) A field hospital, so organized as to follow an army in	       its movements, and intended to succor the wounded as soon	       as possible. Often used adjectively; as, an ambulance	       wagon; ambulance stretcher; ambulance corps.	   (b) An ambulance wagon or cart for conveying the wounded from	       the field, or to a hospital.	       [1913 Webster]
Ambulant \Am"bu*lant\, a. [L. ambulans, p. pr. of ambulare to	   walk: cf. F. ambulant.]	   Walking; moving from place to place. --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulate \Am"bu*late\, v. i. [L. ambulare to walk. See {Amble}.]	   To walk; to move about. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulation \Am`bu*la"tion\, n. [L. ambulatio.]	   The act of walking. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulative \Am"bu*la*tive\, a.	   Walking. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulator \Am"bu*la`tor\, n.	   1. One who walks about; a walker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A beetle of the genus {Lamia}.	      (b) A genus of birds, or one of this genus.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument for measuring distances; -- called also	      {perambulator}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Ambulatorial \Am`bu*la*to"ri*al\, a.	   Ambulatory; fitted for walking. --Verrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambulatory \Am"bu*la*to*ry\, a. [L. ambulatorius.]	   1. Of or pertaining to walking; having the faculty of	      walking; formed or fitted for walking; as, an ambulatory	      animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accustomed to move from place to place; not stationary;	      movable; as, an ambulatory court, which exercises its	      jurisdiction in different places.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priesthood . . . before was very ambulatory, and	            dispersed into all families.          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to a walk. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The princess of whom his majesty had an ambulatory	            view in his travels.                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Not yet fixed legally, or settled past alteration;	      alterable; as, the dispositions of a will are ambulatory	      until the death of the testator.	      [1913 Webster]	Ambulatory \Am"bu*la*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Ambulatories}. [Cf. LL.	   ambulatorium.] (Arch.)	   A place to walk in, whether in the open air, as the gallery	   of a cloister, or within a building.	   [1913 Webster]
Amburry \Am"bur*ry\, n.	   Same as {Anbury}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, n. [F. embuscade, fr. It. imboscata,	   or Sp. emboscada, fr. emboscar to ambush, fr. LL. imboscare.	   See {Ambush}, v. t.]	   1. A lying in a wood, concealed, for the purpose of attacking	      an enemy by surprise. Hence: A lying in wait, and	      concealed in any situation, for a like purpose; a snare	      laid for an enemy; an ambush.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place in which troops lie hid, to attack an enemy	      unexpectedly. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) The body of troops lying in ambush.	      [1913 Webster]	Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ambuscaded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ambuscading}.]	   1. To post or conceal in ambush; to ambush.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lie in wait for, or to attack from a covert or lurking	      place; to waylay.	      [1913 Webster]	Ambuscade \Am`bus*cade"\, v. i.	   To lie in ambush.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambuscado \Am`bus*ca"do\, n.	   Ambuscade. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambuscadoed \Am`bus*ca"doed\, p. p.	   Posted in ambush; ambuscaded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), n. [F. emb[^u]che, fr. the	   verb. See {Ambush}, v. t.]	   1. A disposition or arrangement of troops for attacking an	      enemy unexpectedly from a concealed station. Hence: Unseen	      peril; a device to entrap; a snare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven, whose high walls fear no assault or siege	            Or ambush from the deep.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A concealed station, where troops or enemies lie in wait	      to attack by surprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bold in close ambush, base in open field. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The troops posted in a concealed place, for attacking by	      surprise; liers in wait. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The ambush arose quickly out of their place. --Josh.	                                                  viii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lay an ambush}, to post a force in ambush.	      [1913 Webster]	Ambush \Am"bush\ ([a^]m"b[oo^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Ambushed} ([a^]m"b[oo^]shd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ambushing}.]	   [OE. enbussen, enbushen, OF. embushier, embuissier, F.	   emb[^u]cher, embusquer, fr. LL. imboscare; in + LL. boscus,	   buscus, a wood; akin to G. bush, E. bush. See {Ambuscade},	   {Bush}.]	   1. To station in ambush with a view to surprise an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            By ambushed men behind their temple laid,	            We have the king of Mexico betrayed.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attack by ambush; to waylay.	      [1913 Webster]	Ambush \Am"bush\, v. i.	   To lie in wait, for the purpose of attacking by surprise; to	   lurk.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor saw the snake that ambushed for his prey.	                                                  --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambusher \Am"bush*er\, n.	   One lying in ambush.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambushment \Am"bush*ment\, n. [OF. embuschement. See {Ambush},	   v. t.]	   An ambush. [Obs.] --2 Chron. xiii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
Ambustion \Am*bus"tion\ ([a^]m*b[u^]s"ch[u^]n; 106), n. [L.	   ambustio.] (Med.)	   A burn or scald. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
ameba \ameba\ n.	   1. 1 naked freshwater or marine or parasitic protozoa that	      form temporary pseudopods for feeding and locomotion. Same	      as {amoeba}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ameban \ameban\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to amoebae. Same as {amoeban}. [Also	      spelled {amoeban}.]	   Syn: amoebic, amebic, amoeban, amoebous, amebous	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Caused by amoebae; -- of diseases; the more common word is	      {amoebic}. Amoebic dysentry is caused by the amoeba	      {Entamoeba histolytica}.	   Syn: amoebic, amebic	        [PJC]
Amebean \Am`e*be"an\, a. (Zool.)	   See {Amoebean}.	   [1913 Webster]
ameboid \ameboid\ adj.	   Resembling an amoeba especially in the shape or manner of	   motion	   Syn: amoeboid	        [WordNet 1.5]
amebous \amebous\ adj.	   1. same as {amoebic}.	   Syn: amoebic, amebic, amoeban, ameban, amoebous	        [WordNet 1.5] Ameer
Ameer \A*meer"\, Amir \A*mir"\, n. [See {Emir}.]	   1. an independent ruler or chieftan (especially in Africa or	      Arabia). Same as {Emir}. [Obs.]	   Syn: emir, amir, emeer	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. One of the Mohammedan nobility of Afghanistan and Scinde.	      [1913 Webster]
Ameiuridae \Ameiuridae\ n.	   1. 1 a family comprising the North American catfishes.	   Syn: family {Ameiuridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ameiurus \Ameiurus\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the Ameiuridae: bullhead catfishes.	   Syn: genus {Ameiurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amel \Am"el\, n. [OE. amell, OF. esmail, F. ['e]mail, of German	   origin; cf. OHG. smelzi, G. schmelz. See {Smelt}, v. t.]	   Enamel. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Amel \Am"el\, v. t. [OE. amellen, OF. esmailler, F. ['e]mailler,	   OF. esmail, F. ['e]mail.]	   To enamel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Enlightened all with stars,	         And richly ameled.                       --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Amelanchier \Amelanchier\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of North American deciduous trees or shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Amelanchier}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amelcorn \Am"el*corn`\, n. [Ger. amelkorn: cf. MHG. amel, amer,	   spelt, and L. amylum starch, Gr. ?.]	   A variety of wheat from which starch is produced; -- called	   also {French rice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ameliorable \A*mel"io*ra*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ameliorated.	   [1913 Webster]
Ameliorate \A*mel"io*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ameliorated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Ameliorating}.] [L. ad + meliorare to make	   better: cf. F. am['e]liorer. See {Meliorate}.]	   To make better; to improve; to meliorate.	   [1913 Webster]	         In every human being there is a wish to ameliorate his	         own condition.                           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Ameliorate \A*mel"io*rate\, v. i.	   To grow better; to meliorate; as, wine ameliorates by age.	   [1913 Webster]
ameliorating \ameliorating\ adj. prenom. [p. pr. of	   {ameliorate}.]	   causing improvement in or reducing the bad effects of an	   unfavorable condition.	   Syn: ameliorative, amelioratory, meliorative	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amelioration \A*mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. am['e]lioration.]	   The act of ameliorating, or the state of being ameliorated;	   making or becoming better; improvement; melioration.	   "Amelioration of human affairs." --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Ameliorative \A*mel"io*ra*tive\, a.	   Tending to ameliorate; producing amelioration or improvement;	   as, ameliorative remedies, efforts.	   [1913 Webster]
Ameliorator \A*mel"io*ra`tor\, n.	   One who ameliorates.	   [1913 Webster]
Amen \A`men"\ (?; 277), interj., adv., & n. [L. amen, Gr.	   'amh`n, Heb. [=a]m[=e]n certainly, truly.]	   An expression used at the end of prayers, and meaning, So be	   it. At the end of a creed, it is a solemn asseveration of	   belief. When it introduces a declaration, it is equivalent to	   truly, verily.	   Note: It is used as a noun, to denote:	   (a) concurrence in belief, or in a statement; assent;	   (b) the final word or act;	   (c) Christ as being one who is true and faithful.	       [1913 Webster]	             And let all the people say, Amen.    --Ps. cvi. 48.	       [1913 Webster]	             Amen, amen, I say to thee, except a man be born	             again, he can not see the kingdom of God. --John	                                                  ii. 3. Rhemish	                                                  Trans.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To say amen to}, to approve warmly; to concur in heartily or	      emphatically; to ratify; as, I say Amen to all.	      [1913 Webster]	Amen \A`men"\, v. t.	   To say Amen to; to sanction fully.	   [1913 Webster]
Amenability \A*me`na*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being amenable; amenableness. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Amenable \A*me"na*ble\, a. [F. amener to lead; ? (L. ad) = mener	   to lead, fr. L. minare to drive animals (properly by	   threatening cries), in LL. to lead; L. minari, to threaten,	   minae threats. See {Menace}.]	   1. (Old Law) Easy to be led; governable, as a woman by her	      husband. [Obs.] --Jacob.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to be brought to account or punishment; answerable;	      responsible; accountable; as, amenable to law.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor is man too diminutive . . . to be amenable to	            the divine government.                --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liable to punishment, a charge, a claim, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Willing to yield or submit; responsive; tractable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sterling . . . always was amenable enough to	            counsel.                              --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Amenableness \A*me"na*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being amenable; liability to answer	   charges; answerableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Amenably \A*me"na*bly\, adv.	   In an amenable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Amenage \Am"e*nage\, v. t. [OF. amesnagier. See {Manage}.]	   To manage. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Amenance \Am"e*nance\, n. [OF. See {Amenable}.]	   Behavior; bearing. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Amend \A*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Amending}.] [F. amender, L. emendare; e (ex) + mendum,	   menda, fault, akin to Skr. minda personal defect. Cf.	   {Emend}, {Mend}.]	   To change or modify in any way for the better; as,	   (a) by simply removing what is erroneous, corrupt,	       superfluous, faulty, and the like;	   (b) by supplying deficiencies;	   (c) by substituting something else in the place of what is	       removed; to rectify.	       [1913 Webster]	             Mar not the thing that can not be amended. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             An instant emergency, granting no possibility for	             revision, or opening for amended thought. --De	                                                  Quincey.	       [1913 Webster]	             We shall cheer her sorrows, and amend her blood, by	             wedding her to a Norman.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To amend a bill}, to make some change in the details or	      provisions of a bill or measure while on its passage,	      professedly for its improvement.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Amend}, {Emend}, {Correct}, {Reform}, {Rectify}.	   Usage: These words agree in the idea of bringing things into	          a more perfect state. We correct (literally, make	          straight) when we conform things to some standard or	          rule; as, to correct proof sheets. We amend by	          removing blemishes, faults, or errors, and thus	          rendering a thing more a nearly perfect; as, to amend	          our ways, to amend a text, the draft of a bill, etc.	          Emend is only another form of amend, and is applied	          chiefly to editions of books, etc. To reform is	          literally to form over again, or put into a new and	          better form; as, to reform one's life. To rectify is	          to make right; as, to rectify a mistake, to rectify	          abuses, inadvertencies, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Amend \A*mend"\ ([.a]*m[e^]nd"), v. i.	   To grow better by rectifying something wrong in manners or	   morals; to improve. "My fortune . . . amends." --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Amendable \A*mend"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being amended; as, an amendable writ or error. --	   {A*mend"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Amendatory \A*mend"a*to*ry\, a.	   Supplying amendment; corrective; emendatory. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Amende \A`mende"\, n. [F. See {Amend}.]	   A pecuniary punishment or fine; a reparation or recantation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Amende honorable}. (Old French Law) A species of infamous	      punishment in which the offender, being led into court	      with a rope about his neck, and a lighted torch in his	      hand, begged pardon of his God, the court, etc. In popular	      language, the phrase now denotes a public apology or	      recantation, and reparation to an injured party, for	      improper language or treatment.	      [1913 Webster]
Amender \A*mend"er\, n.	   One who amends.	   [1913 Webster]
Amendful \A*mend"ful\, a.	   Much improving. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amendment \A*mend"ment\, n. [F. amendement, LL. amendamentum.]	   1. An alteration or change for the better; correction of a	      fault or of faults; reformation of life by quitting vices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In public bodies; Any alternation made or proposed to be	      made in a bill or motion by adding, changing,	      substituting, or omitting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Correction of an error in a writ or process.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Improvement; reformation; emendation.	        [1913 Webster]
Amends \A*mends"\, n. sing. & pl. [F. amendes, pl. of amende.	   Cf. {Amende}.]	   Compensation for a loss or injury; recompense; reparation.	   [Now const. with sing. verb.] "An honorable amends."	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet thus far fortune maketh us amends.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
amenia \amenia\ n.	   1. absence or suppression of normal menstrual flow.	   Syn: amenorrhea	        [WordNet 1.5]
amenities \amenities\ n.	   1. things that make you comfortable and at ease. all the	      amenities of a first-class hotel	   Syn: comforts, creature comforts, conveniences	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amenity \A*men"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Amenities}. [F. am['e]nit['e], L.	   amoenitas, fr. amoenus pleasant.]	   The quality of being pleasant or agreeable, whether in	   respect to situation, climate, manners, or disposition;	   pleasantness; civility; suavity; gentleness.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sweetness and amenity of temper.       --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]	         This climate has not seduced by its amenities. --W.	                                                  Howitt.	   [1913 Webster] Amenorrhea --AS
Amenorrhoea \A*men`or*rhoe"a\, Amenorrhea \A*men`or*rhe"a\ \ \	   ([.a]*m[e^]n`[o^]r*r[=e]"[.a]), n. [Gr. 'a priv. + mh`n month	   + "rei^n to flow: cf. F. am['e]norrh['e]e.] (Med.)	   Pathological or physiological absence of menstruation.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Amenorrhoeal \A*men`or*rh[oe]"al\, a.	   Pertaining to amenorrhoea.	   [1913 Webster]
Amen-Ra \Amen-Ra\ n.	   The ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe in	   whom Amen and Ra were combined; the principal deity during	   the Theban supremacy.	   Syn: Amon-Ra	        [WordNet 1.5]
A mensa et thoro \A men"sa et tho"ro\ [L., from board and bed.]	   (Law)	   A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond,	   but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and	   wife. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Ament \Am"ent\, n. [L. amentum thong or strap.] (Bot.)	   A species of inflorescence; a catkin.	   [1913 Webster]	         The globular ament of a buttonwood.      --Coues.	   [1913 Webster]
Amentaceous \Am`en*ta"ceous\, a. [LL. amentaceus.] (Bot.)	   (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the	       chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence.	   (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as,	       amentaceous plants.	       [1913 Webster]
Amentia \A*men"ti*a\ ([.a]*m[e^]n"sh[i^]*[.a]), n. [L.] (Med.)	   Mental retardation. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Amentiferae \Amentiferae\ prop. n.	   1. used in some classification systems for plants that bear	      catkins.	   Syn: group Amentiferae	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amentiferous \Am`en*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. amentum + -ferous.]	   (Bot.)	   Bearing catkins. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Amentiform \A*men"ti*form\, a. [L. amentum + -form.] (Bot.)	   Shaped like a catkin.	   [1913 Webster]
Amentum \A*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Amenta}.	   Same as {Ament}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amenuse \Am"e*nuse\, v. t. [OF. amenuisier. See {Minute}.]	   To lessen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Amerce \A*merce"\ ([.a]*m[~e]rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amerced}	   ([.a]*m[~e]rst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amercing}.] [OF. amercier,	   fr. a merci at the mercy of, liable to a punishment. See	   {Mercy}.]	   1. To punish by a pecuniary penalty, the amount of which is	      not fixed by law, but left to the discretion of the court;	      as, the court amerced the criminal in the sum of one	      hundred dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The penalty or fine may be expressed without a	         preposition, or it may be introduced by in, with, or	         of.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To punish, in general; to mulct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Millions of spirits for his fault amerced	            Of Heaven.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall by him be amerced with penance due. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Amerceable \A*merce"a*ble\, a.	   Liable to be amerced.	   [1913 Webster]
Amercement \A*merce"ment\, n. [OF. amerciment.]	   The infliction of a penalty at the discretion of the court;	   also, a mulct or penalty thus imposed. It differs from a	   fine, in that the latter is, or was originally, a fixed and	   certain sum prescribed by statute for an offense; but an	   amercement is arbitrary. Hence, the act or practice of	   affeering. [See {Affeer}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, in old books, is written {amerciament}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Amercement royal}, a penalty imposed on an officer for a	      misdemeanor in his office. --Jacobs.	      [1913 Webster]
Amercer \A*mer"cer\, n.	   One who amerces.	   [1913 Webster]
Amerciament \A*mer"cia*ment\, n. [LL. amerciamentum.]	   Same as {Amercement}. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
American \A*mer"i*can\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan), a. [Named from	   Americus Vespucius.]	   1. Of or pertaining to America; as, the American continent:	      American Indians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the United States. "A young officer of	      the American navy." --Lyell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {American ivy}. See {Virginia creeper}.	   {American Party} (U. S. Politics), a party, about 1854, which	      opposed the influence of foreign-born citizens, and those	      supposed to owe allegiance to a foreign power.	   {Native american Party} (U. S. Politics), a party of	      principles similar to those of the American party. It	      arose about 1843, but soon died out.	      [1913 Webster]	American \A*mer"i*can\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan), n.	   A native of America; -- originally applied to the aboriginal	   inhabitants, but now applied to the descendants of Europeans	   born in America, and especially to the citizens of the United	   States.	   [1913 Webster]	         The name American must always exalt the pride of	         patriotism.                              --Washington.	   [1913 Webster]
Americana \Americana\ ([.a]*m[~e]r`[i^]*k[a^]n"[.a]), n.	   1. any artifact (such a books or furniture or art) that is	      distinctive to America.	      [WordNet 1.5]
American Indian \American Indian\ n.	   1. a red-skinned member of a race of people living in North	      America when Europeans arrived.	   Syn: Indian, native American, Amerindian, Red Indian	        [WordNet 1.5]
American-Indian \American-Indian\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to American Indians	   Syn: Amerindian, Amerind, Amerindic, Indian, native American	        [WordNet 1.5]
Americanism \A*mer"i*can*ism\, n.	   1. Attachment to the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A custom peculiar to the United States or to America; an	      American characteristic or idea.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A word or phrase peculiar to the United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Americanization \A*mer`i*can*i*za"tion\	   ([.a]*m[~e]r`[i^]*kan*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The process of Americanizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Americanize \A*mer"i*can*ize\ ([.a]*m[~e]r"[i^]*kan*[imac]z), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Americanizer}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Americanizing}.]	   To render American; to assimilate to the Americans in	   customs, ideas, etc.; to stamp with American characteristics.	   [1913 Webster]
American plan \A*mer"i*can plan\	   In hotels, aplan upon which guests pay for both room and	   board by the day, week, or other convenient period; --	   contrasted with {European plan}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	American Protective Association \A*mer"i*can Pro*tect"ive
As*so`ci*a"tion\	   A secret organization in the United States, formed in Iowa in	   1887, ostensibly for the protection of American institutions	   by keeping Roman Catholics out of public office. Abbrev.	   commonly to A. P .A.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
American sign language \American sign language\ n.	   a sign language, used in the United States mostly by the deaf	   or for communication with the deaf, in which gestures made	   with the hands symbolize words, alphabetical letters, or	   ideas, permitting rapid communication in the absence of	   speech.	   Syn: Ameslan.	        [PJC]
Ames-ace \Ames"-ace\, n.	   Same as {Ambs-ace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ameslan \Ameslan\ n.	   1. American sign language. [An acronym which is spelled and	      pronounced as a simple word]	   Syn: American sign language	        [PJC]
Amess \Am"ess\, n. (Eccl.)	   Amice, a hood or cape. See 2d {Amice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ametabola \Am`e*tab"o*la\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A group of insects which do not undergo any metamorphosis.	   [Written also {Ametabolia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ametabolian \A*met`a*bo"li*an\, a. [Gr. ? unchangeable; 'a priv.	   + ? changeable, ? to change.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to insects that do undergo any	   metamorphosis.	   [1913 Webster] Ametabolic
Ametabolic \A*met`a*bol"ic\, Ametabolous \Am`e*tab"o*lous\, a.	   (Zool.)	   Not undergoing any metamorphosis; as, ametabolic insects.	   Opposite of {metabolic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. undergoing only slight metamorphosis	      [WordNet 1.5]
Amethodist \A*meth"o*dist\, n. [Pref. a- not + methodist.]	   One without method; a quack. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amethyst \Am"e*thyst\, [F. ametiste, amatiste, F. am['e]thyste,	   L. amethystus, fr. Gr. ? without drunkenness; as a noun, a	   remedy for drunkenness, the amethyst, supposed to have this	   power; 'a priv. + ? to be drunken, ? strong drink, wine. See	   {Mead}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Min.) A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or	      bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used	      as a jeweler's stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oriental amethyst}, the violet-blue variety of transparent	      crystallized corundum or sapphire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A purple color in a nobleman's escutcheon, or coat	      of arms.	      [1913 Webster]
Amethystine \Am`e*thys"tine\, a. [L. amethystinus, Gr. ?.]	   1. Resembling amethyst, especially in color; bluish violet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Composed of, or containing, amethyst.	      [1913 Webster]
ametropia \am`e*tro"pi*a\ ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [Gr. 'a`metros irregular + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)	   A visual impairment resulting from faulty refraction of light	   rays in the eye. Subtypes include {myopia} {astigmatism} and	   {hyperopia}. -- {Am`e*trop"ic} ([a^]m`[-e]*tr[o^]p"[i^]k), a.	   AS	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
ametropic \ametropic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to ametropia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Amharic \Am*har"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Amhara, a division of Abyssinia; as, the	   Amharic language is closely allied to the Ethiopic. -- n. The	   Amharic language (now the chief language of Abyssinia).	   [1913 Webster]
Amia \Am"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a kind of tunny.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fresh-water ganoid fishes, exclusively confined to	   North America; called {bowfin} in Lake Champlain, {dogfish}	   in Lake Erie, and {mudfish} in South Carolina, etc. See	   {Bowfin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amiability \A`mi*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being amiable; amiableness; sweetness of	   disposition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every excellency is a degree of amiability. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Amiable \A"mi*a*ble\, a. [F. amiable, L. amicabilis friendly,	   fr. amicus friend, fr. amare to love. The meaning has been	   influenced by F. aimable, L. amabilis lovable, fr. amare to	   love. Cf. {Amicable}, {Amorous}, {Amability}.]	   1. Lovable; lovely; pleasing. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So amiable a prospect.                --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Friendly; kindly; sweet; gracious; as, an amiable temper	      or mood; amiable ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Possessing sweetness of disposition; having sweetness of	      temper, kind-heartedness, etc., which causes one to be	      liked; as, an amiable woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Done out of love. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lay an amiable siege to the honesty of this Ford's	            wife.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Amiableness \A`mi*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being amiable; amiability.	   [1913 Webster]
Amiably \A"mi*a*bly\, adv.	   In an amiable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Amianth \Am"i*anth\, n.	   See {Amianthus}. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Amianthiform \Am`i*an"thi*form\, a. [Amianthus + -form.]	   Resembling amianthus in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Amianthoid \Am`i*an"thoid\, a. [Amianthus + -oid: cf. F.	   amianto["i]de.]	   Resembling amianthus.	   [1913 Webster]
Amianthus \Am`i*an"thus\, n. [L. amiantus, Gr. ? ? (lit.,	   unsoiled stone) a greenish stone, like asbestus; 'a priv. + ?	   to stain, to defile; so called from its incombustibility.]	   (Min.)	   Earth flax, or mountain flax; a soft silky variety of	   asbestus.	   [1913 Webster]
Amic \Am"ic\, a. [L. ammonia + -ic.] (Chem.)	   Related to, or derived, ammonia; -- used chiefly as a suffix;	   as, amic acid; phosphamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Amic acid} (Chem.), one of a class of nitrogenized acids	      somewhat resembling amides.	      [1913 Webster]
Amicability \Am`i*ca*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being amicable; friendliness; amicableness.	   --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Amicable \Am"i*ca*ble\, a. [L. amicabilis, fr. amicus friend,	   fr. amare to love. See {Amiable}.]	   Friendly; proceeding from, or exhibiting, friendliness; after	   the manner of friends; peaceable; as, an amicable	   disposition, or arrangement.	   [1913 Webster]	         That which was most remarkable in this contest was . .	         . the amicable manner in which it was managed.	                                                  --Prideoux.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Amicable action} (Law.), an action commenced and prosecuted	      by amicable consent of the parties, for the purpose of	      obtaining a decision of the court on some matter of law	      involved in it. --Bouvier. --Burrill.	   {Amicable numbers} (Math.), two numbers, each of which is	      equal to the sum of all the aliquot parts of the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Friendly; peaceable; kind; harmonious.	   Usage: {Amicable}, {Friendly}. Neither of these words denotes	          any great warmth of affection, since friendly has by	          no means the same strength as its noun friendship. It	          does, however, imply something of real cordiality;	          while amicable supposes very little more than that the	          parties referred to are not disposed to quarrel.	          Hence, we speak of amicable relations between two	          countries, an amicable adjustment of difficulties.	          "Those who entertain friendly feelings toward each	          other can live amicably together."	          [1913 Webster]
Amicableness \Am"i*ca*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being amicable; amicability.	   [1913 Webster]
Amicably \Am"i*ca*bly\, adv.	   In an amicable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Amice \Am"ice\, n. [OE. amyse, prob. for amyt, OF. amit, ameit,	   fr. L. amictus cloak, the word being confused with amice,	   almuce, a hood or cape. See next word.]	   A square of white linen worn at first on the head, but now	   about the neck and shoulders, by priests of the Roman	   Catholic Church while saying Mass.	   [1913 Webster]	Amice \Am"ice\, n. [OE. amuce, amisse, OF. almuce, aumuce, F.	   aumusse, LL. almucium, almucia, aumucia: of unknown origin;	   cf. G. m["u]tze cap, prob. of the same origin. Cf.	   {Mozetta}.] (Eccl.)	   A hood, or cape with a hood, made of lined with gray fur,	   formerly worn by the clergy; -- written also amess, amyss,	   and almuce.	   [1913 Webster]
Amid \A*mid"\, prep.	   See {Amidst}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amide \Am"ide\ (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ide.] (Chem.)	   A compound formed by the union of amidogen with an acid	   element or radical. It may also be regarded as ammonia in	   which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by an	   acid atom or radical.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Acid amide}, a neutral compound formed by the substitution	      of the amido group for hydroxyl in an acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Amidin \Am"i*din\, n. [Cf. F. amidine, fr. amido? starch, fr. L.	   amylum, Gr. ? fine meal, neut. of ? not ground at the mill,	   -- hence, of the finest meal; 'a priv. + ?, ?, mill. See	   {Meal}.] (Chem.)	   Start modified by heat so as to become a transparent mass,	   like horn. It is soluble in cold water.	   [1913 Webster]
Amido \A*mi"do\, a. [From {Amide}.] (Chem.)	   Containing, or derived from, amidogen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Amido acid}, an acid in which a portion of the nonacid	      hydrogen has been replaced by the amido group. The amido	      acids are both basic and acid.	   {Amido group}, amidogen, {NH2}.	      [1913 Webster]
Amidogen \A*mid"o*gen\, n. [Amide + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical, {NH2}, not yet obtained in a separate	   state, which may be regarded as ammonia from the molecule of	   which one of its hydrogen atoms has been removed; -- called	   also the {amido group}, and in composition represented by the	   form amido.	   [1913 Webster]
Amidol \Am"i*dol\, n. [Amide + -ol as in alcohol.] (Photog. &	   Chem.)	   A salt of a diamino phenol, {C6H3(OH)(NH2)2}, used as a	   developer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amidships \A*mid"ships\, adv. (Naut.)	   In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and	   sometimes also her breadth. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster] Amidst
Amidst \A*midst"\, Amid \A*mid"\, prep. [OE. amidde, amiddes, on	   midden, AS. on middan, in the middle, fr. midde the middle.	   The s is an adverbial ending, originally marking the	   genitive; the t is a later addition, as in whilst, amongst,	   alongst. See {Mid}.]	   In the midst or middle of; surrounded or encompassed by;	   among. "This fair tree amidst the garden." "Unseen amid the	   throng." "Amidst thick clouds." --Milton. "Amidst	   acclamations." "Amidst the splendor and festivity of a	   court." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         But rather famish them amid their plenty. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Amidst}, {Among}.	   Usage: These words differ to some extent from each other, as	          will be seen from their etymology. Amidst denotes in	          the midst or middle of, and hence surrounded by; as,	          this work was written amidst many interruptions. Among	          denotes a mingling or intermixing with distinct or	          separable objects; as, "He fell among thieves."	          "Blessed art thou among women." Hence, we say, among	          the moderns, among the ancients, among the thickest of	          trees, among these considerations, among the reasons I	          have to offer. Amid and amidst are commonly used when	          the idea of separate or distinguishable objects is not	          prominent. Hence, we say, they kept on amidst the	          storm, amidst the gloom, he was sinking amidst the	          waves, he persevered amidst many difficulties; in none	          of which cases could among be used. In like manner,	          Milton speaks of Abdiel,	                The seraph Abdiel, faithful found;	                Among the faithless faithful only he,	          [1913 Webster] because he was then considered as one	          of the angels. But when the poet adds,	                From amidst them forth he passed,	          [1913 Webster] we have rather the idea of the angels	          as a collective body.	                Those squalid cabins and uncleared woods amidst	                which he was born.                --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]
Amigo \A*mi"go\, n.; pl. {Amigos}. [Sp., fr. L. amicus.]	   A friend; -- a Spanish term applied in the Philippine Islands	   to friendly natives.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amine \Am"ine\ (?; 277), n. [Ammonia + -ine.] (Org. Chem.)	   One of a class of basic substances derived from ammonia by	   replacement of one or more hydrogen atoms by an alkyl or aryl	   group. Compare {amide}, in which an acyl group is attached to	   the nitrogen. Hydroxylamine and hydrazine, which are not an	   organic compounds, are also basic and may also be considered	   amines.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
aminoalkane \aminoalkane\ n.	   1. a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen	      atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals.	   Syn: amine, alkyl amine	        [WordNet 1.5]
aminobenzine \aminobenzine\ n.	   1. an oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene	      and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines. Same as	      {aniline}.	   Syn: aniline oil, phenylamine	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aminol \Am"i*nol\, n. [From amine.] (Pharm.)	   A colorless liquid prepared from herring brine and containing	   amines, used as a local antiseptic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
aminomethane \aminomethane\ n.	   1. a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino	      radical.	      [WordNet 1.5]
aminopyrine \aminopyrine\ n.	   1. 1 a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and	      antipyretic.	   Syn: amidopyrine	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amioid \Am"i*oid\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Amioidei. -- n. One of the	   {Amioidei}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amioidei \Am`i*oi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Amia + -oid.] (Zool.)	   An order of ganoid fishes of which {Amia} is the type. See	   {Bowfin} and {Ganoidei}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amir \A*mir"\, n.	   Same as {Ameer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amish \Am"ish\, n. sing. & pl. [Written also {Omish}.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   The Amish Mennonites.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Amish \Am"ish\, a. [Written also {Omish}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the followers of Jacob	   Amman, a strict Mennonite of the 17th century, who even	   proscribed the use of buttons and shaving as "worldly	   conformity". There are several branches of Amish Mennonites	   in the United States. A branch having particularly strict	   adherence to the Amish principles are called {Old Order	   Amish}	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Amiss \A*miss"\, adv. [Pref. a- + miss.]	   Astray; faultily; improperly; wrongly; ill.	   [1913 Webster]	         What error drives our eyes and ears amiss? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye ask and receive not, because ye ask amiss. --James	                                                  iv. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To take (an act, thing) amiss}, to impute a wrong motive to	      (an act or thing); to take offense at; to take unkindly;	      as, you must not take these questions amiss.	      [1913 Webster]	Amiss \A*miss"\ ([.a]*m[i^]s"), a.	   Wrong; faulty; out of order; improper; as, it may not be	   amiss to ask advice.	   Note: [Used only in the predicate.] --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	               His wisdom and virtue can not always rectify that	               which is amiss in himself or his circumstances.	                                                  --Wollaston.	         [1913 Webster]	Amiss \A*miss"\, n.	   A fault, wrong, or mistake. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Each toy seems prologue to some great amiss. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Amissibility \A*mis`si*bil"i*ty\, [Cf. F. amissibilit['e]. See	   {Amit}.]	   The quality of being amissible; possibility of being lost.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Notions of popular rights and the amissibility of	         sovereign power for misconduct were alternately	         broached by the two great religious parties of Europe.	                                                  --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Amissible \A*mis"si*ble\, a. [L. amissibilis: cf. F. amissible.]	   Liable to be lost. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amission \A*mis"sion\, n. [L. amissio: cf. F. amission.]	   Deprivation; loss. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Amit \A*mit"\, v. t. [L. amittere, amissum, to lose; a (ab) +	   mittere to send. See {Missile}.]	   To lose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A lodestone fired doth presently amit its proper	         virtue.                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Amitosis \Am`i*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {A-} not, and {Mitosis}.]	   (Biol.)	   Cell division in which there is first a simple cleavage of	   the nucleus without change in its structure (such as the	   formation of chromosomes), followed by the division of the	   cytoplasm; direct cell division; -- opposed to {mitosis}. It	   is not the usual mode of division, and is believed by many to	   occur chiefly in highly specialized cells which are incapable	   of long-continued multiplication, in transitory structures,	   and in those in early stages of degeneration.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amitotic \Am`i*tot"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to amitosis; karyostenotic; -- opposed to	   {mitotic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amity \Am"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Amities}. [F. amiti['e], OF.	   amisti['e], amist['e], fr. an assumed LL. amisitas, fr. L.	   amicus friendly, from amare to love. See {Amiable}.]	   Friendship, in a general sense, between individuals,	   societies, or nations; friendly relations; good	   understanding; as, a treaty of amity and commerce; the amity	   of the Whigs and Tories.	   [1913 Webster]	         To live on terms of amity with vice.     --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Harmony; friendliness; friendship; affection; good will;	        peace.	        [1913 Webster]
Amma \Am"ma\, n. [LL. amma, prob. of interjectional or imitative	   origin: cf. Sp. ama, G. amme, nurse, Basque ama mother, Heb.	   ?m, Ar. immun, ummun.]	   An abbes or spiritual mother.	   [1913 Webster]
Amman \Amman\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Jordan. Population (2000) = 963,490.	   [PJC]
Ammeter \Am"me*ter\, n. (Physics)	   A contraction of amperometer or amp[`e]remeter.	   [1913 Webster]
Ammiral \Am"mi*ral\, n.	   An obsolete form of admiral. "The mast of some great	   ammiral." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ammite \Am"mite\ ([a^]m"m[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'ammi`ths, 'ammi`tis,	   sandstone, fr. 'a`mmos or "a`mmos sand.] (Geol.)	   O["o]lite or roestone; -- written also {hammite}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
ammobium \ammobium\ n.	   1. any plant of the genus {Ammobium} having yellow flowers	      and silvery foliage.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Ammodyte \Am"mo*dyte\, n. [L. ammodytes, Gr. ? sand burrower, a	   kind of serpent; 'a`mmos sand + ? diver, ? to dive.] (Zool.)	      (a) One of a genus of fishes; the sand eel.	      (b) A kind of viper in southern Europe. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]
Ammodytes \Ammodytes\ n.	   1. 1 type genus of the Ammodytidae.	   Syn: genus Ammodytes	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ammodytidae \Ammodytidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family comprising the sand lances.	   Syn: family {Ammodytidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ammonal \Am"mo*nal`\, n. [Ammonium + aluminium.]	   An explosive consisting of a mixture of powdered aluminum and	   ammonium nitrate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ammonia \am*mo"ni*a\ ([a^]m*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [From sal	   ammoniac, which was first obtaining near the temple of	   Jupiter Ammon, by burning camel's dung. See {Ammoniac}.]	   (Chem.)	   A gaseous compound of hydrogen and nitrogen, {NH3}, with a	   pungent smell and taste: -- often called {volatile alkali},	   and {spirits of hartshorn}. It is very soluble in water,	   forming a moderately alkaline solution, and is used in	   aqueous solution as a household cleaning agent, such as for	   cleaning grease from glass.	   [1913 Webster + PJC] Ammoniac
ammoniac \am*mo"ni*ac\ ([a^]m*m[=o]"n[i^]*[a^]k), Ammoniacal
\Am`mo*ni"a*cal\ ([a^]m`m[-o]*n[imac]"[.a]*kal), a.	   Of, pertaining, or containing ammonia, or possessing its	   properties; as, an ammoniac salt; ammoniacal gas.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ammoniacal engine}, an engine in which the vapor of ammonia	      is used as the motive force.	   {Sal ammoniac} [L. sal ammoniacus], the salt usually called	      {chloride of ammonium}, and formerly {muriate of ammonia}.	      [1913 Webster] Gum ammoniac
Ammoniac \Am*mo"ni*ac\(or Gum ammoniac \Gum` am*mo"ni*ac\, n.	   [L. Ammoniacum, Gr. 'ammoniako`n a resinous gum, said to	   distill from a tree near the temple of Jupiter Ammon; cf. F.	   ammoniac. See {Ammonite}.] (Med.)	   The concrete juice (gum resin) of an umbelliferous plant, the	   {Dorema ammoniacum}. It is brought chiefly from Iran in the	   form of yellowish tears, which occur singly, or are	   aggregated into masses. It has a peculiar smell, and a	   nauseous, sweet taste, followed by a bitter one. It is	   inflammable, partially soluble in water and in alcohol, and	   is used in medicine as an expectorant and resolvent, and for	   the formation of certain plasters.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Ammoniacal fermentation \Am`mo*ni"a*cal fer`men*ta"tion\	   Any fermentation process by which ammonia is formed, as that	   by which urea is converted into ammonium carbonate when urine	   is exposed to the air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ammoniate \ammoniate\ v.	   1. treat with ammonia; expose to ammonia	      [WordNet 1.5]
Ammoniated \Am*mo"ni*a`ted\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined or impregnated with ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Ammonic \Am*mo"nic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Ammonite \Am"mon*ite\, n. [L. cornu Ammonis born of Ammon; L.	   Ammon, Gr. ? an appellation of Jupiter, as represented with	   the horns of a ram. It was originally the name of an.	   Egyptian god, Amun.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil cephalopod shell related to the nautilus. There are	   many genera and species, and all are extinct, the typical	   forms having existed only in the Mesozoic age, when they were	   exceedingly numerous. They differ from the nautili in having	   the margins of the septa very much lobed or plaited, and the	   siphuncle dorsal. Also called {serpent stone}, {snake stone},	   and {cornu Ammonis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ammonitiferous \Am`mon*i*tif"er*ous\, a. [Ammonite + -ferous.]	   Containing fossil ammonites.	   [1913 Webster]
Ammonitoidea \Am*mon`i*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Ammonite +	   -oid.] (Zool.)	   An extensive group of fossil cephalopods often very abundant	   in Mesozoic rocks. See {Ammonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ammonium \Am*mo"ni*um\, n. [See {Ammonia}.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical, {NH4}, having the chemical relations of a	   strongly basic element like the alkali metals.	   [1913 Webster]
ammonoid \ammonoid\ n.	   1. one of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct	      mollusks; same as {ammonite}.	   Syn: ammonite	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ammotragus \Ammotragus\ n.	   a genus of wild sheep.	   Syn: genus {Ammotragus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ammunition \Am`mu*ni"tion\, n. [F. amunition, for munition,	   prob. caused by taking la munition as l'amunition. See	   {Munition}.]	   1. Military stores, or provisions of all kinds for attack or	      defense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Articles used in charging firearms and ordnance of all	      kinds; as powder, balls, shot, shells, percussion caps,	      rockets, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any stock of missiles, literal or figurative.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ammunition bread}, {shoes}, etc., such as are contracted for	      by government, and supplied to the soldiers. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ammunition \Am`mu*ni"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ammunitioned};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Ammunitioning}.]	   To provide with ammunition.	   [1913 Webster]
amnesia \am*ne"si*a\ ([a^]m*n[=e]"zh[u^] or	   [a^]m*n[=e]"z[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amnhsi`a; 'a priv.	   + mna^sqai to remember.]	   1. (Med.) Forgetfulness; loss of long-term memory. --Quian.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. (Med.) A defect of speech, from cerebral disease, in which	      the patient substitutes wrong words or names in the place	      of those he wishes to employ. [Obs.] --Quian.	      [1913 Webster + AS]
amnesiac \amnesiac\ adj. ([a^]m*n[=e]"z[-e]*[a^]k)	   Having lost memories, especially due to brain injury or	   mental shock; suffering from amnesia.	   Syn: amnesic	        [WordNet 1.5]	amnesiac \am*ne"si*ac\ ([a^]m*n[=e]"z[-e]*[a^]k), n. (Med.)	   A patient suffering from amnesia.	   [AS]
Amnesic \Am*ne"sic\, a. (Med.)	   1.	   1. Of or pertaining to amnesia. "Amnesic or coordinate	      defects." --Quian. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suffering from amnesia; same as {amnesiac}.	      [PJC]
Amnestic \Am*nes"tic\, a.	   1. Causing loss of memory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to amnesia.	      [PJC]
amnestic \am*nes"tic\ ([a^]m*n[e^]s"t[i^]k), n.	   A drug causing loss of memory. --Stedman.	   [PJC]
amnesty \am"nes*ty\ ([a^]m"n[e^]s*t[y^]), n. [L. amnestia, Gr.	   'amnhsti`a, a forgetting, fr. 'a`mnhstos forgotten,	   forgetful; 'a priv. + mna^sqai to remember: cf. F. amnistie,	   earlier amnestie. See {Mean}, v.]	   1. Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong;	      oblivion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a	      general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects	      concerned in an insurrection.	      [1913 Webster]
Amnesty \Am"nes*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amnestied}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Amnestying}.]	   To grant amnesty to.	   [1913 Webster]
Amnicolist \Am*nic"o*list\, n. [L. amnicola, amnis a river +	   colere to dwell.]	   One who lives near a river. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Amnigenous \Am*nig"e*nous\, a. [L. amnigena; amnis a river +	   root gen of gignere to beget.]	   Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Amnion \Am"ni*on\, n. [Gr. ? the membrane round the fetus, dim.	   of ? lamb.] (Anat.)	   A thin membrane surrounding the embryos of mammals, birds,	   and reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Amnios \Am"ni*os\, n.	   Same as {Amnion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amniota \Am`ni*o"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Amnion}.] (Zool.)	   That group of vertebrates which develops in its embryonic	   life the envelope called the amnion. It comprises the	   reptiles, the birds, and the mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
amniote \amniote\ n.	   1. any member of the Amniota.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Amniotic \Am`ni*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. amniotique.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the amnion; characterized by an amnion;	   as, the amniotic fluid; the amniotic sac.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Amniotic acid}. (Chem.) [R.] See {Allantoin}.	      [1913 Webster] Amoeba
Amoeba \A*moe"ba\, Amoeba \A*m[oe]"ba\, n.; pl. L.	   {Am[oe]b[ae]}; E. {Am[oe]bas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? change.]	   (Zool.)	   A rhizopod common in fresh water, capable of undergoing many	   changes of form at will. Same as {ameba}. See {Rhizopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amoebaeum \Am`[oe]*b[ae]"um\, n. [L. am[oe]baeus, Gr. ?,	   alternate; L. amoebaeum carmen, Gr. ? ?, a responsive song,	   fr. ? change.]	   A poem in which persons are represented at speaking	   alternately; as the third and seventh eclogues of Virgil.	   [1913 Webster]
Amoebea \Am`[oe]*be"a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   That division of the Rhizopoda which includes the amoeba and	   similar forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Amoebean \Am`[oe]*be"an\, a.	   Alternately answering.	   [1913 Webster]
Amoebian \A*m[oe]"bi*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Am[oe]bea.	   [1913 Webster] Amoebiform
Amoebiform \A*m[oe]"bi*form\, Amoeboid \A*m[oe]"boid\, a.	   [Am[oe]ba + -form or -oid.] (Biol.)	   Resembling an am[oe]ba; am[oe]ba-shaped; changing in shape	   like an am[oe]ba.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Am[oe]boid movement}, movement produced, as in the am[oe]ba,	      by successive processes of prolongation and retraction.	      [1913 Webster]
Amoebous \A*m[oe]"bous\, a.	   Like an am[oe]ba in structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Amole \A*mo"le\, n. [Mex.] (Bot.)	   Any detergent plant, or the part of it used as a detergent,	   as the roots of {Agave Americana}, {Chlorogalum	   pomeridianum}, etc. [Sp. Amer. & Mex.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amolition \Am`o*li"tion\, n. [L. amolitio, fr. amoliri to	   remove; a (ab) + moliri to put in motion.]	   Removal; a putting away. [Obs.] --Bp. Ward (1673).	   [1913 Webster]
Amomum \A*mo"mum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an Indian spice plant.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of aromatic plants. It includes species which bear	   cardamoms, and grains of paradise.	   [1913 Webster]
Amoneste \A*mon"este\, v. t.	   To admonish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Among
Among \A*mong"\, Amongst \A*mongst"\, prep. [OE. amongist,	   amonges, amonge, among, AS. onmang, ongemang, gemang, in a	   crowd or mixture. For the ending -st see {Amidst}. See	   {Mingle}.]	   1. Mixed or mingled; surrounded by.	      [1913 Webster]	            They heard,	            And from his presence hid themselves among	            The thickest trees.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conjoined, or associated with, or making part of the	      number of; in the number or class of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blessed art thou among women.         --Luke i. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Expressing a relation of dispersion, distribution, etc.;	      also, a relation of reciprocal action.	      [1913 Webster]	            What news among the merchants?        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Human sacrifices were practiced among them. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divide that gold amongst you.         --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether they quarreled among themselves, or with	            their neighbors.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Amidst; between. See {Amidst}, {Between}.	        [1913 Webster]
Amon-Ra \Amon-Ra\ n.	   1. the ancient Egyptian sun god; supreme god of the universe	      in whom Amen and Ra were combined; principal deity during	      Theban supremacy.	   Syn: Amen-Ra	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amontillado \A*mon`til*la"do\, n. [Sp.]	   A dry kind of cherry, of a light color. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Amoret \Am"o*ret\, n. [OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of	   amour.]	   1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [Obs.] --J. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances	      or love tricks. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A petty love affair or amour. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Amorette \Am"o*rette"\, n.	   An amoret. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorist \Am"o*rist\, n. [L. armor love. See {Amorous}.]	   A lover; a gallant. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was the custom for an amorist to impress the name of	         his mistress in the dust, or upon the damp earth, with	         letters fixed upon his shoe.             --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
A-mornings \A-morn"ings\, adv. [See {Amorwe}. The -s is a	   genitival ending. See {-wards}.]	   In the morning; every morning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And have such pleasant walks into the woods	         A-mornings.                              --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorosa \Am`o*ro"sa\, n. [It. amoroso, fem. amorosa.]	   A wanton woman; a courtesan. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorosity \Am`o*ros"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being amorous; lovingness. [R.] --Galt.	   [1913 Webster]
Amoroso \Am`o*ro"so\, n. [It. amoroso, LL. amorosus.]	   A lover; a man enamored.	   [1913 Webster]	Amoroso \Am`o*ro"so\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   In a soft, tender, amatory style.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorous \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; loving; fond; affectionate; as, an	      amorous disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with love; in love; enamored; -- usually with of;	      formerly with on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy roses amorous of the moon.        --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	            High nature amorous of the good.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sure my brother is amorous on Hero.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or relating to, or produced by, love. "Amorous	      delight." --Milton. "Amorous airs." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Loving; fond; tender; passionate; affectionate; devoted;	        ardent.	        [1913 Webster]
Amorously \Am"o*rous*ly\, adv.	   In an amorous manner; fondly.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorousness \Am"o*rous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being amorous, or inclined to sexual love;	   lovingness.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorpha \A*mor"pha\, n.; pl. {Amorphas}. [Gr. ? shapeless.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous shrubs, having long clusters of purple	   flowers; false or bastard indigo. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorphism \A*mor"phism\, n. [See {Amorphous}.]	   A state of being amorphous; esp. a state of being without	   crystallization even in the minutest particles, as in glass,	   opal, etc.	   Note: There are stony substances which, when fused, may cool	         as glass or as stone; the glass state is spoken of as a	         state of amorphism.	         [1913 Webster]
Amorphous \A*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + morfh` form.]	   1. Having no determinate form; of irregular; shapeless.	      --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without crystallization in the ultimate texture of a solid	      substance; uncrystallized.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of no particular kind or character; anomalous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scientific treatises . . . are not seldom rude and	            amorphous in style.                   --Hare.	      [1913 Webster] -- {A*mor"phous*ly}, adv. --	      {A*mor"phous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
amorphophallus \amorphophallus\ n.	   1. any plant of the genus Amorphophallus.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Amorphozoa \A*mor`pho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shapeless;	   'a priv. + morfh` form + ? animal.] (Zool.)	   Animals without a mouth or regular internal organs, as the	   sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorphozoic \A*mor`pho*zo"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Amorphozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorphy \A*mor"phy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. amorphie. See	   {Amorphous}.]	   Shapelessness. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Amort \A*mort"\, a. [Pref. a- + F. mort death, dead; all amort	   is for alamort.]	   As if dead; lifeless; spiritless; dejected; depressed.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Amortisable	   Amortisation	   Amortise
Amortise \A*mor"tise\, v., Amortisation \A*mor`ti*sa"tion\, n.,
Amortisable \A*mor"tis*a*ble\, a., Amortisement
\A*mor"tise*ment\, n.	   Same as {Amortize}, {Amortization}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Amortizable \A*mor"tiz*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. amortissable.]	   Capable of being cleared off, as a debt.	   [1913 Webster]
Amortization \A*mor`ti*za"tion\, n. [LL. amortisatio,	   admortizatio. See {Amortize}, and cf. {Admortization}.]	   1. (Law) The act or right of alienating lands to a	      corporation, which was considered formerly as transferring	      them to dead hands, or in mortmain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The extinction of a debt, usually by means of a sinking	      fund; also, the money thus paid. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Amortize \A*mor"tize\, v. t. [OE. amortisen, LL. amortisare,	   admortizare, F. amortir to sell in mortmain, to extinguish;	   L. ad + mors death. See {Mortmain}].	   1. To make as if dead; to destroy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To alienate in mortmain, that is, to convey to a	      corporation. See {Mortmain}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To clear off or extinguish, as a debt, usually by means of	      a sinking fund.	      [1913 Webster]
Amortizement \A*mor"tize*ment\, n. [F. amortissement.]	   Same as {Amortization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amorwe \A*mor"we\, adv. [Pref. a- on + OE. morwe. See {Morrow}.]	   1. In the morning. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On the following morning. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Amotion \A*mo"tion\, n. [L. amotio. See {Amove}.]	   1. Removal; ousting; especially, the removal of a corporate	      officer from his office.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deprivation of possession.	      [1913 Webster]
Amotus \A*mo"tus\, a. [L., withdrawn (from it?place).] (Zool.)	   Elevated, -- as a toe, when raised so high that the tip does	   not touch the ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Amount \A*mount"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Amounted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Amounting}.] [OF. amonter to increase, advance, ascend,	   fr. amont (equiv. to L. ad montem to the mountain) upward, F.	   amont up the river. See {Mount}, n.]	   1. To go up; to ascend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So up he rose, and thence amounted straight.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise or reach by an accumulation of particular sums or	      quantities; to come (to) in the aggregate or whole; --	      with to or unto.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rise, reach, or extend in effect, substance, or	      influence; to be equivalent; to come practically (to); as,	      the testimony amounts to very little.	      [1913 Webster]	Amount \A*mount"\, v. t.	   To signify; to amount to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Amount \A*mount"\, n.	   1. The sum total of two or more sums or quantities; the	      aggregate; the whole quantity; a totality; as, the amount	      of 7 and 9 is 16; the amount of a bill; the amount of this	      year's revenue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The effect, substance, value, significance, or result; the	      sum; as, the amount of the testimony is this.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole amount of that enormous fame. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Amour \A*mour"\, n. [F., fr. L. amor love.]	   1. Love; affection. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Love making; a love affair; usually, an unlawful	      connection in love; a love intrigue; an illicit love	      affair.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In amours with}, in love with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Amour propre \A"mour` pro"pre\ ([.a]"m[=oo]r` pr[-o]"pr'). [F.]	   Self-love; self-esteem.	   [1913 Webster]
Amovability \A*mov`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Liability to be removed or dismissed from office. [R.] --T.	   Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Amovable \A*mov"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. amovible.]	   Removable.	   [1913 Webster]
Amove \A*move"\, v. t. [L. amovere; a- (ab) + movere to move:	   cf. OF. amover.]	   1. To remove, as a person or thing, from a position. [Obs.]	      --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To dismiss from an office or station.	      [1913 Webster]	Amove \A*move"\, v. t. & i. [OE. amovir, L. admovere to move to,	   to excite; ad + movere.]	   To move or be moved; to excite. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ampelite \Am"pe*lite\ ([a^]m"p[-e]*l[imac]t), n. [L. ampelitis,	   Gr. 'ampeli^tis, fr. 'a`mpelos vine.] (Min.)	   An earth abounding in pyrites, used by the ancients to kill	   insects, etc., on vines; -- applied by Brongniart to a	   carbonaceous alum schist.	   [1913 Webster]
Ampelopsis \Am`pe*lop"sis\ ([a^]m`p[-e]*l[o^]p"s[i^]s), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. 'a`mpelos vine + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.)	   A genus formerly including the Virginia creeper.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amperage \Am*per"age\, n. (Elec.)	   The strength of a current of electricity carried by a	   conductor or generated by a machine, measured in amp[`e]res.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ampere \Am`p[`e]re"\ ([aum]N`p[^a]r"), Ampere \Am*pere"\	   ([a^]m*p[=a]r"), n. [From the name of a French electrician.]	   (Elec.)	   The unit of electric current; -- defined by the International	   Electrical Congress in 1893 and by U. S. Statute as, one	   tenth of the unit of current of the C. G. S. system of	   electro-magnetic units, or the practical equivalent of the	   unvarying current which, when passed through a standard	   solution of nitrate of silver in water, deposits silver at	   the rate of 0.001118 grams per second. Called also the	   {international amp[`e]re}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ampere foot \Am`p[`e]re" foot\ (Elec.)	   A unit, employed in calculating fall of pressure in	   distributing mains, equivalent to a current of one amp[`e]re	   flowing through one foot of conductor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ampere minute	   Ampere hour	Ampere hour \Amp[`e]re hour\ (Elec.)	   The quantity of electricity delivered in hour by a current	   whose average strength is one amp[`e]re. It is used as a unit	   of charge quantity; the Ampere hour is equal to 3600	   coulombs. The terms	Ampere minute \Amp[`e]re minute\ and Ampere second \Amp[`e]re
second\ are sometimes similarly used.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Amperemeter
Amperemeter \Am`p[`e]re"me`ter\, Amperometer \Am`pe*rom"e*ter\,	   n. [Amp[`e]re + meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the strength of an electrical	   current in amp[`e]res.	   [1913 Webster]
ampere-second \ampere-second\ n.	   1. a unit of charge equal to that acquired by the	      accumulation of one ampere for one second.	   Syn: coulomb, C	        [WordNet 1.5] ampere-turn
ampere-turn \ampere-turn\, Ampere turn \Amp[`e]re turn\ (Elec.)	   A unit of magnetomotive force equal to the product of one	   complete convolution (of a coiled conductor) into one	   amp[`e]re of current; thus, a conductor having five	   convolutions and carrying a current of half an amp[`e]re is	   said to have 21/2 amp[`e]re turns. The magnetizing effect of	   a coil is proportional to the number of its amp[`e]re turns.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ampersand \Am"per*sand\, n. [A corruption of and, per se and, i.	   e., & by itself makes and.]	   A word used to describe the character ?, ?, or &.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphi- \Am*phi-\ [Gr. 'amfi`.]	   A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying both, of both	   kinds, on both sides, about, around.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphiarthrodial \Am`phi*ar*thro"di*al\, a. [Pref. amphi- +	   arthrodial.]	   Characterized by amphiarthrosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphiarthrosis \Am`phi*ar*thro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + ?	   a joining, ? a joint.] (Anat.)	   A form of articulation in which the bones are connected by	   intervening substance admitting slight motion; symphysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphiaster \Am"phi*as`ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + 'asth`r a	   star.] (Biol.)	   The achromatic figure, formed in mitotic cell-division,	   consisting of two asters connected by a spindle-shaped bundle	   of rodlike fibers diverging from each aster, and called the	   spindle.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibia \Am*phib"i*a\, n. pl. [See {Amphibium}.] (Zool.)	   One of the classes of vertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Amphibia are distinguished by having usually no	         scales, by having eggs and embryos similar to those of	         fishes, and by undergoing a complete metamorphosis, the	         young having gills. There are three living orders: (1)	         The tailless, as the frogs ({Anura}); (2) The tailed	         ({Urodela}), as the salamanders, and the siren group	         ({Sirenoidea}), which retain the gills of the young	         state (hence called {Perennibranchiata}) through the	         adult state, among which are the siren, proteus, etc.;	         (3) The C[oe]cilians, or serpentlike Amphibia	         ({Ophiomorpha} or {Gymnophiona}), with minute scales	         and without limbs. The extinct Labyrinthodonts also	         belonged to this class. The term is sometimes loosely	         applied to both reptiles and amphibians collectively.	         [1913 Webster]
Amphibial \Am*phib"i*al\ (-al), a. & n.	   Amphibian. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibian \Am*phib"i*an\ (-an), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Amphibia; as, amphibian reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]	Amphibian \Am*phib"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Amphibia.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibiological \Am*phib`i*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to amphibiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibiology \Am*phib`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? amphibious + -logy:	   cf. F. amphibiologie.]	   A treatise on amphibious animals; the department of natural	   history which treats of the Amphibia.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibiotica \Am*phib`i*ot"i*ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` +	   biwtiko`s pertaining to life.] (Zool.)	   A division of insects having aquatic larv[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibious \Am*phib"i*ous\, a. [Gr. 'amfi`bios living a double	   life, i. e., both on land in water; 'amfi` + bi`os life.]	   1. Having the ability to live both on land and in water, as	      frogs, crocodiles, beavers, and some plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, adapted for, or connected with, both land	      and water.	      [1913 Webster]	            The amphibious character of the Greeks was already	            determined: they were to be lords of land and sea.	                                                  --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of a mixed nature; partaking of two natures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not in free and common socage, but in this	            amphibious subordinate class of villein socage.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Amphibiously \Am*phib"i*ous*ly\, adv.	   Like an amphibious being.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibium \Am*phib"i*um\, n.; pl. L. {Amphibia}; E.	   {Amphibiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? an animal). See	   {Amphibious}.]	   An amphibian.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphiblastic \Am`phi*blas"tic\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*bl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   [Gr. 'amfi` + blastiko`s tending to sprout.] (Biol.)	   Segmenting unequally; -- said of telolecithal ova with	   complete segmentation.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibole \Am"phi*bole\ ([a^]m"f[i^]*b[=o]l), n. [Gr.	   'amfi`bolos doubtful, equivocal, fr. 'amfiba`llein to throw	   round, to doubt: cf. F. amphibole. Ha["u]y so named the genus	   from the great variety of color and composition assumed by	   the mineral.] (Min.)	   A common mineral embracing many varieties varying in color	   and in composition. It occurs in monoclinic crystals; also	   massive, generally with fibrous or columnar structure. The	   color varies from white to gray, green, brown, and black. It	   is a silicate of magnesium and calcium, with usually	   aluminium and iron. Some common varieties are {tremolite},	   {actinolite}, {asbestus}, {edenite}, {hornblende} (the last	   name being also used as a general term for the whole	   species). Amphibole is a constituent of many crystalline	   rocks, as syenite, diorite, most varieties of trachyte, etc.	   See {Hornblende}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibolic \Am`phi*bol"ic\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*b[o^]l"[i^]c), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to amphiboly; ambiguous; equivocal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or resembling the mineral amphibole.	      [1913 Webster]
amphibolite \amphibolite\ n.	   1. a metamorphic rock composed chiefly of amphibole and	      plagioclase.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Amphibological \Am*phib`o*log"ic*al\	   ([a^]m*f[i^]b`[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a.	   Of doubtful meaning; ambiguous. "Amphibological expressions."	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Am*phib`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibology \Am`phi*bol"o*gy\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*b[-o]l"[-o]*j[y^]),	   n.; pl. {Amphibologies} (-j[i^]z). [L. amphibologia, for	   amphibolia, fr. Gr. 'amfiboli`a, with the ending -logia as if	   fr. Gr. 'amfi`bolos ambiguous + lo`gos speech: cf. F.	   amphibologie. See {Amphiboly}.]	   A phrase, discourse, or proposition, susceptible of two	   interpretations; and hence, of uncertain meaning. It differs	   from equivocation, which arises from the twofold sense of a	   single term.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibolous \Am*phib"o*lous\, a. [L. amphibolus, Gr. ? thrown	   about, doubtful. See {Amphibole}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Ambiguous; doubtful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Never was there such an amphibolous quarrel -- both	            parties declaring themselves for the king. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Capable of two meanings.	      [1913 Webster]	            An amphibolous sentence is one that is capable of	            two meanings, not from the double sense of any of	            the words, but from its admitting of a double	            construction; e. g., "The duke yet lives that Henry	            shall depose."                        --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]
Amphiboly \Am*phib"o*ly\, n.; pl. {Amphibolies}. [L. amphibolia,	   Gr. ?: cf. OE. amphibolie. See {Amphibolous}.]	   Ambiguous discourse; amphibology.	   [1913 Webster]	         If it oracle contrary to our interest or humor, we will	         create an amphiboly, a double meaning where there is	         none.                                    --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphibrach \Am"phi*brach\ ([a^]m"f[i^]*br[a^]k), n. [L. ?, Gr. ?	   short at both ends; 'amfi` + brachy`s short.] (Anc. Pros.)	   A foot of three syllables, the middle one long, the first and	   last short ([crescent] -- [crescent]); as, h[a^]b[=e]r[e^].	   In modern prosody the accented syllable takes the place of	   the long and the unaccented of the short; as,	   pro-phet[bprime]ic.	   [1913 Webster] Amphicarpic
Amphicarpic \Am`phi*car"pic\, Amphicarpous \Am`phi*car"pous\, a.	   [Gr. 'amfi` + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)	   Producing fruit of two kinds, either as to form or time of	   ripening.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphichroic \Am`phi*chro"ic\, a. [Gr. 'amfi` + ? color.] (Chem.)	   Exhibiting or producing two colors, as substances which in	   the color test may change red litmus to blue and blue litmus	   to red.	   [1913 Webster] Amphicoelian
Amphicoelian \Am`phi*c[oe]"li*an\, Amphicoelous
\Am`phi*c[oe]"lous\, a. [Gr. ? hollowed all round; 'amfi` + ?	   hollow.] (Zool.)	   Having both ends concave; biconcave; -- said of vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Amphicome \Am"phi*come\, n. [Gr. ? with hair all round; 'amfi` +	   ? hair.]	   A kind of figured stone, rugged and beset with eminences,	   anciently used in divination. [Obs.] --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphictyonic \Am*phic`ty*on"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to the Amphictyons or their League or	   Council; as, an Amphictyonic town or state; the Amphictyonic	   body. --W. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphictyons \Am*phic"ty*ons\, n. pl. [L. Amphictyones, Gr. ?.	   Prob. the word was orig. ? dwellers around, neighbors.]	   (Grecian Hist.)	   Deputies from the confederated states of ancient Greece to a	   congress or council. They considered both political and	   religious matters.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphictyony \Am*phic"ty*o*ny\, n.; pl. {Amphictyonies}. [Gr. ?.]	   (Grecian Hist.)	   A league of states of ancient Greece; esp. the celebrated	   confederation known as the Amphictyonic Council. Its object	   was to maintain the common interests of Greece.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphid \Am"phid\, n. [Gr. 'a`mfw both: cf. F. amphide.] (Chem.)	   A salt of the class formed by the combination of an acid and	   a base, or by the union of two oxides, two sulphides,	   selenides, or tellurides, as distinguished from a {haloid}	   compound. [R.] --Berzelius.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphidisc \Am"phi*disc\, n. [Gr. 'amfi` + di`skos a round	   plate.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar small siliceous spicule having a denticulated	   wheel at each end; -- found in freshwater sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphidromical \Am`phi*drom"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'amfi`dromos running	   about or around.]	   Pertaining to an Attic festival at the naming of a child; --	   so called because the friends of the parents carried the	   child around the hearth and then named it.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigamous \Am*phig"a*mous\, a. [Gr. 'amfi` + ? marriage.]	   (Bot.)	   Having a structure entirely cellular, and no distinct sexual	   organs; -- a term applied by De Candolle to the lowest order	   of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigean \Am`phi*ge"an\, a. [Gr. 'amfi` + ?, ?, the earth.]	   Extending over all the zones, from the tropics to the polar	   zones inclusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigen \Am"phi*gen\, n. [Gr. 'amfi` + -gen: cf. F.	   amphig[`e]ne.] (Chem.)	   An element that in combination produces amphid salt; --	   applied by Berzelius to oxygen, sulphur, selenium, and	   tellurium. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigene \Am"phi*gene\, n. (Min.)	   Leucite.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigenesis \Am`phi*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'amfi` + ? generation.]	   (Biol.)	   Sexual generation; amphigony.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigenous \Am*phig"e*nous\, a. (Bot.)	   Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigonic \Am`phi*gon"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to amphigony; sexual; as, amphigonic propagation.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigonous \Am*phig"o*nous\, a. [Gr. 'amfi` + ? a begetting.]	   Relating to both parents. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigony \Am*phig"o*ny\, n.	   Sexual propagation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigoric \Am`phi*gor"ic\, a. [See {Amphigory}.]	   Nonsensical; absurd; pertaining to an amphigory.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphigory \Am"phi*go*ry\, n. [F. amphigouri, of uncertain	   derivation; perh. fr. Gr. 'amfi` + ? a circle.]	   A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which	   on further attention proves to be meaningless. [Written also	   {amphigouri}.]	   [1913 Webster] Amphilogism
Amphilogism \Am*phil"o*gism\, Amphilogy \Am*phil"o*gy\, n. [Gr.	   ? + -logy.]	   Ambiguity of speech; equivocation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amphimacer \Am*phim"a*cer\, n. [L. amphimacrus, Gr. ?; 'amfi` on	   both sides + ? long.] (Anc. Pros.)	   A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the	   others long, as in c[=a]st[i^]t[=a]s. --Andrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphineura \Am`phi*neu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. 'amfi` + ? sinew,	   nerve.] (Zool.)	   A division of Mollusca remarkable for the bilateral symmetry	   of the organs and the arrangement of the nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphioxidae \Amphioxidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family comprising the lancelets.	   Syn: family {Amphioxidae}, Branchiostomidae, family	        {Branchiostomidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
amphiprostylar \amphiprostylar\ adj.	   1. 1 having columns at both ends but not on the sides.	   Syn: amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amphioxus \Am`phi*ox"us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + ? sharp.]	   (Zool.)	   A fishlike creature ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), two or three	   inches long, found in temperature seas; -- also called the	   {lancelet}. Its body is pointed at both ends. It is the	   lowest and most generalized of the vertebrates, having	   neither brain, skull, vertebr[ae], nor red blood. It forms	   the type of the group {Acrania}, {Leptocardia}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphipneust \Am*phip"neust\, n. [Gr. 'amfi` + ? one who	   breathes, ? to breathe.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of Amphibia, which have both lungs and gills	   at the same time, as the proteus and siren.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphipod \Am"phi*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Amphipoda.	   [1913 Webster] Amphipod	Amphipod \Am"phi*pod\, Amphipodan \Am*phip"o*dan\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphipoda \Am*phip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + ?, ?	   foot.] (Zool.)	   A numerous group of fourteen -- footed Crustacea, inhabiting	   both fresh and salt water. The body is usually compressed	   laterally, and the anterior pairs or legs are directed	   downward and forward, but the posterior legs are usually	   turned upward and backward. The beach flea is an example. See	   {Tetradecapoda} and {Arthrostraca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphipodous \Am*phip"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Amphipoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphiprostyle \Am*phip"ro*style\, a. [L. amphiprostylos, Gr. ?	   having a double prostyle: cf. F. amphiprostyle. See	   {Prostyle}.] (Arch.)	   Doubly prostyle; having columns at each end, but not at the	   sides. -- n. An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphirhina \Am`phi*rhi"na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'amfi` + ?, ?,	   nose.] (Zool.)	   A name applied to the elasmobranch fishes, because the nasal	   sac is double.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphisbaena \Am`phis*b[ae]"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? on both	   ends + ? to go.]	   1. A fabled serpent with a head at each end, moving either	      way. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of harmless lizards, serpentlike in form,	      without legs, and with both ends so much alike that they	      appear to have a head at each, and ability to move either	      way. See Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {Gordius aquaticus}, or hairworm, has been called	         an {amphisbaena}; but it belongs among the worms.	         [1913 Webster]
Amphisbaenoid \Am`phis*b[ae]"noid\, a. [NL., fr. L. amphisbaena	   + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisb[ae]na.	   [1913 Webster] Amphiscii
Amphiscii \Am*phis"ci*i\, Amphiscians \Am*phis"cians\, n. pl.	   [Gr. ? throwing a shadow both ways; 'amfi` + ? shadow.]	   The inhabitants of the tropic, whose shadows in one part of	   the year are cast to the north, and in the other to the	   south, according as the sun is south or north of their	   zenith.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphistomous \Am*phis"to*mous\, a. [Gr. 'amfi` + ? mouth.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a sucker at each extremity, as certain entozoa, by	   means of which they adhere.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphistylic \Am`phi*sty"lic\, a. [Gr. ? + ? pillar, support.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the mandibular arch articulated with the hyoid arch	   and the cranium, as in the cestraciont sharks; -- said of a	   skull.	   [1913 Webster] Amphitheater
Amphitheater \Am`phi*the"a*ter\, Amphitheatre
\Am`phi*the"a*tre\,, n. [L. amphitheatrum, fr. Gr. ?; 'amfi` + ?	   theater: cf. F. amphith['e][^a]tre. See {Theater}.]	   1. An oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats	      about an open space called the arena.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Romans first constructed amphitheaters for combats	         of gladiators and wild beasts.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling an amphitheater in form; as, a level	      surrounded by rising slopes or hills, or a rising gallery	      in a theater.	      [1913 Webster]
Amphitheatral \Am`phi*the"a*tral\, a. [L. amphitheatralis: cf.	   F. amphith['e][^a]tral.]	   Amphitheatrical; resembling an amphitheater.	   [1913 Webster] Amphitheatric
Amphitheatric \Am`phi*the*at"ric\, Amphitheatrical
\Am`phi*the*at"ric*al\, a. [L. amphitheatricus.]	   Of, pertaining to, exhibited in, or resembling, an	   amphitheater.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphitheatrically \Am`phi*the*at"ric*al*ly\, adv.	   In the form or manner of an amphitheater.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphitrocha \Am*phit"ro*cha\ ([a^]m*f[i^]t"r[-o]k[.a]), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. 'amfi` + trocho`s a wheel.] (Zool.)	   A kind of annelid larva having both a dorsal and a ventral	   circle of special cilia.	   [1913 Webster] Amphitropal
Amphitropal \Am*phit"ro*pal\ (-pal), Amphitropous
\Am*phit"ro*pous\ (-p[u^]s), a. [Gr. 'amfi` + tre`pein to turn.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the ovule inverted, but with the attachment near the	   middle of one side; half anatropous.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphiuma \Am`phi*u"ma\ ([a^]m`f[i^]*[=u]"m[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   A genus of amphibians, inhabiting the Southern United States,	   having a serpentlike form, but with four minute limbs and two	   persistent gill openings; the Congo snake.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphopeptone \Am`pho*pep"tone\, n. [Gr. ? + E. peptone.]	   (Physiol.)	   A product of gastric digestion, a mixture of hemipeptone and	   antipeptone.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphora \Am"pho*ra\, n.; pl. {Amophor[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr.	   'amforey`s, 'amforey`s, a jar with two handles; 'amfi` +	   forey`s bearer, fe`rein to bear. Cf. {Ampul}.]	   Among the ancients, a two-handled vessel, tapering at the	   bottom, used for holding wine, oil, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Amphoral \Am"pho*ral\, a. [L. amphoralis.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an amphora.	   [1913 Webster]
amphoric \am*phor"ic\ ([a^]m*f[o^]r"[i^]k), a. (Med.)	   Resembling a sound like that produced by blowing into an	   empty bottle; especially, a respiratory sound heard over	   cavities in the lungs during percussion and auscultation; as,	   amphoric respiration or resonance.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
amphoteric \am`pho*ter"ic\ ([a^]m`f[-o]*t[e^]r"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   'amfo`teros both.]	   1. Partly one and partly the other	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: (Chem.) Having both acidic and basic groups	      within the same molecule, and consequently neither acid	      nor alkaline; neutral. [R.] --Smart.	      [PJC] amphotericin
amphotericin \amphotericin\, amphotericin B \amphotericin B\n.	   1. an antibiotic and antifungal agent ({C47H73NO17}),	      produced by a strain of {Streptomyces nodosus}. It is one	      of a class of polyene macrolide antibiotics effective	      against fungal infections. It has a molecular weight of	      924.11; it is soluble in oganic solvents but only slightly	      soluble in water.	   Syn: Fungizone. [WordNet 1.5]
ampicillin \ampicillin\ n.	   1. a semisynthetic penicillin which can be considered as the	      common benzylpenicillin containing an amino group at the	      alpha benzyl position.	   Note: It is more active against certain gram-negative	         bacteria than is benzylpenicillin. It found wide use in	         treatment of bacterial infections, and has been sold	         under many trade names.	   Syn: D(-)-[alpha]-aminobenzylpenicillin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ample \Am"ple\, a. [F. ample, L. amplus, prob. for ambiplus full	   on both sides, the last syllable akin to L. plenus full. See	   {Full}, and cf. {Double}.]	   Large; great in size, extent, capacity, or bulk; spacious;	   roomy; widely extended.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the people in that ample house	         Did to that image bow their humble knees. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Fully sufficient; abundant; liberal; copious; as, an ample	      fortune; ample justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not contracted of brief; not concise; extended; diffusive;	      as, an ample narrative. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Full; spacious; extensive; wide; capacious; abundant;	        plentiful; plenteous; copious; bountiful; rich; liberal;	        munificent.	   Usage: {Ample}, {Copious}, {Abundant}, {Plenteous}. These	          words agree in representing a thing as large, but	          under different relations, according to the image	          which is used. Ample implies largeness, producing a	          sufficiency or fullness of supply for every want; as,	          ample stores or resources, ample provision. Copious	          carries with it the idea of flow, or of collection at	          a single point; as, a copious supply of materials.	          "Copious matter of my song." --Milton. Abundant and	          plenteous refer to largeness of quantity; as, abundant	          stores; plenteous harvests.	          [1913 Webster]
Amplectant \Am*plec"tant\, a. [L. amplecti to embrace.] (Bot.)	   Clasping a support; as, amplectant tendrils. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ampleness \Am"ple*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being ample; largeness; fullness;	   completeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Amplexation \Am`plex*a"tion\, n. [L. amplexari to embrace.]	   An embrace. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An humble amplexation of those sacred feet. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Amplexicaul \Am*plex"i*caul\, a. [L. amplexus, p. p. of amplecti	   to encircle, to embrace + caulis stem: cf. F. amplexicaule.]	   (Bot.)	   Clasping or embracing a stem, as the base of some leaves.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ampliate \Am"pli*ate\, v. t. [L. ampliatus, p. p. of ampliare to	   make wider, fr. amplus. See {Ample}.]	   To enlarge. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To maintain and ampliate the external possessions of	         your empire.                             --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	Ampliate \Am"pli*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the outer edge prominent; said of the wings of	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Ampliation \Am`pli*a"tion\, n. [L. ampliatio: cf. F.	   ampliation.]	   1. Enlargement; amplification. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civil Law) A postponement of the decision of a cause, for	      further consideration or re-argument.	      [1913 Webster]
Ampliative \Am"pli*a*tive\, a. (Logic)	   Enlarging a conception by adding to that which is already	   known or received.	   [1913 Webster]	         "All bodies possess power of attraction" is an	         ampliative judgment; because we can think of bodies	         without thinking of attraction as one of their	         immediate primary attributes.            --Abp. W.	                                                  Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Amplificate \Am*plif"i*cate\, v. t. [L. amplificatus, p. p. of	   amplificare.]	   To amplify. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Amplification \Am`pli*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. amplificatio.]	   1. The act of amplifying or enlarging in dimensions;	      enlargement; extension.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) The enlarging of a simple statement by	      particularity of description, the use of epithets, etc.,	      for rhetorical effect; diffuse narrative or description,	      or a dilating upon all the particulars of a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exaggeration is a species of amplification. --Brande	                                                  & C.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall summarily, without any amplification at all,	            show in what manner defects have been supplied.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The matter by which a statement is amplified; as, the	      subject was presented without amplifications.	      [1913 Webster]
Amplificative \Am*plif"i*ca*tive\, a.	   Amplificatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Amplificatory \Am*plif"i*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative. --Morell.	   [1913 Webster]
Amplifier \Am"pli*fi`er\, n.	   One who or that which amplifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Amplify \Am"pli*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amplified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Amplifying}.] [F. amplifier, L. amplificare. See	   {Ample}, {-fy}.]	   1. To render larger, more extended, or more intense, and the	      like; -- used especially of telescopes, microscopes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) To enlarge by addition or discussion; to treat	      copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to	      expand; to make much of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Troilus and Cressida was written by a Lombard	            author, but much amplified by our English	            translator.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Amplify \Am"pli*fy\, v. i.	   1. To become larger. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Strait was the way at first, withouten light,	            But further in did further amplify.   --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak largely or copiously; to be diffuse in argument	      or description; to dilate; to expatiate; -- often with on	      or upon. --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must often enlarge and amplify upon the subject	            he handles.                           --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Amplitude \Am"pli*tude\, n. [L. amplitudo, fr. amplus: cf. F.	   amplitude. See {Ample}.]	   1. State of being ample; extent of surface or space;	      largeness of dimensions; size.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cathedral of Lincoln . . . is a magnificent	            structure, proportionable to the amplitude of the	            diocese.                              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Largeness, in a figurative sense; breadth; abundance;	      fullness.	      (a) Of extent of capacity or intellectual powers.	          "Amplitude of mind." --Milton. "Amplitude of	          comprehension." --Macaulay.	      (b) Of extent of means or resources. "Amplitude of	          reward." --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.)	      (a) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west	          point and the center of the sun, or a star, at its	          rising or setting. At the rising, the amplitude is	          eastern or ortive: at the setting, it is western,	          occiduous, or occasive. It is also northern or	          southern, when north or south of the equator.	      (b) The arc of the horizon between the true east or west	          point and the foot of the vertical circle passing	          through any star or object.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gun.) The horizontal line which measures the distance to	      which a projectile is thrown; the range.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physics) The extent of a movement measured from the	      starting point or position of equilibrium; -- applied	      especially to vibratory movements.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (math.) An angle upon which the value of some function	      depends; -- a term used more especially in connection with	      elliptic functions.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Magnetic amplitude}, the angular distance of a heavenly	      body, when on the horizon, from the magnetic east or west	      point as indicated by the compass. The difference between	      the magnetic and the true or astronomical amplitude (see 3	      above) is the "variation of the compass."	      [1913 Webster]
Amply \Am"ply\, adv.	   In an ample manner.	   [1913 Webster]
ampoule \ampoule\ n.	   1. same as {ampule}.	   Syn: phial, vial, ampule, ampul	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ampul \Am"pul\, n. [AS. ampella, ampolla, L. ampulla: cf. OF.	   ampolle, F. ampoule.]	   1. Same as {Ampulla, 2.}	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {ampule}.	      [PJC]
ampule \ampule\ n.	   1. a small glass bottle which has been or can be sealed	      hermetically by application of flame to a narrow opening	      at the top.	   Note: aAn ampule usually has a narrow constriction near the	         top which can be scored and easily broken to open the	         ampule. Once opened, they cannot be hermetically	         re-sealed; thus the quantity contained is usually that	         which is to be used at once or within a short time. The	         contents are often sealed under vacuum to retard	         degradation by air.	   Syn: phial, vial, ampoule	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an ampule, or vial resembling an ampule, which contains a	      drug.	      [PJC]
Ampulla \Am*pul"la\, n.; pl. {Ampull[ae]}. [L. ]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A narrow-necked vessel having two handles	      and bellying out like a jug.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.)	      (a) A cruet for the wine and water at Mass.	      (b) The vase in which the holy oil for chrism, unction, or	          coronation is kept. --Shipley.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Any membranous bag shaped like a leathern bottle,	      as the dilated end of a vessel or duct; especially the	      dilations of the semicircular canals of the ear.	      [1913 Webster]
Ampullaceous \Am`pul*la"ceous\, a. [L. ampullaceus, fr.	   ampulla.]	   Like a bottle or inflated bladder; bottle-shaped; swelling.	   --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ampullaceous sac} (Zool.), one of the peculiar cavities in	      the tissues of sponges, containing the zooidal cells.	      [1913 Webster] Ampullar
Ampullar \Am"pul*lar\, Ampullary \Am`pul*la*ry\, a.	   Resembling an ampulla.	   [1913 Webster] Ampullate
Ampullate \Am"pul*late\, Ampullated \Am"pul*la`ted\a.	   Having an ampulla; flask-shaped; bellied.	   [1913 Webster]
Ampulliform \Am*pul"li*form\, a. [Ampulla + -form.]	   Flask-shaped; dilated.	   [1913 Webster]
Amputate \Am"pu*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amputated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Amputating}.] [L. amputatus, p. p. of amputare: amb-	   + putare to prune, putus clean, akin to E. pure. See	   {Putative}.]	   1. To prune or lop off, as branches or tendrils.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) To cut off (a limb or projecting part of the	      body). --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]
Amputation \Am`pu*ta"tion\, n. [L. amputatio: cf. F.	   amputation.]	   The act of amputating; esp. the operation of cutting off a	   limb or projecting part of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Amputator \Am"pu*ta"tor\, n.	   One who amputates.	   [1913 Webster]
Ampyx \Am"pyx\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Greek Antiq.)	   A woman's headband (sometimes of metal), for binding the	   front hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Amrita \Am*ri"ta\, n. [Skr. amrita.] (Hind. Myth.)	   Immortality; also, the nectar conferring immortality. -- a.	   Ambrosial; immortal.	   [1913 Webster] Amsel
Amsel \Am"sel\, Amzel \Am"zel\, n. [Ger. See {Ousel}.] (Zool.)	   The European ring ousel ({Turdus torquatus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Amsonia \Amsonia\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of herbs and subshrubs with milky juice and	      showy bluish flowers; native from Europe to Asia Minor to	      Japan and North America.	   Syn: genus {Amsonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Amsterdam \Amsterdam\ prop. n. (Geography)	   A large city which is an industrial center and the official	   capital of The Netherlands. Population (2000) = 724,096.	   Syn: Dutch capital, capital of The Netherlands	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Amt \Amt\, n.; pl. {Amter}, {E}. {Amts}. [Dan. & Norw., fr. G.]	   An administrative territorial division in Denmark and Norway.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each of the provinces [of Denmark] is divided into	         several amts, answering . . . to the English hundreds.	                                                  --Encyc. Brit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amuck \A*muck"\ ([.a]*m[u^]k"), a. & adv. [Malay amoq furious.]	   In a frenzied and reckless manner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To run amuck}, to rush out in a state of frenzy, as the	      Malays sometimes do under the influence of "bhang," and	      attack every one that comes in the way; to assail	      recklessly and indiscriminately.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satire's my weapon, but I'm too discreet	            To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Amulet \Am"u*let\, n. [L. amuletum: cf. F. amulette.]	   An ornament, gem, or scroll, or a package containing a relic,	   etc., worn as a charm or preservative against evils or	   mischief, such as diseases and witchcraft, and generally	   inscribed with mystic forms or characters.	   Note: [Also used figuratively.]	         [1913 Webster]
Amuletic \Am`u*let"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an amulet; operating as a charm.	   [1913 Webster]
Amurcous \A*mur"cous\, a. [LL. amurcosus, L. amurca the dregs of	   olives, Gr. 'amo`rghs, fr. 'ame`rgein to pluck.]	   Full off dregs; foul. [R.] --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Amusable \A*mus"a*ble\ ([.a]*m[=u]z"[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   amusable.]	   Capable of being amused.	   [1913 Webster]
Amuse \A*muse"\ ([.a]*m[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Amused}	   ([.a]*m[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Amusing}.] [F. amuser to	   make stay, to detain, to amuse, [`a] (L. ad) + OF. muser. See	   {Muse}, v.]	   1. To occupy or engage the attention of; to lose in deep	      thought; to absorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in	            receiving their gold.                 --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could	            not find the house.                   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To entertain or occupy in a pleasant manner; to stir with	      pleasing or mirthful emotions; to divert.	      [1913 Webster]	            A group of children amusing themselves with pushing	            stones from the top [of the cliff], and watching as	            they plunged into the lake.           --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To keep in expectation; to beguile; to delude.	      [1913 Webster]	            He amused his followers with idle promises.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To entertain; gratify; please; divert; beguile; deceive;	        occupy.	   Usage: To {Amuse}, {Divert}, {Entertain}. We are amused by	          that which occupies us lightly and pleasantly. We are	          entertained by that which brings our minds into	          agreeable contact with others, as conversation, or a	          book. We are diverted by that which turns off our	          thoughts to something of livelier interest, especially	          of a sportive nature, as a humorous story, or a	          laughable incident.	          [1913 Webster]	                Whatever amuses serves to kill time, to lull the	                faculties, and to banish reflection. Whatever	                entertains usually awakens the understanding or	                gratifies the fancy. Whatever diverts is lively	                in its nature, and sometimes tumultuous in its	                effects.                          --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Amuse \A*muse"\, v. i.	   To muse; to mediate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Amused \A*mused"\, a.	   1. Diverted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing amusement; as, an amused look.	      [1913 Webster]
Amusement \A*muse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. amusement.]	   1. Deep thought; muse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement,	            revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the	            amazing change of our affairs.        --Fleetwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being amused; pleasurable excitement; that	      which amuses; diversion.	      [1913 Webster]	            His favorite amusements were architecture and	            gardening.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diversion; entertainment; recreation; relaxation;	        pastime; sport.	        [1913 Webster]
Amuser \A*mus"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who amuses.	   [1913 Webster]
Amusette \Am`u*sette"\, n. [F.]	   A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.	   [1913 Webster]
Amusing \A*mus"ing\, a.	   Giving amusement; diverting; as, an amusing story. --	   {A*mus"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Amusive \A*mu"sive\ (?; 277), a.	   Having power to amuse or entertain the mind; fitted to excite	   mirth. [R.] -- {A*mu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {A*mu"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Amvis \Am"vis\, n. [Ammonium (nitrate) + L. vis strength,	   force.]	   An explosive consisting of ammonium nitrate, a derivative of	   nitrobenzene, chlorated napthalene, and wood meal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amy \A*my"\, n. [F. ami, fr. L. amicus.]	   A friend. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
amyelous \a*my"e*lous\ ([.a]*m[imac]"[-e]*l[u^]s), a. [Gr.	   'amy`elos without marrow.] (Med.)	   Characterized by lack of the spinal cord.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
amygdala \a*myg"da*la\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[.a]), n.; pl.	   {-l[ae]} (-l[=e]). [L., an almond, fr. Gr. 'amygda`lh. See	   {Almond}.]	   1. An almond.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) One of the tonsils of the pharynx.	      (b) One of the rounded prominences of the lower surface of	          the lateral hemispheres of the cerebellum, each side	          of the vallecula.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amygdalaceous \A*myg`da*la"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Akin to, or derived from, the almond.	   [1913 Webster]
amygdalate \a*myg"da*late\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[asl]t), a. [L.	   amygdala, amygdalum, almond, Gr. 'amygda`lh, 'amy`gdalon. See	   {Almond}.]	   Pertaining to, resembling, or made of, almonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Amygdalate \A*myg"da*late\, n.	   1. (Med.) An emulsion made of almonds; milk of almonds.	      --Bailey. Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A salt of amygdalic acid. Called also {mandelate}.	      [1913 Webster + AS]
amygdalic \am`yg*dal"ic\ ([.a]m`[i^]g*d[.a]l"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to almonds; derived from amygdalin; as,	   amygdalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	amygdalic \am`yg*dal"ic\ ([.a]m`[i^]g*d[.a]l"[i^]k [a^]s"[i^]d),	   n. (Chem.)	   An organic acid ({C6H5.CH(OH).COOH}) extracted from bitter	   almonds; called also {mandelic acid} and	   {[alpha]-Hydroxybenzeneacetic acid}.	   [PJC]
amygdaliferous \a*myg`da*lif"er*ous\	   ([.a]*m[i^]g`d[.a]*l[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L. amygdalum	   almond + -ferous.]	   Almond-bearing.	   [1913 Webster]
amygdalin \a*myg"da*lin\ ([.a]*m[i^]g"d[.a]*l[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from bitter almonds as a white,	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Amygdaline \A*myg"da*line\, a. [L. amygdalinus.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, almonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Amygdaloid \A*myg"da*loid\, n. [Gr. ? almond + -oid: cf. F.	   amygdalo["i]de.] (Min.)	   A variety of trap or basaltic rock, containing small	   cavities, occupied, wholly or in part, by nodules or geodes	   of different minerals, esp. agates, quartz, calcite, and the	   zeolites. When the imbedded minerals are detached or removed	   by decomposition, it is porous, like lava.	   [1913 Webster] Amygdaloid	Amygdaloid \A*myg"da*loid\, Amygdaloidal \A*myg`da*loid"al\, a.	   1. Almond-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, the rock	      amygdaloid.	      [1913 Webster]
Amyl \Am"yl\, n. [L. amylum starch + -yl. Cf. {Amidin}.] (Chem.)	   A univalent hydrocarbon radical, {C5H11}, of the paraffine	   series found in amyl alcohol or fusel oil, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Amyl alcohol \Am"yl al"co*hol\ (Org. Chem.)	   Any of eight isomeric liquid alcohols ({C5H11.OH}),	   transparent, colorless liquids. It is the hydroxide of amyl.	   Also called {amylic alcohol}. The amyl alcohol obtained from	   {fusel oil} is mostly isoamyl alcohol (3-methyl-1-butanol or	   1-hydroxy-3-methylbutane), with some {sec-amyl alcohol}	   (2-methyl-1-butanol or {2-pentanol}), and has a	   characteristic peculiar odor. Other than {n-amyl alcohol}	   (also called {1-pentanol}) the other isomeric pentanols are	   not usually refered to as amyl alcohol. The amyl alcohol	   mixture in fusel oil forms a colorless liquid with a peculiar	   cough-exciting odor and burning taste. It is used as a source	   of amyl compounds, such as amyl acetate, amyl nitrite, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Amylaceous \Am`y*la"ceous\, a. [L. amylum starch, Gr. ?. See	   {Amidin}.]	   Pertaining to starch; of the nature of starch; starchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Amylate \Am"y*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive	   atom or radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Amylene \Am"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons, {C5H10}, of the	   ethylene series. The colorless, volatile, mobile liquid	   commonly called amylene is a mixture of different members of	   the group.	   [1913 Webster]
Amylic \A*myl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, amyl; as, amylic ether.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Amylic alcohol} (Chem.), same as {amyl alcohol}.	   {Amylic fermentation} (Chem.), a process of fermentation in	      starch or sugar in which amyl alcohol is produced.	      --Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]
Amyl nitrite \Amyl nitrite\	   A yellowish oily volatile liquid, {C5H11NO2}, used in	   medicine as a heart stimulant and a vasodilator. The	   inhalation of its vapor instantly produces flushing of the	   face.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amylobacter \Am`y*lo*bac"ter\, n. [L. amylum starch + NL.	   bacterium. See {Bacterium}.] (Biol.)	   A micro["o]rganism ({Bacillus amylobacter}) which develops in	   vegetable tissue during putrefaction. --Sternberg.	   [1913 Webster]
Amylogen \A*myl"o*gen\, n. [Amylum + -gen.] (Chem.)	   That part of the starch granule or granulose which is soluble	   in water.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amylogenesis \Am`y*lo*gen"e*sis\, n. [Amylum + genesis.]	   The formation of starch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amylogenic \Am`y*lo*gen"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to amylogen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Forming starch; -- applied specif. to leucoplasts.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Amyloidal
amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), Amyloidal \Am`y*loid"al\	   ([a^]m`[i^]*loid"al), a. [L. amylum starch + -oid.]	   Resembling or containing starch; starchlike. --AS	   Syn: starchlike, amylaceous	        [1913 Webster]	amyloid \am"y*loid\ ([a^]m"[i^]*loid), n.	   1. A starchlike substance.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. (Med.) Any of a group of diverse starchlike glycoproteins	      deposited in the organs under some pathological	      conditions, such as amyloidosis; they are composed of	      linear nonbranching fibrils when viewed under the electron	      microscope. --Stedman 25	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   {Amyloid degeneration} (Med.), Same as {amyloidosis}; --	      called also {waxy degeneration} or {lardaceous	      degeneration}.	      [1913 Webster + AS]
amyloidosis \am`y*loi*do"sis\ ([a^]m`[i^]*loi*d[=o]"s[i^]s), n.	   (Med.)	   A disorder characterized by deposit of extracellular	   amyloid[2] in organs or tissues in an amount that interferes	   with normal function of the affected organ; it is often	   secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or	   multiple myeloma. Called also {amyloid degeneration} {waxy	   degeneration} and {lardaceous degeneration}.	   [WordNet 1.5 + AS]
amylolysis \am`y*lol"y*sis\ ([a^]m`[i^]*l[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.	   [Amylum + Gr. ly`sis a loosing.] (Chem.)	   The conversion of starch into soluble products, as dextrins	   and sugar, esp. by the action of enzymes. --	   {Am`y*lo*lyt"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amylolytic \Am`y*lo*ly"tic\, a. [Gr. ? starch + ? solvent; ? to	   dissolve.] (Physiol.)	   Effecting the conversion of starch into soluble dextrin and	   sugar; as, an amylolytic ferment. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Amylometer \Am`y*lom"e*ter\, n. [Amylum + -meter.]	   Instrument for determining the amount of starch in a	   substance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amyloplastic \Am`y*lo*plas"tic\, a. [Amylum + -plastic.]	   Starch-forming; amylogenic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amylopsin \Am`y*lop"sin\, n. [Amylum + Gr. ? appearance.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   The diastase of the pancreatic juice.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Amylose \Am`y*lose"\, n. (Chem.)	   One of the starch group {(C6H10O5)n} of the carbohydrates;	   as, starch, arabin, dextrin, cellulose, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
amyous \am"y*ous\ ([a^]m"[i^]*[u^]s), a. [Gr. 'a`myos.] (Med.)	   Characterized by lack of muscular tissue.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Amyous \Am"y*ous\ ([a^]m"[i^]*[u^]s), a. [Gr. 'a`myos.] (Med.)	   Wanting in muscle; without flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Amyss \Am"yss\ ([a^]m"[i^]s), n.	   Same as {Amice}, a hood or cape.	   [1913 Webster]
An \An\ ([a^]n). [AS. [=a]n one, the same word as the numeral.	   See {One}, and cf. {A}.]	   This word is properly an adjective, but is commonly called	   the indefinite article. It is used before nouns of the	   singular number only, and signifies one, or any, but somewhat	   less emphatically. In such expressions as "twice an hour,"	   "once an age," a shilling an ounce (see 2d {A}, 2), it has a	   distributive force, and is equivalent to each, every.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: An is used before a word beginning with a vowel sound;	         as, an enemy, an hour. It in also often used before h	         sounded, when the accent of the word falls on the	         second syllable; as, an historian, an hyena, an heroic	         deed. Many writers use a before h in such positions.	         Anciently an was used before consonants as well as	         vowels.	         [1913 Webster]	An \An\, conj. [Shortened fr. and, OE. an., and, sometimes and	   if, in introducing conditional clauses, like Icel. enda if,	   the same word as and. Prob. and was originally pleonastic	   before the conditional clause.]	   If; -- a word used by old English authors. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nay, an thou dalliest, then I am thy foe. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {An if}, and if; if.	      [1913 Webster]
Ana- \An"a-\ [Gr. 'ana` on; in comp., on, up, upwards.]	   A prefix in words from the Greek, denoting up, upward,	   throughout, backward, back, again, anew.	   [1913 Webster]
ana \a"na\ ([=a]"n[.a]), adv. [Gr. 'ana` (used distributively).]	   (Med.)	   Of each; an equal quantity; as, wine and honey, ana (or,	   contracted, aa) two ounces, [ounceap] ij., that is, of wine	   and honey, each, two ounces. --AS	   [1913 Webster]	         An apothecary with a . . . long bill of anas. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
-ana \-a"na\ (-[=a]"n[.a]). [The neut. pl. ending of Latin	   adjectives in -anus.]	   A suffix to names of persons or places, used to denote a	   collection of notable sayings, literary gossip, anecdotes,	   etc. Thus, Scaligerana is a book containing the sayings of	   Scaliger, Johnsoniana of Johnson, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used also as a substantive; as, the French anas.	               It has been said that the table-talk of Selden is	               worth all the ana of the Continent. --Hallam.	         [1913 Webster]
Anabaptism \An`a*bap"tism\, n. [L. anabaptismus, Gr.	   'anabaptismo`s: cf. F. anabaptisme. See {Anabaptize}.]	   The doctrine of the Anabaptists.	   [1913 Webster]
Anabaptist \An`a*bap"tist\, n. [LL. anabaptista, fr. Gr. as if	   'anabaptisth`s: cf. F. anabaptiste.]	   A name sometimes applied to a member of any sect holding that	   rebaptism is necessary for those baptized in infancy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In church history, the name Anabaptists usually	         designates a sect of fanatics who greatly disturbed the	         peace of Germany, the Netherlands, etc., in the	         Reformation period. In more modern times the name has	         been applied to those who do not regard infant baptism	         as real and valid baptism.	         [1913 Webster] Anabaptistic
Anabaptistic \An`a*bap*tis"tic\, Anabaptistical
\An`a*bap*tis"tic*al\, a.	   Relating or attributed to the Anabaptists, or their	   doctrines. --Milton. Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Anabaptistry \An`a*bap"tist*ry\, n.	   The doctrine, system, or practice, of Anabaptists. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus died this imaginary king; and Anabaptistry was	         suppressed in Munster.                   --Pagitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Anabaptize \An`a*bap*tize"\, v. t. [Gr. ?, fr. ? again + ? to	   baptize. See {Baptize}.]	   To rebaptize; to rechristen; also, to rename. [R.]	   --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
anabas \an"a*bas\ ([a^]n"[.a]*b[a^]s), n. [Gr. 'anaba`s, p. p.	   of bai`nein to advance.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes, remarkable for their power of living long	   out of water, and of making their way on land for	   considerable distances, and for climbing trees; the climbing	   fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
anabasis \a*nab"a*sis\ ([.a]*n[a^]b"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr.	   'ana`basis, fr. 'anabai`nein to go up; 'ana` up + bai`nein to	   go.]	   1. A journey or expedition up from the coast, like that of	      the younger Cyrus into Central Asia, described by Xenophon	      in his work called "The Anabasis."	      [1913 Webster]	            The anabasis of Napoleon.             --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The first period, or increase, of a disease;	      augmentation. [Obs.] AS	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med) A plant genus of the goosefoot family	      {Chenopodiaceae}.	      [AS]
Anabatic \An`a*bat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to anabasis; as, an anabatic fever. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
anabiosis \anabiosis\ n.	   1. suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme	      drought from which they revive when moisture returns.	      [WordNet 1.5]
anabiotic \anabiotic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to anabiosis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anabolic \An`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? something heaped up; ? + ? a	   stroke.] (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to anabolism; an anabolic changes, or processes,	   more or less constructive in their nature.	   [1913 Webster]	Anabolic steroid \An`a*bol"ic ster"oid\, n. (Physiol., Chem.)	   any of a variety of synthetic derivatives or analogs of	   testosterone, which promote the increase of muscle mass and	   strength. The anabolic steroids are sometimes used by	   athletes to increase muscular strength so as to enhance their	   performance in competition. They have serious side effects,	   and the use of such compounds has been banned by many	   athletic regulatory committees.	   [PJC]
Anabolism \A*nab"o*lism\, n. (Physiol.)	   The constructive metabolism of the body, as distinguished	   from {catabolism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anabranch \An"a*branch\, n. [Anastomosing + branch.]	   A branch of a river that re["e]nters, or anastomoses with,	   the main stream; also, less properly, a branch which loses	   itself in sandy soil. [Australia]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such branches of a river as after separation reunite, I	         would term anastomosing branches; or, if a word might	         be coined, anabranches, and the islands they form	         branch islands.                          --Col.	                                                  Jackson.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anacamptic \An`a*camp"tic\, a. [Gr. ? to bend back; ? back + ?	   to bend.]	   Reflecting of reflected; as, an anacamptic sound (and echo).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word was formerly applied to that part of optics	         which treats of reflection; the same as what is now	         called {catoptric}. See {Catoptrics}.	         [1913 Webster]
Anacamptically \An`a*camp"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   By reflection; as, echoes are sound produced anacamptically.	   --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacamptics \An`a*camp"tics\, n.	   1. The science of reflected light, now called {catoptrics}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of reflected sounds.	      [1913 Webster] Anacanthini
Anacanthini \An`a*can"thi*ni\, Anacanths \An"a*canths\, n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + ? thorny, fr. ? thorn.] (Zool.)	   A group of teleostean fishes destitute of spiny fin-rays, as	   the cod.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacanthous \An`a*can"thous\, a.	   Spineless, as certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacardiaceous \An`a*car"di*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, a family, or order, of plants of	   which the cashew tree is the type, and the species of sumac	   are well known examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacardic \An`a*car"dic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the cashew nut; as, anacardic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacardium \An`a*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? similar to + ?	   heart; -- the fruit of this plant being thought to resemble	   the heart of a bird.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the cashew tree. See {Cashew}.	   [1913 Webster]
anacathartic \an`a*ca*thar"tic\	   ([a^]n`[.a]*k[.a]*th[aum]r"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'anakaqartiko`s,	   fr. 'anakaqai`rein to cleanse upward, i. e., by vomiting;	   'ana` + kaqai`rein. See {Cathartic}.]	   1. (Med.) Producing vomiting or expectoration. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster + AS]	anacathartic \an`a*ca*thar"tic\	   ([a^]n`[.a]*k[.a]*th[aum]r"t[i^]k), n. (Med.)	   An anacathartic medicine; an expectorant or an emetic.	   [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Anacharis \An*ach"a*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ana` up + xa`ris	   grace.] (Bot.)	   A fresh-water weed of the frog's-bit family	   ({Hydrocharidaceae}), native to America. Transferred to	   England it became an obstruction to navigation. Called also	   {waterweed} and {water thyme}.	   [1913 Webster] Anachoret
Anachoret \An*ach"o*ret\, n. Anachoretical \An*ach`o*ret"ic*al\,	   a.	   See {Anchoret}, {Anchoretic}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anachorism \An*ach"o*rism\, n. [Gr. 'ana` + chw^ros place.]	   An error in regard to the place of an event or a thing; a	   referring something to a wrong place. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Anachronic
Anachronic \An`a*chron"ic\, Anachronical \An`a*chron"ic*al\,a.	   Characterized by, or involving, anachronism; anachronistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Anachronism \An*ach"ro*nism\, n. [Gr. 'anachronismo`s, fr.	   'anachroni`zein to refer to a wrong time, to confound times;	   'ana` + chro`nos time: cf. F. anachronisme.]	   A misplacing or error in the order of time; an error in	   chronology by which events are misplaced in regard to each	   other, esp. one by which an event is placed too early;	   falsification of chronological relation.	   [1913 Webster]
Anachronistic \An*ach`ro*nis"tic\, a.	   Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Anachronize \An*ach"ro*nize\, v. t. [Gr. ?.]	   To refer to, or put into, a wrong time. [R.] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Anachronous \An*ach"ro*nous\, a.	   Containing an anachronism; anachronistic. --	   {An*ach"ro*nous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaclastic \An`a*clas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? to bend back and break; to	   reflect (light); ? + ? to break.]	   1. (Opt.) Produced by the refraction of light, as seen	      through water; as, anaclastic curves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Springing back, as the bottom of an anaclastic glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Anaclastic glass}, a glass or phial, shaped like an inverted	      funnel, and with a very thin convex bottom. By sucking out	      a little air, the bottom springs into a concave form with	      a smart crack; and by breathing or blowing gently into the	      orifice, the bottom, with a like noise, springs into its	      former convex form.	      [1913 Webster]
Anaclastics \An`a*clas"tics\, n. (Opt.)	   That part of optics which treats of the refraction of light;	   -- commonly called dioptrics. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacoenosis \An`a*c[oe]*no"sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?, to	   communicate; ? up + ? to make common, ? common.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or	   opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. --Walker.	   [1913 Webster]
anacoluthia \anacoluthia\ n.	   1. 1 an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic	      structure to another.	   Syn: anacoluthon	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anacoluthic \An`a*co*lu"thic\, a.	   Lacking grammatical sequence. -- {An`a*co*lu"thic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacoluthon \An`a*co*lu"thon\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, not following,	   wanting sequence; 'an priv. + ? following.] (Gram.)	   A lack of grammatical sequence or coherence in a sentence; an	   instance of a change of construction in a sentence so that	   the latter part does not syntactically correspond with the	   first part.	   Syn: anacoluthia	        [1913 Webster]
Anaconda \An`a*con"da\, n. [Of Ceylonese origin?] (Zool.)	   A large South American snake of the Boa family ({Eunectes	   murinus}), which lives near rivers, and preys on birds and	   small mammals. The name is also applied to a similar large	   serpent ({Python tigris}) of Ceylon.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacreontic \A*nac`re*on"tic\, a. [L. Anacreonticus.]	   Pertaining to, after the manner of, or in the meter of, the	   Greek poet Anacreon; amatory and convivial. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Anacreontic \A*nac`re*on"tic\, n.	   A poem after the manner of Anacreon; a sprightly little poem	   in praise of love and wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacrotic \An`a*crot"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to anachronism.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacrotism \A*nac"ro*tism\, n. [Gr. ?, up, again + ? a stroke.]	   (Physiol.)	   A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a	   sphygmographic tracing.	   [1913 Webster]
Anacrusis \An`a*cru"sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to push up or back; ?	   + ? to strike.] (Pros.)	   A prefix of one or two unaccented syllables to a verse	   properly beginning with an accented syllable.	   [1913 Webster]
Anadem \An"a*dem\, n. [L. anadema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wreathe; ? up	   + ? to bind.]	   A garland or fillet; a chaplet or wreath. --Drayton.	   Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Anadiplosis \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, at the beginning of the next, with an	   adjunct idea; as, "He retained his virtues amidst all his	   misfortunes -- misfortunes which no prudence could foresee or	   prevent."	   [1913 Webster]
Anadrom \An"a*drom\, n. [Cf. F. anadrome.] (Zool.)	   A fish that leaves the sea and ascends rivers.	   [1913 Webster]
Anadromous \A*nad"ro*mous\, a. [Gr. ? running upward; ? + ? a	   running, ? to run.]	   1. (Zool.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain seasons,	      for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the	      lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the	      branch of the central stem. --D. C. Eaton.	      [1913 Webster] Anemia
Anaemia \A*n[ae]"mi*a\, Anemia
\A*ne"mi*a\([.a]*n[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anaimi`a;	   'an priv. + a'i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition in which number of the red blood cells or	   concentration of hemoglobin decreases below that of normal.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Anaemic \A*naem"ic\ ([.a]*n[=e]"m[i^]k), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to anaemia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Suffering from anaemia.	      [PJC] Anaerobes	      Anaerobia
Anaerobia \An*a`["e]r*o"bi*a\, Anaerobes \An"aer*obes\,
Anaerobes \An*a"["e]r*obes\, n. pl. [NL. anaerobia; an-not +	   a["e]ro- + Gr.? life.] (Bacteriol.)	   Ana["e]robic bacteria. They are called {facultative	   ana["e]robes} when able to live either in the presence or	   absence of free oxygen; {obligate ana["e]robes}, or	   {obligatory ana["e]robes}, when they thrive only in its	   absence.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anaerobic \An*a`["e]*rob"ic\, a. [Pref. an-not + a["e]robic.]	   1. (Biol.) Not requiring air or oxygen for life; -- applied	      especially to those microbes to which free oxygen is	      unnecessary; ana["e]robiotic; -- opposed to {a["e]robic}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Biol.) Relating to, or like, ana["e]robies;	      ana["e]robiotic.	      [1913 Webster]
Anaerobies \An*a"["e]r*o*bies\, n. pl. [Gr. 'an priv. + ?, ?,	   air + bi`os life.] (Biol.)	   Micro["o]rganisms which do not require oxygen, but are killed	   by it. See {obligate anaerobes} under {anaerobes}.	   --Sternberg.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Anaerobiotic \An*a`["e]r*o*bi*ot"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Related to, or of the nature of, ana["e]robies.	   [1913 Webster] anesthesia
anaesthesia \an`[ae]s*the"si*a\, anesthesia
\an`es*the"si*a\([a^]n`[e^]s*th[=e]"z[-e]*[.a] or	   [a^]n`[e^]s*th[=e]"zh[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anaisqhsi`a;	   'an priv. + a'i`sqhsis feeling, a'isqa`nesqai to feel: cf. F.	   anesth['e]sie. See {aesthetics}.] (Med.)	   Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a	   state of general or local insensibility produced by disease	   or by the inhalation or application of an anaesthetic. AS	   [1913 Webster]
anaesthesis \an`aes*the"sis\ ([a^]n`[e^]s*th[=e]"s[i^]s), n.	   See {Anaesthesia}.	   [1913 Webster] Anesthetic
Anaesthetic \An`[ae]s*thet"ic\, Anesthetic \An`es*thet"ic\	   ([a^]n`[e^]s*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. (Med.)	   (a) Capable of causing anesthesia; as, an[ae]sthetic agents.	   (b) Characterized by, or connected with, anesthesia; as, an	       an[ae]sthetic effect or operation.	       [1913 Webster + AS] anesthetic
anaesthetic \an`[ae]s*thet"ic\, anesthetic \an`es*thet"ic\--AS,	   n. (Med.)	   A substance which produces anesthesia, as chloroform, ether,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Anaesthetization \An*[ae]s`the*ti*za"tion\, n.	   The process of an[ae]sthetizing; also, the condition of the	   nervous system induced by an[ae]sthetics.	   [1913 Webster] anesthetize
anaesthetize \a*n[ae]s"the*tize\, anesthetize \a*nes"the*tize\,	   ([a^]n*[e^]s"th[-e]*t[imac]z), v. t. (Med.)	   To produce anesthesia by an an[ae]sthetic. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
anaesthetized \anaesthetized\ adj.	   1. rendered insensible by means of anesthesia. [Also spelled	      {anesthetized}.]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anagallis \Anagallis\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of chiefly Old World herbs.	   Syn: genus {Anagallis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anagasta \Anagasta\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of moths whose larvae are flour moths.	   Syn: genus {Anagasta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anaglyph \An"a*glyph\, n. [Gr. ? wrought in low relief, ?	   embossed work; ? + ? to engrave.]	   Any sculptured, chased, or embossed ornament worked in low	   relief, as a cameo.	   [1913 Webster] Anaglyphic
Anaglyphic \An`a*glyph"ic\, Anaglyphical \An`a*glyph"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief;	   anaglyptic; -- opposed to {diaglyptic} or sunk work.	   [1913 Webster]	Anaglyphic \An`a*glyph"ic\, n.	   Work chased or embossed relief.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaglyptic \An`a*glyp"tic\, a. [L. anaglypticus, Gr. ?, ?. See	   {Anaglyph}.]	   Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in	   low relief.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaglyptics \An`a*glyp"tics\, n.	   The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaglyptograph \An`a*glyp"to*graph\, n. [Gr. ? + -graph.]	   An instrument by which a correct engraving of any embossed	   object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. --Brande &	   C.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaglyptographic \An`a*glyp`to*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic	   engraving.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaglyptography \An`a*glyp*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? embossed +	   -graphy.]	   The art of copying works in relief, or of engraving as to	   give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; -- used in	   representing coins, bas-reliefs, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagnorisis \An`ag*nor"i*sis\, n. [Latinized fr. Gr. ?; ? + ? to	   recognize.]	   The unfolding or d['e]nouement. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagoge \An`a*go"ge\, n. [Gr. ? a leading up; ? + ? a leading, ?	   to lead.]	   1. An elevation of mind to things celestial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application	      of the types and allegories of the Old Testament to	      subjects of the New.	      [1913 Webster] Anagogic
Anagogic \An`a*gog"ic\, Anagogical \An`a*gog"ic*al\, a.	   Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest	   of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose	   of the saints in heaven; an anagogical explication. --	   {An`a*gog"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagogics \An`a*gog"ics\, n. pl.	   Mystical interpretations or studies, esp. of the Scriptures.	   --L. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagogy \An"a*go`gy\, n.	   Same as {Anagoge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagram \An"a*gram\ ([a^]n"[.a]*gr[a^]m), n. [F. anagramme, LL.	   anagramma, fr. Gr. 'ana` back, again + gra`fein to write. See	   {Graphic}.]	   Literally, the letters of a word read backwards, but in its	   usual wider sense, the change of one word or phrase into	   another by the transposition of its letters. Thus Galenus	   becomes angelus; William Noy (attorney-general to Charles I.,	   and a laborious man) may be turned into I moyl in law.	   [1913 Webster]	Anagram \An"a*gram\, v. t.	   To anagrammatize.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some of these anagramed his name, Benlowes, into	         Benevolus.                               --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster] Anagrammatic
Anagrammatic \An`a*gram*mat"ic\, Anagrammatical
\An`a*gram*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. anagrammatique.]	   Pertaining to, containing, or making, an anagram. --	   {An`a*gram*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagrammatism \An`a*gram"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. 'anagrammatismo`s:	   cf. F. anagrammatisme.]	   The act or practice of making anagrams. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagrammatist \An`a*gram"ma*tist\, n. [Cf. F. anagrammatiste.]	   A maker of anagrams.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagrammatize \An`a*gram"ma*tize\, v. t. [Gr. 'anagrammati`zein	   cf. F. anagrammatiser.]	   To transpose, as the letters of a word, so as to form an	   anagram. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Anagraph \An"a*graph\ ([a^]n"[.a]*gr[.a]f), n. [Gr. 'anagrafh` a	   writing out, fr. 'anagra`fein to write out, to record; 'ana`	   + gra`fein to write.]	   An inventory; a record. [Obs.] --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster] Anakim
Anakim \An"a*kim\, Anaks \A"naks\, n. pl. [Heb.] (Bibl.)	   A race of giants living in Palestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Anal \A"nal\, a. [From {Anus}.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus; as, the anal fin	   or glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Analcime \A*nal"cime\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`lkimos strong,	   'alkh` strength: cf. F. analcime.] (Min.)	   A white or flesh-red mineral, of the zeolite family,	   occurring in isometric crystals. By friction, it acquires a	   weak electricity; hence its name.	   [1913 Webster]
Analcite \A*nal"cite\ (-s[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'analkh`s weak.]	   Analcime.	   [1913 Webster]
Analectic \An`a*lec"tic\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]k"t[i^]k), a.	   Relating to analects; made up of selections; as, an analectic	   magazine.	   [1913 Webster] Analects
Analects \An"a*lects\ ([a^]n"[.a]*l[e^]kts), Analecta
\An`a*lec"ta\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]k"t[.a]), n. pl. [Gr. 'ana`lekta	   fr. 'anale`gein to collect; 'ana` + le`gein to gather.]	   A collection of literary fragments.	   [1913 Webster]
Analemma \An`a*lem"ma\ (-l[e^]m"m[.a]), n. [L. analemma a sun	   dial on a pedestal, showing the latitude and meridian of a	   place, Gr. 'ana`lhmma a support, or thing supported, a sun	   dial, fr. 'analamba`nein to take up; 'ana` + lamba`nein to	   take.]	   1. (Chem.) An orthographic projection of the sphere on the	      plane of the meridian, the eye being supposed at an	      infinite distance, and in the east or west point of the	      horizon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument of wood or brass, on which this projection	      of the sphere is made, having a movable horizon or cursor;	      -- formerly much used in solving some common astronomical	      problems.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A scale of the sun's declination for each day of the year,	      drawn across the torrid zone on an artificial terrestrial	      globe.	      [1913 Webster] analepsis
analepsis \an`a*lep"sis\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]p"s[i^]s), analepsy
\an"a*lep`sy\ ([a^]n"[.a]*l[e^]p`s[y^]), [Gr. 'ana`lhpsis a	   taking up, or again, recovery, from 'analamba`nein. See	   {Analemma}.] (Med.)	      (a) Recovery of strength after sickness.	      (b) A species of epileptic attack, originating from	          gastric disorder. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster + AS]
analeptic \an`a*lep"tic\ ([a^]n`[.a]*l[e^]p"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   'ana`lhptiko`s restorative: cf. F. analeptique. See	   {Analepsis}.] (Med.)	   Restorative; giving strength after disease. -- n. A	   restorative drug; a drug that stimulates the central nervous	   system.	   [1913 Webster + AS] analgen
analgen \an*al"gen\ ([a^]n*[a^]l"j[e^]n), analgene \an*al"gene\	   ([a^]n*[a^]l"j[=e]n), n.] [Gr. 'analgh`s painless.]	   A crystalline compound used as an antipyretic and analgesic,	   employed chiefly in rheumatism and neuralgia. It is a complex	   derivative of quinoline.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
analgesia \an`al*ge"si*a\ ([a^]n`[a^]l*j[=e]"z[-e]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an priv. + a`lghsis sense of	   pain.] (Med.)	   Absence of sensibility to pain. --Quain. AS	   [1913 Webster]
analgesic \an`al*ge"sic\ ([a^]n`[a^]l*j[=e]"z[i^]k or	   [a^]n'l*j[=e]"z[i^]k), a. [NL., fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an	   priv. + 'a`lghsis sense of pain.] (Med.)	   Serving to reduce the sensibility to pain without loss of	   consciousness. AS	   [PJC]	analgesic \an`al*ge"sic\ ([a^]n`[a^]l*j[=e]"z[i^]k), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. 'analghsi`a; 'an priv. + 'a`lghsis sense of pain.]	   (Med.)	   a medication which serves to reduce the sensibility to pain	   without loss of consciousness. Aspirin and acetaminophen	   (paracetamol, trade name Tylenol) are commonly used	   non-prescription analgesics. --AS	   [PJC + AS]
Anallagmatic \An`al*lag*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; 'an priv. + ? a	   change.] (Math.)	   Not changed in form by inversion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Anallagmatic curves}, a class of curves of the fourth degree	      which have certain peculiar relations to circles; --	      sometimes called {bicircular quartics}.	   {Anallagmatic surfaces}, a certain class of surfaces of the	      fourth degree.	      [1913 Webster]
Anallantoic \An`al*lan*to"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Without, or not developing, an allantois.	   [1913 Webster]
Anallantoidea \An`al*lan*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [Gr. 'an priv. + E.	   allantoidea.] (Zool.)	   The division of Vertebrata in which no allantois is	   developed. It includes amphibians, fishes, and lower forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Analogal \A*nal"o*gal\, a.	   Analogous. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster] analog computer
analog computer \analog computer\ analogue computer \analogue
computer\n.	   a computer that represents information by continuously	   variable quantities (e.g., positions or voltages).	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Analogic \An`a*log"ic\, a. [See {Analogous}.]	   Of or belonging to analogy. --Geo. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Analogical \An`a*log"ic*al\, a.	   1. Founded on, or of the nature of, analogy; expressing or	      implying analogy.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a country which has sent out colonies is termed	            the mother country, the expression is analogical.	                                                  --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having analogy; analogous. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Analogically \An`a*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an analogical sense; in accordance with analogy; by way of	   similitude.	   [1913 Webster]	         A prince is analogically styled a pilot, being to the	         state as a pilot is to the vessel.       --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Analogicalness \An`a*log"ic*al*ness\, n.	   Quality of being analogical.	   [1913 Webster]
Analogism \A*nal"o*gism\, n. [Gr. ? course of reasoning, fr. ?	   to think over, to calculate]	   1. (Logic) an argument from the cause to the effect; an a	      priori argument. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Investigation of things by the analogy they bear to each	      other. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Analogist \A*nal"o*gist\, n.	   One who reasons from analogy, or represent, by analogy.	   --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Analogize \A*nal"o*gize\, v. i.	   To employ, or reason by, analogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Analogon \A*nal"o*gon\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   Analogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Analogous \A*nal"o*gous\, a. [L. analogous, Gr. ? according to a	   due ratio, proportionate; ? + ? ratio, proportion. See	   {Logic}.]	   Having analogy; corresponding to something else; bearing some	   resemblance or proportion; -- often followed by to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Analogous tendencies in arts and manners. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Decay of public spirit, which may be considered	         analogous to natural death.              --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	   {nalogous pole} (Pyroelect.), that pole of a crystal which	      becomes positively electrified when heated.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Correspondent; similar; like.	        [1913 Webster] -- {A*nal"o gous*ly}, adv. --	        {A*nal"o*gous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Analogue \An"a*logue\ (?; 115), n. [F. ?, fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some	      other thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vexatious tyranny of the individual despot meets	            its analogue in the insolent tyranny of the many.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philol.) A word in one language corresponding with one in	      another; an analogous term; as, the Latin "pater" is the	      analogue of the English "father."	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Nat. Hist.)	      (a) An organ which is equivalent in its functions to a	          different organ in another species or group, or even	          in the same group; as, the gill of a fish is the	          analogue of a lung in a quadruped, although the two	          are not of like structural relations.	      (b) A species in one genus or group having its characters	          parallel, one by one, with those of another group.	      (c) A species or genus in one country closely related to a	          species of the same genus, or a genus of the same	          group, in another: such species are often called	          representative species, and such genera,	          representative genera. --Dana.	          [1913 Webster]
Analogy \A*nal"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Analogies}. [L. analogia, Gr. ?,	   fr. ?: cf. F. analogie. See {Analogous}.]	   1. A resemblance of relations; an agreement or likeness	      between things in some circumstances or effects, when the	      things are otherwise entirely different. Thus, learning	      enlightens the mind, because it is to the mind what light	      is to the eye, enabling it to discover things before	      hidden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Followed by between, to, or with; as, there is an	         analogy between these objects, or one thing has an	         analogy to or with another.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Analogy is very commonly used to denote similarity or	         essential resemblance; but its specific meaning is a	         similarity of relations, and in this consists the	         difference between the argument from example and that	         from analogy. In the former, we argue from the mere	         similarity of two things; in the latter, from the	         similarity of their relations. --Karslake.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A relation or correspondence in function, between	      organs or parts which are decidedly different.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) Proportion; equality of ratios.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Conformity of words to the genius, structure, or	      general rules of a language; similarity of origin,	      inflection, or principle of pronunciation, and the like,	      as opposed to {anomaly}. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
analysand \analysand\ n.	   1. a person undergoing psychoanalysis.	      [WordNet 1.5] Analyse
Analyse \An"a*lyse\, v., Analyser \An"a*ly`ser\, n., etc.	   Same as {Analyze}, {Analyzer}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
analyser \analyser\ n.	   an instrument that performs analyses.	   Syn: analyzer	        [WordNet 1.5]
Analysis \A*nal"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Analyses}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   unloose, to dissolve, to resolve into its elements; ? up + ?	   to loose. See {Loose}.]	   1. A resolution of anything, whether an object of the senses	      or of the intellect, into its constituent or original	      elements; an examination of the component parts of a	      subject, each separately, as the words which compose a	      sentence, the tones of a tune, or the simple propositions	      which enter into an argument. It is opposed to	      {synthesis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The separation of a compound substance, by	      chemical processes, into its constituents, with a view to	      ascertain either (a) what elements it contains, or (b) how	      much of each element is present. The former is called	      {qualitative}, and the latter {quantitative analysis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) The tracing of things to their source, and the	      resolving of knowledge into its original principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) The resolving of problems by reducing the	      conditions that are in them to equations.	      [1913 Webster]	   5.	      (a) A syllabus, or table of the principal heads of a	          discourse, disposed in their natural order.	      (b) A brief, methodical illustration of the principles of	          a science. In this sense it is nearly synonymous with	          synopsis.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Nat. Hist.) The process of ascertaining the name of a	      species, or its place in a system of classification, by	      means of an analytical table or key.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ultimate}, {Proximate}, {Qualitative}, {Quantitative}, and	   {Volumetric analysis}. (Chem.) See under {Ultimate},	      {Proximate}, {Qualitative}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Analysis of variance \A*nal"y*sis of variance\, n. (Statistics)	   a statistical technique by which the results of an	   observation or experiment are analyzed to determine the	   relative contributions of the different possible causative	   factors or variables to the outcome. Abbreviated {ANOVA}.	   [PJC]
Analyst \An"a*lyst\, n. [F. analyste. See {Analysis}.]	   One who analyzes; formerly, one skilled in algebraical	   geometry; now commonly, one skilled in chemical analysis.	   [1913 Webster] Analytic
Analytic \An`a*lyt"ic\, Analytical \An`a*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F. analytique. See {Analysis}.]	   Of or pertaining to analysis; resolving into elements or	   constituent parts; as, an analytical experiment; -- opposed	   to {synthetic}.	   [1913 Webster]
analytical \analytical\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to analysis (definition 2).	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Logic) of a proposition; necessarily true independent of	      fact or experience, such as "all spinsters are unmarried".	      Opposite of {synthetic}. Also See: {a priori},	      {deductive, {logical}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. 1 exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations;	      as, analytic reasoning; an analytical discussion.	   Syn: appraising(prenominal), evaluative.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. capable of or given to analyzing; -- of people. an	      analytical mind	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Analytical geometry} or {co["o]rdinate geometry}. See under	      {Geometry}.	   {Analytic language}, a noninflectional language or one not	      characterized by grammatical endings.	   {Analytical table} (Nat. Hist.), a table in which the	      characteristics of the species or other groups are	      arranged so as to facilitate the determination of their	      names.	      [1913 Webster]
Analytically \An`a*lyt"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an analytical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Analytics \An`a*lyt"ics\, n.	   The science of analysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Analyzable \An"a*ly`za*ble\, a.	   That may be analyzed.	   [1913 Webster]
Analyzation \An`a*ly*za"tion\, n.	   The act of analyzing, or separating into constituent parts;	   analysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Analyze \An"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Analyzed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Analyzing}.] [Cf. F. analyser. See {Analysis}.]	   1. To subject to analysis; to resolve (anything complex) into	      its elements; to separate into the constituent parts, for	      the purpose of an examination of each separately; to	      examine in such a manner as to ascertain the elements or	      nature of the thing examined; to consider in detail in	      order to discover essential features or meaning; as, to	      analyze an action to ascertain its morality; to analyse a	      sonnet by Shakespeare; to analyse the evidence in a	      criminal trial; to analyse your real motives.	   Syn: analyze, study, examine	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              No one, I presume, can analyze the sensations of	              pleasure or pain.                   --Darwin.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. make a mathematical, chemical, or grammatical analysis of;	      break down into components or essential features; as, to	      analyse a specimen; to analyze a fossil substance; to	      analyze a sentence or a word; to analyse a chemical	      compound.	   Syn: analyze, break down, dissect, take apart.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. subject to psychoanalytic treatment. I was analysed in	      Vienna by a famous psychiatrist	   Syn: analyze, psychoanalyze, psychoanalyse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
analyzed \analyzed\ adj.	   separated into components.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Analyzer \An"a*ly`zer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, analyzes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) The part of a polariscope which receives the light	      after polarization, and exhibits its properties.	      [1913 Webster]
Anamese \An`a*mese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Anam, to southeastern Asia. -- n. A	   native of Anam.	   [1913 Webster]
Anamnesis \An`am*ne"sis\, n. [Gr. 'ana`mnhsis, fr. ? to remind,	   recall to memory; ? + ? to put in mind.] (Rhet.)	   A recalling to mind; recollection.	   [1913 Webster]
Anamnestic \An`am*nes"tic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Aiding the memory; as, anamnestic remedies.	   [1913 Webster]
Anamniotic \An*am`ni*ot"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Without, or not developing, an amnion.	   [1913 Webster]
Anamorphism \An`a*mor"phism\, n. [Gr. ? again + morfh` form.]	   1. A distorted image.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A gradual progression from one type to another,	      generally ascending. --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]
Anamorphoscope \An`a*mor"pho*scope\, n. [Anamorphosis + -scope.]	   An instrument for restoring a picture or image distorted by	   anamorphosis to its normal proportions. It usually consists	   of a cylindrical mirror.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anamorphosis \An`a*mor"pho*sis\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to form anew;	   ? again + ? to form; morfh` form.]	   1. (Persp.) A distorted or monstrous projection or	      representation of an image on a plane or curved surface,	      which, when viewed from a certain point, or as reflected	      from a curved mirror or through a polyhedron, appears	      regular and in proportion; a deformation of an image.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Same as {Anamorphism}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A morbid or monstrous development, or change of	      form, or degeneration.	      [1913 Webster]
Anamorphosy \An`a*mor"pho*sy\, n.	   Same as {Anamorphosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anan \A*nan"\, interj. [See {Anon}.]	   An expression equivalent to What did you say? Sir? Eh? [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ananas \A*na"nas\, n. [Sp. ananas, from the native American	   name.] (Bot.)	   The pineapple ({Ananassa sativa}).	   [1913 Webster]
Anandrous \An*an"drous\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'andh`r a man.]	   (Bot.)	   Destitute of stamens, as certain female flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Anangular \An*an"gu*lar\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. angular.]	   Containing no angle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anantherous \An*an"ther*ous\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. anther.]	   (Bot.)	   Destitute of anthers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ananthous \An*an"thous\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'a`nqos a flower.]	   (Bot.)	   Destitute of flowers; flowerless.	   [1913 Webster] Anapaest
Anapaest \An`a*p[ae]st\, Anapaestic \An`a*p[ae]s"tic\	   Same as {Anapest}, {Anapestic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anapest \An"a*pest\, n. [L. anapaestus, Gr. ? an anapest, i.e.,	   a dactyl reserved, or, as it were, struck back; fr. ?; 'ana`	   back + ? to strike.]	   1. (Pros.) A metrical foot consisting of three syllables, the	      first two short, or unaccented, the last long, or accented	      ([crescent] [crescent] -); the reverse of the dactyl. In	      Latin d[e^]-[i^]-t[=a]s, and in English	      in-ter-vene[bprime], are examples of anapests.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A verse composed of such feet.	      [1913 Webster]
Anapestic \An`a*pes"tic\, a. [L. anapaesticus, Gr.	   'anapaistiko`s.]	   Pertaining to an anapest; consisting of an anapests; as, an	   anapestic meter, foot, verse. -- n. Anapestic measure or	   verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Anapestical \An`a*pes"tic*al\, a.	   Anapestic.	   [1913 Webster]
anaphase \anaphase\ n.	   1. the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move	      toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle.	      [WordNet 1.5]
anaphasic \anaphasic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to anaphase.	      [WordNet 1.5]
anaphor \anaphor\ n.	   A word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the	   referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent.	   [WordNet 1.5]
anaphora \a*naph"o*ra\ ([.a]*n[a^]f"[-o]*r[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   'anafora`, fr. 'anafe`rein to carry up or back; 'ana` +	   fe`rein to carry.] (Rhet.)	   1. A repetition of a word or of words at the beginning of two	      or more successive clauses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The use of a substitute word, such as a pronoun, in	      reference to a something already mentioned in a discourse;	      also, the relation between the substitute word and its	      antecedent. It is contrasted with {cataphora}, the use of	      a pronoun for a word or topic not yet mentioned.	   Note: Thus, in the sentence "John was tall but he was not	         very heavy." the "he" is an anaphora for John, or an	         anaphoric reference to John.	         [PJC]
anaphoric \anaphoric\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to anaphora; as, anaphoric reference.	   [WordNet 1.5]
anaphrodisia \an*aph`ro*dis"i*a\	   ([a^]n*[a^]f`r[-o]*d[i^]z"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an	   priv. + 'afrodi`sia sexual pleasure, 'Afrodi`th the goddess	   of love.] (Med.)	   Absence of sexual appetite. AS	   [1913 Webster]
anaphrodisiac \an*aph`ro*dis"i*ac\	   ([a^]n*[a^]f`r[-o]*d[i^]z"[i^]*[a^]k), a. & n. [Gr. 'an priv.	   + 'afrodisiako`s pertaining to venery.] (Med.)	   Same as {Antaphrodisiac}. --Dunglison. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Anaphroditic \An*aph`ro*dit"ic\, a. [Gr. 'anafro`dito`s without	   love.] (Biol.)	   Produced without concourse of sexes.	   [1913 Webster]
anaphylactic \anaphylactic\ n. ([a^]n`[.a]*f[imac]*l[a^]k"t[i^]k	   or [a^]n`[.a]*f[i^]*l[a^]k"t[i^]k) (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to anaphylaxis; caused by anaphylaxis.	   [PJC]	anaphylactic shock \anaphylactic shock\ n.	   ([a^]n`[.a]*f[imac]*l[a^]k"t[i^]k sh[o^]k`) (Med.)	   Shock resulting from anaphylaxis[2]. It is a severe form of	   physiological shock, often having a fatal outcome, and is	   caused by an extreme immunological reaction to antigens. It	   is characterized by smooth muscle contraction and capillary	   dilation throughout the body, initiated by antibodies of the	   IgE class. It is usually seen when an antigen to which a	   person has become hypersensitized is injected intravenously	   or subcutaneously. It is also called {generalyzed	   anaphylaxis} or {systemic anaphylaxis}, and sometimes	   {anaphylaxis}. --[Stedman]	   [PJC + AS]
anaphylaxis \an`a*phy*lax"is\ n.	   ([a^]n`[.a]*f[imac]*l[a^]k"s[i^]s or	   [a^]n`[.a]*f[i^]*l[a^]k"s[i^]s)	   1. [Gr. 'ana` back, way from + fy`laxis security,	      protection.]	   1. (Med.) Hypersensitivity (to a foreign antigen) resulting	      from prior contact with the same or a related substance.	      [WordNet 1.5 + AS]	   2. (Med.) An immediate but transient systemic reaction to an	      antigenic substance to which a person has become	      hypersensitized; it is characterized by the contraction of	      smooth muscle and capillary dilation. --[Stedman]	      [PJC + AS]	   Note: The cascade of events is triggered by binding of the	         foreign antigen to immunoglobulin E and release of	         mediators such as histamine, bradykinin, serotonin, and	         slow-reacting substance from mast cells. It involves	         more than one organ system. The most commonly involved	         organs are skin, cardiovascular, respiratory and	         gastrointestinal systems. Anaphylaxis is manifested by	         a range of signs and symptoms including pruritus,	         urticaria, itching, dyspnea, abdominal pain and	         cardiovascular collapse (shock). A severe form of the	         reaction is called {anaphylactic shock}. --[Stedman]	         [PJC + AS]	   3. (Med) Anaphylactic shock.	      [AS]
anaplasia \anaplasia\ n.	   1. loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group	      of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication,	      as in a malignant tumor.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anaplastic \An`a*plas"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to anaplasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaplasty \An`a*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. ? again + ? to form: cf. F.	   anaplastie.] (Surg.)	   The art of operation of restoring lost parts or the normal	   shape by the use of healthy tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
anaplerosis \an`a*ple*ro"sis\ ([a^]n`[.a]*pl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s),	   n.	   1. (Med.) A filling up; restoring a defective part;	      especially, promoting granulation of wounds or ulcers.	      [AS]	   2. (Med) The process of restoring the depleted cellular	      metabolic intermediate pools; most commonly used to refer	      to the restoration of the citric acid cycle intermediates	      pool.	      [AS]
anaplerotic \an`a*ple*rot"ic\ ([a^]n`[.a]*pl[e^]*r[o^]t"[i^]k),	   a. [L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. 'anaplhroy^n to fill up; 'ana`	   + plhroy^n to fill.] (Med.)	   Of or relating to anaplerosis.	   [AS]	anaplerotic \an`a*ple*rot"ic\ ([a^]n`[.a]*pl[e^]*r[o^]t"[i^]k),	   a. [L. anapleroticus, fr. Gr. 'anaplhroy^n to fill up; 'ana`	   + plhroy^n to fill.] n. (Med.)	   A substance which promotes anaplerosis.	   [AS]
Anapnograph \A*nap"no*graph\, n. [Gr. 'anapnoh` respiration +	   -graph.]	   A form of spirometer.	   [1913 Webster]
anapnoic \an`ap*no"ic\ ([a^]n`[a^]p*n[=o]"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   'anapnoh` respiration.] (Med.)	   Relating to respiration. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Anapodeictic \An*ap`o*deic"tic\, a. [Gr. 'anapo`deiktos; 'an	   priv. + 'apodeikto`s. See {Apodeictic}.]	   Not apodeictic; undemonstrable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anapophysis \An`a*poph"y*sis\, n. [Gr. 'ana` back + ? offshoot.]	   (Anat.)	   An accessory process in many lumbar vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Anaptotic \An`ap*tot"ic\, a. [Gr. 'ana` back + ptwtiko`s	   belonging to case.]	   Having lost, or tending to lose, inflections by phonetic	   decay; as, anaptotic languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaptychus \An*ap"ty*chus\, n.; pl. {Anaptichi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   unfolding; 'ana` back + ? to fold.] (Paleon.)	   One of a pair of shelly plates found in some cephalopods, as	   the ammonites.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarch \An"arch\, n. [Gr. ? without head or chief; 'an priv. + ?	   beginning, the first place, magistracy, government.]	   The author of anarchy; one who excites revolt. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Imperial anarchs doubling human woes.    --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarchal \A*nar"chal\, a.	   Lawless; anarchical. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We are in the habit of calling those bodies of men	         anarchal which are in a state of effervescence.	                                                  --Landor.	   [1913 Webster] Anarchic
Anarchic \A*nar"chic\, Anarchical \A*nar"chic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   anarchique.]	   Pertaining to anarchy; without rule or government; in	   political confusion; tending to produce anarchy; as, anarchic	   despotism; anarchical opinions.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarchism \An"arch*ism\, n. [Cf. F. anarchisme.]	   The doctrine or practice of anarchists.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarchist \An"arch*ist\, n. [Cf. F. anarchiste.]	   An anarch; one who advocates anarchy of aims at the overthrow	   of civil government.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarchize \An"arch*ize\, v. t.	   To reduce to anarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarchy \An"arch*y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. anarchie. See {Anarch}.]	   1. Absence of government; the state of society where there is	      no law or supreme power; a state of lawlessness; political	      confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spread anarchy and terror all around. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, confusion or disorder, in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            There being then . . . an anarchy, as I may term it,	            in authors and their re?koning of years. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Anarthropoda \An`ar*throp"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? without	   joints + -poda. See {Anarthrous}.] (Zool.)	   One of the divisions of Articulata in which there are no	   jointed legs, as the annelids; -- opposed to {Arthropoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarthropodous \An`ar*throp"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having no jointed legs; pertaining to Anarthropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Anarthrous \An*ar"throus\, a. [Gr. 'a`narqros without joints,	   without the article; 'an priv. + 'a`rqron joint, the	   article.]	   1. (Gr. Gram.) Used without the article; as, an anarthrous	      substantive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Without joints, or having the joints indistinct,	      as some insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Anas \A"nas\, n. [L., duck.] (Zool.)	   A genus of water fowls, of the order Anseres, including	   certain species of fresh-water ducks.	   [1913 Webster]
Anasa \Anasa\ n.	   1. 1 a genus comprising the squash bugs.	   Syn: genus {Anasa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anasarca \an`a*sar"ca\ ([a^]n`[.a]*s[aum]r"k[.a]), n. [NL., from	   Gr. 'ana` throughout + sa`rx, sarko`s, flesh.] (Med.)	   Severe generalized edema.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Anasarcous \An`a*sar"cous\, a.	   Belonging, or affected by, anasarca, or dropsy; dropsical.	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Anaseismic \An`a*seis"mic\, a. [Cf. Gr. ? a shaking up and	   down.]	   Moving up and down; -- said of earthquake shocks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
anastaltic \an`a*stal"tic\ ([a^]n`[.a]*st[a^]l"t[i^]k), a. & n.	   [Gr. 'anastaltiko`s fitted for checking, fr. 'ana` +	   ste`llein to send.] (Med.)	   Styptic. [Obs.] --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
anastate \an"a*state\ ([a^]n"[.a]*st[asl]t), n. [Gr. 'ana` up +	   ista`nai to make to stand.] (Physiol.)	   One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by	   constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of	   protoplasm; -- opposed to {katastate}. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
anastatic \an`a*stat"ic\ ([a^]n"[.a]*st[asl]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   'ana` up + ista`nai to make to stand: cf. statiko`s causing	   to stand.]	   Pertaining to a process or a style of printing from	   characters in relief on zinc plates.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this process the letterpress, engraving, or design	         of any kind is transferred to a zinc plate; the parts	         not covered with ink are eaten out, leaving a facsimile	         in relief to be printed from.	         [1913 Webster]
Anastatica \Anastatica\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of plants consisting of a single species, rose	      of Jericho (also called resurrection plant).	   Syn: genus {Anastatica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anastigmat \anastigmat\ n.	   1. compound lens or lens system designed to be free of	      astigmatism and able to form approximately point images.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anastigmatic \An*as`tig*mat"ic\, a. [Pref. an-not + astigmatic.]	   (Optics)	   Not astigmatic; free of astigmatism; -- pertaining to a lens	   or lens system, and used especially of a lens system which	   consists of a converging lens and a diverging lens of equal	   and opposite astigmatism but different focal lengths, and	   sensibly free from astigmatism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Anastomose \A*nas"to*mose\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Anastomozed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Anastomosing}.] [Cf. F. anastomoser, fr.	   anastomose. See {Anastomosis}.]	   1. (Anat. & Bot.) To inosculate; to intercommunicate by	      anastomosis, as the arteries and veins.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ribbing of the leaf, and the anastomosing	            network of its vessels.               --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of any channels or lines, to meet and unite or run into	      each other, as rivers; to coalesce; to interjoin.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anastomosis \A*nas`to*mo"sis\, n.; pl. {Anastomoses}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? opening, fr. ? to furnish with a mouth or opening, to	   open; ? + ? mouth: cf. F. anastomose.] (Anat. & Bot.)	   The inosculation of vessels, or intercommunication between	   two or more vessels or nerves, as the cross communication	   between arteries or veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Anastomotic \A*nas`to*mot"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to anastomosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Anastomus \Anastomus\ n.	   1. 1 openbills.	   Syn: genus {Anastomus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anastrophe \A*nas"tro*phe\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn up or back;	   'ana` + ? to turn.] (Rhet. & Gram.)	   An inversion of the natural order of words; as, echoed the	   hills, for, the hills echoed.	   [1913 Webster]
Anathema \A*nath"e*ma\, n.; pl. {Anathemas}. [L. anath[e^]ma,	   fr. Gr. ? anything devoted, esp. to evil, a curse; also L.	   anath[=e]ma, fr. Gr. ? a votive offering; all fr. ? to set up	   as a votive gift, dedicate; ? up + ? to set. See {Thesis}.]	   1. A ban or curse pronounced with religious solemnity by	      ecclesiastical authority, and accompanied by	      excommunication. Hence: Denunciation of anything as	      accursed.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] denounce anathemas against unbelievers.	                                                  --Priestley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An imprecation; a curse; a malediction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Finally she fled to London followed by the anathemas	            of both [families].                   --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any person or thing anathematized, or cursed by	      ecclesiastical authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jewish nation were an anathema destined to	            destruction. St. Paul . . . says he could wish, to	            save them from it, to become an anathema, and be	            destroyed himself.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Anathema Maranatha}(see --1 Cor. xvi. 22), an expression	      commonly considered as a highly intensified form of	      anathema. Maran atha is now considered as a separate	      sentence, meaning, "Our Lord cometh."	      [1913 Webster] Anathematic
Anathematic \A*nath`e*mat"ic\, Anathematical
\A*nath`e*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an anathema. --	   {A*nath`e*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anathematism \A*nath"e*ma*tism\, n. [Gr. ? a cursing; cf. F.	   anath['e]matisme.]	   Anathematization. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We find a law of Justinian forbidding anathematisms to	         be pronounced against the Jewish Hellenists. --J.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Anathematization \A*nath`e*ma*ti*za"tion\, n. [LL.	   anathematisatio.]	   The act of anathematizing, or denouncing as accursed;	   imprecation. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Anathematize \A*nath"e*ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Anathematized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Anathematizing}.] [L.	   anathematizare, Gr. ? to devote, make accursed: cf. F.	   anath['e]matiser.]	   To pronounce an anathema against; to curse. Hence: To condemn	   publicly as something accursed. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Anathematizer \A*nath"e*ma*ti`zer\, n.	   One who pronounces an anathema. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatifa \A*nat"i*fa\, n.; pl. {Anatif[ae]}. [NL., contr. fr.	   anatifera. See {Anatiferous}.] (Zool.)	   An animal of the barnacle tribe, of the genus {Lepas}, having	   a fleshy stem or peduncle; a goose barnacle. See	   {Cirripedia}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term Anatif[ae], in the plural, is often used for	         the whole group of pedunculated cirripeds.	         [1913 Webster]
Anatifer \A*nat"i*fer\,, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Anatifa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatiferous \An`a*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. anas, anatis, a duck +	   -ferous.] (Zool.)	   Producing ducks; -- applied to Anatif[ae], under the absurd	   notion of their turning into ducks or geese. See {Barnacle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatine \An"a*tine\, a. [L. anatinus, fr. anas, anatis, a duck.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the ducks; ducklike.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatocism \A*nat"o*cism\, n. [L. anatocismus, Gr. ?; ? again + ?	   to lend on interest.] (Law)	   Compound interest. [R.] --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster] Anatomic
Anatomic \An`a*tom"ic\, Anatomical \An`a*tom"ic*al\, a. [L.	   anatomicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. anatomique. See {Anatomy}.]	   Of or relating to anatomy or dissection; as, the anatomic	   art; anatomical observations. --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatomically \An`a*tom"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an anatomical manner; by means of dissection.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatomism \A*nat"o*mism\, n. [Cf. F. anatomisme.]	   1. The application of the principles of anatomy, as in art.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stretched and vivid anatomism of their [i. e.,	            the French] great figure painters.    --The London	                                                  Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The doctrine that the anatomical structure explains all	      the phenomena of the organism or of animal life.	      [1913 Webster]
Anatomist \A*nat"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. anatomiste.]	   One who is skilled in the art of anatomy, or dissection.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatomization \A*nat`o*mi*za"tion\, n.	   The act of anatomizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatomize \A*nat"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anatomized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Anatomizing}.] [Cf. F. anatomiser.]	   1. To dissect; to cut in pieces, as an animal vegetable body,	      for the purpose of displaying or examining the structure	      and use of the several parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discriminate minutely or carefully; to analyze.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we anatomize all other reasonings of this nature,	            we shall find that they are founded on the relation	            of cause and effect.                  --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]
Anatomizer \A*nat"o*mi`zer\, n.	   A dissector.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatomy \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 separating the	      different parts of any organized body, to discover their	      situation, structure, and economy; dissection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science which treats of the structure of organic	      bodies; anatomical structure or organization.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the muscles be well inserted and bound together,	            according to the knowledge of them which is given us	            by anatomy.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Animal anatomy" is sometimes called {zomy}; "vegetable	         anatomy," {phytotomy}; "human anatomy," {anthropotomy}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Comparative anatomy} compares the structure of different	      kinds and classes of animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A treatise or book on anatomy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of dividing anything, corporeal or intellectual,	      for the purpose of examining its parts; analysis; as, the	      anatomy of a discourse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A skeleton; anything anatomized or dissected, or which has	      the appearance of being so.	      [1913 Webster]	            The anatomy of a little child, representing all	            parts thereof, is accounted a greater rarity than	            the skeleton of a man in full stature. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            They brought one Pinch, a hungry, lean-faced	            villain,	            A mere anatomy.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Anatreptic \An`a*trep"tic\, a. [overturning, fr. ? to turn up or	   over; ? + ? too turn.]	   Overthrowing; defeating; -- applied to Plato's refutative	   dialogues. --Enfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatron \An"a*tron\, n. [F. anatron, natron, Sp. anatron,	   natron, fr. Ar. al-natr[=u]n. See {Natron}, {Niter}.] [Obs.]	   1. Native carbonate of soda; natron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Glass gall or sandiver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Saltpeter. --Coxe. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster] Anatropal
Anatropal \A*nat"ro*pal\, Anatropous \A*nat"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ?	   up + ? to turn.] (Bot.)	   Having the ovule inverted at an early period in its	   development, so that the chalaza is as the apparent apex; --	   opposed to {orthotropous}. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Anatto \A*nat"to\, n.	   Same as {Annotto}.	   [1913 Webster] Anbury
Anbury \An"bur*y\, Ambury \Am"bur*y\, n. [AS. ampre, ompre, a	   crooked swelling vein: cf. Prov. E. amper a tumor with	   inflammation. Cf. the first syllable in agnail, and berry a	   fruit.]	   1. (Far.) A soft tumor or bloody wart on horses or oxen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disease of the roots of turnips, etc.; -- called also	      {fingers and toes}.	      [1913 Webster]
-ance \-ance\ [F. -ance, fr. L. -antia and also fr. -entia.]	   A suffix signifying action; also, quality or state; as,	   assistance, resistance, appearance, elegance. See {-ancy}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: All recently adopted words of this class take either	         -ance or -ence, according to the Latin spelling.	         [1913 Webster]
Ancestor \An"ces*tor\, n. [OE. ancestre, auncestre, also	   ancessour; the first forms fr. OF. ancestre, F. anc[^e]tre,	   fr. the L. nom. antessor one who goes before; the last form	   fr. OF. ancessor, fr. L. acc. antecessorem, fr. antecedere to	   go before; ante before + cedere to go. See {Cede}, and cf.	   {Antecessor}.]	   1. One from whom a person is descended, whether on the	      father's or mother's side, at any distance of time; a	      progenitor; a fore father.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) An earlier type; a progenitor; as, this fossil	      animal is regarded as the ancestor of the horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) One from whom an estate has descended; -- the	      correlative of heir.	      [1913 Webster]
Ancestorial \An`ces*to"ri*al\, a.	   Ancestral. --Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancestorially \An`ces*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   With regard to ancestors.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancestral \An*ces"tral\ (?; 277), a.	   Of, pertaining to, derived from, or possessed by, an ancestor	   or ancestors; as, an ancestral estate. "Ancestral trees."	   --Hemans.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancestress \An"ces*tress\, n.	   A female ancestor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancestry \An"ces*try\, n. [Cf. OF. ancesserie. See {Ancestor}.]	   1. Condition as to ancestors; ancestral lineage; hence, birth	      or honorable descent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Title and ancestry render a good man more	            illustrious, but an ill one more contemptible.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of ancestors or progenitors; lineage, or those	      who compose the line of natural descent.	      [1913 Webster]
Anchor \An"chor\ ([a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. anker, AS. ancor,	   oncer, L. ancora, sometimes spelt anchora, fr. Gr. 'a`gkyra,	   akin to E. angle: cf. F. ancre. See {Angle}, n.]	   1. A iron instrument which is attached to a ship by a cable	      (rope or chain), and which, being cast overboard, lays	      hold of the earth by a fluke or hook and thus retains the	      ship in a particular station.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common anchor consists of a straight bar called a	         shank, having at one end a transverse bar called a	         stock, above which is a ring for the cable, and at the	         other end the crown, from which branch out two or more	         arms with flukes, forming with the shank a suitable	         angle to enter the ground.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly the largest and strongest anchor was the sheet	         anchor (hence, Fig., best hope or last refuge), called	         also {waist anchor}. Now the bower and the sheet anchor	         are usually alike. Then came the best bower and the	         small bower (so called from being carried on the bows).	         The stream anchor is one fourth the weight of the bower	         anchor. Kedges or kedge anchors are light anchors used	         in warping.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any instrument or contrivance serving a purpose like that	      of a ship's anchor, as an arrangement of timber to hold a	      dam fast; a contrivance to hold the end of a bridge cable,	      or other similar part; a contrivance used by founders to	      hold the core of a mold in place.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: That which gives stability or security; that on	      which we place dependence for safety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which hope we have as an anchor of the soul. --Heb.	                                                  vi. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) An emblem of hope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.)	      (a) A metal tie holding adjoining parts of a building	          together.	      (b) Carved work, somewhat resembling an anchor or	          arrowhead; -- a part of the ornaments of certain	          moldings. It is seen in the echinus, or egg-and-anchor	          (called also {egg-and-dart}, {egg-and-tongue})	          ornament.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) One of the anchor-shaped spicules of certain	      sponges; also, one of the calcareous spinules of certain	      Holothurians, as in species of {Synapta}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Television) an {achorman}, {anchorwoman}, or	      {anchorperson}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Anchor ice}. See under {Ice}. 	   {Anchor light} See the vocabulary.	   {Anchor ring}. (Math.) Same as {Annulus}, 2 (b).	   {Anchor shot} See the vocabulary.	   {Anchor space} See the vocabulary.	   {Anchor stock} (Naut.), the crossbar at the top of the shank	      at right angles to the arms.	   {Anchor watch} See the vocabulary.	   {The anchor comes home}, when it drags over the bottom as the	      ship drifts.	   {Foul anchor}, the anchor when it hooks, or is entangled	      with, another anchor, or with a cable or wreck, or when	      the slack cable is entangled.	   {The anchor is acockbill}, when it is suspended	      perpendicularly from the cathead, ready to be let go.	   {The anchor is apeak}, when the cable is drawn in so tight as	      to bring the ship directly over it.	   {The anchor is atrip}, or {aweigh}, when it is lifted out of	      the ground.	   {The anchor is awash}, when it is hove up to the surface of	      the water.	   {At anchor}, anchored.	   {To back an anchor}, to increase the holding power by laying	      down a small anchor ahead of that by which the ship rides,	      with the cable fastened to the crown of the latter to	      prevent its coming home.	   {To cast anchor}, to drop or let go an anchor to keep a ship	      at rest.	   {To cat the anchor}, to hoist the anchor to the cathead and	      pass the ring-stopper.	   {To fish the anchor}, to hoist the flukes to their resting	      place (called the bill-boards), and pass the shank	      painter.	   {To weigh anchor}, to heave or raise the anchor so as to sail	      away.	      [1913 Webster]	Anchor \An"chor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anchored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Anchoring}.] [Cf. F. ancrer.]	   1. To place at anchor; to secure by an anchor; as, to anchor	      a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix or fasten; to fix in a stable condition; as, to	      anchor the cables of a suspension bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till that my nails were anchored in thine eyes.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Anchor \An"chor\, v. i.	   1. To cast anchor; to come to anchor; as, our ship (or the	      captain) anchored in the stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stop; to fix or rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            My invention . . . anchors on Isabel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Anchor \An"chor\, n. [OE. anker, ancre, AS. ancra, fr. L.	   anachoreta. See {Anchoret}.]	   An anchoret. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchorable \An"chor*a*ble\, a.	   Fit for anchorage.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchorage \An"chor*age\, n.	   1. The act of anchoring, or the condition of lying at anchor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place suitable for anchoring or where ships anchor; a	      hold for an anchor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The set of anchors belonging to a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something which holds like an anchor; a hold; as, the	      anchorages of the Brooklyn Bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something on which one may depend for security; ground of	      trust.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A toll for anchoring; anchorage duties. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Anchorage \An"cho*rage\, n.	   Abode of an anchoret.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchorate \An"chor*ate\, a.	   Anchor-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchored \An"chored\, a.	   1. Held by an anchor; at anchor; held safely; as, an anchored	      bark; also, shaped like an anchor; forked; as, an anchored	      tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Having the extremities turned back, like the flukes	      of an anchor; as, an anchored cross. [Sometimes spelt	      {ancred}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Anchor escapement \An"chor es*cape"ment\ (Horol.)	      (a) The common recoil escapement.	      (b) A variety of the lever escapement with a wide impulse	          pin.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anchoress \An"cho*ress\, n.	   A female anchoret.	   [1913 Webster]	         And there, a saintly anchoress, she dwelt.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster] Anchoret
Anchoret \An"cho*ret\, Anchorite \An"cho*rite\, n. [F.	   anachor[`e]te, L. anachoreta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to go back,	   retire; ? + ? to give place, retire, ? place; perh. akin to	   Skr. h[=a] to leave. Cf. {Anchor} a hermit.]	   One who renounces the world and secludes himself, usually for	   religious reasons; a hermit; a recluse. [Written by some	   authors {anachoret}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our Savior himself . . . did not choose an anchorite's	         or a monastic life, but a social and affable way of	         conversing with mortals.                 --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster] Anchoretic
Anchoretic \An`cho*ret"ic\, Anchoretical \An`cho*ret"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to an anchoret or hermit; after the manner of an	   anchoret.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchoretish \An"cho*ret`ish\, a.	   Hermitlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchoretism \An"cho*ret*ism\, n.	   The practice or mode of life of an anchoret.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchor-hold \An"chor-hold`\, n.	   1. The hold or grip of an anchor, or that to which it holds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Firm hold: security.	      [1913 Webster]
Anchorite \An"cho*rite\, n.	   Same as {Anchoret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchoritess \An"cho*ri`tess\, n.	   An anchoress. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anchorless \An"chor*less\, a.	   Without an anchor or stay. Hence: Drifting; unsettled.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchor light \Anchor light\ (Naut.)	   The lantern shown at night by a vessel at anchor.	   International rules of the road require vessels at anchor to	   carry from sunset to sunrise a single white light forward if	   under 150 feet in length, and if longer, two such lights, one	   near the stern and one forward.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anchorman \An"chor*man`\ ([a^][ng]"k[~e]r*m[a^]n`), n.	   a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to	   which several correspondents contribute. Male correlate of	   {anchorwoman}.	   [PJC]
anchorperson \anchorperson\ n.	   1. an {anchorman} or {anchorwoman.}. The anchorperson usually	      begins the broadcast, discusses certain topics, and	      introduces new topics, which may be discussed by other	      reprorters, especially when the report is recorded or	      broadcast from a location other than the main broadcast	      studio.	   Syn: anchor, anchorman, anchorwoman.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Anchor shot \Anchor shot\ (Billiards)	   A shot made with the object balls in an anchor space.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Anchor space \Anchor space\ (Billiards)	   In the balk-line game, any of eight spaces, 7 inches by 31/2,	   lying along a cushion and bisected transversely by a balk	   line. Object balls in an anchor space are treated as in balk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Anchor watch \Anchor watch\ (Naut.)	   A detail of one or more men who keep watch on deck at night	   when a vessel is at anchor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anchorwoman \An"chor*wo`man\ ([a^][ng]"k[~e]r*w[u^]`man), n.	   a woman television reporter who coordinates a broadcast to	   which several correspondents contribute. Female correlate of	   {anchorman}.	   [PJC]
Anchovy \An*cho"vy\ ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^]), n. [Sp. anchoa,	   anchova, or Pg. anchova, prob. of Iberian origin, and lit. a	   dried or pickled fish, fr. Bisc. antzua dry: cf. D. anchovis,	   F. anchois.] (Zool.)	   A small fish, about three inches in length, of the Herring	   family ({Engraulis encrasicholus}), caught in vast numbers in	   the Mediterranean, and pickled for exportation. The name is	   also applied to several allied species.	   [1913 Webster]	Anchovy pear \An*cho"vy pear`\ ([a^]n*ch[=o]"v[y^] p[^a]r`).	   (Bot.)	   A West Indian fruit like the mango in taste, sometimes	   pickled; also, the tree ({Grias cauliflora}) bearing this	   fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
anchusa \anchusa\ n.	   1. any of various Old World herbs of the genus {Anchusa}	      having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anchusin \An"chu*sin\, n. [L. anchusa the plant alkanet, Gr. ?.]	   (Chem.)	   A resinoid coloring matter obtained from alkanet root.	   [1913 Webster]
Anchylose \An"chy*lose\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Anchylosed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Anchylosing}.] [Cf. F. ankyloser.]	   To affect or be affected with anchylosis; to unite or	   consolidate so as to make a stiff joint; to grow together	   into one. [Spelt also {ankylose}.] --Owen.	   [1913 Webster] ankylosis
anchylosis \an`chy*lo"sis\, ankylosis
\an`ky*lo"sis\([a^][ng]`k[i^]*l[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'agky`lwsis, fr. 'agkyloy^n to crook, stiffen, fr. 'agky`los	   crooked: cf. F. ankylose.]	   1. (Med.) The process of formation of a stiff joint; also,	      the abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint	      which has become stiff. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. (Anat.) The union of two or more separate bones to from a	      single bone; the close union of bones or other structures	      in various animals.	      [1913 Webster]
Anchylotic \An`chy*lot"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to anchylosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancient \An"cient\, a. [OE. auncien, F. ancien, LL. antianus,	   fr. L. ante before. See {Ante-}, pref.]	   1. Old; that happened or existed in former times, usually at	      a great distance of time; belonging to times long past;	      specifically applied to the times before the fall of the	      Roman empire; -- opposed to {modern}; as, ancient authors,	      literature, history; ancient days.	      [1913 Webster]	            Witness those ancient empires of the earth.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gildas Albanius . . . much ancienter than his	            namesake surnamed the Wise.           --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old; that has been of long duration; of long standing; of	      great age; as, an ancient forest; an ancient castle. "Our	      ancient bickerings." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remove not the ancient landmarks, which thy fathers	            have set.                             --Prov. xxii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ancient man, strangely habited, asked for	            quarters.                             --Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Known for a long time, or from early times; -- opposed to	      {recent} or {new}; as, the ancient continent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friend, perhaps, or an ancient acquaintance.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Dignified, like an aged man; magisterial; venerable.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            He wrought but some few hours of the day, and then	            would he seem very grave and ancient. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Experienced; versed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Though [he] was the youngest brother, yet he was the	            most ancient in the business of the realm.	                                                  --Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Former; sometime. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They mourned their ancient leader lost. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 entered in a book called Domesday Book.	   {Ancient lights} (Law), windows and other openings which have	      been enjoined without molestation for more than twenty	      years. In England, and in some of the United States, they	      acquire a prescriptive right.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Old; primitive; pristine; antique; antiquated;	        old-fashioned; obsolete.	   Usage: {Ancient}, {Antiquated}, {Obsolete}, {Antique},	          {Antic}, {Old}. -- Ancient is opposed to modern, and	          has antiquity; as, an ancient family, ancient	          landmarks, ancient institutions, systems of thought,	          etc. Antiquated describes that which has gone out of	          use or fashion; as, antiquated furniture, antiquated	          laws, rules, etc. Obsolete is commonly used, instead	          of antiquated, in reference to language, customs,	          etc.; as, an obsolete word or phrase, an obsolete	          expression. Antique is applied, in present usage,	          either to that which has come down from the ancients;	          as, an antique cameo, bust, etc.; or to that which is	          made to imitate some ancient work of art; as, an	          antique temple. In the days of Shakespeare, antique	          was often used for ancient; as, "an antique song," "an	          antique Roman;" and hence, from singularity often	          attached to what is ancient, it was used in the sense	          of grotesque; as, "an oak whose antique root peeps	          out; " and hence came our present word antic, denoting	          grotesque or ridiculous. We usually apply both ancient	          and old to things subject to gradual decay. We say, an	          old man, an ancient record; but never, the old stars,	          an old river or mountain. In general, however, ancient	          is opposed to modern, and old to new, fresh, or	          recent. When we speak of a thing that existed	          formerly, which has ceased to exist, we commonly use	          ancient; as, ancient republics, ancient heroes; and	          not old republics, old heroes. But when the thing	          which began or existed in former times is still in	          existence, we use either ancient or old; as, ancient	          statues or paintings, or old statues or paintings;	          ancient authors, or old authors, meaning books.	          [1913 Webster]	Ancient \An"cient\, n.	   1. pl. Those who lived in former ages, as opposed to the	      {moderns}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An aged man; a patriarch. Hence: A governor; a ruler; a	      person of influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord will enter into judgment with the ancients	            of his people, and the princes thereof. --Isa. iii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A senior; an elder; a predecessor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Junius and Andronicus . . . in Christianity . . .	            were his ancients.                    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Eng. Law) One of the senior members of the Inns of	      Court or of Chancery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Council of Ancients} (French Hist.), one of the two	      assemblies composing the legislative bodies in 1795.	      --Brande.	      [1913 Webster]	Ancient \An"cient\, n. [Corrupted from ensign.]	   1. An ensign or flag. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            More dishonorable ragged than an old-faced ancient.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bearer of a flag; an ensign. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This is Othello's ancient, as I take it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Anciently \An"cient*ly\, adv.	   1. In ancient times.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an ancient manner. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ancientness \An"cient*ness\, n.	   The quality of being ancient; antiquity; existence from old	   times.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancientry \An"cient*ry\, n.	   1. Antiquity; what is ancient.	      [1913 Webster]	            They contain not word of ancientry.   --West.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old age; also, old people. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wronging the ancientry.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ancient lineage; ancestry; dignity of birth.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gentleman of more ancientry than estate. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Ancienty \An"cient*y\, n. [F. anciennet['e], fr. ancien. See	   {Ancient}.]	   1. Age; antiquity. [Obs.] --Martin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seniority. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ancile \An*ci"le\, n. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   The sacred shield of the Romans, said to have-fallen from	   heaven in the reign of Numa. It was the palladium of Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancillary \An"cil*la*ry\, a. [L. ancillaris, fr. ancilla a	   female servant.]	   Subservient or subordinate, like a handmaid; auxiliary.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Convocation of York seems to have been always	         considered as inferior, and even ancillary, to the	         greater province.                        --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	Ancillary administration \An"cil*la*ry ad*min`is*tra"tion\ (Law)	   An administration subordinate to, and in aid of, the primary	   or principal administration of an estate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ancille \An*cille"\, n. [OF. ancelle, L. ancilla.]	   A maidservant; a handmaid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Ancipital
Ancipital \An*cip"i*tal\, Ancipitous \An*cip"i*tous\, a. [L.	   anceps, ancipitis, two-headed, double; an- for amb- on both	   sides + caput head.] (Bot.)	   Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened	   stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancistroid \An*cis"troid\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a hook + ? shape.]	   Hook-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancle \An"cle\, n.	   See {Ankle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancome \An"come\ ([a^][ng]"k[u^]m), n. [AS. ancuman, oncuman, to	   come.]	   A small ulcerous swelling, coming suddenly; also, a whitlow.	   [Obs.] --Boucher.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancon \An"con\ ([a^][ng]"k[o^]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}. [L., fr.	   Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.] (Anat.)	   The olecranon, or the elbow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ancon sheep} (Zool.), a breed of sheep with short crooked	      legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in	      1791; -- called also the {otter breed}.	      [1913 Webster] Ancon	Ancon \An"con\, Ancone \An"cone\, n. [See {Ancon}, above.]	   (Arch.)	   (a) The corner or quoin of a wall, cross-beam, or rafter.	       [Obs.] --Gwilt.	   (b) A bracket supporting a cornice; a console.	       [1913 Webster] Anconal
Anconal \An"co*nal\, Anconeal \An*co"ne*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the ancon or elbow. "The olecranon on	   anconeal process." --Flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Anconeus \An*co"ne*us\, n. [NL., fr. L. ancon elbow.] (Anat.)	   A muscle of the elbow and forearm.	   [1913 Webster]
Anconoid \An"co*noid\, a.	   Elbowlike; anconal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ancony \An"co*ny\, n. [Origin unknown.] (Iron Work)	   A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in	   the middle, but unwrought at the ends.	   [1913 Webster]
-ancy \-an*cy\ [L. -antia.]	   A suffix expressing more strongly than -ance the idea of	   quality or state; as, constancy, buoyancy, infancy.	   [1913 Webster]
And \And\, conj. [AS. and; akin to OS. endi, Icel. enda, OHG.	   anti, enti, inti, unti, G. und, D. en, OD. ende. Cf, {An} if,	   {Ante-}.]	   1. A particle which expresses the relation of connection or	      addition. It is used to conjoin a word with a word, a	      clause with a clause, or a sentence with a sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: (a) It is sometimes used emphatically; as, "there are	         women and women," that is, two very different sorts of	         women. (b) By a rhetorical figure, notions, one of	         which is modificatory of the other, are connected by	         and; as, "the tediousness and process of my travel,"	         that is, the tedious process, etc.; "thy fair and	         outward character," that is, thy outwardly fair	         character, --Schmidt's Shak. Lex.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In order to; -- used instead of the infinitival to,	      especially after try, come, go.	      [1913 Webster]	            At least to try and teach the erring soul. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. It is sometimes, in old songs, a mere expletive.	      [1913 Webster]	            When that I was and a little tiny boy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. If; though. See {An}, conj. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            As they will set an house on fire, and it were but	            to roast their eggs.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {And so forth}, and others; and the rest; and similar things;	      and other things or ingredients. The abbreviation, etc.	      (et cetera), or &c., is usually read and so forth.	      [1913 Webster]
Andabatism \An"da*ba*tism\, n. [L. andabata a kind of Roman	   gladiator, who fought hoodwinked.]	   Doubt; uncertainty. [Obs.] --Shelford.	   [1913 Webster]
Andalusite \An`da*lu"site\, n. (Min.)	   A silicate of aluminium, occurring usually in thick rhombic	   prisms, nearly square, of a grayish or pale reddish tint. It	   was first discovered in Andalusia, Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Andante \An*dan"te\, a. [It. andante, p. pr. of andare to go.]	   (Mus.)	   Moving moderately slow, but distinct and flowing; quicker	   than larghetto, and slower than allegretto. -- n. A movement	   or piece in andante time.	   [1913 Webster]
Andantino \An`dan*ti"no\, a. [It., dim. of andante.] (Mus.)	   Rather quicker than andante; between that allegretto.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some, taking andante in its original sense of "going,"	         and andantino as its diminutive, or "less going,"	         define the latter as slower than andante.	         [1913 Webster]
Andarac \An"da*rac\, n. [A corruption of sandarac.]	   Red orpiment. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Andean \An*de"an\, a.	   Pertaining to the Andes.	   [1913 Webster]
Andesine \An"des*ine\, n. (Min.)	   A kind of triclinic feldspar found in the Andes.	   [1913 Webster]
Andesite \An"des*ite\, n. (Min.)	   An eruptive rock allied to trachyte, consisting essentially	   of a triclinic feldspar, with pyroxene, hornblende, or	   hypersthene.	   [1913 Webster]
Andine \An"dine\, a.	   Andean; as, Andine flora.	   [1913 Webster]
Andira \Andira\ n.	   1. 1 small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and	      West Africa.	   Syn: genus {Andira}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Andiron \And"i`ron\, n. [OE. anderne, aunderne, aundyre, OF.	   andier, F. landier, fr. LL. andena, andela, anderia, of	   unknown origin. The Eng. was prob. confused with brand-iron,	   AS. brand-[imac]sen.]	   A utensil for supporting wood when burning in a fireplace,	   one being placed on each side; a firedog; as, a pair of	   andirons.	   [1913 Webster]
Andorra la Vella \Andorra la Vella\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Andorra. Population (2000) = 22,390.	   [PJC]
andosite \andosite\ n.	   1. dark grayish extrusive rock.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Andranatomy \An`dra*nat"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man +	   ?: cf. F. andranatomie. See {Anatomy}, {Androtomy}.]	   The dissection of a human body, especially of a male;	   androtomy. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Andreaea \Andreaea\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of brown or blackish Alpine mosses having a	      dehiscent capsule with 4 longitudinal slits.	   Syn: genus {Andreaea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Andreaeales \Andreaeales\ n.	   1. 1 an order of mosses which comprises a single genus:	      Andreaea.	   Syn: order {Andreaeales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
andrena \andrena\ n.	   1. 1 a bee that is a a member of the genus {Andrena.}.	   Syn: andrenid, mining bee	        [WordNet 1.5]
andrenid \andrenid\ n.	   1. a bee that is a a member of the genus {Andrena.}.	   Syn: andrena, mining bee	        [WordNet 1.5]
Andrenidae \Andrenidae\ n.	   1. 1 a large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of	      which burrow in the ground.	   Syn: family {Andrenidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Andrew \Andrew\ n.	   1. 1 one of the twelve apostles of Jesus; brother of Peter;	      patron saint of Scotland.	   Syn: Saint Andrew, St. Andrew, Saint Andrew the Apostle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Andricus \Andricus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of cynipid gall wasps, chiefly affecting oaks.	   Syn: genus {Andricus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Androcephalous \An`dro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s,	   man + kefalh` head.]	   Having a human head (upon an animal's body), as the Egyptian	   sphinx.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Androdioecious
Androdioecious \An`dro*di*[oe]"cious\, Androdiecious
\An`dro*di*e"cious\, a. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + E.	   di[oe]cious.] (Bot.)	   Having perfect and staminate flowers on different plants. --	   {An`dro*di*[oe]"cism}, {-di*e"cism}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Androecium \An*dr[oe]"ci*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'anh`r,	   'andro`s, man + ? house.] (bot.)	   The stamens of a flower taken collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
androgen \androgen\ n.	   1. a hormone, such as testosterone or androsterone, that	      promotes development and maintenance of typical male	      sexual characteristics. They are mostly produced in the	      testes.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
androgenic \androgenic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to androgens; having physiological	      effects like that of an androgen.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Androgyne \An"dro*gyne\, n.	   1. An hermaphrodite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An androgynous plant. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster] Androgynous
Androgynous \An*drog"y*nous\, Androgynal \An*drog"y*nal\, a. [L.	   androgynus, Gr. ?; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + gynh` woman: cf.	   F. androgyne.]	   1. Uniting both sexes in one, or having the characteristics	      of both; being in nature both male and female;	      hermaphroditic. --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	            The truth is, a great mind must be androgynous.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Bearing both staminiferous and pistilliferous	      flowers in the same cluster.	      [1913 Webster] Androgyny
Androgyny \An*drog"y*ny\, Androgynism \An*drog"y*nism\, n.	   Union of both sexes in one individual; hermaphroditism.	   [1913 Webster] Android
Android \An"droid\ ([a^]n"droid), Androides \An*droi"des\	   ([a^]n*droi"d[=e]z), n. [Gr. 'androeidh`s of man's form;	   'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + e'i^dos form.]	   A machine or automaton in the form of a human being.	   [1913 Webster]	Android \An"droid\, a.	   Resembling a man.	   [1913 Webster]
Andromeda \An*drom"e*da\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, the daughter of	   Cepheus and Cassiopeia. When bound to a rock and exposed to a	   sea monster, she was delivered by Perseus.]	   1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, supposed to represent	      the mythical Andromeda.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (bot.) A genus of ericaceous flowering plants of northern	      climates, of which the original species was found growing	      on a rock surrounded by water.	      [1913 Webster] Andromede
Andromede \An"dro*mede\, Andromed \An"dro*med\, n.] (Astron.)	   A meteor appearing to radiate from a point in the	   constellation Andromeda, -- whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A shower of these meteors takes place every year on	         November 27th or 28th. The Andromedes are also called	         {Bielids}, as they are connected with Biela's comet and	         move in its orbit.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Andron \An"dron\ ([a^]n"dr[o^]n), n. [L. andron, Gr. 'andrw`n,	   fr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man.] (Gr. & Rom. Arch.)	   The apartment appropriated for the males. This was in the	   lower part of the house.	   [1913 Webster]
Andropetalous \An`dro*pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man	   + pe`talon leaf.] (Bot.)	   Produced by the conversion of the stamens into petals, as	   double flowers, like the garden ranunculus. --Brande.	   [1913 Webster]
Androphagi \An*droph"a*gi\ ([a^]n*dr[o^]f"[.a]*j[i^]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'androfa`gos; 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + fagei^n	   to eat.]	   Cannibals; man-eaters; anthropophagi. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Androphagous \An*droph"a*gous\, a.	   Anthropophagous.	   [1913 Webster]
Androphore \An"dro*phore\ ([a^]n"dr[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. 'anh`r,	   'andro`s, man + fe`rein to bear.]	   1. (Bot.) A support or column on which stamens are raised.	      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The part which in some Siphonophora bears the male	      gonophores.	      [1913 Webster]
Andropogon \An`dro*po"gon\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man +	   pw`gwn the beard.] (Bot.)	   A very large and important genus of grasses, found in nearly	   all parts of the world. It includes the lemon grass of Ceylon	   and the beard grass, or broom sedge, of the United States.	   The principal subgenus is {Sorghum}, including {Andropogon	   sorghum} and {Andropogon halepensis}, from which have been	   derived the Chinese sugar cane, the Johnson grass, the Aleppo	   grass, the broom corn, and the durra, or Indian millet.	   Several East Indian species, as {Andropogon nardus} and	   {Andropogon sch[oe]nanthus}, yield fragrant oils, used in	   perfumery.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Androsphinx \An"dro*sphinx\ ([a^]n"dr[-o]*sf[i^][ng]ks), n. [Gr.	   'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + sfi`gx sphinx.] (Egypt. Art.)	   A man sphinx; a sphinx having the head of a man and the body	   of a lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Androspore \An"dro*spore\, n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man + ? a	   seed.] (Bot.)	   A spore of some alg[ae], which has male functions.	   [1913 Webster]
Androtomous \An*drot"o*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the filaments of the stamens divided into two parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Androtomy \An*drot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man + ? a	   cutting. Cf. {Anatomy}.]	   Dissection of the human body, as distinguished from	   zo["o]tomy; anthropotomy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
androus \*an"drous\ [Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man.] (Bot.)	   A terminal combining form: Having a stamen or stamens;	   staminate; as, monandrous, with one stamen; polyandrous, with	   many stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Anear \A*near"\, prep. & adv. [Pref. a- + near.]	   Near. [R.] "It did not come anear." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The measure of misery anear us.          --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Anear \A*near"\, v. t. & i.	   To near; to approach. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Aneath \A*neath"\, prep. & adv. [Pref. a- + neath for beneath.]	   Beneath. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anecdotage \An"ec*do`tage\, n.	   Anecdotes collectively; a collection of anecdotes.	   [1913 Webster]	         All history, therefore, being built partly, and some of	         it altogether, upon anecdotage, must be a tissue of	         lies.                                    --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Anecdotal \An"ec*do`tal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or abounding with, anecdotes; as, anecdotal	   conversation.	   [1913 Webster]
Anecdote \An"ec*dote\, n. [F. anecdote, fr. Gr. ? not published;	   'an priv. + ? given out, ? to give out, to publish; ? out + ?	   to give. See {Dose}, n.]	   1. pl. Unpublished narratives. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an	      interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a	      single passage of private life.	      [1913 Webster] Anecdotic
Anecdotic \An`ec*dot"ic\, Anecdotical \An`ec*dot"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, consisting of, or addicted to, anecdotes.	   "Anecdotical traditions." --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Anecdotist \An"ec*do"tist\, n.	   One who relates or collects anecdotes.	   [1913 Webster]
Aneides \Aneides\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of climbing salamanders.	   Syn: genus {Aneides}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anelace \An"e*lace\, n.	   Same as {Anlace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anele \A*nele"\, v. t. [OE. anelien; an on + AS. ele oil, L.	   oleum. See {Oil}, {Anoil}.]	   1. To anoint. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give extreme unction to. [Obs.] --R. of Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]
Anelectric \An`e*lec"tric\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E. electric.]	   (Physics)	   Not becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to	   {idioelectric}. -- n. A substance incapable of being	   electrified by friction. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Anelectrode \An`e*lec"trode\, n. [Gr. ? up + E. electrode.]	   (Elec.)	   The positive pole of a voltaic battery.	   [1913 Webster]
Anelectrotonus \An`e*lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? up + E.	   electrotonus.] (Physiol.)	   The condition of decreased irritability of a nerve in the	   region of the positive electrode or anode on the passage of a	   current of electricity through it. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemogram \A*nem"o*gram\, n. [Gr. ? wind + -gram.]	   A record made by an anemograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemograph \A*nem"o*graph\ (-gr[.a]f), n. [Gr. ? wind + -graph.]	   An instrument for measuring and recording the direction and	   force of the wind. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemographic \A*nem`o*graph"ic\	   ([.a]*n[e^]m`[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), a.	   Produced by an anemograph; of or pertaining to anemography.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemography \An`e*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nemos wind + -graphy.]	   1. A description of the winds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of recording the direction and force of the wind,	      as by means of an anemograph.	      [1913 Webster]
Anemology \An`e*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? wind + -logy.]	   The science of the wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemometer \An`e*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? wind + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the force or velocity of the	   wind; a wind gauge.	   [1913 Webster] Anemometric
Anemometric \An`e*mo*met"ric\, Anemometrical
\An`e*mo*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to anemometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemometrograph \An`e*mo*met"ro*graph\, n. [Anemometer +	   -graph.]	   An anemograph. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemometry \An`e*mom"e*try\, n.	   The act or process of ascertaining the force or velocity of	   the wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemone \A*nem"o*ne\, n. [L. anemone, Gr. ?, fr. ? wind.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the {Ranunculus} or Crowfoot	      family; windflower. Some of the species are cultivated in	      gardens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The sea anemone. See {Actinia}, and {Sea anemone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is sometimes pronounced	         [a^]n`[=e]*m[=o]"n[-e], especially by classical	         scholars.	         [1913 Webster]
Anemonella \Anemonella\ n.	   1. 1 a genus consisting of one species: the rue anemone.	   Syn: genus {Anemonella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anemonic \An`e*mon"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from,	   the anemone, or from anemonin.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemonin \A*nem"o*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   An acrid, poisonous, crystallizable substance, obtained from	   some species of anemone.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemony \A*nem"o*ny\, n.	   See {Anemone}. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
anemophilous \anemophilous\ adj.	   1. pollinated by the wind; -- of flowering plants; especially	      grasses etc. {entomophilous}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anemopsis \Anemopsis\ n.	   1. 1 a genus consisting of one species: the yerba mansa.	   Syn: genus {Anemopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anemorphilous \An`e*morph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nemos wind +	   fi`los lover.] (Bot.)	   Fertilized by the agency of the wind; -- said of plants in	   which the pollen is carried to the stigma by the wind;	   wind-Fertilized. --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemoscope \A*nem"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? wind + -scope: cf. F.	   an['e]moscope.]	   An instrument which shows the direction of the wind; a wind	   vane; a weathercock; -- usually applied to a contrivance	   consisting of a vane above, connected in the building with a	   dial or index with pointers to show the changes of the wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Anemosis \An`e*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? wind.]	   A condition in the wood of some trees in which the rings are	   separated, as some suppose, by the action of high winds upon	   the trunk; wind shake.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Anencephalic
Anencephalic \An*en`ce*phal"ic\, Anencephalous
\An`en*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. ?, priv. + ? the brain: cf.	   {Encephalon}.] (Zool.)	   Without a brain; brainless. --Todd & B.	   [1913 Webster] Anenst
Anenst \A*nenst"\, Anent \A*nent"\, prep. [OE. anent, anentis,	   anence, anens, anents, AS. onefen, onemn; an, on, on + efen	   even, equal; hence meaning, on an equality with, even with,	   beside. See {Even}, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   1. Over against; as, he lives anent the church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. About; concerning; in respect; as, he said nothing anent	      this particular.	      [1913 Webster]
Anenterous \An*en"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + ? intestine, ?	   within, ? in.] (Zool.)	   Destitute of a stomach or an intestine. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster] Anergia
Anergia \An*er"gi*a\, Anergy \An"er*gy\, n. [NL. anergia, fr.	   Gr. ?- not + ? work.]	   Lack of energy; inactivity. -- {An*er"gic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aneroid \An"e*roid\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + nhro`s wet, moist +	   -oid: cf. F. an['e]ro["i]de.]	   Containing no liquid; -- said of a kind of barometer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aneroid barometer}, a barometer the action of which depends	      on the varying pressure of the atmosphere upon the elastic	      top of a metallic box (shaped like a watch) from which the	      air has been exhausted. An index shows the variation of	      pressure.	      [1913 Webster]
aneroid \an"e*roid\, n.	   An aneroid barometer.	   [1913 Webster]
anes \anes\ ([=a]nz), adv.	   Once. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Anesthetic
Anesthesia \An`es*the"si*a\, n., Anesthetic \An`es*thet"ic\, a.	   Same as {An[ae]sthesia}, {An[ae]sthetic}.	   [1913 Webster]
anesthetist \anesthetist\ n. (Med.)	   A medical specialist who administers an anesthetic to a	   patient before the patient is treated. [Also spelled	   {anaesthetist}.]	   Syn: anesthesiologist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anesthetize \anesthetize\ v. t.	   To cause to become unconscious by administration of an	   anaesthetic agent. [Also spelled {anaesthetize}.]	   Syn: put to sleep, put under, put out.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
anesthetized \anesthetized\ adj.	   rendered insensible by anesthetizing. Same as	   {anaesthetized}. [Also spelled {anaesthetized}.]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
anesthyl \anesthyl\ n.	   A mixture of methyl chloride and ethyl chloride; it is used	   as a local anesthetic, by spraying onto the skin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
anestrous \anestrous\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to anestrus.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. not in a state of estrus; not in heat; -- of lower	      mammals; as, an anestrous bitch. Opposite of {estrous}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
anestrus \anestrus\ n.	   A state or interval of sexual inactivity between two periods	   of estrus; -- applies to nonhuman mammals. [Also spelled	   {anoestrus}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Anet \An"et\, n. [F. aneth, fr. L. anethum, Gr. 'a`nhqon. See	   {Anise}.]	   The herb dill, or dillseed.	   [1913 Webster]
Anethol \An"e*thol\, n. [L. anethum (see {Anise}) + -ol.]	   (Chem.)	   A substance obtained from the volatile oils of anise, fennel,	   etc., in the form of soft shining scales; -- called also	   {anise camphor}. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Anethum \Anethum\ n.	   a genus of plants of the parsley family having aromatic seeds	   and finely divided leaves, including the dill {Anethum	   graveolens}.	   Syn: genus {Anethum}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Anetic \A*net"ic\ ([.a]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [L. aneticus, Gr.	   'anetiko`s relaxing; 'ana` back + e'i^nai to send.] (Med.)	   Soothing. AS	   [1913 Webster]
aneurin \aneurin\ n.	   Same as {thiamin}; a B vitamin (vitamin B1) that prevents	   beriberi. [Also spelled {aneurine}.]	   Syn: vitamin B1, thiamin, antiberiberi factor	        [WordNet 1.5] aneurysmal	        aneurismatic
aneurismatic \aneurismatic\ aneurysmal \aneurysmal\ aneurysmatic
\aneurysmatic\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an aneurysm.	   Syn: aneurismal	        [WordNet 1.5]
aneurysm \aneurysm\ n.	   1. a sac-like widening of a blood vessel.	      [WordNet 1.5] aneurysm
aneurism \an"eu*rism\, aneurysm
\an"eu*rysm\([a^]n"[-u]*r[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. 'aney`rysma,	   'aneyrysmo`s, a widening, an opening; 'ana` up + e'yry`s	   wide.] (Med.)	   A soft, usually pulsating, sac, containing blood or blood	   clot, arising from the abnormal dilation of the walls of an	   artery, vein or heart. The more common spelling is aneurysm.	   [1913 Webster + AS] Aneurysmal
aneurismal \an`eu*ris"mal\, Aneurysmal
\An`eu*rys"mal\([a^]n`[-u]*r[i^]z"mal), a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to an aneurism; as, an aneurismal tumor;	   aneurismal diathesis. The more common spelling is aneurysmal.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
anew \a*new"\ ([.a]*n[=u]"), adv. [Pref. a- + new.]	   Over again; another time; in a new form; afresh; as, to arm	   anew; to create anew. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Anfractuose \An*frac"tu*ose`\ (?; 135), a. [See {Anfractuous}.]	   Anfractuous; as, anfractuose anthers.	   [1913 Webster]
Anfractuosity \An*frac`tu*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Anfractuosities}.	   [Cf. F. anfractuosit['e].]	   1. A state of being anfractuous, or full of windings and	      turnings; sinuosity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The anfractuosities of his intellect and temper.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A sinuous depression or sulcus like those	      separating the convolutions of the brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Anfractuous \An*frac"tu*ous\, a. [L. anfractuosus, fr. anfractus	   a turning, a winding, fr. the unused anfringere to wind,	   bend; an-, for amb- + fractus, p. p. of frangere to break:	   cf. F. anfractueux.]	   Winding; full of windings and turnings; sinuous; tortuous;	   as, the anfractuous spires of a horn. --	   {An*frac"tu*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Anfracture \An*frac"ture\, n.	   A mazy winding.	   [1913 Webster]
Angariation \An*ga"ri*a"tion\, n. [LL. angariatio, fr. L.	   angaria service to a lord, villenage, fr. angarius, Gr.	   'a`ggaros (a Persian word), a courier for carrying royal	   dispatches.]	   Exaction of forced service; compulsion. [Obs.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster] Angeiology
Angeiology \An`gei*ol"o*gy\, n., Angeiotomy \An`gei*ot"o*my\,	   etc.	   Same as {Angiology}, {Angiotomy}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Angel \An"gel\, n. [AS. [ae]ngel, engel, influenced by OF.	   angele, angle, F. ange. Both the AS. and the OF. words are	   from L. angelus, Gr. 'a`ggelos messenger, a messenger of God,	   an angel.]	   1. A messenger. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The dear good angel of the Spring,	            The nightingale.                      --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spiritual, celestial being, superior to man in power and	      intelligence. In the Scriptures the angels appear as God's	      messengers.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, welcome, pure-eyed Faith, white-handed Hope,	            Thou hovering angel, girt with golden wings.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a class of "fallen angels;" an evil spirit; as, the	      devil and his angels.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A minister or pastor of a church, as in the Seven Asiatic	      churches. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto the angel of the church of Ephesus write.	                                                  --Rev. ii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Attendant spirit; genius; demon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An appellation given to a person supposed to be of angelic	      goodness or loveliness; a darling.	      [1913 Webster]	            When pain and anguish wring the brow,	            A ministering angel thou.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Numis.) An ancient gold coin of England, bearing the	      figure of the archangel Michael. It varied in value from	      6s. 8d. to 10s. --Amer. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Angel is sometimes used adjectively; as, angel grace;	         angel whiteness.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Angel bed}, a bed without posts.	   {Angel fish}. (Zool.)	      (a) A species of shark ({Squatina angelus}) from six to	          eight feet long, found on the coasts of Europe and	          North America. It takes its name from its pectoral	          fins, which are very large and extend horizontally	          like wings when spread.	      (b) One of several species of compressed, bright colored	          fishes warm seas, belonging to the family	          {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}.	   {Angel gold}, standard gold. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   {Angel shark}. See {Angel fish}.	   {Angel shot} (Mil.), a kind of chain shot.	   {Angel water}, a perfumed liquid made at first chiefly from	      angelica; afterwards containing rose, myrtle, and	      orange-flower waters, with ambergris, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Angelage \An"gel*age\, n.	   Existence or state of angels.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelet \An"gel*et\, n. [OF. angelet.]	   A small gold coin formerly current in England; a half angel.	   --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Angel fish \An"gel fish\	   See under {Angel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelhood \An"gel*hood\, n.	   The state of being an angel; angelic nature. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster] Angelic
Angelic \An*gel"ic\, Angelical \An*gel"ic*al\, a. [L. angelicus,	   Gr. ?: cf. F. ang['e]lique.]	   1. Belonging to, or proceeding from, angels; resembling,	      characteristic of, or partaking of the nature of, an	      angel; heavenly; divine. "Angelic harps."	      --Thomson."Angelical actions." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The union of womanly tenderness and angelic	            patience.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; as, an	      angelic smile.	   Syn: angelic, cherubic, seraphic, sweet.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an	      angel or saint; as, angelic benificence.	   Syn: angelic, angelical, beatific, saintlike, saintly,	        sainted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Angelic Hymn}, a very ancient hymn of the Christian Church;	      -- so called from its beginning with the song of the	      heavenly host recorded in Luke ii. 14. --Eadie.	      [1913 Webster]	Angelic \An*gel"ic\, a. [From {Angelica}.] (Chem.)	   Of or derived from angelica; as, angelic acid; angelic ether.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Angelic acid}, an acid obtained from angelica and some other	      plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Angelica \An*gel"i*ca\, n. [NL. See {Angelic}.] (Bot.)	   1. An aromatic umbelliferous plant ({Archangelica	      officinalis} or {Angelica archangelica}) the leaf stalks	      of which are sometimes candied and used in confectionery,	      and the roots and seeds as an aromatic tonic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The candied leaf stalks of angelica.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angelica tree}, a thorny North American shrub ({Aralia	      spinosa}), called also {Hercules' club}.	      [1913 Webster]
Angelically \An*gel"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Like an angel.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelicalness \An*gel"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being angelic; excellence more than human.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelify \An*gel"i*fy\, v. t.	   To make like an angel; to angelize. [Obs.] --Farindon (1647).	   [1913 Webster]
Angelize \An"gel*ize\, v. t.	   To raise to the state of an angel; to render angelic.	   [1913 Webster]	         It ought not to be our object to angelize, nor to	         brutalize, but to humanize man.          --W. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Angellike \An"gel*like`\, a. & adv.	   Resembling an angel.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelolatry \An`gel*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. ? angel + ? service,	   worship.]	   Worship paid to angels.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelology \An`gel*ol"o*gy\, n. [L. angelus, Gr. ? + -logy.]	   A discourse on angels, or a body of doctrines in regard to	   angels.	   [1913 Webster]	         The same mythology commanded the general consent; the	         same angelology, demonology.             --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelophany \An`gel*oph"a*ny\, n. [Gr. ? angel + ? to appear.]	   The actual appearance of an angel to man.	   [1913 Webster]
Angelot \An"ge*lot\, n. [F. angelot, LL. angelotus, angellotus,	   dim. of angelus. See {Angel}.]	   1. A French gold coin of the reign of Louis XI., bearing the	      image of St. Michael; also, a piece coined at Paris by the	      English under Henry VI. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument of music, of the lute kind, now disused.	      --Johnson. --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sort of small, rich cheese, made in Normandy.	      [1913 Webster]
Angelus \An"ge*lus\, n. [L.] (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) A form of devotion in which three Ave Marias are	          repeated. It is said at morning, noon, and evening, at	          the sound of a bell.	      (b) The Angelus bell. --Shipley.	          [1913 Webster]
Anger \An"ger\ (a[ng]"g[~e]r), n. [OE. anger, angre, affliction,	   anger, fr. Icel. angr affliction, sorrow; akin to Dan. anger	   regret, Swed. [*a]nger regret, AS. ange oppressed, sad, L.	   angor a strangling, anguish, angere to strangle, Gr.	   'a`gchein to strangle, Skr. a[mdot]has pain, and to E.	   anguish, anxious, quinsy, and perh. awe, ugly. The word seems	   to have orig. meant to choke, squeeze. [root]3.]	   1. Trouble; vexation; also, physical pain or smart of a sore,	      etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I made the experiment, setting the moxa where . . .	            the greatest anger and soreness still continued.	                                                  --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong passion or emotion of displeasure or antagonism,	      excited by a real or supposed injury or insult to one's	      self or others, or by the intent to do such injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anger is like	            A full hot horse, who being allowed his way,	            Self-mettle tires him.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Resentment; wrath; rage; fury; passion; ire gall;	        choler; indignation; displeasure; vexation; grudge;	        spleen.	   Usage: {Anger}, {Indignation}, {Resentment}, {Wrath}, {Ire},	          {Rage}, {Fury}. Anger is a feeling of keen displeasure	          (usually with a desire to punish) for what we regard	          as wrong toward ourselves or others. It may be	          excessive or misplaced, but is not necessarily	          criminal. Indignation is a generous outburst of anger	          in view of things which are indigna, or unworthy to be	          done, involving what is mean, cruel, flagitious, etc.,	          in character or conduct. Resentment is often a moody	          feeling, leading one to brood over his supposed	          personal wrongs with a deep and lasting anger. See	          {Resentment}. Wrath and ire (the last poetical)	          express the feelings of one who is bitterly provoked.	          Rage is a vehement ebullition of anger; and fury is an	          excess of rage, amounting almost to madness. Warmth of	          constitution often gives rise to anger; a high sense	          of honor creates indignation at crime; a man of quick	          sensibilities is apt to cherish resentment; the wrath	          and ire of men are often connected with a haughty and	          vindictive spirit; rage and fury are distempers of the	          soul to be regarded only with abhorrence.	          [1913 Webster]	Anger \An"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Angered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Angering}.] [Cf. Icel. angra.]	   1. To make painful; to cause to smart; to inflame. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . angereth malign ulcers.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite to anger; to enrage; to provoke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Taxes and impositions . . . which rather angered	            than grieved the people.              --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Angerly \An"ger*ly\, adv.	   Angrily. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Why, how now, Hecate! you look angerly.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Angevin \Angevin\ n.	   a resident of Anjou.	   Syn: Angevine	        [WordNet 1.5]
Angevine \An"ge*vine\, a. [F. Angevin.]	   Of or pertaining to Anjou in France. -- n. A native of Anjou.	   [1913 Webster]
Angienchyma \An`gi*en"chy*ma\, n. [Gr. ? receptacle + ?. Formed	   like {Parenchyma}.] (Bot.)	   Vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels,	   dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
angina \an*gi"na\ ([a^]n*j[imac]"n[.a] or [a^]n"j[i^]*n[.a]), n.	   [L., fr. angere to strangle, to choke. See {anger}, n.]	   1. (Med.) Any inflammatory affection of the throat, as the	      quinsy, malignant sore throat, croup, etc., especially	      such as tends to produce suffocation, choking, or	      shortness of breath. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. (Med.) Any spasmodic severe suffocative pain.	      [AS]	   3. (Med.) Angina pectoris.	      [AS]	   {Angina pectoris} ([a^]n*j[imac]"n[.a] p[e^]k"t[-o]*r[i^]s),	      Chest pain caused by myocardial ischemia precipitated by	      exertion and relieved by rest. It is so called because the	      pain is accompanied by a sense of suffocating contraction	      or tightening of the lower part of the chest; -- called	      also {breast pang}, {spasm of the chest}.	      [1913 Webster + AS]
anginal \an"gi*nal\ ([a^]n"j[i^]*nal or [a^]n*j[imac]"nal), adj.	   (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to angina or angina pectoris.	   Syn: anginal, anginose, anginous	        [WordNet 1.5 + AS] anginose
anginous \an"gi*nous\ ([a^]n"j[i^]*n[u^]s), anginose
\an"gi*nose`\ ([a^]n"j[i^]*n[=o]s`), a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to angina or angina pectoris; anginal. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Angio- \An"gi*o-\ ([a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]-). [Gr. 'aggei^on vessel	   receptacle.]	   A prefix, or combining form, in numerous compounds, usually	   relating to seed or blood vessels, or to something contained	   in, or covered by, a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
angiocarp \angiocarp\ n.	   1. tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or	      husk.	      [WordNet 1.5]
angiocarpic \angiocarpic\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to an angiocarp; angiocarpous.	   Syn: angiocarpous	        [WordNet 1.5]
Angiocarpous \An`gi*o*car"pous\	   ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a. [Angio- + Gr. karpo`s	   fruit.] (Bot.)	      (a) Having fruit inclosed within a covering that does not	          form a part of itself; as, the filbert covered by its	          husk, or the acorn seated in its cupule. --Brande & C.	      (b) Having the seeds or spores covered, as in certain	          lichens. --Gray.	   Syn: angiocarpic	        [1913 Webster]
Angiogram \An"gi*o*gram\ ([a^]n"j[-e]*[-o]*gr[a^]m), n. (Med.)	   [angio- + Gr. gra`mma a writing.]	   An X-ray photograph produced by {angiography}. AS	   [PJC]
Angiography \An`gi*og"ra*phy\, n. [Angio- + -graphy: cf. F.	   angiographie.]	   1. (Anat.) A description of blood vessels and lymphatics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A diagnostic procedure in which the location and	      size of blood vessels may be visualized by taking an X-ray	      photograph after injecting a radiopaque substance into the	      blood stream. AS	      [PJC]
Angiology \An`gi*ol"o*gy\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Angio- + -logy.] (Anat.)	   That part of anatomy which treats of blood vessels and	   lymphatics.	   [1913 Webster]
angioma \an`gi*o"ma\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[=o]"m[.a]), n.; L. pl.	   {-omata} (-[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a]). [NL.; angio- + -oma.] (Med.)	   A tumor composed chiefly of blood or lymph vessels. --	   {an`gi*om"a*tous} ([a^]n`j[i^]*[=o]"m[.a]*t[u^]s), a. --AS	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
Angiomonospermous \An`gi*o*mon`o*sper"mous\	   ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*m[o^]n`[-o]*sp[~e]r"m[u^]s), a. [Angio- +	   monospermous.] (Bot.)	   Producing one seed only in a seed pod.	   [1913 Webster]
angioneuropathy \an`gi*o*neu*rop"a*thy\	   ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*n[-u]*r[o^]p"[.a]*th[y^]),	   1. (Med.) Neuropathy of the neurons innervating blood	      vessels. Called also {Angioneurosis}, {Vasomotor	      neurosis}, {Vasoneurosis}.	      [AS]	   2. (Med) Angiopathic neuropathy.	      [AS]
angioneurosis \an`gi*o*neu*ro"sis\	   ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*n[-u]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.; angio- +	   neurosis.] (Med.)	   Angioneuropathy[1]. The term angioneuropathy is now used more	   frequently than angioneurosis. -- {An`gi*o*neu*rot"ic}	   ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*n[-u]*r[o^]t"[i^]k), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
angiopathic \an`gi*o*path"ic\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*p[a^]th"[i^]k),	   a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to angiopathy.	   [AS]	   {Angiopathic neuropathy} (Med.), A condition characterized by	      arteritis of the blood vessels supplying neurons.	      [AS]
angiopathy \an`gi*op"a*thy\ ([a^]n`j[i^]*[o^]p"[.a]*th[y^]), n.	   [Angio- + Gr. pa`qos disease.] (Med.)	   Disease of the vessels, esp. the blood vessels.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
angiopteris \angiopteris\ n.	   1. 1 a highly variable species ({Angiopteris evecta}) of very	      large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with	      high rainfall.	   Syn: giant fern	        [WordNet 1.5]
Angioscope \An"gi*o*scope\ ([a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*sk[=o]p), n.	   [Angio- + -scope.]	   An instrument for examining the capillary vessels of animals	   and plants. --Morin.	   [1913 Webster]
Angiosperm \An"gi*o*sperm\ (-[a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*sp[~e]rm), n.	   [Angio- + Gr. ?, ?, seed.] (Bot.)	   A plant which has its seeds inclosed in a pericarp.	   Contrasted with {gymnosperm}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is restricted to exogenous plants, and applied	         to one of the two grand divisions of these species, the	         other division including gymnosperms, or those which	         have naked seeds. The oak, apple, beech, etc., are	         angiosperms, while the pines, spruce, hemlock, and the	         allied varieties, are gymnosperms.	         [1913 Webster]
Angiospermatous \An`gi*o*sper"ma*tous\	   ([a^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*sp[~e]r"m[.a]*t[u^]s), a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Angiospermous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Angiospermous \An`gi*o*sper"mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having seeds inclosed in a pod or other pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Angiosporous \An`gi*os"po*rous\, a. [Angio- + spore.] (Bot.)	   Having spores contained in cells or thec[ae], as in the case	   of some fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Angiostomous \An`gi*os"to*mous\, a. [Angio- + Gr. ? mouth.]	   (Zool.)	   With a narrow mouth, as the shell of certain gastropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Angiotomy \An`gi*ot"o*my\, n. [Angio- + Gr. ? a cutting.]	   (Anat.)	   Dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Angle \An"gle\ ([a^][ng]"g'l), n. [F. angle, L. angulus angle,	   corner; akin to uncus hook, Gr. 'agky`los bent, crooked,	   angular, 'a`gkos a bend or hollow, AS. angel hook, fish-hook,	   G. angel, and F. anchor.]	   1. The inclosed space near the point where two lines meet; a	      corner; a nook.	      [1913 Webster]	            Into the utmost angle of the world.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To search the tenderest angles of the heart.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.)	      (a) The figure made by. two lines which meet.	      (b) The difference of direction of two lines. In the lines	          meet, the point of meeting is the vertex of the angle.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A projecting or sharp corner; an angular fragment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though but an angle reached him of the stone.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astrol.) A name given to four of the twelve astrological	      "houses." [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [AS. angel.] A fishhook; tackle for catching fish,	      consisting of a line, hook, and bait, with or without a	      rod.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me mine angle: we 'll to the river there.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fisher next his trembling angle bears. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 {Alternate}.	   {Angle bar}.	      (a) (Carp.) An upright bar at the angle where two faces of	          a polygonal or bay window meet. --Knight.	      (b) (Mach.) Same as {Angle iron}.	   {Angle bead} (Arch.), a bead worked on or fixed to the angle	      of any architectural work, esp. for protecting an angle of	      a wall.	   {Angle brace}, {Angle tie} (Carp.), a brace across an	      interior angle of a wooden frame, forming the hypothenuse	      and securing the two side pieces together. --Knight.	   {Angle iron} (Mach.), a rolled bar or plate of iron having	      one or more angles, used for forming the corners, or	      connecting or sustaining the sides of an iron structure to	      which it is riveted.	   {Angle leaf} (Arch.), a detail in the form of a leaf, more or	      less conventionalized, used to decorate and sometimes to	      strengthen an angle.	   {Angle meter}, an instrument for measuring angles, esp. for	      ascertaining the dip of strata.	   {Angle shaft} (Arch.), an enriched angle bead, often having a	      capital or base, or both.	   {Curvilineal angle}, one formed by two curved lines.	   {External angles}, angles formed by the sides of any	      right-lined figure, when the sides are produced or	      lengthened.	   {Facial angle}. See under {Facial}.	   {Internal angles}, those which are within any right-lined	      figure.	   {Mixtilineal angle}, one formed by a right line with a curved	      line.	   {Oblique angle}, one acute or obtuse, in opposition to a	      right angle.	   {Obtuse angle}, one greater than a right angle, or more than	      90[deg].	   {Optic angle}. See under {Optic}.	   {Rectilineal} or {Right-lined angle}, one formed by two right	      lines.	   {Right angle}, one formed by a right line falling on another	      perpendicularly, or an angle of 90[deg] (measured by a	      quarter circle).	   {Solid angle}, the figure formed by the meeting of three or	      more plane angles at one point.	   {Spherical angle}, one made by the meeting of two arcs of	      great circles, which mutually cut one another on the	      surface of a globe or sphere.	   {Visual angle}, the angle formed by two rays of light, or two	      straight lines drawn from the extreme points of an object	      to the center of the eye.	   {For Angles of commutation}, {draught}, {incidence},	   {reflection}, {refraction}, {position}, {repose}, {fraction},	      see {Commutation}, {Draught}, {Incidence}, {Reflection},	      {Refraction}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Angle \An"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Angled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Angling}.]	   1. To fish with an angle (fishhook), or with hook and line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use some bait or artifice; to intrigue; to scheme; as,	      to angle for praise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hearts of all that he did angle for. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Angle \An"gle\, v. t.	   To try to gain by some insinuating artifice; to allure.	   [Obs.] "He angled the people's hearts." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Angled \An"gled\, a.	   Having an angle or angles; -- used in compounds; as,	   right-angled, many-angled, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         The thrice three-angled beechnut shell.  --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
angledozer \angledozer\ n.	   1. a bulldozer with an angled moldboard to push earth to one	      side.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anglemeter \An"gle*me`ter\, n. [Angle + -meter.]	   An instrument to measure angles, esp. one used by geologists	   to measure the dip of strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Angle of entry \An"gle of en"try\ (A["e]ronautics)	   The angle between the tangent to the advancing edge (of an	   a["e]rocurve) and the line of motion; -- contrasted with	   {angle of trail}, which is the angle between the tangent to	   the following edge and the line of motion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Angle of incidence \Angle of incidence\ (A["e]ronautics)	   The angle between the chord of an a["e]rocurve and the	   relative direction of the undisturbed air current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
angle-park \angle-park\ v. t. & i.	   1. to park (a road vehicle) at an angle to the curb; --	      contrasted with {parallel-park}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Angler \An"gler\, n.	   1. One who angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and	      America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with	      the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are	      said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also	      {fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish},	      {allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Angles \An"gles\, n. pl. [L. Angli. See {Anglican}.] (Ethnol.)	   An ancient Low German tribe, that settled in Britain, which	   came to be called Engla-land (Angleland or England). The	   Angles probably came from the district of Angeln (now within	   the limits of Schleswig), and the country now Lower Hanover,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglesite \An"gle*site\, n. [From the Isle of Anglesea.] (Min.)	   A native sulphate of lead. It occurs in white or yellowish	   transparent, prismatic crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglewise \An"gle*wise`\, adv. [Angle + wise, OE. wise manner.]	   In an angular manner; angularly.	   [1913 Webster]
Angleworm \An"gle*worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A earthworm of the genus {Lumbricus}, frequently used by	   anglers for bait. See {Earthworm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglian \An"gli*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Angles. -- n. One of the Angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglic \An"glic\, a.	   Anglian.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglican \An"gli*can\, a. [Angli the Angles, a Germanic tribe in	   Lower Germany. Cf. {English}.]	   1. English; of or pertaining to England or the English	      nation; especially, pertaining to, or connected with, the	      established church of England; as, the Anglican church,	      doctrine, orders, ritual, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or held by, the high	      church party of the Church of England.	      [1913 Webster]	Anglican \An"gli*can\, n.	   1. A member of the Church of England.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether Catholics, Anglicans, or Calvinists.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a restricted sense, a member of the High Church party,	      or of the more advanced ritualistic section, in the Church	      of England.	      [1913 Webster]
Anglicanism \An"gli*can*ism\, n.	   1. Strong partiality to the principles and rites of the	      Church of England.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principles of the established church of England; also,	      in a restricted sense, the doctrines held by the	      high-church party.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Attachment to England or English institutions.	      [1913 Webster]
Anglice \An"gli*ce\, adv. [NL.]	   In English; in the English manner; as, Livorno, Anglice	   Leghorn.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglicify \An*glic"i*fy\, v. t. [NL. Anglicus English + {-fly}.]	   To anglicize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anglicism \An"gli*cism\, n. [Cf. F. anglicisme.]	   1. An English idiom; a phrase or form language peculiar to	      the English. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being English; an English characteristic,	      custom, or method.	      [1913 Webster]
Anglicity \An*glic"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being English.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglicization \An`gli*ci*za"tion\, n.	   The act of anglicizing, or making English in character.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglicize \An"gli*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anglicized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Anglicizing}.]	   To make English; to English; to anglify; render conformable	   to the English idiom, or to English analogies.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglify \An"gli*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anglified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Anglifying}.] [L. Angli + -fly.]	   To convert into English; to anglicize. --Franklin. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Angling \An"gling\, n.	   The act of one who angles; the art of fishing with rod and	   line. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglo- \An"glo-\[NL. Anglus English. See {Anglican}.]	   A combining form meaning the same as English; or English and,	   or English conjoined with; as, Anglo-Turkish treaty,	   Anglo-German, Anglo-Irish.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Anglo-Danish}, a. Of or pertaining to the English and Danes,	      or to the Danes who settled in England.	      [1913 Webster]
Anglo-American \Anglo-American\ a.	   Of or pertaining to the English and Americans, or to the	   descendants of Englishmen in America.	   [1913 Webster]	Anglo-American \Anglo-American\ n.	   an American who was born in England or whose ancestors were	   English.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Anglo-Catholic \An"glo-Cath"o*lic\, a.,	   Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English	   Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the	   ritualistic or High Church section of the Church of England.	   [1913 Webster]	Anglo-Catholic \An"glo-Cath"o*lic\, n.	   A member of the Church of England who contends for its	   catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglo-Catholicism \An"glo-Ca*thol"i*cism\, n.	   The belief of those in the Church of England who accept many	   doctrines and practices which they maintain were those of the	   primitive, or true, Catholic Church, of which they consider	   the Church of England to be the lineal descendant; a doctrine	   and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the	   Catholic tradition.	   Syn: High Anglicanism	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Anglo-French \Anglo-French\ n.	   1. 1 the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.	   Syn: Anglo-Norman	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anglo-Indian \Anglo-Indian\ adj.	   1. relating to British India or the English in India, or to	      the English and East Indian peoples or languages.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Anglo-Indian \Anglo-Indian\ n.	   1. a person of English citizenship born or living in India.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. One of the Anglo-Indian race born or resident in the East	      Indies.	      [1913 Webster]
Anglo-Jewish \Anglo-Jewish\ adj.	   1. of English-speaking jews and their culture Anglo-Jewish	      papers	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anglomania \An"glo*ma"ni*a\, n. [Anglo'cf + mania.]	   A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, English customs,	   institutions, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglomaniac \An`glo*ma"ni*ac\, n.	   One affected with Anglomania.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglo-Norman \Anglo-Norman\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the English and Normans, or to the	   Normans who settled in England.	   [1913 Webster]	Anglo-Norman \Anglo-Norman\, n.	   1. One of the English Normans, or the Normans who conquered	      England.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the French (Norman) language used in medieval England.	   Syn: Anglo-French	        [WordNet 1.5]
anglophile \anglophile\ n.	   1. 1 an admirer of England and things English.	   Syn: anglophil	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anglophilia \Anglophilia\ n.	   1. exaggerated admiration for England and English customs.	      [WordNet 1.5]
anglophilic \anglophilic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Anglophilia.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anglophobe \An"glo*phobe\ n.	   1. a person who hates England and everything English.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anglophobia \An`glo*pho"bi*a\, n. [Anglo- + Gr. ? fear.]	   Intense dread of, or aversion to, England or the English. --	   {An"glo*phobe}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglo-Saxon \An"glo-Sax"on\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the Anglo-Saxons or their language;	      as, Anglo-Saxon poetry; The Anglo-Saxon population of	      Scotland.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Anglo-Saxon \An"glo-Sax"on\, n. [L. Angli-Saxones English	   Saxons.]	   1. A Saxon of Britain, that is, an English Saxon, or one the	      Saxons who settled in England, as distinguished from a	      continental (or "Old") Saxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The Teutonic people (Angles, Saxons, Jutes) of	      England, or the English people, collectively, before the	      Norman Conquest.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is quite correct to call [AE]thelstan "King of	            the Anglo-Saxons," but to call this or that subject	            of [AE]thelstan "an Anglo-Saxon" is simply nonsense.	                                                  --E. A.	                                                  Freeman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The language of the English people before the Norman	      conquest in 1066 (sometimes called {Old English}). See	      {Saxon}.	   Syn: Old English	        [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the race or people who claim descent from the	      Saxons, Angles, or other Teutonic tribes who settled in	      England; a person of English descent in its broadest	      sense.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a person of Anglo-Saxon (esp British) descent whose native	      tongue is English and whose culture is strongly influenced	      by English culture as in "WASP for `White Anglo-Saxon	      Protestant'"; "this Anglo-Saxon view of things".	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anglo-Saxondom \An"glo-Sax"on*dom\, n.	   The Anglo-Saxon domain (i. e., Great Britain and the United	   States, etc.); the Anglo-Saxon race.	   [1913 Webster]
Anglo-Saxonism \An"glo-Sax"on*ism\, n.	   1. A characteristic of the Anglo-Saxon race; especially, a	      word or an idiom of the Anglo-Saxon tongue. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or sentiment of being Anglo-Saxon, or English	      in its ethnological sense.	      [1913 Webster]
Angola \An*go"la\, n. [A corruption of Angora.]	   A fabric made from the wool of the Angora goat.	   [1913 Webster]	Angola pea \An*go"la pea`\ (Bot.)	   A tropical plant ({Cajanus indicus}) and its edible seed, a	   kind of pulse; -- so called from Angola in Western Africa.	   Called also {pigeon pea} and {Congo pea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Angolese \Angolese\ prop. n.	   1. A member of the Bantu tribes resident in Angola.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Angor \An"gor\ ([a^][ng]"g[o^]r), n. [L. See {Anger}.] >	   1. (Med.) Extreme anxiety. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   2. (Med) Angina[2].	      [AS]	   3. (Med) Angina pectoris; also called {angor pectoris}.	      [AS]
Angora \An*go"ra\ ([a^]n*g[=o]"r[.a]), n.	   A city of Asia Minor (or Anatolia) which has given its name	   to a goat, a cat, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Angora cat} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic cat with very	      long and silky hair, generally of the brownish white	      color. Called also {Angola cat}. See {Cat}.	   {Angora goat} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic goat, reared	      for its long silky hair, which is highly prized for	      manufacture.	      [1913 Webster] Angostura
Angostura \An`gos*tu"ra\, Angostura bark \An`gos*tu"ra
bark"\([aum][ng]`g[o^]s*t[=oo]"r[.a] b[aum]rk`). [From	   Angostura, in Venezuela.]	   A bitter aromatic bark, obtained from a South American tree	   of the rue family ({Galipea cusparia}, or {Galipea	   officinalis}). It is used used as a tonic, in medicines,	   liqueurs and bitters. --U. S. Disp.	   [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Angoumois moth \An`gou`mois" moth"\ (?; 115). [So named from	   Angoumois in France.] (Zool.)	   A small moth ({Gelechia cerealella}) which is very	   destructive to wheat and other grain. The larva eats out the	   interior of the grain, leaving only the shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Angraecum \Angraecum\ n.	   1. a genus of tropical Old World epiphytic orchids with showy	      flowers sometimes grotesque.	   Syn: genus {Angrecum}, genus {Angraecum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
angrecum \angrecum\ n.	   1. any of various spectacular orchids of the genus	      {Angraecum} having 2-ranked dark green leathery leaves and	      usually nocturnally scented white or ivory flowers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Angrily \An"gri*ly\, adv.	   In an angry manner; under the influence of anger.	   [1913 Webster]
Angriness \An"gri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being angry, or of being inclined to anger.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such an angriness of humor that we take fire at	         everything.                              --Whole Duty	                                                  of Man.	   [1913 Webster]
Angry \An"gry\, a. [Compar. {Angrier}; superl. {Angriest}.] [See	   {Anger}.]	   1. Troublesome; vexatious; rigorous. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God had provided a severe and angry education to	            chastise the forwardness of a young spirit. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inflamed and painful, as a sore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Touched with anger; under the emotion of anger; feeling	      resentment; enraged; -- followed generally by with before	      a person, and at before a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves. --Gen.	                                                  xlv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore should God be angry at thy voice?	                                                  --Eccles. v.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Showing anger; proceeding from anger; acting as if moved	      by anger; wearing the marks of anger; as, angry words or	      tones; an angry sky; angry waves. "An angry countenance."	      --Prov. xxv. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Red. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet rose, whose hue, angry and brave. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Sharp; keen; stimulated. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I never ate with angrier appetite.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Passionate; resentful; irritated; irascible; indignant;	        provoked; enraged; incensed; exasperated; irate; hot;	        raging; furious; wrathful; wroth; choleric; inflamed;	        infuriated.	        [1913 Webster]
Anguidae \Anguidae\ n.	   a family comprising the alligator lizards.	   Syn: family {Anguidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anguiform \An"gui*form\, a. [L. angius snake + -form.]	   Snake-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Anguilla \Anguilla\ n.	   1. a British colony, comprising an island in the Caribbean	      Sea, east of Puerto Rico, with a total area of 91 sq km.	      Its population in 1996 was estimated at 10,424. The	      official language is English.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. 1 the type genus of the Anguillidae: eels.	   Syn: genus {Anguilla}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anguillan \Anguillan\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of the island of Anguilla in the	      West Indies.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Anguillan \Anguillan\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Anguilla; as, Anguillan sea food	      specialties.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Anguillans or	      Anguilla; as, The Anguillan population of the islands.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anguillidae \Anguillidae\ n.	   a natural family of eels that live in fresh water as adults	   but return to the sea to spawn.	   Syn: family {Anguillidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anguilliform \An*guil"li*form\, a. [L. anguilla eel (dim. of	   anguis snake) + -form.]	   Eel-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The "Anguill[ae]formes" of Cuvier are fishes related to	         thee eel.	         [1913 Webster]
Anguilliformes \Anguilliformes\ n.	   1. 1 an order of elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle	      absent or reduced.	   Syn: order {Anguilliformes}, order {Apodes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anguine \An"guine\, a. [L. anguinus, fr. anguis snake.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a snake or serpent. "The	   anguine or snakelike reptiles." --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Anguineal \An*guin"e*al\, a.	   Anguineous.	   [1913 Webster]
Anguineous \An*guin"e*ous\, a. [L. anguineus.]	   Snakelike.	   [1913 Webster]
Anguish \An"guish\, n. [OE. anguishe, anguise, angoise, F.	   angoisse, fr. L. angustia narrowness, difficulty, distress,	   fr. angustus narrow, difficult, fr. angere to press together.	   See {Anger}.]	   Extreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress.	   [1913 Webster]	         But they hearkened not unto Moses for anguish of	         spirit, and for cruel bondage.           --Ex. vi. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	         Anguish as of her that bringeth forth her first child.	                                                  --Jer. iv. 31.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Rarely used in the plural: 	               Ye miserable people, you must go to God in	               anguishes, and make your prayer to him.	                                                  --Latimer.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Agony; pang; torture; torment. See {Agony}.	        [1913 Webster]	Anguish \An"guish\, v. t. [Cf. F. angoisser, fr. L. angustiare.]	   To distress with extreme pain or grief. [R.] --Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
anguished \anguished\ adj. [p. p. from {anguish}.]	   suffering anguish; experiencing extreme pain, distress, or	   anxiety	   Syn: suffering, tormented	        [WordNet 1.5]
Angular \An"gu*lar\, a. [L. angularis, fr. angulus angle,	   corner. See {Angle}.]	   1. Relating to an angle or to angles; having an angle or	      angles; forming an angle or corner; sharp-cornered;	      pointed; as, an angular figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Measured by an angle; as, angular distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Lean; lank; raw-boned; ungraceful; sharp and stiff	      in character; as, remarkably angular in his habits and	      appearance; an angular female.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angular aperture}, {Angular distance}. See {Aperture},	      {Distance}.	   {Angular motion}, the motion of a body about a fixed point or	      fixed axis, as of a planet or pendulum. It is equal to the	      angle passed over at the point or axis by a line drawn to	      the body.	   {Angular point}, the point at which the sides of the angle	      meet; the vertex.	   {Angular velocity}, the ratio of anuglar motion to the time	      employed in describing.	      [1913 Webster]	Angular \An"gu*lar\, n. (Anat.)	   A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles,	   and fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Angularity \An`gu*lar"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being angular; angularness.	   [1913 Webster]
Angularly \An"gu*lar*ly\, adv.	   In an angular manner; with of at angles or corners. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Angularness \An"gu*lar*ness\, n.	   The quality of being angular.	   [1913 Webster] Angulate
Angulate \An"gu*late\, Angulated \An"gu*la`ted\, a. [L.	   angulatus, p. p. of angulare to make angular.]	   Having angles or corners; angled; as, angulate leaves.	   [1913 Webster]	Angulate \An"gu*late\, v. t.	   To make angular.	   [1913 Webster]
Angulation \An`gu*la"tion\, n.	   A making angular; angular formation. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Angulo-dentate \An"gu*lo-den"tate\, a.. [L. angulus angle +	   dens, dentis, tooth.] (Bot.)	   Angularly toothed, as certain leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Angulometer \An"gu*lom"e*ter\, n. [L. angulus angle + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring external angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Angulose \An"gu*lose`\, a.	   Angulous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Angulosity \An`gu*los"i*ty\, n.	   A state of being angulous or angular. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Angulous \An"gu*lous\, a. [L. angulosus: cf. F. anguleux.]	   Angular; having corners; hooked. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Held together by hooks and angulous involutions.	                                                  --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Angust \An*gust"\, a. [L. angustus. See {Anguish}.]	   Narrow; strait. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Angustate \An*gus"tate\, a. [L. angustatus, p. p. of angustare	   to make narrow.]	   Narrowed.	   [1913 Webster]
Angustation \An`gus*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of making narrow; a straitening or contacting.	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Angusticlave \An*gus"ti*clave\ ([a^]n*g[u^]s"t[i^]*kl[=a]v), n.	   [L. angustus narrow + clavus a nail, a stripe.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A narrow stripe of purple worn by the equites on each side of	   the tunic as a sign of rank.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Angustifoliate
Angustifoliate \An*gus`ti*fo"li*ate\	   ([a^]n*g[u^]s`t[i^]*f[=o]"l[i^]*[asl]t), Angustifolious
\An*gus`ti*fo"li*ous\ ([a^]n*g[u^]s`t[i^]*f[=o]"l[i^]*[u^]s), a.	   [L. angustus narrow (see {Anguish}) + folium leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having narrow leaves. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Angustura bark \An`gus*tu"ra bark`\	   See {Angostura bark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Angwantibo \An`gwan*ti"bo\, n. (Zool.)	   A small lemuroid mammal ({Arctocebus Calabarensis}) of	   Africa. It has only a rudimentary tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhang \An*hang"\, v. t. [AS. onhangian.]	   To hang. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Anharmonic \An`har*mon"ic\, a. [F. anharmonique, fr. Gr. 'an	   priv. + ? harmonic.] (Math.)	   Not harmonic.	   [1913 Webster]	   The {anharmonic function} or {anharmonic ratio} of four	      points abcd on a straight line is the quantity	      (ac/ad):(bc/bd), where the segments are to be regarded as	      plus or minus, according to the order of the letters.	      [1913 Webster]
Anhelation \An`he*la"tion\, n. [L. anhelatio, fr. anhelare to	   pant; an (perh. akin to E. on) + halare to breathe: cf. F.	   anh['e]lation.]	   Short and rapid breathing; a panting; asthma. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhele \An*hele"\, v. i. [Cf. OF. aneler, anheler. See	   {Anhelation}.]	   To pant; to be breathlessly anxious or eager (for). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They anhele . . . for the fruit of our convocation.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhelose \An"he*lose\, a.	   Anhelous; panting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anhelous \An*he"lous\, a. [L. anhelus.]	   Short of breath; panting.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhima \An"hi*ma\, n. [Brazilian name.]	   A South American aquatic bird; the horned screamer or kamichi	   ({Palamedea cornuta}). See {Kamichi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhimidae \Anhimidae\ n.	   a family of aquatic birds of South America. They are called	   {screamers} due to their harsh trumpeting call.	   Syn: family {Anhimidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anhinga \An*hin"ga\, n. [Pg.] (Zool.)	   An aquatic bird of the southern United States ({Platus	   anhinga}); the darter, or snakebird.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhistous \An*his"tous\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + "isto`s web,	   tissue: cf. F. anhiste.] (Biol.)	   Without definite structure; as, an anhistous membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhungered \An*hun"gered\, a.	   Ahungered; longing. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Anhydride \An*hy"dride\, n. [See {Anhydrous}.] (Chem.)	   An oxide of a nonmetallic body or an organic radical, capable	   of forming an acid by uniting with the elements of water; --	   so called because it may be formed from an acid by the	   abstraction of water.	   [1913 Webster]
Anhydrite \An*hy"drite\, n. [See {Anhydrous}.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a white or a slightly bluish color, usually	   massive. It is anhydrous sulphate of lime, and differs from	   gypsum in not containing water (whence the name).	   [1913 Webster]
Anhydrous \An*hy"drous\, a. [Gr. ? wanting water; 'an priv. +	   "y`dwr water.]	   Destitute of water; as, anhydrous salts or acids.	   [1913 Webster] Ani
Ani \A"ni\or Ano \A"no\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A black bird of tropical America, the West Indies and Florida	   ({Crotophaga ani}), allied to the cuckoos, having a	   compressed, bladelike bill and remarkable for communistic	   nesting.	   [1913 Webster] Anicut
Anicut \An"i*cut\, Annicut \An"ni*cut\, n. [Tamil anai kattu dam	   building.]	   A dam or mole made in the course of a stream for the purpose	   of regulating the flow of a system of irrigation. [India]	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Anidiomatical \An*id`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E.	   idiomatical.]	   Not idiomatic. [R.] --Landor.	   [1913 Webster] Anient
Anient \An"i*ent\, Anientise \An`i*en"tise\, v. t. [OF.	   anientir, F. an['e]antir.]	   To frustrate; to bring to naught; to annihilate. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Anigh \A*nigh"\, prep. & adv. [Pref. a- + nigh.]	   Nigh. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster] Anight
Anight \A*night"\, Anights \A*nights"\, adv. [OE. on niht.]	   In the night time; at night. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Does he hawk anights still?              --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Anil \An"il\, n. [F. anil, Sp. an[imac]l, or Pg. anil; all fr.	   Ar. an-n[imac]l, for al-n[imac]l the indigo plant, fr. Skr.	   n[imac]la dark blue, n[imac]l[imac] indigo, indigo plant. Cf.	   {Lilac}.] (Bot.)	   A West Indian plant ({Indigofera anil}), one of the original	   sources of indigo; also, the indigo dye.	   [1913 Webster]
Anile \An"ile\, a. [L. anilis, fr. anus an old woman.]	   Old-womanish; imbecile. "Anile ideas." --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Anileness \An"ile*ness\, n.	   Anility. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anilic \An*il"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, anil; indigotic; -- applied	   to an acid formed by the action of nitric acid on indigo.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anilide \An"i*lide\, n. (Chem.)	   One of a class of compounds which may be regarded as amides	   in which more or less of the hydrogen has been replaced by	   phenyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Aniline \An"i*line\ (?; 277), n. [See {Anil}.] (Chem.)	   An organic base belonging to the phenylamines. It may be	   regarded as ammonia in which one hydrogen atom has been	   replaced by the radical phenyl. It is a colorless, oily	   liquid, originally obtained from indigo by distillation, but	   now largely manufactured from coal tar or nitrobenzene as a	   base from which many brilliant dyes are made.	   [1913 Webster]	Aniline \An"i*line\, a.	   Made from, or of the nature of, aniline.	   [1913 Webster] anilism
anilinism \an"i*lin*ism\ ([a^]n"[i^]*l[i^]n*[i^]z'm), anilism
\an"i*lism\([a^]n"[i^]*l[i^]z'm), n. [Aniline + -ism.] (Med.)	   A disease caused by chronic exposure to aniline; aniline	   toxicity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
Anility \A*nil"i*ty\, n. [L. anilitas. See {Anile}.]	   The state of being an old woman; old-womanishness; dotage.	   "Marks of anility." --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Animadversal \An`i*mad*ver"sal\, n.	   The faculty of perceiving; a percipient. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Animadversion \An`i*mad*ver"sion\, n. [L. animadversio, fr.	   animadvertere: cf. F. animadversion. See {Animadvert}.]	   1. The act or power of perceiving or taking notice; direct or	      simple perception. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul is the sole percipient which hath	            animadversion and sense, properly so called.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Monition; warning. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Remarks by way of criticism and usually of censure;	      adverse criticism; reproof; blame.	      [1913 Webster]	            He dismissed their commissioners with severe and	            sharp animadversions.                 --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Judicial cognizance of an offense; chastisement;	      punishment. [Archaic] "Divine animadversions." --Wesley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stricture; criticism; censure; reproof; blame; comment.	        [1913 Webster]
Animadversive \An`i*mad*ver"sive\, a.	   Having the power of perceiving; percipient. [Archaic]	   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	         I do not mean there is a certain number of ideas	         glaring and shining to the animadversive faculty.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Animadvert \An`i*mad*vert"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Animadverted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Animadverting}.] [L. animadvertere; animus	   mind + advertere to turn to; ad to + vertere to turn.]	   1. To take notice; to observe; -- commonly followed by that.	      --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To consider or remark by way of criticism or censure; to	      express censure; -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should not animadvert on him . . . if he had not	            used extreme severity in his judgment of the	            incomparable Shakespeare.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take cognizance judicially; to inflict punishment.	      [Archaic] --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To remark; comment; criticise; censure.	        [1913 Webster]
Animadverter \An`i*mad*vert"er\, n.	   One who animadverts; a censurer; also [Obs.], a chastiser.	   [1913 Webster]
Animal \An"i*mal\, n. [L., fr. anima breath, soul: cf. F.	   animal. See {Animate}.]	   1. An organized living being endowed with sensation and the	      power of voluntary motion, and also characterized by	      taking its food into an internal cavity or stomach for	      digestion; by giving carbonic acid to the air and taking	      oxygen in the process of respiration; and by increasing in	      motive power or active aggressive force with progress to	      maturity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the lower animals; a brute or beast, as	      distinguished from man; as, men and animals.	      [1913 Webster]	Animal \An"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. animal.]	   1. Of or relating to animals; as, animal functions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the merely sentient part of a creature, as	      distinguished from the intellectual, rational, or	      spiritual part; as, the animal passions or appetites.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consisting of the flesh of animals; as, animal food.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Animal magnetism}. See {Magnetism} and {Mesmerism}.	   {Animal electricity}, the electricity developed in some	      animals, as the electric eel, torpedo, etc.	   {Animal flower} (Zool.), a name given to certain marine	      animals resembling a flower, as any species of actinia or	      sea anemone, and other Anthozoa, hydroids, starfishes,	      etc.	   {Animal heat} (Physiol.), the heat generated in the body of a	      living animal, by means of which the animal is kept at	      nearly a uniform temperature.	   {Animal spirits}. See under {Spirit}.	   {Animal kingdom}, the whole class of beings endowed with	      animal life. It embraces several subkingdoms, and under	      these there are Classes, Orders, Families, Genera,	      Species, and sometimes intermediate groupings, all in	      regular subordination, but variously arranged by different	      writers.	   Note: The following are the grand divisions, or subkingdoms,	         and the principal classes under them, generally	         recognized at the present time:	         {Vertebrata}, including Mammalia or Mammals, Aves or	         Birds, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces or Fishes,	         Marsipobranchiata (Craniota); and Leptocardia	         (Acrania). {Tunicata}, including the {Thaliacea}, and	         {Ascidioidea} or Ascidians. {Articulata} or {Annulosa},	         including Insecta, Myriapoda, Malacapoda, Arachnida,	         Pycnogonida, Merostomata, Crustacea (Arthropoda); and	         Annelida, Gehyrea (Anarthropoda).	         {Helminthes} or {Vermes}, including Rotifera,	         Ch[ae]tognatha, Nematoidea, Acanthocephala, Nemertina,	         Turbellaria, Trematoda, Cestoidea, Mesozea.
{Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca},
including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including
Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps},
{Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or
{Porifera}, including the sponges.
{Protozoa}, including {Infusoria} and {Rhizopoda}. For
definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
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Animalcular \An`i*mal"cu*lar\, Animalculine \An`i*mal"cu*line\,	   a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, animalcules. "Animalcular	   life." --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Animalcule \An`i*mal"cule\, n. [As if fr. a L. animalculum, dim.	   of animal.]	   1. A small animal, as a fly, spider, etc. [Obs.] --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An animal, invisible, or nearly so, to the naked	      eye. See {Infusoria}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many of the so-called animalcules have been shown to be	         plants, having locomotive powers something like those	         of animals. Among these are {Volvox}, the	         {Desmidiac[ae]}, and the siliceous {Diatomace[ae]}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Spermatic animalcules}. See {Spermatozoa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Animalculism \An`i*mal"cu*lism\, n. [Cf. F. animalculisme.]	   1. (Biol.) The theory which seeks to explain certain	      physiological and pathological phenomena by means of	      animalcules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The theory that the spermatozo["o]n and not the	      ovum contains the whole of the embryo; spermatism; --	      opposed to {ovism}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Animalculist \An`i*mal"cu*list\, n. [Cf. F. animalculiste.]	   1. One versed in the knowledge of animalcules. --Keith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A believer in the theory of animalculism.	      [1913 Webster]
Animalculum \An`i*mal"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Animalcula}. [NL. See	   {Animalcule}.]	   An animalcule.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Animalcul[ae], as if from a Latin singular animalcula,	         is a barbarism.	         [1913 Webster]
animalisation \animalisation\ n.	   1. an act that makes people cruel or lacking normal human	      qualities.	   Syn: brutalization, brutalisation, animalization	        [WordNet 1.5]
Animalish \An"i*mal*ish\, a.	   Like an animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Animalism \An"i*mal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. animalisme.]	   The state, activity, or enjoyment of animals; mere animal	   life without intellectual or moral qualities or objectives;	   preoccupation with sensual, physical, or carnal pleasures.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
animalistic \animalistic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to animalism.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Animality \An`i*mal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. animalit['e].]	   Animal existence or nature. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Animalization \An`i*mal*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. animalisation.]	   1. The act of animalizing; the giving of animal life, or	      endowing with animal properties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conversion into animal matter by the process of	      assimilation. --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]
Animalize \An"i*mal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Animalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Animalizing}.] [Cf. F. animaliser.]	   1. To endow with the properties of an animal; to represent in	      animal form. --Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convert into animal matter by the processes of	      assimilation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render animal or sentient; to reduce to the state of a	      lower animal; to sensualize.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unconscious irony of the Epicurean poet on the	            animalizing tendency of his own philosophy.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Animally \An"i*mal*ly\, adv.	   Physically. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Animalness \An"i*mal*ness\, n.	   Animality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Animastic \An`i*mas"tic\, a. [L. anima breath, life.]	   Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.	   [1913 Webster]	Animastic \An`i*mas"tic\, n.	   Psychology. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Animate \An"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Animated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Animating}.] [L. animatus, p. p. of animare, fr.	   anima breath, soul; akin to animus soul, mind, Gr. ? wind,	   Skr. an to breathe, live, Goth. us-anan to expire (us- out),	   Icel. ["o]nd breath, anda to breathe, OHG. ando anger. Cf.	   {Animal}.]	   1. To give natural life to; to make alive; to quicken; as,	      the soul animates the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give powers to, or to heighten the powers or effect of;	      as, to animate a lyre. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give spirit or vigor to; to stimulate or incite; to	      inspirit; to rouse; to enliven.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more to animate the people, he stood on high . .	            . and cried unto them with a loud voice. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To enliven; inspirit; stimulate; exhilarate; inspire;	        instigate; rouse; urge; cheer; prompt; incite; quicken;	        gladden.	        [1913 Webster]	Animate \An"i*mate\, a. [L. animatus, p. p.]	   Endowed with life; alive; living; animated; lively.	   [1913 Webster]	         The admirable structure of animate bodies. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Animated \An"i*ma`ted\, a.	   Endowed with life; full of life or spirit; indicating	   animation; lively; vigorous. "Animated sounds." --Pope.	   "Animated bust." --Gray. "Animated descriptions." --Lewis.	   [1913 Webster]
Animatedly \An"i*ma`ted*ly\, adv.	   With animation.	   [1913 Webster]
Animater \An"i*ma`ter\, n.	   One who animates. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Animating \An"i*ma"ting\, a.	   Causing animation; life-giving; inspiriting; rousing.	   "Animating cries." --Pope. -- {An"i*ma`ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Animation \An`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. animatio, fr. animare.]	   1. The act of animating, or giving life or spirit; the state	      of being animate or alive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The animation of the same soul quickening the whole	            frame.                                --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps an inanimate thing supplies me, while I am	            speaking, with whatever I possess of animation.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being lively, brisk, or full of spirit and	      vigor; vivacity; spiritedness; as, he recited the story	      with great animation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Suspended animation}, temporary suspension of the vital	      functions, as in persons nearly drowned.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Liveliness; vivacity; spirit; buoyancy; airiness;	        sprightliness; promptitude; enthusiasm; ardor;	        earnestness; energy. See {Liveliness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Animative \An"i*ma*tive\, a.	   Having the power of giving life or spirit. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Animator \An"i*ma`tor\, n. [L. animare.]	   One who, or that which, animates; an animater. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Anim'e \A"ni*m['e]`\, a. [F., animated.] (Her.)	   Of a different tincture from the animal itself; -- said of	   the eyes of a rapacious animal. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]	Anim'e \A"ni*m['e]\, n. [F. anim['e] animated (from the insects	   that are entrapped in it); or native name.]	   A resin exuding from a tropical American tree ({Hymen[ae]a	   courbaril}), and much used by varnish makers. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Animism \An"i*mism\, n. [Cf. F. animisme, fr. L. anima soul. See	   {Animate}.]	   1. The doctrine, taught by Stahl, that the soul is the proper	      principle of life and development in the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The belief that inanimate objects and the phenomena of	      nature are endowed with personal life or a living soul;	      also, in an extended sense, the belief in the existence of	      soul or spirit apart from matter. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Animist \An"i*mist\, n. [Cf. F. animiste.]	   One who maintains the doctrine of animism.	   [1913 Webster]
Animistic \An`i*mis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to animism. --Huxley. Tylor.	   [1913 Webster] Animose
Animose \An`i*mose"\, Animous \An"i*mous\, a. [L. animosus, fr.	   animus soul, spirit, courage.]	   Full of spirit; hot; vehement; resolute. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Animoseness \An`i*mose"ness\, n.	   Vehemence of temper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Animosity \An`i*mos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Animosities}. [F.	   animosit['e], fr. L. animositas. See {Animose}, {Animate}, v.	   t.]	   1. Mere spiritedness or courage. [Obs.] --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such as give some proof of animosity, audacity, and	            execution, those she [the crocodile] loveth.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active	      enmity; energetic dislike. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Enmity; hatred; opposition. -- {Animosity}, {Enmity}.	        Enmity be dormant or concealed; animosity is active	        enmity, inflamed by collision and mutual injury between	        opposing parties. The animosities which were continually	        springing up among the clans in Scotland kept that	        kingdom in a state of turmoil and bloodshed for	        successive ages. The animosities which have been	        engendered among Christian sects have always been the	        reproach of the church.	        [1913 Webster]	              Such [writings] as naturally conduce to inflame	              hatreds and make enmities irreconcilable.	                                                  --Spectator.	        [1913 Webster]	              [These] factions . . . never suspended their	              animosities till they ruined that unhappy	              government.                         --Hume.	        [1913 Webster]
Animus \An"i*mus\, n.; pl. {Animi}. [L., mind.]	   Animating spirit; intention; temper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {nimus furandi} [L.] (Law), intention of stealing.	      [1913 Webster]
Anion \An"i*on\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. ?, p. pr. of ? to go up; ? up	   + ? to go.] (Chem.)	   An electro-negative atom or group of atoms, or the element	   which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the	   anode; -- opposed to {cation}. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
anionic \anionic\ adj.	   1. having the character of an anion; negatively charged;	      containing anions; -- of atoms, molecules, and groups of	      atoms. Contrasted with {cationic}.	      [PJC]	   2. of or pertaining to anions. Contrasted with {cationic}	      [WordNet 1.5]	anionic \anionic\ n.	   1. a class of synthetic detergents in which the molecules do	      not ionize in aqueous solutions.	   Syn: anionic detergent, non-ionic detergent	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anise \An"ise\ ([a^]n"[i^]s), n. [OE. anys, F. anis, L. anisum,	   anethum, fr. Gr. 'a`nison, 'a`nhqon.]	   1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous plant ({Pimpinella anisum})	      growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain,	      Malta, etc., for its carminative and aromatic seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fruit or seeds of this plant.	      [1913 Webster]
Aniseed \An"i*seed\, n.	   The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil	   of aniseed." --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
aniseikonia \aniseikonia\ n.	   1. a visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular	      image differ in the two eyes.	      [WordNet 1.5]
aniseikonic \aniseikonic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to {aniseikonia}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anisette \An`i*sette"\, n. [F.]	   A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. --De	   Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisic \A*nis"ic\, a.	   Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
anisocoria \an`i*so*co"ri*a\	   ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*k[=o]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. + 'i`sos equal) + ko`rh pupil.]	   (Med.)	   Inequality of the pupils of the eyes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS] anisodactyla
anisodactyla \an`i*so*dac"ty*la\	   ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]*l[.a]), anisodactyls
\an`i*so*dac"tyls\ ([a^]n`[-i]*s[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]lz), n. pl.	   [NL. anisodactyla, fr. Gr. 'a`nisos unequal ('an priv. +	   'i`sos equal) + da`ktylos finger.] (Zool.)	   (a) A group of herbivorous mammals characterized by having	       the hoofs in a single series around the foot, as the	       elephant, rhinoceros, etc.	   (b) A group of perching birds which are anisodactylous.	       [1913 Webster]
Anisodactylous \An`i*so*dac"ty*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Characterized by unequal toes, three turned forward and one	   backward, as in most passerine birds.	   [1913 Webster]
anisogamy \anisogamy\ n.	   1. (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two	      differing gametes (especially differing in size).	      [WordNet 1.5] Anisol
Anisol \An"i*sol\ anisole \anisole\, n. [Anisic + -ol.] (Chem.)	   Methyl phenyl ether, {C6H5.O.CH3}, got by distilling anisic	   acid or by the action of methide on potassium phenolate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anisomeric \An`i*so*mer"ic\, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? part.]	   (Chem.)	   Not isomeric; not made of the same components in the same	   proportions.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisomerous \An`i*som"er*ous\, a. [See {Anisomeric}.] (Bot.)	   Having the number of floral organs unequal, as four petals	   and six stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisometric \An`i*so*met"ric\, a. [Gr. 'an priv. + E.	   isometric.]	   Not isometric; having unsymmetrical parts; -- said of	   crystals with three unequal axes. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisometropia \An`i*so*me*tro"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?	   measure + ?, ?, eye.]	   Unequal refractive power in the two eyes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anisopetalous \An`i*so*pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having unequal petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisophyllous \An`i*soph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having unequal leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisopleura \An`i*so*pleu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? unequal +	   ? side.] (Zool.)	   A primary division of gastropods, including those having	   spiral shells. The two sides of the body are unequally	   developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisopoda \An`i*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? unequal +	   -poda.] (Zool.)	   A division of Crustacea, which, in some its characteristics,	   is intermediate between Amphipoda and Isopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisospore \An"i*so*spore`\, n. [Gr. ? priv. + isospore.]	   (Biol.)	   A sexual spore in which the sexes differ in size; -- opposed	   to {isospore}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anisostemonous \An`i*so*stem"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ?	   warp, thread; ? to stand.] (Bot.)	   Having unequal stamens; having stamens different in number	   from the petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisosthenic \An`i*so*sthen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? unequal + ?	   strength.]	   Of unequal strength.	   [1913 Webster] Anisotrope
Anisotrope \An"i*so*trope`\, Anisotropic \An`i*so*trop"ic\, a.	   [Gr. ? unequal + ? a turning, ? to turn.] (Physics)	   Not isotropic; having different properties in different	   directions; thus, crystals of the isometric system are	   optically isotropic, but all other crystals are anisotropic.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisotropous \An`i*sot"ro*pous\, a.	   Anisotropic.	   [1913 Webster]
Anisyl \An"i*syl\, n. (Org. Chem.)	   (a) The univalent radical, {CH3.O.C6H4-}, of which anisol is	       the hydride.	   (b) The univalent radical {CH3.O.C6H4.CH2-}; as, anisyl	       alcohol.	   (c) The univalent radical {CH3.O.C6H4.CO-}, of anisic acid.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anito \A*ni"to\, n.; pl. {-tos}. [Sp.]	   In Guam and the Philippines, an idol, fetich, or spirit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ankara \Ankara\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Turkey. Population (2000) = 2,890,025.	   [PJC]
Anker \An"ker\, n. [D. anker: cf. LL. anceria, ancheria.]	   A liquid measure in various countries of Europe. The Dutch	   anker, formerly also used in England, contained about 10 of	   the old wine gallons, or 81/2 imperial gallons.	   [1913 Webster]
Ankerite \An"ker*ite\, n. [So called from Prof. Anker of	   Austria: cf. F. ank['e]rite, G. ankerit.] (Min.)	   A mineral closely related to dolomite, but containing iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Ankh \Ankh\, n. [Egypt.] (Egypt. Arch[ae]ol.)	   1. A tau cross with a loop at the top, used as an attribute	      or sacred emblem, symbolizing generation or enduring life.	      Called also {crux ansata}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an amulet or piece of jewelry shaped like an ankh[1].	      [PJC.]
Ankle \An"kle\ ([a^][ng]"k'l), n. [OE. ancle, anclow, AS.	   ancleow; akin to Icel. ["o]kkla, ["o]kli, Dan. and Sw. ankel,	   D. enklaauw, enkel, G. enkel, and perh. OHG. encha, ancha	   thigh, shin: cf. Skr. anga limb, anguri finger. Cf.	   {Haunch}.]	   The joint which connects the foot with the leg; the tarsus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ankle bone}, the bone of the ankle; the astragalus.	      [1913 Webster]
Ankled \An"kled\, a.	   Having ankles; -- used in composition; as, well-ankled.	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Anklet \An"klet\, n.	   1. An ornament or a fetter for the ankle; an ankle ring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. see {anklets}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
anklets \anklets\ n. pl.	   1. socks that reach just above the ankle.	   Syn: anklet, bobbysock, bobbysocks	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ankus \An"kus\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. a[.n]ku[,c]a.]	   An elephant goad with a sharp spike and hook, resembling a	   short-handled boat hook. [India] --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ankylose \An"ky*lose\, v. t. & i.	   Same as {Anchylose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ankylosis \An`ky*lo"sis\, n.	   Same as {Anchylosis}.	   [1913 Webster] ancylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis \an`ky*los*to*mi"a*sis\, ancylostomiasis
\an`cy*los*to*mi"a*sis\([a^][ng]`k[i^]*l[o^]s*t[-o]*m[imac]"[.a]*s[i^]s),	   n. [NL., fr. Ankylostoma, var. of Agchylostoma, generic name	   of one genus of the parasitic nematodes.] (Med.)	   A disease caused by the hookworm parasites of the genus	   {Ancylostoma} (especially {Ancylostoma duodenale}), and	   {Necator americanus}. Typically, infection in humans occurs	   in the small intestine. In the small intestine they suck the	   blood from the wall and, when present in large numbers,	   produce a severe anaemia. Called also {miner's anaemia},	   {tunnel disease}, {brickmaker's anaemia}, {Egyptian	   chlorosis}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
Anlace \An"lace\, n. [Origin unknown.]	   A broad dagger formerly worn at the girdle. [Written also	   {anelace}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anlaut \An"laut`\, n. [G.; an on + laut sound.] (Phon.)	   An initial sound, as of a word or syllable.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Im anlaut}, initially; when initial; -- used of sounds.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ann
Ann \Ann\, Annat \An"nat\, n. [LL. annata income of a year,	   also, of half a year, fr. L. annus year: cf. F. annate	   annats.] (Scots Law)	   A half years's stipend, over and above what is owing for the	   incumbency, due to a minister's heirs after his decease.	   [1913 Webster]
Anna \An"na\, n. [Hindi [=a]n[=a].]	   An East Indian money of account, the sixteenth of a rupee, or	   about 2? cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Annal \An"nal\, n.	   See {Annals}.	   [1913 Webster]
Annalist \An"nal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. annaliste.]	   A writer of annals.	   [1913 Webster]	         The monks . . . were the only annalists in those ages.	                                                  --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Annalistic \An`nal*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or after the manner of, an annalist; as, the	   dry annalistic style."A stiff annalistic method." --Sir G. C.	   Lewis.	   [1913 Webster]
Annalize \An"nal*ize\, v. t.	   To record in annals. --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Annals \An"nals\, n. pl. [L. annalis (sc. liber), and more	   frequently in the pl. annales (sc. libri), chronicles, fr.	   annus year. Cf. {Annual}.]	   1. A relation of events in chronological order, each event	      being recorded under the year in which it happened.	      "Annals the revolution." --Macaulay. "The annals of our	      religion." --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Historical records; chronicles; history.	      [1913 Webster]	            The short and simple annals of the poor. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was one of the most critical periods in our	            annals.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. sing. The record of a single event or item. "In deathless	      annal." --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A periodic publication, containing records of discoveries,	      transactions of societies, etc.; as "Annals of Science."	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: History. See {History}.	        [1913 Webster]
Annapurna \Annapurna\ n. [proper name]	   1. (Hinduism) wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi:	      goddess of plenty.	   Syn: Parvati, Anapurna	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 a mountain in Nepal, 26,504 feet high.	   Syn: Anapurna	        [WordNet 1.5] Annats
Annats \An"nats\, Annates \An"nates\, n. pl. [See {Ann}.] (Eccl.	   Law)	   The first year's profits of a spiritual preferment, anciently	   paid by the clergy to the pope; first fruits. In England,	   they now form a fund for the augmentation of poor livings.	   [1913 Webster]
Anneal \An*neal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annealed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Annealing}.] [OE. anelen to heat, burn, AS. an?lan; an on	   + ?lan to burn; also OE. anelen to enamel, prob. influenced	   by OF. neeler, nieler, to put a black enamel on gold or	   silver, F. nieller, fr. LL. nigellare to blacken, fr. L.	   nigellus blackish, dim. of niger black. Cf. {Niello},	   {Negro}.]	   1. To subject to great heat, and then cool slowly, as glass,	      cast iron, steel, or other metal, for the purpose of	      rendering it less brittle; to temper; to toughen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To heat, as glass, tiles, or earthenware, in order to fix	      the colors laid on them.	      [1913 Webster]
Annealer \An*neal"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, anneals.	   [1913 Webster]
Annealing \An*neal"ing\, n.	   1. The process used to render glass, iron, etc., less	      brittle, performed by allowing them to cool very gradually	      from a high heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The burning of metallic colors into glass, earthenware,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Annectent \An*nec"tent\, a. [L. annectere to tie or bind to. See	   {Annex}.]	   Connecting; annexing. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster] Annelid
Annelid \An`ne*lid\, Annelidan \An*nel"i*dan\, a. [F.	   ann['e]lide, fr. anneler to arrange in rings, OF. anel a	   ring, fr. L. anellus a ring, dim. of annulus a ring.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Annelida. -- n. One of the Annelida.	   [1913 Webster]
Annelida \An*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Annelid}.] (Zool.)	   A division of the Articulata, having the body formed of	   numerous rings or annular segments, and without jointed legs.	   The principal subdivisions are the {Ch[ae]topoda}, including	   the {Oligoch[ae]ta} or earthworms and {Polych[ae]ta} or	   marine worms; and the {Hirudinea} or leeches. See	   {Ch[ae]topoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Annelidous \An*nel"i*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of the nature of an annelid.	   [1913 Webster]
Annellata \An`nel*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   See {Annelida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anneloid \An"ne*loid\, n. [F. annel['e] ringed + -oid.] (Zool.)	   An animal resembling an annelid.	   [1913 Webster]
Annex \An*nex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Annexing}.] [F. annexer, fr. L. annexus, p. p. of annectere	   to tie or bind to; ad + nectere to tie, to fasten together,	   akin to Skr. nah to bind.]	   1. To join or attach; usually to subjoin; to affix; to	      append; -- followed by to. "He annexed a codicil to a	      will." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join or add, as a smaller thing to a greater.	      [1913 Webster]	            He annexed a province to his kingdom. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attach or connect, as a consequence, condition, etc.;	      as, to annex a penalty to a prohibition, or punishment to	      guilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To add; append; affix; unite; coalesce. See {Add}.	        [1913 Webster]	Annex \An*nex"\, v. i.	   To join; to be united. --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]	Annex \An*nex"\, n. [F. annexe, L. annexus, neut. annexum, p. p.	   of annectere.]	   Something annexed or appended; as, an additional stipulation	   to a writing, a subsidiary building to a main building; a	   wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Annexation \An`nex*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. annexation. See {Annex},	   v. t.]	   1. The act of annexing; process of attaching, adding, or	      appending; the act of connecting; union; as, the	      annexation of Texas to the United States, or of chattels	      to the freehold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) (Law) The union of property with a freehold so as to	          become a fixture. Bouvier.	      (b) (Scots Law) The appropriation of lands or rents to the	          crown. --Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]
Annexationist \An`nex*a"tion*ist\, n.	   One who favors annexation.	   [1913 Webster]
Annexer \An*nex"er\, n.	   One who annexes.	   [1913 Webster]
Annexion \An*nex"ion\, n. [L. annexio a tying to, connection:	   cf. F. annexion.]	   Annexation. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Annexionist \An*nex"ion*ist\, n.	   An annexationist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annexment \An*nex"ment\, n.	   The act of annexing, or the thing annexed; appendage. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Annihilable \An*ni"hi*la*ble\, a.	   Capable of being annihilated.	   [1913 Webster]
Annihilate \An*ni"hi*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annihilated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Annihilating}.] [L. annihilare; ad +	   nihilum, nihil, nothing, ne hilum (filum) not a thread,	   nothing at all. Cf. {File}, a row.]	   1. To reduce to nothing or nonexistence; to destroy the	      existence of; to cause to cease to be.	      [1913 Webster]	            It impossible for any body to be utterly	            annihilated.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy the form or peculiar distinctive properties of,	      so that the specific thing no longer exists; as, to	      annihilate a forest by cutting down the trees. "To	      annihilate the army." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy or eradicate, as a property or attribute of a	      thing; to make of no effect; to destroy the force, etc.,	      of; as, to annihilate an argument, law, rights, goodness.	      [1913 Webster]	Annihilate \An*ni"hi*late\ (an*n[imac]"h[i^]*l[asl]t), a.	   Annihilated. [Archaic] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
annihilated \annihilated\ adj.	   1. 1 destroyed completely.	   Syn: exterminated, wiped out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
annihilating \annihilating\ adj.	   criticising vehemently and effectively; making light of; as,	   afire with annihilating invective.	   Syn: devastating, withering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Annihilation \An*ni`hi*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. annihilation.]	   1. The act of reducing to nothing, or nonexistence; or the	      act of destroying the form or combination of parts under	      which a thing exists, so that the name can no longer be	      applied to it; as, the annihilation of a corporation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being annihilated. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Annihilationist \An*ni`hi*la"tion*ist\, n. (Theol.)	   One who believes that eternal punishment consists in	   annihilation or extinction of being; a destructionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Annihilative \An*ni"hi*la*tive\, a.	   Serving to annihilate; destructive.	   [1913 Webster]
Annihilator \An*ni"hi*la`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, annihilates; as, a fire annihilator.	   [1913 Webster]
Annihilatory \An*ni"hi*la*to*ry\, a.	   Annihilative.	   [1913 Webster]
Anniversarily \An`ni*ver"sa*ri*ly\, adv.	   Annually. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Anniversary \An`ni*ver"sa*ry\, a. [L. anniversarius; annus year	   + vertere, versum, to turn: cf. F. anniversaire.]	   Returning with the year, at a stated time; annual; yearly;	   as, an anniversary feast.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Anniversary day} (R. C. Ch.). See {Anniversary}, n., 2.	   {Anniversary week}, that week in the year in which the annual	      meetings of religious and benevolent societies are held in	      Boston and New York. [Eastern U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Anniversary \An`ni*ver"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Anniversaries}. [Cf. F.	   anniversaire.]	   1. The annual return of the day on which any notable event	      took place, or is wont to be celebrated; as, the	      anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) The day on which Mass is said yearly for the	      soul of a deceased person; the commemoration of some	      sacred event, as the dedication of a church or the	      consecration of a pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The celebration which takes place on an anniversary day.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Anniverse \An"ni*verse\, n. [L. anni versus the turning of a	   year.]	   Anniversary. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Annodated \An"no*da`ted\, a. [L. ad to + nodus a knot.] (Her.)	   Curved somewhat in the form of the letter S. --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Anno Domini \An"no Dom"i*ni\ [L., in the year of [our] Lord	   [Jesus Christ]; usually abbrev. a. d.]	   In the year of the Christian era; as, a. d. 1887.	   [1913 Webster]
Annominate \An*nom"i*nate\, v. t.	   To name. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annomination \An*nom`i*na"tion\, n. [L. annominatio. See	   {Agnomination}.]	   1. Paronomasia; punning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alliteration. [Obs.] --Tyrwhitt.	      [1913 Webster]
Annonaceae \Annonaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of chiefly tropical trees or shrubs.	   Syn: family {Annonaceae}, custard-apple family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Annotate \An"no*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annotated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Annotating}.] [L. annotatus; p. p. of annotare to	   annotate; ad + notare to mark, nota mark. See {Note}, n.]	   To explain or criticize by notes; as, to annotate the works	   of Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Annotate \An"no*tate\, v. i.	   To make notes or comments; -- with on or upon.	   [1913 Webster]
annotating \annotating\ n.	   1. the act of adding notes.	   Syn: annotation	        [WordNet 1.5]
Annotation \An`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. annotatio: cf. F.	   annotation.]	   A note, added by way of comment, or explanation; -- usually	   in the plural; as, annotations on ancient authors, or on a	   word or a passage.	   [1913 Webster]
Annotationist \An`no*ta"tion*ist\, n.	   An annotator. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annotative \An"no*ta*tive\, a.	   Characterized by annotations; of the nature of annotation.	   [1913 Webster]
Annotator \An"no*ta`tor\, n. [L.]	   A writer of annotations; a commentator.	   [1913 Webster]
Annotatory \An*no"ta*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to an annotator; containing annotations. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annotine \An"no*tine\, n. [L. annotinus a year old.] (Zool.)	   A bird one year old, or that has once molted.	   [1913 Webster]
Annotinous \An*not"i*nous\, a. [L. annotinus, fr. annus year.]	   (Bot.)	   A year old; in Yearly growths.	   [1913 Webster] Annotto
Annotto \An*not"to\ ([a^]n*n[o^]t"t[-o]), Arnotto \Ar*not"to\	   ([aum]r*n[o^]t"t[-o]), n. [Perh. the native name.]	   A red or yellowish-red dyeing material, prepared from the	   pulp surrounding the seeds of a tree ({Bixa orellana})	   belonging to the tropical regions of America. It is used for	   coloring cheese, butter, etc. [Written also {Anatto},	   {Anatta}, {Annatto}, {Annotta}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Announce \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, nuntius	   messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.	   {Annunciate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;	      to publish; to proclaim.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through	            the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.	                                                  --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Publish laws, announce	            Or life or death.                     --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;	        promulgate.	   Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We	          {publish} what we give openly to the world, either by	          oral communication or by means of the press; as, to	          publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We	          {announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make	          known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy	          publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or	          arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}	          anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to	          {proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when	          we proclaim more widely what has before been known by	          some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.	          [1913 Webster]
announced \announced\ adj.	   1. stated publicly; as, their announced intentions.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Announcement \An*nounce"ment\, n.	   The act of announcing, or giving notice; that which	   announces; proclamation; publication.	   [1913 Webster]
Announcer \An*noun"cer\, n.	   One who announces.	   [1913 Webster]
Annoy \An*noy"\ ([a^]n*noi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annoyed}	   ([a^]n*noid"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Annoying}.] [OE. anoien,	   anuien, OF. anoier, anuier, F. ennuyer, fr. OF. anoi, anui,	   enui, annoyance, vexation, F. ennui. See {Annoy}, n.]	   To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated	   acts; to tease; to ruffle in mind; to vex; as, I was annoyed	   by his remarks.	   [1913 Webster]	         Say, what can more our tortured souls annoy	         Than to behold, admire, and lose our joy? --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To molest, incommode, or harm; as, to annoy an army by	      impeding its march, or by a cannonade.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To molest; vex; trouble; pester; embarrass; perplex;	        tease.	        [1913 Webster]	Annoy \An*noy"\, n. [OE. anoi, anui, OF. anoi, anui, enui, fr.	   L. in odio hatred (esse alicui in odio, Cic.). See {Ennui},	   {Odium}, {Noisome}, {Noy}.]	   A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one	   dislikes; also, whatever causes such a feeling; as, to work	   annoy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Worse than Tantalus' is her annoy.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Annoyance \An*noy"ance\, n. [OF. anoiance, anuiance.]	   1. The act of annoying, or the state of being annoyed;	      molestation; vexation; annoy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deep clay, giving much annoyance to passengers.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the further annoyance and terror of any besieged	            place, they would throw into it dead bodies.	                                                  --Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which annoys.	      [1913 Webster]	            A grain, a dust, a gnat, a wandering hair,	            Any annoyance in that precious sense. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
annoyed \annoyed\ adj.	   1. 1 aroused to impatience or anger; as, feeling annoyed by	      the constant teasing.	   Syn: irritated, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances.	   Syn: harassed, harried, pestered	        [WordNet 1.5]
Annoyer \An*noy"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, annoys.	   [1913 Webster]
Annoyful \An*noy"ful\, a.	   Annoying. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Annoying \An*noy"ing\, a.	   That annoys; molesting; vexatious. -- {An*noy"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Annoyous \An*noy"ous\, a. [OF. enuius, anoios.]	   Troublesome; annoying. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Annual \An"nu*al\ (?; 135), a. [OE. annuel, F. annuel, fr. L.	   annualis, fr. annus year. Cf. {Annals}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a year; returning every year; coming	      or happening once in the year; yearly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The annual overflowing of the river [Nile]. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed or accomplished in a year; reckoned by the year;	      as, the annual motion of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand pound a year, annual support. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lasting or continuing only one year or one growing season;	      requiring to be renewed every year; as, an annual plant;	      annual tickets. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Annual \An"nu*al\, n.	   1. A thing happening or returning yearly; esp. a literary	      work published once a year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything, especially a plant, that lasts but one year or	      season; an annual plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oaths . . . in some sense almost annuals; . . . and	            I myself can remember about forty different sets.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A Mass for a deceased person or for some	      special object, said daily for a year or on the	      anniversary day.	      [1913 Webster]
Annualist \An"nu*al*ist\, n.	   One who writes for, or who edits, an annual. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annually \An"nu*al*ly\, adv.	   Yearly; year by year.	   [1913 Webster]
Annuary \An"nu*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. annuaire.]	   Annual. [Obs.] -- n. A yearbook.	   [1913 Webster]
Annueler \An"nu*el*er\, n.	   A priest employed in saying {annuals}, or anniversary Masses.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Annuent \An"nu*ent\, a. [L. annuens, p. pr. of annuere; ad +	   nuere to nod.]	   Nodding; as, annuent muscles (used in nodding).	   [1913 Webster]
Annuitant \An*nu"i*tant\, n. [See {Annuity}.]	   One who receives, or its entitled to receive, an annuity.	   --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Annuity \An*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Annuities}. [LL. annuitas, fr. L.	   annus year: cf. F. annuit['e].]	   A sum of money, payable yearly, to continue for a given	   number of years, for life, or forever; an annual allowance.	   [1913 Webster]
Annul \An*nul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Annulling}.] [F. annuler, LL. annullare, annulare, fr. L. ad	   to + nullus none, nullum, neut., nothing. See {Null}, a.]	   1. To reduce to nothing; to obliterate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light, the prime work of God, to me's extinct.	            And all her various objects of delight	            Annulled.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make void or of no effect; to nullify; to abolish; to	      do away with; -- used appropriately of laws, decrees,	      edicts, decisions of courts, or other established rules,	      permanent usages, and the like, which are made void by	      component authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do they mean to annul laws of inestimable value to	            our liberties?                        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To abolish; abrogate; repeal; cancel; reverse; rescind;	        revoke; nullify; destroy. See {Abolish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Annular \An"nu*lar\, a. [L. annularis, fr. annulis ring: cf. F.	   annulaire.]	   1. Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring; forming a	      ring; ringed; ring-shaped; as, annular fibers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Banded or marked with circles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Annular eclipse} (Astron.), an eclipse of the sun in which	      the moon at the middle of the eclipse conceals the central	      part of the sun's disk, leaving a complete ring of light	      around the border.	      [1913 Webster]
Annularity \An`nu*lar"i*ty\, n.	   Annular condition or form; as, the annularity of a nebula.	   --J. Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Annularry \An"nu*lar*ry\, adv.	   In an annular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Annulary \An"nu*la*ry\, a. [L. annularis. See {Annular}.]	   Having the form of a ring; annular. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Annulata \An`nu*la"ta\, n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L. annulatus	   ringed.] (Zool.)	   A class of articulate animals, nearly equivalent to	   {Annelida}, including the marine annelids, earthworms,	   Gephyrea, Gymnotoma, leeches, etc. See {Annelida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Annulate \An"nu*late\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Annulata.	   [1913 Webster] Annulate	Annulate \An"nu*late\, Annulated \An"nu*la`ted\a. [L.	   annulatus.]	   1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings; ringed; surrounded	      by rings of color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annulata.	      [1913 Webster]
Annulation \An`nu*la"tion\, n.	   A circular or ringlike formation; a ring or belt.	   --Nicholson.	   [1913 Webster]
Annulet \An"nu*let\, n. [Dim. of annulus.]	   1. A little ring. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A small, flat fillet, encircling a column, etc.,	      used by itself, or with other moldings. It is used,	      several times repeated, under the Doric capital.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) A little circle borne as a charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A narrow circle of some distinct color on a	      surface or round an organ.	      [1913 Webster]
Annullable \An*nul"la*ble\, a.	   That may be Annulled.	   [1913 Webster]
Annuller \An*nul"ler\, n.	   One who annuls. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annulment \An*nul"ment\, n. [Cf. F. annulement.]	   The act of annulling; abolition; invalidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Annuloid \An"nu*loid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Annuloida.	   [1913 Webster]
Annuloida \An`nu*loid"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. annulus ring +	   -oid.] (Zool.)	   A division of the Articulata, including the annelids and	   allied groups; sometimes made to include also the helminths	   and echinoderms. [Written also {Annuloidea}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annulosa \An"nu*lo"sa\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of the Invertebrata, nearly equivalent to the	   Articulata. It includes the Arthoropoda and Anarthropoda. By	   some Zoologists it is applied to the former only.	   [1913 Webster]
Annulosan \An`nu*lo"san\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Annulosa.	   [1913 Webster]
Annulose \An"nu*lose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. annulus ring.]	   1. Furnished with, or composed of, rings or ringlike	      segments; ringed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Annulosa.	      [1913 Webster]
Annulus \An"nu*lus\, n.; pl. {Annuli}. [L.]	   1. A ring; a ringlike part or space.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.)	      (a) A space contained between the circumferences of two	          circles, one within the other.	      (b) The solid formed by a circle revolving around a line	          which is the plane of the circle but does not cut it.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Ring-shaped structures or markings, found in, or	      upon, various animals.	      [1913 Webster]
Annumerate \An*nu"mer*ate\, v. t. [L. annumeratus, p. p. of	   annumerare. See {Numerate}.]	   To add on; to count in. [Obs.] --Wollaston.	   [1913 Webster]
Annumeration \An*nu`mer*a"tion\, n. [L. annumeratio.]	   Addition to a former number. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Annunciable \An*nun"ci*a*ble\, a.	   That may be announced or declared; declarable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annunciate \An*nun"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Annunciated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Annunciating}.] [L. annuntiare. See	   {Announce}.]	   To announce.	   [1913 Webster]	Annunciate \An*nun"ci*ate\, p. p. & a.	   Foretold; preannounced. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Annunciation \An*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. annuntiatio:	   cf. F. annonciation.]	   1. The act of announcing; announcement; proclamation; as, the	      annunciation of peace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.)	      (a) The announcement of the incarnation, made by the angel	          Gabriel to the Virgin Mary.	      (b) The festival celebrated (March 25th) by the Church of	          England, of Rome, etc., in memory of the angel's	          announcement, on that day; Lady Day.	          [1913 Webster]	Annunciation lily \An*nun`ci*a"tion lil"y\ (Bot.)	   The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}). So called because	   it is usually introduced by painters in pictures of the	   Annunciation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Annunciative \An*nun"ci*a*tive\, a.	   Pertaining to annunciation; announcing. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Annunciator \An*nun"ci*a`tor\, n. [L. annuntiator.]	   1. One who announces. Specifically: An officer in the church	      of Constantinople, whose business it was to inform the	      people of the festivals to be celebrated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indicator (as in a hotel) which designates the room	      where attendance is wanted.	      [1913 Webster]
Annunciatory \An*nun"ci*a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, announcement; making known.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Annwfn \Annwfn\ n.	   1. 1 (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies.	   Syn: Annwn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Annwn \Annwn\ n.	   1. (Welsh mythology) the other world; land of fairies.	   Syn: Annwfn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anoa \A*noa"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small wild ox of Celebes ({Anoa depressicornis}), allied to	   the buffalo, but having long nearly straight horns.	   [1913 Webster]
Anobiidae \Anobiidae\ n.	   1. 1 the family comprising the deathwatch beetles.	   Syn: family {Anobiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anodal \anodal\ adj.	   1. of or at or relating to an anode. Contrastive to	      {cathodic}.	   Syn: anodic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anode \An"ode\, n. [Gr. ? up + ? way.] (Elec.)	   The positive pole of an electric battery, or more strictly	   the electrode by which the current enters the electrolyte on	   its way to the other pole; -- opposed to {cathode}.	   [1913 Webster]
anodize \anodize\ v.	   1. to coat a metal with an oxide coat by electrolytic action	      at an anode; -- used especially to coat aluminum.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anodon \An"o*don\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toothless; 'an priv. + ?,	   ?, a tooth.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the	   hinge. [Written also {{Anodonta}}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anodonta \Anodonta\ n.	   a genus of thin-shelled freshwater mussels.	   Syn: genus {Anodonta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anodyne \An"o*dyne\ ([a^]n"[-o]*d[imac]n), a. [L. anodynus, Gr.	   ? free from pain, stilling pain; 'an priv. + ? pain: cf. F.	   anodin.]	   Serving to assuage pain; soothing.	   [1913 Webster]	         The anodyne draught of oblivion.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The word [in a medical sense] in chiefly applied to	         the different preparations of opium, belladonna,	         hyoscyamus, and lettuce." --Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	Anodyne \An"o*dyne\, n. [L. anodynon. See {Anodyne}, a.]	   Any medicine which allays pain, as an opiate or narcotic;	   anything that soothes disturbed feelings.	   [1913 Webster]
Anodynous \An"o*dy`nous\, a.	   Anodyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Anoetic \An`o*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ? unthinkable; ? priv. + ?	   perceptible, thinkable.]	   1. Unthinkable. [Rare]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Psychol.) Not subject to conscious attention; having an	      indefinite, relatively passive, conscious being;	      characteristic of the "fringe" or "margin" of	      consciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Presentation considered as having an existence	            relatively independent of thought, may be called	            sentience, or anoetic consciousness. Thought and	            sentience are fundamentally distinct mental	            functions.                            --G. F. Stout.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anoil \A*noil"\, v. t. [OF. enoilier.]	   To anoint with oil. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Anoint \A*noint"\ ([.a]*noint"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anointed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Anointing}.] [OF. enoint, p. p. of enoindre,	   fr. L. inungere; in + ungere, unguere, to smear, anoint. See	   {Ointment}, {Unguent}.]	   1. To smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance;	      also, to spread over, as oil.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fragrant oils the stiffened limbs anoint.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay.	                                                  --John ix. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred	      rite, especially for consecration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shalt thou take the anointing oil, and pour it	            upon his [Aaron's] head and anoint him. --Exod.	                                                  xxix. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anoint Hazael to be king over Syria.  --1 Kings xix.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Lord's Anointed}, Christ or the Messiah; also, a Jewish	      or other king by "divine right." --1 Sam. xxvi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	Anoint \A*noint"\, p. p.	   Anointed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
anointer \a*noint"er\ ([.a]*noint"[~e]r), n.	   One who anoints.	   [1913 Webster]
anointment \a*noint"ment\ ([.a]*noint"ment), n.	   The act of anointing, or state of being anointed; also, an	   ointment. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
anole \anole\ n.	   1. A small arboreal tropical American insectivorous lizard	      ({Anolis carolinensis}) with the ability to change skin	      color.	   Syn: American chameleon, {Anolis carolinensis}	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anolis \A*no"lis\, prop. n. [In the Antilles, anoli, anoalli, a	   lizard.] (Zool.)	   A genus of lizards which belong to the family {Iguanid[ae]}.	   They take the place in the New World of the chameleons in the	   Old, and in America are often called {chameleons}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomal \A*nom"al\, n.	   Anything anomalous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Anomaliped
Anomaliped \A*nom"a*li*ped\(#), Anomalipede \A*nom"a*li*pede\,	   a. [L. anomalus irregular + pes, pedis, foot.]	   Having anomalous feet.	   [1913 Webster]	Anomaliped \A*nom"a*li*ped\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a group of perching birds, having the middle toe more	   or less united to the outer and inner ones.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomalism \A*nom"a*lism\, n.	   An anomaly; a deviation from rule. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster] Anomalistic
Anomalistic \A*nom`a*lis"tic\, Anomalistical
\A*nom`a*lis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. anomalistique.]	   1. Irregular; departing from common or established rules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) Pertaining to the anomaly, or angular distance	      of a planet from its perihelion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Anomalistic month}. See under {Month}.	   {Anomalistic revolution}, the period in which a planet or	      satellite goes through the complete cycles of its changes	      of anomaly, or from any point in its elliptic orbit to the	      same again.	   {Anomalistic}, or {Periodical year}. See under {Year}.	      [1913 Webster]
Anomalistically \A*nom`a*lis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   With irregularity.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomaloflorous \A*nom`a*lo*flo"rous\, a. [L. anomalus irregular	   + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   Having anomalous flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomalopidae \Anomalopidae\ n.	   1. 1 a natural family comprising the flashlightfishes.	   Syn: family {Anomalopidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anomalops \anomalops\ n. 1	   a fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; it inhabits warm	   waters of the West Pacific and Puerto Rico. It is called also	   {flashlight fish}.	   Syn: flashlight fish	        [WordNet 1.5]
anomalopteryx \anomalopteryx\ n.	   1. 1 the smallest moa ({Anomalopteryx oweni}); it is a	      slender moa about the size of a large turkey.	   Syn: {Anomalopteryx oweni}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anomalous \A*nom"a*lous\, a. [L. anomalus, Gr. ? uneven,	   irregular; 'an priv. + ? even, ? same. See {Same}, and cf.	   {Abnormal}.]	   Deviating from a general rule, method, or analogy; abnormal;	   irregular; as, an anomalous proceeding.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomalously \A*nom"a*lous*ly\, adv.	   In an anomalous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomalousness \A*nom"a*lous*ness\, n.	   Quality of being anomalous.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomaly \A*nom"a*ly\, n.; pl. {Anomalies}. [L. anomalia, Gr. ?.	   See {Anomalous}.]	   1. Deviation from the common rule; an irregularity; anything	      anomalous.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are enabled to unite into a consistent whole the	            various anomalies and contending principles that are	            found in the minds and affairs of men. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            As Professor Owen has remarked, there is no greater	            anomaly in nature than a bird that can not fly.	                                                  --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) The angular distance of a planet from its perihelion,	          as seen from the sun. This is the true anomaly. The	          eccentric anomaly is a corresponding angle at the	          center of the elliptic orbit of the planet. The mean	          anomaly is what the anomaly would be if the planet's	          angular motion were uniform.	      (b) The angle measuring apparent irregularities in the	          motion of a planet.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Nat. Hist.) Any deviation from the essential	      characteristics of a specific type.	      [1913 Webster]
Anomia \A*no"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? irregular; 'a priv. +	   no'mos law.] (Zool.)	   A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called	   from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated	   for attachment.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomophyllous \An`o*moph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? irregular + ?	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having leaves irregularly placed.	   [1913 Webster] Anomura
Anomura \An`o*mu"ra\, Anomoura \An`o*mou"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? lawless + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an	   example.	   [1913 Webster] Anomural
Anomural \An`o*mu"ral\, Anomuran \An`o*mu"ran\, a.	   Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the	   anomural crustaceans. [Written also {anomoural},	   {anomouran}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anomuran \An`o*mu"ran\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Anomura.	   [1913 Webster]
Anomy \An"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Anomia}.]	   Disregard or violation of law. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Anon \A*non"\, adv. [OE. anoon, anon, anan, lit., in one	   (moment), fr. AS. on in + [=a]n one. See {On} and {One}.]	   1. Straightway; at once. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The same is he that heareth the word, and anon with	            joy receiveth it.                     --Matt. xiii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soon; in a little while.	      [1913 Webster]	            As it shall better appear anon.       --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At another time; then; again.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes he trots, . . . anon he rears upright.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Anon right}, at once; right off. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Ever and anon}, now and then; frequently; often.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pouncet box, which ever and anon	            He gave his nose.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Anona \A*no"na\, n. [NL. Cf. {Ananas}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural	   order {Anonace[ae]}, including the soursop.	   [1913 Webster]
Anonaceous \An`o*na"ceous\, a.	   Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop,	   custard apple, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Anonym \An"o*nym\, n. [F. anonyme. See {Anonymous}.]	   1. One who is anonymous; also sometimes used for "pseudonym."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A notion which has no name, or which can not be expressed	      by a single English word. [R.] --J. R. Seeley.	      [1913 Webster]
Anonymity \An`o*nym"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being anonymous; anonymousness; also,	   that which anonymous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He rigorously insisted upon the rights of anonymity.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Anonymous \A*non"y*mous\, a. [Gr. ? without name; 'an priv. + ?,	   Eol. for ? name. See {Name}.]	   Nameless; of unknown name; also, of unknown or unavowed	   authorship; as, an anonymous benefactor; an anonymous	   pamphlet or letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Anonymously \A*non"y*mous*ly\ ([.a]*n[o^]n"[i^]*m[u^]s*l[y^]),	   adv.	   In an anonymous manner; without a name. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Anonymousness \A*non"y*mous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being anonymous. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Anopheles \A*noph"e*les\ ([.a]*n[o^]f"[-e]*l[=e]z), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. 'anwfelh`s useless, hurtful.] (Zool.)	   A genus of mosquitoes which are secondary hosts of the	   malaria parasites, and whose bite is the usual, if not the	   only, means of infecting human beings with malaria. Several	   species are found in the United States. They may be	   distinguished from the ordinary mosquitoes of the genus	   {Culex} by the long slender palpi, nearly equaling the beak	   in length, while those of the female {Culex} are very short.	   They also assume different positions when resting, {Culex}	   usually holding the body parallel to the surface on which it	   rests and keeping the head and beak bent at an angle, while	   {Anopheles} holds the body at an angle with the surface and	   the head and beak in line with it. Unless they become	   themselves infected by previously biting a subject affected	   with malaria, the insects cannot transmit the disease.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anophyte \An"o*phyte\ ([a^]n"[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'a`nw	   upward (fr. 'ana` up) + fyto`n a plant, fy`ein to grow.]	   (Bot.)	   A moss or mosslike plant which cellular stems, having usually	   an upward growth and distinct leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Anopla \An"o*pla\ ([a^]n"[o^]*pl[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'a`noplos unarmed.] (Zool.)	   One of the two orders of Nemerteans. See {Nemertina}.	   [1913 Webster] Anoplothere
Anoplothere \An*op"lo*there\ ([a^]n*[o^]p"l[-o]*th[=e]r),
Anoplotherium
\An`o*plo*the"ri*um\([a^]n`[-o]*pl[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n.	   [From Gr. 'a`noplos unarmed ('an priv. + 'o`plon an	   implement, weapon) + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct quadrupeds of the order {Ungulata}, whose	   were first found in the gypsum quarries near Paris;	   characterized by the shortness and feebleness of their canine	   teeth (whence the name).	   [1913 Webster]
Anoplura \An`o*plu"ra\ ([a^]n`[-o]*pl[=u]"r[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'o`plon weapon, sting + o'yra` tail.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of insects which includes the lice.	   [1913 Webster] anopsia	   anopia
anopsia \a*nop"si*a\ ([.a]*n[o^]p"s[i^]*[.a]), anopsy \an"op`sy\	   ([a^]n"[o^]p`s[y^]), anopia \an*op"i*a\ ]a. [Gr. 'an priv. +	   'o`psis sight.] (Med.)	   Defect or absence of sight; blindness.	   [1913 Webster + AS] anorexy
anorexia \an`o*rex"i*a\ ([a^]n`[-o]*r[e^]ks"[i^]*[.a]), anorexy
\an"o*rex`y\ ([a^]n"[-o]*r[e^]ks`[y^])n. [Gr. 'anorexi`a; 'an	   priv. + 'o`rexis desire, appetite, 'ore`gein desire.] (Med.)	   Loss of appetite for food. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
anorexigenic \anorexigenic\ adj.	   1. causing loss of appetite; as, an anorectic (or	      anorexigenic) drug.	   Syn: anorectic	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Anormal \A*nor"mal\, a. [F. anormal. See {Abnormal}, {Normal}.]	   Not according to rule; abnormal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anorn \A*norn\, v. t. [OF. a["o]rner, a["o]urner, fr. L.	   adornare to adorn. The form a-ourne was corrupted into	   anourne.]	   To adorn. [Obs.] --Bp. Watson.	   [1913 Webster]
Anorthic \A*nor"thic\, a. [See {Anorthite}.] (Min.)	   Having unequal oblique axes; as, anorthic crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Anorthite \A*nor"thite\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight	   ('orqh` sc. gwni`a right angle); not in a right angle.]	   A mineral of the feldspar family, commonly occurring in small	   glassy crystals, also a constituent of some igneous rocks. It	   is a lime feldspar. See {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anorthoclase \A*nor"tho*clase\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + orthoclase.]	   (Min.)	   A feldspar closely related to orthoclase, but triclinic. It	   is chiefly a silicate of sodium, potassium, and aluminium.	   Sp. gr., 2.57 -- 2.60.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
anorthopia \an`or*tho"pi*a\ ([a^]n`[o^]r*th[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + ortho- + Gr. 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the	   eye.] (Med.)	   Distorted vision, in which straight lines appear bent. AS	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anorthoscope \A*nor"tho*scope\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s	   straight + -scope.] (Physics)	   An optical toy for producing amusing figures or pictures by	   means of two revolving disks, on one of which distorted	   figures are painted.	   [1913 Webster]
Anorthosite \A*nor"tho*site\, n. [F. anorthose triclinic	   feldspar (fr. Gr. 'an priv. + 'orqo`s straight) + -ite.]	   (Petrol.)	   A granular igneous rock composed almost exclusively of a	   soda-lime feldspar, usually labradorite.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
anosmia \a*nos"mi*a\ ([a^]n*[o^]z"m[-e]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'an priv. + 'osmh` smell.] (Med.)	   Loss of the sense of smell. AS	   [1913 Webster]
anosmic \an*os"mic\([a^]n*[o^]z"m[i^]k), adj.	   1. Of or pertaining to anosmia.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anostraca \Anostraca\ prop. n.	   An order of small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace,	   including the fairy shrimps and the brine shrimps.	   Syn: order {Anostraca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
another \an*oth"er\ ([a^]n*[u^][th]"[~e]r), pron. & a. [An a,	   one + other.]	   1. One more, in addition to a former number; a second or	      additional one, similar in likeness or in effect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another yet! -- a seventh! I 'll see no more.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would serve to scale another Hero's tower. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not the same; different.	      [1913 Webster]	            He winks, and turns his lips another way. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any or some; any different person, indefinitely; any one	      else; some one else.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let another man praise thee, and not thine own	            mouth.                                --Prov. xxvii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            While I am coming, another steppeth down before me.	                                                  --John v. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As a pronoun another may have a possessive another's,	         pl. others, poss. pl. other'. It is much used in	         opposition to one; as, one went one way, another	         another. It is also used with one, in a reciprocal	         sense; as, "love one another," that is, let each love	         the other or others. "These two imparadised in one	         another's arms." --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]
Another-gaines \An*oth"er-gaines`\, a. [Corrupted fr.	   another-gates.]	   Of another kind. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Another-gates \An*oth"er-gates`\, a. [Another + gate, or gait,	   way. Cf. {Algates}.]	   Of another sort. [Obs.] "Another-gates adventure."	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Another-guess \An*oth"er-guess\, a. [Corrupted fr.	   another-gates.]	   Of another sort. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         It used to go in another-guess manner.   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Anotta \A*not"ta\, n.	   See {Annotto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anoura \An*ou"ra\ (?; 277), n.	   See {Anura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anourous \An*ou"rous\, a.	   See {Anurous}.	   [1913 Webster] anoxemia
anoxaemia \an`ox*ae"mi*a\, anoxemia \an`ox*e"mi*a\	   ([a^]n`[o^]ks*[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. 'an priv. +	   oxygen + Gr. a'i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A former term used to refer to an abnormal condition due to	   deficient oxygenation of the arterial blood, as in balloon	   sickness, mountain sickness; now the term is replaced by the	   term {hypoxemia}. -- {An`ox*ae"mic}, {An`ox*e"mic}	   ([a^]n`[o^]ks*[=e]"m[i^]k), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]
anoxia \an`ox"i*a\ ([a^]n*[o^]ks"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.; Gr. 'an	   priv. + oxygen.]	   1. (Med.) A physiological state in which insufficient oxygen	      reaches the tissues of the body, especially when of	      sufficient severity to cause permanent damage; severe	      hypoxia.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + AS]	   2. (Med) Total lack of oxygen.	      [AS]
anoxic \an*ox"ic\ ([a^]n*[o^]ks"[i^]k), adj. [NL.; Gr. 'an priv.	   + oxygen.]	   1. (Med.) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, anoxia. AS	      [PJC]	   2. Greatly deficient in, or totally lacking, oxygen.	      [PJC]
Ansa \An"sa\ ([a^]n"s[.a]), n.; pl. {Ans[ae]} ([a^]n"s[=ae]).	   [L., a handle.] (Astron.)	   A name given to either of the projecting ends of Saturn's	   ring.	   [1913 Webster]
Ansated \An"sa*ted\, a. [L. ansatus, fr. ansa a handle.]	   Having a handle. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Anserated \An"ser*a`ted\, a. (Her.)	   Having the extremities terminate in the heads of eagles,	   lions, etc.; as, an anserated cross.	   [1913 Webster]
Anseres \An"se*res\, n. pl. [L., geese.] (Zool.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of aquatic birds swimming by means of	   webbed feet, as the duck, or of lobed feet, as the grebe. In	   this order were included the geese, ducks, auks, divers,	   gulls, petrels, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Anseriformes \An`se*ri*for"mes\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   A division of birds including the geese, ducks, and closely	   allied forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Anserinae \Anserinae\ n.	   1. 1 a family name used in some classifications for the	      swans.	   Syn: subfamily {Anserinae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anserine \An"ser*ine\, a. [L. anserinus, fr. anser a goose.]	   1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a goose, or the skin of a	      goose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Anseres.	      [1913 Webster]
Anserous \An"ser*ous\, a. [L. anser a goose.]	   Resembling a goose; silly; simple. --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Answer \An"swer\ ([a^]n"s[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Answered}	   ([a^]n"s[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Answering}.] [OE.	   andswerien, AS. andswerian, andswarian, to answer, fr.	   andswaru, n., answer. See {Answer}, n.]	   1. To speak in defense against; to reply to in defense; as,	      to answer a charge; to answer an accusation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak or write in return to, as in return to a call or	      question, or to a speech, declaration, argument, or the	      like; to reply to (a question, remark, etc.); to respond	      to.	      [1913 Webster]	            She answers him as if she knew his mind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the apostate angel, though in pain: . . .	            And him thus answered soon his bold compeer.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To respond to satisfactorily; to meet successfully by way	      of explanation, argument, or justification, and the like;	      to refute.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man was able to answer him a word. --Matt. xxii.	                                                  46.	      [1913 Webster]	            These shifts refuted, answer thine appellant.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reasoning was not and could not be answered.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be or act in return or response to. Hence:	      (a) To be or act in compliance with, in fulfillment or	          satisfaction of, as an order, obligation, demand; as,	          he answered my claim upon him; the servant answered	          the bell.	          [1913 Webster]	                This proud king . . . studies day and night	                To answer all the debts he owes unto you.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To render account to or for.	          [1913 Webster]	                I will . . . send him to answer thee. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To atone; to be punished for.	          [1913 Webster]	                And grievously hath C[ae]zar answered it.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To be opposite to; to face.	          [1913 Webster]	                The windows answering each other, we could just	                discern the glowing horizon them. --Gilpin.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To be or act an equivalent to, or as adequate or	          sufficient for; to serve for; to repay. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Money answereth all things.       --Eccles. x.	                                                  19.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To be or act in accommodation, conformity, relation,	          or proportion to; to correspond to; to suit.	          [1913 Webster]	                Weapons must needs be dangerous things, if they	                answered the bulk of so prodigious a person.	                                                  --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	Answer \An"swer\, v. i.	   1. To speak or write by way of return (originally, to a	      charge), or in reply; to make response.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was no voice, nor any that answered. --1 Kings	                                                  xviii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a satisfactory response or return. Hence: To	      render account, or to be responsible; to be accountable;	      to make amends; as, the man must answer to his employer	      for the money intrusted to his care.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let his neck answer for it, if there is any martial	            law.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be or act in return. Hence:	      (a) To be or act by way of compliance, fulfillment,	          reciprocation, or satisfaction; to serve the purpose;	          as, gypsum answers as a manure on some soils.	          [1913 Webster]	                Do the strings answer to thy noble hand?	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To be opposite, or to act in opposition.	      (c) To be or act as an equivalent, or as adequate or	          sufficient; as, a very few will answer.	      (d) To be or act in conformity, or by way of	          accommodation, correspondence, relation, or	          proportion; to conform; to correspond; to suit; --	          usually with to.	          [1913 Webster]	                That the time may have all shadow and silence in	                it, and the place answer to convenience. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                If this but answer to my just belief,	                I 'll remember you.               --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                As in water face answereth to face, so the heart	                of man to man.                    --Prov. xxvii.	                                                  19.	          [1913 Webster]	Answer \An"swer\, n. [OE. andsware, AS. andswaru; and against +	   swerian to swear. [root]177, 196. See {Anti-}, and {Swear},	   and cf. 1st {un-}.]	   1. A reply to a charge; a defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            At my first answer no man stood with me. --2 Tim.	                                                  iv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something said or written in reply to a question, a call,	      an argument, an address, or the like; a reply.	      [1913 Webster]	            A soft answer turneth away wrath.     --Prov. xv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            I called him, but he gave me no answer. --Cant. v.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something done in return for, or in consequence of,	      something else; a responsive action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great the slaughter is	            Here made by the Roman; great the answer be	            Britons must take.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A solution, the result of a mathematical operation; as,	      the answer to a problem.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A counter-statement of facts in a course of	      pleadings; a confutation of what the other party has	      alleged; a responsive declaration by a witness in reply to	      a question. In Equity, it is the usual form of defense to	      the complainant's charges in his bill. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reply; rejoinder; response. See {Reply}.	        [1913 Webster]
Answerable \An"swer*a*ble\, a.	   1. Obliged to answer; liable to be called to account; liable	      to pay, indemnify, or make good; accountable; amenable;	      responsible; as, an agent is answerable to his principal;	      to be answerable for a debt, or for damages.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will any man argue that . . . he can not be justly	            punished, but is answerable only to God? --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being answered or refuted; admitting a	      satisfactory answer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The argument, though subtle, is yet answerable.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Correspondent; conformable; hence, comparable.	      [1913 Webster]	            What wit and policy of man is answerable to their	            discreet and orderly course?          --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            This revelation . . . was answerable to that of the	            apostle to the Thessalonians.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Proportionate; commensurate; suitable; as, an achievement	      answerable to the preparation for it.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Equal; equivalent; adequate. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Had the valor of his soldiers been answerable, he	            had reached that year, as was thought, the utmost	            bounds of Britain.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Answerableness \An"swer*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being answerable, liable, responsible, or	   correspondent.	   [1913 Webster]
Answerably \An"swer*a*bly\, adv.	   In an answerable manner; in due proportion or correspondence;	   suitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Answerer \An"swer*er\, n.	   One who answers.	   [1913 Webster]
Answerless \An"swer*less\, a.	   Having no answer, or impossible to be answered. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
An 't \An 't\	   An it, that is, and it or if it. See {An}, conj. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
An't \An't\	   A contraction for are and am not; also used for is not; --	   now usually written ain't. [Colloq. & illiterate speech.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ant- \Ant-\	   See {Anti-}, prefix.	   [1913 Webster]
-ant \-ant\ [F. -ant, fr. L. -antem or -entem, the pr. p.	   ending; also sometimes directly from L. -antem.]	   A suffix sometimes marking the agent for action; as,	   merchant, covenant, servant, pleasant, etc. Cf. {-ent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant \Ant\, n. [OE. ante, amete, emete, AS. [ae]mete akin to G.	   ameise. Cf. {Emmet}.] (Zool.)	   A hymenopterous insect of the Linn[ae]an genus {Formica},	   which is now made a family of several genera; an emmet; a	   pismire.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among ants, as among bees, there are neuter or working	         ants, besides the males and females; the former are	         without wings. Ants live together in swarms, usually	         raising hillocks of earth, variously chambered within,	         where they maintain a perfect system of order, store	         their provisions, and nurture their young. There are	         many species, with diverse habits, as agricultural	         ants, carpenter ants, honey ants, foraging ants, amazon	         ants, etc. The white ants or Termites belong to the	         Neuroptera.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ant bird} (Zool.), one of a very extensive group of South	      American birds ({Formicariid[ae]}), which live on ants.	      The family includes many species, some of which are called	      {ant shrikes}, {ant thrushes}, and {ant wrens}.	   {Ant rice} (Bot.), a species of grass ({Aristida oligantha})	      cultivated by the agricultural ants of Texas for the sake	      of its seed.	      [1913 Webster]
Anta \An"ta\, n.; pl. {Ant[ae]}. [L.] (Arch.)	   A species of pier produced by thickening a wall at its	   termination, treated architecturally as a pilaster, with	   capital and base.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Porches, when columns stand between two ant[ae], are	         called in Latin in antis.	         [1913 Webster] antiacid
antacid \ant*ac"id\ ([a^]nt*[a^]s"[i^]d), antiacid
\an*ti*ac"id\([a^]n*t[-e]*[a^]s"[i^]d), n. [Pref. anti- + acid.]	   (Med.)	   A remedy for neutralizing acidity, especially of the stomach,	   as an alkali or absorbent. -- a. Counteractive of acidity.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Antacrid \Ant*ac"rid\, a. [Pref. anti- + acrid.]	   Corrective of acrimony of the humors.	   [1913 Webster]
Antaean \An*tae"an\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to Antaeus, a giant athlete slain by Hercules.	   [1913 Webster]
antagonism \an*tag"o*nism\ ([a^]n*t[a^]g"[-o]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Gr.	   'antagw`nisma, fr. 'antagwni`zesqai to struggle against;	   'anti` against + 'agwni`zesqai to contend or struggle, 'agw`n	   contest: cf. F. antagonisme. See {Agony}.]	   Opposition of action; counteraction or contrariety of things	   or principles.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: We speak of antagonism between two things, to or	         against a thing, and sometimes with a thing.	         [1913 Webster]
antagonist \an*tag"o*nist\ ([a^]n*t[a^]g"[-o]*n[i^]st), n. [L.	   antagonista, Gr. 'antagwnisth`s; 'anti` against + 'agwnisth`s	   combatant, champion, fr. 'agwni`zesqai: cf. F. antagoniste.	   See {Antagonism}.]	   1. One who contends with another, especially in combat; an	      adversary; an opponent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Antagonist of Heaven's Almighty King. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our antagonists in these controversies. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A muscle which acts in opposition to another; as a	      flexor, which bends a part, is the antagonist of an	      extensor, which extends it. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A substance which opposes the actions of another	      substance in the body, especially a drgu that counteracts	      the effects of another drug.	      [1913 Webster + AS]	   Syn: Adversary; enemy; opponent; foe; competitor. See	        {Adversary}.	        [1913 Webster]
Antagonist \An*tag"o*nist\, a.	   Antagonistic; opposing; counteracting; as, antagonist schools	   of philosophy.	   [1913 Webster] Antagonistical
Antagonistic \An*tag`o*nis"tic\, Antagonistical
\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.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were distinct, adverse, even antagonistic.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
antagonists \antagonists\ n.	   1. muscles having opposite effects; the contraction of one	      neutralizes the contraction of the other.	   Syn: antagonistic muscles.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Antagonized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Antagonozing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Antagonism}.]	   To contend with; to oppose actively; to counteract.	   [1913 Webster]	Antagonize \An*tag"o*nize\, v. i.	   To act in opposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Antagony \An*tag"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?; 'anti` + ? contest: cf. F.	   (16th century) antagonie. See {Antagonism}.]	   Contest; opposition; antagonism. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Antagony that is between Christ and Belial. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
antalgic \an*tal"gic\ ([a^]n*t[a^]l"j[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti- +	   Gr. 'a`lgos pain: cf. F. antalgique.] (Med.)	   Alleviating pain. -- n. A medicine to alleviate pain; an	   analgesic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster + AS] Antalkali
Antalkali \Ant*al"ka*li\ (?; 277), Antalkaline \Ant*al"ka*line\,	   n. [Pref. anti- + alkali.]	   Anything that neutralizes, or that counteracts an alkaline	   tendency in the system. --Hooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Antalkaline \Ant*al"ka*line\, a.	   Of power to counteract alkalies.	   [1913 Webster]
Antambulacral \Ant*am`bu*la"cral\	   ([a^]nt*[a^]m`b[-u]*l[=a]"kral), a. (Zool.)	   Away from the ambulacral region.	   [1913 Webster]
Antanaclasis \Ant`an*a*cla"sis\, n. [Gr. ?; 'anti`/ +	   'ana`klasis a bending back and breaking. See {Anaclastic}.]	   (Rhet.)	   (a) A figure which consists in repeating the same word in a	       different sense; as, Learn some craft when young, that	       when old you may live without craft.	   (b) A repetition of words beginning a sentence, after a long	       parenthesis; as, Shall that heart (which not only feels	       them, but which has all motions of life placed in them),	       shall that heart, etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Antanagoge \Ant`an*a*go"ge\, n. [Pref. anti- + anagoge.] (Rhet.)	   A figure which consists in answering the charge of an	   adversary, by a counter charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Antananarivo \Antananarivo\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Madagascar. Population (2000) =	   1,000,000.	   [PJC] antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac \ant`aph*ro*dis"i*ac\	   ([a^]nt`[a^]f*r[-o]*d[i^]z"[i^]*[a^]k), anaphrodisiac
\an`aph*ro*dis"i*ac\([a^]n`[a^]f*r[-o]*d[i^]z"[i^]*[a^]k), a.	   [Pref. anti- + aphrodisiac.] (Med.)	   Capable of blunting the sexual appetite. -- n. Anything that	   reduces the sexual appetite.	   [1913 Webster + AS]
antaphroditic \ant`aph*ro*dit"ic\	   ([a^]nt`[a^]f*r[-o]*d[i^]t"[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti- + Gr.	   'Afrodi`th Aphrodite: cf. F. antaphroditique.] (Med.)	   1. Antaphrodisiac. AS	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Antisyphilitic. [R.] AS	      [1913 Webster]
Antaphroditic \Ant`aph*ro*dit"ic\, n.	   An antaphroditic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Antapoplectic \Ant`ap*o*plec"tic\	   ([a^]nt`[a^]p*[-o]*pl[e^]k"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti- +	   apoplectic.] (Med.)	   Alleviating apoplexy. -- n. A medicine used for alleviating	   apoplexy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster + AS]
Antarchism \Ant*ar"chism\, n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? government.]	   Opposition to government in general. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antarchist \Ant*ar"chist\, n.	   One who opposes all government. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Antarchistic
Antarchistic \Ant`ar*chis"tic\, Antarchistical
\Ant`ar*chis"tic*al\, a.	   Opposed to all human government. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antarctic \Ant*arc"tic\, a. [OE. antartik, OF. antartique, F.	   antarctique, L. antarcticus, fr. Gr. ?; 'anti` + 'a`rktos	   bear. See {Arctic}.]	   Opposite to the northern or arctic pole; relating to the	   southern pole or to the region near it, and applied	   especially to a circle, distant from the pole 23[deg]	   28[min]. Thus we say the antarctic pole, circle, ocean,	   region, current, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Antares \An*ta"res\, n. [Gr. ?; ? similar to + ? Mars. It was	   thought to resemble Mars in color.]	   The principal star in Scorpio: -- called also the {Scorpion's	   Heart}.	   [1913 Webster] antiarthritic
antarthritic \ant`ar*thrit"ic\([a^]nt`[aum]r*thr[i^]t"[i^]k),
antiarthritic
\ant`i*ar*thrit"ic\([a^]nt`[-e]*[aum]r*thr[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   [Pref. anti- + arthritic.] (Med.)	   Alleviating arthritis. -- n. A remedy for alleviating	   arthritis. --AS	   [1913 Webster]
antasthmatic \ant`asth*mat"ic\ ([a^]nt`[a^]z*m[a^]t"[i^]k; see	   {Asthma}; 277), a. [Pref. anti- + asthmatic.] (Med.)	   Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. -- n. A remedy for	   asthma. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Antasthmatic \Ant`asth*mat"ic\ (? or ?; see {Asthma}; 277), a.	   [Pref. anti- + asthmatic.] (Med.)	   Opposing, or fitted to relieve, asthma. -- n. A remedy for	   asthma.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant-bear \Ant"-bear`\, n. (Zool.)	   An edentate animal of tropical America (the Tamanoir), living	   on ants. It belongs to the genus {Myrmecophaga}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant bird \Ant" bird\, (Zool.)	   See {Ant bird}, under {Ant}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant-cattle \Ant"-cat`tle\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   Various kinds of plant lice or aphids tended by ants for the	   sake of the honeydew which they secrete; plural of {ant cow}.	   See {Aphips}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant cow \Ant cow\ (Zool.)	   Any aphid from which ants obtain honeydew. The plural form is	   {ant cattle}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ante- \An"te-\ ([a^]n"t[-e]-).	   A Latin preposition and prefix; akin to Gr. 'anti`, Skr.	   anti, Goth. and-, anda- (only in comp.), AS. and-, ond-,	   (only in comp.: cf. {Answer}, {Along}), G. ant-, ent- (in	   comp.). The Latin ante is generally used in the sense of	   before, in regard to position, order, or time, and the Gr.	   'anti` in that of opposite, or in the place of.	   [1913 Webster]
Ante \An"te\, n. (Poker Playing)	   Each player's stake, which is put into the pool before (ante)	   the game begins.	   [1913 Webster]	Ante \An"te\, v. t. & i.	   To put up (an ante).	   [1913 Webster]
Anteact \An"te*act`\, n.	   A preceding act.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteal \An"te*al\, a. [antea, ante, before. Cf. {Ancient}.]	   Being before, or in front. [R.] --J. Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant-eater \Ant"-eat`er\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of edentates and monotremes that feed	   upon ants. See {Ant-bear}, {Pangolin}, {Aard-vark}, and	   {Echidna}.	   [1913 Webster]
antebellum \antebellum\ adj.	   1. belonging to a period before a war, especially the	      American Civil War.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Antecedaneous \An`te*ce*da"ne*ous\, a. [See {Antecede}.]	   Antecedent; preceding in time. "Capable of antecedaneous	   proof." --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Antecede \An`te*cede"\, v. t. & i. [L. antecedere; ante + cedere	   to go. See {Cede}.]	   To go before in time or place; to precede; to surpass. --Sir	   M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Antecedence \An`te*ced"ence\, n.	   1. The act or state of going before in time; precedence. --H.	      Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) An apparent motion of a planet toward the west;	      retrogradation.	      [1913 Webster]
Antecedency \An`te*ced"en*cy\, n.	   The state or condition of being antecedent; priority.	   --Fothherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Antecedent \An`te*ced"ent\, a. [L. antecedens, -entis, p. pr. of	   antecedere: cf. F. ant['e]c['e]dent.]	   1. Going before in time; prior; anterior; preceding; as, an	      event antecedent to the Deluge; an antecedent cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Presumptive; as, an antecedent improbability.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prior; previous; foregoing.	        [1913 Webster]	Antecedent \An`te*ced"ent\, n. [Cf. F. ant['e]c['e]dent.]	   1. That which goes before in time; that which precedes.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Homeric mythology, as well as the Homeric	            language, has surely its antecedents. --Max Miller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who precedes or goes in front. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My antecedent, or my gentleman usher. --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The earlier events of one's life; previous principles,	      conduct, course, history. --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the troops . . . prove worthy of their	            antecedents, the victory is surely ours. --Gen. G.	                                                  McClellan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) The noun to which a relative refers; as, in the	      sentence "Solomon was the prince who built the temple,"	      prince is the antecedent of who.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic)	      (a) The first or conditional part of a hypothetical	          proposition; as, If the earth is fixed, the sun must	          move.	      (b) The first of the two propositions which constitute an	          enthymeme or contracted syllogism; as, Every man is	          mortal; therefore the king must die.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) The first of the two terms of a ratio; the first	      or third of the four terms of a proportion. In the ratio	      a:b, a is the antecedent, and b the consequent.	      [1913 Webster]
Antecedently \An`te*ced"ent*ly\, adv.	   Previously; before in time; at a time preceding; as,	   antecedently to conversion. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Antecessor \An`te*ces"sor\, n. [L., fr. antecedere, antecessum.	   See {Antecede}, {Ancestor}.]	   1. One who goes before; a predecessor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The successor seldom prosecuting his antecessor's	            devices.                              --Sir E.	                                                  Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Antechamber \An"te*cham`ber\, n. [Cf. F. antichambre.]	   1. A chamber or apartment before the chief apartment and	      leading into it, in which persons wait for audience; an	      outer chamber. See {Lobby}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A space viewed as the outer chamber or the entrance to an	      interior part.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mouth, the antechamber to the digestive canal.	                                                  --Todd &	                                                  Bowman.	      [1913 Webster]
Antechapel \An"te*chap`el\, n.	   The outer part of the west end of a collegiate or other	   chapel. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Antechoir \An"te*choir`\, n. (Arch.)	   (a) A space inclosed or reserved at the entrance to the	       choir, for the clergy and choristers.	   (b) Where a choir is divided, as in some Spanish churches,	       that division of it which is the farther from the	       sanctuary.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Antecians \An*te"cians\, n. pl.	   See {Ant[oe]cians}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antecommunion \An`te*com*mun"ion\, n.	   A name given to that part of the Anglican liturgy for the	   communion, which precedes the consecration of the elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Antecursor \An`te*cur"sor\, n. [L., fr. antecurrere to run	   before; ante + currere to run.]	   A forerunner; a precursor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antedate \An"te*date`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[=a]t`), n.	   1. Prior date; a date antecedent to another which is the	      actual date.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anticipation. [Obs.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	Antedate \An"te*date`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[=a]t`), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Antedated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Antedating}.]	   1. To date before the true time; to assign to an earlier	      date;; thus, to antedate a deed or a bond is to give it a	      date anterior to the true time of its execution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To precede in time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To anticipate; to make before the true time.	      [1913 Webster]	            And antedate the bliss above.         --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who rather rose the day to antedate.  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Antediluvial \An`te*di*lu"vi*al\	   ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[i^]*l[=u]"v[i^]*al), a. [Pref. ante- +	   diluvial.]	   Before the flood, or Deluge, in Noah's time.	   [1913 Webster]
antediluvian \an`te*di*lu"vi*an\	   ([a^]n`t[-e]*d[i^]*l[=u]"v[i^]*an), a.	   Of or relating to the period before the Deluge in Noah's	   time; hence, antiquated; as, an antediluvian vehicle. -- n.	   One who lived before the Deluge.	   [1913 Webster]
Antedon \Antedon\ prop. n.	   A genus formerly called genus {Comatula}.	   Syn: genus {Antedon}	        [WordNet 1.5]
Antedonidae \Antedonidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of feather stars; formerly called family	   {Comatulidae}.	   Syn: family {Antedonidae}	        [WordNet 1.5]
antefact \an"te*fact`\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*f[a^]kt`), n.	   Something done before another act. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antefix \An"te*fix`\, n.; pl. E. {Antefixes}; L. {Antefixa}. [L.	   ante + fixus fixed.] (Arch.)	   (a) An ornament fixed upon a frieze.	   (b) An ornament at the eaves, concealing the ends of the	       joint tiles of the roof.	   (c) An ornament of the cymatium of a classic cornice,	       sometimes pierced for the escape of water.	       [1913 Webster]
anteflexion \an`te*flex"ion\ ([a^]n`t[-e]*fl[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   (Med.)	   A displacement forward of an organ, esp. the uterus, in such	   manner that its axis is bent upon itself. --T. G. Thomas. AS	   [1913 Webster]
Ant egg \Ant" egg`\	   One of the small white egg-shaped pup[ae] or cocoons of the	   ant, often seen in or about ant-hills, and popularly supposed	   to be eggs.	   [1913 Webster]
Antelope \An"te*lope\ ([a^]n"t[-e]*l[=o]p), n. [OF. antelop, F.	   antilope, from Gr. 'anqo`lops, -lopos, Eustathius,	   "Hexa["e]m.," p. 36, the origin of which is unknown.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of ruminant quadrupeds, intermediate between	   the deer and the goat. The horns are usually annulated, or	   ringed. There are many species in Africa and Asia.	   [1913 Webster]	         The antelope and wolf both fierce and fell. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common or bezoar antelope of India is {Antilope	         bezoartica}. The chamois of the Alps, the gazelle, the	         addax, and the eland are other species. See {Gazelle}.	         The pronghorn antelope ({Antilocapra Americana}) is	         found in the Rocky Mountains. See {Pronghorn}.	         [1913 Webster]
Antelucan \An`te*lu"can\, a. [L. antelucanus; ante + lux light.]	   Held or being before light; -- a word applied to assemblies	   of Christians, in ancient times of persecution, held before	   light in the morning. "Antelucan worship." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Antemeridian \An`te*me*rid"i*an\, a. [L. antemeridianus; ante +	   meridianus belonging to midday or noon. See {Meridian}.]	   Being before noon; in or pertaining to the forenoon. (Abbrev.	   a. m.)	   [1913 Webster]
Antemetic \Ant`e*met"ic\, a. [Pref. anti- + emetic.] (Med.)	   Tending to check vomiting. -- n. A remedy to check or allay	   vomiting.	   [1913 Webster]
Ante mortem \An`te mor"tem\ [L.]	   Before death; -- generally used adjectively; as, an	   ante-mortem statement; ante-mortem examination.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ante-mortem statement, or dying declaration made in	         view of death, by one injured, as to the cause and	         manner of the injury, is often receivable in evidence	         against one charged with causing the death.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Antemosaic \An`te*mo*sa"ic\, a.	   Being before the time of Moses.	   [1913 Webster]
Antemundane \An`te*mun"dane\, a.	   Being or occurring before the creation of the world. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Antemural \An`te*mu"ral\, n. [L. antemurale: ante + murus wall.	   See {Mural}.]	   An outwork of a strong, high wall, with turrets, in front of	   the gateway (as of an old castle), for defending the	   entrance.	   [1913 Webster]
Antenatal \An`te*na"tal\, a.	   Before birth. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Antenicene \An`te*ni"cene\, a. [L.]	   Of or in the Christian church or era, anterior to the first	   council of Nice, held a. d. 325; as, antenicene faith.	   [1913 Webster]
Antenna \An*ten"na\, n.; pl. {Antenn[ae]}. [L. antenna	   sail-yard; NL., a feeler, horn of an insect.]	   1. (Zool.) A movable, articulated organ of sensation,	      attached to the heads of insects and Crustacea. There are	      two in the former, and usually four in the latter. They	      are used as organs of touch, and in some species of	      Crustacea the cavity of the ear is situated near the basal	      joint. In insects, they are popularly called horns, and	      also feelers. The term in also applied to similar organs	      on the heads of other arthropods and of annelids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Electronics) A metallic device, variously shaped,	      designed for the purpose of either transmitting or	      receiving radio waves, as for radio or television	      broadcasting, or for transmitting communication signals.	      Some types are: {whip antenna}, {antenna tower}, {horn	      antenna}, {dish antenna}, {directional antenna} and	      {rabbit ears}. See {transmitter}, {receiver}.	      [PJC]
Antennal \An*ten"nal\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the antenn[ae]. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Antenniferous \An`ten*nif"er*ous\, a. [Antenna + -ferous.]	   (Zool.)	   Bearing or having antenn[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Antenniform \An*ten"ni*form\, a. [Antenna + -form.]	   Shaped like antenn[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Antennule \An*ten"nule\, n. [Dim. of antenna.] (Zool.)	   A small antenna; -- applied to the smaller pair of antenn[ae]	   or feelers of Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Antenumber \An`te*num"ber\, n.	   A number that precedes another. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Antenuptial \An`te*nup"tial\, a.	   Preceding marriage; as, an antenuptial agreement. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteorbital \An`te*or"bit*al\, a. & n. (Anat.)	   Same as {Antorbital}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antepaschal \An`te*pas"chal\, a.	   Pertaining to the time before the Passover, or before Easter.	   [1913 Webster]
Antepast \An"te*past\, n. [Pref. ante- + L. pastus pasture,	   food. Cf. {Repast}.]	   A foretaste.	   [1913 Webster]	         Antepasts of joy and comforts.           --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Antependium \An`te*pen"di*um\, n. [LL., fr. L. ante + pendere to	   hang.] (Eccl.)	   The hangings or screen in front of the altar; an altar cloth;	   the frontal. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster] Antepenult
Antepenult \An`te*pe"nult\, Antepenultima \An`te*pe*nult"i*ma\,	   n. [L. antepaenultima (sc. syllaba) antepenultimate; ante	   before + paenultimus the last but one; paene almost + ultimus	   last.] (Pros.)	   The last syllable of a word except two, as -syl- in	   monosyllable.	   [1913 Webster]
Antepenultimate \An`te*pe*nult"i*mate\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the last syllable but two. -- n. The	   antepenult.	   [1913 Webster]
Antephialtic \Ant`eph*i*al"tic\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ?	   nightmare.] (Med.)	   Good against nightmare. -- n. A remedy nightmare.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Antepileptic \Ant`ep*i*lep"tic\, a. [Pref. anti- + epileptic.]	   (Med.)	   Good against epilepsy. -- n. A medicine for epilepsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Antepone \An"te*pone\, v. t. [L. anteponere.]	   To put before; to prefer. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteport \An"te*port\, n. [Cf. LL. anteporta.]	   An outer port, gate, or door.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteportico \An`te*por"ti*co\, n.	   An outer porch or vestibule.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteposition \An`te*po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. antepositio. See	   {Position}.] (Gram.)	   The placing of a before another, which, by ordinary rules,	   ought to follow it.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteprandial \An`te*pran"di*al\, a.	   Preceding dinner.	   [1913 Webster]
Antepredicament \An`te*pre*dic"a*ment\, n. (Logic)	   A prerequisite to a clear understanding of the predicaments	   and categories, such as definitions of common terms.	   --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Anterior \An*te"ri*or\, a. [L. anterior, comp. of ante before.]	   1. Before in time; antecedent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Antigonus, who was anterior to Polybius. --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Before, or toward the front, in place; as, the anterior	      part of the mouth; -- opposed to posterior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In comparative anatomy, anterior often signifies at or	         toward the head, cephalic; and in human anatomy it is	         often used for ventral.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Antecedent; previous; precedent; preceding; former;	        foregoing.	        [1913 Webster]
Anteriority \An*te`ri*or"i*ty\, n. [LL. anterioritas.]	   The state of being anterior or preceding in time or in	   situation; priority. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteriorly \An*te"ri*or*ly\, adv.	   In an anterior manner; before.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteroom \An"te*room\, n.	   A room before, or forming an entrance to, another; a waiting	   room.	   [1913 Webster]
Antero- \An"te*ro-\	   A combining form meaning anterior, front; as,	   antero-posterior, front and back; antero-lateral, front side,	   anterior and at the side.	   [1913 Webster]
Antes \An"tes\, n. pl.	   Ant[ae]. See {Anta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antestature \An`te*stat"ure\, n. (Fort.)	   A small intrenchment or work of palisades, or of sacks of	   earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Antestomach \An"te*stom`ach\, n.	   A cavity which leads into the stomach, as in birds. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Antetemple \An"te*tem`ple\, n.	   The portico, or narthex in an ancient temple or church.	   [1913 Webster]
Anteversion \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 further forward than	   usual.	   [1913 Webster]
Antevert \An`te*vert"\, v. t. [L. antevertere; ante + vertere to	   turn.]	   1. To prevent. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To displace by anteversion.	      [1913 Webster]
Anthelion \Ant*hel"ion\ (?; 277, 106), n.; pl. {Anthelia}.	   [Pref. anti + Gr. ? sun.] (Meteor.)	   A halo opposite the sun, consisting of a colored ring or	   rings around the shadow of the spectator's own head, as	   projected on a cloud or on an opposite fog bank.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthelix \Ant"he*lix\ ([a^]nt"h[-e]*l[i^]ks), n. (Anat.)	   Same as {Antihelix}.	   [1913 Webster] anthelminthic
anthelminthic \anthelminthic\, Anthelmintic
\An`thel*min"tic\([a^]n`th[e^]l*m[i^]n"t[i^]k), a. [Pref. anti-	   + Gr. "e`lmins, -inqos, worm, esp. a tapeworm, or mawworm.	   See also {helminth}] (Med.)	   capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms. -- n. An	   anthelmintic remedy. [Written also {anthelminthic}.]	   Syn: helminthic, parasiticidal	        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Anthem \An"them\ ([a^]n"th[e^]m), n. [OE. antym, antefne, AS.	   antefen, fr. LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. 'anti`fwna, neut. pl. of	   'anti`fwnon antiphon, or anthem, n. neut., from 'anti`fwnos	   sounding contrary, returning a sound; 'anti` over against +	   fwnh` sound, voice: the anthem being sung by the choristers	   alternately, one half-choir answering the other: cf. OF.	   anthaine, anteine, antieune, F. antienne. See {Antiphon}.]	   1. Formerly, a hymn sung in alternate parts, in present	      usage, a selection from the Psalms, or other parts of the	      Scriptures or the liturgy, set to sacred music.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A song or hymn of praise or devotion; as, a national	      anthem. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Anthem \An"them\, v. t.	   To celebrate with anthems. [Poet.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sweet birds antheming the morn.          --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthemion \An*the"mi*on\, [ fr. Gr. 'anqemi`s flower.]	   A floral ornament. See {Palmette}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthemis \An"the*mis\, n. [Gr. 'anqemi`s, equiv. to 'a`nqos	   flower; an herb like our chamomile.] (Bot.)	   Chamomile; a genus of composite, herbaceous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthemwise \An"them*wise`\, adv.	   Alternately. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Anther \An"ther\, n. [F. anth[`e]re, L. anthera a medicine	   composed of flowers, fr. Gr. ? flowery, fr. 'anqei^n to	   bloom, 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)	   That part of the stamen containing the pollen, or fertilizing	   dust, which, when mature, is emitted for the impregnation of	   the ovary. -- {An"ther*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Antheraea \Antheraea\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of large moths whose larvae produce silk of high	      quality.	   Syn: genus {Antheraea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
antheral \antheral\ adj. (Botany)	   capable of fertilizing female organs.	   Syn: staminate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anthericum \Anthericum\ prop. n.	   a genus of Old World (mainly African) perennial herbs;	   sometimes placed in family {Asphodelaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Anthericum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
antheridiophore \antheridiophore\ n.	   a gametophore bearing antheridia as in certain mosses and	   liverworts.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Antheridium \An`ther*id"i*um\, n.; pl. {Antheridia}. [Anther + ?	   (a Gr. diminutive ending).] (Bot.)	   The male reproductive apparatus in the lower plants,	   consisting of a cell or other cavity in which spermatozoids	   are produced; -- called also {spermary}. --	   {An`ther*id"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Antheriferous \An`ther*if"er*ous\, a. [Anther + -ferous.] (Bot.)	   (a) Producing anthers, as plants.	   (b) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower. --Gray.	       [1913 Webster]
Antheriform \An*ther"i*form\, a. [Anther + -form.]	   Shaped like an anther; anther-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Antherogenous \An`ther*og"e*nous\, a. [Anther + -genous.] (Bot.)	   Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Antheroid \An"ther*oid\, a. [Anther + -oid.]	   Resembling an anther.	   [1913 Webster] Antherozoid
Antherozoid \An`ther*o*zoid\, Antherozooid \An`ther*o*zoo"id\,	   n. [Gr. ? flowery + ? animal + -oid. See {Zooid}.] (Bot.)	   One of the mobile male reproductive bodies in the antheridia	   of cryptogams.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthesis \An*the"sis\, n. [Gr. ? bloom, fr. 'anqei^n to bloom,	   'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)	   The period or state of full expansion in a flower. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant-hill \Ant"-hill\, n. (Zool.)	   A mound thrown up by ants or by termites in forming their	   nests.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthobian \An*tho"bi*an\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + bi`os life.]	   (Zool.)	   A beetle which feeds on flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthobranchia \An`tho*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos	   flower + ? gills, n. pl.] (Zool.)	   A division of nudibranchiate Mollusca, in which the gills	   form a wreath or cluster upon the posterior part of the back.	   See {Nudibranchiata}, and {Doris}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthocarpous \An`tho*car"pous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + karpo`s	   fruit.] (Bot.)	   Having some portion of the floral envelopes attached to the	   pericarp to form the fruit, as in the checkerberry, the	   mulberry, and the pineapple.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthocyanin \An`tho*cy"a*nin\, n.	   Same as {Anthokyan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthodium \An*tho"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? like flowers,	   flowery; 'a`nqos flower + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)	   The inflorescence of a compound flower in which many florets	   are gathered into a involucrate head.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthography \An*thog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -graphy.]	   A description of flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthoid \An"thoid\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -oid.]	   Resembling a flower; flowerlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthokyan \An`tho*ky"an\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ky`anos	   blue.] (Chem.)	   The blue coloring matter of certain flowers. Same as	   {Cyanin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antholite \An"tho*lite\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + -lite.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil plant, like a petrified flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthological \An`tho*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to anthology; consisting of beautiful extracts	   from different authors, especially the poets.	   [1913 Webster]	         He published a geographical and anthological	         description of all empires and kingdoms . . . in this	         terrestrial globe.                       --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthologist \An*thol"o*gist\, n.	   One who compiles an anthology.	   [1913 Webster]
anthologize \anthologize\ v.	   1. compile an anthology.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anthology \An*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. 'anqolo`gos flower	   gathering; 'a`nqos flower + le`gein to gather.]	   1. A discourse on flowers. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of flowers; a garland. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A collection of flowers of literature, that is, beautiful	      passages from authors; a collection of poems or epigrams;	      -- particularly applied to a collection of ancient Greek	      epigrams.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gr. Ch.) A service book containing a selection of pieces	      for the festival services.	      [1913 Webster]
Anthomania \An`tho*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + mani`a	   madness.]	   A extravagant fondness for flowers. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anthony's Fire \An"tho*ny's Fire`\	   See Saint Anthony's Fire, under {Saint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthophagous \An*thoph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fagei^n	   to eat.] (Zool.)	   Eating flowers; -- said of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthophilous \An*thoph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + fi`los	   loving.] (Zool.)	   Lit., fond of flowers; hence, feeding upon, or living among,	   flowers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anthophore \An"tho*phore\, n. [Gr. ? bearing flowers; 'a`nqos	   flower + ? bearing, fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.)	   The stipe when developed into an internode between calyx and	   corolla, as in the Pink family. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthophorous \An*thoph"o*rous\, a.	   Flower bearing; supporting the flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthophyllite \An*thoph"yl*lite\, n. [NL. anthophyllum clove.]	   A mineral of the hornblende group, of a yellowish gray or	   clove brown color. -- {An`tho*phyl*lit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthorism \An"tho*rism\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? to bound, define.]	   (Rhet.)	   A description or definition contrary to that which is given	   by the adverse party. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anthotaxy \An"tho*tax`y\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ? order.]	   (Bot.)	   The arrangement of flowers in a cluster; the science of the	   relative position of flowers; inflorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthozoa \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?	   animal.] (Zool.)	   The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and	   sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are	   {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthozoan \An`tho*zo"an\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Anthozoa. -- n. One of the Anthozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthozoic \An"tho*zo"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Anthozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracene \An"thra*cene\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrax coal.] (Chem.)	   A solid hydrocarbon, {C6H4.C2H2.C6H4}, which accompanies	   naphthalene in the last stages of the distillation of coal	   tar. Its chief use is in the artificial production of	   alizarin. [Written also {anthracin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Anthracene oil \An"thra*cene oil\	   A heavy green oil (partially solidifying on cooling), which	   distills over from coal tar at a temperature above 270[deg].	   It is the principal source of anthracene.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anthracic \An*thrac"ic\, a.	   Of or relating to anthrax; as, anthracic blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthraciferous \An`thra*cif"er*ous\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqrax coal +	   -ferous.] (Min.)	   Yielding anthracite; as, anthraciferous strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracite \An"thra*cite\, n. [L. anthracites a kind of	   bloodstone; fr. Gr. ? like coals, fr. 'a`nqrax, ?, coal or	   charcoal. Cf. {Anthrax}.]	   A hard, compact variety of mineral coal, of high luster,	   differing from bituminous coal in containing little or no	   bitumen, in consequence of which it burns with a nearly non	   luminous flame. The purer specimens consist almost wholly of	   carbon. Also called glance coal and blind coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracitic \An"thra*cit"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, anthracite; as, anthracitic	   formations.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracnose \An*thrac"nose`\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, carbuncle + ?	   disease.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several fungus diseases, caused by parasitic	   species of the series {Melanconiales}, attacking the bean,	   grape, melon, cotton, and other plants. In the case of the	   grape, brown concave spots are formed on the stem and fruit,	   and the disease is called {bird's-eye rot}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anthracoid \An"thra*coid\, a. [Anthrax + -oid.] (Biol.)	   Resembling anthrax in action; of the nature of anthrax; as,	   an anthracoid microbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracomancy \An"thra*co*man`cy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrax, 'a`nqrakos,	   coal + -mancy.]	   Divination by inspecting a burning coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracometer \An`thra*com"e*ter\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrax coal, carbon	   + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the amount of carbonic acid in a	   mixture.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracometric \An`thra*co*met"ric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an anthracometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthracosis \An`thra*co"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anthrax}.] (Med.)	   A chronic lung disease, common among coal miners, due to the	   inhalation of coal dust; -- called also {collier's lung} and	   {miner's phthisis}. See also the related conditions	   {pneumomelanosis} and {pneumoconiosis} ({black lung}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anthraconite \An*thrac"o*nite\, n. [See {Anthracite}.] (Min.)	   A coal-black marble, usually emitting a fetid smell when	   rubbed; -- called also {stinkstone} and {swinestone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthraquinone \An`thra*qui"none\, n. [Anthracene + quinone.]	   (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C6H4.C2O2.C6H4}, subliming in shining yellow	   needles. It is obtained by oxidation of anthracene.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthrax \An"thrax\ ([a^]n"thr[a^]ks), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'a`nqrax	   coal, carbuncle.]	   1. (Med.)	      (a) A carbuncle.	      (b) A malignant pustule.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A microscopic, bacterial organism ({Bacillus	      anthracis}), resembling transparent rods. [See Illust.	      under {Bacillus}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An infectious disease of cattle and sheep. It is ascribed	      to the presence of a rod-shaped gram-positive bacterium	      ({Bacillus anthracis}), the spores of which constitute the	      contagious matter. It may be transmitted to man by	      inoculation. The spleen becomes greatly enlarged and	      filled with bacteria. Called also {splenic fever}.	      [1913 Webster]	Anthrax vaccine \An"thrax vac"cine\ (Veter.)	   A fluid vaccine obtained by growing a bacterium ({Bacillus	   anthracis}, formerly {Bacterium anthracis}) in beef broth. It	   is used to immunize animals, esp. cattle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anthrenus \An*thre"nus\ ([a^]n*thr[=e]"n[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'anqrh`nh a hornet.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small beetles, several of which, in the larval	   state, are very destructive to woolen goods, fur, etc. The	   common "museum pest" is {Anthrenus varius}; the carpet beetle	   is {Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]}. The larv[ae] are commonly	   confounded with moths.	   [1913 Webster] Anthropic
Anthropic \An*throp"ic\, Anthropical \An*throp"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?, fr. 'a`nqrwpos man.] (Zool.)	   1. Like or related to man; human. [R.] --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. relating to the period of mankind's existence	      [WordNet 1.5]
Anthropidae \An*throp"i*d[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqrwpos	   man.] (Zool.)	   The group that includes man only.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropocentric \An`thro*po*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +	   ? center.]	   Assuming man as the center or ultimate end; -- applied to	   theories of the universe or of any part of it, as the solar	   system. --Draper.	   [1913 Webster]
anthropocentricity \anthropocentricity\ n.	   1. an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of	      human values.	   Syn: anthropocentrism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anthropocentrism \anthropocentrism\ n.	   1. 1 an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms	      of human values.	   Syn: anthropocentricity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anthropogenesis \anthropogenesis\ n.	   1. 1 the evolution or genesis of the human race.	   Syn: anthropogeny.	        [WordNet 1.5]
anthropogenetic \anthropogenetic\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to anthropogenesis; caused by mankind	      or by humans.	   Syn: anthropogenic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anthropogenic \An`thro*po*gen"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to anthropogeny.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (1923) caused by humans; -- as, the anthropogenic	      extinction of species.	      [PJC]
Anthropogeny \An`thro*pog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + ?	   birth.]	   The science or study of human generation, or the origin and	   development of man.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropogeography \An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos	   man + geography.]	   The science of the human species as to geographical	   distribution and environment. Broadly, it includes	   industrial, commercial, and political geography, and that	   part of ethnology which deals with distribution and physical	   environment. -- {An`thro*po*ge*og"ra*pher}, n. --	   {An`thro*po*ge`o*graph"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anthropoglot \An*throp"o*glot\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a`nqrwpos man + ?,	   ?, tongue.] (Zool.)	   An animal which has a tongue resembling that of man, as the	   parrot.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropography \An`thro*pog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +	   -graphy.]	   That branch of anthropology which treats of the actual	   distribution of the human race in its different divisions, as	   distinguished by physical character, language, institutions,	   and customs, in contradistinction to ethnography, which	   treats historically of the origin and filiation of races and	   nations. --P. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropoid \An"thro*poid\, a. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -oid.]	   Resembling man; -- applied especially to certain apes, as the	   ourang or gorilla. -- n. An anthropoid ape.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropoidal \An`thro*poid"al\, a.	   Anthropoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropoidea \An`thro*poid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Anthropoid}.]	   (Zool.)	   The suborder of primates which includes the monkeys, apes,	   and man.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropolatry \An`thro*pol"a*try\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + ?	   worship.]	   Man worship.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropolite \An*throp"o*lite\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + -lite.]	   (Paleon.)	   A petrifaction of the human body, or of any portion of it.	   [1913 Webster] Anthropologic
Anthropologic \An`thro*po*log"ic\, Anthropological
\An`thro*po*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to anthropology; belonging to the nature of man.	   "Anthropologic wisdom." --Kingsley. --	   {An`thro*po*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropologist \An`thro*pol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in anthropology.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropology \An`thro*pol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +	   -logy.]	   1. The science of the structure and functions of the human	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of man, including the study of the ditribution	      of physical and cultural attributes in relation to man's	      origin, location, history, and environment; -- sometimes	      used in a limited sense to mean the study of man as an	      object of natural history, or as an animal.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. That manner of expression by which the inspired writers	      attribute human parts and passions to God. See also	      {anthropopathite}, {anthropopathism}, {anthropomorphist}.	      [1913 Webster]
Anthropomancy \An"thro*po*man`cy\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +	   -mancy.]	   Divination by the entrails of human being.	   [1913 Webster] Anthropometric
Anthropometric \An`thro*po*met"ric\, Anthropometrical
\An`thro*po*met"ric*al\, a.	   Pertaining to anthropometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropometry \An`thro*pom"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +	   -mercy.]	   Measurement of the height and other dimensions of human	   beings, especially at different ages, or in different races,	   occupations, etc. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorpha \An`thro*po*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Anthropomorphism}.] (Zool.)	   The manlike, or anthropoid, apes.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphic \An`thro*po*mor"phic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to anthropomorphism. --Hadley. --	   {An`thro*po*mor"phic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphism \An`thro*po*mor"phism\, n. [Gr. ? of human	   form; 'a`nqrwpos man + morfh` form.]	   1. The representation of the Deity, or of a polytheistic	      deity, under a human form, or with human attributes and	      affections.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ascription of human characteristics to things not	      human.	      [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphist \An`thro*po*mor"phist\, n.	   One who attributes the human form or other human attributes	   to the Deity or to anything not human.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphite \An`thro*po*mor"phite\, n.	   One who ascribes a human form or human attributes to the	   Deity or to a polytheistic deity. --Taylor. Specifically, one	   of a sect of ancient heretics who believed that God has a	   human form, etc. --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphitic \An`thro*po*mor*phit"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to anthropomorphism, or anthropomorphitism.	   --Kitto.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphitism \An`thro*po*mor"phi*tism\, n.	   Anthropomorphism. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphize \An`thro*po*mor"phize\, v. t. & i.	   To attribute a human form or personality to.	   [1913 Webster]	         You may see imaginative children every day	         anthropomorphizing.                      --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphology \An`thro*po*mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? +	   -logy. See {Anthropomorphism}.]	   The application to God of terms descriptive of human beings.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphosis \An`thro*po*mor"pho*sis\, n.	   Transformation into the form of a human being.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropomorphous \An`thro*po*mor"phous\, a.	   Having the figure of, or resemblance to, a man; as, an	   anthropomorphous plant. "Anthropomorphous apes." --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster] Anthroponomics
Anthroponomics \An`thro*po*nom"ics\, Anthroponomy
\An`thro*pon"o*my\, n.] [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + ? usage, law,	   rule.]	   The science of the laws of the development of the human	   organism in relation to other organisms and to environment.	   -- {An`thro*po*nom"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Anthropopathic
Anthropopathic \An`thro*po*path"ic\, Anthropopathical
\An`thro*po*path"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to anthropopathy. [R.] --	   {An`thro*po*path"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The daring anthropopathic imagery by which the prophets	         often represent God as chiding, upbraiding,	         threatening.                             --H. Rogers.	   [1913 Webster] Anthropopathism
Anthropopathism \An`thro*pop"a*thism\, Anthropopathy
\An`thro*pop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a`nqrwpos man + ? suffering,	   affection, passion, ?, ?, to suffer.]	   The ascription of human feelings or passions to God, or to a	   polytheistic deity.	   [1913 Webster]	         In its recoil from the gross anthropopathy of the	         vulgar notions, it falls into the vacuum of absolute	         apathy.                                  --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropopathite \An`thro*pop"a*thite\, n.	   One who ascribes human feelings to deity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anthropophagi \An`thro*poph"a*gi\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? eating	   men; 'a`nqrwpos man + + ? to eat.]	   Man eaters; cannibals. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Anthropophagic
Anthropophagic \An`thro*po*phag"ic\, Anthropophagical
\An`thro*po*phag"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to cannibalism or anthropophagy.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropophaginian \An`thro*poph`a*gin"i*an\, n.	   One who east human flesh. [Ludicrous] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropophagite \An`thro*poph"a*gite\, n.	   A cannibal. --W. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropophagous \An`thro*poph"a*gous\, a.	   Feeding on human flesh; cannibal.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropophagy \An`thro*poph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   The eating of human flesh; cannibalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropophuism \An`thro*poph"u*ism\	   ([a^]n`thr[-o]*p[o^]f"[-u]*[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. 'anqropofyh`s of	   man's nature; 'a`nqropos a man + fyh` nature.]	   Human nature. [R.] --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthroposcopy \An`thro*pos"co*py\	   ([a^]n`thr[-o]*p[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +	   -scopy.]	   The art of discovering or judging of a man's character,	   passions. and inclinations from a study of his visible	   features. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anthroposophy \An`thro*pos"o*phy\	   ([a^]n`thr[-o]*p[o^]s"[-o]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man +	   sofi`a wisdom, knowledge.]	   Knowledge of the nature of man; hence, human wisdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropotomical \An`thro*po*tom"ic*al\	   ([a^]n`thr[-o]*p[-o]*t[o^]m"[i^]*kal), a.	   Pertaining to anthropotomy, or the dissection of human	   bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropotomist \An`thro*pot"o*mist\	   ([a^]n`thr[-o]*p[o^]t"[-o]*m[i^]st), n.	   One who is versed in anthropotomy, or human anatomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthropotomy \An`thro*pot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'a`nqrwpos man + tomh`	   a cutting.]	   The anatomy or dissection of the human body; androtomy.	   --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthypnotic \Ant`hyp*not"ic\	   See {Antihypnotic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthypochondriac \Ant`hyp*o*chon"dri*ac\, a. & n.	   See {Antihypochondriac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anthysteric \Ant`hys*ter"ic\, a. & n.	   See {Antihysteric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anti \An"ti\ [Gr. 'anti` against. See {Ante}.]	   A prefix meaning against, opposite or opposed to, contrary,	   or in place of; -- used in composition in many English words.	   It is often shortened to ant-; as, antacid, antarctic.	   [1913 Webster]
anti-abortion \an`ti-ab*or"tion\, a.	   opposed to legal voluntary abortion.	   [PJC]
anti-abortionist \an`ti-ab*or"tion*ist\, n.	   a person who is opposed to legal voluntary abortion.	   [PJC]
Antiae \An"ti*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., forelock.] (Zool.)	   The two projecting feathered angles of the forehead of some	   birds; the frontal points.	   [1913 Webster]
anti-aircraft \an`ti-air"craft\, a.	   designed for or used for defense against attack by aircraft;	   as, anti-aircraft cannon.	   [PJC]
Antialbumid \An`ti*al*bu"mid\, n. [Pref. anti- + -albumin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A body formed from albumin by pancreatic and gastric	   digestion. It is convertible into antipeptone.	   [1913 Webster]
Antialbumose \An`ti*al"bu*mose`\, n. (Physiol.)	   See {Albumose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anti-American \An`ti-A*mer"i*can\, a.	   Opposed to the Americans, their aims, or interests, or to the	   genius of American institutions. --Marshall.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiaphrodisiac \An`ti*aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, a. & n.	   Same as {Antaphrodisiac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiapoplectic \An`ti*ap`o*plec"tic\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Same as {Antapoplectic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiar \An"ti*ar\, n. [Jav. antjar.]	   A Virulent poison prepared in Java from the gum resin of one	   species of the upas tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}).	   [1913 Webster]
Antiarin \An`ti*a*rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A poisonous principle obtained from antiar. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiasthmatic \An`ti*asth*mat"ic\, a. & n.	   Same as {Antasthmatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiattrition \An`ti*at*tri"tion\, n.	   Anything to prevent the effects of friction, esp. a compound	   lubricant for machinery, etc., often consisting of plumbago,	   with some greasy material; antifriction grease.	   [1913 Webster]
antiauthoritarian \antiauthoritarian\ adj.	   1. opposed to authoritarian government.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Antibacchius \An`ti*bac*chi"us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'anti` + ?. See	   {Bacchius}.] (Pros.)	   A foot of three syllables, the first two long, and the last	   short (#).	   [1913 Webster]
Antibacterial \An`ti*bac*te"ri*al\, a. (Med.)	   (a) killing or inhibiting the growth of bacteria; -- applied	       also to serum for protection against bacterial diseases.	   (b) Opposed to the bacterial theory of disease. [archaic]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Antibacterial \An`ti*bac*te"ri*al\, n. (Med.)	   a chemical substance which kills or inhibits the growth of	   bacteria.	   [PJC]
antibaryon \antibaryon\ n.	   1. the antiparticle of a baryon; a hadron with a baryon	      number of -1.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Antibillous \An`ti*bil"lous\, a.	   Counteractive of bilious complaints; tending to relieve	   biliousness.	   [1913 Webster]
antibiotic \an`ti*bi*ot"ic\ n.	   1. A chemical substance derived from a mold or bacterium that	      kills microorganisms and cures infections.	   Syn: wonder drug	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any chemical substance having therapeutically useful	      antibacterial or antifungal activity; -- used commonly but	      loosely for synthetic as well as natural antimicrobial	      agents.	      [PJC]	antibiotic \antibiotic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an antibiotic.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having antimicrobial activity; capable of killing	      microbes.	      [PJC] -- {antibiotically}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
antiblack \antiblack\ adj.	   1. discriminatory against black people; opposed to black	      people	   Syn: racist	        [WordNet 1.5]
Antibody \An"ti*bod`y\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*b[o^]d`[y^]), n.	   1. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) Any of various bodies or substances	      in the blood which act in antagonism to harmful foreign	      bodies, as toxins or the bacteria producing the toxins.	      Normal blood serum apparently contains various antibodies,	      and the introduction of toxins or of foreign cells also	      stimulates production of their specific antibodies by the	      immune system.	   Note: In certain "autoimmune" diseases, the immune system of	         an organism may produce antibodies to parts of the	         organism's own structure, and can cause considerable	         damage and even death as a result.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. (Med., Physiol. Chem.) more narrowly, any of the	      immunoglobulins present in the blood serum or other body	      fluids of an animal, which reacts with a specific	      antigenic substance, whether the antibody was produced as	      a consequence of the stimulus provided by the antigen, or	      was pre-existing prior to exposure of the organism to the	      antigen.	   Note: The soluble antibodies present in serum are complex	         globins (proteins) with both constant and variable	         regions in the polypeptide chains, the variable region	         being responsible for the reaction of the antibody with	         its specific antigen. Typically, antibodies of more	         than one structure may react with a given antigen, and	         any given antigen may stimulate production of more than	         one antibody. Methods have been developed to grow cells	         in tissue culture which produce predominantly only one	         specific antibody, and such antibodies thus produced	         (called {monoclonal antibodies}) are highly specific in	         their reactions to molecular strucures, and are used as	         valuable reagents in biochemical technology.	         [PJC.]
Antibrachial \An`ti*brach"i*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the antibrachium, or forearm.	   [1913 Webster]
Antibrachium \An`ti*brach"i*um\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   That part of the fore limb between the brachium and the	   carpus; the forearm.	   [1913 Webster]
Antibromic \An`ti*bro"mic\, n. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? a stink.]	   An agent that destroys offensive smells; a deodorizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Antibubonic \An`ti*bu*bon"ic\, a.	   Good or used against bubonic plague; as, antibubonic serum,	   obtained from immunized horses; antibubonic vaccine, a	   sterilized bouillon culture of the plague bacillus;	   antibubonic measures.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Antiburgher \An`ti*burgh"er\ (-b[^u]rg"[~e]r), n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One who seceded from the Scottish Burghers (1747), deeming it	   improper to take the Burgess oath.	   [1913 Webster]
Antic \An"tic\ ([a^]n"t[i^]k), a. [The same word as antique; cf.	   It. antico ancient. See {Antique}.]	   1. Old; antique. (Zool.) "Lords of antic fame." --Phaer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The antic postures of a merry-andrew. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Saxons . . . worshiped many idols, barbarous in	            name, some monstrous, all antic for shape. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Antic \An"tic\, n.	   1. A buffoon or merry-andrew; one that practices odd	      gesticulations; the Fool of the old play.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An odd imagery, device, or tracery; a fantastic figure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woven with antics and wild imagery.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A grotesque trick; a piece of buffoonery; a caper.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fraught with antics as the Indian bird	            That writhes and chatters in her wiry cage.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A grotesque representation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An antimask. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Performed by knights and ladies of his court	            In nature of an antic.                --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	Antic \An"tic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticked}, {Antickt}.]	   To make appear like a buffoon. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Antic \An"tic\, v. i.	   To perform antics.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticatarrhal \An`ti*ca*tarrh`al\, a. (Med.)	   Efficacious against catarrh. -- n. An anticatarrhal remedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticathode \An`ti*cath"ode\, n. (Phys.)	   The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the	   cathode rays impinge.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticausodic \An`ti*cau*sod"ic\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Same as {Anticausotic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticausotic \An`ti*cau*sot"ic\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? fever,	   ? to burn.] (Med.)	   Good against an inflammatory fever. -- n. A remedy for such a	   fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichamber \An"ti*cham`ber\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Antechamber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichlor \An"ti*chlor\, n. [Pref. anti- + chlorine.] (Chem.)	   Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in	   removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs	   after bleaching.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichrist \An"ti*christ\, n. [L. Antichristus, Gr. ?; 'anti`	   against + ?.]	   A denier or opponent of Christ. Specif.: A great antagonist,	   person or power, expected to precede Christ's second coming.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichristian \An`ti*chris"tian\ (?; 106), a.	   Opposed to the Christian religion.	   [1913 Webster] Antichristianism
Antichristianism \An`ti*chris"tian*ism\, Antichristianity
\An`ti*chris*tian"i*ty\, n.	   Opposition or contrariety to the Christian religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichristianly \An`ti*chris"tian*ly\, adv.	   In an antichristian manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichronical \An`ti*chron"ic*al\, a.	   Deviating from the proper order of time. --	   {An`ti*chron"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichronism \An*tich"ro*nism\, n. [Gr. ?; 'anti` against + ?	   time.]	   Deviation from the true order of time; anachronism. [R.]	   --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Antichthon \An*tich"thon\, n.; pl. {Antichthones}. [Gr. ?;	   'anti` against + ? the earth.]	   1. A hypothetical earth counter to ours, or on the opposite	      side of the sun. --Grote.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Inhabitants of opposite hemispheres. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Anticipant \An*tic"i*pant\, a. [L. anticipans, p. pr. of	   anticipare.]	   Anticipating; expectant; -- with of.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wakening guilt, anticipant of hell.      --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticipate \An*tic"i*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Anticipated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Anticipating}.] [L. anticipatus, p. p. of	   anticipare to anticipate; ante + capere to make. See	   {Capable}.]	   1. To be before in doing; to do or take before another; to	      preclude or prevent by prior action.	      [1913 Webster]	            To anticipate and prevent the duke's purpose. --R.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would probably have died by the hand of the	            executioner, if indeed the executioner had not been	            anticipated by the populace.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take up or introduce beforehand, or before the proper	      or normal time; to cause to occur earlier or prematurely;	      as, the advocate has anticipated a part of his argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To foresee (a wish, command, etc.) and do beforehand that	      which will be desired.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To foretaste or foresee; to have a previous view or	      impression of; as, to anticipate the pleasures of a visit;	      to anticipate the evils of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To prevent; obviate; preclude; forestall; expect.	   Usage: To {Anticipate}, {Expect}. These words, as here	          compared, agree in regarding some future event as	          about to take place. Expect is the stringer. It	          supposes some ground or reason in the mind for	          considering the event as likely to happen. Anticipate	          is, literally, to take beforehand, and here denotes	          simply to take into the mind as conception of the	          future. Hence, to say, "I did not anticipate a	          refusal," expresses something less definite and strong	          than to say, " did not expect it." Still, anticipate	          is a convenient word to be interchanged with expect in	          cases where the thought will allow.	          [1913 Webster]	                Good with bad	                Expect to hear; supernal grace contending	                With sinfulness of men.           --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                I would not anticipate the relish of any	                happiness, nor feel the weight of any misery,	                before it actually arrives.       --Spectator.	          [1913 Webster]	                Timid men were anticipating another civil war.	                                                  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]
anticipated \anticipated\ adj.	   1. 1 expected; opposite of {unanticipated} and {unexpected}.	   Syn: awaited(predicate), hoped-for, prospective	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. 1 rightfully expected.	   Syn: looked-for(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anticipation \An*tic`i*pa"tion\	   ([a^]n`t[i^]s`[i^]*p[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. anticipatio: cf. F.	   anticipation.]	   1. The act of anticipating, taking up, placing, or	      considering something beforehand, or before the proper	      time in natural order.	      [1913 Webster]	            So shall my anticipation prevent your discovery.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Previous view or impression of what is to happen;	      instinctive prevision; foretaste; antepast; as, the	      anticipation of the joys of heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	            The happy anticipation of renewed existence in	            company with the spirits of the just. --Thodey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hasty notion; intuitive preconception.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many men give themselves up to the first	            anticipations of their minds.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) The commencing of one or more tones of a chord with	      or during the chord preceding, forming a momentary	      discord.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Preoccupation; preclusion; foretaste; prelibation;	        antepast; pregustation; preconception; expectation;	        foresight; forethought.	        [1913 Webster]
Anticipative \An*tic"i*pa*tive\	   ([a^]n`t[i^]s"[i^]*p[asl]*t[i^]v), a.	   Anticipating, or containing anticipation. "Anticipative of	   the feast to come." --Cary. -- {An*tic"i*pa*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticipator \An*tic"i*pa`tor\, n.	   One who anticipates.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticipatory \An*tic"i*pa*to*ry\	   ([a^]n`t[i^]s"[i^]*p[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Forecasting; of the nature of anticipation. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here is an anticipatory glance of what was to be. --J.	                                                  C. Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticivic \An`ti*civ"ic\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*c[i^]v"[i^]k), n.	   Opposed to citizenship.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticivism \An`ti*civ"ism\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*c[i^]v"[i^]z'm), n.	   Opposition to the body politic of citizens. [Obs.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticlastic \An`ti*clas"tic\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*kl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   [Pref. anti- = Gr. kla^n to break.]	   Having opposite curvatures, that is, curved longitudinally in	   one direction and transversely in the opposite direction, as	   the surface of a saddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticlimax \An`ti*cli"max\, n. (Rhet.)	   A sentence in which the ideas fall, or become less important	   and striking, at the close; -- the opposite of climax. It	   produces a ridiculous effect.	   Note: Example:	               Next comes Dalhousie, the great god of war,	               Lieutenant-colonel to the Earl of Mar.	         [1913 Webster]
Anticlinal \An`ti*cli"nal\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*kl[imac]"nal), a. [Pref.	   anti- + Gr. kli`nein to incline.]	   1. Inclining or dipping in opposite directions. See	      {Synclinal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) occurring at right angles to the surface of a plant	      organ.	      [PJC]	   {Anticlinal line}, {Anticlinal axis} (Geol.), a line from	      which strata dip in opposite directions, as from the ridge	      of a roof.	   {Anticlinal vertebra} (Anat.), one of the dorsal vertebr[ae],	      which in many animals has an upright spine toward which	      the spines of the neighboring vertebr[ae] are inclined.	      [1913 Webster]	Anticlinal \An`ti*cli"nal\, n. (Geol.)	   The crest or line in which strata slope or dip in opposite	   directions.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticline \An"ti*cline\, n. [See {Anticlinal}.] (Geol.)	   A structure of bedded rocks in which the beds on both sides	   of an axis or axial plane dip away from the axis; an	   anticlinal. Contrassted with {syncline}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anticlinorium \An`ti*cli*no"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Anticlinoria}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'anti` against + kli`nein to incline + 'o`ros	   mountain.] (Geol.)	   The upward elevation of the crust of the earth, resulting	   from a geanticlinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticly \An"tic*ly\, adv.	   Oddly; grotesquely.	   [1913 Webster]
Antic-mask \An"tic-mask`\, n.	   An antimask. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticness \An"tic*ness\, n.	   The quality of being antic. --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticoherer \An`ti*co*her"er\, n. (Wireless Teleg.)	   A device, one form of which consists of a scratched deposit	   of silver on glass, used in connection with the receiving	   apparatus for reading wireless signals. The electric waves	   falling on this contrivance increase its resistance several	   times. The anticoherer can be used in conjunction with a	   telephone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Anticonstitutional \An`ti*con`sti*tu"tion*al\, a.	   Opposed to the constitution; unconstitutional.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticontagious \An`ti*con*ta"gious\, a. (Med.)	   Opposing or destroying contagion.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticonvulsive \An`ti*con*vul"sive\, a. (Med.)	   Good against convulsions. --J. Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticor \An"ti*cor\, n. [Pref. anti- + L. cor heart; cf. F.	   antic?ur.] (Far.)	   A dangerous inflammatory swelling of a horse's breast, just	   opposite the heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticous \An*ti"cous\, a. [L. anticus in front, foremost, fr.	   ante before.] (Bot.)	   Facing toward the axis of the flower, as in the introrse	   anthers of the water lily.	   [1913 Webster]
Anticyclone \An"ti*cy`clone\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*s[imac]`kl[=o]n), n.	   (Meteorol.)	   A movement of the atmosphere opposite in character, as	   regards direction of the wind and distribution of barometric	   pressure, to that of a cyclone. -- {An`ti*cy*clon"ic}, a. --	   {An`ti*cy*clon"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
anticyclonic \anticyclonic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an anticyclone; moving in the opposite	      direction of a cyclone.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Antidiphtheritic \An`ti*diph`the*rit"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Destructive to, or hindering the growth of, diphtheria	   bacilli. -- n. An antidiphtheritic agent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
antidisestablishmentarianism
\an`ti*dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism\	   ([a^]n*t[-e]*d[i^]s`[e^]s*t[a^]b`l[i^]sh*men*t[^a]r"[-e]*[a^]n*[i^]z'm),	   n.	   the doctrine or political position that opposes the	   withdrawal of state recognition of an established church; --	   used especially concerning the Anglican Church in England.	   Opposed to {disestablishmentarianism}.	   [PJC]
Antidorcas \Antidorcas\ prop. n.	   A genus of mammals comprising the springbucks (or	   springboks). The main species is {Antidorcas marsupialis} the	   {springbuck}, of which there are three subspecies: the cape	   springbuck (marsupialis), the Kalahari springbuck (hofmeyri)	   and the Angolan springbuck (angolensis).	   Syn: genus {Antidorcas}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Antidotal \An"ti*do`tal\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*d[=o]`tal)(#) a.	   Having the quality an antidote; fitted to counteract the	   effects of poison. --Sir T. Browne. -- {An"ti*do`tal*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Antidotary \An"ti*do`ta*ry\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*d[=o]`t[.a]*r[y^]), a.	   Antidotal. -- n. An antidote; also, a book of antidotes.	   [1913 Webster]
Antidote \An"ti*dote\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*d[=o]t), n. [L. antidotum,	   Gr. 'anti`doton (sc. fa`rmakon), fr. 'anti`dotos given	   against; 'anti` against + dido`nai to give: cf. F. antidote.	   See {Dose}, n.]	   1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison, or of	      anything noxious taken into the stomach; -- used with	      against, for, or to; as, an antidote against, for, or to,	      poison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever tends to prevent mischievous effects, or to	      counteract evil which something else might produce.	      [1913 Webster]	Antidote \An"ti*dote\, v. t.	   1. To counteract or prevent the effects of, by giving or	      taking an antidote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor could Alexander himself . . . antidote . . . the	            poisonous draught, when it had once got into his	            veins.                                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fortify or preserve by an antidote.	      [1913 Webster]
Antidotical \An`ti*dot"ic*al\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*d[=o]t"[i^]*kal), a.	   Serving as an antidote. -- {An`ti*dot"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Antidromous \An*tid"ro*mous\ ([a^]n*t[i^]d"r[-o]*m[u^]s), a.	   [Pref. anti- + Gr. dro`mos a running.] (Bot.)	   Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a	   stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Antidysenteric \An`ti*dys`en*ter"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against dysentery. -- n. A medicine for dysentery.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiemetic \An`ti*e*met"ic\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Same as {Antemetic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiephialtic \An`ti*eph`i*al"tic\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Same as {Antephialtic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiepileptic \An`ti*ep`i*lep"tic\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Same as {Antepileptic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antifebrile \An`ti*fe"brile\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Febrifuge.	   [1913 Webster]
Antifebrine \An`ti*feb"rine\, n. (Med.)	   Acetanilide.	   [1913 Webster]
Anti-federalist \An`ti-fed"er*al*ist\, n.	   One of party opposed to a federative government; -- applied	   particularly to the party which opposed the adoption of the	   constitution of the United States. --Pickering.	   [1913 Webster]
Antifriction \An`ti*fric"tion\, n.	   Something to lessen friction; antiattrition. -- a. Tending to	   lessen friction.	   [1913 Webster]
Antigalastic \An`ti*ga*las"tic\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ?, ?,	   milk.]	   Causing a diminution or a suppression of the secretion of	   milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Anti-Gallican \An`ti-Gal"li*can\, a.	   Opposed to what is Gallic or French.	   [1913 Webster]
Antigraph \An"ti*graph\, n. [Gr. ? a transcribing: cf. F.	   antigraphe.]	   A copy or transcript.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiguggler \An`ti*gug"gler\n. [Pref. anti- + guggle or gurgle.]	   A crooked tube of metal, to be introduced into the neck of a	   bottle for drawing out the liquid without disturbing the	   sediment or causing a gurgling noise.	   [1913 Webster]
Antihelix \An`ti*he"lix\, n. (Anat.)	   The curved elevation of the cartilage of the ear, within or	   in front of the helix. See {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antihemorrhagic \An`ti*hem`or*rhag"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Tending to stop hemorrhage. -- n. A remedy for hemorrhage.	   [1913 Webster]
Antihydrophobic \An`ti*hy`dro*phob"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia. -- n. A remedy for	   hydrophobia.	   [1913 Webster]
Antihydropic \An`ti*hy*drop"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against dropsy. -- n. A remedy for dropsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Antihypnotic \An`ti*hyp*not"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Tending to prevent sleep. -- n. An antihypnotic agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Antihypochondriac \An`ti*hyp`o*chon"dri*ac\, a. (Med.)	   Counteractive of hypochondria. -- n. A remedy for	   hypochondria.	   [1913 Webster]
Antihysteric \An`ti*hys*ter"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Counteracting hysteria. -- n. A remedy for hysteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiicteric \An`ti*ic*ter"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against jaundice. -- n. A remedy for jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Anti-imperialism \An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ism\, n.	   Opposition to imperialism.	   Note: This term was applied originally in the United States,	         after the Spanish-American war (1898), to the attitude	         or principles of those opposing territorial expansion;	         in England, of those, often called Little Englanders,	         opposing the extension of the empire and the closer	         relation of its parts, esp. in matters of commerce and	         imperial defense. After the second world war, the term	         became used for opposition to any hegemony of one power	         over a foreign territory, and to the support for the	         national independence of territories, as in Africa,	         which were controlled by European nations. --	         {An`ti-im*pe"ri*al*ist}, n. --	         {An`ti-im*pe`ri*al*is"tic}, a.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Antilegomena \An`ti*le*gom"e*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anti`	   against + ? to speak; part. pass. ?.] (Eccl.)	   Certain books of the New Testament which were for a time not	   universally received, but which are now considered canonical.	   These are the Epistle to the Hebrews, the Epistles of James	   and Jude, the second Epistle of Peter, the second and third	   Epistles of John, and the Revelation. The undisputed books	   are called the Homologoumena.	   [1913 Webster]
Antilibration \An`ti*li*bra"tion\, n.	   A balancing; equipoise. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Antilithic \An`ti*lith"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to	   destroy them when formed. -- n. An antilithic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Antilogarithm \An`ti*log"a*rithm\, n. (Math.)	   The number corresponding to a logarithm. The word has been	   sometimes, though rarely, used to denote the complement of a	   given logarithm; also the logarithmic cosine corresponding to	   a given logarithmic sine. -- {An`ti*log`a*rith"mic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Antilogous \An*til"o*gous\ ([a^]n*t[i^]l"[-o]*g[u^]s), a.	   Of the contrary name or character; -- opposed to {analogous}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Antilogous pole} (Eccl.), that pole of a crystal which	      becomes negatively electrified when heated.	      [1913 Webster]
Antilogy \An*til"o*gy\ ([a^]n*t[i^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Antilogies} (-j[i^]z). [Gr. 'antilogi`a, fr. 'anti`logos	   contradictory; 'anti` against + le`gein to speak.]	   A contradiction between any words or passages in an author.	   --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiloimic \An`ti*loi"mic\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*loi"m[i^]k), n. (Med.)	   A remedy against the plague. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Antilopine \An*til"o*pine\ ([a^]n*t[i^]l"[-o]*p[imac]n), a.	   Of or relating to the antelope.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiloquist \An*til"o*quist\ (acr/n*t[i^]l"[-o]*kw[i^]st), n.	   A contradicter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antiloquy \An*til"o*quy\ (acr/n*t[i^]l"[-o]*kw[y^]), n. [Pref.	   anti- + L. loqui to speak.]	   Contradiction. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antilyssic \An`ti*lys"sic\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*l[i^]s"s[i^]k), a. & n.	   [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? rage, madness.] (Med.)	   Antihydrophobic.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimacassar \An`ti*ma*cas"sar\	   ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[.a]*k[a^]s"s[~e]r), n.	   A cover for the back or arms of a chair or sofa, etc., to	   prevent them from wear or from being soiled by macassar or	   other oil from the hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimagistrical \An`ti*ma*gis"tric*al\	   ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[.a]*j[i^]s"tr[i^]*kal), a. [Pref. anti- +	   magistrical for magistratical.]	   Opposed to the office or authority of magistrates. [Obs.]	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimalarial \An`ti*ma*la"ri*al\	   ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[.a]*l[=a]"r[i^]*al), a.	   Good against malaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimask \An"ti*mask`\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*m[.a]sk`), n.	   A secondary mask, or grotesque interlude, between the parts	   of a serious mask. [Written also {antimasque}.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimason \An`ti*ma"son\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[=a]"s'n), n.	   One opposed to Freemasonry. -- {An`ti*ma*son"ic}	   ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[.a]*s[o^]n"[i^]k), a.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimasonry \An`ti*ma"son*ry\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[=a]"s'n*r[y^]), n.	   Opposition to Freemasonry.	   [1913 Webster]
antimatter \an`ti*mat"ter\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[a^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   (Physics)	   Matter whch is composed of antiparticles such as antiprotons,	   positrons, and antineutrons.	   [PJC]
Antimephitic \An`ti*me*phit"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against mephitic or deleterious gases. -- n. A remedy	   against mephitic gases. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimere \An"ti*mere\, n. [. anti- + -mere.] (Biol.)	   One of the two halves of bilaterally symmetrical animals; one	   of any opposite symmetrical or homotypic parts in animals and	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimetabole \An`ti*me*tab"o*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which the same words or ideas are repeated in	   transposed order.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimetathesis \An`ti*me*tath"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]	   (Rhet.)	   An antithesis in which the members are repeated in inverse	   order.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimeter \An*tim"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? like + ? measure.]	   A modification of the quadrant, for measuring small angles.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Antimonarchic
Antimonarchic \An`ti*mo*nar"chic\, Antimonarchical
\An`ti*mo*nar"chic*al\,	   Opposed to monarchial government. --Bp. Benson. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimonarchist \An`ti*mon"arch*ist\, n.	   An enemy to monarchial government.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimonate \An`ti*mo"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of antimonic acid with a base or basic radical.	   [Written also {antimoniate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antimonial \An`ti*mo"ni*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to antimony. -- n. (Med.) A preparation or	   medicine containing antimony.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Antimonial powder}, a consisting of one part oxide of	      antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium; -- also	      called {James's powder}.	      [1913 Webster]
Antimoniated \An`ti*mo"ni*a`ted\, a.	   Combined or prepared with antimony; as, antimoniated tartar.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimonic \An`ti*mon"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those	   compounds of antimony in which this element has its highest	   equivalence; as, antimonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimonious \An`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, antimony; -- said of those	   compounds of antimony in which this element has an	   equivalence next lower than the highest; as, antimonious	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Antimonite \An"ti*mo*nite`\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A compound of antimonious acid and a base or basic	      radical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Stibnite.	      [1913 Webster]
Antimoniureted \An`ti*mo"ni*u*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined with or containing antimony; as, antimoniureted	   hydrogen. [Written also {antimoniuretted}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antimonsoon \An"ti*mon*soon"\, n. (Meteor.)	   The upper, contrary-moving current of the atmosphere over a	   monsoon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Antimony \An"ti*mo*ny\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*m[-o]*n[y^]; 112), n. [LL.	   antimonium, of unknown origin.] (Chem.)	   An elementary substance, resembling a metal in its appearance	   and physical properties, but in its chemical relations	   belonging to the class of nonmetallic substances. Atomic	   weight, 120. Symbol, Sb.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is of tin-white color, brittle, laminated or	         crystalline, fusible, and vaporizable at a rather low	         temperature. It is used in some metallic alloys, as	         type metal and bell metal, and also for medical	         preparations, which are in general emetics or	         cathartics. By ancient writers, and some moderns, the	         term is applied to native gray ore of antimony, or	         stibnite (the stibium of the Romans, and the sti`mmi of	         the Greeks, a sulphide of antimony, from which most of	         the antimony of commerce is obtained. Cervantite,	         senarmontite, and valentinite are native oxides of	         antimony.	         [1913 Webster]
antimycin \an`ti*my"cin\ ([a^]n`t[i^]*m[imac]"s[i^]n), n.	   1. one of several antibiotic substances produced by several	      species of {Streptomyces}, active against various fungi.	      They are used only experimentally, not in medicine. The	      two best-known antimycins are antimycin A1 ({C28H40N2O9})	      and antimycin A3 ({C26H36N2O9}). They are notable for	      their mechanism of action, interference with the proton	      pumping mechanism of fungi.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Antinational \An`ti*na"tion*al\ ([a^]n"t[i^]*n[a^]sh"[u^]n*al),	   a.	   Antagonistic to one's country or nation, or to a national	   government.	   [1913 Webster]
Antinephritic \An`ti*ne*phrit"ic\	   ([a^]n"t[i^]*n[-e]*fr[i^]t"[i^]k), a. (Med.)	   Counteracting, or deemed of use in, diseases of the kidneys.	   -- n. An antinephritic remedy.	   [1913 Webster]
antineutrino \antineutrino\ n.	   The antiparticle of a neutrino. Each type of neutrino has a	   corresponding antineutrino.	   [WordNet 1.5]
antineutron \antineutron\ n.	   The antiparticle of a neutron. It has the same mass as a	   neutron, but a spin and magnetic moment opposite that of the	   neutron.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Antinomian \An`ti*no"mi*an\, a. [See {Antimony}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Antinomians; opposed to the doctrine	   that the moral law is obligatory.	   [1913 Webster]	Antinomian \An`ti*no"mi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One who maintains that, under the gospel dispensation, the	   moral law is of no use or obligation, but that faith alone is	   necessary to salvation. The sect of Antinomians originated	   with John Agricola, in Germany, about the year 1535.	   --Mosheim.	   [1913 Webster]
Antinomianism \An`ti*no"mi*an*ism\, n.	   The tenets or practice of Antinomians. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Antinomist \An*tin"o*mist\, n.	   An Antinomian. [R.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Antinomy \An*tin"o*my\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Antinomies}. [L.	   antinomia, Gr. ?; 'anti` against + ? law.]	   1. Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule.	      [1913 Webster]	            Different commentators have deduced from it the very	            opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent	            antinomy is doubtful.                 --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opposing law or rule of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            As it were by his own antinomy, or counterstatute.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metaph.) A contradiction or incompatibility of thought or	      language; -- in the Kantian philosophy, such a	      contradiction as arises from the attempt to apply to the	      ideas of the reason, relations or attributes which are	      appropriate only to the facts or the concepts of	      experience.	      [1913 Webster]
Antiochian \An`ti*o"chi*an\, a.	   1. Pertaining to Antiochus, a contemporary with Cicero, and	      the founder of a sect of philosophers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the city of Antioch, in Syria.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Antiochian epoch} (Chron.), a method of computing time, from	      the proclamation of liberty granted to the city of	      Antioch, about the time of the battle of Pharsalia, B.C.	      48.	      [1913 Webster]
Antiodontalgic \An`ti*o`don*tal"gic\, a. (Med.)	   Efficacious in curing toothache. -- n. A remedy for	   toothache.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiorgastic \An`ti*or*gas"tic\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? to	   swell, as with lust.] (Med.)	   Tending to allay venereal excitement or desire; sedative.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipapal \An`ti*pa"pal\, a.	   Opposed to the pope or to popery. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiparallel \An`ti*par"al*lel\, a.	   Running in a contrary direction. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiparallels \An`ti*par"al*lels\, n. pl. (Geom.)	   Straight lines or planes which make angles in some respect	   opposite in character to those made by parallel lines or	   planes.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiparalytic \An`ti*par`a*lyt"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against paralysis. -- n. A medicine for paralysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiparalytical \An`ti*par`a*lyt"ic*al\, a.	   Antiparalytic.	   [1913 Webster]
antipartticle \an`ti*part"ti*cle\	   ([a^]n`t[i^]*[aum]r"t[i^]*k'l), n. (Physics)	   A fundamental particle which has the same mass as one of the	   common fundamental particles, but which has an opposite	   charge, and for which certain other of the properties (e. g.	   baryon number, strangeness) may be opposite to that of the	   normal particle. The antiparticle to an electron is called a	   {positron}; the antiparticle to a proton is called an	   {antiproton}; the antiparticle to a neutron is called an	   {antineutron}. When a particle and its corresponding	   antiparticle collide, they typically annihilate each other	   with the production of large quantities of energy, usually in	   the form of radiation. The interaction of a proton and	   antiproton cause annihilation with production of mesons.	   [PJC]
Antipasch \An"ti*pasch\, n. [Pref. anti- + pasch.] (Eccl.)	   The Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Antipathetic
Antipathetic \An`ti*pa*thet"ic\, Antipathetical
\An`ti*pa*thet"ic*al\, a.	   Having a natural contrariety, or constitutional aversion, to	   a thing; characterized by antipathy; -- often followed by to.	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipathic \An`ti*path"ic\, a. [NL. antipathicus, Gr. ? of	   opposite feelings.] (Med.)	   Belonging to antipathy; opposite; contrary; allopathic.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipathist \An*tip"a*thist\, n.	   One who has an antipathy. [R.] "Antipathist of light."	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipathize \An*tip"a*thize\, v. i.	   To feel or show antipathy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antipathous \An*tip"a*thous\, a.	   Having a natural contrariety; adverse; antipathetic. [Obs.]	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipathy \An*tip"a*thy\, n.; pl. {Antipathies}. [L. antipathia,	   Gr. ?; 'anti` against + ? to suffer. Cf. F. antipathie. See	   {Pathos}.]	   1. Contrariety or opposition in feeling; settled aversion or	      dislike; repugnance; distaste.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inveterate antipathies against particular nations,	            and passionate attachments to others, are to be	            avoided.                              --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Natural contrariety; incompatibility; repugnancy of	      qualities; as, oil and water have antipathy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A habit is generated of thinking that a natural	            antipathy exists between hope and reason. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Antipathy is opposed to {sympathy}. It is followed by	         to, against, or between; also sometimes by for.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hatred; aversion; dislike; disgust; distaste; enmity;	        ill will; repugnance; contrariety; opposition. See	        {Dislike}.	        [1913 Webster]
Antipeptone \An`ti*pep"tone\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A product of gastric and pancreatic digestion, differing from	   hemipeptone in not being decomposed by the continued action	   of pancreatic juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiperiodic \An`ti*pe`ri*od"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A remedy possessing the property of preventing the return of	   periodic paroxysms, or exacerbations, of disease, as in	   intermittent fevers.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiperistaltic \An`ti*per`i*stal"tic\, a. (Med.)	   Opposed to, or checking motion; acting upward; -- applied to	   an inverted action of the intestinal tube.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiperistasis \An`ti*pe*ris"ta*sis\, n. [Gr. ?; 'anti` against	   + ? a standing around, fr. ? to stand around; ? around + ? to	   stand.]	   Opposition by which the quality opposed acquires strength;	   resistance or reaction roused by opposition or by the action	   of an opposite principle or quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiperistatic \An`ti*per`i*stat"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to antiperistasis.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipetalous \An`ti*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. anti- + petal.]	   (Bot.)	   Standing before a petal, as a stamen.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipharmic \An`ti*phar"mic\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? poison.]	   (Med.)	   Antidotal; alexipharmic.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphlogistian \An`ti*phlo*gis"tian\, n.	   An opposer of the theory of phlogiston.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphlogistic \An`ti*phlo*gis"tic\, a.	   1. (Chem.) Opposed to the doctrine of phlogiston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Counteracting inflammation.	      [1913 Webster]	Antiphlogistic \An`ti*phlo*gis"tic\, n. (Med.)	   Any medicine or diet which tends to check inflammation.	   --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphon \An"ti*phon\, n. [LL. antiphona, fr. Gr. ?. See	   {Anthem}.]	   1. A musical response; alternate singing or chanting. See	      {Antiphony}, and {Antiphone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A verse said before and after the psalms. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to antiphony, or alternate singing; sung	   alternately by a divided choir or opposite choirs. --Wheatly.	   -- {An*tiph"o*nal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Antiphonal \An*tiph"o*nal\, n.	   A book of antiphons or anthems.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphonary \An*tiph"o*na*ry\, n. [LL. antiphonarium. See	   {Antiphoner}.]	   A book containing a collection of antiphons; the book in	   which the antiphons of the breviary, with their musical	   notes, are contained.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphone \An"ti*phone\, n. (Mus.)	   The response which one side of the choir makes to the other	   in a chant; alternate chanting or signing.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphoner \An*tiph"o*ner\, n. [F. antiphonaire. See	   {Antiphon}.]	   A book of antiphons. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphonic \An`ti*phon"ic\, a.	   Antiphonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphony \An*tiph"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Antiphonies}. [See	   {Antiphon}.]	   1. A musical response; also, antiphonal chanting or signing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An anthem or psalm sung alternately by a choir or	      congregation divided into two parts. Also figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            O! never more for me shall winds intone,	            With all your tops, a vast antiphony. --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Antiphrasis \An*tiph"ra*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   express by antithesis or negation.] (Rhet.)	   The use of words in a sense opposite to their proper meaning;	   as when a court of justice is called a court of vengeance.	   [1913 Webster] Antiphrastic
Antiphrastic \An`ti*phras"tic\, Antiphrastical
\An`ti*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to antiphrasis. -- {An`ti*phras"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphthisic \An`ti*phthis"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Relieving or curing phthisis, or consumption. -- n. A	   medicine for phthisis.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiphysical \An`ti*phys"ic*al\, a. [Pref. anti- + physical.]	   Contrary to nature; unnatural.	   [1913 Webster]	Antiphysical \An`ti*phys"ic*al\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? to	   inflate.] (Med.)	   Relieving flatulence; carminative.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiplastic \An`ti*plas"tic\, a.	   1. Diminishing plasticity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Preventing or checking the process of healing, or	      granulation.	      [1913 Webster]
Antipodagric \An`ti*po*dag"ric\, a. (Med.)	   Good against gout. -- n. A medicine for gout.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipodal \An*tip"o*dal\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the antipodes; situated on the opposite side	      of the globe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Diametrically opposite. "His antipodal shadow." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Antipode \An"ti*pode\, n.	   One of the antipodes; anything exactly opposite.	   [1913 Webster]	         In tale or history your beggar is ever the just	         antipode to your king.                   --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The singular, antipode, is exceptional in formation,	         but has been used by good writers. Its regular English	         plural would be [a^]n"t[i^]*p[=o]des, the last syllable	         rhyming with abodes, and this pronunciation is	         sometimes heard. The plural form (originally a Latin	         word without a singular) is in common use, and is	         pronounced, after the English method of Latin,	         [a^]n*t[i^]p"[-o]*d[=e]z.	         [1913 Webster]
Antipodean \An`ti*po"de*an\, a.	   Pertaining to the antipodes, or the opposite side of the	   world; antipodal.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipodes \An*tip"o*des\, n. [L. pl., fr. Gr. ? with the feet	   opposite, pl. ? ?; 'anti` against + ?, ?, foot.]	   1. Those who live on the side of the globe diametrically	      opposite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The country of those who live on the opposite side of the	      globe. --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything exactly opposite or contrary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can there be a greater contrariety unto Christ's	            judgment, a more perfect antipodes to all that hath	            hitherto been gospel?                 --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Antipole \An"ti*pole\, n.	   The opposite pole; anything diametrically opposed. --Geo.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipope \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 Schism.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipsoric \An`tip*sor"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Of use in curing the itch. -- n. An antipsoric remedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiptosis \An`tip*to"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'anti` against +	   ? a falling, a case, ? to fall.] (Gram.)	   The putting of one case for another.	   [1913 Webster] Antiputrefactive
Antiputrefactive \An`ti*pu`tre*fac"tive\, Antiputrescent
\An`ti*pu*tres"cent\, a.	   Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipyic \An`ti*py"ic\, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ?, ?, pus.] (Med.)	   Checking or preventing suppuration. -- n. An antipyic	   medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipyresis \An`ti*py*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'anti` against +	   ? to be feverish, fr. ? fire.] (Med.)	   The condition or state of being free from fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipyretic \An`ti*py*ret"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Efficacious in preventing or allaying fever. -- n. A	   febrifuge.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipyrine \An`ti*py"rine\, n. (Med.)	   An artificial alkaloid, believed to be efficient in abating	   fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Antipyrotic \An`ti*py*rot"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against burns or pyrosis. -- n. Anything of use in	   preventing or healing burns or pyrosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquarian \An`ti*qua"ri*an\, a. [See {Antiquary}].	   Pertaining to antiquaries, or to antiquity; as, antiquarian	   literature.	   [1913 Webster]	Antiquarian \An`ti*qua"ri*an\, n.	   1. An antiquary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drawing paper of large size. See under {Paper}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Antiquarianism \An`ti*qua"ri*an*ism\, n.	   Character of an antiquary; study or love of antiquities.	   --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquarianize \An`ti*qua"ri*an*ize\, v. i.	   To act the part of an antiquary. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquary \An"ti*qua*ry\, a. [L. antiquarius, fr. antiquus	   ancient. See {Antique}.]	   Pertaining to antiquity. [R.] "Instructed by the antiquary	   times." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Antiquary \An"ti*qua*ry\, n.; pl. {Antiquaries}.	   One devoted to the study of ancient times through their	   relics, as inscriptions, monuments, remains of ancient	   habitations, statues, coins, manuscripts, etc.; one who	   searches for and studies the relics of antiquity.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquate \An"ti*quate\, v. t. [L. antiquatus, p. p. of	   antiquare, fr. antiquus ancient.]	   To make old, or obsolete; to make antique; to make old in	   such a degree as to put out of use; hence, to make void, or	   abrogate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Christianity might reasonably introduce new laws, and	         antiquate or abrogate old one.           --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquated \An"ti*qua`ted\, a.	   Grown old. Hence: Bygone; obsolete; out of use;	   old-fashioned; as, an antiquated law. "Antiquated words."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Old Janet, for so he understood his antiquated	         attendant was denominated.               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ancient; old; antique; obsolete. See {Ancient}.	        [1913 Webster]
Antiquatedness \An"ti*qua`ted*ness\, n.	   Quality of being antiquated.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquateness \An"ti*quate*ness\, n.	   Antiquatedness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquation \An`ti*qua"tion\, n. [L. antiquatio, fr. antiquare.]	   The act of making antiquated, or the state of being	   antiquated. --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Antique \An*tique"\, a. [F., fr. L. antiquus old, ancient,	   equiv. to anticus, from ante before. Cf. {Antic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue.	      In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of	      Greece and Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the antique world excess and pride did hate.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of	      time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe.	      "Antique words." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made in imitation of antiquity; as, the antique style of	      Thomson's "Castle of Indolence."	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Odd; fantastic. [In this sense, written {antic}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ancient; antiquated; obsolete; antic; old-fashioned;	        old. See {Ancient}.	        [1913 Webster]	Antique \An*tique"\, n. [F. See {Antique}, a. ]	   In general, anything very old; but in a more limited sense, a	   relic or object of ancient art; collectively, the antique,	   the remains of ancient art, as busts, statues, paintings, and	   vases.	   [1913 Webster]	         Misshapen monuments and maimed antiques. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquely \An*tique"ly\, adv.	   In an antique manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiqueness \An*tique"ness\, n.	   The quality of being antique; an appearance of ancient origin	   and workmanship.	   [1913 Webster]	         We may discover something venerable in the antiqueness	         of the work.                             --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquist \An"ti*quist\, n.	   An antiquary; a collector of antiques. [R.] --Pinkerton.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiquitarian \An*tiq`ui*ta"ri*an\, n.	   An admirer of antiquity.	   Note: [Used by Milton in a disparaging sense.] [Obs.]	         [1913 Webster]
Antiquity \An*tiq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Antiquities}. [L. antiquitas,	   fr. antiquus: cf. F. antiquit['e]. See {Antique}.]	   1. The quality of being ancient; ancientness; great age; as,	      a statue of remarkable antiquity; a family of great	      antiquity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old age. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It not your voice broken? . . . and every part about	            you blasted with antiquity?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ancient times; former ages; times long since past; as,	      Cicero was an eloquent orator of antiquity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The ancients; the people of ancient times.	      [1913 Webster]	            That such pillars were raised by Seth all antiquity	            has ?vowed.                           --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An old gentleman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You are a shrewd antiquity, neighbor Clench. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A relic or monument of ancient times; as, a coin, a	      statue, etc.; an ancient institution.	   Note: [In this sense, usually in the plural.] "Heathen	         antiquities." --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]
Antirachitic \An`ti*ra*chit"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against the rickets.	   [1913 Webster]
Antirenter \An`ti*rent"er\, n.	   One opposed to the payment of rent; esp. one of those who in	   1840-47 resisted the collection of rents claimed by the	   patroons from the settlers on certain manorial lands in the	   State of New York. -- {An`ti*rent"ism}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisabbatarian \An`ti*sab`ba*ta"ri*an\, n. (Eccl.)	   One of a sect which opposes the observance of the Christian	   Sabbath.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisacerdotal \An`ti*sac`er*do"tal\, a.	   Hostile to priests or the priesthood. --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster] Antiscians
Antiscians \An*tis"cians\, Antiscii \An*tis"ci*i\, n. pl. [L.	   antiscii, Gr. ?, pl.; 'anti` against + ? shadow.]	   The inhabitants of the earth, living on different sides of	   the equator, whose shadows at noon are cast in opposite	   directions.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inhabitants of the north and south temperate zones	         are always Antiscians.                   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster] Antiscoletic
Antiscoletic \An`ti*sco*let"ic\, Antiscolic \An`ti*scol"ic\, a.	   [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? a worm.] (Med.)	   Anthelmintic.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiscorbutic \An`ti*scor*bu"tic\, a. (Med.)	   Counteracting scurvy. -- n. A remedy for scurvy.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiscorbutical \An`ti*scor*bu"tic*al\, a. (Med.)	   Antiscorbutic.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiscriptural \An`ti*scrip"tur*al\, a.	   Opposed to, or not in accordance with, the Holy Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]
Anti-Semitism \An`ti-Sem"i*tism\, n.	   Opposition to, or hatred of, Semites, esp. Jews. The word is	   sometimes also applied to acts motivated by or evincing	   antisemitism. -- {An`ti-Sem"ite}, n. -- {An`ti-Sem*it"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Antisepalous \An`ti*sep"al*ous\, a. [Pref. anti- + sepal.]	   (Bot.)	   Standing before a sepal, or calyx leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisepsis \An`ti*sep"sis\, n. [NL. See {Anti-}; {Sepsis}.]	   Prevention of sepsis by excluding or destroying	   microorganisms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Antiseptic
Antiseptic \An`ti*sep"tic\, Antiseptical \An`ti*sep"tic*al\, a.	   Counteracting or preventing putrefaction, or a putrescent	   tendency in the system; antiputrefactive.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Antiseptic surgery}, that system of surgical practice which	      insists upon a systematic use of antiseptics in the	      performance of operations and the dressing of wounds.	      [1913 Webster]	Antiseptic \An`ti*sep"tic\, n.	   a substance which kills or retards the growth of	   microorganisms, especially when used for protection against	   infection; a substance which prevents or retards	   putrefaction, or destroys, or protects from, putrefactive	   organisms; as, carbolic acid, alcohol, cinchona, and many	   other agents sold commercially.	   [1913 Webster]
Antiseptically \An`ti*sep"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   By means of antiseptics.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisialagogue \An`ti*si*al"a*gogue\, a. (Med.)	   Checking the flow of saliva.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Antisialagogue \An`ti*si*al"a*gogue\, n.	   A remedy against excessive salivation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Antislavery \An`ti*slav"er*y\, a.	   Opposed to slavery. -- n. Opposition to slavery.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisocial \An`ti*so"cial\, a.	   Tending to interrupt or destroy social intercourse; averse to	   society, or hostile to its existence; as, antisocial	   principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisocialist \An`ti*so"cial*ist\, n.	   One opposed to the doctrines and practices of socialists or	   socialism.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisolar \An`ti*so"lar\, a.	   Opposite to the sun; -- said of the point in the heavens	   180[deg] distant from the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Antispasmodic \An`ti*spas*mod"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Good against spasms. -- n. A medicine which prevents or	   allays spasms or convulsions.	   [1913 Webster]
Antispast \An"ti*spast\, n. [L. antispastus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   draw the contrary way; 'anti` against + ? to draw.] (Pros.)	   A foot of four syllables, the first and fourth short, and the	   second and third long (#).	   [1913 Webster]
Antispastic \An`ti*spas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Antispast}.]	   (Med.)	   (a) Believed to cause a revulsion of fluids or of humors from	       one part to another. [Obs.]	   (b) Counteracting spasms; antispasmodic. -- n. An antispastic	       agent.	       [1913 Webster]
Antisplenetic \An`ti*splen"e*tic\ (?; see {Splenetic}, 277), a.	   Good as a remedy against disease of the spleen. -- n. An	   antisplenetic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Antistrophe \An*tis"tro*phe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn	   to the opposite side; 'anti` against + ? to turn. See	   {Strophe}.]	   1. In Greek choruses and dances, the returning of the chorus,	      exactly answering to a previous strophe or movement from	      right to left. Hence: The lines of this part of the choral	      song.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was customary, on some occasions, to dance round	            the altars whilst they sang the sacred hymns, which	            consisted of three stanzas or parts; the first of	            which, called strophe, was sung in turning from east	            to west; the other, named antistrophe, in returning	            from west to east; then they stood before the altar,	            and sang the epode, which was the last part of the	            song.                                 --Abp. Potter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.)	      (a) The repetition of words in an inverse order; as, the	          master of the servant and the servant of the master.	      (b) The retort or turning of an adversary's plea against	          him.	          [1913 Webster]
Antistrophic \An`ti*stroph"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to an antistrophe.	   [1913 Webster]
Antistrophon \An*tis"tro*phon\, n. [Gr. ? turned opposite ways.]	   (Rhet.)	   An argument retorted on an opponent. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Antistrumatic \An`ti*stru"mat"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Antistrumous. -- n. A medicine for scrofula.	   [1913 Webster]
Antistrumous \An`ti*stru"mous\, a. (Med.)	   Good against scrofulous disorders. --Johnson. Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Antisyphilitic \An`ti*syph`i*lit"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Efficacious against syphilis. -- n. A medicine for syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Antitheism \An`ti*the"ism\, n.	   The doctrine of antitheists. -- {An`ti*the*is"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Antitheist \An`ti*the"ist\, n.	   A disbeliever in the existence of God.	   [1913 Webster]
Antithesis \An*tith"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Antitheses}. [L., fr. Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; 'anti` against + ? to	   set. See {Thesis}.]	   1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments	      occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his	      heir; the miser robs himself." "He had covertly shot at	      Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Opposition; contrast.	      [1913 Webster]
Antithet \An"ti*thet\, n. [L. antitheton, fr. Gr. ?, ?,	   antithetic.]	   An antithetic or contrasted statement. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Antithetic
Antithetic \An`ti*thet"ic\, Antithetical \An`ti*thet"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to antithesis, or opposition of words and	   sentiments; containing, or of the nature of, antithesis;	   contrasted.	   [1913 Webster]
Antithetically \An`ti*thet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By way antithesis.	   [1913 Webster] Antitoxin
Antitoxin \An`ti*tox"in\, Antitoxine \An`ti*tox"ine\, n. [Pref.	   anti- + toxin.]	   A substance (sometimes the product of a specific	   micro-organism and sometimes naturally present in the blood	   or tissues of an animal), capable of producing immunity from	   certain diseases, or of counteracting the poisonous effects	   of pathogenic bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Anti-trade \An"ti-trade`\, n.	   A westerly wind which blows nearly continuously between	   30[deg] and 50[deg] of latitude in both the northern and the	   southern hemisphere.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Antitragus \An*tit"ra*gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)	   A prominence on the lower posterior portion of the concha of	   the external ear, opposite the tragus. See {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antitrochanter \An`ti*tro*chan"ter\, n. (Anat.)	   An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the	   great trochanter of the femur plays.	   [1913 Webster] Antitropal
Antitropal \An*tit"ro*pal\, Antitropous \An*tit"ro*pous\, a.	   [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? turn, ? to turn.] (Bot.)	   At the extremity most remote from the hilum, as the embryo,	   or inverted with respect to the seed, as the radicle.	   --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
antitrust \antitrust\ adj.	   1. opposed to trusts, monopolies, or other large combinations	      of business or capital which threaten fair competition;	      designed to protect trade and commerce from unfair	      business practices; -- of laws and regulations.	   Syn: antimonopoly.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
antitussive \antitussive\ a.	   1. having ability to to suppress or relieve coughing; -- of	      chemical substances.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	antitussive \antitussive\ n.	   1. a medicament used to suppress or relieve coughing; an	      antitussive substance.	   Note: Codeine is one such commonly used antitussive.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Antitypal \An"ti*ty`pal\, a.	   Antitypical. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Antitype \An"ti*type\, n. [Gr. ? of corresponding form; 'anti`	   against + ? type, figure. See {Type}.]	   That of which the type is the pattern or representation; that	   which is represented by the type or symbol.	   [1913 Webster]
antitypic \antitypic\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to antitypes.	   Syn: antitypical	        [WordNet 1.5]
Antitypical \An`ti*typ"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an antitype; explaining the type. --	   {An`ti*typ"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Antitypous \An*tit"y*pous\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Resisting blows; hard. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Antitypy \An*tit"y*py\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   Opposition or resistance of matter to force. [R.] --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Antivaccination \An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion\, n.	   Opposition to vaccination. --London Times.	   [1913 Webster]
Antivaccinationist \An`ti*vac`ci*na"tion*ist\, n.	   An antivaccinist.	   [1913 Webster]
Antivaccinist \An`ti*vac"ci*nist\, n.	   One opposed to vaccination.	   [1913 Webster]
Antivariolous \An`ti*va*ri"o*lous\, a.	   Preventing the contagion of smallpox.	   [1913 Webster]
Antivenereal \An`ti*ve*ne"re*al\, a.	   Good against venereal poison; antisyphilitic.	   [1913 Webster]
Antivenin \An`ti*ve"nin\, n. [Written also {antivenen},	   {antivenine}.] [Pref. anti- + L. venenum poison.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   The serum of blood rendered antitoxic to a venom by repeated	   injections of small doses of the venom; also, the component	   of such a serum which is antitoxic to the venom.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Antivivisection \An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion\, n.	   Opposition to vivisection.	   [1913 Webster]
Antivivisectionist \An`ti*viv`i*sec"tion*ist\, n.	   One opposed to vivisection	   [1913 Webster]
Antizymic \An`ti*zym"ic\, a.	   Preventing fermentation.	   [1913 Webster]
Antizymotic \An`ti*zy*mot"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Preventing fermentation or decomposition. -- n. An agent so	   used.	   [1913 Webster]
Antler \Ant"ler\, n. [OE. auntelere, OF. antoillier, andoiller,	   endouiller, fr. F. andouiller, fr. an assumed LL.	   antocularis, fr. L. ante before + oculus eye. See {Ocular}.]	   (Zool.)	   The entire horn, or any branch of the horn, of a cervine	   animal, as of a stag.	   [1913 Webster]	         Huge stags with sixteen antlers.         --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The branch next to the head is called the brow antler,	         and the branch next above, the bez antler, or bay	         antler. The main stem is the beam, and the branches are	         often called tynes. Antlers are deciduous bony (not	         horny) growths, and are covered with a periosteum while	         growing. See {Velvet}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Antler moth} (Zool.), a destructive European moth	      ({Cerapteryx graminis}), which devastates grass lands.	      [1913 Webster]
Antlered \Ant"lered\, a.	   Furnished with antlers.	   [1913 Webster]	         The antlered stag.                       --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Antlia \Ant"li*a\, n.; pl. {Antil[ae]}. [L., a pump, Gr, ? hold	   of a ship] (Zool.)	   The spiral tubular proboscis of lepidopterous insects. See	   {Lepidoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant-lion \Ant"-li`on\, n. (Zool.)	   A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a	   pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is	   {Myrmeleon obsoletus}, the European is {Myrmeleon	   formicarius}.	   [1913 Webster] Antoeci
Antoeci \An*t[oe]"ci\ ([a^]n*t[=e]"s[imac]), Antoecians
\An*t[oe]"cians\(-shanz), n. pl. [NL. antoeci, fr. Gr. pl.	   'a`ntoiki; 'anti` opposite + o'ikei^n to live.]	   Those who live under the same meridian, but on opposite	   parallels of latitude, north and south of the equator.	   [1913 Webster]
Antonomasia \An`to*no*ma"si*a\ (?; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to name instead; ? + ? to name, ? name.] (Rhet.)	   The use of some epithet or the name of some office, dignity,	   or the like, instead of the proper name of the person; as	   when his majesty is used for a king, or when, instead of	   Aristotle, we say, the philosopher; or, conversely, the use	   of a proper name instead of an appellative, as when a wise	   man is called a Solomon, or an eminent orator a Cicero.	   [1913 Webster]
Antonomastic \An`to*no*mas"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. --	   {An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Antonomasy \An*ton"o*ma*sy\, n.	   Antonomasia.	   [1913 Webster]
Antonym \An"to*nym\, n. [Gr. ? a word used in substitution for	   another; ? + ?, ?, a word.]	   A word of opposite meaning; a counterterm; -- used as a	   correlative of synonym. [R.] --C. J. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Antorbital \Ant*or"bit*al\, a. [Pref. anti- + orbital.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or situated in, the region of the front of the	   orbit. -- n. The antorbital bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Antorgastic \Ant`or*gas"tic\, a.	   See {Antiorgastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Antozone \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	   apparently antagonistic to ozone, converting it into ordinary	   oxygen.	   [1913 Webster]
Antral \An"tral\, a. (Anat.)	   Relating to an antrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Antre \An"tre\, n. [F. antre, L. antrum, fr. Gr. ?.]	   A cavern. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Antrorse \An*trorse"\ ([a^]n*tr[^o]rs"), a. [From L. ante +	   versun turned; apparently formed in imitation of retrorse.]	   (Bot.)	   Forward or upward in direction. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Antrovert \An`tro*vert"\, v. t.	   To bend forward. [R.] --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Antrum \An"trum\, n.; pl. {Antra}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   A cavern or cavity, esp. an anatomical cavity or sinus.	   --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Antrustion \An*trus"tion\, n. [F., fr. LL. antrustio.]	   A vassal or voluntary follower of Frankish princes in their	   enterprises.	   [1913 Webster]
Ant thrush \Ant" thrush`\ (Zool.)	   (a) One of several species of tropical birds, of the Old	       World, of the genus {Pitta}, somewhat resembling the	       thrushes, and feeding chiefly on ants.	   (b) See {Ant bird}, under {Ant}.	       [1913 Webster]
Anubis \A*nu"bis\, n. [L.] (Myth.)	   An Egyptian deity, the conductor of departed spirits to	   judgment, represented by a human figure with the head of a	   jackal, dog or fox.	   [1913 Webster]
Anunnaki \Anunnaki\ n.	   1. 1 any of a group of powerful earth spirits or genii;	      servitors of the gods. [Babylonian]	   Syn: Enuki	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anura \A*nu"ra\ ([.a]*n[=u]"r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an	   priv. + o'yra` a tail.] (Zool.)	   One of the orders of amphibians characterized by the absence	   of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Written also {anoura}.]	   [1913 Webster]
anuran \anuran\ n.	   1. an amphibian of the order {Anura}; any of various tailless	      stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping;	      semiaquatic and terrestrial species; a frog or toad.	   Syn: frog, toad, toadfrog, batrachian, salientian	        [WordNet 1.5]	anuran \anuran\ n.	   .	   Syn: batrachian, salientian	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
anuresis \anuresis\ n.	   1. 1 inability to urinate.	   Syn: anuria.	        [WordNet 1.5] anuretic
anuretic \anuretic\ anuric \anuric\adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to anuresis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
anuria \anuria\ n.	   1. inability to urinate.	   Syn: anuresis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Anurous \A*nu"rous\, a. (Zool.)	   Destitute of a tail, as the frogs and toads. [Also written	   {anourous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anury \An"u*ry\, n. [Gr. 'an priv. + o'y^ron urine.] (Med.)	   Nonsecretion or defective secretion of urine; ischury.	   [1913 Webster]
Anus \A"nus\, n. [L., prob. for asnus: cf. Gr. ? to sit, Skr.	   [=a]s.] (Anat.)	   The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which	   the excrements are expelled.	   [1913 Webster]
Anvil \An"vil\, n. [OE. anvelt, anfelt, anefelt, AS. anfilt,	   onfilt; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. anafalz, D. aanbeld.]	   1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which	      metals are hammered and shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically	      (Anat.), the incus. See {Incus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be on the anvil}, to be in a state of discussion,	      formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is	      forming, but not matured. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Anvil \An"vil\, v. t.	   To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled	   armor. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Anxietude \Anx*i"e*tude\, n. [L. anxietudo.]	   The state of being anxious; anxiety. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Anxiety \Anx*i"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Anxieties}. [L. anxietas, fr.	   anxius: cf. F. anxi['e]t['e]. See {Anxious}.]	   1. Concern or solicitude respecting some thing or event,	      future or uncertain, which disturbs the mind, and keeps it	      in a state of painful uneasiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eager desire. --J. D. Forbes	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A state of restlessness and agitation, often with	      general indisposition and a distressing sense of	      oppression at the epigastrium. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Care; solicitude; foreboding; uneasiness; perplexity;	        disquietude; disquiet; trouble; apprehension;	        restlessness. See {Care}.	        [1913 Webster]
Anxious \Anx"ious\ ([a^][ng]k"sh[u^]s), a. [L. anxius, fr.	   angere to cause pain, choke; akin to Gr. 'a`gchein to choke.	   See {Anger}.]	   1. Full of anxiety or disquietude; greatly concerned or	      solicitous, esp. respecting something future or unknown;	      being in painful suspense; -- applied to persons; as,	      anxious for the issue of a battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying; --	      applied to things; as, anxious labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sweet of life, from which	            God hath bid dwell far off all anxious cares.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Earnestly desirous; as, anxious to please.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sneers alike at those who are anxious to preserve	            and at those who are eager for reform. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Anxious is followed by for, about, concerning, etc.,	         before the object of solicitude.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Solicitous; careful; uneasy; unquiet; restless;	        concerned; disturbed; watchful.	        [1913 Webster]
Anxiously \Anx"ious*ly\, adv.	   In an anxious manner; with painful uncertainty; solicitously.	   [1913 Webster]
Anxiousness \Anx"ious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being anxious; great solicitude; anxiety.	   [1913 Webster]
Any \A"ny\, a. & pron. [OE. [ae]ni[yogh], [ae]ni, eni, ani, oni,	   AS. [=ae]nig, fr. [=a]n one. It is akin to OS. [=e]nig, OHG.	   einic, G. einig, D. eenig. See {One}.]	   1. One indifferently, out of an indefinite number; one	      indefinitely, whosoever or whatsoever it may be.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Any is often used in denying or asserting without	         limitation; as, this thing ought not be done at any	         time; I ask any one to answer my question.	         [1913 Webster]	               No man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither	               knoweth any man the Father, save the Son. --Matt.	                                                  xi. 27.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Some, of whatever kind, quantity, or number; as, are there	      any witnesses present? are there any other houses like it?	      "Who will show us any good?" --Ps. iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is often used, either in the singular or the plural,	         as a pronoun, the person or thing being understood;	         anybody; anyone; (pl.) any persons.	         [1913 Webster]	               If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, .	               . . and it shall be given him.     --Jas. i. 5.	         [1913 Webster]	               That if he found any of this way, whether they	               were men or women, he might bring them bound unto	               Jerusalem.                         --Acts ix. 2.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At any rate}, {In any case}, whatever may be the state of	      affairs; anyhow.	      [1913 Webster]	Any \A"ny\, adv.	   To any extent; in any degree; at all.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are not to go loose any longer.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Before you go any farther.               --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]
Anybody \A"ny*bod*y\, n.	   1. Any one out of an indefinite number of persons; anyone;	      any person.	      [1913 Webster]	            His Majesty could not keep any secret from anybody.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of consideration or standing. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All the men belonged exclusively to the mechanical	            and shopkeeping classes, and there was not a single	            banker or anybody in the list.        --Lond. Sat.	                                                  Rev.	      [1913 Webster]
Anyhow \A"ny*how`\, adv.	   In any way or manner whatever; at any rate; in any event.	   [1913 Webster]	         Anyhow, it must be acknowledged to be not a simple	         selforiginated error.                    --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Anyhow, the languages of the two nations were closely	         allied.                                  --E. A.	                                                  Freeman.	   [1913 Webster]
Anyone \A"ny*one\, n.	   One taken at random rather than by selection; anybody.	   Note: [Commonly written as two words.]	         [1913 Webster]
Anything \A"ny*thing\, n.	   1. Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever; thing of	      any kind; something or other; aught; as, I would not do it	      for anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did you ever know of anything so unlucky? --A.	                                                  Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	            They do not know that anything is amiss with them.	                                                  --W. G.	                                                  Sumner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing an indefinite comparison; -- with as or like.	      [Colloq. or Lowx]	      [1913 Webster]	            I fear your girl will grow as proud as anything.	                                                  --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Any thing, written as two words, is now commonly used	         in contradistinction to any person or anybody. Formerly	         it was also separated when used in the wider sense.	         "Necessity drove them to undertake any thing and	         venture any thing." --De Foe.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Anything but}, not at all or in any respect. "The battle was	      a rare one, and the victory anything but secure."	      --Hawthorne.	   {Anything like}, in any respect; at all; as, I can not give	      anything like a fair sketch of his trials.	      [1913 Webster]	Anything \A"ny*thing\, adv.	   In any measure; anywise; at all.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mine old good will and hearty affection towards you is	         not . . . anything at all quailed.       --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Anythingarian \A`ny*thing*a"ri*an\, n.	   One who holds to no particular creed or dogma.	   [1913 Webster] Anyway
Anyway \A"ny*way\, Anyways \A"ny*ways\, adv.	   Anywise; at all. --Tennyson. Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Anywhere \A"ny*where\, adv.	   In any place. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Anywhither \A"ny*whith`er\, adv.	   To or towards any place. [Archaic] --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Anywise \A"ny*wise\, adv.	   In any wise or way; at all. "Anywise essential." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Aonian \A*o"ni*an\ ([asl]*[=o]"n[i^]*an), a. [From Aonia, a part	   of B[oe]otia, in Greece.]	   Pertaining to Aonia, in B[oe]otia, or to the Muses, who were	   supposed to dwell there.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aonian fount}, the fountain of Aganippe, at the foot of	      Mount Helicon, not far from Thebes, and sacred to the	      Muses.	      [1913 Webster]
Aorist \A"o*rist\ ([=a]"[-o]*r[i^]st), n. [Gr. 'ao`ristos	   indefinite; 'a priv. + "ori`zein to define, ? boundary,	   limit.] (Gram.)	   A tense in the Greek language, which expresses an action as	   completed in past time, but leaves it, in other respects,	   wholly indeterminate.	   [1913 Webster]
Aoristic \A`o*ris"tic\, a. [Gr. 'aoristiko`s.]	   Indefinite; pertaining to the aorist tense.	   [1913 Webster]
Aorta \A*or"ta\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to lift, heave.]	   (Anat.)	   The great artery which carries the blood from the heart to	   all parts of the body except the lungs; the main trunk of the	   arterial system.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In fishes and the early stages of all higher	         vertebrates the aorta divides near its origin into	         several branches (the aortic arches) which pass in	         pairs round the [oe]sophagus and unite to form the	         systemic aorta. One or more pairs of these arches	         persist in amphibia and reptiles, but only one arch in	         birds and mammals, this being on the right side in the	         former, and on the left in the latter.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]
aortal \aortal\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to the aorta.	   Syn: aortic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aortic \A*or"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the aorta.	   [1913 Webster]
Aortitis \A`or*ti"tis\, n. [Aorta + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the aorta.	   [1913 Webster]
Aotus \Aotus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of nocturnal South American monkeys with large	      eyes; the owl monkeys; the douroucoulis. See	      {douroucouli}.	   Syn: genus {Aotus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aoudad \A"ou*dad\, n. [The Moorish name.] (Zool.)	   An African sheeplike quadruped (the {Ammotragus lervia},	   formerly {Ammotragus tragelaphus}) having a long mane on the	   breast and fore legs; the wild sheep of northern Africa; --	   called also {Barbary sheep}. It is, perhaps, the chamois of	   the Old Testament.	   Syn: aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Apace \A*pace"\, adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in	   which a is the article. See {Pace}.]	   With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.	   [1913 Webster]	         His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         A visible triumph of the gospel draw? on apace. --I.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Apaches \A*pa"ches\, n. pl.; sing. Apache. (Ethnol.)	   A group of nomadic North American Indians including several	   tribes native of Arizona, New Mexico, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Apagoge \Ap`a*go"ge\, n. [Gr. ? a leading away, fr. ? to lead	   away; ? from + ? to lead.] (Logic)	   An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the	   impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.	   [1913 Webster] Apagogic
Apagogic \Ap`a*gog"ic\, Apagogical \Ap`a*gog"ic*al\, a.	   Proving indirectly, by showing the absurdity, or	   impossibility of the contrary. --Bp. Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Apaid \A*paid"\, a.	   Paid; pleased. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Apair \A*pair"\, v. t. & i.	   To impair or become impaired; to injure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Apalachian \Ap`a*la"chi*an\, a.	   See {Appalachian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apanage \Ap"an*age\, n.	   Same as {Appanage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apanthropy \A*pan"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? man.]	   An aversion to the company of men; a love of solitude.	   [1913 Webster] Apar
Apar \A"par\, Apara \A"pa*ra\, n. [Native name apara.] (Zool.)	   See {Mataco}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aparejo \A`pa*re"jo\, n. [Sp.]	   A kind of pack saddle used in the American military service	   and among the Spanish Americans. It is made of leather	   stuffed with hay, moss, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Aparithmesis \Ap`a*rith"me*sis\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, from ? to	   count off or over.] (Rhet.)	   Enumeration of parts or particulars.	   [1913 Webster]
Apart \A*part"\, adv. [F. [`a] part; (L. ad) + part part. See	   {Part}.]	   1. Separately, in regard to space or company; in a state of	      separation as to place; aside.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others apart sat on a hill retired.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord hath set apart him that is godly for	            himself.                              --Ps. iv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a state of separation, of exclusion, or of distinction,	      as to purpose, use, or character, or as a matter of	      thought; separately; independently; as, consider the two	      propositions apart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Aside; away. "Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and	      superfluity of naughtiness." --Jas. i. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let Pleasure go, put Care apart.      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In two or more parts; asunder; to piece; as, to take a	      piece of machinery apart.	      [1913 Webster]
apartheid \apartheid\ n. [Afrikaans, fr. D. apart apart + -heid	   -hood.]	   1. segregation by race; -- a term used in South Africa.	   Syn: racial segregation	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the official policy of strict segregation by race	      practised by the government of the Union of South Africa	      up to 1993.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Apartment \A*part"ment\, n. [F. appartement; cf. It.	   appartamento, fr. appartare to separate, set apart; all fr.	   L. ad + pars, partis, part. See {Apart}.]	   1. A room in a building; a division in a house, separated	      from others by partitions. --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A set or suite of rooms. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A compartment. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A room or suite of rooms in a building comprising a	      dwelling unit separate from others in the building, and	      typically having its own separate bath, sanitary, and	      kitchen facilities. Such apartments are in most cases	      rented from the owner by those dwelling in them.	      [PJC]	   {efficiency apartment}, a small apartment[4], sometimes	      furnished, with minimal kitchen and bath facilities. The	      unit may comprise a single room plus a bathroom, and the	      kitchen facilities are often open to the main room, or may	      form a small niche in a corner. There are many variations	      of efficiency apartment, including some in which	      furnishings such as a bed may be pull out from a wall	      recess and stored there again when not in use. Also called	      an {efficiency}.	      [PJC]	Apartment house \A*part"ment house\	   A building comprising a number of lving units (apartments[4])	   designed for separate housekeeping tenements, but having	   conveniences, such as heat, light, elevator service, etc.,	   furnished in common; contrasted to a {detached dwelling}.	   Sometimes distinguished in the United States from a {flat	   house}, in which each living unit comprises one entire floor,	   whereas in an apartment house a floor may be partitioned into	   any number of apartments[4].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Apartness \A*part"ness\, n.	   The quality of standing apart.	   [1913 Webster]
Apastron \Ap*as"tron\, n. [Gr. ? from + ? star.] (Astron.)	   That point in the orbit of a double star where the smaller	   star is farthest from its primary.	   [1913 Webster] Apathetic
Apathetic \Ap`a*thet"ic\, Apathetical \Ap`a*thet"ic*al\a. [See	   {Apathy}.]	   Void of feeling; not susceptible of deep emotion;	   passionless. a woman who became active rather than apathetic	   as she grew older	   [1913 Webster]	   2. showing a lack of interest or concern; indifferent. an	      apathetic audience	   Syn: indifferent	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apathetically \Ap`a*thet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an apathetic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Apathist \Ap"a*thist\, n. [Cf. F. apathiste.]	   One who is destitute of feeling.	   [1913 Webster]
Apathistical \Ap`a*this"tic*al\, a.	   Apathetic; une motional. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apathy \Ap"a*thy\, n.; pl. {Apathies}. [L. apathia, Gr. ?; 'a	   priv. + ?, fr. ?, ?, to suffer: cf. F. apathie. See	   {Pathos}.]	   Want of feeling; privation of passion, emotion, or	   excitement; dispassion; -- applied either to the body or the	   mind. As applied to the mind, it is a calmness, indolence, or	   state of indifference, incapable of being ruffled or roused	   to active interest or exertion by pleasure, pain, or passion.	   "The apathy of despair." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         A certain apathy or sluggishness in his nature which	         led him . . . to leave events to take their own course.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	         According to the Stoics, apathy meant the extinction of	         the passions by the ascendency of reason. --Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the first ages of the church, the Christians adopted	         the term to express a contempt of earthly concerns.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insensibility; unfeelingness; indifference; unconcern;	        stoicism; supineness; sluggishness.	        [1913 Webster]
Apatite \Ap"a*tite\, n. [Gr. ? deceit, fr. ? to deceive; it	   having been often mistaken for other minerals.] (Min.)	   Native phosphate of lime, occurring usually in six-sided	   prisms, color often pale green, transparent or translucent.	   [1913 Webster]
Apatosaurus \Apatosaurus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of extinct dinosaurs comprising the brontosaurs;	      apatosaurs.	   Syn: genus {Apatosaurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apatura \Apatura\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of large Old World butterflies.	   Syn: genus {Apatura}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apaum'e \A`pau`m['e]"\, n.	   See {Appaum['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ape \Ape\ ([=a]p), n. [AS. apa; akin to D. aap, OHG. affo, G.	   affe, Icel. api, Sw. apa, Dan. abe, W. epa.]	   1. (Zool.) A quadrumanous mammal, esp. of the family	      {Simiad[ae]}, having teeth of the same number and form as	      in man, and possessing neither a tail nor cheek pouches.	      The name is applied esp. to species of the genus	      {Hylobates}, and is sometimes used as a general term for	      all Quadrumana. The higher forms, the gorilla, chimpanzee,	      and ourang, are often called {anthropoid apes} or {man	      apes}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ape of the Old Testament was probably the rhesus	         monkey of India, and allied forms.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who imitates servilely (in allusion to the manners of	      the ape); a mimic. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dupe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Ape \Ape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aping}.]	   To mimic, as an ape imitates human actions; to imitate or	   follow servilely or irrationally. "How he apes his sire."	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The people of England will not ape the fashions they	         have never tried.                        --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Apeak \A*peak"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + peak. Cf. F. [`a] pic	   vertically.] (Naut.)	   In a vertical line. The anchor in apeak, when the cable has	   been sufficiently hove in to bring the ship over it, and the	   ship is them said to be hove apeak. [Spelt also {apeek}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apehood \Ape"hood\, n.	   The state of being an ape.	   [1913 Webster]
Apellous \A*pel"lous\, a. [Pref. a- not + L. pellis skin.]	   Destitute of skin. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Apennine \Ap"en*nine\, a. [L. Apenninus, fr. Celtic pen, or ben,	   peak, mountain.]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Apennines, a chain of	   mountains extending through Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Apepsy \A*pep"sy\, n. [NL. apepsia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? uncooked,	   undigested; 'a priv. + ? cooked, ? to cook, digest.] (Med.)	   Defective digestion, indigestion. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Aper \Ap"er\, n.	   One who apes.	   [1913 Webster]
Apercu \A`per`[,c]u"\ ([.a]`p[^a]r`s[.u]"), n.; pl. {Aper[,c]us}	   (-s[.u]"). [F., prop. p. p. of apercevoir to perceive.]	   1. A first view or glance, or the perception or estimation so	      obtained; an immediate apprehension or insight,	      appreciative rather than analytic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The main object being to develop the several	            aper[,c]us or insights which furnish the method of	            such psychology.                      --W. T.	                                                  Harris.	      [1913 Webster]	            A series of partial and more or less disparate	            aper[,c]us or outlooks; each for itself a center of	            experience.                           --James Ward.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence, a brief or detached view; conspectus; sketch.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aperea \A*pe"re*a\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The wild Guinea pig of Brazil ({Cavia aperea}).	   [1913 Webster]
Aperient \A*pe"ri*ent\, a. [L. aperiens, p. pr. of aperire to	   uncover, open; ab + parire, parere, to bring forth, produce.	   Cf. {Cover}, {Overt}.] (Med.)	   Gently opening the bowels; laxative. -- n. An aperient	   medicine or food. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Aperitive \A*per"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. ap['e]ritif, fr. L.	   aperire.]	   Serving to open; aperient. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Apert \A*pert"\, a. [OF. apert, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire.	   See {Aperient}, and cf. {Pert}, a.]	   Open; evident; undisguised. [Archaic] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]	Apert \A*pert"\, adv.	   Openly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Apertion \A*per"tion\, n. [L. apertio.]	   The act of opening; an opening; an aperture. [Archaic]	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Apertly \A*pert"ly\, adv.	   Openly; clearly. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Apertness \A*pert"ness\, n.	   Openness; frankness. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Aperture \Ap"er*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. apertura, fr. aperire.	   See {Aperient}.]	   1. The act of opening. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opening; an open space; a gap, cleft, or chasm; a	      passage perforated; a hole; as, an aperture in a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	            An aperture between the mountains.    --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The back aperture of the nostrils.    --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Opt.) The diameter of the exposed part of the object	      glass of a telescope or other optical instrument; as, a	      telescope of four-inch aperture.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The aperture of microscopes is often expressed in	         degrees, called also the angular aperture, which	         signifies the angular breadth of the pencil of light	         which the instrument transmits from the object or point	         viewed; as, a microscope of 100[deg] aperture.	         [1913 Webster]
Apery \Ap"er*y\, n.; pl. {Aperies}.	   1. A place where apes are kept. [R.] --Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice of aping; an apish action. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Apetalous \A*pet"al*ous\ ([.a]*p[e^]t"al*[u^]s), a. [Pref. a-	   not + petal.] (Bot.)	   Having no petals, or flower leaves. [See Illust. under	   {Anther}].	   [1913 Webster]
Apetalousness \A*pet"al*ous*ness\, n.	   The state of being apetalous.	   [1913 Webster]
Apex \A"pex\, n.; pl. E. {Apexes}; L. {Apices}. [L.]	   1. The tip, top, point, or angular summit of anything; as,	      the apex of a mountain, spire, or cone; the apex, or tip,	      of a leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The end or edge of a vein nearest the surface.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apex of the earth's motion} (Astron.), that point of the	      heavens toward which the earth is moving in its orbit.	      [1913 Webster] aphaeresis
aphaeresis \a*phaer"e*sis\, Aphaeresis \A*ph[ae]r"e*sis\(?;	   277), n. [L.]	   Same as {Apheresis}.	   [1913 Webster] aphaeretic
aphaeretic \aphaeretic\ apheretic \apheretic\adj.	   1. 1 relating to or formed by or consisting of aphaeresis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aphakia \A*pha"ki*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. 'a priv. + ? seed of a	   lentil.] (Med.)	   An anomalous state of refraction caused by the absence of the	   crystalline lens, as after operations for cataract. The	   remedy is the use of powerful convex lenses. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphakial \A*pha"ki*al\, a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to aphakia; as, aphakial eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphaniptera \Aph`a*nip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? invisible	   ('a priv. + ? to appear) + ? a wing.] (Zool.)	   A group of wingless insects, of which the flea in the type.	   See {Flea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphanipterous \Aph`a*nip"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Aphaniptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphanite \Aph"a*nite\, n. [Gr. ? invisible; 'a priv. + ? to	   appear.] (Min.)	   A very compact, dark-colored ?ock, consisting of hornblende,	   or pyroxene, and feldspar, but neither of them in perceptible	   grains.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphanitic \Aph`a*nit"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Resembling aphanite; having a very fine-grained structure.	   [1913 Webster] Aphasia
Aphasia \A*pha"si*a\, Aphasy \Aph"a*sy\, n. [NL. aphasia, Gr. ?,	   fr. ? not spoken; 'a priv. + ? to speak: cf. F. aphasie.]	   (Med.)	   Loss of the power of speech, or of the appropriate use of	   words, the vocal organs remaining intact, and the	   intelligence being preserved. It is dependent on injury or	   disease of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphasic \A*pha"sic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or affected by, aphasia; speechless.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphasmidia \Aphasmidia\ n.	   1. 1 one of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some	      classification systems.	   Syn: class Aphasmidia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aphelion \A*phel"ion\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Aphelia}. [Gr. ? + ?	   sun.] (Astron.)	   That point of a planet's or comet's orbit which is most	   distant from the sun, the opposite point being the	   perihelion.	   [1913 Webster]
Apheliotropic \A*phe`li*o*trop"ic\, a. [Gr. ? + ? sun + ?	   belonging to a turning.]	   Turning away from the sun; -- said of leaves, etc. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Apheliotropism \A*phe`li*ot"ro*pism\, n.	   The habit of bending from the sunlight; -- said of certain	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphemia \A*phe"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ? voice.]	   (Med.)	   Loss of the power of speaking, while retaining the power of	   writing; -- a disorder of cerebral origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Apheresis \A*pher"e*sis\ (?; 277), n. [L. aphaeresis, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to take away; ? + ? to take.]	   1. (Gram.) The dropping of a letter or syllable from the	      beginning of a word; e. g., cute for acute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) An operation by which any part is separated from	      the rest. [Obs.] --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Aphesis \Aph"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? a letting go; ? + ? to let go.]	   The loss of a short unaccented vowel at the beginning of a	   word; -- the result of a phonetic process; as, squire for	   esquire. --New Eng. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphetic \A*phet"ic\, a. [Gr. ? letting go, fr. ? to let go.]	   Shortened by dropping a letter or a syllable from the	   beginning of a word; as, an aphetic word or form. --	   {A*phet"ic*al*ly}, adv. --New Eng. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphetism \Aph"e*tism\, n.	   An aphetized form of a word. --New Eng. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphetize \Aph"e*tize\, v. t.	   To shorten by aphesis.	   [1913 Webster]	         These words . . . have been aphetized.   --New Eng.	                                                  Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphid \A"phid\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the genus Aphis; an aphidian.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphides \Aph"i*des\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   See {Aphis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphidian \A*phid"i*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family {Aphid[ae]}. -- n. One of the	   aphides; an aphid.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphidivorous \Aph`i*div"o*rous\ [Aphis + L. vorare to devour.]	   (Zool.)	   Devouring aphides; aphidophagous.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphidophagous \Aph`i*doph"a*gous\, a. [Aphis + Gr. ? to eat.]	   (Zool.)	   Feeding upon aphides, or plant lice, as do beetles of the	   family {Coccinellid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphilanthropy \Aph`i*lan"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ? not loving man; 'a	   priv. + ? to love + ? man.]	   Want of love to mankind; -- the opposite of philanthropy.	   --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphis \A"phis\, n.; pl. {Aphides}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of insects belonging to the order Hemiptera and	   family {Aphid[ae]}, including numerous species known as plant	   lice and green flies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Besides the true males and females, there is a race of	         wingless asexual individuals which have the power of	         producing living young in rapid succession, and these	         in turn may produce others of the same kind for several	         generations, before sexual individuals appear. They	         suck the sap of plants by means of a tubular proboscis,	         and owing to the wonderful rapidity of their	         reproduction become very destructive to vegetation.	         Many of the {Aphid[ae]} excrete honeydew from two tubes	         near the end of the body.	         [1913 Webster]	Aphis lion \A"phis li"on\ (Zool.)	   The larva of the lacewinged flies ({Chrysopa}), which feeds	   voraciously upon aphids. The name is also applied to the	   larv[ae] of the ladybugs ({Coccinella}).	   [1913 Webster]
Aphlogistic \Aph`lo*gis"tic\, a. [Gr. ? not inflammable; 'a	   priv. + ? set on fire. See {Phlogiston}.]	   Flameless; as, an aphlogistic lamp, in which a coil of wire	   is kept in a state of continued ignition by alcohol, without	   flame.	   [1913 Webster] Aphonia
Aphonia \A*pho"ni*a\, Aphony \Aph"o*ny\, n. [NL. aphonia, Gr. ?,	   fr. ? voiceless; 'a priv. + ? voice: cf. F. aphonie.] (Med.)	   Loss of voice or vocal utterance.	   [1913 Webster] Aphonic
Aphonic \A*phon"ic\, Aphonous \Aph"o*nous\, a.	   Without voice; voiceless; nonvocal; incapable of all but	   whispered speech.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Aphorism \Aph"o*rism\, n. [F. aphorisme, fr. Gr. ? definition, a	   short, pithy sentence, fr. ? to mark off by boundaries, to	   define; ? from + ? to separate, part. See {Horizon}.]	   A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words;	   a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather	   than to practical matters.	   [1913 Webster]	         The first aphorism of Hippocrates is, "Life is short,	         and the art is long."                    --Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Axiom; maxim; adage; proverb; apothegm; saying; saw;	        truism; dictum. See {Axiom}.	        [1913 Webster] Aphorismatic
Aphorismatic \Aph`o*ris*mat"ic\, Aphorismic \Aph`o*ris"mic\, a.	   Pertaining to aphorisms, or having the form of an aphorism.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphorismer \Aph`o*ris"mer\n.	   A dealer in aphorisms. [Used in derogation or contempt.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphorist \Aph"o*rist\, n.	   A writer or utterer of aphorisms.	   [1913 Webster] Aphoristic
Aphoristic \Aph`o*ris"tic\, Aphoristical \Aph`o*ris"tic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?.]	   In the form of, or of the nature of, an aphorism; in the form	   of short, unconnected sentences; as, an aphoristic style.	   [1913 Webster]	         The method of the book is aphoristic.    --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphoristically \Aph`o*ris"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the form or manner of aphorisms; pithily.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphorize \Aph"o*rize\, v. i.	   To make aphorisms.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphotic \A*pho"tic\ ([.a]*f[=o]"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'a`fws,	   'a`fwtos.]	   Without light.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Aphotic region \Aphotic region\ (Phytogeog.)	   A depth of water so great that only those organisms can exist	   that do not assimilate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aphrasia \A*phra"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + fra`sis	   speech.] (Med.)	   (a) = {Dumbness}.	   (b) A disorder of speech in which words can be uttered but	       not intelligibly joined together.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aphrite \Aph"rite\, n. (Min.)	   See under {Calcite}.	   [1913 Webster] Aphrodisiac
Aphrodisiac \Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, Aphrodisiacal
\Aph`ro*di*si"a*cal\, a. [Gr. ? pertaining to sensual love, fr.	   ?. See {Aphrodite}.]	   Exciting venereal desire; stimulating the desire for sexual	   gratification.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Aphrodisiac \Aph`ro*dis"i*ac\, n.	   That which (as a drug, or some kinds of food) stimulate	   sexual desire.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Aphrodisian \Aph`ro*dis"i*an\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. "Aphrodisian dames" [that	   is, courtesans]. --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphrodite \Aph`ro*di"te\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   1. (Classic Myth.) The Greek goddess of love, corresponding	      to the Venus of the Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large marine annelid, covered with long,	      lustrous, golden, hairlike set[ae]; the sea mouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A beautiful butterfly ({Argunnis Aphrodite}) of	      the United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Aphroditic \Aph`ro*dit"ic\, a.	   Venereal. [R.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphtha \Aph"tha\, n. [Sing. of {Aphth[ae]}.] (Med.)	   (a) One of the whitish specks called aphth[ae].	   (b) The disease, also called thrush.	       [1913 Webster]
Aphthae \Aph"th[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? (mostly in pl. ?,	   Hipp.) an eruption, thrush, fr. ? to set on fire, inflame.]	   (Med.)	   Roundish pearl-colored specks or flakes in the mouth, on the	   lips, etc., terminating in white sloughs. They are commonly	   characteristic of thrush.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphthoid \Aph"thoid\, a. [Aphtha + -oid.]	   Of the nature of aphth[ae]; resembling thrush.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphthong \Aph"thong\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? silent; 'a priv. + ?	   voice, sound, fr. ? to sound.]	   A letter, or a combination of letters, employed in spelling a	   word, but in the pronunciation having no sound. --	   {Aph*thon"gal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphthous \Aph"thous\a. [Cf. F. aphtheux.]	   Pertaining to, or caused by, aphth[ae]; characterized by	   apht[ae]; as, aphthous ulcers; aphthous fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Aphyllous \Aph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? leaf.] (Bot.)	   Destitute of leaves, as the broom rape, certain	   euphorbiaceous plants, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Apia \Apia\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Samoa. Population (2000) = 32,859.	   [PJC]
Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels;	   examples are: {parsley}; {carrot}; {anise}; {caraway};	   {celery}; {dill}.	   Syn: Umbelliferae, family {Umbelliferae}, family {Apiaceae},	        carrot family	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apiaceous \A`pi*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Umbelliferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Apian \A"pi*an\, a.	   Belonging to bees.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiarian \A`pi*a"ri*an\, a.	   Of or relating to bees.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiarist \A"pi*a*rist\, n.	   One who keeps an apiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiary \A"pi*a*ry\, n. [L. apiarium, fr. apis bee.]	   A place where bees are kept; a stand or shed for bees; a	   beehouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Apical \Ap"ic*al\, a. [L. apex, apicis, tip or summit.]	   At or belonging to an apex, tip, or summit. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Apices \Ap"i*ces\, n. pl.	   See {Apex}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apician \A*pi"cian\, a. [L. Apicianus.]	   Belonging to Apicius, a notorious Roman epicure; hence	   applied to whatever is peculiarly refined or dainty and	   expensive in cookery. --H. Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Apicular \A*pic"u*lar\, a. [NL. apiculus, dim. of L. apex,	   apicis.]	   Situated at, or near, the apex; apical.	   [1913 Webster] Apiculate
Apiculate \A*pic"u*late\, Apiculated \A*pic"u*la`ted\, a. [See	   {Apicular}.] (Bot.)	   Terminated abruptly by a small, distinct point, as a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiculture \Ap"i*cul`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. apis bee + E.	   culture.]	   Rearing of bees for their honey and wax.	   [1913 Webster]
apiculturist \apiculturist\ n.	   1. a farmer who keeps bees for their honey.	   Syn: beekeeper, apiarist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apidae \Apidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of insects comprising the bees; examples are:	      {honeybees}; {carpenter bees}; {bumblebees}.	   Syn: family {Apidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apiece \A*piece"\, adv. [Pref. a- + piece.]	   Each by itself; by the single one; to each; as the share of	   each; as, these melons cost a shilling apiece. "Fined . . . a	   thousand pounds apiece." --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Apieces \A*pie"ces\, adv.	   In pieces or to pieces. [Obs.] "Being torn apieces." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiked \A*pik"ed\, a.	   Trimmed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Full fresh and new here gear apiked was. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiol \A"pi*ol\, n. [L. apium parsley + -ol.] (Med.)	   An oily liquid derived from parsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiologist \A`pi*ol"o*gist\, n. [L. apis bee + -logist (see	   {-logy}).]	   A student of bees. [R.] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Apiology \A`pi*ol"o*gy\, n. [L. apis bee + -logy.]	   The scientific or systematic study of honey bees.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Apis \A"pis\, n. [L., bee.] (Zool.)	   A genus of insects of the order Hymenoptera, including the	   common honeybee ({Apis mellifica}) and other related species.	   See {Honeybee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apish \Ap"ish\, a.	   Having the qualities of an ape; prone to imitate in a servile	   manner. Hence: Apelike; fantastically silly; foppish;	   affected; trifling.	   [1913 Webster]	         The apish gallantry of a fantastic boy.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Apishly \Ap"ish*ly\, adv.	   In an apish manner; with servile imitation; foppishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Apishness \Ap"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality of being apish; mimicry; foppery.	   [1913 Webster]
Apitpat \A*pit"pat\, adv. [Pref. a- + pitpat.]	   With quick beating or palpitation; pitapat. --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
apivorous \apivorous\ adj.	   1. feeding on bees; bee-eating.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aplacental \Ap`la*cen"tal\, a. [Pref. a- + placental.]	   Belonging to the Aplacentata; without placenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Aplacentata \Ap`la*cen*ta"ta\, n. pl. [Pref. a- not + placenta.]	   (Zool.)	   Mammals which have no placenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Aplacophora \Ap`la*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ?	   a flat cake + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   A division of Amphineura in which the body is naked or	   covered with slender spines or set[ae], but is without shelly	   plates.	   [1913 Webster]
aplacophoran \aplacophoran\ n.	   1. one of the {aplacophora}; a deep-water wormlike mollusk	      lacking calcareous plates on the body but having fine limy	      spicules on the covering mantle.	   Syn: solenogaster	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aplanatic \Ap`la*nat"ic\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? disposed to	   wander, wandering, ? to wander.] (Opt.)	   Having two or more parts of different curvatures, so combined	   as to remove spherical aberration; -- said of a lens.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aplanatic focus} of a lens (Opt.), the point or focus from	      which rays diverging pass the lens without spherical	      aberration. In certain forms of lenses there are two such	      foci; and it is by taking advantage of this fact that the	      best aplanatic object glasses of microscopes are	      constructed.	      [1913 Webster]
Aplanatism \A*plan"a*tism\, n.	   Freedom from spherical aberration.	   [1913 Webster]
Aplanogamete \A*plan`o*ga*mete"\, n. (Bot.)	   A nonmotile gamete, found in certain lower alg[ae].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aplasia \A*pla"si*a\, n. [NL.; Gr. ? priv. + ? a molding.]	   (Med.)	   1. Incomplete or faulty development.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Med.) a defect, retardation, or cessation of the process	      of generation of blood cells.	      [PJC]
Aplastic \A*plas"tic\, a. [Pref. a- not + plastic.]	   Not plastic or easily molded.	   [1913 Webster]	Aplastic anemia \A*plas"tic a*ne"mi*a\, n. [from {aplasia[2]}.]	   (Med.)	   an anemia characterized by substantial reduction or cessation	   of production of red blood cells and hemoglobin by the bone	   marrow. --Stedman	   Syn: Ehrlich's anemia; anemia gravis.	        [PJC]
aplite \aplite\ n.	   1. light-colored and fine-grained granitic rock consisting	      chiefly of quartz and feldspars.	      [WordNet 1.5]
aplitic \aplitic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an aplite.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aplodontia \Aplodontia\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the family {Aplodontiidae}, comprising	      the mountain beavers.	   Syn: genus {Aplodontia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aplodontiidae \Aplodontiidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of mammals comprising the mountain beavers.	   Syn: family {Aplodontiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aplomb \A`plomb"\, n. [F., lit. perpendicularity; ? to + plomb	   lead. See {Plumb}.]	   Assurance of manner or of action; self-possession.	   [1913 Webster]
Aplotomy \A*plot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? simple + ? a cutting.] (Surg.)	   Simple incision. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Aplustre \A*plus"tre\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually	   spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.	   --Audsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Aplysia \A*plys"i*a\, n. [Gr. ? a dirty sponge, fr. ? unwashed;	   'a priv. + ? to wash.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine mollusks of the order {Tectibranchiata};	   the sea hare. Some of the species when disturbed throw out a	   deep purple liquor, which colors the water to some distance.	   See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
apnea \apnea\ n.	   1. transient cessation of respiration. [Also spelled	      {apnoea}.]	      [WordNet 1.5]
apneic \apneic\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to apnea.	   Syn: apnoeic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apneumatic \Ap`neu*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? not blown through.] (Med.)	   Devoid of air; free from air; as, an apneumatic lung; also,	   effected by or with exclusion of air; as, an apneumatic	   operation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Apneumona \Ap*neu"mo*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?,	   a lung.] (Zool.)	   An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory	   organs are wanting; -- called also {Apoda} or {Apodes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apnoea \Ap*n[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, breath, ?	   to breathe, blow.] (Med.)	   Partial privation or suspension of breath; suffocation; same	   as {{apnea}}.	   [1913 Webster]
apnoeic \apnoeic\ adj.	   1. same as {apneic}.	   Syn: apneic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apo \Ap"o\ [Gr. ?. See {Ab-}.]	   A prefix from a Greek preposition. It usually signifies from,	   away from, off, or asunder, separate; as, in apocope (a	   cutting off), apostate, apostle (one sent away), apocarpous.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocalypse \A*poc"a*lypse\, n. [L. apocalypsis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   uncover, to disclose; ? from + ? to cover, conceal: cf. F.	   apocalypse.]	   1. (Eccl.) One of a numerous class of writings proceeding	      from Jewish authors between 250 b. c. and 150 a. d., and	      designed to propagate the Jewish faith or to cheer the	      hearts of the Jewish people with the promise of	      deliverance and glory; or proceeding from Christian	      authors of the opening centuries and designed to portray	      the future.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Specifically, the revelation delivered to St. John, in the	      isle of Patmos, near the close of the first century,	      forming the last book of the New Testament (called	      Revelation or the Apocalypse).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything viewed as a revelation, especially one that is	      highly significant for the person receiving it; a	      disclosure. Often used of a realization or revelation that	      changes a person's goals or style of life.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The new apocalypse of Nature.         --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. the final battle between good and evil, as foreseen in	      Saint John's Apocalypse; the time when God conquers the	      powers of evil, attended by cataclysmic cosmic events, and	      sometimes thought of as the end of the world; an	      Armageddon.	      [PJC] Apocalyptic
Apocalyptic \A*poc`a*lyp"tic\, Apocalyptical
\A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a revelation, or, specifically, to the	      Revelation of St. John; containing, or of the nature of, a	      prophetic revelation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling an	      apocalypse, in senses 3 or 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apocalyptic number}, the number 666, mentioned in --Rev.	      xiii. 18., in which it is described as the number of the	      "beast of the earth". It has been variously interpreted.	      Some fundamentalist Christians consider it to be the	      number of the Devil, and avoid or fear objects containing	      that number.	      [1913 Webster +PJC] Apocalyptic
Apocalyptic \A*poc`a*lyp"tic\ ([.a]*p[o^]k`[.a]*l[i^]p"t[i^]k),
Apocalyptist \A*poc`a*lyp"tist\, n.	   The writer of the Apocalypse.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocalyptically \A*poc`a*lyp"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   By revelation; in an apocalyptic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocarpous \Ap`o*car"pous\, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Either entirely or partially separate, as the carpels of a	   compound pistil; -- opposed to {syncarpous}. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Apochromatic \Ap`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Pref. apo- + chromatic.]	   (Optics)	   Free from chromatic and spherical aberration; -- said esp. of	   a lens in which rays of three or more colors are brought to	   the same focus, the degree of achromatism thus obtained being	   more complete than where two rays only are thus focused, as	   in the ordinary achromatic objective. -- {Ap`o*chro"ma*tism},	   n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Apocodeine \Ap`o*co*de"ine\, n. [Pref. apo- + codeine.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid, {C18H19NO2}, prepared from codeine. In its	   effects it resembles apomorphine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, v. t. [LL. apocopatus, p. p. of	   apocopare to cut off, fr. L. apocore. See {Apocope}.] (Gram.)	   To cut off or drop; as, to apocopate a word, or the last	   letter, syllable, or part of a word.	   [1913 Webster] Apocopate	Apocopate \A*poc"o*pate\, Apocopated \A*poc"o*pa`ted\, a.	   Shortened by apocope; as, an apocopate form.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocopation \A*poc`o*pa"tion\, n.	   Shortening by apocope; the state of being apocopated.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocope \A*poc"o*pe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a cutting off, fr. ? to	   cut off; ? from + ? to cut.]	   1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter,	      syllable, or part of a word.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A cutting off; abscission.	      [1913 Webster] Apocrisiary
Apocrisiary \Ap`o*cris"i*a*ry\, Apocrisiarius
\Ap`o*cris`i*a"ri*us\, n. [L. apocrisiarius, apocrisarius, fr.	   Gr. ? answer, fr. ? to answer; ? from + ? to separate.]	   (Eccl.)	   A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate	   at Constantinople.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocrustic \Ap`o*crus"tic\, a. [Gr. ? able to drive off, fr. ?	   to drive off.] (Med.)	   Astringent and repellent. -- n. An apocrustic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocrypha \A*poc"ry*pha\, n. pl., but often used as sing. with	   pl. {Apocryphas}. [L. apocryphus apocryphal, Gr. ? hidden,	   spurious, fr. ? to hide; ? from + ? to hide.]	   1. Something, as a writing, that is of doubtful authorship or	      authority; -- formerly used also adjectively. [Obs.]	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specif.: Certain writings which are received by some	      Christians as an authentic part of the Holy Scriptures,	      but are rejected by others.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fourteen such writings, or books, formed part of the	         Septuagint, but not of the Hebrew canon recognized by	         the Jews of Palestine. The Council of Trent included	         all but three of these in the canon of inspired books	         having equal authority. The German and English	         Reformers grouped them in their Bibles under the title	         Apocrypha, as not having dogmatic authority, but being	         profitable for instruction. The Apocrypha is now	         commonly ?mitted from the King James's Bible.	         [1913 Webster]
Apocryphal \A*poc"ry*phal\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal;	      mythic; fictitious; spurious; false.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passages . . . are, however, in part from	            apocryphal or fictitious works.       --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]
Apocryphalist \A*poc"ry*phal*ist\, n.	   One who believes in, or defends, the Apocrypha. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apocryphally \A*poc"ry*phal*ly\, adv.	   In an apocryphal manner; mythically; not indisputably.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocryphalness \A*poc"ry*phal*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being apocryphal; doubtfulness of	   credit or genuineness.	   [1913 Webster] Apocynaceous
Apocynaceous \A*poc`y*na"ceous\, Apocyneous \Ap`o*cyn"e*ous\, a.	   [Gr. ? dogbane; ? from + ? dog.] (Bot.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the	   dogbane ({Apocynum}) is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Apocynin \A*poc"y*nin\, n. [From Apocynum, the generic name of	   dogbane.] (Chem.)	   A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane ({Apocynum	   cannabinum}).	   [1913 Webster] Apod
Apod \Ap"od\, Apodal \Ap"o*dal\, a. [See {Apod}, n.]	   1. Without feet; footless.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels.	      [1913 Webster] Apod	Apod \Ap"od\, Apode \Ap"ode\, n.; pl. {Apods}or {Apodes}. [Gr.	   ?, ?, footless; 'a priv. + ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)	   One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs;	   esp. one of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no	   feet.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The bird of paradise formerly had the name {Paradisea	         apoda}, being supposed to have no feet, as these were	         wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East	         Indies.	         [1913 Webster]
Apoda \Ap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?. See {Apod}, n.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs.	   (b) An order of Amphibia without feet. See {Ophiomorpha}.	   (c) A group of worms without appendages, as the leech.	       [1913 Webster]
Apodan \Ap"o*dan\, a. (Zool.)	   Apodal.	   [1913 Webster] Apodeictical	   Apodictic	   Apodeictic
Apodeictic \Ap"o*deic"tic\, Apodictic \Ap`o*dic"tic\,
Apodeictical \Ap`o*deic"tic*al\, Apodictical \Ap`o*dic"tic*al\,	   a. [L. apodicticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to point out, to show by	   argument; ? from + ? to show.]	   Self-evident; intuitively true; evident beyond contradiction.	   --Brougham. Sir Wm. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster] Apodeictically
Apodeictically \Ap`o*deic"tic*al*ly\, Apodictically
\Ap`o*dic"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   So as to be evident beyond contradiction.	   [1913 Webster]
Apodeme \Ap"o*deme\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? body.] (Zool.)	   One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and	   unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Apodes \Ap"o*des\, n. pl. [NL., masc. pl. See {Apoda}.] (Zool.)	   (a) An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the	       eels.	   (b) A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See	       {Apneumona}.	       [1913 Webster]
Apodictic \Ap`o*dic"tic\, a.	   Same as {Apodeictic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apodiformes \Apodiformes\ n.	   1. 1 an oreer of birds including the swifts and hummingbirds.	   Syn: order {Apodiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apodixis \Ap`o*dix"is\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?.]	   Full demonstration.	   [1913 Webster]
Apodosis \A*pod"o*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to give back; ?	   from, back again + ? to give.] (Gram.)	   The consequent clause or conclusion in a conditional	   sentence, expressing the result, and thus distinguished from	   the protasis or clause which expresses a condition. Thus, in	   the sentence, "Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him,"	   the former clause is the protasis, and the latter the	   apodosis.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some grammarians extend the terms protasis and apodosis	         to the introductory clause and the concluding clause,	         even when the sentence is not conditional.	         [1913 Webster]
Apodous \Ap"o*dous\(#), a. (Zool.)	   Apodal; apod.	   [1913 Webster]
Apodyterium \A*pod`y*te"ri*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   strip one's self.] (Anc. Arch.)	   The apartment at the entrance of the baths, or in the	   palestra, where one stripped; a dressing room.	   [1913 Webster]
Apogaic \Ap`o*ga"ic\, a. [Gr. ? far from the earth.]	   Apogean.	   [1913 Webster]
Apogamic \Ap`o*gam"ic\, a.	   Relating to apogamy.	   Syn: apogamous, apogametic	        [1913 Webster]
apogamous \apogamous\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to apogamy.	   Syn: apogamic, apogametic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apogamy \A*pog"a*my\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? marriage.] (Bot.)	   The formation of a bud in place of a fertilized ovule or	   o["o]spore. --De Bary.	   [1913 Webster]
Apogeal \Ap`o*ge"al\, a. (Astron.)	   Apogean.	   [1913 Webster]
Apogean \Ap`o*ge"an\, a.	   Connected with the apogee; as, apogean (neap) tides, which	   occur when the moon has passed her apogee.	   [1913 Webster]
Apogee \Ap"o*gee\, n. [Gr. ? from the earth; ? from + ?, ?,	   earth: cf. F. apog['e]e.]	   1. (Astron.) That point in the orbit of the moon which is at	      the greatest distance from the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, on the hypothesis that the earth is in the	         center of the system, this name was given to that point	         in the orbit of the sun, or of a planet, which was	         supposed to be at the greatest distance from the earth.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The farthest or highest point; culmination.	      [1913 Webster]
Apogeotropic \Ap`o*ge`o*trop"ic\, a. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? earth +	   ? turning.] (Bot.)	   Bending away from the ground; -- said of leaves, etc.	   --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Apogeotropism \Ap"o*ge*ot"ro*pism\, n.	   The apogeotropic tendency of some leaves, and other parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Apograph \Ap"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? to write: cf. F.	   apographe.]	   A copy or transcript. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Apohyal \Ap`o*hy"al\, a. [Pref. apo- + the Gr. letter Y.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a portion of the horn of the hyoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Apoise \A*poise"\, adv. [Pref. a- + poise.]	   Balanced.	   [1913 Webster]
Apolar \A*po"lar\, a. [Pref. a- + polar.] (Biol.)	   Having no radiating processes; -- applied particularly to	   certain nerve cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Apolaustic \Ap`o*laus"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to enjoy.]	   Devoted to enjoyment.	   [1913 Webster]
Apollinarian \A*pol`li*na"ri*an\, a. [L. Apollinaris, fr.	   Apollo.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   In honor of Apollo; as, the Apollinarian games.	   [1913 Webster]	Apollinarian \A*pol`li*na"ri*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Apollinaris, Bishop of Laodicea in the fourth	   century, who denied the proper humanity of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Apollinaris water \A*pol`li*na"ris wa"ter\	   An effervescing alkaline mineral water used as a table	   beverage. It is obtained from a spring in Apollinarisburg,	   near Bonn.	   [1913 Webster]
Apollo \A*pol"lo\, n. [L. Apollo, -linis, Gr. ?.] (Classic	   Myth.)	   A deity among the Greeks and Romans. He was the god of light	   and day (the "sun god"), of archery, prophecy, medicine,	   poetry, and music, etc., and was represented as the model of	   manly grace and beauty; -- called also {Ph['e]bus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Apollo Belvedere}, a celebrated statue of Apollo in the	      Belvedere gallery of the Vatican palace at Rome, esteemed	      of the noblest representations of the human frame.	      [1913 Webster] Apollonian
Apollonian \Ap`ol*lo"ni*an\, Apollonic \Ap`ol*lon"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Apollo.	   [1913 Webster]
Apollyon \A*pol"ly*on\, n. [Gr. ? destroying, fr. ?, ?, to	   destroy utterly; ? from, entirely + ? to destroy.]	   The Destroyer; -- a name used --(Rev. ix. 11) for the angel	   of the bottomless pit, answering to the Hebrew Abaddon.	   [1913 Webster]
Apologer \A*pol"o*ger\, n.	   A teller of apologues. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Apologetic
Apologetic \A*pol`o*get"ic\, Apologetical \A*pol`o*get"ic*al\,	   a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak in defense of; ? from + ? speech, ?	   to say, to speak. See {Logic}.]	   Defending by words or arguments; said or written in defense,	   or by way of apology; regretfully excusing; as, an apologetic	   essay. "To speak in a subdued and apologetic tone."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Apologetically \A*pol`o*get"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By way of apology.	   [1913 Webster]
Apologetics \A*pol`o*get"ics\, n.	   That branch of theology which defends the Holy Scriptures,	   and sets forth the evidence of their divine authority.	   [1913 Webster]
apologise \apologise\ v.	   1. same as {apologize}.	   Syn: apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apologist \A*pol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. apologiste.]	   One who makes an apology; one who speaks or writes in defense	   of a faith, a cause, or an institution; especially, one who	   argues in defense of Christianity.	   [1913 Webster]
Apologize \A*pol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Apologized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Apologizing}.] [Cf. F. apologiser.]	   1. To make an apology or defense. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an apology or excuse; to make acknowledgment of	      some fault or offense, with expression of regret for it,	      by way of amends; -- with for; as, my correspondent	      apologized for not answering my letter.	   Syn: apologize, excuse, justify, rationalize	        [1913 Webster]	              To apologize for his insolent language. --Froude.	        [1913 Webster]	Apologize \A*pol"o*gize\, v. t.	   To defend. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Christians . . . were apologized by Plinie. --Dr.	                                                  G. Benson.	   [1913 Webster]
Apologizer \A*pol"o*gi`zer\, n.	   One who makes an apology; an apologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Apologue \Ap"o*logue\, n. [L. apologous, Gr. ?; ? from + ?	   speech, ? to speak: cf. F. apologue.]	   A story or relation of fictitious events, intended to convey	   some moral truth; a moral fable.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: An apologue differs from a parable in this;: the	         parable is drawn from events which take place among	         mankind, and therefore requires probability in the	         narrative; the apologue is founded on supposed actions	         of brutes or inanimate things, and therefore is not	         limited by strict rules of probability. [AE]sop's	         fables are good examples of apologues.	         [1913 Webster]
Apology \A*pol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Apologies}. [L. apologia, Gr. ?;	   ? from + ?: cf. F. apologie. See {Apologetic}.]	   1. Something said or written in defense or justification of	      what appears to others wrong, or of what may be liable to	      disapprobation; justification; as, Tertullian's Apology	      for Christianity.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not my intention to make an apology for my	            poem; some will think it needs no excuse, and others	            will receive none.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An acknowledgment intended as an atonement for some	      improper or injurious remark or act; an admission to	      another of a wrong or discourtesy done him, accompanied by	      an expression of regret.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything provided as a substitute; a makeshift.	      [1913 Webster]	            He goes to work devising apologies for window	            curtains.                             --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Excuse}.	   Usage: An apology, in the original sense of the word, was a	          pleading off from some charge or imputation, by	          explaining and defending one's principles or conduct.	          It therefore amounted to a vindication. One who offers	          an apology, admits himself to have been, at least	          apparently, in the wrong, but brings forward some	          palliating circumstance, or tenders a frank	          acknowledgment, by way of reparation. We make an	          apology for some breach of propriety or decorum (like	          rude expressions, unbecoming conduct, etc.), or some	          deficiency in what might be reasonably expected. We	          offer an excuse when we have been guilty of some	          breach or neglect of duty; and we do it by way of	          extenuating our fault, and with a view to be forgiven.	          When an excuse has been accepted, an apology may	          still, in some cases, be necessary or appropriate. "An	          excuse is not grounded on the claim of innocence, but	          is rather an appeal for favor resting on some	          collateral circumstance. An apology mostly respects	          the conduct of individuals toward each other as	          equals; it is a voluntary act produced by feelings of	          decorum, or a desire for the good opinion of others."	          --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Apology \A*pol"o*gy\, v. i.	   To offer an apology. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For which he can not well apology.       --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Apomecometer \Ap`o*me*com"e*ter\, n.	   An instrument for measuring the height of objects. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Apomecometry \Ap`o*me*com"e*try\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? length	   + -metry.]	   The art of measuring the distance of objects afar off. [Obs.	   or R.]	   [1913 Webster] Apomorphia
Apomorphia \Ap`o*mor"phi*a\, Apomorphine \Ap`o*mor"phine\, n.	   [Pref. apo- + morphia, morphine.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline alkaloid obtained from morphia. It is a	   powerful emetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Aponeurosis \Ap`o*neu*ro"sis\, n.; pl. {Aponeuroses}. [Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to pass into a tendon; ? from + ? to strain the sinews,	   ? sinew, tendon, nerve.] (Anat.)	   Any one of the thicker and denser of the deep fasci[ae] which	   cover, invest, and the terminations and attachments of, many	   muscles. They often differ from tendons only in being flat	   and thin. See {Fascia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aponeurotic \Ap`o*neu*rot"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Aponeurotomy \Ap`o*neu*rot"o*my\, n. [Aponeurosis + Gr. ? a	   cutting.]	   Dissection of aponeuroses.	   [1913 Webster]
Apopemptic \Ap`o*pemp"tic\ (-p[e^]mp"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   'apopemptiko`s, fr. 'apope`mpein to send off or away; 'apo`	   from + pe`mpein to send.]	   Sung or addressed to one departing; valedictory; as,	   apopemptic songs or hymns.	   [1913 Webster]
Apophasis \A*poph"a*sis\ ([.a]*p[o^]f"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr.	   'apo`fasis denial, fr. 'apofa`nai 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 manner as to produce the	   effect desired. [For example, see Mark Antony's oration.	   --Shak., Julius C[ae]sar, iii. 2.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apophlegmatic \Ap`o*phleg*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? full of	   phlegm. See {Phlegmatic}.] (Med.)	   Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from	   mouth or nostrils. -- n. An apophlegmatic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Apophlegmatism \Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. ?, Galen.]	   1. (Med.) The action of apophlegmatics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apophlegmatic. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Apophlegmatizant \Ap`o*phleg*mat"i*zant\, n. (Med.)	   An apophlegmatic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apophthegm \Ap`oph*thegm\, n.	   See {Apothegm}.	   [1913 Webster] Apophthegmatic
Apophthegmatic \Ap`oph*theg*mat"ic\, Apophthegmatical
\Ap`oph*theg*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Same as {Apothegmatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apophyge \A*poph"y*ge\, n. [Gr. 'apofygh` escape, in arch. the	   curve with which the shaft escapes into its base or capital,	   fr. 'apofey`gein to flee away; 'apo` from + fey`gein to flee:	   cf. F. apophyge.] (Arch.)	   The small hollow curvature given to the top or bottom of the	   shaft of a column where it expands to meet the edge of the	   fillet; -- called also the {scape}. --Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Apophyllite \A*poph"yl*lite\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. ? leaf; so	   called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage.] (Min.)	   A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in	   square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the	   cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and	   potassium.	   [1913 Webster]
Apophysis \A*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {-ses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   offshoot, process of a bone, fr. ? to grow from; ? from + ?,	   ?, to grow.]	   1. (Anat.) A marked prominence or process on any part of a	      bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An enlargement at the top of a pedicel or stem, as	      seen in certain mosses. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster] Apoplectic
Apoplectic \Ap`o*plec"tic\(#) Apoplectical \Ap`o*plec"tic*al\,	   a. [L. apoplecticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. apoplectique. See	   {Apoplexy}.]	   Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or	   symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine,	   habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.	   [1913 Webster]	Apoplectic \Ap`o*plec"tic\, n.	   One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.	   [1913 Webster] Apoplectiform
Apoplectiform \Ap`o*plec"ti*form\, Apoplectoid \Ap`o*plec"toid\,	   a. [Apoplectic + -form, -oid.]	   Resembling apoplexy.	   [1913 Webster]
Apoplex \Ap"o*plex\, n.	   Apoplexy. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Apoplexed \Ap`o*plexed\ (-pl[e^]kst), a.	   Affected with apoplexy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Apoplexy \Ap"o*plex`y\ ([a^]p"[-o]*pl[e^]ks`[y^]), n. [OE.	   poplexye, LL. poplexia, apoplexia, fr. Gr. 'apoplhxi`a, fr.	   'apoplh`ssein to cripple by a stroke; 'apo` from + plh`ssein	   to strike: cf. F. apoplexie. See {Plague}.] (Med.)	   Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and	   voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is now usually limited to cerebral apoplexy,	         or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or	         other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it	         is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood	         into the substance of any organ; as, apoplexy of the	         lung.	         [1913 Webster]
Aporetical \Ap`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Aporia}.]	   Doubting; skeptical. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Aporia \A*po"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Aporias}. [L., doubt, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   without passage, at a loss; 'a priv. + ? passage.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which the speaker professes to be at a loss what	   course to pursue, where to begin to end, what to say, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Aporosa \Ap`o*ro"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Aporia}.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; --	   opposed to {Perforata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aporose \Ap`o*rose"\, a. (Zool.)	   Without pores.	   [1913 Webster]
Aport \A*port"\, adv. [Pref. a- + port.] (Naut.)	   On or towards the port or left side; -- said of the helm.	   [1913 Webster]
Aposematic \Ap`o*se*mat"ic\, a. [Pref. apo- + sematic.] (Zool.)	   Having or designating conspicuous or warning colors or	   structures indicative of special means of defense against	   enemies, as in the skunk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aposiopesis \Ap`o*si`o*pe"sis\ (?; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from	   ? to be quite silent.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech in which the speaker breaks off suddenly,	   as if unwilling or unable to state what was in his mind; as,	   "I declare to you that his conduct -- but I can not speak of	   that, here."	   [1913 Webster]
Apositic \Ap`o*sit"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? from + ? food.] (Med.)	   Destroying the appetite, or suspending hunger.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostasy \A*pos"ta*sy\, n.; pl. {Apostasies}. [OE. apostasie, F.	   apostasie, L. apostasia, fr. Gr. ? a standing off from, a	   defection, fr. ? to stand off, revolt; ? from + ? to stand.	   See {Off} and {Stand}.]	   An abandonment of what one has voluntarily professed; a total	   desertion of departure from one's faith, principles, or	   party; esp., the renunciation of a religious faith; as,	   Julian's apostasy from Christianity.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostate \A*pos"tate\, n. [L. apostata, Gr. ?, fr. ?. See	   {Apostasy}.]	   1. One who has forsaken the faith, principles, or party, to	      which he before adhered; esp., one who has forsaken his	      religion for another; a pervert; a renegade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) One who, after having received sacred orders,	      renounces his clerical profession.	      [1913 Webster]	Apostate \A*pos"tate\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, apostasy; faithless to	   moral allegiance; renegade.	   [1913 Webster]	         So spake the apostate angel.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A wretched and apostate state.           --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]	Apostate \A*pos"tate\, v. i. [L. apostatare.]	   To apostatize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We are not of them which apostate from Christ. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostatic \Ap`o*stat"ic\, a. [L. apostaticus, Gr. ?.]	   Apostatical. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apostatical \Ap`o*stat"ic*al\, a.	   Apostate.	   [1913 Webster]	         An heretical and apostatical church.     --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostatize \A*pos"ta*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Apostatized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Apostatizing}.] [LL. apostatizare.]	   To renounce totally a religious belief once professed; to	   forsake one's church, the faith or principles once held, or	   the party to which one has previously adhered.	   [1913 Webster]	         He apostatized from his old faith in facts, took to	         believing in ?emblances.                 --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostemate \A*pos"te*mate\, v. i. [See {Aposteme}.]	   To form an abscess; to swell and fill with pus. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostemation \A*pos`te*ma"tion\, n. [LL. apostematio: cf. F.	   apost['e]mation.] (Med.)	   The formation of an aposteme; the process of suppuration.	   [Written corruptly {imposthumation}.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostematous \Ap`os*tem"a*tous\, a.	   Pertaining to, or partaking of the nature of, an aposteme.	   [1913 Webster]
Aposteme \Ap"os*teme\, n. [L. apostema, Gr. ? the separation of	   corrupt matter into an ulcer, fr. ? to stand off: cf. F.	   apost[`e]me. See {Apostasy}.] (Med.)	   An abscess; a swelling filled with purulent matter. [Written	   corruptly {imposthume}.]	   [1913 Webster]
A posteriori \A` pos*te`ri*o"ri\ [L. a (ab) + posterior latter.]	   1. (Logic) Characterizing that kind of reasoning which	      derives propositions from the observation of facts, or by	      generalizations from facts arrives at principles and	      definitions, or infers causes from effects. This is the	      reverse of a priori reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) Applied to knowledge which is based upon or	      derived from facts through induction or experiment;	      inductive or empirical.	      [1913 Webster] Apostil
Apostil \A*pos"til\, Apostille \A*pos"tille\, n. [F. apostille.	   See {Postil}.]	   A marginal note on a letter or other paper; an annotation.	   --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostle \A*pos"tle\, n. [OE. apostle, apostel, postle, AS.	   apostol, L. apostolus, fr. Gr. ? messenger, one sent forth or	   away, fr. ? to send off or away; ? from + ? to send; akin to	   G. stellen to set, E. stall: cf. F. ap[^o]tre, Of. apostre,	   apostle, apostele, apostole.]	   1. Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One	      of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his	      companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the	      gospel.	      [1913 Webster]	            He called unto him his disciples, and of them he	            chose twelve, whom also he named apostles. --Luke	                                                  vi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The title of apostle is also applied to others, who,	         though not of the number of the Twelve, yet were equal	         with them in office and dignity; as, "Paul, called to	         be an apostle of Jesus Christ." --1 Cor. i. 1. In	         --Heb. iii. 1, the name is given to Christ himself, as	         having been sent from heaven to publish the gospel. In	         the primitive church, other ministers were called	         apostles --(Rom. xvi. 7).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The missionary who first plants the Christian faith in any	      part of the world; also, one who initiates any great moral	      reform, or first advocates any important belief; one who	      has extraordinary success as a missionary or reformer; as,	      Dionysius of Corinth is called the apostle of France, John	      Eliot the apostle to the Indians, Theobald Mathew the	      apostle of temperance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Civ. & Admiralty Law) A brief letter dimissory sent by a	      court appealed from to the superior court, stating the	      case, etc.; a paper sent up on appeals in the admiralty	      courts. --Wharton. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apostles' creed}, a creed of unknown origin, which was	      formerly ascribed to the apostles. It certainly dates back	      to the beginning of the sixth century, and some assert	      that it can be found in the writings of Ambrose in the	      fourth century.	   {Apostle spoon} (Antiq.), a spoon of silver, with the handle	      terminating in the figure of an apostle. One or more were	      offered by sponsors at baptism as a present to the	      godchild. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Apostleship \A*pos"tle*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of an apostle.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostolate \A*pos"to*late\, n. [L. apostolatus, fr. apostolus.	   See {Apostle}.]	   1. The dignity, office, or mission, of an apostle;	      apostleship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judas had miscarried and lost his apostolate. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dignity or office of the pope, as the holder of the	      apostolic see.	      [1913 Webster] Apostolic
Apostolic \Ap`os*tol"ic\, Apostolical \Ap`os*tol"ic*al\, a. [L.	   apostolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. apostolique.]	   1. Pertaining to an apostle, or to the apostles, their times,	      or their peculiar spirit; as, an apostolical mission; the	      apostolic age.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to the doctrines of the apostles; delivered or	      taught by the apostles; as, apostolic faith or practice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the pope or the papacy; papal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolical brief}. See under {Brief}.	   {Apostolic canons}, a collection of rules and precepts	      relating to the duty of Christians, and particularly to	      the ceremonies and discipline of the church in the second	      and third centuries.	   {Apostolic church}, the Christian church; -- so called on	      account of its apostolic foundation, doctrine, and order.	      The churches of Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem	      were called apostolic churches.	   {Apostolic constitutions}, directions of a nature similar to	      the apostolic canons, and perhaps compiled by the same	      authors or author.	   {Apostolic fathers}, early Christian writers, who were born	      in the first century, and thus touched on the age of the	      apostles. They were Polycarp, Clement, Ignatius, and	      Hermas; to these Barnabas has sometimes been added.	   {Apostolic king} (or {majesty}), a title granted by the pope	      to the kings of Hungary on account of the extensive	      propagation of Christianity by St. Stephen, the founder of	      the royal line. It is now a title of the emperor of	      Austria in right of the throne of Hungary.	   {Apostolic see}, a see founded and governed by an apostle;	      specifically, the Church of Rome; -- so called because, in	      the Roman Catholic belief, the pope is the successor of	      St. Peter, the prince of the apostles, and the only	      apostle who has successors in the apostolic office.	   {Apostolical succession}, the regular and uninterrupted	      transmission of ministerial authority by a succession of	      bishops from the apostles to any subsequent period.	      --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	Apostolic \Ap`os*tol"ic\, n. [L. apostolicus.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A member of one of certain ascetic sects which at various	   times professed to imitate the practice of the apostles.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostolically \Ap`os*tol"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an apostolic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostolicalness \Ap`os*tol"ic*al*ness\, n.	   Apostolicity. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostolic delegate \Ap`os*tol"ic del"e*gate\ (R. C. Ch.)	   The diplomatic agent of the pope highest in grade, superior	   to a nuncio.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Apostolicism
Apostolicism \Ap`os*tol"i*cism\, Apostolicity
\A*pos`to*lic"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being apostolical.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostrophe \A*pos"tro*phe\, n. [(1) L., fr. Gr. ? a turning	   away, fr. ? to turn away; ? from + ? to turn. (2) F., fr. L.	   apostrophus apostrophe, the turning away or omitting of a	   letter, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which the orator or writer	      suddenly breaks off from the previous method of his	      discourse, and addresses, in the second person, some	      person or thing, absent or present; as, Milton's	      apostrophe to Light at the beginning of the third book of	      "Paradise Lost."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The contraction of a word by the omission of a	      letter or letters, which omission is marked by the	      character ['] placed where the letter or letters would	      have been; as, call'd for called.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The mark ['] used to denote that a word is contracted (as	      in ne'er for never, can't for can not), and as a sign of	      the possessive, singular and plural; as, a boy's hat,	      boys' hats. In the latter use it originally marked the	      omission of the letter e.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The apostrophe is used to mark the plural of figures	         and letters; as, two 10's and three a's. It is also	         employed to mark the close of a quotation.	         [1913 Webster]
Apostrophic \Ap`os*troph"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to an apostrophe, grammatical or rhetorical.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostrophize \A*pos"tro*phize\, v. t., [imp. & p. p.	   {Apostrophized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apostrophizing}.]	   1. To address by apostrophe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contract by omitting a letter or letters; also, to mark	      with an apostrophe (') or apostrophes.	      [1913 Webster]	Apostrophize \A*pos"tro*phize\, v. i.	   To use the rhetorical figure called apostrophe.	   [1913 Webster]
Apostume \Ap"os*tume\, n.	   See {Aposteme}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apotactite \Ap`o*tac"tite\, n. [LL. pl. apotactitae, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? set apart; ? from + ? to arrange, ordain.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of ancient Christians, who, in supposed	   imitation of the first believers, renounced all their	   possessions.	   [1913 Webster]
Apotelesm \A*pot"e*lesm\, n. [See {Apotelesmatic}.]	   1. The result or issue. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) The calculation and explanation of a nativity.	      [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]
Apotelesmatic \Ap`o*tel`es*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? effect of	   the stars on human destiny, fr. ? to complete; ? from + ? to	   end, ? end.]	   1. Relating to the casting of horoscopes. [Archaic]	      --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to an issue of fulfillment.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this way a passage in the Old Testament may have,	            or rather comprise, an apotelesmatic sense, i. e.,	            one of after or final accomplishment. --M. Stuart.	      [1913 Webster]
Apothecary \A*poth"e*ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Apothecaries}. [OE.	   apotecarie, fr. LL. apothecarius, fr. L. apotheca storehouse,	   Gr. apo, fr. ? to put away; ? from + ? to put: cf. F.	   apothicaire, OF. apotecaire. See {Thesis}.]	   1. One who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for	      medicinal purposes; a druggist; a pharmacist.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England an apothecary is one of a privileged class	         of practitioners, licensed to prescribe medicine -- a	         kind of sub-physician. The surgeon apothecary is the	         ordinary family medical attendant. One who sells drugs	         and makes up prescriptions is now commonly called in	         England a druggist or a pharmaceutical chemist.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A drugstore; a store where medicines are sold.	      [PJC]	   {Apothecaries' weight}, the system of weights by which	      medical prescriptions were formerly compounded. The pound	      and ounce are the same as in Troy weight; they differ only	      in the manner of subdivision. The ounce is divided into 8	      drams, 24 scruples, 480 grains. See {Troy weight}.	      [1913 Webster]
apothecial \apothecial\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the apothecium.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Apothecium \Apo`*the"ci*um\, n.; pl. {Apothecia}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   The ascigerous fructification of lichens, forming masses of	   various shapes.	   [1913 Webster] Apothegm
Apothegm \Ap"o*thegm\, Apophthegm \Ap"oph*thegm\, n. [Gr.	   'apo`fqegma thing uttered, apothegm, from 'apofqe`ggesqai to	   speak out; 'apo` from + fqe`ggesqai to speak.]	   A short, pithy, and instructive saying; a terse remark,	   conveying some important truth; a sententious precept or	   maxim.	   Note: [Apothegm is now the prevalent spelling in the United	         States.]	         [1913 Webster] Apothegmatic
Apothegmatic \Ap`o*theg*mat"ic\, Apothegmatical
\Ap`o*theg*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. 'apofqegmatiko`s.]	   Pertaining to, or in the manner of, an apothegm; sententious;	   pithy.	   [1913 Webster]
Apothegmatist \Ap`o*theg"ma*tist\, n.	   A collector or maker of apothegms. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Apothegmatize \Ap`o*theg"ma*tize\, v. i.	   To utter apothegms, or short and sententious sayings.	   [1913 Webster]
Apothem \Ap"o*them\, n. [Gr. 'apo` + qe`ma that which is placed,	   tiqe`nai to place.]	   1. (Math.) The perpendicular from the center to one of the	      sides of a regular polygon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deposit formed in a liquid extract of a vegetable	      substance by exposure to the air.	      [1913 Webster]
Apotheosis \Ap`o*the"o*sis\ ([a^]p`[-o]*th[=e]"[-o]*s[i^]s;	   277), n. pl. {Apotheoses} ([a^]p`[-o]*th[=e]"[-o]*s[=e]z).	   [L., fr. Gr. 'apoqe`wsis, fr. 'apoqewy^n to deify; 'apo` from	   + qewy^n to deify, qeo`s a god.]	   1. The act of elevating a mortal to the rank of, and placing	      him among, "the gods;" deification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Glorification; exaltation. "The apotheosis of chivalry."	      --Prescott. "The noisy apotheosis of liberty and	      machinery." --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]
Apotheosize \Ap`o*the"o*size\, v. t.	   To exalt to the dignity of a deity; to declare to be a god;	   to deify; to glorify.	   [1913 Webster]
Apothesis \A*poth"e*sis\, n. [Gr. 'apo`qesis a putting back or	   away, fr. 'apotiqe`nai. See {Apothecary}.] (Arch.)	   (a) A place on the south side of the chancel in the primitive	       churches, furnished with shelves, for books, vestments,	       etc. --Weale.	   (b) A dressing room connected with a public bath.	       [1913 Webster]
Apotome \A*pot"o*me\ ([.a]*p[o^]t"[-o]*m[-e]), n. [Gr. 'apotomh`	   a cutting off, fr. 'apote`mnein to cut off; 'apo` from +	   te`mnein to cut.]	   1. (Math.) The difference between two quantities	      commensurable only in power, as between [root]2 and 1, or	      between the diagonal and side of a square.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus) The remaining part of a whole tone after a smaller	      semitone has been deducted from it; a major semitone.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
apotropaic \ap`o*tro*pa"ic\ ([a^]p`[-o]*tr[=o]*p[=a]"[i^]k), n.	   [Gr. 'apotro`paios averting evil.]	   Intended to protect from evil.	   [PJC]
Apozem \Ap"o*zem\ ([a^]p"[-o]*z,ecr/m), n. [L. apozema, Gr.	   'apo`zema, fr. 'apozei^n to extract by boiling; 'apo` from +	   zei^n boil.] (Med.)	   A decoction or infusion. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Apozemical \Ap`o*zem"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a decoction. [Obs.] --J.	   Whitaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Appair \Ap*pair"\, v. t. & i. [OF. empeirier, F. empire. See	   {Impair}.]	   To impair; to grow worse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appalachian \Ap`pa*la"chi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a chain of mountains in the United	   States, commonly called the {Allegheny} mountains.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name Appalachian was given to the mountains by the	         Spaniards under De Soto, who derived it from the	         neighboring Indians. --Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]
Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appalled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Appalling}.] [OF. appalir to grow pale, make pale; a (L.	   ad) + p[^a]lir to grow pale, to make pale, p[^a]le pale. See	   Pale, a., and cf. {Pall}.]	   1. To make pale; to blanch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The answer that ye made to me, my dear, . . .	            Hath so appalled my countenance.      --Wyatt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To weaken; to enfeeble; to reduce; as, an old appalled	      wight. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wine, of its own nature, will not congeal and	            freeze, only it will lose the strength, and become	            appalled in extremity of cold.        --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To depress or discourage with fear; to impress with fear	      in such a manner that the mind shrinks, or loses its	      firmness; to overcome with sudden terror or horror; to	      dismay; as, the sight appalled the stoutest heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            The house of peers was somewhat appalled at this	            alarum.                               --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To dismay; terrify; daunt; frighten; affright; scare;	        depress. See {Dismay}.	        [1913 Webster]	Appall \Ap*pall"\, v. i.	   1. To grow faint; to become weak; to become dismayed or	      discouraged. [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lose flavor or become stale. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Appall \Ap*pall"\, n.	   Terror; dismay. [Poet.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
appalled \appalled\ adj.	   1. struck with fear, dread, or consternation.	   Syn: aghast(predicate), dismayed, shocked.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Appalling \Ap*pall"ing\, a.	   Such as to appall; as, an appalling accident. --	   {Ap*pall"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Appallment \Ap*pall"ment\, n.	   Depression occasioned by terror; dismay. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Appaloosa \Appaloosa\ n.	   1. a hardy breed of horse developed in western North America	      and characteristically having a spotted rump.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Appanage \Ap"pa*nage\, n. [F. apanage, fr. OF. apaner to	   nourish, support, fr. LL. apanare to furnish with bread, to	   provision; L. ad + pains bread.]	   1. The portion of land assigned by a sovereign prince for the	      subsistence of his younger sons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dependency; a dependent territory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which belongs to one by custom or right; a natural	      adjunct or accompaniment. "Wealth . . . the appanage of	      wit." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Appanagist \Ap*pan"a*gist\ ([a^]p*p[a^]n"[.a]*j[i^]st), n. [F.	   apanagiste.]	   A prince to whom an appanage has been granted.	   [1913 Webster]
Apparaillyng \Ap*par"ail*lyng\, n. [See {Apparel}, n. & v.]	   Preparation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Apparatus \Ap"pa*ratus\, n.; pl. {Apparatus}, also rarely	   {Apparatuses}. [L., from apparare, apparatum, to prepare; ad	   + prepare to make ready.]	   1. Things provided as means to some end.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A full collection or set of implements, or	      utensils, for a given duty, experimental or operative; any	      complex instrument or appliance, mechanical or chemical,	      for a specific action or operation; machinery; mechanism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) A collection of organs all of which unite in a	      common function; as, the respiratory apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]
Apparel \Ap*par"el\, n. [OE. apparel, apareil, OF. apareil,	   appareil, preparation, provision, furniture, OF. apareiller	   to match, prepare, F. appareiller; OF. a (L. ad) + pareil	   like, similar, fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See	   {Pair}.]	   1. External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb;	      external habiliments or array.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fresh in his new apparel, proud and young. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            At public devotion his resigned carriage made	            religion appear in the natural apparel of	            simplicity.                           --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small ornamental piece of embroidery worn on albs and	      some other ecclesiastical vestments.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The furniture of a ship, as masts, sails, rigging,	      anchors, guns, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dress; clothing; vesture; garments; raiment; garb;	        costume; attire; habiliments.	        [1913 Webster]	Apparel \Ap*par"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appareled}, or	   {Apparelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appareling}, or	   {Apparelling}.] [OF. apareiller.]	   1. To make or get (something) ready; to prepare. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with apparatus; to equip; to fit out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ships . . . appareled to fight.       --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dress or clothe; to attire.	      [1913 Webster]	            They which are gorgeously appareled, and live	            delicately, are in kings' courts.     --Luke vii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dress with external ornaments; to cover with something	      ornamental; to deck; to embellish; as, trees appareled	      with flowers, or a garden with verdure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appareled in celestial light.         --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
appareled \appareled\ adj.	   1. 1 wearing clothes. the elegantly appareled gentleman	   Syn: attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented,	        robed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apparence \Ap*par"ence\, n. [OF. aparence.]	   Appearance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Apparency \Ap*par"en*cy\, n.	   1. Appearance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apparentness; state of being apparent. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The position of being heir apparent.	      [1913 Webster]
Apparent \Ap*par"ent\, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, -entis, p.	   pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.]	   1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view;	      visible to the eye; within sight or view.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moon . . . apparent queen.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clear or manifest to the understanding; plain; evident;	      obvious; known; palpable; indubitable.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is apparent foul play.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appearing to the eye or mind (distinguished from, but not	      necessarily opposed to, true or real); seeming; as the	      apparent motion or diameter of the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            To live on terms of civility, and even of apparent	            friendship.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            What Berkeley calls visible magnitude was by	            astronomers called apparent magnitude. --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apparent horizon}, the circle which in a level plain bounds	      our view, and is formed by the apparent meeting of the	      earth and heavens, as distinguished from the rational	      horizon.	   {Apparent time}. See {Time}.	   {Heir apparent} (Law), one whose to an estate is indefeasible	      if he survives the ancestor; -- in distinction from	      presumptive heir. See {Presumptive}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Visible; distinct; plain; obvious; clear; certain;	        evident; manifest; indubitable; notorious.	        [1913 Webster]	Apparent \Ap*par"ent\, n.	   An heir apparent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll draw it [the sword] as apparent to the crown.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Apparently \Ap*par"ent*ly\, adv.	   1. Visibly. [Obs.] --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plainly; clearly; manifestly; evidently.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he should scorn me so apparently.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Seemingly; in appearance; as, a man may be apparently	      friendly, yet malicious in heart.	      [1913 Webster]
Apparentness \Ap*par"ent*ness\, n.	   Plainness to the eye or the mind; visibleness; obviousness.	   [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Apparition \Ap`pa*ri"tion\, n. [F. apparition, L. apparitio, fr.	   apparere. See {Appear}.]	   1. The act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sudden apparition of the Spaniards. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The apparition of Lawyer Clippurse occasioned much	            speculation in that portion of the world. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which apparition, it seems, was you.  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; a	      ghost; a specter; a phantom. "The heavenly bands . . . a	      glorious apparition." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think it is the weakness of mine eyes	            That shapes this monstrous apparition. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The first appearance of a star or other luminary	      after having been invisible or obscured; -- opposed to	      {occultation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circle of perpetual apparition}. See under {Circle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Apparitional \Ap`pa*ri"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to an apparition or to apparitions; spectral. "An	   apparitional soul." --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Apparitor \Ap*par"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. apparere. See {Appear}.]	   1. Formerly, an officer who attended magistrates and judges	      to execute their orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before any of his apparitors could execute the	            sentence, he was himself summoned away by a sterner	            apparitor to the other world.         --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A messenger or officer who serves the process of an	      ecclesiastical court. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Appaum'e \Ap`pau`m['e]"\, n. [F. appaum['e]; ? (l. ad) + paume	   the palm, fr. L. palma.] (Her.)	   A hand open and extended so as to show the palm.	   [1913 Webster]
Appay \Ap*pay"\, v. t. [OF. appayer, apaier, LL. appacare,	   appagare, fr. L. ad + pacare to pacify, pax, pacis, peace.	   See {Pay}, {Appease}.]	   To pay; to satisfy or appease. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Appeach \Ap*peach"\, v. t. [OE. apechen, for empechen, OF.	   empeechier, F. emp[^e]cher, to hinder. See {Impeach}.]	   To impeach; to accuse; to asperse; to inform against; to	   reproach. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And oft of error did himself appeach.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Appeacher \Ap*peach"er\, n.	   An accuser. [Obs.] --Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Appeachment \Ap*peach"ment\, n.	   Accusation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appeal \Ap*peal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appealed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Appealing}.] [OE. appelen, apelen, to appeal, accuse, OF.	   appeler, fr. L. appellare to approach, address, invoke,	   summon, call, name; akin to appellere to drive to; ad +	   pellere to drive. See {Pulse}, and cf. {Peal}.]	   1. (Law)	      (a) To make application for the removal of (a cause) from	          an inferior to a superior judge or court for a	          rehearing or review on account of alleged injustice or	          illegality in the trial below. We say, the cause was	          appealed from an inferior court.	      (b) To charge with a crime; to accuse; to institute a	          private criminal prosecution against for some heinous	          crime; as, to appeal a person of felony.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To summon; to challenge. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Man to man will I appeal the Norman to the lists.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invoke. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Appeal \Ap*peal"\, v. t.	   1. (Law) To apply for the removal of a cause from an inferior	      to a superior judge or court for the purpose of	      re["e]xamination of for decision. --Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	            I appeal unto C[ae]sar.               --Acts xxv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call upon another to decide a question controverted, to	      corroborate a statement, to vindicate one's rights, etc.;	      as, I appeal to all mankind for the truth of what is	      alleged. Hence: To call on one for aid; to make earnest	      request.	      [1913 Webster]	            I appeal to the Scriptures in the original.	                                                  --Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	            They appealed to the sword.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Appeal \Ap*peal"\, n. [OE. appel, apel, OF. apel, F. appel, fr.	   appeler. See {Appeal}, v. t.]	   1. (Law)	      (a) An application for the removal of a cause or suit from	          an inferior to a superior judge or court for	          re["e]xamination or review.	      (b) The mode of proceeding by which such removal is	          effected.	      (c) The right of appeal.	      (d) An accusation; a process which formerly might be	          instituted by one private person against another for	          some heinous crime demanding punishment for the	          particular injury suffered, rather than for the	          offense against the public.	      (e) An accusation of a felon at common law by one of his	          accomplices, which accomplice was then called an	          approver. See {Approvement}. --Tomlins. --Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A summons to answer to a charge. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A call upon a person or an authority for proof or	      decision, in one's favor; reference to another as witness;	      a call for help or a favor; entreaty.	      [1913 Webster]	            A kind of appeal to the Deity, the author of	            wonders.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Resort to physical means; recourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every milder method is to be tried, before a nation	            makes an appeal to arms.              --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Appealable \Ap*peal"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being appealed against; that may be removed to	      a higher tribunal for decision; as, the cause is	      appealable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That may be accused or called to answer by appeal; as, a	      criminal is appealable for manslaughter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Appealant \Ap*peal"ant\, n.	   An appellant. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Appealer \Ap*peal"er\, n.	   One who makes an appeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Appealing \Ap*peal"ing\, a.	   That appeals; imploring. -- {Ap*peal"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Ap*peal"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Appear \Ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appeared}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Appearing}.] [OE. apperen, aperen, OF. aparoir, F.	   apparoir, fr. L. appar?re to appear + par?reto come forth, to	   be visible; prob. from the same root as par?re to produce.	   Cf. {Apparent}, {Parent}, {Peer}, v. i.]	   1. To come or be in sight; to be in view; to become visible.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God . . . said, Let . . . the dry land appear.	                                                  --Gen. i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come before the public; as, a great writer appeared at	      that time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stand in presence of some authority, tribunal, or	      superior person, to answer a charge, plead a cause, or the	      like; to present one's self as a party or advocate before	      a court, or as a person to be tried.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must all appear before the judgment seat. --2	                                                  Cor. v. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            One ruffian escaped because no prosecutor dared to	            appear.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To become visible to the apprehension of the mind; to be	      known as a subject of observation or comprehension, or as	      a thing proved; to be obvious or manifest.	      [1913 Webster]	            It doth not yet appear what we shall be. --1 John	                                                  iii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of their vain contest appeared no end. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To seem; to have a certain semblance; to look.	      [1913 Webster]	            They disfigure their faces, that they may appear	            unto men to fast.                     --Matt. vi.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To seem; look. See {Seem}.	        [1913 Webster]	Appear \Ap*pear"\, n.	   Appearance. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Appearance \Ap*pear"ance\, n. [F. apparence, L. apparentia, fr.	   apparere. See {Appear}.]	   1. The act of appearing or coming into sight; the act of	      becoming visible to the eye; as, his sudden appearance	      surprised me.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing seed; a phenomenon; a phase; an apparition; as, an	      appearance in the sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Personal presence; exhibition of the person; look; aspect;	      mien.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now am come to see . . .	            It thy appearance answer loud report. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Semblance, or apparent likeness; external show. pl.	      Outward signs, or circumstances, fitted to make a	      particular impression or to determine the judgment as to	      the character of a person or a thing, an act or a state;	      as, appearances are against him.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was upon the tabernacle, as it were, the	            appearance of fire.                   --Num. ix. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            For man looketh on the outward appearance. --1 Sam.	                                                  xvi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judge not according to the appearance. --John. vii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of appearing in a particular place, or in society,	      a company, or any proceedings; a coming before the public	      in a particular character; as, a person makes his	      appearance as an historian, an artist, or an orator.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will he now retire,	            After appearance, and again prolong	            Our expectation?                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Probability; likelihood. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There is that which hath no appearance. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) The coming into court of either of the parties; the	      being present in court; the coming into court of a party	      summoned in an action, either by himself or by his	      attorney, expressed by a formal entry by the proper	      officer to that effect; the act or proceeding by which a	      party proceeded against places himself before the court,	      and submits to its jurisdiction. --Burrill. --Bouvier.	      --Daniell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To put in an appearance}, to be present; to appear in	      person.	   {To save appearances}, to preserve a fair outward show.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Coming; arrival; presence; semblance; pretense; air;	        look; manner; mien; figure; aspect.	        [1913 Webster]
Appearer \Ap*pear"er\, n.	   One who appears. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Appearingly \Ap*pear"ing*ly\, adv.	   Apparently. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Appeasable \Ap*peas"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being appeased or pacified; placable. --	   {Ap*peas"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Appease \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, F.	   paix, fr. L. pax, pacis. See {Peace}.]	   To make quiet; to calm; to reduce to a state of peace; to	   still; to pacify; to dispel (anger or hatred); as, to appease	   the tumult of the ocean, or of the passions; to appease	   hunger or thirst.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To pacify; quiet; conciliate; propitiate; assuage;	        compose; calm; allay; hush; soothe; tranquilize.	        [1913 Webster]
Appeasement \Ap*pease"ment\, n.	   The act of appeasing, or the state of being appeased;	   pacification. --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Appeaser \Ap*peas"er\, n.	   One who appeases; a pacifier.	   [1913 Webster]
Appeasive \Ap*pea"sive\, a.	   Tending to appease.	   [1913 Webster]
Appel \Ap`pel"\, n. [F., prop., a call. See {Appeal}, n.]	   (Fencing)	   A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack;	   -- called also {attack}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Appellable \Ap*pel"la*ble\, a.	   Appealable.	   [1913 Webster]
Appellancy \Ap*pel"lan*cy\, n.	   Capability of appeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Appellant \Ap*pel"lant\, a. [L. appellans, p. pr. of appellare;	   cf. F. appelant. See {Appeal}.]	   Relating to an appeal; appellate. "An appellant	   jurisdiction." --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Party appellant} (Law), the party who appeals; appellant; --	      opposed to {respondent}, or {appellee}. --Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	Appellant \Ap*pel"lant\, n.	   1. (Law)	      (a) One who accuses another of felony or treason. [Obs.]	      (b) One who appeals, or asks for a rehearing or review of	          a cause by a higher tribunal.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A challenger. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who appealed to a general council	      against the bull Unigenitus.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who appeals or entreats.	      [1913 Webster]
Appellate \Ap*pel"late\, a. [L. appelatus, p. p. of appellare.]	   Pertaining to, or taking cognizance of, appeals. "Appellate	   jurisdiction." --Blackstone. "Appellate judges." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Appelate court}, a court having cognizance of appeals.	      [1913 Webster]	Appellate \Ap*pel"late\, n.	   A person or prosecuted for a crime. [Obs.] See {Appellee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Appellation \Ap`pel*la"tion\, n. [L. appellatio, fr. appellare:	   cf. F. appellation. See {Appeal}.]	   1. The act of appealing; appeal. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of calling by a name.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The word by which a particular person or thing is called	      and known; name; title; designation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They must institute some persons under the	            appellation of magistrates.           --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Name}.	        [1913 Webster]
Appellative \Ap*pel"la*tive\, a. [L. appellativus, fr.	   appellare: cf. F. appelatif. See {Appeal}.]	   1. Pertaining to a common name; serving as a distinctive	      denomination; denominative; naming. --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Common, as opposed to {proper}; denominative of a	      class.	      [1913 Webster]	Appellative \Ap*pel"la*tive\, n. [L. appelativum, sc. nomen.]	   1. A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common	      name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or	      species of beings, or for universal ideas. Thus, tree is	      the name of all plants of a particular class; plant and	      vegetable are names of things that grow out of the earth.	      A proper name, on the other hand, stands for a single	      thing; as, Rome, Washington, Lake Erie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appellation or title; a descriptive name.	      [1913 Webster]	            God chosen it for one of his appellatives to be the	            Defender of them.                     --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Appellatively \Ap*pel"la*tive*ly\, adv.	   After the manner of nouns appellative; in a manner to express	   whole classes or species; as, Hercules is sometimes used	   appellatively, that is, as a common name, to signify a strong	   man.	   [1913 Webster]
Appellativeness \Ap*pel"la*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being appellative. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Appellatory \Ap*pel"la*tory\, a. [L. appellatorius, fr.	   appellare.]	   Containing an appeal.	   [1913 Webster]	         An appellatory libel ought to contain the name of the	         party appellant.                         --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Appellee \Ap`pel*lee"\, n. [F. appel['e], p. p. of appeler, fr.	   L. appellare.] (Law)	   (a) The defendant in an appeal; -- opposed to {appellant}.	   (b) The person who is appealed against, or accused of crime;	       -- opposed to {appellor}. --Blackstone.	       [1913 Webster]
Appellor \Ap`pel*lor"\ ([a^]p`p[e^]l*l[^o]r"), n. [OF. apeleur,	   fr. L. appellator, fr. appellare.] (Law)	   (a) The person who institutes an appeal, or prosecutes	       another for a crime. --Blackstone.	   (b) One who confesses a felony committed and accuses his	       accomplices. --Blount. --Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is rarely or never used for the plaintiff in	         appeal from a lower court, who is called the	         {appellant}. Appellee is opposed both to {appellant}	         and appellor.	         [1913 Webster]
Appenage \Ap"pen*age\, n.	   See {Appanage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Append \Ap*pend"\ ([a^]p*p[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Appended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appending}.] [L. appendere or F.	   appendre: cf. OE. appenden, apenden, to belong, OF. apendre,	   F. appendre, fr. L. append[=e]re, v. i., to hang to,	   append[e^]re, v. t., to hang to; ad + pend[=e]re, v. i., to	   hang, pend[e^]re, v. t., to hang. See {Pendant}.]	   1. To hang or attach to, as by a string, so that the thing is	      suspended; as, a seal appended to a record; the	      inscription was appended to the column.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To add, as an accessory to the principal thing; to annex;	      as, notes appended to this chapter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A further purpose appended to the primary one. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Appendage \Ap*pend"age\, n.	   1. Something appended to, or accompanying, a principal or	      greater thing, though not necessary to it, as a portico to	      a house.	      [1913 Webster]	            Modesty is the appendage of sobriety. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A subordinate or subsidiary part or organ; an	      external organ or limb, esp. of the articulates.	      [1913 Webster]	            Antenn[ae] and other appendages used for feeling.	                                                  --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Addition; adjunct; concomitant.	        [1913 Webster]
Appendaged \Ap*pend"aged\, a.	   Furnished with, or supplemented by, an appendage.	   [1913 Webster]
Appendance \Ap*pend"ance\, n. [F.]	   Something appendant.	   [1913 Webster]
Appendant \Ap*pend"ant\, a. [F. appendant, p. pr. of appendre.	   See {Append}, v. t.]	   1. Hanging; annexed; adjunct; concomitant; as, a seal	      appendant to a paper.	      [1913 Webster]	            As they have transmitted the benefit to us, it is	            but reasonable we should suffer the appendant	            calamity.                             --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Appended by prescription, that is, a personal usage	      for a considerable time; -- said of a thing of inheritance	      belonging to another inheritance which is superior or more	      worthy; as, an advowson, common, etc., which may be	      appendant to a manor, common of fishing to a freehold, a	      seat in church to a house. --Wharton. --Coke.	      [1913 Webster]	Appendant \Ap*pend"ant\, n.	   1. Anything attached to another as incidental or subordinate	      to it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A inheritance annexed by prescription to a superior	      inheritance.	      [1913 Webster] Appendectomy
Appendectomy \Ap`pen*dec"to*my\, Appendicectomy
\Ap*pend`i*cec"to*my\, n.] [Appendix + Gr. ?, fr. ? excision.]	   (Surg.)	   Excision of the vermiform appendix.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Appendence
Appendence \Ap*pend"ence\, Appendency \Ap*pend"en*cy\, n.	   State of being appendant; appendance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appendical \Ap*pend"i*cal\, a.	   Of or like an appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Appendicate \Ap*pend"i*cate\, v. t.	   To append. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appendication \Ap*pend`i*ca"tion\, n.	   An appendage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appendicitis \Ap*pend`i*ci"tis\, n. (Med.)	   Inflammation of the vermiform appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Appendicle \Ap*pend"i*cle\, n. [L. appendicula, dim. of.	   appendix.]	   A small appendage.	   [1913 Webster]
Appendicular \Ap`pen*dic"u*lar\, a.	   Relating to an appendicle; appendiculate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appendicularia \Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small free-swimming Tunicata, shaped somewhat like	   a tadpole, and remarkable for resemblances to the larv[ae] of	   other Tunicata. It is the type of the order Copelata or	   Larvalia. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Appendiculata \Ap`pen*dic`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An order of annelids; the Polych[ae]ta.	   [1913 Webster]
Appendiculate \Ap`pen*dic"u*late\, a. [See {Appendicle}.]	   Having small appendages; forming an appendage.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Appendiculate leaf}, a small appended leaf. --Withering.	      [1913 Webster]
Appendix \Ap*pen"dix\, n.; pl. E. {Appendixes}, L. {Appendices}.	   [L. appendix, -dicis, fr. appendere. See {Append}.]	   1. Something appended or added; an appendage, adjunct, or	      concomitant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Normandy became an appendix to England. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any literary matter added to a book, but not necessarily	      essential to its completeness, and thus distinguished from	      supplement, which is intended to supply deficiencies and	      correct inaccuracies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anatomy) The vermiform appendix.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: See {Supplement}.	        [1913 Webster]	Appendix vermiformis \Ap*pen"dix ver`mi*for"mis\ [NL.] (Anat.)	   The vermiform appendix.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Appension \Ap*pen"sion\, n.	   The act of appending. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apperceive \Ap`per*ceive"\, v. t. [F. apercevoir, fr. L. ad +	   percipere, perceptum, to perceive. See {Perceive}.]	   To perceive; to comprehend. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Apperception \Ap`per*cep"tion\, n. [Pref. ad- + perception: cf.	   F. apperception.] (Metaph.)	   The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in	   its own states; perception that reflects upon itself;	   sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. --Leibnitz.	   Reid.	   [1913 Webster]	         This feeling has been called by philosophers the	         apperception or consciousness of our own existence.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Apperil \Ap*per"il\, n.	   Peril. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Appertain \Ap`per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Appertained}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Appertaining}.] [OE. apperteinen, apertenen,	   OF. apartenir, F. appartenir, fr. L. appertinere; ad +	   pertinere to reach to, belong. See {Pertain}.]	   To belong or pertain, whether by right, nature, appointment,	   or custom; to relate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Things appertaining to this life.        --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give it unto him to whom it appertaineth. --Lev. vi. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Appertainment \Ap`per*tain"ment\, n.	   That which appertains to a person; an appurtenance. [Obs. or	   R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Appertinance
Appertinance \Ap*per"ti*nance\, Appertinence \Ap*per"ti*nence\,	   n.	   See {Appurtenance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Appertinent \Ap*per"ti*nent\, a.	   Belonging; appertaining. [Now usually written {appurtenant}.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Appertinent \Ap*per"ti*nent\, n.	   That which belongs to something else; an appurtenant. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Appete \Ap*pete"\, v. t. [L. appetere: cf. F. app['e]ter. See	   {Appetite}.]	   To seek for; to desire. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetence \Ap"pe*tence\, n. [Cf. F. app['e]tence. See	   {Appetency}.]	   A longing; a desire; especially an ardent desire; appetite;	   appetency.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetency \Ap"pe*ten*cy\, n.; pl. {Appetencies}. [L. appetentia,	   fr. appetere to strive after, long for. See {Appetite}.]	   1. Fixed and strong desire; esp. natural desire; a craving;	      an eager appetite.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had a strong appetency for reading. --Merivale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in	      animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to	      suck, in aquatic fowls to enter into water and to swim;	      the tendency of an organized body to seek what satisfies	      the wants of its organism.	      [1913 Webster]	            These lacteals have mouths, and by animal selection	            or appetency the absorb such part of the fluid as is	            agreeable to their palate.            --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Natural tendency; affinity; attraction; -- used of	      inanimate objects.	      [1913 Webster]
Appetent \Ap"pe*tent\, a. [L. appetens, p. pr. of appetere.]	   Desiring; eagerly desirous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Appetent after glory and renown.         --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetibility \Ap`pe*ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   app['e]tibilit['e].]	   The quality of being desirable. --Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetible \Ap"pe*ti*ble\, a. [L. appetibilis, fr. appetere: cf.	   F. app['e]tible.]	   Desirable; capable or worthy of being the object of desire.	   --Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetite \Ap"pe*tite\, n. [OE. appetit, F. app['e]tit, fr. L.	   appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad +	   petere to seek. See {Petition}, and cf. {Appetence}.]	   1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the	      body or of the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The object of appetite it whatsoever sensible good	            may be wished for; the object of will is that good	            which reason does lead us to seek.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men must have appetite before they will eat.	                                                  --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing.	      [1913 Webster]	            It God had given to eagles an appetite to swim.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tendency; appetency. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In all bodies there as an appetite of union.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The thing desired. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Power being the natural appetite of princes.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In old authors, appetite is followed by to or of, but	         regularly it should be followed by for before the	         object; as, an appetite for pleasure.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Craving; longing; desire; appetency; passion.	        [1913 Webster]
Appetition \Ap`pe*ti"tion\, n. [L. appetitio: cf. F.	   app['e]tition.]	   Desire; a longing for, or seeking after, something.	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetitive \Ap"pe*ti"tive\, a. [Cf. F. app['e]titif.]	   Having the quality of desiring gratification; as, appetitive	   power or faculty. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetize \Ap"pe*tize\, v. t.	   To make hungry; to whet the appetite of. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetizer \Ap"pe*ti`zer\, n.	   Something which creates or whets an appetite.	   [1913 Webster]
Appetizing \Ap"pe*ti`zing\, a. [Cf. F. app['e]tissant.]	   Exciting appetite; as, appetizing food.	   [1913 Webster]	         The appearance of the wild ducks is very appetizing.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Appetizing \Ap"pe*ti`zing\, adv.	   So as to excite appetite.	   [1913 Webster]
Appian \Ap"pi*an\, a. [L. Appius, Appianus.]	   Of or pertaining to Appius.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Appian Way}, the great paved highway from ancient Rome	      trough Capua to Brundisium, now Brindisi, constructed	      partly by Appius Claudius, about 312 b. c.	      [1913 Webster]
Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applauded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Applauding}.] [L. applaudere; ad + plaudere to clash,	   to clap the hands: cf. F. applaudir. Cf. {Explode}.]	   1. To show approval of by clapping the hands, acclamation, or	      other significant sign.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would applaud thee to the very echo,	            That should applaud again.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To praise by words; to express approbation of; to commend;	      to approve.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the gods, I do applaud his courage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To praise; extol; commend; cry up; magnify; approve. See	        {Praise}.	        [1913 Webster]	Applaud \Ap*plaud"\, v. i.	   To express approbation loudly or significantly.	   [1913 Webster]
applaudable \applaudable\ adj.	   1. worthy of being applauded.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Applauder \Ap*plaud"er\, n.	   One who applauds.	   [1913 Webster]
Applausable \Ap*plaus"a*ble\, a.	   Worthy of applause; praiseworthy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Applause \Ap*plause"\, n. [L. applaudere, applausum. See	   {Applaud}.]	   The act of applauding; approbation and praise publicly	   expressed by clapping the hands, stamping or tapping with the	   feet, acclamation, huzzas, or other means; marked	   commendation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The brave man seeks not popular applause. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acclaim; acclamation; plaudit; commendation; approval.	        [1913 Webster]
Applausive \Ap*plau"sive\, a. [LL. applausivus.]	   Expressing applause; approbative. -- {Ap*plau"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Apple \Ap"ple\ ([a^]p"p'l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel,	   [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G.	   apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [aum]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall,	   W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of	   unknown origin.]	   1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree ({Pyrus	      malus}) cultivated in numberless varieties in the	      temperate zones.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European crab apple is supposed to be the original	         kind, from which all others have sprung.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (bot.) Any tree genus {Pyrus} which has the stalk sunken	      into the base of the fruit; an apple tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any fruit or other vegetable production resembling, or	      supposed to resemble, the apple; as, apple of love, or	      love apple (a tomato), balsam apple, egg apple, oak apple.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything round like an apple; as, an apple of gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Apple is used either adjectively or in combination; as,	         apple paper or apple-paper, apple-shaped, apple	         blossom, apple dumpling, apple pudding.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Apple blight}, an aphid which injures apple trees. See	      {Blight}, n.	   {Apple borer} (Zool.), a coleopterous insect ({Saperda	      candida} or {Saperda bivittata}), the larva of which bores	      into the trunk of the apple tree and pear tree.	   {Apple brandy}, brandy made from apples.	   {Apple butter}, a sauce made of apples stewed down in cider.	      --Bartlett.	   {Apple corer}, an instrument for removing the cores from	      apples.	   {Apple fly} (Zool.), any dipterous insect, the larva of which	      burrows in apples. Apple flies belong to the genera	      {Drosophila} and {Trypeta}.	   {Apple midge} (Zool.) a small dipterous insect ({Sciara	      mali}), the larva of which bores in apples.	   {Apple of the eye}, the pupil.	   {Apple of discord}, a subject of contention and envy, so	      called from the mythological golden apple, inscribed "For	      the fairest," which was thrown into an assembly of the	      gods by Eris, the goddess of discord. It was contended for	      by Juno, Minerva, and Venus, and was adjudged to the	      latter.	   {Apple of love}, or {Love apple}, the tomato ({Lycopersicum	      esculentum}).	   {Apple of Peru}, a large coarse herb ({Nicandra physaloides})	      bearing pale blue flowers, and a bladderlike fruit	      inclosing a dry berry.	   {Apples of Sodom}, a fruit described by ancient writers as	      externally of fair appearance but dissolving into smoke	      and ashes when plucked; Dead Sea apples. The name is often	      given to the fruit of {Solanum Sodom[ae]um}, a prickly	      shrub with fruit not unlike a small yellow tomato.	   {Apple sauce}, stewed apples. [U. S.]	   {Apple snail} or {Apple shell} (Zool.), a fresh-water,	      operculated, spiral shell of the genus {Ampullaria}.	   {Apple tart}, a tart containing apples.	   {Apple tree}, a tree which naturally bears apples. See	      {Apple, 2.}	   {Apple wine}, cider.	   {Apple worm} (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Carpocapsa	      pomonella}) which burrows in the interior of apples. See	      {Codling moth}.	   {Dead Sea Apple}.	      (a) pl. Apples of Sodom. Also Fig. "To seek the Dead Sea	          apples of politics." --S. B. Griffin.	      (b) A kind of gallnut coming from Arabia. See {Gallnut}.	          [1913 Webster]	Apple \Ap"ple\ ([a^]p"p'l), v. i.	   To grow like an apple; to bear apples. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
applecart \applecart\ n.	   1. the planning that is disrupted when someone "upsets the	      applecart".	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a cart from which apples and other fruit are sold in the	      street.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Apple-faced \Ap"ple-faced`\, a.	   Having a round, broad face, like an apple. "Apple-faced	   children." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster] applejack
applejack \applejack\, Apple-jack \Ap"ple-jack`\, n.	   Apple brandy; a brandy distilled from cider. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apple-john \Ap"ple-john`\, n..	   A kind of apple which by keeping becomes much withered; --	   called also {Johnapple}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
applemint \applemint\ n.	   1. a mint ({Mentha rotundifolia} or {Mentha suaveolens}) with	      apple-scented stems of South and West Europe; naturalized	      in U.S.	   Syn: apple mint.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apple pie \Ap"ple pie`\	   A pie made of apples (usually sliced or stewed) with spice	   and sugar.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Apple-pie bed}, a bed in which, as a joke, the sheets are so	      doubled (like the cover of an apple turnover) as to	      prevent any one from getting at his length between them.	      --Halliwell --Conybeare.	   {Apple-pie order}, perfect order or arrangement. [Colloq.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
applesauce \applesauce\ n.	   1. 1 puree of stewed apples usually sweetened and spiced.	   Syn: apple sauce	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. nonsensical talk or writing.	   Syn: folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apple-squire \Ap"ple-squire`\, n.	   A pimp; a kept gallant. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
applewood \applewood\ n.	   1. wood of any of various apple trees of the genus Malus.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Appliable \Ap*pli"a*ble\, a. [See {Apply}.]	   Applicable; also, compliant. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Appliance \Ap*pli"ance\, n.	   1. The act of applying; application.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. subservience; compliance. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing applied or used as a means to an end; an apparatus	      or device; as, to use various appliances; a mechanical	      appliance; a machine with its appliances.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically: An apparatus or device, usually powered	      electrically, used in homes to perform domestic functions.	      An appliance is often categorized as a major appliance or	      a minor appliance by its cost. Common major appliances are	      the {refrigerator}, {washing machine}, {clothes drier},	      {oven}, and {dishwasher}. Some minor appliances are a	      {toaster}, {vacuum cleaner} or {microwave oven}.	      [PJC]
Applicability \Ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being applicable or fit to be applied.	   [1913 Webster]
Applicable \Ap"pli*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. aplicable, fr. L.	   applicare. See {Apply}.]	   Capable of being applied; fit or suitable to be applied;	   having relevance; as, this observation is applicable to the	   case under consideration. -- {Ap"pli*ca*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Ap"pli*ca*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Applicancy \Ap"pli*can*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being applicable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Applicant \Ap"pli*cant\, n. [L. applicans, p. pr. of applicare.	   See {Apply}.]	   One who apples for something; one who makes request; a	   petitioner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The applicant for a cup of water.        --Plumtre.	   [1913 Webster]	         The court require the applicant to appear in person.	                                                  --Z. Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Applicate \Ap"pli*cate\, a. [L. applicatus, p. p. of applicare.	   See {Apply}.]	   Applied or put to some use.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man	         over the elements.                       --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Applicate number} (Math.), one which applied to some	      concrete case.	   {Applicate ordinate}, right line applied at right angles to	      the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve.	      [1913 Webster]	Applicate \Ap"pli*cate\, v. i.	   To apply. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The act of faith is applicated to the object. --Bp.	                                                  Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Application \Ap`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. applicatio, fr. applicare:	   cf. F. application. See {Apply}.]	   1. The act of applying or laying on, in a literal sense; as,	      the application of emollients to a diseased limb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing applied.	      [1913 Webster]	            He invented a new application by which blood might	            be stanched.                          --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of applying as a means; the employment of means to	      accomplish an end; specific use.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a right course . . . be taken with children,	            there will not be much need of the application of	            the common rewards and punishments.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of directing or referring something to a	      particular case, to discover or illustrate agreement or	      disagreement, fitness, or correspondence; as, I make the	      remark, and leave you to make the application; the	      application of a theory.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, in specific uses:	      (a) That part of a sermon or discourse in which the	          principles before laid down and illustrated are	          applied to practical uses; the "moral" of a fable.	      (b) The use of the principles of one science for the	          purpose of enlarging or perfecting another; as, the	          application of algebra to geometry.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. The capacity of being practically applied or used;	      relevancy; as, a rule of general application.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The act of fixing the mind or closely applying one's self;	      assiduous effort; close attention; as, to injure the	      health by application to study.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had his application been equal to his talents, his	            progress might have been greater.     --J. Jay.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The act of making request of soliciting; as, an	      application for an office; he made application to a court	      of chancery.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A request; a document containing a request; as, his	      application was placed on file.	      [1913 Webster]
Applicative \Ap"pli*ca*tive\ ([a^]p"pl[i^]*k[asl]*t[i^]v), a.	   [Cf. F. applicatif, fr. L. applicare. See {Apply}.]	   Capable of being applied or used; applying; applicatory;	   practical. --Bramhall. -- {Ap"pli*ca*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Applicatorily \Ap"pli*ca*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   By way of application.	   [1913 Webster]
Applicatory \Ap"pli*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Having the property of applying; applicative; practical. --	   n. That which applies.	   [1913 Webster]
Appliedly \Ap*pli"ed*ly\, adv.	   By application. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Applier \Ap*pli"er\, n.	   He who, or that which, applies.	   [1913 Webster]
Appliment \Ap*pli"ment\, n.	   Application. [Obs.] --Marston	   [1913 Webster]
Appliqu'e \Ap`pli`qu['e]"\ (?; 277), a. [F., fr. appliquer to	   put on.]	   Ornamented with a pattern (which has been cut out of another	   color or stuff) applied or transferred to a foundation; as,	   appliqu['e] lace; appliqu['e] work.	   [1913 Webster]
Applot \Ap*plot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applotted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Applotting}.] [Pref. ad- + plot.]	   To divide into plots or parts; to apportion. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Applotment \Ap*plot"ment\, n.	   Apportionment.	   [1913 Webster]
Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Applied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Applying}.] [OF. aplier, F. appliquer, fr. L. applicare to	   join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist	   together. See {Applicant}, {Ply}.]	   1. To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another);	      -- with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply	      medicaments to a diseased part of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            He said, and the sword his throat applied. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose,	      or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to	      apply money to the payment of a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable,	      fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the	      case; to apply an epithet to a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet God at last	            To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with	      attention; to attach; to incline.	      [1913 Webster]	            Apply thine heart unto instruction.   --Prov. xxiii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To direct or address. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sacred vows . . . applied to grisly Pluto. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To betake; to address; to refer; -- used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            I applied myself to him for help.     --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She was skillful in applying his "humors." --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To visit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And he applied each place so fast.    --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Applied chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.	   {Applied mathematics}. See under {Mathematics}.	      [1913 Webster]	Apply \Ap*ply"\, v. i.	   1. To suit; to agree; to have some connection, agreement, or	      analogy; as, this argument applies well to the case.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make request; to have recourse with a view to gain	      something; to make application. (to); to solicit; as, to	      apply to a friend for information.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ply; to move. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard the sound of an oar applying swiftly through	            the water.                            --T. Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To apply or address one's self; to give application; to	      attend closely (to).	      [1913 Webster]
Appoggiatura \Ap*pog`gia*tu"ra\, n. [It., fr. appogiarre to	   lean, to rest; ap- (L. ad) + poggiare to mount, ascend,	   poggio hill, fr. L. podium an elevated place.] (Mus.)	   A passing tone preceding an essential tone, and borrowing the	   time it occupies from that; a short auxiliary or grace note	   one degree above or below the principal note unless it be of	   the same harmony; -- generally indicated by a note of smaller	   size, as in the illustration above. It forms no essential	   part of the harmony.	   [1913 Webster]
Appoint \Ap*point"\ ([a^]p*point"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Appointed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appointing}.] [OE. appointen,	   apointen, OF. apointier to prepare, arrange, lean, place, F.	   appointer to give a salary, refer a cause, fr. LL. appunctare	   to bring back to the point, restore, to fix the point in a	   controversy, or the points in an agreement; L. ad + punctum a	   point. See {Point}.]	   1. To fix with power or firmness; to establish; to mark out.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he appointed the foundations of the earth.	                                                  --Prov. viii.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix by a decree, order, command, resolve, decision, or	      mutual agreement; to constitute; to ordain; to prescribe;	      to fix the time and place of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy servants are ready to do whatsoever my lord the	            king shall appoint.                   --2 Sam. xv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge	            the world in righteousness.           --Acts xvii.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Say that the emperor request a parley . . . and	            appoint the meeting.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assign, designate, or set apart by authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aaron and his shall go in, and appoint them every	            one to his service.                   --Num. iv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            These were cities appointed for all the children of	            Israel, and for the stranger that sojourneth among	            them.                                 --Josh. xx. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To furnish in all points; to provide with everything	      necessary by way of equipment; to equip; to fit out.	      [1913 Webster]	            The English, being well appointed, did so entertain	            them that their ships departed terribly torn.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To point at by way, or for the purpose, of censure or	      commendation; to arraign. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Appoint not heavenly disposition.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To direct, designate, or limit; to make or direct a	      new disposition of, by virtue of a power contained in a	      conveyance; -- said of an estate already conveyed.	      --Burrill. Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To appoint one's self}, to resolve. [Obs.] --Crowley.	      [1913 Webster]	Appoint \Ap*point"\ ([a^]p*point"), v. i.	   To ordain; to determine; to arrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         For the Lord had appointed to defeat the good counsel	         of Ahithophel.                           --2 Sam. xvii.	                                                  14.	   [1913 Webster]
Appointable \Ap*point"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being appointed or constituted.	   [1913 Webster]
appointed \appointed\ adj.	   1. having acquired an office or responsibility through	      appointment; -- said of officials, and contrasting with	      {elected}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. fixed or established by order or command.	   Syn: decreed, ordained, prescribed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. provided with furnishing and accessories especially of a	      tasteful kind. a house that is beautifully appointed	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. selected for a duty or job	      [WordNet 1.5]
Appointee \Ap*point*ee"\, n. [F. appoint['e], p. p. of	   appointer. See {Appoint}, v. t.]	   1. A person appointed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commission authorizes them to make appointments,	            and pay the appointees.               --Circular of	                                                  Mass.	                                                  Representatives	                                                  (1768).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (law) A person in whose favor a power of appointment is	      executed. --Kent. Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Appointer \Ap*point"er\, n.	   One who appoints, or executes a power of appointment. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Appointive \Ap*point"ive\, a.	   Subject to appointment; as, an appointive office. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appointment \Ap*point"ment\, n. [Cf. F. appointement.]	   1. The act of appointing; designation of a person to hold an	      office or discharge a trust; as, he erred by the	      appointment of unsuitable men.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being appointed to som? service or office; an	      office to which one is appointed; station; position; an,	      the appointment of treasurer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Stipulation; agreement; the act of fixing by mutual	      agreement. Hence:: Arrangement for a meeting; engagement;	      as, they made an appointment to meet at six.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Decree; direction; established order or constitution; as,	      to submit to the divine appointments.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to the appointment of the priests. --Ezra	                                                  vi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) The exercise of the power of designating (under a	      "power of appointment") a person to enjoy an estate or	      other specific property; also, the instrument by which the	      designation is made.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Equipment, furniture, as for a ship or an army; whatever	      is appointed for use and management; outfit; (pl.) the	      accouterments of military officers or soldiers, as belts,	      sashes, swords.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cavaliers emulated their chief in the richness	            of their appointments.                --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll prove it in my shackles, with these hands	            Void of appointment, that thou liest. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An allowance to a person, esp. to a public officer; a	      perquisite; -- properly only in the plural. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An expense proportioned to his appointments and	            fortune is necessary.                 --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A honorary part or exercise, as an oration, etc., at a	      public exhibition of a college; as, to have an	      appointment. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Designation; command; order; direction; establishment;	        equipment.	        [1913 Webster]
Appointor \Ap*point*or"\, n. (Law)	   The person who selects the appointee. See {Appointee, 2.}	   [1913 Webster]
Apporter \Ap*por"ter\, n. [Cf. F. apporter to bring in, fr. L.	   apportare; ad + portare to bear.]	   A bringer in; an importer. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Apportion \Ap*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apportioned}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Apportioning}.] [OF. apportionner, LL.	   apportionare, fr. L. ad + portio. See {Portion}.]	   To divide and assign in just proportion; to divide and	   distribute proportionally; to portion out; to allot; as, to	   apportion undivided rights; to apportion time among various	   employments.	   [1913 Webster]
Apportionateness \Ap*por"tion*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being apportioned or in proportion. [Obs. &	   R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apportioner \Ap*por"tion*er\, n.	   One who apportions.	   [1913 Webster]
Apportionment \Ap*por"tion*ment\, n. [Cf. F. apportionnement,	   LL. apportionamentum.]	   The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or	   shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to	   each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or	   property. --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Apposable \Ap*pos"a*ble\, a. (Anat.)	   Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the	   thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into	   direct spatial opposition.	   Syn: opposable	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Appose \Ap*pose"\, v. t. [F. apposer to set to; ? (L. ad) +	   poser to put, place. See {Pose}.]	   1. To place opposite or before; to put or apply (one thing to	      another).	      [1913 Webster]	            The nymph herself did then appose,	            For food and beverage, to him all best meat.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in juxtaposition or proximity.	      [1913 Webster]	Appose \Ap*pose"\, v. t. [For oppose. See {Oppose}.]	   To put questions to; to examine; to try. [Obs.] See {Pose}.	   [1913 Webster]	         To appose him without any accuser, and that secretly.	                                                  --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Apposed \Ap*posed"\, a.	   Placed in apposition; mutually fitting, as the mandibles of a	   bird's beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Apposer \Ap*pos"er\, n.	   An examiner; one whose business is to put questions.	   Formerly, in the English Court of Exchequer, an officer who	   audited the sheriffs' accounts.	   [1913 Webster]
Apposite \Ap"po*site\, a. [L. appositus, p. p. of apponere to	   set or put to; ad + ponere to put, place.]	   Very applicable; well adapted; suitable or fit; relevant;	   pat; -- followed by to; as, this argument is very apposite to	   the case. -- {Ap"po*site*ly}, adv. -- {Ap"po*site*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Apposition \Ap`po*si"tion\, n. [L. appositio, fr. apponere: cf.	   F. apposition. See {Apposite}.]	   1. The act of adding; application; accretion.	      [1913 Webster]	            It grows . . . by the apposition of new matter.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side;	      also, the condition of being so placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 characterizes the first.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Growth by apposition} (Physiol.), a mode of growth	      characteristic of non vascular tissues, in which nutritive	      matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an	      organ into solid unorganized substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Appositional \Ap`po*si"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to apposition; put in apposition syntactically.	                                                  --Ellicott.	   [1913 Webster]
Appositive \Ap*pos"i*tive\, a.	   Of or relating to apposition; in apposition. -- n. A noun in	   apposition. -- {Ap*pos"i*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Appositive to the words going immediately before.	                                                  --Knatchbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Appraisable \Ap*prais"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being appraised.	   [1913 Webster]
Appraisal \Ap*prais"al\, n. [See {Appraise}. Cf. {Apprizal}.]	   A valuation by an authorized person; an appraisement.	   [1913 Webster]
Appraise \Ap*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appraised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Appraising}.] [Pref. ad- + praise. See {Praise},	   {Price}, {Apprize}, {Appreciate}.]	   1. To set a value; to estimate the worth of, particularly by	      persons appointed for the purpose; as, to appraise goods	      and chattels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To estimate; to conjecture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enoch . . . appraised his weight.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To praise; to commend. [Obs.] --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appraised the Lycian custom.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, this word is often pronounced,	         and sometimes written, apprize.	         [1913 Webster]
Appraisement \Ap*praise"ment\, n. [See {Appraise}. Cf.	   {Apprizement}.]	   The act of setting the value; valuation by an appraiser;	   estimation of worth.	   [1913 Webster]
Appraiser \Ap*prais"er\, n. [See {Appraise}, {Apprizer}.]	   One who appraises; esp., a person appointed and sworn to	   estimate and fix the value of goods or estates.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprecation \Ap`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. apprecari to pray to; ad +	   precari to pray, prex, precis, prayer.]	   Earnest prayer; devout wish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A solemn apprecation of good success.    --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprecatory \Ap"pre*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Praying or wishing good. [Obs.]"Apprecatory benedictions."	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciable \Ap*pre"ci*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. appr['e]ciable.]	   Capable of being appreciated or estimated; large enough to be	   estimated; perceptible; as, an appreciable quantity. --	   {Ap*pre"ci*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciant \Ap*pre"ci*ant\, a.	   Appreciative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Appreciated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Appreciating}.] [L. appretiatus, p. p. of	   appretiare to value at a price, appraise; ad + pretiare to	   prize, pretium price. Cf. {Appraise}.]	   1. To set a price or value on; to estimate justly; to value.	      [1913 Webster]	            To appreciate the motives of their enemies.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise the value of; to increase the market price of; --	      opposed to {depreciate}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest a sudden peace should appreciate the money.	                                                  --Ramsay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be sensible of; to distinguish.	      [1913 Webster]	            To test the power of bees to appreciate color.	                                                  --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Appreciate}, {Estimate}, {Esteem}.	   Usage: Estimate is an act of judgment; esteem is an act of	          valuing or prizing, and when applied to individuals,	          denotes a sentiment of moral approbation. See	          {Estimate}. Appreciate lies between the two. As	          compared with estimate, it supposes a union of	          sensibility with judgment, producing a nice and	          delicate perception. As compared with esteem, it	          denotes a valuation of things according to their	          appropriate and distinctive excellence, and not simply	          their moral worth. Thus, with reference to the former	          of these (delicate perception), an able writer says.	          "Women have a truer appreciation of character than	          men;" and another remarks, "It is difficult to	          appreciate the true force and distinctive sense of	          terms which we are every day using." So, also, we	          speak of the difference between two things, as	          sometimes hardly appreciable. With reference to the	          latter of these (that of valuation as the result of a	          nice perception), we say, "It requires a peculiar cast	          of character to appreciate the poetry of Wordsworth;"	          "He who has no delicacy himself, can not appreciate it	          in others;" "The thought of death is salutary, because	          it leads us to appreciate worldly things aright."	          Appreciate is much used in cases where something is in	          danger of being overlooked or undervalued; as when we	          speak of appreciating the difficulties of a subject,	          or the risk of an undertaking. So Lord Plunket,	          referring to an "ominous silence" which prevailed	          among the Irish peasantry, says, "If you knew how to	          appreciate that silence, it is more formidable than	          the most clamorous opposition." In like manner, a	          person who asks some favor of another is apt to say,	          "I trust you will appreciate my motives in this	          request." Here we have the key to a very frequent use	          of the word. It is hardly necessary to say that	          appreciate looks on the favorable side of things. we	          never speak of appreciating a man's faults, but his	          merits. This idea of regarding things favorably	          appears more fully in the word appreciative; as when	          we speak of an appreciative audience, or an	          appreciative review, meaning one that manifests a	          quick perception and a ready valuation of excellence.	          [1913 Webster]	Appreciate \Ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. i.	   To rise in value. [See note under {Rise}, v. i.] --J. Morse.	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciatingly \Ap*pre"ci*a`ting*ly\, adv.	   In an appreciating manner; with appreciation.	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciation \Ap*pre`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. appr['e]ciation.]	   1. A just valuation or estimate of merit, worth, weight,	      etc.; recognition of excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accurate perception; true estimation; as, an appreciation	      of the difficulties before us; an appreciation of colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            His foreboding showed his appreciation of Henry's	            character.                            --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rise in value; -- opposed to {depreciation}.	      [1913 Webster]
Appreciative \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive\, a.	   Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception;	   as, an appreciative audience. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciativeness \Ap*pre"ci*a*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of	   excellence.	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciator \Ap*pre"ci*a`tor\, n.	   One who appreciates.	   [1913 Webster]
Appreciatory \Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ry\, a.	   Showing appreciation; appreciative; as, appreciatory	   commendation. -- {Ap*pre"ci*a*to*ri*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprehend \Ap`pre*hend"\ ([a^]p`pr[-e]*h[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Apprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Apprehending}.] [L.	   apprehendere; ad + prehendere to lay hold of, seize; prae	   before + -hendere (used only in comp.); akin to Gr.	   chanda`nein to hold, contain, and E. get: cf. F.	   appr['e]hender. See {Prehensile}, {Get}.]	   1. To take or seize; to take hold of. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            We have two hands to apprehend it.    --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To take or seize (a person) by legal process; to	      arrest; as, to apprehend a criminal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take hold of with the understanding, that is, to	      conceive in the mind; to become cognizant of; to	      understand; to recognize; to consider.	      [1913 Webster]	            This suspicion of Earl Reimund, though at first but	            a buzz, soon got a sting in the king's head, and he	            violently apprehended it.             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eternal laws, such as the heroic age apprehended	            them.                                 --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To know or learn with certainty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            G. You are too much distrustful of my truth.	            E. Then you must give me leave to apprehend	            The means and manner how.             --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To anticipate; esp., to anticipate with anxiety, dread, or	      fear; to fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            The opposition had more reason than the king to	            apprehend violence.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To catch; seize; arrest; detain; capture; conceive;	        understand; imagine; believe; fear; dread.	   Usage: To {Apprehend}, {Comprehend}. These words come into	          comparison as describing acts of the mind. Apprehend	          denotes the laying hold of a thing mentally, so as to	          understand it clearly, at least in part. Comprehend	          denotes the embracing or understanding it in all its	          compass and extent. We may apprehended many truths	          which we do not comprehend. The very idea of God	          supposes that he may be apprehended, though not	          comprehended, by rational beings. "We may apprehended	          much of Shakespeare's aim and intention in the	          character of Hamlet or King Lear; but few will claim	          that they have comprehended all that is embraced in	          these characters." --Trench.	          [1913 Webster]	Apprehend \Ap`pre*hend"\, v. i.	   1. To think, believe, or be of opinion; to understand; to	      suppose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be apprehensive; to fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is worse to apprehend than to suffer. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]
Apprehender \Ap`pre*hend"er\, n.	   One who apprehends.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprehensibiity \Ap`pre*hen`si*bi"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being apprehensible. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprehensible \Ap`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L. apprehensibilis. See	   {Apprehend}.]	   Capable of being apprehended or conceived. "Apprehensible by	   faith." --Bp. Hall. -- {Ap`*pre*hen"si*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprehension \Ap`pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. apprehensio: cf. F.	   appr['e]hension. See {Apprehend}.]	   1. The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the	      hand is an organ of apprehension. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as,	      the felon, after his apprehension, escaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation	      of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any	      judgment; intellection; perception.	      [1913 Webster]	            Simple apprehension denotes no more than the soul's	            naked intellection of an object.      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Opinion; conception; sentiment; idea.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, the word often denotes a belief, founded	         on sufficient evidence to give preponderation to the	         mind, but insufficient to induce certainty; as, in our	         apprehension, the facts prove the issue.	         [1913 Webster]	               To false, and to be thought false, is all one in	               respect of men, who act not according to truth,	               but apprehension.                  --South.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. The faculty by which ideas are conceived; understanding;	      as, a man of dull apprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or	      fear at the prospect of future evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the death of his nephew Caligula, Claudius was	            in no small apprehension for his own life.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Apprehension}, {Alarm}.	   Usage: Apprehension springs from a sense of danger when	          somewhat remote, but approaching; alarm arises from	          danger when announced as near at hand. Apprehension is	          calmer and more permanent; alarm is more agitating and	          transient.	          [1913 Webster]
Apprehensive \Ap`pre*hen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. appr['e]hensif. See	   {Apprehend}.]	   1. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt;	      discerning.	      [1913 Webster]	            It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend, a	            kind and apprehensive . . . friend, is listening to	            our talk.                             --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Knowing; conscious; cognizant. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and	            folly, and is, by the grace of God, apprehensive of	            it.                                   --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to the faculty of apprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judgment . . . is implied in every apprehensive act.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may	      be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of	      evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not at all apprehensive of evils as a distance.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reformers . . . apprehensive for their lives.	                                                  --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sensible; feeling; perceptive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings,	            Mangle my apprehensive, tenderest parts. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Apprehensively \Ap`pre*hen"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an apprehensive manner; with apprehension of danger.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprehensiveness \Ap`pre*hen"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being apprehensive.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprentice \Ap*pren"tice\, n. [OE. apprentice, prentice, OF.	   aprentis, nom. of aprentif, fr. apprendare to learn, L.	   apprendere, equiv. to apprehendere, to take hold of (by the	   mind), to comprehend. See {Apprehend}, {Prentice}.]	   1. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to	      serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time,	      with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his	      master is bound to instruct him.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old law) A barrister, considered a learner of law till of	      sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the	      rank of serjeant. [Obs.] --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Apprentice \Ap*pren"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprenticed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Apprenticing}.]	   To bind to, or put under the care of, a master, for the	   purpose of instruction in a trade or business.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprenticeage \Ap*pren"tice*age\, n. [F. apprentissage.]	   Apprenticeship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apprenticehood \Ap*pren"tice*hood\, n.	   Apprenticeship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apprenticeship \Ap*pren"tice*ship\, n.	   1. The service or condition of an apprentice; the state in	      which a person is gaining instruction in a trade or art,	      under legal agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The time an apprentice is serving (sometimes seven years,	      as from the age of fourteen to twenty-one).	      [1913 Webster] Appressed
Appressed \Ap*pressed"\, Apprest \Ap*prest"\, a. [p. p. appress,	   which is not in use. See {Adpress}.] (Bot.)	   Pressed close to, or lying against, something for its whole	   length, as against a stem. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
apprisal \apprisal\ n.	   1. informing by words.	   Syn: telling, notifying, notification.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apprise \Ap*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Apprised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Apprising}.] [F. appris, fem. apprise, p. p.	   apprendre to learn, to teach, to inform. Cf. {Apprehend},	   {Apprentice}.]	   To give notice, verbal or written; to inform; -- followed by	   of; as, we will apprise the general of an intended attack; he	   apprised the commander of what he had done.	   [1913 Webster]	Apprise \Ap*prise"\, n.	   Notice; information. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprizal \Ap*priz"al\, n.	   See {Appraisal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprize \Ap*prize"\, v. t. [The same as {Appraise}, only more	   accommodated to the English form of the L. pretiare.]	   To appraise; to value; to appreciate.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprizement \Ap*prize"ment\, n.	   Appraisement.	   [1913 Webster]
Apprizer \Ap*priz"er\, n.	   1. An appraiser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) A creditor for whom an appraisal is made.	      --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Approached}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Approaching}.] [OE. approchen, aprochen, OF.	   approcher, LL. appropriare, fr. L. ad + propiare to draw	   near, prope near.]	   1. To come or go near, in place or time; to draw nigh; to	      advance nearer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore approached ye so nigh unto the city? --2	                                                  Sam. xi. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            But exhorting one another; and so much the more, as	            ye see the day approaching.           --Heb. x. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw near, in a figurative sense; to make advances; to	      approximate; as, he approaches to the character of the	      ablest statesman.	      [1913 Webster]	Approach \Ap*proach"\, v. t.	   1. To bring near; to cause to draw near; to advance.	      [Archaic] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come near to in place, time, or character; to draw	      nearer to; as, to approach the city; to approach my cabin;	      he approached the age of manhood.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was an admirable poet, and thought even to have	            approached Homer.                     --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) To take approaches to.	      [1913 Webster]	Approach \Ap*proach"\, n. [Cf. F. approche. See {Approach}, v.	   i.]	   1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. "The	      approach of summer." --Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nearer approach to the human type.  --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near.	      [1913 Webster]	            The approach to kings and principal persons.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Movements to gain favor; advances.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings	      can be approached; an access. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Fort.) The advanced works, trenches, or covered roads	      made by besiegers in their advances toward a fortress or	      military post.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Hort.) See {Approaching}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Golf) A stroke whose object is to land the ball on the	      putting green. It is made with an iron club.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Aviation) that part of a flight during which an airplane	      descends toward the landing strip.	      [PJC]	   9. (Bowling) the steps taken by a bowler just before	      delivering the ball toward the pins.	      [PJC.]
Approachability \Ap*proach`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being approachable; approachableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Approachable \Ap*proach"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being approached; accessible; as, approachable	   virtue.	   [1913 Webster]
Approachableness \Ap*proach"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being approachable; accessibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Approacher \Ap*proach"er\, n.	   One who approaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Approaching \Ap*proach"ing\, n. (Hort.)	   The act of ingrafting a sprig or shoot of one tree into	   another, without cutting it from the parent stock; -- called,	   also, inarching and grafting by approach.	   [1913 Webster]
Approachless \Ap*proach"less\, a.	   Impossible to be approached.	   [1913 Webster]
Approachment \Ap*proach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. approachement.]	   Approach. [Archaic] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Approbate \Ap"pro*bate\, a. [L. approbatus, p. p. of approbare	   to approve.]	   Approved. [Obs.] --Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	Approbate \Ap"pro*bate\, v. t.	   To express approbation of; to approve; to sanction	   officially.	   [1913 Webster]	         I approbate the one, I reprobate the other. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is obsolete in England, but is occasionally	         heard in the United States, chiefly in a technical	         sense for license; as, a person is approbated to	         preach; approbated to keep a public house. --Pickering	         (1816).	         [1913 Webster]
Approbation \Ap`pro*ba"tion\, n. [L. approbatio: cf. F.	   approbation. See {Approve} to prove.]	   1. Proof; attestation. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of approving; an assenting to the propriety of a	      thing with some degree of pleasure or satisfaction;	      approval; sanction; commendation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many . . . joined in a loud hum of approbation.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The silent approbation of one's own breast.	                                                  --Melmoth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Animals . . . love approbation or praise. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Probation or novitiate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This day my sister should the cloister enter,	            And there receive her approbation.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Approval; liking; sanction; consent; concurrence.	   Usage: {Approbation}, {Approval}. Approbation and approval	          have the same general meaning, assenting to or	          declaring as good, sanction, commendation; but	          approbation is stronger and more positive. "We may be	          anxious for the approbation of our friends; but we	          should be still more anxious for the approval of our	          own consciences." "He who is desirous to obtain	          universal approbation will learn a good lesson from	          the fable of the old man and his ass." "The work has	          been examined by several excellent judges, who have	          expressed their unqualified approval of its plan and	          execution."	          [1913 Webster]
Approbative \Ap"pro*ba*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approbatif.]	   Approving, or implying approbation. --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]
Approbativeness \Ap"pro*ba*tive*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being approbative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) Love of approbation.	      [1913 Webster]
Approbator \Ap"pro*ba`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who approves. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Approbatory \Ap"pro*ba`to*ry\, a.	   Containing or expressing approbation; commendatory.	   --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Appromt \Ap*promt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [Pref. ad- + promt.]	   To quicken; to prompt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To appromt our invention.                --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Approof \Ap*proof"\, n. [See {Approve}, and {Proof}.]	   1. Trial; proof. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Approval; commendation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Appropinquate \Ap`pro*pin"quate\, v. i. [L. appropinquatus, p.	   p. of appropinquare; ad + prope near.]	   To approach. [Archaic] --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropinquation \Ap`pro*pin*qua"tion\, n. [L. appropinquatio.]	   A drawing nigh; approach. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropinquity \Ap`pro*pin"qui*ty\, n. [Pref. ad- + propinquity.]	   Nearness; propinquity. [R.] --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropre \Ap*pro"pre\, v. t. [OE. appropren, apropren, OF.	   approprier, fr. L. appropriare. See {Appropriate}.]	   To appropriate. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropriable \Ap*pro"pri*a*ble\, a. [See {Appropriate}.]	   Capable of being appropriated, set apart, sequestered, or	   assigned exclusively to a particular use. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropriament \Ap*pro"pri*a*ment\, n.	   What is peculiarly one's own; peculiar qualification. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If you can neglect	         Your own appropriaments.                 --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropriate \Ap*pro"pri*ate\, a. [L. appropriatus, p. p. of	   appropriare; ad + propriare to appropriate, fr. proprius	   one's own, proper. See {Proper}.]	   Set apart for a particular use or person. Hence: Belonging	   peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.	   [1913 Webster]	         In its strict and appropriate meaning.   --Porteus.	   [1913 Webster]	         Appropriate acts of divine worship.      --Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not at all times easy to find words appropriate	         to express our ideas.                    --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Appropriate \Ap*pro"pri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Appropriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Appropriating}.]	   1. To take to one's self in exclusion of others; to claim or	      use as by an exclusive right; as, let no man appropriate	      the use of a common benefit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set apart for, or assign to, a particular person or	      use, in exclusion of all others; -- with to or for; as, a	      spot of ground is appropriated for a garden; to	      appropriate money for the increase of the navy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make suitable; to suit. [Archaic] --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual	      corporation, as its property. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Appropriate \Ap*pro"pri*ate\, n.	   A property; attribute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
appropriated \appropriated\ adj.	   1. 1 taken without permission or consent especially by public	      authority.	   Syn: confiscate, confiscated, seized, taken over.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Appropriately \Ap*pro"pri*ate*ly\, adv.	   In an appropriate or proper manner; fitly; properly.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropriateness \Ap*pro"pri*ate*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being appropriate; peculiar fitness.	   --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropriation \Ap*pro`pri*a"tion\, n. [L. appropriatio: cf. F.	   appropriation.]	   1. The act of setting apart or assigning to a particular use	      or person, or of taking to one's self, in exclusion of all	      others; application to a special use or purpose, as of a	      piece of ground for a park, or of money to carry out some	      object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything, especially money, thus set apart.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Commons watched carefully over the	            appropriation.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) The severing or sequestering of a benefice to the	          perpetual use of a spiritual corporation. Blackstone.	      (b) The application of payment of money by a debtor to his	          creditor, to one of several debts which are due from	          the former to the latter. --Chitty.	          [1913 Webster]
Appropriative \Ap*pro"pri*a*tive\, a.	   Appropriating; making, or tending to, appropriation; as, an	   appropriative act. -- {Ap*pro"pri*a*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Appropriator \Ap*pro"pri*a`tor\, n.	   1. One who appropriates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A spiritual corporation possessed of an appropriated	      benefice; also, an impropriator.	      [1913 Webster]
Approvable \Ap*prov"a*ble\, a.	   Worthy of being approved; meritorious. --	   {Ap*prov"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Approval \Ap*prov"al\, n.	   Approbation; sanction.	   [1913 Webster]	         A censor . . . without whose approval n? capital	         sentences are to be executed.            --Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Approbation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Approvance \Ap*prov"ance\, n.	   Approval. [Archaic]                            --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Approve \Ap*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Approved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Approving}.] [OE. aproven, appreven, to prove, OF.	   aprover, F. approuver, to approve, fr. L. approbare; ad +	   probare to esteem as good, approve, prove. See {Prove}, and	   cf. {Approbate}.]	   1. To show to be real or true; to prove. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wouldst thou approve thy constancy? Approve	            First thy obedience.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make proof of; to demonstrate; to prove or show	      practically.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opportunities to approve . . . worth. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had approved himself a great warrior. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is an old lesson; Time approves it true. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            His account . . . approves him a man of thought.	                                                  --Parkman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sanction officially; to ratify; to confirm; as, to	      approve the decision of a court-martial.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To regard as good; to commend; to be pleased with; to	      think well of; as, we approve the measured of the	      administration.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make or show to be worthy of approbation or acceptance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first care and concern must be to approve	            himself to God.                       --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, when it signifies to be pleased with, to	         think favorably (of), is often followed by of.	         [1913 Webster]	               They had not approved of the deposition of James.	                                                  --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]	               They approved of the political institutions. --W.	                                                  Black.	         [1913 Webster]	Approve \Ap*prove"\ ([a^]p*pr[=oo]v"), v. t. [OF. aprouer; a (L.	   ad) + a form apparently derived fr. the pro, prod, in L.	   prodest it is useful or profitable, properly the preposition	   pro for. Cf. {Improve}.] (Eng. Law)	   To make profit of; to convert to one's own profit; -- said	   esp. of waste or common land appropriated by the lord of the	   manor.	   [1913 Webster]
Approvedly \Ap*prov"ed*ly\, adv.	   So as to secure approbation; in an approved manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Approvement \Ap*prove"ment\, n. [Obs.]	   1. Approbation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did nothing without your approvement. --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) a confession of guilt by a prisoner charged	      with treason or felony, together with an accusation of his	      accomplish and a giving evidence against them in order to	      obtain his own pardon. The term is no longer in use; it	      corresponded to what is now known as turning king's (or	      queen's) evidence in England, and state's evidence in the	      United States. --Burrill. Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Approvement \Ap*prove"ment\, n. (Old Eng. Law)	   Improvement of common lands, by inclosing and converting them	   to the uses of husbandry for the advantage of the lord of the	   manor. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Approver \Ap*prov"er\, n.	   1. One who approves. Formerly, one who made proof or trial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An informer; an accuser. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law) One who confesses a crime and accuses another.	      See 1st {Approvement}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Approver \Ap*prov"er\, n. [See 2d {Approve}, v. t.] (Eng. Law)	   A bailiff or steward; an agent. [Obs.] --Jacobs.	   [1913 Webster]
Approving \Ap*prov"ing\, a.	   Expressing approbation; commending; as, an approving smile.	   -- {Ap*prov"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, a. [L. approximatus, p. p. of	   approximare to approach; ad + proximare to come near. See	   {Proximate}.]	   1. Approaching; proximate; nearly resembling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Near correctness; nearly exact; not perfectly accurate;	      as, approximate results or values.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Approximate quantities} (Math.), those which are nearly, but	      not, equal.	      [1913 Webster]	Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Approximated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Approximating}.]	   1. To carry or advance near; to cause to approach.	      [1913 Webster]	            To approximate the inequality of riches to the level	            of nature.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come near to; to approach.	      [1913 Webster]	            The telescope approximates perfection. --J. Morse.	      [1913 Webster]	Approximate \Ap*prox"i*mate\, v. i.	   To draw; to approach.	   [1913 Webster]
Approximately \Ap*prox"i*mate*ly\, adv.	   With approximation; so as to approximate; nearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Approximation \Ap*prox`i*ma"tion\ n. [Cf. F. approximation, LL.	   approximatio.]	   1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being	      near; approach; also, the result of approximating.	      [1913 Webster]	            The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions	            are but an approximation to the proper standard and	            true symmetry of human nature.        --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or	      conception, or to a given quantity, quality, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.)	      (a) A continual approach or coming nearer to a result; as,	          to solve an equation by approximation.	      (b) A value that is nearly but not exactly correct.	          [1913 Webster]
Approximative \Ap*prox"i*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. approximatif.]	   Approaching; approximate. -- {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ly}, adv. --	   {Ap*prox"i*ma*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Approximator \Ap*prox"i*ma`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, approximates.	   [1913 Webster]
Appui \Ap`pui"\, n. [F., fr. L. ad + podium foothold, Gr. ?,	   dim. of ?, ?, foot.]	   1. A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If a vine be to climb trees that are of any great	            height, there would be stays and appuies set to it.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Man.) The mutual bearing or support of the hand of the	      rider and the mouth of the horse through the bit and	      bridle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Point d'appui}. [F., a point of support.] (Mil.)	      (a) A given point or body, upon which troops are formed,	          or by which are marched in line or column.	      (b) An advantageous defensive support, as a castle,	          morass, wood, declivity, etc.	      (c) any point of support or basis of operations, as a	          rallying point.	          [1913 Webster +Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Appulse \Ap"pulse\ (?; 277), n. [L. appulsus, fr. appellere,	   appulsum, to drive to; ad + pellere to drive: cf. F.	   appulse.]	   1. A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the	      act of striking against.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all consonants there is an appulse of the organs.	                                                  --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The near approach of one heavenly body to	      another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction;	      as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the	      meridian.	      [1913 Webster]
Appulsion \Ap*pul"sion\, n.	   A driving or striking against; an appulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Appulsive \Ap*pul"sive\, a.	   Striking against; impinging; as, the appulsive influence of	   the planets. --P. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Appulsively \Ap*pul"sive*ly\, adv.	   By appulsion.	   [1913 Webster]
Appurtenance \Ap*pur"te*nance\, n. [OF. apurtenaunce,	   apartenance, F. appartenance, LL. appartenentia, from L.	   appertinere. See {Appertain}.]	   That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an	   appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing	   more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation,	   something belonging to another thing as principal, and which	   passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other	   easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse,	   barn, garden, or orchard, to a house or messuage. In a strict	   legal sense, land can never pass as an appurtenance to land.	   --Tomlins. --Bouvier. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Globes . . . provided as appurtenances to astronomy.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The structure of the eye, and of its appurtenances.	                                                  --Reid.	   [1913 Webster]
appurtenances \appurtenances\ n.	   1. miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation	      or sport etc.	   Syn: gear, paraphernalia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Appurtenant \Ap*pur"te*nant\, a. [F. appartenant, p. pr. of	   appartenir. See {Appurtenance}.]	   Annexed or pertaining to some more important thing;	   accessory; incident; as, a right of way appurtenant to land	   or buildings. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Common appurtenant}. (Law) See under {Common, n.}	      [1913 Webster]	Appurtenant \Ap*pur"te*nant\, n.	   Something which belongs or appertains to another thing; an	   appurtenance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mysterious appurtenants and symbols of redemption.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
apractic \apractic\ adj.	   1. having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a	      CNS disorder; suffering from {apraxia}.	   Syn: apraxic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
apraxia \apraxia\ n.	   1. inability to make purposeful movements, but without	      paralysis or loss of sensory function.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
apraxic \apraxic\ adj.	   1. having uncoordinated muscular movements, symptomatic of a	      CNS disorder.	   Syn: apractic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
apres-ski \a`pres-ski"\, apres-ski
\a`pr[`e]s-ski"\([.a]`pr[=a]*sk[=e]"), adj.	   1. concerned with or designed for use after skiing; occurring	      after a day of skiing; as, apres-ski wear; an apres-ski	      party.	      [WordNet 1.5]
apres-ski \a`pres-ski"\ ([.a]`pr[=a]*sk[=e]"), n.	   1. the time after skiing.	      [PJC]
Apricate \Ap"ri*cate\, v. t. & i. [L. apricatus, p. p. of	   apricare, fr. apricus exposed to the sun, fr. aperire to	   uncover, open.]	   To bask in the sun. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Aprication \Ap`ri*ca"tion\, n.	   Basking in the sun. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Apricot \A"pri*cot\, n. [OE. apricock, abricot, F. abricot, fr.	   Sp. albaricoque or Pg. albricoque, fr. Ar. albirq[=u]q,	   al-burq[=u]q. Though the E. and F. form abricot is derived	   from the Arabic through the Spanish, yet the Arabic word	   itself was formed from the Gr. praiko`kia, pl. (Diosc. c.	   100) fr. L. praecoquus, praecox, early ripe. The older E.	   form apricock was prob. taken direct from Pg. See	   {Precocious}, {Cook}.] (Bot.)	   A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange color, oval shape,	   and delicious taste; also, the tree ({Prunus Armeniaca} of	   Linn[ae]us) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has	   been introduced throughout the temperate zone.	   [1913 Webster]
April \A"pril\, n. [L. Aprilis. OE. also Averil, F. Avril, fr.	   L. Aprilis.]	   1. The fourth month of the year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: With reference to April being the month in which	      vegetation begins to put forth, the variableness of its	      weather, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The April's her eyes; it is love's spring. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {April fool}, one who is sportively imposed upon by others on	      the first day of April.	      [1913 Webster]
A priori \A` pri*o"ri\ [L. a (ab) + prior former.]	   1. (Logic) Characterizing that kind of reasoning which	      deduces consequences from definitions formed, or	      principles assumed, or which infers effects from causes	      previously known; deductive or deductively. The reverse of	      a posteriori.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Philos.) Applied to knowledge and conceptions assumed, or	      presupposed, as prior to experience, in order to make	      experience rational or possible.	      [1913 Webster]	            A priori, that is, form these necessities of the	            mind or forms of thinking, which, though first	            revealed to us by experience, must yet have	            pre["e]xisted in order to make experience possible.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Apriorism \A`pri*o"rism\, n. [Cf. F. apriorisme.]	   An a priori principle.	   [1913 Webster]
Apriority \A`pri*or"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being innate in the mind, or prior to	   experience; a priori reasoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Aprocta \A*proc"ta\ ([.a]*pr[o^]k"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'a priv. + prwkto`s anus.] (Zool.)	   A group of Turbellaria in which there is no anal aperture.	   [1913 Webster]
Aproctous \A*proc"tous\ ([.a]*pr[o^]k"t[u^]s), a. (Zool.)	   Without an anal orifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Apron \A"pron\ ([=a]"p[u^]rn or [=a]"pr[u^]n; 277), n. [OE.	   napron, OF. naperon, F. napperon, dim. of OF. nape, F. nappe,	   cloth, tablecloth, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa, napkin, table	   napkin. See {Map}.]	   1. An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff,	      worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes	      clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is	      commonly tied at the waist by strings.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 material, to be spread	          before a person riding on an outside seat of a	          vehicle, to defend him from the rain, snow, or dust; a	          boot. "The weather being too hot for the apron."	          --Hughes.	      (c) (Gun.) A leaden plate that covers the vent of a	          cannon.	      (d) (Shipbuilding) A piece of carved timber, just above	          the foremost end of the keel. --Totten.	      (e) A platform, or flooring of plank, at the entrance of a	          dock, against which the dock gates are shut.	      (f) A flooring of plank before a dam to cause the water to	          make a gradual descent.	      (g) (Mech.) The piece that holds the cutting tool of a	          planer.	      (h) (Plumbing) A strip of lead which leads the drip of a	          wall into a gutter; a flashing.	      (i) (Zool.) The infolded abdomen of a crab.	          [1913 Webster]
Aproned \A"proned\, a.	   Wearing an apron.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cobbler aproned, and a parson gowned.  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Apronful \A"pron*ful\, n.; pl. {Apronfuls}.	   The quantity an apron can hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Apronless \A"pron*less\, a.	   Without an apron.	   [1913 Webster]
Apron man \A"pron man`\	   A man who wears an apron; a laboring man; a mechanic. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Apron string \A"pron string`\	   The string of an apron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be tied to a wife's apron strings} or {To be tied to a	   mother's apron strings}, to be unduly controlled by a wife or	      mother.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was so made that he could not submit to be tied	            to the apron strings even of the best of wives.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Apropos \Ap"ro*pos`\ ([a^]p"r[-o]*p[=o]`), a. & adv. [F. [`a]	   propos; [`a] (L. ad) + propos purpose, L. proposium plan,	   purpose, fr. proponere to propose. See {Propound}.]	   1. Opportunely or opportune; seasonably or seasonable.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tale extremely apropos.             --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By the way; to the purpose; suitably to the place or	      subject; -- a word used to introduce an incidental	      observation, suited to the occasion, though not strictly	      belonging to the narration.	      [1913 Webster]
Apse \Apse\ ([a^]ps), n.; pl. Apses ([a^]p"s[e^]z). [See	   {Apsis}.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) A projecting part of a building, esp. of a church,	          having in the plan a polygonal or semicircular	          termination, and, most often, projecting from the east	          end. In early churches the Eastern apse was occupied	          by seats for the bishop and clergy. Hence:	      (b) The bishop's seat or throne, in ancient churches.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A reliquary, or case in which the relics of saints were	      kept.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is also written {apsis} and {absis}.	         [1913 Webster]
Apsidal \Ap"si*dal\ ([a^]p"s[i^]*dal), a.	   1. (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the apsides of an orbit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the apse of a church; as, the	      apsidal termination of the chancel.	      [1913 Webster]
Apsides \Ap"si*des\ ([a^]p"s[i^]*d[=e]z), n. pl.	   See {Apsis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apsis \Ap"sis\ ([a^]p"s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Apsides}	   ([a^]p"s[i^]*d[=e]z). See {Apse}. [L. apsis, absis, Gr.	   "apsi`s, "apsi^dos, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel,	   the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. "a`ptein to fasten.]	   1. (Astron.) One of the two points of an orbit, as of a	      planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least	      distance from the central body, corresponding to the	      aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and	      perigee of the moon. The more distant is called the higher	      apsis; the other, the lower apsis; and the line joining	      them, the line of apsides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) In a curve referred to polar co["o]rdinates, any	      point for which the radius vector is a maximum or minimum.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) Same as {Apse}.	      [1913 Webster]
Apsu \Apsu\ n. (Akkadian mythology)	   father of the gods and consort of Tiamat.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Apterygiformes \Apterygiformes\ n.	   1. 1 a ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having	      vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis.	   Syn: order Apterygiformes	        [WordNet 1.5]
Apt \Apt\ ([a^]pt), a. [F. apte, L. aptus, fr. obsolete apere to	   fasten, to join, to fit, akin to apisci to reach, attain: cf.	   Gr. ? to fasten, Skr. [=a]pta fit, fr. [=a]p to reach	   attain.]	   1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have always apt instruments.     --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A river . . . apt to be forded by a lamb. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely;	      -- used of things.	      [1913 Webster]	            My vines and peaches . . . were apt to have a soot	            or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit. --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            This tree, if unprotected, is apt to be stripped of	            the leaves by a leaf-cutting ant.     --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inclined; disposed customarily; given; ready; -- used of	      persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Apter to give than thou wit be to ask. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            That lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt	            to remember their grandfathers.       --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ready; especially fitted or qualified (to do something);	      quick to learn; prompt; expert; as, a pupil apt to learn;	      an apt scholar. "An apt wit." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Live a thousand years,	            I shall not find myself so apt to die. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I find thee apt . . . Now, Hamlet, hear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fit; meet; suitable; qualified; inclined; disposed;	        liable; ready; quick; prompt.	        [1913 Webster]	Apt \Apt\, v. t. [L. aptare. See {Aptate}.]	   To fit; to suit; to adapt. [Obs.] " To apt their places."	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         That our speech be apted to edification. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Aptable \Apt"a*ble\, a. [LL. aptabilis, fr. L. aptare.]	   Capable of being adapted. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Aptate \Ap"tate\, v. t. [L. aptatus, p. p. of aptare. See	   {Apt}.]	   To make fit. [Obs.] --Bailey	   [1913 Webster]
Aptera \Ap"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL. aptera, fr. Gr. ? without wings;	   'a priv. + ? wing, ? to fly.] (Zool.)	   Insects without wings, constituting the seventh Linn[ae]n	   order of insects, an artificial group, which included	   Crustacea, spiders, centipeds, and even worms. These animals	   are now placed in several distinct classes and orders.	   [1913 Webster]
Apteral \Ap"ter*al\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Apterous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Without lateral columns; -- applied to buildings	      which have no series of columns along their sides, but are	      either prostyle or amphiprostyle, and opposed to	      {peripteral}. --R. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Apteran \Ap"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Aptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Apteria \Ap*te"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Aptera}.] (Zool.)	   Naked spaces between the feathered areas of birds. See	   {Pteryli[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apterous \Ap"ter*ous\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Destitute of wings; apteral; as, apterous insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Destitute of winglike membranous expansions, as a	      stem or petiole; -- opposed to {alate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Apteryges \Ap*ter"y*ges\, n. pl. [NL. See {Apteryx}.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds, including the genus Apteryx.	   [1913 Webster]
Apteryx \Ap"te*ryx\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + pte`ryx wing. Cf.	   {Aptera}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of New Zealand birds about the size of a hen, with	   only short rudiments of wings, armed with a claw and without	   a tail; the kiwi. It is allied to the gigantic extinct moas	   of the same country. Five species are known.	   [1913 Webster]
Aptitude \Apt"i*tude\, n. [F. aptitude, LL. aptitudo, fr. L.	   aptus. See {Apt}, and cf. {Attitude}.]	   1. A natural or acquired disposition or capacity for a	      particular purpose, or tendency to a particular action or	      effect; as, oil has an aptitude to burn.	      [1913 Webster]	            He seems to have had a peculiar aptitude for the	            management of irregular troops.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A general fitness or suitableness; adaptation.	      [1913 Webster]	            That sociable and helpful aptitude which God	            implanted between man and woman.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Readiness in learning; docility; aptness.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a boy of remarkable aptitude.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Aptitudinal \Apt`i*tu"di*nal\, a.	   Suitable; fit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aptly \Apt"ly\, adv.	   In an apt or suitable manner; fitly; properly; pertinently;	   appropriately; readily.	   [1913 Webster]
Aptness \Apt"ness\, n.	   1. Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; as, the aptness of	      things to their end.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aptness of his quotations.        --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposition of the mind; propensity; as, the aptness of	      men to follow example.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Quickness of apprehension; readiness in learning;	      docility; as, an aptness to learn is more observable in	      some children than in others.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Proneness; tendency; as, the aptness of iron to rust.	      [1913 Webster]
Aptote \Ap"tote\ ([a^]p"t[=o]t), n. [L. aptotum, Gr. ?	   indeclinable; 'a priv. + ? fallen, declined, ? to fall.]	   (Gram.)	   A noun which has no distinction of cases; an indeclinable	   noun.	   [1913 Webster]
Aptotic \Ap*tot"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, aptotes; uninflected; as,	   aptotic languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Aptychus \Ap"ty*chus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, fold.]	   (Zool.)	   A shelly plate found in the terminal chambers of ammonite	   shells. Some authors consider them to be jaws; others,	   opercula.	   [1913 Webster]
Apus \A"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Apode}, n.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fresh-water phyllopod crustaceans. See	   {Phyllopod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Apyretic \Ap`y*ret"ic\, a. [Pref. a? not + pyretic.] (Med.)	   Without fever; -- applied to days when there is an	   intermission of fever. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster] Apyrexia
Apyrexia \Ap`y*rex"i*a\, Apyrexy \Ap`y*rex`y\, n. [NL. apyrexia,	   fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to be feverish, fr. ? fire: cf. F.	   apyrexie.] (Med.)	   The absence or intermission of fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Apyrexial \Ap`y*rex"i*al\, a. (Med.)	   Relating to apyrexy. "Apyrexial period." --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Apyrous \Ap"y*rous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? fire.]	   Incombustible; capable of sustaining a strong heat without	   alteration of form or properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Aqua \A"qua\, n. [L. See {Ewer}.]	   Water; -- a word much used in pharmacy and the old chemistry,	   in various signification, determined by the word or words	   annexed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aqua ammoni[ae]}, the aqueous solution of ammonia; liquid	      ammonia; often called {aqua ammonia}.	   {Aqua marine}, or {Aqua marina}. Same as {Aquamarine}.	   {Aqua regia}. [L., royal water] (Chem.), a very corrosive	      fuming yellow liquid consisting of nitric and hydrochloric	      acids. It has the power of dissolving gold, the "royal"	      metal.	   {Aqua Tofana}, a fluid containing arsenic, and used for	      secret poisoning, made by an Italian woman named Tofana,	      in the middle of the 17th century, who is said to have	      poisoned more than 600 persons. --Francis.	   {Aqua vit[ae]}[L., water of life. Cf. {Eau de vie},	      {Usquebaugh}], a name given to brandy and some other	      ardent spirits. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
aquacultural \aquacultural\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to aquiculture. aquacultural methods	   Syn: aquicultural, hydroponic	        [WordNet 1.5]
aquaculture \aquaculture\ adj.	   1. the cultivation of aquatic animals, such as fish or	      shellfish, or of plants, such as seaweed, in a controlled	      and sometimes enclosed body of water. The term includes	      use of either salt or fresh water. It is a form of	      agriculture, but under water.	      [PJC]
Aqua fortis \A`qua for"tis\ [L., strong water.] (Chem.)	   Nitric acid. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
aqualung \aqualung\ n.	   an apparatus containing compressed air or other oxygen-gas	   mixture, permitting a person to breathe under water; -- also	   called a {scuba}.	   Syn: scuba	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Aquamarine \A`qua*ma*rine"\, n. (Min.)	   A transparent, pale green variety of beryl, used as a gem.	   See {Beryl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquapuncture \A`qua*punc"ture\, n. [L. aqua water, + punctura	   puncture, pungere, punctum, to, prick.] (Med.)	   The introduction of water subcutaneously for the relief of	   pain.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquarelle \Aq`ua*relle"\, n. [F., fr. Ital acquerello, fr. acqua	   water, L. aqua.]	   A design or painting in thin transparent water colors; also,	   the mode of painting in such colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquarellist \Aq`ua*rel"list\, n.	   A painter in thin transparent water colors.	   [1913 Webster] Aquarial
Aquarial \A*qua"ri*al\, Aquarian \A*qua"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an aquarium.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquarian \A*qua"ri*an\, n. [L. (assumed) Aquarianus, fr. aqua:	   cf. F. Aquarien. See {Aqua}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of Christian in the primitive church who used	   water instead of wine in the Lord's Supper.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquarium \A*qua"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Aquariums}, L. {Aquaria}.	   [L. See {Aquarius}, {Ewer}.]	   An artificial pond, or a globe or tank (usually with glass	   sides), in which living specimens of aquatic animals or	   plants are kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquarius \A*qua"ri*us\, n. [L. aquarius, adj., relating to	   water, and n., a water-carrier, fr. aqua. See {Aqua}.]	   (Astron.)	   (a) The Water-bearer; the eleventh sign in the zodiac, which	       the sun enters about the 20th of January; -- so called	       from the rains which prevail at that season in Italy and	       the East.	   (b) A constellation south of Pegasus.	       [1913 Webster]
Aquatic \A*quat"ic\, a. [L. aquaticus: cf. F. aquatique. See	   {Aqua}.]	   Pertaining to water; growing in water; living in, swimming	   in, or frequenting the margins of waters; as, aquatic plants	   and fowls.	   [1913 Webster]	Aquatic \A*quat`ic\, n.	   1. An aquatic animal or plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Sports or exercises practiced in or on the water.	      [1913 Webster]
Aquatical \A*quat"ic*al\, a.	   Aquatic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aquatile \Aq"ua*tile\, a. [L. aquatilis: cf. F. aquatile.]	   Inhabiting the water. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Aquatint
Aquatint \A"qua*tint\, Aquatinta \A`qua*tin"ta\, n. [It.	   acquatinta dyed water; acqua (L. aqua) water + tinto, fem.	   tinta, dyed. See {Tint}.]	   A kind of etching in which spaces are bitten by the use of	   aqua fortis, by which an effect is produced resembling a	   drawing in water colors or India ink; also, the engraving	   produced by this method.	   [1913 Webster]
aquatint \aquatint\ v.	   1. to etch in aquatint.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aqueduct \Aq"ue*duct\, n. [F. aqueduc, OF. aqueduct (Cotgr.),	   fr. L. aquaeductus; aquae, gen. of aqua water + ductus a	   leading, ducere to lead. See {Aqua}, {Duke}.]	   1. A conductor, conduit, or artificial channel for conveying	      water, especially one for supplying large cities with	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also applied to a structure (similar to the	         ancient aqueducts), for conveying a canal over a river	         or hollow; more properly called an aqueduct bridge.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A canal or passage; as, the aqueduct of Sylvius, a	      channel connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the	      brain.	      [1913 Webster]
aquavit \aquavit\ n.	   1. 1 a Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caroway	      seeds; -- also called {akvavit}.	   Syn: akvavit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aqueity \A*que"i*ty\, n.	   Wateriness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aqueous \A"que*ous\, a. [Cf. F. aqueux, L. aquosus, fr. aqua.	   See {Aqua}, {Aquose}.]	   1. Partaking of the nature of water, or abounding with it;	      watery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aqueous vapor of the air.         --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made from, or by means of, water.	      [1913 Webster]	            An aqueous deposit.                   --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aqueous extract}, an extract obtained from a vegetable	      substance by steeping it in water.	   {Aqueous humor} (Anat.), one the humors of the eye; a limpid	      fluid, occupying the space between the crystalline lens	      and the cornea. (See {Eye}.)	   {Aqueous rocks} (Geol.), those which are deposited from water	      and lie in strata, as opposed to {volcanic} rocks, which	      are of igneous origin; -- called also {sedimentary} rocks.	      [1913 Webster]
Aqueousness \A`que*ous*ness\, n.	   Wateriness.	   [1913 Webster]
aquifer \aquifer\ n.	   1. an underground bed or layer yielding ground water for	      wells and springs etc.; as, the Oglala aquifer. The water	      contained in an aquifer may be of great age, and in such	      cases is sometimes called	   {fossil water}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Aquiferous \A*quif"er*ous\, a. [L. aqua water + -ferous.]	   Consisting or conveying water or a watery fluid; as,	   aquiferous vessels; the aquiferous system.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquifoliaceae \Aquifoliaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of widely distributed shrubs and trees.	   Syn: family {Aquifoliaceae}, holly family	        [WordNet 1.5]
aquilege \aquilege\ n.	   1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy	      spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.	   Syn: columbine, aquilegia	        [WordNet 1.5]
aquilegia \aquilegia\ n.	   1. a plant of the genus Aquilegia having irregular showy	      spurred flowers; N temperate regions esp. mountains.	   Syn: columbine, aquilege	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aquiform \A"qui*form\, a. [L. aqua water + -form.]	   Having the form of water.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquila \Aq"ui*la\, n.; pl. {Aquil[ae]}. [L., an eagle.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of eagles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A northern constellation southerly from Lyra and	      Cygnus and preceding the Dolphin; the Eagle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aquila alba} [L., white eagle], an alchemical name of	      {calomel}. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Aquilated \Aq"ui*la`ted\, a. (Her.)	   Adorned with eagles' heads.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquiline \Aq"ui*line\ (?; 277), a. [L. aquilinus, fr. aquila	   eagle: cf. F. aquilin. See {Eagle}. ]	   1. Belonging to or like an eagle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Curving; hooked; prominent, like the beak of an eagle; --	      applied particularly to the nose	      [1913 Webster]	            Terribly arched and aquiline his nose. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Aquilon \Aq"ui*lon\, n. [L. aquilo, -lonis: cf. F. aquilon.]	   The north wind. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquiparous \A*quip"a*rous\, a. [L. aqua water + parere to bring	   forth.] (Med.)	   Secreting water; -- applied to certain glands. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquitanian \Aq`ui*ta"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Aquitania, now called Gascony.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquose \A*quose"\, a. [L. aquosus watery, fr. aqua. See {Aqua},	   {Aqueous}.]	   Watery; aqueous. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Aquosity \A*quos"i*ty\, n. [LL. aquositas.]	   The condition of being wet or watery; wateriness. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Very little water or aquosity is found in their belly.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ar \Ar\, conj.	   Ere; before. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ara \A"ra\, n. [L.] (Astron.)	   The Altar; a southern constellation, south of the tail of the	   Scorpion.	   [1913 Webster]	Ara \A"ra\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zool.)	   A name of the great blue and yellow macaw ({Ara ararauna}),	   native of South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Arab \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,	   arbi, arbim: cf. F. Arabe, L. Arabs, Gr. ?.]	   One of a swarthy race occupying Arabia, and numerous in	   Syria, Northern Africa, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Street Arab}, a homeless vagabond in the streets of a city,	      particularly and outcast boy or girl. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ragged outcasts and street Arabs who are	            shivering in damp doorways.           --Lond. Sat.	                                                  Rev.	      [1913 Webster]
Araba \A*ra"ba\, n. [Written also {aroba} and {arba}.] [Ar. or	   Turk. 'arabah: cf. Russ. arba.]	   A wagon or cart, usually heavy and without springs, and often	   covered. [Oriental]	   [1913 Webster]	         The araba of the Turks has its sides of latticework to	         admit the air                            --Balfour	                                                  (Cyc. of	                                                  India).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arabesque \Ar`a*besque"\, n. [F. arabesque, fr. It. arabesco,	   fr. Arabo Arab.]	   A style of ornamentation either painted, inlaid, or carved in	   low relief. It consists of a pattern in which plants, fruits,	   foliage, etc., as well as figures of men and animals, real or	   imaginary, are fantastically interlaced or put together.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was employed in Roman imperial ornamentation, and	         appeared, without the animal figures, in Moorish and	         Arabic decorative art. (See {Moresque}.) The arabesques	         of the Renaissance were founded on Greco-Roman work.	         [1913 Webster]	Arabesque \Ar`a*besque"\, a.	   1. Arabian. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or exhibiting, the style of ornament called	      arabesque; as, arabesque frescoes.	      [1913 Webster]
Arabesqued \Ar`a*besqued"\, a.	   Ornamented in the style of arabesques.	   [1913 Webster]
Arabian \A*ra"bi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Arabia or its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arabian bird}, the phenix. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Arabian \A*ra"bi*an\, n.	   A native of Arabia; an Arab.	   [1913 Webster]
Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]	   Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arabic numerals} or {figures}, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,	      etc., and the cipher 0.	   {Gum arabic}. See under {Gum}.	      [1913 Webster]	Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, n.	   The language of the Arabians.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Arabic is a Semitic language, allied to the Hebrew.	         It is very widely diffused, being the language in which	         all Moslems must read the Koran, and is spoken as a	         vernacular tongue in Arabia, Syria, and Northern	         Africa.	         [1913 Webster]
Arabical \A*rab"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to Arabia; Arabic. -- {A*rab"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Arabin \Ar"a*bin\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar,	      contained in gum arabic, from which it is extracted as a	      white, amorphous substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mucilage, especially that made of gum arabic.	      [1913 Webster]
Arabinose \Ar"a*bin*ose`\, n. (Chem.)	   A sugar of the composition {C5H10O5}, obtained from cherry	   gum by boiling it with dilute sulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Arabism \Ar"a*bism\, n. [Cf. F. Arabisme.]	   An Arabic idiom peculiarly of language. --Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]
Arabist \Ar`a*bist\, n. [Cf. F. Arabiste.]	   One well versed in the Arabic language or literature; also,	   formerly, one who followed the Arabic system of surgery.	   [1913 Webster]
Arable \Ar"a*ble\, a. [F. arable, L. arabilis, fr. arare to	   plow, akin to Gr. ?, E. ear, to plow. See {Earable}.]	   Fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land	   which has been plowed or tilled.	   [1913 Webster]	Arable \Ar"a*ble\, n.	   Arable land; plow land.	   [1913 Webster]
Araby \Ar"a*by\, n.	   The country of Arabia. [Archaic & Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Aracanese \Ar`a*ca*nese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Aracan, a province of British Burmah. --	   n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Aracan.	   [1913 Webster]
Aracari \A`ra*[,c]a"ri\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American bird, of the genus {Pleroglossius}, allied	   to the toucans. There are several species.	   [1913 Webster]
Arace \A*race"\, v. t. [OE. aracen, arasen, OF. arachier,	   esracier, F. arracher, fr. L. exradicare, eradicare. The	   prefix a- is perh. due to L. ab. See {Eradicate}.]	   To tear up by the roots; to draw away. [Obs.] --Wyatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Araceous \A*ra"ceous\, a. [L. arum a genus of plants, fr. Gr.	   ?.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to an order of plants, of which the genus	   {Arum} is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnid \A*rach"nid\, n.	   An arachnidan. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnida \A*rach"ni*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? spider.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the classes of Arthropoda. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have four pairs of legs, no antenn[ae] nor wings,	         a pair of mandibles, and one pair of maxill[ae] or	         palpi. The head is usually consolidated with the	         thorax. The respiration is either by tranche[ae] or by	         pulmonary sacs, or by both. The class includes three	         principal orders: {Araneina}, or spiders;	         {Arthrogastra}, including scorpions, etc.; and	         {Acarina}, or mites and ticks.	         [1913 Webster]
Arachnidan \A*rach"ni*dan\, n. [Gr. ? spider.] (Zool.)	   One of the Arachnida.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnidial \Ar`ach*nid"i*al\, a. (Zool.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to the Arachnida.	   (b) Pertaining to the arachnidium.	       [1913 Webster]
Arachnidium \Ar`ach*nid"i*um\, n. [NL. See {Arachnida}.] (Zool.)	   The glandular organ in which the material for the web of	   spiders is secreted.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnitis \Ar`ach*ni"tis\, n. [Gr. ? + ?.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnoid \A*rach"noid\, a. [Gr. ? like a cobweb; ? spider,	   spider's web + e'i^dos form.]	   1. Resembling a spider's web; cobweblike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a thin membrane of the brain and	      spinal cord, between the dura mater and pia mater.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Covered with, or composed of, soft, loose hairs or	      fibers, so as to resemble a cobweb; cobwebby.	      [1913 Webster]	Arachnoid \A*rach"noid\, n.	   1. (Anat.) The arachnoid membrane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the Arachnoidea.	      [1913 Webster]
Arachnoidal \Ar`ach*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the arachnoid membrane; arachnoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnoidea \Ar`ach*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Arachnida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnological \A*rach`no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to arachnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnologist \Ar`ach*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in, or studies, arachnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Arachnology \Ar`ach*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? spider + -logy.]	   The department of Zoology which treats of spiders and other	   Arachnida.	   [1913 Webster]
Araeometer \A`r[ae]*om"e*ter\ (?; 277).	   See {Areometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Araeostyle \A*r[ae]"o*style\, a. & n. [L. araeostylos, Gr. ?; ?	   at intervals + ? pillar, column.] (Arch.)	   See {Intercolumniation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Araeosystyle \A*r[ae]`o*sys"tyle\, a. & n. [Gr. ? as intervals +	   ?. See {Systyle}.] (Arch.)	   See {Intercolumniation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aragonese \Ar`a*go*nese\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Aragon, in Spain, or to its inhabitants.	   -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of Aragon, in Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Aragonite \A*rag"o*nite\, n. [From Aragon, in Spain.] (Min.)	   A mineral composed of calcium carbonate and identical in	   composition with calcite, but differing from it in its	   crystalline form and some of its physical characters.	   [1913 Webster]
Araguato \A`ra*gua"to\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A South American monkey, the ursine howler ({Mycetes	   ursinus}). See {Howler}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Araise \A*raise""\, v. t.	   To raise. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Arak \Ar"ak\, n.	   Same as {Arrack}.	   [1913 Webster]
aralia \aralia\ n.	   1. any of various plants of the genus {Aralia}; often	      aromatic plants having compound leaves and small umbellate	      flowers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Araliaceae \Araliaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas:	      ginseng; hedera.	   Syn: family {Araliaceae}, ivy family	        [WordNet 1.5] Aramaean
Aramaean \Ar`a*m[ae]an\, Aramean \Ar`a*me"an\, a. [L. Aramaeus,	   Gr. ?, fr. Heb. Ar[=a]m, i. e. Highland, a name given to	   Syria and Mesopotamia.]	   Of or pertaining to the Syrians and Chaldeans, or to their	   language; Aramaic. -- n. A native of Aram.	   [1913 Webster]
Aramaic \Ar`a*ma"ic\, a. [See {Aram[ae]an}, a.]	   Pertaining to Aram, or to the territory, inhabitants,	   language, or literature of Syria and Mesopotamia; Aram[ae]an;	   -- specifically applied to the northern branch of the Semitic	   family of languages, including Syriac and Chaldee. -- n. The	   Aramaic language.	   [1913 Webster]
Aramaism \Ar`a*ma"ism\, n.	   An idiom of the Aramaic.	   [1913 Webster]
Aranea \Aranea\ n.	   a genus of common garden spiders.	   Syn: genus {Aranea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Araneae \Araneae\ n.	   an order of arthropods constituting the spiders.	   Syn: order {Araneae}, Araneida, order {Araneida}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Araneida
Araneida \Ar`a*ne"i*da\, Araneoidea \Ar`a*ne*oid"e*a\, n. pl.	   [NL.] (Zool.)	   See {Araneina}.	   [1913 Webster]
araneidal \araneidal\ adj. [from the order Araneida.]	   relating to or resembling a spider.	   Syn: araneidan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Araneidan \Ar`a*ne"i*dan\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Araneina or spiders. -- n. One of the	   Araneina; a spider.	   [1913 Webster]
Araneiform \Ar`a*ne"i*form\a. [L. aranea spider + -form.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the form of a spider. --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]
Araneina \A*ra`ne*i"na\ ([.a]*r[=a]`n[-e]*[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. L. aranea spider.] (Zool.)	   The order of Arachnida that includes the spiders.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have mandibles, modified as poison fangs, leglike	         palpi, simple eyes, abdomen without segments, and	         spinnerets for spinning a web. They breathe by	         pulmonary sacs and trache[ae] in the abdomen. See	         Illustration in Appendix.	         [1913 Webster]
Araneose \A*ra"ne*ose`\ ([.a]*r[=a]"n[-e]*[=o]s`), a. [L.	   araneosus.]	   Of the aspect of a spider's web; arachnoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Araneous \A*ra"ne*ous\ ([.a]*r[=a]`n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L.	   araneosus, fr. aranea spider, spider's web.]	   Cobweblike; extremely thin and delicate, like a cobweb; as,	   the araneous membrane of the eye. See {Arachnoid}. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Arango \A*ran"go\ ([.a]*r[a^][ng]"g[-o]), n.; pl. {Arangoes}	   (-g[=o]z). [The native name.]	   A bead of rough carnelian. Arangoes were formerly imported	   from Bombay for use in the African slave trade. --McCulloch.	   [1913 Webster]
Arapaima \A`ra*pai"ma\, n. [Prob. native name.] (Zool.)	   A large fresh-water food fish of South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Arara \A*ra"ra\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The palm (or great black) cockatoo, of Australia	   ({Microglossus aterrimus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Araroba \Ar`a*ro"ba\, n. [Tupi.]	   1. Goa powder.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A fabaceous tree of Brazil ({Centrolobium robustum})	      having handsomely striped wood; -- called also	      {zebrawood}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aration \A*ra"tion\, n. [L. aratio, fr. arare to plow.]	   Plowing; tillage. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lands are said to be in a state of aration when they	         are under tillage.                       --Brande.	   [1913 Webster]
Aratory \Ar"a*to*ry\, a. [LL. aratorius: cf. F. aratoire.]	   Contributing to tillage.	   [1913 Webster]
Araucaria \Ar`au*ca"ri*a\, n. [Araucania, a territory south of	   Chili.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tall conifers of the pine family. The species are	   confined mostly to South America and Australia. The wood	   cells differ from those of other in having the dots in their	   lateral surfaces in two or three rows, and the dots of	   contiguous rows alternating. The seeds are edible.	   [1913 Webster]
Araucariaceae \Araucariaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South	      America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some	      classifications included in the Pinaceae.	   Syn: family {Araucariaceae}, araucaria family	        [WordNet 1.5]
Araucarian \Ar`au*ca"ri*an\, a.	   Relating to, or of the nature of, the Araucaria. The earliest	   conifers in geological history were mostly Araucarian.	   --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Araujia \Araujia\ n.	   1. 1 small genus of South American evergreen vines.	   Syn: genus {Araujia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arawn \Arawn\ prop. n. (Welsh mythology)	   Lord of Annwfn (the other world; land of fairies).	   [WordNet 1.5]
arb \arb\ n. [Shortened from arbitrageur.]	   Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in	   one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of	   profiting from the price differential); shortened form of	   {arbitrageur}.	   Syn: arbitrageur	        [WordNet 1.5] Arbalest
Arbalest \Ar"ba*lest\, Arbalist \Ar"ba*list\, n. [OF. arbaleste,	   LL. arbalista, for L. arcuballista; arcus bow + ballista a	   military engine. See {Ballista}.] (Antiq.)	   A crossbow, consisting of a steel bow set in a shaft of wood,	   furnished with a string and a trigger, and a mechanical	   device for bending the bow. It served to throw arrows, darts,	   bullets, etc. [Written also {arbalet} and {arblast}.]	   --Fosbroke.	   [1913 Webster] Arbalester
Arbalester \Ar"ba*lest`er\, Arbalister \Ar"ba*list`er\, n. [OF.	   arblastere, OF. arbalestier. See {Arbalest}.]	   A crossbowman. [Obs.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbiter \Ar"bi*ter\, n. [L. arbiter; ar- (for ad) + the root of	   betere to go; hence properly, one who comes up to look on.]	   1. A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a	      controversy between them.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In modern usage, arbitrator is the technical word.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any person who has the power of judging and determining,	      or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding	      and governing is not limited.	      [1913 Webster]	            For Jove is arbiter of both to man.   --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Arbitrator; umpire; director; referee; controller;	        ruler; governor.	        [1913 Webster]	Arbiter \Ar"bi*ter\, v. t.	   To act as arbiter between. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arbitrable \Ar"bi*tra*ble\, a. [Cf. F. arbitrable, fr. L.	   arbitrari. See {Arbitrate}, v. t.]	   Capable of being decided by arbitration; determinable.	   [Archaic] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbitrage \Ar"bi*trage\, n. [F., fr. arbiter to give judgment,	   L. arbitrari.]	   1. Judgment by an arbiter; authoritative determination.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) A traffic in bills of exchange (see {Arbitration of	      Exchange}).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Finance) the simultaneous or near simultaneous purchase	      and sale of the same or closely linked securities or	      commodities in different markets to make a profit on the	      (often small) differences in price.	      [PJC]
arbitrager \arbitrager\ n.	   same as {arbitrageur}.	   Syn: arb, arbitrageur	        [PJC]
arbitrageur \arbitrageur\ n.	   someone who engages in {arbitrage}; i. e. one who purchases	   securities in one market for immediate resale in another in	   the hope of profiting from the price differential.	   Syn: arb, arbitrager.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arbitral \Ar"bi*tral\, a. [L. arbitralis.]	   Of or relating to an arbiter or an arbitration. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arbitrament \Ar*bit"ra*ment\, n. [LL. arbitramentum.]	   1. Determination; decision; arbitration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arbitrament of time.              --Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gladly at this moment would MacIvor have put their	            quarrel to personal arbitrament.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The award of arbitrators. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Arbitrarily \Ar"bi*tra*ri*ly\, adv.	   In an arbitrary manner; by will only; despotically;	   absolutely.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbitrariness \Ar"bi*tra*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being arbitrary; despoticalness; tyranny.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbitrarious \Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous\, a. [L. arbitrarius. See	   {Arbitrary}.]	   Arbitrary; despotic. [Obs.] -- {Ar`bi*tra"ri*ous*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arbitrary \Ar"bi*tra*ry\, a. [L. arbitrarius, fr. arbiter: cf.	   F. arbitraire. See {Arbiter}.]	   1. Depending on will or discretion; not governed by any fixed	      rules; as, an arbitrary decision; an arbitrary punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was wholly arbitrary in them to do so. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rank pretends to fix the value of every one, and is	            the most arbitrary of all things.     --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exercised according to one's own will or caprice, and	      therefore conveying a notion of a tendency to abuse the	      possession of power.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arbitrary power is most easily established on the	            ruins of liberty abused licentiousness.	                                                  --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Despotic; absolute in power; bound by no law; harsh and	      unforbearing; tyrannical; as, an arbitrary prince or	      government.                                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arbitrary constant}, {Arbitrary function} (Math.), a	      quantity of function that is introduced into the solution	      of a problem, and to which any value or form may at will	      be given, so that the solution may be made to meet special	      requirements.	   {Arbitrary quantity} (Math.), one to which any value can be	      assigned at pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]
Arbitrate \Ar"bi*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arbitrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Arbitrating}.] [L. arbitratus, p. p. of	   arbitrari to be a hearer or beholder of something, to make a	   decision, to give judgment, fr. arbiter. See {Arbiter}.]	   1. To hear and decide, as arbitrators; as, to choose to	      arbitrate a disputed case.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To decide, or determine generally. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall your swords and lances arbitrate	            The swelling difference of your settled hate.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Arbitrate \Ar"bi*trate\, v. i.	   1. To decide; to determine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act as arbitrator or judge; as, to arbitrate upon	      several reports; to arbitrate in disputes among neighbors;	      to arbitrate between parties to a suit.	      [1913 Webster]
Arbitration \Ar`bi*tra"tion\, n. [F. arbitration, L. arbitratio,	   fr. arbitrari.]	   The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in	   controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This may be done by one person; but it is usual to	         choose two or three called arbitrators; or for each	         party to choose one, and these to name a third, who is	         called the umpire. Their determination is called the	         award. --Bouvier	         [1913 Webster]	   {Arbitration bond}, a bond which obliges one to abide by the	      award of an arbitration.	   {Arbitration of Exchange}, the operation of converting the	      currency of one country into that of another, or	      determining the rate of exchange between such countries or	      currencies. An arbitrated rate is one determined by such	      arbitration through the medium of one or more intervening	      currencies.	      [1913 Webster]
arbitrational \arbitrational\ adj.	   1. relating to or resulting from arbitration. an	      arbitrational settlement	   Syn: arbitral	        [WordNet 1.5]
arbitrative \arbitrative\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to arbitration; relating to or having the	      authority to arbitrate. an arbitrative board	      [WordNet 1.5]
Arbitrator \Ar"bi*tra`tor\, n. [L., fr. arbitrari: cf. F.	   arbitrateur.]	   1. A person, or one of two or more persons, chosen by parties	      who have a controversy, to determine their differences.	      See {Arbitration}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has the power of deciding or prescribing without	      control; a ruler; a governor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though Heaven be shut,	            And Heaven's high Arbitrators sit secure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Masters of their own terms and arbitrators of a	            peace.                                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Judge; umpire; referee; arbiter. See {Judge}.	        [1913 Webster]
Arbitratrix \Ar"bi*tra`trix\, n. [L., fem. of arbitrator.]	   A female who arbitrates or judges.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbitress \Ar"bi*tress\, n. [From {Arbiter}.]	   A female arbiter; an arbitratrix. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Arblast \Ar"blast\, n.	   A crossbow. See {Arbalest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [OE. herber, herbere, properly a garden of	   herbs, F. herbier, fr. L. herbarium. See {Herb}, and cf.	   {Herbarium}.]	   A kind of latticework formed of, or covered with, vines,	   branches of trees, or other plants, for shade; a bower. --Sir	   P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Arbor \Ar"bor\, n. [Written also arbour.] [L., a tree, a beam.]	   1. (Bot.) A tree, as distinguished from a shrub.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. arbre.] (Mech.)	      (a) An axle or spindle of a wheel or opinion.	      (b) A mandrel in lathe turning. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]
arboraceous \arboraceous\ adj.	   1. 1 abounding in trees. an arboraceous landscape	   Syn: arboreous, woodsy, woody.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Arbor Day}, a day appointed for planting trees and shrubs.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Arborary \Ar"bo*ra*ry\, a. [L. arborarius, fr. arbor tree.]	   Of or pertaining to trees; arboreal.	   [1913 Webster]
Arborator \Ar"bo*ra`tor\, n. [L., fr. arbor tree.]	   One who plants or who prunes trees. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbor Dianae \Ar"bor Di*a"n[ae]\ [L., the tree of Diana, or	   silver.] (Chem.)	   A precipitation of silver, in a beautiful arborescent form.	   [1913 Webster]
Arboreal \Ar*bo"re*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a tree, or to trees; of nature of	      trees. --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attached to, found in or upon, or frequenting, woods or	      trees; as, arboreal animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woodpeckers are eminently arboreal.   --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Arbored \Ar"bored\, a.	   Furnished with an arbor; lined with trees. "An arboreal	   walk." --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
Arboreous \Ar*bo"re*ous\, a. [L. arboreous, fr. arbor tree.]	   1. Having the form, constitution, or habits, of a proper	      tree, in distinction from a shrub. --Loudon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or growing on, trees; as, arboreous moss.	      --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]
Arborescence \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 produced by precipitating silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Arborescent \Ar`bo*res"cent\, a. [L. arborescens, p. pr. of	   arborescere to become a tree, fr. arbor tree.]	   Resembling a tree; becoming woody in stalk; dendritic; having	   crystallizations disposed like the branches and twigs of a	   tree. "Arborescent hollyhocks." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
arboresque \arboresque\ adj.	   1. resembling a tree in form and branching structure.	   Syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboriform,	        dendriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arboret \Ar"bo*ret\, n. [OF. arboret, dim. of arbre tree, L.	   arbor]	   A small tree or shrub. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Among thick-woven arborets, and flowers	         Imbordered on each bank.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Arboretum \Ar`bo*re"tum\, n.; pl. {Arboreta}. [L., a place grown	   with trees.]	   A place in which a collection of rare trees and shrubs is	   cultivated for scientific or educational purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Arborical \Ar*bor"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to trees. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arboricole \Ar*bor"i*cole\, a. [L. arbor + colere to inhabit.]	   (Zool.)	   Tree-inhabiting; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Arboricultural \Ar`bor*i*cul"tur*al\, a.	   Pertaining to arboriculture. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Arboriculture \Ar`bor*i*cul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. arbor tree +	   cultura. See {Culture}.]	   The cultivation of trees and shrubs, chiefly for timber or	   for ornamental purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Arboriculturist \Ar`bor*i*cul"tur*ist\, n.	   One who cultivates trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Arboriform \Ar*bor"i*form\, a.	   Treelike in shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Arborist \Ar"bor*ist\, n. [F. arboriste, fr. L. arbor tree.]	   One who makes trees his study, or who is versed in the	   knowledge of trees. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Arborization \Ar`bor*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. arborisation, fr. L.	   arbor tree.]	   The appearance or figure of a tree or plant, as in minerals	   or fossils; a dendrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Arborized \Ar"bor*ized\, a.	   Having a treelike appearance. "An arborized or moss agate."	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Arborous \Ar"bor*ous\, a.	   Formed by trees. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From under shady, arborous roof.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbor vine \Ar"bor vine`\	   A species of bindweed.	   [1913 Webster]	Arbor vitae \Ar"bor vi"t[ae]\ [L., tree of life.]	   1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree of the cypress tribe, genus	      {Thuja}. The American species is the {Thuja occidentalis}.	      It is commonly used as an ornamental shrub around homes.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Anat.) The treelike disposition of the gray and white	      nerve tissues in the cerebellum, as seen in a vertical	      section.	      [1913 Webster]
Arbuscle \Ar"bus*cle\, n. [L. arbuscula small tree, shrub, dim.	   of arbor tree.]	   A dwarf tree, one in size between a shrub and a tree; a	   treelike shrub. --Bradley.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbuscular \Ar*bus"cu*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a dwarf tree; shrublike. --Da Costa.	   [1913 Webster]
Arbustive \Ar*bus"tive\, a. [L. arbustivus, fr. arbustum place	   where trees are planted.]	   Containing copses of trees or shrubs; covered with shrubs.	   --Bartram.	   [1913 Webster] Arbutus
Arbutus \Ar"bu*tus\, Arbute \Ar"bute\, n. [L. arbutus, akin to	   arbor tree.]	   The strawberry tree, a genus of evergreen shrubs, of the	   Heath family. It has a berry externally resembling the	   strawberry; the arbute tree.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trailing arbutus} (Bot.), a creeping or trailing plant of	      the Heath family ({Epig[ae]a repens}), having white or	      usually rose-colored flowers with a delicate fragrance,	      growing in small axillary clusters, and appearing early in	      the spring; in New England known as {mayflower}; -- called	      also {ground laurel}. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Arc \Arc\, n. [F. arc, L. arcus bow, arc. See {Arch}, n.]	   1. (Geom.) A portion of a curved line; as, the arc of a	      circle or of an ellipse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A curvature in the shape of a circular arc or an arch; as,	      the colored arc (the rainbow); the arc of Hadley's	      quadrant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An arch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Statues and trophies, and triumphal arcs. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by	      the sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is	      described during the daytime, the nocturnal arc during the	      night.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Electric arc}, {Voltaic arc}. See under {Voltaic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Arc \Arc\ ([aum]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Arcked} ([aum]rkt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Arcking}.] (Elec.)	   To form a voltaic arc, as an electrical current in a broken	   or disconnected circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arca \Arca\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the family {Arcidae}, including ark	      shells and blood clams.	   Syn: genus {Arca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arcade \Ar*cade"\, n. [F. arcade, Sp. arcada, LL. arcata, fr. L.	   arcus bow, arch.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) A series of arches with the columns or piers which	          support them, the spandrels above, and other necessary	          appurtenances; sometimes open, serving as an entrance	          or to give light; sometimes closed at the back (as in	          the cut) and forming a decorative feature.	      (b) A long, arched building or gallery.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. An arched or covered passageway or avenue.	      [1913 Webster]
Arcaded \Ar*cad"ed\, a.	   Furnished with an arcade.	   [1913 Webster]
Arcadia \Ar*ca"di*a\, n. [L. Arcadia, Gr. ?.]	   1. A mountainous and picturesque district of Greece, in the	      heart of the Peloponnesus, whose people were distinguished	      for contentment and rural happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Any region or scene of simple pleasure and	      untroubled quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the cow is, there is Arcadia.   --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	      [1913 Webster] Arcadian
Arcadian \Ar*ca"di*an\, Arcadic \Ar*ca"dic\, a. [L. Arcadius,	   Arcadicus, fr. Arcadia: cf. F. Arcadien, Arcadique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Arcadia; pastoral; ideally rural; as,	      Arcadian simplicity or scenery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the dialect of Ancient Greek spoken by Arcadians.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Arcane \Ar*cane"\, a. [L. arcanus.]	   Hidden; secret. [Obs.] "The arcane part of divine wisdom."	   --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Arcanum \Ar*ca"num\, n.; pl. {Arcana}. [L., fr. arcanus closed,	   secret, fr. arca chest, box, fr. arcere to inclose. See	   {Ark}.]	   1. A secret; a mystery; -- generally used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inquiries into the arcana of the Godhead.	                                                  --Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A secret remedy; an elixir. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
arc-boutant \arc`-bou`tant"\ ([aum]r`b[=oo]`t[aum]N), n. [F.]	   (Arch.)	   A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and	   connected to it by an arch; same as {flying buttress}.	   --Gwilt.	   Syn: flying buttress	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
arcella \arcella\ n.	   An amoebalike protozoan with a chitinous shell resembling an	   umbrella.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Arcellidae \Arcellidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of soil and freshwater protozoa;	   cosmopolitan.	   Syn: family {Arcellidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arceuthobium \Arceuthobium\ prop. n.	   A genus of chiefly American plants parasitic on conifers.	   Syn: genus {Arceuthobium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arch \Arch\ ([aum]rch), n. [F. arche, fr. LL. arca, for arcus.	   See {Arc}.]	   1. (Geom.) Any part of a curved line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) Usually a curved member made up of separate	          wedge-shaped solids, with the joints between them	          disposed in the direction of the radii of the curve;	          used to support the wall or other weight above an	          opening. In this sense arches are segmental, round (i.	          e., semicircular), or pointed.	      (b) A flat arch is a member constructed of stones cut into	          wedges or other shapes so as to support each other	          without rising in a curve.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Scientifically considered, the arch is a means of	         spanning an opening by resolving vertical pressure into	         horizontal or diagonal thrust.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Any place covered by an arch; an archway; as, to pass into	      the arch of a bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any curvature in the form of an arch; as, the arch of the	      aorta. "Colors of the showery arch." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Triumphal arch}, a monumental structure resembling an arched	      gateway, with one or more passages, erected to commemorate	      a triumph.	      [1913 Webster]	Arch \Arch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arched} ([aum]rcht); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Arching}.]	   1. To cover with an arch or arches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or bend into the shape of an arch.	      [1913 Webster]	            The horse arched his neck.            --Charlesworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Arch \Arch\, v. i.	   To form into an arch; to curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Arch- \Arch-\ ([aum]rch-, except in archangel and one or two	   other words). [L. arch-, Gr. 'arch- = 'archi-. See {Arch-}.]	   A prefix signifying chief, as in archbuilder, archfiend.	   [1913 Webster]
Arch \Arch\ ([aum]rch), a. [See {Arch-}, pref.]	   1. Chief; eminent; greatest; principal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most arch act of piteous massacre. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cunning or sly; sportively mischievous; roguish; as, an	      arch look, word, lad.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] spoke his request with so arch a leer.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	Arch \Arch\, n. [See {Arch-}, pref.]	   A chief. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My worthy arch and patron comes to-night. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
-arch \-arch\ [Gr. 'archo`s chief, commander, 'a`rchein to rule.	   See {Arch}, a.]	   A suffix meaning a ruler, as in monarch (a sole ruler).	   [1913 Webster]
Archaean \Ar*ch[ae]"an\, a. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient, fr. 'archh`	   beginning.]	   Ancient; pertaining to the earliest period in geological	   history.	   [1913 Webster]	Archaean \Ar*ch[ae]"an\, n. (Geol.)	   The earliest period in geological period, extending up to the	   Lower Silurian. It includes an Azoic age, previous to the	   appearance of life, and an Eozoic age, including the earliest	   forms of life.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is equivalent to the formerly accepted term Azoic,	         and to the Eozoic of Dawson.	         [1913 Webster] Archaeobacteria
Archaebacteria \Ar*ch[ae]"bac*te"ri*a\, Archaeobacteria
\Ar*ch[ae]"o*bac*te"ri*a\, n. (Microbiol.)	   A group of single-celled microorganisms including the	   methanogens and some halophiles and thermoacidophiles,	   recognized in the 1970's by C. R. Woese and his colleagues as	   being a distinct group on the basis of RNA sequences, cell	   walls, and coenzymes differing from those of other microbes.	   It is believed to be an ancient form of living organism that	   evolved separately from the eubacteria and blue-green algae.	   It is classified as a separate kingdom by some taxonomists.	   See also [a href="more]Archaebacteria.html">The	   Archaebacteria.	   [PJC]
Archaeography \Ar`ch[ae]*og"ra*phy\	   ([aum]r`k[-e]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient	   + -graphy.]	   A description of, or a treatise on, antiquity or antiquities.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaeolithic \Ar`ch[ae]*o*lith"ic\	   ([aum]r`k[-e]*[-o]*l[i^]th"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient	   + liqiko`s pertaining to a stone.] (Arch[ae]ol.)	   Of or pertaining to the earliest Stone age; -- applied to a	   prehistoric period preceding the Paleolithic age.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaeologian \Ar`ch[ae]*o*lo"gi*an\	   ([aum]r`k[-e]*[-o]*l[=o]"j[i^]*an), n.	   An arch[ae]ologist.	   [1913 Webster] Archaeologic
Archaeologic \Ar`ch[ae]*o*log"ic\	   ([aum]r`k[-e]*[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]k), Archaeological
\Ar`ch[ae]*o*log"ic*al\ ([aum]r`k[-e]*[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal),	   Relating to arch[ae]ology, or antiquities; as,	   arch[ae]ological researches. -- {Ar`*ch[ae]*o*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaeologist \Ar`ch[ae]*ol"o*gist\	   ([aum]r`k[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   One versed in arch[ae]ology; an antiquary. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaeology \Ar`ch[ae]*ol"o*gy\ ([aum]r`k[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]),	   n. [Gr. 'archaiologi`a; 'archai^os ancient (fr. 'archh`	   beginning) + lo`gos discourse, le`gein to speak.]	   The science or study of antiquities, esp. prehistoric	   antiquities, such as the remains of buildings or monuments of	   an early epoch, inscriptions, implements, and other relics,	   written manuscripts, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaeopteryx \Ar`ch[ae]*op"te*ryx\, n. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient	   + pte`ryx wing.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil bird, of the Jurassic period, remarkable for having	   a long tapering tail of many vertebr[ae] with feathers along	   each side, and jaws armed with teeth, with other reptilian	   characteristics.	   [1913 Webster]
archaeornis \archaeornis\ n.	   1. an extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered	      tail and three free clawed digits on each wing.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Archaeornithes \Archaeornithes\ n.	   1. 1 a subclass of primitive reptilelike fossil birds of the	      Jurassic or early Cretaceous.	   Syn: subclass Archaeornithes	        [WordNet 1.5]
Archaeostomatous \Ar`ch[ae]*o*stom"a*tous\, a. [Gr. 'archai^os	   ancient + sto`ma mouth.] (Biol.)	   Applied to a gastrula when the blastopore does not entirely	   close up.	   [1913 Webster] archaeozoic
archaeozoic \archaeozoic\, Archaeozoic \Ar`ch[ae]*o*zo"ic\, a.	   [Gr. 'archai^os ancient + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the earliest forms of animal life.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) formed in or belonging to the earlier of two	      divisions of the Precambrian era. archaeozoic life forms	   Syn: archeozoic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Archaeozoic \Archaeozoic\ n. [Gr. 'archai^os ancient + zw^,on	   animal.]	   the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago; the time	   when the earth's crust formed; a time when only unicellular	   organisms and the earliest forms of life are present.	   Syn: Archeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era	        [WordNet 1.5]
Archaic \Ar*cha"ic\, a. [Gr. 'archai:ko`s old-fashioned, fr.	   'archai^os ancient.]	   Of or characterized by antiquity or archaism; antiquated;	   obsolescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaical \Ar*cha"ic*al\, a.	   Archaic. [R.] -- {Ar*cha"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaism \Ar"cha*ism\, n. [Gr. 'archai:smo`s, fr. 'archai^os	   ancient, fr. 'archh` beginning: cf. F. archa["i]sme. See	   {Arch}, a.]	   1. An ancient, antiquated, or old-fashioned, word,	      expression, or idiom; a word or form of speech no longer	      in common use.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Antiquity of style or use; obsoleteness.	      [1913 Webster]	            A select vocabulary corresponding (in point of	            archaism and remoteness from ordinary use) to our	            Scriptural vocabulary.                --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Archaist \Ar"cha*ist\, n.	   1. Am antiquary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who uses archaisms.	      [1913 Webster]
Archaistic \Ar`cha*is"tic\, a.	   Like, or imitative of, anything archaic; pertaining to an	   archaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Archaize \Ar"cha*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Archaized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Archaizing}.] [Gr. 'archai:`zein.]	   To make appear archaic or antique. --Mahaffy.	   [1913 Webster]
Archangel \Arch`an"gel\, n. [L. archangelus, Gr. 'archa`ggelos:	   cf. OF. archangel, F. archange. See {Arch-}, pref., and	   {Angel}.]	   1. A chief angel; one high in the celestial hierarchy.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A term applied to several different species of	      plants ({Angelica archangelica}, {Lamium album}, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]
Archangelic \Arch`an*gel"ic\, a. [Cf. F. archang['e]lique.]	   Of or pertaining to archangels; of the nature of, or	   resembling, an archangel. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Archbishop \Arch`bish"op\, n. [AS. arcebisceop, arcebiscop, L.	   archiepiscopus, fr. Gr. 'archiepi`skopos. See {Bishop}.]	   A chief bishop; a church dignitary of the first class (often	   called a metropolitan or primate) who superintends the	   conduct of the suffragan bishops in his province, and also	   exercises episcopal authority in his own diocese.	   [1913 Webster]
Archbishopric \Arch`bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. arcebiscopr[imac]ce.	   See {-ric}.]	   The jurisdiction or office of an archbishop; the see or	   province over which archbishop exercises archiepiscopal	   authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Arch brick \Arch" brick`\	   A wedge-shaped brick used in the building of an arch.	   [1913 Webster]
Archbutler \Arch`but"ler\, n. [Pref. arch- + butler.]	   A chief butler; -- an officer of the German empire.	   [1913 Webster]
Archchamberlain \Arch`cham"ber*lain\, n. [Cf. G.	   erzk[aum]mmerer. See {Arch-}, pref.]	   A chief chamberlain; -- an officer of the old German empire,	   whose office was similar to that of the great chamberlain in	   England.	   [1913 Webster]
Archchancellor \Arch`chan"cel*lor\, n. [Cf. Ger. erzkanzler. See	   {Arch-}, pref.]	   A chief chancellor; -- an officer in the old German empire,	   who presided over the secretaries of the court.	   [1913 Webster]
Archchemic \Arch`chem"ic\, a.	   Of supreme chemical powers. [R.] "The archchemic sun."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Archdeacon \Arch`dea"con\, n. [AS. arcediacon, archidiacon, L.	   archidiaconus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Arch-}, pref., and {Deacon}.]	   In England, an ecclesiastical dignitary, next in rank below a	   bishop, whom he assists, and by whom he is appointed, though	   with independent authority. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Archdeaconry \Arch`dea"con*ry\, n.	   The district, office, or residence of an archdeacon. See	   {Benefice}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every diocese is divided into archdeaconries.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Archdeaconship \Arch`dea"con*ship\, n.	   The office of an archdeacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Archdiocese \Arch`di"o*cese\, n. [Pref. arch- + diocese.]	   The diocese of an archbishop.	   [1913 Webster]
Archducal \Arch`du"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an archduke or archduchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Archduchess \Arch`duch"ess\, n. [Pref. arch- + duchess.]	   The consort of an archduke; also, a princess of the imperial	   family of Austria. See {Archduke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Archduchy \Arch`duch"y\, n.	   The territory of an archduke or archduchess. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Archduke \Arch`duke"\, n. [Pref. arch- + duke.]	   A prince of the imperial family of Austria.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly this title was assumed by the rulers of	         Lorraine, Brabant, Austria, etc. It is now appropriated	         to the descendants of the imperial family of Austria	         through the make line, all such male descendants being	         styled archduke, and all such female descendants	         archduchesses.	         [1913 Webster]
Archdukedom \Arch`duke"dom\, n.	   An archduchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Archebiosis \Ar`che*bi*o"sis\, n. [Pref. arche- = archi- + Gr.	   bi`wsis, bi`os, life.]	   The origination of living matter from non-living. See	   {Abiogenesis}. --Bastian.	   [1913 Webster]
Arched \Arched\, a.	   Made with an arch or curve; covered with an arch; as, an	   arched door.	   [1913 Webster]
Archegonial \Ar`che*go"ni*al\, a.	   Relating to the archegonium.	   Syn: archegoniate, archegonical. [1913 Webster] archegoniate
archegoniate \archegoniate\ archegonical \archegonical\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an archegonium.	   Syn: archegonial	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. bearing archegonia.	   Syn: archegonial	        [PJC]
Archegonium \Ar`che*go"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the first of a	   race.] (Bot.)	   The pistillidium or female organ in the higher cryptogamic	   plants, corresponding to the pistil in flowering plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Archegony \Ar*cheg"o*ny\, n. [See {Archegonium}.] (Biol.)	   Spontaneous generation; abiogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Archelogy \Ar*chel"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? an element or first	   principle + -logy.]	   The science of, or a treatise on, first principles.	   --Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Archencephala \Ar`chen*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ?	   + ? the brain.] (Zool.)	   The division that includes man alone. --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Archenemy \Arch`en"e*my\, n. [Pref. arch- + enemy.]	   A principal enemy. Specifically, Satan, the grand adversary	   of mankind. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Archenteric \Arch`en*ter"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to the archenteron; as, archenteric invagination.	   [1913 Webster]
Archenteron \Arch`en"ter*on\, n. [Pref. arch- + Gr. ?	   intestine.] (Biol.)	   The primitive enteron or undifferentiated digestive sac of a	   gastrula or other embryo. See Illust. under {Invagination}.	   [1913 Webster]
archeological \archeological\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to archeology. archeological excavations	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. related to or dealing with or devoted to archaeology. an	      archeological dig	   Syn: archaeological, archaeologic, archeologic	        [WordNet 1.5]
archeologist \archeologist\ n.	   1. 1 an anthropologist who studies prehistoric people and	      their culture.	   Syn: archaeologist.	        [WordNet 1.5] Archeology
Archeology \Ar`che*ol"o*gy\, n., Archeological
\Ar`che*o*log`ic*al\, a.	   the branch of anthropology that studies prehistoric people	   and their cultures. Same as {Arch[ae]ology}, etc.	   Syn: archaeology, Arch[ae]ology	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
archeopteryx \archeopteryx\ n.	   1. an extinct primitive toothed bird ({Archaeopteryx	      lithographica}) of the Upper Jurassic having a long	      feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the	      most primitive of all known birds. Same as	      {archaeopteryx}.	   Syn: archaeopteryx.	        [WordNet 1.5]
archeozoic \archeozoic\ adj.	   1. 1 (Geol.) same as {archaeozoic}.	   Syn: archaeozoic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Archeozoic \Archeozoic\ n.	   1. 1 the time from 1.5 billion to 5 billion years ago, when	      the earth's crust was formed; the time when only	      unicellular organisms and the earliest forms of life are	      present. Same as {Archaeozoic}.	   Syn: Archaeozoic, Archeozoic era, Archaeozoic era	        [WordNet 1.5]
archepiscopal \archepiscopal\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an archbishop. an archepiscopal see	   Syn: archiepiscopal	        [WordNet 1.5]
Archer \Arch"er\, n. [archier, F. archer, LL. arcarius, fr. L.	   arcus bow. See {Arc}, {Arch}, n.]	   A bowman, one skilled in the use of the bow and arrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Archeress \Arch"er*ess\, n.	   A female archer. --Markham.	   [1913 Webster]
Archer fish \Arch"er fish`\ (Zool.)	   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 applied to {Ch[ae]todon rostratus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Archership \Arch"er*ship\, n.	   The art or skill of an archer.	   [1913 Webster]
Archery \Arch"er*y\, n. [OE. archerie.]	   1. The use of the bow and arrows in battle, hunting, etc.;	      the art, practice, or skill of shooting with a bow and	      arrows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Archers, or bowmen, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let all our archery fall off	            In wings of shot a-both sides of the van. --Webster	                                                  (1607).	      [1913 Webster]
Arches \Arch"es\,	   pl. of {Arch}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Court of arches}, or {Arches Court} (Eng. Law), the court of	      appeal of the Archbishop of Canterbury, whereof the judge,	      who sits as deputy to the archbishop, is called the Dean	      of the Arches, because he anciently held his court in the	      church of St. Mary-le-Bow (de arcubus). It is now held in	      Westminster. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
archespore \archespore\ n.	   same as {archesporium}.	   Syn: archesporium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
archesporial \archesporial\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an archespore.	      [WordNet 1.5]
archesporium \archesporium\ n.	   1. a primitive cell or group of cells from which a mother	      cell develops.	   Syn: archespore.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Archetypal \Ar"che*ty`pal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an archetype; consisting a model (real or	   ideal) or pattern; original. "One archetypal mind."	   --Gudworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among Platonists, the archetypal world is the world as	         it existed as an idea of God before the creation.	         [1913 Webster]
Archetypally \Ar"che*ty`pal*ly\, adv.	   With reference to the archetype; originally. "Parts	   archetypally distinct." --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Archetype \Ar"che*type\ ([aum]r"k[-e]*t[imac]p), n. [L.	   archetypum, Gr. 'arche`typon, fr. 'arche`typos stamped first	   and as model; 'arche = 'archi + ty`pos stamp, figure,	   pattern, ty`ptein to strike: cf. F. arch['e]type. See	   {Arch-}, pref.]	   1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from	      which a thing is made or formed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The House of Commons, the archetype of all the	            representative assemblies which now meet.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that	            was to come into the world.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Coinage) The standard weight or coin by which others are	      adjusted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The plan or fundamental structure on which a	      natural group of animals or plants or their systems of	      organs are assumed to have been constructed; as, the	      vertebrate archetype.	      [1913 Webster]
Archetypical \Ar`che*typ"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to an archetype; archetypal.	   [1913 Webster]
Archeus \Ar*che"us\, n. [LL. arch[=e]us, Gr. 'archai^os ancient,	   primeval, fr. 'archh` beginning. See {Archi-}, pref.]	   The vital principle or force which (according to the	   Paracelsians) presides over the growth and continuation of	   living beings; the {anima mundi} or plastic power of the old	   philosophers. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Archi- \Ar"chi-\ [L., archi-, Gr. 'archi-, a prefix which is	   from the same root as 'a`rchein to be first, to begin; 'archh	   the first place, beginning; 'archo`s chief. Cf. AS. arce-,	   erce-, OHG. erzi-, G. erz-.]	   A prefix signifying chief, arch; as, architect,	   archiepiscopal. In (Biol.) and (Anat.) it usually means	   primitive, original, ancestral; as, archipterygium, the	   primitive fin or wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Archiannelida \Ar`chi*an*nel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.; pref. archi- +	   annelida.] (Zool.)	   A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external	   segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions.	   [1913 Webster]
Archiater \Ar"chi*a`ter\, n. [L. archiatrus, Gr. ?; pref. ? + ?	   physician, ? to heal.]	   Chief physician; -- a term applied, on the continent of	   Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the	   first physician of some cities. --P. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Archibald wheel \Ar"chi*bald wheel\	   A metal-hubbed wheel of great strength and elasticity, esp.	   adapted for artillery carriages and motor cars.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Archiblastula \Ar`chi*blas"tu*la\, n. [Pref. archi + blastula.]	   (Biol.)	   A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a	   c[oe]loblastula.	   [1913 Webster]
Archical \Ar"chi*cal\, a. [Gr. 'archiko`s able to govern, fr.	   'archh` beginning, government. See {Arch-}, pref.]	   Chief; primary; primordial. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Archidiaconal \Ar`chi*di*ac"o*nal\, a. [L. archidiaconus, Gr. ?,	   equiv. to E. archdeacon.]	   Of or pertaining to an archdeacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         This offense is liable to be censured in an	         archidiaconal visitation.                --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Archiepiscopacy \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pa*cy\, n. [Pref. archi- +	   episcopacy.]	   1. That form of episcopacy in which the chief power is in the	      hands of archbishops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or dignity of an archbishop.	      [1913 Webster]
Archiepiscopal \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pal\, a. [Pref. archi- +	   episcopal.]	   Of or pertaining to an archbishop; as, Canterbury is an	   archiepiscopal see.	   [1913 Webster]
Archiepiscopality \Ar`chi*e*pis`co*pal"i*ty\, n.	   The station or dignity of an archbishop; archiepiscopacy.	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Archiepiscopate \Ar`chi*e*pis"co*pate\, n. [Pref. archi- +	   episcopate.]	   The office of an archbishop; an archbishopric.	   [1913 Webster]
Archierey \Ar*chi"e*rey\, n. [Russ. archier['e]i, fr. Gr.	   'archierey`s; pref. 'archi- (E. arch-) + "ierey`s priest.]	   The higher order of clergy in Russia, including	   metropolitans, archbishops, and bishops. --Pinkerton.	   [1913 Webster]
Archil \Ar"chil\ (?; 277), n. [OF. orchel, orcheil, It. orcella,	   oricello, or OSp. orchillo. Cf. {Orchil}.]	   1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen	      ({Roccella tinctoria}, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks	      in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also	      {orchal} and {orchil}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Archilochian \Ar`chi*lo"chi*an\, a. [L. Archilochius.]	   Of or pertaining to the satiric Greek poet Archilochus; as,	   Archilochian meter.	   [1913 Webster] Archimage
Archimage \Ar"chi*mage\, Archimagus \Ar`chi*ma"gus\, n. [NL.;	   pref. archi- + L. magus, Gr. ?, a Magian.]	   1. The high priest of the Persian Magi, or worshipers of	      fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great magician, wizard, or enchanter. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Archimandrite \Ar`chi*man"drite\, n. [L. archimandrita, LGr. ?;	   pref. ? (E. arch-) + ? an inclosed space, esp. for cattle, a	   fold, a monastery.] (Gr. Church)	      (a) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the	          Roman Catholic church.	      (b) A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding	          to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman	          Catholic church.	          [1913 Webster]
Archimedean \Ar`chi*me*de"an\, a. [L. Archimedeus.]	   Of or pertaining to Archimedes, a celebrated Greek	   philosopher; constructed on the principle of Archimedes'	   screw; as, Archimedean drill, propeller, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Archimedean screw}, or {Archimedes' screw}, an instrument,	      said to have been invented by Archimedes, for raising	      water, formed by winding a flexible tube round a cylinder	      in the form of a screw. When the screw is placed in an	      inclined position, and the lower end immersed in water, by	      causing the screw to revolve, the water is raised to the	      upper end. --Francis.	      [1913 Webster]
Archimedes \Ar`chi*me"des\, n. (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the	   subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw.	   [1913 Webster]
Arching \Arch"ing\, n.	   1. The arched part of a structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Hogging; -- opposed to {sagging}.	      [1913 Webster]
archipallium \archipallium\ n.	   1. 1 the olfactory cortex of the cerebrum.	   Syn: paleocortex	        [WordNet 1.5]
Archipelagic \Ar`chi*pe*lag"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an archipelago.	   [1913 Webster]
Archipelago \Ar`chi*pel"a*go\, n.; pl. {-goes} or {-gos}. [It.	   arcipelago, properly, chief sea; Gr. pref ? + ? sea, perh.	   akin to ? blow, and expressing the beating of the waves. See	   {Plague}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The Grecian Archipelago, or [AE]gean Sea, separating	      Greece from Asia Minor. It is studded with a vast number	      of small islands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any sea or broad sheet of water interspersed with	      many islands or with a group of islands.	      [1913 Webster]
Archipterygium \Ar*chip`te*ryg"i*um\	   ([aum]r*k[i^]p`t[-e]*r[i^]j"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   pref. 'archi- (E. arch-) + ptery`gion wing, fin.] (Anat.)	   The primitive form of fin, like that of Ceratodus.	   [1913 Webster]
Architect \Ar"chi*tect\ ([aum]r"k[i^]*t[e^]kt), n. [L.	   architectus, architecton, Gr. ? chief artificer, master	   builder; pref. 'archi- (E. archi-) + ? workman, akin to ?	   art, skill, ? to produce: cf. F. architecte, It. architetto.	   See {Technical}.]	   1. A person skilled in the art of building; one who	      understands architecture, or makes it his occupation to	      form plans and designs of buildings, and to superintend	      the artificers employed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contriver, designer, or maker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The architects of their own happiness. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A French woman is a perfect architect in dress.	                                                  --Coldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Architective \Ar`chi*tec"tive\, a.	   Used in building; proper for building. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster] Architectonic
Architectonic \Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic\, Architectonical
\Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic*al\, a. [L. architectonicus, Gr. ?. See	   {Architect}.]	   1. Pertaining to a master builder, or to architecture;	      evincing skill in designing or construction; constructive.	      "Architectonic wisdom." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            These architectonic functions which we had hitherto	            thought belonged.                     --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to the systemizing of knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]
Architectonic \Ar`chi*tec*ton"ic\, n. [Cf. F. architectonique.]	   1. The science of architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of arranging knowledge into a system.	      [1913 Webster]
Architectonics \Ar`chi*tec*ton"ics\, n.	   The science of architecture.	   [1913 Webster]
Architector \Ar"chi*tec`tor\, n.	   An architect. [Obs.] --North.	   [1913 Webster]
Architectress \Ar"chi*tec`tress\, n.	   A female architect.	   [1913 Webster]
Architectural \Ar`chi*tec"tur*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the art of building; conformed to the	   rules of architecture. -- {Ar`chi*tec"tur*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Architecture \Ar"chi*tec`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. architectura,	   fr. architectus: cf. F. architecture. See {Architect}.]	   1. The art or science of building; especially, the art of	      building houses, churches, bridges, and other structures,	      for the purposes of civil life; -- often called civil	      architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many other architectures besides Gothic. --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Construction, in a more general sense; frame or structure;	      workmanship.	      [1913 Webster]	            The architecture of grasses, plants, and trees.	                                                  --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	            The formation of the first earth being a piece of	            divine architecture.                  --Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Military architecture}, the art of fortifications.	   {Naval architecture}, the art of building ships.	      [1913 Webster]
Architeuthis \Ar`chi*teu"this\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. ? + ?, ?,	   a kind of squid.] (Zool.)	   A genus of gigantic cephalopods, allied to the squids, found	   esp. in the North Atlantic and about New Zealand.	   [1913 Webster]
Architrave \Ar"chi*trave\, n. [F. architrave, fr. It.	   architrave; pref. archi- + trave beam, L. trabs.] (Arch.)	   (a) The lower division of an entablature, or that part which	       rests immediately on the column, esp. in classical	       architecture. See {Column}.	   (b) The group of moldings, or other architectural member,	       above and on both sides of a door or other opening,	       especially if square in form.	       [1913 Webster]
Architraved \Ar"chi*traved\, a.	   Furnished with an architrave. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Archival \Ar"chi*val\, a.	   Pertaining to, or contained in, archives or records. --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Archive \Ar"chive\, n.; pl. {Archives}. [F. archives, pl., L.	   archivum, archium, fr. Gr. ? government house, ? ? archives,	   fr. ? the first place, government. See {Archi-}, pref.]	   1. pl. The place in which public records or historic	      documents are kept.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our words . . . . become records in God's court, and	            are laid up in his archives as witnesses. --Gov. of	                                                  Tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Public records or documents preserved as evidence of	      facts; as, the archives of a country or family.	      [1913 Webster] [Rarely used in sing.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some rotten archive, rummaged out of some seldom	            explored press.                       --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Registers; records; chronicles.	        [1913 Webster]
archives \archives\ n.	   1. a collection of records especially about an institution.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a place where historical records and documents are kept.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Archivist \Ar"chi*vist\, n. [F. archiviste.]	   A keeper of archives or records. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Archivolt \Ar"chi*volt\, n. [F. archivolte, fr. It. archivolto;	   pref. archi- + volto vault, arch. See {Vault}.] (Arch.)	   (a) The architectural member surrounding the curved opening	       of an arch, corresponding to the architrave in the case	       of a square opening.	   (b) More commonly, the molding or other ornaments with which	       the wall face of the voussoirs of an arch is charged.	       [1913 Webster] Archlute
Archlute \Arch"lute\, Archilute \Arch"i*lute\, n. [Cf. F.	   archiluth, It. arciliuto.] (Mus.)	   A large theorbo, or double-necked lute, formerly in use,	   having the bass strings doubled with an octave, and the	   higher strings with a unison.	   [1913 Webster]
Archly \Arch"ly\, adv.	   In an arch manner; with attractive slyness or roguishness;	   slyly; waggishly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Archly the maiden smiled.                --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Archmarshal \Arch`mar"shal\, n. [G. erzmarschall. See {Arch-},	   pref.]	   The grand marshal of the old German empire, a dignity that to	   the Elector of Saxony.	   [1913 Webster]
Archness \Arch"ness\, n.	   The quality of being arch; cleverness; sly humor free from	   malice; waggishness. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Archon \Ar"chon\, n. [L. archon, Gr. ?, ?, ruler, chief	   magistrate, p. pr. of ? to be first, to rule.] (Antiq.)	   One of the chief magistrates in ancient Athens, especially,	   by pre["e]minence, the first of the nine chief magistrates.	   -- {Ar*chon"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Archonship \Ar"chon*ship\, n.	   The office of an archon. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Archontate \Ar"chon*tate\, n. [Cf. F. archontat.]	   An archon's term of office. --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Archonts \Ar"chonts\, n. pl. [Gr. 'a`rchwn, p. pr. See	   {Archon}.] (Zool.)	   The group including man alone.	   [1913 Webster]
Archoplasm \Ar"cho*plasm\, n. [See {Archon}; {Plasma}.] (Biol.)	   The substance from which attraction spheres develop in	   mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arc light \Arc light\ (Elec.)	   The light of an arc lamp. See {arc lamp} under {lamp}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Archprelate \Arch`prel"ate\, n. [Pref. arch- + prelate.]	   An archbishop or other chief prelate.	   [1913 Webster]
Archpresbyter \Arch`pres"by*ter\, n.	   Same as {Archpriest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Archpresbytery \Arch`pres"by*ter*y\, n. [Pref. arch- +	   presbytery.]	   The absolute dominion of presbytery. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Archpriest \Arch`priest"\, n.	   A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.	   [1913 Webster]
Archprimate \Arch`pri"mate\, n. [Pref. arch- + primate.]	   The chief primate. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Arch stone \Arch" stone`\	   A wedge-shaped stone used in an arch; a voussoir.	   [1913 Webster]
Archtraitor \Arch`trai"tor\, n. [Pref. arch- + traitor.]	   A chief or transcendent traitor. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Archtreasurer \Arch`treas"ur*er\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. arch- +	   treasurer.]	   A chief treasurer. Specifically, the great treasurer of the	   German empire.	   [1913 Webster]
Archway \Arch"way\, n.	   A way or passage under an arch.	   [1913 Webster]
Archwife \Arch`wife"\, n. [Pref. arch- + wife.]	   A big, masculine wife. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Archwise \Arch"wise\, adv.	   Arch-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Archy \Arch"y\, a.	   Arched; as, archy brows.	   [1913 Webster]
archy \*ar"chy\ [Gr. ?, fr. ? chief. See {Arch-}, pref.]	   A suffix properly meaning a rule, ruling, as in monarchy, the	   rule of one only. Cf. {-arch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arciform \Ar"ci*form\, a. [L. arcus bow + -form.]	   Having the form of an arch; curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Arcograph \Arc"o*graph\, n. [L. arcus (E. arc) + -graph.]	   An instrument for drawing a circular arc without the use of a	   central point; a cyclograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Arctation \Arc*ta"tion\, n. [L. arctus shut in, narrow, p. p. of	   arcere to shut in: cf. F. arctation.] (Med.)	   Constriction or contraction of some natural passage, as in	   constipation from inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]
Arctic \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.]	   Pertaining to, or situated under, the northern constellation	   called the Bear; northern; frigid; as, the arctic pole,	   circle, region, ocean; an arctic expedition, night,	   temperature.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The arctic circle is a lesser circle, parallel to the	         equator, 23[deg] 28' from the north pole. This and the	         antarctic circle are called the polar circles, and	         between these and the poles lie the frigid zones. See	         {Zone}.	         [1913 Webster]	Arctic \Arc"tic\, n.	   1. The arctic circle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A warm waterproof overshoe. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
arctiid \arctiid\ n.	   1. 1 a stout-bodied broad-winged moth with conspicuously	      striped or spotted wings; larvae are hairy caterpillars.	   Syn: arctiid moth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arctiidae \Arctiidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family comprising the tiger moths.	   Syn: family {Arctiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arctisca \Arc*tis"ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bear.] (Zool.)	   A group of Arachnida. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Arctium \Arctium\ n.	   1. 1 the burdock.	   Syn: genus {Arctium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arctocephalus \Arctocephalus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of fur seals.	   Syn: genus {Arctocephalus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arctogeal \Arc`to*ge"al\, a. [Gr. ? the north + ?, ?, country.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to arctic lands; as, the arctogeal fauna.	   [1913 Webster]
Arctoidea \Arc*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bear + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of the Carnivora, that includes the bears, weasels,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Arctostaphylos \Arctostaphylos\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of plants including the bearberry; manzanita.	   Syn: genus {Arctostaphylos}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arctotis \Arctotis\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of herbs and subshrubs: African daisy.	   Syn: genus {Arctotis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arcturus \Arc*tu"rus\, n. [L. Arcturus, Gr. ? bearward, equiv.	   to ?; ? bear + ? ward, guard. See {Arctic}.] (Anat.)	   A fixed star of the first magnitude in the constellation	   Bo["o]tes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Arcturus has sometimes been incorrectly used as the	         name of the constellation, or even of Ursa Major.	         [1913 Webster]	               Canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons [Rev.	               Ver.: "the Bear with her train"].  --Job xxxviii.	                                                  32.	         [1913 Webster]
Arcual \Arc"u*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an arc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arcual measure of an angle} (Math.), that in which the unit	      angle has its measuring arc equal to the radius of the	      circle.	      [1913 Webster] Arcuate
Arcuate \Arc"u*ate\, Arcuated \Arc"u*a`ted\(#), a. [L. arcuatus,	   p. p. of arcuare to shape like a bow, fr. arcus. See {Arc}.]	   Bent or curved in the form of a bow. "Arcuate stalks."	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Arcuately \Arc"u*ate*ly\, adv.	   In the form of a bow.	   [1913 Webster]
Arcuation \Arc`u*a"tion\, n. [L. arcuatio.]	   1. The act of bending or curving; incurvation; the state of	      being bent; crookedness. --Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) A mode of propagating trees by bending branches to	      the ground, and covering the small shoots with earth;	      layering. --Chambers.	      [1913 Webster]
Arcubalist \Ar"cu*ba*list\, n. [See {Arbalist}.]	   A crossbow. --Fosbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Arcubalister \Ar`cu*bal"ist*er\, n. [L. arcuballistarius. Cf.	   {Arbalister}.]	   A crossbowman; one who used the arcubalist. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Arcubus \Ar"cu*bus\, n.	   See {Arquebus}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] -ard
-ard \-ard\, -art \-art\	   The termination of many English words; as, coward, reynard,	   drunkard, mostly from the French, in which language this	   ending is of German origin, being orig. the same word as	   English hard. It usually has the sense of one who has to a	   high or excessive degree the quality expressed by the root;	   as, braggart, sluggard.	   [1913 Webster]
Ardassine \Ar*das"sine\, n. [F. (cf. Sp. ardacina), fr. ardasse	   a kind of silk thread, fr. Ar. & Per. ardan a kind of raw	   silk.]	   A very fine sort of Persian silk.	   [1913 Webster]
Ardeidae \Ardeidae\ n.	   1. 1 a familu of wading birds incuding the herons, egrets,	      night herons, and bitterns.	   Syn: family {Ardeidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ardency \Ar"den*cy\, n.	   1. Heat. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Warmth of passion or affection; ardor; vehemence;	      eagerness; as, the ardency of love or zeal.	      [1913 Webster]
Ardennes \Ardennes\ n.	   1. a wooded plateau in the Champagne-Ardenne region of	      France; the site of intense fighting in World Wars I and	      II.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Ardent \Ar"dent\, a. [OE. ardaunt, F. ardant, p. pr. of arder to	   burn, fr. L. ardere.]	   1. Hot or burning; causing a sensation of burning; fiery; as,	      ardent spirits, that is, distilled liquors; an ardent	      fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the appearance or quality of fire; fierce; glowing;	      shining; as, ardent eyes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Warm, applied to the passions and affections; passionate;	      fervent; zealous; vehement; as, ardent love, feelings,	      zeal, hope, temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ardent and impetuous race.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Burning; hot; fiery; glowing; intense; fierce; vehement;	        eager; zealous; keen; fervid; fervent; passionate;	        affectionate.	        [1913 Webster]
Ardently \Ar"dent*ly\, adv.	   In an ardent manner; eagerly; with warmth; affectionately;	   passionately.	   [1913 Webster]
Ardentness \Ar"dent*ness\, n.	   Ardency. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ardent spirits \Ar"dent spir`its\, n.	   any type of strongly alcoholic beverage prepared by	   distillation of an alcohol-containing fermented material.	   [PJC]
Ardois system \Ar`dois" sys"tem\ (Naut.)	   A widely used system of electric night signals in which a	   series of double electric lamps (white and red) is arranged	   vertically on a mast, and operated from a keyboard below.	   [Archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ardor \Ar"dor\, n. [L. ardor, fr. ardere to burn: cf. OF. ardor,	   ardur, F. ardeur.] [Spelt also {ardour}.]	   1. Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Warmth or heat of passion or affection; eagerness; zeal;	      as, he pursues study with ardor; the fought with ardor;	      martial ardor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Bright and effulgent spirits; seraphim. [Thus used by	      Milton.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fervor; warmth; eagerness. See {Fervor}.	        [1913 Webster]
Arduous \Ar"du*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. arduus steep, high; akin to	   Ir. ard high, height.]	   1. Steep and lofty, in a literal sense; hard to climb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those arduous paths they trod.        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attended with great labor, like the ascending of	      acclivities; difficult; laborious; as, an arduous	      employment, task, or enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Difficult; trying; laborious; painful; exhausting.	   Usage: {Arduous}, {Hard}, {Difficult}. Hard is simpler,	          blunter, and more general in sense than difficult; as,	          a hard duty to perform, hard work, a hard task, one	          which requires much bodily effort and perseverance to	          do. Difficult commonly implies more skill and sagacity	          than hard, as when there is disproportion between the	          means and the end. A work may be hard but not	          difficult. We call a thing arduous when it requires	          strenuous and persevering exertion, like that of one	          who is climbing a precipice; as, an arduous task, an	          arduous duty. "It is often difficult to control our	          feelings; it is still harder to subdue our will; but	          it is an arduous undertaking to control the unruly and	          contending will of others."	          [1913 Webster]
Arduously \Ar"du*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an arduous manner; with difficulty or laboriousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Arduousness \Ar"du*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being arduous; difficulty of execution.	   [1913 Webster]
Ardurous \Ar"du*rous\, a.	   Burning; ardent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lo! further on,	         Where flames the arduous Spirit of Isidore. --Cary.	   [1913 Webster]
Are \Are\ [AS. (Northumbrian) aron, akin to the 1st pers. pl.	   forms, Icel. erum, Goth. sijum, L. sumus, Gr. ?, Skr. smas;	   all from a root as. ? See {Am} and {Is}, and cf. {Be}.]	   The present indicative plural of the substantive verb to be;	   but etymologically a different word from be, or was. Am, art,	   are, and is, all come from the root as.	   [1913 Webster]	Are \Are\, n. [F., fr. L. area. See {Area}.] (Metric system)	   The unit of superficial measure, being a square of which each	   side is ten meters in length; 100 square meters, or about	   119.6 square yards.	   [1913 Webster]
Area \A"re*a\ ([=a]"r[-e]*[.a]; 277), n.; pl. {Areas} (-[.a]z) .	   [L. area a broad piece of level ground. Cf. {Are}, n.]	   1. Any plane surface, as of the floor of a room or church, or	      of the ground within an inclosure; an open space in a	      building.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Alban lake . . . looks like the area of some	            vast amphitheater.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inclosed space on which a building stands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sunken space or court, giving ingress and affording	      light to the basement of a building.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An extent of surface; a tract of the earth's surface; a	      region; as, vast uncultivated areas.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) The superficial contents of any figure; the	      surface included within any given lines; superficial	      extent; as, the area of a square or a triangle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Biol.) A spot or small marked space; as, the germinative	      area.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Extent; scope; range; as, a wide area of thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            The largest area of human history and man's common	            nature.                               --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dry area}. See under {Dry}.	      [1913 Webster] Aread
Aread \A*read"\, Areed \A*reed"\, v. t. [OE. areden, AS.	   [=a]r[=ae]dan to interpret. See {Read}.]	   1. To tell, declare, explain, or interpret; to divine; to	      guess; as, to aread a riddle or a dream. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore more plain aread this doubtful case.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To read. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To counsel, advise, warn, or direct.	      [1913 Webster]	            But mark what I aread thee now. Avaunt! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To decree; to adjudge. [Archaic] --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]
Areal \A"re*al\, a. [Cf. L. arealis, fr. area.]	   Of or pertaining to an area; as, areal interstices (the areas	   or spaces inclosed by the reticulate vessels of leaves).	   [1913 Webster]
Arear \A*rear"\, v. t. & i. [AS. [=a]r[=ae]ran. See {Rear}.]	   To raise; to set up; to stir up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Arear \A*rear"\, adv. [See {Arrear}, adv.]	   Backward; in or to the rear; behindhand. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Areca \A*re"ca\, n. [Canarese adiki: cf. Pg. & Sp. areca.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of palms, one species of which ({Areca catechu})	   produces the areca nut, or betel nut, which is chewed in	   India and Southeast Asia with the leaf of the {Piper Betle}	   and lime.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Arecidae \Arecidae\ n.	   1. 1 one of four subclasses or superorder of Monocotyledones;	      comprises about 6400 species in 5 families of trees and	      shrubs and terrestrial herbs and a few free-floating	      aquatics including: Palmae; Araceae; Pandanaceae: and	      Lemnaceae.	   Syn: subclass Arecidae	        [WordNet 1.5] Arecoline
Arecoline \A*re"co*line\, n. Also -lin \-lin\ . [From NL. Areca,	   a genus of palms bearing betel nut.]	   An oily liquid substance, {C8H13O2N}, the chief alkaloid of	   the betel nut, to which the latter owes its anthelmintic	   action.	   Syn: arecholine; arecaline; methylarecaidin; methyl	        N-methyltetrahydronicotinate;	        1,2,5,6-tetrahydro-1-methyl-3-pyridinecarboxylic acid	        methyl ester.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Areek \A*reek"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + reek.]	   In a reeking condition. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Arefaction \Ar`e*fac"tion\, n. [L. arefacere to dry.]	   The act of drying, or the state of growing dry.	   [1913 Webster]	         The arefaction of the earth.             --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Arefy \Ar"e*fy\, v. t. [L. arere to be dry + -fly.]	   To dry, or make dry. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Arena \A*re"na\, n.; pl. E. {Arenas}; L. {Aren[ae]}. [L. arena,	   harena, sand, a sandy place.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) The area in the central part of an	      amphitheater, in which the gladiators fought and other	      shows were exhibited; -- so called because it was covered	      with sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any place of public contest or exertion; any sphere of	      action; as, the arenaof debate; the arena of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) "Sand" or "gravel" in the kidneys.	      [1913 Webster]
Arenaceous \Ar`e*na"ceous\, a. [L. arenaceus, fr. arena sand.]	   Sandy or consisting largely of sand; of the nature of sand;	   easily disintegrating into sand; friable; as, arenaceous	   limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Arenarious \Ar`e*na"ri*ous\, a. [L. arenarius, fr. arena sand.]	   Sandy; as, arenarious soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Arenation \Ar`e*na"tion\ ([a^]r`[-e]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   arenatio, fr. arena sand.] (Med.)	   A sand bath; application of hot sand to the body.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Arendator \Ar`en*da"tor\, n. [LL. arendator, arrendator, fr.	   arendare, arrendare, to pay rent, fr. arenda yearly rent; ad	   + renda, F. rente, E. rent. Cf. {Arrentation} and {Rent}.]	   In some provinces of Russia, one who farms the rents or	   revenues.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A person who rents an estate belonging to the crown is	         called crown arendator. --Tooke.	         [1913 Webster] Areng
Areng \A*reng"\, Arenga \A*ren"ga\, n. [Malayan.]	   A palm tree ({Saguerus saccharifer}) which furnishes sago,	   wine, and fibers for ropes; the gomuti palm.	   [1913 Webster]
Arenicolite \Ar`e*nic"o*lite\, n. [L. arena sand + colere to	   cherish or live.] (Paleon.)	   An ancient wormhole in sand, preserved in the rocks. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
arenicolous \arenicolous\ adj.	   1. growing or living or burrowing in sand. arenicolous worms	      [WordNet 1.5]
Arenilitic \A*ren`i*lit"ic\, a. [L. arena sand + Gr. li`qos	   stone.]	   Of or pertaining to sandstone; as, arenilitic mountains.	   --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Arenose \Ar"e*nose\, a. [L. arenosus, fr. arena sand.]	   Sandy; full of sand. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Arenulous \A*ren"u*lous\, a. [L. arenula fine sand, dim. of	   arena.]	   Full of fine sand; like sand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Areola \A*re"o*la\, n.; pl. {Areol[ae]}. [L. areola, dim. of	   area: cf. F. ar['e]ole. See {Area}.]	   1. An interstice or small space, as between the cracks of the	      surface in certain crustaceous lichens; or as between the	      fibers composing organs or vessels that interlace; or as	      between the nervures of an insect's wing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Med.) The colored ring around the nipple, or	      around a vesicle or pustule.	      [1913 Webster]
Areolar \A*re"o*lar\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, an areola; filled with interstices or	   areol[ae].	   [1913 Webster]	   {reolar tissue} (Anat.), a form of fibrous connective tissue	      in which the fibers are loosely arranged with numerous	      spaces, or areol[ae], between them.	      [1913 Webster] Areolate
Areolate \A*re"o*late\, Areolated \A*re"o*la*ted\, a. [L.	   areola: cf. F. ar['e]ole.]	   Divided into small spaces or areolations, as the wings of	   insects, the leaves of plants, or the receptacle of compound	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Areolation \A`re*o*la"tion\, n.	   1. Division into areol[ae]. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small space, bounded by some part different in color	      or structure, as the spaces bounded by the nervures of the	      wings of insects, or those by the veins of leaves; an	      areola.	      [1913 Webster]
Areole \A"re*ole\, n.	   Same as {Areola}.	   [1913 Webster]
Areolet \A*re"o*let\, n. [Dim. of L. areola.] (Zool.)	   A small inclosed area; esp. one of the small spaces on the	   wings of insects, circumscribed by the veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Areometer \A`re*om"e*ter\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. 'araio`s thin, rare	   + -meter: cf. F. ar['e]om[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the specific gravity of fluids; a	   form hydrometer.	   [1913 Webster] Areometric
Areometric \A`re*o*met"ric\, Areometrical \A`re*o*met"ric*al\,	   a.	   Pertaining to, or measured by, an areometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Areometry \A`re*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'araio`s thin, rare +	   -metry.]	   The art or process of measuring the specific gravity of	   fluids.	   [1913 Webster]
Areopagist \Ar`e*op"a*gist\, n.	   See {Areopagite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Areopagite \Ar`e*op"a*gite\, n. [L. Areopagites, Gr. ?.]	   A member of the Areopagus. --Acts xvii. 34.	   [1913 Webster]
Areopagitic \Ar`e*op`a*git"ic\, a. [L. Areopagiticus, Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to the Areopagus. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Areopagus \Ar`e*op"a*gus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, and ? ?, hill of	   Ares (Mars' Hill).]	   The highest judicial court at Athens. Its sessions were held	   on Mars' Hill. Hence, any high court or tribunal.	   [1913 Webster]
Areostyle \A*re"o*style\, a. & n.	   See {Intercolumniation}, and {Ar[ae]ostyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Areosystyle \A*re`o*sys"tyle\, a. & n.	   See {Intercolumniation}, and {Ar[ae]osystyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arere \A*rere"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Arear}. [Obs.] --Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Arest \A*rest"\, n.	   A support for the spear when couched for the attack. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aret \A*ret"\, v. t. [OE. aretten, OF. areter; a (L. ad) + OF.	   reter, L. reputare. See {Repute}.]	   To reckon; to ascribe; to impute. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aretaics \Ar`e*ta"ics\, n. [Gr. ? virtue.]	   The ethical theory which excludes all relations between	   virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; -- contrasted	   with eudemonics. --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Arete \A`r[^e]te"\, n. [F., lit., a sharp fish bone, ridge,	   sharp edge, fr. L. arista beard of grain.] (Geog.)	   An acute and rugged crest of a mountain range or a subsidiary	   ridge between two mountain gorges.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aretology \Ar`e*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? virtue + ? discourse, ?	   to speak: cf. F. ar['e]tologie.]	   That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its	   nature, and the means of attaining to it.	   [1913 Webster]
Arew \A*rew"\ adv. [See {Arow}, {Row}.]	   In a row. [Obs.] "All her teeth arew." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Argal \Ar"gal\, n.	   Crude tartar. See {Argol}.	   [1913 Webster]	Argal \Ar"gal\, adv.	   A ludicrous corruption of the Latin word ergo, therefore.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Argal	Argal \Ar"gal\, Argali \Ar"ga*li\, n. [Mongolian.] (Zool.)	   A species of wild sheep ({Ovis ammon}, or {Ovis argali}),	   remarkable for its large horns. It inhabits the mountains of	   Siberia and central Asia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The bearded argali is the aoudad. See {Aoudad}. The	         name is also applied to the bighorn sheep of the Rocky	         Mountains. See {Bighorn}.	         [1913 Webster]
Argala \Ar"ga*la\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The adjutant bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Argand lamp \Ar"gand lamp`\ [Named from the inventor, Aim['e]	   Argand of Geneva.]	   A lamp with a circular hollow wick and glass chimney which	   allow a current of air both inside and outside of the flame.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Argand burner}, a burner for an Argand lamp, or a gas burner	      in which the principle of that lamp is applied.	      [1913 Webster]
Argas \Ar"gas\, n.	   A genus of venomous ticks which attack men and animals. The	   famous Persian Argas, also called {Miana bug}, is {Argas	   Persicus}; that of Central America, called {talaje} by the	   natives, is {Argas Talaje}.	   [1913 Webster]
Argean \Ar*ge"an\, a.	   Pertaining to the ship Argo. See {Argo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Argent \Ar"gent\, n. [F. argent, fr. L. argentum, silver; akin	   to Gr. 'a`rgyros silver, 'argo`s, 'argh`s, white, bright,	   Skr. rajata white, silver, raj to shine, Ir. arg white, milk,	   airgiod silver, money, and L. arguere to make clear. See	   {Argue}.]	   1. Silver, or money. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fig. & Poet.) Whiteness; anything that is white.	      [1913 Webster]	            The polished argent of her breast.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) The white color in coats of arms, intended to	      represent silver, or, figuratively, purity, innocence,	      beauty, or gentleness; -- represented in engraving by a	      plain white surface. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	Argent \Ar"gent\, a.	   Made of silver; of a silvery color; white; shining.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yonder argent fields above.              --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Argental \Ar*gen"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to silver; resembling, containing, or	   combined with, silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentalium \Ar`gen*ta"li*um\, n. [NL.; L. argentum silver + E.	   aluminium.]	   A (patented) alloy of aluminium and silver, with a density of	   about 2.9.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Argentamine
Argentamine \Ar*gen"ta*mine\, n. Also -min \-min\ . [L. argentum	   silver + E. amine.] (Med.)	   A solution of silver phosphate in an aqueous solution of	   ethylene diamine, used as an antiseptic astringent and as a	   disinfectant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Argentan \Ar"gen*tan\, n.	   An alloy of nickel with copper and zinc; German silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentate \Ar"gen*tate\, a. [L. argentatus silvered.] (Bot.)	   Silvery white. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentation \Ar`gen*ta"tion\, n. [L. argentare to silver, fr.	   argentum silver. See {Argent}.]	   A coating or overlaying with silver. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentic \Ar*gen"tic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, silver; -- said	   of certain compounds of silver in which this metal has its	   lowest proportion; as, argentic chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentiferous \Ar`gen*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. argentum silver +	   -ferous: cf. F. argentif[`e]re.]	   Producing or containing silver; as, argentiferous lead ore or	   veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentina \Argentina\ n.	   1. 1 a country in South America, bordering Chile and Bolivia.	   Syn: the Argentine	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 type genus of the Argentinidae: argentines.	   Syn: genus Argentina	        [WordNet 1.5]
Argentine \Ar"gen*tine\ (?; in the 2d sense, commonly ?), a.	   1. Pertaining to, or resembling, silver; made of, or sounding	      like, silver; silvery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Celestial Dian, goddess argentine.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Argentine Republic in South	      America.	      [1913 Webster]	Argentine \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	      or curved lamellar structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. White metal coated with silver. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A fish of Europe ({Maurolicus Pennantii}) with	      silvery scales. The name is also applied to various fishes	      of the genus {Argentina}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A citizen of the Argentine Republic; an Argentinian.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. {Argentina}; in this sense, usually preceded by the.	      [PJC]
Argentinian \Argentinian\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Argentina or its inhabitants.	      Argentinian tago	   Syn: Argentine	        [WordNet 1.5]	Argentinian \Argentinian\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Argentina.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Argentinidae \Argentinidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of small marine soft-finned fishes with long	      silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts.	   Syn: family {Argentinidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Argentite \Ar"gen*tite\, n. [L. argentum silver.] (Min.)	   Sulphide of silver; -- also called {vitreous silver}, or	   {silver glance}. It has a metallic luster, a lead-gray color,	   and is sectile like lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentous \Ar*gen"tous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, silver; -- said of certain	   silver compounds in which silver has a higher proportion than	   in argentic compounds; as, argentous chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Argentry \Ar"gent*ry\, n. [F. argenterie, fr. argent silver, L.	   argentum.]	   Silver plate or vessels. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bowls of frosted argentry.               --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Argil \Ar"gil\, n. [F. argile, L. argilla white clay, akin to	   Gr. ? or ? argil, ? white. See {Argent}.] (Min.)	   Clay, or potter's earth; sometimes pure clay, or alumina. See	   {Clay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Argillaceous \Ar`gil*la"ceous\, a. [L. argillaceus, fr.	   argilla.]	   Of the nature of clay; consisting of, or containing, argil or	   clay; clayey.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Argillaceous sandstone} (Geol.), a sandstone containing much	      clay.	   {Argillaceous iron ore}, the clay ironstone.	   {Argillaceous schist} or {state}. See {Argillite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Argilliferous \Ar`gil*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. argilla white clay +	   -ferous.]	   Producing clay; -- applied to such earths as abound with	   argil. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Argillite \Ar"gil*lite\, n. [Gr. ? clay + -lite.] (Min.)	   Argillaceous schist or slate; clay slate. Its colors is	   bluish or blackish gray, sometimes greenish gray, brownish	   red, etc. -- {Ar`gil*lit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Argillo-areenaceous \Ar*gil`lo-are`e*na"ceous\, a.	   Consisting of, or containing, clay and sand, as a soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Argillo-calcareous \Ar*gil`lo-cal*ca"re*ous\, a.	   Consisting of, or containing, clay and calcareous earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Argillo-ferruginous \Ar*gil`lo-fer*ru"gi*nous\, a.	   Containing clay and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Argillous \Ar*gil"lous\, a. [L. argillosus, fr. argilla. See	   {Argil}.]	   Argillaceous; clayey. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Argive \Ar"give\, a. [L. Argivus, fr. Argos, Argi.]	   Of or performance to Argos, the capital of Argolis in Greece.	   -- n. A native of Argos. Often used as a generic term,	   equivalent to Grecian or Greek.	   [1913 Webster]
Argo \Ar"go\, n. [L. Argo, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Myth.) The name of the ship which carried Jason and his	      fifty-four companions to Colchis, in quest of the Golden	      Fleece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A large constellation in the southern	      hemisphere, called also {Argo Navis}. In modern astronomy	      it is replaced by its three divisions, Carina, Puppis, and	      Vela.	      [1913 Webster]
Argoan \Ar*go"an\, a.	   Pertaining to the ship Argo.	   [1913 Webster]
Argoile \Ar"goile\, n.	   Potter's clay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Argol \Ar"gol\, n. [Cf. {Argal}, {Orgal}. Of unknown origin.]	   Crude tartar; an acidulous salt from which cream of tartar is	   prepared. It exists in the juice of grapes, and is deposited	   from wines on the sides of the casks. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Argolic \Ar*gol"ic\, a. [L. Argolicus, Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to Argolis, a district in the Peloponnesus.	   [1913 Webster]
Argon \Ar"gon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? inactive; ? priv.	   + ? work.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, odorless gas occurring in the air (of which it	   constitutes 0.93 per cent by volume), in volcanic gases,	   etc.; -- so named on account of its inertness by Rayleigh and	   Ramsay, who prepared and examined it in 1894-95. Symbol, A;	   at. wt., 39.9. Argon is condensible to a colorless liquid	   boiling at -186.1[deg] C. and to a solid melting at	   -189.6[deg] C. It has a characteristic spectrum. No compounds	   of it are known, but there is physical evidence that its	   molecule is monatomic. Weight of one liter at 0[deg] C. and	   760 mm., 1.7828 g.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Argonaut \Ar"go*naut\, n. [L. Argonauta, Gr. ?; ? + ? sailor, ?	   ship. See {Argo}.]	   1. Any one of the legendary Greek heroes who sailed with	      Jason, in the Argo, in quest of the Golden Fleece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus Argonauta.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of those who went to California in search of gold	      shortly after it was discovered there in 1848. [U. S.]	      --Bret Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	            The "Argonauts of '49" were a strong, self-reliant,	            generous body of men.                 --D. S.	                                                  Jordan.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Argonauta \Ar`go*nau"ta\, n. (Zool.)	   A genus of Cephalopoda. The shell is called {paper nautilus}	   or {paper sailor}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The animal has much resemblance to an Octopus. It has	         eight arms, two of which are expanded at the end and	         clasp the shell, but are never elevated in the air for	         sails as was formerly supposed. The creature swims	         beneath the surface by means of a jet of water, like	         other cephalopods. The male has no shell, and is much	         smaller than the female. See {Hectocotylus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Argonautic \Ar"go*naut"ic\, a. [L. Argonauticus.]	   Of or pertaining to the Argonauts.	   [1913 Webster]
Argonautidae \Argonautidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of cephalopods represented solely by the genus	      {Argonauta}.	   Syn: family {Argonautidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Argonne \Argonne\ n.	   1. an American operation in World War I (1918); American	      troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which	      were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.	   Syn: Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne,	        Meuse-Argonne operation	        [WordNet 1.5]
Argos \Argos\ n.	   1. an ancient city in SE Greece; dominated the Peloponnese in	      the 7th century BC.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Argosy \Ar"go*sy\, n.; pl. {Argosies}. [Earlier ragusy, fr.	   ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]	   A large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where your argosies with portly sail . . .	         Do overpeer the petty traffickers.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Argot \Ar`got"\, n. [F. Of unknown origin.]	   A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves,	   tramps, and vagabonds; flash.	   [1913 Webster]
Arguable \Ar"gu*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being argued; admitting of debate.	   [1913 Webster]
Argue \Ar"gue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Argued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Arguing}.] [OE. arguen, F. arguer, fr. L. argutare, freq. of	   arguere to make clear; from the same root as E. argent.]	   1. To invent and offer reasons to support or overthrow a	      proposition, opinion, or measure; to use arguments; to	      reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            I argue not	            Against Heaven's hand or will.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contend in argument; to dispute; to reason; -- followed	      by with; as, you may argue with your friend without	      convincing him.	      [1913 Webster]	Argue \Ar"gue\, v. t.	   1. To debate or discuss; to treat by reasoning; as, the	      counsel argued the cause before a full court; the cause	      was well argued.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prove or evince; too manifest or exhibit by inference,	      deduction, or reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            So many laws argue so many sins.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To persuade by reasons; as, to argue a man into a	      different opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To blame; to accuse; to charge with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thoughts and expressions . . . which can be truly	            argued of obscenity, profaneness, or immorality.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: to reason; evince; discuss; debate; expostulate;	        remonstrate; controvert.	   Usage: To {Argue}, {Dispute}, {Debate}. These words, as here	          compared, suppose a contest between two parties in	          respect to some point at issue. To argue is to adduce	          arguments or reasons in support of one's cause or	          position. To dispute is to call in question or deny	          the statements or arguments of the opposing party. To	          debate is to strive for or against in a somewhat	          formal manner by arguments.	          [1913 Webster]	                Men of many words sometimes argue for the sake	                of talking; men of ready tongues frequently	                dispute for the sake of victory; men in public	                life often debate for the sake of opposing the	                ruling party, or from any other motive than the	                love of truth.                    --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	                Unskilled to argue, in dispute yet loud,	                Bold without caution, without honors proud.	                                                  --Falconer.	          [1913 Webster]	                Betwixt the dearest friends to raise debate.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]
Arguer \Ar"gu*er\, n.	   One who argues; a reasoner; a disputant.	   [1913 Webster]
Argufy \Ar"gu*fy\, v. t. & i. [Argue + -fy.]	   1. To argue pertinaciously. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To signify. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Argulus \Ar"gu*lus\, n. [NL., dim of Argus.] (Zool.)	   A genus of copepod Crustacea, parasitic of fishes; a fish	   louse. See {Branchiura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Argument \Ar"gu*ment\, n. [F. argument, L. argumentum, fr.	   arguere to argue.]	   1. Proof; evidence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There is.. no more palpable and convincing argument	            of the existence of a Deity.          --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why, then, is it made a badge of wit and an argument	            of parts for a man to commence atheist, and to cast	            off all belief of providence, all awe and reverence	            for religion?                         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reason or reasons offered in proof, to induce belief, or	      convince the mind; reasoning expressed in words; as, an	      argument about, concerning, or regarding a proposition,	      for or in favor of it, or against it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A process of reasoning, or a controversy made up of	      rational proofs; argumentation; discussion; disputation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The argument is about things, but names. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The subject matter of a discourse, writing, or artistic	      representation; theme or topic; also, an abstract or	      summary, as of the contents of a book, chapter, poem.	      [1913 Webster]	            You and love are still my argument.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The abstract or argument of the piece. --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Shields] with boastful argument portrayed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Matter for question; business in hand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sheathed their swords for lack of argument. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astron.) The quantity on which another quantity in a	      table depends; as, the altitude is the argument of the	      refraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) The independent variable upon whose value that of	      a function depends. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	Argument \Ar"gu*ment\ ([a^]r"g[-u]*ment), v. i. [L.	   argumentari.]	   To make an argument; to argue. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Argumentable \Ar`gu*men"ta*ble\ (-men"t[.a]*b'l), a. [L.	   argumentabilis.]	   Admitting of argument. [R.] --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Argumental \Ar`gu*men"tal\, a. [L. argumentalis.]	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, argument; argumentative.	   [1913 Webster]
Argumentation \Ar`gu*men*ta"tion\, n. [L. argumentatio, from	   argumentari: cf. F. argumentation.]	   1. The act of forming reasons, making inductions, drawing	      conclusions, and applying them to the case in discussion;	      the operation of inferring propositions, not known or	      admitted as true, from facts or principles known,	      admitted, or proved to be true.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which manner of argumentation, how false and naught	            it is, . . . every man that hath with perceiveth.	                                                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Debate; discussion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reasoning; discussion; controversy. See {Reasoning}.	        [1913 Webster]
Argumentative \Ar`gu*men"ta*tive\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or characterized by, argument; containing a	      process of reasoning; as, an argumentative discourse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adductive as proof; indicative; as, the adaptation of	      things to their uses is argumentative of infinite wisdom	      in the Creator. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Given to argument; characterized by argument;	      disputatious; as, an argumentative writer.	      [1913 Webster] --{Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Ar`gu*men"ta*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Argumentize \Ar"gu*men*tize\, v. i.	   To argue or discuss. [Obs.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Argus \Ar"gus\, prop. n. [L. Argus, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Myth.) A fabulous being of antiquity, said to have had a	      hundred eyes, who has placed by Juno to guard Io. His eyes	      were transplanted to the peacock's tail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One very vigilant; a guardian always watchful.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian pheasants. The common	      species ({Argus giganteus}) is remarkable for the great	      length and beauty of the wing and tail feathers of the	      male. The species {Argus Grayi} inhabits Borneo.	      [1913 Webster]
Argus-eyed \Ar"gus-eyed\, a.	   Extremely observant; watchful; sharp-sighted.	   [1913 Webster]
Argus shell \Ar"gus shell`\ (Zool.)	   A species of shell ({Cypr[ae]a argus}), beautifully	   variegated with spots resembling those in a peacock's tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Argutation \Ar`gu*ta"tion\, n. [L. argutatio. See {Argue}.]	   Caviling; subtle disputation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Argute \Ar*gute"\, a. [L. argutus, p. p. of arguere. See	   {Argue}.]	   1. Sharp; shrill. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sagacious; acute; subtle; shrewd.	      [1913 Webster]	            The active preacher . . . the argue schoolman.	                                                  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]
Argutely \Ar*gute"ly\, adv.	   In a subtle; shrewdly.	   [1913 Webster]
Arguteness \Ar*gute"ness\, n.	   Acuteness. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Argyreia \Argyreia\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of woody climbers of tropical Asia to Australia.	   Syn: genus {Argyreia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Argyrol \Argyrol\ n.	   1. a compound of protein and silver used as a mild	      antiseptic; Argyrol is the trademark.	   Syn: mild silver protein.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Argyrotaenia \Argyrotaenia\ n.	   1. 1 a genus comprising the orange tortrix.	   Syn: genus {Argyrotaenia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Argyroxiphium \Argyroxiphium\ n.	   1. 1 a small genus of Hawaiian spreading and rosette-forming	      shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Argyroxiphium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arhant \Arhant\ n.	   1. a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.	   Syn: Arhat, lohan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arhat \Arhat\ n.	   1. 1 a Buddhist who has attained nirvana.	   Syn: Arhant, lohan.	        [WordNet 1.5] Arhythmic	        Arhizous	        Arhizal
Arhizal \A*rhi"zal\, Arhizous \A*rhi"zous\, Arhythmic
\A*rhyth"mic\, Arhythmous \A*rhyth"mous\, a.	   See {Arrhizal}, {Arrhizous}, {Arrhythmic}, {Arrhythmous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aria \A"ri*a\, n. [It., fr. L. a["e]r. See {Air}.] (Mus.)	   An air or song; a melody; a tune.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Italian term is now mostly used for the more	         elaborate accompanied melodies sung by a single voice,	         in operas, oratorios, cantatas, anthems, etc., and not	         so much for simple airs or tunes.	         [1913 Webster]
Arian \Ar"ian\, a. & n. (Ethnol.)	   See {Aryan}.	   [1913 Webster]	Arian \A"ri*an\, a. [L. Arianus.]	   Pertaining to Arius, a presbyter of the church of Alexandria,	   in the fourth century, or to the doctrines of Arius, who held	   Christ to be inferior to God the Father in nature and	   dignity, though the first and noblest of all created beings.	   -- n. One who adheres to or believes the doctrines of Arius.	   --Mosheim.	   [1913 Webster]
Arianism \A"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrines of the Arians.	   [1913 Webster]
Arianize \A"ri*an*ize\, v. i.	   To admit or accept the tenets of the Arians; to become an	   Arian.	   [1913 Webster]	Arianize \A"ri*an*ize\, v. t.	   To convert to Arianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Arianrod \Arianrod\ n. (Welsh mythology)	   a goddess famous for her beauty; the mother of Dylan.	   Syn: Arianrhod.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aricine \Ar"i*cine\, n. [From Arica, in Chile.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid, first found in white cinchona bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Arid \Ar"id\, a. [L. aridus, fr. arere to be dry: cf. F. aride.]	   Exhausted of moisture; parched with heat; dry; barren. "An	   arid waste." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Aridity \A*rid"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Aridities}. [L. ariditas, fr.	   aridus.]	   1. The state or quality of being arid or without moisture;	      dryness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Want of interest of feeling; insensibility; dryness	      of style or feeling; spiritual drought. --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]
Aridness \Ar"id*ness\, n.	   Aridity; dryness.	   [1913 Webster] Ariel
Ariel \A"ri*el\, n., or Ariel gazelle \A"ri*el ga*zelle"\ [Ar.	   aryil, ayyil, stag.] (Zool.)	   (a) A variety of the gazelle ({Antilope dorcas}, or {Gazella,	       dorcas}), found in Arabia and adjacent countries.	   (b) A squirrel-like Australian marsupial, a species of	       {Petaurus}.	   (c) A beautiful Brazilian toucan {Ramphastos ariel}).	       [1913 Webster]	Ariel \A"ri*el\, n. [Heb. ari["e]l, perh. confused with E.	   a["e]rial.]	   In the Cabala, a water spirit; in later folklore, a light and	   graceful spirit of the air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: In Zoology, ariel is used adjectively of certain birds	         noted for their graceful flight; as, the ariel toucan;	         the ariel petrel.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aries \A"ri*es\, prop. n. [L.]	   1. (Astron.)	      (a) The Ram; the first of the twelve signs in the zodiac,	          which the sun enters at the vernal equinox, about the	          21st of March.	      (b) A constellation west of Taurus, drawn on the celestial	          globe in the figure of a ram.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A battering-ram.	      [1913 Webster]
Arietate \Ar"i*e*tate\, v. i. [L. arietatus, p. p. of arietare,	   fr. aries ram.]	   To butt, as a ram. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arietation \Ar`i*e*ta"tion\, n. [L. arietatio.]	   1. The act of butting like a ram; act of using a	      battering-ram. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of striking or conflicting. [R.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster] Arietta
Arietta \A`ri*et"ta\, Ariette \Ar`i*ette"\, n. [It. arietta,	   dim. of aria; F. ariette.] (Mus.)	   A short aria, or air. "A military ariette." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Aright \A*right"\, adv. [Pref. a- + right.]	   Rightly; correctly; in a right way or form; without mistake	   or crime; as, to worship God aright.	   [1913 Webster] Aril
Aril \Ar"il\, Arillus \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, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed of the	   white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster] Arllated	   Arillate
Arillate \Ar"il*late\ Arllated \Ar"l*la`ted\, Ariled \Ar"iled\,	   a. [Cf. NL. arillatus, F. arill['e].]	   Having an aril.	   [1913 Webster]
Arillode \Ar"il*lode\, n. [Arillus + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)	   A false aril; an aril originating from the micropyle instead	   of from the funicle or chalaza of the ovule. The mace of the	   nutmeg is an arillode.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ariman \A"ri*man\, n.	   See {Ahriman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ariocarpus \Ariocarpus\ prop. n.	   1. 1 a genus of slow-growing geophytic cacti; northern and	      eastern Mexico; southern Texas.	   Syn: genus {Ariocarpus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ariolation \Ar`i*o*la"tion\, n. [L. ariolatio, hariolatio, fr.	   hariolari to prophesy, fr. hariolus soothsayer.]	   A soothsaying; a foretelling. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Arion \Arion\, prop. n.	   In Greek legend, a fabulous horse, the offspring of Poseidon	   by Demeter (or, in other accounts, Gaea or a harpy) who to	   escape him had metamorphosed herself into a mare. It was	   successively owned by Copreus, Oncus, Heracles, and Adrastus.	   It possessed marvelous powers of speech, and its right feet	   were those of a man.	   [Century Dict. 1906]
Ariose \Ar"i*ose\, a. [It. arioso, fr. aria.]	   Characterized by melody, as distinguished from harmony.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mendelssohn wants the ariose beauty of Handel; vocal	         melody is not his forte; the interest of his airs is	         harmonic.                                --Foreign	                                                  Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Arioso \A`ri*o"so\, adv. & a. [It.] (Mus.)	   In the smooth and melodious style of an air; ariose.	   [1913 Webster]
Arisarum \Arisarum\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of tuberous or rhizomatous perennial herbs;	      mainly Mediterranean area.	   Syn: genus {Arisarum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arise \A*rise"\ ([.a]*r[imac]z"), v. i. [imp. {Arose}	   (-r[=o]z"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Arising}; p. p. {Arisen}	   (-r[i^]z"'n).]. [AS. [=a]r[imac]san; [=a] (equiv. to Goth.	   us-, ur-, G. er-, orig. meaning out) + r[imac]san to rise;	   cf. Goth. urreisan to arise. See {Rise}.]	   1. To come up from a lower to a higher position; to come	      above the horizon; to come up from one's bed or place of	      repose; to mount; to ascend; to rise; as, to arise from a	      kneeling posture; a cloud arose; the sun ariseth; he arose	      early in the morning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spring up; to come into action, being, or notice; to	      become operative, sensible, or visible; to begin to act a	      part; to present itself; as, the waves of the sea arose; a	      persecution arose; the wrath of the king shall arise.	      [1913 Webster]	            There arose up a new king . . . which knew not	            Joseph.                               --Ex. i. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doubts that in his heart arose.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To proceed; to issue; to spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence haply mention may arise	            Of something not unseasonable to ask. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Arise \A*rise"\, n.	   Rising. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Arist \A*rist"\,	   3d sing. pres. of {Arise}, for ariseth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Arista \A*ris"ta\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   An awn. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristarch \Ar"is*tarch\, n. [From Aristarchus, a Greek	   grammarian and critic, of Alexandria, about 200 b. c.]	   A severe critic. --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristarchian \Ar`is*tar"chi*an\, a.	   Severely critical.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristarchy \Ar"is*tar`chy\, n.	   Severely criticism.	   [1913 Webster]	Aristarchy \Ar"is*tar`chy\, n.	   Severe criticism. [Obs.] --Sir J. Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristate \A*ris"tate\, a. [L. aristatus, fr. arista. See	   {Arista}.]	   1. (Bot.) Having a pointed, beardlike process, as the glumes	      of wheat; awned. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a slender, sharp, or spinelike tip.	      [1913 Webster]
Aristocracy \Ar`is*toc"ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Aristocracies}. [Gr. ?;	   ? best + ? to be strong, to rule, ? strength; ? is perh. from	   the same root as E. arm, and orig. meant fitting: cf. F.	   aristocratie. See {Arm}, and {Create}, which is related to	   Gr. ?.]	   1. Government by the best citizens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ruling body composed of the best citizens. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In the Senate	            Right not our quest in this, I will protest them	            To all the world, no aristocracy.     --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A form a government, in which the supreme power is vested	      in the principal persons of a state, or in a privileged	      order; an oligarchy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aristocracy of Venice hath admitted so many	            abuses, trough the degeneracy of the nobles, that	            the period of its duration seems approach. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The nobles or chief persons in a state; a privileged class	      or patrician order; (in a popular use) those who are	      regarded as superior to the rest of the community, as in	      rank, fortune, or intellect.	      [1913 Webster]
Aristocrat \A*ris"to*crat\ (?; 277), n. [F. aristocrate. See	   {Aristocracy}.]	   1. One of the aristocracy or people of rank in a community;	      one of a ruling class; a noble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is overbearing in his temper or habits; a proud or	      haughty person.	      [1913 Webster]	            A born aristocrat, bred radical.      --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who favors an aristocracy as a form of government, or	      believes the aristocracy should govern.	      [1913 Webster]	            His whole family are accused of being aristocrats.	                                                  --Romilly.	      [1913 Webster] Aristocratic
Aristocratic \Ar`is*to*crat"ic\, Aristocratical
\Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. aristocratique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an aristocracy; consisting in, or	      favoring, a government of nobles, or principal men; as, an	      aristocratic constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Partaking of aristocracy; befitting aristocracy;	      characteristic of, or originating with, the aristocracy;	      as, an aristocratic measure; aristocratic pride or	      manners. -- {Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Ar`is*to*crat"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Aristocratism \Ar"is*to*crat`ism\, n.	   1. The principles of aristocrats. --Romilly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aristocrats, collectively. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Aristolochiaceae \Aristolochiaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family comprising the birthworts; wild ginger.	   Syn: family {Aristolochiaceae}, birthwort family	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aristolochiales \Aristolochiales\ n.	   1. 1 an order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid	      perianth and inferior ovary. It includes the	      Aristolochiaceae, Rafflesiaceae, and Hydnoraceae.	   Syn: order {Aristolochiales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aristology \Ar`is*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? dinner + -logy.]	   The science of dining. --Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristophanic \Ar`is*to*phan"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Aristophanes, the Athenian comic poet.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristotelean \Aristotelean\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Aristotle; Aristotelian. Aristotelean	      logic	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aristotelia \Aristotelia\ n.	   1. 1 a small genus of shrubs or small trees of Australia and	      New Zealand and West South America.	   Syn: genus {Aristotelia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aristotelian \Ar`is*to*te"li*an\ (?; 277), a.	   Of or pertaining to Aristotle, the famous Greek philosopher	   (384-322 b. c.). -- n. A follower of Aristotle; a	   Peripatetic. See {Peripatetic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristotelianism \Ar`is*to*te"li*an*ism\	   The philosophy of Aristotle, otherwise called the Peripatetic	   philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristotelic \Ar`is*to*tel"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to Aristotle or to his philosophy. "Aristotelic	   usage." --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristotle's lantern \Ar"is*to`tle's lan"tern\ (Zool.)	   The five united jaws and accessory ossicles of certain sea	   urchins.	   [1913 Webster]
Aristotype \A*ris"to*type`\, n. [Gr. ? best + -type.] (Photog.)	   Orig., a printing-out process using paper coated with silver	   chloride in gelatin; now, any such process using silver salts	   in either collodion or gelatin; also, a print so made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aristulate \A*ris"tu*late\ (?; 135), a. [Dim. fr. arista.]	   (Bot.)	   Having a short beard or awn. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Arithmancy \Ar"ith*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? number + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of numbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Arithmetic \A*rith"me*tic\, n. [OE. arsmetike, OF. arismetique,	   L. arithmetica, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? arithmetical, fr. ?	   to number, fr. ? number, prob. fr. same root as E. arm, the	   idea of counting coming from that of fitting, attaching. See	   {Arm}. The modern Eng. and French forms are accommodated to	   the Greek.]	   1. The science of numbers; the art of computation by figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book containing the principles of this science.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arithmetic of sines}, trigonometry.	   {Political arithmetic}, the application of the science of	      numbers to problems in civil government, political	      economy, and social science.	   {Universal arithmetic}, the name given by Sir Isaac Newton to	      algebra.	      [1913 Webster]
Arithmetical \Ar`ith*met"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to arithmetic; according to the rules or	   method of arithmetic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arithmetical complement of a logarithm}. See {Logarithm}.	   {Arithmetical mean}. See {Mean}.	   {Arithmetical progression}. See {Progression}.	   {Arithmetical proportion}. See {Proportion}.	      [1913 Webster]
Arithmetically \Ar`ith*met"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Conformably to the principles or methods of arithmetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Arithmetician \A*rith`me*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. arithm['e]ticien.]	   One skilled in arithmetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Arithmomancy \A*rith"mo*man"cy\, n.	   Arithmancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Arithmometer \Ar`ith*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? number + -meter: cf.	   F. arithmom[`e]tre.]	   A calculating machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Arizonan \Arizonan\ n.	   a resident of Arizona.	   Syn: Arizonian	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arizonian \Arizonian\ n.	   1. a resident of Arizona.	   Syn: Arizonan	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ark \Ark\ ([aum]rk), n. [OE. ark, arke, arche, AS. arc, earc,	   earce, fr. L. arca, fr. arcere to inclose, keep off; akin to	   Gr. 'arkei^n to keep off.]	   1. A chest, or coffer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bearing that precious relic in an ark. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Jewish Hist.) The oblong chest of acacia wood, overlaid	      with gold, which supported the mercy seat with its golden	      cherubs, and occupied the most sacred place in the	      sanctuary. In it Moses placed the two tables of stone	      containing the ten commandments. Called also the {Ark of	      the Covenant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The large, chestlike vessel in which Noah and his family	      were preserved during the Deluge. --Gen. vi. Hence: Any	      place of refuge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A large flatboat used on Western American rivers to	      transport produce to market.	      [1913 Webster]
Arkansan \Arkansan\ n.	   a resident of Arkansas.	   Syn: Arkansawyer	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arkansawyer \Arkansawyer\ n.	   a resident of Arkansas.	   Syn: Arkansan	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arkite \Ark"ite\, a.	   Belonging to the ark. [R.] --Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Arkose \Ar*kose"\, n. [F] (Petrog)	   A sandstone derived from the disintegration of granite or	   gneiss, and characterized by feldspar fragments. --	   {Ar*kos"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ark shell \Ark" shell`\ (Zool.)	   A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus {Arca} and its	   allies.	   [1913 Webster]
Arles \Arles\, n. pl. [Cf. F. arrhes, Scot. airles. Cf. {Earles	   penny}.]	   An earnest; earnest money; money paid to bind a bargain.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arles penny}, earnest money given to servants. --Kersey.	      [1913 Webster]
Arm \Arm\, n. [AS. arm, earm; akin to OHG. aram, G., D., Dan., &	   Sw. arm, Icel. armr, Goth. arms, L. armus arm, shoulder, and	   prob. to Gr. ? joining, joint, shoulder, fr. the root ? to	   join, to fit together; cf. Slav. rame. ?. See {Art},	   {Article}.]	   1. The limb of the human body which extends from the shoulder	      to the hand; also, the corresponding limb of a monkey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling an arm; as,	      (a) The fore limb of an animal, as of a bear.	      (b) A limb, or locomotive or prehensile organ, of an	          invertebrate animal.	      (c) A branch of a tree.	      (d) A slender part of an instrument or machine, projecting	          from a trunk, axis, or fulcrum; as, the arm of a	          steelyard.	      (e) (Naut) The end of a yard; also, the part of an anchor	          which ends in the fluke.	      (f) An inlet of water from the sea.	      (g) A support for the elbow, at the side of a chair, the	          end of a sofa, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Power; might; strength; support; as, the secular	      arm; the arm of the law.	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? --Isa. lii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arm's end}, the end of the arm; a good distance off.	      --Dryden.	   {Arm's length}, the length of the arm.	   {Arm's reach}, reach of the arm; the distance the arm can	      reach.	   {To go} (or {walk}) {arm in arm}, to go with the arm or hand	      of one linked in the arm of another. "When arm in armwe	      went along." --Tennyson.	   {To keep at arm's length}, to keep at a distance (literally	      or figuratively); not to allow to come into close contact	      or familiar intercourse.	   {To work at arm's length}, to work disadvantageously.	      [1913 Webster]	Arm \Arm\, n. [See {Arms}.] (Mil.)	      (a) A branch of the military service; as, the cavalry arm	          was made efficient.	      (b) A weapon of offense or defense; an instrument of	          warfare; -- commonly in the pl.	          [1913 Webster]	Arm \Arm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Armed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Arming}.] [OE. armen, F. armer, fr. L. armare, fr. arma,	   pl., arms. See {arms}.]	   1. To take by the arm; to take up in one's arms. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And make him with our pikes and partisans	            A grave: come, arm him.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arm your prize;	            I know you will not lose him.         --Two N. Kins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with arms or limbs. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His shoulders broad and strong,	            Armed long and round.                 --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish or equip with weapons of offense or defense;	      as, to arm soldiers; to arm the country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abram . . . armed his trained servants. --Gen. xiv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will	      add strength, force, security, or efficiency; as, to arm	      the hit of a sword; to arm a hook in angling.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fig.: To furnish with means of defense; to prepare for	      resistance; to fortify, in a moral sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arm yourselves . . . with the same mind. --1 Pet.	                                                  iv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To arm a magnet}, to fit it with an armature.	      [1913 Webster]	Arm \Arm\, v. i.	   To provide one's self with arms, weapons, or means of attack	   or resistance; to take arms. " 'Tis time to arm." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Armada \Ar*ma"da\ ([aum]r*m[=a]"d[.a] or [aum]r*m[aum]"d[.a]),	   n. [Sp. armada, L. as if armata (sc. classic fleet), fr.	   armatus, p. p. of armare. See {Arm}, v. t. {Army}.]	   A fleet of armed ships; a squadron. Specifically, the Spanish	   fleet which was sent to assail England, a. d. 1558.	   [1913 Webster]
Armadillidiidae \Armadillidiidae\ n.	   1. 1 a family comrising the pill bugs.	   Syn: family {Armadillidiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Armadillidium \Armadillidium\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the Armadillidiidae.	   Syn: genus {Armadillidium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Armadillo \Ar`ma*dil"lo\ ([aum]r`m[.a]*d[i^]l"l[-o]), n.; pl.	   {Armadillos} (-l[=o]z). [Sp. armadillo, dim. of armado armed,	   p. p. of armar to arm. So called from being armed with a bony	   shell.] (Zool.)	      (a) Any edentate animal if the family {Dasypid[ae]},	          peculiar to America. The body and head are incased in	          an armor composed of small bony plates. The armadillos	          burrow in the earth, seldom going abroad except at	          night. When attacked, they curl up into a ball,	          presenting the armor on all sides. Their flesh is good	          food. There are several species, one of which (the	          peba) is found as far north as Texas. See {Peba},	          {Poyou}, {Tatouay}.	      (b) A genus of small isopod Crustacea that can roll	          themselves into a ball.	          [1913 Webster]
Armado \Ar*ma"do\ ([aum]r*m[=a]"d[-o]), n.	   Armada. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Armageddon \Ar`ma*ged"don\ ([aum]r*m[.a]"j[e^]"d'n), n.	   the final, decisive battle between the forces of good and	   evil, as foretold in the Apocolypse of Saint John. Also, the	   site of that battle. Used metaphorically for a vast and	   decisive conflict, attended by cataclysmic destruction.	   [PJC]
Armament \Ar"ma*ment\, n. [L. armamenta, pl., utensils, esp. the	   tackle of a ship, fr. armare to arm: cf. LL. armamentum, F.	   armement.]	   1. A body of forces equipped for war; -- used of a land or	      naval force. "The whole united armament of Greece."	      --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil. & Nav.) All the cannon and small arms collectively,	      with their equipments, belonging to a ship or a	      fortification.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any equipment for resistance.	      [1913 Webster]
Armamentary \Ar`ma*men"ta*ry\, n. [L. armamentarium, fr.	   armamentum: cf. F. armamentaire.]	   An armory; a magazine or arsenal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Armature \Ar"ma*ture\, n. [L. armatura, fr. armare to arm: cf.	   F. armature. See {Arm}, v. t., {Armor}.]	   1. Armor; whatever is worn or used for the protection and	      defense of the body, esp. the protective outfit of some	      animals and plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Magnetism) A piece of soft iron used to connect the two	      poles of a magnet, or electro-magnet, in order to complete	      the circuit, or to receive and apply the magnetic force.	      In the ordinary horseshoe magnet, it serves to prevent the	      dissipation of the magnetic force.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) Iron bars or framing employed for the	      consolidation of a building, as in sustaining slender	      columns, holding up canopies, etc. --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) That moving part of a dynamo or electric generator	      in which a current is induced by a moving through a	      magnetic field, or, in an electric motor, the part through	      which the applied current moves, thereby generating	      torque. The armature usually consists of a series of coils	      or groups of insulated conductors surrounding a core of	      iron.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
armband \armband\ n.	   1. a band worn around arm as identification or to indicate	      mourning.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a band worn around the upper arm.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Armchair \Arm"chair`\, n.	   A chair with arms to support the elbows or forearms.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Armed \Armed\, a.	   1. Furnished with weapons of offense or defense; furnished	      with the means of security or protection. "And armed	      host." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with whatever serves to add strength, force, or	      efficiency.	      [1913 Webster]	            A distemper eminently armed from heaven. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Having horns, beak, talons, etc; -- said of beasts	      and birds of prey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Armed at all points} (Blazoning), completely incased in	      armor, sometimes described as {armed cap-[`a]-pie}.	      --Cussans.	   {Armed en flute}. (Naut.) See under {Flute}.	   {Armed magnet}, a magnet provided with an armature.	   {Armed neutrality}. See under {Neutrality}.	      [1913 Webster]
Armenia \Armenia\ n.	   1. a country in the Caucasus, formerly a part of the Soviet	      Union.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Armenian \Ar*me"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. Arm['e]nien, L. Armenias, fr.	   Armenia.]	   Of or pertaining to Armenia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Armenian bole}, a soft clayey earth of a bright red color	      found in Armenia, Tuscany, etc.	   {Armenian stone}.	   (a) The commercial name of lapis lazuli.	   (b) Emery.	       [1913 Webster]	Armenian \Ar*me"ni*an\, n.	   1. A native or one of the people of Armenia; also, the	      language of the Armenians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an	      organization similar in some doctrines and practices to	      the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic.	      [1913 Webster]
Armeria \Armeria\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of shrubby or herbaceous low-growing evergreen	      perennials.	   Syn: genus {Armeria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Armet \Arm"et\, n. [F., dim. of arme arm, or corrupted for	   healmet helmet.]	   A kind of helmet worn in the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries.	   [1913 Webster]
Armful \Arm"ful\, n.; pl. {Armfulus}.	   As much as the arm can hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Armgaunt \Arm"gaunt`\, a.	   With gaunt or slender legs. (?) "An armgaunt steed." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is peculiar to Shakespeare. Its meaning has	         not yet been satisfactorily explained.	         [1913 Webster]
Arm-gret \Arm"-gret`\, a.	   Great as a man's arm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A wreath of gold, arm-gret.              --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Armhole \Arm"hole`\, n. [Arm + hole.]	   1. The cavity under the shoulder; the armpit. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hole for the arm in a garment.	      [1913 Webster]
Armiferous \Ar*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. armifer; arma arms + ferre to	   bear.]	   Bearing arms or weapons. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Armiger \Ar"mi*ger\, n. [L. armiger armor bearer; arma arms +	   gerere to bear.]	   Formerly, an armor bearer, as of a knight, an esquire who	   bore his shield and rendered other services. In later use,	   one next in degree to a knight, and entitled to armorial	   bearings. The term is now superseded by esquire. --Jacob.	   [1913 Webster]
Armigerous \Ar*mig"er*ous\, a.	   Bearing arms. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They belonged to the armigerous part of the population,	         and were entitled to write themselves Esquire. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Armil \Ar"mil\, n. [L. armilla a bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf.	   OF. armille.]	   1. A bracelet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ancient astronomical instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 in the plane of the meridian, for observing	         the solstices, it is called a solstitial armil.	         --Whewell.	         [1913 Webster]
Armilla \Ar*mil"la\, n.; pl. E. {Armillas}, L. {Armill[ae]}.	   [L., a bracelet.]	   1. An armil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A ring of hair or feathers on the legs.	      [1913 Webster]
Armillary \Ar"mil*la*ry\, a. [LL. armillarius, fr. L. armilla	   arm ring, bracelet, fr. armus arm: cf. F. armillaire. See	   {Arm}, n.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a bracelet or ring; consisting	   of rings or circles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Armillary sphere}, an ancient astronomical machine composed	      of an assemblage of rings, all circles of the same sphere,	      designed to represent the positions of the important	      circles of the celestial sphere. --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]
Arming \Arm"ing\, n.	   1. The act of furnishing with, or taking, arms.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arming was now universal.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A piece of tallow placed in a cavity at the lower	      end of a sounding lead, to bring up the sand, shells,	      etc., of the sea bottom. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Naut.) Red dress cloths formerly hung fore and aft	      outside of a ship's upper works on holidays.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arming press} (Bookbinding), a press for stamping titles and	      designs on the covers of books.	      [1913 Webster]
Arminian \Ar*min"i*an\ (?; 277), a.	   Of or pertaining to Arminius of his followers, or to their	   doctrines. See note under {Arminian}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Arminian \Ar*min"i*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One who holds the tenets of Arminius, a Dutch divine (b.	   1560, d. 1609).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Arminian doctrines are: 1. Conditional election and	         reprobation, in opposition to absolute predestination.	         2. Universal redemption, or that the atonement was made	         by Christ for all mankind, though none but believers	         can be partakers of the benefit. 3. That man, in order	         to exercise true faith, must be regenerated and renewed	         by the operation of the Holy Spirit, which is the gift	         of God. 4. That man may resist divine grace. 5. That	         man may relapse from a state of grace.	         [1913 Webster]
Arminianism \Ar*min"i*an*ism\, n.	   The religious doctrines or tenets of the Arminians.	   [1913 Webster]
Armipotence \Ar*mip"o*tence\, n. [L. armipotentia, fr.	   armipotents.]	   Power in arms. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Armipotent \Ar*mip"o*tent\, a. [L. armipotents; arma arms +	   potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.]	   Powerful in arms; mighty in battle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The temple stood of Mars armipotent.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Armisonant
Armisonant \Ar*mis"o*nant\, Armisonous \Ar*mis"o*nous\, a. [L.	   armisonus; arma arms + sonare (p. pr. sonans) to sound.]	   Rustling in arms; resounding with arms. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Armistice \Ar"mis*tice\, n. [F. armistice, fr. (an assumed word)	   L. armistitium; arma arms + stare, statum (combining form,	   -stitum), to stand still.]	   A cessation of arms for a short time, by convention; a	   temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement; a truce.	   [1913 Webster]
Armless \Arm"less\, a.	   1. Without any arm or branch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of arms or weapons.	      [1913 Webster]
Armlet \Arm"let\, n. [Arm + -let.]	   1. A small arm; as, an armlet of the sea. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An arm ring; a bracelet for the upper arm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Armor for the arm.	      [1913 Webster]
Armoniac \Ar*mo"ni*ac\, a.	   Ammoniac. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Armor \Ar"mor\, n. [OE. armure, fr. F. armure, OF. armeure, fr.	   L. armatura. See {Armature}.] [Spelt also {armour}.]	   1. Defensive arms for the body; any clothing or covering worn	      to protect one's person in battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In English statues, armor is used for the whole	         apparatus of war, including offensive as well as	         defensive arms. The statues of armor directed what arms	         every man should provide.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Steel or iron covering, whether of ships or forts,	      protecting them from the fire of artillery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coat armor}, the escutcheon of a person or family, with its	      several charges and other furniture, as mantling, crest,	      supporters, motto, etc.	   {Submarine}, a water-tight dress or covering for a diver. See	      under {Submarine}.	      [1913 Webster]
Armoracia \Armoracia\ n.	   1. 1 horseradish.	   Syn: genus {Armoracia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Armor-bearer \Ar"mor-bear`er\, n.	   One who carries the armor or arms of another; an armiger.	   --Judg. ix. 54.	   [1913 Webster] armour-plated	   armor-plated	   armor-clad
armor-clad \armor-clad\ armor-plated \armor-plated\
armour-plated \armour-plated\ armour-clad \armour-clad\adj.	   1. 1 protected with a covering of armor.	   Syn: steel-plated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Armored \Ar"mored\, a.	   Clad with armor.	   [1913 Webster]	Armored cruiser \Ar"mored cruis"er\ (Nav.)	   A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less	   protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There	   is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing	   armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that	   the first have more or heavier armor than the second.	   [Archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Armored division \Ar"mored division\ (Mil.)	   a division of a land army which is equipped with armored	   vehicles such as tanks or armored personnel carriers.	   [PJC.]
Armorer \Ar"mor*er\, n. [OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter,	   fr. armure armor.]	   1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a	      knight, and who dressed him in armor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs	      them, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Armorial \Ar*mo"ri*al\, a. [F. armorial, fr. armoiries arms,	   coats of arms, for armoieries, fr. OF. armoier to paint arms,	   coats of arms, fr. armes, fr. L. arma. See {Arms}, {Armory}.]	   Belonging to armor, or to the heraldic arms or escutcheon of	   a family.	   [1913 Webster]	         Figures with armorial signs of race and birth.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Armorial bearings}. See {Arms}, 4.	      [1913 Webster] Armoric
Armoric \Ar*mor"ic\, Armorican \Ar*mor"i*can\, a. [L. Armoricus,	   fr. Celtic ar on, at + mor sea.]	   Of or pertaining to the northwestern part of France (formerly	   called Armorica, now Bretagne or Brittany), or to its people.	   -- n. The language of the Armoricans, a Celtic dialect which	   has remained to the present times.	   [1913 Webster]
Armorican \Ar*mor"i*can\, n.	   A native of Armorica.	   [1913 Webster]
Armorist \Ar"mor*ist\, n. [F. armoriste.]	   One skilled in coat armor or heraldry. --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Armor-plated \Ar"mor-plat`ed\, a.	   Covered with defensive plates of metal, as a ship of war;	   steel-clad.	   [1913 Webster]	         This day will be launched . . . the first armor-plated	         steam frigate in the possession of Great Britain.	   --Times (Dec. 29, 1860).	   [1913 Webster]
Armory \Ar"mo*ry\, n.; pl. {Armories}. [OF. armaire, armarie, F.	   armoire, fr. L. armarium place for keeping arms; but confused	   with F. armoiries. See {Armorial}, {Ambry}.]	   1. A place where arms and instruments of war are deposited	      for safe keeping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Armor; defensive and offensive arms.	      [1913 Webster]	            Celestial armory, shields, helms, and spears.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A manufactory of arms, as rifles, muskets, pistols,	      bayonets, swords. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ensigns armorial; armorial bearings. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That branch of heraldry which treats of coat armor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The science of heraldry, or, more justly speaking,	            armory, which is but one branch of heraldry, is,	            without doubt, of very ancient origin. --Cussans.	      [1913 Webster]
armoured \armoured\ adj.	   1. provided with protective covering; -- used of animals.	      Opposite of {unarmored}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {bone-covered ; {scaly, scaley,	         scaled}.	   Syn: armored.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {armor-clad}; -- used of persons or things	      military. Opposite of {unarmored}.	   Note: One that is aromour-clad is bulletproof. Narrower	         terms: {lightly armored, lightly armoured}; {mail-clad,	         mailed}; {panzer}; {scaled 	   Syn: armored.	        [WordNet 1.5]
armourer \armourer\ n.	   1. an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms	      and machine guns etc.	   Syn: armorer, artificer.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a manufacturer of firearms.	   Syn: armorer	        [WordNet 1.5]
armoury \armoury\ n.	   1. a collection of resources.	   Syn: armory, inventory.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. all the weapons and equipment that a country has.	   Syn: arsenal, armory.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a military structure where arms and ammunition and other	      military equipment are stored and training is given in the	      use of arms.	   Syn: arsenal, armory.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a place where arms are manufactured.	   Syn: armory, arsenal	        [WordNet 1.5] Armozeen
Armozeen \Ar`mo*zeen"\, Armozine \Ar`mo*zine"\, n. [armosin,	   armoisin.]	   A thick plain silk, generally black, and used for clerical.	   --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Armpit \Arm"pit`\, n. [Arm + pit.]	   The hollow beneath the junction of the arm and shoulder; the	   axilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Armrack \Arm"rack`\, n.	   A frame, generally vertical, for holding small arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Arms \Arms\, n. pl. [OE. armes, F. arme, pl. armes, fr. L. arma,	   pl., arms, orig. fittings, akin to armus shoulder, and E.	   arm. See {Arm}, n.]	   1. Instruments or weapons of offense or defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            He lays down his arms, but not his wiles. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three horses and three goodly suits of arms.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The deeds or exploits of war; military service or science.	      "Arms and the man I sing." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Anything which a man takes in his hand in anger, to	      strike or assault another with; an aggressive weapon.	      --Cowell. Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) The ensigns armorial of a family, consisting of	      figures and colors borne in shields, banners, etc., as	      marks of dignity and distinction, and descending from	      father to son.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Falconry) The legs of a hawk from the thigh to the foot.	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bred to arms}, educated to the profession of a soldier.	   {In arms}, armed for war; in a state of hostility.	   {Small arms}, portable firearms known as muskets, rifles,	      carbines, pistols, etc.	   {A stand of arms}, a complete set for one soldier, as a	      musket, bayonet, cartridge box and belt; frequently, the	      musket and bayonet alone.	   {To arms}! a summons to war or battle.	   {Under arms}, armed and equipped and in readiness for battle,	      or for a military parade.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arm's end},	   {Arm's length},	   {Arm's reach}. See under {Arm}.	      [1913 Webster]
Armure \Ar"mure\, n. [F. See {Armor}.]	   1. Armor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of twilled fabric ribbed on the surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Army \Ar"my\, n. [F. arm['e]e, fr. L. armata, fem. of armatus,	   p. p. of armare to arm. Cf. {Armada}.]	   1. A collection or body of men armed for war, esp. one	      organized in companies, battalions, regiments, brigades,	      and divisions, under proper officers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of persons organized for the advancement of a	      cause; as, the Blue Ribbon Army.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A great number; a vast multitude; a host.	      [1913 Webster]	            An army of good words.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Standing army}, a permanent army of professional soldiers,	      as distinguished from militia or volunteers.	      [1913 Webster]	Army organization \Army organization\	   The system by which a country raises, classifies, arranges,	   and equips its armed land forces. The usual divisions are:	   (1) A regular or active army, in which soldiers serve	   continuously with the colors and live in barracks or	   cantonments when not in the field; (2) the reserves of this	   army, in which the soldiers, while remaining constantly	   subject to a call to the colors, live at their homes, being	   summoned more or less frequently to report for instruction,	   drill, or maneuvers; and (3) one or more classes of soldiers	   organized largely for territorial defense, living at home and	   having only occasional periods of drill and instraction, who	   are variously called home reserves (as in the table below),	   second, third, etc., line of defense (the regular army and	   its reserves ordinarily constituting the first line of	   defense), territorial forces, or the like. In countries where	   conscription prevails a soldier is supposed to serve a given	   number of years. He is usually enrolled first in the regular	   army, then passes to its reserve, then into the home	   reserves, to serve until he reaches the age limit. It for any	   reason he is not enrolled in the regular army, he may begin	   his service in the army reserves or even the home reserves,	   but then serves the full number of years or up to the age	   limit. In equipment the organization of the army is into the	   three great arms of infantry, cavalry, and artillery,	   together with more or less numerous other branches, such as	   engineers, medical corps, etc., besides the staff	   organizations such as those of the pay and subsistence	   departments.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster] armyworm
armyworm \armyworm\, Army worm \Ar"my worm`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A lepidopterous insect, which in the larval state often	       travels in great multitudes from field to field,	       destroying grass, grain, and other crops. The common army	       worm of the northern United States is the noctuid moth	       ({Pseudaletia unipuncta}, formerly {Leucania unipuncta}.	       The name is often applied to other related species, as	       the cotton worm.	   (b) The larva of a small two-winged fly ({Sciara}), which	       marches in large companies, in regular order. See {Cotton	       worm}, under {Cotton}.	   Syn: army worm	        [1913 Webster]	   2. the larva of the fungus gnat; -- they march in large	      companies in regular order.	      [WordNet 1.5] Arna
Arna \Ar"na\, Arnee \Ar"nee\, n. (Zool.)	   The wild buffalo of India ({Bos, or Bubalus, arni}), larger	   than the domestic buffalo and having enormous horns.	   [1913 Webster]
Arnatto \Ar*nat"to\, n.	   See {Annotto}.	   [1913 Webster] Arnaut
Arnaut \Ar*naut"\ Arnaout \Ar*naout"\, n. [Turk. Arnaut, fr.	   NGr. ?, for ?.]	   An inhabitant of Albania and neighboring mountainous regions,	   specif. one serving as a soldier in the Turkish army.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arnica \Ar"ni*ca\, n. [Prob. a corruption of ptarmica.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants; also, the most important species ({Arnica	   montana}), native of the mountains of Europe, used in	   medicine as a narcotic and stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The tincture of arnica is applied externally as a	         remedy for bruises, sprains, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Arnicin \Ar"ni*cin\, n. [See {Arnica}.] (Chem.)	   An active principle of {Arnica montana}. It is a bitter	   resin.	   [1913 Webster]
Arnicine \Ar"ni*cine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid obtained from the arnica plant.	   [1913 Webster] Arnot
Arnot \Ar"not\, Arnut \Ar"nut\, n. [Cf. D. aardnoot, E.	   earthut.]	   The earthnut. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arnotto \Ar*not"to\, n.	   Same as {Annotto}.	   [1913 Webster] Aroid
Aroid \A"roid\, Aroideous \A*roid"e*ous\, a. [Arum + -oid.]	   (Bot.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, the Arum family of plants	   ({Araceae}).	   Syn: araceous	        [1913 Webster]	Aroid \Ar"oid\, n. [Arum + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the Arum family ({Arace[ae]}); -- have small	   flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large spathe.	   Syn: arum	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Aroint \A*roint"\ ([.a]*roint"), interj. [Cf. Prov. E. rynt,	   rynt thee, roynt, or runt, terms used by milkmaids to a cow	   that has been milked, in order to drive her away, to make	   room for others; AS. r[=y]man to make room or way, fr. r[=u]m	   room. The final t is perh. for ta, for thou. Cf. {Room}	   space.]	   Stand off, or begone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Aroint thee, witch, the rump-fed ronyon cries. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Aroint \A*roint"\, v. t.	   To drive or scare off by some exclamation. [R.] "Whiskered	   cats arointed flee." --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Arolla \A*rol"la\ ([.a]*r[o^]l"l[.a]), n. [F. arolle.] (Bot.)	   The stone pine ({Pinus Cembra}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aroma \A*ro"ma\, n. [L. aroma, Gr. ?: cf. OE. aromaz, aromat,	   spice, F. aromate.]	   1. The quality or principle of plants or other substances	      which constitutes their fragrance; agreeable odor; as, the	      aroma of coffee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The fine diffusive quality of intellectual power;	      flavor; as, the subtile aroma of genius.	      [1913 Webster] Aromatic
Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\, Aromatical \Ar`o*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.	   aromaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatique. See {Aroma}.]	   Pertaining to, or containing, aroma; fragrant; spicy;	   strong-scented; odoriferous; as, aromatic balsam.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aromatic compound} (Chem.), one of a large class of organic	      substances, as the oils of bitter almonds, wintergreen,	      and turpentine, the balsams, camphors, etc., many of which	      have an aromatic odor. They include many of the most	      important of the carbon compounds and may all be derived	      from the benzene group, {C6H6}. The term is extended also	      to many of their derivatives.	   {Aromatic vinegar}. See under {Vinegar}.	      [1913 Webster]	Aromatic \Ar`o*mat"ic\ ([a^]r`[-o]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), n.	   A plant, drug, or medicine, characterized by a fragrant	   smell, and usually by a warm, pungent taste, as ginger,	   cinnamon, spices.	   [1913 Webster]
Aromatization \Ar`o*mat`i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. aromatisation.]	   The act of impregnating or secting with aroma.	   [1913 Webster]
Aromatize \A*ro"ma*tize\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Aromatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Aromatizing}.] [L.	   aromatizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. aromatiser.]	   To impregnate with aroma; to render aromatic; to give a spicy	   scent or taste to; to perfume. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Aromatizer \A*ro"ma*ti`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, aromatizes or renders aromatic.	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Aromatous \A*ro"ma*tous\, a.	   Aromatic. [Obs.] --Caxton.	   [1913 Webster]
Aroph \Ar"oph\, n. [A contraction of aroma philosophorum.]	   A barbarous word used by the old chemists to designate	   various medical remedies. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arose \A*rose"\	   The past or preterit tense of {Arise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Around \A*round"\, adv. [Pref. a- + round.]	   1. In a circle; circularly; on every side; round.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a circuit; here and there within the surrounding space;	      all about; as, to travel around from town to town.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Near; in the neighborhood; as, this man was standing	      around when the fight took place. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See {Round}, the shorter form, adv. & prep., which, in	         some of the meanings, is more commonly used.	         [1913 Webster]	Around \A*round"\, prep.	   1. On all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as to make	      the circuit of; about.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lambent flame arose, which gently spread	            Around his brows.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From one part to another of; at random through; about; on	      another side of; as, to travel around the country; a house	      standing around the corner. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
around-the-clock \around-the-clock\ adj.	   1. 1 proceeding without interruption for twenty four hours	      every day. around-the-clock nursing care	   Syn: day-and-night, nonstop, round-the-clock, twenty four	        hours a day.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arousal \A*rous"al\, n.	   The act of arousing, or the state of being aroused.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever has associated itself with the arousal and	         activity of our better nature.           --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Arouse \A*rouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aroused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Arousing}.] [Pref. a- + rouse.]	   To excite to action from a state of rest; to stir, or put in	   motion or exertion; to rouse; to excite; as, to arouse one	   from sleep; to arouse the dormant faculties.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grasping his spear, forth issued to arouse	         His brother, mighty sovereign on the host. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         No suspicion was aroused.                --Merivale.	   [1913 Webster]
aroused \aroused\ adj.	   1. emotionally stimulated.	   Syn: stimulated, stirred, stirred up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 brought to a state of great psychological tension.	   Syn: wound up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. 1 stimulated to a state of awareness and interest. the	      aroused opposition	   Syn: awakened.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. sexually aroused; feeling a strong urge for sexual	      activity.	   Syn: aflame, hot, turned on(predicate), horny.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   5. excessively affected by emotion; -- of persons.	   Syn: emotional, excited.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arow \A*row"\, adv. [Pref. a- + row.]	   In a row, line, or rank; successively; in order. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And twenty, rank in rank, they rode arow. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Aroynt \A*roynt"\, interj.	   See {Aroint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arpeggio \Ar*peg"gio\, n. [It., fr. arpeggiare to play on the	   harp, fr. arpa harp.] (Mus.)	   The production of the tones of a chord in rapid succession,	   as in playing the harp, and not simultaneously; a strain thus	   played.	   [1913 Webster] Arpent
Arpent \Ar"pent\, Arpen \Ar"pen\, n. [F. arpent, fr. L.	   arepennis, arapennis. According to Columella, a Gallic word	   for a measure equiv. to half a Roman jugerum.]	   Formerly, a measure of land in France, varying in different	   parts of the country. The arpent of Paris was 4,088 sq.	   yards, or nearly five sixths of an English acre. The woodland	   arpent was about 1 acre, 1 rood, 1 perch, English.	   [1913 Webster]
Arpentator \Ar`pen*ta"tor\, n. [See {Arpent}.]	   The Anglicized form of the French arpenteur, a land surveyor.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arpine \Ar"pine\, n.	   An arpent. [Obs.] --Webster (1623).	   [1913 Webster]
Arquated \Ar"qua*ted\, a.	   Shaped like a bow; arcuate; curved. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Arquebus
Arquebus \Ar"que*bus\, Arquebuse \Ar"que*buse\ (?; 277), n. [F.	   arquebuse, OF. harquebuse, fr. D. haak-bus; cf. G.	   hakenb["u]chse a gun with a hook. See {Hagbut}.]	   A sort of hand gun or firearm a contrivance answering to a	   trigger, by which the burning match was applied. The musket	   was a later invention. [Written also {harquebus}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arquebusade \Ar`que*bus*ade"\, n. [F. arquebusade shot of an	   arquebus; eau d'arquebusade a vulnerary for gunshot wounds.]	   1. The shot of an arquebus. --Ash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A distilled water from a variety of aromatic plants, as	      rosemary, millefoil, etc.; -- originally used as a	      vulnerary in gunshot wounds. --Parr.	      [1913 Webster]
Arquebusier \Ar`que*bus*ier\, n. [F. arquebusier.]	   A soldier armed with an arquebus.	   [1913 Webster]	         Soldiers armed with guns, of whatsoever sort or	         denomination, appear to have been called arquebusiers.	                                                  --E. Lodge.	   [1913 Webster]
Arquifoux \Ar"qui*foux\, n.	   Same as {Alquifou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrach \Ar"rach\, n.	   See {Orach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrack \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. Arrack is often distilled from a fermented	   mixture of rice, molasses, and palm wine of the cocoanut tree	   or the date palm, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Arragonite \Ar*rag"o*nite\, n.	   See {Aragonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arraign \Ar*raign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arraigned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Arraigning}.] [OE. arainen, arenen, OF. aragnier,	   aranier, araisnier, F. arraisonner, fr. LL. arrationare to	   address to call before court; L. ad + ratio reason,	   reasoning, LL. cause, judgment. See {Reason}.]	   1. (Law) To call or set as a prisoner at the bar of a court	      to answer to the matter charged in an indictment or	      complaint. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call to account, or accuse, before the bar of reason,	      taste, or any other tribunal.	      [1913 Webster]	            They will not arraign you for want of knowledge.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not arrogance, but timidity, of which the	            Christian body should now be arraigned by the world.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To accuse; impeach; charge; censure; criminate; indict;	        denounce. See {Accuse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Arraign \Ar*raign"\, n.	   Arraignment; as, the clerk of the arraigns. --Blackstone.	   Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Arraign \Ar*raign"\, v. t. [From OF. aramier, fr. LL.	   adhramire.] (Old Eng. Law)	   To appeal to; to demand; as, to arraign an assize of novel	   disseizin.	   [1913 Webster]
Arraigner \Ar*raign"er\, n.	   One who arraigns. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Arraignment \Ar*raign"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. arraynement,	   aresnement.]	   1. (Law) The act of arraigning, or the state of being	      arraigned; the act of calling and setting a prisoner	      before a court to answer to an indictment or complaint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A calling to an account to faults; accusation.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the sixth satire, which seems only an Arraignment	            of the whole sex, there is a latent admonition.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] Arraiment
Arraiment \Ar*rai"ment\, Arrayment \Ar*ray"ment\, n. [From	   {Array}, v. t.]	   Clothes; raiment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arrange \Ar*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arranged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Arranging}.] [OE. arayngen, OF. arengier, F.	   arranger, fr. a (L. ad) + OF. rengier, rangier, F. ranger.	   See {Range}, v. t.]	   1. To put in proper order; to dispose (persons, or parts) in	      the manner intended, or best suited for the purpose; as,	      troops arranged for battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            So [they] came to the market place, and there he	            arranged his men in the streets.      --Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] were beginning to arrange their hampers.	                                                  --Boswell.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mechanism previously arranged.      --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adjust or settle; to prepare; to determine; as, to	      arrange the preliminaries of an undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Adjust; adapt; range; dispose; classify.	        [1913 Webster]
arranged \arranged\ adj.	   1. 1 disposed or placed in a particular kind of order. the	      carefully arranged chessmen; haphazardly arranged	      interlobular septa; comfortable chairs arranged around the	      fireplace {disarranged}	   Syn: ordered	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a schedule and itinerary established prior to	      departure; -- of travel plans. an arranged tour of Madrid	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. 1 deliberately arranged for effect. {candid}	   Syn: staged	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arrangement \Ar*range"ment\, n. [Cf. F. arrangement.]	   1. The act of arranging or putting in an orderly condition;	      the state of being arranged or put in order; disposition	      in suitable form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner or result of arranging; system of parts	      disposed in due order; regular and systematic	      classification; as, arrangement of one's dress; the	      Linn[ae]an arrangement of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Preparatory proceeding or measure; preparation; as, we	      have made arrangement for receiving company.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Settlement; adjustment by agreement; as, the parties have	      made an arrangement between themselves concerning their	      disputes; a satisfactory arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.)	      (a) The adaptation of a composition to voices or	          instruments for which it was not originally written.	      (b) A piece so adapted; a transcription; as, a pianoforte	          arrangement of Beethoven's symphonies; an orchestral	          arrangement of a song, an opera, or the like.	          [1913 Webster]
Arranger \Ar*ran"ger\, n.	   One who arranges. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
arranging \arranging\ n.	   the act of arranging a piece of music.	   Syn: arrangement.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arrant \Ar"rant\, a. [OE. erraunt, errant, errand, equiv. to E.	   errant wandering, which was first applied to vagabonds, as an	   errant rogue, an errant thief, and hence passed gradually	   into its present and worse sense. See {Errant}.]	   Notoriously or pre["e]minently bad; thorough or downright, in	   a bad sense; shameless; unmitigated; as, an arrant rogue or	   coward.	   [1913 Webster]	         I discover an arrant laziness in my soul. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Thorough or downright, in a good sense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An arrant honest woman.               --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrantly \Ar"rant*ly\, adv.	   Notoriously, in an ill sense; infamously; impudently;	   shamefully. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Arras \Ar"ras\, n. [From Arras the capital of Artois, in the	   French Netherlands.]	   Tapestry; a rich figured fabric; especially, a screen or	   hangings of heavy cloth with interwoven figures.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stateliest couches, with rich arras spread. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Behind the arras I'll convey myself.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Arras \Ar"ras\, v. t.	   To furnish with an arras. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrasene \Ar`ras*ene"\, n. [From {Arras}.]	   A material of wool or silk used for working the figures in	   embroidery.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrastre \Ar*ras"tre\, n. [Sp.]	   A rude apparatus for pulverizing ores, esp. those containing	   free gold.	   [1913 Webster] Arraswise
Arraswise \Ar"ras*wise`\, Arrasways \Ar"ras*ways`\, adv. [Prob.	   a corruption of arriswise. See {Arris}.]	   Placed in such a position as to exhibit the top and two	   sides, the corner being in front; -- said of a rectangular	   form. --Encyc. Brit. Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Arraught \Ar*raught"\ [The past tense of an old v. areach or	   arreach. Cf. {Reach}, obs. pret. raught.]	   Obtained; seized. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Array \Ar*ray"\, n. [OE. arai, arrai, OF. arrai, arrei, arroi,	   order, arrangement, dress, F. arroi; a (L. ad) + OF. rai,	   rei, roi, order, arrangement, fr. G. or Scand.; cf. Goth.	   raidjan, garaidjan, to arrange, MHG. gereiten, Icel.	   rei[eth]i rigging, harness; akin to E. ready. Cf. {Ready},	   {Greith}, {Curry}.]	   1. Order; a regular and imposing arrangement; disposition in	      regular lines; hence, order of battle; as, drawn up in	      battle array.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wedged together in the closest array. --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole body of persons thus placed in order; an orderly	      collection; hence, a body of soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gallant array of nobles and cavaliers. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An imposing series of things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their long array of sapphire and of gold. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Dress; garments disposed in order upon the person; rich or	      beautiful apparel. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) A ranking or setting forth in order, by the proper	          officer, of a jury as impaneled in a cause.	      (b) The panel itself.	      (c) The whole body of jurors summoned to attend the court.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To challenge the array} (Law), to except to the whole panel.	      --Cowell. --Tomlins. --Blount.	   {Commission of array} (Eng. Hist.), a commission given by the	      prince to officers in every county, to muster and array	      the inhabitants, or see them in a condition for war.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Array \Ar*ray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Arraying}.] [OE. araien, arraien, fr. OE. arraier, arreier,	   arreer, arroier, fr. arrai. See {Array}, n.]	   1. To place or dispose in order, as troops for battle; to	      marshal.	      [1913 Webster]	            By torch and trumpet fast arrayed,	            Each horseman drew his battle blade.  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	            These doubts will be arrayed before their minds.	                                                  --Farrar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deck or dress; to adorn with dress; to cloth to	      envelop; -- applied esp. to dress of a splendid kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pharaoh . . . arrayed him in vestures of fine linen.	                                                  --Gen. xli.?.	      [1913 Webster]	            In gelid caves with horrid gloom arrayed.	                                                  --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To set in order, as a jury, for the trial of a	      cause; that is, to call them man by man. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To array a panel}, to set forth in order the men that are	      impaneled. --Cowell. --Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To draw up; arrange; dispose; set in order.	        [1913 Webster]
Arrayer \Ar*ray"er\, n.	   One who arrays. In some early English statutes, applied to an	   officer who had care of the soldiers' armor, and who saw them	   duly accoutered.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrear \Ar*rear"\, adv. [OE. arere, OF. arere, ariere, F.	   arri[`e]re, fr. L. ad + retro backward. See {Rear}.]	   To or in the rear; behind; backwards. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Arrear \Ar*rear"\, n.	   That which is behind in payment, or which remains unpaid,	   though due; esp. a remainder, or balance which remains due	   when some part has been paid; arrearage; -- commonly used in	   the plural, as, arrears of rent, wages, or taxes. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         For much I dread due payment by the Greeks	         Of yesterday's arrear.                   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a large arrear of letters to write. --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In arrear} or {In arrears}, behind; backward; behindhand; in	      debt.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrearage \Ar*rear"age\, n. [F. arr['e]rage, fr. arri[`e]re, OF.	   arere. See {Arrear}.]	   That which remains unpaid and overdue, after payment of a	   part; arrears.	   [1913 Webster]	         The old arrearages . . . being defrayed. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster] Arrect
Arrect \Ar*rect"\, Arrected \Ar*rect"ed\, a. [L. arrectus, p. p.	   of arrigere to raise, erect; ad + regere to lead straight, to	   direct.]	   1. Lifted up; raised; erect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attentive, as a person listening. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God speaks not the idle and unconcerned hearer, but	            to the vigilant and arrect.           --Smalridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Arrect \Ar*rect"\, v. t.	   1. To direct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My supplication to you I arrect.      --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Aret}.] To impute. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrectary \Ar*rect"a*ry\, n. [L. arrectarius, fr. arrigere o set	   up.]	   An upright beam. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrenotokous \Ar`re*not"o*kous\, a. [Gr. ? bearing males; ? a	   male + ? a bringing forth.] (Zool.)	   Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and	   bees.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrentation \Ar`ren*ta"tion\ [Cf. F. arrenter to give or take as	   rent. See {Arendator}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A letting or renting, esp. a license to inclose land in a	   forest with a low hedge and a ditch, under a yearly rent.	   [1913 Webster]
Arreption \Ar*rep"tion\, n. [L. arripere, arreptum, to seize,	   snatch; ad + rapere to snatch. See {Rapacious}.]	   The act of taking away. [Obs.] "This arreption was sudden."	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Arreptitious \Ar`rep*ti"tious\, a. [L. arreptitius.]	   Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving;	   mad; crack-brained. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Odd, arreptitious, frantic extravagances. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrest \Ar*rest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Arresting}.] [OE. aresten, OF. arester, F. arr[^e]ter,	   fr. LL. arrestare; L. ad + restare to remain, stop; re +	   stare to stand. See {Rest} remainder.]	   1. To stop; to check or hinder the motion or action of; as,	      to arrest the current of a river; to arrest the senses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor could her virtues the relentless hand	            Of Death arrest.                      --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To take, seize, or apprehend by authority of law;	      as, to arrest one for debt, or for a crime.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: After this word Shakespeare uses of ("I arrest thee of	         high treason") or on; the modern usage is for.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize on and fix; to hold; to catch; as, to arrest the	      eyes or attention. --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To rest or fasten; to fix; to concentrate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We may arrest our thoughts upon the divine mercies.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To obstruct; delay; detain; check; hinder; stop;	        apprehend; seize; lay hold of.	        [1913 Webster]	Arrest \Ar*rest"\, v. i.	   To tarry; to rest. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Arrest \Ar*rest"\, n. [OE. arest, arrest, OF. arest, F.	   arr[^e]t, fr. arester. See {Arrest}, v. t., {Arr?t}.]	   1. The act of stopping, or restraining from further motion,	      etc.; stoppage; hindrance; restraint; as, an arrest of	      development.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the arrest of the air showeth.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The taking or apprehending of a person by authority	      of law; legal restraint; custody. Also, a decree, mandate,	      or warrant.	      [1913 Webster]	            William . . . ordered him to be put under arrest.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Our brother Norway] sends out arrests	            On Fortinbras; which he, in brief, obeys. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An arrest may be made by seizing or touching the body;	         but it is sufficient in the party be within the power	         of the officer and submit to the arrest. In Admiralty	         law, and in old English practice, the term is applied	         to the seizure of property.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Any seizure by power, physical or moral.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sad stories of fire from heaven, the burning of	            his sheep, etc., . . . were sad arrests to his	            troubled spirit.                      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Far.) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a	      horse; -- also named rat-tails. --White.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arrest of judgment} (Law), the staying or stopping of a	      judgment, after verdict, for legal cause. The motion for	      this purpose is called a motion in arrest of judgment.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrestation \Ar`res*ta"tion\, n. [F. arrestation, LL.	   arrestatio.]	   Arrest. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The arrestation of the English resident in France was	         decreed by the National Convention.      --H. M.	                                                  Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrestee \Ar`res*tee"\, n. [See {Arrest}, v.] (Scots Law)	   The person in whose hands is the property attached by	   arrestment.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrester \Ar*rest"er\, n.	   1. One who arrests.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) The person at whose suit an arrestment is	      made. [Also written {arrestor}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Arresting \Ar*rest"ing\ ([a^]r*r[e^]st"[i^]ng), a.	   Striking; attracting attention; impressive.	   [1913 Webster]	         This most solemn and arresting occurrence. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrestive \Ar*rest"ive\ (-[i^]v), a.	   Tending to arrest. --McCosh.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrestment \Ar*rest"ment\, n. [OF. arrestement.]	   1. (Scots Law) The arrest of a person, or the seizure of his	      effects; esp., a process by which money or movables in the	      possession of a third party are attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stoppage or check. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Arret \Ar*r[^e]t\, n. [F. See {Arrest}, n.] (F. Law)	      (a) A judgment, decision, or decree of a court or high	          tribunal; also, a decree of a sovereign.	      (b) An arrest; a legal seizure.	          [1913 Webster]	Arret \Ar*ret"\, v. t.	   Same as {Aret}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrha \Ar"rha\, n.; pl. {Arrh[ae]}. [L. Cf. {Earnest}.] (Law)	   Money or other valuable thing given to evidence a contract; a	   pledge or earnest.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arrhaphostic \Ar`rha*phos"tic\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to sew	   together.]	   Seamless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Arrhizal
Arrhizal \Ar*rhi"zal\, Arrhizous \Ar*rhi"zous\, a. [Gr. ? not	   rooted; 'a priv. + ? a root.] (Bot.)	   Destitute of a true root, as a parasitical plant.	   [1913 Webster] Arrhythmic
Arrhythmic \Ar*rhyth"mic\, Arrhythmous \Ar*rhyth"mous\, a. [Gr.	   ?; 'a priv. + ? rhythm.] (Med.)	   Being without rhythm or regularity, as the pulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrhytmy \Ar"rhyt*my\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? rhythm.]	   Want of rhythm. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arride \Ar*ride"\, v. t. [L. arridere; ad + ridere to laugh.]	   To please; to gratify. [Archaic] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Above all thy rarities, old Oxenford, what do most	         arride and solace me are thy repositories of moldering	         learning.                                --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Arriere \Ar*riere"\, n. [F. arri[`e]re. See {Arrear}.]	   "That which is behind"; the rear; -- chiefly used as an	   adjective in the sense of behind, rear, subordinate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arriere fee}, {Arriere fief}, a fee or fief dependent on a	      superior fee, or a fee held of a feudatory.	   {Arriere vassal}, the vassal of a vassal.	      [1913 Webster]
Arriere-ban \Ar*riere"-ban`\, n. [F., fr. OE. arban, heriban,	   fr. OHG. hariban, heriban, G. heerbann, the calling together	   of an army; OHG. heri an army + ban a public call or order.	   The French have misunderstood their old word, and have	   changed it into arri[`e]re-ban, though arri[`e]re has no	   connection with its proper meaning. See {Ban}, {Abandon}.]	   A proclamation, as of the French kings, calling not only	   their immediate feudatories, but the vassals of these	   feudatories, to take the field for war; also, the body of	   vassals called or liable to be called to arms, as in ancient	   France.	   [1913 Webster]
Arris \Ar"ris\, n. [OF. areste, F. ar[^e]te, 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 surfaces	   meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied	   particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised	   edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. --P.	   Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arris fillet}, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the	      slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off	      the rain. --Gwilt.	   {Arris gutter}, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a	      building. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrish \Ar"rish\, n. [See {Eddish}.]	   The stubble of wheat or grass; a stubble field; eddish.	   [Eng.] [Written also {arish}, {ersh}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The moment we entered the stubble or arrish. --Blackw.	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Arriswise \Ar"ris*wise`\, adv.	   Diagonally laid, as tiles; ridgewise.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrival \Ar*riv"al\, n. [From {Arrive}.]	   1. The act of arriving, or coming; the act of reaching a	      place from a distance, whether by water (as in its	      original sense) or by land.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our watchmen from the towers, with longing eyes,	            Expect his swift arrival.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The attainment or reaching of any object, by effort, or in	      natural course; as, our arrival at this conclusion was	      wholly unexpected.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The person or thing arriving or which has arrived; as,	      news brought by the last arrival.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another arrival still more important was speedily	            announced.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An approach. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The house has a corner arrival.       --H. Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrivance \Ar*riv"ance\, n.	   Arrival. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrive \Ar*rive"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Arrived}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Arriving}.] [OE. ariven to arrive, land, OF. ariver, F.	   arriver, fr. LL. arripare, adripare, to come to shore; L. ad	   + ripa the shore or sloping bank of a river. Cf. {Riparian}.]	   1. To come to the shore or bank. In present usage: To come in	      progress by water, or by traveling on land; to reach by	      water or by land; -- followed by at (formerly sometimes by	      to), also by in and from. "Arrived in Padua." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [[AE]neas] sailing with a fleet from Sicily, arrived	            . . . and landed in the country of Laurentum.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived at	            Ipswich.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reach a point by progressive motion; to gain or compass	      an object by effort, practice, study, inquiry, reasoning,	      or experiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To arrive at}, or attain to.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he arrived at manhood.           --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            We arrive at knowledge of a law of nature by the	            generalization of facts.              --McCosh.	      [1913 Webster]	            If at great things thou wouldst arrive. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come; said of time; as, the time arrived.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To happen or occur. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy! to whom this glorious death arrives.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Arrive \Ar*rive"\, v. t.	   1. To bring to shore. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And made the sea-trod ship arrive them. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reach; to come to. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere he arrive the happy isle.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere we could arrive the point proposed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arrive at last the blessed goal.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Arrive \Ar*rive"\, n.	   Arrival. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         How should I joy of thy arrive to hear!  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Arriver \Ar*riv"er\, n.	   One who arrives.	   [1913 Webster]
arriving \arriving\ adj. prenom.	   directed or moving inward or toward a center; as, arriving	   trains.	   Syn: inbound, inward.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arroba \Ar*ro"ba\, n. [Sp. and Pg., from Ar. arrub, ar-rubu, a	   fourth part.]	   1. A Spanish weight used in Mexico and South America = 25.36	      lbs. avoir.; also, an old Portuguese weight, used in	      Brazil = 32.38 lbs. avoir.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Spanish liquid measure for wine = 3.54 imp. gallons, and	      for oil = 2.78 imp. gallons.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrogance \Ar"ro*gance\, n. [F., fr. L. arrogantia, fr.	   arrogans. See {Arrogant}.]	   The act or habit of arrogating, or making undue claims in an	   overbearing manner; that species of pride which consists in	   exorbitant claims of rank, dignity, estimation, or power, or	   which exalts the worth or importance of the person to an	   undue degree; proud contempt of others; lordliness;	   haughtiness; self-assumption; presumption.	   [1913 Webster]	         I hate not you for her proud arrogance.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Haughtiness; hauteur; assumption; lordliness;	        presumption; pride; disdain; insolence; conceit;	        conceitedness. See {Haughtiness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Arrogancy \Ar"ro*gan*cy\, n.	   Arrogance. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrogant \Ar"ro*gant\, a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of	   arrogare. See {Arrogate}.]	   1. Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant	      claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue	      degree of importance; assuming; haughty; -- applied to	      persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arrogant Winchester, that haughty prelate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding	      from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to	      things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing;	        presumptuous; haughty. See {Magisterial}.	        [1913 Webster]
Arrogantly \Ar"ro*gant*ly\, adv.	   In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrogantness \Ar"ro*gant*ness\, n.	   Arrogance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arrogate \Ar"ro*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arrogated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Arrogating}.] [L. arrogatus, p. p. of adrogare,	   arrogare, to ask, appropriate to one's self; ad + rogare to	   ask. See {Rogation}.]	   To assume, or claim as one's own, unduly, proudly, or	   presumptuously; to make undue claims to, from vanity or	   baseless pretensions to right or merit; as, the pope	   arrogated dominion over kings.	   [1913 Webster]	         He arrogated to himself the right of deciding	         dogmatically what was orthodox doctrine. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrogation \Ar`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. arrogatio, fr. arrogare. Cf.	   {Adrogation}.]	   1. The act of arrogating, or making exorbitant claims; the	      act of taking more than one is justly entitled to. --Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civ. Law) Adoption of a person of full age.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrogative \Ar"ro*ga*tive\, a.	   Making undue claims and pretension; prone to arrogance. [R.]	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrondissement \Ar`ron`disse`ment"\, n. [F., fr. arrondir to	   make round; ad + rond round, L. rotundus.]	   A subdivision of a department. [France]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The territory of France, since the revolution, has been	         divided into departments, those into arrondissements,	         those into cantons, and the latter into communes.	         [1913 Webster]
Arrose \Ar*rose"\, v. t. [F. arroser.]	   To drench; to besprinkle; to moisten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The blissful dew of heaven does arrose you. --Two N.	                                                  Kins.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrosion \Ar*ro"sion\, n. [L. arrodere, arrosum, to gnaw: cf. F.	   arrosion.]	   A gnawing. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrow \Ar"row\, n. [OE. arewe, AS. arewe, earh; akin to Icel.	   ["o]r, ["o]rvar, Goth. arhwazna, and perh. L. arcus bow. Cf.	   {Arc}.]	   A missile weapon of offense, slender, pointed, and usually	   feathered and barbed, to be shot from a bow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Broad arrow}.	   (a) An arrow with a broad head.	   (b) A mark placed upon British ordnance and government	       stores, which bears a rude resemblance to a broad	       arrowhead.	       [1913 Webster]	Arrow grass \Ar"row grass`\, n. (Bot.)	   An herbaceous grasslike plant ({Triglochin palustre}, and	   other species) with pods opening so as to suggest barbed	   arrowheads.	   [1913 Webster] Arrowhead
Arrowhead \Ar"row*head`\ arrow-head \ar"row-head`\, n.	   1. the pointed head or striking tip of an arrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus {Sagittaria}, esp.	      {Sagittaria sagittifolia}, -- named from the shape of the	      leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrowheaded \Ar"row*head`ed\, a.	   Shaped like the head of an arrow; cuneiform.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arrowheaded characters}, characters the elements of which	      consist of strokes resembling arrowheads, nailheads, or	      wedges; -- hence called also nail-headed, wedge-formed,	      cuneiform, or cuneatic characters; the oldest written	      characters used in the country about the Tigris and	      Euphrates, and subsequently in Persia, and abounding among	      the ruins of Persepolis, Nineveh, and Babylon. See	      {Cuneiform}.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrowroot \Ar"row*root`\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A white-flowered west Indian plant of the genus	      {Maranta}, esp. {Maranta arundinacea}, now cultivated in	      many hot countries. Its root yields {arrowroot starch}. It	      said that the Indians used the roots to neutralize the	      venom in wounds made by poisoned arrows.	   Syn: arrowroot, American arrowroot, obedience plant.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. A nutritive starch obtained from the rootstocks of	      {Maranta arundinacea}, and used as food, esp. for children	      an invalids; also, a similar starch obtained from other	      plants, as various species of {Maranta} and {Curcuma}.	      [1913 Webster]
arrow-shaped \arrow-shaped\ adj.	   1. (Botany) like an arrow head without flaring base lobes; --	      of a leaf shape.	   Syn: sagittate, sagittiform.	        [WordNet 1.5]
arrow-wood \arrow-wood\ n.	   1. any plant ({Viburnum recognitum}) closely related to	      southern arrow wood; eastern U.S. Maine to Ohio and	      Georgia.	   Syn: arrow wood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arrowwood \Ar"row*wood`\, n.	   1. A shrub ({Viburnum dentatum}) growing in damp woods and	      thickets; -- so called from the long, straight, slender	      shoots. Also, any of several other similar small trees	      whose straight shoots were used for making arrows.	      [1913 Webster]
Arrowworm \Ar"row*worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A peculiar transparent worm of the genus {Sagitta}, living at	   the surface of the sea. See {Sagitta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arrowy \Ar"row*y\, a.	   1. Consisting of arrows.	      [1913 Webster]	            How quick they wheeled, and flying, behind them shot	            Sharp sleet of arrowy showers.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed or moving like, or in any respect resembling, an	      arrow; swift; darting; piercing. "His arrowy tongue."	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the blue rushing of the arrowy Rhone. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            With arrowy vitalities, vivacities, and ingenuities.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Arroyo \Ar*roy"o\, n.; pl. {Arroyos}. [Sp., fr. LL. arrogium;	   cf. Gr. ? river, stream, fr. ? to flow.]	   1. A water course; a rivulet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dry bed of a small stream. [Western U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Arschin \Ar"schin\, n.	   See {Arshine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arse \Arse\ ([aum]rs), n. [AS. ears; [ae]rs; akin to OHG. ars.	   G. arsch, D. aars, Sw. ars, Dan. arts, Gr. ? (cf. o'yra`	   tail).]	   The buttocks, or hind part of an animal; the posteriors; the	   fundament; the bottom.	   [1913 Webster]
arsehole \arse"hole`\ ([aum]rs"h[=o]l`), n.	   1. execretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal.	   Syn: anus, arse, asshole	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arsenal \Ar"se*nal\ ([aum]r"s[-e]*nal), n. [Sp. & F. arsenal	   arsenal, dockyard, or It. arzanale, arsenale (cf. It. &	   darsena dock); all fr. Ar. d[=a]r[,c]in[=a]'a house of	   industry or fabrication; d[=a]r house + [,c]in[=a]'a art,	   industry.]	   A public establishment for the storage, or for the	   manufacture and storage, of arms and all military equipments,	   whether for land or naval service.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsenate \Ar"se*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of arsenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Arseniate \Ar*se"ni*ate\, n.	   See {Arsenate}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arsenic \Ar"se*nic\ ([aum]r"s[-e]*n[i^]k; 277), n. [L.	   arsenicum, Gr. 'arseniko`n, 'arreniko`n, yellow orpiment,	   perh. fr. 'arseniko`s or better Attic 'arreniko`s masculine,	   'a`rrhn male, on account of its strength, or fr. Per.	   zern[imac]kh: cf. F. arsenic.]	   1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a solid substance resembling	      a metal in its physical properties, but in its chemical	      relations ranking with the nonmetals. It is of a	      steel-gray color and brilliant luster, though usually dull	      from tarnish. It is very brittle, and sublimes at 356[deg]	      Fahrenheit. It is sometimes found native, but usually	      combined with silver, cobalt, nickel, iron, antimony, or	      sulphur. Orpiment and realgar are two of its sulphur	      compounds, the first of which is the true arsenicum of the	      ancients. The element and its compounds are active	      poisons. Specific gravity from 5.7 to 5.9. Atomic weight	      75. Symbol As.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) Arsenious oxide or arsenious anhydride; -- called	      also {arsenious acid}, {white arsenic}, and {ratsbane}.	      [1913 Webster]	Arsenic \Ar*sen"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic; -- said of those	   compounds of arsenic in which this element has its highest	   equivalence; as, arsenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsenical \Ar*sen"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or containing, arsenic; as, arsenical	   vapor; arsenical wall papers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Arsenical silver}, an ore of silver containing arsenic.	      [1913 Webster]
Arsenicate \Ar*sen"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Arsenicated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Arsenicating}.]	   To combine with arsenic; to treat or impregnate with arsenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsenicism \Ar*sen"i*cism\, n. (Med.)	   A diseased condition produced by slow poisoning with arsenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsenide \Ar"sen*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of arsenic with a metal, or positive element or	   radical; -- formerly called arseniuret.	   [1913 Webster]
Arseniferous \Ar`sen*if"er*ous\, a. [Arsenic + -ferous.]	   Containing or producing arsenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsenious \Ar*se"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. ars['e]nieux.]	   1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, arsenic; as,	      arsenious powder or glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, arsenic, when	      having an equivalence next lower than the highest; as,	      arsenious acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Arsenite \Ar"sen*ite\, n. [Cf. F. ars['e]nite.] (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the union of arsenious acid with a base.	   [1913 Webster]
Arseniuret \Ar`se*ni"u*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Arsenide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arseniureted \Ar`se*ni"u*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined with arsenic; -- said some elementary substances or	   radicals; as, arseniureted hydrogen. [Also spelt	   {arseniuretted}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Arsenopyrite \Ar`sen*o*pyr"ite\, n. [Arsenic + pyrite.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster,	   containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called	   {arsenical pyrites} and {mispickel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsesmart \Arse"smart\, n.	   Smartweed; water pepper. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Arshine \Ar"shine\ ([aum]r"sh[=e]n), n. [Russ. arshin, of	   Turkish-Tartar origin; Turk. arshin, arsh[=u]n, ell, yard.]	   A Russian measure of length = 2 ft. 4.246 inches.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsine \Ar"sine\ ([aum]r"s[i^]n or -s[=e]n), n. [From	   {Arsenic}.] (Chem.)	   A compound of arsenic and hydrogen, {AsH3}, a colorless and	   exceedingly poisonous gas, having an odor like garlic;	   arseniureted hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Arsis \Ar"sis\ ([aum]r"s[i^]s), n. [L. arsis, Gr. 'a`rsis a	   raising or lifting, an elevation of the voice, fr. a'i`rein	   to raise or lift up. Its ordinary use is the result of am	   early misapprehension; originally and properly it denotes the	   lifting of the hand in beating time, and hence the unaccented	   part of the rhythm.]	   1. (Pros.)	      (a) That part of a foot where the ictus is put, or which	          is distinguished from the rest (known as the thesis)	          of the foot by a greater stress of voice. --Hermann.	      (b) That elevation of voice now called {metrical	          accentuation}, or the rhythmic accent.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is uncertain whether the arsis originally consisted	         in a higher musical tone, greater volume, or longer	         duration of sound, or in all combined.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The elevation of the hand, or that part of the bar	      at which it is raised, in beating time; the weak or	      unaccented part of the bar; -- opposed to {thesis}.	      --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]
Arsmetrike \Ars`met"rike\ ([aum]rz`m[e^]t"r[i^]k), n. [An	   erroneous form of arithmetic, as if from L. ars metrica the	   measuring art.]	   Arithmetic. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Arson \Ar"son\ ([aum]r"s'n; 277), n. [OF. arson, arsun, fr. L.	   ardere, arsum, to burn.] (Law)	   The malicious burning of a dwelling house or outhouse of	   another man, which by the common law is felony; the malicious	   and voluntary firing of a building or ship. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
arsonist \arsonist\ n.	   1. 1 a criminal who illegaly sets fire to property.	   Syn: incendiary, firebug.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The definition of this crime is varied by statues in	         different countries and states. The English law of	         arson has been considerably modified in the United	         States; in some of the States it has been materially	         enlarged, while in others, various degrees of arson	         have been established, with corresponding punishment.	         --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]
Art \Art\ ([aum]rt).	   The second person singular, indicative mode, present tense,	   of the substantive verb {Be}; but formed after the analogy of	   the plural are, with the ending -t, as in thou shalt, wilt,	   orig. an ending of the second person sing. pret. Cf. {Be}.	   Now used only in solemn or poetical style.	   [1913 Webster]	Art \Art\ ([aum]rt), n. [F. art, L. ars, artis, orig., skill in	   joining or fitting; prob. akin to E. arm, aristocrat,	   article.]	   1. The employment of means to accomplish some desired end;	      the adaptation of things in the natural world to the uses	      of life; the application of knowledge or power to	      practical purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blest with each grace of nature and of art. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A system of rules serving to facilitate the performance of	      certain actions; a system of principles and rules for	      attaining a desired end; method of doing well some special	      work; -- often contradistinguished from science or	      speculative principles; as, the art of building or	      engraving; the art of war; the art of navigation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Science is systematized knowledge . . . Art is	            knowledge made efficient by skill.    --J. F.	                                                  Genung.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The systematic application of knowledge or skill in	      effecting a desired result. Also, an occupation or	      business requiring such knowledge or skill.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fishermen can't employ their art with so much	            success in so troubled a sea.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The application of skill to the production of the	      beautiful by imitation or design, or an occupation in	      which skill is so employed, as in painting and sculpture;	      one of the fine arts; as, he prefers art to literature.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Those branches of learning which are taught in the	      academical course of colleges; as, master of arts.	      [1913 Webster]	            In fearless youth we tempt the heights of arts.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four years spent in the arts (as they are called in	            colleges) is, perhaps, laying too laborious a	            foundation.                           --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Learning; study; applied knowledge, science, or letters.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            So vast is art, so narrow human wit.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Skill, dexterity, or the power of performing certain	      actions, acquired by experience, study, or observation;	      knack; as, a man has the art of managing his business to	      advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Skillful plan; device.	      [1913 Webster]	            They employed every art to soothe . . . the	            discontented warriors.                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Cunning; artifice; craft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Madam, I swear I use no art at all.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Animals practice art when opposed to their superiors	            in strength.                          --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The black art; magic. [Obs.] --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The arts are divided into various classes.	   {The useful arts},	   {The mechanical arts}, or	   {The industrial arts} are those in which the hands and body	      are more concerned than the mind; as in making clothes and	      utensils. These are called trades.	   {The fine arts} are those which have primarily to do with	      imagination and taste, and are applied to the production	      of what is beautiful. They include poetry, music,	      painting, engraving, sculpture, and architecture; but the	      term is often confined to painting, sculpture, and	      architecture.	   {The liberal arts} (artes liberales, the higher arts, which,	      among the Romans, only freemen were permitted to pursue)	      were, in the Middle Ages, these seven branches of	      learning, -- grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic,	      geometry, music, and astronomy. In modern times the	      liberal arts include the sciences, philosophy, history,	      etc., which compose the course of academical or collegiate	      education. Hence, degrees in the arts; master and bachelor	      of arts.	      [1913 Webster]	            In America, literature and the elegant arts must	            grow up side by side with the coarser plants of	            daily necessity.                      --Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Science; literature; aptitude; readiness; skill;	        dexterity; adroitness; contrivance; profession;	        business; trade; calling; cunning; artifice; duplicity.	        See {Science}.	        [1913 Webster]
Artamidae \Artamidae\ n.	   1. 1 a natural family comprising the wood swallows.	   Syn: family {Artamidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Artamus \Artamus\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the {Artamidae}.	   Syn: genus {Artamus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
artefact \artefact\ n.	   same as {artifact}.	   Syn: artifact.	        [WordNet 1.5]
artefactual \artefactual\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an artefact.	   Syn: artifactual	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. made by human actions. {natural}	   Syn: artifactual	        [PJC]
Artemia \Ar*te"mi*a\ ([aum]r*t[e^]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'A`rtemis, a Greek goddess.] (Zool.)	   A genus of phyllopod Crustacea found in salt lakes and	   brines; the brine shrimp. See {Brine shrimp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Artemis \Artemis\ n.	   1. 1 the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon in Greek	      mythology; one of the Olympian deities, daughter of Zeus	      and Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with the	      Roman Diana.	   Syn: Cynthia, Diana.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Artemisia \Ar`te*mi"si*a\ ([aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]zh"[i^]*[.a] or	   [aum]rt[-e]"m[i^]sh"[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. Artemisia, Gr.	   'Artemisi`a.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the plants called mugwort,	   southernwood, and wormwood. Of these {Artemisia absinthium},	   or common wormwood, is well known, and {Artemisia tridentata}	   is the sage brush of the Rocky Mountain region.	   [1913 Webster]
arteria \arteria\ n.	   1. a blood vessel that carries blood from the heart to the	      body.	   Syn: artery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arteriac \Ar*te"ri*ac\, a. [L. arteriacus, Gr. ?. See {Artery}.]	   Of or pertaining to the windpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Arterial \Ar*te"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. art['e]riel.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an artery, or the arteries; as,	      arterial action; the arterial system.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a main channel (resembling an artery),	      as a river, canal, or railroad.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arterial blood}, blood which has been changed and vitalized	      (arterialized) during passage through the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]
arterialise \arterialise\ v.	   same as arterialize.	   Syn: arterialize	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arterialization \Ar*te`ri*al*i*za"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The process of converting venous blood into arterial blood	   during its passage through the lungs, oxygen being absorbed	   and carbonic acid evolved; -- called also {a["e]ration} and	   {hematosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arterialize \Ar*te"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Arterialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Arterializing}.]	   To transform, as the venous blood, into arterial blood by	   exposure to oxygen in the lungs; to make arterial.	   [1913 Webster]
Arteriography \Ar*te`ri*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? + -graphy.]	   A systematic description of the arteries.	   [1913 Webster] Arteriola
Arteriola \Ar*te`ri*o"la\, Arteriole \Ar*te"ri*ole\, n. [NL.	   arteriola, dim. of L. arteria: cf. F. art['e]riole.]	   A small artery with a muscular wall.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
arteriolar \arteriolar\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an arteriole.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Arteriology \Ar*te`ri*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? + -logy.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of arteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Arteriolosclerosis \Ar*te`ri*ol"o*scle*ro"sis\	   ([aum]r*t[=e]`r[i^]*[=o]l"[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr.	   'arthri`a + -logy.] (Med.)	   a form of arteriosclerosis which affects predominantly the	   arterioles, found especially in people with chronic	   hypertension. --Stedman	   [PJC]
Arteriosclerosis \Ar*te`ri*o*scle*ro"sis\	   ([aum]r*t[=e]`r[i^]*[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL.; Gr.	   ? artery + sclerosis.] (Med.)	   a chronic disease characterized by abnormal thickening and	   hardening of the walls of the arteries, esp. of the intima,	   occurring mostly in old age. Subtypes are distinguished, such	   as {arteriolosclerosis} and {atherosclerosis}. --	   {Ar*te`ri*o*scle*rot"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
arteriosclerotic \arteriosclerotic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to arteriosclerosis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Arteriotomy \Ar*te`ri*ot"o*my\, n. [L. arteriotomia, Gr. ?; ? +	   ? a cutting.]	   1. (Med.) The opening of an artery, esp. for bloodletting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of anatomy which treats of the dissection of the	      arteries.	      [1913 Webster]
arteriovenous \arteriovenous\ adj.	   1. connecting an artery to a vein. an arteriovenous fistula	      [WordNet 1.5]
Arteritis \Ar`te*ri"tis\, n. [Artery + -etis.]	   Inflammation of an artery or arteries. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Artery \Ar"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Arteries}. [L. arteria windpipe,	   artery, Gr. ?.]	   1. The trachea or windpipe. [Obs.] "Under the artery, or	      windpipe, is the mouth of the stomach." --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) One of the vessels or tubes which carry either	      venous or arterial blood from the heart. They have tricker	      and more muscular walls than veins, and are connected with	      them by capillaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In man and other mammals, the arteries which contain	         arterialized blood receive it from the left ventricle	         of the heart through the aorta. See {Aorta}. The	         pulmonary artery conveys the venous blood from the	         right ventricle to the lungs, whence the arterialized	         blood is returned through the pulmonary veins.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Any continuous or ramified channel of	      communication; as, arteries of trade or commerce.	      [1913 Webster]
Artesian \Ar*te"sian\, a. [F. art['e]sien, fr. Artois in France,	   where many such wells have been made since the middle of the	   last century.]	   Of or pertaining to Artois (anciently called Artesium), in	   France.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Artesian wells}, wells made by boring into the earth till	      the instrument reaches water, which, from internal	      pressure, flows spontaneously like a fountain. They are	      usually of small diameter and often of great depth.	      [1913 Webster]
Artful \Art"ful\, a. [From {Art}.]	   1. Performed with, or characterized by, art or skill.	      [Archaic] "Artful strains." "Artful terms." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artificial; imitative. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Using or exhibiting much art, skill, or contrivance;	      dexterous; skillful.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [was] too artful a writer to set down events in	            exact historical order.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Cunning; disposed to cunning indirectness of dealing;	      crafty; as, an artful boy. [The usual sense.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Artful in speech, in action, and in mind. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The artful revenge of various animals. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cunning; skillful; adroit; dexterous; crafty; tricky;	        deceitful; designing. See {Cunning}.	        [1913 Webster]
Artfully \Art"ful*ly\, adv.	   In an artful manner; with art or cunning; skillfully;	   dexterously; craftily.	   [1913 Webster]
Artfulness \Art"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality of being artful; art; cunning; craft.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthen \Ar"then\, a.	   Same as {Earthen}. [Obs.] "An arthen pot." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Arthritic
Arthritic \Ar*thrit"ic\, Arthritical \Ar*thrit"ic*al\, a. [L.	   arthriticus, Gr. 'arqritiko`s. See {Arthritis}.]	   1. Pertaining to the joints. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to arthritis; gouty. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. afflicted with arthritis.	   Syn: creaky, rheumatic, rheumatoid.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Arthritis \Ar*thri"tis\ ([aum]r*thr[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [L., fr.	   Gr. 'arqri^tis (as if fem. of 'arqri`tis belonging to the	   joints, sc. no`sos disease) gout, fr. 'a`rqron a joint.]	   (Med.)	   Any inflammation of the joints, including the gout. A variety	   of forms of arthritis are recognized, some of which (such as	   {rheumatoid arthritis}, also called {arthritis deformans} and	   {arthritis nodosa}) are chronic and progressive, and lead to	   incapacitation and deformity.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Arthrochondritis \Ar`thro*chon*dri"tis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Chondritis of a joint.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arthroderm \Ar"thro*derm\, n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + 'derm.]	   (Zool.)	   The external covering of an Arthropod.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrodesis \Ar*throd"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? joint + ? a	   binding together.] (Surg.)	   Surgical fixation of joints.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arthrodia \Ar*thro"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? well	   articulated; 'a`rqron a joint + ? shape.] (Anat.)	   A form of diarthrodial articulation in which the articular	   surfaces are nearly flat, so that they form only an imperfect	   ball and socket.	   [1913 Webster] Arthrodial
Arthrodial \Ar*thro"di*al\, Arthrodic \Ar*throd"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to arthrodia.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrodynia \Ar`thro*dyn"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint +	   'ody`nh pain.] (Med.)	   An affection characterized by pain in or about a joint, not	   dependent upon structural disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrodynic \Ar`thro*dyn"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to arthrodynia, or pain in the joints; rheumatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrogastra \Ar`thro*gas"tra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron	   joint + ? stomach.] (Zool.)	   A division of the Arachnida, having the abdomen annulated,	   including the scorpions, harvestmen, etc.; pedipalpi.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrography \Ar*throg"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint +	   -graphy.]	   The description of joints.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrology \Ar*throl"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -logy.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of joints.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthromere \Ar"thro*mere\, n. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + -mere.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the body segments of Arthropods. See {Arthrostraca}.	   --Packard.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthropleura \Ar`thro*pleu"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint	   + ? the side.] (Zool.)	   The side or limb-bearing portion of an arthromere.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthropathy \Ar*throp"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? joint + ?, ?, to	   suffer.] (Med.)	   Any disease of the joints.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arthropod \Ar"thro*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Arthropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthropoda \Ar*throp"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron joint	   + -poda.] (Zool.)	   A large division of Articulata, embracing all those that have	   jointed legs. It includes Insects, Arachnida, Pychnogonida,	   and Crustacea. -- {Ar*throp"o*dal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthropomata \Ar`thro*pom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron	   joint + ? lid.] (Zool.)	   One of the orders of Branchiopoda. See {Branchiopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrosis \Ar*thro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. 'a`rqron	   joint.] (Anat.)	   Articulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrospore \Ar"thro*spore\, n. [Gr. ? joint + E. spore.]	   (Bacteriol.)	   1. A bacterial resting cell, -- formerly considered a spore,	      but now known to occur even in endosporous bacteria.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. one of the small conidia occurring arranged in chains in	      certain fungi. Called also {oidium}.	      [PJC] -- {Ar`thro*spor"ic}, {Ar*thros"po*rous}, a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
arthrosporic \arthrosporic\ adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to an arthrospore[2].	   Syn: arthrosporous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
arthrosporous \arthrosporous\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an arthrospore[2].	   Syn: arthrosporic	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arthrostraca \Ar*thros"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`rqron	   joint + ? a shell.] (Zool.)	   One of the larger divisions of Crustacea, so called because	   the thorax and abdomen are both segmented; Tetradecapoda. It	   includes the Amphipoda and Isopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthrotome \Ar"thro*tome\, n. [Gr. ? joint + ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Arthrozoic \Ar`thro*zo"ic\, a. [Gr. 'a`rqron joint + ? animal,	   fr. ? an animal.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Articulata; articulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Arthurian \Ar*thu"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to King Arthur or his knights. --J. R.	   Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]	         In magnitude, in interest, and as a literary origin,	         the Arthurian invention dwarfs all other things in the	         book.                                    --Saintsbury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Artiad \Ar"ti*ad\, a. [Gr. ? even, fr. ? exactly.] (Chem.)	   Even; not odd; -- said of elementary substances and of	   radicals the valence of which is divisible by two without a	   remainder.	   [1913 Webster]
Artichoke \Ar"ti*choke\, n. [It. articiocco, perh. corrupted fr.	   the same word as carciofo; cf. older spellings archiciocco,	   archicioffo, carciocco, and Sp. alcachofa, Pg. alcachofra;	   prob. fr. Ar. al-harshaf, al-kharsh[=u]f.] (Bot.)	   1. The {Cynara scolymus}, a plant somewhat resembling a	      thistle, with a dilated, imbricated, and prickly	      involucre. The head (to which the name is also applied) is	      composed of numerous oval scales, inclosing the florets,	      sitting on a broad receptacle, which, with the fleshy base	      of the scales, is much esteemed as an article of food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Jerusalem artichoke}.	      [1913 Webster]
Article \Ar"ti*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. articulus, dim. of artus	   joint, akin to Gr. ?, fr. a root ar to join, fit. See {Art},	   n.]	   1. A distinct portion of an instrument, discourse, literary	      work, or any other writing, consisting of two or more	      particulars, or treating of various topics; as, an article	      in the Constitution. Hence: A clause in a contract, system	      of regulations, treaty, or the like; a term, condition, or	      stipulation in a contract; a concise statement; as,	      articles of agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A literary composition, forming an independent portion of	      a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subject; matter; concern; distinct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A very great revolution that happened in this	            article of good breeding.             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            This last article will hardly be believed. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A distinct part. "Upon each article of human duty."	      --Paley. "Each article of time." --Habington.	      [1913 Webster]	            The articles which compose the blood. --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A particular one of various things; as, an article of	      merchandise; salt is a necessary article.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would fight not for articles of faith, but for	            articles of food.                     --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Precise point of time; moment. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            This fatal news coming to Hick's Hall upon the	            article of my Lord Russell's trial, was said to have	            had no little influence on the jury and all the	            bench to his prejudice.               --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gram.) One of the three words, a, an, the, used before	      nouns to limit or define their application. A (or an) is	      called the indefinite article, the the definite article.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) One of the segments of an articulated appendage.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Articles of Confederation}, the compact which was first made	      by the original thirteen States of the United States. They	      were adopted March 1, 1781, and remained the supreme law	      until March, 1789.	   {Articles of impeachment}, an instrument which, in cases of	      impeachment, performs the same office which an indictment	      does in a common criminal case.	   {Articles of war}, rules and regulations, fixed by law, for	      the better government of the army.	   {In the article of death} [L. in articulo mortis], at the	      moment of death; in the dying struggle.	   {Lords of the articles} (Scot. Hist.), a standing committee	      of the Scottish Parliament to whom was intrusted the	      drafting and preparation of the acts, or bills for laws.	      	   {The Thirty-nine Articles}, statements (thirty-nine in	      number) of the tenets held by the Church of England.	      [1913 Webster]	Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Articled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Articling}.] [Cf. F. articuler, fr. L. articulare.	   See {Article}, n., {Articulate}.]	   1. To formulate in articles; to set forth in distinct	      particulars.	      [1913 Webster]	            If all his errors and follies were articled against	            him, the man would seem vicious and miserable.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To accuse or charge by an exhibition of articles.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall be articled against in the high court of	            admiralty.                            --Stat. 33	                                                  Geo. III.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bind by articles of covenant or stipulation; as, to	      article an apprentice to a mechanic.	      [1913 Webster]	Article \Ar"ti*cle\, v. i.	   To agree by articles; to stipulate; to bargain; to covenant.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Then he articled with her that he should go away when	         he pleased.                              --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Articled \Ar"ti*cled\, a.	   Bound by articles; apprenticed; as, an articled clerk.	   [1913 Webster]
Articular \Ar*tic"u*lar\, a. [L. articularis: cf. F.	   articulaire. See {Article}, n.]	   Of or pertaining to the joints; as, an articular disease; an	   articular process.	   [1913 Webster] Articular	Articular \Ar*tic"u*lar\, Articulary \Ar*tic"u*la*ry\, n.	   (Anat.)	   A bone in the base of the lower jaw of many birds, reptiles,	   amphibians, and fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Articularly \Ar*tic"u*lar*ly\ ([aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r*l[y^]),	   adv.	   In an articular or an articulate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Articulata \Ar*tic`u*la"ta\ ([aum]r*t[i^]k`[-u]*l[=a]"t[.a]), n.	   pl. [Neut. pl. from L. articulatus furnished with joints,	   distinct, p. p. of articulare. See {Article}, v.] (Zool.)	   1. One of the four subkingdoms in the classification of	      Cuvier. It has been much modified by later writers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It includes those Invertebrata having the body composed	         of a series of ringlike segments (arthromeres). By some	         writers, the unsegmented worms (helminths) have also	         been included; by others it is restricted to the	         Arthropoda. It corresponds nearly with the Annulosa of	         some authors. The chief subdivisions are Arthropoda	         (Insects, Myriapoda, Malacopoda, Arachnida,	         Pycnogonida, Crustacea); and Anarthropoda, including	         the Annelida and allied forms.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the subdivisions of the Brachiopoda, including	      those that have the shells united by a hinge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A subdivision of the Crinoidea.	      [1913 Webster]
Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. articulatus. See	   {Articulata}.]	   1. Expressed in articles or in separate items or particulars.	      [Archaic] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jointed; formed with joints; consisting of segments united	      by joints; as, articulate animals or plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Distinctly uttered; spoken so as to be intelligible;	      characterized by division into words and syllables; as,	      articulate speech, sounds, words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Total changes of party and articulate opinion.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, n. (Zool.)	   An animal of the subkingdom Articulata.	   [1913 Webster]	Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Articulated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Articulating}].	   1. To utter articulate sounds; to utter the elementary sounds	      of a language; to enunciate; to speak distinctly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat or make terms. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To join or be connected by articulation.	      [1913 Webster]	Articulate \Ar*tic"u*late\, v. t.	   1. To joint; to unite by means of a joint; to put together	      with joints or at the joints.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw up or write in separate articles; to	      particularize; to specify. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form, as the elementary sounds; to utter in distinct	      syllables or words; to enunciate; as, to articulate	      letters or language. "To articulate a word." --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To express distinctly; to give utterance to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Luther articulated himself upon a process that hand	            already begun in the Christian church. --Bibliotheca	                                                  Sacra.	      [1913 Webster]	            To . . . articulate the dumb, deep want of the	            people.                               --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Articulated \Ar*tic"u*la`ted\, a.	   1. United by, or provided with, articulations; jointed; as,	      an articulated skeleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced, as a letter, syllable, or word, by the organs of	      speech; pronounced.	      [1913 Webster]
Articulately \Ar*tic"u*late*ly\, adv.	   1. After the manner, or in the form, of a joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Article by article; in distinct particulars; in detail;	      definitely. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had articulately set down in writing our points.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. With distinct utterance of the separate sounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Articulateness \Ar*tic"u*late*ness\, n.	   Quality of being articulate.	   [1913 Webster]
articulatio \articulatio\ n. [Latin.] (anatomy)	   the point of connection between two bones or elements of a	   skeleton especially if the articulatio allows motion.	   Syn: joint, articulation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Articulation \Ar*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. articulation, fr. L.	   articulatio.]	   1. (Anat.) A joint or juncture between bones in the skeleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Articulations may be immovable, when the bones are	         directly united (synarthrosis), or slightly movable,	         when they are united intervening substance	         (amphiarthrosis), or they may be more or less freely	         movable, when the articular surfaces are covered with	         synovial membranes, as in complete joints	         (diarthrosis). The last (diarthrosis) includes hinge	         joints, admitting motion in one plane only (ginglymus),	         ball and socket joints (enarthrosis), pivot and	         rotation joints, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The connection of the parts of a plant by joints, as	          in pods.	      (b) One of the nodes or joints, as in cane and maize.	      (c) One of the parts intercepted between the joints; also,	          a subdivision into parts at regular or irregular	          intervals as a result of serial intermission in	          growth, as in the cane, grasses, etc. --Lindley.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of putting together with a joint or joints; any	      meeting of parts in a joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being jointed; connection of parts. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That definiteness and articulation of imagery.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The utterance of the elementary sounds of a language by	      the appropriate movements of the organs, as in	      pronunciation; as, a distinct articulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A sound made by the vocal organs; an articulate utterance	      or an elementary sound, esp. a consonant.	      [1913 Webster]
Articulative \Ar*tic"u*la*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to articulation. --Bush.	   [1913 Webster]
Articulator \Ar*tic"u*la`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, articulates; as:	   (a) One who enunciates distinctly.	   (b) One who prepares and mounts skeletons.	   (c) An instrument to cure stammering.	       [1913 Webster]
Articulus \Ar*tic"u*lus\n.; pl. {Articuli}. [L. See {Article}.]	   (Zool.)	   A joint of the cirri of the Crinoidea; a joint or segment of	   an arthropod appendage.	   [1913 Webster]
Artifact \Ar"ti*fact\, n. [L. ars, artis, art + facere, factum,	   to make.]	   1. (Arch[ae]ol.) A product of human workmanship; -- applied	      esp. to the simpler products of aboriginal art as	      distinguished from natural objects.	   Syn: artefact.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any product of human workmanship; -- applied both to	      objects made for practical purposes as well as works of	      art. It is contrasted to {natural object}, i.e. anything	      produced by natural forces without the intervention of	      man.	   Syn: artefact.	        [PJC]	   3. (Biol.) A structure or appearance in protoplasm due to	      death, method of preparation of specimens, or the use of	      reagents, and not present during life.	   Syn: artefact.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Technology) an object, oservation, phenomenon, or result	      arising from hidden or unexpected causes extraneous to the	      subject of a study, and therefore spurious and having	      potential to lead one to an erroneous conclusion, or to	      invalidate the study. In experimental science, artifacts	      may arise due to inadvertant contamination of equipment,	      faulty experimental design or faulty analysis, or	      unexpected effects of agencies not known to affect the	      system under study.	   Syn: artefact.	        [PJC]
artifactual \artifactual\ adj.	   1. 1 same as {artefactual}.	   Syn: artefactual	        [WordNet 1.5]
Artifice \Ar"ti*fice\, n. [L. artificium, fr. artifex artificer;	   ars, artis, art + facere to make: cf. F. artifice.]	   1. A handicraft; a trade; art of making. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Workmanship; a skillfully contrived work.	      [1913 Webster]	            The material universe . . . in the artifice of God,	            the artifice of the best Mechanist.   --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Artful or skillful contrivance.	      [1913 Webster]	            His [Congreve's] plots were constructed without much	            artifice.                             --Craik.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Crafty device; an artful, ingenious, or elaborate trick.	   Note: [Now the usual meaning.]	         [1913 Webster]	               Those who were conscious of guilt employed	               numerous artifices for the purpose of averting	               inquiry.                           --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]
Artificer \Ar*tif"i*cer\, n. [Cf. F. artificier, fr. LL.	   artificiarius.]	   1. An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose	      occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular	      kind, as a silversmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or	      framer. "Artificer of fraud." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great Artificer of all that moves. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cunning or artful fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter,	      etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades,	      etc., in a military laboratory.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Artisan; artist. See {Artisan}.	        [1913 Webster]
Artificial \Ar`ti*fi"cial\, a. [L. artificialis, fr. artificium:	   cf. F. artificiel. See {Artifice}.]	   1. Made or contrived by art; produced or modified by human	      skill and labor, in opposition to natural; as, artificial	      heat or light, gems, salts, minerals, fountains, flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Artificial strife	            Lives in these touches, livelier than life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Feigned; fictitious; assumed; affected; not genuine.	      "Artificial tears." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Artful; cunning; crafty. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Cultivated; not indigenous; not of spontaneous growth; as,	      artificial grasses. --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial arguments} (Rhet.), arguments invented by the	      speaker, in distinction from laws, authorities, and the	      like, which are called inartificial arguments or proofs.	      --Johnson.	   {Artificial classification} (Science), an arrangement based	      on superficial characters, and not expressing the true	      natural relations species; as, "the artificial system" in	      botany, which is the same as the Linn[ae]an system.	   {Artificial horizon}. See under {Horizon}.	   {Artificial light}, any light other than that which proceeds	      from the heavenly bodies.	   {Artificial lines}, lines on a sector or scale, so contrived	      as to represent the logarithmic sines and tangents, which,	      by the help of the line of numbers, solve, with tolerable	      exactness, questions in trigonometry, navigation, etc.	   {Artificial numbers}, logarithms.	   {Artificial person} (Law). See under {Person}.	   {Artificial sines}, {tangents}, etc., the same as logarithms	      of the natural sines, tangents, etc. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]
Artificiality \Ar`ti*fi`ci*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or appearance of being artificial; that which is	   artificial.	   [1913 Webster]
Artificialize \Ar`ti*fi"cial*ize\, v. t.	   To render artificial.	   [1913 Webster]
Artificially \Ar`ti*fi"cial*ly\, adv.	   1. In an artificial manner; by art, or skill and contrivance,	      not by nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ingeniously; skillfully. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The spider's web, finely and artificially wrought.	      --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Craftily; artfully. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sharp dissembled so artificially. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Artificialness \Ar`ti*fi"cial*ness\, n.	   The quality of being artificial.	   [1913 Webster]
Artificious \Ar`ti*fi"cious\, a. [L. artificiosus.]	   Artificial. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Artilize \Art"i*lize\, v. t.	   To make resemble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If I was a philosopher, says Montaigne, I would	         naturalize art instead of artilizing nature.	                                                  --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Artillerist \Ar*til"ler*ist\, n.	   A person skilled in artillery or gunnery; a gunner; an	   artilleryman.	   [1913 Webster]
Artillery \Ar*til"ler*y\, n. [OE. artilrie, OF. artillerie,	   arteillerie, fr. LL. artillaria, artilleria, machines and	   apparatus of all kinds used in war, vans laden with arms of	   any kind which follow camps; F. artillerie great guns,	   ordnance; OF. artillier to work artifice, to fortify, to arm,	   prob. from L. ars, artis, skill in joining something, art.	   See {Art}.]	   1. Munitions of war; implements for warfare, as slings, bows,	      and arrows. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad. --1	                                                  Sam. xx. 40.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cannon; great guns; ordnance, including guns, mortars,	      howitzers, etc., with their equipment of carriages, balls,	      bombs, and shot of all kinds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is sometimes used in a more extended sense,	         including the powder, cartridges, matches, utensils,	         machines of all kinds, and horses, that belong to a	         train of artillery.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The men and officers of that branch of the army to which	      the care and management of artillery are confided.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The science of artillery or gunnery. --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Artillery park}, or {Park of artillery}.	      (a) A collective body of siege or field artillery,	          including the guns, and the carriages, ammunition,	          appurtenances, equipments, and persons necessary for	          working them.	      (b) The place where the artillery is encamped or	          collected.	   {Artillery train}, or {Train of artillery}, a number of	      pieces of ordnance mounted on carriages, with all their	      furniture, ready for marching.	      [1913 Webster]
Artilleryman \Ar*til"ler*y*man\, n.	   A man who manages, or assists in managing, a large gun in	   firing.	   [1913 Webster]
Artillery wheel \Ar*til"ler*y wheel\	   A kind of heavily built dished wheel with a long axle box,	   used on gun carriages, usually having 14 spokes and 7	   felloes; hence, a wheel of similar construction for use on	   automobiles, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
artiodactyl \artiodactyl\ n.	   1. placental mammal having hooves with an even number of	      functional toes on each foot; a member of the	      {artiodactyla}.	   Syn: artiodactyle, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal	        [WordNet 1.5]	artiodactyl \artiodactyl\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or belonging to the order {Artiodactyla}.	   Syn: artiodactylous, even-toed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Artiodactyla \Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? even +	   ? finger or toe.] (Zool.)	   One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional	   toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit	   of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is	   asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog,	   the sheep, and the ox; -- opposed to {Perissodactyla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Artiodactyle \Ar`ti*o*dac"tyle\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Artiodactyla.	   Syn: artiodactyl, even-toed ungulate, artiodactyl mammal.	        [1913 Webster]
Artiodactylous \Ar`ti*o*dac"ty*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Even-toed.	   [1913 Webster]
Artisan \Ar"ti*san\ (?; 277), n. [F. artisan, fr. L. artitus	   skilled in arts, fr. ars, artis, art: cf. It. artigiano. See	   {Art}, n.]	   1. One who professes and practices some liberal art; an	      artist. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One trained to manual dexterity in some mechanic art or	      trade; and handicraftsman; a mechanic.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is willingly submitted to by the artisan, who	            can . . . compensate his additional toil and	            fatigue.                              --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Artificer; artist.	   Usage: {Artisan}, {Artist}, {Artificer}. An artist is one who	          is skilled in some one of the fine arts; an artisan is	          one who exercises any mechanical employment. A	          portrait painter is an artist; a sign painter is an	          artisan, although he may have the taste and skill of	          an artist. The occupation of the former requires a	          fine taste and delicate manipulation; that of the	          latter demands only an ordinary degree of contrivance	          and imitative power. An artificer is one who requires	          power of contrivance and adaptation in the exercise of	          his profession. The word suggest neither the idea of	          mechanical conformity to rule which attaches to the	          term artisan, nor the ideas of refinement and of	          peculiar skill which belong to the term artist.	          [1913 Webster]
Artist \Art"ist\, n. [F. artiste, LL. artista, fr. L. ars. See	   {Art}, n., and cf. {Artiste}.]	   1. One who practices some mechanic art or craft; an artisan.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How to build ships, and dreadful ordnance cast,	            Instruct the articles and reward their. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who professes and practices an art in which science	      and taste preside over the manual execution.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is particularly applied to painters,	         sculptors, musicians, engravers, and architects.	         --Elmes.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. One who shows trained skill or rare taste in any manual	      art or occupation. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An artful person; a schemer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Artisan. See {Artisan}.	        [1913 Webster]
Artiste \Ar*tiste"\, n. [F. See {Artist}.]	   One peculiarly dexterous and tasteful in almost any	   employment, as an opera dancer, a hairdresser, a cook.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term should not be confounded with the English	         word artist.	         [1913 Webster] Artistic
Artistic \Ar*tis"tic\, Artistical \Ar*tis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   artistique, fr. artiste.]	   Of or pertaining to art or to artists; made in the manner of	   an artist; conformable to art; characterized by art; showing	   taste or skill. -- {Ar*tis"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Artistry \Art"ist*ry\, n.	   1. Works of art collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artistic effect or quality. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Artistic pursuits; artistic ability. --The Academy.	      [1913 Webster]
Artless \Art"less\, a.	   1. Wanting art, knowledge, or skill; ignorant; unskillful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Artless of stars and of the moving sand. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrived without skill or art; inartistic. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Artless and massy pillars.            --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free from guile, art, craft, or stratagem; characterized	      by simplicity and sincerity; sincere; guileless;	      ingenuous; honest; as, an artless mind; an artless tale.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were plain, artless men, without the least	            appearance of enthusiasm or credulity about them.	                                                  --Porteus.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, how unlike the complex works of man,	            Heaven's easy, artless, unencumbered plan! --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Simple; unaffected; sincere; undesigning; guileless;	        unsophisticated; open; frank; candid.	        [1913 Webster]
Artlessly \Art"less*ly\, adv.	   In an artless manner; without art, skill, or guile;	   unaffectedly. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Artlessness \Art"less*ness\, n.	   The quality of being artless, or void of art or guile;	   simplicity; sincerity.	   [1913 Webster]
Artly \Art"ly\, adv.	   With art or skill. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Artocarpeous
Artocarpeous \Ar`to*car"pe*ous\, Artocarpous \Ar`to*car"pous\,	   a. [Gr. ? bread + ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the breadfruit, or to the genus	   {Artocarpus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Artotype \Ar"to*type\, n. [Art + type.]	   A kind of autotype.	   [1913 Webster]
Artotyrite \Ar`to*ty"rite\, n. [LL. Artotyritae, pl., fr. Gr. ?	   bread + ? cheese.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect in the primitive church, who celebrated the	   Lord's Supper with bread and cheese, alleging that the first	   oblations of men not only of the fruit of the earth, but of	   their flocks. [--Gen. iv. 3, 4.]	   [1913 Webster]
Artow \Ar"tow\	   A contraction of art thou. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Artsman \Arts"man\, n.	   A man skilled in an art or in arts. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
artsy \artsy\ adj.	   1. same as {arty}.	   Syn: arty.	        [PJC]	   2. same as {artsy-craftsy}.	   Syn: artsy-craftsy.	        [PJC]
artsy-craftsy \artsy-craftsy\ adj.	   1. 1 pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming.	   Syn: arty-crafty, artsy, arty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Art union \Art` un"ion\	   An association for promoting art (esp. the arts of design),	   and giving encouragement to artists.	   [1913 Webster]
artwork \artwork\ n. (Publishing)	   photographs, illustrations, or other visual representations	   other than the text, in a printed publication.	   Syn: art, graphics, nontextual matter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
arty \arty\ adj.	   1. showily imitative of art or artists.	   Syn: artsy	        [WordNet 1.5]
arty-crafty \arty-crafty\ adj.	   1. pretentiously artistic; cloyingly charming	   Syn: artsy-craftsy	        [WordNet 1.5]
arugula \arugula\ n.	   1. an erect European annual ({Eruca vesicaria} sativa) of the	      mustard family, often grown as a salad crop to be	      harvested when young and tender.	   Syn: rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, Eruca	        sativa.	        [WordNet 1.5]
arui \arui\ n.	   1. a wild sheep ({Ammotragus lervia}) of northern Africa,	      having a thick mane on the throat, chest, and forelegs; --	      also called the {aoudad} and {Barbary sheep}.	   Syn: aoudad, audad, Barbary sheep, maned sheep.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arum \A"rum\, n. [L. arum, aros, Gr. ?.]	   A genus of plants found in central Europe and about the	   Mediterranean, having flowers on a spadix inclosed in a	   spathe. The cuckoopint of the English is an example.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our common arums -- the lords and ladies of village	         children.                                --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American "Jack in the pulpit" is now separated from	         the genus {Arum}.	         [1913 Webster]
Arundelian \Ar`un*del"ian\, a.	   Pertaining to an Earl of Arundel; as, Arundel or Arundelian	   marbles, marbles from ancient Greece, bought by the Earl of	   Arundel in 1624.	   [1913 Webster]
Arundiferous \Ar`un*dif"er*ous\, a. [L. arundifer; arundo reed +	   ferre to bear.]	   Producing reeds or canes.	   [1913 Webster]
Arundinaceous \A*run`di*na"ceous\, a. [L. arundinaceus, fr.	   arundo reed.]	   Of or pertaining to a reed; resembling the reed or cane.	   [1913 Webster]
Arundineous \Ar`un*din"e*ous\, a. [L. arundineus, fr. arundo	   reed.]	   Abounding with reeds; reedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Aruru \Aruru\ n. (Akkadian mythology)	   mother and earth goddess in Gilgamish epic; identified with	   Sumerian Ki and Ninkhursag (Mama; Nintu).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Aruspex \A*rus"pex\, n.; pl. {Aruspices}. [L. aruspex or	   haruspex.]	   One of the class of diviners among the Etruscans and Romans,	   who foretold events by the inspection of the entrails of	   victims offered on the altars of the gods.	   [1913 Webster]
Aruspice \A*rus"pice\, n. [L. aruspex: cf. F. aruspice. Cf.	   {Aruspex}, {Haruspice}.]	   A soothsayer of ancient Rome. Same as {Aruspex}. [Written	   also {haruspice}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aruspicy \A*rus"pi*cy\, n. [L. aruspicium, haruspicium.]	   Prognostication by inspection of the entrails of victims	   slain sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Arval \Ar"val\, n. [W. arwyl funeral; ar over + wylo to weep, or	   cf. arf["o]l; Icel. arfr inheritance + Sw. ["o]l ale. Cf.	   {Bridal}.]	   A funeral feast. [North of Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Arvicola \Arvicola\ n.	   a genus of mice in some classifications considered synonymous	   with {{Microtus}}.	   Syn: genus {Arvicola}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Arvicole \Ar"vi*cole\, n. [L. arvum field + colere to inhabit.]	   (Zool.)	   A mouse of the genus {Arvicola}; the meadow mouse. There are	   many species.	   [1913 Webster]
Aryan \Ar"yan\ ([aum]r"yan or [a^]r"[i^]*an), n. [Skr. [=a]rya	   excellent, honorable; akin to the name of the country Iran,	   and perh. to Erin, Ireland, and the early name of this	   people, at least in Asia.]	   1. One of a primitive people supposed to have lived in	      prehistoric times, in Central Asia, east of the Caspian	      Sea, and north of the Hindu Kush and Paropamisan	      Mountains, and to have been the stock from which sprang	      the Hindu, Persian, Greek, Latin, Celtic, Teutonic,	      Slavonic, and other races; one of that ethnological	      division of mankind called also Indo-European or	      Indo-Germanic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the original Aryans. [Written also	      {Arian}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Nazism) a non-Jewish caucasian of Nordic stock; -- a	      classification used by Nazis, having no anthropological	      basis. [Written also {Arian}.]	      [PJC]	Aryan \Ar"yan\ ([aum]r"yan or [a^]r"[i^]*an), a.	   Of or pertaining to the people called Aryans; Indo-European;	   Indo-Germanic; as, the Aryan stock, the Aryan languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Aryanize \Ar"yan*ize\, v. t.	   To make Aryan (a language, or in language). --K. Johnston.	   [1913 Webster]
Arytenoid \A*ryt"e*noid\, a. [Gr. ? shaped like a ladle; ? a	   ladle + e'i^dos form.] (Anat.)	   Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the	   larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with	   them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage	   and connected with the vocal cords.	   [1913 Webster]
as \as\ ([a^]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa,	   AS. eal sw[=a], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf.	   G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.]	   1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner;	      like; similar to; in the same manner with or in which; in	      accordance with; in proportion to; to the extent or degree	      in which or to which; equally; no less than; as, ye shall	      be as gods, knowing good and evil; you will reap as you	      sow; do as you are bidden.	      [1913 Webster]	            His spiritual attendants adjured him, as he loved	            his soul, to emancipate his brethren. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As is often preceded by one of the antecedent or	         correlative words such, same, so, or as, in expressing	         an equality or comparison; as, give us such things as	         you please, and so long as you please, or as long as	         you please; he is not so brave as Cato; she is as	         amiable as she is handsome; come as quickly as	         possible. "Bees appear fortunately to prefer the same	         colors as we do." --Lubbock. As, in a preceding part of	         a sentence, has such or so to answer correlatively to	         it; as with the people, so with the priest.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In the idea, character, or condition of, -- limiting the	      view to certain attributes or relations; as, virtue	      considered as virtue; this actor will appear as Hamlet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beggar is greater as a man, than is the man	            merely as a king.                     --Dewey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. While; during or at the same time that; when; as, he	      trembled as he spoke.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I return I will fetch off these justices. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Because; since; it being the case that.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the population of Scotland had been generally	            trained to arms . . . they were not indifferently	            prepared.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster] [See Synonym under {Because}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Expressing concession. (Often approaching though in	      meaning).	      [1913 Webster]	            We wish, however, to avail ourselves of the	            interest, transient as it may be, which this work	            has excited.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That, introducing or expressing a result or consequence,	      after the correlatives so and such. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I can place thee in such abject state, as help shall	            never find thee.                      --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {So as}, so that. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The relations are so uncertain as they require a	            great deal of examination.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. As if; as though. [Obs. or Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            He lies, as he his bliss did know.    --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. For instance; by way of example; thus; -- used to	      introduce illustrative phrases, sentences, or citations.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Than. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The king was not more forward to bestow favors on	            them as they free to deal affronts to others their	            superiors.                            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Expressing a wish. [Obs.] "As have,"	   Note: i. e., may he have. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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.	   {As for}, or {As to}, in regard to; with respect to.	   {As good as}, not less than; not falling short of.	   {As good as one's word}, faithful to a promise.	   {As if}, or {As though}, of the same kind, or in the same	      condition or manner, that it would be if.	   {As it were} (as if it were), a qualifying phrase used to	      apologize for or to relieve some expression which might be	      regarded as inappropriate or incongruous; in a manner.	   {As now}, just now. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {As swythe}, as quickly as possible. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {As well}, also; too; besides. --Addison.	   {As well as}, equally with, no less than. "I have	      understanding as well as you." --Job xii. 3.	   {As yet}, until now; up to or at the present time; still;	      now.	      [1913 Webster]
As \As\, n. [See {Ace}.]	   An ace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ambes-as}, double aces.	      [1913 Webster]	As \As\, n. (Chem.)	   the chemical symbol for {arsenic}.	   [PJC]	As \As\, n.; pl. {Asses}. [L. as. See {Ace}.]	   1. A Roman weight, answering to the libra or pound, equal to	      nearly eleven ounces Troy weight. It was divided into	      twelve ounces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Roman copper coin, originally of a pound weight (12	      oz.); but reduced, after the first Punic war, to two	      ounces; in the second Punic war, to one ounce; and	      afterwards to half an ounce.	      [1913 Webster]
Asa \As"a\, n. [NL. asa, of oriental origin; cf. Per. az[=a]	   mastic, Ar. as[=a] healing, is[=a] remedy.]	   An ancient name of a gum.	   [1913 Webster] Asafetida
Asafetida \As`a*fet"i*da\, Asafoetida \As`a*f[oe]t"i*da\, n.	   [Asa + L. foetidus fetid.]	   The fetid gum resin or inspissated juice of a large	   umbelliferous plant ({Ferula asafoetida}) of Persia and the	   East Indies. It is used in medicine as an antispasmodic.	   [Written also {assafoetida}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Asaphus \As"a*phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? indistinct, uncertain.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of trilobites found in the Lower Silurian formation.	   See Illust. in Append.	   [1913 Webster]
Asarabacca \As`a*ra*bac"ca\, n. [L. asarum + bacca a berry. See	   {Asarone}.] (Bot.)	   An acrid herbaceous plant ({Asarum Europ[ae]um}), the leaves	   and roots of which are emetic and cathartic. It is	   principally used in cephalic snuffs.	   [1913 Webster]
Asarone \As"a*rone\, n. [L. asarum hazelwort, wild spikenard,	   Gr. 'a`saron] (Chem.)	   A crystallized substance, resembling camphor, obtained from	   the {Asarum Europ[ae]um}; -- called also {camphor of asarum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Asbestic \As*bes"tic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling asbestus; inconsumable;	   asbestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Asbestiform \As*bes"ti*form\, a. [L. asbestus + -form.]	   Having the form or structure of asbestus.	   [1913 Webster]
Asbestine \As*bes"tine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to asbestus, or partaking of its nature;	   incombustible; asbestic.	   [1913 Webster]
Asbestous \As*bes"tous\, a.	   Asbestic.	   [1913 Webster] Asbestus
Asbestus \As*bes"tus\, Asbestos \As*bes"tos\ (?; 277), n. [L.	   asbestos (NL. asbestus) a kind of mineral unaffected by fire,	   Gr. ? (prop. an adj.) inextinguishable; 'a priv. + ? to	   extinguish.] (Min.)	   A variety of amphibole or of pyroxene, occurring in long and	   delicate fibers, or in fibrous masses or seams, usually of a	   white, gray, or green-gray color. The name is also given to a	   similar variety of serpentine.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The finer varieties have been wrought into gloves and	         cloth which are incombustible. The cloth was formerly	         used as a shroud for dead bodies, and has been	         recommended for firemen's clothes. Asbestus in also	         employed in the manufacture of iron safes, for	         fireproof roofing, and for lampwicks. Some varieties	         are called amianthus. --Dana.
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Asbolin \As"bo*lin\, n. [Gr. ? soot.] (Chem.)	   A peculiar acrid and bitter oil, obtained from wood soot.	   [1913 Webster]
ASC \ASC\ n. [Acronym: American Society of Cinematographers.]	   1. the American Society of Cinematographers.	   Syn: American Society of Cinematographers, A. S. C.	        [PJC]
ASCAP \ASCAP\ n. [Acronym: American Society of Composers,	   Authors and Puplishers.]	   1. the American Society of Cinematographers.	   Syn: American Society of Composers, Authors and Puplishers	        [PJC]
Ascaphidae \Ascaphidae\ n.	   1. 1 a natural family containing only one species of frog:	      the tailed frog.	   Syn: family {Ascaphidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascaphus \Ascaphus\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the Ascaphidae; in some	      classifications included in the family {Leiopelmatidae}.	   Syn: genus {Ascaphus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascariasis \As`ca*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an intestinal	   worm.] (Med.)	   A disease, usually accompanied by colicky pains and diarrhea,	   caused by the presence of ascarids in the gastrointestinal	   canal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ascarid \As"ca*rid\, n.; pl. {Ascarides}or {Ascarids}. [NL.	   ascaris, fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A parasitic nematoid worm, especially the roundworm, {Ascaris	   lumbricoides}, often occurring in the human intestine, and	   allied species found in domestic animals; also commonly	   applied to the pinworm ({Oxyuris}), often troublesome to	   children and aged persons.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascaridae \Ascaridae\ n.	   a natural family of large roundworms parasitic in intestines	   of vertebrates.	   Syn: family {Ascaridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascaridia \Ascaridia\ n.	   a roundworm having a preanal sucker.	   Syn: genus {Ascaridia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascaris \Ascaris\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the family Ascaridae: roundworms with	      a three-lipped mouth.	   Syn: genus {Ascaris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascend \As*cend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ascended}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ascending}.] [L. ascendere; ad + scandere to climb,	   mount. See {Scan}.]	   1. To move upward; to mount; to go up; to rise; -- opposed to	      {descend}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Higher yet that star ascends.         --Bowring.	      [1913 Webster]	            I ascend unto my father and your father. --John xx.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly used with up.	         [1913 Webster]	               The smoke of it ascended up to heaven. --Addison.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise, in a figurative sense; to proceed from an	      inferior to a superior degree, from mean to noble objects,	      from particulars to generals, from modern to ancient	      times, from one note to another more acute, etc.; as, our	      inquiries ascend to the remotest antiquity; to ascend to	      our first progenitor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To rise; mount; climb; scale; soar; tower.	        [1913 Webster]	Ascend \As*cend"\, v. t.	   To go or move upward upon or along; to climb; to mount; to go	   up the top of; as, to ascend a hill, a ladder, a tree, a	   river, a throne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascendable \As*cend"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ascended.	   [1913 Webster] Ascendancy
Ascendancy \As*cend"an*cy\, Ascendance \As*cend"ance\, n.	   Same as {Ascendency}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, n. [F. ascendant, L. ascendens; p. pr.	   of ascendere.]	   1. Ascent; height; elevation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sciences that were then in their highest ascendant.	                                                  --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) The horoscope, or that degree of the ecliptic	      which rises above the horizon at the moment of one's	      birth; supposed to have a commanding influence on a	      person's life and fortune.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hence the phrases	   {To be in the ascendant}, to have commanding power or	      influence, and	   {Lord of the ascendant}, one who has possession of such power	      or influence; as, to rule, for a while, lord of the	      ascendant. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Superiority, or commanding influence; ascendency; as, one	      man has the ascendant over another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chievres had acquired over the mind of the young	            monarch the ascendant not only of a tutor, but of a	            parent.                               --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ancestor, or one who precedes in genealogy or degrees	      of kindred; a relative in the ascending line; a	      progenitor; -- opposed to {descendant}. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster] Ascendant	Ascendant \As*cend"ant\, Ascendent \As*cend"ent\, a.	   1. Rising toward the zenith; above the horizon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The constellation . . . about that time ascendant.	                                                  --Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rising; ascending. --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Superior; surpassing; ruling.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ascendant spirit over him.         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ascendant community obtained a surplus of	            wealth.                               --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without some power of persuading or confuting, of	            defending himself against accusations, . . . no man	            could possibly hold an ascendent position. --Grote.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascendency \As*cend"en*cy\, n.	   Governing or controlling influence; the state that exists	   when one person or group has power over another; domination;	   power.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	         An undisputed ascendency.                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Custom has an ascendency over the understanding.	                                                  --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Control; authority; influence; sway; dominion;	        prevalence; domination; dominance; ascendance;	        ascendence.	        [1913 Webster]
ascendent \ascendent\ adj.	   1. tending or directed upward.	   Syn: ascendant, ascensive.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              rooted and ascendant strength like that of	              foliage.                            --John Ruskin	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having the most important influence.	   Syn: ascendant, dominating, prestigious.	        [WordNet 1.5]	ascendent \ascendent\ n.	   1. position or state of being dominant or in control. that	      idea was in the ascendant.	   Syn: ascendant.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. someone from whom you are descended (but usually more	      remote that a grandparent).	   Syn: ancestor, ascendant, antecedent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascendible \As*cend"i*ble\, a. [L. ascendibilis.]	   Capable of being ascended; climbable.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascending \As*cend"ing\, a.	   Rising; moving upward; as, an ascending kite. --	   {As*cend"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ascending latitude} (Astron.), the increasing latitude of a	      planet. --Ferguson.	   {Ascending line} (Geneol.), the line of relationship traced	      backward or through one's ancestors. One's father and	      mother, grandfather and grandmother, etc., are in the line	      direct ascending.	   {Ascending node} having, that node of the moon or a planet	      wherein it passes the ecliptic to proceed northward. It is	      also called the {northern node}. --Herschel.	   {Ascending series}. (Math.)	   (a) A series arranged according to the ascending powers of a	       quantity.	   (b) A series in which each term is greater than the	       preceding.	   {Ascending signs}, signs east of the meridian.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascension \As*cen"sion\, n. [F. ascension, L. ascensio, fr.	   ascendere. See {Ascend}.]	   1. The act of ascending; a rising; ascent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The visible ascent of our Savior on the	      fortieth day after his resurrection. (--Acts i. 9.) Also,	      Ascension Day.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ascending or arising, as in distillation; also that	      which arises, as from distillation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vaporous ascensions from the stomach. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ascension Day}, the Thursday but one before Whitsuntide, the	      day on which commemorated our Savior's ascension into	      heaven after his resurrection; -- called also {Holy	      Thursday}.	   {Right ascension} (Astron.), that degree of the equinoctial,	      counted from the beginning of Aries, which rises with a	      star, or other celestial body, in a right sphere; or the	      arc of the equator intercepted between the first point of	      Aries and that point of the equator that comes to the	      meridian with the star; -- expressed either in degrees or	      in time.	   {Oblique ascension} (Astron.), an arc of the equator,	      intercepted between the first point of Aries and that	      point of the equator which rises together with a star, in	      an oblique sphere; or the arc of the equator intercepted	      between the first point of Aries and that point of the	      equator that comes to the horizon with a star. It is	      little used in modern astronomy.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascensional \As*cen"sion*al\, a.	   Relating to ascension; connected with ascent; ascensive;	   tending upward; as, the ascensional power of a balloon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ascensional difference} (Astron.), the difference between	      oblique and right ascension; -- used chiefly as expressing	      the difference between the time of the rising or setting	      of a body and six o'clock, or six hours from its meridian	      passage.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascensive \As*cen"sive\, a. [See {Ascend}.]	   1. Rising; tending to rise, or causing to rise. --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Augmentative; intensive. --Ellicott.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascent \As*cent"\ [Formed like descent, as if from a F. ascente,	   fr. a verb ascendre, fr. L. ascendere. See {Ascend},	   {Descent}.]	   1. The act of rising; motion upward; rise; a mounting upward;	      as, he made a tedious ascent; the ascent of vapors from	      the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            To him with swift ascent he up returned. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The way or means by which one ascends.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An eminence, hill, or high place. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The degree of elevation of an object, or the angle it	      makes with a horizontal line; inclination; rising grade;	      as, a road has an ascent of five degrees.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascertain \As`cer*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascertained}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ascertaining}.] [OF. acertener; a (L. ad) +	   certain. See {Certain}.]	   1. To render (a person) certain; to cause to feel certain; to	      make confident; to assure; to apprise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When the blessed Virgin was so ascertained. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Muncer assured them that the design was approved of	            by Heaven, and that the Almighty had in a dream	            ascertained him of its effects.       --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make (a thing) certain to the mind; to free from	      obscurity, doubt, or change; to make sure of; to fix; to	      determine. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The divine law . . . ascertaineth the truth.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very deferring [of his execution] shall increase	            and ascertain the condemnation.       --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ministry, in order to ascertain a majority . . .	            persuaded the queen to create twelve new peers.	                                                  --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mildness and precision of their laws ascertained	            the rule and measure of taxation.     --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To find out or learn for a certainty, by trial,	      examination, or experiment; to get to know; as, to	      ascertain the weight of a commodity, or the purity of a	      metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was there only for the purpose of ascertaining	            whether a descent on England was practicable.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascertainable \As`cer*tain"a*ble\, a.	   That may be ascertained. -- {As`cer*tain"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {As`cer*tain"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascertainer \As`cer*tain"er\, n.	   One who ascertains.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascertainment \As`cer*tain"ment\, n.	   The act of ascertaining; a reducing to certainty; a finding	   out by investigation; discovery.	   [1913 Webster]	         The positive ascertainment of its limits. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster] Ascessancy
Ascessancy \As*ces"san*cy\, n. Ascessant \As*ces"sant\, a.	   See {Acescency}, {Acescent}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ascetic \As*cet"ic\a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to exercise, to practice	   gymnastics.]	   Extremely rigid in self-denial and devotions; austere;	   severe.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stern ascetic rigor of the Temple discipline. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Ascetic \As*cet"ic\, n.	   In the early church, one who devoted himself to a solitary	   and contemplative life, characterized by devotion, extreme	   self-denial, and self-mortification; a hermit; a recluse;	   hence, one who practices extreme rigor and self-denial in	   religious things.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am far from commending those ascetics that take up	         their quarters in deserts.               --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ascetic theology}, the science which treats of the practice	      of the theological and moral virtues, and the counsels of	      perfection. --Am. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]
ascetical \ascetical\ adj.	   1. pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic ascetical	      practices	   Syn: ascetic	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. practicing great self-denial.	   Syn: ascetic, austere, spartan	        [WordNet 1.5]	              Be systematically ascetic . . . do . . . something	              for no other reason than that you would rather not	              do it.                              --William	                                                  James.	        [1913 Webster]
Asceticism \As*cet"i*cism\, n.	   The condition, practice, or mode of life, of ascetics.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascham \As"cham\, n. [From Roger {Ascham}, who was a great lover	   of archery.]	   A sort of cupboard, or case, to contain bows and other	   implements of archery.	   [1913 Webster]
Asci \As"ci\, n. pl.	   See {Ascus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascian \As"cian\, n.	   One of the Ascii.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascidian \As*cid"i*an\, n. [Gr. ? bladder, pouch.] (Zool.)	   One of the Ascidioidea, or in a more general sense, one of	   the Tunicata. Also as an adj.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascidiarium \As*cid`i*a"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Ascidium}.] (Zool.)	   The structure which unites together the ascidiozooids in a	   compound ascidian.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascidiform \As*cid"i*form\, a. [Gr. ? a pouch + -form.] (Zool.)	   Shaped like an ascidian.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascidioidea \As*cid`i*oid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. ascidium +	   -oid. See {Ascidium}.] (Zool.)	   A group of Tunicata, often shaped like a two-necked bottle.	   The group includes, social, and compound species. The gill is	   a netlike structure within the oral aperture. The integument	   is usually leathery in texture. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascidiozooid \As*cid`i*o*zo"oid\	   ([a^]s*s[i^]d`[i^]*[-o]*z[=o]"oid), n. [Ascidium + zooid.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the individual members of a compound ascidian. See	   {Ascidioidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascidium \As*cid"i*um\ ([a^]s*s[i^]d"[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Ascidia} (-[.a]). [NL., fr. ascus. See {Ascus}.]	   1. (Bot.) A pitcher-shaped, or flask-shaped, organ or	      appendage of a plant, as the leaves of the pitcher plant,	      or the little bladderlike traps of the bladderwort	      (Utricularia).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Zool.) A genus of simple ascidians, which formerly	      included most of the known species. It is sometimes used	      as a name for the Ascidioidea, or for all the Tunicata.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascigerous \As*cig"er*ous\, a. [Ascus + -gerous.] (Bot.)	   Having asci. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster] Ascii
Ascii \As"ci*i\, Ascians \As"cians\, n. pl. [L. ascii, pl. of	   ascius, Gr. ? without shadow; 'a priv. + ? shadow.]	   Persons who, at certain times of the year, have no shadow at	   noon; -- applied to the inhabitants of the torrid zone, who	   have, twice a year, a vertical sun.	   [1913 Webster]
ASCII \ASCII\ n. [Acronym: American Standard Code for	   Information Interchange.](Computers)	   1. the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a	      code consisting of a set of 128 7-bit combinations used in	      digital computers internally, for display purposes, and	      for exchanging data between computers. It is very widely	      used, but because of the limited number of characters	      encoded must be supplemented or replaced by other codes	      for encoding special symbols or words in languages other	      than English. Also used attributively; -- as, an ASCII	      file.	   Syn: American Standard Code for Information Interchange.	        [PJC]
Ascites \As*ci"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? disease), fr. ?	   bladder, belly.] (Med.)	   A collection of serous fluid in the cavity of the abdomen;	   dropsy of the peritoneum. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster] Ascitic
Ascitic \As*cit"ic\, Ascitical \As*cit"ic*al\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or affected by, ascites; dropsical.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascititious \As`ci*ti"tious\, a. [See {Adscititious}.]	   Supplemental; not inherent or original; adscititious;	   additional; assumed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Homer has been reckoned an ascititious name. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Asclepiad \As*cle"pi*ad\, n. (Gr. & L. Pros.)	   A choriambic verse, first used by the Greek poet Asclepias,	   consisting of four feet, viz., a spondee, two choriambi, and	   an iambus.	   [1913 Webster]
Asclepiadaceae \Asclepiadaceae\ n.	   a widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs most with	   milky juice; examples are the milkweeds (genus {Asclepias}).	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Asclepiadaceous \As*cle`pi*a*da"ceous\, a. [See {Asclepias}.]	   (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the Milkweed	   family.	   [1913 Webster]
Asclepias \As*cle"pi*as\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, named from	   Asclepios or Aesculapius.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the milkweed, swallowwort, and	   some other species having medicinal properties.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Asclepias butterfly} (Zool.), a large, handsome, red and	      black butterfly ({Danais Archippus}), found in both	      hemispheres. It feeds on plants of the genus Asclepias.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascocarp \As"co*carp\, n. [Gr. 'asko`s a bladder + karpo`s	   fruit.] (Bot.)	   In ascomycetous fungi, the spherical, discoid, or cup-shaped	   body within which the asci are collected, and which	   constitutes the mature fructification. The different forms	   are known in mycology under distinct names. Called also	   {spore fruit}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ascocarpous \ascocarpous\ adj.	   of or pertaining to an ascocarp.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ascococcus \As`co*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Ascococci}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'asko`s bladder, bag + ? kernel.] (Biol.)	   A form of micrococcus, found in putrid meat infusions,	   occurring in peculiar masses, each of which is inclosed in a	   hyaline capsule and contains a large number of spherical	   micrococci.	   [1913 Webster]
ascolichen \ascolichen\ n.	   1. a lichen in which the fungus component is an ascomycete.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ascoma \ascoma\ n.	   1. an ascocarp having the spore-bearing layer of cells (the	      hymenium) on a broad disklike receptacle.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ascomycete \ascomycete\ n.	   1. 1 any fungus of the class Ascomycetes (or subdivision	      Ascomycota) in which the spores are formed inside an	      ascus.	   Syn: ascomycetous fungus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ascomycetous \ascomycetous\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to ascomycetes.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Ascomycetes \Ascomycetes\ n.	   1. 1 large class of higher fungi .	   Syn: class Ascomycetes.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Ascomycetes \As`co*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; ascus + Gr. ?, ?,	   fungus.] (Bot.)	   A large class of higher fungi distinguished by septate	   hyph[ae], and by having their spores formed in asci, or spore	   sacs; the sac fungi. It comprises many orders, among which	   are the yeasts, molds, mildews, truffles, morels, etc. The	   class is coextensive with the phylum Ascomycota. --	   {As`co*my*ce"tous}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Ascomycota \Ascomycota\ n.	   .	   [PJC]	Ascomycota \Ascomycota\ n.	   a phylum of higher fungi, coextensive with the class	   {Ascomycetes}. It comprises Hemiascomycetes; Plectomycetes;	   Pyrenomycetes; Discomycetessac fungi; in some classification	   systems it is considered a division of the kingdom Fungi.	   Syn: subdivision Ascomycota, Ascomycotina, subdivision	        Ascomycotina.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascomycotina \Ascomycotina\ n.	   same as {Ascomycota}.	   Syn: Ascomycota, subdivision Ascomycota, subdivision	        Ascomycotina	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascophyllum \Ascophyllum\ n.	   1. 1 a genus of brown algae distinguished by compressed or	      inflated branchlets along the axis.	   Syn: genus {Ascophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ascospore \As"co*spore\, n. [Ascus + spore.] (Bot.)	   One of the spores contained in the asci of lichens and fungi.	   [See Illust. of {Ascus}.]	   [1913 Webster] ascosporic
ascosporic \ascosporic\ ascosporous \ascosporous\adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to an ascospore.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ascot \ascot\ n. [from the fashionable clothjing worn at the	   Ascot races.]	   a cravat with wide square ends, tied so that the ends are	   laid flat; the ends are often secured with an ornamental pin;	   -- called {cravat} in Britain.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ascribable \As*crib"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ascribed; attributable.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascribe \As*cribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ascribed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ascribing}.] [L. ascribere, adscribere, to ascribe;	   ad + scribere to write: cf. OF. ascrire. See {Scribe}.]	   1. To attribute, impute, or refer, as to a cause; as, his	      death was ascribed to a poison; to ascribe an effect to	      the right cause; to ascribe such a book to such an author.	      [1913 Webster]	            The finest [speech] that is ascribed to Satan in the	            whole poem.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attribute, as a quality, or an appurtenance; to	      consider or allege to belong.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Ascribe}, {Attribute}, {Impute}.	   Usage: Attribute denotes, 1. To refer some quality or	          attribute to a being; as, to attribute power to God.	          2. To refer something to its cause or source; as, to	          attribute a backward spring to icebergs off the coast.	          Ascribe is used equally in both these senses, but	          involves a different image. To impute usually denotes	          to ascribe something doubtful or wrong, and hence, in	          general literature, has commonly a bad sense; as, to	          impute unworthy motives. The theological sense of	          impute is not here taken into view.	          [1913 Webster]	                More than good-will to me attribute naught.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Ascribes his gettings to his parts and merit.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                And fairly quit him of the imputed blame.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]
Ascript \As"cript\, a.	   See {Adscript}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ascription \As*crip"tion\, n. [L. ascriptio, fr. ascribere. See	   {Ascribe}.]	   The act of ascribing, imputing, or affirming to belong; also,	   that which is ascribed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ascriptitious \As`crip*ti"tious\, a. [L. ascriptitius, fr.	   ascribere.]	   1. Ascribed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Added; additional. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An ascriptitious and supernumerary God. --Farindon.	      [1913 Webster]
Ascus \As"cus\, n.; pl. Asci. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a bladder.] (Bot.)	   A small membranous bladder or tube in which are inclosed the	   seedlike reproductive particles or sporules of lichens and	   certain fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
A-sea \A-sea\, adv. [Pref. a- + sea.]	   On the sea; at sea; toward the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Asemia \A*se"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ? sign.] (Med.)	   Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs	   of thought.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Asepsis \A*sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + sepsis.]	   State of being aseptic; the methods or processes of	   asepticizing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aseptic \A*sep"tic\, a. [Pref. a- not + septic.]	   1. Not liable to putrefaction; nonputrescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. free from pathogenic microorganisms; sterile; as, aseptic	      operating conditions.	      [PJC]	   3. [metaphorical] lacking emotion, human warmth, or	      excitement.	      [PJC]	Aseptic \A*sep"tic\, n.	   An aseptic substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Asexual \A*sex"u*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. a- not + sexual.]	   1. (Biol.) Having no distinct sex; without sexual action; as,	      asexual reproduction. See {Fission} and {Gemmation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. not involving sexual activity or sexual attraction; as, an	      asexual friendship.	      [PJC]
asexuality \asexuality\ n.	   having no evident sex or sex organs.	   Syn: sexlessness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asexualization \A*sex`u*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Asexual + -ize +	   -ation.]	   The act or process of sterilizing an animal or human being,	   as by vasectomy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Asexually \A*sex"u*al*ly\, adv.	   In an asexual manner; without sexual agency.	   [1913 Webster]
Ash \Ash\ ([a^]sh), n. [OE. asch, esh, AS. [ae]sc; akin to OHG.	   asc, Sw. & Dan. ask, Icel. askr, D. esch, G. esche.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of trees of the Olive family, having	      opposite pinnate leaves, many of the species furnishing	      valuable timber, as the European ash ({Fraxinus	      excelsior}) and the white ash ({Fraxinus Americana}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prickly ash} ({Zanthoxylum Americanum}) and {Poison ash}	      ({Rhus venenata}) are shrubs of different families,	      somewhat resembling the true ashes in their foliage.	   {Mountain ash}. See {Roman tree}, and under {Mountain}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tough, elastic wood of the ash tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ash is used adjectively, or as the first part of a	         compound term; as, ash bud, ash wood, ash tree, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Ash \Ash\, n.,	   sing. of {Ashes}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ash is rarely used in the singular except in connection	         with chemical or geological products; as, soda ash,	         coal which yields a red ash, etc., or as a qualifying	         or combining word; as, ash bin, ash heap, ash hole, ash	         pan, ash pit, ash-grey, ash-colored, pearlash, potash.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bone ash}, burnt powered; bone earth.	   {Volcanic ash}. See under {Ashes}.	      [1913 Webster]	Ash \Ash\, v. t.	   To strew or sprinkle with ashes. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Ashame \A*shame\, v. t. [Pref. a- + shame: cf. AS. [=a]scamian	   to shame (where [=a]- is the same as Goth. us-, G. er-, and	   orig. meant out), gescamian, gesceamian, to shame.]	   To shame. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Ashamed \A*shamed"\, a. [Orig. a p. p. of ashame, v. t.]	   Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt, or a	   conviction or consciousness of some wrong action or	   impropriety. "I am ashamed to beg." --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         All that forsake thee shall be ashamed.  --Jer. xvii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         I began to be ashamed of sitting idle.   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enough to make us ashamed of our species. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         An ashamed person can hardly endure to meet the gaze of	         those present.                           --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ashamed seldom precedes the noun or pronoun it	         qualifies. By a Hebraism, it is sometimes used in the	         Bible to mean disappointed, or defeated.	         [1913 Webster]
Ashamedly \A*sham"ed*ly\, adv.	   Bashfully. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ashantee \Ash`an*tee"\, n.; pl. {Ashantees}.	   A native or an inhabitant of Ashantee in Western Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	Ashantee \Ash`an*tee"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Ashantee.	   [1913 Webster]
ashcan \ashcan\ n.	   a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.	   Syn: trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ashbin, dustbin, trash	        barrel, trash bin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ash-colored \Ash"-col`ored\, a.	   Of the color of ashes; a whitish gray or brownish gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ashen \Ash"en\, a. [See {Ash}, the tree.]	   Of or pertaining to the ash tree. "Ashen poles." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Ashen \Ash"en\, a.	   Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown	   and gray, or white and gray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ashen hue of age.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Ashen \Ash"en\, n.,	   obs. pl. for {Ashes}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ashery \Ash"er*y\, n.	   1. A depository for ashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where potash is made.	      [1913 Webster]
Ashes \Ash"es\, n. pl. [OE. asche, aske, AS. asce, [ae]sce, axe;	   akin to OHG. asca, G. asche, D. asch, Icel. & Sw. aska, Dan.	   aske, Goth. azgo.]	   1. The earthy or mineral particles of combustible substances	      remaining after combustion, as of wood or coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The remains of the human body when burnt, or	      when "returned to dust" by natural decay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their martyred blood and ashes sow.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coffins were broken open. The ashes were	            scattered to the winds.               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The color of ashes; deathlike paleness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lip of ashes, and the cheek of flame. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In dust and ashes}, {In sackcloth and ashes}, with humble	      expression of grief or repentance; -- from the method of	      mourning in Eastern lands.	   {Volcanic ashes}, or {Volcanic ash}, the loose, earthy	      matter, or small fragments of stone or lava, ejected by	      volcanoes.	      [1913 Webster]
Ash-fire \Ash"-fire\, n.	   A low fire used in chemical operations.	   [1913 Webster] Ash-oven
Ash-furnace \Ash"-fur`nace\, Ash-oven \Ash"-ov`en\, n.	   A furnace or oven for fritting materials for glass making.	   [1913 Webster]
Ashgabat \Ashgabat\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Turkmenistan. Population (2000) =	   518,000.	   [PJC]
ash-gray \ash-gray\ adj.	   1. 1 pale gray; ash-colored.	   Syn: ash-grey, ashy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ash-grey \ash-grey\ adj.	   1. pale gray; ash-colored.	   Syn: ash-gray, ashy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ashine \A*shine"\, a.	   Shining; radiant.	   [1913 Webster]
ash-key \ash-key\ n.	   1. the winged seed of the ash tree.	      [WordNet 1.5] Ashlar
Ashlar \Ash"lar\, Ashler \Ash"ler\, n. [OE. ascheler, achiler,	   OF. aiseler, fr. aiselle, dim. of ais plank, fr. L. axis,	   assis, plank, axle. See {Axle}.]	   1. (Masonry)	      (a) Hewn or squared stone; also, masonry made of squared	          or hewn stone.	          [1913 Webster]	                Rough ashlar, a block of freestone as brought	                from the quarry. When hammer-dressed it is known	                as common ashlar.                 --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) In the United States especially, a thin facing of	          squared and dressed stone upon a wall of rubble or	          brick. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster] Ashlaring
Ashlaring \Ash"lar*ing\, Ashlering \Ash"ler*ing\, n.	   1. The act of bedding ashlar in mortar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ashlar when in thin slabs and made to serve merely as a	      case to the body of the wall. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) The short upright pieces between the floor beams	      and rafters in garrets. See {Ashlar}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Ashore \A*shore"\, adv. [Pref. a- + shore.]	   On shore or on land; on the land adjacent to water; to the	   shore; to the land; aground (when applied to a ship); --	   sometimes opposed to {aboard} or {afloat}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here shall I die ashore.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I must fetch his necessaries ashore.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
ash-pan \ash-pan\ n.	   1. a receptacle fitted beneath the grate in which ashes	      collect and are removed.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Ashtoreth \Ash"to*reth\, n.; pl. {Ashtaroth}.	   The principal female divinity of the Ph[oe]nicians, as Baal	   was the principal male divinity. --W. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Ash Wednesday \Ash` Wednes"day\ ([a^]sh` w[e^]nz"d[asl]).	   The first day of Lent; -- so called from a custom in the	   Roman Catholic church of putting ashes, on that day, upon the	   foreheads of penitents.	   [1913 Webster]
Ashweed \Ash"weed`\, n. (Bot.) [A corruption of ache-weed; F.	   ache. So named from the likeness of its leaves to those of	   ache (celery).]	   Goutweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ashy \Ash"y\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or composed of, ashes; filled, or strewed	      with, ashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ash-colored; whitish gray; deadly pale. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ashy pale}, pale as ashes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Asian \A"sian\, a. [L. Asianus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, L. Asia.]	   Of or pertaining to Asia; Asiatic. "Asian princes." --Jer.	   Taylor. -- n. An Asiatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Asiarch \A"si*arch\, n. [L. Asiarcha, Gr. ?; ? + ? ruler.]	   One of the chiefs or pontiffs of the Roman province of Asia,	   who had the superintendence of the public games and religious	   rites. --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]
Asiatic \A`si*at"ic\, a. [L. Asiaticus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Asia or to its inhabitants. -- n. A	   native, or one of the people, of Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Asiaticism \A`si*at"i*cism\, n.	   Something peculiar to Asia or the Asiatics.	   [1913 Webster]
Aside \A*side"\, adv. [Pref. a- + side.]	   1. On, or to, one side; out of a straight line, course, or	      direction; at a little distance from the rest; out of the	      way; apart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt set aside that which is full. --2 Kings	                                                  iv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            But soft! but soft! aside: here comes the king.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flames were blown aside.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy	      thoughts. "Lay aside every weight." --Heb. xii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. So as to be heard by others; privately.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then lords and ladies spake aside.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To set aside} (Law), to annul or defeat the effect or	      operation of, by a subsequent decision of the same or of a	      superior tribunal; to declare of no authority; as, to set	      aside a verdict or a judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	Aside \A*side"\, n.	   Something spoken aside; as, a remark made by a stageplayer	   which the other players are not supposed to hear.	   [1913 Webster]
Asilus \A*si"lus\, n. [L., a gadfly.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large and voracious two-winged flies, including	   the bee killer and robber fly.	   [1913 Webster] Asinego
Asinego \As`i*ne"go\, Assinego \As`si*ne"go\, n. [Sp. asnico,	   dim. of asno an ass.]	   A stupid fellow. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Asinine \As"i*nine\, a. [L. asininus, fr. asinus ass. See	   {Ass}.]	   Of or belonging to, or having the qualities of, the ass, as	   stupidity and obstinacy. "Asinine nature." --B. Jonson.	   "Asinine feast." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Asininity \As`i*nin"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being asinine; stupidity combined with	   obstinacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Asiphonate \A*si"phon*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Destitute of a siphon or breathing tube; -- said of many	   bivalve shells. -- n. An asiphonate mollusk.	   [1913 Webster] Asiphonata	   Asiphonea
Asiphonea \As`i*pho"ne*a\, Asiphonata \A*si`pho*na"ta\,
Asiphonida \As`i*phon"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ? a	   tube.] (Zool.)	   A group of bivalve mollusks destitute of siphons, as the	   oyster; the asiphonate mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Asitia \A*si"ti*a\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? food.] (Med.)	   Want of appetite; loathing of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Ask \Ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Asking}.] [OE. asken, ashen, axien, AS. [=a]scian,	   [=a]csian; akin to OS. [=e]sc[=o]n, OHG. eisc[=o]n, Sw.	   [=a]ska, Dan. [ae]ske, D. eischen, G. heischen, Lith.	   j["e]sk['o]ti, OSlav. iskati to seek, Skr. ish to desire.	   [root]5.]	   1. To request; to seek to obtain by words; to petition; to	      solicit; -- often with of, in the sense of from, before	      the person addressed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God.    --Judg. xviii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye	            shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto	            you.                                  --John xv. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To require, demand, claim, or expect, whether by way of	      remuneration or return, or as a matter of necessity; as,	      what price do you ask?	      [1913 Webster]	            Ask me never so much dowry.           --Gen. xxxiv.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom men have committed much, of him they will	            ask the more.                         --Luke xii.	                                                  48.	      [1913 Webster]	            An exigence of state asks a much longer time to	            conduct a design to maturity.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To interrogate or inquire of or concerning; to put a	      question to or about; to question.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is of age; ask him: he shall speak for himself.	                                                  --John ix. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            He asked the way to Chester.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To invite; as, to ask one to an entertainment.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To publish in church for marriage; -- said of both the	      banns and the persons. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To beg; request; seek; petition; solicit; entreat;	        beseech; implore; crave; require; demand; claim;	        exhibit; inquire; interrogate. See {Beg}.	        [1913 Webster]	Ask \Ask\, v. i.	   1. To request or petition; -- usually followed by for; as, to	      ask for bread.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ask, and it shall be given you.       --Matt. vii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make inquiry, or seek by request; -- sometimes followed	      by after.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore . . . dost ask after my name? --Gen.	                                                  xxxii. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	Ask \Ask\, n. [See 2d {Asker}.] (Zool.)	   A water newt. [Scot. & North of Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Askance
Askance \A*skance"\, Askant \A*skant"\, adv. [Cf. D. schuin,	   schuins, sideways, schuiven to shove, schuinte slope. Cf.	   {Asquint}.]	   Sideways; obliquely; with a side glance; with disdain, envy,	   or suspicion.	   [1913 Webster]	         They dart away; they wheel askance.      --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]	         My palfrey eyed them askance.            --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both . . . were viewed askance by authority.	                                                  --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Askance \A*skance"\, v. t.	   To turn aside. [Poet.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O, how are they wrapped in with infamies	         That from their own misdeeds askance their eyes!	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
askant \askant\ adj.	   1. toward the side, rather than directly ahead; -- used of a	      glance.	   Syn: askance, sidelong.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asker \Ask"er\, n.	   One who asks; a petitioner; an inquirer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Asker \Ask"er\, n. [A corruption of AS. a?exe lizard, newt.]	   (Zool.)	   An ask; a water newt. [Local Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Askew \A*skew"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + skew.]	   Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes	   indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Asking \Ask"ing\, n.	   1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition;	      solicitation. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The publishing of banns.	      [1913 Webster]
ASL \ASL\ n.	   same as {American sign language}, the sign language used in	   the US.	   Syn: American sign language, AMESLAN	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aslake \A*slake"\ ([.a]*sl[=a]k"), v. t. & i. [AS. [=a]slacian,	   slacian, to slacken. Cf. {Slake}.]	   To mitigate; to moderate; to appease; to abate; to diminish.	   [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aslant \A*slant"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + slant.]	   Toward one side; in a slanting direction; obliquely.	   [1913 Webster]	         [The shaft] drove through his neck aslant. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Aslant \A*slant"\, prep.	   In a slanting direction over; athwart.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a willow grows aslant a brook.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Asleep \A*sleep"\, a. & adv. [Pref. a- + sleep.]	   1. In a state of sleep; in sleep; dormant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fast asleep the giant lay supine.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            By whispering winds soon lulled asleep. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the sleep of the grave; dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            Concerning them which are asleep . . . sorrow not,	            even as others which have no hope.    --1 Thess. iv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Numbed, and, usually, tingling. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaning long upon any part maketh it numb, and, as	            we call it, asleep.                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Aslope \A*slope"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + slope.]	   Slopingly; aslant; declining from an upright direction;	   sloping. "Set them not upright, but aslope." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Aslug \A*slug"\, adv. [Pref. a- + slug to move slowly.]	   Sluggishly. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Asmara \Asmara\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Eritrea. Population (2000) = 400,000.	   [PJC]
Asmear \A*smear"\, a. [Pref. a- + smear.]	   Smeared over. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Asmonean \As`mo*ne"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the patriotic Jewish family to which the	   Maccabees belonged; Maccabean; as, the Asmonean dynasty.	   [Written also {Asmon[ae]an}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Asmonean \As`mo*ne"an\, n.	   One of the Asmonean family. The Asmoneans were leaders and	   rulers of the Jews from 168 to 35 b. c.	   [1913 Webster]
Asoak \A*soak"\, a. [Pref. a- + soak.]	   Soaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Asomatous \A*so"ma*tous\, a. [L. asomatus, Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ?	   body.]	   Without a material body; incorporeal. --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Asonant \As"o*nant\, a. [Pref. a- not + sonant.]	   Not sounding or sounded. [R.] --C. C. Felton.	   [1913 Webster]
Asp \Asp\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Aspen}. "Trembling poplar or asp." --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Asp \Asp\ ([.a]sp), n. [L. aspis, fr. Gr. 'aspi`s: cf. OF. aspe,	   F. aspic.] (Zool.)	   A small, hooded, poisonous serpent of Egypt and adjacent	   countries, whose bite is often fatal. It is the {Naja haje}.	   The name is also applied to other poisonous serpents, esp. to	   {Vipera aspis} of southern Europe. See {Haje}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspalathus \As*pal"a*thus\, n. [L. aspalathus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   (a) A thorny shrub yielding a fragrant oil. --Ecclus. xxiv.	       15.	   (b) A genus of plants of the natural order {Leguminos[ae]}.	       The species are chiefly natives of the Cape of Good Hope.	       [1913 Webster]
Asparagaceae \Asparagaceae\ n.	   1. 1 one of many families or subfamilies into which some	      classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes	      genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus.	   Syn: family {Asparagaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asparagine \As*par"a*gine\, n. [Cf. F. asparagine.] (Chem.)	   A white, nitrogenous, crystallizable substance,	   {C4H8N2O3+H2O}, found in many plants, and first obtained from	   asparagus. It is believed to aid in the disposition of	   nitrogenous matter throughout the plant; -- called also	   {altheine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Asparaginous \As`pa*rag"i*nous\, a.	   Pertaining or allied to, or resembling, asparagus; having	   shoots which are eaten like asparagus; as, asparaginous	   vegetables.	   [1913 Webster]
Asparagus \As*par"a*gus\ ([a^]s*p[a^]r"[.a]*g[u^]s), n. [L., fr.	   Gr. 'aspa`ragos, 'asfa`ragos; cf. sparga^n to swell with sap	   or juice, and Zend [,c]paregha prong, sprout, Pers. asparag,	   Lith. spurgas sprout, Skr. sphurj to swell. Perh. the Greek	   borrowed from the Persian. Cf. {Sparrowgrass}.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial plants belonging to the	      natural order {Liliace[ae]}, and having erect much	      branched stems, and very slender branchlets which are	      sometimes mistaken for leaves. {Asparagus racemosus} is a	      shrubby climbing plant with fragrant flowers.	      Specifically: The {Asparagus officinalis}, a species	      cultivated in gardens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The young and tender shoots of {Asparagus officinalis},	      which form a valuable and well-known article of food.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word was formerly pronounced {sparrowgrass}; but	         this pronunciation is now confined exclusively to	         uneducated people.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Asparagus beetle} (Zool.), a small beetle ({Crioceris	      asparagi}) injurious to asparagus.	      [1913 Webster]
aspartame \aspartame\ n.	   1. an artificial sweetener containing an aspartic acid	      peptide, ({C14H18N2O5}); it is 160 times sweeter than	      sucrose (cane sugar) and is used as a calorie-free	      sweetener. Chemically it is	      N-L-[alpha]-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester. It is	      sold also under the trade name {Equal}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Aspartic \As*par"tic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived, asparagine; as, aspartic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspect \As"pect\, n. [L. aspectus, fr. aspicere, aspectum, to	   look at; ad + spicere, specere, to look, akin to E. spy.]	   1. The act of looking; vision; gaze; glance. [R.] "The	      basilisk killeth by aspect." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            His aspect was bent on the ground.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Look, or particular appearance of the face; countenance;	      mien; air. "Serious in aspect." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Craggs] with aspect open shall erect his head.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appearance to the eye or the mind; look; view. "The aspect	      of affairs." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The true aspect of a world lying in its rubbish.	                                                  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Position or situation with regard to seeing; that position	      which enables one to look in a particular direction;	      position in relation to the points of the compass; as, a	      house has a southern aspect, that is, a position which	      faces the south.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Prospect; outlook. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This town affords a good aspect toward the hill from	            whence we descended.                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astrol.) The situation of planets or stars with respect	      to one another, or the angle formed by the rays of light	      proceeding from them and meeting at the eye; the joint	      look of planets or stars upon each other or upon the	      earth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The aspects which two planets can assume are five;	         sextile, ?, when the planets are 60[deg] apart;	         quartile, or quadrate, ?, when their distance is	         90[deg] or the quarter of a circle; trine, ?, when the	         distance is 120[deg]; opposition, ?, when the distance	         is 180[deg], or half a circle; and conjunction, ?, when	         they are in the same degree. Astrology taught that the	         aspects of the planets exerted an influence on human	         affairs, in some situations for good and in others for	         evil.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Astrol.) The influence of the stars for good or evil; as,	      an ill aspect. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The astrologers call the evil influences of the	            stars evil aspects. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (A["e]ronautics) A view of a plane from a given direction,	      usually from above; more exactly, the manner of	      presentation of a plane to a fluid through which it is	      moving or to a current. If an immersed plane meets a	      current of fluid long side foremost, or in broadside	      aspect, it sustains more pressure than when placed short	      side foremost. Hence, long narrow wings are more effective	      than short broad ones of the same area.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Aspect of a plane} (Geom.), the direction of the plane.	      [1913 Webster]	Aspect \As*pect"\, v. t. [L. aspectare, v. intens. of aspicere.	   See {Aspect}, n.]	   To behold; to look at. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aspectable \As*pect"a*ble\, a. [L. aspectabilis.]	   Capable of being; visible. "The aspectable world." --Ray.	   "Aspectable stars." --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspectant \As*pect"ant\, a. (Her.)	   Facing each other.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspected \As*pect"ed\, a.	   Having an aspect. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspect ratio \Aspect ratio\ (A["e]ronautics)	   The ratio of the long to the short side of an a["e]roplane,	   a["e]rocurve, or wing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aspection \As*pec"tion\, n. [L. aspectio, fr. aspicere to look	   at.]	   The act of viewing; a look. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Aspen
Aspen \Asp"en\ ([a^]s"p[e^]n), Asp \Asp\ ([.a]sp), n. [AS.	   [ae]sp, [ae]ps; akin to OHG. aspa, Icel. ["o]sp, Dan. [ae]sp,	   Sw. asp, D. esp, G. espe, [aum]spe, aspe; cf. Lettish apsa,	   Lith. apuszis.] (Bot.)	   One of several species of poplar bearing this name,	   especially the {Populus tremula}, so called from the	   trembling of its leaves, which move with the slightest	   impulse of the air.	   [1913 Webster]	Aspen \Asp"en\ ([a^]s"p[e^]n), a.	   Of or pertaining to the aspen, or resembling it; made of	   aspen wood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor aspen leaves confess the gentlest breeze. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Asper \As"per\ ([a^]s"p[~e]r), a. [OE. aspre, OF. aspre, F.	   [^a]pre, fr. L. asper rough.]	   Rough; rugged; harsh; bitter; stern; fierce. [Archaic] "An	   asper sound." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Asper \As"per\ ([a^]s"p[~e]r), n. [L. spiritus asper rough	   breathing.] (Greek Gram.)	   The rough breathing; a mark ([asper]) placed over an initial	   vowel sound or over [rho] to show that it is aspirated, that	   is, pronounced with h before it; thus "ws, pronounced h[=o]s,	   "rh`twr, pronounced hr[=a]"t[=o]r.	   [1913 Webster]	Asper \As"per\, n. [F. aspre or It. aspro, fr. MGr. 'a`spron,	   'a`spros, white (prob. from the whiteness of new silver	   coins).]	   A Turkish money of account (formerly a coin), of little	   value; the 120th part of a piaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Asperate \As"per*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asperated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Asperating}.] [L. asperatus, p. p. of asperare, fr.	   asper rough.]	   To make rough or uneven.	   [1913 Webster]	         The asperated part of its surface.       --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Asperation \As`per*a"tion\, n.	   The act of asperating; a making or becoming rough. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Asperges \As*per"ges\, n. [L., Thou shalt sprinkle.] (R. C. Ch.)	   (a) The service or ceremony of sprinkling with holy water.	   (b) The brush or instrument used in sprinkling holy water; an	       aspergill.	       [1913 Webster] Aspergill
Aspergill \As"per*gill\, Aspergillum \As`per*gil"lum\, n. [LL.	   aspergillum, fr. L. aspergere. See {Asperse}, v. t.]	   1. The brush used in the Roman Catholic church for sprinkling	      holy water on the people. [Also written aspergillus.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Wateringpot shell}.	      [1913 Webster]
Aspergilliform \As`per*gil"li*form\, a. [Aspergillum + -form.]	   (Bot.)	   Resembling the aspergillum in form; as, an aspergilliform	   stigma. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster] Asperifoliate
Asperifoliate \As`per*i*fo"li*ate\, Asperifolious
\As`per*i*fo"li*ous\, a. [L. asper rough + folium leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having rough leaves.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By some applied to the natural order now called	         Boraginace[ae] or borageworts.	         [1913 Webster]
Asperity \As*per"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Asperities}. [L. asperitas, fr.	   asper rough: cf. F. asp['e]rit['e].]	   1. Roughness of surface; unevenness; -- opposed to	      {smoothness}. "The asperities of dry bodies." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Roughness or harshness of sound; that quality which grates	      upon the ear; raucity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Roughness to the taste; sourness; tartness.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Moral roughness; roughness of manner; severity;	      crabbedness; harshness; -- opposed to {mildness}.	      "Asperity of character." --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is no very cynical asperity not to confess	            obligations where no benefit has been received.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sharpness; disagreeableness; difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The acclivities and asperities of duty. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acrimony; moroseness; crabbedness; harshness; sourness;	        tartness. See {Acrimony}.	        [1913 Webster]
Aspermatous \A*sper"ma*tous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, seed.]	   (Bot.)	   Aspermous.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspermous \A*sper"mous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? seed.] (Bot.)	   Destitute of seeds; aspermatous.	   [1913 Webster]
Asperne \A*sperne"\, v. t. [L. aspernari; a (ab) + spernari.]	   To spurn; to despise. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Asperous \As"per*ous\, a. [See {Asper}, a.]	   Rough; uneven. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Asperse \As*perse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aspersed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Aspersing}.] [L. aspersus, p. p. of aspergere to	   scatter, sprinkle; ad + spargere to strew. See {Sparse}.]	   1. To sprinkle, as water or dust, upon anybody or anything,	      or to besprinkle any one with a liquid or with dust.	      --Heywood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bespatter with foul reports or false and injurious	      charges; to tarnish in point of reputation or good name;	      to slander or calumniate; as, to asperse a poet or his	      writings; to asperse a man's character.	      [1913 Webster]	            With blackest crimes aspersed.        --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To slander; defame; detract from; calumniate; vilify.	   Usage: To {Asperse}, {Defame}, {Slander}, {Calumniate}. These	          words have in common the idea of falsely assailing the	          character of another. To asperse is figuratively to	          cast upon a character hitherto unsullied the	          imputation of blemishes or faults which render it	          offensive or loathsome. To defame is to detract from a	          man's honor and reputation by charges calculated to	          load him with infamy. Slander (etymologically the same	          as scandal) and calumniate, from the Latin, have in	          common the sense of circulating reports to a man's	          injury from unworthy or malicious motives. Men asperse	          their neighbors by malignant insinuations; they defame	          by advancing charges to blacken or sully their fair	          fame; they slander or calumniate by spreading	          injurious reports which are false, or by magnifying	          slight faults into serious errors or crimes.	          [1913 Webster]
Aspersed \As*persed"\, a.	   1. (Her.) Having an indefinite number of small charges	      scattered or strewed over the surface. --Cussans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bespattered; slandered; calumniated. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
Asperser \As*pers"er\, n.	   One who asperses; especially, one who vilifies another.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspersion \As*per"sion\, n. [L. aspersio, fr. aspergere: cf. F.	   aspersion.]	   1. A sprinkling, as with water or dust, in a literal sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold an immersion, not and aspersion. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The spreading of calumniations reports or charges which	      tarnish reputation, like the bespattering of a body with	      foul water; calumny.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every candid critic would be ashamed to cast	            wholesale aspersions on the entire body of	            professional teachers.                --Grote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would by base aspersions blot thy virtue.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Aspersive \As*pers"ive\, a.	   Tending to asperse; defamatory; slanderous. --	   {As*pers"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspersoir \As`per`soir"\, n. [F.]	   An aspergill.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspersorium \As`per*so"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Aspersoria}. [LL. See	   {Asperse}.]	   1. The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman	      Catholic churches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brush for sprinkling holy water; an aspergill.	      [1913 Webster] Asphalt
Asphalt \As"phalt\, Asphaltum \As*phal"tum\, n. [Gr. ?, of	   eastern origin: cf. F. asphalte.]	   1. Mineral pitch, Jews' pitch, or compact native bitumen. It	      is brittle, of a black or brown color and high luster on a	      surface of fracture; it melts and burns when heated,	      leaving no residue. It occurs on the surface and shores of	      the Dead Sea, which is therefore called Asphaltites, or	      the Asphaltic Lake. It is found also in many parts of	      Asia, Europe, and America. See {Bitumen}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A composition of bitumen, pitch, lime, and gravel, used	      for forming pavements, and as a water-proof cement for	      bridges, roofs, etc.; asphaltic cement. Artificial asphalt	      is prepared from coal tar, lime, sand, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Asphalt stone}, {Asphalt rock}, a limestone found	      impregnated with asphalt.	      [1913 Webster]	Asphalt \As"phalt\, v. t.	   To cover with asphalt; as, to asphalt a roof; asphalted	   streets.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphalte \As`phalte"\, n. [F. See {Asphalt}.]	   Asphaltic mastic or cement. See {Asphalt}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphaltic \As*phal"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, of the nature of, or containing, asphalt;	   bituminous. "Asphaltic pool." "Asphaltic slime." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphaltite \As*phal"tite\, a.	   Asphaltic.	   [1913 Webster]	Asphaltite \As*phal"tite\, a.	   Asphaltic. --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphaltus \As*phal"tus\, n.	   See {Asphalt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphodel \As"pho*del\, n. [L. asphodelus, Gr. ?. See	   {Daffodil}.] (Bot.)	   A general name for a plant of the genus {Asphodelus}. The	   asphodels are hardy perennial plants, several species of	   which are cultivated for the beauty of their flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also popularly given to species of other	         genera. The asphodel of the early English and French	         poets was the daffodil. The asphodel of the Greek poets	         is supposed to be the {Narcissus poeticus}. --Dr.	         Prior.	         [1913 Webster]	               Pansies, and violets, and asphodel. --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]
Asphodelus \Asphodelus\ n.	   1. 1 small genus of tall striking annuals or perennials with	      grasslike foliage and flowers in dense racemes or	      panicles; Mediterranean to Himalayas; sometimes placed in	      family {Asphodelaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Asphodelus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asphyctic \As*phyc"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to asphyxia.	   [1913 Webster] Asphyxia
Asphyxia \As*phyx"i*a\, Asphyxy \As*phyx"y\, n. [NL. asphyxia,	   fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to throb, beat.] (Med.)	   Apparent death, or suspended animation; the condition which	   results from interruption of respiration, as in suffocation	   or drowning, or the inhalation of poisonous or irrespirable	   gases.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphyxial \As*phyx"i*al\, a.	   Of or relating to asphyxia; as, asphyxial phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphyxiate \As*phyx"i*ate\, v. t.	   To bring to a state of asphyxia; to suffocate.	   Note: [Used commonly in the past pple.]	         [1913 Webster] Asphyxiated
Asphyxiated \As*phyx"i*a`ted\, Asphyxied \As*phyx"ied\, p. p.	   In a state of asphyxia; suffocated.	   [1913 Webster]
Asphyxiation \As*phyx`i*a"tion\, n.	   The act of causing asphyxia; a state of asphyxia.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F. See {Asp}.]	   1. The venomous asp. [Chiefly poetic] --Shak. Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of ordnance carrying a 12 pound shot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F., a corrupt. of spic (OF. espi, F.	   ['e]pi), L. spica (spicum, spicus), ear, spike. See {Spike}.]	   A European species of lavender ({Lavandula spica}), which	   produces a volatile oil. See {Spike}.	   [1913 Webster]	Aspic \As"pic\, n. [F., prob. fr. aspic an asp.]	   A savory meat jelly containing portions of fowl, game, fish,	   hard boiled eggs, etc. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
aspidistra \aspidistra\ n.	   1. 1 an evergreen perennial ({Aspidistra elatio}) with large	      handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage	      houseplant.	   Syn: cast-iron plant, bar-room plant	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aspidophoroides \Aspidophoroides\ n.	   1. 1 a genus comprising the alligatorfishes.	   Syn: genus {Aspidophoroides}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aspidobranchia \As`pi*do*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,	   shield + ? gills.] (Zool.)	   A group of Gastropoda, with limpetlike shells, including the	   abalone shells and keyhole limpets.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspirant \As*pir"ant\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. aspirant, p. pr. of	   aspirer. See {Aspire}.]	   Aspiring.	   [1913 Webster]	Aspirant \As*pir"ant\, n. [Cf. F. aspirant.]	   One who aspires; one who eagerly seeks some high position or	   object of attainment.	   [1913 Webster]	         In consequence of the resignations . . . the way to	         greatness was left clear to a new set of aspirants.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspirate \As"pi*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Aspirated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Aspirating}.] [L. aspiratus, p. p. of aspirare to	   breathe toward or upon, to add the breathing h; ad + spirare	   to breathe, blow. Cf. {Aspire}.]	   To pronounce with a breathing, an aspirate, or an h sound;	   as, we aspirate the words horse and house; to aspirate a	   vowel or a liquid consonant.	   [1913 Webster]	Aspirate \As"pi*rate\, n.	   1. A sound consisting of, or characterized by, a breath like	      the sound of h; the breathing h or a character	      representing such a sound; an aspirated sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark of aspiration ([asper]) used in Greek; the asper,	      or rough breathing. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An elementary sound produced by the breath alone; a surd,	      or nonvocal consonant; as, f, th in thin, etc.	      [1913 Webster] Aspirate	Aspirate \As"pi*rate\ ([a^]s"p[i^]*r[asl]t), Aspirated
\As"pi*ra"ted\ (-r[=a]"t[e^]d), a. [L. aspiratus, p. p.]	   Pronounced with the h sound or with audible breath.	   [1913 Webster]	         But yet they are not aspirate, i. e., with such an	         aspiration as h.                         --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspiration \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 aspirated sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            If aspiration be defined to be an impetus of	            breathing.                            --Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of breathing; a breath; an inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of aspiring of a ardently desiring; strong wish;	      high desire. "Aspirations after virtue." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vague aspiration after military renown. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Aspirator \As"pi*ra`tor\, n.	   1. (Chem.) An apparatus for passing air or gases through or	      over certain liquids or solids, or for exhausting a closed	      vessel, by means of suction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An instrument for the evacuation of the fluid	      contents of tumors or collections of blood.	      [1913 Webster]
Aspiratory \As*pir"a*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to breathing; suited to the inhaling of air	   [1913 Webster]
Aspire \As*pire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aspired}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Aspiring}.] [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See {Aspirate}, v.	   t.]	   1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high	      or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after,	      and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire	      after immorality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;	            Aspiring to be angels, men rebel.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.	      [1913 Webster]	            My own breath still foments the fire,	            Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Aspire \As*pire"\, v. t.	   To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Aspire \As*pire"\, n.	   Aspiration. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspirement \As*pire"ment\, n.	   Aspiration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aspirer \As*pir"er\, n.	   One who aspires.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspirin \As"pi*rin\, n. (Pharm.)	   A white crystalline compound, acetyl salicylic acid	   ({CH3.CO.O.C6H4.CO.OH}) widely used as a drug for relief of	   pain and alleviation of fever. It has analgesic, antipyretic,	   and antiinflammatory properties, and is one of a class of	   agents called non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).	   The name was originally a trade name, but has become the	   preferred name for the substance. It is actually a prodrug,	   liberating salicylic acid, the ultimate pharmacologically	   active agent, in the intestines. It is more effective when	   taken orally than is salicylic acid, because it dissolves	   more readily.	   Syn: 2-(acetyloxy)benzoic acid	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Aspiring \As*pir"ing\, a.	   That aspires; as, an Aspiring mind. -- {As*pir"ing*ly}, adv.	   -- {As*pir"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Aspish \Asp"ish\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, an asp.	   [1913 Webster]
Asportation \As`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. asportatio, fr. asportare	   to carry away; abs = ab + portare to bear, carry.] (Law)	   The felonious removal of goods from the place where they were	   deposited.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is adjudged to be larceny, though the goods are not	         carried from the house or apartment. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]
Asprawl \A*sprawl"\, adv. & a.	   Sprawling.	   [1913 Webster]
Asquat \A*squat"\, adv. & a.	   Squatting.	   [1913 Webster]
Asquint \A*squint"\, adv. [Cf. {Askant}, {Squint}.]	   With the eye directed to one side; not in the straight line	   of vision; obliquely; awry, so as to see distortedly; as, to	   look asquint.	   [1913 Webster]
Ass \Ass\, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen,	   asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG.	   esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas,	   Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin;	   cf. Heb. ath?n she ass. Cf. {Ease}.]	   1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus {Equus} ({Equus asinus}),	      smaller than the horse, and having a peculiarly harsh bray	      and long ears. The tame or domestic ass is patient, slow,	      and sure-footed, and has become the type of obstinacy and	      stupidity. There are several species of wild asses which	      are swift-footed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dull, heavy, stupid fellow; a dolt. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Asses' Bridge}. [L. pons asinorum.] The fifth proposition of	      the first book of Euclid, "The angles at the base of an	      isosceles triangle are equal to one another." [Sportive]	      "A schoolboy, stammering out his Asses' Bridge." --F.	      Harrison.	   {To make an ass of one's self}, to do or say something very	      foolish or absurd.	      [1913 Webster]
Assafoetida \As`sa*f[oe]t"i*da\, n.	   Same as {Asafetida}.	   [1913 Webster] Assagai
Assagai \As"sa*gai\, Assegai \As"se*gai\, n. [Pg. azagaia, Sp.	   azagaya, fr. a Berber word. Cf. {Lancegay}.]	   A spear used by tribes in South Africa as a missile and for	   stabbing, a kind of light javelin.	   [1913 Webster]
Assai \As*sa"i\ [It., fr. L. ad + satis enough. See {Assets}.]	   (Mus.)	   A direction equivalent to very; as, adagio assai, very slow.	   [1913 Webster]
Assail \As*sail"\ ([a^]s*s[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Assailed} (-s[=a]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Assailing}.] [OE.	   assailen, asailen, OF. asaillir, assailler, F. assaillir; a	   (L. ad) + saillir to burst out, project, fr. L. salire to	   leap, spring; cf. L. assilire to leap or spring upon. See	   {Sally}.]	   1. To attack with violence, or in a vehement and hostile	      manner; to assault; to molest; as, to assail a man with	      blows; to assail a city with artillery.	      [1913 Webster]	            No rude noise mine ears assailing.    --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            No storm can now assail	            The charm he wears within.            --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering,	      as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thorny wilds the woodmen fierce assail. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attack morally, or with a view to produce changes in	      the feelings, character, conduct, existing usages,	      institutions; to attack by words, hostile influence, etc.;	      as, to assail one with appeals, arguments, abuse,	      ridicule, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The papal authority . . . assailed.   --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            They assailed him with keen invective; they assailed	            him with still keener irony.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attack; assault; invade; encounter; fall upon. See	        {Attack}.	        [1913 Webster]
Assailable \As*sail"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being assailed.	   [1913 Webster]
Assailant \As*sail"ant\, a. [F. assaillant, p. pr. of	   assaillir.]	   Assailing; attacking. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Assailant \As*sail"ant\, n. [F. assaillant.]	   One who, or that which, assails, attacks, or assaults; an	   assailer.	   [1913 Webster]	         An assailant of the church.              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Assailer \As*sail"er\, n.	   One who assails.	   [1913 Webster]
Assailment \As*sail"ment\, n.	   The act or power of assailing; attack; assault. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His most frequent assailment was the headache.	                                                  --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Assamar \As"sa*mar\, n. [L. assare to roast + amarus, bitter.]	   (Chem.)	   The peculiar bitter substance, soft or liquid, and of a	   yellow color, produced when meat, bread, gum, sugar, starch,	   and the like, are roasted till they turn brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Assamese \As`sam*ese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Assam, a province of British India, or to	   its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of	   Assam.	   [1913 Webster] Assapan
Assapan \As`sa*pan"\, Assapanic \As`sa*pan"ic\, n. [Prob. Indian	   name.] (Zool.)	   The American flying squirrel ({Pteromys volucella}).	   [1913 Webster]
Assart \As*sart"\ ([a^]s*s[aum]rt"), n. [OF. essart the grubbing	   up of trees, fr. essarter to grub up or clear ground of	   bushes, shrubs, trees, etc., fr. LL. exartum, exartare, for	   exsaritare; L. ex + sarire, sarrire, saritum, to hoe, weed.]	   1. (Old Law) The act or offense of grubbing up trees and	      bushes, and thus destroying the thickets or coverts of a	      forest. --Spelman. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of land cleared of trees and bushes, and fitted	      for cultivation; a clearing. --Ash.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Assart land}, forest land cleared of woods and brush.	      [1913 Webster]	Assart \As*sart"\, v. t.	   To grub up, as trees; to commit an assart upon; as, to assart	   land or trees. --Ashmole.	   [1913 Webster]
Assassin \As*sas"sin\, n. [F. (cf. It. assassino), fr. Ar.	   `hashishin one who has drunk of the hashish. Under its	   influence the Assassins of the East, followers of the Shaikh	   al-Jabal (Old Man of the Mountain), were said to commit the	   murders required by their chief.]	   One who kills, or attempts to kill, by surprise or secret	   assault; one who treacherously murders any one unprepared for	   defense.	   [1913 Webster]	Assassin \As*sas"sin\, v. t.	   To assassinate. [Obs.] --Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Assassinate \As*sas"sin*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Assassinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Assassinating}.] [LL.	   assassinatus, p. p. of assassinare.]	   1. To kill by surprise or secret assault; to murder by	      treacherous violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Help, neighbors, my house is broken open by force,	            and I am ravished, and like to be assassinated.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assail with murderous intent; hence, by extended	      meaning, to maltreat exceedingly. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Your rhymes assassinate our fame.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such usage as your honorable lords	            Afford me, assassinated and betrayed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To kill; murder; slay. See {Kill}.	        [1913 Webster]	Assassinate \As*sas"sin*ate\, n. [F. assassinat.]	   1. An assassination, murder, or murderous assault. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If I had made an assassinate upon your father. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assassin. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Assassination \As*sas`si*na"tion\, n.	   The act of assassinating; a killing by treacherous violence.	   [1913 Webster]
Assassinator \As*sas"si*na`tor\, n.	   An assassin.	   [1913 Webster]
Assassinous \As*sas"sin*ous\, a.	   Murderous. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Assastion \As*sas"tion\, n. [F., fr. LL. assatio, fr. L. assare	   to roast.]	   Roasting. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Assault \As*sault"\, n. [OE. asaut, assaut, OF. assaut, asalt,	   F. assaut, LL. assaltus; L. ad + saltus a leaping, a	   springing, salire to leap. See {Assail}.]	   1. A violent onset or attack with physical means, as blows,	      weapons, etc.; an onslaught; the rush or charge of an	      attacking force; onset; as, to make assault upon a man, a	      house, or a town.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Spanish general prepared to renew the assault.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unshaken bears the assault	            Of their most dreaded foe, the strong southwest.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A violent onset or attack with moral weapons, as words,	      arguments, appeals, and the like; as, to make an assault	      on the prerogatives of a prince, or on the constitution of	      a government. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An apparently violent attempt, or willful offer with	      force or violence, to do hurt to another; an attempt or	      offer to beat another, accompanied by a degree of	      violence, but without touching his person, as by lifting	      the fist, or a cane, in a threatening manner, or by	      striking at him, and missing him. If the blow aimed takes	      effect, it is a battery. --Blackstone. Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Practically, however, the word assault is used to	            include the battery.                  --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Attack; invasion; incursion; descent; onset; onslaught;	        charge; storm.	        [1913 Webster]	Assault \As*sault"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assaulted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Assaulting}.] [From {Assault}, n.: cf. OF. assaulter,	   LL. assaltare.]	   1. To make an assault upon, as by a sudden rush of armed men;	      to attack with unlawful or insulting physical violence or	      menaces.	      [1913 Webster]	            Insnared, assaulted, overcome, led bound. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attack with moral means, or with a view of producing	      moral effects; to attack by words, arguments, or	      unfriendly measures; to assail; as, to assault a	      reputation or an administration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the gates, the cries of babes newborn, . . .	            Assault his ears.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the latter sense, assail is more common.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attack; assail; invade; encounter; storm; charge. See	        {Attack}.	        [1913 Webster]
Assaultable \As*sault"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being assaulted.	   [1913 Webster]
assaulted \assaulted\ adj.	   sexually abused; -- a euphemism.	   Syn: molested, raped, criminally assaulted, sexually	        assaulted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Assaulter \As*sault"er\, n.	   One who assaults, or violently attacks; an assailant. --E.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
assaultive \assaultive\ adj.	   making an assault.	   Syn: attacking(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Assay \As*say"\, n. [OF. asai, essai, trial, F. essa. See	   {Essay}, n.]	   1. Trial; attempt; essay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am withal persuaded that it may prove much more	            easy in the assay than it now seems at distance.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Examination and determination; test; as, an assay of bread	      or wine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This can not be, by no assay of reason. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Trial by danger or by affliction; adventure; risk;	      hardship; state of being tried. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Through many hard assays which did betide.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tested purity or value. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With gold and pearl of rich assay.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metallurgy) The act or process of ascertaining the	      proportion of a particular metal in an ore or alloy;	      especially, the determination of the proportion of gold or	      silver in bullion or coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The alloy or metal to be assayed. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   Usage: {Assay} and {essay} are radically the same word; but	          modern usage has appropriated {assay} chiefly to	          experiments in metallurgy, and {essay} to intellectual	          and bodily efforts. See {Essay}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Assay is used adjectively or as the first part of a	         compound; as, assay balance, assay furnace.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Assay master}, an officer who assays or tests gold or silver	      coin or bullion.	   {Assay ton}, a weight of 29,1662/3 grams.	      [1913 Webster]	Assay \As*say"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Assaying}.] [OF. asaier, essaier, F. essayer, fr. essai. See	   {Assay}, n., {Essay}, v.]	   1. To try; to attempt; to apply. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            To-night let us assay our plot.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft words to his fierce passion she assayed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When the heart is ill assayed.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To try tasting, as food or drink. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To subject, as an ore, alloy, or other metallic compound,	      to chemical or metallurgical examination, in order to	      determine the amount of a particular metal contained in	      it, or to ascertain its composition.	      [1913 Webster]	Assay \As*say"\, v. i.	   To attempt, try, or endeavor. [Archaic. In this sense essay	   is now commonly used.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She thrice assayed to speak.             --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Assayable \As*say"a*ble\, a.	   That may be assayed.	   [1913 Webster]
Assayer \As*say"er\, n.	   One who assays. Specifically: One who examines metallic ores	   or compounds, for the purpose of determining the amount of	   any particular metal in the same, especially of gold or	   silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Assaying \As*say"ing\, n.	   The act or process of testing, esp. of analyzing or examining	   metals and ores, to determine the proportion of pure metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Assay pound \As"say pound\	   A small standard weight used in assaying bullion, etc.,	   sometimes equaling 0.5 gram, but varying with the assayer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Assay ton \Assay ton\	   A weight of 29.166 + grams used in assaying, for convenience.	   Since it bears the same relation to the milligram that a ton	   of 2000 avoirdupois pounds does to the troy ounce, the weight	   in milligrams of precious metal obtained from an assay ton of	   ore gives directly the number of ounces to the ton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Asse \Asse\, n. (Zool.)	   A small foxlike animal ({Vulpes cama}) of South Africa,	   valued for its fur.	   [1913 Webster]
Assecuration \As`se*cu*ra"tion\, n. [LL. assecuratio, fr.	   assecurare.]	   Assurance; certainty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Assecure \As`se*cure"\, v. t. [LL. assecurare.]	   To make sure or safe; to assure. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Assecution \As`se*cu"tion\, n. [F. ass['e]cution, fr. L. assequi	   to obtain; ad + sequi to follow.]	   An obtaining or acquiring. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Assegai \As"se*gai\, n.	   Same as {Assagai}.	   [1913 Webster]
Assemblage \As*sem"blage\, n. [Cf. F. assemblage. See	   {Assemble}.]	   1. The act of assembling, or the state of being assembled;	      association.	      [1913 Webster]	            In sweet assemblage every blooming grace. --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of individuals, or of individuals, or of	      particular things; as, a political assemblage; an	      assemblage of ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Company; group; collection; concourse; gathering;	        meeting; convention.	   Usage: {Assemblage}, {Assembly}. An assembly consists only of	          persons; an assemblage may be composed of things as	          well as persons, as, an assemblage of incoherent	          objects. Nor is every assemblage of persons an	          assembly; since the latter term denotes a body who	          have met, and are acting, in concert for some common	          end, such as to hear, to deliberate, to unite in	          music, dancing, etc. An assemblage of skaters on a	          lake, or of horse jockeys at a race course, is not an	          assembly, but might be turned into one by collecting	          into a body with a view to discuss and decide as to	          some object of common interest.	          [1913 Webster]
Assemblance \As*sem"blance\, n. [Cf. OF. assemblance.]	   1. Resemblance; likeness; appearance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Care I for the . . . stature, bulk, and big	            assemblance of a man? Give me the spirit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assembling; assemblage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To weete [know] the cause of their assemblance.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assembled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Assembling}.] [F. assembler, fr. LL. assimulare to	   bring together to collect; L. ad + simul together; akin to	   similis like, Gr. ? at the same time, and E. same. Cf.	   {Assimilate}, {Same}.]	   1. To collect into one place or body; to bring or call	      together; to convene; to congregate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thither he assembled all his train.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the men of Israel assembled themselves. --1	                                                  Kings viii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To collect and put together the parts of; as, to assemble	      a bicycle, watch, gun, or other manufactured article.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.	   To meet or come together, as a number of individuals; to	   convene; to congregate.                        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Parliament assembled in November.    --W. Massey.	   [1913 Webster]	Assemble \As*sem"ble\, v. i.	   To liken; to compare. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bribes may be assembled to pitch.        --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
assembled \assembled\ adj.	   1. brought together into a group or crowd. the assembled	      letters in my office	   Syn: accumulated, collected, congregate, massed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 formed by fitting or joining components together.	   Syn: built(prenominal), made-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Assembler \As*sem"bler\, n.	   One who assembles a number of individuals; also, one of a	   number assembled.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) a computer program that takes as input a set	      of instructions written in assembly language, and produces	      a corresponding executable computer program in machine	      language.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) same as {assembly language}. [informal]	      [PJC]
Assembly \As*sem"bly\, n.; pl. {Assemblies}. [F. assembl['e]e,	   fr. assembler. See {Assemble}.]	   1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and	      usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and	      legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of inanimate objects. [Obs.] --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a	      signal to troops to assemble.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some of the United States, the legislature, or the	         popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the	         General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the	         General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical	         tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders	         delegated from each presbytery; as, the General	         Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United	         States, or of Scotland.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Assembly room}, a room in which persons assemble, especially	      for dancing.	   {Unlawful assembly} (Law), a meeting of three or more persons	      on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable	      apprehension that they will disturb the peace	      tumultuously.	   {Westminster Assembly}, a convocation, consisting chiefly of	      divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1,	      1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the	      "Confession of Faith," the "Larger Catechism," and the	      "Shorter Catechism," which are still received as authority	      by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by	      Congregationalists.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Assemblage}.	        [1913 Webster]
assembly language \assembly language\ n.	   1. (Computers) an artificial computer language with mnemonic	      codes representing the basic machine-language instructions	      of a computer, which can be interpreted by an assembler to	      produce a computer program in machine language. Also	      informally referred to as {assembler}.	   Note: Writing a program in assembly language is very much	         simpler than writing the machine instructions in binary	         code, and the use of such a language greatly increases	         the efficiency of the process of writing computer	         programs. See also {programming language}, {FORTRAN},	         {BASIC}.	         [PJC]	assembly line \assembly line\ n.	   A line of machinery, tools, and workers on which objects to	   be manufactured are moved from one post to the next, where	   different workers perform different steps in the	   manufacturing process; called also {production line}. The	   objects to be manufactured usually move on a form of conveyor	   belt, which does not necessarily move only in a straight	   line, but may continue around the factory area for some	   distance.	   [PJC]
assembly-line \assembly-line\ a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling an {assembly line}; as, an	   assembly-line process; also used metaphorically, as an	   assembly-line educational system.	   [PJC]
Assemblyman \As*sem"bly*man\ ([a^]s*s[e^]m"bl[y^]*man), n.; pl.	   {Assemblymen} (-men).	   A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a	   state legislature.	   [1913 Webster]
assemblywoman \assemblywoman\ n.	   1. a female member of a legislative body called an assembly.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Assent \As*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Assenting}.] [F. assentir, L. assentire, assentiri; ad +	   sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.]	   To admit a thing as true; to express one's agreement,	   acquiescence, concurrence, or concession.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who informed the governor . . . And the Jews also	         assented, saying that these things were so. --Acts	                                                  xxiv. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	         The princess assented to all that was suggested.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To yield; agree; acquiesce; concede; concur.	        [1913 Webster]	Assent \As*sent"\, n. [OE. assent, fr. assentir. See {Assent},	   v.]	   The act of assenting; the act of the mind in admitting or	   agreeing to anything; concurrence with approval; consent;	   agreement; acquiescence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Faith is the assent to any proposition, on the credit	         of the proposer.                         --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The assent, if not the approbation, of the prince.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too many people read this ribaldry with assent and	         admiration.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Royal assent}, in England, the assent of the sovereign to a	      bill which has passed both houses of Parliament, after	      which it becomes law.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Concurrence; acquiescence; approval; accord.	   Usage: {Assent}, {Consent}. Assent is an act of the	          understanding, consent of the will or feelings. We	          assent to the views of others when our minds come to	          the same conclusion with theirs as to what is true,	          right, or admissible. We consent when there is such a	          concurrence of our will with their desires and wishes	          that we decide to comply with their requests. The king	          of England gives his assent, not his consent, to acts	          of Parliament, because, in theory at least, he is not	          governed by personal feelings or choice, but by a	          deliberate, judgment as to the common good. We also	          use assent in cases where a proposal is made which	          involves but little interest or feeling. A lady may	          assent to a gentleman's opening the window; but if he	          offers himself in marriage, he must wait for her	          consent.	          [1913 Webster]
Assentation \As`sen*ta"tion\, n. [L. assentatio. See {Assent},	   v.]	   Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or	   pretended concurrence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Abject flattery and indiscriminate assentation degrade	         as much as indiscriminate contradiction and noisy	         debate disgust.                          --Ld.	                                                  Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Assentator \As`sen*ta"tor\, n. [L., fr. assentari to assent	   constantly.]	   An obsequious; a flatterer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Assentatory \As*sent"a*to*ry\, a.	   Flattering; obsequious. [Obs.] -- {As*sent"a*to*ri*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Assenter \As*sent"er\, n.	   One who assents.	   [1913 Webster]
Assentient \As*sen"tient\, a.	   Assenting.	   [1913 Webster]
Assenting \As*sent"ing\, a.	   Giving or implying assent. -- {As*sent"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Assentive \As*sent"ive\, a.	   Giving assent; of the nature of assent; complying. --	   {As*sent"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Assentment \As*sent"ment\, n.	   Assent; agreement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Assert \As*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asserted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Asserting}.] [L. assertus, p. p. of asserere to join or	   fasten to one's self, claim, maintain; ad + serere to join or	   bind together. See {Series}.]	   1. To affirm; to declare with assurance, or plainly and	      strongly; to state positively; to aver; to asseverate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing is more shameful . . . than to assert	            anything to be done without a cause.  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maintain; to defend. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            That . . . I may assert Eternal Providence,	            And justify the ways of God to men.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will assert it from the scandal.    --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To maintain or defend, as a cause or a claim, by words or	      measures; to vindicate a claim or title to; as, to assert	      our rights and liberties.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To assert one's self}, to claim or vindicate one's rights or	      position; to demand recognition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To affirm; aver; asseverate; maintain; protest;	        pronounce; declare; vindicate.	   Usage: To {Assert}, {Affirm}, {Maintain}, {Vindicate}. To	          assert is to fasten to one's self, and hence to claim.	          It is, therefore, adversative in its nature. We assert	          our rights and privileges, or the cause of tree	          institutions, as against opposition or denial. To	          affirm is to declare as true. We assert boldly; we	          affirm positively. To maintain is to uphold, and	          insist upon with earnestness, whatever we have once	          asserted; as, to maintain one's cause, to maintain an	          argument, to maintain the ground we have taken. To	          vindicate is to use language and measures of the	          strongest kind, in defense of ourselves and those for	          whom we act. We maintain our assertions by adducing	          proofs, facts, or arguments; we are ready to vindicate	          our rights or interests by the utmost exertion of our	          powers.	          [1913 Webster]
assertable \assertable\ adj.	   1. capable of being affirmed or asserted.	   Syn: affirmable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
asserted \asserted\ adj.	   1. stated as a fact.	   Syn: alleged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asserter \As*sert"er\, n.	   One who asserts; one who avers pr maintains; an assertor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inflexible asserter of the rights of the church.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
asserting \asserting\ adj. prenom.	   1. declaring.	   Syn: declaratory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Assertion \As*ser"tion\, n. [L. assertio, fr. asserere.]	   1. The act of asserting, or that which is asserted; positive	      declaration or averment; affirmation; statement asserted;	      position advanced.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a difference between assertion and	            demonstration.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Maintenance; vindication; as, the assertion of one's	      rights or prerogatives.	      [1913 Webster]
Assertive \As*sert"ive\, a.	   Positive; affirming confidently; affirmative; peremptory.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a confident and assertive form.       --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster] {As*sert"ive*ly}, adv. -- {As*sert"ive*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Assertor \As*sert"or\, n. [L., fr. asserere.]	   One who asserts or avers; one who maintains or vindicates a	   claim or a right; an affirmer, supporter, or vindicator; a	   defender; an asserter.	   [1913 Webster]	         The assertors of liberty said not a word. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Faithful assertor of thy country's cause. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Assertorial \As`ser*to"ri*al\, a.	   Asserting that a thing is; -- opposed to {problematical} and	   {apodeictical}.	   [1913 Webster]
Assertory \As*sert"o*ry\, a. [L. assertorius, fr. asserere.]	   Affirming; maintaining.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arguments . . . assertory, not probatory. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         An assertory, not a promissory, declaration. --Bentham.	   [1913 Webster]	         A proposition is assertory, when it enounces what is	         known as actual.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Assess \As*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assessed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Assessing}.] [OF. assesser to regulate, settle, LL.	   assessare to value for taxation, fr. L. assidere, supine as	   if assessum, to sit by, esp. of judges in a court, in LL. to	   assess, tax. Cf. {Assize}, v., {Cess}.]	   1. To value; to make a valuation or official estimate of for	      the purpose of taxation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apportion a sum to be paid by (a person, a community,	      or an estate), in the nature of a tax, fine, etc.; to	      impose a tax upon (a person, an estate, or an income)	      according to a rate or apportionment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To determine and impose a tax or fine upon (a person,	      community, estate, or income); to tax; as, the club	      assessed each member twenty-five cents.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix or determine the rate or amount of.	      [1913 Webster]	            This sum is assessed and raised upon individuals by	            commissioners in the act.             --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Assessable \As*sess"a*ble\, a.	   Liable to be assessed or taxed; as, assessable property.	   [1913 Webster]
Assessee \As`sess*ee"\, n.	   One who is assessed.	   [1913 Webster]
Assession \As*ses"sion\, n. [L. assessio, fr. assid?re to sit by	   or near; ad + sed?re to sit. See {Sit}.]	   A sitting beside or near.	   [1913 Webster]
Assessment \As*sess"ment\, n. [LL. assessamentum.]	   1. The act of assessing; the act of determining an amount to	      be paid; as, an assessment of damages, or of taxes; an	      assessment of the members of a club.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A valuation of property or profits of business, for the	      purpose of taxation; such valuation and an adjudging of	      the proper sum to be levied on the property; as, an	      assessment of property or an assessment on property.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An assessment is a valuation made by authorized persons	         according to their discretion, as opposed to a sum	         certain or determined by law. It is a valuation of the	         property of those who are to pay the tax, for the	         purpose of fixing the proportion which each man shall	         pay. --Blackstone. Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The specific sum levied or assessed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An apportionment of a subscription for stock into	      successive installments; also, one of these installments	      (in England termed a "call"). [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Assessor \As*sess"or\, n. [L., one who sits beside, the	   assistant of a judge, fr. assid?re. See {Assession}. LL., one	   who arranges of determines the taxes, fr. assid?re. See	   {Assess}, v., and cf. {Cessor}.]	   1. One appointed or elected to assist a judge or magistrate	      with his special knowledge of the subject to be decided;	      as legal assessors, nautical assessors. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sits by another, as next in dignity, or as an	      assistant and adviser; an associate in office.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence to his Son,	            The assessor of his throne, he thus began. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            With his ignorance, his inclinations, and his fancy,	            as his assessors in judgment.         --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One appointed to assess persons or property for the	      purpose of taxation. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Assessorial \As`ses*so"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. assessorial, fr. L.	   assessor.]	   Of or pertaining to an assessor, or to a court of assessors.	   --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Assessorship \As*sess"or*ship\, n.	   The office or function of an assessor.	   [1913 Webster]
Asset \As"set\, n.	   Any article or separable part of one's assets.	   [1913 Webster]
Assets \As"sets\, n. pl. [OF. asez enough, F. assez, fr. L. ad +	   satis, akin to Gr. ? enough, Goth. saps full. Cf. {Assai},	   {Satisfy}.]	   1. (Law)	      (a) Property of a deceased person, subject by law to the	          payment of his debts and legacies; -- called assets	          because sufficient to render the executor or	          administrator liable to the creditors and legatees, so	          far as such goods or estate may extend. --Story.	          --Blackstone.	      (b) Effects of an insolvent debtor or bankrupt, applicable	          to the payment of debts.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The entire property of all sorts, belonging to a person, a	      corporation, or an estate; as, the assets of a merchant or	      a trading association; -- opposed to {liabilities}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In balancing accounts the assets are put on the Cr.	         side and the debts on the Dr. side.	         [1913 Webster]
Assever \As*sev"er\, v. t. [Cf. OF. asseverer, fr. L.	   asseverare.]	   See {Asseverate}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Asseverate \As*sev"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Asseverated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Asseverating}.] [L. asseveratus, p. p. of	   asseverare to assert seriously or earnestly; ad + severus.	   See {Severe}.]	   To affirm or aver positively, or with solemnity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To affirm; aver; protest; declare. See {Affirm}.	        [1913 Webster]
Asseveration \As*sev`er*a"tion\, n. [L. asseveratio.]	   The act of asseverating, or that which is asseverated;	   positive affirmation or assertion; solemn declaration.	   [1913 Webster]	         Another abuse of the tongue I might add, -- vehement	         asseverations upon slight and trivial occasions. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Asseverative \As*sev"er*a*tive\, a.	   Characterized by asseveration; asserting positively.	   [1913 Webster]
Asseveratory \As*sev"er*a*to*ry\, a.	   Asseverative.	   [1913 Webster]
Assibilate \As*sib"i*late\, v. t. [L. assibilatus, p. p. of	   assibilare to hiss out; ad + sibilare to hiss.]	   To make sibilant; to change to a sibilant. --J. Peile.	   [1913 Webster]
Assibilation \As*sib`i*la"tion\, n.	   Change of a non-sibilant letter to a sibilant, as of -tion to	   -shun, duke to ditch.	   [1913 Webster]
Assidean \As`si*de"an\, n. [Heb. kh[=a]sad to be pious.]	   One of a body of devoted Jews who opposed the Hellenistic	   Jews, and supported the Asmoneans.	   [1913 Webster]
Assident \As"si*dent\, a. [L. assidens, p. pr. of assid?re to	   sit by: cf. F. assident. See {Assession}.] (Med.)	   Usually attending a disease, but not always; as, assident	   signs, or symptoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Assiduate \As*sid"u*ate\, a. [L. assiduatus, p. p. of assiduare	   to use assiduously.]	   Unremitting; assiduous. [Obs.] "Assiduate labor." --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Assiduity \As`si*du"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Assiduities}. [L.	   assiduitas: cf. F. assiduite. See {Assiduous}.]	   1. Constant or close application or attention, particularly	      to some business or enterprise; diligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have, with much pains and assiduity, qualified	            myself for a nomenclator.             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Studied and persevering attention to a person; -- usually	      in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]
Assiduous \As*sid"u*ous\, a. [L. assiduus, fr. assid?re to sit	   near or close; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}.]	   1. Constant in application or attention; devoted; attentive;	      unremitting.	      [1913 Webster]	            She grows more assiduous in her attendance.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed with constant diligence or attention;	      unremitting; persistent; as, assiduous labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diligent; attentive; sedulous; unwearied; unintermitted;	        persevering; laborious; indefatigable.	        [1913 Webster] {As*sid"u*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {As*sid"u*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Assiege \As*siege"\, v. t. [OE. asegen, OF. asegier, F.	   assi['e]ger, fr. LL. assediare, assidiare, to besiege. See	   {Siege}.]	   To besiege. [Obs.] "Assieged castles." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Assiege \As*siege"\, n.	   A siege. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Assientist \As`si*en"tist\, n. [Cf. F. assientiste, Sp.	   asentista.]	   A shareholder of the Assiento company; one of the parties to	   the Assiento contract. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Assiento \As`si*en"to\, n. [Sp. asiento seat, contract or	   agreement, fr. asentar to place on a chair, to adjust, to	   make an agreement; a (L. ad) + sentar, a participial verb; as	   if there were a L. sedentare to cause to sit, fr. sedens,	   sedentis, p. pr. of sed?re to sit.]	   A contract or convention between Spain and other powers for	   furnishing negro slaves for the Spanish dominions in America,	   esp. the contract made with Great Britain in 1713.	   [1913 Webster]
Assign \As*sign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assigned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Assigning}.] [OE. assignen, asignen, F. assigner, fr. L.	   assignare; ad + signare to mark, mark out, designate, signum	   mark, sign. See {Sign}.]	   1. To appoint; to allot; to apportion; to make over.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the order I assign to them.        --Loudon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man who could feel thus was worthy of a better	            station than that in which his lot had been	            assigned.                             --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	            He assigned to his men their several posts.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix, specify, select, or designate; to point out	      authoritatively or exactly; as, to assign a limit; to	      assign counsel for a prisoner; to assign a day for trial.	      [1913 Webster]	            All as the dwarf the way to her assigned. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not easy to assign a period more eventful.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To transfer, or make over to another, esp. to	      transfer to, and vest in, certain persons, called	      assignees, for the benefit of creditors.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To assign dower}, to set out by metes and bounds the widow's	      share or portion in an estate. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	Assign \As*sign"\, v. i. (Law)	   To transfer or pass over property to another, whether for the	   benefit of the assignee or of the assignor's creditors, or in	   furtherance of some trust.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Assign \As*sign"\, n. [From {Assign}, v.]	   A thing pertaining or belonging to something else; an	   appurtenance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Six French rapiers and poniards, with their assigns, as	         girdles, hangers, and so.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Assign \As*sign"\, n. [See {Assignee}.] (Law)	   A person to whom property or an interest is transferred; as,	   a deed to a man and his heirs and assigns.	   [1913 Webster]
Assignability \As*sign`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being assignable.	   [1913 Webster]
Assignable \As*sign"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being assigned, allotted, specified, or	   designated; as, an assignable note or bill; an assignable	   reason; an assignable quantity.	   [1913 Webster]
Assignat \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 France (1790-1796), and based on	   the security of the lands of the church and of nobles which	   had been appropriated by the state.	   [1913 Webster]
Assignation \As`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. assignatio, fr. assignare:	   cf. F. assignation.]	   1. The act of assigning or allotting; apportionment.	      [1913 Webster]	            This order being taken in the senate, as touching	            the appointment and assignation of those provinces.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appointment of time and place for meeting or interview;	      -- used chiefly of love interviews, and now commonly in a	      bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            While nymphs take treats, or assignations give.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A making over by transfer of title; assignment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {House of assignation}, a house in which appointments for	      sexual intercourse are fulfilled.	      [1913 Webster]
Assignee \As`sign*ee"\, n. [F. assign['e], p. p. of assigner.	   See {Assign}, v., and cf. {Assign} an assignee.] (Law)	      (a) A person to whom an assignment is made; a person	          appointed or deputed by another to do some act,	          perform some business, or enjoy some right, privilege,	          or property; as, an assignee of a bankrupt. See	          {Assignment}	      (c) . An assignee may be by special appointment or deed,	          or be created by jaw; as an executor. --Cowell.	          --Blount.	      (b) pl. In England, the persons appointed, under a	          commission of bankruptcy, to manage the estate of a	          bankrupt for the benefit of his creditors.	          [1913 Webster]
Assigner \As*sign"er\ ([a^]s*s[imac]n"[~e]r), n.	   One who assigns, appoints, allots, or apportions.	   [1913 Webster]
Assignment \As*sign"ment\, n. [LL. assignamentum: cf. OF.	   assenement.]	   1. An allotting or an appointment to a particular person or	      use; or for a particular time, as of a cause or causes in	      court.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A transfer of title or interest by writing, as of	          lease, bond, note, or bill of exchange; a transfer of	          the whole of some particular estate or interest in	          lands.	      (b) The writing by which an interest is transferred.	      (c) The transfer of the property of a bankrupt to certain	          persons called assignees, in whom it is vested for the	          benefit of creditors.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Assignment of dower}, the setting out by metes and bounds of	      the widow's thirds or portion in the deceased husband's	      estate, and allotting it to her.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Assignment is also used in law as convertible with	         specification; assignment of error in proceedings for	         review being specification of error; and assignment of	         perjury or fraud in indictment being specifications of	         perjury or fraud.	         [1913 Webster]
Assignor \As`sign*or"\, n. [L. assignator. Cf. {Assigner}.]	   (Law)	   An assigner; a person who assigns or transfers an interest;	   as, the assignor of a debt or other chose in action.	   [1913 Webster]
Assimilability \As*sim`i*la*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being assimilable. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Assimilable \As*sim"i*la*ble\, a.	   That may be assimilated; that may be likened, or appropriated	   and incorporated.	   [1913 Webster]
Assimilate \As*sim"i*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assimilated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Assimilating}.] [L. assimilatus, p. p. of	   assimilare; ad + similare to make like, similis like. See	   {Similar}, {Assemble}, {Assimilate}.]	   1. To bring to a likeness or to conformity; to cause a	      resemblance between. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            To assimilate our law to the law of Scotland. --John	                                                  Bright.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fast falls a fleecy; the downy flakes	            Assimilate all objects.               --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To liken; to compa?e. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To appropriate and transform or incorporate into the	      substance of the assimilating body; to absorb or	      appropriate, as nourishment; as, food is assimilated and	      converted into organic tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hence also animals and vegetables may assimilate	            their nourishment.                    --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mind had no power to assimilate the lessons.	                                                  --Merivale.	      [1913 Webster]	Assimilate \As*sim"i*late\, v. i.	   1. To become similar or like something else. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change and appropriate nourishment so as to make it a	      part of the substance of the assimilating body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aliment easily assimilated or turned into blood.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be converted into the substance of the assimilating	      body; to become incorporated; as, some kinds of food	      assimilate more readily than others.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a foreign material, and cannot assimilate with	            the church of England.                --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]
assimilating \assimilating\ adj.	   tending to or characterized by or causing assimilation (being	   absorbed into or incorporated).	   Syn: assimilative, assimilatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Assimilation \As*sim`i*la"tion\, n. [L. assimilatio: cf. F.	   assimilation.]	   1. The act or process of assimilating or bringing to a	      resemblance, likeness, or identity; also, the state of	      being so assimilated; as, the assimilation of one sound to	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            To aspire to an assimilation with God. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	      [1913 Webster]	            The assimilation of gases and vapors. --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The conversion of nutriment into the fluid or	      solid substance of the body, by the processes of digestion	      and absorption, whether in plants or animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not conversing the body, not repairing it by	            assimilation, but preserving it by ventilation.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term assimilation has been limited by some to the	         final process by which the nutritive matter of the	         blood is converted into the substance of the tissues	         and organs.	         [1913 Webster]
Assimilative \As*sim"i*la*tive\, a. [Cf. LL. assimilativus, F.	   assimilatif.]	   Tending to, or characterized by, assimilation; that	   assimilates or causes assimilation; as, an assimilative	   process or substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Assimilatory \As*sim"i*la*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to assimilate, or produce assimilation; as,	   assimilatory organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Assimulate \As*sim"u*late\, v. t. [L. assimulatus, p. p. of	   assimulare, equiv. to assimilare. See {Assimilate}, v. t.]	   1. To feign; to counterfeit; to simulate; to resemble. [Obs.]	      --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assimilate. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Assimulation \As*sim`u*la"tion\, n. [L. assimulatio, equiv. to	   assimilatio.]	   Assimilation. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Assinego \As`si*ne"go\, n.	   See {Asinego}.	   [1913 Webster]
Assish \Ass"ish\, a.	   Resembling an ass; asinine; stupid or obstinate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such . . . appear to be of the assich kind . . .	                                                  --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Assist \As*sist"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assisted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Assisting}.] [L. assistere; ad + sistere to cause to	   stand, to stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. assister. See	   {Stand}.]	   To give support to in some undertaking or effort, or in time	   of distress; to help; to aid; to succor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Assist me, knight. I am undone!          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To help; aid; second; back; support; relieve; succor;	        befriend; sustain; favor. See {Help}.	        [1913 Webster]	Assist \As*sist"\, v. i.	   1. To lend aid; to help.	      [1913 Webster]	            With God not parted from him, as was feared,	            But favoring and assisting to the end. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be present as a spectator; as, to assist at a public	      meeting. [A Gallicism] --Gibbon. Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Assistance \As*sist"ance\, n. [Cf. F. assistance.]	   1. The act of assisting; help; aid; furtherance; succor;	      support.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without the assistance of a mortal hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assistant or helper; a body of helpers. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wat Tyler [was] killed by valiant Walworth, the lord	            mayor of London, and his assistance, . . . John	            Cavendish.                            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Persons present. [Obs. or a Gallicism]	      [1913 Webster]
Assistant \As*sist"ant\, a. [Cf. F. assistant, p. pr. of	   assister.]	   1. Helping; lending aid or support; auxiliary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Genius and learning . . . are mutually and greatly	            assistant to each other.              --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) Of the second grade in the staff of the army; as,	      an assistant surgeon. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the English army it designates the third grade in	         any particular branch of the staff. --Farrow.	         [1913 Webster]	Assistant \As*sist"ant\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, assists; a helper; an auxiliary; a	      means of help.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four assistants who his labor share.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rhymes merely as assistants to memory. --Mrs.	                                                  Chapone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An attendant; one who is present. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Assistantly \As*sist"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to give aid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Assister \As*sist"er\, n.	   An assistant; a helper.	   [1913 Webster]
Assistful \As*sist"ful\, a.	   Helpful.	   [1913 Webster]
Assistive \As*sist"ive\, a.	   Lending aid, helping.	   [1913 Webster]
Assistless \As*sist"less\, a.	   Without aid or help. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Assistor \As*sist"or\, n. (Law)	   A assister.	   [1913 Webster]
Assithment \As*sith"ment\, n.	   See {Assythment}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Assize \As*size"\, n. [OE. assise, asise, OF. assise, F.	   assises, assembly of judges, the decree pronounced by them,	   tax, impost, fr. assis, assise, p. p. of asseoir, fr. L.	   assid?re to sit by; ad + sed[=e]re to sit. See {Sit}, {Size},	   and cf. {Excise}, {Assess}.]	   1. An assembly of knights and other substantial men, with a	      bailiff or justice, in a certain place and at a certain	      time, for public business. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A special kind of jury or inquest.	      (b) A kind of writ or real action.	      (c) A verdict or finding of a jury upon such writ.	      (d) A statute or ordinance in general. Specifically: (1) A	          statute regulating the weight, measure, and	          proportions of ingredients and the price of articles	          sold in the market; as, the assize of bread and other	          provisions; (2) A statute fixing the standard of	          weights and measures.	      (e) Anything fixed or reduced to a certainty in point of	          time, number, quantity, quality, weight, measure,	          etc.; as, rent of assize. --Glanvill. --Spelman.	          --Cowell. --Blackstone. --Tomlins. --Burrill.	   Note: [This term is not now used in England in the sense of a	         writ or real action, and seldom of a jury of any kind,	         but in Scotch practice it is still technically applied	         to the jury in criminal cases. --Stephen. --Burrill.	         --Erskine.]	      (f) A court, the sitting or session of a court, for the	          trial of processes, whether civil or criminal, by a	          judge and jury. --Blackstone. --Wharton. --Encyc.	          Brit.	      (g) The periodical sessions of the judges of the superior	          courts in every county of England for the purpose of	          administering justice in the trial and determination	          of civil and criminal cases; -- usually in the plural.	          --Brande. --Wharton. --Craig. --Burrill.	      (h) The time or place of holding the court of assize; --	          generally in the plural, assizes.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Measure; dimension; size. [In this sense now corrupted	      into {size}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An hundred cubits high by just assize. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster] [Formerly written, as in French, {assise}.]	      [1913 Webster]	Assize \As*size"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assized}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Assizing}.] [From {Assize}, n.: cf. LL. assisare to	   decree in assize. Cf. {Asses}, v.]	   1. To assess; to value; to rate. [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix the weight, measure, or price of, by an ordinance	      or regulation of authority. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Assizer \As*siz"er\, n.	   An officer who has the care or inspection of weights and	   measures, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Assizor \As*siz"or\, n. (Scots Law)	   A juror.	   [1913 Webster]
Assober \As*so"ber\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + sober. Cf. {Ensober}.]	   To make or keep sober. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Associability \As*so`cia*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being associable, or capable of association;	   associableness. "The associability of feelings." --H.	   Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Associable \As*so"cia*ble\, a. [See {Associate}.]	   1. Capable of being associated or joined.	      [1913 Webster]	            We know feelings to be associable only by the proved	            ability of one to revive another.     --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sociable; companionable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Liable to be affected by sympathy with other parts;	      -- said of organs, nerves, muscles, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stomach, the most associable of all the organs	            of the animal body.                   --Med. Rep.	      [1913 Webster]
Associableness \As*so"cia*ble*ness\, n.	   Associability.	   [1913 Webster]
Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Associated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Associating}.] [L. associatus, p. p. of	   associare; ad + sociare to join or unite, socius companion.	   See {Social}.]	   1. To join with one, as a friend, companion, partner, or	      confederate; as, to associate others with us in business,	      or in an enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join or connect; to combine in acting; as, particles of	      gold associated with other substances.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To connect or place together in thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            He succeeded in associating his name inseparably	            with some names which will last as long as our	            language.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accompany; to keep company with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Friends should associate friends in grief and woe.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, v. i.	   1. To unite in company; to keep company, implying intimacy;	      as, congenial minds are disposed to associate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite in action, or to be affected by the action of a	      different part of the body. --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, a. [L. associatus, p. p.]	   1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in	      interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing	      responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge.	      [1913 Webster]	            While I descend . . . to my associate powers.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges;	      as, an associate member.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate	      motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of	      preceding motions. --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	Associate \As*so"ci*ate\, n.	   1. A companion; one frequently in company with another,	      implying intimacy or equality; a mate; a fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A partner in interest, as in business; or a confederate in	      a league.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One connected with an association or institution without	      the full rights or privileges of a regular member; as, an	      associate of the Royal Academy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything closely or usually connected with another; an	      concomitant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The one [idea] no sooner comes into the	            understanding, than its associate appears with it.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Companion; mate; fellow; friend; ally; partner;	        coadjutor; comrade; accomplice.	        [1913 Webster]
Associated \As*so"ci*a`ted\, a.	   Joined as a companion; brought into association;	   accompanying; combined.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Associated movements} (Physiol.), consensual movements which	      accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Associate in Applied Science \Associate in Applied Science\ n.	   1. an associate degree conferred for successful studies in	      applied science.	   Syn: AAS	        [WordNet 1.5]	Associate in Arts \Associate in Arts\ n.	   1. a college degree granted for successful completion of a	      two-year course of study in arts or general topics.	   Syn: AA	        [WordNet 1.5]
Associateship \As*so"ci*ate*ship\, n.	   The state of an associate, as in Academy or an office.	   [1913 Webster]
Association \As*so`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. association,	   LL. associatio, fr. L. associare.]	   1. The act of associating, or state of being associated;	      union; connection, whether of persons of things. "Some . .	      . bond of association." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Self-denial is a kind of holy association with God.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mental connection, or that which is mentally linked or	      associated with a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words . . . must owe their powers association.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should . . . the holiest words, with all their	            venerable associations, be profaned?  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Union of persons in a company or society for some	      particular purpose; as, the American Association for the	      Advancement of Science; a benevolent association.	      Specifically, as among the Congregationalists, a society,	      consisting of a number of ministers, generally the pastors	      of neighboring churches, united for promoting the	      interests of religion and the harmony of the churches.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Association of ideas} (Physiol.), the combination or	      connection of states of mind or their objects with one	      another, as the result of which one is said to be revived	      or represented by means of the other. The relations	      according to which they are thus connected or revived are	      called the law of association. Prominent among them are	      reckoned the relations of time and place, and of cause and	      effect. --Porter.	      [1913 Webster]
Associational \As*so`ci*a"tion*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to association, or to an association.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the theory held by the associationists.	      [1913 Webster]
Associationism \As*so`ci*a"tion*ism\, n. (Philos.)	   The doctrine or theory held by associationists.	   [1913 Webster]
Associationist \As*so`ci*a"tion*ist\, n. (Philos.)	   One who explains the higher functions and relations of the	   soul by the association of ideas; e. g., Hartley, J. C. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Associative \As*so"ci*a*tive\, a.	   Having the quality of associating; tending or leading to	   association; as, the associative faculty. --Hugh Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Associator \As*so"ci*a`tor\, n.	   An associate; a confederate or partner in any scheme.	   [1913 Webster]	         How Pennsylvania's air agrees with Quakers,	         And Carolina's with associators.         --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Assoil \As*soil"\, v. t. [OF. assoiler, absoiler, assoldre, F.	   absoudre, L. absolvere. See {Absolve}.]	   1. To set free; to release. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till from her hands the spright assoiled is.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To solve; to clear up. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Any child might soon be able to assoil this riddle.	                                                  --Bp. Jewel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set free from guilt; to absolve. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Acquitted and assoiled from the guilt. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many persons think themselves fairly assoiled,	            because they are . . . not of scandalous lives.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To expiate; to atone for. [Archaic] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let each act assoil a fault.          --E. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To remove; to put off. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She soundly slept, and careful thoughts did quite	            assoil.                               --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Assoil \As*soil"\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + soil.]	   To soil; to stain. [Obs. or Poet.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ne'er assoil my cobwebbed shield.        --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Assoilment \As*soil"ment\, n.	   Act of assoiling, or state of being assoiled; absolution;	   acquittal.	   [1913 Webster]	Assoilment \As*soil"ment\, n.	   A soiling; defilement.	   [1913 Webster] Assoilzie
Assoilzie \As*soil"zie\, Assoilyie \As*soil"yie\, v. t. [Old	   form assoil[yogh]e. See {Assoil}.] (Scots Law)	   To absolve; to acquit by sentence of court.	   [1913 Webster]	         God assoilzie him for the sin of bloodshed. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Assonance \As"so*nance\, n. [Cf. F. assonance. See {Assonant}.]	   1. Resemblance of sound. "The disagreeable assonance of	      `sheath' and `sheathed.'" --Steevens.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 consonants of the two words are unlike in sound; as,	      calamo and platano, baby and chary.	      [1913 Webster]	            The assonance is peculiar to the Spaniard. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incomplete correspondence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assonance between facts seemingly remote. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Assonant \As"so*nant\, a. [L. assonans, p. pr. of assonare to	   sound to, to correspond to in sound; ad + sonare to sound,	   sonus sound: cf. F. assonant. See {Sound}.]	   1. Having a resemblance of sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pros.) Pertaining to the peculiar species of rhyme called	      assonance; not consonant.	      [1913 Webster]
Assonantal \As`so*nan"tal\, a.	   Assonant.	   [1913 Webster]
Assonate \As"so*nate\, v. i. [L. assonare, assonatum, to respond	   to.]	   To correspond in sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Assort \As*sort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Assorting}.] [F. assortir; ? (L. ad) + sortir to cast or	   draw lots, to obtain by lot, L. sortiri, fr. sors, sortis,	   lot. See {Sort}.]	   1. To separate and distribute into classes, as things of a	      like kind, nature, or quality, or which are suited to a	      like purpose; to classify; as, to assort goods.	   Note: [Rarely applied to persons.]	         [1913 Webster]	               They appear . . . no ways assorted to those with	               whom they must associate.          --Burke.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with, or make up of, various sorts or a variety	      of goods; as, to assort a cargo.	      [1913 Webster]	Assort \As*sort"\, v. i.	   To agree; to be in accordance; to be adapted; to suit; to	   fall into a class or place. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Assorted \As*sort"ed\ ([a^]s*s[^o]rt"[e^]d), a.	   Selected; culled.	   [1913 Webster]
Assortment \As*sort"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. assortiment.]	   1. Act of assorting, or distributing into sorts, kinds, or	      classes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection or quantity of things distributed into kinds	      or sorts; a number of things assorted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A collection containing a variety of sorts or kinds	      adapted to various wants, demands, or purposes; as, an	      assortment of goods.	      [1913 Webster]
Assot \As*sot"\, v. t. [OF. asoter, F. assoter; ? (L. ad) + sot	   stupid. See {Sot}.]	   To besot; to befool; to beguile; to infatuate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some ecstasy assotted had his sense.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Assot \As*sot"\, a.	   Dazed; foolish; infatuated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Willie, I ween thou be assot.            --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuage \As*suage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assuaged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Assuaging}.] [OE. asuagen, aswagen, OF. asoagier,	   asuagier, fr. assouagier, fr. L. ad + suavis sweet. See	   {Sweet}.]	   To soften, in a figurative sense; to allay, mitigate, ease,	   or lessen, as heat, pain, or grief; to appease or pacify, as	   passion or tumult; to satisfy, as appetite or desire.	   [1913 Webster]	         Refreshing winds the summer's heat assuage. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         To assuage the sorrows of a desolate old man --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fount at which the panting mind assuages	         Her thirst of knowledge.                 --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To alleviate; mitigate; appease; soothe; calm;	        tranquilize; relieve. See {Alleviate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Assuage \As*suage"\, v. i.	   To abate or subside. [Archaic] "The waters assuaged." --Gen.	   vii. 1.	   [1913 Webster]	         The plague being come to a crisis, its fury began to	         assuage.                                 --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuagement \As*suage"ment\, n. [OF. assouagement, asuagement.]	   Mitigation; abatement.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuager \As*sua"ger\, n.	   One who, or that which, assuages.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuasive \As*sua"sive\, a. [From assuage, as if this were fr. a	   supposed L. assuadere to persuade to; or from E. pref. ad +	   -suasive as in persuasive.]	   Mitigating; tranquilizing; soothing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Music her soft assuasive voice applies.  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Assubjugate \As*sub"ju*gate\, v. t. [Pref. ad- + subjugate.]	   To bring into subjection. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuefaction \As`sue*fac"tion\, n. [L. assuefacere to accustom	   to; assuetus (p. p. of assuescere to accustom to) + facere to	   make; cf. OF. assuefaction.]	   The act of accustoming, or the state of being accustomed;	   habituation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Custom and studies efform the soul like wax, and by	         assuefaction introduce a nature.         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuetude \As"sue*tude\, n. [L. assuetudo, fr. assuetus	   accustomed.]	   Accustomedness; habit; habitual use.	   [1913 Webster]	         Assuetude of things hurtful doth make them lose their	         force to hurt.                           --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Assumable \As*sum"a*ble\, a.	   That may be assumed.	   [1913 Webster]
Assumably \As*sum"a*bly\, adv.	   By way of assumption.	   [1913 Webster]
Assume \As*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assumed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Assuming}.] [L. assumere; ad + sumere to take; sub +	   emere to take, buy: cf. F. assumer. See {Redeem}.]	   1. To take to or upon one's self; to take formally and	      demonstratively; sometimes, to appropriate or take	      unjustly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trembling they stand while Jove assumes the throne.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The god assumed his native form again. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take for granted, or without proof; to suppose as a	      fact; to suppose or take arbitrarily or tentatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consequences of assumed principles. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pretend to possess; to take in appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ambition assuming the mask of religion. --Porteus.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assume a virtue, if you have it not.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To receive or adopt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sixth was a young knight of lesser renown and	            lower rank, assumed into that honorable company.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To arrogate; usurp; appropriate.	        [1913 Webster]	Assume \As*sume"\, v. i.	   1. To be arrogant or pretentious; to claim more than is due.	      --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To undertake, as by a promise. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Assumed \As*sumed"\, a.	   1. Supposed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed	      character.	      [1913 Webster]
Assumedly \As*sum"ed*ly\, adv.	   By assumption.	   [1913 Webster]
Assument \As*sum"ent\, n. [L. assumentum, fr. ad + suere to	   sew.]	   A patch; an addition; a piece put on. [Obs.] --John Lewis	   (1731).	   [1913 Webster]
Assumer \As*sum"er\, n.	   One who assumes, arrogates, pretends, or supposes. --W. D.	   Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuming \As*sum"ing\, a.	   Pretentious; taking much upon one's self; presumptuous.	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Assumpsit \As*sump"sit\ (?; 215), n. [L., he undertook, pret. of	   L. assumere. See {Assume}.] (Law)	   (a) A promise or undertaking, founded on a consideration.	       This promise may be oral or in writing not under seal. It	       may be express or implied.	   (b) An action to recover damages for a breach or	       nonperformance of a contract or promise, express or	       implied, oral or in writing not under seal. Common or	       indebitatus assumpsit is brought for the most part on an	       implied promise. Special assumpsit is founded on an	       express promise or undertaking. --Wharton.	       [1913 Webster]
Assumpt \As*sumpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [L. assumptus, p. p. of	   assumere. See {Assume}.]	   To take up; to elevate; to assume. [Obs.] --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]	Assumpt \As*sumpt"\, n. [L. assumptum, p. p. neut. of assumere.]	   That which is assumed; an assumption. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sun of all your assumpts is this.    --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Assumption \As*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [OE. assumpcioun a taking	   up into heaven, L. assumptio a taking, fr. assumere: cf. F.	   assomption. See {Assume}.]	   1. The act of assuming, or taking to or upon one's self; the	      act of taking up or adopting.	      [1913 Webster]	            The assumption of authority.          --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of taking for granted, or supposing a thing	      without proof; supposition; unwarrantable claim.	      [1913 Webster]	            This gives no sanction to the unwarrantable	            assumption that the soul sleeps from the period of	            death to the resurrection of the body. --Thodey.	      [1913 Webster]	            That calm assumption of the virtues.  --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing supposed; a postulate, or proposition assumed; a	      supposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hold! says the Stoic; your assumption's wrong.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) The minor or second proposition in a categorical	      syllogism.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The taking of a person up into heaven. Hence: (Rom. Cath.	      & Greek Churches) A festival in honor of the ascent of the	      Virgin Mary into heaven.	      [1913 Webster]
Assumptive \As*sump"tive\, a. [L. assumptivus, fr. assumptus,	   fr. assumere.]	   Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by	   assumption; making unwarranted claims. -- {As*sump"tive*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Assumptive arms} (Her.), originally, arms which a person had	      a right to assume, in consequence of an exploit; now,	      those assumed without sanction of the Heralds' College.	      --Percy Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Assur \Assur\ n.	   1. an ancient Assyrian city.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Assurance \As*sur"ance\, n. [OE. assuraunce, F. assurance, fr.	   assurer. See {Assure}.]	   1. The act of assuring; a declaration tending to inspire full	      confidence; that which is designed to give confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereof he hath given assurance unto all men, in	            that he hath raised him from the dead. --Acts xvii.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assurances of support came pouring in daily.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being assured; firm persuasion; full	      confidence or trust; freedom from doubt; certainty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us draw with a true heart in full assurance of	            faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil	            conscience.                           --Heb. x. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Firmness of mind; undoubting, steadiness; intrepidity;	      courage; confidence; self-reliance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brave men meet danger with assurance. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conversation with the world will give them knowledge	            and assurance.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Excess of boldness; impudence; audacity; as, his assurance	      is intolerable.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Betrothal; affiance. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Insurance; a contract for the payment of a sum on occasion	      of a certain event, as loss or death.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Recently, assurance has been used, in England, in	         relation to life contingencies, and insurance in	         relation to other contingencies. It is called temporary	         assurance, in the time within which the contingent	         event must happen is limited. See {Insurance}.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) Any written or other legal evidence of the	      conveyance of property; a conveyance; a deed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the legal evidences of the conveyance of	         property are called the common assurances of the	         kingdom. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]
Assure \As*sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Assured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Assuring}.] [OF. ase["u]rer, F. assurer, LL. assecurare; L.	   ad + securus secure, sure, certain. See {Secure}, {Sure}, and	   cf. {Insure}.]	   1. To make sure or certain; to render confident by a promise,	      declaration, or other evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            His promise that thy seed shall bruise our foe . . .	            Assures me that the bitterness of death	            Is past, and we shall live.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To declare to, solemnly; to assert to (any one) with the	      design of inspiring belief or confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            I dare assure thee that no enemy	            Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To confirm; to make certain or secure.	      [1913 Webster]	            And it shall be assured to him.       --Lev. xxvii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and	            shall assure our hearts before him.   --1 John iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To affiance; to betroth. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to	      pay a specified sum at death. See {Insure}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To declare; aver; avouch; vouch; assert; asseverate;	        protest; persuade; convince.	        [1913 Webster]
Assured \As*sured"\, a.	   Made sure; safe; insured; certain; indubitable; not doubting;	   bold to excess.	   [1913 Webster]	Assured \As*sured"\, n.	   One whose life or property is insured.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuredly \As*sur"ed*ly\, adv.	   Certainly; indubitably. "The siege assuredly I'll raise."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuredness \As*sur"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being assured; certainty; full confidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Assurer \As*sur"er\, n.	   1. One who assures. Specifically: One who insures against	      loss; an insurer or underwriter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who takes out a life assurance policy.	      [1913 Webster]
Assurgency \As*sur"gen*cy\, n.	   Act of rising.	   [1913 Webster]	         The . . . assurgency of the spirit through the body.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Assurgent \As*sur"gent\, a. [L. assurgens, p. pr. of assurgere;	   ad + surgere to rise.]	   Ascending; (Bot.) rising obliquely; curving upward. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Assuring \As*sur"ing\, a.	   That assures; tending to assure; giving confidence. --	   {As*sur"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Asswage \As*swage"\, v.	   See {Assuage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Assyrian \As*syr"i*an\, a. [L. Assyrius.]	   Of or pertaining to Assyria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A	   native or an inhabitant of Assyria; the language of Assyria.	   [1913 Webster]
Assyriological \As*syr`i*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Assyriology; as, Assyriological studies.	   [1913 Webster]
Assyriologist \As*syr`i*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in Assyriology; a student of Assyrian	   arch[ae]ology.	   [1913 Webster]
Assyriology \As*syr`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Assyria + -logy.]	   The science or study of the antiquities, language, etc., of	   ancient Assyria.	   [1913 Webster]
Assythment \As*syth"ment\, n. [From OF. aset, asez, orig.	   meaning enough. See {Assets}.]	   Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [Chiefly in Scots	   law]	   [1913 Webster]
Astacura \Astacura\ n.	   1. the family including the crayfish.	   Syn: {Astacidae}, family {Astacidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Astacus \As"ta*cus\, n. [L. astacus a crab, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of crustaceans, containing the crawfish of	   fresh-water lobster of Europe, and allied species of western	   North America. See {Crawfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Astana \Astana\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Kazakhstan. Population (2000) = 280,200.	   [PJC]
Astarboard \A*star"board\, adv. (Naut.)	   Over to the starboard side; -- said of the tiller.	   [1913 Webster]
Astart \A*start"\, v. t. & i.	   Same as {Astert}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astarte \As*tar"te\, n. [Gr. ? a Ph[oe]nician goddess.] (Zool.)	   A genus of bivalve mollusks, common on the coasts of America	   and Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Astate \A*state"\, n.	   Estate; state. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Astatic \A*stat"ic\, a. [Pref. a- not + static.] (Magnetism)	   Having little or no tendency to take a fixed or definite	   position or direction: thus, a suspended magnetic needle,	   when rendered astatic, loses its polarity, or tendency to	   point in a given direction.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Astatic pair} (Magnetism), a pair of magnetic needles so	      mounted as to be nearly or quite astatic, as in some	      galvanometers.	      [1913 Webster]
Astatically \A*stat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an astatic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Astaticism \A*stat"i*cism\, n.	   The state of being astatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Astatize \As"ta*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Astatized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Astatizing}.] (Magnetism)	   To render astatic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Astatki \As*tat"ki\, n. [From Russ. ostatki remnants, pl. of	   ostatok.]	   A thick liquid residuum obtained in the distillation of	   Russian petroleum, much used as fuel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Astay \A*stay"\, adv. (Naut.)	   An anchor is said to be astay, when, in heaving it, an acute	   angle is formed between the cable and the surface of the	   water.	   [1913 Webster]
Asteism \As"te*ism\, n. [Gr. ? refined and witty talk, fr. ? of	   the town, polite, witty, fr. ? city: cf. F. ast['e]isme.]	   (Rhet.)	   Genteel irony; a polite and ingenious manner of deriding	   another.	   [1913 Webster]
Astel \As"tel\ ([a^]s"t[~e]l), n. [OE. astelle piece of wood,	   OF. astele splinter, shaving, F. attelle, astelle: cf. L.	   astula, dim. of assis board.] (Mining)	   An arch, or ceiling, of boards, placed over the men's heads	   in a mine.	   [1913 Webster]
Aster \As"ter\ ([a^]s"t[~e]r), n. [L. aster aster, star, Gr.	   'asth`r star. See {Star}.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs with compound white or bluish	      flowers; starwort; Michaelmas daisy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Floriculture) A plant of the genus {Callistephus}. Many	      varieties (called {China asters}, {German asters}, etc.)	      are cultivated for their handsome compound flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) A star-shaped figure of achromatic substance found	      chiefly in cells dividing by mitosis.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Asteraceae \Asteraceae\ n.	   1. a family of plants with heads composed of many florets,	      including the aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod;	      marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia.	   Syn: {Compositae}, family {Compositae}, family {Asteraceae},	        aster family	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asterias \As*te"ri*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? starred, fr. 'asth`r	   star.] (Zool.)	   A genus of echinoderms.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly the group of this name included nearly all	         starfishes and ophiurans. Now it is restricted to a	         genus including the commonest shore starfishes.	         [1913 Webster]
Asteriated \As*te"ri*a`ted\, a. [See {Asterias}.]	   Radiated, with diverging rays; as, asteriated sapphire.	   [1913 Webster]
Asteridian \As`ter*id"i*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Asterioidea. -- n. A starfish; one of	   the Asterioidea.	   [1913 Webster] Asterioidea
Asterioidea \As*te`ri*oid"e*a\, Asteridea \As`ter*id"e*a\, n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'asteri`as + -oid. See {Asterias}.] (Zool.)	   A class of Echinodermata including the true starfishes. The	   rays vary in number and always have ambulacral grooves below.	   The body is star-shaped or pentagonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Asterion \As*te"ri*on\, n. [Gr. 'aste`rion starry.] (Anat.)	   The point on the side of the skull where the lambdoid,	   parieto-mastoid and occipito-mastoid sutures.	   [1913 Webster]
Asteriscus \As`ter*is"cus\, n. [L., an asterisk. See	   {Asterisk}.] (Anat.)	   The smaller of the two otoliths found in the inner ear of	   many fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Asterisk \As"ter*isk\, n. [L. asteriscus, Gr. ?, dim. of 'asth`r	   star. See {Aster}.]	   The figure of a star, thus, ?, used in printing and writing	   as a reference to a passage or note in the margin, to supply	   the omission of letters or words, or to mark a word or phrase	   as having a special character.	   [1913 Webster]
Asterism \As`ter*ism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. 'asth`r star; cf. F.	   ast['e]risme.]	   1. (Astron.)	      (a) A constellation. [Obs.]	      (b) A small cluster of stars.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Printing)	      (a) An asterisk, or mark of reference. [R.]	      (b) Three asterisks placed in this manner, [asterism], to	          direct attention to a particular passage.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Crystallog.) An optical property of some crystals which	      exhibit a star-shaped by reflected light, as star	      sapphire, or by transmitted light, as some mica.	      [1913 Webster]
asterismal \asterismal\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to asterisms or constellations	      [WordNet 1.5]
Astern \A*stern"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stern.] (Naut.)	   1. In or at the hinder part of a ship; toward the hinder	      part, or stern; backward; as, to go astern.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Behind a ship; in the rear. "A gale of wind right astern."	      --De Foe. "Left this strait astern." --Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bake astern}, to go stern foremost.	   {To be astern of the reckoning}, to be behind the position	      given by the reckoning.	   {To drop astern}, to fall or be left behind.	   {To go astern}, to go backward, as from the action of	      currents or winds.	      [1913 Webster]
Asternal \A*ster"nal\, a. [Pref. a- not + sternal.] (Anat.)	   Not sternal; -- said of ribs which do not join the sternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Asteroid \As"ter*oid\, n. [Gr. ? starlike, starry; 'asth`r star	   + e'i^dos form: cf. F. ast['e]ro["i]de. See {Aster}.]	   A starlike body; esp. one of the numerous small planets whose	   orbits lie between those of Mars and Jupiter; -- called also	   {planetoids} and {minor planets}.	   [1913 Webster]
Asteroidal \As`ter*oid"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an asteroid, or to the asteroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Asterolepis \As`te*rol"e*pis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'asth`r star + ?	   scale.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fishes, some of which were eighteen or twenty feet	   long, found in a fossil state in the Old Red Sandstone.	   --Hugh Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Asterope \As*ter"o*pe\, n. [Gr. ?, lit., lightning.]	   1. (Myth.) One of the Pleiades; -- called also {Sterope}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Astron.) A double star in the Pleiades (21 k and 22 l	      Pleiadum, of the 5.8 and 6.4 magnitude respectively),	      appearing as a single star of the 5.3 magnitude to the	      naked eye.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Asterophyllite \As`ter*oph"yl*lite\	   ([a^]s`t[~e]r*[o^]f"[i^]l*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'asth`r star +	   fy`llon leaf.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil plant from the coal formations of Europe and	   America, now regarded as the branchlets and foliage of	   calamites.	   [1913 Webster]
Astert \A*stert\, v. t. [Pref. a- + start; OE. asterten,	   asturten.]	   To start up; to befall; to escape; to shun. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Astert \A*stert"\, v. i.	   To escape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Asthenia
Asthenia \As`the*ni"a\, Astheny \As"the*ny\, n. [NL. asthenia,	   Gr. 'asqe`nia; 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength.] (Med.)	   Want or loss of strength; debility; diminution of the vital	   forces.	   [1913 Webster]
Asthenic \As*then"ic\, a. [Gr. 'asqeniko`s; 'a priv. + sqe`nos	   strength.] (Med.)	   Characterized by, or pertaining to, debility; weak;	   debilitating.	   [1913 Webster]
Asthenopia \As`the*no"pi*a\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength	   + 'w`ps eye.]	   Weakness of sight. --Quain. -- {As`the*nop"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
asthenosphere \asthenosphere\ n.	   1. the lower layer of the earth's crust, below the	      lithosphere. It is estimated as from fifty to several	      hundred miles thick. It is less rigid than the	      lithosphere, but still rigid enough to transmit some	      transverse seismic waves. --[RHUD]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
astheny \astheny\ n.	   1. an abnormal loss of strength.	   Syn: asthenia	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asthma \Asth"ma\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? short-drawn breath, fr. ?	   to blow, for ?: cf. Skr. v[=a], Goth. waian, to blow, E.	   wind.] (Med.)	   A disease, characterized by difficulty of breathing (due to a	   spasmodic contraction of the bronchi), recurring at	   intervals, accompanied with a wheezing sound, a sense of	   constriction in the chest, a cough, and expectoration.	   [1913 Webster]	Asthma paper \Asth"ma pa"per\	   Paper impregnated with saltpeter. The fumes from the burning	   paper are often inhaled as an alleviative by asthmatics.	   [Archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Asthmatic
Asthmatic \Asth*mat"ic\, Asthmatical \Asth*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.	   asthmaticus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to asthma; as, an asthmatic cough; liable	   to, or suffering from, asthma; as, an asthmatic patient. --	   {Asth*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Asthmatic \Asth*mat"ic\, n.	   A person affected with asthma.	   [1913 Webster]
Astigmatic \As`tig*mat"ic\, a. (Med. & Opt.)	   Affected with, or pertaining to, astigmatism; as, astigmatic	   eyes; also, remedying astigmatism; as, astigmatic lenses.	   [1913 Webster]
Astigmatism \A*stig"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. 'a priv. + ?, ?, a prick	   of a pointed instrument, a spot, fr. ? to prick: cf. F.	   astigmatisme.] (Med. & Opt.)	   A defect of the eye or of a lens, in consequence of which the	   rays derived from one point are not brought to a single focal	   point, thus causing imperfect images or indistinctness of	   vision.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is applied especially to the defect causing	         images of lines having a certain direction to be	         indistinct, or imperfectly seen, while those of lines	         transverse to the former are distinct, or clearly seen.	         [1913 Webster]
Astipulate \As*tip"u*late\, v. i. [L. astipulari; ad + stipulari	   to stipulate.]	   To assent. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Astipulation \As*tip`u*la"tion\, n. [L. astipulatio.]	   Stipulation; agreement. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Astir \A*stir"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + stir.]	   Stirring; in a state of activity or motion; out of bed.	   [1913 Webster] Astomatous
Astomatous \A*stom"a*tous\, Astomous \As"to*mous\, a. [Gr. 'a	   priv. + ?, ?, mouth.]	   Not possessing a mouth.	   [1913 Webster] Aston
Aston \As*ton"\, Astone \As*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Astoned}, {Astond}, or {Astound}.] [See {Astonish}.]	   To stun; to astonish; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Astonied \As*ton"ied\, p. p.	   Stunned; astonished. See {Astony}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         And I astonied fell and could not pray.  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Astonish \As*ton"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonished}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Astonishing}.] [OE. astonien, astunian, astonen,	   OF. estoner, F. ['e]tonner, fr. L. ex out + tonare to	   thunder, but perhaps influenced by E. stun. See {Thunder},	   {Astound}, {Astony}.]	   1. To stun; to render senseless, as by a blow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Enough, captain; you have astonished him. [Fluellen	            had struck Pistol].                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very cramp-fish [i. e., torpedo] . . . being	            herself not benumbed, is able to astonish others.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike with sudden fear, terror, or wonder; to amaze;	      to surprise greatly, as with something unaccountable; to	      confound with some sudden emotion or passion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Musidorus . . . had his wits astonished with sorrow.	                                                  --Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, Daniel . . . was astonished at the vision. --Dan.	                                                  viii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To amaze; astound; overwhelm; surprise.	   Usage: {Astonished}, {Surprised}. We are surprised at what is	          unexpected. We are astonished at what is above or	          beyond our comprehension. We are taken by surprise. We	          are struck with astonishment. --C. J. Smith. See	          {Amaze}.	          [1913 Webster]
Astonishedly \As*ton"ish*ed*ly\, adv.	   In an astonished manner. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Astonishing \As*ton"ish*ing\, a.	   Very wonderful; of a nature to excite astonishment; as, an	   astonishing event.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Amazing; surprising; wonderful; marvelous.	        [1913 Webster] {As*ton"ish*ing*ly}, adv. --	        {As*ton"ish*ing*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Astonishment \As*ton"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. estonnement, F.	   ['e]tonnement.]	   1. The condition of one who is stunned. Hence: Numbness; loss	      of sensation; stupor; loss of sense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A coldness and astonishment in his loins, as folk	            say.                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dismay; consternation. [Archaic] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The overpowering emotion excited when something	      unaccountable, wonderful, or dreadful is presented to the	      mind; an intense degree of surprise; amazement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest the place	            And my quaint habits breed astonishment. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The object causing such an emotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt become an astonishment.    --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Amazement; wonder; surprise.	        [1913 Webster]
Astony \As*ton"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astonied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Astonying}. See {Astone}.]	   To stun; to bewilder; to astonish; to dismay. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The captain of the Helots . . . strake Palladius upon	         the side of his head, that he reeled astonied. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         This sodeyn cas this man astonied so,	         That reed he wex, abayst, and al quaking. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Astoop \A*stoop"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stoop.]	   In a stooping or inclined position. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Astound \As*tound"\, a. [OE. astouned, astound, astoned, p. p.	   of astone. See {Astone}.]	   Stunned; astounded; astonished. [Archaic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus Ellen, dizzy and astound.	         As sudden ruin yawned around.            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Astound \As*tound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astounded}, [Obs.]	   {Astound}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Astounding}.] [See {Astound}, a.]	   1. To stun; to stupefy.	      [1913 Webster]	            No puissant stroke his senses once astound.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To astonish; to strike with amazement; to confound with	      wonder, surprise, or fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            These thoughts may startle well, but not astound	            The virtuous mind.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
astounded \astounded\ adj.	   1. struck with an intense and usually sudden surprise	      sufficient to produce wonder or perplexity	   Syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, dumbfounded,	        flabbergasted, stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck	        [WordNet 1.5]
Astounding \As*tound"ing\, a.	   Of a nature to astound; astonishing; amazing; as, an	   astounding force, statement, or fact. -- {As*tound"ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Astoundment \As*tound"ment\, n.	   Amazement. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrachan \As`tra*chan"\, a. & n.	   See {Astrakhan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Astraddle \A*strad"dle\, adv. [Pref. a- + straddle.]	   In a straddling position; astride; bestriding; as, to sit	   astraddle a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Astraean \As*tr[ae]"an\, a. [Gr. ? starry.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the genus {Astr[ae]a} or the family	   {Astr[ae]id[ae]}. -- n. A coral of the family	   {Astr[ae]id[ae]}; a star coral.	   [1913 Webster]
Astragal \As"tra*gal\, n. [L. astragalus, Gr. ? the ankle bone,	   a molding in the capital of the Ionic column.]	   1. (Arch.) A convex molding of rounded surface, generally	      from half to three quarters of a circle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) A round molding encircling a cannon near the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]
Astragalar \As*trag"a*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the astragalus.	   [1913 Webster]
Astragaloid \As*trag"a*loid\, a. [Astragalus + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Resembling the astragalus in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Astragalomancy \As*trag"a*lo*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? ankle bone, die	   + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of small bones or dice.	   [1913 Webster]
Astragalus \As*trag"a*lus\, n. [L. See {Astragal}.]	   1. (Anat.) The ankle bone, or hock bone; the bone of the	      tarsus which articulates with the tibia at the ankle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous plants, of the tribe	      {Galege[ae]}, containing numerous species, two of which	      are called, in English, {milk vetch} and {licorice vetch}.	      {Gum tragacanth} is obtained from different oriental	      species, particularly the {Astragalus gummifer} and	      {Astragalus verus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) See {Astragal}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Astrakhan \As`tra*khan"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made	   of an Astrakhan skin. -- n. The skin of stillborn or young	   lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.	   [1913 Webster]
Astral \As"tral\, a. [L. astralis, fr. astrum star, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. astral. See {Star}.]	   1. Pertaining to, coming from, or resembling, the stars;	      starry; starlike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shines only with an astral luster.    --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some astral forms I must invoke by prayer. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an aster; as, astral rays;	      astral sphere.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Theosophy) Consisting of, belonging to, or designating, a	      kind of supersensible substance alleged to be next above	      the tangible world in refinement; as, astral spirits;	      astral bodies of persons; astral current; the astral	      plane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Astral lamp}, an Argand lamp so constructed that no shadow	      is cast upon the table by the flattened ring-shaped	      reservoir in which the oil is contained.	   {Astral spirits}, spirits formerly supposed to live in the	      heavenly bodies or the a["e]rial regions, and represented	      in the Middle Ages as fallen angels, spirits of the dead,	      or spirits originating in fire.	      [1913 Webster]
Astrand \A*strand"\, adv. & a. [Pref. a- + strand.]	   Stranded. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Astray \A*stray"\, adv. & a. [See {Estray}, {Stray}.]	   Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative	   sense; wandering; as, to lead one astray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye were as sheep going astray.           --1 Pet. ii.	                                                  25.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrict \As*trict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Astricted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Astricting}.] [L. astrictus, p. p. of astringere. See	   {Astringe}.]	   1. To bind up; to confine; to constrict; to contract.	      [1913 Webster]	            The solid parts were to be relaxed or astricted.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind; to constrain; to restrict; to limit. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind is astricted to certain necessary modes or	            forms of thought.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) To restrict the tenure of; as, to astrict	      lands. See {Astriction}, 4. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Astrict \As*trict"\, a.	   Concise; contracted. [Obs.] --Weever.	   [1913 Webster]
Astriction \As*tric"tion\, n. [L. astrictio.]	   1. The act of binding; restriction; also, obligation.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of	          an astringent substance on the animal economy.	          --Dunglison.	      (b) Constipation. --Arbuthnot.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Astringency. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Scots Law) An obligation to have the grain growing on	      certain lands ground at a certain mill, the owner paying a	      toll. --Bell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The lands were said to be astricted to the mill.	         [1913 Webster]
Astrictive \As*tric"tive\, a.	   Binding; astringent. -- n. An astringent. --	   {As*tric"tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrictory \As*tric"to*ry\, a.	   Astrictive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astride \A*stride"\, adv. [Pref. a- + stride.]	   With one leg on each side, as a man when on horseback; with	   the legs stretched wide apart; astraddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Placed astride upon the bars of the palisade. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Glasses with horn bows sat astride on his nose.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Astriferous \As*trif"er*ous\ (acr/s*tr[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   astrifer; astrum star + ferre to bear.]	   Bearing stars. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Astringe \As*tringe"\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Astringed} (-tr[i^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Astringing}	   (-j[i^]ng).] [L. astringere; ad + stringere to draw tight.	   Cf. {Astrict}, and see {Strain}, v. t.]	   1. To bind fast; to constrict; to contract; to cause parts to	      draw together; to compress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which contraction . . . astringeth the moisture of	            the brain and thereby sendeth tears into the eyes.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind by moral or legal obligation. --Wolsey.	      [1913 Webster]
Astringency \As*trin"gen*cy\ ([a^]s*tr[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n.	   The quality of being astringent; the power of contracting the	   parts of the body; that quality in medicines or other	   substances which causes contraction of the organic textures;	   as, the astringency of tannin.	   [1913 Webster]
Astringent \As*trin"gent\ (-jent), a. [L. astringens, p. pr. of	   astringere: cf. F. astringent. See {Astringe}.]	   1. Drawing together the tissues; binding; contracting; --	      opposed to {laxative}; as, astringent medicines; a butter	      and astringent taste; astringent fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stern; austere; as, an astringent type of virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	Astringent \As*trin"gent\, n.	   A medicine or other substance that produces contraction in	   the soft organic textures, and checks discharges of blood,	   mucus, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         External astringents are called styptics. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Astringently \As*trin"gent*ly\, adv.	   In an astringent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Astringer \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 goshawk. [Obs.] --Shak. --Cowell.	   [Written also {austringer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astro- \As"tro-\	   The combining form of the Greek word 'a`stron, meaning star.	   [1913 Webster]
astrobiology \astrobiology\ n.	   exobiology; -- not used technically.	   Syn: exobiology.	        [PJC]
astrochemistry \astrochemistry\ n.	   the branch of science involving astronomy and chemistry which	   studies the chemical composition, chemical reactions, and	   evolution of matter in outer space. -- {as`tro*chem"ic*al},	   a. -- {as`tro*chem"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [PJC]
astrocyte \astrocyte\ n.	   a large star-shaped neuroglial cell in nervous tissue.	   [PJC]
astrocytoma \astrocytoma\ n.	   a tumor of nervous tissue derived from interstitial cells, in	   which the cells are relatively well-differentiated and	   resemble astrocytes. The occur primarily in the crebrum and	   cerebellum. --Stedman	   [PJC] Astrofel
Astrofel \As"tro*fel\, Astrofell \As"tro*fell\, n.	   A bitter herb, probably the same as aster, or starwort.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrogeny \As*trog"e*ny\, n. [Astro- + Gr. ? birth.]	   The creation or evolution of the stars or the heavens. --H.	   Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrognosy \As*trog"no*sy\, n. [Astro- + Gr. ? knowledge.]	   The science or knowledge of the stars, esp. the fixed stars.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrogony \As*trog"o*ny\, n.	   Same as {Astrogeny}. -- {As`*tro*gon"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrography \As*trog"ra*phy\, n. [Astro'cf + -graphy.]	   The art of describing or delineating the stars; a description	   or mapping of the heavens.	   [1913 Webster]
Astroite \As"tro*ite\, n. [L. astroites: cf. F. astroite.]	   A radiated stone or fossil; star-stone. [Obs.] [Written also	   {astrite} and {astrion}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astrolabe \As"tro*labe\ ([a^]s"tr[-o]*l[=a]b), n. [OE.	   astrolabie, astrilabe, OF. astrelabe, F. astrolabe, LL.	   astrolabium, fr. Gr. 'astrola`bon; 'a`stron star + ?, ?, to	   take.]	   1. (Astron.) An instrument for observing or showing the	      positions of the stars. It is now disused.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the ancients, it was essentially the armillary	         sphere. A graduated circle with sights, for taking	         altitudes at sea, was called an astrolabe in the 18th	         century. It is now superseded by the quadrant and	         sextant.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A stereographic projection of the sphere on the plane of a	      great circle, as the equator, or a meridian; a	      planisphere. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Astrolater \As*trol"a*ter\, n.	   A worshiper of the stars. --Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrolatry \As*trol"a*try\, n. [Astro- + Gr. ? service, worship:	   cf. F. astrol[^a]trie.]	   The worship of the stars.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrolithology \As`tro*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Astro- + lithology.]	   The science of a["e]rolites.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrologer \As*trol"o*ger\, n. [See {Astrology}.]	   1. One who studies the stars; an astronomer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who practices astrology; one who professes to foretell	      events by the aspects and situation of the stars.	      [1913 Webster]
Astrologian \As`tro*lo"gi*an\, n. [OF. astrologien.]	   An astrologer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Astrologic
Astrologic \As`tro*log"ic\, Astrological \As`tro*log"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. 'astrologiko`s.]	   Of or pertaining to astrology; professing or practicing	   astrology. "Astrologic learning." --Hudibras. "Astrological	   prognostication." --Cudworth. -- {As`tro*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrologize \As*trol"o*gize\, v. t. & i.	   To apply astrology to; to study or practice astrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrology \As*trol"o*gy\ ([a^]s*tr[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [F.	   astrologie, L. astrologia, fr. Gr. 'astrologi`a, fr.	   'astrolo`gos astronomer, astrologer; 'asth`r star + lo`gos	   discourse, le`gein to speak. See {Star}.]	   In its etymological signification, the science of the stars;	   among the ancients, synonymous with astronomy; subsequently,	   the art of judging of the influences of the stars upon human	   affairs, and of foretelling events by their position and	   aspects.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Astrology was much in vogue during the Middle Ages, and	         became the parent of modern astronomy, as alchemy did	         of chemistry. It was divided into two kinds: judicial	         astrology, which assumed to foretell the fate and acts	         of nations and individuals, and natural astrology,	         which undertook to predict events of inanimate nature,	         such as changes of the weather, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Astromantic \As`tro*man"tic\, a. [Gr. ? astrology.]	   Of or pertaining to divination by means of the stars;	   astrologic. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrometeorology \As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Astro- +	   meteorology.]	   The investigation of the relation between the sun, moon, and	   stars, and the weather. -- {As`*tro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al}, a.	   -- {As`tro*me`te*or*ol"o*gist}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrometer \As*trom"e*ter\, n. [Astro- + meter.]	   An instrument for comparing the relative amount of the light	   of stars.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrometry \As*trom"e*try\, n. [Astro- + metry.]	   The art of making measurements among the stars, or of	   determining their relative magnitudes.	   [1913 Webster]
astronaut \as"tro*naut\ adj.	   a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; one who travels	   in a spacecraft; -- called in the Soviet Union and Russia	   {cosmonaut}.	   Syn: spaceman, cosmonaut	        [WordNet 1.5]
astronautic \astronautic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to astronautics.	   Syn: astronautical	        [WordNet 1.5]
astronautical \astronautical\ adj.	   of or pertaining to astronautics.	   Syn: astronautic	        [WordNet 1.5]
astronautics \as`tro*naut"ics\ n.	   The theory and practice of navigation through the upper	   atmosphere or outer space; the science of travel beyond the	   Earth's atmosphere.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
astronavigation \astronavigation\ n.	   1. navigating according to the positions of the stars.	   Syn: celestial navigation	        [WordNet 1.5]
Astronomer \As*tron"o*mer\, n. [See {Astronomy}.]	   1. An astrologer. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is versed in astronomy; one who has a knowledge of	      the laws of the heavenly orbs, or the principles by which	      their motions are regulated, with their various phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]	            An undevout astronomer is mad.        --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Astronomian \As`tro*no"mi*an\, n. [OE. & OF. astronomien. See	   {Astronomy}.]	   An astrologer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astronomic \As`tro*nom"ic\, a.	   Astronomical.	   [1913 Webster]
Astronomical \As`tro*nom"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L.	   astronomicus, Gr. 'astronomiko`s: cf. F. astronomique.]	   Of or pertaining to astronomy; in accordance with the methods	   or principles of astronomy. -- {As`tro*nom"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Astronomical clock}. See under {Clock}.	   {Astronomical day}. See under {Day}.	   {Astronomical fractions}, {Astronomical numbers}. See under	      {Sexagesimal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Astronomize \As*tron"o*mize\, v. i. [Gr. ?.]	   To study or to talk astronomy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They astronomized in caves.              --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Astronomy \As*tron"o*my\, n. [OE. astronomie, F. astronomie, L.	   astronomia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? astronomer; 'asth`r star + ? to	   distribute, regulate. See {Star}, and {Nomad}.]	   1. Astrology. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not from the stars do I my judgment pluck;	            And yet methinks I have astronomy.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science which treats of the celestial bodies, of their	      magnitudes, motions, distances, periods of revolution,	      eclipses, constitution, physical condition, and of the	      causes of their various phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A treatise on, or text-book of, the science.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Physical astronomy}. See under {Physical}.	      [1913 Webster]
Astrophel \As"tro*phel\, n.	   See {Astrofel}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astrophotography \As`tro*pho*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Astro- +	   photography.]	   The application of photography to the delineation of the sun,	   moon, and stars.	   [1913 Webster]
Astrophotometer \As`tro*pho*tom"e*ter\, n. [Pref. astro- +	   photometer.] (Astron.)	   A photometer for measuring the brightness of stars.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Astrophotometry \As`tro*pho*tom"e*try\, n. (Astron.)	   The determination of the brightness of stars, and also of the	   sun, moon, and planets. -- {As`tro*pho`to*met"ric*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Astrophysical \As`tro*phys"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to the physics of astronomical science.	   [1913 Webster]
astrophysicist \astrophysicist\ n.	   1. an astronomer who studies the physical properties of	      celestial bodies.	      [WordNet 1.5]
astrophysics \astrophysics\ n.	   1. the concerned with the physical and chemical properties of	      celestial bodies.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Astrophysics \As`tro*phys"ics\, n. [Astro- + physics.] (Astron.)	   The science treating of the physical characteristics of the	   stars and other heavenly bodies, their chemical constitution,	   light, heat, atmospheres, etc. It is a branch of astronomy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Its observations were traditionally made with the	         spectroscope, bolometer, etc., usually in connection	         with the telescope. In modern times, radiotelescopes,	         infrared telescopes, X-ray and gamma ray detectors and	         neutrino detection equipment located deep underground	         are all put into service to observe and test theories	         about astronomical phenomena.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Astrophyton \As*troph"y*ton\, n. [Astro- + Gr. fyton a plant.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of ophiurans having the arms much branched.	   [1913 Webster]
Astroscope \As"tro*scope\, n. [Astro- + scope.]	   An old astronomical instrument, formed of two cones, on whose	   surface the constellations were delineated.	   [1913 Webster]
Astroscopy \As*tros"co*py\, n.	   Observation of the stars. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astrotheology \As`tro*the*ol"o*gy\, n. [Astro- + theology.]	   Theology founded on observation or knowledge of the celestial	   bodies. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Astructive \A*struc"tive\, a. [L. astructus, p. p. of astruere	   to build up; ad + struere to build.]	   Building up; constructive; -- opposed to {destructive}.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astrut \A*strut"\, a. & adv.	   1. Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling	      manner. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait.	      [1913 Webster]
Astucious \As*tu"cious\, a. [F. astucieux. See {Astute}.]	   Subtle; cunning; astute. [R.] --Sir W. Scott. --	   {As*tu"cious*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Astucity \As*tu"ci*ty\, n. [See {Astucious}.]	   Craftiness; astuteness. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Astun \A*stun"\, v. t. [See {Astony}, {Stun}.]	   To stun. [Obs.] "Breathless and astunned." --Somerville.	   [1913 Webster]
Asturian \As*tu"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Asturias in Spain. -- n. A native of	   Asturias.	   [1913 Webster]
Astute \As*tute"\, a. [L. astutus, fr. astus craft, cunning;	   perh. cognate with E. acute.]	   Critically discerning; sagacious; shrewd; subtle; crafty.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Keen; eagle-eyed; penetrating; skilled; discriminating;	        cunning; sagacious; subtle; wily; crafty.	        [1913 Webster] {As*tute"ly}, adv. -- {As*tute"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Astylar \A*sty"lar\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? pillar.] (arch.)	   Without columns or pilasters. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Astyllen \A*styl"len\, n. (Mining)	   A small dam to prevent free passage of water in an adit or	   level.	   [1913 Webster]
Asuncion \Asuncion\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Paraguay. Population (2000) = 502,426.	   [PJC]
Asunder \A*sun"der\, adv. [Pref. a- + sunder.]	   Apart; separate from each other; into parts; in two;	   separately; into or in different pieces or places.	   [1913 Webster]	         I took my staff, even Beauty, and cut it asunder.	                                                  --Zech. xi.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	         As wide asunder as pole and pole.        --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Asura \A*su"ra\, n. (Hind. Myth.)	   An enemy of the gods, esp. one of a race of demons and	   giants.	   [1913 Webster]
Aswail \As"wail\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The sloth bear ({Melursus labiatus}) of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Asweve \A*sweve"\, v. t. [AS. aswebban; a + swebban. See	   {Sweven}.]	   To stupefy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aswing \A*swing"\, adv.	   In a state of swinging.	   [1913 Webster]
Aswoon \A*swoon"\, adv.	   In a swoon. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aswooned \A*swooned"\, adv.	   In a swoon.	   [1913 Webster]
Asylum \A*sy"lum\, n.; pl. E. {Asylums}, L. {Asyla}. [L. asylum,	   Gr. ?, fr. ? exempt from spoliation, inviolable; 'a priv. + ?	   right of seizure.]	   1. A sanctuary or place of refuge and protection, where	      criminals and debtors found shelter, and from which they	      could not be forcibly taken without sacrilege.	      [1913 Webster]	            So sacred was the church to some, that it had the	            right of an asylum or sanctuary.      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was anciently given to temples, altars,	         statues of the gods, and the like. In later times	         Christian churches were regarded as asylums in the same	         sense.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any place of retreat and security.	      [1913 Webster]	            Earth has no other asylum for them than its own cold	            bosom.                                --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An institution for the protection or relief of some class	      of destitute, unfortunate, or afflicted persons; as, an	      asylum for the aged, for the blind, or for the insane; a	      lunatic asylum; an orphan asylum.	      [1913 Webster]
Asymmetral \A*sym"me*tral\, a.	   Incommensurable; also, unsymmetrical. [Obs.] --D. H. More.	   [1913 Webster] Asymmetric
Asymmetric \As`ym*met"ric\, Asymmetrical \As`ym*met"ri*cal\, a.	   [See {Asymmetrous}.]	   1. Incommensurable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not symmetrical; wanting proportion; esp., not bilaterally	      symmetrical. --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]
Asymmetrous \A*sym"me*trous\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Asymmetrical. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Asymmetry \A*sym"me*try\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? symmetry.]	   1. Want of symmetry, or proportion between the parts of a	      thing, esp. lack of bilateral symmetry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Incommensurability. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
asymptomatic \asymptomatic\ adj. (Med.)	   showing no symptoms of disease.	   Syn: symptomless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asymptote \As"ymp*tote\ (?; 215), n. [Gr. ? not falling	   together; 'a priv. + ? to fall together; ? with + ? to fall.	   Cf. {Symptom}.] (Math.)	   A line which approaches nearer to some curve than assignable	   distance, but, though infinitely extended, would never meet	   it. Asymptotes may be straight lines or curves. A rectilinear	   asymptote may be conceived as a tangent to the curve at an	   infinite distance.	   [1913 Webster]
Asynartete \A*syn"ar*tete`\, a. [Gr. ? not united, disconnected;	   'a priv. + ? with + ? to fasten to.]	   Disconnected; not fitted or adjusted. -- {A*syn"ar*tet"ic},	   a.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Asynartete verse} (Pros.), a verse of two members, having	      different rhythms; as when the first consists of iambuses	      and the second of trochees.	      [1913 Webster]
asynchronism \asynchronism\ n.	   1. 1 the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated	      times.	   Syn: asynchrony, desynchronization, desynchronisation,	        desynchronizing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asynchronous \A*syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ? not + synchronous.]	   Not simultaneous; not concurrent in time; -- opposed to	   {synchronous}.	   Syn: nonsynchronous, unsynchronized, unsynchronous.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Paleontology) occurring in different geologic times; --	      of taxa/ {synchronous}	   Syn: allochronic	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. chronologically misplaced; belonging to a different time	      or era	   Syn: anachronic, anachronous, anachronistic	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   4. (Computers) occurring at different speeds in different	      computers connected by a data transmission link; -- said	      of methods data of transmission between computers.	      Opposite of {synchronous}.	      [PJC]
asynchrony \asynchrony\ n.	   1. the relation that exists when things occur at unrelated	      times.	   Syn: asynchronism, desynchronization, desynchronisation,	        desynchronizing	        [WordNet 1.5]
Asyndetic \As`yn*det"ic\, a. [See {Asyndeton}.]	   Characterized by the use of asyndeton; not connected by	   conjunctions. -- {As`yn*det"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Asyndeton \A*syn"de*ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? unconnected;	   'a priv. + ? bound together, fr. ?; ? with + ? to bind.]	   (Rhet.)	   A figure which omits the connective; as, I came, I saw, I	   conquered. It stands opposed to {polysyndeton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Asystole \A*sys"to*le\, n. [Pref. a- not + systole.] (Physiol.)	   A weakening or cessation of the contractile power of the	   heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Asystolism \A*sys"to*lism\, n.	   The state or symptoms characteristic of asystole.	   [1913 Webster]
At \At\, prep. [AS. [ae]t; akin to OHG. az, Goth., OS., & Icel.	   at, Sw. [*a]t, Dan. & L. ad.]	   Primarily, this word expresses the relations of presence,	   nearness in place or time, or direction toward; as, at the	   ninth hour; at the house; to aim at a mark. It is less	   definite than in or on; at the house may be in or near the	   house. From this original import are derived all the various	   uses of at. It expresses: 	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A relation of proximity to, or of presence in or on,	      something; as, at the door; at your shop; at home; at	      school; at hand; at sea and on land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The relation of some state or condition; as, at war; at	      peace; at ease; at your service; at fault; at liberty; at	      risk; at disadvantage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The relation of some employment or action; occupied with;	      as, at engraving; at husbandry; at play; at work; at meat	      (eating); except at puns.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The relation of a point or position in a series, or of	      degree, rate, or value; as, with the thermometer at	      80[deg]; goods sold at a cheap price; a country estimated	      at 10,000 square miles; life is short at the longest.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The relations of time, age, or order; as, at ten o'clock;	      at twenty-one; at once; at first.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The relations of source, occasion, reason, consequence, or	      effect; as, at the sight; at this news; merry at anything;	      at this declaration; at his command; to demand, require,	      receive, deserve, endure at your hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Relation of direction toward an object or end; as, look at	      it; to point at one; to aim at a mark; to throw, strike,	      shoot, wink, mock, laugh at any one.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At all}, {At home}, {At large}, {At last}, {At length}, {At	   once}, etc. See under {All}, {Home}, {Large}, {Last} (phrase	      and syn.), {Length}, {Once}, etc.	   {At it}, busily or actively engaged.	   {At least}. See {Least} and {However}.	   {At one}. See {At one}, in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {In}, {At}.	   Usage: When reference to the interior of any place is made	          prominent in is used. It is used before the names of	          countries and cities (esp. large cities); as, we live	          in America, in New York, in the South. At is commonly	          employed before names of houses, institutions,	          villages, and small places; as, Milton was educated at	          Christ's College; money taken in at the Customhouse; I	          saw him at the jeweler's; we live at Beachville. At	          may be used before the name of a city when it is	          regarded as a mere point of locality. "An English king	          was crowned at Paris." --Macaulay. "Jean Jacques	          Rousseau was born at Geneva, June, 28, 1712." --J.	          Morley. In regard to time, we say at the hour, on the	          day, in the year; as, at 9 o'clock, on the morning of	          July 5th, in the year 1775.	          [1913 Webster]
Atabal \At"a*bal\, n. [Sp. atabal, fr. Ar. at-tabl the drum,	   tabala to beat the drum. Cf. {Tymbal}.]	   A kettledrum; a kind of tabor, used by the Moors. --Croly.	   [1913 Webster]
Atabrine \Atabrine\ n. [Trademark.]	   a drug once used to treat malaria ({C23H30ClN3O}); chemically	   it is a derivative of the tricyclic structure acridine:	   6-chloro-9-[[4-(diethylamino-1-methylbutyl)]amino]-2-methoxyacridine.	   It also has some anthelmintic activity against cestodes.	   Atabrine is a trademark.	   Syn: quinacrine, mepacrine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atacamite \A*tac"a*mite\, n. [From the desert of Atacama, where	   found.] (Min.)	   An oxychloride of copper, usually in emerald-green prismatic	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Atafter \At`aft"er\, prep.	   After. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ataghan \At"a*ghan\, n.	   See {Yataghan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Atake \A*take"\, v. t.	   To overtake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ataman \At"a*man\, n. [Russ. ataman': cf. Pol. hetman, G.	   hauptmann headman, chieftain. Cf. {Hetman}.]	   A hetman, or chief of the Cossacks.	   [1913 Webster]
Atamasco lily \At`a*mas"co lil"y\ [Atamasco is fr. North	   American Indian.] (Bot.)	   See under {Lily}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
atar \atar\ n.	   1. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.	   Syn: attar, athar, ottar	        [WordNet 1.5] ataractic
ataractic \ataractic\ ataraxic \ataraxic\adj.	   1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize	   Syn: calming, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing	        [WordNet 1.5]	ataractic \ataractic\ n.	   1. 1 drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of	      mind.	   Syn: ataraxic	        [WordNet 1.5] Ataraxia
Ataraxia \At`a*rax"i*a\, Ataraxy \At"a*rax`y\, n. [NL. ataraxia,	   Gr. 'ataraxi`a; 'a priv. + tarakto`s disturbed, tara`ssein to	   disturb.]	   Perfect peace of mind, or calmness.	   [1913 Webster]
ataraxic \ataraxic\ n.	   1. drug that reduces nervous tension and gives peace of mind.	   Syn: ataractic	        [WordNet 1.5] Ataunt
Ataunt \A*taunt"\, Ataunto \A*taunt"o\, adv. [F. autant as much	   (as possible).] (Naut.)	   Fully rigged, as a vessel; with all sails set; set on end or	   set right.	   [1913 Webster]
Atavic \A*tav"ic\, a. [Cf. F. atavique.]	   Pertaining to a remote ancestor, or to atavism.	   [1913 Webster]
Atavism \At"a*vism\, n. [L. atavus an ancestor, fr. avus a	   grandfather.]	   1.	      (a) The recurrence, or a tendency to a recurrence, of the	          original type of a species in the progeny of its	          varieties; resemblance to remote rather than to near	          ancestors; reversion to the original form.	      (b) (Biol.) The recurrence of any peculiarity or disease	          of an ancestor in a subsequent generation, after an	          intermission for a generation or two.	          [1913 Webster]	                Now and then there occur cases of what	                physiologists call atavism, or reversion to an	                ancestral type of character.      --J. Fiske	          [1913 Webster]	   2. recurrence of or reversion to a past style, outlook,	      approach, or manner.	      [PJC]
atavistic \atavistic\ adj.	   1. 1 displaying characteristics of a previous cultural era or	      of a previous ancestral form; displaying atavism	   Syn: atavic, throwback(prenominal)	        [WordNet 1.5] Ataxia
Ataxia \A*tax"i*a\, Ataxy \At"ax*y\, n. [NL. ataxia, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? out of order; 'a priv. + ? ordered, arranged, ? to put in	   order: cf. F. ataxie.]	   1. Disorder; irregularity. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) Irregularity in disease, or in the functions.	      (b) The state of disorder that characterizes nervous	          fevers and the nervous condition. [archaic]	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Loss of coordination in the voluntary muscles,	      especially the limbs; an inability to coordinate voluntary	      muscle movements; it results in unsteady movements and a	      staggering gait. See also {locomotor ataxia}, an ataxia	      which occurs when attempting to perform coordinated	      muscular movements.	   Syn: ataxy	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   {Locomotor ataxia}. See {Locomotor}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ataxic \A*tax"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ataxique. See {Ataxia}.] (Med.)	   Characterized by ataxy, that is,	   (a) by great irregularity of functions or symptoms, or	   (b) by a lack of coordinating power in movements.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Ataxic fever}, malignant typhus fever. --Pinel.	      [1913 Webster]
Atazir \At`a*zir"\, n. [OF., fr. Ar. al-tas[imac]r influence.]	   (Astron.)	   The influence of a star upon other stars or upon men. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ate \Ate\ (?; 277),	   the preterit of {Eat}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ate \A"te\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Greek. Myth.)	   The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the	   goddess of vengeance.	   [1913 Webster]
-ate \-ate\ [From the L. suffix -atus, the past participle	   ending of verbs of the 1st conj.]	   1. As an ending of participles or participial adjectives it	      is equivalent to -ed; as, situate or situated; animate or	      animated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As the ending of a verb, it means to make, to cause, to	      act, etc.; as, to propitiate (to make propitious); to	      animate (to give life to).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. As a noun suffix, it marks the agent; as, curate,	      delegate. It also sometimes marks the office or dignity;	      as, tribunate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In chemistry it is used to denote the salts formed from	      those acids whose names end -ic (excepting binary or	      halogen acids); as, sulphate from sulphuric acid, nitrate	      from nitric acid, etc. It is also used in the case of	      certain basic salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Atechnic \A*tech"nic\, a. [Pref. a- not + technic.]	   Without technical or artistic knowledge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Difficult to convey to the atechnic reader. --Etching &	                                                  Engr.	   [1913 Webster]
Ateles \At"e*les\, n. [Gr. ? incomplete; 'a priv. + ?	   completion.] (Zool.)	   A genus of American monkeys with prehensile tails, and having	   the thumb wanting or rudimentary. See {Spider monkey}, and	   {Coaita}.	   [1913 Webster] Atelets sauce
Atelets sauce \A`te*lets" sauce\or Sauce aux hatelets \Sauce`
aux ha`te*lets"\ [F. h[^a]telet skewer.]	   A sauce (such as egg and bread crumbs) used for covering bits	   of meat, small birds, or fish, strung on skewers for frying.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atelier \A`te*lier"\n. [F.]	   A workshop; a studio.	   [1913 Webster]
Atellan \A*tel"lan\, a. [L. Atellanus, fr. Atella, an ancient	   town of the Osci, in Campania.]	   Of or pertaining to Atella, in ancient Italy; as, Atellan	   plays; farcical; ribald. -- n. A farcical drama performed at	   Atella.	   [1913 Webster]
Athalamous \A*thal"a*mous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? nuptial bed.]	   (Bot.)	   Not furnished with shields or beds for the spores, as the	   thallus of certain lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Athamaunt \Ath"a*maunt\, n.	   Adamant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Written in the table of athamaunt.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Athanasia
Athanasia \Ath`a*na"si*a\, Athanasy \A*than"a*sy\, n. [NL.	   athanasia, fr. Gr. ?; ? priv. + ? death.]	   The quality of being deathless; immortality.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is not a scholiastic athanasy better than none?	                                                  --Lowell.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Athanasian \Ath`a*na"sian\ (?; 277), a.	   Of or pertaining to Athanasius, bishop of Alexandria in the	   4th century.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Athanasian creed}, a formulary, confession, or exposition of	      faith, formerly supposed to have been drawn up by	      Athanasius; but this opinion is now rejected, and the	      composition is ascribed by some to Hilary, bishop of Arles	      (5th century). It is a summary of what was called the	      orthodox faith.	      [1913 Webster]
Athanor \Ath"a*nor\, n. [F., fr. Ar. at-tann[=u]r, fr. Heb.	   tann[=u]r an oven or furnace.]	   A digesting furnace, formerly used by alchemists. It was so	   constructed as to maintain uniform and durable heat.	   --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
athar \athar\ n.	   1. essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers.	   Syn: attar, atar, ottar, otto	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atharva-Veda \Atharva-Veda\ n.	   1. (Hinduism) a collection of mantras and formulas.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Athecata \Ath`e*ca"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ? chest,	   box.] (Zool.)	   A division of Hydroidea in which the zooids are naked, or not	   inclosed in a capsule. See {Tubularian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Atheism \A"the*ism\, n. [Cf. F. ath['e]isme. See {Atheist}.]	   1. The disbelief or denial of the existence of a God, or	      supreme intelligent Being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Atheism is a ferocious system, that leaves nothing	            above us to excite awe, nor around us to awaken	            tenderness.                           --R. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Atheism and pantheism are often wrongly confounded.	                                                  --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Godlessness.	      [1913 Webster]
Atheist \A"the*ist\, n. [Gr. ? without god; 'a priv. + ? god:	   cf. F. ath['e]iste.]	   1. One who disbelieves or denies the existence of a God, or	      supreme intelligent Being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A godless person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Infidel; unbeliever.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: See {Infidel}.	         [1913 Webster] Atheistic
Atheistic \A`the*is"tic\, Atheistical \A`the*is"tic*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, implying, or containing, atheism; --	      applied to things; as, atheistic doctrines, opinions, or	      books.	      [1913 Webster]	            Atheistical explications of natural effects.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disbelieving the existence of a God; impious; godless; --	      applied to persons; as, an atheistic writer. --	      {A`the*is"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {A`the*is"tic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Atheize \A"the*ize\, v. t.	   To render atheistic or godless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They endeavored to atheize one another.  --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]	Atheize \A"the*ize\, v. i.	   To discourse, argue, or act as an atheist. [R.] --	   {A"the*i`zer}, n. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Atheling \Ath"el*ing\ ([a^]th"[e^]l*[i^]ng), n. [AS.	   [ae][eth]eling noble, fr. [ae][eth]ele noble, akin to G. adel	   nobility, edel noble. The word [ae][eth]el, E. ethel, is in	   many AS. proper names, as Ethelwolf, noble wolf; Ethelbald,	   noble bold; Ethelbert, noble bright.]	   An Anglo-Saxon prince or nobleman; esp., the heir apparent or	   a prince of the royal family. [Written also {Adeling} and	   {[AE]theling}.]	   [1913 Webster] Atheneum
Atheneum \Ath`e*ne"um\, Athenaeum \Ath`e*n[ae]"um\, n.; pl. E.	   {Atheneums}, L. {Athen[ae]a}. [L. Athenaeum, Gr. 'Aqhn`aion a	   temple of Minerva at Athens, fr. 'Aqhna^, contr. fr.	   'Aqhna`a, 'Aqhnai`a, in Homer 'Aqh`nh, 'Aqhnai`n, Athene	   (called Minerva by the Romans), the tutelary goddess of	   Athens.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A temple of Athene, at Athens, in which	      scholars and poets were accustomed to read their works and	      instruct students.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A school founded at Rome by Hadrian.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A literary or scientific association or club.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A building or an apartment where a library, periodicals,	      and newspapers are kept for use.	      [1913 Webster]
Athenian \A*the"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. Ath['e]nien.]	   Of or pertaining to Athens, the metropolis of Greece. -- n. A	   native or citizen of Athens.	   [1913 Webster]
Athens \Athens\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Greece. Population (2000) = nk.	   [PJC]
Atheological \A`the*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Opposed to theology; atheistic. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Atheology \A`the*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. a- not + theology.]	   Antagonism to theology. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Atheous \A"the*ous\, a. [Gr. ? without God. See {Atheist}.]	   1. Atheistic; impious. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without God, neither accepting nor denying him.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should say science was atheous, and therefore	            could not be atheistic.               --Bp. of	                                                  Carlisle.	      [1913 Webster]
Atherine \Ath"er*ine\, n. [NL. atherina, fr. Gr. ? a kind of	   smelt.] (Zool.)	   A small marine fish of the family {Atherinid[ae]}, having a	   silvery stripe along the sides. The European species	   ({Atherina presbyter}) is used as food. The American species	   ({Menidia notata}) is called {silversides} and {sand smelt}.	   See {Silversides}.	   [1913 Webster]
Athermancy \A*ther"man*cy\ ([.a]*th[~e]r"m[a^]n*s[y^]), n. [See	   {Athermanous}.]	   Inability to transmit radiant heat; impermeability to heat.	   --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Athermanous \A*ther"ma*nous\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + qermai`nein to	   heat, qe`rma heat: cf. F. athermane.] (Chem.)	   Not transmitting heat; -- opposed to {diathermanous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Athermous \A*ther"mous\, a. (Chem.)	   Athermanous.	   [1913 Webster]
Atheroid \Ath"er*oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a beard, or an ear, of	   grain + -oid.]	   Shaped like an ear of grain.	   [1913 Webster]
Atheroma \Ath`e*ro"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? gr?ats,	   meal.] (Med.)	   (a) An encysted tumor containing curdy matter.	   (b) A disease characterized by thickening and fatty	       degeneration of the inner coat of the arteries.	       [1913 Webster]
Atheromatous \Ath`e*rom"a*tous\, a. (Med.)	   Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of, atheroma.	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
atherosclerosis \ath`er*o*scle*ro"sis\	   ([a^]th`[~e]r*[-o]*skl[-e]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [Gr. ? + -logy.]	   (Med.)	   a form of arteriosclerosis characterized by irregular fatty	   deposits on the inner surface of large and medium-sized	   arteries; the deposits are associated with fibrosis and	   calcification of the inner layer of the arteries. Similar	   conditions may be found in swine and fowl. The deposits may	   become large enough to impede the blood circulation and in	   some cases may restrict the blood supply to the heart.	   --Stedman	   [PJC]
Athetize \Ath"e*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Athetized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Athetizing}.] [Gr. ?, fr. ? set aside, not fixed; ?	   not + ? to place.]	   To set aside or reject as spurious, as by marking with an	   obelus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Athetosis \Ath`e*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? not fixed; 'a priv.	   + ? to set.] (Med.)	   A variety of chorea, marked by peculiar tremors of the	   fingers and toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Athink \A*think"\, v. t.	   To repent; to displease; to disgust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Athiorhodaceae \Athiorhodaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family of small motile sulphur bacteria.	   Syn: family {Athiorhodaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Athirst \A*thirst"\, a. [OE. ofthurst, AS. ofpyrsted, p. p. of	   ofpyrstan; pref. of-, intensive + pyrstan to thirst. See	   {Thirst}.]	   1. Wanting drink; thirsty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a keen appetite or desire; eager; longing. "Athirst	      for battle." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Athlete \Ath"lete\, n. [L. athleta, Gr. ? prizefighter, fr. ? to	   contend for a prize, ?, Hom. ?, contest, ? prize; fr. the	   same root as E. wed: cf. F. athl[`e]te.]	   1. (Antiq.) One who contended for a prize in the public games	      of ancient Greece or Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great	      physical agility and strength; one who has great activity	      and strength; a champion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as,	      athletes of debate.	      [1913 Webster]
Athletic \Ath`let"ic\, a. [L. athleticus, Gr. ?. See {Athlete}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced	      by them; as, athletic games or sports.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous;	      as, athletic Celts. "Athletic soundness." --South. --	      {Ath*let"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Athleticism \Ath*let"i*cism\, n.	   The practice of engaging in athletic games; athletism.	   [1913 Webster]
Athletics \Ath*let"ics\, n.	   The art of training by athletic exercises; the games and	   sports of athletes.	   [1913 Webster]
Athletism \Ath"le*tism\, n.	   The state or practice of an athlete; the characteristics of	   an athlete.	   [1913 Webster]
Athrepsia \A*threp"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? priv. + ?	   nourishment.] (Med.)	   Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to	   unhygienic surroundings. -- {A*threp"tic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Athwart \A*thwart"\, prep. [Pref. a- + thwart.]	   1. Across; from side to side of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Athwart the thicket lone.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Across the direction or course of; as, a fleet	      standing athwart our course.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Athwart hawse}, across the stem of another vessel, whether	      in contact or at a small distance.	   {Athwart ships}, across the ship from side to side, or in	      that direction; -- opposed to {fore and aft}.	      [1913 Webster]	Athwart \A*thwart"\, adv.	   1. Across, especially in an oblique direction; sidewise;	      obliquely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes athwart, sometimes he strook him straight.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Across the course; so as to thwart; perversely.	      [1913 Webster]	            All athwart there came	            A post from Wales loaden with heavy news. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Athyriaceae \Athyriaceae\ n.	   1. alternative names for one of a number of families into	      which the family {Polypodiaceae} has been subdivided in	      some classification systems.	   Syn: {Dryopteridaceae}, family {Dryopteridaceae}, family	        {Athyriaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Athyrium \Athyrium\ n.	   1. 1 a genus temperate and tropical lady ferns; in some	      classifications placed in family {Polypodiaceae} or in the	      genus {{Asplenium}}.	   Syn: genus {Athyrium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atilt \A*tilt"\, adv. [Pref. a- + tilt.]	   1. In the manner of a tilter; in the position, or with the	      action, of one making a thrust. "To run atilt at men."	      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the position of a cask tilted, or with one end raised.	   Note: [In this sense sometimes used as an adjective.]	         [1913 Webster]	               Abroach, atilt, and run	               Even to the lees of honor.         --Beau. & Fl.	         [1913 Webster]
Atimy \At"i*my\, n. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? honor.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   Public disgrace or stigma; infamy; loss of civil rights.	   --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
-ation \-a"tion\ [L. -ationem. See {-tion}.]	   A suffix forming nouns of action, and often equivalent to the	   verbal substantive in -ing. It sometimes has the further	   meanings of state, and that which results from the action.	   Many of these nouns have verbs in -ate; as, alliterate	   -ation, narrate -ation; many are derived through the French;	   as, alteration, visitation; and many are formed on verbs	   ending in the Greek formative -ize (Fr. -ise); as,	   civilization, demoralization.	   [1913 Webster]
A-tiptoe \A-tip"toe\, adv.	   On tiptoe; eagerly expecting.	   [1913 Webster]	         We all feel a-tiptoe with hope and confidence. --F.	                                                  Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]
Atlanta \At*lan"ta\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small glassy heteropod mollusks found swimming at	   the surface in mid ocean. See {Heteropod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Atlantal \At*lan"tal\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Relating to the atlas.	   (b) Anterior; cephalic. --Barclay.	       [1913 Webster]
Atlantean \At`lan*te"an\, a. [L. Atlant?us.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the isle Atlantis, which the ancients	      allege was sunk, and overwhelmed by the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or resembling, Atlas; strong.	      [1913 Webster]	            With Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear	            The weight of mightiest monarchies.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Atlantes \At*lan"tes\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ?. See	   {Atlas}.] (Arch.)	   Figures or half figures of men, used as columns to support an	   entablature; -- called also {telamones}. See {Caryatides}.	   --Oxf. Gloss.	   [1913 Webster]
Atlantic \At*lan"tic\, a. [L. Atlanticus, fr. Atlas. See {Atlas}	   and {Atlantes}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Mt. Atlas in Libya, and hence applied	      to the ocean which lies between Europe and Africa on the	      east and America on the west; as, the Atlantic Ocean	      (called also the Atlantic); the Atlantic basin; the	      Atlantic telegraph.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the isle of Atlantis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Descended from Atlas.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seven Atlantic sisters.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Atlantides \At*lan"ti*des\, n. pl. [L. See {Atlantes}.]	   The Pleiades or seven stars, fabled to have been the	   daughters of Atlas.	   [1913 Webster]
Atlas \At"las\, n.; pl. {Atlases}. [L. Atlas, -antis, Gr. ?, ?,	   one of the older family of gods, who bears up the pillars of	   heaven; also Mt. Atlas, in W. Africa, regarded as the pillar	   of heaven. It is from the root of tlh^nai to bear. See	   {Tolerate}.]	   1. One who sustains a great burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The first vertebra of the neck, articulating	      immediately with the skull, thus sustaining the globe of	      the head, whence the name.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A collection of maps in a volume;	   Note: supposed to be so called from a picture of Atlas	         supporting the world, prefixed to some collections.	         This name is said to have been first used by Mercator,	         the celebrated geographer, in the 16th century.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A volume of plates illustrating any subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A work in which subjects are exhibited in a tabular from	      or arrangement; as, an historical atlas.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A large, square folio, resembling a volume of maps; --	      called also {atlas folio}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A drawing paper of large size. See under {Paper}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atlas powder}, see {Atlas powder} in the vocabulary; a	      blasting compound containing nitroglycerin.	      [1913 Webster]	Atlas \At"las\, n. [Ar., smooth.]	   A rich kind of satin manufactured in India. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]	Atlas powder \At"las pow"der\	   A blasting powder or dynamite composed of nitroglycerin, wood	   fiber, sodium nitrate, and magnesium carbonate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atman \At"man\, n. [Skr. [=a]tman.] (Hinduism)	   (a) The life principle, soul, or individual essence.	   (b) The universal ego from whom all individual atmans arise.	       This sense is a European excrescence on the East Indian	       thought.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atmiatry \At*mi"a*try\, n. [Gr. ? vapor + ? medical treatment,	   healing.]	   Treatment of disease by vapors or gases, as by inhalation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atmidometer \At`mi*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, smoke, vapor +	   -meter; cf. F. atmidom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the evaporation from water, ice,	   or snow. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmo \At"mo\, n. [Contr. fr. atmosphere.] (Physics)	   The standard atmospheric pressure used in certain physical	   measurements calculations; conventionally, that pressure	   under which the barometer stands at 760 millimeters, at a	   temperature of 0[deg] Centigrade, at the level of the sea,	   and in the latitude of Paris. --Sir W. Thomson.	   [1913 Webster] Atmologic
Atmologic \At`mo*log"ic\, Atmological \At`mo*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to atmology. "Atmological laws of heat."	   --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmologist \At*mol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in atmology.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmology \At*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? vapor + -logy.] (Physics)	   That branch of science which treats of the laws and phenomena	   of aqueous vapor. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmolysis \At*mol"y*sis\, n. [Gr. ? vapor + ? a loosing, ? to	   loose.] (Chem.)	   The act or process of separating mingled gases of unequal	   diffusibility by transmission through porous substances. See	   also {gaseous diffusion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmolyzation \At`mol*y*za"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   Separation by atmolysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmolyze \At"mo*lyze\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To subject to atmolysis; to separate by atmolysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmolyzer \At"mo*ly`zer\, n. (Chem.)	   An apparatus for effecting atmolysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmometer \At*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? smoke, vapor + -meter: cf.	   F. atmom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the rate of evaporation from a	   moist surface; an evaporometer. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmosphere \At"mos*phere\, n. [Gr. ? vapor (akin to Skr.	   [=a]tman breath, soul, G. athem breath) + ? sphere: cf. F.	   atmosph[`e]re. See {Sphere}.]	   1. (Physics)	      (a) The whole mass of a["e]riform fluid surrounding the	          earth; -- applied also to the gaseous envelope of any	          celestial orb, or other body; as, the atmosphere of	          Mars.	      (b) Any gaseous envelope or medium.	          [1913 Webster]	                An atmosphere of cold oxygen.     --Miller.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A supposed medium around various bodies; as, electrical	      atmosphere, a medium formerly supposed to surround	      electrical bodies. --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The pressure or weight of the air at the sea level, on a	      unit of surface, or about 14.7 lbs. to the sq. inch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hydrogen was liquefied under a pressure of 650	            atmospheres.                          --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any surrounding or pervading influence or condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chillest of social atmospheres.   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The portion of air in any locality, or affected by a	      special physical or sanitary condition; as, the atmosphere	      of the room; a moist or noxious atmosphere.	      [1913 Webster] Atmospheric
Atmospheric \At`mos*pher"ic\, Atmospherical \At`mos*pher"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. atmosph['e]rique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the atmosphere; of the nature of, or	      resembling, the atmosphere; as, atmospheric air; the	      atmospheric envelope of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Existing or occurring in the atmosphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lower atmospheric current.        --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Caused, or operated on, by the atmosphere; as, an	      atmospheric effect; an atmospheric engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Dependent on the atmosphere. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In am so atmospherical a creature.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atmospheric engine}, a steam engine whose piston descends by	      the pressure of the atmosphere, when the steam which	      raised it is condensed within the cylinder. --Tomlinson.	   {Atmospheric line} (Steam Engin.), the equilibrium line of an	      indicator card. Steam is expanded "down to the atmosphere"	      when its pressure is equal to that of the atmosphere. (See	      {Indicator card}.)	   {Atmospheric pressure}, the pressure exerted by the	      atmosphere, not merely downwards, but in every direction.	      In amounts to about 14.7 Ibs. on each square inch.	   {Atmospheric railway}, one in which pneumatic power, obtained	      from compressed air or the creation of a vacuum, is the	      propelling force.	   {Atmospheric tides}. See under {Tide}.	      [1913 Webster]
Atmospherically \At`mos*pher"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In relation to the atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Atmospherology \At`mos*phe*rol"o*gy\, n. [Atmosphere + -logy.]	   The science or a treatise on the atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Atokous \At"o*kous\, a. [Gr. ? barren; 'a priv. + ? offspring.]	   (Zool.)	   Producing only asexual individuals, as the eggs of certain	   annelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Atole \A*to"le\, n. [Mex. Sp.]	   A porridge or gruel of maize meal and water, milk, or the	   like. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atoll \A*toll"\, n. [The native name in the Indian Ocean.]	   A coral island or islands, consisting of a belt of coral	   reef, partly submerged, surrounding a central lagoon or	   depression; a lagoon island.	   [1913 Webster]
Atom \At"om\, n. [L. atomus, Gr. ?, uncut, indivisible; 'a priv.	   + ?, verbal adj. of ? to cut: cf. F. atome. See {Tome}.]	   1. (Physics)	      (a) An ultimate indivisible particle of matter.	      (b) An ultimate particle of matter not necessarily	          indivisible; a molecule.	      (c) A constituent particle of matter, or a molecule	          supposed to be made up of subordinate particles.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: These three definitions correspond to different views	         of the nature of the ultimate particles of matter. In	         the case of the last two, the particles are more	         correctly called molecules. --Dana.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The smallest particle of matter that can enter	      into combination; one of the elementary constituents of a	      molecule.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything extremely small; a particle; a whit.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was not an atom of water.       --Sir J. Ross.	      [1913 Webster]	Atom \At"om\, v. t.	   To reduce to atoms. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster] Atom bomb	Atom bomb \At"om bomb`\, Atomic bomb \A*tom"ic bomb`\n.	   a bomb of great power in which the explosive energy is	   derived from the nuclear fission of a fissionable material,	   such as plutonium or uranium-235. It is a type of nuclear	   weapon. The strength of an atom bomb is measured in kilotons,	   i.e. the equivalent energy released by explosion of a	   thousand tons of TNT. The first atomic bomb was manufactured	   in 1945.	   Syn: A-bomb, fission bomb.	        [PJC] Atomic
Atomic \A*tom"ic\, Atomical \A*tom"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. atomique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to atoms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extremely minute; tiny.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atomic bomb}, see {atom bomb} in the vocabulary.	   {Atomic philosophy}, or {Doctrine of atoms}, a system which,	      assuming that atoms are endued with gravity and motion,	      accounted thus for the origin and formation of all things.	      This philosophy was first broached by Leucippus, was	      developed by Democritus, and afterward improved by	      Epicurus, and hence is sometimes denominated the Epicurean	      philosophy.	   {Atomic theory}, or the {Doctrine of definite proportions}	      (Chem.), teaches that chemical combinations take place	      between the supposed ultimate particles or atoms of	      bodies, in some simple ratio, as of one to one, two to	      three, or some other, always expressible in whole numbers.	      	   {Atomic weight} (Chem.), the weight of the atom of an element	      as compared with the weight of the atom of hydrogen, taken	      as a standard.	      [1913 Webster]
Atomically \A*tom"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an atomic manner; in accordance with the atomic	   philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Atomician \At`o*mi"cian\, n.	   An atomist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Atomicism \A*tom"i*cism\, n.	   Atomism. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Atomicity \At`o*mic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. atomicit['e].] (Chem.)	   Degree of atomic attraction; equivalence; valence; also (a	   later use) the number of atoms in an elementary molecule. See	   {Valence}.	   [1913 Webster]
atomisation \atomisation\ n.	   1. separating something into fine particles.	   Syn: atomization, fragmentation	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. annihilation by reducing something to atoms.	   Syn: atomization	        [WordNet 1.5]
atomiser \atomiser\ n.	   1. a dispenser that turns a liquid (such as perfume) into a	      fine spray.	   Syn: atomizer, spray	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atomism \At"om*ism\, n. [Cf. F. atomisme.]	   The doctrine of atoms. See {Atomic philosophy}, under	   {Atomic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Atomist \At"om*ist\, n. [Cf. F. atomiste.]	   One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Atomistic \At`om*is"tic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to atoms; relating to atomism. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the object of the mechanical atomistic	            philosophy to confound synthesis with synartesis.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. divided into separate and often disparate elements; -- the	      opposite of {holistic}.	   Syn: atomistical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
atomistical \atomistical\ adj.	   divided into separate and often disparate elements.	   {holistic}	   Syn: atomistic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atomization \At`om*i*za"tion\, n.	   1. The act of reducing to atoms, or very minute particles; or	      the state of being so reduced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The reduction of fluids into fine spray.	      [1913 Webster]
Atomize \At"om*ize\, v. t.	   To reduce to atoms, or to fine spray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The liquids in the form of spray are said to be	         pulverized, nebulized, or atomized.      --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Atomizer \At"om*i`zer\ ([a^]t"[u^]m*[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, atomizes; esp., an instrument for	   reducing a liquid to spray for disinfecting, cooling, or	   perfuming.	   [1913 Webster]
Atomology \At`om*ol"o*gy\ ([a^]t`[u^]m*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Atom + -logy.]	   The doctrine of atoms. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Atomy \At"om*y\ ([a^]t"[u^]m*[y^]), n.	   An atom; a mite; a pigmy.	   [1913 Webster]	Atomy \At"o*my\, n. [For anatomy, taken as an atomy.]	   A skeleton. [Ludicrous] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Atonable \A*ton"a*ble\, a.	   Admitting an atonement; capable of being atoned for;	   expiable.	   [1913 Webster]
atonalistic \atonalistic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to atonalism.	      [WordNet 1.5]
atonality \atonality\ n.	   the absence of a key; alternative to the diatonic system.	   Syn: atonalism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
At one \At one"\ [OE. at on, atone, atoon, attone.]	   1. In concord or friendship; in agreement (with each other);	      as, to be, bring, make, or set, at one, i. e., to be or	      bring in or to a state of agreement or reconciliation.	      [1913 Webster]	            If gentil men, or othere of hir contree	            Were wrothe, she wolde bringen hem atoon. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the same opinion; agreed; as, on these points we are at	      one.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Together. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Atone \A*tone"\ ([.a]*t[=o]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Atoned}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Atoning}.] [From at one,, i. e., to be, or	   cause to be, at one. See {At one}.]	   1. To agree; to be in accordance; to accord. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He and Aufidius can no more atone	            Than violentest contrariety.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stand as an equivalent; to make reparation,	      compensation, or amends, for an offense or a crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            The murderer fell, and blood atoned for blood.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ministry not atoning for their former conduct by	            any wise or popular measure.          --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]	Atone \A*tone"\, v. t.	   1. To set at one; to reduce to concord; to reconcile, as	      parties at variance; to appease. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I would do much	            To atone them, for the love I bear to Cassio.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite in making. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The four elements . . . have atoned	            A noble league.                       --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make satisfaction for; to expiate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or each atone his guilty love with life. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Atonement \A*tone"ment\, n.	   1. (Literally, a setting at one.) Reconciliation; restoration	      of friendly relations; agreement; concord. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            By whom we have now received the atonement. --Rom.	                                                  v. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            He desires to make atonement	            Betwixt the Duke of Gloucester and your brothers.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Satisfaction or reparation made by giving an equivalent	      for an injury, or by doing of suffering that which will be	      received in satisfaction for an offense or injury;	      expiation; amends; -- with for. Specifically, in theology:	      The expiation of sin made by the obedience, personal	      suffering, and death of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a man has been guilty of any vice, the best	            atonement be can make for it is, to warn others.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Phocians behaved with, so much gallantry, that	            they were thought to have made a sufficient	            atonement for their former offense.   --Potter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Day of Atonement} (Jewish Antiq.), the only fast day of the	      Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the tenth day of the seventh	      month (Tishri), according to the rites described in	      Leviticus xvi. Also called {Yom Kippur}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atoner \A*ton"er\, n.	   One who makes atonement.	   [1913 Webster]
Atones \At*ones\, adv. [See {At one}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Down he fell atones as a stone.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Atonic \A*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. atonique. See	   {Atony}.]	   1. (Med.) Characterized by atony, or lack of vital energy;	      as, an atonic disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destitute of tone vocality; surd. --Rush.	      [1913 Webster]
Atonic \A*ton"ic\, n.	   1. (Gram.) A word that has no accent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An element of speech entirely destitute of vocality, or	      produced by the breath alone; a nonvocal or surd	      consonant; a breathing. --Rush.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A remedy capable of allaying organic excitement or	      irritation. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
atonicity \atonicity\ n.	   1. 1 lack of normal muscular tension or tonus.	   Syn: atony.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atony \At"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ? slackness; 'a priv. + ? tone,	   strength, ? to stretch: cf. F. atonie.] (Med.)	   Want of tone; weakness of the system, or of any organ,	   especially of such as are contractile.	   [1913 Webster]
Atop \A*top"\, adv.	   On or at the top. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Atrabilarian
Atrabilarian \At`ra*bi*la"ri*an\, Atrabilarious
\At`ra*bi*la"ri*ous\, a. [LL. atrabilarius, fr. L. atra bilis	   black bile: cf. F. atrabilaire, fr. atrabile.]	   Affected with melancholy; atrabilious. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrabilarian \At`ra*bi*la"ri*an\, n.	   A person much given to melancholy; a hypochondriac. --I.	   Disraeli.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrabiliar \At`ra*bil"iar\, a.	   Melancholy; atrabilious.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrabiliary \At`ra*bil"ia*ry\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to atra bilis or black bile, a fluid	      formerly supposed to be produced by the kidneys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Melancholic or hypohondriac; atrabilious; -- from the	      supposed predominance of black bile, to the influence of	      which the ancients attributed hypochondria, melancholy,	      and mania.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atrabiliary arteries}, {capsules}, and {veins} (Anat.),	      those pertaining to the kidney; -- called also renal	      arteries, capsules, and veins.	      [1913 Webster]
Atrabilious \At`ra*bil"ious\, a.	   Melancholic or hypochondriac; atrabiliary. --Dunglision.	   [1913 Webster]	         A hard-faced, atrabilious, earnest-eyed race. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was constitutionally atrabilious and scornful.	                                                  --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Atramentaceous \At`ra*men*ta"ceous\, a. [L. atramentum ink, fr.	   ater black.]	   Black, like ink; inky; atramental. [Obs.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster] Atramental
Atramental \At`ra*men"tal\, Atramentous \At`ra*men"tous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ink; inky; black, like ink; as,	   atramental galls; atramentous spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Atramentarious \At`ra*men*ta"ri*ous\, a. [Cf. F. atramentaire.	   See {Atramentaceous}.]	   Like ink; suitable for making ink. Sulphate of iron	   (copperas, green vitriol) is called atramentarious, as being	   used in making ink.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrede \At*rede\, v. t. [OE. at (AS. [ae]t) out + rede.]	   To surpass in council. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Men may the olde atrenne, but hat atrede. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrenne \At*renne"\, v. t. [OE. at + renne to run.]	   To outrun. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Atresia \A*tre"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? not perforated.] (Med.)	   Absence or closure of a natural passage or channel of the	   body; imperforation.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrial \A"tri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an atrium.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrichornis \Atrichornis\ n.	   1. 1 the type genus of the {Atrichornithidae}.	   Syn: genus {Atrichornis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atrichornithidae \Atrichornithidae\ n.	   a antural family comprising the scrubbirds.	   Syn: family {Atrichornithidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
atrioventricular \atrioventricular\ adj.	   1. 1 relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the	      heart. atrioventricular disease	   Syn: auriculoventricular.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atrip \A*trip"\, adv. [Pref. a- + trip.] (Naut.)	      (a) Just hove clear of the ground; -- said of the anchor.	      (b) Sheeted home, hoisted taut up and ready for trimming;	          -- said of sails.	      (c) Hoisted up and ready to be swayed across; -- said of	          yards.	          [1913 Webster]
Atriplex \Atriplex\ n.	   a genus of plants of the goosefoot family ({Chenopodiaceae});	   its members include species called {orach} and {saltbush}.	   Syn: genus {Atriplex}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atrium \A"tri*um\, n.; pl. {Atria}. [L., the fore court of a	   Roman house.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) A square hall lighted from above, into which rooms	          open at one or more levels.	      (b) An open court with a porch or gallery around three or	          more sides; especially at the entrance of a basilica	          or other church. The name was extended in the Middle	          Ages to the open churchyard or cemetery.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The main part of either auricle of the heart as	      distinct from the auricular appendix. Also, the whole	      articular portion of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A cavity in ascidians into which the intestine and	      generative ducts open, and which also receives the water	      from the gills. See {Ascidioidea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) A cavity, entrance, or passage; as, the atrium, or	      atrial cavity, in the body wall of the amphioxus; an	      atrium of the infundibula of the lungs, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Atrocha \At`ro*cha\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ? a circle.]	   (Zool.)	   A kind of ch[ae]topod larva in which no circles of cilia are	   developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrocious \A*tro"cious\, a. [L. atrox, atrocis, cruel, fierce:	   cf. F. atroce.]	   1. Extremely heinous; full of enormous wickedness; as,	      atrocious guilt or deeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by, or expressing, great atrocity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Revelations . . . so atrocious that nothing in	            history approaches them.              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very grievous or violent; terrible; as, atrocious	      distempers. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Atrocious}, {Flagitious}, {Flagrant}.	   Usage: Flagitious points to an act as grossly wicked and	          vile; as, a flagitious proposal. Flagrant marks the	          vivid impression made upon the mind by something	          strikingly wrong or erroneous; as, a flagrant	          misrepresentation; a flagrant violation of duty.	          Atrocious represents the act as springing from a	          violent and savage spirit. If Lord Chatham, instead of	          saying "the atrocious crime of being a young man," had	          used either of the other two words, his irony would	          have lost all its point, in his celebrated reply to	          Sir Robert Walpole, as reported by Dr. Johnson.	          [1913 Webster] -- {A*tro"cious*ly}, adv. --	          {A*tro"cious*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
atrociousness \atrociousness\ n.	   1. the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.	   Syn: atrocity, barbarity, barbarousness, heinousness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atrocity \A*troc"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Atrocities}. [F. atrocit['e],	   L. atrocitas, fr. atrox, atrocis, cruel.]	   1. Enormous wickedness; extreme heinousness or cruelty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An atrocious or extremely cruel deed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The atrocities which attend a victory. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Atropa \Atropa\ n.	   a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including the	   {belladonna} ({Atropa belladonna}).	   Syn: genus {Atropa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Atrophic \A*troph"ic\, a.	   Relating to atrophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrophied \At"ro*phied\, p. a.	   Affected with atrophy, as a tissue or organ; arrested in	   development at a very early stage; rudimentary.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, n. [L. atrophia, Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to	   nourish: cf. F. atrophie.]	   A wasting away from lack of nourishment; diminution in bulk	   or slow emaciation of the body or of any part. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. t. [p. p. {Atrophied}.]	   To cause to waste away or become abortive; to starve or	   weaken.	   [1913 Webster]	Atrophy \At"ro*phy\, v. i.	   To waste away; to dwindle.	   [1913 Webster]
Atropia \A*tro"pi*a\, n.	   Same as {Atropine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Atropine \At"ro*pine\, n. [Gr. ? inflexible; hence ? ?, one of	   the three Parc[ae]; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Chem.)	   A poisonous, white, crystallizable alkaloid, extracted from	   the {Atropa belladonna}, or deadly nightshade, and the	   {Datura Stramonium}, or thorn apple. It is remarkable for its	   power in dilating the pupil of the eye. Called also	   {daturine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Atropism \At"ro*pism\, n. (Med.)	   A condition of the system produced by long use of belladonna.	   [1913 Webster]
Atropous \At"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? to turn.] (Bot.)	   Not inverted; orthotropous.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrous \A"trous\, a. [L. ater.]	   Coal-black; very black.	   [1913 Webster]
Atrypa \A*try"pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ? a hole.]	   (Paleon.)	   A extinct genus of Branchiopoda, very common in Silurian	   limestones.	   [1913 Webster]
Attabal \At"ta*bal\, n.	   See {Atabal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Attacca \At*tac"ca\ [It., fr. attaccare to tie, bind. See	   {Attach}.] (Mus.)	   Attack at once; -- a direction at the end of a movement to	   show that the next is to follow immediately, without any	   pause.	   [1913 Webster]
Attach \At*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attached}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Attaching}.] [OF. atachier, F. attacher, to tie or	   fasten: cf. Celt. tac, tach, nail, E. tack a small nail, tack	   to fasten. Cf. {Attack}, and see {Tack}.]	   1. To bind, fasten, tie, or connect; to make fast or join;	      as, to attach one thing to another by a string, by glue,	      or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shoulder blade is . . . attached only to the	            muscles.                              --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            A huge stone to which the cable was attached.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To connect; to place so as to belong; to assign by	      authority; to appoint; as, an officer is attached to a	      certain regiment, company, or ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 us by wealth or flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Incapable of attaching a sensible man. --Miss	                                                  Austen.	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . by various ties attaches man to man.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To connect, in a figurative sense; to ascribe or	      attribute; to affix; -- with to; as, to attach great	      importance to a particular circumstance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Top this treasure a curse is attached. --Bayard	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take, seize, or lay hold of. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To take by legal authority:	      (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to	          answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a	          taking of the person by a civil process; being now	          rarely used for the arrest of a criminal.	      (b) To seize or take (goods or real estate) by virtue of a	          writ or precept to hold the same to satisfy a judgment	          which may be rendered in the suit. See {Attachment},	          4.	          [1913 Webster]	                The earl marshal attached Gloucester for high	                treason.                          --Miss Yonge.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Attached column} (Arch.), a column engaged in a wall, so	      that only a part of its circumference projects from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To affix; bind; tie; fasten; connect; conjoin; subjoin;	        annex; append; win; gain over; conciliate.	        [1913 Webster]	Attach \At*tach"\, v. i.	   1. To adhere; to be attached.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great interest which attaches to the mere	            knowledge of these facts cannot be doubted.	                                                  --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come into legal operation in connection with anything;	      to vest; as, dower will attach. --Cooley.	      [1913 Webster]	Attach \At*tach"\, n.	   An attachment. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Attachable \At*tach"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being attached; esp., liable to be taken by writ	   or precept.	   [1913 Webster]
Attach'e \At`ta*ch['e]"\, n. [F., p. p. of attacher. See	   {Attach}, v. t.]	   One attached to another person or thing, as a part of a suite	   or staff. Specifically: One attached to an embassy.	   [1913 Webster]
attache case \attache case\, attach'e case \attach['e] case\n.	   A flat, rectangular, usually rigid briefcase commonly used to	   carry documents for business purposes.	   [PJC]
attached \attached\ adj.	   1. fastened together. a picnic table with attached benches	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. being joined in close association; -- of people or	      organizations.	   Syn: affiliated, connected	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. fastened onto another object; -- of objects smaller than	      the main object.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. (Architecture) connected by a common wall or passageway;	      -- used of buildings. {detached}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   5. (Biology) permanently attached to a substrate; not free to	      move about. an attached oyster {vagile}	   Syn: sessile	        [WordNet 1.5]	   6. associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; --	      opposite of {unattached}.	   Note: Narrower terms include: {affianced, bespoken,	         betrothed, engaged, pledged, promised(predicate)};	         {married}. Also See: loving.	   Syn: committed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Attachment \At*tach"ment\, n. [F. attachment.]	   1. The act attaching, or state of being attached; close	      adherence or affection; fidelity; regard; an? passion of	      affection that binds a person; as, an attachment to a	      friend, or to a party.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That by which one thing is attached to another;	      connection; as, to cut the attachments of a muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The human mind . . . has exhausted its forces in the	            endeavor to rend the supernatural from its	            attachment to this history.           --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something attached; some adjunct attached to an	      instrument, machine, or other object; as, a sewing machine	      attachment (i. e., a device attached to a sewing machine	      to enable it to do special work, as tucking, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Giv. Law)	      (a) A seizure or taking into custody by virtue of a legal	          process.	      (b) The writ or percept commanding such seizure or taking.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is applied to a seizure or taking either of	         persons or property. In the serving of process in a	         civil suit, it is most generally applied to the taking	         of property, whether at common law, as a species of	         distress, to compel defendant's appearance, or under	         local statutes, to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff	         may recover in the action. The terms attachment and	         arrest are both applied to the taking or apprehension	         of a defendant to compel an appearance in a civil	         action. Attachments are issued at common law and in	         chancery, against persons for contempt of court. In	         England, attachment is employed in some cases where	         capias is with us, as against a witness who fails to	         appear on summons. In some of the New England States a	         writ of attachment is a species of mesne process upon	         which the property of a defendant may be seized at the	         commencement of a suit and before summons to him, and	         may be held to satisfy the judgment the plaintiff may	         recover. In other States this writ can issue only	         against absconding debtors and those who conceal	         themselves. See {Foreign}, {Garnishment}, {Trustee	         process}. --Bouvier. --Burrill. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Attachment}, {Affection}.	   Usage: The leading idea of affection is that of warmth and	          tenderness; the leading idea of attachment is that of	          being bound to some object by strong and lasting ties.	          There is more of sentiment (and sometimes of romance)	          in affection, and more of principle in preserving	          attachment. We speak of the ardor of the one, and the	          fidelity of the other. There is another distinction in	          the use and application of these words. The term	          attachment is applied to a wider range of objects than	          affection. A man may have a strong attachment to his	          country, to his profession, to his principles, and	          even to favorite places; in respect to none of these	          could we use the word affection.	          [1913 Webster]
Attack \At*tack"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attacked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Attacking}.] [F. attaquer, orig. another form of attacher	   to attack: cf. It. attacare to fasten, attack. See {Attach},	   {Tack} a small nail.]	   1. To fall upon with force; to assail, as with force and	      arms; to assault. "Attack their lines." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assail with unfriendly speech or writing; to begin a	      controversy with; to attempt to overthrow or bring into	      disrepute, by criticism or satire; to censure; as, to	      attack a man, or his opinions, in a pamphlet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set to work upon, as upon a task or problem, or some	      object of labor or investigation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To begin to affect; to begin to act upon, injuriously or	      destructively; to begin to decompose or waste.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the fourth of March he was attacked by fever.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hydrofluoric acid . . . attacks the glass. --B.	                                                  Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Attack}, {Assail}, {Assault}, {Invade}.	   Usage: These words all denote a violent onset; attack being	          the generic term, and the others specific forms of	          attack. To attack is to commence the onset; to assail	          is to make a sudden and violent attack, or to make	          repeated attacks; to assault (literally, to leap upon)	          is to attack physically by a had-to-hand approach or	          by unlawful and insulting violence; to invade is to	          enter by force on what belongs to another. Thus, a	          person may attack by offering violence of any kind; he	          may assail by means of missile weapons; he may assault	          by direct personal violence; a king may invade by	          marching an army into a country. Figuratively, we may	          say, men attack with argument or satire; they assail	          with abuse or reproaches; they may be assaulted by	          severe temptations; the rights of the people may be	          invaded by the encroachments of the crown.	          [1913 Webster]	Attack \At*tack"\, v. i.	   To make an onset or attack.	   [1913 Webster]	Attack \At*tack"\, n. [Cf. F. attaque.]	   1. The act of attacking, or falling on with force or	      violence; an onset; an assault; -- opposed to defense.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assault upon one's feelings or reputation with	      unfriendly or bitter words.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A setting to work upon some task, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An access of disease; a fit of sickness.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The beginning of corrosive, decomposing, or destructive	      action, by a chemical agent.	      [1913 Webster]
Attackable \At*tack"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being attacked.	   [1913 Webster]
attacked \at*tacked"\ adj.	   affected by disease.	   Syn: infected.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Attacker \At*tack"er\, n.	   One who attacks.	   [1913 Webster] Attagas
Attagas \At"ta*gas\, Attagen \At"ta*gen\, n. [L. attagen a kind	   of bird, Gr. ?, ?.] (Zool.)	   A species of sand grouse ({Syrrghaptes Pallasii}) found in	   Asia and rarely in southern Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Attaghan \At"ta*ghan\ ([a^]t"t[.a]*g[a^]n), n.	   See {Yataghan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Attain \At*tain"\ ([a^]t*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Attained} (-t[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Attaining}.] [Of.	   atteinen, atteignen, atainen, OF. ateindre, ataindre, F.	   atteindre, fr. L. attingere; ad + tangere to touch, reach.	   See {Tangent}, and cf. {Attinge}, {Attaint}.]	   1. To achieve or accomplish, that is, to reach by efforts; to	      gain; to compass; as, to attain rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is he wise who hopes to attain the end without the	            means?                                --Abp.	                                                  Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gain or obtain possession of; to acquire. [Obs. with a	      material object.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To get at the knowledge of; to ascertain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not well attaining his meaning.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To reach or come to, by progression or motion; to arrive	      at. "Canaan he now attains." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To overtake. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To reach in excellence or degree; to equal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Attain}, {Obtain}, {Procure}.	   Usage: Attain always implies an effort toward an object.	          Hence it is not synonymous with obtain and procure,	          which do not necessarily imply such effort or motion.	          We procure or obtain a thing by purchase or loan, and	          we obtain by inheritance, but we do not attain it by	          such means.	          [1913 Webster]	Attain \At*tain"\, v. i.	   1. To come or arrive, by motion, growth, bodily exertion, or	      efforts toward a place, object, state, etc.; to reach.	      [1913 Webster]	            If by any means they might attain to Phenice. --Acts	                                                  xxvii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor nearer might the dogs attain.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            To see your trees attain to the dignity of timber.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Few boroughs had as yet attained to power such as	            this.                                 --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come or arrive, by an effort of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high,	            I can not attain unto it.             --Ps. cxxxix.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	Attain \At*tain"\, n.	   Attainment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Attainability \At*tain`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being attainable; attainableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Attainable \At*tain"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being attained or reached by efforts of the	      mind or body; capable of being compassed or accomplished	      by efforts directed to the object.	      [1913 Webster]	            The highest pitch of perfection attainable in this	            life.                                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obtainable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            General Howe would not permit the purchase of those	            articles [clothes and blankets] in Philadelphia, and	            they were not attainable in the country. --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]
Attainableness \At*tain"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being attainable; attainability.	   [1913 Webster]
Attainder \At*tain"der\, n. [OF. ataindre, ateindre, to accuse,	   convict. Attainder is often erroneously referred to F.	   teindre tie stain. See {Attaint}, {Attain}.]	   1. The act of attainting, or the state of being attainted;	      the extinction of the civil rights and capacities of a	      person, consequent upon sentence of death or outlawry; as,	      an act of attainder. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly attainder was the inseparable consequence of a	         judicial or legislative sentence for treason or felony,	         and involved the forfeiture of all the real and	         personal property of the condemned person, and such	         "corruption of blood" that he could neither receive nor	         transmit by inheritance, nor could he sue or testify in	         any court, or claim any legal protection or rights. In	         England attainders are now abolished, and in the United	         States the Constitution provides that no bill of	         attainder shall be passed; and no attainder of treason	         (in consequence of a judicial sentence) shall work	         corruption of blood or forfeiture, except during the	         life of the person attainted.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A stain or staining; state of being in dishonor or	      condemnation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He lived from all attainder of suspect. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of attainder}, a bill brought into, or passed by, a	      legislative body, condemning a person to death or	      outlawry, and attainder, without judicial sentence.	      [1913 Webster]
Attainment \At*tain"ment\, n.	   1. The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching;	      hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The attainment of every desired object. --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is attained to, or obtained by exertion;	      acquirement; acquisition; (pl.), mental acquirements;	      knowledge; as, literary and scientific attainments.	      [1913 Webster]
Attaint \At*taint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attainted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Attainting}.] [OE. atteynten to convict, fr. atteynt,	   OF. ateint, p. p. of ateindre, ataindre. The meanings 3, 4,	   5, and 6 were influenced by a supposed connection with taint.	   See {Attain}, {Attainder}.]	   1. To attain; to get act; to hit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Law) To find guilty; to convict; -- said esp. of a	      jury on trial for giving a false verdict. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon sufficient proof attainted of some open act by	            men of his own condition.             --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To subject (a person) to the legal condition	      formerly resulting from a sentence of death or outlawry,	      pronounced in respect of treason or felony; to affect by	      attainder.	      [1913 Webster]	            No person shall be attainted of high treason where	            corruption of blood is incurred, but by the oath of	            two witnesses.                        --Stat. 7 & 8	                                                  Wm. III.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accuse; to charge with a crime or a dishonorable act.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To affect or infect, as with physical or mental disease or	      with moral contagion; to taint or corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	            My tender youth was never yet attaint	            With any passion of inflaming love.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To stain; to obscure; to sully; to disgrace; to cloud with	      infamy.	      [1913 Webster]	            For so exceeding shone his glistring ray,	            That Ph?bus' golden face it did attaint. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest she with blame her honor should attaint.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Attaint \At*taint"\, p. p.	   Attainted; corrupted. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Attaint \At*taint"\, n. [OF. attainte. See {Attaint}, v.]	   1. A touch or hit. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) A blow or wound on the leg of a horse, made by	      overreaching. --White.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A writ which lies after judgment, to inquire whether	      a jury has given a false verdict in any court of record;	      also, the convicting of the jury so tried. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stain or taint; disgrace. See {Taint}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An infecting influence. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Attaintment \At*taint"ment\, n.	   Attainder; attainture; conviction.	   [1913 Webster]
Attainture \At*tain"ture\, n.	   Attainder; disgrace.	   [1913 Webster]
Attal \At"tal\, n.	   Same as {Attle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Attame \At*tame"\, v. t. [OF. atamer, from Latin. See	   {Attaminate}.]	   1. To pierce; to attack. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To broach; to begin.	      [1913 Webster]	            And right anon his tale he hath attamed. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Attaminate \At*tam"i*nate\, v. t. [L. attaminare; ad + root of	   tangere. See {Contaminate}.]	   To corrupt; to defile; to contaminate. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Attar \At"tar\, n. [Per. 'atar perfume, essence, Ar. 'itr, fr.	   'atara to smell sweet. Cf. {Otto}.]	   A fragrant essential oil; esp., a volatile and highly	   fragrant essential oil obtained from the petals of roses.	   [Also written {otto} and {ottar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Attask \At*task"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + task.]	   To take to task; to blame. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Attaste \At*taste\, v. t. [Pref. a- + taste.]	   To taste or cause to taste. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Atte \At"te\	   At the. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
attelet \attelet\ n.	   1. [fr. L. hasta, rod, staff.] (Cooking) a type of skewer	      with an ornamental handle which is used for holding foods	      for presentation at the table, but not while cooking.	      [formerly spelled {hatelet}] --Larousse Gastronomique	      [PJC]
Attemper \At*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Attempering}.] [OF. atemprer, fr. L. attemperare;	   ad + temperare to soften, temper. See {Temper}, and cf.	   {Attemperate}.]	   1. To reduce, modify, or moderate, by mixture; to temper; to	      regulate, as temperature.	      [1913 Webster]	            If sweet with bitter . . . were not attempered	            still.                                --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To soften, mollify, or moderate; to soothe; to temper; as,	      to attemper rigid justice with clemency.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mix in just proportion; to regulate; as, a mind well	      attempered with kindness and justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accommodate; to make suitable; to adapt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arts . . . attempered to the lyre.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is now not much used, the verb temper taking	         its place.	         [1913 Webster]
Attemperament \At*tem"per*a*ment\, n. [OF. attemprement.]	   A tempering, or mixing in due proportion.	   [1913 Webster]
Attemperance \At*tem"per*ance\, n. [Cf. OF. atemprance.]	   Temperance; attemperament. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Attemperate \At*tem"per*ate\, a. [L. attemperatus, p. p. of	   attemperare. See {Attemper}.]	   Tempered; proportioned; properly adapted.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hope must be . . . attemperate to the promise.	                                                  --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Attemperate \At*tem"per*ate\, v. t.	   To attemper. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Attemperation \At*tem`per*a"tion\, n.	   The act of attempering or regulating. [Archaic] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Attemperly \At*tem"per*ly\, adv.	   Temperately. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Attemperment \At*tem"per*ment\, n.	   Attemperament.	   [1913 Webster]
Attempt \At*tempt"\ (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt	   atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad +	   tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to	   stretch. See {Tempt}, and cf. {Attend}.]	   1. To make trial or experiment of; to try; to endeavor to do	      or perform (some action); to assay; as, to attempt to	      sing; to attempt a bold flight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something attempted, something done,	            Has earned a night's repose.          --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To try to move, by entreaty, by afflictions, or by	      temptations; to tempt. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            It made the laughter of an afternoon	            That Vivien should attempt the blameless king.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To try to win, subdue, or overcome; as, one who attempts	      the virtue of a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dear sir, of force I must attempt you further:	            Take some remembrance of us, as a tribute. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To attack; to make an effort or attack upon; to try to	      take by force; as, to attempt the enemy's camp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without attempting his adversary's life. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Try}.	        [1913 Webster]	Attempt \At*tempt"\, v. i.	   To make an attempt; -- with upon. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Attempt \At*tempt"\, n.	   A essay, trial, or endeavor; an undertaking; an attack, or an	   effort to gain a point; esp. an unsuccessful, as contrasted	   with a successful, effort.	   [1913 Webster]	         By his blindness maimed for high attempts. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Attempt to commit a crime} (Law), such an intentional	      preparatory act as will apparently result, if not	      extrinsically hindered, in a crime which it was designed	      to effect. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Attempt}, {Endeavor}, {Effort}, {Exertion}, {Trial}.	   Usage: These words agree in the idea of calling forth our	          powers into action. Trial is the generic term; it	          denotes a putting forth of one's powers with a view to	          determine what they can accomplish; as, to make trial	          of one's strength. An attempt is always directed to	          some definite and specific object; as, "The attempt,	          and not the deed, confounds us." --Shak. An endeavor	          is a continued attempt; as, "His high endeavor and his	          glad success." --Cowper. Effort is a specific putting	          forth of strength in order to carry out an attempt.	          Exertion is the putting forth or active exercise of	          any faculty or power. "It admits of all degrees of	          effort and even natural action without effort." --C.	          J. Smith. See {Try}.	          [1913 Webster]
Attemptable \At*tempt"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being attempted, tried, or attacked. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Attempter \At*tempt"er\ (?; 215), n.	   1. One who attempts; one who essays anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assailant; also, a temper. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Attemptive \At*tempt"ive\, a.	   Disposed to attempt; adventurous. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Attend \At*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attended}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Attending}.] [OE. atenden, OF. atendre, F. attendre, to	   expect, to wait, fr. L. attendre to stretch, (sc. animum), to	   apply the mind to; ad + tendere to stretch. See {Tend}.]	   1. To direct the attention to; to fix the mind upon; to give	      heed to; to regard. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The diligent pilot in a dangerous tempest doth not	            attend the unskillful words of the passenger. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To care for; to look after; to take charge of; to watch	      over.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go or stay with, as a companion, nurse, or servant; to	      visit professionally, as a physician; to accompany or	      follow in order to do service; to escort; to wait on; to	      serve.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fifth had charge sick persons to attend.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a sore heart and a gloomy brow, he prepared to	            attend William thither.               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be present with; to accompany; to be united or	      consequent to; as, a measure attended with ill effects.	      [1913 Webster]	            What cares must then attend the toiling swain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be present at; as, to attend church, school, a concert,	      a business meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To wait for; to await; to remain, abide, or be in store	      for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The state that attends all men after this. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three days I promised to attend my doom. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Attend}, {Mind}, {Regard}, {Heed}, {Notice}.	   Usage: Attend is generic, the rest are specific terms. To	          mind is to attend so that it may not be forgotten; to	          regard is to look on a thing as of importance; to heed	          is to attend to a thing from a principle of caution;	          to notice is to think on that which strikes the	          senses. --Crabb. See {Accompany}.	          [1913 Webster]	Attend \At*tend"\, v. i.	   1. To apply the mind, or pay attention, with a view to	      perceive, understand, or comply; to pay regard; to heed;	      to listen; -- usually followed by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attend to the voice of my supplications. --Ps.	                                                  lxxxvi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man can not at the same time attend to two objects.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To accompany or be present or near at hand, in pursuance	      of duty; to be ready for service; to wait or be in	      waiting; -- often followed by on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was required to attend upon the committee.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (with to) To take charge of; to look after; as, to attend	      to a matter of business.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To wait; to stay; to delay. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For this perfection she must yet attend,	            Till to her Maker she espoused be.    --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Attend}, {Listen}, {Hearken}.	   Usage: We attend with a view to hear and learn; we listen	          with fixed attention, in order to hear correctly, or	          to consider what has been said; we hearken when we	          listen with a willing mind, and in reference to	          obeying.	          [1913 Webster]
Attendance \At*tend"ance\, n. [OE. attendance, OF. atendance,	   fr. atendre, F. attendre. See {Attend}, v. t.]	   1. Attention; regard; careful application. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till I come, give attendance to reading. --1 Tim.	                                                  iv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of attending; state of being in waiting; service;	      ministry; the fact of being present; presence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Constant attendance at church three times a day.	                                                  --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Waiting for; expectation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Languishing attendance and expectation of death.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The persons attending; a retinue; attendants.	      [1913 Webster]	            If your stray attendance by yet lodged. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Attendancy \At*tend"an*cy\, n.	   The quality of attending or accompanying; attendance; an	   attendant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Attendant \At*tend"ant\, a. [F. attendant, p. pr. of attendre.	   See {Attend}, v. t.]	   1. Being present, or in the train; accompanying; in waiting.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the attendant flotilla rang notes triumph.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cherub and Seraph . . . attendant on their Lord.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accompanying, connected with, or immediately following, as	      consequential; consequent; as, intemperance with all its	      attendant evils.	      [1913 Webster]	            The natural melancholy attendant upon his situation	            added to the gloom of the owner of the mansion.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Depending on, or owing duty or service to; as, the	      widow attendant to the heir. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Attendant keys} (Mus.), the keys or scales most nearly	      related to, or having most in common with, the principal	      key; those, namely, of its fifth above, or dominant, its	      fifth below (fourth above), or subdominant, and its	      relative minor or major.	      [1913 Webster]	Attendant \At*tend"ant\, n.	   1. One who attends or accompanies in any character whatever,	      as a friend, companion, servant, agent, or suitor. "A	      train of attendants." --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is present and takes part in the proceedings; as,	      an attendant at a meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which accompanies; a concomitant.	      [1913 Webster]	            [A] sense of fame, the attendant of noble spirits.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) One who owes duty or service to, or depends on,	      another. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Attendement \At*tend"e*ment\, n.	   Intent. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Attender \At*tend"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, attends.	   [1913 Webster]
Attendment \At*tend"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. atendement.]	   An attendant circumstance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The uncomfortable attendments of hell.   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Attent \At*tent"\, a. [L. attentus, p. p. of attendere. See	   {Attend}, v. t.]	   Attentive; heedful. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Let thine ears be attent unto the prayer. --2 Chron.	                                                  vi. 40.	   [1913 Webster]	Attent \At*tent"\, n.	   Attention; heed. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Attentate
Attentate \At*ten"tate\, Attentat \At*ten"tat\, n. [L.	   attentatum, pl. attentata, fr. attentare to attempt: cf. F.	   attentat criminal attempt. See {Attempt}.]	   1. An attempt; an assault. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A proceeding in a court of judicature, after an	          inhibition is decreed.	      (b) Any step wrongly innovated or attempted in a suit by	          an inferior judge.	          [1913 Webster]
Attention \At*ten"tion\, n. [L. attentio: cf. F. attention.]	   1. The act or state of attending or heeding; the application	      of the mind to any object of sense, representation, or	      thought; notice; exclusive or special consideration;	      earnest consideration, thought, or regard; obedient or	      affectionate heed; the supposed power or faculty of	      attending.	      [1913 Webster]	            They say the tongues of dying men	            Enforce attention like deep harmony.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Attention is consciousness and something more. It is	         consciousness voluntarily applied, under its law of	         limitations, to some determinate object; it is	         consciousness concentrated. --Sir W. Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of civility or courtesy; care for the comfort and	      pleasure of others; as, attentions paid to a stranger.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pay attention to}, {To pay one's attentions to}, to be	      courteous or attentive to; to wait upon as a lover; to	      court.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Care; heed; study; consideration; application;	        advertence; respect; regard.	        [1913 Webster]
attentional \attentional\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to attention.	      [WordNet 1.5] attention-getting
attention-getting \attention-getting\ attention-grabbing
\attention-grabbing\adj.	   1. seizing the attention attention-getting demonstration	   Syn: eye-catching.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 likely to attract interest.	   Syn: catchy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Attentive \At*ten"tive\ ([a^]t*t[e^]n"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   attentif.]	   1. Heedful; intent; observant; regarding with care or	      attention.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Attentive is applied to the senses of hearing and	         seeing, as, an attentive ear or eye; to the application	         of the mind, as in contemplation; or to the application	         of the mind, in every possible sense, as when a person	         is attentive to the words, and to the manner and	         matter, of a speaker at the same time.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Heedful of the comfort of others; courteous.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Heedful; intent; observant; mindful; regardful;	        circumspect; watchful.	        [1913 Webster] -- {At*ten"tive*ly}, adv. --	        {At*ten"tive*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
attentiveness \at*ten"tive*ness\ n.	   1. the quality of paying careful attention; attentiveness to	      detail.	   Syn: heed, regard, paying attention.	        [PJC]	   2. paying particular notice (as to children or helpless	      people).	   Syn: heed, regard, paying attention.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the trait of being considerate and thoughtful of others.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Attently \At*tent"ly\, adv.	   Attentively. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Attenuant \At*ten"u*ant\, a. [L. attenuans, p. pr. of attenuare:	   cf. F. att['e]nuant. See {Attenuate}.]	   Making thin, as fluids; diluting; rendering less dense and	   viscid; diluent. -- n. (Med.) A medicine that thins or	   dilutes the fluids; a diluent.	   [1913 Webster]
Attenuate \At*ten"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attenuated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Attenuating}.] [L. attenuatus, p. p. of	   attenuare; ad + tenuare to make thin, tenuis thin. See	   {Thin}.]	   1. To make thin or slender, as by mechanical or chemical	      action upon inanimate objects, or by the effects of	      starvation, disease, etc., upon living bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make thin or less consistent; to render less viscid or	      dense; to rarefy. Specifically: To subtilize, as the	      humors of the body, or to break them into finer parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lessen the amount, force, or value of; to make less	      complex; to weaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            To undersell our rivals . . . has led the	            manufacturer to . . . attenuate his processes, in	            the allotment of tasks, to an extreme point. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            We may reject and reject till we attenuate history	            into sapless meagerness.              --Sir F.	                                                  Palgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	Attenuate \At*ten"u*ate\, v. i.	   To become thin, slender, or fine; to grow less; to lessen.	   [1913 Webster]	         The attention attenuates as its sphere contracts.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster] Attenuate	Attenuate \At*ten"u*ate\, Attenuated \At*ten"u*a`ted\, a. [L.	   attenuatus, p. p.]	   1. Made thin or slender.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made thin or less viscid; rarefied. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Attenuation \At*ten`u*a"tion\, n. [L. attenuatio: cf. F.	   att['e]nuation.]	   1. The act or process of making slender, or the state of	      being slender; emaciation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of attenuating; the act of making thin or less	      dense, or of rarefying, as fluids or gases.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The process of weakening in intensity; diminution of	      virulence; as, the attenuation of virus.	      [1913 Webster]
Atter \At"ter\, n. [AS. [=ae]tter.]	   Poison; venom; corrupt matter from a sore. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Attercop \At"ter*cop\, n. [AS. attercoppa a spider; [=ae]tter	   poison + coppa head, cup.]	   1. A spider. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A peevish, ill-natured person. [North of Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Atterrate \At*ter*rate\, v. t. [It. atterrare (cf. LL. atterrare	   to cast to earth); L. ad + terra earth, land.]	   To fill up with alluvial earth. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Atterration \At`ter*ra"tion\, n.	   The act of filling up with earth, or of forming land with	   alluvial earth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Attest \At"test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Attesting}.] [L. attestari; ad + testari to bear witness:	   cf. F. attester.]	   1. To bear witness to; to certify; to affirm to be true or	      genuine; as, to attest the truth of a writing, a copy of	      record.	      [1913 Webster]	            Facts . . . attested by particular pagan authors.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give proof of; to manifest; as, the ruins of Palmyra	      attest its ancient magnificence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To call to witness; to invoke. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sacred streams which Heaven's imperial state	            Attests in oaths, and fears to violate. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Attest \At*test"\, n.	   Witness; testimony; attestation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The attest of eyes and ears.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Attestant \At*tes"tant\ n.	   1. (Law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a	      document or signature by adding their own signature.	   Syn: witness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Attestation \At`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. attestatio: cf. F.	   attestation.]	   The act of attesting; testimony; witness; a solemn or	   official declaration, verbal or written, in support of a	   fact; evidence. The truth appears from the attestation of	   witnesses, or of the proper officer. The subscription of a	   name to a writing as a witness, is an attestation.	   [1913 Webster]
Attestative \At*test"a*tive\, a.	   Of the nature of attestation.	   [1913 Webster] Attester
Attester \At*test"er\, Attestor \At*test"or\, n.	   One who attests.	   [1913 Webster]
Attestive \At*test"ive\, a.	   Attesting; furnishing evidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Attic \At"tic\, a. [L. Atticus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Attica, in Greece, or to Athens, its	   principal city; marked by such qualities as were	   characteristic of the Athenians; classical; refined.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Attic base} (Arch.), a peculiar form of molded base for a	      column or pilaster, described by Vitruvius, applied under	      the Roman Empire to the Ionic and Corinthian and "Roman	      Doric" orders, and imitated by the architects of the	      Renaissance.	   {Attic faith}, inviolable faith.	   {Attic purity}, special purity of language.	   {Attic salt}, {Attic wit}, a poignant, delicate wit, peculiar	      to the Athenians.	   {Attic story}. See {Attic}, n.	   {Attic style}, a style pure and elegant.	      [1913 Webster]	Attic \At"tic\, n. [In sense (a) from F. attique, orig. meaning	   Attic. See {Attic}, a.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) A low story above the main order or orders of a	          facade, in the classical styles; -- a term introduced	          in the 17th century. Hence:	      (b) A room or rooms behind that part of the exterior; all	          the rooms immediately below the roof.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. An Athenian; an Athenian author.	      [1913 Webster]
Attical \At"tic*al\, a.	   Attic. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Atticism \At"ti*cism\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   1. A favoring of, or attachment to, the Athenians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The style and idiom of the Greek language, used by the	      Athenians; a concise and elegant expression.	      [1913 Webster]
Atticize \At"ti*cize\, v. t. [Gr. ?.]	   To conform or make conformable to the language, customs,	   etc., of Attica.	   [1913 Webster]	Atticize \At"ti*cize\, v. i.	   1. To side with the Athenians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use the Attic idiom or style; to conform to the customs	      or modes of thought of the Athenians.	      [1913 Webster]
Attiguous \At*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. attiguus, fr. attingere to	   touch. See {Attain}.]	   Touching; bordering; contiguous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] -- {At*tig"u*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Attinge \At*tinge"\, v. t. [L. attingere to touch. See	   {Attain}.]	   To touch lightly. [Obs.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Attire \At*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attired}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Attiring}.] [OE. atiren to array, dispose, arrange, OF.	   atirier; [`a] (L. ad) + F. tire rank, order, row; of Ger.	   origin: cf. As. tier row, OHG. ziar[imac], G. zier, ornament,	   zieren to adorn. Cf. {Tire} a headdress.]	   To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or	   splendid garments.	   [1913 Webster]	         Finely attired in a robe of white.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         With the linen miter shall he be attired. --Lev. xvi.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	Attire \At*tire"\, n.	   1. Dress; clothes; headdress; anything which dresses or	      adorns; esp., ornamental clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Earth in her rich attire.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll put myself in poor and mean attire. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can a maid forget her ornament, or a bride her	            attire?                               --Jer. ii. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The antlers, or antlers and scalp, of a stag or buck.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The internal parts of a flower, included within the	      calyx and the corolla. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Attired \At*tired"\, p. p. (Her.)	   Provided with antlers, as a stag.	   [1913 Webster]
Attirement \At*tire"ment\, n.	   Attire; adornment.	   [1913 Webster]
Attirer \At*tir"er\, n.	   One who attires.	   [1913 Webster]
Attitude \At"ti*tude\, n. [It. attitudine, LL. aptitudo, fr. L.	   aptus suited, fitted: cf. F. attitude. Cf. {Aptitude}.]	   1. (Paint. & Sculp.) The posture, action, or disposition of a	      figure or a statue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The posture or position of a person or an animal, or the	      manner in which the parts of his body are disposed;	      position assumed or studied to serve a purpose; as, a	      threatening attitude; an attitude of entreaty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Position as indicating action, feeling, or mood; as,	      in times of trouble let a nation preserve a firm attitude;	      one's mental attitude in respect to religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The attitude of the country was rapidly changing.	                                                  --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To strike an attitude}, to take an attitude for mere effect.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Attitude}, {Posture}.	   Usage: Both of these words describe the visible disposition	          of the limbs. Posture relates to their position	          merely; attitude refers to their fitness for some	          specific object. The object of an attitude is to set	          forth exhibit some internal feeling; as, attitude of	          wonder, of admiration, of grief, etc. It is,	          therefore, essentially and designedly expressive. Its	          object is the same with that of gesture; viz., to hold	          forth and represent. Posture has no such design. If we	          speak of posture in prayer, or the posture of	          devotion, it is only the natural disposition of the	          limbs, without any intention to show forth or exhibit.	          [1913 Webster]	                'T is business of a painter in his choice of	                attitudes (positur[ae]) to foresee the effect	                and harmony of the lights and shadows. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Never to keep the body in the same posture half	                an hour at a time.                --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]
Attitudinal \At`ti*tu"di*nal\, a.	   Relating to attitude.	   [1913 Webster]
Attitudinarian \At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an\, n.	   One who attitudinizes; a posture maker.	   [1913 Webster]
Attitudinarianism \At`ti*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism\, n.	   A practicing of attitudes; posture making.	   [1913 Webster]
Attitudinize \At`ti*tu"di*nize\, v. i.	   To assume affected attitudes; to strike an attitude; to pose.	   [1913 Webster]	         Maria, who is the most picturesque figure, was put to	         attitudinize at the harp.                --Hannah More.	   [1913 Webster]
Attitudinizer \At`ti*tu"di*ni`zer\, n.	   One who practices attitudes.	   [1913 Webster]
Attle \At"tle\, n. [Cf. {Addle} mire.] (Mining)	   Rubbish or refuse consisting of broken rock containing little	   or no ore. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Attollent \At*tol"lent\, a. [L. attollens, p. pr. of attollere;	   ad + tollere to lift.]	   Lifting up; raising; as, an attollent muscle. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Attonce \At*tonce"\, adv. [At + once.]	   At once; together. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Attone \At*tone"\, adv.	   See {At one}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Attorn \At*torn"\, v. i. [OF. atorner, aturner, atourner, to	   direct, prepare, dispose, attorn (cf. OE. atornen to return,	   adorn); [`a] (L. ad) + torner to turn; cf. LL. attornare to	   commit business to another, to attorn; ad + tornare to turn,	   L. tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off. See {Turn}, v.	   t.]	   1. (Feudal Law) To turn, or transfer homage and service, from	      one lord to another. This is the act of feudatories,	      vassals, or tenants, upon the alienation of the estate.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Modern Law) To agree to become tenant to one to whom	      reversion has been granted.	      [1913 Webster]
Attorney \At*tor"ney\, n.; pl. {Attorneys}. [OE. aturneye, OF.	   atorn['e], p. p. of atorner: cf. LL. atturnatus, attornatus,	   fr. attornare. See {Attorn}.]	   1. A substitute; a proxy; an agent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And will have no attorney but myself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) One who is legally appointed by another to transact	          any business for him; an attorney in fact.	      (b) A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and	          defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: An attorney is either public or private. A private	         attorney, or an attorney in fact, is a person appointed	         by another, by a letter or power of attorney, to	         transact any business for him out of court; but in a	         more extended sense, this class includes any agent	         employed in any business, or to do any act in pais, for	         another. A public attorney, or attorney at law, is a	         practitioner in a court of law, legally qualified to	         prosecute and defend actions in such court, on the	         retainer of clients. --Bouvier. -- The attorney at law	         answers to the procurator of the civilians, to the	         solicitor in chancery, and to the proctor in the	         ecclesiastical and admiralty courts, and all of these	         are comprehended under the more general term lawyer. In	         Great Britain and in some states of the United States,	         attorneys are distinguished from counselors in that the	         business of the former is to carry on the practical and	         formal parts of the suit. In many states of the United	         States however, no such distinction exists. In England,	         since 1873, attorneys at law are by statute called	         solicitors.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A power}, {letter}, or {warrant}, {of attorney}, a written	      authority from one person empowering another to transact	      business for him.	      [1913 Webster]	Attorney \At*tor"ney\, v. t.	   To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Attorney-general \At*tor"ney-gen"er*al\, n.; (pl.	   Attorney-generals or Attorneys-general). (Law)	   The chief law officer of the state, empowered to act in all	   litigation in which the law-executing power is a party, and	   to advise this supreme executive whenever required.	   --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Attorneyism \At*tor"ney*ism\, n.	   The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.	   [1913 Webster]
Attorneyship \At*tor"ney*ship\, n.	   The office or profession of an attorney; agency for another.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Attornment \At*torn"ment\, n. [OF. attornement, LL.	   attornamentum. See {Attorn}.] (Law)	   The act of a feudatory, vassal, or tenant, by which he	   consents, upon the alienation of an estate, to receive a new	   lord or superior, and transfers to him his homage and	   service; the agreement of a tenant to acknowledge the	   purchaser of the estate as his landlord. --Burrill.	   Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Attract \At*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attracted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Attracting}.] [L. attractus, p. p. of attrahere; ad +	   trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v. t.]	   1. To draw to, or cause to tend to; esp. to cause to	      approach, adhere, or combine; or to cause to resist	      divulsion, separation, or decomposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            All bodies and all parts of bodies mutually attract	            themselves and one another.           --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw by influence of a moral or emotional kind; to	      engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or	      allure; as, to attract admirers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To draw; allure; invite; entice; influence.	        [1913 Webster]	Attract \At*tract"\, n.	   Attraction. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Attractability \At*tract`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or fact of being attractable. --Sir W. Jones.	   [1913 Webster]
Attractable \At*tract"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being attracted; subject to attraction. --	   {At*tract"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Attracter \At*tract"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, attracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Attractile \At*tract"ile\, a.	   Having power to attract.	   [1913 Webster]
Attracting \At*tract"ing\, a.	   That attracts. -- {At*tract"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Attraction \At*trac"tion\, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.]	   1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws	      anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually	      between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them	      together, or to produce their cohesion or combination, and	      conversely resisting separation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Attraction is exerted at both sensible and insensible	         distances, and is variously denominated according to	         its qualities or phenomena. Under attraction at	         sensible distances, there are, -- (1.)	   {Attraction of gravitation}, which acts at all distances	      throughout the universe, with a force proportional	      directly to the product of the masses of the bodies and	      inversely to the square of their distances apart. (2.)	   {Magnetic}, {diamagnetic}, and {electrical attraction}, each	      of which is limited in its sensible range and is polar in	      its action, a property dependent on the quality or	      condition of matter, and not on its quantity. Under	      attraction at insensible distances, there are, -- (1.)	   {Adhesive attraction}, attraction between surfaces of	      sensible extent, or by the medium of an intervening	      substance. (2.)	   {Cohesive attraction}, attraction between ultimate particles,	      whether like or unlike, and causing simply an aggregation	      or a union of those particles, as in the absorption of	      gases by charcoal, or of oxygen by spongy platinum, or the	      process of solidification or crystallization. The power in	      adhesive attraction is strictly the same as that of	      cohesion. (3.)	   {Capillary attraction}, attraction causing a liquid to rise,	      in capillary tubes or interstices, above its level	      outside, as in very small glass tubes, or a sponge, or any	      porous substance, when one end is inserted in the liquid.	      It is a special case of cohesive attraction. (4.)	   {Chemical attraction}, or	   {affinity}, that peculiar force which causes elementary	      atoms, or groups of atoms, to unite to form molecules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or property of attracting; the effect of the power	      or operation of attraction. --Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power or act of alluring, drawing to, inviting, or	      engaging; an attractive quality; as, the attraction of	      beauty or eloquence.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which attracts; an attractive object or feature.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Allurement; enticement; charm.	        [1913 Webster]	Attraction sphere \At*trac"tion sphere\	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The central mass of the aster in mitotic cell	          division; centrosphere.	      (b) Less often, the mass of archoplasm left by the aster	          in the resting cell.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Bot.) A small body situated on or near the nucleus in the	      cells of some of the lower plants, consisting of two	      centrospheres containing centrosomes. It exercises an	      important function in mitosis.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Attractive \At*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. attractif.]	   1. Having the power or quality of attracting or drawing; as,	      the attractive force of bodies. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attracting or drawing by moral influence or pleasurable	      emotion; alluring; inviting; pleasing. "Attractive	      graces." --Milton. "Attractive eyes." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flowers of a livid yellow, or fleshy color, are most	            attractive to flies.                  --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster] -- {At*tract"ive*ly}, adv. --	      {At*tract"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Attractive \At*tract"ive\, n.	   That which attracts or draws; an attraction; an allurement.	   [1913 Webster]	         Speaks nothing but attractives and invitation. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Attractivity \At`trac*tiv"i*ty\	   ([a^]t`tr[a^]k*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or degree of attractive power.	   [1913 Webster]
Attractor \At*tract"or\ ([a^]t*tr[a^]kt"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, attracts. --Sir T. Browne	   [1913 Webster]
Attrahent \At"tra*hent\, a. [L. attrahens, p. pr. of attrahere.	   See {Attract}, v. t.]	   Attracting; drawing; attractive.	   [1913 Webster]	Attrahent \At"tra*hent\, n.	   1. That which attracts, as a magnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The motion of the steel to its attrahent.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A substance which, by irritating the surface,	      excites action in the part to which it is applied, as a	      blister, an epispastic, a sinapism.	      [1913 Webster]
Attrap \At*trap"\, v. t. [F. attraper to catch; [`a] (L. ad) +	   trappe trap. See {Trap} (for taking game).]	   To entrap; to insnare. [Obs.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]	Attrap \At*trap"\, v. t. [Pref. ad + trap to adorn.]	   To adorn with trapping; to array. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall your horse be attrapped . . . more richly?	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Attrectation \At`trec*ta"tion\, n. [L. attrectatio; ad +	   tractare to handle.]	   Frequent handling or touching. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Attributable \At*trib"u*ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being attributed; ascribable; imputable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Errors . . . attributable to carelessness. --J. D.	                                                  Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Attribute \At*trib"ute\ ([a^]t"tr[i^]*b[=u]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Attributed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attributing}.] [L.	   attributus, p. p. of attribuere; ad + tribuere to bestow. See	   {Tribute}.]	   To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate	   (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to	   assign; to consider as belonging (to).	   [1913 Webster]	         We attribute nothing to God that hath any repugnancy or	         contradiction in it.                     --Abp.	                                                  Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The merit of service is seldom attributed to the true	         and exact performer.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Ascribe}.	        [1913 Webster]	Attribute \At"tri*bute\, n. [L. attributum.]	   1. That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as	      belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an	      essential or necessary property or characteristic.	      [1913 Webster]	            But mercy is above this sceptered away; . . .	            It is an attribute to God himself.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reputation. [Poetic]                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Paint. & Sculp.) A conventional symbol of office,	      character, or identity, added to any particular figure;	      as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an	      attributive adjunct or adjective.	      [1913 Webster]
Attribution \At`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. attributio: cf. F.	   attribution.]	   1. The act of attributing or ascribing, as a quality,	      character, or function, to a thing or person, an effect to	      a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is ascribed or attributed.	      [1913 Webster]
Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. attributif.]	   Attributing; pertaining to, expressing, or assigning an	   attribute; of the nature of an attribute.	   [1913 Webster]	Attributive \At*trib"u*tive\, n., (Gram.)	   A word that denotes an attribute; esp. a modifying word	   joined to a noun; an adjective or adjective phrase.	   [1913 Webster]
Attributively \At*trib"u*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an attributive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Attrite \At*trite"\, a. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad +	   terere to rub. See {Trite}.]	   1. Rubbed; worn by friction. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Repentant from fear of punishment; having	      attrition of grief for sin; -- opposed to {contrite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Attrition \At*tri"tion\, n. [L. attritio: cf. F. attrition.]	   1. The act of rubbing together; friction; the act of wearing	      by friction, or by rubbing substances together; abrasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Effected by attrition of the inward stomach.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being worn. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) Grief for sin arising only from fear of	      punishment or feelings of shame. See {Contrition}.	      --Wallis.	      [1913 Webster]
attritional \attritional\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to attrition (definition 4).	      [WordNet 1.5]
Attritus \At*tri"tus\, n. [L. attritus, p. p. of atterere; ad +	   terere to rub.]	   Matter pulverized by attrition.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Attry \At"try\, a. [See {Atter}.]	   Poisonous; malignant; malicious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Attune \At*tune"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attuned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Attuning}.] [Pref. ad- + tune.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To tune or put in tune; to make melodious; to adjust, as	      one sound or musical instrument to another; as, to attune	      the voice to a harp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arrange fitly; to make accordant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wake to energy each social aim,	            Attuned spontaneous to the will of Jove. --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]
Atwain \A*twain"\, adv. [OE. atwaine, atwinne; pref. a- +	   twain.]	   In twain; asunder. [Obs. or Poetic] "Cuts atwain the knots."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Atween \A*tween"\, adv. or prep. [See {Atwain}, and cf.	   {Between}.]	   Between. [Archaic] --Spenser. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Atwirl \A*twirl"\, a. & adv. [Pref. a- + twist.]	   Twisted; distorted; awry. [R.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Atwite \A*twite"\, v. t. [OE. attwyten, AS. [ae]tw[imac]tan. See	   {Twit}.]	   To speak reproachfully of; to twit; to upbraid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Atwixt \A*twixt"\, adv.	   Betwixt. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Atwo \A*two"\, adv. [Pref. a- + two.]	   In two; in twain; asunder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Atypic
Atypic \A*typ"ic\, Atypical \A*typ"ic*al\, a. [Pref. a- not +	   typic, typical.]	   That has no type; devoid of typical character; irregular;	   unlike the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Aubade \Au`bade"\, n. [F., fr. aube the dawn, fr. L. albus	   white.]	   An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an	   evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive	   of morning. --Grove.	   [1913 Webster]	         The crowing cock . . .	         Sang his aubade with lusty voice and clear.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Aubaine \Au`baine"\, n. [F., fr. aubain an alien, fr. L. alibi	   elsewhere.]	   Succession to the goods of a stranger not naturalized.	   --Littr['e].	   [1913 Webster]	   {Droit d'aubaine}, the right, formerly possessed by the king	      of France, to all the personal property of which an alien	      died possessed. It was abolished in 1819. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Aube \Aube\, n. [See {Ale}.]	   An alb. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Auberge \Au`berge"\, n. [F.]	   An inn. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Aubin \Au"bin\, n. [F.]	   A broken gait of a horse, between an amble and a gallop; --	   commonly called a {Canterbury gallop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Auburn \Au"burn\, a. [OE. auburne blonde, OF. alborne, auborne,	   fr. LL. alburnus whitish, fr. L. albus white. Cf. {Alburn}.]	   1. Flaxen-colored. [Obs.] --Florio.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reddish brown.	      [1913 Webster]	            His auburn locks on either shoulder flowed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Auchenium \Au*che"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? the neck.]	   (Zool.)	   The part of the neck nearest the back.	   [1913 Webster]
Auctary \Auc"ta*ry\, n. [L. auctarium.]	   That which is superadded; augmentation. [Obs.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Auction \Auc"tion\, n. [L. auctio an increasing, a public sale,	   where the price was called out, and the article to be sold	   was adjudged to the last increaser of the price, or the	   highest bidder, fr. L. augere, auctum, to increase. See	   {Augment}.]	   1. A public sale of property to the highest bidder, esp. by a	      person licensed and authorized for the purpose; a vendue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The things sold by auction or put up to auction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ask you why Phryne the whole auction buys ? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, the more prevalent expression has	         been "sales at auction," that is, by an increase of	         bids (Lat. auctione). This latter form is preferable.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dutch auction}, the public offer of property at a price	      beyond its value, then gradually lowering the price, till	      some one accepts it as purchaser. --P. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Auction \Auc"tion\, v. t.	   To sell by auction.	   [1913 Webster]
Auctionary \Auc"tion*a*ry\, a. [L. auctionarius.]	   Of or pertaining to an auction or an auctioneer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With auctionary hammer in thy hand.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Auction bridge \Auc"tion bridge\	   A variety of the game of bridge in which the players,	   beginning with the dealer, bid for the privilege of naming	   the trump and playing with the dummy for that deal, there	   being heavy penalties for a player's failure to make good his	   bid. The score value of each trick more than six taken by the	   successful bidder is as follows: when the trump is spades, 2;	   clubs, 6; diamonds, 7; hearts, 8; royal spades (lilies), 9;	   and when the deal is played with no trump, 10.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Auction pitch \Auction pitch\	   A game of cards in which the players bid for the privilege of	   determining or "pitching" the trump suit. --R. F. Foster.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auctioneer \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.	   [1913 Webster]	Auctioneer \Auc`tion*eer"\, v. t.	   To sell by auction; to auction.	   [1913 Webster]	         Estates . . . advertised and auctioneered away.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Aucupation \Au`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. aucupatio, fr. auceps, contr.	   for aviceps; avis bird + capere to take.]	   Birdcatching; fowling. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Audacious \Au*da"cious\, a. [F. audacieux, as if fr. LL.	   audaciosus (not found), fr. L. audacia audacity, fr. audax,	   -acis, bold, fr. audere to dare.]	   1. Daring; spirited; adventurous.	      [1913 Webster]	            As in a cloudy chair, ascending rides	            Audacious.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contemning the restraints of law, religion, or decorum;	      bold in wickedness; presumptuous; impudent; insolent. "	      Audacious traitor." --Shak. " Such audacious	      neighborhood." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Committed with, or proceedings from, daring effrontery or	      contempt of law, morality, or decorum. "Audacious	      cruelty." "Audacious prate." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Audaciously \Au*da"cious*ly\, adv.	   In an audacious manner; with excess of boldness; impudently.	   [1913 Webster]
Audaciousness \Au*da"cious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.	   [1913 Webster]
Audacity \Au*dac"i*ty\, n.	   1. Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The freedom and audacity necessary in the commerce	            of men.                               --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reckless daring; presumptuous impudence; -- implying a	      contempt of law or moral restraints.	      [1913 Webster]	            With the most arrogant audacity.      --Joye.	      [1913 Webster]
audad \audad\ n.	   same as {aoudad}.	   Syn: aoudad, arui, Barbary sheep, maned sheep, Ammotragus	        lervia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Auden \Auden\ n.	   An English poet in the U. S. Born 1907, died 1973.	   Syn: Wystan Hugh Auden	        [WordNet 1.5]
Audenesque \Audenesque\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to W. H. Auden.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Audibility \Au`di*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being audible; power of being heard; audible	   capacity.	   [1913 Webster]
Audible \Au"di*ble\, a. [LL. audibilis, fr. L. audire, auditum,	   to hear: cf. Gr. ? ear, L. auris, and E. ear.]	   Capable of being heard; loud enough to be heard; actually	   heard; as, an audible voice or whisper.	   [1913 Webster]	Audible \Au"di*ble\, n.	   That which may be heard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Visibles are swiftlier carried to the sense than	         audibles.                                --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Audibleness \Au"di*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being audible.	   [1913 Webster]
Audibly \Au"di*bly\, adv.	   So as to be heard.	   [1913 Webster]
Audience \Au"di*ence\, n. [F. audience, L. audientia, fr. audire	   to hear. See {Audible}, a.]	   1. The act of hearing; attention to sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou, therefore, give due audience, and attend.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admittance to a hearing; a formal interview, esp. with a	      sovereign or the head of a government, for conference or	      the transaction of business.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to the fair play of the world,	            Let me have audience: I am sent to speak. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An auditory; an assembly of hearers. Also applied by	      authors to their readers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fit audience find, though few.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He drew his audience upward to the sky. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Court of audience}, or {Audience court} (Eng.), a court long	      since disused, belonging to the Archbishop of Canterbury;	      also, one belonging to the Archbishop of York. --Mozley &	      W.	   {In general} (or {open}) {audience}, publicly.	   {To give audience}, to listen; to admit to an interview.	      [1913 Webster]
Audient \Au"di*ent\, a. [L. audiens, p. pr. of audire. See	   {Audible}, a.]	   Listening; paying attention; as, audient souls. --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Audient \Au"di*ent\, n.	   A hearer; especially a catechumen in the early church. [Obs.]	   --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Audile \Au"dile\, n. [L. audire to hear.] (Psychol.)	   One whose thoughts take the form of mental sounds or of	   internal discourse rather than of visual or motor images.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
audio \audio\ n.	   the part of a transmitted signal which conveys the sound of	   the event represented by the signal, such as that of a	   television program. "they always raise the audio for	   commercials"	   Syn: sound.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 an audible acoustic wave frequency.	   Syn: audio frequency	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the sound elements of television.	      [WordNet 1.5]
audiocassette \audiocassette\ n.	   1. a cassette for audio tape.	      [WordNet 1.5]
audio-lingual \audio-lingual\ adj.	   1. pertaining to a method of teaching language that focuses	      on listening and speaking.	      [WordNet 1.5]
audiology \audiology\ n.	   1. 1 the measurement of hearing.	   Syn: audiometry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Audiometer \Au`di*om"e*ter\, n. [L. audire to hear + -meter.]	   (Acous.)	   An instrument by which the power of hearing can be gauged and	   recorded on a scale.	   [1913 Webster]
audiometry \audiometry\ n.	   1. the measurement of hearing.	   Syn: audiology	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. measuring sensitivity of hearing.	      [WordNet 1.5] audio system
audio system \audio system\, audio-system \audio-system\n.	   1. a system of electronic equipment for recording or	      reproducing sound.	   Syn: sound system.	        [WordNet 1.5]
audiotape \audiotape\ n.	   1. magnetic tape for use in recording sound.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a tape recording of sound.	      [WordNet 1.5] audiovisual
audiovisual \audiovisual\ audio-visual \audio-visual\adj.	   1. 1 pertaining to or using audiovisual aids in teaching or	      exposition the school's audiovisual department	      [WordNet 1.5]	audiovisual \audiovisual\ n.	   1. 1 materials using sight or sound to present information;	      -- usually used in the plural. "language tapes and	      videocassettes and other audiovisuals"	   Syn: audiovisual aid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Audiphone \Au"di*phone\, n. [L. audire to hear + Gr. ? sound.]	   An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound	   to the auditory nerve and enables the deaf to hear more or	   less distinctly; a dentiphone.	   [1913 Webster]
Audit \Au"dit\, n. [L. auditus a hearing, fr. audire. See	   {Audible}, a.]	   1. An audience; a hearing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He appeals to a high audit.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An examination in general; a judicial examination.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Specifically: An examination of an account or of	         accounts, with the hearing of the parties concerned, by	         proper officers, or persons appointed for that purpose,	         who compare the charges with the vouchers, examine	         witnesses, and state the result.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The result of such an examination, or an account as	      adjusted by auditors; final account.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet I can make my audit up.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A general receptacle or receiver. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It [a little brook] paid to its common audit no more	            than the revenues of a little cloud.  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Audit ale}, a kind of ale, brewed at the English	      universities, orig. for the day of audit.	   {Audit house}, {Audit room}, an appendage to a cathedral, for	      the transaction of its business.	      [1913 Webster]	Audit \Au"dit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Audited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Auditing}.]	   To examine and adjust, as an account or accounts; as, to	   audit the accounts of a treasure, or of parties who have a	   suit depending in court.	   [1913 Webster]	Audit \Au"dit\, v. i.	   To settle or adjust an account.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let Hocus audit; he knows how the money was disbursed.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Audita querela \Au*di"ta que*re"la\ [L., the complaint having	   been heard.] (Law)	   A writ which lies for a party against whom judgment is	   recovered, but to whom good matter of discharge has	   subsequently accrued which could not have been availed of to	   prevent such judgment. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Audition \Au*di"tion\, n. [L. auditio.]	   The act of hearing or listening; hearing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Audition may be active or passive; hence the difference	         between listening and simple hearing.    --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Auditive \Au"di*tive\, a. [Cf. F. auditif.]	   Of or pertaining to hearing; auditory. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Auditor \Au"di*tor\, n. [L. auditor, fr. audire. See {Audible},	   a.]	   1. A hearer or listener. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person appointed and authorized to audit or examine an	      account or accounts, compare the charges with the	      vouchers, examine the parties and witnesses, allow or	      reject charges, and state the balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who hears judicially, as in an audience court.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States government, and in the State	         governments, there are auditors of the treasury and of	         the public accounts. The name is also applied to	         persons employed to check the accounts of courts,	         corporations, companies, societies, and partnerships.	         [1913 Webster]
Auditorial \Au`di*to"ri*al\, a.	   Auditory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Auditorium \Au`di*to"ri*um\, n. [L. See {Auditory}, n.]	   1. The part of a church, theater, or other public building,	      assigned to the audience.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In ancient churches the auditorium was the nave, where	         hearers stood to be instructed; in monasteries it was	         an apartment for the reception of strangers.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. a building, or a room within a building, containing a	      large open space for public gatherings, and often having a	      raised stage where speakers or presentations may be easily	      viewed by the audience. The students assembled to hear the	      president speak in the auditorium.	      [PJC]
Auditorship \Au"di*tor*ship\, n.	   The office or function of auditor.	   [1913 Webster]
Auditory \Au"di*to*ry\, a. [L. auditorius.]	   Of or pertaining to hearing, or to the sense or organs of	   hearing; as, the auditory nerve. See {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Auditory canal} (Anat.), the tube from the auditory meatus	      or opening of the ear to the tympanic membrane.	      [1913 Webster]	Auditory \Au"di*to*ry\, n. [L. auditorium.]	   1. An assembly of hearers; an audience.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An auditorium. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
Auditress \Au"di*tress\, n.	   A female hearer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Auditual \Au*dit"u*al\, a.	   Auditory. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [=a]lfr elf.	   See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.]	   A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a	   deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Au fait \Au` fait"\ ([=o]` f[asl]"). [F. Lit., to the deed, act,	   or point. Fait is fr. L. factum. See {Fact}.]	   Expert; skillful; well instructed.	   [1913 Webster]
Aufklaumrung \Auf"kl[aum]*rung\, n. [G., enlightenment.]	   A philosophic movement of the 18th century characterized by a	   lively questioning of authority, keen interest in matters of	   politics and general culture, and an emphasis on empirical	   method in science. It received its impetus from the	   unsystematic but vigorous skepticism of Pierre Bayle, the	   physical doctrines of Newton, and the epistemological	   theories of Locke, in the preceding century. Its chief center	   was in France, where it gave rise to the skepticism of	   Voltaire, the naturalism of Rousseau, the sensationalism of	   Condillac, and the publication of the "Encyclopedia" by	   D'Alembert and Diderot. In Germany, Lessing, Mendelssohn, and	   Herder were representative thinkers, while the political	   doctrines of the leaders of the American Revolution and the	   speculations of Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Paine	   represented the movement in America.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Au fond \Au` fond"\ [F., lit., at the bottom.]	   At bottom; fundamentally; essentially.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Augean \Au*ge"an\, a.	   1. (Class. Myth.) Of or pertaining to Augeus, king of Elis,	      whose stable contained 3000 oxen, and had not been cleaned	      for 30 years. Hercules cleansed it in a single day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Exceedingly filthy or corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Augean stable} (Fig.), an accumulation of corruption or	      filth almost beyond the power of man to remedy.	      [1913 Webster]
augend \augend\ n.	   1. a number to which another number (the addend) is added.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Auger \Au"ger\, n. [OE. augoure, nauger, AS. nafeg[=a]r, fr.	   nafu, nafa, nave of a wheel + g[=a]r spear, and therefore	   meaning properly and originally a nave-bore. See {Nave} (of a	   wheel) and 2d {Gore}, n.]	   1. A carpenter's tool for boring holes larger than those	      bored by a gimlet. It has a handle placed crosswise by	      which it is turned with both hands. A pod auger is one	      with a straight channel or groove, like the half of a bean	      pod. A screw auger has a twisted blade, by the spiral	      groove of which the chips are discharge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks,	      for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the	      rocks or strata upon which they lie, and for obtaining	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Auger bit}, a bit with a cutting edge or blade like that of	      an anger.	      [1913 Webster]
Auget \Au*get"\, n. [F., dim. of auge trough, fr. L. alveus	   hollow, fr. alvus belly.] (Mining)	   A priming tube connecting the charge chamber with the	   gallery, or place where the slow match is applied. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster] Aught
Aught \Aught\, Aucht \Aucht\, n. [AS. ?ht, fr. [=a]gan to own,	   p. p. [=a]hte.]	   Property; possession. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Aught \Aught\, n. [OE. aught, ought, awiht, AS. [=a]wiht, [=a]	   ever + wiht. [root]136. See {Aye} ever, and {Whit}, {Wight}.]	   Anything; any part. [Also written {ought}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There failed not aught of any good thing which the Lord	         has spoken.                              --Josh. xxi.	                                                  45	   [1913 Webster]	         But go, my son, and see if aught be wanting. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Aught \Aught\ ([add]t), adv.	   At all; in any degree. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Augite \Au"gite\ ([add]"j[imac]t), n. [L. augites, Gr.	   a'ygi`ths, fr. a'ygh` brightness: cf. F. augite.]	   A variety of pyroxene, usually of a black or dark green	   color, occurring in igneous rocks, such as basalt; -- also	   used instead of the general term pyroxene.	   [1913 Webster]
Augitic \Au*git"ic\ ([add]*j[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or like, augite; containing augite as a	   principal constituent; as, augitic rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Augment \Aug*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Augmented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Augmenting}.] [L. augmentare, fr. augmentum an	   increase, fr. augere to increase; perh. akin to Gr. ?, ?, E.	   wax, v., and eke, v.: cf. F. augmenter.]	   1. To enlarge or increase in size, amount, or degree; to	      swell; to make bigger; as, to augment an army by	      re["e]forcements; rain augments a stream; impatience	      augments an evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            But their spite still serves	            His glory to augment.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) To add an augment to.	      [1913 Webster]	Augment \Aug*ment"\, v. i.	   To increase; to grow larger, stronger, or more intense; as, a	   stream augments by rain.	   [1913 Webster]	Augment \Aug"ment\, n. [L. augmentum: cf. F. augment.]	   1. Enlargement by addition; increase.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A vowel prefixed, or a lengthening of the initial	      vowel, to mark past time, as in Greek and Sanskrit verbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Greek, the syllabic augment is a prefixed ?, forming	         an intial syllable; the temporal augment is an increase	         of the quantity (time) of an initial vowel, as by	         changing ? to ?.	         [1913 Webster]
Augmentable \Aug*ment"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of augmentation. --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Augmentation \Aug`men*ta"tion\, n. [LL. augmentatio: cf. F.	   augmentation.]	   1. The act or process of augmenting, or making larger, by	      addition, expansion, or dilation; increase.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being augmented; enlargement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing added by way of enlargement.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) A additional charge to a coat of arms, given as a	      mark of honor. --Cussans.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) The stage of a disease in which the symptoms go on	      increasing. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) In counterpoint and fugue, a repetition of the	      subject in tones of twice the original length.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Augmentation court} (Eng. Hist.), a court erected by Stat.	      27 Hen. VIII., to augment the revenues of the crown by the	      suppression of monasteries. It was long ago dissolved.	      --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Increase; enlargement; growth; extension; accession;	        addition.	        [1913 Webster]
Augmentative \Aug*ment"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. augmentatif.]	   Having the quality or power of augmenting; expressing	   augmentation. -- {Aug*ment"a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Augmentative \Aug*ment"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   A word which expresses with augmented force the idea or the	   properties of the term from which it is derived; as, dullard,	   one very dull. Opposed to {diminutive}. --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Augmenter \Aug*ment"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, augments or increases anything.	   [1913 Webster]
Au gratin \Au` gra`tin"\ [F.] (Cookery)	   With a crust made by browning in the oven, especially by	   sprinkling with bread crumbs or grated cheese and browning in	   a broiler; as, spaghetti may be served au gratin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Augrim \Au"grim\, n.	   See {Algorism}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Augrim stones}, pebbles formerly used in numeration.	   {Noumbres of Augrim}, Arabic numerals. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Augur \Au"gur\, n. [L. Of uncertain origin: the first part of	   the word is perh. fr. L. avis bird, and the last syllable,	   gur, equiv. to the Skr. gar to call, akin to L. garrulus	   garrulous.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) An official diviner who foretold events by	      the singing, chattering, flight, and feeding of birds, or	      by signs or omens derived from celestial phenomena,	      certain appearances of quadrupeds, or unusual occurrences.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who foretells events by omens; a soothsayer; a	      diviner; a prophet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Augur of ill, whose tongue was never found	            Without a priestly curse or boding sound. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Augur \Au"gur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Augured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Auguring}.]	   1. To conjecture from signs or omens; to prognosticate; to	      foreshow.	      [1913 Webster]	            My auguring mind assures the same success. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To anticipate, to foretell, or to indicate a favorable or	      an unfavorable issue; as, to augur well or ill.	      [1913 Webster]	Augur \Au"gur\, v. t.	   To predict or foretell, as from signs or omens; to betoken;	   to presage; to infer.	   [1913 Webster]	         It seems to augur genius.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         I augur everything from the approbation the proposal	         has met with.                            --J. F. W.	                                                  Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To predict; forebode; betoken; portend; presage;	        prognosticate; prophesy; forewarn.	        [1913 Webster]
Augural \Au"gu*ral\, a. [L. auguralis.]	   Of or pertaining to augurs or to augury; betokening; ominous;	   significant; as, an augural staff; augural books. "Portents	   augural." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Augurate \Au"gu*rate\, v. t. & i. [L. auguratus, p. p. of	   augurari to augur.]	   To make or take auguries; to augur; to predict. [Obs.] --C.	   Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]	Augurate \Au"gu*rate\, n.	   The office of an augur. --Merivale.	   [1913 Webster]
Auguration \Au`gu*ra"tion\, n. [L. auguratio.]	   The practice of augury.	   [1913 Webster]
Augurer \Au"gur*er\, n.	   An augur. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Augurial \Au*gu"ri*al\, a. [L. augurialis.]	   Relating to augurs or to augury. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Augurist \Au"gu*rist\, n.	   An augur. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Angurize \An"gur*ize\, v. t.	   To augur. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Augurous \Au"gu*rous\, a.	   Full of augury; foreboding. [Obs.] "Augurous hearts."	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Augurship \Au"gur*ship\, n.	   The office, or period of office, of an augur. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Augury \Au"gu*ry\, n.; pl. {Auguries}. [L. aucurium.]	   1. The art or practice of foretelling events by observing the	      actions of birds, etc.; divination.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An omen; prediction; prognostication; indication of the	      future; presage.	      [1913 Webster]	            From their flight strange auguries she drew.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He resigned himself . . . with a docility that gave	            little augury of his future greatness. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rite, ceremony, or observation of an augur.	      [1913 Webster]
August \Au*gust"\, a. [L. augustus; cf. augere to increase; in	   the language of religion, to honor by offerings: cf. F.	   auguste. See {Augment}.]	   Of a quality inspiring mingled admiration and reverence;	   having an aspect of solemn dignity or grandeur; sublime;	   majestic; having exalted birth, character, state, or	   authority. "Forms august." --Pope. "August in visage."	   --Dryden. "To shed that august blood." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         So beautiful and so august a spectacle.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         To mingle with a body so august.         --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Grand; magnificent; majestic; solemn; awful; noble;	        stately; dignified; imposing.	        [1913 Webster]	August \Au"gust\, n. [L. Augustus. See note below, and {August},	   a.]	   The eighth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 honor of Augustus C[ae]sar, the first emperor of	         Rome, on account of his victories, and his entering on	         his first consulate in that month.	         [1913 Webster]
Augustan \Au*gus"tan\, a. [L. Augustanus, fr. Augustus. See	   {August}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Augustus C[ae]sar or to his times.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the town of Augsburg.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Augustan age} of any national literature, the period of its	      highest state of purity and refinement; -- so called	      because the reign of Augustus C[ae]sar was the golden age	      of Roman literature. Thus the reign of Louis XIV. (b.	      1638) has been called the Augustan age of French	      literature, and that of Queen Anne (b. 1664) the Augustan	      age of English literature.	   {Augustan confession} (Eccl. Hist.), or confession of	      Augsburg, drawn up at Augusta Vindelicorum, or Augsburg,	      by Luther and Melanchthon, in 1530, contains the	      principles of the Protestants, and their reasons for	      separating from the Roman Catholic church.	      [1913 Webster] Augustine
Augustine \Au*gus"tine\, Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.	   (Eccl.)	   A member of one of the religious orders called after St.	   Augustine; an Austin friar.	   [1913 Webster]
Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to St. Augustine, bishop of Hippo in	   Northern Africa (b. 354 -- d. 430), or to his doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Augustinian canons}, an order of monks once popular in	      England and Ireland; -- called also {regular canons of St.	      Austin}, and {black canons}.	   {Augustinian hermits} or {Austin friars}, an order of friars	      established in 1265 by Pope Alexander IV. It was	      introduced into the United States from Ireland in 1790.	   {Augustinian nuns}, an order of nuns following the rule of	      St. Augustine.	   {Augustinian rule}, a rule for religious communities based	      upon the 109th letter of St. Augustine, and adopted by the	      Augustinian orders.	      [1913 Webster]	Augustinian \Au`gus*tin"i*an\, n.	   One of a class of divines, who, following St. Augustine,	   maintain that grace by its nature is effectual absolutely and	   creatively, not relatively and conditionally.	   [1913 Webster] Augustinianism
Augustinianism \Au`gus*tin"i*an*ism\, Augustinism
\Au*gus"tin*ism\, n.	   The doctrines held by Augustine or by the Augustinians.	   [1913 Webster]
Augustly \Au*gust"ly\, adv.	   In an august manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Augustness \Au*gust"ness\, n.	   The quality of being august; dignity of mien; grandeur;	   magnificence.	   [1913 Webster]
Auk \Auk\, n. [Prov. E. alk; akin to Dan. alke, Icel. & Sw.	   alka.] (Zool.)	   A name given to various species of arctic sea birds of the	   family {Alcid[ae]}. The great auk, now extinct, is {Alca	   impennis} (or {Plautus impennis}) . The razor-billed auk is	   {Alca torda}. See {Puffin}, {Guillemot}, and {Murre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aukward \Auk"ward\, a.	   See {Awkward}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aularian \Au*la"ri*an\, a. [L. aula hall. Cf. LL. aularis of a	   court.]	   Relating to a hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Aularian \Au*la"ri*an\, n.	   At Oxford, England, a member of a hall, distinguished from a	   collegian. --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Auld \Auld\, a. [See {Old}.]	   Old; as, Auld Reekie (old smoky), i. e., Edinburgh. [Scot. &	   Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Auld lang syne \Auld` lang syne"\	   A Scottish phrase used in recalling recollections of times	   long since past. "The days of auld lang syne."	   [1913 Webster] Auld licht	Auld licht \Auld licht\, Auld light \Auld light\ . (Eccl. Hist.)	   (a) A member of the conservative party in the Church of	       Scotland in the latter part of the 18th century.	   (b) Same as {Burgher}, n., 2.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auletic \Au*let"ic\, a. [L. auleticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? flute.]	   Of or pertaining to a pipe (flute) or piper. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Aulic \Au"lic\, a. [L. aulicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? hall, court, royal	   court.]	   Pertaining to a royal court.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ecclesiastical wealth and aulic dignities. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aulic council} (Hist.), a supreme court of the old German	      empire; properly the supreme court of the emperor. It	      ceased at the death of each emperor, and was renewed by	      his successor. It became extinct when the German empire	      was dissolved, in 1806. The term is now applied to a	      council of the war department of the Austrian empire, and	      the members of different provincial chanceries of that	      empire are called aulic councilors. --P. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Aulic \Au"lic\, n.	   The ceremony observed in conferring the degree of doctor of	   divinity in some European universities. It begins by a	   harangue of the chancellor addressed to the young doctor, who	   then receives the cap, and presides at the disputation (also	   called the aulic).	   [1913 Webster]
Auln \Auln\, n.	   An ell. [Obs.] See {Aune}.	   [1913 Webster] Aulnage
Aulnage \Aul"nage\, Aulnager \Aul"na*ger\, n.	   See {Alnage} and {Alnager}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aum \Aum\, n.	   Same as {Aam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aumail \Au*mail"\, v. t. [OE. for amel, enamel.]	   To figure or variegate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Aumbry \Aum"bry\, n.	   Same as {Ambry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aumery \Au"me*ry\, n.	   A form of {Ambry}, a closet; but confused with {Almonry}, as	   if a place for alms.	   [1913 Webster]
Auncel \Aun"cel\, n.	   A rude balance for weighing, and a kind of weight, formerly	   used in England. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Auncetry \Aun"cet*ry\, n.	   Ancestry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aune \Aune\, n. [F. See {Alnage}.]	   A French cloth measure, of different parts of the country (at	   Paris, 0.95 of an English ell); -- now superseded by the	   meter.	   [1913 Webster]
Aunt \Aunt\, n. [OF. ante, F. tante, L. amita father's sister.	   Cf. {Amma}.]	   1. The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to	      nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Aunt is sometimes applied as a title or term of	         endearment to a kind elderly woman not thus related.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An old woman; and old gossip. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bawd, or a prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aunt Sally}, a puppet head placed on a pole and having a	      pipe in its mouth; also a game, which consists in trying	      to hit the pipe by throwing short bludgeons at it.	      [1913 Webster]
Auntter \Aunt"ter\, n.	   Adventure; hap. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {In aunters}, perchance.	      [1913 Webster] Aunter
Aunter \Aun"ter\, Auntre \Aun"tre\, v. t. [See {Adventure}.]	   To venture; to dare. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Auntie
Auntie \Aunt"ie\, Aunty \Aunt"y\, n.	   A familiar name for an aunt. In the southern United States a	   familiar term applied to aged negro women.	   [1913 Webster]
Auntrous \Aun"trous\, a.	   Adventurous. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aura \Au"ra\, n.; pl. {Aur[ae]}. [L. aura air, akin to Gr. ?.]	   1. Any subtile, invisible emanation, effluvium, or exhalation	      from a substance, as the aroma of flowers, the odor of the	      blood, a supposed fertilizing emanation from the pollen of	      flowers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The peculiar sensation, as of a light vapor, or	      cold air, rising from the trunk or limbs towards the head,	      a premonitory symptom of epilepsy or hysterics.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Electric aura}, a supposed electric fluid, emanating from an	      electrified body, and forming a mass surrounding it,	      called the electric atmosphere. See {Atmosphere}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Aural \Au"ral\, a. [L. aura air.]	   Of or pertaining to the air, or to an aura.	   [1913 Webster]	Aural \Au"ral\, a. [L. auris ear.]	   Of or pertaining to the ear; as, aural medicine and surgery.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurantiaceous \Au*ran`ti*a"ceous\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the Aurantiace[ae], an order of	   plants (formerly considered natural), of which the orange is	   the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurate \Au"rate\, n. [L. auratus, p. p. of aurare to gild, fr.	   aurum gold: cf. F. aurate.] (Chem.)	   A combination of auric acid with a base; as, aurate or	   potassium.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurated \Au"ra*ted\, a. [See {Aurate}.]	   1. Resembling or containing gold; gold-colored; gilded.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Combined with auric acid.	      [1913 Webster]	Aurated \Au"ra*ted\, a.	   Having ears. See {Aurited}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aureate \Au"re*ate\, a. [L. aureatus, fr. aureus golden, fr.	   aurum gold.]	   Golden; gilded. --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurelia \Au*re"li*a\ (?; 106), n. [NL., fr. L. aurum gold: cf.	   F. aur['e]lie. Cf. {Chrysalis}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The chrysalis, or pupa of an insect, esp. when reflecting	       a brilliant golden color, as that of some of the	       butterflies.	   (b) A genus of jellyfishes. See {Discophora}.	       [1913 Webster]
Aurelian \Au*re"li*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the aurelia.	   [1913 Webster]	Aurelian \Au*re"li*an\, n.	   An amateur collector and breeder of insects, esp. of	   butterflies and moths; a lepidopterist.	   [1913 Webster] Aureola
Aureola \Au*re"o*la\, Aureole \Au"re*ole\, n. [F. aur['e]ole,	   fr. L. aureola, (fem adj.) of gold (sc. corona crown), dim.	   of aureus. See {Aureate}, {Oriole}.]	   1. (R. C. Theol.) A celestial crown or accidental glory added	      to the bliss of heaven, as a reward to those (as virgins,	      martyrs, preachers, etc.) who have overcome the world, the	      flesh, and the devil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The circle of rays, or halo of light, with which painters	      surround the figure and represent the glory of Christ,	      saints, and others held in special reverence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Limited to the head, it is strictly termed a nimbus;	         when it envelops the whole body, an aureola.	         --Fairholt.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A halo, actual or figurative.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glorious aureole of light seen around the sun	            during total eclipses.                --Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aureole of young womanhood.       --O. W.	                                                  Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) See {Areola}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere; visible from	      earth during a solar eclipse, or in outer space by the use	      of special instruments; a {corona[5]}.	   Syn: corona.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Aureomycin \Aureomycin\ n.	   1. [a trademark.] a yellow crystalline antibiotic (generic	      name {chlortetracycline}) used to treat certain bacterial	      and rickettsial diseases.	   Syn: chlortetracycline.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Au revoir \Au` re*voir"\ [F., lit., to the seeing again.]	   Good-by until we meet again.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auric \Au"ric\, a. [L. aurum gold.]	   1. Of or pertaining to gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of	      those compounds of gold in which this element has its	      higher valence; as, auric oxide; auric chloride.	      [1913 Webster]
Aurichalceous \Au`ri*chal"ce*ous\, a. [L. aurichalcum, for	   orichalcum brass.] (Zool.)	   Brass-colored.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurichalcite \Au`ri*chal"cite\, n. [See {Aurichalceous}.] (Min.)	   A hydrous carbonate of copper and zinc, found in pale green	   or blue crystalline aggregations. It yields a kind of brass	   on reduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Auricle \Au"ri*cle\, n. [L. auricula, dim. of auris ear. See	   {Ear}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The external ear, or that part of the ear which is	          prominent from the head.	      (b) The chamber, or one of the two chambers, of the heart,	          by which the blood is received and transmitted to the	          ventricle or ventricles; -- so called from its	          resemblance to the auricle or external ear of some	          quadrupeds. See {Heart}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An angular or ear-shaped lobe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument applied to the ears to give aid in hearing;	      a kind of ear trumpet. --Mansfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Auricled \Au"ri*cled\, a.	   Having ear-shaped appendages or lobes; auriculate; as,	   auricled leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Auricula \Au*ric"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Auricul[ae]}, E.	   {Auriculas}. [L. auricula. See {Auricle}.]	   1. (Bot.) (a) A species of {Primula}, or primrose, called	      also, from the shape of its leaves, {bear's-ear}.	      (b)	      (b) A species of {Hirneola} ({Hirneola auricula}), a	          membranaceous fungus, called also {auricula Jud[ae]},	          or {Jew's-ear}. --P. Cyc.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near	          the sea, where the water is brackish.	      (b) One of the five arched processes of the shell around	          the jaws of a sea urchin.	          [1913 Webster]
Auricular \Au*ric"u*lar\ ([add]*r[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [LL.	   auricularis: cf. F. auriculaire. See {Auricle}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the ear, or to the sense of hearing;	      as, auricular nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Told in the ear, i. e., told privately; as, auricular	      confession to the priest.	      [1913 Webster]	            This next chapter is a penitent confession of the	            king, and the strangest . . . that ever was	            auricular.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Recognized by the ear; known by the sense of hearing; as,	      auricular evidence. "Auricular assurance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Received by the ear; known by report. "Auricular	      traditions." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) Pertaining to the auricles of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Auricular finger}, the little finger; so called because it	      can be readily introduced into the ear passage.	      [1913 Webster]
Auricularia \Au*ric`u*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. LL.	   auricularis.] (Zool.)	   A kind of holothurian larva, with soft, blunt appendages. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Auricularly \Au*ric"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In an auricular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Auriculars \Au*ric"u*lars\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   A circle of feathers surrounding the opening of the ear of	   birds.	   [1913 Webster] Auriculate
Auriculate \Au*ric"u*late\, Auriculated \Au*ric"u*la`ted\, a.	   [See {Auricle}.] (Biol.)	   Having ears or appendages like ears; eared. Esp.:	   (a) (Bot.) Having lobes or appendages like the ear; shaped	       like the ear; auricled.	   (b) (Zool.) Having an angular projection on one or both	       sides, as in certain bivalve shells, the foot of some	       gastropods, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Auriculate leaf}, one having small appended leaves or lobes	      on each side of its petiole or base.	      [1913 Webster]
auriculoventricular \auriculoventricular\ adj. (Med.)	   relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the	   heart.	   Syn: atrioventricular.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Auriferous \Au*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. aurifer; aurum gold + ferre	   to bear: cf. F. aurif[`e]re.]	   Gold-bearing; containing or producing gold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whence many a bursting stream auriferous plays.	                                                  --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Auriferous pyrites}, iron pyrites (iron disulphide),	      containing some gold disseminated through it.	      [1913 Webster]
Auriflamme \Au"ri*flamme\, n.	   See {Oriflamme}.	   [1913 Webster]
Auriform \Au"ri*form\, a. [L. auris ear + -form.]	   Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
aurify \aurify\ v.	   1. to transform into gold.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to turn golden.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Auriga \Au*ri"ga\, n. [L., charioteer.] (Anat.)	   The Charioteer, or Wagoner, a constellation in the northern	   hemisphere, situated between Perseus and Gemini. It contains	   the bright star Capella.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurigal \Au*ri"gal\, a. [L. aurigalis.]	   Of or pertaining to a chariot. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aurigation \Au`ri*ga"tion\, n. [L. aurigatio, fr. aurigare to be	   a charioteer, fr. auriga.]	   The act of driving a chariot or a carriage. [R.] --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurigraphy \Au*rig"ra*phy\, n. [L. aurum gold + -graphy.]	   The art of writing with or in gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurilave \Au`ri*lave\, n. [L. auris ear + lavare to wash.]	   An instrument for cleansing the ear, consisting of a small	   piece of sponge on an ivory or bone handle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aurin \Au"rin\ ([add]"r[i^]n), n. [L. aurum gold.] (Chem.)	   A red coloring matter derived from phenol; -- called also, in	   commerce, {yellow corallin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Auriphrygiate \Au`ri*phryg"i*ate\	   ([add]`r[i^]*fr[i^]"j[i^]*[asl]t), a. [LL. auriphrigiatus; L.	   aurum gold + LL. phrygiare to adorn with Phrygian needlework,	   or with embroidery; perhaps corrupted from some other word.	   Cf. {Orfrays}.]	   Embroidered or decorated with gold. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Auripigment \Au`ri*pig"ment\ ([add]`r[i^]*p[i^]g"ment), n.	   See {Orpiment}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Auriscalp \Au"ri*scalp\ ([add]"r[i^]*sk[a^]lp), n. [L. auris ear	   + scalpere to scrape.]	   An earpick.	   [1913 Webster]
Auriscope \Au"ri*scope\ (-sk[=o]p), n. [L. auris + -scope.]	   (Med.)	   An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Auriscopy \Au*ris"co*py\ ([add]*r[i^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n.	   Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurist \Au"rist\ ([add]"r[i^]st), n. [L. auris ear.]	   One skilled in treating and curing disorders of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurited \Au"ri*ted\, a. [L. auritus, fr. auris ear.] (Zool.)	   Having lobes like the ear; auriculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurivorous \Au*riv"o*rous\, a. [L. aurum gold + vorare to	   devour.]	   Gold-devouring. [R.] --H. Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurocephalous \Au`ro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Aurum + cephalous.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a gold-colored head.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurochloride \Au`ro*chlo"ride\, n. [Aurum + chloride.] (Chem.)	   The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of	   another metal, forming a double chloride; -- called also	   {chloraurate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurochs \Au"rochs\ ([add]"r[o^]ks), n. [G. auerochs, OHG.	   [=u]rohso; [=u]r (cf. AS. [=u]r) + ohso ox, G. ochs. Cf.	   {Owre}, {Ox}.] (Zool.)	   The European bison ({Bison bonasus}, or {Bison Europ[ae]us}),	   once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where	   protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the	   Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of C[ae]sar, with	   which it has often been confused.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurocyanide \Au`ro*cy"a*nide\, n. [Aurum + cyanide.] (Chem.)	   A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical; --	   called also {cyanaurate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Aurora \Au*ro"ra\, n.; pl. E. {Auroras}, L. (rarely used)	   {Auror[ae]}. [L. aurora, for ausosa, akin to Gr. ?, ?, dawn,	   Skr. ushas, and E. east.]	   1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the	      redness of the sky just before the sun rises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The rise, dawn, or beginning. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      dropping gentle dew.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A species of crowfoot. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The aurora borealis or aurora australis (northern or	      southern lights).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aurora borealis}, i. e., northern daybreak; popularly called	      northern lights. A luminous meteoric phenomenon, visible	      only at night, and supposed to be of electrical origin.	      This species of light usually appears in streams,	      ascending toward the zenith from a dusky line or bank, a	      few degrees above the northern horizon; when reaching	      south beyond the zenith, it forms what is called the	      corona, about a spot in the heavens toward which the	      dipping needle points. Occasionally the aurora appears as	      an arch of light across the heavens from east to west.	      Sometimes it assumes a wavy appearance, and the streams of	      light are then called merry dancers. They assume a variety	      of colors, from a pale red or yellow to a deep red or	      blood color. The	   {Aurora australis}is a corresponding phenomenon in the	      southern hemisphere, the streams of light ascending in the	      same manner from near the southern horizon.	      [1913 Webster]
Auroral \Au*ro"ral\, a.	   Belonging to, or resembling, the aurora (the dawn or the	   northern lights); rosy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her cheeks suffused with an auroral blush.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
aurorean \aurorean\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the dawn. a dim aurorean glow	   Syn: auroral.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aurous \Au"rous\, a.	   1. Containing gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gold; -- said of	      those compounds of gold in which this element has its	      lower valence; as, aurous oxide.	      [1913 Webster]
Aurum \Au"rum\, n. [L.]	   Gold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aurum fulminans} (?). See {Fulminate}.	   {Aurum mosaicum} (?). See {Mosaic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Auscult \Aus*cult"\, v. i. & t.	   To auscultate.	   [1913 Webster]
Auscultate \Aus"cul*tate\, v. i. & t.	   To practice auscultation; to examine by auscultation.	   [1913 Webster]
Auscultation \Aus`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. ausculcatio, fr.	   auscultare to listen, fr. a dim. of auris, orig. ausis, ear.	   See {Auricle}, and cf. {Scout}, n.]	   1. The act of listening or hearkening to. --Hickes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An examination by listening either directly with	      the ear (immediate auscultation) applied to parts of the	      body, as the abdomen; or with the stethoscope (mediate	      auscultation), in order to distinguish sounds recognized	      as a sign of health or of disease.	      [1913 Webster]
Auscultator \Aus"cul*ta`tor\, n.	   One who practices auscultation.	   [1913 Webster]
Auscultatory \Aus*cul"ta*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to auscultation. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Ausonian \Au*so"ni*an\, a. [L. Ausonia, poetic name for Italy.]	   Italian. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, a. [L. auspicatus, p. p. of auspicari	   to take auspices, fr. auspex a bird seer, an augur, a contr.	   of avispex; avis bird + specere, spicere, to view. See	   {Aviary}, {Spy}.]	   Auspicious. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Auspicate \Aus"pi*cate\, v. t.	   1. To foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a favorable turn to in commencing; to inaugurate;	      -- a sense derived from the Roman practice of taking the	      auspicium, or inspection of birds, before undertaking any	      important business.	      [1913 Webster]	            They auspicate all their proceedings. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Auspice \Aus"pice\, n.; pl. {Auspices}. [L. auspicium, fr.	   auspex: cf. F. auspice. See {Auspicate}, a.]	   1. A divining or taking of omens by observing birds; an omen	      as to an undertaking, drawn from birds; an augury; an omen	      or sign in general; an indication as to the future.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Protection; patronage and care; guidance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which by his auspice they will nobler make.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the word is generally plural, auspices;	         as, under the auspices of the king.	         [1913 Webster]
Auspicial \Aus*pi"cial\, a.	   Of or pertaining to auspices; auspicious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Auspicious \Aus*pi"cious\, a. [See {Auspice}.]	   1. Having omens or tokens of a favorable issue; giving	      promise of success, prosperity, or happiness; predicting	      good; as, an auspicious beginning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Auspicious union of order and freedom. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prosperous; fortunate; as, auspicious years. "Auspicious	      chief." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Favoring; favorable; propitious; -- applied to persons or	      things. "Thy auspicious mistress." --Shak. "Auspicious	      gales." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Propitious}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Aus*pi"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Aus*pi"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Aussie \Aussie\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Australia. [informal]	   Syn: Australian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
austenite \austenite\ n. (Metallurgy) [From W. C.	   Roberts-Austen, an English metallurgist.]	   a solid solution of ferric carbide or carbon in iron; -- it	   cools to form pearlite or martensite.	   [WordNet 1.5]
austenitic \austenitic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to austenite.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Auster \Aus"ter\, n. [L. auster a dry, hot, south wind; the	   south.]	   The south wind. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Austere \Aus*tere"\, [F. aust[`e]re, L. austerus, fr. Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to parch, dry. Cf. {Sear}.]	   1. Sour and astringent; rough to the state; having acerbity;	      as, an austere crab apple; austere wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severe in modes of judging, or living, or acting; rigid;	      rigorous; stern; as, an austere man, look, life.	      [1913 Webster]	            From whom the austere Etrurian virtue rose.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unadorned; unembellished; severely simple.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Harsh; sour; rough; rigid; stern; severe; rigorous;	        strict.	        [1913 Webster]
Austerely \Aus*tere"ly\, adv.	   Severely; rigidly; sternly.	   [1913 Webster]	         A doctrine austerely logical.            --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Austereness \Aus*tere"ness\, n.	   1. Harshness or astringent sourness to the taste; acerbity.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severity; strictness; austerity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Austerity \Aus*ter"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Austerities}. [F.	   aust['e]rit['e], L. austerias, fr. austerus. See {Austere}.]	   1. Sourness and harshness to the taste. [Obs.] --Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severity of manners or life; extreme rigor or strictness;	      harsh discipline.	      [1913 Webster]	            The austerity of John the Baptist.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Plainness; freedom from adornment; severe simplicity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Partly owing to the studied austerity of her dress,	            and partly to the lack of demonstration in her	            manners.                              --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Austerlitz \Austerlitz\ n.	   a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the	   French under Napoleon defeated the Russian and Austrian	   armies of Czar Alexander I and Emperor Francis II.	   Syn: battle of Austerlitz.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Austin \Aus"tin\, a.	   Augustinian; as, Austin friars.	   [1913 Webster]
Austral \Aus"tral\, a. [L. australis, fr. auster: cf. F.	   austral.]	   1. Southern; lying or being in the south; as, austral land;	      austral ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biogeography) Designating, or pertaining to, a zone	      extending across North America between the Transition and	      Tropical zones, and including most of the United States	      and central Mexico except the mountainous parts.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Austral signs} (Astron.), the last six signs of the zodiac,	      or those south of the equator.	      [1913 Webster]
Australasian \Aus`tral*a"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Australasia; as, Australasian regions. --	   n. A native or an inhabitant of Australasia.	   [1913 Webster]
Australian \Aus*tra"li*an\, a. [From L. Terra Australis southern	   land.]	   Of or pertaining to Australia. -- n. A native or an	   inhabitant of Australia.	   [1913 Webster]	Australian ballot \Aus*tra"li*an bal"lot\ (Law)	   A system of balloting or voting in public elections,	   originally used in South Australia, in which there is such an	   arrangement for polling votes that secrecy is compulsorily	   maintained, and the ballot used is an official ballot printed	   and distributed by the government.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Australize \Aus"tral*ize\, v. i. [See {Austral}.]	   To tend toward the south pole, as a magnet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They [magnets] do septentrionate at one extreme, and	         australize at another.                   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
australopithecine \australopithecine\ n.	   1. any of several extinct humanlike small-brained bipedal	      primates of the genus {Australopithecus}; they existed	      from 1 to 4 million years ago.	      [WordNet 1.5]	australopithecine \australopithecine\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the genus {Australopithecus}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Austrian \Aus"tri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Austria, or to its inhabitants. -- n. A	   native or an inhabitant of Austria.	   [1913 Webster]
Austrine \Aus"trine\, n. [L. austrinus, from auster south.]	   Southern; southerly; austral. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Austrocedrus \Austrocedrus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus having but one species; formerly included in	      genus {{Libocedrus}}.	   Syn: genus {Austrocedrus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Austro-Hungarian \Aus"tro-Hun*ga"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the monarchy composed of Austria and	   Hungary.	   [1913 Webster]
Austromancy \Aus"tro*man`cy\, n. [L. auster south wind +	   -mancy.]	   Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the	   winds.	   [1913 Webster]
Austronesia \Austronesia\ n.	   1. the area comprising the islands of central and S Pacific	      (Indonesia and Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia).	      [WordNet 1.5]
Austronesian \Austronesian\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Austronesia.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Austrotaxus \Austrotaxus\ n.	   1. 1 a genus having but one species; the New Caledonian yew.	   Syn: genus {Austrotaxus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Auszug \Aus"zug`\ (ous"ts[=oo]k), n.; Ger. pl. {-z["u]ge}	   (-ts["u]`g[~e]). [G.]	   See {Army organization}, Switzerland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
autacoid \autacoid\ n.	   1. 1 any physiologically active internal secretion,	      especially one of uncertain classification.	   Syn: autocoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
autacoidal \autacoidal\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an autacoid.	      [WordNet 1.5] autarchic
autarchic \autarchic\, autarchical \autarchical\adj.	   1. 1 of or pertaining to autocracy.	   Syn: autarchical	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autarchy \Au"tar*chy\, n. [Gr. ? independence; a'yto`s self +	   'arkei^n to be sufficient.]	   1. Self-sufficiency, especially economic self-sufficiency as	      applied to nations. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. same as {autarky}.	   Syn: autarky.	        [WordNet 1.5] autarkic
autarkic \autarkic\ autarkical \autarkical\adj.	   not relying on imports; -- of countries.	   [WordNet 1.5]
autarky \autarky\ n.	   economic independence as a national policy.	   Syn: autarchy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Authentic \Au*then"tic\, a. [OE. autentik, OF. autentique, F.	   authentique, L. authenticus coming from the real author, of	   original or firsthand authority, from Gr. ?, fr. ? suicide, a	   perpetrator or real author of any act, an absolute master;	   a'yto`s self + a form "enths (not found), akin to L. sons and	   perh. orig. from the p. pr. of e'i^nai to be, root as, and	   meaning the one it really is. See {Am}, {Sin}, n., and cf.	   {Effendi}.]	   1. Having a genuine original or authority, in opposition to	      that which is false, fictitious, counterfeit, or	      apocryphal; being what it purports to be; genuine; not of	      doubtful origin; real; as, an authentic paper or register.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be avenged	            On him who had stole Jove's authentic fire.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Authoritative. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of approved authority; true; trustworthy; credible; as, an	      authentic writer; an authentic portrait; authentic	      information.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Vested with all due formalities, and legally	      attested.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) Having as immediate relation to the tonic, in	      distinction from plagal, which has a correspondent	      relation to the dominant in the octave below the tonic.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Authentic}, {Genuine}.	   Usage: These words, as here compared, have reference to	          historical documents. We call a document genuine when	          it can be traced back ultimately to the author or	          authors from whom it professes to emanate. Hence, the	          word has the meaning, "not changed from the original,	          uncorrupted, unadulterated:" as, a genuine text. We	          call a document authentic when, on the ground of its	          being thus traced back, it may be relied on as true	          and authoritative (from the primary sense of "having	          an author, vouched for"); hence its extended	          signification, in general literature, of trustworthy,	          as resting on unquestionable authority or evidence;	          as, an authentic history; an authentic report of	          facts.	          [1913 Webster]	                A genuine book is that which was written by the	                person whose name it bears, as the author of it.	                An authentic book is that which relates matters	                of fact as they really happened. A book may be	                genuine without being, authentic, and a book may	                be authentic without being genuine. --Bp.	                                                  Watson.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: It may be said, however, that some writers use	         authentic (as, an authentic document) in the sense of	         "produced by its professed author, not counterfeit."	         [1913 Webster]	Authentic \Au*then"tic\, n.	   An original (book or document). [Obs.] "Authentics and	   transcripts." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Authentical \Au*then"tic*al\, a.	   Authentic. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Authentically \Au*then"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an authentic manner; with the requisite or genuine	   authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Authenticalness \Au*then*tic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being authentic; authenticity. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Authenticate \Au*then"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Authenticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Authenticating} (?).] [Cf.	   LL. authenticare.]	   1. To render authentic; to give authority to, by the proof,	      attestation, or formalities required by law, or sufficient	      to entitle to credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king serves only as a notary to authenticate the	            choice of judges.                     --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prove authentic; to determine as real and true; as, to	      authenticate a portrait. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
authenticated \authenticated\ adj.	   1. established or certified as genuine.	   Syn: attested, documented.	        [WordNet 1.5]
authentication \authentication\ n.	   a mark on an article of trade to indicate its origin and	   authenticity.	   Syn: hallmark, assay-mark.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. validating the authenticity of something or someone.	   Syn: certification.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Authenticity \Au`then*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. authenticit['e].]	   1. The quality of being authentic or of established authority	      for truth and correctness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Genuineness; the quality of being genuine or not corrupted	      from the original.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In later writers, especially those on the evidences of	         Christianity, authenticity is often restricted in its	         use to the first of the above meanings, and	         distinguished from qenuineness.	         [1913 Webster]
Authenticly \Au*then"tic*ly\, adv.	   Authentically.	   [1913 Webster]
Authenticness \Au*then"tic*ness\, n.	   The quality of being authentic; authenticity. [R.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Authentics \Au*then"tics\, n. (Ciwil Law)	   A collection of the Novels or New Constitutions of Justinian,	   by an anonymous author; -- so called on account of its	   authenticity. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Author \Au"thor\ ([add]"th[~e]r), n. [OE. authour, autour, OF.	   autor, F. auteur, fr. L. auctor, sometimes, but erroneously,	   written autor or author, fr. augere to increase, to produce.	   See {Auction}, n.]	   1. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence,	      the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as	      distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chief glory of every people arises from its	            authors.                              --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The editor of a periodical. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An informant. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Author \Au"thor\ ([add]"th[~e]r), v. t.	   1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such an overthrow . . . I have authored. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            More of him I dare not author.        --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Authoress \Au"thor*ess\, n.	   A female author. --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is not very much used, author being commonly	         applied to a female writer as well as to a male.	         [1913 Webster]
Authorial \Au*tho"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an author. "The authorial ?we.'" --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
authorise \authorise\ v.	   1. grant authorization or clearance for. Same as {authorize}.	   Syn: authorize, pass, clear, permit officially.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Authorism \Au"thor*ism\ ([add]"th[~e]r*[i^]z'm), n.	   Authorship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
authoritarian \authoritarian\ adj.	   1. characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule;	      having absolute sovereignty; -- of governments or rulers;	      as, an authoritarian regime	   Syn: autocratic, dictatorial, despotic, tyrannical	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 expecting unquestioning obedience: "he was imperious and	      dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents";	      "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"	   Syn: dictatorial, overbearing	        [WordNet 1.5]	authoritarian \authoritarian\ n.	   1. 1 behaves like a tyrant.	   Syn: dictator	        [WordNet 1.5]
Authoritative \Au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.	   1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to	      obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sacred functions of authoritative teaching.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial;	      peremptory; as, an authoritative tone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the	            insipid mirth of the other.           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
authorities \authorities\ n.	   1. the organization that is the governing authority of a	      political unit.	   Syn: government, regime.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Authority \Au*thor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Authorities}. [OE. autorite,	   auctorite, F. autorit['e], fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See	   {Author}, n.]	   1. Legal or rightful power; a right to command or to act;	      power exercised buy a person in virtue of his office or	      trust; dominion; jurisdiction; authorization; as, the	      authority of a prince over subjects, and of parents over	      children; the authority of a court.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus can the demigod, Authority,	            Make us pay down for our offense.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            By what authority doest thou these things ? --Matt.	                                                  xxi. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Government; the persons or the body exercising power or	      command; as, the local authorities of the States; the	      military authorities. [Chiefly in the plural.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power derived from opinion, respect, or esteem;	      influence of character, office, or station, or mental or	      moral superiority, and the like; claim to be believed or	      obeyed; as, an historian of no authority; a magistrate of	      great authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which, or one who, is claimed or appealed to in	      support of opinions, actions, measures, etc. Hence:	      (a) Testimony; witness. "And on that high authority had	          believed." --Milton.	      (b) A precedent; a decision of a court, an official	          declaration, or an opinion, saying, or statement	          worthy to be taken as a precedent.	      (c) A book containing such a statement or opinion, or the	          author of the book.	      (d) Justification; warrant.	          [1913 Webster]	                Wilt thou be glass wherein it shall discern	                Authority for sin, warrant for blame. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]
Authorizable \Au"thor*i`za*ble\, a. [LL. authorisabilis.]	   Capable of being authorized. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Authorization \Au`thor*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. autorisation.]	   The act of giving authority or legal power; establishment by	   authority; sanction or warrant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The authorization of laws.               --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	         A special authorization from the chief.  --Merivale.	   [1913 Webster]
Authorize \Au"thor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Authorized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Authorizing}.] [OE. autorize, F. autoriser, fr.	   LL. auctorizare, authorisare. See {Author}.]	   1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give	      a right to act; to empower; as, to authorize commissioners	      to settle a boundary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as,	      to authorize a marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion;	      to sanction; as, idioms authorized by usage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To sanction or confirm by the authority of some one; to	      warrant; as, to authorize a report.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman's story at a winter's fire,	            Authorized by her grandam.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To justify; to furnish a ground for. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To authorize one's self}, to rely for authority. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Authorizing himself, for the most part, upon other	            histories.                            --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Authorized \Au"thor*ized\, a.	   1. Possessed of or endowed with authority; as, an authorized	      agent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sanctioned by authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Authorized Version} of the Bible is the English	      translation of the Bible published in 1611 under sanction	      of King James I. It was "appointed to be read in	      churches," and has been the accepted English Bible. The	      Revised Version was published in a complete form in 1855.	      [1913 Webster]
Authorizer \Au"thor*i`zer\, n.	   One who authorizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Authorless \Au"thor*less\, a.	   Without an author; without authority; anonymous.	   [1913 Webster]
Authorly \Au"thor*ly\, a.	   Authorial. [R.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Authorship \Au"thor*ship\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being an author; function or	      dignity of an author.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book	      or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Authotype \Au"tho*type\, n.	   A type or block containing a facsimile of an autograph.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
autism \autism\ n.	   1. (Med.) a mental disorder characterized by inability to	      engage in normal social interactions and intense	      self-absorption, and usually accompanied by other symptoms	      such as language dysfunctions and repetitive behavior.	   Note: autism usually manifests itself at an early age	         [PJC]	   2. behavior showing an abnormal level of absorption with	      one's own thoughts and disregard for external realities.	      [PJC]
autistic \autistic\ adj.	   afflicted with {autism}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
auto \au"to\, n. [Gr. ? self.]	   An abbreviation of {automobile}.	   Syn: car, automobile, machine, motorcar	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5]	auto \au"to\, a.	   of or pertaining to an automobile; as, an auto mechanic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
auto- \au"to-\ [Gr. ? self.]	   1. A combining form, with the meaning of self, one's self,	      one's own, itself, its own.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a prefix with the meaning of self-moving, self-propelling;	      as, an autocar, an autocarriage, an autotruck, etc., an	      automobile car, carriage, truck, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
autobahn \autobahn\ n. [German: equivalent of auto + road.]	   an expressway or superhighway in a German-speaking country.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Autobiographer \Au`to*bi*og"ra*pher\, n. [Auto- + biographer.]	   One who writes his own life or biography.	   [1913 Webster] Autobiographic
Autobiographic \Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic\, Autobiographical
\Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, autobiography; as, an	   autobiographical sketch. "Such traits of the autobiographic	   sort." --Carlyle. -- {Au`to*bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Autobiographist \Au`to*bi*og"ra*phist\, n.	   One who writes his own life; an autobiographer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Autobiography \Au`to*bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Autobiographies}.	   [Auto- + biography.]	   A biography written by the subject of it; memoirs of one's	   life written by one's self.	   [1913 Webster] Autocarpous
Autocarpous \Au`to*car"pous\, Autocarpian \Au`to*car"pi*an\, a.	   [Auto- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)	   Consisting of the ripened pericarp with no other parts adnate	   to it, as a peach, a poppy capsule, or a grape.	   [1913 Webster]
Autocatalysis \Au`to*ca*tal"y*sis\, n. [Auto- + catalysis.]	   (Chem.)	   Self-catalysis; catalysis of a substance by one of its own	   products, as of silver oxide by the silver formed by	   reduction of a small portion of it. -- {Au`to*cat`a*lyt"ic},	   a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autocephalous \Au`to*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. ? independent; ? self	   + ? head.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   Having its own head; independent of episcopal or patriarchal	   jurisdiction, as certain Greek churches.	   [1913 Webster]
auto-changer \auto-changer\ n.	   1. an automatic device on a record player that causes new	      records to be played without manual intervention.	   Syn: record changer, changer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autochronograph \Au`to*chron"o*graph\, n. [Auto- + chronograph.]	   An instrument for the instantaneous self-recording or	   printing of time. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Autochthon \Au*toch"thon\, n.; pl. E. {Authochthons}, L.	   {Autochthones}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, from the land itself;	   a'yto`s self + ? earth, land.]	   1. One who is supposed to rise or spring from the ground or	      the soil he inhabits; one of the original inhabitants or	      aborigines; a native; -- commonly in the plural. This	      title was assumed by the ancient Greeks, particularly the	      Athenians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is original to a particular country, or which	      had there its origin.	      [1913 Webster] Authochthonic	      Autochthonal
Autochthonal \Au*toch"tho*nal\, Authochthonic
\Au`thoch*thon"ic\, Autochthonous \Au*toch"tho*nous\, a.	   Aboriginal; indigenous; native.	   [1913 Webster]
Autochthonism \Au*toch"tho*nism\, n.	   The state of being autochthonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Autochthony \Au*toch"tho*ny\, n.	   An aboriginal or autochthonous condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Autoclastic \Au`to*clas"tic\, a. [See {Auto-}; {Clastic}.]	   (Geol.)	   Broken in place; -- said of rocks having a broken or	   brecciated structure due to crushing, in contrast to those of	   brecciated materials brought from a distance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autoclave \Au"to*clave\, n. [F., fr. Gr. a'yto`s self + L.	   clavis key.]	   1. A kind of French stewpan with a steam-tight lid. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a device used for sterilizing objects by exposing them to	      steam at above atmospheric pressure (and thus at a	      temperature above the normal boiling point of water). It	      consists of a closed chamber able to withstand internal	      pressure, and a means of passing superheated steam into	      the chamber. Autoclaves are made in various sizes, and are	      much used in hospitals and research laboratories to render	      instruments and equipment sterile.	      [PJC]
Autocoherer \Au`to*co*her"er\, n. [Auto- + coherer.] (Wireless	   Teleg.)	   A self-restoring coherer, as a microphonic detector.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
autocoid \autocoid\ n.	   1. any physiologically active internal secretion, especially	      one of uncertain classification.	   Syn: autacoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autocracy \Au*toc"ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Autocracies}. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   autocratie. See {Autocrat}.]	   1. Independent or self-derived power; absolute or controlling	      authority; supremacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The divine will moves, not by the external impulse	            or inclination of objects, but determines itself by	            an absolute autocracy.                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Supreme, uncontrolled, unlimited authority, or right of	      governing in a single person, as of an autocrat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Political independence or absolute sovereignty (of a	      state); autonomy. --Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) The action of the vital principle, or of the	      instinctive powers, toward the preservation of the	      individual; also, the vital principle. [In this sense,	      written also {autocrasy}.] --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Autocrat \Au"to*crat\, n. [Gr. ?; ? self + ? strength, ? strong:	   cf. F. autocrate. See {Hard}, a.]	   1. An absolute sovereign; a monarch who holds and exercises	      the powers of government by claim of absolute right, not	      subject to restriction; as, Autocrat of all the Russias (a	      title of the Czar).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who rules with undisputed sway in any company or	      relation; a despot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The autocrat of the breakfast table.  --Holmes.	      [1913 Webster] Autocratic
Autocratic \Au`to*crat"ic\, Autocratical \Au`to*crat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute;	   holding independent and arbitrary powers of government. --	   {Au`to*crat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Autocrator \Au*toc"ra*tor\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   An autocrat. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Autocratorical \Au`to*cra*tor"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to an autocrator; absolute. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Autocratrix \Au*toc"ra*trix\, n. [NL.]	   A female sovereign who is independent and absolute; -- a	   title given to the empresses of Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Autocratship \Au"to*crat*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of an autocrat.	   [1913 Webster]
auto-da-fe \auto-da-fe\, Auto-da-f'e \Au"to-da-f['e]"\, n.; pl.	   {Autos-da-f['e]}. [Pg., act of the faith; auto act, fr. L.	   actus + da of the + f['e] faith, fr. L. fides.]	   1. A judgment of the Inquisition in Spain and Portugal	      condemning or acquitting persons accused of religious	      offenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An execution of such sentence, by the civil power, esp.	      the burning of a heretic. It was usually held on Sunday,	      and was made a great public solemnity by impressive forms	      and ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: [Fig.] The public denunciation or punishment of a	      person who has offended the prevailing authorities.	      [PJC]	   4. A session of the court of Inquisition.	      [1913 Webster]
Auto-de-fe \Au"to-de-fe"\, n.; pl. {Autos-de-fe}. [Sp., act of	   faith.]	   Same as {Auto-da-f['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Autodidact \Au"to*di*dact`\, n. [Gr. ? self-taught.]	   One who is self-taught; an automath.	   [1913 Webster]
Autodynamic \Au`to*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Auto- + dynamic.]	   Supplying its own power, as a hydraulic ram.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autoecious \Au*t[oe]"cious\, a. [Auto- + Gr. ? house.] (Biol.)	   Passing through all its stages on one host, as certain	   parasitic fungi; -- contrasted with {heter[oe]cious}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autoecism \Au*t[oe]"cism\, n.	   Quality of being aut[oe]cious.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
autoerotic \autoerotic\ adj.	   1. sexually self-satisfying, as by masturbation.	      [WordNet 1.5] autoeroticism
autoeroticism \autoeroticism\, autoerotism \autoerotism\n.	   using you own body as a sexual object.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Autofecundation \Au`to*fec`un*da"tion\, n. [Auto- +	   fecundation.] (Biol.)	   Self-impregnation. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
autofluorescence \autofluorescence\ n.	   1. self induced fluorescence.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Autogamous \Au*tog"a*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Characterized by autogamy; self-fertilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Autogamy \Au*tog"a*my\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? marriage.] (Bot.)	   Self-fertilization, the fertilizing pollen being derived from	   the same blossom as the pistil acted upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Autogeneal \Au`to*ge"ne*al\, a.	   Self-produced; autogenous.	   [1913 Webster]
Autogenesis \Au`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Auto- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   Spontaneous generation.	   [1913 Webster]
Autogenetic \Au`to*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   1. Relating to autogenesis; self-generated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phys. Geog.) Pertaining to, controlled by, or	      designating, a system of self-determined drainage.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Autogenetic drainage \Autogenetic drainage\ (Phys. Geog.)	   A system of natural drainage developed by the constituent	   streams through headwater erosion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Autogenetic topography \Autogenetic topography\ (Phys. Geog.)	   A system of land forms produced by the free action of rain	   and streams on rocks of uniform texture.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
autogenic \autogenic\ adj.	   1. self-generated; self-produced.	   Syn: autogenous	        [PJC]	   2. (Physiology) originating within the body; -- oposite of	      {heterogenous}.	   Syn: autogenous	        [WordNet 1.5]
autogenics \autogenics\ n.	   1. training patients in self-induced relaxation.	   Syn: autogenic therapy, autogenic training	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autogenous \Au*tog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? self + root of ? to be	   born.]	   1. (Biol.) Self-generated; produced independently.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Developed from an independent center of	      ossification. --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a. Autogenetic.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Autogenous soldering}, the junction by fusion of the joining	      edges of metals without the intervention of solder.	      [1913 Webster]
Autogenously \Au*tog"e*nous*ly\, adv.	   In an autogenous manner; spontaneously.	   [1913 Webster]
autogiro \autogiro\ n.	   same as {autogyro}.	   Syn: autogyro, gryoplane	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autograph \Au"to*graph\, n. [F. autographe, fr. Gr. ?	   autographic; ? self + ? to write.]	   That which is written with one's own hand; an original	   manuscript; a person's own signature or handwriting.	   [1913 Webster]	Autograph \Au"to*graph\, a.	   In one's own handwriting; as, an autograph letter; an	   autograph will.	   [1913 Webster]
Autographal \Au*tog"ra*phal\, a.	   Autographic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Autographic
Autographic \Au`to*graph"ic\, Autographical \Au`to*graph"ic*al\,	   a.	   1. Pertaining to an autograph, or one's own handwriting; of	      the nature of an autograph.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or used in, the process of autography; as,	      autographic ink, paper, or press.	      [1913 Webster]
Autography \Au*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. autographie.]	   1. The science of autographs; a person's own handwriting; an	      autograph.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A process in lithography by which a writing or drawing is	      transferred from paper to stone. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
autogyro \autogyro\ n.	   an aircraft that is supported in flight by unpowered rotating	   horizontal wings (or blades); forward propulsion is provided	   by a conventional propeller.	   Syn: autogiro, gryoplane	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autoharp \Au"to*harp\, n. [Auto- + harp.]	   A zitherlike musical instrument, provided with dampers which,	   when depressed, deaden some strings, leaving free others that	   form a chord.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autohypnotic \Au`to*hyp*not"ic\, a.	   Pert. to autohypnotism; self-hypnotizing. -- n. An	   autohypnotic person.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autohypnotism \Au`to*hyp"no*tism\, n. [Auto- + hypnotism.]	   Hypnotism of one's self by concentration of the attention on	   some object or idea.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auto-infection \Au`to-in*fec"tion\, n. [Auto- + infection.]	   (Med.)	   Poisoning caused by a virus that originates and develops in	   the organism itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auto-inoculation \Au`to-in*oc`u*la"tion\, n. [Auto- +	   inoculation.] (Med.)	   Inoculation of a person with virus from his own body.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auto-intoxication \Au`to-in*tox`i*ca"tion\, n. [Auto- +	   intoxication.] (Med.)	   Poisoning, or the state of being poisoned, from toxic	   substances produced within the body; autotox[ae]mia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autokinesis \Au`to*ki*ne"sis\, n. [NL.; auto- + Gr. ? motion.]	   (Physiol.)	   Spontaneous or voluntary movement; movement due to an	   internal cause.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autokinetic \Au`to*ki*net"ic\, a. [Auto- + kinetic.]	   Self-moving; moving automatically.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Autokinetic system \Autokinetic system\	   In fire-alarm telegraphy, a system so arranged that when one	   alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from	   another point, will be transmitted until after the first	   alarm has been disposed of.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autolatry \Au*tol"a*try\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? worship.]	   Self-worship. --Farrar.	   [1913 Webster]
autolysis \autolysis\ n.	   1. lysis of cells or tissues due to enzymatic activity from	      within the cell, as contrasted with externally induced	      lysis.	   Note: Autolysis occurs to tissues of higher animals when they	         are detached from the organism.	         [WordNet 1.5]
autolytic \autolytic\ adj.	   1. of, pertaining to, or causing autolysis.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. proceeding by autolysis.	      [PJC]
automat \automat\ n.	   1. a vending machine from which you can get food.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a type of cafeteria where food is served from machines.	      [WordNet 1.5]
automate \automate\ v.	   1. make automatic; to change [a process] so that it is mostly	      automatic; to substitute machinery for human labor in an	      activity.	   Syn: automatize.	        [WordNet 1.5] [+PJC]
automated \automated\ adj.	   1. 1 accomplished by machinary without the intervention of a	      human operator; -- of processes. Development of the	      automated sequence analyzer made practical a project to	      sequence the human genome.	   Syn: machine-controlled, machine-driven.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Automath \Au"to*math\, n. [Gr. ?; ? self + ?, ?, to learn.]	   One who is self-taught. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster] Automatic
Automatic \Au`to*mat"ic\, Automatical \Au`to*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. automatique. See {Automaton}.]	   1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing can be said to be automatic.  --Sir H. Davy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature	      of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under	      fixed conditions; operating with minimal human	      intervention; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices in	      which certain things formerly or usually done by hand are	      done by the machine or device itself; as, the automatic	      feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an automatic	      engine or switch; an automatic mouse; an automatic	      transmission. The opposite of {manual}.	   Note: Narrower terms are: {autoloading(prenominal),	         semiautomatic ; {automated, machine-controlled,	         machine-driven ; {self-acting, self-activating,	         self-moving, self-regulating ; {self-locking ;	         {self-winding . Also See: mechanical.	         [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Physiol.) Not voluntary; not depending on the will;	      mechanical; controlled by the autonomic nervous system;	      without conscious control; as, automatic movements or	      functions. The opposite of {voluntary}.	   Syn: reflex(prenominal), reflexive,involuntary	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.	        [1913 Webster]	   4. like the unthinking functioning of a machine. an automatic	      `thank you'	   Syn: automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,	        machine-like, robotlike.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Automatic arts}, such economic arts or manufacture as are	      carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
automatic \automatic\ n.	   1. light machine gun.	   Syn: automatic rifle, machine rifle	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a pistol that will keep firing until the ammunition is	      gone or the trigger is released; as, a .45 automatic.	   Syn: automatic pistol.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Automatically \Au`to*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an automatic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Automatism \Au*tom"a*tism\, n.	   The state or quality of being automatic; the power of	   self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action.	   Specifically: (Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of	   matter.	   [1913 Webster]
automatize \automatize\ v. t.	   same as {automate}.	   Syn: automate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Automaton \Au*tom"a*ton\, n.; pl. L. {Automata}, E.	   {Automatons}. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self-moving; ? self +	   a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See	   {Mean}, v. i.]	   1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of	      spontaneous motion or action. --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]	            So great and admirable an automaton as the world.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            These living automata, human bodies.  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power	      within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear	      to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings,	      such as men, birds, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Automatous \Au*tom"a*tous\, a. [L. automatus, Gr. ?. See	   {Automaton}.]	   Automatic. [Obs.] "Automatous organs." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Automixte system \Au`to*mixte" system\ (Mach.)	   A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving	   automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary	   reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the	   dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small	   storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the	   dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes	   called {Pieper system}. -- {Automixte car}, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Automobile \Au"to*mo*bile`\, n. [F.]	   a self-propelled vehicle used for transporting passengers,	   suitable for use on a street or roadway. Many diferent models	   of automobiles have beenbuilt and sold commercially,	   possessing varied features such as a retractable roof (in a	   {convertible}), different braking systems, different	   propulsion systems, and varied styling. Most models have four	   wheels but some have been built with three wheels.	   Automobiles are usually propelled by internal combustion	   engines (using volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or	   petrol, alcohol, naphtha, etc.), and sometimes by steam	   engines, or electric motors. The power of the driving motor	   varies from under 50 H. P. for earlier models to over 200 H.	   P. larger models or high-performance sports or racing cars.	   An automobile is commonly called a {car} or an {auto}, and	   generally in British usage, {motor cars}.	   Syn: car, auto, machine, motorcar.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
automobile \automobile\ v. i.	   1. to travel in an automobile.	   Syn: motor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Automobilism \Au`to*mo"bil*ism\, n.	   The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the	   like, of those who use them. -- {Au`to*mo*bil"ist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Automorphic \Au`to*mor"phic\, a. [Auto- + Gr. ? for, shape.]	   Patterned after one's self.	   [1913 Webster]	         The conception which any one frames of another's mind	         is more or less after the pattern of his own mind, --	         is automorphic.                          --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Automorphism \Au`to*mor"phism\, n.	   Automorphic characterization. --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
automotive \automotive\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the automobile. automotive supplies	      automotive engineering	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. 1 containing within itself the means of propulsion or	      movement. an automotive vehicle	   Syn: self-propelled, self-propelling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autonomasy \Au`to*nom"a*sy\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? a name, fr. ? a	   name; or for E. antonomasia.] (Rhet.)	   The use of a word of common or general signification for the	   name of a particular thing; as, "He has gone to town," for,	   "He has gone to London."	   [1913 Webster]
Autonomic \Au`to*nom"ic\, a.	   Having the power of self-government; autonomous. --Hickok.	   [1913 Webster]
Autoomist \Au"to"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. automiste. See {Autonomy}.]	   One who advocates autonomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Autonomous \Au*ton"o*mous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? self + ? to assign,	   hold, sway.]	   1. Independent in government; having the right or power of	      self-government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having independent existence or laws.	      [1913 Webster]
Autonomy \Au*ton"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. autonomie. See	   {Autonomous}.]	   1. The power or right of self-government; self-government, or	      political independence, of a city or a state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) The sovereignty of reason in the sphere of	      morals; or man's power, as possessed of reason, to give	      law to himself. In this, according to Kant, consist the	      true nature and only possible proof of liberty. --Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]
Autopathic \Au`to*path"ic\, a. [See {Auto-}, and {Pathic}, a.]	   (Med.)	   Dependent upon, or due or relating to, the structure and	   characteristics of the diseased organism; endopathic; as, an	   autopathic disease; an autopathic theory of diseases.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autophagi \Au*toph"a*gi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? self + ? to	   eat.] (Zool.)	   Birds which are able to run about and obtain their own food	   as soon as hatched.	   [1913 Webster]
Autophagy \Au*toph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. ? self + ? to eat.] (Med.)	   The feeding of the body upon itself, as in fasting; nutrition	   by consumption of one's own tissues.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autophoby \Au*toph"o*by\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? fear.]	   Fear of one's self; fear of being egotistical. [R.] --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Autophony \Au*toph"o*ny\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? a sound.] (Med.)	   An auscultatory process, which consists in noting the tone of	   the observer's own voice, while he speaks, holding his head	   close to the patient's chest. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
autopilot \autopilot\ n.	   a device that automatically keeps ships or planes or	   spacecraft on a steady course.	   Syn: automatic pilot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Autoplastic \Au`to*plas"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to autoplasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Autoplasty \Au"to*plas`ty\, n. [Auto- + -plasty.] (Surg.)	   The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a	   piece of healthy tissue, as from a neighboring part, to	   supply the deficiency caused by disease or wounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Autopneumatic \Au`to*pneu*mat"ic\, a. [Auto- + pneumatic.]	   Acting or moving automatically by means of compressed air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Autopsic
Autopsic \Au*top"sic\, Autopsical \Au*top"sic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to autopsy; autoptical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Autopsorin \Au*top"so*rin\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? the itch.] (Med.)	   That which is given under the doctrine of administering a	   patient's own virus.	   [1913 Webster]
Autopsy \Au"top*sy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? seen by one's self; ? self	   + ? seen: cf. F. autopsie. See {Optic}, a.]	   1. Personal observation or examination; seeing with one's own	      eyes; ocular view.	      [1913 Webster]	            By autopsy and experiment.            --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Dissection of a dead body, for the purpose of	      ascertaining the cause, seat, or nature of a disease; a	      post-mortem examination.	      [1913 Webster] Autoptic
Autoptic \Au*top"tic\ ([add]*t[o^]p"t[i^]k), Autoptical
\Au*top"tic*al\ (-t[i^]k*al), a. [Gr. a'ytoptiko`s: cf. F.	   autoptique.]	   Seen with one's own eyes; belonging to, or connected with,	   personal observation; as, autoptic testimony or experience.	   [1913 Webster]
Autoptically \Au*top"tic*al*ly\ ([add]*t[o^]p"t[i^]*kal*l[y^]),	   adv.	   By means of ocular view, or one's own observation. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Autoradiogram \Au`to*ra"di*o*gram\, n. [Auto- + radiogram.]	   (Biochemistry)	   an image produced upon photographic film by exposure of the	   film to a radioactive substance in close proximity to	   (usually in contact with) the film.	   Note: Recording the distribution of radioactive materials on	         an autoradiogram is a technique much used in	         biochemical research as part of analytical procedures,	         in which radioactively labeled substances are subjected	         to a separation process (such as electrophoresis) which	         can help to characterize the substance, and the	         resulting distribution of the labeled substance is	         recorded on an autoradiogram. In microbiology and cell	         biology, autoradiograms may be made on the same film as	         a photomicrograph, permitting observation of the	         distribution of labeled compounds within a cell.	         [PJC]
Autoradiograph \Au`to*ra"di*o*graph\, n.	   same as {autoradiogram}.	   [PJC]
Autoradiography \Au`to*ra*di*og"ra*phy\, n.	   the process of producing an {autoradiogram} by exposing	   photographic film to a radioactive substance in close	   proximity to the film.	   [PJC] Autoschediastic
Autoschediastic \Au`to*sche`di*as"tic\	   ([add]`t[-o]*sk[=e]`d[i^]*[a^]s"t[i^]k), Autoschediastical
\Au`to*sche`di*as"tic*al\ (-[a^]s"t[i^]*kal), a. [Auto- + Gr.	   schedia`zein to do hastily. See {Schediasm}.]	   Extemporary; offhand. [R.] --Dean Martin.	   [1913 Webster]
Autostability \Au`to*sta*bil"i*ty\, n. [Auto- + stability.]	   (Mechanics)	   Automatic stability; also, inherent stability. An	   a["e]roplane is inherently stable if it keeps in steady poise	   by virtue of its shape and proportions alone; it is	   automatically stable if it keeps in steady poise by means of	   self-operative mechanism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
autostrada \autostrada\ n.	   1. an expressway in an Italian-speaking country.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Autostylic \Au`to*styl"ic\, a. [Auto- + Gr. sty^los pillar.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the mandibular arch articulated directly to the	   cranium, as in the skulls of the Amphibia.	   [1913 Webster]
Autosuggestion \Au`to*sug*ges"tion\, n. [Auto- + suggestion.]	   (Med.)	   1. Self-suggestion as distinguished from suggestion coming	      from another, especially in hypnotism. Autosuggestion is	      characteristic of certain mental conditions in which	      expectant belief tends to produce disturbance of function	      of one or more organs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. hypnosis induced by oneself.	   Syn: self-hypnosis, self-suggestion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
autotelic \autotelic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to autotelism.	      [WordNet 1.5]
autotelism \autotelism\ n.	   1. belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own	      justification.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Autotheism \Au"to*the`ism\, n. [Auto- + theism.]	   1. The doctrine of God's self-existence. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deification of one's self; self-worship. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Autotheist \Au"to*the`ist\, n.	   One given to self-worship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
autotomy \autotomy\ n.	   1. spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the	      tail of a lizard or claw or a lobster) especially when the	      organism is injured or under attack.	      [WordNet 1.5]
autotomic \autotomic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to autotomy.	      [WordNet 1.5]
autotomize \autotomize\ v.	   1. cause a body part to undergo autotomy.	      [WordNet 1.5] Autotoxaemia
Autotoxaemia \Au`to*tox*[ae]"mi*a\, Autotoxemia
\Au`to*tox*e"mi*a\, n. [NL. See {Auto-}, and {Tox[ae]mia}.]	   (Physiol.)	   Self-intoxication. See {Auto-intoxication}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autotoxic \Au`to*tox"ic\, a. [Auto- + toxic.] (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or causing, autotox[ae]mia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autotoxication \Au`to*tox`i*ca"tion\, n. [Auto- + toxication.]	   (Physiol.)	   Same as {Auto-intoxication}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autotransformer \Au`to*trans*form"er\, n. [Auto- + transformer.]	   (Elec.)	   A transformer in which part of the primary winding is used as	   a secondary winding, or vice versa; -- called also a	   {compensator} or {balancing coil}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
autotroph \autotroph\ n.	   an organism which is {autotrophic}, i. e., an organism (such	   as most plants and certain microorganisms) which are capable	   of synthesizing its own food from simple organic substances,	   requiring only minerals as nutrients for growth, and using	   carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of carbon and simple	   inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; the energy required	   is derived from photosynthesis or chemosynthesis. Opposed to	   {heterotroph}. See also {auxotroph}.	   Syn: autophyte, autophytic plant, autotrophic organism.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Autotrophic \Au`to*troph"ic\, a. [Auto- + trophic.] (Plant	   Physiol.)	   Capable of self-nourishment; requiring only minerals for	   growth; using carbonate or carbon dioxide as a source of	   carbon and simple inorganic nitrogen as a nitrogen source; --	   said of all plants in which photosynthetic activity takes	   place, and certain bacteria. It is opposed to parasitism or	   saprophytism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to an autotroph.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Autotropism \Au*tot"ro*pism\, n. [Auto- + Gr. ? to turn.] (Plant	   Physiol.)	   The tendency of plant organs to grow in a straight line when	   uninfluenced by external stimuli.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Autotype \Au"to*type\, n. [Auto- + -type: cf. F. autotype.]	   1. A facsimile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A photographic picture produced in sensitized pigmented	      gelatin by exposure to light under a negative; and	      subsequent washing out of the soluble parts; a kind of	      picture in ink from a gelatin plate.	      [1913 Webster]
Autotypography \Au`to*ty*pog"ra*phy\, n. [Auto- + typography.]	   A process resembling "nature printing," by which drawings	   executed on gelatin are impressed into a soft metal plate,	   from which the printing is done as from copperplate.	   [1913 Webster]
Autotypy \Au*tot"y*py\, n.	   The art or process of making autotypes.	   [1913 Webster]
Autumn \Au"tumn\, n. [L. auctumnus, autumnus, perh. fr. a root	   av to satisfy one's self: cf. F. automne. See {Avarice}.]	   1. The third season of the year, or the season between summer	      and winter, often called "the {fall}." Astronomically, it	      begins in the northern temperate zone at the autumnal	      equinox, about September 23, and ends at the winter	      solstice, about December 23; but in popular language,	      autumn, in America, comprises September, October, and	      November.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, according to Johnson, autumn popularly	         comprises August, September, and October. In the	         southern hemisphere, the autumn corresponds to our	         spring.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The harvest or fruits of autumn. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time of maturity or decline; latter portion; third	      stage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dr. Preston was now entering into the autumn of the	            duke's favor.                         --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Autumnal \Au*tum"nal\, a. [L. auctumnalis, autumnalis: cf. F.	   automnal.]	   1. Of, belonging to, or peculiar to, autumn; as, an autumnal	      tint; produced or gathered in autumn; as, autumnal fruits;	      flowering in autumn; as, an autumnal plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks	            In Vallombrosa.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Past the middle of life; in the third stage.	      [1913 Webster]	            An autumnal matron.                   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Autumnal equinox}, the time when the sun crosses the	      equator, as it proceeds southward, or when it passes the	      autumnal point.	   {Autumnal point}, the point of the equator intersected by the	      ecliptic, as the sun proceeds southward; the first point	      of Libra.	   {Autumnal signs}, the signs Libra, Scorpio, and Sagittarius,	      through which the sun passes between the autumnal equinox	      and winter solstice.	      [1913 Webster]
Autunite \Au"tun*ite\, n. [From Autun, France, its locality.]	   (Min.)	   A lemon-yellow phosphate of uranium and calcium occurring in	   tabular crystals with basal cleavage, and in micalike scales.	   H., 2-2.5. Sp. gr., 3.05-3.19.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auvergne \Auvergne\ n.	   1. a region in central France.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Auxanometer \Aux`a*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to cause to increase +	   -meter.]	   An instrument to measure the growth of plants. --Goodale.	   [1913 Webster]
auxenic \auxenic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to {auxins}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Auxesis \Aux*e"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. ? increase, fr. ?, ?, to	   increase.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which a grave and magnificent word is put for the	   proper word; amplification; hyperbole.	   [1913 Webster]
Auxetic \Aux*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to, or containing, auxesis; amplifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Auxetophone \Aux*e"to*phone\, n. [Gr. ? that may be increased +	   ? sound, voice.]	   A pneumatic reproducer for a phonograph, controlled by the	   recording stylus on the principle of the relay. It produces	   much clearer and louder tones than does the ordinary	   vibrating disk reproducer. [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Auxiliar \Aux*il"iar\ (?; 106), a. [L. auxiliaris: cf. F.	   auxiliaire. See {Auxiliary}.]	   Auxiliary. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The auxiliar troops and Trojan hosts appear. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Auxiliar \Aux*il"iar\, n.	   An auxiliary. [Archaic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Auxiliarly \Aux*il"iar*ly\, adv.	   By way of help. --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Auxiliary \Aux*il"ia*ry\ (?; 106), a. [L. auxiliarius, fr.	   auxilium help, aid, fr. augere to increase.]	   Conferring aid or help; helping; aiding; assisting;	   subsidiary; as auxiliary troops.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Auxiliary scales} (Mus.), the scales of relative or	      attendant keys. See under {Attendant}, a.	   {Auxiliary verbs} (Gram.). See {Auxiliary}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Auxiliary \Aux*il"ia*ry\, n.; pl. {Auxiliaries}.	   1. A helper; an assistant; a confederate in some action or	      enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) pl. Foreign troops in the service of a nation at	      war; (rarely in sing.), a member of the allied or	      subsidiary force.	      [1913 Webster]	   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,	      in English; [^e]tre and avoir, in French; avere and	      essere, in Italian; estar and haber, in Spanish.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) A quantity introduced for the purpose of	      simplifying or facilitating some operation, as in	      equations or trigonometrical formul[ae]. --Math. Dict.	      [1913 Webster]
Auxiliatory \Aux*il"ia*to*ry\, a.	   Auxiliary; helping. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
auxin \aux"in\ n.	   1. a substance which, in small concentrations, promotes root	      formation, bud growth, or certain other processes such as	      fruit ripening or leaf drop in plants.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Auxometer \Aux*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to increase + -meter.]	   (Optics)	   An instrument for measuring the magnifying power of a lens or	   system of lenses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Av \Av\ n.	   1. the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of	      the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July	      and August).	   Syn: Ab	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ava \A"va\, n.	   Same as {Kava}. --Johnston.	   [1913 Webster]
Avadavat \Av`a*da*vat"\, n.	   Same as {Amadavat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Availed} (?); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Availing}.] [OE. availen, fr. F. ? (L. ad) + valoir to be	   worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth. See	   {Valiant}.]	   1. To turn to the advantage of; to be of service to; to	      profit; to benefit; to help; as, artifices will not avail	      the sinner in the day of judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, what avails me now that honor high ! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To promote; to assist. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To avail one's self of}, to make use of; take advantage of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shall they seek to avail themselves of names.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have availed myself of the very first opportunity.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Avail \A*vail"\, v. i.	   To be of use or advantage; to answer the purpose; to have	   strength, force, or efficacy sufficient to accomplish the	   object; as, the plea in bar must avail, that is, be	   sufficient to defeat the suit; this scheme will not avail;	   medicines will not avail to check the disease. "What signs	   avail ?" --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Words avail very little with me, young man. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Avail \A*vail"\, n.	   1. Profit; advantage toward success; benefit; value; as,	      labor, without economy, is of little avail.	      [1913 Webster]	            The avail of a deathbed repentance.   --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Proceeds; as, the avails of a sale by auction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The avails of their own industry.     --Stoddard.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Use; benefit; utility; profit; service.	        [1913 Webster]	Avail \A*vail"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Avale}, v. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Availability \A*vail`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Availabilities}.	   1. The quality of being available; availableness.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is sometimes used derogatively in the sense of	         "mere availableness," or capability of success without	         regard to worthiness.	         [1913 Webster]	               He was . . . nominated for his availability.	                                                  --Lowell.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is available.	      [1913 Webster]
Available \A*vail"a*ble\, a.	   1. Having sufficient power, force, or efficacy, for the	      object; effectual; valid; as, an available plea. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Laws human are available by consent.  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Such as one may avail one's self of; capable of being used	      for the accomplishment of a purpose; usable; profitable;	      advantageous; convertible into a resource; as, an	      available measure; an available candidate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Struggling to redeem, as he did, the available	            months and days out of so many that were	            unavailable.                          --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having no available funds with which to pay the	            calls on new shares.                  --H. Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Availableness \A*vail"a*ble*ness\, n.	   1. Competent power; validity; efficacy; as, the availableness	      of a title. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quality of being available; capability of being used for	      the purpose intended. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Avaiably \A*vai"a*bly\, adv.	   In an available manner; profitably; advantageously;	   efficaciously.	   [1913 Webster]
Availment \A*vail"ment\, n.	   Profit; advantage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avalanche \Av"a*lanche`\ (?; 277), n. [F. avalanche, fr. avaler	   to descend, to let down, from aval down, downward; ? (L. ad)	   + val, L. vallis, valley. See {Valley}.]	   1. A large mass or body of snow and ice sliding swiftly down	      a mountain side, or falling down a precipice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fall of earth, rocks, etc., similar to that of an	      avalanche of snow or ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden, great, or irresistible descent or influx of	      anything.	      [1913 Webster]
Avale \A*vale"\, v. t. & i. [F. avaler to descend, to let down.	   See {Avalanche}.]	   1. To cause to descend; to lower; to let fall; to doff.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring low; to abase. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (v. i.) To descend; to fall; to dismount. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And from their sweaty courses did avale. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Avant \A*vant"\, n. [For avant-guard. Cf. {Avaunt}, {Van}.]	   The front of an army. [Obs.] See {Van}.	   [1913 Webster]
avant-courier \a*vant"-cou`ri*er\, n. [F., fr. avant before +	   courrier. See {Avaunt}, and {Courier}.]	   A person dispatched before another person or company, to give	   notice of his or their approach.	   [1913 Webster]
avant-garde \a*vant`-garde"\ ([.a]*v[aum]nt"-g[aum]rd`), n. [F.	   avant before + E. guard, F. avant-garde. See {Avaunt}.]	   The most advanced group of people in any field of endeavor,	   especially in literary and artistic work, usually	   characterized by new ideas and experimental techniques.	   [PJC]	avant-garde \a*vant`-garde"\ ([.a]*v[aum]nt"-g[aum]rd`), a.	   1. Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the avant-garde.	      [PJC]	   2. Characterized by the use of experimental techniques;	      modern; daring; radical.	      [PJC]
avant-guard \a*vant"-guard`\ ([.a]*v[aum]nt"-g[aum]rd`; 277), n.	   [F. avant before + E. guard, F. avant-garde. See {Avaunt}.]	   1. The van or advanced body of an army. See {Vanguard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {avant-garde}, n..	      [PJC]
avaram \avaram\ n.	   an evergreen Indian shrub ({Senna auriculata} or {Cassia	   auriculata}) with vivid yellow flowers whose bark is used in	   tanning; it is sometimes placed in the genus {Cassia}.	   Syn: tanner's cassia	        [WordNet 1.5]
Avarice \Av"a*rice\ ([a^]v"[.a]*r[i^]s), n. [F. avaritia, fr.	   avarus avaricious, prob. fr. av[=e]re to covet, fr. a root av	   to satiate one's self: cf. Gr. 'a`menai, 'a^sai, to satiate,	   Skr. av to satiate one's self, rejoice, protect.]	   1. An excessive or inordinate desire of gain; greediness for	      wealth; covetousness; cupidity.	      [1913 Webster]	            To desire money for its own sake, and in order to	            hoard it up, is avarice.              --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inordinate desire for some supposed good.	      [1913 Webster]	            All are taught an avarice of praise.  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Avaricious \Av`a*ri"cious\ ([a^]v`[.a]*r[i^]sh"[u^]s), a. [Cf.	   F. avaricieux.]	   Actuated by avarice; greedy of gain; immoderately desirous of	   accumulating property.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Greedy; stingy; rapacious; griping; sordid; close.	   Usage: {Avaricious}, {Covetous}, {Parsimonious}, {Penurious},	          {Miserly}, {Niggardly}. The avaricious eagerly desire	          wealth with a view to hoard it. The covetous grasp	          after it at the expense of others, though not of	          necessity with a design to save, since a man may be	          covetous and yet a spendthrift. The penurious,	          parsimonious, and miserly save money by disgraceful	          self-denial, and the niggardly by meanness in their	          dealing with others. We speak of persons as covetous	          in getting, avaricious in retaining, parsimonious in	          expending, penurious or miserly in modes of living,	          niggardly in dispensing.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Av`a*ri"cious*ly}, adv. --	          {Av`a*ri"cious*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
avaritia \avaritia\ n.	   A reprehensible acquisitiveness; insatiable desire for wealth	   (personified as one of the deadly sins); avarice; greed.	   Syn: avarice, greed, covetousness, rapacity	        [WordNet 1.5]
Avarous \Av"a*rous\ ([a^]v"[.a]*r[u^]s), a. [L. avarus.]	   Avaricious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avast \A*vast"\ ([.a]*v[.a]st"), interj. [Corrupted from D. houd	   vast hold fast. See {Hold}, v. t., and {Fast}, a.] (Naut.)	   Cease; stop; stay. "Avast heaving." --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Avatar \Av`a*tar"\ ([a^]v`[.a]*t[add]r"), n. [Skr. avat[^a]ra	   descent; ava from + root t[.r] to cross, pass over.]	   1. (Hindu Myth.) The descent of a deity to earth, and his	      incarnation as a man or an animal; -- chiefly associated	      with the incarnations of Vishnu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An incarnation, embodiment or personification of a	      principle, quality, or attitude; -- used of people, mostly	      in a positive sense as a manifestation of a behavior or	      character worthy of admiration.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Martha Stewart, the home-and-hearth avatar whose	            products are now available at Kmart stores, is	            making upscale design touches like 200-thread-count	            cotton bed sheets something that most every American	            can aspire to.                        --Leslie	                                                  Kaufman (N. Y.	                                                  Times, May 7,	                                                  1999).	      [1913 Webster]
Avaunce \A*vaunce"\ ([.a]*v[add]ns"), v. t. & i. [See	   {Advance}.]	   To advance; to profit. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Avaunt \A*vaunt"\ ([.a]*v[add]nt" or [.a]*v[aum]nt"), interj.	   [F. avant forward, fr. L. ab + ante before. Cf. {Avant},	   {Advance}.]	   Begone; depart; -- a word of contempt or abhorrence,	   equivalent to the phrase "Get thee gone."	   [1913 Webster]	Avaunt \A*vaunt"\, v. t. & i.	   1. To advance; to move forward; to elevate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To depart; to move away. [Obs.] --Coverdale.	      [1913 Webster]	Avaunt \A*vaunt"\, v. t. & i. [OF. avanter; [`a] (L. ad) +	   vanter. See {Vaunt}.]	   To vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Avaunt \A*vaunt"\, n.	   A vaunt; to boast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Avauntour \A*vaunt"our\, n. [OF. avanteur.]	   A boaster. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ave \A"ve\, n. [L., hail.]	   1. An ave Maria.	      [1913 Webster]	            He repeated Aves and Credos.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reverential salutation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their loud applause and aves vehement. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Avel \A*vel\, v. t. [L. avellere.]	   To pull away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet are not these parts avelled.         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Avellane \A*vel"lane\, a. [Cf. It. avellana a filbert, fr. L.	   Avella or Abella a city of Campania.] (Her.)	   In the form of four unhusked filberts; as, an avellane cross.	   [1913 Webster] Ave Maria
Ave Maria \A"ve Ma*ri"a\, Ave Mary \A"ve Ma"ry\ [From the first	   words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary; L. ave	   hail, Maria Mary.]	   1. A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of	      God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church.	      [1913 Webster]	            To number Ave Maries on his beads.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the	      bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early	      dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour !     --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Avena \A*ve"na\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses, including the common oat ({Avena	   sativa}); the oat grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Avenaceous \Av`e*na"ceous\, a. [L. avenaceus, fr. avena oats.]	   Belonging to, or resembling, oats or the oat grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Avenage \Av"e*nage\, n. [F. avenage, fr. L. avena oats.] (Old	   Law)	   A quantity of oats paid by a tenant to a landlord in lieu of	   rent. --Jacob.	   [1913 Webster]
Avenalin \A*ven"a*lin\, n. [L. avena eats.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline globulin, contained in oat kernels, very	   similar in composition to excelsin, but different in	   reactions and crystalline form.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Avener \Av"e*ner\, n. [OF. avenier, fr. aveine, avaine, avoine,	   oats, F. avoine, L. avena.] (Feud. Law)	   An officer of the king's stables whose duty it was to provide	   oats for the horses. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avenge \A*venge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avenged} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Avenging} (?).] [OF. avengier; L. ad + vindicare to	   lay claim to, to avenge, revenge. See {Vengeance}.]	   1. To take vengeance for; to exact satisfaction for by	      punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting	      pain or evil on a wrongdoer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will avenge the blood of his servants. --Deut.	                                                  xxxii. 43.	      [1913 Webster]	            Avenge, O Lord, thy slaughtered saints, whose bones	            Lie scattered on the Alpine mountains cold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had avenged himself on them by havoc such as	            England had never before seen.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat revengefully; to wreak vengeance on. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy judgment in avenging thine enemies. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Avenge}, {Revenge}.	   Usage: To avenge is to inflict punishment upon evil doers in	          behalf of ourselves, or others for whom we act; as, to	          avenge one's wrongs; to avenge the injuries of the	          suffering and innocent. It is to inflict pain for the	          sake of vindication, or retributive justice. To	          revenge is to inflict pain or injury for the	          indulgence of resentful and malicious feelings. The	          former may at times be a duty; the latter is one of	          the worst exhibitions of human character.	          [1913 Webster]	                I avenge myself upon another, or I avenge	                another, or I avenge a wrong. I revenge only	                myself, and that upon another.    --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	Avenge \A*venge"\, v. i.	   To take vengeance.                             --Levit. xix.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster]	Avenge \A*venge"\, n.	   Vengeance; revenge. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Avengeance \A*venge"ance\, n.	   Vengeance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avengeful \A*venge"ful\, a.	   Vengeful. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Avengement \A*venge"ment\, n.	   The inflicting of retributive punishment; satisfaction taken.	   [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Avenger \A*ven"ger\, n.	   1. One who avenges or vindicates; as, an avenger of blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who takes vengeance. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Avengeress \A*ven"ger*ess\, n.	   A female avenger. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Avenious \A*ve"ni*ous\, a. [Pref. a- + L. vena a vein.] (Bot.)	   Being without veins or nerves, as the leaves of certain	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Avenor \Av"e*nor\, n.	   See {Avener}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
avens \av"ens\ ([a^]v"[e^]nz), n.; pl. {avens}. [OF. avence.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Geum}, of the rose family, esp. {Geum	   urbanum}, or herb bennet. They may bear red, yellow, or white	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Aventail \Av"en*tail\, n. [OF. esventail. Cf. {Ventail}.]	   The movable front to a helmet; the ventail.	   [1913 Webster]
Aventine \Av"en*tine\, a.	   Pertaining to Mons Aventinus, one of the seven hills on which	   Rome stood. --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]	Aventine \Av"en*tine\, n.	   A post of security or defense. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Into the castle's tower,	         The only Aventine that now is left him.  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Aventre \A*ven"tre\, v. t.	   To thrust forward (at a venture), as a spear. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Aventure \A*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [See {Adventure}, n.]	   1. Accident; chance; adventure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Law) A mischance causing a person's death without	      felony, as by drowning, or falling into the fire.	      [1913 Webster]
Aventurine \A*ven"tu*rine\, n. [F. aventurine: cf. It.	   avventurino.]	   1. A kind of glass, containing gold-colored spangles. It was	      produced in the first place by the accidental (par	      aventure) dropping of some brass filings into a pot of	      melted glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A variety of translucent quartz, spangled	      throughout with scales of yellow mica.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aventurine feldspar}, a variety of oligoclase with internal	      firelike reflections due to the presence of minute	      crystals, probably of hematite; sunstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Avenue \Av"e*nue\, n. [F. avenue, fr. avenir to come to, L.	   advenire. See {Advene}.]	   1. A way or opening for entrance into a place; a passage by	      which a place may by reached; a way of approach or of	      exit. "The avenues leading to the city by land."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            On every side were expanding new avenues of inquiry.	                                                  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principal walk or approach to a house which is	      withdrawn from the road, especially, such approach	      bordered on each side by trees; any broad passageway thus	      bordered.	      [1913 Webster]	            An avenue of tall elms and branching chestnuts. --W.	                                                  Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A broad street; as, the Fifth Avenue in New York.	      [1913 Webster]
Aver \A"ver\ ([=a]"v[~e]r), n. [OF. aver domestic animal, whence	   LL. averia, pl. cattle. See {Habit}, and cf. {Average}.]	   A work horse, or working ox. [Obs. or Dial. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Aver \A*ver"\ ([.a]*v[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averred}	   ([.a]*v[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Averring}.] [F. av['e]rer,	   LL. adverare, averare; L. ad + versus true. See {Verity}.]	   1. To assert, or prove, the truth of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To avouch or verify; to offer to verify; to prove or	      justify. See {Averment}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To affirm with confidence; to declare in a positive	      manner, as in confidence of asserting the truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is sufficient that the very fact hath its	            foundation in truth, as I do seriously aver is the	            case.                                 --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then all averred I had killed the bird. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To assert; affirm; asseverate. See {Affirm}.	        [1913 Webster]
Average \Av"er*age\, n. [OF. average, LL. averagium, prob. fr.	   OF. aver, F. avoir, property, horses, cattle, etc.; prop.	   infin., to have, from L. habere to have. Cf. F. av['e]rage	   small cattle, and avarie (perh. of different origin) damage	   to ship or cargo, port dues. The first meaning was perhaps	   the service of carting a feudal lord's wheat, then charge for	   carriage, the contribution towards loss of things carried, in	   proportion to the amount of each person's property. Cf.	   {Aver}, n., {Avercorn}, {Averpenny}.]	   1. (OLd Eng. Law) That service which a tenant owed his lord,	      to be done by the work beasts of the tenant, as the	      carriage of wheat, turf, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. avarie damage to ship or cargo.] (Com.)	      (a) A tariff or duty on goods, etc. [Obs.]	      (b) Any charge in addition to the regular charge for	          freight of goods shipped.	      (c) A contribution to a loss or charge which has been	          imposed upon one of several for the general benefit;	          damage done by sea perils.	      (d) The equitable and proportionate distribution of loss	          or expense among all interested.	          [1913 Webster]	   {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 interest for the benefit of all. It is called	      general average, because it falls upon the gross amount of	      ship, cargo, and freight at risk and saved by the	      sacrifice. --Kent.	   {Particular average} signifies the damage or partial loss	      happening to the ship, or cargo, or freight, in	      consequence of some fortuitous or unavoidable accident;	      and it is borne by the individual owners of the articles	      damaged, or by their insurers.	   {Petty averages} are sundry small charges, which occur	      regularly, and are necessarily defrayed by the master in	      the usual course of a voyage; such as port charges, common	      pilotage, and the like, which formerly were, and in some	      cases still are, borne partly by the ship and partly by	      the cargo. In the clause commonly found in bills of	      lading, "primage and average accustomed," average means a	      kind of composition established by usage for such charges,	      which were formerly assessed by way of average. --Arnould.	      --Abbott. --Phillips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mean proportion, medial sum or quantity, made out of	      unequal sums or quantities; an arithmetical mean. Thus, if	      A loses 5 dollars, B 9, and C 16, the sum is 30, and the	      average 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any medial estimate or general statement derived from a	      comparison of diverse specific cases; a medium or usual	      size, quantity, quality, rate, etc. "The average of	      sensations." --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. In the English corn trade, the medial price of the	      several kinds of grain in the principal corn markets.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On an average}, taking the mean of unequal numbers or	      quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	Average \Av"er*age\, a.	   1. Pertaining to an average or mean; medial; containing a	      mean proportion; of a mean size, quality, ability, etc.;	      ordinary; usual; as, an average rate of profit; an average	      amount of rain; the average Englishman; beings of the	      average stamp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to the laws of averages; as, the loss must be	      made good by average contribution.	      [1913 Webster]	Average \Av"er*age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averaged} (?); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Averaging}.]	   1. To find the mean of, when sums or quantities are unequal;	      to reduce to a mean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide among a number, according to a given proportion;	      as, to average a loss.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To do, accomplish, get, etc., on an average.	      [1913 Webster]	Average \Av"er*age\, v. i.	   To form, or exist in, a mean or medial sum or quantity; to	   amount to, or to be, on an average; as, the losses of the	   owners will average twenty five dollars each; these spars	   average ten feet in length.	   [1913 Webster]
Avercorn \A"ver*corn`\, n. [Aver, n. + corn.] (Old Eng. Law)	   A reserved rent in corn, formerly paid to religious houses by	   their tenants or farmers. --Kennet.	   [1913 Webster]
Averment \A*ver"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. averement, LL. averamentum.	   See {Aver}, v. t.]	   1. The act of averring, or that which is averred;	      affirmation; positive assertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Signally has this averment received illustration in	            the course of recent events.          --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Verification; establishment by evidence. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A positive statement of facts; an allegation; an	      offer to justify or prove what is alleged.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In any stage of pleadings, when either party advances	         new matter, he avers it to be true, by using this form	         of words: "and this he is ready to verify." This was	         formerly called an averment. It modern pleading, it is	         termed a verification. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster] Avernal
Avernal \A*ver"nal\, Avernian \A*ver"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Avernus, a lake of Campania, in Italy,	   famous for its poisonous vapors, which ancient writers	   fancied were so malignant as to kill birds flying over it. It	   was represented by the poets to be connected with the	   infernal regions.	   [1913 Webster]
Averpenny \Av"er*pen`ny\, n. [Aver, n. + penny.] (Old Eng. Law)	   Money paid by a tenant in lieu of the service of average.	   [1913 Webster]
Averroism \A*ver"ro*ism\, n.	   The tenets of the Averroists.	   [1913 Webster]
Averroist \A*ver"ro*ist\, n.	   One of a sect of peripatetic philosophers, who appeared in	   Italy before the restoration of learning; so denominated from	   Averroes, or Averrhoes, a celebrated Arabian philosopher. He	   held the doctrine of monopsychism.	   [1913 Webster]
Averruncate \Av`er*run"cate\, v. t. [L. averruncare to avert; a,	   ab, off + verruncare to turn; formerly derived from ab and	   eruncare to root out. Cf. {Aberuncate}.]	   1. To avert; to ward off. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To root up. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Averruncation \Av`er*run*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. averroncation.]	   1. The act of averting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eradication. [R.] --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Averruncator \Av`er*run*ca"tor\, n.	   An instrument for pruning trees, having two blades, or a	   blade and a hook, fixed on a long rod and operated by a	   string or wire; a tree pruner.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aversation \Av`er*sa"tion\, n. [L. aversatio, fr. aversari to	   turn away, v. intens. of avertere. See {Avert}.]	   A turning from with dislike; aversion. [Obs.or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some men have a natural aversation to some vices or	         virtues, and a natural affection to others. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Averse \A*verse"\, a. [L. aversus, p. p. of avertere. See	   {Avert}.]	   1. Turned away or backward. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The tracks averse a lying notice gave,	            And led the searcher backward from the cave.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a repugnance or opposition of mind; disliking;	      disinclined; unwilling; reluctant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Averse alike to flatter, or offend.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who were averse to the life of camps.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pass by securely as men averse from war. --Micah ii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The prevailing usage now is to employ to after averse	         and its derivatives rather than from, as was formerly	         the usage. In this the word is in agreement with its	         kindred terms, hatred, dislike, dissimilar, contrary,	         repugnant, etc., expressing a relation or an affection	         of the mind to an object.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Averse}, {Reluctant}, {Adverse}.	   Usage: Averse expresses an habitual, though not of necessity	          a very strong, dislike; as, averse to active pursuits;	          averse to study. Reluctant, a term of the of the will,	          implies an internal struggle as to making some	          sacrifice of interest or feeling; as, reluctant to	          yield; reluctant to make the necessary arrangements; a	          reluctant will or consent. Adverse denotes active	          opposition or hostility; as, adverse interests;	          adverse feelings, plans, or movements; the adverse	          party.	          [1913 Webster]	Averse \A*verse"\, v. t. & i.	   To turn away. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Aversely \A*verse"ly\, adv.	   1. Backward; in a backward direction; as, emitted aversely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With repugnance or aversion; unwillingly.	      [1913 Webster]
Averseness \A*verse"ness\, n.	   The quality of being averse; opposition of mind;	   unwillingness.	   [1913 Webster]
Aversion \A*ver"sion\, n. [L. aversio: cf. F. aversion. See	   {Avert}.]	   1. A turning away. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Adhesion to vice and aversion from goodness. --Bp.	                                                  Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposition or repugnance of mind; fixed dislike;	      antipathy; disinclination; reluctance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mutual aversion of races.             --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            His rapacity had made him an object of general	            aversion.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is now generally followed by to before the object.	         [See {Averse}.] Sometimes towards and for are found;	         from is obsolete.	         [1913 Webster]	               A freeholder is bred with an aversion to	               subjection.                        --Addison.	         [1913 Webster]	               His aversion towards the house of York. --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]	               It is not difficult for a man to see that a	               person has conceived an aversion for him.	                                                  --Spectator.	         [1913 Webster]	               The Khasias . . . have an aversion to milk. --J.	                                                  D. Hooker.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The object of dislike or repugnance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pain their aversion, pleasure their desire. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Antipathy; dislike; repugnance; disgust. See {Dislike}.	        [1913 Webster]
aversive \aversive\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to aversion.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. exhibiting avoidance or causing avoidance. aversive	      conditioning aversive behavior	      [WordNet 1.5]
Avert \A*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Averted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Averting}.] [L. avertere; a, ab + vertere to turn: cf. OF.	   avertir. See {Verse}, n.]	   To turn aside, or away; as, to avert the eyes from an object;	   to ward off, or prevent, the occurrence or effects of; as,	   how can the danger be averted? "To avert his ire." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         When atheists and profane persons do hear of so many	         discordant and contrary opinions in religion, it doth	         avert them from the church.              --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till ardent prayer averts the public woe. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Avert \A*vert"\, v. i.	   To turn away. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Cold and averting from our neighbor's good. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Averted \A*vert"ed\, a.	   Turned away, esp. as an expression of feeling; also,	   offended; unpropitious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who scornful pass it with averted eye.   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Averter \A*vert"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, averts.	   [1913 Webster]
Avertible \A*vert"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being averted; preventable.	   [1913 Webster]
Avertiment \A*ver"ti*ment\, n.	   Advertisement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aves \A"ves\, n. pl. [L., pl. of avis bird.] (Zool.)	   The class of Vertebrata that includes the birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Aves, or birds, have a complete double circulation,	         oviparous, reproduction, front limbs peculiarly	         modified as wings; and they bear feathers. All existing	         birds have a horny beak, without teeth; but some	         Mesozoic fossil birds (Odontornithes) had conical teeth	         inserted in both jaws. The principal groups are:	         {Carinat[ae]}, including all existing flying birds;	         {Ratit[ae]}, including the ostrich and allies, the	         apteryx, and the extinct moas; {Odontornithes}, or	         fossil birds with teeth.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ordinary birds are classified largely by the	         structure of the beak and feet, which are in direct	         relation to their habits. See {Beak}, {Bird},	         {Odontonithes}.	         [1913 Webster]
Avesta \A*ves"ta\, n.	   The Zoroastrian scriptures; the sacred text of	   Zoroastrianism. See {Zend-Avesta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avestan \A*ves"tan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Avesta or the language of the Avesta.	   -- n. The language of the Avesta (an ancient Iranian	   language); -- less properly called {Zend}.	   Syn: Zend	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aviado \A`vi*a"do\, n. [Sp.]	   One who works a mine with means provided by another. [Sp.	   Amer. & Southwestern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Avian \A"vi*an\, a.	   Of or instrument to birds.	   [1913 Webster] avianise
avianise \avianise\, avianize \avianize\v.	   1. to modify microorganisms by repeated culture in the	      developing chick embryo.	      [WordNet 1.5]
aviate \aviate\ v. t. & i.	   1. fly an airplane.	   Syn: fly, pilot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Aviary \A"vi*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Aviaries}. [L. aviarium, fr.	   aviarius pertaining to birds, fr. avis bird, akin to Gr, ?,	   Skr. vi.]	   A house, inclosure, large cage, or other place, for keeping	   birds confined; a bird house.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lincolnshire may be termed the aviary of England.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Aviate \A"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Aviated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Aviating}.]	   To fly, or navigate the air, in an a["e]roplane or	   heavier-than-air flying machine. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Aviation \A`vi*a"tion\, n.	   The art or science of flying.	   [1913 Webster]
Aviator \A"vi*a`tor\, n.	   1. An experimenter in aviation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flying machine. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The driver or pilot of an aircraft, especially of an	      airplane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Aviatress
Aviatress \A"vi*a`tress\, Aviatrix \A`vi*a"trix\, n.	   A woman aviator (in senses 1 or 3).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Avicenniaceae \Avicenniaceae\ n.	   1. 1 a family name used in some classifications: coextensive	      with the genus {Avicennia}.	   Syn: family {Avicenniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Avicula \A*vic"u*la\, n. [L., small bird.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied	   to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance	   of the typical species to a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Avicular \A*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. avicula a small bird, dim. of	   avis bird.]	   Of or pertaining to a bird or to birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Avicularia \A*vic`u*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Avicular}.]	   (Zool.)	   See prehensile processes on the cells of some Bryozoa, often	   having the shape of a bird's bill.	   [1913 Webster]
Aviculture \A"vi*cul`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. avis bird + cultura	   culture.] (Zool.)	   Rearing and care of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Avid \Av"id\, a. [L. avidus, fr. av?re to long: cf. F. avide.	   See {Avarice}.]	   Longing eagerly for; eager; greedy. "Avid of gold, yet	   greedier of renown." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Avidious \A*vid"i*ous\, a.	   Avid.	   [1913 Webster]
Avidiously \A*vid"i*ous*ly\, adv.	   Eagerly; greedily.	   [1913 Webster]
Avidity \A*vid"i*ty\, n. [L. aviditas, fr. avidus: cf. F.	   avidit['e]. See {Avid}.]	   Greediness; strong appetite; eagerness; intenseness of	   desire; as, to eat with avidity.	   [1913 Webster]	         His books were received and read with avidity.	                                                  --Milward.	   [1913 Webster]
Avie \A*vie"\, adv. [Pref. a- + vie.]	   Emulously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aviette \A`vi*ette"\, n.	   A heavier-than-air flying machine in which the motive power	   is furnished solely by the aviator.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: In the 1980's and 1990's, using modern light-weight but	         strong films and supporting structures, planes such as	         the Gossamer Condor and Gossamer Albatross were built,	         powered by a human using pedals to drive the propeller,	         which could fly for tens of miles. These machines,	         however, were seldom if ever referred to as aviettes.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Avifauna \A`vi*fau"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. avis bird + E. fauna.]	   (Zool.)	   The birds, or all the kinds of birds, inhabiting a region.	   [1913 Webster]
Avigato \Av`i*ga"to\, n.	   See {Avocado}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avignon berry \A`vignon" ber"ry\ (Bot.)	   The fruit of the {Rhamnus infectorius}, eand of other species	   of the same genus; -- so called from the city of Avignon, in	   France. It is used by dyers and painters for coloring yellow.	   Called also {French berry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avile \A*vile"\, v. t. [OF. aviler, F. avilir; a (L. ad) + vil	   vile. See {Vile}.]	   To abase or debase; to vilify; to depreciate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Want makes us know the price of what we avile. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Avis \A*vis"\, n. [F. avis. See {Advice}.]	   Advice; opinion; deliberation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Avise \A*vise"\, v. t. [F. aviser. See {Advise}, v. t.]	   1. To look at; to view; to think of. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To avise one's self}, to consider with one's self, to	      reflect, to deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now therefore, if thou wilt enriched be,	            Avise thee well, and change thy willful mood.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Avise \A*vise"\, v. i.	   To consider; to reflect. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Aviseful \A*vise"ful\, a.	   Watchful; circumspect. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With sharp, aviseful eye.                --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Avisely \A*vise"ly\, adv.	   Advisedly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Avisement \A*vise"ment\, n.	   Advisement; observation; deliberation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avision \A*vi"sion\, n.	   Vision. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Aviso \A*vi"so\, n. [Sp.]	   1. Information; advice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An advice boat, or dispatch boat.	      [1913 Webster]
Avocado \Av`o*ca"do\, n. [Corrupted from the Mexican ahuacatl:	   cf. Sp. aguacate, F. aguacat['e], avocat, G. avogadobaum.]	   The pulpy fruit of {Persea gratissima}, a tree of tropical	   America. It is about the size and shape of a large pear; --	   called also {avocado pear}, {alligator pear}, {midshipman's	   butter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avocat \Av`o*cat\, n. [F.]	   An advocate.	   [1913 Webster]
Avocate \Av"o*cate\, v. t. [L. avocatus, p. p. of avocare; a, ab	   + vocare to call. Cf. {Avoke}, and see {Vocal}, a.]	   To call off or away; to withdraw; to transfer to another	   tribunal. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         One who avocateth his mind from other occupations.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         He, at last, . . . avocated the cause to Rome.	                                                  --Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Avocation \Av`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. avocatio.]	   1. A calling away; a diversion. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Impulses to duty, and powerful avocations from sin.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which calls one away from one's regular employment or	      vocation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven is his vocation, and therefore he counts	            earthly employments avocations.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the secular cares and avocations which accompany	            marriage the clergy have been furnished with skill	            in common life.                       --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the word is applied to the smaller	         affairs of life, or occasional calls which summon a	         person to leave his ordinary or principal business.	         Avocation (in the singular) for vocation is usually	         avoided by good writers.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Pursuits; duties; affairs which occupy one's time;	      usual employment; vocation.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are professions, among the men, no more	            favorable to these studies than the common	            avocations of women.                  --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a few hours, above thirty thousand men left his	            standard, and returned to their ordinary avocations.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            An irregularity and instability of purpose, which	            makes them choose the wandering avocations of a	            shepherd, rather than the more fixed pursuits of	            agriculture.                          --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]
Avocative \A*vo"ca*tive\ ([.a]*v[=o]"k[.a]*t[i^]v), a.	   Calling off. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Avocative \A*vo"ca*tive\, n.	   That which calls aside; a dissuasive.	   [1913 Webster] Avocet
Avocet \Av"o*cet\, Avoset \Av"o*set\ ([a^]v"[-o]*s[e^]t), n. [F.	   avocette: cf. It. avosetta, Sp. avoceta.] (Zool.)	   A grallatorial bird, of the genus {Recurvirostra}; the	   scooper. The bill is long and bend upward toward the tip. The	   American species is {Recurvirostra Americana}. [Written also	   {avocette}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avoid \A*void"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avoided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Avoiding}.] [OF. esvuidier, es (L. ex) + vuidier, voidier,	   to empty. See {Void}, a.]	   1. To empty. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emit or throw out; to void; as, to avoid excretions.	      [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To quit or evacuate; to withdraw from. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Six of us only stayed, and the rest avoided	            the room.                             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make void; to annul or vacate; to refute.	      [1913 Webster]	            How can these grants of the king's be avoided?	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To keep away from; to keep clear of; to endeavor no to	      meet; to shun; to abstain from; as, to avoid the company	      of gamesters.	      [1913 Webster]	            What need a man forestall his date of grief.	            And run to meet what he would most avoid ? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He carefully avoided every act which could goad them	            into open hostility.                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To get rid of. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Pleading) To defeat or evade; to invalidate. Thus, in a	      replication, the plaintiff may deny the defendant's plea,	      or confess it, and avoid it by stating new matter.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To escape; elude; evade; eschew.	   Usage: To {Avoid}, {Shun}. Avoid in its commonest sense	          means, to keep clear of, an extension of the meaning,	          to withdraw one's self from. It denotes care taken not	          to come near or in contact; as, to avoid certain	          persons or places. Shun is a stronger term, implying	          more prominently the idea of intention. The words may,	          however, in many cases be interchanged.	          [1913 Webster]	                No man can pray from his heart to be kept from	                temptation, if the take no care of himself to	                avoid it.                         --Mason.	          [1913 Webster]	                So Chanticleer, who never saw a fox,	                Yet shunned him as a sailor shuns the rocks.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	Avoid \A*void"\, v. i.	   1. To retire; to withdraw. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            David avoided out of his presence.    --1 Sam.	                                                  xviii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To become void or vacant. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Avoidable \A*void"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being vacated; liable to be annulled or made	      invalid; voidable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charters were not avoidable for the king's	            nonage.                               --Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being avoided, shunned, or escaped.	      [1913 Webster]
Avoidance \A*void"ance\, n.	   1. The act of annulling; annulment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of becoming vacant, or the state of being vacant;	      -- specifically used for the state of a benefice becoming	      void by the death, deprivation, or resignation of the	      incumbent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wolsey, . . . on every avoidance of St. Peter's	            chair, was sitting down therein, when suddenly some	            one or other clapped in before him.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dismissing or a quitting; removal; withdrawal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of avoiding or shunning; keeping clear of. "The	      avoidance of pain." --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The courts by which anything is carried off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Avoidances and drainings of water.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Avoider \A*void"er\, n.	   1. The person who carries anything away, or the vessel in	      which things are carried away. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who avoids, shuns, or escapes.	      [1913 Webster]
Avoidless \A*void"less\, a.	   Unavoidable; inevitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Avoirdupois \Av`oir*du*pois"\ ([a^]v`[~e]r*d[-u]*poiz"), n. & a.	   [OE. aver de peis, goods of weight, where peis is fr. OF.	   peis weight, F. poids, L. pensum. See {Aver}, n., and	   {Poise}, n.]	   1. Goods sold by weight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Avoirdupois weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Weight; heaviness; as, a woman of much avoirdupois.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Avoirdupois weight}, a system of weights by which coarser	      commodities are weighed, such as hay, grain, butter,	      sugar, tea.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The standard Avoirdupois pound of the United States is	         equivalent to the weight of 27.7015 cubic inches of	         distilled water at 62[deg] Fahrenheit, the barometer	         being at 30 inches, and the water weighed in the air	         with brass weights. In this system of weights 16 drams	         make 1 ounce, 16 ounces 1 pound, 25 pounds 1 quarter, 4	         quarters 1 hundred weight, and 20 hundred weight 1 ton.	         The above pound contains 7,000 grains, or 453.54 grams,	         so that 1 pound avoirdupois is equivalent to 1 31-144	         pounds troy. (See {Troy weight}.) Formerly, a hundred	         weight was reckoned at 112 pounds, the ton being 2,240	         pounds (sometimes called a long ton).	         [1913 Webster]
Avoke \A*voke"\, v. t. [Cf. {Avocate}.]	   To call from or back again. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Avolate \Av"o*late\, v. i. [L. avolare; a (ab) + volare to fly.]	   To fly away; to escape; to exhale. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avolation \Av`o*la"tion\, n. [LL. avolatio.]	   The act of flying; flight; evaporation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avoset \Av"o*set\, n.	   Same as {Avocet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avouch \A*vouch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avouched} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Avouching}.] [OF. avochier, LL. advocare to recognize	   the existence of a thing, to advocate, fr. L. advocare to	   call to; ad + vocare to call. Cf. {Avow} to declare,	   {Advocate}, and see {Vouch}, v. t.]	   1. To appeal to; to cite or claim as authority. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They avouch many successions of authorities. --Coke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maintain a just or true; to vouch for.	      [1913 Webster]	            We might be disposed to question its authenticity,	            it if were not avouched by the full evidence.	                                                  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To declare or assert positively and as matter of fact; to	      affirm openly.	      [1913 Webster]	            If this which he avouches does appear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such antiquities could have been avouched for the	            Irish.                                --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To acknowledge deliberately; to admit; to confess; to	      sanction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast avouched the Lord this day to be thy God.	                                                  --Deut. xxvi.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	Avouch \A*vouch"\, n.	   Evidence; declaration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sensible and true avouch	         Of mine own eyes.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Avouchable \A*vouch"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being avouched.	   [1913 Webster]
Avoucher \A*vouch"er\, n.	   One who avouches.	   [1913 Webster]
Avouchment \A*vouch"ment\, n.	   The act of avouching; positive declaration. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Avoutrer \A*vou"trer\, n.	   See {Advoutrer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avoutrie \A*vou"trie\, n. [OF.]	   Adultery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence	   the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord,	   own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate},	   {Avouch}.]	   1. To declare openly, as something believed to be right; to	      own or acknowledge frankly; as, a man avows his principles	      or his crimes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which I to be the of Israel's God	            Avow, and challenge Dagon to the test. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To acknowledge and justify, as an act done. See	      {Avowry}. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To acknowledge; own; confess. See {Confess}.	        [1913 Webster]	Avow \A*vow"\, n. [Cf. F. aveu.]	   Avowal. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Avow \A*vow"\, v. t. & i. [OF. avouer, fr. LL. votare to vow,	   fr. L. votun. See {Vote}, n.]	   To bind, or to devote, by a vow. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Avow \A*vow"\, n.	   A vow or determination. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Avowable \A*vow"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged, with	   confidence. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Avowal \A*vow"al\, n.	   An open declaration; frank acknowledgment; as, an avowal of	   such principles. --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Avowance \A*vow"ance\, n.	   1. Act of avowing; avowal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Upholding; defense; vindication. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Can my avowance of king-murdering be collected from	            anything here written by me?          --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Avowant \A*vow"ant\, n. (Law)	   The defendant in replevin, who avows the distress of the	   goods, and justifies the taking. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Avowed \A*vowed"\, a.	   Openly acknowledged or declared; admitted. -- {A*vow"ed*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Avowee \A*vow`ee"\, n. [F. avou['e]. Cf. {Advowee}, {Advocate},	   n.]	   The person who has a right to present to a benefice; the	   patron; an advowee. See {Advowson}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avower \A*vow"er\, n.	   One who avows or asserts.	   [1913 Webster]
Avowry \A*vow"ry\, n. [OE. avouerie protection, authority, OF.	   avouerie. See {Avow} to declare.]	   1. An advocate; a patron; a patron saint. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let God alone be our avowry.          --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of the distrainer of goods, who, in an action of	      replevin, avows and justifies the taking in his own right.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When an action of replevin is brought, the distrainer	         either makes avowry, that is, avours taking the	         distress in his own right, or the right of his wife,	         and states the reason if it, as for arrears of rent,	         damage done, or the like; or makes cognizance, that is,	         acknowledges the taking, but justifies in an another's	         right, as his bailiff or servant.	         [1913 Webster]
Avowtry \A*vow"try\, v. t.	   Adultery. See {Advoutry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Avoyer \A*voy"er\, n. [F.]	   A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of	   Switzerland. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Avulse \A*vulse"\, v. t. [L. avulsus, p. p. of avellere to tear	   off; a (ab) + vellere to pluck.]	   To pluck or pull off. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Avulsion \A*vul"sion\, n. [L. avulsio.]	   1. A tearing asunder; a forcible separation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The avulsion of two polished superficies. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fragment torn off. --J. Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The sudden removal of lands or soil from the estate	      of one man to that of another by an inundation or a	      current, or by a sudden change in the course of a river by	      which a part of the estate of one man is cut off and	      joined to the estate of another. The property in the part	      thus separated, or cut off, continues in the original	      owner. --Wharton. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Avuncular \A*vun"cu*lar\, a. [L. avunculus uncle.]	   Of or pertaining to an uncle.	   [1913 Webster]	         In these rare instances, the law of pedigree, whether	         direct or avuncular, gives way.          --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Await \A*wait"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awaited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Awaiting}.] [OF. awaitier, agaitier; ? (L. ad) + waitier,	   gaitier to watch, F. guetter. See {Wait}.]	   1. To watch for; to look out for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wait on, serve, or attend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wait for; to stay for; to expect. See {Expect}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Betwixt these rocky pillars Gabriel sat,	            Chief of the angelic guards, awaiting night.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be in store for; to be ready or in waiting for; as, a	      glorious reward awaits the good.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Eve, some farther change awaits us night.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Await \A*wait"\, v. i.	   1. To watch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wait (on or upon). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wait; to stay in waiting. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	Await \A*wait"\, n.	   A waiting for; ambush; watch; watching; heed. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
awaited \awaited\ pred. adj.	   1. expected. Opposite of {unexpected}.	   Syn: anticipated, hoped-for, prospective.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Awake \A*wake"\, v. t. [imp. {Awoke}, {Awaked}; p. p. {Awaked};	   (Obs.) {Awaken}, {Awoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Awaking}. The	   form {Awoke} is sometimes used as a p. p.] [AS.	   [=a]w[ae]cnan, v. i. (imp. aw[=o]c), and [=a]wacian, v. i.	   (imp. awacode). See {Awaken}, {Wake}.]	   1. To rouse from sleep; to wake; to awaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where morning's earliest ray . . . awake her.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            And his disciples came to him, and awoke him,	            saying, Lord, save us; we perish.     --Matt. viii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rouse from a state resembling sleep, as from death,	      stupidity., or inaction; to put into action; to give new	      life to; to stir up; as, to awake the dead; to awake the	      dormant faculties.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was soon awaked from this disagreeable reverie.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            It way awake my bounty further.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No sunny gleam awakes the trees.      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	Awake \A*wake"\, v. i.	   To cease to sleep; to come out of a state of natural sleep;	   and, figuratively, out of a state resembling sleep, as	   inaction or death.	   [1913 Webster]	         The national spirit again awoke.         --Freeman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Awake to righteousness, and sin not.     --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  34.	   [1913 Webster]	Awake \A*wake"\, a. [From awaken, old p. p. of awake.]	   Not sleeping or lethargic; roused from sleep; in a state of	   vigilance or action.	   [1913 Webster]	         Before whom awake I stood.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         She still beheld,	         Now wide awake, the vision of her sleep. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was awake to the danger.              --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Awaken \A*wak"en\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Awakened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Awakening}.] [OE. awakenen, awaknen, AS.	   [=a]w[ae]cnan, [=a]w[ae]cnian, v. i.; pref. on- + w[ae]cnan	   to wake. Cf. {Awake}, v. t.]	   To rouse from sleep or torpor; to awake; to wake.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] is dispatched	         Already to awaken whom thou nam'st.      --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their consciences are thoroughly awakened. --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To arouse; excite; stir up; call forth.	        [1913 Webster]
Awakener \A*wak"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, awakens.	   [1913 Webster]
Awakening \A*wak"en*ing\, a.	   Rousing from sleep, in a natural or a figurative sense;	   rousing into activity; exciting; as, the awakening city; an	   awakening discourse; the awakening dawn. --	   {A*wak"en*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Awakening \A*wak"en*ing\, n.	   The act of awaking, or ceasing to sleep. Specifically: A	   revival of religion, or more general attention to religious	   matters than usual.	   [1913 Webster]
Awakenment \A*wak"en*ment\, n.	   An awakening. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Awanting \A*want"ing\, a. [Pref. a- + wanting.]	   Missing; wanting. [Prov. Scot. & Eng.] --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Award \A*ward"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awarded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Awarding}.] [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide,	   judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed,	   keep, fr. OHG. wart[=e]n to watch, guard. See {Ward}.]	   To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or	   apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to	   adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the	   complainant.	   [1913 Webster]	         To review	         The wrongful sentence, and award a new.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Award \A*ward"\, v. i.	   To determine; to make an award.	   [1913 Webster]	Award \A*ward"\, n. [Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See {Award},	   v. t.]	   1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The	      decision of arbitrators in a case submitted."Impatient for	      the award." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            An award had been given against.      --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that	      which is warded. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Awarder \A*ward"er\, n.	   One who awards, or assigns by sentence or judicial	   determination; a judge.	   [1913 Webster]
Aware \A*ware"\, a. [OE. iwar, AS. gew[ae]r, fr. w[ae]r wary.	   The pref. ge- orig. meant together, completely. ?. See	   {Wary}.]	   1. Watchful; vigilant or on one's guard against danger or	      difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apprised; informed; cognizant; conscious; as, he was aware	      of the enemy's designs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aware of nothing arduous in a task	            They never undertook.                 --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
awareness \awareness\ n.	   conscious knowledge; as, he had no awareness of his mistakes.	   Syn: cognizance, knowingness.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness;	      as, the crash intruded on his awareness.	   Syn: sentience.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Awarn \A*warn"\, v. t. [Pref. a- + warn, AS. gewarnian. See	   {Warn}, v. t.]	   To warn. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
awash \a*wash"\, a. [Pref. a- + wash.]	   1. Washed by the waves or tide; -- said of a rock or strip of	      shore; or specifically: (Naut.) flush with the surface of	      the water, so that the waves break over it; -- of an	      anchor, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding; filled; covered; -- used mostly with in or	      with, in phrases such as "stores awash with customers".	      [PJC]
Away \A*way"\, adv. [AS. aweg, anweg, onweg; on on + weg way.]	   1. From a place; hence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sound is going away.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have me away, for I am sore wounded.  --2 Chron.	                                                  xxxv. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Absent; gone; at a distance; as, the master is away from	      home.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Aside; off; in another direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The axis of rotation is inclined away from the sun.	                                                  --Lockyer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. From a state or condition of being; out of existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be near me when I fade away.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. By ellipsis of the verb, equivalent to an imperative: Go	      or come away; begone; take away.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the Lord said . . . Away, get thee down. --Exod.	                                                  xix. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. On; in continuance; without intermission or delay; as,	      sing away. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is much used in phrases signifying moving or going	         from; as, go away, run away, etc.; all signifying	         departure, or separation to a distance. Sometimes	         without the verb; as, whither away so fast ? "Love hath	         wings, and will away." --Waller. It serves to modify	         the sense of certain verbs by adding that of removal,	         loss, parting with, etc.; as, to throw away; to trifle	         away; to squander away, etc. Sometimes it has merely an	         intensive force; as, to blaze away.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Away with}, bear, abide. [Obs. or Archaic] "The calling of	      assemblies, I can not away with." (--Isa. i. 13), i. e.,	      "I can not bear or endure [it]."	   {Away with} one, signifies, take him away. "Away with him,	      crucify him." --John xix. 15.	   {To make away with}.	      (a) To kill or destroy.	      (b) To carry off.	          [1913 Webster]
Away-going \A*way"-go"ing\ ([.a]*w[=a]"go"[i^]ng), a. (Law)	   Sown during the last years of a tenancy, but not ripe until	   after its expiration; -- said of crops. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
awayness \awayness\ n.	   1. the state of being elsewhere than in particular place.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Awayward \A*way"ward\ ([.a]*w[=a]"w[~e]rd), adv.	   Turned away; away. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Awe \Awe\ ([add]), n. [OE. a[yogh]e, aghe, fr. Icel. agi; akin	   to AS. ege, [=o]ga, Goth. agis, Dan. ave chastisement, fear,	   Gr. 'a`chos pain, distress, from the same root as E. ail.	   [root]3. Cf. {Ugly}.]	   1. Dread; great fear mingled with respect. [Obs. or	      Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	            His frown was full of terror, and his voice	            Shook the delinquent with such fits of awe.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The emotion inspired by something dreadful and sublime; an	      undefined sense of the dreadful and the sublime;	      reverential fear, or solemn wonder; profound reverence.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is an awe in mortals' joy,	            A deep mysterious fear.               --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tame the pride of that power which held the	            Continent in awe.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            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.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stand in awe of}, to fear greatly; to reverence	      profoundly.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Reverence}.	        [1913 Webster]	Awe \Awe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Awed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Awing}.]	   To strike with fear and reverence; to inspire with awe; to	   control by inspiring dread.	   [1913 Webster]	         That same eye whose bend doth awe the world. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         His solemn and pathetic exhortation awed and melted the	         bystanders.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Awearied \A*wea"ried\, p. p.	   Wearied. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Aweary \A*wea"ry\, a. [Pref. a- + weary.]	   Weary. [Poetic] "I begin to be aweary of thee." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aweather \A*weath"er\, adv. [Pref. a- + weather.] (Naut.)	   On the weather side, or toward the wind; in the direction	   from which the wind blows; -- opposed to {alee}; as, helm	   aweather! --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Aweigh \A*weigh"\, adv. [Pref. a- + weigh.] (Naut.)	   Just drawn out of the ground, and hanging perpendicularly;	   atrip; -- said of the anchor. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Aweless \Awe"less\, a.	   See {Awless}.	   [1913 Webster]
Awesome \Awe"some\, a.	   1. Causing awe; appalling; awful; as, an awesome sight.	      --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressive of awe or terror.	      [1913 Webster]	            An awesome glance up at the auld castle. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Awesomeness \Awe"some*ness\, n.	   The quality of being awesome.	   [1913 Webster]
Awe-stricken \Awe"-strick`en\, a.	   Awe-struck.	   [1913 Webster]
Awe-struck \Awe"-struck`\, a.	   Struck with awe. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Awful \Aw"ful\, a.	   1. Oppressing with fear or horror; appalling; terrible; as,	      an awful scene. "The hour of Nature's awful throes."	      --Hemans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence, or with	      fear and admiration; fitted to inspire reverential fear;	      profoundly impressive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven's awful Monarch.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Struck or filled with awe; terror-stricken. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A weak and awful reverence for antiquity. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Worshipful; reverential; law-abiding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrust from the company of awful men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Frightful; exceedingly bad; great; -- applied intensively;	      as, an awful bonnet; an awful boaster. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Frightful}.	        [1913 Webster]
Awfully \Aw"ful*ly\, adv.	   1. In an awful manner; in a manner to fill with terror or	      awe; fearfully; reverently.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very; excessively. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Awfulness \Aw"ful*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence;	      dreadfulness; solemnity; as, the awfulness of this sacred	      place.	      [1913 Webster]	            The awfulness of grandeur.            --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity;	      profound reverence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Producing in us reverence and awfulness. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Awhape \A*whape"\, v. t. [Cf. whap blow.]	   To confound; to terrify; to amaze. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Awhile \A*while"\, adv. [Adj. a + while time, interval.]	   For a while; for some time; for a short time.	   [1913 Webster]
Awing \A*wing"\, adv. [Pref. a- + wing.]	   On the wing; flying; fluttering. --Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Awk \Awk\ ([add]k), a. [OE. auk, awk (properly) turned away;	   (hence) contrary, wrong, from Icel. ["o]figr, ["o]fugr,	   afigr, turning the wrong way, fr. af off, away; cf. OHG.	   abuh, Skr. ap[=a]c turned away, fr. apa off, away + a root	   ak, a[u^]k, to bend, from which come also E. angle, anchor.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Odd; out of order; perverse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wrong, or not commonly used; clumsy; sinister; as, the awk	      end of a rod (the but end). [Obs.] --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Clumsy in performance or manners; unhandy; not dexterous;	      awkward. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Awk \Awk\, adv.	   Perversely; in the wrong way. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Awkly \Awk"ly\, adv.	   1. In an unlucky (left-handed) or perverse manner. [Obs.]	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Awkwardly. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Awkward \Awk"ward\ ([add]k"we[~e]rd), a. [Awk + -ward.]	   1. Wanting dexterity in the use of the hands, or of	      instruments; not dexterous; without skill; clumsy; wanting	      ease, grace, or effectiveness in movement; ungraceful; as,	      he was awkward at a trick; an awkward boy.	      [1913 Webster]	            And dropped an awkward courtesy.      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not easily managed or effected; embarrassing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A long and awkward process.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            An awkward affair is one that has gone wrong, and is	            difficult to adjust.                  --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Perverse; adverse; untoward. [Obs.] "Awkward casualties."	      "Awkward wind." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O blind guides, which being of an awkward religion,	            do strain out a gnat, and swallow up a cancel.	                                                  --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ungainly; unhandy; clownish; lubberly; gawky; maladroit;	        bungling; inelegant; ungraceful; unbecoming.	   Usage: {Awkward}, {Clumsy}, {Uncouth}. Awkward has a special	          reference to outward deportment. A man is clumsy in	          his whole person, he is awkward in his gait and the	          movement of his limbs. Clumsiness is seen at the first	          view. Awkwardness is discovered only when a person	          begins to move. Hence the expressions, a clumsy	          appearance, and an awkward manner. When we speak	          figuratively of an awkward excuse, we think of a lack	          of ease and grace in making it; when we speak of a	          clumsy excuse, we think of the whole thing as coarse	          and stupid. We apply the term uncouth most frequently	          to that which results from the lack of instruction or	          training; as, uncouth manners; uncouth language.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Awk"ward*ly}	          ([add]k"we[~e]rd*l[y^]), adv. -- {Awk"ward*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]	Awkward squad \Awk"ward squad\ (Mil.)	   A squad of inapt recruits assembled for special drill.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Awl \Awl\ ([add]l), n. [OE. aul, awel, al, AS. [=ae]l, awel;	   akin to Icel. alr, OHG. [=a]la, G. ahle, Lith. yla, Skr.	   [=a]r[=a].]	   A pointed instrument for piercing small holes, as in leather	   or wood; used by shoemakers, saddlers, cabinetmakers, etc.	   The blade is differently shaped and pointed for different	   uses, as in the {brad awl}, {saddler's awl}, {shoemaker's	   awl}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Awless \Aw"less\ ([add]"l[e^]s), a.	   1. Wanting reverence; void of respectful fear. "Awless	      insolence." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inspiring no awe. [Obs.] "The awless throne." --Shak.	      [Written also {aweless}]	      [1913 Webster]
Awlessness \Aw"less*ness\, n.	   The quality of being awless.	   [1913 Webster]
Awl-shaped \Awl"-shaped`\ ([add]l"sh[=a]pt`), a.	   1. Shaped like an awl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Subulate. See {Subulate}. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Awlwort \Awl"wort`\ ([add]l"w[^u]rt`), n. [Awl + wort.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Subularia aquatica}), with awl-shaped leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Awm \Awm\ ([add]m), n.	   See {Aam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Awn \Awn\ ([add]n), n. [OE. awn, agune, from Icel. ["o]gn, pl.	   agnir; akin to Sw. agn, Dan. avne, Goth. ahana, OHG. agana,	   G. agen, ahne, chaff, Gr. 'a`chnh, AS. egla; prob. from same	   root as E. acute. See 3d {Ear}. [root]1.] (Bot.)	   The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any	   similar bristlelike appendage; arista. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Awned \Awned\ ([add]nd), a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with an awn, or long bristle-shaped tip; bearded.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Awning \Awn"ing\ ([add]n"[i^]ng), n. [Origin uncertain: cf. F.	   auvent awing, or Pers. [=a]wan, [=a]wang, anything suspended,	   or LG. havening a place sheltered from wind and weather, E.	   haven.]	   1. A rooflike cover, usually of canvas, extended over or	      before any place as a shelter from the sun, rain, or wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) That part of the poop deck which is continued	      forward beyond the bulkhead of the cabin.	      [1913 Webster]
Awninged \Awn"inged\, a.	   Furnished with an awning.	   [1913 Webster]
Awnless \Awn"less\, a.	   Without awns or beard.	   [1913 Webster]
Awny \Awn"y\, a.	   Having awns; bearded.	   [1913 Webster]
Awork \A*work"\, adv. [Pref. a- + work.]	   At work; in action. "Set awork." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Aworking \A*work"ing\, adv. [Pref. a- + working.]	   At work; in action. [Archaic or Colloq.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Awreak
Awreak \A*wreak"\, Awreke \A*wreke"\,, v. t. & i.	   To avenge. [Obs.] See {Wreak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Awrong \A*wrong"\, adv. [Pref. a- + wrong.]	   Wrongly. --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Awry \A*wry"\ ([.a]*r[imac]"), adv. & a. [Pref. a- + wry.]	   1. Turned or twisted toward one side; not in a straight or	      true direction, or position; out of the right course;	      distorted; obliquely; asquint; with oblique vision; as, to	      glance awry. "Your crown's awry." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blows them transverse, ten thousand leagues awry.	            Into the devious air.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aside from the line of truth, or right reason;	      unreasonable or unreasonably; perverse or perversely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or by her charms	            Draws him awry, enslaved.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing more awry from the law of God and nature	            than that a woman should give laws to men. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Awsome \Aw"some\, a.	   Same as {Awesome}.	   [1913 Webster] Ax
Ax \Ax\, Axe \Axe\, ([a^]ks), n. [OE. ax, axe, AS. eax, [ae]x,	   acas; akin to D. akse, OS. accus, OHG. acchus, G. axt, Icel.	   ["o]x, ["o]xi, Sw. yxe, Dan. ["o]kse, Goth. aqizi, Gr.	   'axi`nh, L. ascia; not akin to E. acute.]	   A tool or instrument of steel, or of iron with a steel edge	   or blade, for felling trees, chopping and splitting wood,	   hewing timber, etc. It is wielded by a wooden helve or	   handle, so fixed in a socket or eye as to be in the same	   plane with the blade. The broadax, or carpenter's ax, is an	   ax for hewing timber, made heavier than the chopping ax, and	   with a broader and thinner blade and a shorter handle.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ancient battle-ax had sometimes a double edge.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is used adjectively or in combination; as,	         axhead or ax head; ax helve; ax handle; ax shaft;	         ax-shaped; axlike.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word was originally spelt with e, axe; and so also	         was nearly every corresponding word of one syllable:	         as, flaxe, taxe, waxe, sixe, mixe, pixe, oxe, fluxe,	         etc. This superfluous e is not dropped; so that, in	         more than a hundred words ending in x, no one thinks of	         retaining the e except in axe. Analogy requires its	         exclusion here.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The spelling ax is better on every ground, of	         etymology, phonology, and analogy, than axe, which has	         of late become prevalent." --New English Dict.	         (Murray).	         [1913 Webster]	Ax \Ax\ ([a^]ks), v. t. & i. [OE. axien and asken. See {Ask}.]	   To ask; to inquire or inquire of.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is from Saxon, and is as old as the English	         language. Formerly it was in good use, but now is	         regarded as a vulgarism. It is still dialectic in	         England, and is sometimes heard among the uneducated in	         the United States. "And Pilate axide him, Art thou king	         of Jewis?" "Or if he axea fish." --Wyclif. 'bdThe king	         axed after your Grace's welfare." --Pegge.	         [1913 Webster]
Axal \Ax"al\, a.	   [See {Axial}.] [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Axe
Axe \Axe\, Axeman \Axe"man\, etc.	   See {Ax}, {Axman}.	   [1913 Webster]
axenic \axenic\ adj.	   1. raised under sterile conditions; -- of experimental	      animals; as, axenic conditions.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. pure or completely free of the presence of other	      organisms; -- used of cultures of microorganisms; as, an	      axenic culture.	   Syn: uncontaminated; germ-free.	        [WordNet 1.5]
axerophthol \axerophthol\ n.	   1. a vitamin essential for normal vision ({C20H30O}); it	      prevents night blindness or inflammation or dryness of the	      eyes; same as {vitamin A}. One U.S.P. unit of vitamin A is	      equivalent to 0.30 micrograms of pure vitamin A alcohol.	   Syn: vitamin A; vitamin A alcohol; antiophthalmic factor;	        biosterol; retinol; A.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Axial \Ax"i*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to an axis; of the nature of, or	      resembling, an axis; around an axis.	      [1913 Webster]	            To take on an axial, and not an equatorial,	            direction.                            --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Belonging to the axis of the body; as, the axial	      skeleton; or to the axis of any appendage or organ; as,	      the axial bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Axial line} (Magnetism), the line taken by the magnetic	      force in passing from one pole of a horseshoe magnet to	      the other. --Faraday.	      [1913 Webster]
Axially \Ax"i*al*ly\, adv.	   In relation to, or in a line with, an axis; in the axial	   (magnetic) line.	   [1913 Webster]
Axil \Ax"il\ ([a^]ks"[i^]l), n. [L. axilla. Cf. {Axle}.] (Bot.)	   The angle or point of divergence between the upper side of a	   branch, leaf, or petiole, and the stem or branch from which	   it springs. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Axile \Ax"ile\ ([a^]ks"[i^]l), a.	   Situated in the axis of anything; as an embryo which lies in	   the axis of a seed. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Axilla \Ax*il"la\ ([a^]ks*[i^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl. {Axillae}	   ([a^]ks*[i^]l"l[=ae]). [L.] (Anat.)	   The armpit, or the cavity beneath the junction of the arm and	   shoulder.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An axil.	      [1913 Webster]
Axillar \Ax"il*lar\ ([a^]ks*[i^]l"l[~e]r), a.	   Axillary.	   [1913 Webster] Axillaries
Axillaries \Ax"il*la*ries\ ([a^]ks"[i^]l*l[asl]*r[i^]z),
Axillars \Ax"il*lars\ ([a^]ks"[i^]l*l[~e]rz), n. pl. (Zool.)	   Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the	   body, and concealed by the closed wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Axillary \Ax"il*la*ry\ ([a^]ks"[i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^]), a. [See	   {Axil}.]	   1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the axilla or armpit; as,	      axillary gland, artery, nerve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Situated in, or rising from, an axil; of or	      pertaining to an axil. "Axillary buds." --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Axinite \Ax"i*nite\, n. [Named in allusion to the form of the	   crystals, fr. Gr. ? an ax.] (Min.)	   A borosilicate of alumina, iron, and lime, commonly found in	   glassy, brown crystals with acute edges.	   [1913 Webster]
Axinomancy \Ax*in"o*man`cy\, n. [L. axinomantia, Gr. ? ax +	   -mancy.]	   A species of divination, by means of an ax or hatchet.	   [1913 Webster]
axiological \axiological\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to axiology.	      [WordNet 1.5]
axiology \axiology\ n.	   the study of values and value judgments.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Axiom \Ax"i*om\, n. [L. axioma, Gr. ? that which is thought	   worthy, that which is assumed, a basis of demonstration, a	   principle, fr. ? to think worthy, fr. ? worthy, weighing as	   much as; cf. ? to lead, drive, also to weigh so much: cf F.	   axiome. See {Agent}, a.]	   1. (Logic & Math.) A self-evident and necessary truth, or a	      proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that	      no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer; a	      proposition which it is necessary to take for granted; as,	      "The whole is greater than a part;" "A thing can not, at	      the same time, be and not be."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An established principle in some art or science, which,	      though not a necessary truth, is universally received; as,	      the axioms of political economy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Axiom}, {Maxim}, {Aphorism}, {Adage}.	   Usage: An axiom is a self-evident truth which is taken for	          granted as the basis of reasoning. A maxim is a	          guiding principle sanctioned by experience, and	          relating especially to the practical concerns of life.	          An aphorism is a short sentence pithily expressing	          some valuable and general truth or sentiment. An adage	          is a saying of long-established authority and of	          universal application.	          [1913 Webster] Axiomatic
Axiomatic \Ax`i*o*mat"ic\, Axiomatical \Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to an axiom; having the nature of an axiom;	   self-evident; characterized by axioms. "Axiomatical truth."	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stores of axiomatic wisdom.          --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Axiomatically \Ax`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By the use of axioms; in the form of an axiom.	   [1913 Webster]
Axis \Ax"is\, n. [L.] (Zool.)	   The spotted deer ({Cervus axis} or {Axis maculata}) of India,	   where it is called {hog deer} and {parrah} (Moorish name).	   [1913 Webster]	Axis \Ax"is\, n.; pl. {Axes}. [L. axis axis, axle. See {Axle}.]	   A straight line, real or imaginary, passing through a body,	   on which it revolves, or may be supposed to revolve; a line	   passing through a body or system around which the parts are	   symmetrically arranged.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A straight line with respect to which the	      different parts of a magnitude are symmetrically arranged;	      as, the axis of a cylinder, i. e., the axis of a cone,	      that is, the straight line joining the vertex and the	      center of the base; the axis of a circle, any straight	      line passing through the center.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The stem; the central part, or longitudinal	      support, on which organs or parts are arranged; the	      central line of any body. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.)	      (a) The second vertebra of the neck, or {vertebra	          dentata}.	      (b) Also used of the body only of the vertebra, which is	          prolonged anteriorly within the foramen of the first	          vertebra or atlas, so as to form the odontoid process	          or peg which serves as a pivot for the atlas and head	          to turn upon.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Crystallog.) One of several imaginary lines, assumed in	      describing the position of the planes by which a crystal	      is bounded.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fine Arts) The primary or secondary central line of any	      design.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 opposite directions, so as to form a valley.	   {Axis cylinder} (Anat.), the neuraxis or essential, central	      substance of a nerve fiber; -- called also {axis band},	      {axial fiber}, and {cylinder axis}.	   {Axis in peritrochio}, the wheel and axle, one of the	      mechanical powers.	   {Axis of a curve} (Geom.), a straight line which bisects a	      system of parallel chords of a curve; called a {principal	      axis}, when cutting them at right angles, in which case it	      divides the curve into two symmetrical portions, as in the	      parabola, which has one such axis, the ellipse, which has	      two, or the circle, which has an infinite number. The two	      axes of the ellipse are the {major axis} and the {minor	      axis}, and the two axes of the hyperbola are the	      {transverse axis} and the {conjugate axis}.	   {Axis of a lens}, the straight line passing through its	      center and perpendicular to its surfaces.	   {Axis of a microscope} or {Axis of a telescope}, the straight	      line with which coincide the axes of the several lenses	      which compose it.	   {Axes of co["o]rdinates in a plane}, two straight lines	      intersecting each other, to which points are referred for	      the purpose of determining their relative position: they	      are either rectangular or oblique.	   {Axes of co["o]rdinates in space}, the three straight lines	      in which the co["o]rdinate planes intersect each other.	   {Axis of a balance}, that line about which it turns.	   {Axis of oscillation}, of a pendulum, a right line passing	      through the center about which it vibrates, and	      perpendicular to the plane of vibration.	   {Axis of polarization}, the central line around which the	      prismatic rings or curves are arranged. --Brewster.	   {Axis of revolution} (Descriptive Geom.), a straight line	      about which some line or plane is revolved, so that the	      several points of the line or plane shall describe circles	      with their centers in the fixed line, and their planes	      perpendicular to it, the line describing a surface of	      revolution, and the plane a solid of revolution.	   {Axis of symmetry} (Geom.), any line in a plane figure which	      divides the figure into two such parts that one part, when	      folded over along the axis, shall coincide with the other	      part.	   {Axis of the} {equator, ecliptic, horizon} (or other circle	      considered with reference to the sphere on which it lies),	      the diameter of the sphere which is perpendicular to the	      plane of the circle. --Hutton.	   {Axis of the Ionic capital} (Arch.), a line passing	      perpendicularly through the middle of the eye of the	      volute.	   {Neutral axis} (Mech.), the line of demarcation between the	      horizontal elastic forces of tension and compression,	      exerted by the fibers in any cross section of a girder.	   {Optic axis of a crystal}, the direction in which a ray of	      transmitted light suffers no double refraction. All	      crystals, not of the isometric system, are either uniaxial	      or biaxial.	   {Optic axis}, {Visual axis} (Opt.), the straight line passing	      through the center of the pupil, and perpendicular to the	      surface of the eye.	   {Radical axis of two circles} (Geom.), the straight line	      perpendicular to the line joining their centers and such	      that the tangents from any point of it to the two circles	      shall be equal to each other.	   {Spiral axis} (Arch.), the axis of a twisted column drawn	      spirally in order to trace the circumvolutions without.	   {Axis of abscissas} and {Axis of ordinates}. See {Abscissa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Axle \Ax"le\ ([a^]ks"'l), n. [OE. axel, exel, shoulder, AS.	   eaxl; akin to AS. eax axle, Sw. & Dan. axel shoulder, axle,	   G. achse axle, achsel shoulder, L. axis axle, Gr. 'a`xwn,	   Skr. aksha, L. axilla shoulder joint: cf. F. essieu, axle,	   OF. aissel, fr. dim. of L. axis. [root]205. Cf. 2d {Axis}.]	   1. The pin or spindle on which a wheel revolves, or which	      revolves with a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A transverse bar or shaft connecting the opposite wheels	      of a car or carriage; an axletree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An axis; as, the sun's axle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had from her axle torn	            The steadfast earth.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Railway axles are called leading and trailing from	         their position in the front or in the rear of a car or	         truck respectively.	         [1913 Webster]	Axle box \Ax"le box`\	   1. A bushing in the hub of a wheel, through which the axle	      passes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The journal box of a rotating axle, especially a railway	      axle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In railway construction, the axle guard, or pedestal,	         with the superincumbent weight, rests on the top of the	         box (usually with a spring intervening), and holds it	         in place by flanges. The box rests upon the journal	         bearing and key, which intervene between the inner top	         of the box and the axle.	         [1913 Webster]
Axled \Ax"led\, a.	   Having an axle; -- used in composition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Merlin's agate-axled car.                --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Axle guard \Ax"le guard`\	   The part of the framing of a railway car or truck, by which	   an axle box is held laterally, and in which it may move	   vertically; -- also called a jaw in the United States, and a	   housing in England.	   [1913 Webster]
Axletree \Ax"le*tree`\, n. [Cf. Icel. ["o]xultr?.]	   1. A bar or beam of wood or iron, connecting the opposite	      wheels of a carriage, on the ends of which the wheels	      revolve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spindle or axle of a wheel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Axman \Ax"man\, n.; pl. {Axmen}.	   One who wields an ax.	   [1913 Webster] Axminster
Axminster \Ax"min*ster\, n., or Axminster carpet \Axminster
carpet\ .	   (a) [More fully chenille Axminster.] A variety of Turkey	       carpet, woven by machine or, when more than 27 inches	       wide, on a hand loom, and consisting of strips of worsted	       chenille so colored as to produce a pattern on a stout	       jute backing. It has a fine soft pile. So called from	       Axminster, England, where it was formerly (1755 -- 1835)	       made.	   (b) A similar but cheaper machine-made carpet, resembling	       moquette in construction and appearance, but finer and of	       better material.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Axolotl \Ax"o*lotl\, n. [The native name.] (Zool.)	   An amphibian of the salamander tribe found in the elevated	   lakes of Mexico; the siredon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When it breeds in captivity the young develop into true	         salamanders of the genus {Amblystoma}. This also occurs	         naturally under favorable conditions, in its native	         localities; although it commonly lives and breeds in a	         larval state, with persistent external gills. See	         {Siredon}.	         [1913 Webster]
Axstone \Ax"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of jade. It is used by some savages, particularly	   the natives of the South Sea Islands, for making axes or	   hatchets.	   [1913 Webster]
Axtree \Ax"tree\, n.	   Axle or axletree. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Axunge \Ax"unge\, n. [F. axonge, L. axungia; axis wheel + ungere	   to grease.]	   Fat; grease; esp. the fat of pigs or geese; usually (Pharm.),	   lard prepared for medical use.	   [1913 Webster]
Ay \Ay\, interj.	   Ah! alas! "Ay me! I fondly dream `Had ye been there.'"	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Ay \Ay\, adv.	   Same as {Aye}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ayah \A"yah\, n. [Pg. aia, akin to Sp. aya a governess, ayo a	   tutor.]	   A native nurse for children; also, a lady's maid. [India]	   [1913 Webster] Aye
Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Perh. a modification of yea, or from	   the interjection of admiration or astonishment, OE. ei, ey,	   why, hey, ay, well, ah, ha. Cf. MHG. & G. ei, Dan. ej. Or	   perh. akin to aye ever.]	   Yes; yea; -- a word expressing assent, or an affirmative	   answer to a question. It is much used in viva voce voting in	   legislative bodies, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is written I in the early editions of	         Shakespeare and other old writers.	         [1913 Webster]	Aye \Aye\, n.	   An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as,	   "To call for the ayes and noes;" "The ayes have it."	   [1913 Webster] Aye	Aye \Aye\, Ay \Ay\, adv. [Icel. ei, ey; akin to AS. [=a],	   [=a]wa, always, Goth. aiws an age, Icel. [ae]fi, OHG, ?wa, L.	   aevum, Gr. ? an age, ?, ?, ever, always, G. je, Skr. ?va	   course. ?, ?. Cf. {Age}, v., {Either}, a., {Or}, conj.]	   Always; ever; continually; for an indefinite time.	   [1913 Webster]	         For his mercies aye endure.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {For aye}, {always}; forever; eternally.	      [1913 Webster]
Aye-aye \Aye"-aye`\, n. [From the native name, prob. from its	   cry.] (Zool.)	   A singular nocturnal quadruped, allied to the lemurs, found	   in Madagascar ({Cheiromys Madagascariensis}), remarkable for	   its long fingers, sharp nails, and rodent-like incisor teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ayegreen \Aye"green`\, n. [Aye ever + green.] (Bot.)	   The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}). --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Ayein	   Ayen
Ayen \A*yen"\, Ayein \A*yein"\, Ayeins \A*yeins"\, adv. & prep.	   [OE. ?, ?. See {Again}.]	   Again; back against. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ayenward \A*yen"ward\, adv.	   Backward. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ayle \Ayle\, n. [OE. ayel, aiel, OF. aiol, aiel, F. a["i]eul, a	   dim. of L. avus grandfather.]	   A grandfather. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of Ayle}, an ancient English writ which lay against a	      stranger who had dispossessed the demandant of land of	      which his grandfather died seized.	      [1913 Webster]
Ayme \Ay"me`\, n. [Cf. F. ahi interj.]	   The utterance of the ejaculation "Ay me !" [Obs.] See {Ay},	   interj. "Aymees and hearty heigh-hoes." --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Ayond \A*yond"\, prep. & adv.	   Beyond. [North of Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ayont \A*yont"\, prep. & adv.	   Beyond. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Ayrie
Ayrie \A"y*rie\, Ayry \A"y*ry\, n.	   See {Aerie}. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ayrshire \Ayr"shire\, n. (Agric.)	   One of a superior breed of cattle from Ayrshire, Scotland.	   Ayrshires are notable for the quantity and quality of their	   milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Ayuntamiento \A*yun`ta*mi*en"to\, n. [Sp., fr. OSp. ayuntar to	   join.]	   In Spain and Spanish America, a corporation or body of	   magistrates in cities and towns, corresponding to mayor and	   aldermen.	   [1913 Webster]
Azadirachta \Azadirachta\ n.	   a genus of large important East Indian trees: the neem trees.	   Syn: genus {Azadirachta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
azadirachtin \azadirachtin\ n.	   1. a triterpenoid ({C35H44O16}) isolated from the seeds of	      the neem tree ({Azadirachta indica}), used as an	      insecticide.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Azalea \A*za"le*a\ (?; 97), n.; pl. {Azaleas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   dry, -- so called because supposed to grow best in dry	   ground.] (Bot.)	   A genus of showy flowering shrubs, mostly natives of China or	   of North America; false honeysuckle. The genus is scarcely	   distinct from {Rhododendron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Azarole \Az"a*role\, n. [F. azerole, the name of the fruit, fr.	   Ar. az-zo'r?r: cf. It. azzeruolo, Sp. acerolo.] (Bot.)	   The Neapolitan medlar ({Crat[ae]gus azarolus}), a shrub of	   southern Europe; also, its fruit.	   [1913 Webster] Azedarach
Azedarach \A*zed"a*rach\, azederach \azederach\, n. [F.	   az['e]darac, Sp. acederaque, Pers. [=a]z[=a]ddirakht noble	   tree.]	   1. (Bot.) a handsome tree ({Melia azedarach}) of the mahogany	      family, native to Northern India and China, having long	      clusters of fragrant purple blossoms and small ornamental	      but inedible yellow fruits. It has been naturalized as a	      shade tree and is common in the southern United States; --	      called also, {chinaberry}, {China tree}, {Pride of India},	      {Pride of China}, and {Bead tree}.	   Syn: chinaberry, chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,	        pride-of-India, azedarach, Melia azederach, Melia	        azedarach	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Med.) The bark of the roots of the azedarach, used as a	      cathartic and emetic.	      [1913 Webster] Azerbaidzhan
Azerbaidzhan \Azerbaidzhan\, Azerbaijan \Azerbaijan\n.	   a country in the Caucuses, formerly an Asian Soviet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Azerbaijani \Azerbaijani\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Azerbaijan.	   [PJC]
azide \azide\ n.	   1. a compound containing the azido group combined with an	      element or radical.	      [WordNet 1.5]	azide \az"ide\ n. (Chem.)	   any chemical compound containing the azido group {-N3}, such	   as {sodium azide} (ionic and inorganic) or {ethyl azide}	   (organic and nonionic).	   [PJC]
azido \azido\ adj.	   relating to or containing the azido group {-N3}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
azidothymidine \azidothymidine\ n.	   1. 1 an antiviral drug, ({C10H13N5O4}) used in the treatment	      of AIDS. It has the generic name of {zidovudine}.	   Note: an analog of thymidine, it inhibits the replication of	         the viral chromosome.	   Syn: AZT, zidovudine[generic], 3'-azido 3'-deoxythymidine,	        Retrovir[Trademark]	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Azimuth \Az"i*muth\, n. [OE. azimut, F. azimut, fr. Ar.	   as-sum?t, pl. of as-samt a way, or perh., a point of the	   horizon and a circle extending to it from the zenith, as	   being the Arabic article: cf. It. azzimutto, Pg. azimuth, and	   Ar. samt-al-r[=a]'s the vertex of the heaven. Cf. {Zenith}.]	   (Astron. & Geodesy)	      (a) The quadrant of an azimuth circle.	      (b) An arc of the horizon intercepted between the meridian	          of the place and a vertical circle passing through the	          center of any object; as, the azimuth of a star; the	          azimuth or bearing of a line surveying.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In trigonometrical surveying, it is customary to reckon	         the azimuth of a line from the south point of the	         horizon around by the west from 0[deg] to 360[deg].	         [1913 Webster]	   {Azimuth circle}, or {Vertical circle}, one of the great	      circles of the sphere intersecting each other in the	      zenith and nadir, and cutting the horizon at right angles.	      --Hutton.	   {Azimuth compass}, a compass resembling the mariner's	      compass, but having the card divided into degrees instead	      of rhumbs, and having vertical sights; used for taking the	      magnetic azimuth of a heavenly body, in order to find, by	      comparison with the true azimuth, the variation of the	      needle.	   {Azimuth dial}, a dial whose stile or gnomon is at right	      angles to the plane of the horizon. --Hutton.	   {Magnetic azimuth}, an arc of the horizon, intercepted	      between the vertical circle passing through any object and	      the magnetic meridian. This is found by observing the	      object with an azimuth compass.	      [1913 Webster]
Azimuthal \Az"i*muth`al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the azimuth; in a horizontal circle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Azimuthal error} of a transit instrument, its deviation in	      azimuth from the plane of the meridian.	      [1913 Webster]
Azo- \Az"o-\ [See {Azote}.] (Chem.)	   A combining form of azote;	   (a) Applied loosely to compounds having nitrogen variously	       combined, as in cyanides, nitrates, etc.	   (b) Now especially applied to compounds containing a two atom	       nitrogen group uniting two hydrocarbon radicals, as in	       azobenzene, azobenzoic, etc. These compounds furnish many	       artificial dyes. See {Diazo-}.	       [1913 Webster]
Azobenzene \Az`o*ben"zene\, n. [Azo- + benzene.] (Chem.)	   A substance ({C6H5.N2.C6H5}) derived from nitrobenzene,	   forming orange red crystals which are easily fusible.	   [1913 Webster]
Azoic \A*zo"ic\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? life, from ? to live.]	   Destitute of any vestige of organic life, or at least of	   animal life; anterior to the existence of animal life; formed	   when there was no animal life on the globe; as, the azoic.	   rocks.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Azoic age} (Geol.), the age preceding the existence of	      animal life, or anterior to the paleozoic tome. Azoic is	      also used as a noun, age being understood. See	      {Arch[ae]an}, and {Eozoic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Azogue \A*zo"gue\, n. [Sp. See {Azoth}.]	   Lit.: Quicksilver; hence: pl. (Mining) Silver ores suitable	   for treatment by amalgamation with mercury. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Azole \Az"ole\, n. [From {Azote}.] (Org. Chem.)	   Any of a large class of compounds characterized by a	   five-membered ring which contains an atom of nitrogen and at	   least one other noncarbon atom (nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur).	   The prefixes furo-, thio, and pyrro- are used to distinguish	   three subclasses of azoles, which may be regarded as derived	   respectively from furfuran, thiophene, and pyrrol by	   replacement of the {CH} group by nitrogen; as, furo-monazole.	   Names exactly analogous to those for the azines are also	   used; as, oxazole, diazole, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Azoleic \Az`o*le"ic\, a. [Azo- + oleic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to an acid produced by treating oleic with nitric	   acid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Azolla \Azolla\ n.	   a genus of ferns, someties placed in its own family	   {Azollaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Azolla}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Azollaceae \Azollaceae\ n.	   a family designation used in some classifications for the	   genus {Azolla}.	   Syn: family {Azollaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
azonal \azonal\ adj.	   not divided into zones; -- opposite of {zonal}. azonal	   heating	   [WordNet 1.5]
Azonic \A*zon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? zone, region.]	   Confined to no zone or region; not local.	   [1913 Webster]
Azorian \A*zo"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Azores. -- n. A native of the Azores.	   [1913 Webster]
Azote \Az"ote\ (?; 277), n. [F. azote, fr. Gr. 'a priv. + ?	   life; -- so named by Lavoisier because it is incapable of	   supporting life.]	   Same as {Nitrogen}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Azote \A*zo"te\, n. [Sp.]	   A switch or whip. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Azoted \Az"ot*ed\, a.	   Nitrogenized; nitrogenous.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
azotemia \azotemia\ n. (Med.)	   the accumulation of an abnormally large amount of	   nitrogen-containing waste products, such as urea, in the	   blood; uremia.	   [PJC]
azotemic \azotemic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to azotemia.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Azoth \Az"oth\, n. [LL. azoch, azoth, fr. Ar. az-zauq mercury.]	   (Alchemy)	      (a) The first principle of metals, i. e., mercury, which	          was formerly supposed to exist in all metals, and to	          be extractable from them.	      (b) The universal remedy of Paracelsus.	          [1913 Webster]
Azotic \A*zot"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to azote, or nitrogen; formed or consisting of	   azote; nitric; as, azotic gas; azotic acid. [R.] --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster] Azotine
Azotine \Az"o*tine\, n. Also -tin \-tin\ . [Azote + -ine.]	   1. An explosive consisting of sodium nitrate, charcoal,	      sulphur, and petroleum.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. same as 1st {Ammonite}, 2.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Azotite \Az"o*tite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the combination of azotous, or nitrous, acid	   with a base; a nitrite. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Azotize \Az"o*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Azotized} (?); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Azotizing} (?).]	   To impregnate with azote, or nitrogen; to nitrogenize.	   [1913 Webster]
Azotometer \Az`o*tom"e*ter\, n. [Azote + -meter.] (Chem.)	   An apparatus for measuring or determining the proportion of	   nitrogen; a nitrometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Azotous \A*zo"tous\, a.	   Nitrous; as, azotous acid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Azoturia \Az`o*tu"ri*a\, n. [NL.; azote + Gr. ? urine.] (Med.)	   Excess of urea or other nitrogenous substances in the urine.	   [1913 Webster]
AZT \AZT\ n.	   same as {azidothymidine}. [acronym]	   [PJC]
Aztec \Az"tec\, a.	   Of or relating to one of the early races in Mexico that	   inhabited the great plateau of that country at the time of	   the Spanish conquest in 1519. -- n. One of the Aztec race or	   people.	   [1913 Webster]
Azure \Az"ure\ (?; 277), a. [F. & OSp. azur, Sp. azul, through	   Ar. from Per. l[=a]jaward, or l[=a]juward, lapis lazuli, a	   blue color, l[=a]jaward[imac], l[=a]juward[imac], azure,	   cerulean, the initial l having been dropped, perhaps by the	   influence of the Ar. azr-aq azure, blue. Cf. G. lasur,	   lasurstein, azure color, azure stone, and NL. lapis lazuli.]	   Sky-blue; resembling the clear blue color of the unclouded	   sky; cerulean; also, cloudless.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Azure stone} (Min.), the lapis lazuli; also, the lazulite.	      [1913 Webster]	Azure \Az"ure\, n.	   1. The lapis lazuli. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The clear blue color of the sky; also, a pigment or dye of	      this color. "In robes of azure." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The blue vault above; the unclouded sky.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not like those steps	            On heaven's azure.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) A blue color, represented in engraving by	      horizontal parallel lines.	      [1913 Webster]	Azure \Az"ure\, v. t.	   To color blue.	   [1913 Webster]
Azured \Az"ured\, a.	   Of an azure color; sky-blue. "The azured harebell." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Azureous \A*zu"re*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of a fine blue color; azure.	   [1913 Webster]
Azurine \Az"u*rine\, a. [Cf. {Azurn}.]	   Azure.	   [1913 Webster]	Azurine \Az"u*rine\, n. (Zool.)	   The blue roach of Europe ({Leuciscus c[ae]ruleus}); -- so	   called from its color.	   [1913 Webster]
Azurite \Az"u*rite\, n. (Min.)	   Blue carbonate of copper; blue malachite.	   [1913 Webster]
Azurn \Az"urn\, a. [Cf. OF. azurin, asurin, LL. azurinus. See	   {Azure}, a.]	   Azure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thick set with agate, and the azurn sheen	         Of turkis blue, and emerald green.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Azygous \Az"y*gous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? yoke.]	   Odd; having no fellow; not one of a pair; single; as, the	   azygous muscle of the uvula.	   [1913 Webster] Azym
Azym \Az"ym\, Azyme \Az"yme\, n. [F. azyme unleavened, L.	   azymus, fr. Gr. ?; 'a priv. + ? leaven.]	   Unleavened bread.	   [1913 Webster]
Azymic \A*zym"ic\, a.	   Azymous.	   [1913 Webster]
Azymite \Az"y*mite\, n. [Cf. F. azymite.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One who administered the Eucharist with unleavened bread; --	   a name of reproach given by those of the Greek church to the	   Latins.	   [1913 Webster]
Azymous \Az"y*mous\, a. [See {Azym}.]	   Unleavened; unfermented. "Azymous bread." --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
B \B\ (b[=e])	   is the second letter of the English alphabet. (See Guide to	   Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 196, 220.) It is etymologically	   related to p, v, f, w, and m, letters representing sounds	   having a close organic affinity to its own sound; as in Eng.	   bursar and purser; Eng. bear and Lat. ferre; Eng. silver and	   Ger. silber; Lat. cubitum and It. gomito; Eng. seven,	   Anglo-Saxon seofon, Ger. sieben, Lat. septem, Gr."epta`,	   Sanskrit saptan. The form of letter B is Roman, from the	   Greek B (Beta), of Semitic origin. The small b was formed by	   gradual change from the capital B.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In (Music), B is the nominal of the seventh tone in the	         model major scale (the scale of C major), or of the	         second tone in it's relative minor scale (that of A	         minor). B[flat] stands for B flat, the tone a half	         step, or semitone, lower than B. In German, B stands	         for our B[flat], while our B natural is called H	         (pronounced h[aum]).	         [1913 Webster]
B-52 \B-52\ n.	   A large long-range bomber airplane of the U. S. military	   aircraft fleet; B- stands for bomber. It has the capability	   of delivering nuclear weapons.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ba \Ba\ (b[aum]), v. t. [Cf. OF. baer to open the mouth, F.	   bayer.]	   To kiss. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Baa \Baa\ (b[aum]), v. i. [Cf. G. b[aum]en; an imitative word.]	   To cry baa, or bleat as a sheep.	   [1913 Webster]	         He treble baas for help, but none can get. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Baa \Baa\ (b[aum]), n.; pl. {Baas} (b[aum]z). [Cf. G. b[aum].]	   The cry or bleating of a sheep; a bleat.	   [1913 Webster]
Baaing \Baa"ing\, n.	   The bleating of a sheep. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Baal \Ba"al\ (b[=a]"al), n.; Heb. pl. {Baalim} (-[i^]m). [Heb.	   ba'al lord.]	   1. (Myth.) The supreme male divinity of the Phoenician and	      Canaanitish nations.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name of this god occurs in the Old Testament and	         elsewhere with qualifying epithets subjoined, answering	         to the different ideas of his character; as,	         Baal-berith (the Covenant Baal), Baal-zebub (Baal of	         the fly).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The whole class of divinities to whom the name Baal	      was applied. --Judges x. 6.	      [1913 Webster]
Baalism \Ba"al*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   Worship of Baal; idolatry.	   [1913 Webster] Baalist
Baalist \Ba"al*ist\, Baalite \Ba"al*ite\, n.	   A worshiper of Baal; a devotee of any false religion; an	   idolater.	   [1913 Webster]
Bab \Bab\, n. [Per.]	   Lit., gate; -- a title given to the founder of Babism, and	   taken from that of Bab-ud-Din, assumed by him.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baba \Ba"ba\, n. [F.]	   A kind of plum cake.	   [1913 Webster]
babassu \babassu\ n.	   1. a tall feather palm of northern Brazil ({Orbignya	      barbosiana}) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable	      oil ({) with hard-shelled nuts yielding a valuable oil (})	      and a kind of vegetable ivory.	   Syn: babassu palm, coco de macao, {Orbignya phalerata},	        {Orbignya spesiosa}, {Orbignya martiana}.	        [WordNet 1.5] babbiting
babbiting \babbiting\, babbitting \babbitting\n.	   lining a surface or bearing with babbitt metal.	   Syn: babbitting	        [WordNet 1.5]
Babbitt \Bab"bitt\, v. t.	   To line with Babbitt metal.	   [1913 Webster]	Babbitt metal \Bab"bitt met`al\ [From the inventor, Isaac	   Babbitt of Massachusetts.]	   A soft white alloy of variable composition (as a nine parts	   of tin to one of copper, or of fifty parts of tin to five of	   antimony and one of copper) used in bearings to diminish	   friction.	   [1913 Webster]
Babble \Bab"ble\ (b[a^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Babbled}	   (b[a^]b"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Babbling}.] [Cf. LG. babbeln,	   D. babbelen, G. bappeln, bappern, F. babiller, It. babbolare;	   prob. orig., to keep saying ba, imitative of a child learning	   to talk.]	   1. To utter words indistinctly or unintelligibly; to utter	      inarticulate sounds; as a child babbles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk incoherently; to utter unmeaning words.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk much; to chatter; to prate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make a continuous murmuring noise, as shallow water	      running over stones.	      [1913 Webster]	            In every babbling brook he finds a friend.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hounds are said to babble, or to be babbling, when they	         are too noisy after having found a good scent.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To prate; prattle; chatter; gossip.	        [1913 Webster]	Babble \Bab"ble\, v. t.	   1. To utter in an indistinct or incoherent way; to repeat, as	      words, in a childish way without understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	            These [words] he used to babble in all companies.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disclose by too free talk, as a secret.	      [1913 Webster]	Babble \Bab"ble\, n.	   1. Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. "This is	      mere moral babble." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inarticulate speech; constant or confused murmur.	      [1913 Webster]	            The babble of our young children.     --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The babble of the stream.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Babblement \Bab"ble*ment\, n.	   Babble. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Babbler \Bab"bler\, n.	   1. An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great babblers, or talkers, are not fit for trust.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A name given to any one of a family	      ({Timalin[ae]}) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering	      note.	      [1913 Webster]
Babblery \Bab"ble*ry\, n.	   Babble. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Babe \Babe\, n. [Cf. Ir. bab, baban, W. baban, maban.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An infant; a young child of either sex; a baby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A doll for children. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Babehood \Babe"hood\, n.	   Babyhood. [R.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Babel \Ba"bel\, n. [Heb. B[=a]bel, the name of the capital of	   Babylonia; in Genesis associated with the idea of	   "confusion."]	   1. The city and tower in the land of Shinar, where the	      confusion of languages took place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore is the name of it called Babel. --Gen. xi.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A place or scene of noise and confusion; a confused	      mixture of sounds, as of voices or languages.	      [1913 Webster]	            That babel of strange heathen languages. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grinding babel of the street.     --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	      [1913 Webster]
Babery \Bab"er*y\, n. [Perh. orig. for baboonery. Cf. {Baboon},	   and also {Babe}.]	   Finery of a kind to please a child. [Obs.] "Painted babery."	   --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster] Babian
Babian \Ba"bi*an\, Babion \Ba"bi*on\, n. [See {Baboon}.]	   A baboon. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Babillard \Bab"il*lard\, n. [F., a babbler.] (Zool.)	   The lesser whitethroat of Europe; -- called also {babbling	   warbler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Babingtonite \Bab"ing*ton*ite\, n. [From Dr. Babbington.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in triclinic crystals approaching	   pyroxene in angle, and of a greenish black color. It is a	   silicate of iron, manganese, and lime.	   [1913 Webster] Babiroussa
Babiroussa \Bab`i*rous"sa\, Babirussa \Bab`i*rus"sa\, n. [F.	   babiroussa, fr. Malay b[=a]b[imac] hog + r[=u]sa deer.]	   (Zool.)	   A large hoglike quadruped ({Sus babirussa}, syn. {Porcus	   babirussa}) of the East Indies, sometimes domesticated; the	   Indian hog. Its upper canine teeth or tusks are large and	   recurved.	   [1913 Webster]
Babish \Bab"ish\, a.	   Like a babe; a childish; babyish. [R.] "Babish imbecility."	   --Drayton. -- {Bab"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Bab"ish*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Babism
Babism \Bab"ism\, Babiism \Bab"i*ism\, n.	   The doctrine of a modern religious pantheistical sect in	   Persia, which was founded, about 1844, by Mirza Ali Mohammed	   ibn Rabhik (1820 -- 1850), who assumed the title of	   Bab-ed-Din (Per., Gate of the Faith). Babism is a mixture of	   Mohammedan, Christian, Jewish, and Parsi elements. This	   doctrine forbids concubinage and polygamy, and frees women	   from many of the degradations imposed upon them among the	   orthodox Mohammedans. Mendicancy, the use of intoxicating	   liquors and drugs, and slave dealing, are forbidden;	   asceticism is discountenanced. -- {Bab"ist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Babist \Bab"ist\, n.	   A believer in Babism.	   [1913 Webster]
Bablah \Bab"lah\, n. [Cf. Per. bab[=u]l a species of mimosa	   yielding gum arabic.]	   The rind of the fruit of several East Indian species of	   acacia; neb-neb. It contains gallic acid and tannin, and is	   used for dyeing drab.	   [1913 Webster] Baboo
Baboo \Ba"boo\, Babu \Ba"bu\ (b[aum]"b[=oo]), n. [Hind.	   b[=a]b[=u].]	   A Hindu gentleman; a native clerk who writes English; also, a	   Hindu title equivalent to the English Mr. or Esquire.	   --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Baboon \Bab*oon"\, n. [OE. babewin, baboin, fr. F. babouin, or	   LL. babewynus. Of unknown origin; cf. D. baviaan, G. pavian,	   baboon, F. babine lip of ape, dogs, etc., dial. G. b[aum]ppe	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   One of the Old World Quadrumana, of the genera {Cynocephalus}	   and {Papio}; the dog-faced ape. Baboons have dog-like muzzles	   and large canine teeth, cheek pouches, a short tail, and	   naked callosities on the buttocks. They are mostly African.	   See {Mandrill}, and {Chacma}, and {Drill} an ape.	   [1913 Webster]
Baboonery \Bab*oon"ery\, n.	   Baboonish behavior. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Baboonish \Bab*oon"ish\, a.	   Like a baboon.	   [1913 Webster] Babul
Babul \Ba*bul"\, Babool \Ba*bool"\, n. [See {Bablah}.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several species of {Acacia}, esp. {Acacia	   Arabica}, which yelds a gum used as a substitute for true gum	   arabic.	   [1913 Webster]	         In place of Putney's golden gorse	         The sickly babul blooms.                 --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baby \Ba"by\ (b[=a]"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Babies} (-b[i^]z). [Dim. of	   babe.]	   An infant or young child of either sex; a babe.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A small image of an infant; a doll.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Babies in the eyes}, the minute reflection which one sees of	      one's self in the eyes of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            She clung about his neck, gave him ten kisses,	            Toyed with his locks, looked babies in his eyes.	                                                  --Heywood.	      [1913 Webster]	Baby \Ba"by\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an infant; young or little; as,	   baby swans. "Baby figure" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Baby \Ba"by\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Babied} (b[=a]"b[=e]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Babying}.]	   To treat like a young child; to keep dependent; to humor; to	   fondle. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
baby-blue-eyes \baby-blue-eyes\ n.	   1. delicate California annual having blue flowers marked with	      dark spots.	   Syn: baby blue-eyes, Nemophila menziesii	        [WordNet 1.5]
baby-faced \baby-faced\ adj.	   1. having a face resembling that of a baby	      [WordNet 1.5]
Baby farm \Ba"by farm`\	   A place where the nourishment and care of babies are offered	   for hire.	   [1913 Webster]	Baby farmer \Ba"by farm`er\	   One who keeps a baby farm.	   [1913 Webster]	Baby farming \Ba"by farm`ing\	   The business of keeping a baby farm.	   [1913 Webster]
Babyhood \Ba"by*hood\, n.	   The state or period of infancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Babyhouse \Ba"by*house`\, n.	   A place for children's dolls and dolls' furniture. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Babyish \Ba"by*ish\, a.	   Like a baby; childish; puerile; simple. -- {Ba"by*ish*ly},	   adv. -- {Ba"by*ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Babyism \Ba"by*ism\, n.	   1. The state of being a baby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A babyish manner of acting or speaking.	      [1913 Webster]
Baby jumper \Ba"by jump`er\	   A hoop suspended by an elastic strap, in which a young child	   may be held secure while amusing itself by jumping on the	   floor.	   [1913 Webster]
Babylonian \Bab`y*lo"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the real or to the mystical Babylon, or	   to the ancient kingdom of Babylonia; Chaldean.	   [1913 Webster]	Babylonian \Bab`y*lo"ni*an\, prop. n.	   1. An inhabitant of Babylonia (which included Chaldea); a	      Chaldean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An astrologer; -- so called because the Chaldeans were	      remarkable for the study of astrology.	      [1913 Webster] Babylonic
Babylonic \Bab`y*lon"ic\, Babylonical \Bab`y*lon"ic*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to Babylon, or made there; as, Babylonic	      garments, carpets, or hangings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tumultuous; disorderly. [Obs.] --Sir J. Harrington.	      [1913 Webster]
Babylonish \Bab"y*lo`nish\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to, or made in, Babylon or Babylonia. "A	      Babylonish garment." --Josh. vii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the Babylon of --Revelation xiv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to Rome and papal power. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . injurious nickname of Babylonish. --Gage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Confused; Babel-like.	      [1913 Webster] Babyroussa
Babyroussa \Bab`y*rous"sa\, Babyrussa \Bab`y*rus"sa\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Babiroussa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Babyship \Ba"by*ship\, n.	   The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.	   [1913 Webster]
baby-sit \baby-sit\ v.	   act as a baby-sitter	   Syn: babysit, sit	        [WordNet 1.5] babysitter
babysitter \babysitter\, baby-sitter \baby-sitter\n.	   A person engaged to care for children when the parents are	   not home.	   Syn: sitter	        [WordNet 1.5]
babysitting \babysitting\ n.	   the work of a baby sitter; caring for children when their	   parents are not home.	   [WordNet 1.5]
baby-walker \baby-walker\ n.	   a framework on small wheels or casters designed to support	   small children while they are learning to walk, and usually	   having a fabric support that permits the child to sit. Called	   also {walker} and {go-cart}.	   Syn: walker, go-cart	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bac \Bac\, n. [F. See {Back} a vat.]	   1. A broad, flat-bottomed ferryboat, usually worked by a	      rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vat or cistern. See 1st {Back}.	      [1913 Webster]
bacca \bac"ca\ n.	   1. an indehiscent fruit derived from a single ovary having	      one or many seeds within a fleshy wall or pericarp: e. g.	      grape; tomato; cranberry.	   Syn: simple fruit	        [WordNet 1.5]
Baccalaureate \Bac"ca*lau"re*ate\, n. [NL. baccalaureatus, fr.	   LL. baccalaureus a bachelor of arts, fr. baccalarius, but as	   if fr. L. bacca lauri bayberry, from the practice of the	   bachelor's wearing a garland of bayberries. See {Bachelor}.]	   1. The degree of bachelor of arts (B.A. or A.B.), the first	      or lowest academical degree conferred by universities and	      colleges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A baccalaureate sermon. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Baccalaureate \Bac`ca*lau"re*ate\, a.	   Pertaining to a bachelor of arts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Baccalaureate sermon}, in some American colleges, a sermon	      delivered as a farewell discourse to a graduating class.	      [1913 Webster] Baccara
Baccara \Bac`ca*ra"\, Baccarat \Bac`ca*rat"\, n. [F.]	   A French game of cards, played by a banker and punters.	   [1913 Webster] Baccare
Baccare \Bac*ca"re\, Backare \Bac*ka"re\, interj.	   Stand back! give place! -- a cant word of the Elizabethan	   writers, probably in ridicule of some person who pretended to	   a knowledge of Latin which he did not possess.	   [1913 Webster]	         Baccare! you are marvelous forward.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Baccate \Bac"cate\, a. [L. baccatus, fr. L. bacca berry.] (Bot.)	   Pulpy throughout, like a berry; -- said of fruits. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Baccated \Bac"ca*ted\, a.	   1. Having many berries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Set or adorned with pearls. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bacchanal \Bac"cha*nal\, a. [L. Bacchanalis. See {Bacchanalia}.]	   1. Relating to Bacchus or his festival.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Engaged in drunken revels; drunken and riotous or noisy.	      [1913 Webster]	Bacchanal \Bac"cha*nal\ (b[a^]k"k[.a]*nal), n.	   1. A devotee of Bacchus; one who indulges in drunken revels;	      one who is noisy and riotous when intoxicated; a carouser.	      "Tipsy bacchanals." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Drunken revelry; an orgy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.	      [1913 Webster]
Bacchanalia \Bac`cha*na"li*a\ (b[a^]k`k[.a]*n[=a]"l[i^]*[.a]),	   n. pl. [L. Bacchanal a place devoted to Bacchus; in the pl.	   Bacchanalia a feast of Bacchus, fr. Bacchus the god of wine,	   Gr. Ba`kchos.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Myth.) A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.	      [1913 Webster]
Bacchanalian \Bac`cha*na"li*an\ (b[a^]k`k[.a]*n[=a]"l[i^]*an;	   106), a.	   Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus; relating to or	   given to reveling and drunkenness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even bacchanalian madness has its charms. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Bacchanalian \Bac`cha*na"li*an\, n.	   A bacchanal; a drunken reveler.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacchanalianism \Bac`cha*na"li*an*ism\, n.	   The practice of bacchanalians; bacchanals; drunken revelry.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacchant \Bac"chant\, n.; pl. E. {Bacchants}, L. {Bacchantes}.	   [L. bacchans, -antis, p. pr. of bacchari to celebrate the	   festival of Bacchus.]	   1. A priest of Bacchus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bacchanal; a reveler. --Croly.	      [1913 Webster]	Bacchant \Bac"chant\, a.	   Bacchanalian; fond of drunken revelry; wine-loving; reveling;	   carousing. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacchante \Bac"chante\, n.; L. pl. {Bacchantes}.	   1. A priestess of Bacchus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A female bacchanal.	      [1913 Webster]
Bacchantic \Bac*chan"tic\, a.	   Bacchanalian.	   [1913 Webster] Bacchic
Bacchic \Bac"chic\, Bacchical \Bac"chic*al\, a. [L. Bacchicus,	   Gr. Bakchiko`s.]	   Of or relating to Bacchus; hence, jovial, or riotous, with	   intoxication; riotously drunken; -- used of revelrous	   gatherings.	   Syn: bacchanalian, bacchanal, bibulous, carousing,	        drunken(prenominal), orgiastic, riotous	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Bacchius \Bac*chi"us\, n.; pl. {Bacchii} . [L. Bacchius pes, Gr.	   "o Bakchei^os (sc. poy`s foot).] (Pros.)	   A metrical foot composed of a short syllable and two long	   ones; according to some, two long and a short.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacchus \Bac"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Ba`kchos.] (Myth.)	   The god of wine, son of Jupiter and Semele.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacciferous \Bac*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. baccifer; bacca berry +	   ferre to bear.]	   Producing berries. " Bacciferous trees." --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacciform \Bac"ci*form\, a. [L. bacca berry + -form.]	   Having the form of a berry.	   [1913 Webster]
Baccivorous \Bac*civ"o*rous\, a. [L. bacca berry + vorare to	   devour.] (Zool.)	   Eating, or subsisting on, berries; as, baccivorous birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Bace \Bace\, n., a., & v.	   See {Base}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Bacharach
Bacharach \Bach"a*rach\, Backarack \Back"a*rack\, n.	   A kind of wine made at Bacharach on the Rhine.	   [1913 Webster]
Bachelor \Bach"e*lor\ (b[a^]ch"[-e]*l[~e]r), n. [OF. bacheler	   young man, F. bachelier (cf. Pr. bacalar, Sp. bachiller, Pg.	   bacharel, It. baccalare), LL. baccalarius the tenant of a	   kind of farm called baccalaria, a soldier not old or rich	   enough to lead his retainers into battle with a banner, a	   person of an inferior academical degree aspiring to a	   doctorate. In the latter sense, it was afterward changed to	   baccalaureus. See {Baccalaureate}, n.]	   1. A man of any age who has not been married.	      [1913 Webster]	            As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed	            a hound.                              --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unmarried woman. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who has taken the first or lowest degree in the	      liberal arts, or in some branch of science, at a college	      or university; as, a bachelor of arts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A knight who had no standard of his own, but fought under	      the standard of another in the field; often, a young	      knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In the companies of London tradesmen, one not yet admitted	      to wear the livery; a junior member. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) A kind of bass, an edible fresh-water fish	      ({Pomoxys annularis}) of the southern United States.	      [1913 Webster]
bachelor-at-arms \bachelor-at-arms\ n.	   a knight of the lowest order; he was permitted to display	   only a pennon.	   Syn: knight bachelor, bachelor	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bachelordom \Bach"e*lor*dom\ (b[a^]ch"[-e]*l[~e]r*d[u^]m), n.	   The state of bachelorhood; the whole body of bachelors.	   [1913 Webster]
Bachelorhood \Bach"e*lor*hood\ (-h[oo^]d), n.	   The state or condition of being a bachelor; bachelorship.	   [1913 Webster]
Bachelorism \Bach"e*lor*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   Bachelorhood; also, a manner or peculiarity belonging to	   bachelors. --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Bachelor's button \Bach"e*lor's but"ton\, (Bot.)	   A plant with flowers shaped like buttons; especially, several	   species of {Ranunculus}, and the cornflower ({Centaurea	   cyanus}) and globe amaranth ({Gomphrena}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 --Gerarde, p. 472 (1633); but by other	         writers ascribed to "a habit of country fellows to	         carry them in their pockets to divine their success	         with their sweethearts." --Dr. Prior.	         [1913 Webster]
Bachelorship \Bach"e*lor*ship\, n.	   The state of being a bachelor.	   [1913 Webster]
Bachelry \Bach"el*ry\, n. [OF. bachelerie.]	   The body of young aspirants for knighthood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacillar \Ba*cil"lar\, a. [L. bacillum little staff.] (Biol.)	   1. Shaped like a rod or staff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Pertaining to, or produced by, the organism	      bacillus; bacillary.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bacillariae \Bac"il*la`ri*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. bacillum,	   dim. of baculum stick.] (Biol.)	   See {Diatom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacillary \Bac"il*la*ry\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to little rods; rod-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to bacilli; produced by, or	      containing, bacilli; bacillar; as, a bacillary disease.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bacilli \bacilli\ n.	   plural of {bacillus}; usually designating aerobic rod-shaped	   spore-producing bacteria; they often occur in chainlike	   formations.	   Syn: bacillus	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bacilliform \Ba*cil"li*form\, a. [L. bacillum little staff +	   -form.]	   Rod-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacillus \Ba*cil"lus\, n.; pl. {Bacilli}. [NL., for L. bacillum.	   See {Bacillari[ae]}.] (Biol.)	   A variety of bacterium; a microscopic, rod-shaped vegetable	   organism.	   [1913 Webster]
bacitracin \bacitracin\ n. (1940) [Bacillus + Margaret Tracy, (a	   child whose tissues contained {Bacillus subtilis}) + -in.	   --RHUD.]	   a polypeptide antibacterial antibiotic of known chemical	   structure effective against several types of Gram-positive	   organisms, and usually used topically for superficial local	   infection.	   Note: It is produced by {Bacillus subtilis} and {Bacillus	         licheniformis}, and as produced commercially is	         composed of several closely related substances. The	         predominant component, {Bacitracin A}, has a formula	         {C60H103N17O16S}, and contains D-ornithine,	         D-phenylalanine and D-glutamine residues as well as the	         L-isomers of leucine, isoleucine, histidine, asparagine	         and aspartic acid. --[MI11]	         [WordNet 1.5]
Back \Back\, n. [F. bac: cf. Arm. bag, bak a bark, D. bak tray,	   bowl.]	   1. A large shallow vat; a cistern, tub, or trough, used by	      brewers, distillers, dyers, picklers, gluemakers, and	      others, for mixing or cooling wort, holding water, hot	      glue, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hop back}, {Jack back}, the cistern which receives the	      infusion of malt and hops from the copper.	   {Wash back}, a vat in which distillers ferment the wort to	      form wash.	   {Water back}, a cistern to hold a supply of water; esp. a	      small cistern at the back of a stove, or a group of pipes	      set in the fire box of a stove or furnace, through which	      water circulates and is heated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ferryboat. See {Bac}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Back \Back\ (b[a^]k), n. [AS. b[ae]c, bac; akin to Icel., Sw., &	   LG. bak, Dan. bag; cf. OHG. bahho ham, Skr. bhaj to turn,	   OSlav. b[=e]g[u^] flight. Cf. {Bacon}.]	   1. In human beings, the hinder part of the body, extending	      from the neck to the end of the spine; in other animals,	      that part of the body which corresponds most nearly to	      such part of a human being; as, the back of a horse, fish,	      or lobster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extended upper part, as of a mountain or ridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The mountains] their broad bare backs upheave	            Into the clouds.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The outward or upper part of a thing, as opposed to the	      inner or lower part; as, the back of the hand, the back of	      the foot, the back of a hand rail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methought Love pitying me, when he saw this,	            Gave me your hands, the backs and palms to kiss.	                                                  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The part opposed to the front; the hinder or rear part of	      a thing; as, the back of a book; the back of an army; the	      back of a chimney.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The part opposite to, or most remote from, that which	      fronts the speaker or actor; or the part out of sight, or	      not generally seen; as, the back of an island, of a hill,	      or of a village.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The part of a cutting tool on the opposite side from its	      edge; as, the back of a knife, or of a saw.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A support or resource in reserve.	      [1913 Webster]	            This project	            Should have a back or second, that might hold,	            If this should blast in proof.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) The keel and keelson of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mining) The upper part of a lode, or the roof of a	      horizontal underground passage.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A garment for the back; hence, clothing. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             A bak to walken inne by daylight.    --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Behind one's back}, when one is absent; without one's	      knowledge; as, to ridicule a person behind his back.	   {Full back}, {Half back}, {Quarter back} (Football), players	      stationed behind those in the front line.	   {To be on one's back} or {To lie on one's back}, to be	      helpless.	   {To put one's back up} or {to get one's back up}, to assume	      an attitude of obstinate resistance (from the action of a	      cat when attacked). [Colloq.]	   {To see the back of}, to get rid of.	   {To turn the back}, to go away; to flee.	   {To turn the back on one}, to forsake or neglect him.	      [1913 Webster]	Back \Back\, a.	   1. Being at the back or in the rear; distant; remote; as, the	      back door; back settlements.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in arrear; overdue; as, back rent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Moving or operating backward; as, back action.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Back blocks}, Australian pastoral country which is remote	      from the seacoast or from a river. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      	   {Back charges}, charges brought forward after an account has	      been made up.	   {Back filling} (Arch.), the mass of materials used in filling	      up the space between two walls, or between the inner and	      outer faces of a wall, or upon the haunches of an arch or	      vault.	   {Back pressure}. (Steam Engine) See under {Pressure}.	   {Back rest}, a guide attached to the slide rest of a lathe,	      and placed in contact with the work, to steady it in	      turning.	   {Back slang}, a kind of slang in which every word is written	      or pronounced backwards; as, nam for man.	   {Back stairs}, stairs in the back part of a house; private	      stairs. Also used adjectively. See {Back stairs},	      {Backstairs}, and {Backstair}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Back step} (Mil.), the retrograde movement of a man or body	      of men, without changing front.	   {Back stream}, a current running against the main current of	      a stream; an eddy.	   {To take the back track}, to retrace one's steps; to retreat.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Back \Back\ (b[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Backed} (b[a^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Backing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To get upon the back of; to mount.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will back him [a horse] straight.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place or seat upon the back. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Jupiter, upon his eagle backed,	            Appeared to me.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drive or force backward; to cause to retreat or recede;	      as, to back oxen.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make a back for; to furnish with a back; as, to back	      books.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To adjoin behind; to be at the back of.	      [1913 Webster]	            A garden . . . with a vineyard backed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chalk cliffs which back the beach. --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To write upon the back of; as, to back a letter; to	      indorse; as, to back a note or legal document.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To support; to maintain; to second or strengthen by aid or	      influence; as, to back a friend. "The Parliament would be	      backed by the people." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have still found it necessary to back and fortify	            their laws with rewards and punishments. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mate backed the captain manfully. --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To bet on the success of; -- as, to back a race horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To back an anchor} (Naut.), to lay down a small anchor ahead	      of a large one, the cable of the small one being fastened	      to the crown of the large one.	   {To back the field}, in horse racing, to bet against a	      particular horse or horses, that some one of all the other	      horses, collectively designated "the field", will win.	   {To back the oars}, to row backward with the oars.	   {To back a rope}, to put on a preventer.	   {To back the sails}, to arrange them so as to cause the ship	      to move astern.	   {To back up}, to support; to sustain; as, to back up one's	      friends.	   {To back a warrant} (Law), is for a justice of the peace, in	      the county where the warrant is to be executed, to sign or	      indorse a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend	      an offender.	   {To back water} (Naut.), to reverse the action of the oars,	      paddles, or propeller, so as to force the boat or ship	      backward.	      [1913 Webster]	Back \Back\, v. i.	   1. To move or go backward; as, the horse refuses to back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To change from one quarter to another by a course	      opposite to that of the sun; -- used of the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Sporting) To stand still behind another dog which has	      pointed; -- said of a dog. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To back and fill}, to manage the sails of a ship so that the	      wind strikes them alternately in front and behind, in	      order to keep the ship in the middle of a river or channel	      while the current or tide carries the vessel against the	      wind. Hence: (Fig.) To take opposite positions	      alternately; to assert and deny. [Colloq.]	   {To back out}, {To back down}, to retreat or withdraw from a	      promise, engagement, or contest; to recede. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cleon at first . . . was willing to go; but, finding	            that he [Nicias] was in earnest, he tried to back	            out.                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	      [1913 Webster]	Back \Back\, adv. [Shortened from aback.]	   1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step	      back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person	      from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back	      for something left behind; to go back to one's native	      place; to put a book back after reading it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back	      to private life; to go back to barbarism.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Of time) In times past; ago. "Sixty or seventy years	      back." --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Away from contact; by reverse movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back	            the stone from the door.              --Matt.	                                                  xxviii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to	      keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In a state of restraint or hindrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord hath kept thee back from honor. --Numb.	                                                  xxiv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In return, repayment, or requital.	      [1913 Webster]	            What have I to give you back?         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking;	      as, he took back the offensive words.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Back and forth}, backwards and forwards; to and fro.	   {To go back on}, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray;	      as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's	      professions. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
backache \back"ache\ n.	   an ache localized in the back.	   [WordNet 1.5]
back-and-forth \back"-and-forth`\ n.	   a discussion; give-and-take.	   [PJC]
Backarack \Back"a*rack\ (b[a^]k"[.a]*r[a^]k), n.	   See {Bacharach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Backare \Bac*ka"re\, interj.	   Same as {Baccare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Backband \Back"band`\ (b[a^]k"b[a^]nd), n. [2nd back, n. +	   band.] (Saddlery)	   The band which passes over the back of a horse and holds up	   the shafts of a carriage.	   [1913 Webster]
backbench \back"bench\ (b[a^]k"b[e^]nch), n.	   1. any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of	      Commons of Great Britain.	      [WordNet 1.5]
backbencher \backbencher\ (b[a^]k"b[e^]nch*[~e]r), n.	   a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is not	   a party leader.	   [WordNet 1.5]
backbend \back"bend\ (b[a^]k"b[e^]nd), n.	   1. an acrobatic feat in which the trunk is bent backward from	      a standing position until the hands touch the floor.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Backbite \Back"bite`\, v. t. [2d back, n. + bite.]	   To wound by clandestine detraction; to censure meanly or	   spitefully (an absent person); to slander or speak evil of	   (one absent). --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Backbite \Back"bite`\, v. i.	   To censure or revile the absent.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are arrant knaves, and will backbite. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Backbiter \Back"bit`er\, n.	   One who backbites; a secret calumniator or detractor.	   [1913 Webster]
Backbiting \Back"bit`ing\, n.	   Secret slander; detraction.	   [1913 Webster]	         Backbiting, and bearing of false witness. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Backboard \Back"board`\, n. [2d back, n. + board.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A board which supports the back when one is sitting;	      specifically, the board athwart the after part of a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A board serving as the back part of anything, as of a	      wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin stuff used for the backs of framed pictures,	      mirrors, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A board attached to the rim of a water wheel to prevent	      the water from running off the floats or paddles into the	      interior of the wheel. --W. Nicholson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A board worn across the back to give erectness to the	      figure. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Backbond \Back"bond`\ (b[a^]k"b[o^]nd`), n. [Back, adv. + bond.]	   (Scots Law)	   An instrument which, in conjunction with another making an	   absolute disposition, constitutes a trust.	   [1913 Webster]
Backbone \Back"bone"\ (b[a^]k"b[=o]n`), n. [2d back, n. + bone.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The column of bones in the back which sustains and gives	      firmness to the frame; the spine; the vertebral or spinal	      column.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything like, or serving the purpose of, a backbone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lofty mountains on the north side compose the	            granitic axis, or backbone of the country. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have now come to the backbone of our subject.	                                                  --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Firmness; moral principle; steadfastness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shelley's thought never had any backbone. --Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To the backbone}, through and through; thoroughly; entirely.	      "Staunch to the backbone." --Lord Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]
Backboned \Back"boned"\, a.	   Vertebrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Backcast \Back"cast`\ (b[a^]k"k[.a]st`), n. [Back, adv. + cast.]	   Anything which brings misfortune upon one, or causes failure	   in an effort or enterprise; a reverse. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
backdate \back"date\ v. t.	   1. to make effective from an earlier date; to make	      retroactive. The increase in tax was backdated to January.	   Syn: back-date	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to affix a date earlier than the present date; --	      sometimes done for fraudulent purposes. Opposite of	      {postdate}.	   Syn: back-date; predate; antedate.	        [PJC]	   Note: Backdate is sometimes used incorrectly for postdate.
Back door \Back" door"\	   A door in the back part of a building; hence, an indirect	   way. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Backdoor \Back"door"\, a.	   Acting from behind and in concealment; backstairs; as,	   backdoor intrigues.	   [1913 Webster]
Backdown \Back"down`\, n.	   A receding or giving up; a complete surrender. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
backdrop \back"drop\ n.	   1. the scenery hung at back of stage. Also called in Britain	      {backcloth}.	   Syn: background, backcloth	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the background, setting, or circumstances of an event; as,	      the backdrop for the summit meeting.	      [PJC]
Backed \Backed\ (b[a^]kt), a.	   Having a back; fitted with a back; as, a backed electrotype	   or stereotype plate. Used in composition; as, broad-backed;	   hump-backed.	   [1913 Webster]
Backer \Back"er\ (b[a^]k"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, backs; especially one who backs a	   person or thing in a contest.	   [1913 Webster]
Backfall \Back"fall`\ (b[a^]k"f[add]l`), n. [2d back, n. +	   fall.]	   A fall or throw on the back in wrestling.	   [1913 Webster] backfire
backfire \backfire\, back fire \back fire\	   1. A fire started ahead of a forest or prairie fire to burn	      only against the wind, so that when the two fires meet	      both must go out for lack of fuel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2.	      (a) A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil	          engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke,	          tending to drive the piston in a direction reverse to	          that in which it should travel; also called a {knock}	          or {ping}.	      (b) an explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal	          combustion engine.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Backfire
Backfire \Back"fire`\ Back-fire \Back"-fire`\, v. i.	   1. (Engin.) To have or experience a back fire or back fires;	      -- said of an internal-combustion engine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Of a Bunsen or similar air-fed burner, to light so that	      the flame proceeds from the internal gas jet instead of	      from the external jet of mixed gas and air. --	      {Back"-fir`ing}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
back-formation \back"-for*ma`tion\ n. (Linguistics)	   1. a word invented (usually unwittingly by subtracting an	      affix) on the assumption that a familiar word derives from	      it, such as emote from emotion.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. the process of inventing a back-formation[1].	      [PJC]
Backfriend \Back"friend`\, n. [Back, n. or adv. + friend.]	   A secret enemy. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
backgammon \back"gam`mon\, n. [Origin unknown; perhaps fr. Dan.	   bakke tray + E. game; or very likely the first part is from	   E. back, adv., and the game is so called because the men are	   often set back.]	   A game of chance and skill, played by two persons on a	   "board" marked off into twenty-four spaces called "points".	   Each player has fifteen pieces, or "men", the movements of	   which from point to point are determined by throwing dice.	   Formerly called {tables}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {backgammon board}, a board for playing backgammon, often	      made in the form of two rectangular trays hinged together,	      each tray containing two "tables".	      [1913 Webster]	backgammon \back`gam"mon\, v. t.	   In the game of backgammon, to beat by ending the game before	   the loser is clear of his first "table". When played for	   betting purposes, the winner in such a case scores three	   times the wagered amount.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
background \back"ground`\, n. [Back, a. + ground.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Ground in the rear or behind, or in the distance, as	      opposed to the {foreground}, or the ground in front.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) The space which is behind and subordinate to a	      portrait or group of figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The distance in a picture is usually divided into	         foreground, middle distance, and background.	         --Fairholt.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything behind, serving as a foil; as, the statue had a	      background of red hangings.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A place in obscurity or retirement, or out of sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fancy there was a background of grinding and	            waiting before Miss Torry could produce this highly	            finished . . . performance.           --Mrs.	                                                  Alexander.	      [1913 Webster]	            A husband somewhere in the background. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The set of conditions within which an action takes place,	      including the social and physical conditions as well as	      the psychological states of the participants; as, within	      the background of the massive budget deficits of the	      1980's, new spending programs had little chance of passage	      by the congress.	      [PJC]	   6. The set of conditions that precede and affect an action,	      such as the social and historical precedents for the	      event, as well as the general background[5]; as, against	      the background of their expulsion by the Serbs, the desire	      of Kosovars for vengeance is understandable though	      regrettable.	      [PJC]	   7. (Science) The signals that may be detected by a	      measurement which are not due to the phenomenon being	      studied, and tend to make the measurement uncertain to a	      greater or lesser degree. Specifically: (Physics)	      Electronic noise present in a system using electronic	      measuring instrument or in a telecommunications system,	      which may hide and which must be differentiated from the	      desired signal; also called background noise or {noise}.	      [PJC]	   8. (Journalism) An agreement between a journalist and an	      interviewee that the name of the interviewee will not be	      quoted in any publication, although the substance of the	      remarks may be reported; -- often used in the phrase "on	      background". Compare {deep background}.	      [PJC]	   {To place in the background}, to make of little consequence.	   {To keep in the background}, to remain unobtrusive,	      inconspicuous or out of sight; -- of people.	   {deep background}, (Journalism) the status of an interview	      which must not be quoted in a publication, even without	      attribution. Compare {background}[8].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
backgrounding \back"ground*ing\ n. (Computers)	   The execution of low priority programs while higher priority	   programs are not using the processing system.	   Syn: background processing	        [WordNet 1.5]
Backhand \Back"hand`\, n. [Back, adv. + hand.]	   1. A kind of handwriting in which the downward slope of the	      letters is from left to right.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sports) The stroke of a ball with a racket or paddle, in	      which head of the racket starts from the side of the body	      opposite to that of the arm in which the racket is held,	      and proceeds forward to meet the ball. Contrasted with	      {forehand}.	      [PJC]	Backhand \Back"hand`\, a.	   1. Sloping from left to right; -- said of handwriting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Backhanded; indirect; oblique. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Backhanded \Back"hand`ed\, a.	   1. With the hand turned backward; as, a backhanded blow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indirect; awkward; insincere; sarcastic; as, a backhanded	      compliment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Turned back, or inclining to the left; as, backhanded	      letters.	      [1913 Webster]
backhanded \back"hand`ed\, a. & adv. (Sport)	   Stroked with a backhand[2]; as, a backhanded drive.	   [PJC]
Backhandedness \Back"hand`ed*ness\, n.	   State of being backhanded; the using of backhanded or	   indirect methods.	   [1913 Webster]
Backhander \Back"hand`er\, n.	   A backhanded blow.	   [1913 Webster]
Backheel \Back"heel`\, n. (Wrestling)	   A method of tripping by getting the leg back of the	   opponent's heel on the outside and pulling forward while	   pushing his body back; a throw made in this way. -- v. t. To	   trip (a person) in this way.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Backhouse \Back"house`\, n. [Back, a. + house.]	   A building behind the main building. Specifically: A privy;	   an outhouse; a necessary.	   [1913 Webster]
Backing \Back"ing\, n.	   1. The act of moving backward, or of putting or moving	      anything backward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is behind, and forms the back of, anything,	      usually giving strength or stability.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Support or aid given to a person or cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bookbinding) The preparation of the back of a book with	      glue, etc., before putting on the cover.	      [1913 Webster]
Backjoint \Back"joint`\ (b[a^]k"joint`), n. [Back, a. or adv. +	   joint.] (Arch.)	   A rebate or chase in masonry left to receive a permanent slab	   or other filling.	   [1913 Webster]
Backlash \Back"lash`\ (b[a^]k"l[a^]sh`), n. [Back, adv. + lash.]	   1. (Mech.) The distance through which one part of connected	      machinery, as a wheel, piston, or screw, can be moved	      without moving the connected parts, resulting from	      looseness in fitting or from wear; also, the jarring or	      reflex motion caused in badly fitting machinery by	      irregularities in velocity or a reverse of motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong and sudden reverse movement in a moving part of a	      machine.	      [PJC]	   3. A strong popular reaction serving to counter the effect of	      an action; -- used especially of adverse reactions to	      social or political developments.	      [PJC]
Backless \Back"less\, a.	   Without a back.	   [1913 Webster]
Backlog \Back"log`\ (b[a^]k"l[o^]g`; 115), n. [Back, a. + log.]	   1. A large stick of wood, forming the back of a fire on the	      hearth. Contrasted to {forestick}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There was first a backlog, from fifteen to four and	            twenty inches in diameter and five feet long,	            imbedded in the ashes.                --S. G.	                                                  Goodrich.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An accumulation (of tasks or of materials) that were not	      performed or processed at the normal time and require	      attention; as, unexpected demand led to a large backlog of	      unfilled orders; politically motivated delays led to a	      large backlog of unconfirmed judicial appointments.	      [PJC]
backpack \back"pack\ n.	   a bag carried on the back, supported by straps looped over	   the shoulders.	   Syn: knapsack; rucksack; haversack. [WordNet 1.5]	backpack \back"pack\ v. i.	   to hike while carrying a backpack; -- often used in the form	   {go backpacking}; as, to backpack through the forest.	   [PJC]
backpacker \back"pack*er\ n.	   one who backpacks; as, two backpackers were mauled by bears	   in Yellowstone this week.	   [PJC]
backpedal \back"ped*al\ v. i.	   1. pedal backwards, as on a bicycle.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. step backwards, in boxing.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. modify one' opinion, usually by making it less strong or	      adding qualifications.	      [WordNet 1.5] Backpiece
Backpiece \Back"piece`\, Backplate \Back"plate`\, n. [Back, n.	   or a. + piece, plate. ]	   1. A piece, or plate which forms the back of anything, or	      which covers the back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A piece of plate armor protecting the back;	      -- it is worn as part of a cuirass.	      [WordNet 1.5] Backrack
Backrack \Back"rack\ (b[a^]k"r[a^]k), Backrag \Back"rag\	   (b[a^]k"r[a^]g), n.	   See {Bacharach}.	   [1913 Webster]
backrest \back"rest\ n.	   1. a support that you can lean against while sitting.	   Syn: back.	        [WordNet 1.5]
backroom \backroom\ n.	   1. the meeting place of a group of leaders who make their	      decisions via private negotiations.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Backs \Backs\ (b[a^]ks), n. pl.	   Among leather dealers, the thickest and stoutest tanned	   hides.	   [1913 Webster]
Backsaw \Back"saw`\ (b[a^]k"s[add]`), n. [2d back, n. + saw.]	   A saw (as a tenon saw) whose blade is stiffened by an added	   metallic back.	   [1913 Webster]
Backset \Back"set`\ (b[a^]k"s[e^]t`), n. [Back, adv. + set.]	   1. A check; a relapse; a discouragement; a setback.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever is thrown back in its course, as water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slackwater, or the backset caused by the overflow.	                                                  --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	Backset \Back"set`\, v. t.	   To plow again, in the fall; -- said of prairie land broken up	   in the spring. [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Backsettler \Back"set"tler\ (b[a^]k"s[e^]t"l[~e]r), n. [Back, a.	   + settler.]	   One living in the back or outlying districts of a community.	   [1913 Webster]	         The English backsettlers of Leinster and Munster.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] Backsheesh
Backsheesh \Back"sheesh`\, Backshish \Back"shish`\, n. [Pers.	   bakhsh[imac]sh, fr. bakhsh[imac]dan to give.]	   In Egypt and the Turkish empire, a relatively small amount of	   money given for services rendered (as by a waiter); a	   gratuity; a "tip".	   Syn: gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, bakshis.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Backside \Back"side`\ (b[a^]k"s[imac]d`), n. [Back, a. + side.]	   The hinder part, posteriors, or rump of a person or animal.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Backside (one word) was formerly used of the rear part	         or side of any thing or place, but in such senses is	         now two words.	         [1913 Webster]
Backsight \Back"sight`\ (b[a^]k"s[imac]t`), 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; a sight directed backwards to a station previously	   occupied. Cf. {Foresight}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Backslide \Back"slide"\ (b[a^]k"sl[imac]d"; 277), v. i. [imp.	   {Backslid}; p. p. {Backslidden}, {Backslid}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Backsliding}.] [Back, adv. + slide.]	   To slide back; to fall away; esp. to abandon gradually the	   faith and practice of a religion that has been professed.	   [1913 Webster]
Backslider \Back"slid"er\, n.	   One who backslides.	   [1913 Webster]
Backsliding \Back"slid"ing\, a.	   Slipping back; falling back into sin or error; sinning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord. --Jer.	                                                  iii. 14.	   [1913 Webster]	Backsliding \Back"slid"ing\, n.	   The act of one who backslides; abandonment of faith or duty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our backslidings are many.               --Jer. xiv. 7.	   [1913 Webster] backspace
backspace \backspace\, backspacer \backspacer\n.	   1. The key on a typewriter or other keyboard used for back	      spacing.	   Syn: backspace key.	        [WordNet 1.5]	backspace \backspace\, v. i.	   In typing text, to press the backspace key so as to	   reposition the carriage or cursor on the previous space.	   [PJC]
Backstaff \Back"staff`\, n.	   An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the	   heavenly bodies, but now superseded by the quadrant and	   sextant; -- so called because the observer turned his back to	   the body observed.	   [1913 Webster]
backstage \back"stage\ n. (theater)	   the area on the stage out of sight of the audience.	   Syn: wing, wings, offstage.	        [WordNet 1.5]	backstage \backs"tage\ adj.	   concealed from the public; in private.	   Syn: behind the scenes. [WordNet 1.5] Backstairs
Backstairs \Back"stairs`\, Back stairs \Back" stairs`\	   (b[a^]k"st[^a]rz`) n.	   Stairs in the back part of a house, as distinguished from the	   {front stairs}; a second staircase at the rear of a building;	   hence, a private or indirect way.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Backstairs	Backstairs \Back"stairs`\, Backstair \Back"stair`\, a.	   Private; indirect; secret; conducted with secrecy;	   intriguing; -- as if finding access by the back stairs; as,	   backstairs gossip.	   Syn: clandestine, cloak-and-dagger, hugger-mugger, hush-hush,	        on the quiet(predicate), secret, subterranean,	        surreptitious, undercover, underground.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              A backstairs influence.             --Burke.	        [1913 Webster]	              Female caprice and backstair influence.	                                                  --Trevelyan.	        [1913 Webster]
Backstay \Back"stay`\ (b[a^]k"st[=a]`), n. [Back, a. or n. +	   stay.]	   1. (Naut.) A rope or stay extending from the masthead to the	      side of a ship, slanting a little aft, to assist the	      shrouds in supporting the mast. [Often used in the	      plural.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rope or strap used to prevent excessive forward motion.	      [1913 Webster]
Backster \Back"ster\, n. [See {Baxter}.]	   A baker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Backstitch \Back"stitch`\, n. [Back, adv. + stitch.]	   A stitch made by setting the needle back of the end of the	   last stitch, and bringing it out in front of the end.	   [1913 Webster]	Backstitch \Back"stitch`\, v. t.	   To sew with backstitches; as, to backstitch a seam.	   [1913 Webster]
Backstop \Back"stop`\, n.	   1. In baseball, a fence, prop. at least 90 feet behind the	      home base, to stop the balls that pass the catcher; also,	      the catcher himself.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In rounders, the player who stands immediately behind the	      striking base.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In cricket, the longstop; also, the wicket keeper.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Backstress \Back"stress\ (b[a^]k"str[e^]s), n.	   A female baker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
backstroke \back"stroke`\ n.	   1. a swimming stroke that resembles the crawl except the	      swimmer lies on his or her back. It is usually executed	      with backward-moving circular arm strokes and a flutter	      kick.	      [WordNet 1.5]
backswept \back"swept`\ adj.	   aligned from front to back; slanted toward the back; -- used	   of hair.	   Syn: sweptback.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Backsword \Back"sword`\, n. [2d back, n. + sword.]	   1. A sword with one sharp edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In England, a stick with a basket handle, used in rustic	      amusements; also, the game in which the stick is used.	      Also called singlestick. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
backswimmer \back"swim`mer\ n.	   any of numerous predaceous aquatic insects of the family	   {Notonectidae} (such as {Notonecta undulata}) that swim on	   their backs and may inflict painful bites; -- also called	   {boat bug}. --[RHUD]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
back-to-back \back-to-back\ adj.	   1. occurring immediately one after the other; consecutive.	      back-to-back home runs	   Syn: consecutive.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. oriented with the backs toward each other, and sometimes	      touching.	      [WordNet 1.5]
back up \back" up\, v. i.	   1. to move in a reverse direction; -- used of vehicles or	      animals.	      [PJC]	   2. to accumulate due to a blockage of flow; as, a traffic	      backup due to an accident; a sewage backup.	      [PJC]	back up \back" up\, v. t.	   1. to serve as a backup[3] for (another person or persons);	      as, the patrolmen backed up the detectives as they went	      inside to make the arrest; the center fielder backed up	      the shortstop on the play.	      [PJC]	   2. (Computers) to make a backup[5] of; as, the sysop backed	      up the purchasing data files every night.	      [PJC]
backup \back"up\, n.	   1. anything kept in reserve to serve as a substitute in case	      of failure or unavailability of the normal or primary	      object; -- used for devices, plans, people, etc. Also used	      attributively; as, there was no backup for the electrical	      supply; a backup motor; a backup generator.	      [PJC]	   2. (Music) a musician or group of musicians accompanying a	      soloist, whether vocalists or instrumentalists.	   Syn: accompaniment. [PJC]	   3. a person or group of persons serving as reinforcement for	      another or others; as, the policeman called for backup	      when he was fired on.	      [PJC]	   4. an accumulation, overflow, or reverse flow (in traffic or	      a liquid flow system) caused by a stoppage or other	      malfunction.	      [PJC]	   5. (Computers) A copy of a program or data from a computer	      onto a data-storage medium, usually one that may be	      removed to safe storage at a distance from the computer;	      it is used to preserve data for use in the contingency	      that the original data on the computer may be lost or	      become unusable. A backup that is removed from the	      building housing the computer system (to provide	      protection against loss of data in a disastrous event such	      as a fire) is called off-site backup. Also used	      attributively; as, backup copy.	      [PJC]	   6. (Computers) The act or process of creating a backup[5];	      as, they performed a full system backup every weekend.	      [PJC] Backward
Backward \Back"ward\, Backwards \Back"wards\, adv. [Back, adv. +	   -ward.]	   1. With the back in advance or foremost; as, to ride	      backward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Toward the back; toward the rear; as, to throw the arms	      backward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. On the back, or with the back downward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wilt fall backward.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Toward, or in, past time or events; ago.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some reigns backward.                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. By way of reflection; reflexively. --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. From a better to a worse state, as from honor to shame,	      from religion to sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The work went backward.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In a contrary or reverse manner, way, or direction;	      contrarily; as, to read backwards.	      [1913 Webster]	            We might have . . . beat them backward home. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Backward \Back"ward\, a.	   1. Directed to the back or rear; as, backward glances.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unwilling; averse; reluctant; hesitating; loath.	      [1913 Webster]	            For wiser brutes were backward to be slaves. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not well advanced in learning; not quick of apprehension;	      dull; inapt; as, a backward child. "The backward learner."	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Late or behindhand; as, a backward season.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not advanced in civilization; undeveloped; as, the country	      or region is in a backward state.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Already past or gone; bygone. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And flies unconscious o'er each backward year.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Backward \Back"ward\, n.	   The state behind or past. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the dark backward and abysm of time.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Backward \Back"ward\, v. t.	   To keep back; to hinder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Backwardation \Back`war*da"tion\, n. [Backward, v. t. + -ation.]	   (Stock Exchange)	   The seller's postponement of delivery of stock or shares,	   with the consent of the buyer, upon payment of a premium to	   the latter; -- also, the premium so paid. See {Contango}.	   --Biddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Backwardly \Back"ward*ly\, adv.	   1. Reluctantly; slowly; aversely. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Perversely; ill. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And does he think so backwardly of me? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
backwardness \back"ward*ness\, n.	   The state of being backward.	   [1913 Webster]
backwash \back"wash`\, v. t.	   1. To clean the oil from (wool) after combing. --Ash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To clean (a filter, a chromatography column, a	      water softener, etc.) by passing liquid through in the	      reverse of the normal direction of flow. This procedure	      dislodges particles which clog the pores of the filter or	      column packing, removing them from the filter or column.	      [PJC]	backwash \back"wash`\, n.	   1. The flow of water propelled backward by the propeller,	      paddle wheel, or oars of a boat.	      [PJC]	   2. (Aeron.) The backward flowing air within the wash of an	      airplane, caused mostly by the engine.	      [PJC]
Backwater \Back"wa`ter\, n. [Back, a. or adv. + -water. ]	   1. Water turned back in its course by an obstruction, an	      opposing current, or the flow of the tide, as in a sewer	      or river channel, or across a river bar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An accumulation of water overflowing the low lands, caused	      by an obstruction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Water thrown back by the turning of a waterwheel, or by	      the paddle wheels of a steamer.	      [1913 Webster]
Backwoods \Back"woods"\, n. pl. [Back, a. + woods.]	   The forests or partly cleared grounds on the frontiers.	   [1913 Webster]
Backwoodsman \Back"woods"man\, n.; pl. {Backwoodsmen}.	   A man living in the forest in or beyond the new settlements,	   especially on the western frontiers of the United States in	   former times. --Fisher Ames.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Backworm \Back"worm`\, n. [2d back, n. + worm.]	   A disease of hawks. See {Filanders}. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacon \Ba"con\, n. [OF. bacon, fr. OHG. bacho, bahho, flitch of	   bacon, ham; akin to E. back. Cf. Back the back side.]	   The back and sides of a pig salted and smoked; formerly, the	   flesh of a pig salted or fresh.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bacon beetle} (Zool.), a beetle ({Dermestes lardarius})	      which, especially in the larval state, feeds upon bacon,	      woolens, furs, etc. See {Dermestes}.	   {To save one's bacon}, to save one's self or property from	      harm or loss. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster] Bacon	Bacon \Bacon\, Roger Bacon \Roger Bacon\prop. n.	   Roger Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher of the	   thirteenth century. Born at or near Ilchester, Somersetshire,	   about 1214: died probably at Oxford in 1294. He is credited	   with a recognition of the importance of experiment in	   answering questions about the natural world, recognized the	   potential importance of gunpowder and explosives generally,	   and wrote comments about several of the physical sciences	   that anticipated facts proven by experiment only much later.	   [PJC]	         The Franciscan monk, Roger Bacon (c. 1214 - 1294) was	         an important transitional figure in chemistry as he was	         trained in the alchemical tradition, but introduced	         many of the modern concepts of experimental science.	         Bacon believed that experiment was necessary to support	         theory, but for him the theory as presented in the	         Bible was true and the experiment only underlined that	         truth. One of Bacon's lasting contributions was his	         references to gunpowder, bringing this discovery to the	         general attention of literate Europeans.	         Gunpowder had been known for centuries in China, being	         used for fireworks and incendiary grenades. Gunpowder	         is a simple mixture of charcoal, sulfur, and potassium	         nitrate (known generally as saltpeter). Saltpeter is a	         major component of guano (bird droppings) and may be	         recovered from privies where it will crystallize. By	         1324, Europeans had discovered the art of using	         gunpowder to fire a projectile, marking the end of the	         period of castles and knights in armor.  --Prof. Tom	                                                  Bitterwolf,	                                                  Univ. of Idaho	                                                  (Post-class	                                                  notes, 1999).	   [PJC]	         Roger Bacon was Born at or near Ilchester,	         Somersetshire, about 1214: died probably at Oxford in	         1294. He was educated at Oxford and Paris (whence he	         appears to have returned to England about 1250), and	         joined the Franciscan order. In 1257 he was sent by his	         superiors to Paris where he was kept in close	         confinement for several years. About 1265 he was	         invited by Pope Clement IV. to write a general treatise	         on the sciences, in answer to which he composed his	         chief work, the "Opus Majus." He was in England in	         1268. In 1278 his writings were condemned as heretical	         by a council of his order, in consequence of which he	         was again placed in confinement. He was at liberty in	         1292. Besides the "Opus Majus," his most notable works	         are "Opus Minus," "Opus Tertium," and "Compendium	         Philosophiae." See Siebert, "Roger Bacon," 1861; Held,	         "Roger Bacon's Praktische Philosophie," 1881; and L.	         Schneider, "Roger Bacon," 1873.          --Century	                                                  Dict. 1906.	   [PJC]	         Dr. Whewell says that Roger Bacon's Opus Majus is "the	         encyclopedia and Novam Organon of the Thirteenth	         Century, a work equally wonderful with regard to its	         general scheme and to the special treatises with which	         the outlines of the plans are filled up.[sb] The	         professed object of the work is to urge the necessity	         of a reform in the mode of philosophizing, to set forth	         the reasons why knowledge had not made a greater	         progress, to draw back attention to the sources of	         knowledge which had been unwisely neglected, to	         discover other sources which were yet almost untouched,	         and to animate men in the undertaking by a prospect of	         the vast advantages which it offered.[sb] In the	         development of this plan all the leading portions of	         science are expanded in the most complete shape which	         they had at that time assumed; and improvements of a	         very wide and striking kind are proposed in some of the	         principal branches of study.[sb] Even if the work had	         no leading purposes it would have been highly valuable	         as a treasure of the most solid knowledge and soundest	         speculations of the time; even if it bad contained no	         such details it would have been a work most remarkable	         for its general views and scope."        --James J.	                                                  Walsh	                                                  (Thirteenth	                                                  Greatest of	                                                  Centuries,	                                                  1913.	   [PJC] Bacon	Bacon \Bacon\, Francis Bacon \Francis Bacon\prop. n.	   Francis Bacon. A celebrated English philosopher, jurist, and	   statesman, son of Sir Nicholas Bacon. Born at York House,	   London, Jan. 22, 1561: died at Highgate, April 9, 1626,	   created {Baron Verulam} July 12, 1618, and {Viscount St.	   Albans} Jan. 27, 1621: commonly, but incorrectly, called	   {Lord Bacon}. He studied at Trinity College, Cambridge,	   April, 1573, to March, 1575, and at Gray's Inn 1575; became	   attached to the embassy of Sir Amias Paulet in France in	   1576; was admitted to the bar in 1582; entered Parliament in	   1584; was knighted in 1603; became solicitor-general in 1607,	   and attorney-general in 1613; was made a privy councilor in	   1616, lord keeper in 1617, and lord chancellor in 1618; and	   was tried in 1621 for bribery, condemned, fined, and removed	   from office. A notable incident of his career was his	   connection with the Earl of Essex, which began in July, 1591,	   remained an intimate friendship until the fall of Essex	   (1600-01), and ended in Bacon's active efforts to secure the	   conviction of the earl for treason. (See Essex.) His great	   fame rests upon his services as a reformer of the methods of	   scientific investigation; and though his relation to the	   progress of knowledge has been exaggerated and misunderstood,	   his reputation as one of the chief founders of modern	   inductive science is well grounded. His chief works are the	   "Advancement of Learning," published in English as "The Two	   Books of Francis Bacon of the Proficience and Advancement of	   Learning Divine and Human," in 1605; the "Novum organum sive	   indicia vera de interpretatione naturae," published in Latin,	   1620, as a "second part" of the (incomplete) "Instauratio	   magna"; the "De dignitate et augmentis scientiarum,"	   published in Latin in 1623; "Historia Ventorum" (1622),	   "Historia Vitae et Mortis" (1623), "Historia Densi et Rari"	   (posthumously, 1658), "Sylva Sylvarum" (posthumously, 1627),	   "New Atlantis," "Essays" (1597, 1612, 1625), "De Sapientia	   Veterum" (1609), "Apothegms New and Old," "History of Henry	   VII." (1622). Works edited by Ellis, Spedding, and Heath (7	   vols. 1857); Life by Spedding (7 vols. 1861, 2 vols. 1878).	   See Shakspere. --Century Dict. 1906.	   [PJC]
Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of	   philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, n.	   1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the	      works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Baconian method}, the inductive method. See {Induction}.	      [1913 Webster]
bacteremia \bac`ter*e"mi*a\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]r*[=e]"m[=e]*[.a] or	   b[a^]k`t[u^]*r[=e]"m[=e]*[.a]), n.	   The presence of bacteria in the blood.	   Syn: bacteriemia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bacteremic \bacteremic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to bacteremia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bacteria \Bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl.	   See {Bacterium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacterial \Bac*te"ri*al\, a. (Biol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or caused by bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Bactericidal \Bac*te"ri*ci`dal\, a.	   Destructive of bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Bactericide \Bac*te"ri*cide\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*s[imac]d), n.	   [Bacterium + L. caedere to kill] (Biol.)	   Same as {Germicide}.	   [1913 Webster]
bacteriemia \bac*teri*e"mi*a\	   (b[a^]k*t[~e]r*[=e]*[=e]"m[=e]*[.a]) n.	   The presence of bacteria in the blood; same as {bacteremia}.	   [PJC]
Bacterin \Bac"te*rin\, n. (Med.)	   A bacterial vaccine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bacteriological \Bac*te"ri*o*log`ic*al\	   (b[a^]k*t[=e]`r[i^]*[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to bacteriology; as, bacteriological	   studies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacteriologist \Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in bacteriology.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacteriology \Bac*te"ri*ol`o*gy\, n. [Bacterium + -logy.]	   (Biol.)	   The branch of microbiology relating to bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacteriolysis \Bac*te`ri*ol"y*sis\, n. [NL.; fr. Gr. bakth`rion,	   bak`tron, a staff + ? a loosing.]	   1. Chemical decomposition brought about by bacteria without	      the addition of oxygen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The destruction or dissolution of bacterial cells. --	      {Bac*te`ri*o*lyt"ic}, a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bacteriophage \bacteriophage\ n. sing. & pl.	   a virus which infects bacteria; -- also colloquially called	   {phage} in laboratory jargon.	   Note: Bacteriophages are of many varieties, generally	         specific for one or a narrow range of bacterial	         species, and almost every bacterium is susceptible to	         at least one bacteriophage. They may have DNA or RNA as	         their genetic component. Certain types of	         bacteriophage, called	   {temperate bacteriophage}, may infect but not kill their host	      bacteria, residing in and replicating either as a plasmid	      or integrated into the host genome. Under certain	      conditions, a resident temperate phage may become induced	      to multiply rapidly and vegetatively, killing and lysing	      its host bacterium, and producing multiple progeny. The	      {lambda phage} of {Eschericia coli}, much studied in	      biochemical and genetic research, is of the temperate	      type.	      [PJC] bacteriophagic
bacteriophagic \bacteriophagic\ bacteriophagous
\bacteriophagous\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to bacteriophage.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bacterioscopic \Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to bacterioscopy; as, a bacterioscopic examination.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacterioscopist \Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist\, n. (Biol.)	   One skilled in bacterioscopic examinations.	   [1913 Webster]
Bacterioscopy \Bac*te`ri*os"co*py\	   (b[a^]k*t[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n. [Bacterium +	   -scopy; fr. Gr. bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff + skopei^n to	   view.] (Biol.)	   1. The application of a knowledge of bacteria for their	      detection and identification, as in the examination of	      polluted water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Microscopic examination or investigation of bacteria. --	      {Bac*te`ri*o*scop"ic}, a. -- {*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Bac*te`ri*os"co*pist}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bacteriostasis \bacteriostasis\ n.	   inhibition of the growth of bacteria, without outright	   killing of the organism.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
bacteriostat \bacteriostat\ n.	   a chemical or biological material that inhibits bacterial	   growth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bacteriostatic \bacteriostatic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to bacteriostasis or a bacteriostat.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. causing bacteriostasis; -- said of chemical substances,	      such as certain antibacterial agents.	      [PJC]	   Note: Substances, such as antibiotics, which inhibit	         bacterial growth are usually classified as	         bacteriostatic or bacteriocidal depending on the rate	         at which bacteria exposed to the agents[4] die. The	         rates of death of bacteria exposed to antibacterial	         agents[4] are, however, dependent on the concentration	         of the agent[4], and form a continuum with some	         antibacterial agents[4] of intermediate type. The	         penicillins are considered as typical bactericidal	         agents, and chloramphenicol or the sulfa drugs as	         typical bacteriostatic agents. In general, inhibitors	         of cell-wall synthesis will be bactericidal and many	         inhibitors of protein synthesis are classed as	         bacteriostatic, but some of the aminoglycosides also	         kill bacteria rapidly.	         [PJC]
bacterise \bacterise\ v.	   to subject to the action of bacteria.	   Syn: bacterize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bacterium \Bac*te"ri*um\ (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Bacteria} (b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr.	   bakth`rion, ba`ktron, a staff: cf. F. bact['e]rie.] (Biol.)	   A microscopic single-celled organism having no	   distinguishable nucleus, belonging to the kingdom Monera.	   Bacteria have varying shapes, usually taking the form of a	   jointed rodlike filament, or a small sphere, but also in	   certain cases having a branched form. Bacteria are destitute	   of chlorophyll, but in those members of the phylum Cyanophyta	   (the blue-green algae) other light-absorbing pigments are	   present. They are the smallest of microscopic organisms which	   have their own metabolic processes carried on within cell	   membranes, viruses being smaller but not capable of living	   freely. The bacteria are very widely diffused in nature, and	   multiply with marvelous rapidity, both by fission and by	   spores. Bacteria may require oxygen for their	   energy-producing metabolism, and these are called {aerobes};	   or may multiply in the absence of oxygen, these forms being	   {anaerobes}. Certain species are active agents in	   fermentation, while others appear to be the cause of certain	   infectious diseases. The branch of science with studies	   bacteria is {bacteriology}, being a division of	   {microbiology}. See {Bacillus}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
bacterize \bacterize\ v.	   to subject to the action of bacteria.	   Syn: bacterise.	        [WordNet 1.5] Bacteroid
Bacteroid \Bac"te*roid\, Bacteroidal \Bac`te*roid"al\, a.	   [Bacterium + -oid.] (Biol.)	   Resembling bacteria; as, bacteroid particles.	   [1913 Webster]
Bactrian \Bac"tri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. -- n. A native of	   Bactria.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bactrian camel}, the two-humped camel.	      [1913 Webster]
Bacule \Bac"ule\, n. [F.] (Fort.)	   See {Bascule}.	   [1913 Webster]
baculiform \baculiform\ adj.	   shaped like a rod.	   Syn: baccilar, bacillary, bacilliform, rod-shaped.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Baculine \Bac"u*line\, a. [L. baculum staff.]	   Of or pertaining to the rod or punishment with the rod.	   [1913 Webster]
Baculite \Bac"u*lite\, n. [L. baculum stick, staff; cf. F.	   baculite.] (Paleon.)	   A cephalopod of the extinct genus {Baculites}, found fossil	   in the Cretaceous rocks. It is like an uncoiled ammonite.	   [1913 Webster]
Baculometry \Bac`u*lom"e*try\, n. [L. baculum staff + -metry.]	   Measurement of distance or altitude by a staff or staffs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bad \Bad\ (b[a^]d), imp. of {Bid}.	   Bade. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Bad \Bad\ (b[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Worse} (w[^u]s); superl.	   {Worst} (w[^u]st).] [Probably fr. AS. b[ae]ddel	   hermaphrodite; cf. b[ae]dling effeminate fellow.]	   Wanting good qualities, whether physical or moral; injurious,	   hurtful, inconvenient, offensive, painful, unfavorable, or	   defective, either physically or morally; evil; vicious;	   wicked; -- the opposite of {good}; as, a bad man; bad	   conduct; bad habits; bad soil; bad air; bad health; a bad	   crop; bad news.	   Note: Sometimes used substantively.	         [1913 Webster]	               The strong antipathy of good to bad. --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pernicious; deleterious; noxious; baneful; injurious;	        hurtful; evil; vile; wretched; corrupt; wicked; vicious;	        imperfect.	        [1913 Webster]
Badaud \Ba`daud"\, n. [F.]	   A person given to idle observation of everything, with wonder	   or astonishment; a credulous or gossipy idler.	   [1913 Webster]	         A host of stories . . . dealing chiefly with the	         subject of his great wealth, an ever delightful topic	         to the badauds of Paris.                 --Pall Mall	                                                  Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Badder \Bad"der\,	   compar. of {Bad}, a. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Badderlocks \Bad"der*locks\, n. [Perh. for Balderlocks, fr.	   Balder the Scandinavian deity.] (Bot.)	   A large black seaweed ({Alaria esculenta}) sometimes eaten in	   Europe; -- also called {murlins}, {honeyware}, and {henware}.	   [1913 Webster]
Baddish \Bad"dish\, a.	   Somewhat bad; inferior. --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bade \Bade\ (b[a^]d).	   A form of the past tense of {Bid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Badge \Badge\ (b[a^]j), n. [LL. bagea, bagia, sign, prob. of	   German origin; cf. AS. be['a]g, be['a]h, bracelet, collar,	   crown, OS. b[=o]g- in comp., AS. b[=u]gan to bow, bend, G.	   biegen. See {Bow} to bend.]	   1. A distinctive mark, token, sign, or cognizance, worn on	      the person; as, the badge of a society; the badge of a	      policeman. "Tax gatherers, recognized by their official	      badges." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something characteristic; a mark; a token.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A carved ornament on the stern of a vessel,	      containing a window or the representation of one.	      [1913 Webster]	Badge \Badge\ (b[a^]j), v. t.	   To mark or distinguish with a badge.	   [1913 Webster]
Badgeless \Badge"less\, a.	   Having no badge. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Badger \Badg"er\, n. [Of uncertain origin; perh. fr. an old verb	   badge to lay up provisions to sell again.]	   An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a	   hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who	   bought grain in one place and sold it in another. [Now	   dialectic, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Badger \Badg"er\, n. [OE. bageard, prob. fr. badge + -ard, in	   reference to the white mark on its forehead. See {Badge},n.]	   1. A carnivorous quadruped of the genus {Meles} or of an	      allied genus. It is a burrowing animal, with short, thick	      legs, and long claws on the fore feet. One species ({Meles	      meles} or {Meles vulgaris}), called also {brock}, inhabits	      the north of Europe and Asia; another species ({Taxidea	      taxus} or {Taxidea Americana} or {Taxidea Labradorica})	      inhabits the northern parts of North America. See	      {Teledu}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brush made of badgers' hair, used by artists.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Badger dog}. (Zool.) See {Dachshund}.	      [1913 Webster]	Badger \Badg"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Badgered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Badgering}.] [For sense 1, see 2d {Badger}; for 2, see	   1st {Badger}.]	   1. To tease or annoy, as a badger when baited; to worry or	      irritate persistently.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat down; to cheapen; to barter; to bargain.	      [1913 Webster]
Badgerer \Badg"er*er\, n.	   1. One who badgers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of dog used in badger baiting.	      [1913 Webster]
Badger game \Badg"er game\	   The method of blackmailing by decoying a person into a	   compromising situation and extorting money by threats of	   exposure. [Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Badgering \Badg"er*ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who badgers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice of buying wheat and other kinds of food in	      one place and selling them in another for a profit. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Badger-legged \Badg"er-legged`\, a.	   Having legs of unequal length, as the badger was thought to	   have. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Badger State \Badger State\	   Wisconsin; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Badiaga \Bad`i*a"ga\ (b[a^]d`[i^][=a]"g[.a] or	   b[.a]d*y[aum]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. badiaga.] (Zool.)	   A fresh-water sponge {(Spongilla)}, common in the north of	   Europe, the powder of which is used to take away the livid	   marks of bruises.	   [1913 Webster]
Badian \Ba"di*an\, n. [F. badiane, fr. Per. b[=a]di[=a]n anise.]	   (Bot.)	   An evergreen Chinese shrub of the Magnolia family ({Illicium	   anisatum}), and its aromatic seeds; Chinese anise; star	   anise.	   [1913 Webster]
Badigeon \Ba*di"geon\ (b[.a]*d[i^]j"[u^]n), n. [F.]	   A cement or distemper paste (as of plaster and powdered	   freestone, or of sawdust and glue or lime) used by sculptors,	   builders, and workers in wood or stone, to fill holes, cover	   defects, finish a surface, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Badinage \Ba`di`nage"\, n. [F., fr. badiner to joke, OF. to	   trifle, be silly, fr. badin silly.]	   Playful raillery; banter. "He . . . indulged himself only in	   an elegant badinage." --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bad lands \Bad" lands"\	   Barren regions, especially in the western United States,	   where horizontal strata (Tertiary deposits) have been often	   eroded into fantastic forms, and much intersected by	   ca[~n]ons, and where lack of wood, water, and forage	   increases the difficulty of traversing the country, whence	   the name, first given by the Canadian French, Mauvaises	   Terres (bad lands).	   [1913 Webster]
Badly \Bad"ly\, adv.	   In a bad manner; poorly; not well; unskillfully; imperfectly;	   unfortunately; grievously; so as to cause harm; disagreeably;	   seriously.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Badly is often used colloquially for very much or very	         greatly, with words signifying to want or need.	         [1913 Webster]
Badminton \Bad"min*ton\, n. [From the name of the seat of the	   Duke of Beaufort in England.]	   1. A game, similar to lawn tennis, played with shuttlecocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A preparation of claret, spiced and sweetened.	      [1913 Webster]
Badness \Bad"ness\, n.	   The state of being bad.	   [1913 Webster]
Baenomere \B[ae]"no*mere\, n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -mere.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of	   Arthropods. --Packard.	   [1913 Webster]
Baenopod \B[ae]"no*pod\, n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -pod.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Baenosome \B[ae]"no*some\, n. [Gr. bai`nein to walk + -some	   body.] (Zool.)	   The thorax of Arthropods. --Packard.	   [1913 Webster]
Baetulus \B[ae]"tu*lus\, n.; pl. {B[ae]tuli}. [L., fr. Gr.	   bai`tylos a sacred meteorite.] (Antiq.)	   A meteorite, or similar rude stone artificially shaped, held	   sacred or worshiped as of divine origin.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the evidence goes to prove that these menhirs are	         b[ae]tuli, i. e., traditional and elementary images of	         the deity.                               --I. Gonino	                                                  (Perrot &	                                                  Chipiez).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baff \Baff\ (b[a^]f), n.	   1. A blow; a stroke; thud. [Scot.] --H. Miller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. specif. (Golf), a stroke in which the sole of the club	      hits the ground and drives the ball aloft. [Scot. or Golf]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Baff \Baff\ (b[a^]f), v. t. & i. [Scot., prob. imitative; cf. G.	   baff, interj. imitating the sound of a shot.]	   To strike; to beat; to make a baff. [Scot. or Golf]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baffle \Baf"fle\ (b[a^]f"f'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baffled}	   (-f'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Baffling} (-fl[i^]ng).] [Cf.	   Lowland Scotch bauchle to treat contemptuously, bauch	   tasteless, abashed, jaded, Icel. b[=a]gr uneasy, poor, or	   b[=a]gr, n., struggle, b[ae]gja to push, treat harshly, OF.	   beffler, beffer, to mock, deceive, dial. G. b[aum]ppe mouth,	   beffen to bark, chide.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to undergo a disgraceful punishment, as a	      recreant knight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He by the heels him hung upon a tree,	            And baffled so, that all which passed by	            The picture of his punishment might see. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To check by shifts and turns; to elude; to foil.	      [1913 Webster]	            The art that baffles time's tyrannic claim.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To check by perplexing; to disconcert, frustrate, or	      defeat; to thwart. "A baffled purpose." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            A suitable scripture ready to repel and baffle them	            all.                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Calculations so difficult as to have baffled, until	            within a . . . recent period, the most enlightened	            nations.                              --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mere intricacy of a question should not baffle	            us.                                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Baffling wind} (Naut.), one that frequently shifts from one	      point to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; frustrate; defeat.	        [1913 Webster]	Baffle \Baf"fle\, v. i.	   1. To practice deceit. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To struggle against in vain; as, a ship baffles with the	      winds. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Baffle \Baf"fle\, n.	   1. A defeat by artifice, shifts, and turns; discomfiture.	      [R.] "A baffle to philosophy." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.)	      (a) A deflector, as a plate or wall, so arranged across a	          furnace or boiler flue as to mingle the hot gases and	          deflect them against the substance to be heated.	      (b) A grating or plate across a channel or pipe conveying	          water, gas, or the like, by which the flow is rendered	          more uniform in different parts of the cross section	          of the stream; -- used in measuring the rate of flow,	          as by means of a weir.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Coal Mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of	      a winding engine. [Local, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
baffled \baffled\ adj.	   not understanding.	   Syn: uncomprehending.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. discouraged by failure to accomplish a goal and uncertain	      how to proceed; -- used especially of feelings of defeat	      and discouragement.	   Syn: balked, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bafflement \Baf"fle*ment\ (b[a^]f"f'l*ment), n.	   The process or act of baffling, or of being baffled;	   frustration; check.
Baffler \Baf"fler\ (b[a^]f"fl[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, baffles.	   [1913 Webster]
Baffling \Baf"fling\ (b[a^]f"fl[i^]ng), a.	   Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling	   currents, winds, tasks. -- {Baff"ling*ly}, adv. --	   {Baff"ling*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Baffy \Baff"y\ (b[.a]f"[y^]), n. [See {Baff}, v. t.] (Golf)	   A short wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom	   used.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baft \Baft\ (b[a^]ft). n.	   Same as {Bafta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bafta \Baf"ta\ (b[a^]f"t[.a]), n. [Cf. Per. baft woven,	   wrought.]	   A coarse stuff, usually of cotton, originally made in India.	   Also, an imitation of this fabric made for export.	   [1913 Webster]
Bag \Bag\ (b[a^]g), 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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sac, or dependent gland, in animal bodies, containing	      some fluid or other substance; as, the bag of poison in	      the mouth of some serpents; the bag of a cow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sort of silken purse formerly tied about men's hair	      behind, by way of ornament. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The quantity of game bagged.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Com.) A certain quantity of a commodity, such as it is	      customary to carry to market in a sack; as, a bag of	      pepper or hops; a bag of coffee.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bag and baggage}, all that belongs to one.	   {To give one the bag}, to disappoint him. [Obs.] --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	Bag \Bag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bagged} (b[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bagging}]	   1. To put into a bag; as, to bag hops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize, capture, or entrap; as, to bag an army; to bag	      game.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish or load with a bag or with a well filled bag.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bee bagged with his honeyed venom.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Bag \Bag\, v. i.	   1. To swell or hang down like a full bag; as, the skin bags	      from containing morbid matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swell with arrogance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become pregnant. [Obs.] --Warner. (Alb. Eng.).	      [1913 Webster]
Bagasse \Ba*gasse"\ (b[.a]*g[a^]s"), n. [F.]	   Sugar cane, as it comes crushed from the mill. It is then	   dried and used as fuel. Also extended to the refuse of	   beetroot sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Bagatelle \Bag`a*telle"\ (b[a^]g`[.a]*t[e^]l"), n. [F., fr. It.	   bagatella; cf. Prov. It. bagata trifle, OF. bague, Pr. bagua,	   bundle. See {Bag}, n.]	   1. A trifle; a thing of no importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rich trifles, serious bagatelles.     --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game played on an oblong board, having, at one end, cups	      or arches into or through which balls are to be driven by	      a rod held in the hand of the player.	      [1913 Webster]
Baghdad \Baghdad\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Iraq. Population (2000) = nk.	   [PJC]
bagel \ba"gel\ (b[=a]"g'l), n. [Yiddish beygl, prob. fr. dial.	   G. Beugel. --RHUD]	   a glazed leavened doughnut-shaped roll with a hard crust.	   Note: A similar roll in Russia is called a bublik.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
bagful \bag"ful\ (b[a^]g"f[.u]l), n.	   The quantity that a bag will hold; as, he ate a bagful of	   popcorn.	   Syn: bag.	        [WordNet 1.5]
baggage \bag"gage\ (b[a^]g"g[asl]j), n. [F. bagage, from OF.	   bague bundle. In senses 6 and 7 cf. F. bagasse a prostitute.	   See {Bag}, n.]	   1. The clothes, tents, utensils, and provisions of an army.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The term itself is made to apply chiefly to articles	         of clothing and to small personal effects." --Farrow.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The trunks, valises, satchels, etc., which a traveler	      carries with him on a journey; luggage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The baronet's baggage on the roof of the coach.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            We saw our baggage following below.   --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The English usually call this {luggage}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Purulent matter. [Obs.] --Barrough.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Trashy talk. [Obs.] --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A man of bad character. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A woman of loose morals; a prostitute.	      [1913 Webster]	            A disreputable, daring, laughing, painted French	            baggage.                              --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A romping, saucy girl. [Playful] --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Baggage master \Bag"gage mas`ter\	   One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or	   upon a line of public travel. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Baggager \Bag"ga*ger\, n.	   One who takes care of baggage; a camp follower. [Obs.] --Sir	   W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Baggala \Bag"ga*la\, n. [Ar. "fem. of baghl a mule." --Balfour.]	   (Naut.)	   A two-masted Arab or Indian trading vessel, used in the	   Indian Ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Baggily \Bag"gi*ly\, adv.	   In a loose, baggy way.	   [1913 Webster]
Bagging \Bag"ging\, n.	   1. Cloth or other material for bags.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of putting anything into, or as into, a bag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of swelling; swelling.	      [1913 Webster]	Bagging \Bag"ging\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Reaping peas, beans, wheat, etc., with a chopping stroke.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Baggy \Bag"gy\, a.	   Resembling a bag; loose or puffed out, or pendent, like a	   bag; flabby; as, baggy trousers; baggy cheeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Bag lady \Bag" la`dy\, n.	   a homeless woman who carries all her possessions with her in	   bags.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bagman \Bag"man\, n.; pl. {Bagmen}.	   A commercial traveler; one employed to solicit orders for	   manufacturers and tradesmen. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bag net \Bag" net`\ (b[a^]g" n[e^]t`), n.	   A bag-shaped net for catching fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Bagnio \Bagn"io\, n. [It. bagno, fr. L. balneum. Cf. {Bain}.]	   1. A house for bathing, sweating, etc.; -- also, in Turkey, a	      prison for slaves. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brothel; a stew; a house of prostitution.	      [1913 Webster]
Bagpipe \Bag"pipe\, n.	   A musical wind instrument, now used chiefly in the Highlands	   of Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It consists of a leather bag, which receives the air by	         a tube that is stopped by a valve; and three sounding	         pipes, into which the air is pressed by the performer.	         Two of these pipes produce fixed tones, namely, the	         bass, or key tone, and its fifth, and form together	         what is called the drone; the third, or chanter, gives	         the melody.	         [1913 Webster]	Bagpipe \Bag"pipe\, v. t.	   To make to look like a bagpipe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To bagpipe the mizzen} (Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing	      the sheet to the mizzen rigging. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Bagpiper \Bag"pip`er\, n.	   One who plays on a bagpipe; a piper. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bagreef \Bag"reef`\, n. [Bag + reef.] (Naut.)	   The lower reef of fore and aft sails; also, the upper reef of	   topsails. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bague \Bague\, n. [F., a ring] (Arch.)	   The annular molding or group of moldings dividing a long	   shaft or clustered column into two or more parts.	   [1913 Webster] Baguet
Baguet \Ba*guet"\, Baguette \Ba*guette"\, n. [F. baguette, prop.	   a rod? It. bacchetta, fr. L. baculum, baculu? stick, staff.]	   1. (Arch.) A small molding, like the astragal, but smaller; a	      bead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the minute bodies seen in the divided	      nucleoli of some Infusoria after conjugation.	      [1913 Webster]
Bagwig \Bag"wig"\, n.	   A wig, in use in the 18th century, with the hair at the back	   of the head in a bag.	   [1913 Webster]
Bagworm \Bag"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several lepidopterous insects which construct, in the	   larval state, a baglike case which they carry about for	   protection. One species ({Plat[oe]ceticus Gloveri}) feeds on	   the orange tree. See {Basket worm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bah \Bah\, interj.	   An exclamation expressive of extreme contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Twenty-five years ago the vile ejaculation, Bah! was	         utterly unknown to the English public.   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster] Bahadur
Bahadur \Ba*ha"dur\ Bahaudur \Ba*hau"dur\, n. [Written also	   {bahawder}.] [Hind. bah[=a]dur hero, champion.]	   A title of respect or honor given to European officers in	   East Indian state papers, and colloquially, and among the	   natives, to distinguished officials and other important	   personages.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bahai \Ba*hai"\ (b[.a]*h[imac]"), n.; pl. {Bahais} (-h[imac]z).	   A member of the sect of the Babis consisting of the adherents	   of Baha (Mirza Husain Ali, entitled "Baha 'u 'llah," or, "the	   Splendor of God"), the elder half brother of Mirza Yahya of	   Nur, who succeeded the Bab as the head of the Babists. Baha	   in 1863 declared himself the supreme prophet of the sect, and	   became its recognized head. There are upwards of 20,000	   Bahais in the United States.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bahaism \Ba*ha"ism\, n.	   The religious tenets or practices of the Bahais.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bahar \Ba*har"\, n. [Ar. bah[=a]r, from bahara to charge with a	   load.]	   A weight used in certain parts of the East Indies, varying	   considerably in different localities, the range being from	   223 to 625 pounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Bahrain \Bahrain\ n.	   1. an island in the Persian Gulf.	   Syn: Bahrein.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an island country in the Persian Gulf.	   Syn: Bahrein.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bahraini \Bahraini\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.	   Syn: Bahreini.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Bahraini \Bahraini\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Bahrain (definition 2). The Bahraini	      ruling families	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bahrain. Bahraini	      beaches.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bahrein \Bahrein\ n.	   an island in the Persian Gulf; same as {Bahrain}.	   Syn: Bahrain.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an island country in the Persian Gulf.	   Syn: Bahrain.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bahreini \Bahreini\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Bahrain.	   Syn: Bahraini.	        [WordNet 1.5] Bai
Bai \Bai\, Baic \Baic\n.	   a language spoken in the Dali region of Yunnan.	   Syn: Baic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Baigne \Baigne\ (b[=a]n), v. t. [F. baigner to bathe, fr. L.	   balneum bath.]	   To soak or drench. [Obs.]                      --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Baignoire \Bai`gnoire"\, n. [Written also {baignoir}.] [F.,	   lit., bath tub.]	   A box of the lowest tier in a theater. --Du Maurier.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bail \Bail\ (b[=a]l), n. [F. baille a bucket, pail; cf. LL.	   bacula, dim. of bacca a sort of vessel. Cf. {Bac}.]	   A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The bail of a canoe . . . made of a human skull.	                                                  --Capt. Cook.	   [1913 Webster]	Bail \Bail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bailed} (b[=a]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bailing}.]	   1. To lade; to dip and throw; -- usually with out; as, to	      bail water out of a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Buckets . . . to bail out the water.  --Capt. J.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dip or lade water from; -- often with out to express	      completeness; as, to bail a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the help of a small bucket and our hats we bailed	            her out.                              --R. H. Dana,	                                                  Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	Bail \Bail\, v. t. [OF. bailler to give, to deliver, fr. L.	   bajulare to bear a burden, keep in custody, fr. bajulus he	   who bears burdens.]	   1. To deliver; to release. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ne none there was to rescue her, ne none to bail.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) To set free, or deliver from arrest, or out of	          custody, on the undertaking of some other person or	          persons that he or they will be responsible for the	          appearance, at a certain day and place, of the person	          bailed.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is applied to the magistrate or the surety.	         The magistrate bails (but admits to bail is commoner) a	         man when he liberates him from arrest or imprisonment	         upon bond given with sureties. The surety bails a	         person when he procures his release from arrest by	         giving bond for his appearance. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) To deliver, as goods in trust, for some special object	          or purpose, upon a contract, expressed or implied,	          that the trust shall be faithfully executed on the	          part of the bailee, or person intrusted; as, to bail	          cloth to a tailor to be made into a garment; to bail	          goods to a carrier. --Blackstone. Kent.	          [1913 Webster]	Bail \Bail\, n. [OF. bail guardian, administrator, fr. L.	   bajulus. See {Bail} to deliver.]	   1. Custody; keeping. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Silly Faunus now within their bail.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The person or persons who procure the release of a	          prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from	          imprisonment, by becoming surety for his appearance in	          court.	          [1913 Webster]	                The bail must be real, substantial bondsmen.	                                                  --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	                A. and B. were bail to the arrest in a suit at	                law.                              --Kent.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The security given for the appearance of a prisoner in	          order to obtain his release from custody of the	          officer; as, the man is out on bail; to go bail for	          any one.	          [1913 Webster]	                Excessive bail ought not to be required.	                                                  --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	Bail \Bail\, n. [OE. beyl; cf. Dan. b["o]ile a bending, ring,	   hoop, Sw. b["o]gel, bygel, and Icel. beyla hump, swelling,	   akin to E. bow to bend.]	   1. The arched handle of a kettle, pail, or similar vessel,	      usually movable. --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A half hoop for supporting the cover of a carrier's wagon,	      awning of a boat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Bail \Bail\, n. [OF. bail, baille. See {Bailey}.]	   1. (Usually pl.) A line of palisades serving as an exterior	      defense. [Written also {bayle}.] [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The outer wall of a feudal castle. Hence: The space	      inclosed by it; the outer court. --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A certain limit within a forest. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A division for the stalls of an open stable.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Cricket) The top or cross piece (or either of the two	      cross pieces) of the wicket.	      [1913 Webster]
Bailable \Bail"a*ble\, a.	   1. Having the right or privilege of being admitted to bail,	      upon bond with sureties; -- used of persons. "He's	      bailable, I'm sure." --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admitting of bail; as, a bailable offense.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That can be delivered in trust; as, bailable goods.	      [1913 Webster]
Bail bond \Bail" bond`\ (b[=a]l" b[o^]nd`). (Law)	      (a) A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his	          surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court,	          at the return of the writ.	      (b) Special bail in court to abide the judgment.	          --Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]
Bailee \Bail`ee"\ (b[=a]l`[=e]"), n. [OF. baill['e], p. p. of	   bailler. See {Bail} to deliver.] (Law)	   The person to whom goods are committed in trust, and who has	   a temporary possession and a qualified property in them, for	   the purposes of the trust. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In penal statutes the word includes those who receive	         goods for another in good faith. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]
Bailer \Bail"er\, n. (Law)	   See {Bailor}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bailer \Bail"er\, n.	   1. One who bails or lades.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A utensil, as a bucket or cup, used in bailing; a machine	      for bailing water out of a pit.	      [1913 Webster]
Bailey \Bai"ley\, n. [The same word as bail line of palisades;	   cf. LL. ballium bailey, OF. bail, baille, a palisade,	   baillier to inclose, shut.]	   1. The outer wall of a feudal castle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The space immediately within the outer wall of a castle or	      fortress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prison or court of justice; -- used in certain proper	      names; as, the Old Bailey in London; the New Bailey in	      Manchester. [Eng.] --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]
Bailie \Bail"ie\, n. [See {Bailiff}.]	   An officer in Scotland, whose office formerly corresponded to	   that of sheriff, but now corresponds to that of an English	   alderman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bailiff \Bail"iff\ (b[=a]l"[i^]f), n. [OF. baillif, F. bailli,	   custodian, magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See {Bail} to	   deliver.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Originally, a person put in charge of something;	      especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of	      a county, town, hundred, or castle; one to whom powers of	      custody or care are intrusted. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a	            bailiff sent every three years from the senate.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests,	      collect fines, summon juries, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In American law the term bailiff is seldom used except	         sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable,	         or a party liable to account to another for the rent	         and profits of real estate. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs	      husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bailiffwick \Bail"iff*wick\, n.	   See {Bailiwick}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bailiwick \Bail"i*wick\, n. [Bailie, bailiff + wick a village.]	   (Law)	   The precincts within which a bailiff has jurisdiction; the	   limits of a bailiff's authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Baillie \Bail"lie\, n.	   1. Bailiff. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Bailie}. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bailment \Bail"ment\, n.	   1. (Law) The action of bailing a person accused.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bailment . . . is the saving or delivery of a man	            out of prison before he hath satisfied the law.	                                                  --Dalton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A delivery of goods or money by one person to	      another in trust, for some special purpose, upon a	      contract, expressed or implied, that the trust shall be	      faithfully executed. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a general sense it is sometimes used as	         comprehending all duties in respect to property.	         --Story.	         [1913 Webster]
Bailor \Bail`or"\, n. (Law)	   One who delivers goods or money to another in trust.	   [1913 Webster]
Bailpiece \Bail"piece`\, n. (Law)	   A piece of parchment, or paper, containing a recognizance or	   bail bond.	   [1913 Webster]
Baily's beads \Bai"ly's beads\ (Astron.)	   A row of bright spots observed in connection with total	   eclipses of the sun. Just before and after a total eclipse,	   the slender, unobscured crescent of the sun's disk appears	   momentarily like a row of bright spots resembling a string of	   beads. The phenomenon (first fully described by Francis	   Baily, 1774 -- 1844) is thought to be an effect of	   irradiation, and of inequalities of the moon's edge.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bain \Bain\ (b[=a]n; as F., b[a^]N), n. [F. bain, fr. L.	   balneum. Cf. {Bagnio}.]	   A bath; a bagnio. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Bain-marie \Bain`-ma`rie"\, n. [F.]	   A vessel for holding hot water in which another vessel may be	   heated without scorching its contents; -- used for warming or	   preparing food or pharmaceutical preparations.	   [1913 Webster]
Bairam \Bai*ram"\, n. [Turk. ba["i]r[=a]m.]	   Either of two Mohammedan festivals, of which one (the {Lesser	   Bairam}) is held at the close of the fast called Ramadan, and	   the other (the {Greater Bairam}) seventy days after the fast.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bairn \Bairn\ (b[^a]rn), n. [Scot. bairn, AS. bearn, fr. beran	   to bear; akin to Icel., OS., & Goth. barn. See {Bear} to	   support.]	   A child. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Has he not well provided for the bairn?  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Baisemains \Baise"mains`\, n. pl. [F., fr. baiser to kiss +	   mains hands.]	   Respects; compliments. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), n. [Icel. beita food, beit pasture, akin	   to AS. b[=a]t food, Sw. bete. See {Bait}, v. t.]	   1. Any substance, esp. food, used in catching fish, or other	      animals, by alluring them to a hook, snare, inclosure, or	      net.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which allures; a lure; enticement; temptation.	      --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A portion of food or drink, as a refreshment taken on a	      journey; also, a stop for rest and refreshment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A light or hasty luncheon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bait bug} (Zool.), a crustacean of the genus {Hippa} found	      burrowing in sandy beaches. See {Anomura}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Baiting}.] [OE. baiten, beit[=e]n, to feed, harass, fr.	   Icel. beita, orig., to cause to bite, fr. b[imac]ta.	   [root]87. See {Bite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To provoke and harass; esp., to harass or torment for	      sport; as, to bait a bear with dogs; to bait a bull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a portion of food and drink to, upon the road; as,	      to bait horses. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish or cover with bait, as a trap or hook.	      [1913 Webster]	            A crooked pin . . . baited with a vile earthworm.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i.	   To stop to take a portion of food and drink for refreshment	   of one's self or one's beasts, on a journey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Evil news rides post, while good news baits. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         My lord's coach conveyed me to Bury, and thence baiting	         at Newmarket.                            --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Bait \Bait\ (b[=a]t), v. i. [F. battre de l'aile (or des ailes),	   to flap or flutter. See {Batter}, v. t.]	   To flap the wings; to flutter as if to fly; or to hover, as a	   hawk when she stoops to her prey. "Kites that bait and beat."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Baiter \Bait"er\ (b[=a]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who baits; a tormentor.	   [1913 Webster]
baiting \baiting\ (b[=a]t"[i^]ng), n.	   harassment, especially of a tethered animal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Baize \Baize\ (b[=a]z), n. [For bayes, pl. fr. OF. baie; cf. F.	   bai bay-colored. See {Bay} a color.]	   A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in	   plain colors.	   [1913 Webster]	         A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk. --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Bajocco \Ba*joc"co\, n. [It., fr. bajo brown, bay, from its	   color.]	   A small copper coin formerly current in the Roman States,	   worth about a cent and a half.	   [1913 Webster]
Bake \Bake\ (b[=a]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baked} (b[=a]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Baking}.] [AS. bacan; akin to D. bakken, OHG.	   bacchan, G. backen, Icel. & Sw. baka, Dan. bage, Gr. fw`gein	   to roast.]	   1. To prepare, as food, by cooking in a dry heat, either in	      an oven or under coals, or on heated stone or metal; as,	      to bake bread, meat, apples.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Baking is the term usually applied to that method of	         cooking which exhausts the moisture in food more than	         roasting or broiling; but the distinction of meaning	         between roasting and baking is not always observed.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To dry or harden (anything) by subjecting to heat, as, to	      bake bricks; the sun bakes the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To harden by cold.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth . . . is baked with frost.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They bake their sides upon the cold, hard stone.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Bake \Bake\, v. i.	   1. To do the work of baking something; as, she brews, washes,	      and bakes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be baked; to become dry and hard in heat; as, the bread	      bakes; the ground bakes in the hot sun.	      [1913 Webster]	Bake \Bake\, n.	   The process, or result, of baking.	   [1913 Webster]
baked \baked\ (b[=a]kt), adj.	   2. dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight.	   Syn: adust, parched, scorched, sunbaked.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. cooked with dry heat in an oven; -- of bread and pastries.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bakehouse \Bake"house`\ (b[=a]k"hous`), n. [AS. b[ae]ch[=u]s.	   See {Bake}, v. t., and {House}.]	   A house for baking; a bakery.	   [1913 Webster]
Bakelite \Bakelite\ n.	   a thermosetting plastic used in electric insulators and for	   making plastic ware and telephone receivers etc. [trademark]	   [WordNet 1.5] Bakemeat
Bakemeat \Bake"meat`\ (b[=a]k"m[=e]t`), Baked-meat
\Baked"-meat`\ (b[=a]kt"-), n.	   A pie; baked food. [Obs.] --Gen. xl. 17. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Baken \Bak"en\,	   p. p. of {Bake}. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Baker \Bak"er\, n. [AS. b[ae]cere. See {Bake}, v. t.]	   1. One whose business it is to bake bread, biscuit, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portable oven in which baking is done. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {A baker's dozen}, thirteen.	   {Baker foot}, a distorted foot. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   {Baker's itch}, a rash on the back of the hand, caused by the	      irritating properties of yeast.	   {Baker's salt}, the subcarbonate of ammonia, sometimes used	      instead of soda, in making bread.	      [1913 Webster]
Baker-legged \Bak"er-legged`\, a.	   Having legs that bend inward at the knees.	   [1913 Webster]
Bakery \Bak"er*y\, n.	   1. The trade of a baker. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place for baking bread; a bakehouse.	      [1913 Webster]
Baking \Bak"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of cooking in an oven, or of drying and	      hardening by heat or cold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity baked at once; a batch; as, a baking of	      bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Baking powder}, a substitute for yeast, usually consisting	      of an acid, a carbonate, and a little farinaceous matter.	      [1913 Webster]
Bakingly \Bak"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a hot or baking manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bakistre \Bak"is*tre\, n. [See {Baxter}.]	   A baker. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Baksheesh
Baksheesh \Bak"sheesh`\, Bakshish \Bak"shish`\, n.	   Same as {Backsheesh}.	   [1913 Webster]
baksheesh \baksheesh\ n.	   1. A relatively small amount of money given for services	      rendered (as by a waiter). Same as {Backsheesh}.	   Syn: gratuity, tip, bakshish, bakshis, backsheesh.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bakshis \bakshis\ n.	   1. A relatively small amount of money given for services	      rendered (as by a waiter). Same as {Backsheesh}.	   Syn: gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshish, backsheesh.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bakshish \bakshish\ n.	   1. A relatively small amount of money given for services	      rendered (as by a waiter). Same as {Backsheesh}.	   Syn: gratuity, tip, baksheesh, bakshis, backsheesh.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Baku \Baku\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Azerbaijan. Population (2000) =	   1,713,300.	   [PJC]
Balaam \Ba"laam\, n.	   A paragraph describing something wonderful, used to fill out	   a newspaper column; -- an allusion to the miracle of Balaam's	   ass speaking. --Numb. xxii. 30. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Balaam basket or box} (Print.), the receptacle for rejected	      articles. --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]
Balachong \Bal"a*chong\, n. [Malay b[=a]lach[=a]n.]	   A condiment formed of small fishes or shrimps, pounded up	   with salt and spices, and then dried. It is much esteemed in	   China.	   [1913 Webster]
balaclava \balaclava\ n.	   close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the	   face.	   Syn: balaclava helmet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balaena \Balaena\ n.	   type genus of the Balaenidae: Greenland whales.	   Syn: genus Balaena.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balaeniceps \Balaeniceps\ n.	   type genus of the Balaenicipitidae: shoebills.	   Syn: genus Balaeniceps.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balaenicipitidae \Balaenicipitidae\ n.	   a family comprising the shoebills.	   Syn: family Balaenicipitidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balaenidae \Balaenidae\ n.	   a family comprising the right whales.	   Syn: family Balaenidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balaenoidea \Bal`[ae]*noi"de*a\, n. [NL., from L. balaena whale	   + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A division of the Cetacea, including the right whale and all	   other whales having the mouth fringed with baleen. See	   {Baleen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Balaenoptera \Balaenoptera\ n.	   the type genus of the Balaenopteridae.	   Syn: genus Balaenoptera.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balaenopteridae \Balaenopteridae\ n.	   1. rorquals; blue whales.	   Syn: family Balaenopteridae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
balalaika \balalaika\ n. [Russian.]	   a stringed instrument of Russian origin that has a triangular	   body and three strings.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Balance \Bal"ance\ (b[a^]l"ans), n. [OE. balaunce, F. balance,	   fr. L. bilanx, bilancis, having two scales; bis twice (akin	   to E. two) + lanx plate, scale.]	   1. An apparatus for weighing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In its simplest form, a balance consists of a beam or	         lever supported exactly in the middle, having two	         scales or basins of equal weight suspended from its	         extremities. Another form is that of the Roman balance,	         our steelyard, consisting of a lever or beam, suspended	         near one of its extremities, on the longer arm of which	         a counterpoise slides. The name is also given to other	         forms of apparatus for weighing bodies, as to the	         combinations of levers making up platform scales; and	         even to devices for weighing by the elasticity of a	         spring.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of weighing mentally; comparison; estimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fair balance of the advantages on either side.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Equipoise between the weights in opposite scales.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being in equipoise; equilibrium; even	      adjustment; steadiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hung a bottle on each side	            To make his balance true.             --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The order and balance of the country were destroyed.	                                                  --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	            English workmen completely lose their balance. --J.	                                                  S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An equality between the sums total of the two sides of an	      account; as, to bring one's accounts to a balance; --	      also, the excess on either side; as, the balance of an	      account. "A balance at the banker's." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            I still think the balance of probabilities leans	            towards the account given in the text. --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Horol.) A balance wheel, as of a watch, or clock. See	      {Balance wheel} (in the Vocabulary).	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Astron.)	      (a) The constellation Libra.	      (b) The seventh sign in the Zodiac, called Libra, which	          the sun enters at the equinox in September.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. A movement in dancing. See {Balance}, v. t., 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Balance electrometer}, a kind of balance, with a poised	      beam, which indicates, by weights suspended from one arm,	      the mutual attraction of oppositely electrified surfaces.	      --Knight.	   {Balance fish}. (Zool.) See {Hammerhead}.	   {Balance knife}, a carving or table knife the handle of which	      overbalances the blade, and so keeps it from contact with	      the table.	   {Balance of power} (Politics), such an adjustment of power	      among sovereign states that no one state is in a position	      to interfere with the independence of the others;	      international equilibrium; also, the ability (of a state	      or a third party within a state) to control the relations	      between sovereign states or between dominant parties in a	      state.	   {Balance sheet} (Bookkeeping), a paper showing the balances	      of the open accounts of a business, the debit and credit	      balances footing up equally, if the system of accounts be	      complete and the balances correctly taken.	   {Balance thermometer}, a thermometer mounted as a balance so	      that the movement of the mercurial column changes the	      inclination of the tube. With the aid of electrical or	      mechanical devices adapted to it, it is used for the	      automatic regulation of the temperature of rooms warmed	      artificially, and as a fire alarm.	   {Balance of torsion}. See {Torsion Balance}.	   {Balance of trade} (Pol. Econ.), an equilibrium between the	      money values of the exports and imports of a country; or	      more commonly, the amount required on one side or the	      other to make such an equilibrium.	   {Balance valve}, a valve whose surfaces are so arranged that	      the fluid pressure tending to seat, and that tending to	      unseat, the valve, are nearly in equilibrium; esp., a	      puppet valve which is made to operate easily by the	      admission of steam to both sides. See {Puppet valve}.	   {Hydrostatic balance}. See under {Hydrostatic}.	   {To lay in balance}, to put up as a pledge or security.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {To strike a balance}, to find out the difference between the	      debit and credit sides of an account.	      [1913 Webster]	Balance \Bal"ance\ (b[a^]l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balanced}	   (b[a^]l"anst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Balancing}	   (b[a^]l"an*s[i^]ng).] [From {Balance}, n.: cf. F. balancer.]	   1. To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by	      adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling;	      as, to balance a plate on the end of a cane; to balance	      one's self on a tight rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To equal in number, weight, force, or proportion; to	      counterpoise, counterbalance, counteract, or neutralize.	      [1913 Webster]	            One expression . . . must check and balance another.	                                                  --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to	      estimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Balance the good and evil of things.  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To settle and adjust, as an account; to make two accounts	      equal by paying the difference between them.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am very well satisfied that it is not in my power	            to balance accounts with my Maker.    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make the sums of the debits and credits of an account	      equal; -- said of an item; as, this payment, or credit,	      balances the account.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To arrange accounts in such a way that the sum total of	      the debits is equal to the sum total of the credits; as,	      to balance a set of books.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Dancing) To move toward, and then back from,	      reciprocally; as, to balance partners.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass;	      as, to balance the boom mainsail.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Balanced valve}. See {Balance valve}, under {Balance}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To poise; weigh; adjust; counteract; neutralize;	        equalize.	        [1913 Webster]	Balance \Bal"ance\, v. i.	   1. To have equal weight on each side; to be in equipoise; as,	      the scales balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fluctuate between motives which appear of equal force;	      to waver; to hesitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would not balance or err in the determination of	            his choice.                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Dancing) To move toward a person or couple, and then	      back.	      [1913 Webster]
Balanceable \Bal"ance*a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be balanced.	   [1913 Webster]
balanced \bal"anced\ adj.	   being in a state of proper balance or equilibrium; --	   opposite of {unbalanced}. the carefully balanced seesaw a	   properly balanced symphony orchestra a balanced assessment of	   intellectual and cultural history a balanced blend of	   whiskeys the educated man shows a balanced development of all	   his powers [Narrower terms: {counterbalanced,	   counter-balanced, counterpoised}; {well-balanced}; {poised}]	   [Related terms: stable --- (maintaining equilibrium)]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Balancement \Bal"ance*ment\, n.	   The act or result of balancing or adjusting; equipoise; even	   adjustment of forces. [R.] --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Balancer \Bal"an*cer\, n.	   1. One who balances, or uses a balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) In Diptera, the rudimentary posterior wing.	      [1913 Webster]
Balancereef \Bal"ance*reef`\, n. (Naut.)	   The last reef in a fore-and-aft sail, taken to steady the	   ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Balance wheel \Bal"ance wheel`\	   1. (Horology)	      (a) A wheel which regulates the beats or pulses of a watch	          or chronometer, answering to the pendulum of a clock;	          -- often called simply a {balance}.	      (b) A ratchet-shaped scape wheel, which in some watches is	          acted upon by the axis of the balance wheel proper (in	          those watches called a balance).	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A wheel which imparts regularity to the movements	      of any engine or machine; a fly wheel.	      [1913 Webster]
Balaniferous \Bal`a*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. balanus acorn +	   -ferous.]	   Bearing or producing acorns.	   [1913 Webster]
Balanite \Bal"a*nite\, n. [L. balanus acorn: cf. F. balanite.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil balanoid shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Balanoglossus \Bal`a*no*glos"sus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`lanos	   acorn + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar marine worm. See {Enteropneusta}, and {Tornaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Balanoid \Bal"a*noid\, a. [Gr. ba`lanos acorn + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Resembling an acorn; -- applied to a group of barnacles	   having shells shaped like acorns. See {Acornshell}, and	   {Barnacle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Balas ruby \Bal"as ru`by\ [OE. bales, balais, F. balais, LL.	   balascus, fr. Ar. balakhsh, so called from Badakhshan,	   Balashan, or Balaxiam, a place in the neighborhood of	   Samarkand, where this ruby is found.] (Min.)	   A variety of spinel ruby, of a pale rose red, or inclining to	   orange. See {Spinel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.]	   1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice	      ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried	      constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle	      gum}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Balaustine \Ba*laus"tine\, n. [L. balaustium, Gr. balay`stion.]	   (Bot.)	   The pomegranate tree ({Punica granatum}). The bark of the	   root, the rind of the fruit, and the flowers are used	   medicinally.	   [1913 Webster]
Balayeuse \Ba`la`yeuse"\, n. [F., lit., a female sweeper.]	   A protecting ruffle or frill, as of silk or lace, sewed close	   to the lower edge of a skirt on the inside.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Balbutiate
Balbutiate \Bal*bu"ti*ate\, Balbucinate \Bal*bu"ci*nate\, v. i.	   [L. balbutire, fr. balbus stammering: cf. F. balbutier.]	   To stammer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Balbuties \Bal*bu"ti*es\, n. (Med.)	   The defect of stammering; also, a kind of incomplete	   pronunciation.	   [1913 Webster]
Balcon \Bal"con\, n.	   A balcony. [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Balconied \Bal"co*nied\, a.	   Having balconies.	   [1913 Webster]
Balcony \Bal"co*ny\ (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl.	   {Balconies} (b[a^]l"k[-o]*n[i^]z). [It. balcone; cf. It.	   balco, palco, scaffold, fr. OHG. balcho, palcho, beam, G.	   balken. See {Balk} beam.]	   1. (Arch.) A platform projecting from the wall of a building,	      usually resting on brackets or consoles, and inclosed by a	      parapet; as, a balcony in front of a window. Also, a	      projecting gallery in places of amusement; as, the balcony	      in a theater.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A projecting gallery once common at the stern of large	      ships.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The accent has shifted from the second to the first	         syllable within these twenty years." --Smart (1836).	         [1913 Webster]
Bald \Bald\ (b[add]ld), a. [OE. balled, ballid, perh. the p. p.	   of ball to reduce to the roundness or smoothness of a ball,	   by removing hair. [root]85. But cf. W. bali whiteness in a	   horse's forehead.]	   1. Destitute of the natural or common covering on the head or	      top, as of hair, feathers, foliage, trees, etc.; as, a	      bald head; a bald oak.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the bald top of an eminence.       --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of ornament; unadorned; bare; literal.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the preface to his own bald translation.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Undisguised. " Bald egotism." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Destitute of dignity or value; paltry; mean. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Destitute of a beard or awn; as, bald wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.)	      (a) Destitute of the natural covering.	      (b) Marked with a white spot on the head; bald-faced.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Bald buzzard} (Zool.), the fishhawk or osprey.	   {Bald coot} (Zool.), a name of the European coot ({Fulica	      atra}), alluding to the bare patch on the front of the	      head.	      [1913 Webster]
Baldachin \Bal"da*chin\, n. [LL. baldachinus, baldechinus, a	   canopy of rich silk carried over the host; fr. Bagdad, It.	   Baldacco, a city in Turkish Asia from whence these rich silks	   came: cf. It. baldacchino. Cf. {Baudekin}.]	   1. A rich brocade; baudekin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A structure in form of a canopy, sometimes	      supported by columns, and sometimes suspended from the	      roof or projecting from the wall; generally placed over an	      altar; as, the baldachin in St. Peter's.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A portable canopy borne over shrines, etc., in procession.	      [1913 Webster] [Written also {baldachino}, {baldaquin},	      etc.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bald eagle \Bald" ea"gle\ (Zool.)	   The white-headed eagle ({Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus}) of	   America. The young, until several years old, lack the white	   feathers on the head.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The bald eagle is represented in the coat of arms, and	         on the coins, of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Balder \Bal"der\ (b[add]l"d[~e]r), prop. n. [Icel. Baldr, akin	   to E. bold.] (Scan. Myth.)	   The most beautiful and beloved of the gods; the god of peace;	   the son of Odin and Freya. [Written also {Baldur}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Balderdash \Bal"der*dash\, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Dan.	   balder noise, clatter, and E. dash; hence, perhaps, unmeaning	   noise, then hodgepodge, mixture; or W. baldorduss a	   prattling, baldordd, baldorddi, to prattle.]	   1. A worthless mixture, especially of liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indeed beer, by a mixture of wine, hath lost both	            name and nature, and is called balderdash. --Taylor	                                                  (Drink and	                                                  Welcome).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Senseless jargon; ribaldry; nonsense; trash.	      [1913 Webster]	Balderdash \Bal"der*dash\, v. t.	   To mix or adulterate, as liquors.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wine merchants of Nice brew and balderdash, and	         even	         mix it with pigeon's dung and quicklime. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Bald-faced \Bald"-faced`\, a.	   Having a white face or a white mark on the face, as a stag.	   [1913 Webster]
Baldhead \Bald"head`\, n.	   1. A person whose head is bald. --2 Kings ii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A white-headed variety of pigeon.	      [1913 Webster] baldheaded
baldheaded \bald"head`ed\, bald-headed \bald"-head`ed\, a.	   Having a bald head; lacking hair on all or most of the scalp;	   -- alsp called {bald} and {bald-pated}; as, a bald-headed	   gentleman.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Baldly \Bald"ly\, adv.	   Nakedly; without reserve; inelegantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Baldness \Bald"ness\, n.	   The state or condition of being bald; as, baldness of the	   head; baldness of style.	   [1913 Webster]	         This gives to their syntax a peculiar character of	         simplicity and baldness.                 --W. D.	                                                  Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, n.	   1. A baldheaded person. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The American widgeon ({Anas Americana}).	      [1913 Webster] Baldpate	Baldpate \Bald"pate`\, Baldpated \Bald"pat`ed\, a.	   Destitute of hair on the head; baldheaded. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Baldrib \Bald"rib`\, n.	   A piece of pork cut lower down than the sparerib, and	   destitute of fat. [Eng.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Baldric \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.]	   A broad belt, sometimes richly ornamented, worn over one	   shoulder, across the breast, and under the opposite arm; it	   is used to support a sword or bugle by the left hip; less	   properly, any belt. [Also spelt {bawdrick} and {baldrick}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	         A radiant baldric o'er his shoulder tied	         Sustained the sword that glittered at his side. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Baldwin \Bald"win\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
baldy \baldy\ n.	   a person who has a bald head; -- a deprecatory term.	   Syn: baldhead, baldpate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [OE. bale, OF. bale, F. balle, LL.	   bala, fr. OHG. balla, palla, pallo, G. ball, balle, ballen,	   ball, round pack; cf. D. baal. Cf. {Ball} a round body.]	   A bundle or package of goods in a cloth cover, and corded for	   storage or transportation; also, a bundle of straw, hay,	   etc., put up compactly for transportation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bale of dice}, a pair of dice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Bale \Bale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baled} (b[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Baling}.]	   To make up in a bale. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Bale \Bale\, v. t.	   See {Bail}, v. t., to lade.	   [1913 Webster]	Bale \Bale\ (b[=a]l), n. [AS. bealo, bealu, balu; akin to OS.	   balu, OHG. balo, Icel. b["o]l, Goth. balweins.]	   1. Misery; calamity; misfortune; sorrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let now your bliss be turned into bale. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evil; an evil, pernicious influence; something causing	      great injury. [Now chiefly poetic]	      [1913 Webster]
Balearic \Bal`e*ar"ic\ (b[a^]l`[-e]*[a^]r"[i^]k), a. [L.	   Balearicus, fr. Gr. baliarei^s the Balearic Islands.]	   Of or pertaining to the isles of Majorca, Minorca, Ivica,	   etc., in the Mediterranean Sea, off the coast of Valencia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Balearic crane}. (Zool.) See {Crane}.	      [1913 Webster]
Baleen \Ba*leen"\ (b[.a]*l[=e]n"), n. [F. baleine whale and	   whalebone, L. balaena a whale; cf. Gr. fa`laina. ] (Zool. &	   Com.)	   Plates or blades of "whalebone," from two to twelve feet	   long, and sometimes a foot wide, which in certain whales	   ({Bal[ae]noidea}) are attached side by side along the upper	   jaw, and form a fringelike sieve by which the food is	   retained in the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Balefire \Bale"fire`\ (b[=a]l"f[imac]r), n. [AS. b[=ae]lf[=y]r	   the fire of the funeral pile; b[=ae]l fire, flame (akin to	   Icel. b[=a]l, OSlav. b[=e]l[u^], white, Gr. falo`s bright,	   white, Skr. bh[=a]la brightness) + f[=y]r, E. fire.]	   A signal fire; an alarm fire.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sweet Teviot! on thy silver tide	         The glaring balefires blaze no more.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Baleful \Bale"ful\ (b[=a]l"f[.u]l), a. [AS. bealoful. See {Bale}	   misery.]	   1. Full of deadly or pernicious influence; destructive.	      "Baleful enemies." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four infernal rivers that disgorge	            Into the burning lake their baleful streams.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of grief or sorrow; woeful; sad. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]
Balefully \Bale"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a baleful manner; perniciously.	   [1913 Webster]
Balefulness \Bale"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being baleful.	   [1913 Webster]
Balisaur \Bal"i*sa`ur\ (b[a^]l"[i^]*s[aum]`[=oo]r), n. [Hind.]	   (Zool.)	   A badgerlike animal of India ({Arctonyx collaris}).	   [1913 Webster]
Balister \Bal"is*ter\ (b[a^]l"[i^]s*t[~e]r or	   b[.a]*l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n. [OF. balestre. See {Ballista}.]	   A crossbow. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Balistidae \Balistidae\ n.	   1. a natural family comprising the triggerfishes.	   Syn: family {Balistidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balistoid \Bal"is*toid\, a. (Zool.)	   Like a fish of the genus {Balistes}; of the family	   {Balistid[ae]}. See {Filefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Balistraria \Bal`is*tra"ri*a\, n. [LL.] (Anc. Fort.)	   A narrow opening, often cruciform, through which arrows might	   be discharged. --Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Balize \Ba*lize"\, n. [F. balise; cf. Sp. balisa.]	   A pole or a frame raised as a sea beacon or a landmark.	   [1913 Webster]
Balk \Balk\ (b[add]k), n. [AS. balca beam, ridge; akin to Icel.	   b[=a]lkr partition, bj[=a]lki beam, OS. balko, G. balken; cf.	   Gael. balc ridge of earth between two furrows. Cf. {Balcony},	   {Balk}, v. t., 3d {Bulk}.]	   1. A ridge of land left unplowed between furrows, or at the	      end of a field; a piece missed by the plow slipping aside.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bad plowmen made balks of such ground. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great beam, rafter, or timber; esp., the tie-beam of a	      house. The loft above was called "the balks."	      [1913 Webster]	            Tubs hanging in the balks.            --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) One of the beams connecting the successive supports	      of a trestle bridge or bateau bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A hindrance or disappointment; a check.	      [1913 Webster]	            A balk to the confidence of the bold undertaker.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Baseball) A deceptive gesture of the pitcher, as if to	      deliver the ball. It is illegal and is penalized by	      allowing the runners on base to advance one base.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Balk line} (Billiards), a line across a billiard table near	      one end, marking a limit within which the cue balls are	      placed in beginning a game; also, a line around the table,	      parallel to the sides, used in playing a particular game,	      called the balk line game.	      [1913 Webster]	Balk \Balk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Balked} (b[add]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Balking}.] [From {Balk} a beam; orig. to put a balk	   or beam in one's way, in order to stop or hinder. Cf., for	   sense 2, AS. on balcan legan to lay in heaps.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To leave or make balks in. [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten thousand bold Scots, two and twenty knights,	            Balk'd in their own blood did Sir Walter see.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To omit, miss, or overlook by chance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To miss intentionally; to avoid; to shun; to refuse; to	      let go by; to shirk. [Obs. or Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	            By reason of the contagion then in London, we balked	            the inns.                             --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sick he is, and keeps his bed, and balks his meat.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor doth he any creature balk,	            But lays on all he meeteth.           --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To disappoint; to frustrate; to foil; to baffle; to	      thwart; as, to balk expectation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall not balk my entrance.      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Balk \Balk\, v. i.	   1. To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In strifeful terms with him to balk.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stop abruptly and stand still obstinately; to jib; to	      stop short; to swerve; as, the horse balks.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This has been regarded as an Americanism, but it occurs	         in Spenser's "Fa["e]rie Queene," Book IV., 10, xxv.	         [1913 Webster]	               Ne ever ought but of their true loves talkt,	               Ne ever for rebuke or blame of any balkt.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Baseball) to commit a balk[6]; -- of a pitcher.	      [PJC]	Balk \Balk\, v. i. [Prob. from D. balken to bray, bawl.]	   To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore,	   the direction taken by the shoals of herring.	   [1913 Webster]
balkanize \balkanize\ v.	   1. to divide a territory into small, hostile states.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Balkans \Balkans\ prop. n. pl.	   1. The countries occupying the Balkan Peninsula.	   Syn: Balkan countries, Balkan nations, Balkan states.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The Balkan mountains.	      [PJC]
balked \balked\ adj.	   1. Same as {baffled}.	   Syn: baffled, discomfited, discouraged, frustrated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balker \Balk"er\, n. [See 2d {Balk}.]	   One who, or that which, balks.	   [1913 Webster]	Balker \Balk"er\, n. [See last {Balk}.]	   A person who stands on a rock or eminence to espy the shoals	   of herring, etc., and to give notice to the men in boats	   which way they pass; a conder; a huer.	   [1913 Webster]
balkiness \balkiness\ n.	   1. likely to stop abruptly and unexpectedly.	      [WordNet 1.5]
balkline \balkline\ n.	   1. line across a billiard table behind which the cue balls	      are placed at the start of a game.	   Syn: baulk line, string line.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balkingly \Balk"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to balk or frustrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Balkish \Balk"ish\, a.	   Uneven; ridgy. [R.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Balky \Balk"y\ (b[add]k"[y^]), a.	   Apt to balk; as, a balky horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Ball \Ball\ (b[add]l), n. [OE. bal, balle; akin to OHG. balla,	   palla, G. ball, Icel. b["o]llr, ball; cf. F. balle. Cf. 1st	   {Bale}, n., {Pallmall}.]	   1. Any round or roundish body or mass; a sphere or globe; as,	      a ball of twine; a ball of snow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spherical body of any substance or size used to play	      with, as by throwing, knocking, kicking, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A general name for games in which a ball is thrown,	      kicked, or knocked. See {Baseball}, and {Football}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any solid spherical, cylindrical, or conical projectile of	      lead or iron, to be discharged from a firearm; as, a	      cannon ball; a rifle ball; -- often used collectively; as,	      powder and ball. Spherical balls for the smaller firearms	      are commonly called {bullets}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Pyrotechnics & Mil.) A flaming, roundish body shot into	      the air; a case filled with combustibles intended to burst	      and give light or set fire, or to produce smoke or stench;	      as, a fire ball; a stink ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) A leather-covered cushion, fastened to a handle	      called a ballstock; -- formerly used by printers for	      inking the form, but now superseded by the roller.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A roundish protuberant portion of some part of the body;	      as, the ball of the thumb; the ball of the foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Far.) A large pill, a form in which medicine is commonly	      given to horses; a bolus. --White.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The globe or earth. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Move round the dark terrestrial ball. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Baseball) A pitched ball, not struck at by the batter,	       which fails to pass over the home plate at a height not	       greater than the batter's shoulder nor less than his knee	       (i.e. it is outside the strike zone). If the pitcher	       pitches four balls before three strikes are called, the	       batter advances to first base, and the action of pitching	       four balls is called a walk.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   10. a testicle; usually used in the plural. [vulgar]	       [PJC]	   11. pl. courage; nerve. [vulgar]	       [PJC]	   {Ball and socket joint}, a joint in which a ball moves within	      a socket, so as to admit of motion in every direction	      within certain limits.	   {Ball bearings}, a mechanical device for lessening the	      friction of axle bearings by means of small loose metal	      balls.	   {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a ball, as	      distinguished from a blank cartridge, containing only	      powder.	   {Ball cock}, a faucet or valve which is opened or closed by	      the fall or rise of a ball floating in water at the end of	      a lever.	   {Ball gudgeon}, a pivot of a spherical form, which permits	      lateral deflection of the arbor or shaft, while retaining	      the pivot in its socket. --Knight.	   {Ball lever}, the lever used in a ball cock.	   {Ball of the eye}, the eye itself, as distinguished from its	      lids and socket; -- formerly, the pupil of the eye.	   {Ball valve} (Mach.), a contrivance by which a ball, placed	      in a circular cup with a hole in its bottom, operates as a	      valve.	   {Ball vein} (Mining), a sort of iron ore, found in loose	      masses of a globular form, containing sparkling particles.	      	   {Three balls}, or {Three golden balls}, a pawnbroker's sign	      or shop.	   {on the ball} alert; competent and knowledgeable.	   {to carry the ball} to carry on the task; to assume the	      responsibility.	   {to drop the ball} to fail to perform as expected; to fail to	      live up to a responsibility.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Globe}.	        [1913 Webster]	Ball \Ball\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Balled} (b[add]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Balling}.]	   To gather balls which cling to the feet, as of damp snow or	   clay; to gather into balls; as, the horse balls; the snow	   balls.	   [1913 Webster]	Ball \Ball\, v. t.	   1. (Metal.) To heat in a furnace and form into balls for	      rolling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or wind into a ball; as, to ball cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	Ball \Ball\, n. [F. bal, fr. OF. baler to dance, fr. LL.	   ballare. Of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ba`llein to toss or	   throw, or pa`llein, pa`llesqai, to leap, bound, balli`zein to	   dance, jump about; or cf. 1st {Ball}, n.]	   1. A social assembly for the purpose of dancing; -- usually	      applied to an occasion lavish or formal.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A very enjoyable time; as, we had a ball at the wedding.	      [PJC]
Ballad \Bal"lad\, n. [OE. balade, OF. balade, F. ballade, fr.	   Pr. ballada a dancing song, fr. ballare to dance; cf. It.	   ballata. See 2d {Ball}, n., and {Ballet}.]	   A popular kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or	   singing; as, the ballad of Chevy Chase; esp., a sentimental	   or romantic poem in short stanzas.	   [1913 Webster]	Ballad \Bal"lad\, v. i.	   To make or sing ballads. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ballad \Bal"lad\, v. t.	   To make mention of in ballads. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ballade \Bal*lade"\, n. [See {Ballad}, n.]	   A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in	   English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three	   stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding	   with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballader \Bal"lad*er\, n.	   A writer of ballads.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballad monger \Bal"lad mon`ger\ [See {Monger}.]	   A seller or maker of ballads; a poetaster. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Balladry \Bal"lad*ry\, n. [From {Ballad}, n.]	   Ballad poems; the subject or style of ballads. "Base balladry	   is so beloved." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster] Ballahoo
Ballahoo \Bal"la*hoo\, Ballahou \Bal"la*hou\	   (b[a^]l"l[.a]*h[=oo]), n.	   A fast-sailing schooner, used in the Bermudas and West	   Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballarag \Bal"la*rag\ (b[a^]l"l[.a]*r[a^]g), v. t. [Corrupted	   fr. bullirag.]	   To bully; to threaten. [Low] --T. Warton.	   Syn: bullirag; bullyrag. [1913 Webster]
Ballast \Bal"last\ (b[a^]l"last), n. [D. ballast; akin to Dan.	   baglast, ballast, OSw. barlast, Sw. ballast. The first part	   is perh. the same word as E. bare, adj.; the second is last a	   burden, and hence the meaning a bare, or mere, load. See	   {Bare}, a., and {Last} load.]	   1. (Naut.) Any heavy substance, as stone, iron, etc., put	      into the hold to sink a vessel in the water to such a	      depth as to prevent capsizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any heavy matter put into the car of a balloon to give it	      steadiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gravel, broken stone, etc., laid in the bed of a railroad	      to make it firm and solid.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The larger solids, as broken stone or gravel, used in	      making concrete.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fig.: That which gives, or helps to maintain, uprightness,	      steadiness, and security.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [piety] is the right ballast of prosperity.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ballast engine}, a steam engine used in excavating and for	      digging and raising stones and gravel for ballast.	   {Ship in ballast}, a ship carrying only ballast.	      [1913 Webster]	Ballast \Bal"last\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ballasted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ballasting}.]	   1. To steady, as a vessel, by putting heavy substances in the	      hold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill in, as the bed of a railroad, with gravel, stone,	      etc., in order to make it firm and solid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To keep steady; to steady, morally.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is charity must ballast the heart. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Ballastage \Bal"last*age\, n. (Law)	   A toll paid for the privilege of taking up ballast in a port	   or harbor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballasting \Bal"last*ing\, n.	   That which is used for steadying anything; ballast.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballatry \Bal"la*try\, n.	   See {Balladry}. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
balled \balled\ adj. prenom.	   formed or gathered into a ball. balled cotton	   [WordNet 1.5]
ballerina \ballerina\ n.	   A female ballet dancer.	   Syn: danseuse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ballet \Bal"let`\ (b[a^]l"l[asl]` or b[a^]l"l[e^]t; 277), n.	   [F., a dim. of bal dance. See 2d {Ball}, n.]	   1. An artistic dance performed as a theatrical entertainment,	      or an interlude, by a number of persons, usually women.	      Sometimes, a scene accompanied by pantomime and dancing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The company of persons who perform the ballet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A light part song, or madrigal, with a fa la burden	      or chorus, -- most common with the Elizabethan madrigal	      composers; -- also spelled {ballett}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) A bearing in coats of arms, representing one or	      more balls, which are denominated bezants, plates, etc.,	      according to color.	      [1913 Webster]
balletic \balletic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to ballet[1].	   [WordNet 1.5]
ballet master \bal"let` mas"ter\, n.	   a man who trains ballet dancers.	   [PJC]	ballet mistress \bal"let` mis"tress\, n.	   a woman who trains ballet dancers.	   [PJC]
balletomane \balletomane\ n.	   a ballet enthusiast.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ballet slipper \ballet slipper\ n.	   a heelless slipper specifically designed to be worn by ballet	   dancers while dancing.	   [PJC]
Ball-flower \Ball"-flow`er\, n. (Arch.)	   An ornament resembling a ball placed in a circular flower,	   the petals of which form a cup round it, -- usually inserted	   in a hollow molding.	   [1913 Webster]
ball-hawking \ball-hawking\ adj. (Baseball or basketball or	   football)	   skilled in stealing the ball or robbing a batter of a hit; --	   used of a Baseball or basketball or football player. a	   ball-hawking center fielder	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ballista \Bal*lis"ta\, n.; pl. {Ballist[ae]}. [L. ballista,	   balista, fr. Gr. ba`llein to throw.]	   An ancient military engine, in the form of a crossbow, used	   for hurling large missiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballister \Bal"lis*ter\ (b[a^]l"l[i^]s*t[~e]r or	   b[a^]l*l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n. [L. ballista. Cf. {Balister}.]	   A crossbow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ballistic \Bal*lis"tic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the ballista, or to the art of hurling	      stones or missile weapons by means of an engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to ballistics[2], or to a projectile in a	      gravitational field.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. frenzied; very angry; -- used mostly in the phrase	   {go ballistic}. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   {Ballistic pendulum}, an instrument consisting of a mass of	      wood or other material suspended as a pendulum, for	      measuring the force and velocity of projectiles by means	      of the arc through which their impact impels it.	      [1913 Webster]
ballistic missile \bal*lis"tic mis`sile\, n.	   A rocket-propelled missile of long range which is guided only	   during the powered portion of its flight, which usually takes	   only a small part of the total flight time; -- contrasted	   with {guided missile}.	   Note: Ballistic missiles are sometimes referred to by their	         range, such as an	   {intercontinental ballistic missile} ({ICBM}) or an	   {intermediate range ballistic missile} ({IRBM}).	      [PJC]
Ballistics \Bal*lis"tics\, n. [Cf. F. balistique. See	   {Ballista}.]	   The science or art of hurling missile weapons by the use of	   an engine. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The science treating the motion of projectiles in flight,	      especially when they are in free fall within the earth's	      gravitational field.	      [PJC]	   3. The study of the characteristics of a cartridge fired from	      a firearm, and of the processes occurring during the	      discharge of a firearm.	      [PJC]	   4. The division within a police department which studies the	      characteristics of cartridges fired from a firearm; the	      ballistics department. The characteristics of the weapons	      and bullets fired may be used as evidence in criminal	      investigations.	      [PJC]
Ballistite \Bal"lis*tite\, n. [See {Ballista}.] (Chem.)	   A smokeless powder containing equal parts of soluble	   nitrocellulose and nitroglycerin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ballium \Bal"li*um\, n. [LL.]	   See {Bailey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Balloon \Bal*loon"\, n. [F. ballon, aug. of balle ball: cf. It.	   ballone. See 1st {Ball}, n., and cf. {Pallone}.]	   1. A bag made of silk or other light material, and filled	      with hydrogen gas or heated air, so as to rise and float	      in the atmosphere; especially, one with a car attached for	      a["e]rial navigation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church,	      etc., as at St. Paul's, in London. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) A round vessel, usually with a short neck, to hold	      or receive whatever is distilled; a glass vessel of a	      spherical form.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Pyrotechnics) A bomb or shell. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A game played with a large inflated ball. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Engraving) The outline inclosing words represented as	      coming from the mouth of a pictured figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Air balloon}, a balloon for a["e]rial navigation.	   {Balloon frame} (Carp.), a house frame constructed altogether	      of small timber.	   {Balloon net}, a variety of woven lace in which the weft	      threads are twisted in a peculiar manner around the warp.	      [1913 Webster]	Balloon \Bal*loon"\, v. t.	   To take up in, or as if in, a balloon.	   [1913 Webster]	Balloon \Bal*loon"\, v. i.	   1. To go up or voyage in a balloon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expand, or puff out, like a balloon.	      [1913 Webster]
Ballooned \Bal*looned"\, a.	   Swelled out like a balloon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballooner \Bal*loon"er\, n.	   One who goes up in a balloon; an a["e]ronaut.	   [1913 Webster] balloonfish
balloonfish \bal*loon"fish`\, balloon fish \bal*loon" fish`\	   (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Diodon} (such as {Diodon holocanthus})	   or the genus {Tetraodon}, having the power of distending its	   body by taking air or water into its dilatable esophagus. It	   is similar to but smaller than the porcupinefish. See	   {Globefish}, and {Bur fish}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Ballooning \Bal*loon"ing\, n.	   1. The art or practice of managing balloons or voyaging in	      them; the sport of riding in balloons.	   Syn: balloonry (archaic)	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Stock Exchange) The process of temporarily raising the	      value of a stock, as by fictitious sales. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ballooning spider \Bal*loon"ing spi"der\ (Zool.)	   A spider which has the habit of rising into the air. Many	   kinds (esp. species of {Lycosa}) do this while young by	   ejecting threads of silk until the force of the wind upon	   them carries the spider aloft.	   [1913 Webster]
Balloonist \Bal*loon"ist\, n.	   An a["e]ronaut.	   [1913 Webster]
Balloonry \Bal*loon"ry\, n.	   The art or practice of ascending in a balloon; an older term	   for {ballooning}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ballot \Bal"lot\ (b[a^]l"l[u^]t), n. [F. ballotte, fr. It.	   ballotta. See {Ball} round body.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Originally, a ball used for secret voting. Hence: Any	      printed or written ticket used in voting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of secret voting, whether by balls, written or	      printed ballots or tickets, or by use of a voting machine;	      the system of voting secretly.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The insufficiency of the ballot.      --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The whole number of votes cast at an election, or in a	      given territory or electoral district.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. the official list of candidates competing in an election.	      There are no women on the ballot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ballot box},	      (a) a box for receiving ballots.	      (b) the act, process or system of voting secretly; same as	          {ballot}[2]. "The question will be resolved by the	          ballot box."	          [1913 Webster]	Ballot \Bal"lot\ (b[a^]l"l[u^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Balloted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Balloting}.] [F. ballotter to	   toss, to ballot, or It. ballottare. See {Ballot}, n.]	   To vote or decide by ballot; as, to ballot for a candidate.	   [1913 Webster]	Ballot \Bal"lot\, v. t.	   To vote for or in opposition to.	   [1913 Webster]	         None of the competitors arriving to a sufficient number	         of balls, they fell to ballot some others. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballotade \Bal"lo*tade`\ (b[a^]l"l[-o]*t[aum]d` or	   b[a^]l"l[-o]*t[=a]d`), n. [F. ballottade, fr. ballotter to	   toss. See {Ballot}, v. i.] (Man.)	   A leap of a horse, as between two pillars, or upon a straight	   line, so that when his four feet are in the air, he shows	   only the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballotage \Bal"lot*age\, n. [F. ballottage.]	   In France, a second ballot taken after an indecisive first	   ballot to decide between two or several candidates; a {runoff	   election}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ballotation \Bal`lo*ta"tion\, n.	   Voting by ballot. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Balloter \Bal"lot*er\, n.	   One who votes by ballot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballotin \Bal"lo*tin\, n. [F.]	   An officer who has charge of a ballot box. [Obs.]	   --Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
Ballow \Bal"low\, n.	   A cudgel. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
ballplayer \ballplayer\ n.	   1. an athlete who plays baseball.	   Syn: baseball player.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ballpoint \ballpoint\ n.	   a pen which has a small metal ball as point of transfer of	   ink to paper, at the tip of a cylandrical and non-refillable	   reservoir of ink; -- short for {ballpoint pen}.	   Syn: ballpoint pen, ballpen, Biro.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ballproof \Ball"proof`\, a.	   Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms;	   bulletproof.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ballroom \Ball"room`\, n.	   A room for balls or dancing.	   [1913 Webster]
balls \balls\, interj.	   nonsense.	   [PJC]
ball-shaped \ball-shaped\ adj.	   shaped like a sphere.	   Syn: global, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric,	        spherical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
balls-up \balls-up\ n.	   something badly botched or muddled; a foul-up. [British]	   Syn: ballup, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ballup \ballup\ n.	   same as {balls-up}. [British]	   Syn: balls-up, cockup, mess-up, foul-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bally \bally\ adj. prenom.	   an informal intensifier.	   Syn: blinking(prenominal), bloody(prenominal),	        crashing(prenominal), flaming(prenominal),	        fucking(prenominal)[vulgar].	        [WordNet 1.5]
ballyhoo \bal"ly*hoo\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {ballyhooed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {ballyhooing}.]	   to advertize or publicize noisily or blatantly.	   [WordNet 1.5]	ballyhoo \bal"ly*hoo\ n.	   noisy or blatant advertizing or publicity.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ballyrag \ballyrag\ v.	   to be bossy towards; same as {bullyrag}.	   Syn: strong-arm, bully, browbeat, bullyrag, bullirag,	        ballarag, boss around, hector, push around.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balm \Balm\ (b[aum]m), n. [OE. baume, OF. bausme, basme, F.	   baume, L. balsamum balsam, from Gr. ba`lsamon; perhaps of	   Semitic origin; cf. Heb. b[=a]s[=a]m. Cf. {Balsam}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Melissa}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The resinous and aromatic exudation of certain trees or	      shrubs. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any fragrant ointment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything that heals or that mitigates pain. "Balm for each	      ill." --Mrs. Hemans.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Balm cricket} (Zool.), the European cicada. --Tennyson.	   {Balm of Gilead} (Bot.), a small evergreen African and	      Asiatic tree of the terebinthine family ({Balsamodendron	      Gileadense}). Its leaves yield, when bruised, a strong	      aromatic scent; and from this tree is obtained the balm of	      Gilead of the shops, or balsam of Mecca. This has a	      yellowish or greenish color, a warm, bitterish, aromatic	      taste, and a fragrant smell. It is valued as an unguent	      and cosmetic by the Turks. The fragrant herb	      {Dracocephalum Canariense} is familiarly called balm of	      Gilead, and so are the American trees, {Populus	      balsamifera}, variety candicans (balsam poplar), and	      {Abies balsamea} (balsam fir).	      [1913 Webster]	Balm \Balm\, v. t.	   To anoint with balm, or with anything medicinal. Hence: To	   soothe; to mitigate. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Balmify \Balm"i*fy\, v. t. [Balm + -fy.]	   To render balmy. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Balmily \Balm"i*ly\, adv.	   In a balmy manner. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Balmoral \Bal*mor"al\, n. [From Balmoral Castle, in	   Aberdeenshire, Scotland.]	   1. A long woolen petticoat, worn immediately under the dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of stout walking shoe, laced in front.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man who uses his balmorals to tread on your toes.	                                                  --George	                                                  Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Balmy \Balm"y\, a.	   1. Having the qualities of balm; odoriferous; aromatic;	      assuaging; soothing; refreshing; mild; as, balmy weather.	      "The balmy breeze." --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tired nature's sweet restorer, balmy sleep! --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing balm. "The balmy tree." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Highly eccentric or crazy. [Informal]	   Syn: batty.	        [PJC]	   Syn: Fragrant; sweet-scented; odorous; spicy; refreshing;	        soothing.	        [1913 Webster]
Balneal \Bal"ne*al\, a. [L. balneum bath.]	   Of or pertaining to a bath. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Balneary \Bal"ne*a*ry\, n. [L. balnearium, fr. balneum bath.]	   A bathing room. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Balneation \Bal`ne*a"tion\, n. [LL. balneare to bathe, fr. L.	   balneum bath.]	   The act of bathing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Balneatory \Bal"ne*a*to*ry\, a. [L. balneatorius.]	   Belonging to a bath. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Balneography \Bal`ne*og"ra*phy\, n. [L. balneum bath + -graphy.]	   A description of baths.	   [1913 Webster]
Balneology \Bal`ne*ol"o*gy\, n. [L. balneum bath + -logy.]	   A treatise on baths; the science of bathing.	   [1913 Webster]
balneotherapy \bal`ne*o*ther"a*py\, n. [L. balneum bath + Gr.	   qerapey`ein to heal.]	   The treatment of disease by baths.	   [1913 Webster]
baloney \ba*lo"ney\, n.	   1. [Believed to be derived form balogna, but perhaps also	      influenced by blarney.] nonsense; foolishness; bunk; --	      also used as an interjection. [Also spelled {boloney}.]	      [slang]	      [PJC]	            No matter how thin you slice it, it's still baloney!	                                                  --Al Smith.	      [PJC]	   2. informal variant of {bologna[2]}, for {bologna sausage}.	      [informal]	      [PJC]
Balopticon \Bal*op"ti*con\, n. [Gr. balei^n to throw +	   stereopticon.]	   See {Projector}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Balotade \Bal"o*tade`\ (b[a^]l"l[-o]*t[aum]d` or	   b[a^]l"l[-o]*t[=a]d`), n.	   See {Ballotade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Balsa \Bal"sa\, n. [Sp. or Pg. balsa.] (Naut.)	   A raft or float, used principally on the Pacific coast of	   South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Balsam \Bal"sam\ (b[add]l"sam), n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree	   or its resin, Gr. ba`lsamon. See {Balm}, n.]	   1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or	      volatile oil.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing	         spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A	         great variety of substances pass under this name, but	         the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in	         addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and	         cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of	         Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.	         There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and	         resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to	         which the name balsam has been given.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) A species of tree ({Abies balsamea}).	      (b) An annual garden plant ({Impatiens balsamina}) with	          beautiful flowers; balsamine.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Balsam apple} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Momordica	      balsamina}), of the gourd family, with red or	      orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a	      walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and	      poultices.	   {Balsam fir} (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, {Abies	      balsamea}, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.	      	   {Balsam of copaiba}. See {Copaiba}.	   {Balsam of Mecca}, balm of Gilead.	   {Balsam of Peru}, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained	      from a Central American tree ({Myroxylon Pereir[ae]} and	      used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment	      of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of	      Peru.	   {Balsam of Tolu}, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or	      solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree	      ({Myroxylon toluiferum}). It is highly fragrant, and is	      used as a stomachic and expectorant.	   {Balsam tree}, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.	      the {Abies balsamea}.	   {Canada balsam}, {Balsam of fir}, Canada turpentine, a	      yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,	      becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the	      balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir ({Abies balsamea}) by	      breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See	      {Balm}.	      [1913 Webster]	Balsam \Bal"sam\, v. t.	   To treat or anoint with balsam; to relieve, as with balsam;	   to render balsamic.	   [1913 Webster]
Balsamation \Bal`sam*a"tion\ (b[add]l`sam*[=a]"sh[u^]n or	   b[a^]l`sam*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   1. The act of imparting balsamic properties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art or process of embalming.	      [1913 Webster] Balsamic
Balsamic \Bal*sam"ic\ (b[add]l*s[a^]m"[i^]k or	   b[a^]l*s[a^]m"[i^]k; 277), Balsamical \Bal*sam"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. balsamique.]	   Having the qualities of balsam; containing, or resembling,	   balsam; soft; mitigative; soothing; restorative.	   [1913 Webster]
Balsamiferous \Bal`sam*if"er*ous\ (b[add]l`sam*[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s	   or b[a^]l`sam*[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Balsam + -ferous.]	   Producing balsam.	   [1913 Webster]
Balsaminaceae \Balsaminaceae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the balsams, distinguished from	   the family {Geraniaceae} by the irregular flowers.	   Syn: family Balsaminaceae, balsam family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balsamine \Bal"sam*ine\, n. [Cf. F. balsamine, fr. Gr.	   balsami`nh balsam plant.] (Bot.)	   The {Impatiens balsamina}, or garden balsam.	   [1913 Webster]
Balsamorhiza \Balsamorhiza\ n.	   genus of coarse West American herbs with large roots	   containing an aromatic balsam.	   Syn: genus Balsamorhiza.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Balsamous \Bal"sam*ous\, a.	   Having the quality of balsam; containing balsam. "A balsamous	   substance." --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
balsamroot \balsamroot\ n.	   a plant of the genus {Balsamorhiza} having white-downy leaves	   in a basal rosette and yellow flowers and long balsam-scented	   taproots.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Balter \Bal"ter\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain. Cf.	   {Bloodboltered}.]	   To stick together. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Baltic \Bal"tic\, a. [NL. mare Balticum, fr. L. balteus belt,	   from certain straits or channels surrounding its isles,	   called belts. See {Belt}.]	   Of or pertaining to the sea which separates Norway and Sweden	   from Jutland, Denmark, and Germany; situated on the Baltic	   Sea.	   [1913 Webster] Baltimore bird
Baltimore bird \Bal"ti*more bird`\, Baltimore oriole
\Bal"ti*more o"ri*ole\ (Zool.)	   A common bird ({Icterus galbula}) of eastern and central	   America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its	   colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of	   arms; -- called also {golden robin}. It winters in the	   American tropics.	   [1913 Webster]
Baluster \Bal"us*ter\, n. [F. balustre, It. balaustro, fr. L.	   balaustium the flower of the wild pomegranate, fr. Gr.	   balay`stion; -- so named from the similarity of form.]	   (Arch.)	   A small column or pilaster, used as a support to the rail of	   an open parapet, to guard the side of a staircase, or the	   front of a gallery. See {Balustrade}. [Corrupted into	   {banister}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Balustered \Bal"us*tered\ (-t[~e]rd), a.	   Having balusters. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Balustrade \Bal"us*trade`\ (-tr[=a]d`), n. [F. balustrade, It.	   balaustrata fr. balaustro. See {Baluster}.] (Arch.)	   A row of balusters topped by a rail, serving as an open	   parapet, as along the edge of a balcony, terrace, bridge, or	   the eaves of a building, or as a guard railing on a	   staircase; -- it serves as a guard to prevent people from	   falling.	   Syn: bannister, banister, balusters, handrail, guard rail.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Balzac \Balzac\ n.	   Honore de Balzac, a French novelist; b. 1799, d. 1850.	   [Person]	   Syn: Honore Balzac. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Balzacian \Balzacian\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Honore Balzac.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bam \bam\ (b[a^]m), n. [Prob. a contr. of bamboozle.]	   An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. --Garrick.	   [1913 Webster]	         To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all	         manner of bams.                          --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bam \Bam\, v. t.	   To cheat; to wheedle. [Slang] --Foote.	   [1913 Webster]
Bamako \Bamako\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Mali. Population (2000) = 746,000.	   [PJC]
Bambino \Bam*bi"no\ (b[aum]m*b[=e]"n[-o]), n.; It. pl. {-ni}.	   [It., a little boy, fr. bambo silly; cf. Gr. bambali`zein,	   bambai`nein, to chatter.]	   1. A child or baby; esp., a representation in art of the	      infant Christ wrapped in swaddling clothes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Sports) George Herman Ruth ("Babe" Ruth), the baseball	      player; -- usu. in the form "the bambino".	      [1913 Webster]
Bambocciade \Bam*boc`ci*ade"\, n. [It. bambocciata, fr.	   Bamboccio a nickname of Peter Van Laer, a Dutch genre	   painter; properly, a child, simpleton, puppet, fr. bambo	   silly.] (Paint.)	   A representation of a grotesque scene from common or rustic	   life.	   [1913 Webster]
Bamboo \Bam*boo"\ (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"), n. [Malay bambu, mambu.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the family of grasses, and genus {Bambusa},	   growing in tropical countries.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most useful species is {Bambusa arundinacea}, which	         has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and	         grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The	         flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the	         stalk, placed three in a parcel, close to their	         receptacles. Old stalks grow to five or six inches in	         diameter, and are so hard and durable as to be used for	         building, and for all sorts of furniture, for water	         pipes, and for poles to support palanquins. The smaller	         stalks are used for walking sticks, flutes, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Bamboo \Bam*boo"\, v. t.	   To flog with the bamboo.	   [1913 Webster]
Bamboozle \Bam*boo"zle\ (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Bamboozled} (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bamboozling} (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"zl[i^]ng).] [Said to be of Gipsy	   origin.]	   To deceive by trickery; to cajole by confusing the senses; to	   hoax; to mystify; to humbug. [Colloq.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         What oriental tomfoolery is bamboozling you? --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bamboozler \Bam*boo"zler\ (b[a^]m*b[=oo]"zl[~e]r), n.	   A swindler; one who deceives by trickery. [Colloq.]	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Bambuseae \Bambuseae\ prop. n.	   A tribe of plants comprising the bamboos.	   Syn: tribe Bambuseae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ban \Ban\ (b[a^]n), n.	   A kind of fine muslin, made in the East Indies from the fiber	   of the banana leaf stalks.	   [1913 Webster]	Ban \Ban\ (b[a^]n), n. [AS. bann command, edict; akin to D. ban,	   Icel. bann, Dan. band, OHG. ban, G. bann, a public	   proclamation, as of interdiction or excommunication, Gr.	   fa`nai to say, L. fari to speak, Skr. bhan to speak; cf. F.	   ban, LL. bannum, of G. origin. [root]86. Cf. {Abandon},	   {Fame}.]	   1. A public proclamation or edict; a public order or notice,	      mandatory or prohibitory; a summons by public	      proclamation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Feudal & Mil.) A calling together of the king's (esp. the	      French king's) vassals for military service; also, the	      body of vassals thus assembled or summoned. In present	      usage, in France and Prussia, the most effective part of	      the population liable to military duty and not in the	      standing army.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in church.	      See {Banns} (the common spelling in this sense).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An interdiction, prohibition, or proscription. "Under ban	      to touch." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A curse or anathema. "Hecate's ban." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A pecuniary mulct or penalty laid upon a delinquent for	      offending against a ban; as, a mulct paid to a bishop by	      one guilty of sacrilege or other crimes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ban of the empire} (German Hist.), an imperial interdict by	      which political rights and privileges, as those of a	      prince, city, or district, were taken away.	      [1913 Webster]	Ban \Ban\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banned} (b[a^]nd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Banning}.] [OE. bannen, bannien, to summon, curse, AS.	   bannan to summon; akin to Dan. bande, forbande, to curse, Sw.	   banna to revile, bannas to curse. See {Ban} an edict, and cf.	   {Banish}.]	   1. To curse; to invoke evil upon. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To forbid; to interdict. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Ban \Ban\, v. i.	   To curse; to swear. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Ban \Ban\, n. [Serv. ban; cf. Russ. & Pol. pan a master, lord,	   Per. ban.]	   An ancient title of the warden of the eastern marches of	   Hungary; now, a title of the viceroy of Croatia and Slavonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Banal \Ban"al\, a. [F., fr. ban an ordinance.]	   Commonplace; trivial; hackneyed; trite.	   [1913 Webster]
Banality \Ba*nal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Banalities}. [F. banalit['e].	   See {Banal}.]	   Something commonplace, hackneyed, or trivial; the	   commonplace, in speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         The highest things were thus brought down to the	         banalities of discourse.                 --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Banana \Ba*na"na\ (b[.a]*n[aum]"n[.a]; 277), n. [Sp. banana,	   name of the fruit.] (Bot.)	   A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size ({Musa	   sapientum}); also, its edible fruit. See {Musa}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of	         great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches,	         covered with a sheath of a green or purple color; the	         fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in	         diameter; the pulp is soft, and of a luscious taste,	         and is eaten either raw or cooked. This plant is a	         native of tropical countries, and furnishes an	         important article of food.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Banana bird} (Zool.), a small American bird ({Icterus	      leucopteryx}), which feeds on the banana.	   {Banana quit} (Zool.), a small bird of tropical America, of	      the genus {Certhiola}, allied to the creepers.	      [1913 Webster]	Banana solution \Ba*na"na so*lu"tion\	   A solution used as a vehicle in applying bronze pigments. In	   addition to acetote, benzine, and a little pyroxylin, it	   contains amyl acetate, which gives it the odor of bananas.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Banat \Ban"at\, n. [Cf. F. & G. banat. See {Ban} a warden.]	   The territory governed by a ban.	   [1913 Webster] Bancus	   Banc
Banc \Banc\, Bancus \Ban"cus\, Bank \Bank\, n. [OF. banc, LL.	   bancus. See {Bank}, n.]	   A bench; a high seat, or seat of distinction or judgment; a	   tribunal or court.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In banc}, {In banco} (the ablative of bancus), {In bank}, in	      full court, or with full judicial authority; as, sittings	      in banc (distinguished from sittings at {nisi prius}).	      [1913 Webster]
Bancal \Ban*cal"\, n.; pl. {-cales}. [Sp., fr. banca, banco,	   bench. Cf. {Bench}.]	   An ornamental covering, as of carpet or leather, for a bench	   or form.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Banco \Ban"co\, n. [It. See {Bank}.]	   A bank, especially that of Venice.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is used in some parts of Europe to indicate	         bank money, as distinguished from the current money,	         when this last has become depreciated.	         [1913 Webster]
Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), n. [OE. band, bond, Icel. band; akin to	   G., Sw., & D. band, OHG. bant, Goth. bandi, Skr. bandha a	   binding, bandh to bind, for bhanda, bhandh, also to E. bend,	   bind. In sense 7, at least, it is fr. F. bande, from OHG.	   bant. [root]90. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. {Bend}, {Bond},	   1st {Bandy}.]	   1. A fillet, strap, or any narrow ligament with which a thing	      is encircled, or fastened, or by which a number of things	      are tied, bound together, or confined; a fetter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every one's bands were loosed.        --Acts xvi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A continuous tablet, stripe, or series of ornaments,	          as of carved foliage, of color, or of brickwork, etc.	      (b) In Gothic architecture, the molding, or suite of	          moldings, which encircles the pillars and small	          shafts.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which serves as the means of union or connection	      between persons; a tie. "To join in Hymen's bands."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A linen collar or ruff worn in the 16th and 17th	      centuries.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Two strips of linen hanging from the neck in front as	      part of a clerical, legal, or academic dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A narrow strip of cloth or other material on any article	      of dress, to bind, strengthen, ornament, or complete it.	      "Band and gusset and seam." --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A company of persons united in any common design,	      especially a body of armed men.	      [1913 Webster]	            Troops of horsemen with his bands of foot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A number of musicians who play together upon portable	      musical instruments, especially those making a loud sound,	      as certain wind instruments (trumpets, clarinets, etc.),	      and drums, or cymbals; as, a high school's marching band.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Bot.) A space between elevated lines or ribs, as of the	      fruits of umbelliferous plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Zool.) A stripe, streak, or other mark transverse to the	       axis of the body.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Mech.) A belt or strap.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A bond. [Obs.] "Thy oath and band." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Pledge; security. [Obs.] --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Band saw}, a saw in the form of an endless steel belt, with	      teeth on one edge, running over wheels.	   {big band}, a band that is the size of an orchestra, usually	      playing mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically	      features both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a	      lead singer, and is often located in a night club where	      the patrons may dance to its music. The big bands were	      popular from the late 1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted	      with {combo}, which has fewer players.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Band \Band\ (b[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Banding}.]	   1. To bind or tie with a band.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with a band.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite in a troop, company, or confederacy. "Banded	      against his throne." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Banded architrave}, {Banded pier}, {Banded shaft}, etc.	      (Arch.), an architrave, pier, shaft, etc., of which the	      regular profile is interrupted by blocks or projections	      crossing it at right angles.	      [1913 Webster]	Band \Band\, v. i.	   To confederate for some common purpose; to unite; to conspire	   together.	   [1913 Webster]	         Certain of the Jews banded together.     --Acts xxiii.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	Band \Band\, v. t.	   To bandy; to drive away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Band \Band\,	   imp. of {Bind}. [Obs.]                         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandage \Band"age\ (b[a^]nd"[asl]j), n. [F. bandage, fr. bande.	   See {Band}.]	   1. A fillet or strip of woven material, used in dressing and	      binding up wounds, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something resembling a bandage; that which is bound over	      or round something to cover, strengthen, or compress it; a	      ligature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Zeal too had a place among the rest, with a bandage	            over her eyes.                        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Bandage \Band"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandaged}	   (b[a^]nd"[asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandaging}	   (b[a^]nd"[asl]*j[i^]ng).]	   To bind, dress, or cover, with a bandage; as, to bandage the	   eyes.	   [1913 Webster] band-aid	   Band-Aid
Band-Aid \Band"-Aid`\, band-aid \band"-aid`\, Band Aid \Band"
Aid\ (b[a^]nd"[=a]d`) n. [from a Trademark.]	   An adhesive bandage, composed of a short ribbon of cloth or	   plastic with an adhesive coating on one side, and having a	   patch of gauze at the center. It is used to cover small cuts,	   abrasions, or blisters on the skin, and may be easily applied	   to and removed from the skin with no additional material.	   Originally a trademark, the term has been popularly used	   generically. [trademark]	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A hurried repair; a temporary fix for a minor problem.	   Note: The term has been used metaphorically to mean an	         ineffective cosmetic solution, when used on a serious	         problem.	   Syn: quick fix, quickie, quicky.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bandala \Ban*da"la\, n.	   A fabric made in Manila from the older leaf sheaths of the	   abaca ({Musa textilis}).	   [1913 Webster] Bandanna
Bandanna \Ban*dan"na\, Bandana \Ban*dan"a\, n. [Hind.	   b[=a]ndhn[=u] 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. {Band}, n.]	   1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a	      uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white	      or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple	      form; -- it is often used as a neckerchief. The term is	      also used for any large and brightly colored handkerchief.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: Any scarf worn on the neck or head, usually of	      large size.	      [PJC]	   3. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots	      are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red	      or dark color, by discharging portions of the color by	      chemical means, while the rest of the cloth is under	      pressure. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Bandbox \Band"box`\ (b[a^]nd"b[o^]ks`), n.	   A light box of pasteboard or thin wood, usually cylindrical,	   for holding ruffs (the bands of the 17th century), collars,	   caps, bonnets, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandeau \Ban*deau"\ (b[a^]n*d[=o]"; b[a^]n"d[=o]), n.; pl.	   {Bandeaux} (b[a^]n*d[=o]z"). [F.]	   A narrow band or fillet, as for the hair, part of a	   headdress, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Around the edge of this cap was a stiff bandeau of	         leather.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Bandlet	   Bandelet
Bandelet \Band"e*let\, Bandlet \Band"let\, bandelette
\bandelette\, n. [F. bandelette, dim. of bande. See {Band}, n.,	   and cf. {Bendlet}.] (Arch.)	   A small band or fillet; any little band or flat molding,	   compassing a column, like a ring, and usually at the top of	   the column; an annulet. --Gwilt.	   Syn: annulet, bandelette, bandlet, square and rabbet.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Bander \Band"er\, n.	   One banded with others. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Banderilla \Ban`de*ril"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of bandera banner. See	   {Banner}, and cf. {Banderole}.]	   A barbed dart carrying a banderole which the banderillero	   thrusts into the neck or shoulder of the bull in a bullfight.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Banderillero \Ban`de*ril*le"ro\, n. [Sp.]	   One who thrusts in the banderillas in bullfighting. --W. D.	   Howells.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Banderole
Banderole \Band"e*role\, Bandrol \Band"rol\, n. [F. banderole,	   dim. of bandi[`e]re, banni[`e]re, banner; cf. It. banderuola	   a little banner. See {Banner}.]	   A little banner, flag, or streamer. [Written also	   {bannerol}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From the extremity of which fluttered a small banderole	         or streamer bearing a cross.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Band fish \Band" fish`\ (Zool.)	   A small red fish of the genus {Cepola}; the ribbon fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandicoot \Ban"di*coot\, n. [A corruption of the native name.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A species of very large rat ({Mus giganteus}), found in	       India and Ceylon. It does much injury to rice fields and	       gardens.	   (b) A ratlike marsupial animal (genus {Perameles}) of several	       species, found in Australia and Tasmania.	       [1913 Webster]
banding \banding\ n.	   A strip or stripe of a contrasting color or material.	   Syn: band, stripe.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Banding plane \Band"ing plane`\	   A plane used for cutting out grooves and inlaying strings and	   bands in straight and circular work.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandit \Ban"dit\ (b[a^]n"d[i^]t), n.; pl. {Bandits}	   (b[a^]n"d[i^]ts), or {Banditti} (b[a^]n*d[i^]t"t[i^]). [It.	   bandito outlaw, p. p. of bandire to proclaim, to banish, to	   proscribe, LL. bandire, bannire. See {Ban} an edict, and cf.	   {Banish}.]	   An outlaw; a brigand.	   [1913 Webster]	         No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plural banditti was formerly used as a collective	         noun.	         [1913 Webster]	               Deerstealers are ever a desperate banditti. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	         [1913 Webster]
Bandle \Ban"dle\, n. [Ir. bannlamh cubit, fr. bann a measure +	   lamh hand, arm.]	   An Irish measure of two feet in length.	   [1913 Webster]
bandleader \band"lead`er\ n.	   The leader of a dance band.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bandlet \Band"let\, n.	   Same as {Bandelet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandmaster \Band"mas`ter\, n.	   The conductor of a musical band.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandog \Ban"dog`\ (b[a^]n"d[o^]g`; 115), n. [Band + dog, i.e.,	   bound dog.]	   A mastiff or other large and fierce dog, usually kept chained	   or tied up.	   [1913 Webster]	         The keeper entered leading his bandog, a large	         bloodhound, tied in a leam, or band, from which he	         takes his name.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Bandoleer
Bandoleer \Ban`do*leer"\, Bandolier \Ban`do*lier"\, n. [F.	   bandouli[`e]re (cf. It. bandoliera, Sp. bandolera), fr. F.	   bande band, Sp. & It. banda. See {Band}, n.]	   1. A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the	      right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm.	      Originally it was used for supporting the musket and	      twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge	      belt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of	      powder were carried. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bandoline \Ban"do*line\, n. [Perh. allied to band.]	   A glutinous pomatum for the hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandon \Ban"don\, n. [OF. bandon. See {Abandon}.]	   Disposal; control; license. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandore \Ban"dore\, n. [Sp. bandurria, fr. L. pandura,	   pandurium, a musical instrument of three strings, fr. Gr.	   pandoy^ra a three-stringed musical instrument. Cf. {Pandore},	   {Banjo}, {Mandolin}.]	   A musical stringed instrument, similar in form to a guitar; a	   pandore. It is now obsolete, but see {bandura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandrol \Band"rol\, n.	   Same as {Banderole}.	   [1913 Webster]
bandura \ban*dur"a\ (b[a^]n*d[=oo]r"[.a]), n. [See {bandore}.]	   A traditional Ukrainian stringed musical instrument shaped	   like a lute, having many strings.	   [PJC]
bandwagon \bandwagon\ n.	   1. A popular trend that attracts growing support. "when they	      saw how things were going everybody jumped on the	      bandwagon."	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A large ornate wagon for carrying a musical band. "the	      bandwagon led the circus parade"	      [WordNet 1.5]
bandwidth \band"width`\ n.	   The maximum rate of information transfer (measured in	   bits/second) that can be carried by a communication channel.	   "The bandwidth of an analog telephone line is less than 100	   kilobits per second."	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bandy \Ban"dy\ (b[a^]n"d[y^]), n. [Telugu ba[.n][dsdot]i.]	   A carriage or cart used in India, esp. one drawn by bullocks.	   [1913 Webster]	Bandy \Ban"dy\, n.; pl. {Bandies} (-d[i^]z). [Cf. F. band['e],	   p. p. of bander to bind, to bend (a bow), to bandy, fr.	   bande. See {Band}, n.]	   1. A club bent at the lower part for striking a ball at play;	      a hockey stick. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The game played with such a club; hockey; shinney; bandy	      ball.	      [1913 Webster]	Bandy \Ban"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bandied} (b[a^]n"d[-e]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Bandying}.]	   1. To beat to and fro, as a ball in playing at bandy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like tennis balls bandied and struck upon us . . .	            by rackets from without.              --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give and receive reciprocally; to exchange. "To bandy	      hasty words." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To toss about, as from person to person; to circulate	      freely in a light manner; -- of ideas, facts, rumors, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not obvious and known truth be bandied about in	            a disputation.                        --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	Bandy \Ban"dy\, v. i.	   To contend, as at some game in which each strives to drive	   the ball his own way.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fit to bandy with thy lawless sons.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bandy \Ban"dy\, a.	   Bent; crooked; curved laterally, esp. with the convex side	   outward; as, a bandy leg.	   [1913 Webster]
Bandy-legged \Ban"dy-legged`\, a.	   Having crooked legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bane \Bane\ (b[=a]n), n. [OE. bane destruction, AS. bana	   murderer; akin to Icel. bani death, murderer, OHG. bana	   murder, bano murderer, Goth. banja stroke, wound, Gr. foney`s	   murderer, fo`nos murder, OIr. bath death, benim I strike.	   [root]31.]	   1. That which destroys life, esp. poison of a deadly quality.	      [Obs. except in combination, as in ratsbane, henbane,	      etc.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destruction; death. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their	            bane.                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A disease in sheep, commonly termed the {rot}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Poison; ruin; destruction; injury; pest.	        [1913 Webster]	Bane \Bane\, v. t.	   To be the bane of; to ruin. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Baneberry \Bane"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus {(Act[ae]a)} of plants, of the order	   {Ranunculace[ae]}, native in the north temperate zone. The	   red or white berries are poisonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Baneful \Bane"ful\, a.	   Having poisonous qualities; deadly; destructive; injurious;	   noxious; pernicious. "Baneful hemlock." --Garth. "Baneful	   wrath." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Bane"ful*ly}, adv. --{Bane"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Banewort \Bane"wort\, n. (Bot.)	   Deadly nightshade.	   [1913 Webster]
Bang \Bang\ (b[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Banging}.] [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke	   to beat, Sw. b[*a]ngas to be impetuous, G. bengel club,	   clapper of a bell.]	   1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence;	      to handle roughly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat or thump, or to cause (something) to hit or strike	      against another object, in such a way as to make a loud	      noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door	      (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have sexual intercourse with; to fuck; -- usually used	      with the male as a subject. Considered vulgar or obscene.	      [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]	Bang \Bang\, v. i.	   1. To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of	      blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was	      banging on the piano.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have sexual intercourse; to fuck. Considered vulgar and	      obscene. [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]	Bang \Bang\, n.	   1. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many a stiff thwack, many a bang.     --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The loud sound produced by a sudden concussion or	      explosion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the	      phrase get a bang out of; as, I always get a bang out of	      watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal]	   Syn: kick[5].	        [PJC]	   4. (Printing & Computers) An exclamation point; -- used in	      verbal descriptions of text, in printing and in computer	      technology; as, his email address is tom bang stanford dot	      edu (i.e. tom!stanford.edu). [slang]	      [PJC]	   5. An instance of sexual intercourse; a fuck. Considered	      vulgar and obscene. [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]	Bang \Bang\, v. t.	   To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or the	   forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair).	   [1913 Webster]	         His hair banged even with his eyebrows.  --The Century	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]	Bang \Bang\, n.	   The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp.	   when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly	   worn; -- usually used in the plural; as, her bangs came down	   almost to her eyes.	   [1913 Webster]	         His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	   [1913 Webster] Bang	Bang \Bang\, Bangue \Bangue\, n.	   See {Bhang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Banging \Bang"ing\, a.	   Huge; great in size. [Colloq.] --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]
Bangkok \Bangkok\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Thailand. Population (2000) = 5,882,000.	   [PJC]
Bangladesh \Bangladesh\ prop. n.	   An independent Asian country on teh Bay of Bengal that was	   once part of India and then part of Pakistan (called East	   Pakistan).	   Syn: Bangla Desh, East Pakistan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bangladeshi \Bangladeshi\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Bangladesh.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Bangladeshi \Bangladeshi\ prop. adj.	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh.	   Bangladeshi dialects	   Syn: East Pakistani.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bangle \Ban"gle\ (b[a^][ng]"g'l), v. t. [From 1st {Bang}.]	   To waste by little and little; to fritter away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bangle \Ban"gle\, n. [Hind. bangr[imac] bracelet, bangle.]	   An ornamental circlet, of glass, gold, silver, or other	   material, worn mostly by women, upon the wrist or ankle; a	   ring bracelet. It differs from other bracelets in being rigid	   and not articulated, in contrast to bracelets made of links.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Bangle ear}, a loose hanging ear of a horse, like that of a	      spaniel.	      [1913 Webster]
bangtail \bang"tail\ n.	   1. a horse bred for racing.	   Syn: racehorse, race horse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bangui \Bangui\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Central African Republic. Population	   (2000) = 706,000.	   [PJC]
Banian \Ban"ian\ (b[a^]n"yan or b[a^]n*y[a^]n"; 277), n. [Skr.	   banij merchant. The tree was so named by the English, because	   used as a market place by the merchants.]	   1. A Hindu trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer.	      [Written also {banyan}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The Indian fig. See {Banyan}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Banian days} (Naut.), days in which the sailors have no	      flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be	      borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh.	      [1913 Webster]
Banish \Ban"ish\ (b[a^]n"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banished}	   (b[a^]n"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Banishing}.] [OF. banir,	   F. bannir, LL. bannire, fr. OHG. bannan to summon, fr. ban	   ban. See {Ban} an edict, and {Finish}, v. t.]	   1. To condemn to exile, or compel to leave one's country, by	      authority of the ruling power. "We banish you our	      territories." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive out, as from a home or familiar place; -- used	      with from and out of.	      [1913 Webster]	            How the ancient Celtic tongue came to be banished	            from the Low Countries in Scotland.   --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drive away; to compel to depart; to dispel. "Banish all	      offense." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Banish}, {Exile}, {Expel}.	   Usage: The idea of a coercive removal from a place is common	          to these terms. A man is banished when he is forced by	          the government of a country (be he a foreigner or a	          native) to leave its borders. A man is exiled when he	          is driven into banishment from his native country and	          home. Thus to exile is to banish, but to banish is not	          always to exile. To expel is to eject or banish	          summarily or authoritatively, and usually under	          circumstances of disgrace; as, to expel from a	          college; expelled from decent society.	          [1913 Webster]
Banisher \Ban"ish*er\, n.	   One who banishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Banishment \Ban"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. F. bannissement.]	   The act of banishing, or the state of being banished.	   [1913 Webster]	         He secured himself by the banishment of his enemies.	                                                  --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Round the wide world in banishment we roam. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Expatriation; ostracism; expulsion; proscription; exile;	        outlawry.	        [1913 Webster]
Banister \Ban"is*ter\, n. [A corruption of baluster.]	   1. A baluster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (sing. or pl.) The balustrade of a staircase. Formerly	      used in this sense mostly in the plural, now mostly in the	      singular. [Also spelled {bannister}.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            He struggled to ascend the pulpit stairs, holding	            hard on the banisters.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.
banjo \ban"jo\ n. [Formerly also banjore and banjer; corrupted	   from bandore, through negro slave pronunciation.]	   A stringed musical instrument having a head and neck like the	   guitar, and a circular body like a tambourine. It has five	   strings, and is played with the fingers and hands.	   [1913 Webster]
Banjul \Banjul\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Gambia. Population (2000) = 44,188,.	   [PJC]
Bank \Bank\ (b[a^][ng]k), n. [OE. banke; akin to E. bench, and	   prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. bakki. See {Bench}.]	   1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the	      surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or	      ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow.	      [1913 Webster]	            They cast up a bank against the city. --2 Sam. xx.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of	      a ravine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground bordering a	      lake, river, or sea, or forming the edge of a cutting, or	      other hollow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tiber trembled underneath her banks.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An elevation, or rising ground, under the sea; a shoal,	      shelf, or shallow; as, the banks of Newfoundland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining)	      (a) The face of the coal at which miners are working.	      (b) A deposit of ore or coal, worked by excavations above	          water level.	      (c) The ground at the top of a shaft; as, ores are brought	          to bank.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (A["e]ronautics) The lateral inclination of an	      a["e]roplane as it rounds a curve; as, a bank of 45[deg]	      is easy; a bank of 90[deg] is dangerous.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. A group or series of objects arranged near together; as, a	      bank of electric lamps, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. The tilt of a roadway or railroad, at a curve in the road,	      designed to counteract centrifugal forces acting on	      vehicles moving rapiudly around the curve, thus reducing	      the danger of overturning during a turn.	      [PJC]	   {Bank beaver} (Zool.), the otter. [Local, U.S.]	   {Bank swallow}, a small American and European swallow	      ({Clivicola riparia}) that nests in a hole which it	      excavates in a bank.	      [1913 Webster]	Bank \Bank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banked}(b[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Banking}.]	   1. To raise a mound or dike about; to inclose, defend, or	      fortify with a bank; to embank. "Banked well with earth."	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To heap or pile up; as, to bank sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass by the banks of. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Engineering) To build (a roadway or railroad) with an	      inclination at a curve in the road, so as to counteract	      centrifugal forces acting on vehicles moving rapiudly	      around the curve, thus reducing the danger of vehicles	      overturning at a curve; as, the raceway was steeply banked	      at the curves.	      [PJC]	   {To bank a fire}, {To bank up a fire}, to cover the coals or	      embers with ashes or cinders, thus keeping the fire low	      but alive.	      [1913 Webster]	Bank \Bank\, n. [Prob. fr. F. banc. Of German origin, and akin	   to E. bench. See {Bench}.]	   1. A bench, as for rowers in a galley; also, a tier of oars.	      [1913 Webster]	            Placed on their banks, the lusty Trojan sweep	            Neptune's smooth face, and cleave the yielding deep.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The bench or seat upon which the judges sit.	      (b) The regular term of a court of law, or the full court	          sitting to hear arguments upon questions of law, as	          distinguished from a sitting at Nisi Prius, or a court	          held for jury trials. See {Banc}. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Printing) A sort of table used by printers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Music) A bench, or row of keys belonging to a keyboard,	      as in an organ. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Bank \Bank\, n. [F. banque, It. banca, orig. bench, table,	   counter, of German origin, and akin to E. bench; cf. G. bank	   bench, OHG. banch. See {Bench}, and cf. {Banco}, {Beach}.]	   1. An establishment for the custody, loan, exchange, or	      issue, of money, and for facilitating the transmission of	      funds by drafts or bills of exchange; an institution	      incorporated for performing one or more of such functions,	      or the stockholders (or their representatives, the	      directors), acting in their corporate capacity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The building or office used for banking purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fund to be used in transacting business, especially a	      joint stock or capital.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let it be no bank or common stock, but every man be	            master of his own money.              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gaming) The sum of money or the checks which the dealer	      or banker has as a fund, from which to draw his stakes and	      pay his losses.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In certain games, as dominos, a fund of pieces from which	      the players are allowed to draw; in Monopoly, the fund of	      money used to pay bonuses due to the players, or to which	      they pay fines.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. a place where something is stored and held available for	      future use; specifically, an organization that stores	      biological products for medical needs; as, a blood bank,	      an organ bank, a sperm bank.	      [PJC]	   {Bank credit}, a credit by which a person who has given the	      required security to a bank has liberty to draw to a	      certain extent agreed upon.	   {Bank of deposit}, a bank which receives money for safe	      keeping.	   {Bank of issue}, a bank which issues its own notes payable to	      bearer.	      [1913 Webster]	Bank \Bank\, v. t.	   To deposit in a bank. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Bank \Bank\, v. i.	   1. To keep a bank; to carry on the business of a banker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deposit money in a bank; to have an account with a	      banker.	      [1913 Webster]	Bank \Bank\, v. i. (A["e]ronautics)	   To tilt sidewise in rounding a curve; -- said of a flying	   machine, an a["e]rocurve, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bankable \Bank"a*ble\ (b[a^][ng]k"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Receivable at a bank.	   [1913 Webster]
Bank bill \Bank" bill`\ (b[a^][ng]k" b[i^]l`).	   1. In America (and formerly in England), a promissory note of	      a bank payable to the bearer on demand, and used as	      currency; a bank note.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 the term, no part of the currency.	      [1913 Webster]	Bank book \Bank" book`\ (b[a^][ng]k" b[oo^]k`).	   A book kept by a depositor, in which an officer of a bank	   enters the debits and credits of the depositor's account with	   the bank.	   [1913 Webster]	Bank discount \Bank discount\	   A sum equal to the interest at a given rate on the principal	   (face) of a bill or note from the time of discounting until	   it becomes due.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Banker \Bank"er\ (b[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.[See the nouns {Bank} and	   the verbs derived from them.]	   1. One who conducts the business of banking; one who,	      individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an	      establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for	      traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A money changer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of	      Newfoundland. --Crabb. --J. Q. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A ditcher; a drain digger. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The stone bench on which masons cut or square their work.	      --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]
Bankeress \Bank"er*ess\ (b[a^][ng]k"[~e]r*[e^]s), n.	   A female banker. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bankia \Bankia\ n.	   a genus consisting of giant shipworms.	   Syn: genus {Bankia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Banking \Bank"ing\, n.	   The business of a bank or of a banker.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Banking house}, an establishment or office in which, or a	      firm by whom, banking is done.	      [1913 Webster] banknote
banknote \bank"note`\, bank note \bank"
note`\(b[a^][ng]k"n[=o]t`).	   1. A promissory note issued by a bank or banking company,	      payable to the bearer on demand. See also sense 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States popularly called a {bank bill}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, a promissory note made by a banker, or banking	      company, payable to a specified person at a fixed date; a	      bank bill. See {Bank bill}, 2. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A promissory note payable at a bank.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A promissory note issued by an authorized bank, payable to	      the bearer on demand and intended to circulate as	      government-authorized money; in the United States such	      notes may only be issued by a Federal Reserve Bank; as, he	      peeled off five one-thousand-zloty banknotes.	   Syn: bill, note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill,	        bank note, Federal Reserve note, greenback.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
bank on \bank on\, v. t.	   Depend on; be confident of.	   [PJC]
bankroll \bankroll\ n.	   1. the money carried on one's person. "He shot his bankroll	      on a bob-tailed nag."	   Syn: roll, wad.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. one's total supply of money; funds.	      [PJC]	bankroll \bankroll\ v. t.	   To pay the costs of; as, Who will bankroll the restoration of	   the former East German economy?.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bankrupt \Bank"rupt\, n. [F. banqueroute, fr. It. bancarotta	   bankruptcy; banca bank (fr. OHG. banch, G. bank, bench) +	   rotta broken, fr. L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. At	   Florence, it is said, the bankrupt had his bench (i.e., money	   table) broken. See 1st {Bank}, and {Rupture}, n.]	   1. (Old Eng. Law) A trader who secretes himself, or does	      certain other acts tending to defraud his creditors.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trader who becomes unable to pay his debts; an insolvent	      trader; popularly, any person who is unable to pay his	      debts; an insolvent person. --M`Culloch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A person who, in accordance with the terms of a law	      relating to bankruptcy, has been judicially declared to be	      unable to meet his liabilities.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, until the year 1861 none but a "trader"	         could be made a bankrupt; a non-trader failing to meet	         his liabilities being an "insolvent". But this	         distinction was abolished by the Bankruptcy Act of	         1861. The laws of 1841 and 1867 of the United States	         relating to bankruptcy applied this designation	         bankrupt to others besides those engaged in trade.	         [1913 Webster]	Bankrupt \Bank"rupt\, a.	   1. Being a bankrupt or in a condition of bankruptcy; unable	      to pay, or legally discharged from paying, one's debts;	      as, a bankrupt merchant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Depleted of money; not having the means of meeting	      pecuniary liabilities; as, a bankrupt treasury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to bankrupts and bankruptcy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Destitute of, or wholly wanting (something once possessed,	      or something one should possess). "Bankrupt in gratitude."	      --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bankrupt law}, a law by which the property of a person who	      is unable or unwilling to pay his debts may be taken and	      distributed to his creditors, and by which a person who	      has made a full surrender of his property, and is free	      from fraud, may be discharged from the legal obligation of	      his debts. See {Insolvent}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Bankrupt \Bank"rupt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bankrupted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bankrupting}.]	   To make bankrupt; to bring financial ruin upon; to	   impoverish.	   [1913 Webster]
Bankruptcy \Bank"rupt*cy\, n.; pl. {Bankruptcies}.	   1. The state of being actually or legally bankrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of becoming a bankrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Complete loss; -- followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]
Bankside \Bank"side`\, n.	   The slope of a bank, especially of the bank of a stream.	   [1913 Webster]
Bank-sided \Bank"-sid`ed\, a. (Naut.)	   Having sides inclining inwards, as a ship; -- opposed to	   {wall-sided}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bank swallow \Bank" swal"low\	   See under 1st {Bank}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Banlieue \Ban"li*eue`\, n. [F., fr. LL. bannum leucae, banleuca;	   bannum jurisdiction + leuca league.]	   The territory without the walls, but within the legal limits,	   of a town or city. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Banner \Ban"ner\ (b[a^]n"n[~e]r), n. [OE. banere, OF. baniere,	   F. banni[`e]re, bandi[`e]re, fr. LL. baneria, banderia, fr.	   bandum banner, fr. OHG. bant band, strip of cloth; cf. bindan	   to bind, Goth. bandwa, bandwo, a sign. See {Band}, n.]	   1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a	      crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hang out our banners on the outward walls. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or	      motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a	      procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any flag or standard; as, the star-spangled banner.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Banner fish} (Zool.), a large fish of the genus	      {Histiophorus}, of the Swordfish family, having a broad	      bannerlike dorsal fin; the sailfish. One species	      ({Histiophorus Americanus}) inhabits the North Atlantic.	      [1913 Webster]
Bannered \Ban"nered\, a.	   Furnished with, or bearing, banners. "A bannered host."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Banneret \Ban"ner*et\, n.[OE. baneret, OF. baneret, F. banneret;	   properly a dim. of OF. baniere. See {Banner}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Originally, a knight who led his vassals into the field	      under his own banner; -- commonly used as a title of rank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A title of rank, conferred for heroic deeds, and hence, an	      order of knighthood; also, the person bearing such title	      or rank.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The usual mode of conferring the rank on the field of	         battle was by cutting or tearing off the point of the	         pennon or pointed flag on the spear of the candidate,	         thereby making it a banner.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A civil officer in some Swiss cantons.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small banner. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bannerol \Ban"ner*ol\, n.	   A banderole; esp. a banner displayed at a funeral procession	   and set over the tomb. See {Banderole}.	   [1913 Webster]
banning-order \banning-order\ n.	   an order that bans something.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bannister \bannister\ n.	   same as {banister}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bannition \Ban*ni"tion\, n. [LL. bannitio. See {Banish}.]	   The act of expulsion. [Obs.] --Abp. Laud.	   [1913 Webster]
Bannock \Ban"nock\, n. [Gael. bonnach.]	   A kind of cake or bread, in shape flat and roundish, commonly	   made of oatmeal or barley meal and baked on an iron plate, or	   griddle; -- used in Scotland and the northern counties of	   England. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bannock fluke}, the turbot. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bannockburn \Bannockburn\ prop. n.	   A battle in which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated	   the English and assured the independence of Scotland.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Banns \Banns\ (b[a^]nz), n. pl. [See {Ban}.]	   Notice of a proposed marriage, proclaimed in a church, or	   other place prescribed by law, in order that any person may	   object, if he knows of just cause why the marriage should not	   take place.	   [1913 Webster]
Banquet \Ban"quet\, n. [F., a feast, prop. a dim. of banc bench;	   cf. It. banchetto, dim. of banco a bench, counter. See {Bank}	   a bench, and cf. {Banquette}.]	   1. A feast; a sumptuous entertainment of eating and drinking;	      often, a complimentary or ceremonious feast, followed by	      speeches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dessert; a course of sweetmeats; a sweetmeat or	      sweetmeats. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We'll dine in the great room, but let the music	            And banquet be prepared here.         --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	Banquet \Ban"quet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Banqueted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Banqueting}.]	   To treat with a banquet or sumptuous entertainment of food;	   to feast.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just in time to banquet	         The illustrious company assembled there. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Banquet \Ban"quet\, v. i.	   1. To regale one's self with good eating and drinking; to	      feast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were it a draught for Juno when she banquets,	            I would not taste thy treasonous offer. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To partake of a dessert after a feast. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Where they did both sup and banquet.  --Cavendish.	      [1913 Webster]
banqueting \banqueting\ n.	   Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by	   entertainment).	   Syn: feasting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Banquette \Ban*quette"\, n.	   A bench or seat for passengers on the top of a diligence or	   other public vehicle.	   [1913 Webster]	         My brother-in-law . . . took refuge in the banquette.	                                                  --Mrs. Howe.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Banquetter \Ban"quet*ter\, n.	   One who banquets; one who feasts or makes feasts.	   [1913 Webster]
Banquette \Ban*quette"\, n. [F. See {Banquet}, n.]	   1. (Fort.) A raised way or foot bank, running along the	      inside of a parapet, on which musketeers stand to fire	      upon the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A narrow window seat; a raised shelf at the back	      or the top of a buffet or dresser.	      [1913 Webster] Banshee
Banshee \Ban"shee\, Banshie \Ban"shie\, n. [Gael. bean-shith	   fairy; Gael. & Ir. bean woman + Gael. sith fairy.] (Celtic	   Folklore)	   A supernatural being supposed to warn a family of the	   approaching death of one of its members, by wailing or	   singing in a mournful voice, as under the windows of the	   house.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Banstickle \Ban"stic`kle\, n. [OE. ban, bon, bone + stickle	   prickle, sting. See {Bone}, n., {Stickleback}.] (Zool.)	   A small fish, the three-spined stickleback.	   [1913 Webster]
Bantam \Ban"tam\, n.	   A variety of small barnyard fowl, with feathered legs,	   probably brought from Bantam, a district of Java.	   [1913 Webster]	Bantam work \Ban"tam work`\	   Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware.	   [1913 Webster]
Banteng \Ban"teng\, n. (Zool.)	   The wild ox of Java ({Bibos Banteng}).	   [1913 Webster]
Banter \Ban"ter\ (b[a^]n"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bantered}	   (b[a^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bantering}.] [Prob.	   corrupted fr. F. badiner to joke, or perh. fr. E. bandy to	   beat to and fro. See {Badinage}, and cf. {Barter} fr. OF.	   barater.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To address playful good-natured ridicule to, -- the person	      addressed, or something pertaining to him, being the	      subject of the jesting; to rally; as, he bantered me about	      my credulity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hag-ridden by my own fancy all night, and then	            bantered on my haggard looks the next day. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To jest about; to ridicule in speaking of, as some trait,	      habit, characteristic, and the like. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            If they banter your regularity, order, and love of	            study, banter in return their neglect of them.	                                                  --Chatham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To delude or trick, -- esp. by way of jest. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We diverted ourselves with bantering several poor	            scholars with hopes of being at least his lordship's	            chaplain.                             --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To challenge or defy to a match. [Colloq. Southern and	      Western U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Banter \Ban"ter\, n.	   The act of bantering; joking or jesting; humorous or	   good-humored raillery; pleasantry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Part banter, part affection.             --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Banterer \Ban"ter*er\, n.	   One who banters or rallies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bantingism \Ban"ting*ism\, n.	   A method of reducing corpulence by avoiding food containing	   much farinaceous, saccharine, or oily matter; -- so called	   from William Banting of London.	   [1913 Webster]
Bantling \Bant"ling\, n. [Prob. for bandling, from band, and	   meaning a child wrapped in swaddling bands; or cf. G.	   b[aum]ntling a bastard, fr. bank bench. Cf. {Bastard}, n.]	   A young or small child; an infant. [Slightly contemptuous or	   depreciatory.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In what out of the way corners genius produces her	         bantlings.                               --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Bantu \Ban"tu\, prop. n.	   A member of one of the great family of Negroid tribes	   occupying equatorial and southern Africa. These tribes	   include, as important divisions, the Kafirs, Damaras,	   Bechuanas, and many tribes whose names begin with Aba-, Ama-,	   Ba-, Ma-, Wa-, variants of the Bantu plural personal prefix	   Aba-, as in Ba-ntu, or Aba-ntu, itself a combination of this	   prefix with the syllable -ntu, a person; or as in {Watusi}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the family of languages spoken by the Bantu people	      (definition 1).	      [PJC]	Bantu \Ban"tu\ adj.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Bantu language group Bantu	      (definition 2); as, Bantu languages.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the Bantu people (definition 1). The	      Bantu population of Sierra Leone	      [WordNet 1.5]
Banxring \Banx"ring\, n. (Zool.)	   An East Indian insectivorous mammal of the genus {Tupaia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Banyan \Ban"yan\ (b[a^]n"yan or b[a^]n*y[a^]n"), n. [See	   {Banian}.] (Bot.)	   A tree of the same genus as the common fig, and called the	   Indian fig ({Ficus Indica}), whose branches send shoots to	   the ground, which take root and become additional trunks,	   until it may be the tree covers some acres of ground and is	   able to shelter thousands of men.	   [1913 Webster]
Banzai \Ban"zai"\, interj. [Jap. banzai, banzei, ten thousand	   years, forever.]	   Lit., May you live ten thousand years; -- used in salutation	   of the emperor and as a battle cry. [Japan]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baobab \Ba"o*bab\ (b[=a]"[-o]*b[a^]b or b[aum]"[-o]*b[a^]b), n.	   [The native name.] (Bot.)	   A gigantic African tree ({Adansonia digitata}), also	   naturalized in India. See {Adansonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Baphomet \Baph"o*met\, n. [A corruption of Mahomet or Mohammed,	   the Arabian prophet: cf. Pr. Bafomet, OSp. Mafomat, OPg.	   Mafameda.]	   An idol or symbolical figure which the Templars were accused	   of using in their mysterious rites.	   [1913 Webster]
baptise \bap"tise\ v. t.	   same as {baptize}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Baptisia \Baptisia\ prop. n.	   A genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers	   and an inflated pod.	   Syn: genus {Baptisia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Baptism \Bap"tism\, n. [OE. baptim, baptem, OF. baptesme,	   batisme, F. bapt[^e]me, L. baptisma, fr. Gr. ba`ptisma, fr.	   bapti`zein to baptize, fr. ba`ptein to dip in water, akin to	   baqy`s deep, Skr. g[=a]h to dip, bathe, v. i.]	   The act of baptizing; the application of water to a person,	   as a sacrament or religious ceremony, by which he is	   initiated into the visible church of Christ. This is	   performed by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring.	   [1913 Webster]
Baptismal \Bap*tis"mal\, a. [Cf. F. baptismal.]	   Pertaining to baptism; as, baptismal vows.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Baptismal name}, the Christian name, which is given at	      baptism.	      [1913 Webster]
Baptismally \Bap*tis"mal*ly\, adv.	   In a baptismal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Baptist \Bap"tist\ (b[a^]p"t[i^]st), n. [L. baptista, Gr.	   baptisth`s.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who administers baptism; -- specifically applied to	      John, the forerunner of Christ. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a denomination of Christians who deny the validity	      of infant baptism and of sprinkling, and maintain that	      baptism should be administered to believers alone, and	      should be by immersion. See {Anabaptist}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In doctrine the Baptists of this country [the United	         States] are Calvinistic, but with much freedom and	         moderation. --Amer. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Freewill Baptists}, a sect of Baptists who are Arminian in	      doctrine, and practice open communion.	   {Seventh-day Baptists}, a sect of Baptists who keep the	      seventh day of the week, or Saturday, as the Sabbath. See	      {Sabbatarian}. The Dunkers and Campbellites are also	      Baptists.	      [1913 Webster] Baptistery
Baptistery \Bap"tis*ter*y\,Baptistry \Bap"tis*try\, n.; pl.	   {Baptisteries}, {Baptistries}. [L. baptisterium, Gr.	   baptisth`rion: cf. F. baptist[`e]re.] (Arch.)	      (a) In early times, a separate building, usually	          polygonal, used for baptismal services. Small churches	          were often changed into baptisteries when larger	          churches were built near.	      (b) A part of a church containing a font and used for	          baptismal services.	          [1913 Webster]
Baptistic \Bap*tis"tic\, a. [Gr. baptistiko`s.]	   Of or for baptism; baptismal.	   [1913 Webster]
Baptistical \Bap*tis"tic*al\, a.	   Baptistic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Baptizable \Bap*tiz"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being baptized; fit to be baptized. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Baptization \Bap`ti*za"tion\, n.	   Baptism. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their baptizations were null.            --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Baptize \Bap*tize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Baptized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Baptizing}.] [F. baptiser, L. baptizare, fr. Gr.	   bapti`zein. See {Baptism}.]	   1. To administer the sacrament of baptism to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To christen (because a name is given to infants at their	      baptism); to give a name to; to name.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll be new baptized;	            Henceforth I never will be Romeo.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sanctify; to consecrate.	      [1913 Webster]
Baptizement \Bap*tize"ment\, n.	   The act of baptizing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Baptizer \Bap*tiz"er\, n.	   One who baptizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bar \Bar\ (b[aum]r), n. [OE. barre, F. barre, fr. LL. barra, W.	   bar the branch of a tree, bar, baren branch, Gael. & Ir.	   barra bar. [root]91.]	   1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in	      proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever	      and for various other purposes, but especially for a	      hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a	      fence or gate; the bar of a door.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt make bars of shittim wood. --Ex. xxvi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indefinite quantity of some substance, so shaped as to	      be long in proportion to its breadth and thickness; as, a	      bar of gold or of lead; a bar of soap.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything which obstructs, hinders, or prevents; an	      obstruction; a barrier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Must I new bars to my own joy create? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A bank of sand, gravel, or other matter, esp. at the mouth	      of a river or harbor, obstructing navigation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any railing that divides a room, or office, or hall of	      assembly, in order to reserve a space for those having	      special privileges; as, the bar of the House of Commons.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law)	      (a) The railing that incloses the place which counsel	          occupy in courts of justice. Hence, the phrase at the	          bar of the court signifies in open court.	      (b) The place in court where prisoners are stationed for	          arraignment, trial, or sentence.	      (c) The whole body of lawyers licensed in a court or	          district; the legal profession.	      (d) A special plea constituting a sufficient answer to	          plaintiff's action.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. Any tribunal; as, the bar of public opinion; the bar of	      God.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A barrier or counter, over which liquors and food are	      passed to customers; hence, the portion of the room behind	      the counter where liquors for sale are kept.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Her.) An ordinary, like a fess but narrower, occupying	      only one fifth part of the field.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A broad shaft, or band, or stripe; as, a bar of light; a	       bar of color.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Mus.) A vertical line across the staff. Bars divide the	       staff into spaces which represent measures, and are	       themselves called measures.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: A double bar marks the end of a strain or main division	         of a movement, or of a whole piece of music; in	         psalmody, it marks the end of a line of poetry. The	         term bar is very often loosely used for measure, i.e.,	         for such length of music, or of silence, as is included	         between one bar and the next; as, a passage of eight	         bars; two bars' rest.	         [1913 Webster]	   12. (Far.) pl.	       (a) The space between the tusks and grinders in the upper	           jaw of a horse, in which the bit is placed.	       (b) The part of the crust of a horse's hoof which is bent	           inwards towards the frog at the heel on each side,	           and extends into the center of the sole.	           [1913 Webster]	   13. (Mining)	       (a) A drilling or tamping rod.	       (b) A vein or dike crossing a lode.	           [1913 Webster]	   14. (Arch.)	       (a) A gatehouse of a castle or fortified town.	       (b) A slender strip of wood which divides and supports	           the glass of a window; a sash bar.	           [1913 Webster]	   {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 a bar, with a	      ball or half ball at each end; -- formerly used for	      destroying the masts or rigging in naval combat.	   {Bar sinister} (Her.), a term popularly but erroneously used	      for baton, a mark of illegitimacy. See {Baton}.	   {Bar tracery} (Arch.), ornamental stonework resembling bars	      of iron twisted into the forms required.	   {Blank bar} (Law). See {Blank}.	   {Case at bar} (Law), a case presently before the court; a	      case under argument.	   {In bar of}, as a sufficient reason against; to prevent.	   {Matter in bar}, or {Defence in bar}, any matter which is a	      final defense in an action.	   {Plea in bar}, a plea which goes to bar or defeat the	      plaintiff's action absolutely and entirely.	   {Trial at bar} (Eng. Law), a trial before all the judges of	      one the superior courts of Westminster, or before a quorum	      representing the full court.	      [1913 Webster]	Bar \Bar\ (b[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barred} (b[aum]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Barring}.] [ F. barrer. See {Bar}, n.]	   1. To fasten with a bar; as, to bar a door or gate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restrict or confine, as if by a bar; to hinder; to	      obstruct; to prevent; to prohibit; as, to bar the entrance	      of evil; distance bars our intercourse; the statute bars	      my right; the right is barred by time; a release bars the	      plaintiff's recovery; -- sometimes with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            He barely looked the idea in the face, and hastened	            to bar it in its dungeon.             --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To except; to exclude by exception.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nay, but I bar to-night: you shall not gauge me	            By what we do to-night.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cross with one or more stripes or lines.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the sake of distinguishing the feet more	            clearly, I have barred them singly.   --Burney.	      [1913 Webster]
Baraca \Ba*ra"ca\, n.	   An international, interdenominational organization of Bible	   classes of young men; -- so named in allusion to the Hebrew	   word Berachah (Meaning blessing) occurring in --2 Chron. xx.	   26 and --1 Chron. xii.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barad \Bar"ad\, n. [Gr. ? weight.] (Physics)	   The pressure of one dyne per square centimeter; -- used as a	   unit of pressure.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Baraesthesiometer
Baraesthesiometer \Bar`[ae]s*the`si*om"e*ter\, Baresthesiometer
\Bar`es*the`si*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? weight + [ae]sthesiometer.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument for determining the delicacy of the sense of	   pressure. -- {Bar`[ae]s*the`si*o*met"ric},	   {Bar`es*the`si*o*met"ric}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barathea \Bar`a*the"a\, n.	   A soft fabric with a kind of basket weave and a diapered	   pattern.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barb \Barb\ (b[aum]rb), n. [F. barbe, fr. L. barba beard. See	   {Beard}, n.]	   1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place	      of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            The barbel, so called by reason of his barbs, or	            wattles in his mouth.                 --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A muffler, worn by nuns and mourners. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Paps, or little projections, of the mucous membrane,	      which mark the opening of the submaxillary glands under	      the tongue in horses and cattle. The name is mostly	      applied when the barbs are inflamed and swollen. [Written	      also {barbel} and {barble}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The point that stands backward in an arrow, fishhook,	      etc., to prevent it from being easily extracted. Hence:	      Anything which stands out with a sharp point obliquely or	      crosswise to something else. "Having two barbs or points."	      --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A bit for a horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) One of the side branches of a feather, which	      collectively constitute the vane. See {Feather}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) A southern name for the kingfishes of the eastern	      and southeastern coasts of the United States; -- also	      improperly called {whiting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Bot.) A hair or bristle ending in a double hook.	      [1913 Webster]
baranduki \baranduki\ n.	   The terrestrial Siberian squirrel ({Eutamius sibiricus}).	   Syn: baronduki, barunduki, burunduki, {Eutamius asiaticus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
baragnosis \baragnosis\ n. (Med.)	   the inability to estimate the weight of an object.	   [PJC]
Barb \Barb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barbed} (b[aum]rbd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Barbing}.]	   1. To shave or dress the beard of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clip; to mow. [Obs.] --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or	      hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Barb \Barb\, n. [F. barbe, fr. Barbarie.]	   1. The Barbary horse, a superior breed introduced from	      Barbary into Spain by the Moors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A blackish or dun variety of the pigeon,	      originally brought from Barbary.	      [1913 Webster]	Barb \Barb\, n. [Corrupted fr. bard.]	   Armor for a horse. Same as 2d {Bard}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbacan \Bar"ba*can\, n.	   See {Barbican}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbacanage \Bar"ba*can*age\, n.	   See {Barbicanage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbadian \Bar*ba"di*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Barbados. -- n. A native of Barbados.	   [1913 Webster] Barbados
Barbados \Bar*ba"dos\ or Barbadoes \Bar*ba"does\, n.	   A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a	   cherry, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Barbados cherry} (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies	      ({Malpighia}) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a	      cherry.	   {Barbados leg} (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to	      hot climates.	   {Barbados nuts}, the seeds of the {Jatropha curcas}, a plant	      growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and	      their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See	      {Physic nut}.	      [1913 Webster]
Barbara \Bar"ba*ra\, n. [Coined by logicians.] (Logic)	   The first word in certain mnemonic lines which represent the	   various forms of the syllogism. It indicates a syllogism	   whose three propositions are universal affirmatives.	   --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbarea \Barbarea\ n.	   a genus of biennial or perennial herbs of north temperate	   regions: winter cress.	   Syn: genus {Barbarea.}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barbaresque \Bar`ba*resque"\, a.	   Barbaric in form or style; as, barbaresque architecture. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbarian \Bar*ba"ri*an\, n. [See {Barbarous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A foreigner. [Historical]	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore if I know not the meaning of the voice, I	            shall be unto him that speaketh a barbarian, and he	            that speaketh shall be a barbarian unto me. --1 Cor.	                                                  xiv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man in a rude, savage, or uncivilized state.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person destitute of culture. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cruel, savage, brutal man; one destitute of pity or	      humanity. "Thou fell barbarian." --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	Barbarian \Bar*ba"ri*an\, a.	   Of, or pertaining to, or resembling, barbarians; rude;	   uncivilized; barbarous; as, barbarian governments or nations.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbaric \Bar*bar"ic\ (b[aum]r*b[a^]r"[i^]k), a. [L. barbaricus	   foreign, barbaric, Gr. barbariko`s.]	   1. Of, or from, barbarian nations; foreign; -- often with	      reference to barbarous nations of east. "Barbaric pearl	      and gold." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to, or resembling, an uncivilized person	      or people; barbarous; barbarian; destitute of refinement.	      "Wild, barbaric music." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
barbarisation \barbarisation\ n.	   the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes people	   primitive and uncivilized.	   Syn: barbarization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
barbarise \barbarise\	   same as {barbarize}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Barbarism \Bar"ba*rism\ (b[aum]r"b[.a]*r[i^]z'm), n. [L.	   barbarismus, Gr. barbarismo`s; cf. F. barbarisme.]	   1. An uncivilized state or condition; rudeness of manners;	      ignorance of arts, learning, and literature;	      barbarousness. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A barbarous, cruel, or brutal action; an outrage.	      [1913 Webster]	            A heinous barbarism . . . against the honor of	            marriage.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An offense against purity of style or language; any form	      of speech contrary to the pure idioms of a particular	      language. See {Solecism}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Greeks were the first that branded a foreign	            term in any of their writers with the odious name of	            barbarism.                            --G. Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]
Barbarity \Bar*bar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Barbarities}. [From	   {Barbarous}.]	   1. The state or manner of a barbarian; lack of civilization.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cruelty; ferociousness; inhumanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Treating Christians with a barbarity which would	            have shocked the very Moslem.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A barbarous or cruel act.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Barbarism; impurity of speech. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
barbarization \barbarization\ n.	   1. the act or process of barbarizing; an act that makes	      people primitive and uncivilized.	   Syn: barbarisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barbarize \Bar"ba*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Barbarized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Barbarizing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To become barbarous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Roman empire was barbarizing rapidly from the	            time of Trajan.                       --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adopt a foreign or barbarous mode of speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ill habit . . . of wretched barbarizing against	            the Latin and Greek idiom, with their untutored	            Anglicisms.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Barbarize \Bar"ba*rize\, v. t. [Cf. F. barbariser, LL.	   barbarizare.]	   To make barbarous.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hideous changes which have barbarized France.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbarous \Bar"ba*rous\, a. [L. barbarus, Gr. ba`rbaros,	   strange, foreign; later, slavish, rude, ignorant; akin to L.	   balbus stammering, Skr. barbara stammering, outlandish. Cf.	   {Brave}, a.]	   1. Being in the state of a barbarian; uncivilized; rude;	      peopled with barbarians; as, a barbarous people; a	      barbarous country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foreign; adapted to a barbaric taste. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Barbarous gold.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cruel; ferocious; inhuman; merciless.	      [1913 Webster]	            By their barbarous usage he died within a few days,	            to the grief of all that knew him.    --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Contrary to the pure idioms of a language.	      [1913 Webster]	            A barbarous expression                --G. Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Uncivilized; unlettered; uncultivated; untutored;	        ignorant; merciless; brutal. See {Ferocious}.	        [1913 Webster]
Barbarously \Bar"ba*rous*ly\, adv.	   In a barbarous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbarousness \Bar"ba*rous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being barbarous; barbarity;	   barbarism.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbary \Bar"ba*ry\, n. [Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary.]	   The countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the	   Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. [Obs.] Also, a kind	   of pigeon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Barbary ape} (Zool.), an ape ({Macacus innuus}) of north	      Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey	      inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen.	      [1913 Webster]
barbasco \barbasco\ n.	   a West Indian shrub or small tree ({Jacquinia keyensis})	   having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.	   Syn: joewood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barbastel \Bar"ba*stel`\, n. [F. barbastelle.] (Zool.)	   A European bat ({Barbastellus communis}), with hairy lips.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbate \Bar"bate\, a. [L. barbatus, fr. barba beard. See {Barb}	   beard.] (Bot.)	   Bearded; beset with long and weak hairs. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbated \Bar"ba*ted\, a.	   Having barbed points.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dart uncommonly barbated.              --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbecue \Bar"be*cue\ (b[aum]"b[-e]*k[=u]), n. [In the language	   of the (Arawak or Taino) Indians of Guiana, barbacoa a frame	   on which all kinds of flesh and fish are roasted or	   smoke-dried.]	   1. a framework of metal or brick, usually with a grill on	      top, in which a fire is lighted and on which food is	      cooked, usually outdoors; -- also called a {barbecue	      grill}.	      [PJC]	   2. A social entertainment, where people assemble, usually in	      the open air, at which a meal is prepared on a barbecue	      grill.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole	      for a feast.	      [1913 Webster]	Barbecue \Bar"be*cue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barbecued}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Barbecuing}.]	   1. To dry or cure by exposure on a frame or gridiron.	      [1913 Webster]	            They use little or no salt, but barbecue their game	            and fish in the smoke.                --Stedman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To roast or broil whole, as an ox or hog.	      [1913 Webster]	            Send me, gods, a whole hog barbecued. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
barbecued \barbecued\ adj.	   Cooked on a barbecue.	   Syn: grilled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
barbecuing \barbecuing\ n.	   Roasting a large piece of meat on a grill or a revolving spit	   out of doors over an open fire.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Barbed \Barbed\ (b[aum]rbd or b[aum]rb"[e^]d), a. [See 4th	   {Barb}.]	   Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse. See	   {Barded} (which is the proper form.) --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Barbed \Barbed\, a.	   Furnished with a barb or barbs; as, a barbed arrow; barbed	   wire.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Barbed wire}, a wire, or a strand of twisted wires, armed	      with barbs or sharp points. It is used for fences.	      [1913 Webster]
Barbel \Bar"bel\ (b[aum]r"b[e^]l), n.[OF. barbel, F. barbeau,	   dim. of L. barbus barbel, fr. barba beard. See 1st {Barb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain	      fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large fresh-water fish ({Barbus vulgaris}) found	      in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with	      four barbels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Barbs or paps under the tongues of horses and cattle.	      See 1st {Barb}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
barbell \bar"bell`\ (b[aum]r"b[e^]l`), n.	   A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is	   used for weightlifting exercises.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Barbellate \Bar"bel*late\ (b[aum]r"b[e^]l*l[asl]t), a. [See 1st	   {Barb}.] (Bot.)	   Having short, stiff hairs, often barbed at the point. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbellulate \Bar*bel"lu*late\ (b[aum]r*b[e^]l"l[-u]*l[asl]t),	   a. (Bot.)	   Barbellate with diminutive hairs or barbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Barber \Bar"ber\ (b[aum]r"b[~e]r), n. [OE. barbour, OF. barbeor,	   F. barbier, as if fr. an assumed L. barbator, fr. barba	   beard. See 1st {Barb}.]	   One whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to	   cut and dress the hair of his patrons.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Barber's itch}. See under {Itch}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery,	         such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such	         terms as barber surgeon (old form	   {barber chirurgeon}),	   {barber surgery}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Barber \Bar"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barbered}	   (b[aum]r"b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Barbering}.]	   To shave and dress the beard or hair of. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Barber \Bar"ber\, n. (Meteor.)	   A storm accompanied by driving ice spicules formed from sea	   water, esp. one occurring on the Gulf of St. Lawrence; -- so	   named from the cutting ice spicules. [Canada]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Barber fish \Bar"ber fish\ (Zool.)	   See {Surgeon fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbermonger \Bar"ber*mon`ger\, n.	   A fop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] barber pole
barber pole \barber pole\, barbers pole \barbers pole\n.	   a pole with red and white spiral stripes; -- usually found	   outside a barbershop.	   Note: It is often electrically powered, so as to be turning	         when the barbershop is open for business and stationary	         when the shop is closed. It symbolizes the practise of	         surgery, some aspects of which which used to be	         performed by barbers.	         [PJC]
Barberry \Bar"ber*ry\, n. [OE. barbarin, barbere, OF. berbere.]	   (Bot.)	   A shrub of the genus {Berberis}, common along roadsides and	   in neglected fields. {Berberis vulgaris} is the species best	   known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or	   sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers.	   The bark dyes a fine yellow, esp. the bark of the root. [Also	   spelt {berberry}.]	   [1913 Webster]
barbershop \barbershop\ n.	   a shop where a barber works, especially one where men can get	   their hair cut.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Barbet \Bar"bet\, n. [F. barbet, fr. barbe beard, long hair of	   certain animals. See {Barb} beard.] (Zool.)	   (a) A variety of small dog, having long curly hair.	   (b) A bird of the family {Bucconid[ae]}, allied to the	       Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the	       base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles;	       the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa.	   (c) A larva that feeds on aphids.	       [1913 Webster]
Barbette \Bar*bette"\, n. [F. Cf. {Barbet}.] (Fort.)	   A mound of earth or a platform in a fortification, on which	   guns are mounted to fire over the parapet.	   [1913 Webster]	   {En barbette}, {In barbette}, said of guns when they are	      elevated so as to fire over the top of a parapet, and not	      through embrasures.	   {Barbette gun}, or {Barbette battery}, a single gun, or a	      number of guns, mounted in barbette, or partially	      protected by a parapet or turret.	   {Barbette carriage}, a gun carriage which elevates guns	      sufficiently to be in barbette. [See Illust. of	      {Casemate}.]	      [1913 Webster] Barbican
Barbican \Bar"bi*can\, Barbacan \Bar"ba*can\, n. [OE. barbican,	   barbecan, F. barbacane, LL. barbacana, barbicana, of	   uncertain origin: cf. Ar. barbakh aqueduct, sewer. F.	   barbacane also means, an opening to let out water, loophole.]	   1. (Fort.) A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to	      a castle or city, as at a gate or bridge. It was often	      large and strong, having a ditch and drawbridge of its	      own.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opening in the wall of a fortress, through which	      missiles were discharged upon an enemy.	      [1913 Webster] Barbicanage
Barbicanage \Bar"bi*can*age\, Barbacanage \Bar"ba*can*age\, n.	   [LL. barbicanagium. See {Barbican}.]	   Money paid for the support of a barbican. [Obs.] --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbicel \Bar"bi*cel\, n. [NL. barbicella, dim. of L. barba. See	   1st {Barb}.] (Zool.)	   One of the small hooklike processes on the barbules of	   feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbiers \Bar"biers\, n. (Med.)	   A variety of paralysis, peculiar to India and the Malabar	   coast; -- considered by many to be the same as {beriberi} in	   a chronic form.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbigerous \Bar*big"er*ous\, a. [L. barba a beard + -gerous.]	   Having a beard; bearded; hairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbiton \Bar"bi*ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ba`rbiton.] (Mus.)	   An ancient Greek instrument resembling a lyre.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbituric acid \Bar`bi*tu"ric ac"id\ (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline substance, {CH2(CO.NH)2.CO}, derived	   from alloxantin, also from malonic acid and urea, and	   regarded as a substituted urea.	   [1913 Webster] Barbizon school
Barbizon school \Bar`bi`zon" school\, or Barbison school
\Bar`bi`son" school\, . (Painting)	   A French school of the middle of the 19th century centering	   in the village of Barbizon near the forest of Fontainebleau.	   Its members went straight to nature in disregard of academic	   tradition, treating their subjects faithfully and with poetic	   feeling for color, light, and atmosphere. It is exemplified,	   esp. in landscapes, by Corot, Rousseau, Daubigny, Jules	   Dupr['e], and Diaz. Associated with them are certain painters	   of animals, as Troyon and Jaque, and of peasant life, as	   Millet and Jules Breton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barble \Bar"ble\ (b[aum]r"b'l), n.	   See {Barbel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbotine \Bar"bo*tine\, n. [F.]	   A paste of clay used in decorating coarse pottery in relief.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbre \Bar"bre\ (b[aum]r"b[~e]r), a.	   Barbarian. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Barbule \Bar"bule\, n. [L. barbula, fr. barba beard.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A very minute barb or beard. --Booth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the processes along the edges of the barbs	      of a feather, by which adjacent barbs interlock. See	      {Feather}.	      [1913 Webster]
Barcarolle \Bar"ca*rolle\, n. [F. barcarolle, fr. It.	   barcaruola, fr. barca bark, barge.] (Mus.)	      (a) A popular song or melody sung by Venetian gondoliers.	      (b) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song.	          [1913 Webster]
Barcon \Bar"con\ (b[aum]r"k[o^]n), n. [It. barcone, fr. barca a	   bark.]	   A vessel for freight; -- used in the Mediterranean.	   [1913 Webster]
Bard \Bard\ (b[aum]rd), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. bardd, Arm.	   barz, Ir. & Gael. bard, and F. barde.]	   1. A professional poet and singer, as among the ancient	      Celts, whose occupation was to compose and sing verses in	      honor of the heroic achievements of princes and brave men.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A poet; as, the bard of Avon.	      [1913 Webster] Bard	Bard \Bard\, Barde \Barde\ (b[aum]rd), n. [F. barde, of doubtful	   origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A piece of defensive (or, sometimes, ornamental) armor for	      a horse's neck, breast, and flanks; a barb. [Often in the	      pl.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Defensive armor formerly worn by a man at arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cookery) A thin slice of fat bacon used to cover any meat	      or game.	      [1913 Webster]	Bard \Bard\, v. t. (Cookery)	   To cover (meat or game) with a thin slice of fat bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Barded \Bard"ed\, p. a. [See {Bard} horse armor.]	   1. Accoutered with defensive armor; -- said of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Wearing rich caparisons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fifteen hundred men . . . barded and richly trapped.	                                                  --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]
Bardic \Bard"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to bards, or their poetry. "The bardic lays	   of ancient Greece." --G. P. Marsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Bardiglio \Bar*di"glio\ (b[aum]r*d[=e]l"y[=o]), n. [It.]	   An Italian marble of which the principal varieties occur in	   the neighborhood of Carrara and in Corsica. It commonly shows	   a dark gray or bluish ground traversed by veins.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bardish \Bard"ish\, a.	   Pertaining to, or written by, a bard or bards. "Bardish	   impostures." --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bardism \Bard"ism\ (b[aum]rd"[i^]z'm), n.	   The system of bards; the learning and maxims of bards.	   [1913 Webster]
Bardling \Bard"ling\ (b[aum]rd"l[i^]ng), n.	   An inferior bard. --J. Cunningham.	   [1913 Webster]
Bardship \Bard"ship\, n.	   The state of being a bard.	   [1913 Webster]
Bare \Bare\ (b[^a]r), a. [OE. bar, bare, AS. b[ae]r; akin to D.	   & G. baar, OHG. par, Icel. berr, Sw. & Dan. bar, Oslav.	   bos[u^] barefoot, Lith. basas; cf. Skr. bh[=a]s to shine.	   [root]85.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Without clothes or covering; stripped of the usual	      covering; naked; as, his body is bare; the trees are bare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With head uncovered; bareheaded.	      [1913 Webster]	            When once thy foot enters the church, be bare.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or	      actions; open to view; exposed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bare in thy guilt, how foul must thou appear !	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Plain; simple; unadorned; without polish; bald; meager.	      "Uttering bare truth." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished or scantily	      furnished; -- used with of (rarely with in) before the	      thing wanting or taken away; as, a room bare of furniture.	      "A bare treasury." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Threadbare; much worn.	      [1913 Webster]	            It appears by their bare liveries that they live by	            your bare words.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Mere; alone; unaccompanied by anything else; as, a bare	      majority. "The bare necessaries of life." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor are men prevailed upon by bare words. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Under bare poles} (Naut.), having no sail set.	      [1913 Webster]	Bare \Bare\, n.	   1. Surface; body; substance. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You have touched the very bare of naked truth.	                                                  --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or	      metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.	      [1913 Webster]	Bare \Bare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bared}(b[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Baring}.] [AS. barian. See {Bare}, a.]	   To strip off the covering of; to make bare; as, to bare the	   breast.	   [1913 Webster]	Bare \Bare\	   Bore; the old preterit of {Bear}, v.	   [1913 Webster] bare-ass
bare-ass \bare-ass\ (b[^a]r"[a^]s`), bare-assed \bare-assed\	   (b[^a]r"[a^]st`),adj.	   completely naked. [informal]	   Syn: in the altogether, in the buff, in the raw, raw, peeled,	        naked as a jaybird, stark naked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bareback \Bare"back`\ (b[^a]r"b[a^]k`), adv.	   On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to	   ride bareback.	   [1913 Webster]
Barebacked \Bare"backed`\ (b[^a]r"b[a^]kd`), a.	   Having the back uncovered; as, a barebacked horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Barebone \Bare"bone`\ (b[^a]r"b[=o]n`), n.	   A very lean person; one whose bones show through the skin.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
bare bones \bare" bones`\ (b[^a]r" b[=o]nz`), n.	   the absolute minimum necessary.	   [PJC]
bare-bones \bare"-bones`\ (b[^a]r"b[=o]nz`), a.	   having only the absolute minimum necessary; having only the	   essential components.	   [PJC]
bare-breasted \bare-breasted\ (b[^a]r"br[e^]st`[e^]d), adj.	   wearing no covering for the breasts or featuring such nudity.	   bare-breasted beauties parading along the beach"	   Syn: braless, topless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barefaced \Bare"faced`\ (b[^a]r"f[=a]st`), a.	   1. With the face uncovered; not masked. "You will play	      barefaced." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without concealment; undisguised. Hence: Shameless;	      audacious; as, a barefaced lie. "Barefaced treason." --J.	      Baillie.	      [1913 Webster]
Barefacedly \Bare"faced`ly\, adv.	   Openly; shamelessly. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Barefacedness \Bare"faced`ness\, n.	   The quality of being barefaced; shamelessness; assurance;	   audaciousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Barefoot \Bare"foot\ (b[^a]r"f[oo^]t), a. & adv.	   With the feet bare; without shoes or stockings.	   [1913 Webster]
Barefooted \Bare"foot`ed\, a.	   Having the feet bare.	   [1913 Webster]
Bar'ege \Ba*r['e]ge"\, n. [F. bar['e]ge, so called from	   Bar['e]ges, a town in the Pyrenees.]	   A gauzelike fabric for ladies' dresses, veils, etc. of	   worsted, silk and worsted, or cotton and worsted.	   [1913 Webster]
Barehanded \Bare"hand`ed\, n.	   Having bare hands.	   [1913 Webster] Bareheaded
Bareheaded \Bare"head`ed\, Barehead \Bare"head\, a. & adv.	   Having the head uncovered; as, a bareheaded girl.	   [1913 Webster] Barelegged
Barelegged \Bare"legged`\, bare-legged \bare-legged\, a.	   Having the legs bare. bare-legged children on the beach	   [1913 Webster]
Barely \Bare"ly\, adv.	   1. Without covering; nakedly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without concealment or disguise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Merely; only.	      [1913 Webster]	            R. For now his son is duke.	            W. Barely in title, not in revenue.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. But just; without any excess; with nothing to spare (of	      quantity, time, etc.); hence, scarcely; hardly; as, there	      was barely enough for all; he barely escaped.	      [1913 Webster]
Barenecked \Bare"necked`\, a.	   Having the neck bare.	   [1913 Webster]
Bareness \Bare"ness\, n.	   The state of being bare.	   [1913 Webster]
Baresark \Bare"sark\, n. [Literally, bare sark or shirt.]	   A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or	   shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or	   armor.	   [1913 Webster]
Barfish \Bar"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Calico bass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barful \Bar"ful\, a.	   Full of obstructions. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bargain \Bar"gain\, n. [OE. bargayn, bargany, OF. bargaigne,	   bargagne, prob. from a supposed LL. barcaneum, fr. barca a	   boat which carries merchandise to the shore; hence, to	   traffic to and fro, to carry on commerce in general. See	   {Bark} a vessel. ]	   1. An agreement between parties concerning the sale of	      property; or a contract by which one party binds himself	      to transfer the right to some property for a	      consideration, and the other party binds himself to	      receive the property and pay the consideration.	      [1913 Webster]	            A contract is a bargain that is legally binding.	                                                  --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agreement or stipulation; mutual pledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            And whon your honors mean to solemnize	            The bargain of your faith.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A purchase; also ( when not qualified), a gainful	      transaction; an advantageous purchase; as, to buy a thing	      at a bargain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The thing stipulated or purchased; also, anything bought	      cheap.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was too fond of her most filthy bargain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bargain and sale} (Law), a species of conveyance, by which	      the bargainor contracts to convey the lands to the	      bargainee, and becomes by such contract a trustee for and	      seized to the use of the bargainee. The statute then	      completes the purchase; i. e., the bargain vests the use,	      and the statute vests the possession. --Blackstone.	   {Into the bargain}, over and above what is stipulated;	      besides.	   {To sell bargains}, to make saucy (usually indelicate)	      repartees. [Obs.] --Swift.	   {To strike a bargain}, to reach or ratify an agreement. "A	      bargain was struck." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Contract; stipulation; purchase; engagement.	        [1913 Webster]	Bargain \Bar"gain\, v. i. [OE. barganien, OF. bargaigner, F.	   barguigner, to hesitate, fr. LL. barcaniare. See {Bargain},	   n.]	   To make a bargain; to make a contract for the exchange of	   property or services; -- followed by with and for; as, to	   bargain with a farmer for a cow.	   [1913 Webster]	         So worthless peasants bargain for their wives. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bargain \Bar"gain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bargained} (?); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Bargaining}.]	   To transfer for a consideration; to barter; to trade; as, to	   bargain one horse for another.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To bargain away}, to dispose of in a bargain; -- usually	      with a sense of loss or disadvantage; as, to bargain away	      one's birthright. "The heir . . . had somehow bargained	      away the estate." --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Bargainee \Bar`gain*ee"\, n. [OF. bargaign['e], p. p. See	   {Bargain}, v. i.] (Law)	   The party to a contract who receives, or agrees to receive,	   the property sold. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Bargainer \Bar"gain*er\, n.	   One who makes a bargain; -- sometimes in the sense of	   bargainor.	   [1913 Webster]
Bargainor \Bar`gain*or"\, n. (Law)	   One who makes a bargain, or contracts with another; esp., one	   who sells, or contracts to sell, property to another.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Barge \Barge\, n. [OF. barge, F. berge, fr. LL. barca, for	   barica (not found), prob. fr. L. baris an Egyptian rowboat,	   fr. Gr. ?, prob. fr. Egyptian: cf. Coptic bari a boat. Cf.	   {Bark} a vessel.]	   1. A pleasure boat; a vessel or boat of state, elegantly	      furnished and decorated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large, roomy boat for the conveyance of passengers or	      goods; as, a ship's barge; a charcoal barge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large boat used by flag officers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A double-decked passenger or freight vessel, towed by a	      steamboat. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A large omnibus used for excursions. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bargeboard \Barge"board`\, n. [Perh. corrup. of vergeboard; or	   cf. LL. bargus a kind of gallows.]	   A vergeboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Bargecourse \Barge"course`\, n. [See {Bargeboard}.] (Arch.)	   A part of the tiling which projects beyond the principal	   rafters, in buildings where there is a gable. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Bargee \Bar*gee"\, n.	   A bargeman. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
bargello \bargello\ n.	   a needlepoint stitch that produces zigzag lines.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bargeman \Barge"man\, n.	   The man who manages a barge, or one of the crew of a barge.	   [1913 Webster]
Bargemastter \Barge"mast`ter\, n.	   The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a	   barge.	   [1913 Webster]
Barger \Bar"ger\, n.	   The manager of a barge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Barghest \Bar"ghest`\, n. [Perh. G. berg mountain + geist demon,	   or b[aum]r a bear + geist.]	   A goblin, in the shape of a large dog, portending misfortune.	   [Also written {barguest}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Baria \Ba"ri*a\, n. [Cf. {Barium}.] (Chem.)	   Baryta.	   [1913 Webster]
Baric \Bar"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to barium; as, baric oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	Baric \Bar"ic\, a. [Gr. ? weight.] (Physics)	   Of or pertaining to weight, esp. to the weight or pressure of	   the atmosphere as measured by the barometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Barilla \Ba*ril"la\, n. [Sp. barrilla.]	   1. (Bot.) A name given to several species of Salsola from	      which soda is made, by burning the barilla in heaps and	      lixiviating the ashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.)	      (a) The alkali produced from the plant, being an impure	          carbonate of soda, used for making soap, glass, etc.,	          and for bleaching purposes.	      (b) Impure soda obtained from the ashes of any seashore	          plant, or kelp. --Ure.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Copper barilla} (Min.), native copper in granular form mixed	      with sand, an ore brought from Bolivia; -- called also	      {Barilla de cobre}.	      [1913 Webster]
Barillet \Bar"il*let\, n. [F., dim. of baril barrel.]	   A little cask, or something resembling one. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Bar iron \Bar" i`ron\	   See under {Iron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barite \Ba"rite\, n. (Min.)	   Native sulphate of barium, a mineral occurring in	   transparent, colorless, white to yellow crystals (generally	   tabular), also in granular form, and in compact massive forms	   resembling marble. It has a high specific gravity, and hence	   is often called {heavy spar}. It is a common mineral in	   metallic veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. & n.	   See {Barytone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barium \Ba"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bary`s heavy.] (Chem.)	   One of the elements, belonging to the alkaline earth group; a	   metal having a silver-white color, and melting at a very high	   temperature. It is difficult to obtain the pure metal, from	   the facility with which it becomes oxidized in the air.	   Atomic weight, 137. Symbol, Ba. Its oxide called baryta.	   [Rarely written {barytum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some of the compounds of this element are remarkable	         for their high specific gravity, as the sulphate,	         called heavy spar, and the like. The oxide was called	         barote, by Guyton de Morveau, which name was changed by	         Lavoisier to baryta, whence the name of the metal.	         [1913 Webster]
Bard \Bard\, n. [Akin to Dan. & Sw. bark, Icel. b["o]rkr, LG. &	   HG. borke.]	   1. The exterior covering of the trunk and branches of a tree;	      the rind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, Peruvian bark.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bark bed}. See {Bark stove} (below).	   {Bark pit}, a pit filled with bark and water, in which hides	      are steeped in tanning.	   {Bark stove} (Hort.), a glazed structure for keeping tropical	      plants, having a bed of tanner's bark (called a bark bed)	      or other fermentable matter which produces a moist heat.	      [1913 Webster]
Bark \Bark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barked} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Barking}.]	   1. To strip the bark from; to peel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abrade or rub off any outer covering from; as to bark	      one's heel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To girdle. See {Girdle}, v. t., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cover or inclose with bark, or as with bark; as, to	      bark the roof of a hut.	      [1913 Webster]	Bark \Bark\, v. i. [OE. berken, AS. beorcan; akin to Icel.	   berkja, and prob. to E. break.]	   1. To make a short, loud, explosive noise with the vocal	      organs; -- said of some animals, but especially of dogs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a clamor; to make importunate outcries.	      [1913 Webster]	            They bark, and say the Scripture maketh heretics.	                                                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where there is the barking of the belly, there no	            other commands will be heard, much less obeyed.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Bark \Bark\, n.	   The short, loud, explosive sound uttered by a dog; a similar	   sound made by some other animals.	   [1913 Webster] Bark	Bark \Bark\, Barque \Barque\, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It.	   barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See {Barge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing	      smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied	      poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind.	      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and	      mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast	      schooner-rigged.	      [1913 Webster]
Barkantine \Bark"an*tine\, n.	   Same as {Barkentine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bark beetle \Bark" bee`tle\ (Zool.)	   A small beetle of many species (family {Scolytid[ae]}), which	   in the larval state bores under or in the bark of trees,	   often doing great damage.	   [1913 Webster]
Barkbound \Bark"bound`\, a.	   Prevented from growing, by having the bark too firm or close.	   [1913 Webster]
Barkeeper \Bar"keep`er\, n.	   One who keeps or tends a bar for the sale of liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Barken \Bark"en\, a.	   Made of bark. [Poetic] --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Barkentine \Bark"en*tine\, n. [See {Bark}, n., a vessel.]	   (Naut.)	   A threemasted vessel, having the foremast square-rigged, and	   the others schooner-rigged. [Spelled also {barquentine},	   {barkantine}, etc.] See Illust. in Append.	   [1913 Webster]
Barker \Bark"er\, n.	   1. An animal that barks; hence, any one who clamors	      unreasonably.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who stands at the doors of shops to urg? passers by to	      make purchases. [Cant, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pistol. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The spotted redshank.	      [1913 Webster]	Barker \Bark"er\, n.	   One who strips trees of their bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Barker's mill \Bark"er's mill`\ [From Dr. Barker, the inventor.]	   A machine, invented in the 17th century, worked by a form of	   reaction wheel. The water flows into a vertical tube and	   gushes from apertures in hollow horizontal arms, causing the	   machine to revolve on its axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Barkery \Bark"er*y\ (-[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   A tanhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Barking irons \Bark"ing i`rons\	   1. Instruments used in taking off the bark of trees.	      --Gardner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pair of pistols. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Barkless \Bark"less\, a.	   Destitute of bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Bark louse \Bark" louse`\ (Zool.)	   An insect of the family {Coccid[ae]}, which infests the bark	   of trees and vines.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The wingless females assume the shape of scales. The	         bark louse of the vine is {Pulvinaria innumerabilis};	         that of the pear is {Lecanium pyri}. See {Orange	         scale}.	         [1913 Webster]
Barky \Bark"y\, a.	   Covered with, or containing, bark. "The barky fingers of the	   elm." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Barley \Bar"ley\, n. [OE. barli, barlich, AS. b[ae]rlic; bere	   barley + l[imac]c (which is prob. the same as E. like, adj.,	   or perh. a form of AS. le[=a]c leek). AS. bere is akin to	   Icel, barr barley, Goth. barizeins made of barley, L. far	   spelt; cf. W. barlys barley, bara bread. ?92. Cf. {Farina},	   6th {Bear}.] (Bot.)	   A valuable grain, of the family of grasses, genus {Hordeum},	   used for food, and for making malt, from which are prepared	   beer, ale, and whisky.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Barley bird} (Zool.), the siskin.	   {Barley sugar}, sugar boiled till it is brittle (formerly	      with a decoction of barley) and candied.	   {Barley water}, a decoction of barley, used in medicine, as a	      nutritive and demulcent.	      [1913 Webster] Barleybrake
Barleybrake \Bar"ley*brake`\ Barleybreak
\Bar"ley*break`\(b[aum]r"l[y^]*br[=a]k`), n.	   An ancient rural game, commonly played round stacks of	   barley, or other grain, in which some of the party attempt to	   catch others who run from a goal.	   [1913 Webster]
Barley-bree \Bar"ley-bree`\ (-br[=e]`), n. [Lit. barley broth.	   See {Brew}.]	   Liquor made from barley; strong ale. [Humorous] [Scot.]	   --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Barleycorn \Bar"ley*corn`\, n. [See {Corn}.]	   1. A grain or "corn" of barley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, a measure of length, equal to the average length	      of a grain of barley; the third part of an inch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {John Barleycorn}, a humorous personification of barley as	      the source of malt liquor or whisky.	      [1913 Webster]
Barm \Barm\ (b[aum]rm), n. [OE. berme, AS. beorma; akin to Sw.	   b[aum]rma, G. b[aum]rme, and prob. L. fermentum. [root]93.]	   Foam rising upon beer, or other malt liquors, when	   fermenting, and used as leaven in making bread and in	   brewing; yeast. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Barm \Barm\, n. [OE. bearm, berm, barm, AS. bearm; akin to E.	   bear to support.]	   The lap or bosom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Barmaid \Bar"maid`\, n.	   A girl or woman who attends the customers of a bar, as in a	   tavern or beershop.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bouncing barmaid.                      --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Barmaster \Bar"mas`ter\, n. [Berg + master: cf. G. Bergmeister.]	   Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the	   barmote. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Barmcloth \Barm"cloth`\ (b[aum]rm"kl[o^]th), n.	   Apron. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Barmecidal \Bar"me*ci`dal\, a. [See {Barmecide}.]	   Unreal; illusory. "A sort of Barmecidal feast." --Hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Barmecide \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	   pretended to feast.]	   One who proffers some illusory advantage or benefit. Also	   used as an adj.: Barmecidal. "A Barmecide feast." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Barmote \Bar"mote`\ (b[aum]r"m[=o]t`), n. [Berg + mote meeting.]	   A court held in Derbyshire, in England, for deciding	   controversies between miners. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Barmy \Barm"y\ (b[aum]rm"[y^]), a.	   Full of barm or froth; in a ferment. "Barmy beer." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Barn \Barn\ (b[aum]rn), n. [OE. bern, AS. berern, bern; bere	   barley + ern, [ae]rn, a close place. [root]92. See {Barley}.]	   A covered building used chiefly for storing grain, hay, and	   other productions of a farm. In the United States a part of	   the barn is often used for stables.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Barn owl} (Zool.), an owl of Europe and America ({Aluco	      flammeus}, or {Strix flammea}), which frequents barns and	      other buildings.	   {Barn swallow} (Zool.), the common American swallow ({Hirundo	      horreorum}), which attaches its nest of mud to the beams	      and rafters of barns.	      [1913 Webster]	Barn \Barn\, v. t.	   To lay up in a barn. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men . . . often barn up the chaff, and burn up the	         grain.                                   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Barn \Barn\, n.	   A child. See {Bairn}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Barnabite \Bar"na*bite\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A member of a religious order, named from St. Barnabas.	   [1913 Webster]
Barnacle \Bar"na*cle\, n. [Prob. from E. barnacle a kind of	   goose, which was popularly supposed to grow from this	   shellfish; but perh. from LL. bernacula for pernacula, dim.	   of perna ham, sea mussel; cf. Gr. pe`rna ham. Cf. F.	   bernacle, barnacle, E. barnacle a goose; and Ir. bairneach,	   barneach, limpet.] (Zool.)	   Any cirriped crustacean adhering to rocks, floating timber,	   ships, etc., esp.	   (a) the sessile species (genus {Balanus} and allies), and	   (b) the stalked or goose barnacles (genus {Lepas} and	       allies). See {Cirripedia}, and {Goose barnacle}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Barnacle eater} (Zool.), the orange filefish.	   {Barnacle scale} (Zool.), a bark louse ({Ceroplastes	      cirripediformis}) of the orange and quince trees in	      Florida. The female scale curiously resembles a sessile	      barnacle in form.	      [1913 Webster]	Barnacle \Bar"na*cle\, n. [See {Bernicle}.]	   A bernicle goose.	   [1913 Webster]	Barnacle \Bar"na*cle\, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac,	   and Prov. F. (Berri) berniques, spectacles.]	   1. pl. (Far.) An instrument for pinching a horse's nose, and	      thus restraining him.	   Note: [Formerly used in the sing.]	         [1913 Webster]	               The barnacles . . . give pain almost equal to	               that of the switch.                --Youatt.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Spectacles; -- so called from their resemblance to the	      barnacles used by farriers. [Cant, Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
barnacled \barnacled\ adj.	   1. covered with barnacles. the barnacled hull of a wrecked	      ship	      [WordNet 1.5]
Barnburner \Barn"burn`er\, n. [So called in allusion to the	   fable of the man who burned his barn in order to rid it of	   rats.]	   1. A member of the radical section of the Democratic party in	      New York, about the middle of the 19th century, which was	      hostile to extension of slavery, public debts, corporate	      privileges, etc., and supported Van Buren against Cass for	      president in 1848; -- opposed to {Hunker}. [Political	      Cant, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an impressively successful or unusually good event.	      [informal] "The rock concert was a real barnburner."	      [WordNet 1.5]
barndoor \barndoor\ n.	   An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in	   photography to cut off light from particular areas.	   [WordNet 1.5]
barnful \barnful\ n.	   1. The quantity that a barn will hold.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Barnstorm \Barn"storm`\, v. i. & t. [Barn + storm, v.]	   1. To travel from place to place, making brief stops.	      [PJC]	   2. To fly an airplane from place to place, usually at small	      airports, doing flying stunts or flying passengers for	      sightseeing, for the purpose of earning money.	      [PJC]	   3. to tour the country to solicit votes.	   Syn: whistlestop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barnstormer \Barn"storm`er\, n. [Barn + storm, v.]	   1. An itinerant theatrical player who plays in barns when a	      theatre is lacking; hence, an inferior actor, or one who	      plays in the country away from the larger cities. --	      {Barn"storm`ing}, n. [Theatrical Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an aviator who flies an airplane from place to place,	      usually at small airports, doing flying stunts or flying	      passengers for sightseeing, for the purpose of earning	      money. It was a practise common in the early days of	      aviation, but by late 20th century was seldom encountered.	      [PJC]
Barnyard \Barn"yard`\, n.	   A yard belonging to a barn.	   [1913 Webster]
Barocco \Ba*roc"co\, a. [It.] (Arch.)	   See {Baroque}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barocyclonometer \Bar`o*cy`clon*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight	   + cyclone + -meter.] (Meteorol.)	   An aneroid barometer for use with accompanying graphic	   diagrams and printed directions designed to aid mariners to	   interpret the indications of the barometer so as to determine	   the existence of a violent storm at a distance of several	   hundred miles.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barogram \Bar"o*gram\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -gram.] (Meteor.)	   A tracing, usually made by the barograph, showing graphically	   the variations of atmospheric pressure for a given time.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barograph \Bar"o*graph\ (b[.a]*r[=o]"k[-o]), n. [Gr. ba`ros	   weight + -graph.] (Meteor.)	   An instrument for recording automatically the variations of	   atmospheric pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Baroko \Ba*ro"ko\, n. [A mnemonic word.] (Logic)	   A form or mode of syllogism of which the first proposition is	   a universal affirmative, and the other two are particular	   negatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Barology \Ba*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -logy.]	   The science of weight or gravity.	   [1913 Webster]
Baromacrometer \Bar`o*ma*crom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight +	   makro`s long + -meter.] (Med.)	   An instrument for ascertaining the weight and length of a	   newborn infant.	   [1913 Webster]
Barometer \Ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ba`ros weight + -meter: cf. F.	   barom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for determining the weight or pressure of the	   atmosphere, and hence for judging of the probable changes of	   weather, or for ascertaining the height of any ascent.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The barometer was invented by Torricelli at Florence	         about 1643. It is made in its simplest form by filling	         a graduated glass tube about 34 inches long with	         mercury and inverting it in a cup containing mercury.	         The column of mercury in the tube descends until	         balanced by the weight of the atmosphere, and its rise	         or fall under varying conditions is a measure of the	         change in the atmospheric pressure. At the sea level	         its ordinary height is about 30 inches (760	         millimeters). See {Sympiesometer}. --Nichol.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Aneroid barometer}. See {Aneroid barometer}, under	      {Aneroid}.	   {Marine barometer}, a barometer with tube contracted at	      bottom to prevent rapid oscillations of the mercury, and	      suspended in gimbals from an arm or support on shipboard.	      	   {Mountain barometer}, a portable mercurial barometer with	      tripod support, and long scale, for measuring heights.	   {Siphon barometer}, a barometer having a tube bent like a	      hook with the longer leg closed at the top. The height of	      the mercury in the longer leg shows the pressure of the	      atmosphere.	   {Wheel barometer}, a barometer with recurved tube, and a	      float, from which a cord passes over a pulley and moves an	      index.	      [1913 Webster] Barometric
Barometric \Bar`o*met"ric\ (b[a^]r`[-o]*m[e^]t"r[i^]k),
Barometrical \Bar`o*met"ric*al\ (b[a^]r`[-o]*m[e^]t"r[i^]*kal),	   a.	   Pertaining to the barometer; made or indicated by a	   barometer; as, barometric changes; barometrical observations.	   [1913 Webster]
Barometrically \Bar`o*met"ric*al*ly\, adv.	   By means of a barometer, or according to barometric	   observations.	   [1913 Webster]
Barometrograph \Bar`o*met"ro*graph\	   (b[a^]r`[-o]*m[e^]t"r[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Gr. ba`ros weight +	   me`tron measure + -graph.]	   A form of barometer so constructed as to inscribe of itself	   upon paper a record of the variations of atmospheric	   pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Barometry \Ba*rom"e*try\, n.	   The art or process of making barometrical measurements.	   [1913 Webster]
Barometz \Bar"o*metz\, n. [Cf. Russ. baranets' clubmoss.] (Bot.)	   The woolly-skinned rhizoma or rootstock of a fern ({Dicksonia	   barometz}), which, when specially prepared and inverted,	   somewhat resembles a lamb; -- called also {Scythian lamb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Baron \Bar"on\, n. [OE. baron, barun, OF. baron, accus. of ber,	   F. baron, prob. fr. OHG. baro (not found) bearer, akin to E.	   bear to support; cf. O. Frisian bere, LL. baro, It. barone,	   Sp. varon. From the meaning bearer (of burdens) seem to have	   come the senses strong man, man (in distinction from woman),	   which is the oldest meaning in French, and lastly, nobleman.	   Cf. L. baro, simpleton. See {Bear} to support.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A title or degree of nobility; originally, the possessor	      of a fief, who had feudal tenants under him; in modern	      times, in France and Germany, a nobleman next in rank	      below a count; in England, a nobleman of the lowest grade	      in the House of Lords, being next below a viscount.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The tenants in chief from the Crown, who held lands of	         the annual value of four hundred pounds, were styled	         Barons; and it is to them, and not to the members of	         the lowest grade of the nobility (to whom the title at	         the present time belongs), that reference is made when	         we read of the Barons of the early days of England's	         history. . . . Barons are addressed as `My Lord,' and	         are styled `Right Honorable.' All their sons and	         daughters are `Honorable.'" --Cussans.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Law) A husband; as, baron and feme, husband and wife.	      [R.] --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Baron of beef}, two sirloins not cut asunder at the	      backbone.	   {Barons of the Cinque Ports}, formerly members of the House	      of Commons, elected by the seven Cinque Ports, two for	      each port.	   {Barons of the exchequer}, the judges of the Court of	      Exchequer, one of the three ancient courts of England, now	      abolished.	      [1913 Webster]
Baronage \Bar"on*age\, n. [OE. barnage, baronage, OF. barnage,	   F. baronnage; cf. LL. baronagium.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The whole body of barons or peers.	      [1913 Webster]	            The baronage of the kingdom.          --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dignity or rank of a baron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The land which gives title to a baron. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
baronduki \baronduki\ n.	   same as {baranduki}; the terrestrial Siberian squirrel.	   Syn: baranduki, barunduki, burunduki, Eutamius asiaticus,	        Eutamius sibiricus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Baroness \Bar"on*ess\, n.	   A baron's wife; also, a lady who holds the baronial title in	   her own right; as, the Baroness Burdett-Coutts.	   [1913 Webster]
Baronet \Bar"on*et\, n. [Baron + -et.]	   A dignity or degree of honor next below a baron and above a	   knight, having precedency of all orders of knights except	   those of the Garter. It is the lowest degree of honor that is	   hereditary. The baronets are commoners.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The order was founded by James I. in 1611, and is given	         by patent. The word, however, in the sense of a lesser	         baron, was in use long before. "Baronets have the title	         of 'Sir' prefixed to their Christian names; their	         surnames being followed by their dignity, usually	         abbreviated Bart. Their wives are addressed as 'Lady'	         or 'Madam'. Their sons are possessed of no title beyond	         'Esquire.'" --Cussans.	         [1913 Webster]
Baronetage \Bar"on*et*age\, n.	   1. State or rank of a baronet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of baronets.	      [1913 Webster]
Baronetcy \Bar"on*et*cy\, n.	   The rank or patent of a baronet.	   [1913 Webster]
Barong \Ba*rong"\, n. [Native name.]	   A kind of cutting weapon similar to a cleaver, with a thick	   back and thin razorlike edge, used by the Moros of the	   Philippine Islands.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baronial \Ba*ro"ni*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a baron or a barony. "Baronial tenure."	   --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Barony \Bar"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Baronies}. [OF. baronie, F.	   baronnie, LL. baronia. See {Baron}.]	   1. The fee or domain of a baron; the lordship, dignity, or	      rank of a baron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Ireland, a territorial division, corresponding nearly	      to the English {hundred}, and supposed to have been	      originally the district of a native chief. There are 252	      of these baronies. In Scotland, an extensive freehold. It	      may be held by a commoner. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Baroque \Ba*roque"\, a. [F.; cf. It. barocco.] (Arch.)	   1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, an artistic style	      common in the 17th century, characterized by the use of	      complex and elaborate ornamentation, curved rather than	      straight lines, and, in music a high degree of	      embellishment.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence, overly complicated, or ornamented to excess; in bad	      taste; grotesque; odd.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Irregular in form; -- said esp. of a pearl.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baroscope \Bar"o*scope\ (b[a^]r"[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr. ba`ros	   weight + -scope: cf. F. baroscope.]	   Any instrument showing the changes in the weight of the	   atmosphere; also, less appropriately, any instrument that	   indicates or foreshadows changes of the weather, as a deep	   vial of liquid holding in suspension some substance which	   rises and falls with atmospheric changes.	   [1913 Webster] Baroscopic
Baroscopic \Bar`o*scop"ic\, Baroscopical \Bar`o*scop"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or determined by, the baroscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Barothermograph \Bar`o*ther"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? weight +	   thermograph.]	   An instrument for recording both pressure and temperature, as	   of the atmosphere.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barouche \Ba*rouche"\, n. [G. barutsche, It. baroccio, biroccio,	   LL. barrotium, fr. L. birotus two-wheeled; bi- = bis twice +	   rota wheel.]	   A four-wheeled carriage, with a falling top, a seat on the	   outside for the driver, and two double seats on the inside	   arranged so that the sitters on the front seat face those on	   the back seat.	   [1913 Webster]
Barouchet \Ba`rou*chet"\, n.	   A kind of light barouche.	   [1913 Webster]
Barpost \Bar"post`\, n.	   A post sunk in the ground to receive the bars closing a	   passage into a field.	   [1913 Webster]
Barque \Barque\, n.	   Same as 3d {Bark}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Barracan \Bar"ra*can\, n. [F. baracan, bouracan (cf. Pr.	   barracan, It. baracane, Sp. barragan, Pg. barregana, LL.	   barracanus), fr. Ar. barrak[=a]n a kind of black gown, perh.	   fr. Per. barak a garment made of camel's hair.]	   A thick, strong stuff, somewhat like camlet; -- still used	   for outer garments in the Levant.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrack \Bar"rack\, n. [F. baraque, fr. It. baracca (cf. Sp.	   barraca), from LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil.) A building for soldiers, especially when in	      garrison. Commonly in the pl., originally meaning	      temporary huts, but now usually applied to a permanent	      structure or set of buildings.	      [1913 Webster]	            He lodged in a miserable hut or barrack, composed of	            dry branches and thatched with straw. --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A movable roof sliding on four posts, to cover hay, straw,	      etc. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. t.	   To supply with barracks; to establish in barracks; as, to	   barrack troops.	   [1913 Webster]	Barrack \Bar"rack\, v. i.	   To live or lodge in barracks.	   [1913 Webster]
Barraclade \Bar"ra*clade\, n. [D. baar, OD. baer, naked, bare +	   kleed garment, i. e., cloth undressed or without nap.]	   A home-made woolen blanket without nap. [Local, New York]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Barracoon \Bar"ra*coon`\, n. [Sp. or Pg. barraca. See	   {Barrack}.]	   A slave warehouse, or an inclosure where slaves are quartered	   temporarily. --Du Chaillu.	   [1913 Webster] Barracuda
Barracuda \Bar`ra*cu"da\, Barracouta \Bar`ra*cou"ta\,, n.	   [Native name.] (Zool.)	   Any of several voracious pikelike marine fishes allied to the	   gray mullets, constituting the genus {Sphyr[ae]na} and family	   {Sphyr[ae]nid[ae]}. The great barracuda ({Sphyr[ae]na	   barracuda}) of the West Indies, Florida, etc., is often six	   feet or more long, and as dangerous as a shark. In Cuba its	   flesh is reputed to be poisonous. {Sphyr[ae]na Argentea} of	   the Pacific coast and {Sphyr[ae]na sphyr[ae]na} of Europe are	   smaller species, and are used as food.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: That of Europe and our Atlantic coast is {Sphyr[ae]na	         spet} (or {Sphyr[ae]na vulgaris}); a southern species	         is {Sphyr[ae]na picuda}; the Californian is	         {Sphyr[ae]na argentea}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large edible fresh-water fish of Australia and	      New Zealand ({Thyrsites atun}).	      [1913 Webster]
Barrage \Bar"rage\, n. [F., fr. barrer to bar, from barre bar.]	   (Engin.)	   An artificial bar or obstruction placed in a river or	   watercourse to increase the depth of water; as, the barrages	   of the Nile.	   [1913 Webster]
Barramundi \Bar`ra*mun"di\, n. [Written also {barramunda}.]	   [Native name.] (Zool.)	   (a) A remarkable Australian fresh-water ganoid fish of the	       genus {Ceratodus}.	   (b) An Australian river fish ({Osteoglossum Leichhardtii}).	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barranca \Bar*ran"ca\, n. [Sp.]	   A ravine caused by heavy rains or a watercourse. [Texas & N.	   Mex.]	   [1913 Webster]
Barras \Bar"ras\, n. [F.]	   A resin, called also {galipot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrator \Bar"ra*tor\, n. [OE. baratour, OF. barateor deceiver,	   fr. OF. barater, bareter, to deceive, cheat, barter. See	   {Barter}, v. i.]	   One guilty of barratry.	   [1913 Webster]
Barratrous \Bar"ra*trous\, a. (Law)	   Tainted with, or constituting, barratry. --	   {Bar"ra*trous*ly}, adv. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Barratry \Bar"ra*try\, n. [Cf. F. baraterie, LL. barataria. See	   {Barrator}, and cf. {Bartery}.]	   1. (Law) The practice of exciting and encouraging lawsuits	      and quarrels. [Also spelt {barretry}.] --Coke. Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mar. Law) A fraudulent breach of duty or willful act of	      known illegality on the part of a master of a ship, in his	      character of master, or of the mariners, to the injury of	      the owner of the ship or cargo, and without his consent.	      It includes every breach of trust committed with dishonest	      purpose, as by running away with the ship, sinking or	      deserting her, etc., or by embezzling the cargo. --Kent.	      --Park.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) The crime of a judge who is influenced by	      bribery in pronouncing judgment. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Barred owl \Barred" owl"\ (Zool.)	   A large American owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}); -- so called from	   the transverse bars of a dark brown color on the breast.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[a^]r"r[e^]l), n.[OE. barel, F. baril, prob.	   fr. barre bar. Cf. {Barricade}.]	   1. A round vessel or cask, of greater length than breadth,	      and bulging in the middle, made of staves bound with	      hoops, and having flat ends or heads; as, a cracker	      barrel. Sometimes applied to a similar cylindrical	      container made of metal, usually called a {drum}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The quantity which constitutes a full barrel. This varies	      for different articles and also in different places for	      the same article, being regulated by custom or by law. A	      barrel of wine is 311/2 gallons; a barrel of flour is 196	      pounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A solid drum, or a hollow cylinder or case; as, the barrel	      of a windlass; the barrel of a watch, within which the	      spring is coiled.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A metallic tube, as of a gun, from which a projectile is	      discharged. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A jar. [Obs.] --1 Kings xvii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) The hollow basal part of a feather.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barrel bulk} (Com.), a measure equal to five cubic feet,	      used in estimating capacity, as of a vessel for freight.	      	   {Barrel drain} (Arch.), a drain in the form of a cylindrical	      tube.	   {Barrel of a boiler}, the cylindrical part of a boiler,	      containing the flues.	   {Barrel of the ear} (Anat.), the tympanum, or tympanic	      cavity.	   {Barrel organ}, an instrument for producing music by the	      action of a revolving cylinder.	   {Barrel vault}. See under {Vault}.	      [1913 Webster]	Barrel \Bar"rel\ (b[a^]r"r[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barreled}	   (-r[e^]ld), or {Barrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Barreling}, or	   {Barrelling}.]	   To put or to pack in a barrel or barrels.	   [1913 Webster]
barrel cactus \bar"rel cac"tus\ (b[a^]r"r[e^]l k[a^]k"t[u^]s),	   n.; pl. {barrel cacti} (b[a^]r"r[e^]l k[a^]k"t[imac]).	   any of several large cacti native to the southwestern U. S.	   and Mexico, having a short cylindrical form with deep	   vertical ribs and bearing sharp spines. They are classed in	   the genera {Ferocactus} and {Echinocactus}.	   [PJC] Barreled
Barreled \Bar"reled\, Barrelled \Bar"relled\, a.	   1. Having a barrel; -- used in composition; as, a	      double-barreled gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. put in or stored in a barrel;; as, barreled beer; --	      opposite of {unbarreled}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. tapered toward both ends; -- of an arrow.	      [WordNet 1.5]
barrelfish \barrelfish\ n.	   A blackish fish ({Hyperglyphe perciformis}) of New England	   waters.	   Syn: black rudderfish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
barrelful \barrelful\ n.	   The quantity that a barrel (of any size) will hold.	   Syn: barrel.	        [WordNet 1.5]
barrelhouse \barrelhouse\ n.	   A cheap drinking and dancing establishment.	   Syn: honky-tonk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barrel process \Bar"rel proc"ess\ (Metal.)	   A process of extracting gold or silver by treating the ore in	   a revolving barrel, or drum, with mercury, chlorine, cyanide	   solution, or other reagent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Barren \Bar"ren\ (b[a^]r"ren), a. [OE. barein, OF. brehaing,	   fem. brehaigne, baraigne, F. br['e]haigne; of uncertain	   origin; cf. Arm. br['e]kha[~n], markha[~n], sterile; LL.	   brana a sterile mare, principally in Aquitanian and Spanish	   documents; Bisc. barau, baru, fasting.]	   1. Incapable of producing offspring; producing no young;	      sterile; -- said of women and female animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was barren of children.           --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not producing vegetation, or useful vegetation; sterile.	      "Barren mountain tracts." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unproductive; fruitless; unprofitable; empty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brilliant but barren reveries.        --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some schemes will appear barren of hints and matter.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mentally dull; stupid. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barren flower}, a flower which has only stamens without a	      pistil, or which has neither stamens nor pistils.	   {Barren Grounds} (Geog.), a vast tract in British America	      northward of the forest regions.	   {Barren Ground bear} (Zool.), a peculiar bear, inhabiting the	      Barren Grounds, now believed to be a variety of the brown	      bear of Europe.	   {Barren Ground caribou} (Zool.), a small reindeer ({Rangifer	      Gr[oe]nlandicus}) peculiar to the Barren Grounds and	      Greenland.	      [1913 Webster]	Barren \Bar"ren\, n.	   1. A tract of barren land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Elevated lands or plains on which grow small trees,	      but not timber; as, pine barrens; oak barrens. They are	      not necessarily sterile, and are often fertile. [Amer.]	      --J. Pickering.	      [1913 Webster]
Barrenly \Bar"ren*ly\, adv.	   Unfruitfully; unproductively.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrenness \Bar"ren*ness\, n.	   The condition of being barren; sterility; unproductiveness.	   [1913 Webster]	         A total barrenness of invention.         --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrenwort \Bar"ren*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   An herbaceous plant of the Barberry family ({Epimedium	   alpinum}), having leaves that are bitter and said to be	   sudorific.	   [1913 Webster]
Barret \Bar"ret\, n. [F. barrette, LL. barretum a cap. See	   {Berretta}, and cf. {Biretta}.]	   A kind of cap formerly worn by soldiers; -- called also	   {barret cap}. Also, the flat cap worn by Roman Catholic	   ecclesiastics.	   [1913 Webster]
barretter \bar"ret*ter\, n. [OF. bareter to exchange. Cf.	   {Barter}.]	   1. (Electronics) a resistor inserted into a circuit to	      compensate for changes (such as those arising from	      temperature fluctuations); a thermal cymoscope.	   Syn: ballast resistor.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The original form consisted of an extremely fine	         platinum wire loop attached to terminals and inclosed	         in a small glass or silver bulb. It operates by	         increased resistance when subjected to the influence of	         an electric current. In a later variety, called the	   {liquid barretter}, wire is replace by a column of liquid in	      a very fine capillary tube. A recent version has a	      resistor composed of an iron wire in a glass bulb	      containing hydrogen, with the temperature variation of	      resistance such that the current passing through it	      remains constant over a wide range of applied voltages.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]
Barricade \Bar`ri*cade"\, n. [F. barricade, fr. Sp. barricada,	   orig. a barring up with casks; fr. barrica cask, perh. fr.	   LL. barra bar. See {Bar}, n., and cf. {Barrel}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil.) A fortification, made in haste, of trees, earth,	      palisades, wagons, or anything that will obstruct the	      progress or attack of an enemy. It is usually an	      obstruction formed in streets to block an enemy's access.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any bar, obstruction, or means of defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a barricade as would greatly annoy, or	            absolutely stop, the currents of the atmosphere.	                                                  --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	Barricade \Bar`ri*cade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Barricaded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Barricading}.] [Cf. F. barricader. See	   {Barricade}, n.]	   To fortify or close with a barricade or with barricades; to	   stop up, as a passage; to obstruct; as, the workmen	   barricaded the streets of Paris.	   [1913 Webster]	         The further end whereof [a bridge] was barricaded with	         barrels.                                 --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Barricader \Bar`ri*cad"er\, n.	   One who constructs barricades.	   [1913 Webster]
Barricado \Bar`ri*ca"do\, n. & v. t.	   See {Barricade}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrier \Bar"ri*er\, n. [OE. barrere, barere, F. barri[`e]re,	   fr. barre bar. See {Bar}, n.]	   1. (Fort.) A carpentry obstruction, stockade, or other	      obstacle made in a passage in order to stop an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fortress or fortified town, on the frontier of a	      country, commanding an avenue of approach.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A fence or railing to mark the limits of a place, or	      to keep back a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            No sooner were the barriers opened, than he paced	            into the lists.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any obstruction; anything which hinders approach or	      attack. "Constitutional barriers." --Hopkinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any limit or boundary; a line of separation.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Twixt that [instinct] and reason, what a nice	            barrier!                              --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barrier gate}, a heavy gate to close the opening through a	      barrier.	   {Barrier reef}, a form of coral reef which runs in the	      general direction of the shore, and incloses a lagoon	      channel more or less extensive.	   {To fight at barriers}, to fight with a barrier between, as a	      martial exercise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Barrigudo \Bar`ri*gu"do\, n. [Native name, fr. Sp. barrigudo	   big-bellied.] (Zool.)	   A large, dark-colored, South American monkey, of the genus	   {Lagothrix}, having a long prehensile tail.	   [1913 Webster]
barring \bar"ring\ n.	   the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto.	   Syn: blackball.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barringout \Bar`ring*out"\, n.	   The act of closing the doors of a schoolroom against a	   schoolmaster; -- a boyish mode of rebellion in schools.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrio \Bar"ri*o\, n.; pl. {Barrios}. [Sp.]	   In Spain and countries colonized by Spain, a village, ward,	   or district outside a town or city to whose jurisdiction it	   belongs; in Spanish-speaking areas of cities in the United	   States, it is a neighborhood, ward, or quarter inside a town.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Barrister \Bar"ris*ter\, n. [From {Bar}, n.]	   Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and	   undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from	   an attorney or solicitor. See {Attorney}. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Barroom \Bar"room`\, n.	   1. A room containing a bar or counter at which liquors are	      sold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks are	      served over a counter.	   Syn: bar-room, bar, saloon, ginmill, taproom.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barrow \Bar"row\ (b[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [OE. barow, fr. AS. beran to	   bear. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Bier}.]	   1. A support having handles, and with or without a wheel, on	      which heavy or bulky things can be transported by hand.	      See {Handbarrow}, and {Wheelbarrow}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Salt Works) A wicker case, in which salt is put to drain.	      [1913 Webster]	Barrow \Bar"row\ (b[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [OE. barow, bargh, AS.	   bearg, bearh; akin to Icel. b["o]rgr, OHG. barh, barug, G.	   barch. [root]95.]	   A hog, esp. a male hog castrated. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Barrow \Bar"row\, n. [OE. bergh, AS. beorg, beorh, hill,	   sepulchral mound; akin to G. berg mountain, Goth. bairgahei	   hill, hilly country, and perh. to Skr. b[.r]hant high, OIr.	   brigh mountain. Cf. {Berg}, {Berry} a mound, and {Borough} an	   incorporated town.]	   1. A large mound of earth or stones over the remains of the	      dead; a tumulus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A heap of rubbish, attle, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Barrowist \Bar"row*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Henry Barrowe, one of the founders of	   Independency or Congregationalism in England. Barrowe was	   executed for nonconformity in 1593.	   [1913 Webster]
Barrulet \Bar"ru*let\, n. [Dim. of bar, n.] (Her.)	   A diminutive of the bar, having one fourth its width.	   [1913 Webster]
Barruly \Bar"ru*ly\, a. (Her.)	   Traversed by barrulets or small bars; -- said of the field.	   [1913 Webster]
Barry \Bar"ry\, a. (Her.)	   Divided into bars; -- said of the field.	   [1913 Webster]
Barse \Barse\ (b[aum]rs), n. [AS. bears, b[ae]rs, akin to D.	   baars, G. bars, barsch. Cf. 1st {Bass}, n.]	   The common perch. See 1st {Bass}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bart \Bart.\ n.	   an abbreviation of {baronet}. [Abbrev.] "Since he was a	   baronet he had to be addressed as Sir Henry Jones, Bart."	   Syn: baronet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bartender \Bar"tend`er\, n.	   A barkeeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Barter \Bar"ter\ (b[aum]r"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Bartered} (b[aum]r"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bartering}.]	   [OE. bartren, OF. barater, bareter, to cheat, exchange, perh.	   fr. Gr. pra`ttein to do, deal (well or ill), use practices or	   tricks, or perh. fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. brath treachery, W.	   brad. Cf. {Barrator}.]	   To traffic or trade, by exchanging one commodity for another,	   in distinction from a sale and purchase, in which money is	   paid for the commodities transferred; to truck.	   [1913 Webster]	Barter \Bar"ter\, v. t.	   To trade or exchange in the way of barter; to exchange	   (frequently for an unworthy consideration); to traffic; to	   truck; -- sometimes followed by away; as, to barter away	   goods or honor.	   [1913 Webster]	Barter \Bar"ter\, n.	   1. The act or practice of trafficking by exchange of	      commodities; an exchange of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spirit of huckstering and barter. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing given in exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Exchange; dealing; traffic; trade; truck.	        [1913 Webster]
Barterer \Bar"ter*er\, n.	   One who barters.	   [1913 Webster]
Bartery \Bar"ter*y\, n.	   Barter. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Barth \Barth\, n. [Etymol. unknown.]	   A place of shelter for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bartholomew tide \Bar*thol"o*mew tide`\	   Time of the festival of St. Bartholomew, August 24th. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bartizan \Bar"ti*zan`\, n. [Cf. {Brettice}.] (Arch.)	   A small, overhanging structure for lookout or defense,	   usually projecting at an angle of a building or near an	   entrance gateway.	   [1913 Webster]
Bartlett \Bart"lett\, n. (Bot.)	   A Bartlett pear, a favorite kind of pear, which originated in	   England about 1770, and was called {Williams'	   Bonchr['e]tien}. It was brought to America, and distributed	   by Mr. Enoch Bartlett, of Dorchester, Massachusetts.	   [1913 Webster]
Barton \Bar"ton\ (b[aum]r"t[u^]n), n. [AS. beret[=u]n courtyard,	   grange; bere barley + t[=u]n an inclosure.]	   1. The demesne lands of a manor; also, the manor itself.	      [Eng.] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A farmyard. [Eng.] --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Bartram \Bar"tram\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Bertram}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Barway \Bar"way`\, n.	   A passage into a field or yard, closed by bars made to take	   out of the posts.	   [1913 Webster]
Barwise \Bar"wise`\, adv. (Her.)	   Horizontally.	   [1913 Webster]
Barwood \Bar"wood`\ (b[aum]r"w[oo^]d`), n.	   A red wood of a leguminous tree ({Baphia nitida}), from	   Angola and the Gabon in Africa. It is used as a dyewood, and	   also for ramrods, violin bows and turner's work.	   [1913 Webster]
barycenter \barycenter\ n.	   the point representing the mean position of the matter in a	   body.	   Syn: centroid, center of mass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Barycentric \Bar`y*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. bary`s heavy + ke`ntron	   center.]	   Of or pertaining to the center of gravity. See {Barycentric	   calculus}, under {Calculus}.	   [1913 Webster]
baryon \baryon\ n.	   1. any of the elementary particles having a mass equal to or	      greater than that of a proton and that participate in	      strong interactions; a hadron with a baryon number of +1.	   Syn: heavy particle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Baryphony \Ba*ryph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy + fwnh` a sound,	   voice.] (Med.)	   Difficulty of speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Barysphere \Bar"y*sphere\, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy + sphere.]	   (Geol.)	   The heavy interior portion of the earth, within the	   lithosphere.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baryta \Ba*ry"ta\, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy. Cf. {Baria}.] (Chem.)	   An oxide of barium (or barytum); a heavy earth with a	   specific gravity above 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Barytes \Ba*ry"tes\, n. [Gr. bary`s heavy: cf. Gr. bary`ths	   heaviness, F. baryte.] (Min.)	   Barium sulphate, generally called {heavy spar} or {barite}.	   See {Barite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Barytic \Ba*ryt"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to baryta.	   [1913 Webster]
Baryto-calcite \Ba*ry"to-cal"cite\, n. [Baryta + calcite.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of a white or gray color, occurring massive or	   crystallized. It is a compound of the carbonates of barium	   and calcium.	   [1913 Webster] Barytone
Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, a. [Gr.	   bary`tonos; bary`s heavy + to`nos tone.]	   1. (Mus.) Grave and deep, as a kind of male voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Greek Gram.) Not marked with an accent on the last	      syllable, the grave accent being understood.	      [1913 Webster] Barytone	Barytone \Bar"y*tone\, Baritone \Bar"i*tone\, n. [F. baryton:	   cf. It. baritono.]	   1. (Mus.)	      (a) A male voice, the compass of which partakes of the	          common bass and the tenor, but which does not descend	          as low as the one, nor rise as high as the other.	      (b) A person having a voice of such range.	      (c) The viola di gamba, now entirely disused.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Greek Gram.) A word which has no accent marked on the	      last syllable, the grave accent being understood.	      [1913 Webster]
Barytum \Ba*ry"tum\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   The metal barium. See {Barium}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Basal \Ba"sal\, a.	   Relating to, or forming, the base.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Basal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.	   {Basal plane} (Crystallog.), a plane parallel to the lateral	      or horizontal axis.	      [1913 Webster]
Basal-nerved \Ba"sal-nerved`\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the nerves radiating from the base; -- said of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Basalt \Ba*salt"\, n. [L. basaltes (an African word), a dark and	   hard species of marble found in Ethiopia: cf. F. basalte.]	   1. (Geol.) A rock of igneous origin, consisting of augite and	      triclinic feldspar, with grains of magnetic or titanic	      iron, and also bottle-green particles of olivine	      frequently disseminated.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is usually of a greenish black color, or of some	         dull brown shade, or black. It constitutes immense beds	         in some regions, and also occurs in veins or dikes	         cutting through other rocks. It has often a prismatic	         structure as at the Giant's Causeway, in Ireland, where	         the columns are as regular as if the work of art. It is	         a very tough and heavy rock, and is one of the best	         materials for macadamizing roads.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An imitation, in pottery, of natural basalt; a kind of	      black porcelain.	      [1913 Webster]
Basaltic \Ba*salt"ic\, a. [Cf. F. basaltique.]	   Pertaining to basalt; formed of, or containing, basalt; as	   basaltic lava.	   [1913 Webster]
Basaltiform \Ba*salt"i*form\, a. [Basalt + -form.]	   In the form of basalt; columnar.	   [1913 Webster]
Basaltoid \Ba*salt"oid\, a. [Basalt + -oid.]	   Formed like basalt; basaltiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Basan \Bas"an\, n.	   Same as {Basil}, a sheepskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Basanite \Bas"a*nite\, n. [L. basanites lapis, Gr. ba`sanos the	   touchstone: cf. F. basanite.] (Min.)	   Lydian stone, or black jasper, a variety of siliceous or	   flinty slate, of a grayish or bluish black color. It is	   employed to test the purity of gold, the amount of alloy	   being indicated by the color left on the stone when rubbed by	   the metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Basbleu \Bas`bleu"\, n. [F., fr. bas stocking + bleu blue.]	   A bluestocking; a literary woman. [Somewhat derisive]	   [1913 Webster]
Bascinet \Bas"ci*net\, n. [OE. bacinet, basnet, OF. bassinet,	   bacinet, F. bassinet, dim. of OF. bacin, F. bassin, a helmet	   in the form of a basin.]	   A light helmet, at first open, but later made with a visor.	   [Written also {basinet}, {bassinet}, {basnet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bascule \Bas"cule\ (b[a^]s"k[-u]l), n. [F., a seesaw.]	   In mechanics, an apparatus on the principle of the seesaw, in	   which one end rises as the other falls.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bascule bridge}, a counterpoise or balanced drawbridge,	      which is opened by sinking the counterpoise and thus	      lifting the footway into the air.	      [1913 Webster]
Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), a. [OE. bass, F. bas, low, fr. LL. bassus	   thick, fat, short, humble; cf. L. Bassus, a proper name, and	   W. bas shallow. Cf. {Bass} a part in music.]	   1. Of little, or less than the usual, height; of low growth;	      as, base shrubs. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Low in place or position. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of humble birth; or low degree; lowly; mean. [Archaic] "A	      peasant and base swain." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Illegitimate by birth; bastard. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Why bastard? wherefore base?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Of little comparative value, as metal inferior to gold and	      silver, the precious metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Alloyed with inferior metal; debased; as, base coin; base	      bullion.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Morally low. Hence: Low-minded; unworthy; without dignity	      of sentiment; ignoble; mean; illiberal; menial; as, a base	      fellow; base motives; base occupations. "A cruel act of a	      base and a cowardish mind." --Robynson (More's Utopia).	      "Base ingratitude." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Not classical or correct. "Base Latin." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Deep or grave in sound; as, the base tone of a violin. [In	      this sense, commonly written {bass.}]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Law) Not held by honorable service; as, a base estate,	       one held by services not honorable; held by villenage.	       Such a tenure is called base, or low, and the tenant, a	       base tenant.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Base fee}, formerly, an estate held at the will of the lord;	      now, a qualified fee. See note under {Fee}, n., 4.	   {Base metal}. See under {Metal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dishonorable; worthless; ignoble; low-minded; infamous;	        sordid; degraded.	   Usage: {Base}, {Vile}, {Mean}. These words, as expressing	          moral qualities, are here arranged in the order of	          their strength, the strongest being placed first. Base	          marks a high degree of moral turpitude; vile and mean	          denote, in different degrees, the lack of what is	          valuable or worthy of esteem. What is base excites our	          abhorrence; what is vile provokes our disgust or	          indignation; what is mean awakens contempt. Base is	          opposed to high-minded; vile, to noble; mean, to	          liberal or generous. Ingratitude is base; sycophancy	          is vile; undue compliances are mean.	          [1913 Webster]	Base \Base\, n. [F. base, L. basis, fr. Gr. ba`sis a stepping,	   step, a base, pedestal, fr. bai`nein to go, step, akin to E.	   come. Cf. {Basis}, and see {Come}.]	   1. The bottom of anything, considered as its support, or that	      on which something rests for support; the foundation; as,	      the base of a statue. "The base of mighty mountains."	      --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The fundamental or essential part of a thing; the	      essential principle; a groundwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The lower part of a wall, pier, or column, when	          treated as a separate feature, usually in projection,	          or especially ornamented.	      (b) The lower part of a complete architectural design, as	          of a monument; also, the lower part of any elaborate	          piece of furniture or decoration.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) That extremity of a leaf, fruit, etc., at which it	      is attached to its support.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) The positive, or non-acid component of a salt; a	      substance which, combined with an acid, neutralizes the	      latter and forms a salt; -- applied also to the hydroxides	      of the positive elements or radicals, and to certain	      organic bodies resembling them in their property of	      forming salts with acids.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pharmacy) The chief ingredient in a compound.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Dyeing) A substance used as a mordant. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Fort.) The exterior side of the polygon, or that	      imaginary line which connects the salient angles of two	      adjacent bastions.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Geom.) The line or surface constituting that part of a	      figure on which it is supposed to stand.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Math.) The number from which a mathematical table is	       constructed; as, the base of a system of logarithms.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. [See {Base} low.] A low, or deep, sound. (Mus.)	       (a) The lowest part; the deepest male voice.	       (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, base.	           [Now commonly written {bass}.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 The trebles squeak for fear, the bases roar.	                                                  --Dryden.	           [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mil.) A place or tract of country, protected by	       fortifications, or by natural advantages, from which the	       operations of an army proceed, forward movements are	       made, supplies are furnished, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Mil.) The smallest kind of cannon. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Zool.) That part of an organ by which it is attached to	       another more central organ.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Crystallog.) The basal plane of a crystal.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Geol.) The ground mass of a rock, especially if not	       distinctly crystalline.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Her.) The lower part of the field. See {Escutcheon}.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. The housing of a horse. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   19. pl. A kind of skirt (often of velvet or brocade, but	       sometimes of mailed armor) which hung from the middle to	       about the knees, or lower. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   20. The lower part of a robe or petticoat. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   21. An apron. [Obs.] "Bakers in their linen bases."	       --Marston.	       [1913 Webster]	   22. The point or line from which a start is made; a starting	       place or a goal in various games.	       [1913 Webster]	             To their appointed base they went.   --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   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 objects connected with it by a system of	       triangles. --Lyman.	       [1913 Webster]	   24. A rustic play; -- called also {prisoner's base}, {prison	       base}, or {bars}. "To run the country base." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   25. (Baseball) Any one of the four bounds which mark the	       circuit of the infield.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Altern base}. See under {Altern}.	   {Attic base}. (Arch.) See under {Attic}.	   {Base course}. (Arch.)	       (a) The first or lower course of a foundation wall, made	           of large stones or a mass of concrete; -- called also	           {foundation course}.	       (b) The architectural member forming the transition	           between the basement and the wall above.	   {Base hit} (Baseball), a hit, by which the batsman, without	      any error on the part of his opponents, is able to reach	      the first base without being put out.	   {Base line}.	       (a) A main line taken as a base, as in surveying or in	           military operations.	       (b) A line traced round a cannon at the rear of the vent.	           	   {Base plate}, the foundation plate of heavy machinery, as of	      the steam engine; the bed plate.	   {Base ring} (Ordnance), a projecting band of metal around the	      breech, connected with the body of the gun by a concave	      molding. --H. L. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Base \Base\ (b[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Based} (b[=a]sd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Basing}.] [From {Base}, n.]	   To put on a base or basis; to lay the foundation of; to	   found, as an argument or conclusion; -- used with on or upon.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Base \Base\, v. t. [See {Base}, a., and cf. {Abase}.]	   1. To abase; to let, or cast, down; to lower. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If any . . . based his pike.          --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce the value of; to debase. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Metals which we can not base.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Baseball \Base"ball"\, n.	   1. A game of ball, so called from the bases or bounds (four	      in number) which designate the circuit which each player	      must endeavor to make after striking the ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ball used in this game.	      [1913 Webster]
Baseboard \Base"board\, n. (Arch.)	   A board, or other woodwork, carried round the walls of a room	   and touching the floor, to form a base and protect the	   plastering; -- also called washboard (in England), mopboard,	   and scrubboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Baseborn \Base"born`\, a.	   1. Born out of wedlock. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Born of low parentage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vile; mean. "Thy baseborn heart." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Base-burner \Base"-burn`er\, n.	   A furnace or stove in which the fuel is contained in a hopper	   or chamber, and is fed to the fire as the lower stratum is	   consumed.	   [1913 Webster]
Base-court \Base"-court`\, n. [F. basse-cour. See {Base}, a.,	   and {Court}, n.]	   1. The secondary, inferior, or rear courtyard of a large	      house; the outer court of a castle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An inferior court of law, not of record.	      [1913 Webster]
Based \Based\ (b[=a]sd), p. p. & a.	   1. Having a base, or having as a base; supported; as,	      broad-based.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Base}, n., 18-21.] Wearing, or protected by, bases.	      [Obs.] "Based in lawny velvet." --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Basedow's disease \Ba"se*dow's dis*ease"\ [Named for Dr.	   Basedow, a German physician.] (Med.)	   A disease characterized by enlargement of the thyroid gland,	   prominence of the eyeballs, and inordinate action of the	   heart; -- called also {exophthalmic goiter}. --Flint.	   [1913 Webster]
base-forming \base-forming\ adj.	   1. causing formation of an alkali.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Baselard \Bas"e*lard\, n. [OF. baselarde, LL. basillardus.]	   A short sword or dagger, worn in the fifteenth century.	   [Written also {baslard}.] --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Baseless \Base"less\, a.	   Without a base; having no foundation or support. "The	   baseless fabric of this vision." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
baseline \baseline\ n.	   1. an imaginary line or standard by which things are measured	      or compared; as, they established a baseline for the	      budget.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the back line at each end of a tennis court.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Baseball) the lines between bases on a baseball field	      along which a baseball player must run while running the	      bases.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a measurement that represents the value of a physical	      quantity (such as a voltage, or a level of radioactivity)	      in the absence of effects from other variables in a	      measurement, test or experiment; a control value.	      [PJC]	   5. any horizontal line in a plot, graph, or diagram, or on a	      visual display in an electronic device, used as a	      reference point to which other values are referred.	      [PJC]
Basely \Base"ly\, adv.	   1. In a base manner; with despicable meanness; dishonorably;	      shamefully.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Illegitimately; in bastardy. [Archaic] --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]
Basement \Base"ment\ (b[=a]sment), n. [F. soubassement. Of	   uncertain origin. Cf. {Base}, a., {Bastion}.] (Arch.)	   The outer wall of the ground story of a building, or of a	   part of that story, when treated as a distinct substructure.	   (See {Base}, n., 3	   (a) .) Hence: The rooms of a ground floor, collectively.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Basement membrane} (Anat.), a delicate membrane composed of	      a single layer of flat cells, forming the substratum upon	      which, in many organs, the epithelioid cells are disposed.	      [1913 Webster]
Baseness \Base"ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being base; degradation;	   vileness.	   [1913 Webster]	         I once did hold it a baseness to write fair. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Basenet \Bas"e*net\, n.	   See {Bascinet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
base pair \base" pair`\ (b[=a]s" p[^a]r`), n. (Biochemistry,	   Genetics)	   a unit of double-stranded DNA or RNA consisting of two	   complementary bases on opposing strands of the	   double-stranded polynucleotide, bound together by hydrogen	   bonds and other non-covalent chemical forces. The bases	   comprising the base pairs are adenine, thymine, cytidine, and	   guanine. In normal DNA, the base adenine on one strand of DNA	   pairs with thymine on the opposite strand, and cytosine on	   one strand pairs with guanine on the opposite strand. The	   term base pair usually includes the sugar (ribose or	   deoxyribose) and the phosphate bound to each base to form a	   nucleotide unit. One base pair is sometimes used as a unit of	   length or size for DNA, and in this usage is abbreviated bp;	   as, a 100-bp fragment of DNA. A length of 1000 base pairs is	   a kilobase pair or kbp.	   [PJC]	base price \base" price`\ (b[=a]s" pr[imac]s`), n.	   the initial price of something (goods or services) without	   the additional charges that may be added, such as handling or	   shipping charges, sales tax, optional equipment charges, etc.	   [PJC]
Base viol \Base" vi`ol\	   See {Bass viol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bash \Bash\, v. t. & i. [OE. baschen, baissen. See {Abash}.]	   To abash; to disconcert or be disconcerted or put out of	   countenance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His countenance was bold and bashed not. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bash \Bash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bashing}.] [Perh. of imitative origin; or cf. Dan. baske to	   strike, bask a blow, Sw. basa to beat, bas a beating.]	   To strike heavily; to beat; to crush. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   --Hall Caine.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bash her open with a rock.               --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bash \Bash\, n.	   1. a forceful blow, especially one that does damage to its	      target.	      [PJC]	   2. a elaborate or lively social gathering or party.	      [PJC]
Bashaw \Ba*shaw"\, n. [See {Pasha}.]	   1. A Turkish title of honor, now written {pasha}. See	      {Pasha}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A magnate or grandee.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A very large siluroid fish ({Leptops olivaris}) of	      the Mississippi valley; -- also called {goujon}, {mud	      cat}, and {yellow cat}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bashful \Bash"ful\ (b[a^]sh"f[.u]l), a. [See {Bash}.]	   1. Abashed; daunted; dismayed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very modest, or modest to excess; constitutionally	      disposed to shrink from public notice; indicating extreme	      or excessive modesty; shy; as, a bashful person, action,	      expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diffident; retiring; reserved; shamefaced; sheepish.	        [1913 Webster]
Bashfully \Bash"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a bashful manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bashfulness \Bash"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality of being bashful.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Bashfulness}, {Modesty}, {Diffidence}, {Shyness}.	   Usage: Modesty arises from a low estimate of ourselves;	          bashfulness is an abashment or agitation of the	          spirits at coming into contact with others; diffidence	          is produced by an undue degree of self-distrust;	          shyness usually arises from an excessive	          self-consciousness, and a painful impression that	          every one is looking at us. Modesty of deportment is	          becoming in all; bashfulness often gives rise to	          mistakes and blundering; diffidence in society	          frequently makes a man a burden to himself; shyness	          usually produces a reserve or distance which is often	          mistaken for haughtiness.	          [1913 Webster]
Bashi-bazouk \Bash"i-ba*zouk"\ (b[a^]sh"[i^]*b[.a]*z[=oo]k"), n.	   [Turkish, light-headed, a foolish fellow.]	   A soldier belonging to the irregular troops of the Turkish	   army.	   [1913 Webster]
Bashless \Bash"less\, a.	   Shameless; unblushing. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bashyle \Bas"hyle\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Basyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Basi- \Ba"si-\	   A combining form, especially in anatomical and botanical	   words, to indicate the base or position at or near a base;	   forming a base; as, basibranchials, the most ventral of the	   cartilages or bones of the branchial arches; basicranial,	   situated at the base of the cranium; basifacial,	   basitemporal, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Basic \Ba"sic\, a.	   1. (Chem.)	      (a) Relating to a base; performing the office of a base in	          a salt.	      (b) Having the base in excess, or the amount of the base	          atomically greater than that of the acid, or exceeding	          in proportion that of the related neutral salt.	      (c) Apparently alkaline, as certain normal salts which	          exhibit alkaline reactions with test paper.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Said of crystalline rocks which contain a	      relatively low percentage of silica, as basalt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Basic salt} (Chem.), a salt formed from a base or hydroxide	      by the partial replacement of its hydrogen by a negative	      or acid element or radical.	      [1913 Webster]
BASIC \BASIC\ n.	   1. (Computers) [Beginner's All-purpose Symbolic Iruction C.]	      an artificial computer language with a relatively	      simplified instruction set.	   Note: Writing a program in BASIC or other higher computer	         languages is simpler than writing in assembly language.	         See also {programming language}, {FORTRAN}.	         [PJC]
Basicerite \Ba*sic"er*ite\ (b[.a]*s[i^]s"[~e]r*[=o]t), n. [Basi-	   + Gr. ke`ras horn, antenna.] (Zool.)	   The second joint of the antenn[ae] of crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Basicity \Ba*sic"i*ty\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) The quality or state of being a base.	   (b) The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or	       equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of	       replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.	       [1913 Webster]
Basic process \Ba"sic proc"ess\ (Iron Metal.)	   A Bessemer or open-hearth steel-making process in which a	   lining that is basic, or not siliceous, is used, and	   additions of basic material are made to the molten charge	   during treatment. Opposed to {acid process}, above. Called	   also {Thomas process}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
basics \basics\ n. pl.	   1. a statement of fundamental facts or principles.	   Syn: ABC, ABC's, ABCs, rudiments.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. principles from which other truths can be derived; as,	      let's get down to basics.	   Syn: fundamentals, fundamental principle, basic principle,	        bedrock.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Basic slag \Basic slag\	   A by-product from the manufacture of steel by the basic	   process, used as a fertilizer. It is rich in lime and	   contains 14 to 20 per cent of phosphoric acid. Called also	   {Thomas slag}, {phosphatic slag}, and {odorless phosphate}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Basic steel \Basic steel\	   Steel produced by the basic process.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
basidial \basidial\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a basidium.	   [WordNet 1.5]
basidiolichen \basidiolichen\ n.	   a lichen in which the fungus component is a basidiomycete.	   [WordNet 1.5]
basidiomycete \ba*sid`i*o*my"cete\ n.	   1. any of various fungi of the subdivision Basidiomycota.	   Syn: basidiomycetous fungi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Basidiomycetes \Ba*sid`i*o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl.	   a phylum of fungi with the Basidiomycota	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
basidiomycetous \basidiomycetous\ adj.	   of or pertaining to basidiomycetes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Basidiomycota \Ba*sid`i*o*my*co"ta\, n. pl. (Bot.) [NL., fr. NL.	   & E. basidium + Gr. ?, ?, fungus.] (Bot.)	   A large subdivision of the kingdom Fungi coextensive with the	   phylum Basidiomycetes, characterized by having the spores	   borne on a basidium. It embraces those fungi best known to	   the public, such as mushrooms, toadstools, etc. Among the	   classes of the Basidiomycota are: Gasteromycetes (puffballs);	   Tiliomycetes (comprising the orders {Ustilaginales} (smuts)	   and {Uredinales} (rusts)); and Hymenomycetes (mushrooms;	   toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi).	   Note: In the 1913 Webster, the Basidiomycetes were defined as	         "co["o]rdinate with the Ascomycetes", and other fungal	         phyla (the Zygomycota and Deuteromycota) were not	         mentioned.	   Syn: Basidiomycota, subdivision Basidiomycota, subdivision	        Basidiomycotina.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Basidiomycotina \Basidiomycotina\ n.	   same as {Basidiomycota}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Basidiospore \Ba*sid"i*o*spore\, n. [Basidium + spore.] (Bot.)	   A spore borne by a basidium. -- {Ba*sid`i*o*spor"ous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
basidiosporous \basidiosporous\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a basidiospore.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Basidium \Ba*sid"i*um\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ba`sis base.]	   (Bot.)	   A special oblong or pyriform cell, with slender branches,	   which bears the spores in that division of fungi called	   Basidiomycetes, of which the common mushroom is an example.	   [1913 Webster]
Basifier \Ba"si*fi`er\, n. (Chem.)	   That which converts into a salifiable base.	   [1913 Webster]
Basifugal \Ba*sif"u*gal\, a. [Base,n.+ L. fugere to flee.]	   (Bot.)	   Tending or proceeding away from the base; as, a basifugal	   growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Basify \Ba"si*fy\, v. t. [Base + -fy.] (Chem.)	   To convert into a salifiable base.	   [1913 Webster]
Basigynium \Ba`si*gyn"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis base +	   gynh` woman.] (Bot.)	   The pedicel on which the ovary of certain flowers, as the	   passion flower, is seated; a carpophore or thecaphore.	   [1913 Webster]
Basihyal \Ba`si*hy"al\, a. [Basi- + Gr. [upsilon] (the letter	   "upsilon"); from the shape.] (Anat.)	   Noting two small bones, forming the body of the inverted	   hyoid arch.	   [1913 Webster]
Basihyoid \Ba`si*hy"oid\, n. [Basi- + hyoid.] (Anat.)	   The central tongue bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Basil \Bas"il\ (b[a^]z"[i^]l), n. [Cf. F. basile and E.	   {Bezel}.]	   The slope or angle to which the cutting edge of a tool, as a	   plane, is ground. --Grier.	   [1913 Webster]	Basil \Bas"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basiled} (?); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Basiling}.]	   To grind or form the edge of to an angle. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]	Basil \Bas"il\, n. [F. basilic, fr. L. basilicus royal, Gr.	   basiliko`s fr. basiley`s king.] (Bot.)	   The name given to several aromatic herbs of the Mint family,	   but chiefly to the common or sweet basil ({Ocymum	   basilicum}), and the bush basil, or lesser basil ({Ocymum	   minimum}), the leaves of which are used in cookery. The name	   is also given to several kinds of mountain mint	   ({Pycnanthemum}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Basil thyme}, a name given to the fragrant herbs {Calamintha	      Acinos} and {Calamintha Nepeta}.	   {Wild basil}, a plant ({Calamintha clinopodium}) of the Mint	      family.	      [1913 Webster]	Basil \Bas"il\ (b[a^]z"[i^]l), n. [Corrupt. from E. basan, F.	   basane, LL. basanium, bazana, fr. Ar. bith[=a]na, prop.,	   lining.]	   The skin of a sheep tanned with bark.	   [1913 Webster] Basilar
Basilar \Bas"i*lar\, Basilary \Bas"i*la*ry\, a. [F. basilaire,	   fr. L. basis. See {Base}, n.]	   1. Relating to, or situated at, the base.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lower; inferior; applied to impulses or springs of action.	      [R.] "Basilar instincts." --H. W. Beecher.	      [1913 Webster]
basileus \basileus\ n.	   a ruler of the eastern Roman Empire.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Basilic \Ba*sil"ic\, n. [F. basilique.]	   Basilica.	   [1913 Webster] Basilic	Basilic \Ba*sil"ic\, Basilical \Ba*sil"ic*al\, a. [See	   {Basilica}.]	   1. Royal; kingly; also, basilican.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to certain parts, anciently supposed to	      have a specially important function in the animal economy,	      as the middle vein of the right arm.	      [1913 Webster]
Basilica \Ba*sil"i*ca\, n.; pl. {Basilicas}; sometimes	   {Basilic[ae]} (-s[=e]). [L. basilica, Gr. basilikh` (sc.	   o'iki`a or stoa` fr. basiliko`s royal, fr. basiley`s king.]	   1. Originally, the palace of a king; but afterward, an	      apartment provided in the houses of persons of importance,	      where assemblies were held for dispensing justice; and	      hence, any large hall used for this purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A building used by the Romans as a place of public	          meeting, with court rooms, etc., attached.	      (b) A church building of the earlier centuries of	          Christianity, the plan of which was taken from the	          basilica of the Romans. The name is still applied to	          some churches by way of honorary distinction.	          [1913 Webster]	Basilica \Ba*sil"i*ca\, n.	   A digest of the laws of Justinian, translated from the	   original Latin into Greek, by order of Basil I., in the ninth	   century. --P. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Basilican \Ba*sil"i*can\, a.	   Of, relating to, or resembling, a basilica; basilical.	   [1913 Webster]	         There can be no doubt that the first churches in	         Constantinople were in the basilican form. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Basilicok \Ba*sil"i*cok\, n. [OF. basilicoc.]	   The basilisk. [Obs.] --Chaucer	   [1913 Webster]
Basilicon \Ba*sil"i*con\, n. [L. basilicon, Gr. basiliko`n neut.	   of basiliko`s: cf. F. basilicon. See {Basilica}.] (Med.)	   An ointment composed of wax, pitch, resin, and olive oil,	   lard, or other fatty substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Basilisk \Bas"i*lisk\, n. [L. basiliscus, Gr. basili`skos little	   king, kind of serpent, dim. of basiley`s king; -- so named	   from some prominences on the head resembling a crown.]	   1. A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that	      its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that	      its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See	      {Cockatrice}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make me not sighted like the basilisk. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A lizard of the genus {Basiliscus}, belonging to	      the family {Iguanid[ae]}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This genus is remarkable for a membranous bag rising	         above the occiput, which can be filled with air at	         pleasure; also for an elevated crest along the back,	         that can be raised or depressed at will.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A large piece of ordnance, so called from its	      supposed resemblance to the serpent of that name, or from	      its size. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Basin \Ba"sin\, n. [OF. bacin, F. bassin, LL. bacchinus, fr.	   bacca a water vessel, fr. L. bacca berry, in allusion to the	   round shape; or perh. fr. Celtic. Cf. {Bac}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hollow vessel or dish, to hold water for washing, and	      for various other uses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity contained in a basin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hollow vessel, of various forms and materials, used in	      the arts or manufactures, as that used by glass grinders	      for forming concave glasses, by hatters for molding a hat	      into shape, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A hollow place containing water, as a pond, a dock for	      ships, a little bay. --Pope	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physical Geog.)	      (a) A circular or oval valley, or depression of the	          surface of the ground, the lowest part of which is	          generally occupied by a lake, or traversed by a river.	      (b) The entire tract of country drained by a river, or	          sloping towards a sea or lake.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geol.) An isolated or circumscribed formation,	      particularly where the strata dip inward, on all sides,	      toward a center; -- especially applied to the coal	      formations, called {coal basins} or {coal fields}.	      [1913 Webster]
basinal \basinal\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a basin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Basined \Ba"sined\, a.	   Inclosed in a basin. "Basined rivers." --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Basinet \Bas"i*net\, n.	   Same as {Bascinet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Basioccipital \Ba`si*oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Basi- + occipital.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the bone in the base of the cranium,	   frequently forming a part of the occipital in the adult, but	   usually distinct in the young. -- n. The basioccipital bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Basion \Ba"si*on\, n. [Gr. ba`sis a base.] (Anat.)	   The middle of the anterior margin of the great foramen of the	   skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Basipodite \Ba*sip"o*dite\, n. [Basi- + poy`s, podo`s, foot.]	   (Anat.)	   The basal joint of the legs of Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Basipterygium \Ba*sip`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`sis a	   base + ptery`gion a fin.] (Anat.)	   A bar of cartilage at the base of the embryonic fins of some	   fishes. It develops into the metapterygium. --	   {Ba*sip`ter*yg"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Basipterygoid \Ba`sip*ter"y*goid\, a. & n. [Basi- + pterygoid.]	   (Anat.)	   Applied to a protuberance of the base of the sphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Basis \Ba"sis\ (b[=a]"s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Bases} (b[=a]"s[=e]z).	   [L. basis, Gr. ba`sis. See {Base}, n.]	   1. The foundation of anything; that on which a thing rests.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pedestal of a column, pillar, or statue. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If no basis bear my rising name.      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The groundwork; the first or fundamental principle; that	      which supports.	      [1913 Webster]	            The basis of public credit is good faith. --A.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The principal component part of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]
Basisolute \Ba*sis"o*lute\ (b[.a]*s[i^]s"[-o]*l[=u]t), a. [Basi-	   + solute, a.] (Bot.)	   Prolonged at the base, as certain leaves.	   [1913 Webster] Basisphenoid
Basisphenoid \Ba`si*sphe"noid\, Basisphenoidal
\Ba`si*sphe*noid"al\, a. [Basi- + sphenoid.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to that part of the base of the cranium	   between the basioccipital and the presphenoid, which usually	   ossifies separately in the embryo or in the young, and	   becomes a part of the sphenoid in the adult.	   [1913 Webster]
Basisphenoid \Ba`si*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.)	   The basisphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Bask \Bask\ (b[.a]sk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Basked} (b[.a]skt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Basking}.] [OScand. ba[eth]ask to bathe	   one's self, or perh. bakask to bake one's self, sk being	   reflexive. See {Bath}, n., {Bake}, v. t.]	   To lie in warmth; to be exposed to genial heat.	   [1913 Webster]	         Basks in the glare, and stems the tepid wave.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Bask \Bask\, v. t.	   To warm by continued exposure to heat; to warm with genial	   heat.	   [1913 Webster]	         Basks at the fire his hairy strength.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Basket \Bas"ket\, n. [Of unknown origin. The modern Celtic words	   seem to be from the English.]	   1. A vessel made of osiers or other twigs, cane, rushes,	      splints, or other flexible material, interwoven. "Rude	      baskets . . . woven of the flexile willow." --Dyer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The contents of a basket; as much as a basket contains;	      as, a basket of peaches.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The bell or vase of the Corinthian capital.	      [Improperly so used.] --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The two back seats facing one another on the outside of a	      stagecoach. [Eng.] --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A container shaped like a basket[1], even if made of solid	      material rather than woven; -- the top is often, but not	      always, open and without a lid.	      [PJC]	   6. a vessel suspended below a balloon, designed to carry	      people or measuring instruments for scientific research.	   Note: The earliest balloons designed to carry people often	         had small vessels of woven flexible vegetable materials	         to hold the passengers, which resembled large	         baskets[1], from which the name was derived.	         [PJC]	   7. (Basketball) A goal[3] consisting of a short cylindrical	      net suspended from a circular rim, which itself is	      attached at about ten feet above floor level to a	      backboard, placed at the end of a basketball court. In	      professional basketball, two such baskets are used, one at	      each end of the court, and each team may score only by	      passing the ball though its own basket. In informal games,	      only one such basket is often used.	      [PJC]	   8. (Basketball) An instance of scoring points by throwing the	      basketball through the basket; as, he threw four baskets	      in the first quarter; -- the ball must pass through the	      basket from above in order to score points.	      [PJC]	   {Basket fish} (Zool.), an ophiuran of the genus	      {Astrophyton}, having the arms much branched. See	      {Astrophyton}.	   {Basket hilt}, a hilt with a covering wrought like basketwork	      to protect the hand. --Hudibras. Hence,	   {Basket-hilted}, a.	   {Basket work}, work consisting of plaited osiers or twigs.	   {Basket worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect of the genus	      {Thyridopteryx} and allied genera, esp. {Thyridopteryx	      ephemer[ae]formis}. The larva makes and carries about a	      bag or basket-like case of silk and twigs, which it	      afterwards hangs up to shelter the pupa and wingless adult	      females.	   {collection basket}, a small basket[1] mounted on the end of	      a pole, used in churches to collect donations from those	      attending a church service; -- the long pole allows the	      collector to hold the basket in front of those at the end	      of the pew, while the collector remains in the aisle.	   {waste basket}, a basket[4] used to hold waste matter, such	      as discarded paper, commonly shaped like a truncated cone,	      with the wide end open and at the top. Vessels of other	      shapes, such as oblong containers, are also called waste	      baskets.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Basket \Bas"ket\, v. t.	   To put into a basket. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Basketball \Bas"ket*ball`\, n.	   1. A ball game, usually played indoors in an area called the	      basketball court, in which two opposing teams of five	      players each contest with each other to toss a large	      inflated ball (the basketball) into opposite goals	      (baskets) resembling baskets, each typically a cylindrical	      mesh suspended from a circular rim which is held ten feet	      above the court. A goal scored by passing the basketball	      through the basket may count from one to three points,	      depending on the situation in which it was thrown.	   Syn: basketball game.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. The inflatable ball used in the game of basketball.	      [PJC]
Basketful \Bas"ket*ful\, n.; pl. {Basketfuls}.	   As much as a basket will contain.	   [1913 Webster]
Basketry \Bas"ket*ry\, n.	   The art of making baskets; also, baskets, taken collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Basking shark \Bask"ing shark`\ (Zool.)	   One of the largest species of sharks ({Cetorhinus maximus}),	   so called from its habit of basking in the sun; the {liver	   shark}, or {bone shark}. It inhabits the northern seas of	   Europe and America, and grows to a length of more than forty	   feet. It is a harmless species.	   [1913 Webster]
Basnet \Bas"net\, n.	   Same as {Bascinet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Basommatophora \Ba*som`ma*toph"o*ra\	   (b[.a]*s[o^]m`m[.a]*t[o^]f"[-o]*r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ba`sis base + 'o`mma eye + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   A group of Pulmonifera having the eyes at the base of the	   tentacles, including the common pond snails.	   [1913 Webster]
Bason \Ba"son\ (b[=a]"s'n), n.	   A basin. [Obs. or Special form]	   [1913 Webster]
Basque \Basque\ (b[.a]sk), a. [F.]	   Pertaining to Biscay, its people, or their language.	   [1913 Webster]	Basque \Basque\ (b[.a]sk), n. [F.]	   1. One of a race, of unknown origin, inhabiting a region on	      the Bay of Biscay in Spain and France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language spoken by the Basque people.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part of a lady's dress, resembling a jacket with a short	      skirt; -- probably so called because this fashion of dress	      came from the Basques.	      [1913 Webster]
Basquish \Basqu"ish\, a. [F. Basque Biscayan: cf. G. Baskisch.]	   Pertaining to the country, people, or language of Biscay;	   Basque [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bas-relief \Bas`-re*lief"\, n. [F. bas-relief; bas low + relief	   raised work, relever to raise: cf. It. bassorilievo.]	   Low relief; sculpture, the figures of which project less than	   half of their true proportions; -- called also {bass-relief}	   and {basso-rilievo}. See {Alto-rilievo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bass \Bass\ (b[.a]s), n.; pl. {Bass}, and sometimes {Basses}	   (b[.a]s"[e^]z). [A corruption of barse.] (Zool.)	   1. An edible, spiny-finned fish, esp. of the genera {Roccus},	      {Labrax}, and related genera. There are many species.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European bass is {Labrax lupus}. American	         species are: the striped bass ({Roccus lineatus});	         white or silver bass of the lakes ({Roccus chrysops});	         brass or yellow bass ({Roccus interruptus}).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The two American fresh-water species of black bass (genus	      {Micropterus}). See {Black bass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Species of {Serranus}, the sea bass and rock bass. See	      {Sea bass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The southern, red, or channel bass ({Sci[ae]na ocellata}).	      See {Redfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to many other fishes. See	         {Calico bass}, under {Calico}.	         [1913 Webster]	Bass \Bass\, n. [A corruption of bast.]	   1. (Bot.) The linden or lime tree, sometimes wrongly called	      {whitewood}; also, its bark, which is used for making	      mats. See {Bast}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pron. ?) A hassock or thick mat.	      [1913 Webster]	Bass \Bass\ (b[=a]s), n. [F. basse, fr. bas low. See {Base}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A bass, or deep, sound or tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) The lowest part in a musical composition.	      (b) One who sings, or the instrument which plays, bass.	          [Written also {base}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Thorough bass}. See {Thorough bass}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bass \Bass\, a.	   Deep or grave in tone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bass clef} (Mus.), the character placed at the beginning of	      the staff containing the bass part of a musical	      composition. [See Illust. under {Clef}.]	   {Bass voice}, a deep-sounding voice; a voice fitted for	      singing bass.	      [1913 Webster]	Bass \Bass\, v. t.	   To sound in a deep tone. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Bassa
Bassa \Bas"sa\, Bassaw \Bas*saw"\, n.	   See {Bashaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bassariscidae \Bassariscidae\ n.	   a division of mammals, in some classifications considered a	   separate family.	   Syn: subfamily Bassariscidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bassariscus \Bassariscus\ n.	   a genus comprising the cacomistles. See {bassarisk}.	   Syn: genus Bassariscus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bassarisk \bassarisk\ n.	   A raccoonlike omnivorous mammal ({Bassariscus astutus}) of	   Mexico and southwestern U. S. having a long bushy tail with	   black and white rings.	   Syn: cacomistle, cacomixle, coon cat, raccoon fox, ringtail,	        ring-tailed cat, civet cat, miner's cat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bass drum \Bass` drum"\ (Mus.)	   The largest of the different kinds of drums, having two	   heads, and emitting a deep, grave sound. See {Bass}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t or b[a^]s*s[e^]t"), n. [F.	   bassette, fr. It. bassetta. Cf. {Basso}.]	   A game at cards, resembling the modern faro, said to have	   been invented at Venice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some dress, some dance, some play, not to forget	         Your piquet parties, and your dear basset. --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]	Basset \Bas"set\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t), a. [Cf. OF. basset somewhat	   low, dim. of bas low.] (Geol.)	   Inclined upward; as, the basset edge of strata. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]	Basset \Bas"set\, n. (Geol.)	   The edge of a geological stratum at the surface of the	   ground; the outcrop.	   [1913 Webster]	Basset \Bas"set\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Basseted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Basseting}.] (Geol.)	   To incline upward so as to appear at the surface; to crop	   out; as, a vein of coal bassets.	   [1913 Webster]
Basseterre \Basseterre\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of St. Kitts and Nevis. Population (2000) =	   19,000.	   [PJC]
Basset horn \Bas"set horn`\ (b[a^]s"s[e^]t h[^o]rn`). [See	   {Basset}, a.] (Mus.)	   An instrument blown with a reed, and resembling a clarinet,	   but of much greater compass, embracing nearly four octaves;	   The corno di bassetto.	   [1913 Webster]	Basset hound \Bas"set hound`\ [F. basset.] (Zool.)	   A small kind of hound with a long body and short legs, used	   as an earth dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Basseting \Bas"set*ing\, n.	   The upward direction of a vein in a mine; the emergence of a	   stratum at the surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Bassetto \Bas*set"to\, n. [It., adj., somewhat low; n., counter	   tenor. See {Basso}.] (Mus.)	   A tenor or small bass viol.	   [1913 Webster]
Bass horn \Bass" horn"\ (Mus.)	   A modification of the bassoon, much deeper in tone.	   [1913 Webster]
bassine \bassine\ n.	   1. Coarse leaf fiber from palmyra palms used in making	      brushes and brooms.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bassinet \Bas"si*net\, n. [Cf. F. bassinet, dim. of bassin. See	   {Basin}, and cf. {Bascinet}.]	   1. A wicker basket, with a covering or hood over one end, in	      which young children are placed as in a cradle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Bascinet}. --Lord Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]
Basso \Bas"so\, n. [It., fr. LL. bassus. See {Base}, a.] (Mus.)	      (a) The bass or lowest part; as, to sing basso.	      (b) One who sings the lowest part.	      (c) The double bass, or {contrabasso}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Basso continuo}. [It., bass continued.] (Mus.) A bass part	      written out continuously, while the other parts of the	      harmony are indicated by figures attached to the bass;	      continued bass.	      [1913 Webster]
Bassock \Bas"sock\, n.	   A hassock. See 2d {Bass}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Bassoon \Bas*soon"\, n. [F. basson, fr. basse bass; or perh. fr.	   bas son low sound. See {Bass} a part in music. ] (Mus.)	   A wind instrument of the double reed kind, furnished with	   holes, which are stopped by the fingers, and by keys, as in	   flutes. It forms the natural bass to the oboe, clarinet, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Its compass comprehends three octaves. For convenience	         of carriage it is divided into two parts; whence it is	         also called a fagot.	         [1913 Webster]
Bassoonist \Bas*soon"ist\, n.	   A performer on the bassoon. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster] Basso-rilievo
Basso-rilievo \Bas"so-ri*lie"vo\, Basso-relievo
\Bas"so-re*lie"vo\, n. [It. basso-rilievo.]	   Same as {Bas-relief}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bassorin \Bas"so*rin\, n. [Cf. F. bassorine.] (Chem.)	   A constituent part of a species of gum from {Bassora}, as	   also of gum tragacanth and some gum resins. It is one of the	   amyloses. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Bass-relief \Bass"-re*lief`\, n.	   Same as {Bas-relief}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bass viol \Bass" vi`ol\ (Mus.)	   A stringed instrument of the viol family, used for playing	   bass. See 3d {Bass}, n., and {Violoncello}.	   [1913 Webster]
Basswood \Bass"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The bass ({Tilia}) or its wood; especially, {Tilia	   Americana}. See {Bass}, the lime tree.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the bowls were made of basswood,	         White and polished very smoothly.        --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Bast \Bast\, n. [AS. b[ae]st; akin to Icel., Sw., Dan., D., & G.	   bast, of unknown origin. Cf. {Bass} the tree.]	   1. The inner fibrous bark of various plants; esp. of the lime	      tree; hence, matting, cordage, etc., made therefrom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thick mat or hassock. See 2d {Bass}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Basta \Bas"ta\, interj. [It.]	   Enough; stop. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bastard \Bas"tard\, n. [OF. bastard, bastart, F. b?tard, prob.	   fr. OF. bast, F. b?t, a packsaddle used as a bed by the	   muleteers (fr. LL. bastum) + -ard. OF. fils de bast son of	   the packsaddle; as the muleteers were accustomed to use their	   saddles for beds in the inns. See Cervantes, "Don Quixote,"	   chap. 16; and cf. G. bankert, fr. bank bench.]	   1. A "natural" child; a child begotten and born out of	      wedlock; an illegitimate child; one born of an illicit	      union.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By the civil and canon laws, and by the laws of many of	         the United States, a bastard becomes a legitimate child	         by the intermarriage of the parents at any subsequent	         time. But by those of England, and of some states of	         the United States, a child, to be legitimate, must at	         least be born after the lawful marriage. --Kent.	         Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sugar Refining)	      (a) An inferior quality of soft brown sugar, obtained from	          the sirups that have already had several boilings.	      (b) A large size of mold, in which sugar is drained.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A sweet Spanish wine like muscatel in flavor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brown bastard is your only drink.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A writing paper of a particular size. See {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bastard \Bas"tard\, a.	   1. Begotten and born out of lawful matrimony; illegitimate.	      See {Bastard}, n., note.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking in genuineness; spurious; false; adulterate; --	      applied to things which resemble those which are genuine,	      but are really not so.	      [1913 Webster]	            That bastard self-love which is so vicious in	            itself, and productive of so many vices. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of an unusual or irregular make or proportion; as, a	      bastard musket; a bastard culverin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) Abbreviated, as the half title in a page	      preceding the full title page of a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bastard ashlar} (Arch.), stones for ashlar work, roughly	      squared at the quarry.	   {Bastard file}, a file intermediate between the coarsest and	      the second cut.	   {Bastard type} (Print.), type having the face of a larger or	      a smaller size than the body; e. g., a nonpareil face on a	      brevier body.	   {Bastard wing} (Zool.), three to five quill feathers on a	      small joint corresponding to the thumb in some mammalia;	      the alula.	      [1913 Webster]	Bastard \Bas"tard\, v. t.	   To bastardize. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
bastardisation \bastardisation\ n.	   An act that debases or corrupts. [chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: bastardization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bastardise \bastardise\ v. t.	   Same as {bastardize}. [chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
Bastardism \Bas"tard*ism\, n.	   The state of being a bastard; bastardy.	   [1913 Webster]
bastardization \bastardization\ n.	   An act that debases or corrupts.	   Syn: bastardisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bastardize \Bas"tard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bastardized}	   (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bastardizing}.]	   1. To make or prove to be a bastard; to stigmatize as a	      bastard; to declare or decide legally to be illegitimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law is so indulgent as not to bastardize the	            child, if born, though not begotten, in lawful	            wedlock.                              --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beget out of wedlock. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to change something (for example, art forms) so that its	      value declines; to debase.	   Syn: bastardise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bastardized \bastardized\ adj. (Arts)	   deriving from more than one source or style. impure (vs.	   pure) --- (combined with extraneous elements)	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bastardly \Bas"tard*ly\, a.	   Bastardlike; baseborn; spurious; corrupt. [Obs.] -- adv. In	   the manner of a bastard; spuriously. [Obs.] --Shak. Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bastardy \Bas"tar*dy\, n.	   1. The state of being a bastard; illegitimacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The procreation of a bastard child. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Baste \Baste\ (b[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Basted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Basting}.] [Cf. Icel. beysta to strike, powder; Sw.	   basa to beat with a rod: perh. akin to E. beat.]	   1. To beat with a stick; to cudgel.	      [1913 Webster]	            One man was basted by the keeper for carrying some	            people over on his back through the waters. --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) To sprinkle flour and salt and drip butter or	      fat on, as on meat in roasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mark with tar, as sheep. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Baste \Baste\, v. t. [OE. basten, OF. bastir, F. b?tir, prob.	   fr. OHG. bestan to sew, MHG. besten to bind, fr. OHG. bast	   bast. See {Bast}.]	   To sew loosely, or with long stitches; -- usually, that the	   work may be held in position until sewed more firmly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Bastile
Bastile \Bas*tile"\ Bastille \Bas*tille"\(b[.a]s*t[=e]l" or	   b[.a]s"t[-e]l; 277), n. [F. bastille fortress, OF. bastir to	   build, F. b[^a]tir.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Feud. Fort.) A tower or an elevated work, used for the	      defense, or in the siege, of a fortified place.	      [1913 Webster]	            The high bastiles . . . which overtopped the walls.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. "The Bastille", formerly a castle or fortress in Paris,	      used as a prison, especially for political offenders;	      hence, a rhetorical name for a prison.	      [1913 Webster]
Bastinade \Bas`ti*nade"\, n.	   See {Bastinado}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Bastinade \Bas`ti*nade"\, v. t.	   To bastinado. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Bastinado \Bas`ti*na"do\, n.; pl. {Bastinadoes}. [Sp. bastonada	   (cf. F. bastonnade), fr. baston (cf. F. b[^a]ton) a stick or	   staff. See {Baston}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A blow with a stick or cudgel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sound beating with a stick or cudgel. Specifically: A	      form of punishment among the Turks, Chinese, and others,	      consisting in beating an offender on the soles of his	      feet.	      [1913 Webster]	Bastinado \Bas`ti*na"do\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bastinadoed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bastinadoing}.]	   To beat with a stick or cudgel, especially on the soles of	   the feet.	   [1913 Webster]
basting \basting\ n.	   1. Loose temporary stitches.	   Syn: baste, tacking.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Cookery) The act or process of moistening a roast as it	      is cooking.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bastion \Bas"tion\ (b[a^]s"ch[u^]n; 106), n. [F. bastion (cf.	   It. bastione), fr. LL. bastire to build (cf. F. b[^a]tir, It.	   bastire), perh. from the idea of support for a weight, and	   akin to Gr. basta`zein to lift, carry, and to E. baston,	   baton.] (Fort.)	   A work projecting outward from the main inclosure of a	   fortification, consisting of two faces and two flanks, and so	   constructed that it is able to defend by a flanking fire the	   adjacent curtain, or wall which extends from one bastion to	   another. Two adjacent bastions are connected by the curtain,	   which joins the flank of one with the adjacent flank of the	   other. The distance between the flanks of a bastion is called	   the gorge. A lunette is a detached bastion. See {Ravelin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bastioned \Bas"tioned\, a.	   Furnished with a bastion; having bastions.	   [1913 Webster]
Basto \Bas"to\ (b[.a]s"t[-o]), n. [Sp.]	   The ace of clubs in quadrille and omber. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Baston \Bas"ton\ (b[a^]s"t[u^]n), n. [OF. baston, F. b[^a]ton,	   LL. basto. See {Bastion}, and cf. {Baton}, and 3d {Batten}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A staff or cudgel. [Obs.] "To fight with blunt bastons."	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) See {Baton}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An officer bearing a painted staff, who formerly was in	      attendance upon the king's court to take into custody	      persons committed by the court. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Basutos \Ba*su"tos\, n. pl.; sing. {Basuto}. (Ethnol.)	   A warlike South African people of the Bantu stock, divided	   into many tribes, at one time subjected by the English. They	   formerly practiced cannibalism, but have now adopted many	   European customs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Basyle \Bas"yle\ (b[a^]s"[i^]l or b[=a]s"[i^]l), n. [Gr. ba`sis	   base + "y`lh wood. See {-yl}.] (Chem.)	   A positive or nonacid constituent of compound, either	   elementary, or, if compound, performing the functions of an	   element.	   [1913 Webster]
Basylous \Bas"y*lous\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having the nature of, a basyle;	   electro-positive; basic; -- opposed to {chlorous}. --Graham.	   [1913 Webster]
Bat \Bat\ (b[a^]t), n. [OE. batte, botte, AS. batt; perhaps fr.	   the Celtic; cf. Ir. bat, bata, stick, staff; but cf. also F.	   batte a beater (thing), wooden sword, battre to beat.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large stick; a club; specifically, a piece of wood with	      one end thicker or broader than the other, used in playing	      baseball, cricket, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In badminton, tennis, and similar games, a racket.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A sheet of cotton used for filling quilts or comfortables;	      batting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A part of a brick with one whole end; a brickbat.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   5. (Mining) Shale or bituminous shale. --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A stroke; a sharp blow. [Colloq. or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. A stroke of work. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. Rate of motion; speed. [Colloq.] "A vast host of fowl . .	      . making at full bat for the North Sea." --Pall Mall Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. A spree; a jollification. [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. Manner; rate; condition; state of health. [Scot. & Prov.	       Eng.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bat bolt} (Machinery), a bolt barbed or jagged at its butt	      or tang to make it hold the more firmly. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Bat \Bat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Batted} (b[a^]t"t[e^]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Batting}.]	   To strike or hit with a bat or a pole; to cudgel; to beat.	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Bat \Bat\, v. i.	   To use a bat, as in a game of baseball; when used with a	   numerical postmodifier it indicates a baseball player's	   performance (as a decimal) at bat; as, he batted .270 in 1993	   (i.e. he got safe hits in 27 percent of his official turns at	   bat).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Bat \Bat\, v. t. & i.	   1. To bate or flutter, as a hawk. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To wink. [Local, U. S. & Prov Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bat \Bat\, n. [Corrupt. from OE. back, backe, balke; cf. Dan.	   aften-bakke (aften evening), Sw. natt-backa (natt night),	   Icel. le[eth]r-blaka (le[eth]r leather), Icel. blaka to	   flutter.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Chiroptera}, an order of flying mammals, in which	   the wings are formed by a membrane stretched between the	   elongated fingers, legs, and tail. The common bats are small	   and insectivorous. See {Chiroptera} and {Vampire}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Silent bats in drowsy clusters cling.    --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bat tick} (Zool.), a wingless, dipterous insect of the genus	      {Nycteribia}, parasitic on bats.	      [1913 Webster]	Bat \Bat\, n. [Siamese.]	   Same as {Tical}, n., 1.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Batable \Bat"a*ble\, a. [Abbrev. from debatable.]	   Disputable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The border land between England and Scotland, being	         formerly a subject of contention, was called batable or	         debatable ground.	         [1913 Webster]
Batailled \Bat"ailled\, a.	   Embattled. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Batardeau \Ba`tar*deau"\, n. [F.]	   1. A cofferdam. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A wall built across the ditch of a fortification,	      with a sluice gate to regulate the height of water in the	      ditch on both sides of the wall.	      [1913 Webster] Batatas
Batatas \Ba*ta"tas\, Batata \Ba*ta"ta\, n.	   An aboriginal American name for the sweet potato ({Ipom[ae]a	   batatas}).	   [1913 Webster]
Batavian \Ba*ta"vi*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Batavi, an ancient Germanic tribe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to Batavia or Holland; as, a Batavian	      legion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Batavian Republic}, the name given to Holland by the French	      after its conquest in 1795.	      [1913 Webster]	Batavian \Ba*ta"vi*an\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Batavia or Holland. [R.]	   --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
batboy \bat"boy`\ (b[a^]t"boi`), n. (Baseball)	   A boy who holds the bats and presents the bat to a batter	   when the batter is going to the batter's box to bat. The	   batboy sometimes also keeps other team equipment.	   [PJC]
Batch \Batch\, n. [OE. bache, bacche, fr. AS. bacan to bake; cf.	   G. geb[aum]ck and D. baksel. See {Bake}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quantity of bread baked at one time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quantity of anything produced at one operation; a group	      or collection of persons or things of the same kind; as, a	      batch of letters; the next batch of business. "A new batch	      of Lords." --Lady M. W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]
Bate \Bate\, n. [Prob. abbrev. from debate.]	   Strife; contention. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bating}.] [From abate.]	   1. To lessen by retrenching, deducting, or reducing; to	      abate; to beat down; to lower.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must either bate the laborer's wages, or not	            employ or not pay him.                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allow by way of abatement or deduction.	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom he bates nothing of what he stood upon with	            the parliament.                       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To leave out; to except. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bate me the king, and, be he flesh and blood,	            He lies that says it.                 --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To remove. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            About autumn bate the earth from about the roots of	            olives, and lay them bare.            --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deprive of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When baseness is exalted, do not bate	            The place its honor for the person's sake.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\, v. i.	   1. To remit or retrench a part; -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abate thy speed, and I will bate of mine. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To waste away. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\, v. t.	   To attack; to bait. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\,	   imp. of {Bite}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\, v. i. [F. battre des ailes to flutter. Cf. {Bait}	   to flutter.]	   To flutter as a hawk; to bait. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\, n. (Jewish Antiq.)	   See 2d {Bath}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\, n. [Cf. Sw. beta maceration, soaking, G. beize, and	   E. bite.]	   An alkaline solution consisting of the dung of certain	   animals; -- employed in the preparation of hides; grainer.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	Bate \Bate\, v. t.	   To steep in bate, as hides, in the manufacture of leather.	   [1913 Webster]
Bateau \Ba*teau"\, n.; pl. {Bateaux}. [F. bateau, LL. batellus,	   fr. battus, batus, boat, which agrees with AS. b[=a]t boat:	   cf. W. bad boat. See {Boat}, n.]	   A boat; esp. a flat-bottomed, clumsy boat used on the	   Canadian lakes and rivers. [Written also, but less properly,	   {batteau}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bateau bridge}, a floating bridge supported by bateaux.	      [1913 Webster]
Bated \Bat"ed\, a.	   Reduced; lowered; restrained; as, to speak with bated breath.	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Bateful \Bate"ful\, a.	   Exciting contention; contentious. [Obs.] "It did bateful	   question frame." --Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Bateless \Bate"less\, a.	   Not to be abated. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Batement \Bate"ment\, n. [For {Abatement}. See 2d {Bate}.]	   Abatement; diminution. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Batement light} (Arch.), a window or one division of a	      window having vertical sides, but with the sill not	      horizontal, as where it follows the rake of a staircase.	      [1913 Webster]
Batfish \Bat"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A name given to several species of fishes:	   (a) The {Malthe vespertilio} of the Atlantic coast.	   (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic ({Cephalacanthus	       spinarella}).	   (c) The California batfish or sting ray ({Myliobatis	       Californicus}.)	       [1913 Webster]
Batfowler \Bat"fowl`er\, n.	   One who practices or finds sport in batfowling.	   [1913 Webster]
Batfowling \Bat"fowl`ing\, n. [From {Bat} a stick.]	   A mode of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or	   other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost.	   The birds, flying to the light, are caught with nets or	   otherwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Batful \Bat"ful\ (b[a^]t"f[.u]l), a. [Icel. bati amelioration,	   batna to grow better; akin to AS. bet better. Goth. ga-batnan	   to profit. [root]255. Cf. {Batten}, v. i., {Better}.]	   Rich; fertile. [Obs.] "Batful valleys." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bath \Bath\ (b[.a]th; 61), n.; pl. {Baths} (b[.a][th]z). [AS.	   b[ae][eth]; akin to OS. & Icel. ba[eth], Sw., Dan., D., & G.	   bad, and perh. to G. b[aum]hen to foment.]	   1. The act of exposing the body, or part of the body, for	      purposes of cleanliness, comfort, health, etc., to water,	      vapor, hot air, or the like; as, a cold or a hot bath; a	      medicated bath; a steam bath; a hip bath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Water or other liquid for bathing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A receptacle or place where persons may immerse or wash	      their bodies in water.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A building containing an apartment or a series of	      apartments arranged for bathing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the ancients, the public baths were of amazing	            extent and magnificence.              --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) A medium, as heated sand, ashes, steam, hot air,	      through which heat is applied to a body.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Photog.) A solution in which plates or prints are	      immersed; also, the receptacle holding the solution.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bath is used adjectively or in combination, in an	         obvious sense of or for baths or bathing; as, bathroom,	         bath tub, bath keeper.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Douche bath}. See {Douche}.	   {Order of the Bath}, a high order of British knighthood,	      composed of three classes, viz., knights grand cross,	      knights commanders, and knights companions, abbreviated	      thus: G. C. B., K. C. B., K. B.	   {Russian bath}, a kind of vapor bath which consists in a	      prolonged exposure of the body to the influence of the	      steam of water, followed by washings and shampooings.	   {Turkish bath}, a kind of bath in which a profuse	      perspiration is produced by hot air, after which the body	      is washed and shampooed.	   {Bath house}, a house used for the purpose of bathing; --	      also a small house, near a bathing place, where a bather	      undresses and dresses.	      [1913 Webster]	Bath \Bath\, n. [Heb.]	   A Hebrew measure containing the tenth of a homer, or five	   gallons and three pints, as a measure for liquids; and two	   pecks and five quarts, as a dry measure.	   [1913 Webster]	Bath \Bath\, n.	   A city in the west of England, resorted to for its hot	   springs, which has given its name to various objects.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bath brick}, a preparation of calcareous earth, in the form	      of a brick, used for cleaning knives, polished metal, etc.	      	   {Bath chair}, a kind of chair on wheels, as used by invalids	      at Bath. "People walked out, or drove out, or were pushed	      out in their Bath chairs." --Dickens.	   {Bath metal}, an alloy consisting of four and a half ounces	      of zinc and one pound of copper.	   {Bath note}, a folded writing paper, 8 1/2 by 14 inches.	   {Bath stone}, a species of limestone (o["o]lite) found near	      Bath, used for building.	      [1913 Webster]
Bathe \Bathe\ (b[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bathed}	   (b[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bathing}.] [OE. ba[eth]ien,	   AS. ba[eth]ian, fr. b[ae][eth] bath. See 1st {Bath}, and cf.	   {Bay} to bathe.]	   1. To wash by immersion, as in a bath; to subject to a bath.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chancing to bathe himself in the River Cydnus.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lave; to wet. "The lake which bathed the foot of the	      Alban mountain." --T. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To moisten or suffuse with a liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	            And let us bathe our hands in C[ae]sar's blood.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To apply water or some liquid medicament to; as, to bathe	      the eye with warm water or with sea water; to bathe one's	      forehead with camphor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To surround, or envelop, as water surrounds a person	      immersed. "The rosy shadows bathe me. " --Tennyson. "The	      bright sunshine bathing all the world." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	Bathe \Bathe\, v. i.	   1. To bathe one's self; to take a bath or baths. "They bathe	      in summer." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To immerse or cover one's self, as in a bath. "To bathe in	      fiery floods." --Shak. "Bathe in the dimples of her	      cheek." --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bask in the sun. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Bathe \Bathe\, n.	   The immersion of the body in water; as, to take one's usual	   bathe. --Edin. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Bather \Bath"er\ (b[=a][th]"[~e]r), n.	   One who bathes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bathetic \Ba*thet"ic\, a.	   Having the character of bathos. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
bathhouse \bathhouse\ n.	   1. a building containing dressing rooms for bathers.	   Syn: bathing machine.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a building containing public baths.	   Syn: bagnio.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bathing \Bath"ing\, n.	   Act of taking a bath or baths.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bathing machine}, a small room on wheels, to be driven into	      the water, for the convenience of bathers, who undress and	      dress therein.	      [1913 Webster]
Bathmism \Bath"mism\, n.	   See {Vital force}.	   [1913 Webster]
batholite \batholite\ n.	   A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have	   solidified deep within the earth.	   Syn: batholith, pluton, plutonic rock.	        [WordNet 1.5]
batholith \bath"o*lith\ (b[a^]th"[-o]*l[i^]th), n. [Gr. baqo`s	   depth + -lith.]	   A large mass of intrusive igneous rock believed to have	   solidified deep within the earth.	   Syn: batholite, pluton, plutonic rock.	        [WordNet 1.5]
batholithic \batholithic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to a batholith.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bathometer \Ba*thom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. baqo`s depth + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring depths, esp. one for taking	   soundings without a sounding line.	   [1913 Webster]
Bathorse \Bat"horse`\, n. [F. b[^a]t packsaddle (cheval de	   b[^a]t packhorse) + E. horse. See {Bastard}.]	   A horse which carries an officer's baggage during a campaign.	   [1913 Webster]
Bathos \Ba"thos\ (b[=a]"th[o^]s), n. [Gr. ba`qos depth, fr.	   baqy`s deep.] (Rhet.)	   A ludicrous descent from the elevated to the low, in writing	   or speech; anticlimax.	   [1913 Webster] bath towel
bath towel \bath towel\, bath-towel \bath-towel\n.	   a large towel used to dry oneself after a bath.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bathtub \bath"tub\ n.	   A relatively large tub used to take a bath, usually a	   permanent fixture in a bathroom; it is an open container that	   is filled with water, in which a person immerses himself for	   the purpose of washing the body.	   Syn: bath, tub.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
bathyal \bathyal\ adj.	   of or pertaining to bathymetry.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bathybius \Ba*thyb"i*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. baqy`s deep + bi`os	   life] (Zool.)	   A name given by Prof. Huxley to a gelatinous substance found	   in mud dredged from the Atlantic and preserved in alcohol. He	   supposed that it was free living protoplasm, covering a large	   part of the ocean bed. It is now known that the substance is	   of chemical, not of organic, origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Bathyergidae \Bath`y*erg"id*ae\ n.	   a natural family inclusing the mole rats and sand rats.	   Syn: family {Bathyergidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bathyergus \Bath`y*erg"us\ n.	   a genus consisting of the mole rats.	   Syn: genus {Bathyergus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bathygraphic \Bath`y*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. baqy`s deep + graphic.]	   Descriptive of the ocean depth; as, a bathygraphic chart.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Bathymetric
Bathymetric \Bath`y*met"ric\, Bathymetrical \Bath`y*met"ric*al\,	   a.	   Pertaining to bathymetry; relating to the measurement of	   depths, especially of depths in the sea. --	   {Bath`y*met"ric*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Bathymetry \Ba*thym"e*try\, n. [Gr. ba`qos depth + -metry.]	   The art or science of sounding, or measuring depths in the	   sea.	   [1913 Webster] bathyscaph
bathyscaph \bath"y*scaph\, bathyscaphe \bath"y*scaphe\n.	   navigable deep diving vessel for underwater exploration.	   Syn: bathyscape.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bathysphere \bath"y*sphere\ n.	   a spherical deep diving apparatus (lowered by a cable) for	   underwater exploration; it is constructed with a strong steel	   shell to withstand high pressures at the ocean bottom.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Batidaceae \Batidaceae\ n.	   a natural family coextensive with genus {Batis}; the	   saltworts.	   Syn: family {Batidaceae}, saltwort family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
batik \batik\ n.	   1. A dyed fabric with designs drawn on by applying a	      removable wax where the dye is not wanted.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The method used to create a batik[1]; using wax to allow	      drawing or printing of designs on a fabric.	      [PJC]
Bating \Bat"ing\, prep. [Strictly p. pr. of {Bate} to abate.]	   With the exception of; excepting.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have little reason to think that they bring many	         ideas with them, bating some faint ideas of hunger and	         thirst.                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Batis \Batis\ n.	   A small genus of plants constituting the family {Batidaceae}:	   low straggling dioecious shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Batis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Batiste \Ba*tiste"\, n. [F. batiste, from the name of the	   alleged first maker, Baptiste of Cambrai. --Littr['e].]	   Originally, cambric or lawn of fine linen; now applied also	   to cloth of similar texture made of cotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Batlet \Bat"let\, n. [Bat stick + -let.]	   A short bat for beating clothes in washing them; -- called	   also {batler}, {batling staff}, {batting staff}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Batman \Bat"man\ (b[a^]t"m[a^]n), n. [Turk. ba[.t]man.]	   A weight used in the East, varying according to the locality;	   in Turkey, the greater batman is about 157 pounds, the lesser	   only a fourth of this; at Aleppo and Smyrna, the batman is 17	   pounds. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]	Batman \Bat"man\ (b[add]"man or b[a^]t"man), n.; pl. {Batmen}	   (b[a^]t"men). [F. b[^a]t packsaddle + E. man. Cf.	   {Bathorse}.]	   A man who has charge of a bathorse and his load. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Batoidei \Ba*toi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ba`tos a kind of	   ray + -oid.] (Zool.)	   The division of fishes which includes the rays and skates.	   [1913 Webster]
Baton \Bat"on\ (b[a^]t"[u^]n, F. b[aum]`t[^o]N"; 277), n. [F.	   b[^a]ton. See {Baston}.]	   1. A staff or truncheon, used for various purposes; as, the	      baton of a field marshal; the baton of a conductor in	      musical performances.	      [1913 Webster]	            He held the baton of command.         --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) An ordinary with its ends cut off, borne sinister	      as a mark of bastardy, and containing one fourth in	      breadth of the bend sinister; -- called also {bastard	      bar}. See {Bend sinister}.	      [1913 Webster]
Batoon \Ba*toon"\, n.	   See {Baton}, and {Baston}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bat printing \Bat" print`ing\ (Ceramics)	   A mode of printing on glazed ware.	   [1913 Webster]
Batrachia \Ba*tra"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. batra`cheios	   belonging to a frog, fr. ba`trachos frog.] (Zool.)	   The order of amphibians which includes the frogs and toads;	   the Anura. Sometimes the word is used in a wider sense as	   equivalent to Amphibia.	   [1913 Webster]
Batrachian \Ba*tra"chi*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Batrachia. -- n. One of the Batrachia.	   [1913 Webster]
Batrachoid \Bat"ra*choid\, a. [Batrachia + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Froglike. Specifically: Of or pertaining to the	   {Batrachid[ae]}, a family of marine fishes, including the	   toadfish. Some have poisonous dorsal spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Batrachomyomachy \Bat`ra*cho*my*om"a*chy\, n. [Gr.	   batrachomyomachi`a; ba`trachos frog + my^s mouse + ma`chh	   battle.]	   The battle between the frogs and mice; -- a Greek parody on	   the Iliad, of uncertain authorship.	   [1913 Webster]
Batrachophagous \Bat`ra*choph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ba`trachos frog +	   fagei^n to eat.]	   Feeding on frogs. --Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
bats \bats\ (b[a^]ts), a.	   Crazy; insane; loony; demented; batty.	   [PJC]
Batsman \Bats"man\, n.; pl. {Batsmen}.	   The one who wields the bat in cricket, baseball, etc.; in	   baseball, the batsman is usually called the {batter}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Bat's-wing
Bat's-wing \Bat's"-wing"\or Batwing \Bat"wing\, a.	   Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.	   [1913 Webster]
Batta \Bat"ta\ (b[a^]t"t[.a]), n. [Prob. through Pg. for	   Canarese bhatta rice in the husk.]	   Extra pay; esp. an extra allowance to an English officer	   serving in India. --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Batta \Bat"ta\ (b[a^]t"t[.a]), n. [Hind. ba[.t][.t]a.]	   Rate of exchange; also, the discount on uncurrent coins.	   [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Battable \Bat"ta*ble\, a. [See {Batful}.]	   Capable of cultivation; fertile; productive; fattening.	   [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Battailant \Bat"tail*ant\, a. [F. bataillant, p. pr. See	   {Battle}, v. i. ] [Obs.]	   Prepared for battle; combatant; warlike. --Spenser. -- n. A	   combatant. --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Battailous \Bat"tail*ous\, a. [OF. bataillos, fr. bataille. See	   {Battle}, n.]	   Arrayed for battle; fit or eager for battle; warlike. [Obs.]	   "In battailous aspect." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Battalia \Bat*tal"ia\ (b[a^]t*t[=a]l"y[.a]; 106), n. [LL.	   battalia battle, a body of troops. See {Battle}, n.]	   1. Order of battle; disposition or arrangement of troops	      (brigades, regiments, battalions, etc.), or of a naval	      force, for action.	      [1913 Webster]	            A drawing up the armies in battalia.  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An army in battle array; also, the main battalia or body.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Battalion \Bat*tal"ion\ (b[a^]t*t[a^]l"y[u^]n; 106), n. [F.	   bataillon, fr. It. battaglione. See {Battalia}.]	   1. A body of troops; esp. a body of troops or an army in	      battle array. [archaic] "The whole battalion views."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Mil.) An infantry command of two or more companies, which	      is the tactical unit of the infantry, or the smallest	      command which is self-supporting upon the battlefield, and	      also the unit in which the strength of the infantry of an	      army is expressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States army, since April 29, 1898, a	         battalion consists of four companies, and three	         battalions form a regiment. The term is also applied to	         two or more batteries of artillery combined into a	         single command.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Battalion \Bat*tal"ion\, v. t.	   To form into battalions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Battel \Bat"tel\, n. [Obs. form. of {Battle}.] (Old Eng. Law)	   A single combat; as, trial by battel. See {Wager of battel},	   under {Wager}.	   [1913 Webster]	Battel \Bat"tel\, n. [Of uncertain etymology.]	   Provisions ordered from the buttery; also, the charges for	   them; -- only in the pl., except when used adjectively.	   [Univ. of Oxford, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Battel \Bat"tel\, v. i.	   To be supplied with provisions from the buttery. [Univ. of	   Oxford, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Battel \Bat"tel\, v. t. [Cf. {Batful}, {Batten}, v. i.]	   To make fertile. [Obs.] "To battel barren land." --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Battel \Bat"tel\, a.	   Fertile; fruitful; productive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A battel soil for grain, for pasture good. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster] Batteler
Batteler \Bat"tel*er\, Battler \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	   called for, answering nearly to a {sizar} at Cambridge.	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Batten \Bat"ten\ (b[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battened}	   (b[a^]t"t'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battening}.] [See {Batful}.]	   1. To make fat by plenteous feeding; to fatten. "Battening	      our flocks." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fertilize or enrich, as land.	      [1913 Webster]	Batten \Bat"ten\, v. i.	   To grow fat; to grow fat in ease and luxury; to glut one's	   self. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pampered monarch lay battening in ease. --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Skeptics, with a taste for carrion, who batten on the	         hideous facts in history, -- persecutions,	         inquisitions.                            --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Batten \Bat"ten\, n. [F. b[^a]ton stick, staff. See {Baton}.]	   A strip of sawed stuff, or a scantling; as,	   (a) pl. (Com. & Arch.) Sawed timbers about 7 by 2 1/2 inches	       and not less than 6 feet long. --Brande & C.	   (b) (Naut.) A strip of wood used in fastening the edges of a	       tarpaulin to the deck, also around masts to prevent	       chafing.	   (c) A long, thin strip used to strengthen a part, to cover a	       crack, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Batten door} (Arch.), a door made of boards of the whole	      length of the door, secured by battens nailed crosswise.	      [1913 Webster]	Batten \Bat"ten\, v. t.	   To furnish or fasten with battens.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To batten down}, to fasten down with battens, as the	      tarpaulin over the hatches of a ship during a storm.	      [1913 Webster]	Batten \Bat"ten\, n. [F. battant. See {Batter}, v. t.]	   The movable bar of a loom, which strikes home or closes the	   threads of a woof.	   [1913 Webster]
Battening \Bat"ten*ing\, n. (Arch.)	   Furring done with small pieces nailed directly upon the wall.	   [1913 Webster]
Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Battered}	   (b[a^]t"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battering}.] [OE. bateren,	   OF. batre, F. battre, fr. LL. battere, for L. batuere to	   strike, beat; of unknown origin. Cf. {Abate}, {Bate} to	   abate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To beat with successive blows; to beat repeatedly and with	      violence, so as to bruise, shatter, or demolish; as, to	      batter a wall or rampart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wear or impair as if by beating or by hard usage. "Each	      battered jade." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metallurgy) To flatten (metal) by hammering, so as to	      compress it inwardly and spread it outwardly.	      [1913 Webster]	Batter \Bat"ter\, n. [OE. batere, batire; cf. OF. bateure,	   bature, a beating. See {Batter}, v. t.]	   1. A semi-liquid mixture of several ingredients, as, flour,	      eggs, milk, etc., beaten together and used in cookery.	      --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Paste of clay or loam. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Printing) A bruise on the face of a plate or of type in	      the form.	      [1913 Webster]	Batter \Bat"ter\, n.	   A backward slope in the face of a wall or of a bank; receding	   slope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Batter rule}, an instrument consisting of a rule or frame,	      and a plumb line, by which the batter or slope of a wall	      is regulated in building.	      [1913 Webster]	Batter \Bat"ter\, v. i. (Arch.)	   To slope gently backward.	   [1913 Webster]	Batter \Bat"ter\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   The one who wields the bat in baseball; the one whose turn it	   is at bat; formerly called the {batsman}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
battered \battered\ adj.	   1. In deplorable condition; as, the battered old Ford station	      wagon.	   Syn: beat-up, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down,	        dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hit or pounded repeatedly and violently with heavy blows;	      as, a battered old car; antomyn of {unbattered}. [Narrower	      terms: {buffeted}; {storm-tossed, tempest-tossed,	      tempest-tost, tempest-swept}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Damaged especially by hard usage. his battered old hat	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. beaten repeatedly; -- of people; as, a battered child; the	      battered woman syndrome; a battered wife.	   Syn: beaten.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Batterer \Bat"ter*er\ (b[a^]t"t[~e]r*[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, batters.	   [1913 Webster]
battering \bat"ter*ing\ n.	   the act or process of subjecting to strong repeated blows.	   Syn: banging.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Battering-ram \Bat"ter*ing-ram`\, n.	   1. (Mil.) An engine used in ancient times to beat down the	      walls of besieged places.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was a large beam, with a head of iron, which was	         sometimes made to resemble the head of a ram. It was	         suspended by ropes to a beam supported by posts, and so	         balanced as to swing backward and forward, and was	         impelled by men against the wall. --Grose.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A blacksmith's hammer, suspended, and worked horizontally.	      [1913 Webster]
Battering train \Bat"ter*ing train`\ (Mil.)	   A train of artillery for siege operations.	   [1913 Webster]
Battery \Bat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Batteries}. [F. batterie, fr.	   battre. See {Batter}, v. t.]	   1. The act of battering or beating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The unlawful beating of another. It includes every	      willful, angry and violent, or negligent touching of	      another's person or clothes, or anything attached to his	      person or held by him.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.)	      (a) Any place where cannon or mortars are mounted, for	          attack or defense.	      (b) Two or more pieces of artillery in the field.	      (c) A company or division of artillery, including the	          gunners, guns, horses, and all equipments. In the	          United States, a battery of flying artillery consists	          usually of six guns.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Barbette battery}. See {Barbette}.	   {Battery d'enfilade}, or {Enfilading battery}, one that	      sweeps the whole length of a line of troops or part of a	      work.	   {Battery en ['e]charpe}, one that plays obliquely.	   {Battery gun}, a gun capable of firing a number of shots	      simultaneously or successively without stopping to load.	      	   {Battery wagon}, a wagon employed to transport the tools and	      materials for repair of the carriages, etc., of the	      battery.	   {In battery}, projecting, as a gun, into an embrasure or over	      a parapet in readiness for firing.	   {Masked battery}, a battery artificially concealed until	      required to open upon the enemy.	   {Out of battery}, or {From battery}, withdrawn, as a gun, to	      a position for loading.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.)	      (a) A number of coated jars (Leyden jars) so connected	          that they may be charged and discharged	          simultaneously.	      (b) An apparatus for generating voltaic electricity.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the {trough battery}, copper and zinc plates,	         connected in pairs, divide the trough into cells, which	         are filled with an acid or oxidizing liquid; the effect	         is exhibited when wires connected with the two	         end-plates are brought together. In {Daniell's	         battery}, the metals are zinc and copper, the former in	         dilute sulphuric acid, or a solution of sulphate of	         zinc, the latter in a saturated solution of sulphate of	         copper. A modification of this is the common {gravity	         battery}, so called from the automatic action of the	         two fluids, which are separated by their specific	         gravities. In {Grove's battery}, platinum is the metal	         used with zinc; two fluids are used, one of them in a	         porous cell surrounded by the other. In {Bunsen's} or	         the {carbon battery}, the carbon of gas coke is	         substituted for the platinum of Grove's. In	         {Leclanch['e]'s battery}, the elements are zinc in a	         solution of ammonium chloride, and gas carbon	         surrounded with manganese dioxide in a porous cell. A	         {secondary battery} is a battery which usually has the	         two plates of the same kind, generally of lead, in	         dilute sulphuric acid, and which, when traversed by an	         electric current, becomes charged, and is then capable	         of giving a current of itself for a time, owing to	         chemical changes produced by the charging current. A	         {storage battery} is a kind of secondary battery used	         for accumulating and storing the energy of electrical	         charges or currents, usually by means of chemical work	         done by them; an accumulator.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. A number of similar machines or devices in position; an	      apparatus consisting of a set of similar parts; as, a	      battery of boilers, of retorts, condensers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Metallurgy) A series of stamps operated by one motive	      power, for crushing ores containing the precious metals.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The box in which the stamps for crushing ore play up and	      down.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Baseball) The pitcher and catcher together.	      [1913 Webster]
Batting \Bat"ting\, n.	   1. The act of one who bats; the management of a bat in	      playing games of ball. --Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cotton in sheets, prepared for use in making quilts, etc.;	      as, cotton batting.	      [1913 Webster]
Battle \Bat"tle\, a.	   Fertile. See {Battel}, a. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Battle \Bat"tle\, n. [OE. bataille, bataile, F. bataille battle,	   OF., battle, battalion, fr. L. battalia, battualia, the	   fighting and fencing exercises of soldiers and gladiators,	   fr. batuere to strike, beat. Cf. {Battalia}, 1st {Battel},	   and see {Batter}, v. t. ]	   1. A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the	      divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement;	      a combat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A struggle; a contest; as, the battle of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole intellectual battle that had at its center	            the best poem of the best poet of that day. --H.	                                                  Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A division of an army; a battalion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The king divided his army into three battles.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cavalry, by way of distinction, was called the	            battle, and on it alone depended the fate of every	            action.                               --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The main body, as distinct from the van and rear;	      battalia. [Obs.] --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Battle is used adjectively or as the first part of a	         self-explaining compound; as, battle brand, a "brand"	         or sword used in battle; battle cry; battlefield;	         battle ground; battle array; battle song.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Battle piece}, a painting, or a musical composition,	      representing a battle.	   {Battle royal}.	      (a) A fight between several gamecocks, where the one that	          stands longest is the victor. --Grose.	      (b) A contest with fists or cudgels in which more than two	          are engaged; a m[^e]l['e]e. --Thackeray.	   {Drawn battle}, one in which neither party gains the victory.	      	   {To give battle}, to attack an enemy.	   {To join battle}, to meet the attack; to engage in battle.	   {Pitched battle}, one in which the armies are previously	      drawn up in form, with a regular disposition of the	      forces.	   {Wager of battle}. See under {Wager}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Conflict; encounter; contest; action.	   Usage: {Battle}, {Combat}, {Fight}, {Engagement}. These words	          agree in denoting a close encounter between contending	          parties. Fight is a word of less dignity than the	          others. Except in poetry, it is more naturally applied	          to the encounter of a few individuals, and more	          commonly an accidental one; as, a street fight. A	          combat is a close encounter, whether between few or	          many, and is usually premeditated. A battle is	          commonly more general and prolonged. An engagement	          supposes large numbers on each side, engaged or	          intermingled in the conflict.	          [1913 Webster]	Battle \Bat"tle\ (b[a^]t"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Battled}	   (-tl'd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Battling}.] [F. batailler, fr.	   bataille. See {Battle}, n.]	   To join in battle; to contend in fight; as, to battle over	   theories.	   [1913 Webster]	         To meet in arms, and battle in the plain. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Battle \Bat"tle\, v. t.	   To assail in battle; to fight.	   [1913 Webster] Battle-ax
Battle-ax \Bat"tle-ax`\ Battle-axe \Bat"tle-axe`\(-[a^]ks`), n.	   (Mil.)	   A kind of broadax formerly used as an offensive weapon.	   [1913 Webster]
Battled \Bat"tled\, p. p.	   Embattled. [Poetic] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
battledoor \bat"tle*door`\, n. [OE. batyldour. A corrupted form	   of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. batallador a great combatant, he	   who has fought many battles, Pg. batalhador, Pr. batalhador,	   warrior, soldier, fr. L. battalia; or cf. Pr. batedor batlet,	   fr. batre to beat, fr. L. batuere. See {Battle}, n.]	   1. An instrument, with a handle and a flat part covered with	      parchment or crossed with catgut, used to strike a	      shuttlecock in play; also, the play of battledoor and	      shuttlecock. [Also spelled {battledore}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [OE. battleder.] A child's hornbook. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
battledore \bat"tle*dore\ n.	   same as {battledoor}.	   Syn: battledore and shuttlecock.	        [WordNet 1.5]
battlefield \bat"tle*field\ n.	   a region where a battle is fought.	   Syn: battleground, field of battle, field.	        [WordNet 1.5]
battlefront \bat"tle*front\ n.	   the line along which opposing armies face each other.	   Syn: front, front line.	        [WordNet 1.5 #here]
battleground \bat"tle*ground\ n.	   a region where a battle is fought; same as {battlefield}.	   Syn: battlefield, field of battle, field.	        [WordNet 1.5]
battle-hardened \battle-hardened\ a.	   Experienced in combat, and therefore more effective at	   fighting; -- used mostly of infantry troops; as,	   battle-hardened veterans.	   Syn: combat-hardened, combat-tested.	        [PJC]
Battlement \Bat"tle*ment\ (-ment), n. [OE. batelment; cf. OF.	   bataillement combat, fr. batailler, also OF. bastillier,	   bateillier, to fortify. Cf. {Battle}, n., {Bastile},	   {Bastion}.] (Arch.)	   (a) One of the solid upright parts of a parapet in ancient	       fortifications.	   (b) pl. The whole parapet, consisting of alternate solids and	       open spaces. At first purely a military feature,	       afterwards copied on a smaller scale with decorative	       features, as for churches.	       [1913 Webster]
Battlemented \Bat"tle*ment*ed\ (-m[e^]nt*[e^]d), a.	   Having battlements.	   [1913 Webster]	         A battlemented portal.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Battle range \Bat"tle range`\ (Mil.)	   The range within which the fire of small arms is very	   destructive. With the magazine rifle, this is six hundred	   yards.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
battleship \bat"tle*ship`\ (Nav.) [shortened from line-of-battle	   ship, i.e. the most heavily armored ship suited to be in the	   front line of a naval battle.]	   An armor-plated warship built of steel and heavily armed,	   generally having over ten thousand tons displacement, and	   intended to be fit to combat the heaviest enemy ships in line	   of battle; the most heavily armed and armored class of	   warship at any given time.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Battologist \Bat*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One who battologizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Battologize \Bat*tol"o*gize\ (b[a^]t*t[o^]l"l[-o]*j[imac]z), v.	   t.	   To keep repeating needlessly; to iterate. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Battology \Bat*tol"o*gy\ (b[a^]t*t[o^]l"l[-o]*j[y^]), n. [F.	   battologie, fr. Gr. battologi`a; ba`ttos; a stammerer +	   lo`gos speech.]	   A needless repetition of words in speaking or writing.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Batton \Bat"ton\, n.	   See {Batten}, and {Baton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Battue \Bat"tue`\, n. [F. battue, fr. battre to beat. See	   {Batter}, v. t., and cf. {Battuta}.] (Hunting)	   (a) The act of beating the woods, bushes, etc., for game.	   (b) The game itself.	   (c) The wanton slaughter of game. --Howitt.	       [1913 Webster]
Batture \Bat`ture"\, n. [F., fr. battre to beat.]	   An elevated river bed or sea bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Battuta \Bat*tu"ta\, n. [It. battuta, fr. battere to beat.]	   (Mus.)	   The measuring of time by beating.	   [1913 Webster]
Batty \Bat"ty\ (b[a^]t"t[y^]), a.	   1. Belonging to, or resembling, a bat. "Batty wings." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crazy; demented; loony; nuts; as, her constant gabbing is	      driving me batty. [Colloq.]	   Syn: bats.	        [PJC]
Batule \Bat"ule\ (b[a^]t"[=u]l or b[.a]*t[=oo]l"), n.	   A springboard in a circus or gymnasium; -- called also	   {batule board}.	   [1913 Webster]
Batz \Batz\ (b[aum]ts), n.; pl. {Batzen}. [Ger. batz, batze,	   batzen, a coin bearing the image of a bear, Ger. b[aum]tz,	   betz, bear.]	   A small copper coin, with a mixture of silver, formerly	   current in some parts of Germany and Switzerland. It was	   worth about four cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Baubee \Bau*bee"\, n.	   Same as {Bawbee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bauble \Bau"ble\ (b[add]"b'l), n. [Cf. OF. baubel a child's	   plaything, F. babiole, It. babbola, LL. baubellum gem, jewel,	   L. babulus, a baburrus, foolish.]	   1. A trifling piece of finery; a gewgaw; that which is gay	      and showy without real value; a cheap, showy plaything.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ineffective bauble of an Indian pagod.	                                                  --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fool's club. [Obs.] "A fool's bauble was a short stick	      with a head ornamented with an ass's ears fantastically	      carved upon it." --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]
Baubling \Bau"bling\, a.	   See {Bawbling}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
baud \baud\ (b[add]d or b[^o]d), n. [Named after J. M. E.	   Baudot, a French inventor, died 1903.] (Computers,	   telecommunications)	   A unit of transmission speed for information conveyed over a	   digital communications channel, usually taken as equal to the	   number of bits of information transmitted per second. The	   speed in bauds indicates the number of signalling events per	   second; however, since it is necessary in most cases to	   transmit control information along with the data, the {data	   signalling rate} may be smaller than the baud rate.	   [PJC]
Baudekin \Bau"de*kin\, n. [OE. bawdekin rich silk stuff, OF.	   baudequin. See {Baldachin}.]	   The richest kind of stuff used in garments in the Middle	   Ages, the web being gold, and the woof silk, with embroidery;	   -- made originally at Baghdad. [Spelt also {baudkin},	   {baudkyn}, {bawdekin}, and {baldakin}.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Baudrick \Bau"drick\, n.	   A belt. See {Baldric}.	   [1913 Webster] Bauk
Bauk \Bauk\, Baulk \Baulk\, n. & v.	   See {Balk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Baum'e \Bau`m['e]"\, a.	   Designating or conforming to either of the scales used by the	   French chemist Antoine Baum['e] in the graduation of his	   hydrometers; of or relating to Baum['e]'s scales or	   hydrometers. There are two Baum['e] hydrometers. One, which	   is used with liquids heavier than water, sinks to 0[deg] in	   pure water, and to 15[deg] in a 15 per cent salt solution;	   the other, for liquids lighter than water, sinks to 0[deg] in	   a 10 per cent salt solution and to 10[deg] in pure water. In	   both cases the graduation, based on the distance between	   these fundamental points, is continued along the stem as far	   as desired.	   Note: Since all the degrees on a Baum['e] scale are thus	         equal in length, while those on a specific-gravity	         scale grow smaller as the density increases, there is	         no simple relation between degrees Baum['e] and	         specific gravity. However, readings on Baum['e]s scale	         may be approximately reduced to specific gravities by	         the following formul[ae] (x in each case being the	         reading on Baum['e]'s scale):	   (a) for liquids heavier than water, sp. gr. = 144 [div] (144	       - x);	   (b) for liquids lighter than water, sp. gr. = 144 [div] (134	       + x).	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Baunscheidtism \Baun"scheidt*ism\, n. [From the introducer, a	   German named Baunscheidt.] (Med.)	   A form of acupuncture, followed by the rubbing of the part	   with a stimulating fluid.	   [1913 Webster] Bauxite
Bauxite \Baux"ite\, Beauxite \Beaux"ite\,n. [F., fr. Baux or	   Beaux, near Arles.] (Min.)	   A ferruginous hydrate of alumina. It is the most commonly	   used ore for the preparation of aluminum and alumina. It is	   also used for the lining of furnaces which are exposed to	   intense heat.	   [1913 Webster]
bauxitic \bauxitic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to bauxite.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bavardage \Ba`var`dage"\, n. [F.]	   Much talking; prattle; chatter. --Byron.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bavaria \Ba*va"ri*a\ prop. n.	   A state in southern Germany.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bavarian \Ba*va"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Bavaria. -- n. A native or an inhabitant	   of Bavaria.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bavarian cream}. See under {Cream}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bavaroy \Bav"a*roy\, n. [F. Bavarois Bavarian.]	   A kind of cloak or surtout. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let the looped bavaroy the fop embrace.  --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Bavian \Ba"vi*an\ (b[=a]"v[i^]*an), n. [See {Baboon}.]	   A baboon.	   [1913 Webster]
Bavin \Bav"in\ (b[a^]v"[i^]n), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. baban tuft,	   tassel.]	   1. A fagot of brushwood, or other light combustible matter,	      for kindling fires; refuse of brushwood. [Obs. or Dial.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impure limestone. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Bawbee \Baw*bee"\, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. halfpenny.]	   A halfpenny. [Spelt also {baubee}.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bawble \Baw"ble\, n.	   A trinket. See {Bauble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawbling \Baw"bling\, a.	   Insignificant; contemptible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bawcock \Baw"cock\, n. [From F. beau fine + E. cock (the bird);	   or more prob. fr. OF. baud bold, gay + E. cock. Cf. {Bawd}.]	   A fine fellow; -- a term of endearment. [Obs.] "How now, my	   bawcock ?" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawd \Bawd\, n. [OE. baude, OF. balt, baut, baude, bold, merry,	   perh. fr. OHG. bald bold; or fr. Celtic, cf. W. baw dirt. Cf.	   {Bold}, {Bawdry}.]	   A person who keeps a house of prostitution, or procures women	   for a lewd purpose; a procurer or procuress; a lewd person;	   -- usually applied to a woman.	   [1913 Webster]	Bawd \Bawd\, v. i.	   To procure women for lewd purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawdily \Bawd"i*ly\, adv.	   Obscenely; lewdly.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawdiness \Bawd"i*ness\, n.	   Obscenity; lewdness.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawdrick \Bawd"rick\, n.	   A belt. See {Baldric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawdry \Bawd"ry\, n. [OE. baudery, OF. bauderie, balderie,	   boldness, joy. See {Bawd}.]	   1. The practice of procuring women for the gratification of	      lust.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Illicit intercourse; fornication. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Obscenity; filthy, unchaste language. "The pert style of	      the pit bawdry." --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]
Bawdy \Bawd"y\, a.	   1. Dirty; foul; -- said of clothes. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It [a garment] is al bawdy and to-tore also.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscene; filthy; unchaste. "A bawdy story." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Bawdyhouse \Baw"dy*house`\, n.	   A house of prostitution; a house of ill fame; a brothel.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawhorse \Baw"horse`\, n.	   Same as {Bathorse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawl \Bawl\ (b[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bawled} (b[add]ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Bawling}.] [Icel. baula to low, bellow, as a	   cow; akin to Sw. b["o]la; cf. AS bellan, G. bellen to bark,	   E. bellow, bull.]	   1. To cry out with a loud, full sound; to cry with vehemence,	      as in calling or exultation; to shout; to vociferate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cry loudly, as a child from pain or vexation.	      [1913 Webster]	Bawl \Bawl\, v. t.	   To proclaim with a loud voice, or by outcry, as a hawker or	   town-crier does. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Bawl \Bawl\, n.	   A loud, prolonged cry; an outcry.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawler \Bawl"er\, n.	   One who bawls.	   [1913 Webster]
Bawn \Bawn\, n. [Ir. & Gael. babhun inclosure, bulwark.]	   1. An inclosure with mud or stone walls, for keeping cattle;	      a fortified inclosure. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large house. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Bawrel \Baw"rel\, n. [Cf. It. barletta a tree falcon, or hobby.]	   A kind of hawk. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Bawsin
Bawsin \Baw"sin\, Bawson \Baw"son\, n. [OE. bawson, baucyne,	   badger (named from its color), OF. bauzan, bau[,c]ant,	   bauchant, spotted with white, pied; cf. It. balzano, F.	   balzan, a white-footed horse, It. balza border, trimming, fr.	   L. balteus belt, border, edge. Cf. {Belt}.]	   1. A badger. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large, unwieldy person. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]
Baxter \Bax"ter\, n. [OE. bakestre, bakistre, AS. b[ae]cestre,	   prop. fem. of b[ae]cere baker. See {Baker}.]	   A baker; originally, a female baker. [Old Eng. & Scotch]	   [1913 Webster]
Bay \Bay\ (b[=a]), a. [F. bai, fr. L. badius brown,	   chestnut-colored; -- used only of horses.]	   Reddish brown; of the color of a chestnut; -- applied to the	   color of horses.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bay cat} (Zool.), a wild cat of Africa and the East Indies	      ({Felis aurata}).	   {Bay lynx} (Zool.), the common American lynx ({Lynx lynx},	      formerly {Felis rufa} or {Lynx rufa}).	      [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie, fr. LL. baia. Of uncertain origin: cf.	   Ir. & Gael. badh or bagh bay, harbor, creek; Bisc. baia,	   baiya, harbor, and F. bayer to gape, open the mouth.]	   1. (Geog.) An inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf,	      but of the same general character.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is not used with much precision, and is often	         applied to large tracts of water, around which the land	         forms a curve; as, Hudson's Bay. The name is not	         restricted to tracts of water with a narrow entrance,	         but is used for any recess or inlet between capes or	         headlands; as, the Bay of Biscay.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A small body of water set off from the main body; as a	      compartment containing water for a wheel; the portion of a	      canal just outside of the gates of a lock, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A recess or indentation shaped like a bay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A principal compartment of the walls, roof, or other part	      of a building, or of the whole building, as marked off by	      the buttresses, vaulting, mullions of a window, etc.; one	      of the main divisions of any structure, as the part of a	      bridge between two piers.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A compartment in a barn, for depositing hay, or grain in	      the stalks.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A kind of mahogany obtained from Campeachy Bay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sick bay}, in vessels of war, that part of a deck	      appropriated to the use of the sick. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, n. [F. baie a berry, the fruit of the laurel and	   other trees, fr. L. baca, bacca, a small round fruit, a	   berry, akin to Lith. bapka laurel berry.]	   1. A berry, particularly of the laurel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The laurel tree ({Laurus nobilis}). Hence, in the plural,	      an honorary garland or crown bestowed as a prize for	      victory or excellence, anciently made or consisting of	      branches of the laurel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The patriot's honors and the poet's bays.	                                                  --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tract covered with bay trees. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bay leaf}, the leaf of the bay tree ({Laurus nobilis}). It	      has a fragrant odor and an aromatic taste, and is used for	      flavoring in food.	      [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bayed} (b[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Baying}.] [OE. bayen, abayen, OF. abaier, F. aboyer, to	   bark; of uncertain origin.]	   To bark, as a dog with a deep voice does, at his game.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hounds at nearer distance hoarsely bayed. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, v. t.	   To bark at; hence, to follow with barking; to bring or drive	   to bay; as, to bay the bear. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, n. [See {Bay}, v. i.]	   1. Deep-toned, prolonged barking. "The bay of curs."	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [OE. bay, abay, OF. abai, F. aboi barking, pl. abois,	      prop. the extremity to which the stag is reduced when	      surrounded by the dogs, barking (aboyant); aux abois at	      bay.] A state of being obliged to face an antagonist or a	      difficulty, when escape has become impossible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Embolden'd by despair, he stood at bay. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most terrible evils are just kept at bay by	            incessant efforts.                    --I. Taylor	      [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, v. t. [Cf. OE. b[ae]wen to bathe, and G. b[aum]hen to	   foment.]	   To bathe. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, n.	   A bank or dam to keep back water.	   [1913 Webster]	Bay \Bay\, v. t.	   To dam, as water; -- with up or back.	   [1913 Webster]
Baya \Ba"ya\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The East Indian weaver bird ({Ploceus Philippinus}).	   [1913 Webster] Bayad
Bayad \Ba*yad"\, Bayatte \Ba*yatte"\, n. [Ar. bayad.] (Zool.)	   A large, edible, siluroid fish of the Nile, of two species	   ({Bagrina bayad} and {Bagrina docmac}).	   [1913 Webster]
Bayadere \Ba`ya*dere"\, n. [F., from Pg. bailadeira a female	   dancer, bailar to dance.]	   A female dancer in the East Indies. [Written also	   {bajadere}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bayamo \Ba*ya"mo\, n. (Meteor.)	   A violent thunder squall occurring on the south coast of	   Cuba, esp. near Bayamo. The gusts, called bayamo winds, are	   modified foehn winds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bay-antler \Bay"-ant`ler\, n. [See {Bez-Antler}.] (Zool.)	   The second tine of a stag's horn. See under {Antler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bayard \Bay"ard\, n.	   1. [OF. bayard, baiart, bay horse; bai bay + -ard. See {Bay},	      a., and {-ard}.] Properly, a bay horse, but often any	      horse. Commonly in the phrase blind bayard, an old blind	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blind bayard moves the mill.          --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. bayeur, fr. bayer to gape.] A stupid, clownish	      fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Bayardly \Bay"ard*ly\, a.	   Blind; stupid. [Obs.] "A formal and bayardly round of	   duties." --Goodman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bayberry \Bay"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The fruit of the bay tree or {Laurus nobilis}.	   (b) A tree of the West Indies related to the myrtle ({Pimenta	       acris}).	   (c) The fruit of {Myrica cerifera} (wax myrtle); the shrub	       itself; -- called also {candleberry tree}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Bayberry tallow}, a fragrant green wax obtained from the	      bayberry or wax myrtle; -- called also {myrtle wax}.	      [1913 Webster]
Baybolt \Bay"bolt`\, n.	   A bolt with a barbed shank.	   [1913 Webster]
Bayed \Bayed\, a.	   Having a bay or bays. "The large bayed barn." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bayeux tapestry \Ba`yeux" tap"es*try\	   A piece of linen about 1 ft. 8 in. wide by 213 ft. long,	   covered with embroidery representing the incidents of William	   the Conqueror's expedition to England, preserved in the town	   museum of Bayeux in Normandy. It is probably of the 11th	   century, and is attributed by tradition to Matilda, the	   Conqueror's wife.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bay ice \Bay" ice`\	   See under {Ice}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bay leaf \Bay" leaf`\	   See under 3d {Bay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bayman \Bay"man\, n. (Nav.)	   In the United States navy, a sick-bay nurse; -- now	   officially designated as {hospital apprentice}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, n. [F. bayonnette, ba["i]onnette; -- so	   called, it is said, because the first bayonets were made at	   Bayonne.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil.) A pointed instrument of the dagger kind fitted on	      the muzzle of a musket or rifle, so as to give the soldier	      increased means of offense and defense.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally, the bayonet was made with a handle, which	         required to be fitted into the bore of the musket after	         the soldier had fired.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A pin which plays in and out of holes made to	      receive it, and which thus serves to engage or disengage	      parts of the machinery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bayonet clutch}. See {Clutch}.	   {Bayonet joint}, a form of coupling similar to that by which	      a bayonet is fixed on the barrel of a musket. --Knight.	   {bayonet mount}, (photography) a coupling mechanism for	      attaching removable lenses to the body of a camera, using	      a {bayonet socket}.	   {bayonet socket}, a coupling mechanism for attaching matching	      cylindrical parts to each other, where each of which has	      an arced L-shaped slot with the longer side perpendicular	      to the axis of the cylinder, such that the slots slide	      inside each other. There is also usually a knoblike	      projection on the mount so that when the two parts to be	      connected are fully inserted in proper alignment, they are	      locked in place. It is designed for rapid coupling and	      decoupling, requiring the turning of one part through only	      a small arc, in place of a screw-type arrangement, which	      requires several full turns.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Bayonet \Bay"o*net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bayoneted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bayoneting}.]	   1. To stab with a bayonet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compel or drive by the bayonet.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bayonet us into submission.        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Bayou \Bay"ou\, n.; pl. {Bayous}. [North Am. Indian bayuk, in F.	   spelling bayouc, bayouque.]	   An inlet from the Gulf of Mexico, from a lake, or from a	   large river, sometimes sluggish, sometimes without	   perceptible movement except from tide and wind. [Southern U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A dark slender thread of a bayou moves loiteringly	         northeastward into a swamp of huge cypresses. --G. W.	                                                  Cable.	   [1913 Webster]	Bayou State \Bay"ou State`\	   Mississippi; -- a nickname, from its numerous bayous.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bay rum \Bay" rum"\	   A fragrant liquid, used for cosmetic and medicinal purposes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The original bay rum, from the West Indies, is	         prepared, it is believed, by distillation from the	         leaves of the bayberry ({Myrcia acris}). The bay rum of	         the Pharmacop[oe]ia (spirit of myrcia) is prepared from	         oil of myrcia (bayberry), oil of orange peel, oil of	         pimento, alcohol, and water.	         [1913 Webster] Bays
Bays \Bays\, Bayze \Bayze\, n.	   See {Baize}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bay salt \Bay" salt`\	   Salt which has been obtained from sea water, by evaporation	   in shallow pits or basins, by the heat of the sun; the large	   crystalline salt of commerce. --Bacon. Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	Bay State \Bay State\	   Massachusetts, which had been called the Colony of	   Massachusetts Bay; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bay tree \Bay" tree`\	   A species of laurel. ({Laurus nobilis}).	   [1913 Webster]	Bay window \Bay" win"dow\	   1. (Arch.) A window forming a bay or recess in a room, and	      projecting outward from the wall, either in a rectangular,	      polygonal, or semicircular form; -- often corruptly called	      a {bow window}.	   Syn: bay window, bow window, bow-window.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. a protruding abdomen. [informal]	   Syn: belly, paunch, pot, potbelly, corporation, tummy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Bay yarn \Bay" yarn`\	   Woolen yarn. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster] Bazaar
Bazaar \Ba*zaar"\ Bazar \Ba*zar"\(b[.a]*z[aum]r"), n. [Per.	   b[=a]zar market.]	   1. In the East, an exchange, marketplace, or assemblage of	      shops where goods are exposed for sale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spacious hall or suite of rooms for the sale of goods,	      as at a fair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fair for the sale of fancy wares, toys, etc., commonly	      for a charitable purpose. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster] BC
BC \BC\, B C \B. C.\n.	   before Christ; used in reckoning dates before the supposed	   year Christ was born, i.e. 1 a. d..	   [WordNet 1.5]
bdellium \bdel"lium\, n. [L., fr. Gr. bde`llion; cf. Heb.	   b'dolakh bdellium (in sense 1).]	   1. An unidentified substance mentioned in the Bible (--Gen.	      ii. 12, and --Num. xi. 7), variously taken to be a gum, a	      precious stone, or pearls, or perhaps a kind of amber	      found in Arabia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gum resin of reddish brown color, brought from India,	      Persia, and Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Indian bdellium} or {false myrrh} is an exudation from	         {Balsamodendron Roxburghii}. Other kinds are known as	         {African bdellium}, {Sicilian bdellium}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Bdelloidea \Bdel*loi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. bde`lla leech +	   -oid.] (Zool.)	   The order of Annulata which includes the leeches. See	   {Hirudinea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bdellometer \Bdel*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. bde`lla leech + -meter.]	   (Med.)	   A cupping glass to which are attached a scarificator and an	   exhausting syringe. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Bdellomorpha \Bdel`lo*mor"pha\,n. [NL., fr. Gr. bde`lla leech +	   morfh` form.] (Zool.)	   An order of Nemertina, including the large leechlike worms	   ({Malacobdella}) often parasitic in clams.	   [1913 Webster]
Be \Be\ (b[=e]), v. i. [imp. {Was} (w[o^]z); p. p. {Been}	   (b[i^]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Being}.] [OE. been, beon, AS.	   be['o]n to be, be['o]m I am; akin to OHG. bim, pim, G. bin, I	   am, Gael. & Ir. bu was, W. bod to be, Lith. bu-ti, O. Slav.	   by-ti, to be, L. fu-i I have been, fu-turus about to be,	   fo-re to be about to be, and perh. to fieri to become, Gr.	   fy^nai to be born, to be, Skr. bh[=u] to be. This verb is	   defective, and the parts lacking are supplied by verbs from	   other roots, is, was, which have no radical connection with	   be. The various forms, am, are, is, was, were, etc., are	   considered grammatically as parts of the verb "to be", which,	   with its conjugational forms, is often called the substantive	   verb. [root]97. Cf. {Future}, {Physic}.]	   1. To exist actually, or in the world of fact; to have	      existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be contents his natural desire.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be, or not to be: that is the question. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exist in a certain manner or relation, -- whether as a	      reality or as a product of thought; to exist as the	      subject of a certain predicate, that is, as having a	      certain attribute, or as belonging to a certain sort, or	      as identical with what is specified, -- a word or words	      for the predicate being annexed; as, to be happy; to be	      here; to be large, or strong; to be an animal; to be a	      hero; to be a nonentity; three and two are five;	      annihilation is the cessation of existence; that is the	      man.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take place; to happen; as, the meeting was on Thursday.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To signify; to represent or symbolize; to answer to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The field is the world.               --Matt. xiii.	                                                  38.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seven candlesticks which thou sawest are the	            seven churches.                       --Rev. i. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The verb to be (including the forms is, was, etc.) is	         used in forming the passive voice of other verbs; as,	         John has been struck by James. It is also used with the	         past participle of many intransitive verbs to express a	         state of the subject. But have is now more commonly	         used as the auxiliary, though expressing a different	         sense; as, "Ye have come too late -- but ye are come. "	         "The minstrel boy to the war is gone." The present and	         imperfect tenses form, with the infinitive, a	         particular future tense, which expresses necessity,	         duty, or purpose; as, government is to be supported; we	         are to pay our just debts; the deed is to be signed	         to-morrow.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Have or had been, followed by to, implies movement. "I	         have been to Paris." --Sydney Smith. "Have you been to	         Franchard ?" --R. L. Stevenson.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Been, or ben, was anciently the plural of the	         indicative present. "Ye ben light of the world."	         --Wyclif, Matt. v. 14. Afterwards be was used, as in	         our Bible: "They that be with us are more than they	         that be with them." --2 Kings vi. 16. Ben was also the	         old infinitive: "To ben of such power." --R. of	         Gloucester. Be is used as a form of the present	         subjunctive: "But if it be a question of words and	         names." --Acts xviii. 15. But the indicative forms, is	         and are, with if, are more commonly used.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Be it so}, a phrase of supposition, equivalent to suppose it	      to be so; or of permission, signifying let it be so.	      --Shak.	   {If so be}, in case.	   {To be from}, to have come from; as, from what place are you?	      I am from Chicago.	   {To let be}, to omit, or leave untouched; to let alone. "Let	      be, therefore, my vengeance to dissuade." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {To be}, {Exist}.	   Usage: The verb to be, except in a few rare cases, like that	          of Shakespeare's "To be, or not to be", is used simply	          as a copula, to connect a subject with its predicate;	          as, man is mortal; the soul is immortal. The verb to	          exist is never properly used as a mere copula, but	          points to things that stand forth, or have a	          substantive being; as, when the soul is freed from all	          corporeal alliance, then it truly exists. It is not,	          therefore, properly synonymous with to be when used as	          a copula, though occasionally made so by some writers	          for the sake of variety; as in the phrase "there	          exists [is] no reason for laying new taxes." We may,	          indeed, say, "a friendship has long existed between	          them," instead of saying, "there has long been a	          friendship between them;" but in this case, exist is	          not a mere copula. It is used in its appropriate sense	          to mark the friendship as having been long in	          existence.	          [1913 Webster]
Be- \Be-\ [AS. be, and in accented form b[imac], akin to OS. be	   and b[imac], OHG. bi, pi, and p[imac], MHG. be and b[imac],	   G. be and bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi` about (cf. AS.	   bese['o]n to look about). [root]203. Cf. {By}, {Amb-}.]	   A prefix, originally the same word as by; joined with verbs,	   it serves:	   (a) To intensify the meaning; as, bespatter, bestir.	   (b) To render an intransitive verb transitive; as, befall (to	       fall upon); bespeak (to speak for).	   (c) To make the action of a verb particular or definite; as,	       beget (to get as offspring); beset (to set around).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is joined with certain substantives, and a few	         adjectives, to form verbs; as, bedew, befriend,	         benight, besot; belate (to make late); belittle (to	         make little). It also occurs in certain nouns, adverbs,	         and prepositions, often with something of the force of	         the preposition by, or about; as, belief (believe),	         behalf, bequest (bequeath); because, before, beneath,	         beside, between.	         In some words the original force of be is obscured or	         lost; as, in become, begin, behave, behoove, belong.	         [1913 Webster]
Beach \Beach\ (b[=e]ch), n.; pl. {Beaches} (-[e^]z). [Cf. Sw.	   backe hill, Dan. bakke, Icel. bakki hill, bank. Cf. {Bank}.]	   1. Pebbles, collectively; shingle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The shore of the sea, or of a lake, which is washed by the	      waves; especially, a sandy or pebbly shore; the strand.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beach flea} (Zool.), the common name of many species of	      amphipod Crustacea, of the family {Orchestid[ae]}, living	      on the sea beaches, and leaping like fleas.	   {Beach grass} (Bot.), a coarse grass ({Ammophila	      arundinacea}), growing on the sandy shores of lakes and	      seas, which, by its interlaced running rootstocks, binds	      the sand together, and resists the encroachment of the	      waves.	   {Beach wagon}, a light open wagon with two or more seats.	   {Raised beach}, an accumulation of water-worn stones, gravel,	      sand, and other shore deposits, above the present level of	      wave action, whether actually raised by elevation of the	      coast, as in Norway, or left by the receding waters, as in	      many lake and river regions.	      [1913 Webster]	Beach \Beach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beached} (b[=e]cht); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Beaching}.]	   To run or drive (as a vessel or a boat) upon a beach; to	   strand; as, to beach a ship.	   [1913 Webster]	Beach comber \Beach" comb`er\	   A long, curling wave rolling in from the ocean. See {Comber}.	   [Amer., archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
beachcomber \beachcomber\ [Written also {beach-comber} or {beach	   comber}.] (Naut.)	   1. A vagrant seaman, usually of low character, who loiters	      about seaports, particularly on the shores and islands of	      the Pacific Ocean.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            I was fortunate enough, however, to forgather with a	            Scotchman who was a beach-comber.     --F. T.	                                                  Bullen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a vagrant living on a beach.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a person who searches along a beach for objects of value,	      such as lost objects or seashells.	      [PJC]
Beached \Beached\ (b[=e]cht), p. p. & a.	   1. Bordered by a beach.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beached verge of the salt flood.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Driven on a beach; stranded; drawn up on a beach; as, the	      ship is beached.	      [1913 Webster]
beachhead \beach"head`\ n.	   an area in hostile territory that has been occupied and is	   held to allow aditional troops and supplies to enter.	   Syn: bridgehead, foothold.	        [WordNet 1.5]
beachlike \beach"like`\ adj.	   having an extensive gently sloping area of sand or gravel; --	   of a shore or shoreline. Opposite of {cliffy}. [Narrower	   terms: {gravelly, pebbly, shingly}]	   Syn: beachy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
beachwear \beach"wear\ n.	   clothing to be worn at a beach.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Beachy \Beach"y\, a.	   Having a beach or beaches; formed by a beach or beaches;	   shingly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The beachy girdle of the ocean.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beacon \Bea"con\ (b[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. bekene, AS. be['a]cen,	   b[=e]cen; akin to OS. b[=o]kan, Fries. baken, beken, sign,	   signal, D. baak, OHG. bouhhan, G. bake; of unknown origin.	   Cf. {Beckon}.]	   1. A signal fire to notify of the approach of an enemy, or to	      give any notice, commonly of warning.	      [1913 Webster]	            No flaming beacons cast their blaze afar. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A signal, such as that from a lighthouse, or a conspicuous	      mark erected on an eminence near the shore, or moored in	      shoal water, as a guide to mariners.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A high hill near the shore. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which gives notice of danger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Modest doubt is called	            The beacon of the wise.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Navigation) a radio transmitter which emits a	      characteristic signal indication its location, so that	      vehicles may determine their exact location by locating	      the beacon with a radio compass; -- also called {radio	      beacon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [fig.] that which provides guidance or inspiration; the	      Constitution has been a beacon for civil rights activists.	      [PJC]	   {Beacon fire}, a signal fire.	      [1913 Webster]	Beacon \Bea"con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beaconed} (b[=e]"k'nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Beaconing}.]	   1. To give light to, as a beacon; to light up; to illumine.	      [1913 Webster]	            That beacons the darkness of heaven.  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with a beacon or beacons.	      [1913 Webster]
Beaconage \Bea"con*age\, n.	   Money paid for the maintenance of a beacon; also, beacons,	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaconless \Bea"con*less\, a.	   Having no beacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Bead \Bead\ (b[=e]d), n. [OE. bede prayer, prayer bead, AS. bed,	   gebed, prayer; akin to D. bede, G. bitte, AS. biddan, to ask,	   bid, G. bitten to ask, and perh. to Gr. pei`qein to persuade,	   L. fidere to trust. Beads are used by the Roman Catholics to	   count their prayers, one bead being dropped down a string	   every time a prayer is said. Cf. Sp. cuenta bead, fr. contar	   to count. See {Bid}, in to bid beads, and {Bide}.]	   1. A prayer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and	      worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting	      prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the	      phrases to tell beads,	   {to be at one's beads},	   {to bid beads}, etc., meaning, to be at prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any small globular body; as,	      (a) A bubble in spirits.	      (b) A drop of sweat or other liquid. "Cold beads of	          midnight dew." --Wordsworth.	      (c) A small knob of metal on a firearm, used for taking	          aim (whence the expression to draw a bead, for, to	          take aim).	      (d) (Arch.) A small molding of rounded surface, the	          section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be	          continuous, or broken into short embossments.	      (e) (Chem.) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or	          microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for	          several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron,	          manganese, etc., before the blowpipe; as, the borax	          bead; the iron bead, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Bead and butt} (Carp.), framing in which the panels are	      flush, having beads stuck or run upon the two edges.	      --Knight.	   {Bead mold}, a species of fungus or mold, the stems of which	      consist of single cells loosely jointed together so as to	      resemble a string of beads. [Written also {bead mould}.]	      	   {Bead tool}, a cutting tool, having an edge curved so as to	      make beads or beading.	   {Bead tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Melia}, the best	      known species of which ({Melia azedarach}), has blue	      flowers which are very fragrant, and berries which are	      poisonous.	      [1913 Webster]	Bead \Bead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Beading}.]	   To ornament with beads or beading.	   [1913 Webster]	Bead \Bead\, v. i.	   To form beadlike bubbles.	   [1913 Webster]
beaded \beaded\ adj.	   1. imp. & p. p. of {bead}, v. t. & i..	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. covered with beads or jewels or sequins.	   Syn: beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed,	        jeweled, jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. appearing as if covered with beads; as, Her face was	      beaded with sweat.	      [PJC] Beadhouse
Beadhouse \Bead"house`\, Bedehouse \Bede"house`\, n. [OE. bede	   prayer + E. house. See {Bead}, n.]	   An almshouse for poor people who pray daily for their	   benefactors.	   [1913 Webster]
Beading \Bead"ing\, n.	   1. (Arch.) Molding in imitation of beads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The beads or bead-forming quality of certain liquors; as,	      the beading of a brand of whisky.	      [1913 Webster]
Beadle \Bea"dle\, n. [OE. bedel, bidel, budel, OF. bedel, F.	   bedeau, fr. OHG. butil, putil, G. b["u]ttel, fr. OHG. biotan,	   G. bieten, to bid, confused with AS. bydel, the same word as	   OHG. butil. See. {Bid}, v.]	   1. A messenger or crier of a court; a servitor; one who cites	      or bids persons to appear and answer; -- called also an	      {apparitor} or {summoner}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer in a university, who precedes public	      processions of officers and students. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the archaic spellings bedel (Oxford) and	         bedell (Cambridge) are preserved.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. An inferior parish officer in England having a variety of	      duties, as the preservation of order in church service,	      the chastisement of petty offenders, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Beadlery \Bea"dle*ry\, n.	   Office or jurisdiction of a beadle.	   [1913 Webster]
Beadleship \Bea"dle*ship\, n.	   The state of being, or the personality of, a beadle. --A.	   Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bead proof \Bead" proof`\	   1. Among distillers, a certain degree of strength in	      alcoholic liquor, as formerly ascertained by the floating	      or sinking of glass globules of different specific	      gravities thrown into it; now ascertained by more accurate	      meters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A degree of strength in alcoholic liquor as shown by beads	      or small bubbles remaining on its surface, or at the side	      of the glass, when shaken.	      [1913 Webster]
Beadroll \Bead"roll`\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   A catalogue of persons, for the rest of whose souls a certain	   number of prayers are to be said or counted off on the beads	   of a chaplet; hence, a catalogue in general.	   [1913 Webster]	         On Fame's eternal beadroll worthy to be filed.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is quite startling, on going over the beadroll of	         English worthies, to find how few are directly	         represented in the male line.            --Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster] Beadsman
Beadsman \Beads"man\, Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   A poor man, supported in a beadhouse, and required to pray	   for the soul of its founder; an almsman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whereby ye shall bind me to be your poor beadsman for	         ever unto Almighty God.                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Beadsnake \Bead"snake`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small poisonous snake of North America ({Elaps fulvius}),	   banded with yellow, red, and black.	   [1913 Webster] Beadswoman
Beadswoman \Beads"wom`an\, Bedeswoman \Bedes"wom`an\, n.; pl.	   {-women}.	   Fem. of {Beadsman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beadwork \Bead"work`\, n.	   Ornamental work in beads.	   [1913 Webster]
Beady \Bead"y\, a.	   1. Resembling beads; small, round, and glistening. "Beady	      eyes." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered or ornamented with, or as with, beads.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by beads; as, beady liquor.	      [1913 Webster]
beady-eyed \beady-eyed\ adj.	   1. having eyes that gleam with malice.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Beagle \Bea"gle\, n. [OE. begele; perh. of Celtic origin; cf.	   Ir. & Gael. beag small, little, W. bach. F. bigle is from	   English.]	   1. A small hound, or hunting dog, twelve to fifteen inches	      high, used in hunting hares and other small game. See	      Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A spy or detective; a constable.	      [1913 Webster]
beagling \beagling\ n.	   hunting rabbits with beagles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Beak \Beak\ (b[=e]k), n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael.	   & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny	          sheath, covering the jaws. The form varies much	          according to the food and habits of the bird, and is	          largely used in the classification of birds.	      (b) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.	      (c) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and	          other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.	      (d) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the	          hinge of a bivalve.	      (e) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing	          the canal.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as	      a promontory of land. --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Antiq.) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal	      head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient	      galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a	      beakhead.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which	      is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris	      or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water	      is thrown off.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird,	      terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Far.) A toe clip. See {Clip}, n. (Far.).	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A magistrate or policeman. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Beaked \Beaked\ (b[=e]kt), a.	   1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped. "Each	      beaked promontory." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak;	      rostrate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beaked whale} (Zool.), a cetacean of the genus {Hyperoodon};	      the bottlehead whale.	      [1913 Webster]
Beaker \Beak"er\ (b[=e]k"[~e]r), n. [OE. biker; akin to Icel.	   bikarr, Sw. b[aum]gare, Dan. baeger, G. becher, It.	   bicchiere; -- all fr. LL. bicarium, prob. fr. Gr. bi^kos wine	   jar, or perh. L. bacar wine vessel. Cf. {Pitcher} a jug.]	   1. A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a	      foot or standard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting	      lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring	      heat. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Beakhead \Beak"head`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) An ornament used in rich Norman doorways,	      resembling a head with a beak. --Parker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of	          a vessel, which contains the water closets of the	          crew.	      (b) (Antiq.) Same as {Beak}, 3.	          [1913 Webster]
Beakiron \Beak"i*ron\, n. [From {Bickern}.]	   A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach	   the interior surfaces of sheet metal ware; the horn of an	   anvil.	   [1913 Webster]
Beal \Beal\ (b[=e]l), n. [See {Boil} a tumor.] (Med.)	   A small inflammatory tumor; a pustule. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Beal \Beal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bealed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bealing}.]	   To gather matter; to swell and come to a head, as a pimple.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Be-all \Be"-all`\, n.	   The whole; all that is to be. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beam \Beam\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. be['a]m beam, post, tree, ray of	   light; akin to OFries. b[=a]m tree, OS. b[=o]m, D. boom, OHG.	   boum, poum, G. baum, Icel. ba[eth]mr, Goth. bagms and Gr.	   fy^ma a growth, fy^nai to become, to be. Cf. L. radius staff,	   rod, spoke of a wheel, beam or ray, and G. strahl arrow,	   spoke of a wheel, ray or beam, flash of lightning. [root]97.	   See {Be}; cf. {Boom} a spar.]	   1. Any large piece of timber or iron long in proportion to	      its thickness, and prepared for use.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the principal horizontal timbers of a building or	      ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beams of a vessel are strong pieces of timber	            stretching across from side to side to support the	            decks.                                --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The width of a vessel; as, one vessel is said to have more	      beam than another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The bar of a balance, from the ends of which the scales	      are suspended.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doubtful beam long nods from side to side.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The principal stem or horn of a stag or other deer, which	      bears the antlers, or branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The pole of a carriage. [Poetic] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A cylinder of wood, making part of a loom, on which	      weavers wind the warp before weaving; also, the cylinder	      on which the cloth is rolled, as it is woven; one being	      called the fore beam, the other the back beam.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The straight part or shank of an anchor.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The main part of a plow, to which the handles and colter	      are secured, and to the end of which are attached the oxen	      or horses that draw it.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Steam Engine) A heavy iron lever having an oscillating	       motion on a central axis, one end of which is connected	       with the piston rod from which it receives motion, and	       the other with the crank of the wheel shaft; -- called	       also {working beam} or {walking beam}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A ray or collection of parallel rays emitted from the sun	       or other luminous body; as, a beam of light, or of heat.	       [1913 Webster]	             How far that little candle throws his beams!	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Fig.): A ray; a gleam; as, a beam of comfort.	       [1913 Webster]	             Mercy with her genial beam.          --Keble.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called	       also {beam feather}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Abaft the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon between a	      line that crosses the ship at right angles, or in the	      direction of her beams, and that point of the compass	      toward which her stern is directed.	   {Beam center} (Mach.), the fulcrum or pin on which the	      working beam of an engine vibrates.	   {Beam compass}, an instrument consisting of a rod or beam,	      having sliding sockets that carry steel or pencil points;	      -- used for drawing or describing large circles.	   {Beam engine}, a steam engine having a working beam to	      transmit power, in distinction from one which has its	      piston rod attached directly to the crank of the wheel	      shaft.	   {Before the beam} (Naut.), in an arc of the horizon included	      between a line that crosses the ship at right angles and	      that point of the compass toward which the ship steers.	   {On the beam}, in a line with the beams, or at right angles	      with the keel.	   {On the weather beam}, on the side of a ship which faces the	      wind.	   {To be on her beam ends}, to incline, as a vessel, so much on	      one side that her beams approach a vertical position.	      [1913 Webster]	Beam \Beam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beamed} (b[=e]md); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Beaming}.]	   To send forth; to emit; -- followed ordinarily by forth; as,	   to beam forth light.	   [1913 Webster]	Beam \Beam\, v. i.	   To emit beams of light.	   [1913 Webster]	         He beamed, the daystar of the rising age. --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Beambird \Beam"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European flycatcher ({Muscicapa grisola}), so called	   because it often nests on a beam in a building.	   [1913 Webster]
Beamed \Beamed\, a.	   Furnished with beams, as the head of a stag.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tost his beamed frontlet to the sky.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Beamful \Beam"ful\, a.	   Beamy; radiant.	   [1913 Webster]
Beamily \Beam"i*ly\, adv.	   In a beaming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaminess \Beam"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being beamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaming \Beam"ing\, a.	   Emitting beams; radiant.	   [1913 Webster]
Beamingly \Beam"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a beaming manner; radiantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Beamless \Beam"less\, a.	   1. Not having a beam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not emitting light.	      [1913 Webster]
Beamlet \Beam"let\, n.	   A small beam of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Beam tree \Beam" tree`\ [AS. be['a]m a tree. See {Beam}.] (Bot.)	   A tree ({Pyrus aria}) related to the apple.	   [1913 Webster]
Beamy \Beam"y\, a.	   1. Emitting beams of light; radiant; shining. "Beamy gold."	      --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling a beam in size and weight; massy.	      [1913 Webster]	            His double-biting ax, and beamy spear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having horns, or antlers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beamy stags in toils engage.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Bean \Bean\ (b[=e]n), n. [OE. bene, AS. be['a]n; akin to D.	   boon, G. bohne, OHG. p[=o]na, Icel. baun, Dan. b["o]nne, Sw.	   b["o]na, and perh. to Russ. bob, L. faba.]	   1. (Bot.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous	      herbs, chiefly of the genera {Faba}, {Phaseolus}, and	      {Dolichos}; also, to the herbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The origin and classification of many kinds are still	         doubtful. Among true beans are: the black-eyed bean and	         China bean, included in {Dolichos Sinensis}; black	         Egyptian bean or hyacinth bean, {Dolichos Lablab}; the	         common haricot beans, kidney beans, string beans, and	         pole beans, all included in {Phaseolus vulgaris}; the	         lower bush bean, {Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety nanus;	         Lima bean, {Phaseolus lunatus}; Spanish bean and	         scarlet runner, {Phaseolus multiflorus}; Windsor bean,	         the common bean of England, {Faba vulgaris}.	         [1913 Webster] As an article of food beans are classed	         with vegetables.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more	      or less resembling true beans.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bean aphis} (Zool.), a plant louse ({Aphis fab[ae]}) which	      infests the bean plant.	   {Bean fly} (Zool.), a fly found on bean flowers.	   {Bean goose} (Zool.), a species of goose ({Anser segetum}).	      	   {Bean weevil} (Zool.), a small weevil that in the larval	      state destroys beans. The American species is {Bruchus	      fab[ae]}.	   {Florida bean} (Bot.), the seed of {Mucuna urens}, a West	      Indian plant. The seeds are washed up on the Florida	      shore, and are often polished and made into ornaments.	   {Ignatius bean}, or {St. Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), a species	      of {Strychnos}.	   {Navy bean}, the common dried white bean of commerce;	      probably so called because an important article of food in	      the navy.	   {Pea bean}, a very small and highly esteemed variety of the	      edible white bean; -- so called from its size.	   {Sacred bean}. See under {Sacred}.	   {Screw bean}. See under {Screw}.	   {Sea bean}.	      (a) Same as {Florida bean}.	      (b) A red bean of unknown species used for ornament.	   {Tonquin bean}, or {Tonka bean}, the fragrant seed of	      {Dipteryx odorata}, a leguminous tree.	   {Vanilla bean}. See under {Vanilla}.	      [1913 Webster]
beanbag \bean"bag`\ n.	   a small cloth bag filled with dried beans; it is thrown from	   person to person in games.	   [WordNet 1.5]
beanball \bean"ball`\ n.	   a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head.	   Syn: beaner.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bean caper \Bean" ca`per\ (Bot.)	   A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy	   leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of	   the genus {Zygophyllum}.	   [1913 Webster]
beaner \beaner\ n.	   a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head.	   Syn: beanball.	        [WordNet 1.5]
beanfeast \beanfeast\ n.	   (British) an annual dinner party given by an employer for the	   employees.	   [WordNet 1.5]
beanie \beanie\ n.	   a small skullcap; formerly worn by schoolboys and college	   freshmen.	   Syn: beany.	        [WordNet 1.5]
beano \beano\ n.	   1. a game in which numbered balls are drawn and random and	      players cover the correponding numbers on their cards.	   Syn: lotto, bingo, keno.	        [WordNet 1.5]
beanstalk \beanstalk\ n.	   1. stem of a bean plant.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bean trefoil \Bean" tre"foil\ (Bot.)	   A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves	   ({Anagyris foetida}).	   [1913 Webster]
beany \bean"y\ n.	   same as {beanie}.	   Syn: beanie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[=o]r) (formerly	   {Bare} (b[^a]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[^o]rn), {Borne} (b[=o]rn);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS. beran, beoran, to	   bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to bring forth, G.	   geb[aum]ren, Goth. ba['i]ran to bear or carry, Icel. bera,	   Sw. b[aum]ra, Dan. b[ae]re, OHG. beran, peran, L. ferre to	   bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav. brati to take,	   carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[.r] to bear. [root]92. Cf.	   {Fertile}.]	   1. To support or sustain; to hold up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support and remove or carry; to convey.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll bear your logs the while.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bear them to my house.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man should bear rule in his own house.	                                                  --Esther i.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a	      mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or	      distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to	      entertain; to harbor --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancient grudge I bear him.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Should such a man, too fond to rule alone,	            Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            I cannot bear	            The murmur of this lake to hear.      --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	            My punishment is greater than I can bear. --Gen. iv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To gain or win. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of	            friends and bribing of the judge.     --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,	       responsibility, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             He shall bear their iniquities.      --Is. liii.	                                                  11.	       [1913 Webster]	             Somewhat that will bear your charges. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To render or give; to bring forward. "Your testimony	       bear" --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. "The credit of bearing	       a part in the conversation." --Locke.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain	       without violence, injury, or change.	       [1913 Webster]	             In all criminal cases the most favorable	             interpretation should be put on words that they can	             possibly bear.                       --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To manage, wield, or direct. "Thus must thou thy body	       bear." --Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.	       [1913 Webster]	             Hath he borne himself penitently in prison? --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To afford; to be to; to supply with.	       [1913 Webster]	             His faithful dog shall bear him company. --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;	       to bear children; to bear interest.	       [1913 Webster]	             Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage	         restricts the past participle born to the sense of	         brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses	         of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as	         the past participle.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To bear down}.	       (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to	           depress or sink. "His nose, . . . large as were the	           others, bore them down into insignificance."	           --Marryat.	       (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an	           enemy.	   {To bear a hand}.	       (a) To help; to give assistance.	       (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick.	   {To bear in hand}, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually	      by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false	      pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] "How you were borne in hand,	      how crossed." --Shak.	   {To bear in mind}, to remember.	   {To bear off}.	       (a) To restrain; to keep from approach.	       (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from	           rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to	           bear off a boat.	       (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize.	       (d) (Backgammon) To remove from the backgammon board into	           the home when the position of the piece and the dice	           provide the proper opportunity; -- the goal of the	           game is to bear off all of one's men before the	           opponent.	   {To bear one hard}, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] "C[ae]sar	      doth bear me hard." --Shak.	   {To bear out}.	       (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the	           last. "Company only can bear a man out in an ill	           thing." --South.	       (b) To corroborate; to confirm.	   {To bear up}, to support; to keep from falling or sinking.	      "Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer;	        endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.	        [1913 Webster]	Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), v. i.	   1. To produce, as fruit; to be fruitful, in opposition to	      barrenness.	      [1913 Webster]	            This age to blossom, and the next to bear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer, as in carrying a burden.	      [1913 Webster]	            But man is born to bear.              --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To endure with patience; to be patient.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not, can not bear.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To press; -- with on or upon, or against.	      [1913 Webster]	            These men bear hard on the suspected party.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take effect; to have influence or force; as, to bring	      matters to bear.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To relate or refer; -- with on or upon; as, how does this	      bear on the question?	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To have a certain meaning, intent, or effect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her sentence bore that she should stand a certain	            time upon the platform.               --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To be situated, as to the point of compass, with respect	      to something else; as, the land bears N. by E.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bear against}, to approach for attack or seizure; as, a	      lion bears against his prey. [Obs.]	   {To bear away} (Naut.), to change the course of a ship, and	      make her run before the wind.	   {To bear back}, to retreat. "Bearing back from the blows of	      their sable antagonist." --Sir W. Scott.	   {To bear down upon} (Naut.), to approach from the windward	      side; as, the fleet bore down upon the enemy.	   {To bear in with} (Naut.), to run or tend toward; as, a ship	      bears in with the land.	   {To bear off} (Naut.), to steer away, as from land.	   {To bear up}.	      (a) To be supported; to have fortitude; to be firm; not to	          sink; as, to bear up under afflictions.	      (b) (Naut.) To put the helm up (or to windward) and so put	          the ship before the wind; to bear away. --Hamersly.	   {To bear upon} (Mil.), to be pointed or situated so as to	      affect; to be pointed directly against, or so as to hit	      (the object); as, to bring or plant guns so as to bear	      upon a fort or a ship; the artillery bore upon the center.	      	   {To bear up to}, to tend or move toward; as, to bear up to	      one another.	   {To bear with}, to endure; to be indulgent to; to forbear to	      resent, oppose, or punish.	      [1913 Webster]	Bear \Bear\ (b[=e]r), n.	   A bier. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bear \Bear\ (b[^a]r), n. [OE. bere, AS. bera; akin to D. beer,	   OHG. bero, pero, G. b[aum]r, Icel. & Sw. bj["o]rn, and	   possibly to L. fera wild beast, Gr. fh`r beast, Skr. bhalla	   bear.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any species of the genus {Ursus}, and of the	      closely allied genera. Bears are plantigrade {Carnivora},	      but they live largely on fruit and insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European brown bear ({Ursus arctos}), the white	         polar bear ({Ursus maritimus}), the grizzly bear	         ({Ursus horribilis}), the American black bear, and its	         variety the cinnamon bear ({Ursus Americanus}), the	         Syrian bear ({Ursus Syriacus}), and the sloth bear, are	         among the notable species.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An animal which has some resemblance to a bear in	      form or habits, but no real affinity; as, the woolly bear;	      ant bear; water bear; sea bear.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) One of two constellations in the northern	      hemisphere, called respectively the {Great Bear} and the	      {Lesser Bear}, or {Ursa Major} and {Ursa Minor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Metaphorically: A brutal, coarse, or morose person.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Stock Exchange) A person who sells stocks or securities	      for future delivery in expectation of a fall in the	      market.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The bears and bulls of the Stock Exchange, whose	         interest it is, the one to depress, and the other to	         raise, stocks, are said to be so called in allusion to	         the bear's habit of pulling down, and the bull's of	         tossing up.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.) A portable punching machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) A block covered with coarse matting; -- used to	      scour the deck.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Australian bear}. (Zool.) See {Koala}.	   {Bear baiting}, the sport of baiting bears with dogs.	   {Bear caterpillar} (Zool.), the hairy larva of a moth, esp.	      of the genus {Euprepia}.	   {Bear garden}.	      (a) A place where bears are kept for diversion or	          fighting.	      (b) Any place where riotous conduct is common or	          permitted. --M. Arnold.	   {Bear leader}, one who leads about a performing bear for	      money; hence, a facetious term for one who takes charge of	      a young man on his travels.	      [1913 Webster]	Bear \Bear\, v. t. (Stock Exchange)	   To endeavor to depress the price of, or prices in; as, to	   bear a railroad stock; to bear the market.	   [1913 Webster] Bear	Bear \Bear\, Bere \Bere\ (b[=e]r), n. [AS. bere. See {Barley}.]	   (Bot.)	   Barley; the six-rowed barley or the four-rowed barley,	   commonly the former ({Hordeum hexastichon} or {Hordeum	   vulgare}). [Obs. except in North of Eng. and Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bearable \Bear"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being borne or endured; tolerable. --	   {Bear"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Bearberry \Bear"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A trailing plant of the heath family ({Arctostaphylos	   uva-ursi}), having leaves which are tonic and astringent, and	   glossy red berries of which bears are said to be fond.	   [1913 Webster]
Bearbind \Bear"bind`\, n. (Bot.)	   The bindweed ({Convolvulus arvensis}).	   [1913 Webster]
bearcat \bear"cat`\ n.	   an arboreal civet of Asia ({Arctictis bintourong}) having a	   long prehensile tail and shaggy black hair.	   Syn: binturong.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beard \Beard\ (b[=e]rd), n. [OE. berd, AS. beard; akin to Fries.	   berd, D. baard, G. bart, Lith. barzda, OSlav. brada, Pol.	   broda, Russ. boroda, L. barba, W. barf. Cf. 1st {Barb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The hair that grows on the chin, lips, and adjacent parts	      of the human face, chiefly of male adults.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The long hairs about the face in animals, as in the	          goat.	      (b) The cluster of small feathers at the base of the beak	          in some birds	      (c) The appendages to the jaw in some Cetacea, and to the	          mouth or jaws of some fishes.	      (d) The byssus of certain shellfish, as the muscle.	      (e) The gills of some bivalves, as the oyster.	      (f) In insects, the hairs of the labial palpi of moths and	          butterflies.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Long or stiff hairs on a plant; the awn; as, the	      beard of grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A barb or sharp point of an arrow or other instrument,	      projecting backward to prevent the head from being easily	      drawn out.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That part of the under side of a horse's lower jaw which	      is above the chin, and bears the curb of a bridle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) That part of a type which is between the shoulder	      of the shank and the face.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An imposition; a trick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beard grass} (Bot.), a coarse, perennial grass of different	      species of the genus {Andropogon}.	   {To one's beard}, to one's face; in open defiance.	      [1913 Webster]	Beard \Beard\ (b[=e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bearded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bearding}.]	   1. To take by the beard; to seize, pluck, or pull the beard	      of (a man), in anger or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To oppose to the face; to set at defiance.	      [1913 Webster]	            No admiral, bearded by these corrupt and dissolute	            minions of the palace, dared to do more than mutter	            something about a court martial.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of the gills; -- used only of oysters and	      similar shellfish.	      [1913 Webster]
Bearded \Beard"ed\, a.	   Having a beard. "Bearded fellow." --Shak. "Bearded grain."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bearded vulture}, {Bearded eagle}. (Zool.) See {Lammergeir}.	      	   {Bearded tortoise}. (Zool.) See {Matamata}.	      [1913 Webster]
Beardie \Beard"ie\ (b[=e]rd"[y^]), n. [From {Beard}, n.] (Zool.)	   The bearded loach ({Nemachilus barbatus}) of Europe. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Beardless \Beard"less\, a.	   1. Without a beard. Hence: Not having arrived at puberty or	      manhood; youthful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of an awn; as, beardless wheat.	      [1913 Webster]
Beardlessness \Beard"less*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being destitute of beard.	   [1913 Webster]
beardown \bear"down\ adj. prenom.	   1. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to.	   Syn: determined.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bearer \Bear"er\ (b[^a]r"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, bears, sustains, or carries.	      "Bearers of burdens." --2 Chron. ii. 18. "The bearer of	      unhappy news." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: One who assists in carrying a body to the	      grave; a pallbearer. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A palanquin carrier; also, a house servant. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tree or plant yielding fruit; as, a good bearer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Com.) One who holds a check, note, draft, or other order	      for the payment of money; as, pay to bearer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) A strip of reglet or other furniture to bear off	      the impression from a blank page; also, a type or	      type-high piece of metal interspersed in blank parts to	      support the plate when it is shaved.	      [1913 Webster]
Bearherd \Bear"herd`\, n.	   A man who tends a bear.	   [1913 Webster]
Bearhound \Bear"hound`\, n.	   A hound for baiting or hunting bears. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bearing \Bear"ing\ (b[^a]r"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The manner in which one bears or conducts one's self;	      mien; behavior; carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know him by his bearing.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Patient endurance; suffering without complaint.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The situation of one object, with respect to another, such	      situation being supposed to have a connection with the	      object, or influence upon it, or to be influenced by it;	      hence, relation; connection.	      [1913 Webster]	            But of this frame, the bearings and the ties,	            The strong connections, nice dependencies. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Purport; meaning; intended significance; aspect.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act, power, or time of producing or giving birth; as,	      a tree in full bearing; a tree past bearing.	      [1913 Webster]	            [His mother] in travail of his bearing. --R. of	                                                  Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.)	      (a) That part of any member of a building which rests upon	          its supports; as, a lintel or beam may have four	          inches of bearing upon the wall.	      (b) The portion of a support on which anything rests.	      (c) Improperly, the unsupported span; as, the beam has	          twenty feet of bearing between its supports.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.)	      (a) The part of an axle or shaft in contact with its	          support, collar, or boxing; the journal.	      (b) The part of the support on which a journal rests and	          rotates.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Her.) Any single emblem or charge in an escutcheon or	      coat of arms -- commonly in the pl.	      [1913 Webster]	            A carriage covered with armorial bearings.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.)	      (a) The situation of a distant object, with regard to a	          ship's position, as on the bow, on the lee quarter,	          etc.; the direction or point of the compass in which	          an object is seen; as, the bearing of the cape was W.	          N. W.	      (b) pl. The widest part of a vessel below the plank-sheer.	      (c) pl. The line of flotation of a vessel when properly	          trimmed with cargo or ballast.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Ball bearings}. See under {Ball}.	   {To bring one to his bearings}, to bring one to his senses.	      	   {To lose one's bearings}, to become bewildered.	   {To take bearings}, to ascertain by the compass the position	      of an object; to ascertain the relation of one object or	      place to another; to ascertain one's position by reference	      to landmarks or to the compass; hence (Fig.), to ascertain	      the condition of things when one is in trouble or	      perplexity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Deportment; gesture; mien; behavior; manner; carriage;	        demeanor; port; conduct; direction; relation; tendency;	        influence.	        [1913 Webster]	Bearing cloth \Bear"ing cloth`\ (b[^a]r"[i^]ng kl[o^]th`; 115).	   A cloth with which a child is covered when carried to be	   baptized. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bearing rein \Bear"ing rein`\	   A short rein looped over the check hook or the hames to keep	   the horse's head up; -- called in the United States a	   checkrein.	   [1913 Webster]	Bearing ring \Bear"ing ring`\	   In a balloon, the braced wooden ring attached to the	   suspension ropes at the bottom, functionally analogous to the	   keel of a ship.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bearish \Bear"ish\, a.	   1. Partaking of the qualities of a bear; resembling a bear in	      temper or manners. --Harris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Stock market) Fearful of or anticipating falling prices,	      as in the stock market; as, bearish sentiment inhibited	      buying.	      [PJC]	   3. (Stock market) Tending to cause prices to fall. "bearish	      news about inflation caused a sharp drop in the Dow."	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: Pessimistic.	      [PJC]
Bearishness \Bear"ish*ness\, n.	   Behavior like that of a bear.	   [1913 Webster]
bear jam \bear jam\, n.	   A traffic jam caused by tourists stopping to look at bears	   near the road; -- a phenomenon once common in Yellowstone	   Park, Wyoming. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Bearn \Bearn\, n.	   See {Bairn}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Bear's-breech
Bear's-breech \Bear's"-breech`\, bear's-breeches
\bear's"-breech`es\, n.	   1. (Bot.) The English cow parsnip ({Heracleum sphondylium})	      --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a widely cultivated southern European acanthus ({Acanthus	      mollis}) with whitish purple-veined flowers. See	      {Acanthus}, n., 1.	   Syn: bear's breech, bear's-breech, bear's breeches, sea	        holly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bear's-ear \Bear's-ear`\ (b[^a]rz"[=e]r`), n. (Bot.)	   A kind of primrose ({Primula auricula}), so called from the	   shape of the leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Bear's-foot \Bear's"-foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n. (Bot.)	   A species of hellebore ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}), with	   digitate leaves. It has an offensive smell and acrid taste,	   and is a powerful emetic, cathartic, and anthelmintic.	   [1913 Webster]
Bearskin \Bear"skin`\, n.	   1. The skin of a bear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coarse, shaggy, woolen cloth for overcoats.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cap made of bearskin, esp. one worn by soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]
Bear's-paw \Bear's"-paw`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large bivalve shell of the East Indies ({Hippopus	   maculatus}), often used as an ornament.	   [1913 Webster]
Bear State \Bear State\	   Arkansas; -- a nickname, from the many bears once inhabiting	   its forests.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bear-trap dam \Bear"-trap` dam\ (Engin.)	   A kind of movable dam, in one form consisting of two leaves	   resting against each other at the top when raised and folding	   down one over the other when lowered, for deepening shallow	   parts in a river.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bearward \Bear"ward`\, n. [Bear + ward a keeper.]	   A keeper of bears. See {Bearherd}. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beast \Beast\ (b[=e]st), n. [OE. best, beste, OF. beste, F.	   b[^e]te, fr. L. bestia.]	   1. Any living creature; an animal; -- including man, insects,	      etc. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any four-footed animal, that may be used for labor, food,	      or sport; as, a beast of burden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast.	                                                  --Prov. xii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. any animal other than a human; -- opposed to {man}.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast.	                                                  --W. C.	                                                  Fields.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: A coarse, brutal, filthy, or degraded fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A game at cards similar to loo. [Obs.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A penalty at beast, omber, etc. Hence: To be beasted, to	      be beaten at beast, omber, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beast royal}, the lion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Beast}, {Brute}.	   Usage: When we use these words in a figurative sense, as	          applicable to human beings, we think of beasts as mere	          animals governed by animal appetite; and of brutes as	          being destitute of reason or moral feeling, and	          governed by unrestrained passion. Hence we speak of	          beastly appetites; beastly indulgences, etc.; and of	          brutal manners; brutal inhumanity; brutal ferocity.	          So, also, we say of a drunkard, that he first made	          himself a beast, and then treated his family like a	          brute.	          [1913 Webster]
Beasthood \Beast"hood\, n.	   State or nature of a beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Beastings \Beast"ings\, n. pl.	   See {Biestings}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beastlihead \Beast"li*head\, n. [Beastly + -head state.]	   Beastliness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Beastlike \Beast"like"\, a.	   Like a beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Beastliness \Beast"li*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being beastly.	   [1913 Webster]
Beastly \Beast"ly\ (b[=e]st"l[y^]), a.	   1. Pertaining to, or having the form, nature, or habits of, a	      beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beastly divinities and droves of gods. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterizing the nature of a beast; contrary to the	      nature and dignity of man; brutal; filthy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beastly vice of drinking to excess. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abominable; as, beastly weather. [Colloq. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bestial; brutish; irrational; sensual; degrading.	        [1913 Webster]
Beat \Beat\ (b[=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Beat}; p. p. {Beat},	   {Beaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beating}.] [OE. beaten, beten, AS.	   be['a]tan; akin to Icel. bauta, OHG. b[=o]zan. Cf. 1st	   {Butt}, {Button}.]	   1. To strike repeatedly; to lay repeated blows upon; as, to	      beat one's breast; to beat iron so as to shape it; to beat	      grain, in order to force out the seeds; to beat eggs and	      sugar; to beat a drum.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt beat some of it [spices] very small.	                                                  --Ex. xxx. 36.	      [1913 Webster]	            They did beat the gold into thin plates. --Ex.	                                                  xxxix. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To punish by blows; to thrash.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To scour or range over in hunting, accompanied with the	      noise made by striking bushes, etc., for the purpose of	      rousing game.	      [1913 Webster]	            To beat the woods, and rouse the bounding prey.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dash against, or strike, as with water or wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            A frozen continent . . . beat with perpetual storms.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To tread, as a path.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pass awful gulfs, and beat my painful way.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To overcome in a battle, contest, strife, race, game,	      etc.; to vanquish, defeat, or conquer; to surpass or be	      superior to.	      [1913 Webster]	            He beat them in a bloody battle.      --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            For loveliness, it would be hard to beat that. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cheat; to chouse; to swindle; to defraud; -- often with	      out. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To exercise severely; to perplex; to trouble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should any one . . . beat his head about the	            Latin grammar who does not intend to be a critic?	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mil.) To give the signal for, by beat of drum; to sound	      by beat of drum; as, to beat an alarm, a charge, a parley,	      a retreat; to beat the general, the reveille, the tattoo.	      See {Alarm}, {Charge}, {Parley}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. to baffle or stump; to defy the comprehension of (a	       person); as, it beats me why he would do that.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. to evade, avoid, or escape (blame, taxes, punishment);	       as, to beat the rap (be acquitted); to beat the sales tax	       by buying out of state.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To beat down}, to haggle with (any one) to secure a lower	      price; to force down. [Colloq.]	   {To beat into}, to teach or instill, by repetition.	   {To beat off}, to repel or drive back.	   {To beat out}, to extend by hammering.	   {To beat out of} a thing, to cause to relinquish it, or give	      it up. "Nor can anything beat their posterity out of it to	      this day." --South.	   {To beat the dust}. (Man.)	       (a) To take in too little ground with the fore legs, as a	           horse.	       (b) To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.	   {To beat the hoof}, to walk; to go on foot.	   {To beat the wing}, to flutter; to move with fluttering	      agitation.	   {To beat time}, to measure or regulate time in music by the	      motion of the hand or foot.	   {To beat up}, to attack suddenly; to alarm or disturb; as, to	      beat up an enemy's quarters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To strike; pound; bang; buffet; maul; drub; thump;	        baste; thwack; thrash; pommel; cudgel; belabor; conquer;	        defeat; vanquish; overcome.	        [1913 Webster]	Beat \Beat\, v. i.	   1. To strike repeatedly; to inflict repeated blows; to knock	      vigorously or loudly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men of the city . . . beat at the door.	                                                  --Judges. xix.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move with pulsation or throbbing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand hearts beat happily.       --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come or act with violence; to dash or fall with force;	      to strike anything, as rain, wind, and waves do.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sees rolling tempests vainly beat below. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [winds] beat at the crazy casement.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun beat upon the head of Jonah, that he	            fainted, and wished in himself to die. --Jonah iv.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Public envy seemeth to beat chiefly upon ministers.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be in agitation or doubt. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            To still my beating mind.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To make progress against the wind, by sailing in a	      zigzag line or traverse.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make a sound when struck; as, the drums beat.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mil.) To make a succession of strokes on a drum; as, the	      drummers beat to call soldiers to their quarters.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Acoustics & Mus.) To sound with more or less rapid	      alternations of greater and less intensity, so as to	      produce a pulsating effect; -- said of instruments, tones,	      or vibrations, not perfectly in unison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A beating wind} (Naut.), a wind which necessitates tacking	      in order to make progress.	   {To beat about}, to try to find; to search by various means	      or ways. --Addison.	   {To beat about the bush}, to approach a subject circuitously.	      	   {To beat up and down} (Hunting), to run first one way and	      then another; -- said of a stag.	   {To beat up for recruits}, to go diligently about in order to	      get helpers or participators in an enterprise.	   {To beat the rap}, to be acquitted of an accusation; --	      especially, by some sly or deceptive means, rather than to	      be proven innocent.	      [1913 Webster]	Beat \Beat\, n.	   1. A stroke; a blow.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, with a careless beat,	            Struck out the mute creation at a heat. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A recurring stroke; a throb; a pulsation; as, a beat of	      the heart; the beat of the pulse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.)	      (a) The rise or fall of the hand or foot, marking the	          divisions of time; a division of the measure so	          marked. In the rhythm of music the beat is the unit.	      (b) A transient grace note, struck immediately before the	          one it is intended to ornament.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Acoustics & Mus.) A sudden swelling or re["e]nforcement	      of a sound, recurring at regular intervals, and produced	      by the interference of sound waves of slightly different	      periods of vibrations; applied also, by analogy, to other	      kinds of wave motions; the pulsation or throbbing produced	      by the vibrating together of two tones not quite in	      unison. See {Beat}, v. i., 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A round or course which is frequently gone over; as, a	      watchman's beat; analogously, for newspaper reporters, the	      subject or territory that they are assigned to cover; as,	      the Washington beat.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. A place of habitual or frequent resort.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A cheat or swindler of the lowest grade; -- often	      emphasized by dead; as, a dead beat; also, {deadbeat}.	      [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beat of drum} (Mil.), a succession of strokes varied, in	      different ways, for particular purposes, as to regulate a	      march, to call soldiers to their arms or quarters, to	      direct an attack, or retreat, etc.	   {Beat of a watch}, or {Beat of a clock}, the stroke or sound	      made by the action of the escapement. A clock is in beat	      or out of beat, according as the stroke is at equal or	      unequal intervals.	      [1913 Webster]	Beat \Beat\, a.	   Weary; tired; fatigued; exhausted. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Quite beat, and very much vexed and disappointed.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Beat \Beat\, n.	   1. One that beats, or surpasses, another or others; as, the	      beat of him. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The act of one that beats a person or thing; as:	      (a) (Newspaper Cant) The act of obtaining and publishing a	          piece of news by a newspaper before its competitors;	          also, the news itself; -- also called a {scoop} or	          {exclusive}.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	                It's a beat on the whole country. --Scribner's	                                                  Mag.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      (b) (Hunting) The act of scouring, or ranging over, a	          tract of land to rouse or drive out game; also, those	          so engaged, collectively. "Driven out in the course of	          a beat." --Encyc. of Sport.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	                Bears coming out of holes in the rocks at the	                last moment, when the beat is close to them.	                                                  --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      (c) (Fencing) A smart tap on the adversary's blade.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
beatable \beat"a*ble\ adj.	   capable of being defeated.	   Syn: vanquishable, vincible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beaten \Beat"en\ (b[=e]t"'n; 95), a.	   1. Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use. "A broad	      and beaten way." --Milton. "Beaten gold." --Shak. "off the	      beaten track."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vanquished; defeated; conquered; baffled.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exhausted; tired out.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Become common or trite; as, a beaten phrase. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Tried; practiced. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
beaten-up \beaten-up\ adj.	   worn by use into a deplorable condition. the beaten-up old	   Ford	   Syn: battered, beat-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated,	        ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beater \Beat"er\ (b[=e]t"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, beats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who beats up game for the hunters. --Black.	      [1913 Webster]
Beath \Beath\ (b[=e][th]), v. t. [AS. be[eth]ian to foment.]	   To bathe; also, to dry or heat, as unseasoned wood. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Beatific
Beatific \Be`a*tif"ic\, Beatifical \Be`a*tif"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   b['e]atifique, L. beatificus. See {Beatify}.]	   Having the power to impart or complete blissful enjoyment;	   blissful. "The beatific vision." --South. --	   {Be`a*tif"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Beatificate \Be`a*tif"i*cate\, v. t.	   To beatify. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Beatification \Be*at`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (b[-e]*[a^]t`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   b['e]atification.]	   The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp.,	   in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and	   declaring that a deceased person is one of "the blessed," or	   has attained the second degree of sanctity, -- usually a	   stage in the process of canonization. "The beatification of	   his spirit." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
beatified \be*at"i*fied\ (b[-e]*[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]d), adj.	   (Roman Catholic Church)	   proclaimed one of the blessed and thus worthy of veneration.	   Syn: blessed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beatify \Be*at"i*fy\ (b[-e]*[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Beatified} (b[-e]*[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Beatifying}.] [L. beatificare; beatus happy (fr. beare to	   bless, akin to bonus good) + facere to make: cf. F.	   b['e]atifier. See {Bounty}.]	   1. To pronounce or regard as happy, or supremely blessed, or	      as conferring happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common conceits and phrases that beatify wealth.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make happy; to bless with the completion of celestial	      enjoyment. "Beatified spirits." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) To ascertain and declare, by a public process	      and decree, that a deceased person is one of "the	      blessed," and is to be reverenced as such, though not	      canonized.	      [1913 Webster]
Beating \Beat"ing\, n.	   1. The act of striking or giving blows; punishment or	      chastisement by blows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pulsation; throbbing; as, the beating of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Acoustics & Mus.) Pulsative sounds. See {Beat}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) The process of sailing against the wind by tacks	      in zigzag direction.	      [1913 Webster]
Beatitude \Be*at"i*tude\, n. [L. beatitudo: cf. F. b['e]atitude.	   See {Beatify}.]	   1. Felicity of the highest kind; consummate bliss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of the nine declarations (called the Beatitudes),	      made in the Sermon on the Mount (--Matt. v. 3-12), with	      regard to the blessedness of those who are distinguished	      by certain specified virtues.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) Beatification. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blessedness; felicity; happiness.	        [1913 Webster]
beatnik \beat"nik\ n.	   a member of the Beat Generation; a nonconformist in dress and	   behavior.	   [WordNet 1.5]
beat-up \beat-up\ adj.	   same as {beaten-up}.	   Syn: battered, beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down,	        dilapidated, ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beau \Beau\ (b[=o]), n.; pl. F. {Beaux} (E. pron. b[=o]z), E.	   {Beaus} (b[=o]z). [F., a fop, fr. beau fine, beautiful, fr.	   L. bellus pretty, fine, for bonulus, dim. of bonus good. See	   {Bounty}, and cf. {Belle}, {Beauty}.]	   1. A man who takes great care to dress in the latest fashion;	      a dandy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who escorts, or pays attentions to, a lady; an	      escort; a suitor or lover.	      [1913 Webster]
Beaucatcher \Beau"catch`er\, n.	   A small flat curl worn on the temple by women. [Humorous]	   [1913 Webster]
Beaufet \Beau"fet\, n. [See {Buffet}.]	   A niche, cupboard, or sideboard for plate, china, glass,	   etc.; a buffet.	   [1913 Webster]	         A beaufet . . . filled with gold and silver vessels.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaufin \Beau"fin\, n.	   See {Biffin}. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaufort's scale \Beau"fort's scale`\ (Meteor.)	   A scale of wind force devised by Sir F. Beaufort, R. N., in	   1805, in which the force is indicated by numbers from 0 to	   12.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The full scale is as follows: -- 0, calm; 1, light air;	         2, light breeze; 3, gentle breeze; 4, moderate breeze;	         5, fresh breeze; 6, strong breeze; 7, moderate gale; 8,	         fresh gale; 9, strong gale; 10, whole gale; 11, storm;	         12, hurricane.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Beau ideal \Beau" i*de"al\ (b[=o]" [-i]*d[=e]"al; 277). [F. beau	   beautiful + id['e]al ideal.]	   A conception or image of consummate beauty, moral or	   physical, formed in the mind, free from all the deformities,	   defects, and blemishes seen in actual existence; an ideal or	   faultless standard or model.	   [1913 Webster]
Beauish \Beau"ish\, a.	   Like a beau; characteristic of a beau; foppish; fine. "A	   beauish young spark." --Byrom.	   [1913 Webster]
Beau monde \Beau` monde"\ [F. beau fine + monde world.]	   The fashionable world; people of fashion and gayety. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaumontague \Beau`mon"ta*gue\, n.	   A cement used in making joints, filling cracks, etc. For	   iron, the principal constituents are iron borings and sal	   ammoniac; for wood, white lead or litharge, whiting, and	   linseed oil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Beaupere \Beau"pere`\, n. [F. beau p['e]re; beau fair + p['e]re	   father.]	   1. A father. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A companion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Beauseant \Beau`se`ant"\, n. [F. beauc['e]ant.]	   The black and white standard of the Knights Templars.	   [1913 Webster]
Beauship \Beau"ship\, n.	   The state of being a beau; the personality of a beau.	   [Jocular] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
beaut \beaut\ (b[=u]t), n. [From beauty.]	   an outstanding example of its kind; as, when I make a mistake	   it's a beaut.	   Syn: beauty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beauteous \Beau"te*ous\ (b[=u]"t[-e]*[u^]s), a.	   Full of beauty; beautiful; very handsome. [Mostly poetic] --	   {Beau"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Beau"te*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Beautied \Beau"tied\ (b[=u]"t[i^]d), p. a.	   Beautiful; embellished. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
beautification \beau`ti*fi*ca"tion\ n.	   the act of making something more beautiful.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Beautifier \Beau"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, beautifies or makes beautiful.	   [1913 Webster]
Beautiful \Beau"ti*ful\ (b[=u]"t[i^]*f[.u]l), a.	   Having the qualities which constitute beauty; pleasing to the	   sight or the mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         A circle is more beautiful than a square; a square is	         more beautiful than a parallelogram.     --Lord Kames.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Handsome; elegant; lovely; fair; charming; graceful;	        pretty; delightful. See {Fine}. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ly},	        adv. -- {Beau"ti*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Beautify \Beau"ti*fy\ (b[=u]"t[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Beautified} (b[=u]"t[i^]*f[imac]); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Beautifying}.] [Beauty + -fy.]	   To make or render beautiful; to add beauty to; to adorn; to	   deck; to grace; to embellish.	   [1913 Webster]	         The arts that beautify and polish life.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To adorn; grace; ornament; deck; decorate.	        [1913 Webster]	Beautify \Beau"ti*fy\, v. i.	   To become beautiful; to advance in beauty. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Beautiless \Beau"ti*less\, a.	   Destitute of beauty. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Beauty \Beau"ty\ (b[=u]"t[y^]), n.; pl. {Beauties}	   (b[=u]"t[i^]z). [OE. beaute, beute, OF. beaut['e], biaut['e],	   Pr. beltat, F. beaut['e], fr. an assumed LL. bellitas, from	   L. bellus pretty. See {Beau}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An assemblage of graces or properties pleasing to the eye,	      the ear, the intellect, the [ae]sthetic faculty, or the	      moral sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beauty consists of a certain composition of color	            and figure, causing delight in the beholder.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The production of beauty by a multiplicity of	            symmetrical parts uniting in a consistent whole.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The old definition of beauty, in the Roman school,	            was, "multitude in unity;" and there is no doubt	            that such is the principle of beauty. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular grace, feature, ornament, or excellence;	      anything beautiful; as, the beauties of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A beautiful person, esp. a beautiful woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the admired beauties of Verona.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Prevailing style or taste; rage; fashion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She stained her hair yellow, which was then the	            beauty.                               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beauty spot}, a patch or spot placed on the face with intent	      to heighten beauty by contrast.	      [1913 Webster]
Beaux \Beaux\, n.,	   pl. of {Beau}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beauxite \Beaux"ite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Bauxite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. bever, AS. beofer, befer; akin to D.	   bever, OHG. bibar, G. biber, Sw. b[aum]fver, Dan. b[ae]ver,	   Lith. bebru, Russ. bobr', Gael. beabhar, Corn. befer, L.	   fiber, and Skr. babhrus large ichneumon; also as an adj.,	   brown, the animal being probably named from its color.	   [root]253. See {Brown}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) An amphibious rodent, of the genus {Castor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has palmated hind feet, and a broad, flat tail. It	         is remarkable for its ingenuity in constructing its	         lodges or "houses," and dams across streams. It is	         valued for its fur, and for the material called	         {castor}, obtained from two small bags in the groin of	         the animal. The European species is {Castor fiber}, and	         the American is generally considered a variety of this,	         although sometimes called {Castor Canadensis}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The fur of the beaver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hat, formerly made of the fur of the beaver, but now	      usually of silk.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brown beaver slouched over his eyes. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Beaver cloth, a heavy felted woolen cloth, used chiefly	      for making overcoats.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A man's beard.	      [PJC]	   6. The hair on a woman's pubic area; -- vulgar. [vulgar	      slang]	      [PJC]	   7. A woman; -- vulgar and offensive. [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]	   8. A person who works enthusiastically and diligently; --	      used especially in the phrase {eager beaver}. [informal]	      [PJC]	   {Beaver rat} (Zool.), an aquatic ratlike quadruped of	      Tasmania ({Hydromys chrysogaster}).	   {Beaver skin}, the furry skin of the beaver.	   {Bank beaver}. See under 1st {Bank}.	      [1913 Webster]	Beaver \Bea"ver\, n. [OE. baviere, bauier, beavoir, bever; fr.	   F. bavi[`e]re, fr. bave slaver, drivel, foam, OF., prattle,	   drivel, perh. orig. an imitative word. Bavi[`e]re, according	   to Cotgrave, is the bib put before a (slavering) child.]	   That piece of armor which protected the lower part of the	   face, whether forming a part of the helmet or fixed to the	   breastplate. It was so constructed (with joints or otherwise)	   that the wearer could raise or lower it to eat and drink.	   [1913 Webster]
Beavered \Bea"vered\, a.	   Covered with, or wearing, a beaver or hat. "His beavered	   brow." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Beaver State \Bea"ver State\	   Oregon; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Beaverteen \Bea"ver*teen\, n.	   A kind of fustian made of coarse twilled cotton, shorn after	   dyeing. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster] Bebeerine
Bebeerine \Be*bee"rine\, or Bebirine \Be*bi"rine\	   (b[-e]*b[=e]"r[i^]n or -r[=e]n), n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid got from the bark of the bebeeru, or green heart	   of Guiana ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}). It is a tonic,	   antiperiodic, and febrifuge, and is used in medicine as a	   substitute for quinine. [Written also {bibirine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
bebeeru \be*bee"ru\ (b[-e]*b[=e]"r[udd]), n. [Written also	   {bibiru}.] [Native name.] (Bot.)	   A tropical South American tree ({Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}), the	   bark of which yields the alkaloid bebeerine, and the wood of	   which is known as {green heart}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bebleed \Be*bleed"\, v. t.	   To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Beblood
Beblood \Be*blood"\, Bebloody \Be*blood"y\, v. t.	   To make bloody; to stain with blood. [Obs.] --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Beblot \Be*blot"\, v. t.	   To blot; to stain. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Beblubber \Be*blub"ber\, v. t.	   To make swollen and disfigured or sullied by weeping; as, her	   eyes or cheeks were beblubbered.	   [1913 Webster]
Bebung \Be"bung\, n. [G., lit., a trembling.] (Music)	   A tremolo effect, such as that produced on the piano by	   vibratory repetition of a note with sustained use of the	   pedal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Becalm \Be*calm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Becalmed} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Becalming}.]	   1. To render calm or quiet; to calm; to still; to appease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft whispering airs . . . becalm the mind.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep from motion, or stop the progress of, by the	      stilling of the wind; as, the fleet was becalmed.	      [1913 Webster]
Became \Be*came"\,	   imp. of {Become}.	   [1913 Webster]
Becard \Bec"ard\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American bird of the flycatcher family. ({Tityra	   inquisetor}).	   [1913 Webster]
Because \Be*cause"\, conj. [OE. bycause; by + cause.]	   1. By or for the cause that; on this account that; for the	      reason that. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In order that; that. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And the multitude rebuked them because they should	            hold their peace.                     --Matt. xx.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Because of}, by reason of, on account of. [Prep. phrase.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon	            the children of disobedience.         --Eph. v. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Because}, {For}, {Since}, {As}, {Inasmuch As}.	   Usage: These particles are used, in certain connections, to	          assign the reason of a thing, or that "on account of"	          which it is or takes place. Because (by cause) is the	          strongest and most emphatic; as, I hid myself because	          I was afraid. For is not quite so strong; as, in	          Shakespeare, "I hate him, for he is a Christian."	          Since is less formal and more incidental than because;	          as, I will do it since you request me. It more	          commonly begins a sentence; as, Since your decision is	          made, I will say no more. As is still more incidental	          than since, and points to some existing fact by way of	          assigning a reason. Thus we say, as I knew him to be	          out of town, I did not call. Inasmuch as seems to	          carry with it a kind of qualification which does not	          belong to the rest. Thus, if we say, I am ready to	          accept your proposal, inasmuch as I believe it is the	          best you can offer, we mean, it is only with this	          understanding that we can accept it.	          [1913 Webster]
Beccabunga \Bec`ca*bun"ga\, n. [NL. (cf. It. beccabunga, G.	   bachbunge), fr. G. bach brook + bunge, OHG. bungo, bulb. See	   {Beck} a brook.]	   See {Brooklime}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beccafico \Bec`ca*fi"co\, n.; pl. {Beccaficos}. [It., fr.	   beccare to peck + fico fig.] (Zool.)	   A small bird. ({Silvia hortensis}), which is highly prized by	   the Italians for the delicacy of its flesh in the autumn,	   when it has fed on figs, grapes, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Becchi's test \Bec"chi's test\ [After E. Becchi, Italian	   chemist.] (Chem.)	   A qualitative test for cottonseed oil, based on the fact this	   oil imparts a maroon color to an alcoholic solution of silver	   nitrate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bechamel \Bech"a*mel\, n. [F. b['e]chamel, named from its	   inventor, Louis de B['e]chamel.] (Cookery)	   A rich, white sauce, prepared with butter and cream.	   [1913 Webster]
Bechance \Be*chance"\, adv. [Pref. be- for by + chance.]	   By chance; by accident. [Obs.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]	Bechance \Be*chance"\, v. t. & i.	   To befall; to chance; to happen to.	   [1913 Webster]	         God knows what hath bechanced them.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Becharm \Be*charm"\, v. t.	   To charm; to captivate.	   [1913 Webster]
Beche de mer \B[^e]che` de mer"\ [F., lit., a sea spade.]	   (Zool.)	   The trepang.	   [1913 Webster]
Bechic \Be"chic\, a. [L. bechicus, adj., for a cough, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? cough: cf. F. b['e]chique.] (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or relieving, a cough. --Thomas. -- n. A	   medicine for relieving coughs. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Bechuanas \Bech`u*a"nas\, n. pl.	   A division of the Bantus, dwelling between the Orange and	   Zambezi rivers, supposed to be the most ancient Bantu	   population of South Africa. They are divided into totemic	   clans; they are intelligent and progressive.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Beck \Beck\, n.	   See {Beak}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Beck \Beck\, n. [OE. bek, AS. becc; akin to Icel. bekkr brook,	   OHG. pah, G. bach.]	   A small brook.	   [1913 Webster]	         The brooks, the becks, the rills.        --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Beck \Beck\, n.	   A vat. See {Back}.	   [1913 Webster]	Beck \Beck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Becked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Becking}.] [Contr. of beckon.]	   To nod, or make a sign with the head or hand. [Archaic]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Beck \Beck\, v. t.	   To notify or call by a nod, or a motion of the head or hand;	   to intimate a command to. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         When gold and silver becks me to come on. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Beck \Beck\, n.	   A significant nod, or motion of the head or hand, esp. as a	   call or command.	   [1913 Webster]	         They have troops of soldiers at their beck. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Becker \Beck"er\, n. (Zool.)	   A European fish ({Pagellus centrodontus}); the sea bream or	   braise.	   [1913 Webster]
Becket \Beck"et\, n. [Cf. D. bek beak, and E. beak.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.) A small grommet, or a ring or loop of rope or	      metal for holding things in position, as spars, ropes,	      etc.; also a bracket, a pocket, or a handle made of rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spade for digging turf. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Beckon \Beck"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beckoned} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Beckoning}.]	   To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a	   motion of the hand.	   [1913 Webster]	         His distant friends, he beckons near.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         It beckons you to go away with it.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Beckon \Beck"on\, n.	   A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon."	   --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Beck's scale \Beck's scale\	   A hydrometer scale on which the zero point corresponds to sp.	   gr. 1.00, and the 30[deg]-point to sp. gr. 0.85. From these	   points the scale is extended both ways, all the degrees being	   of equal length.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Beclap \Be*clap\, v. t. [OE. biclappen.]	   To catch; to grasp; to insnare. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Beclip \Be*clip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beclipped} (?).] [AS.	   beclyppan; pref. be + clyppan to embrace.]	   To embrace; to surround. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Becloud \Be*cloud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beclouded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Beclouding}.]	   To cause obscurity or dimness to; to dim; to cloud.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thou becloud the sunshine of thine eye. --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Become \Be*come"\, v. i. [imp. {Became}; p. p. {Become}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Becoming}.] [OE. bicumen, becumen, AS. becuman to	   come to, to happen; akin to D. bekomen, OHG.a piqu["e]man,	   Goth. biquiman to come upon, G. bekommen to get, suit. See	   {Be-}, and {Come}.]	   1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some	      state or condition, by a change from another state, or by	      assuming or receiving new properties or qualities,	      additional matter, or a new character.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord God . . . breathed into his nostrils the	            breath of life; and man became a living soul. --Gen.	                                                  ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            That error now which is become my crime. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come; to get. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But, madam, where is Warwick then become! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To become of}, to be the present state or place of; to be	      the fate of; to be the end of; to be the final or	      subsequent condition of.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is then become of so huge a multitude? --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	Become \Be*come"\, v. t.	   To suit or be suitable to; to be congruous with; to befit; to	   accord with, in character or circumstances; to be worthy of,	   or proper for; to cause to appear well; -- said of persons	   and things.	   [1913 Webster]	         It becomes me so to speak of so excellent a poet.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have known persons so anxious to have their dress	         become them, as to convert it, at length, into their	         proper self, and thus actually to become the dress.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Becomed \Be*com"ed\, a.	   Proper; decorous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And gave him what becomed love I might.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Becoming \Be*com"ing\, a.	   Appropriate or fit; congruous; suitable; graceful; befitting.	   [1913 Webster]	         A low and becoming tone.                 --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly sometimes followed by of.	         [1913 Webster]	               Such discourses as are becoming of them.	                                                  --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Seemly; comely; decorous; decent; proper.	        [1913 Webster]	Becoming \Be*com"ing\, n.	   That which is becoming or appropriate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Becomingly \Be*com"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a becoming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Becomingness \Be*com"ing*ness\, n.	   The quality of being becoming, appropriate, or fit;	   congruity; fitness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The becomingness of human nature.        --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Becquerel rays \Becque`rel" rays"\ (Physics)	   Radiations first observed by the French physicist Henri	   Becquerel, in working with uranium and its compounds. They	   consist of a mixture of alpha, beta, and gamma rays.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Becripple \Be*crip"ple\, v. t.	   To make a cripple of; to cripple; to lame. [R.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster] Becuiba
Becuiba \Be*cui"ba\, n., Becuiba nut \Be*cui"ba nut`\ [Native	   name.] (Bot.)	   The nut of the Brazilian tree {Myristica Bicuhyba}, which	   yields a medicinal balsam used for rheumatism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Becuna \Be*cu"na\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   A fish of the Mediterranean ({Sphyr[ae]na spet}). See	   {Barracuda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Becurl \Be*curl"\, v. t.	   To curl; to adorn with curls.	   [1913 Webster]
Bed \Bed\, n. [AS. bed, bedd; akin to OS. bed, D. bed, bedde,	   Icel. be?r, Dan. bed, Sw. b[aum]dd, Goth. badi, OHG. betti,	   G. bett, bette, bed, beet a plat of ground; all of uncertain	   origin.]	   1. An article of furniture to sleep or take rest in or on; a	      couch. Specifically: A sack or mattress, filled with some	      soft material, in distinction from the bedstead on which	      it is placed (as, a feather bed), or this with the	      bedclothes added. In a general sense, any thing or place	      used for sleeping or reclining on or in, as a quantity of	      hay, straw, leaves, or twigs.	      [1913 Webster]	            And made for him [a horse] a leafy bed. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wash, wring, brew, bake, . . . make the beds.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In bed he slept not for my urging it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Used as the symbol of matrimony) Marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            George, the eldest son of his second bed.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A plat or level piece of ground in a garden, usually a	      little raised above the adjoining ground. "Beds of	      hyacinth and roses." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mass or heap of anything arranged like a bed; as, a bed	      of ashes or coals.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The bottom of a watercourse, or of any body of water; as,	      the bed of a river.	      [1913 Webster]	            So sinks the daystar in the ocean bed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geol.) A layer or seam, or a horizontal stratum between	      layers; as, a bed of coal, iron, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gun.) See {Gun carriage}, and {Mortar bed}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Masonry)	      (a) The horizontal surface of a building stone; as, the	          upper and lower beds.	      (b) A course of stone or brick in a wall.	      (c) The place or material in which a block or brick is	          laid.	      (d) The lower surface of a brick, slate, or tile.	          --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mech.) The foundation or the more solid and fixed part or	      framing of a machine; or a part on which something is laid	      or supported; as, the bed of an engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The superficial earthwork, or ballast, of a railroad.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Printing) The flat part of the press, on which the form	       is laid.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bed is much used adjectively or in combination; as, bed	         key or bedkey; bed wrench or bedwrench; bedchamber;	         bedmaker, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bed of justice} (French Hist.), the throne (F. lit bed)	      occupied by the king when sitting in one of his	      parliaments (judicial courts); hence, a session of a	      refractory parliament, at which the king was present for	      the purpose of causing his decrees to be registered.	   {To be brought to bed}, to be delivered of a child; -- often	      followed by of; as, to be brought to bed of a son.	   {To make a bed}, to prepare a bed; to arrange or put in order	      a bed and its bedding.	   {From bed and board} (Law), a phrase applied to a separation	      by partial divorce of man and wife, without dissolving the	      bonds of matrimony. If such a divorce (now commonly called	      a judicial separation) be granted at the instance of the	      wife, she may have alimony.	      [1913 Webster]	Bed \Bed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bedding}.]	   1. To place in a bed. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with a bed or bedding.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed	      of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest and	      security, surrounded or inclosed; to embed; to furnish	      with or place upon a bed or foundation; as, to bed a	      stone; it was bedded on a rock.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among all chains or clusters of mountains where	            large bodies of still water are bedded.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Masonry) To dress or prepare the surface of stone) so as	      to serve as a bed.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To lay flat; to lay in order; to place in a horizontal or	      recumbent position. "Bedded hair." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bed \Bed\, v. i.	   To go to bed; to cohabit.	   [1913 Webster]	         If he be married, and bed with his wife. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedabble \Be*dab*ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedabbled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bedabbling}.]	   To dabble; to sprinkle or wet. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedaff \Be*daff"\, v. t.	   To make a daff or fool of. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedagat \Bed"a*gat\, n.	   The sacred books of the Buddhists in Burmah. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedaggle \Be*dag"gle\, v. t.	   To daggle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedash \Be*dash"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedashed} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bedashing}.]	   To wet by dashing or throwing water or other liquid upon; to	   bespatter. "Trees bedashed with rain." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedaub \Be*daub"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedaubed} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bedaubing}.]	   To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and	   dirty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
bedaubed \bedaubed\ adj.	   ornamented in a vulgar or showy fashion.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bedaze \be*daze"\ v.	   to cause to be senseless, groggy, or dizzy; cause to lose	   ability to respond normally; desensitize.	   Syn: stun, daze.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bedazzle \Be*daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedazzled} (?); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bedazzling} (?).]	   To dazzle or make dim by a strong light. "Bedazzled with the	   sun." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedbug \Bed"bug`\, n. (Zool.)	   A wingless, bloodsucking, hemipterous insect ({Cimex	   Lectularius}), sometimes infesting houses and especially	   beds. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedchair \Bed"chair`\, n.	   A chair with adjustable back, for the sick, to support them	   while sitting up in bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedchamber \Bed"cham`ber\, n.	   A chamber for a bed; an apartment form sleeping in. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lords of the bedchamber}, eight officers of the royal	      household, all of noble families, who wait in turn a week	      each. [Eng.]	   {Ladies of the bedchamber}, eight ladies, all titled, holding	      a similar official position in the royal household, during	      the reign of a queen. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bedclothes \Bed"clothes`\, n. pl.	   Blankets, sheets, coverlets, etc., for a bed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedcord \Bed"cord`\, n.	   A cord or rope interwoven in a bedstead so as to support the	   bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedded \Bed"ded\, a.	   Provided with a bed; as, double-bedded room; placed or	   arranged in a bed or beds.	   [1913 Webster]
bedder \bed"der\ n.	   an ornamental plant suitable for planting in a flowerbed.	   Syn: bedding plant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bedding \Bed"ding\, n. [AS. bedding, beding. See {Bed}.]	   1. A bed and its furniture; the materials of a bed, whether	      for man or beast; bedclothes; litter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The state or position of beds and layers.	      [1913 Webster]
Bede \Bede\, v. t. [See {Bid}, v. t.]	   To pray; also, to offer; to proffer. [Obs.] --R. of	   Gloucester. Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Bede \Bede\, n. (Mining)	   A kind of pickax.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedeck \Be*deck"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedecked} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bedecking}.]	   To deck, ornament, or adorn; to grace.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bedecked with boughs, flowers, and garlands. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster] Bedeguar
Bedeguar \Bed"e*guar\, Bedegar \Bed"e*gar\, n. [F., fr. Per.	   b[=a]d-[=a]ward, or b[=a]d-[=a]wardag, prop., a kind of white	   thorn or thistle.]	   A gall produced on rosebushes, esp. on the sweetbrier or	   eglantine, by a puncture from the ovipositor of a gallfly	   ({Rhodites ros[ae]}). It was once supposed to have medicinal	   properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedehouse \Bede"house`\, n.	   Same as {Beadhouse}.	   [1913 Webster] Bedel
Bedel \Be"del\, Bedell \Be"dell\, n.	   Same as {Beadle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedelry \Be"del*ry\, n.	   Beadleship. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Beden \Bed"en\, n. (Zool.)	   The Abyssinian or Arabian ibex ({Capra Nubiana}). It is	   probably the wild goat of the Bible.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedesman \Bedes"man\, n.	   Same as {Beadsman}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bedevil \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 spirits; to bring under diabolical	      influence; to torment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bedeviled and used worse than St. Bartholomew.	                                                  --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spoil; to corrupt. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Bedevilment \Be*dev"il*ment\, n.	   The state of being bedeviled; bewildering confusion;	   vexatious trouble. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bedew \Be*dew"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedewed} (?); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bedewing}.]	   To moisten with dew, or as with dew. "Falling tears his face	   bedew." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedewer \Be*dew"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, bedews.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedewy \Be*dew"y\, a.	   Moist with dew; dewy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Night with her bedewy wings.             --A. Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedfellow \Bed"fel`low\, n.	   One who lies with another in the same bed; a person who	   shares one's couch.	   [1913 Webster] Bedfere
Bedfere \Bed"fere`\ Bedphere \Bed"phere`\, n. [Bed + AS. fera a	   companion.]	   A bedfellow. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedgown \Bed"gown`\, n.	   A nightgown.	   [1913 Webster]
bedground \bed"ground`\ n.	   an area on which a drove of cattle or sheep can sleep for a	   night.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bedight \Be*dight"\, v. t. [p. p. {Bedight}, {Bedighted}.]	   To bedeck; to array or equip; to adorn. [Archaic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedim \Be*dim"\ (b[-e]*d[i^]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedimmed}	   (b[-e]*d[i^]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bedimming}.]	   To make dim; to obscure or darken. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
bedimmed \be*dimmed\ (b[-e]*d[i^]md"), adj.	   1. made dim or indistinct. a sun bedimmed by clouds	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bedizen \Be*diz"en\, v. t.	   To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste.	   [1913 Webster]	         Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of	         pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedizenment \Be*diz"en*ment\, n.	   That which bedizens; the act of dressing, or the state of	   being dressed, tawdrily.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedkey \Bed"key`\, n.	   An instrument for tightening the parts of a bedstead.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedlam \Bed"lam\, n. [See {Bethlehem}.]	   1. A place appropriated to the confinement and care of the	      insane; a madhouse. --Abp. Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An insane person; a lunatic; a madman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's get the bedlam to lead him.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any place where uproar and confusion prevail.	      [1913 Webster]	Bedlam \Bed"lam\, a.	   Belonging to, or fit for, a madhouse. "The bedlam, brainsick	   duchess." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedlamite \Bed"lam*ite\, n.	   An inhabitant of a madhouse; a madman. "Raving bedlamites."	   --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedmaker \Bed"mak`er\, n.	   One who makes beds.	   [1913 Webster] Bed-molding
Bed-molding \Bed"-mold`ing\ Bed-moulding
\Bed"-mould`ing\(b[e^]d"m[=o]ld`[i^]ng), n. (Arch.)	   The molding of a cornice immediately below the corona. --Oxf.	   Gloss.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedote \Be*dote"\ (b[-e]*d[=o]t"), v. t.	   To cause to dote; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, n. [F. b['e]douin, OF. b['e]duin, fr. Ar.	   bedaw[imac] rural, living in the desert, fr. badw desert, fr.	   bad[=a] to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life.]	   One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered	   over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, esp. in the deserts.	   -- {Bed"ou*in*ism}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Bedouin \Bed"ou*in\, a.	   Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedpan \Bed"pan`\, n.	   1. A pan for warming beds. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shallow chamber vessel, so constructed that it can be	      used by a sick person in bed.	      [1913 Webster]
Bedphere \Bed"phere`\, n.	   See {Bedfere}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Bedpiece
Bedpiece \Bed"piece`\, Bedplate \Bed"plate`\, n. (Mach.)	   The foundation framing or piece, by which the other parts are	   supported and held in place; the bed; -- called also	   {baseplate} and {soleplate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedpost \Bed"post`\, n.	   1. One of the four standards that support a bedstead or the	      canopy over a bedstead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anciently, a post or pin on each side of the bed to keep	      the clothes from falling off. See {Bedstaff}. --Brewer.	      [1913 Webster]
Bedquilt \Bed"quilt`\, n.	   A quilt for a bed; a coverlet.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedrabble \Be*drab"ble\, v. t.	   To befoul with rain and mud; to drabble.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedraggle \Be*drag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedraggled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bedraggling}.]	   To draggle; to soil, as garments which, in walking, are	   suffered to drag in dust, mud, etc. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedrench \Be*drench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedrenched} (?); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bedrenching}.]	   To drench; to saturate with moisture; to soak. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedribble \Be*drib"ble\, v. t.	   To dribble upon.	   [1913 Webster] Bedrid
Bedrid \Bed"rid`\, Bedridden \Bed"rid`den\, a. [OE. bedrede, AS.	   bedreda, bedrida; from bed, bedd, a bed or couch + ridda a	   rider; cf. OHG. pettiriso, G. bettrise. See {Bed}, n., and	   {Ride}, v. i. ]	   Confined to the bed by sickness or infirmity. "Her decrepit,	   sick, and bedrid father." --Shak. "The estate of a bedridden	   old gentleman." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] Bedright
Bedright \Bed"right`\ Bedrite \Bed"rite`\, n. [Bed + right,	   rite.]	   The duty or privilege of the marriage bed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedrizzle \Be*driz"zle\, v. t.	   To drizzle upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Bed rock \Bed" rock"\ (Mining)	   The solid rock underlying superficial formations. Also Fig.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedroom \Bed"room\, n.	   1. A room or apartment intended or used for a bed; a lodging	      room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Room in a bed.	   Note: [In this sense preferably {bed room}.]	         [1913 Webster]	               Then by your side no bed room me deny. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Bedrop \Be*drop"\, v. t.	   To sprinkle, as with drops.	   [1913 Webster]	         The yellow carp, in scales bedropped with gold. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedrug \Be*drug"\, v. t.	   To drug abundantly or excessively.	   [1913 Webster]
Bed screw \Bed" screw`\	   1. (Naut.) A form of jack screw for lifting large bodies, and	      assisting in launching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long screw formerly used to fasten a bedpost to one of	      the adjacent side pieces.	      [1913 Webster]
Bedside \Bed"side`\, n.	   The side of a bed.	   [1913 Webster]
bedsit \bed"sit\ n.	   a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and	   some plumbing).	   Syn: bedsitting room, bedsitter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bedsite \Bed"site`\, n.	   A recess in a room for a bed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of the three bedrooms, two have fireplaces, and all are	         of fair size, with windows and bedsite well placed.	                                                  --Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
bedsitter \bed"sit*ter\ n.	   a furnished sitting room with sleeping accommodations (and	   some plumbing).	   Syn: bedsitting room, bedsit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bedsore \Bed"sore`\, n. (Med.)	   A sore on the back or hips caused by lying for a long time in	   bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedspread \Bed"spread`\, n.	   A bedquilt; a counterpane; a coverlet. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bedstaff \Bed"staff`\, n.; pl. {Bedstaves}.	   "A wooden pin stuck anciently on the sides of the bedstead,	   to hold the clothes from slipping on either side." --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hostess, accommodate us with a bedstaff. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Say there is no virtue in cudgels and bedstaves.	                                                  --Brome.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedstead \Bed"stead\, n. [Bed + stead a frame.]	   A framework for supporting a bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bed steps \Bed" steps`\	   Steps for mounting a bed of unusual height.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedstock \Bed"stock\, n.	   The front or the back part of the frame of a bedstead. [Obs.	   or Dial. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bedstraw \Bed"straw`\, n.	   1. Straw put into a bed. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of slender herbs, usually with square	      stems, whorled leaves, and small white flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Our Lady's bedstraw}, which has yellow flowers, is {Galium	      verum}.	   {White bedstraw} is {Galium mollugo}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bedswerver \Bed"swerv`er\, n.	   One who swerves from and is unfaithful to the marriage vow.	   [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedtick \Bed"tick`\, n.	   A tick or bag made of cloth, used for inclosing the materials	   of a bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedtime \Bed"time`\, n.	   The time to go to bed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beduck \Be*duck"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beducked}.]	   To duck; to put the head under water; to immerse. "Deep	   himself beducked." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Beduin \Bed"uin\, n.	   See {Bedouin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedung \Be*dung"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedunged}.]	   To cover with dung, as for manuring; to bedaub or defile,	   literally or figuratively. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedust \Be*dust"\, v. t.	   To sprinkle, soil, or cover with dust. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedward \Bed"ward\, adv.	   Towards bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedwarf \Be*dwarf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedwarfed}.]	   To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to	   dwarf. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bedye \Be*dye"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bedyeing}.]	   To dye or stain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Briton fields with Sarazin blood bedyed. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bee \Bee\,	   p. p. of {Be}; -- used for been. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bee \Bee\ (b[=e]), n. [AS. be['o]; akin to D. bij and bije,	   Icel. b[=y], Sw. & Dan. bi, OHG. pini, G. biene, and perh.	   Ir. beach, Lith. bitis, Skr. bha. [root]97.]	   1. (Zool.) An insect of the order {Hymenoptera}, and family	      {Apid[ae]} (the honeybees), or family {Andrenid[ae]} (the	      solitary bees.) See {Honeybee}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are many genera and species. The common honeybee	         ({Apis mellifica}) lives in swarms, each of which has	         its own queen, its males or drones, and its very	         numerous workers, which are barren females. Besides the	         {Apis mellifica} there are other species and varieties	         of honeybees, as the {Apis ligustica} of Spain and	         Italy; the {Apis Indica} of India; the {Apis fasciata}	         of Egypt. The {bumblebee} is a species of {Bombus}. The	         tropical honeybees belong mostly to {Melipoma} and	         {Trigona}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A neighborly gathering of people who engage in united	      labor for the benefit of an individual or family; as, a	      quilting bee; a husking bee; a raising bee. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The cellar . . . was dug by a bee in a single day.	                                                  --S. G.	                                                  Goodrich.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. [Prob. fr. AS. be['a]h ring, fr. b?gan to bend. See	      1st {Bow}.] (Naut.) Pieces of hard wood bolted to the	      sides of the bowsprit, to reeve the fore-topmast stays	      through; -- called also {bee blocks}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bee beetle} (Zool.), a beetle ({Trichodes apiarius})	      parasitic in beehives.	   {Bee bird} (Zool.), a bird that eats the honeybee, as the	      European flycatcher, and the American kingbird.	   {Bee flower} (Bot.), an orchidaceous plant of the genus	      {Ophrys} ({Ophrys apifera}), whose flowers have some	      resemblance to bees, flies, and other insects.	   {Bee fly} (Zool.), a two winged fly of the family	      {Bombyliid[ae]}. Some species, in the larval state, are	      parasitic upon bees.	   {Bee garden}, a garden or inclosure to set beehives in; an	      apiary. --Mortimer.	   {Bee glue}, a soft, unctuous matter, with which bees cement	      the combs to the hives, and close up the cells; -- called	      also {propolis}.	   {Bee hawk} (Zool.), the honey buzzard.	   {Bee killer} (Zool.), a large two-winged fly of the family	      {Asilid[ae]} (esp. {Trupanea apivora}) which feeds upon	      the honeybee. See {Robber fly}.	   {Bee louse} (Zool.), a minute, wingless, dipterous insect	      ({Braula c[ae]ca}) parasitic on hive bees.	   {Bee martin} (Zool.), the kingbird ({Tyrannus Carolinensis})	      which occasionally feeds on bees.	   {Bee moth} (Zool.), a moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose	      larv[ae] feed on honeycomb, occasioning great damage in	      beehives.	   {Bee wolf} (Zool.), the larva of the bee beetle. See Illust.	      of {Bee beetle}.	   {To have a bee in the head} or {To have a bee in the bonnet}.	      (a) To be choleric. [Obs.]	      (b) To be restless or uneasy. --B. Jonson.	      (c) To be full of fancies; to be a little crazy. "She's	          whiles crack-brained, and has a bee in her head."	          --Sir W. Scott.	          [1913 Webster] beebalm
beebalm \beebalm\, bee balm \bee balm\n.	   1. a perennial herb ({Monarda fistulosa}) of North America.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America	      ({Monarda didyma}) having variously colored tubular	      flowers in dense showy heads.	   Syn: bee balm, bergamot mint, oswego tea.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a bushy perennial Old World mint, {Melissa officinalis},	      having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant	      lemon-flavored leaves; a garden escapee in northern Europe	      and North America.	   Syn: lemon balm, garden balm, sweet balm, bee balm, Melissa	        officinalis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beebread \Bee"bread`\, n.	   A brown, bitter substance found in some of the cells of	   honeycomb. It is made chiefly from the pollen of flowers,	   which is collected by bees as food for their young.	   [1913 Webster]
Beech \Beech\, n.; pl. {Beeches}. [OE. beche, AS. b?ce; akin to	   D. beuk, OHG. buocha, G. buche, Icel. beyki, Dan. b["o]g, Sw.	   bok, Russ. buk, L. fagus, Gr. ? oak, ? to eat, Skr. bhaksh;	   the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See	   {Book}, and cf. 7th {Buck}, {Buckwheat}.] (Bot.)	   A tree of the genus {Fagus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and	         thick foliage, and bears an edible triangular nut, of	         which swine are fond. The {Fagus sylvatica} is the	         European species, and the {Fagus ferruginea} that of	         America.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Beech drops} (Bot.), a parasitic plant which grows on the	      roots of beeches ({Epiphegus Americana}).	   {Beech marten} (Zool.), the stone marten of Europe ({Mustela	      foina}).	   {Beech mast}, the nuts of the beech, esp. as they lie under	      the trees, in autumn.	   {Beech oil}, oil expressed from the mast or nuts of the beech	      tree.	   {Cooper beech}, a variety of the European beech with	      copper-colored, shining leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Beechen \Beech"en\, a. [AS. b?cen.]	   Consisting, or made, of the wood or bark of the beech;	   belonging to the beech. "Plain beechen vessels." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Beechnut \Beech"nut`\, n.	   The nut of the beech tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Beech tree \Beech" tree`\	   The beech.	   [1913 Webster]
Beechy \Beech"y\, a.	   Of or relating to beeches.	   [1913 Webster]
Bee-eater \Bee"-eat`er\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A bird of the genus {Merops}, that feeds especially on	       bees. The European species ({Merops apiaster}) is	       remarkable for its brilliant colors.	   (b) An African bird of the genus {Rhinopomastes}.	       [1913 Webster]
Beef \Beef\ (b[=e]f), n. [OE. boef, befe, beef, OF. boef, buef,	   F. b[oe]ef, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox; akin to Gr. boy^s, Skr.	   g[=o] cow, and E. cow. See 2d {Cow}.]	   1. An animal of the genus {Bos}, especially the common	      species, {Bos taurus}, including the bull, cow, and ox, in	      their full grown state; esp., an ox or cow fattened for	      food.	   Note: [In this, which is the original sense, the word has a	         plural, beeves (b[=e]vz).]	         [1913 Webster]	               A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine.	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The flesh of an ox, or cow, or of any adult bovine animal,	      when slaughtered for food.	   Note: [In this sense, the word has no plural.] "Great meals	         of beef." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Applied colloquially to human flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	Beef \Beef\ (b[=e]f), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, beef.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Beef tea}, essence of beef, or strong beef broth.	      [1913 Webster]
beefalo \beef"a*lo\ (b[=e]"f[.a]*l[-o]), n.	   a hardy breed of beef cattle derived as a cross between the	   American bison and domestic cattle, usually being genetically	   3/8 bison and 5/8 domestic bovine; -- it yields leaner beef	   than conventional breeds.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
beefburger \beef"burg*er\ n.	   a fried cake of minced beef served on a bun.	   Syn: hamburger.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beefeater \Beef"eat`er\ (b[=e]f"[=e]t`[~e]r), n. [Beef + eater;	   prob. one who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf. AS.	   hl[=a]f[=ae]ta servant, properly a loaf eater.]	   1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An African bird of the genus {Buphaga}, which	      feeds on the larv[ae] of botflies hatched under the skin	      of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known.	      [1913 Webster]
beefed-up \beefed-up\ adj.	   made greater or stronger. beefed-up sales efforts	   [WordNet 1.5]
bee fly \bee" fly`\ (b[=e]" fl[imac]`), n.	   any dipterous insect of the family {Bombyliidae}, which eat	   nectar and in some cases resemble bees. Their larvae are	   parasitic on the larvae of bees and other insects.	   [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Beefsteak \Beef"steak`\ (b[=e]f"st[=a]k), n.	   A steak of beef; a slice of beef broiled or suitable for	   broiling.	   [1913 Webster]
Beef-witted \Beef"-wit`ted\, n.	   Stupid; dull. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beefwood \Beef"wood`\, n.	   An Australian tree ({Casuarina}), and its red wood, used for	   cabinetwork; also, the trees {Stenocarpus salignus} of New	   South Wales, and {Banksia compar} of Queensland.	   [1913 Webster]
Beefy \Beef"y\, a.	   Having much beef; of the nature of beef; resembling beef;	   fleshy.	   [1913 Webster]
Beehive \Bee"hive`\, n.	   A hive for a swarm of bees. Also used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A common and typical form of beehive was a domeshaped	         inverted basket, whence certain ancient Irish and	         Scotch architectural remains are called beehive houses.	         [1913 Webster]
Beehouse \Bee"house`\, n.	   A house for bees; an apiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Bee larkspur \Bee" lark`spur\	   (Bot.) See {Larkspur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beeld \Beeld\, n.	   Same as {Beild}. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Bee line \Bee" line`\	   The shortest line from one place to another, like that of a	   bee to its hive when loaded with honey; an air line. "A bee	   line for the brig." --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Beelzebub \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}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beem \Beem\ (b[=e]m), n. [AS. b[=e]me, b[=y]me.]	   A trumpet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Beemaster \Bee"mas`ter\, n.	   One who keeps bees.	   [1913 Webster]
Been \Been\ [OE. beon, ben, bin, p. p. of been, beon, to be. See	   {Be}.]	   The past participle of {Be}. In old authors it is also the	   pr. tense plural of {Be}. See 1st {Bee}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Assembled been a senate grave and stout. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Beer \Beer\, n. [OE. beor, ber, AS. be['o]r; akin to Fries.	   biar, Icel. bj?rr, OHG. bior, D. & G. bier, and possibly E.	   brew. [root]93, See {Brew}.]	   1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but	      commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other	      substance to impart a bitter flavor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Beer has different names, as {small beer}, {ale},	         {porter}, {brown stout}, {lager beer}, according to its	         strength, or other qualities. See {Ale}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of	      various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Small beer}, weak beer; (fig.) insignificant matters. "To	      suckle fools, and chronicle small beer." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
beer belly \beer" bel`ly\ n.	   a protruding potbelly caused by excessive drinking of beer.	   Syn: beer gut.	        [PJC]	              In one of the less surprising revelations of the	              year, researchers at the University of North	              Carolina (UNC) and colleagues have confirmed that	              excessive consumption of beer can lead to the	              condition commonly known as beer belly. At the	              same time, however, they discovered that, beyond	              aesthetic concerns, the condition may point to	              health hazards of a more serious nature. In a	              comparison of beer drinkers and wine drinkers, the	              scientists found that beer tends to build a	              central paunch, or "potbelly", while wine drinkers	              tend to have narrower waists, even when the same	              amount of alcohol and calories is consumed by	              both.                               --The	                                                  Scientist --	                                                  December 11,	                                                  1995.
Beeregar \Beer"e*gar\, n. [Beer + eager.]	   Sour beer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
beer gut \beer gut\ n.	   same as {beer belly}.	   Syn: beer gut.	        [PJC]
Beerhouse \Beer"house`\, n.	   A house where malt liquors are sold; an alehouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Beeriness \Beer"i*ness\, n.	   Beery condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Beery \Beer"y\, a.	   Of or resembling beer; affected by beer; maudlin.	   [1913 Webster]
Beestings \Beest"ings\, n.	   Same as {Biestings}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beeswax \Bees"wax`\, n.	   The wax secreted by bees, and of which their cells are	   constructed.	   [1913 Webster]
Beeswing \Bees"wing`\, n.	   The second crust formed in port and some other wines after	   long keeping. It consists of pure, shining scales of tartar,	   supposed to resemble the wing of a bee.	   [1913 Webster]
Beet \Beet\ (b[=e]t), n. [AS. bete, from L. beta.]	   1. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the genus {Beta}, which	      produces an edible root the first year and seed the second	      year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The root of plants of the genus {Beta}, different species	      and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding	      stock, or in making sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are many varieties of the common beet ({Beta	         vulgaris}). The Old "white beet", cultivated for its	         edible leafstalks, is a distinct species ({Beta	         Cicla}).	         [1913 Webster] Beete
Beete \Beete\, Bete \Bete\ (b[=e]t), v. t. [AS. b[=e]tan to	   mend. See {Better}.]	   1. To mend; to repair. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To renew or enkindle (a fire). [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Beethoven \Beethoven\ n.	   1. Ludwig van Beethoven, a renowned German composer, born	      1770, died 1827.	   Syn: van Beethoven.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the music of Beethoven. He enjoyed Beethoven most of all.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Beethovenian \Beethovenian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Ludwig van Beethoven.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[=e]"t'l), n. [OE. betel, AS. b[imac]tl,	   b?tl, mallet, hammer, fr. be['a]tan to beat. See {Beat}, v.	   t.]	   1. A heavy mallet, used to drive wedges, beat pavements, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine in which fabrics are subjected to a hammering	      process while passing over rollers, as in cotton mills; --	      called also {beetling machine}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Beetle \Bee"tle\ (b[=e]"t'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beetled}	   (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Beetling}.]	   1. To beat with a heavy mallet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To finish by subjecting to a hammering process in a beetle	      or beetling machine; as, to beetle cotton goods.	      [1913 Webster]	Beetle \Bee"tle\, n. [OE. bityl, bittle, AS. b[imac]tel, fr.	   b[imac]tan to bite. See {Bite}, v. t.]	   Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the	   outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when	   they are folded up. See {Coleoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Beetle mite} (Zool.), one of many species of mites, of the	      family {Oribatid[ae]}, parasitic on beetles.	   {Black beetle}, the common large black cockroach ({Blatta	      orientalis}).	      [1913 Webster]	Beetle \Bee"tle\, v. i. [See {Beetlebrowed}.]	   To extend over and beyond the base or support; to overhang;	   to jut.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the dreadful summit of the cliff	         That beetles o'er his base into the sea. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each beetling rampart, and each tower sublime.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Beetle brow \Bee"tle brow`\	   An overhanging brow.	   [1913 Webster]
Beetle-browed \Bee"tle-browed`\, a. [OE. bitelbrowed; cf. OE.	   bitel, adj., sharp, projecting, n., a beetle. See {Beetle} an	   insect.]	   Having prominent, overhanging brows; hence, lowering or	   sullen.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The earlier meaning was, "Having bushy or overhanging	         eyebrows."	         [1913 Webster]
Beetlehead \Bee"tle*head`\, n. [Beetle a mallet + head.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A stupid fellow; a blockhead. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The black-bellied plover, or bullhead ({Squatarola	      helvetica}). See {Plover}.	      [1913 Webster]
Beetle-headed \Bee"tle-head`ed\, a.	   Dull; stupid. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beetlestock \Bee"tle*stock`\, n.	   The handle of a beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Beet radish \Beet" rad`ish\	   Same as {Beetrave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beetrave \Beet"rave`\, n. [F. betterave; bette beet + rave	   radish.]	   The common beet ({Beta vulgaris}).	   [1913 Webster]
Beeve \Beeve\, n. [Formed from beeves, pl. of beef.]	   A beef; a beef creature.	   [1913 Webster]	         They would knock down the first beeve they met with.	                                                  --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Beeves \Beeves\ (b[=e]vz), n.	   plural of {Beef}, the animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Befall \Be*fall"\, v. t. [imp. {Befell}; p. p. {Befallen}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Befalling}.] [AS. befeallan; pref. be- +	   feallan to fall.]	   To happen to.	   [1913 Webster]	         I beseech your grace that I may know	         The worst that may befall me.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Befall \Be*fall"\, v. i.	   To come to pass; to happen.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have revealed . . . the discord which befell.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Befit \Be*fit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Befitting}.]	   To be suitable to; to suit; to become.	   [1913 Webster]	         That name best befits thee.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Befitting \Be*fit"ting\, a.	   Suitable; proper; becoming; fitting.	   [1913 Webster]
Befittingly \Be*fit"ting*ly\, adv.	   In a befitting manner; suitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Beflatter \Be*flat"ter\, v. t.	   To flatter excessively.	   [1913 Webster]
Beflower \Be*flow"er\, v. t.	   To besprinkle or scatter over with, or as with, flowers.	   --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Befog \Be*fog"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Befogging}.]	   1. To involve in a fog; -- mostly as a participle or part.	      adj.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To confuse; to mystify.	      [1913 Webster]
befogged \befogged\ adj.	   confused and vague; used especially of thinking. a mind	   befogged with drink	   Syn: addled, befuddled, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly,	        wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Befool \Be*fool"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befooled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Befooling}.] [OE. befolen; pref. be- + fol fool.]	   1. To fool; to delude or lead into error; to infatuate; to	      deceive.	      [1913 Webster]	            This story . . . contrived to befool credulous men.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to behave like a fool; to make foolish. "Some	      befooling drug." --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Before \Be*fore"\, prep. [OE. beforen, biforen, before, AS.	   beforan; pref. be- + foran, fore, before. See {Be-}, and	   {Fore}.]	   1. In front of; preceding in space; ahead of; as, to stand	      before the fire; before the house.	      [1913 Webster]	            His angel, who shall go	            Before them in a cloud and pillar of fire. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Preceding in time; earlier than; previously to; anterior	      to the time when; -- sometimes with the additional idea of	      purpose; in order that.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before Abraham was, I am.             --John viii.	                                                  58.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before this treatise can become of use, two points	            are necessary.                        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly before, in this sense, was followed by that.	         "Before that Philip called thee . . . I saw thee."	         --John i. 48.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. An advance of; farther onward, in place or time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The golden age . . . is before us.    --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Prior or preceding in dignity, order, rank, right, or	      worth; rather than.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that cometh after me is preferred before me.	                                                  --John i. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eldest son is before the younger in succession.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In presence or sight of; face to face with; facing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abraham bowed down himself before the people. --Gen.	                                                  xxiii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherewith shall I come before the Lord? --Micah vi.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Under the cognizance or jurisdiction of.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a suit be begun before an archdeacon. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Open for; free of access to; in the power of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world was all before them where to choose.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Before the mast} (Naut.), as a common sailor, -- because the	      sailors live in the forecastle, forward of the foremast.	      	   {Before the wind} (Naut.), in the direction of the wind and	      by its impulse; having the wind aft.	      [1913 Webster]	Before \Be*fore"\, adv.	   1. On the fore part; in front, or in the direction of the	      front; -- opposed to {in the rear}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The battle was before and behind.     --2 Chron.	                                                  xiii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In advance. "I come before to tell you." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In time past; previously; already.	      [1913 Webster]	            You tell me, mother, what I knew before. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Earlier; sooner than; until then.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the butt is out, we will drink water; not a	            drop before.                          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Before is often used in self-explaining compounds; as,	         before-cited, before-mentioned; beforesaid.	         [1913 Webster]
Beforehand \Be*fore"hand`\, adv. [Before + hand.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In a state of anticipation ore preoccupation; in advance;	      -- often followed by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Agricola . . . resolves to be beforehand with the	            danger.                               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last cited author has been beforehand with me.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By way of preparation, or preliminary; previously;	      aforetime.	      [1913 Webster]	            They may be taught beforehand the skill of speaking.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Beforehand \Be*fore"hand`\, a.	   In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rich and much beforehand.                --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Beforetime \Be*fore"time`\, adv.	   Formerly; aforetime.	   [1913 Webster]	         [They] dwelt in their tents, as beforetime. --2 Kings	                                                  xiii. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Befortune \Be*for"tune\, v. t.	   To befall. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I wish all good befortune you.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Befoul \Be*foul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befouled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Befouling}.] [Cf. AS. bef?lan; pref. be- + f?lan to foul.	   See {Foul}, a.]	   1. To make foul; to soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.	      [1913 Webster]
befouled \befouled\ adj.	   made disgustingly dirty. a building befouled with soot	   [WordNet 1.5]
Befriend \Be*friend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befriended}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Befriending}.]	   To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or	   countenance.	   [1913 Webster]	         By the darkness befriended.              --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Befriendment \Be*friend"ment\, n.	   Act of befriending. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Befrill \Be*frill"\, v. t.	   To furnish or deck with a frill.	   [1913 Webster]
Befringe \Be*fringe"\, v. t.	   To furnish with a fringe; to form a fringe upon; to adorn as	   with fringe. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Befuddle \Be*fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Befuddled}]	   To becloud and confuse, as with liquor.	   [1913 Webster]
befuddled \befuddled\ adj.	   1. dazed by alcoholic drink. the wino's poor befuddled mind	   Syn: stupefied.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. unclear in mind or intent; filled with bewilderment.	   Syn: at sea, bemused, bewildered, confounded, confused,	        mazed, mixed-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. confused and vague; used especially of thinking.	   Syn: addled, befogged, muddled, muzzy, unclear, woolly,	        wooly, woolly-headed, wooly-minded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beg \Beg\, n. [Turk. beg, pronounced bay. Cf. {Bey}, {Begum}.]	   A title of honor in Turkey and in some other parts of the	   East; a bey.	   [1913 Webster]	Beg \Beg\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Begging}.] [OE. beggen, perh. fr. AS. bedecian (akin to	   Goth. bedagwa beggar), biddan to ask. (Cf. {Bid}, v. t.); or	   cf. beghard, beguin.]	   1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to	      beseech.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do beg your good will in this case. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Joseph] begged the body of Jesus.    --Matt. xxvii.	                                                  58.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather	         than earnest, asking; as, I beg your pardon; I beg	         leave to disagree with you.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To ask for as a charity, esp. to ask for habitually or	      from house to house.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his	            seed begging bread.                   --Ps. xxxvii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make petition to; to entreat; as, to beg a person to	      grant a favor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take for granted; to assume without proof.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Old Law) To ask to be appointed guardiln for, or to aso	      to havo a guardian appointed for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Else some will beg thee, in the court of wards.	                                                  --Harrington.	      [1913 Webster] Hence:	   {To beg (one) for a fool}, to take him for a fool.	      [1913 Webster]	   {I beg to}, is an elliptical expression for I beg leave to;	      as, I beg to inform you.	   {To beg the question}, to assume that which was to be proved	      in a discussion, instead of adducing the proof or	      sustaining the point by argument.	   {To go a-begging}, a figurative phrase to express the absence	      of demand for something which elsewhere brings a price;	      as, grapes are so plentiful there that they go a-begging.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Beg}, {Ask}, {Request}.	   Usage: To ask (not in the sense of inquiring) is the generic	          term which embraces all these words. To request is	          only a polite mode of asking. To beg, in its original	          sense, was to ask with earnestness, and implied	          submission, or at least deference. At present,	          however, in polite life, beg has dropped its original	          meaning, and has taken the place of both ask and	          request, on the ground of its expressing more of	          deference and respect. Thus, we beg a person's	          acceptance of a present; we beg him to favor us with	          his company; a tradesman begs to announce the arrival	          of new goods, etc. Crabb remarks that, according to	          present usage, "we can never talk of asking a person's	          acceptance of a thing, or of asking him to do us a	          favor." This can be more truly said of usage in	          England than in America.	          [1913 Webster]	Beg \Beg\, v. i.	   To ask alms or charity, especially to ask habitually by the	   wayside or from house to house; to live by asking alms.	   [1913 Webster]	         I can not dig; to beg I am ashamed.      --Luke xvi. 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Bega \Be"ga\, n.	   See {Bigha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Begem \Be*gem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Begemming}.]	   To adorn with gems, or as with gems.	   [1913 Webster]	         Begemmed with dewdrops.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those lonely realms bright garden isles begem.	                                                  --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Beget \Be*get"\, v. t. [imp. {Begot}, (Archaic) {Begat}; p. p.	   {Begot}, {Begotten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begetting}.] [OE.	   bigiten, bigeten, to get, beget, AS. begitan to get; pref.	   be- + gitan. See {Get}, v. t. ]	   1. To procreate, as a father or sire; to generate; --	      commonly said of the father.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet they a beauteous offspring shall beget.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get (with child.) [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To produce as an effect; to cause to exist.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love is begot by fancy.               --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]
Begetter \Be*get"ter\, n.	   One who begets; a father.	   [1913 Webster]
Beggable \Beg"ga*ble\, a.	   Capable of being begged.	   [1913 Webster]
Beggar \Beg"gar\, n. [OE. beggere, fr. beg.]	   1. One who begs; one who asks or entreats earnestly, or with	      humility; a petitioner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes it his business to ask alms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who is dependent upon others for support; -- a	      contemptuous or sarcastic use.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who assumes in argument what he does not prove. --Abp.	      Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	Beggar \Beg"gar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beggared}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Beggaring}.]	   1. To reduce to beggary; to impoverish; as, he had beggared	      himself. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to seem very poor and inadequate.	      [1913 Webster]	            It beggared all description.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Beggarhood \Beg"gar*hood\, n.	   The condition of being a beggar; also, the class of beggars.	   [1913 Webster]
Beggarism \Beg"gar*ism\, n.	   Beggary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
beggar-lice \beggar-lice\ n.	   1. any of various Eurasian and North American plants having	      small prickly nutlets that stick to clothing.	   Syn: beggar's lice, beggar's-lice, beggar lice.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any of various tropical and subtropical plants having	      trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or	      loments.	   Syn: tick trefoil, tick-trefoil, beggar's-lice.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beggarliness \Beg"gar*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being beggarly; meanness.	   [1913 Webster]
Beggarly \Beg"gar*ly\, a.	   1. In the condition of, or like, a beggar; suitable for a	      beggar; extremely indigent; poverty-stricken; mean; poor;	      contemptible. "A bankrupt, beggarly fellow." --South. "A	      beggarly fellowship." --Swift. "Beggarly elements." --Gal.	      iv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced or occasioned by beggary. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Beggarly sins, that is, those sins which idleness	            and beggary usually betray men to; such as lying,	            flattery, stealing, and dissimulation. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Beggarly \Beg"gar*ly\, adv.	   In an indigent, mean, or despicable manner; in the manner of	   a beggar.	   [1913 Webster]
Beggar's lice \Beg"gar's lice`\ (Bot.)	   The prickly fruit or seed of certain plants (as some species	   of {Echinospermum} and {Cynoglossum}) which cling to the	   clothing of those who brush by them.	   [1913 Webster]	Beggar's ticks \Beg"gar's ticks`\	   The bur marigold ({Bidens}) and its achenes, which are armed	   with barbed awns, and adhere to clothing and fleeces with	   unpleasant tenacity; -- also called {beggar-ticks}.	   [1913 Webster]
beggar-ticks \beggar-ticks\ n.	   1. the seed of bur marigolds.	   Syn: spanish needles.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any of several plants of the genus Bidens having yellow	      flowers and pricky fruits that cling to fur and clothing;	      -- also called {beggar's-ticks}.	   Syn: bur marigold, burr marigold, beggar's-ticks, sticktight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
beggarwoman \beggarwoman\ n.	   1. a woman who is a beggar.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Beggary \Beg"gar*y\, n. [OE. beggerie. See {Beggar}, n.]	   1. The act of begging; the state of being a beggar;	      mendicancy; extreme poverty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beggarly appearance. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The freedom and the beggary of the old studio.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Indigence; want; penury; mendicancy.	        [1913 Webster]	Beggary \Beg"gar*y\, a.	   Beggarly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Beggestere \Beg"ge*stere\, n. [Beg + -ster.]	   A beggar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Beghard
Beghard \Be*ghard"\ Beguard \Be*guard"\, n. [F. b['e]gard,	   b['e]guard; cf. G. beghard, LL. Beghardus, Begihardus,	   Begardus. Prob. from the root of beguine + -ard or -hard. See	   {Beguine}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of an association of religious laymen living in imitation	   of the Beguines. They arose in the thirteenth century, were	   afterward subjected to much persecution, and were suppressed	   by Innocent X. in 1650. Called also Beguins.	   [1913 Webster]
Begild \Be*gild"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begilded} or {Begilt}.]	   To gild. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Begin \Be*gin"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Began}, {Begun}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Beginning}.] [AS. beginnan (akin to OS. biginnan, D.	   & G. beginnen, OHG. biginnan, Goth., du-ginnan, Sw. begynna,	   Dan. begynde); pref. be- + an assumed ginnan. [root]31. See	   {Gin} to begin.]	   1. To have or commence an independent or first existence; to	      take rise; to commence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vast chain of being! which from God began. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do the first act or the first part of an action; to	      enter upon or commence something new, as a new form or	      state of being, or course of action; to take the first	      step; to start. "Tears began to flow." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I begin, I will also make an end. --1 Sam. iii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	Begin \Be*gin"\, v. t.	   1. To enter on; to commence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye nymphs of Solyma ! begin the song. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To trace or lay the foundation of; to make or place a	      beginning of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The apostle begins our knowledge in the creatures,	            which leads us to the knowledge of God. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To commence; originate; set about; start.	        [1913 Webster]	Begin \Be*gin"\, n.	   Beginning. [Poetic & Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Beginner \Be*gin"ner\, n.	   One who begins or originates anything. Specifically: A young	   or inexperienced practitioner or student; a tyro.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sermon of a new beginner.              --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Beginning \Be*gin"ning\, n.	   1. The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement	      of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being	      or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a	      succession of acts or states.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the beginning God created the heaven and the	            earth.                                --Gen. i. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which begins or originates something; the first	      cause; origin; source.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am . . . the beginning and the ending. --Rev. i.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is begun; a rudiment or element.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mighty things from small beginnings grow. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Enterprise. "To hinder our beginnings." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset;	        foundation.	        [1913 Webster]
Begird \Be*gird"\, v. t. [imp. {Begirt}, {Begirded}; p. p.	   {Begirt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begirding}.] [AS. begyrdan (akin	   to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.]	   1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To surround as with a band; to encompass.	      [1913 Webster]
Begirdle \Be*gir"dle\, v. t.	   To surround as with a girdle.	   [1913 Webster]
Begirt \Be*girt"\, v. t.	   To encompass; to begird. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Beglerbeg \Beg"ler*beg`\, n. [Turk. beglerbeg, fr. beg, pl.	   begler. See {Beg}, n.]	   The governor of a province of the Ottoman empire, next in	   dignity to the grand vizier.	   [1913 Webster]
Begnaw \Be*gnaw"\, v. t. [p. p. {Begnawed}, (R.) {Begnawn}.]	   [AS. begnagan; pref. be- + gnagan to gnaw.]	   To gnaw; to eat away; to corrode.	   [1913 Webster]	         The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Begod \Be*god"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begodded}.]	   To exalt to the dignity of a god; to deify. [Obs.] "Begodded	   saints." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Begohm \Beg"ohm`\, n. (Elec.)	   A unit of resistance equal to one billion ohms, or one	   thousand megohms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Begone \Be*gone"\, interj. [Be, v. i. + gone, p. p.]	   Go away; depart; get you gone.	   [1913 Webster]	Begone \Be*gone"\, p. p. [OE. begon, AS. big[=a]n; pref. be- +	   g[=a]n to go.]	   Surrounded; furnished; beset; environed (as in woe-begone).	   [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Begonia \Be*go"ni*a\ (b[-e]*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [From Michel	   Begon, a promoter of botany.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, mostly of tropical America, many species	   of which are grown as ornamental plants. The leaves are	   curiously one-sided, and often exhibit brilliant colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Begoniaceae \Begoniaceae\ n.	   a natural family of monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of	   tropical and warm regions especially America.	   Syn: family {Begoniaceae}, begonia family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Begore \Be*gore"\ (b[-e]*g[=o]r"), v. t.	   To besmear with gore.	   [1913 Webster]
Begot \Be*got"\ (b[-e]*g[o^]t"),	   imp. & p. p. of {Beget}.	   [1913 Webster]
Begotten \Be*got"ten\,	   p. p. of {Beget}.	   [1913 Webster]
Begrave \Be*grave"\, v. t. [Pref. be- + grave; akin to G.	   begraben, Goth. bigraban to dig a ditch around.]	   To bury; also, to engrave. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Begrease \Be*grease"\, v. t.	   To soil or daub with grease or other oily matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Begrime \Be*grime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrimed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Begriming}.]	   To soil with grime or dirt deeply impressed or rubbed in.	   [1913 Webster]	         Books falling to pieces and begrimed with dust.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Begrimer \Be*grim"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, begrimes.	   [1913 Webster]
Begrudge \Be*grudge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Begrudged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Begrudging}.]	   To grudge; to envy the possession of.	   [1913 Webster]
begrudging \begrudging\ adj.	   being given reluctantly or with displeasure.	   Syn: envious, grudging.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beguile \Be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beguiled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Beguiling}.]	   1. To delude by guile, artifice, or craft; to deceive or	      impose on, as by a false statement; to lure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat. --Gen. iii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To elude, or evade by craft; to foil. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When misery could beguile the tyrant's rage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause the time of to pass without notice; to relieve	      the tedium or weariness of; to while away; to divert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ballads . . . to beguile his incessant wayfaring.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To delude; deceive; cheat; insnare; mislead; amuse;	        divert; entertain.	        [1913 Webster]
beguiled \beguiled\ adj.	   filled with wonder and delight.	   Syn: captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beguilement \Be*guile"ment\, n.	   The act of beguiling, or the state of being beguiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Beguiler \Be*guil"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, beguiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Beguiling \Be*guil"ing\, a.	   Alluring by guile; deluding; misleading; diverting. --	   {Be*guil"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Beguin \Be`guin"\, n. [F.]	   See {Beghard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beguinage \Be`gui`nage"\, n. [F.]	   A collection of small houses surrounded by a wall and	   occupied by a community of Beguines.	   [1913 Webster]
Beguine \Be`guine"\, n. [F. b['e]guine; LL. beguina, beghina;	   fr. Lambert le B[`e]gue (the Stammerer) the founder of the	   order. (Du Cange.)]	   A woman belonging to one of the religious and charitable	   associations or communities in the Netherlands, and	   elsewhere, whose members live in beguinages and are not bound	   by perpetual vows.	   [1913 Webster]
Begum \Be"gum\, n. [Per., fr. Turk., perh. properly queen	   mother, fr. Turk. beg (see {Beg}, n.) + Ar. umm mother.]	   In the East Indies, a princess or lady of high rank.	   --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Begun \Be*gun"\,	   p. p. of {Begin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Behalf \Be*half"\, n. [OE. on-behalve in the name of, bihalven	   by the side of, fr. AS. healf half, also side, part: akin to	   G. halb half, halber on account of. See {Be-}, and {Half},	   n.]	   Advantage; favor; stead; benefit; interest; profit; support;	   defense; vindication.	   [1913 Webster]	         In behalf of his mistress's beauty.      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         Against whom he had contracted some prejudice in behalf	         of his nation.                           --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In behalf of}, in the interest of.	   {On behalf of}, on account of; on the part of.	      [1913 Webster]
Behappen \Be*hap"pen\, v. t.	   To happen to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Behave \Be*have"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behaved}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Behaving}.] [AS. behabban to surround, restrain, detain	   (akin to G. gehaben (obs.) to have, sich gehaben to behave or	   carry one's self); pref. be- + habban to have. See {Have}, v.	   t. ]	   1. To manage or govern in point of behavior; to discipline;	      to handle; to restrain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He did behave his anger ere 't was spent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry; to conduct; to comport; to manage; to bear; --	      used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those that behaved themselves manfully. --2 Macc.	                                                  ii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	Behave \Be*have"\, v. i.	   To act; to conduct; to bear or carry one's self; as, to	   behave well or ill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This verb is often used colloquially without an adverb	         of manner; as, if he does not behave, he will be	         punished. It is also often applied to inanimate	         objects; as, the ship behaved splendidly.	         [1913 Webster]
Behavior \Be*hav"ior\, n.	   Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting	   one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; -- used also of	   inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the	   behavior of the magnetic needle.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior.	                                                  --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be upon one's good behavior}, {To be put upon one's good	   behavior}, to be in a state of trial, in which something	      important depends on propriety of conduct.	   {During good behavior}, while (or so long as) one conducts	      one's self with integrity and fidelity or with propriety.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bearing; demeanor; manner.	   Usage: {Behavior}, {Conduct}. Behavior is the mode in which	          we have or bear ourselves in the presence of others or	          toward them; conduct is the mode of our carrying	          ourselves forward in the concerns of life. Behavior	          respects our manner of acting in particular cases;	          conduct refers to the general tenor of our actions. We	          may say of soldiers, that their conduct had been	          praiseworthy during the whole campaign, and their	          behavior admirable in every instance when they met the	          enemy.	          [1913 Webster]
behavioral \behavioral\ adj.	   of or pertaining to behavior. behavioral sciences	   [WordNet 1.5]
behaviorism \behaviorism\ n.	   an approach to psychology that emphasizes observable	   measurable behavior.	   Syn: behaviourism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic	        psychology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
behaviorist \behaviorist\ n.	   a psychologist who subscribes to behaviorism.	   Syn: behaviourist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
behaviourism \behaviourism\ n.	   same as {behaviorism}.	   Syn: behaviorism, behavioristic psychology, behaviouristic	        psychology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
behaviourist \behaviourist\ n.	   same as {behaviorist}.	   Syn: behaviorist.	        [WordNet 1.5] behaviorist
behaviorist \behaviorist\ behavioristic \behavioristic\adj.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of behaviorists or	   behaviorism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Behead \Be*head"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheaded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Beheading}.] [OE. bihefden, AS. behe['a]fdian; pref. be-	   + he['a]fod head. See {Head}.]	   To sever the head from; to take off the head of.	   [1913 Webster]
Beheadal \Be*head"al\, n.	   Beheading. [Modern]	   [1913 Webster]
Beheld \Be*held"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Behold}.	   [1913 Webster]
Behemoth \Be"he*moth\, n. [Heb. behem[=o]th, fr. Egyptian	   P-ehe-maut hippopotamus.]	   1. An animal, probably the hippopotamus, described in --Job	      xl. 15-24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. something of large size or great power.	      [PJC] Behen
Behen \Be"hen\, Behn \Behn\, n. [Per. & Ar. bahman, behmen, an	   herb, whose leaves resemble ears of corn, saffron.] (Bot.)	      (a) The {Centaurea behen}, or saw-leaved centaury.	      (b) The {Cucubalus behen}, or bladder campion, now called	          {Silene inflata}.	      (c) The {Statice limonium}, or sea lavender.	          [1913 Webster]
Behest \Be*hest"\, n. [OE. biheste promise, command, AS.	   beh[=ae]s promise; pref. be- + h[=ae]s command. See {Hest},	   {Hight}.]	   1. That which is willed or ordered; a command; a mandate; an	      injunction.	      [1913 Webster]	            To do his master's high behest.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vow; a promise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The time is come that I should send it her, if I	            keep the behest that I have made.     --Paston.	      [1913 Webster]	Behest \Be*hest"\, v. t.	   To vow. [Obs.] --Paston.	   [1913 Webster]
Behete \Be*hete"\, v. t.	   See {Behight}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Behight \Be*hight"\, v. t. [imp. {Behight}; p. p. {Behight},	   {Behoten}.] [OE. bihaten, AS. beh[=a]tan to vow, promise;	   pref. be- + h[=a]tan to call, command. See {Hight}, v.] [Obs.	   in all its senses.]	   1. To promise; to vow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behight by vow unto the chaste Minerve. --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give in trust; to commit; to intrust.	      [1913 Webster]	            The keys are to thy hand behight.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adjudge; to assign by authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            The second was to Triamond behight.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mean, or intend.	      [1913 Webster]	            More than heart behighteth.           --Mir. for	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To consider or esteem to be; to declare to be.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the lookers-on him dead behight.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To call; to name; to address.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom . . . he knew and thus behight.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To command; to order.	      [1913 Webster]	            He behight those gates to be unbarred. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Behight \Be*hight"\, n.	   A vow; a promise. [Obs.] --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Behind \Be*hind"\, prep. [AS. behindan; pref. be- + hindan. See	   {Hind}, a.]	   1. On the side opposite the front or nearest part; on the	      back side of; at the back of; on the other side of; as,	      behind a door; behind a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tall Brabanter, behind whom I stood. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Left after the departure of, whether this be by removing	      to a distance or by death.	      [1913 Webster]	            A small part of what he left behind him. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Left a distance by, in progress of improvement Hence:	      Inferior to in dignity, rank, knowledge, or excellence, or	      in any achievement.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles.	                                                  --2 Cor. xi.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	Behind \Be*hind"\, adv.	   1. At the back part; in the rear. "I shall not lag behind."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Toward the back part or rear; backward; as, to look	      behind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not yet brought forward, produced, or exhibited to view;	      out of sight; remaining.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can not be sure that there is no evidence behind.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Backward in time or order of succession; past.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forgetting those things which are behind. --Phil.	                                                  ii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. After the departure of another; as, to stay behind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave not a rack behind.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Behind \Be*hind"\, n.	   The backside; the rump. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Behindhand \Be*hind"hand`\, adv. & a. [Behind + hand.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In arrears financially; in a state where expenditures have	      exceeded the receipt of funds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a state of backwardness, in respect to what is	      seasonable or appropriate, or as to what should have been	      accomplished; not equally forward with some other person	      or thing; dilatory; backward; late; tardy; as, behindhand	      in studies or in work.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this also [dress] the country are very much	            behindhand.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Behither \Be*hith"er\, prep.	   On this side of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Two miles behither Clifden.              --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Behold \Be*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beheld}(p. p. formerly	   {Beholden}, now used only as a p. a.); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Beholding}.] [OE. bihalden, biholden, AS. behealdan to hold,	   have in sight; pref. be- + healdan to hold, keep; akin to G.	   behalten to hold, keep. See {Hold}.]	   To have in sight; to see clearly; to look at; to regard with	   the eyes.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. --Num.	                                                  xxi. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	         Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of	         the world.                               --John. i. 29.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To scan; gaze; regard; descry; view; discern.	        [1913 Webster]	Behold \Be*hold"\, v. i.	   To direct the eyes to, or fix them upon, an object; to look;	   to see.	   [1913 Webster]	         And I beheld, and, lo, in the midst of the throne, . .	         . a lamb as it had been slain.           --Rev. v. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Beholden \Be*hold"en\, p. a. [Old p. p. of behold, used in the	   primitive sense of the simple verb hold.]	   Obliged; bound in gratitude; indebted.	   [1913 Webster]	         But being so beholden to the Prince.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Beholder \Be*hold"er\, n.	   One who beholds; a spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, a.	   Obliged; beholden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I was much bound and beholding to the right reverend	         father.                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	         So much hath Oxford been beholding to her nephews, or	         sister's children.                       --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Beholding \Be*hold"ing\, n.	   The act of seeing; sight; also, that which is beheld. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beholdingness \Be*hold"ing*ness\, n.,	   The state of being obliged or beholden. [Obs.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Behoof \Be*hoof"\, n. [OE. to bihove for the use of, AS. beh?f	   advantage, a word implied in beh?fl[imac]c necessary; akin to	   Sw. behof, Dan. behov, G. behuf, and E. heave, the root	   meaning to seize, hence the meanings "to hold, make use of."	   See {Heave}, v. t.]	   Advantage; profit; benefit; interest; use.	   [1913 Webster]	         No mean recompense it brings	         To your behoof.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Behoovable \Be*hoov"a*ble\, a.	   Supplying need; profitable; advantageous. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Behooved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Behooving}.] [OE. bihoven, behoven, AS. beh?fian to	   have need of, fr. beh?f. See {Behoof}.]	   To be necessary for; to be fit for; to be meet for, with	   respect to necessity, duty, or convenience; -- mostly used	   impersonally.	   [1913 Webster]	         And thus it behooved Christ to suffer.   --Luke xxiv.	                                                  46.	   [1913 Webster] [Also written {behove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Behoove \Be*hoove"\, v. i.	   To be necessary, fit, or suitable; to befit; to belong as	   due. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Behoove \Be*hoove"\, n.	   Advantage; behoof. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It shall not be to his behoove.          --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Behooveful \Be*hoove"ful\, a.	   Advantageous; useful; profitable. [Archaic] --	   {Be*hoove"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Be*hoove"ful*ness}, n. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Behove \Be*hove"\, v.,	   and derivatives. See {Behoove}, &c.	   [1913 Webster]
Behovely \Be*hove"ly\, a. & adv.	   Useful, or usefully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Behowl \Be*howl"\, v. t.	   To howl at. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The wolf behowls the moon.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beige \Beige\, n. [F.]	   Debeige.	   [1913 Webster]
Beijing \Beijing\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of China. Formerly called {Peking}.	   Population (2000) = 12,033,000.	   [PJC]
Beild \Beild\, n. [Prob. from the same root as build, v. t.]	   A place of shelter; protection; refuge. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [Also written {bield} and {beeld}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The random beild o' clod or stane.       --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Being \Be"ing\, p. pr. from {Be}.	   Existing.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Being was formerly used where we now use having. "Being	         to go to a ball in a few days." --Miss Edgeworth.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In modern usage, is, are, was or were being, with a	         past participle following (as built, made, etc.)	         indicates the process toward the completed result	         expressed by the participle. The form is or was	         building, in this passive signification, is idiomatic,	         and, if free from ambiguity, is commonly preferable to	         the modern is or was being built. The last form of	         speech is, however, sufficiently authorized by approved	         writers. The older expression was is, or was,	         a-building or in building.	         [1913 Webster]	               A man who is being strangled.      --Lamb.	         [1913 Webster]	               While the article on Burns was being written.	                                                  --Froude.	         [1913 Webster]	               Fresh experience is always being gained. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	         [1913 Webster]	Being \Be"ing\, n.	   1. Existence, as opposed to nonexistence; state or sphere of	      existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Him we live, and move, and have our being. --Acts	                                                  xvii. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which exists in any form, whether it be material or	      spiritual, actual or ideal; living existence, as	      distinguished from a thing without life; as, a human	      being; spiritual beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a sweet being is an honest mind ! --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            A Being of infinite benevolence and power.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lifetime; mortal existence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Claudius, thou	            Wast follower of his fortunes in his being.	                                                  --Webster	                                                  (1654).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An abode; a cottage. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a relief to dismiss them [Sir Roger's	            servants] into little beings within my manor.	                                                  --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	Being \Be"ing\, adv.	   Since; inasmuch as. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And being you have	         Declined his means, you have increased his malice.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Beirut \Beirut\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Lebanon. Population (2000) = 1,100,000.	   [PJC]
Bejade \Be*jade"\, v. t.	   To jade or tire. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bejape \Be*jape"\, v. t.	   To jape; to laugh at; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bejaundice \Be*jaun"dice\, v. t.	   To infect with jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Bejewel \Be*jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bejeweled} or	   {Bejewelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bejeweling} or {Bejewelling}.]	   To ornament with a jewel or with jewels; to spangle.	   "Bejeweled hands." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bejuco \Be*ju"co\, n. [Sp., a reed or woody vine.]	   Any climbing woody vine of the tropics with the habit of a	   liane; in the Philippines, esp. any of various species of	   {Calamus}, the cane or rattan palm.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bejumble \Be*jum"ble\, v. t.	   To jumble together.	   [1913 Webster]
Bekah \Be"kah\, n. [Heb.]	   Half a shekel.	   [1913 Webster]
Beknave \Be*knave"\, v. t.	   To call knave. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Beknow \Be*know"\, v. t.	   To confess; to acknowledge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bel \Bel\, n.	   The Babylonian name of the god known among the Hebrews as	   {Baal}. See {Baal}. --Baruch vi. 41.	   [1913 Webster]	Bel \Bel\ (b[e^]l), n. [Hind., fr. Skr. bilva.]	   A thorny rutaceous tree ({[AE]gle marmelos}) of India, and	   its aromatic, orange-like fruit; -- called also {Bengal	   quince}, {golden apple}, {wood apple}. The fruit is used	   medicinally, and the rind yields a perfume and a yellow dye.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bel \Bel\ (b[e^]l), n. [from Alexander Graham Bell.]	   a unit of sound intensity equal to ten decibels.	   [PJC]
Belabor \Be*la"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belabored}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Belaboring}.]	   1. To ply diligently; to work carefully upon. "If the earth	      is belabored with culture, it yieldeth corn." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat soundly; to cudgel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ajax belabors there a harmless ox.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Bel-accoyle \Bel`-ac*coyle"\, n. [F. bel beautiful + accueil	   reception.]	   A kind or favorable reception or salutation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Belace \Be*lace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaced}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To fasten, as with a lace or cord. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover or adorn with lace. [Obs.] --Beaumont.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beat with a strap. See {Lace}. [Obs.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Belam \Be*lam"\, v. t. [See {Lam}.]	   To beat or bang. [Prov. & Low, Eng.] --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Belamour \Bel"a*mour\, n. [F. bel amour fair love.]	   1. A lover. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flower, but of what kind is unknown. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her snowy brows, like budded belamours. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Belamy \Bel"a*my\, n. [F. bel ami fair friend.]	   Good friend; dear friend. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Belate \Be*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Belating}.]	   To retard or make too late. --Davenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Belated \Be*lat"ed\, a.	   Delayed beyond the usual time; too late; overtaken by night;	   benighted. "Some belated peasant." --Milton. --	   {Be*lat"ed*ness}, n. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Belaud \Be*laud"\, v. t.	   To laud or praise greatly.	   [1913 Webster]
Belay \Be*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belaid}, {Belayed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Belaying}.] [For senses 1 & 2, D. beleggen to	   cover, belay; akin to E. pref. be-, and lay to place: for	   sense 3, OE. beleggen, AS. belecgan. See pref. {Be-}, and	   {Lay} to place.]	   1. To lay on or cover; to adorn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Jacket . . . belayed with silver lace. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To make fast, as a rope, by taking several turns	      with it round a pin, cleat, or kevel. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lie in wait for with a view to assault. Hence: to block	      up or obstruct. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Belay thee!} Stop.	      [1913 Webster]
Belaying pin \Be*lay"ing pin`\ (b[-e]*l[=a]"[i^]ng p[i^]n`).	   (Naut.)	   A strong pin in the side of a vessel, or by the mast, round	   which ropes are wound when they are fastened or belayed.	   [1913 Webster]
bel canto \bel canto\ (b[e^]l k[aum]n"t[-o]), n. [It., beautiful	   singing.] (Music)	   a cantabile style of operatic singing characterized by purity	   and evenness of tone, and a precise but brilliant vocal	   technique displaying ease and agility.	   [PJC]
Belch \Belch\ (b[e^]lch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belched}	   (b[e^]lch); p. pr. & vb. n. {Belching}.] [OE. belken, AS.	   bealcan, akin to E. bellow. See {Bellow}, v. i.]	   1. To eject or throw up from the stomach with violence; to	      eruct.	      [1913 Webster]	            I belched a hurricane of wind.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eject violently from within; to cast forth; to emit; to	      give vent to; to vent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within the gates that now	            Stood open wide, belching outrageous flame.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Belch \Belch\, v. i.	   1. To eject wind from the stomach through the mouth; to	      eructate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To issue with spasmodic force or noise. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Belch \Belch\, n.	   1. The act of belching; also, that which is belched; an	      eructation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Malt liquor; -- vulgarly so called as causing eructation.	      [Obs.] --Dennis.	      [1913 Webster]
Belcher \Belch"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, belches.	   [1913 Webster] Beldam
Beldam \Bel"dam\ Beldame \Bel"dame\, n. [Pref. bel-, denoting	   relationship + dame mother: cf. F. belledame fair lady, It.	   belladonna. See {Belle}, and {Dame}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Grandmother; -- corresponding to belsire.	      [1913 Webster]	            To show the beldam daughters of her daughter.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old woman in general; especially, an ugly old woman; a	      hag.	   Syn: hag, beldam, witch, crone.	        [1913 Webster]	              Around the beldam all erect they hang. --Akenside.	        [1913 Webster]
Beleaguer \Be*lea"guer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beleaguered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Beleaguering}.] [D. belegeren (akin to G.	   belagern, Sw. bel[aum]gra, Dan. beleire); pref. be- = E. be-	   + leger bed, camp, army, akin to E. lair. See {Lair}.]	   To surround with an army so as to preclude escape; to	   besiege; to blockade.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wail of famine in beleaguered towns. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To block up; environ; invest; encompass.	        [1913 Webster]
Beleaguerer \Be*lea"guer*er\, n.	   One who beleaguers.	   [1913 Webster]
Beleave \Be*leave"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Beleft}.]	   To leave or to be left. [Obs.] --May.	   [1913 Webster]
Belecture \Be*lec"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belectured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Belecturing}.]	   To vex with lectures; to lecture frequently.	   [1913 Webster]
Belee \Be*lee"\, v. t.	   To place under the lee, or unfavorably to the wind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Belemnite \Be*lem"nite\, n. [Gr. ? dart, fr. ? dart, fr. ? to	   throw: cf. F. b['e]lemnite.] (Paleon.)	   A conical calcareous fossil, tapering to a point at the lower	   extremity, with a conical cavity at the other end, where it	   is ordinarily broken; but when perfect it contains a small	   chambered cone, called the phragmocone, prolonged, on one	   side, into a delicate concave blade; the thunderstone. It is	   the internal shell of a cephalopod related to the sepia, and	   belonging to an extinct family. The belemnites are found in	   rocks of the Jurassic and Cretaceous ages. --	   {Bel*em*nit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Belemnoidea \Belemnoidea\ n.	   an order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the	   surviving spirulas.	   Syn: order {Belemnoidea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beleper \Be*lep"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belepered}.]	   To infect with leprosy. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Bel-esprit \Bel"-es*prit"\, n.; pl. {Beaux-esprits}. [F., fine	   wit.]	   A fine genius, or man of wit. "A man of letters and a bel	   esprit." --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Belfast \Belfast\ n.	   the capital of Northern Ireland; -- the center of Irish	   Protestantism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Belfry \Bel"fry\, n. [OE. berfray movable tower used in sieges,	   OF. berfreit, berfroit, F. beffroi, fr. MHG. bervrit,	   bercvrit, G. bergfriede, fr. MHG. bergen to protect (G.	   bergen to conceal) + vride peace, protection, G. friede	   peace; in compounds often taken in the sense of security, or	   place of security; orig. therefore a place affording	   security. G. friede is akin to E. free. See {Burg}, and	   {Free}.]	   1. (Mil. Antiq.) A movable tower erected by besiegers for	      purposes of attack and defense.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bell tower, usually attached to a church or other	      building, but sometimes separate; a campanile.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A room in a tower in which a bell is or may be hung; or a	      cupola or turret for the same purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) The framing on which a bell is suspended.	      [1913 Webster]
Belgard \Bel*gard"\, n. [It. bel guardo.]	   A sweet or loving look. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Belgian \Bel"gi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Belgium. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Belgium.	   [1913 Webster]	Belgian block \Belgian block\	   An oblong, often nearly cubical, block of some tough stone,	   esp. granite, used as a material for street pavements. Its	   usual diameter is 5 to 7 inches.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Belgic \Bel"gic\, a. [L. Belgicus, fr. Belgae the Belgians.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Belg[ae], a German tribe who	      anciently possessed the country between the Rhine, the	      Seine, and the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	            How unlike their Belgic sires of old. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Netherlands or to Belgium.	      [1913 Webster]
Belgrade \Belgrade\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Yugoslavia. Population (2000) =	   1,168,454.	   [PJC]
Belgravian \Bel*gra"vi*an\, a.	   Belonging to Belgravia (a fashionable quarter of London,	   around Pimlico), or to fashionable life; aristocratic.	   [1913 Webster]
Belial \Be"li*al\, n. [Heb. beli ya'al; beli without + ya'al	   profit.]	   An evil spirit; a wicked and unprincipled person; the	   personification of evil.	   [1913 Webster]	         What concord hath Christ with Belia ?    --2 Cor. vi.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A son} (or man) {of Belial}, a worthless, wicked, or	      thoroughly depraved person. --1 Sam. ii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]
Belibel \Be*li"bel\, v. t. [See {Libel}, v. t. ]	   To libel or traduce; to calumniate. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Belie \Be*lie"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Belying}.] [OE. bilien, bili?en, AS. bele['o]gan; pref. be-	   + le['o]gan to lie. See {Lie}, n.]	   1. To show to be false; to convict of, or charge with,	      falsehood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their trembling hearts belie their boastful tongues.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a false representation or account of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Should I do so, I should belie my thoughts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tell lie about; to calumniate; to slander.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou dost belie him, Percy, thou dost belie him.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mimic; to counterfeit. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fill with lies. [Obs.] "The breath of slander doth	      belie all corners of the world." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Belief \Be*lief"\, n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. gele['a]fa.	   See {Believe}.]	   1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance	      of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without	      immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word or	      testimony; partial or full assurance without positive	      knowledge or absolute certainty; persuasion; conviction;	      confidence; as, belief of a witness; the belief of our	      senses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Belief admits of all degrees, from the slightest	            suspicion to the fullest assurance.   --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) A persuasion of the truths of religion; faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man can attain [to] belief by the bare	            contemplation of heaven and earth.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing believed; the object of belief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Superstitious prophecies are not only the belief of	            fools, but the talk sometimes of wise men. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tenet, or the body of tenets, held by the advocates of	      any class of views; doctrine; creed.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the heat of persecution to which Christian belief	            was subject upon its first promulgation. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ultimate belief}, a first principle incapable of proof; an	      intuitive truth; an intuition. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Credence; trust; reliance; assurance; opinion.	        [1913 Webster]
Beliefful \Be*lief"ful\, a.	   Having belief or faith.	   [1913 Webster]
Believable \Be*liev"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being believed; credible. -- {Be*liev"a*ble*ness},	   n. -- {Be*liev`a*bil"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Believe \Be*lieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Believed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Believing}.] [OE. bileven (with pref. be- for AS.	   ge-), fr. AS. gel?fan, gel?fan; akin to D. gelooven, OHG.	   gilouban, G. glauben, OS. gil?bian, Goth. galaubjan, and	   Goth. liubs dear. See {Lief}, a., {Leave}, n.]	   To exercise belief in; to credit upon the authority or	   testimony of another; to be persuaded of the truth of, upon	   evidence furnished by reasons, arguments, and deductions of	   the mind, or by circumstances other than personal knowledge;	   to regard or accept as true; to place confidence in; to	   think; to consider; as, to believe a person, a statement, or	   a doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our conqueror (whom I now	         Of force believe almighty).              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         King Agrippa, believest thou the prophets ? --Acts	                                                  xxvi. 27.	   [1913 Webster]	         Often followed by a dependent clause.	         I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. --Acts	                                                  viii. 37.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Expect}.	        [1913 Webster]	Believe \Be*lieve"\, v. i.	   1. To have a firm persuasion, esp. of the truths of religion;	      to have a persuasion approaching to certainty; to exercise	      belief or faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. --Mark ix.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            With the heart man believeth unto righteousness.	                                                  --Rom. x. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To think; to suppose.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not believe so meanly of you.  --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	          resurrection of the dead. "She does not believe in	          Jupiter." --J. H. Newman.	      (b) To believe that the character, abilities, and purposes	          of a person are worthy of entire confidence; --	          especially that his promises are wholly trustworthy.	          "Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God,	          believe also in me." --John xiv. 1.	      (c) To believe that the qualities or effects of an action	          or state are beneficial: as, to believe in sea	          bathing, or in abstinence from alcoholic beverages.	   {To believe on}, to accept implicitly as an object of	      religious trust or obedience; to have faith in.	      [1913 Webster]
Believer \Be*liev"er\, n.	   1. One who believes; one who is persuaded of the truth or	      reality of some doctrine, person, or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) One who gives credit to the truth of the	      Scriptures, as a revelation from God; a Christian; -- in a	      more restricted sense, one who receives Christ as his	      Savior, and accepts the way of salvation unfolded in the	      gospel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou didst open the Kingdom of Heaven to all	            believers.                            --Book of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl. Hist.) One who was admitted to all the rights of	      divine worship and instructed in all the mysteries of the	      Christian religion, in distinction from a catechumen, or	      one yet under instruction.	      [1913 Webster]
Believing \Be*liev"ing\, a.	   That believes; having belief. -- {Be*liev"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Belight \Be*light"\, v. t.	   To illuminate. [Obs.] --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Belike \Be*like"\, adv. [Pref. be- (for by) + like.]	   It is likely or probably; perhaps. [Obs. or Archaic] --	   {Be*like"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Belike, boy, then you are in love.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Belime \Be*lime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belimed}.]	   To besmear or insnare with birdlime.	   [1913 Webster]
Belittle \Be*lit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belittled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Belittling}.]	   To make little or less in a moral sense; to speak of in a	   depreciatory or contemptuous way. --T. Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Belive \Be*live"\, adv. [Cf. {Live}, a.]	   Forthwith; speedily; quickly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Belk \Belk\, v. t. [See {Belch}.]	   To vomit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bell \Bell\, n. [AS. belle, fr. bellan to bellow. See {Bellow}.]	   1. A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a	      cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue,	      and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bells have been made of various metals, but the best	         have always been, as now, of an alloy of copper and	         tin.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The Liberty Bell}, the famous bell of the Philadelphia State	      House, which rang when the Continental Congress declared	      the Independence of the United States, in 1776. It had	      been cast in 1753, and upon it were the words "Proclaim	      liberty throughout all the land, to all the inhabitants	      thereof."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose	      ball which causes it to sound when moved.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a	      flower. "In a cowslip's bell I lie." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) That part of the capital of a column included	      between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the	      naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist	      within the leafage of a capital.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Naut.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time;	      or the time so designated.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: On shipboard, time is marked by a bell, which is struck	         eight times at 4, 8, and 12 o'clock. Half an hour after	         it has struck "eight bells" it is struck once, and at	         every succeeding half hour the number of strokes is	         increased by one, till at the end of the four hours,	         which constitute a watch, it is struck eight times.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To bear away the bell}, to win the prize at a race where the	      prize was a bell; hence, to be superior in something.	      --Fuller.	   {To bear the bell}, to be the first or leader; -- in allusion	      to the bellwether or a flock, or the leading animal of a	      team or drove, when wearing a bell.	   {To curse by bell}, {book}, {and candle}, a solemn form of	      excommunication used in the Roman Catholic church, the	      bell being tolled, the book of offices for the purpose	      being used, and three candles being extinguished with	      certain ceremonies. --Nares.	   {To lose the bell}, to be worsted in a contest. "In single	      fight he lost the bell." --Fairfax.	   {To shake the bells}, to move, give notice, or alarm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bell is much used adjectively or in combinations; as,	         bell clapper; bell foundry; bell hanger; bell-mouthed;	         bell tower, etc., which, for the most part, are	         self-explaining.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bell arch} (Arch.), an arch of unusual form, following the	      curve of an ogee.	   {Bell cage}, or {Bell carriage} (Arch.), a timber frame	      constructed to carry one or more large bells.	   {Bell cot} (Arch.), a small or subsidiary construction,	      frequently corbeled out from the walls of a structure, and	      used to contain and support one or more bells.	   {Bell deck} (Arch.), the floor of a belfry made to serve as a	      roof to the rooms below.	   {Bell founder}, one whose occupation it is to found or cast	      bells.	   {Bell foundry}, or {Bell foundery}, a place where bells are	      founded or cast.	   {Bell gable} (Arch.), a small gable-shaped construction,	      pierced with one or more openings, and used to contain	      bells.	   {Bell glass}. See {Bell jar}.	   {Bell hanger}, a man who hangs or puts up bells.	   {Bell pull}, a cord, handle, or knob, connecting with a bell	      or bell wire, and which will ring the bell when pulled.	      --Aytoun.	   {Bell punch}, a kind of conductor's punch which rings a bell	      when used.	   {Bell ringer}, one who rings a bell or bells, esp. one whose	      business it is to ring a church bell or chime, or a set of	      musical bells for public entertainment.	   {Bell roof} (Arch.), a roof shaped according to the general	      lines of a bell.	   {Bell rope}, a rope by which a church or other bell is rung.	      	   {Bell tent}, a circular conical-topped tent.	   {Bell trap}, a kind of bell shaped stench trap.	      [1913 Webster]	Bell \Bell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Belling}.]	   To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube.	      [1913 Webster]	Bell \Bell\, v. i.	   To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to	   blossom; as, hops bell.	   [1913 Webster]	Bell \Bell\, v. t. [AS. bellan. See {Bellow}.]	   To utter by bellowing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bell \Bell\, v. i.	   To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a	   bellowing sound; to roar.	   [1913 Webster]	         As loud as belleth wind in hell.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wild buck bells from ferny brake.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Belladonna \Bel`la*don"na\, n. [It., literally fine lady; bella	   beautiful + donna lady.] (Bot.)	   (a) An herbaceous European plant ({Atropa belladonna}) with	       reddish bell-shaped flowers and shining black berries.	       The whole plant and its fruit are very poisonous, and the	       root and leaves are used as powerful medicinal agents.	       Its properties are largely due to the alkaloid atropine	       which it contains. Called also {deadly nightshade}.	   (b) A species of {Amaryllis} ({Amaryllis belladonna}); the	       belladonna lily.	       [1913 Webster]
Bell animalcule \Bell" an`i*mal"cule\ (Zool.)	   An infusorian of the family {Vorticellid[ae]}, common in	   fresh-water ponds.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellarmine \Bel"lar*mine\, n.	   A stoneware jug of a pattern originated in the neighborhood	   of Cologne, Germany, in the 16th century. It has a bearded	   face or mask supposed to represent Cardinal Bellarmine, a	   leader in the Roman Catholic Counter Reformation, following	   the Reformation; -- called also {graybeard}, {longbeard}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bell bearer \Bell" bear`er\ (Zool.)	   A Brazilian leaf hopper ({Bocydium tintinnabuliferum}),	   remarkable for the four bell-shaped appendages of its thorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellbird \Bell"bird`\, n. [So called from their notes.] (Zool.)	   (a) A South and Central American bird of the genus	       {Casmarhincos}, and family {Cotingid[ae]}, of several	       species; the campanero.	   (b) The {Myzantha melanophrys} of Australia.	       [1913 Webster] bell-bottomed
bell-bottomed \bell"-bot`tomed\ bell-bottom \bell"-bot`tom\adj.	   having legs that flare at the bottom; -- of trousers.	   bell-bottomed trousers	   [WordNet 1.5]
bellbottoms \bellbottoms\ n.	   trousers with legs that flare; commonly worn as part of a	   sailor's uniform; -- such absurdly wide hems were also	   fashionable in the 1960s.	   Syn: bellbottom trousers.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bellboy \bellboy\ n.	   someone employed as an errand boy and luggage carrier around	   hotels.	   Syn: bellman, bellhop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bell crank \Bell" crank`\	   A lever whose two arms form a right angle, or nearly a right	   angle, having its fulcrum at the apex of the angle. It is	   used in bell pulls and in changing the direction of bell	   wires at angles of rooms, etc., and also in machinery.	   [1913 Webster]
Belle \Belle\ (b[e^]l), n. [F. belle, fem. of bel, beau,	   beautiful, fine. See {Beau}.]	   A young lady of superior beauty and attractions; a handsome	   lady, or one who attracts notice in society; a fair lady.	   [1913 Webster]
Belled \Belled\ (b[e^]ld), a.	   Hung with a bell or bells.	   [1913 Webster]
Belleek ware \Bel*leek" ware\	   A porcelainlike kind of decorative pottery with a high gloss,	   which is sometimes iridescent. A very fine kind is made at	   Belleek in Ireland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Belle-lettrist \Belle-let"trist\, n.	   One versed in belles-lettres.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellerophon \Bel*ler"o*phon\, n. (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil univalve shells, believed to belong to the	   Heteropoda, peculiar to the Paleozoic age.	   [1913 Webster]
Belles-lettres \Belles-let"tres\, n. pl. [F.]	   Polite or elegant literature; the humanities; -- used	   somewhat vaguely for literary works in which imagination and	   taste are predominant.	   [1913 Webster] Belletristic
Belletristic \Bel`le*tris"tic\, Belletristical
\Bel`le*tris"tic*al\, a.	   Occupied with, or pertaining to, belles-lettres. "An	   unlearned, belletristic trifler." --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Bell-faced \Bell"-faced`\, a.	   Having the striking surface convex; -- said of hammers.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellflower \Bell"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus Campanula; -- so named from its	   bell-shaped flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	Bellflower \Bell"flow`er\, n. [F. bellefleur, lit., beautiful	   flower.]	   A kind of apple. The yellow bellflower is a large, yellow	   winter apple. [Written also {bellefleur}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bellibone \Bel"li*bone\, n. [F. belle et bonne, beautiful and	   good.]	   A woman excelling both in beauty and goodness; a fair maid.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Bellic
Bellic \Bel"lic\, Bellical \Bel"li*cal\, a. [L. bellicus. See	   {Bellicose}.]	   Of or pertaining to war; warlike; martial. [Obs.] "Bellic	   C[ae]sar." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellicose \Bel"li*cose`\, a. [L. bellicosus, fr. bellicus of	   war, fr. bellum war. See {Duel}.]	   Inclined to war or contention; warlike; pugnacious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arnold was, in fact, in a bellicose vein. --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellicosely \Bel"li*cose`ly\, adv.	   In a bellicose manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellicous \Bel"li*cous\, a.	   Bellicose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bellied \Bel"lied\, a.	   Having (such) a belly; puffed out; -- used in composition;	   as, pot-bellied; shad-bellied.	   [1913 Webster] Belligerence
Belligerence \Bel*lig"er*ence\, Belligerency \Bel*lig"er*en*cy\,	   n.	   The quality of being belligerent.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. the act or state of being engaged in war or a warlike	      conflict; warfare.	   Syn: hostilities.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. an aggressively hostile or warlike attitude or nature; a	      readiness to fight or offend, with little or no	      provocation.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Belligerent \Bel*lig"er*ent\, a. [L. bellum war + gerens,	   -entis, waging, p. pr. of gerere to wage: cf. F.	   bellig['e]rant. See {Bellicose}, {Jest}.]	   1. Waging war; carrying on war. "Belligerent powers." --E.	      Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining, or tending, to war; of or relating to	      belligerents; as, a belligerent tone; belligerent rights.	      [1913 Webster]	Belligerent \Bel*lig"er*ent\, n.	   A nation or state recognized as carrying on war; a person	   engaged in warfare.	   [1913 Webster]
Belligerently \Bel*lig"er*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a belligerent manner; hostilely.	   [1913 Webster]
Belling \Bell"ing\, n. [From {Bell} to bellow.]	   A bellowing, as of a deer in rutting time. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellipotent \Bel*lip"o*tent\, a. [L. bellipotens; bellum war +	   potens powerful, p. pr. of posse to be able.]	   Mighty in war; armipotent. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Bell jar \Bell" jar`\ (Phys.)	   A glass vessel, varying in size, open at the bottom and	   closed at the top like a bell, and having a knob or handle at	   the top for lifting it. It is used for a great variety of	   purposes; as, with the air pump, and for holding gases, also	   for keeping the dust from articles exposed to view.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellman \Bell"man\, n.	   A man who rings a bell, especially to give notice of anything	   in the streets. Formerly, also, a night watchman who called	   the hours. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bell metal \Bell" met`al\	   A hard alloy or bronze, consisting usually of about three	   parts of copper to one of tin; -- used for making bells.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bell metal ore}, a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron; the	      mineral stannite.	      [1913 Webster]
Bell-mouthed \Bell"-mouthed`\, a.	   Expanding at the mouth; as, a bell-mouthed gun. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellon \Bel"lon\, n.	   Lead colic.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellona \Bel*lo"na\, n. [L., from bellum war.] (Rom. Myth.)	   The goddess of war.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellow \Bel"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bellowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bellowing}.] [OE. belwen, belowen, AS. bylgean, fr.	   bellan; akin to G. bellen, and perh. to L. flere to weep,	   OSlav. bleja to bleat, Lith. balsas voice. Cf. {Bell}, n. &	   v., {Bawl}, {Bull}.]	   1. To make a hollow, loud noise, as an enraged bull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bowl; to vociferate; to clamor. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To roar; as the sea in a tempest, or as the wind when	      violent; to make a loud, hollow, continued sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bellowing voice of boiling seas.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Bellow \Bel"low\, v. t.	   To emit with a loud voice; to shout; -- used with out. "Would	   bellow out a laugh." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Bellow \Bel"low\, n.	   A loud resounding outcry or noise, as of an enraged bull; a	   roar.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellower \Bel"low*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, bellows.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellows \Bel"lows\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. bely, below, belly,	   bellows, AS. b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly. Bellows	   is prop. a pl. and the orig. sense is bag. See {Belly}.]	   An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate	   expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top,	   draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for	   various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or	   filling the pipes of an organ with wind.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bellows camera}, in photography, a form of camera, which can	      be drawn out like an accordion or bellows.	   {Hydrostatic bellows}. See {Hydrostatic}.	   {A pair of bellows}, the ordinary household instrument for	      blowing fires, consisting of two nearly heart-shaped	      boards with handles, connected by leather, and having a	      valve and tube.	      [1913 Webster]	Bellows fish \Bel"lows fish`\ (Zool.)	   A European fish ({Centriscus scolopax}), distinguished by a	   long tubular snout, like the pipe of a bellows; -- called	   also {trumpet fish}, and {snipe fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bell pepper \Bell" pep`per\ (Bot.)	   A species of Capsicum, or Guinea pepper ({Capsicum annuum}).	   It is the red pepper of the gardens.	   [1913 Webster]	Bell process \Bell process\ (Iron Metal.)	   The process of washing molten pig iron by adding iron oxide,	   proposed by I. Lowthian Bell of England about 1875.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bell-ringer \bell-ringer\ n.	   1. a person who rings church bells (as for summoning the	      congregation).	   Syn: toller.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. someone who plays musical handbells.	      [WordNet 1.5]
bell-ringing \bell-ringing\ n.	   playing a set of bells that are (usually) hung in a tower.	   Syn: carillon, carillon playing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bell-shaped \Bell"-shaped`\ (-sh[=a]pt`), a.	   Having the shape of a wide-mouthed bell; campanulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bell's palsy \Bell's palsy\	   Paralysis of the facial nerve, producing distortion of one	   side of the face.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bell system of control \Bell system of control\ (A["e]ronautics)	   See {Cloche}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Belluine \Bel"lu*ine\, a. [L. belluinus, fr. bellua beast.]	   Pertaining to, or like, a beast; brutal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Animal and belluine life.                --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellwether \Bell"weth`er\, n.	   1. A wether, or sheep, which leads the flock, with a bell on	      his neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A leader. [Contemptuous] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Bellwort \Bell"wort"\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of plants ({Uvularia}) with yellowish bell-shaped	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Belly \Bel"ly\ (b[e^]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bellies} (-l[i^]z). [OE.	   bali, bely, AS. belg, b[ae]lg, b[ae]lig, bag, bellows, belly;	   akin to Icel. belgr bag, bellows, Sw. b[aum]lg, Dan. b[ae]lg,	   D. & G. balg, cf. W. bol the paunch or belly, dim. boly, Ir.	   bolg. Cf. {Bellows}, {Follicle}, {Fool}, {Bilge}.]	   1. That part of the human body which extends downward from	      the breast to the thighs, and contains the bowels, or	      intestines; the abdomen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly all the splanchnic or visceral cavities were	         called bellies; -- the lower belly being the abdomen;	         the middle belly, the thorax; and the upper belly, the	         head. --Dunglison.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The under part of the body of animals, corresponding to	      the human belly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Underneath the belly of their steeds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The womb. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee.	                                                  --Jer. i. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The part of anything which resembles the human belly in	      protuberance or in cavity; the innermost part; as, the	      belly of a flask, muscle, sail, ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out of the belly of hell cried I.     --Jonah ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) The hollow part of a curved or bent timber, the	      convex part of which is the back.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Belly doublet}, a doublet of the 16th century, hanging down	      so as to cover the belly. --Shak.	   {Belly fretting}, the chafing of a horse's belly with a	      girth. --Johnson.	   {Belly timber}, food. [Ludicrous] --Prior.	   {Belly worm}, a worm that breeds or lives in the belly	      (stomach or intestines). --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Belly \Bel"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bellied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bellying}.]	   To cause to swell out; to fill. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Your breath of full consent bellied his sails. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Belly \Bel"ly\, v. i.	   To swell and become protuberant, like the belly; to bulge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bellying canvas strutted with the gale. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellyache \Bel"ly*ache`\, n.	   Pain in the bowels; colic.	   [1913 Webster]	Bellyache \Bel"ly*ache`\, v. i.	   to complain, especially in a whining or grumbling manner; to	   gripe.	   Syn: gripe, whine, complain, moan, snivel, grumble, squawk.	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]
bellyacher \bel"ly*ach`er\ n.	   a person who complains habitually, usually about everyday	   minor problems.	   Syn: whiner, complainer, moaner, sniveler, crybaby, grumbler,	        squawker.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bellyband \Bel"ly*band`\, n.	   1. A band that passes under the belly of a horse and holds	      the saddle or harness in place; a girth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A band of flannel or other cloth about the belly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A band of canvas, to strengthen a sail.	      [1913 Webster]
Bellybound \Bel"ly*bound`\, a.	   Costive; constipated.	   [1913 Webster] bellybutton
bellybutton \bel"ly*but`ton\, belly button \bel"ly but`ton\, n.	   The depression in the middle of the abdomen in humans left as	   a residue of the umbilical cord; the umbilicus; the navel[1].	   [PJC]
Bellycheat \Bel"ly*cheat`\, n.	   An apron or covering for the front of the person. [Obs.]	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellycheer \Bel"ly*cheer`\, n. [Perh. from F. belle ch[`e]re.]	   Good cheer; viands. [Obs.] "Bellycheer and banquets."	   --Rowlands. "Loaves and bellycheer." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Bellycheer \Bel"ly*cheer`\, v. i.	   To revel; to feast. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A pack of clergymen [assembled] by themselves to	         bellycheer in their presumptuous Sion.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bellyful \Bel"ly*ful\, n.	   As much as satisfies the appetite. Hence: A great abundance;	   more than enough. --Lloyd.	   [1913 Webster]	         King James told his son that he would have his bellyful	         of parliamentary impeachments.           --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Belly-god \Bel"ly-god`\, n.	   One whose great pleasure it is to gratify his appetite; a	   glutton; an epicure.	   [1913 Webster] bellyland
bellyland \bellyland\, belly-land \belly-land\v.	   to land on the underside without the landing gear; -- of	   airplanes.	   [WordNet 1.5] bellylaugh
bellylaugh \bel"ly*laugh`\, belly-laugh \bel"ly-laugh`\v.	   to laugh a deep, hearty laugh.	   [WordNet 1.5]
belly laugh \bel"ly laugh`\, n.	   a vigorous, loud laugh, expressing a strong amusement.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Belly-pinched \Bel"ly-pinched`\, a.	   Pinched with hunger; starved. "The belly-pinched wolf."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
belly up \bel"ly up`\, v. i.	   to approach (a counter) and stand in front of it; -- used	   mostly in the phrase	   {belly up to the bar} (i.e. to a counter in a saloon).	      [PJC] belly up	belly up \bel"ly up`\, belly-up \bel"ly-up`\, a. [from analogy	   to the position of a floating dead fish.]	   defunct; bankrupt; -- used mostly of commercial	   organizations; often used in the phrase	   {go belly-up}, i. e. to go bankrupt.	      [PJC]
Bel-Merodach \Bel-Merodach\ n.	   1. (Babylonian) the chief Babylonian god; his consort was	      Sarpanitu.	   Syn: Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Belmopan \Belmopan\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Belize. Population (2000) = 5,845.	   [PJC]
Belock \Be*lock"\ (b[-e]*l[o^]k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Belocked} (b[-e]*l[o^]kt").] [Pref. be- + lock: cf. AS.	   bel[=u]can.]	   To lock, or fasten as with a lock. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Belomancy \Bel"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? arrow + ? a diviner: cf.	   F. b['e]lomancie.]	   A kind of divination anciently practiced by means of marked	   arrows drawn at random from a bag or quiver, the marks on the	   arrows drawn being supposed to foreshow the future. --Encyc.	   Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Belong \Be*long"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Belonged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Belonging}.] [OE. belongen (akin to D. belangen to	   concern, G. belangen to attain to, to concern); pref. be- +	   longen to desire. See {Long}, v. i.]	   Note: [Usually construed with to.]	   1. To be the property of; as, Jamaica belongs to Great	      Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be a part of, or connected with; to be appendant or	      related; to owe allegiance or service.	      [1913 Webster]	            A desert place belonging to . . . Bethsaids. --Luke	                                                  ix. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mighty men which belonged to David. --1 Kings i.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be the concern or proper business or function of; to	      appertain to. "Do not interpretations belong to God ?"	      --Gen. xl. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be suitable for; to be due to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age.	                                                  --Heb. v. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            No blame belongs to thee.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be native to, or an inhabitant of; esp. to have a legal	      residence, settlement, or inhabitancy, whether by birth or	      operation of law, so as to be entitled to maintenance by	      the parish or town.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bastards also are settled in the parishes to which	            the mothers belong.                   --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Belong \Be*long"\, v. t.	   To be deserved by. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         More evils belong us than happen to us.  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Belonging \Be*long"ing\, n. [Commonly in the pl.]	   1. That which belongs to one; that which pertains to one;	      hence, goods or effects. "Thyself and thy belongings."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is connected with a principal or greater thing;	      an appendage; an appurtenance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Family; relations; household. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Few persons of her ladyship's belongings stopped,	            before they did her bidding, to ask her reasons.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Belonite \Bel"o*nite\, n. [Gr. ? a needle.] (Min.)	   Minute acicular or dendritic crystalline forms sometimes	   observed in glassy volcanic rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Belooche Beloochee \Bel*oo"che Bel*oo"chee\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Beloochistan, or to its inhabitants. --	   n. A native or an inhabitant of Beloochistan.	   [1913 Webster]
Belord \Be*lord"\, v. t.	   1. To act the lord over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To address by the title of "lord".	      [1913 Webster]
Belove \Be*love"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beloved}.] [OE.	   bilufien. See pref. {Be-}, and {Love}, v. t.]	   To love. [Obs.] --Wodroephe.	   [1913 Webster]
Beloved \Be*loved"\, p. p. & a.	   Greatly loved; dear to the heart.	   [1913 Webster]	         Antony, so well beloved of C[ae]sar.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is my beloved Son.                  --Matt. iii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	Beloved \Be*lov"ed\, n.	   One greatly loved.	   [1913 Webster]	         My beloved is mine, and I am his.        --Cant. ii.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Below \Be*low"\, prep. [Pref. be- by + low.]	   1. Under, or lower in place; beneath not so high; as, below	      the moon; below the knee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inferior to in rank, excellence, dignity, value, amount,	      price, etc.; lower in quality. "One degree below kings."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unworthy of; unbefitting; beneath.	      [1913 Webster]	            They beheld, with a just loathing and disdain, . . .	            how below all history the persons and their actions	            were.                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who thinks no fact below his regard.  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Underneath; under; beneath.	        [1913 Webster]	Below \Be*low"\, adv.	   1. In a lower place, with respect to any object; in a lower	      room; beneath.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord Marmion waits below.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On the earth, as opposed to the heavens.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fairest child of Jove below.      --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In hell, or the regions of the dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            What business brought him to the realms below.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In court or tribunal of inferior jurisdiction; as, at the	      trial below. --Wheaton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In some part or page following.	      [1913 Webster]
Belowt \Be*lowt"\, v. t.	   To treat as a lout; to talk abusively to. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Belsire \Bel"sire`\, n. [Pref. bel- + sire. Cf. {Beldam}.]	   A grandfather, or ancestor. "His great belsire Brute." [Obs.]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Belswagger \Bel"swag`ger\, n. [Contr. from bellyswagger.]	   A lewd man; also, a bully. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Belt \Belt\ (b[e^]lt), n. [AS. belt; akin to Icel. belti, Sw.	   b[aum]lte, Dan. b[ae]lte, OHG. balz, L. balteus, Ir. & Gael.	   balt border, belt.]	   1. That which engirdles a person or thing; a band or girdle;	      as, a lady's belt; a sword belt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shining belt with gold inlaid.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which restrains or confines as a girdle.	      [1913 Webster]	            He cannot buckle his distempered cause	            Within the belt of rule.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything that resembles a belt, or that encircles or	      crosses like a belt; a strip or stripe; as, a belt of	      trees; a belt of sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) Same as {Band}, n., 2. A very broad band is more	      properly termed a belt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron.) One of certain girdles or zones on the surface	      of the planets Jupiter and Saturn, supposed to be of the	      nature of clouds.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geog.) A narrow passage or strait; as, the Great Belt and	      the Lesser Belt, leading to the Baltic Sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Her.) A token or badge of knightly rank.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.) A band of leather, or other flexible substance,	      passing around two wheels, and communicating motion from	      one to the other.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Pulley}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   9. (Nat. Hist.) A band or stripe, as of color, round any	      organ; or any circular ridge or series of ridges.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Belt lacing}, thongs used for lacing together the ends of	      machine belting.	      [1913 Webster]	Belt \Belt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Belted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Belting}.]	   To encircle with, or as with, a belt; to encompass; to	   surround.	   [1913 Webster]	         A coarse black robe belted round the waist. --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster]	         They belt him round with hearts undaunted.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To shear, as the buttocks and tails of sheep. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Beltane \Bel"tane\, n. [Gael. bealltainn, bealltuinn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The first day of May (Old Style).	      [1913 Webster]	            The quarter-days anciently in Scotland were	            Hallowmas, Candlemas, Beltane, and Lammas. --New	                                                  English Dict.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A festival of the heathen Celts on the first day of May,	      in the observance of which great bonfires were kindled. It	      still exists in a modified form in some parts of Scotland	      and Ireland.	      [1913 Webster]
Belted \Belt"ed\, a.	   1. Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid;	      girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, a belted	      knight; a belted earl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked with a band or circle; as, a belted stalk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Worn in, or suspended from, the belt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three men with belted brands.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Belted cattle}, cattle originally from Dutch stock, having a	      broad band of white round the middle, while the rest of	      the body is black; -- called also {blanketed cattle}.	      [1913 Webster] Beltein
Beltein \Bel"tein\, Beltin \Bel"tin\, n.	   See {Beltane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Belting \Belt"ing\, n.	   The material of which belts for machinery are made; also,	   belts, taken collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
beltless \belt"less\ adj.	   lacking a belt. beltless jackets are in this season {belted}	   Syn: unbelted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Beluga \Be*lu"ga\ (b[-e]*l[=u]"g[.a]), n. [Russ. bieluga a sort	   of large sturgeon, prop. white fish, fr. bieluii white. The	   whale is now commonly called bieluka in Russian.]	   1. (Zool.) A cetacean allied to the dolphins.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The northern beluga ({Delphinapterus catodon}) is the	         {white whale} and {white fish} of the whalers. It grows	         to be from twelve to eighteen feet long.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. the sturgeon ({Huso huso}) native to the Black Sea and	      Caspian Sea; -- also called {hausen}. It is valued for its	      roe, sold as {caviar}, and is also used for production of	      isinglass. See also {sturgeon}.	      [PJC]	   3. the caviar obtained from the beluga[2]; -- also called	      {beluga caviar}. The caviar of the beluga is considered	      the finest sort, larger and of a taste superior to that	      obtained from other sturgeon. See also {sturgeon} and	      {caviar}.	      [PJC]
Belute \Be*lute"\ (b[-e]*l[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Beluted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beluting}.] [Pref. be- + L. lutum	   mud.]	   To bespatter, as with mud. [R.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Belvedere \Bel`ve*dere"\, n. [It., fr. bello, bel, beautiful +	   vedere to see.] (Arch.)	   A small building, or a part of a building, more or less open,	   constructed in a place commanding a fine prospect.	   [1913 Webster]
Belzebuth \Bel"ze*buth\, n. [From Beelzebub.] (Zool.)	   A spider monkey ({Ateles belzebuth}) of Brazil.	   [1913 Webster]
Bema \Be"ma\, n. [Gr. ? step, platform.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A platform from which speakers addressed an	      assembly. --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) That part of an early Christian church which was	          reserved for the higher clergy; the inner or eastern	          part of the chancel.	      (b) Erroneously: A pulpit.	          [1913 Webster]
Bemad \Be*mad"\, v. t.	   To make mad. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemangle \Be*man"gle\, v. t.	   To mangle; to tear asunder. [R.] --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemask \Be*mask"\, v. t.	   To mask; to conceal.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemaster \Be*mas"ter\, v. t.	   To master thoroughly.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemaul \Be*maul"\, v. t.	   To maul or beat severely; to bruise. "In order to bemaul	   Yorick." --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemaze \Be*maze\, v. t. [OE. bimasen; pref. be- + masen to	   maze.]	   To bewilder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Intellects bemazed in endless doubt.     --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemean \Be*mean"\, v. t.	   To make mean; to lower. --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemeet \Be*meet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemet}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bemeeting}.]	   To meet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our very loving sister, well bemet.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemete \Be*mete"\, v. t.	   To mete. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemingle \Be*min"gle\, v. t.	   To mingle; to mix.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemire \Be*mire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemired}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bemiring}.]	   To drag through, encumber with, or fix in, the mire; to soil	   by passing through mud or dirt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bemired and benighted in the dog.        --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemist \Be*mist"\, v. t.	   To envelop in mist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bemoan \Be*moan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bemoaned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bemoaning}.] [OE. bimenen, AS. bem?nan; pref. be- + m?nan	   to moan. See {Moan}.]	   To express deep grief for by moaning; to express sorrow for;	   to lament; to bewail; to pity or sympathize with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Implores their pity, and his pain bemoans. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Deplore}.	        [1913 Webster]
Bemoaner \Be*moan"er\, n.	   One who bemoans.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemock \Be*mock"\, v. t.	   To mock; to ridicule.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bemock the modest moon.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemoil \Be*moil"\, v. t. [Pref. be- + moil, fr. F. mouiller to	   wet; but cf. also OE. bimolen to soil, fr. AS. m[=a]l spot:	   cf. E. mole.]	   To soil or encumber with mire and dirt. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemol \Be"mol\ (b[=e]"m[o^]l), n. [F. b['e]mol, fr. b['e] [flat]	   + mol soft.] (Mus.)	   The sign [flat]; the same as B flat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bemonster \Be*mon"ster\, v. t.	   To make monstrous or like a monster. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemourn \Be*mourn"\, v. t.	   To mourn over. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemuddle \Be*mud"dle\, v. t.	   To muddle; to stupefy or bewilder; to confuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemuffle \Be*muf"fle\, v. t.	   To cover as with a muffler; to wrap up.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bemuffled with the externals of religion. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bemuse \Be*muse"\, v. t.	   To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor.	   [1913 Webster]	         A parson much bemused in beer.           --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] Ben
Ben \Ben\, Ben nut \Ben" nut`\ . [Ar. b[=a]n, name of the tree.]	   (Bot.)	   The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben.	   See {Moringa}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ben \Ben\, adv. & prep. [AS. binnan; pref. be- by + innan	   within, in in.]	   Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner	   apartment. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ben \Ben\, n. [See {Ben}, adv.]	   The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms;	   -- opposed to {but}, the outer apartment. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ben \Ben\	   An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of {Be}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bename \Be*name"\, v. t. [p. p. {Benamed}, {Benempt}.]	   To promise; to name. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc;	   akin to Sw. b[aum]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G.	   bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.]	   1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a	      carpenter's bench.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The seat where judges sit in court.	      [1913 Webster]	            To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion	      of the full bench. See {King's Bench}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; --	      so named because the animals are usually placed on benches	      or raised platforms.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat	      ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or	      river.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bench mark} (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a	      line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show	      where leveling staffs were placed. See {bench mark} in the	      vocabulary.	   {Bench of bishops}, the whole body of English prelates	      assembled in council.	   {Bench plane}, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for	      working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.	   {Bench show}, an exhibition of dogs.	   {Bench table} (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a	      building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.	      [1913 Webster]	Bench \Bench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Benching}.]	   1. To furnish with benches.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T was benched with turf.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stately theaters benched crescentwise. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bench \Bench\, v. i.	   To sit on a seat of justice. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bencher \Bench"er\, n.	   1. (Eng. Law) One of the senior and governing members of an	      Inn of Court.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alderman of a corporation. [Eng.] --Ashmole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A member of a court or council. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster] benchmark
benchmark \benchmark\, bench mark \bench mark\ (Surveying)	   1. Any permanent mark to which other levels may be referred.	      such as:	      (a) A horizontal mark at the water's edge with reference	          to which the height of tides and floods may be	          measured.	      (b) a surveyer's mark on a permanent object of	          predetermined position and elevation used as a	          reference point.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. something serving as a standard by which related items may	      be judged; as, his painting sets the benchmark of quality.	      [PJC + WordNet 1.5]	   3. a test or series of tests designed to compare the	      qualities or performance of different devices of the same	      type. Certain sets of computer programs are much used as	      benchmarks for comparing the performance of different	      computers, especially by comparing the time it takes to	      complete a test.	      [PJC]
Bench warrant \Bench" war`rant\ (Law)	   A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a	   person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime;	   -- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.	   [1913 Webster]
Bend \Bend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bended} or {Bent}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bending}.] [AS. bendan to bend, fr. bend a band,	   bond, fr. bindan to bind. See {Bind}, v. t., and cf. 3d & 4th	   {Bend}.]	   1. To strain or move out of a straight line; to crook by	      straining; to make crooked; to curve; to make ready for	      use by drawing into a curve; as, to bend a bow; to bend	      the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn toward some certain point; to direct; to incline.	      "Bend thine ear to supplication." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Towards Coventry bend we our course.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bending her eyes . . . upon her parent. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To apply closely or with interest; to direct.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bend his mind to any public business. --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            But when to mischief mortals bend their will.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to yield; to render submissive; to subdue.	      "Except she bend her humor." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To fasten, as one rope to another, or as a sail to	      its yard or stay; or as a cable to the ring of an anchor.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bend the brow}, to knit the brow, as in deep thought or	      in anger; to scowl; to frown. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To lean; stoop; deflect; bow; yield.	        [1913 Webster]	Bend \Bend\, v. i.	   1. To be moved or strained out of a straight line; to crook	      or be curving; to bow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The green earth's end	            Where the bowed welkin slow doth bend. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To jut over; to overhang.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a cliff, whose high and bending head	            Looks fearfully in the confined deep. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be inclined; to be directed.	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom our vows and wished bend.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.	      [1913 Webster]	            While each to his great Father bends. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Bend \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 bend of the body; a bend in a road.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Turn; purpose; inclination; ends. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Farewell, poor swain; thou art not for my bend.	                                                  --Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A knot by which one rope is fastened to another or	      to an anchor, spar, or post. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Leather Trade) The best quality of sole leather; a butt.	      See {Butt}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) Hard, indurated clay; bind.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (Med.) same as {caisson disease}. Usually referred to	      as {the bends}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bends of a ship}, the thickest and strongest planks in her	      sides, more generally called wales. They have the beams,	      knees, and foothooks bolted to them. Also, the frames or	      ribs that form the ship's body from the keel to the top of	      the sides; as, the midship bend.	      [1913 Webster]	Bend \Bend\, n. [AS. bend. See {Band}, and cf. the preceding	   noun.]	   1. A band. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [OF. bende, bande, F. bande. See {Band}.] (Her.) One of	      the honorable ordinaries, containing a third or a fifth	      part of the field. It crosses the field diagonally from	      the dexter chief to the sinister base.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bend sinister} (Her.), an honorable ordinary drawn from the	      sinister chief to the dexter base.	      [1913 Webster]
Bendable \Bend"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being bent.	   [1913 Webster]
benday \benday\ v.	   to reproduce by the Benday method.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bender \Bend"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, bends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument used for bending.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A drunken spree. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bending \Bend"ing\, n.	   The marking of the clothes with stripes or horizontal bands.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bendlet \Bend"let\, n. [Bend + -let: cf. E. bandlet.] (Her.)	   A narrow bend, esp. one half the width of the bend.	   [1913 Webster]
Bendwise \Bend"wise\, adv. (Her.)	   Diagonally.	   [1913 Webster]
Bendy \Ben"dy\, a. [From {Bend} a band.] (Her.)	   Divided into an even number of bends; -- said of a shield or	   its charge. --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Bene \Ben"e\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Benne}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bene \Be"ne\, n. [AS. b[=e]n.]	   A prayer; boon. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         What is good for a bootless bene ?       --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster] Bene	Bene \Bene\, Ben \Ben\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A hoglike mammal of New Guinea ({Porcula papuensis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Beneaped \Be*neaped"\, a. (Naut.)	   See {Neaped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneath \Be*neath"\, prep. [OE. benethe, bineo[eth]en, AS.	   beneo[eth]an, beny[eth]an; pref. be- + neo[eth]an, ny[eth]an,	   downward, beneath, akin to E. nether. See {Nether}.]	   1. Lower in place, with something directly over or on; under;	      underneath; hence, at the foot of. "Beneath the mount."	      --Ex. xxxii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Under, in relation to something that is superior, or that	      oppresses or burdens.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our country sinks beneath the yoke.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lower in rank, dignity, or excellence than; as, brutes are	      beneath man; man is beneath angels in the scale of beings.	      Hence: Unworthy of; unbecoming.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will do nothing that is beneath his high station.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	Beneath \Be*neath"\, adv.	   1. In a lower place; underneath.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth you take from beneath will be barren.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Below, as opposed to heaven, or to any superior region or	      position; as, in earth beneath.	      [1913 Webster]
Benedicite \Ben`e*dic"i*te\, n. [L., (imperative pl.,) bless ye,	   praise ye.]	   A canticle (the Latin version of which begins with this word)	   which may be used in the order for morning prayer in the	   Church of England. It is taken from an apocryphal addition to	   the third chapter of Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	Benedicite \Ben`e*dic"i*te\, interj. [See {Benedicite}, n.]	   An exclamation corresponding to Bless you !.	   [1913 Webster] Benedict
Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, Benedick \Ben"e*dick\, n. [From Benedick,	   one of the characters in Shakespeare's play of "Much Ado	   about Nothing."]	   A married man, or a man newly married.	   [1913 Webster]	Benedict \Ben"e*dict\, a. [L. benedictus, p. p. of benedicere to	   bless. See {Benison}, and cf. {Bennet}.]	   Having mild and salubrious qualities. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Benedictine \Ben`e*dic"tine\, a.	   Pertaining to the monks of St. Benedict, or St. Benet.	   [1913 Webster]	Benedictine \Ben`e*dic"tine\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a famous order of monks, established by St. Benedict	   of Nursia in the sixth century. This order was introduced	   into the United States in 1846.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Benedictines wear black clothing, and are sometimes	         called Black Monks. The name Black Fr????rs which	         belongs to the Dominicans, is also sometimes applied to	         the Benedictines.	         [1913 Webster]
Benediction \Ben`e*dic"tion\, n. [L. benedictio: cf. F.	   b['e]n['e]diction. See {Benison}.]	   1. The act of blessing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blessing; an expression of blessing, prayer, or kind	      wishes in favor of any person or thing; a solemn or	      affectionate invocation of happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            So saying, he arose; whom Adam thus	            Followed with benediction.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homeward serenely she walked with God's benediction	            upon her.                             --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster] Specifically: The short prayer which closes	      public worship; as, to give the benediction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) The form of instituting an abbot, answering to the	      consecration of a bishop. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (R. C. Ch.) A solemn rite by which bells, banners,	      candles, etc., are blessed with holy water, and formally	      dedicated to God.	      [1913 Webster]
Benedictional \Ben`e*dic"tion*al\, n.	   A book of benedictions.	   [1913 Webster]
Benedictionary \Ben`e*dic"tion*a*ry\, n.	   A collected series of benedictions.	   [1913 Webster]	         The benedictionary of Bishop Athelwold.  --G. Gurton's	                                                  Needle.	   [1913 Webster]
Benedictive \Ben`e*dic"tive\, a.	   Tending to bless. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Benedictory \Ben`e*dic"to*ry\, a.	   Expressing wishes for good; as, a benedictory prayer.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Benedictus \Ben`e*dic"tus\, n. [L., blessed. See {Benedict}, a.]	   The song of Zacharias at the birth of John the Baptist	   (--Luke i. 68); -- so named from the first word of the Latin	   version.	   [1913 Webster]
Benedight \Ben"e*dight\, a.	   Blessed. [R.] --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Benefaction \Ben`e*fac"tion\, n. [L. benefactio, fr. benefacere	   to do good to one; bene well + facere to do. See {Benefit}.]	   1. The act of conferring a benefit. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A benefit conferred; esp. a charitable donation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gift; present; gratuity; boon; alms.	        [1913 Webster]
Benefactor \Ben`e*fac"tor\,n. [L.]	   One who confers a benefit or benefits. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Benefactress \Ben`e*fac"tress\, n.	   A woman who confers a benefit.	   [1913 Webster]	         His benefactress blushes at the deed.    --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Benefic \Be*nef"ic\, a. [L. beneficus. See {Benefice}.]	   Favorable; beneficent. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Benefice \Ben"e*fice\, n. [F. b['e]n['e]fice, L. beneficium, a	   kindness, in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. beneficus	   beneficent; bene well + facere to do. See {Benefit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A favor or benefit. [Obs.] --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Feudal Law) An estate in lands; a fief.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such an estate was granted at first for life only, and	         held on the mere good pleasure of the donor; but	         afterward, becoming hereditary, it received the	         appellation of fief, and the term benefice became	         appropriated to church livings.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the	      Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the	      maintenance of divine service. See {Advowson}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: All church preferments are called benefices, except	         bishoprics, which are called dignities. But,	         ordinarily, the term dignity is applied to bishoprics,	         deaneries, archdeaconries, and prebendaryships;	         benefice to parsonages, vicarages, and donatives.	         [1913 Webster]	Benefice \Ben"e*fice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beneficed}.]	   To endow with a benefice.	   Note: [Commonly in the past participle.]	         [1913 Webster]
Beneficed \Ben"e*ficed\, a.	   Possessed of a benefice or church preferment. "Beneficed	   clergymen." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneficeless \Ben"e*fice*less\, a.	   Having no benefice. "Beneficeless precisians." --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneficence \Be*nef"i*cence\, n. [L. beneficentia, fr.	   beneficus: cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficence. See {Benefice}.]	   The practice of doing good; active goodness, kindness, or	   charity; bounty springing from purity and goodness.	   [1913 Webster]	         And whose beneficence no charge exhausts. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Benevolence}.	        [1913 Webster]
Beneficent \Be*nef`i*cent\, a.	   Doing or producing good; performing acts of kindness and	   charity; characterized by beneficence.	   [1913 Webster]	         The beneficent fruits of Christianity.   --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Benevolent}.	        [1913 Webster]
Beneficential \Be*nef`i*cen"tial\, a.	   Relating to beneficence.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneficently \Be*nef"i*cent*ly\ (b[-e]*n[e^]f"[i^]*sent*l[y^]),	   adv.	   In a beneficent manner; with beneficence.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneficial \Ben`e*fi"cial\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficial, LL.	   beneficialis.]	   1. Conferring benefits; useful; profitable; helpful;	      advantageous; serviceable; contributing to a valuable end;	      -- followed by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The war which would have been most beneficial to us.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Receiving, or entitled to have or receive,	      advantage, use, or benefit; as, the beneficial owner of an	      estate. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. King. [Obs.] "A beneficial foe." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Advantage}.	        [1913 Webster]
Beneficially \Ben`e*fi"cial*ly\, adv.	   In a beneficial or advantageous manner; profitably;	   helpfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneficialness \Ben`e*fi"cial*ness\, n.	   The quality of being beneficial; profitableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneficiary \Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]n['e]ficiaire,	   LL. beneficiarius.]	   1. Holding some office or valuable possession, in	      subordination to another; holding under a feudal or other	      superior; having a dependent and secondary possession.	      [1913 Webster]	            A feudatory or beneficiary king of England. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bestowed as a gratuity; as, beneficiary gifts.	      [1913 Webster]	Beneficiary \Ben`e*fi"ci*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Beneficiaries}.	   1. A feudatory or vassal; hence, one who holds a benefice and	      uses its proceeds. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who receives anything as a gift; one who receives a	      benefit or advantage; esp. one who receives help or income	      from an educational fund or a trust estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rich men will be offering sacrifice to their	            Deity whose beneficiaries they are.   --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Beneficiate \Ben`e*fi"ci*ate\, v. t. [Sp. beneficiar to benefit,	   to work mines.] (Mining)	   To reduce (ores). -- {Ben`e*fi`ci*a"tion} (?), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Beneficient \Ben`e*fi"cient\, a.	   Beneficent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, n. [OE. benefet, benfeet, bienfet, F.	   bienfait, fr. L. benefactum; bene well (adv. of bonus good) +	   factum, p. p. of facere to do. See {Bounty}, and {Fact}.]	   1. An act of kindness; a favor conferred.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his	            benefits.                             --Ps. ciii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever promotes prosperity and personal happiness, or	      adds value to property; advantage; profit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men have no right to what is not for their benefit.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A theatrical performance, a concert, or the like, the	      proceeds of which do not go to the lessee of the theater	      or to the company, but to some individual actor, or to	      some charitable use.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Beneficence; liberality. [Obs.] --Webster (1623).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Natural advantages; endowments; accomplishments. [R.]	      "The benefits of your own country." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Benefit of clergy}. (Law) See under {Clergy}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Profit; service; use; avail. See {Advantage}.	        [1913 Webster]	Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benefited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Benefitting}.]	   To be beneficial to; to do good to; to advantage; to advance	   in health or prosperity; to be useful to; to profit.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would	         benefit them.                            --Jer. xviii.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	Benefit \Ben"e*fit\, v. i.	   To gain advantage; to make improvement; to profit; as, he	   will benefit by the change.	   [1913 Webster]
Benefiter \Ben"e*fit`er\, n.	   One who confers a benefit; -- also, one who receives a	   benefit.	   [1913 Webster]
Benefit society \Benefit society\	   A society or association formed for mutual insurance, as	   among tradesmen or in labor unions, to provide for relief in	   sickness, old age, and for the expenses of burial. Usually	   called {friendly society} in Great Britain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Beneme \Be*neme"\, v. t. [AS. ben?man. Cf. {Benim}.]	   To deprive (of), or take away (from). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Benempt \Be*nempt"\, p. p. of {Bename}.	   1. Promised; vowed. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Named; styled. [Archaic] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Bene placito \Be`ne plac"i*to\ (b[=e]`n[-e] pl[a^]s"[i^]*t[-o];	   It. b[=a]`n[asl] pl[aum]"ch[-e]*t[-o]). [It. beneplacito	   pleasure, fr. L. bene well + placitus pleasing.]	   1. At or during pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            For our English judges there never was . . . any	            bene placito as their tenure.         --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) At pleasure; ad libitum.	      [1913 Webster]
Benet \Be*net"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benetted}.]	   To catch in a net; to insnare. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Benevolence \Be*nev"o*lence\, n. [OF. benevolence, L.	   benevolentia. See {Benevolent}.]	   1. The disposition to do good; good will; charitableness;	      love of mankind, accompanied with a desire to promote	      their happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wakeful benevolence of the gospel. --Chalmers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of kindness; good done; charity given.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A species of compulsory contribution or tax, which has	      sometimes been illegally exacted by arbitrary kings of	      England, and falsely represented as a gratuity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Benevolence}, {Beneficence}, {Munificence}.	   Usage: Benevolence marks a disposition made up of a choice	          and desire for the happiness of others. Beneficence	          marks the working of this disposition in dispensing	          good on a somewhat broad scale. Munificence shows the	          same disposition, but acting on a still broader scale,	          in conferring gifts and favors. These are not	          necessarily confined to objects of immediate utility.	          One may show his munificence in presents of pictures	          or jewelry, but this would not be beneficence.	          Benevolence of heart; beneficence of life; munificence	          in the encouragement of letters.	          [1913 Webster]
Benevolent \Be*nev"o*lent\, a. [L. benevolens, -entis; bene well	   (adv. of bonus good) + volens, p. pr. of volo I will, I wish.	   See {Bounty}, and {Voluntary}.]	   Having a disposition to do good; possessing or manifesting	   love to mankind, and a desire to promote their prosperity and	   happiness; disposed to give to good objects; kind;	   charitable. -- {Be*nev"o*lent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Benevolent}, {Beneficent}.	   Usage: Etymologically considered, benevolent implies wishing	          well to others, and beneficent, doing well. But by	          degrees the word benevolent has been widened to	          include not only feelings, but actions; thus, we speak	          of benevolent operations, benevolent labors for the	          public good, benevolent societies. In like manner,	          beneficent is now often applied to feelings; thus, we	          speak of the beneficent intentions of a donor. This	          extension of the terms enables us to mark nicer shades	          of meaning. Thus, the phrase "benevolent labors" turns	          attention to the source of these labors, viz.,	          benevolent feeling; while beneficent would simply mark	          them as productive of good. So, "beneficent	          intentions" point to the feelings of the donor as bent	          upon some specific good act; while "benevolent	          intentions" would only denote a general wish and	          design to do good.	          [1913 Webster]
benevolous \be*nev"o*lous\, a. [L. benevolus.]	   Kind; benevolent. [Obs.] --T. Puller.	   [1913 Webster]
Bengal \Ben*gal"\, prop. n.	   1. A province in India, giving its name to various stuffs,	      animals, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin stuff, made of silk and hair, originally brought	      from Bengal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Striped gingham, originally brought from Bengal; Bengal	      stripes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 {blue light}.	   {Bengal stripes}, a kind of cotton cloth woven with colored	      stripes. See {Bengal}, 3.	   {Bengal tiger}. (Zool.). See {Tiger}.	      [1913 Webster] Bengalee
Bengalee \Ben*gal"ee\, Bengali \Ben*gal"i\, prop. n.	   The language spoken in Bengal.	   [1913 Webster]
Bengalese \Ben`gal*ese"\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Bengal. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or	   natives of Bengal.	   [1913 Webster]
Bengali \Bengali\ prop. adj.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Bengali language; as, Bengali	      poetry.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bangladesh	      (formerly Bengal) or its inhabitants; as, Bengali hills.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Benghazi \Benghazi\ prop. n.	   One of the capital cities of Libya.	   Syn: capital of Libya.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bengola \ben*go"la\, n.	   A Bengal light.	   [1913 Webster]
benight \be*night"\ (b[-e]*n[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Benighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benighting}.]	   1. To involve in darkness; to shroud with the shades of	      night; to obscure. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The clouds benight the sky.           --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overtake with night or darkness, especially before the	      end of a day's journey or task.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some virgin, sure, . . . benighted in these woods.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To involve in moral darkness, or ignorance; to debar from	      intellectual light.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall we to men benighted	            The lamp of life deny ?               --Heber.	      [1913 Webster]
Benightment \Be*night"ment\, n.	   The condition of being benighted.	   [1913 Webster]
Benign \Be*nign"\, a. [OE. benigne, bening, OF. benigne, F.	   b['e]nin, fem. b['e]nigne, fr. L. benignus, contr. from	   benigenus; bonus good + root of genus kind. See {Bounty}, and	   {Genus}.]	   1. Of a kind or gentle disposition; gracious; generous;	      favorable; benignant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Creator bounteous and benign.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting or manifesting kindness, gentleness, favor,	      etc.; mild; kindly; salutary; wholesome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kind influences and benign aspects.   --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of a mild type or character; as, a benign disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Kind; propitious; bland; genial; salubrious; favorable	        salutary; gracious; liberal.	        [1913 Webster]
Benignancy \Be*nig"nan*cy\, n.	   Benignant quality; kindliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Benignant \Be*nig"nant\, a. [LL. benignans, p. pr. of benignare,	   from L. benignus. See {Benign}.]	   Kind; gracious; favorable. -- {Be*nig"nant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Benignity \Be*nig"ni*ty\, n. [OE. benignite, F. b['e]nignit['e],	   OF. b['e]nignet['e], fr. L. benignitas. See {Benign}.]	   1. The quality of being benign; goodness; kindness;	      graciousness. "Benignity of aspect." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mildness; gentleness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The benignity or inclemency of the season.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Salubrity; wholesome quality. --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]
Benignly \Be*nign"ly\, adv.	   In a benign manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Benim \Be*nim"\, v. t. [AS. beniman. See {Benumb}, and cf.	   {Nim}.]	   To take away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ire . . . benimeth the man fro God.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Beninese \Beninese\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Benin. Beninese	   bronzes	   Syn: Benin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Beninese \Beninese\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Benin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Benison \Ben"i*son\, n. [OE. beneysun, benesoun, OF.	   bene["i]?un, bene["i]son, fr. L. benedictio, fr. benedicere	   to bless; bene (adv. of bonus good) + dicere to say. See	   {Bounty}, and {Diction}, and cf. {Benediction}.]	   Blessing; beatitude; benediction. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         More precious than the benison of friends. --Talfourd.	   [1913 Webster]
B'enitier \B['e]*ni"tier`\, n. [F., fr. b['e]nir to bless.] (R.	   C. Ch.)	   A holy-water stoup. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n. [Corrupted from benzoin.]	   See {Benzoin}.	   [1913 Webster]	Benjamin \Ben"ja*min\, n.	   A kind of upper coat for men. [Colloq. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Benjamite \Ben"ja*mite\, n.	   A descendant of Benjamin; one of the tribe of Benjamin.	   --Judg. iii. 15.	   [1913 Webster]
Benne \Ben"ne\, n. [Malay bijen.] (Bot.)	   The name of two plants ({Sesamum orientale} and {Sesamum	   indicum}), originally Asiatic; -- also called {oil plant}.	   From their seeds an oil is expressed, called {benne oil} or	   {sesame oil}, used mostly for making soap. In the southern	   United States the seeds are used in candy. [Also spelled	   {benni}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bennet \Ben"net\, n. [F. beno[^i]te, fr. L. benedicta, fem. of	   benedictus, p. p., blessed. See {Benedict}, a.] (Bot.)	   The common yellow-flowered avens of Europe ({Geum urbanum});	   herb bennet. The name is sometimes given to other plants, as	   the hemlock, valerian, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bennettitales \Bennettitales\ n.	   an order of fossil gymnospermous plans of the Carboniferous.	   Syn: order Bennettitales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bennettitis \Bennettitis\ n.	   the type genus of the Bennettitales.	   Syn: genus {Bennettitis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
benni \benni\ n.	   an East Indian annual erect herb ({Sesamum indicum}); the	   source of {sesame seed} or {benniseed} and {sesame oil}. Same	   as {benne}	   Syn: sesame, benne, benny.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bennie \ben"nie\ n.	   a slang name for Benzedrine, a trademark for one brand of	   amphetamine; -- also used generically for any brand of	   amphetamine. [slang] [Also spelled {benny}.]	   Syn: Benzedrine.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
benniseed \benniseed\ n.	   the small oval seed of the sesame plant.	   Syn: sesame seed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
benny \benny\ n.	   1. same as {benne} or {benni}.	   Syn: sesame, benne, benni, Sesamum indicum.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {bennie}.	      [PJC]
Benshee \Ben"shee\, n.	   See {Banshee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bent \Bent\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Bend}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bent \Bent\, a. & p. p.	   1. Changed by pressure so as to be no longer straight;	      crooked; as, a bent pin; a bent lever.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strongly inclined toward something, so as to be resolved,	      determined, set, etc.; -- said of the mind, character,	      disposition, desires, etc., and used with on; as, to be	      bent on going to college; he is bent on mischief.	      [1913 Webster]	Bent \Bent\, n. [See {Bend}, n. & v.]	   1. The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a	      straight line; flexure; curvity; as, the bent of a bow.	      [Obs.] --Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A declivity or slope, as of a hill. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A leaning or bias; proclivity; tendency of mind;	      inclination; disposition; purpose; aim. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a native bent did good pursue.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bents and turns of the matter.        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Carp.) A transverse frame of a framed structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The full bent and stress of the soul. --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Predilection; turn.	   Usage: {Bent}, {Bias}, {Inclination}, {Prepossession}. These	          words agree in describing a permanent influence upon	          the mind which tends to decide its actions. Bent	          denotes a fixed tendency of the mind in a given	          direction. It is the widest of these terms, and	          applies to the will, the intellect, and the	          affections, taken conjointly; as, the whole bent of	          his character was toward evil practices. Bias is	          literally a weight fixed on one side of a ball used in	          bowling, and causing it to swerve from a straight	          course. Used figuratively, bias applies particularly	          to the judgment, and denotes something which acts with	          a permanent force on the character through that	          faculty; as, the bias of early education, early	          habits, etc. Inclination is an excited state of desire	          or appetency; as, a strong inclination to the study of	          the law. Prepossession is a mingled state of feeling	          and opinion in respect to some person or subject,	          which has laid hold of and occupied the mind previous	          to inquiry. The word is commonly used in a good sense,	          an unfavorable impression of this kind being	          denominated a prejudice. "Strong minds will be	          strongly bent, and usually labor under a strong bias;	          but there is no mind so weak and powerless as not to	          have its inclinations, and none so guarded as to be	          without its prepossessions." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Bent \Bent\, n. [AS. beonet; akin to OHG. pinuz, G. binse, rush,	   bent grass; of unknown origin.]	   1. A reedlike grass; a stalk of stiff, coarse grass.	      [1913 Webster]	            His spear a bent, both stiff and strong. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A grass of the genus {Agrostis}, esp. {Agrostis	      vulgaris}, or redtop. The name is also used of many other	      grasses, esp. in America.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any neglected field or broken ground; a common; a moor.	      [Obs.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bowmen bickered upon the bent.        --Chevy Chase.	      [1913 Webster]	Bent grass \Bent" grass`\ (Bot.)	   Same as {Bent}, a kind of grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Benthal \Ben"thal\, a. [Gr. ? the depth of the sea.]	   Relating to the deepest zone or region of the ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Benthamic \Ben*tham"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Bentham or Benthamism.	   [1913 Webster]
Benthamism \Ben"tham*ism\, n.	   That phase of the doctrine of utilitarianism taught by Jeremy	   Bentham; the doctrine that the morality of actions is	   estimated and determined by their utility; also, the theory	   that the sensibility to pleasure and the recoil from pain are	   the only motives which influence human desires and actions,	   and that these are the sufficient explanation of ethical and	   jural conceptions.	   [1913 Webster]
Benthamite \Ben"tham*ite\, n.	   One who believes in Benthamism.	   [1913 Webster]
bentgrass \bentgrass\ n.	   grass for pastures and lawns esp bowling and putting greens.	   Syn: bent, bent grass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Benthic \Ben"thic\ (b[e^]n"th[i^]k), a. [fr. Gr. be`nqos depth	   of the sea.]	   of, pertaining to, or occurring at the bottom of a body of	   water, especially referring to the ocean depths.	   [PJC]
Benthos \Ben"thos\ (b[e^]n"th[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. be`nqos	   depth of the sea.]	   The bottom of the sea, esp. of the deep oceans; hence (Bot. &	   Zool.), the fauna and flora of the sea bottom; -- opposed to	   {plankton}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Benting time \Bent"ing time"\	   The season when pigeons are said to feed on bents, before	   peas are ripe.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bare benting times . . . may come.       --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
bentonite \bentonite\ n.	   an absorbent aluminum silicate clay formed from volcanic ash.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bentonitic \bentonitic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to bentonite.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Benty \Bent"y\, a.	   1. A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff,	      withered grass; as, benty fields.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling bent. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Benumb \Be*numb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benumbed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Benumbing}.] [OE. binomen, p. p. of binimen to take away,	   AS. beniman; pref. be + niman to take. See {Numb}, a., and	   cf. {Benim}.]	   To make torpid; to deprive of sensation or sensibility; to	   stupefy; as, a hand or foot benumbed by cold.	   [1913 Webster]	         The creeping death benumbed her senses first. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Benumbed \Be*numbed"\, a.	   Made torpid; numbed; stupefied; deadened; as, a benumbed body	   and mind. -- {Be*numbed"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Benumbment \Be*numb"ment\, n.	   Act of benumbing, or state of being benumbed; torpor.	   --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]
Benzal \Ben"zal\, n. [Benzoic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical, {C6H5.CH=}, of the aromatic series,	   related to benzyl and benzoyl; -- used adjectively or in	   combination.	   [1913 Webster]
Benzamide \Ben*zam"ide\, n. [Benzoin + amide.] (Chem.)	   A transparent crystalline substance, {C6H5.CO.NH2}, obtained	   by the action of ammonia upon chloride of benzoyl, as also by	   several other reactions with benzoyl compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Benzene \Ben"zene\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.)	   A volatile, very inflammable liquid, {C6H6}, contained in the	   naphtha produced by the destructive distillation of coal,	   from which it is separated by fractional distillation. The	   name is sometimes applied also to the impure commercial	   product or benzole, and also, but rarely, to a similar mixed	   product of petroleum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Benzene nucleus}, {Benzene ring} (Chem.), a closed chain or	      ring, consisting of six carbon atoms, each with one	      hydrogen atom attached, regarded as the type from which	      the aromatic compounds are derived. This ring formula is	      provisionally accepted as representing the probable	      constitution of the benzene molecule, {C6H6}, and as the	      type on which its derivatives are formed.	      [1913 Webster]
benzenoid \benzenoid\ adj. (Chem.)	   similar to benzene in structure or linkage; having an	   aromatic ring system.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Benzile \Ben"zile\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.)	   A yellowish crystalline substance, {C6H5.CO.CO.C6H5}, formed	   from benzoin by the action of oxidizing agents, and	   consisting of a doubled benzoyl radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Benzine \Ben"zine\, n. [From {Benzoin}.] (Chem.)	   1. A liquid consisting mainly of the lighter and more	      volatile hydrocarbons of petroleum or kerosene oil, used	      as a solvent and for cleansing soiled fabrics; -- called	      also {petroleum spirit}, {petroleum benzine}. Varieties or	      similar products are gasoline, naphtha, rhigolene,	      ligroin, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Benzene}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The hydrocarbons of benzine proper are essentially of	         the marsh gas (paraffin) series, while benzene proper	         is the typical hydrocarbon of the aromatic series.	         [1913 Webster]
Benzoate \Ben"zo*ate\, n. [Cf. F. benzoate.] (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the union of benzoic acid with any	   salifiable base.	   [1913 Webster]
benzocaine \benzocaine\ n.	   a chemical substance obtainable as a white crystalline ester	   ({H2N.C6H4.CO.O.C2H5}) used as a local anesthetic.	   Chemically, it is 4-aminobenzoic acid ethyl ester.	   Syn: ethyl p-aminobenzoate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Benzoic \Ben*zo"ic\ (b[e^]n*z[=o]"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.	   benzo["i]que.]	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, benzoin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Benzoic acid}, or {flowers of benzoin}, a peculiar vegetable	      acid, {C6H5.CO2H}, obtained from benzoin, and some other	      balsams, by sublimation or decoction. It is also found in	      the urine of infants and herbivorous animals. It	      crystallizes in the form of white, satiny flakes; its odor	      is aromatic; its taste is pungent, and somewhat acidulous.	      	   {Benzoic aldehyde}, oil of bitter almonds; the aldehyde,	      {C6H5.CHO}, intermediate in composition between benzoic or	      benzyl alcohol, and benzoic acid. It is a thin colorless	      liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Benzoin \Ben*zoin"\ (b[e^]n*zoin"), n. [Cf. F. benjoin, Sp.	   benjui, Pg. beijoin; all fr. Ar. lub[=a]n-j[=a]w[imac]	   incense form Sumatra (named Java in Arabic), the first	   syllable being lost. Cf. {Benjamin}.]	   Note: [Called also {benjamin}.]	   1. A resinous substance, dry and brittle, obtained from the	      {Styrax benzoin}, a tree of Sumatra, Java, etc., having a	      fragrant odor, and slightly aromatic taste. It is used in	      the preparation of benzoic acid, in medicine, and as a	      perfume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A white crystalline substance, {C14H12O2}, obtained from	      benzoic aldehyde and some other sources.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The spicebush ({Lindera benzoin}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flowers of benzoin}, benzoic acid. See under {Benzoic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Benzoinated \Ben*zoin"a*ted\, a. (Med.)	   Containing or impregnated with benzoin; as, benzoinated lard.	   [1913 Webster] Benzole
Benzole \Ben"zole\ Benzol \Ben"zol\, n. [Benzoin + L. oleum	   oil.] (Chem.)	   An impure benzene, used in the arts as a solvent, and for	   various other purposes. See {Benzene}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has great solvent powers, and is used by	         manufacturers of India rubber and gutta percha; also	         for cleaning soiled kid gloves, and for other purposes.	         [1913 Webster]
Benzoline \Ben"zo*line\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) Same as {Benzole}.	   (b) Same as {Amarine}. [R.] --Watts.	       [1913 Webster] Benzonaphthol
Benzonaphthol \Ben`zo*naph"thol\, n. Also Benzonaphtol
\Ben`zo*naph"tol\ . [Benzoin + naphthol.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline powder used as an intestinal antiseptic;	   beta-naphthol benzoate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Benzosol \Ben"zo*sol\, n. (Pharm.)	   Guaiacol benzoate, used as an intestinal antiseptic and as a	   substitute for creosote in phthisis. It is a colorless	   crystalline pewder.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Benzoyl \Ben"zoyl\, n. [Benzoic + Gr. ? wood. See {-yl}.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound radical, {C6H5.CO-}; the base of benzoic acid, of	   the oil of bitter almonds, and of an extensive series of	   compounds. [Formerly written also {benzule}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Benzyl \Ben"zyl\, n. [Benzoic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical, {C6H5.CH2}, related to toluene and	   benzoic acid; -- commonly used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
benzylic \ben*zyl"ic\ adj. (Chem.)	   containing a benzyl group.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bepaint \Be*paint"\, v. t.	   To paint; to cover or color with, or as with, paint.	   [1913 Webster]	         Else would a maiden blush bepaint my cheek. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bepelt \Be*pelt"\, v. t.	   To pelt roundly.	   [1913 Webster]
Bepinch \Be*pinch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bepinched}.]	   To pinch, or mark with pinches. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Beplaster \Be*plas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beplastered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Beplastering}.]	   To plaster over; to cover or smear thickly; to bedaub.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beplastered with rouge.                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Beplumed \Be*plumed"\, a.	   Decked with feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Bepommel \Be*pom"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bepommeled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Bepommeling}.]	   To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail	   or criticise in conversation, or in writing. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bepowder \Be*pow"der\, v. t.	   To sprinkle or cover with powder; to powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Bepraise \Be*praise"\, v. t.	   To praise greatly or extravagantly. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Beprose \Be*prose"\, v. t.	   To reduce to prose. [R.] "To beprose all rhyme." --Mallet.	   [1913 Webster]
Bepuffed \Be*puffed"\, a.	   Puffed; praised. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bepurple \Be*pur"ple\, v. t.	   To tinge or dye with a purple color.	   [1913 Webster]
Bequeath \Be*queath"\ (b[-e]*kw[=e][th]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Bequeathed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bequeathing}.] [OE. biquethen,	   AS. becwe[eth]an to say, affirm, bequeath; pref. be- +	   cwe[eth]an to say, speak. See {Quoth}.]	   1. To give or leave by will; to give by testament; -- said	      especially of personal property.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heritage, which my dead father did bequeath to	            me.                                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hand down; to transmit.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bequeath posterity somewhat to remember it.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give; to offer; to commit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom, with all submission, on my knee	            I do bequeath my faithful services	            And true subjection everlastingly.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Bequeath}, {Devise}.	   Usage: Both these words denote the giving or disposing of	          property by will. Devise, in legal usage, is property	          used to denote a gift by will of real property, and he	          to whom it is given is called the devisee. Bequeath is	          properly applied to a gift by will or legacy; i. e.,	          of personal property; the gift is called a legacy, and	          he who receives it is called a legatee. In popular	          usage the word bequeath is sometimes enlarged so as to	          embrace devise; and it is sometimes so construed by	          courts.	          [1913 Webster]
Bequeathable \Be*queath"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being bequeathed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bequeathal \Be*queath"al\, n.	   The act of bequeathing; bequeathment; bequest. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Bequeathment \Be*queath"ment\, n.	   The act of bequeathing, or the state of being bequeathed; a	   bequest.	   [1913 Webster]
Bequest \Be*quest"\, n. [OE. biquest, corrupted fr. bequide;	   pref. be- + AS. cwide a saying, becwe[eth]an to bequeath. The	   ending -est is probably due to confusion with quest. See	   {Bequeath}, {Quest}.]	   1. The act of bequeathing or leaving by will; as, a bequest	      of property by A. to B.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is left by will, esp. personal property; a	      legacy; also, a gift.	      [1913 Webster]	Bequest \Be*quest"\, v. t.	   To bequeath, or leave as a legacy. [Obs.] "All I have to	   bequest." --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bequethen \Be*queth"en\,	   old p. p. of {Bequeath}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bequote \Be*quote"\, v. t.	   To quote constantly or with great frequency.	   [1913 Webster]
Berain \Be*rain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berained}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Beraining}.]	   To rain upon; to wet with rain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Berate \Be*rate"\ (b[-e]*r[=a]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Berated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Berating}.] [See 2nd {rate}, v.	   t..]	   To rate or chide vehemently; to scold. --Holland. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Berattle \Be*rat"tle\ (b[-e]*r[a^]t"t'l), v. t.	   To make rattle; to scold vociferously; to cry down. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beray \Be*ray"\ (b[-e]*r[=a]"), v. t. [Pref. be + ray to	   defile.]	   To make foul; to soil; to defile. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Berbe \Berbe\ (b[~e]rb), n. [Cf. Berber, Barb a Barbary horse.]	   (Zool.)	   An African genet ({Genetta pardina}). See {Genet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berber \Ber"ber\ (b[~e]r"b[~e]r), 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 from the Mediterranean southward into	   the Sahara, and who still occupy a large part of that region;	   -- called also {Kabyles}. Also, the language spoken by this	   people.	   [1913 Webster]
Berberine \Ber"ber*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid obtained, as a bitter, yellow substance, from the	   root of the barberry, gold thread, and other plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Berberry \Ber"ber*ry\, n.	   See {Barberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berceuse \Ber`ceuse"\, n. [F.] (Mus.)	   A vocal or instrumental composition of a soft tranquil	   character, having a lulling effect; a cradle song.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bercy \Ber"cy\ n.	   a sauce prepared from butter creamed with white wine,	   shallots, parsley and fish stock; -- also called {Bercy	   sauce}.	   Syn: Bercy butter.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Berdash \Ber"dash\, n.	   A kind of neckcloth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A treatise against the cravat and berdash. --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]
Bere \Bere\ (b[=e]r), v. t. [Cf. OIcel. berja to strike.]	   To pierce. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Bere \Bere\, n.	   See {Bear}, barley. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bereave \Be*reave"\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Bereaved} (b[-e]*r[=e]vd"), {Bereft} (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bereaving.}] [OE. bireven, AS. bere['a]fian.	   See {Be-}, and {Reave.}]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make destitute; to deprive; to strip; -- with of before	      the person or thing taken away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Madam, you have bereft me of all words. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bereft of him who taught me how to sing. --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take away from. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All your interest in those territories	            Is utterly bereft you; all is lost.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take away. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall move you to bereave my life.    --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The imp. and past pple. form bereaved is not used in	         reference to immaterial objects. We say bereaved or	         bereft by death of a relative, bereft of hope and	         strength.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To dispossess; to divest.	        [1913 Webster]
bereaved \be*reaved"\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"), adj.	   mourning due to the death of a loved one.	   Syn: bereft, grief-stricken, grieving, mourning(prenominal),	        sorrowing(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bereavement \Be*reave"ment\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"ment), n.	   The state of being bereaved; deprivation; esp., the loss of a	   relative by death.	   [1913 Webster]
Bereaver \Be*reav"er\ (b[-e]*r[=e]v"[~e]r), n.	   One who bereaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Bereft \Be*reft"\ (b[-e]*r[e^]ft"),	   imp. & p. p. of {Bereave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berenice's Hair \Ber`e*ni"ce's Hair`\ [See {Berenice's Locks},	   in Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] (Astron.)	   See {Coma Berenices}, under {Coma}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
beret \beret\ n.	   a cap made of soft cloth with no brim or bill, widening	   somewhat outward from a close-fitting headband to a flat top,	   which often has a button or tab in its center.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Beretta \Be*ret"ta\, n.	   Same as {Berretta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berg \Berg\, n. [[root]95. See {Barrow} hill, and cf.	   {Iceberg}.]	   A large mass or hill, as of ice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Glittering bergs of ice.                 --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
bergall \ber"gall\ (b[~e]r"g[add]l), n.	   a small wrasse ({Tautogolabrus adspersus}), common in north	   Atantic coastal waters of the U. S.; -- also called the	   {cunner}.	   Syn: cunner.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bergamot \Ber"ga*mot\ (b[~e]r"g[.a]*m[o^]t), n. [F. bergamote,	   fr. It. bergamotta; prob. a corruption of Turk. beg arm[=u]di	   a lord's pear.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A tree of the Orange family ({Citrus bergamia}),	          having a roundish or pear-shaped fruit, from the rind	          of which an essential oil of delicious odor is	          extracted, much prized as a perfume. Also, the fruit.	      (b) A variety of mint ({Mentha aquatica}, var. glabrata).	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The essence or perfume made from the fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A variety of pear. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A variety of snuff perfumed with bergamot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The better hand . . . gives the nose its bergamot.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A coarse tapestry, manufactured from flock of cotton or	      hemp, mixed with ox's or goat's hair; -- said to have been	      invented at Bergamo, Italy. Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wild bergamot} (Bot.), an American herb of the Mint family	      ({Monarda fistulosa}).	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Bergander \Ber"gan*der\, n. [Berg, for burrow + gander a male	   goose? Cf. G. bergente, Dan. gravgaas.] (Zool.)	   A European duck ({Anas tadorna}). See {Sheldrake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bergeret \Ber"ger*et\, n. [OF. bergerete, F. berger a shepherd.]	   A pastoral song. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bergh \Bergh\, n. [AS. beorg.]	   A hill. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bergmaster \Berg"mas`ter\, n.	   See {Barmaster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bergmeal \Berg"meal\, n. [G. berg mountain + mehl meal.] (Min.)	   An earthy substance, resembling fine flour. It is composed of	   the shells of infusoria, and in Lapland and Sweden is	   sometimes eaten, mixed with flour or ground birch bark, in	   times of scarcity. This name is also given to a white powdery	   variety of calcite.	   [1913 Webster]
Bergmote \Berg"mote\, n.	   See {Barmote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bergomask \Ber"go*mask\, n.	   A rustic dance, so called in ridicule of the people of	   Bergamo, in Italy, once noted for their clownishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Bergschrund \Berg"schrund`\, n. [G., lit., mountain gap.] (Phys.	   Geog.)	   The crevasse or series of crevasses, usually deep and often	   broad, frequently occurring near the head of a mountain	   glacier, about where the n['e]v['e] field joins the valley	   portion of the glacier.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bergstock \Berg"stock`\, n. [G., lit., mountain stick.]	   A long pole with a spike at the end, used in climbing	   mountains; an alpenstock.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bergylt \Ber"gylt\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   The Norway haddock. See {Rosefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berhyme \Be*rhyme"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berhymed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Berhyming}.]	   To mention in rhyme or verse; to rhyme about.	   Note: [Sometimes use depreciatively.] --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Beriberi \Be`ri*be"ri\, n. [Singhalese beri weakness.]	   An acute disease occurring in India, characterized by	   multiple inflammatory changes in the nerves, producing great	   muscular debility, a painful rigidity of the limbs, and	   cachexy.	   [1913 Webster]
Berime \Be*rime"\, v. t.	   To berhyme.	   Note: [The earlier and etymologically preferable spelling.]	         [1913 Webster]
Bering Sea Controversy \Be"ring Sea Controversy\	   A controversy (1886 -- 93) between Great Britain and the	   United States as to the right of Canadians not licensed by	   the United States to carry on seal fishing in the Bering Sea,	   over which the United States claimed jurisdiction as a mare	   clausum. A court of arbitration, meeting in Paris in 1893,	   decided against the claim of the United States, but	   established regulations for the preservation of the fur seal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Berith \Berith\ n.	   the Jewish rite of circumcision.	   Syn: Brith, Bris.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Berkeleian \Berke*le"ian\ (b[~e]rk*l[=e]"an), a.	   Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism;	   as, Berkeleian philosophy. -- {Berke"ley*ism}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Berkeley \Berkeley\ n.	   Bishop George Berkeley; b. 1685, d. 1753.	   [WordNet 1.5]
berkelium \ber*ke"li*um\ (b[~e]r*k[=e]"l[-e]*[u^]m), n. [from	   the city of Berkeley, California, location of the University	   of California campus where it was discovered.]	   a chemical element of the transuranic series. Chemical symbol	   Bk; atomic number 97; atomic weight 247. It is a radioactive	   element, with no stable isotopes; the longest-lived isotope	   is of mass number 247.07, decaying by alpha-emission with a	   half-life of 1,400 years. The isotope with atomic weight 249	   has a half-life of 314 days, and was isolated in weighable	   quantities.	   Syn: Bk.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Berlin \Berlin\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Germany. Population (2000) = 3,471,418.	   [PJC]	Berlin \Ber"lin\, n. [The capital of Germany]	   1. A four-wheeled carriage, having a sheltered seat behind	      the body and separate from it, invented in the 17th	      century, at Berlin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fine worsted for fancy-work; zephyr worsted; -- called	      also {Berlin wool}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Berlin black}, a black varnish, drying with almost a dead	      surface; -- used for coating the better kinds of ironware.	      --Ure.	   {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue. --Ure.	   {Berlin green}, a complex cyanide of iron, used as a green	      dye, and similar to Prussian blue.	   {Berlin iron}, a very fusible variety of cast iron, from	      which figures and other delicate articles are	      manufactured. These are often stained or lacquered in	      imitation of bronze.	   {Berlin shop}, a shop for the sale of worsted embroidery and	      the materials for such work.	   {Berlin work}, worsted embroidery.	      [1913 Webster] Berm
Berm \Berm\ Berme \Berme\, n. [F. berme, of German origin; cf.	   G. brame, br[aum]me, border, akin to E. brim.]	   1. (Fort.) A narrow shelf or path between the bottom of a	      parapet and the ditch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engineering) A ledge at the bottom of a bank or cutting,	      to catch earth that may roll down the slope, or to	      strengthen the bank.	      [1913 Webster]
Bermuda \Bermuda\ n.	   same as {Bermudas}.	   Syn: Bermudas.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Bermuda grass \Ber*mu"da grass`\ (Bot.)	   A kind of grass ({Cynodon Dactylon}) esteemed for pasture in	   the Southern United States. It is a native of Southern	   Europe, but is now wide-spread in warm countries; -- called	   also {scutch grass}, and in Bermuda, {devil grass}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bermuda lily \Ber*mu"da lil"y\ (Bot.)	   The large white lily ({Lilium longiflorum eximium}, syn.	   {Lilium Harrisii}) which is extensively cultivated in	   Bermuda.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bermudan \Ber*mu"dan\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bermuda; as, Bermudan	   beaches.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to Bermudans; as, The Bermudan hotel	      staff.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Bermudan \Bermudan\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.	   Syn: Bermudian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bermudas \Bermudas\ n.	   a group of islands in the Atlantic off the Carolina coast;	   British colony; resort.	   Syn: Bermuda.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bermudian \Bermudian\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Bermuda.	   Syn: Bermudan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bern \Bern\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Switzerland. Population (2000) = 129,423.	   [PJC]
Bernacle \Ber"na*cle\, n.	   See {Barnacle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berna fly \Ber"na fly`\ (Zool.)	   A Brazilian dipterous insect of the genus {Trypeta}, which	   lays its eggs in the nostrils or in wounds of man and beast,	   where the larv[ae] do great injury.	   [1913 Webster]
Bernardine \Ber"nar*dine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to St. Bernard of Clairvaux, or to the	   Cistercian monks. -- n. A Cistercian monk.	   [1913 Webster]
Bernese \Ber*nese"\, a.	   Pertaining to the city or canton of Bern, in Switzerland, or	   to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or natives of	   Bern.	   [1913 Webster]
Bernicle \Ber"ni*cle\, n. [OE. bernak, bernacle; cf. OF. bernac;	   prob. fr. LL. bernacula for hibernicula, bernicula, fr.	   Hibernia; the birds coming from Hibernia or Ireland. Cf. 1st	   {Barnacle}.]	   A bernicle goose. [Written also {barnacle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bernicle goose} (Zool.), a goose ({Branta leucopsis}), of	      Arctic Europe and America. It was formerly believed that	      it hatched from the cirripeds of the sea ({Lepas}), which	      were, therefore, called barnacles, goose barnacles, or	      Anatifers. The name is also applied to other related	      species. See {Anatifa} and {Cirripedia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bernouse \Ber*nouse"\, n.	   Same as {Burnoose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berob \Be*rob"\, v. t.	   To rob; to plunder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Beroe \Ber"o*e\, n. [L. Beroe, one of the Oceanid[ae] Gr. ?: cf.	   F. bero['e].] (Zool.)	   A small, oval, transparent jellyfish, belonging to the	   Ctenophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Berretta \Ber*ret"ta\, n. [It., fr. LL. birrettum, berretum, a	   cap, dim. of L. birrus, birrum, a cloak to keep off rain, cf.	   Gr. ? tawny, red: cf. Sp. birreta, Pg. barrete, and E.	   {Barret}.]	   A square cap worn by ecclesiastics of the Roman Catholic	   Church. A cardinal's berretta is scarlet; that worn by other	   clerics is black, except that a bishop's is lined with green.	   [Also spelt {beretta}, {biretta}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Berried \Ber"ried\, a.	   Furnished with berries; consisting of a berry; baccate; as, a	   berried shrub.	   [1913 Webster]
Berry \Ber"ry\, n.; pl. {Berries}. [OE. berie, AS. berie,	   berige; akin to D. bes, G. beere, OS. and OHG. beri, Icel.	   ber, Sw. b[aum]r, Goth. basi, and perh. Skr. bhas to eat.]	   1. Any small fleshy fruit, as the strawberry, mulberry,	      huckleberry, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A small fruit that is pulpy or succulent	      throughout, having seeds loosely imbedded in the pulp, as	      the currant, grape, blueberry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The coffee bean.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the ova or eggs of a fish. --Travis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In berry}, containing ova or spawn.	      [1913 Webster]	Berry \Ber"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Berried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Berrying}.]	   To bear or produce berries.	   [1913 Webster]	Berry \Ber"ry\, n. [AS. beorh. See {Barrow} a hill.]	   A mound; a hillock. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Berrying \Ber"ry*ing\, n.	   A seeking for or gathering of berries, esp. of such as grow	   wild.	   [1913 Webster]
Berseem \Ber*seem"\, n. [Ar. bersh[imac]m clover.]	   An Egyptian clover ({Trifolium alexandrinum}) extensively	   cultivated as a forage plant and soil-renewing crop in the	   alkaline soils of the Nile valley, and now introduced into	   the southwestern United States. It is more succulent than	   other clovers or than alfalfa. Called also {Egyptian clover}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Berserk
Berserk \Ber"serk\, Berserker \Ber"serk*er\, n. [Icel.	   berserkr.]	   1. (Scand. Myth.) One of a class of legendary heroes, who	      fought frenzied by intoxicating liquors, and naked,	      regardless of wounds. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who fights as if frenzied, like a Berserker.	      [1913 Webster]	Berserk \Ber*serk"\ (b[~e]r*s[~e]rk"; b[~e]r*z[~e]rk";	   b[~e]r"s[~e]rk) a. [See {berserk}, n.]	   frenzied; crazed; usually in predicate position.	   [PJC]
Berstle \Bers"tle\, n.	   See {Bristle}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Berteroa \Berteroa\ n.	   a genus of plants comprising the hoary alyssum.	   Syn: genus {Berteroa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Berth \Berth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [From the root of bear to produce,	   like birth nativity. See {Birth}.] [Also written {birth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.)	      (a) Convenient sea room.	      (b) A room in which a number of the officers or ship's	          company mess and reside.	      (c) The place where a ship lies when she is at anchor, or	          at a wharf.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. An allotted place; an appointment; situation or	      employment. "He has a good berth." --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place in a ship to sleep in; a long box or shelf on the	      side of a cabin or stateroom, or of a railway car, for	      sleeping in.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Berth deck}, the deck next below the lower gun deck. --Ham.	      Nav. Encyc.	   {To give} (the land or any object) {a wide berth}, to keep at	      a distance from it.	      [1913 Webster]	Berth \Berth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Berthed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Berthing}.]	   1. To give an anchorage to, or a place to lie at; to place in	      a berth; as, she was berthed stem to stern with the	      Adelaide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allot or furnish berths to, on shipboard; as, to berth	      a ship's company. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Bertha \Ber"tha\, n. [F. berthe, fr. Berthe, a woman's name.]	   A kind of collar or cape worn by ladies.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Big Bertha}, n. a large cannon used by the German army	      during World War I.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
Berthage \Berth"age\, n.	   A place for mooring vessels in a dock or harbor.	   [1913 Webster]
Berthierite \Ber"thi*er*ite\, n. [From Berthier, a French	   naturalist.] (Min.)	   A double sulphide of antimony and iron, of a dark steel-gray	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Berthing \Berth"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   The planking outside of a vessel, above the sheer strake.	   --Smyth.	   [1913 Webster]
Bertillon system \Ber`til`lon" sys"tem\ [After Alphonse	   Bertillon, French anthropologist.]	   A system for the identification of persons by a physical	   description based upon anthropometric measurements, notes of	   markings, deformities, color, impression of thumb lines, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bertram \Ber"tram\, n. [Corrupted fr. L. pyrethrum, Gr. ? a hot	   spicy plant, fr. ? fire.] (Bot.)	   Pellitory of Spain ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Berycoid \Ber"y*coid\ (b[e^]r"[i^]*koid), a. [NL. {beryx}, the	   name of the typical genus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Berycid[ae]}, a family of marine	   fishes.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Beryl \Ber"yl\ (b[e^]r"[i^]l), n. [F. b['e]ryl, OF. beril, L.	   beryllus, Gr. bh`ryllos, prob. fr. Skr. vai[dsdot][=u]rya.	   Cf. {Brilliant}.] (Min.)	   A mineral of great hardness, and, when transparent, of much	   beauty. It occurs in hexagonal prisms, commonly of a green or	   bluish green color, but also yellow, pink, and white. It is a	   silicate of aluminum and beryllium. The {aquamarine} is a	   transparent, sea-green variety used as a gem. The {emerald}	   is another variety highly prized in jewelry, and	   distinguished by its deep color, which is probably due to the	   presence of a little oxide of chromium.	   [1913 Webster]
Berylline \Ber"yl*line\, a.	   Like a beryl; of a light or bluish green color.	   [1913 Webster]
Beryllium \Be*ryl"li*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   A metallic element found in the beryl. See {Glucinum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Berylloid \Ber"yl*loid\, n. [Beryl + -oid.] (Crystallog.)	   A solid consisting of a double twelve-sided pyramid; -- so	   called because the planes of this form occur on crystals of	   beryl.	   [1913 Webster] Besaile	   Besaiel
Besaiel \Be*saiel"\, Besaile \Be*saile"\, Besayle \Be*sayle"\,	   n. [OF. beseel, F. bisa["i]eul, fr. L. bis twice + LL.	   avolus, dim. of L. avus grandfather.]	   1. A great-grandfather. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A kind of writ which formerly lay where a	      great-grandfather died seized of lands in fee simple, and	      on the day of his death a stranger abated or entered and	      kept the heir out. This is now abolished. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Besaint \Be*saint"\, v. t.	   To make a saint of.	   [1913 Webster]
Besant \Be*sant"\, n.	   See {Bezant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bes-antler \Bes-ant"ler\, n.	   Same as {Bez-antler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bescatter \Be*scat"ter\, v. t.	   1. To scatter over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover sparsely by scattering (something); to strew.	      "With flowers bescattered." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Bescorn \Be*scorn"\, v. t.	   To treat with scorn. "Then was he bescorned." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bescratch \Be*scratch"\, v. t.	   To tear with the nails; to cover with scratches.	   [1913 Webster]
Bescrawl \Be*scrawl"\, v. t.	   To cover with scrawls; to scribble over. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bescreen \Be*screen"\, v. t.	   To cover with a screen, or as with a screen; to shelter; to	   conceal. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bescribble \Be*scrib"ble\, v. t.	   To scribble over. "Bescribbled with impertinences." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Bescumber
Bescumber \Be*scum"ber\, Bescummer \Be*scum"mer\, v. t. [Pref.	   be- + scumber, scummer.]	   To discharge ordure or dung upon. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Besee \Be*see"\, v. t. & i. [AS. bese['o]n; pref. be- + ?e['o]n	   to see.]	   To see; to look; to mind. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseech \Be*seech"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besought}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Beseeching}.] [OE. bisechen, biseken (akin to G.	   besuchen to visit); pref. be- + sechen, seken, to seek. See	   {Seek}.]	   1. To ask or entreat with urgency; to supplicate; to implore.	      [1913 Webster]	            I beseech you, punish me not with your hard	            thoughts.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But Eve . . . besought his peace.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To beg; to crave.	   Usage: {To Beseech}, {Entreat}, {Solicit}, {Implore},	          {Supplicate}. These words agree in marking that sense	          of want which leads men to beg some favor. To solicit	          is to make a request, with some degree of earnestness	          and repetition, of one whom we address as a superior.	          To entreat implies greater urgency, usually enforced	          by adducing reasons or arguments. To beseech is still	          stronger, and belongs rather to the language of poetry	          and imagination. To implore denotes increased fervor	          of entreaty, as addressed either to equals or	          superiors. To supplicate expresses the extreme of	          entreaty, and usually implies a state of deep	          humiliation. Thus, a captive supplicates a conqueror	          to spare his life. Men solicit by virtue of their	          interest with another; they entreat in the use of	          reasoning and strong representations; they beseech	          with importunate earnestness; they implore from a	          sense of overwhelming distress; they supplicate with a	          feeling of the most absolute inferiority and	          dependence.	          [1913 Webster]	Beseech \Be*seech"\, n.	   Solicitation; supplication. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseecher \Be*seech"er\, n.	   One who beseeches.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseeching \Be*seech"ing\, a.	   Entreating urgently; imploring; as, a beseeching look. --	   {Be*seech"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Be*seech"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseechment \Be*seech"ment\, n.	   The act of beseeching or entreating earnestly. [R.]	   --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseek \Be*seek"\, v. t.	   To beseech. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseem \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 to have. Hence: To be fit, suitable, or proper	   for, or worthy of; to become; to befit.	   [1913 Webster]	         A duty well beseeming the preachers.     --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         What form of speech or behavior beseemeth us, in our	         prayers to God ?                         --Hocker.	   [1913 Webster]	Beseem \Be*seem"\, v. i.	   To seem; to appear; to be fitting. [Obs.] "As beseemed best."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseeming \Be*seem"ing\, n.	   1. Appearance; look; garb. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . did company these three in poor beseeming.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Comeliness. --Baret.	      [1913 Webster]	Beseeming \Be*seem"ing\, a.	   Becoming; suitable. [Archaic] -- {Be*seem"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Be*seem"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseemly \Be*seem"ly\, a.	   Fit; suitable; becoming. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         In beseemly order sitten there.          --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Beseen \Be*seen"\, a. [Properly the p. p. of besee.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Seen; appearing. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Decked or adorned; clad. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Accomplished; versed. [Archaic] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Beset \Be*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beset}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Besetting}.] [AS. besettan (akin to OHG. bisazjan, G.	   besetzen, D. bezetten); pref. be- + settan to set. See	   {Set}.]	   1. To set or stud (anything) with ornaments or prominent	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            A robe of azure beset with drops of gold.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            The garden is so beset with all manner of sweet	            shrubs that it perfumes the air.      --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hem in; to waylay; to surround; to besiege; to	      blockade. "Beset with foes." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let thy troops beset our gates.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set upon on all sides; to perplex; to harass; -- said	      of dangers, obstacles, etc. "Adam, sore beset, replied."	      --Milton. "Beset with ills." --Addison. "Incommodities	      which beset old age." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To occupy; to employ; to use up. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To surround; inclose; environ; hem in; besiege;	        encircle; encompass; embarrass; urge; press.	        [1913 Webster]
Besetment \Be*set"ment\, n.	   The act of besetting, or the state of being beset; also, that	   which besets one, as a sin. "Fearing a besetment." --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Besetter \Be*set"ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, besets.	   [1913 Webster]
Besetting \Be*set"ting\, a.	   Habitually attacking, harassing, or pressing upon or about;	   as, a besetting sin.	   [1913 Webster]
Beshine \Be*shine"\ (b[-e]*sh[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Beshone}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Beshining}.]	   To shine upon; to illumine.	   [1913 Webster]
Beshow \Be*show"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A large food fish ({Anoplopoma fimbria}) of the north Pacific	   coast; -- called also {candlefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Beshrew \Be*shrew"\, v. t.	   To curse; to execrate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beshrew me, but I love her heartily.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often a very mild form of imprecation; sometimes so far	         from implying a curse, as to be uttered coaxingly, nay	         even with some tenderness. --Schmidt.	         [1913 Webster]
Beshroud \Be*shroud"\, v. t.	   To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to screen.	   [1913 Webster]
Beshut \Be*shut"\, v. t.	   To shut up or out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Beside \Be*side"\, prep. [OE. biside, bisiden, bisides, prep.	   and adv., beside, besides; pref. be- by + side. Cf. Besides,	   and see {Side}, n.]	   1. At the side of; on one side of. "Beside him hung his bow."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aside from; out of the regular course or order of; in a	      state of deviation from; out of.	      [1913 Webster]	            [You] have done enough	            To put him quite beside his patience. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Over and above; distinct from; in addition to.	   Note: [In this use besides is now commoner.]	         [1913 Webster]	               Wise and learned men beside those whose names are	               in the Christian records.          --Addison.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To be beside one's self}, to be out of one's wits or senses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paul, thou art beside thyself.        --Acts xxvi.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Beside}, {Besides}.	   Usage: These words, whether used as prepositions or adverbs,	          have been considered strictly synonymous, from an	          early period of our literature, and have been freely	          interchanged by our best writers. There is, however, a	          tendency, in present usage, to make the following	          distinction between them: 1. That beside be used only	          and always as a preposition, with the original meaning	          "by the side of; " as, to sit beside a fountain; or	          with the closely allied meaning "aside from", "apart	          from", or "out of"; as, this is beside our present	          purpose; to be beside one's self with joy. The	          adverbial sense to be wholly transferred to the	          cognate word. 2. That besides, as a preposition, take	          the remaining sense "in addition to", as, besides all	          this; besides the considerations here offered. "There	          was a famine in the land besides the first famine."	          --Gen. xxvi. 1. And that it also take the adverbial	          sense of "moreover", "beyond", etc., which had been	          divided between the words; as, besides, there are	          other considerations which belong to this case. The	          following passages may serve to illustrate this use of	          the words:	                Lovely Thais sits beside thee.    --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Only be patient till we have appeased	                The multitude, beside themselves with fear.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is beside my present business to enlarge on	                this speculation.                 --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	                Besides this, there are persons in certain	                situations who are expected to be charitable.	                                                  --Bp. Porteus.	          [1913 Webster]	                And, besides, the Moor	                May unfold me to him; there stand I in much	                peril.                            --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                That man that does not know those things which	                are of necessity for him to know is but an	                ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.	                                                  --Tillotson.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: See {Moreover}.	         [1913 Webster] Besides
Besides \Be*sides"\, Beside \Be*side"\, adv. [OE. Same as	   beside, prep.; the ending -s is an adverbial one, prop. a	   genitive sign.]	   1. On one side. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. More than that; over and above; not included in the	      number, or in what has been mentioned; moreover; in	      addition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men said unto Lot, Hast thou here any besides ?	                                                  --Gen. xix.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            To all beside, as much an empty shade,	            An Eugene living, as a C[ae]sar dead. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: These sentences may be considered as elliptical.	         [1913 Webster]	Besides \Be*sides\, prep.	   Over and above; separate or distinct from; in addition to;	   other than; else than. See {Beside}, prep., 3, and Syn. under	   {Beside}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Besides your cheer, you shall have sport. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Besiege \Be*siege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besieged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Besieging}.] [OE. bisegen; pref. be- + segen to	   siege. See {Siege}.]	   To beset or surround with armed forces, for the purpose of	   compelling to surrender; to lay siege to; to beleaguer; to	   beset.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till Paris was besieged, famished, and lost. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To environ; hem in; invest; encompass.	        [1913 Webster]
Besiegement \Be*siege"ment\, n.	   The act of besieging, or the state of being besieged.	   --Golding.	   [1913 Webster]
Besieger \Be*sie"ger\, n.	   One who besieges; -- opposed to the besieged.	   [1913 Webster]
Besieging \Be*sie"ging\, a.	   That besieges; laying siege to. -- {Be*sie"ging*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Besit \Be*sit"\, v. t. [Pref. be- + sit.]	   To suit; to fit; to become. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Beslabber \Be*slab"ber\, v. t.	   To beslobber.	   [1913 Webster]
Beslave \Be*slave"\, v. t.	   To enslave. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Beslaver \Be*slav"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beslavered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Beslavering}.]	   To defile with slaver; to beslobber.	   [1913 Webster]
Beslime \Be*slime"\, v. t.	   To daub with slime; to soil. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Beslobber \Be*slob"ber\, v. t.	   To slobber on; to smear with spittle running from the mouth.	   Also Fig.: as, to beslobber with praise.	   [1913 Webster]
Beslubber \Be*slub"ber\, v. t.	   To beslobber.	   [1913 Webster]
Besmear \Be*smear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmeared}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Besmearing}.]	   To smear with any viscous, glutinous matter; to bedaub; to	   soil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Besmeared with precious balm.            --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Besmearer \Be*smear"er\, n.	   One that besmears.	   [1913 Webster]
Besmirch \Be*smirch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmirched}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Besmirching}.]	   To smirch or soil; to discolor; to obscure. Hence: To	   dishonor; to sully. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Besmoke \Be*smoke"\, v. t.	   1. To foul with smoke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To harden or dry in smoke. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Besmut \Be*smut"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besmutted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Besmutting}.] [Pref. be- + smut: cf. AS. besm[imac]tan,	   and also OE. besmotren.]	   To blacken with smut; to foul with soot.	   [1913 Webster]
Besnow \Be*snow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besnowed}.] [OE.	   bisnewen, AS. besn[imac]wan; pref. be- + sn[imac]wan to	   snow.]	   1. To scatter like snow; to cover thick, as with snow flakes.	      [R.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with snow; to whiten with snow, or as with snow.	      [1913 Webster]
Besnuff \Be*snuff"\, v. t.	   To befoul with snuff. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Besogne \Be*sogne"\, n. [F. bisogne.]	   A worthless fellow; a bezonian. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Besom \Be"som\, n. [OE. besme, besum, AS. besma; akin to D.	   bezem, OHG pesamo, G. besen; of uncertain origin.]	   A brush of twigs for sweeping; a broom; anything which sweeps	   away or destroys. [Archaic or Fig.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will sweep it with the besom of destruction. --Isa.	                                                  xiv. 23.	   [1913 Webster]	         The housemaid with her besom.            --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Besom \Be"som\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besomed}.]	   To sweep, as with a besom. [Archaic or Poetic] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rolls back all Greece, and besoms wide the plain.	                                                  --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Besomer \Be"som*er\, n.	   One who uses a besom. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Besort \Be*sort"\, v. t.	   To assort or be congruous with; to fit, or become. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such men as may besort your age.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Besort \Be*sort"\, n.	   Befitting associates or attendants. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With such accommodation and besort	         As levels with her breeding.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Besot \Be*sot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Besotting}.]	   To make sottish; to make dull or stupid; to stupefy; to	   infatuate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fools besotted with their crimes.        --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Besotted \Be*sot"ted\, a.	   Made sottish, senseless, or infatuated; characterized by	   drunken stupidity, or by infatuation; stupefied. "Besotted	   devotion." --Sir W. Scott. -- {Be*sot"ted*ly}, adv. --	   {Be*sot"ted*ness}, n. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Besottingly \Be*sot"ting*ly\, adv.	   In a besotting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Besought \Be*sought"\,	   p. p. of {Beseech}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespangle \Be*span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespangled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bespangling}.]	   To adorn with spangles; to dot or sprinkle with something	   brilliant or glittering.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grass . . . is all bespangled with dewdrops.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
bespangled \bespangled\ adj.	   covered with beads or jewels or sequins.	   Syn: beaded, beady, bejeweled, bejewelled, gemmed, jeweled,	        jewelled, sequined, spangled, spangly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bespatter \Be*spat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespattered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bespattering}.]	   1. To soil by spattering; to sprinkle, esp. with dirty water,	      mud, or anything which will leave foul spots or stains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To asperse with calumny or reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom never faction could bespatter.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Bespawl \Be*spawl"\, v. t.	   To daub, soil, or make foul with spawl or spittle. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. t. [imp. {Bespoke}, {Bespake} (Archaic);	   p. p. {Bespoke}, {Bespoken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespeaking}.]	   [OE. bispeken, AS. besprecan, to speak to, accuse; pref. be-	   + sprecan to speak. See {Speak}.]	   1. To speak or arrange for beforehand; to order or engage	      against a future time; as, to bespeak goods, a right, or a	      favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Concluding, naturally, that to gratify his avarice	            was to bespeak his favor.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show beforehand; to foretell; to indicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] bespoke dangers . . . in order to scare the	            allies.                               --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To betoken; to show; to indicate by external marks or	      appearances.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the abbot of St. Martin was born, he had so	            little the figure of a man that it bespoke him	            rather a monster.                     --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To speak to; to address. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            He thus the queen bespoke.            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Bespeak \Be*speak"\, v. i.	   To speak. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Bespeak \Be*speak"\, n.	   A bespeaking. Among actors, a benefit (when a particular play	   is bespoken.) "The night of her bespeak." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespeaker \Be*speak"er\, n.	   One who bespeaks.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespeckle \Be*spec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespeckled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bespeckling}.]	   To mark with speckles or spots. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespew \Be*spew"\, v. t.	   To soil or daub with spew; to vomit on.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespice \Be*spice"\, v. t.	   To season with spice, or with some spicy drug. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespirt \Be*spirt"\, v. t.	   Same as {Bespurt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespit \Be*spit\ (b[-e]*sp[i^]t"), v. t. [imp. {Bespit}; p. p.	   {Bespit}, {Bespitten} (-t'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespitting}.]	   To daub or soil with spittle. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespoke \Be*spoke"\ (b[-e]*sp[=o]k"),	   imp. & p. p. of {Bespeak}.	   [1913 Webster]
bespoken \be*spok"en\ adj.	   1. same as {made-to-order}; -- of clothing.	   Syn: bespoke, custom, made-to-order, tailored, tailor-made.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. bound by an agreement to become married to someone.	   Syn: affianced, betrothed, engaged, pledged,	        promised(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bespot \Be*spot"\ (b[-e]*sp[o^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Bespotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bespotting}.]	   To mark with spots, or as with spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespread \Be*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bespread}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bespreading}.]	   To spread or cover over.	   [1913 Webster]	         The carpet which bespread	         His rich pavilion's floor.               --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Besprent \Be*sprent"\, p. p. [OE. bespreynt, p. p. of	   besprengen, bisprengen, to besprinkle, AS. besprengan, akin	   to D. & G. besprengen; pref. be- + sprengan to sprinkle. See	   {Sprinkle}.]	   Sprinkled over; strewed.	   [1913 Webster]	         His face besprent with liquid crystal shines.	                                                  --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         The floor with tassels of fir was besprent.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Besprinkle \Be*sprin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Besprinkled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Besprinkling}.]	   To sprinkle over; to scatter over.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bed besprinkles, and bedews the ground. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Besprinkler \Be*sprin"kler\, n.	   One who, or that which, besprinkles.	   [1913 Webster]
Besprinkling \Be*sprin"kling\, n.	   The act of sprinkling anything; a sprinkling over.	   [1913 Webster]
Bespurt \Be*spurt"\, v. t.	   To spurt on or over; to asperse. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bessemer steel \Bes"se*mer steel`\	   Steel made directly from cast iron, by burning out a portion	   of the carbon and other impurities that the latter contains,	   through the agency of a blast of air which is forced through	   the molten metal; -- so called from Sir Henry Bessemer, an	   English engineer, the inventor of the process.	   [1913 Webster]
Besseya \Besseya\ n.	   a genus of North American spring wildflowers.	   Syn: genus {Besseya}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Best \Best\ (b[e^]st), a.; superl. of Good. [AS. besta, best,	   contr. from betest, betst, betsta; akin to Goth. batists,	   OHG. pezzisto, G. best, beste, D. best, Icel. beztr, Dan.	   best, Sw. b[aum]st. This word has no connection in origin	   with good. See {Better}.]	   1. Having good qualities in the highest degree; most good,	      kind, desirable, suitable, etc.; most excellent; as, the	      best man; the best road; the best cloth; the best	      abilities.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he is best, he is a little worse than a man.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Most advanced; most correct or complete; as, the best	      scholar; the best view of a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Most; largest; as, the best part of a week.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Best man}, the only or principal groomsman at a wedding	      ceremony.	      [1913 Webster]	Best \Best\, n.	   Utmost; highest endeavor or state; most nearly perfect thing,	   or being, or action; as, to do one's best; to the best of our	   ability.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 constitutions . . . are	      now established for best, and not to be mended." --Milton.	   {To get the best of}, to gain an advantage over, whether	      fairly or unfairly.	   {To make the best of}.	   (a) To improve to the utmost; to use or dispose of to the	       greatest advantage. "Let there be freedom to carry their	       commodities where they can make the best of them."	       --Bacon.	   (b) To reduce to the least possible inconvenience; as, to	       make the best of ill fortune or a bad bargain.	       [1913 Webster]	Best \Best\, adv.; superl. of {Well}.	   1. In the highest degree; beyond all others. "Thou serpent!	      That name best befits thee." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He prayeth best, who loveth best	            All things both great and small.      --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To the most advantage; with the most success, case,	      profit, benefit, or propriety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had we best retire? I see a storm.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had I not best go to her?             --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Most intimately; most thoroughly or correctly; as, what is	      expedient is best known to himself.	      [1913 Webster]	Best \Best\, v. t.	   To get the better of. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bestad \Be*stad"\, imp. & p. p. of {Bestead}.	   Beset; put in peril. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestain \Be*stain"\, v. t.	   To stain.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestar \Be*star"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestarred}.]	   To sprinkle with, or as with, stars; to decorate with, or as	   with, stars; to bestud. "Bestarred with anemones." --W.	   Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestead \Be*stead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestead} or {Bested},	   also (Obs.) {Bestad}. In sense 3 imp. also {Besteaded}.]	   [Pref. be- + stead a place.]	   1. To put in a certain situation or condition; to	      circumstance; to place. [Only in p. p.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall pass through it, hardly bestead and	            hungry: . . . and curse their king and their God.	                                                  --Is. viii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many far worse bestead than ourselves. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in peril; to beset.	   Note: [Only in p. p.] --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To serve; to assist; to profit; to avail. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
bested \best"ed\ adj.	   same as {defeated}.	   Syn: outdone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bestial \Bes"tial\, a. [F. bestial, L. bestialis, fr. bestia	   beast. See {Beast}.]	   1. Belonging to a beast, or to the class of beasts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the bestial herds to range.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the qualities of a beast; brutal; below the dignity	      of reason or humanity; irrational; carnal; beastly;	      sensual. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Brutish; beastly; brutal; carnal; vile; low; depraved;	        sensual; filthy.	        [1913 Webster]	Bestial \Bes"tial\, n.	   A domestic animal; also collectively, cattle; as, other kinds	   of bestial. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
bestialise \bes"tial*ise\ v.	   same as {bestialize}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bestiality \Bes*tial"i*ty\, n. [F. bestialit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being bestial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unnatural connection with a beast.	      [1913 Webster]
Bestialize \Bes"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestialized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bestializing}.]	   To make bestial, or like a beast; to degrade; to brutalize.	   [1913 Webster]	         The process of bestializing humanity.    --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestially \Bes"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a bestial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestiary \Bes"ti*a*ry\, n. [LL. bestiarium, fr. L. bestiarius	   pert. to beasts, fr. bestia beast: cf. F. bestiaire.]	   A treatise on beasts; esp., one of the moralizing or	   allegorical beast tales written in the Middle Ages.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bestiary . . . in itself one of the numerous	         medi[ae]val renderings of the fantastic mystical	         Zoology.                                 --Saintsbury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bestick \Be*stick"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestuck}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Besticking}.]	   To stick over, as with sharp points pressed in; to mark by	   infixing points or spots here and there; to pierce.	   [1913 Webster]	         Truth shall retire	         Bestuck with slanderous darts.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestill \Be*still"\, v. t.	   To make still.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestir \Be*stir"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestirred}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bestirring}.]	   To put into brisk or vigorous action; to move with life and	   vigor; -- usually with the reciprocal pronoun.	   [1913 Webster]	         You have so bestirred your valor.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestorm \Be*storm"\, v. i. & t.	   To storm. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestow \Be*stow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bestowing}.] [OE. bestowen; pref. be- + stow a place. See	   {Stow}.]	   1. To lay up in store; to deposit for safe keeping; to stow;	      to place; to put. "He bestowed it in a pouch." --Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            See that the women are bestowed in safety. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use; to apply; to devote, as time or strength in some	      occupation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To expend, as money. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give or confer; to impart; -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Empire is on us bestowed.             --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor. --1	                                                  Cor. xiii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To give in marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could have bestowed her upon a fine gentleman.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by a	      reflexive pronoun. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How might we see Falstaff bestow himself to-night in	            his true colors, and not ourselves be seen ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To give; grant; present; confer; accord.	        [1913 Webster]
Bestowal \Be*stow"al\, n.	   The act of bestowing; disposal.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestower \Be*stow"er\, n.	   One that bestows.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestowment \Be*stow"ment\, n.	   1. The act of giving or bestowing; a conferring or bestowal.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we consider this bestowment of gifts in this	            view.                                 --Chauncy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is given or bestowed.	      [1913 Webster]	            They almost refuse to give due praise and credit to	            God's own bestowments.                --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Bestraddle \Be*strad"dle\, v. t.	   To bestride.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestraught \Be*straught"\, a. [Pref. be- + straught; prob. here	   used for distraught.]	   Out of one's senses; distracted; mad. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestreak \Be*streak"\, v. t.	   To streak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestrew \Be*strew"\, v. t. [imp. {Bestrewed}; p. p. {Bestrewed},	   {Bestrown} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bestrewing}.]	   To strew or scatter over; to besprinkle. [Spelt also	   {bestrow}.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestride \Be*stride"\, v. t. [imp. {Bestrode}, (Obs. or R.)	   {Bestrid}; p. p. {Bestridden}, {Bestrid}, {Bestrode}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Bestriding}.] [AS. bestr[imac]dan; pref. be- +	   str[imac]dan to stride.]	   1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with	      the legs astride; to stand over	      [1913 Webster]	            That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world	            Like a Colossus.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a	      threshold.	      [1913 Webster]
Bestrode \Be*strode"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Bestride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestrown \Be*strown"\,	   p. p. of {Bestrew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestuck \Be*stuck"\,	   imp. & p. p. {Bestick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bestud \Be*stud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bestudded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bestudding}.]	   To set or adorn, as with studs or bosses; to set thickly; to	   stud; as, to bestud with stars. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Beswike \Be*swike"\, v. t. [AS. besw[imac]can; be- + sw[imac]can	   to deceive, entice; akin to OS. sw[imac]kan, OHG.	   sw[imac]hhan, Icel. sv[imac]kja.]	   To lure; to cheat. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Bet \Bet\, n. [Prob. from OE. abet abetting, OF. abet, fr.	   abeter to excite, incite. See {Abet}.]	   That which is laid, staked, or pledged, as between two	   parties, upon the event of a contest or any contingent issue;	   the act of giving such a pledge; a wager. "Having made his	   bets." --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Bet \Bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bet}, {Betted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Betting}.]	   To stake or pledge upon the event of a contingent issue; to	   wager.	   [1913 Webster]	         John a Gaunt loved him well, and betted much money on	         his head.                                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll bet you two to one I'll make him do it. --O. W.	                                                  Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]	Bet \Bet\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Beat}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bet \Bet\, a. & adv.	   An early form of {Better}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To go bet}, to go fast; to hurry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Beta \Be"ta\, n. [Gr. bh^ta.]	   The second letter of the Greek alphabet, B, [beta]. See {B},	   and cf. etymology of {Alphabet}.	   Note: Beta (B, [beta]) is used variously for classifying, as:	   (a) (Astron.) To designate some bright star, usually the	       second brightest, of a constellation, as, [beta]	       Aurig[ae].	   (b) (Chem.) To distinguish one of two or more isomers; also,	       to indicate the position of substituting atoms or groups	       in certain compounds; as, [beta]-naphthol. With acids, it	       commonly indicates that the substituent is in union with	       the carbon atom next to that to which the carboxyl group	       is attached.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Betacism
Betacism \Be"ta*cism\, Betacismus \Be`ta*cis"mus\, n.	   Excessive or extended use of the b sound in speech, due to	   conversion of other sounds into it, as through inability to	   distinguish them from b, or because of difficulty in	   pronouncing them.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Betaine \Be"ta*ine\, n. [From beta, generic name of the beet.]	   (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous base, {C5H11NO2}, produced artificially, and	   also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its	   residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline	   substance; -- called also {lycine} and {oxyneurine}. It has a	   sweetish taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Betake \Be*take"\, v. t. [imp. {Betook}; p. p. {Betaken}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Betaking}.] [Pref. be- + take.]	   1. To take or seize. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have recourse to; to apply; to resort; to go; -- with a	      reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            They betook themselves to treaty and submission.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest, in imitation, to like arms	            Betook them.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whither shall I betake me, where subsist? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To commend or intrust to; to commit to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Beta rays \Be"ta rays\ (Physics)	   a form of ionizing radiation emitted by radioactive	   substances (such as radium), more penetrating than alpha	   rays, and consisting of negatively charged electrons. The	   electrons are the same kind of particle as those of cathode	   rays, but have much higher velocities (about 35,000 to	   180,000 miles per second). They are readily deflected by a	   magnetic or electric field.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
betatron \be"ta*tron\ n.	   a type of particle accelerator which accelerates a continuous	   beam of electrons to high speeds by means of the electric	   field produced by changing magnetic flux.	   Syn: induction accelerator.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Betaught \Be*taught"\ (b[-e]*t[add]t"),a. [p. p. of OE.	   bitechen, AS. bet[=ae]can, to assign, deliver. See {Teach}.]	   Delivered; committed in trust. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bete \Bete\ (b[=e]t), v. t.	   To better; to mend. See {Beete}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Beteela \Be*tee"la\, n. [Pg. beatilha.]	   An East India muslin, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Beteem \Be*teem"\, v. t. [Pref. be- + an old verb teem to be	   fitting; cf. D. betamen to beseem, G. ziemen, Goth. gatiman,	   and E. tame. See {Tame}, a.]	   1. To give; to bestow; to grant; to accord; to consent.	      [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allow; to permit; to suffer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So loving to my mother,	            That he might not beteem the winds of heaven	            Visit her face too roughly.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Betel \Be"tel\ (b[=e]"t'l), n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve[.t][.t]ilei,	   prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.)	   A species of pepper ({Piper betle}), the leaves of which are	   chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime,	   by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber	   with ovate many-nerved leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Betelguese \Bet"el*guese\ (b[e^]t"[e^]l*j[=e]z), n. [F.	   B['e]telgeuse, of Arabic origin.] (Astron.)	   A bright star of the first magnitude, near one shoulder of	   Orion. [Written also {Betelgeux} and {Betelgeuse}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Betel nut \Be"tel nut`\	   The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with	   betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Bete noire \B[^e]te" noire"\ [Fr., lit. black beast.]	   Something especially hated or dreaded; a bugbear.	   [1913 Webster]
beth \beth\ n.	   the 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bethabara wood \Beth*ab"a*ra wood`\ (Bot.)	   A highly elastic wood, used for fishing rods, etc. The tree	   is unknown, but it is thought to be East Indian.	   [1913 Webster]
Bethel \Beth"el\ (b[e^]th"[e^]l), n. [Heb. b[=e]th-el house of	   God.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A place of worship; a hallowed spot. --S. F. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chapel for dissenters. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A house of worship for seamen.	      [1913 Webster]
Bethink \Be*think"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bethought}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bethinking}.] [AS. be[thorn]encan; pref. be- +	   [thorn]encan to think. See {Think}.]	   To call to mind; to recall or bring to recollection,	   reflection, or consideration; to think; to consider; --	   generally followed by a reflexive pronoun, often with of or	   that before the subject of thought.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have bethought me of another fault.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rest . . . may . . . bethink themselves, and	         recover.                                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         We bethink a means to break it off.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To recollect; remember; reflect.	        [1913 Webster]	Bethink \Be*think"\, v. i.	   To think; to recollect; to consider. "Bethink ere thou	   dismiss us." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Bethlehem \Beth"le*hem\, n. [Heb. b[=e]th-lekhem house of food;	   b[=e]th house + lekhem food, l[=a]kham to eat. Formerly the	   name of a hospital for the insane, in London, which had been	   the priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem. Cf. {Bedlam}.]	   1. A hospital for lunatics; -- corrupted into {bedlam}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) In the Ethiopic church, a small building attached	      to a church edifice, in which the bread for the eucharist	      is made. --Audsley.	      [1913 Webster] Bethlehemite
Bethlehemite \Beth"le*hem*ite\, Bethlemite \Beth"lem*ite\, n.	   1. An inhabitant of Bethlehem in Judea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An insane person; a madman; a bedlamite.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of an extinct English order of monks.	      [1913 Webster]
Bethought \Be*thought"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Bethink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bethrall \Be*thrall"\, v. t.	   To reduce to thralldom; to inthrall. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bethumb \Be*thumb"\, v. t.	   To handle; to wear or soil by handling; as books. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Bethump \Be*thump"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bethumped}, or	   {Bethumpt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bethumping}.]	   To beat or thump soundly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Betide \Be*tide"\ (b[-e]*t[imac]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Betided}, Obs. {Betid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Betiding}.] [OE.	   bitiden; pref. bi-, be- + tiden, fr. AS. t[imac]dan, to	   happen, fr. t[imac]d time. See {Tide}.]	   To happen to; to befall; to come to; as, woe betide the	   wanderer.	   [1913 Webster]	         What will betide the few ?               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Betide \Be*tide"\, v. i.	   To come to pass; to happen; to occur.	   [1913 Webster]	         A salve for any sore that may betide.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shakespeare has used it with of. "What would betide of	         me ?"	         [1913 Webster] Betime
Betime \Be*time"\, Betimes \Be*times"\, adv. [Pref. be- (for by)	   + time; that is, by the proper time. The -s is an adverbial	   ending.]	   1. In good season or time; before it is late; seasonably;	      early.	      [1913 Webster]	            To measure life learn thou betimes.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rise betimes is often harder than to do all the	            day's work.                           --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a short time; soon; speedily; forth with.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tires betimes that spurs too fast betimes.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Betitle \Be*ti"tle\, v. t.	   To furnish with a title or titles; to entitle. [Obs.]	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Betoken \Be*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betokened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Betokening}.]	   1. To signify by some visible object; to show by signs or	      tokens.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dewy cloud, and in the cloud a bow . . .	            Betokening peace from God, and covenant new.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To foreshow by present signs; to indicate something future	      by that which is seen or known; as, a dark cloud often	      betokens a storm.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To presage; portend; indicate; mark; note.	        [1913 Webster]
B'eton \B['e]`ton"\, n. [F. b['e]ton, fr. L. bitumen bitumen.]	   (Masonry)	   The French name for concrete; hence, concrete made after the	   French fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Betongue \Be*tongue"\, v. t.	   To attack with the tongue; to abuse; to insult.	   [1913 Webster]
Betony \Bet"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Betonies}. [OE. betony, betany, F.	   betoine, fr. L. betonica, vettonica.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Betonica} (Linn.).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The purple or wood betony ({Betonica officinalis},	         Linn.) is common in Europe, being formerly used in	         medicine, and (according to Loudon) in dyeing wool a	         yellow color.	         [1913 Webster]
Betook \Be*took"\,	   imp. of {Betake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Betorn \Be*torn"\, a.	   Torn in pieces; tattered.	   [1913 Webster]
Betoss \Be*toss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betossed}.]	   To put in violent motion; to agitate; to disturb; to toss.	   "My betossed soul." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Betrap \Be*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrapped}.]	   1. To draw into, or catch in, a trap; to insnare; to	      circumvent. --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put trappings on; to clothe; to deck.	      [1913 Webster]	            After them followed two other chariots covered with	            red satin, and the horses betrapped with the same.	                                                  --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]
Betray \Be*tray"\ (b[-e]*tr[=a]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Betrayed} (-tr[=a]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Betraying}.] [OE.	   betraien, bitraien; pref. be- + OF. tra["i]r to betray, F.	   trahir, fr. L. tradere. See {Traitor}.]	   1. To deliver into the hands of an enemy by treachery or	      fraud, in violation of trust; to give up treacherously or	      faithlessly; as, an officer betrayed the city.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be	            betrayed into the hands of men.       --Matt. xvii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prove faithless or treacherous to, as to a trust or one	      who trusts; to be false to; to deceive; as, to betray a	      person or a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To violate the confidence of, by disclosing a secret, or	      that which one is bound in honor not to make known.	      [1913 Webster]	            Willing to serve or betray any government for hire.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To disclose or discover, as something which prudence would	      conceal; to reveal unintentionally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest	            you betray your ignorance.            --T. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To mislead; to expose to inconvenience not foreseen to	      lead into error or sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors.	                                                  --T. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To lead astray, as a maiden; to seduce (as under promise	      of marriage) and then abandon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To show or to indicate; -- said of what is not obvious at	      first, or would otherwise be concealed.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the names in the country betray great antiquity.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]
Betrayal \Be*tray"al\n.	   The act or the result of betraying.	   [1913 Webster]
Betrayer \Be*tray"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, betrays.	   [1913 Webster]
Betrayment \Be*tray"ment\, n.	   Betrayal. [R.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Betrim \Be*trim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrimmed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Betrimming}.]	   To set in order; to adorn; to deck, to embellish; to trim.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Betroth \Be*troth"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betrothed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Betrothing}.] [Pref. be- + troth, i. e., truth. See	   {Truth}.]	   1. To contract to any one for a marriage; to engage or	      promise in order to marriage; to affiance; -- used esp. of	      a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, in the first flower of my freshest age,	            Betrothed me unto the only heir.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ay, and we are betrothed.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To promise to take (as a future spouse); to plight one's	      troth to.	      [1913 Webster]	            What man is there that hath betrothed a wife, and	            hath not taken her?                   --Deut. xx. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To nominate to a bishopric, in order to consecration.	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Betrothal \Be*troth"al\, n.	   The act of betrothing, or the fact of being betrothed; a	   mutual promise, engagement, or contract for a future marriage	   between the persons betrothed; betrothment; affiance. "The	   feast of betrothal." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Betrothment \Be*troth"ment\, n.	   The act of betrothing, or the state of being betrothed;	   betrothal.	   [1913 Webster]
Betrust \Be*trust"\, v. t.	   To trust or intrust. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Betrustment \Be*trust"ment\, n.	   The act of intrusting, or the thing intrusted. [Obs.]	   --Chipman.	   [1913 Webster]
Betso \Bet"so\, n. [It. bezzo.]	   A small brass Venetian coin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Better \Bet"ter\, a.; compar. of Good. [OE. betere, bettre, and	   as adv. bet, AS. betera, adj., and bet, adv.; akin to Icel.	   betri, adj., betr, adv., Goth. batiza, adj., OHG. bezziro,	   adj., baz, adv., G. besser, adj. and adv., bass, adv., E.	   boot, and prob. to Skr. bhadra excellent. See {Boot}	   advantage, and cf. {Best}, {Batful}.]	   1. Having good qualities in a greater degree than another;	      as, a better man; a better physician; a better house; a	      better air.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could make the worse appear	            The better reason.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Preferable in regard to rank, value, use, fitness,	      acceptableness, safety, or in any other respect.	      [1913 Webster]	            To obey is better than sacrifice.     --1 Sam. xv.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is better to trust in the Lord than to put	            confidence in princes.                --Ps. cxviii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Greater in amount; larger; more.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Improved in health; less affected with disease; as, the	      patient is better.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. More advanced; more perfect; as, upon better acquaintance;	      a better knowledge of the subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All the better}. See under {All}, adv.	   {Better half}, an expression used to designate one's wife.	      [1913 Webster]	            My dear, my better half (said he),	            I find I must now leave thee.         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be better off}, to be in a better condition.	   {Had better}. (See under {Had}).	   Note: The phrase had better, followed by an infinitive	         without to, is idiomatic. The earliest form of	         construction was "were better" with a dative; as, "Him	         were better go beside." (--Gower.) i. e., It would be	         better for him, etc. At length the nominative (I, he,	         they, etc.) supplanted the dative and had took the	         place of were. Thus we have the construction now used.	         [1913 Webster]	               By all that's holy, he had better starve	               Than but once think this place becomes thee not.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Better \Bet"ter\, n.	   1. Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of;	      as, to get the better of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in	      merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their betters would hardly be found.  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For the better}, in the way of improvement; so as to produce	      improvement. "If I have altered him anywhere for the	      better." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Better \Bet"ter\, adv.; compar. of {Well}.	   1. In a superior or more excellent manner; with more skill	      and wisdom, courage, virtue, advantage, or success; as,	      Henry writes better than John; veterans fight better than	      recruits.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could have better spared a better man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. More correctly or thoroughly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The better to understand the extent of our	            knowledge.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a higher or greater degree; more; as, to love one	      better than another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never was monarch better feared, and loved. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. More, in reference to value, distance, time, etc.; as, ten	      miles and better. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To think better of} (any one), to have a more favorable	      opinion of any one.	   {To think better of} (an opinion, resolution, etc.), to	      reconsider and alter one's decision.	      [1913 Webster]	Better \Bet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bettered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bettering}.] [AS. beterian, betrian, fr. betera better.	   See {Better}, a.]	   1. To improve or ameliorate; to increase the good qualities	      of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love betters what is best.            --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            He thought to better his circumstances. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To improve the condition of, morally, physically,	      financially, socially, or otherwise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The constant effort of every man to better himself.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surpass in excellence; to exceed; to excel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The works of nature do always aim at that which can	            not be bettered.                      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give advantage to; to support; to advance the interest	      of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Weapons more violent, when next we meet,	            May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To improve; meliorate; ameliorate; mend; amend; correct;	        emend; reform; advance; promote.	        [1913 Webster]	Better \Bet"ter\, v. i.	   To become better; to improve. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Better \Bet"ter\, n.	   One who bets or lays a wager.	   [1913 Webster]
bettering \bettering\ adj.	   changing for the better; -- antonym of {worsening}. [Narrower	   terms: {ameliorating(prenominal), ameliorative, amelioratory,	   meliorative}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
better-known \better-known\ adj. prenom.	   more familiar or renowned than the other of two. Antonym of	   {lesser-known}. the {better known} book of the two	   Syn: better known(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
better-looking \better-looking\ adj.	   more pleasing in appearance especially by reason of	   conformity to ideals of form and proportion. better-looking	   than her sister	   Syn: fine-looking, good-looking, handsome, well-favored,	        well-favoured.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Betterment \Bet"ter*ment\, n.	   1. A making better; amendment; improvement. --W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An improvement of an estate which renders it better	      than mere repairing would do; -- generally used in the	      plural. [U. S.] --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Bettermost \Bet"ter*most`\, a.	   Best. [R.] "The bettermost classes." --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
Betterness \Bet"ter*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being better or superior; superiority. [R.]	      --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The difference by which fine gold or silver exceeds in	      fineness the standard.	      [1913 Webster]
better-off \better-off\ adj.	   1. being in a more prosperous condition. better-off than his	      classmate [Narrower terms: {rich (vs. poor)}] WordNet 1.5]	   2. in a more fortunate condition. she would have been better	      off if she had stuck to her Bible	   Syn: better off.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bettong \Bet"tong\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small, leaping Australian marsupial of the genus	   {Bettongia}; the jerboa kangaroo.	   [1913 Webster]
Bettongia \Bettongia\ n.	   a genus of marsupials including the jerboa kangaroo, the	   bettong.	   Syn: genus {Bettongia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bettor \Bet"tor\, n.	   One who bets; a better. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Betty \Bet"ty\, n.	   1. [Supposed to be a cant word, from Betty, for Elizabeth, as	      such an instrument is also called Bess (i. e., Elizabeth)	      in the Canting Dictionary of 1725, and Jenny (i. e.,	      Jane).] A short bar used by thieves to wrench doors open.	      [Written also {bettee}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The powerful betty, or the artful picklock.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Betty, nickname for Elizabeth.] A name of contempt given	      to a man who interferes with the duties of women in a	      household, or who occupies himself with womanish matters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pear-shaped bottle covered round with straw, in which	      olive oil is sometimes brought from Italy; -- called by	      chemists a {Florence flask}. [U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Betulaceae \Betulaceae\ n.	   1. a natural family of monoecious trees and shrubs, including	      the genera {Betula}; {Alnus}; {Carpinus}; {Corylus};	      {Ostrya}; and {Ostryopsis}.	   Syn: family {Betulaceae}, birch family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Betulin \Bet"u*lin\, n. [L. betula birch tree.] (Chem.)	   a term originally applied to a substance obtained as a resin	   or tar by extraction from the outer bark of the common	   European white birch ({Betula alba}); now referring to the	   chemical compound ({C30H50O2}) having a	   cyclopentanophenanthrene ring system, which is the main	   constituent of that extract, and which may be obtained	   crystalline; -- called also {birch camphor}. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Betumble \Be*tum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betumbled}.]	   To throw into disorder; to tumble. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From her betumbled couch she starteth.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Betutor \Be*tu"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Betutored}.]	   To tutor; to instruct. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Between \Be*tween"\, prep. [OE. bytwene, bitweonen, AS.	   betwe['o]nan, betwe['o]num; prefix be- by + a form fr. AS.	   tw[=a] two, akin to Goth. tweihnai two apiece. See {Twain},	   and cf. {Atween}, {Betwixt}.]	   1. In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is	      between Boston and Philadelphia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used in expressing motion from one body or place to	      another; from one to another of two.	      [1913 Webster]	            If things should go so between them.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging in common to two; shared by both.	      [1913 Webster]	            Castor and Pollux with only one soul between them.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Belonging to, or participated in by, two, and involving	      reciprocal action or affecting their mutual relation; as,	      opposition between science and religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            An intestine struggle, open or secret, between	            authority and liberty.                --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. With relation to two, as involved in an act or attribute	      of which another is the agent or subject; as, to judge	      between or to choose between courses; to distinguish	      between you and me; to mediate between nations.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In intermediate relation to, in respect to time, quantity,	      or degree; as, between nine and ten o'clock.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Between decks}, the space, or in the space, between the	      decks of a vessel.	   {Between ourselves}, {Between you and me}, {Between	   themselves}, in confidence; with the understanding that the	      matter is not to be communicated to others.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Between}, {Among}.	   Usage: Between etymologically indicates only two; as, a	          quarrel between two men or two nations; to be between	          two fires, etc. It is however extended to more than	          two in expressing a certain relation.	                I . . . hope that between public business,	                improving studies, and domestic pleasures,	                neither melancholy nor caprice will find any	                place for entrance.               --Johnson.	          [1913 Webster] Among implies a mass or collection of	          things or persons, and always supposes more than two;	          as, the prize money was equally divided among the	          ship's crew.	          [1913 Webster]	Between \Be*tween"\, n.	   Intermediate time or space; interval. [Poetic & R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Betwixt \Be*twixt"\, prep. [OE. betwix, bitwix, rarely bitwixt,	   AS. betweox, betweohs, betweoh, betw[imac]h; pref. be- by + a	   form fr. AS. tw[=a] two. See {Between}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In the space which separates; between.	      [1913 Webster]	            From betwixt two aged oaks.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From one to another of; mutually affecting.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was some speech of marriage	            Betwixt myself and her.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Betwixt and between}, in a midway position; so-so; neither	      one thing nor the other. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Beurr'e \Beur*r['e]"\, n. [F., fr. beurre butter.] (Bot.)	   A beurr['e] (or buttery) pear, one with the meat soft and	   melting; -- used with a distinguishing word; as, Beurr['e]	   d'Anjou; Beurr['e] Clairgeau.	   [1913 Webster]
bevatron \bev"a*tron\ n.	   a particle accelerator which is capable of accelerating	   protons up to 6 gigaeletron volts.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bevel \Bev"el\, n. [C. F. biveau, earlier buveau, Sp. baivel; of	   unknown origin. Cf. {Bevile}.]	   1. Any angle other than a right angle; the angle which one	      surface makes with another when they are not at right	      angles; the slant or inclination of such surface; as, to	      give a bevel to the edge of a table or a stone slab; the	      bevel of a piece of timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument consisting of two rules or arms, jointed	      together at one end, and opening to any angle, for	      adjusting the surfaces of work to the same or a given	      inclination; -- called also a {bevel square}. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	Bevel \Bev"el\, a.	   1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A bevel angle}, any angle other than one of 90[deg].	   {Bevel wheel}, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to	      the axis. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Bevel \Bev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Beveled} (?) or {Bevelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Beveling} or {Bevelling}.]	   To cut to a bevel angle; to slope the edge or surface of.	   [1913 Webster]	Bevel \Bev"el\, v. i.	   To deviate or incline from an angle of 90[deg], as a surface;	   to slant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their houses are very ill built, the walls bevel.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] Beveled
Beveled \Bev"eled\, Bevelled \Bev"elled\, a.	   1. Formed to a bevel angle; sloping; as, the beveled edge of	      a table.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Replaced by two planes inclining equally upon the	      adjacent planes, as an edge; having its edges replaced by	      sloping planes, as a cube or other solid.	      [1913 Webster]
Bevel gear \Bev"el gear`\ (Mech.)	   A kind of gear in which the two wheels working together lie	   in different planes, and have their teeth cut at right angles	   to the surfaces of two cones whose apices coincide with the	   point where the axes of the wheels would meet.	   [1913 Webster]
Bevelment \Bev"el*ment\, n. (Min.)	   The replacement of an edge by two similar planes, equally	   inclined to the including faces or adjacent planes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bever \Be"ver\, n. [OE. bever a drink, drinking time, OF.	   beivre, boivre, to drink, fr. L. bibere.]	   A light repast between meals; a lunch. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Bever \Be"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bevered} (?).]	   To take a light repast between meals. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Beverage \Bev"er*age\, n. [OF. bevrage, F. breuvage, fr. beivre	   to drink, fr. L. bibere. Cf. {Bib}, v. t., {Poison},	   {Potable}.]	   1. Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink	      artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an	      intoxicating beverage.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knew no beverage but the flowing stream.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a name applied to various kinds of drink.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A treat, or drink money. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Bevile \Bev"ile\, n. [See {Bevel}.] (Her.)	   A chief broken or opening like a carpenter's bevel. --Encyc.	   Brit.	   [1913 Webster] Beviled
Beviled \Bev"iled\, Bevilled \Bev"illed\, a. (Her.)	   Notched with an angle like that inclosed by a carpenter's	   bevel; -- said of a partition line of a shield.	   [1913 Webster]
Bevy \Bev"y\, n.; pl. {Bevies}. [Perhaps orig. a drinking	   company, fr. OF. bev['e]e (cf. It. beva) a drink, beverage;	   then, perh., a company in general, esp. of ladies; and last	   applied by sportsmen to larks, quails, etc. See {Beverage}.]	   1. A company; an assembly or collection of persons,	      especially of ladies.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a bevy of beaten slaves have we here ! --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flock of birds, especially quails or larks; also, a herd	      of roes.	      [1913 Webster]
Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewailed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bewailing}.]	   To express deep sorrow for, as by wailing; to lament; to wail	   over.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,	         Which to this hour bewail the injury.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To bemoan; grieve. -- See {Deplore}.	        [1913 Webster]	Bewail \Be*wail"\, v. i.	   To express grief; to lament. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewailable \Be*wail"a*ble\, a.	   Such as may, or ought to, be bewailed; lamentable.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewailer \Be*wail"er\, n.	   One who bewails or laments.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewailing \Be*wail"ing\, a.	   Wailing over; lamenting. -- {Be*wail"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewailment \Be*wail"ment\, n.	   The act of bewailing.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewake \Be*wake"\, v. t. & i.	   To keep watch over; to keep awake. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Beware \Be*ware"\, v. i. [Be, imperative of verb to be + ware.	   See {Ware}, {Wary}.]	   1. To be on one's guard; to be cautious; to take care; --	      commonly followed by of or lest before the thing that is	      to be avoided.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware of all, but most beware of man ! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware the awful avalanche.           --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a special regard; to heed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, I send an Angel before thee. . . . Beware of	            him, and obey his voice.              --Ex. xxiii.	                                                  20, 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 in the imperative and infinitive modes, and	         with such auxiliaries (shall, should, must, etc.) as go	         with the infinitive.	         [1913 Webster]	Beware \Be*ware"\ (b[-e]*w[^a]r"), v. t.	   To avoid; to take care of; to have a care for. [Obs.]	   "Priest, beware your beard." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wish them beware the son.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewash \Be*wash"\, v. t.	   To drench or souse with water. "Let the maids bewash the	   men." --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Beweep \Be*weep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewept}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Beweeping}.] [AS. bew?pan; pref. be- + weep.]	   To weep over; to deplore; to bedew with tears. "His timeless	   death beweeping." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Beweep \Be*weep"\, v. i.	   To weep. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewet \Be*wet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewet}, {Bewetted}.]	   To wet or moisten. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewhore \Be*whore"\, v. t.	   1. To corrupt with regard to chastity; to make a whore of.	      --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pronounce or characterize as a whore. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bewig \Be*wig"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewigged}.]	   To cover (the head) with a wig. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewilder \Be*wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewildered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Bewildering}.] [Pref. be- + wilder.]	   To lead into perplexity or confusion, as for lack of a plain	   path; to perplex with mazes; or in general, to perplex or	   confuse greatly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lost and bewildered in the fruitless search. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To perplex; puzzle; entangle; confuse; confound;	        mystify; embarrass; lead astray.	        [1913 Webster]
Bewildered \Be*wil"dered\, a.	   Greatly perplexed; as, a bewildered mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewilderedness \Be*wil"dered*ness\, n.	   The state of being bewildered; bewilderment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bewildering \Be*wil"der*ing\, a.	   Causing bewilderment or great perplexity; as, bewildering	   difficulties. -- {Be*wil"der*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewilderment \Be*wil"der*ment\, n.	   1. The state of being bewildered.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bewildering tangle or confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . soon lost all traces of it amid	            bewilderment of tree trunks and underbrush.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Bewinter \Be*win"ter\, v. t.	   To make wintry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bewit \Bew"it\, n. [Cf. OF. buie bond, chain, fr. L. boja neck	   collar, fetter. Cf. {Buoy}.]	   A double slip of leather by which bells are fastened to a	   hawk's legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewitch \Be*witch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewitched}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bewitching}.]	   1. To gain an ascendency over by charms or incantations; to	      affect (esp. to injure) by witchcraft or sorcery.	      [1913 Webster]	            See how I am bewitched; behold, mine arm	            Is like a blasted sapling withered up. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To charm; to fascinate; to please to such a degree as to	      take away the power of resistance; to enchant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charms of poetry our souls bewitch. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To enchant; captivate; charm; entrance.	        [1913 Webster]
Bewitchedness \Be*witch"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being bewitched. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewitcher \Be*witch"er\, n.	   One who bewitches.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewitchery \Be*witch"er*y\, n.	   The power of bewitching or fascinating; bewitchment; charm;	   fascination.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in words.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewitching \Be*witch"ing\, a.	   Having power to bewitch or fascinate; enchanting;	   captivating; charming. -- {Be*witch"ing*ly}, adv. --	   Be*witch"ing*ness, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewitchment \Be*witch"ment\, n.	   1. The act of bewitching, or the state of being bewitched.	      --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of bewitching or charming. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bewonder \Be*won"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewondered}.]	   1. To fill with wonder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wonder at; to admire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bewrap \Be*wrap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewrapped}.]	   To wrap up; to cover. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewray \Be*wray"\ (b[-e]*r[=a]"), v. t.	   To soil. See {Beray}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bewray \Be*wray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bewrayed} (-r[=a]d"); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bewraying}.] [OE. bewraien, biwreyen; pref. be-	   + AS. wr[=e]gan to accuse, betray; akin to OS. wr[=o]gian,	   OHG. ruog[=e]n, G. r["u]gen, Icel. r[ae]gja, Goth. wr[=o]hjan	   to accuse.]	   To expose; to reveal; to disclose; to betray. [Obs. or	   Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The murder being once done, he is in less fear, and in	         more hope that the deed shall not be bewrayed or known.	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia. )	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy speech bewrayeth thee.               --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  73.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewrayer \Be*wray"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or	   Archaic] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewrayment \Be*wray"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Betrayal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bewreck \Be*wreck"\, v. t.	   To wreck. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bewreke \Be*wreke"\, v. t. [Pref. be- + wreak.]	   To wreak; to avenge. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Bewrought \Be*wrought"\, a. [Pref. be- + wrought, p. p. of work,	   v. t. ]	   Embroidered. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bey \Bey\ (b[=a]), n. [See {Beg} a bey.]	   A governor of a province or district in the Turkish	   dominions; also, in some places, a prince or nobleman; a beg;	   as, the bey of Tunis.	   [1913 Webster]
Beylic \Bey"lic\, n. [Turk.]	   The territory ruled by a bey.	   [1913 Webster]
Beyond \Be*yond"\, prep. [OE. biyonde, bi[yogh]eonde, AS.	   begeondan, prep. and adv.; pref. be- + geond yond, yonder.	   See {Yon}, {Yonder}.]	   1. On the further side of; in the same direction as, and	      further on or away than.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beyond that flaming hill.             --G. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At a place or time not yet reached; before.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thing beyond us, even before our death. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Past, out of the reach or sphere of; further than; greater	      than; as, the patient was beyond medical aid; beyond one's	      strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a degree or amount exceeding or surpassing; proceeding	      to a greater degree than; above, as in dignity,	      excellence, or quality of any kind. "Beyond expectation."	      --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beyond any of the great men of my country. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beyond sea}. (Law) See under {Sea}.	   {To go beyond}, to exceed in ingenuity, in research, or in	      anything else; hence, in a bed sense, to deceive or	      circumvent.	      [1913 Webster]	            That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any	            matter.                               --1 Thess. iv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	Beyond \Be*yond"\, adv.	   Further away; at a distance; yonder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lo, where beyond he lyeth languishing.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bezant \Be*zant"\, n. [See {Byzant}.]	   1. A gold coin of Byzantium or Constantinople, varying in	      weight and value, usually (those current in England)	      between a sovereign and a half sovereign. There were also	      white or silver bezants. [Written also {besant}, {byzant},	      etc.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A circle in or, i. e., gold, representing the gold	      coin called bezant. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A decoration of a flat surface, as of a band or belt,	      representing circular disks lapping one upon another.	      [1913 Webster]
Bez-antler \Bez`-ant"ler\, n. [L. bis twice (OF. bes) + E.	   antler.]	   The second branch of a stag's horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Bezel \Bez"el\ (b[e^]z"[e^]l), n. [From an old form of F. biseau	   sloping edge, prob. fr. L. bis double. See {Bi-}.]	   The rim which encompasses and fastens a jewel or other	   object, as the crystal of a watch, in the cavity in which it	   is set.	   [1913 Webster]
B'ezique \B['e]*zique"\ (b[asl]*z[=e]k"), n. [F. b['e]sigue.]	   A game at cards in which various combinations of cards in the	   hand, when declared, score points.	   [1913 Webster]
Bezoar \Be"zoar\, n. [F. b['e]zoard, fr. Ar. b[=a]zahr,	   b[=a]dizahr, fr. Per. p[=a]d-zahr bezoar; p[=a]d protecting +	   zahr poison; cf. Pg. & Sp. bezoar.]	   A calculous concretion found in the intestines of certain	   ruminant animals (as the wild goat, the gazelle, and the	   Peruvian llama) formerly regarded as an unfailing antidote	   for poison, and a certain remedy for eruptive, pestilential,	   or putrid diseases. Hence: Any antidote or panacea.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Two kinds were particularly esteemed, the Bezoar	         orientale of India, and the Bezoar occidentale of Peru.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bezoar antelope}. See {Antelope}.	   {Bezoar goat} (Zool.), the wild goat ({Capra [ae]gagrus}).	   {Bezoar mineral}, an old preparation of oxide of antimony.	      --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Bezoardic \Bez`o*ar"dic\, a. [Cf. F. b['e]zoardique,	   b['e]zoartique.]	   Pertaining to, or compounded with, bezoar. -- n. A medicine	   containing bezoar.	   [1913 Webster] Bezoartic
Bezoartic \Bez`o*ar"tic\, Bezoartical \Bez`o*ar"tic*al\, a. [See	   {Bezoardic}.]	   Having the qualities of an antidote, or of bezoar; healing.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bezonian \Be*zo"ni*an\, n. [Cf. F. besoin need, want, It	   bisogno.]	   A low fellow or scoundrel; a beggar.	   [1913 Webster]	         Great men oft die by vile bezonians.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bezpopovtsy \Bez`po*pov"tsy\, n. [Russ.; bez without + popovtsy,	   a derivative of pop priest.]	   A Russian sect. See {Raskolnik}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bezzle \Bez"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bezzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bezzling}.] [OF. besillier, besiler, to maltreat, pillage;	   or shortened fr. embezzle. Cf. {Embezzle}.]	   To plunder; to waste in riot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bezzle \Bez"zle\, v. i.	   To drink to excess; to revel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
B-girl \B-girl\ n.	   1. a woman employed by a bar to act as a companion to men	      customers.	   Syn: bar girl.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bhang \Bhang\, n. [Per. bang; cf. Skr. bhang[=a] hemp.]	   An astringent and narcotic drug made from the dried leaves	   and seed capsules of wild hemp ({Cannabis Indica}), and	   chewed or smoked in the East as a means of intoxication. See	   {Hasheesh}.	   [1913 Webster] Bheesty
Bheesty \Bhees"ty\, Bheestie \Bhees"tie\, n. [Written also	   {bhistee}, {bhisti}, etc.] [Per. bihisht[imac] lit.,	   heavenly.]	   A water carrier, as to a household or a regiment. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Bhistee
Bhistee \Bhis"tee\, Bhisti \Bhis"ti\, n.	   Same as {Bheesty}. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
B-horizon \B-horizon\ n.	   that layer of soil in a well-developed soil lying immediately	   below the A-horizon, and which contains deposits of organic	   matter leached from surface soils.	   Syn: B horizon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bhunder \Bhun"der\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   An Indian monkey ({Macacus Rhesus}), protected by the Hindus	   as sacred. See {Rhesus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bhutan \Bhutan\ n.	   a principality in the Himalayas northeast of India.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bhutanese \Bhutanese\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.	   Syn: Bhutani.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Bhutanese \Bhutanese\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan. Bhutanese	   Buddhists	   Syn: Bhutani.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bhutani \Bhutani\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the Bhutani language or people.	      Bhutani Buddhists	   Syn: Bhutanese.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Bhutan. Bhutani	      mountains	      [WordNet 1.5]	Bhutani \Bhutani\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Bhutan.	   Syn: Bhutanese.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bi- \Bi-\ [L. bis twice, which in composition drops the -s, akin	   to E. two. See {Bis-}, {Two}, and cf. {Di-}, {Dis-}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In most branches of science bi- in composition denotes	      two, twice, or doubly; as, bidentate, two-toothed;	      biternate, doubly ternate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) In the composition of chemical names bi- denotes	      two atoms, parts, or equivalents of that constituent to	      the name of which it is prefixed, to one of the other	      component, or that such constituent is present in double	      the ordinary proportion; as, bichromate, bisulphide. Be-	      and di- are often used interchangeably.	      [1913 Webster]
Biacid \Bi*ac"id\, a. [Pref. bi- + acid.] (Chem.)	   Having two hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by negative	   atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of bases. See	   {Diacid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Biacuminate \Bi`a*cu"mi*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + acuminate.]	   (Bot.)	   Having points in two directions.	   [1913 Webster]
Biangular \Bi*an"gu*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + angular.]	   Having two angles or corners.	   [1913 Webster] Biangulate
Biangulate \Bi*an"gu*late\, Biangulated \Bi*an"gu*la`ted\, a.	   [Pref. bi- + angulate, angulated.]	   Biangular.	   [1913 Webster]
Biangulous \Bi*an"gu*lous\,a. [Pref. bi- + angulous.]	   Biangular. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Biannual \Bi*an"nu*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + annual.]	   Occurring twice a year; half-yearly; semiannual.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Biantheriferous \Bi*an`ther*if"er*ous\, a. [Pref. bi- +	   antherigerous.] (Bot.)	   Having two anthers.	   [1913 Webster]
Biarticulate \Bi`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + articulate.]	   (Zool.)	   Having, or consisting of, tow joints.	   [1913 Webster]
Bias \Bi"as\ (b[imac]"as), n.; pl. {Biases} (-[e^]z). [F.	   biasis, perh. fr. LL. bifax two-faced; L. bis + facies face.	   See {Bi-}, and cf. {Face}.]	   1. A weight on the side of the ball used in the game of	      bowls, or a tendency imparted to the ball, which turns it	      from a straight line.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being ignorant that there is a concealed bias within	            the spheroid, which will . . . swerve away. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leaning of the mind; propensity or prepossession toward	      an object or view, not leaving the mind indifferent; bent;	      inclination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strong love is a bias upon the thoughts. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Morality influences men's lives, and gives a bias to	            all their actions.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wedge-shaped piece of cloth taken out of a garment (as	      the waist of a dress) to diminish its circumference.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A slant; a diagonal; as, to cut cloth on the bias.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prepossession; prejudice; partiality; inclination. See	        {Bent}.	        [1913 Webster]	Bias \Bi"as\, a.	   1. Inclined to one side; swelled on one side. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cut slanting or diagonally, as cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	Bias \Bi"as\, adv.	   In a slanting manner; crosswise; obliquely; diagonally; as,	   to cut cloth bias.	   [1913 Webster]	Bias \Bi"as\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Biased} (b[imac]"ast); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Biasing}.]	   To incline to one side; to give a particular direction to; to	   influence; to prejudice; to prepossess.	   [1913 Webster]	         Me it had not biased in the one direction, nor should	         it have biased any just critic in the counter	         direction.                               --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Biauriculate \Bi`au*ric"u*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + auriculate.]	   1. (Anat.) Having two auricles, as the heart of mammals,	      birds, and reptiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Having two earlike projections at its base,	      as a leaf.	      [1913 Webster] Biaxal
Biaxal \Bi*ax"al\, Biaxial \Bi*ax"i*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + axal,	   axial.] (Opt.)	   Having two axes; as, biaxial polarization; biaxial crystals.	   --Brewster. -- {Bi*ax"i*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Bib \Bib\, n. [From {Bib}, v., because the bib receives the	   drink that the child slavers from the mouth.]	   1. A small piece of cloth worn by children over the breast,	      to protect the clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An arctic fish ({Gadus luscus}), allied to the	      cod; -- called also {pout} and {whiting pout}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bibcock.	      [1913 Webster] Bib	Bib \Bib\, Bibbe \Bibbe\, v. t. [L. bibere. See {Beverage}, and	   cf. {Imbibe}.]	   To drink; to tipple. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This miller hath . . . bibbed ale.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Bib \Bib\, v. i.	   To drink; to sip; to tipple.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was constantly bibbing.               --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibacious \Bi*ba"cious\, a. [L. bibax, bibacis, fr. bibere. See	   {Bib}.]	   Addicted to drinking.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibacity \Bi*bac"i*ty\, n.	   The practice or habit of drinking too much; tippling.	   --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibasic \Bi*ba"sic\, a. [Pref. bi- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Having to hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by positive or	   basic atoms or radicals to form salts; -- said of acids. See	   {Dibasic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibb \Bibb\ (b[i^]b), n.	   A bibcock. See {Bib}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibber \Bib"ber\, n.	   One given to drinking alcoholic beverages too freely; a	   tippler; -- chiefly used in composition; as, winebibber.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibble-babble \Bib"ble-bab"ble\, n. [A reduplication of babble.]	   Idle talk; babble. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibbs \Bibbs\ (b[i^]bz), n. pl. (Naut.)	   Pieces of timber bolted to certain parts of a mast to support	   the trestletrees.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibcock \Bib"cock`\ (b[i^]b"k[o^]k), n.	   A cock or faucet having a bent down nozzle. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibelot \Bi`be*lot"\, n. [F.]	   A small decorative object without practical utility.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her pictures, her furniture, and her bibelots. --M.	                                                  Crawford.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bibirine \Bi*bi"rine\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Bebeerine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibitory \Bib"i*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to drinking or tippling.	   [1913 Webster]
Bible \Bi"ble\ (b[imac]"b'l), n. [F. bible, L. biblia, pl., fr.	   Gr. bibli`a, pl. of bibli`on, dim. of bi`blos, by`blos, book,	   prop. Egyptian papyrus.]	   1. A book. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. {The Book} by way of eminence, -- that is, the book which	      is made up of the writings accepted by Christians as of	      divine origin and authority, whether such writings be in	      the original language, or translated; the Scriptures of	      the Old and New Testaments; -- sometimes in a restricted	      sense, the Old Testament; as, King James's Bible; Douay	      Bible; Luther's Bible. Also, the book which is made up of	      writings similarly accepted by the Jews; as, a rabbinical	      Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A book containing the sacred writings belonging to any	      religion; as, the Koran is often called the Mohammedan	      Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fig.) a book with an authoritative exposition of some	      topic, respected by many who are experts in the field.	      [PJC]	   {Bible Society}, an association for securing the	      multiplication and wide distribution of the Bible.	   {Douay Bible}. See {Douay Bible}.	   {Geneva Bible}. See under {Geneva}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bibler \Bib"ler\ (b[i^]b"l[~e]r), n. [See {Bib}, v. t.]	   A great drinker; a tippler. [Written also {bibbler} and	   {bibbeler}.]	   [1913 Webster]
bibless \bib"less\ adj.	   lacking a bib. {bibbed}	   [WordNet 1.5]
Biblical \Bib"li*cal\ (b[i^]b"l[i^]*kal), a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the Bible; as, biblical	   learning; biblical authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Biblicality \Bib`li*cal"i*ty\ (-k[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality of being biblical; a biblical subject. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Biblically \Bib"li*cal*ly\, adv.	   According to the Bible.	   [1913 Webster]
Biblicism \Bib"li*cism\, n. [Cf. F. biblicisme.]	   Learning or literature relating to the Bible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Biblicist \Bib"li*cist\, n.	   One skilled in the knowledge of the Bible; a demonstrator of	   religious truth by the Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliograph \Bib"li*o*graph`\, n.	   Bibliographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliographer \Bib`li*og"ra*pher\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? book + ? to	   write : cf. F. bibliographe.]	   One who writes, or is versed in, bibliography.	   [1913 Webster] Bibliographic
Bibliographic \Bib`li*o*graph"ic\, Bibliographical
\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.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliography \Bib`li*og"ra*phy\ (b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^])	   n.; pl. {Bibliographies}. [Gr. bibliografi`a: cf. F.	   bibliographie.]	   1. a history or description of books and manuscripts, with	      notices of the different editions, the times when they	      were printed, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a list of books or other printed works having some common	      theme, such as topic, period, author, or publisher.	      [PJC]	   3. a list of the published (and sometimes unpublished)	      sources of information referred to in a scholarly	      discourse or other text, or used as reference materials	      for its preparation.	      [PJC]	   4. the branch of library science dealing with the history and	      classification of books and other published materials.	      [PJC] Bibliolater
Bibliolater \Bib`li*ol"a*ter\ (b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]l"[.a]*t[~e]r),
Bibliolatrist \Bib`li*ol"a*trist\	   (b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]l"[.a]*tr[i^]st), n. [See. {Bibliolatry}.]	   A worshiper of books; especially, a worshiper of the Bible; a	   believer in its verbal inspiration. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliolatry \Bib`li*ol"a*try\ (b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]l"[.a]*tr[y^]),	   n. [Gr. bibli`on book + latrei`a service, worship, latrey`ein	   to serve.]	   Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic	   divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over	   that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an	   excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures.	   --Coleridge. --F. W. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliological \Bib`li*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to bibliology.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliology \Bib`li*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? book + -logy.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An account of books; book lore; bibliography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The literature or doctrine of the Bible.	      [1913 Webster]
Bibliomancy \Bib"li*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? book + -mancy: cf. F.	   bibliomancie.]	   A kind of divination, performed by selecting passages of	   Scripture at hazard, and drawing from them indications	   concerning future events.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliomania \Bib`li*o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. ? book + ? madness: cf.	   F. bibliomanie.]	   A mania for acquiring books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliomaniac \Bib`li*o*ma"ni*ac\, n.	   One who has a mania for books. -- a. Relating to a	   bibliomaniac.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliomaniacal \Bib`li*o*ma*ni"ac*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a passion for books; relating to a	   bibliomaniac.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopegic \Bib`li*o*peg"ic\ (-p[e^]j"[i^]k), a. [Gr. bibli`on	   book + phgny`naito make fast.]	   Relating to the binding of books. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopegist \Bib`li*op"e*gist\	   (b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]p"[-e]*j[i^]st), n.	   A bookbinder.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopegistic \Bib`li*op`e*gis"tic\	   (b[i^]b`l[i^]*[o^]p`[-e]*j[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to the art of binding books. [R.] --Dibdin.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopegy \Bib`li*op"e*gy\, n. [See {Bibliopegic}.]	   The art of binding books. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliophile \Bib"li*o*phile\, n. [Gr. ? book + ? to love: cf. F.	   bibliophile.]	   A lover of books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliophilism \Bib`li*oph"i*lism\, n.	   Love of books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliophilist \Bib`li*oph"i*list\, n.	   A lover of books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliophobia \Bib`li*o*pho"bi*a\, n. [Gr. ? book + ? to fear.]	   A dread of books. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopole \Bib"li*o*pole\, n. [L. bibliopola, Gr. ?; ? book + ?	   to sell: cf. F. bibliopole.]	   One who sells books.	   [1913 Webster] Bibliopolic
Bibliopolic \Bib`li*o*pol"ic\, Bibliopolar \Bib`li*op"o*lar\, a.	   [See {Bibliopole}.]	   Of or pertaining to the sale of books. "Bibliopolic	   difficulties." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopolism \Bib`li*op"o*lism\, n.	   The trade or business of selling books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopolist \Bib`li*op"o*list\, n.	   Same as {Bibliopole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliopolistic \Bib`li*op`o*lis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to bibliopolism. --Dibdin.	   [1913 Webster] Bibliotaph
Bibliotaph \Bib"li*o*taph\, Bibliotaphist \Bib`li*ot"a*phist\,	   n. [Gr. ? book + ? a burial.]	   One who hides away books, as in a tomb. [R.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliothec \Bib"li*o*thec\, n.	   A librarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliotheca \Bib`li*o*the"ca\, n. [L. See {Bibliotheke}.]	   A library.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliothecal \Bib`li*o*the"cal\, a. [L. bibliothecalis. See	   {Bibliotheke}.]	   Belonging to a library. --Byrom.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliothecary \Bib`li*oth"e*ca*ry\, n. [L. bibliothecarius: cf.	   F. biblioth['e]caire.]	   A librarian. [Obs.] --Evelin.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibliotheke \Bib"li*o*theke\, n. [L. bibliotheca, Gr. ?; ? book	   + ? a case, box, fr. ? to place: cf. F. biblioth[`e]que.]	   A library. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Biblist \Bib"list\, n. [Cf. F. bibliste. See {Bible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who makes the Bible the sole rule of faith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A biblical scholar; a biblicist. --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Bibracteate \Bi*brac"te*ate\, a. [Pref. bi- + bracteate.] (Bot.)	   Furnished with, or having, two bracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bibulous \Bib"u*lous\, a. [L. bibulus, fr. bibere to drink. See	   {Bib}, v. t. ]	   1. Readily imbibing fluids or moisture; spongy; as, bibulous	      blotting paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to drink; addicted to tippling.	      [1913 Webster]
Bibulously \Bib"u*lous*ly\, adv.	   In a bibulous manner; with profuse imbibition or absorption.	   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicalcarate \Bi*cal"ca*rate\, a. [Pref. bi- + calcarate.]	   Having two spurs, as the wing or leg of a bird.	   [1913 Webster] Bicallose
Bicallose \Bi*cal"lose\, Bicallous \Bi*cal"lous\, a. [Pref. bi-	   + callose, callous.] (Bot.)	   Having two callosities or hard spots. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicameral \Bi*cam"er*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + camera.]	   Consisting of, or including, two chambers, or legislative	   branches. --Bentham.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicapsular \Bi*cap"su*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + capsular: cf. F.	   bicapsulaire.] (Bot.)	   Having two capsules; as, a bicapsular pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicarbonate \Bi*car"bon*ate\, n. [Pref. bi- + carbonate.]	   (Chem.)	   A carbonate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is	   replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the	   proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice	   what it is in the normal carbonates; an acid carbonate; --	   sometimes called {supercarbonate}.	   [1913 Webster] Bicarbureted
Bicarbureted \Bi*car"bu*ret`ed\ or -retted \-ret`ted\, a. [Pref.	   bi- + carbureted.] (Chem.)	   Containing two atoms or equivalents of carbon in the	   molecule. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bicarinate \Bi*car"i*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + carinate.] (Biol.)	   Having two keel-like projections, as the upper palea of	   grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicaudal \Bi*cau"dal\, a. [Pref. bi- + caudal.]	   Having, or terminating in, two tails.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicaudate \Bi*cau"date\, a. [Pref. bi- + caudate.]	   Two-tailed; bicaudal.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicched \Bic"ched\, a. [Of unknown origin.]	   Pecked; pitted; notched. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bicched bones}, pecked, or notched, bones; dice.	      [1913 Webster] Bice
Bice \Bice\, Bise \Bise\, n. [F. bis, akin to It. bigio light	   gray, tawny.] (Paint.)	   A pale blue pigment, prepared from the native blue carbonate	   of copper, or from smalt; -- called also {blue bice}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Green bice} is prepared from the blue, by adding yellow	      orpiment, or by grinding down the green carbonate of	      copper. --Cooley. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Bicentenary \Bi*cen"te*na*ry\, a. [Pref. bi- + centenary.]	   Of or pertaining to two hundred, esp. to two hundred years;	   as, a bicentenary celebration. -- n. The two hundredth	   anniversary, or its celebration.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicentennial \Bi`cen*ten"ni*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + centennial.]	   1. Consisting of two hundred years.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occurring every two hundred years.	      [1913 Webster]	Bicentennial \Bi`cen*ten"ni*al\, n.	   The two hundredth year or anniversary, or its celebration.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicephalous \Bi*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Pref. bi- + cephalous: cf. F.	   bic['e]phale.]	   Having two heads.	   [1913 Webster]
Biceps \Bi"ceps\, n. [L., two-headed; bis twice + caput head.	   See {Capital}.] (Anat.)	   A muscle having two heads or origins; -- applied particularly	   to a flexor in the arm, and to another in the thigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Bichir \Bi*chir"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A remarkable ganoid fish ({Polypterus bichir}) found in the	   Nile and other African rivers. See {Brachioganoidei}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bichloride \Bi*chlo"ride\, n. [Pref. bi- + chloride.] (Chem.)	   A compound consisting of two atoms of chlorine with one or	   more atoms of another element; -- called also {dichloride}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bichloride of mercury}, mercuric chloride; -- sometimes	      called {corrosive sublimate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bicho \Bi"cho\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   See {Jigger}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bichromate \Bi*chro"mate\, n. [Pref. bi- + chromate.] (Chem.)	   A salt containing two parts of chromic acid to one of the	   other ingredients; as, potassium bichromate; -- called also	   {dichromate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bichromatize \Bi*chro"ma*tize\, v. t.	   To combine or treat with a bichromate, esp. with bichromate	   of potassium; as, bichromatized gelatine.	   [1913 Webster] bichrome
bichrome \bichrome\ bicoloured \bicoloured\adj.	   1. having two colors.	   Syn: bicolor, bicolour, bicolored.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bicipital \Bi*cip"i*tal\, a. [L. biceps, bicipitis: cf. F.	   bicipital. See {Biceps}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) Having two heads or origins, as a muscle.	      (b) Pertaining to a biceps muscle; as, bicipital furrows,	          the depressions on either side of the biceps of the	          arm.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Dividing into two parts at one extremity; having	      two heads or two supports; as, a bicipital tree.	      [1913 Webster]
Bicipitous \Bi*cip"i*tous\, a.	   Having two heads; bicipital. "Bicipitous serpents." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicker \Bick"er\, n. [See {Beaker}.]	   A small wooden vessel made of staves and hoops, like a tub.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bicker \Bick"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bickered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bickering}.] [OE. bikeren, perh. fr. Celtic; cf. W. bicra	   to fight, bicker, bicre conflict, skirmish; perh. akin to E.	   beak.]	   1. To skirmish; to exchange blows; to fight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Two eagles had a conflict, and bickered together.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contend in petulant altercation; to wrangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Petty things about which men cark and bicker.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move quickly and unsteadily, or with a pattering noise;	      to quiver; to be tremulous, like flame.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [streamlets] bickered through the sunny shade.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Bicker \Bick"er\, n.	   1. A skirmish; an encounter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fight with stones between two parties of boys. [Scot.]	      --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wrangle; also, a noise,, as in angry contention.	      [1913 Webster]
Bickerer \Bick"er*er\, n.	   One who bickers.	   [1913 Webster]
Bickering \Bick"er*ing\, n.	   1. A skirmishing. "Frays and bickerings." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Altercation; wrangling.	      [1913 Webster]
Bickerment \Bick"er*ment\, n.	   Contention. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bickern \Bick"ern\, n. [F. bigorne. See {Bicorn}.]	   An anvil ending in a beak or point (orig. in two beaks);	   also, the beak or horn itself.	   [1913 Webster] Bickford fuze	   Bickford fuse
Bickford fuse \Bick"ford fuse\ or Bickford fuze \Bick"ford
fuze\, or Bickford match \Bickford match\	   A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of	   explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope	   or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bicolligate \Bi*col"li*gate\, a. [L. bis twice + colligatus, p.	   p. See {Colligate}, v. t. ] (Zool.)	   Having the anterior toes connected by a basal web.	   [1913 Webster] Bicolor
Bicolor \Bi"col`or\, Bicolored \Bi"col`ored\, a. [L. bicolor;	   bis twice + color color.]	   Of two colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Biconcave \Bi*con"cave\, a. [Pref. bi- + concave.]	   Concave on both sides; as, biconcave vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Biconjugate \Bi*con"ju*gate\, a. [Pref. bi- + conjugate, a.]	   (Bot.)	   Twice paired, as when a petiole forks twice. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Biconvex \Bi*con"vex\, a. [Pref. bi- + convex.]	   Convex on both sides; as, a biconvex lens.	   [1913 Webster] Bicorned	   Bicorn
Bicorn \Bi"corn\, Bicorned \Bi"corned\, Bicornous \Bi*cor"nous\,	   a. [L. bicornis; bis twice + cornu horn: cf. F. bicorne. Cf.	   {Bickern}.]	   Having two horns; two-horned; crescentlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicorporal \Bi*cor"po*ral\, a. [Pref. bi- + corporal.]	   Having two bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicorporate \Bi*cor"po*rate\, a. [Pref. bi- + corporate.] (Her.)	   Double-bodied, as a lion having one head and two bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicostate \Bi*cos"tate\, a. [Pref. bi- + costate.] (Bot.)	   Having two principal ribs running longitudinally, as a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicrenate \Bi*cre"nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + crenate.] (Bot.)	   Twice crenated, as in the case of leaves whose crenatures are	   themselves crenate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicrescentic \Bi`cres*cen"tic\, a. [Pref. bi- + crescent.]	   Having the form of a double crescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicrural \Bi*cru"ral\, a. [Pref. bi- + crural.]	   Having two legs. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster] Bicuspid
Bicuspid \Bi*cus"pid\, Bicuspidate \Bi*cus"pid*ate\, a. [See	   pref. {Bi-}, and {Cuspidate}.]	   Having two points or prominences; ending in two points; --	   said of teeth, leaves, fruit, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Bicuspid \Bi*cus"pid\, n. (Anat.)	   One of the two double-pointed teeth which intervene between	   the canines (cuspids) and the molars, on each side of each	   jaw. See {Tooth}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicyanide \Bi*cy"a*nide\, n.	   See {Dicyanide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicycle \Bi"cy*cle\, n. [Pref. bi- + cycle.]	   A light vehicle having two wheels one behind the other. It	   has a saddle seat and is propelled by the rider's feet acting	   on cranks or levers.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicycler \Bi"cy*cler\, n.	   One who rides a bicycle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicyclic \Bi*cyc"lic\, a.	   Relating to bicycles.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicycling \Bi"cy*cling\, n.	   The use of a bicycle; the act or practice of riding a	   bicycle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicyclism \Bi"cy*clism\, n.	   The art of riding a bicycle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicyclist \Bi"cy*clist\, n.	   A bicycler.	   [1913 Webster]
Bicycular \Bi*cyc"u*lar\, a.	   Relating to bicycling.	   [1913 Webster]
Bid \Bid\ (b[i^]d), v. t. [imp. {Bade} (b[a^]d), {Bid}, (Obs.)	   {Bad}; p. p. {Bidden}, {Bid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bidding}.]	   [OE. bidden, prop to ask, beg, AS. biddan; akin to OS.	   biddian, Icel. bi[eth]ja, OHG. bittan, G. bitten, to pray,	   ask, request, and E. bead, also perh. to Gr. teiqein to	   persuade, L. fidere to trust, E. faith, and bide. But this	   word was early confused with OE. beden, beoden, AS.	   be['o]dan, to offer, command; akin to Icel. bj[=o][eth]a,	   Goth. biudan (in comp.), OHG. biotan to command, bid, G.	   bieten, D. bieden, to offer, also to Gr. pynqa`nesqai to	   learn by inquiry, Skr. budh to be awake, to heed, present	   OSlav. bud[=e]ti to be awake, E. bode, v. The word now has	   the form of OE. bidden to ask, but the meaning of OE. beden	   to command, except in "to bid beads." [root]30.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make an offer of; to propose. Specifically : To offer	      to pay ( a certain price, as for a thing put up at	      auction), or to take (a certain price, as for work to be	      done under a contract).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer in words; to declare, as a wish, a greeting, a	      threat, or defiance, etc.; as, to bid one welcome; to bid	      good morning, farewell, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither bid him God speed.            --2. John 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. --Granrille.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To proclaim; to declare publicly; to make known. [Mostly	      obs.] "Our banns thrice bid !" --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To order; to direct; to enjoin; to command.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. --Matt.	                                                  xiv. 28	      [1913 Webster]	            I was bid to pick up shells.          --D. Jerrold.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To invite; to call in; to request to come.	      [1913 Webster]	            As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage.	                                                  --Matt. xxii.	                                                  9	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 offer a good prospect; to make fair	      promise; to seem likely.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To offer; proffer; tender; propose; order; command;	        direct; charge; enjoin.	        [1913 Webster]	Bid \Bid\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Bid}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bid \Bid\, n.	   An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a	   sum which one will give for something to be received, or will	   take for something to be done or furnished; that which is	   offered.	   [1913 Webster]	Bid \Bid\, v. i. [See {Bid}, v. t.]	   1. To pray. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a bid; to state what one will pay or take.	      [1913 Webster]
Bidale \Bid"ale`\, n. [Bid + ale.]	   An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's	   house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Bidarkee
Bidarkee \Bi*dar"kee\, Bidarka \Bi*dar"ka\, n. [Russ. baidarka,	   dim. Cf. {Baidar}.]	   A portable boat made of skins stretched on a frame. [Alaska]	   --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Biddable \Bid"da*ble\, a.	   Obedient; docile. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bidden \Bid"den\,	   p. p. of {Bid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bidder \Bid"der\, n. [AS. biddere. ]	   One who bids or offers a price. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Biddery ware \Bid"der*y ware`\ [From Beder or Bidar a town in	   India.]	   A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a	   composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of	   gold and silver are inlaid or damascened. [Spelt also bidry,	   {bidree}, {bedery}, {beder}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bidding \Bid"ding\, n.	   1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. "Do thou thy	      master's bidding." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of	      a price, as at an auction.	      [1913 Webster]	Bidding prayer \Bid"ding prayer`\	   1. (R. C. Ch.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said	      before the sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Angl. Ch.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions	      for various specified classes of persons.	      [1913 Webster]
Biddy \Bid"dy\, n. [Etymology uncertain.]	   A name used in calling a hen or chicken. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Biddy \Bid"dy\, n. [A familiar form of Bridget.]	   An Irish serving woman or girl. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bide \Bide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Biding}.] [OE. biden, AS. b[imac]dan; akin to OHG.	   b[imac]tan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b[imac]??; perh. orig., to	   wait with trust, and akin to bid. See {Bid}, v. t., and cf.	   {Abide}.]	   1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.	      [1913 Webster]	            All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide	            In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or	      state; to continue to be. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bide \Bide\, v. t.	   1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to	      endure; to suffer; to undergo.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,	            That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wait for; as, I bide my time. See {Abide}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bident \Bi"dent\, n. [L. bidens, -entis, having two prongs; bis	   twice + dens a tooth.]	   An instrument or weapon with two prongs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bidental \Bi*den"tal\, a.	   Having two teeth. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Bidentate \Bi*den"tate\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)	   Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bidet \Bi*det"\, n. [F. bidet, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael.	   bideach very little, diminutive, bidein a diminutive animal,	   W. bidan a weakly or sorry wretch.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small horse formerly allowed to each trooper or dragoon	      for carrying his baggage. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of bath tub for sitting baths; a sitz bath.	      [1913 Webster]
Bidigitate \Bi*dig"i*tate\, a. [Pref. bi- + digitate.]	   Having two fingers or fingerlike projections.	   [1913 Webster]
Biding \Bid"ing\, n.	   Residence; habitation. --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Biela's comet \Bie"la's com"et\ (Astron.)	   A periodic coment, discovered by Biela in 1826, which	   revolves around the sun in 6.6 years. The November meteors	   (Andromedes or Bielids) move in its orbit, and may be	   fragments of the comet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bield \Bield\, n.	   A shelter. Same as {Beild}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bield \Bield\, v. t.	   To shelter. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bielid \Bie"lid\, n. (Astron.)	   See {Andromede} and cf. {Biela's comet}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Biennial \Bi*en"ni*al\, a. [L. biennalis and biennis, fr.	   biennium a space of two years; bis twice + annus year. Cf.	   {Annual}.]	   1. Happening, or taking place, once in two years; as, a	      biennial election.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Continuing for two years, and then perishing, as	      plants which form roots and leaves the first year, and	      produce fruit the second.	      [1913 Webster]	Biennial \Bi*en"ni*al\, n.	   1. Something which takes place or appears once in two years;	      esp. a biennial examination.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant which exists or lasts for two years.	      [1913 Webster]
Biennially \Bi*en"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   Once in two years.	   [1913 Webster]
Bier \Bier\, n. [OE. b[ae]e, beere, AS. b?r, b?re; akin to D.	   baar, OHG. b[=a]ra, G. bahre, Icel barar, D? baare, L.	   feretrum, Gr. ?, from the same ?? bear to produce. See 1st	   {Bear}, and cf. {Barrow}.]	   1. A handbarrow or portable frame on which a corpse is placed	      or borne to the grave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Weaving) A count of forty threads in the warp or chain of	      woolen cloth. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Bierbalk \Bier"balk`\ (b[=e]r"b[add]k`), n. [See {Bier}, and	   {Balk}, n.]	   A church road (e. g., a path across fields) for funerals.	   [Obs.] --Homilies.	   [1913 Webster] Biestings
Biestings \Biest"ings\, Beestings \Beest"ings\, n. pl. [OE.	   bestynge, AS. b[=y]sting, fr. b[=y]st, beost; akin to D.	   biest, OHG. biost, G. biest; of unknown origin.]	   The first milk given by a cow after calving. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The thick and curdy milk . . . commonly called	         biestings.                               --Newton.	                                                  (1574).	   [1913 Webster]
Bifacial \Bi*fa"cial\, a. [Pref. bi- + facial.]	   Having the opposite surfaces alike.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifarious \Bi*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. bifarius; bis twice + fari to	   speak. Cf. Gr. ? twofold; ? twice + ? to say.]	   1. Twofold; arranged in two rows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Pointing two ways, as leaves that grow only on	      opposite sides of a branch; in two vertical rows.	      [1913 Webster]
Bifariously \Bi*fa"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a bifarious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Biferous \Bif"er*ous\, a. [L. bifer; bis twice + ferre to bear.]	   Bearing fruit twice a year.	   [1913 Webster]
Biffin \Bif"fin\, n. [Cf. {Beaufin}.]	   1. A sort of apple peculiar to Norfolk, Eng.	   Note: [Sometimes called beaufin; but properly beefin (it is	         said), from its resemblance to raw beef.] --Wright.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A baked apple pressed down into a flat, round cake; a	      dried apple. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Bifid \Bi"fid\, a. [L. bifidus; bis twice + root of findere to	   cleave or split: cf. F. bifide.]	   Cleft to the middle or slightly beyond the middle; opening	   with a cleft; divided by a linear sinus, with straight	   margins.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifidate \Bif"i*date\, a. [L. bifidatus.]	   See {Bifid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifilar \Bi*fi"lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + filar.]	   Two-threaded; involving the use of two threads; as, bifilar	   suspension; a bifilar balance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bifilar micrometer} (often called {a bifilar}), an	      instrument form measuring minute distances or angles by	      means of two very minute threads (usually spider lines),	      one of which, at least, is movable; -- more commonly	      called a {filar micrometer}.	      [1913 Webster]
Biflabellate \Bi`fla*bel"late\, a. [Pref. bi- + flabellate.]	   (Zool.)	   Flabellate on both sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Biflagellate \Bi`fla*gel"late\, a. [Pref. bi- + flagellate.]	   Having two long, narrow, whiplike appendages.	   [1913 Webster] Biflorate
Biflorate \Bi*flo"rate\, Biflorous \Bi*flo"rous\, a. [L. bis	   twice + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   Bearing two flowers; two-flowered.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifocal \Bi"fo`cal\, a. [Pref. bi-+ focal.]	   Having two foci, as some spectacle lenses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bifocal \Bi"fo`cal\, n. [Pref. bi-+ focal.]	   a bifocal lens.	   [PJC]
Bifocals \Bi"fo`cals\, n. pl. [Pref. bi-+ focal.]	   eyeglasses whose lenses have two foci, allowing the wearer to	   see both far and nearby objects clearly. The lenses are	   partitioned horizontally, the upper and lower parts having	   different focal lengths.	   [PJC]
Bifold \Bi"fold\, a. [Pref. bi- + fold.]	   Twofold; double; of two kinds, degrees, etc. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifoliate \Bi*fo"li*ate\, a. [Pref. bi- + foliate.] (Bot.)	   Having two leaves; two-leaved.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifoliolate \Bi*fo"li*o*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + foliolate.]	   (Bot.)	   Having two leaflets, as some compound leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Biforate \Bif"o*rate\, a. [L. bis twice + foratus, p. p. of	   forare to bore or pierce.] (Bot.)	   Having two perforations.	   [1913 Webster]
Biforine \Bif"o*rine\, n. [L. biforis, biforus, having two	   doors; bis twice + foris door.] (Bot.)	   An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain plants of	   the order {Arace[ae]}. It has an opening at each end through	   which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.	   [1913 Webster]
Biforked \Bi"forked\, a.	   Bifurcate.	   [1913 Webster]
Biform \Bi"form\, a. [L. biformis; bis twice + forma shape: cf.	   F. biforme.]	   Having two forms, bodies, or shapes. --Croxall.	   [1913 Webster]
Biformed \Bi"formed\, a. [Pref. bi- + form.]	   Having two forms. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Biformity \Bi*form"i*ty\, n.	   A double form.	   [1913 Webster]
Biforn \Bi*forn"\, prep. & adv.	   Before. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Biforous \Bif"o*rous\, a. [L. biforis having two doors; bis	   twice, two + foris door.]	   See {Biforate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifronted \Bi*front"ed\, a. [Pref. bi- + front.]	   Having two fronts. "Bifronted Janus." --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster] Bifurcate
Bifurcate \Bi*fur"cate\, Bifurcated \Bi*fur"ca*ted\, a. [Pref.	   bi- + furcate.]	   1. Two-pronged; forked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. divided into or made up of two parts. socially bifurcated	      populations	   Syn: chesty.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Bifurcate \Bi*fur"cate\, v. i.	   To divide into two branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifurcation \Bi`fur*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. bifurcation.]	   A forking, or division into two branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Bifurcous \Bi*fur"cous\, a. [L. bifurcus; bis twice + furca	   fork.]	   See {Bifurcate}, a. [R.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Big \Big\ (b[i^]g), a. [Compar. {Bigger}; superl. {Biggest}.]	   [Perh. from Celtic; cf. W. beichiog, beichiawg, pregnant,	   with child, fr. baich burden, Arm. beac'h; or cf. OE. bygly,	   Icel. biggiligr, (properly) habitable; (then) magnigicent,	   excellent, fr. OE. biggen, Icel. byggja, to dwell, build,	   akin to E. be.]	   1. Having largeness of size; of much bulk or magnitude; of	      great size; large. "He's too big to go in there." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great with young; pregnant; swelling; ready to give birth	      or produce; -- often figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Day] big with the fate of Cato and of Rome.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having greatness, fullness, importance, inflation,	      distention, etc., whether in a good or a bad sense; as, a	      big heart; a big voice; big looks; to look big. As applied	      to looks, it indicates haughtiness or pride.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath not in heaven a bigger argument. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Big is often used in self-explaining compounds; as,	         big-boned; big-sounding; big-named; big-voiced.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To talk big}, to talk loudly, arrogantly, or pretentiously.	      [1913 Webster]	            I talked big to them at first.        --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bulky; large; great; massive; gross.	        [1913 Webster] Big	Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, n. [OE. bif, bigge; akin to Icel. bygg,	   Dan. byg, Sw. bjugg.] (Bot.)	   Barley, especially the hardy four-rowed kind.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Bear interchanges in local use, now with barley, now	         with bigg."                              --New English	                                                  Dict.	   [1913 Webster] Big	Big \Big\, Bigg \Bigg\, v. t. [OE. biggen, fr. Icel. byggja to	   inhabit, to build, b?a (neut.) to dwell (active) to make	   ready. See {Boor}, and {Bound}.]	   To build. [Scot. & North of Eng. Dial.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Biga \Bi"ga\, n. [L.] (Antiq.)	   A two-horse chariot.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigam \Big"am\, n. [L. bigamus twice married: cf. F. bigame. See	   {Bigamy.}]	   A bigamist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bigamist \Big"a*mist\, n. [Cf. {Digamist}.]	   One who is guilty of bigamy. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigamous \Big"a*mous\, a.	   Guilty of bigamy; involving bigamy; as, a bigamous marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigamy \Big"a*my\, n. [OE. bigamie, fr. L. bigamus twice	   married; bis twice + Gr. ? marriage; prob. akin to Skt.	   j[=a]mis related, and L. gemini twins, the root meaning to	   bind, join: cf. F. bigamie. Cf. {Digamy}.] (Law)	   The offense of marrying one person when already legally	   married to another. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is not strictly correct to call this offense bigamy:	         it more properly denominated polygamy, i. e., having a	         plurality of wives or husbands at once, and in several	         statutes in the United States the offense is classed	         under the head of polygamy.	         In the canon law bigamy was the marrying of two virgins	         successively, or one after the death of the other, or	         once marrying a widow. This disqualified a man for	         orders, and for holding ecclesiastical offices.	         Shakespeare uses the word in the latter sense.	         --Blackstone. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	               Base declension and loathed bigamy. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Big Apple \Big Apple\ (b[i^]g" [a^]p`p'l), prop. n.	   New York City; -- a nickname, usually written {The Big	   Apple}.	   [PJC] Bigarreau
Bigarreau \Big`ar*reau"\, Bigaroon \Big`a*roon"\, n. [F.	   bigarreau, fr. bigarr['e] variegated.] (Bot.)	   The large white-heart cherry.	   [1913 Webster]
big band \big band\,	   A band that is the size of an orchestra, usually playing	   mostly jazz or swing music. The big band typically features	   both ensemble and solo playing, sometimes has a lead singer,	   and is often located in a night club where the patrons may	   dance to its music. The big bands were popular from the late	   1920's to the 1940's. Contrasted with {combo}, which has	   fewer players.	   [PJC]	big bang \big bang\ n. (Astron.)	   The explosive event marking the beginning of the known	   universe, according to {big bang theory}; the beginning of	   time.	   Note: The big bang is likened to a massive explosion from a	         point containing all of the matter and energy of the	         beginning universe, which started the expansion and	         evolution of the universe which continues today. The	         evidence for such an event includes the apparently	         expanding size of the present universe, and a	         background microwave radiation of about 3[deg] Kelvin,	         equal to that predicted from mathematical models of	         such an explosive event.	         [PJC]	big bang theory \big bang theory\ n. (Astronomy, Cosmology)	   The theory that the known universe originated in an explosive	   event (the {big bang}) in which all of the matter and energy	   of the universe was contained in a single point and began to	   rapidly expand and evolve, starting as high-energy particles	   and radiation, and, as it cooled over time, evolving into	   ordinary subatomic particles, atoms, and then stars and	   galaxies. According to this theory, the four-dimensional	   space-time continuum which we perceive as our universe	   continues to expand to the present time, but it is unknown	   whether the expansion will continue indefinitely or	   eventually stop or even reverse, possibly leading to a	   contraction to a single point sometimes referred to as the	   "big crunch". The competing "Steady-state Theory" gradually	   lost favor in the 1980's and 1990's. See also {big bang}.	   [PJC]
Big-bellied \Big"-bel`lied\, a.	   Having a great belly; as, a big-bellied man or flagon;	   advanced in pregnancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Big Bend State \Big Bend State\	   Tennessee; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Big Board \Big Board\ (b[i^]g" b[^o]rd`), prop. n. (Finance)	   The New York Stock Exchange; -- a nickname often used in	   financial reporting.	   [PJC]
bigeminate \bi*gem"i*nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + geminate.] (Bot.)	   Having a forked petiole, and a pair of leaflets at the end of	   each division; biconjugate; twice paired; -- said of a	   decompound leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
bigential \bi*gen"tial\, a. [Pref. bi- + L. gens, gentis,	   tribe.] (Zool.)	   Including two tribes or races of men.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigeye \Big"eye`\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Priacanthus}, remarkable for the large	   size of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigg \Bigg\, n. & v.	   See {Big}, n. & v.	   [1913 Webster]
Biggen \Big"gen\, v. t. & i.	   To make or become big; to enlarge. [Obs. or Dial.] --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigger \Big"ger\, a.,	   compar. of {Big}.	   [1913 Webster]
Biggest \Big"gest\, a.,	   superl. of {Big}.	   [1913 Webster]
Biggin \Big"gin\, n. [F. b['e]guin, prob. from the cap worn by	   the B['e]guines. Cf. {Beguine}, {Biggon}.]	   A child's cap; a hood, or something worn on the head.	   [1913 Webster]	         An old woman's biggin for a nightcap.    --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]	Biggin \Big"gin\, n.	   A coffeepot with a strainer or perforated metallic vessel for	   holding the ground coffee, through which boiling water is	   poured; -- so called from Mr. Biggin, the inventor.	   [1913 Webster] Biggin	Biggin \Big"gin\, Bigging \Big"ging\, n. [OE. bigging. See	   {Big}, {Bigg}, v. t.]	   A building. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Biggon
Biggon \Big"gon\, Biggonnet \Big"gon*net\, n. [F. b['e]guin and	   OF. beguinet, dim of b['e]guin. See {Biggin} a cap.]	   A cap or hood with pieces covering the ears.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigha \Big"ha\, n.	   A measure of land in India, varying from a third of an acre	   to an acre.	   [1913 Webster]
bighearted \bighearted\ adj.	   given or giving freely.	   Syn: big, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, generous,	        handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bighorn \Big"horn`\, n. (Zool.)	   The Rocky Mountain sheep ({Ovis montana} or {Caprovis	   montana}); called also {bighorn sheep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bight \Bight\ (b[imac]t), n. [OE. bi[yogh]t a bending; cf. Sw. &	   Dan. bugt bend, bay; fr. AS. byht, fr. b[=u]gan. [root]88.	   Cf. {Bout}, {Bought} a bend, and see {Bow}, v.]	   1. A corner, bend, or angle; a hollow; as, the bight of a	      horse's knee; the bight of an elbow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geog.) A bend in a coast forming an open bay; as, the	      Bight of Benin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The double part of a rope when folded, in	      distinction from the ends; that is, a round, bend, or coil	      not including the ends; a loop.	      [1913 Webster]
Biglandular \Bi*glan"du*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + glandular.]	   Having two glands, as a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigly \Big"ly\, adv. [From {Big}, a.]	   In a tumid, swelling, blustering manner; haughtily;	   violently.	   [1913 Webster]	         He brawleth bigly.                       --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia. )	   [1913 Webster]
Bigness \Big"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being big; largeness; size; bulk.	   [1913 Webster]
Bignonia \Big*no"ni*a\, prop. n. [Named from the Abb['e]	   Bignon.]	   1. (Bot.) A large genus of American, mostly tropical,	      climbing shrubs, having compound leaves and showy somewhat	      tubular flowers. {Bignonia capreolata} is the cross vine	      of the Southern United States. The trumpet creeper (also	      called the trumpet vine), with large red tubular flowers,	      was formerly considered to be of this genus, but is now	      classified as {Campsis radicans}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. any member of the family {Bignoniaceae}, including the	      {bignonia[1]}, {catalpa}, {trumpet creeper}, and {princess	      tree}. They typically have brightly colored tubular	      (trumpet-shaped) flowers.	      [PJC]
Bignoniaceae \Bignoniaceae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the trees or shrubs or woody	   vines or herbs having gourdlike or capsular fruit; the are	   sometimes placed in the order {Scrophulariales}.	   Syn: family {Bignoniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bignoniaceous \Big*no`ni*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of	   which the {trumpet flower} (also called {trumpet creeper} and	   {trumpet vine}) is an example.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigot \Big"ot\, n. [F. bigot a bigot or hypocrite, a name once	   given to the Normans in France. Of unknown origin; possibly	   akin to Sp. bigote a whisker; hombre de bigote a man of	   spirit and vigor; cf. It. s-bigottire to terrify, to appall.	   Wedgwood and others maintain that bigot is from the same	   source as Beguine, Beghard.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hypocrite; esp., a superstitious hypocrite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who regards his own faith and views in matters of	      religion as unquestionably right, and any belief or	      opinion opposed to or differing from them as unreasonable	      or wicked. In an extended sense, a person who is	      intolerant of opinions which conflict with his own, as in	      politics or morals; one obstinately and blindly devoted to	      his own church, party, belief, or opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            To doubt, where bigots had been content to wonder	            and believe.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Bigot \Big"ot\, a.	   Bigoted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In a country more bigot than ours.       --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigoted \Big"ot*ed\, a.	   Obstinately and blindly attached to some creed, opinion	   practice, or ritual; unreasonably devoted to a system or	   party, and illiberal toward the opinions of others. "Bigoted	   to strife." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prejudiced; intolerant; narrow-minded.	        [1913 Webster]
Bigotedly \Big"ot*ed*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a bigot.	   [1913 Webster]
Bigotry \Big"ot*ry\, n. [Cf. F. bigoterie.]	   1. The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning	      attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with	      narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice or tenets of a bigot.	      [1913 Webster]
bigram \bigram\ n.	   a word that is written with two letters in an alphabetic	   writing system.	   [WordNet 1.5]
big-shouldered \big-shouldered\ adj.	   having unusually large shoulders. big-shouldered and	   heavy-armed	   Syn: broad-shouldered, square-shouldered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
big-ticket \big-ticket\ adj. prenom.	   same as {expensive}, but in an absolute sense; -- referring	   to items of a type which are all expensive, such as	   automobiles, refrigerators, or large-screen television sets.	   The roaring stock market led to an increase in the purchase	   of big-ticket items during the 1996 Christmas season. {cheap}	   Syn: costly, dear, high-priced, pricey, pricy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bigwig \Big"wig`\, n. [Big,a.+ wig.]	   A person of consequence; as, the bigwigs of society. [Jocose]	   [1913 Webster]	         In our youth we have heard him spoken of by the bigwigs	         with extreme condescension.              --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Big-wigged \Big"-wigged`\, a.	   characterized by pomposity of manner. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bihydroguret \Bi`hy*drog"u*ret\, n. [Pref. bi- + hydroguret.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound of two atoms of hydrogen with some other	   substance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bijou \Bi*jou"\, n.; pl. {Bijoux}. [F.; of uncertain origin.]	   A trinket; a jewel; -- a word applied to anything small and	   of elegant workmanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Bijoutry \Bi*jou"try\, n. [F. bijouterie. See {Bijou}.]	   Small articles of virtu, as jewelry, trinkets, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bijugate \Bij"u*gate\, a. [L. bis twice + jugatus, p. p. of	   jugare to join.] (Bot.)	   Having two pairs, as of leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Bijugous \Bij"u*gous\, a. [L. bijugus yoked two together; bis	   twice + jugum yoke, pair.] (Bot.)	   Bijugate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bike \Bike\, n. [Ethymol. unknown.]	   A nest of wild bees, wasps, or ants; a swarm. [Scot.] --Sir	   W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bikh \Bikh\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. visha poison.] (Bot.)	   The East Indian name of a virulent poison extracted from	   {Aconitum ferox} or other species of aconite: also, the plant	   itself.	   [1913 Webster]
bilabial \bi*la"bi*al\ adj. (Linguistics)	   produced using both lips; -- said of a consonant. As,	   bilabial fricatives. See {labial}, adj. and {bilabial, n.	   [PJC]	bilabial \bi*la"bi*al\ n. (Linguistics)	   a consonant that is articulated using both lips, as p or b or	   w.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bilabiate \Bi*la"bi*ate\, a. [Pref. bi- + labiate.] (Bot.)	   Having two lips, as the corols of certain flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilaciniate \Bi`la*cin"i*ate\, a. [Pref. bi- + laciniate.]	   Doubly fringed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilalo \Bi*la"lo\, n.	   A two-masted passenger boat or small vessel, used in the bay	   of Manila.	   [1913 Webster] Bilamellate
Bilamellate \Bi*lam"el*late\, Bilamellated \Bi*lam"el*la`ted\,	   a. [Pref. bi- + lamellate.] (Bot.)	   Formed of two plates, as the stigma of the Mimulus; also,	   having two elevated ridges, as in the lip of certain flowers.	   [1913 Webster] Bilaminar
Bilaminar \Bi*lam"i*nar\, Bilaminate \Bi*lam"i*nate\, a. [Pref.	   bi- + laminar, laminate.]	   Formed of, or having, two lamin[ae], or thin plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Biland \Bi"land\, n.	   A byland. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilander \Bil"an*der\, n. [D. bijlander; bij by + land land,	   country.] (Naut.)	   A small two-masted merchant vessel, fitted only for coasting,	   or for use in canals, as in Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why choose we, then, like bilanders to creep	         Along the coast, and land in view to keep? --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilateral \Bi*lat"er*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + lateral: cf. F.	   bilat['e]ral.]	   1. Having two sides; arranged upon two sides; affecting two	      sides or two parties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the two sides of a central	      area or organ, or of a central axis; as, bilateral	      symmetry in animals, where there is a similarity of parts	      on the right and left sides of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Bilaterality \Bi*lat`er*al"i*ty\, n.	   State of being bilateral.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilberry \Bil"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Bilberries}. [Cf. Dan.	   b["o]lleb[ae]r bilberry, where b["o]lle is perh. akin to E.	   ball.]	   1. (Bot.) The European whortleberry ({Vaccinium myrtillus});	      also, its edible bluish black fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any similar plant or its fruit; esp., in America,	      the species {Vaccinium myrtilloides}, {Vaccinium	      c[ae]spitosum} and {Vaccinium uliginosum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bilbo \Bil"bo\, n.; pl. {Bilboes}.	   1. A rapier; a sword; so named from Bilbao, in Spain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A long bar or bolt of iron with sliding shackles, and	      a lock at the end, to confine the feet of prisoners or	      offenders, esp. on board of ships.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methought I lay	            Worse than the mutines in the bilboes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bilboquet \Bil"bo*quet\, n. [F.]	   The toy called {cup and ball}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilcock \Bil"cock\, n. (Zool.)	   The European water rail.	   [1913 Webster]
Bildstein \Bild"stein\, n. [G., fr. bild image, likeness + stein	   stone.]	   Same as {Agalmatolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bile \Bile\, n. [L. bilis: cf. F. bile.]	   1. (Physiol.) A yellow, or greenish, viscid fluid, usually	      alkaline in reaction, secreted by the liver. It passes	      into the intestines, where it aids in the digestive	      process. Its characteristic constituents are the bile	      salts, and coloring matters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bitterness of feeling; choler; anger; ill humor; as, to	      stir one's bile. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ancients considered the bile to be the "humor"	         which caused irascibility.	         [1913 Webster]	Bile \Bile\, n. [OE. byle, bule, bele, AS. b?le, b?l; skin to D.	   buil, G. beule, and Goth. ufbauljan to puff up. Cf. {Boil} a	   tumor, {Bulge}.]	   A boil. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Bilection \Bi*lec"tion\, n. (Arch.)	   That portion of a group of moldings which projects beyond the	   general surface of a panel; a bolection.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilestone \Bile"stone`\, n. [Bile + stone.]	   A gallstone, or biliary calculus. See {Biliary}. --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilge \Bilge\, n. [A different orthography of bulge, of same	   origin as belly. Cf. {Belly}, {Bulge}.]	   1. The protuberant part of a cask, which is usually in the	      middle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) That part of a ship's hull or bottom which is	      broadest and most nearly flat, and on which she would rest	      if aground.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bilge water.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bilge free} (Naut.), stowed in such a way that the bilge is	      clear of everything; -- said of a cask.	   {Bilge pump}, a pump to draw the bilge water from the gold of	      a ship.	   {Bilge water} (Naut.), water which collects in the bilge or	      bottom of a ship or other vessel. It is often allowed to	      remain till it becomes very offensive.	   {Bilge ways}, the timbers which support the cradle of a ship	      upon the ways, and which slide upon the launching ways in	      launching the vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	Bilge \Bilge\ (b[i^]lj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bilged}	   (b[i^]ljd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bilging}.]	   1. (Naut.) To suffer a fracture in the bilge; to spring a	      leak by a fracture in the bilge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bulge.	      [1913 Webster]	Bilge \Bilge\, v. t.	   1. (Naut.) To fracture the bilge of, or stave in the bottom	      of (a ship or other vessel).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to bulge.	      [1913 Webster]
bilges \bil"ges\ n.	   in a vessel with two hulls, an enclosed area between the	   frames at each side.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bilgy \Bil"gy\, a.	   Having the smell of bilge water.	   [1913 Webster]
Biliary \Bil"ia*ry\ (b[i^]l"y[.a]*r[y^]; 106), a. [L. bilis	   bile: cf. F. biliaire.] (Physiol.)	   Relating or belonging to bile; conveying bile; as, biliary	   acids; biliary ducts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Biliary calculus} (Med.), a gallstone, or a concretion	      formed in the gall bladder or its duct.	      [1913 Webster]
Biliation \Bil`i*a"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The production and excretion of bile.	   [1913 Webster]
Biliferous \Bi*lif"er*ous\, a.	   Generating bile.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilifuscin \Bil`i*fus"cin\, n. [L. bilis bile + fuscus dark.]	   (Physiol.)	   A brownish green pigment found in human gallstones and in old	   bile. It is a derivative of bilirubin.	   [1913 Webster] Bilimbi
Bilimbi \Bi*lim"bi\, Bilimbing \Bi*lim"bing\, n. [Malay.]	   The berries of two East Indian species of {Averrhoa}, of the	   {Oxalide[ae]} or Sorrel family. They are very acid, and	   highly esteemed when preserved or pickled. The juice is used	   as a remedy for skin diseases. [Written also {blimbi} and	   {blimbing}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Biliment \Bil"i*ment\, n.	   A woman's ornament; habiliment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bilin \Bi"lin\, n. [Cf. F. biline, from L. bilis bile.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A name applied to the amorphous or crystalline mass obtained	   from bile by the action of alcohol and ether. It is composed	   of a mixture of the sodium salts of the bile acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilinear \Bi*lin"e*ar\, a. (Math.)	   Of, pertaining to, or included by, two lines; as, bilinear	   co["o]rdinates.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilingual \Bi*lin"gual\, a. [L. bilinguis; bis twice + lingua	   tongue, language.]	   Containing, or consisting of, two languages; expressed in two	   languages; as, a bilingual inscription; a bilingual	   dictionary. -- {Bi*lin"gual*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilingualism \Bi*lin"gual*ism\, n.	   Quality of being bilingual.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bilingualism of King's English.      --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilinguar \Bi*lin"guar\, a.	   See {Bilingual}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilinguist \Bi*lin"guist\, n.	   One versed in two languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilinguous \Bi*lin"guous\, a. [L. bilinguis.]	   Having two tongues, or speaking two languages. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bilious \Bil"ious\ (b[i^]l"y[u^]s), a. [L. biliosus, fr. bilis	   bile.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the bile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disordered in respect to the bile; troubled with an excess	      of bile; as, a bilious patient; dependent on, or	      characterized by, an excess of bile; as, bilious symptoms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Choleric; passionate; ill tempered. "A bilious old nabob."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bilious temperament}. See {Temperament}.	      [1913 Webster]
Biliousness \Bil"ious*ness\, n.	   The state of being bilious.	   [1913 Webster]
Biliprasin \Bil`i*pra"sin\, n. [L. bilis bile + prasinus green.]	   (Physiol.)	   A dark green pigment found in small quantity in human	   gallstones.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilirubin \Bil`i*ru"bin\, n. [L. bilis biel + ruber red.]	   (Physiol.)	   A reddish yellow pigment present in human bile, and in that	   from carnivorous and herbivorous animals; the normal biliary	   pigment.	   [1913 Webster]
Biliteral \Bi*lit"er*al\, a. [L. bis twice + littera letter.]	   Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit	   verb. --Sir W. Jones. -- n. A word, syllable, or root,	   consisting of two letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Biliteralism \Bi*lit"er*al*ism\, n.	   The property or state of being biliteral.	   [1913 Webster]
Biliverdin \Bil`i*ver"din\, n. [L. bilis bile + viridis green.	   Cf. {Verdure}.] (Physiol.)	   A green pigment present in the bile, formed from bilirubin by	   oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilk \Bilk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bilked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bilking}.] [Origin unknown. Cf. {Balk}.]	   To frustrate or disappoint; to deceive or defraud, by	   nonfulfillment of engagement; to leave in the lurch; to give	   the slip to; as, to bilk a creditor. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Bilk \Bilk\, n.	   1. A thwarting an adversary in cribbage by spoiling his	      score; a balk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cheat; a trick; a hoax. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Nonsense; vain words. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person who tricks a creditor; an untrustworthy, tricky	      person. --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]
Bill \Bill\, n. [OE. bile, bille, AS. bile beak of a bird,	   proboscis; cf. Ir. & Gael. bil, bile, mouth, lip, bird's	   bill. Cf. {Bill} a weapon.]	   A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other	   animal. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Bill \Bill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Billing}.]	   1. To strike; to peck. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join bills, as doves; to caress in fondness. "As	      pigeons bill." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bill and coo}, to interchange caresses; -- said of doves;	      also of demonstrative lovers. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Bill \Bill\, n.	   The bell, or boom, of the bittern	   [1913 Webster]	         The bittern's hollow bill was heard.     --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Bill \Bill\, n. [OE. bil, AS. bill, bil; akin to OS. bil sword,	   OHG. bill pickax, G. bille. Cf. {Bill} bea?.]	   1. A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted	      with a handle; -- used in pruning, etc.; a billhook. When	      short, called a hand bill, when long, a hedge bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weapon of infantry, in the 14th and 15th centuries. A	      common form of bill consisted of a broad, heavy,	      double-edged, hook-shaped blade, having a short pike at	      the back and another at the top, and attached to the end	      of a long staff.	      [1913 Webster]	            France had no infantry that dared to face the	            English bows end bills.               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who wields a bill; a billman. --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pickax, or mattock. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point	      of or beyond the fluke.	      [1913 Webster]	Bill \Bill\, v. t.	   To work upon ( as to dig, hoe, hack, or chop anything) with a	   bill.	   [1913 Webster]	Bill \Bill\, n. [OE. bill, bille, fr. LL. billa (or OF. bille),	   for L. bulla anything rounded, LL., seal, stamp, letter,	   edict, roll; cf. F. bille a ball, prob. fr. Ger.; cf. MHG.	   bickel, D. bikkel, dice. Cf. {Bull} papal edict, {Billet} a	   paper.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) A declaration made in writing, stating some wrong	      the complainant has suffered from the defendant, or a	      fault committed by some person against a law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A writing binding the signer or signers to pay a certain	      sum at a future day or on demand, with or without	      interest, as may be stated in the document. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, it is usually called a note, a	         note of hand, or a promissory note.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A form or draft of a law, presented to a legislature for	      enactment; a proposed or projected law.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away,	      to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale	      of goods; a placard; a poster; a handbill.	      [1913 Webster]	            She put up the bill in her parlor window. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An account of goods sold, services rendered, or work done,	      with the price or charge; a statement of a creditor's	      claim, in gross or by items; as, a grocer's bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any paper, containing a statement of particulars; as, a	      bill of charges or expenditures; a weekly bill of	      mortality; a bill of fare, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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}.	      (a) Within the constitution of the United States, a paper	          issued by a State, on the mere faith and credit of the	          State, and designed to circulate as money. No State	          shall "emit bills of credit." --U. S. Const. --Peters.	          --Wharton. --Bouvier	      (b) Among merchants, a letter sent by an agent or other	          person to a merchant, desiring him to give credit to	          the bearer for goods or money.	   {Bill of divorce}, in the Jewish law, a writing given by the	      husband to the wife, by which the marriage relation was	      dissolved. --Jer. iii. 8.	   {Bill of entry}, a written account of goods entered at the	      customhouse, whether imported or intended for exportation.	      	   {Bill of exceptions}. See under {Exception}.	   {Bill of exchange} (Com.), a written order or request from	      one person or house to another, desiring the latter to pay	      to some person designated a certain sum of money therein	      generally is, and, to be negotiable, must be, made payable	      to order or to bearer. So also the order generally	      expresses a specified time of payment, and that it is	      drawn for value. The person who draws the bill is called	      the drawer, the person on whom it is drawn is, before	      acceptance, called the drawee, -- after acceptance, the	      acceptor; the person to whom the money is directed to be	      paid is called the payee. The person making the order may	      himself be the payee. The bill itself is frequently called	      a draft. See {Exchange}. --Chitty.	   {Bill of fare}, a written or printed enumeration of the	      dishes served at a public table, or of the dishes (with	      prices annexed) which may be ordered at a restaurant, etc.	      	   {Bill of health}, a certificate from the proper authorities	      as to the state of health of a ship's company at the time	      of her leaving port.	   {Bill of indictment}, a written accusation lawfully presented	      to a grand jury. If the jury consider the evidence	      sufficient to support the accusation, they indorse it "A	      true bill," otherwise they write upon it "Not a true	      bill," or "Not found," or "Ignoramus", or "Ignored."	   {Bill of lading}, a written account of goods shipped by any	      person, signed by the agent of the owner of the vessel, or	      by its master, acknowledging the receipt of the goods, and	      promising to deliver them safe at the place directed,	      dangers of the sea excepted. It is usual for the master to	      sign two, three, or four copies of the bill; one of which	      he keeps in possession, one is kept by the shipper, and	      one is sent to the consignee of the goods.	   {Bill of mortality}, an official statement of the number of	      deaths in a place or district within a given time; also, a	      district required to be covered by such statement; as, a	      place within the bills of mortality of London.	   {Bill of pains and penalties}, a special act of a legislature	      which inflicts a punishment less than death upon persons	      supposed to be guilty of treason or felony, without any	      conviction in the ordinary course of judicial proceedings.	      --Bouvier. --Wharton.	   {Bill of parcels}, an account given by the seller to the	      buyer of the several articles purchased, with the price of	      each.	   {Bill of particulars} (Law), a detailed statement of the	      items of a plaintiff's demand in an action, or of the	      defendant's set-off.	   {Bill of rights}, a summary of rights and privileges claimed	      by a people. Such was the declaration presented by the	      Lords and Commons of England to the Prince and Princess of	      Orange in 1688, and enacted in Parliament after they	      became king and queen. In America, a bill or declaration	      of rights is prefixed to most of the constitutions of the	      several States.	   {Bill of sale}, a formal instrument for the conveyance or	      transfer of goods and chattels.	   {Bill of sight}, a form of entry at the customhouse, by which	      goods, respecting which the importer is not possessed of	      full information, may be provisionally landed for	      examination.	   {Bill of store}, a license granted at the customhouse to	      merchants, to carry such stores and provisions as are	      necessary for a voyage, custom free. --Wharton.	   {Bills payable} (pl.), the outstanding unpaid notes or	      acceptances made and issued by an individual or firm.	   {Bills receivable} (pl.), the unpaid promissory notes or	      acceptances held by an individual or firm. --McElrath.	   {A true bill}, a bill of indictment sanctioned by a grand	      jury.	      [1913 Webster]	Bill \Bill\, v. t.	   1. To advertise by a bill or public notice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To charge or enter in a bill; as, to bill goods.	      [1913 Webster]
Billabong \Bil"la*bong`\, n. [Native name.]	   In Australia, a blind channel leading out from a river; --	   sometimes called an {anabranch}. This is the sense of the	   word as used in the Public Works Department; but the term has	   also been locally applied to mere back-waters forming	   stagnant pools and to certain water channels arising from a	   source.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Billage \Bil"lage\, n. & v. t. & i.	   Same as {Bilge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Billard \Bil"lard\, n. (Zool.)	   An English fish, allied to the cod; the coalfish. [Written	   also {billet} and {billit}.]	   [1913 Webster] Billbeetle
Billbeetle \Bill`bee"tle\, or Billbug \Bill"bug`\, n. (Zool.)	   A weevil or curculio of various species, as the corn weevil.	   See {Curculio}.	   [1913 Webster]
Billboard \Bill"board`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A piece of thick plank, armed with iron plates,	      and fixed on the bow or fore channels of a vessel, for the	      bill or fluke of the anchor to rest on. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flat surface, as of a panel or of a fence, on which	      bills are posted; a bulletin board. especially, A large	      board out of doors and visible to passers-by, on which the	      space is rented for advertising purposes; also, the	      advertising displayed on such a board.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Bill book \Bill" book`\ (Com.)	   A book in which a person keeps an account of his notes,	   bills, bills of exchange, etc., thus showing all that he	   issues and receives.	   [1913 Webster]	Bill broker \Bill" bro`ker\	   One who negotiates the discount of bills.	   [1913 Webster]
Billed \Billed\, a.	   Furnished with, or having, a bill, as a bird; -- used in	   composition; as, broad-billed.	   [1913 Webster]
Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billet, dim. of an OF. bille bill. See	   {Bill} a writing.]	   1. A small paper; a note; a short letter. "I got your	      melancholy billet." --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ticket from a public officer directing soldiers at what	      house to lodge; as, a billet of residence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Quarters or place to which one is assigned, as by a billet	      or ticket; berth; position. Also used fig. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The men who cling to easy billets ashore. --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	            His shafts of satire fly straight to their billet,	            and there they rankle.                --Pall Mall	                                                  Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Billet \Bil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Billeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Billeting}.] [From {Billet} a ticket.] (Mil.)	   To direct, by a ticket or note, where to lodge. Hence: To	   quarter, or place in lodgings, as soldiers in private houses.	   [1913 Webster]	         Billeted in so antiquated a mansion.     --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Billet \Bil"let\, n. [F. billette, bille, log; of unknown	   origin; a different word from bille ball. Cf. {Billiards},	   {Billot}.]	   1. A small stick of wood, as for firewood.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall beat out my brains with billets. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) A short bar of metal, as of gold or iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) An ornament in Norman work, resembling a billet of	      wood either square or round.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Saddlery)	      (a) A strap which enters a buckle.	      (b) A loop which receives the end of a buckled strap.	          --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) A bearing in the form of an oblong rectangle.	      [1913 Webster]
Billet-doux \Bil`let-doux"\ (b[i^]l`l[asl]*d[=oo]"), n.; pl.	   {Billets-doux} (b[i^]l`l[asl]*d[=oo]z"). [F. billet note +	   doux sweet, L. dulcis.]	   A love letter or note.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lover chanting out a billet-doux.      --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Billethead \Bil"let*head`\ (b[i^]l"l[e^]t*h[e^]d), n. (Naut.)	   A round piece of timber at the bow or stern of a whaleboat,	   around which the harpoon line is run out when the whale darts	   off.	   [1913 Webster]
Billfish \Bill"fish`\ (b[i^]l"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   A name applied to several distinct fishes:	   (a) The garfish ({Tylosurus longirostris}, or {Belone	       longirostris}) and allied species.	   (b) The saury, a slender fish of the Atlantic coast	       ({Scomberesox saurus}).	   (c) The {Tetrapturus albidus}, a large oceanic species	       related to the swordfish; the spearfish.	   (d) The American fresh-water garpike ({Lepidosteus osseus}).	       [1913 Webster]
billfold \bill"fold`\ (b[i^]l" f[=o]ld`),	   A small, thin, flat container, usually made of leather or	   imitation leather, having a pocket of a size just large	   enough to hold paper currency and folded over once to fit in	   the pocket of one's clothing; it is a type of wallet, but	   having fewer compartments than the typical wallet.	   [PJC]
Billhead \Bill"head`\ (b[i^]l"h[e^]d), n.	   A printed form, used by merchants in making out bills or	   rendering accounts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bill holder \Bill" hold`er\ (b[i^]l" h[=o]l`d[~e]r).	   1. A person who holds a bill or acceptance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A device by means of which bills, etc., are held.	      [1913 Webster]
Billhook \Bill"hook`\, n. [Bill + hook.]	   A thick, heavy knife with a hooked point, used in pruning	   hedges, etc. When it has a short handle, it is sometimes	   called a {hand bill}; when the handle is long, a {hedge bill}	   or {scimiter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Billiard \Bil"liard\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the game of billiards. "Smooth as is a	   billiard ball." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Billiards \Bil"liards\, n. [F. billiard billiards, OF. billart	   staff, cue form playing, fr. bille log. See {Billet} a	   stick.]	   A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular	   table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel	   his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike (carom	   upon) two other balls, or drive another ball into one of the	   pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished.	   [1913 Webster]
Billing \Bill"ing\, a. & n.	   Caressing; kissing.	   [1913 Webster]
Billingsgate \Bil"lings*gate`\, n.	   1. A market near the Billings gate in London, celebrated for	      fish and foul language.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coarsely abusive, foul, or profane language; vituperation;	      ribaldry.	      [1913 Webster]
Billion \Bil"lion\, n. [F. billion, arbitrarily formed fr. L.	   bis twice, in imitation of million a million. See {Million}.]	   According to the French and American method of numeration, a	   thousand millions, or 1,000,000,000; according to the English	   method, a million millions, or 1,000,000,000,000. See	   {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Billman \Bill"man\, n.; pl. {Billmen}.	   One who uses, or is armed with, a bill or hooked ax. "A	   billman of the guard." --Savile.	   [1913 Webster]
Billon \Bil`lon"\, n. [F. Cf. {Billet} a stick.]	   An alloy of gold and silver with a large proportion of copper	   or other base metal, used in coinage.	   [1913 Webster]
Billot \Bil"lot\, n. [F. billot, dim. of bille. See {Billet} a	   stick.]	   Bullion in the bar or mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Billow \Bil"low\, n. [Cf. Icel. bylgja billow, Dan. b["o]lge,	   Sw. b["o]lja; akin to MHG. bulge billow, bag, and to E.	   bulge. See {Bulge}.]	   1. A great wave or surge of the sea or other water, caused	      usually by violent wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom the winds waft where'er the billows roll.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great wave or flood of anything. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Billow \Bil"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Billowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Billowing}.]	   To surge; to rise and roll in waves or surges; to undulate.	   "The billowing snow." --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
billowing \billowing\ adj. [p. pr. & vb. n. of billow, verb]	   1. rising in billows. billowing smoke	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. stormy; affected by storms; -- of weather, used	      prenominally. {calm}	   Syn: billowy, surging.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Billowy \Bil"low*y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to billows; swelling or swollen into large	   waves; full of billows or surges; resembling billows.	   [1913 Webster]	         And whitening down the many-tinctured stream,	         Descends the billowy foam.               --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster] Billposter
Billposter \Bill"post`er\, Billsticker \Bill"stick"er\, n.	   One whose occupation is to post handbills or posters in	   public places.	   [1913 Webster]
Billy \Bil"ly\, n.	   1. A club; esp., a policeman's club. Also called {billy club}	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Wool Manuf.) A slubbing or roving machine.	      [1913 Webster]	Billy club \Bil"ly club`\, n.	   see {billy}, n. 1.	   [PJC] Billycock
Billycock \Bil"ly*cock\, n., or Billycock hat \Bil"ly*cock hat`\	   [Perh. from bully + cock; that is, cocked like the hats of	   the bullies.]	   A round, low-crowned felt hat; a wideawake. "The undignified	   billycocks and pantaloons of the West." --B. H. Chamberlain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Little acquiesced, and Ransome disguised him in a	         beard, and a loose set of clothes, and a billicock hat.	                                                  --Charles	                                                  Reade.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Billyboy \Bil"ly*boy`\, n.	   A flat-bottomed river barge or coasting vessel. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
billy club \billy club\ n.	   a policeman's club; a nightstick.	   Syn: truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Billy goat \Bil"ly goat`\	   A male goat. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] billyo
billyo \billyo\, billyoh \billyoh\n.	   a large amount; British say "it rained like billyo" where	   Americans say "it rained like the devil". [British]	   Syn: billy-ho.	        [WordNet 1.5]
billystick \billystick\ n.	   a policeman's club.	   Syn: truncheon, nightstick, billy, billy club.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bilobate \Bi*lo"bate\ (b[-i]*l[=o]"b[asl]t or	   b[imac]"l[-o]*b[asl]t), a. [Pref. bi- + lobate.]	   Divided into two lobes or segments.	   [1913 Webster]
bilobated \bilobated\ adj.	   1. divided into two lobes.	   Syn: bilobate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having two lobes; as, a bilobate leaf.	   Syn: bilobate, bilobed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bilobed \Bi"lobed\ (b[imac]"l[=o]bd), a. [Pref. bi- + lobe.]	   Bilobate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilocation \Bi`lo*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. bi- + location.]	   Double location; the state or power of being in two places at	   the same instant; -- a miraculous power attributed to some of	   the saints. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Bilocular \Bi*loc"u*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + locular: cf. F.	   biloculaire.]	   Divided into two cells or compartments; as, a bilocular	   pericarp. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
biloculate \bi*loc"u*late\ adj. (Biol.)	   divided into or containing two cells or chambers; as, having	   a biloculate capsule.	   Syn: bilocular.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bilsted \Bil"sted\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Sweet gum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Biltong \Bil"tong\, n. [S. African.]	   Lean meat cut into strips and sun-dried. --H. R. Haggard.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimaculate \Bi*mac"u*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + maculate, a.]	   Having, or marked with, two spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimana \Bim"a*na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Bimanous}.] (Zool.)	   Animals having two hands; -- a term applied by Cuvier to man	   as a special order of Mammalia.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimanous \Bim"a*nous\, a. [L. bis twice + manus hand.] (Zool.)	   Having two hands; two-handed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimarginate \Bi*mar"gin*ate\, a. [Pref. bi- + marginate.]	   Having a double margin, as certain shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimastism \Bi*mas"tism\, n. [Pref. bi- + Gr. ? breast.] (Anat.)	   The condition of having two mamm[ae] or teats.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimedial \Bi*me"di*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + medial.] (Geom.)	   Applied to a line which is the sum of two lines commensurable	   only in power (as the side and diagonal of a square).	   [1913 Webster]
Bimembral \Bi*mem"bral\, a. [L. bis twice + membrum member.]	   (Gram.)	   Having two members; as, a bimembral sentence. --J. W. Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimensal \Bi*men"sal\, a. [Pref. bi- + mensal.]	   See {Bimonthly}, a. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bimestrial \Bi*mes"tri*al\, a. [L. bimestris; bis twice + mensis	   month.]	   Continuing two months. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
bimetal \bimetal\ n.	   a material made by bonding together sheets of two different	   metals.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bimetallic \Bi`me*tal"lic\, a. [Pref. bi- + metallic: cf. F.	   bim['e]tallique.]	   1. Of or relating to, or using, a double metallic standard	      (as gold and silver) for a system of coins or currency.	      [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Composed of two different metals; formed of two parts,	      each of a different metal; as, bimetallic wire; bimetallic	      thermometer, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bimetallism \Bi*met"al*lism\, n. [F. bim['e]talisme.]	   The legalized use of two metals (as gold and silver) in the	   currency of a country, at a fixed relative value; -- in	   opposition to monometallism.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The words bim['e]tallisme and monom['e]tallisme are due	         to M. Cernuschi [1869]. --Littr['e].	         [1913 Webster]
Bimetallist \Bi*met"al*list\, n.	   An advocate of bimetallism.	   [1913 Webster]
bimetallistic \bimetallistic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to bimetallism.	   Syn: bimetallic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bimillenary \bimillenary\ n.	   a span of 2000 years.	   Syn: bimillennium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bimillenial \bimillenial\ adj.	   of or pertaining to the bimillennium.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bimillennium \bimillennium\ n.	   1. a span of 2000 years.	   Syn: bimillenary.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the year 2000 a. d.	      [PJC]
bimli \bimli\ n.	   a valuable fiber plant ({Hibiscus cannabinus}) of the East	   Indies now widespread in cultivation.	   Syn: kenaf, kanaf, deccan hemp, bimli hemp, Indian hemp,	        Bombay hemp.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bimodal \bimodal\ adj. (Statistics)	   having or occurring with two {modes[9]}; having two maxima;	   -- of a curve or distribution. {unimodal}	   [WordNet 1.5]
bimolecular \bi"mo*lec"u*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + molecular.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, involving, or formed from, two molecules; as,	   a bimolecular reaction (a reaction between two molecules).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bimonthly \bi*month"ly\, a. [Pref. bi- + monthly.]	   Occurring, done, or coming, once in two months; as, bimonthly	   visits; bimonthly publications. -- n. A bimonthly	   publication.	   [1913 Webster]
Bimonthly \Bi*month"ly\, adv.	   Once in two months.	   [1913 Webster]
bimotored \bimotored\ adj.	   having two motors.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bimuscular \Bi*mus"cu*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + muscular.] (Zool.)	   Having two adductor muscles, as a bivalve mollusk.	   [1913 Webster]
Bin \Bin\, n. [OE. binne, AS. binn manager, crib; perh. akin to	   D. ben, benne, basket, and to L. benna a kind of carriage ( a	   Gallic word), W. benn, men, wain, cart.]	   A box, frame, crib, or inclosed place, used as a receptacle	   for any commodity; as, a corn bin; a wine bin; a coal bin.	   [1913 Webster]	Bin \Bin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Binned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Binning}.]	   To put into a bin; as, to bin wine.	   [1913 Webster]	Bin \Bin\	   An old form of {Be} and {Been}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bin- \Bin-\	   A euphonic form of the prefix {Bi-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Binal \Bi"nal\, a. [See {Binary}.]	   Twofold; double. [R.] "Binal revenge, all this." --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Binarseniate \Bin`ar*se"ni*ate\, n. [Pref. bin- + arseniate.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt having two equivalents of arsenic acid to one of the	   base. --Graham.	   [1913 Webster]
Binary \Bi"na*ry\, a. [L. binarius, fr. bini two by two, two at	   a time, fr. root of bis twice; akin to E. two: cf. F.	   binaire.]	   Compounded or consisting of two things or parts;	   characterized by two (things).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Binary arithmetic}, that in which numbers are expressed	      according to the binary scale, or in which two figures	      only, 0 and 1, are used, in lieu of ten; the cipher	      multiplying everything by two, as in common arithmetic by	      ten. Thus, 1 is one; 10 is two; 11 is three; 100 is four,	      etc. --Davies & Peck.	   {Binary compound} (Chem.), a compound of two elements, or of	      an element and a compound performing the function of an	      element, or of two compounds performing the function of	      elements.	   {Binary logarithms}, a system of logarithms devised by Euler	      for facilitating musical calculations, in which 1 is the	      logarithm of 2, instead of 10, as in the common	      logarithms, and the modulus 1.442695 instead of .43429448.	      	   {Binary measure} (Mus.), measure divisible by two or four;	      common time.	   {Binary nomenclature} (Nat. Hist.), nomenclature in which the	      names designate both genus and species.	   {Binary scale} (Arith.), a uniform scale of notation whose	      ratio is two.	   {Binary star} (Astron.), a double star whose members have a	      revolution round their common center of gravity.	   {Binary theory} (Chem.), the theory that all chemical	      compounds consist of two constituents of opposite and	      unlike qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	Binary \Bi"na*ry\, n.	   That which is constituted of two figures, things, or parts;	   two; duality. --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Binate \Bi"nate\, a. [L. bini two and two.] (Bot.)	   Double; growing in pairs or couples. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Binaural \Bin*au"ral\, a. [Pref. bin- + aural.]	   Of or pertaining to, or used by, both ears.	   [1913 Webster]
Binbashi \Bin*bash"i\, n. [Turk., prop., chief of a thousand;	   bin thousand + bash head.] (Mil.)	   A major in the Turkish army.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bind \Bind\, v. t. [imp. {Bound}; p. p. {Bound}, formerly	   {Bounden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Binding}.] [AS. bindan, perfect	   tense band, bundon, p. p. bunden; akin to D. & G. binden,	   Dan. binde, Sw. & Icel. binda, Goth. bindan, Skr. bandh (for	   bhandh) to bind, cf. Gr. ? (for ?) cable, and L. offendix.	   [root]90.]	   1. To tie, or confine with a cord, band, ligature, chain,	      etc.; to fetter; to make fast; as, to bind grain in	      bundles; to bind a prisoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confine, restrain, or hold by physical force or	      influence of any kind; as, attraction binds the planets to	      the sun; frost binds the earth, or the streams.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bindeth the floods from overflowing. --Job	                                                  xxviii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years.	                                                  --Luke xiii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cover, as with a bandage; to bandage or dress; --	      sometimes with up; as, to bind up a wound.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To prevent or restrain from customary or natural action;	      as, certain drugs bind the bowels.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To protect or strengthen by a band or binding, as the edge	      of a carpet or garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To sew or fasten together, and inclose in a cover; as, to	      bind a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Fig.: To oblige, restrain, or hold, by authority, law,	      duty, promise, vow, affection, or other moral tie; as, to	      bind the conscience; to bind by kindness; bound by	      affection; commerce binds nations to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who made our laws to bind us, not himself. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Law)	      (a) To bring (any one) under definite legal obligations;	          esp. under the obligation of a bond or covenant.	          --Abbott.	      (b) To place under legal obligation to serve; to	          indenture; as, to bind an apprentice; -- sometimes	          with out; as, bound out to service.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To bind over}, to put under bonds to do something, as to	      appear at court, to keep the peace, etc.	   {To bind to}, to contract; as, to bind one's self to a wife.	      	   {To bind up in}, to cause to be wholly engrossed with; to	      absorb in.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To fetter; tie; fasten; restrain; restrict; oblige.	        [1913 Webster]	Bind \Bind\, v. i.	   1. To tie; to confine by any ligature.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that reap must sheaf and bind.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contract; to grow hard or stiff; to cohere or stick	      together in a mass; as, clay binds by heat. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be restrained from motion, or from customary or natural	      action, as by friction.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exert a binding or restraining influence. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Bind \Bind\, n.	   1. That which binds or ties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any twining or climbing plant or stem, esp. a hop vine; a	      bine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) Indurated clay, when much mixed with the oxide of	      iron. --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A ligature or tie for grouping notes.	      [1913 Webster]
Binder \Bind"er\, n.	   1. One who binds; as, a binder of sheaves; one whose trade is	      to bind; as, a binder of books.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that binds, as a fillet, cord, rope, or band; a	      bandage; -- esp. the principal piece of timber intended to	      bind together any building.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a pair of stiff oblong covers, sometimes detachable,	      designed for insertion of paper pages to create a	      book-like document, such as in a {loose-leaf binder}.	      [PJC]
Bindery \Bind"er*y\, n.	   A place where books, or other articles, are bound; a	   bookbinder's establishment.	   [1913 Webster]
Bindheimite \Bind"heim*ite\, n. [From Bindheim, a German who	   analyzed it.] (Min.)	   An amorphous antimonate of lead, produced from the alteration	   of other ores, as from jamesonite.	   [1913 Webster]
Binding \Bind"ing\, a.	   That binds; obligatory.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Binding beam} (Arch.), the main timber in double flooring.	      	   {Binding joist} (Arch.), the secondary timber in	      double-framed flooring.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Obligatory; restraining; restrictive; stringent;	        astringent; costive; styptic.	        [1913 Webster]	Binding \Bind"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of one who, or that which, binds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that binds; a bandage; the cover of a book, or	      the cover with the sewing, etc.; something that secures	      the edge of cloth from raveling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Naut.) The transoms, knees, beams, keelson, and other	      chief timbers used for connecting and strengthening the	      parts of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Bindingly \Bind"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to bind.	   [1913 Webster]
Bindingness \Bind"ing*ness\, n.	   The condition or property of being binding; obligatory	   quality. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Binding post \Bind"ing post`\ (Elec.)	   A metallic post attached to electrical apparatus for	   convenience in making connections.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Binding screw \Bind"ing screw`\	   A set screw used to bind parts together, esp. one for making	   a connection in an electrical circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bindweed \Bind"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Convolvulus}; as, {greater bindweed}	   ({Convolvulus Sepium}); {lesser bindweed} ({Convolvulus	   arvensis}); the {white bindweed}, the {blue bindweed}, the	   {Syrian bindweed}. The black bryony, or {Tamus}, is called	   {black bindweed}, and the {Smilax aspera}, {rough bindweed}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fragile bindweed bells and bryony rings.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bine \Bine\, n. [{Bind}, cf. {Woodbine}.]	   The winding or twining stem of a hop vine or other climbing	   plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Binervate \Bi*nerv"ate\, a. [L. bis twice + nervus sinew,	   nerve.]	   1. (Bot.) Two-nerved; -- applied to leaves which have two	      longitudinal ribs or nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having only two nerves, as the wings of some	      insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Bing \Bing\, n. [Cf. Icel. bingr, Sw. binge, G. beige, beuge.	   Cf. Prov. E. bink bench, and bench coal the uppermost stratum	   of coal.]	   A heap or pile; as, a bing of wood. "Potato bings." --Burns.	   "A bing of corn." --Surrey. [Obs. or Dial. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
bingo \bingo\ n.	   a game commonly used for low-stakes gambling, in which	   numbered balls or slips are drawn at random and players cover	   the correponding numbers on their cards, called Bingo cards,	   which have square arrangement of such numbers. Each card has	   a different arrangement of the numbers, and the first player	   to cover all numbers in one row (horizontal, vertical, or	   diagonal) is the winner, usually announcing that fact by a	   cry of "Bingo!"	   Note: Variants of the game may require that all peripheral	         numbers are covered, to form a box, or other figure.	         The numbers usually have one letter from the group "B",	         "I", "N", "G", and "O", plus two digits. The "cards"	         may be disposable sheets of paper on which the numbers	         are printed.	   Syn: lotto, beano, keno.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Biniodide \Bin*i"o*dide\, n.	   Same as {Diiodide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bink \Bink\, n.	   A bench. [North of Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Binnacle \Bin"na*cle\, n. [For bittacle, corrupted (perh. by	   influence of bin) fr. Pg. bitacola binnacle, fr. L.	   habitaculum dwelling place, fr. habitare to dwell. See	   {Habit}, and cf. {Bittacle}.] (Naut.)	   A case or box placed near the helmsman, containing the	   compass of a ship, and a light to show it at night. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Binny \Bin"ny\, n. (Zool.)	   A large species of barbel ({Barbus bynni}), found in the	   Nile, and much esteemed for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Binocle \Bin"o*cle\, n. [F. binocle; L. bini two at a time +	   oculus eye.] (Opt.)	   A dioptric telescope, fitted with two tubes joining, so as to	   enable a person to view an object with both eyes at once; a	   double-barreled field glass or an opera glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Binocular \Bin*oc"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. binoculaire. See	   {Binocle}.]	   1. Having two eyes. "Most animals are binocular." --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to both eyes; employing both eyes at once; as,	      binocular vision.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adapted to the use of both eyes; as, a binocular	      microscope or telescope. --Brewster.	      [1913 Webster]	Binocular \Bin*oc"u*lar\, n.	   A binocular glass, whether opera glass, telescope, or	   microscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Binocularly \Bin*oc"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a binocular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Binoculate \Bin*oc"u*late\, a.	   Having two eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Binomial \Bi*no"mi*al\, n. [L. bis twice + nomen name: cf. F.	   binome, LL. binomius (or fr. bi- + Gr. ? distribution ?). Cf.	   {Monomial}.] (Alg.)	   An expression consisting of two terms connected by the sign	   plus (+) or minus (-); as, a + b, or 7 - 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Binomial \Bi*no"mi*al\, a.	   1. Consisting of two terms; pertaining to binomials; as, a	      binomial root.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Having two names; -- used of the system by	      which every animal and plant receives two names, the one	      indicating the genus, the other the species, to which it	      belongs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Binomial theorem} (Alg.), the theorem which expresses the	      law of formation of any power of a binomial.	      [1913 Webster]
Binominal \Bi*nom"i*nal\, a. [See {Binomial}.]	   Of or pertaining to two names; binomial.	   [1913 Webster]
Binominous \Bi*nom"i*nous\, a.	   Binominal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Binotonous \Bi*not"o*nous\, a. [L. bini two at a time + tonus,	   fr. Gr. ?, tone.]	   Consisting of two notes; as, a binotonous cry.	   [1913 Webster]
Binous \Bi"nous\, a.	   Same as {Binate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Binoxalate \Bin*ox"a*late\, n. [Pref. bin- + oxalate.] (Chem.)	   A salt having two equivalents of oxalic acid to one of the	   base; an acid oxalate.	   [1913 Webster]
Binoxide \Bin*ox"ide\, n. [Pref. bin- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Dioxide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Binturong \Bin"tu*rong\, n. (Zool.)	   A small Asiatic civet of the genus {Arctilis}.	   [1913 Webster] Binuclear
Binuclear \Bi*nu"cle*ar\, Binucleate \Bi*nu"cle*ate\, a. [Pref.	   bi- + nuclear, nucleate.] (Biol.)	   Having two nuclei; as, binucleate cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Binucleolate \Bi*nu"cle*o*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + nucleolus.]	   (Biol.)	   Having two nucleoli.	   [1913 Webster]
bio- \bi"o-\ pref.	   a prefix meaning of or pertaining to life, produced by living	   things, etc.	   [PJC]
bioactive \bioactive\ adj.	   acting upon or influencing bodily functions; -- of chemical	   substances.	   Syn: pharmacological.	        [PJC]
bioassay \bioassay\ n.	   appraisal of the biological activity of a substance by	   testing its effect on an organism.	   [WordNet 1.5]	bioassay \bioassay\ v. 1	   to subject to a bio-assay.	   Syn: bio-assay.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bioblast \Bi"o*blast\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -blast.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Bioplast}.	   [1913 Webster]
biocatalyst \biocatalyst\ n.	   a biochemical catalyst such as an enzyme.	   [WordNet 1.5]
biocatalytic \biocatalytic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a biocatalyst.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. caused by a biocatalyst.	      [PJC]
Biocellate \Bi*oc"el*late\, a. [L. bis twice + ocellatus. See	   {Ocellated}.] (Zool.)	   Having two ocelli (eyelike spots); -- said of a wing, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
biochemical \bi`o*chem"ic*al\ adj.	   of or pertaining to biochemistry.	   [WordNet 1.5]	biochemical \bi`o*chem"ic*al\ n.	   a chemical substance produced by a living organism, or such a	   substance produced synthetically.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Biochemistry \Bi`o*chem"is*try\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E.	   chemistry.] (Biol.)	   The chemistry of living organisms; the chemistry of the	   processes incidental to, and characteristic of, life.	   [1913 Webster] Biodynamic
Biodynamic \Bi`o*dy*nam"ic\, Biodynamical \Bi`o*dy*nam"ic*al\,	   a.]	   1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to biodynamics, or the doctrine	      of vital forces or energy.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. of or pertaining to a method of farming that uses only	      organic fertilizers (rather than chemical fertilizers) and	      organic materials for improving the soil characteristics.	      [PJC]
Biodynamics \Bi`o*dy*nam"ics\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E.	   dynamics.]	   1. (Biol.) The doctrine of vital forces or energy. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The branch of biology which treats of the active vital	      phenomena of organisms; -- opposed to {biostatics}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bioelectricity \bioelectricity\ n.	   electric phenomena in animals or plants.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bioengineering \bi`o*en*gin*eer"ing\ n.	   1. biological science applied to the study the relation	      between workers and their environments.	   Syn: ergonomics.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the application of engineeering principles to solve	      problems in medicine, such as the design of artificial	      limbs or organs; -- called also {biomedical engineering}.	      [PJC]	   3. the branch of engineering dealing with the application of	      biological processes to the solution of practical	      problems, such as the manufacture of products by	      fermentation, the production and use of enzymes for	      various purposes, the use of microorganisms in	      environmental cleanup, etc.; -- called also	      {biotechnology}.	      [PJC]
biofeedback \bi`o*feed"back\ n.	   a training program in which a person is given information	   about physiological processes (heart rate or blood pressure)	   that is not normally available with the goal of gaining	   conscious control of them.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bioflavinoid \bi`o*flav"in*oid\ n.	   a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary	   walls to permeation; -- called also {vitamin P} and {citrin}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Biogen \Bi"o*gen\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -gen.] (Biol.)	   Bioplasm.	   [1913 Webster] Biogenesis
Biogenesis \Bi`o*gen"e*sis\, Biogeny \Bi*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. bi`os	   life + ?, ?, birth.] (Biol.)	   (a) A doctrine that the genesis or production of living	       organisms can take place only through the agency of	       living germs or parents; -- called also {biogeny}; --	       opposed to {abiogenesis}.	   (b) Life development generally.	       [1913 Webster]	   2. the production of a chemical compound by a living	      organism.	   Syn: biosynthesis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Biogenetic \Bi`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to biogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
biogenic \bi`o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. bi`os life + -gen + -ic.]	   produced by living organisms; as, biogenic methane.	   [PJC]
Biogenist \Bi*og"e*nist\, n.	   A believer in the theory of biogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
biogeny \bi*og"en*y\ n.	   the production of living organisms from other living	   organisms; same as {biogenesis[1]}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
biogeographical \biogeographical\ adj.	   of or pertaining to biogeography.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Biogeography \Bi`o*ge*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E.	   geography.]	   The branch of biology which deals with the geographical	   distribution of animals and plants. It includes both	   zo["o]geography and phytogeography. -- {Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic},	   a. -- {Bi`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Biognosis \Bi`og*no"sis\, n. [Gr. ? life + ? investigation.]	   (Biol.)	   The investigation of life.	   [1913 Webster]
Biograph \Bi"o*graph\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -graph.]	   1. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a	      cinematograph. [obsolescent]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. [Cf. {Biography}.] A biographical sketch. [Rare]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Biographer \Bi*og"ra*pher\, n.	   One who writes an account or history of the life of a	   particular person; a writer of lives, as Plutarch.	   [1913 Webster] Biographic
Biographic \Bi"o*graph"ic\, Biographical \Bi`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to biography; containing biography. --	   {Bi`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Biographize \Bi*og"ra*phize\, v. t.	   To write a history of the life of. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Biography \Bi*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Biographies}. [Gr. ?; bi`os	   life + ? to write: cf. F. biographie. See {Graphic}.]	   1. The written history of a person's life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Biographical writings in general.	      [1913 Webster] Biologic
Biologic \Bi`o*log"ic\, Biological \Bi`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   1. Of or relating to biology. -- {Bi`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. related by blood; -- of parents and children; --	      contrasted with {adoptive}, {adopted}, or {foster}; as,	      Mary was adopted directly from the maternity hospital and	      never met her biological mother.	   Syn: biologic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
biologism \biologism\ n.	   use of biological principles in explaining human behavior,	   especially social behavior.	   [WordNet 1.5]
biologistic \biologistic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to biologism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Biologist \Bi*ol"o*gist\, n.	   A student of biology; one versed in the science of biology.	   [1913 Webster]
Biology \Bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -logy: cf. F.	   biologie.]	   The science of life; that branch of knowledge which treats of	   living matter as distinct from matter which is not living;	   the study of living tissue. It has to do with the origin,	   structure, development, function, and distribution of animals	   and plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Biolysis \Bi*ol"y*sis\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + ? a dissolving.]	   (Biol.)	   The destruction of life.	   [1913 Webster]
Bioluminescence \Bi"o*lu`mi*nes"cence\	   (b[imac]"[-o]*l[=oo]`m[i^]*n[e^]s"ens), n. [Gr. bi`os life +	   luminescence.]	   a type of {luminescence} produced by biological or	   biochemical processes, such as a glowworm glow or the action	   of luciferase on luciferin. A well-known example is that of	   {firefly luminescence}. See also {luciferin}.	   [PJC]
Biolytic \Bi`o*lyt"ic\, a. [Gr. bi`os life + ? to destroy.]	   Relating to the destruction of life.	   [1913 Webster]
Biomagnetic \Bi`o*mag*net"ic\, a.	   Relating to biomagnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Biomagnetism \Bi`o*mag"net*ism\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E.	   magnetism.]	   1. Animal magnetism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. magnetic phenomena in living organisms.	      [PJC]
Biometry \Bi*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -metry.]	   Measurement of life; calculation of the probable duration of	   human life.	   [1913 Webster]
Biome \Bi"ome\ (b[imac]"[=o]m), n. [Gr. bi`os life.]	   1. (Ecology) a specific type of complex ecological community	      characterized by specific environmental conditions and a	      distinctive group of plants and animals, maintained in a	      relatively stable equilibrium, such as a {rain forest	      biome} or {prairie biome}.	      [PJC]	   2. a particular region which is a biome[1].	      [PJC]
biomedical \bi"o*med`i*cal\	   Pertaining to the biological and physiological aspects of	   medicine.	   [PJC]	   2. Of or pertaining to biomedicine.	      [PJC]	biomedical engineering \bi"o*med`i*cal en`gin*eer"ing\ n.	   The application of engineeering principles to solve problems	   in medicine, such as the design of artificial limbs or	   organs; -- called also {bioengineering}.	   [PJC]
biomedicine \bi"o*med`i*cine\ n.	   1. The application of the principles and techniques of the	      natural sciences, especially biology, to investigate and	      solve problems in clinical medicine.	      [PJC]	   2. The investigation of the effects of external environmental	      factors such as weightlessness on the human body.	      [PJC]
Bion \Bi"on\, n. [Gr. biw^n living, p. pr. of bioy^n to live.]	   (Biol.)	   The physiological individual, characterized by definiteness	   and independence of function, in distinction from the	   morphological individual or {morphon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bionomy \Bi*on"o*my\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + no`mos law.]	   Physiology. [R.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster] Biophor
Biophor \Bi"o*phor`\ Biophore
\Bi"o*phore`\(b[imac]"[-o]*f[=o]r`), n. [Gr. bi`os life + fo`ros	   bearing, fr. fe`rein to bear.] (Biol.)	   One of the smaller vital units of a cell, the bearer of	   vitality and heredity. See Pangen, in Supplement.	   [1913 Webster]
Biophotophone \Bi`o*pho"to*phone\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + photo +	   fwnh` sound, voice.]	   An instrument combining a cinematograph and a phonograph so	   that the moving figures on the screen are accompanied by the	   appropriate sounds; -- an archaic term replaced by {movie	   projector}. [archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bioplasm \Bi"o*plasm\ (b[imac]"[-o]*pl[a^]z'm), n. [Gr. bi`os	   life + pla`sma form, mold, fr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Biol.)	   A name suggested by Dr. Beale for the germinal matter	   supposed to be essential to the functions of all living	   beings; the material through which every form of life	   manifests itself; unaltered protoplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Bioplasmic \Bi`o*plas"mic\ (b[imac]`[-o]*pl[a^]z"m[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, bioplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Bioplast \Bi"o*plast\ (-pl[a^]st), n. [Gr. bi`os life +	   pla`ssein to form.] (Biol.)	   A tiny mass of bioplasm, in itself a living unit and having	   formative power, as a living white blood corpuscle; bioblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Bioplastic \Bi`o*plas"tic\ (b[imac]`[-o]*pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   (Biol.)	   Bioplasmic.	   [1913 Webster] Biopsychic
Biopsychic \Bi`o*psy"chic\, Biopsychical \Bi`o*psy"chic*al\, a.]	   [Gr. bi`os life + psychic, -cal.]	   Pertaining to psychical phenomena in their relation to the	   living organism or to the general phenomena of life.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bioreactor \bi`o*re*ac"tor\, n.	   an apparatus in which a suspension of microorganisms in a	   liquid are used to perform chemical reactions, as in	   synthesis of pharmaceutical agents or the conversion of	   harmful waste to less harmful substances. The reactor	   consists of a vessel to contain the suspension of	   microorganisms, plus a variety of attached devices used to	   control the reaction.	   [PJC]
bioremediation \bi`o*re*me*di*a"tion\, n.	   the branch of biotechnology that uses biological processes to	   overcome environmental problems.	   [WordNet 1.6]
Biorgan \Bi*or"gan\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E. organ.] (Biol.)	   A physiological organ; a living organ; an organ endowed with	   function; -- distinguished from {idorgan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bioscope \Bi"o*scope\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + -scope.]	   1. A view of life; that which gives such a view.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bagman's Bioscope: Various Views of Men and Manners.	            [Book Title.]                         --W. Bayley	                                                  (1824).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An animated picture machine for screen projection; a	      cinematograph (which see); an archaic term replaced by	      {movie projector}. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a South African movie theater.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Biostatics \Bi`o*stat"ics\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + ?. See	   {Statics}.] (Biol.)	   The physical phenomena of organized bodies, in opposition to	   their organic or vital phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Biostatistics \Bi`o*sta*tis"tics\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + E.	   statistics.] (Biol.)	   Vital statistics.	   [1913 Webster]
biosynthesis \biosynthesis\ n.	   1. production of a chemical compound by a living organism.	   Syn: biogenesis.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the production of chemical substances by use of reagents	      or enzymes derived from living organisms, in reactions	      modeled on those observed in living organisms.	      [PJC]
biosynthetic \biosynthetic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to biosynthesis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
biosystematic \biosystematic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to biosystematics.	   [WordNet 1.5]
biosystematics \biosystematics\ n.	   use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess	   taxonomic relations esp within an evolutionary framework.	   Syn: biosystematy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
biosystematy \biosystematy\ n.	   use of data (e. g. cytogenetic or biochemical) to assess	   taxonomic relations especially within an evolutionary	   framework.	   Syn: biosystematics.	        [WordNet 1.5]
biota \bi*o"ta\ n. (b[imac]*[=o]"t[.a]),	   all the plant and animal life of a particular region.	   Syn: biology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Biotaxy \Bi"o*tax`y\, n. [Gr. bi`os life + ? arrangement.]	   (Biol.)	   The classification of living organisms according to their	   structural character; taxonomy.	   [1913 Webster]
biotechnology \bi`o*tech*nol"o*gy\ n.	   same as {bioengineering}.	   [PJC]
Biotic \Bi*ot"ic\, a. [Gr. biwtiko`s pert. to life.]	   1. (Biol.) Relating to life; as, the biotic principle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. produced by or caused by living things.	      [PJC]
biotin \bi"o*tin\ n.	   a B vitamin ({C10H16N2O3S}) that aids in body growth; --	   called also {vitamin H} and {coenzyme R}. It functions as a	   coenzyme in many carboxylation reactions.	   Note: Biotin binds tightly to the substance avidin, found in	         raw egg-whites. Rats or chick on a diet high in raw	         egg-white may develop skin lesions and retarded growth,	         which can be prevented by adding biotin to the diet.	         --[MI11]	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Biotite \Bi"o*tite\, n. [From Biot, a French naturalist.] (Min.)	   Mica containing iron and magnesia, generally of a black or	   dark green color; -- a common constituent of crystalline	   rocks. See {Mica}.	   [1913 Webster]
biotope \biotope\ n.	   a region uniform in its environmental conditions and in the	   types of plants and animals living in it.	   [PJC]
biotype \biotype\ n.	   1. a group of organisms sharing the same genotype.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the genotype shared by a {biotype[1]}.	      [PJC]
biotypic \biotypic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a biotype.	   [WordNet 1.5]
biovular \biovular\ adj.	   derived from two separate ferilized ova; -- of twins; as,	   fraternal twins are biovular. Antonym of {identical}.	   Syn: fraternal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bipalmate \Bi*pal"mate\, a. [Pref. bi- + palmate.] (Bot.)	   Palmately branched, with the branches again palmated.	   [1913 Webster]
Biparietal \Bi`pa*ri"e*tal\, a. [Pref. bi- + parietal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the diameter of the cranium, from one	   parietal fossa to the other.	   [1913 Webster]
Biparous \Bip"a*rous\, a. [L. bis twice + parere to bring	   forth.]	   Bringing forth two at a birth.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipartible \Bi*part"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. bipartible. See	   {Bipartite}.]	   Capable of being divided into two parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipartient \Bi*par"tient\, a. [L. bis twice + partiens, p. pr.	   of partire to divide.]	   Dividing into two parts. -- n. A number that divides another	   into two equal parts without a remainder.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipartile \Bi*par"tile\, a.	   Divisible into two parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipartite \Bip"ar*tite\, a. [L. bipartitus, p. p. of bipartire;	   bis twice + partire. See {Partite}.]	   1. Being in two parts; having two correspondent parts, as a	      legal contract or writing, one for each party; shared by	      two; as, a bipartite treaty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Divided into two parts almost to the base, as a leaf;	      consisting of two parts or subdivisions. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Bipartition \Bi`par*ti"tion\, n.	   The act of dividing into two parts, or of making two	   correspondent parts, or the state of being so divided.	   [1913 Webster] Bipectinate
Bipectinate \Bi*pec"ti*nate\, Bipectinated \Bi*pec"ti*na`ted\,	   a. [Pref. bi- + pectinate.] (Biol.)	   Having two margins toothed like a comb.	   [1913 Webster]
Biped \Bi"ped\, n. [L. bipes; bis twice + pes, pedis, ?oot: cf.	   F. bip[`e]de.]	   A two-footed animal, as man.	   [1913 Webster]	Biped \Bi"ped\, a.	   Having two feet; two-footed.	   [1913 Webster]	         By which the man, when heavenly life was ceased,	         Became a helpless, naked, biped beast.   --Byrom.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipedal \Bip"e*dal\, a. [L. bipedalis: cf. F. bip['e]dal. See	   {Biped}, n.]	   1. Having two feet; biped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to a biped.	      [1913 Webster]
Bipeltate \Bi*pel"tate\, a. [Pref. bi- + peltate.]	   Having a shell or covering like a double shield.	   [1913 Webster] Bipennate
Bipennate \Bi*pen"nate\, Bipennated \Bi*pen"na*ted\, a. [Pref.	   bi- + pennate: cf. L. bipennis. Cf. {Bipinnate}.]	   Having two wings. "Bipennated insects." --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipennis \Bi*pen"nis\, n. [L.]	   An ax with an edge or blade on each side of the handle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipetalous \Bi*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. bi- + petalous.] (Bot.)	   Having two petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipinnaria \Bi`pin*na"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. bis twice + pinna	   feather.] (Zool.)	   The larva of certain starfishes as developed in the	   free-swimming stage.	   [1913 Webster] Bipinnate
Bipinnate \Bi*pin"nate\, Bipinnated \Bi*pin"na*ted\, a. [Pref.	   bi- + pinnate; cf. F. bipinn['e]. Cf. {Bipennate}.]	   Twice pinnate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipinnatifid \Bi`pin*nat"i*fid\, a. [Pref. bi- + pinnatifid.]	   (Bot.)	   Doubly pinnatifid.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A bipinnatifid leaf is a pinnatifid leaf having its	         segments or divisions also pinnatifid. The primary	         divisions are pinn[ae] and the secondary pinnules.	         [1913 Webster]
Biplane \Bi"plane\, n. [Pref. bi- + plane.] (A["e]ronautics)	   An a["e]roplane with two main supporting surfaces one above	   the other.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Biplane \Bi"plane\, a. (A["e]ronautics)	   Having, or consisting of, two superposed planes,	   a["e]rocurves, or the like; of or pertaining to a biplane;	   as, a biplane rudder.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Biplicate \Bip"li*cate\, a. [Pref. bi- + plicate.]	   Twice folded together. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Biplicity \Bi*plic"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being twice folded; reduplication. [R.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipolar \Bi*po"lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + polar. Cf. {Dipolar}.]	   Doubly polar; having two poles; as, a bipolar cell or	   corpuscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipolarity \Bi`po*lar"i*ty\, n.	   Bipolar quality.	   [1913 Webster] Bipont
Bipont \Bi"pont\, Bipontine \Bi*pont"ine\, a. (Bibliog.)	   Relating to books printed at Deuxponts, or Bipontium	   (Zweibr["u]cken), in Bavaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Biprism \Bi"prism\, n. [Pref. bi- + prism.]	   1. A prism whose refracting angle is very nearly 180 degrees.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A combination of two short rectangular glass prisms	      cemented together at their diagonal faces so as to form a	      cube; -- called also {optical cube}. It is used in one	      form of photometer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bipunctate \Bi*punc"tate\, a. [Pref. bi- + punctate.]	   Having two punctures, or spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipunctual \Bi*punc"tu*al\, a.	   Having two points.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipupillate \Bi*pu"pil*late\, a. [Pref. bi- + pupil (of the	   eye).] (Zool.)	   Having an eyelike spot on the wing, with two dots within it	   of a different color, as in some butterflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bipyramidal \Bi`py*ram"i*dal\, a. [Pref. bi- + pyramidal.]	   Consisting of two pyramids placed base to base; having a	   pyramid at each of the extremities of a prism, as in quartz	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Biquadrate \Bi*quad"rate\, n. [Pref. bi- + quadrate.] (Math.)	   The fourth power, or the square of the square. Thus 4x4=16,	   the square of 4, and 16x16=256, the biquadrate of 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Biquadratic \Bi`quad*rat"ic\, a. [Pref. bi- + quadratic: cf. F.	   biquadratique.] (Math.)	   Of or pertaining to the biquadrate, or fourth power.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Biquadratic equation} (Alg.), an equation of the fourth	      degree, or an equation in some term of which the unknown	      quantity is raised to the fourth power.	   {Biquadratic root of a number}, the square root of the square	      root of that number. Thus the square root of 81 is 9, and	      the square root of 9 is 3, which is the biquadratic root	      of 81. Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	Biquadratic \Bi`quad*rat"ic\, n. (Math.)	   (a) A biquadrate.	   (b) A biquadratic equation.	       [1913 Webster]
Biquintile \Bi*quin"tile\, n. [Pref. bi- + quintile: cf. F.	   biquintile.] (Astron.)	   An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each	   other by twice the fifth part of a great circle -- that is,	   twice 72 degrees.	   [1913 Webster]
biracial \biracial\ adj.	   consisting of, combining two races. a biracial committee	   [WordNet 1.5]
biradial \biradial\ adj.	   showing both bilateral and radial symmetry. some sea anemones	   are biradial.	   [WordNet 1.5] Biradiate
Biradiate \Bi*ra"di*ate\, Biradiated \Bi*ra"di*a`ted\, a. [Pref.	   bi- + radiate.]	   Having two rays; as, a biradiate fin.	   [1913 Webster]
Biramous \Bi*ra"mous\, a. [Pref. bi- + ramous.] (Biol.)	   Having, or consisting of, two branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Birch \Birch\ (b[~e]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} (-[e^]z). [OE.	   birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj["o]rk, Sw.	   bj["o]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,	   birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.	   bh[=u]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st {Birk}.]	   1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus	      {Betula}; as, the white or common birch ({Betula alba})	      (also called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch	      ({Betula glandulosa}); the paper or canoe birch ({Betula	      papyracea}); the yellow birch ({Betula lutea}); the black	      or cherry birch ({Betula lenta}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The wood or timber of the birch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being	         tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in	         schools. They were also made into brooms.	         [1913 Webster]	               The threatening twigs of birch.    --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A birch-bark canoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Birch of Jamaica}, a species ({Bursera gummifera}) of	      turpentine tree.	   {Birch partridge}. (Zool.) See {Ruffed grouse}.	   {Birch wine}, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.	   {Oil of birch}.	      (a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European	          birch ({Betula alba}), and used in the preparation of	          genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia	          leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.	      (b) An oil prepared from the black birch ({Betula lenta}),	          said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for	          which it is largely sold.	          [1913 Webster]	Birch \Birch\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the birch; birchen.	   [1913 Webster]	Birch \Birch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Birched} (b[~e]rcht); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Birching}.]	   To whip with a birch rod or twig; to flog.	   [1913 Webster]
birchbark \birch"bark`\ n.	   a canoe made with the bark of a birch tree.	   Syn: birchbark canoe.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Birchen \Birch"en\ (b[~e]rch"'n), a.	   Of or relating to birch.	   [1913 Webster]	         He passed where Newark's stately tower	         Looks out from Yarrow's birchen bower.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird,	   bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]	   1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a	      nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).	      [1913 Webster]	            That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.	                                                  --Tyndale	                                                  (Matt. viii.	                                                  20).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with	      wings. See {Aves}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And by my word! the bonny bird	            In danger shall not tarry.            --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arabian bird}, the phenix.	   {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.	   {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.	   {Bird louse} (Zool.), a wingless insect of the group	      Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very	      numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite	      (Zool.), a small mite (genera {Dermanyssus},	      {Dermaleichus} and allies) parasitic upon birds. The	      species are numerous.	   {Bird of passage}, a migratory bird.	   {Bird spider} (Zool.), a very large South American spider	      ({Mygale avicularia}). It is said sometimes to capture and	      kill small birds.	   {Bird tick} (Zool.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds	      (genus {Ornithomyia}, and allies), usually winged.	      [1913 Webster]	Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), v. i.	   1. To catch or shoot birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. [R.] --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for	      enjoyment; to birdwatch.	      [PJC]
birdbath \bird"bath`\ n.	   an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe	   in.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Birdbolt \Bird"bolt`\, n.	   A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them.	   Hence: Anything which smites without penetrating. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
birdbrain \bird"brain`\ n.	   1. a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious	      thought.	   Syn: addle-head, loon.	        [WordNet 1.5] bird-cage	        Bird cage
Bird cage \Bird" cage"\, bird-cage \bird-cage\, or Birdcage
\Bird"cage`\, n.	   A cage for confining birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdcall \Bird"call`\, n.	   1. A sound made in imitation of the note or cry of a bird for	      the purpose of decoying the bird or its mate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument of any kind, as a whistle, used in making	      the sound of a birdcall.	      [1913 Webster]
Birdcatcher \Bird"catch`er\, n.	   One whose employment it is to catch birds; a fowler.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdcatching \Bird"catch`ing\, n.	   The art, act, or occupation or catching birds or wild fowls.	   [1913 Webster]
Bird cherry \Bird" cher`ry\ (Bot.)	   A shrub ({Prunus Padus} ) found in Northern and Central	   Europe. It bears small black cherries.	   [1913 Webster]
Birder \Bird"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. A birdcatcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a {birdwatcher}.	      [PJC]
Bird-eyed \Bird"-eyed`\, a.	   Quick-sighted; catching a glance as one goes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bird fancier \Bird" fan`ci*er\	   1. One who takes pleasure in rearing or collecting rare or	      curious birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has for sale the various kinds of birds which are	      kept in cages.	      [1913 Webster]
Birdie \Bird"ie\, n.	   A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdikin \Bird"i*kin\, n.	   A young bird. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Birding \Bird"ing\, n.	   Birdcatching or fowling. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Birding piece}, a fowling piece. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Birdlet \Bird"let\, n.	   A little bird; a nestling.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdlike \Bird"like`\, a.	   Resembling a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdlime \Bird"lime`\, n. [Bird + lime viscous substance.]	   An extremely adhesive viscid substance, usually made of the	   middle bark of the holly, by boiling, fermenting, and	   cleansing it. When a twig is smeared with this substance it	   will hold small birds which may light upon it. Hence:	   Anything which insnares.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not birdlime or Idean pitch produce	         A more tenacious mass of clammy juice.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Birdlime is also made from mistletoe, elder, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Birdlime \Bird"lime`\, v. t.	   To smear with birdlime; to catch with birdlime; to insnare.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the heart is thus birdlimed, then it cleaves to	         everything it meets with.                --Coodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdling \Bird"ling\, n.	   A little bird; a nestling.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdman \Bird"man\, n.	   A fowler or birdcatcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Bird of paradise \Bird" of par"a*dise\ (Zool.)	   The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus	   {Paradisea} and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the	   adjacent islands. The males have brilliant colors, elegant	   plumes, and often remarkable tail feathers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {Great emerald} ({Paradisea apoda}) and the {Lesser	         emerald} ({Paradisea minor}) furnish many of the plumes	         used as ornaments by ladies; the {Red bird of paradise}	         is {Paradisea rubra} or {Paradisea sanguinea}; the	         {Golden bird of paradise} is {Parotia aurea} or	         {Parotia sexsetacea}; the {King bird of paradise} is	         {Cincinnurus regius}. The name is also applied to the	         longer-billed birds of another related group	         ({Epimachin[ae]}) from the same region. The	         {Twelve-wired bird of paradise} ({Seleucides alba}) is	         one of these. See {Paradise bird}, and Note under	         {Apod}.	         [1913 Webster]
bird-on-the-wing \bird-on-the-wing\ n.	   a common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America	   ({Polygala paucifolia}), having leaves like wintergreen and	   usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.	   Syn: flowering wintergreen, gaywings, gay-wings, fringed	        polygala.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bird pepper \Bird" pep`per\	   A species of capsicum ({Capsicum baccatum}), whose small,	   conical, coral-red fruit is among the most piquant of all red	   peppers.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdman \Bird"man\, n.	   An aviator; airman. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bird's-beak \Bird's"-beak`\, n. (Arch.)	   A molding whose section is thought to resemble a beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdseed \Bird"seed`\, n.	   Canary seed, hemp, millet or other small seeds used for	   feeding caged birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Bird's-eye \Bird's"-eye`\, a.	   1. Seen from above, as if by a flying bird; embraced at a	      glance; hence, general; not minute, or entering into	      details; as, a bird's-eye view.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked with spots resembling bird's eyes; as, bird's-eye	      diaper; bird's-eye maple.	      [1913 Webster]	Bird's-eye \Bird's"-eye`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant with a small bright flower, as the Adonis or	   pheasant's eye, the mealy primrose ({Primula farinosa}), and	   species of Veronica, Geranium, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Bird's-eye maple \Bird's"-eye` ma"ple\	   See under {Maple}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bird's-foot \Bird's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   A papilionaceous plant, the {Ornithopus}, having a curved,	   cylindrical pod tipped with a short, clawlike point.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bird's-foot trefoil}. (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of plants ({Lotus}) with clawlike pods. {Lotus	       corniculatas}, with yellow flowers, is very common in	       Great Britain.	   (b) the related plant, {Trigonella ornithopodioides}, is also	       European.	       [1913 Webster]
Bird's-mouth \Bird's-mouth`\, n. (Arch.)	   An interior angle or notch cut across a piece of timber, for	   the reception of the edge of another, as that in a rafter to	   be laid on a plate; -- commonly called {crow's-foot} in the	   United States.	   [1913 Webster] Bird's nest
Bird's nest \Bird's" nest`\, or Bird's-nest \Bird's-nest\, n.	   1. The nest in which a bird lays eggs and hatches her young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) The nest of a small swallow ({Collocalia	      nidifica} and several allied species), of China and the	      neighboring countries, which is mixed with soups.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The nests are found in caverns and fissures of cliffs	         on rocky coasts, and are composed in part of alg[ae].	         They are of the size of a goose egg, and in substance	         resemble isinglass. See Illust. under {Edible}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) An orchideous plant with matted roots, of the genus	      {Neottia} ({Neottia nidus-avis}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bird's-nest pudding}, a pudding containing apples whose	      cores have been replaced by sugar.	   {Yellow bird's nest}, a plant, the {Monotropa hypopitys}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bird's-nesting \Bird's-nest`ing\ (b[~e]rdz"n[e^]st`[i^]ng), n.	   Hunting for, or taking, birds' nests or their contents.	   [1913 Webster]
Bird's-tongue \Bird's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)	   The knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}).	   [1913 Webster]
Birdwatch \Bird"watch`\ (b[~e]rd"w[o^]ch`), v.	   to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for	   enjoyment or as a hobby; to {bird[3]}.	   [PJC]
Birdwatcher \Bird"watch`er\ (b[~e]rd"w[aum]ch`[~e]r), n.	   one who enjoys watching birds, especially to find and	   identify a variety of birds in their natural habitats; a	   birder[2].	   [PJC]
Bird-witted \Bird"-wit`ted\, a.	   Flighty; passing rapidly from one subject to another; not	   having the faculty of attention. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Birdwoman \Bird"wom`an\, n.	   An airwoman; an aviatress. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Birectangular \Bi`rec*tan"gu*lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + rectangular.]	   Containing or having two right angles; as, a birectangular	   spherical triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bireme \Bi"reme\, n. [L. biremis; bis twice + remus oar: cf. F.	   bir[`e]me.]	   An ancient galley or vessel with two banks or tiers of oars.	   [1913 Webster]
Biretta \Bi*ret"ta\, n.	   Same as {Berretta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Birgander \Bir"gan*der\, n.	   See {Bergander}.	   [1913 Webster]
Birk \Birk\, n. [See {Birch}, n.]	   A birch tree. [Prov. Eng.] "The silver birk." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Birk \Birk\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European minnow ({Leuciscus phoxinus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Birken \Birk"en\, v. t. [From 1st {Birk}.]	   To whip with a birch or rod. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Birken \Birk"en\, a.	   Birchen; as, birken groves. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Birkie \Bir"kie\, n.	   A lively or mettlesome fellow. [Jocular, Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Birl \Birl\, v. t. & i.	   To revolve or cause to revolve; to spin. [Scot.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Birl \Birl\, v. t. & i. [AS. byrlian. [root]92.]	   To pour (beer or wine); to ply with drink; to drink; to	   carouse. [Obs. or Dial.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Birlaw \Bir"law\, n. [See {By}{-law}.] (Law)	   A law made by husbandmen respecting rural affairs; a rustic	   or local law or by-law. [Written also {byrlaw}, {birlie},	   {birley}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Birmingham \Birmingham\ n.	   1. a city in Alabama.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a city in England.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Biro \Biro\ n. [from the name of the inventor.]	   a pen with small metal ball as point of transfer of ink to	   paper; same as {ballpoint pen}.	   Syn: ballpoint, ballpoint pen, ballpen.	        [WordNet 1.5] Birostrate
Birostrate \Bi*ros`trate\, Birostrated \Bi*ros"tra*ted\, a.	   [Pref. bi- + rostrate.]	   Having a double beak, or two processes resembling beaks.	   [1913 Webster]	         The capsule is bilocular and birostrated. --Ed. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Birr \Birr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Birred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Birring}.] [Cf. OE. bur, bir, wind, storm wind, fr. Icel.	   byrr wind. Perh. imitative.]	   To make, or move with, a whirring noise, as of wheels in	   motion.	   [1913 Webster]	Birr \Birr\, n.	   1. A whirring sound, as of a spinning wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rush or impetus; force.	      [1913 Webster]
Birrus \Bir"rus\, n. [LL., fr. L. birrus a kind of cloak. See	   {Berretta}.]	   A coarse kind of thick woolen cloth, worn by the poor in the	   Middle Ages; also, a woolen cap or hood worn over the	   shoulders or over the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Birse \Birse\, n.	   A bristle or bristles. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Birt \Birt\ (b[~e]rt), n. [OE. byrte; cf. F. bertonneau. Cf.	   {Bret}, {Burt}.] (Zool.)	   A fish of the turbot kind; the brill. [Written also {burt},	   {bret}, or {brut}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Birth \Birth\ (b[~e]rth), n. [OE. burth, birth, AS. beor[eth],	   gebyrd, fr. beran to bear, bring forth; akin to D. geboorte,	   OHG. burt, giburt, G. geburt, Icel. bur[eth]r, Skr. bhrti	   bearing, supporting; cf. Ir. & Gael. beirthe born, brought	   forth. [root]92. See 1st {Bear}, and cf. {Berth}.]	   1. The act or fact of coming into life, or of being born; --	      generally applied to human beings; as, the birth of a son.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lineage; extraction; descent; sometimes, high birth; noble	      extraction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elected without reference to birth, but solely for	            qualifications.                       --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The condition to which a person is born; natural state or	      position; inherited disposition or tendency.	      [1913 Webster]	            A foe by birth to Troy's unhappy name. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of bringing forth; as, she had two children at a	      birth. "At her next birth." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is born; that which is produced, whether animal	      or vegetable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poets are far rarer births than kings. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others hatch their eggs and tend the birth till it	            is able to shift for itself.          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Origin; beginning; as, the birth of an empire.	      [1913 Webster]	   {New birth} (Theol.), regeneration, or the commencement of a	      religious life.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Parentage; extraction; lineage; race; family.	        [1913 Webster]	Birth \Birth\, n.	   See {Berth}. [Obs.] --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
birth control \birth control\ n.	   the act or process of deliberately limiting the number of	   one's children born, especially by preventing conception.	   Note: Conception may be prevented by ingesting medicines,	         using barriers such as condoms or spermicides during	         copulation, or by ligating or removing the reproductive	         organs.	   Syn: birth prevention, family planning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Birthday \Birth"day`\ (b[~e]rth"d[=a]`), n.	   1. The day in which any person is born; day of origin or	      commencement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those barbarous ages past, succeeded next	            The birthday of invention.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The day of the month in which a person was born, in	      whatever succeeding year it may recur; the anniversary of	      one's birth.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is my birthday; as this very day	            Was Cassius born.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Birthday \Birth"day`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the day of birth, or its anniversary; as,	   birthday gifts or festivities.	   [1913 Webster]
Birthdom \Birth"dom\, n. [Birth + -dom.]	   The land of one's birth; one's inheritance. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
birthe \birthe\ v.	   to give birth to.	   Syn: give birth, deliver, bear, birth, have.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Birthing \Birth"ing\, n.	   1. (Naut.) Anything added to raise the sides of a ship.	      --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the act or process of giving birth.	      [PJC]
Birthless \Birth"less\, a.	   Of mean extraction. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Birthmark \Birth"mark`\, n.	   Some peculiar mark or blemish on the body at birth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Most part of this noble lineage carried upon their body	         for a natural birthmark, . . . a snake.  --Sir T.	                                                  North.	   [1913 Webster]
Birthnight \Birth"night`\, n.	   The night in which a person is born; the anniversary of that	   night in succeeding years.	   [1913 Webster]	         The angelic song in Bethlehem field,	         On thy birthnight, that sung thee Savior born.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Birthplace \Birth"place`\, n.	   The town, city, or country, where a person is born; place of	   origin or birth, in its more general sense. "The birthplace	   of valor." --Burns.	   [1913 Webster] birth rate,
birthrate \birthrate\n.	   the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that	   area; usually expressed as birthes per 1000 population per	   year.	   Syn: fertility, fertility rate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Birthright \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 constitution; esp. the	   rights or inheritance of the first born.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest there be any . . . profane person, as Esau, who	         for one morsel of meat sold his birthright. --Heb. xii.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Birthroot \Birth"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   An herbaceous plant ({Trillium erectum}), and its astringent	   rootstock, which is said to have medicinal properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Birthwort \Birth"wort`\, n.	   A genus of herbs and shrubs ({Aristolochia}), reputed to have	   medicinal properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Bis \Bis\, adv. [L. bis twice, for duis, fr. root of duo two.	   See {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}.]	   Twice; -- a word showing that something is, or is to be,	   repeated; as a passage of music, or an item in accounts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bis- \Bis-\, pref.	   A form of {Bi-}, sometimes used before s, c, or a vowel.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisa antelope \Bi"sa an"te*lope\ (Zool.)	   See {Oryx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisaccate \Bi*sac"cate\, a. [Pref. bi- + saccate.] (Bot.)	   Having two little bags, sacs, or pouches.	   [1913 Webster]
Biscayan \Bis*cay"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Biscay in Spain. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Biscay.	   [1913 Webster]
Biscotin \Bis"co*tin\, n. [F. biscotin. See {Biscuit}.]	   A confection made of flour, sugar, marmalade, and eggs; a	   sweet biscuit.	   [1913 Webster]
Biscuit \Bis"cuit\, n. [F. biscuit (cf. It. biscotto, Sp.	   bizcocho, Pg. biscouto), fr. L. bis twice + coctus, p. p. of	   coquere to cook, bake. See {Cook}, and cf. {Bisque} a kind of	   porcelain.]	   1. A kind of unraised bread, of many varieties, plain, sweet,	      or fancy, formed into flat cakes, and bakes hard; as, ship	      biscuit.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to military practice, the bread or biscuit	            of the Romans was twice prepared in the oven.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small loaf or cake of bread, raised and shortened, or	      made light with soda or baking powder. Usually a number	      are baked in the same pan, forming a sheet or card.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Earthen ware or porcelain which has undergone the first	      baking, before it is subjected to the glazing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Sculp.) A species of white, unglazed porcelain, in which	      vases, figures, and groups are formed in miniature.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Meat biscuit}, an alimentary preparation consisting of	      matters extracted from meat by boiling, or of meat ground	      fine and combined with flour, so as to form biscuits.	      [1913 Webster]
Biscutate \Bi*scu"tate\, a. [Pref. bi- + scutate.] (Bot.)	   Resembling two bucklers placed side by side.	   [1913 Webster]
Biscutella \Biscutella\ n.	   a genus off Eurasian herbs and small shrubs: buckler mustard.	   Syn: genus Biscutella.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bise \Bise\, n. [F.]	   A cold north wind which prevails on the northern coasts of	   the Mediterranean and in Switzerland, etc.; -- nearly the	   same as the mistral.	   [1913 Webster]	Bise \Bise\, n. (Paint.)	   See {Bice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisect \Bi*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bisected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bisecting}.] [L. bis twice + secare, sectum, to cut.]	   1. To cut or divide into two parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) To divide into two equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]
Bisection \Bi*sec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. bissection.]	   Division into two parts, esp. two equal parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisector \Bi*sec"tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, bisects; esp. (Geom.) a straight line	   which bisects an angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisectrix \Bi*sec"trix\, n.	   The line bisecting the angle between the optic axes of a	   biaxial crystal.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisegment \Bi*seg"ment\, n. [Pref. bi- + segment.]	   One of tow equal parts of a line, or other magnitude.	   [1913 Webster]
Biseptate \Bi*sep"tate\, a. [Pref. bi- + septate.]	   With two partitions or septa. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster] Biserial
Biserial \Bi*se"ri*al\, Biseriate \Bi*se"ri*ate\, a. [Pref. bi-	   + serial, seriate.]	   In two rows or series.	   [1913 Webster]
Biserrate \Bi*ser"rate\, a. [Pref. bi- + serrate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Doubly serrate, or having the serratures serrate,	      as in some leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Serrate on both sides, as some antenn[ae].	      [1913 Webster] Bisetose
Bisetose \Bi*se"tose\, Bisetous \Bi*se"tous\, a. [Pref. bi- +	   setose, setous.]	   Having two bristles.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisexous \Bi*sex"ous\, a. [L. bis twice + sexus sex: cf. F.	   bissexe.]	   Bisexual. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisexual \Bi*sex"u*al\, a. [Pref. bi- + sexual.] (Biol.)	   Of both sexes; hermaphrodite; as a flower with stamens and	   pistil, or an animal having ovaries and testes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisexuous \Bi*sex"u*ous\, a.	   Bisexual.	   [1913 Webster]
Biseye \Bi*seye"\,	   p. p. of {Besee}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Evil biseye}, ill looking. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bish \Bish\, n.	   Same as {Bikh}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bishkek \Bishkek\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Kyrgyzstan. Population (2000) = 631,000.	   [PJC]
Bishop \Bish"op\, n. [OE. bischop, biscop, bisceop, AS. bisceop,	   biscop, L. episcopus overseer, superintendent, bishop, fr.	   Gr. ?, ? over + ? inspector, fr. root of ?, ?, to look to,	   perh. akin to L. specere to look at. See {Spy}, and cf.	   {Episcopal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A spiritual overseer, superintendent, or director.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned	            unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. --1 Pet.	                                                  ii. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a fact now generally recognized by theologians	            of all shades of opinion, that in the language of	            the New Testament the same officer in the church is	            called indifferently "bishop" ( ? ) and "elder" or	            "presbyter."                          --J. B.	                                                  Lightfoot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant	      Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of	      the ministry, superior to the priesthood, and generally	      claiming to be a successor of the Apostles. The bishop is	      usually the spiritual head or ruler of a diocese,	      bishopric, or see.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bishop in partibus [infidelium]} (R. C. Ch.), a bishop of a	      see which does not actually exist; one who has the office	      of bishop, without especial jurisdiction. --Shipley.	   {Titular bishop} (R. C. Ch.), a term officially substituted	      in 1882 for bishop in partibus.	   {Bench of Bishops}. See under {Bench}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In the Methodist Episcopal and some other churches, one of	      the highest church officers or superintendents.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece used in the game of chess, bearing a	      representation of a bishop's miter; -- formerly called	      archer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A beverage, being a mixture of wine, oranges or lemons,	      and sugar. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An old name for a woman's bustle. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If, by her bishop, or her "grace" alone,	            A genuine lady, or a church, is known. --Saxe.	      [1913 Webster]	Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bishoped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bishoping}.]	   To admit into the church by confirmation; to confirm; hence,	   to receive formally to favor.	   [1913 Webster]	Bishop \Bish"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bishoped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bishoping}.] [From the name of the scoundrel who first	   practiced it. Youatt.] (Far.)	   To make seem younger, by operating on the teeth; as, to	   bishop an old horse or his teeth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plan adopted is to cut off all the nippers with a	         saw to the proper length, and then with a cutting	         instrument the operator scoops out an oval cavity in	         the corner nippers, which is afterwards burnt with a	         hot iron until it is black. --J. H. Walsh.	         [1913 Webster]
Bishopdom \Bish"op*dom\, n.	   Jurisdiction of a bishop; episcopate. "Divine right of	   bishopdom." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bishoplike \Bish"op*like`\, a.	   Resembling a bishop; belonging to a bishop. --Fulke.	   [1913 Webster]
Bishoply \Bish"op*ly\, a.	   Bishoplike; episcopal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bishoply \Bish"op*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a bishop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bishopric \Bish"op*ric\, n. [AS. bisceopr[imac]ce; bisceop	   bishop + r[imac]ce dominion. See {-ric}.]	   1. A diocese; the district over which the jurisdiction of a	      bishop extends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office of a spiritual overseer, as of an apostle,	      bishop, or presbyter. --Acts i. 20.	      [1913 Webster]
Bishop's cap \Bish"op's cap`\ (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Mitella}; miterwort. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Bishop sleeve \Bish"op sleeve`\	   A wide sleeve, once worn by women.	   [1913 Webster]
Bishop's length \Bish"op's length`\	   A canvas for a portrait measuring 58 by 94 inches. The half	   bishop measures 45 by 56.	   [1913 Webster]
Bishop-stool \Bish"op-stool`\, n.	   A bishop's seat or see.	   [1913 Webster]
Bishop's-weed \Bish"op's-weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) An umbelliferous plant of the genus {Ammi.}	   (b) Goutweed ({[AE]gopodium podagraria}).	       [1913 Webster]
Bishop's-wort \Bish"op's-wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Wood betony ({Stachys betonica}); also, the plant called	   fennel flower ({Nigella Damascena}), or devil-in-a-bush.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisie \Bis"ie\, v. t.	   To busy; to employ. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bisilicate \Bi*sil"i*cate\, n. (Min. Chem.)	   A salt of metasilicic acid; -- so called because the ratio of	   the oxygen of the silica to the oxygen of the base is as two	   to one. The bisilicates include many of the most common and	   important minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisk \Bisk\, n. [F. bisque.]	   Soup or broth made by boiling several sorts of flesh	   together. --King.	   [1913 Webster]	Bisk \Bisk\, n. [F. bisque.] (Tennis)	   See {Bisque}.	   [1913 Webster] Biskara boil
Biskara boil \Bis"ka*ra boil`\, Biskara button \Bis"ka*ra
but"ton\ . [Named after the town Biskara, in Algeria.] (Med.)	   Same as {Aleppo boil}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Bismare
Bismare \Bi*smare"\, Bismer \Bi*smer"\, n. [AS. bismer.]	   Shame; abuse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bismer \Bis"mer\, n.	   1. A rule steelyard. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The fifteen-spined ({Gasterosteus spinachia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Bismillah \Bis*mil"lah\, interj. [Arabic, in the name of God!]	   An adjuration or exclamation common among the Mohammedans.	   [Written also {Bizmillah}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bismite \Bis"mite\, n. (Min.)	   Bismuth trioxide, or bismuth ocher.	   [1913 Webster]
Bismuth \Bis"muth\, n. [Ger. bismuth, wismuth: cf. F. bismuth.]	   (Chem.)	   One of the elements; a metal of a reddish white color,	   crystallizing in rhombohedrons. It is somewhat harder than	   lead, and rather brittle; masses show broad cleavage surfaces	   when broken across. It melts at 507[deg] Fahr., being easily	   fused in the flame of a candle. It is found in a native	   state, and as a constituent of some minerals. Specific	   gravity 9.8. Atomic weight 207.5. Symbol Bi.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chemically, bismuth (with arsenic and antimony is	         intermediate between the metals and nonmetals; it is	         used in thermo-electric piles, and as an alloy with	         lead and tin in the fusible alloy or metal. Bismuth is	         the most diamagnetic substance known.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bismuth glance}, bismuth sulphide; bismuthinite.	   {Bismuth ocher}, a native bismuth oxide; bismite.	      [1913 Webster]
Bismuthal \Bis"muth*al\, a.	   Containing bismuth.	   [1913 Webster]
Bismuthic \Bis"muth*ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to bismuth; containing bismuth, when this	   element has its higher valence; as, bismuthic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Bismuthiferous \Bis`muth*if"er*ous\, a. [Bismuth + -ferous.]	   Containing bismuth.	   [1913 Webster] Bismuthine
Bismuthine \Bis"muth*ine\, Bismuthinite \Bis"muth*in*ite\, n.	   Native bismuth sulphide; -- sometimes called bismuthite.	   [1913 Webster]
Bismuthous \Bis"muth*ous\, a.	   Of, or containing, bismuth, when this element has its lower	   valence.	   [1913 Webster]
Bismuthyl \Bis"muth*yl`\, n. (Min.)	   Hydrous carbonate of bismuth, an earthy mineral of a dull	   white or yellowish color. [Written also {bismuthite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bison \Bi"son\ (b[imac]"s[o^]n; 277), n. [L. bison, Gr. bi`swn,	   a wild ox; akin to OHG. wisunt, wisant, G. wisent, AS.	   wesend, Icel. v[imac]sundr: cf. F. bison.] (Zool.)	   (a) The aurochs or European bison.	   (b) The American bison buffalo ({Bison Americanus}), a large,	       gregarious bovine quadruped with shaggy mane and short	       black horns, which formerly roamed in herds over most of	       the temperate portion of North America, but by 1900 was	       restricted to very limited districts in the region of the	       Rocky Mountains, and was almost hunted to extinction.	   Note: Efforts at conservation of the American bison resulted	         in setting aside several reserves, and by 1990 a few	         stable herds were established, numbering from hundreds	         to thousands, roaming certain public areas, such as	         Yellowstone Park, some reserves in Canada, and some	         private reserves. Some bison are kept as range animals	         for food, and the American bison has been bred with	         domestic cattle to form a cross called the {beefalo}.	         The American bison is commonly (though improperly)	         called a buffalo; an image of the bison appeared on the	         inverse of the U. S. five-cent coin (nickel) from 1913	         to 1937, and that coin was referred to as the {buffalo	         nickel}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
bisontine \bisontine\ (b[imac]*s[o^]n*t[imac]n") adj.	   of, relating to, or characteristic of bison.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bispinose \Bi*spi"nose\ (b[imac]*sp[imac]"n[=o]s), a. [Pref. bi-	   + spinose.] (Zool.)	   Having two spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisque \Bisque\, n. [A corruption of biscuit.]	   Unglazed white porcelain.	   [1913 Webster]	Bisque \Bisque\, n. [F.]	   A point taken by the receiver of odds in the game of tennis;	   also, an extra innings allowed to a weaker player in croquet.	   [1913 Webster]	Bisque \Bisque\, n. [F.]	   A white soup made of crayfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Bissau \Bissau\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Guinea-Bissau. Population (2000) =	   200,000.	   [PJC]
Bissell truck \Bis"sell truck\	   A truck for railroad rolling stock, consisting of two	   ordinary axle boxes sliding in guides attached to a	   triangular frame; -- called also {pony truck}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bissextile \Bis*sex"tile\, n. [L. bissextilis annus, fr.	   bissextus (bis + sextus sixth, fr. sex six) the sixth of the	   calends of March, or twenty-fourth day of February, which was	   reckoned twice every fourth year, by the intercalation of a	   day.]	   Leap year; every fourth year, in which a day is added to the	   month of February on account of the excess of the tropical	   year (365 d. 5 h. 48 m. 46 s.) above 365 days. But one day	   added every four years is equivalent to six hours each year,	   which is 11 m. 14 s. more than the excess of the real year.	   Hence, it is necessary to suppress the bissextile day at the	   end of every century which is not divisible by 400, while it	   is retained at the end of those which are divisible by 400.	   [1913 Webster]	Bissextile \Bis*sex"tile\, a.	   Pertaining to leap year.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisson \Bis"son\, a. [OE. bisen, bisne, AS. bisen, prob. for	   b[imac]s?ne; bi by + s?ne clear, akin to se['o]n to see;	   clear when near, hence short-sighted. See {See}.]	   Purblind; blinding. [Obs.] "Bisson rheum." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Bister
Bister \Bis"ter\, Bistre \Bis"tre\, n. [F. bistre a color made	   of soot; of unknown origin. Cf., however, LG. biester	   frowning, dark, ugly.] (Paint.)	   A dark brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bistipuled \Bi*stip"uled\, a. [Pref. bi- + stipule.] (Bot.)	   Having two stipules.	   [1913 Webster]
Bistort \Bis"tort\, n. [L. bis + tortus, p. p. of torquere to	   twist: cf. F. bistorte.] (Bot.)	   An herbaceous plant of the genus {Polygonum}, section	   {Bistorta}; snakeweed; adderwort. Its root is used in	   medicine as an astringent.	   [1913 Webster]
Bistoury \Bis"tou*ry\, n.; pl. {Bistouries}. [F. bistouri.]	   A surgical instrument consisting of a slender knife, either	   straight or curved, generally used by introducing it beneath	   the part to be divided, and cutting towards the surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Bistre \Bis"tre\, n.	   See {Bister}.	   [1913 Webster]
bistred \bistred\ adj.	   colored with or as if with bister.	   Syn: bistered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bistro \bistro\ (b[=e]s"tr[=o]; b[i^]s"tr[=o]), n.	   1. a small informal restaurant, especially one serving	      alcoholic beverages.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a {nightclub}.	      [PJC]
bistroic \bistroic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a bistro.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bisulcate \Bi*sul"cate\, a. [Pref. bi- + sulcate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having two grooves or furrows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Cloven; said of a foot or hoof.	      [1913 Webster]
Bisulcous \Bi*sul"cous\, a. [L. bisulcus; bis twice + sulcus	   furrow.]	   Bisulcate. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisulphate \Bi*sul"phate\, n. [Pref. bi- + sulphate.] (Chem.)	   A sulphate in which but half the hydrogen of the acid is	   replaced by a positive element or radical, thus making the	   proportion of the acid to the positive or basic portion twice	   what it is in the normal sulphates; an acid sulphate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisulphide \Bi*sul"phide\, n. [Pref. bi- + sulphide.] (Chem.)	   A sulphide having two atoms of sulphur in the molecule; a	   disulphide, as in iron pyrites, FeS2; -- less frequently	   called bisulphuret.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisulphite \Bi*sul"phite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphurous acid in which the base replaces but half	   the hydrogen of the acid; an acid sulphite.	   [1913 Webster]
Bisulphuret \Bi*sul"phu*ret\, n. [Pref. bi- + sulphuret.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Bisulphide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bit \Bit\ (b[i^]t), n. [OE. bitt, bite, AS. bite, bite, fr.	   b[imac]tan to bite. See {Bite}, n. & v., and cf. {Bit} a	   morsel.]	   1. The part of a bridle, usually of iron, which is inserted	      in the mouth of a horse, and having appendages to which	      the reins are fastened. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foamy bridle with the bit of gold. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Anything which curbs or restrains.	      [1913 Webster]	Bit \Bit\, n.	   In the British West Indies, a fourpenny piece, or groat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bit \Bit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bitting}.]	   To put a bridle upon; to put the bit in the mouth of.	   [1913 Webster]	Bit \Bit\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Bite}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bit \Bit\, n. [OE. bite, AS. bita, fr. b[imac]tan 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, such as may be bitten off or taken	      into the mouth; a morsel; a bite. Hence: A small piece of	      anything; a little; a mite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Somewhat; something, but not very great.	      [1913 Webster]	            My young companion was a bit of a poet. --T. Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is used, also, like jot and whit, to express	         the smallest degree; as, he is not a bit wiser.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A tool for boring, of various forms and sizes, usually	      turned by means of a brace or bitstock. See {Bitstock}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The part of a key which enters the lock and acts upon the	      bolt and tumblers. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The cutting iron of a plane. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In the Southern and Southwestern States, a small silver	      coin (as the real) formerly current; commonly, one worth	      about 12 1/2 cents; also, the sum of 12 1/2 cents.	      [1913 Webster]	Bit \Bit\ (Computers) [binary digit.]	   1. the smallest unit of information, equivalent to a choice	      between two alternatives, as yes or no; on or off.	      [PJC]	   2. (Computers) the physical representation of a bit of	      information in a computer memory or a data storage medium.	      Within a computer circuit a bit may be represented by the	      state of a current or an electrical charge; in a magnetic	      storage medium it may be represented by the direction of	      magnetization; on a punched card or on paper tape it may	      be represented by the presence or absence of a hole at a	      particular point on the card or tape.	      [PJC]	   {Bit my bit}, piecemeal. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Bit \Bit\,	   3d sing. pr. of {Bid}, for biddeth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitake \Bi*take"\, v. t. [See {Betake}, {Betaught}.]	   To commend; to commit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitangent \Bi*tan"gent\, a. [Pref. bi- + tangent.] (Geom.)	   Possessing the property of touching at two points. -- n. A	   line that touches a curve in two points.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitartrate \Bi*tar"trate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of tartaric acid in which the base replaces but half	   the acid hydrogen; an acid tartrate, as cream of tartar.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitch \Bitch\ (b[i^]ch), n. [OE. biche, bicche, AS. bicce; cf.	   Icel. bikkja, G. betze, peize.]	   1. The female of the canine kind, as of the dog, wolf, and	      fox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opprobrious name for a woman, especially a lewd woman.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. an unpleasant, malicious, or offensive person.	      [PJC]	   4. something difficult or unpleasant. [slang]	      [PJC]	   5. a {complaint}. [slang]	      [PJC]	Bitch \Bitch\ (b[i^]ch), v. i.	   to complain in a whining or grumbling manner; to gripe.	   [slang]	   [PJC]
bitching \bitch"ing\ n.	   complaining; griping. [slang]	   [PJC]	bitching \bitch"ing\ adj.	   an informal intensifier; as, we had a bitching good time.	   [slang]	   [PJC]
bitchy \bitchy\ adj.	   marked by or arising from malice. [slang]	   Syn: catty, cattish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bite \Bite\ (b[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Bit} (b[i^]t); p. p.	   {Bitten} (b[i^]t"t'n), {Bit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Biting}.] [OE.	   biten, AS. b[imac]tan; akin to D. bijten, OS. b[imac]tan,	   OHG. b[imac]zan, G. beissen, Goth. beitan, Icel. b[imac]ta,	   Sw. bita, Dan. bide, L. findere to cleave, Skr. bhid to	   cleave. [root]87. Cf. {Fissure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To seize with the teeth, so that they enter or nip the	      thing seized; to lacerate, crush, or wound with the teeth;	      as, to bite an apple; to bite a crust; the dog bit a man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such smiling rogues as these,	            Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To puncture, abrade, or sting with an organ (of some	      insects) used in taking food.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure,	      in a literal or a figurative sense; as, pepper bites the	      mouth. "Frosts do bite the meads." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cheat; to trick; to take in. [Colloq.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take hold of; to hold fast; to adhere to; as, the	      anchor bites the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last screw of the rack having been turned so	            often that its purchase crumbled, . . . it turned	            and turned with nothing to bite.      --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bite the dust}, {To bite the ground}, to fall in the	      agonies of death; as, he made his enemy bite the dust.	   {To bite in} (Etching), to corrode or eat into metallic	      plates by means of an acid.	   {To bite the thumb at} (any one), formerly a mark of	      contempt, designed to provoke a quarrel; to defy. "Do you	      bite your thumb at us?" --Shak.	   {To bite the tongue}, to keep silence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bite \Bite\, v. i.	   1. To seize something forcibly with the teeth; to wound with	      the teeth; to have the habit of so doing; as, does the dog	      bite?	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause a smarting sensation; to have a property which	      causes such a sensation; to be pungent; as, it bites like	      pepper or mustard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause sharp pain; to produce anguish; to hurt or	      injure; to have the property of so doing.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the last it [wine] biteth like serpent, and	            stingeth like an adder.               --Prov. xxiii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take a bait into the mouth, as a fish does; hence, to	      take a tempting offer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take or keep a firm hold; as, the anchor bites.	      [1913 Webster]	Bite \Bite\, n. [OE. bite, bit, bitt, AS. bite bite, fr.	   b[imac]tan to bite, akin to Icel. bit, OS. biti, G. biss. See	   {Bite}, v., and cf. {Bit}.]	   1. The act of seizing with the teeth or mouth; the act of	      wounding or separating with the teeth or mouth; a seizure	      with the teeth or mouth, as of a bait; as, to give	      anything a hard bite.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have known a very good fisher angle diligently	            four or six hours for a river carp, and not have a	            bite.                                 --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of puncturing or abrading with an organ for taking	      food, as is done by some insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The wound made by biting; as, the pain of a dog's or	      snake's bite; the bite of a mosquito.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A morsel; as much as is taken at once by biting.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The hold which the short end of a lever has upon the thing	      to be lifted, or the hold which one part of a machine has	      upon another.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A cheat; a trick; a fraud. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The baser methods of getting money by fraud and	            bite, by deceiving and overreaching.  --Humorist.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A sharper; one who cheats. [Slang] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) A blank on the edge or corner of a page, owing to	      a portion of the frisket, or something else, intervening	      between the type and paper.	      [1913 Webster]
Biter \Bit"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, bites; that which bites often, or	      is inclined to bite, as a dog or fish. "Great barkers are	      no biters." --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who cheats; a sharper. [Colloq.] --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Biternate \Bi*ter"nate\, a. [Pref. bi- + ternate.] (Bot.)	   Doubly ternate, as when a petiole has three ternate leaflets.	   -- {Bi*ter"nate*ly}, adv. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitheism \Bi"the*ism\, n. [Pref. bi- + theism.]	   Belief in the existence of two gods; dualism.	   [1913 Webster]
Biting \Bit"ing\, a.	   That bites; sharp; cutting; sarcastic; caustic. "A biting	   affliction." "A biting jest." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Biting in \Bit"ing in"\ (Etching.)	   The process of corroding or eating into metallic plates, by	   means of an acid. See {Etch}. --G. Francis.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitingly \Bit"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a biting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitless \Bit"less\, a.	   Not having a bit or bridle.	   [1913 Webster] Bito
Bito \Bi"to\, n., Bito tree \Bi"to tree`\ . [Etym. uncertain.]	   (Bot.)	   A small scrubby tree ({Balanites [AE]gyptiaca}) growing in	   dry regions of tropical Africa and Asia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The hard yellowish white wood is made into plows in	         Abyssinia; the bark is used in Farther India to stupefy	         fish; the ripe fruit is edible, when green it is an	         anthelmintic; the fermented juice is used as a	         beverage; the seeds yield a medicinal oil called	         zachun. The African name of the tree is {hajilij}.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bitstock \Bit"stock`\, n.	   A stock or handle for holding and rotating a bit; a brace.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitt \Bitt\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Bitts}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bitt \Bitt\, v. t. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.)	   To put round the bitts; as, to bitt the cable, in order to	   fasten it or to slacken it gradually, which is called veering	   away. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Bittacle \Bit"ta*cle\, n.	   A binnacle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bitten \Bit"ten\,	   p. p. of {Bite}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bitten \Bit"ten\, a. (Bot.)	   Terminating abruptly, as if bitten off; premorse.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitter \Bit"ter\, n. [See {Bitts}.] (Naut.)	   AA turn of the cable which is round the bitts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bitter end}, that part of a cable which is abaft the bitts,	      and so within board, when the ship rides at anchor.	      [1913 Webster]	Bitter \Bit"ter\, a. [AS. biter; akin to Goth. baitrs, Icel.	   bitr, Dan., Sw., D., & G. bitter, OS. bittar, fr. root of E.	   bite. See {Bite}, v. t.]	   1. Having a peculiar, acrid, biting taste, like that of	      wormwood or an infusion of hops; as, a bitter medicine;	      bitter as aloes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing pain or smart; piercing; painful; sharp; severe;	      as, a bitter cold day.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain or distress to the mind;	      calamitous; poignant.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is an evil thing and bitter, that thou hast	            forsaken the Lord thy God.            --Jer. ii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by sharpness, severity, or cruelty; harsh;	      stern; virulent; as, bitter reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against	            them.                                 --Col. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Mournful; sad; distressing; painful; pitiable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Egyptians . . . made their lives bitter with	            hard bondage.                         --Ex. i. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bitter apple}, {Bitter cucumber}, {Bitter gourd}. (Bot.) See	      {Colocynth}.	   {Bitter cress} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Cardamine}, esp.	      {Cardamine amara}.	   {Bitter earth} (Min.), tale earth; calcined magnesia.	   {Bitter principles} (Chem.), a class of substances, extracted	      from vegetable products, having strong bitter taste but	      with no sharply defined chemical characteristics.	   {Bitter salt}, Epsom salts; magnesium sulphate.	   {Bitter vetch} (Bot.), a name given to two European	      leguminous herbs, {Vicia Orobus} and {Ervum Ervilia}.	   {To the bitter end}, to the last extremity, however	      calamitous.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acrid; sharp; harsh; pungent; stinging; cutting; severe;	        acrimonious.	        [1913 Webster]	Bitter \Bit"ter\, n.	   Any substance that is bitter. See {Bitters}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bitter \Bit"ter\, v. t.	   To make bitter. --Wolcott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitterbump \Bit"ter*bump`\, n. (Zool.)	   the butterbump or bittern.	   [1913 Webster]
bittercress \bit"ter*cress\ n.	   any of various herbs of the genus Cardamine, having usually	   pinnate leaves and racemes of white, pink or purple flowers;	   cosmopolitan except in the Antarctic.	   Syn: bitter cress.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bitterful \Bit"ter*ful\, a.	   Full of bitterness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bittering \Bit"ter*ing\, n.	   A bitter compound used in adulterating beer; bittern.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitterish \Bit"ter*ish\, a.	   Somewhat bitter. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitterling \Bit"ter*ling\, n. [G.] (Zool.)	   A roachlike European fish ({Rhodima amarus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Bitterly \Bit"ter*ly\, adv.	   In a bitter manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [OE. bitoure, betore, bitter, fr. F.	   butor; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)	   A wading bird of the genus {Botaurus}, allied to the herons,	   of various species.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European bittern is {Botaurus stellaris}. It	         makes, during the brooding season, a noise called by	         Dryden bumping, and by Goldsmith booming. The American	         bittern is {Botaurus lentiginosus}, and is also called	         {stake-driver} and {meadow hen}. See {Stake-driver}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is applied to other related birds, as the	         {least bittern} ({Ardetta exilis}), and the {sun	         bittern}.	         [1913 Webster]	Bittern \Bit"tern\, n. [From {Bitter}, a.]	   1. The brine which remains in salt works after the salt is	      concreted, having a bitter taste from the chloride of	      magnesium which it contains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very bitter compound of quassia, cocculus Indicus, etc.,	      used by fraudulent brewers in adulterating beer. --Cooley.	      [1913 Webster]
Bitterness \Bit"ter*ness\, n. [AS. biternys; biter better + -nys	   = -ness.]	   1. The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in	      either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness;	      resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm;	      deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lip that curls with bitterness.   --Percival.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will complain in the bitterness of my soul. --Job	                                                  vii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art in the gall of bitterness, and in the bond	            of iniquity.                          --Acts viii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dangerous error, or schism, tending to draw persons to	      apostasy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking diligently, . . . lest any root of	            bitterness springing up trouble you.  --Heb. xii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]
Bitternut \Bit"ter*nut"\, n. (Bot.)	   The swamp hickory ({Carya amara}). Its thin-shelled nuts are	   bitter.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitterroot \Bit"ter*root`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Lewisia rediviva}) allied to the purslane, but with	   fleshy, farinaceous roots, growing in the mountains of Idaho,	   Montana, etc. It gives the name to the Bitter Root mountains	   and river. The Indians call both the plant and the river	   Sp[ae]t'lum.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitters \Bit"ters\, n. pl.	   A liquor, generally spirituous in which a bitter herb, leaf,	   or root is steeped.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitter spar \Bit"ter spar"\	   A common name of dolomite; -- so called because it contains	   magnesia, the soluble salts of which are bitter. See	   {Dolomite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bittersweet \Bit"ter*sweet`\, a.	   Sweet and then bitter or bitter and then sweet; esp. sweet	   with a bitter after taste; hence (Fig.), pleasant but	   painful.	   [1913 Webster]	Bittersweet \Bit"ter*sweet`\, n.	   1. Anything which is bittersweet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of apple so called. --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) A climbing shrub, with oval coral-red berries	          ({Solanum dulcamara}); woody nightshade. The whole	          plant is poisonous, and has a taste at first sweetish	          and then bitter. The branches are the officinal	          {dulcamara}.	      (b) An American woody climber ({Celastrus scandens}),	          whose yellow capsules open late in autumn, and	          disclose the red aril which covers the seeds; -- also	          called {Roxbury waxwork}.	          [1913 Webster]
Bitterweed \Bit"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of {Ambrosia} ({Ambrosia artemisi[ae]folia}); Roman	   worm wood. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitterwood \Bit"ter*wood`\, n.	   A West Indian tree ({Picr[ae]na excelsa}) from the wood of	   which the bitter drug Jamaica quassia is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitterwort \Bit"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The yellow gentian ({Gentiana lutea}), which has a very	   bitter taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Bittock \Bit"tock\, n. [See {Bit} a morsel.]	   A small bit of anything, of indefinite size or quantity; a	   short distance. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bittor Bittour \Bit"tor Bit"tour\, n. [See {Bittern}] (Zool.)	   The bittern. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitts \Bitts\, n. pl. [Cf. F. bitte, Icel. biti, a beam. ?87.]	   (Naut.)	   A frame of two strong timbers fixed perpendicularly in the	   fore part of a ship, on which to fasten the cables as the	   ship rides at anchor, or in warping. Other bitts are used for	   belaying (belaying bitts), for sustaining the windlass	   (carrick bitts, winch bitts, or windlass bitts), to hold the	   pawls of the windlass (pawl bitts) etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitume \Bi*tume"\, n. [F. See {Bitumen}.]	   Bitumen. [Poetic] --May.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitumed \Bi*tumed"\, a.	   Smeared with bitumen. [R.] "The hatches caulked and bitumed."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bitumen \Bi*tu"men\, n. [L. bitumen: cf. F. bitume. Cf.	   {B['e]ton}.]	   1. Mineral pitch; a black, tarry substance, burning with a	      bright flame; Jew's pitch. It occurs as an abundant	      natural product in many places, as on the shores of the	      Dead and Caspian Seas. It is used in cements, in the	      construction of pavements, etc. See {Asphalt}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By extension, any one of the natural hydrocarbons,	      including the hard, solid, brittle varieties called	      asphalt, the semisolid maltha and mineral tars, the oily	      petroleums, and even the light, volatile naphthas.	      [1913 Webster]	Bitumen process \Bi*tu"men proc"ess\ (Photog.)	   Any process in which advantage is taken of the fact that	   prepared bitumen is rendered insoluble by exposure to light,	   as in photolithography.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bituminate \Bi*tu"mi*nate\ (b[i^]*t[=u]"m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Bituminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bituminating}.]	   [L. bituminatus, p. p. of bituminare to bituminate. See	   {Bitumen}.]	   To treat or impregnate with bitumen; to cement with bitumen.	   "Bituminated walls of Babylon." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Bituminiferous \Bi*tu`mi*nif"er*ous\, a. [Bitumen + -ferous.]	   Producing bitumen. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Bituminization \Bi*tu`mi*ni*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   bituminisation.]	   The process of bituminizing. --Mantell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bituminize \Bi*tu"mi*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bituminized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Bituminizing}.] [Cf. F. bituminiser.]	   To prepare, treat, impregnate, or coat with bitumen.	   [1913 Webster]
bituminoid \bi*tu"min*oid\ adj.	   of or pertaining to bitumen. like a bitumenoid remark	   Syn: bitumenoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bituminous \Bi*tu"mi*nous\, a. [L. bituminosus: cf. F.	   bitumineux.]	   Having the qualities of bitumen; compounded with bitumen;	   containing bitumen.	   [1913 Webster]	         Near that bituminous lake where Sodom flamed. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bituminous coal}, a kind of coal which yields, when heated,	      a considerable amount of volatile bituminous matter. It	      burns with a yellow smoky flame.	   {Bituminous limestone}, a mineral of a brown or black color,	      emitting an unpleasant smell when rubbed. That of Dalmatia	      is so charged with bitumen that it may be cut like soap.	      	   {Bituminous shale}, an argillaceous shale impregnated with	      bitumen, often accompanying coal.	      [1913 Webster]
Biuret \Bi"u*ret\, n. [Pref. bi- + urea.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, {C2O2N3H5},	   formed by heating urea. It is intermediate between urea and	   cyanuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivalency \Biv"a*len*cy\, n. (Chem.)	   The quality of being bivalent.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivalent \Biv"a*lent\, a. [L. bis twice + valens, p. pr. See	   {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Equivalent in combining or displacing power to two atoms of	   hydrogen; dyad.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivalve \Bi"valve\, n. [F. bivalve; bi- (L. bis) + valve valve.]	   1. (Zool.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral	      plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at	      the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences	      called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of	      two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as	      in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits	      into two parts or valves.	      [1913 Webster]	Bivalve \Bi"valve\, a. [Pref. bi- + valve.] (Zool. & Bot.)	   Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the	   oyster and certain seed vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivalved \Bi"valved\, a.	   Having two valves, as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivalvous \Bi*val"vous\, a.	   Bivalvular.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivalvular \Bi*val"vu*lar\, a.	   Having two valves.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivaulted \Bi*vault"ed\, a. [Pref. bi- + vault.]	   Having two vaults or arches.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivector \Bi*vec"tor\, n. [Pref. bi- + vector.] (Math.)	   A term made up of the two parts ? + ?1 ?-1, where ? and ?1	   are vectors.	   [1913 Webster]
Biventral \Bi*ven"tral\, a. [Pref. bi- + ventral.] (Anat.)	   Having two bellies or protuberances; as, a biventral, or	   digastric, muscle, or the biventral lobe of the cerebellum.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivial \Biv"i*al\, a.	   Of or relating to the bivium.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivious \Biv"i*ous\, a. [L. bivius; bis twice + via way.]	   Having, or leading, two ways.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bivious theorems and Janus-faced doctrines. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivium \Biv"i*um\, n. [L., a place with two ways. See	   {Bivious}.] (Zool.)	   One side of an echinoderm, including a pair of ambulacra, in	   distinction from the opposite side (trivium), which includes	   three ambulacra.	   [1913 Webster]
Bivouac \Biv"ouac\, n. [F. bivouac, bivac, prab. fr. G.	   beiwache, or beiwacht; bei by, near + wachen to watch, wache	   watch, guard. See {By}, and {Watch}.] (Mil.)	   (a) The watch of a whole army by night, when in danger of	       surprise or attack.	   (b) An encampment for the night without tents or covering.	       [1913 Webster]	Bivouac \Biv"ouac\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bivouacked} (?); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Bivouacking}.] (Mil.)	   (a) To watch at night or be on guard, as a whole army.	   (b) To encamp for the night without tents or covering.	       [1913 Webster]
Biweekly \Bi"week`ly\, a. [Pref. bi- + weekly.]	   Occurring or appearing once every two weeks; fortnightly. --	   n. A publication issued every two weeks. -- {Bi"week"ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Biwreye \Bi*wreye"\, v. t.	   To bewray; to reveal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bizantine \Biz"an*tine\	   See {Byzantine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bizarre \Bi*zarre"\, a. [F. bizarre odd, fr. Sp. bizarro	   gallant, brave, liberal, prob. of Basque origin; cf. Basque	   bizarra beard, whence the meaning manly, brave.]	   Odd in manner or appearance; fantastic; whimsical;	   extravagant; grotesque. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
bize \bize\ n.	   a dry cold north wind in southeastern France.	   Syn: bise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bizet \Bi*zet"\, n. [Cf. {Bezel}.]	   The upper faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond, which	   projects from the setting and occupies the zone between the	   girdle and the table. See {Brilliant}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
bizonal \bi*zon"al\ adj.	   relating to or concerned with the combined affairs of two	   administrative zones. Bizonal currency was used in occupied	   Germany after World War II	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bk \Bk\ n.	   the chemical symbol for {berkelium}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Blab \Blab\ (bl[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blabbed} (bl[a^]bd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Blabbing}.] [Cf. OE. blaberen, or Dan.	   blabbre, G. plappern, Gael. blabaran a stammerer; prob. of	   imitative origin. Cf. also {Blubber}, v.]	   To utter or tell unnecessarily, or in a thoughtless manner;	   to publish (secrets or trifles) without reserve or	   discretion; -- sometimes used with out. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	         And yonder a vile physician blabbing	         The case of his patient.                 --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Blab \Blab\, v. i.	   To talk thoughtlessly or without discretion; to tattle; to	   tell tales.	   [1913 Webster]	         She must burst or blab.                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Blab \Blab\, n. [OE. blabbe.]	   One who blabs; a babbler; a telltale. "Avoided as a blab."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         For who will open himself to a blab or a babbler.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Blabber \Blab"ber\, n.	   one who blabr; a tattler; a telltale.	   Syn: blabbermouth. [1913 Webster]
blabbermouth \blabbermouth\ n.	   someone who gossips indiscreetly.	   Syn: blabber, tattletale, taleteller, talebearer, telltale.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blabbermouthed \blabbermouthed\ adj.	   1. tending to talk excessively.	   Syn: bigmouthed, blabby, talkative.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. prone to revealing secrets; -- of people.	   Syn: leaky, talebearing(prenominal), tattling(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
blabby \blab"by\ adj.	   same as {blabbermouthed} 1.	   Syn: bigmouthed, blabbermouthed, talkative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blaberus \Blaberus\ n.	   a genus of insects consisting of giant cockroaches.	   Syn: genus {Blaberus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Black \Black\ (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to	   Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[aum]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k,	   OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not	   akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.]	   1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the	      color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark	      color, the opposite of {white}; characterized by such a	      color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            O night, with hue so black!           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in	      darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the	      heavens black with clouds.	      [1913 Webster]	            I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness;	      destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked;	      cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. "This day's black	      fate." "Black villainy." "Arise, black vengeance." "Black	      day." "Black despair." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen;	      foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words;	         as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired,	         black-visaged.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Black act}, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a	      felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to	      hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or	      disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for	      malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been	      called black acts.	   {Black angel} (Zool.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida	      ({Holacanthus tricolor}), with the head and tail yellow,	      and the middle of the body black.	   {Black antimony} (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony,	      {Sb2S3}, used in pyrotechnics, etc.	   {Black bear} (Zool.), the common American bear ({Ursus	      Americanus}).	   {Black beast}. See {B[^e]te noire}.	   {Black beetle} (Zool.), the common large cockroach ({Blatta	      orientalis}).	   {Black bonnet} (Zool.), the black-headed bunting ({Embriza	      Sch[oe]niclus}) of Europe.	   {Black canker}, a disease in turnips and other crops,	      produced by a species of caterpillar.	   {Black cat} (Zool.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America	      allied to the sable, but larger. See {Fisher}.	   {Black cattle}, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in	      distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.]	   {Black cherry}. See under {Cherry}.	   {Black cockatoo} (Zool.), the palm cockatoo. See {Cockatoo}.	      	   {Black copper}. Same as {Melaconite}.	   {Black currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}.	   {Black diamond}. (Min.) See {Carbonado}.	   {Black draught} (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of	      senna and magnesia.	   {Black drop} (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation	      consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.	      	   {Black earth}, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward.	   {Black flag}, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a	      skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance.	   {Black flea} (Zool.), a flea beetle ({Haltica nemorum})	      injurious to turnips.	   {Black flux}, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal,	      obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of	      niter. --Brande & C.	   {Black Forest} [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in	      Baden and W["u]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient	      Hercynian forest.	   {Black game}, or {Black grouse}. (Zool.) See {Blackcock},	      {Grouse}, and {Heath grouse}.	   {Black grass} (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species {Juncus	      Gerardi}, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay.	   {Black gum} (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or	      pepperidge. See {Tupelo}.	   {Black Hamburg (grape)} (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of	      dark purple or "black" grape.	   {Black horse} (Zool.), a fish of the Mississippi valley	      ({Cycleptus elongatus}), of the sucker family; the	      Missouri sucker.	   {Black lemur} (Zool.), the {Lemurniger} of Madagascar; the	      {acoumbo} of the natives.	   {Black list}, a list of persons who are for some reason	      thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list	      of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made	      for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See	      {Blacklist}, v. t.	   {Black manganese} (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese,	      {MnO2}.	   {Black Maria}, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried	      to or from jail.	   {Black martin} (Zool.), the chimney swift. See {Swift}.	   {Black moss} (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the	      southern United States. See {Tillandsia}.	   {Black oak}. See under {Oak}.	   {Black ocher}. See {Wad}.	   {Black pigment}, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance,	      or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of	      printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar.	      	   {Black plate}, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight.	   {Black quarter}, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a	      shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox.	   {Black rat} (Zool.), one of the species of rats ({Mus	      rattus}), commonly infesting houses.	   {Black rent}. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.	   {Black rust}, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist	      matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain.	   {Black sheep}, one in a family or company who is unlike the	      rest, and makes trouble.	   {Black silver}. (Min.) See under {Silver}.	   {Black and tan}, black mixed or spotted with tan color or	      reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of	      dogs.	   {Black tea}. See under {Tea}.	   {Black tin} (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed,	      stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form	      of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight.	   {Black walnut}. See under {Walnut}.	   {Black warrior} (Zool.), an American hawk ({Buteo Harlani}).	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart;	        Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious.	        [1913 Webster]	Black \Black\, adv.	   Sullenly; threateningly; maliciously; so as to produce	   blackness.	   [1913 Webster]	Black \Black\, n.	   1. That which is destitute of light or whiteness; the darkest	      color, or rather a destitution of all color; as, a cloth	      has a good black.	      [1913 Webster]	            Black is the badge of hell,	            The hue of dungeons, and the suit of night. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A black pigment or dye.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A negro; a person whose skin is of a black color, or	      shaded with black; esp. a member or descendant of certain	      African races.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A black garment or dress; as, she wears black; pl. (Obs.)	      Mourning garments of a black color; funereal drapery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Friends weeping, and blacks, and obsequies, and the	            like show death terrible.             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            That was the full time they used to wear blacks for	            the death of their fathers.           --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The part of a thing which is distinguished from the rest	      by being black.	      [1913 Webster]	            The black or sight of the eye.        --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A stain; a spot; a smooch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Defiling her white lawn of chastity with ugly blacks	            of lust.                              --Rowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black and white}, writing or print; as, I must have that	      statement in black and white.	   {Blue black}, a pigment of a blue black color.	   {Ivory black}, a fine kind of animal charcoal prepared by	      calcining ivory or bones. When ground it is the chief	      ingredient of the ink used in copperplate printing.	   {Berlin black}. See under {Berlin}.	      [1913 Webster]	Black \Black\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blacking}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Blacken}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make black; to blacken; to soil; to sully.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have their teeth blacked, both men and women,	            for they say a dog hath his teeth white, therefore	            they will black theirs.               --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sins which black thy soul.            --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make black and shining, as boots or a stove, by	      applying blacking and then polishing with a brush.	      [1913 Webster]
Blackamoor \Black"a*moor\, n. [Black + Moor.]	   A negro or negress. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] black and blue
black and blue \black and blue\, black-and-blue
\black-and-blue\adj.	   discolored by or as if by bruising; -- of skin. livid bruises	   Syn: livid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
black and blue \black and blue\ n.	   the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied	   with a mixture of blue. "To pinch the slatterns black and	   blue." --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster] black-and-white
black-and-white \black-and-white\, black and white \black and
white\n.	   print or writing, especially the result of the printing	   process.	   Syn: print.	        [WordNet 1.5] black-and-white
black-and-white \black-and-white\, black and white \black and
white\adj. (Photography, Imaging; Printing)	   depicted only in black and white colors, or in shades of	   gray; also called {monochromatic} and {monochrome}; -- of	   images. Opposite of {color} or {in color}, and contrasting	   with {polychrome} {technicolor} {three-color}; as, a	   black-and-white TV; black-and-white film; the movie	   "Schindler's List" was shot in black and white.	   Syn: black and white, monochromatic, monochrome.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Black art \Black" art`\	   The art practiced by conjurers and witches; necromancy;	   conjuration; magic.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This name was given in the Middle Ages to necromancy,	         under the idea that the latter term was derived from	         niger black, instead of nekro`s, a dead person, and	         mantei`a, divination. --Wright.	         [1913 Webster]
Black-a-vised \Black"-a-vised`\, a.	   Dark-visaged; swart.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackball \Black"ball`\, n.	   1. A composition for blacking shoes, boots, etc.; also, one	      for taking impressions of engraved work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ball of black color, esp. one used as a negative in	      voting; -- in this sense usually two words.	      [1913 Webster]	Blackball \Black"ball`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackballed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Blackballing}.]	   1. To vote against, by putting a black ball into a ballot	      box; to reject or exclude, as by voting against with black	      balls; to ostracize.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was blackballed at two clubs in succession.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To blacken (leather, shoes, etc.) with blacking.	      [1913 Webster]
Blackband \Black"band`\, n. (Min.)	   An earthy carbonate of iron containing considerable	   carbonaceous matter; -- valuable as an iron ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Black bass \Black" bass`\ (Zool.)	   1. An edible, fresh-water fish of the United States, of the	      genus {Micropterus}. The small-mouthed kind is	      {Micropterus dolomie[imac]}; the large-mouthed is	      {Micropterus salmoides}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sea bass. See {Blackfish}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Black belt \Black" belt`\ (bl[a^]k"b[e^]lt`), n. (Martial arts)	   a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque	   situations as a major element of the plot.	   [PJC]
Blackberry \Black"ber*ry\ (bl[a^]k"b[e^]r*r[y^]), n. [OE.	   blakberye, AS. bl[ae]cberie; bl[ae]c black + berie berry.]	   The fruit of several species of bramble ({Rubus}); also, the	   plant itself. {Rubus fruticosus} is the blackberry of	   England; {Rubus villosus} and {Rubus Canadensis} are the high	   blackberry and low blackberry of the United States. There are	   also other kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
blackberry-lily \blackberry-lily\ n.	   garden plant whose capsule discloses when ripe a mass of	   seeds resembling a blackberry.	   Syn: leopard lily, Belamcanda chinensis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd), n. (Zool.)	   In England, a species of thrush ({Turdus merula}), a singing	   bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given	   to several birds, as the {Quiscalus versicolor}, or crow	   blackbird; the {Agel[ae]us ph[oe]niceus}, or red-winged	   blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See	   {Redwing}.	   [1913 Webster]	Blackbird \Black"bird\, n.	   1. Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. [Cant,	      pejorative]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called	      also {Kanaka}. [Australia, pejorative]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Blackbird \Black"bird\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd), v. i.	   to engage in the slave trade. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Blackbirder \Black"bird*er\ (bl[a^]k"b[~e]rd*[~e]r), n.	   A slave ship; a slaver. [Colloq.] --F. T. Bullen.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blackbirding \Black"bird*ing\, n.	   1. The kidnaping of negroes or Polynesians to be sold as	      slaves.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The act or practice of collecting natives of the islands	      near Queensland for service on the Queensland sugar	      plantations. [Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blackboard \Black"board`\ (bl[a^]k"b[=o]rd`), n.	   A broad board painted black, or any black surface on which	   writing, drawing, or the working of mathematical problems can	   be done with chalk or crayons. It is much used in schools. In	   late 20th century similar boards of a green slate as well as	   some colored white became common; wrioting on the slate	   bioards may be done with chalk, but writing on the white	   boards is done with colored pens, such as grease pens, which	   leaves a trace that can be easily erased. The newer boards,	   usualy called {chalkboards} are nevertheless still sometimes	   referred to as blackboards.	   [1913 Webster]
Black book \Black" book`\ (bl[a^]k" b[oo^]k`).	   1. One of several books of a political character, published	      at different times and for different purposes; -- so	      called either from the color of the binding, or from the	      character of the contents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book compiled in the twelfth century, containing a	      description of the court of exchequer of England, an	      official statement of the revenues of the crown, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A book containing details of the enormities practiced in	      the English monasteries and religious houses, compiled by	      order of their visitors under Henry VIII., to hasten their	      dissolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A book of admiralty law, of the highest authority,	      compiled in the reign of Edw. III. --Bouvier. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A book kept for the purpose of registering the names of	      persons liable to censure or punishment, as in the English	      universities, or the English armies.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any book which treats of necromancy.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A book containing a {black list}.	      [PJC]	   8. A book kept by a single man, containing a list of women	      whom he calls occasionally for a social date; -- usually	      used in the phrase {little black book}. [jocose]	      [PJC]	Black box \Black" box`\ (bl[a^]k"b[o^]ks`), n.	   1. any electronic instrument or part of an instrument whose	      function is defined, but which is treated as a unit	      without consideration of the internal mechanisms; broadly,	      any device whose internal workings are considered as	      incomprehensible or mysterious by the user; as, to treat	      the meter as a black box and take its readings on faith.	      [PJC]	   2. (aviation) a device which maintains a record of cockpit	      conversations and the readings of many of the instruments	      on board an aircraft, continuously or at frequent time	      intervals during a flight. It is of rugged design to	      withstand a violent crash, and is used to determine the	      causes of aircraft accidents.	   Note: They are often brightly colored to assist recovery, not	         actually black.	         [PJC]
Black-browed \Black"-browed`\ (bl[a^]k"broud`), a.	   Having black eyebrows. Hence: Gloomy; dismal; threatening;	   forbidding. --Shak. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackburnian warbler \Black*bur"ni*an war"bler\ [Named from Mrs.	   Blackburn, an English lady.] (Zool.)	   A beautiful warbler of the United States ({Dendroica	   Blackburni[ae]}). The male is strongly marked with orange,	   yellow, and black on the head and neck, and has an	   orange-yellow breast.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackcap \Black"cap`\ (-k[a^]p`), n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A small European song bird ({Sylvia atricapilla}),	          with a black crown; the mock nightingale.	      (b) An American titmouse ({Parus atricapillus}); the	          chickadee. Also called the {black-cap chickadee}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) An apple roasted till black, to be served in a	      dish of boiled custard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The black raspberry.	      [1913 Webster]
blackcap chickadee \black"cap` chick"a*dee`\	   Same as {black cap}[1b].	   [PJC]
Blackcoat \Black"coat`\, n.	   A clergyman; -- familiarly so called, as a soldier is	   sometimes called a redcoat or a bluecoat.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackcock \Black"cock`\, n. (Zool.)	   The male of the European black grouse ({Tetrao tetrix},	   Linn.); -- so called by sportsmen. The female is called gray	   hen. See {Heath grouse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Black comedy \Black" com`e*dy\ (bl[a^]k" k[o^]m`[e^]d*[y^]), n.	   (Drama)	   a comedy that treats of morbid, tragic, gloomy, or grotesque	   situations as a major element of the plot.	   [PJC]	Black death \Black" death`\	   A pestilence which ravaged Europe and Asia in the fourteenth	   century.	   [1913 Webster]
Blacken \Black"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blackening}.] [See {Black}, a., and cf. {Black}, v.	   t. ]	   1. To make or render black.	      [1913 Webster]	            While the long funerals blacken all the way. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make dark; to darken; to cloud. "Blackened the whole	      heavens." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To defame; to sully, as reputation; to make infamous; as,	      vice blackens the character.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To denigrate; defame; vilify; slander; calumniate;	        traduce; malign; asperse.	        [1913 Webster]	Blacken \Black"en\, v. i.	   To grow black or dark.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackener \Black"en*er\, n.	   One who blackens.	   [1913 Webster]
Black-eyed \Black"-eyed`\, a.	   Having black eyes. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Black-eyed Susan \Black"-eyed` Su"san\ (Bot.)	   (a) The coneflower, or yellow daisy ({Rudbeckia hirta}).	   (b) The bladder ketmie.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Black-faced \Black"-faced`\, a.	   Having a black, dark, or gloomy face or aspect.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackfeet \Black"feet`\, n. pl. (Ethn.)	   A tribe of North American Indians formerly inhabiting the	   country from the upper Missouri River to the Saskatchewan,	   but now much reduced in numbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackfin \Black"fin`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bluefin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackfish \Black"fish\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A small kind of whale, of the genus	      {Globicephalus}, of several species. The most common is	      {Globicephalus melas}. Also sometimes applied to other	      whales of larger size.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The tautog of New England ({Tautoga}).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The black sea bass ({Centropristis atrarius}) of	      the Atlantic coast. It is excellent food fish; -- locally	      called also {black Harry}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A fish of southern Europe ({Centrolophus	      pompilus}) of the Mackerel family.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The female salmon in the spawning season.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is locally applied to other fishes.	         [1913 Webster]
Black Flags \Black Flags\	   An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that	   had been driven into Tonkin by the suppression of the Taiping	   rebellion, but later increased by bands of pirates and	   adventurers. It took a prominent part in fighting the French	   during their hostilities with Anam, 1873-85.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] black fly
black fly \black fly\, blackfly \blackfly\, (Zool.)	   1. In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly of	      the genus {Simulium} of several species, exceedingly	      abundant and troublesome in the northern forests; --	      called also {buffalo gnat}. The larv[ae] are aquatic. It	      sucks the blood of birds as well as humans and other	      mammals.	      [WordNet 1.5 + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A black plant louse, as the bean aphis ({Aphis fab[ae]}),	      which infests e. g. beans and sugar beets; -- called also	      {bean aphid}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Blackfoot \Black"foot`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Blackfeet; as, a Blackfoot Indian. --	   n. A Blackfoot Indian.	   [1913 Webster]
Black-footed ferret \Black"-foot`ed fer"ret\, n.	   a weasellike mammal ({Mustela nigripes}) inhabiting the	   western North American prairie, having dark feet, a	   dark-tipped tail, and a dark face on a yellowish-brown coat.	   It is an endangered species.	   [PJC] Blackfriar
Blackfriar \Black"fri`ar\, Black friar \Black"
fri`ar\(bl[a^]k"fr[imac]`[~e]r). (Eccl.)	   A friar of the Dominican order, so named because wearing the	   black mantle of the Dominicans; -- called also {predicant}	   and {preaching friar}; in France, {Jacobin}. Also, sometimes,	   a Benedictine.	   Syn: Dominican.	        [1913 Webster]
Black Friday \Black Friday\	   Any Friday on which a public disaster has occurred, as: In	   England, December 6, 1745, when the news of the landing of	   the Pretender reached London, or May 11, 1866, when a	   financial panic commenced. In the United States, September	   24, 1869, and September 18, 1873, on which financial panics	   began, and especially October 29, 1929, when a dramatic drop	   in stock prices contributed to the factors which began the	   great depression of the 1930's.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	         The last week of October 1929 remains forever imprinted	         in the American memory.	         It was, of course, the week of the Great Crash, the	         stock market collapse that signaled the collapse of the	         world economy and the Great Depression of the 1930s.	         From an all-time high of 381 in early September 1929,	         the Dow Jones Industrial Average drifted down to a	         level of 326 on October 22, then, in a series of	         traumatic selling waves, to 230 in the course of the	         following six trading days.	         The stock markets drop was far from over; it continued	         its sickening slide for nearly three more years,	         reaching an ultimate low of 41 in July 1932. But it was	         that last week of October 1929 that burned itself into	         the American consciousness. After a decade of	         unprecedented boom and prosperity, there suddenly was	         panic, fear, a yawning gap in the American fabric. The	         party was over.                          --Wall street	                                                  Journal,	                                                  October 28,	                                                  1977	   [PJC]
Blackguard \Black"guard\ (bl[a^]g"g[aum]rd), n. [Black + guard.]	   1. The scullions and lower menials of a court, or of a	      nobleman's household, who, in a removal from one residence	      to another, had charge of the kitchen utensils, and being	      smutted by them, were jocularly called the "black guard";	      also, the servants and hangers-on of an army. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A lousy slave, that . . . rode with the black guard	            in the duke's carriage, 'mongst spits and dripping	            pans.                                 --Webster	                                                  (1612).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The criminals and vagrants or vagabonds of a town or	      community, collectively. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person of stained or low character, esp. one who uses	      scurrilous language, or treats others with foul abuse; a	      scoundrel; a rough.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man whose manners and sentiments are decidedly	            below those of his class deserves to be called a	            blackguard.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A vagrant; a bootblack; a gamin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Blackguard \Black"guard`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackguarded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Blackguarding}.]	   To revile or abuse in scurrilous language. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Blackguard \Black"guard\, a.	   Scurrilous; abusive; low; worthless; vicious; as, blackguard	   language.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackguardism \Black"guard*ism\, n.	   The conduct or language of a blackguard; ruffianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackguardly \Black"guard*ly\, adv. & a.	   In the manner of or resembling a blackguard; abusive;	   scurrilous; ruffianly.	   [1913 Webster]
black-haired \black-haired\ adj.	   having black head hair; -- of people.	   Syn: dark-haired, raven-haired.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Black Hamburg \Black Ham"burg\	   A sweet and juicy variety of European grape, of a dark	   purplish black color, much grown under glass in northern	   latitudes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Black Hand \Black Hand\ [A trans. of Sp. mano negra.]	   1. A Spanish anarchistic society, many of the members of	      which were imprisoned in 1883.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A lawless or blackmailing secret society, esp. among	      Italians. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blackhead \Black"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The scaup duck.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackheart \Black"heart`\, n.	   A heart-shaped cherry with a very dark-colored skin.	   [1913 Webster]
black-hearted \black"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having a wicked, malignant disposition; morally bad.	   [1913 Webster]
black hole \black" hole`\	   A dungeon or dark cell in a prison; a military lock-up or	   guardroom; -- now commonly with allusion to the cell (the	   Black Hole) in a fort at Calcutta (called the {Black Hole of	   Calcutta}), into which 146 English prisoners were thrust by	   the nabob Suraja Dowla on the night of June 20, 1765, and in	   which 123 of the prisoners died before morning from lack of	   air.	   [1913 Webster]	         A discipline of unlimited autocracy, upheld by rods,	         and ferules, and the black hole.         --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics, Astron.) An astronomical object whose mass is so	      condensed that the gravitational force does not allow	      anything, even light, to escape from its outer limit (the	      {event horizon}). The existence of such objects was first	      proposed from theoretical considerations. Because light	      cannot escape from such objects, they have not yet been	      detected with certainty (1998), but several "candidates"	      have been observed whose properties strongly suggest that	      they are black holes. Some theorists suggest that the	      centers of many galaxies may have large black holes at	      their cores. See also {escape velocity}.	      [PJC]	   3. [from the astronomical black hole.] a place into which	      things may enter, but can never emerge. [Fig., Jocose] "He	      was so disorganized his office was a black hole."	      [PJC]
blacking \black"ing\, n.	   1. Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for	      giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of making black.	      [1913 Webster]
Blackish \Black"ish\, a.	   Somewhat black.	   [1913 Webster]
Black-jack \Black"-jack`\, n.	   1. (Min.) A name given by English miners to sphalerite, or	      zinc blende; -- called also {false galena}. See {Blende}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Caramel or burnt sugar, used to color wines, spirits,	      ground coffee, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large leather vessel for beer, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) The {Quercus nigra}, or barren oak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The ensign of a pirate.	      [1913 Webster]
Black lead \Black` lead"\	   Plumbago; graphite. It leaves a blackish mark somewhat like	   lead. See {Graphite}.	   [1913 Webster] Blacklead
Blacklead \Black`lead"\, black-lead \black-lead\, v. t.	   To coat or to polish with black lead (graphite).	   [1913 Webster]
Blackleg \Black"leg`\, n.	   1. A notorious gambler. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disease among calves and sheep, characterized by a	      settling of gelatinous matter in the legs, and sometimes	      in the neck. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Black letter \Black" let`ter\	   The old English or Gothic letter, in which the Early English	   manuscripts were written, and the first English books were	   printed. It was conspicuous for its blackness. See {Type}.	   [1913 Webster]
Black-letter \Black"-let`ter\, a.	   1. Written or printed in black letter; as, a black-letter	      manuscript or book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to the study of books in black letter; that is, of	      old books; out of date.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kemble, a black-letter man!           --J. Boaden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the days in the calendar not marked	      with red letters as saints' days; -- compare {red-letter}.	      Hence: Unlucky; inauspicious.	      [1913 Webster]
Blacklist \Black"list`\, v. t.	   To put in a black list as deserving of suspicion, censure, or	   punishment; esp. to put in a list of persons stigmatized as	   insolvent or untrustworthy, -- as tradesmen and employers do	   for mutual protection; as, to blacklist a workman who has	   been discharged. See {Black list}, under {Black}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	         If you blacklist us, we will boycott you. --John	                                                  Swinton.	   [1913 Webster] black lung
black lung \black lung\ black lung disease \black lung disease\,	   n. (Med.)	   the popular name for a form of the chronic lung disease	   {pneumoconiosis} which is observed among coal miners, and is	   caused by the inhalation of coal dust. It is thus named	   because of the black appearance of the lungs	   ({pneumomelanosis}) of those affected with the disease. See	   also the related condition {anthracosis}.	   [PJC.]
Blackly \Black"ly\, adv.	   In a black manner; darkly, in color; gloomily; threateningly;	   atrociously. "Deeds so blackly grim and horrid." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackmail \Black"mail`\, n. [Black + mail a piece of money.]	   1. A certain rate of money, corn, cattle, or other thing,	      anciently paid, in the north of England and south of	      Scotland, to certain men who were allied to robbers, or	      moss troopers, to be by them protected from pillage. --Sir	      W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Payment of money exacted by means of intimidation; also,	      extortion of money from a person by threats of public	      accusation, exposure, or censure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law) Black rent, or rent paid in corn, flesh, or the	      lowest coin, a opposed to "white rent", which paid in	      silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To levy blackmail}, to extort money by threats, as of injury	      to one's reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	Blackmail \Black"mail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blackmailed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Blackmailing}.]	   To extort money from by exciting fears of injury other than	   bodily harm, as injury to reputation, distress of mind, etc.;	   as, to blackmail a merchant by threatening to expose an	   alleged fraud. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blackmailer \Black"mail`er\, n.	   One who extorts, or endeavors to extort, money, by black	   mailing.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackmailing \Black"mail`ing\, n.	   The act or practice of extorting money by exciting fears of	   injury other than bodily harm, as injury to reputation.	   [1913 Webster]
Black Maria \Black" Ma*ri"a\	   a {paddy wagon}.	   Syn: patrol wagon, paddy wagon. [PJC]
black market \black market\ n.	   1. the illicit buying and selling of goods, in violation of	      price controls, rationing, tax laws, prohibition of sale,	      etc.	      [PJC]	   2. a place where such illegal commerce is conducted, or the	      entire system of such illicit commerce considered as a	      whole; as, the black market accounts for twenty percent of	      the Ukrainian economy.	      [PJC]
black-market \black-market\ adj.	   distributed or sold illicitly.	   Syn: bootleg, contraband, smuggled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Black Monday \Black" Mon`day\	   1. Easter Monday, so called from the severity of that day in	      1360, which was so unusual that many of Edward III.'s	      soldiers, then before Paris, died from the cold. --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then it was not for nothing that my nose fell a	            bleeding on Black Monday last.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The first Monday after the holidays; -- so called by	      English schoolboys. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Black monk \Black" monk`\	   A Benedictine monk.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackmoor \Black"moor\, n.	   See {Blackamoor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Black-mouthed \Black"-mouthed`\, a.	   Using foul or scurrilous language; slanderous.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackness \Black"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being black; black color;	   atrociousness or enormity in wickedness.	   [1913 Webster]	         They're darker now than blackness.       --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
blackout \blackout\ n.	   1. a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any darkness resulting from the extinction of lights.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the failure of electric power for a general region	      sufficient to extinguish all normal lighting.	   Syn: brownout, dimout.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a momentary loss of consciousness.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   5. partial or total loss of memory. he has a total blackout	      for events of the evening	   Syn: amnesia, memory loss.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   6. a period during which artificial lighting is forbidden, as	      in a city as a precaution against an air raid.	      [PJC]	   7. (Theater) the darkening of all stage lights, as at then	      end of a performance or between acts.	      [PJC]	   8. suppression of information distribution; as, there was a	      blackout on news from the military for the first day of	      the Gulf War.	      [PJC]	   9. the prohibition of the broadcasting of a sports event,	      such as a boxing match or football game, sometimes	      confined to one particular area. It is usually done to	      encourage sales of tickets to the event.	      [PJC]
black out \black out\ v. i.	   to experience a temporary loss of consciousness, memory, or	   vision.	   [PJC]	black out \black out\ v. t.	   1. to cause to become black, such as a stage, a computer	      screen, or a city.	      [PJC]	   2. to impose a blackout on (news or a sports event).	      [PJC]	   3. to make (a written text) illegible by applying a black ink	      over it; to blot out.	      [PJC]	   4. to suppress (a memory).	      [PJC]
Blackpoll \Black"poll`\, n. [Black + poll head.] (Zool.)	   A warbler of the United States ({Dendroica striata}).	   [1913 Webster]
Black pudding \Black" pud"ding\	   A kind of sausage made of blood, suet, etc., thickened with	   meal.	   [1913 Webster]	         And fat black puddings, -- proper food,	         For warriors that delight in blood.      --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Black Rod \Black" Rod`\	   (a) the usher to the Chapter of the Garter, so called from	       the black rod which he carries. He is of the king's	       chamber, and also usher to the House of Lords. [Eng.]	   (b) An usher in the legislature of British colonies.	       --Cowell.	       [1913 Webster]	             Committed to the custody of the Black Rod.	                                                  --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]
Blackroot \Black"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Colicroot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blacks \Blacks\, n. pl.	   1. The name of a kind of in used in copperplate printing,	      prepared from the charred husks of the grape, and residue	      of the wine press.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soot flying in the air. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Black garments, etc. See {Black}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Blacksalter \Black"salt`er\, n.	   One who makes crude potash, or black salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Black salts \Black" salts`\	   Crude potash. --De Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Blacksmith \Black"smith`\, n. [Black (in allusion to the color	   of the metal) + smith. Cf. {Whitesmith}.]	   1. A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron	      utensils, horseshoes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blacksmith may forge what he pleases. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A fish of the Pacific coast ({Chromis	      punctipinnis}, or {Heliastes punctipinnis}), of a blackish	      color.	      [1913 Webster] Black snake
Black snake \Black" snake`\ (sn[=a]k) or Blacksnake
\Black"snake\, n. (Zool.)	   A snake of a black color, of which two species are common in	   the United States, the {Bascanium constrictor}, or racer,	   sometimes six feet long, and the {Scotophis Alleghaniensis},	   seven or eight feet long.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to various other black	         serpents, as {Natrix atra} of Jamaica.	         [1913 Webster]
Black Spanish \Black Spanish\	   One of an old and well-known Mediterranean breed of domestic	   fowls with glossy black plumage, blue legs and feet, bright	   red comb and wattles, and white face. They are remarkable as	   egg layers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blackstrap \Black"strap`\ (-str[a^]p), n.	   1. A mixture of spirituous liquor (usually rum) and molasses.	      [1913 Webster]	            No blackstrap to-night; switchel, or ginger pop.	                                                  --Judd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bad port wine; any common wine of the Mediterranean; -- so	      called by sailors.	      [1913 Webster]
Blacktail \Black"tail`\, n. [Black + tail.]	   1. (Zool.) A fish; the ruff or pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The black-tailed deer ({Cervus Columbianus} or	      {Cariacus Columbianus}) of California and Oregon; also,	      the mule deer of the Rocky Mountains. See {Mule deer}.	      [1913 Webster]
Blackthorn \Black"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) A spreading thorny shrub or small tree ({Prunus	          spinosa}), with blackish bark, and bearing little	          black plums, which are called sloes; the sloe.	      (b) A species of {Crat[ae]gus} or hawthorn ({Crat[ae]gus	          tomentosa}). Both are used for hedges.	          [1913 Webster]
black-tie \black-tie\ adj.	   requiring semiformal evening clothes, e. g. a black bowtie	   and a tuxedo or dinner jacket for men, and a formal dress for	   women; contrasted with {white-tie}, for a fully formal	   occasion, and with {informal}, and {casual}. a black-tie	   dinner	   Syn: semi-formal, semiformal.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
blacktop \blacktop\ n.	   1. a bituminous material used for providing a smooth paving	      to a road.	      [PJC]	   2. the surface of a road paved with blacktop[1].	      [PJC]
blacktopped \blacktopped\ adj.	   paved with a bituminous material; -- of roads or paths; as, a	   blacktopped driveway.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Black vomit \Black" vom"it\ (Med.)	   A copious vomiting of dark-colored matter; or the substance	   so discharged; -- one of the most fatal symptoms in yellow	   fever.	   [1913 Webster] Black wash	Black wash \Black" wash`\ (bl[a^]k"w[o^]sh) or Blackwash
\Black"wash\, n.	   1. (Med.) A lotion made by mixing calomel and lime water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wash that blackens, as opposed to {whitewash}; hence,	      figuratively, calumny.	      [1913 Webster]	            To remove as far as he can the modern layers of	            black wash, and let the man himself, fair or foul,	            be seen.                              --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
blackwash \black"wash\ (bl[a^]k"w[o^]sh), v.	   1. same as {defame}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to color with blackwash.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Blackwater State \Black"wa`ter State\	   Nebraska; -- a nickname alluding to the dark color of the	   water of its rivers, due to the presence of a black vegetable	   mold in the soil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
blackwater \black"wa*ter\ n.	   any of several human or animal diseases characterized by dark	   urine resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells; --	   used especially of	   {blackwater fever}, a severe form of malaria caused by the	      blood parasite {Plasmodium falciparum}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Blackwood \Black"wood\ (bl[a^]k"w[oo^]d), n.	   A name given to several dark-colored timbers. The East Indian	   black wood is from the tree {Dalbergia latifolia}. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Blackwork \Black"work`\, n.	   Work wrought by blacksmiths; -- so called in distinction from	   that wrought by whitesmiths. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Bladder \Blad"der\ (bl[a^]d"d[~e]r), n. [OE. bladder, bleddre,	   AS. bl[=ae]dre, bl[=ae]ddre; akin to Icel. bla[eth]ra, SW.	   bl[aum]ddra, Dan. bl[ae]re, D. blaar, OHG. bl[=a]tara the	   bladder in the body of animals, G. blatter blister, bustule;	   all fr. the same root as AS. bl[=a]wan, E. blow, to puff. See	   {Blow} to puff.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A bag or sac in animals, which serves as the	      receptacle of some fluid; as, the urinary bladder; the	      gall bladder; -- applied especially to the urinary	      bladder, either within the animal, or when taken out and	      inflated with air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any vesicle or blister, especially if filled with air, or	      a thin, watery fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A distended, membranaceous pericarp.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything inflated, empty, or unsound. "To swim with	      bladders of philosophy." --Rochester.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bladder nut}, or {Bladder tree} (Bot.), a genus of plants	      ({Staphylea}) with bladderlike seed pods.	   {Bladder pod} (Bot.), a genus of low herbs ({Vesicaria}) with	      inflated seed pods.	   {Bladdor senna} (Bot.), a genus of shrubs ({Colutea}), with	      membranaceous, inflated pods.	   {Bladder worm} (Zool.), the larva of any species of tapeworm	      ({T[ae]nia}), found in the flesh or other parts of	      animals. See {Measle}, {Cysticercus}.	   {Bladder wrack} (Bot.), the common black rock weed of the	      seacoast ({Fucus nodosus} and {Fucus vesiculosus}) --	      called also {bladder tangle}. See {Wrack}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bladder \Blad"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bladdered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bladdering}.]	   1. To swell out like a bladder with air; to inflate. [Obs.]	      --G. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put up in bladders; as, bladdered lard.	      [1913 Webster]
bladderlike \blad"der*like\ adj.	   similar to a bladder.	   Syn: bladdery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bladdernose \blad"der*nose\ n.	   a medium-sized blackish-gray seal ({Cystophora cristata})	   with a large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic-Atlantic	   waters.	   Syn: hooded seal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bladderpod \blad"der*pod\ n.	   1. a North American wild lobelia ({Lobelia inflata}) having	      small blue flowers and inflated capsules formerly used as	      an antispasmodic.	   Syn: Indian tobacco.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any of a number of annual or perennial herbs with inflated	      seed pods; some are placed in the genus {Lesquerella}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. any of several plants of the genus {Physaria} having	      racemose yellow flowers and inflated pods.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. any of several hairy North American herbs having yellow	      racemose flowers and inflated pods.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bladderwort \Blad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus ({Utricularia}) of aquatic or marshy plants, which	   usually bear numerous vesicles in the divisions of the	   leaves. These serve as traps for minute animals. See	   {Ascidium}.	   [1913 Webster]
bladderwrack \bladderwrack\ n.	   1. similar to and found with black rockweed.	   Syn: Ascophyllum nodosum.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as	      manure.	   Syn: black rockweed, bladder fucus, tang, Fucus vesiculosus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bladdery \Blad"der*y\, a.	   Having bladders; also, resembling a bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Blade \Blade\ (bl[=a]d), n. [OE. blade, blad, AS. bl[ae]d leaf;	   akin to OS., D., Dan., & Sw. blad, Icel. bla[eth], OHG. blat,	   G. blatt, and perh. to L. folium, Gr. fy`llon. The root is	   prob. the same as that of AS. bl[=o]wan, E. blow, to blossom.	   See {Blow} to blossom, and cf. {Foil} leaf of metal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Properly, the leaf, or flat part of the leaf, of any	      plant, especially of gramineous plants. The term is	      sometimes applied to the spire of grasses.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crimson dulse . . . with its waving blade.	                                                  --Percival.	      [1913 Webster]	            First the blade, then ear, after that the full corn	            in the ear.                           --Mark iv. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cutting part of an instrument; as, the blade of a	      knife or a sword.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The broad part of an oar; also, one of the projecting arms	      of a screw propeller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The scapula or shoulder blade.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Arch.) The principal rafters of a roof. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (Com.) The four large shell plates on the sides, and	      the five large ones of the middle, of the carapace of the	      sea turtle, which yield the best tortoise shell. --De	      Colange.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A sharp-witted, dashing, wild, or reckless, fellow; -- a	      word of somewhat indefinite meaning.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw a turnkey in a trice	            Fetter a troublesome blade.           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The flat part of the tongue immediately behind the tip, or	      point.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Lower blade" implies, of course, the lower instead	            of the upper surface of the tongue.   --H. Sweet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Blade \Blade\ (bl[=a]d), v. t.	   To furnish with a blade.	   [1913 Webster]	Blade \Blade\, v. i.	   To put forth or have a blade.	   [1913 Webster]	         As sweet a plant, as fair a flower, is faded	         As ever in the Muses' garden bladed.     --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Bladebone \Blade"bone`\ (-b[=o]n`), n.	   The scapula. See {Blade}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Bladed \Blad"ed\ (bl[=a]d"[e^]d), a.	   1. Having a blade or blades; as, a two-bladed knife.	      [1913 Webster]	            Decking with liquid pearl the bladed grass. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Divested of blades; as, bladed corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) Composed of long and narrow plates, shaped like the	      blade of a knife.	      [1913 Webster]
Bladefish \Blade"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A long, thin, marine fish of Europe ({Trichiurus lepturus});	   the ribbon fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Bladesmith \Blade"smith`\, n.	   A sword cutler. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blady \Blad"y\, a.	   Consisting of blades. [R.] "Blady grass." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Blae \Bl[ae]\, a. [See {Blue}.]	   Dark blue or bluish gray; lead-colored. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blaeberry \Bl[ae]"ber*ry\, n. [Bl[ae] + berry; akin to Icel	   bl[=a]ber, Sw. bl?b[aum]r, D. blaab[ae]r. Cf. {Blueberry}.]	   The bilberry. [North of Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blague \Blague\ (bl[.a]g), n. [F.]	   Mendacious boasting; falsehood; humbug.	   [1913 Webster]
Blain \Blain\ (bl[=a]n), n. [OE. blein, bleyn, AS. bl[=e]gen;	   akin to Dan. blegn, D. blein; perh. fr. the same root as E.	   bladder. See {Bladder}.]	   1. An inflammatory swelling or sore; a bulla, pustule, or	      blister.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blotches and blains must all his flesh emboss.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) A bladder growing on the root of the tongue of a	      horse, against the windpipe, and stopping the breath.	      [1913 Webster]
Blamable \Blam"a*ble\ (bl[=a]m"[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   bl[^a]mable.]	   Deserving of censure; faulty; culpable; reprehensible;	   censurable; blameworthy. -- {Blam"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Blam"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Blame \Blame\ (bl[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blamed}	   (bl[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaming}.] [OE. blamen, F.	   bl[^a]mer, OF. blasmer, fr. L. blasphemare to blaspheme, LL.	   also to blame, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n to speak ill, to slander,	   to blaspheme, fr. bla`sfhmos evil speaking, perh, for	   blapsi`fhmos; bla`psis injury (fr. bla`ptein to injure) +	   fh`mh a saying, fr. fa`nai to say. Cf. {Blaspheme}, and see	   {Fame}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To censure; to express disapprobation of; to find fault	      with; to reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have none to blame but ourselves.  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring reproach upon; to blemish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She . . . blamed her noble blood.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To blame}, to be blamed, or deserving blame; in fault; as,	      the conductor was to blame for the accident.	      [1913 Webster]	            You were to blame, I must be plain with you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Blame \Blame\, n. [OE. blame, fr. F. bl[^a]me, OF. blasme, fr.	   bl[^a]mer, OF. blasmer, to blame. See {Blame}, v.]	   1. An expression of disapprobation fir something deemed to be	      wrong; imputation of fault; censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me bear the blame forever.        --Gen. xiiii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is deserving of censure or disapprobation;	      culpability; fault; crime; sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Holy and without blame before him in love. --Eph. i.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hurt; injury. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Censure; reprehension; condemnation; reproach; fault;	        sin; crime; wrongdoing.	        [1913 Webster]
blameable \blame"a*ble\ adj.	   same as {blameworthy}.	   Syn: blameworthy, blamable, blameful, censurable, culpable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blameful \Blame"ful\, a.	   1. Faulty; meriting blame. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attributing blame or fault; implying or conveying censure;	      faultfinding; censorious. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Blame"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Blame"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Blameless \Blame"less\, a.	   Free from blame; without fault; innocent; guiltless; --	   sometimes followed by of.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bishop then must be blameless.         --1 Tim. iii.	                                                  2.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blameless still of arts that polish to deprave.	                                                  --Mallet.	   [1913 Webster]	         We will be blameless of this thine oath. --Josh. ii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Irreproachable; sinless; unblemished; inculpable.	   Usage: {Blameless}, {Spotless}, {Faultless}, {Stainless}. We	          speak of a thing as blameless when it is free from	          blame, or the just imputation of fault; as, a	          blameless life or character. The others are stronger.	          We speak of a thing as faultless, stainless, or	          spotless, only when we mean that it is absolutely	          without fault or blemish; as, a spotless or stainless	          reputation; a faultless course of conduct. The last	          three words apply only to the general character, while	          blameless may be used in reverence to particular	          points; as, in this transaction he was wholly	          blameless. We also apply faultless to personal	          appearance; as, a faultless figure; which can not be	          done in respect to any of the other words.	          [1913 Webster]
Blamelessly \Blame"less*ly\, adv.	   In a blameless manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Blamelessness \Blame"less*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being blameless; innocence.	   [1913 Webster]
Blamer \Blam"er\, n.	   One who blames. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Blameworthy \Blame"wor`thy\, a.	   Deserving blame; culpable; reprehensible. --	   {Blame"wor`thi*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Blanc \Blanc\ (bl[aum]N), n. [F., white.]	   1. A white cosmetic.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A white sauce of fat, broth, and vegetables, used esp. for	      braised meat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blancard \Blan"card\ (bl[a^][ng]"k[~e]rd), n. [F., fr. blanc	   white.]	   A kind of linen cloth made in Normandy, the thread of which	   is partly blanched before it is woven.	   [1913 Webster]
Blanch \Blanch\ (bl[.a]nch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanched}	   (bl[.a]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blanching}.] [OE. blanchen,	   blaunchen, F. blanchir, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach; as,	      to blanch linen; age has blanched his hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gardening) To bleach by excluding the light, as the	      stalks or leaves of plants, by earthing them up or tying	      them together.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Confectionery & Cookery)	      (a) To make white by removing the skin of, as by scalding;	          as, to blanch almonds.	      (b) To whiten, as the surface of meat, by plunging into	          boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to	          harden the surface and retain the juices.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. To give a white luster to (silver, before stamping, in the	      process of coining.).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cover (sheet iron) with a coating of tin.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fig.: To whiten; to give a favorable appearance to; to	      whitewash; to palliate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blanch over the blackest and most absurd things.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Blanch}, {Whiten}.	   Usage: To whiten is the generic term, denoting, to render	          white; as, to whiten the walls of a room. Usually	          (though not of necessity) this is supposed to be done	          by placing some white coloring matter in or upon the	          surface of the object in question. To blanch is to	          whiten by the removal of coloring matter; as, to	          blanch linen. So the cheek is blanched by fear, i. e.,	          by the withdrawal of the blood, which leaves it white.	          [1913 Webster]	Blanch \Blanch\ (bl[.a]nch), v. i.	   To grow or become white; as, his cheek blanched with fear;	   the rose blanches in the sun.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Bones] blanching on the grass.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Blanch \Blanch\, v. t. [See {Blench}.]	   1. To avoid, as from fear; to evade; to leave unnoticed.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ifs and ands to qualify the words of treason,	            whereby every man might express his malice and	            blanch his danger.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I suppose you will not blanch Paris in your way.	                                                  --Reliq. Wot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to turn aside or back; as, to blanch a deer.	      [1913 Webster]	Blanch \Blanch\, v. i.	   To use evasion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Books will speak plain, when counselors blanch.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Blanch \Blanch\, n. (Mining)	   Ore, not in masses, but mixed with other minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
Blanchard lathe \Blan"chard lathe\ [After Thomas Blanchard,	   American inventor.] (Mach.)	   A kind of wood-turning lathe for making noncircular and	   irregular forms, as felloes, gun stocks, lasts, spokes, etc.,	   after a given pattern. The pattern and work rotate on	   parallel spindles in the same direction with the same speed,	   and the work is shaped by a rapidly rotating cutter whose	   position is varied by the pattern acting as a cam upon a	   follower wheel traversing slowly along the pattern.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blancher \Blanch"er\ (bl[.a]nch"[~e]e), n.	   One who, or that which, blanches or whitens; esp., one who	   anneals and cleanses money; also, a chemical preparation for	   this purpose.	   [1913 Webster]	Blancher \Blanch"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, frightens away or turns aside. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And Gynecia, a blancher, which kept the dearest deer	         from her.                                --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         And so even now hath he divers blanchers belonging to	         the market, to let and stop the light of the gospel.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blanch holding \Blanch" hold`ing\ (bl[.a]nch" h[=o]ld`[i^]ng).	   (Scots Law)	   A mode of tenure by the payment of a small duty in white rent	   (silver) or otherwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Blanchimeter \Blanch*im"e*ter\ (bl[.a]nch*[i^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [1st blanch + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the bleaching power of chloride	   of lime and potash; a chlorometer. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Blancmange \Blanc*mange"\ (bl[aum]*m[aum]Nzh; 277), n. [F.	   blancmanger, lit. white food; blanc white + manger to eat.]	   (Cookery)	   A preparation for desserts, etc., made from isinglass, sea	   moss, cornstarch, or other gelatinous or starchy substance,	   with milk, usually sweetened and flavored, and shaped in a	   mold.	   [1913 Webster]
Blancmanger \Blanc*man"ger\, n. [F. See {Blancmange}.]	   A sort of fricassee with white sauce, variously made of	   capon, fish, etc. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bland \Bland\, a. [L. blandus, of unknown origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Mild; soft; gentle; smooth and soothing in manner; suave;	      as, a bland temper; bland persuasion; a bland sycophant.	      "Exhilarating vapor bland." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having soft and soothing qualities; not drastic or	      irritating; not stimulating; as, a bland oil; a bland	      diet.	      [1913 Webster]
Blandation \Blan*da"tion\, n. [Cf. L. blanditia, blandities, fr.	   blandus. See {Bland}.]	   Flattery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blandiloquence \Blan*dil"o*quence\, n. [L. blandiloquentia;	   blandus mild + loqui to speak.]	   Mild, flattering speech.	   [1913 Webster] Blandiloquous
Blandiloquous \Blan*dil"o*quous\, Blandiloquious
\Blan*di*lo"qui*ous\, a.	   Fair-spoken; flattering.	   [1913 Webster]
Blandise \Blan"dise\, v. i. [Same word as {Blandish}.]	   To blandish any one. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blandish \Blan"dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blandished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blandishing}.] [OE. blaundisen, F. blandir, fr. L.	   blandiri, fr. blandus mild, flattering.]	   1. To flatter with kind words or affectionate actions; to	      caress; to cajole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make agreeable and enticing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mustering all her wiles,	            With blandished parleys.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Blandisher \Blan"dish*er\, n.	   One who uses blandishments.	   [1913 Webster]
Blandishment \Blan"dish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. blandissement.]	   The act of blandishing; a word or act expressive of affection	   or kindness, and tending to win the heart; soft words and	   artful caresses; cajolery; allurement.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cowering low with blandishment.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Attacked by royal smiles, by female blandishments.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Blandly \Bland"ly\, adv.	   In a bland manner; mildly; suavely.	   [1913 Webster]
Blandness \Bland"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being bland.	   [1913 Webster]
Blank \Blank\, a. [OE. blank, blonc, blaunc, blaunche, fr. F.	   blanc, fem. blanche, fr. OHG. blanch shining, bright, white,	   G. blank; akin to E. blink, cf. also AS. blanc white. ?98.	   See {Blink}, and cf. 1st {Blanch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of a white or pale color; without color.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the blank moon	            Her office they prescribed.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from writing, printing, or marks; having an empty	      space to be filled in with some special writing; -- said	      of checks, official documents, etc.; as, blank paper; a	      blank check; a blank ballot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Utterly confounded or discomfited.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adam . . . astonied stood, and blank. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Empty; void; without result; fruitless; as, a blank space;	      a blank day.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Lacking characteristics which give variety; as, a blank	      desert; a blank wall; destitute of interests, affections,	      hopes, etc.; as, to live a blank existence; destitute of	      sensations; as, blank unconsciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Lacking animation and intelligence, or their associated	      characteristics, as expression of face, look, etc.;	      expressionless; vacant. "Blank and horror-stricken faces."	      --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blank . . . glance of a half returned	            consciousness.                        --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Absolute; downright; unmixed; as, blank terror.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blank bar} (Law), a plea put in to oblige the plaintiff in	      an action of trespass to assign the certain place where	      the trespass was committed; -- called also {common bar}.	      	   {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge containing no ball.	   {Blank deed}. See {Deed}.	   {Blank door}, or {Blank window} (Arch.), a depression in a	      wall of the size of a door or window, either for	      symmetrical effect, or for the more convenient insertion	      of a door or window at a future time, should it be needed.	      	   {Blank indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which omits the	      name of the person in whose favor it is made; it is	      usually made by simply writing the name of the indorser on	      the back of the bill.	   {Blank line} (Print.), a vacant space of the breadth of a	      line, on a printed page; a line of quadrats.	   {Blank tire} (Mech.), a tire without a flange.	   {Blank tooling}. See {Blind tooling}, under {Blind}.	   {Blank verse}. See under {Verse}.	   {Blank wall}, a wall in which there is no opening; a dead	      wall.	      [1913 Webster]	Blank \Blank\, n.	   1. Any void space; a void space on paper, or in any written	      instrument; an interval void of consciousness, action,	      result, etc; a void.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not write a paper full, I used to do; and yet	            I will not forgive a blank of half an inch from you.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            From this time there ensues a long blank in the	            history of French legislation.        --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was ill. I can't tell how long -- it was a blank.	                                                  --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lot by which nothing is gained; a ticket in a lottery on	      which no prize is indicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Fortune's lottery lies	            A heap of blanks, like this, for one small prize.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A paper unwritten; a paper without marks or characters a	      blank ballot; -- especially, a paper on which are to be	      inserted designated items of information, for which spaces	      are left vacant; a bland form.	      [1913 Webster]	            The freemen signified their approbation by an	            inscribed vote, and their dissent by a blank.	                                                  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A paper containing the substance of a legal instrument, as	      a deed, release, writ, or execution, with spaces left to	      be filled with names, date, descriptions, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The point aimed at in a target, marked with a white spot;	      hence, the object to which anything is directed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me still remain	            The true blank of thine eye.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Aim; shot; range. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I have stood . . . within the blank of his	            displeasure	            For my free speech.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A kind of base silver money, first coined in England by	      Henry V., and worth about 8 pence; also, a French coin of	      the seventeenth century, worth about 4 pence. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.) A piece of metal prepared to be made into	      something by a further operation, as a coin, screw, nuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Dominoes) A piece or division of a piece, without spots;	      as, the "double blank"; the "six blank."	      [1913 Webster]	   {In blank}, with an essential portion to be supplied by	      another; as, to make out a check in blank.	      [1913 Webster]	Blank \Blank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blanking}.] [Cf. 3d {Blanch}.]	   1. To make void; to annul. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To blanch; to make blank; to damp the spirits of; to	      dispirit or confuse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Each opposite that blanks the face of joy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Blanket \Blan"ket\, n. [F. blanchet, OF. also blanket, a woolen	   waistcoat or shirt, the blanket of a printing press; prop.	   white woolen stuff, dim. of blanc white; blanquette a kind of	   white pear, fr. blanc white. See {Blank}, a.]	   1. A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually of wool, and having	      a nap, used in bed clothing; also, a similar fabric used	      as a robe; or any fabric used as a cover for a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A piece of rubber, felt, or woolen cloth, used in	      the tympan to make it soft and elastic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A streak or layer of blubber in whales.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The use of blankets formerly as curtains in theaters	         explains the following figure of Shakespeare. --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]	               Nor heaven peep through the blanket of the dark	               To cry, "Hold, hold!"              --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blanket sheet}, a newspaper of folio size.	   {A wet blanket}, anything which damps, chills, dispirits, or	      discour?ges.	      [1913 Webster]	Blanket \Blan"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blanketed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blanketing}.]	   1. To cover with a blanket.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll . . . blanket my loins.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To toss in a blanket by way of punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            We'll have our men blanket 'em i' the hall. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take the wind out of the sails of (another vessel) by	      sailing to windward of her.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blanket cattle}. See {Belted cattle}, under {Belted}.	      [1913 Webster]	Blanket clause \Blan"ket clause`\ (Law)	   A clause, as in a blanket mortgage or policy, that includes a	   group or class of things, rather than a number mentioned	   individually and having the burden, loss, or the like,	   apportioned among them.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blanketing \Blan"ket*ing\, n.	   1. Cloth for blankets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or punishment of tossing in a blanket.	      [1913 Webster]	            That affair of the blanketing happened to thee for	            the fault thou wast guilty of.        --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster] Blanket mortgage
Blanket mortgage \Blanket mortgage\ or Blanket policy \Blanket
policy\ .	   One that covers a group or class of things or properties	   instead of one or more things mentioned individually, as	   where a mortgage secures various debts as a group, or	   subjects a group or class of different pieces of property to	   one general lien.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blanket stitch \Blanket stitch\	   A buttonhole stitch worked wide apart on the edge of	   material, as blankets, too thick to hem.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blankly \Blank"ly\, adv.	   1. In a blank manner; without expression; vacuously; as, to	      stare blankly. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Directly; flatly; point blank. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Blankness \Blank"ness\, n.	   The state of being blank.	   [1913 Webster]
Blanquette \Blan*quette"\, n. [F. blanquette, from blanc white.]	   (Cookery)	   A white fricassee.	   [1913 Webster]
Blanquillo \Blan*quil"lo\, n. [Sp. blanquillo whitish.] (Zool.)	   A large fish of Florida and the W. Indies ({Caulolatilus	   chrysops}). It is red, marked with yellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Blare \Blare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blaring}.] [OE. blaren, bloren, to cry, woop; cf. G.	   pl[aum]rren to bleat, D. blaren to bleat, cry, weep. Prob. an	   imitative word, but cf. also E. blast. Cf. {Blore}.]	   To sound loudly and somewhat harshly. "The trumpet blared."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Blare \Blare\, v. t.	   To cause to sound like the blare of a trumpet; to proclaim	   loudly.	   [1913 Webster]	         To blare its own interpretation.         --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Blare \Blare\, n.	   The harsh noise of a trumpet; a loud and somewhat harsh	   noise, like the blast of a trumpet; a roar or bellowing.	   [1913 Webster]	         With blare of bugle, clamor of men.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         His ears are stunned with the thunder's blare. --J. R.	                                                  Drake.	   [1913 Webster]
Blarina \Blarina\ n.	   a genus of mammals consisting of the shrews.	   Syn: genus {Blarina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blaring \blar"ing\ adj.	   harshly or unpleasantly loud (in sound intensity); -- used	   mostly of electronic entertainment devices, such as TV,	   radio, or phonograph.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
blarney \blar"ney\ (bl[aum]r"n[y^]), n. [Blarney, a village and	   castle near Cork in Ireland.]	   Smooth, wheedling talk; flattery. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Blarney stone}, a stone in Blarney castle, Ireland (built in	      1446), said to make those who kiss it proficient in the	      use of blarney.	   Note: The origin of the stone is uncertain. In order to kiss	         the Blarney stone, which is located in the side of the	         castle, one must be held upside-down by the feet and	         lowered into the proper position from an opening in an	         overhang in the parapet. It is an experience eschewed	         by some tourists.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Blarney \Blar"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blarneyed} (-n[i^]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Blarneying}.]	   To influence by blarney; to wheedle with smooth talk; to make	   or accomplish by blarney. "Blarneyed the landlord." --Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	         Had blarneyed his way from Long Island.  --S. G.	                                                  Goodrich.	   [1913 Webster]
Blas'e \Bla*s['e]"\ (bl[.a]*z[asl]"), a. [F., p. p. of blaser.]	   1. Having the sensibilities deadened by excess or frequency	      of enjoyment; sated or surfeited with pleasure;	      uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence;	      used up.	   Syn: bored.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. very sophisticated; versed in the ways of the world. the	      blase traveler refers to the ocean he has crossed as `the	      pond'	   Syn: knowing, worldly.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. uninterested and attaching little importance; -- of	      attitudes toward duties. a blase attitude about	      housecleaning	   Syn: unconcerned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blaspheme \Blas*pheme"\ (bl[a^]s*f[=e]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Blasphemed} (-f[=e]mf"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blaspheming}.]	   [OE. blasfem[=e]n, L. blasphemare, fr. Gr. blasfhmei^n: cf.	   F. blasph['e]mer. See {Blame}, v.]	   1. To speak of, or address, with impious irreverence; to	      revile impiously (anything sacred); as, to blaspheme the	      Holy Spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            So Dagon shall be magnified, and God,	            Besides whom is no god, compared with idols,	            Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge	            and avenge thyself on all those who thus continually	            blaspheme thy great and all-glorious name? --Dr. W.	                                                  Beveridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, of persons and things not religiously	      sacred, but held in high honor: To calumniate; to revile;	      to abuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            You do blaspheme the good in mocking me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who from our labors heap their board,	            Blaspheme their feeder and forget their lord.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Blaspheme \Blas*pheme"\, v. i.	   To utter blasphemy.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that shall blaspheme against the Holy Ghost hath	         never forgiveness.                       --Mark iii.	                                                  29.	   [1913 Webster]
Blasphemer \Blas*phem"er\, n.	   One who blasphemes.	   [1913 Webster]	         And each blasphemer quite escape the rod,	         Because the insult's not on man, but God ? --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Blasphemous \Blas"phe*mous\, a. [L. blasphemus, Gr. ?.]	   Speaking or writing blasphemy; uttering or exhibiting	   anything impiously irreverent; profane; as, a blasphemous	   person; containing blasphemy; as, a blasphemous book; a	   blasphemous caricature. "Blasphemous publications."	   --Porteus.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor from the Holy One of Heaven	         Refrained his tongue blasphemous.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly this word was accented on the second syllable,	         as in the above example.	         [1913 Webster]
Blasphemously \Blas"phe*mous*ly\, adv.	   In a blasphemous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Blasphemy \Blas"phe*my\, n. [L. blasphemia, Gr. ?: cf. OF.	   blasphemie.]	   1. An indignity offered to God in words, writing, or signs;	      impiously irreverent words or signs addressed to, or used	      in reference to, God; speaking evil of God; also, the act	      of claiming the attributes or prerogatives of deity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When used generally in statutes or at common law,	         blasphemy is the use of irreverent words or signs in	         reference to the Supreme Being in such a way as to	         produce scandal or provoke violence.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, of things held in high honor: Calumny;	      abuse; vilification.	      [1913 Webster]	            Punished for his blasphemy against learning.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
-blast \-blast\ [Gr. blasto`s sprout, shoot.]	   A suffix or terminal formative, used principally in	   biological terms, and signifying growth, formation; as,	   bioblast, epiblast, mesoblast, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Blast \Blast\ (bl[.a]st), n. [AS. bl[=ae]st a puff of wind, a	   blowing; akin to Icel. bl[=a]str, OHG. bl[=a]st, and fr. a	   verb akin to Icel. bl[=a]sa to blow, OHG. bl[^a]san, Goth.	   bl[=e]san (in comp.); all prob. from the same root as E.	   blow. See {Blow} to eject air.]	   1. A violent gust of wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            And see where surly Winter passes off,	            Far to the north, and calls his ruffian blasts;	            His blasts obey, and quit the howling hill.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A forcible stream of air from an orifice, as from a	      bellows, the mouth, etc. Hence: The continuous blowing to	      which one charge of ore or metal is subjected in a	      furnace; as, to melt so many tons of iron at a blast.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The terms hot blast and cold blast are employed to	         designate whether the current is heated or not heated	         before entering the furnace. A blast furnace is said to	         be in blast while it is in operation, and out of blast	         when not in use.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The exhaust steam from and engine, driving a column of air	      out of a boiler chimney, and thus creating an intense	      draught through the fire; also, any draught produced by	      the blast.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The sound made by blowing a wind instrument; strictly, the	      sound produces at one breath.	      [1913 Webster]	            One blast upon his bugle horn	            Were worth a thousand men.            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blast of triumph o'er thy grave.  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A sudden, pernicious effect, as if by a noxious wind,	      especially on animals and plants; a blight.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the blast of God they perish.      --Job iv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue preserved from fell destruction's blast.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act of rending, or attempting to rend, heavy masses of	      rock, earth, etc., by the explosion of gunpowder,	      dynamite, etc.; also, the charge used for this purpose.	      "Large blasts are often used." --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A flatulent disease of sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blast furnace}, a furnace, usually a shaft furnace for	      smelting ores, into which air is forced by pressure.	   {Blast hole}, a hole in the bottom of a pump stock through	      which water enters.	   {Blast nozzle}, a fixed or variable orifice in the delivery	      end of a blast pipe; -- called also {blast orifice}.	   {In full blast}, in complete operation; in a state of great	      activity. See {Blast}, n., 2. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Blast \Blast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blasting}.]	   1. To injure, as by a noxious wind; to cause to wither; to	      stop or check the growth of, and prevent from	      fruit-bearing, by some pernicious influence; to blight; to	      shrivel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seven thin ears, and blasted with the east wind.	                                                  --Gen. xii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to affect with some sudden violence, plague,	      calamity, or blighting influence, which destroys or causes	      to fail; to visit with a curse; to curse; to ruin; as, to	      blast pride, hopes, or character.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll cross it, though it blast me.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blasted with excess of light.         --T. Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To confound by a loud blast or din.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trumpeters,	            With brazen din blast you the city's ear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To rend open by any explosive agent, as gunpowder,	      dynamite, etc.; to shatter; as, to blast rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	Blast \Blast\, v. i.	   1. To be blighted or withered; as, the bud blasted in the	      blossom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To blow; to blow on a trumpet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Toke his blake trumpe faste	            And gan to puffen and to blaste.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Blasted \Blast"ed\, a.	   1. Blighted; withered.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon this blasted heath.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confounded; accursed; detestable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some of her own blasted gypsies.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rent open by an explosive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blasted quarry thunders, heard remote.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Blastema \Blas*te"ma\, n.; pl. {Blastemata}. [Gr. bla`sthma bud,	   sprout.] (Biol.)	   The structureless, protoplasmic tissue of the embryo; the	   primitive basis of an organ yet unformed, from which it	   grows.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastemal \Blas*te"mal\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to the blastema; rudimentary.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastematic \Blas`te*mat"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Connected with, or proceeding from, the blastema; blastemal.	   [1913 Webster]
Blaster \Blast"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, blasts or destroys.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastide \Blas"tide\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, fr. ? to grow.]	   (Biol.)	   A small, clear space in the segments of the ovum, the	   precursor of the nucleus.	   [1913 Webster]
Blasting \Blast"ing\, n.	   1. A blast; destruction by a blast, or by some pernicious	      cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have smitten you with blasting and mildew. --Amos	                                                  iv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of one who, or that which, blasts; the	      business of one who blasts.	      [1913 Webster]
Blast lamp \Blast lamp\	   A lamp provided with some arrangement for intensifying	   combustion by means of a blast.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blastment \Blast"ment\, n.	   A sudden stroke or injury produced by some destructive cause.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastocarpous \Blas`to*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? sprout, germ + ?	   fruit.] (Bot.)	   Germinating inside the pericarp, as the mangrove. --Brande &	   C.	   [1913 Webster] Blastocoele	   blastocoel
blastocoel \blastocoel\, Blastocoele \Blas"to*c[oe]le\
blastocoele \blastocoele\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + koi^los	   hollow.] (Biol.)	   The cavity inside a blastula; -- also called {segmentation	   cavity}.	   [1913 Webster]
blastocoelic \blastocoelic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a blastocoel.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Blastocyst \Blas"to*cyst\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. cyst.]	   (Biol.)	   The germinal vesicle.	   [1913 Webster]
blastocyte \blastocyte\ n.	   an undifferentiated embryonic cell.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Blastoderm \Blas"to*derm\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. derm.]	   (Embryology)	   the early stage of an embryo after the first cleavages of the	   ovum; also, the layer of cells of which the early embryo is	   composed; specifically:	   (a) the early embryo developing from a blastodisc, after the	       blastocoel has formed.	   (b) in an insect embryo, the layer of cells that surrounds	       the internal mass of the yolk.	       [PJC] Blastodermatic
Blastodermatic \Blas`to*der*mat"ic\, Blastodermic
\Blas`to*der"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.	   [1913 Webster]
blastodisc \blastodisc\ n.	   a disc-shaped layer of cells on the surface of the yolk mass	   of an egg (such as that of a bird) which develops to form the	   embryo.	   Syn: germinal disc, germinal area.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
blastoff \blast"off`\ n.	   the launching of a rocket, especially of a spacecraft, under	   its own power.	   Syn: rocket firing, rocket launching, shoot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blast off \blast" off\ v. i.	   to begin ascending from the ground under rocket power; -- of	   a rocket.	   [PJC]
Blastogenesis \Blas`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E.	   genesis.] (Biol.)	   Multiplication or increase by gemmation or budding.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastoid \Blas"toid\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Blastoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastoidea \Blas*toid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. blasto`s sprout	   + -oid.] (Zool.)	   One of the divisions of Crinoidea found fossil in paleozoic	   rocks; pentremites. They are so named on account of their	   budlike form.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastomere \Blas"to*mere\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + -mere.]	   (Biol.)	   One of the segments first formed by the division of the ovum.	   --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
blastomycete \blastomycete\ n.	   any of various yeastlike budding fungi of the genus	   {Blastomyces}; -- they may cause disease in humans and other	   animals.	   [WordNet 1.5]
blastomycosis \blastomycosis\ n.	   any of several fungal infections caused by blastomycetes;	   they are characterized by inflammatory lesions of skin and	   mucous membranes or internal organs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
blastomycotic \blastomycotic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to blastomycosis.	   [WordNet 1.5] Blastophoral
Blastophoral \Blas`toph"o*ral\, Blastophoric \Blas`to*phor"ic\,	   a.	   Relating to the blastophore.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastophore \Blas"to*phore\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + ? to	   bear.] (Biol.)	   That portion of the spermatospore which is not converted into	   spermatoblasts, but carries them.	   [1913 Webster] blastoporal
blastoporal \blastoporal\ blastoporic \blastoporic\adj.	   of or pertaining to a blastopore.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Blastopore \Blas"to*pore\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E. pore.]	   (Biol.)	   The pore or opening leading into the cavity of invagination,	   or archenteron.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Invagination}.] --Balfour.	         [1913 Webster]
Blastosphere \Blas"to*sphere\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout + E.	   sphere.] (Biol.)	   The hollow globe or sphere formed by the arrangement of the	   blastomeres on the periphery of an impregnated ovum.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Invagination}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Blastostyle \Blas"to*style\, n. [Gr. blasto`s sprout, bud + ? a	   pillar.] (Zool.)	   In certain hydroids, an imperfect zooid, whose special	   function is to produce medusoid buds. See {Hydroidea}, and	   {Athecata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blast pipe \Blast" pipe`\	   The exhaust pipe of a steam engine, or any pipe delivering	   steam or air, when so constructed as to cause a blast.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastula \Blas"tu*la\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. blasto`s a sprout.]	   (Biol.)	   That stage in the development of the ovum in which the outer	   cells of the morula become more defined and form the	   blastoderm.	   [1913 Webster]
Blastule \Blas"tule\, n. (Biol.)	   Same as {Blastula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blasty \Blast"y\, a.	   1. Affected by blasts; gusty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing blast or injury. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Blat \Blat\, v. i.	   To cry, as a calf or sheep; to bleat; to make a senseless	   noise; to talk inconsiderately. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	Blat \Blat\, v. t.	   To utter inconsiderately. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	         If I have anything on my mind, I have to blat it right	         out.                                     --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Blatancy \Bla"tan*cy\, n.	   Blatant quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Blatant \Bla"tant\, a. [Cf. {Bleat}.]	   Bellowing, as a calf; bawling; brawling; clamoring;	   disagreeably clamorous; sounding loudly and harshly. "Harsh	   and blatant tone." --R. H. Dana.	   [1913 Webster]	         A monster, which the blatant beast men call. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Glory, that blatant word, which haunts some military	         minds like the bray of the trumpet.      --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Blatantly \Bla"tant*ly\, adv.	   In a blatant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
blate \blate\ v.	   to of sheep, goats, or calves.	   Syn: bleat, blat, baa, cry plaintively.	        [WordNet 1.5]	blate \blate\ adj.	   bashful; timid; sheepish; -- chiefly Scottish.	   Syn: bashful, timid, sheepish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blather \Blath"er\ (bl[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Blathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blathering}.] [Written also	   {blether}.] [Icel. bla[eth]ra. Cf. {Blatherskite}.]	   To talk foolishly, or nonsensically, or concerning matters of	   no consequence. --G. Eliot.	   Syn: babble, smatter, blether, blither.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	Blather \Blath"er\, n. [Written also {blether}.]	   Voluble, foolish, or nonsensical talk; -- often in the pl.	   --Hall Caine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blatherskite \Blath"er*skite\, n.	   A blustering, talkative fellow. [Local slang, U. S.]	   --Barllett.	   [1913 Webster]
Blatter \Blat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blattered}.] [L.	   blaterare to babble: cf. F. blat['e]rer to bleat.]	   To prate; to babble; to rail; to make a senseless noise; to	   patter. [Archaic] "The rain blattered." --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	         They procured . . . preachers to blatter against me, .	         . . so that they had place and time to belie me	         shamefully.                              --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blatteration \Blat`ter*a"tion\, n. [L. blateratio a babbling.]	   Blattering.	   [1913 Webster]
Blatterer \Blat"ter*er\, n.	   One who blatters; a babbler; a noisy, blustering boaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Blattering \Blat"ter*ing\, n.	   Senseless babble or boasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Blatteroon \Blat`ter*oon"\, n. [L. blatero, -onis.]	   A senseless babbler or boaster. [Obs.] "I hate such	   blatteroons." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Blaubok \Blau"bok\, n. [D. blauwbok.] (Zool.)	   The blue buck. See {Blue buck}, under {Blue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blay \Blay\, n. [AS. bl?ge, fr. bl?c, bleak, white; akin to	   Icel. bleikja, OHG. bleicha, G. bleihe. See {Bleak}, n. & a.]	   (Zool.)	   A fish. See {Bleak}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Blaze \Blaze\ (bl[=a]z), n. [OE. blase, AS. bl[ae]se, blase;	   akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch,	   Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf.	   {Blast}, {Blush}, {Blink}.]	   1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat in the	      process of combustion; a bright flame. "To heaven the	      blaze uprolled." --Croly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intense, direct light accompanied with heat; as, to seek	      shelter from the blaze of the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bursting out, or active display of any quality; an	      outburst; a brilliant display. "Fierce blaze of riot."	      "His blaze of wrath." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For what is glory but the blaze of fame? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. D. bles; akin to E. blaze light.] A white spot on the	      forehead of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A spot made on trees by chipping off a piece of the bark,	      usually as a surveyor's mark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three blazes in a perpendicular line on the same	            tree indicating a legislative road, the single blaze	            a settlement or neighborhood road.    --Carlton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In a blaze}, on fire; burning with a flame; filled with,	      giving, or reflecting light; excited or exasperated.	   {Like blazes}, furiously; rapidly. [Low] "The horses did	      along like blazes tear." --Poem in Essex dialect.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In low language in the U. S., blazes is frequently used	         of something extreme or excessive, especially of	         something very bad; as, blue as blazes. --Neal.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Blaze}, {Flame}.	   Usage: A blaze and a flame are both produced by burning gas.	          In blaze the idea of light rapidly evolved is	          prominent, with or without heat; as, the blaze of the	          sun or of a meteor. Flame includes a stronger notion	          of heat; as, he perished in the flames.	          [1913 Webster]	Blaze \Blaze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blazing}.]	   1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire	      blazes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to	      show a blaze.	      [1913 Webster]	            And far and wide the icy summit blazed.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be resplendent. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To blaze away}, to discharge a firearm, or to continue	      firing; -- said esp. of a number of persons, as a line of	      soldiers. Also used (fig.) of speech or action. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Blaze \Blaze\, v. t.	   1. To mark (a tree) by chipping off a piece of the bark.	      [1913 Webster]	            I found my way by the blazed trees.   --Hoffman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To designate by blazing; to mark out, as by blazed trees;	      as, to blaze a line or path.	      [1913 Webster]	            Champollion died in 1832, having done little more	            than blaze out the road to be traveled by others.	                                                  --Nott.	      [1913 Webster]	Blaze \Blaze\, v. t. [OE. blasen to blow; perh. confused with	   blast and blaze a flame, OE. blase. Cf. {Blaze}, v. i., and	   see {Blast}.]	   1. To make public far and wide; to make known; to render	      conspicuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            On charitable lists he blazed his name. --Pollok.	      [1913 Webster]	            To blaze those virtues which the good would hide.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) To blazon. [Obs.] --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]
Blazer \Blaz"er\, n.	   One who spreads reports or blazes matters abroad. "Blazers of	   crime." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Blazer \Blaz"er\, n.	   1. Anything that blazes or glows, as with heat or flame.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A light jacket, usually of wool or silk and of a bright	      color, for wear at tennis, cricket, or other sport.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The dish used when cooking directly over the flame of a	      chafing-dish lamp, or the coals of a brasier.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blazing \Blaz"ing\, a.	   Burning with a blaze; as, a blazing fire; blazing torches.	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Blazing star}.	   (a) A comet. [Obs.]	   (b) A brilliant center of attraction.	   (c) (Bot.) A name given to several plants; as, to	       {Cham[ae]lirium luteum} of the Lily family; {Liatris	       squarrosa}; and {Aletris farinosa}, called also	       {colicroot} and {star grass}.	       [1913 Webster]
blazing-star \blazing-star\ n.	   1. any of various North American plants of the genus Liatris	      having racemes or panicles of small discoid flower heads.	   Syn: blazing star, button snakeroot, gayfeather, snakeroot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blazon \Bla"zon\, n. [OE. blason, blasoun, shield, fr. F. blason	   coat of arms, OF. shield, from the root of AS. bl[ae]se	   blaze, i. e., luster, splendor, MHG. blas torch See {Blaze},	   n.]	   1. A shield. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An heraldic shield; a coat of arms, or a bearing on a coat	      of arms; armorial bearings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their blazon o'er his towers displayed. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art or act of describing or depicting heraldic	      bearings in the proper language or manner. --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ostentatious display, either by words or other means;	      publication; show; description; record.	      [1913 Webster]	            Obtrude the blazon of their exploits upon the	            company.                              --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and	            spirit,	            Do give thee fivefold blazon.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Blazon \Bla"zon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blazoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Blazoning}.] [From blazon, n.; confused with 4th blaze:	   cf. F. blasonner.]	   1. To depict in colors; to display; to exhibit conspicuously;	      to publish or make public far and wide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thyself thou blazon'st.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There pride sits blazoned on th' unmeaning brow.	                                                  --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	            To blazon his own worthless name.     --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deck; to embellish; to adorn.	      [1913 Webster]	            She blazons in dread smiles her hideous form.	                                                  --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) To describe in proper terms (the figures of	      heraldic devices); also, to delineate (armorial bearings);	      to emblazon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coat of, arms, which I am not herald enough to	            blazon into English.                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Blazon \Bla"zon\, v. i.	   To shine; to be conspicuous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blazoner \Bla"zon*er\, n.	   One who gives publicity, proclaims, or blazons; esp., one who	   blazons coats of arms; a herald. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Blazonment \Bla"zon*ment\ (bl[=a]"z'n*ment), n.	   The act of blazoning; blazoning; emblazonment.	   [1913 Webster]
Blazonry \Bla"zon*ry\, n.	   1. Same as {Blazon}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            The principles of blazonry.           --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coat of arms; an armorial bearing or bearings.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blazonry of Argyle.               --Lord	                                                  Dufferin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Artistic representation or display.	      [1913 Webster]
Blea \Blea\, n.	   The part of a tree which lies immediately under the bark; the	   alburnum or sapwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleaberry \Blea"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Blaeberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleach \Bleach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bleached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bleaching}.] [OE. blakien, blechen, v. t. & v. i., AS.	   bl[=a]cian, bl?can, to grow pale; akin to Icel. bleikja, Sw.	   bleka, Dan. blege, D. bleeken, G. bleichen, AS. bl[=a]c pale.	   See {Bleak}, a.]	   To make white, or whiter; to remove the color, or stains,	   from; to blanch; to whiten.	   [1913 Webster]	         The destruction of the coloring matters attached to the	         bodies to be bleached is effected either by the action	         of the air and light, of chlorine, or of sulphurous	         acid.                                    --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Immortal liberty, whose look sublime	         Hath bleached the tyrant's cheek in every varying	         clime.                                   --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]	Bleach \Bleach\, v. i.	   To grow white or lose color; to whiten.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleached \Bleached\, a.	   Whitened; make white.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let their bleached bones, and blood's unbleaching	         stain,	         Long mark the battlefield with hideous awe. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleacher \Bleach"er\, n.	   One who whitens, or whose occupation is to whiten, by	   bleaching.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleachery \Bleach"er*y\, n.; pl. {Bleacheries}.	   A place or an establishment where bleaching is done.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleaching \Bleach"ing\, n.	   The act or process of whitening, by removing color or stains;	   esp. the process of whitening fabrics by chemical agents.	   --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bleaching powder}, a powder for bleaching, consisting of	      chloride of lime, or some other chemical or chemicals.	      [1913 Webster]
Bleak \Bleak\ (bl[=e]k), a. [OE. blac, bleyke, bleche, AS.	   bl[=a]c, bl[=ae]c, pale, wan; akin to Icel. bleikr, Sw. blek,	   Dan. bleg, OS. bl[=e]k, D. bleek, OHG. pleih, G. bleich; all	   from the root of AS. bl[imac]can to shine; akin to OHG.	   bl[imac]chen to shine; cf. L. flagrare to burn, Gr. fle`gein	   to burn, shine, Skr. bhr[=a]j to shine, and E. flame.	   [root]98. Cf. {Bleach}, {Blink}, {Flame}.]	   1. Without color; pale; pallid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When she came out she looked as pale and as bleak as	            one that were laid out dead.          --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Desolate and exposed; swept by cold winds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wastes too bleak to rear	            The common growth of earth, the foodful ear.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            At daybreak, on the bleak sea beach.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cold and cutting; cheerless; as, a bleak blast.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Bleak"ish}, a. -- {Bleak"ly}, adv. --	      {Bleak"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Bleak \Bleak\, n. [From {Bleak}, a., cf. {Blay}.] (Zool.)	   A small European river fish ({Leuciscus alburnus}), of the	   family Cyprinid[ae]; the blay. [Written also {blick}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The silvery pigment lining the scales of the bleak is	         used in the manufacture of artificial pearls. --Baird.	         [1913 Webster]
Bleaky \Bleak"y\, a.	   Bleak. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Blear \Blear\, a. [See {Blear}, v.]	   1. Dim or sore with water or rheum; -- said of the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            His blear eyes ran in gutters to his chin. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing or caused by dimness of sight; dim.	      [1913 Webster]	            Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Blear \Blear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bleared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blearing}.] [OE. bleren; cf. Dan. plire to blink, Sw. plira	   to twinkle, wink, LG. plieren; perh. from the same root as E.	   blink. See {Blink}, and cf. {Blur}.]	   To make somewhat sore or watery, as the eyes; to dim, or	   blur, as the sight. Figuratively: To obscure (mental or moral	   perception); to blind; to hoodwink.	   [1913 Webster]	         That tickling rheums	         Should ever tease the lungs and blear the sight.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To blear the eye of}, to deceive; to impose upon. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Bleared \Bleared\, a.	   Dimmed, as by a watery humor; affected with rheum. --	   {Blear"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dardanian wives,	         With bleared visages, come forth to view	         The issue of the exploit.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleareye \Blear"eye`\, n. (Med.)	   A disease of the eyelids, consisting in chronic inflammation	   of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Blear-eyed \Blear"-eyed`\, a.	   1. Having sore eyes; having the eyes dim with rheum;	      dim-sighted.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blear-eyed Crispin.               --Drant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking in perception or penetration; short-sighted; as, a	      blear-eyed bigot.	      [1913 Webster]
Bleareyedness \Blear"eyed`ness\, n.	   The state of being blear-eyed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleary \Blear"y\, a.	   Somewhat blear.	   [1913 Webster]
bleary-eyed \bleary-eyed\ adj.	   having eyes sore or unfocused, due to weariness or excessive	   drinking; same as {blear-eyed[1]}.	   Syn: blear, bleary.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {teary}. [R.]	      [PJC]
Bleat \Bleat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bleated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bleating}.] [OE. bleten, AS. bl?tan; akin to D. blaten,	   bleeten, OHG. bl[=a]zan, pl[=a]zan; prob. of imitative	   origin.]	   To make the noise of, or one like that of, a sheep; to cry	   like a sheep or calf.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then suddenly was heard along the main,	         To low the ox, to bleat the woolly train. --Pope	   [1913 Webster]	         The ewe that will not hear her lamb when it baas, will	         never answer a calf when he bleats.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bleat \Bleat\, n.	   A plaintive cry of, or like that of, a sheep.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bleat of fleecy sheep.               --Chapman's	                                                  Homer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleater \Bleat"er\, n.	   One who bleats; a sheep.	   [1913 Webster]	         In cold, stiff soils the bleaters oft complain	         Of gouty ails.                           --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleating \Bleat"ing\, a.	   Crying as a sheep does.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then came the shepherd back with his bleating flocks	         from the seaside.                        --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Bleating \Bleat"ing\, n.	   The cry of, or as of, a sheep. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleb \Bleb\, n. [Prov. E. bleb, bleib, blob, bubble, blister.	   This word belongs to the root of blub, blubber, blabber, and	   perh. blow to puff.]	   A large vesicle or bulla, usually containing a serous fluid;	   a blister; a bubble, as in water, glass, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arsenic abounds with air blebs.          --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
blebbed \blebbed\ adj.	   marred by small bubbles or small particles of foreign	   material; -- of glass or quartzite.	   Syn: blebby.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blebby \Bleb"by\, a.	   Containing blebs, or characterized by blebs; as, blebby	   glass.	   Syn: blebbed.	        [1913 Webster] Bleck
Bleck \Bleck\, Blek \Blek\, v. t.	   To blacken; also, to defile. [Obs. or Dial.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Bled \Bled\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Bleed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blee \Blee\, n. [AS. ble['o], ble['o]h.]	   Complexion; color; hue; likeness; form. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         For him which is so bright of blee.      --Lament. of	                                                  Mary Magd.	   [1913 Webster]	         That boy has a strong blee of his father. --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]
Bleed \Bleed\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bleeding}.] [OE. bleden, AS. bl?dan, fr. bl?d blood; akin to	   Sw. bl["o]da, Dan. bl["o]de, D. bloeden, G. bluten. See	   {Blood}.]	   1. To emit blood; to lose blood; to run with blood, by	      whatever means; as, the arm bleeds; the wound bled freely;	      to bleed at the nose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw blood from the body; to let blood; as, Dr. A.	      bleeds in fevers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lose or shed one's blood, as in case of a violent death	      or severe wounds; to die by violence. "C[ae]sar must	      bleed." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To issue forth, or drop, as blood from an incision.	      [1913 Webster]	            For me the balm shall bleed.          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lose sap, gum, or juice; as, a tree or a vine bleeds	      when tapped or wounded.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To pay or lose money; to have money drawn or extorted; as,	      to bleed freely for a cause. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make the heart bleed}, to cause extreme pain, as from	      sympathy or pity.	      [1913 Webster]	Bleed \Bleed\, v. t.	   1. To let blood from; to take or draw blood from, as by	      opening a vein.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lose, as blood; to emit or let drop, as sap.	      [1913 Webster]	            A decaying pine of stately size, bleeding amber.	                                                  --H. Miller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw money from (one); to induce to pay; as, they bled	      him freely for this fund. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bleeder \Bleed"er\, n. (Med.)	      (a) One who, or that which, draws blood.	      (b) One in whom slight wounds give rise to profuse or	          uncontrollable bleeding.	          [1913 Webster]
Bleeding \Bleed"ing\, a.	   Emitting, or appearing to emit, blood or sap, etc.; also,	   expressing anguish or compassion.	   [1913 Webster]	Bleeding \Bleed"ing\, n.	   A running or issuing of blood, as from the nose or a wound; a	   hemorrhage; the operation of letting blood, as in surgery; a	   drawing or running of sap from a tree or plant.	   [1913 Webster]
bleep \bleep\ n.	   a short high-pitched tone produced as a signal or warning.	   Syn: beep.	        [WordNet 1.5]	bleep \bleep\ v. t. (Broadcasting)	   to to obscure or replace (an offensive word or phrase) by	   substituting a beeping sound while broadcasting.	   Syn: bleep out.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bleeping \bleep"ing\ adj.	   damned.	   Note: Used as a euphemistic emphatic adjective to express	         displeasure, in place of damned, goddammed or stronger	         (more offensive) words.	         [PJC]
bleep out \bleep out\ v. t. (Broadcasting)	   same as {bleep}, v. t..	   Syn: bleep.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blemish \Blem"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blemished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blemishing}.] [OE. blemissen, blemishen, OF. blemir,	   blesmir, to strike, injure, soil, F. bl[^e]mir to grow pale,	   fr. OF. bleme, blesme, pale, wan, F. bl[^e]me, prob. fr. Icel	   bl[=a]man the livid color of a wound, fr. bl[=a]r blue; akin	   to E. blue. OF. blemir properly signifies to beat one (black	   and) blue, and to render blue or dirty. See {Blue}.]	   1. To mark with deformity; to injure or impair, as anything	      which is well formed, or excellent; to mar, or make	      defective, either the body or mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sin is a soil which blemisheth the beauty of thy	            soul.                                 --Brathwait.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tarnish, as reputation or character; to defame.	      [1913 Webster]	            There had nothing passed between us that might	            blemish reputation.                   --Oldys.	      [1913 Webster]	Blemish \Blem"ish\, n.; pl. {Blemishes}.	   Any mark of deformity or injury, whether physical or moral;	   anything that diminishes beauty, or renders imperfect that	   which is otherwise well formed; that which impairs	   reputation.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe	         lamb of the first year without blemish.  --Lev. xiv.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	         The reliefs of an envious man are those little	         blemishes and imperfections that discover themselves in	         an illustrious character.                --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Spot; speck; flaw; deformity; stain; defect; fault;	        taint; reproach; dishonor; imputation; disgrace.	        [1913 Webster]
Blemishless \Blem"ish*less\, a.	   Without blemish; spotless.	   [1913 Webster]	         A life in all so blemishless.            --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Blemishment \Blem"ish*ment\, n.	   The state of being blemished; blemish; disgrace; damage;	   impairment.	   [1913 Webster]	         For dread of blame and honor's blemishment. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Blench \Blench\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blenching}.] [OE. blenchen to blench, elude, deceive, AS.	   blencan to deceive; akin to Icel. blekkja to impose upon.	   Prop. a causative of blink to make to wink, to deceive. See	   {Blink}, and cf. 3d {Blanch}.]	   1. To shrink; to start back; to draw back, from lack of	      courage or resolution; to flinch; to quail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blench not at thy chosen lot.         --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	            This painful, heroic task he undertook, and never	            blenched from its fulfillment.        --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fly off; to turn aside. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Though sometimes you do blench from this to that.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Blench \Blench\, v. t.	   1. To baffle; to disconcert; to turn away; -- also, to	      obstruct; to hinder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye should have somewhat blenched him therewith, yet	            he might and would of likelihood have gone further.	                                                  --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw back from; to deny from fear. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He now blenched what before he affirmed. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Blench \Blench\, n.	   A looking aside or askance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         These blenches gave my heart another youth. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Blench \Blench\, v. i. & t. [See 1st {Blanch}.]	   To grow or make pale. --Barbour.	   [1913 Webster]
Blencher \Blench"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, scares another; specifically, a	      person stationed to prevent the escape of the deer, at a	      hunt. See {Blancher}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who blenches, flinches, or shrinks back.	      [1913 Webster]
Blench holding \Blench" hold`ing\ (Law)	   See {Blanch holding}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blend \Blend\ (bl[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blended} or	   {Blent} (bl[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blending}.] [OE.	   blenden, blanden, AS. blandan to blend, mix; akin to Goth.	   blandan to mix, Icel. blanda, Sw. blanda, Dan. blande, OHG.	   blantan to mis; to unknown origin.]	   1. To mix or mingle together; esp. to mingle, combine, or	      associate so that the separate things mixed, or the line	      of demarcation, can not be distinguished. Hence: To	      confuse; to confound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blending the grand, the beautiful, the gay.	                                                  --Percival.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pollute by mixture or association; to spoil or corrupt;	      to blot; to stain. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To commingle; combine; fuse; merge; amalgamate;	        harmonize.	        [1913 Webster]	Blend \Blend\, v. i.	   To mingle; to mix; to unite intimately; to pass or shade	   insensibly into each other, as colors.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a tone of solemn and sacred feeling that	         blends with our conviviality.            --Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Blend \Blend\, n.	   A thorough mixture of one thing with another, as color, tint,	   etc., into another, so that it cannot be known where one ends	   or the other begins.	   [1913 Webster]	Blend \Blend\, v. t. [AS. blendan, from blind blind. See	   {Blind}, a.]	   To make blind, literally or figuratively; to dazzle; to	   deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blende \Blende\, n. [G., fr. blenden to blind, dazzle, deceive,	   fr. blind blind. So called either in allusion to its dazzling	   luster; or (Dana) because, though often resembling galena, it	   yields no lead. Cf. {Sphalerite}.] (Min.)	   (a) A mineral, called also {sphalerite}, and by miners {mock	       lead}, {false galena}, and {black-jack}. It is a zinc	       sulphide, but often contains some iron. Its color is	       usually yellow, brown, or black, and its luster resinous.	   (b) A general term for some minerals, chiefly metallic	       sulphides which have a somewhat brilliant but nonmetallic	       luster.	       [1913 Webster]
blended \blended\ adj.	   1. combined or mixed together so that the constituent parts	      are indistinguishable. Antonym of {unblended}. [Narrower	      terms: {alloyed}; {emulsified}; {homogenized}]	   Syn: mingled, commingled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. homogeneous {heterogeneous}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Blender \Blend"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, blends; an instrument, as a brush,	   used in blending. Specifically, an electrical device with a	   rapidly rotating spindle to which a specially designed	   container can be attached, so that the contents of the	   container are agitated by rotating blades at adjustable	   speeds, permitting various degrees of homogenization of the	   contents. container are	   [1913 Webster]
Blending \Blend"ing\, n.	   1. The act of mingling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) The method of laying on different tints so that	      they may mingle together while wet, and shade into each	      other insensibly. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]
Blendous \Blend"ous\, a.	   Pertaining to, consisting of, or containing, blende.	   [1913 Webster]
Blendwater \Blend"wa`ter\, n.	   A distemper incident to cattle, in which their livers are	   affected. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Blenheim spaniel \Blen"heim span"iel\ [So called from Blenheim	   House, the seat of the duke of Marlborough, in England.]	   A small variety of spaniel, kept as a pet.	   [1913 Webster]
Blenk \Blenk\, v. i.	   To blink; to shine; to look. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Blennioid
Blennioid \Blen"ni*oid\, Blenniid \Blen"ni*id\, a. [Blenny +	   -oid] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the blennies.	   [1913 Webster]
Blennogenous \Blen*nog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. ? mucus + -genous.]	   Generating mucus.	   [1913 Webster]
Blennorrhea \Blen`nor*rhe"a\, n. [Gr. ? mucus + ? to flow.]	   (Med.)	   (a) An inordinate secretion and discharge of mucus.	   (b) Gonorrhea. --Dunglison.	       [1913 Webster]
Blenny \Blen"ny\, n.; pl. {Blennies}. [L. blennius, blendius,	   blendea, Gr. ?, fr. ? slime, mucus.] (Zool.)	   A marine fish of the genus {Blennius} or family	   {Blenniid[ae]}; -- so called from its coating of mucus. The	   species are numerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Blent \Blent\, imp. & p. p. of {Blend} to mingle.	   Mingled; mixed; blended; also, polluted; stained.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rider and horse, friend, foe, in one red burial blent.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Blent \Blent\, imp. & p. p. of {Blend} to blind.	   Blinded. Also (--Chaucer), 3d sing. pres. Blindeth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blepharitis \Bleph`a*ri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? eyelid +	   -ilis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the eyelids. -- {Bleph`a*rit"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blesbok \Bles"bok\, n. [D., fr. bles a white spot on the	   forehead + bok buck.] (Zool.)	   A South African antelope ({Alcelaphus albifrons}), having a	   large white spot on the forehead.	   [1913 Webster]
Bless \Bless\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blessed}or {Blest}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blessing}.] [OE. blessien, bletsen, AS. bletsian,	   bledsian, bloedsian, fr. bl?d blood; prob. originally to	   consecrate by sprinkling with blood. See {Blood}.]	   1. To make or pronounce holy; to consecrate	      [1913 Webster]	            And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it.	                                                  --Gen. ii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make happy, blithesome, or joyous; to confer prosperity	      or happiness upon; to grant divine favor to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quality of mercy is . . . twice blest;	            It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It hath pleased thee to bless the house of thy	            servant, that it may continue forever before thee.	                                                  --1 Chron.	                                                  xvii. 27 (R.	                                                  V. )	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To express a wish or prayer for the happiness of; to	      invoke a blessing upon; -- applied to persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bless them which persecute you.       --Rom. xii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To invoke or confer beneficial attributes or qualities	      upon; to invoke or confer a blessing on, -- as on food.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and	            looking up to heaven, he blessed them. --Luke ix.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make the sign of the cross upon; to cross (one's self).	      [Archaic] --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To guard; to keep; to protect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To praise, or glorify; to extol for excellences.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bless the Lord, O my soul: and all that is within	            me, bless his holy name.              --Ps. ciii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To esteem or account happy; to felicitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nations shall bless themselves in him. --Jer.	                                                  iv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To wave; to brandish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And burning blades about their heads do bless.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Round his armed head his trenchant blade he blest.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 of it. "In drawing [their bow] some fetch such a	         compass as though they would turn about and bless all	         the field." --Ascham.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bless me!} {Bless us!} an exclamation of surprise. --Milton.	   {To bless from}, to secure, defend, or preserve from. "Bless	      me from marrying a usurer." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bless the doors from nightly harm. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bless with}, {To be blessed with}, to favor or endow	      with; to be favored or endowed with; as, God blesses us	      with health; we are blessed with happiness.	      [1913 Webster]
Blessed \Bless"ed\ (bl[e^]s"[e^]d), a.	   1. Hallowed; consecrated; worthy of blessing or adoration;	      heavenly; holy.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, run; prevent them with thy humble ode,	            And lay it lowly at his blessed feet. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Enjoying happiness or bliss; favored with blessings;	      happy; highly favored.	      [1913 Webster]	            All generations shall call me blessed. --Luke i. 48.	      [1913 Webster]	            Towards England's blessed shore.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Imparting happiness or bliss; fraught with happiness;	      blissful; joyful. "Then was a blessed time." "So blessed a	      disposition." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Enjoying, or pertaining to, spiritual happiness, or	      heavenly felicity; as, the blessed in heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reverenced like a blessed saint.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cast out from God and blessed vision. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (R. C. Ch.) Beatified.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Used euphemistically, ironically, or intensively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not a blessed man came to set her [a boat] free.	                                                  --R. D.	                                                  Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]
Blessedly \Bless"ed*ly\, adv.	   Happily; fortunately; joyfully.	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall blessedly meet again never to depart. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Blessedness \Bless"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being blessed; happiness; felicity; bliss;	   heavenly joys; the favor of God.	   [1913 Webster]	         The assurance of a future blessedness.   --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Single blessedness}, the unmarried state. "Grows, lives, and	      dies in single blessedness." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Delight; beatitude; ecstasy. See {Happiness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Blessed thistle \Bless"ed this"tle\	   See under {Thistle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blesser \Bless"er\, n.	   One who blesses; one who bestows or invokes a blessing.	   [1913 Webster]
Blessing \Bless"ing\, n. [AS. bletsung. See {Bless}, v. t.]	   1. The act of one who blesses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A declaration of divine favor, or an invocation imploring	      divine favor on some or something; a benediction; a wish	      of happiness pronounces.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the blessing, where with Moses the man of	            God blessed the children of Israel.   --Deut.	                                                  xxxiii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A means of happiness; that which promotes prosperity and	      welfare; a beneficent gift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature's full blessings would be well dispensed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bib.) A gift. [A Hebraism] --Gen. xxxiii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Grateful praise or worship.	      [1913 Webster]
Blest \Blest\, a.	   Blessed. "This patriarch blest." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         White these blest sounds my ravished ear assail.	                                                  --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Blet \Blet\, n. [F. blet, blette, a., soft from over ripeness.]	   A form of decay in fruit which is overripe.	   [1913 Webster]	Blet \Blet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bletted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bletting}.]	   To decay internally when overripe; -- said of fruit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bletonism \Ble"ton*ism\, n.	   The supposed faculty of perceiving subterraneous springs and	   currents by sensation; -- so called from one Bleton, of	   France.	   [1913 Webster]
Bletting \Blet"ting\, n.	   A form of decay seen in fleshy, overripe fruit. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Blew \Blew\,	   imp. of {Blow}.	   [1913 Webster]
blewit \blewit\ n.	   1. an edible agaric ({Tricholoma personatum}) that is pale	      lilac when young.	   Syn: blewits.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blewits \blewits\ n.	   1. same as {blewit}.	   Syn: blewit, Tricholoma personatum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bleyme \Bleyme\, n. [F. bleime.] (Far.)	   An inflammation in the foot of a horse, between the sole and	   the bone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bleynte \Bleyn"te\,	   imp. of {Blench}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blickey \Blick"ey\, n. [D. blik tin.]	   A tin dinner pail. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Blighia \Blighia\ n.	   small genus of West African evergreen trees and shrubs	   bearing fleshy capsular three-seeded fruits edible when	   neither unripe nor overripe.	   Syn: genus {Blighia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blight \Blight\ (bl[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blighted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Blighting}.] [Perh. contr. from AS.	   bl[imac]cettan to glitter, fr. the same root as E. bleak. The	   meaning "to blight" comes in that case from to glitter,	   hence, to be white or pale, grow pale, make pale, bleach. Cf.	   {Bleach}, {Bleak}.]	   1. To affect with blight; to blast; to prevent the growth and	      fertility of.	      [1913 Webster]	            [This vapor] blasts vegetables, blights corn and	            fruit, and is sometimes injurious even to man.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To destroy the happiness of; to ruin; to mar	      essentially; to frustrate; as, to blight one's prospects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seared in heart and lone and blighted. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Blight \Blight\, v. i.	   To be affected by blight; to blast; as, this vine never	   blights.	   [1913 Webster]	Blight \Blight\, n.	   1. Mildew; decay; anything nipping or blasting; -- applied as	      a general name to various injuries or diseases of plants,	      causing the whole or a part to wither, whether occasioned	      by insects, fungi, or atmospheric influences.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of blighting, or the state of being blighted; a	      withering or mildewing, or a stoppage of growth in the	      whole or a part of a plant, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which frustrates one's plans or withers one's hopes;	      that which impairs or destroys.	      [1913 Webster]	            A blight seemed to have fallen over our fortunes.	                                                  --Disraeli.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A downy species of aphis, or plant louse,	      destructive to fruit trees, infesting both the roots and	      branches; -- also applied to several other injurious	      insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. A rashlike eruption on the human skin. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Blighting \Blight"ing\, a.	   Causing blight.	   [1913 Webster]
Blightingly \Blight"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to cause blight.	   [1913 Webster] Blimbi
Blimbi \Blim"bi\, Blimbing \Blim"bing\, n.	   See {Bilimbi}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Blimp \Blimp\ n. [from Colonel Blimp, a fictional character]	   any elderly pompous reactionary.	   Syn: Colonel Blimp.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a small nonrigid airship used for observation or as a	      barrage balloon.	   Syn: sausage balloon, sausage.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blimpish \blimpish\ adj. [from Colonel Blimp, a fictional	   character]	   pompously ultraconservative and nationalistic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Blin \Blin\, v. t. & i. [OE. blinnen, AS. blinnan; pref. be- +	   linnan to cease.]	   To stop; to cease; to desist. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Blin \Blin\, n. [AS. blinn.]	   Cessation; end. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
blin \blin\, n.; pl. {blini}, {bliny} or {blinis}. [Russian.]	   a thin buckwheat pancake made with yeast and usually filled	   with sour cream and folded over. See also {blini}.	   [PJC]
Blind \Blind\, a. [AS.; akin to D., G., OS., Sw., & Dan. blind,	   Icel. blindr, Goth. blinds; of uncertain origin.]	   1. Destitute of the sense of seeing, either by natural defect	      or by deprivation; without sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is strucken blind can not forget	            The precious treasure of his eyesight lost. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not having the faculty of discernment; destitute of	      intellectual light; unable or unwilling to understand or	      judge; as, authors are blind to their own defects.	      [1913 Webster]	            But hard be hardened, blind be blinded more,	            That they may stumble on, and deeper fall. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Undiscerning; undiscriminating; inconsiderate.	      [1913 Webster]	            This plan is recommended neither to blind	            approbation nor to blind reprobation. --Jay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having such a state or condition as a thing would have to	      a person who is blind; not well marked or easily	      discernible; hidden; unseen; concealed; as, a blind path;	      a blind ditch.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Involved; intricate; not easily followed or traced.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blind mazes of this tangled wood. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Having no openings for light or passage; as, a blind wall;	      open only at one end; as, a blind alley; a blind gut.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Unintelligible, or not easily intelligible; as, a blind	      passage in a book; illegible; as, blind writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Hort.) Abortive; failing to produce flowers or fruit; as,	      blind buds; blind flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blind alley}, an alley closed at one end; a cul-de-sac.	   {Blind axle}, an axle which turns but does not communicate	      motion. --Knight.	   {Blind beetle}, one of the insects apt to fly against people,	      esp. at night.	   {Blind cat} (Zool.), a species of catfish ({Gronias	      nigrolabris}), nearly destitute of eyes, living in caverns	      in Pennsylvania.	   {Blind coal}, coal that burns without flame; anthracite coal.	      --Simmonds.	   {Blind door}, {Blind window}, an imitation of a door or	      window, without an opening for passage or light. See	      {Blank door} or {Blank window}, under {Blank}, a.	   {Blind level} (Mining), a level or drainage gallery which has	      a vertical shaft at each end, and acts as an inverted	      siphon. --Knight.	   {Blind nettle} (Bot.), dead nettle. See {Dead nettle}, under	      {Dead}.	   {Blind shell} (Gunnery), a shell containing no charge, or one	      that does not explode.	   {Blind side}, the side which is most easily assailed; a weak	      or unguarded side; the side on which one is least able or	      disposed to see danger. --Swift.	   {Blind snake} (Zool.), a small, harmless, burrowing snake, of	      the family {Typhlopid[ae]}, with rudimentary eyes.	   {Blind spot} (Anat.), the point in the retina of the eye	      where the optic nerve enters, and which is insensible to	      light.	   {Blind tooling}, in bookbinding and leather work, the	      indented impression of heated tools, without gilding; --	      called also {blank tooling}, and {blind blocking}.	   {Blind wall}, a wall without an opening; a blank wall.	      [1913 Webster]	Blind \Blind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blinded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blinding}.]	   1. To make blind; to deprive of sight or discernment. "To	      blind the truth and me." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A blind guide is certainly a great mischief; but a	            guide that blinds those whom he should lead is . . .	            a much greater.                       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive partially of vision; to make vision difficult	      for and painful to; to dazzle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her beauty all the rest did blind.    --P. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To darken; to obscure to the eye or understanding; to	      conceal; to deceive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such darkness blinds the sky.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The state of the controversy between us he	            endeavored, with all his art, to blind and confound.	                                                  --Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cover with a thin coating of sand and fine gravel; as a	      road newly paved, in order that the joints between the	      stones may be filled.	      [1913 Webster]	Blind \Blind\, n.	   1. Something to hinder sight or keep out light; a screen; a	      cover; esp. a hinged screen or shutter for a window; a	      blinder for a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something to mislead the eye or the understanding, or to	      conceal some covert deed or design; a subterfuge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. F. blindes, p?., fr. G. blende, fr. blenden to blind,	      fr. blind blind.] (Mil.) A blindage. See {Blindage}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A halting place. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] Blind	Blind \Blind\, Blinde \Blinde\, n.	   See {Blende}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blindage \Blind"age\, n. [Cf. F. blindage.] (Mil.)	   A cover or protection for an advanced trench or approach,	   formed of fascines and earth supported by a framework.	   [1913 Webster]
blinded \blinded\ adj.	   deprived of one's sight; rendered blind.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Blinder \Blind"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, blinds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Saddlery) One of the leather screens on a bridle, to	      hinder a horse from seeing objects at the side; a blinker.	      [1913 Webster]
Blindfish \Blind"fish`\, n.	   A small fish ({Amblyopsis spel[ae]us}) destitute of eyes,	   found in the waters of the Mammoth Cave, in Kentucky. Related	   fishes from other caves take the same name.	   [1913 Webster]
Blindfold \Blind"fold`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blindfolded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Blindfolding}.] [OE. blindfolden, blindfelden,	   blindfellen; AS. blind blind + prob. fellan, fyllan, to fell,	   strike down.]	   To cover the eyes of, as with a bandage; to hinder from	   seeing.	   [1913 Webster]	         And when they had blindfolded him, they struck him on	         the face.                                --Luke xxii.	                                                  64.	   [1913 Webster]	Blindfold \Blind"fold`\, a.	   Having the eyes covered; blinded; having the mental eye	   darkened. Hence: Heedless; reckless; as, blindfold zeal;	   blindfold fury.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fate's blindfold reign the atheist loudly owns.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
blindfold \blind"fold`\, n.	   a flexible object placed over the eyes to prevent seeing;	   usually a strip of cloth wrapped around the head so as to	   cover the eyes.	   [PJC]
blindfolded \blind"fold*ed\ adj.	   having a blindfold placed over the eyes; -- done to prevent	   the wearer from seeing.	   Syn: blindfold.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Blinding \Blind"ing\, a.	   Making blind or as if blind; depriving of sight or of	   understanding; obscuring; as, blinding tears; blinding snow.	   [1913 Webster]	Blinding \Blind"ing\, n.	   A thin coating of sand and fine gravel over a newly paved	   road. See {Blind}, v. t., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Blindly \Blind"ly\, adv.	   Without sight, discernment, or understanding; without	   thought, investigation, knowledge, or purpose of one's own.	   [1913 Webster]	         By his imperious mistress blindly led.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Blindman's buff
Blindman's buff \Blind"man's buff"\, Blind man's buff \Blind"
man's buff"\ [See {Buff} a buffet.]	   A game in which one person is blindfolded, and tries to catch	   some one of the other players, and tell who it is.	   [1913 Webster]	         Surely he fancies I play at blindman's buff with him,	         for he thinks I never have my eyes open.	                                                  --Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Blindman's holiday \Blind`man's hol"i*day\	   The time between daylight and candle light. [Humorous]	   [1913 Webster]
Blindness \Blind"ness\, n.	   State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively.	   --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Color blindness}, inability to distinguish certain color.	      See {Daltonism}.	      [1913 Webster]
Blind reader \Blind reader\	   A post-office clerk whose duty is to decipher obscure	   addresses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
blindside \blindside\, v. t.	   to attack a person from his {blind side}; metaphorically, to	   give a person an unpleasant suprise. He had completed his	   plan to develop a new office building, but was blindsided by	   the sudden drop in real estate values.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blindstory \Blind"sto`ry\, n. (Arch.)	   The triforium as opposed to the clearstory.	   [1913 Webster]
Blindworm \Blind"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small, burrowing, snakelike, limbless lizard ({Anguis	   fragilis}), with minute eyes, popularly believed to be blind;	   the slowworm; -- formerly a name for the adder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Newts and blindworms do no wrong.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
blini \bli"ni\ (bl[=e]"n[=e]; bl[i^]"n[=e]), n. pl.; sing.	   {blin}. [Russian.]	   Russian pancakes of buckwheat flour and yeast, sometimes made	   from white flour; they are usually served folded over, with	   caviar and sour cream on the inside; -- properly, it is a	   plural word (from the Russian plural of blin) but in America,	   often used as singular; thus the common plural {blinis}.	   Syn: bliny, blinis.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
blinks \blinks\ (bl[i^][ng]ks), n.	   a typ of small Indian lettuce ({Montia lamprosperma}) of	   northern regions.	   Syn: blinking chickweed, water chickweed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blink \Blink\ (bl[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blinked}	   (bl[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blinking}.] [OE. blenken;	   akin to dan. blinke, Sw. blinka, G. blinken to shine, glance,	   wink, twinkle, D. blinken to shine; and prob. to D. blikken	   to glance, twinkle, G. blicken to look, glance, AS.	   bl[imac]can to shine, E. bleak. [root]98. See {Bleak}; cf.	   1st {Blench}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To wink; to twinkle with, or as with, the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	            One eye was blinking, and one leg was lame. --Pope	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To see with the eyes half shut, or indistinctly and with	      frequent winking, as a person with weak eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Show me thy chink, to blink through with mine eyne.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shine, esp. with intermittent light; to twinkle; to	      flicker; to glimmer, as a lamp.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dew was falling fast, the stars began to blink.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun blinked fair on pool and stream . --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To turn slightly sour, as beer, mild, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Blink \Blink\, v. t.	   1. To shut out of sight; to avoid, or purposely evade; to	      shirk; as, to blink the question.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To trick; to deceive. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	Blink \Blink\, n. [OE. blink. See {Blink}, v. i. ]	   1. A glimpse or glance.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the first blink that ever I had of him.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gleam; glimmer; sparkle. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not a blink of light was there.       --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The dazzling whiteness about the horizon caused by	      the reflection of light from fields of ice at sea; ice	      blink.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. [Cf. {Blencher}.] (Sporting) Boughs cast where deer	      are to pass, to turn or check them. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Blinkard \Blink"ard\, n. [Blind + -ard.]	   1. One who blinks with, or as with, weak eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the blind the one-eyed blinkard reigns.	                                                  --Marvell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which twinkles or glances, as a dim star, which	      appears and disappears. --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]
Blink beer \Blink" beer`\	   Beer kept unbroached until it is sharp. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Blinker \Blink"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, blinks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's	      bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side	      hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor bigots who but one way see,	            through blinkers of authority.        --M. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form	      glare, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Blink-eyed \Blink"-eyed`\, a.	   Habitually winking. --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster] blintz
blintz \blintz\, blintze \blintze\n.; pl. {blintzes}. [Yiddish	   blintze, fr. Byelorussian blinets, dimin. of Russ. blin. See	   also {blin} and {blini}.] (Jewish Cookery)	   a thin wheat pancake folded around a filling (such as cheese	   or fruit) and sauteed, fried, or baked.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
bliny \blin"y\ (bl[=e]"n[=e]), n.	   same as {blini}.	   Syn: blini.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blip \blip\ n.	   1. (Radar) a spot of light on a radar screen, showing the	      position of a reflecting surface, such as an airplane or	      ship.	   Note: this sense is also used metaphorically to mean a barely	         perceptible object;, Kennedy's candidacy was a mere	         blip on Humphrey's radar screen until he won the West	         Virginia primary. This is the probably origin of sense	         3.	   Syn: radar echo, radar target.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a short upward or downward deviation from a trend line on	      a graph, especially in a plot of some variable, such as an	      economic variable, against time; as, a brief blip upward	      in the unemployment rate.	      [PJC]	   3. something small or insignificant.	      [PJC]	   4. a brief interruption in the continuity of a recorded or	      transmitted signal; as, there is a blip on my CD of	      Beethoven's ninth.	      [PJC]
Blirt \Blirt\, n. (Naut.)	   A gust of wind and rain. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bliss \Bliss\ (bl[i^]s), n.; pl. {Blisses} (bl[i^]s"[e^]z). [OE.	   blis, blisse, AS. blis, bl[imac][eth]s, fr. bl[imac][eth]e	   blithe. See {Blithe}.]	   Orig., blithesomeness; gladness; now, the highest degree of	   happiness; blessedness; exalted felicity; heavenly joy.	   [1913 Webster]	         An then at last our bliss	         Full and perfect is.                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blessedness; felicity; beatitude; happiness; joy;	        enjoyment. See {Happiness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Blissful \Bliss"ful\, a.	   Full of, characterized by, or causing, joy and felicity;	   happy in the highest degree. "Blissful solitude." --Milton.	   -- {Bliss"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Bliss"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Blissless \Bliss"less\, a.	   Destitute of bliss. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Blissom \Blis"som\, v. i. [For blithesome: but cf. also Icel.	   bl?sma of a goat at heat.]	   To be lustful; to be lascivious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Blissom \Blis"som\, a.	   Lascivious; also, in heat; -- said of ewes.	   [1913 Webster]
Blissus \Blissus\ n.	   a genus comprising the chinch bugs. See {chinch}, 2.	   Syn: genus {Blissus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blister \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,	      whether occasioned by a burn or other injury, or by a	      vesicatory; a collection of serous fluid causing a	      bladderlike elevation of the cuticle.	      [1913 Webster]	            And painful blisters swelled my tender hands.	                                                  --Grainger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any elevation made by the separation of the film or skin,	      as on plants; or by the swelling of the substance at the	      surface, as on steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vesicatory; a plaster of Spanish flies, or other matter,	      applied to raise a blister. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blister beetle}, a beetle used to raise blisters, esp. the	      {Lytta vesicatoria} (or {Cantharis vesicatoria}), called	      {Cantharis} or {Spanish fly} by druggists. See	      {Cantharis}.	   {Blister fly}, a blister beetle.	   {Blister plaster}, a plaster designed to raise a blister; --	      usually made of Spanish flies.	   {Blister steel}, crude steel formed from wrought iron by	      cementation; -- so called because of its blistered	      surface. Called also {blistered steel}.	   {Blood blister}. See under {Blood}.	      [1913 Webster]	Blister \Blis"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blistered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blistering}.]	   To be affected with a blister or blisters; to have a blister	   form on.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let my tongue blister.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Blister \Blis"ter\, v. t.	   1. To raise a blister or blisters upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            My hands were blistered.              --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give pain to, or to injure, as if by a blister.	      [1913 Webster]	            This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongue.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
blistering \blistering\ adj.	   1. harshly or corrosively critical in tone; -- of comments	      about people or their actions. blistering criticism	   Syn: acerb, acerbic, acid, bitter, caustic, scathing,	        venomous, virulent, vitriolic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. intensely hot. blistering sun	   Syn: blistery.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. very fast; as, a blistering pace.	   Syn: red-hot, scorching.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blistery \Blis"ter*y\, a.	   Full of blisters. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Blite \Blite\ (bl[imac]t), n. [L. blitum, Gr. bli`ton.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbs ({Blitum}) with a fleshy calyx. {Blitum	   capitatum} is the strawberry blite.	   [1913 Webster]
Blithe \Blithe\ (bl[imac][th]), a. [AS. bl[imac][eth]e blithe,	   kind; akin to Goth. blei[thorn]s kind, Icel. bl[imac][eth]r	   mild, gentle, Dan. & Sw. blid gentle, D. blijd blithe, OHG.	   bl[imac]di kind, blithe.]	   Gay; merry; sprightly; joyous; glad; cheerful; as, a blithe	   spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         The blithe sounds of festal music.       --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	         A daughter fair,	         So buxom, blithe, and debonair.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Blitheful \Blithe"ful\ (bl[imac][th]"f[.u]l), a.	   Gay; full of gayety; joyous.	   [1913 Webster]
Blithely \Blithe"ly\, adv.	   In a blithe manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Blitheness \Blithe"ness\, n.	   The state of being blithe. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
blither \blither\ v.	   same as {blather}.	   Syn: babble, blather, smatter, blether.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blithering \blithering\ adj.	   talking incoherently; as, a blithering idiot.	   Syn: jabbering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blithesome \Blithe"some\ (-s[u^]m), a.	   Cheery; gay; merry.	   [1913 Webster]	         The blithesome sounds of wassail gay.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Blithe"some*ly}, adv. --	   {Blithe"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
blitz \blitz\ n.	   1. (football) a quick move by defensive players toward the	      passer on the offensive team, as soon as the ball is	      snapped; -- it is used when the defensive teams assumes	      that a pass will be attempted, and risks allowing	      substantial gains by the offensive team if other plays are	      in fact planned.	   Syn: safety linebacker blitzing.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a rapid and violent military attack with intensive aerial	      bombardment. Same as {blitzkrieg}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. any vigorous and intensive attack, bombardment, or	      assault, literally or figuratively; as, they used a blitz	      of television commercials to launch their new product; the	      German blitz on London.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. same as {blitz chess}.	      [PJC]
blitzkrieg \blitz"krieg\ (bl[i^]tz"kr[=e]g), n. [German, blitz	   lightning + krieg war.]	   an overwhelming all-out attack with infantry, armor, and air	   forces, especially by surprise against an unprepared enemy.	   [PJC]	blitzkrieg \blitz"krieg\ v.	   to fight a quick and surprising war.	   Syn: fight a blitzkrieg.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blive \Blive\ (bl[imac]v), adv. [A contraction of {Belive}.]	   Quickly; forthwith. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blizzard \Bliz"zard\ (bl[i^]z"z[~e]rd), n. [Cf. {Blaze} to	   flash. Formerly, in local use, a rattling volley; cf. "to	   blaze away" to fire away.]	   A gale of piercingly cold wind, usually accompanied with fine	   and blinding snow; a furious blast. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bloat \Bloat\ (bl[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bloating}.] [Cf. Icel. blotna to become soft, blautr	   soft, wet, Sw. bl["o]t soft, bl["o]ta to soak; akin to G.	   bloss bare, and AS. ble['a]t wretched; or perh. fr. root of	   Eng. 5th blow. Cf. {Blote}.]	   1. To make turgid, as with water or air; to cause a swelling	      of the surface of, from effusion of serum in the cellular	      tissue, producing a morbid enlargement, often accompanied	      with softness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inflate; to puff up; to make vain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Bloat \Bloat\, v. i.	   To grow turgid as by effusion of liquid in the cellular	   tissue; to puff out; to swell. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Bloat \Bloat\, a.	   Bloated. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bloat \Bloat\, n.	   A term of contempt for a worthless, dissipated fellow.	   [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	Bloat \Bloat\, v. t.	   To dry (herrings) in smoke. See {Blote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloated \Bloat"ed\ (bl[=o]t"[e^]d), p. a.	   Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the	   presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a	   bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloatedness \Bloat"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being bloated.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloater \Bloat"er\ (-[~e]r), n. [See {Bloat}, {Blote}.]	   The common herring, esp. when of large size, smoked, and half	   dried; -- called also {bloat herring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blob \Blob\ (bl[o^]b), n. [See {Bleb}.]	   1. Something blunt and round; a small drop or lump of	      something viscid or thick; a drop; a bubble; a blister.	      --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small fresh-water fish ({Uranidea Richardsoni});	      the miller's thumb.	      [1913 Webster]
Blobber \Blob"ber\ (bl[o^]b"b[~e]r), n. [See {Blubber}, {Blub}.]	   A bubble; blubber. [Low] --T. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Blobber lip}, a thick, protruding lip.	      [1913 Webster]	            His blobber lips and beetle brows commend. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Blobber-lipped \Blob"ber-lipped`\ (-l[i^]pt`), a.	   Having thick lips. "A blobber-lipped shell." --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Blocage \Blo*cage"\, n. [F.] (Arch.)	   The roughest and cheapest sort of rubblework, in masonry.	   [1913 Webster]
Block \Block\ (bl[o^]k), n. [OE. blok; cf. F. bloc (fr. OHG.),	   D. & Dan. blok, Sw. & G. block, OHG. bloch. There is also an	   OHG. bloch, biloh; bi by + the same root as that of E. lock.	   Cf. {Block}, v. t., {Blockade}, and see {Lock}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A piece of wood more or less bulky; a solid mass of wood,	      stone, etc., usually with one or more plane, or	      approximately plane, faces; as, a block on which a butcher	      chops his meat; a block by which to mount a horse;	      children's playing blocks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now all our neighbors' chimneys smoke,	            And Christmas blocks are burning.     --Wither.	      [1913 Webster]	            All her labor was but as a block	            Left in the quarry.                   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The solid piece of wood on which condemned persons lay	      their necks when they are beheaded.	      [1913 Webster]	            Noble heads which have been brought to the block.	                                                  --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The wooden mold on which hats, bonnets, etc., are shaped.	      Hence: The pattern or shape of a hat.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wears his faith but as the fashion of his hat; it	            ever changes with the next block.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A large or long building divided into separate houses or	      shops, or a number of houses or shops built in contact	      with each other so as to form one building; a row of	      houses or shops.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A square, or portion of a city inclosed by streets,	      whether occupied by buildings or not.	      [1913 Webster]	            The new city was laid out in rectangular blocks,	            each block containing thirty building lots. Such an	            average block, comprising 282 houses and covering	            nine acres of ground, exists in Oxford Street.	                                                  --Lond. Quart.	                                                  Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A grooved pulley or sheave incased in a frame or shell	      which is provided with a hook, eye, or strap, by which it	      may be attached to an object. It is used to change the	      direction of motion, as in raising a heavy object that can	      not be conveniently reached, and also, when two or more	      such sheaves are compounded, to change the rate of motion,	      or to exert increased force; -- used especially in the	      rigging of ships, and in tackles.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Falconry) The perch on which a bird of prey is kept.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Any obstruction, or cause of obstruction; a stop; a	      hindrance; an obstacle; -- also called {blockage}; as, a	      block in the way; a block in an artery; a block in a	      nerve; a block in a biochemical pathway.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A piece of box or other wood for engravers' work.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Print.) A piece of hard wood (as mahogany or cherry) on	       which a stereotype or electrotype plate is mounted to	       make it type high.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A blockhead; a stupid fellow; a dolt. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             What a block art thou !              --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A section of a railroad where the block system is used.	       See {Block system}, below.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. In Australia, one of the large lots into which public	       land, when opened to settlers, is divided by the	       government surveyors.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. (Cricket)	       (a) The position of a player or bat when guarding the	           wicket.	       (b) A block hole.	       (c) The popping crease. [R.]	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. a number of individual items sold as a unit; as, a block	       of airline ticketes; a block of hotel rooms; a block of	       stock.	       [PJC]	   16. the length of one side of a city block[5], traversed	       along any side; as, to walk three blocks ahead and turn	       left at the corner.	       [PJC]	   17. a halt in a mental process, especially one due to stress,	       memory lapse, confusion, etc.; as, a writer's block; to	       have a block in remembering a name.	       [PJC]	   18. (computers) a quantity of binary-encoded information	       transferred, or stored, as a unit to, from, or on a data	       storage device; as, to divide a disk into 512-byte	       blocks.	       [PJC]	   19. (computers) a number of locations in a random-access	       memory allocated to storage of specific data; as, to	       allocate a block of 1024 bytes for the stack.	       [PJC]	   {A block of shares} (Stock Exchange), a large number of	      shares in a stock company, sold in a lump. --Bartlett.	   {Block printing}.	       (a) A mode of printing (common in China and Japan) from	           engraved boards by means of a sheet of paper laid on	           the linked surface and rubbed with a brush. --S. W.	           Williams.	       (b) A method of printing cotton cloth and paper hangings	           with colors, by pressing them upon an engraved	           surface coated with coloring matter.	   {Block system} on railways, a system by which the track is	      divided into sections of three or four miles, and trains	      are so run by the guidance of electric signals that no	      train enters a section or block before the preceding train	      has left it.	   {Back blocks}, Australian pastoral country which is remote	      from the seacoast or from a river.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Block \Block\ (bl[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blocked}	   (bl[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blocking}.] [Cf. F. bloquer, fr.	   bloc block. See {Block}, n.]	   1. To obstruct so as to prevent passage or progress; to	      prevent passage from, through, or into, by obstructing the	      way; -- used both of persons and things; -- often followed	      by up; as, to block up a road or harbor; to block an	      entrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            With moles . . . would block the port. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A city . . . besieged and blocked about. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To secure or support by means of blocks; to secure, as two	      boards at their angles of intersection, by pieces of wood	      glued to each.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shape on, or stamp with, a block; as, to block a hat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to cause (any activity) to halt by creating an	      obstruction; as, to block a nerve impulse; to block a	      biochemical reaction with a drug.	      [PJC]	   {To block out}, to begin to reduce to shape; to mark out	      roughly; to lay out; to outline; as, to block out a plan.	      [1913 Webster]
Blockade \Block*ade"\, n. [Cf. It. bloccata. See {Block}, v. t.	   ]	   1. The shutting up of a place by troops or ships, with the	      purpose of preventing ingress or egress, or the reception	      of supplies; as, the blockade of the ports of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Blockade is now usually applied to an investment with	         ships or vessels, while siege is used of an investment	         by land forces. To constitute a blockade, the investing	         power must be able to apply its force to every point of	         practicable access, so as to render it dangerous to	         attempt to enter; and there is no blockade of that port	         where its force can not be brought to bear. --Kent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An obstruction to passage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (physiology) interference with transmission of a	      physiological signal, or a physiological reaction.	      [PJC]	   {To raise a blockade}. See under {Raise}.	      [1913 Webster]	Blockade \Block*ade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blockaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blockading}.]	   1. To shut up, as a town or fortress, by investing it with	      troops or vessels or war for the purpose of preventing	      ingress or egress, or the introduction of supplies. See	      note under {Blockade}, n. "Blockaded the place by sea."	      --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to shut in so as to prevent egress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till storm and driving ice blockade him there.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To obstruct entrance to or egress from.	      [1913 Webster]	            Huge bales of British cloth blockade the door.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
blockaded \blockaded\ adj.	   having access obstructed by emplacement of a barrier, or by	   threat of force.	   Syn: barricaded, barred.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blockader \Block*ad"er\, n.	   1. One who blockades.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A vessel employed in blockading.	      [1913 Webster]
Blockage \Block"age\, n.	   The act of blocking up; the state of being blocked up.	   [1913 Webster]
Block book \Block" book`\	   A book printed from engraved wooden blocks instead of movable	   types.	   [1913 Webster]	Block chain \Block chain\ (Mach.)	   A chain in which the alternate links are broad blocks	   connected by thin side links pivoted to the ends of the	   blocks, used with sprocket wheels to transmit power, as in a	   bicycle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
blocked \blocked\ adj.	   1. closed to traffic. Traffic was blocked by an overturned	      tractor-trailor	   Syn: out of use(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. at a complete standstill because of opposition of two	      unrelenting forces or factions.	   Syn: deadlocked, stalemated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. unusable because of some obstruction.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Blockhead \Block"head`\, n. [Block + head.]	   A stupid fellow; a dolt; a person deficient in understanding.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read,	         With loads of learned lumber in his head. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Blockheaded \Block"head`ed\, a.	   Stupid; dull.	   [1913 Webster]
Blockheadism \Block"head*ism\, n.	   That which characterizes a blockhead; stupidity. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Blockhouse \Block"house`\, n. [Block + house: cf. G. blockhaus.]	   1. (Mil.) An edifice or structure of heavy timbers or logs	      for military defense, having its sides loopholed for	      musketry, and often an upper story projecting over the	      lower, or so placed upon it as to have its sides make an	      angle wit the sides of the lower story, thus enabling the	      defenders to fire downward, and in all directions; --	      formerly much used in America and Germany.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house of squared logs. [West. & South. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Blocking \Block"ing\, n.	   1. The act of obstructing, supporting, shaping, or stamping	      with a block or blocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Blocks used to support (a building, etc.) temporarily.	      [1913 Webster]	Blocking course \Block"ing course`\ (Arch.)	   The finishing course of a wall showing above a cornice.	   [1913 Webster]
Blockish \Block"ish\, a.	   Like a block; deficient in understanding; stupid; dull.	   "Blockish Ajax." --Shak. -- {Block"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Block"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Blocklike \Block"like`\, a.	   Like a block; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Block signal \Block signal\ (Railroads)	   One of the danger signals or safety signals which guide the	   movement of trains in a block system. The signal is often so	   coupled with a switch that act of opening or closing the	   switch operates the signal also.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Block system \Block system\ (Railroads)	   A system by which the track is divided into short sections,	   as of three or four miles, and trains are so run by the	   guidance of electric, or combined electric and pneumatic,	   signals that no train enters a section or block until the	   preceding train has left it, as in	   {absolute blocking}, or that a train may be allowed to follow	      another into a block as long as it proceeds with excessive	      caution, as in	   {permissive blocking}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Block tin \Block" tin`\	   See under {Tin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloedite \Bloe"dite\, n. [From the chemist Bl["o]de.] (Min.)	   A hydrous sulphate of magnesium and sodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Blolly \Blol"ly\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A shrub or small tree of southern Florida and the West	       Indies ({Pisonia obtusata}) with smooth oval leaves and a	       hard, 10-ribbed fruit.	   (b) The rubiaceous shrub {Chicocca racemosa}, of the same	       region.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Blomary \Blom"a*ry\, n.	   See {Bloomery}.	   [1913 Webster] Bloncket
Bloncket \Blonc"ket\, Blonket \Blon"ket\, a. [OF. blanquet	   whitish, dim. of blanc white. Cf. {Blanket}.]	   Gray; bluish gray. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our bloncket liveries been all too sad.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Blond
Blond \Blond\, Blonde \Blonde\, a. [F., fair, light, of	   uncertain origin; cf. AS. blonden-feax gray-haired, old,	   prop. blended-haired, as a mixture of white and brown or	   black. See {Blend}, v. t. ]	   Of a fair color; light-colored; as, blond hair; a blond	   complexion.	   [1913 Webster]
Blonde \Blonde\, n. [F.]	   1. A person of very fair complexion, with light hair and	      light blue eyes. [Written also {blond}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [So called from its color.] A kind of silk lace originally	      of the color of raw silk, now sometimes dyed; -- called	      also {blond lace}.	      [1913 Webster]
Blond metal \Blond" met`al\	   A variety of clay ironstone, in Staffordshire, England, used	   for making tools.	   [1913 Webster]
Blondness \Blond"ness\, n.	   The state of being blond. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Blood \Blood\ (bl[u^]d), n. [OE. blod, blood, AS. bl[=o]d; akin	   to D. bloed, OHG. bluot, G. blut, Goth. bl[=o][thorn], Icel.	   bl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. blod; prob. fr. the same root as E.	   blow to bloom. See {Blow} to bloom.]	   1. The fluid which circulates in the principal vascular	      system of animals, carrying nourishment to all parts of	      the body, and bringing away waste products to be excreted.	      See under {Arterial}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The blood consists of a liquid, the plasma, containing	         minute particles, the blood corpuscles. In the	         invertebrate animals it is usually nearly colorless,	         and contains only one kind of corpuscles; but in all	         vertebrates, except Amphioxus, it contains some	         colorless corpuscles, with many more which are red and	         give the blood its uniformly red color. See	         {Corpuscle}, {Plasma}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Relationship by descent from a common ancestor;	      consanguinity; kinship.	      [1913 Webster]	            To share the blood of Saxon royalty.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friend of our own blood.            --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Half blood} (Law), relationship through only one parent.	   {Whole blood}, relationship through both father and mother.	      In American Law, blood includes both half blood, and whole	      blood. --Bouvier. --Peters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Descent; lineage; especially, honorable birth; the highest	      royal lineage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give us a prince of blood, a son of Priam. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a gentleman of blood and breeding. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Stock Breeding) Descent from parents of recognized breed;	      excellence or purity of breed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In stock breeding half blood is descent showing one	         half only of pure breed. Blue blood, full blood, or	         warm blood, is the same as blood.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. The fleshy nature of man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor gives it satisfaction to our blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The shedding of blood; the taking of life, murder;	      manslaughter; destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            So wills the fierce, avenging sprite,	            Till blood for blood atones.          --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A bloodthirsty or murderous disposition. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a thing of blood, whose every motion	            Was timed with dying cries.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Temper of mind; disposition; state of the passions; -- as	      if the blood were the seat of emotions.	      [1913 Webster]	            When you perceive his blood inclined to mirth.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often, in this sense, accompanied with bad, cold, warm,	         or other qualifying word. Thus, to commit an act in	         cold blood, is to do it deliberately, and without	         sudden passion; to do it in bad blood, is to do it in	         anger. Warm blood denotes a temper inflamed or	         irritated. To warm or heat the blood is to excite the	         passions. Qualified by up, excited feeling or passion	         is signified; as, my blood was up.	         [1913 Webster]	   9. A man of fire or spirit; a fiery spark; a gay, showy man;	      a rake.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seest thou not . . . how giddily 'a turns about all	            the hot bloods between fourteen and five and thirty?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the morning costume of a dandy or blood.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The juice of anything, especially if red.	       [1913 Webster]	             He washed . . . his clothes in the blood of grapes.	                                                  --Gen. xiix.	                                                  11.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Blood is often used as an adjective, and as the first	         part of self-explaining compound words; as,	         blood-bespotted, blood-bought, blood-curdling,	         blood-dyed, blood-red, blood-spilling, blood-stained,	         blood-warm, blood-won.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 baptism.	   {Blood blister}, a blister or bleb containing blood or bloody	      serum, usually caused by an injury.	   {Blood brother}, brother by blood or birth.	   {Blood clam} (Zool.), a bivalve mollusk of the genus Arca and	      allied genera, esp. {Argina pexata} of the American coast.	      So named from the color of its flesh.	   {Blood corpuscle}. See {Corpuscle}.	   {Blood crystal} (Physiol.), one of the crystals formed by the	      separation in a crystalline form of the h[ae]moglobin of	      the red blood corpuscles; h[ae]matocrystallin. All blood	      does not yield blood crystals.	   {Blood heat}, heat equal to the temperature of human blood,	      or about 981/2 [deg] Fahr.	   {Blood horse}, a horse whose blood or lineage is derived from	      the purest and most highly prized origin or stock.	   {Blood money}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Blood orange}, an orange with dark red pulp.	   {Blood poisoning} (Med.), a morbid state of the blood caused	      by the introduction of poisonous or infective matters from	      without, or the absorption or retention of such as are	      produced in the body itself; tox[ae]mia.	   {Blood pudding}, a pudding made of blood and other materials.	      	   {Blood relation}, one connected by blood or descent.	   {Blood spavin}. See under {Spavin}.	   {Blood vessel}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Blue blood}, the blood of noble or aristocratic families,	      which, according to a Spanish prover, has in it a tinge of	      blue; -- hence, a member of an old and aristocratic	      family.	   {Flesh and blood}.	       (a) A blood relation, esp. a child.	       (b) Human nature.	   {In blood} (Hunting), in a state of perfect health and vigor.	      --Shak.	   {To let blood}. See under {Let}.	   {Prince of the blood}, the son of a sovereign, or the issue	      of a royal family. The sons, brothers, and uncles of the	      sovereign are styled princes of the blood royal; and the	      daughters, sisters, and aunts are princesses of the blood	      royal.	      [1913 Webster]	Blood \Blood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blooded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blooding}.]	   1. To bleed. [Obs.] --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stain, smear or wet, with blood. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Reach out their spears afar,	            And blood their points.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give (hounds or soldiers) a first taste or sight of	      blood, as in hunting or war.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was most important too that his troops should be	            blooded.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To heat the blood of; to exasperate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The auxiliary forces of the French and English were	            much blooded one against another.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
bloodbath \blood"bath`\ n.	   1. Indiscriminate slaughter; the killing of multiple persons.	   Syn: bloodletting, bloodshed, battue.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. [fig.] Substantial losses by many people, as in a mass	      termination of employment or widespread financial loss;	      as, the sudden market drop created a bloodbath among	      overoptimistic investors.	      [PJC] bloodberry
bloodberry \blood"ber*ry\, blood berry \blood" ber*ry\n.	   A bushy houseplant ({Rivina humilis}) having white to pale	   pink flowers followed by racemes of scarlet berries; it is	   native to the tropical Americas.	   Syn: rougeberry, rouge plant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bloodbird \Blood"bird`\ (bl[u^]d"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)	   An Australian honeysucker ({Myzomela sanguineolata}); -- so	   called from the bright red color of the male bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Blood-boltered \Blood"-bol`tered\, a. [Blood + Prov. E. bolter	   to mat in tufts. Cf. {Balter}.]	   Having the hair matted with clotted blood. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The blood-boltered Banquo smiles upon me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
bloodcurdling \blood"curd*ling\ adj.	   causing sudden intense fear due to an apprehension of	   imminent bodily harm, to oneself or others. Awakened by a	   bloodcurdling scream from right outside her window	   Syn: hair-raising, nightmarish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blooded \Blood"ed\, a.	   Having pure blood, or a large admixture or pure blood; of	   approved breed; of the best stock.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used also in composition in phrases indicating a	         particular condition or quality of blood; as,	         cold-blooded; warm-blooded.	         [1913 Webster]
Bloodflower \Blood"flow`er\, n. [From the color of the flower.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of bulbous plants, natives of Southern Africa, named	   {H[ae]manthus}, of the Amaryllis family. The juice of	   {H[ae]manthus toxicarius} is used by the Hottentots to poison	   their arrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodguilty \Blood"guilt`y\, a.	   Guilty of murder or bloodshed. "A bloodguilty life."	   --Fairfax. -- {Blood"guilt`i*ness}, n. -- {Blood"guilt`less},	   a.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodhound \Blood"hound`\ (bl[u^]d"hound`), n.	   A breed of large and powerful dogs, with long, smooth, and	   pendulous ears, and remarkable for acuteness of smell. It is	   employed to recover game or prey which has escaped wounded	   from a hunter, and for tracking criminals. Formerly it was	   used for pursuing runaway slaves. Other varieties of dog are	   often used for the same purpose and go by the same name. The	   Cuban bloodhound is said to be a variety of the mastiff.	   [1913 Webster]
bloodied \blood"ied\ adj.	   Covered with blood.	   Syn: gory, sanguinary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bloodily \Blood"i*ly\, adv.	   In a bloody manner; cruelly; with a disposition to shed	   blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodiness \Blood"i*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being bloody.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposition to shed blood; bloodthirstiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that bloodiness and savage cruelty which was in	            our nature.                           --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Bloodless \Blood"less\, a. [AS. bl[=o]dle['a]s.]	   1. Destitute of blood, or apparently so; as, bloodless	      cheeks; lifeless; dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bloodless carcass of my Hector sold. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not attended with shedding of blood, or slaughter; as, a	      bloodless victory. --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without spirit or activity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou bloodless remnant of that royal blood ! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Blood"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Blood"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Bloodlet \Blood"let`\ (bl[u^]d"l[e^]t`), v. t. [AS.	   bl[=o]dl[=ae]tan; bl[=o]d blood + l[=ae]atan to let.]	   bleed; to let blood. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodletter \Blood"let`ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, lets blood; a phlebotomist.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodletting \Blood"let`ting\, n. (Med.)	   The act or process of letting blood or bleeding, as by	   opening a vein or artery, or by cupping or leeches; -- esp.	   applied to venesection.	   [1913 Webster]
bloodlust \blood"lust\ n.	   a desire for bloodshed.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bloodmobile \bloodmobile\ n.	   a motor vehicle equipped to collect blood donations.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Blood money \Blood" mon`ey\	   1. Money paid to the next of kin of a person who has been	      killed by another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Money obtained as the price, or at the cost, of another's	      life; -- said of a reward for supporting a capital charge,	      of money obtained for betraying a fugitive or for	      committing murder, or of money obtained from the sale of	      that which will destroy the purchaser.	      [1913 Webster]
blood-red \blood-red\ adj.	   having any of numerous bright or strong colors reminiscent of	   the color of cherries or tomatoes or rubies or blood.	   Syn: red, carmine, cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby,	        ruby-red, scarlet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blood-related \blood-related\ adj.	   1. related by blood, i.e. by a common genetic heritage.	   Syn: akin(predicate), cognate, consanguine, consanguineous,	        kin(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5
Bloodroot \Blood"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), with a red root and red	   sap, and bearing a pretty, white flower in early spring; --	   called also {puccoon}, {redroot}, {bloodwort}, {tetterwort},	   {turmeric}, and {Indian paint}. It has acrid emetic	   properties, and the rootstock is used as a stimulant	   expectorant. See {Sanguinaria}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England the name is given to the tormentil, once	         used as a remedy for dysentery.	         [1913 Webster]
Bloodshed \Blood"shed`\, n. [Blood + shed]	   The shedding or spilling of blood; slaughter; the act of	   shedding human blood, or taking life, as in war, riot, or	   murder.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodshedder \Blood"shed`der\, n.	   One who sheds blood; a manslayer; a murderer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodshedding \Blood"shed`ding\, n.	   Bloodshed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodshot \Blood"shot`\, a. [Blood + shot, p. p. of shoot to	   variegate.]	   Red and inflamed; suffused with blood, or having the vessels	   turgid with blood, as when the conjunctiva is inflamed or	   irritated.	   [1913 Webster]	         His eyes were bloodshot, . . . and his hair disheveled.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Blood-shotten \Blood"-shot`ten\, a.	   Bloodshot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
bloodstained \bloodstained\ adj.	   stained with blood; as, a bloodstained shirt; a bloodstained	   carpet; a bloodstained sidewalk.	   [PJC]
Bloodstick \Blood"stick"\, n. (Far.)	   A piece of hard wood loaded at one end with lead, and used to	   strike the fleam into the vein. --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
bloodstock \bloodstock\ n.	   thoroughbred horses (collectively).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bloodstone \Blood"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   (a) A green siliceous stone sprinkled with red jasper, as if	       with blood; hence the name; -- called also {heliotrope}.	   (b) Hematite, an ore of iron yielding a blood red powder or	       "streak."	       [1913 Webster]
Bloodstroke \Blood"stroke`\, n. [Cf. F. coup de sang.]	   Loss of sensation and motion from hemorrhage or congestion in	   the brain. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodsucker \Blood"suck`er\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Any animal that sucks blood; esp., the leech	      ({Hirudo medicinalis}), and related species.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sheds blood; a cruel, bloodthirsty man; one guilty	      of bloodshed; a murderer. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hard and exacting master, landlord, or money lender; an	      extortioner.	      [1913 Webster]
bloodsucking \bloodsucking\ adj.	   1. drawing blood from the body of another; as, a plague of	      bloodsucking insects.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living	      off another; -- of plants or persons; as, a bloodsucking	      blackmailer; bloodsucking lawyers.	   Syn: parasitic, parasitical, leechlike.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bloodthirsty \Blood"thirst`y\, a.	   Eager to shed blood; cruel; sanguinary; murderous; having a	   bloodlust. -- {Blood"thirst`i*ness} (?), n.	   [1913 Webster]
blood-twig \blood-twig\ n.	   1. a European deciduous shrub ({Cornus sanguinea}) turning	      red in autumn having dull white flowers.	   Syn: common European dogwood, red dogwood, pedwood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bloodulf \Blood"ulf\, n. (Zool.)	   The European bullfinch.	   [1913 Webster]
Blood vessel \Blood" ves`sel\ (Anat.)	   Any vessel or canal in which blood circulates in an animal,	   as an artery or vein.	   [1913 Webster] Bloodwite
Bloodwite \Blood"wite`\, Bloodwit \Blood"wit`\, n. [AS.	   bl[=o]w[imac]te; bl[=o]d blood, + w[imac]te wite, fine.]	   (Anc. Law)	   A fine or amercement paid as part of a settlement for the	   shedding of blood; also, a riot wherein blood was spilled.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodwood \Blood"wood\, n. (Bot.)	   A tree having the wood or the sap of the color of blood.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Norfolk Island bloodwood is a euphorbiaceous tree	         ({Baloghia lucida}), from which the sap is collected	         for use as a plant. Various other trees have the name,	         chiefly on account of the color of the wood, as	         {Gordonia H[ae]matoxylon} of Jamaica, and several	         species of Australian {Eucalyptus}; also the true	         logwood ({ H[ae]matoxylon campechianum}).	         [1913 Webster]
Bloodwort \Blood"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant, {Rumex sanguineus}, or bloody-veined dock. The name	   is applied also to bloodroot ({Sanguinaria Canadensis}), and	   to an extensive order of plants ({H[ae]modorace[ae]}), the	   roots of many species of which contain a red coloring matter	   useful in dyeing.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloody \Blood"y\, a. [AS. bl[=o]dig.]	   1. Containing or resembling blood; of the nature of blood;	      as, bloody excretions; bloody sweat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smeared or stained with blood; as, bloody hands; a bloody	      handkerchief.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Given, or tending, to the shedding of blood; having a	      cruel, savage disposition; murderous; cruel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Attended with, or involving, bloodshed; sanguinary; esp.,	      marked by great slaughter or cruelty; as, a bloody battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Infamous; contemptible; -- variously used for mere	      emphasis or as a low epithet. [Vulgar] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Bloody \Blood"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloodied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bloodying}.]	   To stain with blood. --Overbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloodybones \Blood"y*bones`\, n.	   A terrible bugbear.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloody flux \Blood"y flux`\	   The dysentery, a disease in which the flux or discharge from	   the bowels has a mixture of blood. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Bloody hand \Blood"y hand`\	   1. A hand stained with the blood of a deer, which, in the old	      forest laws of England, was sufficient evidence of a man's	      trespass in the forest against venison. --Jacob.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A red hand, as in the arms of Ulster, which is now	      the distinguishing mark of a baronet of the United	      Kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]
Bloody-minded \Blood"y-mind"ed\, a.	   Having a cruel, ferocious disposition; bloodthirsty.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloody sweat \Blood"y sweat`\	   A sweat accompanied by a discharge of blood; a disease,	   called sweating sickness, formerly prevalent in England and	   other countries.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloom \Bloom\, n. [OE. blome, fr. Icel. bl?m, bl?mi; akin to Sw.	   blom, Goth. bl?ma, OS. bl?mo, D. bloem, OHG. bluomo, bluoma,	   G. blume; fr. the same root as AS. bl?wan to blow, blossom.	   See {Blow} to bloom, and cf. {Blossom}.]	   1. A blossom; the flower of a plant; an expanded bud;	      flowers, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rich blooms of the tropics.       --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The opening of flowers in general; the state of blossoming	      or of having the flowers open; as, the cherry trees are in	      bloom. "Sight of vernal bloom." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state or time of beauty, freshness, and vigor; an	      opening to higher perfection, analogous to that of buds	      into blossoms; as, the bloom of youth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every successive mother has transmitted a fainter	            bloom, a more delicate and briefer beauty.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The delicate, powdery coating upon certain growing or	      newly-gathered fruits or leaves, as on grapes, plums, etc.	      Hence: Anything giving an appearance of attractive	      freshness; a flush; a glow.	      [1913 Webster]	            A new, fresh, brilliant world, with all the bloom	            upon it.                              --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The clouded appearance which varnish sometimes takes upon	      the surface of a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A yellowish deposit or powdery coating which appears on	      well-tanned leather. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Min.) A popular term for a bright-hued variety of some	      minerals; as, the rose-red cobalt bloom.	      [1913 Webster]	Bloom \Bloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bloomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blooming}.]	   1. To produce or yield blossoms; to blossom; to flower or be	      in flower.	      [1913 Webster]	            A flower which once	            In Paradise, fast by the tree of life,	            Began to bloom.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in a state of healthful, growing youth and vigor; to	      show beauty and freshness, as of flowers; to give promise,	      as by or with flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	            A better country blooms to view,	            Beneath a brighter sky.               --Logan.	      [1913 Webster]	Bloom \Bloom\, v. t.	   1. To cause to blossom; to make flourish. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Charitable affection bloomed them.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow a bloom upon; to make blooming or radiant. [R.]	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            While barred clouds bloom the soft-dying day.	                                                  --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	Bloom \Bloom\, n. [AS. bl?ma a mass or lump, [imac]senes bl?ma a	   lump or wedge of iron.] (Metal.)	      (a) A mass of wrought iron from the Catalan forge or from	          the puddling furnace, deprived of its dross, and	          shaped usually in the form of an oblong block by	          shingling.	      (b) A large bar of steel formed directly from an ingot by	          hammering or rolling, being a preliminary shape for	          further working.	          [1913 Webster]
Bloomary \Bloom"a*ry\, n.	   See {Bloomery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloomer \Bloom"er\, n. [From Mrs. Bloomer, an American, who	   sought to introduce this style of dress.]	   1. A costume for women, consisting of a short dress, with	      loose trousers gathered round ankles, and (commonly) a	      broad-brimmed hat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who wears a Bloomer costume.	      [1913 Webster]
Bloomery \Bloom"er*y\, n. (Manuf.)	   A furnace and forge in which wrought iron in the form of	   blooms is made directly from the ore, or (more rarely) from	   cast iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Blooming \Bloom"ing\, n. (Metal.)	   The process of making blooms from the ore or from cast iron.	   [1913 Webster]	Blooming \Bloom"ing\, a.	   1. Opening in blossoms; flowering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thriving in health, beauty, and vigor; indicating the	      freshness and beauties of youth or health.	      [1913 Webster]
Bloomingly \Bloom"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a blooming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloomingness \Bloom"ing*ness\, n.	   A blooming condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloomless \Bloom"less\, a.	   Without bloom or flowers. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Bloomy \Bloom"y\, a.	   1. Full of bloom; flowery; flourishing with the vigor of	      youth; as, a bloomy spray.	      [1913 Webster]	            But all the bloomy flush of life is fled.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with bloom, as fruit. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Blooth \Blooth\, n.	   Bloom; a blossoming. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All that blooth means heavy autumn work for him and his	         hands.                                   --T. Hardy.	   [1913 Webster]
Blore \Blore\, n. [Perh. a variant of blare, v. i.; or cf. Gael.	   & Ir. blor a loud noise.]	   The act of blowing; a roaring wind; a blast. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A most tempestuous blore.                --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Blosmy \Blos"my\, a.	   Blossomy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blossom \Blos"som\ (bl[o^]s"s[u^]m), n. [OE. blosme, blostme,	   AS. bl[=o]sma, bl[=o]stma, blossom; akin to D. bloesem, L.	   fios, and E. flower; from the root of E. blow to blossom. See	   {Blow} to blossom, and cf. {Bloom} a blossom.]	   1. The flower of a plant, or the essential organs of	      reproduction, with their appendages; florescence; bloom;	      the flowers of a plant, collectively; as, the blossoms and	      fruit of a tree; an apple tree in blossom.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term has been applied by some botanists, and is	         also applied in common usage, to the corolla. It is	         more commonly used than flower or bloom, when we have	         reference to the fruit which is to succeed. Thus we use	         flowers when we speak of plants cultivated for	         ornament, and bloom in a more general sense, as of	         flowers in general, or in reference to the beauty of	         flowers.	         [1913 Webster]	               Blossoms flaunting in the eye of day.	                                                  --Longfellow.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A blooming period or stage of development; something	      lovely that gives rich promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the blossom of my youth.           --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The color of a horse that has white hairs intermixed with	      sorrel and bay hairs; -- otherwise called peach color.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In blossom}, having the blossoms open; in bloom.	      [1913 Webster]	Blossom \Blos"som\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blossomed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blossoming}.] [AS. bl?stmian. See {Blossom}, n.]	   1. To put forth blossoms or flowers; to bloom; to blow; to	      flower.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moving whisper of huge trees that branched	            And blossomed.                        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flourish and prosper; to develop into a superior type.	      [1913 Webster]	            Israel shall blossom and bud, and full the face of	            the world with fruit.                 --Isa. xxvii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to appear or grow as if by blossoming; to spread out	      rapidly.	      [PJC]
blossoming \blossoming\ n.	   the process of budding and unfolding of blossoms.	   Syn: flowering, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blossomless \Blos"som*less\, a.	   Without blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Blossomy \Blos"som*y\, a.	   Full of blossoms; flowery.	   [1913 Webster]
Blot \Blot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blotting}.] [Cf. Dan. plette. See 3d {Blot}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To spot, stain, or bespatter, as with ink.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brief was writ and blotted all with gore.	                                                  --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impair; to damage; to mar; to soil.	      [1913 Webster]	            It blots thy beauty, as frosts do bite the meads.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stain with infamy; to disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blot not thy innocence with guiltless blood. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	            One act like this blots out a thousand crimes.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To obscure; to eclipse; to shadow.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sung how earth blots the moon's gilded wane.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To dry, as writing, with blotting paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To obliterate; expunge; erase; efface; cancel; tarnish;	        disgrace; blur; sully; smear; smutch.	        [1913 Webster]	Blot \Blot\, v. i.	   To take a blot; as, this paper blots easily.	   [1913 Webster]	Blot \Blot\, n. [Cf. Icel. blettr, Dan. plet.]	   1. A spot or stain, as of ink on paper; a blur. "Inky blots	      and rotten parchment bonds." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An obliteration of something written or printed; an	      erasure. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A spot on reputation; a stain; a disgrace; a reproach; a	      blemish.	      [1913 Webster]	            This deadly blot in thy digressing son. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Blot \Blot\, n. [Cf. Dan. blot bare, naked, Sw. blott, d. bloot,	   G. bloss, and perh. E. bloat.]	   1. (Backgammon)	      (a) An exposure of a single man to be taken up.	      (b) A single man left on a point, exposed to be taken up.	          [1913 Webster]	                He is too great a master of his art to make a	                blot which may be so easily hit.  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A weak point; a failing; an exposed point or mark.	      [1913 Webster]
Blotch \Blotch\, n. [Cf. OE. blacche in blacchepot blacking pot,	   akin to black, as bleach is akin to bleak. See {Black}, a.,	   or cf. {Blot} a spot.]	   1. A blot or spot, as of color or of ink; especially a large	      or irregular spot. Also Fig.; as, a moral blotch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spots and blotches . . . some red, others yellow.	                                                  --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A large pustule, or a coarse eruption.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul scurf and blotches him defile.   --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Blotched \Blotched\, a.	   Marked or covered with blotches.	   [1913 Webster]	         To give their blotched and blistered bodies ease.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Blotchy \Blotch"y\, a.	   Having blotches.	   [1913 Webster]
Blote \Blote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bloted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bloting}.] [Cf. Sw. bl["o]t-fisk soaked fish, fr. bl["o]ta	   to soak. See 1st {Bloat}.]	   To cure, as herrings, by salting and smoking them; to bloat.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blotless \Blot"less\, a.	   Without blot.	   [1913 Webster]
Blotter \Blot"ter\ (bl[o^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, blots; esp. a device for absorbing	      superfluous ink.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) A wastebook, in which entries of transactions are	      made as they take place.	      [1913 Webster]
Blottesque \Blot*tesque"\ (bl[o^]t*t[e^]sk"), a. (Painting)	   Characterized by blots or heavy touches; coarsely depicted;	   wanting in delineation. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Blotting paper \Blot"ting pa`per\ (p[=a]`p[~e]r).	   A kind of thick, bibulous, unsized paper, used to absorb	   superfluous ink from a freshly written manuscript, and thus	   prevent blots.	   [1913 Webster]
blotto \blot"to\ adj. (bl[o^]t"t[-o])	   drunk[1]. [colloq.]	   [PJC]
Blouse \Blouse\ (blouz; F. bl[=oo]z), n. [F. blouse. Of unknown	   origin.]	   A light, loose over-garment, like a smock frock, worn	   especially by workingmen in France; also, a loose coat of any	   material, as the undress uniform coat of the United States	   army.	   [1913 Webster]
bloviate \blo"vi*ate\ (bl[=o]"v[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {bloviated} (bl[=o]"v[i^]*[=a]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {bloviating} (bl[=o]"v[i^]*[=a]*t[i^]ng).]	   To orate pompously; -- used especially of politicians and	   news commentators. --Frank Rich (N. Y. Times Jan. 6, 1999, p.	   A23) -- {blo"vi*a*tor}, n. -- {blo"vi*a*tion}, n.	   [PJC]	         "We've had almost three weeks of lawyers bloviating	         about what the facts in the case are," Mr. Rogan said.	         "Wouldn't it be easier to bring the witnesses?"	                                                  --Quoted by	                                                  Eric Schmitt	                                                  in The New	                                                  York Times,	                                                  Jan 22, 1999,	                                                  p. A15.
Blow \Blow\ (bl[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown}	   (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blowen, AS.	   bl[=o]wan to blossom; akin to OS. bl[=o]jan, D. bloeijen,	   OHG. pluojan, MHG. bl["u]ejen, G. bl["u]hen, L. florere to	   flourish, OIr. blath blossom. Cf. {Blow} to puff,	   {Flourish}.]	   To flower; to blossom; to bloom.	   [1913 Webster]	         How blows the citron grove.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Blow \Blow\, v. t.	   To cause to blossom; to put forth (blossoms or flowers).	   [1913 Webster]	         The odorous banks, that blow	         Flowers of more mingled hue.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Blow \Blow\, n. (Bot.)	   A blossom; a flower; also, a state of blossoming; a mass of	   blossoms. "Such a blow of tulips." --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	Blow \Blow\, n. [OE. blaw, blowe; cf. OHG. bliuwan, pliuwan, to	   beat, G. bl[aum]uen, Goth. bliggwan.]	   1. A forcible stroke with the hand, fist, or some instrument,	      as a rod, a club, an ax, or a sword.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well struck ! there was blow for blow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden or forcible act or effort; an assault.	      [1913 Webster]	            A vigorous blow might win [Hanno's camp]. --T.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The infliction of evil; a sudden calamity; something which	      produces mental, physical, or financial suffering or loss	      (esp. when sudden); a buffet.	      [1913 Webster]	            A most poor man, made tame to fortune's blows.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At a blow}, suddenly; at one effort; by a single vigorous	      act. "They lose a province at a blow." --Dryden.	   {To come to blows}, to engage in combat; to fight; -- said of	      individuals, armies, and nations.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stroke; knock; shock; misfortune.	        [1913 Webster]	Blow \Blow\, v. i. [imp. {Blew} (bl[=u]); p. p. {Blown}	   (bl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blowing}.] [OE. blawen, blowen,	   AS. bl[=a]wan to blow, as wind; akin to OHG. pl[=a]jan, G.	   bl[aum]hen, to blow up, swell, L. flare to blow, Gr.	   'ekflai`nein to spout out, and to E. bladder, blast, inflate,	   etc., and perh. blow to bloom.]	   1. To produce a current of air; to move, as air, esp. to move	      rapidly or with power; as, the wind blows.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hark how it rains and blows !         --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send forth a forcible current of air, as from the mouth	      or from a pair of bellows.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To breathe hard or quick; to pant; to puff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is Mistress Page at the door, sweating and	            blowing.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To sound on being blown into, as a trumpet.	      [1913 Webster]	            There let the pealing organ blow.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To spout water, etc., from the blowholes, as a whale.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be carried or moved by the wind; as, the dust blows in	      from the street.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grass blows from their graves to thy own. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To talk loudly; to boast; to storm. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You blow behind my back, but dare not say anything	            to my face.                           --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To stop functioning due to a failure in an electrical	      circuit, especially on which breaks the circuit; sometimes	      used with out; -- used of light bulbs, electronic	      components, fuses; as, the dome light in the car blew out.	      [PJC]	   9. To deflate by sudden loss of air; usually used with out;	      -- of inflatable tires.	      [PJC]	   {To blow hot and cold} (a saying derived from a fable of	      [AE]sop's), to favor a thing at one time and treat it	      coldly at another; or to appear both to favor and to	      oppose.	   {To blow off}, to let steam escape through a passage provided	      for the purpose; as, the engine or steamer is blowing off.	      	   {To blow out}.	      (a) To be driven out by the expansive force of a gas or	          vapor; as, a steam cock or valve sometimes blows out.	      (b) To talk violently or abusively. [Low]	   {To blow over}, to pass away without effect; to cease, or be	      dissipated; as, the storm and the clouds have blown over.	      	   {To blow up}, to be torn to pieces and thrown into the air as	      by an explosion of powder or gas or the expansive force of	      steam; to burst; to explode; as, a powder mill or steam	      boiler blows up. "The enemy's magazines blew up."	      --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	Blow \Blow\, v. t.	   1. To force a current of air upon with the mouth, or by other	      means; as, to blow the fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive by a current air; to impel; as, the tempest blew	      the ship ashore.	      [1913 Webster]	            Off at sea northeast winds blow	            Sabean odors from the spicy shore.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause air to pass through by the action of the mouth,	      or otherwise; to cause to sound, as a wind instrument; as,	      to blow a trumpet; to blow an organ; to blow a horn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath she no husband	            That will take pains to blow a horn before her?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boy, blow the pipe until the bubble rise,	            Then cast it off to float upon the skies. --Parnell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To clear of contents by forcing air through; as, to blow	      an egg; to blow one's nose.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To burst, shatter, or destroy by an explosion; -- usually	      with up, down, open, or similar adverb; as, to blow up a	      building.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To spread by report; to publish; to disclose; to reveal,	      intentionally or inadvertently; as, to blow an agent's	      cover.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through the court his courtesy was blown. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            His language does his knowledge blow. --Whiting.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To form by inflation; to swell by injecting air; as, to	      blow bubbles; to blow glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To inflate, as with pride; to puff up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look how imagination blows him.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To put out of breath; to cause to blow from fatigue; as,	      to blow a horse. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To deposit eggs or larv[ae] upon, or in (meat, etc.).	       [1913 Webster]	             To suffer	             The flesh fly blow my mouth.         --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To perform an act of fellatio on; to stimulate another's	       penis with one's mouth; -- usually considered vulgar.	       [slang]	       [PJC]	   12. to smoke (e. g. marijuana); to blow pot. [colloq.]	       [PJC]	   13. to botch; to bungle; as, he blew his chance at a good job	       by showing up late for the interview. [colloq.]	       [PJC]	   14. to leave; to depart from; as, to blow town. [slang]	       [PJC]	   15. to squander; as, he blew his inheritance gambling.	       [colloq.]	       [PJC]	   {To blow great guns}, to blow furiously and with roaring	      blasts; -- said of the wind at sea or along the coast.	   {To blow off}, to empty (a boiler) of water through the	      blow-off pipe, while under steam pressure; also, to eject	      (steam, water, sediment, etc.) from a boiler.	   {To blow one's own trumpet}, to vaunt one's own exploits, or	      sound one's own praises.	   {To blow out}, to extinguish by a current of air, as a	      candle.	   {To blow up}.	       (a) To fill with air; to swell; as, to blow up a bladder	           or bubble.	       (b) To inflate, as with pride, self-conceit, etc.; to	           puff up; as, to blow one up with flattery. "Blown up	           with high conceits engendering pride." --Milton.	       (c) To excite; as, to blow up a contention.	       (d) To burst, to raise into the air, or to scatter, by an	           explosion; as, to blow up a fort.	       (e) To scold violently; as, to blow up a person for some	           offense. [Colloq.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 I have blown him up well -- nobody can say I	                 wink at what he does.            --G. Eliot.	           [1913 Webster]	   {To blow upon}.	       (a) To blast; to taint; to bring into discredit; to	           render stale, unsavory, or worthless.	       (b) To inform against. [Colloq.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 How far the very custom of hearing anything	                 spouted withers and blows upon a fine passage,	                 may be seen in those speeches from	                 [Shakespeare's] Henry V. which are current in	                 the mouths of schoolboys.        --C. Lamb.	           [1913 Webster]	                 A lady's maid whose character had been blown	                 upon.                            --Macaulay.	           [1913 Webster]	Blow \Blow\, n.	   1. A blowing, esp., a violent blowing of the wind; a gale;	      as, a heavy blow came on, and the ship put back to port.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of forcing air from the mouth, or through or from	      some instrument; as, to give a hard blow on a whistle or	      horn; to give the fire a blow with the bellows.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The spouting of a whale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Metal.) A single heat or operation of the Bessemer	      converter. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An egg, or a larva, deposited by a fly on or in flesh, or	      the act of depositing it. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
blowback \blowback\ n.	   1. the backward escape of unburned gunpowder after a shot.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Blowball \Blow"ball`\, n.	   The downy seed head of a dandelion, which children delight to	   blow away. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] blowby
blowby \blow"by`\, blow-by \blow"-by`\(bl[=o]"b[imac]`), n.	   the leakage of gases from the combustion cylinder of an	   internal combustion engine between the piston and cylinder	   wall into the crankcase.	   [PJC] Blowen
Blowen \Blow"en\, Blowess \Blow"ess\, n.	   A prostitute; a courtesan; a strumpet. [Low] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Blower \Blow"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, blows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A device for producing a current of air; as:	      (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part	          of a grate or open fire.	      (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current	          of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a	          furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing	          gram, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or	      fissure in a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance	      of its spouting up a column of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A small fish of the Atlantic coast ({Tetrodon	      turgidus}); the puffer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
blowfish \blow"fish\ n.	   1. a fish eaten as a delicacy, especially in Japan. It is	      highly dangerous because of a potent nerve poison	      (tetrodotoxin) in its ovaries and liver. Chefs require	      special training to learn how to remove the poisonous	      parts, and in Japan they must be licensed.	   Note: In Japan it is called {fugu}. Deaths due to ingestion	         of the meat of this fish occur almost every year.	   Syn: sea squab, puffer, puffer fish.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. any of numerous marine fishes of the family	      {Tetraodontidae} whose elongated spiny body can inflate	      itself with water or air to form a globe; several species	      contain {tetrodotoxin}, a potent nerve poison; they are	      closely related to spiny puffers.	   Syn: puffer, globefish.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Blowfly \Blow"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of fly of the genus {Musca} that deposits its	   eggs or young larv[ae] (called flyblows and maggots) upon	   meat or other animal products.	   [1913 Webster]
Blowgun \Blow"gun`\, n.	   A tube, as of cane or reed, sometimes twelve feet long,	   through which an arrow (sometimes poisoned) or other	   projectile may be impelled by the force of the breath. It is	   a weapon much used by certain Indians of America and the West	   Indies; -- called also {blowpipe}, and {blowtube}. See	   {Sumpitan}.	   [1913 Webster]
blowhard \blow"hard\ n.	   a very boastful and talkative person.	   Syn: braggart, boaster, line-shooter, vaunter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blowhole \Blow"hole`\, n.	   1. A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the	      air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in	      with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the	      extremity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nostril or spiracle in the top of the head of a whale or	      other cetacean.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are two spiracles or blowholes in the common	         whales, but only one in sperm whales, porpoises, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A hole in the ice to which whales, seals, etc., come to	      breathe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) An air hole in a casting.	      [1913 Webster]
blowing \blowing\ n.	   1. processing that involves blowing a gas.	      [WordNet 1.5]	blowing \blowing\ adj. prenom.	   1. windy.	   Syn: blustering(prenominal), blusterous, blustery, gusty.	        [WordNet 1.5] blowjob
blowjob \blow"job`\, blow job \blow" job`\n.	   An act of {fellatio}, a form of oral sex; -- a slang term.	   See {blow}[11], v. i. [Vulgar slang]	   Syn: cock sucking.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
blowlamp \blow"lamp\ n.	   A burner that produces a hot flame.	   Syn: blowtorch, torch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blown \Blown\, p. p. & a.	   1. Swollen; inflated; distended; puffed up, as cattle when	      gorged with green food which develops gas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stale; worthless.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Out of breath; tired; exhausted. "Their horses much	      blown." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Covered with the eggs and larv[ae] of flies; fly blown.	      [1913 Webster]	Blown \Blown\, p. p. & a.	   Opened; in blossom or having blossomed, as a flower. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Blow-off \Blow"-off`\, n.	   1. A blowing off steam, water, etc.; -- Also, adj. as, a	      blow-off cock or pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outburst of temper or excitement. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Blow-out \Blow"-out`\, n.	   The cleaning of the flues of a boiler from scale, etc., by a	   blast of steam.	   [1913 Webster]
blowout \blowout\ n.	   1. a gay or lavish festivity. [colloq.]	   Syn: gala, gala affair, jamboree.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the sudden deflation of an inflatable tire due to a	      puncture or rupture, often accompanied by a bang.	      [PJC]	   3. the sudden escape of gas or liquid confined under	      pressure, such as in a gas or oil well, or in a system	      containing pressurized air or steam.	      [PJC]
Blowpipe \Blow"pipe`\, n.	   1. A tube for directing a jet of air into a fire or into the	      flame of a lamp or candle, so as to concentrate the heat	      on some object.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is called a mouth blowpipe when used with the mouth;	         but for both chemical and industrial purposes, it is	         often worked by a bellows or other contrivance. The	         common {mouth blowpipe} is a tapering tube with a very	         small orifice at the end to be inserted in the flame.	         The {oxyhydrogen blowpipe}, invented by Dr. Hare in	         1801, is an instrument in which oxygen and hydrogen,	         taken from separate reservoirs, in the proportions of	         two volumes of hydrogen to one of oxygen, are burned in	         a jet, under pressure. It gives a heat that will	         consume the diamond, fuse platinum, and dissipate in	         vapor, or in gaseous forms, most known substances.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A blowgun; a blowtube.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blowpipe analysis} (Chem.), analysis by means of the	      blowpipe.	   {Blowpipe reaction} (Chem.), the characteristic behavior of a	      substance subjected to a test by means of the blowpipe.	      [1913 Webster]
Blowpoint \Blow"point`\, n.	   A child's game. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blowse \Blowse\, n.	   See {Blowze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blowth \Blowth\, n. [From {Blow} to blossom: cf. {Growth}.]	   A blossoming; a bloom. [Obs. or Archaic] "In the blowth and	   bud." --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Blowtube \Blow"tube`\, n.	   1. A blowgun. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A similar instrument, commonly of tin, used by boys for	      discharging paper wads and other light missiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Glassmaking) A long wrought iron tube, on the end of	      which the workman gathers a quantity of "metal" (melted	      glass), and through which he blows to expand or shape it;	      -- called also {blowing tube}, and {blowpipe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Blow valve \Blow" valve`\ (Mach.)	   See {Snifting valve}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blowy \Blow"y\, a.	   Windy; as, blowy weather; a blowy upland.	   [1913 Webster]
Blowze \Blowze\, n. [Prob. from the same root as blush.]	   A ruddy, fat-faced woman; a wench. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Blowzed \Blowzed\, a.	   Having high color from exposure to the weather; ruddy-faced;	   blowzy; disordered.	   [1913 Webster]	         Huge women blowzed with health and wind. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Blowzy \Blowz"y\, a.	   Coarse and ruddy-faced; fat and ruddy; high colored; frowzy.	   [1913 Webster]
Blub \Blub\, v. t. & i. [Cf. {Bleb}, {Blob}.]	   To swell; to puff out, as with weeping. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Blubber \Blub"ber\, n. [See {Blobber}, {Blob}, {Bleb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A bubble.	      [1913 Webster]	            At his mouth a blubber stood of foam. --Henryson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fat of whales and other large sea animals from which	      oil is obtained. It lies immediately under the skin and	      over the muscular flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A large sea nettle or medusa.	      [1913 Webster]	Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blubbered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blubbering}.]	   To weep noisily, or so as to disfigure the face; to cry in a	   childish manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         She wept, she blubbered, and she tore her hair.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Blubber \Blub"ber\, v. t.	   1. To swell or disfigure (the face) with weeping; to wet with	      tears.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dear Cloe, how blubbered is that pretty face!	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give vent to (tears) or utter (broken words or cries);	      -- with forth or out.	      [1913 Webster]
Blubbered \Blub"bered\, p. p. & a.	   Swollen; turgid; as, a blubbered lip. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Blubbering \Blub"ber*ing\, n.	   The act of weeping noisily.	   [1913 Webster]	         He spake well save that his blubbering interrupted him.	                                                  --Winthrop.	   [1913 Webster]
Blubbery \Blub"ber*y\, a.	   1. Swollen; protuberant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like blubber; gelatinous and quivering; as, a blubbery	      mass.	      [1913 Webster] blucher
blucher \blu"cher\, bluchers \blu"chers\(bl[=u]"k[~e]r), n.	   A kind of half boot, or high shoe, with laces over the	   tongue; -- named from the Prussian general Bl["u]cher.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bludgeon \Bludg"eon\, n. [Cf. Ir. blocan a little block, Gael.	   plocan a mallet, W. plocyn, dim. of ploc block; or perh.	   connected with E. blow a stroke. Cf. {Block}, {Blow} a	   stroke.]	   A short stick, with one end loaded, or thicker and heavier	   that the other, used as an offensive weapon.	   [1913 Webster]
Blue \Blue\ (bl[=u]), a. [Compar. {Bluer} (bl[=u]"[~e]r);	   superl. {Bluest}.] [OE. bla, blo, blew, blue, livid, black,	   fr. Icel.bl[=a]r livid; akin to Dan. blaa blue, Sw. bl[*a],	   D. blauw, OHG. bl[=a]o, G. blau; but influenced in form by F.	   bleu, from OHG. bl[=a]o.]	   1. Having the color of the clear sky, or a hue resembling it,	      whether lighter or darker; as, the deep, blue sea; as blue	      as a sapphire; blue violets. "The blue firmament."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pale, without redness or glare, -- said of a flame; hence,	      of the color of burning brimstone, betokening the presence	      of ghosts or devils; as, the candle burns blue; the air	      was blue with oaths.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Low in spirits; melancholy; as, to feel blue.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Suited to produce low spirits; gloomy in prospect; as,	      thongs looked blue. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Severe or over strict in morals; gloom; as, blue and sour	      religionists; suiting one who is over strict in morals;	      inculcating an impracticable, severe, or gloomy mortality;	      as, blue laws.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Literary; -- applied to women; -- an abbreviation of	      {bluestocking}. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The ladies were very blue and well informed.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue asbestus}. See {Crocidolite}.	   {Blue black}, of, or having, a very dark blue color, almost	      black.	   {Blue blood}. See under {Blood}.	   {Blue buck} (Zool.), a small South African antelope	      ({Cephalophus pygm[ae]us}); also applied to a larger	      species ({[AE]goceras leucoph[ae]us}); the blaubok.	   {Blue cod} (Zool.), the buffalo cod.	   {Blue crab} (Zool.), the common edible crab of the Atlantic	      coast of the United States ({Callinectes hastatus}).	   {Blue curls} (Bot.), a common plant ({Trichostema	      dichotomum}), resembling pennyroyal, and hence called also	      {bastard pennyroyal}.	   {Blue devils}, apparitions supposed to be seen by persons	      suffering with {delirium tremens}; hence, very low	      spirits. "Can Gumbo shut the hall door upon blue devils,	      or lay them all in a red sea of claret?" --Thackeray.	   {Blue gage}. See under {Gage}, a plum.	   {Blue gum}, an Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eucalyptus	      globulus}), of the loftiest proportions, now cultivated in	      tropical and warm temperate regions for its timber, and as	      a protection against malaria. The essential oil is	      beginning to be used in medicine. The timber is very	      useful. See {Eucalyptus}.	   {Blue jack}, {Blue stone}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.	      	   {Blue jacket}, a man-of war's man; a sailor wearing a naval	      uniform.	   {Blue jaundice}. See under {Jaundice}.	   {Blue laws}, a name first used in the eighteenth century to	      describe certain supposititious laws of extreme rigor	      reported to have been enacted in New Haven; hence, any	      puritanical laws. [U. S.]	   {Blue light}, a composition which burns with a brilliant blue	      flame; -- used in pyrotechnics and as a night signal at	      sea, and in military operations.	   {Blue mantle} (Her.), one of the four pursuivants of the	      English college of arms; -- so called from the color of	      his official robes.	   {Blue mass}, a preparation of mercury from which is formed	      the blue pill. --McElrath.	   {Blue mold} or {Blue mould}, the blue fungus ({Aspergillus	      glaucus}) which grows on cheese. --Brande & C.	   {Blue Monday},	      (a) a Monday following a Sunday of dissipation, or itself	          given to dissipation (as the Monday before Lent).	      (b) a Monday considered as depressing because it is a	          workday in contrast to the relaxation of the weekend.	          	   {Blue ointment} (Med.), mercurial ointment.	   {Blue Peter} (British Marine), a blue flag with a white	      square in the center, used as a signal for sailing, to	      recall boats, etc. It is a corruption of blue repeater,	      one of the British signal flags.	   {Blue pill}. (Med.)	      (a) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc.	      (b) Blue mass.	   {Blue ribbon}.	      (a) The ribbon worn by members of the order of the Garter;	          -- hence, a member of that order.	      (b) Anything the attainment of which is an object of great	          ambition; a distinction; a prize. "These	          [scholarships] were the --blue ribbon of the college."	          --Farrar.	      (c) The distinctive badge of certain temperance or total	          abstinence organizations, as of the --Blue ribbon	          Army.	   {Blue ruin}, utter ruin; also, gin. [Eng. Slang] --Carlyle.	   {Blue spar} (Min.), azure spar; lazulite. See {Lazulite}.	   {Blue thrush} (Zool.), a European and Asiatic thrush	      ({Petrocossyphus cyaneas}).	   {Blue verditer}. See {Verditer}.	   {Blue vitriol} (Chem.), sulphate of copper, a violet blue	      crystallized salt, used in electric batteries, calico	      printing, etc.	   {Blue water}, the open ocean.	   {Big Blue}, the International Business Machines corporation.	      [Wall Street slang.] PJC	   {To look blue}, to look disheartened or dejected.	   {True blue}, genuine and thorough; not modified, nor mixed;	      not spurious; specifically, of uncompromising	      Presbyterianism, blue being the color adopted by the	      Covenanters.	      [1913 Webster]	            For his religion . . .	            'T was Presbyterian, true blue.       --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Blue \Blue\ (bl[=u]), n.	   1. One of the seven colors into which the rays of light	      divide themselves, when refracted through a glass prism;	      the color of the clear sky, or a color resembling that,	      whether lighter or darker; a pigment having such color.	      Sometimes, poetically, the sky; as, to fly off into the	      blue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pedantic woman; a bluestocking. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. [Short for blue devils.] Low spirits; a fit of	      despondency; melancholy. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Berlin blue}, Prussian blue.	   {Mineral blue}. See under {Mineral}.	   {Prussian blue}. See under {Prussian}.	      [1913 Webster]	Blue \Blue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bluing}.]	   To make blue; to dye of a blue color; to make blue by	   heating, as metals, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Blueback \Blue"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A trout ({Salmo oquassa}) inhabiting some of the lakes of	       Maine.	   (b) A salmon ({Oncorhynchus nerka}) of the Columbia River and	       northward.	   (c) An American river herring ({Clupea [ae]stivalis}),	       closely allied to the alewife.	       [1913 Webster]
Bluebeard \Blue"beard\, n.	   The hero of a medi[ae]val French nursery legend, who, leaving	   home, enjoined his young wife not to open a certain room in	   his castle. She entered it, and found the murdered bodies of	   his former wives. -- Also used adjectively of a subject which	   it is forbidden to investigate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Bluebeard chamber of his mind, into which no eye	         but his own must look.                   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluebell \Blue"bell`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the genus {Campanula}, especially the	       {Campanula rotundifolia}, which bears blue bell-shaped	       flowers; the harebell.	   (b) A plant of the genus {Scilla} ({Scilla nutans}).	       [1913 Webster]
Blueberry \Blue"berry\, n. [Cf. {Blaeberry}.] (Bot.)	   The berry of several species of {Vaccinium}, an ericaceous	   genus, differing from the American huckleberries in	   containing numerous minute seeds instead of ten nutlets. The	   commonest species are {Vaccinium Pennsylvanicum} and	   {Vaccinium vacillans}. {Vaccinium corymbosum} is the tall	   blueberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluebill \Blue"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   A duck of the genus {Fuligula}. Two American species	   ({Fuligula marila} and {Fuligula affinis}) are common. See	   {Scaup duck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluebird \Blue"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small song bird ({Sialia sialis}), very common in the	   United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to	   arrive in spring. The male is blue, with the breast reddish.	   It is related to the European robin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pairy bluebird} (Zool.), a brilliant Indian or East Indian	      bird of the genus {Irena}, of several species.	      [1913 Webster]
blue-blind \blue-blind\ adj.	   unable to see the color blue or to distinguish the colors	   blue and yellow.	   Syn: tritanopic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blue-blindness \blue-blindness\ n.	   inability to distinguish blue and yellow.	   Syn: tritanopia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blue blood \Blue blood\ (bl[=u]"bl[u^]d`), n.	   1. a member of the nobility or aristocracy, or a person of	      high social status.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the quality of status that qualifies one as a {blue	      blood}; -- used metaphorically, as "They have blue blood	      in their veins.".	      -- {Blue"-blood`ed}, adj.	      [PJC]
blue-blooded \blue-blooded\ adj.	   of aristocratic birth and refined upbringing.	   Syn: aristocratic, coroneted, gentle, highborn, patrician,	        titled, wellborn, upper-class.	        [WordNet 1.5] Blue bonnet
Blue bonnet \Blue" bon`net\ or Blue-bonnet \Blue"-bon`net\, n.	   1. A broad, flat Scottish cap of blue woolen, or one wearing	      such cap; a Scotchman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant. Same as {Bluebottle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The European blue titmouse ({Parus c[oe]ruleus});	      the bluecap.	      [1913 Webster]	Blue book \Blue" book`\	   1. A parliamentary publication, so called from its blue paper	      covers. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The United States official "Biennial Register."	      [1913 Webster] Bluebottle
Bluebottle \Blue"bot`tle\, blue-bottle \blue-bottle\, n.	   1. (Bot.) an annual Eurasian plant ({Centaurea cyanus}) which	      grows in grain fields; -- called also {bachelor's button}.	      It receives its name from its blue bottle-shaped flowers.	      Varieties cultivated in North America have showy heads of	      blue or purple or pink or white flowers	   Syn: cornflower, bachelor's button.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) A large and troublesome species of blowfly ({Musca	      vomitoria}). Its body is steel blue.	      [1913 Webster]
Bluebreast \Blue"breast`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European bird; the blue-throated warbler.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluecap \Blue"cap`\, n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The bluepoll.	      (b) The blue bonnet or blue titmouse.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A Scot; a Scotchman; -- so named from wearing a blue	      bonnet. [Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bluecoat \Blue"coat`\, n.	   One dressed in blue, as a soldier, a sailor, a beadle, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
blue-collar \blue-collar\ adj.	   1. of or designating work or workers in industry not	      requiring well-groomed appearance. [Narrower terms:	      {industrial}] {white-collar}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of those who work for wages especially manual or	      industrial laborers. [Narrower terms: {lower-class,	      low-class}]	   Syn: propertyless, wage-earning, working-class.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blue-eye \Blue"-eye`\, n. (Zool.)	   The blue-cheeked honeysucker of Australia.	   [1913 Webster]
Blue-eyed \Blue"-eyed`\, a.	   1. Having blue eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. favorite. [informal]	   Syn: fair-haired(prenominal), white-headed(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]	Blue-eyed grass \Blue-eyed grass\(Bot.)	   a grasslike plant ({Sisyrinchium anceps}), with small flowers	   of a delicate blue color.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluefin \Blue"fin`\, n. (Zool.)	   A species of whitefish ({Coregonus nigripinnis}) found in	   Lake Michigan.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluefish \Blue"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   1. A large voracious fish ({Pomatomus saitatrix}), of the	      family {Carangid[ae]}, valued as a food fish, and widely	      distributed on the American coast. On the New Jersey and	      Rhode Island coast it is called the {horse mackerel}, in	      Virginia {saltwater tailor}, or {skipjack}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A West Indian fish ({Platyglossus radiatus}), of the	      family {Labrid[ae]}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is applied locally to other species of fishes;	         as the cunner, sea bass, squeteague, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Bluegown \Blue"gown`\, n.	   One of a class of paupers or pensioners, or licensed beggars,	   in Scotland, to whim annually on the king's birthday were	   distributed certain alms, including a blue gown; a beadsman.	   [1913 Webster]
Blue grass \Blue" grass`\ (Bot.)	   A species of grass ({Poa compressa}) with bluish green stems,	   valuable in thin gravelly soils; wire grass.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kentucky blue grass}, a species of grass ({Poa pratensis})	      which has running rootstocks and spreads rapidly. It is	      valuable as a pasture grass, as it endures both winter and	      drought better than other kinds, and is very nutritious.	      [1913 Webster]
Blue-grass State \Blue-grass State\	   The Sate of Kentucky; -- a nickname alluding to the	   blue-grass region, where fine horses are bred.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
blue-green alga \blue"-green al"ga\ pl. {blue"-green al"gae}	   [from the color and resemblance to algae.]	   any of a group of photosynthetic microorganisms possessing	   characteristics of both bacteria and plants. When classed as	   bacteria, they are assigned to the Cyanobacteria; when	   classed as plants, they are assigned to the Cyanophyta. They	   are now known to be prokaryotic, and are usually called	   {cyanobacteria} in technical contexts. See {cyanobacterium}.	   [PJC]
Blue Hen State \Blue Hen State\	   The State of Delaware; -- a popular sobriquet. It is said,	   though the story lacks proof, to have taken its origin from	   the insistence of a Delaware Revolutionary captain, named	   Caldwell, that no cock could be truly game unless the mother	   was a blue hen, whence	   {Blue Hen's Chickens} came to be a nickname for the people of	      Delaware.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
blueing \blue"ing\ n.	   Same as bluing.	   [PJC]
bluejacket \blue"jack*et\ n.	   a serviceman in the navy.	   Syn: navy man, sailor, sailor boy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blue jay \Blue" jay`\ (Zool.)	   The common jay of the United States ({Cyanocitta, or Cyanura,	   cristata}). The predominant color is bright blue.	   [1913 Webster]
blue jeans \blue" jeans`\, n. pl.	   a tight-fitting trousers made of blue denim or a similar	   fabric, designed originally to serve as inexpensive durable	   workclothes, and often having metal rivets for reinforcement.	   They have become very popular as casual wear for all age	   groups, and more expensive and more carefully styled and	   tailored versions called designer jeanshave also become	   popular among girls and women.	   Syn: jeans, Levis. [1913 Webster]
Blue-john \Blue"-john`\, n.	   A name given to fluor spar in Derbyshire, where it is used	   for ornamental purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluely \Blue"ly\, adv.	   With a blue color. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
blue moon \blue moon"\	   The second full moon occurring in the same month; -- derived	   from the expression {once in a blue moon}; as, we had a blue	   moon on January 31, 1999, and another in March.	   [PJC]	   {once in a blue moon} very rarely; -- from the observation	      that the moon rarely has a bluish tint.	   Note: In 1980, the phrase {blue moon} was applied to the	         second full moon of any month, because this phenomenon	         is unusual. This new meaning for blue moon, a long	         time, used primarily in the phrase once in a blue moon,	         has become widely accepted.	         [PJC]
Blueness \Blue"ness\, n.	   The quality of being blue; a blue color. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster] Bluenose
Bluenose \Blue"nose`\, n.	   A nickname for a Nova Scotian; also, a Nova Scotian ship	   (called also
Bluenoser \Blue"nos`er\); a Nova Scotian potato, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] blue-pencil \blue-pencil\ v. t.	   to change, delete, or abridge (a portion of a text) with a	   blue pencil (or as if with a blue pencil), as in the editing	   process; -- of books, etc.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bluepoll \Blue"poll`\, n. [Blue + poll head.] (Zool.)	   A kind of salmon ({Salmo Cambricus}) found in Wales.	   [1913 Webster]
Blueprint \Blue"print\	   See under {Print}.	   [1913 Webster]
blue-ribbon \blue-ribbon\ adj. prenom.	   selected or chosen for special qualifications; as, a	   blue-ribbon grand jury.	   Syn: blue ribbon(predicate), select.	        [WordNet 1.5]
blues \blues\ n.	   a type of folk song that originated among Black Americans at	   the beginning of the 20th century; has a melancholoy sound	   from repeated used of blue notes.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a state of depression; as, he had a bad case of the blues.	   Syn: megrims.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blue-skylaw \Blue"-sky"law`\	   A law enacted to provide for the regulation and supervision	   of investment companies in order to protect the public	   against companies that do not intend to do a fair and honest	   business and that offer investments that do not promise a	   fair return; -- so called because the promises made by some	   investment companies are as boundless or alluring as the blue	   sky, or, perhaps, because designed to clear away the clouds	   and fogs from the simple investor's horizon. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bluestem \bluestem\ n.	   tall grass with smooth bluish leaf sheaths grown for hay in	   Western U.S.	   Syn: blue stem, Andropogon furcatus, Andropogon gerardii.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bluestocking \Blue"stock`ing\, n.	   1. A literary lady; a female pedant. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As explained in Boswell's "Life of Dr. Johnson", this	         term is derived from the name given to certain meetings	         held by ladies, in Johnson's time, for conversation	         with distinguished literary men. An eminent attendant	         of these assemblies was a Mr. Stillingfleet, who always	         wore blue stockings. He was so much distinguished for	         his conversational powers that his absence at any time	         was felt to be a great loss, so that the remark became	         common, "We can do nothing without the blue stockings."	         Hence these meetings were sportively called	         bluestocking clubs, and the ladies who attended them,	         bluestockings.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The American avocet ({Recurvirostra Americana}).	      [1913 Webster]
Bluestockingism \Blue"stock`ing*ism\, n.	   The character or manner of a bluestocking; female pedantry.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bluestone \Blue"stone`\, n.	   1. Blue vitriol. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grayish blue building stone, as that commonly used in	      the eastern United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Bluethroat \Blue"throat`\, n. (Zool.)	   A singing bird of northern Europe and Asia ({Cyanecula	   Suecica}), related to the nightingales; -- called also	   {blue-throated robin} and {blue-throated warbler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluets \Blu"ets\, n. [F. bluet, bleuet, dim. of bleu blue. See	   {Blue}, a.] (Bot.)	   A name given to several different species of plants having	   blue flowers, as the {Houstonia c[oe]rulea}, the {Centaurea	   cyanus} or bluebottle, and the {Vaccinium angustifolium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Blue-veined \Blue"-veined`\, a.	   Having blue veins or blue streaks.	   [1913 Webster]
blueweed \blue"weed\ n.	   a coarse prickly European weed ({Echium vulgare}) with spikes	   of blue flowers; naturalized in the U. S.	   Syn: blue devil, blue thistle, viper's bugloss.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bluewing \Blue"wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   The blue-winged teal. See {Teal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluey \Blue"y\,a.	   Bluish. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Bluey \Blue"y\, n. [From {Blue}, a.] [Australasia]	   1. A bushman's blanket; -- named from its color.	      [1913 Webster]	            We had to wring our blueys.           --Lawson.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A bushman's bundle; a swag; -- so called because a blanket	      is sometimes used as the outside covering.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bluff \Bluff\, a. [Cf. OD. blaf flat, broad, blaffaert one with	   a broad face, also, a boaster; or G. verbl["u]ffen to	   confuse, LG. bluffen to frighten; to unknown origin.]	   1. Having a broad, flattened front; as, the bluff bows of a	      ship. "Bluff visages." --Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rising steeply with a flat or rounded front. "A bluff or	      bold shore." --Falconer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its banks, if not really steep, had a bluff and	            precipitous aspect.                   --Judd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Surly; churlish; gruff; rough.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Abrupt; roughly frank; unceremonious; blunt; brusque; as,	      a bluff answer; a bluff manner of talking; a bluff sea	      captain. "Bluff King Hal." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is indeed a bluff pertinacity which is a	            proper defense in a moment of surprise. --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Bluff \Bluff\, n.	   1. A high, steep bank, as by a river or the sea, or beside a	      ravine or plain; a cliff with a broad face.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beach, bluff, and wave, adieu.        --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of bluffing; an expression of self-confidence for	      the purpose of intimidation; braggadocio; as, that is only	      bluff, or a bluff.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A game at cards; poker. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	Bluff \Bluff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bluffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bluffing}.]	   1. (Poker) To deter (an opponent) from taking the risk of	      betting on his hand of cards, as the bluffer does by	      betting heavily on his own hand although it may be of less	      value. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To frighten or deter from accomplishing a purpose by	      making a show of confidence in one's strength or	      resources; as, he bluffed me off. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bluff \Bluff\, v. i.	   To act as in the game of bluff.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluff-bowed \Bluff"-bowed`\, a. (Naut.)	   Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluffer \Bluff"er\, n.	   One who bluffs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluff-headed \Bluff"-head`ed\, a. (Naut.)	   Built with the stem nearly straight up and down.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluffness \Bluff"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being bluff.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluffy \Bluff"y\, a.	   1. Having bluffs, or bold, steep banks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to bo bluff; brusque.	      [1913 Webster]
Bluing \Blu"ing\, n.	   1. The act of rendering blue; as, the bluing of steel.	      --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something, as indigo or other preparations, used to give a	      bluish tint, especially to white clothing when being	      washed.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Bluish \Blu"ish\, a.	   Somewhat blue; as, bluish veins. "Bluish mists." --Dryden. --	   {Blu"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Blu"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Blunder \Blun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blundered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blundering}.] [OE. blunderen, blondren, to stir,	   confuse, blunder; perh. allied to blend to mix, to confound	   by mixture.]	   1. To make a gross error or mistake; as, to blunder in	      writing or preparing a medical prescription. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move in an awkward, clumsy manner; to flounder and	      stumble.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was never distinguished for address, and have	            often even blundered in making my bow. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet knows not how to find the uncertain place,	            And blunders on, and staggers every pace. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To blunder on}.	      (a) To continue blundering.	      (b) To find or reach as if by an accident involving more	          or less stupidity, -- applied to something desirable;	          as, to blunder on a useful discovery.	          [1913 Webster]	Blunder \Blun"der\, v. t.	   1. To cause to blunder. [Obs.] "To blunder an adversary."	      --Ditton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do or treat in a blundering manner; to confuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            He blunders and confounds all these together.	                                                  --Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	Blunder \Blun"der\, n.	   1. Confusion; disturbance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gross error or mistake, resulting from carelessness,	      stupidity, or culpable ignorance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Blunder}, {Error}, {Mistake}, {Bull}.	   Usage: An error is a departure or deviation from that which	          is right or correct; as, an error of the press; an	          error of judgment. A mistake is the interchange or	          taking of one thing for another, through haste,	          inadvertence, etc.; as, a careless mistake. A blunder	          is a mistake or error of a gross kind. It supposes a	          person to flounder on in his course, from	          carelessness, ignorance, or stupidity. A bull is a	          verbal blunder containing a laughable incongruity of	          ideas.	          [1913 Webster]
Blunderbuss \Blun"der*buss\, n. [Either fr. blunder + D. bus	   tube, box, akin to G. b["u]chse box, gun, E. box; or	   corrupted fr. D. donderbus (literally) thunder box, gun,	   musket.]	   1. A short gun or firearm, with a large bore, capable of	      holding a number of balls, and intended to do execution	      without exact aim.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stupid, blundering fellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Blunderer \Blun"der*er\, n.	   One who is apt to blunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Blunderhead \Blun"der*head`\, n. [Blunder + head.]	   A stupid, blundering fellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Blundering \Blun"der*ing\, a.	   Characterized by blunders.	   [1913 Webster]
Blunderingly \Blun"der*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a blundering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Blunge \Blunge\, v. t.	   To amalgamate and blend; to beat up or mix in water, as clay.	   [1913 Webster]
Blunger \Blun"ger\, n. [Corrupted from plunger.]	   A wooden blade with a cross handle, used for mi?ing the clay	   in potteries; a plunger. --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Blunging \Blun"ging\, n.	   The process of mixing clay in potteries with a blunger.	   --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Blunt \Blunt\ (bl[u^]nt), 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 instrument; dull; not	      sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	            The murderous knife was dull and blunt. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dull in understanding; slow of discernment; stupid; --	      opposed to {acute}.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wits are not so blunt.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abrupt in address; plain; unceremonious; wanting the forms	      of civility; rough in manners or speech. "Hiding his	      bitter jests in blunt behavior." "A plain, blunt man."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hard to impress or penetrate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I find my heart hardened and blunt to new	            impressions.                          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Blunt is much used in composition, as blunt-edged,	         blunt-sighted, blunt-spoken.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Obtuse; dull; pointless; curt; short; coarse; rude;	        brusque; impolite; uncivil.	        [1913 Webster]	Blunt \Blunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Blunting}.]	   1. To dull the edge or point of, by making it thicker; to	      make blunt. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repress or weaken, as any appetite, desire, or power of	      the mind; to impair the force, keenness, or	      susceptibility, of; as, to blunt the feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	Blunt \Blunt\, n.	   1. A fencer's foil. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short needle with a strong point. See {Needle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]
blunted \blunted\ adj.	   1. made dull or blunt.	   Syn: dulled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. reduced in force or effectiveness.	      [PJC]
Bluntish \Blunt"ish\, a.	   Somewhat blunt. -- {Blunt"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluntly \Blunt"ly\, adv.	   In a blunt manner; coarsely; plainly; abruptly; without	   delicacy, or the usual forms of civility.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sometimes after bluntly giving his opinions, he would	         quietly lay himself asleep until the end of their	         deliberations.                           --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluntness \Blunt"ness\, n.	   1. Want of edge or point; dullness; obtuseness; lack of	      sharpness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The multitude of elements and bluntness of angles.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abruptness of address; rude plainness. "Bluntness of	      speech." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Blunt-witted \Blunt"-wit`ted\, n.	   Dull; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blunt-witted lord, ignoble in demeanor!  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurred} (bl[^u]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Blurring}.] [Prob. of same origin as blear.	   See {Blear}.]	   1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of	      confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make	      indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by	      handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a	      woodcut by an excess of ink.	      [1913 Webster]	            But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor	            Which then he wore.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause imperfection of vision in; to dim; to darken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her eyes are blurred with the lightning's glare.	                                                  --J. R. Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sully; to stain; to blemish, as reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sarcasms may eclipse thine own,	            But can not blur my lost renown.      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To spot; blot; disfigure; stain; sully.	        [1913 Webster]	Blur \Blur\ (bl[^u]r), n.	   1. That which obscures without effacing; a stain; a blot, as	      upon paper or other substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for those who cleanse blurs with blotted fingers,	            they make it worse.                   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dim, confused appearance; indistinctness of vision; as,	      to see things with a blur; it was all blur.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A moral stain or blot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest she . . . will with her railing set a great	            blur on mine honesty and good name.   --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
blurred \blurred\ (bl[^u]rd), adj.	   out of focus; not sharply defined.	   Syn: bleary, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, muzzy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blurry \Blur"ry\ (bl[^u]r"r[y^]), a.	   Full of blurs; blurred.
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Blurt \Blurt\ (bl[^u]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Blurted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Blurting}.] [Cf. {Blare}.]	   To utter suddenly and unadvisedly; to divulge	   inconsiderately; to ejaculate; -- commonly with out.	   [1913 Webster]	         Others . . . can not hold, but blurt out, those words	         which afterward they are forced to eat.  --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To blurt at}, to speak contemptuously of. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Blush \Blush\ (bl[u^]sh) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blushed}	   (bl[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Blushing}.] [OE. bluschen to	   shine, look, turn red, AS. blyscan to glow; akin to blysa a	   torch, [=a]bl[=y]sian to blush, D. blozen, Dan. blusse to	   blaze, blush.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense	      of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such	      cause, as the cheeks or face.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the nuptial bower	            I led her blushing like the morn.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the presence of the shameless and unblushing, the	            young offender is ashamed to blush.   --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would stroke	            The head of modest and ingenuous worth,	            That blushed at its own praise.       --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow red; to have a red or rosy color.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun of heaven, methought, was loth to set,	            But stayed, and made the western welkin blush.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have a warm and delicate color, as some roses and other	      flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a flower is born to blush unseen. --T.	                                                  Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Blush \Blush\, v. t.	   1. To suffuse with a blush; to redden; to make roseate.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To blush and beautify the cheek again. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express or make known by blushing.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll blush you thanks.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Blush \Blush\, n.	   1. A suffusion of the cheeks or face with red, as from a	      sense of shame, confusion, or modesty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rosy blush of love.               --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A red or reddish color; a rosy tint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light's last blushes tinged the distant hills.	                                                  --Lyttleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At first blush}, or {At the first blush}, at the first	      appearance or view. "At the first blush, we thought they	      had been ships come from France." --Hakluyt.	   Note: This phrase is used now more of ideas, opinions, etc.,	         than of material things. "All purely identical	         propositions, obviously, and at first blush, appear,"	         etc. --Locke.	   {To put to the blush}, to cause to blush with shame; to put	      to shame.	      [1913 Webster]
blush-colored \blush-colored\ adj.	   rose-colored.	   Syn: blushful, rosy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Blusher \Blush"er\ (bl[u^]sh"[~e]r), n.	   One that blushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Blushet \Blush"et\, n.	   A modest girl. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Blushful \Blush"ful\, a.	   Full of blushes.	   [1913 Webster]	         While from his ardent look the turning Spring	         Averts her blushful face.                --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Blushing \Blush"ing\, a.	   Showing blushes; rosy red; having a warm and delicate color	   like some roses and other flowers; blooming; ruddy; roseate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dappled pink and blushing rose.      --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Blushing \Blush"ing\, n.	   The act of turning red; the appearance of a reddish color or	   flush upon the cheeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Blushingly \Blush"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a blushing manner; with a blush or blushes; as, to answer	   or confess blushingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Blushless \Blush"less\, a.	   Free from blushes; incapable of blushing; shameless;	   impudent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vice now, secure, her blushless front shall raise.	                                                  --Dodsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Blushy \Blush"y\, a.	   Like a blush; having the color of a blush; rosy. [R.] "A	   blushy color." --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bluster \Blus"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blustered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Blustering}.] [Allied to blast.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To blow fitfully with violence and noise, as wind; to be	      windy and boisterous, as the weather.	      [1913 Webster]	            And ever-threatening storms	            Of Chaos blustering round.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk with noisy violence; to swagger, as a turbulent or	      boasting person; to act in a noisy, tumultuous way; to	      play the bully; to storm; to rage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your ministerial directors blustered like tragic	            tyrants.                              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Bluster \Blus"ter\, v. t.	   To utter, or do, with noisy violence; to force by blustering;	   to bully.	   [1913 Webster]	         He bloweth and blustereth out . . . his abominable	         blasphemy.                               --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]	         As if therewith he meant to bluster all princes into a	         perfect obedience to his commands.       --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Bluster \Blus"ter\, n.	   1. Fitful noise and violence, as of a storm; violent winds;	      boisterousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the winds they set	            Their corners, when with bluster to confound	            Sea, air, and shore.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noisy and violent or threatening talk; noisy and boastful	      language. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Noise; boisterousness; tumult; turbulence; confusion;	        boasting; swaggering; bullying.	        [1913 Webster]
Blusterer \Blus"ter*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, blusters; a noisy swaggerer.	   [1913 Webster]
Blustering \Blus"ter*ing\, a.	   1. Exhibiting noisy violence, as the wind; stormy;	      tumultuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tempest and a blustering day.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uttering noisy threats; noisy and swaggering; boisterous.	      "A blustering fellow." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Blusteringly \Blus"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a blustering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Blusterous \Blus"ter*ous\, a.	   Inclined to bluster; given to blustering; blustering.	   --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Blustrous \Blus"trous\, a.	   Blusterous. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
BM \BM\ n.	   an abbreviation for {bowel movement}; -- used as an informal	   euphemism, especially in hospitals. [informal, abbrev.]	   [PJC]
b-meson \b-meson\ n.	   1. an exceedingly short-lived meson.	      [WordNet 1.5]
BMW \BMW\ n.	   any automobile manufactured by the German firm BMW AG (from	   the German Bayerische MotorWerke); -- sometimes referred to	   colloquially as a {beemer}. [abbrev.]	   [PJC]
Bo \Bo\, interj. [Cf. W. bw, an interj. of threatening or	   frightening; n., terror, fear, dread.]	   An exclamation used to startle or frighten. [Spelt also {boh}	   and {boo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boa \Bo"a\ (b[=o]"[.a]), n.; pl. {Boas}. [L. boa a kind of water	   serpent. Perh. fr. bos an ox.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of large American serpents, including the	      boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico ({Boa	      imperator}), and the chevalier boa of Peru ({Boa eques}).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to related genera; as, the	         {dog-headed boa} ({Xiphosoma caninum}).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A long, round fur tippet; -- so called from its	      resemblance in shape to the boa constrictor.	      [1913 Webster]	Boa constrictor \Bo"a con*strict"or\ [NL. See {Boa}, and	   {Constrictor}.] (Zool.)	   A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes	   twenty or thirty feet long. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has a succession of spots, alternately black and	         yellow, extending along the back. It kills its prey by	         constriction. The name is also loosely applied to other	         large serpents which crush their prey, particularly to	         those of the genus {Python}, found in Asia and Africa.	         [1913 Webster]
Boanerges \Bo`a*ner"ges\ [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. bn[=e] hargem sons of	   thunder. -- an appellation given by Christ to two of his	   disciples (James and John). See Mark iii. 17.]	   Any declamatory and vociferous preacher or orator.	   [1913 Webster]
Boar \Boar\ (b[=o]r), n. [OE. bar, bor, bore, AS. b[=a]r; akin	   to OHG. p[=e]r, MHG. b[=e]r, G. b[aum]r, boar (but not	   b[aum]r bear), and perh. Russ. borov' boar.] (Zool.)	   The uncastrated male of swine; specifically, the wild hog.	   [1913 Webster]
Board \Board\ (b[=o]rd), n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board,	   shipboard; akin to bred plank, Icel. bor[eth] board, side of	   a ship, Goth. f[=o]tu-baurd footstool, D. bord board, G.	   brett, bort. See def. 8. [root]92.]	   1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length	      and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for	      building, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,	         it is usually called a plank.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A table to put food upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was	         often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell.	         [1913 Webster]	               Fruit of all kinds . . .	               She gathers, tribute large, and on the board	               Heaps with unsparing hand.         --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;	      provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;	      as, to work for one's board; the price of board.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A	      council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly	      or meeting, public or private; a number of persons	      appointed or elected to sit in council for the management	      or direction of some public or private business or trust;	      as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of	      directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both better acquainted with affairs than any other	            who sat then at that board.           --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            We may judge from their letters to the board.	                                                  --Porteus.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material	      used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a	      board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a	      chessboard; a backgammon board.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,	      etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to	      enter upon the theatrical profession.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning	      border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G.	      borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship.	      Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.)	      (a) The side of a ship. "Now board to board the rival	          vessels row." --Dryden. See {On board}, below.	      (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a	         compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board,	         shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard,	         cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The American Board}, a shortened form of "The American Board	      of Commissioners for Foreign Missions" (the foreign	      missionary society of the American Congregational	      churches).	   {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}.	   {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side.	   {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed	      to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.	      --Stormonth.	   {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation	      the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman.	   {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy	      council appointed to superintend matters relating to	      trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for	      the advancement and protection of their business	      interests; a chamber of commerce.	   {Board wages}.	      (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for	          services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages.	      (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food	          and lodging.	      (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the	          procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden.	   {By the board}, over the board, or side. "The mast went by	      the board." --Totten. Hence (Fig.),	   {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or	      overthrow.	   {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a	      board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge,	      England.] "Having been entered on the boards of Trinity	      college." --Hallam.	   {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line	      when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.	   {To make short boards}, to tack frequently.	   {On board}.	      (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I	          came on board early; to be on board ship.	      (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.]	   {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an	      official statement of the votes cast at an election.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Board \Board\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boarded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Boarding}.]	   1. To cover with boards or boarding; as, to board a house.	      "The boarded hovel." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Board} to accost, and see {Board}, n.] To go on	      board of, or enter, as a ship, whether in a hostile or a	      friendly way.	      [1913 Webster]	            You board an enemy to capture her, and a stranger to	            receive news or make a communication. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enter, as a railway car. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To furnish with regular meals, or with meals and lodgings,	      for compensation; to supply with daily meals.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To place at board, for compensation; as, to board one's	      horse at a livery stable.	      [1913 Webster]	Board \Board\ (b[=o]rd), v. i.	   To obtain meals, or meals and lodgings, statedly for	   compensation; as, he boards at the hotel.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are several of us, gentlemen and ladies, who board	         in the same house.                       --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	Board \Board\, v. t. [F. aborder. See {Abord}, v. t.]	   To approach; to accost; to address; hence, to woo. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will board her, though she chide as loud	         As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Boardable \Board"a*ble\, a.	   That can be boarded, as a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Boarder \Board"er\, n.	   1. One who has food statedly at another's table, or meals and	      lodgings in his house, for pay, or compensation of any	      kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) One who boards a ship; one selected to board an	      enemy's ship. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Boarding \Board"ing\, n.	   1. (Naut.) The act of entering a ship, whether with a hostile	      or a friendly purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both slain at one time, as they attempted the	            boarding of a frigate.                --Sir F.	                                                  Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of covering with boards; also, boards,	      collectively; or a covering made of boards.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of supplying, or the state of being supplied, with	      regular or specified meals, or with meals and lodgings,	      for pay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Boarding house}, a house in which boarders are kept.	   {Boarding nettings} (Naut.), a strong network of cords or	      ropes erected at the side of a ship to prevent an enemy	      from boarding it.	   {Boarding pike} (Naut.), a pike used by sailors in boarding a	      vessel, or in repelling an attempt to board it. --Totten.	   {Boarding school}, a school in which pupils receive board and	      lodging as well as instruction.	      [1913 Webster]
boardinghouse \boardinghouse\ n.	   a private house that provides accommodations and meals for	   paying guests.	   Syn: boarding house.	        [WordNet 1.5]
boardroom \boardroom\ n.	   a room where a committee meets (such as the board of	   directors of a company).	   Syn: council chamber.	        [WordNet 1.5]
boards \boards\ n.	   1. the boarding that surrounds an ice hockey rink.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the stage; as, to walk the boards, i.e. to act on stage.	      [PJC]	   3. board examinations (in a profession, as in medicine); --	      an informal contraction; as, to take the boards; he	      flunked the boards.	      [PJC]
boardwalk \board"walk\ n.	   a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at a seaside. The	   more elaborate boardwalks at shore resorts are lined with	   many commercial retail establishments, on the side of the	   walk opposite the ocean. "On the Boardwalk in Atlantic City"	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Boarfish \Boar"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A Mediterranean fish ({Capros aper}), of the family	       {Caproid[ae]}; -- so called from the resemblance of the	       extended lips to a hog's snout.	   (b) An Australian percoid fish ({Histiopterus	       recurvirostris}), valued as a food fish.	       [1913 Webster]
Boarish \Boar"ish\, a.	   Swinish; brutal; cruel.	   [1913 Webster]	         In his anointed flesh stick boarish fangs. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Boast \Boast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Boasting}.] [OE. bosten, boosten, v., bost, boost, n.,	   noise, boasting; cf. G. bausen, bauschen, to swell, pusten,	   Dan. puste, Sw. pusta, to blow, Sw. p["o]sa to swell; or W.	   bostio to boast, bost boast, Gael. bosd. But these last may	   be from English.]	   1. To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which	      are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self	      or of things belonging to one's self; as, to boast of	      one's exploits courage, descent, wealth.	      [1913 Webster]	            By grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of	            yourselves: . . not of works, lest any man should	            boast.                                --Eph. ii. 8,	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak in exulting language of another; to glory; to	      exult.	      [1913 Webster]	            In God we boast all the day long.     --Ps. xliv. 8	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To brag; bluster; vapor; crow; talk big.	        [1913 Webster]	Boast \Boast\, v. t.	   1. To display in ostentatious language; to speak of with	      pride, vanity, or exultation, with a view to	      self-commendation; to extol.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest bad men should boast	            Their specious deeds.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To display vaingloriously.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To possess or have; as, to boast a name.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To boast one's self}, to speak with unbecoming confidence	      in, and approval of, one's self; -- followed by of and the	      thing to which the boasting relates. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Boast not thyself of to-morrow.       --Prov. xxvii.	                                                  1	      [1913 Webster]	Boast \Boast\, v. t. [Of uncertain etymology.]	   1. (Masonry) To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel.	      --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sculp.) To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer	      work to follow; to cut to the general form required.	      [1913 Webster]	Boast \Boast\, n.	   1. Act of boasting; vaunting or bragging.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason and morals? and where live they most,	            In Christian comfort, or in Stoic boast! --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cause of boasting; occasion of pride or exultation, --	      sometimes of laudable pride or exultation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The boast of historians.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Boastance \Boast"ance\, n.	   Boasting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Boaster \Boast"er\, n.	   One who boasts; a braggart.	   [1913 Webster]	Boaster \Boast"er\, n.	   A stone mason's broad-faced chisel.	   [1913 Webster]
Boastful \Boast"ful\, a.	   Given to, or full of, boasting; inclined to boast; vaunting;	   vainglorious; self-praising. -- {Boast"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Boast"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Boasting \Boast"ing\, n.	   The act of glorying or vaunting; vainglorious speaking;	   ostentatious display.	   [1913 Webster]	         When boasting ends, then dignity begins. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Boastingly \Boast"ing*ly\, adv.	   Boastfully; with boasting. "He boastingly tells you."	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Boastive \Boast"ive\, a.	   Presumptuous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boastless \Boast"less\, a.	   Without boasting or ostentation.	   [1913 Webster]
Boat \Boat\ (b[=o]t), n. [OE. boot, bat, AS. b[=a]t; akin to	   Icel. b[=a]tr, Sw. b[*a]t, Dan. baad, D. & G. boot. Cf.	   {Bateau}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small open vessel, or water craft, usually moved by cars	      or paddles, but often by a sail.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Different kinds of boats have different names; as,	         canoe, yawl, wherry, pinnace, punt, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any vessel; usually with some epithet descriptive	      of its use or mode of propulsion; as, pilot boat, packet	      boat, passage boat, advice boat, etc. The term is	      sometimes applied to steam vessels, even of the largest	      class; as, the Cunard boats.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vehicle, utensil, or dish, somewhat resembling a boat in	      shape; as, a stone boat; a gravy boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Boat is much used either adjectively or in combination;	         as, boat builder or boatbuilder; boat building or	         boatbuilding; boat hook or boathook; boathouse; boat	         keeper or boatkeeper; boat load; boat race; boat	         racing; boat rowing; boat song; boatlike; boat-shaped.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Advice boat}. See under {Advice}.	   {Boat hook} (Naut.), an iron hook with a point on the back,	      fixed to a long pole, to pull or push a boat, raft, log,	      etc. --Totten.	   {Boat rope}, a rope for fastening a boat; -- usually called a	      {painter}.	   {In the same boat}, in the same situation or predicament.	      [Colloq.] --F. W. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	Boat \Boat\ (b[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Boating}.]	   1. To transport in a boat; as, to boat goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in a boat; as, to boat oars.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To boat the oars}. See under {Oar}.	      [1913 Webster]	Boat \Boat\, v. i.	   To go or row in a boat.	   [1913 Webster]	         I boated over, ran my craft aground.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Boatable \Boat"a*ble\, a.	   1. Such as can be transported in a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Navigable for boats, or small river craft.	      [1913 Webster]	            The boatable waters of the Alleghany. --J. Morse.	      [1913 Webster]
Boatage \Boat"age\, n.	   Conveyance by boat; also, a charge for such conveyance.	   [1913 Webster]
Boatbill \Boat"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   1. A wading bird ({Cancroma cochlearia}) of the tropical	      parts of South America. Its bill is somewhat like a boat	      with the keel uppermost.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A perching bird of India, of the genus {Eurylaimus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Boat bug \Boat" bug`\ (Zool.)	   An aquatic hemipterous insect of the genus {Notonecta}; -- so	   called from swimming on its back, which gives it the	   appearance of a little boat. Called also {boat fly}, {boat	   insect}, {boatman}, and {water boatman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boatful \Boat"ful\, n.; pl. {Boatfuls}.	   The quantity or amount that fills a boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Boathouse \Boat"house`\, n.	   A house for sheltering boats.	   [1913 Webster]	         Half the latticed boathouse hides.       --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Boating \Boat"ing\, n.	   1. The act or practice of rowing or sailing, esp. as an	      amusement; carriage in boats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Persia, a punishment of capital offenders, by laying	      them on the back in a covered boat, where they are left to	      perish.	      [1913 Webster]
Boation \Bo*a"tion\, n. [L. boatus, fr. boare to roar.]	   A crying out; a roaring; a bellowing; reverberation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The guns were heard . . . about a hundred Italian	         miles, in long boations.                 --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Boatman \Boat"man\, n.; pl. {Boatmen}.	   1. A man who manages a boat; a rower of a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	            As late the boatman hies him home.    --Percival.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A boat bug. See {Boat bug}.	      [1913 Webster]
Boatmanship \Boat"man*ship\, n.	   The art of managing a boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Boat-shaped \Boat"-shaped`\, a. (Bot.)	   See {Cymbiform}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boat shell \Boat" shell`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A marine gastropod of the genus {Crepidula}. The species	       are numerous. It is so named from its form and interior	       deck.	   (b) A marine univalve shell of the genus {Cymba}.	       [1913 Webster]
Boatsman \Boats"man\, n.	   A boatman. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Boatswain \Boat"swain\, n. [Boat + swain.]	   1. (Naut.) An officer who has charge of the boats, sails,	      rigging, colors, anchors, cables, cordage, etc., of a	      ship, and who also summons the crew, and performs other	      duties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The jager gull.	      (b) The tropic bird.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Boatswain's mate}, an assistant of the boatswain. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Boat-tail \Boat"-tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large grackle or blackbird ({Quiscalus major}), found in	   the Southern United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Boatwoman \Boat"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Boatwomen}.	   A woman who manages a boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Bob \Bob\ (b[o^]b), n. [An onomatopoetic word, expressing quick,	   jerky motion; OE. bob bunch, bobben to strike, mock, deceive.	   Cf. Prov. Eng. bob, n., a ball, an engine beam, bunch, blast,	   trick, taunt, scoff; as, a v., to dance, to courtesy, to	   disappoint, OF. bober to mock.]	   1. Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short	      abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as,	      the bob at the end of a kite's tail.	      [1913 Webster]	            In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling,	      as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or yellow bobs, turned up before the plow,	            Are chiefest baits, with cork and lead enow.	                                                  --Lauson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small piece of cork or light wood attached to a fishing	      line to show when a fish is biting; a float.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The ball or heavy part of a pendulum; also, the ball or	      weight at the end of a plumb line.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small wheel, made of leather, with rounded edges, used	      in polishing spoons, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A short, jerking motion; act of bobbing; as, a bob of the	      head.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Steam Engine) A working beam.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A knot or short curl of hair; also, a bob wig.	      [1913 Webster]	            A plain brown bob he wore.            --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A peculiar mode of ringing changes on bells.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The refrain of a song.	       [1913 Webster]	             To bed, to bed, will be the bob of the song.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A blow; a shake or jog; a rap, as with the fist.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A jeer or flout; a sharp jest or taunt; a trick.	       [1913 Webster]	             He that a fool doth very wisely hit,	             Doth very foolishly, although he smart,	             Not to seem senseless of the bob.    --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. A shilling. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.	       [1913 Webster]	Bob \Bob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bobbing}.] [OE. bobben. See {Bob}, n.]	   1. To cause to move in a short, jerking manner; to move (a	      thing) with a bob. "He bobbed his head." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike with a quick, light blow; to tap.	      [1913 Webster]	            If any man happened by long sitting to sleep . . .	            he was suddenly bobbed on the face by the servants.	                                                  --Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cheat; to gain by fraud or cheating; to filch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gold and jewels that I bobbed from him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mock or delude; to cheat.	      [1913 Webster]	            To play her pranks, and bob the fool,	            The shrewish wife began.              --Turbervile.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cut short; as, to bob the hair, or a horse's tail.	      [1913 Webster]	Bob \Bob\, v. i.	   1. To have a short, jerking motion; to play to and fro, or up	      and down; to play loosely against anything. "Bobbing and	      courtesying." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To angle with a bob. See {Bob}, n., 2 & 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            He ne'er had learned the art to bob	            For anything but eels.                --Saxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bob at an apple}, {cherry}, etc. to attempt to bite or	      seize with the mouth an apple, cherry, or other round	      fruit, while it is swinging from a string or floating in a	      tug of water.	      [1913 Webster]
Bobac \Bo"bac\, n. (Zool.)	   The Poland marmot ({Arctomys bobac}).	   [1913 Webster]
Bobance \Bo*bance"\, n. [OF. bobance, F. bombance, boasting,	   pageantry, fr. L. bombus a humming, buzzing.]	   A boasting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobber \Bob"ber\, n.	   One who, or that which, bobs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobbery \Bob"ber*y\, n. [Prob. an Anglo-Indian form of Hindi	   b[=a]p re O thou father! (a very disrespectful address).]	   A squabble; a tumult; a commotion; a noisy disturbance; as,	   to raise a bobbery. [Low] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobbin \Bob"bin\, n. [F. bobine; of uncertain origin; cf. L.	   bombus a humming, from the noise it makes, or Ir. & Gael.	   baban tassel, or E. bob.]	   1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most	      commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each	      thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down	      holding the thread at a slight tension.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with	      a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole	      bored through its length by which it may be placed on a	      spindle or pivot. It is used to hold yarn or thread, as in	      spinning or warping machines, looms, sewing machines, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The little rounded piece of wood, at the end of a latch	      string, which is pulled to raise the latch.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Elec.) A cylindrical or spool-shaped coil or insulated	      wire, usually containing a core of soft iron which becomes	      magnetic when the wire is traversed by an electrical	      current.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bobbin and fly frame}, a roving machine.	   {Bobbin lace}, lace made on a pillow with bobbins; pillow	      lace.	      [1913 Webster]
Bobbinet \Bob`bi*net"\, n. [Bobbin + net.]	   A kind of cotton lace which is wrought by machines, and not	   by hand. [Sometimes written {bobbin net}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The English machine-made net is now confined to point	         net, warp net, and bobbin net, so called from the	         peculiar construction of the machines by which they are	         produced.                                --Tomlinsom.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobbinwork \Bob"bin*work`\, n.	   Work woven with bobbins.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobbish \Bob"bish\, a.	   Hearty; in good spirits. [Low, Eng.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobby \Bob"by\, n.	   A nickname for a British policeman; -- from Sir Robert Peel,	   who remodeled the police force. See {Peeler}. [Slang, Eng.]	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
bobbysocker \bobbysocker\ n.	   same as {bobbysoxer}.	   Syn: bobbysoxer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bobbysocks \bob"by*socks`\ n.	   a sock that reaches just above the ankle.	   Syn: anklet, anklets, bobbysock.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bobbysoxer \bob"by*sox`er\ n.	   an adolescent girl wearing bobby socks (common in the 1940s);	   -- sometimes used for any adolescent girl, especially one	   following the latest youthful fashion .	   Syn: bobbysocker.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
bobcat \bob"cat\ (b[o^]b"k[a^]t`), n.	   1. small lynx ({Lynx rufus}) of North America.	   Syn: bay lynx.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bob-cherry \Bob"-cher`ry\, n.	   A play among children, in which a cherry, hung so as to bob	   against the mouth, is to be caught with the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
bobfloat \bob"float\ n.	   1. a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing	      line.	   Syn: bob, bobber, cork.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bobfly \Bob"fly`\, n. (Fishing)	   The fly at the end of the leader; an end fly.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobolink \Bob"o*link`\, n. (Zool.)	   An American singing bird ({Dolichonyx oryzivorus}). The male	   is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also,	   {ricebird}, {reedbird}, and {Boblincoln}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The happiest bird of our spring is the bobolink. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster] Bobsled
Bobsled \Bob"sled`\, Bobsleigh \Bob"sleigh`\, n.	   1. A short sled, mostly used as one of a pair connected by a	      reach or coupling; also, the compound sled so formed. [U.	      S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The long wagon body set on bobsleds.  --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a long racing sled (for 2 or more people), having two	      pairs of runners, with the front pair connected to a	      steering mechanism. They are usually raced one at a time	      down a steeply sloping path or specially constructed	      chute, with sharp banked curves, and attain high speeds.	   Syn: bobsled.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bobstay \Bob"stay`\, n. [Bob + stay.] (Naut.)	   A rope or chain to confine the bowsprit of a ship downward to	   the stem or cutwater; -- usually in the pl.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, n. [Bob + tail.]	   An animal (as a horse or dog) with a short tail.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rag, tag, and bobtail}, the rabble.	      [1913 Webster]	Bobtail \Bob"tail`\, a.	   Bobtailed. "Bobtail cur." --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobtailed \Bob"tailed`\, a.	   Having the tail cut short, or naturally short; curtailed; as,	   a bobtailed horse or dog; a bobtailed coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Bobwhite \Bob"white`\, n. (Zool.)	   The common quail of North America ({Colinus, or Ortyx,	   Virginianus}); -- so called from its note.	   [1913 Webster]
Bob wig \Bob" wig`\	   A short wig with bobs or short curls; -- called also {bobtail	   wig}. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Bocal \Bo"cal\, n. [F.]	   A cylindrical glass vessel, with a large and short neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Bocardo \Bo*car"do\, n. [A mnemonic word.]	   1. (Logic) A form of syllogism of which the first and third	      propositions are particular negatives, and the middle term	      a universal affirmative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Baroko and Bocardo have been stumbling blocks to the	            logicians.                            --Bowen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prison; -- originally the name of the old north gate in	      Oxford, which was used as a prison. [Eng.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Bocasine \Boc"a*sine\, n. [F. bocassin, boucassin.]	   A sort of fine buckram.	   [1913 Webster]
Bocca \Boc"ca\, n. [It., mouth.]	   The round hole in the furnace of a glass manufactory through	   which the fused glass is taken out. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Boce \Boce\ (b[=o]s), n. [L. box, bocis, Gr. bo`ax, bw^x.]	   (Zool.)	   A European fish ({Box vulgaris}), having a compressed body	   and bright colors; -- called also {box}, and {bogue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bock beer \Bock" beer`\ [G. bockbier; bock a buck + bier beer;	   -- said to be so named from its tendency to cause the drinker	   to caper like a goat.]	   A strong beer, originally made in Bavaria. [Also written	   {buck beer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bockelet \Bock"e*let\, n. (Zool.)	   A kind of long-winged hawk; -- called also {bockerel}, and	   {bockeret}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bockey \Bock"ey\, n. [D. bokaal.]	   A bowl or vessel made from a gourd. [Local, New York]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Bocking \Bock"ing\, n.	   A coarse woolen fabric, used for floor cloths, to cover	   carpets, etc.; -- so called from the town of Bocking, in	   England, where it was first made.	   [1913 Webster]
Bockland \Bock"land\, n.	   See {Bookland}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boddhisatva \Boddhisatva\ n.	   a Buddhist, worthy of nirvana, who postpones it to help	   others.	   Syn: Bodhisattva.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boddice \Bod"dice\, n.	   See {Bodick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bode \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[*a]da to	   announce, portend. [root]89. See {Bid}.]	   To indicate by signs, as future events; to be the omen of; to	   portend to presage; to foreshow.	   [1913 Webster]	         A raven that bodes nothing but mischief. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	         Good onset bodes good end.               --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bode \Bode\, v. i.	   To foreshow something; to augur.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever now	         The omen proved, it boded well to you.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To forebode; foreshadow; augur; betoken.	        [1913 Webster]	Bode \Bode\, n.	   1. An omen; a foreshadowing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The owl eke, that of death the bode bringeth.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bid; an offer. [Obs. or Dial.] --Sir W. Scott	      [1913 Webster]	Bode \Bode\, n. [AS. boda; akin to OFries. boda, AS. bodo, OHG.	   boto. See {Bode}, v. t.]	   A messenger; a herald. --Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]	Bode \Bode\, n. [See {Abide}.]	   A stop; a halting; delay. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bode \Bode\, imp. & p. p. from {Bide}.	   Abode.	   [1913 Webster]	         There that night they bode.              --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Bode \Bode\, p. p. of {Bid}.	   Bid or bidden. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodeful \Bode"ful\, a.	   Portentous; ominous. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodement \Bode"ment\, n.	   An omen; a prognostic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This foolish, dreaming, superstitious girl	         Makes all these bodements.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodge \Bodge\, n.	   A botch; a patch. [Dial.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]	Bodge \Bodge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bodged}.]	   To botch; to mend clumsily; to patch. [Obs. or Dial.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bodge \Bodge\, v. i.	   See {Budge}.	   [1913 Webster] Bodhisattva	   Bodhisat
Bodhisat \Bo"dhi*sat\, Bodhisattva \Bo`dhi*satt"va\, Bodhisattwa
\Bo`dhi*satt"wa\, n. [Skr. b[=o]dhisattva (perh. through Pali	   b[=o]dhisatt[=o]); fr. b[=o]dhi knowledge, enlightenment +	   sattva being, essence.] (Buddhism)	   One who has reached the highest degree of saintship, so that	   in his next incarnation he will be a Buddha, or savior of the	   world. -- {Bo"dhi*sat`ship}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bodian \Bo"di*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A large food fish ({Diagramma lineatum}), native of the East	   Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodice \Bod"ice\, n. [This is properly the plural of body, Oe.	   bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. to a bodice. Cf. {Corset},	   and see {Body}.]	   1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc., worn	      esp. by women; a corset; stays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part	      of a woman's dress, or a portion of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her bodice half way she unlaced.      --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Bodiced \Bod"iced\, a.	   Wearing a bodice. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodied \Bod"ied\, a.	   Having a body; -- usually in composition; as, able-bodied.	   [1913 Webster]	         A doe . . . not altogether so fat, but very good flesh	         and good bodied.                         --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
bodikin \bod"i*kin\, n.	   Same as {bodkin}; -- a variant spelling. [R.]	   [PJC]
Bodiless \Bod"i*less\, a.	   1. Having no body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without material form; incorporeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Phantoms bodiless and vain.           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Bodiliness \Bod"i*li*ness\, n.	   Corporeality. --Minsheu.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodily \Bod"i*ly\, a.	   1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal;	      consisting of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the	            bodily part of us.                    --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the	      mind. "Bodily defects." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Real; actual; put in execution. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Be brought to bodily act.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bodily fear}, apprehension of physical injury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Corporal}.	        [1913 Webster]	Bodily \Bod"i*ly\, adv.	   1. Corporeally; in bodily form; united with a body or matter;	      in the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            For in him dwelleth all the fullness of the Godhead	            bodily.                               --Col. ii. 9	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In respect to, or so as to affect, the entire body or	      mass; entirely; all at once; completely; as, to carry away	      bodily. "Leapt bodily below." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Boding \Bod"ing\ (b[=o]d"[i^]ng), a.	   Foreshowing; presaging; ominous. -- {Bod"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Boding \Bod"ing\, n.	   A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodkin \Bod"kin\ (b[o^]d"k[i^]n), n. [OE. boydekyn dagger; of	   uncertain origin; cf. W. bidog hanger, short sword, Ir.	   bideog, Gael. biodag.]	   1. A dagger. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When he himself might his quietus make	            With a bare bodkin.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Needlework) An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc.,	      with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a	      stiletto; an eyeleteer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking out	      letters from a column or page in making corrections.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of needle with a large eye and a blunt point, for	      drawing tape, ribbon, etc., through a loop or a hem; a	      tape needle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wedged whole ages in a bodkin's eye.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A kind of pin used by women to fasten the hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sit}, {ride}, or {travel bodkin}, to sit closely wedged	      between two persons. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Bodkin \Bod"kin\, n.	   See {Baudekin}. [Obs.] --Shirley.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodle \Bo"dle\, n.	   A small Scotch coin worth about one sixth of an English	   penny. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodleian \Bod"lei*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Sir Thomas Bodley, or to the celebrated	   library at Oxford, founded by him in the sixteenth century.	   [1913 Webster]
Bodock \Bo*dock"\, n. [Corrupt. fr. bois d'arc.]	   The Osage orange. [Southwestern U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bodrage \Bod"rage\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin: cf. {Bordrage}.]	   A raid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bod veal \Bod veal\	   Veal too immature to be suitable for food.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Body \Bod"y\, n.; pl. {Bodies}. [OE. bodi, AS. bodig; akin to	   OHG. botah. [root]257. Cf. {Bodice}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The material organized substance of an animal, whether	      living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital	      principle; the physical person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Absent in body, but present in spirit. --1 Cor. v. 3	      [1913 Webster]	            For of the soul the body form doth take.	            For soul is form, and doth the body make. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The trunk, or main part, of a person or animal, as	      distinguished from the limbs and head; the main, central,	      or principal part, as of a tree, army, country, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who set the body and the limbs	            Of this great sport together?         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The van of the king's army was led by the general; .	            . . in the body was the king and the prince.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rivers that run up into the body of Italy.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The real, as opposed to the symbolical; the substance, as	      opposed to the shadow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body	            is of Christ.                         --Col. ii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person; a human being; -- frequently in composition; as,	      anybody, nobody.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dry, shrewd kind of a body.         --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A number of individuals spoken of collectively, usually as	      united by some common tie, or as organized for some	      purpose; a collective whole or totality; a corporation;	      as, a legislative body; a clerical body.	      [1913 Webster]	            A numerous body led unresistingly to the slaughter.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A number of things or particulars embodied in a system; a	      general collection; as, a great body of facts; a body of	      laws or of divinity.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Any mass or portion of matter; any substance distinct from	      others; as, a metallic body; a moving body; an a["e]riform	      body. "A body of cold air." --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]	            By collision of two bodies, grind	            The air attrite to fire.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Amount; quantity; extent.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. That part of a garment covering the body, as distinguished	      from the parts covering the limbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The bed or box of a vehicle, on or in which the load is	       placed; as, a wagon body; a cart body.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Print.) The shank of a type, or the depth of the shank	       (by which the size is indicated); as, a nonpareil face on	       an agate body.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Geom.) A figure that has length, breadth, and thickness;	       any solid figure.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Consistency; thickness; substance; strength; as, this	       color has body; wine of a good body.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Colors bear a body when they are capable of being	         ground so fine, and of being mixed so entirely with	         oil, as to seem only a very thick oil of the same	         color.	         [1913 Webster]	   14. (A["e]ronautics) The central, longitudinal framework of a	       flying machine, to which are attached the planes or	       a["e]rocurves, passenger accommodations, controlling and	       propelling apparatus, fuel tanks, etc. Also called	       {fuselage}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {After body} (Naut.), the part of a ship abaft the dead flat.	      	   {Body cavity} (Anat.), the space between the walls of the	      body and the inclosed viscera; the c[ae]lum; -- in	      mammals, divided by the diaphragm into thoracic and	      abdominal cavities.	   {Body of a church}, the nave.	   {Body cloth}; pl.	   {Body cloths}, a cloth or blanket for covering horses.	   {Body clothes}. (pl.)	   1. Clothing for the body; esp. underclothing.	   2. Body cloths for horses. [Obs.] --Addison.	   {Body coat}, a gentleman's dress coat.	   {Body color} (Paint.), a pigment that has consistency,	      thickness, or body, in distinction from a tint or wash.	   {Body of a law} (Law), the main and operative part.	   {Body louse} (Zool.), a species of louse ({Pediculus	      vestimenti}), which sometimes infests the human body and	      clothes. See {Grayback}.	   {Body plan} (Shipbuilding), an end elevation, showing the	      conbour of the sides of a ship at certain points of her	      length.	   {Body politic}, the collective body of a nation or state as	      politically organized, or as exercising political	      functions; also, a corporation. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As to the persons who compose the body politic or	            associate themselves, they take collectively the	            name of "people", or "nation".        --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Body servant}, a valet.	   {The bodies seven} (Alchemy), the metals corresponding to the	      planets. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sol gold is, and Luna silver we threpe (=call), Mars	            yren (=iron), Mercurie quicksilver we clepe,	            Saturnus lead, and Jupiter is tin, and Venus coper.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Body snatcher}, one who secretly removes without right or	      authority a dead body from a grave, vault, etc.; a	      resurrectionist.	   {Body snatching} (Law), the unauthorized removal of a dead	      body from the grave; usually for the purpose of	      dissection.	      [1913 Webster]	Body \Bod"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bodied} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bodying}.]	   To furnish with, or as with, a body; to produce in definite	   shape; to embody.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To body forth}, to give from or shape to mentally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imagination bodies forth	            The forms of things unknown.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
bodybuilder \bodybuilder\ n.	   someone who does special exercises to develop the	   musculature.	   Syn: musclebuilder.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bodybuilding \bodybuilding\ n.	   exercise that builds muscles through tension.	   Syn: anaerobic exercise, musclebuilding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bodyguard \Bod"y*guard`\, n.	   1. A guard or group of guards to protect or defend the	      person; a lifeguard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Retinue; attendance; following. --Bp. Porteus.	      [1913 Webster]
body shop \body shop\ n.	   an establishment where the frame or outer body of a vehicle	   may be repaired or painted; -- contrasted with a {mechanic},	   who repairs the motor and other working components.	   [PJC]
bodywork \bodywork\ n.	   1. the exterior body of a motor vehicle.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the work of making or repairing vehicle bodies.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Boehmenism \Boehmenism\ n.	   the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that	   influenced the Quakers.	   Syn: Behmenism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boehmeria \Boehmeria\ n.	   a genus comprising the false nettle.	   Syn: genus {Boehmeria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boeotia \Boeotia\ n.	   1. a district of ancient Greece northwest of Athens.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Boeotian \B[oe]*o"tian\ (b[-e]*[=o]"shan), a. [L. Boeotia, Gr.	   boiwti`a, noted for its moist, thick atmosphere, and the	   dullness and stupidity of its inhabitants.]	   Of or pertaining to B[oe]otia. -- n. A native of B[oe]otia;	   also, one who is dull and ignorant.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Stupid; dull; obtuse. -- n. One who is dull and	      ignorant.	      [1913 Webster]
Boer \Boer\, n. [D., a farmer. See {Boor}.]	   A colonist or farmer in South Africa of Dutch descent.	   [1913 Webster]
Boes \Bo"es\, 3d sing. pr. of {Behove}.	   Behoves or behooves. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
boeuf \boeuf\ n.	   meat from an adult domestic bovine.	   Syn: beef.	        [WordNet 1.5] boff
boff \boff\, boffo \bof"fo\n.	   1. (Theater) a hearty laugh.	      [PJC]	   2. (Theater) a joke or gag line that produces hearty	      laughter.	      [PJC]	   3. (Theater) something very successful, especially a	      box-office hit.	      [PJC]
boffin \bof"fin\ n.	   a scientist or technician, especially one engaged in military	   research. [British slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
boffo \bof"fo\ a.	   highly successful; superbly well done. [slang]	   [PJC]
bog \bog\ (b[o^]g), n. [Ir. & Gael. bog soft, tender, moist: cf.	   Ir. bogach bog, moor, marsh, Gael. bogan quagmire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A quagmire filled with decayed moss and other vegetable	      matter; wet spongy ground where a heavy body is apt to	      sink; a marsh; a morass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appalled with thoughts of bog, or caverned pit,	            Of treacherous earth, subsiding where they tread.	                                                  --R. Jago.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little elevated spot or clump of earth, roots, and	      grass, in a marsh or swamp. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bog bean}. See {Buck bean}.	   {Bog bumper} (bump, to make a loud noise), {Bog blitter},	   {Bog bluiter}, {Bog jumper}, the bittern. [Prov.]	   {Bog butter}, a hydrocarbon of butterlike consistence found	      in the peat bogs of Ireland.	   {Bog earth} (Min.), a soil composed for the most part of	      silex and partially decomposed vegetable fiber. --P. Cyc.	   {Bog moss}. (Bot.) Same as {Sphagnum}.	   {Bog myrtle} (Bot.), the sweet gale.	   {Bog ore}. (Min.)	      (a) An ore of iron found in boggy or swampy land; a	          variety of brown iron ore, or limonite.	      (b) Bog manganese, the hydrated peroxide of manganese.	   {Bog rush} (Bot.), any rush growing in bogs; saw grass.	   {Bog spavin}. See under {Spavin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bog \Bog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bogging}.]	   To sink, as into a bog; to submerge in a bog; to cause to	   sink and stick, as in mud and mire.	   [1913 Webster]	         At another time, he was bogged up to the middle in the	         slough of Lochend.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogart \Bogart\ n.	   Humphrey DeForest Bogart, famous movie actor; most commonly	   called {Humphrey Bogart}; b. 1899, d. 1957.	   Syn: Humphrey Bogart, Humphrey DeForest Bogart.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bogartian \Bogartian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Humphrey Bogart.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bogbean \bogbean\ n.	   a perennial plant of Europe and America ({Menyanthes	   trifoliata}) having racemes of white or purplish flowers and	   intensely bitter trifoliate leaves; often rooting at the	   water margin and spreading across the surface; -- called also	   {bog myrtle}, {water shamrock} and {marsh trefoil}.	   Syn: water shamrock, buckbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bogberry \Bog"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The small cranberry ({Vaccinium oxycoccus}), which grows in	   boggy places.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogey \Bo"gey\, n.; pl. {Bogeys}. [Also {bogie} and {bogy},	   plural {bogies}.]	   1. A goblin; a bugbear.	   Syn: bogeyman.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	              I have become a sort of bogey -- a kill-joy. --Wm.	                                                  Black.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Golf) a score one stroke over par for a hole; formerly,	      the definition of bogey was the same as that now used for	      {par}, i.e., an ideal score or number of strokes, for each	      hole, against which players compete; -- it was said to be	      so called because assumed to be the score of an imaginary	      first-rate player called Colonel Bogey. Now the standard	      score is called {par}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. (Mil.) an unidentified aircraft; in combat situations,	      such craft not identified as friendly are assumed to be	      hostile.	      [PJC]
Bogeyman \Bo"gey*man\, n.; pl. {Bogeymen}.	   A goblin; a bugbear; a {bogey[1]}. This is the form used by	   parents to frighten children; as, if you don't eat your	   vegetables, the bogeyman will get you.	   Syn: bogey.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boggard \Bog"gard\, n.	   A bogey. [Local, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boggle \Bog"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Boggling}.] [ See {Bogle}, n.]	   1. To stop or hesitate as if suddenly frightened, or in	      doubt, or impeded by unforeseen difficulties; to take	      alarm; to exhibit hesitancy and indecision.	      [1913 Webster]	            We start and boggle at every unusual appearance.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boggling at nothing which serveth their purpose.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do anything awkwardly or unskillfully.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play fast and loose; to dissemble. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To doubt; hesitate; shrink; stickle; demur.	        [1913 Webster]	Boggle \Bog"gle\, v. t.	   To embarrass with difficulties; to make a bungle or botch of.	   [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boggler \Bog"gler\, n.	   One who boggles.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogglish \Bog"glish\, a.	   Doubtful; skittish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boggy \Bog"gy\, a.	   Consisting of, or containing, a bog or bogs; of the nature of	   a bog; swampy; as, boggy land.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogie \Bo"gie\, n. [A dialectic word. N. of Eng. & Scot.]	   A four-wheeled truck, having a certain amount of play around	   a vertical axis, used to support in part a locomotive on a	   railway track.	   [1913 Webster]	Bogie engine \Bo"gie en"gine\ (Railroads)	   A switching engine the running gear and driving gear of which	   are on a bogie, or truck.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bogle \Bo"gle\, n. [Scot. and North Eng. bogle, bogill, bugill,	   specter; as a verb, to terrify, fr. W. bwgwl threatening,	   fear, bwg, bwgan, specter, hobgoblin. Cf. {Bug}.]	   A goblin; a specter; a frightful phantom; a bogy; a bugbear.	   [Written also {boggle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bogota \Bogota\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Colombia. Population (2000) = 45,448.	   [PJC]
Bogsucker \Bog"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The American woodcock; -- so called from its feeding among	   the bogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogtrotter \Bog"trot`ter\, n.	   One who lives in a boggy country; -- applied in derision to	   the lowest class of Irish. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogtrotting \Bog"trot`ting\, a.	   Living among bogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogue \Bogue\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To fall off from the wind; to edge away to leeward; -- said	   only of inferior craft.	   [1913 Webster]	Bogue \Bogue\, n. (Zool.)	   The boce; -- called also {bogue bream}. See {Boce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogus \Bo"gus\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Spurious; fictitious; sham; -- a cant term originally applied	   to counterfeit coin, and hence denoting anything counterfeit.	   [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bogus \Bo"gus\, n.	   A liquor made of rum and molasses. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogwood \Bog"wood`\, n.	   The wood of trees, esp. of oaks, dug up from peat bogs. It is	   of a shining black or ebony color, and is largely used for	   making ornaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Bogy \Bo"gy\, n.; pl. {Bogies}. [See {Bogle}.]	   A specter; a hobgoblin; a bugbear. "Death's heads and	   bogies." --J. H. Newman. [Written also {bogey}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There are plenty of such foolish attempts at playing	         bogy in the history of savages.          --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Bohea \Bo*hea"\, n. [From Wu-i, pronounced by the Chinese bu-i,	   the name of the hills where this kind of tea is grown.]	   Bohea tea, an inferior kind of black tea. See under {Tea}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was formerly applied to superior kinds of	         black tea, or to black tea in general.	         [1913 Webster]
Bohemia \Bo*he"mi*a\, n.	   1. A country of central Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The region or community of social Bohemians. See	      {Bohemian}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            She knew every one who was any one in the land of	            Bohemia.                              --Compton	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]
Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its	      ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See {Bohemian},	      n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see	      {Bohemian}, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and	      easy. [Modern]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five	            and thirty.                           --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and	            customs nowadays.                     --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bohemian chatterer}, or {Bohemian waxwing} (Zool.), a small	      bird of Europe and America ({Ampelis garrulus}); the	      waxwing.	   {Bohemian glass}, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,	      made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing	      usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no	      lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.	      [1913 Webster]	Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, n.	   1. A native of Bohemia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Czechs (the ancient inhabitants of	      Bohemia), the richest and most developed of the dialects	      of the Slavic family.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      literature, of irregular, unconventional habits,	      questionable tastes, or free morals. [Modern]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense from the French boh['e]mien, a gypsy;	         also, a person of irregular habits.	         [1913 Webster]	               She was of a wild, roving nature, inherited from	               father and mother, who were both Bohemians by	               taste and circumstances.           --Thackeray.	         [1913 Webster]
Bohemianism \Bo*he"mi*an*ism\, n.	   The characteristic conduct or methods of a Bohemian. [Modern]	   [1913 Webster]
Bohun upas \Bo"hun u"pas\	   See {Upas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boiar \Bo*iar"\, n.	   See {Boyar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boil \Boil\ (boil), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boiled} (boild); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Boiling}.] [OE. boilen, OF. boilir, builir, F.	   bouillir, fr. L. bullire to be in a bubbling motion, from	   bulla bubble; akin to Gr. ?, Lith. bumbuls. Cf. {Bull} an	   edict, {Budge}, v., and {Ebullition}.]	   1. To be agitated, or tumultuously moved, as a liquid by the	      generation and rising of bubbles of steam (or vapor), or	      of currents produced by heating it to the boiling point;	      to be in a state of ebullition; as, the water boils.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be agitated like boiling water, by any other cause than	      heat; to bubble; to effervesce; as, the boiling waves.	      [1913 Webster]	            He maketh the deep to boil like a pot. --Job xii.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass from a liquid to an a["e]riform state or vapor	      when heated; as, the water boils away.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid;	      as, his blood boils with anger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then boiled my breast with flame and burning wrath.	                                                  --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be in boiling water, as in cooking; as, the potatoes	      are boiling.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To boil away}, to vaporize; to evaporate or be evaporated by	      the action of heat.	   {To boil over}, to run over the top of a vessel, as liquid	      when thrown into violent agitation by heat or other cause	      of effervescence; to be excited with ardor or passion so	      as to lose self-control.	      [1913 Webster]	Boil \Boil\, v. t.	   1. To heat to the boiling point, or so as to cause	      ebullition; as, to boil water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation; as, to	      boil sugar or salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To subject to the action of heat in a boiling liquid so as	      to produce some specific effect, as cooking, cleansing,	      etc.; as, to boil meat; to boil clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stomach cook is for the hall,	            And boileth meate for them all.       --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To steep or soak in warm water. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To try whether seeds be old or new, the sense can	            not inform; but if you boil them in water, the new	            seeds will sprout sooner.             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To boil down}, to reduce in bulk by boiling; as, to boil	      down sap or sirup.	      [1913 Webster]	Boil \Boil\, n.	   Act or state of boiling. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Boil \Boil\, n. [Influenced by boil, v. See {Beal}, {Bile}.]	   A hard, painful, inflamed tumor, which, on suppuration,	   discharges pus, mixed with blood, and discloses a small	   fibrous mass of dead tissue, called the core.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A blind boil}, one that suppurates imperfectly, or fails to	      come to a head.	   {Delhi boil} (Med.), a peculiar affection of the skin,	      probably parasitic in origin, prevailing in India (as	      among the British troops) and especially at Delhi.	      [1913 Webster]
Boilary \Boil"a*ry\, n.	   See {Boilery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boiled \Boiled\, a.	   Dressed or cooked by boiling; subjected to the action of a	   boiling liquid; as, boiled meat; a boiled dinner; boiled	   clothes.	   [1913 Webster]
boiled-down \boiled-down\ adj.	   expressing the essence; condensed; summarized. the final	   boiled-down crux of the matter	   Syn: boiled down.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boiler \Boil"er\, n.	   1. One who boils.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel in which any thing is boiled.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word boiler is a generic term covering a great	         variety of kettles, saucepans, clothes boilers,	         evaporators, coppers, retorts, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A strong metallic vessel, usually of wrought iron	      plates riveted together, or a composite structure	      variously formed, in which steam is generated for driving	      engines, or for heating, cooking, or other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The earliest steam boilers were usually spheres or	         sections of spheres, heated wholly from the outside.	         Watt used the wagon boiler (shaped like the top of a	         covered wagon) which is still used with low pressures.	         Most of the boilers in present use may be classified as	         plain cylinder boilers, flue boilers, sectional and	         tubular boilers.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Barrel of a boiler}, the cylindrical part containing the	      flues.	   {Boiler plate}, {Boiler iron}, plate or rolled iron of about	      a quarter to a half inch in thickness, used for making	      boilers and tanks, for covering ships, etc.	   {Cylinder boiler}, one which consists of a single iron	      cylinder.	   {Flue boilers} are usually single shells containing a small	      number of large flues, through which the heat either	      passes from the fire or returns to the chimney, and	      sometimes containing a fire box inclosed by water.	   {Locomotive boiler}, a boiler which contains an inclosed fire	      box and a large number of small flues leading to the	      chimney.	   {Multiflue boiler}. Same as {Tubular boiler}, below.	   {Sectional boiler}, a boiler composed of a number of	      sections, which are usually of small capacity and similar	      to, and connected with, each other. By multiplication of	      the sections a boiler of any desired capacity can be built	      up.	   {Tubular boiler}, a boiler containing tubes which form flues,	      and are surrounded by the water contained in the boiler.	      See Illust. {of Steam boiler}, under {Steam}.	   {Tubulous boiler}. See under {Tubulous}. See {Tube}, n., 6,	      and 1st {Flue}.	      [1913 Webster]	Boiler \Boil"er\, n.	   A sunken reef; esp., a coral reef on which the sea breaks	   heavily.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
boilersuit \boilersuit\ n.	   a loose protective smock worn over ordinary clothing for	   dirty work. [British]	   Syn: overall, boilers suit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boilery \Boil"er*y\ (boil"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Cf. F. bouillerie.]	   A place and apparatus for boiling, as for evaporating brine	   in salt making.	   [1913 Webster]
Boiling \Boil"ing\, a.	   Heated to the point of bubbling; heaving with bubbles; in	   tumultuous agitation, as boiling liquid; surging; seething;	   swelling with heat, ardor, or passion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Boiling point}, the temperature at which a fluid is	      converted into vapor, with the phenomena of ebullition.	      This is different for different liquids, and for the same	      liquid under different pressures. For water, at the level	      of the sea, barometer 30 in., it is 212 [deg] Fahrenheit;	      for alcohol, 172.96[deg]; for ether, 94.8[deg]; for	      mercury, about 675[deg]. The boiling point of water is	      lowered one degree Fahrenheit for about 550 feet of ascent	      above the level of the sea.	   {Boiling spring}, a spring which gives out very hot water, or	      water and steam, often ejecting it with much force; a	      geyser.	   {To be at the boiling point}, to be very angry.	   {To keep the pot boiling}, to keep going on actively, as in	      certain games. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Boiling \Boil"ing\, n.	   1. The act of ebullition or of tumultuous agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exposure to the action of a hot liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Boilingly \Boil"ing*ly\, adv.	   With boiling or ebullition.	   [1913 Webster]	         And lakes of bitumen rise boiling higher. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Bois d'arc \Bois" d'arc"\ [F., bow wood. So called because used	   for bows by the Western Indians.] (Bot.)	   The Osage orange ({Maclura aurantiaca}).	   [1913 Webster]	         The bois d'arc seems to be the characteristic growth of	         the black prairies.                      --U. S. Census	                                                  (1880).	   [1913 Webster]	Bois durci \Bois" dur`ci"\ [F., hardened wood.]	   A hard, highly polishable composition, made of fine sawdust	   from hard wood (as rosewood) mixed with blood, and pressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Boist \Boist\, n. [OF. boiste, F. bo[^i]te, from the same root	   as E. box.]	   A box. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boisterous \Bois"ter*ous\, a. [OE. boistous; of uncertain	   origin; cf. W. bwyst wild, savage, wildness, ferocity,	   bwystus ferocious.]	   1. Rough or rude; unbending; unyielding; strong; powerful.	      [Obs.] "Boisterous sword." "Boisterous hand." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting tumultuous violence and fury; acting with noisy	      turbulence; violent; rough; stormy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waters swell before a boisterous storm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brute and boisterous force of violent men.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Noisy; rough; turbulent; as, boisterous mirth; boisterous	      behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            I like not that loud, boisterous man. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Vehement; excessive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The heat becomes too powerful and boisterous for	            them.                                 --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Loud; roaring; violent; stormy; turbulent; furious;	        tumultuous; noisy; impetuous; vehement.	        [1913 Webster]
Boisterously \Bois"ter*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a boisterous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Boisterousness \Bois"ter*ous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being boisterous; turbulence;	   disorder; tumultuousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Boistous \Bois"tous\, a.	   Rough or rude; coarse; strong; violent; boisterous; noisy.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- {Bois"tous*ly}, adv. --	   {Bois"tous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bojanus organ \Bo*ja"nus or"gan\ [From Bojanus, the discoverer.]	   (Zool.)	   A glandular organ of bivalve mollusca, serving in part as a	   kidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Bokadam \Bo"ka*dam`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Cerberus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boke \Boke\, v. t. & i.	   To poke; to thrust. [Obs. or Dial.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bolar \Bo"lar\, a. [See {Bole} clay.]	   Of or pertaining to bole or clay; partaking of the nature and	   qualities of bole; clayey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolas \Bo"las\, n. sing. & pl. [Sp.]	   A kind of missile weapon consisting of one, two, or more	   balls of stone, iron, or other material, attached to the ends	   of a leather cord; -- used by the Gauchos of South America,	   and others, for hurling at and entangling an animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Bold \Bold\ (b[=o]ld), a. [OE. bald, bold, AS. bald, beald; akin	   to Icel. ballr, OHG. bald, MHG. balt, D. boud, Goth.	   bal[thorn]ei boldness, It. baldo. In Ger. there remains only	   bald, adv. soon. Cf. {Bawd}, n.]	   1. Forward to meet danger; venturesome; daring; not timorous	      or shrinking from risk; brave; courageous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Throngs of knights and barons bold.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting or requiring spirit and contempt of danger;	      planned with courage; daring; vigorous. "The bold design	      leased highly." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a bad sense, too forward; taking undue liberties; over	      assuming or confident; lacking proper modesty or	      restraint; rude; impudent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art too wild, too rude and bold of voice.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Somewhat overstepping usual bounds, or conventional rules,	      as in art, literature, etc.; taking liberties in	      composition or expression; as, the figures of an author	      are bold. "Bold tales." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cathedral church is a very bold work. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Standing prominently out to view; markedly conspicuous;	      striking the eye; in high relief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shadows in painting . . . make the figure bolder.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Steep; abrupt; prominent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the bold cape its warning forehead rears.	                                                  --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	Bold eagle \Bold eagle\, (Zool.)	   an Australian eagle ({Aquila audax}), which destroys lambs	   and even the kangaroo.	   {To make bold}, to take liberties or the liberty; to venture.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Courageous; daring; brave; intrepid; fearless;	        dauntless; valiant; manful; audacious; stouthearted;	        high-spirited; adventurous; confident; strenuous;	        forward; impudent.	        [1913 Webster]	Bold \Bold\, v. t.	   To make bold or daring. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bold \Bold\, v. i.	   To be or become bold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bolden \Bold"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boldened}. ]	   To make bold; to encourage; to embolden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ready speakers, being boldened with their present	         abilities to say more, . . . use less help of diligence	         and study.                               --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
boldface \boldface\ n.	   a typeface with thick heavy lines; -- also called	   {bold-faced}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	boldface \boldface\ v.	   to print in boldface.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bold-faced \Bold"-faced`\, a.	   1. Somewhat impudent; lacking modesty; as, a bold-faced	      woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have seen enough to confute all the bold-faced	            atheists of this age.                 --Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) Having a conspicuous or heavy face; -- also	      called {boldface}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is bold-faced nonpareil.	         [1913 Webster]
Boldly \Bold"ly\, adv. [AS. bealdl[imac]ce.]	   In a bold manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Boldness \Bold"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being bold.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Courage; bravery; intrepidity; dauntlessness; hardihood;	        assurance.	        [1913 Webster] Boldo
Boldo \Bol"do\, Boldu \Bol"du\, n. (Bot.)	   A fragrant evergreen shrub of Chili ({Peumus Boldus}). The	   bark is used in tanning, the wood for making charcoal, the	   leaves in medicine, and the drupes are eaten.	   [1913 Webster]
Bole \Bole\, n. [OE. bole, fr. Icel. bolr; akin to Sw. b[*a]l,	   Dan. bul, trunk, stem of a tree, G. bohle a thick plank or	   board; cf. LG. boll round. Cf. {Bulge}.]	   The trunk or stem of a tree, or that which is like it.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enormous elm-tree boles did stoop and lean. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Bole \Bole\, n. [Etym. doubtful.]	   An aperture, with a wooden shutter, in the wall of a house,	   for giving, occasionally, air or light; also, a small closet.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Open the bole wi'speed, that I may see if this be the	         right Lord Geraldin.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Bole \Bole\, n.	   A measure. See {Boll}, n., 2. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Bole \Bole\, n. [Gr. ? a clod or lump of earth: cf. F. bol, and	   also L. bolus morsel. Cf. {Bolus}.]	   1. Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay,	      usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of	      iron, and used to color and adulterate various substances.	      It was formerly used in medicine. It is composed	      essentially of hydrous silicates of alumina, or more	      rarely of magnesia. See {Clay}, and {Terra alba}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bolus; a dose. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Armenian bole}. See under {Armenian}.	   {Bole Armoniac}, or {Armoniak}, Armenian bole. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Bolection \Bo*lec"tion\, n. (Arch.)	   A projecting molding round a panel. Same as {Bilection}.	   --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolero \Bo*le"ro\, n. [Sp.] (Mus.)	   1. A Spanish dance, or the lively music which accompanies it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of small outer jacket, with or without sleeves,	      worn by women.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bolete \bolete\ n.	   any fungus of the family {Boletaceae}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Boletic \Bo*let"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the {Boletus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Boletic acid}, an acid obtained from the {Boletus	      fomentarius}, variety {pseudo-igniarius}. Same as {Fumaric	      acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Boletus \Bo*le"tus\, n. [L. boletus, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   A genus of fungi having the under side of the pileus or cap	   composed of a multitude of fine separate tubes. A few are	   edible, and others very poisonous.	   [1913 Webster] Boley
Boley \Bo"ley\, Bolye \Bo"lye\, n.	   Same as {Booly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolide \Bo"lide\, n. [F. See {Bolis}.]	   A kind of meteor; a bolis.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolis \Bo"lis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? missile, arrow, fr. ? to	   throw.]	   A meteor or brilliant shooting star, followed by a train of	   light or sparks; esp. one which explodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolivian \Bo*liv"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Bolivia. -- n. A native of Bolivia.	   [1913 Webster]
Boll \Boll\, n. [OE. bolle boll, bowl, AS. bolla. See {Bowl} a	   vessel.]	   1. The pod or capsule of a plant, as of flax or cotton; a	      pericarp of a globular form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Scotch measure, formerly in use: for wheat and beans it	      contained four Winchester bushels; for oats, barley, and	      potatoes, six bushels. A boll of meal is 140 lbs.	      avoirdupois. Also, a measure for salt of two bushels.	      [Sometimes spelled {bole}.]	      [1913 Webster]	Boll \Boll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bolled}.]	   To form a boll or seed vessel; to go to seed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The barley was in the ear, and the flax was bolled.	                                                  --Ex. ix. 31.	   [1913 Webster]
Bollandists \Bol"land*ists\, n. pl.	   The Jesuit editors of the "Acta Sanctorum", or Lives of the	   Saints; -- named from John Bolland, who began the work.	   [1913 Webster]
Bollard \Bol"lard\, n. [Cf. {Bole} the stem of a tree, and	   {Pollard}.]	   An upright wooden or iron post in a boat or on a dock, used	   in veering or fastening ropes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bollard timber} (Naut.), a timber, also called a knighthead,	      rising just within the stem in a ship, on either side of	      the bowsprit, to secure its end.	      [1913 Webster]
Bollen \Boll"en\, a.	   See {Boln}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolling \Boll"ing\, n. [Cf. {Bole} stem of a tree, and {Poll},	   v. t.]	   A tree from which the branches have been cut; a pollard.	   [1913 Webster]
bollock \bollock\ n.	   one of the two male reproductive glands; a testis; -- usually	   spelled {ballock}, and usually used in the plural.	   Syn: gonad, testicle, ball, nut, egg.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a pulley-block at the head of a topmast.	   Syn: bullock block.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bollocks \bollocks\ v.	   to make a mess of.	   Syn: botch, fumble, botch up, muff, blow it, flub, screw up,	        ball up, blunder, spoil, muck up, bungle, fluff, bollix,	        bollix up, bollocks up, bobble, mishandle, louse up,	        foul up, mess up, fuck up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bollworm \Boll"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of a moth ({Heliothis armigera}) which devours the	   bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great	   damage to the crops.	   [1913 Webster]
Boln \Boln\, v. i. [OE. bolnen, bollen; cf. Dan. bulne. Cf.	   {Bulge}.]	   To swell; to puff. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Boln	Boln \Boln\, Bollen \Boll"en\, a.	   Swollen; puffed out.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thin, and boln out like a sail.          --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolo \Bo"lo\, n. [Sp.]	   A kind of large knife resembling a machete. [Phil. Islands]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bologna \Bo*lo"gna\, n.	   1. A city of Italy which has given its name to various	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Bologna sausage; also informally called {baloney}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bologna sausage} [It. salsiccia di Bologna], a large sausage	      made of bacon or ham, beef, veal, and pork, cooked and	      smoked, chopped fine and inclosed in a skin.	   {Bologna stone} (Min.), radiated barite, or barium sulphate,	      found in roundish masses composed of radiating fibers,	      first discovered near Bologna. It is phosphorescent when	      calcined.	   {Bologna vial}, a vial of unannealed glass which will fly	      into pieces when its surface is scratched by a hard body,	      as by dropping into it a fragment of flint; whereas a	      bullet may be dropped into it without injury.	      [1913 Webster]
Bolognese \Bo*lo`gnese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Bologna. -- n. A native of Bologna.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bolognese school} (Paint.), a school of painting founded by	      the Carracci, otherwise called the Lombard or Eclectic	      school, the object of which was to unite the excellences	      of the preceding schools.	      [1913 Webster]
Bolognian \Bo*lo"gnian\, a. & n.	   Bolognese.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bolognian stone}. See {Bologna stone}, under {Bologna}.	      [1913 Webster]
bolograph \bolograph\ n.	   a record or recording made by a bolometer.	   Syn: bologram.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bolographic \bolographic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a bolograph.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bolometric \bolometric\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a bolometer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bolometer \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; --	   called also {actinic balance}, {thermic balance}. --S. P.	   Langley.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolsa \Bol"sa\, n. [Sp., lit., purse. See {Bourse}.]	   An exchange for the transaction of business. [Sp. Amer. &	   Phil. Islands]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bolshevik \Bolshevik\ n. [Russian bol'shevik fr. bol'she more +	   -vik, a person, i.e. one who is a member of the majority (in	   the revolutionary Russian parliament).]	   1. a member of the extreme left wing of the Social Democratic	      Party that seized power in Russia in 1917 after the	      Russian October Revolution, and advocated rule by the	      proletariat and state ownership of property.	   Note: Actually in the minority, this branch seized the	         opportunity, when the moderate group walked out, to	         proclaim themselves a majority and form a government.	         They prevailed in the subsequent civil war.	         [PJC]	   2. same as {communist}, especially used of Russian	      communists.	      [PJC]	   3. anyone with communist leanings or sympathies; -- used very	      loosely in a derogatory sense by some people with	      economically conservative views.	      [PJC]	Bolshevik \Bolshevik\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Bolsheviks or bolshevism. Bolshevik	   Revolution	   Syn: bolshevik.	        [WordNet 1.5] bolshevise
bolshevise \bolshevise\, bolshevize \bolshevize\v. [see	   {Bolshevik}.]	   to render communistic; -- of governments.	   Syn: communize, make communist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bolshevism \bolshevism\ n. [see {Bolshevik}.]	   a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin.	   Syn: collectivism, Marxism-Leninism, Leninism, Marxism,	        Sovietism, sovietism.	        [WordNet 1.5] bolshie
bolshie \bolshie\, bolshy \bolshy\n.	   a {communist} or {Bolshevik}, n.. [slang.]	   [PJC]
bolshy \bolshy\ adj.	   obstreperous. [British slang.]	   Syn: stroppy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bolster \Bol"ster\ (b[=o]l"st[~e]r; 110), n. [AS. bolster; akin	   to Icel. b[=o]lstr, Sw. & Dan. bolster, OHG. bolstar,	   polstar, G. polster; from the same root as E. bole stem, bowl	   hollow vessel. Cf. {Bulge}, {Poltroon}.]	   1. A long pillow or cushion, used to support the head of a	      person lying on a bed; -- generally laid under the	      pillows.	      [1913 Webster]	            And here I'll fling the pillow, there the bolster,	            This way the coverlet, another way the sheets.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pad, quilt, or anything used to hinder pressure, support	      any part of the body, or make a bandage sit easy upon a	      wounded part; a compress.	      [1913 Webster]	            This arm shall be a bolster for thy head. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything arranged to act as a support, as in various forms	      of mechanism, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Saddlery) A cushioned or a piece part of a saddle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) A cushioned or a piece of soft wood covered with	          tarred canvas, placed on the trestletrees and against	          the mast, for the collars of the shrouds to rest on,	          to prevent chafing.	      (b) Anything used to prevent chafing.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A plate of iron or a mass of wood under the end of a	      bridge girder, to keep the girder from resting directly on	      the abutment.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A transverse bar above the axle of a wagon, on which the	      bed or body rests.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The crossbeam forming the bearing piece of the body of a	      railway car; the central and principal cross beam of a car	      truck.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mech.) the perforated plate in a punching machine on	      which anything rests when being punched.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Cutlery)	       (a) That part of a knife blade which abuts upon the end	           of the handle.	       (b) The metallic end of a pocketknife handle. --G.	           Francis.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. (Arch.) The rolls forming the ends or sides of the Ionic	       capital. --G. Francis.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mil.) A block of wood on the carriage of a siege gun,	       upon which the breech of the gun rests when arranged for	       transportation.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Gun carriage}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bolster work} (Arch.), members which are bellied or curved	      outward like cushions, as in friezes of certain classical	      styles.	      [1913 Webster]	Bolster \Bol"ster\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bolstered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bolstering}.]	   1. To support with a bolster or pillow. --S. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or	      unusual effort; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bolster baseness.                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a	            factitious pride.                     --Compton	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]
Bolstered \Bol"stered\, a.	   1. Supported; upheld.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Swelled out.	      [1913 Webster]
Bolsterer \Bol"ster*er\, n.	   A supporter.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolt \Bolt\, n. [AS. bolt; akin to Icel. bolti, Dan. bolt, D.	   bout, OHG. bolz, G. bolz, bolzen; of uncertain origin.]	   1. A shaft or missile intended to be shot from a crossbow or	      catapult, esp. a short, stout, blunt-headed arrow; a	      quarrel; an arrow, or that which resembles an arrow; a	      dart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look that the crossbowmen lack not bolts. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fool's bolt is soon shot.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lightning; a thunderbolt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A strong pin, of iron or other material, used to fasten or	      hold something in place, often having a head at one end	      and screw thread cut upon the other end.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sliding catch, or fastening, as for a door or gate; the	      portion of a lock which is shot or withdrawn by the action	      of the key.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An iron to fasten the legs of a prisoner; a shackle; a	      fetter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Away with him to prison!	            lay bolts enough upon him.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A compact package or roll of cloth, as of canvas or silk,	      often containing about forty yards.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A bundle, as of oziers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bolt auger}, an auger of large size; an auger to make holes	      for the bolts used by shipwrights.	   {Bolt and nut}, a metallic pin with a head formed upon one	      end, and a movable piece (the nut) screwed upon a thread	      cut upon the other end. See B, C, and D, in illust. above.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See {Tap bolt}, {Screw bolt}, and {Stud bolt}.	         [1913 Webster]	Bolt \Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bolted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bolting}.]	   1. To shoot; to discharge or drive forth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter precipitately; to blurt or throw out.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hate when Vice can bolt her arguments. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To swallow without chewing; as, to bolt food; often used	      with down.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (U. S. Politics) To refuse to support, as a nomination	      made by a party to which one has belonged or by a caucus	      in which one has taken part.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Sporting) To cause to start or spring forth; to dislodge,	      as conies, rabbits, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To fasten or secure with, or as with, a bolt or bolts, as	      a door, a timber, fetters; to shackle; to restrain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let tenfold iron bolt my door.        --Langhorn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which shackles accidents and bolts up change.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bolt \Bolt\ (b[=o]lt; 110), v. i.	   1. To start forth like a bolt or arrow; to spring abruptly;	      to come or go suddenly; to dart; as, to bolt out of the	      room.	      [1913 Webster]	            This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt, . . .	            And oft out of a bush doth bolt.      --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike or fall suddenly like a bolt.	      [1913 Webster]	            His cloudless thunder bolted on their heads.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spring suddenly aside, or out of the regular path; as,	      the horse bolted.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (U.S. Politics) To refuse to support a nomination made by	      a party or a caucus with which one has been connected; to	      break away from a party.	      [1913 Webster]	Bolt \Bolt\, adv.	   In the manner of a bolt; suddenly; straight; unbendingly.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] came bolt up against the heavy dragoon.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bolt upright}.	   (a) Perfectly upright; perpendicular; straight up;	       unbendingly erect. --Addison.	   (b) On the back at full length. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	Bolt \Bolt\, n. [From {Bolt}, v. i.]	   1. A sudden spring or start; a sudden spring aside; as, the	      horse made a bolt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden flight, as to escape creditors.	      [1913 Webster]	            This gentleman was so hopelessly involved that he	            contemplated a bolt to America -- or anywhere.	                                                  --Compton	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (U. S. Politics) A refusal to support a nomination made by	      the party with which one has been connected; a breaking	      away from one's party.	      [1913 Webster]	Bolt \Bolt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bolted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bolting}.] [OE. bolten, boulten, OF. buleter, F. bluter, fr.	   Ll. buletare, buratare, cf. F. bure coarse woolen stuff; fr.	   L. burrus red. See {Borrel}, and cf. {Bultel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles	      of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate,	      assort, refine, or purify by other means.	      [1913 Webster]	            He now had bolted all the flour.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ill schooled in bolted language.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate, as if by sifting or bolting; -- with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time and nature will bolt out the truth of things.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To discuss or argue privately, and for practice, as	      cases at law. --Jacob.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bolt to the bran}, to examine thoroughly, so as to	      separate or discover everything important. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            This bolts the matter fairly to the bran. --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	            The report of the committee was examined and sifted	            and bolted to the bran.               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Bolt \Bolt\, n.	   A sieve, esp. a long fine sieve used in milling for bolting	   flour and meal; a bolter. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Boltel \Bol"tel\, n.	   See {Boultel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolter \Bolt"er\, n.	   One who bolts; esp.:	   (a) A horse which starts suddenly aside.	   (b) A man who breaks away from his party.	       [1913 Webster]	Bolter \Bolt"er\, n.	   1. One who sifts flour or meal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument or machine for separating bran from flour,	      or the coarser part of meal from the finer; a sieve.	      [1913 Webster]	Bolter \Bolt"er\, n.	   A kind of fishing line. See {Boulter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolthead \Bolt"head`\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A long, straight-necked, glass vessel for chemical	      distillations; -- called also a {matrass} or receiver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The head of a bolt.	      [1913 Webster]
Bolting \Bolt"ing\, n.	   A darting away; a starting off or aside.	   [1913 Webster]	Bolting \Bolt"ing\, n.	   1. A sifting, as of flour or meal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A private arguing of cases for practice by students,	      as in the Inns of Court. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bolting cloth}, wire, hair, silk, or other sieve cloth of	      different degrees of fineness; -- used by millers for	      sifting flour. --McElrath.	   {Bolting hutch}, a bin or tub for the bolted flour or meal;	      (fig.) a receptacle.	      [1913 Webster]
Boltonite \Bol"ton*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A granular mineral of a grayish or yellowish color, found in	   Bolton, Massachusetts. It is a silicate of magnesium,	   belonging to the chrysolite family.	   [1913 Webster]
Boltrope \Bolt"rope`\, n. (Naut.)	   A rope stitched to the edges of a sail to strengthen the	   sail.	   [1913 Webster]
Boltsprit \Bolt"sprit`\, n. [A corruption of bowsprit.] (Naut.)	   See {Bowsprit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bolty \Bol"ty\, n. (Zool.)	   An edible fish of the Nile (genus {Chromis}). [Written also	   {bulti}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bolus \Bo"lus\, n.; pl. {Boluses}. [L. bolus bit, morsel; cf. G.	   ? lump of earth. See {Bole}, n., clay.]	   A rounded mass of anything, esp. a large pill.	   [1913 Webster]
Bom \Bom\, n. (Zool.)	   A large American serpent, so called from the sound it makes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bomb \Bomb\, n. [F. bombe bombshell, fr. L. bombus a humming or	   buzzing noise, Gr. ?.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A great noise; a hollow sound. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A pillar of iron . . . which if you had struck,	            would make . . . a great bomb in the chamber	            beneath.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A shell; esp. a spherical shell, like those fired	      from mortars. See {Shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bomb ketch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bomb chest} (Mil.), a chest filled with bombs, or only with	      gunpowder, placed under ground, to cause destruction by	      its explosion.	   {Bomb ketch}, {Bomb vessel} (Naut.), a small ketch or vessel,	      very strongly built, on which mortars are mounted to be	      used in naval bombardments; -- called also {mortar	      vessel}.	   {Bomb lance}, a lance or harpoon with an explosive head, used	      in whale fishing.	   {Volcanic bomb}, a mass of lava of a spherical or pear shape.	      "I noticed volcanic bombs." --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	Bomb \Bomb\, v. t.	   To bombard. [Obs.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Bomb \Bomb\, v. i. [Cf. {Boom}.]	   To sound; to boom; to make a humming or buzzing sound. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombacaceae \Bombacaceae\ n.	   a natural family of tropical trees with large dry or fleshy	   fruit containing usually woolly seeds.	   Syn: family {Bombacaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bombace \Bom"bace\, n. [OF.]	   Cotton; padding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bombard \Bom"bard\, n. [F. bombarde, LL. bombarda, fr. L. bombus	   + -ard. Cf. {Bumper}, and see {Bomb}.]	   1. (Gun.) A piece of heavy ordnance formerly used for	      throwing stones and other ponderous missiles. It was the	      earliest kind of cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	            They planted in divers places twelve great bombards,	            wherewith they threw huge stones into the air,	            which, falling down into the city, might break down	            the houses.                           --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bombardment. [Poetic & R.] --J. Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large drinking vessel or can, or a leather bottle, for	      carrying liquor or beer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yond same black cloud, yond huge one, looks like a	            foul bombard that would shed his liquor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Padded breeches. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bombard phrase}, inflated language; bombast. [Obs.] --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Bombard \Bom"bard\, n. [OE. bombarde, fr. F. bombarde.] (Mus.)	   See {Bombardo}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bombard \Bom*bard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bombarded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bombarding}.]	   To attack with bombards or with artillery; especially, to	   throw shells, hot shot, etc., at or into.	   [1913 Webster]	         Next, she means to bombard Naples.       --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         His fleet bombarded and burnt down Dieppe. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombardier \Bom`bar*dier"\, n. [F. bombardier.] (Mil.)	   (a) One who used or managed a bombard; an artilleryman; a	       gunner. [Archaic]	   (b) A noncommissioned officer in the British artillery.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Bombardier beetle} (Zool.), a kind of beetle ({Brachinus	      crepitans}), so called because, when disturbed, it makes	      an explosive discharge of a pungent and acrid vapor from	      its anal glands. The name is applied to other related	      species, as the {Brachinus displosor}, which can produce	      ten or twelve explosions successively. The common American	      species is {Brachinus fumans}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bombardman \Bom"bard*man\, n.	   One who carried liquor or beer in a can or bombard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . made room for a bombardman that brought	         bouge for a country lady.                --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombardment \Bom*bard"ment\, n. [F. bombardement.]	   An attack upon a fortress or fortified town, with shells, hot	   shot, rockets, etc.; the act of throwing bombs and shot into	   a town or fortified place.	   [1913 Webster] Bombardo
Bombardo \Bom*bar"do\, Bombardon \Bom*bar"don\, n. [It.	   bombardo.] (Mus.)	   Originally, a deep-toned instrument of the oboe or bassoon	   family; thence, a bass reed stop on the organ. The name	   bombardon is now given to a brass instrument, the lowest of	   the saxhorns, in tone resembling the ophicleide. --Grove.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombasine \Bom`ba*sine"\, n.	   Same as {Bombazine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombast \Bom"bast\ (b[o^]m"b[.a]st or b[u^]m"b[.a]st; 277), n.	   [OF. bombace cotton, LL. bombax cotton, bombasium a doublet	   of cotton; hence, padding, wadding, fustian. See	   {Bombazine}.]	   1. Originally, cotton, or cotton wool. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A candle with a wick of bombast.      --Lupton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cotton, or any soft, fibrous material, used as stuffing	      for garments; stuffing; padding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How now, my sweet creature of bombast! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doublets, stuffed with four, five, or six pounds of	            bombast at least.                     --Stubbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language	      above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet noisy bombast carefully avoid.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Bombast \Bom"bast\, a.	   High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent;	   bombastic.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] evades them with a bombast circumstance,	         Horribly stuffed with epithets of war.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor a tall metaphor in bombast way.      --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]	Bombast \Bom*bast"\ (b[o^]m*b[.a]st" or b[u^]m*b[.a]st"), v. t.	   To swell or fill out; to pad; to inflate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not bombasted with words vain ticklish ears to feed.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster] Bombastic
Bombastic \Bom*bas"tic\ (b[o^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k or	   b[u^]m*b[.a]s"t[i^]k), Bombastical \Bom*bas"tic*al\, a.	   Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated. --	   {Bom*bas"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         A theatrical, bombastic, windy phraseology. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Turgid; tumid; pompous; grandiloquent.	        [1913 Webster]
Bombastry \Bom"bast*ry\, n.	   Swelling words without much meaning; bombastic language;	   fustian.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bombastry and buffoonery, by nature lofty and light,	         soar highest of all.                     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombax \Bom"bax\, n. [LL., cotton. See {Bombast}, n.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees, called also the {silkcotton tree}; also, a	   tree of the genus Bombax.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombazet Bombazette \Bom`ba*zet" Bom`ba*zette"\, n. [Cf.	   {Bombazine}.]	   A sort of thin woolen cloth. It is of various colors, and may	   be plain or twilled.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombazine \Bom`ba*zine"\, n. [F. bombasin, LL. bombacinium,	   bambacinium, L. bombycinus silken, bombycinum a silk or	   cotton texture, fr. bombyx silk, silkworm, Gr. ?. Cf.	   {Bombast}, {Bombycinous}.]	   A twilled fabric for dresses, of which the warp is silk, and	   the weft worsted. Black bombazine has been much used for	   mourning garments. [Sometimes spelt {bombasin}, and	   {bombasine}.] --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
bomb calorimeter \bomb" cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n.	   a type of calorimeter made of a steel body which closes	   tightly and resists high pressure, designed for measuring the	   amount of heat developed durng chemical combustion of a	   quantity of combustible material in an oxygen atmosphere.	   [PJC]
bomber \bomber\ n.	   1. a military aircraft that drops bombs during flight.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split	      lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato	      and onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are	      used in different sections of the US.	   Syn: grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, hoagy, Cuban	        sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,	        submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a person who drops bombs or plants and explodes bombs,	      especially surreptitously.	      [PJC]	   4. a {bomber jacket}.	      [PJC]
Bomber jacket \Bom"ber jack`et\, n. [From its resemblance to the	   style of jacket work by the crews of World War II bomber	   airplanes.]	   a short men's jacket made of leather, having a zipper in	   front, knitted cuffs, and ribbed trim.	   [PJC]
Bombic \Bom"bic\, a. [L. bombyx silk, silkworm: cf. F.	   bombique.]	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the silkworm; as, bombic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombilate \Bom"bi*late\, v. i. [LL. bombilare, for L. bombitare.	   See {Bomb}, n.]	   To hum; to buzz. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bombilation \Bom`bi*la"tion\, n.	   A humming sound; a booming.	   [1913 Webster]	         To . . . silence the bombilation of guns. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombinate \Bom"bi*nate\, v. i.	   To hum; to boom.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombination \Bom`bi*na"tion\, n.	   A humming or buzzing.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombolo \Bom"bo*lo\, n.; pl. {Bomboloes}. [Cf. It bombola a	   pitcher.]	   A thin spheroidal glass retort or flask, used in the	   sublimation of camphor. [Written also {bumbelo}, and	   {bumbolo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bombproof \Bomb"proof`\, a.	   Secure against the explosive force of bombs. -- n. A	   structure which heavy shot and shell will not penetrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombshell \Bomb"shell`\, n.	   1. A bomb. See {Bomb}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. something or someone that stuns or amazes, especially	      suddenly and unexpectedly; as, the news of the president's	      affair was a political bombshell; a blonde bombshell.	      [PJC]
bombsight \bombsight\ n.	   1. a sighting device in an aircraft for aiming bombs.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bombus \Bombus\ n.	   1. bumblebees.	   Syn: genus Bombus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bombycid \Bom*by"cid\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus {Bombyx}, or the family	   {Bombycid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombycilla \Bombycilla\ n.	   1. waxwings.	   Syn: genus {Bombycilla}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bombycinous \Bom*byc"i*nous\ (b[o^]m*b[i^]s"[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [L.	   bombycinus. See {Bombazine}.]	   1. Silken; made of silk. [Obs.] --Coles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being of the color of the silkworm; transparent with a	      yellow tint. --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Bombyliidae \Bombyliidae\ n.	   a natural family of dipterous insects comprising the bee	   flies.	   Syn: family {Bombyliidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bombylious \Bom*byl"i*ous\ (b[o^]m*b[i^]l"[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L.	   bombylius a bumblebee, Gr. bombylio`s.]	   Buzzing, like a bumblebee; as, the bombylious noise of the	   horse fly. [Obs.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Bombyx \Bom"byx\ (b[o^]m"b[i^]ks), n. [L., silkworm. See	   {Bombazine}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of moths, which includes the silkworm moth. See	   {Silkworm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bon \Bon\, a. [F., fr. L. bonus.]	   Good; valid as security for something.	   [1913 Webster]
Bon-accord \Bon-ac*cord"\, n.	   Good will; good fellowship; agreement. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bonaci \Bo`na*ci"\, n. [Amer. Sp. bonas['i], prob. from native	   name.] (Zool.)	   (a) A large grouper ({Mycteroperca bonaci}) of Florida and	       the West Indies, valuable as a food fish; -- called also	       {aguaji} and, in Florida, {black grouper}.	   (b) Also, any one of several other similar fishes.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bona fide \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 purchaser or transaction.	   [1913 Webster]	Bona fides \Bo"na fi"des\ (b[=o]"n[.a] f[imac]"d[=e]z). [L.]	   Good faith; honesty; freedom from fraud or deception.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bonair \Bo*nair"\, a. [OE., also bonere, OF. bonnaire, Cotgr.,	   abbrev. of debonnaire. See {Debonair}.]	   Gentle; courteous; complaisant; yielding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bonanza \Bo*nan"za\, n. [Sp., prop. calm., fair weather,	   prosperity, fr. L. bonus good.]	   In mining, a rich mine or vein of silver or gold; hence,	   anything which is a mine of wealth or yields a large income.	   [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bonapartean \Bo`na*part"e*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Napoleon Bonaparte or his family.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonapartism \Bo"na*part`ism\, n.	   The policy of Bonaparte or of the Bonapartes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonapartist \Bo"na*part`ist\, n.	   One attached to the policy or family of Bonaparte, or of the	   Bonapartes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bona peritura \Bo"na per`i*tu"ra\ [L.] (Law)	   Perishable goods. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]	Bona roba \Bo"na ro"ba\ [It., prop. "good stuff."]	   A showy wanton; a courtesan. --Shak	   [1913 Webster] Bonasus
Bonasus \Bo*na"sus\, Bonassus \Bo*nas"sus\, n. [L. bonasus, Gr.	   ?, ?.] (Zool.)	   The aurochs or European bison. See {Aurochs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonbon \Bon"bon`\, n. [F. bonbon, fr. bon bon very good, a	   superlative by reduplication, fr. bon good.]	   Sugar confectionery; a sugarplum; hence, any dainty.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonbonniere \Bon`bon`ni[`e]re"\, n.; pl. {-ni[`e]res}. [F.]	   A small fancy box or dish for bonbons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bonce \Bonce\, n. [Etymol. unknown.]	   A boy's game played with large marbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonchr'etien \Bon`chr['e]`tien"\, n. [F., good Christian.]	   A name given to several kinds of pears. See {Bartlett}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boncilate \Bon"ci*late\, n. [Empirical trade name.]	   A substance composed of ground bone, mineral matters, etc.,	   hardened by pressure, and used for making billiard balls,	   boxes, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bond \Bond\ (b[o^]nd), n. [The same word as band. Cf. {Band},	   {Bend}.]	   1. That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which	      anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a	      band; a ligament; a shackle or a manacle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gnawing with my teeth my bonds in sunder,	            I gained my freedom.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity,	      restraint. "This man doeth nothing worthy of death or of	      bonds." --Acts xxvi.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A binding force or influence; a cause of union; a uniting	      tie; as, the bonds of fellowship.	      [1913 Webster]	            A people with whom I have no tie but the common bond	            of mankind.                           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Moral or political duty or obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love your majesty	            According to my bond, nor more nor less. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A writing under seal, by which a person binds	      himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, to pay	      a certain sum on or before a future day appointed. This is	      a {single bond}. But usually a condition is added, that,	      if the obligor shall do a certain act, appear at a certain	      place, conform to certain rules, faithfully perform	      certain duties, or pay a certain sum of money, on or	      before a time specified, the obligation shall be void;	      otherwise it shall remain in full force. If the condition	      is not performed, the bond becomes forfeited, and the	      obligor and his heirs are liable to the payment of the	      whole sum. --Bouvier. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A financial instrument (of the nature of the ordinary	      legal bond) made by a government or a corporation for	      purpose of borrowing money; a written promise to pay a	      specific sum of money on or before a specified day, given	      in return for a sum of money; as, a government, city, or	      railway bond.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The state of goods placed in a bonded warehouse till the	      duties are paid; as, merchandise in bond.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Arch.) The union or tie of the several stones or bricks	      forming a wall. The bricks may be arranged for this	      purpose in several different ways, as in {English bond} or	      {block bond} (Fig. 1), where one course consists of bricks	      with their ends toward the face of the wall, called	      headers, and the next course of bricks with their lengths	      parallel to the face of the wall, called stretchers;	      Flemish bond (Fig.2), where each course consists of	      headers and stretchers alternately, so laid as always to	      break joints; Cross bond, which differs from the English	      by the change of the second stretcher line so that its	      joints come in the middle of the first, and the same	      position of stretchers comes back every fifth line;	      Combined cross and English bond, where the inner part of	      the wall is laid in the one method, the outer in the	      other.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Chem.) A unit of chemical attraction between atoms; as,	      oxygen has two bonds of affinity. Also called {chemical	      bond}. It is often represented in graphic formul[ae] by a	      short line or dash. See Diagram of {Benzene nucleus}, and	      {Valence}. Several types of bond are distinguished by	      chemists, as {double bond}, {triple bond}, {covalent	      bond}, {hydrogen bond}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   10. (Elec.) A heavy copper wire or rod connecting adjacent	       rails of an electric railway track when used as a part of	       the electric circuit.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. League; association; confederacy. [South Africa]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	             The Africander Bond, a league or association	             appealing to African, but practically to Boer,	             patriotism.                          --James Bryce.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Arbitration bond}. See under {Arbitration}.	   {Bond creditor} (Law), a creditor whose debt is secured by a	      bond. --Blackstone.	   {covalent bond}, an attractive force between two atoms of a	      molecule generated by the merging of an electron orbital	      of each atom into a combined orbital in the molecule. Such	      bonds vary in strength, but in molecules of substances	      typically encountered in human experience (as, water or	      alcohol) they are sufficiently strong to persist and	      maintain the identity and integrity of the molecule over	      appreciable periods of time. Each such bond satisfies one	      unit of {valence} for each of the atoms thus bonded.	      Contrasted with {hydrogen bond}, which is weaker and does	      not satisfy the valence of either atom involved.	   {double bond}, {triple bond}, a {covalent bond} which	      involves the merging of orbitals of two (or three)	      electrons on each of the two connected atoms, thus	      satisfying two (or three) units of valence on each of the	      bonded atoms. When two carbon atoms are thus bonded, the	      bond (and the compound) are said to be unsaturated.	   {Bond debt} (Law), a debt contracted under the obligation of	      a bond. --Burrows.	   {hydrogen bond}, a non-covalent bond between hydrogen and	      another atom, usually oxygen or nitrogen. It does not	      involve the sharing of electrons between the bonded atoms,	      and therefore does not satisfy the valence of either atom.	      Hydrogen bonds are weak (ca. 5 kcal/mol) and may be	      frequently broken and reformed in solution at room	      temperature.	   {Bond of a slate} or {lap of a slate}, the distance between	      the top of one slate and the bottom or drip of the second	      slate above, i. e., the space which is covered with three	      thicknesses; also, the distance between the nail of the	      under slate and the lower edge of the upper slate.	   {Bond timber}, timber worked into a wall to tie or strengthen	      it longitudinally.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: Chains; fetters; captivity; imprisonment.	        [1913 Webster]	Bond \Bond\ (b[o^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bonded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bonding}.]	   1. To place under the conditions of a bond; to mortgage; to	      secure the payment of the duties on (goods or merchandise)	      by giving a bond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) To dispose in building, as the materials of a	      wall, so as to secure solidity.	      [1913 Webster]	Bond \Bond\, n. [OE. bond, bonde, peasant, serf, AS. bonda,	   bunda, husband, bouseholder, from Icel. b[=o]ndi husbandman,	   for b[=u]andi, fr. b[=u]a to dwell. See {Boor}, {Husband}.]	   A vassal or serf; a slave. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	Bond \Bond\, a.	   In a state of servitude or slavery; captive.	   [1913 Webster]	         By one Spirit are we all baptized . . . whether we be	         Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or free. --1 Cor.	                                                  xii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
bondable \bondable\ adj.	   1. capable of being fastened or secured with a rope or bond.	   Syn: bindable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. capable of holding together or cohering; as particles in a	      mass.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bondage \Bond"age\ (-[asl]j), n. [LL. bondagium. See {Bond}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being bound; condition of being under	      restraint; restraint of personal liberty by compulsion;	      involuntary servitude; slavery; captivity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The King, when he designed you for my guard,	            Resolved he would not make my bondage hard.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obligation; tie of duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must resolve by no means to be . . . brought	            under the bondage of observing oaths. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old Eng. Law) Villenage; tenure of land on condition of	      doing the meanest services for the owner.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Thralldom; bond service; imprisonment.	        [1913 Webster]
Bondager \Bond"a*ger\ (-[asl]*j[~e]r), n.	   A field worker, esp. a woman who works in the field. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bondar \Bon"dar\ (b[o^]n"d[aum]r), n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small quadruped of Bengal ({Paradoxurus bondar}), allied to	   the genet; -- called also {musk cat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonded \Bond"ed\ (b[o^]nd"[e^]d), a.	   Placed under, or covered by, a bond, as for the payment of	   duties, or for conformity to certain regulations.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bonded goods}, goods placed in a bonded warehouse; goods,	      for the duties on which bonds are given at the	      customhouse.	   {Bonded warehouse}, a warehouse in which goods on which the	      duties are unpaid are stored under bond and in the joint	      custody of the importer, or his agent, and the customs	      officers.	      [1913 Webster]
Bonder \Bond"er\ (b[o^]nd"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who places goods under bond or in a bonded warehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Masonry) A bonding stone or brick; a bondstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Bonder \Bond"er\, n. [Norwegian bonde.]	   A freeholder on a small scale. [Norway] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bondholder \Bond"hold`er\ (-h[=o]ld`[~e]r), n.	   A person who holds the bonds of a public or private	   corporation for the payment of money at a certain time.	   [1913 Webster]
bonding \bonding\ n.	   the process of fastening firmly together.	   Syn: soldering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bondmaid \Bond"maid`\ (-m[=a]d`), n. [Bond, a. or n. + maid.]	   A female slave, or one bound to service without wages, as	   distinguished from a hired servant.	   [1913 Webster]
Bondman \Bond"man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Bondmen} (-men).	   [Bond,a.orn.+ man.]	   1. A man slave, or one bound to service without wages. "To	      enfranchise bondmen." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Eng. Law) A villain, or tenant in villenage.	      [1913 Webster] bond-servant
bond-servant \bond-servant\, Bond servant \Bond"
serv`ant\(s[~e]rv`ant).	   A slave; one who is bound to service without wages.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thy brother . . . be waxen poor, and be sold unto	         thee; thou shalt not compel him to serve as a bond	         servant: but as an hired servant.        --Lev. xxv.	                                                  39, 40.	   [1913 Webster]
Bond service \Bond" serv`ice\ (s[~e]rv`[i^]s).	   The condition of a bond servant; service without wages;	   slavery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their children . . . upon those did Solomon levy a	         tribute of bond service.                 --1 Kings ix.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]
Bondslave \Bond"slave`\ (-sl[=a]v`), n.	   A person in a state of slavery; one whose person and liberty	   are subjected to the authority of a master.	   [1913 Webster]
Bondsman \Bonds"man\, n.; pl. {Bondsmen}. [Bond, a. or n. +	   man.]	   1. A slave; a villain; a serf; a bondman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carnal, greedy people, without such a precept, would	            have no mercy upon their poor bondsmen. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A surety; one who is bound, or who gives security,	      for another.	      [1913 Webster]
Bondstone \Bond"stone`\ (b[o^]nd"st[=o]n`), n. [Bond,n.+ stone.]	   (Masonry)	   A stone running through a wall from one face to another, to	   bind it together; a binding stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Bondswoman \Bonds"wom`an\ (b[o^]nds"w[oo^]m`an), n.	   See {Bondwoman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonduc \Bon"duc\ (b[o^]n"d[u^]k), n. [F. bonduc, fr. Ar. bunduq	   hazel nut, filbert nut.] (Bot.)	   See {Nicker tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bondwoman \Bond"wom`an\ (b[o^]nd"w[oo^]m`an), n.; pl.	   {Bondwomen} (-w[i^]m`en). [Bond,a.orn.+ woman.]	   A woman who is a slave, or in bondage.	   [1913 Webster]	         He who was of the bondwoman.             --Gal. iv. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
Bone \Bone\ (b[=o]n; 110), n. [OE. bon, ban, AS. b[=a]n; akin to	   Icel. bein, Sw. ben, Dan. & D. been, G. bein bone, leg; cf.	   Icel. beinn straight.]	   1. (Anat.) The hard, calcified tissue of the skeleton of	      vertebrate animals, consisting very largely of calcium	      carbonate, calcium phosphate, and gelatine; as, blood and	      bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Even in the hardest parts of bone there are many minute	         cavities containing living matter and connected by	         minute canals, some of which connect with larger canals	         through which blood vessels ramify.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the pieces or parts of an animal skeleton; as, a	      rib or a thigh bone; a bone of the arm or leg; also, any	      fragment of bony substance. (pl.) The frame or skeleton of	      the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything made of bone, as a bobbin for weaving bone lace.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Two or four pieces of bone held between the fingers	      and struck together to make a kind of music.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Dice.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Whalebone; hence, a piece of whalebone or of steel for a	      corset.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Fig.: The framework of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A bone of contention}, a subject of contention or dispute.	      	   {A bone to pick}, something to investigate, or to busy one's	      self about; a dispute to be settled (with some one).	   {Bone ash}, the residue from calcined bones; -- used for	      making cupels, and for cleaning jewelry.	   {Bone black} (Chem.), the black, carbonaceous substance into	      which bones are converted by calcination in close vessels;	      -- called also {animal charcoal}. It is used as a	      decolorizing material in filtering sirups, extracts, etc.,	      and as a black pigment. See {Ivory black}, under {Black}.	      	   {Bone cave}, a cave in which are found bones of extinct or	      recent animals, mingled sometimes with the works and bones	      of man. --Am. Cyc.	   {Bone dust}, ground or pulverized bones, used as a	      fertilizer.	   {Bone earth} (Chem.), the earthy residuum after the	      calcination of bone, consisting chiefly of phosphate of	      calcium.	   {Bone lace}, a lace made of linen thread, so called because	      woven with bobbins of bone.	   {Bone oil}, an oil obtained by heating bones (as in the	      manufacture of bone black), and remarkable for containing	      the nitrogenous bases, pyridine and quinoline, and their	      derivatives; -- also called {Dippel's oil}.	   {Bone setter}. Same as {Bonesetter}. See in the Vocabulary.	      	   {Bone shark} (Zool.), the basking shark.	   {Bone spavin}. See under {Spavin}.	   {Bone turquoise}, fossil bone or tooth of a delicate blue	      color, sometimes used as an imitation of true turquoise.	      	   {Bone whale} (Zool.), a right whale.	   {To be upon the bones of}, to attack. [Obs.]	   {To make no bones}, to make no scruple; not to hesitate.	      [Low]	   {To pick a bone with}, to quarrel with, as dogs quarrel over	      a bone; to settle a disagreement. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bone \Bone\ (b[=o]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boned} (b[=o]nd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Boning}.]	   1. To withdraw bones from the flesh of, as in cookery. "To	      bone a turkey." --Soyer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put whalebone into; as, to bone stays. --Ash.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fertilize with bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To steal; to take possession of. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Bone \Bone\, v. t. [F. bornoyer to look at with one eye, to	   sight, fr. borgne one-eyed.]	   To sight along an object or set of objects, to see if it or	   they be level or in line, as in carpentry, masonry, and	   surveying. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	         Joiners, etc., bone their work with two straight edges.	                                                  --W. M.	                                                  Buchanan.	   [1913 Webster]
Boneache \Bone"ache`\ (-[=a]k`), n.	   Pain in the bones. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Boneblack \Bone"black`\, n.	   See {Bone black}, under {Bone}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Boned \Boned\ (b[=o]nd), a.	   1. Having (such) bones; -- used in composition; as,	      big-boned; strong-boned.	      [1913 Webster]	            No big-boned men framed of the Cyclops' size.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deprived of bones; as, boned turkey or codfish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Manured with bone; as, boned land.	      [1913 Webster]
bone-dry \bone-dry\ adj.	   without a trace of moisture.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bonedog \Bone"dog`\ (-d[o^]g`), n. (Zool.)	   The spiny dogfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonefish \Bone"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   See {Ladyfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
bonehead \bone"head`\ n.	   a person of low intelligence; a dunce; a blockhead; -- used	   deprecatingly to express a low opinion of someone's	   intelligence or capabilities.	   Syn: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, lunkhead,	        hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead,	        shithead, fuckhead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
boneheaded \bone"head*ed\ adj.	   very stupid; -- used of people or actions. [informal] --	   {bone"head*ed*ness}, n.	   Syn: blockheaded, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick,	        thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed.	        [WordNet 1.5] bone-idle
bone-idle \bone-idle\ bone-lazy \bone-lazy\adj.	   1. disinclined to work or exertion.	   Syn: do-nothing(prenominal), faineant, indolent, lazy,	        otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boneless \Bone"less\, a.	   Without bones. "Boneless gums." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
bonelet \bonelet\ n.	   a small bone; especially one in the middle ear.	   Syn: ossicle, ossiculum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bonelike \bonelike\ adj.	   resembling bone.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bonemeal \bone"meal`\ n.	   ground bones, used as a fertilizer or as a component in	   animal feed; -- it is high in phosphate content.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
boner \boner\ n.	   1. an embarrassing mistake.	   Syn: blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch, boo-boo,	        misdoing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. one who bones food.	      [PJC]
Boneset \Bone"set`\ (-s[e^]t`), n. (Bot.)	   A medicinal plant, the thoroughwort ({Eupatorium	   perfoliatum}). Its properties are diaphoretic and tonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonesetter \Bone"set*ter\ (-s[e^]t*t[~e]r), n.	   One who sets broken or dislocated bones; -- commonly applied	   to one, not a regular surgeon, who makes an occupation of	   setting bones. -- {Bone"set*ting}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Boneshaw \Bone"shaw\ (-sh[add]), n. (Med.)	   Sciatica. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bonetta \Bo*net"ta\ (b[-o]*n[e^]t"t[.a]), n.	   See {Bonito}. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonfire \Bon"fire`\, n. [OE. bonefire, banefire, orig. a fire of	   bones; bone + fire; but cf. also Prov. E. bun a dry stalk.]	   A large fire built in the open air, as an expression of	   public joy and exultation, or for amusement.	   [1913 Webster]	         Full soon by bonfire and by bell,	         We learnt our liege was passing well.    --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Bongo \Bon"go\, n.	   Either of two large antelopes ({Bo["o]cercus eurycercus} of	   West Africa, and {Bo["o]cercus isaaci} of East Africa) of a	   reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on	   the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.	   Either of two large antelopes ({Bo["o]cercus eurycercus} of	   West Africa, and {Bo["o]cercus isaaci} of East Africa) of a	   reddish or chestnut-brown color with narrow white stripes on	   the body. Their flesh is especially esteemed as food.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bongo \Bon"go\ (b[o^][ng]"g[=o]), n.; pl. {bongos} or {bongo}.	   one of a pair of attached small drums, each tuned to a	   different pitch, played by striking with the hands.	   [PJC]
Bongrace \Bon"grace`\ (b[o^]n"gr[=a]s`), n. [F. bon good +	   gr[^a]ce grace, charm.]	   A projecting bonnet or shade to protect the complexion; also,	   a wide-brimmed hat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Bonhomie
Bonhomie \Bon`ho*mie"\, Bonhommie \Bon`hom*mie"\	   (b[o^]n`[o^]*m[=e]"), n. [F.]	   Good nature; pleasant and easy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonibell \Bon"i*bell\, n.	   See {Bonnibel}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Boniface \Bon"i*face\, n. [From the sleek, jolly landlord in	   Farquhar's comedy of "The Beaux' Stratagem."]	   An innkeeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Boniform \Bon"i*form\, a. [L. bonus good + -form.]	   Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonify \Bon"i*fy\, v. t. [L. bonus good + -fy: cf. F. bonifier.]	   To convert into, or make, good.	   [1913 Webster]	         To bonify evils, or tincture them with good.	                                                  --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Boniness \Bon"i*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being bony.	   [1913 Webster]
Boning \Bon"ing\, n. [Senses 1 and 2 fr. 1st {Bone}, sense 3 fr.	   3d {Bone}.]	   1. The clearing of bones from fish or meat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manuring of land with bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A method of leveling a line or surface by sighting along	      the tops of two or more straight edges, or a range of	      properly spaced poles. See 3d {Bone}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Bonitary \Bon"i*ta*ry\, a.	   Beneficial, as opposed to statutory or civil; as, bonitary	   dominion of land.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonito \Bo*ni"to\ (b[-o]*n[=e]"t[-o]), n.; pl. {Bonitoes}	   (-t[-o]z). [Sp. & Pg. bonito, fr. Ar. bain[imac]t and	   bain[imac]th.] [Often incorrectly written {bonita}.] (Zool.)	   1. A large tropical fish ({Orcynus pelamys}) allied to the	      tunny. It is about three feet long, blue above, with four	      brown stripes on the sides. It is sometimes found on the	      American coast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. any of a variety of scombroid fishes of the genera {Sarda}	      or {Euthynnus}, with a size intermediate between those of	      the smaller mackerels and the tunas. It is applied	      especially to the {skipjack tuna} ({Euthynnus pelamis},	      syn. {Katsuwonus pelamis}, formerly {Sarda Mediterranea},	      also called {skipjack}) of the Atlantic, an important and	      abundant food fish on the coast of the United States, and	      ({Sarda Chilensis}) of the Pacific, and other related	      species. These are large and active fishes, of a blue	      color above and silver below, with black oblique stripes.	      --MW10	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. The medregal ({Seriola fasciata}), an edible fish of the	      southern part of the United States and the West Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The cobia or crab eater ({Elacate canada}), an edible fish	      of the Middle and Southern United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Bonmot \Bon"mot`\ (b[^o]N"m[-o]`), n.; pl. {Bonsmots}	   (-m[-o]z`). [ F. bon good + mot word.]	   A witty repartee; a jest.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonnaz \Bon"naz\, n.	   A kind of embroidery made with a complicated sewing machine,	   said to have been originally invented by a Frenchman of the	   name of Bonnaz. The work is done either in freehand or by	   following a perforated design.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bonne \Bonne\ (b[o^]n), n. [F., prop. good woman.]	   A female servant charged with the care of a young child.	   [1913 Webster]	Bonne bouche \Bonne" bouche"\ (b[o^]n' b[oo^]sh`); pl. {Bonnes	   bouches} (b[o^]n' b[oo^]sh`). [F. bon, fem. bonne, good +	   bouche mouth.]	   A delicious morsel or mouthful; a tidbit.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonnet \Bon"net\ (b[o^]n"n[e^]t), n. [OE. bonet, OF. bonet,	   bonete. F. bonnet fr. LL. bonneta, bonetum; orig. the name of	   a stuff, and of unknown origin.]	   1. A headdress for men and boys; a cap. [Obs.] --Milton.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soft, elastic, very durable cap, made of thick, seamless	      woolen stuff, and worn by men in Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]	            And plaids and bonnets waving high.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covering for the head, worn by women, usually protecting	      more or less the back and sides of the head, but no part	      of the forehead. The shape of the bonnet varies greatly at	      different times; formerly the front part projected, and	      spread outward, like the mouth of a funnel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything resembling a bonnet in shape or use; as,	      (a) (Fort.) A small defense work at a salient angle; or a	          part of a parapet elevated to screen the other part	          from enfilade fire.	      (b) A metallic canopy, or projection, over an opening, as	          a fireplace, or a cowl or hood to increase the draught	          of a chimney, etc.	      (c) A frame of wire netting over a locomotive chimney, to	          prevent escape of sparks.	      (d) A roofing over the cage of a mine, to protect its	          occupants from objects falling down the shaft.	      (e) In pumps, a metal covering for the openings in the	          valve chambers.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) An additional piece of canvas laced to the foot of	      a jib or foresail in moderate winds. --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The second stomach of a ruminating animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An accomplice of a gambler, auctioneer, etc., who entices	      others to bet or to bid; a decoy. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Automobiles) The metal cover or shield over the motor;	      predominantly British usage. In the U.S. it is called the	      {hood}. [Brit.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bonnet limpet} (Zool.), a name given, from their shape, to	      various species of shells (family {Calyptr[ae]id[ae]}).	   {Bonnet monkey} (Zool.), an East Indian monkey ({Macacus	      sinicus}), with a tuft of hair on its head; the munga.	   {Bonnet piece}, a gold coin of the time of James V. of	      Scotland, the king's head on which wears a bonnet. --Sir	      W. Scott.	   {To have a bee in the bonnet}. See under {Bee}.	   {Black bonnet}. See under {Black}.	   {Blue bonnet}. See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Bonnet \Bon"net\, v. i.	   To take off the bonnet or cap as a mark of respect; to	   uncover. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonneted \Bon"net*ed\, a.	   1. Wearing a bonnet. "Bonneted and shawled." --Howitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) Protected by a bonnet. See {Bonnet}, 4	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster] bonnet head
bonnet head \bonnet head\, bonnethead \bonnethead\n. (Zool.),	   small harmless hammerhead shark ({Sphyrna tiburio}) of the	   southern United States and West Indies, having a spade-shaped	   head; abundant in bays and estuaries.	   Syn: shovelhead, bonnet shark, Sphyrna tiburo.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Bonnetless \Bon"net*less\, a.	   Without a bonnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonnet rouge \Bon`net" rouge"\ [F.]	   The red cap adopted by the extremists in the French	   Revolution, which became a sign of patriotism at that epoch;	   hence, a revolutionist; a Red Republican.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bonnibel \Bon"ni*bel\ (b[o^]n"n[i^]*b[e^]l), n. [F. bonne et	   belle, good and beautiful. Cf. {Bellibone}.]	   A handsome girl. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bonnie \Bon"nie\ (b[o^]n"n[y^]), a. [Scot.]	   See {Bonny}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonnilass \Bon"ni*lass`\ (b[o^]n"n[y^]*l[.a]s`), n. [Bonny +	   lass.]	   A "bonny lass"; a beautiful girl. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonnily \Bon"ni*ly\, adv.	   Gayly; handsomely.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonniness \Bon"ni*ness\, n.	   The quality of being bonny; gayety; handsomeness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bonny \Bon"ny\ (-n[y^]), a. [Spelled {bonnie} by the Scotch.]	   [OE. boni, prob. fr. F. bon, fem. bonne, good, fr. L. bonus	   good. See {Bounty}, and cf. {Bonus}, {Boon}.]	   1. Handsome; beautiful; pretty; attractively lively and	      graceful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till bonny Susan sped across the plain. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far from the bonnie banks of Ayr.     --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gay; merry; frolicsome; cheerful; blithe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be you blithe and bonny.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Report speaks you a bonny monk, that would hear the	            matin chime ere he quitted his bowl.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Bonny \Bon"ny\, n. (Mining)	   A round and compact bed of ore, or a distinct bed, not	   communicating with a vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonnyclabber \Bon"ny*clab`ber\ (-kl[a^]b`b[~e]r), n. [Ir.	   bainne, baine, milk + clabar mud, mire.]	   Coagulated sour milk; loppered milk; curdled milk; --	   sometimes called simply {clabber}. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
bonobo \bo*no"bo\ (b[-o]*n[=o]"b[=o]), n.	   An anthropoid ape ({Pan paniscus}), resembling but smaller	   than the common chimpanzee ({Pan troglodytes}); -- called	   also {pygmy chimpanzee}. It is found in the forests of Zaire.	   Its genome is the closest known to humans, differing by less	   than 2% in nucleotide sequence.	   Syn: pygmy chimpanzee, pygmy chimp.	        [PJC]
Bon Silene \Bon" Si`l[`e]ne"\ (b[^o]N" s[-e]`l[asl]n"). [F.]	   (Bot.)	   A very fragrant tea rose with petals of various shades of	   pink.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonspiel \Bon"spiel\ (b[o^]n"sp[=e]l), n. [Scot.; of uncertain	   origin.]	   A curling match between clubs. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bontebok \Bon"te*bok\ (b[o^]n"t[-e]*b[o^]k), n. [D. bont a sort	   of skin or fur, prop. variegated + bok buck.] (Zool.)	   The pied antelope of South Africa ({Alcelaphus pygarga}). Its	   face and rump are white. Called also {nunni}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bon ton \Bon" ton"\ (b[^o]N" t[^o]N"). [F., good tone, manner.]	   The height of the fashion; fashionable society.	   [1913 Webster]
Bonus \Bo"nus\ (b[=o]"n[u^]s), n.; pl. {Bonuses} (-[e^]z). [L.	   bonus good. Cf. {Bonny}.]	   1. (Law) A premium given for a loan, or for a charter or	      other privilege granted to a company; as the bank paid a	      bonus for its charter. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extra dividend to the shareholders of a joint stock	      company, out of accumulated profits.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Money paid in addition to a stated compensation.	      [1913 Webster]
Bon vivant \Bon` vi`vant"\ (b[^o]N` v[-e]`v[aum]N"); pl. {Bons	   vivants} (-v[aum]N"z). [F. bon good + vivant, p. pr. of vivre	   to live.]	   A good fellow; a jovial companion; a free liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Bony \Bon"y\ (b[=o]"n[y^]), a.	   1. Consisting of bone, or of bones; full of bones; pertaining	      to bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having large or prominent bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bony fish} (Zool.), the menhaden.	   {Bony pike} (Zool.), the gar pike ({Lepidosteus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Bonze \Bon"ze\ (b[o^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [Pg. bonzo, fr. Japan.	   b[=o]zu a Buddhist priest: cf. F. bonze.]	   A Buddhist or Fohist priest, monk, or nun.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was given by the Portuguese to the priests of	         Japan, and has since been applied to the priests of	         China, Cochin China, and the neighboring countries.	         [1913 Webster]
bonzer \bonzer\ adj.	   remarkable or wonderful. [Australian]	   [WordNet 1.5]
boo \boo\ v.	   to show displeasure (after a performance or speech) by making	   a prolonged sound of "boo".	   [WordNet 1.5]
boob \boob\ v.	   to commit a faux pas or fault.	   Syn: sin, commit an offence, blunder, goof.	        [WordNet 1.5]	boob \boob\ n.	   1. an ignorant or foolish person.	   Syn: dumbbell, dummy, dope, booby, pinhead.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a female breast. [informal or vulgar]	   Syn: breast, bosom, knocker, tit, titty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
boo-boo \boo-boo\ n.	   1. an embarrassing mistake.	   Syn: blunder, blooper, bungle, foul-up, flub, botch, boner,	        misdoing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a minor injury, such as an abrasion on the skin; --	      child's talk.	      [PJC]
Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Boobies} (-b[i^]z). [Sp.	   bobo dunce, idiot; cf. L. balbus stammering, E. barbarous.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A dunce; a stupid fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A swimming bird ({Sula fiber} or {Sula sula}) related	          to the common gannet, and found in the West Indies,	          nesting on the bare rocks. It is so called on account	          of its apparent stupidity -- unafraid of men, it	          allows itself to be caught by a simple and undisguised	          approach. The name is also sometimes applied to other	          species of gannets; as, {Sula piscator}, the	          {red-footed booby}; and {Sula nebouxii}, the	          {blue-footed booby}.	      (b) A species of penguin of the antarctic seas.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Booby hatch}	      (a) (Naut.), a kind of wooden hood over a hatch, readily	          removable.	      (b), an insane asylum. [Colloq.]	   {Booby hut}, a carriage body put upon sleigh runners. [Local,	      U. S.] --Bartlett.	   {Booby hutch}, a clumsy covered carriage or seat, used in the	      eastern part of England. --Forby.	   {Booby prize}, an award for the poorest performance in a	      competition; hence, metaphorically, the recognition of a	      strikingly inferior or incompetent performance.	   {Booby trap}	      (a), a schoolboy's practical joke, as a shower bath when a	          door is opened.	      (b), any concealed device causing surprise or injury when	          a usually harmless object is touched; -- in military	          operations, typically containing an explosive charge.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Booby \Boo"by\ (b[=oo]"b[y^]), a.	   Having the characteristics of a booby; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Boobyish \Boo"by*ish\, a.	   Stupid; dull.	   [1913 Webster]
Boodh \Boodh\, n.	   Same as {Buddha}. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Boodhism \Boodh"ism\, n.	   Same as {Buddhism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boodhist \Boodh"ist\, n.	   Same as {Buddhist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boodle \Boo"dle\, n. [Origin uncertain.]	   1. The whole collection or lot; caboodle. [Low, U. S.]	      --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Money given in payment for votes or political influence;	      bribe money; swag. [Polit. slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster] Boogeyman
Boogeyman \Boog"ey*man\, Bogeyman \Bo"gey*man\, n.	   Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that	   causes needless fright; something used to excite needless	   fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary	   monster, used to frighten children, etc. "Go to sleep or the	   Boogeyman will get you."	   Syn: Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; booger;	        bugaboo; bugbear.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
boogie \boogie\ n.	   1. (Music) an instrumental version of the blues (especially	      for piano).	   Syn: boogie-woogie.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a black person; -- offensive and disparaging. [slang]	      [PJC]	boogie \boog"ie\ (b[oo^]"g[=e]), v. i.	   to do a lively dance, often with the two partners not	   touching, to the accompaniment of rock music.	   [PJC]
boogie-woogie \boogie-woogie\ n. (Music),	   an instrumental version of the blues (especially for piano).	   Syn: boogie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boohoe \Boo`hoe"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boohooed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Boohooing}.] [An imitative word.]	   To bawl; to cry loudly. [Low] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Boohoo \Boo"hoo`\, n. (Zool.)	   The sailfish; -- called also {woohoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Book \Book\ (b[oo^]k), n. [OE. book, bok, AS. b[=o]c; akin to	   Goth. b[=o]ka a letter, in pl. book, writing, Icel. b[=o]k,	   Sw. bok, Dan. bog, OS. b[=o]k, D. boek, OHG. puoh, G. buch;	   and fr. AS. b[=o]c, b[=e]ce, beech; because the ancient	   Saxons and Germans in general wrote runes on pieces of	   beechen board. Cf. {Beech}.]	   1. A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material,	      blank, written, or printed, bound together; commonly, many	      folded and bound sheets containing continuous printing or	      writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When blank, it is called a blank book. When printed,	         the term often distinguishes a bound volume, or a	         volume of some size, from a pamphlet.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has been held that, under the copyright law, a book	         is not necessarily a volume made of many sheets bound	         together; it may be printed on a single sheet, as music	         or a diagram of patterns. --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A composition, written or printed; a treatise.	      [1913 Webster]	            A good book is the precious life blood of a master	            spirit, embalmed and treasured up on purpose to a	            life beyond life.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part or subdivision of a treatise or literary work; as,	      the tenth book of "Paradise Lost."	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A volume or collection of sheets in which accounts are	      kept; a register of debts and credits, receipts and	      expenditures, etc.; -- often used in the plural; as, they	      got a subpoena to examine our books.	   Syn: ledger, leger, account book, book of account. [1913	        Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   5. Six tricks taken by one side, in the game of bridge or	      whist, being the minimum number of tricks that must be	      taken before any additional tricks are counted as part of	      the score for that hand; in certain other games, two or	      more corresponding cards, forming a set.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. (Drama) a written version of a play or other dramatic	      composition; -- used in preparing for a performance.	   Syn: script, playscript.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   7. a set of paper objects (tickets, stamps, matches, checks	      etc.) bound together by one edge, like a book; as, he	      bought a book of stamps.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   8. a book or list, actual or hypothetical, containing records	      of the best performances in some endeavor; a recordbook;	      -- used in the phrase	   {one for the book} or	   {one for the books}.	   Syn: record, recordbook.	        [PJC]	   9. (Sport) the set of facts about an athlete's performance,	      such as typical performance or playing habits or methods,	      that are accumulated by potential opponents as an aid in	      deciding how best to compete against that athlete; as, the	      book on Ted Williams suggests pitching to him low and	      outside.	      [PJC]	   10. (Finance) same as {book value}.	       [PJC]	   11. (Stock market) the list of current buy and sell orders	       maintained by a stock market specialist.	       [PJC]	   12. (Commerce) the purchase orders still outstanding and	       unfilled on a company's ledger; as, book to bill ratio.	       [PJC]	   Note: Book is used adjectively or as a part of many	         compounds; as, book buyer, bookrack, book club, book	         lore, book sale, book trade, memorandum book, cashbook.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Book account}, an account or register of debt or credit in a	      book.	   {Book debt}, a debt for items charged to the debtor by the	      creditor in his book of accounts.	   {Book learning}, learning acquired from books, as	      distinguished from practical knowledge. "Neither does it	      so much require book learning and scholarship, as good	      natural sense, to distinguish true and false." --Burnet.	   {Book louse} (Zool.), one of several species of minute,	      wingless insects injurious to books and papers. They	      belong to the {Pseudoneuroptera}.	   {Book moth} (Zool.), the name of several species of moths,	      the larv[ae] of which eat books.	   {Book oath}, an oath made on {The Book}, or Bible.	   {The Book of Books}, the Bible.	   {Book post}, a system under which books, bulky manuscripts,	      etc., may be transmitted by mail.	   {Book scorpion} (Zool.), one of the false scorpions	      ({Chelifer cancroides}) found among books and papers. It	      can run sidewise and backward, and feeds on small insects.	      	   {Book stall}, a stand or stall, often in the open air, for	      retailing books.	   {Canonical books}. See {Canonical}.	   {In one's books}, in one's favor. "I was so much in his	      books, that at his decease he left me his lamp."	      --Addison.	   {To bring to book}.	       (a) To compel to give an account.	       (b) To compare with an admitted authority. "To bring it	           manifestly to book is impossible." --M. Arnold.	   {by the book}, according to standard procedures; using the	      correct or usual methods.	   {cook the books}, make fallacious entries in or otherwise	      manipulate a financial record book for fraudulent	      purposes.	   {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.	   {To make book} (Horse Racing), to conduct a business of	      accepting or placing bets from others on horse races.	   {To make a book} (Horse Racing), to lay bets (recorded in a	      pocket book) against the success of every horse, so that	      the bookmaker wins on all the unsuccessful horses and	      loses only on the winning horse or horses.	   {off the books}, not recorded in the official financial	      records of a business; -- usually used of payments made in	      cash to fraudulently avoid payment of taxes or of	      employment benefits.	   {one for the book}, {one for the books}, something	      extraordinary, such as a record-breaking performance or a	      remarkable accomplishment.	   {To speak by the book}, to speak with minute exactness.	   {to throw the book at}, to impose the maximum fine or penalty	      for an offense; -- usually used of judges imposing	      penalties for criminal acts.	   {Without book}.	       (a) By memory.	       (b) Without authority.	   {to write the book}, to be the leading authority in a field;	      -- usually used in the past tense; as, he's not just an	      average expert, he wrote the book.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Book \Book\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booked} (b[oo^]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Booking}.]	   1. To enter, write, or register in a book or list.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let it be booked with the rest of this day's deeds.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter the name of (any one) in a book for the purpose	      of securing a passage, conveyance, or seat; to reserve[2];	      also, to make an arrangement for a reservation; as, to be	      booked for Southampton; to book a seat in a theater; to	      book a reservation at a restaurant.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. To mark out for; to destine or assign for; as, he is	      booked for the valedictory. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here I am booked for three days more in Paris.	                                                  --Charles	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to make an official record of a charge against (a suspect	      in a crime); -- performed by police.	      [PJC]
bookable \bookable\ adj.	   subject to being reserved or booked. all seats bookable in	   advance	   Syn: reservable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bookbinder \Book"bind`er\, n.	   One whose occupation is to bind books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookbindery \Book"bind`er*y\, n.	   A bookbinder's shop; a place or establishment for binding	   books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookbinding \Book"bind`ing\, n.	   The art, process, or business of binding books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookcase \Book"case`\, n.	   A case with shelves for holding books, esp. one with glazed	   doors.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookcraft \Book"craft`\, n.	   Authorship; literary skill.	   [1913 Webster]
Booked \Booked\, a.	   1. Registered.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On the way; destined. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. reserved in advance; held for future use. See	      {reserve[2]}.	      [PJC]
bookend \book"end\ n.	   a support placed at the end of a row of books to keep them	   upright (on a shelf or table).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Booker \Book"er\, n.	   One who enters accounts or names, etc., in a book; a	   bookkeeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookful \Book"ful\, n.	   As much as will fill a book; a book full. --Shak. -- a.	   Filled with book learning. [R.] "The bookful blockhead."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookholder \Book"hold`er\, n.	   1. A prompter at a theater. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A support for a book, holding it open, while one reads or	      copies from it.	      [1913 Webster]
Booking clerk \Book"ing clerk`\	   A clerk who registers passengers, baggage, etc., for	   conveyance, as by railway or steamship, or who sells passage	   tickets at a booking office.	   [1913 Webster]	Booking office \Book"ing of`fice\	   1. An office where passengers, baggage, etc., are registered	      for conveyance, as by railway or steamship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An office where passage tickets are sold. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bookish \Book"ish\, a.	   1. Given to reading; fond of study; better acquainted with	      books than with men; learned from books. "A bookish man."	      --Addison. "Bookish skill." --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by a method of expression generally found in	      books; formal; labored; pedantic; as, a bookish way of	      talking; bookish sentences.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Book"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Book"ish*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Bookkeeper \Book"keep`er\, n.	   One who keeps accounts; one who has the charge of keeping the	   books and accounts in an office.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookkeeping \Book"keep`ing\, n.	   The art of recording pecuniary or business transactions in a	   regular and systematic manner, so as to show their relation	   to each other, and the state of the business in which they	   occur; the art of keeping accounts. The books commonly used	   are a daybook, cashbook, journal, and ledger. See {Daybook},	   {Cashbook}, {Journal}, and {Ledger}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bookkeeping by single entry}, the method of keeping books by	      carrying the record of each transaction to the debit or	      credit of a single account.	   {Bookkeeping by double entry}, a mode of bookkeeping in which	      two entries of every transaction are carried to the	      ledger, one to the Dr., or left hand, side of one account,	      and the other to the Cr., or right hand, side of a	      corresponding account, in order tha? the one entry may	      check the other; -- sometimes called, from the place of	      its origin, the Italian method.	      [1913 Webster] Bookland
Bookland \Book"land`\, Bockland \Bock"land`\, n. [AS.	   b[=o]cland; b[=o]c book + land land.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Charter land held by deed under certain rents and free	   services, which differed in nothing from free socage lands.	   This species of tenure has given rise to the modern	   freeholds.	   [1913 Webster]
Book-learned \Book"-learned`\, a.	   Versed in books; having knowledge derived from books. [Often	   in a disparaging sense.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whate'er these book-learned blockheads say,	         Solon's the veriest fool in all the play. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookless \Book"less\, a.	   Without books; unlearned. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Booklet \Book"let\, n.	   A little book. --T. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
booklouse \book"louse`\ n. (Zool.)	   a minute wingless psocopterous insect ({Liposcelis	   divinatorius}) injurious to books and papers.	   Syn: book louse, deathwatch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bookmaker \Book"mak`er\, n.	   1. One who writes and publishes books; especially, one who	      gathers his materials from other books; a compiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Horse Racing) A betting man who "makes a book." See {To	      make a book}, under {Book}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Bookman \Book"man\, n.; pl. {Bookmen}.	   A studious man; a scholar. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookmark \Book"mark`\, n.	   Something placed in a book to guide in finding a particular	   page or passage; also, a label in a book to designate the	   owner; a bookplate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookmate \Book"mate`\, n. [Book + mate.]	   A schoolfellow; an associate in study.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookmonger \Book"mon`ger\, n.	   A dealer in books.	   [1913 Webster]
Book muslin \Book" mus`lin\	   1. A kind of muslin used for the covers of books.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of thin white muslin for ladies' dresses.	      [1913 Webster]
Bookplate \Book"plate`\, n.	   A label, placed upon or in a book, showing its ownership or	   its position in a library.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookseller \Book"sell`er\, n.	   One who sells books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookselling \Book"sell`ing\, n.	   The employment of selling books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookshelf \Book"shelf`\, n.; pl. {Bookshelves}.	   A shelf to hold books.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookshop \Book"shop`\, n.	   A bookseller's shop. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bookstall \Book"stall`\, n.	   A stall or stand where books are sold.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookstand \Book"stand`\, n.	   1. A place or stand for the sale of books in the streets; a	      bookstall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stand to hold books for reading or reference.	      [1913 Webster]
Bookstore \Book"store`\, n.	   A store where books are kept for sale; -- called in England a	   bookseller's shop.	   [1913 Webster]
Bookwork \Book"work`\, n.	   1. Work done upon a book or books (as in a printing office),	      in distinction from newspaper or job work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Study; application to books.	      [1913 Webster]
Bookworm \Book"worm`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Any larva of a beetle or moth, which is injurious	      to books. Many species are known.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A student closely attached to books or addicted to study;	      a reader without appreciation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wanted but a black gown and a salary to be as mere	            a bookworm as any there.              --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Booky \Book"y\, a.	   Bookish.	   [1913 Webster]
Booly \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 herds, and living on	   their milk, like the Tartars; also, a place in the mountain	   pastures inclosed for the shelter of cattle or their keepers.	   [Obs.] [Written also {boley}, {bolye}, {bouillie}.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), n. [D. boom tree, pole, beam, bar. See	   {Beam}.]	   1. (Naut.) A long pole or spar, run out for the purpose of	      extending the bottom of a particular sail; as, the jib	      boom, the studding-sail boom, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A long spar or beam, projecting from the mast of a	      derrick, from the outer end of which the body to be lifted	      is suspended.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pole with a conspicuous top, set up to mark the channel	      in a river or harbor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil. & Naval) A strong chain cable, or line of spars	      bound together, extended across a river or the mouth of a	      harbor, to obstruct navigation or passage.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Lumbering) A line of connected floating timbers stretched	      across a river, or inclosing an area of water, to keep saw	      logs, etc., from floating away.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Boom iron}, one of the iron rings on the yards through which	      the studding-sail booms traverse.	   {The booms}, that space on the upper deck of a ship between	      the foremast and mainmast, where the boats, spare spars,	      etc., are stowed. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), v. t. (Naut.)	   To extend, or push, with a boom or pole; as, to boom out a	   sail; to boom off a boat.	   [1913 Webster]	Boom \Boom\ (b[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boomed}, p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Booming}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. bommen to	   hum, D. bommen to drum, sound as an empty barrel, also W.	   bwmp a hollow sound; aderyn y bwmp, the bird of the hollow	   sound, i. e., the bittern. Cf. {Bum}, {Bump}, v. i., {Bomb},	   v. i.]	   1. To cry with a hollow note; to make a hollow sound, as the	      bittern, and some insects.	      [1913 Webster]	            At eve the beetle boometh	            Athwart the thicket lone.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a hollow sound, as of waves or cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alarm guns booming through the night air. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rush with violence and noise, as a ship under a press	      of sail, before a free wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            She comes booming down before it.     --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have a rapid growth in market value or in popular	      favor; to go on rushingly.	      [1913 Webster]	Boom \Boom\, n.	   1. A hollow roar, as of waves or cannon; also, the hollow cry	      of the bittern; a booming.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong and extensive advance, with more or less noisy	      excitement; -- applied colloquially or humorously to	      market prices, the demand for stocks or commodities and to	      political chances of aspirants to office; as, a boom in	      the stock market; a boom in coffee. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Boom \Boom\, v. t.	   To cause to advance rapidly in price; as, to boom railroad or	   mining shares; to create a "boom" for; as to boom Mr. C. for	   senator. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
boom box \boom box\ n.	   a large portable casette or compact disk player, usually	   having an integrated radio receiver. It typically has two	   (stereophonic) speakers, and can be adjusted to play at a	   high sound intensity, from which the name comes.	   Syn: ghetto blaster.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boomdas \Boom"das\, n. [D. boom tree + das badger.] (Zool.)	   A small African hyracoid mammal ({Dendrohyrax arboreus})	   resembling the daman.	   [1913 Webster]
Boomer \Boom"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, booms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A North American rodent, so named because it is	      said to make a booming noise. See {Sewellel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A large male kangaroo.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who works up a "boom". [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Boomerang \Boom"er*ang\, n.	   A very singular missile weapon used by the natives of	   Australia and in some parts of India. It is usually a curved	   stick of hard wood, from twenty to thirty inches in length,	   from two to three inches wide, and half or three quarters of	   an inch thick. When thrown from the hand with a quick rotary	   motion, it describes very remarkable curves, according to the	   shape of the instrument and the manner of throwing it, often	   moving nearly horizontally a long distance, then curving	   upward to a considerable height, and finally taking a	   retrograde direction, so as to fall near the place from which	   it was thrown, or even far in the rear of it.	   [1913 Webster]
Booming \Boom"ing\, a.	   1. Rushing with violence; swelling with a hollow sound;	      making a hollow sound or note; roaring; resounding.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er the sea-beat ships the booming waters roar.	                                                  --Falcone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Advancing or increasing amid noisy excitement; as, booming	      prices; booming popularity. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Booming \Boom"ing\, n.	   The act of producing a hollow or roaring sound; a violent	   rushing with heavy roar; as, the booming of the sea; a deep,	   hollow sound; as, the booming of bitterns. --Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Boomkin \Boom"kin\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Bumkin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boomorah \Boo"mo*rah\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small West African chevrotain ({Hy[ae]moschus aquaticus}),	   resembling the musk deer.	   [1913 Webster]
Boomslange \Boom"slang*e\, n. [D. boom tree + slang snake.]	   (Zool.)	   A large South African tree snake ({Bucephalus Capensis}).	   Although considered venomous by natives, it has no poison	   fangs.	   [1913 Webster]
Boon \Boon\ (b[=oo]n), n. [OE. bone, boin, a petition, fr. Icel.	   b[=o]n; akin to Sw. & Dan. b[aum]n, AS. b[=e]n, and perh. to	   E. ban; but influenced by F. bon good, fr. L. bonus.	   [root]86. See 2d {Ban}, {Bounty}.]	   1. A prayer or petition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For which to God he made so many an idle boon.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is asked or granted as a benefit or favor; a	      gift; a benefaction; a grant; a present.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every good gift and every perfect boon is from	            above.                                --James i. 17	                                                  (Rev. Ver. ).	      [1913 Webster]	Boon \Boon\, a. [F. bon. See {Boon}, n.]	   1. Good; prosperous; as, boon voyage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Kind; bountiful; benign.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which . . . Nature boon	            Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gay; merry; jovial; convivial.	      [1913 Webster]	            A boon companion, loving his bottle.  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Boon \Boon\, n. [Scot. boon, bune, been, Gael. & Ir. bunach	   coarse tow, fr. bun root, stubble.]	   The woody portion flax, which is separated from the fiber as	   refuse matter by retting, braking, and scutching.	   [1913 Webster]
boondocks \boondocks\ n.	   a remote and undeveloped area; -- sometimes used	   deprecatingly.	   Syn: backwoods, back country, hinterland.	        [WordNet 1.5]
boondoggle \boon"dog*gle\ v.	   1. a braided cord made by hand by young scouts, used for	      various purposes, such as a hat cord or a key chain.	   2. a useless, wasteful, or impractical project; -- especially	      one authorized by a government agency as a favor to	      partisans, to employ unemployed people, or in return for	      corrupt payments.	      [PJC]	boondoggle \boon"dog*gle\ v.	   to do useless, wasteful, or trivial work.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Boor \Boor\ (b[=oo]r), n. [D. boer farmer, boor; akin to AS.	   geb[=u]r countryman, G. bauer; fr. the root of AS. b[=u]an to	   inhabit, and akin to E. bower, be. Cf. {Neighbor}, {Boer},	   and {Big} to build.]	   1. A husbandman; a peasant; a rustic; esp. a clownish or	      unrefined countryman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Dutch, German, or Russian peasant; esp. a Dutch colonist	      in South Africa, Guiana, etc.: a boer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rude ill-bred person; one who is clownish in manners.	      [1913 Webster]
Boone \Boone\ n.	   Daniel Boone, a noted American frontiersman, 1734-1820.	   Syn: Daniel Boone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boorish \Boor"ish\, a.	   Like a boor; clownish; uncultured; unmannerly. --	   {Boor"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Boor"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which is in truth a gross and boorish opinion.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Boort \Boort\, n.	   See {Bort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boose \Boose\, n. [AS. b[=o]s, b[=o]sig; akin to Icel. b[=a]ss,	   Sw. b[*a]s, Dan. baas, stall, G. banse, Goth. bansts barn,	   Skr. bh[=a]sas stall. [root]252.]	   A stall or a crib for an ox, cow, or other animal. [Prov.	   Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Boose \Boose\, v. i.	   To drink excessively. See {Booze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Booser \Boos"er\, n.	   A toper; a guzzler. See {Boozer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boosted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Boosting}.] [Cf. {Boast}, v. i.]	   To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to	   climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles,	   or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Boost \Boost\ (b[=oo]st), n.	   A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb;	   help. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Booster \Boost"er\ (b[=oo]st"[~e]r), n.	   1. (Elec.) An instrument for regulating the electro-motive	      force in an alternating-current circuit; -- so called	      because used to "boost", or raise, the pressure in the	      circuit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an enthusiastic supporter.	      [PJC]	   3. the first stage of a multistage rocket, providing all or	      part of the driving force at lift-off and until the second	      stage ignites, whether or not the booster stage is	      detached after the fuel is spent. Also called {booster	      rocket}. In some cases, a booster has been used to assist	      the takeoff of airplanes.	      [PJC]	   4. (Med.) an immunizing medication given after an initial	      immunizing treatment, to provide increased or extended	      immunity. Also called {booster dose}. When in the form of	      an injection, it may be called a {booster shot}.	      [PJC]	   5. any auxiliary device or part of a device to provide	      increased power, force, or effectiveness, as with a	      pumping device.	      [PJC]	   6. (Mil.) an explosive charge which is more powerful than a	      primer, used in conjunction with a primer to assure	      detonation of the main charge. Integrated blasting caps	      containing separate compartments for primer and booster	      are used as detonators for certain explosives.	      [PJC]
Boot \Boot\ (b[=oo]t), n. [OE. bot, bote, advantage, amends,	   cure, AS. b[=o]t; akin to Icel. b[=o]t, Sw. bot, Dan. bod,	   Goth. b[=o]ta, D. boete, G. busse; prop., a making good or	   better, from the root of E. better, adj. [root]255.]	   1. Remedy; relief; amends; reparation; hence, one who brings	      relief.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gaf the sike man his boote.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art boot for many a bruise	            And healest many a wound.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Next her Son, our soul's best boot.   --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is given to make an exchange equal, or to make	      up for the deficiency of value in one of the things	      exchanged.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll give you boot, I'll give you three for one.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Profit; gain; advantage; use. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then talk no more of flight, it is no boot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To boot}, in addition; over and above; besides; as a	      compensation for the difference of value between things	      bartered.	      [1913 Webster]	            Helen, to change, would give an eye to boot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man's heaviness is refreshed long before he comes	            to drunkenness, for when he arrives thither he hath	            but changed his heaviness, and taken a crime to	            boot.                                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Boot \Boot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Booting}.]	   1. To profit; to advantage; to avail; -- generally followed	      by it; as, what boots it?	      [1913 Webster]	            What booteth it to others that we wish them well,	            and do nothing for them?              --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            What subdued	            To change like this a mind so far imbued	            With scorn of man, it little boots to know. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            What boots to us your victories?      --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enrich; to benefit; to give in addition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And I will boot thee with what gift beside	            Thy modesty can beg.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Boot \Boot\, n. [OE. bote, OF. bote, F. botte, LL. botta; of	   uncertain origin.]	   1. A covering for the foot and lower part of the leg,	      ordinarily made of leather.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument of torture for the leg, formerly used to	      extort confessions, particularly in Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]	            So he was put to the torture, which in Scotland they	            call the boots; for they put a pair of iron boots	            close on the leg, and drive wedges between them and	            the leg.                              --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place at the side of a coach, where attendants rode;	      also, a low outside place before and behind the body of	      the coach. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A place for baggage at either end of an old-fashioned	      stagecoach.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An apron or cover (of leather or rubber cloth) for the	      driving seat of a vehicle, to protect from rain and mud.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Plumbing) The metal casing and flange fitted about a pipe	      where it passes through a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Boot catcher}, the person at an inn whose business it was to	      pull off boots and clean them. [Obs.] --Swift.	   {Boot closer}, one who, or that which, sews the uppers of	      boots.	   {Boot crimp}, a frame or device used by bootmakers for	      drawing and shaping the body of a boot.	   {Boot hook}, a hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots.	      	   {Boots and saddles} (Cavalry Tactics), the trumpet call which	      is the first signal for mounted drill.	   {Sly boots}. See {Slyboots}, in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Boot \Boot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Booted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Booting}.]	   1. To put boots on, esp. for riding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coated and booted for it.             --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To punish by kicking with a booted foot. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Boot \Boot\, v. i.	   To boot one's self; to put on one's boots.	   [1913 Webster]	Boot \Boot\, n.	   Booty; spoil. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bootblack \Boot"black`\, n.	   One who blacks boots.	   [1913 Webster]
Booted \Boot"ed\, a.	   1. Wearing boots, especially boots with long tops, as for	      riding; as, a booted squire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having an undivided, horny, bootlike covering; --	      said of the tarsus of some birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Bootee \Boot*ee"\, n.	   A half boot or short boot.	   [1913 Webster]
Bootes \Bo*["o]"tes\ (b[-o]*[=o]"t[=e]z), prop. n. [L. Bootes,	   Gr. bow`ths herdsman, fr. boy^s, gen. boo`s, ox, cow.]	   (Astron.)	   A northern constellation of stars near Ursa Major, containing	   the bright star Arcturus.	   [1913 Webster]
Booth \Booth\ (b[=oo][th]), n. [OE. bothe; cf. Icel. b[=u][eth],	   Dan. & Sw. bod, MHG. buode, G. bude, baude; from the same	   root as AS. b[=u]an to dwell, E. boor, bower, be; cf. Bohem.	   bauda, Pol. buda, Russ. budka, Lith. buda, W. bwth, pl.	   bythod, Gael. buth, Ir. both.]	   1. A house or shed built of boards, boughs, or other slight	      materials, for temporary occupation. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covered stall or other temporary structure in a fair, or	      market, or at a polling place.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a partly enclosed area within a room for use of one or a	      small number of people, such as one in a restaurant having	      a table and seats, or one at an exhibition containing a	      display of products from one organization.	      [PJC]	   4. a small structure designed for the use of one person	      performing a special activity; as, a telephone booth; a	      highway toll booth; a projection booth; a guard booth.	      [PJC]
Boothale \Boot"hale`\, v. t. & i. [Boot, for booty + hale.]	   To forage for booty; to plunder. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Boothose \Boot"hose`\, n.	   1. Stocking hose, or spatterdashes, in lieu of boots. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hose made to be worn with boots, as by travelers on	      horseback. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Boothy \Booth"y\, n.	   See {Bothy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bootikin \Boot"i*kin\, n. [Boot + -kin.]	   1. A little boot, legging, or gaiter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covering for the foot or hand, worn as a cure for the	      gout. --H. Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Booting \Boot"ing\, n.	   Advantage; gain; gain by plunder; booty. [Obs.] --Sir. J.	   Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]	Booting \Boot"ing\, n.	   1. A kind of torture. See {Boot}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kicking, as with a booted foot. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bootjack \Boot"jack`\, n.	   A device for pulling off boots.	   [1913 Webster]
bootlace \bootlace\ n.	   a long lace for fastening boots.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bootleg \bootleg\ adj.	   distributed or sold illicitly; especially, imported	   illegally.	   Syn: black-market, contraband, smuggled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	bootleg \bootleg\ v.	   1. to sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol.	   Syn: smuggle.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to produce alcohol illegally.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bootless \Boot"less\, a. [From {Boot} profit.]	   Unavailing; unprofitable; useless; without advantage or	   success. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll follow him no more with bootless prayers. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Boot"less*ly}, adv. -- {Boot"less*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Bootlick \Boot"lick`\, n.	   A toady; a bootlicker. [Low, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
bootlicker \bootlicker\ n.	   someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves	   as he had no self-respect.	   Syn: apple polisher, bootlick, fawner, groveller, truckler,	        ass-kisser, toady.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bootlicking \bootlicking\ adj.	   attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery.	   Syn: fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish, ass-kissing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bootmaker \Boot"mak`er\, n.	   One who makes boots. -- {Boot"mak`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Boots \Boots\, n.	   A servant at a hotel or elsewhere, who cleans and blacks the	   boots and shoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Boottopping \Boot"top`ping\, n.	   1. (Naut.) The act or process of daubing a vessel's bottom	      near the surface of the water with a mixture of tallow,	      sulphur, and resin, as a temporary protection against	      worms, after the slime, shells, etc., have been scraped	      off.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Sheathing a vessel with planking over felt.	      [1913 Webster]
Boottree \Boot"tree`\, n. [Boot + tree wood, timber.]	   An instrument to stretch and widen the leg of a boot,	   consisting of two pieces, together shaped like a leg, between	   which, when put into the boot, a wedge is driven.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pretty boots trimly stretched on boottrees.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Booty \Boo"ty\, n. [Cf. Icel. b[=y]ti exchange, barter, Sw. byte	   barter, booty, Dan. bytte; akin to D. buit booty, G. beute,	   and fr. Icel. byta, Sw. byta, Dan. bytte, to distribute,	   exchange. The Scandinavian word was influenced in English by	   boot profit.]	   That which is seized by violence or obtained by robbery,	   especially collective spoil taken in war; plunder; pillage.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To play booty}, to play dishonestly, with an intent to lose;	      to allow one's adversary to win at cards at first, in	      order to induce him to continue playing and victimize him	      afterwards. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
booyong \booyong\ n.	   large tree ({Heritiera trifoliolata} or {Terrietia	   trifoliolata}) of Australasia.	   Syn: red beech, brown oak, crow's foot, stave wood, silky	        elm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Booze \Booze\ (b[=oo]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boozed}	   (b[=oo]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Boozing}.] [D. buizen; akin to	   G. bausen, and perh. fr. D. buis tube, channel, bus box,	   jar.]	   To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to	   tipple. [Written also {bouse}, and {boose}.] --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is better than boozing in public houses. --H. R.	                                                  Haweis.	   [1913 Webster]	Booze \Booze\, n.	   1. A carouse; a drinking. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. any alcoholic beverage, especially a strong beverage such	      as whiskey.	      [PJC]
boozed-up \boozed"-up\ a.	   drunk; intoxicated.	   Syn: bombed; soused.	        [PJC]
Boozer \Booz"er\, n.	   One who boozes; a toper; a guzzler of alcoholic liquors; a	   bouser.	   [1913 Webster]
booze-up \booze-up\ n.	   an occasion for heavy drinking.	   Syn: bust, tear, bender, binge, toot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
boozing \booz"ing\ n.	   the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.	   Syn: drink, drinking, drunkenness, crapulence.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boozy \Booz"y\, a.	   A little intoxicated; fuddled; stupid with liquor; bousy.	   [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
bop \bop\ n.	   an early form of modern jazz (originating around 1940).	   Syn: bebop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bopeep \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 suddenly back, as if frightened.	   [1913 Webster]	         I for sorrow sung,	         That such a king should play bopeep,	         And go the fools among.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Borable \Bor"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being bored. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Borachte \Bo*rach"te\, n. [Sp. borracha a leather bottle for	   wine, borracho drunk, fr. borra a lamb.]	   A large leather bottle for liquors, etc., made of the skin of	   a goat or other animal. Hence: A drunkard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You're an absolute borachio.             --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Boracic \Bo*rac"ic\, a. [Cf. F. boracique. See {Borax}.]	   Pertaining to, or produced from, borax; containing boron;	   boric; as, boracic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Boracite \Bo"ra*cite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a white or gray color occurring massive and in	   isometric crystals; in composition it is a magnesium borate	   with magnesium chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Boracous \Bo"ra*cous\, a. (Chem.)	   Relating to, or obtained from, borax; containing borax.	   [1913 Webster]
Borage \Bor"age\, n. [OE. borage (cf. F. bourrache, It.	   borraggine, borrace, LL. borago, borrago, LGr. ?), fr. LL.	   borra, F. bourre, hair of beasts, flock; so called from its	   hairy leaves.] (Bot.)	   A mucilaginous plant of the genus Borago (B. officinalis),	   which is used, esp. in France, as a demulcent and	   diaphoretic.	   [1913 Webster]
Boragewort \Bor"age*wort`\, n.	   Plant of the Borage family.	   [1913 Webster]
Boraginaceous \Bo*rag`i*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants	   ({Boraginace[ae]}) which includes the borage, heliotrope,	   beggar's lice, and many pestiferous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Boragineous \Bor`a*gin"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Relating to the Borage tribe; boraginaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Boramez \Bor"a*mez\, n.	   See {Barometz}.	   [1913 Webster]
Borassus \Borassus\ n.	   a genus of palm trees including the {palmyra} ({Borassus	   flabellifer}, formerly {Borassus flabelliformis}).	   Syn: genus {Borassus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Borate \Bo"rate\, n. [From {Boric}.] (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the combination of boric acid with a base or	   positive radical.	   [1913 Webster]
borated \borated\ adj.	   mixed or impregnated with borax.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Borax \Bo"rax\, n. [OE. boras, fr. F. borax, earlier spelt	   borras; cf. LL. borax, Sp. borraj; all fr. Ar. b?rag, fr.	   Pers. b?rah.]	   A white or gray crystalline salt, with a slight alkaline	   taste, used as a flux, in soldering metals, making enamels,	   fixing colors on porcelain, and as a soap. It occurs native	   in certain mineral springs, and is made from the boric acid	   of hot springs in Tuscany. It was originally obtained from a	   lake in Thibet, and was sent to Europe under the name of	   tincal. Borax is a pyroborate or tetraborate of sodium,	   Na2B4O7.10H2O.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Borax bead}. (Chem.) See {Bead}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Borborygm \Bor"bo*rygm\, n. [F. borborygme, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   rumble in the bowels.] (Med.)	   A rumbling or gurgling noise produced by wind in the bowels.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Bord \Bord\, n. [See {Board}, n.]	   1. A board; a table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The face of coal parallel to the natural	      fissures.	      [1913 Webster]	Bord \Bord\, n.	   See {Bourd}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordage \Bord"age\, n. [LL. bordagium.]	   The base or servile tenure by which a bordar held his	   cottage.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordar \Bord"ar\, n. [LL. bordarius, fr. borda a cottage; of	   uncertain origin.]	   A villein who rendered menial service for his cottage; a	   cottier.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cottar, the bordar, and the laborer were bound to	         aid in the work of the home farm.        --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordeaux \Bor*deaux"\, a.	   Pertaining to Bordeaux in the south of France. -- n. A claret	   wine from Bordeaux.	   [1913 Webster]	Bordeaux mixture \Bor*deaux" mix"ture\ (Hort.)	   A fungicidal mixture composed of blue vitriol, lime, and	   water. The formula in common use is: blue vitriol, 6 lbs.;	   lime, 4 lbs.; water, 35 -- 50 gallons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Bordel
Bordel \Bor"del\, Bordello \Bor*del"lo\, n. [F. bordel, orig. a	   little hut, OF. borde hut, cabin, of German origin, and akin	   to E. board,n.See. {Board}, n.]	   A brothel; a bawdyhouse; a house devoted to prostitution.	   [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordelais \Bor`de*lais"\, a. [F.]	   Of or pertaining to Bordeaux, in France, or to the district	   around Bordeaux.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordeller \Bor"del*ler\, n.	   A keeper or a frequenter of a brothel. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordello \Bor"del*lo\, n.	   a building where prostitutes are available for hire; a	   brothel.	   Syn: whorehouse, whore house, brothel, bagnio, house of	        prostitution, house of ill repute, bawdyhouse, bawdy	        house, cathouse, sporting house.	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]
Border \Bor"der\, n. [OE. bordure, F. bordure, fr. border to	   border, fr. bord a border; of German origin; cf. MHG. borte	   border, trimming, G. borte trimming, ribbon; akin to E. board	   in sense 8. See {Board}, n., and cf. {Bordure}.]	   1. The outer part or edge of anything, as of a garment, a	      garden, etc.; margin; verge; brink.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the borders of these solitudes.  --Bentham.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the borders of death.              --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boundary; a frontier of a state or of the settled part	      of a country; a frontier district.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A strip or stripe arranged along or near the edge of	      something, as an ornament or finish.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A narrow flower bed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Border land}, land on the frontiers of two adjoining	      countries; debatable land; -- often used figuratively; as,	      the border land of science.	   {The Border}, {The Borders}, specifically, the frontier	      districts of Scotland and England which lie adjacent.	   {Over the border}, across the boundary line or frontier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Edge; verge; brink; margin; brim; rim; boundary;	        confine.	        [1913 Webster]	Border \Bor"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bordered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bordering}.]	   1. To touch at the edge or boundary; to be contiguous or	      adjacent; -- with on or upon as, Connecticut borders on	      Massachusetts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To approach; to come near to; to verge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit which borders upon profaneness deserves to be	            branded as folly.                     --Abp.	                                                  Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	Border \Bor"der\, v. t.	   1. To make a border for; to furnish with a border, as for	      ornament; as, to border a garment or a garden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be, or to have, contiguous to; to touch, or be touched,	      as by a border; to be, or to have, near the limits or	      boundary; as, the region borders a forest, or is bordered	      on the north by a forest.	      [1913 Webster]	            The country is bordered by a broad tract called the	            "hot region."                         --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shebah and Raamah . . . border the sea called the	            Persian gulf.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To confine within bounds; to limit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That nature, which contemns its origin,	            Can not be bordered certain in itself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bordereau \Bor`de*reau"\, n.; pl. {Bordereaux}. [F.]	   A note or memorandum, esp. one containing an enumeration of	   documents.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bordered \bor"dered\ adj.	   having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes	   used as a combining term; as, black-bordered handkerchief.	   Antonym of {unbordered}. [Narrower terms: {boxed}; {deckled,	   deckle-edged, featheredged}; {lined}; {seagirt, sea-girt}]	   Also See: {finite}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Borderer \Bor"der*er\, n.	   One who dwells on a border, or at the extreme part or	   confines of a country, region, or tract of land; one who	   dwells near to a place or region.	   [1913 Webster]	         Borderers of the Caspian.                --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordland \Bord"land`\, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) +	   land.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Either land held by a bordar, or the land which a lord kept	   for the maintenance of his board, or table. --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordlode \Bord"lode`\, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + lode	   leading.] (O. Eng. Law)	   The service formerly required of a tenant, to carry timber	   from the woods to the lord's house. --Bailey. Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordman \Bord"man\, n. [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) + man.]	   A bordar; a tenant in bordage.	   [1913 Webster] Bordrag
Bordrag \Bord"rag\, Bordraging \Bord"ra`ging\, n. [Perh. from	   OE. bord, for border + raging. Cf. {Bodrage}.]	   An incursion upon the borders of a country; a raid. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bord service \Bord" serv`ice\ [Bordar (or perh. bord a board) +	   service.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Service due from a bordar; bordage.	   [1913 Webster]
Bordure \Bor"dure\, n. [F. bordure. See {Border}, n.] (Her.)	   A border one fifth the width of the shield, surrounding the	   field. It is usually plain, but may be charged.	   [1913 Webster]
Bore \Bore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Boring}.] [OE. borien, AS. borian; akin to Icel. bora, Dan.	   bore, D. boren, OHG. por?n, G. bohren, L. forare, Gr. ? to	   plow, Zend bar. [root]91.]	   1. To perforate or penetrate, as a solid body, by turning an	      auger, gimlet, drill, or other instrument; to make a round	      hole in or through; to pierce; as, to bore a plank.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll believe as soon this whole earth may be bored.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or enlarge by means of a boring instrument or	      apparatus; as, to bore a steam cylinder or a gun barrel;	      to bore a hole.	      [1913 Webster]	            Short but very powerful jaws, by means whereof the	            insect can bore, as with a centerbit, a cylindrical	            passage through the most solid wood.  --T. W.	                                                  Harris.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make (a passage) by laborious effort, as in boring; as,	      to bore one's way through a crowd; to force a narrow and	      difficult passage through. "What bustling crowds I bored."	      --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To weary by tedious iteration or by dullness; to tire; to	      trouble; to vex; to annoy; to pester.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bores me with some trick.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Used to come and bore me at rare intervals.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To befool; to trick. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am abused, betrayed; I am laughed at, scorned,	            Baffled and bored, it seems.          --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Bore \Bore\, v. i.	   1. To make a hole or perforation with, or as with, a boring	      instrument; to cut a circular hole by the rotary motion of	      a tool; as, to bore for water or oil (i. e., to sink a	      well by boring for water or oil); to bore with a gimlet;	      to bore into a tree (as insects).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be pierced or penetrated by an instrument that cuts as	      it turns; as, this timber does not bore well, or is hard	      to bore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To push forward in a certain direction with laborious	      effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            They take their flight . . . boring to the west.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Man.) To shoot out the nose or toss it in the air; --	      said of a horse. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	Bore \Bore\ (b[=o]r), n.	   1. A hole made by boring; a perforation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The internal cylindrical cavity of a gun, cannon, pistol,	      or other firearm, or of a pipe or tube.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bores of wind instruments.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love's counselor should fill the bores of hearing.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The size of a hole; the interior diameter of a tube or gun	      barrel; the caliber.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tool for making a hole by boring, as an auger.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Caliber; importance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet are they much too light for the bore of the	            matter.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A person or thing that wearies by prolixity or dullness; a	      tiresome person or affair; any person or thing which	      causes ennui.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is as great a bore as to hear a poet read his own	            verses.                               --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Bore \Bore\, n. [Icel. b[=a]ra wave: cf. G. empor upwards, OHG.	   bor height, burren to lift, perh. allied to AS. beran, E. 1st	   {bear}. [root]92.] (Physical Geog.)	      (a) A tidal flood which regularly or occasionally rushes	          into certain rivers of peculiar configuration or	          location, in one or more waves which present a very	          abrupt front of considerable height, dangerous to	          shipping, as at the mouth of the Amazon, in South	          America, the Hoogly and Indus, in India, and the	          Tsien-tang, in China.	      (b) Less properly, a very high and rapid tidal flow, when	          not so abrupt, such as occurs at the Bay of Fundy and	          in the British Channel.	          [1913 Webster]	Bore \Bore\,	   imp. of 1st & 2d {Bear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boreal \Bo"re*al\, a. [L. borealis: cf. F. bor['e]al. See	   {Boreas}.]	   1. Northern; pertaining to the north, or to the north wind;	      as, a boreal bird; a boreal blast.	      [1913 Webster]	            So from their own clear north in radiant streams,	            Bright over Europe bursts the boreal morn.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biogeography) Designating or pertaining to a terrestrial	      division consisting of the northern and mountainous parts	      of both the Old and the New World; -- equivalent to the	      Holarctic region exclusive of the Transition, Sonoran, and	      corresponding areas. The term is used by American authors	      and applied by them chiefly to the Nearctic subregion. The	      Boreal region includes approximately all of North and	      Central America in which the mean temperature of the	      hottest season does not exceed 18[deg] C. (= 64.4[deg]	      F.). Its subdivisions are the Arctic zone and	   {Boreal zone}, the latter including the area between the	      Arctic and Transition zones.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boreas \Bo"re*as\, n. [L. boreas, Gr. ?.]	   The north wind; -- usually a personification.	   [1913 Webster]
Borecole \Bore"cole`\, n. [Cf. D. boerenkool (lit.) husbandman's	   cabbage.]	   A brassicaceous plant of many varieties, cultivated for its	   leaves, which are not formed into a compact head like the	   cabbage, but are loose, and are generally curled or wrinkled;	   kale.	   [1913 Webster]
bored \bored\ adj.	   tired of the world; bored with life.	   Syn: world-weary.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. uninterested because of frequent exposure or indulgence.	      Opposite of {interested}.	   Syn: blase.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boredom \Bore"dom\, n.	   1. The state of being bored, or pestered; a state of ennui.	      --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The realm of bores; bores, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Boree \Bo*ree"\, n.	   Same as {Bourr['e]e}. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
bore-hole \bore-hole\ n. (mining)	   a hole or passage made by a drill, especially one made for	   exploratory purposes.	   Syn: bore, drill hole.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Borel \Bor"el\, n.	   See {Borrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Borele \Bor"e*le\, n. (Zool.)	   The smaller two-horned rhinoceros of South Africa ({Atelodus	   bicornis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Borer \Bor"er\, n.	   1. One that bores; an instrument for boring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A marine, bivalve mollusk, of the genus {Teredo} and	          allies, which burrows in wood. See {Teredo}.	      (b) Any bivalve mollusk ({Saxicava}, {Lithodomus}, etc.)	          which bores into limestone and similar substances.	      (c) One of the larv[ae] of many species of insects, which	          penetrate trees, as the apple, peach, pine, etc. See	          {Apple borer}, under {Apple}.	      (d) The hagfish ({Myxine}).	          [1913 Webster]
Boric \Bo"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, boron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Boric acid}, a white crystalline substance {B(OH)3}, easily	      obtained from its salts, and occurring in solution in the	      hot lagoons of Tuscany.	      [1913 Webster]
Boride \Bo"ride\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of boron with a more positive or basic	   element or radical; -- formerly called {boruret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boring \Bor"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as,	      the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers	      by certain marine mollusks.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the most important applications of boring is	            in the formation of artesian wells.   --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hole made by boring.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The chips or fragments made by boring.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Boring bar}, a revolving or stationary bar, carrying one or	      more cutting tools for dressing round holes.	   {Boring tool} (Metal Working), a cutting tool placed in a	      cutter head to dress round holes. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Born \Born\ (b[^o]rn), p. p. & a. [See {Bear}, v. t.]	   1. Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced	      by birth.	      [1913 Webster]	            No one could be born into slavery in Mexico.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth;	      by nature; innate; as, a born liar. "A born matchmaker."	      --W. D. Howells.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Born again} (Theol.), regenerated; renewed; having received	      spiritual life. "Except a man be born again, he can not	      see the kingdom of God." --John iii. 3.	   {Born days}, days since one was born; lifetime. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Borne \Borne\ (b[=o]rn), p. p. of {Bear}.	   Carried; conveyed; supported; defrayed. See {Bear}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Borneol \Bor"ne*ol\, n. [Borneo + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A rare variety of camphor, {C10H17.OH}, resembling ordinary	   camphor, from which it can be produced by reduction. It is	   said to occur in the camphor tree of Borneo and Sumatra	   ({Dryobalanops camphora}), but the natural borneol is rarely	   found in European or American commerce, being in great	   request by the Chinese. Called also {Borneo camphor}, {Malay	   camphor}, and {camphol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bornite \Bor"nite\, n. [Named after Von Born, a mineralogist.]	   (Min.)	   A valuable ore of copper, containing copper, iron, and	   sulphur; -- also called {purple copper ore} (or	   {erubescite}), in allusion to the colors shown upon the	   slightly tarnished surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Borofluoride \Bo`ro*flu"or*ide\, n. [Boron + fluoride.] (Chem.)	   A double fluoride of boron and hydrogen, or some other	   positive element, or radical; -- called also {fluoboride},	   and formerly {fluoborate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boroglyceride \Bo"ro*glyc"er*ide\, n. [Boron + glyceride.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound of boric acid and glycerin, used as an antiseptic.	   [1913 Webster]
Boron \Bo"ron\ (b[=o]"r[o^]n), n. [See {Borax}.] (Chem.)	   A nonmetallic element occurring abundantly in borax. It is	   reduced with difficulty to the free state, when it can be	   obtained in several different forms; viz., as a substance of	   a deep olive color, in a semimetallic form, and in colorless	   quadratic crystals similar to the diamond in hardness and	   other properties. It occurs in nature also in boracite,	   datolite, tourmaline, and some other minerals. Atomic number	   5. Atomic weight 10.81. Symbol B.	   [1913 Webster]
boronic \bo*ron"ic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to boron.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Borosilicate \Bo"ro*sil"i*cate\, n. [Boron + silicate.] (Chem.)	   A double salt of boric and silicic acids, as in the natural	   minerals tourmaline, datolite, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Borough \Bor"ough\, n. [OE. burgh, burw, boru, port, town,	   burrow, AS. burh, burg; akin to Icel., Sw., & Dan. borg, OS.	   & D. burg, OHG. puruc, purc, MHG. burc, G. burg, Goth.	   ba['u]rgs; and from the root of AS. beorgan to hide, save,	   defend, G. bergen; or perh. from that of AS. beorg hill,	   mountain. [root]95. See {Bury}, v. t., and cf. {Burrow},	   {Burg}, {Bury}, n., {Burgess}, {Iceberg}, {Borrow}, {Harbor},	   {Hauberk}.]	   1. In England, an incorporated town that is not a city; also,	      a town that sends members to parliament; in Scotland, a	      body corporate, consisting of the inhabitants of a certain	      district, erected by the sovereign, with a certain	      jurisdiction; in America, an incorporated town or village,	      as in Pennsylvania and Connecticut. --Burrill. --Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of citizens or inhabitants of a	      borough; as, the borough voted to lay a tax.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 name given to any borough which, at the	      time of the passage of the Reform Bill of 1832, contained	      but few voters, yet retained the privilege of sending a	      member to Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	Borough \Bor"ough\, n. [See {Borrow}.] (O. Eng. Law)	      (a) An association of men who gave pledges or sureties to	          the king for the good behavior of each other.	      (b) The pledge or surety thus given. --Blackstone.	          Tomlins.	          [1913 Webster]
Borough-English \Bor"ough-Eng"lish\, n. (Eng. Law)	   A custom, as in some ancient boroughs, by which lands and	   tenements descend to the youngest son, instead of the eldest;	   or, if the owner have no issue, to the youngest brother.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Boroughhead \Bor"ough*head`\, n.	   See {Headborough}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boroughholder \Bor"ough*hold"er\, n.	   A headborough; a borsholder.	   [1913 Webster]
Boroughmaster \Bor"ough*mas"ter\, n. [Cf. {Burgomaster}.]	   The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough.	   [1913 Webster]
Boroughmonger \Bor"ough*mon"ger\, n.	   One who buys or sells the parliamentary seats of boroughs.	   [1913 Webster] Boroughmongering
Boroughmongering \Bor"ough*mon"ger*ing\, Boroughmongery
\Bor"ough*mon"ger*y\, n.	   The practices of a boroughmonger.	   [1913 Webster]
Borracho \Bor*rach"o\, n.	   See {Borachio}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Borrage
Borrage \Bor"rage\, n., Borraginaceous \Bor*rag`i*na"ceous\, a.,	   etc.	   See {Borage}, n., etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Borrel \Bor"rel\, n. [OF. burel a kind of coarse woolen cloth,	   fr. F. bure drugget. See {Bureau}. Rustic and common people	   dressed in this cloth, which was prob. so called from its	   color.]	   1. Coarse woolen cloth; hence, coarse clothing; a garment.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of light stuff, of silk and wool.	      [1913 Webster]	Borrel \Bor"rel\, a. [Prob. from {Borrel}, n.]	   Ignorant, unlearned; belonging to the laity. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Borrow \Bor"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Borrowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Borrowing}.] [OE. borwen, AS. borgian, fr. borg, borh,	   pledge; akin to D. borg, G. borg; prob. fr. root of AS.	   beorgan to protect. ?95. See 1st {Borough}.]	   1. To receive from another as a loan, with the implied or	      expressed intention of returning the identical article or	      its equivalent in kind; -- the opposite of lend.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arith.) To take (one or more) from the next higher	      denomination in order to add it to the next lower; -- a	      term of subtraction when the figure of the subtrahend is	      larger than the corresponding one of the minuend.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To copy or imitate; to adopt; as, to borrow the style,	      manner, or opinions of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rites borrowed from the ancients.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not hard for any man, who hath a Bible in his	            hands, to borrow good words and holy sayings in	            abundance; but to make them his own is a work of	            grace only from above.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To feign or counterfeit. "Borrowed hair." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The borrowed majesty of England.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To receive; to take; to derive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any drop thou borrowedst from thy mother. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To borrow trouble}, to be needlessly troubled; to be	      overapprehensive.	      [1913 Webster]	Borrow \Bor"row\, n.	   1. Something deposited as security; a pledge; a surety; a	      hostage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye may retain as borrows my two priests. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of borrowing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of your royal presence I'll adventure	            The borrow of a week.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Borrower \Bor"row*er\, n.	   One who borrows.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither a borrower nor a lender be.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
borscht \borscht\ n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian]	   a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation,	   and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S.,	   a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian {shchi}.	   Syn: borsch, borsh, borsht, borshch, bortsch.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
borsh \borsh\ n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian]	   a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation,	   and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S.,	   a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian {shchi}.	   Syn: borsch, borscht, borsht, borshch, bortsch.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
borshch \borshch\ n. [Yiddish borscht, fr. Russian]	   a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation,	   and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S.,	   a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian {shchi}.	   Syn: borsch, borsh, borscht, borsht, bortsch.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Borsholder \Bors"hold`er\, n. [OE. borsolder; prob. fr. AS.	   borg, gen. borges, pledge + ealdor elder. See {Borrow}, and	   {Elder}, a.] (Eng. Law)	   The head or chief of a tithing, or borough (see 2d	   {Borough}); the headborough; a parish constable. --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
borsht \borsht\ n. [Russian]	   a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation,	   and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S.,	   a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian {shchi}.	   Syn: borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Borstal \Borstal\ n.	   a British reform school for youths between 16 and 22.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bort \Bort\, n.	   Imperfectly crystallized or coarse diamonds, or fragments	   made in cutting good diamonds which are reduced to powder and	   used in lapidary work.	   [1913 Webster]
bortsch \bortsch\ n. [Russian]	   a Russian soup usually containing beet juice as a foundation,	   and often served with sour cream. Also, as used in the U.S.,	   a sour cabbage soup, called in Russian {shchi}.	   Syn: borsch, borsh, borscht, borshch, bortsch.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Boruret \Bo"ru*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   A boride. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Borwe \Bor"we\, n.	   Pledge; borrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
borzoi \borzoi\ n. [Russian.]	   tall, slender fast-moving dog breed; called also {Russian	   wolfhound}.	   Syn: Russian wolfhound.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bos \Bos\, prop. n. [L., ox, cow.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ruminant quadrupeds, including the wild and	   domestic cattle, distinguished by a stout body, hollow horns,	   and a large fold of skin hanging from the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
bosa \bo"sa\ (b[=o]"z[.a]), n. [Ar. b[=u]za, Pers. b[=u]zah: cf.	   F. bosan.]	   A drink, used in the East. See {Boza}.	   [1913 Webster]
bosc \bosc\ n.	   A greenish-yellow variety of pear.	   [WordNet 1.5]
boscage \bos"cage\, n. [OF. boscage grove, F. bocage, fr. LL.	   boscus, buscus, thicket, wood. See 1st {Bush}.]	   1. A growth of trees or shrubs; underwood; a thicket; thick	      foliage; a wooded landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) Food or sustenance for cattle, obtained from	      bushes and trees; also, a tax on wood.	      [1913 Webster]
Bose-Einstein statistics \Bo`se-Ein"stein sta*tis"tics\	   (b[=o]`z[-e] [imac]n"st[imac]n st[.a]*t[i^]s"t[i^]ks), prop.	   n. [From physicists S. N. Bose, and Albert Einstein.]	   (Physics)	   A law of statistical mechanics which is obeyed by a system of	   particles when interchange of two particles does not change	   the wave function. Contrasted to {Fermi-Dirac statistics}.	   See also {boson}.	   [PJC]
Boselaphus \Boselaphus\ prop. n.	   A genus of Indian antelopes; the nilgais.	   Syn: genus {Boselaphus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bosh \Bosh\, n. [Cf. G. posse joke, trifle; It. bozzo a rough	   stone, bozzetto a rough sketch, s-bozzo a rough draught,	   sketch.]	   Figure; outline; show. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bosh \Bosh\, n. [Turk.]	   Empty talk; contemptible nonsense; trash; humbug. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bosh \Bosh\, n.; pl. {Boshes}. [Cf. G. b["o]schung a slope.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the sloping sides of the lower part of a blast	      furnace; also, one of the hollow iron or brick sides of	      the bed of a puddling or boiling furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The lower part of a blast furnace, which slopes	      inward, or the widest space at the top of this part.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In forging and smelting, a trough in which tools and	      ingots are cooled.	      [1913 Webster]
Boshbok \Bosh"bok\, n. [D. bosch wood + bok buck.] (Zool.)	   A kind of antelope. See {Bush buck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boshvark \Bosh"vark\, n. [D. bosch wood + varken pig.] (Zool.)	   The bush hog. See under {Bush}, a thicket.	   [1913 Webster]
Bosjesman \Bos"jes*man\, n.; pl. {Bosjesmans}. [D. boschjesman.]	   See {Bushman}.	   [1913 Webster]
bosk \bosk\, n. [See {Bosket}.]	   A thicket; a small wood. "Through bosk and dell." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
boskage \bos"kage\, n.	   Same as {Boscage}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thridding the somber boskage of the wood. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Bosket
Bosket \Bos"ket\, Bosquet \Bos"quet\, n. [F. bosquet a little	   wood, dim. fr. LL. boscus. See {Boscage}, and cf. {Bouquet}.]	   (Gardening)	   A grove; a thicket; shrubbery; an inclosure formed by	   branches of trees, regularly or irregularly disposed.	   [1913 Webster]
Boskiness \Bosk"i*ness\, n.	   Boscage; also, the state or quality of being bosky.	   [1913 Webster]
Bosky \Bosk"y\, a. [Cf. {Bushy}.]	   1. Woody or bushy; covered with boscage or thickets.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Caused by boscage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Darkened over by long bosky shadows.  --H. James.	      [1913 Webster]
bo's'n \bo's'n\ n.	   a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of	   other seamen.	   Syn: boatswain, bos'n, bosun, bo'sun.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bosnia-Herzegovina \Bosnia-Herzegovina\ n.	   A country in the Balkan penninsula of southeastern Europe,	   formerly a part of Yugoslavia.	   Syn: Bosnia and Herzegovina. [WordNet 1.5]
Bosnian \Bosnian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Bosnia-Herzegovina.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bosom \Bos"om\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m; 277), n. [AS. b[=o]sm; akin to D.	   bozem, Fries. b[=o]sm, OHG. puosum, G. busen, and prob. E.	   bough.]	   1. The breast of a human being; the part, between the arms,	      to which anything is pressed when embraced by them.	      [1913 Webster]	            You must prepare your bosom for his knife. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The breasts of a woman; as, an ample bosom.	      [PJC]	   3. The breast, considered as the seat of the passions,	      affections, and operations of the mind; consciousness;	      secret thoughts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tut, I am in their bosoms, and I know	            Wherefore they do it.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I covered my transgressions as Adam, by hiding my	            iniquity in my bosom.                 --Job xxxi.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Embrace; loving or affectionate inclosure; fold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within the bosom of that church.      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any thing or place resembling the breast; a supporting	      surface; an inner recess; the interior; as, the bosom of	      the earth. "The bosom of the ocean." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The part of the dress worn upon the breast; an article, or	      a portion of an article, of dress to be worn upon the	      breast; as, the bosom of a shirt; a linen bosom.	      [1913 Webster]	            He put his hand into his bosom: and when he took it	            out, behold, his hand was leprous as snow. --Ex. iv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A depression round the eye of a millstone. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
bosom \bos"om\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the bosom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intimate; confidential; familiar; trusted; cherished;	      beloved; as, a bosom friend.	      [1913 Webster]	bosom \bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bosomed} (-[u^]md); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Bosoming}.]	   1. To inclose or carry in the bosom; to keep with care; to	      take to heart; to cherish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bosom up my counsel,	            You'll find it wholesome.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To conceal; to hide from view; to embosom.	      [1913 Webster]	            To happy convents bosomed deep in vines. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
bosomed \bos"omed\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]md), a.	   1. Having, or resembling, bosom; kept in the bosom; hidden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Combining form] Having such a bosom; as, a big-bosomed	      woman.	      [PJC]
bosomy \bos"om*y\ (b[oo^]z"[u^]m*[y^]), a.	   1. Characterized by recesses or sheltered hollows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a large bosom; -- of a woman.	      [PJC]
boson \bo"son\ (b[=o]"z[o^]n), n. [From S. N. Bose, an Indian	   physicist.] (Physics)	   A fundamental particle that obeys Bose-Einstein statistical	   rules, but not the Pauli exclusion principle; the spin value	   of a boson is always an integer. Examples of bosons are alpha	   particles, photons, and those nuclei which have an even mass	   number.	   [PJC]	boson \bo"son\ (b[=o]"s'n), n.	   See {Boatswain}. [Obs.] [Also spelled {bosun}.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bosporian \Bos*po"ri*an\, a. [L. Bosporus, G. Bo`sporos, lit.,	   ox-ford, the ox's or heifer's ford, on account of Io's	   passage here as a heifer; fr. boy^s ox, heifer + po`ros	   ford.]	   Of or pertaining to the Thracian or the Cimmerian Bosporus.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Alans forced the Bosporian kings to pay them	         tribute and exterminated the Taurians.   --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Bosporus \Bos"po*rus\ (b[o^]s"p[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [L.]	   A strait or narrow sea between two seas, or a lake and a	   seas; as, the Bosporus (formerly the Thracian Bosporus) or	   Strait of Constantinople, between the Black Sea and Sea of	   Marmora; the Cimmerian Bosporus, between the Black Sea and	   Sea of Azof. [Written also {Bosphorus}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bosquet \Bos"quet\, n.	   See {Bosket}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s; 115), n.; pl. {Bosses} (-[e^]z). [OE. boce,	   bose, boche, OF. boce, boche, bosse, F. bosse, of G. origin;	   cf. OHG. b[=o]zo tuft, bunch, OHG. b[=o]zan, MHG. b[^o]zen,	   to beat. See {Beat}, and cf. {Botch} a swelling.]	   1. Any protuberant part; a round, swelling part or body; a	      knoblike process; as, a boss of wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A protuberant ornament on any work, either of different	      material from that of the work or of the same, as upon a	      buckler or bridle; a stud; a knob; the central projection	      of a shield. See {Umbilicus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A projecting ornament placed at the intersection	      of the ribs of ceilings, whether vaulted or flat, and in	      other situations.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. D. bus box, Dan. b["o]sse.] A wooden vessel for the	      mortar used in tiling or masonry, hung by a hook from the	      laths, or from the rounds of a ladder. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.)	      (a) The enlarged part of a shaft, on which a wheel is	          keyed, or at the end, where it is coupled to another.	      (b) A swage or die used for shaping metals.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A head or reservoir of water. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Boss \Boss\ (b[o^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bossed} (b[o^]st); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bossing}.] [OE. bocen, fr. OF. bocier. See the	   preceding word.]	   To ornament with bosses; to stud.	   [1913 Webster]	Boss \Boss\, n. [D. baas master.]	   A master workman or superintendent; a director or manager; a	   political dictator. [Slang, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bossage \Boss"age\, n. [F. bossage, fr. bosse. See {Boss} a	   stud.]	   1. (Arch.) A stone in a building, left rough and projecting,	      to be afterward carved into shape. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Rustic work, consisting of stones which seem to	      advance beyond the level of the building, by reason of	      indentures or channels left in the joinings. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]
Bossed \Bossed\, a.	   Embossed; also, bossy.	   [1913 Webster]
Bosset \Bos"set\, n. [Cf. {Boss} a stud.] (Zool.)	   A rudimental antler of a young male of the red deer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bossism \Boss"ism\, n.	   The rule or practices of bosses, esp. political bosses.	   [Slang, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bossy \Boss"y\, a.	   Ornamented with bosses; studded.	   [1913 Webster]	Bossy \Bos"sy\, n. [Dim. fr. Prov. E. boss in boss-calf,	   buss-calf, for boose-calf, prop., a calf kept in the stall.	   See 1st {Boose}.]	   A cow or calf; -- familiarly so called. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boston \Bos"ton\, n.	   A game at cards, played by four persons, with two packs of	   fifty-two cards each; -- said to be so called from Boston,	   Massachusetts, and to have been invented by officers of the	   French army in America during the Revolutionary war.	   [1913 Webster]
Bostryx \Bos"tryx\, n. [NL.; irreg. fr. Gr. ? a curl.] (Bot.)	   A form of cymose inflorescence with all the flowers on one	   side of the rachis, usually causing it to curl; -- called	   also a {uniparous helicoid cyme}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bosun \bosun\ n.	   a petty officer on a merchant ship who controls the work of	   other seamen; a contraction of {boatswain}. [Also spelled	   {bo'sun}.]	   Syn: boatswain, bos'n, bo's'n, bo'sun, boson.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boswellia \Boswellia\ n.	   a genus of incense-yielding trees of North Africa and India.	   Syn: genus {Boswellia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boswellian \Bos*well"i*an\, a.	   Relating to, or characteristic of, Dr. Johnson's biographer,	   James Boswell, whose hero worship made his narrative a	   faithful but often uncritical record of details. --	   {Bos"well*ize}, v. i. & t.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boswellism \Bos"well*ism\, n.	   The style of Boswell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bot \Bot\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bots}.	   [1913 Webster] Botanic
Botanic \Bo*tan"ic\, Botanical \Bo*tan"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   botanique. See {Botany}.]	   Of or pertaining to botany; relating to the study of plants;	   as, a botanical system, arrangement, textbook, expedition. --	   {Bo*tan"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Botanic garden}, a garden devoted to the culture of plants	      collected for the purpose of illustrating the science of	      botany.	   {Botanic physician}, a physician whose medicines consist	      chiefly of herbs and roots.	      [1913 Webster]
botanise \botanise\ v.	   to collect and study plants.	   Syn: botanize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Botanist \Bot"a*nist\, n. [Cf. F. botaniste.]	   One skilled in botany; one versed in the knowledge of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Botanize \Bot"a*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Botanized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Botanizing}.] [Cf. F. botaniser.]	   To seek after plants for botanical investigation; to study	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]	Botanize \Bot"a*nize\, v. t.	   To explore for botanical purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Botanizer \Bot"a*ni`zer\, n.	   One who botanizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Botanologer \Bot`a*nol"o*ger\, n.	   A botanist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Botanology \Bot`a*nol"o*gy\, n. [Botany + -logy: cf. F.	   botanologie.]	   The science of botany. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Botanomancy \Bot"a*no*man`cy\, n. [Botany + -mancy: cf. F.	   botanomantie.]	   An ancient species of divination by means of plants, esp.	   sage and fig leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Botany \Bot"a*ny\, n.; pl. {Botanies}. [F. botanique, a. & n.,	   fr. Gr. ? botanic, fr. ? herb, plant, fr. ? to feed, graze.]	   1. The science which treats of the structure of plants, the	      functions of their parts, their places of growth, their	      classification, and the terms which are employed in their	      description and denomination. See {Plant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book which treats of the science of botany.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Botany is divided into various departments; as,	   {Structural Botany}, which investigates the structure and	      organic composition of plants;	   {Physiological Botany}, the study of their functions and	      life; and	   {Systematic Botany}, which has to do with their	      classification, description, nomenclature, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Botany Bay \Bot"a*ny Bay"\	   A harbor on the east coast of Australia, and an English	   convict settlement there; -- so called from the number of new	   plants found on its shore at its discovery by Cook in 1770.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hence, any place to which desperadoes resort.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Botany Bay kino} (Med.), an astringent, reddish substance	      consisting of the inspissated juice of several Australian	      species of {Eucalyptus}.	   {Botany Bay resin} (Med.), a resin of reddish yellow color,	      resembling gamboge, the product of different Australian	      species of {Xanthorrh[ae]a}, esp. the grass tree	      ({Xanthorrh[ae]a hastilis}).	      [1913 Webster]
Botargo \Bo*tar"go\, n. [It. bottarga, bottarica; or Sp.	   botarga; a kind of large sausages, a sort of wide breeches:	   cf. F. boutargue.]	   A sort of cake or sausage, made of the salted roes of the	   mullet, much used on the coast of the Mediterranean as an	   incentive to drink.	   [1913 Webster]
Botch \Botch\, n.; pl. {Botches}. [Same as Boss a stud. For	   senses 2 & 3 cf. D. botsen to beat, akin to E. beat.]	   1. A swelling on the skin; a large ulcerous affection; a	      boil; an eruptive disease. [Obs. or Dial.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A patch put on, or a part of a garment patched or mended	      in a clumsy manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Work done in a bungling manner; a clumsy performance; a	      piece of work, or a place in work, marred in the doing, or	      not properly finished; a bungle.	      [1913 Webster]	            To leave no rubs nor botches in the work. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Botch \Botch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Botched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Botching}.] [See {Botch}, n.]	   1. To mark with, or as with, botches.	      [1913 Webster]	            Young Hylas, botched with stains.     --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repair; to mend; esp. to patch in a clumsy or imperfect	      manner, as a garment; -- sometimes with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sick bodies . . . to be kept and botched up for a	            time.                                 --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put together unsuitably or unskillfully; to express or	      perform in a bungling manner; to bungle; to spoil or mar,	      as by unskillful work.	      [1913 Webster]	            For treason botched in rhyme will be thy bane.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Botchedly \Botch"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a clumsy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Botcher \Botch"er\, n.	   1. One who mends or patches, esp. a tailor or cobbler.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clumsy or careless workman; a bungler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A young salmon; a grilse.	      [1913 Webster]
Botcherly \Botch"er*ly\, a.	   Bungling; awkward. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Botchery \Botch"er*y\, n.	   A botching, or that which is done by botching; clumsy or	   careless workmanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Botchy \Botch"y\, a.	   Marked with botches; full of botches; poorly done. "This	   botchy business." --Bp. Watson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bote \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.	   (b) Payment of any kind. --Bouvier.	   (c) A privilege or allowance of necessaries.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is still used in composition as equivalent to	         the French estovers, supplies, necessaries; as,	         housebote, a sufficiency of wood to repair a house, or	         for fuel, sometimes called firebote; so plowbote,	         cartbote, wood for making or repairing instruments of	         husbandry; haybote or hedgebote, wood for hedges,	         fences, etc. These were privileges enjoyed by tenants	         under the feudal system. --Burrill. --Bouvier.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]
Boteless \Bote"less\, a.	   Unavailing; in vain. See {Bootless}.	   [1913 Webster]
Botfly \Bot"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   A dipterous insect of the family ({Estrid[ae]}, of many	   different species, some of which are particularly troublesome	   to domestic animals, as the horse, ox, and sheep, on which	   they deposit their eggs. A common species is one of the	   botflies of the horse ({Gastrophilus equi}), the larv[ae] of	   which (bots) are taken into the stomach of the animal, where	   they live several months and pass through their larval	   states. In tropical America one species sometimes lives under	   the human skin, and another in the stomach. See {Gadfly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Both \Both\ (b[=o]th), a. or pron. [OE. bothe, ba[thorn]e, fr.	   Icel. b[=a][eth]ir; akin to Dan. baade, Sw. b[*a]da, Goth.	   baj[=o][thorn]s, OHG. beid[=e], b[=e]d[=e], G. & D. beide,	   also AS. begen, b[=a], b[=u], Goth. bai, and Gr. 'a`mfw, L.	   ambo, Lith. ab[`a], OSlav. oba, Skr. ubha. [root]310. Cf.	   {Amb-}.]	   The one and the other; the two; the pair, without exception	   of either.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is generally used adjectively with nouns; as, both	         horses ran away; but with pronouns, and often with	         nous, it is used substantively, and followed by of.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: It frequently stands as a pronoun.	         [1913 Webster]	               She alone is heir to both of us.   --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Abraham took sheep and oxen, and gave them unto	               Abimelech; and both of them made a covenant.	                                                  --Gen. xxi.	                                                  27.	         [1913 Webster]	               He will not bear the loss of his rank, because he	               can bear the loss of his estate; but he will bear	               both, because he is prepared for both.	                                                  --Bolingbroke.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is often used in apposition with nouns or pronouns.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thy weal and woe are both of them extremes.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               This said, they both betook them several ways.	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both now always precedes any other attributive words;	         as, both their armies; both our eyes.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both of is used before pronouns in the objective case;	         as, both of us, them, whom, etc.; but before	         substantives its used is colloquial, both (without of)	         being the preferred form; as, both the brothers.	         [1913 Webster]	Both \Both\, conj.	   As well; not only; equally.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both precedes the first of two co["o]rdinate words or	         phrases, and is followed by and before the other, both	         . . . and . . .; as well the one as the other; not only	         this, but also that; equally the former and the latter.	         It is also sometimes followed by more than two	         co["o]rdinate words, connected by and expressed or	         understood.	         [1913 Webster]	               To judge both quick and dead.      --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	               A masterpiece both for argument and style.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	         [1913 Webster]	               To whom bothe heven and erthe and see is sene.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               Both mongrel, puppy, whelp, and hound.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	         [1913 Webster]	               He prayeth well who loveth well	               Both man and bird and beast.       --Coleridge.	         [1913 Webster]
Bother \Both"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bothered} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bothering}.] [Cf. Ir. buaidhirt trouble, buaidhrim I	   vex.]	   To annoy; to trouble; to worry; to perplex. See {Pother}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The imperative is sometimes used as an exclamation	         mildly imprecatory.	         [1913 Webster]	Bother \Both"er\, v. i.	   To feel care or anxiety; to make or take trouble; to be	   troublesome.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without bothering about it.              --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]	Bother \Both"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, bothers; state of perplexity or	   annoyance; embarrassment; worry; disturbance; petty trouble;	   as, to be in a bother.	   [1913 Webster]
Botheration \Both`er*a"tion\, n.	   The act of bothering, or state of being bothered; cause of	   trouble; perplexity; annoyance; vexation. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Botherer \Both"er*er\, n.	   One who bothers.	   [1913 Webster]
Bothersome \Both"er*some\, a.	   Vexatious; causing bother; causing trouble or perplexity;	   troublesome.	   [1913 Webster]
Both-hands \Both"-hands`\, n.	   A factotum. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He is his master's both-hands, I assure you. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bothie \Both"ie\, n.	   Same as {Bothy}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Bothnian
Bothnian \Both"ni*an\, Bothnic \Both"nic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Bothnia, a country of northern Europe, or	   to a gulf of the same name which forms the northern part of	   the Baltic sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Bothrenchyma \Both*ren"chy*ma\, n. [Gr. ? pit + ? something	   poured in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in	   many kinds of wood.	   [1913 Webster] Bothy
Bothy \Both"y\Boothy \Booth"y\ n.; pl. {-ies} [Scottish. Cf.	   {Booth}.]	   A wooden hut or humble cot, esp. a rude hut or barrack for	   unmarried farm servants; a shepherd's or hunter's hut; a	   booth. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Botocudos \Bo`to*cu"dos\, n. pl. [Pg. botoque stopple. So called	   because they wear a wooden plug in the pierced lower lip.]	   A Brazilian tribe of Indians, noted for their use of poisons;	   -- also called Aymbor['e]s.	   [1913 Webster]
Bo tree \Bo" tree`\ (Bot.)	   The peepul tree; esp., the very ancient tree standing at	   Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under	   which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and	   so to have become Buddha.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists ({Ficus	         religiosa}), which is planted close to every temple,	         and attracts almost as much veneration as the status of	         the god himself. . . . It differs from the banyan	         ({Ficus Indica}) by sending down no roots from its	         branches.                                --Tennent.	   [1913 Webster]
Botryogen \Bot"ry*o*gen\, n. [Gr. ? cluster of grapes + -gen.]	   (Min.)	   A hydrous sulphate of iron of a deep red color. It often	   occurs in botryoidal form.	   [1913 Webster] Botryoid
Botryoid \Bot"ry*oid\, Botryoidal \Bot`ry*oid"al\, a. [Gr. ?	   cluster of grapes + -oid.]	   Having the form of a bunch of grapes; like a cluster of	   grapes, as a mineral presenting an aggregation of small	   spherical or spheroidal prominences; as, botryoidal hematite.	   Syn: botryose.	        [1913 Webster]
Botryolite \Bot"ry*o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? cluster of grapes +	   -lite.] (Min.)	   A variety of datolite, usually having a botryoidal structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Botryose \Bot"ry*ose`\, a. (Bot.)	   (a) Having the form of a cluster of grapes.	   (b) Of the racemose or acropetal type of inflorescence.	       --Gray.	       [1913 Webster]
Bots \Bots\, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. botus belly worm, boiteag	   maggot.] (Zool.)	   The larv[ae] of several species of botfly, especially those	   larv[ae] which infest the stomach, throat, or intestines of	   the horse, and are supposed to be the cause of various	   ailments. [Written also {botts}.]	   Note: See Illust. of {Botfly}.	         [1913 Webster]
Bottine \Bot*tine"\, n. [F. See {Boot} (for the foot.).]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small boot; a lady's boot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appliance resembling a small boot furnished with	      straps, buckles, etc., used to correct or prevent	      distortions in the lower extremities of children.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Bottle \Bot"tle\, n. [OE. bote, botelle, OF. botel, bouteille,	   F. bouteille, fr. LL. buticula, dim. of butis, buttis, butta,	   flask. Cf. {Butt} a cask.]	   1. A hollow vessel, usually of glass or earthenware (but	      formerly of leather), with a narrow neck or mouth, for	      holding liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The contents of a bottle; as much as a bottle contains;	      as, to drink a bottle of wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Intoxicating liquor; as, to drown one's reason in	      the bottle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bottle is much used adjectively, or as the first part	         of a compound.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bottle ale}, bottled ale. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Bottle brush}, a cylindrical brush for cleansing the	      interior of bottles.	   {Bottle fish} (Zool.), a kind of deep-sea eel ({Saccopharynx	      ampullaceus}), remarkable for its baglike gullet, which	      enables it to swallow fishes two or three times its won	      size.	   {Bottle flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Bluebottle}.	   {Bottle glass}, a coarse, green glass, used in the	      manufacture of bottles. --Ure.	   {Bottle gourd} (Bot.), the common gourd or calabash	      ({Lagenaria Vulgaris}), whose shell is used for bottles,	      dippers, etc.	   {Bottle grass} (Bot.), a nutritious fodder grass ({Setaria	      glauca} and {Setaria viridis}); -- called also {foxtail},	      and {green foxtail}.	   {Bottle tit} (Zool.), the European long-tailed titmouse; --	      so called from the shape of its nest.	   {Bottle tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Sterculia	      rupestris}), with a bottle-shaped, or greatly swollen,	      trunk.	   {Feeding bottle}, {Nursing bottle}, a bottle with a rubber	      nipple (generally with an intervening tube), used in	      feeding infants.	      [1913 Webster]	Bottle \Bot"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bottled}p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bottling}.]	   To put into bottles; to inclose in, or as in, a bottle or	   bottles; to keep or restrain as in a bottle; as, to bottle	   wine or porter; to bottle up one's wrath.	   [1913 Webster]	Bottle \Bot"tle\, n. [OE. botel, OF. botel, dim. of F. botte;	   cf. OHG. bozo bunch. See {Boss} stud.]	   A bundle, esp. of hay. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
bottlebrush \bottlebrush\ n.	   a cylindrical brush on a thin shaft that is used to clean	   bottles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bottlecap \bottlecap\ n.	   a cap that seals a bottle.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bottled \Bot"tled\, a.	   1. Put into bottles; inclosed in bottles; pent up in, or as	      in, a bottle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the shape of a bottle; protuberant. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] bottlefeed
bottlefeed \bottlefeed\, bottle-feed \bottle-feed\v. t.	   1. to feed with a bottle; -- of infants or baby animals.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to train, manage or instruct (a person) with great	      attention to detail.	      [PJC]
bottleful \bottleful\ n.	   the quantity contained in a bottle.	   Syn: bottle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bottlegrass \bottlegrass\ n. (Bot.)	   a European foxtail naturalized in North America; it is often	   a troublesome weed.	   Syn: green bristlegrass, green foxtail, rough bristlegrass,	        bottle grass, Setaria viridis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bottle green \Bot"tle green`\	   A dark shade of green, like that of bottle glass. --	   {Bot"tle-green`}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottlehead \Bot"tle*head`\, n. (Zool.)	   A cetacean allied to the grampus; -- called also	   {bottle-nosed whale}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several species so named, as the pilot	         whales, of the genus {Globicephalus}, and one or more	         species of {Hypero["o]don} ({Hypero["o]don bidens},	         etc.), found on the European coast. See {Blackfish}, 1.	         [1913 Webster]
Bottleholder \Bot"tle*hold`er\, n.	   1. One who attends a pugilist in a prize fight; -- so called	      from the bottle of water of which he has charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who assists or supports another in a contest; an	      abettor; a backer. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord Palmerston considered himself the bottleholder	            of oppressed states.                  --The London	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]
Bottleneck \Bot"tle*neck`\	   1. a location or situation in which otherwise rapid progress	      is impeded.	      [PJC]	   2. a point at which road traffic slows due to congestion or	      narrowing of the roadway.	      [PJC]	   3. an impasse.	      [PJC]	   4. a narrowing.	   Syn: constriction.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bottleneck \bottleneck\ v. t.	   same as {obstruct}; as, his laziness has bottlenecked our	   efforts to reform the system.	   [WordNet 1.5]	bottleneck \bottleneck\ v. i.	   to become narrower as one approaches a point; -- said of	   roads; as, right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bottle-neck frame \Bot"tle-neck` frame"\ (Automobiles)	   An inswept frame. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Bottle-nose
Bottle-nose \Bot"tle-nose`\ Bottle-nosed dolphin \Bot"tle-nosed`
dolphin\, n. (Zool.)	   1. A grey cetacean of the Dolphin family, of several species,	      as {Delphinus Tursio} and {Lagenorhyncus leucopleurus}, of	      Europe.	   Note: Also {Tursiops truncatus} -- a synonym?	   Syn: bottlenose dolphin.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The puffin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a north Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead.	   Syn: bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon	        ampullatus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bottle-nosed \Bot"tle-nosed`\ (-n[=o]zd), a.	   Having the nose bottle-shaped, or large at the end.	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottler \Bot"tler\ (b[o^]t"tl[~e]r/), n.	   One who bottles wine, beer, soda water, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottlescrew \Bot"tle*screw`\n.	   A corkscrew. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottling \Bot"tling\ (b[o^]t"tl[i^]ng) n.	   The act or the process of putting anything into bottles (as	   beer, mineral water, etc.) and sealing the bottles, as with a	   cork or a bottle cap.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottom \Bot"tom\ (b[o^]t"t[u^]m), n. [OE. botum, botme, AS.	   botm; akin to OS. bodom, D. bodem, OHG. podam, G. boden,	   Icel. botn, Sw. botten, Dan. bund (for budn), L. fundus (for	   fudnus), Gr. pyqmh`n (for fyqmh`n), Skr. budhna (for	   bhudhna), and Ir. bonn sole of the foot, W. bon stem, base.	   [root]257. Cf. 4th {Found}, {Fund}, n.]	   1. The lowest part of anything; the foot; as, the bottom of a	      tree or well; the bottom of a hill, a lane, or a page.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or dive into the bottom of the deep.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of anything which is beneath the contents and	      supports them, as the part of a chair on which a person	      sits, the circular base or lower head of a cask or tub, or	      the plank floor of a ship's hold; the under surface.	      [1913 Webster]	            Barrels with the bottom knocked out.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            No two chairs were alike; such high backs and low	            backs and leather bottoms and worsted bottoms. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That upon which anything rests or is founded, in a literal	      or a figurative sense; foundation; groundwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The bed of a body of water, as of a river, lake, sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The fundament; the buttocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An abyss. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Low land formed by alluvial deposits along a river;	      low-lying ground; a dale; a valley. "The bottoms and the	      high grounds." --Stoddard.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) The part of a ship which is ordinarily under	      water; hence, the vessel itself; a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to sell the teas, but to return them to London	            in the	            same bottoms in which they were shipped. --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Full bottom}, a hull of such shape as permits carrying a	      large amount of merchandise.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Power of endurance; as, a horse of a good bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Dregs or grounds; lees; sediment. --Johnson.	       [1913 Webster]	   {At bottom}, {At the bottom}, at the foundation or basis; in	      reality. "He was at the bottom a good man." --J. F.	      Cooper.	   {To be at the bottom of}, to be the cause or originator of;	      to be the source of. [Usually in an opprobrious sense.]	      --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was at the bottom of many excellent counsels.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To go to the bottom}, to sink; esp. to be wrecked.	   {To touch bottom}, to reach the lowest point; to find	      something on which to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	Bottom \Bot"tom\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the bottom; fundamental; lowest; under;	   as, bottom rock; the bottom board of a wagon box; bottom	   prices.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bottom glade}, a low glade or open place; a valley; a dale.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bottom grass}, grass growing on bottom lands.	   {Bottom land}. See 1st {Bottom}, n., 7.	      [1913 Webster]	Bottom \Bot"tom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bottomed} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bottoming}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To found or build upon; to fix upon as a support; --	      followed by on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Action is supposed to be bottomed upon principle.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those false and deceiving grounds upon which many	            bottom their eternal state].          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with a bottom; as, to bottom a chair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reach or get to the bottom of. --Smiles.	      [1913 Webster]	Bottom \Bot"tom\, v. i.	   1. To rest, as upon an ultimate support; to be based or	      grounded; -- usually with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Find on what foundation any proposition bottoms.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reach or impinge against the bottom, so as to impede	      free action, as when the point of a cog strikes the bottom	      of a space between two other cogs, or a piston the end of	      a cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	Bottom \Bot"tom\, n. [OE. botme, perh. corrupt. for button. See	   {Button}.]	   A ball or skein of thread; a cocoon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Silkworms finish their bottoms in . . . fifteen days.	                                                  --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Bottom \Bot"tom\, v. t.	   To wind round something, as in making a ball of thread.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As you unwind her love from him,	         Lest it should ravel and be good to none,	         You must provide to bottom it on me.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottomed \Bot"tomed\, a.	   Having at the bottom, or as a bottom; resting upon a bottom;	   grounded; -- mostly, in composition; as, sharp-bottomed;	   well-bottomed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottom fermentation \Bot"tom fer`men*ta"tion\	   A slow alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells	   collect at the bottom of the fermenting liquid. It takes	   place at a temperature of 4[deg] - 10[deg] C. (39[deg] -	   50[deg]F.). It is used in making lager beer and wines of low	   alcohol content but fine bouquet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bottomland \bottomland\ n.	   low-lying alluvial land near a river.	   Syn: bottom.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bottomless \Bot"tom*less\, a.	   Without a bottom; hence, fathomless; baseless; as, a	   bottomless abyss. "Bottomless speculations." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Bottomry \Bot"tom*ry\, n. [From 1st {Bottom} in sense 8: cf. D.	   bodemerij. Cf. {Bummery}.] (Mar. Law)	   A contract in the nature of a mortgage, by which the owner of	   a ship, or the master as his agent, hypothecates and binds	   the ship (and sometimes the accruing freight) as security for	   the repayment of money advanced or lent for the use of the	   ship, if she terminates her voyage successfully. If the ship	   is lost by perils of the sea, the lender loses the money; but	   if the ship arrives safe, he is to receive the money lent,	   with the interest or premium stipulated, although it may, and	   usually does, exceed the legal rate of interest. See	   {Hypothecation}.	   [1913 Webster]
bottom-up \bottom-up\ adj. (Computers)	   planning or building the smallest parts first; as, bottom-up	   programming. Opposite of {top-down}.	   [WordNet 1.5] Bottony
Bottony \Bot"ton*y\, Botton'e \Bot"to*n['e]\, a. [F.	   boutonn['e], fr. boutonner to bud, button.] (Her.)	   Having a bud or button, or a kind of trefoil, at the end;	   furnished with knobs or buttons.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cross bottony} (Her.), a cross having each arm terminating	      in three rounded lobes, forming a sort of trefoil.	      [1913 Webster]
Botts \Botts\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   See {Bots}.	   [1913 Webster]
Botuliform \Bot"u*li*form`\, a. [L. botulus sausage + -form.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the shape of a sausage. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouche \Bouche\, n. [F.]	   Same as {Bush}, a lining.	   [1913 Webster]	Bouche \Bouche\, v. t.	   Same as {Bush}, to line.	   [1913 Webster] Bouche	Bouche \Bouche\, Bouch \Bouch\, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A mouth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An allowance of meat and drink for the tables of inferior	      officers or servants in a nobleman's palace or at court.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bouch'ees \Bou`ch['e]es"\, n. pl. [F., morsels, mouthfuls, fr.	   bouche mouth.] (Cookery)	   Small patties.	   [1913 Webster]
Boucherize \Bou"cher*ize\, v. t. [After Dr. Auguste Boucherie, a	   French chemist, who invented the process.]	   To impregnate with a preservative solution of copper	   sulphate, as timber, railroad ties, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boud \Boud\, n.	   A weevil; a worm that breeds in malt, biscuit, etc. [Obs.]	   --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Boudoir \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	   friends; a lady's bedroom; a lady's (or sometimes a	   gentleman's) private room. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
bouffant \bouffant\ adj.	   being puffed out; -- used mostly of hair style, and sometimes	   clothing; as, a bouffant hairdo; a bouffant skirt.	   Syn: puffy.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bouffe \Bouffe\, n. [F., buffoon.]	   Comic opera. See {Opera Bouffe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bougainvillaea \Bou`gain*vil*l[ae]`a\, prop. n. [Named from	   Bougainville, the French navigator.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the order {Nyctoginace[ae]}, from	   tropical South America, having the flowers surrounded by	   large bracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouge \Bouge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bouged}] [Variant of bulge.	   Cf. {Bowge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To swell out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bilge. [Obs.] "Their ship bouged." --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	Bouge \Bouge\, v. t.	   To stave in; to bilge. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Bouge \Bouge\, n. [F. bouche mouth, victuals.]	   Bouche (see {Bouche}, 2); food and drink; provisions. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [They] made room for a bombardman that brought bouge	         for a country lady or two, that fainted . . . with	         fasting.                                 --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouget \Bou"get\, n. [Cf. F. bougette sack, bag. Cf. {Budget}.]	   (Her.)	   A charge representing a leather vessel for carrying water; --	   also called {water bouget}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bough \Bough\, n. [OE. bogh, AS. b[=o]g, b[=o]h, bough,	   shoulder; akin to Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship, Sw.	   bog, Dan. bov, OHG. buog, G. bug, and to Gr.? ( for ? )	   forearm, Skr. b[=a]hu (for bh[=a]ghu) arm. [root]88, 251. Cf.	   {Bow} of a ship.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An arm or branch of a tree, esp. a large arm or main	      branch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gallows. [Archaic] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
boughless \boughless\ adj.	   1. having no limbs. Opposite of {limbed}.	   Syn: limbless.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. lacking a bough or boughs. Opposite of {boughed}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bought \Bought\, n. [Cf. Dan. bugt bend, turning, Icel. bug?a.	   Cf. {Bight}, {Bout}, and see {Bow} to bend.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A flexure; a bend; a twist; a turn; a coil, as in a rope;	      as the boughts of a serpent. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The boughts of the fore legs.         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of a sling that contains the stone. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bought \Bought\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Buy}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bought \Bought\, p. a.	   Purchased; bribed.	   [1913 Webster]
Boughten \Bought"en\, a.	   Purchased; not obtained or produced at home. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Boughty \Bought"y\, a.	   Bending. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bougie \Bou*gie"\, n. [F. bougie wax candle, bougie, fr. Bougie,	   Bugia, a town of North Africa, from which these candles were	   first imported into Europe.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Surg.) A long, flexible instrument, that is introduced	      into the urethra, esophagus, etc., to remove obstructions,	      or for the other purposes. It was originally made of waxed	      linen rolled into cylindrical form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pharm.) A long slender rod consisting of gelatin or some	      other substance that melts at the temperature of the body.	      It is impregnated with medicine, and designed for	      introduction into urethra, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Bougie d'ecimale \Bou*gie" d['e]`ci`male"\ [F., lit., decimal	   candle.]	   A photometric standard used in France, having the value of	   one twentieth of the Violle platinum standard, or slightly	   less than a British standard candle. Called also {decimal	   candle}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bouilli \Bou`illi"\, n. [F., fr. bouillir to boil.] (Cookery)	   Boiled or stewed meat; beef boiled with vegetables in water	   from which its gravy is to be made; beef from which bouillon	   or soup has been made.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouillon \Bou`illon"\, n. [F., fr. bouillir to boil.]	   1. A nutritious liquid food made by boiling beef, or other	      meat, in water; a clear soup or broth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.	      [1913 Webster]
Bouk \Bouk\ (b[=oo]k), n. [AS. b[=u]c belly; akin to G. bauch,	   Icel. b[=u]kr body.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The body. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bulk; volume. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Boul \Boul\ (b[=oo]l), n.	   A curved handle. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Boulangerite \Bou*lan"ger*ite\, n. [From Boulanger, a French	   mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a bluish gray color and metallic luster, usually	   in plumose masses, also compact. It is a sulphide of antimony	   and lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Boulangism \Bou*lan"gism\, n. [F. boulangisme.]	   The spirit or principles of a French political movement	   identified with Gen. Georges Boulanger (d. 1891), whose	   militarism and advocacy of revenge on Germany attracted to	   him a miscellaneous party of monarchists and Republican	   malcontents. -- {Bou*lan"gist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boulder \Boul"der\ (b[=o]l"d[~e]r), n.	   Same as {Bowlder}.	   [1913 Webster]
bouldered \bouldered\ adj.	   abounding in large rocks or stones; as, bouldered fields.	   Syn: rocky, bouldery, stony.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bouldery \Boul"der*y\, a.	   Characterized by bowlders.	   [1913 Webster] Boule
Boule \Boule\, Boulework \Boule"work`\, n.	   Same as {Buhl}, {Buhlwork}.	   [1913 Webster]	Boule \Bou"le\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A legislative council of elders or chiefs; a	      senate.	   Note: The boule of Homeric times was an aristocratic body of	         princes and leaders, merely advisory to the king. The	         Athenian boule of Solon's time was an elective senate	         of 400, acting as a check on the popular ecclesia, for	         which it examined and prepared bills for discussion. It	         later increased to 500, chosen by lot, and extended its	         functions to embrace certain matters of administration	         and oversight.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Legislature of modern Greece. See {Legislature}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boulevard \Bou"le*vard`\, n. [F. boulevard, boulevart, fr. G.	   bollwerk. See {Bulwark}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Originally, a bulwark or rampart of fortification or	      fortified town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A public walk or street occupying the site of demolished	      fortifications. Hence: A broad avenue in or around a city.	      [1913 Webster]
Boulevardier \Boule`var`dier"\, n. [F.]	   A frequenter of a city boulevard, esp. in Paris. --F.	   Harrison.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bouleversement \Boule`verse`ment"\, n. [F., fr. bouleverser to	   overthrow.]	   Complete overthrow; disorder; a turning upside down.	   [1913 Webster]
Boult \Boult\, n.	   Corrupted form {Bolt}.	   [1913 Webster] Boultel
Boultel \Boul"tel\, Boultin \Boul"tin\, n. (Arch.)	   (a) A molding, the convexity of which is one fourth of a	       circle, being a member just below the abacus in the	       Tuscan and Roman Doric capital; a torus; an ovolo.	   (b) One of the shafts of a clustered column. [Written also	       {bowtel}, {boltel}, {boultell}, etc.]	       [1913 Webster]
Boulter \Boul"ter\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A long, stout fishing line to which many hooks are attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Boun \Boun\, a. [See {Bound} ready.]	   Ready; prepared; destined; tending. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Boun \Boun\, v. t.	   To make or get ready. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bounce \Bounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bounced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bouncing}.] [OE. bunsen; cf. D. bonzen to strike, bounce,	   bons blow, LG. bunsen to knock; all prob. of imitative	   origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To strike or thump, so as to rebound, or to make a sudden	      noise; a knock loudly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another bounces as hard as he can knock. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against his bosom bounced his heaving heart.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To leap or spring suddenly or unceremoniously; to bound;	      as, she bounced into the room.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out bounced the mastiff.              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bounced off his arm+chair.            --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To boast; to talk big; to bluster. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bounce \Bounce\, v. t.	   1. To drive against anything suddenly and violently; to bump;	      to thump. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to bound or rebound; sometimes, to toss.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To eject violently, as from a room; to discharge	      unceremoniously, as from employment. [Collog. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bully; to scold. [Collog.] --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	Bounce \Bounce\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sudden leap or bound; a rebound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A heavy, sudden, and often noisy, blow or thump.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bounce burst open the door.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An explosion, or the noise of one. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Bluster; brag; untruthful boasting; audacious	      exaggeration; an impudent lie; a bouncer. --Johnson. De	      Quincey.?	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A dogfish of Europe ({Scyllium catulus}).	      [1913 Webster]	Bounce \Bounce\, adv.	   With a sudden leap; suddenly.	   [1913 Webster]	         This impudent puppy comes bounce in upon me.	                                                  --Bickerstaff.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouncer \Boun"cer\, n.	   1. One who bounces; a large, heavy person who makes much	      noise in moving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boaster; a bully. [Collog.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bold lie; also, a liar. [Collog.] --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something big; a good stout example of the kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stone must be a bouncer.          --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a person employed by a tavern, nightclub, or other place	      of public meeting, to eject persons who become violent or	      unruly.	      [PJC]
Bouncing \Boun"cing\, a.	   1. Stout; plump and healthy; lusty; buxom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many tall and bouncing young ladies.  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive; big. "A bouncing reckoning." --B. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bouncing Bet} (Bot.), the common soapwort ({Saponaria	      officinalis}). --Harper's Mag.	      [1913 Webster]
Bouncingly \Boun"cing*ly\, adv.	   With a bounce.	   [1913 Webster]
bouncy \bouncy\ adj.	   1. readily regaining its original shape or position after	      stretching, compression, or other deformation; as, clean	      bouncy hair.	   Syn: live, lively, resilient, springy, whippy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. showing a joyous enthusiasm. Opposite of {dull}.	   Syn: animated, bouncing, buoyant, exuberant, peppy, perky,	        spirited, zippy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bound \Bound\ (bound), n. [OE. bounde, bunne, OF. bonne, bonde,	   bodne, F. borne, fr. LL. bodina, bodena, bonna; prob. of	   Celtic origin; cf. Arm. bonn boundary, limit, and boden, bod,	   a tuft or cluster of trees, by which a boundary or limit	   could be marked. Cf. {Bourne}.]	   The external or limiting line, either real or imaginary, of	   any object or space; that which limits or restrains, or	   within which something is limited or restrained; limit;	   confine; extent; boundary.	   [1913 Webster]	         He hath compassed the waters with bounds. --Job xxvi.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	         On earth's remotest bounds.              --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]	         And mete the bounds of hate and love.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To keep within bounds}, not to exceed or pass beyond	      assigned limits; to act with propriety or discretion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Boundary}.	        [1913 Webster]	Bound \Bound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bounding}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To limit; to terminate; to fix the furthest point of	      extension of; -- said of natural or of moral objects; to	      lie along, or form, a boundary of; to inclose; to	      circumscribe; to restrain; to confine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where full measure only bounds excess. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Phlegethon . . .	            Whose fiery flood the burning empire bounds.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To name the boundaries of; as, to bound France.	      [1913 Webster]	Bound \Bound\, v. i. [F. bondir to leap, OF. bondir, bundir, to	   leap, resound, fr. L. bombitare to buzz, hum, fr. bombus a	   humming, buzzing. See {Bomb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move with a sudden spring or leap, or with a succession	      of springs or leaps; as the beast bounded from his den;	      the herd bounded across the plain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before his lord the ready spaniel bounds. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the waves bound beneath me as a steed	            That knows his rider.                 --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rebound, as an elastic ball.	      [1913 Webster]	Bound \Bound\, v. t.	   1. To make to bound or leap; as, to bound a horse. [R.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to rebound; to throw so that it will rebound; as,	      to bound a ball on the floor. [Collog.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bound \Bound\, n.	   1. A leap; an elastic spring; a jump.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bound of graceful hardihood.        --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rebound; as, the bound of a ball. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Dancing) Spring from one foot to the other.	      [1913 Webster]	Bound \Bound\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Bind}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bound \Bound\, p. p. & a.	   1. Restrained by a hand, rope, chain, fetters, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclosed in a binding or cover; as, a bound volume.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Under legal or moral restraint or obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Constrained or compelled; destined; certain; -- followed	      by the infinitive; as, he is bound to succeed; he is bound	      to fail.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Resolved; as, I am bound to do it. [Collog. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Constipated; costive.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used also in composition; as, icebound, windbound,	         hidebound, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bound bailiff} (Eng. Law), a sheriff's officer who serves	      writs, makes arrests, etc. The sheriff being answerable	      for the bailiff's misdemeanors, the bailiff is usually	      under bond for the faithful discharge of his trust.	   {Bound up in}, entirely devoted to; inseparable from.	      [1913 Webster]	Bound \Bound\, a. [Past p. of OE. bounen to prepare, fr. boun	   ready, prepared, fr. Icel. b[=u]inn, p. p. of b[=u]a to	   dwell, prepare; akin to E. boor and bower. See {Bond}, a.,	   and cf. {Busk}, v.]	   Ready or intending to go; on the way toward; going; -- with	   to or for, or with an adverb of motion; as, a ship is bound	   to Cadiz, or for Cadiz. "The mariner bound homeward."	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Boundary \Bound"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Boundaries} [From {Bound} a	   limit; cf. LL. bonnarium piece of land with fixed limits.]	   That which indicates or fixes a limit or extent, or marks a	   bound, as of a territory; a bounding or separating line; a	   real or imaginary limit.	   [1913 Webster]	         But still his native country lies	         Beyond the boundaries of the skies.      --N. Cotton.	   [1913 Webster]	         That bright and tranquil stream, the boundary of Louth	         and Meath.                               --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sensation and reflection are the boundaries of our	         thoughts.                                --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Limit; bound; border; term; termination; barrier; verge;	        confines; precinct.	   Usage: {Bound}, {Boundary}. Boundary, in its original and	          strictest sense, is a visible object or mark	          indicating a limit. Bound is the limit itself. But in	          ordinary usage the two words are made interchangeable.	          [1913 Webster]
bounded \bounded\ adj.	   1. having the limits or boundaries established.	   Syn: delimited.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a defined physical border.	      [WordNet 1.5]
boundedness \boundedness\ n. (Math.)	   the quality of being finite.	   Syn: finiteness, finitude.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bounden \Bound"en\, p. p & a. [Old. p. p. of bind.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Bound; fastened by bonds. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Under obligation; bound by some favor rendered; obliged;	      beholden.	      [1913 Webster]	            This holy word, that teacheth us truly our bounden	            duty toward our Lord God in every point. --Ridley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made obligatory; imposed as a duty; binding.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am much bounden to your majesty.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bounder \Bound"er\ (bound"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, limits; a boundary. --Sir T.	      Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who behaves dishonorably or objectionably; a cad.	      [PJC]
Bounding \Bound"ing\, a.	   Moving with a bound or bounds.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bounding pulse, the languid limb.    --Montgomery.	   [1913 Webster]
Boundless \Bound"less\, a.	   Without bounds or confines; illimitable; vast; unlimited.	   "The boundless sky." --Bryant. "The boundless ocean."	   --Dryden. "Boundless rapacity." "Boundless prospect of gain."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unlimited; unconfined; immeasurable; illimitable;	        infinite.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Bound"less*ly}, adv. --	        {Bound"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
boundlessness \boundlessness\ n.	   the quality of being infinite.	   Syn: infiniteness, infinitude, unboundedness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bounds \bounds\ n.	   1. the line or plane indicating the limit or extent of	      something; as, the fotball was caught out of bounds.	   Syn: boundary, bound.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the greatest possible extent or degree of something.	   Syn: limit, boundary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bounteous \Boun"te*ous\, a. [OE. bountevous, fr. bounte bounty.]	   Liberal in charity; disposed to give freely; generously	   liberal; munificent; beneficent; free in bestowing gifts; as,	   bounteous production.	   [1913 Webster]	         But O, thou bounteous Giver of all good. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Boun"te*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Boun"te*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
bountied \bountied\ adj.	   rewarded or rewardable by a bounty; as, a bountied animal	   pelt.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bountiful \Boun"ti*ful\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.	      [1913 Webster]	            God, the bountiful Author of our being. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plentiful; abundant; as, a bountiful supply of food.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Liberal; munificent; generous; bounteous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Boun"ti*ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Boun"ti*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster] Bountihead
Bountihead \Boun"ti*head\, Bountyhood \Boun"ty*hood\, n.	   Goodness; generosity. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Bounty \Boun"ty\, n.; pl. {Bounties}. [OE. bounte goodness,	   kindness, F. bont['e], fr. L. bonitas, fr. bonus good, for	   older duonus; cf. Skr. duvas honor, respect.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Goodness, kindness; virtue; worth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature set in her at once beauty with bounty.	                                                  --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liberality in bestowing gifts or favors; gracious or	      liberal giving; generosity; munificence.	      [1913 Webster]	            My bounty is as boundless as the sea. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is given generously or liberally. "Thy morning	      bounties." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A premium offered or given to induce men to enlist into	      the public service; or to encourage any branch of	      industry, as husbandry or manufactures.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bounty jumper}, one who, during the latter part of the Civil	      War, enlisted in the United States service, and deserted	      as soon as possible after receiving the bounty. [Collog.]	      	   {Queen Anne's bounty} (Eng. Hist.), a provision made in Queen	      Anne's reign for augmenting poor clerical livings.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Munificence; generosity; beneficence.	        [1913 Webster]
Bouquet \Bou*quet"\, n. [F. bouquet bunch, bunch of flowers,	   trees, feathers, for bousquet, bosquet, thicket, a little	   wood, dim. of LL. boscus. See {Bush} thicket, and cf.	   {Bosket}, {Busket}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A nosegay; a bunch of flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A perfume; an aroma; as, the bouquet of wine.	      [1913 Webster]
Bouquetin \Bou`que*tin"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The ibex.	   [1913 Webster]
Bour \Bour\, n. [See {Bower} a chamber.]	   A chamber or a cottage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourbon \Bour"bon\, n. [From the castle and seigniory of Bourbon	   in central France.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A member of a family which has occupied several European	      thrones, and whose descendants still claim the throne of	      France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A politician who is behind the age; a ruler or politician	      who neither forgets nor learns anything; an obstinate	      conservative.	      [1913 Webster]
Bourbonism \Bour"bon*ism\, n.	   The principles of those adhering to the house of Bourbon;	   obstinate conservatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourbonist \Bour"bon*ist\, n.	   One who adheres to the house of Bourbon; a legitimist.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourbon whisky \Bour"bon whis"ky\	   See under {Whisky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourd \Bourd\, n. [F. bourde fib, lie, OF. borde, bourde, jest,	   joke.]	   A jest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Bourd \Bourd\, v. i.	   To jest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourder \Bourd"er\, n.	   A jester. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bourdon \Bour"don\, n. [F., fr. L. burdo mule, esp. one used for	   carrying litters. Cf. Sp. muleta a young she mule; also,	   crutch, prop.]	   A pilgrim's staff.	   [1913 Webster]	Bourdon \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.	       [1913 Webster]
Bourgeois \Bour*geois"\, n. [From a French type founder named	   Bourgeois, or fr. F. bourgeois of the middle class; hence	   applied to an intermediate size of type between brevier and	   long primer: cf. G. bourgeois, borgis. Cf. {Burgess}.]	   (Print.)	   A size of type between long primer and brevier. See {Type}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in bourgeois type.	         [1913 Webster]	Bourgeois \Bour*geois"\, n. [F., fr. bourg town; of German	   origin. See {Burgess}.]	   A man of middle rank in society; one of the shopkeeping	   class. [France.]	   [1913 Webster] a. Characteristic of the middle class, as in	   France.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourgeoisie \Bour*geoi*sie"\, n. [F.]	   The French middle class, particularly such as are concerned	   in, or dependent on, trade.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourgeon \Bour"geon\, v. i. [OE. burjoun a bud, burjounen to	   bud, F. bourgeon a bud, bourgeonner to bud; cf. OHG. burjan	   to raise.]	   To sprout; to put forth buds; to shoot forth, as a branch.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gayly to bourgeon and broadly to grow.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouri \Bou"ri\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A mullet ({Mugil capito}) found in the rivers of Southern	   Europe and in Africa.	   [1913 Webster] Bourn
Bourn \Bourn\, Bourne \Bourne\, n. [OE. burne, borne, AS. burna;	   akin to OS. brunno spring, G. born, brunnen, OHG. prunno,	   Goth. brunna, Icel. brunnr, and perh. to Gr. ?. The root is	   prob. that of burn, v., because the source of a stream seems	   to issue forth bubbling and boiling from the earth. Cf.	   {Torrent}, and see {Burn}, v.]	   A stream or rivulet; a burn.	   [1913 Webster]	         My little boat can safely pass this perilous bourn.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Bourn	Bourn \Bourn\, Bourne \Bourne\, n. [F. borne. See {Bound} a	   limit.]	   A bound; a boundary; a limit. Hence: Point aimed at; goal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where the land slopes to its watery bourn. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The undiscovered country, from whose bourn	         No traveler returns.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sole bourn, sole wish, sole object of my song.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         To make the doctrine . . . their intellectual bourne.	                                                  --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Bournless \Bourn"less\, a.	   Without a bourn or limit.	   [1913 Webster]
Bournonite \Bour"non*ite\, n. [Named after Count Bournon, a	   mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a steel-gray to black color and metallic luster,	   occurring crystallized, often in twin crystals shaped like	   cogwheels (wheel ore), also massive. It is a sulphide of	   antimony, lead, and copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Bournous \Bour*nous"\, n.	   See {Burnoose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourr'ee \Bour*r['e]e\, n. [F.] (Mus.)	   An old French dance tune in common time.	   [1913 Webster]
Bourse \Bourse\, n. [F. bourse purse, exchange, LL. bursa, fr.	   Gr.? skin, hide, of which a purse was usually made. Cf.	   {Purse}, {Burse}.]	   An exchange, or place where merchants, bankers, etc., meet	   for business at certain hours; esp., the Stock Exchange of	   Paris.	   [1913 Webster]
bourtree \bourtree\ n.	   common black-fruited shrub or small tree ({Sambucus nigra})	   of Europe and Asia; -- the fruit is used for wines and	   jellies.	   Syn: black elder, common elder, elderberry, European elder.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bouse \Bouse\, v. i.	   To drink immoderately; to carouse; to booze. See {Booze}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bouse \Bouse\, n.	   Drink, esp. alcoholic drink; also, a carouse; a booze. "A	   good bouse of liquor." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouser \Bous"er\, n.	   A toper; a boozer.	   [1913 Webster]
Boustrophedon \Bou`stro*phe"don\, n. [Gr. ? turning like oxen in	   plowing; ? to turn.]	   An ancient mode of writing, in alternate directions, one line	   from left to right, and the next from right to left (as	   fields are plowed), as in early Greek and Hittite.	   [1913 Webster]
Boustrophedonic \Bou*stroph`e*don"ic\, a.	   Relating to the boustrophedon made of writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Boustorphic \Bou*storph"ic\, a. [Gr. ? ?ox-guiding.]	   Boustrophedonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Bousy \Bousy\, a.	   Drunken; sotted; boozy.	   [1913 Webster]	         In his cups the bousy poet songs.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bout \Bout\, n. [A different spelling and application of bought	   bend.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. As much of an action as is performed at one time; a going	      and returning, as of workmen in reaping, mowing, etc.; a	      turn; a round.	      [1913 Webster]	            In notes with many a winding bout	            Of linked sweetness long drawn out.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prince . . . has taken me in his train, so that	            I am in no danger of starving for this bout.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conflict; contest; attempt; trial; a set-to at anything;	      as, a fencing bout; a drinking bout.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gentleman will, for his honor's sake, have one	            bout with you; he can not by the duello avoid it.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Boutade \Bou*tade"\, n. [F., fr. bouter to thrust. See {Butt}.]	   An outbreak; a caprice; a whim. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boutefeu \Boute"feu\, n. [F.; bouter to thrust, put + feu fire.]	   An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Animated by . . . John [`a] Chamber, a very boutefeu, .	         . . they entered into open rebellion.    --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Boutonniere \Bou`ton`ni[`e]re"\, n. [F., buttonhole.]	   A bouquet worn in a buttonhole.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouts-rim'es \Bouts`-ri*m['e]s"\, n. pl. [F. bout end + rim['e]	   rhymed.]	   Words that rhyme, proposed as the ends of verses, to be	   filled out by the ingenuity of the person to whom they are	   offered.	   [1913 Webster]
Bouvines \Bouvines\ prop. n.	   The location where in 1214 the French under King Philip	   Augustus defeated a coalition formed against him in one of	   the greatest battles of the middle ages.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bovate \Bo"vate\, n. [LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox.] (O. Eng.	   Law.)	   An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an	   ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually	   estimated at fifteen acres.	   [1913 Webster]
Bovey coal \Bo"vey coal`\ (Min.)	   A kind of mineral coal, or brown lignite, burning with a weak	   flame, and generally a disagreeable odor; -- found at Bovey	   Tracey, Devonshire, England. It is of geological age of the	   o["o]lite, and not of the true coal era.	   [1913 Webster]
Bovid \Bo"vid\, a. [L. bos, bovis, ox, cow.] (Zool.)	   Relating to that tribe of ruminant mammals of which the genus	   {Bos} is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Boviform \Bo"vi*form\, a. [L. bos, bovis, ox + -form.]	   Resembling an ox in form; ox-shaped. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bovinae \Bovinae\ n.	   a term essentially coextensive with the genus {Bos},	   including cattle, buffalo, and sometimes kudu; -- it is not	   used technically.	   Syn: subfamily Bovinae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bovini \Bovini\ n.	   a term essentially coextensive with the genus {Bos}; -- it is	   not used technically.	   Syn: tribe Bovini.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bovine \Bo"vine\, a. [LL. bovinus, fr. L. bos, bovis, ox, cow:	   cf. F. bovine. See {Cow}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}; relating to,	      or resembling, the ox or cow; oxlike; as, the bovine	      genus; a bovine antelope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having qualities characteristic of oxen or cows; sluggish	      and patient; dull; as, a bovine temperament.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bovine gaze of gaping rustics.    --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]
Bovril \Bovril\ n.	   an extract of beef (given to people who are ill).	   Syn: beef tea.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bow \Bow\ (bou), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bowing}.] [OE. bowen, bogen, bugen, AS. b[=u]gan (generally	   v. i.); akin to D. buigen, OHG. biogan, G. biegen, beugen,	   Icel. boginn bent, beygja to bend, Sw. b["o]ja, Dan. b["o]ie,	   bugne, Coth. biugan; also to L. fugere to flee, Gr. ?, and	   Skr. bhuj to bend. [root]88. Cf. {Fugitive}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to deviate from straightness; to bend; to	      inflect; to make crooked or curved.	      [1913 Webster]	            We bow things the contrary way, to make them come to	            their natural straightness.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole nation bowed their necks to the worst kind	            of tyranny.                           --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exercise powerful or controlling influence over; to	      bend, figuratively; to turn; to incline.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adversities do more bow men's minds to religion.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to bow and bias their opinions.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bend or incline, as the head or body, in token of	      respect, gratitude, assent, homage, or condescension.	      [1913 Webster]	            They came to meet him, and bowed themselves to the	            ground before him.                    --2 Kings ii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to bend down; to prostrate; to depress,;? to	      crush; to subdue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose heavy hand hath bowed you to the grave.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.	      [1913 Webster]	Bow \Bow\ (bou), v. i.	   1. To bend; to curve. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stop. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            They stoop, they bow down together.   --Is. xlvi. 2?	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bend the head, knee, or body, in token of reverence or	      submission; -- often with down.	      [1913 Webster]	            O come, let us worship and bow down: let us kneel	            before the Lord our maker.            --Ps. xcv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To incline the head in token of salutation, civility, or	      assent; to make bow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Admired, adored by all circling crowd,	            For wheresoe'er she turned her face, they bowed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Bow \Bow\ (bou), n.	   An inclination of the head, or a bending of the body, in	   token of reverence, respect, civility, or submission; an	   obeisance; as, a bow of deep humility.	   [1913 Webster]	Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [OE. bowe, boge, AS. boga, fr. AS.	   b[=u]gan to bend; akin to D. boog, G. bogen, Icel. bogi. See	   {Bow}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Anything bent, or in the form of a curve, as the rainbow.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do set my bow in the cloud.         --Gen. ix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weapon made of a strip of wood, or other elastic	      material, with a cord connecting the two ends, by means of	      which an arrow is propelled.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ornamental knot, with projecting loops, formed by	      doubling a ribbon or string.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The U-shaped piece which embraces the neck of an ox and	      fastens it to the yoke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) An appliance consisting of an elastic rod, with a	      number of horse hairs stretched from end to end of it,	      used in playing on a stringed instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An arcograph.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mech. & Manuf.) Any instrument consisting of an elastic	      rod, with ends connected by a string, employed for giving	      reciprocating motion to a drill, or for preparing and	      arranging the hair, fur, etc., used by hatters.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) A rude sort of quadrant formerly used for taking	      the sun's altitude at sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Saddlery) sing. or pl. Two pieces of wood which form the	      arched forward part of a saddletree.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bow bearer} (O. Eng. Law), an under officer of the forest	      who looked after trespassers.	   {Bow drill}, a drill worked by a bow and string.	   {Bow instrument} (Mus.), any stringed instrument from which	      the tones are produced by the bow.	   {Bow window} (Arch.) See {Bay window}.	   {To draw a long bow}, to lie; to exaggerate. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bowing}.]	   To play (music) with a bow. -- v. i. To manage the bow.	   [1913 Webster]	Bow \Bow\ (b[=o]), n. [Icel. b[=o]gr shoulder, bow of a ship.	   See {Bough}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.) The bending or rounded part of a ship forward; the	      stream or prow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) One who rows in the forward part of a boat; the	      bow oar.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bow chaser} (Naut.), a gun in the bow for firing while	      chasing another vessel. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bow piece}, a piece of ordnance carried at the bow of a	      ship.	   {On the bow} (Naut.), on that part of the horizon within	      45[deg] on either side of the line ahead. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Bowable \Bow"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being bowed or bent; flexible; easily influenced;	   yielding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bowbell \Bow"bell`\, n.	   One born within hearing distance of Bow-bells; a cockney.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bow-bells \Bow"-bells`\, n. pl.	   The bells of Bow Church in London; cockneydom.	   [1913 Webster]	         People born within the sound of Bow-bells are usually	         called cockneys.                         --Murray's	                                                  Handbook of	                                                  London.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowbent \Bow"bent`\, a.	   Bent, like a bow. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bow-compass \Bow"-com`pass\, n.; pl. {Bow-compasses}.	   1. An arcograph.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small pair of compasses, one leg of which carries a	      pencil, or a pen, for drawing circles. Its legs are often	      connected by a bow-shaped spring, instead of by a joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pair of compasses, with a bow or arched plate riveted to	      one of the legs, and passing through the other.	      [1913 Webster]
bowdlerisation \bowdlerisation\ n.	   the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.	   Syn: bowdlerization, expurgation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bowdlerise \bowdlerise\ v.	   same as {bowdlerize}.	   Syn: bowdlerize, expurgate, shorten, cut.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bowdlerization \bowdlerization\ n.	   the deletion of all passages considered to be indecent.	   Syn: bowdlerisation, expurgation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bowdlerize \Bowd"ler*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowdlerized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bowdlerizing}.] [After Dr. Thomas Bowdler, an	   English physician, who published an expurgated edition of	   Shakespeare in 1818.]	   To expurgate, as a book, by omitting or modifying the parts	   considered offensive; to remove morally objectionable parts;	   -- said of literary texts.	   Syn: bowdlerise, expurgate, shorten, cut.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              It is a grave defect in the splendid tale of Tom	              Jones . . . that a Bowdlerized version of it would	              be hardly intelligible as a tale.   --F. Harrison.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Bowd`ler*i*za"tion}, n. --	        {Bowd"ler*ism}, n.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bowed \bowed\ adj.	   1. bent over; -- used of back or head.	   Syn: bent, inclined.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Music) sounded by stroking with a bow; -- of a stringed	      musical instrument; as, bowed instruments. Contrasted with	      {plucked}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. resembling an arch.	   Syn: arced, arched, arching, arciform, arcuate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. same as {bow-legged}.	   Syn: bandy, bandy-legged, bowleg, bowlegged.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. submitting to the authority of another.	   Syn: bowing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bowel \Bow"el\, n. [OE. bouel, bouele, OF. boel, boele, F.	   boyau, fr. L. botellus a small sausage, in LL. also	   intestine, dim. of L. botulus sausage.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the intestines of an animal; an entrail, especially	      of man; a gut; -- generally used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            He burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels	            gushed out.                           --Acts i. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Hence, figuratively: The interior part of anything;	      as, the bowels of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            His soldiers . . . cried out amain,	            And rushed into the bowels of the battle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The seat of pity or kindness. Hence: Tenderness;	      compassion. "Thou thing of no bowels." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bloody Bonner, that corpulent tyrant, full (as one	            said) of guts, and empty of bowels.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Offspring. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bowel \Bow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boweled} or {Bowelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Boweling} or {Bowelling}.]	   To take out the bowels of; to eviscerate; to disembowel.	   [1913 Webster]
Boweled \Bow"eled\, a. [Written also {bowelled}.]	   Having bowels; hollow. "The boweled cavern." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowelless \Bow"el*less\, a.	   Without pity. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowenite \Bow"en*ite\, n. [From G.T. Bowen, who analyzed it in	   1822.] (Min.)	   A hard, compact variety of serpentine found in Rhode Island.	   It is of a light green color and resembles jade.	   [1913 Webster]
Bower \Bo"wer\, n. [From {Bow}, v. & n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who bows or bends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) An anchor carried at the bow of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A muscle that bends a limb, esp. the arm. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His rawbone arms, whose mighty brawned bowers	            Were wont to rive steel plates and helmets hew.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Best bower}, {Small bower}. See {the Note under Anchor}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bower \Bow"er\ (bou"[~e]r), n. [G. bauer a peasant. So called	   from the figure sometimes used for the knave in cards. See	   {Boor}.]	   One of the two highest cards in the pack commonly used in the	   game of euchre.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Right bower}, the knave of the trump suit, the highest card	      (except the "Joker") in the game.	   {Left bower}, the knave of the other suit of the same color	      as the trump, being the next to the right bower in value.	      	   {Best bower} or {Joker}, in some forms of euchre and some	      other games, an extra card sometimes added to the pack,	      which takes precedence of all others as the highest card.	      [1913 Webster]	Bower \Bow"er\, n. [OE. bour, bur, room, dwelling, AS. b[=u]r,	   fr. the root of AS. b[=u]an to dwell; akin to Icel. b[=u]r	   chamber, storehouse, Sw. b[=u]r cage, Dan. buur, OHG. p[=u]r	   room, G. bauer cage, bauer a peasant. [root]97] Cf.{Boor},	   {Byre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Anciently, a chamber; a lodging room; esp., a lady's	      private apartment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me my lute in bed now as I lie,	            And lock the doors of mine unlucky bower.	                                                  --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rustic cottage or abode; poetically, an attractive abode	      or retreat. --Shenstone. B. Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shelter or covered place in a garden, made with boughs	      of trees or vines, etc., twined together; an arbor; a	      shady recess.	      [1913 Webster]	Bower \Bow"er\, v. t.	   To embower; to inclose. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bower \Bow"er\, v. i.	   To lodge. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Bower \Bow"er\, n. [From {Bough}, cf. {Brancher}.] (Falconry)	   A young hawk, when it begins to leave the nest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bower-Barff process \Bow"er-Barff" proc`ess\ . (Metal.)	   A certain process for producing upon articles of iron or	   steel an adherent coating of the magnetic oxide of iron	   (which is not liable to corrosion by air, moisture, or	   ordinary acids). This is accomplished by producing, by	   oxidation at about 1600[deg] F. in a closed space, a coating	   containing more or less of the ferric oxide ({Fe2O3}) and the	   subsequent change of this in a reduced atmosphere to the	   magnetic oxide ({Fe2O4}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bower bird \Bow"er bird`\ (Zool.)	   An Australian bird ({Ptilonorhynchus violaceus} or	   {Ptilonorhynchus holosericeus}), allied to the starling. The	   male constructs singular bowers or playhouses of twigs and	   decorates them with bright-colored objects to attract	   females; the satin bird.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other related birds of the	         same region, having similar habits; as, the {spotted	         bower bird} ({Chalmydodera maculata}), and the regent	         bird ({Sericulus melinus}).	         [1913 Webster]
Bowery \Bow"er*y\, a.	   Shading, like a bower; full of bowers.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bowery maze that shades the purple streams.	                                                  --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]	Bowery \Bow"er*y\, n.; pl. {Boweries}. [D. bouwerij.]	   A farm or plantation with its buildings. [U. S. Hist.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The emigrants [in New York] were scattered on boweries	         or plantations; and seeing the evils of this mode of	         living widely apart, they were advised, in 1643 and	         1646, by the Dutch authorities, to gather into	         "villages, towns, and hamlets, as the English were in	         the habit of doing."                     --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	Bowery \Bow"er*y\, a.	   Characteristic of the street called the {Bowery}, in New York	   city; swaggering; flashy.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowess \Bow"ess\, n. (Falconry)	   Same as {Bower}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bowfin \Bow"fin`\, n. (Zool.)	   A voracious ganoid fish ({Amia calva}) found in the fresh	   waters of the United States; the mudfish; -- called also	   {Johnny Grindle}, and {dogfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowge \Bowge\, v. i.	   To swell out. See {Bouge}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bowge \Bowge\, v. t.	   To cause to leak. [Obs.] See {Bouge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowgrace \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Bow hand \Bow" hand`\	   1. (Archery) The hand that holds the bow, i. e., the left	      hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The hand that draws the bow, i. e., the right hand.	      [1913 Webster]
Bowhead \Bow"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The great Arctic or Greenland whale. ({Bal[ae]na	   mysticetus}). See {Baleen}, and {Whale}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowiea \Bowiea\ n.	   a small genus of tropical African perennial bulbous herbs	   with deciduous twining stems; sometimes placed in family	   {Hyacinthaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Bowiea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bowie knife \Bow"ie knife`\	   A knife with a strong blade from ten to fifteen inches long,	   and double-edged near the point; -- used as a hunting knife,	   and formerly as a weapon in the southwestern part of the	   United States. It was named from its inventor, Colonel James	   Bowie. Also, by extension, any large sheath knife.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowing \Bow"ing\, n. (Mus.)	   1. The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed	      instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bowing constitutes a principal part of the art of	            the violinist, the violist, etc.      --J. W. Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and	      distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare	      it for felting.	      [1913 Webster]
Bowingly \Bow"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a bending manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowknot \Bow"knot`\, n.	   A knot in which a portion of the string is drawn through in	   the form of a loop or bow, so as to be readily untied.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [OE. bolle, AS. bolla; akin to Icel.	   bolli, Dan. bolle, G. bolle, and perh. to E. boil a tumor.	   Cf. {Boll}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A concave vessel of various forms (often approximately	      hemispherical), to hold liquids, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brought them food in bowls of basswood.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a drinking vessel for wine or other	      spirituous liquors; hence, convivial drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The contents of a full bowl; what a bowl will hold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The hollow part of a thing; as, the bowl of a spoon.	      [1913 Webster]	Bowl \Bowl\ (b[=o]l), n. [F. boule, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud.	   Cf. {Bull} an edict, {Bill} a writing.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A ball of wood or other material used for rolling on a	      level surface in play; a ball of hard wood having one side	      heavier than the other, so as to give it a bias when	      rolled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. An ancient game, popular in Great Britain, played with	      biased balls on a level plat of greensward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like an uninstructed bowler, . . . who thinks to	            attain the jack by delivering his bowl	            straightforward upon it.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The game of tenpins or bowling. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bowl \Bowl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bowling}.]	   1. To roll, as a bowl or cricket ball.	      [1913 Webster]	            Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel,	            And bowl the round nave down the hill of heaven.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To roll or carry smoothly on, or as on, wheels; as, we	      were bowled rapidly along the road.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pelt or strike with anything rolled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas, I had rather be set quick i' the earth,	            And bowled to death with turnips?     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bowl} (a player) {out}, in cricket, to put out a striker	      by knocking down a bail or a stump in bowling.	      [1913 Webster]	Bowl \Bowl\, v. i.	   1. To play with bowls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To roll a ball on a plane, as at cricket, bowls, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move rapidly, smoothly, and like a ball; as, the	      carriage bowled along.	      [1913 Webster] Bowlder
Bowlder \Bowl"der\, Boulder \Boul"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. bullra to	   roar, rattle, Dan. buldre, dial. Sw. bullersteen larger kind	   of pebbles; perh. akin to E. bellow.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large stone, worn smooth or rounded by the action of	      water; a large pebble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) A mass of any rock, whether rounded or not, that	      has been transported by natural agencies from its native	      bed. See {Drift}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bowlder clay}, the unstratified clay deposit of the Glacial	      or Drift epoch, often containing large numbers of	      bowlders.	   {Bowlder wall}, a wall constructed of large stones or	      bowlders.	      [1913 Webster]
Bowldery \Bowl"der*y\, a.	   Characterized by bowlders.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowleg \Bow"leg`\, n.	   A crooked leg. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowl-legged \Bowl"-legged`\, a.	   Having crooked legs, esp. with the knees bent outward.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowler \Bowl"er\, n.	   One who plays at bowls, or who rolls the ball in cricket or	   any other game.	   [1913 Webster]	Bowler \Bowl"er\, n. [From 2d {Bowl}.]	   A derby hat. [Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bowless \Bow"less\, a.	   Destitute of a bow.	   [1913 Webster]
bowlful \bowlful\ n.	   the quantity contained in a bowl.	   Syn: bowl.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bowline \Bow"line\, n. [Cf. D. boelijn, Icel. b["o]gl["i]na?,	   Dan. bovline; properly the line attached to the shoulder or	   side of the sail. See {Bow} (of a ship), and {Line}.] (Naut.)	   A rope fastened near the middle of the leech or perpendicular	   edge of the square sails, by subordinate ropes, called	   bridles, and used to keep the weather edge of the sail tight	   forward, when the ship is closehauled.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bowline bridles}, the ropes by which the bowline is fastened	      to the leech of the sail.	   {Bowline knot}. See Illust. {under Knot}.	   {On a bowline}, close-hauled or sailing close to the wind; --	      said of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Bowling \Bowl"ing\, n.	   The act of playing at or rolling bowls, or of rolling the	   ball at cricket; the game of bowls or of tenpins.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bowling alley}, a covered place for playing at bowls or	      tenpins.	   {Bowling green}, a level piece of greensward or smooth ground	      for bowling, as the small park in lower Broadway, New	      York, where the Dutch of New Amsterdam played this game.	      [1913 Webster]
Bowls \Bowls\ (b[=o]lz), n. pl.	   See {Bowl}, a ball, a game.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowman \Bow"man\, n.; pl. {Bowmen}.	   A man who uses a bow; an archer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole city shall flee for the noise of the horsemen	         and bowmen.                              --Jer. iv. 29.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bowman's root}. (Bot.) See {Indian physic}, under {Indian}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bowman \Bow"man\, n. (Naut.)	   The man who rows the foremost oar in a boat; the bow oar.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowne \Bowne\, v. t. [See {Boun}.]	   To make ready; to prepare; to dress. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We will all bowne ourselves for the banquet. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bow net \Bow" net`\	   1. A trap for lobsters, being a wickerwork cylinder with a	      funnel-shaped entrance at one end.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A net for catching birds. --J. H. Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	Bow oar \Bow" oar`\	   1. The oar used by the bowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who rows at the bow of a boat.	      [1913 Webster]
Bow-pen \Bow"-pen`\, n.	   Bow-compasses carrying a drawing pen. See {Bow-compass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bow-pencil \Bow"-pen`cil\, n.	   Bow-compasses, one leg of which carries a pencil.	   [1913 Webster]
Bow-saw \Bow"-saw`\, n.	   A saw with a thin or narrow blade set in a strong frame.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowse \Bowse\, v. i. [See {Booze}, and {Bouse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To carouse; to bouse; to booze. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To pull or haul; as, to bowse upon a tack; to	      bowse away, i. e., to pull all together.	      [1913 Webster]	Bowse \Bowse\, n.	   A carouse; a drinking bout; a booze.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowshot \Bow"shot`\, n.	   The distance traversed by an arrow shot from a bow.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowsprit \Bow"sprit`\, n. [Bow + sprit; akin to D. boegspriet;	   boeg bow of a ship + spriet, E. sprit, also Sw. bogspr["o]t,	   G. bugspriet.] (Naut.)	   A large boom or spar, which projects over the stem of a ship	   or other vessel, to carry sail forward.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowssen \Bows"sen\, v. t.	   To drench; to soak; especially, to immerse (in water believed	   to have curative properties). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There were many bowssening places, for curing of mad	         men.	         . . . If there appeared small amendment he was	         bowssened again and again.               --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowstring \Bow"string`\, n.	   1. The string of a bow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A string used by the Turks for strangling offenders.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bowstring bridge}, a bridge formed of an arch of timber or	      iron, often braced, the thrust of which is resisted by a	      tie forming a chord of the arch.	   {Bowstring girder}, an arched beam strengthened by a tie	      connecting its two ends.	   {Bowstring hemp} (Bot.), the tenacious fiber of the	      {Sanseviera Zeylanica}, growing in India and Africa, from	      which bowstrings are made. --Balfour.	      [1913 Webster]	Bowstring \Bow"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bowstringed}or	   {Bowstrung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Bowstringing}.]	   To strangle with a bowstring.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowstringed \Bow"stringed`\, p. a.	   1. Furnished with bowstring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Put to death with a bowstring; strangled.	      [1913 Webster]
Bowtel \Bow"tel\, n.	   See {Boultel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bowwow \Bow"wow`\, n.	   An onomatopoetic name for a dog or its bark. -- a.	   Onomatopoetic; as, the bowwow theory of language; a bowwow	   word. [Jocose.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bowyer \Bow"yer\, n. [From {Bow}, like lawyer from law.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An archer; one who uses bow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes or sells bows.	      [1913 Webster]
Box \Box\ (b[o^]ks), n. [As. box, L. buxus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Box}	   a case.] (Bot.)	   A tree or shrub, flourishing in different parts of the world.	   The common box ({Buxus sempervirens}) has two varieties, one	   of which, the dwarf box ({Buxus suffruticosa}), is much used	   for borders in gardens. The wood of the tree varieties, being	   very hard and smooth, is extensively used in the arts, as by	   turners, engravers, mathematical instrument makers, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Box elder}, the ash-leaved maple ({Negundo aceroides}), of	      North America.	   {Box holly}, the butcher's broom ({Russus aculeatus}).	   {Box thorn}, a shrub ({Lycium barbarum}).	   {Box tree}, the tree variety of the common box.	      [1913 Webster]	Box \Box\, n.; pl. {Boxes} [As. box a small case or vessel with	   a cover; akin to OHG. buhsa box, G. b["u]chse; fr. L. buxus	   boxwood, anything made of boxwood. See {Pyx}, and cf. {Box} a	   tree, {Bushel}.]	   1. A receptacle or case of any firm material and of various	      shapes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity that a box contain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A space with a few seats partitioned off in a theater, or	      other place of public amusement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laughed at by the pit, box, galleries, nay, stage.	                                                  --Dorset.	      [1913 Webster]	            The boxes and the pit are sovereign judges.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A chest or any receptacle for the deposit of money; as, a	      poor box; a contribution box.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet since his neighbors give, the churl unlocks,	            Damning the poor, his tripple-bolted box. --J.	                                                  Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small country house. "A shooting box." --Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tight boxes neatly sashed.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A boxlike shed for shelter; as, a sentry box.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach)	      (a) An axle box, journal box, journal bearing, or bushing.	      (b) A chamber or section of tube in which a valve works;	          the bucket of a lifting pump.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. The driver's seat on a carriage or coach.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A present in a box; a present; esp. a Christmas box or	      gift. "A Christmas box." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Baseball) The square in which the pitcher stands.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Zool.) A Mediterranean food fish; the bogue.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Box is much used adjectively or in composition; as box	         lid, box maker, box circle, etc.; also with modifying	         substantives; as money box, letter box, bandbox, hatbox	         or hat box, snuff box or snuffbox.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Box beam} (Arch.), a beam made of metal plates so as to have	      the form of a long box.	   {Box car} (Railroads), a freight car covered with a roof and	      inclosed on the sides to protect its contents.	   {Box chronometer}, a ship's chronometer, mounted in gimbals,	      to preserve its proper position.	   {Box coat}, a thick overcoat for driving; sometimes with a	      heavy cape to carry off the rain.	   {Box coupling}, a metal collar uniting the ends of shafts or	      other parts in machinery.	   {Box crab} (Zool.), a crab of the genus {Calappa}, which,	      when at rest with the legs retracted, resembles a box.	   {Box drain} (Arch.), a drain constructed with upright sides,	      and with flat top and bottom.	   {Box girder} (Arch.), a box beam.	   {Box groove} (Metal Working), a closed groove between two	      rolls, formed by a collar on one roll fitting between	      collars on another. --R. W. Raymond.	   {Box metal}, an alloy of copper and tin, or of zinc, lead,	      and antimony, for the bearings of journals, etc.	   {Box plait}, a plait that doubles both to the right and the	      left.	   {Box turtle} or	   {Box tortoise} (Zool.), a land tortoise or turtle of the	      genera {Cistudo} and {Emys}; -- so named because it can	      withdraw entirely within its shell, which can be closed by	      hinged joints in the lower shell. Also, humorously, an	      exceedingly reticent person. --Emerson.	   {In a box}, in a perplexity or an embarrassing position; in	      difficulty. (Colloq.)	   {In the wrong box}, out of one's place; out of one's element;	      awkwardly situated. (Colloq.) --Ridley (1554)	      [1913 Webster]	Box \Box\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Boxing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To inclose in a box.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with boxes, as a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) To inclose with boarding, lathing, etc., so as to	      bring to a required form.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To box a tree}, to make an incision or hole in a tree for	      the purpose of procuring the sap.	   {To box off}, to divide into tight compartments.	   {To box up}.	      (a) To put into a box in order to save; as, he had boxed	          up twelve score pounds.	      (b) To confine; as, to be boxed up in narrow quarters.	          [1913 Webster]	Box \Box\, n. [Cf.Dan. baske to slap, bask slap, blow. Cf.	   {Pash}.]	   A blow on the head or ear with the hand.	   [1913 Webster]	         A good-humored box on the ear.           --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Box \Box\, v. i.	   To fight with the fist; to combat with, or as with, the hand	   or fist; to spar.	   [1913 Webster]	Box \Box\, v. t.	   To strike with the hand or fist, especially to strike on the	   ear, or on the side of the head.	   [1913 Webster]	Box \Box\, v. t. [Cf.Sp. boxar, now spelt bojar.]	   To boxhaul.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To box off} (Naut.), to turn the head of a vessel either way	      by bracing the headyards aback.	   {To box the compass} (Naut.), to name the thirty-two points	      of the compass in their order.	      [1913 Webster]
Boxberry \Box"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The wintergreen. ({Gaultheria procumbens}). [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
boxed \boxed\ adj.	   1. (Printing) enclosed in or set off by a border or box; as,	      boxed sections of the report; boxed announcements in the	      newspaper.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. enclosed in a box.	      [PJC]
Boxen \Box"en\ (b[o^]ks"'n), a.	   Made of boxwood; pertaining to, or resembling, the box	   ({Buxus}). [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The faded hue of sapless boxen leaves.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Boxer \Box"er\ (b[o^]ks"[~e]r), n.	   One who packs boxes.	   [1913 Webster]	Boxer \Box"er\, n.	   One who boxes; a pugilist.	   [1913 Webster]	Boxer \Box"er\, n.	   A breed of dog.	   [PJC]
Boxfish \Box"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The trunkfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Boxhaul \Box"haul`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boxhauled}.] (Naut.)	   To put (a vessel) on the other tack by veering her short	   round on her heel; -- so called from the circumstance of	   bracing the head yards abox (i. e., sharp aback, on the	   wind). --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Boxhauling \Box"haul`ing\, n. (Naut.)	   A method of going from one tack to another. See {Boxhaul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boxing \Box"ing\, n.	   1. The act of inclosing (anything) in a box, as for storage	      or transportation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Material used in making boxes or casings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any boxlike inclosure or recess; a casing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) The external case of thin material used to bring	      any member to a required form.	      [1913 Webster]	Boxing \Box"ing\, n.	   The act of fighting with the fist; a combat with the fist;	   sparring; pugilism. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Boxing glove}, a large padded mitten or glove used in	      sparring for exercise or amusement.	      [1913 Webster]	Boxing day \Box"ing day`\	   The first week day after Christmas, a legal holiday on which	   Christmas boxes are given to postmen, errand boys, employees,	   etc. The night of this day is boxing night. [Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Box-iron \Box"-i`ron\, n.	   A hollow smoothing iron containing a heater within.	   [1913 Webster]
Boxkeeper \Box"keep`er\, n.	   An attendant at a theater who has charge of the boxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Box kite \Box kite\	   A kite, invented by Lawrence Hargrave, of Sydney, Australia,	   which consist of two light rectangular boxes, or cells open	   on two sides, and fastened together horizontally. Called also	   {Hargrave kite}, or {cellular kite}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] boxlike
boxlike \boxlike\ boxy \boxy\adj.	   resembling a box in rectangularity.	   [WordNet 1.5]
box-number \box-number\ n.	   the mailing address to which answers to a newspaper ad can be	   sent.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Box tail \Box tail\ (A["e]ronautics)	   In a flying machine, a tail or rudder, usually fixed,	   resembling a box kite.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Boxthorn \Box"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Lycium}, esp. {Lycium barbarum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Boxwood \Box"wood`\, n.	   The wood of the box ({Buxus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Boy \Boy\, n. [Cf. D. boef, Fries. boi, boy; akin to G. bube,	   Icel. bofi rouge.]	   1. A male child, from birth to the age of puberty; a lad;	      hence, a son.	      [1913 Webster]	            My only boy fell by the side of great Dundee. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Boy is often used as a term of comradeship, as in	         college, or in the army or navy. In the plural used	         colloquially of members of an associaton, fraternity,	         or party.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In various countries, a male servant, laborer, or slave of	      a native or inferior race; also, any man of such a race;	      -- considered derogatory by those so called, and now	      seldom used. [derog.]	            He reverted again and again to the labor difficulty,	            and spoke of importing boys from Capetown. --Frances	                                                  Macnab.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Boy bishop}, a boy (usually a chorister) elected bishop, in	      old Christian sports, and invested with robes and other	      insignia. He practiced a kind of mimicry of the ceremonies	      in which the bishop usually officiated.	   {The Old Boy}, the Devil. [Slang]	   {Yellow boys}, guineas. [Slang, Eng.]	   {Boy's love}, a popular English name of Southernwood	      ({Artemisia abrotonum}); -- called also {lad's love}.	   {Boy's play}, childish amusements; anything trifling.	      [1913 Webster]	Boy \Boy\, v. t.	   To act as a boy; -- in allusion to the former practice of	   boys acting women's parts on the stage.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall see	         Some squeaking Cleopatra boy my greatness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Boyar
Boyar \Bo*yar"\, Boyard \Bo*yard"\, n. [Russ. boi['a]rin'.]	   A member of a Russian aristocratic order abolished by Peter	   the Great. Also, one of a privileged class in Roumania.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: English writers sometimes call Russian landed	         proprietors boyars.	         [1913 Webster]
Boyau \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 or communication	   from one siegework to another, to a magazine, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Boycott \Boy"cott`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Boycotted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Boycotting}.] [From Captain Boycott, a land agent in	   Mayo, Ireland, so treated in 1880.]	   To combine against (a landlord, tradesman, employer, or other	   person), to withhold social or business relations from him,	   and to deter others from holding such relations; to subject	   to a boycott.	   [1913 Webster]	Boycott \Boy"cott\, n.	   The process, fact, or pressure of boycotting; a combining to	   withhold or prevent dealing or social intercourse with a	   tradesman, employer, etc.; social and business interdiction	   for the purpose of coercion.	   [1913 Webster]
Boycotter \Boy"cott`er\, n.	   A participant in boycotting.	   [1913 Webster]
Boycottism \Boy"cott*ism\, n.	   Methods of boycotters.	   [1913 Webster]
Boydekin \Boy"de*kin\, n.	   A dagger; a bodkin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Boyer \Boy"er\, n. [D. boeijer; -- so called because these	   vessels were employed for laying the boeijen, or buoys: cf.	   F. boyer. See {Buoy}.] (Naut.)	   A Flemish sloop with a castle at each end. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Boyhood \Boy"hood\, n. [Boy + -hood.]	   The state of being a boy; the time during which one is a boy.	   --Hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Boyish \Boy"ish\, a.	   Resembling a boy in a manners or opinions; belonging to a	   boy; childish; trifling; puerile.	   [1913 Webster]	         A boyish, odd conceit.                   --Baillie.	   [1913 Webster]
Boyishly \Boy"ish*ly\, adv.	   In a boyish manner; like a boy.	   [1913 Webster]
Boyishness \Boy"ish*ness\, n.	   The manners or behavior of a boy.	   [1913 Webster]
Boyism \Boy"ism\, n.	   1. Boyhood. [Obs.] --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The nature of a boy; childishness. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Boyle's law \Boyle's" law`\	   See under {Law}.	   [1913 Webster]
boylike \boylike\ adj.	   same as {boyish}.	   Syn: boyish, schoolboyish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boyne \Boyne\ n.	   a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690,	   where William III of England defeated the deposed James II	   and so ended Stuart Catholicism in England.	   Syn: battle of Boyne, battle of the Boyne.	        [WordNet 1.5]
boys-and-girls \boys-and-girls\ n. (Bot.)	   a Eurafrican annual ({Mercurialis annua}) naturalized in	   America as a weed; formerly dried for use as a purgative,	   diuretic or antisyphilitic.	   Syn: herb mercury, herbs mercury.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Boy scout \Boy scout\	   Orig., a member of the "Boy Scouts," an organization of boys	   founded in 1908, by Sir R. S. S. Baden-Powell, to promote	   good citizenship by creating in them a spirit of civic duty	   and of usefulness to others, by stimulating their interest in	   wholesome mental, moral, industrial, and physical activities,	   etc. Hence, a member of any of the other similar	   organizations, which are now worldwide. In "The Boy Scouts of	   America" the local councils are generally under a scout	   commissioner, under whose supervision are scout masters, each	   in charge of a troop of two or more patrols of eight scouts	   each, who are of three classes, {tenderfoot}, {second-class	   scout}, and {first-class scout}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
boysenberry \boysenberry\ n.	   1. a cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large	      dark wine-red fruit with a raspberrylike flavor.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a large raspberry-flavored bramble fruit; a cross between	      blackberries and raspberries.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Boza \Bo"za\, n. [See {Bosa}.]	   An acidulated fermented drink of the Arabs and Egyptians,	   made from millet seed and various astringent substances;	   also, an intoxicating beverage made from hemp seed, darnel	   meal, and water. [Written also {bosa}, {bozah}, {bouza}.]	   [1913 Webster]
bra \bra\ n.	   same as {brassiere}.	   Syn: brassiere, bandeau.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brabantine \Bra*bant"ine\, a.	   Pertaining to Brabant, an ancient province of the	   Netherlands.	   [1913 Webster]
Brabble \Brab"ble\, v. i. [D. brabbelen to talk confusedly.	   [root]95. Cf. {Blab}, {Babble}.]	   To clamor; to contest noisily. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Brabble \Brab"ble\, n.	   A broil; a noisy contest; a wrangle.	   [1913 Webster]	         This petty brabble will undo us all.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brabblement \Brab"ble*ment\, n.	   A brabble. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Brabbler \Brab"bler\, n.	   A clamorous, quarrelsome, noisy fellow; a wrangler. [R]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Braccate \Brac"cate\, a.[L. bracatus wearing breeches, fr.	   bracae breeches.] (Zool.)	   Furnished with feathers which conceal the feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Brace \Brace\, n. [OF. brace, brasse, the two arms, embrace,	   fathom, F. brasse fathom, fr. L. bracchia the arms (stretched	   out), pl. of bracchium arm; cf. Gr. ?.]	   1. That which holds anything tightly or supports it firmly; a	      bandage or a prop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cord, ligament, or rod, for producing or maintaining	      tension, as a cord on the side of a drum.	      [1913 Webster]	            The little bones of the ear drum do in straining and	            relaxing it as the braces of the war drum do in	            that.                                 --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being braced or tight; tension.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laxness of the tympanum, when it has lost its	            brace or tension.                     --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch. & Engin.) A piece of material used to transmit, or	      change the direction of, weight or pressure; any one of	      the pieces, in a frame or truss, which divide the	      structure into triangular parts. It may act as a tie, or	      as a strut, and serves to prevent distortion of the	      structure, and transverse strains in its members. A boiler	      brace is a diagonal stay, connecting the head with the	      shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A vertical curved line connecting two or more	      words or lines, which are to be taken together; thus,	      boll, bowl; or, in music, used to connect staves.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A rope reeved through a block at the end of a	      yard, by which the yard is moved horizontally; also, a	      rudder gudgeon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mech.) A curved instrument or handle of iron or wood, for	      holding and turning bits, etc.; a bitstock.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A pair; a couple; as, a brace of ducks; now rarely applied	      to persons, except familiarly or with some contempt. "A	      brace of greyhounds." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is said to have shot . . . fifty brace of	            pheasants.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brace of brethren, both bishops, both eminent for	            learning and religion, now appeared in the church.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            But you, my brace of lords.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. Straps or bands to sustain trousers; suspenders.	      [1913 Webster]	            I embroidered for you a beautiful pair of braces.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Harness; warlike preparation. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             For that it stands not in such warlike brace.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Armor for the arm; vantbrace.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mining) The mouth of a shaft. [Cornwall]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Angle brace}. See under {Angle}.	      [1913 Webster]	Brace \Brace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bracing}.]	   1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace	      a beam in a building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension;	      to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	            And welcome war to brace her drums.   --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The women of China, by bracing and binding them from	            their infancy, have very little feet. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some who spurs had first braced on.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To place in a position for resisting pressure; to hold	      firmly; as, he braced himself against the crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sturdy lance in his right hand he braced.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To move around by means of braces; as, to brace	      the yards.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To brace about} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) round for the	      contrary tack.	   {To brace a yard} (Naut.), to move it horizontally by means	      of a brace.	   {To brace in} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by hauling in the	      weather brace.	   {To brace one's self}, to call up one's energies. "He braced	      himself for an effort which he was little able to make."	      --J. D. Forbes.	   {To brace to} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) by checking or easing	      off the lee brace, and hauling in the weather one, to	      assist in tacking.	   {To brace up} (Naut.), to bring (a yard) nearer the direction	      of the keel by hauling in the lee brace.	   {To brace up sharp} (Naut.), to turn (a yard) as far forward	      as the rigging will permit.	      [1913 Webster]	Brace \Brace\, v. i.	   To get tone or vigor; to rouse one's energies; -- with up.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
braced \braced\ adj.	   held up by braces or buttresses.	   Syn: buttressed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bracelet \Brace"let\, n. [F. bracelet, dim. of OF. bracel	   armlet, prop. little arm, dim. of bras arm, fr. L. bracchium.	   See {Brace},n.]	   1. An ornamental band or ring, for the wrist or the arm; in	      modern times, an ornament encircling the wrist, worn by	      women or girls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of defensive armor for the arm. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Bracer \Bra"cer\, n.	   1. That which braces, binds, or makes firm; a band or	      bandage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covering to protect the arm of the bowman from the	      vibration of the string; also, a brassart. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A medicine, as an astringent or a tonic, which gives	      tension or tone to any part of the body. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Brach \Brach\ (br[a^]k), n. [OE. brache a kind of scenting hound	   or setting dog, OF. brache, F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G.	   bracke; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr. L. fragrare to	   smell.]	   A bitch of the hound kind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachelytra \Brach*el"y*tra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. (?) short + ?	   a covering.] (Zool.)	   A group of beetles having short elytra, as the rove beetles.	   [1913 Webster] brach
brach \brach\, brache \brache\(br[a^]k or br[a^]ch), n. [OE.	   brache a kind of scenting hound or setting dog, OF. brache,	   F. braque, fr. OHG. braccho, G. bracke; related to Sw. brack	   a dog that hunts by scent; possibly akin to E. fragrant, fr.	   L. fragrare to smell.]	   A bitch of the hound kind. See also {bratchet}. --Shak. [Also	   spelled {bratch} when pronounced (br[a^]ch).]	   [1913 Webster + Century Dict. 1906]	         A sow pig by chance sucked a brach, and when she was	         grown would miraculously hunt all manner of deer.	                                                  --Burton	                                                  (Anatomy of	                                                  Melancholy).	   [Century Dict. 1906]
brachet \brachet\, (br[a^]ch), n.	   same as {bratchet}.	   [Century Dict. 1906]
Brachia \Brach"i*a\, n. pl.	   See {Brachium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachial \Brach"i*al\or, a. [L. brachialis (bracch-), from	   bracchium (bracch-) arm: cf. F. brachial.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining or belonging to the arm; as, the	      brachial artery; the brachial nerve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the nature of an arm; resembling an arm.	      [1913 Webster]
Brachiata \Brach`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [See {Brachiate}.] (Zool.)	   A division of the Crinoidea, including those furnished with	   long jointed arms. See {Crinoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachiate \Brach"i*ate\, a. [L. brachiatus (bracch-) with boughs	   or branches like arms, from brackium (bracch-) arm.] (Bot.)	   Having branches in pairs, decussated, all nearly horizontal,	   and each pair at right angles with the next, as in the maple	   and lilac.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachioganoid \Brach`i*og"a*noid\, n.	   One of the Brachioganoidei.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachioganoidei \Brach`i*o*ga*noid"e*i\, n. pl.[NL., from L.	   brachium (bracch-) arm + NL. ganoidei.] (Zool.)	   An order of ganoid fishes of which the bichir of Africa is a	   living example. See {Crossopterygii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachiolaria \Brach`i*o*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. brachiolum	   (bracch-), dim. of brachium (bracch-) arm.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar early larval stage of certain starfishes, having a	   bilateral structure, and swimming by means of bands of	   vibrating cilia.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachiopod \Brach"i*o*pod\, n. [Cf.F. brachiopode.] (Zool.)	   One of the Brachiopoda, or its shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachiopoda \Brach`i*op"o*da\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? arm + -poda.]	   (Zool.)	   A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell,	   often attached by a fleshy peduncle.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Within the shell is a pair of "arms," often long and	         spirally coiled, bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by	         which a current of water is made to flow into the	         mantle cavity, bringing the microscopic food to the	         mouth between the bases of the arms. The shell is both	         opened and closed by special muscles. They form two	         orders; Lyopoma, in which the shell is thin, and	         without a distinct hinge, as in Lingula; and	         Arthropoma, in which the firm calcareous shell has a	         regular hinge, as in Rhynchonella. See {Arthropomata}.	         [1913 Webster]
Brachium \Brach"i*um\, n.; pl. {Bracchia}. [L. brachium or	   bracchium, arm.] (Anat.)	   The upper arm; the segment of the fore limb between the	   shoulder and the elbow.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachman \Brach"man\, n. [L. Brachmanae, pl., Gr. ?.]	   See {Brahman}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brachycatalectic \Brach`y*cat`a*lec"tic\, n. [Gr. ?; brachy`s	   short + ? to leave off; cf. ? incomplete.] (Gr. & Last.	   Pros.)	   A verse wanting two syllables at its termination.	   [1913 Webster] Brachycephalic
Brachycephalic \Brach`y*ce*phal"ic\, Brachycephalous
\Brach`y*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + ? head.] (Anat.)	   Having the skull short in proportion to its breadth;	   shortheaded; -- in distinction from {dolichocephalic}.	   [1913 Webster] Brachycephaly
Brachycephaly \Brach`y*ceph"a*ly\, Brachycephalism
\Brach`y*ceph"a*lism\, n. [Cf. F. Brachyc['e]phalie] . (Anat.)	   The state or condition of being brachycephalic; shortness of	   head.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachyceral \Bra*chyc"er*al\, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + ke`ras	   horn.] (Zool.)	   Having short antenn[ae], as certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachydiagonal \Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal\, a. [Gr. brachy`s short +	   E. diagonal.]	   Pertaining to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brachydiagonal axis}, the shorter lateral axis of an	      orthorhombic crystal.	      [1913 Webster]	Brachydiagonal \Brach`y*di*ag"o*nal\, n.	   The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachydome \Brach`y*dome\, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + E. dome.]	   (Crystallog.)	   A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis. See {Dome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachygrapher \Bra*chyg"ra*pher\, n.	   A writer in short hand; a stenographer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He asked the brachygrapher whether he wrote the notes	         of the sermon.                           --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachygraphy \Bra*chyg"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. brachy`s short +	   -graphy: cf. F. brachygraphie.]	   Stenography. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachylogy \Bra*chyl"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? : brachy`s short + ?	   discourse: cf. F. brachylogie.] (Rhet.)	   Conciseness of expression; brevity.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachypinacoid \Brach`y*pin"a*coid\, n. [Gr. brachy`s short + E.	   pinacoid.] (Crytallog.)	   A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to	   the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal)	   axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachyptera \Bra*chyp"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   short-winged; brachy`s short + ? feather, wing.] (Zool.)	   A group of Coleoptera having short wings; the rove beetles.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachypteres \Bra*chyp"te*res\, n. pl. [NL. See {Brachyptera}. ]	   (Zool.)	   A group of birds, including auks, divers, and penguins.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachypterous \Bra*chyp"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ? : cf. F.	   brachypt[`e]re.] (Zool.)	   Having short wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachystochrone \Bra*chys"to*chrone\, n. [Incorrect for	   brachistochrone, fr. Gr. bra`chistos shortest (superl. of	   brachy`s short) + ? time : cf. F. brachistochrone. ] (Math.)	   A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and	   descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another	   given point in a shorter time than it could by any other	   path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes	   called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the {cycloid}.	   [1913 Webster]
brachytactyly \brachytactyly\ n.	   abnormal shortness of fingers and toes.	   Syn: brachydactylia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brachytypous \Brach"y*ty`pous\, a. [Gr. brachy`s short + ?	   stamp, form.] (Min.)	   Of a short form.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachyura \Brach`y*u"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. brachy`s short +	   o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   A group of decapod Crustacea, including the common crabs,	   characterized by a small and short abdomen, which is bent up	   beneath the large cephalo-thorax. [Also spelt {Brachyoura}.]	   See {Crab}, and Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster] Brachyural
Brachyural \Brach`y*u"ral\, Brachyurous \Brach`y*u"rous\, a.	   [Cf. F. brachyure.] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or belonging to the Brachyura.	   [1913 Webster]
Brachyuran \Brach`y*u"ran\, n.	   One of the Brachyura.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracing \Bra"cing\, a.	   Imparting strength or tone; strengthening; invigorating; as,	   a bracing north wind.	   [1913 Webster]	Bracing \Bra"cing\, n.	   1. The act of strengthening, supporting, or propping, with a	      brace or braces; the state of being braced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) Any system of braces; braces, collectively; as,	      the bracing of a truss.	      [1913 Webster]
Brack \Brack\ (br[a^]k), n. [Cf.D. braak, Dan. br[ae]k, a	   breaking, Sw. & Icel. brak a crackling, creaking. Cf.	   {Breach}.]	   An opening caused by the parting of any solid body; a crack	   or breach; a flaw.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stain or brack in her sweet reputation.  --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Brack \Brack\, n. [D. brak, adj., salt; cf. LG. wrak refuse, G.	   brack.]	   Salt or brackish water. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracken \Brack"en\, n. [OE. braken, AS. bracce. See {2d Brake},	   n.]	   A brake or fern. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracket \Brack"et\, n. [Cf. OF. braguette codpiece, F. brayette,	   Sp. bragueta, also a projecting mold in architecture; dim.	   fr. L. bracae breeches; cf. also, OF. bracon beam, prop,	   support; of unknown origin. Cf. {Breeches}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) An architectural member, plain or ornamental,	      projecting from a wall or pier, to support weight falling	      outside of the same; also, a decorative feature seeming to	      discharge such an office.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is the more general word. See {Brace},	         {Cantalever}, {Console}, {Corbel}, {Strut}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin. & Mech.) A piece or combination of pieces, usually	      triangular in general shape, projecting from, or fastened	      to, a wall, or other surface, to support heavy bodies or	      to strengthen angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A shot, crooked timber, resembling a knee, used as	      a support.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) The cheek or side of an ordnance carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) One of two characters [], used to inclose a	      reference, explanation, or note, or a part to be excluded	      from a sentence, to indicate an interpolation, to rectify	      a mistake, or to supply an omission, and for certain other	      purposes; -- called also {crotchet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A gas fixture or lamp holder projecting from the face of a	      wall, column, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gunnery) A figure determined by firing a projectile	      beyond a target and another short of it, as a basis for	      ascertaining the proper elevation of the piece; -- only	      used in the phrase, to establish a bracket. After the	      bracket is established shots are fired with intermediate	      elevations until the exact range is obtained. In the	      United States navy it is called {fork}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bracket light}, a gas fixture or a lamp attached to a wall,	      column, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Bracket \Brack"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bracketed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bracketing}]	   1. To place within brackets; to connect by brackets; to	      furnish with brackets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gunnery) To shoot so as to establish a bracket for (an	      object).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bracketing \Brack"et*ing\, n. (Arch.)	   A series or group of brackets; brackets, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Brackish \Brack"ish\, a. [See {Brack} salt water.]	   Saltish, or salt in a moderate degree, as water in saline	   soil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Springs in deserts found seem sweet, all brackish	         though they be.                          --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Brackishness \Brack"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being brackish, or somewhat salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracky \Brack"y\, a.	   Brackish. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bract \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, on a flower stalk or at the	       base of a flower.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bracts are often inconspicuous, but sometimes large and	         showy, or highly colored, as in many cactaceous plants.	         The spathes of aroid plants are conspicuous forms of	         bracts.	         [1913 Webster]
Bractea \Brac"te*a\, n. [L., a thin plate of metal or wood, gold	   foil.] (Bot.)	   A bract.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracteal \Brac"te*al\, a. [Cf.F. bract['e]al.]	   Having the nature or appearance of a bract.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracteate \Brac"te*ate\, a. [Cf. L. bracteatus covered with gold	   plate.] (Bot.)	   Having a bract or bracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracted \Bract"ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with bracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracteolate \Brac"te*o*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with bracteoles or bractlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Bracteole \Brac"te*ole\, n. [L. bracteola, dim. of bractea. See	   {Bractea}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Bractlet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bractless \Bract"less\, a. (Bot.)	   Destitute of bracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bractlet \Bract"let\, n. [Bract + -let] (Bot.)	   A bract on the stalk of a single flower, which is itself on a	   main stalk that support several flowers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Brad \Brad\, n. [Cf. OE. brod, Dan. braad prick, sting, brodde	   ice spur, frost nail, Sw. brodd frost nail, Icel. broddr any	   pointed piece of iron or stell; akin to AS. brord point,	   spire of grass, and perh. to E. bristle. See {Bristle}, n.]	   A thin nail, usually small, with a slight projection at the	   top on one side instead of a head; also, a small wire nail,	   with a flat circular head; sometimes, a small, tapering,	   square-bodied finishing nail, with a countersunk head.	   [1913 Webster]	Brad awl \Brad" awl`\	   A straight awl with chisel edge, used to make holes for	   brads, etc. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Bradoon \Bra*doon"\, n.	   Same as {Bridoon}.	   [1913 Webster]
bradykinin \bra`dy*ki"nin\ n.	   a hypotensive tissue hormone ({C50H73N15O11}) which acts on	   smooth muscle, dilates peripheral vessels and increases	   capillary permeability. It is formed locally in injured	   tissue and is believed to play a role in the inflammatory	   process. It is a nonapeptide with the sequence:	   Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe-Ser-Pro-Phe-Arg. --MI11	   Syn: kallidin I; callidin I; kallidin-9.	        [PJC]
Bradypodidae \Bradypodidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the true sloths.	   Syn: family {Bradypodidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bradypus \Bradypus\ n.	   type genus of the {Bradypodidae}, comprising the three-toed	   sloths.	   Syn: genus {Bradypus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brae \Brae\, n. [See {Bray} a hill.]	   A hillside; a slope; a bank; a hill. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Brag \Brag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bragged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bragging}.] [OE. braggen to resound, blow, boast (cf. F.	   braguer to lead a merry life, flaunt, boast, OF. brague	   merriment), from Icel. braka to creak, brak noise, fr. the	   same root as E. break; properly then, to make a noise, boast.	   ?{95}.]	   To talk about one's self, or things pertaining to one's self,	   in a manner intended to excite admiration, envy, or wonder;	   to talk boastfully; to boast; -- often followed by of; as, to	   brag of one's exploits, courage, or money, or of the great	   things one intends to do.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conceit, more rich in matter than in words,	         Brags of his substance, not of ornament. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To swagger; boast; vapor; bluster; vaunt; flourish; talk	        big.	        [1913 Webster]	Brag \Brag\, v. t.	   To boast of. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Brag \Brag\, n.	   1. A boast or boasting; bragging; ostentatious pretense or	      self glorification.	      [1913 Webster]	            C[ae]sar . . . made not here his brag	            Of "came," and "saw," and "overcame." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing which is boasted of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beauty is Nature's brag.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A game at cards similar to bluff. --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	Brag \Brag\, a. [See {Brag}, v. i.]	   Brisk; full of spirits; boasting; pretentious; conceited.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         A brag young fellow.                     --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Brag \Brag\, adv.	   Proudly; boastfully. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Brage \Brage\ n. (Norse mythol.)	   the Norse god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.	   Syn: Bragi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Braggadocio \Brag`ga*do"cio\, n. [From Braggadocchio, a boastful	   character in Spenser's "Fa["e]rie Queene."]	   1. A braggart; a boaster; a swaggerer. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Empty boasting; mere brag; pretension.	      [1913 Webster]
Braggardism \Brag"gard*ism\, n. [See {Braggart}.]	   Boastfulness; act of bragging. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Braggart \Brag"gart\, n. [OF. bragard flaunting, vain, bragging.	   See {Brag}, v. i.]	   A boaster.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, I could play the woman with mine eyes,	         And braggart with my tongue.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Braggart \Brag"gart\, a.	   Boastful. -- {Brag"gart*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Bragger \Brag"ger\, n.	   One who brags; a boaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Bragget \Brag"get\, n. [OE. braket, bragot, fr. W. bragawd,	   bragod, fr. brag malt.]	   A liquor made of ale and honey fermented, with spices, etc.	   [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Braggingly \Brag"ging`ly\, adv.	   Boastingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Bragi \Bragi\ n. (Norse mythol.)	   the Norse god of poetry and music; a son of Odin.	   Syn: Brage.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bragless \Brag"less\, a.	   Without bragging. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bragly \Brag"ly\, adv.	   In a manner to be bragged of; finely; proudly. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Brahma \Brah"ma\, n. [See {Brahman}.]	   1. (Hindu Myth.) The One First Cause; also, one of the triad	      of Hindu gods. The triad consists of Brahma, the Creator,	      {Vishnu}, the Preserver, and {Siva}, the Destroyer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: According to the Hindu religious books, Brahma (with	         the final a short), or Brahm, is the Divine Essence,	         the One First Cause, the All in All, while the personal	         gods, Brahm['a] (with the final a long), Vishnu, and	         Siva, are emanations or manifestations of Brahma the	         Divine Essence.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A valuable variety of large, domestic fowl,	      peculiar in having the comb divided lengthwise into three	      parts, and the legs well feathered. There are two breeds,	      the dark or penciled, and the light; -- called also	      {Brahmapootra}.	      [1913 Webster] Brahman
Brahman \Brah"man\, Brahmin \Brah"min\, n.; pl. {Brahmans},	   {Brahmins}. [Skr. Br[=a]hmana (cf. Brahman worship, holiness;	   the God Brahma, also Brahman): cf. F. Brahmane, Brachmane,	   Bramine, L. Brachmanae, -manes, -mani, pl., Gr. ?, pl.]	   1. A person of the highest or sacerdotal caste among the	      Hindus.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brahman bull} (Zool.), the male of a variety of the zebu, or	      Indian ox, considered sacred by the Hindus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a person from an old, respected, and usually wealthy	      family who has considerable social or political influence;	      -- a term used especially in New England; as, a Boston	      brahmin.	      [PJC]
Brahmaness \Brah"man*ess\, n.	   A Brahmani.	   [1913 Webster]
Brahmani \Brah"man*i\, n. [Fem. of Brahman.]	   Any Brahman woman. [Written also {Brahmanee}.]	   [1913 Webster] Brahminic	   -ical	   Brahmanic
Brahmanic \Brah*man"ic\, -ical \-ic*al\, Brahminic
\Brah*min"ic\, ical \*ic*al\,a.	   Of or pertaining to the Brahmans or to their doctrines and	   worship.	   [1913 Webster] Brahmanism
Brahmanism \Brah"man*ism\, Brahminism \Brah"min*ism\, n.	   The religion or system of doctrines of the Brahmans; the	   religion of Brahma.	   [1913 Webster] Brahmanist
Brahmanist \Brah"man*ist\, Brahminist \Brah"min*ist\, n.	   An adherent of the religion of the Brahmans.	   [1913 Webster]
Brahmoism \Brah"mo*ism\, n.	   The religious system of Brahmo-somaj. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Brahmo-somaj \Brah`mo-so*maj"\, n. [Bengalese, a worshiping	   assembly.]	   A modern reforming theistic sect among the Hindus. [Written	   also {Brama-samaj}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brahms \Brahms\ n.	   1. a famous German composer, b. 1833, d. 1897.	   Syn: Johannes Brahms.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the music composed by Brahms; as, the program consisted	      mostly of Brahms.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Braid \Braid\ (br[=a]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braided}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Braiding}.] [OE. braiden, breiden, to pull, reach,	   braid, AS. bregdan to move to and fro, to weave; akin. to	   Icel. breg[eth]a, D. breiden to knit, OS. bregdan to weave,	   OHG. brettan to brandish. Cf. {Broid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To weave, interlace, or entwine together, as three or more	      strands or threads; to form into a braid; to plait.	      [1913 Webster]	            Braid your locks with rosy twine.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mingle, or to bring to a uniformly soft consistence, by	      beating, rubbing, or straining, as in some culinary	      operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reproach. [Obs.] See {Upbraid}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Braid \Braid\, n.	   1. A plait, band, or narrow fabric formed by intertwining or	      weaving together different strands.	      [1913 Webster]	            A braid of hair composed of two different colors	            twined together.                      --Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow fabric, as of wool, silk, or linen, used for	      binding, trimming, or ornamenting dresses, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Braid \Braid\, n. [Cf.Icel. breg?a to move quickly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A quick motion; a start. [Obs.] --Sackville.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fancy; freak; caprice. [Obs.] --R. Hyrde.	      [1913 Webster]	Braid \Braid\ v. i.	   To start; to awake. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Braid \Braid\, a. [AS. br[ae]d, bred, deceit; akin to Icel.	   brag[eth] trick, AS. bredan, bregdan, to braid, knit, (hence)	   to knit a net, to draw into a net, i. e., to deceive. See	   {Braid}, v. t.]	   Deceitful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Since Frenchmen are so braid,	         Marry that will, I live and die a maid.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
braided \braided\ adj.	   1. adorned with braid; as, his braided collar.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. formed into a braid or braids; as, braided hair.	      [PJC]
Braiding \Braid"ing\, n.	   1. The act of making or using braids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Braids, collectively; trimming.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gentleman enveloped in mustachios, whiskers, fur	            collars, and braiding.                --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Brail \Brail\, n. [OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band	   placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr.	   L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez.	   Cf. {Breeches}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's	      wing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Naut.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to	      haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails,	      preparatory to furling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.	      [1913 Webster]	Brail \Brail\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a	   sail.	   [1913 Webster]
Braille \Braille\, n.	   A system of printing or writing for the blind in which the	   characters and numerals are represented by patterns of raised	   tangible points or dots. It was invented by Louis Braille, a	   French teacher of the blind.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
braille \braille\ v.	   1. to transcribe in Braille.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Brain \Brain\ (br[=a]n), n. [OE. brain, brein, AS. bragen,	   br[ae]gen; akin to LG. br[aum]gen, bregen, D. brein, and	   perh. to Gr. bre`gma, brechmo`s, the upper part of head, if	   [beta] = [phi]. [root]95.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The whitish mass of soft matter (the center of the	      nervous system, and the seat of consciousness and	      volition) which is inclosed in the cartilaginous or bony	      cranium of vertebrate animals. It is simply the anterior	      termination of the spinal cord, and is developed from	      three embryonic vesicles, whose cavities are connected	      with the central canal of the cord; the cavities of the	      vesicles become the central cavities, or ventricles, and	      the walls thicken unequally and become the three segments,	      the fore-, mid-, and hind-brain.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the brain of man the cerebral lobes, or largest part	         of the forebrain, are enormously developed so as to	         overhang the cerebellum, the great lobe of the	         hindbrain, and completely cover the lobes of the	         midbrain. The surface of the cerebrum is divided into	         irregular ridges, or convolutions, separated by grooves	         (the so-called fissures and sulci), and the two	         hemispheres are connected at the bottom of the	         longitudinal fissure by a great transverse band of	         nervous matter, the corpus callosum, while the two	         halves of the cerebellum are connected on the under	         side of the brain by the bridge, or pons Varolii.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The anterior or cephalic ganglion in insects and	      other invertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The organ or seat of intellect; hence, the understanding;	      as, use your brains. " My brain is too dull." --Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, often used in the plural.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The affections; fancy; imagination. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a very intelligent person. [informal]	      [PJC]	   6. the controlling electronic mechanism for a robot, guided	      missile, computer, or other device exhibiting some degree	      of self-regulation. [informal]	      [PJC]	   {To have on the brain}, to have constantly in one's thoughts,	      as a sort of monomania. [Low]	   {no-brainer} a decision requiring little or no thought; an	      obvious choice. [slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brain box} or {Brain case}, the bony or cartilaginous case	      inclosing the brain.	   {Brain coral}, {Brain stone coral} (Zool.), a massive	      reef-building coral having the surface covered by ridges	      separated by furrows so as to resemble somewhat the	      surface of the brain, esp. such corals of the genera	      {M[ae]andrina} and {Diploria}.	   {Brain fag} (Med.), brain weariness. See {Cerebropathy}.	   {Brain fever} (Med.), fever in which the brain is specially	      affected; any acute cerebral affection attended by fever.	      	   {Brain sand}, calcareous matter found in the pineal gland.	      [1913 Webster]	Brain \Brain\ (br[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brained}	   (br[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Braining}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To dash out the brains of; to kill by beating out the	      brains. Hence, Fig.: To destroy; to put an end to; to	      defeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            There thou mayst brain him.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the swift celerity of the death . . .	            That brained my purpose.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To conceive; to understand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is still a dream, or else such stuff as madmen	            Tongue, and brain not.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
braincase \brain"case\ n.	   the part of the skull that encloses the brain.	   Syn: cranium, brainpan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
brainchild \brainchild\ n.	   a product of one's creative thinking and work; as, the	   project was the brainchild of the director.	   Syn: inspiration.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brained \Brained\, p. a.	   Supplied with brains.	   [1913 Webster]	         If th' other two be brained like us.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brainish \Brain"ish\, a.	   Hot-headed; furious. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brainless \Brain"less\, a.	   Without understanding; silly; thoughtless; witless. --	   {Brain"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Brainpan \Brain"pan`\, n. [Brain + pan.]	   The bones which inclose the brain; the skull; the cranium.	   [1913 Webster]
brainpower \brainpower\ n.	   mental ability; intellectual acuity.	   Syn: brain, learning ability, mental capacity, mentality,	        wit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brainsick \Brain"sick`\, a.	   Disordered in the understanding; giddy; thoughtless. --	   {Brain"sick*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Brainsickly \Brain"sick`ly\, adv.	   In a brainsick manner.	   [1913 Webster]
brainstorm \brain"storm`\ n.	   the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex	   situation; a sudden brilliant insight.	   Syn: insight, brainwave.	        [WordNet 1.5]	brainstorm \brain"storm`\ v. t. & i.	   to try to solve a problem by discussing it exhaustively in an	   intense group meeting encouraging uninhibited and spontaneous	   contributions from all members.	   Syn: practice brainstorming.	        [WordNet 1.5]
brain-teaser \brain-teaser\ n.	   a difficult problem.	   Syn: riddle, conundrum, enigma.	        [WordNet 1.5]
brainwash \brainwash\ v. [imp. & p. p. {brainwashed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {brainwashing}]	   1. to persuade completely; as, the propaganda brainwashed	      many people.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to to indoctrinate forcibly or by means of torture, or by	      constant psychological pressure.	   Syn: submit to brainwashing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
brainwashed \brainwashed\ adj.	   subjected to intensive forced indoctrination resulting in the	   rejection of old beliefs and acceptance of new ones.	   brainwashed prisoners of war; captive audiences for TV	   commercials can become brainwashed consumers {unbrainwashed}	   [WordNet 1.5]
brainwashing \brainwashing\ n.	   the process of forcible indoctrination into a new set of	   attitudes and beliefs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
brainwave \brain"wave`\ (br[=a]n"w[=a]v), n.	   1. rapid fluctuations of voltage between parts of the brain.	   Syn: brain wave, cortical potential.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex	      situation.	   Syn: insight, brainstorm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brainy \Brain"y\ (br[=a]n"[y^]), a.	   1. Having an active or vigorous mind. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. highly intelligent.	      [PJC] Braise
Braise \Braise\, Braize \Braize\, n. [So called from its	   iridescent colors.] (Zool.)	   A European marine fish ({Pagrus vulgaris}) allied to the	   American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to	   the related species. [Also written {brazier}.]	   [1913 Webster] Braise	Braise \Braise\, Braize \Braize\, n. [F.]	   1. Charcoal powder; breeze.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) Braised meat.	      [1913 Webster]	Braise \Braise\, v. t. [F. braiser, fr. braise coals.] (Cookery)	   To stew or broil in a covered kettle or pan.	   [1913 Webster]	         A braising kettle has a deep cover which holds coals;	         consequently the cooking is done from above, as well as	         below.                                   --Mrs.	                                                  Henderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Braiser \Brais"er\, n.	   A kettle or pan for braising.	   [1913 Webster]
Brait \Brait\, n. [Cf.W. braith variegated, Ir. breath, breagh,	   fine, comely.]	   A rough diamond.	   [1913 Webster]
Braize \Braize\ (br[=a]z), n.	   See {Braise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brake \Brake\ (br[=a]k),	   imp. of {Break}. [Arhaic] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Brake \Brake\, n. [OE. brake fern; cf. AS. bracce fern, LG.	   brake willow bush, Da. bregne fern, G. brach fallow; prob.	   orig. the growth on rough, broken ground, fr. the root of E.	   break. See {Break}, v. t., cf. {Bracken}, and 2d {Brake}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A fern of the genus {Pteris}, esp. the {Pteris	      aquilina}, common in almost all countries. It has solitary	      stems dividing into three principal branches. Less	      properly: Any fern.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thicket; a place overgrown with shrubs and brambles,	      with undergrowth and ferns, or with canes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rounds rising hillocks, brakes obscure and rough,	            To shelter thee from tempest and from rain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He stayed not for brake, and he stopped not for	            stone.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cane brake}, a thicket of canes. See {Canebrake}.	      [1913 Webster]	Brake \Brake\ (br[=a]k), n. [OE. brake; cf. LG. brake an	   instrument for breaking flax, G. breche, fr. the root of E.	   break. See Break, v. t., and cf. {Breach}.]	   1. An instrument or machine to break or bruise the woody part	      of flax or hemp so that it may be separated from the	      fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extended handle by means of which a number of men can	      unite in working a pump, as in a fire engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A baker's kneading though. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sharp bit or snaffle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pampered jades . . . which need nor break nor bit.	                                                  --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A frame for confining a refractory horse while the smith	      is shoeing him; also, an inclosure to restrain cattle,	      horses, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A horse . . . which Philip had bought . . . and	            because of his fierceness kept him within a brake of	            iron bars.                            --J. Brende.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That part of a carriage, as of a movable battery, or	      engine, which enables it to turn.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mil.) An ancient engine of war analogous to the crossbow	      and ballista.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Agric.) A large, heavy harrow for breaking clods after	      plowing; a drag.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A piece of mechanism for retarding or stopping motion by	      friction, as of a carriage or railway car, by the pressure	      of rubbers against the wheels, or of clogs or ratchets	      against the track or roadway, or of a pivoted lever	      against a wheel or drum in a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Engin.) An apparatus for testing the power of a steam	       engine, or other motor, by weighing the amount of	       friction that the motor will overcome; a friction brake.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A cart or carriage without a body, used in breaking in	       horses.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. An ancient instrument of torture. --Holinshed.	       [1913 Webster]	   {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 brake holding the brake shoe.	       (b) A brake shoe.	   {Brake shoe} or {Brake rubber}, the part of a brake against	      which the wheel rubs.	   {Brake wheel}, a wheel on the platform or top of a car by	      which brakes are operated.	   {Continuous brake} . See under {Continuous}.	      [1913 Webster]
Brakeman \Brake"man\ (br[=a]k"man), n.; pl. {Brakemen}	   (br[=a]k"men).	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Railroads) A man in charge of a brake or brakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The man in charge of the winding (or hoisting)	      engine for a mine.	      [1913 Webster]
brakes \brakes\ n.	   the combination of interacting parts that work to slow a	   moving vehicle.	   Syn: brake system.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Braky \Brak"y\ (br[=a]k"[y^]), a.	   Full of brakes; abounding with brambles, shrubs, or ferns;	   rough; thorny.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the woods and braky glens.            --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
braless \bra"less\ adj.	   wearing no brassiere.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Brama \Bra"ma\, n.	   See {Brahma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bramah press \Bra"mah press`\	   A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph	   Bramah of London. See under {Hydrostatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bramble \Bram"ble\ (br[a^]m"b'l), n. [OE. brembil, AS.	   br[=e]mel, br[=e]mbel, br[=ae]mbel (akin to OHG. br[=a]mal),	   fr. the same root as E. broom, As. br[=o]m. See {Broom}.]	   1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Rubus}, including the	      raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thorny brambles, and embracing bushes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The brambling or bramble finch.	      [1913 Webster]	Bramble bush \Bram"ble bush`\ (b[.u]sh`). (Bot.)	   The bramble, or a collection of brambles growing together.	   [1913 Webster]	         He jumped into a bramble bush	         And scratched out both his eyes.         --Mother	                                                  Goose.	   [1913 Webster]
Brambled \Bram"bled\, a.	   Overgrown with brambles.	   [1913 Webster]	         Forlorn she sits upon the brambled floor. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bramble net \Bram"ble net`\	   A net to catch birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Brambling \Bram"bling\, n. [OE. bramline. See {Bramble}, n.]	   (Zool.)	   The European mountain finch ({Fringilla montifringilla}); --	   called also {bramble finch} and {bramble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brambly \Bram"bly\, a.	   Pertaining to, resembling, or full of, brambles. "In brambly	   wildernesses." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brame \Brame\, n. [Cf. {Breme}.]	   Sharp passion; vexation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Heart-burning brame.                     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Bramin
Bramin \Bra"min\, Braminic \Bra*min"ic\, etc.	   See {Brahman}, {Brachmanic}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bran \Bran\, n. [OE. bren, bran, OF. bren, F. bran, from Celtic;	   cf. Armor. brenn, Ir. bran, bran, chaff.]	   1. The broken coat of the seed of wheat, rye, or other cereal	      grain, separated from the flour or meal by sifting or	      bolting; the coarse, chaffy part of ground grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The European carrion crow.	      [1913 Webster]
Brancard \Bran"card\, n. [F.]	   A litter on which a person may be carried. [Obs.] --Coigrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Branch \Branch\, n.; pl. {Branches}. [OE. braunche, F. branche,	   fr. LL. branca claw of a bird or beast of prey; cf. Armor.	   brank branch, bough.]	   1. (Bot.) A shoot or secondary stem growing from the main	      stem, or from a principal limb or bough of a tree or other	      plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any division extending like a branch; any arm or part	      connected with the main body of thing; ramification; as,	      the branch of an antler; the branch of a chandelier; a	      branch of a river; a branch of a railway.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most of the branches, or streams, were dried up.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any member or part of a body or system; a distinct	      article; a section or subdivision; a department. "Branches	      of knowledge." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a branch and parcel of mine oath. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) One of the portions of a curve that extends	      outwards to an indefinitely great distance; as, the	      branches of an hyperbola.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A line of family descent, in distinction from some other	      line or lines from the same stock; any descendant in such	      a line; as, the English branch of a family.	      [1913 Webster]	            His father, a younger branch of the ancient stock.	                                                  --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A warrant or commission given to a pilot,	      authorizing him to pilot vessels in certain waters.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Branches of a bridle}, two pieces of bent iron, which bear	      the bit, the cross chains, and the curb.	   {Branch herring}. See {Alewife}.	   {Root and branch}, totally, wholly.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bough; limb; shoot; offshoot; twig; sprig.	        [1913 Webster]	Branch \Branch\, a.	   Diverging from, or tributary to, a main stock, line, way,	   theme, etc.; as, a branch vein; a branch road or line; a	   branch topic; a branch store.	   [1913 Webster]	Branch \Branch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Branched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Branching}.]	   1. To shoot or spread in branches; to separate into branches;	      to ramify.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into separate parts or subdivision.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To branch off}, to form a branch or a separate part; to	      diverge.	   {To branch out}, to speak diffusively; to extend one's	      discourse to other topics than the main one; also, to	      enlarge the scope of one's business, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            To branch out into a long disputation. --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	Branch \Branch\, v. t.	   1. To divide as into branches; to make subordinate division	      in.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn with needlework representing branches, flowers,	      or twigs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The train whereof loose far behind her strayed,	            Branched with gold and pearl, most richly wrought.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
branched \branched\ adj.	   1. resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches;	      as, long branched hairs on its legs, on which pollen	      collects.	   Syn: bifurcate, biramous, forked, pronged, prongy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {branching}, a..	      [WordNet 1.5]
Brancher \Branch"er\, n.	   1. That which shoots forth branches; one who shows growth in	      various directions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest	      and take to the branches.	      [1913 Webster]
Branchery \Branch"er*y\, n.	   A system of branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchia \Bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. {Branchi[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr. ?,	   pl. of ?.] (Anat.)	   A gill; a respiratory organ for breathing the air contained	   in water, such as many aquatic and semiaquatic animals have.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchial \Bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to branchi[ae] or gills.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Branchial arches}, the bony or cartilaginous arches which	      support the gills on each side of the throat of fishes and	      amphibians. See Illustration in Appendix.	   {Branchial clefts}, the openings between the branchial arches	      through which water passes.	      [1913 Webster]
Branchiate \Bran"chi*ate\, a. (Anat.)	   Furnished with branchi[ae]; as, branchiate segments.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiferous \Bran*chif"er*ous\, a. (Anat.)	   Having gills; branchiate; as, branchiferous gastropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiness \Branch"i*ness\, n.	   Fullness of branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Branching \Branch"ing\, a.	   Furnished with branches; shooting our branches; extending in	   a branch or branches.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shaded with branching palm.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Branching \Branch"ing\, n.	   The act or state of separation into branches; division into	   branches; a division or branch.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sciences, with their numerous branchings. --L.	                                                  Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiogastropoda \Bran`chi*o*gas*trop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from	   Gr. ? gill + E. gastropoda.] (Zool.)	   Those Gastropoda that breathe by branchi[ae], including the	   Prosobranchiata and Opisthobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiomerism \Bran`chi*om"er*ism\, n. [Gr. ? gill + -mere.]	   (Anat.)	   The state of being made up of branchiate segments. --R.	   Wiedersheim.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiopod \Bran"chi*o*pod\, n.	   One of the Branchiopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiopoda \Bran"chi*o*poda\, n. pl. [Gr. ? gill + -poda: cf.	   F. branchiopode.] (Zool.)	   An order of Entomostraca; -- so named from the feet of	   branchiopods having been supposed to perform the function of	   gills. It includes the fresh-water genera {Branchipus},	   {Apus}, and {Limnadia}, and the genus {Artemia} found in salt	   lakes. It is also called {{Phyllopoda}}. See {Phyllopoda},	   {Cladocera}. It is sometimes used in a broader sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiostegal \Bran`chi*os"te*gal\, a. [Gr. ? gill + ? to	   cover: cf. F. branchiost[`e]ge.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the membrane covering the gills of fishes. --	   n. (Anat.) A branchiostegal ray. See Illustration of	   {Branchial arches} in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term was formerly applied to a group of fishes	         having boneless branchi[ae]. But the arrangement was	         artificial, and has been rejected.	         [1913 Webster]
Branchiostege \Bran`chi*os"tege\, (Anat.)	   The branchiostegal membrane. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiostegous \Bran`chi*os"te*gous\, a. (Anat.)	   Branchiostegal.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiostoma \Bran`chi*os"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill + ?	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   The lancelet. See {Amphioxus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchiura \Bran"chi*u"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. ? gill +	   o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   A group of Entomostraca, with suctorial mouths, including	   species parasitic on fishes, as the carp lice ({Argulus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Branchless \Branch"less\, a.	   Destitute of branches or shoots; without any valuable	   product; barren; naked.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchlet \Branch"let\, n. [Branch + -let.]	   A little branch; a twig.	   [1913 Webster]
Branch pilot \Branch" pi`lot\	   A pilot who has a branch or commission, as from Trinity	   House, England, for special navigation.	   [1913 Webster]
Branchy \Branch"y\, a.	   Full of branches; having wide-spreading branches; consisting	   of branches.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beneath thy branchy bowers of thickest gloom. --J.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Brand \Brand\, n. [OE. brand, brond, AS. brand brond brand,	   sword, from byrnan, beornan, to burn; akin to D., Dan., Sw.,	   & G. brand brand, Icel. brandr a brand, blade of a sword.	   [root]32. See {Burn}, v. t., and cf. {Brandish}.]	   1. A burning piece of wood; or a stick or piece of wood	      partly burnt, whether burning or after the fire is	      extinct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it	            on a matted roof.                     --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sword, so called from its glittering or flashing	      brightness. [Poetic] --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paradise, so late their happy seat,	            Waved over by that flaming brand.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mark made by burning with a hot iron, as upon a cask, to	      designate the quality, manufacturer, etc., of the	      contents, or upon an animal, to designate ownership; --	      also, a mark for a similar purpose made in any other way,	      as with a stencil. Hence, figurately: Quality; kind;	      grade; as, a good brand of flour.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mark put upon criminals with a hot iron. Hence: Any mark	      of infamy or vice; a stigma.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brand of private vice.            --Channing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An instrument to brand with; a branding iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) Any minute fungus which produces a burnt appearance	      in plants. The brands are of many species and several	      genera of the order {Puccini[ae]i}.	      [1913 Webster]	Brand \Brand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Branded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Branding}.].	   1. To burn a distinctive mark into or upon with a hot iron,	      to indicate quality, ownership, etc., or to mark as	      infamous (as a convict).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put an actual distinctive mark upon in any other way,	      as with a stencil, to show quality of contents, name of	      manufacture, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To fix a mark of infamy, or a stigma, upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Inquisition branded its victims with infamy.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            There were the enormities, branded and condemned by	            the first and most natural verdict of common	            humanity.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mark or impress indelibly, as with a hot iron.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if it were branded on my mind.     --Geo. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Brandenburg \Bran"den*burg\, n. [So named after Brandenburg, a	   province and a town of Prussia.]	   A kind of decoration for the breast of a coat, sometimes only	   a frog with a loop, but in some military uniforms enlarged	   into a broad horizontal stripe.	   [1913 Webster]	         He wore a coat . . . trimmed with Brandenburgs.	                                                  --Smollett.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brander \Brand"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, brands; a branding iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gridiron. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Brand goose \Brand" goose`\ [Prob. fr. 1st brand + goose: cf.	   Sw. brandg[*a]s. Cf. {Brant}.] (Zool.)	   A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) usually called in	   America {brant}. See {Brant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brandied \Bran"died\, a.	   Mingled with brandy; made stronger by the addition of brandy;	   flavored or treated with brandy; as, brandied peaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Branding iron \Brand"ing i`*ron\	   An iron to brand with.	   [1913 Webster]
Brand iron \Brand" i`ron\	   1. A branding iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trivet to set a pot on. --Huloet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The horizontal bar of an andiron.	      [1913 Webster]
Brandish \Bran"dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brandished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Brandishing}.] [OE. braundisen, F. brandir, fr. brand	   a sword, fr. OHG. brant brand. See {Brand}, n.]	   1. To move or wave, as a weapon; to raise and move in various	      directions; to shake or flourish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quivering lance which he brandished bright.	                                                  --Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To play with; to flourish; as, to brandish syllogisms.	      [1913 Webster]	Brandish \Bran"dish\, n.	   A flourish, as with a weapon, whip, etc. "Brandishes of the	   fan." --Tailer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brandisher \Bran"dish*er\, n.	   One who brandishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Brandle \Bran"dle\, v. t. & i. [F. brandiller.]	   To shake; to totter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Brandling
Brandling \Brand"ling\, Brandlin \Brand"lin\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Branlin}, fish and worm.	   [1913 Webster]
Brand-new \Brand"-new"\, a. [See {Brand}, and cf. {Brannew}.]	   Quite new; bright as if fresh from the forge.	   [1913 Webster]
Brand spore \Brand" spore`\ (Bot.)	   One of several spores growing in a series or chain, and	   produced by one of the fungi called brand.	   [1913 Webster]
Brandy \Bran"dy\, n.; pl. {Brandies}. [From older brandywine,	   brandwine, fr. D. brandewijn, fr. p. p. of branden to burn,	   distill + wijn wine, akin to G. branntwein. See {Brand}.]	   A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is	   also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the	   United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In	   northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from	   grain.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brandy fruit}, fruit preserved in brandy and sugar.	      [1913 Webster]
Brandywine \Bran"dy*wine`\, n.	   Brandy. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Brangle \Bran"gle\, n. [Prov. E. brangled confused, entangled,	   Scot. brangle to shake, menace; probably a variant of	   wrangle, confused with brawl. [root]95.> ]	   A wrangle; a squabble; a noisy contest or dispute. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A brangle between him and his neighbor.  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Brangle \Bran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brangled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Brangling}.]	   To wrangle; to dispute contentiously; to squabble. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Branglement \Bran"gle*ment\, n.	   Wrangle; brangle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brangler \Bran"gler\, n.	   A quarrelsome person.	   [1913 Webster]
Brangling \Bran"gling\, n.	   A quarrel. [R.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Brank \Brank\, n. [Prov. of Celtic origin; cf. L. brance, brace,	   the Gallic name of a particularly white kind of corn.]	   Buckwheat. [Local, Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Brank	Brank \Brank\, Branks \Branks\, n. [Cf. Gael. brangus, brangas,	   a sort of pillory, Ir. brancas halter, or D. pranger fetter.]	   1. A sort of bridle with wooden side pieces. [Scot. & Prov.	      Eng.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scolding bridle, an instrument formerly used for	      correcting scolding women. It was an iron frame	      surrounding the head and having a triangular piece	      entering the mouth of the scold.	      [1913 Webster]	Brank \Brank\, v. i.	   1. To hold up and toss the head; -- applied to horses as	      spurning the bit. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prance; to caper. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Brankursine \Brank"ur*sine\, n. [F. branc-ursine, branch-ursine,	   fr. LL. branca claw + L. ursinus belonging to a bear (fr.	   ursus bear), i. e., bear's claw, because its leaves resemble	   the claws of a bear. Cf. {Branch}.] (Bot.)	   Bear's-breech, or Acanthus.	   [1913 Webster]
Branlin \Bran"lin\, n. [Scot. branlie fr. brand.] (Zool.)	   A young salmon or parr, in the stage in which it has	   transverse black bands, as if burned by a gridiron.	   [1913 Webster]	Branlin \Bran"lin\, n. [See {Brand}.]	   A small red worm or larva, used as bait for small fresh-water	   fish; -- so called from its red color.	   [1913 Webster]
Bran-new \Bran"-new"\, a.	   See {Brand-new}.	   [1913 Webster]
Branny \Bran"ny\, a.	   Having the appearance of bran; consisting of or containing	   bran. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bransle \Bran"sle\, n. [See {Brawl} a dance.]	   A brawl or dance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Brant \Brant\ (br[a^]nt), n. [Cf.{Brand goose}, {Brent},	   {Brenicle}.] (Zool.)	   A species of wild goose ({Branta bernicla}) -- called also	   {brent} and {brand goose}. The name is also applied to other	   related species.	   [1913 Webster]	Brant \Brant\, a. [See {Brent}.]	   Steep. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brantail \Bran"tail`\ (br[a^]n"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   The European redstart; -- so called from the red color of its	   tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Brant-fox \Brant"-fox`\, n. [For brand-fox; cf. G. brandfuchs,	   Sw. bradr[aum]f. So called from its yellowish brown and	   somewhat black color. See {Brand}.] (Zool.)	   A kind of fox found in Sweden ({Vulpes alopex}), smaller than	   the common fox ({Vulpes vulgaris}), but probably a variety of	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Branular \Bran"u*lar\, a.	   Relating to the brain; cerebral. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Brasen \Bra"sen\, a.	   Same as {Brazen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brasenia \Brasenia\ n.	   a magnoliid genus; a genus of dicotyledonous flowering plants	   regarded as the most primitive of extant angiosperms;	   alternatively, a member of the family {Nymphaeaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Brasenia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brash \Brash\ (br[a^]sh), a. [Cf. Gael. bras or G. barsch harsh,	   sharp, tart, impetuous, D. barsch, Sw. & Dan. barsk.]	   Hasty in temper; impetuous. --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Brash \Brash\, a. [Cf. Amer. bresk, brusk, fragile, brittle.]	   Brittle, as wood or vegetables. [Colloq., U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]	Brash \Brash\, n. [See {Brash} brittle.]	   1. A rash or eruption; a sudden or transient fit of sickness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Refuse boughs of trees; also, the clippings of hedges.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Broken and angular fragments of rocks underlying	      alluvial deposits. --Lyell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Broken fragments of ice. --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Water brash} (Med.), an affection characterized by a	      spasmodic pain or hot sensation in the stomach with a	      rising of watery liquid into the mouth; pyrosis.	   {Weaning brash} (Med.), a severe form of diarrhea which	      sometimes attacks children just weaned.	      [1913 Webster]
Brashy \Brash"y\, a.	   1. Resembling, or of the nature of, brash, or broken	      fragments; broken; crumbly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our progress was not at all impeded by the few soft,	            brashy floes that we encountered.     --F. T.	                                                  Bullen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Showery; characterized by brashes, or showers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brazier
Brasier \Bra"sier\, Brazier \Bra"zier\, n. [OE. brasiere, F.	   braise live coals. See {Brass}.]	   An artificer who works in brass. --Franklin.	   [1913 Webster] Brazier	Brasier \Bra"sier\, Brazier \Bra"zier\, n. [F. brasier,	   brais['i]er, fr. braise live coals. See {Brass}.]	   A large metal pan for holding burning coals or charcoal; it	   is used to warm people who must stay outside for long times.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Brasilia \Brasilia\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Brazil, built on the central plateau.	   Population (2000) = 1,800,000.	   Syn: Brazilian capital.	        [WordNet 1.5] brasilin
brasilin \bras"i*lin\, n. [Cf. F. br['e]siline. See 2d	   {Brazil}.] (Chem.)	   A substance, {C16H14O5}, extracted from brazilwood as a	   yellow crystalline powder which is white when pure. It is	   colored intensely red by alkalies on exposure to the air,	   being oxidized to
brasilein \bra*sil"e*in\, {C16H12O5}, to which brazilwood owes	   its dyeing properties.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brasque \Brasque\, n. [F.] (Metal.)	   A paste made by mixing powdered charcoal, coal, or coke with	   clay, molasses, tar, or other suitable substance. It is used	   for lining hearths, crucibles, etc. Called also {steep}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brass \Brass\, n.; pl. {Brasses}. [OE. bras, bres, AS. br[ae]s;	   akin to Icel. bras cement, solder, brasa to harden by fire,	   and to E. braze, brazen. Cf. 1st & 2d {Braze}.]	   1. An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable	      proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to	      one part of zinc. It sometimes contains tin, and rarely	      other metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A journal bearing, so called because frequently	      made of brass. A brass is often lined with a softer metal,	      when the latter is generally called a white metal lining.	      See {Axle box}, {Journal Box}, and {Bearing}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Coin made of copper, brass, or bronze. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Provide neither gold, nor silver, nor brass in your	            purses, nor scrip for your journey.   --Matt. x. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Impudence; a brazen face. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Utensils, ornaments, or other articles of brass.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very scullion who cleans the brasses.	                                                  --Hopkinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A brass plate engraved with a figure or device.	      Specifically, one used as a memorial to the dead, and	      generally having the portrait, coat of arms, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. (Mining) Lumps of pyrites or sulphuret of iron, the	      color of which is near to that of brass.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word brass as used in Sculpture language is a	         translation for copper or some kind of bronze.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Brass is often used adjectively or in self-explaining	         compounds; as, brass button, brass kettle, brass	         founder, brass foundry or brassfoundry.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Brass band} (Mus.), a band of musicians who play upon wind	      instruments made of brass, as trumpets, cornets, etc.	   {Brass foil}, {Brass leaf}, brass made into very thin sheets;	      -- called also {Dutch gold}.	      [1913 Webster]
Brassage \Bras"sage\, n. [F.]	   A sum formerly levied to pay the expense of coinage; -- now	   called {seigniorage}.	   [1913 Webster]
brassard \brassard\ n.	   an armor plate that protects the arm.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Brassart \Bras"sart\, n. [F. brassard, fr. bras arm. See	   {Brace}, n.]	   Armor for the arm; -- generally used for the whole arm from	   the shoulder to the wrist, and consisting, in the 15th and	   16th centuries, of many parts.	   [1913 Webster]
brassavola \brassavola\ n.	   any of various tropical American orchids with usually	   solitary fleshy leaves and showy white to green nocturnally	   fragrant blossoms solitary or in racemes of up to 7.	   [WordNet 1.5] brassbound
brassbound \brassbound\, brass-bound \brass-bound\adj.	   1. inflexibly entrenched; as, brassbound traditions.	   Syn: ironclad, unchangeable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having trim or fittings of brass; as, a brassbound	      campaign chest; the heavy brass-bound door.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Brasse \Brasse\, n. [Perh. a transposition of barse; but cf. LG.	   brasse the bream, G. brassen Cf. {Bream}.] (Zool.)	   A spotted European fish of the genus {Lucioperca}, resembling	   a perch.	   [1913 Webster]
brasserie \brasserie\ n.	   a small restaurant serving beer and wine as well as food;	   usually cheap.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Brassets \Bras"sets\, n.	   See {Brassart}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brassia \Brassia\ n.	   a genus of tropical American epiphytic orchids having	   striking axillary racemes of yellow to green spiderlike	   flowers with long slender sepals and warty lips; the spider	   orchids.	   Syn: genus {Brassia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brassica \Bras"si*ca\, prop. n. [L., cabbage.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants embracing several species and varieties	   differing much in appearance and qualities: such as the	   common cabbage ({Brassica oleracea}), broccoli, cauliflowers,	   etc.; the wild turnip ({Brassica campestris}); the common	   turnip ({Brassica rapa}); the rape or coleseed ({Brassica	   napus}), etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Brassicaceae \Brassicaceae\ n.	   a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers.	   Syn: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae,	        mustard family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brassicaceous \Bras`si*ca"ceous\, a. [L. brassica cabbage.]	   (Bot.)	   Related to, or resembling, the cabbage, or plants of the	   Cabbage family.	   [1913 Webster]
brassie \brassie\ n.	   formerly a golfing wood with a face more elevated that a	   driver but less than a spoon.	   [WordNet 1.5] Brassiere
Brassiere \Bras`siere"\ Brassiere
\Bras`si[`e]re"\(br[.a]*z[=e]r"), n. [F.]	   A form of woman's undergarment, often stiffened with wire or	   whalebones, or the like, and worn to cover and support the	   breasts; -- also called {bra}. It usually has straps which	   support it from the shoulders, but strapless variants are	   also made.	   Syn: bra, bandeau.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brassiness \Brass"i*ness\, n.	   The state, condition, or quality of being brassy. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
brasslike \brasslike\ adj.	   1. resembling the sound of a brass instrument.	   Syn: brassy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having an appearance resembling that of brass.	   Syn: brassy.	        [PJC]
Brass-visaged \Brass"-vis"aged\, a.	   Impudent; bold.	   [1913 Webster]
Brassy \Brass"y\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to brass; having the nature, appearance,	      or hardness, of brass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impudent; impudently bold. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Brassy \Brass"y\, n. [Written also {brassie} and {brassey}.]	   (Golf)	   A wooden club soled with brass.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brast \Brast\, v. t. & i. [See {Burst}.]	   To burst. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And both his y["e]n braste out of his face. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dreadfull furies which their chains have brast.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Brat \Brat\ (br[a^]t), n. [OE. bratt coarse garnment, AS. bratt	   cloak, fr. the Celtic; cf. W. brat clout, rag, Gael. brat	   cloak, apron, rag, Ir. brat cloak; properly then, a child's	   bib or clout; hence, a child.]	   1. A coarse garment or cloak; also, coarse clothing, in	      general. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coarse kind of apron for keeping the clothes clean; a	      bib. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A child; an offspring; -- formerly used in a good sense,	      but now usually in a contemptuous sense. "This brat is	      none of mine." --Shak. "A beggar's brat." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Israel! O household of the Lord!	            O Abraham's brats! O brood of blessed seed!	                                                  --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The young of an animal. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Brat \Brat\, n. (Mining)	   A thin bed of coal mixed with pyrites or carbonate of lime.	   [1913 Webster]
bratchet \bratch"et\, (br[a^]ch"[e^]t), n. [Sc. also bratchart;	   fr. ME. brachet, fr. OF. brachet; ML. brachetus, dim. of	   brache a hound. See {brach}.]	   a kind of hound; a {brach}; -- applied contemptuously to a	   child. See also {brach}. [Also spelled {brachet}.]	   [Century Dict. 1906]	         The bratchet's bay	         From the dark covert drove the prey.     --Scott,	                                                  (Marmion, ii.	                                                  int.).	   [Century Dict. 1906]	         To be plagued with a bratchet whelp -- Whence came ye,	         my fair-favoured little gossip? .        --Scott,	                                                  (Kenilworth,	                                                  II. xxi).	   [Century Dict. 1906]
Bratislava \Bratislava\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Slovakia. Population (2000) = 446,600.	   [PJC]
Bratsche \Brat"sche\, n. [G., fr. It. viola da braccio viola	   held on the arm.]	   The tenor viola, or viola.	   [1913 Webster]
Brattice \Brat"tice\, n. [See {Brettice}.] (Mining)	   (a) A wall of separation in a shaft or gallery used for	       ventilation.	   (b) Planking to support a roof or wall.	       [1913 Webster]
Brattishing \Brat"tish*ing\, n.	   1. See {Brattice}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Carved openwork, as of a shrine, battlement, or	      parapet.	      [1913 Webster]
bratwurst \brat"wurst\ (br[a^]t"w[^u]rst; br[a^]t"w[oo^]rst;	   br[a^]t"v[^u]rst; br[aum]t"w[^u]rst; G. br[a^]t"v[oo^]rsht),	   n. [German.]	   a small pork sausage seasoned with spices and herbs, and	   usually served broiled or sauteed.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Braunite \Braun"ite\, n. (Min.)	   A native oxide of manganese, of dark brownish black color. It	   was named from a Mr. Braun of Gotha.	   [1913 Webster]
Bravade \Bra*vade"\, n.	   Bravado. [Obs.] --Fanshawe.	   [1913 Webster]
Bravado \Bra*va"do\, n., pl. {Bravadoes}. [Sp. bravada, bravata,	   boast, brag: cf. F. bravade. See {Brave}.]	   Boastful and threatening behavior; a boastful menace.	   [1913 Webster]	         In spite of our host's bravado.          --Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Brave \Brave\, a. [Compar. {Braver}; superl. {Bravest}.] [F.	   brave, It. or Sp. bravo, (orig.) fierce, wild, savage, prob.	   from. L. barbarus. See {Barbarous}, and cf. {Bravo}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Bold; courageous; daring; intrepid; -- opposed to	      {cowardly}; as, a brave man; a brave act.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having any sort of superiority or excellence; --	      especially such as in conspicuous. [Obs. or Archaic as	      applied to material things.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Iron is a brave commodity where wood aboundeth.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It being a brave day, I walked to Whitehall.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Making a fine show or display. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wear my dagger with the braver grace. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For I have gold, and therefore will be brave.	            In silks I'll rattle it of every color. --Robert	                                                  Greene.	      [1913 Webster]	            Frog and lizard in holiday coats	            And turtle brave in his golden spots. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Courageous; gallant; daring; valiant; valorous; bold;	        heroic; intrepid; fearless; dauntless; magnanimous;	        high-spirited; stout-hearted. See {Gallant}.	        [1913 Webster]	Brave \Brave\, n.	   1. A brave person; one who is daring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The star-spangled banner, O,long may it wave	            O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.	                                                  --F. S. Key.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, an Indian warrior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A man daring beyond discretion; a bully.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hot braves like thee may fight.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A challenge; a defiance; bravado. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Demetrius, thou dost overween in all;	            And so in this, to bear me down with braves. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Brave \Brave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Braved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Braving}.]	   1. To encounter with courage and fortitude; to set at	      defiance; to defy; to dare.	      [1913 Webster]	            These I can brave, but those I can not bear.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn; to make fine or showy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou [a tailor whom Grunio was browbeating] hast	            braved meny men; brave not me; I'll neither be faced	            or braved.                            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bravely \Brave"ly\, adv.	   1. In a brave manner; courageously; gallantly; valiantly;	      splendidly; nobly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Finely; gaudily; gayly; showily.	      [1913 Webster]	            And [she] decked herself bravely to allure the eyes	            of all men that should see her.       --Judith. x.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Well; thrivingly; prosperously. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Braveness \Brave"ness\, n.	   The quality of state or being brave.	   [1913 Webster]
Bravery \Brav"er*y\, n. [Cf. F. braverie.]	   1. The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remember, sir, my liege, . . .	            The natural bravery of your isle.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of braving; defiance; bravado. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Reform, then, without bravery or scandal of former	            times and persons.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation;	      fine dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            With scarfs and fans and double change of bravery.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a stately ship . . .	            With all her bravery on, and tackle trim. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man that is the bravery of his age. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Courage; heroism; interpidity; gallantry; valor;	        fearlessness; dauntlessness; hardihood; manfulness. See	        {Courage}, and {Heroism}.	        [1913 Webster]
Braving \Brav"ing\, n.	   A bravado; a boast.	   [1913 Webster]	         With so proud a strain	         Of threats and bravings.                 --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bravingly \Brav"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a defiant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bravo \Bra"vo\, n.; pl. {Bravoes}. [I. See {Brave}, a.]	   A daring villain; a bandit; one who sets law at defiance; a	   professional assassin or murderer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Safe from detection, seize the unwary prey.	         And stab, like bravoes, all who come this way.	                                                  --Churchill.	   [1913 Webster]	Bravo \Bra"vo\, interj. [It. See {Brave}.]	   Well done! excellent! an exclamation expressive of applause.	   [1913 Webster]
Bravura \Bra*vu"ra\, n. [It., (properly) bravery, spirit, from	   bravo. See {Brave}.] (Mus.)	   A florid, brilliant style of music, written for effect, to	   show the range and flexibility of a singer's voice, or the	   technical force and skill of a performer; virtuoso music.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aria di bravura}[It.], a florid air demanding brilliant	      execution.	      [1913 Webster]
Braw \Braw\, a. [See {Brave}, a.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   1. Well-dressed; handsome; smart; brave; -- used of persons	      or their clothing, etc.; as, a braw lad. "A braw new	      gown." --Burns.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Good; fine. "A braw night." --Sir W. Scott.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brawl \Brawl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brawled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Brawling}.] [OE. braulen to quarrel, boast, brallen to cry,	   make a noise; cf. LG. brallen to brag, MHG. pr?ulen, G.	   prahlen, F. brailler to cry, shout, Pr. brailar, braillar, W.	   bragal to vociferate, brag, Armor. bragal to romp, to strut,	   W. broliaw to brag, brawl boast. ?95.]	   1. To quarrel noisily and outrageously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let a man that is a man consider that he is a fool	            that brawleth openly with his wife.   --Golden Boke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To complain loudly; to scold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a loud confused noise, as the water of a rapid	      stream running over stones.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the brook brawls along the painful road.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To wrangle; squabble; contend.	        [1913 Webster]	Brawl \Brawl\, n.	   A noisy quarrel; loud, angry contention; a wrangle; a tumult;	   as, a drunken brawl.	   [1913 Webster]	         His sports were hindered by the brawls.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Noise; quarrel; uproar; row; tumult.	        [1913 Webster]
Brawler \Brawl"er\, n.	   One that brawls; wrangler.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Common brawler} (Law), one who disturbs a neighborhood by	      brawling (and is therefore indictable at common law as a	      nuisance). --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Brawling \Brawl"ing\, a.	   1. Quarreling; quarrelsome; noisy.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is an irksome brawling scold.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making a loud confused noise. See {Brawl}, v. i., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brawling stream.                    --J. S.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
Brawlingly \Brawl"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a brawling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Brawn \Brawn\, n. [OF. braon fleshy part, muscle, fr. HG. br?to	   flesh, G. braten roast meat; akin to Icel. br?? flesh, food	   of beasts, AS. br?de roast meat, br?dan to roast, G. braten,	   and possibly to E. breed.]	   1. A muscle; flesh. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Formed well of brawns and of bones.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full, strong muscles, esp. of the arm or leg, muscular	      strength; a protuberant muscular part of the body;	      sometimes, the arm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brawn without brains is thine.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was ordained that murderers should be brent on	            the brawn of the left hand.           --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in my vantbrace put this withered brawn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The flesh of a boar; also, the salted and prepared flesh	      of a boar.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best age for the boar is from two to five years,	            at which time it is best to geld him, or sell him	            for brawn.                            --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A boar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Brawned \Brawned\, a.	   Brawny; strong; muscular. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Brawner \Brawn"er\, n.	   A boor killed for the table.	   [1913 Webster]
Brawniness \Brawn"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being brawny.	   [1913 Webster]
Brawny \Brawn"y\, a.	   Having large, strong muscles; muscular; fleshy; strong.	   "Brawny limbs." --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Muscular; fleshy; strong; bulky; sinewy; athletic;	        stalwart; powerful; robust.	        [1913 Webster]
Braxy \Brax"y\, n. [Cf. AS. breac rheum, broc sickness, Ir.	   bracha corruption. Jamieson.]	   1. A disease of sheep. The term is variously applied in	      different localities. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A diseased sheep, or its mutton.	      [1913 Webster]
Bray \Bray\ (br[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed} (br[=a]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer	   to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.]	   To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .	         yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.	                                                  xxvii. 22.	   [1913 Webster]	Bray \Bray\, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to	   cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin	   to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laugh, and they	            Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heard ye the din of battle bray?      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Bray \Bray\, v. t.	   To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and	   grating sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arms on armor clashing, brayed	         Horrible discord.                        --MIlton.	   [1913 Webster]	         And varying notes the war pipes brayed.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Bray \Bray\, n.	   The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or	   discordant sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold.	   [1913 Webster]	Bray \Bray\, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill,	   hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br[=ae]w eyebrow,	   influenced by the allied Icel. br[=a] eyebrow, bank, also	   akin to AS. br[=u] eyebrow. See {Brow}.]	   A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See {Brae}, which is now	   the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Brayer \Bray"er\, n.	   An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.	   [1913 Webster]	Brayer \Bray"er\, n.	   One that brays like an ass. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Braying \Bray"ing\, a.	   Making a harsh noise; blaring. "Braying trumpets." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Braze \Braze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Brazing}.] [F. braser to solder, fr. Icel. brasa to harden	   by fire. Cf. {Brass}.]	   1. To solder with hard solder, esp. with an alloy of copper	      and zinc; as, to braze the seams of a copper pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To harden. "Now I am brazes to it." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Braze \Braze\, v. t. [AS. br[ae]sian, fr. br[ae]s brass. See	   {Brass}.]	   To cover or ornament with brass. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazen \Bra"zen\, a.[OE. brasen, AS. br[ae]sen. See {Brass}.]	   1. Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, brass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sounding harsh and loud, like resounding brass.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Impudent; immodest; shameless; having a front like brass;	      as, a brazen countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brazen age}.	      (a) (Myth.) The age of war and lawlessness which succeeded	          the silver age.	      (b) (Arch[ae]ol.) See under {Bronze}.	   {Brazen sea} (Jewish Antiq.), a large laver of brass, placed	      in Solomon's temple for the use of the priests.	      [1913 Webster]	Brazen \Bra"zen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brazened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Brazening}.]	   To carry through impudently or shamelessly; as, to brazen the	   matter through.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sabina brazened it out before Mrs. Wygram, but inwardly	         she was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.	                                                  --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazen-browed \Bra"zen-browed`\, a.	   Shamelessly impudent. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazenface \Bra"zen*face`\, n.	   An impudent or shameless person. "Well said, brazenface; hold	   it out." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazenfaced \Bra"zen*faced`\, a.	   Impudent; shameless.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazenly \Bra"zen*ly\, adv.	   In a bold, impudent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazenness \Bra"zen*ness\ (br[=a]"z'n*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being brazen. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazier \Bra"zier\ (br[=a]"zh[~e]r), n.	   Same as {Brasier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Braziletto \Braz`i*let"to\, n. [Cf. Pg. & Sp. brasilete, It.	   brasiletto.]	   See {Brazil wood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brazilian \Bra*zil"ian\ (br[.a]*z[i^]l"yan), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Brazil. -- n. A native or an inhabitant	   of Brazil.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brazilian pebble}. See {Pebble}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Brazilin \Braz"i*lin\, n. [Cf. F. br['e]siline. See {Brazil}.]	   (Chem.)	   A substance contained in both Brazil wood and Sapan wood,	   from which it is extracted as a yellow crystalline substance	   which is white when pure. It is colored intensely red by	   alkalies. [Written also {brezilin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brazil nut \Bra*zil" nut`\ (br[.a]*z[i^]l" n[u^]t`). (Bot.)	   An oily, three-sided nut, the seed of the {Bertholletia	   excelsa}; the cream nut.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: From eighteen to twenty-four of the seeds or "nuts"	         grow in a hard and nearly globular shell.	         [1913 Webster] Brazil wood	Brazil wood \Bra*zil" wood`\, Brazilwood
\Bra*zil"wood`\(br[.a]*z[i^]l" w[oo^]d`). [OE. brasil, LL.	   brasile (cf. Pg. & Sp. brasil, Pr. bresil, Pr. bresil); perh.	   from Sp. or Pg. brasa a live coal (cf. {Braze}, {Brasier});	   or Ar. vars plant for dyeing red or yellow. This name was	   given to the wood from its color; and it is said that King	   Emanuel, of Portugal, gave the name Brazil to the country in	   South America on account of its producing this wood.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The wood of the oriental {C[ae]salpinia Sapan}; -- so	      called before the discovery of America.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very heavy wood of a reddish color, imported from Brazil	      and other tropical countries, for cabinet-work, and for	      dyeing. The best is the heartwood of {Caesalpinia	      echinata}, a leguminous tree; but other trees also yield	      it. An inferior sort comes from Jamaica, the timber of	      {Caesalpinia Braziliensis} and {Caesalpinia crista}. This	      is often distinguished as {Braziletto}, but the better	      kind is also frequently so named. The wood is also used	      for violin bows.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a tropical tree ({Caesalpinia echinata}) with a prickly	      trunk; its heavy red heartwood (also called brazilwood)	      yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry.	   Syn: peachwood, pernambuco wood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brazos \Brazos\ prop. n.	   a North American river, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico.	   Syn: Brazos River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brazzaville \Brazzaville\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Congo. Population (2000) = 937,580.	   [PJC]
Breach \Breach\ (br[=e]ch), n. [OE. breke, breche, AS. brice,	   gebrice, gebrece (in comp.), fr. brecan to break; akin to	   Dan. br[ae]k, MHG. breche, gap, breach. See {Break}, and cf.	   {Brake} (the instrument), {Brack} a break] .	   1. The act of breaking, in a figurative sense.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any	      obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment; as, a	      breach of contract; a breach of promise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gap or opening made made by breaking or battering, as in	      a wall or fortification; the space between the parts of a	      solid body rent by violence; a break; a rupture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more;	            Or close the wall up with our English dead. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A breaking of waters, as over a vessel; the waters	      themselves; surge; surf.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord hath broken forth upon mine enemies before	            me, as the breach of waters.          --2 Sam. v.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A clear breach} implies that the waves roll over the vessel	      without breaking.	   {A clean breach} implies that everything on deck is swept	      away. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A breaking up of amicable relations; rupture.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's fallen between him and my lord	            An unkind breach.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A bruise; a wound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breach for breach, eye for eye.       --Lev. xxiv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) A hernia; a rupture.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A breaking out upon; an assault.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord had made a breach upon Uzza. --1. Chron.	                                                  xiii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Breach of falth}, a breaking, or a failure to keep, an	      expressed or implied promise; a betrayal of confidence or	      trust.	   {Breach of peace}, disorderly conduct, disturbing the public	      peace.	   {Breach of privilege}, an act or default in violation of the	      privilege or either house of Parliament, of Congress, or	      of a State legislature, as, for instance, by false	      swearing before a committee. --Mozley. Abbott.	      [1913 Webster] 	   {Breach of promise}, violation of one's plighted word, esp.	      of a promise to marry.	   {Breach of trust}, violation of one's duty or faith in a	      matter entrusted to one.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rent; cleft; chasm; rift; aperture; gap; break;	        disruption; fracture; rupture; infraction; infringement;	        violation; quarrel; dispute; contention; difference;	        misunderstanding.	        [1913 Webster]	Breach \Breach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Breaching}.]	   To make a breach or opening in; as, to breach the walls of a	   city.	   [1913 Webster]	Breach \Breach\, v. i.	   To break the water, as by leaping out; -- said of a whale.	   [1913 Webster]
Breachy \Breach"y\, a.	   Apt to break fences or to break out of pasture; unruly; as,	   breachy cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bread \Bread\ (br[e^]d), v. t. [AS. br[ae]dan to make broad, to	   spread. See {Broad}, a.]	   To spread. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Bread \Bread\ (br[e^]d), n. [AS. bre['a]d; akin to OFries.	   br[=a]d, OS. br[=o]d, D. brood, G. brod, brot, Icel.	   brau[eth], Sw. & Dan. br["o]d. The root is probably that of	   E. brew. [root]93. See {Brew}.]	   1. An article of food made from flour or meal by moistening,	      kneading, and baking.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note:	   {Raised bread} is made with yeast, salt, and sometimes a	      little butter or lard, and is mixed with warm milk or	      water to form the dough, which, after kneading, is given	      time to rise before baking.	   {Cream of tartar bread} is raised by the action of an	      alkaline carbonate or bicarbonate (as saleratus or	      ammonium bicarbonate) and cream of tartar (acid tartrate	      of potassium) or some acid.	   {Unleavened bread} is usually mixed with water and salt only.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A["e]rated bread}. See under {A["e]rated}.	   {Bread and butter} (fig.), means of living.	   {Brown bread}, {Indian bread}, {Graham bread}, {Rye and	   Indian bread}. See {Brown bread}, under {Brown}.	   {Bread tree}. See {Breadfruit}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Food; sustenance; support of life, in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give us this day our daily bread.     --Matt. vi. 11	      [1913 Webster]	Bread \Bread\, v. t. (Cookery)	   To cover with bread crumbs, preparatory to cooking; as,	   breaded cutlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Breadbasket \Bread"bas`ket\, n.	   The stomach. [Humorous] --S. Foote.	   [1913 Webster]
bread-bin \bread"-bin\ n.	   a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.	   Syn: breadbox.	        [WordNet 1.5]
breadbox \bread"box`\ n.	   a container used to store breads or cake, to keep them fresh.	   Syn: bread-bin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
breadline \bread"line`\ n.	   a queue of people waiting for free food.	   Syn: bread line.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breadcorn \Bread"corn`\	   Corn of grain of which bread is made, as wheat, rye, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Breaded \Bread"ed\, a.	   Braided [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Breaden \Bread"en\, a.	   Made of bread. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Breadfruit \Bread"fruit`\, n. (Bot.)	   1. The fruit of a tree ({Artocarpus incisa}) found in the	      islands of the Pacific, esp. the South Sea islands. It is	      of a roundish form, from four to six or seven inches in	      diameter, and, when baked, somewhat resembles bread, and	      is eaten as food, whence the name.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The tree itself, which is one of considerable size,	      with large, lobed leaves. Cloth is made from the bark, and	      the timber is used for many purposes. Called also	      {breadfruit tree} and {bread tree}.	      [1913 Webster]
Breadless \Bread"less\, a.	   Without bread; destitute of food.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plump peers and breadless bards alike are dull. --P.	                                                  Whitehead.	   [1913 Webster]
Breadroot \Bread`root"\, n. (Bot.)	   The root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}), found	   near the Rocky Mountains. It is usually oval in form, and	   abounds in farinaceous matter, affording sweet and palatable	   food.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is the Pomme blanche of Canadian voyageurs.	         [1913 Webster]
Breadstuff \Bread"stuff\, n.	   Grain, flour, or meal of which bread is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Breadth \Breadth\ (br[e^]dth), n. [OE. brede, breede, whence	   later bredette, AS. br[=ae]du, fr. br[=a]d broad. See	   {Broad}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Distance from side to side of any surface or thing;	      measure across, or at right angles to the length; width.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) The quality of having the colors and shadows	      broad and massive, and the arrangement of objects such as	      to avoid to great multiplicity of details, producing an	      impression of largeness and simple grandeur; -- called	      also {breadth of effect}.	            Breadth of coloring is a prominent character in the	            painting of all great masters.        --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]
Breadthless \Breadth"less\, a.	   Without breadth.	   [1913 Webster]
Breadthways \Breadth"ways\ (br[e^]dth"w[asl]z), ads.	   Breadthwise. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Breadthwise \Breadth"wise\ (br[e^]dth"w[-i]z), ads.	   In the direction of the breadth.	   [1913 Webster]
Breadwinner \Bread"win`ner\ (br[e^]d"w[i^]n`n[~e]r), n.	   The member of a family whose labor supplies the food of the	   family; one who works for his living. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), v. t. [imp. {broke} (br[=o]k), (Obs.	   {Brake}); p. p. {Broken} (br[=o]"k'n), (Obs. {Broke}); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Breaking}.] [OE. breken, AS. brecan; akin to OS.	   brekan, D. breken, OHG. brehhan, G. brechen, Icel. braka to	   creak, Sw. braka, br[aum]kka to crack, Dan. br[ae]kke to	   break, Goth. brikan to break, L. frangere. Cf. {Bray} to	   pound, {Breach}, {Fragile}.]	   1. To strain apart; to sever by fracture; to divide with	      violence; as, to break a rope or chain; to break a seal;	      to break an axle; to break rocks or coal; to break a lock.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay open as by breaking; to divide; as, to break a	      package of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lay open, as a purpose; to disclose, divulge, or	      communicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Katharine, break thy mind to me.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To infringe or violate, as an obligation, law, or promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out, out, hyena! these are thy wonted arts . . .	            To break all faith, all vows, deceive, betray.	                                                  --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To interrupt; to destroy the continuity of; to dissolve or	      terminate; as, to break silence; to break one's sleep; to	      break one's journey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, release them, Ariel;	            My charms I'll break, their senses I'll restore.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To destroy the completeness of; to remove a part from; as,	      to break a set.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To destroy the arrangement of; to throw into disorder; to	      pierce; as, the cavalry were not able to break the British	      squares.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To shatter to pieces; to reduce to fragments.	      [1913 Webster]	            The victim broke in pieces the musical instruments	            with which he had solaced the hours of captivity.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To exchange for other money or currency of smaller	      denomination; as, to break a five dollar bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To destroy the strength, firmness, or consistency of; as,	       to break flax.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To weaken or impair, as health, spirit, or mind.	       [1913 Webster]	             An old man, broken with the storms of state.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To diminish the force of; to lessen the shock of, as a	       fall or blow.	       [1913 Webster]	             I'll rather leap down first, and break your fall.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To impart, as news or information; to broach; -- with to,	       and often with a modified word implying some reserve; as,	       to break the news gently to the widow; to break a purpose	       cautiously to a friend.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To tame; to reduce to subjection; to make tractable; to	       discipline; as, to break a horse to the harness or	       saddle. "To break a colt." --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	             Why, then thou canst not break her to the lute?	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To destroy the financial credit of; to make bankrupt; to	       ruin.	       [1913 Webster]	             With arts like these rich Matho, when he speaks,	             Attracts all fees, and little lawyers breaks.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. To destroy the official character and standing of; to	       cashier; to dismiss.	       [1913 Webster]	             I see a great officer broken.        --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: With prepositions or adverbs: 	         [1913 Webster]	   {To break down}.	       (a) To crush; to overwhelm; as, to break down one's	           strength; to break down opposition.	       (b) To remove, or open a way through, by breaking; as, to	           break down a door or wall.	   {To break in}.	       (a) To force in; as, to break in a door.	       (b) To train; to discipline; as, a horse well broken in.	           	   {To break of}, to rid of; to cause to abandon; as, to break	      one of a habit.	   {To break off}.	       (a) To separate by breaking; as, to break off a twig.	       (b) To stop suddenly; to abandon. "Break off thy sins by	           righteousness." --Dan. iv. 27.	   {To break open}, to open by breaking. "Open the door, or I	      will break it open." --Shak.	   {To break out}, to take or force out by breaking; as, to	      break out a pane of glass.	   {To break out a cargo}, to unstow a cargo, so as to unload it	      easily.	   {To break through}.	       (a) To make an opening through, as, as by violence or the	           force of gravity; to pass violently through; as, to	           break through the enemy's lines; to break through the	           ice.	       (b) To disregard; as, to break through the ceremony.	   {To break up}.	       (a) To separate into parts; to plow (new or fallow	           ground). "Break up this capon." --Shak. "Break up	           your fallow ground." --Jer. iv. 3.	       (b) To dissolve; to put an end to. "Break up the court."	           --Shak.	   {To break} (one) {all up}, to unsettle or disconcert	      completely; to upset. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: With an immediate object: 	         [1913 Webster]	   {To break the back}.	       (a) To dislocate the backbone; hence, to disable totally.	       (b) To get through the worst part of; as, to break the	           back of a difficult undertaking.	   {To break bulk}, to destroy the entirety of a load by	      removing a portion of it; to begin to unload; also, to	      transfer in detail, as from boats to cars.	   {To break a code} to discover a method to convert coded	      messages into the original understandable text.	   {To break cover}, to burst forth from a protecting	      concealment, as game when hunted.	   {To break a deer} or {To break a stag}, to cut it up and	      apportion the parts among those entitled to a share.	   {To break fast}, to partake of food after abstinence. See	      {Breakfast}.	   {To break ground}.	       (a) To open the earth as for planting; to commence	           excavation, as for building, siege operations, and	           the like; as, to break ground for a foundation, a	           canal, or a railroad.	       (b) Fig.: To begin to execute any plan.	       (c) (Naut.) To release the anchor from the bottom.	   {To break the heart}, to crush or overwhelm (one) with grief.	      	   {To break a house} (Law), to remove or set aside with	      violence and a felonious intent any part of a house or of	      the fastenings provided to secure it.	   {To break the ice}, to get through first difficulties; to	      overcome obstacles and make a beginning; to introduce a	      subject.	   {To break jail}, to escape from confinement in jail, usually	      by forcible means.	   {To break a jest}, to utter a jest. "Patroclus . . . the	      livelong day breaks scurril jests." --Shak.	   {To break joints}, to lay or arrange bricks, shingles, etc.,	      so that the joints in one course shall not coincide with	      those in the preceding course.	   {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.	   {To break the neck}, to dislocate the joints of the neck.	   {To break no squares}, to create no trouble. [Obs.]	   {To break a path}, {road}, etc., to open a way through	      obstacles by force or labor.	   {To break upon a wheel}, to execute or torture, as a criminal	      by stretching him upon a wheel, and breaking his limbs	      with an iron bar; -- a mode of punishment formerly	      employed in some countries.	   {To break wind}, to give vent to wind from the anus.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To dispart; rend; tear; shatter; batter; violate;	        infringe; demolish; destroy; burst; dislocate.	        [1913 Webster]	Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), v. i.	   1. To come apart or divide into two or more pieces, usually	      with suddenness and violence; to part; to burst asunder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To open spontaneously, or by pressure from within, as a	      bubble, a tumor, a seed vessel, a bag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Else the bottle break, and the wine runneth out.	                                                  --Math. ix.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To burst forth; to make its way; to come to view; to	      appear; to dawn.	      [1913 Webster]	            The day begins to break, and night is fled. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And from the turf a fountain broke,	            and gurgled at our feet.              --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To burst forth violently, as a storm.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clouds are still above; and, while I speak,	            A second deluge o'er our head may break. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To open up; to be scattered; to be dissipated; as, the	      clouds are breaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            At length the darkness begins to break. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To become weakened in constitution or faculties; to lose	      health or strength.	      [1913 Webster]	            See how the dean begins to break;	            Poor gentleman! he droops apace.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To be crushed, or overwhelmed with sorrow or grief; as, my	      heart is breaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To fall in business; to become bankrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that puts all upon adventures doth oftentimes	            break, and come to poverty.           --Bacn.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To make an abrupt or sudden change; to change the gait;	      as, to break into a run or gallop.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To fail in musical quality; as, a singer's voice breaks	       when it is strained beyond its compass and a tone or note	       is not completed, but degenerates into an unmusical sound	       instead. Also, to change in tone, as a boy's voice at	       puberty.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To fall out; to terminate friendship.	       [1913 Webster]	             To break upon the score of danger or expense is to	             be mean and narrow-spirited.         --Collier.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: With prepositions or adverbs: 	         [1913 Webster]	   {To break away}, to disengage one's self abruptly; to come or	      go away against resistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear me not, man; I will not break away. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To break down}.	       (a) To come down by breaking; as, the coach broke down.	       (b) To fail in any undertaking; to halt before successful	           completion; as, the negotiations broke down due to	           irreconcilable demands.	       (c) To cease functioning or to malfunction; as, the car	           broke down in the middle of the highway.	           [1913 Webster +PJC]	                 He had broken down almost at the outset.	                                                  --Thackeray.	           [1913 Webster]	   {To break forth}, to issue; to come out suddenly, as sound,	      light, etc. "Then shall thy light break forth as the	      morning." --Isa. lviii. 8;	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: often with into in expressing or giving vent to one's	         feelings. "Break forth into singing, ye mountains."	         --Isa. xliv. 23.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To break from}, to go away from abruptly.	      [1913 Webster]	            This radiant from the circling crowd he broke.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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; let us not	      break in upon him." --Milton.	   {To break loose}.	       (a) To extricate one's self forcibly. "Who would not,	           finding way, break loose from hell?" --Milton.	       (b) To cast off restraint, as of morals or propriety.	   {To break off}.	       (a) To become separated by rupture, or with suddenness	           and violence.	       (b) To desist or cease suddenly. "Nay, forward, old man;	           do not break off so." --Shak.	   {To break off from}, to desist from; to abandon, as a habit.	      	   {To break out}.	       (a) To burst forth; to escape from restraint; to appear	           suddenly, as a fire or an epidemic. "For in the	           wilderness shall waters break out, and stream in the	           desert." --Isa. xxxv. 6	       (b) To show itself in cutaneous eruptions; -- said of a	           disease.	       (c) To have a rash or eruption on the akin; -- said of a	           patient.	   {To break over}, to overflow; to go beyond limits.	   {To break up}.	       (a) To become separated into parts or fragments; as, the	           ice break up in the rivers; the wreck will break up	           in the next storm.	       (b) To disperse. "The company breaks up." --I. Watts.	   {To break upon}, to discover itself suddenly to; to dawn	      upon.	   {To break with}.	       (a) To fall out; to sever one's relations with; to part	           friendship. "It can not be the Volsces dare break	           with us." --Shak. "If she did not intend to marry	           Clive, she should have broken with him altogether."	           --Thackeray.	       (b) To come to an explanation; to enter into conference;	           to speak. [Obs.] "I will break with her and with her	           father." --Shak.	           [1913 Webster]	Break \Break\ (br[=a]k), n. [See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Brake}	   (the instrument), {Breach}, {Brack} a crack.]	   1. An opening made by fracture or disruption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An interruption of continuity; change of direction; as, a	      break in a wall; a break in the deck of a ship.	      Specifically:	      (a) (Arch.) A projection or recess from the face of a	          building.	      (b) (Elec.) An opening or displacement in the circuit,	          interrupting the electrical current.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An interruption; a pause; as, a break in friendship; a	      break in the conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An interruption in continuity in writing or printing, as	      where there is an omission, an unfilled line, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            All modern trash is	            Set forth with numerous breaks and dashes. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The first appearing, as of light in the morning; the dawn;	      as, the break of day; the break of dawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A large four-wheeled carriage, having a straight body and	      calash top, with the driver's seat in front and the	      footman's behind.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A device for checking motion, or for measuring friction.	      See {Brake}, n. 9 & 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Teleg.) See {Commutator}.	      [1913 Webster]
breakability \breakability\ n.	   the quality of being easily damaged or destroyed.	   Syn: fragility.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breakable \Break"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being broken.	   [1913 Webster]
Breakage \Break"age\, n.	   1. The act of breaking; a break; a breaking; also, articles	      broken.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An allowance or compensation for things broken	      accidentally, as in transportation or use.	      [1913 Webster]
Breakaway \Break"a*way`\, n. [Break + away] [Australasia]	   1. A wild rush of sheep, cattle, horses, or camels	      (especially at the smell or the sight of water); a	      stampede.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An animal that breaks away from a herd.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. an object designed to break off or shatter under impact,	      as a safety measure.	      [PJC]	   4. (Sport) the sudden emergence of one or more players or	      contestants from a clustered group, rushing toward a goal,	      as bicyclists in a race, or baketball players after a	      rebound has been caught.	      [PJC]
breakaxe \breakaxe\ n.	   a West Indian timber tree ({Sloanea jamaicensis}) having very	   hard wood.	   Syn: breakax.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breakbone fever \Break"bone` fe`ver\ (Med.)	   See {Dengue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Break-circuit \Break"-cir`cuit\, n. (Elec.)	   A key or other device for breaking an electrical circuit.	   [1913 Webster]
break dancing \break" danc`ing\ n.	   a type of solo dancing in which the dancer performs elaborate	   footwork, pantomime, and various acrobatic movements, such as	   spinning head stands or spinning on the back, and usually	   containing much improvization. It was first performed by male	   teenagers in the 1970's, in small informal groups on the	   streets, and is often performed to the accompaniment of rap	   music or other rock music with a rapid, strong beat. --	   {break" dance`}, n. -- {break" dan`cer}, n.	   [PJC]
Breakdown \Break"down`\, n.	   1. The act or result of breaking down, as of a carriage;	      downfall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A noisy, rapid, shuffling dance engaged in	          competitively by a number of persons or pairs in	          succession, as among the colored people of the	          Southern United States, and so called, perhaps,	          because the exercise is continued until most of those	          who take part in it break down.	      (b) Any rude, noisy dance performed by shuffling the feet,	          usually by one person at a time. [U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Don't clear out when the quadrilles are over,	                for we are going to have a breakdown to wind up	                with.                             --New Eng.	                                                  Tales.	          [1913 Webster]
Breaker \Break"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, breaks.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll be no breaker of the law.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A machine for breaking rocks, or for	      breaking coal at the mines; also, the building in which	      such a machine is placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A small water cask. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A wave breaking into foam against the shore, or against a	      sand bank, or a rock or reef near the surface.	      [1913 Webster]	            The breakers were right beneath her bows.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a quarry worker who splits off blocks of stone.	   Syn: ledgeman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breakfast \Break"fast\, n. [Break + fast.]	   1. The first meal in the day, or that which is eaten at the	      first meal.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sorry breakfast for my lord protector. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A meal after fasting, or food in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wolves will get a breakfast by my death.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Breakfast \Break"fast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {breakfasted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Breakfasting}.]	   To break one's fast in the morning; too eat the first meal in	   the day.	   [1913 Webster]	         First, sir, I read, and then I breakfast. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Breakfast \Break"fast\, v. t.	   To furnish with breakfast. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
break-in \break-in\ n.	   an act of trespassing into a closed structure such as a house	   or place of busineess for an unlawful purpose, usually as	   part of a burglary.	   Syn: housebreaking, breaking and entering.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
breaking \breaking\ adj.	   1. p. pr. & vb. n. of {break}, v. i.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Journalism) Still happening or becoming known at the	      present time; -- used of news reports; as, breaking news;	      a breaking story.	      [PJC]	breaking \break"ing\ n.	   The act of breaking something.	   Syn: breakage, break.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breakman \Break"man\, n.	   See {Brakeman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Breakneck \Break"neck`\, n.	   1. A fall that breaks the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steep place endangering the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	Breakneck \Break"neck`\, a.	   Producing danger of a broken neck; as, breakneck speed.	   [1913 Webster]
breakstone \break"stone`\ n.	   1. Any of various plants of the genus {Saxifraga}.	   Syn: saxifrage, rockfoil.	        [WordNet 1.5]
breakthrough \break"through`\ n.	   1. a productive insight.	   Syn: discovery, find.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a sudden change of situation, such as making an important	      discovery, that permits further rapid advances toward a	      goal.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. (Mil.) a penetration of an enemy's defense in depth and	      strength.	      [WordNet 1.5] Breakup
Breakup \Break"up`\, Break-up \Break"-up`\, n.	   Disruption; coming apart; a separation and dispersion of the	   parts or members; as, a break-up of a meeting, assembly, or	   dinner party; the break-up of a spacecraft on re-entry into	   the atmosphere.	   Syn: separation, detachment.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. the termination of a relationship; a break-up of the	      government; the break-up of a marriage; the break-up of a	      business partnership; the break-up of a comedy team.	   Syn: dissolution.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Breakwater \Break"wa`ter\, n.	   Any structure or contrivance, as a mole, or a wall at the	   mouth of a harbor, to break the force of waves, and afford	   protection from their violence.	   [1913 Webster]
Bream \Bream\, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[^e]me, OF. bresme, of	   German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G.	   brassen. Cf. {Brasse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus	      {Abramis}, little valued as food. Several species are	      known.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An American fresh-water fish, of various species	      of {Pomotis} and allied genera, which are also called	      {sunfishes} and pondfishes. See {Pondfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A marine sparoid fish of the genus {Pagellus}, and	      allied genera. See {Sea Bream}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.]	   (Naut.)	   To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed,	   etc., by the application of fire and scraping.	   [1913 Webster]
Breast \Breast\ (br[e^]st), n. [OE. brest, breost, As.	   bre['o]st; akin to Icel. brj[=o]st, Sw. br["o]st, Dan. bryst,	   Goth. brusts, OS. briost, D. borst, G. brust.]	   1. The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly;	      the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Either one of the protuberant glands, situated on the	      front of the chest or thorax in the female of man and of	      some other mammalia, in which milk is secreted for the	      nourishment of the young; a mamma; a teat.	      [1913 Webster]	            My brother, that sucked the breasts of my mother.	                                                  --Cant. viii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything resembling the human breast, or bosom; the front	      or forward part of anything; as, a chimney breast; a plow	      breast; the breast of a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mountains on whose barren breast	            The laboring clouds do often rest.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining)	      (a) The face of a coal working.	      (b) The front of a furnace.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. The seat of consciousness; the repository of thought and	      self-consciousness, or of secrets; the seat of the	      affections and passions; the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has a loyal breast.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The power of singing; a musical voice; -- so called,	      probably, from the connection of the voice with the lungs,	      which lie within the breast. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Breast drill}, a portable drilling machine, provided with a	      breastplate, for forcing the drill against the work.	   {Breast pang}. See {Angina pectoris}, under {Angina}.	   {To make a clean breast}, to disclose the secrets which weigh	      upon one; to make full confession.	      [1913 Webster]	Breast \Breast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Breasting}.]	   To meet, with the breast; to struggle with or oppose	   manfully; as, to breast the storm or waves.	   [1913 Webster]	         The court breasted the popular current by sustaining	         the demurrer.                            --Wirt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To breast up a hedge}, to cut the face of it on one side so	      as to lay bare the principal upright stems of the plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Breastband \Breast"band`\ (-b[a^]nd`), n.	   A band for the breast. Specifically: (Naut.) A band of	   canvas, or a rope, fastened at both ends to the rigging, to	   support the man who heaves the lead in sounding.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastbeam \Breast"beam`\ (br[e^]st"b[=e]m`), n. (Mach.)	   The front transverse beam of a locomotive.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastbone \Breast"bone`\ (br[e^]st"b[=o]n`), n.	   The bone of the breast; the sternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Breast-deep \Breast"-deep`\ (br[e^]st"d[=e]p`), a.	   Deep as from the breast to the feet; as high as the breast.	   [1913 Webster]	         Set him breast-deep in earth, and famish him. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Breasted \Breast"ed\, a.	   Having a breast; -- used in composition with qualifying	   words, in either a literal or a metaphorical sense; as, a	   single-breasted coat.	   [1913 Webster]	         The close minister is buttoned up, and the brave	         officer open-breasted, on these occasions. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastfast \Breast"fast`\, n. (Naut.)	   A large rope to fasten the midship part of a ship to a wharf,	   or to another vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastheight \Breast"height`\, n.	   The interior slope of a fortification, against which the	   garrison lean in firing.	   [1913 Webster]
Breast-high \Breast"-high`\, a.	   High as the breast.	   [1913 Webster]
Breasthook \Breast"hook`\, n. (Naut.)	   A thick piece of timber in the form of a knee, placed across	   the stem of a ship to strengthen the fore part and unite the	   bows on each side. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Breasting \Breast"ing\, n. (Mach.)	   The curved channel in which a breast wheel turns. It is	   closely adapted to the curve of the wheel through about a	   quarter of its circumference, and prevents the escape of the	   water until it has spent its force upon the wheel. See	   {Breast wheel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastknot \Breast"knot`\ (br[e^]st"n[o^]t), n.	   A knot of ribbons worn on the breast. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastpin \Breast"pin`\ (br[e^]st"p[i^]n`), n.	   A pin worn on the breast for a fastening, or for ornament; a	   brooch.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastplate \Breast"plate`\, n.	   1. A plate of metal covering the breast as defensive armor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before his old rusty breastplate could be scoured,	            and his cracked headpiece mended.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece against which the workman presses his breast in	      operating a breast drill, or other similar tool.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A strap that runs across a horse's breast. --Ash.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Jewish Antiq.) A part of the vestment of the high priest,	      worn upon the front of the ephod. It was a double piece of	      richly embroidered stuff, a span square, set with twelve	      precious stones, on which were engraved the names of the	      twelve tribes of Israel. See {Ephod}.	      [1913 Webster] Breastplow
Breastplow \Breast"plow`\, Breastplough \Breast"plough`\, n.	   A kind of plow, driven by the breast of the workman; -- used	   to cut or pare turf.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastrail \Breast"rail`\ (-r[=a]l`), n.	   The upper rail of any parapet of ordinary height, as of a	   balcony; the railing of a quarter-deck, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastrope \Breast"rope`\ (br[e^]st"r[=o]p`), n.	   See {Breastband}.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastsummer \Breast"sum`mer\, n. (Arch.)	   A summer or girder extending across a building flush with,	   and supporting, the upper part of a front or external wall; a	   long lintel; a girder; -- used principally above shop	   windows. [Written also {brestsummer} and {bressummer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Breastwheel \Breast"wheel`\ (br[e^]st" hw[=e]l`), n.	   A water wheel, on which the stream of water strikes neither	   so high as in the overshot wheel, nor so low as in the	   undershot, but generally at about half the height of the	   wheel, being kept in contact with it by the breasting. The	   water acts on the float boards partly by impulse, partly by	   its weight.	   [1913 Webster]
Breastwork \Breast"work`\ (br[e^]st"w[^u]rk`), n.	   1. (Fort.) A defensive work of moderate height, hastily	      thrown up, of earth or other material.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A railing on the quarter-deck and forecastle.	      [1913 Webster]
Breath \Breath\ (br[e^]th), n. [OE. breth, breeth, AS.	   br[=ae][eth] odor, scent, breath; cf. OHG. br[=a]dam steam,	   vapor, breath, G. brodem, and possibly E. {Brawn}, and	   {Breed}.]	   1. The air inhaled and exhaled in respiration; air which, in	      the process of respiration, has parted with oxygen and has	      received carbonic acid, aqueous vapor, warmth, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Melted as breath into the wind.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of breathing naturally or freely; the power or	      capacity to breathe freely; as, I am out of breath.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power of respiration, and hence, life. --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou takest away their breath, they die. --Ps. civ.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Time to breathe; respite; pause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me some breath, some little pause. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A single respiration, or the time of making it; a single	      act; an instant.	      [1913 Webster]	            He smiles and he frowns in a breath.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fig.: That which gives or strengthens life.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earthquake voice of victory,	            To thee the breath of life.           --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A single word; the slightest effort; a trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A breath can make them, as a breath has made.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A very slight breeze; air in gentle motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea,	            when not a breath of wind flies o'er its surface.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Fragrance; exhalation; odor; perfume. --Tennison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The breath of flowers.                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Gentle exercise, causing a quicker respiration.	       [1913 Webster]	             An after dinner's breath.            --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Out of breath}, breathless, exhausted; breathing with	      difficulty.	   {Under one's breath}, in low tones.	      [1913 Webster]
Breathable \Breath"a*ble\ (br[=e][th]"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be breathed.	   [1913 Webster]
Breathableness \Breath"a*ble*ness\, n.	   State of being breathable.	   [1913 Webster]
breathalyze \breathalyze\ v.	   to test the alcohol content of someone's blood by means of a	   breathalyzer.	   Syn: breathalyse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
breathalyzer \breathalyzer\ n. [a Trademark.]	   a device that measures alcohol content of a person's breath.	   Syn: breathalyser, breath analyzer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breathe \Breathe\ (br[=e][th]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Breathed}	   (br[=e][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Breathing}.] [From {Breath}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I	      am in health, I breathe." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breathes there a man with soul so dead	            Who never to himself hath said,	            This is my own, my native land!       --Sir W. Scott	                                                  [The Lay of	                                                  the Last	                                                  Minstrel].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To take breath; to rest from action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to	      emanate; to blow gently.	      [1913 Webster]	            The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There breathes a living fragrance from the shore.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Breathe \Breathe\, v. t.	   1. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to	      respire.	      [1913 Webster]	            To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital	            air.                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.	      [1913 Webster]	            Able to breathe life into a stone.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the	            ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of	            life.                                 --Gen. ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to	      whisper; as, to breathe a vow.	      [1913 Webster]	            He softly breathed thy name.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or let the church, our mother, breathe her curse,	            A mother's curse, on her revolting son. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe	      odors or perfumes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To express; to manifest; to give forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others articles breathe the same severe spirit.	                                                  --Milner.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.	      "They breathe the flute." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To promote free respiration in; to exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	            And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast	            created for men to breathe themselves upon thee.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural	      breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            A moment breathed his panting steed.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To put out of breath; to exhaust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little	            breathed by the journey up.           --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Phonetics) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal	       consonants.	       [1913 Webster]	             The same sound may be pronounces either breathed,	             voiced, or whispered.                --H. Sweet.	       [1913 Webster]	             Breathed elements, being already voiceless, remain	             unchanged	   Note: [in whispering].                         --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To breathe again}, to take breath; to feel a sense of	      relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of	      business.	   {To breathe one's last}, to die; to expire.	   {To breathe a vein}, to open a vein; to let blood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
breathed \breathed\ (br[e^]tht), adj.	   having breath or breath as specified; usually used in	   combination; as, sweet-breathed.	   [WordNet 1.5]	breathed \breathed\ (br[=e][th]d), adj.	   uttered without voice.	   Syn: voiceless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breather \Breath"er\, n.	   1. One who breathes. Hence:	      (a) One who lives.	      (b) One who utters.	      (c) One who animates or inspires.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which puts one out of breath, as violent exercise.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a pause to catch one's breath, or for some other form of	      rest or refreshment; -- often used in the phrase	   {to take a breather}, i.e. to pause for refreshment.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   4. a vent in a container to allow equalization of internal	      and external pressure.	      [PJC]	   5. an air intake pipe to provide air to machinery or people	      submerged or otherwise sealed off from the outside.	      [PJC]
Breathful \Breath"ful\, a.	   Full of breath; full of odor; fragrant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Breathing \Breath"ing\, n.	   1. Respiration; the act of inhaling and exhaling air.	      [1913 Webster]	            Subject to a difficulty of breathing. --Melmoth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Air in gentle motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any gentle influence or operation; inspiration; as, the	      breathings of the Spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Aspiration; secret prayer. "Earnest desires and breathings	      after that blessed state." --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Exercising; promotion of respiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is a lady that wants breathing too;	            And I have heard, you knights of Tyre	            Are excellent in making ladies trip.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Utterance; communication or publicity by words.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am sorry to give breathing to my purpose. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Breathing place; vent. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Stop; pause; delay.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shake the head at so long a breathing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 the letter h.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Gr. Gram.) A mark to indicate aspiration or its absence.	       See {Rough breathing}, {Smooth breathing}, below.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Breathing place}.	       (a) A pause. "That c[ae]sura, or breathing place, in the	           midst of the verse." --Sir P. Sidney.	       (b) A vent.	   {Breathing time}, pause; relaxation. --Bp. Hall.	   {Breathing while}, time sufficient for drawing breath; a	      short time. --Shak.	   {Rough breathing} ({spiritus asper}) ([spasp]). See 2d	      {Asper}, n.	   {Smooth breathing} ({spiritus lenis}), a mark (') indicating	      the absence of the sound of h, as in 'ie`nai (ienai).	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Breathless \Breath"less\ (br[e^]th"l[e^]s), a.	   1. Spent with labor or violent action; out of breath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not breathing; holding the breath, on account of fear,	      expectation, or intense interest; attended with a holding	      of the breath; as, breathless attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            But breathless, as we grow when feeling most.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dead; as, a breathless body.	      [1913 Webster]
Breathlessly \Breath"less*ly\, adv.	   In a breathless manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Breathlessness \Breath"less*ness\, n.	   The state of being breathless or out of breath.	   [1913 Webster]
Breccia \Brec"cia\, n. [It., breach, pebble, fragments of stone,	   fr. F. br[`e]che; of German origin. See {Breach}.] (Geol.)	   A rock composed of angular fragments either of the same	   mineral or of different minerals, etc., united by a cement,	   and commonly presenting a variety of colors.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bone breccia}, a breccia containing bones, usually	      fragmentary.	   {Coin breccia}, a breccia containing coins.	      [1913 Webster]
Brecciated \Brec"ci*a`ted\, a.	   Consisting of angular fragments cemented together; resembling	   breccia in appearance.	   [1913 Webster]	         The brecciated appearance of many specimens [of	         meteorites].                             --H. A.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bred \Bred\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Breed}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bred out}, degenerated. "The strain of man's bred out into	      baboon and monkey." --Shak.	   {Bred to arms}. See under {Arms}.	   {Well bred}.	   (a) Of a good family; having a good pedigree. "A gentleman	       well bred and of good name." --Shak. [Obs., except as	       applied to domestic animals.]	   (b) Well brought up, as shown in having good manners;	       cultivated; refined; polite.	       [1913 Webster] Brede
Brede \Brede\, or Breede \Breede\, n.	   Breadth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Brede \Brede\, n. [See {Braid} woven cord.]	   A braid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Half lapped in glowing gauze and golden brede.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Breech \Breech\ (br[=e]ch or br[i^]ch; 277), n. [See	   {Breeches}.]	   1. The lower part of the body behind; the buttocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Breeches. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The hinder part of anything; esp., the part of a cannon,	      or other firearm, behind the chamber.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) The external angle of knee timber, the inside of	      which is called the throat.	      [1913 Webster]	Breech \Breech\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breeched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Breeching}.]	   1. To put into, or clothe with, breeches.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great man . . . anxious to know whether the	            blacksmith's youngest boy was breeched. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover as with breeches. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their daggers unmannerly breeched with gore. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fit or furnish with a breech; as, to breech a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To whip on the breech. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Had not a courteous serving man conveyed me away,	            whilst he went to fetch whips, I think, in my	            conscience, he would have breeched me. --Old Play.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fasten with breeching.	      [1913 Webster]	Breech action \Breech action\	   The breech mechanism in breech-loading small arms and certain	   special guns, as automatic and machine guns; -- used	   frequently in referring to the method by which the movable	   barrels of breech-loading shotguns are locked, unlocked, or	   rotated to loading position.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Breechblock \Breech"block\, n.	   The movable piece which closes the breech of a breech-loading	   firearm, and resists the backward force of the discharge. It	   is withdrawn for the insertion of a cartridge, and closed	   again before the gun is fired.	   [1913 Webster]
Breechcloth \Breech"cloth`\ (br[=e]ch"kl[o^]th` or	   br[i^]ch"kl[o^]th`; 115), n.	   A cloth worn around the breech.	   [1913 Webster]
breechclout \breechclout\ n.	   covering for the loins.	   Syn: breechcloth, loincloth, G-string.	        [WordNet 1.5]
breeched \breeched\ (br[=e]cht), adj.	   dressed in trousers.	   Syn: pantalooned, trousered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Breeches \Breech"es\ (br[i^]ch"[e^]z), n. pl. [OE. brech, brek,	   AS. br[=e]k, pl. of br[=o]c breech, breeches; akin to Icel.	   br[=o]k breeches, ODan. brog, D. broek, G. bruch; cf. L.	   bracae, braccae, which is of Celtic origin. Cf. {Brail}.]	   1. A garment worn by men, covering the hips and thighs;	      smallclothes.	      [1913 Webster]	            His jacket was red, and his breeches were blue.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Trousers; pantaloons. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Breeches buoy}, in the life-saving service, a pair of canvas	      breeches depending from an annular or beltlike life buoy	      which is usually of cork. This contrivance, inclosing the	      person to be rescued, is hung by short ropes from a block	      which runs upon the hawser stretched from the ship to the	      shore, and is drawn to land by hauling lines.	   {Breeches pipe}, a forked pipe forming two branches united at	      one end.	   {Knee breeches}, breeches coming to the knee, and buckled or	      fastened there; smallclothes.	   {To wear the breeches}, to usurp the authority of the	      husband; -- said of a wife. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Breeching \Breech"ing\, n.	   1. A whipping on the breech, or the act of whipping on the	      breech.	      [1913 Webster]	            I view the prince with Aristarchus' eyes,	            Whose looks were as a breeching to a boy. --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a harness which passes round the breech of a	      horse, enabling him to hold back a vehicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A strong rope rove through the cascabel of a	      cannon and secured to ringbolts in the ship's side, to	      limit the recoil of the gun when it is discharged.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The sheet iron casing at the end of boilers to convey the	      smoke from the flues to the smokestack.	      [1913 Webster]
Breechloader \Breech"load`er\, n.	   A firearm which receives its load at the breech.	   [1913 Webster]	         For cavalry, the revolver and breechloader will	         supersede the saber.                     --Rep. Sec.	                                                  War (1860).	   [1913 Webster]
Breech-loading \Breech"-load`ing\, a.	   Receiving the charge at the breech instead of at the muzzle.	   [1913 Webster] Breech pin
Breech pin \Breech" pin`\, Breech screw \Breech" screw`\ .	   A strong iron or steel plug screwed into the breech of a	   musket or other firearm, to close the bottom of the bore.	   [1913 Webster]	Breech sight \Breech" sight`\	   A device attached to the breech of a firearm, to guide the	   eye, in conjunction with the front sight, in taking aim.	   [1913 Webster]
Breed \Breed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Breeding}.] [OE. breden, AS. br[=e]dan to nourish, cherish,	   keep warm, from br[=o]d brood; akin to D. broeden to brood,	   OHG. bruoten, G. br["u]ten. See {Brood}.]	   1. To produce as offspring; to bring forth; to bear; to	      procreate; to generate; to beget; to hatch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet every mother breeds not sons alike. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the sun breed maggots in a dead dog. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take care of in infancy, and through the age of youth;	      to bring up; to nurse and foster.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bring thee forth with pain, with care to breed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Born and bred on the verge of the wilderness.	                                                  --Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To educate; to instruct; to form by education; to train;	      -- sometimes followed by up.	      [1913 Webster]	            But no care was taken to breed him a Protestant.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            His farm may not remove his children too far from	            him, or the trade he breeds them up in. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To engender; to cause; to occasion; to originate; to	      produce; as, to breed a storm; to breed disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest the place	            And my quaint habits breed astonishment. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To give birth to; to be the native place of; as, a pond	      breeds fish; a northern country breeds stout men.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To raise, as any kind of stock.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To produce or obtain by any natural process. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Children would breed their teeth with less danger.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To engender; generate; beget; produce; hatch; originate;	        bring up; nourish; train; instruct.	        [1913 Webster]	Breed \Breed\, v. i.	   1. To bear and nourish young; to reproduce or multiply	      itself; to be pregnant.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they breed abundantly in the earth. --Gen.	                                                  viii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mother had never bred before.     --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ant. Is your gold and silver ewes and rams?	            Shy. I can not tell. I make it breed as fast.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be formed in the parent or dam; to be generated, or to	      grow, as young before birth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have birth; to be produced or multiplied.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heavens rain grace	            On that which breeds between them.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To raise a breed; to get progeny.	      [1913 Webster]	            The kind of animal which you wish to breed from.	                                                  --Gardner.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To breed in and in}, to breed from animals of the same stock	      that are closely related.	      [1913 Webster]	Breed \Breed\, n.	   1. A race or variety of men or other animals (or of plants),	      perpetuating its special or distinctive characteristics by	      inheritance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twice fifteen thousand hearts of England's breed.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Greyhounds of the best breed.         --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Class; sort; kind; -- of men, things, or qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Are these the breed of wits so wondered at? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This courtesy is not of the right breed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A number produced at once; a brood. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Breed is usually applied to domestic animals; species	         or variety to wild animals and to plants; and race to	         men.	         [1913 Webster]
Breedbate \Breed"bate\, n.	   One who breeds or originates quarrels. [Obs.] "No telltale	   nor no breedbate." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Breeder \Breed"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, breeds, produces, brings up, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was a great breeder.              --Dr. A.	                                                  Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Italy and Rome have been the best breeders of worthy	            men.                                  --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cause. "The breeder of my sorrow." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Breeding \Breed"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of generating or bearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The raising or improving of any kind of domestic animals;	      as, farmers should pay attention to breeding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Nurture; education; formation of manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had her breeding at my father's charge. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Deportment or behavior in the external offices and	      decorums of social life; manners; knowledge of, or	      training in, the ceremonies, or polite observances of	      society.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delicacy of breeding, or that polite deference and	            respect which civility obliges us either to express	            or counterfeit towards the persons with whom we	            converse.                             --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Descent; pedigree; extraction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Honest gentlemen, I know not your breeding. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Close breeding}, {In and in breeding}, breeding from a male	      and female from the same parentage.	   {Cross breeding}, breeding from a male and female of	      different lineage.	   {Good breeding}, politeness; genteel deportment.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Education; instruction; nurture; training; manners. See	        {Education}.	        [1913 Webster] Breeze
Breeze \Breeze\, Breeze fly \Breeze" fly`\, n. [OE. brese, AS.	   bri['o]sa; perh. akin to OHG. brimissa, G. breme, bremse, D.	   brems, which are akin to G. brummen to growl, buzz, grumble,	   L. fremere to murmur; cf. G. brausen, Sw. brusa, Dan. bruse,	   to roar, rush.] (Zool.)	   A fly of various species, of the family {Tabanid[ae]}, noted	   for buzzing about animals, and tormenting them by sucking	   their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, and {gadfly}. They	   are among the largest of two-winged or dipterous insects. The	   name is also given to different species of botflies. [Written	   also {breese} and {brize}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Breeze \Breeze\, n. [F. brise; akin to It. brezza breeze, Sp.	   briza, brisa, a breeze from northeast, Pg. briza northeast	   wind; of uncertain origin; cf. F. bise, Pr. bisa, OHG. bisa,	   north wind, Arm. biz northeast wind.]	   1. A light, gentle wind; a fresh, soft-blowing wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Into a gradual calm the breezes sink. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excited or ruffed state of feeling; a flurry of	      excitement; a disturbance; a quarrel; as, the discovery	      produced a breeze. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Land breeze}, a wind blowing from the land, generally at	      night.	   {Sea breeze}, a breeze or wind blowing, generally in the	      daytime, from the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	Breeze \Breeze\, n. [F. braise cinders, live coals. See	   {Brasier}.]	   1. Refuse left in the process of making coke or burning	      charcoal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Brickmaking) Refuse coal, coal ashes, and cinders, used	      in the burning of bricks.	      [1913 Webster]	Breeze \Breeze\, v. i.	   To blow gently. [R.] --J. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To breeze up} (Naut.), to blow with increasing freshness.	      [1913 Webster]
Breezeless \Breeze"less\, a.	   Motionless; destitute of breezes.	   [1913 Webster]	         A stagnant, breezeless air becalms my soul.	                                                  --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Breeziness \Breez"i*ness\, n.	   State of being breezy.	   [1913 Webster]
Breezy \Breez"y\, a.	   1. Characterized by, or having, breezes; airy. "A breezy day	      in May." --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Mid lawns and shades by breezy rivulets fanned.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fresh; brisk; full of life. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bregma \Breg"ma\, n. [Gr. ? the front part of the head: cf. F.	   bregma.] (Anat.)	   The point of junction of the coronal and sagittal sutures of	   the skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Bregmatic \Breg*mat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the bregma.	   [1913 Webster]
Brehon \Bre"hon\, n. [Ir. breitheamh judge.]	   An ancient Irish or Scotch judge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brehon laws}, the ancient Irish laws, -- unwritten, like the	      common law of England. They were abolished by statute of	      Edward III.	      [1913 Webster]
Brelan \Bre*lan"\, n. [F.] (Card Playing)	   (a) A French gambling game somewhat like poker.	   (b) In French games, a pair royal, or triplet.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Brelan carre \Bre*lan" car`re"\ [F. carr['e] square.] (Card	   Playing)	   In French games, a double pair royal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Brelan favori \Bre*lan" fa`vo`ri"\ [F. favori favorite.] (Card	   Playing)	   In French games, a pair royal composed of 2 cards in the hand	   and the card turned.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Breloque \Bre*loque"\, n. [F.]	   A seal or charm for a watch chain. "His chains and	   breloques." --Thackeray.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Breme \Breme\ (br[=e]m), a. [OE. breme, brime, fierce,	   impetuous, glorious, AS. br[=e]me, br[=y]me, famous. Cf.	   {Brim}, a.]	   1. Fierce; sharp; severe; cruel. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the septentrion cold, in the breme freezing	            air.                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Famous; renowned; well known. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster] [Written also {brim} and {brimme}.]	      [1913 Webster] Bren
Bren \Bren\, Brenne \Bren"ne\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Brent}	   (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Brenning}.] [See {Burn}.]	   To burn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Consuming fire brent his shearing house or stall. --W.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Bren \Bren\, n.	   Bran. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brennage \Bren"nage\, n. [OF. brenage; cf. LL. brennagium,	   brenagium. See {Bran}.] (Old Eng. Law)	   A tribute which tenants paid to their lord, in lieu of bran,	   which they were obliged to furnish for his hounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Brenningly \Bren"ning*ly\, adv.	   Burningly; ardently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
brenschluss \bren"schluss\, n. [German: end of burning.]	   (Rocketry)	   the time at which the engines of a rocket stop firing; the	   termination of the firing of the rocket engines, whether due	   to intentional shutdown of the engines or exhaustion of the	   fuel. This term was used mostly in the early days of rocketry	   when only one firing sequence occurred for rockets, which	   were used as ballistic missiles or for experiments in	   rocketry or atmospheric science.	   [PJC] Brent
Brent \Brent\, Brant \Brant\, a. [AS. brant; akin to Dan. brat,	   Icel. brattr, steep.]	   1. Steep; high. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Grapes grow on the brant rocks so wonderfully that	            ye will marvel how any man dare climb up to them.	                                                  --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smooth; unwrinkled. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Your bonnie brow was brent.           --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	Brent \Brent\, imp. & p. p. of {Bren}.	   Burnt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Brent \Brent\, n. [Cf. {Brant}.]	   A brant. See {Brant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brequet chain \Breq"uet chain`\	   A watch-guard.	   [1913 Webster]
Brere \Brere\, n.	   A brier. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brest \Brest\, 3d sing. pr.	   for Bursteth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Brest	Brest \Brest\, Breast \Breast\, n. (Arch.)	   A torus. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Breste \Bres"te\, v. t. & i. [imp. {Brast}; p. p. {Brusten},	   {Borsten}, {Bursten}.]	   To burst. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brestsummer \Brest"sum`mer\, n.	   See {Breastsummer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bret \Bret\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Birt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bretful \Bret"ful\, a. [OE. also brerdful, fr. brerd top, brim,	   AS. brerd.]	   Brimful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brethren \Breth"ren\, n.;	   pl. of {Brother}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This form of the plural is used, for the most part, in	         solemn address, and in speaking of religious sects or	         fraternities, or their members.	         [1913 Webster]
Breton \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 of Brittany; Armorican.	   [1913 Webster]
Brett \Brett\, n.	   Same as {Britzska}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brettice \Bret"tice\, n.; pl. {Brettices}. [OE. bretasce,	   bretage, parapet, OF. bretesche wooden tower, F. bret[`e]che,	   LL. breteschia, bertresca, prob. fr. OHG. bret, G. brett	   board; akin to E. board. See {Board}, n., and cf.	   {Bartizan}.]	   The wooden boarding used in supporting the roofs and walls of	   coal mines. See {Brattice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bretwalda \Bret"wal*da\, n. [AS. Bretwalda, br?ten walda, a	   powerful ruler.] (Eng. Hist.)	   The official title applied to that one of the Anglo-Saxon	   chieftains who was chosen by the other chiefs to lead them in	   their warfare against the British tribes. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Bretzel \Bret"zel\, n. [G.]	   See {Pretzel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Breve \Breve\ (br[=e]v), n. [It. & (in sense 2) LL. breve, fr.	   L. brevis short. See {Brief}.]	   1. (Mus.) A note or character of time, equivalent to two	      semibreves or four minims. When dotted, it is equal to	      three semibreves. It was formerly of a square figure (as	      thus: ? ), but is now made oval, with a line perpendicular	      to the staff on each of its sides; -- formerly much used	      for choir service. --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Any writ or precept under seal, issued out of any	      court.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A curved mark [[breve]] used commonly to indicate	      the short quantity of a vowel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The great ant thrush of Sumatra ({Pitta gigas}),	      which has a very short tail.	      [1913 Webster]
Brevet \Bre*vet"\ (br[-e]*v[e^]t"; 277), n. [F. brevet, LL.	   brevetum, fr. L. brevis short. See {Brief}.]	   1. A warrant from the government, granting a privilege,	      title, or dignity. [French usage].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A commission giving an officer higher rank than	      that for which he receives pay; an honorary promotion of	      an officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States army, rank by brevet is conferred,	         by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, for	         "gallant actions or meritorious services." A brevet	         rank gives no right of command in the particular corps	         to which the officer brevetted belongs, and can be	         exercised only by special assignment of the President,	         or on court martial, and detachments composed of	         different corps, with pay of the brevet rank when on	         such duty.	         [1913 Webster]	Brevet \Bre*vet"\ (br[-e]*v[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Brevetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brevetting}.] (Mil.)	   To confer rank upon by brevet.	   [1913 Webster]	Brevet \Bre*vet"\, a. (Mil.)	   Taking or conferring rank by brevet; as, a brevet colonel; a	   brevet commission.	   [1913 Webster]
Brevetcy \Bre*vet"cy\ (br[-e]*v[e^]t"s[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Brevetcies} (-s[i^]z). (Mil.)	   The rank or condition of a brevet officer.	   [1913 Webster]
Breviary \Bre"vi*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Breviaries}. [F. br['e]viarie,	   L. breviarium summary, abridgment, neut. noun fr. breviarius	   abridged, fr. brevis short. See {Brief}, and cf. {Brevier}.]	   1. An abridgment; a compend; an epitome; a brief account or	      summary.	      [1913 Webster]	            A book entitled the abridgment or breviary of those	            roots that are to be cut up or gathered. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book containing the daily public or canonical prayers of	      the Roman Catholic or of the Greek Church for the seven	      canonical hours, namely, matins and lauds, the first,	      third, sixth, and ninth hours, vespers, and compline; --	      distinguished from the missal.	      [1913 Webster]
Breviate \Bre"vi*ate\, n. [L. breviatus, p. p. of breviare to	   shorten, brevis short.]	   1. A short compend; a summary; a brief statement.	      [1913 Webster]	            I omit in this breviate to rehearse.  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same little breviates of infidelity have . . .	            been published and dispersed with great activity.	                                                  --Bp. Porteus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lawyer's brief. [R.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Breviate \Bre"vi*ate\, v. t.	   To abbreviate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Breviature \Bre"vi*a*ture\, n.	   An abbreviature; an abbreviation. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brevier \Bre*vier"\ (br[-e]*v[=e]r"), n. [Prob. from being	   originally used in printing a breviary. See {Breviary}.]	   (Print.)	   A size of type between bourgeois and minion.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in brevier type.	         [1913 Webster]
Breviloquence \Bre*vil"o*quence\, n. [L. breviloquentia.]	   A brief and pertinent mode of speaking. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Breviped \Brev"i*ped\, a. [L. brevis short + pes, pedis, foot:	   cf. F. br['e]vip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Having short legs. -- n. A breviped bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Brevipen \Brev"i*pen\, n. [L. brevis short + penna wing: cf. F.	   br['e]vipenne.] (Zool.)	   A brevipennate bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Brevipennate \Brev`i*pen"nate\, a. [L. brevis short + E.	   pennate.] (Zool.)	   Short-winged; -- applied to birds which can not fly, owing to	   their short wings, as the ostrich, cassowary, and emu.	   [1913 Webster] Brevirostral
Brevirostral \Brev`i*ros"tral\, Brevirostrate
\Brev`i*ros"trate\, a. [L. brevis short + E. rostral, rostrate.]	   (Zool.)	   Short-billed; having a short beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brevity \Brev"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Brevities}. [L. brevitas, fr.	   brevis short: cf. F. bri[`e]vit['e]. See {Brief}.]	   1. Shortness of duration; briefness of time; as, the brevity	      of human life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contraction into few words; conciseness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brevity is the soul of wit.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This argument is stated by St. John with his usual	            elegant brevity and simplicity.       --Bp. Porteus.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Shortness; conciseness; succinctness; terseness.	        [1913 Webster]
Brevoortia \Brevoortia\ n.	   a genus of fishes consisting of the menhaden.	   Syn: genus {Brevoortia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brew \Brew\ (br[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brewed} (br[udd]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Brewing}.] [OE. brewen, AS. bre['o]wan; akin	   to D. brouwen, OHG. priuwan, MHG. briuwen, br[=u]wen, G.	   brauen, Icel. brugga, Sw. brygga, Dan. brygge, and perh. to	   L. defrutum must boiled down, Gr. bry^ton (for fry^ton?) a	   kind of beer. The original meaning seems to have been to	   prepare by heat. [root]93. Cf. {Broth}, {Bread}.]	   1. To boil or seethe; to cook. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare, as beer or other liquor, from malt and hops,	      or from other materials, by steeping, boiling, and	      fermentation. "She brews good ale." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prepare by steeping and mingling; to concoct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, brew me a pottle of sack finely.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot;	      to concoct; to hatch; as, to brew mischief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hence with thy brewed enchantments, foul deceiver!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Brew \Brew\, v. i.	   1. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of	      brewing or making beer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wash, wring, brew, bake, scour.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or	      gathering; as, a storm brews in the west.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is some ill a-brewing towards my rest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Brew \Brew\, n.	   The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Brewage \Brew"age\, n.	   Malt liquor; drink brewed. "Some well-spiced brewage."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A rich brewage, made of the best Spanish wine.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Brewer \Brew"er\, n.	   One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt	   liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Brewery \Brew"er*y\, n.	   A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is	   carried on.	   [1913 Webster]
Brewhouse \Brew"house`\, n.	   A house or building appropriated to brewing; a brewery.	   [1913 Webster]
Brewing \Brew"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed,	      as beer and ale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity brewed at once.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mixing together.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such	            a brewing and sophistication of them they make.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A gathering or forming of a storm or squall,	      indicated by thick, dark clouds.	      [1913 Webster]
Brewis \Brew"is\, n. [OE. brewis, brouwys, browesse, brewet, OF.	   brouet, -s being the OF. ending of the nom. sing. and acc.	   pl.; dim. of OHG. brod. [root]93. See {Broth}, and cf.	   {Brose}.]	   1. Broth or pottage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them of their Bonner's "beef" and "broth" make	            what brewis they please for their credulous guests.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bread soaked in broth, drippings of roast meat, milk, or	      water and butter.	      [1913 Webster]
Brewsterite \Brews"ter*ite\, n. [Named after Sir David	   Brewster.]	   A rare zeolitic mineral occurring in white monoclinic	   crystals with pearly luster. It is a hydrous silicate of	   aluminia, baryta, and strontia.	   [1913 Webster]
Brezilin \Brez"i*lin\, n.	   See {Brazilin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Briar \Bri"ar\, n.	   Same as {Brier}.	   [1913 Webster]
briard \briard\ (br[=e]*[aum]r"; br[=e]*[aum]rd"), n.	   an old French breed of large strong usually black dogs having	   a long tail and long wavy and slightly stiff coat.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Briarean \Bri*a"re*an\, a. [L. Briareius, fr. Briareus a	   mythological hundred-handed giant, Gr. ?, fr. ? strong.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to	   have a hundred hands; hence, hundred-handed or many-handed.	   [1913 Webster]
briarroot \briarroot\ n.	   the hard woody root of the briar {Erica arborea}. [Also	   spelled {brierroot}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
briarwood \briarwood\ n.	   wood from the hard woody root of the briar {Erica arborea};	   used to make tobacco pipes.	   Syn: brierwood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
briary \briary\ adj.	   1. having or covered with protective barbs or quills or	      spines or thorns etc.; -- of plants or animals.	   Syn: barbed, barbellate, briery, bristly, burred, burry,	        prickly, spiny, thorny.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bribable \Brib"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being bribed.	   [1913 Webster]	         A more bribable class of electors.       --S. Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Bribe \Bribe\ (br[imac]b), n. [F. bribe a lump of bread, scraps,	   leavings of meals (that are generally given to a beggar), LL.	   briba scrap of bread; cf. OF. briber, brifer, to eat	   gluttonously, to beg, and OHG. bilibi food.]	   1. A gift begged; a present. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A price, reward, gift, or favor bestowed or promised with	      a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the conduct of a	      judge, witness, voter, or other person in a position of	      trust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Undue reward for anything against justice is a	            bribe.                                --Hobart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which seduces; seduction; allurement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not the bribes of sordid wealth can seduce to leave	            these ever?blooming sweets.           --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	Bribe \Bribe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bribed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bribing}.]	   1. To rob or steal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give or promise a reward or consideration to (a judge,	      juror, legislator, voter, or other person in a position of	      trust) with a view to prevent the judgment or corrupt the	      conduct; to induce or influence by a bribe; to give a	      bribe to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither is he worthy who bribes a man to vote	            against his conscience.               --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To gain by a bribe; of induce as by a bribe.	      [1913 Webster]	Bribe \Bribe\, v. i.	   1. To commit robbery or theft. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a bribe to a person; to pervert the judgment or	      corrupt the action of a person in a position of trust, by	      some gift or promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            An attempt to bribe, though unsuccessful, has been	            holden to be criminal, and the offender may be	            indicted.                             --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bard may supplicate, but cannot bribe.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Bribeless \Bribe"less\, a.	   Incapable of being bribed; free from bribes.	   [1913 Webster]	         From thence to heaven's bribeless hall.  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Briber \Brib"er\, n.	   1. A thief. [Obs.] --Lydgate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who bribes, or pays for corrupt practices.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which bribes; a bribe.	      [1913 Webster]	            His service . . . were a sufficient briber for his	            life.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Bribery \Brib"er*y\, n.; pl. {Briberies}. [OE. brybery	   rascality, OF. briberie. See {Bribe}, n.]	   1. Robbery; extortion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or practice of giving or taking bribes; the act of	      influencing the official or political action of another by	      corrupt inducements.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bribery oath}, an oath taken by a person that he has not	      been bribed as to voting. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bric-a brac \Bric"-a brac`\, n. [F.]	   Miscellaneous curiosities and works of decorative art,	   considered collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A piece of bric-a-brac}, any curious or antique article of	      virtu, as a piece of antiquated furniture or metal work,	      or an odd knickknack.	      [1913 Webster]
Brick \Brick\ (br[i^]k), n. [OE. brik, F. brique; of Ger.	   origin; cf. AS. brice a breaking, fragment, Prov. E. brique	   piece, brique de pain, equiv. to AS. hl[=a]fes brice, fr. the	   root of E. break. See {Break}.]	   1. A block or clay tempered with water, sand, etc., molded	      into a regular form, usually rectangular, and sun-dried,	      or burnt in a kiln, or in a heap or stack called a clamp.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Assyrians appear to have made much less use of	            bricks baked in the furnace than the Babylonians.	                                                  --Layard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bricks, collectively, as designating that kind of	      material; as, a load of brick; a thousand of brick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some of Palladio's finest examples are of brick.	                                                  --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any oblong rectangular mass; as, a brick of maple sugar; a	      penny brick (of bread).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick.	      [Slang] "He 's a dear little brick." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To have a brick in one's hat}, to be drunk. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Brick is used adjectively or in combination; as, brick	         wall; brick clay; brick color; brick red.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Brick clay}, clay suitable for, or used in making, bricks.	      	   {Brick dust}, dust of pounded or broken bricks.	   {Brick earth}, clay or earth suitable for, or used in making,	      bricks.	   {Brick loaf}, a loaf of bread somewhat resembling a brick in	      shape.	   {Brick nogging} (Arch.), rough brickwork used to fill in the	      spaces between the uprights of a wooden partition; brick	      filling.	   {Brick tea}, tea leaves and young shoots, or refuse tea,	      steamed or mixed with fat, etc., and pressed into the form	      of bricks. It is used in Northern and Central Asia. --S.	      W. Williams.	   {Brick trimmer} (Arch.), a brick arch under a hearth, usually	      within the thickness of a wooden floor, to guard against	      accidents by fire.	   {Brick trowel}. See {Trowel}.	   {Brick works}, a place where bricks are made.	   {Bath brick}. See under {Bath}, a city.	   {Pressed brick}, bricks which, before burning, have been	      subjected to pressure, to free them from the imperfections	      of shape and texture which are common in molded bricks.	      [1913 Webster]	Brick \Brick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bricked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bricking}.]	   1. To lay or pave with bricks; to surround, line, or	      construct with bricks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imitate or counterfeit a brick wall on, as by smearing	      plaster with red ocher, making the joints with an edge	      tool, and pointing them.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To brick up}, to fill up, inclose, or line, with brick.	      [1913 Webster]
Brickbat \Brick"bat`\, n.	   A piece or fragment of a brick. See 1st {Bat}, n. 4. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Brickellia \Brickellia\ n.	   genus of herbs of SW America having usually creamy florets	   followed by one-seeded fruits in a prominent bristly sheath.	   Syn: genus {Brickelia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
brickfield \brick"field`\ n.	   a place where bricks are made and sold.	   Syn: brickyard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brickfielder \Brick"field`er\, n. [Australia]	   1. Orig., at Sydney, a cold and violent south or southwest	      wind, rising suddenly, and regularly preceded by a hot	      wind from the north; -- now usually called {southerly	      buster}. It blew across the Brickfields, formerly so	      called, a district of Sydney, and carried clouds of dust	      into the city.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. By confusion, a midsummer hot wind from the north.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brickkiln \Brick"kiln`\, n.	   A kiln, or furnace, in which bricks are baked or burnt; or a	   pile of green bricks, laid loose, with arches underneath to	   receive the wood or fuel for burning them.	   [1913 Webster]
Bricklayer \Brick"lay`er\, n. [Brick + lay.]	   One whose occupation is to build with bricks.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bricklayer's itch}. See under {Itch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bricklaying \Brick"lay`ing\, n.	   The art of building with bricks, or of uniting them by cement	   or mortar into various forms; the act or occupation of laying	   bricks.	   [1913 Webster]
Brickle \Bric"kle\, a. [OE. brekil, brokel, bruchel, fr. AS.	   brecan, E. break. Cf. {Brittle}.]	   Brittle; easily broken. [Obs. or Prov.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         As stubborn steel excels the brickle glass.	                                                  --Turbervile.	   [1913 Webster]
Brickleness \Bric"kle*ness\, n.	   Brittleness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brickmaker \Brick"mak`er\, n.	   One whose occupation is to make bricks. -- {Brick"mak*ing},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Brickwork \Brick"work`\, n.	   1. Anything made of bricks.	      [1913 Webster]	            Niches in brickwork form the most difficult part of	            the bricklayer's art.                 --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of building with or laying bricks.	      [1913 Webster]
Bricky \Brick"y\, a.	   Full of bricks; formed of bricks; resembling bricks or brick	   dust. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Brickyard \Brick"yard`\, n.	   A place where bricks are made, especially an inclosed place.	   [1913 Webster]
Bricole \Bri*cole"\, n. [F.] (Mil.)	   A kind of traces with hooks and rings, with which men drag	   and maneuver guns where horses can not be used.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. An ancient kind of military catapult.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In court tennis, the rebound of a ball from a wall of the	      court; also, the side stroke or play by which the ball is	      driven against the wall; hence, fig., indirect action or	      stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Billiards) A shot in which the cue ball is driven first	      against the cushion.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brid \Brid\, n.	   A bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridal \Brid"al\, a. [From {Bride}. Cf. {Bridal}, n.]	   Of or pertaining to a bride, or to wedding; nuptial; as,	   bridal ornaments; a bridal outfit; a bridal chamber.	   [1913 Webster]	Bridal \Brid"al\, n. [OE. bridale, brudale, AS. br[=y]dealo	   brideale, bridal feast. See {Bride}, and {Ale}, 2.]	   A nuptial festival or ceremony; a marriage.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sweet day, so cool, so calm, so bright,	         The bridal of the earth and sky.         --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridalty \Brid"al*ty\, n.	   Celebration of the nuptial feast. [Obs.] "In honor of this	   bridalty." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
bridalwreath \bridalwreath\ n.	   a shrub ({Spiraea prunifolia}) having copious small white	   flowers in spring.	   Syn: bridal wreath, Saint Peter's wreath, St. Peter's wreath.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bride \Bride\ (br[imac]d), n. [OE. bride, brid, brude, brud,	   burd, AS. br[=y]d; akin to OFries. breid, OSax. br[=u]d, D.	   bruid, OHG. pr[=u]t, br[=u]t, G. braut, Icel. br[=u][eth]r,	   Sw. & Dan. brud, Goth. br[=u][thorn]s; cf. Armor. pried	   spouse, W. priawd a married person.]	   1. A woman newly married, or about to be married.	      [1913 Webster]	            Has by his own experience tried	            How much the wife is dearer than the bride.	                                                  --Lyttleton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife. --Rev.	                                                  xxi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: An object ardently loved.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bride of the sea}, the city of Venice.	      [1913 Webster]	Bride \Bride\, v. t.	   To make a bride of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bride-ale \Bride"-ale`\, n. [See {Bridal}.]	   A rustic wedding feast; a bridal. See {Ale}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The man that 's bid to bride-ale, if he ha' cake,	         And drink enough, he need not fear his stake. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridebed \Bride"bed`\, n.	   The marriage bed. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Bridecake \Bride"cake`\, n.	   Rich or highly ornamented cake, to be distributed to the	   guests at a wedding, or sent to friends after the wedding.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridechamber \Bride"cham`ber\, n.	   The nuptial apartment. --Matt. ix. 15.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridegroom \Bride"groom`\ (-gr[=oo]m`), n. [OE. bridegome,	   brudgume, AS. br[=y]dguma (akin to OS. br[=u]digumo, D.	   bruidegom, bruigom, OHG. pr[=u]tigomo, MHG. briutegome, G.	   br[aum]utigam); AS. br[=y]d bride + guma man, akin to Goth.	   guma, Icel. gumi, OHG. gomo, L. homo; the insertion of r	   being caused by confusion with groom. See {Bride}, and cf.	   {Groom}, {Homage}.]	   A man newly married, or just about to be married.	   [1913 Webster]
Brideknot \Bride"knot`\, n.	   A knot of ribbons worn by a guest at a wedding; a wedding	   favor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Bridemaid
Bridemaid \Bride"maid`\, n., Brideman \Bride"man\, n.	   See {Bridesmaid}, {Bridesman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridesmaid \Brides"maid`\, n.	   A female friend who attends on a bride at her wedding.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridesman \Brides"man\, n.; pl. {Bridesmen}.	   A male friend who attends upon a bridegroom and bride at	   their marriage; the "best man." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridestake \Bride"stake`\, n.	   A stake or post set in the ground, for guests at a wedding to	   dance round.	   [1913 Webster]	         Divide the broad bridecake	         Round about the bridestake.              --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridewell \Bride"well\, n.	   A house of correction for the confinement of disorderly	   persons; -- so called from a hospital built in 1553 near St.	   Bride's (or Bridget's) well, in London, which was	   subsequently a penal workhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridge \Bridge\ (br[i^]j), n. [OE. brig, brigge, brug, brugge,	   AS. brycg, bricg; akin to Fries. bregge, D. brug, OHG.	   brucca, G. br["u]cke, Icel. bryggja pier, bridge, Sw. brygga,	   Dan. brygge, and prob. Icel. br[=u] bridge, Sw. & Dan. bro	   bridge, pavement, and possibly to E. brow.]	   1. A structure, usually of wood, stone, brick, or iron,	      erected over a river or other water course, or over a	      chasm, railroad, etc., to make a passageway from one bank	      to the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything supported at the ends, which serves to keep some	      other thing from resting upon the object spanned, as in	      engraving, watchmaking, etc., or which forms a platform or	      staging over which something passes or is conveyed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The small arch or bar at right angles to the	      strings of a violin, guitar, etc., serving of raise them	      and transmit their vibrations to the body of the	      instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) A device to measure the resistance of a wire or	      other conductor forming part of an electric circuit.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A low wall or vertical partition in the fire chamber of a	      furnace, for deflecting flame, etc.; -- usually called a	      {bridge wall}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aqueduct bridge}. See {Aqueduct}.	   {Asses' bridge}, {Bascule bridge}, {Bateau bridge}. See under	      {Ass}, {Bascule}, {Bateau}.	   {Bridge of a steamer} (Naut.), a narrow platform across the	      deck, above the rail, for the convenience of the officer	      in charge of the ship; in paddlewheel vessels it connects	      the paddle boxes.	   {Bridge of the nose}, the upper, bony part of the nose.	   {Cantalever bridge}. See under {Cantalever}.	   {Draw bridge}. See {Drawbridge}.	   {Flying bridge}, a temporary bridge suspended or floating, as	      for the passage of armies; also, a floating structure	      connected by a cable with an anchor or pier up stream, and	      made to pass from bank to bank by the action of the	      current or other means.	   {Girder bridge} or {Truss bridge}, a bridge formed by	      girders, or by trusses resting upon abutments or piers.	   {Lattice bridge}, a bridge formed by lattice girders.	   {Pontoon bridge}, {Ponton bridge}. See under {Pontoon}.	   {Skew bridge}, a bridge built obliquely from bank to bank, as	      sometimes required in railway engineering.	   {Suspension bridge}. See under {Suspension}.	   {Trestle bridge}, a bridge formed of a series of short,	      simple girders resting on trestles.	   {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or	      rectangular tube, with cellular walls made of iron plates	      riveted together, as the Britannia bridge over the Menai	      Strait, and the Victoria bridge at Montreal.	   {Wheatstone's bridge} (Elec.), a device for the measurement	      of resistances, so called because the balance between the	      resistances to be measured is indicated by the absence of	      a current in a certain wire forming a bridge or connection	      between two points of the apparatus; -- invented by Sir	      Charles Wheatstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Bridge \Bridge\ (br[i^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridged}	   (br[i^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bridging}.]	   1. To build a bridge or bridges on or over; as, to bridge a	      river.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their simple engineering bridged with felled trees	            the streams which could not be forded. --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To open or make a passage, as by a bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Xerxes . . . over Hellespont	            Bridging his way, Europe with Asia joined. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To find a way of getting over, as a difficulty; --	      generally with over.	      [1913 Webster]	Bridge \Bridge\, n.	   A card game resembling whist.	   Note: The trump, if any, is determined by the dealer or his	         partner, the value of each trick taken over six being:	         for "no trumps" 12, hearts 8, diamonds 6, clubs 4,	         spades 2. The opponents of the dealer can, after the	         trump is declared, double the value of the tricks, in	         which case the dealer or his partner can redouble, and	         so on. The dealer plays his partner's hand as a dummy.	         The side which first reaches or exceeds 30 points	         scored for tricks wins a game; the side which first	         wins two games wins a rubber. The total score for any	         side is the sum of the points scored for tricks, for	         rubbers (each of which counts 100), for honors (which	         follow a special schedule of value), and for slam,	         little slam, and chicane.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: For contract bridge, the scoring system has adopted	         different values, with 100 points required for a game.	         The penalties for failing to make a contract also vary	         with the score thus far achieved by the playing team,	         and with the degree, if any, of doubling during the	         auction.	         [PJC]
bridgeable \bridgeable\ adj.	   capable of being connected by a bridge or as if by a bridge.	   {unbridgeable}	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bridgeboard \Bridge"board`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) A notched board to which the treads and risers of	      the steps of wooden stairs are fastened.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A board or plank used as a bridge.	      [1913 Webster]
bridged-T \bridged-T\ n. (Electronics)	   a circuit consisting of a T-network with an additional arm	   bridging the two series arms.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bridgehead \Bridge"head`\, n.	   A fortification commanding the extremity of a bridge nearest	   the enemy, to insure the preservation and usefulness of the	   bridge, and prevent the enemy from crossing; a	   t[^e]te-de-pont.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridgeless \Bridge"less\, a.	   Having no bridge; not bridged.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridgepot \Bridge"pot`\, n. (Mining)	   The adjustable socket, or step, of a millstone spindle.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridgetown \Bridgetown\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Barbados. Population (2000) = 6,700.	   [PJC]
Bridgetree \Bridge"tree`\, n. [Bridge + tree a beam.] (Mining)	   The beam which supports the spindle socket of the runner in a	   grinding mill. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridge-ward \Bridge"-ward`\, n.	   1. A bridge keeper; a warden or a guard for a bridge. [Obs.]	      --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principal ward of a key. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Bridgeing \Bridge"ing\, n. (Arch.)	   The system of bracing used between floor or other timbers to	   distribute the weight.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bridging joist}. Same as {Binding joist}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bridgey \Bridge"y\, a.	   Full of bridges. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridle \Bri"dle\, n. [OE. bridel, AS. bridel; akin to OHG.	   britil, brittil, D. breidel, and possibly to E. braid. Cf.	   {Bridoon}.]	   1. The head gear with which a horse is governed and	      restrained, consisting of a headstall, a bit, and reins,	      with other appendages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A restraint; a curb; a check. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gun.) The piece in the interior of a gun lock, which	      holds in place the tumbler, sear, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) A span of rope, line, or chain made fast as both ends,	          so that another rope, line, or chain may be attached	          to its middle.	      (b) A mooring hawser.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Bowline bridle}. See under {Bowline}.	   {Branches of a bridle}. See under {Branch}.	   {Bridle cable} (Naut.), a cable which is bent to a bridle.	      See 4, above.	   {Bridle hand}, the hand which holds the bridle in riding; the	      left hand.	   {Bridle path}, {Bridle way}, a path or way for saddle horses	      and pack horses, as distinguished from a road for	      vehicles.	   {Bridle port} (Naut.), a porthole or opening in the bow	      through which hawsers, mooring or bridle cables, etc., are	      passed.	   {Bridle rein}, a rein attached to the bit.	   {Bridle road}.	      (a) Same as {Bridle path}. --Lowell.	      (b) A road in a pleasure park reserved for horseback	          exercise.	   {Bridle track}, a bridle path.	   {Scolding bridle}. See {Branks}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: A check; restrain.	        [1913 Webster]	Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bridled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bridling}.]	   1. To put a bridle upon; to equip with a bridle; as, to	      bridle a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bridled her mouth with a silkweed twist. --Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restrain, guide, or govern, with, or as with, a bridle;	      to check, curb, or control; as, to bridle the passions; to	      bridle a muse. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Savoy and Nice, the keys of Italy, and the citadel	            in her hands to bridle Switzerland, are in that	            consolidation.                        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To check; restrain; curb; govern; control; repress;	        master; subdue.	        [1913 Webster]	Bridle \Bri"dle\, v. i.	   To hold up the head, and draw in the chin, as an expression	   of pride, scorn, or resentment; to assume a lofty manner; --	   usually with up. "His bridling neck." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         By her bridling up I perceived she expected to be	         treated hereafter not as Jenny Distaff, but Mrs.	         Tranquillus.                             --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	Bridle iron \Bri"dle i`ron\ (Arch.)	   A strong flat bar of iron, so bent as to support, as in a	   stirrup, one end of a floor timber, etc., where no sufficient	   bearing can be had; -- called also {stirrup} and {hanger}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridler \Bri"dler\, n.	   One who bridles; one who restrains and governs, as with a	   bridle. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bridoon \Bri*doon"\, n. [F. bridon, from bride; of German	   origin. See {Bridle}, n.] (Mil.)	   The snaffle and rein of a military bridle, which acts	   independently of the bit, at the pleasure of the rider. It is	   used in connection with a curb bit, which has its own rein.	   --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Brie \Brie\ n.	   same as {Brie cheese}.	   [PJC]	Brie cheese \Brie" cheese`\ (br[=e]" ch[=e]z`).	   A kind of soft French cream cheese; -- so called from the	   district in France where it is made; it is milder than	   Camembert; -- called also {fromage de Brie}, {Brie} and	   {brie} (uncapitalized).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), a. [OE. bref, F. brief, bref, fr. L.	   brevis; akin to Gr. brachy`s short, and perh. to Skr. barh to	   tear. Cf. {Breve}.]	   1. Short in duration.	      [1913 Webster]	            How brief the life of man.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Concise; terse; succinct.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brief style is that which expresseth much in	            little.                               --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rife; common; prevalent. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {In brief}. See under {Brief}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Short; concise; succinct; summary; compendious;	        condensed; terse; curt; transitory; short-lived.	        [1913 Webster]	Brief \Brief\, adv.	   1. Briefly. [Obs. or Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Adam, faltering long, thus answered brief. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soon; quickly. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Brief \Brief\ (br[=e]f), n. [See {Brief}, a., and cf. {Breve}.]	   1. A short concise writing or letter; a statement in few	      words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bear this sealed brief,	            With winged hastle, to the lord marshal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And she told me	            In a sweet, verbal brief.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An epitome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each woman is a brief of womankind.   --Overbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An abridgment or concise statement of a client's	      case, made out for the instruction of counsel in a trial	      at law. This word is applied also to a statement of the	      heads or points of a law argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was not without some reference to it that I	            perused many a brief.                 --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the brief is prepared by the attorney; in	         the United States, counsel generally make up their own	         briefs.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A writ; a breve. See {Breve}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Scots Law) A writ issuing from the chancery, directed to	      any judge ordinary, commanding and authorizing that judge	      to call a jury to inquire into the case, and upon their	      verdict to pronounce sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A letter patent, from proper authority, authorizing a	      collection or charitable contribution of money in	      churches, for any public or private purpose. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. a type of men's underpants without legs, fitting	      tightly and held by an elastic waistband; also called	      {Jockey shorts}.	      [PJC]	   {Apostolical brief}, a letter of the pope written on fine	      parchment in modern characters, subscribed by the	      secretary of briefs, dated "a die Nativitatis," i. e.,	      "from the day of the Nativity," and sealed with the ring	      of the fisherman. It differs from a bull, in its	      parchment, written character, date, and seal. See {Bull}.	      	   {Brief of title}, an abstract or abridgment of all the deeds	      and other papers constituting the chain of title to any	      real estate.	   {In brief}, in a few words; in short; briefly. "Open the	      matter in brief." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Brief \Brief\, v. t.	   To make an abstract or abridgment of; to shorten; as, to	   brief pleadings.	   [1913 Webster]
briefcase \brief"case\ n.	   a small suitcase with a handle; it is used for carrying	   papers or files or books.	   [WordNet 1.5]
briefing \briefing\ n.	   1. giving detailed instructions, as for a military operation.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a detailed set of instructions before an operation, given	      to those who are to execute it.	      [PJC]	   3. a summary report of an operation or event after it has	      occurred, by a participant or observer.	      [PJC]
Briefless \Brief"less\ (br[=e]f"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no brief; without clients; as, a briefless barrister.	   [1913 Webster]
Briefly \Brief"ly\ (br[=e]f"l[y^]), adv.	   Concisely; in few words.	   [1913 Webster]
Briefman \Brief"man\ (br[=e]f"man), n.	   1. One who makes a brief.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A copier of a manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]
Briefness \Brief"ness\ (br[=e]f"n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being brief; brevity; conciseness in discourse	   or writing.	   [1913 Webster] Brier
Brier \Bri"er\, Briar \Bri"ar\ (br[imac]"[~e]r), n. [OE. brere,	   brer, AS. br[=e]r, br[ae]r; cf. Ir. briar prickle, thorn,	   brier, pin, Gael. preas bush, brier, W. prys, prysg.]	   1. A plant with a slender woody stem bearing stout prickles;	      especially, species of {Rosa}, {Rubus}, and {Smilax}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Anything sharp or unpleasant to the feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thorns and briers of reproof.     --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brier root}, the root of the southern {Smilax laurifolia}	      and {Smilax Walteri}; -- used for tobacco pipes. See also	      2nd {brier}.	   {Cat brier}, {Green brier}, several species of Smilax	      ({Smilax rotundifolia}, etc.)	   {Sweet brier} ({Rosa rubiginosa}). See {Sweetbrier}.	   {Yellow brier}, the {Rosa Eglantina}.	      [1913 Webster]	Brier \Bri"er\, n.	   1. the white heath {Erica arborea}. --RHUD.	      [PJC]	   2. a smoking pipe made of the root of the brier[1].	   Note: Brierroot seems to have been used formerly as a term	         meaning root of the {Smilax laurifolia} and is now	         defined as root of the {Erica arborea}. Not clear when	         this changed. -- PJC.	         [PJC]
Briered \Bri"ered\, a.	   Set with briers. --Chatterton.	   [1913 Webster]
brierwood \bri"er*wood`\ n.	   1. wood from the hard woody root of the briar {Erica	      arborea}; it is used to make tobacco pipes. See also 2nd	      {brier} and {brier root}.	   Syn: briarwood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Briery \Bri"er*y\, a.	   Full of briers; thorny.	   [1913 Webster]	Briery \Bri"er*y\, n.	   A place where briers grow. --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Brig \Brig\, n.	   A bridge. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	Brig \Brig\, n. [Shortened from {Brigantine}.] (Naut.)	   A two-masted, square-rigged vessel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hermaphrodite brig}, a two-masted vessel square-rigged	      forward and schooner-rigged aft. See Illustration in	      Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	Brig \Brig\, n. [Origin unknown.] (Nav.)	   On a United States man-of-war, the prison or place of	   confinement for offenders.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brigade \Bri*gade"\, n. [F. brigade, fr. It. brigata troop,	   crew, brigade, originally, a contending troop, fr. briga	   trouble, quarrel. See {Brigand}.]	   1. (Mil.) A body of troops, whether cavalry, artillery,	      infantry, or mixed, consisting of two or more regiments,	      under the command of a brigadier general.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Two or more brigades constitute a division, commanded	         by a major general; two or more divisions constitute an	         army corps, or corps d'arm['e]e. [U.S.]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any body of persons organized for acting or marching	      together under authority; as, a fire brigade.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brigade inspector}, an officer whose duty is to inspect	      troops in companies before they are mustered into service.	      	   {Brigade major}, an officer who may be attached to a brigade	      to assist the brigadier in his duties.	      [1913 Webster]	Brigade \Bri*gade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brigaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Brigading}.] (Mil.)	   To form into a brigade, or into brigades.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigadier general \Brig`a*dier" gen"er*al\ [F. brigadier, fr.	   brigade.] (Mil.)	   An officer in rank next above a colonel, and below a major	   general. He commands a brigade, and is sometimes called, by a	   shortening of his title, simple a {brigadier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigand \Brig"and\ (br[i^]g"and), n. [F. brigand, OF. brigant	   light-armed soldier, fr. LL. brigans light-armed soldier (cf.	   It. brigante.) fr. brigare to strive, contend, fr. briga	   quarrel; prob. of German origin, and akin to E. break; cf.	   Goth. brikan to break, brakja strife. Cf. {Brigue}.]	   1. A light-armed, irregular foot soldier. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lawless fellow who lives by plunder; one of a band of	      robbers; especially, one of a gang living in mountain	      retreats; a highwayman; a freebooter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Giving them not a little the air of brigands or	            banditti.                             --Jeffery.	      [1913 Webster]
Brigandage \Brig"and*age\ (-[asl]j), n. [F. brigandage.]	   Life and practice of brigands; highway robbery; plunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigandine \Brig"an*dine\, n. [F. brigandine (cf. It.	   brigantina), fr. OF. brigant. See {Brigand}.]	   A coast of armor for the body, consisting of scales or	   plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal,	   and sewed to linen or other material. It was worn in the	   Middle Ages. [Written also {brigantine}.] --Jer. xlvi. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then put on all thy gorgeous arms, thy helmet,	         And brigandine of brass.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigandish \Brig"and*ish\, a.	   Like a brigand or freebooter; robberlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigandism \Brig"and*ism\, n.	   Brigandage.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigantine \Brig"an*tine\, n. [F. brigantin, fr. It. brigantino,	   originally, a practical vessel. See {Brigand}, and cf.	   {Brig}]	   1. A practical vessel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A two-masted, square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig	      in that she does not carry a square mainsail.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. See {Brigandine}.	      [1913 Webster]
Brigge \Brig"ge\, n.	   A bridge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Bright \Bright\, v. i.	   See {Brite}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	Bright \Bright\, a. [OE. briht, AS. beorht, briht; akin to OS.	   berht, OHG. beraht, Icel. bjartr, Goth. ba['i]rhts.	   [root]94.]	   1. Radiating or reflecting light; shedding or having much	      light; shining; luminous; not dark.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun was bright o'erhead.          --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth was dark, but the heavens were bright.	                                                  --Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	            The public places were as bright as at noonday.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transmitting light; clear; transparent.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the brightest wines	            He 'd turn abhorrent.                 --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having qualities that render conspicuous or attractive, or	      that affect the mind as light does the eye; resplendent	      with charms; as, bright beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bright as an angel new-dropped from the sky.	                                                  --Parnell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having a clear, quick intellect; intelligent.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sparkling with wit; lively; vivacious; shedding	      cheerfulness and joy around; cheerful; cheery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Illustrious; glorious.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the brightest annals of a female reign. --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Manifest to the mind, as light is to the eyes; clear;	      evident; plain.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he may with more ease, with brighter evidence,	            and with surer success, draw the bearner on. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Of brilliant color; of lively hue or appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here the bright crocus and blue violet grew. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bright is used in composition in the sense of	         brilliant, clear, sunny, etc.; as, bright-eyed,	         bright-haired, bright-hued.	         [1913 Webster]	   {bright side} the positive or favorable aspects of a	      situation.	   {to look on the bright side} to focus the attention on	      favorable aspects of a situation; to minimize attention to	      possible negative or unfavorable factors in a situation.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Shining; splending; luminous; lustrous; brilliant;	        resplendent; effulgent; refulgent; radiant; sparkling;	        glittering; lucid; beamy; clear; transparent;	        illustrious; witty; clear; vivacious; sunny.	        [1913 Webster]	Bright \Bright\, n.	   Splendor; brightness. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dark with excessive bright thy skirts appear. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Bright \Bright\, adv.	   Brightly. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I say it is the moon that shines so bright. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brighten \Bright"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brightened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Brightening}.]	   Note: [From {Bright}, a.]	   1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase	      the luster of; to give a brighter hue to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make illustrious, or more distinguished; to add luster	      or splendor to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The present queen would brighten her character, if	            she would exert her authority to instill virtues	            into her people.                      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To improve or relieve by dispelling gloom or removing that	      which obscures and darkens; to shed light upon; to make	      cheerful; as, to brighten one's prospects.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ecstasy, which mothers only feel,	            Plays round my heart and brightens all my sorrow.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make acute or witty; to enliven. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Brighten \Bright"en\, v. i. [AS. beorhtan.]	   To grow bright, or more bright; to become less dark or	   gloomy; to clear up; to become bright or cheerful.	   [1913 Webster]	         And night shall brighten into day.       --N. Cotton.	   [1913 Webster]	         And, all his prospects brightening to the last,	         His heaven commences ere world be past.  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Bright-harnessed \Bright"-har`nessed\, a.	   Having glittering armor. [Poetic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Brightly \Bright"ly\, adv.	   1. Brilliantly; splendidly; with luster; as, brightly shining	      armor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With lively intelligence; intelligently.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking brightly into the mother's face.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Brightness \Bright"ness\, n. [AS. beorhines. See {Bright}.]	   1. The quality or state of being bright; splendor; luster;	      brilliancy; clearness.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sudden brightness in his face appear. --Crabbe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acuteness (of the faculties); sharpness 9wit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brightness of his parts . . . distinguished him.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Splendor; luster; radiance; resplendence; brilliancy;	        effulgence; glory; clearness.	        [1913 Webster]
Bright's disease \Bright's" dis*ease"\ [From Dr. Bright of	   London, who first described it.] (Med.)	   An affection of the kidneys, usually inflammatory in	   character, and distinguished by the occurrence of albumin and	   renal casts in the urine. Several varieties of Bright's	   disease are now recognized, differing in the part of the	   kidney involved, and in the intensity and course of the	   morbid process.	   [1913 Webster]
Brightsome \Bright"some\, a.	   Bright; clear; luminous; brilliant. [R.] --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigose \Bri*gose"\, a. [LL. brigosus, It. brigoso. See	   {Brigue}, n.]	   Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --Puller.	   [1913 Webster]
Brigue \Brigue\, n. [F. brigue, fr. LL. briga quarrel. See	   {Brigand}.]	   A cabal, intrigue, faction, contention, strife, or quarrel.	   [Obs.] --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]	Brigue \Brigue\, v. i. [F. briguer. See {Brigue}, n.]	   To contend for; to canvass; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Brike \Brike\, n. [AS. brice.]	   A breach; ruin; downfall; peril. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brill \Brill\, n. [Cf. Corn. brilli mackerel, fr. brith	   streaked, speckled.] (Zool.)	   A fish allied to the turbot ({Rhombus levis}), much esteemed	   in England for food; -- called also {bret}, {pearl}, {prill}.	   See {Bret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brillante \Bril*lan"te\, adv. [It. See {Brilliant}, a.] (Mus.)	   In a gay, showy, and sparkling style.	   [1913 Webster]
Brillance \Bril"lance\, n.	   Brilliancy. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brillancy \Bril"lan*cy\, n. [See {Brilliant}.]	   The quality of being brilliant; splendor; glitter; great	   brightness, whether in a literal or figurative sense.	   [1913 Webster]	         With many readers brilliancy of style passes for	         affluence of thought.                    --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Brilliant \Bril"liant\ (br[i^]l"yant), a. [F. brillant, p. pr.	   of briller to shine or sparkle (cf. Pr. & Sp. brillar, It.	   brillare), fr. L. beryllus a precious stone of sea-green	   color, Prov. It. brill. See {Beryl}.]	   1. Sparkling with luster; glittering; very bright; as, a	      brilliant star.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distinguished by qualities which excite admiration;	      splendid; shining; as, brilliant talents.	      [1913 Webster]	            Washington was more solicitous to avoid fatal	            mistakes than to perform brilliant exploits.	                                                  --Fisher Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exceedingly intelligent, or of distinguished	      accomplishment in a field; -- as, a brilliant chemist.	      [PJC]	   Syn: See {Shining}.	        [1913 Webster]	Brilliant \Bril"liant\, n. [F. brillant. See {Brilliant}, a.]	   1. A diamond or other gem of the finest cut, formed into	      faces and facets, so as to reflect and refract the light,	      by which it is rendered more brilliant. It has at the	      middle, or top, a principal face, called the table, which	      is surrounded by a number of sloping facets forming a	      bizet; below, it has a small face or collet, parallel to	      the table, connected with the girdle by a pavilion of	      elongated facets. It is thus distinguished from the rose	      diamond, which is entirely covered with facets on the	      surface, and is flat below.	      [1913 Webster]	            This snuffbox -- on the hinge see brilliants shine.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) The smallest size of type used in England	      printing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in the type called Brilliant.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of cotton goods, figured on the weaving.	      [1913 Webster]
Brilliantine \Bril"lian*tine\, n. [F. brillantine. See lst	   {Brilliant}.]	   1. An oily composition used to make the hair manageable and	      glossy.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A dress fabric having a glossy finish on both sides,	      resembling alpaca but of superior quality.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brilliantly \Bril"liant*ly\, adv.	   In a brilliant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Brilliantness \Bril"liant*ness\, n.	   Brilliancy; splendor; glitter.	   [1913 Webster]
Brills \Brills\, n. pl. [CF. G. brille spectacles, D. bril, fr.	   L. berillus. See {Brilliant}.]	   The hair on the eyelids of a horse. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Brim \Brim\, n. [OE. brim, brimme, AS. brymme edge, border; akin	   to Icel. barmr, Sw. br[aum]m, Dan. br[ae]mme, G. brame,	   br[aum]me. Possibly the same word as AS. brim surge, sea, and	   properly meaning, the line of surf at the border of the sea,	   and akin to L. fremere to roar, murmur. Cf. {Breeze} a fly.]	   1. The rim, border, or upper edge of a cup, dish, or any	      hollow vessel used for holding anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Saw I that insect on this goblet's brim	            I would remove it with an anxious pity. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The edge or margin, as of a fountain, or of the water	      contained in it; the brink; border.	      [1913 Webster]	            The feet of the priests that bare the ark were	            dipped in the brim of the water.      --Josh. iii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The rim of a hat. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Brim \Brim\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Brimming}.]	   To be full to the brim. "The brimming stream." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To brim over} (literally or figuratively), to be so full	      that some of the contents flows over the brim; as, a cup	      brimming over with wine; a man brimming over with fun.	      [1913 Webster]	Brim \Brim\, v. t.	   To fill to the brim, upper edge, or top.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arrange the board and brim the glass.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Brim \Brim\, a.	   Fierce; sharp; cold. See {Breme}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brimful \Brim"ful\, a.	   Full to the brim; completely full; ready to overflow. "Her	   brimful eyes." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Brimless \Brim"less\, a.	   Having no brim; as, brimless caps.	   [1913 Webster]
Brimmed \Brimmed\, a.	   1. Having a brim; -- usually in composition. "Broad-brimmed	      hat." --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full to, or level with, the brim. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Brimmer \Brim"mer\, n.	   A brimful bowl; a bumper.	   [1913 Webster]
Brimming \Brim"ming\, a.	   Full to the brim; overflowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Brimstone \Brim"stone\, n. [OE. brimston, bremston, bernston,	   brenston; cf. Icel. brennistein. See {Burn}, v. t., and	   {Stone}.]	   Sulphur; See {Sulphur}.	   [1913 Webster]	Brimstone \Brim"stone\, a.	   Made of, or pertaining to, brimstone; as, brimstone matches.	   [1913 Webster]	         From his brimstone bed at break of day	         A-walking the devil has gone.            --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Brimstony \Brim"sto`ny\, a.	   Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brin \Brin\, n. [F.]	   One of the radiating sticks of a fan. The outermost are	   larger and longer, and are called panaches. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Brinded \Brin"ded\, a. [Cf. Icel. br["o]nd[=o]ttr brindled, fr.	   brandr brand; and OE. bernen, brinnen, to burn. See {Brand},	   {Burn}.]	   Of a gray or tawny color with streaks of darker hue;	   streaked; brindled. "Three brinded cows," --Dryden. "The	   brinded cat." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brindle \Brin"dle\, n. [See {Brindled}.]	   1. The state of being brindled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brindled color; also, that which is brindled.	      [1913 Webster]	Brindle \Brin"dle\, a.	   Brindled.	   [1913 Webster]
Brindled \Brin"dled\, a. [A dim. form of brinded.]	   Having dark streaks or spots on a gray or tawny ground;	   brinded. "With a brindled lion played." --Churchill.	   [1913 Webster]
Brine \Brine\, n. [AS. bryne a burning, salt liquor, brine, fr.	   brinnan, brynnan, to burn. See {Burn}.]	   1. Water saturated or strongly impregnated with salt; pickle;	      hence, any strong saline solution; also, the saline	      residue or strong mother liquor resulting from the	      evaporation of natural or artificial waters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ocean; the water of an ocean, sea, or salt lake.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not long beneath the whelming brine . . . he lay.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tears; -- so called from their saltness.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a deal of brine	            Hath washed thy sallow cheecks for	            Rosaline!                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brine fly} (Zool.), a fly of the genus {Ephydra}, the	      larv[ae] of which live in artificial brines and in salt	      lakes.	   {Brine gauge}, an instrument for measuring the saltness of a	      liquid.	   {Brine pan}, a pit or pan of salt water, where salt is formed	      by cristallization.	   {Brine pit}, a salt spring or well, from which water is taken	      to be boiled or evaporated for making salt.	   {Brine pump} (Marine Engin.), a pump for changing the water	      in the boilers, so as to clear them of the brine which	      collects at the bottom.	   {Brine shrimp}, {Brine worm} (Zool.), a phyllopod crustacean	      of the genus {Artemia}, inhabiting the strong brines of	      salt works and natural salt lakes. See {Artemia}.	   {Brine spring}, a spring of salt water.	   {Leach brine} (Saltmaking), brine which drops from granulated	      salt in drying, and is preserved to be boiled again.	      [1913 Webster]	Brine \Brine\, v. t.	   1. To steep or saturate in brine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sprinkle with salt or brine; as, to brine hay.	      [1913 Webster]
Bring \Bring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brought}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bringing}.] [OE. bringen, AS. bringan; akin to OS. brengian,	   D. brengen, Fries. brenga, OHG. bringan, G. bringen, Goth.	   briggan.]	   1. To convey to the place where the speaker is or is to be;	      to bear from a more distant to a nearer place; to fetch.	      [1913 Webster]	            And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her,	            and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread.	                                                  --1 Kings	                                                  xvii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            To France shall we convey you safe,	            And bring you back.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause the accession or obtaining of; to procure; to	      make to come; to produce; to draw to.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is nothing will bring you more honor . . .	            than to do what right in justice you may. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To convey; to move; to carry or conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            In distillation, the water . . . brings over with it	            some part of the oil of vitriol.      --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To persuade; to induce; to draw; to lead; to guide.	      [1913 Webster]	            It seems so preposterous a thing . . . that they do	            not easily bring themselves to it.    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nature of the things . . . would not suffer him	            to think otherwise, how, or whensoever, he is	            brought to reflect on them.           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To produce in exchange; to sell for; to fetch; as, what	      does coal bring per ton?	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bring about}, to bring to pass; to effect; to accomplish.	      	   {To bring back}.	      (a) To recall.	      (b) To restore, as something borrowed, to its owner.	   {To bring by the lee} (Naut.), to incline so rapidly to	      leeward of the course, when a ship sails large, as to	      bring the lee side suddenly to the windward, any by laying	      the sails aback, expose her to danger of upsetting.	   {To bring down}.	      (a) To cause to come down.	      (b) To humble or abase; as, to bring down high looks.	   {To bring down the house}, to cause tremendous applause.	      [Colloq.]	   {To bring forth}.	      (a) To produce, as young fruit.	      (b) To bring to light; to make manifest.	   {To bring forward}	      (a) To exhibit; to introduce; to produce to view.	      (b) To hasten; to promote; to forward.	      (c) To propose; to adduce; as, to bring forward arguments.	          	   {To bring home}.	      (a) To bring to one's house.	      (b) To prove conclusively; as, to bring home a charge of	          treason.	      (c) To cause one to feel or appreciate by personal	          experience.	      (d) (Naut.) To lift of its place, as an anchor.	   {To bring in}.	      (a) To fetch from without; to import.	      (b) To introduce, as a bill in a deliberative assembly.	      (c) To return or repot to, or lay before, a court or other	          body; to render; as, to bring in a verdict or a	          report.	      (d) To take to an appointed place of deposit or	          collection; as, to bring in provisions or money for a	          specified object.	      (e) To produce, as income.	      (f) To induce to join.	   {To bring off}, to bear or convey away; to clear from	      condemnation; to cause to escape.	   {To bring on}.	      (a) To cause to begin.	      (b) To originate or cause to exist; as, to bring on a	          disease.	   {To bring one on one's way}, to accompany, guide, or attend	      one.	   {To bring out}, to expose; to detect; to bring to light from	      concealment.	   {To bring over}.	      (a) To fetch or bear across.	      (b) To convert by persuasion or other means; to cause to	          change sides or an opinion.	   {To bring to}.	      (a) To resuscitate; to bring back to consciousness or	          life, as a fainting person.	      (b) (Naut.) To check the course of, as of a ship, by	          dropping the anchor, or by counterbracing the sails so	          as to keep her nearly stationary (she is then said to	          lie to).	      (c) To cause (a vessel) to lie to, as by firing across her	          course.	      (d) To apply a rope to the capstan.	   {To bring to light}, to disclose; to discover; to make clear;	      to reveal.	   {To bring a sail to} (Naut.), to bend it to the yard.	   {To bring to pass}, to accomplish to effect. "Trust also in	      Him; and He shall bring it to pass." --Ps. xxxvii. 5.	   {To bring under}, to subdue; to restrain; to reduce to	      obedience.	   {To bring up}.	      (a) To carry upward; to nurse; to rear; to educate.	      (b) To cause to stop suddenly.	      (c)	   Note: [v. i. by dropping the reflexive pronoun] To stop	         suddenly; to come to a standstill. [Colloq.]	   {To bring up (any one) with a round turn}, to cause (any one)	      to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]	   {To be brought to bed}. See under {Bed}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To fetch; bear; carry; convey; transport; import;	        procure; produce; cause; adduce; induce.	        [1913 Webster]
Bringer \Bring"er\, n.	   One who brings.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet the first bringer of unwelcome news	         Hath but a losing office.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bringer in}, one who, or that which, introduces.	      [1913 Webster]
Brininess \Brin"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being briny; saltness; brinishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Brinish \Brin"ish\, a.	   Like brine; somewhat salt; saltish. "Brinish tears." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brinishness \Brin"ish*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being brinish.	   [1913 Webster]
Brinjaree \Brin"ja*ree`\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A rough-haired East Indian variety of the greyhound.	   [1913 Webster]
Brink \Brink\ (br[i^][ng]k), 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 border of a steep place, as of a	   precipice; a bank or edge, as of a river or pit; a verge; a	   border; as, the brink of a chasm. Also Fig. "The brink of	   vice." --Bp. Porteus. "The brink of ruin." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The plashy brink of weedy lake.          --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster] brinkmanship
brinkmanship \brink"man*ship\, brinksmanship \brinks"man*ship\n.	   [brink + -manship. (1956).]	   the policy or practise of pushing a dangerous situation to	   the brink of disaster (to the limits of safety), in order to	   achieve the most advantageous outcome; -- used especially of	   diplomatic maneuvers in crisis situations, and originally	   applied to the policies of John Foster Dulles under President	   Eisenhower.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Briny \Brin"y\, a. [From {Brine}.]	   Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the	   nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.	   [1913 Webster]
Brioche \Bri`oche"\, n. [F.]	   1. A light sweet pastry (cake, bun or roll) made with flour,	      butter, yeast, and eggs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A knitted foot cushion.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Briolette \Bri`o*lette"\, n. [F.]	   An oval or pearshaped diamond having its entire surface cut	   in triangular facets.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Briony \Bri"o*ny\, n.	   See {Bryony}. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brioschi \Brioschi\ n. [trademark.]	   a type of antacid sold over-the-counter.	   [WordNet 1.5] briquet
briquet \bri*quet"\, Briquette \Bri*quette"\, n. [Also	   {briquet}.] [F., dim. of brique brick.]	   1. A block of compacted charcoal, coal dust, or peat, etc.,	      used as a fuel. Charcoal briquettes are a common fuel used	      for the outdoor barbecue grill.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A block of artificial stone in the form of a brick, used	      for paving; also, a molded sample of solidified cement or	      mortar for use as a test piece for showing the strength of	      the material.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bris \Bris\ n.	   the Jewish rite of circumcision.	   Syn: Berith, Brith.	        [WordNet 1.5]
brisance \bri"sance\ n.	   the shattering or crushing effect of a sudden release of	   energy as in an explosion; -- used especially as a measure of	   such a shattering power, applied to high explosives.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
brisant \bri"sant\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to brisance.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having the ability to shatter, as contrasted with merely	      fracturing; -- of explosives.	   Note: the more brisant explosives, such as dynamite, will	         shatter rock into smaller fragments than the less	         brisant, such as gunpowder.	         [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Brisk \Brisk\ (br[i^]sk), a. [Cf. W. brysg, fr. brys haste,	   Gael. briosg quick, lively, Ir. broisg a start, leap, jerk.]	   1. Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by	      quickness of motion or action; lively; spirited; quick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cheerily, boys; be brick awhile.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brisk toil alternating with ready ease. --Wordworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of spirit of life; effervesc?ng, as liquors;	      sparkling; as, brick cider.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Active; lively; agile; alert; nimble; quick; sprightly;	        vivacious; gay; spirited; animated.	        [1913 Webster]	Brisk \Brisk\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Bricked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bricking}.]	   To make or become lively; to enliven; to animate; to take, or	   cause to take, an erect or bold attitude; -- usually with up.	   [1913 Webster]
brisken \brisken\ v.	   to become brisk.	   Syn: brisk, brisk up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brisket \Bris"ket\, n. [OE. bruskette, OF. bruschet, F.	   br['e]chet, brichet; prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brysced	   the breast of a slain animal, brisket, Corn. vrys breast,	   Armor. brusk, bruched, the front of the chest, Gael. brisgein	   the cartilaginous part of a bone.]	   That part of the breast of an animal which extends from the	   fore legs back beneath the ribs; also applied to the fore	   part of a horse, from the shoulders to the bottom of the	   chest.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Beef}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Briskly \Brisk"ly\, adv.	   In a brisk manner; nimbly.	   [1913 Webster]
Briskness \Brisk"ness\, n.	   Liveliness; vigor in action; quickness; gayety; vivacity;	   effervescence.	   [1913 Webster]
brisling \brisling\ n.	   1. a small fatty European fish; usually smoked or canned.	   Syn: sprat.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a small herring ({Clupea sprattus}) processed like a	      sardine.	   Syn: sprat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bristle \Bris"tle\ (br[i^]s"s'l), n. [OE. bristel, brustel, AS.	   bristl, byrst; akin to D. borstel, OHG. burst, G. borste,	   Icel. burst, Sw. borst, and to Skr. bh[.r]shti edge, point,	   and prob, L. fastigium extremity, Gr. 'a`flaston stern of a	   ship, and E. brush, burr, perh. to brad. [root]96.]	   1. A short, stiff, coarse hair, as on the back of swine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A stiff, sharp, roundish hair. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Bristle \Bris"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bristled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bristling}.]	   1. To erect the bristles of; to cause to stand up, as the	      bristles of an angry hog; -- sometimes with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now for the bare-picked bone of majesty	            Doth dogged war bristle his angry crest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boy, bristle thy courage up.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix a bristle to; as, to bristle a thread.	      [1913 Webster]	Bristle \Bris"tle\, v. i.	   1. To rise or stand erect, like bristles.	      [1913 Webster]	            His hair did bristle upon his head.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appear as if covered with bristles; to have standing,	      thick and erect, like bristles.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hill of La Haye Sainte bristling with ten	            thousand bayonets.                    --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ports bristling with thousands of masts. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To show defiance or indignation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bristle up}, to show anger or defiance.	      [1913 Webster]
bristlegrass \bristlegrass\ n.	   grasses of grasslands and woodlands having large gracefully	   arching spikes with long bristles beneath each spikelet.	   Syn: bristle grass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bristlelike \bristlelike\ adj.	   resembling a bristle in stiffness.	   Syn: bristly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bristle-pointed \Bris"tle-point`ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Terminating in a very fine, sharp point, as some leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Bristle-shaped \Bris"tle-shaped`\, a.	   Resembling a bristle in form; as, a bristle-shaped leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Bristletail \Bris"tle*tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   An insect of the genera {Lepisma}, {Campodea}, etc.,	   belonging to the Thysanura.	   [1913 Webster]
Bristliness \Bris"tli*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of having bristles.	   [1913 Webster]
Bristly \Bris"tly\, a.	   Thick set with bristles, or with hairs resembling bristles;	   rough.	   [1913 Webster]	         The leaves of the black mulberry are somewhat bristly.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Bristol \Bris"tol\, n.	   A seaport city in the west of England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bristol board}, a kind of fine pasteboard, made with a	      smooth but usually unglazed surface.	   {Bristol brick}, a brick of siliceous matter used for	      polishing cultery; -- originally manufactured at Bristol.	      	   {Bristol stone}, rock crystal, or brilliant crystals of	      quartz, found in the mountain limestone near Bristol, and	      used in making ornaments, vases, etc. When polished, it is	      called {Bristol diamond}.	      [1913 Webster]
Brisure \Bri*sure"\, n. [F.]	   1. (Fort.) Any part of a rampart or parapet which deviates	      from the general direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A mark of cadency or difference.	      [1913 Webster] Brit
Brit \Brit\, Britt \Britt\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The young of the common herring; also, a small species	          of herring; the sprat.	      (b) The minute marine animals (chiefly Entomostraca) upon	          which the right whales feed.	          [1913 Webster]
Britannia \Bri*tan"ni*a\, n. [From L. Britannia Great Britain.]	   A white-metal alloy of tin, antimony, bismuth, copper, etc.	   It somewhat resembles silver, and is used for table ware.	   Called also {Britannia metal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Britannic \Bri*tan"nic\, a. [L. Britannicus, fr. Britannia Great	   Britain.]	   Of or pertaining to Great Britain; British; as, her Britannic	   Majesty.	   [1913 Webster] Brite
Brite \Brite\, Bright \Bright\, v. t.	   To be or become overripe, as wheat, barley, or hops. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brith \Brith\ n.	   1. the Jewish rite of circumcision.	   Syn: Berith, Bris.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Briticism \Brit"i*cism\, n.	   A word, phrase, or idiom peculiar to Great Britain; any	   manner of using a word or words that is peculiar to Great	   Britain.	   [1913 Webster]
British \Brit"ish\ (br[i^]t"[i^]sh), a. [AS. Brittisc,	   Bryttisc.]	   Of or pertaining to Great Britain or to its inhabitants; --	   sometimes restricted to the original inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {British gum}, a brownish substance, very soluble in cold	      water, formed by heating dry starch at a temperature of	      about 600[deg] Fahr. It corresponds, in its properties, to	      dextrin, and is used, in solution, as a substitute for gum	      in stiffering goods.	   {British lion}, the national emblem of Great Britain.	   {British seas}, the four seas which surround Great Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	British \Brit"ish\, n. pl.	   People of Great Britain.	   [1913 Webster]
Britisher \Brit"ish*er\, n.	   An Englishman; a subject or inhabitant of Great Britain, esp.	   one in the British military or naval service. [Now used	   jocosely]	   [1913 Webster]
Britishism \Britishism\ n.	   1. an expression that is limited to English as spoken by	      Englishmen (especially as contrasted with American	      English).	   Syn: Anglicism, Briticism.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a custom that is peculiar to England or its citizens.	   Syn: Anglicism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Briton \Brit"on\, a. [AS. bryten Britain.]	   British. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- n. A native of Great Britain.	   [1913 Webster]
Brits \Brits\ n.	   the people of Great Britain. [informal]	   Syn: British, British people, the British.	        [WordNet 1.5]
britt \britt\ n.	   1. the young of a herring or sprat or similar fish.	   Syn: brit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. minute crustaceans, forming food for right whales.	   Syn: brit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brittle \Brit"tle\, a. [OE. britel, brutel, AS. bryttian to	   dispense, fr. bre['o]tan to break; akin to Icel. brytja, Sw.	   bryta, Dan. bryde. Cf. {Brickle}.]	   Easily broken; apt to break; fragile; not tough or tenacious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Farewell, thou pretty, brittle piece	         Of fine-cut crystal.                     --Cotton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brittle silver ore}, the mineral {stephanite}.	      [1913 Webster]
brittlebush \brittlebush\ n.	   1. fragrant rounded shrub of SW US and adjacent Mexico having	      brittle stems and small crowded blue-green leaves and	      yellow flowers; produces a resin used in incense and	      varnish and in folk medicine.	   Syn: brittle bush, incienso, Encelia farinosa.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brittlely \Brit"tle*ly\, adv.	   In a brittle manner. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Brittleness \Brit"tle*ness\, n.	   Aptness to break; fragility.	   [1913 Webster]
Brittle star \Brit"tle star`\ (br[i^]t"t'l st[aum]r`), (Zool.)	   Any species of ophiuran starfishes. See {Ophiuroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Britzska \Britz"ska\ (br[i^]ts"k[.a]), n. [Russ. britshka; cf.	   Pol. bryczka, dim. of bryka freight wagon.]	   A long carriage, with a calash top, so constructed as to give	   space for reclining at night, when used on a journey.	   [1913 Webster]
Brize \Brize\ (br[imac]z), n.	   The breeze fly. See {Breeze}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Broach \Broach\, n. [OE. broche, F. broche, fr. LL. brocca;	   prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. proc thrust, stab, Gael. brog	   awl. Cf. {Brooch}.]	   1. A spit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He turned a broach that had worn a crown. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An awl; a bodkin; also, a wooden rod or pin, sharpened at	      each end, used by thatchers. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.)	      (a) A tool of steel, generally tapering, and of a	          polygonal form, with from four to eight cutting edges,	          for smoothing or enlarging holes in metal; sometimes	          made smooth or without edges, as for burnishing pivot	          holes in watches; a reamer. The broach for gun barrels	          is commonly square and without taper.	      (b) A straight tool with file teeth, made of steel, to be	          pressed through irregular holes in metal that cannot	          be dressed by revolving tools; a drift.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Masonry) A broad chisel for stonecutting.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) A spire rising from a tower. [Local, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A clasp for fastening a garment. See {Brooch}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A spitlike start, on the head of a young stag.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The stick from which candle wicks are suspended for	      dipping. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The pin in a lock which enters the barrel of the key.	      [1913 Webster]	Broach \Broach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Broaching}.] [F. brocher, fr. broche. See {Broach}, n.]	   1. To spit; to pierce as with a spit.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll broach the tadpole on my rapier's point.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tap; to pierce, as a cask, in order to draw the liquor.	      Hence: To let out; to shed, as blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereat with blade, with bloody blameful blade,	            He bravely broached his boiling bloody breast.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To open for the first time, as stores.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall want neither weapons, victuals, nor aid; I	            will open the old armories, I will broach my store,	            and will bring forth my stores.       --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make public; to utter; to publish first; to put forth;	      to introduce as a topic of conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those very opinions themselves had broached.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to begin or break out. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Masonry) To shape roughly, as a block of stone, by	      chiseling with a coarse tool. [Scot. & North of Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To enlarge or dress (a hole), by using a broach.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To broach to} (Naut.), to incline suddenly to windward, so	      as to lay the sails aback, and expose the vessel to the	      danger of oversetting.	      [1913 Webster]
Broacher \Broach"er\, n.	   1. A spit; a broach.	      [1913 Webster]	            On five sharp broachers ranked, the roast they	            turned.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who broaches, opens, or utters; a first publisher or	      promoter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some such broacher of heresy.         --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Broad \Broad\ (br[add]d), a. [Compar. {Broader}	   (br[add]d"[~e]r); superl. {Broadest}.] [OE. brod, brad, AS.	   br[=a]d; akin to OS. br[=e]d, D. breed, G. breit, Icel.	   brei[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. bred, Goth. braids. Cf. {Breadth}.]	   1. Wide; extend in breadth, or from side to side; -- opposed	      to {narrow}; as, a broad street, a broad table; an inch	      broad.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extending far and wide; extensive; vast; as, the broad	      expanse of ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extended, in the sense of diffused; open; clear; full.	      "Broad and open day." --Bp. Porteus.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Having a large measure of any thing or quality; not	      limited; not restrained; -- applied to any subject, and	      retaining the literal idea more or less clearly, the	      precise meaning depending largely on the substantive.	      [1913 Webster]	            A broad mixture of falsehood.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hence: 	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Comprehensive; liberal; enlarged.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words in the Constitution are broad enough to	            include the case.                     --D. Daggett.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a broad, statesmanlike, and masterly way. --E.	                                                  Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Plain; evident; as, a broad hint.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Free; unrestrained; unconfined.	      [1913 Webster]	            As broad and general as the casing air. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Fine Arts) Characterized by breadth. See {Breadth}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Cross; coarse; indelicate; as, a broad compliment; a broad	      joke; broad humor.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Strongly marked; as, a broad Scotch accent.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Broad is often used in compounds to signify wide,	         large, etc.; as, broad-chested, broad-shouldered,	         broad-spreading, broad-winged.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Broad acres}. See under {Acre}.	   {Broad arrow}, originally a pheon. See {Pheon}, and {Broad	      arrow} under {Arrow}.	   {As broad as long}, having the length equal to the breadth;	      hence, the same one way as another; coming to the same	      result by different ways or processes.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is as broad as long, whether they rise to others,	            or bring others down to them.         --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Broad pennant}. See under {Pennant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wide; large; ample; expanded; spacious; roomy;	        extensive; vast; comprehensive; liberal.	        [1913 Webster]	Broad \Broad\, n.	   1. The broad part of anything; as, the broad of an oar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The spread of a river into a sheet of water; a flooded	      fen. [Local, Eng.] --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A lathe tool for turning down the insides and bottoms of	      cylinders. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A woman, especially one who is sexually promiscuous; --	      usually considered offensive. [slang]	      [PJC] broad-axe	      Broadaxe	      Broadax
Broadax \Broad"ax`\, Broadaxe \Broad"axe`\, broad-axe
\broad-axe\, broad-ax \broad-ax\, n.	   1. An ancient military weapon; a battle-ax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ax with a broad edge, for hewing timber.	      [1913 Webster]
broadbean \broadbean\ n.	   an Old World upright plant grown esp. for its large flat	   edible seeds but also as fodder.	   Syn: broad bean, broad-bean plant, English bean, European	        bean, field bean, Vicia faba.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broadbill \Broad"bill`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A wild duck ({Aythya marila}, or {Fuligula	      marila}), which appears in large numbers on the eastern	      coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also	      {bluebill}, {blackhead}, {raft duck}, and {scaup duck}.	      See {Scaup duck}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}.	      [1913 Webster]
Broadbrim \Broad"brim`\, n.	   1. A hat with a very broad brim, like those worn by men of	      the society of Friends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the society of Friends; a Quaker. [Sportive]	      [1913 Webster]
Broad-brimmed \Broad"-brimmed`\, a.	   Having a broad brim.	   [1913 Webster]	         A broad-brimmed flat silver plate.       --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, n.	   1. (Agric.) A casting or throwing seed in all directions, as	      from the hand in sowing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an act of broadcasting; specifically, a program in which	      sounds or images are transmitted in all directions from a	      radio or television station; -- usually referring to a	      scheduled program on a commercial or public service radio	      or television station, using the normal radio frequencies	      for those media, in contrast to a radiotelephone	      conversation, which may also be transmitted in all	      directions, but is intended for receipt by a base station	      in the telephone network.	      [PJC]	Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, a.	   1. Cast or dispersed in all directions, as seed from the hand	      in sowing; widely diffused.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Scattering in all directions (as a method of sowing); --	      opposed to planting in hills, or rows.	      [1913 Webster]	Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, adv.	   So as to scatter or be scattered in all directions; so as to	   spread widely, as seed from the hand in sowing, or news from	   the press.	   [1913 Webster]	Broadcast \Broad"cast`\, v.	   1. to cast or disperse in all directions, as seed from the	      hand in sowing; to diffuse widely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to transmit (sounds, images, or other signals) in all	      directions from a radio or television station.	      [PJC]	   3. to disseminate (information, a speech, an advertisement,	      etc.) from a radio or television station.	      [PJC]	   4. to spread (information, news, gossip) widely by any means.	      [PJC]
broadcaster \broadcaster\ n.	   1. someone who broadcasts on radio or television.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a mechanical device for scattering something (seed,	      fertilizer, sand, salt, etc.) in all directions.	   Syn: spreader.	        [WordNet 1.5]
broadcasting \broad"cast`ing\ n.	   the medium that disseminates via telecommunications; radio	   and television.	   Syn: broadcast media.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. taking part in a radio or tv program.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Broad Church \Broad" Church`\ (Eccl.)	   A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who	   claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and	   fellowship, intermediate between the High Church party and	   the Low Church, or evangelical, party. The term has been	   applied to other bodies of men holding liberal or	   comprehensive views of Christian doctrine and fellowship.	   [1913 Webster]	         Side by side with these various shades of High and Low	         Church, another party of a different character has	         always existed in the Church of England. It is called	         by different names: Moderate, Catholic, or Broad	         Church, by its friends; Latitudinarian or Indifferent,	         by its enemies. Its distinctive character is the desire	         of comprehension. Its watch words are charity and	         toleration.                              --Conybeare.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadcloth \Broad"cloth\, n.	   A fine smooth-faced woolen cloth for men's garments, usually	   of double width (i.e., a yard and a half); -- so called in	   distinction from woolens three quarters of a yard wide.	   [1913 Webster]
Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broadened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Broadening}.] [From {Broad}, a.]	   To grow broad; to become broader or wider.	   [1913 Webster]	         The broadening sun appears.              --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Broaden \Broad"en\, v. t.	   To make broad or broader; to render more broad or	   comprehensive.	   [1913 Webster]
Broad gauge \Broad" gauge`\ (Railroad)	   A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge	   of four feet eight inches and a half. See {Gauge}.	   [1913 Webster]
broad-headed \broad-headed\ adj.	   having a broad head. [Narrower terms: {brachycephalic (vs.	   dolichocephalic), brachycranal, brachycranic}]	   Syn: roundheaded, short-headed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broad-horned \Broad"-horned`\, a.	   Having horns spreading widely.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadish \Broad"ish\, a.	   Rather broad; moderately broad.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadleaf \Broad"leaf`\, n. (Bot.)	   A tree ({Terminalia latifolia}) of Jamaica, the wood of which	   is used for boards, scantling, shingles, etc; -- sometimes	   called the {almond tree}, from the shape of its fruit.	   [1913 Webster] Broad-leaved
Broad-leaved \Broad"-leaved`\, Broad-leafed \Broad"-leafed`\, a.	   Having broad, or relatively broad, leaves, in contrast to	   needlelike or scalelike leaves. --Keats. [Narrower terms:	   {deciduous (vs. evergreen)}]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Broadly \Broad"ly\, adv.	   In a broad manner.	   [1913 Webster]
broad-minded \broad-minded\ adj.	   1. incapable of being shocked. Opposite of {shockable}.	   Syn: unshockable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. inclined to respect views and beliefs that differ from	      one's own. Opposite of {narrow-minded}. [Narrower terms:	      {free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical}]	   Syn: broadminded, broad, liberal, tolerant, open-minded,	        open.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broadmouth \Broad"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Eurylaimid[ae]}, a family of East Indian	   passerine birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadness \Broad"ness\, n. [AS. br[=a]dnes.]	   The condition or quality of being broad; breadth; coarseness;	   grossness.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadpiece \Broad"piece`\, n.	   An old English gold coin, broader than a guinea, as a Carolus	   or Jacobus.	   [1913 Webster]
Broad seal \Broad" seal`\	   The great seal of England; the public seal of a country or	   state.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadseal \Broad"seal`\, v. t.	   To stamp with the broad seal; to make sure; to guarantee or	   warrant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy presence broadseals our delights for pure. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
broad-shouldered \broad-shouldered\ adj.	   same as {big-shouldered}.	   Syn: big-shouldered, square-shouldered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broadside \Broad"side`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) The side of a ship above the water line, from the	      bow to the quarter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A discharge of or from all the guns on one side of a ship,	      at the same time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A volley of abuse or denunciation. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) A sheet of paper containing one large page, or	      printed on one side only; -- called also {broadsheet}.	      [1913 Webster]
broad-side \broad-side\ v. t.	   to collide with the broad side of. her car broad-sided mine	   Syn: broadside.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broadspread \Broad"spread`\, a.	   Widespread.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadspreading \Broad"spread`ing\, a.	   Spreading widely.	   [1913 Webster]
Broadsword \Broad"sword`\, n.	   A sword with a broad blade and a cutting edge; a claymore.	   [1913 Webster]	         I heard the broadsword's deadly clang.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
broadtail \broadtail\ n.	   1. the fur of a very young karakul lamb.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia; the lambs are	      valued for their soft curly black fur.	   Syn: caracul, karakul.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broadway \Broadway\ n.	   1. a street in Manhattan famous for its restaurants and its	      theaters in the Times Square area. At its intersection	      with Seventh Avenue, it forms Times Square, an area with	      impressive displays of bright lights, particularly	      advertising; it is considered by some to be the cultural	      center of New York City.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. the theater district of Manhattan, located near Times	      Square.	      [PJC]
Broadwise \Broad"wise`\, adv.	   Breadthwise. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Brob \Brob\, n. [Cf. Gael. brog, E. brog, n.] (Carp.)	   A peculiar brad-shaped spike, to be driven alongside the end	   of an abutting timber to prevent its slipping.	   [1913 Webster]
Brobdingnagian \Brob`ding*nag"i*an\, a. [From Brobdingnag, a	   country of giants in "Gulliver's Travels."]	   Colossal; of extraordinary height; gigantic. -- n. A giant.	   [Spelt often {Brobdignagian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brocade \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, woven with gold and silver threads, or ornamented	   with raised flowers, foliage, etc.; -- also applied to other	   stuffs thus wrought and enriched.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gala suit of faded brocade.            --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Brocaded \Bro*cad"ed\, a.	   1. Woven or worked, as brocade, with gold and silver, or with	      raised flowers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brocaded flowers o'er the gay mantua shine. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dressed in brocade.	      [1913 Webster]
Brocage \Bro"cage\, n.	   See {Brokkerage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brocard \Broc"ard\, n. [Perh. fr. Brocardica, Brocardicorum	   opus, a collection of ecclesiastical canons by Burkhard,	   Bishop of Worms, called, by the Italians and French,	   Brocard.]	   An elementary principle or maximum; a short, proverbial rule,	   in law, ethics, or metaphysics.	   [1913 Webster]	         The legal brocard, "Falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus,"	         is a rule not more applicable to other witness than to	         consciousness.                           --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Brocatel \Bro"ca*tel\, n. [F. brocatelle, fr. It. brocatello:	   cf. Sp. brocatel. See {Brocade}.]	   1. A kind of coarse brocade, or figured fabric, used chiefly	      for tapestry, linings for carriages, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A marble, clouded and veined with white, gray, yellow, and	      red, in which the yellow usually prevails. It is also	      called Siena marble, from its locality.	      [1913 Webster]
Brocatello \Bro`ca*tel"lo\, n.	   Same as {Brocatel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Broccoli \Broc"co*li\, n. [It. broccoli, pl. of broccolo sprout,	   cabbage sprout, dim. of brocco splinter. See {Broach}, n.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the Cabbage species ({Brassica oleracea}) of many	   varieties, resembling the cauliflower. The "curd," or	   flowering head, is the part used for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Brochantite \Broch"an*tite\, n. [From Brochant de Villiers, a	   French mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A basic sulphate of copper, occurring in emerald-green	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Broch'e \Bro`ch['e]"\ (br[-o]`sh[=a]"), a. [F.]	   1. Woven with a figure; as, broch['e] goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stitched; -- said of a book with no cover or only a paper	      one.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Broche \Broche\, n. [F.]	   See {Broach}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Brochette \Bro`chette"\ (br[-o]`sh[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. of	   broche. See {Broach}, n.] (Cookery)	   A small spit or skewer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {En bro`chette"} ([aum]n) [F.], on a brochette; skewered.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brochure \Bro*chure"\, n. [F., fr. brocher to stitch. See	   {Broach}, v. t.]	   A printed and stitched book containing only a few leaves; a	   pamphlet; a single sheet folded to make four pages.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Brock \Brock\, n. [AS. broc, fr. W. broch; akin to Ir. & Gael.	   broc, Corn. & Armor. broch; cf. Ir. & Gael. breac speckled.]	   (Zool.)	   A badger.	   [1913 Webster]	         Or with pretense of chasing thence the brock. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Brock \Brock\, n. [See {Brocket}.] (Zool.)	   A brocket. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster] Brocken specter
Brocken specter \Brock"en spec"ter\ or Brocken spectre \Brock"en
spec"tre\ [Trans. of G. Brockengespenst.]	   A mountain specter (which see), esp. that observed on the	   Brocken, in the Harz Mountains.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brocket \Brock"et\ (br[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [OE. broket, F. broquart	   fallow deer a year old, fr. the same root as E. broach,	   meaning point (hence tine of a horn).]	   1. (Zool.) A male red deer two years old; -- sometimes called	      {brock}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small South American deer, of several species	      ({Coassus superciliaris}, {Coassus rufus}, and {Coassus	      auritus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Brockish \Brock"ish\, a.	   Beastly; brutal. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Brodekin \Brode"kin\ (br[=o]d"k[i^]n), n. [F. brodequin, OE.	   brossequin, fr. OD. broseken, brosekin, dim. of broos buskin,	   prob. fr. LL. byrsa leather, Gr. by`rsa skin, hide. Cf.	   {Buskin}.]	   A buskin or half-boot. [Written also {brodequin}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brog \Brog\ (br[o^]g), n. [Gael. Cf. {Brob}.]	   A pointed instrument, as a joiner's awl, a brad awl, a	   needle, or a small sharp stick.	   [1913 Webster]	Brog \Brog\, v. t.	   To prod with a pointed instrument, as a lance; also, to	   broggle. [Scot. & Prov.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Brogan \Bro"gan\, n.	   A stout, coarse shoe; a brogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Broggle \Brog"gle\, v. i. [Dim. of Prov. E. brog to broggle. Cf.	   {Brog}, n.]	   To sniggle, or fish with a brog. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Brogue \Brogue\, n. [Ir. & Gael. brog shoe, hoof.]	   1. A stout, coarse shoe; a brogan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Highlands of Scotland, the ancient brogue was	         made of horsehide or deerskin, untanned or tenned with	         the hair on, gathered round the ankle with a thong. The	         name was afterward given to any shoe worn as a part of	         the Highland costume.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Clouted brogues}, patched brogues; also, brogues studded	      with nails. See under {Clout}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dialectic pronunciation; esp. the Irish manner of	      pronouncing English.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or take, Hibernis, thy still ranker brogue. --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]
Brogues \Brogues\, n. pl. [Cf. {Breeches}.]	   Breeches. [Obs.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Broid \Broid\, v. t.	   To braid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Broider \Broid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broidered}.] [OE.	   broiden, brouden, F. broder, confused with E. braid; F.	   broder is either the same word as border to border (see	   {Border}), or perh. of Celtic origin; cf. W. brathu to sting,	   stab, Ir. & Gael. brod goad, prickle, OE. brod a goad; and	   also Icel. broddr a spike, a sting, AS. brord a point.]	   To embroider. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         They shall make a broidered coat.        --Ex. xxviii.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]
Broiderer \Broid"er*er\, n.	   One who embroiders. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Broidery \Broid"er*y\, n.	   Embroidery. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The golden broidery tender Milkah wove.  --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]
Broil \Broil\, n. [F. brouiller to disorder, from LL. brogilus,	   broilus, brolium, thicket, wood, park; of uncertain origin;	   cf. W. brog a swelling out, OHG. pr[=o]il marsh, G. br["u]hl,	   MHG. brogen to rise. The meaning tumult, confusion, comes	   apparently from tangled undergrowth, thicket, and this	   possibly from the meaning to grow, rise, sprout.]	   A tumult; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl;	   contention; discord, either between individuals or in the	   state.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will own that there is a haughtiness and fierceness	         in human nature which will which will cause innumerable	         broils, place men in what situation you please.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Contention; fray; affray; tumult; altercation;	        dissension; discord; contest; conflict; brawl; uproar.	        [1913 Webster]	Broil \Broil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Broiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Broiling}.] [OE. broilen, OF. bruillir, fr. bruir to broil,	   burn; of Ger. origin; cf. MHG. br["u]ejen, G. br["u]hen, to	   scald, akin to E. brood.]	   1. To cook by direct exposure to heat over a fire, esp. upon	      a gridiron over coals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subject to great (commonly direct) heat.	      [1913 Webster]	Broil \Broil\, v. i.	   To be subjected to the action of heat, as meat over the fire;	   to be greatly heated, or to be made uncomfortable with heat.	   [1913 Webster]	         The planets and comets had been broiling in the sun.	                                                  --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
broiled \broiled\ adj.	   cooked by direct exposure to radiant heat. {baked} {fried}	   {bolied}	   Syn: grilled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broiler \Broil"er\, n.	   One who excites broils; one who engages in or promotes noisy	   quarrels.	   [1913 Webster]	         What doth he but turn broiler, . . . make new libels	         against the church?                      --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Broiler \Broil"er\, n.	   1. One who broils, or cooks by broiling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gridiron or other utensil used in broiling, or the	      compartment in a stove where such a utensil is located.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chicken or other bird fit for broiling. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Broiling \Broil"ing\, a.	   Excessively hot; as, a broiling sun. -- n. The act of causing	   anything to broil.	   [1913 Webster]
Brokage \Bro"kage\, n.	   See {Brokerage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Broke \Broke\, v. i. [See {Broker}, and cf. {Brook}.]	   1. To transact business for another. [R.] --Brome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act as procurer in love matters; to pimp. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We do want a certain necessary woman to broke	            between them, Cupid said.             --Fanshawe.	      [1913 Webster]	            And brokes with all that can in such a suit	            Corrupt the tender honor of a maid.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Broke \Broke\ (br[=o]k),	   imp. & p. p. of {Break}.	   [1913 Webster]
Broken \Bro"ken\ (br[=o]"k'n), a. [From {Break}, v. t.]	   1. Separated into parts or pieces by violence; divided into	      fragments; as, a broken chain or rope; a broken dish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disconnected; not continuous; also, rough; uneven; as, a	      broken surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fractured; cracked; disunited; sundered; strained; apart;	      as, a broken reed; broken friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Made infirm or weak, by disease, age, or hardships.	      [1913 Webster]	            The one being who remembered him as he been before	            his mind was broken.                  --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay,	            Sat by his fire, and talked the night away.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Subdued; humbled; contrite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. --Ps. li.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Subjugated; trained for use, as a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Crushed and ruined as by something that destroys hope;	      blighted. "Her broken love and life." --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Not carried into effect; not adhered to; violated; as, a	      broken promise, vow, or contract; a broken law.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Ruined financially; incapable of redeeming promises made,	      or of paying debts incurred; as, a broken bank; a broken	      tradesman.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Imperfectly spoken, as by a foreigner; as, broken	       English; imperfectly spoken on account of emotion; as, to	       say a few broken words at parting.	       [1913 Webster]	             Amidst the broken words and loud weeping of those	             grave senators.                      --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Broken ground}.	       (a) (Mil.) Rough or uneven ground; as, the troops were	           retarded in their advance by broken ground.	       (b) Ground recently opened with the plow.	   {Broken line} (Geom.), the straight lines which join a number	      of given points taken in some specified order.	   {Broken meat}, fragments of meat or other food.	   {Broken number}, a fraction.	   {Broken weather}, unsettled weather.	      [1913 Webster]
Broken-backed \Bro"ken-backed`\, a.	   1. Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Hogged; so weakened in the frame as to droop at	      each end; -- said of a ship. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Broken-bellied \Bro"ken-bel`lied\, a.	   Having a ruptured belly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Broken breast \Bro"ken breast`\	   Abscess of the mammary gland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Broken-hearted \Bro"ken-heart`ed\, a.	   Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.	   [1913 Webster]	         She left her husband almost broken-hearted. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disconsolable; heart-broken; inconsolable; comfortless;	        woe-begone; forlorn.	        [1913 Webster]
Brokenly \Bro"ken*ly\, adv.	   In a broken, interrupted manner; in a broken state; in broken	   language.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pagans worship God . . . as it were brokenly and by	         piecemeal.                               --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Brokenness \Bro"ken*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being broken; unevenness.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrition; as, brokenness of heart.	      [1913 Webster]
Broken wind \Bro"ken wind`\ (Far.)	   The heaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Broken-winded \Bro"ken-wind`ed\, a. (Far.)	   Having short breath or disordered respiration, as a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Broker \Bro"ker\ (br[=o]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. brocour, from a word	   akin to broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, possess, digest, fr.	   AS. br[=u]can to use, enjoy; cf. Fries. broker, F.	   brocanteur. See {Brook}, v. t.]	   1. One who transacts business for another; an agent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts,	      as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a	      compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no	      possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the	      negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those	      who employ him, and not in his own. --Story.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dealer in money, notes, bills of exchange, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dealer in secondhand goods. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A pimp or procurer. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill broker}, one who buys and sells notes and bills of	      exchange.	   {Curbstone broker} or {Street broker}, an operator in stocks	      (not a member of the Stock Exchange) who executes orders	      by running from office to office, or by transactions on	      the street. [U.S.]	   {Exchange broker}, one who buys and sells uncurrent money,	      and deals in exchanges relating to money.	   {Insurance broker}, one who is agent in procuring insurance	      on vessels, or against fire.	   {Pawn broker}. See {Pawnbroker}.	   {Real estate broker}, one who buys and sells lands, and	      negotiates loans, etc., upon mortgage.	   {Ship broker}, one who acts as agent in buying and selling	      ships, procuring freight, etc.	   {Stock broker}. See {Stockbroker}.	      [1913 Webster]
Brokerage \Bro"ker*age\, n.	   1. The business or employment of a broker. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fee, reward, or commission, given or changed for	      transacting business as a broker.	      [1913 Webster]
broker-dealer \broker-dealer\ n.	   a financial specialist who trades for his own account and so	   acts both as a broker and principal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Brokerly \Bro"ker*ly\, a.	   Mean; servile. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brokery \Bro"ker*y\, n.	   The business of a broker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And with extorting, cozening, forfeiting,	         And tricks belonging unto brokery.       --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Broking \Bro"king\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a broker or brokers, or to brokerage.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Redeem from broking pawn the blemished crown. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Broma \Bro"ma\ (br[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. brw^ma food,	   bibrw`skein to eat.]	   1. (Med.) Aliment; food. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light form of prepared cocoa (or cacao), or the drink	      made from it.	      [1913 Webster]
Bromal \Bro"mal\ (br[=o]"mal), n. [Bromine + aldehyde.] (Chem.)	   An oily, colorless fluid, {CBr3.COH}, related to bromoform,	   as chloral is to chloroform, and obtained by the action of	   bromine on alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromalin \Bro"ma*lin\, n. [From {Bromine}.] (Pharm.)	   A colorless or white crystalline compound, {(CH2)6N4C2H5Br},	   used as a sedative in epilepsy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bromanil \Brom`an"il\, n. [Bromine + aniline.] (Chem.)	   A substance analogous to chloranil but containing bromine in	   place of chlorine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bromate \Bro"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of bromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	Bromate \Bro"mate\, v. t. (Med.)	   To combine or impregnate with bromine; as, bromated camphor.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromatologist \Bro`ma*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in the science of foods.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromatology \Bro`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, food + -logy.]	   The science of aliments. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Brome \Brome\, n. [F.] (Chem.)	   See {Bromine}.	   [1913 Webster]	Brome grass \Brome" grass`\ [L. bromos a kind of oats, Gr. ?.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus {(Bromus)} of grasses, one species of which is the	   chess or cheat.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromeliaceous \Bro*me`li*a"ceous\, a. [Named after Olaf Bromel,	   a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a family of endogenous and	   mostly epiphytic or saxicolous plants of which the genera	   {Tillandsia} and {Billbergia} are examples. The pineapple,	   though terrestrial, is also of this family.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromic \Bro"mic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, bromine; -- said of those	   compounds of bromine in which this element has a valence of	   five, or the next to its highest; as, bromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromide \Bro"mide\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A compound of bromine with a positive radical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is conventional and commonplace in his habits	      of thought and conversation. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The bromide conforms to everything sanctioned by the	            majority, and may be depended upon to be trite,	            banal, and arbitrary.                 --Gelett	                                                  Burgess.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a conventional or trite saying; -- often used in the	      phrase "old bromide".	      [PJC] Bromide paper	Bromide paper \Bromide paper\ or Bromid paper \Bromid paper\	   (Photog.)	   A sensitized paper coated with gelatin impregnated with	   bromide of silver, used in contact printing and in enlarging.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bromidic \Bro*mid"ic\, a.	   1. of or pertaining to bromide (definition 2).	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. conventional or trite; repeated too often; overfamiliar	      through overuse -- of sayings, assertions, or discourses;	      as, bromidic sermons.	   Syn: commonplace, hackneyed, shopworn, threadbare, timeworn,	        tired, trite, well-worn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bromidiom \Bro*mid"i*om\, n. [Bromide + idiom.]	   A conventional comment or saying, such as those	   characteristic of bromides[2]; a bromide[3]. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Brominate \Bro"mi*nate\, v. t.	   See {Bromate}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromine \Bro"mine\, n. [Gr. ? bad smell, stink. Cf. {Brome}.]	   (Chem.)	   One of the halogen elements, related in its chemical	   qualities to chlorine and iodine. Atomic weight 79.8. Symbol	   Br. It is a deep reddish brown liquid of a very disagreeable	   odor, emitting a brownish vapor at the ordinary temperature.	   In combination it is found in minute quantities in sea water,	   and in many saline springs. It occurs also in the mineral	   bromyrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromism \Bro"mism\, n. (Med.)	   A diseased condition produced by the excessive use of bromine	   or one of its compounds. It is characterized by mental	   dullness and muscular weakness.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromize \Bro"mize\, v. t. (Photog.)	   To prepare or treat with bromine; as, to bromize a silvered	   plate.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromlife \Brom"life\, n. [From Bromley Hill, near Alston,	   Cumberland, England.] (Min.)	   A carbonate of baryta and lime, intermediate between	   witherite and strontianite; -- called also {alstonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromoform \Bro"mo*form\, n. [Bromine + formyl.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid, {CHBr3}, having an agreeable odor and	   sweetish taste. It is produced by the simultaneous action of	   bromine and caustic potash upon wood spirit, alcohol, or	   acetone, as also by certain other reactions. In composition	   it is the same as chloroform, with the substitution of	   bromine for chlorine. It is somewhat similar to chloroform in	   its effects. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Bromogelatin \Bro`mo*gel"a*tin\, a. [Bromine + gelatin.]	   (Photog.)	   Designating or pertaining to, a process of preparing dry	   plates with an emulsion of bromides and silver nitrate in	   gelatin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bromoiodism \Bro`mo*i"o*dism\, n. [Bromine + iodine + -ism.]	   (Med.)	   Poisoning induced by large doses of bromine and iodine or of	   their compounds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bromoiodized \Bro`mo*i"o*dized\, a. (Photog.)	   Treated with bromides and iodides.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bromol \Bro"mol\, n. [Abbr. fr. tribromophenol.] (Pharm.)	   A crystalline substance (chemically, tribromophenol,	   {C6H2Br3OH}), used as an antiseptic and disinfectant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brompicrin \Brom*pi"crin\, n. [G. brompikrin; brom bromine +	   pikrins[aum]ure picric acid.] (Chem.)	   A pungent colorless explosive liquid, {CNO2Br3}, analogous to	   and resembling chlorpicrin. [Spelt also {brompikrin}.]	   [1913 Webster] Brompton's cocktail	   Brompton mixture	   Brompton's mixture
Brompton's mixture \Bromp"ton's mixture\, Brompton mixture
\Bromp"ton mixture\, Brompton's cocktail \Bromp"ton's cocktail\,
Brompton cocktail \Bromp"ton cocktail\, n. [from Brompton	   Hospital, London.](Pharmacy)	   A mixture containing morphine and cocaine, and sometimes	   other narcotic substances, such as heroin, in an alcoholic	   solution, administered mostly to terminally ill patients,	   especially cancer patients, to relieve severe pain. Its use	   is not universally accepted as good medical practice.	   [PJC]
Bromuret \Brom"u*ret\, n.	   See {Bromide}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bromyrite \Brom"y*rite\, n. [Bromine + Gr. ? silver.] (Min.)	   Silver bromide, a rare mineral; -- called also	   {bromargyrite}.	   [1913 Webster]
bronc \bronc\ n.	   an unbroken or imperfectly broken mustang.	   Syn: bronco, broncho.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bronchi \Bron"chi\, n. pl. (Anat.)	   See {Bronchus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchia \Bron"chi*a\, n. pl. [L., pl. Cf. {Bronchus}.] (Anat.)	   The bronchial tubes which arise from the branching of the	   trachea, esp. the subdivision of the bronchi. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchial \Bron"chi*al\, a. [Cf. F. bronchial. See {Bronchia}.]	   (Anat.)	   Belonging to the bronchi and their ramifications in the	   lungs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bronchial arteries}, branches of the descending aorta,	      accompanying the bronchia in all their ramifications.	   {Bronchial cells}, the air cells terminating the bronchia.	   {Bronchial glands}, glands whose functions are unknown,	      seated along the bronchia.	   {Bronchial membrane}, the mucous membrane lining the	      bronchia.	   {Bronchial tube}, the bronchi, or the bronchia.	      [1913 Webster]
Bronchic \Bron"chic\, a. (Anat.)	   Bronchial.	   [1913 Webster]
bronchiolar \bron*chi*o"lar\ (br[o^][ng]*k[=e]*[=o]"l[aum]r),	   adj.	   of or pertaining to a bronchiole.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bronchiole \Bron"chi*ole\, n. (Anat.)	   A minute bronchial tube.	   [1913 Webster]
bronchiolitis \bronchiolitis\ n.	   inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchioles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bronchitic \Bron*chit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to bronchitis; as, bronchitic inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchitis \Bron*chi"tis\, n. [Bronchus + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation, acute or chronic, of the bronchial tubes or any	   part of them.	   [1913 Webster]
Broncho \Bron"cho\, n. [Sp. bronco rough, wild.]	   A native or a Mexican horse of small size. [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchocele \Bron"cho*cele\, n. [Gr. ?; ? windpipe + ? tumor.]	   (Med.)	   See {Goiter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchophony \Bron*choph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ? windpipe + ? sound.]	   A modification of the voice sounds, by which they are	   intensified and heightened in pitch; -- observed in	   auscultation of the chest in certain cases of intro-thoracic	   disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Broncho-pneumonia \Bron`cho-pneu*mo"ni*a\, n. [Bronchus +	   pneumonia.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the bronchi and lungs; catarrhal pneumonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchotome \Bron"cho*tome\, n. [Gr. ? windpipe + ? to cut.]	   (Surg.)	   An instrument for cutting into the bronchial tubes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchotomy \Bron*chot"o*my\, n. (Surg.)	   An incision into the windpipe or larynx, including the	   operations of tracheotomy and laryngotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronchus \Bron"chus\, n.; pl. {Bronchi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   windpipe. Cf. {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)	   One of the subdivisions of the trachea or windpipe; esp. one	   of the two primary divisions.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronco \Bron"co\, n.	   Same as {Broncho}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brond \Brond\, n. [See {Brand}.]	   A sword. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brontograph \Bron"to*graph\, n. [Gr. ? thunder + -graph.]	   (Meteor.)	   (a) A tracing or chart showing the phenomena attendant on	       thunderstorms.	   (b) An instrument for making such tracings, as a recording	       brontometer.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Brontolite
Brontolite \Bron"to*lite\, Brontolith \Bron"to*lith\, n. [Gr. ?	   + -lite, -lith.]	   An a["e]rolite. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brontology \Bron*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? thunder + -logy.]	   A treatise upon thunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Brontometer \Bron*tom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? thunder + -meter.]	   (Meteor.)	   An instrument for noting or recording phenomena attendant on	   thunderstorms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
brontosaur \bron`to*saur"\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder +	   say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)	   a dinosaur of the genus {Brontosaurus}; an individual may	   also be called a {brontosaurus} or an {apatosaurus}.	   [PJC]
Brontosaurus \Bron`to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. bronth` thunder	   + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large sauropod American dinosaurs of the jurassic	   era, or an individual of that genus. A length of sixty feet	   is believed to have been attained by these reptiles. The	   genus is also called {Apatosaurus}, and individuals of the	   genus are also called {brontosaurs}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Brontotherium \Bron`to*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thunder +	   ? beast.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of	   western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros,	   but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of	   the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Brontozoum \Bron`to*zo"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thunder + ?	   animal.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct animal of large size, known from its three-toed	   footprints in Mesozoic sandstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The tracks made by these reptiles are found eighteen	         inches in length, and were formerly referred to	         gigantic birds; but the discovery of large bipedal	         three-toed dinosaurs has suggested that they were made	         by those reptiles.	         [1913 Webster]
Bronze \Bronze\, n. [F. bronze, fr. It. bronzo brown, fr. OHG.	   br?n, G. braun. See {Brown}, a.]	   1. An alloy of copper and tin, to which small proportions of	      other metals, especially zinc, are sometimes added. It is	      hard and sonorous, and is used for statues, bells, cannon,	      etc., the proportions of the ingredients being varied to	      suit the particular purposes. The varieties containing the	      higher proportions of tin are brittle, as in bell metal	      and speculum metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A statue, bust, etc., cast in bronze.	      [1913 Webster]	            A print, a bronze, a flower, a root.  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A yellowish or reddish brown, the color of bronze; also, a	      pigment or powder for imitating bronze.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Boldness; impudence; "brass."	      [1913 Webster]	            Imbrowned with native bronze, lo! Henley stands.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aluminium bronze}. See under {Aluminium}.	   {Bronze age}, an age of the world which followed the stone	      age, and was characterized by the use of implements and	      ornaments of copper or bronze.	   {Bronze powder}, a metallic powder, used with size or in	      combination with painting, to give the appearance of	      bronze, gold, or other metal, to any surface.	   {Phosphor bronze} & {Silicious bronze} or {Silicium bronze}	      are made by adding phosphorus and silicon respectively to	      ordinary bronze, and are characterized by great tenacity.	      [1913 Webster]	Bronze \Bronze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bronzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bronzing}.] [Cf. F. bronzer. See {Bronze}, n.]	   1. To give an appearance of bronze to, by a coating of bronze	      powder, or by other means; to make of the color of bronze;	      as, to bronze plaster casts; to bronze coins or medals.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tall bronzed black-eyed stranger. --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make hard or unfeeling; to brazen.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lawer who bronzes his bosom instead of his	            forehead.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bronzed skin disease}. (Pathol.) See {Addison's disease}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bronze steel \Bronze steel\	   A hard tough alloy of tin, copper, and iron, which can be	   used for guns.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bronzewing \Bronze"wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   An Australian pigeon of the genus {Phaps}, of several	   species; -- so called from its bronze plumage.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronzine \Bronz"ine\, n.	   A metal so prepared as to have the appearance of bronze. --	   a. Made of bronzine; resembling bronze; bronzelike.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronzing \Bronz"ing\, n.	   1. The act or art of communicating to articles in metal,	      wood, clay, plaster, etc., the appearance of bronze by	      means of bronze powders, or imitative painting, or by	      chemical processes. --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A material for bronzing.	      [1913 Webster]
Bronzist \Bronz"ist\, n.	   One who makes, imitates, collects, or deals in, bronzes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronzite \Bronz"ite\, n. [Cf. F. bronzite.] (Min.)	   A variety of enstatite, often having a bronzelike luster. It	   is a silicate of magnesia and iron, of the pyroxene family.	   [1913 Webster]
Bronzy \Bronz"y\, a.	   Like bronze.	   [1913 Webster]
Brooch \Brooch\ (br[=o]ch; 277), n. [See {Broach}, n.]	   1. An ornament, in various forms, with a tongue, pin, or loop	      for attaching it to a garment; now worn at the breast by	      women; a breastpin. Formerly worn by men on the hat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honor 's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) A painting all of one color, as a sepia painting,	      or an India painting.	      [1913 Webster]	Brooch \Brooch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooched} (br[=o]cht).]	   To adorn as with a brooch. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brood \Brood\ (br[=oo]d), n. [OE. brod, AS. br[=o]d; akin to D.	   broed, OHG. bruot, G. brut, and also to G. br["u]he broth,	   MHG. br["u]eje, and perh. to E. brawn, breath. Cf. {Breed},	   v. t.]	   1. The young birds hatched at one time; a hatch; as, a brood	      of chickens.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a hen doth gather her brood under her wings.	                                                  --Luke xiii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hen followed by a brood of ducks.   --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The young from the same dam, whether produced at the same	      time or not; young children of the same mother, especially	      if nearly of the same age; offspring; progeny; as, a woman	      with a brood of children.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lion roars and gluts his tawny brood.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is bred or produced; breed; species.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flocks of the airy brood,	            (Cranes, geese or long-necked swans). --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) Heavy waste in tin and copper ores.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sit on brood}, to ponder. [Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Brood \Brood\, a.	   1. Sitting or inclined to sit on eggs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Kept for breeding from; as, a brood mare; brood stock;	      having young; as, a brood sow.	      [1913 Webster]	Brood \Brood\ (br[=o]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brooded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Brooding}.]	   1. To sit on and cover eggs, as a fowl, for the purpose of	      warming them and hatching the young; or to sit over and	      cover young, as a hen her chickens, in order to warm and	      protect them; hence, to sit quietly, as if brooding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Birds of calm sir brooding on the charmed wave.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a	      subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of	      gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by over or	      on; as, to brood over misfortunes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brooding on unprofitable gold.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brooding over all these matters, the mother felt	            like one who has evoked a spirit.     --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            When with downcast eyes we muse and brood.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Brood \Brood\ (br[=oo]d), v. t.	   1. To sit over, cover, and cherish; as, a hen broods her	      chickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cherish with care. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To think anxiously or moodily upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            You'll sit and brood your sorrows on a throne.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
brooder \brood"er\ n.	   a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use	   of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants.	   Syn: incubator.	        [WordNet 1.5]
brooding \brood"ing\, a.	   1. worried and thinking long and intensely, especially about	      a particular problem.	   Syn: broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive,	        pondering, reflective, ruminative, gloomy, morose.	        [WordNet 1.5]	brooding \brood"ing\, a.	   good at incubating eggs, especially of a fowl kept for that	   purpose; as, a brooding hen.	   Syn: brood, hatching.	        [WordNet 1.5]	brooding \brooding\ n.	   the process of sitting on eggs so as to hatch them by the	   warmth of the body; -- mostly used of birds.	   Syn: incubation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
broodmare \broodmare\ n.	   a female horse used for breeding.	   Syn: stud mare.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Broody \Brood"y\, a.	   Inclined to brood. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Brook \Brook\, n. [OE. brok, broke, brook, AS. br[=o]c; akin to	   D. broek, LG. br[=o]k, marshy ground, OHG. pruoh, G. bruch	   marsh; prob. fr. the root of E. break, so as that it	   signifies water breaking through the earth, a spring or	   brook, as well as a marsh. See {Break}, v. t.]	   A natural stream of water smaller than a river or creek.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lord thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land	         of brooks of water.                      --Deut. viii.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Empires itself, as doth an inland brook	         Into the main of waters.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Brook \Brook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brooked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Brooking}.] [OE. broken, bruken, to use, enjoy, digest, AS.	   br?can; akin to D. gebruiken to use, OHG. pr?hhan, G.	   brauchen, gebrauchen, Icel. br?ka, Goth. br?kjan, and L.	   frui, to enjoy. Cf. {Fruit}, {Broker}.]	   1. To use; to enjoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bear; to endure; to put up with; to tolerate; as, young	      men can not brook restraint. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall we, who could not brook one lord,	            Crouch to the wicked ten?             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deserve; to earn. [Obs.] --Sir J. Hawkins.	      [1913 Webster]
Brookite \Brook"ite\, n. [Named from the English mineralogist,	   H. J. Brooke.] (Min.)	   A mineral consisting of titanic oxide, and hence identical	   with rutile and octahedrite in composition, but crystallizing	   in the orthorhombic system.	   [1913 Webster]
Brooklet \Brook"let\, n.	   A small brook.	   [1913 Webster]
Brooklime \Brook"lime`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Veronica Beccabunga}), with flowers, usually blue,	   in axillary racemes. The American species is {Veronica	   Americana}. [Formerly written {broklempe} or {broklympe}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brook mint \Brook" mint`\ (Bot.)	   See {Water mint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brookside \Brook"side`\, n.	   The bank of a brook.	   [1913 Webster]
Brookweed \Brook"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A small white-flowered herb ({Samolus Valerandi}) found	   usually in wet places; water pimpernel.	   [1913 Webster]
Broom \Broom\ (br[=oo]m), n. [OE. brom, brome, AS. br[=o]m; akin	   to LG. bram, D. brem, OHG. br[=a]mo broom, thorn?bush, G.	   brombeere blackberry. Cf. {Bramble}, n.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant having twigs suitable for making brooms to	      sweep with when bound together; esp., the {Cytisus	      scoparius} of Western Europe, which is a low shrub with	      long, straight, green, angular branches, minute leaves,	      and large yellow flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	            No gypsy cowered o'er fires of furze and broom.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of	      the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or	      attached to a long wooden handle; -- so called because	      originally made of the twigs of the broom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Butcher's broom}, a plant ({Ruscus aculeatus}) of the Smilax	      family, used by butchers for brooms to sweep their blocks;	      -- called also {knee holly}. See {Cladophyll}.	   {Dyer's broom}, a species of mignonette ({Reseda luteola}),	      used for dyeing yellow; dyer's weed; dyer's rocket.	   {Spanish broom}. See under {Spanish}.	      [1913 Webster]	Broom \Broom\, v. t. (Naut.)	   See {Bream}.	   [1913 Webster] broomcorn
broomcorn \broom"corn\, broom corn \broom" corn`\ (Bot.)	   A tall variety of grass ({Sorghum vulgare} technicum), having	   a joined stem, like maize, rising to the height of eight or	   ten feet, and bearing its seeds on a panicle with long stiff	   branches, of which brooms are made.	   [1913 Webster]
Broom rape \Broom" rape`\ (Bot.)	   A genus ({Orobanche}) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia.	   They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of	   leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of	   other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The	   name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this	   genus, as {Aphyllon uniflorum}and {Aphyllon Ludovicianum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Broomstaff \Broom"staff`\, n.	   A broomstick. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Broomstick \Broom"stick`\, n.	   A stick used as a handle of a broom.	   [1913 Webster]
Broomy \Broom"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to broom; overgrowing with broom; resembling	   broom or a broom.	   [1913 Webster]	         If land grow mossy or broomy.            --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brose \Brose\, n. [CF. Gael. brothas. Cf. {Brewis}, {Broth}.]	   Pottage made by pouring some boiling liquid on meal (esp.	   oatmeal), and stirring it. It is called beef brose, water	   brose, etc., according to the name of the liquid (beef broth,	   hot water, etc.) used. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brotel \Brot"el\, a.	   Brittle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brotelness \Brot"el*ness\, n.	   Brittleness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Broth \Broth\, n. [AS. bro[eth]; akin to OHG. brod, brot; cf.	   Ir. broth, Gael. brot. [root]93. Cf. {Brewis}, {Brew}.]	   Liquid in which flesh (and sometimes other substances, as	   barley or rice) has been boiled; thin or simple soup.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am sure by your unprejudiced discourses that you love	         broth better than soup.                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Brothel \Broth"el\, n. [OE. brothel, brodel, brethel, a	   prostitute, a worthless fellow, fr. AS. ber['o][eth]an to	   ruin, destroy; cf. AS. bre['o]tan to break, and E. brittle.	   The term brothel house was confused with bordel brothel. CF.	   {Bordel}.]	   A house of lewdness or ill fame; a house frequented by	   prostitutes; a bawdyhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Brotheler \Broth"el*er\, n.	   One who frequents brothels.	   [1913 Webster]
Brothelry \Broth"el*ry\, n.	   Lewdness; obscenity; a brothel. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Brother \Broth"er\ (br[u^][th]"[~e]r), n.; pl. {Brothers}	   (br[u^][th]"[~e]rz) or {Brethren} (br[e^][th]"r[e^]n). See	   {Brethren}. [OE. brother, AS. br[=o][eth]or; akin to OS.	   brothar, D. broeder, OHG. pruodar, G. bruder, Icel.	   br[=o][eth]ir, Sw. & Dan. broder, Goth. br[=o][thorn]ar, Ir.	   brathair, W. brawd, pl. brodyr, Lith. brolis, Lett. brahlis,	   Russ. brat', Pol. & Serv. brat, OSlav. bratr[u^], L. frater,	   Skr. bhr[=a]t[.r], Zend bratar brother, Gr. fra`thr, fra`twr,	   a clansman. The common plural is {Brothers}; in the solemn	   style, {Brethren}, OE. pl. brether, bretheren, AS. dative	   sing. br[=e][eth]er, nom. pl. br[=o][eth]or, br[=o][eth]ru.	   [root]258. Cf. {Friar}, {Fraternal}.]	   1. A male person who has the same father and mother with	      another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter	      case he is more definitely called a {half brother}, or	      {brother of the half blood}.	   Note: A brother having the same mother but different fathers	         is called a {uterine brother}, and one having the same	         father but a different mother is called an {agnate	         brother}, or in (Law) a {consanguine brother}. A	         brother having the same father and mother is called a	         {brother-german} or {full brother}. The same modifying	         terms are applied to {sister} or {sibling}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	               Two of us in the churchyard lie,	               My sister and my brother.          --Wordsworth.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One related or closely united to another by some common	      tie or interest, as of rank, profession, membership in a	      society, toil, suffering, etc.; -- used among judges,	      clergymen, monks, physicians, lawyers, professors of	      religion, etc. "A brother of your order." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We few, we happy few, we band of brothers,	            For he to-day that sheds his blood with me	            Shall be my brother.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who, or that which, resembles another in distinctive	      qualities or traits of character.	      [1913 Webster]	            He also that is slothful in his work is brother to	            him that is a great waster.           --Prov. xviii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            That April morn	            Of this the very brother.             --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 general sense, brother or brethren is used for	         fellow-man or fellow-men.	         [1913 Webster]	               For of whom such massacre	               Make they but of their brethren, men of men?	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Brother Jonathan}, a humorous designation for the people of	      the United States collectively. The phrase is said to have	      originated from Washington's referring to the patriotic	      Jonathan Trumbull, governor of Connecticut, as "Brother	      Jonathan."	   {Blood brother}. See under {Blood}.	      [1913 Webster]	Brother \Broth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brothered}.]	   To make a brother of; to call or treat as a brother; to admit	   to a brotherhood. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Brother german \Broth"er ger"man\ (Law)	   A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in	   contradistinction to a {uterine brother}, one by the mother	   only. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Brotherhood \Broth"er*hood\, n. [Brother + -hood.]	   1. The state of being brothers or a brother.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An association for any purpose, as a society of monks; a	      fraternity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, --	      especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or	      medical brotherhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Persons, and, poetically, things, of a like kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brotherhood of venerable trees.     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fraternity; association; fellowship; sodality.	        [1913 Webster]
Brother-in-law \Broth"er-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Brothers-in-law}.	   The brother of one's husband or wife; also, the husband of	   one's sister; sometimes, the husband of one's wife's sister.	   [1913 Webster]
Brotherliness \Broth"er*li*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being brotherly.	   [1913 Webster]
Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to brothers; such as is natural for	   brothers; becoming to brothers; kind; affectionate; as,	   brotherly love.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fraternal; kind; affectionate; tender.	        [1913 Webster]	Brotherly \Broth"er*ly\, adv.	   Like a brother; affectionately; kindly. "I speak but	   brotherly of him." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
brotula \brotula\ n.	   any fish of the family {Brotulidae}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Brotulidae \Brotulidae\ n.	   a natural family of chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the	   {Ophidiidae}.	   Syn: family {Brotulidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brouded \Broud"ed\, p. a.	   Braided; broidered. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Alle his clothes brouded up and down.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brougham \Brough"am\, n.	   A light, enclosed carriage, with seats inside for two or	   four, and the fore wheels so arranged as to turn short.	   [1913 Webster]
brouhaha \brouhaha\ n.	   1. the confused noise of many voices.	   Syn: hubbub, uproar.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Broussonetia \Broussonetia\ n.	   a genus of shade trees including the {paper mulberry}	   ({Broussonetia papyrifera}) of East Asia.	   Syn: genus {Broussonetia}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Brow \Brow\ (brou), n. [OE. browe, bruwe, AS. br[=u]; akin to	   AS. br[=ae]w, bre['a]w, eyelid, OFries. br[=e], D. braauw,	   Icel. br[=a], br[=u]n, OHG. pr[=a]wa, G. braue, OSlav.	   br[u^]v[i^], Russ. brove, Ir. brai, Ir. & Gael. abhra, Armor.	   abrant, Gr. 'ofry`s, Skr. bhr[=u]. Cf. {Bray} a bank,	   {Bridge}.]	   1. The prominent ridge over the eye, with the hair that	      covers it, forming an arch above the orbit.	      [1913 Webster]	            And his arched brow, pulled o'er his eyes,	            With solemn proof proclaims him wise. --Churchill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The hair that covers the brow (ridge over the eyes); the	      eyebrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is not your inky brows, your brack silk hair.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The forehead; as, a feverish brow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The general air of the countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom thus Satan with contemptuous brow. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He told them with a masterly brow.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The edge or projecting upper part of a steep place; as,	      the brow of a precipice; the brow of a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bend the brow}, {To knit the brows}, to frown; to scowl.	      [1913 Webster]	Brow \Brow\, v. t.	   To bound to limit; to be at, or form, the edge of. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Tending my flocks hard by i' the hilly crofts	         That brow this bottom glade.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
browallia \browallia\ n.	   any of several herbs of the genus {Browallia} cultivated for	   their blue or violet or white flowers.	   Syn: bush violet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Browbeat \Brow"beat`\, v. t. [imp. {Browbeat}; p. p.	   {Browbeaten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Browbeating}.]	   To depress or bear down with haughty, stern looks, or with	   arrogant speech and dogmatic assertions; to abash or	   disconcert by impudent or abusive words or looks; to bully;	   as, to browbeat witnesses.	   [1913 Webster]	         My grandfather was not a man to be browbeaten. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Browbeating \Brow"beat`ing\, n.	   The act of bearing down, abashing, or disconcerting, with	   stern looks, supercilious manners, or confident assertions.	   [1913 Webster]	         The imperious browbeatings and scorn of great men.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Browbound \Brow"bound`\ (-bound`), a.	   Crowned; having the head encircled as with a diadem. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Browdyng \Browd"yng\ (broud"[i^]ng/), n.	   Embroidery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of goldsmithrye, of browdyng, and of steel. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Browed \Browed\, a.	   Having (such) a brow; -- used in composition; as,	   dark-browed, stern-browed.	   [1913 Webster]
Browless \Brow"less\, a.	   Without shame. --L. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Brown \Brown\ (broun), a. [Compar. {Browner}; superl.	   {Brownest}.] [OE. brun, broun, AS. br?n; akin to D. bruin,	   OHG. br?n, Icel. br?nn, Sw. brun, Dan. bruun, G. braun, Lith.	   brunas, Skr. babhru. [root]93, 253. Cf. {Bruin}, {Beaver},	   {Burnish}, {Brunette}.]	   Of a dark color, of various shades between black and red or	   yellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cheeks brown as the oak leaves.          --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brown Bess}, the old regulation flintlock smoothbore musket,	      with bronzed barrel, formerly used in the British army.	   {Brown bread}	   (a) Dark colored bread; esp. a kind made of unbolted wheat	       flour, sometimes called in the United States Graham	       bread. "He would mouth with a beggar though she smelt	       brown bread and garlic." --Shak.	   (b) Dark colored bread made of rye meal and Indian meal, or	       of wheat and rye or Indian; rye and Indian bread. [U.S.]	       	   {Brown coal}, wood coal. See {Lignite}.	   {Brown hematite} or {Brown iron ore} (Min.), the hydrous iron	      oxide, limonite, which has a brown streak. See {Limonite}.	      	   {Brown holland}. See under {Holland}.	   {Brown paper}, dark colored paper, esp. coarse wrapping	      paper, made of unbleached materials.	   {Brown spar} (Min.), a ferruginous variety of dolomite, in	      part identical with ankerite.	   {Brown stone}. See {Brownstone}.	   {Brown stout}, a strong kind of porter or malt liquor.	   {Brown study}, a state of mental abstraction or serious	      reverie. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Brown \Brown\, n.	   A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the	   mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a	   tawny, dusky hue.	   [1913 Webster]	Brown \Brown\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Browning}.]	   1. To make brown or dusky.	      [1913 Webster]	            A trembling twilight o'er welkin moves,	            Browns the dim void and darkens deep the groves.	                                                  --Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make brown by scorching slightly; as, to brown meat or	      flour.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give a bright brown color to, as to gun barrels, by	      forming a thin coat of oxide on their surface. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	Brown \Brown\, v. i.	   To become brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Brownback \Brown"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   The dowitcher or red-breasted snipe. See {Dowitcher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brown bill \Brown" bill`\ [Brown + bill cutting tool.]	   A bill or halberd of the 16th and 17th centuries. See 4th	   {Bill}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many time, but for a sallet, my brainpan had been cleft	         with a brown bill.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The black, or as it is sometimes called, the brown	         bill, was a kind of halberd, the cutting part hooked	         like a woodman's bill, from the back of which projected	         a spike, and another from the head. --Grose.	         [1913 Webster]
browned \browned\ adj.	   having a tan color from exposure to the sun; -- of skin	   color.	   Syn: suntanned, tanned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brownian \Brown"i*an\, a.	   Pertaining to Dr. Robert Brown, who first demonstrated (about	   1827) the commonness of the motion described below.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brownian motion}, {Brownian movement}, the peculiar, rapid,	      vibratory movement exhibited by the microscopic particles	      of substances when suspended in water or other fluids.	      [1913 Webster]
Brownie \Brown"ie\, n. [So called from its supposed tawny or	   swarthy color.]	   An imaginary good-natured spirit, who was supposed often to	   perform important services around the house by night, such as	   thrashing, churning, sweeping. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Browning \Brown"ing\, n.	   1. The act or operation of giving a brown color, as to gun	      barrels, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Masonry) A smooth coat of brown mortar, usually the	      second coat, and the preparation for the finishing coat of	      plaster.	      [1913 Webster]
Brownish \Brown"ish\, a.	   Somewhat brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Brownism \Brown"ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The views or teachings of Robert Brown of the Brownists.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Brownism \Brown"ism\, n. (Med.)	   The doctrines of the Brunonian system of medicine. See	   {Brunonian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brownist \Brown"ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Robert Brown, of England, in the 16th century,	   who taught that every church is complete and independent in	   itself when organized, and consists of members meeting in one	   place, having full power to elect and depose its officers.	   [1913 Webster]	Brownist \Brown"ist\, n. (Med.)	   One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
brownout \brown"out\ n.	   1. darkness resulting from the extinction of lights (as in a	      city invisible to enemy aircraft).	   Syn: blackout, dimout.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a partial reduction in the amount of electric power	      available to customers in a region, such as by reduction	      of voltage or selective cutoff of certain customers; -- it	      occurs for example in summer when the demand for	      electricity for air-conditioning exceeds the supply, or	      when power to certain customers is cut off by a severe	      storm. It is contrasted with {blackout}, which is the	      total loss of electrical power in a region.	      [PJC]
Brownness \Brown"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being brown.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now like I brown (O lovely brown thy hair);	         Only in brownness beauty dwelleth there. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Brown race \Brown race\	   The Malay or Polynesian race; -- loosely so called.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Brownstone \Brown"stone`\, n.	   1. A dark variety of sandstone, much used for building	      purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a building, especially a dwelling, faced with	      brownstone[1].	      [PJC]
Brown thrush \Brown" thrush"\ (Zool.)	   A common American singing bird ({Harporhynchus rufus}),	   allied to the mocking bird; -- also called {brown thrasher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brownwort \Brown"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of figwort or {Scrophularia} ({Scrophularia	   vernalis}), and other species of the same genus, mostly	   perennials with inconspicuous coarse flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Browny \Brown"y\, a.	   Brown or, somewhat brown. "Browny locks." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Browpost \Brow"post`\, n. (Carp.)	   A beam that goes across a building.	   [1913 Webster]
Browse \Browse\ (brouz), n. [OF. brost, broust, sprout, shoot,	   F. brout browse, browsewood, prob. fr. OHG. burst, G. borste,	   bristle; cf. also Armor. brousta to browse. See {Bristle},	   n., {Brush}, n.]	   The tender branches or twigs of trees and shrubs, fit for the	   food of cattle and other animals; green food. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sheep, goats, and oxen, and the nobler steed,	         On browse, and corn, and flowery meadows feed.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Browse \Browse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Browsed} (brouzd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Browsing}.] [For broust, OF. brouster, bruster, F.	   brouter. See {Browse}, n., and cf. {Brut}.]	   1. To eat or nibble off, as the tender branches of trees,	      shrubs, etc.; -- said of cattle, sheep, deer, and some	      other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yes, like the stag, when snow the plasture sheets,	            The barks of trees thou browsedst.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feed on, as pasture; to pasture on; to graze.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fields . . . browsed by deep-uddered kine.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look casually through (a book, books, or a set of	      documents), reading those parts which arouse one's	      interest. Contrasted with {scan}, in which one typically	      is searching for something specific.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) To look at a series of electronic documents on	      a computer screen by means of a {browser[2]}.	      [PJC]	Browse \Browse\ (brouz), v. i.	   1. To feed on the tender branches or shoots of shrubs or	      trees, as do cattle, sheep, and deer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pasture; to feed; to nibble; to graze. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look casually through a book, books, or a set of	      documents, reading those parts which arouse one's	      interest.	      [PJC]	   4. To search through a group of items to find something, not	      previously specified, which may be of interest.	      [PJC]
Browser \Brows"er\ (brouz"[~e]r), n.	   1. An animal that browses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) a computer program that permits the user to	      view multiple electronic documents in a flexible sequence	      by the process of activating hypertext "buttons" within	      one document, which serves as a reference to the location	      of related document. The term is currently (late 1990's)	      used mostly for programs which allow traversing hypertext	      paths in documents on the internet. A typical browser will	      permit the user to easily reverse direction, and view	      again documents previously accessed.	      [PJC]
Browsewood \Browse"wood`\, n.	   Shrubs and bushes upon which animals browse.	   [1913 Webster]
Browsing \Brows"ing\, n.	   Browse; also, a place abounding with shrubs where animals may	   browse.	   [1913 Webster]	         Browsings for the deer.                  --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Browspot \Brow"spot`\, n. (Zool.)	   A rounded organ between the eyes of the frog; the interocular	   gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Bruang \Bru*ang"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The Malayan sun bear.	   [1913 Webster]
Brucine \Bru"cine\, n. [Cf. F. brucine, fr. James Bruce, a	   Scottish traveler.] (Chem.)	   A powerful vegetable alkaloid, found, associated with	   strychnine, in the seeds of different species of {Strychnos},	   especially in the {Nux vomica}. It is less powerful than	   strychnine. Called also {brucia} and {brucina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brucite \Bru"cite\, n. [Named after Dr. A. Bruce of New York.]	   (Min.)	   (a) A white, pearly mineral, occurring thin and foliated,	       like talc, and also fibrous; a native magnesium hydrate.	   (b) The mineral chondrodite. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]
Bruckeled \Bruck"eled\, a.	   Wet and dirty; begrimed. [Obs. or Dial.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Brugmansia \Brugmansia\ n.	   a genus of plants of the nightshade family, including some	   plants often placed in the genus {Datura}, such as the	   angel's trumpets.	   Syn: genus {Brugmansia}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bruh \Bruh\, n. (Zool.) [Native name.]	   The rhesus monkey. See {Rhesus}.	   [1913 Webster]
bruin \bru"in\, n. [D. bruin brown. In the epic poem of "Reynard	   the Fox" the bear is so called from his color. See {Brown},	   a.]	   A bear; -- so called in popular tales and fables.	   [1913 Webster]
Bruise \Bruise\ (br[udd]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bruised}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bruising}.] [OE. brusen, brisen, brosen,	   bresen, AS. br?san or fr. OF. bruiser, bruisier, bruser, to	   break, shiver, perh. from OHG. brochis[=o]n. Cf. {Break}, v.	   t.]	   1. To injure, as by a blow or collision, without laceration;	      to contuse; as, to bruise one's finger with a hammer; to	      bruise the bark of a tree with a stone; to bruise an apple	      by letting it fall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break; as in a mortar; to bray, as minerals, roots,	      etc.; to crush.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor bruise her flowerets with the armed hoofs.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To pulverize; bray; triturate; pound; contuse.	        [1913 Webster]	Bruise \Bruise\, v. i.	   To fight with the fists; to box.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bruising was considered a fine, manly, old English	         custom.                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Bruise \Bruise\, n.	   An injury to the flesh of animals, or to plants, fruit, etc.,	   with a blunt or heavy instrument, or by collision with some	   other body; a contusion; as, a bruise on the head; bruises on	   fruit.	   [1913 Webster]	         From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is	         no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises. --Isa. i.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]
bruised \bruised\ adj.	   suffering from emotional injury; as, a bruised ego.	   Syn: hurt, wounded.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut forehead and	      bruised cheek.	   Syn: contused, contusioned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bruiser \Bruis"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, bruises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boxer; a pugilist; hence, a strong, tough person; --	      often used in the phrase	   {big bruiser}. --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a new bruiser on Broughtonic sand,	            Amid the lists our hero takes his stand. --T.	                                                  Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A concave tool used in grinding lenses or the speculums of	      telescopes. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Bruisewort \Bruise"wort`\, n.	   A plant supposed to heal bruises, as the true daisy, the	   soapwort, and the comfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Bruit \Bruit\, n. [OE. bruit, brut, noise, bruit, F. bruit, fr.	   LL. brugitus; cf. L. rugire to roar; perh. influenced by the	   source of E. bray to make a harsh noise, Armor. brud bruit.]	   1. Report; rumor; fame.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bruit thereof will bring you many friends.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [French pron. ?.] (Med.) An abnormal sound of several	      kinds, heard on auscultation.	      [1913 Webster]	Bruit \Bruit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bruited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bruiting}.]	   To report; to noise abroad.	   [1913 Webster]	         I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Brumaire \Bru`maire"\, n. [F., fr. L. bruma winter.]	   The second month of the calendar adopted by the first French	   republic. It began thirty days after the autumnal equinox.	   See {Vendemiaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brumal \Bru"mal\, a. [L. brumalis, fr. bruma winter: cf. F.	   brumal.]	   Of or pertaining to winter. "The brumal solstice." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Brume \Brume\, n. [F. brume winter season, mist, L. bruma	   winter.]	   Mist; fog; vapors. "The drifting brume." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Brummagem \Brum"ma*gem\, a. [Birmingham (formerly Bromwycham),	   Eng., "the great mart and manufactory of gilt toys, cheap	   jewelry," etc.]	   Counterfeit; gaudy but worthless; sham. [Slang] "These	   Brummagem gentry." --Lady D. Hardy.	   [1913 Webster]
Brumous \Bru"mous\, a.	   Foggy; misty.	   [1913 Webster]
Brun \Brun\, n. [See {Broun} a brook.]	   Same as {Brun}, a brook. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
brunch \brunch\ n.	   1. a late breakfast or an early lunch.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Brunei \Brunei\ n.	   a sultanate in Northwestern Borneo.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bruneian \Bruneian\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Brunei; as, Bruneian oil production.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a native or inhabitant of Brunei.	      [WordNet 1.5] brunet
brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, adj.	   1. being or having dark-colored skin and hair; contrasted	      with {blond}. [Narrower terms: {adust, sunburned burned	      brown by the sun}; {black, brown}; {black-haired,	      dark-haired}; {browned, suntanned, tanned}; {grizzled,	      roan}; {nutbrown}]	      [WordNet 1.5] brunet	brunet \bru*net"\, Brunette \Bru*nette"\, n. [F. brunet,	   brunette, brownish, dim. of brun, brune, brown, fr. OHG.	   br?n. See {Brown}, a.]	   A girl or woman with a somewhat brown or dark complexion. --	   a. Having a dark tint.	   [1913 Webster]
Brunion \Brun"ion\, n. [F. brugnon (cf. It. brugna, prugna), fr.	   L. prunum. See {Prune}, n.]	   A nectarine.	   [1913 Webster]
Brunonian \Bru*no"ni*an\, a.	   Pertaining to, or invented by, Brown; -- a term applied to a	   system of medicine promulgated in the 18th century by John	   Brown, of Scotland, the fundamental doctrine of which was,	   that life is a state of excitation produced by the normal	   action of external agents upon the body, and that disease	   consists in excess or deficiency of excitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Brunswick black \Bruns"wick black`\	   See {Japan black}.	   [1913 Webster]	Brunswick green \Bruns"wick green`\ [G. Braunschweiger gr["u]n,	   first made at Brunswick, in Germany.]	   An oxychloride of copper, used as a green pigment; also, a	   carbonate of copper similarly employed.	   [1913 Webster]
Brunt \Brunt\ (br[u^]nt), 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 fury of any contention; as, the brunt of a	      battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The force of a blow; shock; collision. "And heavy brunt of	      cannon ball." --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is instantly and irrecoverably scattered by our	            first brunt with some real affair of common life.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Brush \Brush\ (br[u^]sh), n. [OE. brusche, OF. broche, broce,	   brosse, brushwood, F. brosse brush, LL. brustia, bruscia, fr.	   OHG. brusta, brust, bristle, G. borste bristle, b["u]rste	   brush. See {Bristle}, n., and cf. {Browse}.]	   1. An instrument composed of bristles, or other like	      material, set in a suitable back or handle, as of wood,	      bone, or ivory, and used for various purposes, as in	      removing dust from clothes, laying on colors, etc. Brushes	      have different shapes and names according to their use;	      as, clothes brush, paint brush, tooth brush, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bushy tail of a fox.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A tuft of hair on the mandibles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Branches of trees lopped off; brushwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A thicket of shrubs or small trees; the shrubs and small	      trees in a wood; underbrush.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. land covered with brush[5]; in Australia, a dense growth	      of vegetation in good soil, including shrubs and trees,	      mostly small.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   7. (Elec.) A bundle of flexible wires or thin plates of	      metal, used to conduct an electrical current to or from	      the commutator of a dynamo, electric motor, or similar	      apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The act of brushing; as, to give one's clothes a brush; a	      rubbing or grazing with a quick motion; a light touch; as,	      we got a brush from the wheel as it passed.	      [1913 Webster]	            [As leaves] have with one winter's brush	            Fell from their boughts.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A skirmish; a slight encounter; a shock or collision; as,	      to have a brush with an enemy; a brush with the law.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let grow thy sinews till their knots be strong,	            And tempt not yet the brushes of the war. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A short contest, or trial, of speed.	       [1913 Webster]	             Let us enjoy a brush across the country. --Cornhill	                                                  Mag.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Electrical brush}, a form of the electric discharge	      characterized by a brushlike appearance of luminous rays	      diverging from an electrified body.	      [1913 Webster]	Brush \Brush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brushed} (br[u^]sht); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Brushing}.] [OE. bruschen; cf. F. brosser. See	   {Brush}, n.]	   1. To apply a brush to, according to its particular use; to	      rub, smooth, clean, paint, etc., with a brush. "A' brushes	      his hat o' mornings." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To touch in passing, or to pass lightly over, as with a	      brush.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some spread their sailes, some with strong oars	            sweep	            The waters smooth, and brush the buxom wave.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brushed with the kiss of rustling wings. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove or gather by brushing, or by an act like that of	      brushing, or by passing lightly over, as wind; -- commonly	      with off.	      [1913 Webster]	            As wicked dew as e'er my mother brushed	            With raven's feather from unwholesome fen. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And from the boughts brush off the evil dew.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To brush aside}, to remove from one's way, as with a brush.	      	   {To brush away}, to remove, as with a brush or brushing	      motion.	   {To brush up}, to paint, or make clean or bright with a	      brush; to cleanse or improve; to renew.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have commissioned me to paint your shop, and I	            have done my best to brush you up like your	            neighbors.                            --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Brush \Brush\, v. i.	   To move nimbly in haste; to move so lightly as scarcely to be	   perceived; as, to brush by.	   [1913 Webster]	         Snatching his hat, he brushed off like the wind.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
brushed \brushed\ adj.	   1. p. p. of {brush}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a soft nap produced by brushing; as, a dress of	      brushed cotton.	      [WordNet 1.5]
brushwork \brush"work`\ n.	   an artist's distinctive technique of applying paint with a	   brush.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Brusher \Brush"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, brushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Brushiness \Brush"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of resembling a brush; brushlike condition;	   shagginess. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Brushing \Brush"ing\, a.	   1. Constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop.	      [1913 Webster]
Brushite \Brush"ite\, n. [From George J. Brush, an American	   mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A white or gray crystalline mineral consisting of the acid	   phosphate of calcium.	   [1913 Webster]
Brush turkey \Brush" tur`key\ (Zool.)	   A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia ({Talegalla	   Lathami}) of the family {Megapodid[ae]}. Also applied to	   several allied species of New Guinea.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The brush turkeys live in the "brush," and construct a	         common nest by collecting a large heap of decaying	         vegetable matter, which generates heat sufficient to	         hatch the numerous eggs (sometimes half a bushel)	         deposited in it by the females of the flock.	         [1913 Webster]	Brush wheel \Brush" wheel`\	   1. A wheel without teeth, used to turn a similar one by the	      friction of bristles or something brushlike or soft	      attached to the circumference.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circular revolving brush used by turners, lapidaries,	      silversmiths, etc., for polishing.	      [1913 Webster]
Brushwood \Brush"wood\, n.	   1. Brush; a thicket or coppice of small trees and shrubs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Small branches of trees cut off.	      [1913 Webster]
Brushy \Brush"y\, a.	   Resembling a brush; shaggy; rough.	   [1913 Webster]
Brusk \Brusk\, a.	   Same as {Brusque}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brusque \Brusque\, a. [F. brusque, from It. brusco brusque,	   tart, sour, perh. fr. L. (vitis) labrusca wild (vine); or cf.	   OHG. bruttisc grim, fr. brutti terror.]	   Rough and prompt in manner; blunt; abrupt; bluff; as, a	   brusque man; a brusque style.	   [1913 Webster]
Brusqueness \Brusque"ness\, n.	   Quality of being brusque; roughness joined with promptness;	   bluntness. --Brit. Quar.	   [1913 Webster]
Brussels \Brussels\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Belgium. Population (2000) = 949,070	   (metro). It has given its name to a kind of carpet, a kind of	   lace, etc.	   [PJC]	   {Brussels carpet}, a kind of carpet made of worsted yarn	      fixed in a foundation web of strong linen thread. The	      worsted, which alone shows on the upper surface in drawn	      up in loops to form the pattern.	   {Brussels ground}, a name given to the handmade ground of	      real Brussels lace. It is very costly because of the	      extreme fineness of the threads.	   {Brussels lace}, an expensive kind of lace of several	      varieties, originally made in Brussels; as, Brussels	      point, Brussels ground, Brussels wire ground.	   {Brussels net}, an imitation of Brussels ground, made by	      machinery.	   {Brussels point}. See {Point lace}.	   {Brussels sprouts} (Bot.), a plant of the Cabbage family,	      which produces, in the axils of the upright stem, numerous	      small green heads, or "sprouts," each a cabbage in	      miniature, of one or two inches in diameter; the	      thousand-headed cabbage.	   {Brussels wire ground}, a ground for lace, made of silk, with	      meshes partly straight and partly arched.	      [1913 Webster]
Brustle \Brus"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Brustled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Brustling}.] [OE. brustlien and brastlien, AS. brastlian,	   fr. berstan to burst, akin to G. prasseln to crackle. See	   {Burst}, v. i.]	   1. To crackle; to rustle, as a silk garment. [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a show of fierceness or defiance; to bristle.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To brustle up}, to bristle up. [Obs.] --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	Brustle \Brus"tle\, n.	   A bristle. [Obs. or Prov.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Brut \Brut\, v. i. [F. brouter, OF. brouster. See {Browse}, n.]	   To browse. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Brut \Brut\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Birt}.	   [1913 Webster]
brut \brut\ (br[=oo]t), a. [Fr. lit. rough.]	   very dry; -- used of wine or champagne.	   [PJC]
Bruta \Bru"ta\, n. [NL., neuter pl., fr. L. brutus heavy,	   stupid.] (Zool.)	   See {Edentata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Brutal \Bru"tal\, a. [Cf. F. brutal. See {Brute}, a.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a brute; as, brutal nature. "Above the	      rest of brutal kind." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a brute; savage; cruel; inhuman; brutish; unfeeling;	      merciless; gross; as, brutal manners. "Brutal	      intemperance." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
brutalise \brutalise\ v. t.	   1. to treat brutally.	   Syn: brutalize.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to cause to become like a brute; as, life in the	      concentration camp had brutalised him.	   Syn: brutalize.	        [WordNet 1.5]	brutalise \brutalise\ v. i.	   to become brutal.	   Syn: brutalize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Brutalism \Bru"tal*ism\, n.	   Brutish quality; brutality.	   [1913 Webster]
Brutality \Bru*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Brutalities}. [Cf. F.	   brutalit['e].]	   1. The quality of being brutal; inhumanity; savageness;	      pitilessness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inhuman act.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . brutalities exercised in war. --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Brutalization \Bru`tal*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of making brutal; state of being	   brutalized.	   [1913 Webster]
Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Brutalizing}.] [Cf. F. brutaliser.]	   To make brutal; beasty; unfeeling; or inhuman.	   [1913 Webster]	Brutalize \Bru"tal*ize\, v. i.	   To become brutal, inhuman, barbarous, or coarse and beasty.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He mixed . . . with his countrymen, brutalized with	         them in their habits and manners.        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Brutally \Bru"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a brutal manner; cruelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Brute \Brute\, a. [F. brut, nasc., brute, fem., raw, rough,	   rude, brutish, L. brutus stupid, irrational: cf. It. & Sp.	   bruto.]	   1. Not having sensation; senseless; inanimate; unconscious;	      without intelligence or volition; as, the brute earth; the	      brute powers of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not possessing reason, irrational; unthinking; as, a brute	      beast; the brute creation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A creature . . . not prone	            And brute as other creatures, but endued	            With sanctity of reason.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, a brute beast.	      Hence: Brutal; cruel; fierce; ferocious; savage; pitiless;	      as, brute violence. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The influence of capital and mere brute labor.	                                                  --Playfair.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having the physical powers predominating over the mental;	      coarse; unpolished; unintelligent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great brute farmer from Liddesdale. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Rough; uncivilized; unfeeling. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {brute force}, The application of predominantly physical	      effort to achieve a goal that could be accomplished with	      less effort if more carefully considered. Figuratively,	      repetitive or strenuous application of an obvious or	      simple tactic, as contrasted with a more clever stratagem	      achieving the same goal with less effort; -- as, the first	      prime numbers were discovered by the brute force	      repetition of the {Sieve of Eratosthenes}.	      [PJC]	Brute \Brute\, n.	   1. An animal destitute of human reason; any animal not human;	      esp. a quadruped; a beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brutes may be considered as either a["e]rial,	            terrestrial, aquatic, or amphibious.  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brutal person; a savage in heart or manners; as	      unfeeling or coarse person.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ill-natured brute of a husband.    --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Beast}.	        [1913 Webster]	Brute \Brute\, v. t. [For bruit.]	   To report; to bruit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Brutely \Brute"ly\, adv.	   In a rude or violent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Bruteness \Brute"ness\, n.	   1. Brutality. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Insensibility. "The bruteness of nature." --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Brutify \Bru"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brutified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Brutifying}.] [Brute + -fy: cf. F. brutifier.]	   To make like a brute; to make senseless, stupid, or	   unfeeling; to brutalize.	   [1913 Webster]	         Any man not quite brutified and void of sense.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Brutish \Bru"tish\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a brute or brutes; of a cruel,	   gross, and stupid nature; coarse; unfeeling; unintelligent.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, let all provocation	         Take every brutish shape it can devise.  --Leigh Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Man may . . . render himself brutish, but it is in vain	         that he would seek to take the rank and density of the	         brute.                                   --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insensible; stupid; unfeeling; savage; cruel; brutal;	        barbarous; inhuman; ferocious; gross; carnal; sensual;	        bestial.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Bru"tish*ly}, adv. --	        {Bru"tish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Brutism \Bru"tism\, n.	   The nature or characteristic qualities or actions of a brute;	   extreme stupidity, or beastly vulgarity.	   [1913 Webster]
Bruting \Bru"ting\, n.	   Browsing. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Bryological \Bry*o*log"i*cal\, a.	   Relating to bryology; as, bryological studies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bryologist \Bry*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in bryology.	   [1913 Webster]
Bryology \Bry*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? moss + -logy.]	   That part of botany which relates to mosses.	   [1913 Webster]
Bryonin \Bry"o*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony	   ({Bryonia alba} and {Bryonia dioica}). It is a white, or	   slightly colored, substance, and is emetic and cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]
Bryony \Bry"o*ny\ (br[imac]"[-o]*n[y^]), n. [L. bryonia, Gr.	   brywni`a, fr. bry`ein to swell, esp. of plants.] (Bot.)	   The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus	   {Bryonia}. The root of {Bryonia alba} ({rough bryony} or	   {white bryony}) and of {Bryonia dioica} is a strong,	   irritating cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black bryony}, a plant ({Tamus communis}) so named from its	      dark glossy leaves and black root; black bindweed.	      [1913 Webster]
Bryophyta \Bry*oph"y*ta\, n. pl.	   See {Cryptogamia}.	   [1913 Webster]
bryophyte \bryophyte\ n.	   any of numerous plants of the division {Bryophyta}.	   Syn: nonvascular plant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bryophytic \bryophytic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to bryophytes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bryopsida \Bryopsida\ n.	   the class of plants comprising the true mosses, having leafy	   rather than thalloid gametophytes; it comprises the orders	   {Andreaeales}; {Bryales}; {Dicranales}; {Eubryales}; and	   {Sphagnales}.	   Syn: class Bryopsida, Musci, class Musci.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bryozoa \Bry`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? moss + ? animal.]	   (Zool.)	   A class of Molluscoidea, including minute animals which by	   budding form compound colonies; -- called also {Polyzoa}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are often coralike in form and appearance, each	         small cell containing an individual zooid. Other	         species grow in delicate, flexible, branched forms,	         resembling moss, whence the name. Some are found in	         fresh water, but most are marine. The three principal	         divisions are {Ectoprocta}, {Entoprocta}, and	         {Pterobranchia}. See {Cyclostoma}, {Chilostoma}, and	         {Phylactolema}.	         [1913 Webster]
Bryozoan \Bry`o*zo"an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Bryozoa. -- n. One of the Bryozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Bryozoum \Bry`o*zo"um\, n. [NL. See {Bryozoa}.] (Zool.)	   An individual zooid of a bryozoan coralline, of which there	   may be two or more kinds in a single colony. The zo[oe]cia	   usually have a wreath of tentacles around the mouth, and a	   well developed stomach and intestinal canal; but these parts	   are lacking in the other zooids ({Avicularia}, {O[oe]cia},	   etc.).	   [1913 Webster]
Buansuah \Bu`an*su"ah\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The wild dog of northern India ({Cuon prim[ae]vus}), supposed	   by some to be an ancestral species of the domestic dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Buat \Bu"at\, n. [Scot., of uncertain origin.]	   A lantern; also, the moon. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Bub \Bub\, n.	   Strong malt liquor. [Cant] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Bub \Bub\, n. [Cf. 2d {Bubby}.]	   A young brother; a little boy; -- a familiar term of address	   of a small boy.	   [1913 Webster]	Bub \Bub\, v. t. [Abbrev. from {Bubble}.]	   To throw out in bubbles; to bubble. [Obs.] --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]
Bubale \Bu"ba*le\, n. [Cf. F. bubale. See {Buffalo}, n.] (Zool.)	   A large antelope ({Alcelaphus bubalis}) of Egypt and the	   Desert of Sahara, supposed by some to be the fallow deer of	   the Bible.	   [1913 Webster]
Bubaline \Bu"ba*line\, a. (Zool.)	   Resembling a buffalo.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bubaline antelope} (Zool.), the bubale.	      [1913 Webster]
Bubalus \Bubalus\ n.	   a genus of ruminants which in some classification systems is	   included in the genus {Bos}; the water buffaloes.	   Syn: genus {Bubalus}, tribe Bubalus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bubble \Bub"ble\, n. [Cf. D. bobbel, Dan. boble, Sw. bubbla. Cf.	   {Blob}, n.]	   1. A thin film of liquid inflated with air or gas; as, a soap	      bubble; bubbles on the surface of a river.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beads of sweat have stood upon thy brow,	            Like bubbles in a late disturbed stream. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small quantity of air or gas within a liquid body; as,	      bubbles rising in champagne or a["e]rated waters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A globule of air, or globular vacuum, in a transparent	      solid; as, bubbles in window glass, or in a lens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small, hollow, floating bead or globe, formerly used for	      testing the strength of spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The globule of air in the spirit tube of a level.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Anything that wants firmness or solidity; that which is	      more specious than real; a false show; a cheat or fraud; a	      delusive scheme; an empty project; a dishonest	      speculation; as, the South Sea bubble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then a soldier . . .	            Seeking the bubble reputation	            Even in the cannon's mouth.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A person deceived by an empty project; a gull. [Obs.]	      "Ganny's a cheat, and I'm a bubble." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Bubble \Bub"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bubbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bubbling}.] [Cf. D. bobbelen, Dan. boble. See {Bubble}, n.]	   1. To rise in bubbles, as liquids when boiling or agitated;	      to contain bubbles.	      [1913 Webster]	            The milk that bubbled in the pail.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To run with a gurgling noise, as if forming bubbles; as, a	      bubbling stream. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sing with a gurgling or warbling sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            At mine ear	            Bubbled the nightingale and heeded not. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Bubbler \Bub"bler\, v. t.	   To cheat; to deceive.	   [1913 Webster]	         She has bubbled him out of his youth.    --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great Locke, who was seldom outwitted by false	         sounds, was nevertheless bubbled here.   --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]	Bubbler \Bub"bler\, n.	   1. One who cheats.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the Jews, jobbers, bubblers, subscribers,	            projectors, etc.                      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A fish of the Ohio river; -- so called from the	      noise it makes.	      [1913 Webster]
Bubble shell \Bub"ble shell`\ (Zool.)	   A marine univalve shell of the genus {Bulla} and allied	   genera, belonging to the Tectibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
bubbling \bubbling\ adj.	   1. giving off bubbles; -- of a liquid. [Narrower terms:	      {foaming, frothing}; {effervescent}; {boiling}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. stimulatingly lively, witty, and entertaining; -- of	      people.	   Syn: effervescent, scintillating, sparkling, sparkly,	        vivacious.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bubbling Jock \Bub"bling Jock`\(Zool.)	   The male wild turkey, the gobbler; -- so called in allusion	   to its notes.	   [1913 Webster]
Bubbly \Bub"bly\, a.	   Abounding in bubbles; bubbling. --Nash.	   [1913 Webster]
Bubby \Bub"by\ (b[u^]b"b[y^]), n. [Cf. Prov. G. b["u]bbi, or It.	   poppa, Pr. popa, OF. poupe, a woman's breast.]	   A woman's breast. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	Bubby \Bub"by\, n. [A corruption of brother.]	   Bub; -- a term of familiar or affectionate address to a small	   boy.	   [1913 Webster]
Bubo \Bu"bo\ (b[=u]"b[-o]), n.; pl. {Buboes} (-b[-o]z). [LL.	   bubo the groin, a swelling in the groin, Gr. boubw`n.] (Med.)	   An inflammation, with enlargement, of a lymphatic gland, esp.	   in the groin, as in syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Bubonic \Bu*bon"ic\ (b[-u]*b[o^]n"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to a bubo or buboes; characterized by	   buboes.	   [1913 Webster]	Bubonic plague \Bubonic plague\ (Med.)	   a severe and often fatal disease caused by infection with the	   bacterium {Yersinia pestis} (formerly {Pasteurella pestis}),	   transmitted to man by the bite of fleas, themselves usually	   infected by biting infected rodents. It is characterized by	   the formation of buboes, most notably on the groin and	   armpits, and accompanied by weakness and high fever. The	   disease was known as the {black death}, and was responsible	   for several devastating plagues throughout the middle ages.	   When lungs became infected, the disease was called the	   {pneumonic plague}. It is still found occasionally in poor	   areas of undeveloped countries but is rare in developed	   countries.	   [PJC]
Bubonocele \Bu*bon"o*cele\ (b[-u]*b[o^]n"[-o]*s[=e]l), n. [Gr.	   boubw`n groin + ? tumor: cf. F. bubonoc[`e]le.] (Med.)	   An inguinal hernia; esp. that incomplete variety in which the	   hernial pouch descends only as far as the groin, forming a	   swelling there like a bubo.	   [1913 Webster]
Bubukle \Bu"bu*kle\, n.	   A red pimple. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Buccal \Buc"cal\, a. [L. bucca cheek: cf. F. buccal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the mouth or cheeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Buccan \Buc"can\, n. [F. boucan. See {Buccaneer}.]	   1. A wooden frame or grid for roasting, smoking, or drying	      meat over fire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A place where meat is smoked.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Buccaned meat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Buccan \Buc"can\, v. t. [F. boucaner. See {Buccaneer}.]	   To expose (meat) in strips to fire and smoke upon a buccan.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Buccaneer \Buc`ca*neer"\, n. [F. boucanier, fr. boucaner to	   smoke or broil meat and fish, to hunt wild beasts for their	   skins, boucan a smoking place for meat or fish, gridiron for	   smoking: a word of American origin.]	   A robber upon the sea; a pirate; -- a term applied especially	   to the piratical adventurers who made depredations on the	   Spaniards in America in the 17th and 18th centuries. [Written	   also {bucanier}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Primarily, one who dries and smokes flesh or fish after	         the manner of the Indians. The name was first given to	         the French settlers in Haiti or Hispaniola, whose	         business was to hunt wild cattle and swine.	         [1913 Webster]	Buccaneer \Buc`ca*neer"\, v. i.	   To act the part of a buccaneer; to live as a piratical	   adventurer or sea robber.	   [1913 Webster]
Buccaneerish \Buc`ca*neer"ish\, a.	   Like a buccaneer; piratical.	   [1913 Webster]
Buccinal \Buc"ci*nal\, a. [L. bucina a crooked horn or trumpet.]	   Shaped or sounding like a trumpet; trumpetlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Buccinator \Buc`ci*na"tor\, n. [L., a trumpeter, fr. bucinare to	   sound the trumpet.] (Anat.)	   A muscle of the cheek; -- so called from its use in blowing	   wind instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Buccinoid \Buc"ci*noid\, a. [Buccinum + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Resembling the genus {Buccinum}, or pertaining to the	   {Buccinid[ae]}, a family of marine univalve shells. See	   {Whelk}, and {Prosobranchiata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buccinum \Buc"ci*num\, prop. n. [L., a trumpet, a trumpet	   shell.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large univalve mollusks abundant in the arctic	   seas. It includes the common whelk ({Buccinum undatum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Bucentaur \Bu*cen"taur\, n. [Gr. boy^s ox + ke`ntayros centaur.]	   1. A fabulous monster, half ox, half man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [It. bucentoro.] The state barge of Venice, used by the	      doge in the ceremony of espousing the Adriatic.	      [1913 Webster]
Bucephalus \Bu*ceph"a*lus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., ox-headed;	   ? ox + ? head.]	   1. The celebrated war horse of Alexander the Great.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence, any riding horse. [Jocose] --Sir W. Scott.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Buceros \Bu"ce*ros\, n. [Gr. boy`kerws horned like an ox; boy^s	   ox + ke`ras horn.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large perching birds; the hornbills.	   [1913 Webster]
Bucharest \Bucharest\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Romania. Population (2000) = 2,351,000.	   [PJC]
Buchloe \Buchloe\ n.	   a genus of grasses comprising buffalo grass.	   Syn: genus {Buchloe}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bucholzite \Buch"ol*zite\, n. [So called from Bucholz, a German	   chemist.] (Min.)	   Same as {Fibrolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buchu \Bu"chu\, n. (Bot.)	   A South African shrub ({Barosma}) with small leaves that are	   dotted with oil glands; also, the leaves themselves, which	   are used in medicine for diseases of the urinary organs, etc.	   Several species furnish the leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Buck \Buck\ (b[u^]k), n. [Akin to LG. b["u]ke, Dan. byg, Sw.	   byk, G. bauche: cf. It. bucato, Prov. Sp. bugada, F.	   bu['e]e.]	   1. Lye or suds in which cloth is soaked in the operation of	      bleaching, or in which clothes are washed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cloth or clothes soaked or washed. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Buck \Buck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucked} (b[u^]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bucking}.] [OE. bouken; akin to LG. b["u]ken, Dan.	   byge, Sw. byka, G. bauchen, beuchen; cf. OF. buer. Cf. the	   preceding noun.]	   1. To soak, steep, or boil, in lye or suds; -- a process in	      bleaching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wash (clothes) in lye or suds, or, in later usage, by	      beating them on stones in running water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) To break up or pulverize, as ores.	      [1913 Webster]	Buck \Buck\ (b[u^]k), n. [OE. buk, bucke, AS. bucca, bua,	   he-goat; akin to D. bok, OHG. pocch, G. bock, Ir. boc, W.	   bwch, Corn. byk; cf. Zend b[=u]za, Skr. bukka. [root]256. Cf.	   {Butcher}, n.]	   1. The male of deer, especially fallow deer and antelopes, or	      of goats, sheep, hares, and rabbits.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A male fallow deer is called a fawn in his first year;	         a pricket in his second; a sorel in his third; a sore	         in his fourth; a buck of the first head in his fifth;	         and a great buck in his sixth. The female of the fallow	         deer is termed a doe. The male of the red deer is	         termed a stag or hart and not a buck, and the female is	         called a hind. --Brande & C.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A gay, dashing young fellow; a fop; a dandy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The leading bucks of the day.         --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A male Indian or negro. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word buck is much used in composition for the names	         of antelopes; as, bush buck, spring buck.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blue buck}. See under {Blue}.	   {Water buck}, a South African variety of antelope ({Kobus	      ellipsiprymnus}). See Illust. of {Antelope}.	      [1913 Webster]	Buck \Buck\ (b[u^]k), v. i.	   1. To copulate, as bucks and does.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spring with quick plunging leaps, descending with the	      fore legs rigid and the head held as low down as possible;	      -- said of a vicious horse or mule.	      [1913 Webster]	Buck \Buck\, v. t.	   1. (Mil.) To subject to a mode of punishment which consists	      in tying the wrists together, passing the arms over the	      bent knees, and putting a stick across the arms and in the	      angle formed by the knees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw by bucking. See {Buck}, v. i., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brute that he was riding had nearly bucked him	            out of the saddle.                    --W. E.	                                                  Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	Buck \Buck\, n.	   A frame on which firewood is sawed; a sawhorse; a sawbuck.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Buck saw}, a saw set in a frame and used for sawing wood on	      a sawhorse.	      [1913 Webster]	Buck \Buck\, n. [See {Beech}, n.]	   The beech tree. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Buck mast}, the mast or fruit of the beech tree. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
buckaroo \buckaroo\ n.	   1. [fr. Sp. vaquero.]a cowboy, especially used of one who	      breaks broncos; -- used especially in California.	   Syn: vaquero.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a fellow; a guy. [slang]	      [PJC]
Buck-basket \Buck"-bas`ket\, n. [See 1st {Buck}.]	   A basket in which clothes are carried to the wash. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] buckbean
buckbean \buckbean\, Buck bean \Buck" bean`\(b[=e]n`). (Bot.)	   A perennial plant ({Menyanthes trifoliata}) of Europe and	   America which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes	   of white, reddish, or purplish flowers and intensely bitter	   trifoliate leaves, sometimes used in medicine; marsh trefoil;	   -- called also {bog bean}. It often roots at the water margin	   and spreads across the surface.	   Syn: water shamrock, bogbean, bog myrtle, marsh trefoil,	        {Menyanthes trifoliata}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Buckboard \Buck"board`\, n.	   A four-wheeled vehicle, having a long elastic board or frame	   resting on the bolsters or axletrees, and a seat or seats	   placed transversely upon it; -- called also {buck wagon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bucker \Buck"er\, n. (Mining)	   1. One who bucks ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A broad-headed hammer used in bucking ore.	      [1913 Webster]	Bucker \Buck"er\, n.	   A horse or mule that bucks.	   [1913 Webster]
Bucket \Buck"et\, n. [OE. boket; cf. AS. buc pitcher, or Corn.	   buket tub.]	   1. A vessel for drawing up water from a well, or for	      catching, holding, or carrying water, sap, or other	      liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	            The old oaken bucket, the iron-bound bucket,	            The moss-covered bucket, which hung in the well.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel (as a tub or scoop) for hoisting and conveying	      coal, ore, grain, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) One of the receptacles on the rim of a water wheel	      into which the water rushes, causing the wheel to revolve;	      also, a float of a paddle wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The valved piston of a lifting pump.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) one of vanes on the rotor of a turbine.	      [PJC]	   6. (Mach.) a {bucketfull}.	      [PJC]	   {Fire bucket}, a bucket for carrying water to put out fires.	      	   {To kick the bucket}, to die. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	Bucket \Buck"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bucketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Bucketing}.]	   1. To draw or lift in, or as if in, buckets; as, to bucket	      water.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To pour over from a bucket; to drench.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To ride (a horse) hard or mercilessly.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Rowing) To make, or cause to make (the recovery), with a	      certain hurried or unskillful forward swing of the body.	      [Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bucket shop \Buck"et shop`\	   An office or a place where facilities are given for betting	   small sums on current prices of stocks, petroleum, etc.	   [Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster] bucketful
bucketful \buck"et*ful`\, Bucketfull \Buck"et*full`\	   a bucket filled with a substance, or the quantity which would	   fill a bucket.	   Syn: bucket.	        [PJC]
Buckety \Buck"et*y\, n. [A corruption of buckwheat.]	   Paste used by weavers to dress their webs. --Buchanan.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckeye \Buck"eye`\ (b[u^]k"[imac]`), n.	   1. (Bot.) A name given to several American trees and shrubs	      of the same genus ({[AE]sculus}) as the horse chestnut.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Ohio buckeye}, or {Fetid buckeye}, is {Aesculus glabra}.	      	   {Red buckeye} is {Aesculus Pavia}.	   {Small buckeye} is {Aesculus paviflora}.	   {Sweet buckeye}, or {Yellow buckeye}, is {Aesculus flava}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cant name for a native or resident of Ohio. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Buckeye State}, Ohio; -- so called because buckeye trees	      abound there.	      [1913 Webster]
Buck-eyed \Buck"-eyed`\, a.	   Having bad or speckled eyes. "A buck-eyed horse." --James	   White.	   [1913 Webster]
Buck fever \Buck fever\	   Intense excitement at the sight of deer or other game, such	   as often unnerves a novice in hunting. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Buckhound \Buck"hound`\, n.	   A hound for hunting deer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Master of the buckhounds}, an officer in the royal	      household. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Buckie \Buck"ie\, n. (Zool.)	   A large spiral marine shell, esp. the common whelk. See	   {Buccinum}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deil's buckie}, a perverse, refractory youngster. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Bucking \Buck"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of soaking or boiling cloth in an	      alkaline liquid in the operation of bleaching; also, the	      liquid used. --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A washing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The process of breaking up or pulverizing ores.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bucking iron} (Mining), a broad-faced hammer, used in	      bucking or breaking up ores.	   {Bucking kier} (Manuf.), a large circular boiler, or kier,	      used in bleaching.	   {Bucking stool}, a washing block.	      [1913 Webster]
Buckish \Buck"ish\, a.	   Dandified; foppish.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckle \Buc"kle\, n. [OE. bocle buckle, boss of a shield, OF.	   bocle, F. boucle, boss of a shield, ring, fr. L. buccula a	   little cheek or mouth, dim. of bucca cheek; this boss or knob	   resembling a cheek.]	   1. A device, usually of metal, consisting of a frame with one	      more movable tongues or catches, used for fastening things	      together, as parts of dress or harness, by means of a	      strap passing through the frame and pierced by the tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A distortion bulge, bend, or kink, as in a saw blade or a	      plate of sheet metal. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A curl of hair, esp. a kind of crisp curl formerly worn;	      also, the state of being curled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Earlocks in tight buckles on each side of a lantern	            face.                                 --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lets his wig lie in buckle for a whole half year.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A contorted expression, as of the face. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            'Gainst nature armed by gravity,	            His features too in buckle see.       --Churchill.	      [1913 Webster]	Buckle \Buc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buckled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Buckling}.] [OE. boclen, F. boucler. See {Buckle}, n.]	   1. To fasten or confine with a buckle or buckles; as, to	      buckle a harness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bend; to cause to kink, or to become distorted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prepare for action; to apply with vigor and	      earnestness; -- formerly, generally used reflexively, but	      by mid 20th century, usually used with down; -- as, the	      programmers buckled down and worked late hours to finish	      the project in time for the promised delivery date.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Cartwright buckled himself to the employment.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To join in marriage. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Buckle \Buc"kle\ (b[u^]k"k'l), v. i.	   1. To bend permanently; to become distorted; to bow; to curl;	      to kink.	      [1913 Webster]	            Buckled with the heat of the fire like parchment.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bend out of a true vertical plane, as a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To yield; to give way; to cease opposing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Dutch, as high as they seem, do begin to buckle.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To enter upon some labor or contest; to join in close	      fight; to struggle; to contend.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bishop was as able and ready to buckle with the	            Lord Protector as he was with him.    --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In single combat thou shalt buckle with me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To buckle to}, to bend to; to engage with zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make our sturdy humor buckle thereto. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before buckling to my winter's work.  --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	      [1913 Webster]
Buckler \Buc"kler\, n. [OE. bocler, OF. bocler, F. bouclier, a	   shield with a boss, from OF. bocle, boucle, boss. See	   {Buckle}, n.]	   1. A kind of shield, of various shapes and sizes, worn on one	      of the arms (usually the left) for protecting the front of	      the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the sword and buckler play of the Middle Ages in	         England, the buckler was a small shield, used, not to	         cover the body, but to stop or parry blows.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the large, bony, external plates found on many	          ganoid fishes.	      (b) The anterior segment of the shell of trilobites.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A block of wood or plate of iron made to fit a	      hawse hole, or the circular opening in a half-port, to	      prevent water from entering when the vessel pitches.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blind buckler} (Naut.), a solid buckler.	   {Buckler mustard} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Biscutella})	      with small bright yellow flowers. The seed vessel on	      bursting resembles two bucklers or shields.	   {Buckler thorn}, a plant with seed vessels shaped like a	      buckler. See {Christ's thorn}.	   {Riding buckler} (Naut.), a buckler with a hole for the	      passage of a cable.	      [1913 Webster]	Buckler \Buc"kler\, v. t.	   To shield; to defend. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Can Oxford, that did ever fence the right,	         Now buckler falsehood with a pedigree?   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckler-headed \Buc"kler-head`ed\, a.	   Having a head like a buckler.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckling \Buc"kling\, a.	   Wavy; curling, as hair. --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckra \Buck"ra\, n. [In the language of the Calabar coast,	   buckra means "demon, a powerful and superior being." --J. L.	   Wilson.]	   A white man; -- a term used by negroes of the African coast,	   West Indies, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Buckra \Buck"ra\, a.	   White; white man's; strong; good; as, buckra yam, a white	   yam.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckram \Buck"ram\, n. [OE. bokeram, bougeren, OF. boqueran, F.	   bougran, MHG. buckeram, LL. buchiranus, boquerannus, fr. MHG.	   boc, G. bock, goat (as being made of goat's hair), or fr. F.	   bouracan, by transposing the letter r. See {Buck},	   {Barracan}.]	   1. A coarse cloth of linen or hemp, stiffened with size or	      glue, used in garments to keep them in the form intended,	      and for wrappers to cover merchandise.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Buckram was formerly a very different material from	         that now known by the name. It was used for wearing	         apparel, etc. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Ramson}. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Buckram \Buck"ram\, a.	   1. Made of buckram; as, a buckram suit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stiff; precise. "Buckram dames." --Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]	Buckram \Buck"ram\, v. t.	   To strengthen with buckram; to make stiff. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Buck's-horn \Buck's"-horn`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant with leaves branched somewhat like a buck's horn	   ({Plantago Coronopus}); also, {Lobelia coronopifolia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckshot \Buck"shot`\, n.	   A coarse leaden shot, larger than swan shot, used in hunting	   deer and large game.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckskin \Buck"skin`\, n.	   1. The skin of a buck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soft strong leather, usually yellowish or grayish in	      color, made of deerskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person clothed in buckskin, particularly an American	      soldier of the Revolutionary war.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cornwallis fought as lang's he dought,	            An' did the buckskins claw, man.      --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Breeches made of buckskin.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have alluded to his buckskin.       --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Buckstall \Buck"stall`\, n.	   A toil or net to take deer.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckthorn \Buck"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus ({Rhamnus}) of shrubs or trees. The shorter branches	   of some species terminate in long spines or thorns. See	   {Rhamnus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sea buckthorn}, a plant of the genus {Hippopha["e]}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bucktooth \Buck"tooth`\, n.	   Any tooth that juts out.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he laughed, two white buckteeth protruded.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Buckwheat \Buck"wheat`\, n. [Buck a beech tree + wheat; akin to	   D. boekweit, G. buchweizen.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant ({Fagopyrum esculentum}) of the Polygonum	      family, the seed of which is used for food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The triangular seed used, when ground, for griddle cakes,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Bucolic \Bu*col"ic\, a. [L. bucolicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? cowherd,	   herdsman; ? ox + (perh.) ? race horse; cf. Skr. kal to drive:	   cf. F. bucolique. See {Cow} the animal.]	   Of or pertaining to the life and occupation of a shepherd;	   pastoral; rustic.	   [1913 Webster]	Bucolic \Bu*col"ic\, n. [L. Bucolic[^o]n po["e]ma.]	   A pastoral poem, representing rural affairs, and the life,	   manners, and occupation of shepherds; as, the Bucolics of	   Theocritus and Virgil. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bucolical \Bu*col"ic*al\, a.	   Bucolic.	   [1913 Webster]
Bucranium \Bu*cra"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {Bucrania}. [L., fr. Gr. ?	   ox head.]	   A sculptured ornament, representing an ox skull adorned with	   wreaths, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Bud \Bud\ (b[u^]d), n. [OE. budde; cf. D. bot, G. butze, butz,	   the core of a fruit, bud, LG. butte in hagebutte, hainbutte,	   a hip of the dog-rose, or OF. boton, F. bouton, bud, button,	   OF. boter to bud, push; all akin to E. beat. See {Button}.]	   1. (Bot.) A small protuberance on the stem or branches of a	      plant, containing the rudiments of future leaves, flowers,	      or stems; an undeveloped branch or flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A small protuberance on certain low forms of	      animals and vegetables which develops into a new organism,	      either free or attached. See {Hydra}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bud moth} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect of several	      species, which destroys the buds of fruit trees; esp.	      {Tmetocera ocellana} and {Eccopsis malana} on the apple	      tree.	      [1913 Webster]	Bud \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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To begin to grow, or to issue from a stock in the manner	      of a bud, as a horn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be like a bud in respect to youth and freshness, or	      growth and promise; as, a budding virgin. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To sprout; germinate; blossom.	        [1913 Webster]	Bud \Bud\, v. t.	   To graft, as a plant with another or into another, by	   inserting a bud from the one into an opening in the bark of	   the other, in order to raise, upon the budded stock, fruit	   different from that which it would naturally bear.	   [1913 Webster]	         The apricot and the nectarine may be, and usually are,	         budded upon the peach; the plum and the peach are	         budded on each other.                    --Farm. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Budapest \Budapest\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Hungary. Population (2000) = 2,008,546.	   [PJC]
Buddha \Bud"dha\, n. [Skr. buddha wise, sage, 'the enlightened'	   fr. budh to know.]	   1. The title of an incarnation of self-abnegation, virtue,	      and wisdom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The title of Siddhartha or Gautama, a deified religious	      teacher of the Buddhists and the founder of Buddhism;	      called also {Gautama Siddartha} or {Sakya Sinha} (or	      Muni). From three newly discovered inscriptions of the	      emperor Asoka it follows that the 37th year of his reign	      was reckoned as the 257th from the death of Buddha. Hence	      it is inferred that Buddha died between 482 and 472 B. C.	      It being agreed that he lived to be eighty, he was born	      between 562 and 552 B. C. The Buddhist narratives of his	      life are overgrown with legend and myth. Senart seeks to	      trace in them the history of the sun-hero. Oldenberg finds	      in the most ancient traditions -- those of Ceylon -- at	      least definite historical outlines. Siddhartha, as Buddha	      was called before entering upon his great mission, was	      born in the country and tribe of the Sakhyas, at the foot	      of the Nepalese Himalayas. His father, Suddhodana, was	      rather a great and wealthy landowner than a king. He	      passed his youth in opulence at Kapila-vastu, the Sakhya	      capital. He was married and had a son Rahula, who became a	      member of his order. At the age of twenty-nine he left	      parents, wife, and only son for the spiritual struggle of	      a recluse. After seven years he believed himself possessed	      of perfect truth, and assumed the title of Buddha, 'the	      enlightened.' He is represented as having received a	      sudden illumination as he sat under the Bo-tree, or ' tree	      of knowledge,' at Bodhgaya or Buddha-Gaya. For	      twenty-eight or, as later narratives give it, forty-nine	      days he was variously tempted by Mara. One of his doubts	      was whether to keep for himself the knowledge won, or to	      share it. Love triumphed, and he began to preach, at first	      at Benares. For forty-four years he preached in the region	      of Benares and Behar. Primitive Buddhism is only to be	      gathered by inference from the literature of a later time.	      Buddha did not array himself against the old religion. The	      doctrines were rather the outgrowth of those of certain	      Brahmanical schools. His especial concern was salvation	      from sorrow, and so from existence. There are "four noble	      truths": (1) existence is suffering; (2) the cause of pain	      is desire, (3) cessation of pain is possible through the	      suppression of desire; (4) the way to this is the	      knowledge and observance of the "good law " of Buddha. The	      end is Nirvana, the cessation of existence. Buddhism was	      preached in the vulgar tongue, and had a popular	      literature and an elaborately organized monastic and	      missionary system. It made its way into Afghanistan,	      Bactriana., Tibet, and China. It passed away in India not	      from Brahman persecution, but rather from internal causes,	      such as its too abstract nature, too morbid view of life,	      relaxed discipline, and overgrowth of monasticism, and	      also because Shivaism and Vishnuism employed many of its	      own weapons more effectively. The system has been	      variously modified in dogma and rites in the many	      countries to which it has spread. It is supposed to number	      about 850,000,000 of adherents, who are principally in	      Ceylon, Tibet, China, and Japan.	      [Century Dict. 1906.]
Buddhism \Bud"dhism\, n.	   The religion based upon the doctrine originally taught by the	   Hindu sage Gautama Siddartha, surnamed Buddha, "the awakened	   or enlightened," in the sixth century b. c., and adopted as a	   religion by the greater part of the inhabitants of Central	   and Eastern Asia and the Indian Islands. Buddha's teaching is	   believed to have been atheistic; yet it was characterized by	   elevated humanity and morality. It presents release from	   existence (a beatific enfranchisement, Nirv[^a]na) as the	   greatest good. Buddhists believe in transmigration of souls	   through all phases and forms of life. Their number was	   estimated in 1881 at 470,000,000.	   [1913 Webster]
Buddhist \Bud"dhist\, n.	   One who accepts the teachings of Buddhism.	   [1913 Webster]	Buddhist \Bud"dhist\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Buddha, Buddhism, or the Buddhists.	   [1913 Webster]
Buddhistic \Bud*dhis"tic\, a.	   Same as {Buddhist}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Budding \Bud"ding\, n.	   1. The act or process of producing buds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A process of asexual reproduction, in which a new	      organism or cell is formed by a protrusion of a portion of	      the animal or vegetable organism, the bud thus formed	      sometimes remaining attached to the parent stalk or cell,	      at other times becoming free; gemmation. See {Hydroidea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or process of ingrafting one kind of plant upon	      another stock by inserting a bud under the bark.	      [1913 Webster]
Buddle \Bud"dle\, n. [Prov. E., to cleanse ore, also a vessel	   for this purpose; cf. G. butteln to shake.] (Mining)	   An apparatus, especially an inclined trough or vat, in which	   stamped ore is concentrated by subjecting it to the action of	   running water so as to wash out the lighter and less valuable	   portions.	   [1913 Webster]	Buddle \Bud"dle\, v. i. (Mining)	   To wash ore in a buddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bude burner \Bude" burn`er\ [See {Bude light}.]	   A burner consisting of two or more concentric Argand burners	   (the inner rising above the outer) and a central tube by	   which oxygen gas or common air is supplied.	   [1913 Webster]	Bude light \Bude" light`\ [From Bude, in Cornwall, the residence	   of Sir G. Gurney, the inventor.]	   A light in which high illuminating power is obtained by	   introducing a jet of oxygen gas or of common air into the	   center of a flame fed with coal gas or with oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Budge \Budge\ (b[u^]j), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Budged} (b[u^]jd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Budging}.] [F. bouger to stir, move (akin to	   Pr. bojar, bolegar, to stir, move, It. bulicare to boil,	   bubble), fr. L. bullire. See {Boil}, v. i.]	   To move off; to stir; to walk away.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll not budge an inch, boy.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mouse ne'er shunned the cat as they did budge	         From rascals worse than they.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Budge \Budge\, a. [See {Budge}, v.]	   Brisk; stirring; jocund. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Budge \Budge\, n. [OE. bouge bag, OF. boge, bouge, fr. L. bulga	   a leathern bag or knapsack; a Gallic word; cf. OIr. bolc,	   Gael. bolg. Cf. {Budge}, n.]	   A kind of fur prepared from lambskin dressed with the wool	   on; -- used formerly as an edging and ornament, esp. of	   scholastic habits.	   [1913 Webster]	Budge \Budge\, a.	   1. Lined with budge; hence, scholastic. "Budge gowns."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Austere or stiff, like scholastics.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those budge doctors of the stoic fur. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Budge bachelor}, one of a company of men clothed in long	      gowns lined with budge, who formerly accompanied the lord	      mayor of London in his inaugural procession.	   {Budge barrel} (Mil.), a small copper-hooped barrel with only	      one head, the other end being closed by a piece of	      leather, which is drawn together with strings like a	      purse. It is used for carrying powder from the magazine to	      the battery, in siege or seacoast service.	      [1913 Webster]
Budgeness \Budge"ness\, n.	   Sternness; severity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A Sara for goodness, a great Bellona for budgeness.	                                                  --Stanyhurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Budger \Budg"er\, n.	   One who budges. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] budgereegah	   budgerigar
budgerigar \budg"er*i*gar\, budgereegah \budgereegah\,
budgerygah \budgerygah\n.	   small Australian parakeet ({Melopsittacus undulatus}) usually	   light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but	   bred in many colors.	   Syn: budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
budgerow \budg"e*row\, n. [Hindi bajr[=a].]	   A large and commodious, but generally cumbrous and sluggish	   boat, used for journeys on the Ganges.	   [1913 Webster]
Budget \Budg"et\, n. [OE. bogett, bouget, F. bougette bag,	   wallet, dim. of OF. boge, bouge, leather bag. See {Budge},	   n., and cf. {Bouget}.]	   1. A bag or sack with its contents; hence, a stock or store;	      an accumulation; as, a budget of inventions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The annual financial statement which the British	      chancellor of the exchequer makes in the House of Commons.	      It comprehends a general view of the finances of the	      country, with the proposed plan of taxation for the	      ensuing year. The term is sometimes applied to a similar	      statement in other countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To open the budget}, to lay before a legislative body the	      financial estimates and plans of the executive government.	      [1913 Webster]
budgetary \budgetary\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a budget; as, budgetary considerations.	   [WordNet 1.5]
budgie \budg"ie\ n.	   small Australian parakeet ({Melopsittacus undulatus}) usually	   light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but	   bred in many colors.	   Syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, grass parakeet,	        lovebird, shell parakeet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Budgy \Budg"y\, a. [From {Budge}, n.]	   Consisting of fur. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Budlet \Bud"let\, n. [Bud + -let.]	   A little bud springing from a parent bud.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have a criterion to distinguish one bud from	         another, or the parent bud from the numerous budlets	         which are its offspring.                 --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Budorcas \Budorcas\ n.	   a genus of mammals comprising the gnu goats.	   Syn: genus {Budorcas}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Buenos Aires \Buenos Aires\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Argentina. Population (2000) = 3,000,000.	   [PJC]
Buff \Buff\ (b[u^]f), n. [OE. buff, buffe, buff, buffalo, F.	   buffle buffalo. See {Buffalo}.]	   1. A sort of leather, prepared from the skin of the buffalo,	      dressed with oil, like chamois; also, the skins of oxen,	      elks, and other animals, dressed in like manner. "A suit	      of buff." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The color of buff; a light yellow, shading toward pink,	      gray, or brown.	      [1913 Webster]	            A visage rough,	            Deformed, unfeatured, and a skin of buff. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A military coat, made of buff leather. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) The grayish viscid substance constituting the buffy	      coat. See {Buffy coat}, under {Buffy}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) A wheel covered with buff leather, and used in	      polishing cutlery, spoons, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The bare skin; as, to strip to the buff. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To be in buff is equivalent to being naked.	                                                  --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Buff \Buff\, a.	   1. Made of buff leather. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the color of buff.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Buff coat}, a close, military outer garment, with short	      sleeves, and laced tightly over the chest, made of buffalo	      skin, or other thick and elastic material, worn by	      soldiers in the 17th century as a defensive covering.	   {Buff jerkin}, originally, a leather waistcoat; afterward,	      one of cloth of a buff color. [Obs.] --Nares.	   {Buff stick} (Mech.), a strip of wood covered with buff	      leather, used in polishing.	      [1913 Webster]	Buff \Buff\, v. t.	   to polish with a soft cloth, especially one similar to a	   {buff[5]}. See {Buff}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Buff \Buff\, v. t. [OF. bufer to cuff, buffet. See {Buffet} a	   blow.]	   To strike. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Buff \Buff\, n. [See {Buffet}.]	   A buffet; a blow; -- obsolete except in the phrase	   "Blindman's buff." See {blindman's buff}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nathless so sore a buff to him it lent	         That made him reel.                      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Buff \Buff\, a. [Of uncertain etymol.]	   Firm; sturdy.	   [1913 Webster]	         And for the good old cause stood buff,	         'Gainst many a bitter kick and cuff.     --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffa \Buf"fa\, n. fem. (Mus.) [It. See {Buffoon}.]	   The comic actress in an opera. -- a. Comic, farcical.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Aria buffa}, a droll or comic air.	   {Opera buffa}, a comic opera. See {Opera bouffe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Buffalo \Buf"fa*lo\, n.; pl. {Buffaloes}. [Sp. bufalo (cf. It.	   bufalo, F. buffle), fr. L. bubalus, bufalus, a kind of	   African stag or gazelle; also, the buffalo or wild ox, fr.	   Gr. ? buffalo, prob. fr. ? ox. See {Cow} the animal, and cf.	   {Buff} the color, and {Bubale}.]	   1. (Zool.) A species of the genus {Bos} or {Bubalus}	      ({Bubalus bubalus}), originally from India, but now found	      in most of the warmer countries of the eastern continent.	      It is larger and less docile than the common ox, and is	      fond of marshy places and rivers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A very large and savage species of the same genus	      ({Syncerus Caffer} syn. {Bubalus Caffer}) found in South	      Africa; -- called also {Cape buffalo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any species of wild ox.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The bison of North America.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A buffalo robe. See {Buffalo robe}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) The buffalo fish. See {Buffalofish}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Buffalo berry} (Bot.), a shrub of the Upper Missouri	      ({Sherherdia argentea}) with acid edible red berries.	   {Buffalo bird} (Zool.), an African bird of the genus	      {Buphaga}, of two species. These birds perch upon	      buffaloes and cattle, in search of parasites.	   {Buffalo bug}, the carpet beetle. See under {Carpet}.	   {Buffalo chips}, dry dung of the buffalo, or bison, used for	      fuel. [U.S.]	   {Buffalo clover} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium	      reflexum} and {Trifoliumsoloniferum}) found in the ancient	      grazing grounds of the American bison.	   {Buffalo cod} (Zool.), a large, edible, marine fish	      ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of the northern Pacific coast; --	      called also {blue cod}, and {cultus cod}.	   {Buffalo fly}, or {Buffalo gnat} (Zool.), a small dipterous	      insect of the genus {Simulium}, allied to the black fly of	      the North. It is often extremely abundant in the lower	      part of the Mississippi valley and does great injury to	      domestic animals, often killing large numbers of cattle	      and horses. In Europe the Columbatz fly is a species with	      similar habits.	   {Buffalo grass} (Bot.), a species of short, sweet grass	      ({Buchlo["e] dactyloides}), from two to four inches high,	      covering the prairies on which the buffaloes, or bisons,	      feed. [U.S.]	   {Buffalo nut} (Bot.), the oily and drupelike fruit of an	      American shrub ({Pyrularia oleifera}); also, the shrub	      itself; oilnut.	   {Buffalo robe}, the skin of the bison of North America,	      prepared with the hair on; -- much used as a lap robe in	      sleighs.	      [1913 Webster] buffalofish
buffalofish \buffalofish\, buffalo fish \buffalo fish\n. (Zool.)	   1. any of several large carplike North American fish.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) Any of several large fresh-water fishes of the	      family {Catostomid[ae]} (also called suckers see [a	      href="http:]/www.state.ia.us/dnr/organiza/fwb/fish/iafish/sucker/sucker.htm">Sucker	      family), of the Mississippi valley. The red-mouthed or	      brown ({Ictiobus bubalus}), the {big-mouthed buffalofish}	      ({Ictiobus cyrinellus}, formerly called {Bubalichthys	      urus}), the {black buffalofish} ({Ictiobus niger}), and	      the {small-mouthed buffalofish} ({Ictiobus bubalus},	      formerly called {Bubalichthys altus}), are among the more	      important species used as food.	      [PJC]
buffalo nickel \buffalo nickel\	   A United States five-cent coin minted from 1913 to 1937	   having an image of an American bison ("buffalo") on its	   reverse, and an American Indian on the obverse.	   [PJC]	buffalo soldier \buffalo soldier\	   A black soldier of the United States army who served in the	   American west in the late 1800's, often as an indian fighter,	   and usually as part of an all-black troop; -- the name was	   given by the indians due to their their kinky hair, and the	   name was believed also to be a compliment on their courage.	   [PJC]
Buffel duck \Buf"fel duck\ (b[u^]f"f[e^]l d[u^]k`). [See	   {Buffalo}.] (Zool.)	   A small duck ({Charitonetta albeola}); the spirit duck, or	   butterball. The head of the male is covered with numerous	   elongated feathers, and thus appears large. Called also	   {bufflehead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffer \Buff"er\ (b[u^]f"[~e]r), n. [Prop a striker. See	   {Buffet} a blow.]	   1. (Mech.)	      (a) An elastic apparatus or fender, for deadening the jar	          caused by the collision of bodies; as, a buffer at the	          end of a railroad car.	      (b) A pad or cushion forming the end of a fender, which	          receives the blow; -- sometimes called {buffing	          apparatus}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. One who polishes with a buff.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wheel for buffing; a buff.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A good-humored, slow-witted fellow; -- usually said of an	      elderly man. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) a substance or mixture of substances which can	      absorb or neutralize a certain quantity of acid or base	      and thus keep the degree of acidity or alkalinity of a	      solution (as measured by pH) relatively stable. Sometimes	      the term is used in a medical context to mean {antacid}.	      [PJC]	   6. (Computers) a data storage device or portion of memory	      used to temporarily store input or output data until the	      receiving device is ready to process it.	      [PJC]	   7. any object or person that shields another object or person	      from harm, shock, or annoyance; as, the President's staff	      is his buffer from constant interruptions of his work.	      [PJC]
buffer \buff"er\ (b[u^]f"[~e]r), v. t. (Chem.)	   to add a buffer[5] to (a solution), so as to reduce unwanted	   fluctuation of acidity.	   [PJC]
buffered \buff"ered\ (b[u^]f"[~e]rd), a. (Chem.)	   containing a buffer[5]; -- of solutions, usually aqueous	   solutions.	   [PJC]
Bufferhead \Buff"er*head`\, n.	   The head of a buffer, which recieves the concussion, in	   railroad carriages.	   [1913 Webster]
Bufferin \Bufferin\ n. [trademark.]	   a brand of {aspirin} tablets coated with a substance capable	   of neutralizing acid (a "buffer"); -- sometimes applied	   generically to any buffered aspirin preparation.	   Syn: buffered aspirin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Buffet \Buf*fet"\ (b[oo^]f*f[=a]"), n. [F. buffet, LL. bufetum;	   of uncertain origin; perh. fr. the same source as E. buffet a	   blow, the root meaning to puff, hence (cf. puffed up) the	   idea of ostentation or display.]	   1. A cupboard or set of shelves, either movable or fixed at	      one side of a room, for the display of plate, china, etc.,	      a sideboard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not when a gilt buffet's reflected pride	            Turns you from sound philosophy aside. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A counter for food or refreshments.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: A restaurant containing such a counter, as at a	      railroad station, or place of public gathering.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A meal set out on a buffet[2], arranged so that guests may	      serve themselves and choose those items that they desire;	      as, a buffet dinner. Diners usually take a plate provided	      and move in a line past the items on the buffet[2],	      placing those items they desire on the plate, to be eaten	      at some convenient place.	      [PJC]	Buffet \Buf"fet\ (b[u^]f"f[e^]t), n. [OE. buffet, boffet, OF.	   buffet a slap in the face, a pair of bellows, fr. buffe blow,	   cf. F. bouffer to blow, puff; prob. akin to E. puff. For the	   meaning slap, blow, cf. F. soufflet a slap, souffler to blow.	   See {Puff}, v. i., and cf. {Buffet} sidebroad, {Buffoon}]	   1. A blow with the hand; a slap on the face; a cuff.	      [1913 Webster]	            When on his cheek a buffet fell.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blow from any source, or that which affects like a blow,	      as the violence of winds or waves; a stroke; an adverse	      action; an affliction; a trial; adversity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those planks of tough and hardy oak that used for	            yeas to brave the buffets of the Bay of Biscay.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fortune's buffets and rewards.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small stool; a stool for a buffet or counter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go fetch us a light buffet.           --Townely	                                                  Myst.	      [1913 Webster]	Buffet \Buf"fet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buffeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Buffeting}.] [OE. buffeten, OF. buffeter. See the	   preceding noun.]	   1. To strike with the hand or fist; to box; to beat; to cuff;	      to slap.	      [1913 Webster]	            They spit in his face and buffeted him. --Matt.	                                                  xxvi. 67.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect as with blows; to strike repeatedly; to strive	      with or contend against; as, to buffet the billows.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sudden hurricane in thunder roars,	            Buffets the bark, and whirls it from the shores.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are lucky fellows who can live in a dreamland of	            your own, instead of being buffeted about the world.	                                                  --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Buffer}.] To deaden the sound of (bells) by muffling	      the clapper.	      [1913 Webster]	Buffet \Buf"fet\, v. i.	   1. To exercise or play at boxing; to strike; to smite; to	      strive; to contend.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I might buffet for my love, or bound my horse for	            her favors, I could lay on like a butcher. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make one's way by blows or struggling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strove to buffet to land in vain.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
buffeted \buffeted\ adj.	   struck repeatedly; -- used especially of impact from winds,	   and sometimes metaphorically; as, buffeted by criticism.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Buffeter \Buf"fet*er\, n.	   One who buffets; a boxer. --Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffeting \Buf"fet*ing\, n.	   1. A striking with the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A succession of blows; continued violence, as of winds or	      waves; afflictions; adversity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He seems to have been a plant of slow growth, but .	            . . fitted to endure the buffeting on the rudest	            storm.                                --Wirt.	      [1913 Webster]
Buffin \Buf"fin\, n. [So called from resembling buff ?eather.]	   A sort of coarse stuff; as, buffin gowns. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Buffing apparatus \Buff"ing ap`pa*ra"tus\	   See {Buffer}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffle \Buf"fle\, n. [OE., from F. buffle. See {Buffalo}.]	   The buffalo. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Buffle \Buf"fle\, v. i.	   To puzzle; to be at a loss. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Bufflehead \Buf"fle*head`\, n. [Buffle + head.]	   1. One who has a large head; a heavy, stupid fellow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What makes you stare so, bufflehead?  --Plautus	                                                  (trans. 1694).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The buffel duck. See {Buffel duck}.	      [1913 Webster]
Buffle-headed \Buf"fle-head`ed\, a.	   Having a large head, like a buffalo; dull; stupid;	   blundering. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So fell this buffle-headed giant.        --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
buffo \buf"fo\, n. masc. [It. See {Buffoon}.] (Mus.)	   The comic actor in an opera.	   [1913 Webster]
buffoon \buf*foon"\, n. [F. bouffon (cf. It. buffone, buffo,	   buffa, puff of wind, vanity, nonsense, trick), fr. bouffer to	   puff out, because the buffoons puffed out their cheeks for	   the amusement of the spectators. See {Buffet} a blow.]	   A man who makes a practice of amusing others by low tricks,	   antic gestures, etc.; a droll; a mimic; a harlequin; a clown;	   a merry-andrew.	   [1913 Webster]	buffoon \buf*foon"\, a.	   Characteristic of, or like, a buffoon. "Buffoon stories."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         To divert the audience with buffoon postures and antic	         dances.                                  --Melmoth.	   [1913 Webster]	buffoon \buf*foon"\, v. i.	   To act the part of a buffoon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Buffoon \Buf*foon"\, v. t.	   To treat with buffoonery. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffoonery \Buf*foon"er*y\, n.; pl. {Buffooneries}. [F.	   bouffonnerie.]	   The arts and practices of a buffoon, as low jests, ridiculous	   pranks, vulgar tricks and postures.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor that it will ever constitute a wit to conclude a	         tart piece of buffoonery with a "What makes you blush?"	                                                  --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffoonish \Buf*foon"ish\, a.	   Like a buffoon; consisting in low jests or gestures. --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffoonism \Buf*foon"ism\, n.	   The practices of a buffoon; buffoonery.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffoonly \Buf*foon"ly\, a.	   Low; vulgar. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Apish tricks and buffoonly discourse.    --Goodman.	   [1913 Webster]
Buffy \Buff"y\, a. (Med.)	   Resembling, or characterized by, buff.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 the corpuscles run together more rapidly and in	      denser masses than usual. --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]
Bufo \Bu"fo\, n. [L. bufo a toad.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Amphibia including various species of toads.	   [1913 Webster]
Bufonidae \Bufonidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the true toads.	   Syn: family {Bufonidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bufonite \Bu"fon*ite\, n. [L. bufo toad: cf. F. bufonite.]	   (Paleon.)	   An old name for a fossil consisting of the petrified teeth	   and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of	   Pycnodonts (thick teeth), whose remains occur in the	   o["o]lite and chalk formations; toadstone; -- so named from a	   notion that it was originally formed in the head of a toad.	   [1913 Webster]
Bug \Bug\ (b[u^]g), n. [OE. bugge, fr. W. bwg, bwgan, hobgoblin,	   scarecrow, bugbear. Cf. {Bogey}, {Boggle}.]	   1. A bugbear; anything which terrifies. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir, spare your threats:	            The bug which you would fright me with I seek.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A general name applied to various insects	      belonging to the Hemiptera; as, the squash bug; the chinch	      bug, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An insect of the genus {Cimex}, especially the	      bedbug ({Cimex lectularius}). See {Bedbug}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) One of various species of Coleoptera; as, the	      ladybug; potato bug, etc.; loosely, any beetle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) One of certain kinds of Crustacea; as, the sow	      bug; pill bug; bait bug; salve bug, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: According to popular usage in England and among	         housekeepers in America around 1900, bug, when not	         joined with some qualifying word, was used specifically	         for {bedbug}. As a general term it is now used very	         loosely in America as a colloquial term to mean any	         small crawling thing, such as an insect or arachnid,	         and was formerly used still more loosely in England.	         "God's rare workmanship in the ant, the poorest bug	         that creeps." --Rogers (--Naaman). "This bug with	         gilded wings." --Pope.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. (Computers) An error in the coding of a computer program,	      especially one causing the program to malfunction or fail.	      See, for example, {year 2000 bug}. "That's not a bug, it's	      a feature!"	      [PJC]	   7. Any unexpected defect or flaw, such as in a machine or a	      plan.	      [PJC]	   8. A hidden electronic listening device, used to hear or	      record conversations surreptitiously.	      [PJC]	   9. An infectious microorganism; a germ[4]. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   10. An undiagnosed illness, usually mild, believed to be	       caused by an infectious organism. [Colloq.]	   Note: In some communities in the 1990's, the incidence of	         AIDS is high and AIDS is referred to colloquially as	         "the bug".	         [PJC]	   11. An enthusiast; -- used mostly in combination, as a camera	       bug. [Colloq.]	       [PJC]	   {Bait bug}. See under {Bait}.	   {Bug word}, swaggering or threatening language. [Obs.]	      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Bug \Bug\ (b[u^]g), v. t.	   to {annoy}; to bother or pester.	   [PJC] Bugaboo
Bugaboo \Bug`a*boo"\, Bugbear \Bug"bear`\, n. [See {Bug}.]	   Something frightful, as a specter; anything imaginary that	   causes needless fright; something used to excite needless	   fear; also, something really dangerous, or an imaginary	   monster, used to frighten children, etc. "Bugaboos to fright	   ye." --Lloyd.	   [1913 Webster]	         But, to the world no bugbear is so great	         As want of figure and a small estate.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bugaboo of the liberals is the church pray. --S. B.	                                                  Griffin.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great bugaboo of the birds is the owl. --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. a source of concern; as, the old bugaboo of inflation	      still bothers them.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   Syn: Hobgoblin; goblin; specter; ogre; scarecrow; bogeyman;	        boogeyman; booger.	        [1913 Webster]
Bugbane \Bug"bane`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial white-flowered herb of the order	   {Ranunculace[ae]} and genus {Cimiciguga}; bugwort. There are	   several species.	   [1913 Webster]
Bugbear \Bug"bear`\, n.	   Same as {Bugaboo}. -- a. Causing needless fright. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Bugbear \Bug"bear`\, v. t.	   To alarm with idle phantoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Bugfish \Bug"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The menhaden. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bugger \Bug"ger\, n. [F. bougre, fr. LL. Bulgarus, a Bulgarian,	   and also a heretic; because the inhabitants of Bulgaria were	   infected with heresy. Those guilty of the crime of buggery	   were called heretics, because in the eyes of their	   adversaries there was nothing more heinous than heresy, and	   it was therefore thought that the origin of such a vice could	   only be owing to heretics.]	   1. One guilty of buggery or unnatural vice; a sodomite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wretch; -- sometimes used humorously or in playful	      disparagement. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Buggery \Bug"ger*y\, n. [OF. bougrerie, bogrerie, heresy. See	   {Bugger}.]	   Unnatural sexual intercourse; sodomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Bugginess \Bug"gi*ness\, n. [From {Buggy}, a.]	   The state of being infested with bugs.	   [1913 Webster]
Buggy \Bug"gy\, a. [From {Bug}.]	   Infested or abounding with bugs.	   [1913 Webster]	Buggy \Bug"gy\, n.; pl. {Buggies}.	   1. A light one horse two-wheeled vehicle. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Villebeck prevailed upon Flora to drive with him to	            the race in a buggy.                  --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light, four-wheeled vehicle, usually with one seat, and	      with or without a calash top. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Buggy cultivator}, a cultivator with a seat for the driver.	      	   {Buggy plow}, a plow, or set of plows, having a seat for the	      driver; -- called also {sulky plow}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bugle \Bu"gle\, n. [OE. bugle buffalo, buffalo's horn, OF.	   bugle, fr. L. buculus a young bullock, steer, dim. of bos ox.	   See {Cow} the animal.]	   A sort of wild ox; a buffalo. --E. Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]	Bugle \Bu"gle\, n. [See {Bugle} a wild ox.]	   1. A horn used by hunters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A copper instrument of the horn quality of tone,	      shorter and more conical that the trumpet, sometimes	      keyed; formerly much used in military bands, very rarely	      in the orchestra; now superseded by the cornet; -- called	      also the {Kent bugle}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bugle \Bu"gle\, n. [LL. bugulus a woman's ornament: cf. G.	   b["u]gel a bent piece of metal or wood, fr. the same root as	   G. biegen to bend, E. bow to bend.]	   An elongated glass bead, of various colors, though commonly	   black.	   [1913 Webster]	Bugle \Bu"gle\, a. [From {Bugle} a bead.]	   Jet black. "Bugle eyeballs." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bugle \Bu"gle\, n. [F. bugle; cf. It. bugola, L. bugillo.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Ajuga} of the Mint family, a native of	   the Old World.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yellow bugle}, the {Ajuga cham[ae]pitys}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bugled \Bu"gled\, a.	   Ornamented with bugles.	   [1913 Webster]
Bugle horn \Bu"gle horn`\	   1. A bugle.	      [1913 Webster]	            One blast upon his bugle horn	            Were worth a thousand men.            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drinking vessel made of horn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And drinketh of his bugle horn the wine. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Bugler \Bu"gler\, n.	   One who plays on a bugle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bugleweed \Bu"gle*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the Mint family and genus {Lycopus}; esp. {Lycopus	   Virginicus}, which has mild narcotic and astringent	   properties, and is sometimes used as a remedy for hemorrhage.	   [1913 Webster]
Bugloss \Bu"gloss\, n.; pl. {Buglosses}. [F. buglosse, L.	   buglossa, buglossus, fr. Gr. ? oxtongue ? ox + ? tongue.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Anchusa}, and especially the {Anchusa	   officinalis}, sometimes called {alkanet}; oxtongue.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Small wild bugloss}, the {Asperugo procumbens} and the	      {Lycopsis arvensis}.	   {Viper's bugloss}, a species of {Echium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bugwort \Bug"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Bugbane.	   [1913 Webster] Buhl
Buhl \Buhl\, Buhlwork \Buhl"work\, n. [From A. Ch. Boule, a	   French carver in wood.]	   Decorative woodwork in which tortoise shell, yellow metal,	   white metal, etc., are inlaid, forming scrolls, cartouches,	   etc. [Written also {boule}, {boulework}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Buhlbuhl \Buhl"buhl\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bulbul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buhrstone \Buhr"stone`\, n. [OE. bur a whetstone for scythes.]	   (Min.)	   A cellular, flinty rock, used for mill stones. [Written also	   {burrstone}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Build \Build\ (b[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Built} (b[i^]lt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Building}. The regular imp. & p. p.	   {Builded} is antiquated.] [OE. bulden, bilden, AS. byldan to	   build, fr. bold house; cf. Icel. b[=o]l farm, abode, Dan. bol	   small farm, OSw. bol, b["o]le, house, dwelling, fr. root of	   Icel. b[=u]a to dwell; akin to E. be, bower, boor. [root]97.]	   1. To erect or construct, as an edifice or fabric of any	      kind; to form by uniting materials into a regular	      structure; to fabricate; to make; to raise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor aught availed him now	            To have built in heaven high towers.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise or place on a foundation; to form, establish, or	      produce by using appropriate means.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who builds his hopes in air of your good looks.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To increase and strengthen; to increase the power and	      stability of; to settle, or establish, and preserve; --	      frequently with up; as, to build up one's constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	            I commend you to God, and to the word of his grace,	            which is able to build you up.        --Acts xx. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To erect; construct; raise; found; frame.	        [1913 Webster]	Build \Build\ (b[i^]ld), v. i.	   1. To exercise the art, or practice the business, of	      building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rest or depend, as on a foundation; to ground one's	      self or one's hopes or opinions upon something deemed	      reliable; to rely; as, to build on the opinions or advice	      of others.	      [1913 Webster]	Build \Build\, n.	   Form or mode of construction; general figure; make; as, the	   build of a ship; a great build on a man.	   [1913 Webster]
Builder \Build"er\, n.	   One who builds; one whose occupation is to build, as a	   carpenter, a shipwright, or a mason.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the practice of civil architecture, the builder	         comes between the architect who designs the work and	         the artisans who execute it.             --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Building \Build"ing\, n.	   1. The act of constructing, erecting, or establishing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hence it is that the building of our Sion rises no	            faster.                               --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of constructing edifices, or the practice of civil	      architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	            The execution of works of architecture necessarily	            includes building; but building is frequently	            employed when the result is not architectural.	                                                  --Hosking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is built; a fabric or edifice constructed, as a	      house, a church, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy sumptuous buildings and thy wife's attire	            Have cost a mass of public treasury.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] buildup
buildup \build"up\, build-up \build-up\n.	   1. the act of building up an accumulation.	   Syn: build-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the events, such as advertising or publicity, causing	      increased interest in some coming event. The buildup to	      Superbowl XXIV was the most intense of the series.	      [PJC]
Built \Built\ (b[i^]lt), n.	   Shape; build; form of structure; as, the built of a ship.	   [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Built \Built\, a.	   Formed; shaped; constructed; made; -- often used in	   composition and preceded by the word denoting the form; as,	   frigate-built, clipper-built, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like the generality of Genoese countrywomen, strongly	         built.                                   --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
buirdly \buirdly\ adj.	   strong and heavily built; -- of people. [Scottish]	   Syn: beefy, burly, husky, strapping, strong, vigorous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bujumbura \Bujumbura\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Burundi. Population (2000) = 300,000.	   [PJC]
Buke muslin \Buke" mus"lin\	   See {Book muslin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bukshish \Buk"shish\, n.	   See {Backsheesh}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulau \Bu"lau\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   An East Indian insectivorous mammal ({Gymnura Rafflesii}),	   somewhat like a rat in appearance, but allied to the	   hedgehog.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulb \Bulb\ (b[u^]lb), n. [L. bulbus, Gr. bolbo`s: cf. F.	   bulbe.]	   1. (Bot.) A spheroidal body growing from a plant either above	      or below the ground (usually below), which is strictly a	      bud, consisting of a cluster of partially developed	      leaves, and producing, as it grows, a stem above, and	      roots below, as in the onion, tulip, etc. It differs from	      a corm in not being solid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A name given to some parts that resemble in shape	      certain bulbous roots; as, the bulb of the aorta.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bulb of the eye}, the eyeball.	   {Bulb of a hair}, the "root," or part whence the hair	      originates.	   {Bulb of the spinal cord}, the medulla oblongata, often	      called simply bulb.	   {Bulb of a tooth}, the vascular and nervous papilla contained	      in the cavity of the tooth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An expansion or protuberance on a stem or tube, as the	      bulb of a thermometer, which may be of any form, as	      spherical, cylindrical, curved, etc. --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a {light bulb}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bulb \Bulb\, v. i.	   To take the shape of a bulb; to swell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbaceous \Bul*ba"ceous\, a. [L. bulbaceus. See {Bulb}, n.]	   Bulbous. --Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbar \Bulb"ar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to bulb; especially, in medicine, pertaining	   to the bulb of the spinal cord, or medulla oblongata; as,	   bulbar paralysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbed \Bulbed\, a.	   Having a bulb; round-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbel \Bulb"el\, n. [Dim., fr. bulb, n.] (Bot.)	   A separable bulb formed on some flowering plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbiferous \Bul*bif"er*ous\, a. [Bulb,n.+ -ferous: cf. F.	   bulbif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   Producing bulbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbil \Bulb"il\, n. [Dim. fr. bulb.]	   1. (Bot.) A small or secondary bulb; hence, now almost	      exclusively: An a["e]rial bulb or deciduous bud, produced	      in the leaf axils, as in the tiger lily, or relpacing the	      flowers, as in some onions, and capable, when separated,	      of propagating the plant; -- called also {bulblet} and	      {brood bud}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Anat.) A small hollow bulb, such as an enlargement in a	      small vessel or tube.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bulblet \Bulb"let\, n. [Bulb,n.+ -let.] (Bot.)	   A small bulb, either produced on a larger bulb, or on some	   a["e]rial part of a plant, as in the axils of leaves in the	   tiger lily, or replacing the flowers in some kinds of onion.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbose \Bul*bose"\, a.	   Bulbous.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbo-tuber \Bul"bo-tu`ber\, n. [Bulb,n.+ tuber.] (Bot.)	   A corm.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbous \Bulb"ous\, a. [L. bulbosus: cf. F. bulbeux. See {Bulb},	   n.]	   Having or containing bulbs, or a bulb; growing from bulbs;	   bulblike in shape or structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbul \Bul"bul\, n. [Per.] (Zool.)	   The Persian nightingale ({Pycnonotus jocosus}). The name is	   also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the	   family {Timaliid[ae]}. The green bulbuls belong to the	   {Chloropsis} and allied genera. [Written also {buhlbuhl}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bulbule \Bul"bule\, n. [L. bulbulus, dim. of bulbus. See {Bulb},	   n.]	   A small bulb; a bulblet.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulchin \Bul"chin\, n. [Dim. of bull.]	   A little bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulge \Bulge\ (b[u^]lj), n. [OE. bulge a swelling; cf. AS.	   belgan to swell, OSw. bulgja, Icel. b[=o]lginn swollen, OHG.	   belgan to swell, G. bulge leathern sack, Skr. b[.r]h to be	   large, strong; the root meaning to swell. Cf. {Bilge},	   {Belly}, {Billow}, {Bouge}, n.]	   1. The bilge or protuberant part of a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swelling, protuberant part; a bending outward, esp. when	      caused by pressure; as, a bulge in a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The bilge of a vessel. See {Bilge}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bulge ways}. (Naut.) See {Bilge ways}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bulge \Bulge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bulged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bulging}.]	   1. To swell or jut out; to bend outward, as a wall when it	      yields to pressure; to be protuberant; as, the wall	      bulges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bilge, as a ship; to founder.	      [1913 Webster]	            And scattered navies bulge on distant shores.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]
Bulger \Bul"ger\, n. [From {Bulge}.] (Golf)	   A driver or a brassy with a convex face.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bulging \bulging\ adj.	   1. curving or bulging outward. Opposite of {concave}.	      [Narrower terms: {biconvex, convexo-convex, lenticular,	      lentiform}; {broken-backed, hogged}; {convexo-concave};	      {gibbous, gibbose}; {planoconvex}] Also See: {protrusive}.	   Syn: convex.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. curving outward.	   Syn: bellied, bellying, bulbous, bulgy, protuberant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bulgur \bulgur\ n. [Turkish.]	   parched crushed wheat.	   Syn: bulghur, bulgur wheat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bulgy \Bul"gy\, a.	   Bulged; bulging; bending, or tending to bend, outward.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] Bulimia
Bulimia \Bu*lim"i*a\ (b[u^]*l[i^]m"[i^]*[.a]), Bulimy
\Bu"li*my\, n. [NL. bulimia, fr. Gr. boylimi`a, lit., ox-hunger;	   boy^s ox + limo`s hunger: cf. F. boulimie.]	   1. (Med.) A disease in which there is a perpetual and	      insatiable appetite for food; a diseased and voracious	      appetite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a disordered eating habit characterized by occasional	      episodes of excessive eating, followed by self-induced	      vomiting or abuse of laxatives, to avoid gaining weight;	      it is often accompanied by feelings of guilt; -- called	      also {bulimia nervosa} and {binge-purge syndrome}. It is	      observed mainly in young women of normal weight.	      [PJC]
bulimic \bu*lim"ic\ (b[u^]*l[=e]m"[i^]k) a.	   1. of or pertaining to bulimia.	      [PJC]	   2. suffering from bulimia.	      [PJC]
Bulimus \Bu*li"mus\ (b[-u]*l[imac]"m[u^]s), n. [L. bulimus	   hunger. See {Bulimy}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of land snails having an elongated spiral shell,	   often of large size. The species are numerous and abundant in	   tropical America.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulk \Bulk\ (b[u^]lk), n. [OE. bulke, bolke, heap; cf. Dan. bulk	   lump, clod, OSw. bolk crowd, mass, Icel. b?lkast to be bulky.	   Cf. {Boll}, n., {Bile} a boil, {Bulge}, n.]	   1. Magnitude of material substance; dimensions; mass; size;	      as, an ox or ship of great bulk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against these forces there were prepared near one	            hundred ships; not so great of bulk indeed, but of a	            more nimble motion, and more serviceable. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The main mass or body; the largest or principal portion;	      the majority; as, the bulk of a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bulk of the people must labor, Burke told them,	            "to obtain what by labor can be obtained." --J.	                                                  Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The cargo of a vessel when stowed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The body. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My liver leaped within my bulk.       --Turbervile.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barrel bulk}. See under {Barrel}.	   {To break bulk} (Naut.), to begin to unload or more the	      cargo.	   {In bulk}, in a mass; loose; not inclosed in separate	      packages or divided into separate parts; in such shape	      that any desired quantity may be taken or sold.	   {Laden in bulk}, {Stowed in bulk}, having the cargo loose in	      the hold or not inclosed in boxes, bales, or casks.	   {Sale by bulk}, a sale of goods as they are, without weight	      or measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Size; magnitude; dimension; volume; bigness; largeness;	        massiveness.	        [1913 Webster]	Bulk \Bulk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bulked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bulking}.]	   To appear or seem to be, as to bulk or extent; to swell.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fame of Warburton possibly bulked larger for the	         moment.                                  --Leslie	                                                  Stephen.	   [1913 Webster]	Bulk \Bulk\, n. [Icel. b[=a]lkr a beam, partition. Cf. {Balk},	   n. & v.]	   A projecting part of a building. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Here, stand behind this bulk.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulker \Bulk"er\, n. (Naut.)	   A person employed to ascertain the bulk or size of goods, in	   order to fix the amount of freight or dues payable on them.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulkhead \Bulk"head`\, n. [See {Bulk} part of a building.]	   1. (Naut.) A partition in a vessel, to separate apartments on	      the same deck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A structure of wood or stone, to resist the pressure of	      earth or water; a partition wall or structure, as in a	      mine; the limiting wall along a water front.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bulked line}, a line beyond which a wharf must not project;	      -- usually, the harbor line.	      [1913 Webster]
Bulkiness \Bulk"i*ness\, n.	   Greatness in bulk; size.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulky \Bulk"y\, a.	   Of great bulk or dimensions; of great size; large; thick;	   massive; as, bulky volumes.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bulky digest of the revenue laws.      --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Bull \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. (Zool.) The male of any species of cattle ({Bovid[ae]});	      hence, the male of any large quadruped, as the elephant;	      also, the male of the whale.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The wild bull of the Old Testament is thought to be the	         oryx, a large species of antelope.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, resembles a bull in character or	      action. --Ps. xxii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.)	      (a) Taurus, the second of the twelve signs of the zodiac.	      (b) A constellation of the zodiac between Aries and	          Gemini. It contains the Pleiades.	          [1913 Webster]	                At last from Aries rolls the bounteous sun,	                And the bright Bull receives him. --Thomson.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Stock Exchange) One who operates in expectation of a rise	      in the price of stocks, or in order to effect such a rise.	      See 4th {Bear}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a ludicrously false statement; nonsense. Also used as an	      expletive. [vulgar]	   Syn: bullshit, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola,	        bunk, bunkum, buncombe, guff, nonsense, rot, tommyrot,	        balderdash, hogwash, dogshit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Bull baiting}, the practice of baiting bulls, or rendering	      them furious, as by setting dogs to attack them.	   {John Bull}, a humorous name for the English, collectively;	      also, an Englishman. "Good-looking young John Bull." --W.	      D.Howells.	   {To take the bull by the horns}, to grapple with a difficulty	      instead of avoiding it.	      [1913 Webster]	Bull \Bull\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a bull; resembling a bull; male; large;	   fierce.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bull bat} (Zool.), the night hawk; -- so called from the	      loud noise it makes while feeding on the wing, in the	      evening.	   {Bull calf}.	   (a) A stupid fellow.	   {Bull mackerel} (Zool.), the chub mackerel.	   {Bull pump} (Mining), a direct single-acting pumping engine,	      in which the steam cylinder is placed above the pump.	   {Bull snake} (Zool.), the pine snake of the United States.	   {Bull stag}, a castrated bull. See {Stag}.	   {Bull wheel}, a wheel, or drum, on which a rope is wound for	      lifting heavy articles, as logs, the tools in well boring,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Bull \Bull\, v. i.	   To be in heat; to manifest sexual desire as cows do.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bull \Bull\, v. t. (Stock Exchange)	   To endeavor to raise the market price of; as, to bull	   railroad bonds; to bull stocks; to bull Lake Shore; to	   endeavor to raise prices in; as, to bull the market. See 1st	   {Bull}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Bull \Bull\, n. [OE. bulle, fr. L. bulla bubble, stud, knob,	   LL., a seal or stamp: cf. F. bulle. Cf. {Bull} a writing,	   {Bowl} a ball, {Boil}, v. i.]	   1. A seal. See {Bulla}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A letter, edict, or respect, of the pope, written in	      Gothic characters on rough parchment, sealed with a bulla,	      and dated "a die Incarnationis," i. e., "from the day of	      the Incarnation." See Apostolical brief, under {Brief}.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fresh bull of Leo's had declared how inflexible	            the court of Rome was in the point of abuses.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A grotesque blunder in language; an apparent congruity,	      but real incongruity, of ideas, contained in a form of	      expression; so called, perhaps, from the apparent	      incongruity between the dictatorial nature of the pope's	      bulls and his professions of humility.	      [1913 Webster]	            And whereas the papist boasts himself to be a Roman	            Catholic, it is a mere contradiction, one of the	            pope's bulls, as if he should say universal	            particular; a Catholic schimatic.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Golden Bull}, an edict or imperial constitution made by	      the emperor Charles IV. (1356), containing what became the	      fundamental law of the German empire; -- so called from	      its golden seal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Blunder}.	        [1913 Webster]
Bulla \Bul"la\, n.; pl. {Bull[ae]}. [L. bulla bubble. See {Bull}	   an edict.]	   1. (Med.) A bleb; a vesicle, or an elevation of the cuticle,	      containing a transparent watery fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The ovoid prominence below the opening of the ear	      in the skulls of many animals; as, the tympanic or	      auditory bulla.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A leaden seal for a document; esp. the round leaden seal	      attached to the papal bulls, which has on one side a	      representation of St. Peter and St. Paul, and on the other	      the name of the pope who uses it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A genus of marine shells. See {Bubble shell}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bullace \Bul"lace\, n. [OE. bolas, bolace, OF. beloce; of Celtic	   origin; cf. Arm. bolos, polos, Gael. bulaistear.] (Bot.)	      (a) A small European plum ({Prunus communis}, var.	          {insitita}). See {Plum}.	      (b) The bully tree.	          [1913 Webster]
Bullantic \Bul*lan"tic\, a. [See {Bull} an edict.]	   Pertaining to, or used in, papal bulls. --Fry.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bullantic letters}, Gothic letters used in papal bulls.	      [1913 Webster]
Bullary \Bul"la*ry\, n. [LL. bullarium: cf. F. bullairie. See	   {Bull} an edict.]	   A collection of papal bulls.	   [1913 Webster]	Bullary \Bul"la*ry\, n.; pl. {Bullaries} (-r[i^]z). [Cf.	   {Boilary}.]	   A place for boiling or preparing salt; a boilery. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]	         And certain salt fats or bullaries.      --Bills in	                                                  Chancery.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullate \Bul"late\ (b[u^]l"l[asl]t/), a. [L. bullatus, fr. bulla	   bubble.] (Biol.)	   Appearing as if blistered; inflated; puckered.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bullate leaf} (Bot.), a leaf, the membranous part of which	      rises between the veins puckered elevations convex on one	      side and concave on the other.	      [1913 Webster]
Bullbeggar \Bull"beg`gar\, n.	   Something used or suggested to produce terror, as in children	   or persons of weak mind; a bugbear.	   [1913 Webster]	         And being an ill-looked fellow, he has a pension from	         the church wardens for being bullbeggar to all the	         forward children in the parish.          --Mountfort	                                                  (1691).	   [1913 Webster]
Bull brier \Bull" bri`er\ (Bot.)	   A species of Smilax ({Smilax Pseudo-China}) growing from New	   Jersey to the Gulf of Mexico, which has very large tuberous	   and farinaceous rootstocks, formerly used by the Indians for	   a sort of bread, and by the negroes as an ingredient in	   making beer; -- called also {bamboo brier} and {China brier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullcomber \Bull"comb*er\, n. (Zool.)	   A scaraboid beetle; esp. the {Typh[ae]us vulgaris} of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulldog \Bull"dog`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A variety of dog, of remarkable ferocity, courage,	      and tenacity of grip; -- so named, probably, from being	      formerly employed in baiting bulls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) A refractory material used as a furnace lining,	      obtained by calcining the cinder or slag from the puddling	      furnace of a rolling mill.	      [1913 Webster]	Bulldog \Bull"dog`\, a.	   Characteristic of, or like, a bulldog; stubborn; as, bulldog	   courage; bulldog tenacity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bulldog bat} (Zo'94l.), a bat of the genus {Nyctinomus}; --	      so called from the shape of its face.	      [1913 Webster]
Bulldoze \Bull"doze`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bulldozed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bulldozing}.]	   To intimidate; to restrain or coerce by intimidation or	   violence; -- used originally of the intimidation of negro	   voters, in Louisiana. [Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bulldozer \Bull"do`zer\, n.	   One who bulldozes. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Bulled \Bulled\, a. [Cf. {Boln}.]	   Swollen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bullen-bullen \Bul"len-bul"len\, n. [Native Australian name,	   from its cry.] (Zool.)	   The lyre bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullen-nail \Bul"len-nail`\, n. [Bull large, having a large head	   + nail.]	   A nail with a round head and short shank, tinned and	   lacquered.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullet \Bul"let\, n. [F. boulet, dim. of boule ball. See {Bull}	   an edict, and cf. {Boulet}.]	   1. A small ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A missile, usually of lead, and round or elongated in	      form, to be discharged from a rifle, musket, pistol, or	      other small firearm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cannon ball. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A ship before Greenwich . . . shot off her ordnance,	            one piece being charged with a bullet of stone.	                                                  --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The fetlock of a horse.	   Note: [See Illust. under {Horse}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bullet tree}. See {Bully tree}.	   {Bullet wood}, the wood of the bullet tree.	      [1913 Webster]
bullethead \bullethead\ n.	   a head shaped like a bullet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bulletin \Bul"le*tin\, n. [F. bulletin, fr. It. bullettino, dim.	   of bulletta, dim. of bulla, bolla, an edict of the pope, from	   L. bulla bubble. See {Bull} an edict.]	   1. A brief statement of facts respecting some passing event,	      as military operations or the health of some distinguished	      personage, issued by authority for the information of the	      public.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any public notice or announcement, especially of news	      recently received.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A periodical publication, especially one containing the	      proceeding of a society.	      [1913 Webster]	   {bulletin board}, a board on which announcements are put,	      particularly at newsrooms, newspaper offices, etc.	      [1913 Webster] bullet-proof
bullet-proof \bul"let-proof`\, bulletproof \bul"let*proof`\, a.	   1. Capable of resisting the force of a bullet; resistant to	      penetration by a bullet; armored; as, a bulletproof vest;	      a bulletproof window.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. designed so as to be resistant to abuse or misuse and	      incapable of malfunction under normal use; as, a	      bulletproof computer program.	      [PJC]	   3. so well thought out as to be resistant to criticism or	      certain to succeed; as, a bulletproof plan.	      [PJC]
Bullfaced \Bull"faced`\, a.	   Having a large face.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullfeast \Bull"feast`\, n.	   See {Bullfight}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Bullfight
Bullfight \Bull"fight`\, Bullfighting \Bull"fight`ing\, n.	   a sport of great antiquity, in which men torment, and fight	   with, a bull or bulls in an arena, for public amusement, --	   still popular in Spain, Portugal and Latin American. In the	   Spanish version a matador kills the bull with a sword after	   the bull has been weakened by wounds from small barbed rods,	   and after he has displayed courage and artistic skill in	   causing the bull to charge many times while he stands still	   or nearly still. In some versions the bull is not killed.	   Occasionally the matador is wounded or killed by the bull. --	   {Bull"fight`er}, n.	   Syn: corrida.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
bullfighting \bullfighting\ n.	   the activity at a bullfight.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bullfinch \Bull"finch`\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird of the genus {Pyrrhula} and other related genera,	   especially the {Pyrrhula vulgaris} or {Pyrrhula rubicilla}, a	   bird of Europe allied to the grosbeak, having the breast,	   cheeks, and neck, red.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As a cage bird it is highly valued for its remarkable	         power of learning to whistle correctly various musical	         airs.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Crimson-fronted bullfinch}. (Zool.) See {Burion}.	   {Pine bullfinch}, the pine finch.	      [1913 Webster] Bullfist
Bullfist \Bull"fist\, Bullfice \Bull"fice\, n. [Cf. G. bofist,	   AS. wulfes fist puffball, E. fizz, foist.] (Bot.)	   A kind of fungus. See {Puffball}.	   [1913 Webster] Bull fly
Bull fly \Bull" fly`\ or Bullfly \Bull"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any large fly troublesome to cattle, as the gadflies and	   breeze flies.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullfrog \Bull"frog`\, n. (Zool.)	   A very large species of frog ({Rana Catesbiana}), found in	   North America; -- so named from its loud bellowing in spring.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullhead \Bull"head`\, n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A fresh-water fish of many species, of the genus	          {Uranidea}, esp. {Uranidea gobio} of Europe, and	          {Uranidea Richardsoni} of the United States; -- called	          also {miller's thumb}.	      (b) In America, several species of {Amiurus}; -- called	          also {catfish}, {horned pout}, and {bullpout}.	      (c) A marine fish of the genus {Cottus}; the sculpin.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The black-bellied plover ({Squatarola helvetica}); --	          called also {beetlehead}.	      (b) The golden plover.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A stupid fellow; a lubber. [Colloq.] --Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A small black water insect. --E. Phillips.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bullhead whiting} (Zool.), the kingfish of Florida	      ({Menticirrus alburnus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Bullheaded \Bull"head`ed\ (b[.u]l"h[e^]d`[e^]d), a.	   Having a head like that of a bull. Fig.: Headstrong;	   obstinate; dogged.	   [1913 Webster]
bullheadedness \bullheadedness\ n.	   resolute adherence to one's own ideas or desires.	   Syn: stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness,	        self-will.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bullhorn \bullhorn\ n.	   a portable loudspeaker with built-in microphone and	   amplifier.	   Syn: loud-hailer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bullied \bullied\ adj.	   frightened into submission or compliance.	   Syn: browbeaten, cowed, hangdog, intimidated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bullion \Bul"lion\ (b[.u]l"y[u^]n), n. [Cf. OE. bullyon a hook	   used for fastening the dress, a button, stud, an embossed	   ornament of various kinds, e. g., on the cover of a book, on	   bridles or poitrels, for purses, for breeches and doublets,	   LL. bullio the swelling of boiling water, a mass of gold or	   silver, fr. L. bulla boss, stud, bubble (see {Bull} an	   edict), or perh. corrupted fr. F. billon base coin, LL.	   billio bullion. Cf. {Billon}, {Billet} a stick.]	   1. Uncoined gold or silver in the mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Properly, the precious metals are called bullion, when	         smelted and not perfectly refined, or when refined, but	         in bars, ingots or in any form uncoined, as in plate.	         The word is often often used to denote gold and silver,	         both coined and uncoined, when reckoned by weight and	         in mass, including especially foreign, or uncurrent,	         coin.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Base or uncurrent coin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And those which eld's strict doom did disallow,	            And damm for bullion, go for current now.	                                                  --Sylvester.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Showy metallic ornament, as of gold, silver, or copper, on	      bridles, saddles, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The clasps and bullions were worth a thousand pound.	                                                  --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Heavy twisted fringe, made of fine gold or silver wire and	      used for epaulets; also, any heavy twisted fringe whose	      cords are prominent.	      [1913 Webster]
Bullionist \Bul"lion*ist\, n.	   An advocate for a metallic currency, or a paper currency	   always convertible into gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullirag \Bul"li*rag\, v. t. [Cf. bully,n. & v., and rag to	   scold, rail. Cf. {Ballarag}.]	   To intimidate by bullying; to rally contemptuously; to	   badger. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Bullish \Bull"ish\, a.	   Partaking of the nature of a bull, or a blunder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let me inform you, a toothless satire is as improper as	         a toothed sleek stone, and as bullish.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullist \Bull"ist\, n. [F. bulliste. See {Bull} an edict.]	   A writer or drawer up of papal bulls. [R.] --Harmar.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullition \Bul*li"tion\, n. [L. bullire, bullitum, to boil. See	   {Boil}, v. i.]	   The action of boiling; boiling. [Obs.] See {Ebullition}.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Bull Moose \Bull Moose\ (U. S. Politics)	   (a) A follower of Theodore Roosevelt in the presidential	       campaign of 1912; -- a sense said to have originated from	       a remark made by Roosevelt on a certain occasion that he	       felt "like a bull moose." [Cant]	   (b) The figure of a bull moose used as the party symbol of	       the Progressive party in the presidential campaign of	       1912. -- {Bull Mooser}. [Cant]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bull-necked \bull"-necked`\, a.	   Having a short, thick and muscular neck like that of a bull.	   --Sir W. Scott. [Narrower terms: {mesomorphic}]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Bullock \Bul"lock\, n. [AS. bulluc a young bull. See {Bull}.]	   1. A young bull, or any male of the ox kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take thy father's young bullock, even the second	            bullock of seven years old.           --Judges vi.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ox, steer, or stag.	      [1913 Webster]	Bullock \Bul"lock\, v. t.	   To bully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She shan't think to bullock and domineer over me.	                                                  --Foote.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullock's-eye \Bul"lock's-eye`\, n.	   See {Bull's-eye}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullon \Bul"lon\, n. (Zool.)	   A West Indian fish ({Scarus Croicensis}).	   [1913 Webster]
bullpen \bull"pen`\ (b[.u]l"p[e^]n`), n. (Baseball)	   1. an open area in a baseball stadium, off the playing field,	      where pitchers may warm up by throwing a number of trial	      pitches before playing.	      [PJC]	   2. [collective] the relief pitchers on a baseball team.	      Contrasted with {starters}.	      [PJC]
Bullpout \Bull"pout`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bullhead}, 1	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Bull-roarer \Bull"-roar`er\, n.	   A contrivance consisting of a slat of wood tied to the end of	   a thong or string, with which the slat is whirled so as to	   cause an intermittent roaring noise. It is used as a toy, and	   among some races in certain religious rites.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bull's-eye \Bull's"-eye`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A small circular or oval wooden block without	      sheaves, having a groove around it and a hole through it,	      used for connecting rigging.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small round cloud, with a ruddy center, supposed by	      sailors to portend a storm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small thick disk of glass inserted in a deck, roof,	      floor, ship's side, etc., to let in light.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A circular or oval opening for air or light.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A lantern, with a thick glass lens on one side for	      concentrating the light on any object; also, the lens	      itself. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astron.) Aldebaran, a bright star in the eye of Taurus or	      the Bull.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Archery & Gun.) The center of a target.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A thick knob or protuberance left on glass by the end of	      the pipe through which it was blown.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A small and thick old-fashioned watch. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal;	       as, to score a bull's eye.	   Syn: bell ringer, mark.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bullshit \bullshit\ n.	   a ludicrously false statement. [vulgar]	   Syn: bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, crapola, bunk,	        bunkum, buncombe, guff, rot, tommyrot, balderdash,	        hogwash, dogshit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	bullshit \bullshit\ v.	   to talk through one's hat. [vulgar]	   Syn: waffle, bull, fake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bullshot \bullshot\ n.	   vodka and beef bouillon or consomme.	   [WordNet 1.5] bullsnake
bullsnake \bull"snake`\, bull snake \bull"
snake`\(b[oo^]l"sn[=a]k`), n.	   any of several large harmless rodent-eating North American	   burrowing snakes of the genus {Pituophis}. They include the	   {gopher snake} and {pine snake}.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bull's-nose \Bull's"-nose`\, n. (Arch.)	   An external angle when obtuse or rounded.	   [1913 Webster] n.	   1. by crossing the bulldog with terriers.	   Syn: bull terrier.	        [WordNet 1.5] Bull terrier
Bull terrier \Bull" ter`ri*er\, bullterrier
\bull"ter`rier\(b[.u]l" t[e^]r`r[i^]*[~e]r). (Zool.)	   A breed of short-haired terrier dogs originated in England by	   crossing the bulldog and the terrier.	   [1913 Webster]
Bull trout \Bull" trout`\ (Zool.)	   (a) In England, a large salmon trout of several species, as	       {Salmo trutta} and {Salmo Cambricus}, which ascend	       rivers; -- called also {sea trout}.	   (b) {Salvelinus malma} of California and Oregon; -- called	       also {Dolly Varden trout} and {red-spotted trout}.	   (c) The huso or salmon of the Danube.	       [1913 Webster]
Bullweed \Bull"weed`\, n. [Bole a stem + weed.] (Bot.)	   Knapweed. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullwort \Bull"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Bishop's-weed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. {Bullies}	   (b[u^]l"l[i^]z). [Cf. LG. bullerjaan, bullerb[aum]k,	   bullerbrook, a blusterer, D. bulderaar a bluster, bulderen to	   bluster; prob. of imitative origin; or cf. MHG. buole lover,	   G. buhle.]	   1. A noisy, blustering fellow, more insolent than courageous,	      who threatens, intimidates, or badgers people who are	      smaller or weaker than he is; an insolent, tyrannical	      fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bullies seldom execute the threats they deal in.	                                                  --Palmerston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brisk, dashing fellow. [Slang Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Bully	Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), n., Bully beef \Bul"ly beef`\	   (b[.u]l"l[y^] b[=e]f`). [F. bouilli boiled meat, fr. bouillir	   to boil. See {Boil}, v. The word bouilli was formerly	   commonly used on the labels of canned beef.]	   Pickled or canned beef.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bully \Bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), a.	   1. Jovial and blustering; dashing. [Slang] "Bless thee, bully	      doctor." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fine; excellent; as, a bully horse. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bully \Bul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bullied} (b[.u]l"l[=e]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Bullying}.]	   To intimidate or badger with threats and by an overbearing,	   swaggering demeanor; to act the part of a bully[1] toward.	   [1913 Webster]	         For the last fortnight there have been prodigious	         shoals of volunteers gone over to bully the French,	         upon hearing the peace was just signing. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To bluster; swagger; hector; domineer.	        [1913 Webster]	Bully \Bul"ly\, v. i.	   To act as a bully[1].	   [1913 Webster]
bully \bul"ly\ (b[.u]l"l[y^]), interj.	   Well done! Excellent!	   [PJC]
bullying \bullying\ adj.	   Noisily domineering; tending to browbeat others.	   Syn: blustery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bully pulpit \bul"ly pul"pit\, n.	   An exceptionally advantageous position from which to extol	   one's ideas; -- applied especially to the presidency of the	   United States, which was described thus by President Theodore	   Rossevelt.	   [PJC]
bullyrag \bul"ly*rag\ (b[.u]l"l[i^]*r[a^]g), v. t.	   Same as {Bullirag}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bullyrook \Bul"ly*rook`\ (b[.u]l"l[i^]*r[oo^]k`), n.	   A bully. [Slang Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bully tree \Bul"ly tree`\ (b[.u]l"l[y^] tr[=e]`). (Bot.)	   The name of several West Indian trees of the order	   {Sapotace[ae]}, as {Dipholis nigra} and species of {Sapota}	   and {Mimusops}. Most of them yield a substance closely	   resembling gutta-percha.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulrush \Bul"rush`\ (b[.u]l"r[u^]sh`), n. [OE. bulrysche,	   bolroysche; of uncertain origin, perh. fr. bole stem + rush.]	   (Bot.)	   A kind of large rush, growing in wet land or in water.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name bulrush is applied in England especially to	         the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia} and {Typha	         angustifolia}) and to the lake club-rush ({Scirpus	         lacustris}); in America, to the {Juncus effusus}, and	         also to species of {Scirpus} or club-rush.	         [1913 Webster]
Bulse \Bulse\, n.	   A purse or bag in which to carry or measure diamonds, etc.	   [India] --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Bultel \Bul"tel\, n. [LL. bultellus. See {Bolt} to sift.]	   A bolter or bolting cloth; also, bran. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bulti \Bul"ti\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Bolty}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bultong \Bul"tong\, n.	   Biltong.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bultow \Bul"tow`\, n.	   A trawl; a boulter; the mode of fishing with a boulter or	   spiller.	   [1913 Webster]
Bulwark \Bul"wark\, n. [Akin to D. bolwerk, G. bollwerk, Sw.	   bolwerk, Dan. bolv[aum]rk, bulv[aum]rk, rampart; akin to G.	   bohle plank, and werk work, defense. See {Bole} stem, and	   {Work}, n., and cf. {Boulevard}.]	   1. (Fort.) A rampart; a fortification; a bastion or outwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which secures against an enemy, or defends from	      attack; any means of defense or protection.	      [1913 Webster]	            The royal navy of England hath ever been its	            greatest defense, . . . the floating bulwark of our	            island.                               --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Naut.) The sides of a ship above the upper deck,	      usually a fencelike structure around the deck.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Rampart}.	        [1913 Webster]	Bulwark \Bul"wark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bulwarked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bulwarking}.]	   To fortify with, or as with, a rampart or wall; to secure by	   fortification; to protect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of some proud city, bulwarked round and armed	         With rising towers.                      --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Bum \Bum\ (b[u^]m), n. [Contr. fr. bottom in this sense.]	   The buttock. [Low] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
bum \bum\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {bummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {bumming} (?).] [See {Boom}, v. i., to roar.]	   To make murmuring or humming sound. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {to bum around} to wander about idly or aimlessly.	      [PJC]	bum \bum\ (b[u^]m), v. t.	   To borrow without intention of returning; to cadge; as, to	   bum a cigarette; to bum a cup of coffee; -- usually with	   inexpensive items as the object. [informal]	   [PJC]
Bum \Bum\, n.	   A humming noise. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Bumbailiff \Bum"bail"iff\, n. [A corruption of bound bailiff.]	   [Low, Eng.]	   See {Bound bailiff}, under {Bound}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Bumbard \Bum"bard\	   See {Bombard}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bumbarge \Bum"barge`\, n.	   See {Bumboat}. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Bumbast \Bum"bast\	   See {Bombast}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bumbelo \Bum"be*lo\, n.; pl. {Bumbeloes}. [It. bombola.]	   A glass used in subliming camphor. [Spelled also {bombolo}	   and {bumbolo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bumble \Bum"ble\, n. [See {Bump} to boom.] (Zool.)	   The bittern. [Local, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bumble \Bum"ble\, v. i.	   To make a hollow or humming noise, like that of a bumblebee;	   to buzz; to cry as a bittern.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a bittern bumbleth in the mire.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Bumble \Bum"ble\, v. i.	   to act ineptly or without clear understanding of what one is	   doing; to blunder; to stumble about; -- sometimes used with	   around.	   [PJC]	Bumble \Bum"ble\, v. t.	   to bungle (a task).	   [PJC]
Bumblebee \Bum"ble*bee`\, n. [OE. bumblen to make a humming	   noise (dim. of bum, v. i.) + bee. Cf. {Humblebee}.] (Zool.)	   A large bee of the genus {Bombus}, sometimes called	   {humblebee}; -- so named from its sound.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are many species. All gather honey, and store it	         in the empty cocoons after the young have come out.	         [1913 Webster]
Bumblepuppy \Bum"ble*pup`py\, n. [Origin unknown; cf. {Bumble},	   n.]	   1. The old game of nineholes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Card Playing) Whist played in an unscientific way.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bumbling \bumbling\ adj.	   not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands;	   as, a bumbling mechanic.	   Syn: bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted, ham-handed,	        handless, heavy-handed, left-handed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bumboat \Bum"boat`\, n. [From bum the buttocks, on account of	   its clumsy form; or fr. D. bun a box for holding fish in a	   boat.] (Naut.)	   A clumsy boat, used for conveying provisions, fruit, etc.,	   for sale, to vessels lying in port or off shore.	   [1913 Webster]
Bumkin \Bum"kin\, n. [Boom a beam + -kin. See {Bumpkin}.]	   (Naut.)	   A projecting beam or boom; as:	   (a) One projecting from each bow of a vessel, to haul the	       fore tack to, called a tack bumpkin.	   (b) One from each quarter, for the main-brace blocks, and	       called {brace bumpkin}.	   (c) A small outrigger over the stern of a boat, to extend the	       mizzen. [Written also {boomkin}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Bummalo \Bum"ma*lo\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small marine Asiatic fish ({Saurus ophidon}) used in India	   as a relish; -- called also {Bombay duck}.	   [1913 Webster]
bummer \bum"mer\ (b[u^]m"[~e]r), n.	   1. An idle, worthless fellow, who is without any visible	      means of support; a loafer; a dissipated sponger; one who	      bums. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an unpleasant event, experience, or situation; as, getting	      caught in a cloudburst while wearing my best suit was a	      bummer. [Slang, U.S.]	      [PJC]
Bummery \Bum"me*ry\, n.	   See {Bottomery}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There was a scivener of Wapping brought to hearing for	         relief against a bummery bond.           --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Bump \Bump\ (b[u^]mp; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bumped}	   (b[u^]mpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bumping}.] [Cf. W. pwmp round	   mass, pwmpiaw to thump, bang, and E. bum, v. i., boom to	   roar.]	   To strike, as with or against anything large or solid; to	   thump; as, to bump the head against a wall.	   [1913 Webster]	Bump \Bump\, v. i.	   To come in violent contact with something; to thump. "Bumping	   and jumping." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Bump \Bump\, n. [From {Bump} to strike, to thump.]	   1. A thump; a heavy blow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swelling or prominence, resulting from a bump or blow; a	      protuberance.	      [1913 Webster]	            It had upon its brow	            A bump as big as a young cockerel's stone. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phren.) One of the protuberances on the cranium which are	      associated with distinct faculties or affections of the	      mind; as, the bump of "veneration;" the bump of	      "acquisitiveness." [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of striking the stern of the boat in advance with	      the prow of the boat following. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bump \Bump\, v. i. [See {Boom} to roar.]	   To make a loud, heavy, or hollow noise, as the bittern; to	   boom.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a bittern bumps within a reed.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Bump \Bump\, n.	   The noise made by the bittern.	   [1913 Webster]
Bumper \Bum"per\, n. [A corruption of bumbard, bombard, a large	   drinking vessel.]	   1. A cup or glass filled to the brim, or till the liquor runs	      over, particularly in drinking a health or toast.	      [1913 Webster]	            He frothed his bumpers to the brim.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covered house at a theater, etc., in honor of some	      favorite performer. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Bumper \Bump"er\, n.	   1. That which bumps or causes a bump.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which resists or deadens a bump or shock, such as	      a metal or rubber rim extending from an object; a buffer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: (Motor vehicles) A protective guard device,	      usually of metal or rubber, attached horizontally to the	      front or rear of the frame of a vehicle, designed to	      resist or deaden a bump or shock, and to prevent damage to	      the main frame of the vehicle in low-velocity collisions.	      [PJC]
bumper-to-bumper \bumper-to-bumper\ adj.	   moving slowly with little space between; -- used of road	   traffic. bumper-to-bumper traffic	   Syn: crawling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bumpkin \Bump"kin\, n. [The same word as bumkin, which Cotgrave	   defines thus: "Bumkin, Fr. chicambault, the luffe-block, a	   long and thick piece of wood, whereunto the fore-sayle and	   sprit-sayle are fastened, when a ship goes by the winde."	   Hence, a clumsy man may easily have been compared to such a	   block of wood; cf. OD. boomken a little tree. See {Boom} a	   pole.]	   An awkward, heavy country fellow; a clown; a country lout.	   "Bashful country bumpkins." --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
bumpkinly \bump"kin*ly\ adj.	   unsophisticated in a manner resembling a lifelong resident of	   rural areas; as, bumpkinly country boys.	   Syn: hick, rustic, unsophisticated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Bumptious \Bump"tious\, a.	   Self-conceited; forward; pushing. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
bump off \bump` off"\, v. t.	   To kill (a person); to murder; -- used commonly of planned	   assassination by criminals; as, the mob bumped off all the	   witnesses. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Bumptiousness \Bump"tious*ness\, n.	   Conceitedness. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] Bun
Bun \Bun\, Bunn \Bunn\, n. [Scot. bun, bunn, OE. bunne, bonne;	   fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. bunna, Gael. bonnach, or OF. bugne tumor,	   Prov. F. bugne a kind of pancake; akin to OHG. bungo bulb,	   MHG. bunge, Prov. E. bung heap, cluster, bunny a small	   swelling.]	   1. any of a variety of slightly sweetened or plain raised	      cakes or bisquits, often having a glazing of sugar and	      milk on the top crust; as, a hot cross bun.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. a type of coiffure in which the hair is gathered into a	      coil or knot at the top of the head.	      [PJC]	   3. pl. the buttocks. [slang]	      [PJC]
BUN \BUN\ n. [acronym] (Med.)	   same as	   {blood urea nitrogen}; the concentration of nitrogen in blood	      present in the form of urea; -- used as a measure of	      kidney function.	   Note: Blood usually contains 10 to 15 mg of nitrogen per 100	         ml in the form of urea. --Stedman.	         [PJC]
Buna \Buna\ n. [trademark.]	   a synthetic rubber made by copolymerizing butadiene with	   another substance such as acrylonitrile or styrene.	   Syn: buna-S. [WordNet 1.5]
bunce \bunce\ n.	   a sudden unexpected piece of good fortune.	   Syn: windfall, gravy, godsend.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bunch \Bunch\ (b[u^]nch; 224), n. [Akin to OSw. & Dan. bunke	   heap, Icel. bunki heap, pile, bunga tumor, protuberance; cf.	   W. pwng cluster. Cf. {Bunk}.]	   1. A protuberance; a hunch; a knob or lump; a hump.	      [1913 Webster]	            They will carry . . . their treasures upon the	            bunches of camels.                    --Isa. xxx. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection, cluster, or tuft, properly of things of the	      same kind, growing or fastened together; as, a bunch of	      grapes; a bunch of keys.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A small isolated mass of ore, as distinguished	      from a continuous vein. --Page.	      [1913 Webster]	Bunch \Bunch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bunching}.]	   To swell out into a bunch or protuberance; to be protuberant	   or round.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bunching out into a large round knob at one end.	                                                  --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	Bunch \Bunch\, v. t.	   To form into a bunch or bunches.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunch-backed \Bunch"-backed`\, a.	   Having a bunch on the back; crooked. "Bunch-backed toad."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunchberry \Bunch"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The dwarf cornel ({Cornus Canadensis}), which bears a dense	   cluster of bright red, edible berries.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunch grass \Bunch" grass`\ (Bot.)	   A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In	   California, {Atropis tenuifolia}, {Festuca scabrella}, and	   several kinds of {Stipa} are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah,	   {Eriocoma cuspidata} is a good bunch grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunchiness \Bunch"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being bunchy; knobbiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunchy \Bunch"y\, a.	   1. Swelling out in bunches.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unshapen, bunchy spear, with bark unpiled.	                                                  --Phaer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing in bunches, or resembling a bunch; having tufts;	      as, the bird's bunchy tail.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) Yielding irregularly; sometimes rich, sometimes	      poor; as, a bunchy mine. --Page.	      [1913 Webster]
Bunco \Bun"co\, n.	   see {bunko}. [Written also {bunko}.]	   [PJC] Buncombe
Buncombe \Bun"combe\, Bunkum \Bun"kum\, n. [Buncombe a county of	   North Carolina.]	   Speech-making for the gratification of constituents, or to	   gain public applause; flattering talk for a selfish purpose;	   anything said for mere show. [Cant or Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All that flourish about right of search was bunkum --	         all that brag about hanging your Canada sheriff was	         bunkum . . . slavery speeches are all bunkum.	                                                  --Haliburton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To speak for Buncombe}, to speak for mere show, or	      popularly.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The phrase originated near the close of the debate on	         the famous `Missouri Question,' in the 16th Congress.	         It was then used by Felix Walker -- a na["i]ve old	         mountaineer, who resided at Waynesville, in Haywood,	         the most western country of North Carolina, near the	         border of the adjacent county of Buncombe, which formed	         part of his district. The old man rose to speak, while	         the house was impatiently calling for the `Question,'	         and several members gathered round him, begging him to	         desist. He persevered, however, for a while, declaring	         that the people of his district expected it, and that	         he was bound to `make a speech for Buncombe.'" --W.	         Darlington.	         [1913 Webster]
Bund \Bund\, n. [G.]	   League; confederacy; esp. the confederation of German states.	   [1913 Webster]	Bund \Bund\, n. [Hindi band.]	   An embankment against inundation. [India] --S. Wells	   Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunder \Bun"der\ (b[u^]n"d[~e]r), n. [Pers. bandar a landing	   place, pier.]	   A boat or raft used in the East Indies in the landing of	   passengers and goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Bundesrath \Bun"des*rath`\ (b[oo^]n"d[e^]s*r[aum]t`), n. [G.,	   from bund (akin to E. bond) confederacy + rath council, prob.	   akin to E. read.]	   Lit., a federal council, esp. of the German Empire. In the	   German Empire the legislative functions are vested in the	   Bundesrath and the Reichstag. The federal council of	   Switzerland is also so called.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The Bundesrath of the German empire is presided over by	         a chancellor, and is composed of sixty-two members, who	         represent the different states of the empire, being	         appointed for each session by their respective	         governments.	         [1913 Webster]	               By this united congress, the highest tribunal of	               Switzerland, -- the Bundesrath -- is chosen, and	               the head of this is a president.   --J. P. Peters	                                                  (Trans.	                                                  M["u]ller's	                                                  Pol. Hist.).	         [1913 Webster]
Bundes-Versammlung \Bun"des-Ver*samm"lung\, n. [G.; bund	   confederacy + versammlung assembly.]	   See {Legislature}, Switzerland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bundle \Bun"dle\ (b[u^]n"d'l), n. [OE. bundel, AS. byndel; akin	   to D. bondel, bundel, G. b["u]ndel, dim. of bund bundle, fr.	   the root of E. bind. See {Bind}.]	   A number of things bound together, as by a cord or envelope,	   into a mass or package convenient for handling or conveyance;	   a loose package; a roll; as, a bundle of straw or of paper; a	   bundle of old clothes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fable of the rods, which, when united in a bundle,	         no strength could bend.                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bundle pillar} (Arch.), a column or pier, with others of	      small dimensions attached to it. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	Bundle \Bun"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bundled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bundling}.]	   1. To tie or bind in a bundle or roll.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send off abruptly or without ceremony.	      [1913 Webster]	            They unmercifully bundled me and my gallant second	            into our own hackney coach.           --T. Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to sell together as a single item at one inclusive price;	      -- usually done for related products which work or are	      used together.	      [PJC]	   {To bundle off}, to send off in a hurry, or without ceremony;	      as, the working mothers bundle their children off to	      school and then try to get themselves to work on time.	   {To bundle one's self up}, to wrap one's self up warmly or	      cumbrously.	      [1913 Webster]	Bundle \Bun"dle\, v. i.	   1. To prepare for departure; to set off in a hurry or without	      ceremony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sleep on the same bed without undressing; -- applied to	      the custom of a man and woman, especially lovers, thus	      sleeping. --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	            Van Corlear stopped occasionally in the villages to	            eat pumpkin pies, dance at country frolics, and	            bundle with the Yankee lasses.        --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bundle up}, to dress warmly, snugly, or cumbrously.	      [PJC]
bundled \bun"dled\ a.	   sold together as a single item; -- usually done for related	   products which work or are used together.	   [PJC]
bundled-up \bundled-up\ adj.	   dressed warmly; as, bundled-up sailors and soldiers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
bundling \bundling\ n.	   1. a former custom, especially in New England, in which	      unmarried couples occupied the same bed without	      undressing, especially during courtship. See {bundle[2]},	      v. i.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the act of binding something into a bundle.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the act of shoving hastily; as, she complained about	      bundling the children off to school.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bundobust \Bun"do*bust\, n. [Hind. & Per. bando-bast tying and	   binding.]	   System; discipline. [India]	   [1913 Webster]	         He has more bundobust than most men.     --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bung \Bung\ (b[u^]ng), n. [Cf. W. bwng orfice, bunghole, Ir.	   buinne tap, spout, OGael. buine.]	   1. The large stopper of the orifice in the bilge of a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The orifice in the bilge of a cask through which it is	      filled; bunghole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sharper or pickpocket. [Obs. & Low]	      [1913 Webster]	            You filthy bung, away.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Bung \Bung\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bunging}.]	   To stop, as the orifice in the bilge of a cask, with a bung;	   to close; -- with up.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To bung up}, to use up, as by bruising or over exertion; to	      exhaust or incapacitate for action. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	            He had bunged up his mouth that he should not have	            spoken these three years.             --Shelton	                                                  (Trans. Don	                                                  Quixote).	      [1913 Webster]
bungaloid \bungaloid\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to a bungalow; similar to a bungalow.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having many bungalows. the bungaloid suburbs	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bungalow \Bun"ga*low\, n. [Bengalee b[=a]ngl[=a]]	   A thatched or tiled house or cottage, of a single story,	   usually surrounded by a veranda. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Bungarum \Bun"ga*rum\, n. [Bungar, the native name.] (Zool.)	   A venomous snake of India, of the genus {Bungarus}, allied to	   the cobras, but without a hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Bungee \Bun"gee\, n.	   1. (Aeronautics) a spring or other elastic device, especially	      one attached to a control to facilitate its manipulation.	      [PJC]	   2. same as {bungee cord}.	      [PJC]	Bungee cord \Bun"gee cord\, n.	   a strong elastic cord, usually with a hook at each end, used	   as a shock-absorbing device or to bind packages together, as	   on a dolly or handcart.	   [PJC] Bungee jump	Bungee jump \Bun"gee jump`\, Bungee jumping \Bun"gee jump`ing\,	   n.	   an act of derring-do in which a person jumps from a high	   platform, such as a bridge, attached (usually by the legs) to	   a bungee cord, which is set to a length that will halt the	   drop before the person reaches the surface of the earth or	   the water.	   [PJC]
Bunghole \Bung"hole`\, n.	   See {Bung}, n., 2. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bungle \Bun"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bungled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bungling}.] [Prob. a diminutive from, akin to bang; cf.	   Prov. G. bungen to beat, bang, OSw. bunga. See {Bang}.]	   To act or work in a clumsy, awkward manner.	   [1913 Webster]	Bungle \Bun"gle\, v. t.	   To make or mend clumsily; to manage awkwardly; to botch; --	   sometimes with up.	   [1913 Webster]	         I always had an idea that it would be bungled. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Bungle \Bun"gle\, n.	   A clumsy or awkward performance; a botch; a gross blunder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those errors and bungles which are committed.	                                                  --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
bungled \bungled\ adj.	   performed poorly or inadequately; as, a bungled job; the	   Watergate scandal started with a bungled burglary.	   Syn: botched, goofed up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bungler \Bun"gler\, n.	   A clumsy, awkward workman; one who bungles.	   [1913 Webster]	         If to be a dunce or a bungler in any profession be	         shameful, how much more ignominious and infamous to a	         scholar to be such!                      --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
bunglesome \bunglesome\ adj.	   awkward to move or use especially because of shape; as, a	   load of bunglesome paraphernalia.	   Syn: awkward, clumsy, ungainly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bungling \Bun"gling\, a.	   Unskillful; awkward; clumsy; as, a bungling workman. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         They make but bungling work.             --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunglingly \Bun"gling*ly\, adv.	   Clumsily; awkwardly.	   [1913 Webster]
Bungo \Bun"go\, n. (Naut.)	   A kind of canoe used in Central and South America; also, a	   kind of boat used in the Southern United States. --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Bunyon}.	   [1913 Webster]
bunji-bunji \bunji-bunji\ n.	   an Australian timber tree ({Flindersia schottiana}) whose	   bark yields a poison.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bunk \Bunk\ (b[u^][ng]k), n. [Cf. OSw. bunke heap, also boaring,	   flooring. Cf. {Bunch}.]	   1. A wooden case or box, which serves for a seat in the	      daytime and for a bed at night. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a series of berths or bed places in tiers; as, to	      sleep in the top bunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of wood placed on a lumberman's sled to sustain	      the end of heavy timbers. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a bed. [informal]	      [PJC]	Bunk \Bunk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bunked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bunking}.]	   To go to bed in a bunk; -- sometimes with in. [Colloq. U.S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunkbed \Bunk"bed\ (b[u^][ng]k"b[e^]d), n.	   A type of multiple bed in which the individual beds are	   arranged one above the other. It is used to save space in	   crowded quarters.	   [PJC]
Bunker \Bun"ker\, n. [Scot. bunker, bunkart, a bench, or low	   chest, serving for a seat. Cf. {Bunk}, {Bank}, {Bench}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sort of chest or box, as in a window, the lid of which	      serves for a seat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large bin or similar receptacle; as, a coal bunker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small sand hole or pit, as on a golf course. [Scot.]	      --Sir W. Scott.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Golf) Hence, any rough hazardous ground on the links;	      also, an artificial hazard with built-up faces.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Mil.) A fortified position dug into the ground,	      especially one which is closed on top and has protective	      walls and roof, e. g. of reinforced concrete. For	      defending positions it usually has windows to view the	      surrounding terrain, but as a safe location for planning	      operations or storage, a bunker may be completely	      underground with no direct access to the surface.	      [PJC]	Bunker \Bun"ker\, v. t. (Golf)	   To drive (the ball) into a bunker.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
bunkmate \bunk"mate`\ n.	   1. someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as	      oneself.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bunko \Bun"ko\, n. [Sf. Sp. banco bank, banca a sort of game at	   cards. Cf. {Bank} (in the commercial sense).]	   A kind of swindling game or scheme, originally by means of	   cards or by a sham lottery, but now used for any swindling	   tactic. [Written also {bunco}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Bunko \Bun"ko\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bunkoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bunkoing}.]	   To swindle by a bunko game or scheme; to cheat or victimize	   in any similar way, as by a confidence game, passing a bad	   check, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bunko steerer}, a person employed as a decoy in bunko.	      [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bunkum \Bun"kum\, n.	   See {Buncombe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunn \Bunn\, n.	   See {Bun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunnian \Bun"nian\, n.	   See {Bunyon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunny \Bun"ny\, n. (Mining)	   A great collection of ore without any vein coming into it or	   going out from it.	   [1913 Webster]	Bunny \Bun"ny\, n.	   A pet name for a rabbit or a squirrel.	   [1913 Webster] Bunodonta
Bunodonta \Bu`no*don"ta\, Bunodonts \Bu"no*donts\, n. pl. [NL.	   bunodonta, fr. Gr. ? hill, heap + ?, ?, a tooth.] (Zool.)	   A division of the herbivorous mammals including the hogs and	   hippopotami; -- so called because the teeth are tuberculated.	   [1913 Webster]
buns \buns\ n. pl.	   the {buttocks}. [Slang]	   Syn: buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, can, fundament,	        hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear,	        rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie,	        tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
bunsen \bunsen\ n.	   1. same as {bunsen burner}; a gas burner used in	      laboratories; has an air valve to regulate the mixture of	      gas and air.	   Syn: bunsen burner, etna.	        [WordNet 1.5] Bunsen burner
Bunsen burner \Bun"sen burn"er\, Bunsen's burner \Bun"sen's
burn"er\(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 entrance of air at the bottom.	   Illuminating gas being also admitted at the bottom, a mixture	   of gas and air is formed which burns at the top with a feebly	   luminous but intensely hot flame.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunsen's battery \Bun"sen's bat"ter*y\	   See under {Battery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bunsen cell \Bun"sen cell\ (Elec.)	   A zinc-carbon cell in which the zinc (amalgamated) is	   surrounded by dilute sulphuric acid, and the carbon by nitric	   acid or a chromic acid mixture, the two plates being	   separated by a porous cup.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bunt \Bunt\ (b[u^]nt), n. (Bot.)	   A fungus ({Ustilago f[oe]tida}) which affects the ear of	   cereals, filling the grains with a fetid dust; -- also called	   {pepperbrand}.	   [1913 Webster]	Bunt \Bunt\, n. [Cf. Sw. bunt bundle, Dan. bundt, G. bund, E.	   bundle.] (Naut.)	   The middle part, cavity, or belly of a sail; the part of a	   furled sail which is at the center of the yard. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Bunt \Bunt\, n.	   A push or shove; a butt; specif. (Baseball), the act of	   bunting the ball.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Bunt \Bunt\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To swell out; as, the sail bunts.	   [1913 Webster]	Bunt \Bunt\, v. t. & i.	   1. To strike or push with the horns or head; to butt; as, the	      ram bunted the boy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) To bat or tap (the ball) slowly within the	      infield by meeting it with the bat without swinging at it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
buntal \buntal\ n.	   a fine white Philippine fiber from the stalks of unopened	   leaves of talipot palms; used in making hats.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bunter \Bun"ter\, n.	   1. A woman who picks up rags in the streets; hence, a low,	      vulgar woman. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her . . . daughters, like bunters in stuff gowns.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) a batter who bunts[2].	      [PJC]
Bunting \Bun"ting\, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE.	   bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zool.)	   A bird of the genus {Emberiza}, or of an allied genus,	   related to the finches and sparrows (family	   {Fringillid[ae]}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting	         ({Emberiza miliaria}); the ortolan ({Emberiza	         hortulana}); the cirl ({Emberiza cirlus}); and the	         black-headed ({Granitivora melanocephala}). American	         species are the bay-winged or grass ({Po["o]c[ae]tes	         gramineus} or {Po[oe]cetes gramineus}); the	         black-throated ({Spiza Americana}); the towhee bunting	         or chewink ({Pipilo}); the snow bunting ({Plectrophanax	         nivalis}); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others.	         See {Ortolan}, {Chewick}, {Snow bunting}, {Lark	         bunting}.	         [1913 Webster] Bunting	Bunting \Bun"ting\, Buntine \Bun"tine\, n. [Prov. E. bunting	   sifting flour, OE. bonten to sift, hence prob. the material	   used for that purpose.]	   A thin woolen stuff, used chiefly for flags, colors, and	   ships' signals.	   [1913 Webster]
Buntline \Bunt"line\, n. [2d bunt + line.] (Naut.)	   One of the ropes toggled to the footrope of a sail, used to	   haul up to the yard the body of the sail when taking it in.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster] Bunyon
Bunyon \Bun"yon\, Bunion \Bun"ion\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. bunny a	   small swelling, fr. OF. bugne, It. bugna, bugnone. See	   {Bun}.] (Med.)	   An enlargement and inflammation of a small membranous sac	   (one of the burs[ae] muscos[ae]), usually occurring on the	   first joint of the great toe.	   [1913 Webster]
Buoy \Buoy\ (bwoi or boi; 277), n. [D. boei buoy, fetter, fr.	   OF. boie, buie, chain, fetter, F. bou['e]e a buoy, from L.	   boia. "Boiae genus vinculorum tam ferreae quam ligneae."	   --Festus. So called because chained to its place.] (Naut.)	   A float; esp. a floating object moored to the bottom, to mark	   a channel or to point out the position of something beneath	   the water, as an anchor, shoal, rock, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Anchor buoy}, a buoy attached to, or marking the position	      of, an anchor.	   {Bell buoy}, a large buoy on which a bell is mounted, to be	      rung by the motion of the waves.	   {Breeches buoy}. See under {Breeches}.	   {Cable buoy}, an empty cask employed to buoy up the cable in	      rocky anchorage.	   {Can buoy}, a hollow buoy made of sheet or boiler iron,	      usually conical or pear-shaped.	   {Life buoy}, a float intended to support persons who have	      fallen into the water, until a boat can be dispatched to	      save them.	   {Nut buoy} or {Nun buoy}, a buoy large in the middle, and	      tapering nearly to a point at each end.	   {To stream the buoy}, to let the anchor buoy fall by the	      ship's side into the water, before letting go the anchor.	      	   {Whistling buoy}, a buoy fitted with a whistle that is blown	      by the action of the waves.	      [1913 Webster]	Buoy \Buoy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buoyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Buoying}.]	   1. To keep from sinking in a fluid, as in water or air; to	      keep afloat; -- with up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support or sustain; to preserve from sinking into ruin	      or despondency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those old prejudices, which buoy up the ponderous	            mass of his nobility, wealth, and title. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fix buoys to; to mark by a buoy or by buoys; as, to	      buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not one rock near the surface was discovered which	            was not buoyed by this floating weed. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	Buoy \Buoy\, v. i.	   To float; to rise like a buoy. "Rising merit will buoy up at	   last." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Buoyage \Buoy"age\, n.	   Buoys, taken collectively; a series of buoys, as for the	   guidance of vessels into or out of port; the providing of	   buoys.	   [1913 Webster]
Buoyance \Buoy"ance\, n.	   Buoyancy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Buoyancy \Buoy"an*cy\, n.; pl. {Buoyancies}.	   1. The property of floating on the surface of a liquid, or in	      a fluid, as in the atmosphere; specific lightness, which	      is inversely as the weight compared with that of an equal	      volume of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The upward pressure exerted upon a floating body	      by a fluid, which is equal to the weight of the body;	      hence, also, the weight of a floating body, as measured by	      the volume of fluid displaced.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such are buoyancies or displacements of the	            different classes of her majesty's ships. --Eng.	                                                  Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cheerfulness; vivacity; liveliness; sprightliness; -- the	      opposite of {heaviness}; as, buoyancy of spirits.	      [1913 Webster]
Buoyant \Buoy"ant\, a. [From {Buoy}, v. t. & i.]	   1. Having the quality of rising or floating in a fluid;	      tending to rise or float; as, iron is buoyant in mercury.	      "Buoyant on the flood." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bearing up, as a fluid; sustaining another body by being	      specifically heavier.	      [1913 Webster]	            The water under me was buoyant.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Light-hearted; vivacious; cheerful; as, a buoyant	      disposition; buoyant spirits. -- {Buoy"ant*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Buprestidan \Bu*pres"ti*dan\, n. [L. buprestis, Gr. ?, a	   poisonous beetle, which, being eaten by cattle in the grass,	   caused them to swell up and and die; ? ox, cow + ? to blow	   up, swell out.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of beetles, of the genus {Buprestis} and	   allied genera, usually with brilliant metallic colors. The	   larv[ae] are usually borers in timber, or beneath bark, and	   are often very destructive to trees.	   [1913 Webster] Bur
Bur \Bur\, Burr \Burr\ (b[^u]r), n. [OE. burre burdock; cf. Dan.	   borre, OSw. borra, burdock, thistle; perh. akin to E. bristle	   (burr- for burz-), or perh. to F. bourre hair, wool, stuff;	   also, according to Cotgrave, "the downe, or hairie coat,	   wherewith divers herbes, fruits, and flowers, are covered,"	   fr. L. burrae trifles, LL. reburrus rough.]	   1. (Bot.) Any rough or prickly envelope of the seeds of	      plants, whether a pericarp, a persistent calyx, or an	      involucre, as of the chestnut and burdock; a seed vessel	      having hooks or prickles. Also, any weed which bears burs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amongst rude burs and thistles.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bur and brake and brier.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thin ridge left by a tool in cutting or shaping metal.	      See {Burr}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ring of iron on a lance or spear. See {Burr}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The lobe of the ear. See {Burr}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The sweetbread.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A clinker; a partially vitrified brick.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mech.)	      (a) A small circular saw.	      (b) A triangular chisel.	      (c) A drill with a serrated head larger than the shank; --	          especially a small drill bit used by dentists.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. [Cf. Gael. borr, borra, a knob, bunch.] (Zool.) The round	      knob of an antler next to a deer's head. [Commonly written	      {burr}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bur oak} (Bot.), a useful and ornamental species of oak	      ({Quercus macrocarpa}) with ovoid acorns inclosed in deep	      cups imbricated with pointed scales. It grows in the	      Middle and Western United States, and its wood is tough,	      close-grained, and durable.	   {Bur reed} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sparganium}, having	      long ribbonlike leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Burberry \Burberry\ n.	   a light gabardine raincoat of the type made by Burberry's of	   London.	   [WordNet 1.5]
burble \burble\ v.	   to to make a burbling sound; -- used of water, especially	   brooks.	   Syn: ripple, babble, guggle, bubble, gurgle.	        [WordNet 1.5] burbling
burbling \burbling\ burbly \burbly\adj.	   1. uttered with unrestrained enthusiasm; as, a novel told in	      burbly panting tones.	   Syn: effusive, gushing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. bubbling; -- of sounds, especially of water.	      [PJC]
Burbolt \Bur"bolt`\, n.	   A birdbolt. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Burbot \Bur"bot\, n. [F. barbote, fr. barbe beard. See 1st	   {Barb}.] (Zool.)	   A fresh-water fish of the genus {Lota}, having on the nose	   two very small barbels, and a larger one on the chin.	   [Written also {burbolt}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fish is also called an {eelpout} or {ling}, and is	         allied to the codfish. The {Lota vulgaris} is a common	         European species. An American species ({Lota maculosa})	         is found in New England, the Great Lakes, and farther	         north.	         [1913 Webster]
Burdelais \Bur`de*lais"\, n. [F. bourdelais, prob. fr.	   bordelais. See {Bordelais}.]	   A sort of grape. --Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]"d'n), n. [Written also burthen.] [OE.	   burden, burthen, birthen, birden, AS. byr[eth]en; akin to	   Icel. byr[eth]i, Dan. byrde, Sw. b["o]rda, G. b["u]rde, OHG.	   burdi, Goth. ba['u]r[thorn]ei, fr. the root of E. bear, AS.	   beran, Goth. bairan. [root]92. See 1st {Bear}.]	   1. That which is borne or carried; a load.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plants with goodly burden bowing.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is borne with labor or difficulty; that which	      is grievous, wearisome, or oppressive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deaf, giddy, helpless, left alone,	            To all my friends a burden grown.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The capacity of a vessel, or the weight of cargo that she	      will carry; as, a ship of a hundred tons burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) The tops or heads of stream-work which lie over	      the stream of tin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metal.) The proportion of ore and flux to fuel, in the	      charge of a blast furnace. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A fixed quantity of certain commodities; as, a burden of	      gad steel, 120 pounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A birth. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beast of burden}, an animal employed in carrying burdens.	   {Burden of proof} [L. onus probandi] (Law), the duty of	      proving a particular position in a court of law, a failure	      in the performance of which duty calls for judgment	      against the party on whom the duty is imposed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Burden}, {Load}.	   Usage: A burden is, in the literal sense, a weight to be	          borne; a load is something laid upon us to be carried.	          Hence, when used figuratively, there is usually a	          difference between the two words. Our burdens may be	          of such a nature that we feel bound to bear them	          cheerfully or without complaint. They may arise from	          the nature of our situation; they may be allotments of	          Providence; they may be the consequences of our	          errors. What is upon us, as a load, we commonly carry	          with greater reluctance or sense of oppression. Men	          often find the charge of their own families to be a	          burden; but if to this be added a load of care for	          others, the pressure is usually serve and irksome.	          [1913 Webster]	Burden \Bur"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burdened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Burdening}.]	   1. To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a	      heavy load upon; to load.	      [1913 Webster]	            I mean not that other men be eased, and ye burdened.	                                                  --2 Cor. viii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To oppress with anything grievous or trying; to overload;	      as, to burden a nation with taxes.	      [1913 Webster]	            My burdened heart would break.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impose, as a load or burden; to lay or place as a	      burden (something heavy or objectionable). [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is absurd to burden this act on Cromwell.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To load; encumber; overload; oppress.	        [1913 Webster]	Burden \Bur"den\ (b[^u]r"d'n), n. [OE. burdoun the bass in	   music, F. bourdon; cf. LL. burdo drone, a long organ pipe, a	   staff, a mule. Prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Bourdon}.]	   1. The verse repeated in a song, or the return of the theme	      at the end of each stanza; the chorus; refrain. Hence:	      That which is often repeated or which is dwelt upon; the	      main topic; as, the burden of a prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would sing my song without a burden. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The drone of a bagpipe. --Ruddiman.	      [1913 Webster]	Burden \Bur"den\, n. [See {Burdon}.]	   A club. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
burdened \bur"dened\ adj.	   bearing a heavy load; as, a hiker burdened with a heavy	   backpack.	   Syn: heavy-laden, laden, weighed down.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burdener \Bur"den*er\, n.	   One who loads; an oppressor.	   [1913 Webster]
Burdenous \Bur"den*ous\, a.	   Burdensome. [Obs.] "Burdenous taxations." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Burdensome \Bur"den*some\, a.	   Grievous to be borne; causing uneasiness or fatigue;	   oppressive.	   [1913 Webster]	         The debt immense of endless gratitude	         So burdensome.                           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Heavy; weighty; cumbersome; onerous; grievous;	        oppressive; troublesome.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Bur"den*some*ly}, adv. --	        {Bur"den*some*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Burdock \Bur"dock\, n. [Bur + dock the plant.] (Bot.)	   A genus of coarse biennial herbs ({Lappa}), bearing small	   burs which adhere tenaciously to clothes, or to the fur or	   wool of animals.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common burdock is the {Lappa officinalis}.	         [1913 Webster]
Burdon \Bur"don\, n. [See {Bourdon}.]	   A pilgrim's staff. [Written also {burden}.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Bureau \Bu"reau\, n.; pl. E. {Bureaus}, F. {Bureaux}. [F. bureau	   a writing table, desk, office, OF., drugget, with which a	   writing table was often covered, equiv. to F. bure, and fr.	   OF. buire dark brown, the stuff being named from its color,	   fr. L. burrus red, fr. Gr. ? flame-colored, prob. fr. ? fire.	   See {Fire}, n., and cf. {Borel}, n.]	   1. Originally, a desk or writing table with drawers for	      papers. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place where such a bureau is used; an office where	      business requiring writing is transacted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: A department of public business requiring a force	      of clerks; the body of officials in a department who labor	      under the direction of a chief.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: On the continent of Europe, the highest departments, in	         most countries, have the name of bureaux; as, the	         Bureau of the Minister of Foreign Affairs. In England	         and America, the term is confined to inferior and	         subordinate departments; as, the "Pension Bureau," a	         subdepartment of the Department of the Interior. [Obs.]	         In Spanish, bureo denotes a court of justice for the	         trial of persons belonging to the king's household.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A chest of drawers for clothes, especially when made as an	      ornamental piece of furniture. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bureau system}. See {Bureaucracy}.	   {Bureau Veritas}, an institution, in the interest of maritime	      underwriters, for the survey and rating of vessels all	      over the world. It was founded in Belgium in 1828, removed	      to Paris in 1830, and re["e]stablished in Brussels in	      1870.	      [1913 Webster]
Bureaucracy \Bu*reau"cra*cy\, n. [Bureau + Gr. ? to be strong,	   to govern, ? strength: cf. F. bureaucratie.]	   1. A system of carrying on the business of government by	      means of departments or bureaus, each under the control of	      a chief, in contradiction to a system in which the	      officers of government have an associated authority and	      responsibility; also, government conducted on this system.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Government officials, collectively; -- used especially of	      nonelected government officials.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Bureaucrat \Bu*reau"crat\, n.	   An official of a bureau; esp. an official confirmed in a	   narrow and arbitrary routine. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
bureaucratese \bureaucratese\ n.	   the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic	   of some government officials; officialese; -- it is	   characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague	   abstractions, and circumlocutions.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Bureaucratic
Bureaucratic \Bu`reau*crat"ic\, Bureaucratical
\Bu`reau*crat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. bureaucratique.]	   Of, relating to, or resembling, a bureaucracy.	   [1913 Webster]
bureaucratism \bureaucratism\ n.	   nonelective government officials; same as {bureaucracy}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Bureaucratist \Bu*reau"cra*tist\, n.	   An advocate for, or supporter of, bureaucracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Burel \Bur"el\, n. & a.	   Same as {Borrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burette \Bu*rette"\, n. [F., can, cruet, dim. of buire flagon.]	   (Chem.)	   An apparatus for delivering measured quantities of liquid or	   for measuring the quantity of liquid or gas received or	   discharged. It consists essentially of a graduated glass	   tube, usually furnished with a small aperture and stopcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Bur fish \Bur" fish`\ (Zool.)	   A spinose, plectognath fish of the Allantic coast of the	   United States (esp. {Chilo mycterus geometricus}) having the	   power of distending its body with water or air, so as to	   resemble a chestnut bur; -- called also {ball fish}, {balloon	   fish}, and {swellfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burg \Burg\, n. [AS. burh, burg, cf. LL. burgus. See 1st	   {Borough}.]	   1. A fortified town. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A borough. [Eng.] See 1st {Borough}.	      [1913 Webster]
Burgage \Burg"age\, n. [From {Burg}: cf. F. bourgage, LL.	   burgagium.] (Eng. Law)	   A tenure by which houses or lands are held of the king or	   other lord of a borough or city; at a certain yearly rent, or	   by services relating to trade or handicraft. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgall \Bur"gall\, n. (Zool.)	   A small marine fish; -- also called {cunner}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgamot \Bur"ga*mot\, n.	   See {Bergamot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burganet \Bur"ga*net\, n.	   See {Burgonet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgee \Bur"gee\, n.	   1. A kind of small coat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A swallow-tailed flag; a distinguishing pennant,	      used by cutters, yachts, and merchant vessels.	      [1913 Webster]
Burgeois \Bur*geois"\ (b[^u]r*jois"), n. (Print.)	   See 1st {Bourgeois}.	   [1913 Webster]	Burgeois \Bur*geois"\ (b[oo^]r*zhw[aum]"), n.	   A burgess; a citizen. See 2d {Bourgeois}. [R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgeon \Bur"geon\, v. i.	   To bud. See {Bourgeon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgess \Bur"gess\, n. [OE. burgeis, OF. burgeis, fr.	   burcfortified town, town, F. bourg village, fr. LL. burgus	   fort, city; from the German; cf. MHG. burc, G. burg. See 1st	   {Borough}, and cf. 2d {Bourgeois}.]	   1. An inhabitant of a borough or walled town, or one who	      possesses a tenement therein; a citizen or freeman of a	      borough. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "A burgess of a borough corresponds with a citizen of a	         city." --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who represents a borough in Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A magistrate of a borough.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An inhabitant of a Scotch burgh qualified to vote for	      municipal officers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Before the Revolution, the representatives in the	         popular branch of the legislature of Virginia were	         called burgesses; they are now called delegates.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Burgess oath}. See {Burgher}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Burgess-ship \Bur"gess-ship\, n.	   The state of privilege of a burgess. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Burggrave \Burg"grave\, n. [G. burggraf; burg fortress + graf	   count: cf. D. burggraaf, F. burgrave. See {Margrave}.]	   (Germany)	   Originally, one appointed to the command of a burg (fortress	   or castle); but the title afterward became hereditary, with a	   domain attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgh \Burgh\, n. [OE. See {Burg}.]	   A borough or incorporated town, especially, one in Scotland.	   See {Borough}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burghal \Burgh"al\, a.	   Belonging to a burgh.	   [1913 Webster]
Burghbote \Burgh"bote`\, n. [Burgh + bote.] (Old Law)	   A contribution toward the building or repairing of castles or	   walls for the defense of a city or town.	   [1913 Webster]
Burghbrech \Burgh"brech`\, n. [Burgh + F. br[`e]che, equiv. to	   E. breach.] (AS. Law)	   The offense of violating the pledge given by every inhabitant	   of a tithing to keep the peace; breach of the peace.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgher \Burgh"er\, n. [From burgh; akin to D. burger, G.	   b["u]rger, Dan. borger, Sw. borgare. See {Burgh}.]	   1. A freeman of a burgh or borough, entitled to enjoy the	      privileges of the place; any inhabitant of a borough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) A member of that party, among the Scotch	      seceders, which asserted the lawfulness of the burgess	      oath (in which burgesses profess "the true religion	      professed within the realm"), the opposite party being	      called antiburghers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: These parties arose among the Presbyterians of	         Scotland, in 1747, and in 1820 reunited under the name	         of the "United Associate Synod of the Secession	         Church."	         [1913 Webster]
Burghermaster \Burgh"er*mas`ter\, n.	   See {Burgomaster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burghership \Burgh"er*ship\, n.	   The state or privileges of a burgher.	   [1913 Webster]
Burghmaster \Burgh"mas`ter\, n.	   1. A burgomaster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or	      boundaries for the workmen; -- called also {bailiff}, and	      {barmaster}. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Burghmote \Burgh"mote`\, n. (AS. Law) [Burgh + mote meeting.]	   A court or meeting of a burgh or borough; a borough court	   held three times yearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Burglar \Bur"glar\, n. [OE. burg town, F. bourg, fr. LL. burgus	   (of German origin) + OF. lere thief, fr. L. latro. See	   {Borough}, and {Larceny}.] (Law)	   One guilty of the crime of burglary.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burglar alarm}, a device for giving alarm if a door or	      window is opened from without.	      [1913 Webster]
Burglarer \Bur"glar*er\, n.	   A burglar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burglarious \Bur*gla"ri*ous\, a.	   Pertaining to burglary; constituting the crime of burglary.	   [1913 Webster]	         To come down a chimney is held a burglarious entry.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Burglariously \Bur*gla"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   With an intent to commit burglary; in the manner of a	   burglar. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
burglarproof \burglarproof\ adj.	   secure against burglary.	   Syn: burglar-proof.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burglary \Bur"gla*ry\, n.; pl. {Burglaries}. [Fr. {Burglar}; cf.	   LL. burglaria.] (Law)	   Breaking and entering the dwelling house of another, in the	   nighttime, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether	   the felonious purpose be accomplished or not. --Wharton.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By statute law in some of the United States, burglary	         includes the breaking with felonious intent into a	         house by day as well as by night, and into other	         buildings than dwelling houses. Various degrees of the	         crime are established.	         [1913 Webster]
burgle \burgle\ v. [by back-formation from burglar.]	   to commit a burglary; to enter and rob a dwelling.	   Syn: burglarize, heist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burgomaster \Bur"go*mas`ter\, n. [D. burgemeester; burg borough	   + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, b["u]rgermeister.	   See 1st {Borough}, and {Master}.]	   1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland,	      Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England	      and the United States; a burghmaster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull ({Larus	      glaucus}), common in arctic regions.	      [1913 Webster]
Burgonet \Bur"go*net\, n. [F. bouruignotte, because the	   Burgundians, F. Bouruignons, first used it.]	   A kind of helmet. [Written also {burganet}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgoo \Bur"goo\, n. [Prov. E. burgood yeast, perh. fr. W. burym	   yeast + cawl cabbage, gruel.]	   A kind of oatmeal pudding, or thick gruel, used by seamen.	   [Written also {burgout}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burgrass \Bur"grass`\, n. (Bot.)	   Grass of the genus {Cenchrus}, growing in sand, and having	   burs for fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgrave \Bur"grave\, n. [F.]	   See {Burggrave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burgundy \Bur"gun*dy\, n.	   1. An old province of France (in the eastern central part).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A richly flavored wine, mostly red, made in Burgundy,	      France.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burgundy pitch}, a resinous substance prepared from the	      exudation of the Norway spruce ({Abies excelsa}) by	      melting in hot water and straining through cloth. The	      genuine Burgundy pitch, supposed to have been first	      prepared in Burgundy, is rare, but there are many	      imitations. It has a yellowish brown color, is translucent	      and hard, but viscous. It is used in medicinal plasters.	      [1913 Webster]
Burh \Burh\, n.	   See {Burg}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Burhel
Burhel \Bur"hel\, Burrhel \Burr"hel\, n. (Zool.)	   The wild Himalayan, or blue, sheep ({Ovis burrhel}).	   [1913 Webster]
Burhinidae \Burhinidae\ n.	   a natural family of large wading birds resembling the	   plovers; the stone curlews.	   Syn: family {Burhinidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burhinus \Burhinus\ n.	   type genus of the Burhinidae, comprising the stone curlews.	   Syn: genus {Burhinus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burial \Bur"i*al\, n. [OE. buriel, buriels, grave, tomb, AS.	   byrgels, fr. byrgan to bury, and akin to OS. burgisli	   sepulcher.]	   1. A grave; a tomb; a place of sepulture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The erthe schook, and stoones weren cloven, and	            biriels weren opened.                 --Wycliff	                                                  [Matt. xxvii.	                                                  51, 52].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of burying; depositing a dead body in the earth,	      in a tomb or vault, or in the water, usually with	      attendant ceremonies; sepulture; interment. "To give a	      public burial." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now to glorious burial slowly borne.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burial case}, a form of coffin, usually of iron, made to	      close air-tight, for the preservation of a dead body.	   {Burial ground}, a piece of ground selected and set apart for	      a place of burials, and consecrated to such use by	      religious ceremonies.	   {Burial place}, any place where burials are made.	   {Burial service}.	      (a) The religious service performed at the interment of	          the dead; a funeral service.	      (b) That portion of a liturgy which is read at an	          interment; as, the English burial service.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sepulture; interment; inhumation.	        [1913 Webster]
buried \buried\ adj.	   1. covered from view; as, her face buried (or hidden) in her	      hands; buried in the smoke of many rifles.	   Syn: hidden.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. placed in a grave; as, the hastily buried corpses.	      Opposite of {unburied}.	   Syn: inhumed, interred.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burier \Bur"i*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, buries.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till the buriers have buried it.         --Ezek. xxxix.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	         And darkness be the burier of the dead.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Burin \Bu"rin\, n. [F. burin, cf. It. burino, bulino; prob. from	   OHG. bora borer, bor[=o]n to bore, G. bohren. See 1st	   {Bore}.]	   1. The cutting tool of an engraver on metal, used in line	      engraving. It is made of tempered steel, one end being	      ground off obliquely so as to produce a sharp point, and	      the other end inserted in a handle; a graver; also, the	      similarly shaped tool used by workers in marble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner or style of execution of an engraver; as, a	      soft burin; a brilliant burin.	      [1913 Webster]
Burinist \Bu"rin*ist\, n.	   One who works with the burin. --For. Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Burion \Bu"ri*on\, n. (Zool.)	   The red-breasted house sparrow of California ({Carpodacus	   frontalis}); -- called also {crimson-fronted bullfinch}.	   [Written also {burrion}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burke \Burke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Burking}.] [From one Burke of Edinburgh, who committed the	   crime in 1829.]	   1. To murder by suffocation, or so as to produce few marks of	      violence, for the purpose of obtaining a body to be sold	      for dissection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispose of quietly or indirectly; to suppress; to	      smother; to shelve; as, to burke a parliamentary question.	      [1913 Webster]	            The court could not burke an inquiry, supported by	            such a mass of a affidavits.          --C. Reade.	      [1913 Webster]
Burkism \Burk"ism\, n.	   The practice of killing persons for the purpose of selling	   their bodies for dissection.	   [1913 Webster]
Burl \Burl\ (b[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burled} (b[^u]rld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Burling}.] [OE. burle stuffing, or a knot in	   cloth; cf. F. bourlet, bourrelet, OF. bourel, a wreath or a	   roll of cloth, linen, or leather, stuffed with flocks, etc.,	   dim. of bourre. [root]92. See {Bur}.]	   To dress or finish up (cloth); to pick knots, burs, loose	   threads, etc., from, as in finishing cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burling iron}, a peculiar kind of nippers or tweezers used	      in burling woolen cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	Burl \Burl\, n.	   1. A knot or lump in thread or cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An overgrown knot, or an excrescence, on a tree; also,	      veneer made from such excrescences.	      [1913 Webster]
Burlap \Bur"lap\, n.	   A coarse fabric, made of jute or hemp, used for bagging;	   also, a finer variety of similar material, used for curtains,	   etc. [Written also {burlaps}.]	   [1913 Webster]
burled \burled\ (b[^u]rld), adj.	   having an irregular pattern from the grain of a tree burl[2],	   or one resembling such a pattern, in contrast to the regular	   wood grain consisting of parallel or concentric lines; -- of	   wood.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Burler \Burl"er\, n.	   One who burls or dresses cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, a. [F. burlesque, fr. It. burlesco, fr.	   burla jest, mockery, perh. for burrula, dim. of L. burrae	   trifles. See {Bur}.]	   Tending to excite laughter or contempt by extravagant images,	   or by a contrast between the subject and the manner of	   treating it, as when a trifling subject is treated with mock	   gravity; jocular; ironical.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a dispute among the critics, whether burlesque	         poetry runs best in heroic verse, like that of the	         Dispensary, or in doggerel, like that of Hudibras.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, n.	   1. Ludicrous representation; exaggerated parody; grotesque	      satire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burlesque is therefore of two kinds; the first	            represents mean persons in the accouterments of	            heroes, the other describes great persons acting and	            speaking like the basest among the people.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ironical or satirical composition intended to excite	      laughter, or to ridicule anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dull burlesque appeared with impudence,	            And pleased by novelty in spite of sense. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ludicrous imitation; a caricature; a travesty; a gross	      perversion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who is it that admires, and from the heart is	            attached to, national representative assemblies, but	            must turn with horror and disgust from such a	            profane burlesque and abominable perversion of that	            sacred institute?                     --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mockery; farce; travesty; mimicry.	        [1913 Webster]	Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burlesqued}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Burlesquing}.]	   To ridicule, or to make ludicrous by grotesque representation	   in action or in language.	   [1913 Webster]	         They burlesqued the prophet Jeremiah's words, and	         turned the expression he used into ridicule.	                                                  --Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	Burlesque \Bur*lesque"\, v. i.	   To employ burlesque.	   [1913 Webster]
Burlesquer \Bur*les"quer\, n.	   One who burlesques.	   [1913 Webster]
Burletta \Bur*let"ta\ (b[^u]r*l[e^]t"t[.a]), n. [It., dim. of	   burla mockery. See {Burlesque}, a.] (Mus.)	   A comic operetta; a music farce. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Burliness \Bur"li*ness\ (b[^u]r"l[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   Quality of being burly.	   [1913 Webster]
Burly \Bur"ly\ (b[^u]r"l[y^]), a. [OE. burlich strong,	   excellent; perh. orig. fit for a lady's bower, hence	   handsome, manly, stout. Cf. {Bower}.]	   1. Having a large, strong, or gross body; stout; lusty; --	      now used chiefly of human beings, but formerly of animals,	      in the sense of stately or beautiful, and of inanimate	      things that were huge and bulky. "Burly sacks." --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his latter days, with overliberal diet, [he was]	            somewhat corpulent and burly.         --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burly and big, and studious of his ease. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coarse and rough; boisterous.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the orator's own burly way of nonsense.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]
Burman \Bur"man\, n.; pl. {Burmans}. ["The softened modern	   M'yan-ma, M'yan-ma [native name] is the source of the	   European corruption Burma." --Balfour.], (Ethnol.)	   A member of the Burman family, one of the four great families	   Burma; also, sometimes, any inhabitant of Burma; a Burmese.	   -- a. Of or pertaining to the Burmans or to Burmah.	   Note: Burma is now (1998) named Myanmar.	         [1913 Webster]
Burmannia \Burmannia\ n.	   the type genus of the Burmanniaceae; slender herbs of warm	   regions with leaves resembling scales and flowers with a	   3-angled or 3-winged perianth.	   Syn: genus {Burmannia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burmanniaceae \Burmanniaceae\ n.	   a natural family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal or	   bractlike leaves and small flowers.	   Syn: family {Burmanniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bur marigold \Bur" mar"i*gold\	   See {Beggar's ticks}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burmese \Bur`mese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Burmah, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. &	   pl. A native or the natives of Burma (Myanmar). Also (sing.),	   the language of the Burmans.	   [1913 Webster]
Burmese-Yi \Burmese-Yi\ n.	   a language spoken in Northern Burma and Yunnan.	   Syn: Lolo-Burmese.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burn \Burn\ (b[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burned} (b[^u]rnd)	   or {Burnt} (b[^u]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Burning}.] [OE.	   bernen, brennen, v. t., early confused with beornen, birnen,	   v. i., AS. b[ae]rnan, bernan, v. t., birnan, v. i.; akin to	   OS. brinnan, OFries. barna, berna, OHG. brinnan, brennan, G.	   brennen, OD. bernen, D. branden, Dan. br[ae]nde, Sw.	   br[aum]nna, brinna, Icel. brenna, Goth. brinnan, brannjan (in	   comp.), and possibly to E. fervent.]	   1. To consume with fire; to reduce to ashes by the action of	      heat or fire; -- frequently intensified by up: as, to burn	      up wood. "We'll burn his body in the holy place." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To injure by fire or heat; to change destructively some	      property or properties of, by undue exposure to fire or	      heat; to scorch; to scald; to blister; to singe; to char;	      to sear; as, to burn steel in forging; to burn one's face	      in the sun; the sun burns the grass.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perfect or improve by fire or heat; to submit to the	      action of fire or heat for some economic purpose; to	      destroy or change some property or properties of, by	      exposure to fire or heat in due degree for obtaining a	      desired residuum, product, or effect; to bake; as, to burn	      clay in making bricks or pottery; to burn wood so as to	      produce charcoal; to burn limestone for the lime.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make or produce, as an effect or result, by the	      application of fire or heat; as, to burn a hole; to burn	      charcoal; to burn letters into a block.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by	      action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does;	      as, to burn the mouth with pepper.	      [1913 Webster]	            This tyrant fever burns me up.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This dry sorrow burns up all my tears. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the cold north wind bloweth, . . . it devoureth	            the mountains, and burneth the wilderness, and	            consumeth the ??ass as fire.          --Ecclus.	                                                  xliii. 20, 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Surg.) To apply a cautery to; to cauterize.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chem.) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active	      agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize; as,	      a man burns a certain amount of carbon at each	      respiration; to burn iron in oxygen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To burn}, {To burn together}, as two surfaces of metal	      (Engin.), to fuse and unite them by pouring over them a	      quantity of the same metal in a liquid state.	   {To burn a bowl} (Game of Bowls), to displace it	      accidentally, the bowl so displaced being said to be	      burned.	   {To burn daylight}, to light candles before it is dark; to	      waste time; to perform superfluous actions. --Shak.	   {To burn one's fingers}, to get one's self into unexpected	      trouble, as by interfering the concerns of others,	      speculation, etc.	   {To burn out},	      (a) to destroy or obliterate by burning. "Must you with	          hot irons burn out mine eyes?" --Shak.	      (b) to force (people) to flee by burning their homes or	          places of business; as, the rioters burned out the	          Chinese businessmen.	   {To be burned out}, to suffer loss by fire, as the burning of	      one's house, store, or shop, with the contents.	   {To burn up}, {To burn down}, to burn entirely.	      [1913 Webster]	Burn \Burn\, v. i.	   1. To be of fire; to flame. "The mount burned with fire."	      --Deut. ix. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer from, or be scorched by, an excess of heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your meat doth burn, quoth I.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have a condition, quality, appearance, sensation, or	      emotion, as if on fire or excessively heated; to act or	      rage with destructive violence; to be in a state of lively	      emotion or strong desire; as, the face burns; to burn with	      fever.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked	            with us by the way?                   --Luke xxiv.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	            The barge she sat in, like a burnished throne,	            Burned on the water.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burning with high hope.               --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The groan still deepens, and the combat burns.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parching air	            Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) To combine energetically, with evolution of heat;	      as, copper burns in chlorine.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object	      which is sought. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To burn up}, {To burn down}, to be entirely consumed.	      [1913 Webster]	Burn \Burn\, n.	   1. A hurt, injury, or effect caused by fire or excessive or	      intense heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The operation or result of burning or baking, as in	      brickmaking; as, they have a good burn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A disease in vegetables. See {Brand}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	Burn \Burn\, n. [See 1st {Bourn}.]	   A small stream. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burnable \Burn"a*ble\, a.	   Combustible. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Burned \Burned\, p. p. & a.	   See {Burnt}.	   [1913 Webster]	Burned \Burned\, p. p.	   Burnished. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] burned-out
burned-out \burned-out\ burnt-out \burnt-out\adj. prenom.	   1. drained of energy or effectiveness; driven to apathy by	      overwork or prolonged stress; -- of people.	   Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged,	        exhausted, fatigued, played-out(prenominal), played	        out(predicate), spent, washed-out(prenominal), washed	        out(predicate), worn-out(prenominal), worn	        out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. damaged or destroyed by or as if by fire; as, barricaded	      the street with burned-out cars.	   Syn: burned out(predicate), burnt out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burner \Burn"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, burns or sets fire to anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of a lamp, gas fixture, etc., where the flame is	      produced.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bunsen's burner} (Chem.), see {Bunsen burner}.	   {Argand burner}, {Rose burner}, etc. See under {Argand},	      {Rose}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Burnet \Bur"net\, n. [OE. burnet burnet; also, brownish (the	   plant perh. being named from its color), fr. F. brunet, dim.	   of brun brown; cf. OF. brunete a sort of flower. See	   {Brunette}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of perennial herbs ({Poterium}); especially,	   {Poterium Sanguisorba}, the common, or garden, burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burnet moth} (Zool.), in England, a handsome moth	      ({Zyg[ae]na filipendula}), with crimson spots on the	      wings.	   {Burnet saxifrage}. (Bot.) See {Saxifrage}.	   {Canadian burnet}, a marsh plant ({Poterium Canadensis}).	   {Great burnet}, {Wild burnet}, {Poterium oficinalis} (or	      {Sanguisorba oficinalis}).	      [1913 Webster]
Burnettize \Bur"nett*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnettized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Burnettizing}.] (Manuf.)	   To subject (wood, fabrics, etc.) to a process of saturation	   in a solution of chloride of zinc, to prevent decay; -- a	   process invented by Sir William Burnett.	   [1913 Webster]
Burnie \Burn"ie\, n. [See 4th {Burn}.]	   A small brook. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Burniebee \Bur"nie*bee`\, n.	   The ladybird. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burning \Burn"ing\, a.	   1. That burns; being on fire; excessively hot; fiery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consuming; intense; inflaming; exciting; vehement;	      powerful; as, burning zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a young hound upon a burning scent. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burning bush} (Bot.), an ornamental shrub ({Euonymus	      atropurpureus}), bearing a crimson berry.	      [1913 Webster]	Burning \Burn"ing\, n.	   The act of consuming by fire or heat, or of subjecting to the	   effect of fire or heat; the state of being on fire or	   excessively heated.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burning fluid}, any volatile illuminating oil, as the	      lighter petroleums (naphtha, benzine), or oil of	      turpentine (camphine), but esp. a mixture of the latter	      with alcohol.	   {Burning glass}, a convex lens of considerable size, used for	      producing an intense heat by converging the sun's rays to	      a focus.	   {Burning house} (Metal.), the furnace in which tin ores are	      calcined, to sublime the sulphur and arsenic from the	      pyrites. --Weale.	   {Burning mirror}, a concave mirror, or a combination of plane	      mirrors, used for the same purpose as a burning glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Combustion; fire; conflagration; flame; blaze.	        [1913 Webster]
Burnish \Bur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Burnished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Burnishing}.] [OE. burnischen, burnissen, burnen, OF.	   burnir, brunir, to make brown, polish, F. brunir, fr. F. brun	   brown, fr. OHG. br?n; cf. MHG. briunen to make brown, polish.	   See {Brown}, a.]	   To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish;	   specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and	   smooth; as, to burnish brass or paper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The frame of burnished steel, that east a glare	         From far, and seemed to thaw the freezing air.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now the village windows blaze,	         Burnished by the setting sun.            --Cunningham.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burnishing machine}, a machine for smoothing and polishing	      by compression, as in making paper collars.	      [1913 Webster]	Burnish \Bur"nish\, v. i.	   To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as	   from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.	   [1913 Webster]	         A slender poet must have time to grow,	         And spread and burnish as his brothers do. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         My thoughts began to burnish, sprout, and swell.	                                                  --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Burnish \Bur"nish\, n.	   The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.	   --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Burnisher \Bur"nish*er\, n.	   1. One who burnishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool with a hard, smooth, rounded end or surface, as of	      steel, ivory, or agate, used in smoothing or polishing by	      rubbing. It has a variety of forms adapted to special	      uses.	      [1913 Webster] Burnoose
Burnoose \Bur"noose\, Burnous \Bur"nous\, n. [Ar. burnus a kind	   of high-crowned cap: cf. F. bournous, burnous, Sp. al-bornoz,	   a sort of upper garment, with a hood attached.]	   1. A cloaklike garment and hood woven in one piece, worn by	      Arabs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A combination cloak and hood worn by women. [Variously	      written {bournous}, {bernouse}, {bornous}, etc.]	      [1913 Webster]
burn out \burn out\ v. i.	   1. To burn till the fuel is exhausted; as, when the candle	      burned out the room was totally dark; the firefighters	      couldn't control the oil tank fire and had to let it burn	      out by itself.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To stop functioning due to failure of some component	      caused by the heat of the electrical current used in its	      operation; -- of electrical devices.	      [PJC]	   3. To become apathetic or depressed, and cease to function	      effectively, due to the fatigue and frustration of	      prolonged stress and overwork; -- of people; as, the	      stress in the bond market is so great that many traders	      burn out after only ten years on the job.	      [PJC]
Burnstickle \Burn"stic`kle\, n. (Zool.)	   A stickleback ({Gasterosteus aculeatus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Burnt \Burnt\, p. p. & a.	   Consumed with, or as with, fire; scorched or dried, as with	   fire or heat; baked or hardened in the fire or the sun.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burnt ear}, a black, powdery fungus which destroys grain.	      See {Smut}.	   {Burnt offering}, something offered and burnt on an altar, as	      an atonement for sin; a sacrifice. The offerings of the	      Jews were a clean animal, as an ox, a calf, a goat, or a	      sheep; or some vegetable substance, as bread, or ears of	      wheat or barley. Called also {burnt sacrifice}. --[2 Sam.	      xxiv. 22.]	      [1913 Webster]
burn-up \burn-up\ n.	   a high-speed motorcycle race on a public road. [British	   slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
burnup \burnup\ n.	   the amount of fuel used up (as in a nuclear reactor).	   [WordNet 1.5]
burp \burp\ v. i.	   to same as {belch}; as, In China it is polite to burp at the	   table.	   Syn: bubble, belch, eruct, expel gas.	        [WordNet 1.5]	burp \burp\ v. t.	   to cause to belch; -- used especially of actions parents take	   to relieve stomach gas in infants; as, mother fed and burped	   the baby, and put her to bed.	   [PJC] burp	burp \burp\, burping \burping\n.	   a reflex that expels wind noisily from the stomach through	   the mouth.	   Syn: belch, belching, burping, eructation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Burr \Burr\ (b[^u]r), n. [See {Bur}.] (Bot.)	   1. A prickly seed vessel. See {Bur}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thin edge or ridge left by a tool in cutting or	      shaping metal, as in turning, engraving, pressing, etc.;	      also, the rough neck left on a bullet in casting.	      [1913 Webster]	            The graver, in plowing furrows in the surface of the	            copper, raises corresponding ridges or burrs.	                                                  --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin flat piece of metal, formed from a sheet by	      punching; a small washer put on the end of a rivet before	      it is swaged down.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A broad iron ring on a tilting lance just below the gripe,	      to prevent the hand from slipping.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The lobe or lap of the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Probably of imitative origin.] A guttural pronounciation	      of the letter r, produced by trilling the extremity of the	      soft palate against the back part of the tongue; rotacism;	      -- often called the {Newcastle burr}, {Northumberland	      burr}, or {Tweedside burr}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The knot at the bottom of an antler. See {Bur}, n., 8.	      [1913 Webster]	Burr \Burr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Burring}.]	   To speak with burr; to make a hoarse or guttural murmur.	   --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Burrel \Bur"rel\, n. [Cf. OF. burel reddish (cf. {Borel}, n.),	   or F. beurr['e] butter pear, fr. beurre butter. Cf.	   {Butter}.]	   A sort of pear, called also the {red butter pear}, from its	   smooth, delicious, soft pulp.	   [1913 Webster]	Burrel \Bur"rel\, n.	   Same as {Borrel}.	   [1913 Webster]	Burrel fly \Bur"rel fly`\ [From its reddish color. See 1st	   {Burrel}.] (Zool.)	   The botfly or gadfly of cattle ({Hypoderma bovis}). See	   {Gadfly}.	   [1913 Webster]	Burrel shot \Bur"rel shot`\ [Either from annoying the enemy like	   a burrel fly, or, less probably, fr. F. bourreler to sting,	   torture.] (Gun.)	   A mixture of shot, nails, stones, pieces of old iron, etc.,	   fired from a cannon at short range, in an emergency. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
burrfish \burrfish\ n.	   any of several fishes having rigid flattened spines.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Burring machine \Burr"ing ma*chine"\	   A machine for cleansing wool of burs, seeds, and other	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]
burrito \burrito\ n. (Mexico)	   a flour tortilla folded around a filling.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Burr millstone \Burr" mill"stone`\	   See {Buhrstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burro \Bur"ro\, n. [Sp., an ass.] (Zool.)	   A donkey. [Southern U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burrock \Bur"rock\, n. [Perh. from AS. burg, burh, hill + -ock.]	   A small weir or dam in a river to direct the stream to gaps	   where fish traps are placed. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Burrow \Bur"row\, n. [See 1st {Borough}.]	   1. An incorporated town. See 1st {Borough}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shelter; esp. a hole in the ground made by certain	      animals, as rabbits, for shelter and habitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A heap or heaps of rubbish or refuse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mound. See 3d {Barrow}, and {Camp}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Burrow \Bur"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burrowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Burrowing}.]	   1. To excavate a hole to lodge in, as in the earth; to lodge	      in a hole excavated in the earth, as conies or rabbits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lodge, or take refuge, in any deep or concealed place;	      to hide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir, this vermin of court reporters, when they are	            forced into day upon one point, are sure to burrow	            in another.                           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burrowing owl} (Zool.), a small owl of the western part of	      North America ({Speotyto cunicularia}), which lives in	      holes, often in company with the prairie dog.	      [1913 Webster]
Burrower \Bur"row*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, burrows; an animal that makes a hole	   under ground and lives in it.	   [1913 Webster]
Burrstone \Burr"stone`\, n.	   See {Buhrstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Burry \Burr"y\, a.	   Abounding in burs, or containing burs; resembling burs; as,	   burry wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Bursa \Bur"sa\, n.; pl. {Burs[ae]}. [L. See {Burse}.] (Anat.)	   Any sac or saclike cavity; especially, one of the synovial	   sacs, or small spaces, often lined with synovial membrane,	   interposed between tendons and bony prominences.	   [1913 Webster]
Bursal \Bur"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a bursa or to burs[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Bursar \Bur"sar\, n. [LL. bursarius, fr. bursa purse. See	   {Burse}, and cf. {Purser}.]	   1. A treasurer, or cash keeper; a purser; as, the bursar of a	      college, or of a monastery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A student to whom a stipend or bursary is paid for his	      complete or partial support.	      [1913 Webster]
Bursarship \Bur"sar*ship\, n.	   The office of a bursar.	   [1913 Webster]
Bursary \Bur"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [LL. bursaria. See	   {Bursar}.]	   1. The treasury of a college or monastery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scholarship or charitable foundation in a university, as	      in Scotland; a sum given to enable a student to pursue his	      studies. "No woman of rank or fortune but would have a	      bursary in her gift." --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Bursch \Bursch\, n.; pl. {Burschen}. [G., ultimately fr. LL.	   bursa. See {Burse}.]	   A youth; especially, a student in a german university.	   [1913 Webster]
Burschenschaft \Bur"schen*schaft`\, n.; pl. {-schaften}. [G.]	   In Germany, any of various associations of university	   students formed (the original one at Jena in 1815) to support	   liberal ideas, or the organization formed by the affiliation	   of the local bodies. The organization was suppressed by the	   government in 1819, but was secretly revived, and is now	   openly maintained as a social organization, the restrictive	   laws having been repealed prior to 1849. --	   {Bur"schen*schaft`ler}, {Bur"schen*schaf`ter}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Burse \Burse\, n. [LL. bursa, or F. bourse. See {Bourse}, and	   cf. {Bursch}, {Purse}.]	   1. A purse; also, a vesicle; a pod; a hull. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fund or foundation for the maintenance of needy scholars	      in their studies; also, the sum given to the	      beneficiaries. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) An ornamental case of hold the corporal when not	      in use. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An exchange, for merchants and bankers, in the cities of	      continental Europe. Same as {Bourse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A kind of bazaar. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She says she went to the burse for patterns. --Old	                                                  Play.	      [1913 Webster]
Burseraceae \Burseraceae\ n.	   a natural family of resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical	   shrubs or trees.	   Syn: family {Burseraceae}, torchwood family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bursiculate \Bur*sic"u*late\, a. [See {Burse}.] (Bot.)	   Bursiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Bursiform \Bur"si*form\, a. [LL. bursa purse + -form.]	   Shaped like a purse.	   [1913 Webster]
Bursitis \Bur*si"tis\, n. [NL., fr. E. bursa + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of a bursa.	   [1913 Webster]
Burst \Burst\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Burst}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Bursting}. The past participle bursten is obsolete.] [OE.	   bersten, bresten, AS. berstan (pers. sing. berste, imp. sing.	   b[ae]rst, imp. pl. burston, p. p. borsten); akin to D.	   bersten, G. bersten, OHG. brestan, OS. brestan, Icel. bresta,	   Sw. brista, Dan. briste. Cf. {Brast}, {Break}.]	   1. To fly apart or in pieces; of break open; to yield to	      force or pressure, especially to a sudden and violent	      exertion of force, or to pressure from within; to explode;	      as, the boiler had burst; the buds will burst in spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the egg that soon	            Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed	            Their callow young.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often used figuratively, as of the heart, in reference	         to a surcharge of passion, grief, desire, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               No, no, my heart will burst, an if I speak:	               And I will speak, that so my heart may burst.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To exert force or pressure by which something is made	      suddenly to give way; to break through obstacles or	      limitations; hence, to appear suddenly and unexpectedly or	      unaccountably, or to depart in such manner; -- usually	      with some qualifying adverb or preposition, as forth, out,	      away, into, upon, through, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now you burst (ah cruel!) from my arms. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            A resolved villain	            Whose bowels suddenly burst out.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We were the first that ever burst	            Into that silent sea.                 --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            To burst upon him like an earthquake. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Burst \Burst\ (b[^u]rst), v. t.	   1. To break or rend by violence, as by an overcharge or by	      strain or pressure, esp. from within; to force open	      suddenly; as, to burst a cannon; to burst a blood vessel;	      to burst open the doors.	      [1913 Webster]	            My breast I'll burst with straining of my courage.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You will not pay for the glasses you have burst?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He burst his lance against the sand below. --Fairfax	                                                  (Tasso).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To produce as an effect of bursting; as, to burst a hole	      through the wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bursting charge}. See under {Charge}.	      [1913 Webster]	Burst \Burst\, n.	   1. A sudden breaking forth; a violent rending; an explosion;	      as, a burst of thunder; a burst of applause; a burst of	      passion; a burst of inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bursts of fox-hunting melody.         --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any brief, violent exertion or effort; a spurt; as, a	      burst of speed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden opening, as of landscape; a stretch; an expanse.	      [R.] "A fine burst of country." --Jane Austen.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rupture or hernia; a breach.	      [1913 Webster]
Bursten \Burst"en\,	   p. p. of {Burst}, v. i. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burster \Burst"er\ (b[^u]rst"[~e]r), n.	   One that bursts.	   [1913 Webster]
Burstwort \Burst"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Herniaria glabra}) supposed to be valuable for the	   cure of hernia or rupture.	   [1913 Webster]
Burt \Burt\ (b[^u]rt), n. (Zool.)	   See {Birt}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Burthen \Bur"then\, n. & v. t.	   See {Burden}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Burton \Bur"ton\, n. [Cf. OE. & Prov. E. bort to press or indent	   anything.] (Naut.)	   A peculiar tackle, formed of two or more blocks, or pulleys,	   the weight being suspended to a hook block in the bight of	   the running part.	   [1913 Webster] Burundi
Burundi \Burundi\ Burundian \Burundian\adj.	   1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Burundi; as, the	      Burundi capital.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Burundian	      people; as, the Burundian population.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Burundian \Burundian\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Burundi.	   [WordNet 1.5]
burunduki \burunduki\ n.	   a terrestrial Siberian squirrel ({Eutamius asiaticus} or	   {Eutamius sibiricus}).	   Syn: baronduki, baranduki, barunduki.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bury \Bur"y\ (b[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [See 1st {Borough}.]	   1. A borough; a manor; as, the Bury of St. Edmond's;	   Note: used as a termination of names of places; as,	         Canterbury, Shrewsbury.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A manor house; a castle. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To this very day, the chief house of a manor, or the	            lord's seat, is called bury, in some parts of	            England.                              --Miege.	      [1913 Webster]	Bury \Bur"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Burying}.] [OE. burien, birien, berien, AS. byrgan; akin to	   beorgan to protect, OHG. bergan, G. bergen, Icel. bjarga, Sw.	   berga, Dan. bierge, Goth. ba['i]rgan. [root]95. Cf.	   {Burrow}.]	   1. To cover out of sight, either by heaping something over,	      or by placing within something, as earth, etc.; to conceal	      by covering; to hide; as, to bury coals in ashes; to bury	      the face in the hands.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all their confidence	            Under the weight of mountains buried deep. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To cover out of sight, as the body of a	      deceased person, in a grave, a tomb, or the ocean; to	      deposit (a corpse) in its resting place, with funeral	      ceremonies; to inter; to inhume.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.	                                                  --Matt. viii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll bury thee in a triumphant grave. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hide in oblivion; to put away finally; to abandon; as,	      to bury strife.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me a bowl of wine	            In this I bury all unkindness, Cassius. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burying beetle} (Zool.), the general name of many species of	      beetles, of the tribe {Necrophaga}; the sexton beetle; --	      so called from their habit of burying small dead animals	      by digging away the earth beneath them. The larv[ae] feed	      upon decaying flesh, and are useful scavengers.	   {To bury the hatchet}, to lay aside the instruments of war,	      and make peace; -- a phrase used in allusion to the custom	      observed by the North American Indians, of burying a	      tomahawk when they conclude a peace.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To intomb; inter; inhume; inurn; hide; cover; conceal;	        overwhelm; repress.	        [1913 Webster] Burying ground
Burying ground \Bur"y*ing ground`\, Burying place \Bur"y*ing
place\ .	   The ground or place for burying the dead; burial place.	   [1913 Webster]
Bus \Bus\, n. [Abbreviated from omnibus.]	   An omnibus. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] busbar
busbar \busbar\, bus-bar \bus-bar\n.	   an electrical conductor that makes a common connection	   between several circuits.	   Syn: busbar, bus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Busby \Bus"by\ (b[u^]z"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Busbies} (b[i^]z).	   (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, hanging from the top over the right shoulder.	   [1913 Webster]
Buscon \Bus"con\, n. [Sp., a searcher, fr. buscar to search.]	   One who searches for ores; a prospector. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bush \Bush\ (b[.u]sh), n. [OE. bosch, busch, buysch, bosk, busk;	   akin to D. bosch, OHG. busc, G. busch, Icel. b[=u]skr,	   b[=u]ski, Dan. busk, Sw. buske, and also to LL. boscus,	   buscus, Pr. bosc, It. bosco, Sp. & Pg. bosque, F. bois, OF.	   bos. Whether the LL. or G. form is the original is uncertain;	   if the LL., it is perh. from the same source as E. box a	   case. Cf. {Ambush}, {Boscage}, {Bouquet}, {Box} a case.]	   1. A thicket, or place abounding in trees or shrubs; a wild	      forest.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This was the original sense of the word, as in the	         Dutch bosch, a wood, and was so used by Chaucer. In	         this sense it is extensively used in the British	         colonies, especially at the Cape of Good Hope, and also	         in Australia and Canada; as, to live or settle in the	         bush.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A shrub; esp., a shrub with branches rising from or near	      the root; a thick shrub or a cluster of shrubs.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bind a bush of thorns among sweet-smelling	            flowers.                              --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shrub cut off, or a shrublike branch of a tree; as,	      bushes to support pea vines.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A shrub or branch, properly, a branch of ivy (as sacred to	      Bacchus), hung out at vintners' doors, or as a tavern	      sign; hence, a tavern sign, and symbolically, the tavern	      itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it be true that good wine needs no bush, 't is	            true that a good play needs no epilogue. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Hunting) The tail, or brush, of a fox.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To beat about the bush}, to approach anything in a	      round-about manner, instead of coming directly to it; -- a	      metaphor taken from hunting.	   {Bush bean} (Bot.), a variety of bean which is low and	      requires no support ({Phaseolus vulgaris}, variety nanus).	      See {Bean}, 1.	   {Bush buck}, or {Bush goat} (Zool.), a beautiful South	      African antelope ({Tragelaphus sylvaticus}); -- so called	      because found mainly in wooden localities. The name is	      also applied to other species.	   {Bush cat} (Zool.), the serval. See {Serval}.	   {Bush chat} (Zool.), a bird of the genus {Pratincola}, of the	      Thrush family.	   {Bush dog}. (Zool.) See {Potto}.	   {Bush hammer}. See {Bushhammer} in the Vocabulary.	   {Bush harrow} (Agric.) See under {Harrow}.	   {Bush hog} (Zool.), a South African wild hog	      ({Potamoch[oe]rus Africanus}); -- called also {bush pig},	      and {water hog}.	   {Bush master} (Zool.), a venomous snake ({Lachesis mutus}) of	      Guinea; -- called also {surucucu}.	   {Bush pea} (Bot.), a variety of pea that needs to be bushed.	      	   {Bush shrike} (Zool.), a bird of the genus {Thamnophilus},	      and allied genera; -- called also {batarg}. Many species	      inhabit tropical America.	   {Bush tit} (Zool.), a small bird of the genus {Psaltriparus},	      allied to the titmouse. {Psaltriparus minimus} inhabits	      California.	      [1913 Webster]	Bush \Bush\ (b[.u]sh), v. i.	   To branch thickly in the manner of a bush. "The bushing	   alders." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Bush \Bush\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bushed} (b[.u]sht); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Bushing}.]	   1. To set bushes for; to support with bushes; as, to bush	      peas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use a bush harrow on (land), for covering seeds sown;	      to harrow with a bush; as, to bush a piece of land; to	      bush seeds into the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	Bush \Bush\, n. [D. bus a box, akin to E. box; or F. boucher to	   plug.]	   1. (Mech.) A lining for a hole to make it smaller; a thimble	      or ring of metal or wood inserted in a plate or other part	      of machinery to receive the wear of a pivot or arbor.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the larger machines, such a piece is called a box,	         particularly in the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) A piece of copper, screwed into a gun, through	      which the venthole is bored. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Bush \Bush\, v. t.	   To furnish with a bush, or lining; as, to bush a pivot hole.	   [1913 Webster] bush baby
bush baby \bush baby\, bushbaby
\bush"ba*by\(b[.u]sh"b[=a]*b[y^]), n.	   1. any of several agile long-tailed nocturnal African	      lemurlike primates of the genus {Galago} with dense woolly	      fur and large eyes and ears; -- called also {galago}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
bushbuck \bush"buck`\ n.	   1. antelope with white harnesslike markings and twisted	      horns.	   Syn: guib, Tragelaphus scriptus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bushboy \Bush"boy\, n.	   See {Bushman}.	   [1913 Webster]
bushed \bushed\ (b[.u]sht), pred. adj.	   very tired from exertion.	   Syn: all in(predicate), beat(predicate), dead(predicate),	        dead tired(predicate), knocked out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Bushel \Bush"el\ (b[.u]sh"[e^]l), n. [OE. buschel, boischel, OF.	   boissel, bussel, boistel, F. boisseau, LL. bustellus; dim. of	   bustia, buxida (OF. boiste), fr. pyxida, acc. of L. pyxis	   box, Gr. pyxi`s. Cf. {Box}.]	   1. A dry measure, containing four pecks, eight gallons, or	      thirty-two quarts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Winchester bushel, formerly used in England,	         contained 2150.42 cubic inches, being the volume of a	         cylinder 181/2 inches in internal diameter and eight	         inches in depth. The standard bushel measures, prepared	         by the United States Government and distributed to the	         States, hold each 77.6274 pounds of distilled water, at	         39.8[deg] Fahr. and 30 inches atmospheric pressure,	         being the equivalent of the Winchester bushel. The	         imperial bushel now in use in England is larger than	         the Winchester bushel, containing 2218.2 cubic inches,	         or 80 pounds of water at 62[deg] Fahr.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel of the capacity of a bushel, used in measuring; a	      bushel measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is a candle brought to be put under a bushel, or	            under a bed, and not to be set on a candlestick?	                                                  --Mark iv. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A quantity that fills a bushel measure; as, a heap	      containing ten bushels of apples.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States a large number of articles, bought	         and sold by the bushel, are measured by weighing, the	         number of pounds that make a bushel being determined by	         State law or by local custom. For some articles, as	         apples, potatoes, etc., heaped measure is required in	         measuring a bushel.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A large indefinite quantity. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The worthies of antiquity bought the rarest pictures	            with bushels of gold, without counting the weight or	            the number of the pieces.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The iron lining in the nave of a wheel. [Eng.] In the	      United States it is called a box. See 4th {Bush}.	      [1913 Webster]	Bushel \Bush"el\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busheled}, p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Busheling}.] [Cf. G. bosseln.] (Tailoring)	   To mend or repair, as men's garments; to repair garments. [U.	   S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bushelage \Bush"el*age\, n.	   A duty payable on commodities by the bushel. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bushelman \Bush"el*man\, n.	   A tailor's assistant for repairing garments; -- called also	   {busheler}. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bushet \Bush"et\, n. [See {Bosket}.]	   A small bush.	   [1913 Webster]
Bushfighter \Bush"fight`er\, n.	   One accustomed to bushfighting. --Parkman.	   [1913 Webster]
Bushfighting \Bush"fight`ing\, n.	   Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or	   thickets.	   [1913 Webster]
Bushhammer \Bush"ham`mer\, n.	   A hammer with a head formed of a bundle of square bars, with	   pyramidal points, arranged in rows, or a solid head with a	   face cut into a number of rows of such points; -- used for	   dressing stone.	   [1913 Webster]	Bushhammer \Bush"ham`mer\, v. t.	   To dress with bushhammer; as, to bushhammer a block of	   granite.	   [1913 Webster]
Bushido \Bu"shi`do`\ (b[=oo]"sh[=e]`d[=o]`), n. [Jap. bu	   military + shi knight + d[=o] way, doctrine, principle.]	   The unwritten code of moral principles regulating the actions	   of the Japanese knighthood, or Samurai; the chivalry of	   Japan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unformulated, Bushido was and still is the animating	         spirit, the motor force of our country.  --Inazo	                                                  Nitob['e].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Bushiness \Bush"i*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being bushy.	   [1913 Webster]
Bushing \Bush"ing\, n. [See 4th {Bush}.]	   1. The operation of fitting bushes, or linings, into holes or	      places where wear is to be received, or friction	      diminished, as pivot holes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A bush or lining; -- sometimes called a {thimble}.	      See 4th {Bush}.	      [1913 Webster]
Bushless \Bush"less\, a.	   Free from bushes; bare.	   [1913 Webster]	         O'er the long backs of the bushless downs. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Bushman \Bush"man\, n.; pl. {Bushmen}. [Cf. D. boschman,	   boschjesman. See 1st {Bush}.]	   1. A woodsman; a settler in the bush.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ethnol.) One of a race of South African nomads, living	      principally in the deserts, and not classified as allied	      in race or language to any other people.	      [1913 Webster]
Bushment \Bush"ment\, n. [OE. busshement ambush, fr. bush.]	   1. A thicket; a cluster of bushes. [Obs.] --Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ambuscade. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Bushranger \Bush"ran`ger\, n.	   One who roams, or hides, among the bushes; especially, in	   Australia, an escaped criminal living in the bush.	   [1913 Webster]
bushwhack \bush"whack`\ v. t.	   to lie in ambush for, lie in wait for.	   Syn: ambush, scupper, lie for, waylay, lurk, ambuscade.	        [WordNet 1.5]	bushwhack \bush"whack`\ v. i.	   1. to live in the bush as a fugitive or as a guerilla.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to cut one's way through the woods or bush.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Bushwhacker \Bush"whack`er\, n.	   1. One accustomed to beat about, or travel through, bushes.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They were gallant bushwhackers, and hunters of	            raccoons by moonlight.                --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A guerrilla; a marauding assassin; one who pretends to be	      a peaceful citizen, but secretly harasses a hostile force	      or its sympathizers. [U.S.] --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Bushwhacking \Bush"whack`ing\, n.	   1. Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by	      the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of	      a stream. [U.S.] --T. Flint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Bushy \Bush"y\, a. [From 1st {Bush}.]	   1. Thick and spreading, like a bush. "Bushy eyebrows."	      --Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of bushes; overgrowing with shrubs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dingle, or bushy dell, of this wild wood. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Busily \Bus"i*ly\, adv.	   In a busy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Business \Busi"ness\ (b[i^]z"n[e^]s), n.; pl. {Businesses}	   (b[i^]z"n[e^]s*[e^]z). [From {Busy}.]	   1. That which busies one, or that which engages the time,	      attention, or labor of any one, as his principal concern	      or interest, whether for a longer or shorter time;	      constant employment; regular occupation; as, the business	      of life; business before pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wist ye not that I must be about my Father's	            business?                             --Luke ii. 49.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any particular occupation or employment engaged in for	      livelihood or gain, as agriculture, trade, art, or a	      profession. "The business of instruction." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Financial dealings; buying and selling; traffic in	      general; mercantile transactions.	      [1913 Webster]	            It seldom happens that men of a studious turn	            acquire any degree of reputation for their knowledge	            of business.                          --Bp. Popteus.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which one has to do or should do; special service,	      duty, or mission.	      [1913 Webster]	            The daughter of the King of France,	            On serious business, craving quick despatch,	            Importunes personal conference.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What business has the tortoise among the clouds?	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Affair; concern; matter; -- used in an indefinite sense,	      and modified by the connected words.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a gentle business, and becoming	            The action of good women.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bestow	            Your needful counsel to our business. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Drama) The position, distribution, and order of persons	      and properties on the stage of a theater, as determined by	      the stage manager in rehearsal.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Care; anxiety; diligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To do one's business}, to ruin one. [Colloq.] --Wycherley.	   {To make (a thing) one's business}, to occupy one's self with	      a thing as a special charge or duty. [Colloq.]	   {To mean business}, to be earnest. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Affairs; concern; transaction; matter; engagement;	        employment; calling; occupation; trade; profession;	        vocation; office; duty.	        [1913 Webster]
Businesslike \Busi"ness*like`\ (b[i^]z"n[e^]s*l[imac]k`), a.	   In the manner of one transacting business wisely and by right	   methods; practical and efficient.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. serious and purposeful.	      [PJC]
Businessman \Busi"ness*man`\ (b[i^]z"n[e^]s*m[a^]n`), a.	   a person employed in a business at a managerial level,	   especially an executive or proprietor.	   Note: This term is seldom applied to technical specialists,	         unless they are part of upper management.	         [PJC]
businesswoman \businesswoman\ n.	   a female businessman.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Busk \Busk\ (b[u^]sk), n. [F. busc, perh. fr. the hypothetical	   older form of E. bois wood, because the first busks were made	   of wood. See {Bush}, and cf. OF. busche, F. b[^u]che, a piece	   or log of wood, fr. the same root.]	   A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other	   material, worn in the front of a corset.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall,	         Is all that makes her thus angelical.    --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	Busk \Busk\ (b[u^]sk), n.	   Among the Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated	   when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten. The feast usually	   continues four days. On the first day the new fire is	   lighted, by friction of wood, and distributed to the various	   households, an offering of green corn, including an ear	   brought from each of the four quarters or directions, is	   consumed, and medicine is brewed from snakeroot. On the	   second and third days the men physic with the medicine, the	   women bathe, the two sexes are taboo to one another, and all	   fast. On the fourth day there are feasting, dancing, and	   games.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Busk \Busk\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Busked} (b[u^]skt).] [OE.	   busken, fr. Icel. b[=u]ask to make one's self ready,	   rexlexive of b[=u]a to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th {Bound}.]	   1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. &	      Old Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride.	                                                  --Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]
Busked \Busked\, a.	   Wearing a busk. --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
busker \busk"er\ n.	   a person who entertains people for money in public places (as	   by singing or dancing). [Chiefly British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Busket \Bus"ket\, n. [See {Bosket}, {Bouquet}.]	   1. A small bush; also, a sprig or bouquet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part of a garden devoted to shrubs. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Buskin \Bus"kin\, n. [Prob. from OF. brossequin, or D. broosken.	   See {Brodekin}.]	   1. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some	      distance up the leg.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hunted red deer's undressed hide	            Their hairy buskins well supplied.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very	      thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the	      stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and	      Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as	      distinguished from comedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here,	            No greater Jonson dares in socks appear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Buskined \Bus"kined\, a.	   1. Wearing buskins.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her buskined virgins traced the dewy lawn. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy. "The buskined	      stage." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Busky \Bus"ky\, a.	   See {Bosky}, and 1st {Bush}, n. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Buss \Buss\, n. [OE. basse, fr. L. basium; cf. G. bus (Luther),	   Prov. G. busserl, dim. of bus kiss, bussen to kiss, Sw. puss	   kiss, pussa to kiss, W. & Gael. bus lip, mouth.]	   A kiss; a rude or playful kiss; a smack. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Buss \Buss\ (b[u^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bussed} (b[u^]st); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Bussing}.]	   To kiss; esp. to kiss with a smack, or rudely. "Nor bussed	   the milking maid." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kissing and bussing differ both in this,	         We buss our wantons, but our wives we kiss. --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]	Buss \Buss\, n. [Cf. OF. busse, Pr. bus, LL. bussa, busa, G.	   b["u]se, D. buis.] (Naut.)	   A small strong vessel with two masts and two cabins; -- used	   in the herring fishery.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Dutch whalers and herring busses.    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
bust \bust\ (b[u^]st), n. [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL.	   busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case;	   cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See {Bushel}.]	   1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the	      human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust	            The faithless column, and the crumbling bust.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The portion of the human figure included between the head	      and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest	      or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially: A woman's bosom[2].	      [PJC]	bust \bust\ (b[u^]st), v. t.	   To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the	   passive; as, the whole gang got busted. [informal]	   [PJC]	bust \bust\ (b[u^]st), v. i.	   1. To break or burst. [informal]	      [PJC]	   2. (Card Playing) In blackjack, to draw a card that causes	      one's total to exceed twenty-one.	      [PJC]	   3. To go bankrupt.	      [PJC]	   {to go bust} to go bankrupt.	   {or bust} or collapse from the effort; -- used in phrases	      expressing determination to do something; as, Oregon or	      bust, meaning "We will get to Oregon or die trying."	      [PJC]
bustard \bus"tard\ (b[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [OF. & Prov. F.	   bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird.	   --Plin. 10, 22; "proxim[ae] iis sunt, quas Hispania aves	   tardas appellat, Gr[ae]cia 'wti`das."] (Zool.)	   A bird of the genus {Otis}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The great or {bearded bustard} ({Otis tarda}) is the	         largest game bird in Europe. It inhabits the temperate	         regions of Europe and Asia, and was formerly common in	         Great Britain. The {little bustard} ({Otis tetrax})	         inhabits eastern Europe and Morocco. Many other species	         are known in Asia and Africa.	         [1913 Webster]
busted \busted\ adj.	   1. Inoperable due to damage; broken; -- of a machine; as, the	      coke machine is busted. [informal]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Arrested for committing a crime; -- of a person; as, the	      rock star was busted for coke possession.. [informal]	      [PJC]	   3. [predicate] same as {demoted}; -- said especially of	      military rank, and often folowed by to; as, he was busted	      to corporal for being AWOL.	      [PJC]	   4. [predicate] same as {exhausted}; -- of people.	      [PJC]
Buster \Bus"ter\ (b[u^]s"t[~e]r), n.	   Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree. [Slang,	   U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Bustle \Bus"tle\ (b[u^]s"s'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bustled}	   (-s'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bustling} (-sl[i^]ng).] [Cf. OE.	   buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the	   verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.]	   To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to	   cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a	   crowd.	   [1913 Webster]	         And leave the world for me to bustle in. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bustle \Bus"tle\, n.	   Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.	   [1913 Webster]	         A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Bustle \Bus"tle\, n.	   A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by	   women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also	   {bishop}, and {tournure}.	   [1913 Webster]
Bustler \Bus"tler\ (b[u^]s"sl[~e]r), n.	   An active, stirring person.	   [1913 Webster]
Bustling \Bus"tling\ (b[u^]s"sl[i^]ng), a.	   Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused	   activity; as, a bustling crowd. "A bustling wharf."	   --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Busto \Bus"to\, n.; pl. {Bustoes}. [It.]	   A bust; a statue.	   [1913 Webster]
bust-up \bust-up\ n.	   a serious quarrel (especially one that ends a friendship).	   [WordNet 1.5]	         With some antick bustoes in the niches.  --Ashmole.	   [1913 Webster]
Busy \Bus"y\ (b[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [OE. busi, bisi, AS. bysig; akin	   to D. bezig, LG. besig; cf. Skr. bh[=u]sh to be active,	   busy.]	   1. Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually	      or only for the time being); occupied with serious	      affairs; not idle nor at leisure; as, a busy merchant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir, my mistress sends you word	            That she is busy, and she can not come. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constantly at work; diligent; active.	      [1913 Webster]	            Busy hammers closing rivets up.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religious motives . . . are so busy in the heart.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and	      times; as, a busy street.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow is a busy day.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Officious; meddling; foolish active.	      [1913 Webster]	            On meddling monkey, or on busy ape.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Careful; anxious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diligent; industrious; assiduous; active; occupied;	        engaged.	        [1913 Webster]	Busy \Bus"y\ (b[i^]z"z[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Busied}	   (b[i^]z"z[i^]d); 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 self with books.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be it thy course to busy giddy minds	         With foreign quarrels.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
busybodied \busybodied\ adj.	   intruding unasked into the affairs of others.	   Syn: interfering, meddlesome, meddling, officious, busy.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Busybody \Bus"y*bod`y\ (-b[o^]d`[y^]), n.; pl. {Busybodies}	   (-b[o^]d`[i^]z).	   One who officiously concerns himself with the affairs of	   others; a meddling person.	   [1913 Webster]	         And not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies,	         speaking things which they ought not.    --1 Tim. v.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]
busyness \busyness\ n.	   the state of being or appearing to be actively engaged in an	   activity; as, they manifested all the busyness of a pack of	   beavers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
busywork \busywork\ n.	   active work of little value, performed merely to occupy time,	   avoid boredom, or to look busy; as, while he was waiting he	   filled the days with busywork.	   Syn: make-work.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
But \But\ (b[u^]t), prep., adv. & conj. [OE. bute, buten, AS.	   b[=u]tan, without, on the outside, except, besides; pref. be-	   + [=u]tan outward, without, fr. [=u]t out. Primarily,	   b[=u]tan, as well as [=u]t, is an adverb. [root]198. See	   {By}, {Out}; cf. {About}.]	   1. Except with; unless with; without. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So insolent that he could not go but either spurning	            equals or trampling on his inferiors. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Touch not the cat but a glove.        --Motto of the	                                                  Mackintoshes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Except; besides; save.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can it be, ye gods! but perjured Lycon? --E.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, but is often used with other particles;	         as, but for, without, had it not been for. "Uncreated	         but for love divine." --Young.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Excepting or excluding the fact that; save that; were it	      not that; unless; -- elliptical, for but that.	      [1913 Webster]	            And but my noble Moor is true of mind . . . it were	            enough to put him to ill thinking.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Otherwise than that; that not; -- commonly, after a	      negative, with that.	      [1913 Webster]	            It cannot be but nature hath some director, of	            infinite power, to guide her in all her ways.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no question but the king of Spain will	            reform most of the abuses.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Only; solely; merely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Observe but how their own principles combat one	            another.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they kill us, we shall but die.    --2 Kings vii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            A formidable man but to his friends.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. On the contrary; on the other hand; only; yet; still;	      however; nevertheless; more; further; -- as connective of	      sentences or clauses of a sentence, in a sense more or	      less exceptive or adversative; as, the House of	      Representatives passed the bill, but the Senate dissented;	      our wants are many, but quite of another kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now abideth faith hope, charity, these three; but	            the greatest of these is charity.     --1 Cor. xiii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            When pride cometh, then cometh shame; but with the	            lowly is wisdom.                      --Prov. xi. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All but}. See under {All}.	   {But and if}, but if; an attempt on the part of King James's	      translators of the Bible to express the conjunctive and	      adversative force of the Greek ?.	      [1913 Webster]	            But and if that servant say in his heart, My lord	            delayeth his coming; . . . the lord of that servant	            will come in a day when he looketh not for him.	                                                  --Luke xii.	                                                  45, 46.	      [1913 Webster]	   {But if}, unless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            But this I read, that but if remedy	            Thou her afford, full shortly I her dead shall see.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {But}, {However}, {Still}.	   Usage: These conjunctions mark opposition in passing from one	          thought or topic to another. But marks the opposition	          with a medium degree of strength; as, this is not	          winter, but it is almost as cold; he requested my	          assistance, but I shall not aid him at present.	          However is weaker, and throws the opposition (as it	          were) into the background; as, this is not winter; it	          is, however, almost as cold; he required my	          assistance; at present, however, I shall not afford	          him aid. The plan, however, is still under	          consideration, and may yet be adopted. Still is	          stronger than but, and marks the opposition more	          emphatically; as, your arguments are weighty; still	          they do not convince me. See {Except}, {However}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The chief error with but is to use it where and is	         enough; an error springing from the tendency to use	         strong words without sufficient occasion." --Bain.	         [1913 Webster]	But \But\, n. [Cf. {But}, prep., adv. & conj.]	   The outer apartment or kitchen of a two-roomed house; --	   opposed to {ben}, the inner room. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	But \But\, n. [See 1st {But}.]	   1. A limit; a boundary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The end; esp. the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in	      distinction from the sharp, end. Now disused in this	      sense, being replaced by {butt}[2]. See 1st {Butt}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {But end}, the larger or thicker end; as, the but end of a	      log; the but end of a musket. See {Butt}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	But \But\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Butted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Butting}.]	   See {Butt}, v., and {Abut}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
butacaine \butacaine\ n.	   a white crystalline ester ({C18H30N2O2}) that is applied to	   mucous membranes as a topical anesthetic. Chemically it is	   3-(di-n-butylamino)-1-propanol 4-aminobenzoate	   ({H2N.C6H4.CO.O.(CH2)3N(C4H9)2}). It is usually used as the	   sulfate salt.	   Syn: butacaine sulfate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
butadiene \butadiene\ n.	   a gaseous hydrocarbon {C4H6}; -- it is used as a monomer unit	   in making synthetic rubbers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Butane \Bu"tane\ (b[=u]"t[=a]n), n. [L. butyrum butter. See	   {Butter}.] (Chem.)	   An inflammable gaseous saturated hydrocarbon, {C4H10}, of the	   marsh gas, or paraffin, series.	   [1913 Webster]
butanol \butanol\ (b[=u]t"[a^]n*[add]l), n.	   a flammable alcohol ({C4H9.OH}) derived from butane and used	   as a solvent.	   Syn: butyl alcohol.	        [WordNet 1.5]
butch \butch\ (b[.u]ch), adj.	   1. markedly masculine in appearance or manner; -- used of	      men.	   Syn: macho.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {lesbian}. [pejorative]	      [WordNet 1.5]	butch \butch\ n.	   a lesbian who is noticeably masculine.	   Syn: dyke.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Butcher \Butch"er\ (b[.u]ch"[~e]r), n. [OE. bochere, bochier,	   OF. bochier, F. boucher, orig., slaughterer of buck goats,	   fr. OF. boc, F. bouc, a buck goat; of German or Celtic	   origin. See {Buck} the animal.]	   1. One who slaughters animals, or dresses their flesh for	      market; one whose occupation it is to kill animals for	      food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slaughterer; one who kills in large numbers, or with	      unusual cruelty; one who causes needless loss of life, as	      in battle. "Butcher of an innocent child." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Butcher's meat}, such flesh of animals slaughtered for food	      as is sold for that purpose by butchers, as beef, mutton,	      lamb, and pork.	      [1913 Webster]	Butcher \Butch"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Butchered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Butchering}.]	   1. To kill or slaughter (animals) for food, or for market;	      as, to butcher hogs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To murder, or kill, especially in an unusually bloody or	      barbarous manner. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Ithocles] was murdered, rather butchered. --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to bungle badly; to botch; -- used also when an object is	      damaged (literally or figuratively) in an activity; as,	      the new choir butchered the hymn.	   Syn: mangle. [PJC] butcher-bird	        butcher bird
butcher bird \butcher bird\, butcher-bird \butcher-bird\,
butcherbird \butcherbird\n.	   1. (Zool.) any species of shrike of the genus {Lanius}, so	      called because they impale their prey on thorns.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) large carnivorous Australian bird with the	      shrikelike habit of impaling prey on thorns.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The {Lanius excubitor} is the common butcher bird of	         Europe. In England, the bearded tit is sometimes called	         the {lesser butcher bird}. The American species are	         {Lanius borealis}, or {northern butcher bird}, and	         {Lanius Ludovicianus} or {loggerhead shrike}. The name	         butcher bird is derived from its habit of suspending	         its prey impaled upon thorns, after killing it.	         [1913 Webster]
Butchering \Butch"er*ing\, n.	   1. The business of a butcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of slaughtering; the act of killing cruelly and	      needlessly.	      [1913 Webster]	            That dreadful butchering of one another. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Butcherliness \Butch"er*li*ness\, n.	   Butchery quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Butcherly \Butch"er*ly\, a.	   Like a butcher; without compunction; savage; bloody; inhuman;	   fell. "The victim of a butcherly murder." --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]	         What stratagems, how fell, how butcherly,	         This deadly quarrel daily doth beget!    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Butcher's broom \Butch"er's broom`\ (Bot.)	   A genus of plants ({Ruscus}); esp. {Ruscus aculeatus}, which	   has large red berries and leaflike branches. See	   {Cladophyll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Butchery \Butch"er*y\, n. [OE. bocherie shambles, fr. F.	   boucherie. See {Butcher}, n.]	   1. The business of a butcher. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Murder or manslaughter, esp. when committed with unusual	      barbarity; great or cruel slaughter. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The perpetration of human butchery.   --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A slaughterhouse; the shambles; a place where blood is	      shed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like as an ox is hanged in the butchery. --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Murder; slaughter; carnage. See {Massacre}.	        [1913 Webster]
Butea \Butea\ n.	   a genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak.	   Syn: genus {Butea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
butene \butene\ n.	   any of three isomeric singly unsaturated hydrocarbons {C4H8};	   all are used in making synthetic rubbers; -- called also	   {butylene}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Buteo \Buteo\ n. (Zool.)	   a genus of broad-winged soaring hawks.	   Syn: genus {Buteo}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
buteonine \buteonine\ adj.	   relating to or resembling a hawk of the genus {Buteo}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	buteonine \buteonine\ n.	   any hawk of the genus {Buteo}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Butler \But"ler\ (b[u^]t"l[~e]r), n. [OE. boteler, F.	   bouteillier a bottle-bearer, a cupbearer, fr. LL.	   buticularius, fr. buticula bottle. See {Bottle} a hollow	   vessel.]	   An officer in a king's or a nobleman's household, whose	   principal business it is to take charge of the liquors,	   plate, etc.; the head servant in a large house.	   [1913 Webster]	         The butler and the baker of the king of Egypt. --Gen.	                                                  xl. 5.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your wine locked up, your butler strolled abroad.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Butlerage \But"ler*age\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A duty of two shillings on every tun of wine imported into	   England by merchant strangers; -- so called because paid to	   the king's butler for the king. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Butlership \But"ler*ship\, n.	   The office of a butler.	   [1913 Webster]
Butment \But"ment\, n. [Abbreviation of {Abutment}.]	   1. (Arch.) A buttress of an arch; the supporter, or that part	      which joins it to the upright pier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Masonry) The mass of stone or solid work at the end of a	      bridge, by which the extreme arches are sustained, or by	      which the end of a bridge without arches is supported.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Butment cheek} (Carp.), the part of a mortised timber	      surrounding the mortise, and against which the shoulders	      of the tenon bear. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster] Butt
Butt \Butt\, But \But\, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll),	   or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push,	   butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan,	   akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.]	   1. A limit; a bound; a goal; the extreme bound; the end.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is my journey's end, here my butt	            And very sea mark of my utmost sail.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As applied to land, the word is nearly synonymous with	         mete, and signifies properly the end line or boundary;	         the abuttal.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The larger or thicker end of anything; the blunt end, in	      distinction from the sharp end; as, the butt of a rifle.	      Formerly also spelled {but}. See 2nd {but}, n. sense 2.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A mark to be shot at; a target. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The groom his fellow groom at butts defies,	            And bends his bow, and levels with his eyes.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person at whom ridicule, jest, or contempt is directed;	      as, the butt of the company.	      [1913 Webster]	            I played a sentence or two at my butt, which I	            thought very smart.                   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A push, thrust, or sudden blow, given by the head of an	      animal; as, the butt of a ram.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A thrust in fencing.	      [1913 Webster]	            To prove who gave the fairer butt,	            John shows the chalk on Robert's coat. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A piece of land left unplowed at the end of a field.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hay was growing upon headlands and butts in	            cornfields.                           --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.)	      (a) A joint where the ends of two objects come squarely	          together without scarfing or chamfering; -- also	          called {butt joint}.	      (b) The end of a connecting rod or other like piece, to	          which the boxing is attached by the strap, cotter, and	          gib.	      (c) The portion of a half-coupling fastened to the end of	          a hose.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Shipbuilding) The joint where two planks in a strake	      meet.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Carp.) A kind of hinge used in hanging doors, etc.; --	       so named because fastened on the edge of the door, which	       butts against the casing, instead of on its face, like	       the strap hinge; also called {butt hinge}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Leather Trade) The thickest and stoutest part of tanned	       oxhides, used for soles of boots, harness, trunks.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. The hut or shelter of the person who attends to the	       targets in rifle practice.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. The buttocks; as, get up off your butt and get to work;	       -- used as a euphemism, less objectionable than {ass}.	       [slang]	   Syn: ass, rear end, derriere, behind, rump, heinie.	        [PJC]	   {Butt chain} (Saddlery), a short chain attached to the end of	      a tug.	   {Butt end}. The thicker end of anything. See {But end}, under	      2d {But}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amen; and make me die a good old man!	            That's the butt end of a mother's blessing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A butt's length}, the ordinary distance from the place of	      shooting to the butt, or mark.	   {Butts and bounds} (Conveyancing), abuttals and boundaries.	      In lands of the ordinary rectangular shape, butts are the	      lines at the ends (F. bouts), and bounds are those on the	      sides, or sidings, as they were formerly termed.	      --Burrill.	   {Bead and butt}. See under {Bead}.	   {Butt and butt}, joining end to end without overlapping, as	      planks.	   {Butt weld} (Mech.), a butt joint, made by welding together	      the flat ends, or edges, of a piece of iron or steel, or	      of separate pieces, without having them overlap. See	      {Weld}.	   {Full butt}, headfirst with full force. [Colloq.] "The	      corporal . . . ran full butt at the lieutenant."	      --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	Butt \Butt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Butted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Butting}.] [OE. butten, OF. boter to push, F. bouter. See	   {Butt} an end, and cf. {Boutade}.]	   1. To join at the butt, end, or outward extremity; to	      terminate; to be bounded; to abut. [Written also {but}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And Barnsdale there doth butt on Don's well-watered	            ground.                               --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust the head forward; to strike by thrusting the	      head forward, as an ox or a ram. [See {Butt}, n.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A snow-white steer before thine altar led,	            Butts with his threatening brows.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Butt \Butt\, v. t.	   To strike by thrusting the head against; to strike with the	   head.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two harmless lambs are butting one the other. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	Butt \Butt\, n. [F. botte, boute, LL. butta. Cf. {Bottle} a	   hollow vessel.]	   A large cask or vessel for wine or beer. It contains two	   hogsheads.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A wine butt contains 126 wine gallons (= 105 imperial	         gallons, nearly); a beer butt 108 ale gallons (= about	         110 imperial gallons).	         [1913 Webster]	Butt \Butt\, n. (Zool.)	   The common English flounder.	   [1913 Webster]
Butte \Butte\, n. [F. See {Butt} a bound.]	   A detached low mountain, or high rising abruptly from the	   general level of the surrounding plain; -- applied to	   peculiar elevations in the Rocky Mountain region.	   [1913 Webster]	         The creek . . . passes by two remarkable buttes of red	         conglomerate.                            --Ruxton.	   [1913 Webster]
Butter \But"ter\ (b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. botere, butter, AS.	   butere, fr. L. butyrum, Gr. boy`turon; either fr. boy`s ox,	   cow + turo`s cheese; or, perhaps, of Scythian origin. Cf.	   {Cow}.]	   1. An oily, unctuous substance obtained from cream or milk by	      churning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any substance resembling butter in degree of consistence,	      or other qualities, especially, in old chemistry, the	      chlorides, as butter of antimony, sesquichloride of	      antimony; also, certain concrete fat oils remaining nearly	      solid at ordinary temperatures, as butter of cacao,	      vegetable butter, shea butter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Butter boat}, a small vessel for holding melted butter at	      table.	   {Butter flower}, the buttercup, a yellow flower.	   {Butter print}, a piece of carved wood used to mark pats of	      butter; -- called also {butter stamp}. --Locke.	   {Butter tooth}, either of the two middle incisors of the	      upper jaw.	   {Butter tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Bassia}, the seeds	      of which yield a substance closely resembling butter. The	      butter tree of India is the {Bassia butyracea}; that of	      Africa is the Shea tree ({Bassia Parkii}). See {Shea	      tree}.	   {Butter trier}, a tool used in sampling butter.	   {Butter wife}, a woman who makes or sells butter; -- called	      also {butter woman}. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	Butter \But"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttered} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Buttering}.]	   1. To cover or spread with butter.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know what's what. I know on which side	            My bread is buttered.                 --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase, as stakes, at every throw or every game.	      [Cant] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Butter \Butt"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, butts.	   [1913 Webster] Butter and eggs	Butter and eggs \Butter and eggs\, butter-and-eggs
\butter-and-eggs\n.(Bot.),	   a name given to several perennial plants having showy flowers	   of two shades of yellow, or of yellow and orange, such as	   {Narcissus incomparabilis} in Europe, and the toadflax	   ({Linaria vulgaris}) in the United States; the latter is a	   naturalized weed in North America.	   Syn: toadflax, wild snapdragon, devil's flax, Linaria	        vulgaris.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Butterball \But"ter*ball`\, n. (Zool.)	   1. The buffel duck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a fat person or animal. [informal]	      [PJC]	   3. a lump of butter rounded into a ball.	      [PJC]	   4. [Trademark] a plump chicken or turkey prepared for	      cooking.	      [PJC]
Butterbird \But"ter*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The rice bunting or bobolink; -- so called in the island of	   Jamaica.	   [1913 Webster]
Butterbump \But"ter*bump`\, n. [OE. buttur the bittern + 5th	   bump.] (Zool.)	   The European bittern. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Butterbur \But"ter*bur`\, n. (Bot.)	   A broad-leaved plant ({Petasites vulgaris}) of the Composite	   family, said to have been used in England for wrapping up	   pats of butter.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttercup \But"ter*cup`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Ranunculus}, or crowfoot, particularly	   {Ranunculus bulbosus}, with bright yellow flowers; -- called	   also {butterflower}, {golden cup}, and {kingcup}. It is the	   {cuckoobud} of Shakespeare.	   [1913 Webster]
butterfat \butterfat\ n.	   the fatty substance of milk from which butter is made.	   [WordNet 1.5] butterfingered
butterfingered \but"ter*fin`gered\, Butter-fingered
\But"ter-fin`gered\, a.	   Apt to let things fall, or to let them slip away; not	   skillful in using the hands; slippery; careless.	   Syn: bumbling, bungling, ham-fisted, ham-handed, handless,	        heavy-handed, left-handed.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
butterfingers \butterfingers\ n.	   someone who drops things (especially one who cannot catch a	   ball); a person who is butter-fingered.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Butterfish \But"ter*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A name given to several different fishes, in allusion to	   their slippery coating of mucus, as the {Stromateus	   triacanthus} of the Atlantic coast, the {Epinephelus	   punctatus} of the southern coast, the rock eel, and the	   kelpfish of New Zealand.	   [1913 Webster]
butterflower \butterflower\ n.	   any of various plants of the genus {Ranunculus}.	   Syn: buttercup, crowfoot, goldcup, kingcup.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Butterfly \But"ter*fly`\, n.; pl. {Butterflies}. [Perh. from the	   color of a yellow species. AS. buter-fl[=e]ge,	   buttor-fle['o]ge; cf. G. butterfliege, D. botervlieg. See	   {Butter}, and {Fly}.] (Zool.)	   A general name for the numerous species of diurnal	   Lepidoptera.	   Note: [See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {Asclepias butterfly}. See under {Asclepias}.	   {Butterfly fish} (Zool.), the ocellated blenny ({Blennius	      ocellaris}) of Europe. See {Blenny}. The term is also	      applied to the flying gurnard.	   {Butterfly shell} (Zool.), a shell of the genus {Voluta}.	   {Butterfly valve} (Mech.), a kind of double clack valve,	      consisting of two semicircular clappers or wings hinged to	      a cross rib in the pump bucket. When open it somewhat	      resembles a butterfly in shape.	      [1913 Webster]
butterflyfish \butterflyfish\ n.	   tropical gurnardlike fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for	   underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins.	   Syn: flying gurnard, flying robin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Butterine \But"ter*ine\, n.	   A substance prepared from animal fat with some other	   ingredients intermixed, as an imitation of butter.	   [1913 Webster]	         The manufacturers ship large quantities of	         oleomargarine to England, Holland, and other countries,	         to be manufactured into butter, which is sold as	         butterine or suine.                      --Johnson's	                                                  Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Butteris \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 which rests against the shoulder of the operator. It	   is operated by a thrust movement, and used in paring the	   hoofs of horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Butterman \But"ter*man`\, n.; pl. {Buttermen}.	   A man who makes or sells butter.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttermilk \But"ter*milk`\, n.	   The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the	   cream.	   [1913 Webster]
Butternut \But"ter*nut`\, n.	   1. (Bot.) An American tree ({Juglans cinerea}) of the Walnut	      family, and its edible fruit; -- so called from the oil	      contained in the latter. Sometimes called {oil nut} and	      {white walnut}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The nut of the {Caryocar butyrosum} and {Caryocar	      nuciferum}, of S. America; -- called also {Souari nut}.	      [1913 Webster]
butter-print \butter-print\ n.	   tall annual herb or subshrub of tropical Asia having velvety	   leaves and yellow flowers and yielding a strong fiber;	   naturalized in SE Europe and US.	   Syn: velvetleaf, velvetweed, Indian mallow, China jute,	        Abutilon theophrasti.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Butter-scotch \But"ter-scotch`\, n.	   A kind of candy, mainly composed of sugar and butter.	   [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Butterweed \But"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   An annual composite plant of the Mississippi valley ({Senecio	   lobatus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Butterweight \But"ter*weight`\, n.	   Over weight. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly it was a custom to give 18 ounces of butter	         for a pound.	         [1913 Webster]
Butterwort \But"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of low herbs ({Pinguicula}) having simple leaves	   which secrete from their glandular upper surface a viscid	   fluid, to which insects adhere, after which the margin	   infolds and the insects are digested by the plant. The	   species are found mostly in the North Temperate zone.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttery \But"ter*y\, a.	   Having the qualities, consistence, or appearance, of butter.	   [1913 Webster]	Buttery \But"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Butteries}. [OE. botery, botry;	   cf. LL. botaria wine vessel; also OE. botelerie, fr. F.	   bouteillerie, fr. boutellie bottle. Not derived from butter.	   See {Bottle} a hollow vessel, {Butt} a cask.]	   1. An apartment in a house where butter, milk and other	      provisions are kept.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that need a cool and fresh temper, as cellars,	            pantries, and butteries, to the north. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A room in some English colleges where liquors, fruit, and	      refreshments are kept for sale to the students.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the major Oxford kept the buttery bar. --E.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cellar in which butts of wine are kept. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Buttery hatch}, a half door between the buttery or kitchen	      and the hall, in old mansions, over which provisions were	      passed. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Butt hinge \Butt" hinge`\	   See 1st {Butt}, 10.	   [1913 Webster]
But-thorn \But"-thorn`\, n. (Zool.)	   The common European starfish ({Asterias rubens}).	   [1913 Webster]
Butting \But"ting\, n.	   An abuttal; a boundary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without buttings or boundings on any side. --Bp.	                                                  Beveridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Butting joint \But"ting joint`\	   A joint between two pieces of timber or wood, at the end of	   one or both, and either at right angles or oblique to the	   grain, as the joints which the struts and braces form with	   the truss posts; -- sometimes called abutting joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Butt joint \Butt" joint`\	   A joint in which the edges or ends of the pieces united come	   squarely together instead of overlapping. See 1st {Butt}, 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttock \But"tock\, n. [From {Butt} an end.]	   1. The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one	      of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump.	      Often used in the plural -- see {buttocks}.	   Syn: cheek.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The convexity of a ship behind, under the stern.	      --Mar. Dict.	      [1913 Webster]
buttocks \but"tocks\ n. pl.	   the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip, on	   which a person sits.	   Syn: arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament,	        hindquarters, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear,	        rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie,	        tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Button \But"ton\, n. [OE. boton, botoun, F. bouton button, bud,	   prop. something pushing out, fr. bouter to push. See {Butt}	   an end.]	   1. A knob; a small ball; a small, roundish mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A catch, of various forms and materials, used to fasten	      together the different parts of dress, by being attached	      to one part, and passing through a slit, called a	      buttonhole, in the other; -- used also for ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bud; a germ of a plant. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of wood or metal, usually flat and elongated,	      turning on a nail or screw, to fasten something, as a	      door.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A globule of metal remaining on an assay cupel or in a	      crucible, after fusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Button hook}, a hook for catching a button and drawing it	      through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.	   {Button shell} (Zool.), a small, univalve marine shell of the	      genus {Rotella}.	   {Button snakeroot}. (Bot.)	      (a) The American composite genus {Liatris}, having rounded	          buttonlike heads of flowers.	      (b) An American umbelliferous plant with rigid, narrow	          leaves, and flowers in dense heads.	   {Button tree} (Bot.), a genus of trees ({Conocarpus}),	      furnishing durable timber, mostly natives of the West	      Indies.	   {To hold by the button}, to detain in conversation to	      weariness; to bore; to buttonhole.	      [1913 Webster]	Button \But"ton\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Buttoning}.] [OE. botonen, OF. botoner, F. boutonner. See	   {Button}, n.]	   1. To fasten with a button or buttons; to inclose or make	      secure with buttons; -- often followed by up.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to	            the throat in a tight green coat.     --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress or clothe. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Button \But"ton\, v. i.	   To be fastened by a button or buttons; as, the coat will not	   button.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttonball \But"ton*ball`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Buttonwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttonbush \But"ton*bush`\, n. (Bot.)	   A shrub ({Cephalanthus occidentalis}) growing by the	   waterside; -- so called from its globular head of flowers.	   See {Capitulum}.	   [1913 Webster]
buttoned \buttoned\ adj.	   furnished with buttons or something buttonlike. Opposite of	   {unbuttoned}. [Narrower terms: {botonee, botonnee};	   {button-down}; {closed}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
buttoned-down \buttoned-down\ adj.	   conservatively formal and businesslike in dress and manner.	   Syn: button-down, conservative.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              a colorful character in the buttoned-down,	              dull-gray world of business.        --Newsweek
buttoned-up \buttoned-up\ adj.	   1. taciturn. Opposite of {voluble}. [British colloquial]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. conservative in professional manner; as, employers are	      looking for buttoned-up types.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Buttonhole \But"ton*hole`\, n.	   The hole or loop in which a button is caught.	   [1913 Webster]	Buttonhole \But"ton*hole`\, v. t.	   To hold at the button or buttonhole; to detain in	   conversation to weariness; to bore; as, he buttonholed me a	   quarter of an hour.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttonmold \But"ton*mold`\, n.	   A disk of bone, wood, or other material, which is made into a	   button by covering it with cloth. [Written also	   {buttonmould}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fossil buttonmolds}, joints of encrinites. See {Encrinite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Buttons \But"tons\, n.	   A boy servant, or page, -- in allusion to the buttons on his	   livery. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttonweed \But"ton*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   The name of several plants of the genera {Spermacoce} and	   {Diodia}, of the Madder family.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttonwood \But"ton*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The {Platanus occidentalis}, or American plane tree, a large	   tree, producing rough balls, from which it is named; --	   called also {buttonball tree}, and, in some parts of the	   United States, {sycamore}. The California buttonwood is	   {Platanus racemosa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttony \But"ton*y\, a.	   Ornamented with a large number of buttons. "The buttony boy."	   --Thackeray. "My coat so blue and buttony." --W. S. Gilbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttress \But"tress\, n. [OE. butrasse, boterace, fr. F. bouter	   to push; cf. OF. bouteret (nom. sing. and acc. pl. bouterez)	   buttress. See {Butt} an end, and cf. {Butteris}.]	   1. (Arch.) A projecting mass of masonry, used for resisting	      the thrust of an arch, or for ornament and symmetry.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When an external projection is used merely to stiffen a	         wall, it is a pier.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which supports or strengthens. "The ground pillar	      and buttress of the good old cause of nonconformity."	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flying buttress}. See {Flying buttress}.	      [1913 Webster]	Buttress \But"tress\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Buttressed} (?); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Buttressing}.]	   To support with a buttress; to prop; to brace firmly.	   [1913 Webster]	         To set it upright again, and to prop and buttress it up	         for duration.                            --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Butt shaft \Butt" shaft`\	   An arrow without a barb, for shooting at butts; an arrow.	   [Also {but shaft}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Butt weld \Butt" weld`\	   See Butt weld, under {Butt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buttweld \Butt"weld`\, v. t.	   To unite by a butt weld.	   [1913 Webster]
Butty \But"ty\, n. (Mining)	   One who mines by contract, at so much per ton of coal or ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Butyl \Bu"tyl\, n. [L. butyrum butter + -yl. See {Butter}.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound radical, regarded as butane, less one atom of	   hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Butylamine \Bu`tyl*am"ine\, n. [Butyric + -yl + amine.] (Org.	   Chem.)	   A colorless liquid base, {C4H9.NH2}, of which there are four	   isomeric varieties.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
butylate \butylate\ v. t.	   to introduce the butyl group into (a chemical compound).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Butylene \Bu"ty*lene\, n. [From {Butyl}.]	   1. (Chem.) Any one of three metameric hydrocarbons, {C4H8},	      of the ethylene series. They are gaseous or easily	      liquefiable; -- called also {butene}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the hypothetical divalent radical {-(CH2)4-}; -- used in	      combining forms; as, butylene diamine.	      [PJC]
butyl mercaptan \bu"tyl mer*cap"tan\, n. (Chem.)	   A volatile liquid, {C4H9.SH}, having a strong odor like that	   of a skunk; also called {butanethiol}. All three isomers,	   normal, sec-, and tert-butanethiol possess the skunk odor.	   [PJC]
Butyraceous \Bu`ty*ra"ceous\, a. [L. butyrum butter. See	   {Butter}.]	   Having the qualities of butter; resembling butter.	   [1913 Webster]
Butyrate \Bu"ty*rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of butyric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Butyric \Bu*tyr"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, butter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Butyric acid}, {C3H7.CO2H}, an acid found in butter; an	      oily, limpid fluid, having the smell of rancid butter, and	      an acrid taste, with a sweetish aftertaste, like that of	      ether. There are two metameric butyric acids, called in	      distinction the normal- and iso-butyric acid. The normal	      butyric acid is the one common in rancid butter.	      [1913 Webster]
Butyrin \Bu"ty*rin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A butyrate of glycerin; a fat contained in small quantity in	   milk, which helps to give to butter its peculiar flavor.	   [1913 Webster]
Butyrometer \Bu`ty*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. butyrum butter + -meter.]	   An instrument for determining the amount of fatty matter or	   butter contained in a sample of milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Butyrone \Bu"ty*rone\, n. [Butyric + -one.] (Chem.)	   A liquid ketone obtained by heating calcium butyrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Butyrous \Bu"ty*rous\, a.	   Butyraceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Butyryl \Bu"ty*ryl\, n. [Butyric + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The radical ({C3H7.CO-}) of butyric acid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Buxeous \Bux"e*ous\, a. [L. buxeus, fr. buxus the box tree.]	   Belonging to the box tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Buxine \Bux"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid obtained from the {Buxus sempervirens}, or common	   box tree. It is identical with {bebeerine}; -- called also	   {buxina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Buxom \Bux"om\, a. [OE. buxum, boxom, buhsum, pliable, obedient,	   AS. b[=o]csum, b[=u]hsum (akin to D. buigzaam blexible, G.	   biegsam); b[=u]gan to bow, bend + -sum, E. -some. See {Bow}	   to bend, and {-some}.]	   1. Yielding; pliable or compliant; ready to obey; obedient;	      tractable; docile; meek; humble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So wild a beast, so tame ytaught to be,	            And buxom to his bands, is joy to see. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I submit myself unto this holy church of Christ, to	            be ever buxom and obedient to the ordinance of it.	                                                  --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the characteristics of health, vigor, and	      comeliness, combined with a gay, lively manner; stout and	      rosy; jolly; frolicsome.	      [1913 Webster]	            A daughter fair,	            So buxom, blithe, and debonair.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A parcel of buxom bonny dames, that were laughing,	            singing, dancing, and as merry as the day was long.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. having a pronounced womanly shape. [chiefly dialect]	   Syn: bosomy, curvaceous, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy,	        voluptuous.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- {Bux"om*ly}, adv. --	        {Bux"om*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Buxus \Buxus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Buxaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Buxus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Buy \Buy\ (b[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bought} (b[add]t); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Buying} (b[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. buggen, buggen,	   bien, AS. bycgan, akin to OS. buggean, Goth. bugjan.]	   1. To acquire the ownership of (property) by giving an	      accepted price or consideration therefor, or by agreeing	      to do so; to acquire by the payment of a price or value;	      to purchase; -- opposed to sell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Buy what thou hast no need of, and ere long thou	            wilt sell thy necessaries.            --B. Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acquire or procure by something given or done in	      exchange, literally or figuratively; to get, at a cost or	      sacrifice; to buy pleasure with pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Buy the truth and sell it not; also wisdom, and	            instruction, and understanding.       --Prov. xxiii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To buy again}. See {Againbuy}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {To buy off}.	      (a) To influence to compliance; to cause to bend or yield	          by some consideration; as, to buy off conscience.	      (b) To detach by a consideration given; as, to buy off one	          from a party.	   {To buy out}	      (a) To buy off, or detach from. --Shak.	      (b) To purchase the share or shares of in a stock, fund,	          or partnership, by which the seller is separated from	          the company, and the purchaser takes his place; as, A	          buys out B.	      (c) To purchase the entire stock in trade and the good	          will of a business.	   {To buy in}, to purchase stock in any fund or partnership.	   {To buy on credit}, to purchase, on a promise, in fact or in	      law, to make payment at a future day.	   {To buy the refusal} (of anything), to give a consideration	      for the right of purchasing, at a fixed price, at a future	      time.	      [1913 Webster]	Buy \Buy\, v. i.	   To negotiate or treat about a purchase.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will buy with you, sell with you.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Buyer \Buy"er\ (b[imac]"[~e]r), n.	   One who buys; a purchaser.	   [1913 Webster]
buying \buying\ n.	   the act of buying; as, buying equipment for the trip took	   several hours.	   Syn: purchasing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
buyout \buy"out\ n. (Business, Finance)	   the acquisition of ownership of a company by purchasing a	   controlling percentage of its stock.	   Syn: takeover.	        [WordNet 1.5] buy out
buy out \buy out\, buy-out \buy-out\v.	   to take over ownership of; -- of corporations and companies.	   Syn: take over, buy up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Buz \Buz\ (b[u^]z), v. & n.	   See {Buzz}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Buzz \Buzz\ (b[u^]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Buzzed} (b[u^]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Buzzing}.] [An onomatop[oe]ia.]	   To make a low, continuous, humming or sibilant sound, like	   that made by bees with their wings. Hence: To utter a	   murmuring sound; to speak with a low, humming voice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a wasp is buzzed, and stung him.    --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         However these disturbers of our peace	         Buzz in the people's ears.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Buzz \Buzz\, v. t.	   1. To sound forth by buzzing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To whisper; to communicate, as tales, in an under tone; to	      spread, as report, by whispers, or secretly.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will buzz abroad such prophecies	            That Edward shall be fearful of his life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk to incessantly or confidentially in a low humming	      voice. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Phonetics) To sound with a "buzz". --H. Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	Buzz \Buzz\, n.	   1. A continuous, humming noise, as of bees; a confused	      murmur, as of general conversation in low tones, or of a	      general expression of surprise or approbation. "The	      constant buzz of a fly." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            I found the whole room in a buzz of politics.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a buzz all around regarding the sermon.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A whisper; a report spread secretly or cautiously.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's a certain buzz	            Of a stolen marriage.                 --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phonetics) The audible friction of voice consonants. --H.	      Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]
Buzzard \Buz"zard\ (b[u^]z"z[~e]rd), n.[O.E. busard, bosard, F.	   busard, fr. buse, L. buteo, a kind of falcon or hawk.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to	      the genus {Buteo} and related genera.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) In the United States, a term used for the {turkey	      vulture} ({Cathartes aura}), and sometimes	      indiscriminately to any vulture.	      [PJC]	   Note: The {Buteo vulgaris} is the common buzzard of Europe.	         The American species (of which the most common are	         {Buteo borealis}, {Buteo Pennsylvanicus}, and {Buteo	         lineatus}) are usually called hen hawks. -- The	         rough-legged buzzard, or bee hawk, of Europe ({Pernis	         apivorus}) feeds on bees and their larv[ae], with other	         insects, and reptiles. -- The moor buzzard of Europe is	         {Circus [ae]ruginosus}. See {Turkey buzzard}, and	         {Carrion buzzard}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bald buzzard}, the fishhawk or osprey. See {Fishhawk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blockhead; a dunce.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is common, to a proverb, to call one who can not	            be taught, or who continues obstinately ignorant, a	            buzzard.                              --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Buzzard \Buz"zard\, a.	   Senseless; stupid. [R. & Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Buzzardet \Buz"zard*et`\ (-[e^]t`), n. (Zool.)	   A hawk resembling the buzzard, but with legs relatively	   longer.	   [1913 Webster]
Buzzer \Buzz"er\ (b[u^]z"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, buzzes; a whisperer; a talebearer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And wants not buzzers to infect his ear	         With pestilent speeches of his father's death. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Buzzingly \Buzz"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a buzzing manner; with a buzzing sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Buzzsaw \Buzz"saw`\	   A circular saw; -- so called from the buzzing it makes when	   running at full speed.	   [1913 Webster]
BVD's \BVD's\ n. [a Trademark.]	   men's underwear.	   [WordNet 1.5]
BW \BW\ n.	   biological warfare; the use of bacteria or viruses or toxins	   to destroy men and animals or food.	   Syn: biological warfare.	        [WordNet 1.5]
BWR \BWR\ n.	   a boiling water reactor; a type of nuclear reactor that uses	   water as a coolant and moderator; -- the steam produced can	   drive a steam turbine and produce electrical power.	   Syn: boiling water reactor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
By \By\ (b[imac]), prep. [OE. bi, AS. b[imac], big, near to, by,	   of, from, after, according to; akin to OS. & OFries. bi, be,	   D. bij, OHG. b[imac], G. bei, Goth. bi, and perh. Gr. 'amfi`.	   E. prefix be- is orig. the same word. [root]203. See pref.	   {Be-}.]	   1. In the neighborhood of; near or next to; not far from;	      close to; along with; as, come and sit by me.	      [1913 Webster]	            By foundation or by shady rivulet	            He sought them both.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On; along; in traversing. Compare 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long labors both by sea and land he bore. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            By land, by water, they renew the charge. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Near to, while passing; hence, from one to the other side	      of; past; as, to go by a church.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Used in specifying adjacent dimensions; as, a cabin twenty	      feet by forty.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Against. [Obs.] --Tyndale [1. Cor. iv. 4].	      [1913 Webster]	   6. With, as means, way, process, etc.; through means of; with	      aid of; through; through the act or agency of; as, a city	      is destroyed by fire; profit is made by commerce; to take	      by force.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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, "Waverley",	          a novel by Sir W.Scott; a statue by Canova; a sonata	          by Beethoven.	      (b) In an oath or adjuration, it indicates the being or	          thing appealed to as sanction; as, I affirm to you by	          all that is sacred; he swears by his faith as a	          Christian; no, by Heaven.	      (c) According to; by direction, authority, or example of;	          after; -- in such phrases as, it appears by his	          account; ten o'clock by my watch; to live by rule; a	          model to build by.	      (d) At the rate of; according to the ratio or proportion	          of; in the measure or quantity of; as, to sell cloth	          by the yard, milk by the quart, eggs by the dozen,	          meat by the pound; to board by the year.	      (e) In comparison, it denotes the measure of excess or	          deficiency; when anything is increased or diminished,	          it indicates the measure of increase or diminution;	          as, larger by a half; older by five years; to lessen	          by a third.	      (f) It expresses continuance or duration; during the	          course of; within the period of; as, by day, by night.	      (g) As soon as; not later than; near or at; -- used in	          expressions of time; as, by this time the sun had	          risen; he will be here by two o'clock.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In boxing the compass, by indicates a pint nearer to,	         or towards, the next cardinal point; as, north by east,	         i.e., a point towards the east from the north;	         northeast by east, i.e., on point nearer the east than	         northeast is.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: With is used instead of by before the instrument with	         which anything is done; as, to beat one with a stick;	         the board was fastened by the carpenter with nails. But	         there are many words which may be regarded as means or	         processes, or, figuratively, as instruments; and	         whether with or by shall be used with them is a matter	         of arbitrary, and often, of unsettled usage; as, to a	         reduce a town by famine; to consume stubble with fire;	         he gained his purpose by flattery; he entertained them	         with a story; he distressed us with or by a recital of	         his sufferings. see {With}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {By all means}, most assuredly; without fail; certainly.	   {By and by}.	      (a) Close together (of place). [Obs.] "Two yonge knightes	          liggyng [lying] by and by." --Chaucer.	      (b) Immediately; at once. [Obs.] "When . . . persecution	          ariseth because of the word, by and by he is	          offended." --Matt. xiii. 21.	      (c) Presently; pretty soon; before long.	   Note: In this phrase, by seems to be used in the sense of	         nearness in time, and to be repeated for the sake of	         emphasis, and thus to be equivalent to "soon, and	         soon," that is instantly; hence, -- less emphatically,	         -- pretty soon, presently.	   {By one's self}, with only one's self near; alone; solitary.	   {By the bye}. See under {Bye}.	   {By the head} (Naut.), having the bows lower than the stern;	      -- said of a vessel when her head is lower in the water	      than her stern. If her stern is lower, she is by the	      stern.	   {By the lee}, the situation of a vessel, going free, when she	      has fallen off so much as to bring the wind round her	      stern, and to take her sails aback on the other side.	   {By the run}, to let go by the run, to let go altogether,	      instead of slacking off.	   {By the way}, by the bye; -- used to introduce an incidental	      or secondary remark or subject. 	   {Day by day}, {One by one}, {Piece by piece}, etc., each day,	      each one, each piece, etc., by itself singly or	      separately; each severally.	   {To come by}, to get possession of; to obtain.	   {To do by}, to treat, to behave toward.	   {To set by}, to value, to esteem.	   {To stand by}, to aid, to support.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common phrase good-by is equivalent to farewell,	         and would be better written good-bye, as it is a	         corruption of God be with you (b'w'ye).	         [1913 Webster]	By \By\ (b[imac]), adv.	   1. Near; in the neighborhood; present; as, there was no	      person by at the time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Passing near; going past; past; beyond; as, the procession	      has gone by; a bird flew by.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Aside; as, to lay by; to put by.	      [1913 Webster]	By \By\ (b[imac]), a.	   Out of the common path; aside; -- used in composition, giving	   the meaning of something aside, secondary, or incidental, or	   collateral matter, a thing private or avoiding notice; as,	   by-line, by-place, by-play, by-street. It was formerly more	   freely used in composition than it is now; as, by-business,	   by-concernment, by-design, by-interest, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Byard \By"ard\, n.	   A piece of leather crossing the breast, used by the men who	   drag sledges in coal mines.	   [1913 Webster]
By-bidder \By"-bid`der\, n.	   One who bids at an auction in behalf of the auctioneer or	   owner, for the purpose of running up the price of articles.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
By-blow \By"-blow`\, n.	   1. A side or incidental blow; an accidental blow.	      [1913 Webster]	            With their by-blows they did split the very stones	            in pieces.                            --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An illegitimate child; a bastard.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Aga speedily . . . brought her [his disgraced	            slave] to court, together with her pretty by-blow,	            the present Padre Ottomano.           --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
By-corner \By"-cor`ner\, n.	   A private corner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Britain being a by-corner, out of the road of the	         world.                                   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
By-dependence \By"-de*pend`ence\, n.	   An appendage; that which depends on something else, or is	   distinct from the main dependence; an accessory. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
By-drinking \By"-drink`ing\, n.	   A drinking between meals. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bye \Bye\ (b[imac]), n.	   1. A thing not directly aimed at; something which is a	      secondary object of regard; an object by the way, etc.; as	      in on or upon the bye, i. e., in passing; indirectly; by	      implication. [Obs. except in the phrase by the bye.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Synod of Dort condemneth upon the bye even the	            discipline of the Church of England.  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cricket) A run made upon a missed ball; as, to steal a	      bye. --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In various sports in which the contestants are drawn in	      pairs, the position or turn of one left with no opponent	      in consequence of an odd number being engaged; as, to draw	      a bye in a round of a tennis tournament.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Golf) The hole or holes of a stipulated course remaining	      unplayed at the end of a match.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By the bye}, in passing; by way of digression; apropos to	      the matter in hand. [Written also {by the by}.]	      [1913 Webster]	Bye \Bye\ (b[imac]) n. [AS. b[=y]; cf. Icel. byg[eth] dwelling,	   byggja, b[=u]a, to dwell [root]97.]	   1. A dwelling. --Gibson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In certain games, a station or place of an individual	      player. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
By-election \By"-e*lec"tion\, n.	   An election held by itself, not at the time of a general	   election.	   [1913 Webster]
Byelorussia \Byelorussia\ n.	   a European country east of Poland, formerly a part of the	   Soviet Union. After the breakup of the Soviet Union the name	   was changed to {Belarus}.	   Syn: Belarus, Belorussia, White Russia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Byelorussian \Byelorussian\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Byelorussia.	   Syn: Belorussian, White Russian.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the language spoken in Belarus.	   Syn: Belarusian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
By-end \By"-end`\, n.	   Private end or interest; secret purpose; selfish advantage.	   [Written also {bye-end}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Profit or some other by-end."           --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Bygone \By"gone`\ (b[imac]"g[o^]n`; 115), a.	   Past; gone by. "Bygone fooleries." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Bygone \By"gone`\, n.	   Something gone by or past; a past event. "Let old bygones be"	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Let bygones be bygones}, let the past be forgotten.	      [1913 Webster]
By-interest \By"-in`ter*est\, n.	   Self-interest; private advantage. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Byland \By"land\, n.	   A peninsula. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Bylander \By"land*er\, n.	   See {Bilander}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
By-lane \By"-lane`\ (b[imac]"-l[=a]n`), n.	   A private lane, or one opening out of the usual road.	   [1913 Webster]
By-law \By"-law`\ (b[imac]"-l[add]`), n. [Cf. Sw. bylag, D.	   bylov, Icel. b[=y]arl["o]g, fr. Sw. & Dan. by town, Icel.	   b[ae]r, byr (fr. b[^u]a to dwell) + the word for law; hence,	   a law for one town, a special law. Cf. {Birlaw} and see	   {Law}.]	   1. A local or subordinate law; a private law or regulation	      made by a corporation for its own government.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was likewise a law to restrain the by-laws, or	            ordinances of corporations.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law or institution; to which are added two	            by-laws, as a comment upon the general law.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A law that is less important than a general law or	      constitutional provision, and subsidiary to it; a rule	      relating to a matter of detail; as, civic societies often	      adopt a constitution and by-laws for the government of	      their members. In this sense the word has probably been	      influenced by by, meaning secondary or aside.	      [1913 Webster]
By-name \By"-name`\, n.	   A nickname. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Byname \By"name`\, v. t.	   To give a nickname to. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
By-pass \By"-pass\, n. (Mech.)	   A by-passage, for a pipe, or other channel, to divert	   circulation from the usual course.	   [1913 Webster]
By-passage \By"-pas`sage\, n.	   A passage different from the usual one; a byway.	   [1913 Webster]
By-past \By"-past\, a.	   Past; gone by. "By-past perils." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bypath \By"path`\, n.; pl. {Bypaths}.	   A private path; an obscure way; indirect means.	   [1913 Webster]	         God known, my son,	         By what bypaths, and indirect crooked ways,	         I met this crown.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
By-place \By"-place`\, n.	   A retired or private place.	   [1913 Webster]
Byplay \By"play\, n.	   Action carried on aside, and commonly in dumb show, while the	   main action proceeds.	   [1913 Webster]
By-product \By"-prod`uct\, n.	   A secondary or additional product; something produced, as in	   the course of a manufacture, in addition to the principal	   product.	   [1913 Webster]
Byre \Byre\, n. [Cf, Icel. b["u]r pantry, Sw. bur cage, Dan.	   buur, E. bower.]	   A cow house. [N. of Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
By-respect \By"-re*spect`\ (b[imac]"r[-e]*sp[e^]kt`), n.	   Private end or view; by-interest. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Byroad \By"road`\, n.	   A private or obscure road. "Through slippery byroads"	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Byronic \By"ron`ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or in the style of, Lord Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         With despair and Byronic misanthropy.    --Thackeray	   [1913 Webster]
By-room \By"-room`\, n.	   A private room or apartment. "Stand in some by-room" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Bysmottered \By*smot"ter*ed\ (b[-i]*sm[o^]t"t[~e]r*[e^]d), p.a.	   [See {Besmut}.]	   Bespotted with mud or dirt. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
By-speech \By"-speech`\, n.	   An incidental or casual speech, not directly relating to the	   point. "To quote by-speeches." --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
By-spell \By"-spell`\, n. [AS. bigspell.]	   A proverb. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Byss \Byss\, n.	   See {Byssus}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Byssaceous \Bys*sa"ceous\, a. [From {Byssus}.] (Bot.)	   Byssuslike; consisting of fine fibers or threads, as some	   very delicate filamentous alg[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Byssiferous \Bys*sif"er*ous\, a. [Byssus + -ferous.]	   Bearing a byssus or tuft.	   [1913 Webster]
Byssin \Bys"sin\, n.	   See {Byssus}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Byssine \Bys"sine\, a. [L. byssinus made of byssus, Gr.	   by`ssinos See {Byssus}.]	   Made of silk; having a silky or flaxlike appearance. --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Byssoid \Bys"soid\, a. [Byssus + -oid.]	   Byssaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Byssolite \Bys"so*lite\, n. [Gr.? See flax + -lite.] (Min.)	   An olive-green fibrous variety of hornblende.	   [1913 Webster]
Byssus \Bys"sus\, n.; pl. E. {Byssuses}; L. {Byssi}.[L. byssus	   fine flax, fine linen or cotton, Gr. by`ssos .]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A cloth of exceedingly fine texture, used by the ancients.	      It is disputed whether it was of cotton, linen, or silk.	      [Written also {byss} and {byssin}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A tuft of long, tough filaments which are formed	      in a groove of the foot, and issue from between the valves	      of certain bivalve mollusks, as the {Pinna} and {Mytilus},	      by which they attach themselves to rocks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) An obsolete name for certain fungi composed of	      slender threads.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Asbestus.	      [1913 Webster]
Bystander \By"stand`er\, n. [By + stander, equiv. to stander-by;	   cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near.]	   One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with	   the business transacting.	   [1913 Webster]	         He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets	         among them.                              --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.	        [1913 Webster]
By-street \By"-street`\, n.	   A separate, private, or obscure street; an out of the way or	   cross street.	   [1913 Webster]	         He seeks by-streets, and saves the expensive coach.	                                                  --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
By-stroke \By"-stroke`\, n.	   An accidental or a slyly given stroke.	   [1913 Webster]
By-turning \By"-turn`ing\, n.	   An obscure road; a way turning from the main road. --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
By-view \By"-view`\, n.	   A private or selfish view; self-interested aim or purpose.	   [1913 Webster]	         No by-views of his own shall mislead him. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
By-walk \By"-walk`\, n.	   A secluded or private walk.	   [1913 Webster]	         He moves afterward in by-walks.          --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
By-wash \By"-wash`\, n.	   The outlet from a dam or reservoir; also, a cut to divert the	   flow of water.	   [1913 Webster]
Byway \By"way`\, n.	   A secluded, private, or obscure way; a path or road aside	   from the main one. " Take no byways." --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
By-wipe \By"-wipe`\, n.	   A secret or side stroke, as of raillery or sarcasm. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Byword \By"word`\, n. [AS. b["i]word; b["i], E. by + word.]	   1. A common saying; a proverb; a saying that has a general	      currency.	      [1913 Webster]	            I knew a wise man that had it for a byword. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The object of a contemptuous saying.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou makest us a byword among the heathen. --Ps.	                                                  xliv. 14	      [1913 Webster]
Bywork \By"work\, n.	   Work aside from regular work; subordinate or secondary	   business.	   [1913 Webster] Byzant
Byzant \Byz"ant\, Byzantine \Byz"an*tine\ (-[a^]n"t[imac]n)	   n.[OE. besant, besaunt, F. besant, fr. LL. Byzantius,	   Byzantinus, fr. Byzantium.] (Numis.)	   A gold coin, so called from being coined at Byzantium. See	   {Bezant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Byzantian \By*zan"tian\ (b[i^]*z[a^]n"shan), a. & n.	   See {Byzantine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Byzantine \By*zan"tine\ (b[i^]*z[a^]n"t[i^]n), a.	   Of or pertaining to Byzantium. -- n. A native or inhabitant	   of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an	   inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. [Written	   also {Bizantine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Byzantine church}, the Eastern or Greek church, as	      distinguished from the Western or Roman or Latin church.	      See under {Greek}.	   {Byzantine empire}, the Eastern Roman or Greek empire from a.	      d. 364 or a. d. 395 to the capture of Constantinople by	      the Turks, a. d. 1453.	   {Byzantine historians}, historians and writers (Zonaras,	      Procopius, etc.) who lived in the Byzantine empire. --P.	      Cyc.	   {Byzantine style} (Arch.), a style of architecture developed	      in the Byzantine empire.	   Note: Its leading forms are the round arch, the dome, the	         pillar, the circle, and the cross. The capitals of the	         pillars are of endless variety, and full of invention.	         The mosque of St. Sophia, Constantinople, and the	         church of St. Mark, Venice, are prominent examples of	         Byzantine architecture.	         [1913 Webster]
Byzantinism \Byzantinism\ n.	   The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in	   ecclesiastical matters.	   Syn: Erastianism, Caesaropapism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Byzantium \Byzantium\ prop. n.	   An ancient city on the Bosphorus founded by the Greeks. It	   was later renamed {Constaninople} in honor of the emperor	   Constantine, and renamed {Istanbul} by the Turks, which name	   it still retains.	   [WordNet 1.5]
C \C\ (s[=e])	   1. C is the third letter of the English alphabet. It is from	      the Latin letter C, which in old Latin represented the	      sounds of k, and g (in go); its original value being the	      latter. In Anglo-Saxon words, or Old English before the	      Norman Conquest, it always has the sound of k. The Latin C	      was the same letter as the Greek [Gamma], [gamma], and	      came from the Greek alphabet. The Greeks got it from the	      Ph[oe]nicians. The English name of C is from the Latin	      name ce, and was derived, probably, through the French.	      Etymologically C is related to g, h, k, q, s (and other	      sibilant sounds). Examples of these relations are in L.	      acutus, E. acute, ague; E. acrid, eager, vinegar; L.	      cornu, E. horn; E. cat, kitten; E. coy, quiet; L. circare,	      OF. cerchier, E. search.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 221-228.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) The keynote of the normal or "natural" scale, which	          has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also,	          the third note of the relative minor scale of the	          same.	      (b) C after the clef is the mark of common time, in which	          each measure is a semibreve (four fourths or	          crotchets); for alla breve time it is written ?.	      (c) The "C clef," a modification of the letter C, placed	          on any line of the staff, shows that line to be middle	          C.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. As a numeral, C stands for Latin centum or 100, CC for	      200, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {C spring}, a spring in the form of the letter C.	      [1913 Webster]
Ca \Ca\ n.	   the chemical symbol for calcium, the fifth most abundant	   element in the earth's crust, having an atomic number of 20.	   Syn: calcium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caaba \Ca*a"ba\ (k[.a]*[=a]"b[.a]), n. [Ar. ka'bah, lit., a	   square building, fr. ka'b cube.]	   The small and nearly cubical stone building, toward which all	   Mohammedans must pray. [Written also {kaaba}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Caaba is situated in Mecca, a city of Arabia, and	         contains a famous black stone said to have been brought	         from heaven. Before the time of Mohammed, the Caaba was	         an idolatrous temple, but it has since been the chief	         sanctuary and object of pilgrimage of the Mohammedan	         world.	         [1913 Webster]
Caas \Caas\ (k[aum]s), n. sing. & pl.	   Case. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Caatinga \Caa*tin"ga\, n. [Tupi caa-tinga white forest.]	   (Phytogeography)	   A forest composed of stunted trees and thorny bushes, found	   in areas of small rainfall in Brazil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cab \Cab\ (k[a^]b), n. [Abbrev. fr. cabriolet.]	   1. A kind of close carriage with two or four wheels, usually	      a public vehicle. "A cab came clattering up." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A cab may have two seats at right angles to the	         driver's seat, and a door behind; or one seat parallel	         to the driver's, with the entrance from the side or	         front.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hansom cab}. See {Hansom}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The covered part of a locomotive, in which the engineer	      has his station. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Cab \Cab\ (k[a^]b), n. [Heb. qab, fr. q[=a]bab to hollow.]	   A Hebrew dry measure, containing a little over two (2.37)	   pints. --W. H. Ward. --2 Kings vi. 25.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabal \Ca*bal"\ (k[.a]*b[a^]l"), n. [F. cabale cabal, cabala,	   LL. cabala cabala, fr. Heb. qabb[=a]l[=e]h reception,	   tradition, mysterious doctrine, fr. q[=a]bal to take or	   receive, in Pi["e]l qibbel to adopt (a doctrine).]	   1. Tradition; occult doctrine. See {Cabala}. [Obs.]	      --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A secret. [Obs.] "The measuring of the temple, a cabal	      found out but lately." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A number of persons united in some close design, usually	      to promote their private views and interests in church or	      state by intrigue; a secret association composed of a few	      designing persons; a junto.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It so happend, by a whimsical coincidence, that in 1671	         the cabinet consisted of five persons, the initial	         letters of whose names made up the word cabal;	         Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, and	         Lauderdale. --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The secret artifices or machinations of a few persons	      united in a close design; intrigue.	      [1913 Webster]	            By cursed cabals of women.            --Dryden.	   Syn: Junto; intrigue; plot; combination; conspiracy.	   Usage: {Cabal}, {Combination}, {Faction}. An association for	          some purpose considered to be bad is the idea common	          to these terms. A combination is an organized union of	          individuals for mutual support, in urging their	          demands or resisting the claims of others, and may be	          good or bad according to circumstances; as, a	          combiniation of workmen or of employers to effect or	          to prevent a change in prices. A cabal is a secret	          association of a few individuals who seek by cunning	          practices to obtain office and power. A faction is a	          larger body than a cabal, employed for selfish	          purposes in agitating the community and working up an	          excitement with a view to change the existing order of	          things. "Selfishness, insubordination, and laxity of	          morals give rise to combinations, which belong	          particularly to the lower orders of society. Restless,	          jealous, ambitious, and little minds are ever forming	          cabals. Factions belong especially to free	          governments, and are raised by busy and turbulent	          spirits for selfish purposes".          --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Cabal \Ca*bal"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caballed} (-b[a^]ld"); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Caballing}]. [Cf. F. cabaler.]	   To unite in a small party to promote private views and	   interests by intrigue; to intrigue; to plot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Caballing still against it with the great. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabala \Cab"a*la\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*l[.a]), n. [LL. See {Cabal}, n.]	   1. A kind of occult theosophy or traditional interpretation	      of the Scriptures among Jewish rabbis and certain	      medi[ae]val Christians, which treats of the nature of god	      and the mystery of human existence. It assumes that every	      letter, word, number, and accent of Scripture contains a	      hidden sense; and it teaches the methods of interpretation	      for ascertaining these occult meanings. The cabalists	      pretend even to foretell events by this means.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secret science in general; mystic art; mystery.	      [1913 Webster]
Cabalism \Cab"a*lism\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*l[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   cabalisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The secret science of the cabalists.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A superstitious devotion to the mysteries of the religion	      which one professes. [R] --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cabalist \Cab"a*list\ (-l[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. cabaliste.]	   One versed in the cabala, or the mysteries of Jewish	   traditions. "Studious cabalists." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] Cabalistic
Cabalistic \Cab`a*lis"tic\ (k[a^]b`[.a]*l[i^]s"t[i^]k),
Cabalistical \Cab`a*lis"tic*al\ (-t[i^]*kal)a.	   Of or pertaining to the cabala; containing or conveying an	   occult meaning; mystic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Heptarchus is a cabalistic exposition of the first	         chapter of Genesis.                      --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabalistically \Cab`a*lis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a cabalistic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabalize \Cab"a*lize\, v. i. [Cf. F. cabaliser.]	   To use cabalistic language. [R] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Caballer \Ca*bal"ler\ (k[.a]*b[a^]l"l[~e]r), n.	   One who cabals.	   [1913 Webster]	         A close caballer and tongue-valiant lord. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Caballeria \Ca`bal*le*ri"a\, n. [Sp. See {Caballero}.]	   An ancient Spanish land tenure similar to the English	   knight's fee; hence, in Spain and countries settled by the	   Spanish, a land measure of varying size. In Cuba it is about	   33 acres; in Puerto Rico, about 194 acres; in the	   Southwestern United States, about 108 acres.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
caballero \ca`bal*le"ro\, n. [Sp. Cf. {Cavalier}.]	   A knight or cavalier; hence, a gentleman.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
caballine \cab"al*line\ (k[a^]b"al*l[imac]n), a. [L.caballinus,	   fr. caballus a nag. Cf. {Cavalier}.]	   Of or pertaining to a horse. -- n. Caballine aloes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {caballine aloes}, an inferior and impure kind of aloes	      formerly used in veterinary practice; -- called also	      {horse aloes}.	   {Caballine spring}, the fountain of Hippocrene, on Mount	      Helicon; -- fabled to have been formed by a stroke from	      the foot of the winged horse Pegasus.	      [1913 Webster]
Caballo \Ca*bal"lo\ (k[.a]*v[aum]l"y[-o]; 220), n. [Written also	   {cavallo}.] [Sp., fr. L. caballus a nag. See {Cavalcade}.]	   A horse. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cabaret \Cab"a*ret\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*r[e^]t; 277), n. [F.]	   1. A tavern; a house where liquors are retailed. [Obs. as an	      English word.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A type of restaurant where liquor and dinner is served,	      and entertainment is provided, as by musicians, dancers,	      or comedians, and usually providing space for dancing by	      the patrons; -- similar to a nightclub. In some cases, the	      performers dance or sing on the floor between the tables,	      after the practice of a certain class of French taverns.	      The term cabaret is often used in the names of such an	      establishment.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The type of entertainment provided in a cabaret[2].	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cabas \Ca*bas"\ (k[.a]*b[aum]"), n. [F.]	   A flat basket or frail for figs, etc.; hence, a lady's flat	   workbasket, reticule, or hand bag; -- often written {caba}.	   --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Cabassou \Ca*bas"sou\ (k[.a]*b[a^]s"s[=oo]), n. (Zool.)	   A species of armadillo of the genus {Xenurus} ({Xenurus	   unicinctus} and {Xenurus hispidus}); the tatouay. [Written	   also {kabassou}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cabbage \Cab"bage\ (k[a^]b"b[asl]j), n. [OE. cabage, fr. F.	   cabus headed (of cabbages), chou cabus headed cabbage,	   cabbage head; cf. It. capuccio a little head, cappuccio cowl,	   hood, cabbage, fr. capo head, L. caput, or fr. It. cappa	   cape. See {Chief}, {Cape}.] (Bot.)	   1. An esculent vegetable of many varieties, derived from the	      wild {Brassica oleracea} of Europe. The common cabbage has	      a compact head of leaves. The cauliflower, Brussels	      sprouts, etc., are sometimes classed as cabbages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The terminal bud of certain palm trees, used, like,	      cabbage, for food. See {Cabbage tree}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The cabbage palmetto. See below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cabbage aphis} (Zool.), a green plant-louse ({Aphis	      brassic[ae]}) which lives upon the leaves of the cabbage.	      	   {Cabbage beetle} (Zool.), a small, striped flea-beetle	      ({Phyllotreta vittata}) which lives, in the larval state,	      on the roots, and when adult, on the leaves, of cabbage	      and other cruciferous plants.	   {Cabbage fly} (Zool.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia	      brassic[ae]}), which feeds, in the larval or maggot state,	      on the roots of the cabbage, often doing much damage to	      the crop.	   {Cabbage head}, the compact head formed by the leaves of a	      cabbage; -- contemptuously or humorously, and	      colloquially, a very stupid and silly person; a numskull.	      	   {Cabbage palmetto}, a species of palm tree ({Sabal Palmetto})	      found along the coast from North Carolina to Florida.	   {Cabbage rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa centifolia})	      having large and heavy blossoms.	   {Cabbage tree}, {Cabbage palm}, a name given to palms having	      a terminal bud called a cabbage, as the {Sabal Palmetto}	      of the United States, and the {Euterpe oleracea} and	      {Oreodoxa oleracea} of the West Indies.	   {Sea cabbage}.(Bot.)	      (a) Sea kale	      (b) . The original Plant ({Brassica oleracea}), from which	          the cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, etc., have been	          derived by cultivation.	   {Thousand-headed cabbage}. See {Brussels sprouts}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cabbage \Cab"bage\, v. i.	   To form a head like that the cabbage; as, to make lettuce	   cabbage. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Cabbage \Cab"bage\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cabbaged} (-b[asl]jd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Cabbaging} (-b[asl]*j[i^]ng).] [F.cabasser,	   fr. OF. cabas theft; cf. F. cabas basket, and OF. cabuser to	   cheat.]	   To purloin or embezzle, as the pieces of cloth remaining	   after cutting out a garment; to pilfer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your tailor . . . cabbages whole yards of cloth.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Cabbage \Cab"bage\, n.	   Cloth or clippings cabbaged or purloined by one who cuts out	   garments.	   [1913 Webster]
cabbage butterfly \cab"bage butterfly\ (Zool.),	   a white butterfly ({Pieris rap[ae]} of both Europe and	   America, and the allied {Pieris oleracea}, a native American	   species) which, in the larval state, devours the leaves of	   the cabbage and the turnip. See also {Cabbage worm}, below.	   [1913 Webster] cabbage worm	cabbage worm \cab"bage worm`\, cabbageworm \cab"bage*worm`\n.	   (Zool.),	   the larva of several species of moths and butterflies, which	   attacks cabbages. The most common is the toxic green larva of	   a white butterfly, the {cabbage butterfly}, ({Pieris	   rap[ae]}). The cabbage cutworms, which eat off the stalks of	   young plants during the night, are the larv[ae] of several	   species of moths, of the genus {Agrotis}. See {Cutworm}.	   larva of a cabbage butterfly.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cabbler \Cab"bler\ (k[a^]b"bl[~e]r), n.	   One who works at cabbling.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabbling \Cab"bling\ (-bl[i^]ng), n. (Metal.)	   The process of breaking up the flat masses into which wrought	   iron is first hammered, in order that the pieces may be	   reheated and wrought into bar iron.	   [1913 Webster] Cabeca
Cabeca \Ca*be"[,c]a\ (k[.a]*b[asl]"s[.a]), Cabesse \Ca*besse"\	   (k[.a]*b[e^]s"), n. [Pg. cabe[,c]a, F. cabesse.]	   The finest kind of silk received from India.	   [1913 Webster]
Caber \Ca"ber\ (k[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [Gael. cabar.]	   A pole or beam, esp. one used in Gaelic games for tossing as	   a trial of strength.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cabezon \Cab`e*zon"\ (k[a^]b`[asl]*z[o^]n" or	   k[aum]*b[asl]*th[-o]n"), n. [Sp., properly, big head. Cf.	   {Cavesson}.] (Zool.)	   A California fish ({Hemilepidotus spinosus}), allied to the	   sculpin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabiai \Cab"i*ai\ (k[a^]b"[i^]*[imac]), n. [Native South	   American name.] (Zool.)	   The capybara. See {Capybara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabin \Cab"in\ (k[a^]b"[i^]n), n. [OF. caban, fr. W. caban	   booth, cabin, dim. of cab cot, tent; or fr. F. cabane,	   cabine, LL. cabanna, perh. from the Celtic.]	   1. A cottage or small house; a hut. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hunting cabin in the west.          --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small room; an inclosed place.	      [1913 Webster]	            So long in secret cabin there he held	            Her captive.                          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A room in ship for officers or passengers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cabin boy}, a boy whose duty is to wait on the officers and	      passengers in the cabin of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	Cabin \Cab"in\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cabined} (-[i^]nd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cabining}.]	   To live in, or as in, a cabin; to lodge.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll make you . . . cabin in a cave.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cabin \Cab"in\, v. t.	   To confine in, or as in, a cabin.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am cabined, cribbed, confined, bound in	         To saucy doubts and fears.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabinet \Cab"i*net\ (k[a^]b"[i^]*n[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of cabine	   or cabane. See {Cabin}, n.]	   1. A hut; a cottage; a small house. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearken a while from thy green cabinet,	            The rural song of careful Colinet.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small room, or retired apartment; a closet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A private room in which consultations are held.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philip passed some hours every day in his father's	            cabinet.                              --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The advisory council of the chief executive officer of a	      nation; a cabinet council.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the cabinet or cabinet council consists of	         those privy councilors who actually transact the	         immediate business of the government. --Mozley & W. --	         In the United States, the cabinet is composed of the	         heads of the executive departments of the government,	         namely, the Secretary of State, of the Treasury, of	         War, of the Navy, of the Interior, and of Agiculture,	         the Postmaster-general, and the Attorney-general.	         [1913 Webster]	   5.	      (a) A set of drawers or a cupboard intended to contain	          articles of value. Hence:	      (b) A decorative piece of furniture, whether open like an	          ['e]tag[`e]re or closed with doors. See	          {['e]tag[`e]re}.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. Any building or room set apart for the safe keeping and	      exhibition of works of art, etc.; also, the collection	      itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cabinet council}.	      (a) Same as {Cabinet}, n., 4 (of which body it was	          formerly the full title).	      (b) A meeting of the cabinet.	   {Cabinet councilor}, a member of a cabinet council.	   {Cabinet photograph}, a photograph of a size smaller than an	      imperial, though larger than a {carte de visite}.	   {Cabinet picture}, a small and generally highly finished	      picture, suitable for a small room and for close	      inspection.	      [1913 Webster]	Cabinet \Cab"i*net\, a.	   Suitable for a cabinet; small.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Varnhagen von Ense] is a walking cabinet edition of	         Goethe.                                  --For. Quar.	                                                  Rev.	   [1913 Webster]	Cabinet \Cab"i*net\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cabineted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cabineting}.]	   To inclose [R.] --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabinetmaker \Cab"i*net*mak`er\ (-m[=a]k`[~e]r), n.	   One whose occupation is to make cabinets or other choice	   articles of household furniture, as tables, bedsteads,	   bureaus, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabinetmaking \Cab"i*net*mak`ing\, n.	   The art or occupation of making the finer articles of	   household furniture.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabinetwork \Cab"i*net*work`\ (-w[^u]rk`), n.	   The art or occupation of working upon wooden furniture	   requiring nice workmanship; also, such furniture.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabirean \Cab`i*re"an\ (k[a^]b`[i^]*r[=e]"an), n.	   One of the Cabiri.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabiri \Ca*bi"ri\ (k[.a]*b[imac]"r[imac]), prop. n. pl. [ NL.,	   fr. Gr. Ka`beiroi.] (Myth.)	   Certain deities originally worshiped with mystical rites by	   the Pelasgians in Lemnos and Samothrace and afterwards	   throughout Greece; -- also called sons of Heph[ae]stus (or	   Vulcan), as being masters of the art of working metals.	   [Written also {Cabeiri}.] --Liddell & Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabirian \Ca*bir"i*an\ (k[.a]*b[i^]r"[i^]*an), a.	   Same as {Cabiric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabiric \Ca*bir"ic\ (k[.a]*b[i^]r"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. Cabirique]	   Of or pertaining to the Cabiri, or to their mystical worship.	   [Written also {Cabiritic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), n. [F. c[^a]ble, LL. capulum,	   caplum, a rope, fr. L. capere to take; cf. D., Dan., & G.	   kabel, from the French. See {Capable}.]	   1. A large, strong rope or chain, of considerable length,	      used to retain a vessel at anchor, and for other purposes.	      It is made of hemp, of steel wire, or of iron links.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rope of steel wire, or copper wire, usually covered with	      some protecting or insulating substance; as, the cable of	      a suspension bridge; a telegraphic cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch) A molding, shaft of a column, or any other member	      of convex, rounded section, made to resemble the spiral	      twist of a rope; -- called also {cable molding}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bower cable}, the cable belonging to the bower anchor.	   {Cable road}, a railway on which the cars are moved by a	      continuously running endless rope operated by a stationary	      motor.	   {Cable's length}, the length of a ship's cable. Cables in the	      merchant service vary in length from 100 to 140 fathoms or	      more; but as a maritime measure, a cable's length is	      either 120 fathoms (720 feet), or about 100 fathoms (600	      feet, an approximation to one tenth of a nautical mile).	      	   {Cable tier}.	      (a) That part of a vessel where the cables are stowed.	      (b) A coil of a cable.	   {Sheet cable}, the cable belonging to the sheet anchor.	   {Stream cable}, a hawser or rope, smaller than the bower	      cables, to moor a ship in a place sheltered from wind and	      heavy seas.	   {Submarine cable}. See {Telegraph}.	   {To pay out the cable}, {To veer out the cable}, to slacken	      it, that it may run out of the ship; to let more cable run	      out of the hawse hole.	   {To serve the cable}, to bind it round with ropes, canvas,	      etc., to prevent its being, worn or galled in the hawse,	      et.	   {To slip the cable}, to let go the end on board and let it	      all run out and go overboard, as when there is not time to	      weigh anchor. Hence, in sailor's use, to die.	      [1913 Webster]	Cable \Ca"ble\ (k[=a]"b'l), v. t.	   1. To fasten with a cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) To ornament with cabling. See {Cabling}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cable \Ca"ble\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cabled} (-b'ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cabling} (-bl[i^]ng).]	   To telegraph by a submarine cable [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Cabled \Ca"bled\ (-b'ld), a.	   1. Fastened with, or attached to, a cable or rope. "The	      cabled stone." --Dyer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Adorned with cabling.	      [1913 Webster]
Cablegram \Ca"ble*gram`\ (k[=a]"b'l*gr[a^]m`), n. [Cable, n. +	   Gr. gra`mma a writing, a letter.]	   A message sent by a submarine telegraphic cable.	   Note: [A recent hybrid, sometimes found in the newspapers.]	         [1913 Webster]
Cablelaid \Ca"ble*laid`\ (-l[=a]d`), a.	   1. (Naut.) Composed of three three-stranded ropes, or	      hawsers, twisted together to form a cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Twisted after the manner of a cable; as, a cable-laid gold	      chain. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Cablet \Ca"blet\, n. [Dim. of cable; cf. F. c[^a]blot.]	   A little cable less than ten inches in circumference.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabling \Ca"bling\, n. (Arch.)	   The decoration of a fluted shaft of a column or of a pilaster	   with reeds, or rounded moldings, which seem to be laid in the	   hollows of the fluting. These are limited in length to about	   one third of the height of the shaft.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabman \Cab"man\, n.; pl. {Cabmen}.	   The driver of a cab.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabob \Ca*bob"\, n. [Hindi kab[=a]b] [Now more commonly spelled	   {kabob}.]	   1. A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer;	      -- so called in Turkey and Persia. [Also spelled {kebab},	      {kebob}, or {kabab}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leg of mutton roasted, stuffed with white herrings and	      sweet herbs. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   {shish cabob} See {shish kebob}.	      [PJC]	Cabob \Ca*bob"\, v. t. [Now more commonly spelled {kabob}.]	   To roast, as a cabob. --Sir. T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Caboched \Ca*boched"\, a. [F. caboche head. Cf. 1st {Cabbage}.]	   (Her.)	   Showing the full face, but nothing of the neck; -- said of	   the head of a beast in armorial bearing. [Written also	   {caboshed}.]	   [1913 Webster]
cabochon \ca`bo`chon"\ (k[a^]`b[u^]*sh[aum]n"; Fr.	   k[.a]`b[-o]`sh[^o]N"), n. [F.] (Jewelry)	   A stone of convex form, highly polished, but not faceted;	   also, the style of cutting itself. Such stones are said to be	   cut en cabochon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	cabochon \ca`bo`chon"\ (k[a^]`b[u^]*sh[aum]n"; Fr.	   k[.a]`b[-o]`sh[^o]N"), a. [see {cabochon}, n..] (Jewelry)	   Of, pertaining to, containing, or in the style of, a	   {cabochon}.	   [PJC]
Cabombaceae \Cabombaceae\ prop. n.	   A subfamily of plants, in some classifications considered as	   an independent family of water lilies; it comprises the	   genera {Cabomba} and {Brasenia}.	   Syn: subfamily {Cabombaceae}, water-shield family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
caboodle \ca*boo"dle\ (k[.a]*b[=oo]"d'l), n.	   The whole collection; the entire quantity or number; --	   usually in the phrase	   {the whole caboodle} or	   {the whole kit and caboodle}. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Caboose \Ca*boose"\ (k[.a]*b[=oo]s"), n. [Cf. D. kabuis,	   kombuis, Dan. kabys, Sw. kabysa, G. kabuse a little room or	   hut. The First part of the word seems to be allied to W. cab	   cabin, booth. Cf. {Cabin}.] [Written also {camboose}.]	   1. (Naut.) A house on deck, where the cooking is done; --	      commonly called the {galley}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railroad) A car used on freight or construction trains as	      travelling quarters for brakemen, workmen, etc.; a tool	      car. It usually is the last car of the train. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cabotage \Cab"o*tage\, n. [F. cabotage, fr. caboter to sail	   along the coast; cf. Sp. cabo cape.] (Naut.)	   Navigation along the coast; the details of coast pilotage.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabr'ee \Ca*br['e]e"\ (k[.a]*br[asl]"), n. [French Canadian.]	   (Zool.)	   The pronghorn antelope. [Also written {cabrit}, {cabret}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cabrerite \Ca*brer"ite\, n. (Min.)	   An apple-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of nickel,	   cobalt, and magnesia; -- so named from the Sierra Cabrera,	   Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabrilla \Ca*bril"la\, n. [Sp., prawn.] (Zool)	   A name applied to various species of edible fishes of the	   genus {Serranus}, and related genera, inhabiting the	   Meditarranean, the coast of California, etc. In California,	   some of them are also called {rock bass} and {kelp salmon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabriole \Cab"ri*ole\, n. [F. See {Cabriolet}, and cf.	   {Capriole}.] (Man.)	   A curvet; a leap. See {Capriole}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cabrioles which his charger exhibited. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabriolet \Cab`ri*o*let"\, n. [F., dim. of cabriole a leap,	   caper, from It. capriola, fr. dim. of L. caper he-goat, capra	   she-goat. This carriage is so called from its skipping	   lightness. Cf. {Cab}, {Caper} a leap.]	   A one-horse carriage with two seats and a calash top.	   [1913 Webster]
Cabrit \Ca*brit"\, n.	   Same as {Cabr['e]e}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caburn \Cab"urn\, n. [Cf. {Cable}, n.] (Naut.)	   A small line made of spun yarn, to bind or worm cables, seize	   tackles, etc.
ca-ca \ca-ca\ n.	   n. [see {cack}.] Feces; excrement; -- used in talking with	      very young children. [baby talk]	      [PJC]	ca-ca \ca-ca\ v. [see {cack}.]	   to have a bowel movement. [baby talk]	   Syn: defecate, shit, take a shit, take a crap, crap, make.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cacaemia \Ca*c[ae]"mi*a\ (k[.a]*s[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), Cachaemia
\Ca*ch[ae]"mi*a\ (k[.a]*k[-e]"m[i^]*[.a]),n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   kako`s bad+ a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
cacaine \ca*ca"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   The essential principle of cacao; -- now called	   {theobromine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacajao \Ca*ca*j[~a]o"\, n. [Pg.] (Zool)	   A South American short-tailed monkey ({Pithecia	   melanocephala} syn. {Brachyurus melanocephala}). [Written	   also {cacajo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
cacao \ca*ca"o\, n. [Sp., fr. Mex. kakahuatl. Cf. {Cocoa},	   {Chocolate}] (Bot.)	   A small evergreen tree ({Theobroma Cacao}) of South America	   and the West Indies. Its fruit contains an edible pulp,	   inclosing seeds about the size of an almond, from which	   cocoa, chocolate, and broma are prepared.	   [1913 Webster] Cachaemia
Cachaemia \Ca*ch[ae]"mi*a\, Cachemia \Ca*che"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? bad + ? blood.] (Med.)	   A degenerated or poisoned condition of the blood. --	   {Ca*ch[ae]"mic}, {Ca*che"mic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cachalot \cach"a*lot\, n. [F. cachalot.] (Zool.)	   The sperm whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}). It has in the top	   of its head a large cavity, containing an oily fluid, which,	   after death, concretes into a whitish crystalline substance	   called {spermaceti}. See {Sperm whale}.	   [1913 Webster]
cache \cache\ (k[a^]sh), n. [F., a hiding place, fr. cacher to	   conceal, to hide.]	   1. A hole in the ground, or other hiding place, for	      concealing and preserving provisions which it is	      inconvenient to carry. --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is hidden in a cache[2]; a hoard; a stockpile.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) A form of memory in a computer which has a	      faster access time than most of main memory, and is	      usually used to store the most frequently accessed data in	      main memory during execution of a program.	      [PJC]	cache \cache\ (k[a^]sh), v. t.	   To store in a cache[1].	   [PJC] Cachectic
Cachectic \Ca*chec"tic\, Cachectical \Ca*chec"tic*al\, a. [L.	   cachecticus, Gr. ?????????: cf. F. cachectique.]	   Having, or pertaining to, cachexia; as, cachectic remedies;	   cachectical blood. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Cachepot \Cache`pot"\ (k[.a]sh`p[-o]"), n. [F., fr. cacher to	   hide + pot a pot.]	   An ornamental casing for a flowerpot, of porcelain, metal,	   paper, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cachet \Cach"et\, n. [F. fr. cacher to hide.]	   A seal, as of a letter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lettre de cachet} [F.], a sealed letter, especially a letter	      or missive emanating from the sovereign; -- much used in	      France before the Revolution as an arbitrary order of	      imprisonment.	      [1913 Webster] Cachexia
Cachexia \Ca*chex"i*a\, Cachexy \Ca*chex"y\, n. [L. cachexia,	   Gr. kachexi`a; kako`s bad + "e`xis condition.]	   A condition of ill health and impairment of nutrition due to	   impoverishment of the blood, esp. when caused by a specific	   morbid process (as cancer or tubercle).	   [1913 Webster]
Cachinnation \Cach`in*na"tion\ (k[a^]k`[i^]n*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. cachinnatio, fr. cachinnare to laugh aloud, cf. Gr.	   kacha`zein.]	   Loud or immoderate laughter; -- often a symptom of hysterical	   or maniacal affections.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hideous grimaces . . . attended this unusual	         cachinnation.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cachinnatory \Ca*chin"na*to*ry\, a.	   Consisting of, or accompanied by, immoderate laughter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cachinnatory buzzes of approval.         --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cachiri \Ca*chi"ri\, n.	   A fermented liquor made in Cayenne from the grated root of	   the manioc, and resembling perry. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacholong \Cach"o*long\, n. [F. cacholong, said to be from Cach,	   the name of a river in Bucharia + cholon, a Calmuck word for	   stone; or fr. a Calmuck word meaning "beautiful stone"]	   (Min.)	   An opaque or milk-white chalcedony, a variety of quartz;	   also, a similar variety of opal.	   [1913 Webster]
Cachou \Ca`chou"\, n. [F. See Cashoo.]	   A silvered aromatic pill, used to correct the odor of the	   breath.	   [1913 Webster]
Cachucha \Ca*chu"cha\, n. [Sp.]	   An Andalusian dance in three-four time, resembling the	   bolero. [Sometimes in English spelled {cachuca}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The orchestra plays the cachucha.        --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Cachunde \Ca*chun"de\, n. [Sp.] (Med.)	   A pastil or troche, composed of various aromatic and other	   ingredients, highly celebrated in India as an antidote, and	   as a stomachic and antispasmodic.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacique \Ca*cique"\, n. [Sp.]	   See Cazique.	   [1913 Webster]
Cack \Cack\ (k[a^]k), v. i. [OE. cakken, fr. L. cacare; akin to	   Gr. kakka^n, and to OIr. cacc dung; cf. AS. cac.]	   To ease the body by stool; to go to stool. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Cackerel \Cack"er*el\, n. [OF. caquerel cagarel (Cotgr.), from	   the root of E. cack.] (Zool.)	   The mendole; a small worthless Mediterranean fish considered	   poisonous by the ancients. See {Mendole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cackle \Cac"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cackled} (-k'ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Cackling}.] [OE. cakelen; cf. LG. kakeln, D.	   kakelen, G. gackeln, gackern; all of imitative origin. Cf.	   {Gagle}, {Cake} to cackle.]	   1. To make a sharp, broken noise or cry, as a hen or goose	      does.	      [1913 Webster]	            When every goose is cackling.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To laugh with a broken noise, like the cackling of a hen	      or a goose; to giggle. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk in a silly manner; to prattle. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Cackle \Cac"kle\, n.	   1. The sharp broken noise made by a goose or by a hen that	      has laid an egg.	      [1913 Webster]	            By her cackle saved the state.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Idle talk; silly prattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a buzz and cackle all around regarding the	            sermon.                               --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Cackler \Cac"kler\, n.	   1. A fowl that cackles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who prattles, or tells tales; a tattler.	      [1913 Webster]
Cackling \Cac"kling\, n.	   The broken noise of a goose or a hen.	   [1913 Webster] Cacochymia
Cacochymia \Cac`o*chym"i*a\, Cacochymy \Cac"o*chym`y\, n. [NL.	   cacochymia, fr. Gr. ?????????; kako`s bad + ????? juice: cf.	   F. cacochymie.] (Med.)	   A vitiated state of the humors, or fluids, of the body, esp.	   of the blood. -- {Cac`o*chym"ic}, {Cac`o*chym"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cacochymic
Cacochymic \Cac`o*chym"ic\, Cacochymical \Cac`o*chym"ic*al\, a.	   Having the fluids of the body vitiated, especially the blood.	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacodemon \Cac`o*de"mon\, n. [Gr. ??????????; kako`s bad +	   ?????? demon: cf. F. cacod['e]mon.]	   1. An evil spirit; a devil or demon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The nightmare. --Dunaglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Cacodoxical \Cac`o*dox"ic*al\, a.	   Heretical.	   [1913 Webster] Cacodoxy
Cacodoxy \Cac"o*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ????????? perverted opinion;	   kako`s bad + ????? opinion.]	   Erroneous doctrine; heresy; heterodoxy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Heterodoxy, or what Luther calls cacodoxy. --R.	                                                  Turnbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacodyl \Cac"o*dyl\, n. [Gr. ??????? ill-smelling (kako`s bad +	   ????? to smell) + -yl.] (Chem.)	   Alkarsin; a colorless, poisonous, arsenical liquid,	   {As2(CH3)4}, spontaneously inflammable and possessing an	   intensely disagreeable odor. It is the type of a series of	   compounds analogous to the nitrogen compounds called	   hydrazines. [Written also {cacodyle}, and {kakodyl}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cacodylic \Cac`o*dyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, cacodyl.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cacodylic acid}, a white, crystalline, deliquescent	      substance, {(CH3)2AsO.OH}, obtained by the oxidation of	      cacodyl, and having the properties of an exceedingly	      stable acid; -- also called {alkargen}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cacoethes \Cac`o*["e]"thes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???????? of ill	   habits, ?? ???????? an ill habit; kako`s bad + ? habit]	   1. A bad custom or habit; an insatiable desire; as,	      caco["e]thes scribendi, "The itch for writing". --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A bad quality or disposition in a disease; an	      incurable ulcer.	      [1913 Webster]
Cacogastric \Cac`o*gas"tric\, a. [Gr. kako`s bad + ??????	   stomach.]	   Troubled with bad digestion. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
cacogenics \cacogenics\ n.	   the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in	   the type of offspring produced.	   Syn: dysgenics.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cacographic \Cac`o*graph`ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, cacography; badly written	   or spelled.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacography \Ca*cog`ra*phy\, n. [Gr. kako`s bad + -graphy; cf. F.	   cacographie.]	   Incorrect or bad writing or spelling. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacolet \Ca`co*let"\, n. [F.]	   A chair, litter, or other contrivance fitted to the back or	   pack saddle of a mule for carrying travelers in mountainous	   districts, or for the transportation of the sick and wounded	   of an army.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacology \Ca*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. kako`s bad + -logy: cf. F.	   cacologie.]	   Bad speaking; bad choice or use of words. --Buchanan.	   [1913 Webster] Cacomixtle	   Cacomixle
Cacomixle \Ca`co*mix"le\, Cacomixtle \Ca`co*mix"tle\, Cacomixl
\Ca"co*mix`l\, n. [Mexican name.]	   A North American carnivore ({Bassaris astuta}), about the	   size of a cat, related to the raccoons. It inhabits Mexico,	   Texas, and California.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacoon \Ca*coon"\, n.	   One of the seeds or large beans of a tropical vine ({Entada	   scandens}) used for making purses, scent bottles, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Cacophonous	   Cacophonical	   Cacophonic
Cacophonic \Cac`o*phon"ic\, Cacophonical \Cac`o*phon"ic*al\,
Cacophonous \Ca*coph"o*nous\, Cacophonious \Cac`o*pho"ni*ous\,	   a.	   Harsh-sounding.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacophony \Ca*coph"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Cacophonies}. [Gr. ?????????;	   kako`s bad + ???? sound: cf. F. Cacophonie.]	   1. (Rhet.) An uncouth or disagreable sound of words, owing to	      the concurrence of harsh letters or syllables.	      "Cacophonies of all kinds." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A combination of discordant sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) An unhealthy state of the voice.	      [1913 Webster]
Cacostomia \Cac`o*sto"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kako`s bad + ?	   mouth.] (Med.)	   Diseased or gangrenous condition of the mouth.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cacotechny \Cac"o*tech`ny\, n. [Gr. ?; kako`s bad + ? art.]	   A corruption or corrupt state of art. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Cacoxene
Cacoxene \Ca*cox"ene\, Cacoxenite \Ca*cox"e*nite\, n. [Gr.	   kako`s bad + ????? guest.] (Min.)	   A hydrous phosphate of iron occurring in yellow radiated	   tufts. The phosphorus seriously injures it as an iron ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Cactaceous \Cac*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to, or like, the family of plants of which the	   prickly pear is a common example.	   [1913 Webster]
Cactus \Cac"tus\, n.; pl. E. {Cactuses}, {Cacti} (-t[imac]).	   [L., a kind of cactus, Gr. ??????.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the order {Cactac[ae]}, as the prickly pear and	   the night-blooming cereus. See {Cereus}. They usually have	   leafless stems and branches, often beset with clustered	   thorns, and are mostly natives of the warmer parts of	   America.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cactus wren} (Zool.), an American wren of the genus	      {Campylorhynchus}, of several species.	      [1913 Webster]
Cacuminal \Ca*cu"mi*nal\, a. [L. cacumen, cacuminis, the top,	   point.] (Philol.)	   Pertaining to the top of the palate; cerebral; -- applied to	   certain consonants; as, cacuminal (or cerebral) letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Cacuminate \Ca*cu"mi*nate\, v. i. [L. cacuminatus, p. p. of	   cacuminare to point, fr. cacumen point.]	   To make sharp or pointed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cad \Cad\, n. [Abbrev. fr. cadet.]	   1. A person who stands at the door of an omnibus to open and	      shut it, and to receive fares; an idle hanger-on about	      innyards. [Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lowbred, presuming person; a mean, vulgar fellow. [Cant]	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
cadaster \cadaster\ n.	   same as {cadastre}.	   Syn: cadastre.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cadastral \Ca*das"tral\, a. [F.]	   Of or pertaining to landed property.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cadastral survey}, or {Cadastral map}, a survey, map, or	      plan on a large scale (Usually 1/2500 of the linear	      measure of the ground, or twenty-five inches to the mile	      or about an inch to the acre) so as to represent the	      relative positions and dimensions of objects and estates	      exactly; -- distinguished from a topographical map, which	      exaggerates the dimensions of houses and the breadth of	      roads and streams, for the sake of distinctness. --Brande	      & C.	      [1913 Webster] Cadastre
Cadastre \Ca*das"tre\, Cadaster \Ca*das"ter\, n. [F. cadastre.]	   (Law.)	   An official statement of the quantity and value of real	   estate for the purpose of apportioning the taxes payable on	   such property; a public register showing the details of	   ownership and value of land.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadaver \Ca*da"ver\ (k[.a]*d[a^]"v[~e]r; k[.a]*d[=a]"v[~e]r), n.	   [L., fr cadere to fall.]	   A dead human body; a corpse.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadaveric \Ca*dav"er*ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a corpse, or the changes	   produced by death; cadaverous; as, cadaveric rigidity.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cadaveric alkaloid}, an alkaloid generated by the processes	      of decomposition in dead animal bodies, and thought by	      some to be the cause of the poisonous effects produced by	      the bodies. See {Ptomaine}.	      [1913 Webster] Cadaverine
Cadaverine \Ca*dav"er*ine\, n. Also Cadaverin \Ca*dav"er*in\ .	   [From {Cadaver} and amine.] (Chem.)	   A sirupy, nontoxic ptomaine, {H2N.(CH2)5.NH2} (chemically	   {pentamethylene diamine}), formed in putrefaction of flesh,	   etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Cadaverous \Ca*dav"er*ous\, a. [L. cadaverosus.]	   1. Having the appearance or color of a dead human body; pale;	      ghastly; as, a cadaverous look.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to, or having the qualities of, a dead	      body. "The scent cadaverous." -- {Ca*dav"er*ous*ly}, adv.	      -- {Ca*dav"er*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Cadbait \Cad"bait`\, n. [Prov. E. codbait, cadbote fly.] (Zool.)	   See {Caddice}. Caddice
Caddice \Cad"dice\, Caddis \Cad"dis\, n. [Prov. E. caddy, cadew;	   cf. G. k["o]der bait.] (Zool.)	   The larva of a caddice fly. These larv[ae] generally live in	   cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally	   with pieces of broken shells, gravel, bits of wood, etc. They	   are a favorite bait with anglers. Called also {caddice worm},	   or {caddis worm}.	   [1913 Webster]	Caddice fly \Caddice fly\ (Zool.),	   a small mothlike species of trichopterous insect, whose larva	   is the caddice; it has two pairs of hairy membranous wings	   and aquatic larvae.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Caddie \Cad"die\, n. [Written also {caddy}, {cadie}, {cady}, and	   {cawdy}.] [See {Cadet}.]	   1. A cadet. [Obs. Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A lad; young fellow. [Scot.] --Burns.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. One who does errands or other odd jobs. [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. An attendant who carries a golf player's clubs, tees his	      ball, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Caddis \Cad"dis\, n. [OE. caddas, Scot. caddis lint, caddes a	   kind of woolen cloth, cf. Gael. cada, cadadh, a kind of	   cloth, cotton, fustian, W. cadas, F. cadis.]	   A kind of worsted lace or ribbon. "Caddises, cambrics,	   lawns." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] caddis fly
caddis fly \caddis fly\, caddisfly \caddisfly\n.	   same as {caddice fly}.	   Syn: caddice fly, caddicefly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caddish \Cad"dish\, a.	   Like a cad; lowbred and presuming.	   [1913 Webster]
Caddow \Cad"dow\, n. [OE. cadawe, prob. fr. ca chough + daw	   jackdaw; cf. Gael. cadhag, cathag. Cf. {Chough}, {Daw}, n.]	   (Zool.)	   A jackdaw. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caddy \Cad"dy\, n.; pl. {Caddies}. [Earlier spelt catty, fr.	   Malay kat[imac] a weight of 11/3 pounds. Cf. {Catty}.]	   1. A small box, can, or chest to keep tea in, also called	      {tea caddy}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a container to hold objects when not in use.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) a container to hold a compact disk, used in	      some types of compact disk devices, which is inserted into	      the CD player during playing, or in the case of recordable	      CD-ROMS, during recording. It is approximately square and	      thin, slightly larger than the compact disk. However, many	      CD players have a drawer for the compact disk, requiring	      no caddy.	      [PJC]
Cade \Cade\, a. [Cf. OE. cad, kod, lamb, also {Cosset},	   {Coddle}.]	   Bred by hand; domesticated; petted.	   [1913 Webster]	         He brought his cade lamb with him.       --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]	Cade \Cade\, v. t.	   To bring up or nourish by hand, or with tenderness; to	   coddle; to tame. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Cade \Cade\, n. [L. cadus jar, Gr. ?.]	   A barrel or cask, as of fish. "A cade of herrings." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cade of herrings is 500, of sprats 1,000. --Jacob,	                                                  Law Dict.	   [1913 Webster]	Cade \Cade\, n. [F. & Pr.; LL. cada.]	   A species of juniper ({Juniperus Oxycedrus}) of Mediterranean	   countries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oil of cade}, a thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by	      destructive distillation of the inner wood of the cade. It	      is used as a local application in skin diseases.	      [1913 Webster]
Cadence \Ca"dence\, n. [OE. cadence, cadens, LL. cadentia a	   falling, fr. L. cadere to fall; cf. F. cadence, It. cadenza.	   See {Chance}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or state of declining or sinking. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now was the sun in western cadence low. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fall of the voice in reading or speaking, especially at	      the end of a sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rhythmical modulation of the voice or of any sound; as,	      music of bells in cadence sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blustering winds, which all night long	            Had roused the sea, now with hoarse cadence lull	            Seafaring men o'erwatched.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The accents . . . were in passion's tenderest	            cadence.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Rhythmical flow of language, in prose or verse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Golden cadence of poesy.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If in any composition much attention was paid to the	            flow of the rhythm, it was said (at least in the	            14th and 15th centuries) to be "prosed in faire	            cadence."                             --Dr. Guest.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) See {Cadency}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Man.) Harmony and proportion in motions, as of a	      well-managed horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mil.) A uniform time and place in marching.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 embellishment; a pause before	          the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with	          a flight of fancy.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Imperfect cadence}. (Mus.) See under {Imperfect}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cadence \Ca"dence\, v. t.	   To regulate by musical measure.	   [1913 Webster]	         These parting numbers, cadenced by my grief. --Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadency \Ca"den*cy\, n.	   Descent of related families; distinction between the members	   of a family according to their ages.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marks of cadency} (Her.), bearings indicating the position	      of the bearer as older or younger son, or as a descendant	      of an older or younger son. See {Difference} (Her.).	      [1913 Webster]
Cadene \Ca*dene"\, n. [Cf. F. cad[`e]ne.]	   A species of inferior carpet imported from the Levant.	   --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadent \Ca"dent\, a. [L. cadens, -entis, p. pr. of cadere to	   fall.]	   Falling. [R.] "Cadent tears." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadenza \Ca*den"za\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A parenthetic flourish or flight of ornament in the course of	   a piece, commonly just before the final cadence.	   [1913 Webster]
Cader \Ca"der\, n.	   See {Cadre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadet \Ca*det"\, n. [F. cadet a younger or the youngest son or	   brother, dim. fr. L. caput head; i. e., a smaller head of the	   family, after the first or eldest. See {Chief}, and cf.	   {Cad}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The younger of two brothers; a younger brother or son; the	      youngest son.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cadet of an ancient and noble family. --Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.)	      (a) A gentleman who carries arms in a regiment, as a	          volunteer, with a view of acquiring military skill and	          obtaining a commission.	      (b) A young man in training for military or naval service;	          esp. a pupil in a military or naval school, as at West	          Point, Annapolis, or Woolwich.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: All the undergraduates at Annapolis are Naval cadets.	         The distinction between Cadet midshipmen and Cadet	         engineers was abolished by Act of Congress in 1882.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. In New Zealand, a young gentleman learning sheep farming	      at a station; also, any young man attached to a sheep	      station.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A young man who makes a business of ruining girls to put	      them in brothels. [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cadetship \Ca*det"ship\, n.	   The position, rank, or commission of a cadet; as, to get a	   cadetship. Cadew
Cadew \Ca*dew"\, Cadeworm \Cade"worm`\, n.	   A caddice. See {Caddice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadge \Cadge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cadged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cadging}.] [Cf. Scot. cache, caich, cadge, to toss,	   drive, OE. cachen to drive, catch, caggen to bind, or perh.	   E. cage. Cf. {Cadger}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To carry, as a burden. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hawk or peddle, as fish, poultry, etc. [Prov.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To intrude or live on another meanly; to beg. [Prov. or	      Slang, Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Cadge \Cadge\, n. [Cf. 2d {Cadger}.] (Hawking)	   A circular frame on which cadgers carry hawks for sale.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadger \Cadg"er\, n. [From {Cadge}, v. t., cf. {Codger}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A packman or itinerant huckster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who gets his living by trickery or begging. [Prov. or	      Slang] "The gentleman cadger." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Cadger \Cadg"er\, n. [OF. cagier one who catches hawks. Cf.	   {Cage}.] (Hawking)	   One who carries hawks on a cadge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadgy \Cadg"y\, a.	   Cheerful or mirthful, as after good eating or drinking; also,	   wanton. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cadi \Ca"di\, n. [Turk. See {Alcalde}.]	   An inferior magistrate or judge among the Mohammedans,	   usually the judge of a town or village.	   [1913 Webster] Cadie
Cadie \Cad"ie\, Caddie \Cad"die\, n.	   A Scotch errand boy, porter, or messenger. [Written also	   {cady}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every Scotchman, from the peer to the cadie.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadilesker \Ca`di*les"ker\, n. [Ar. q[=a][dsdot][imac] judge +	   al'sker the army, Per. leshker.]	   A chief judge in the Turkish empire, so named originally	   because his jurisdiction extended to the cases of soldiers,	   who are now tried only by their own officers.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadillac \Ca*dil"lac\, n. [Prob. from Cadillac, a French town.]	   A large pear, shaped like a flattened top, used chiefly for	   cooking. --Johnson.	   2. [From Cadillac, the high-end expensive line of automobiles	      made by General Motors, often thought of as the best	      American-made automobile.] The best; -- metaphorical, from	      the automobile. Often used in the phrase "the Cadillac of	      . . . "	      [PJC]
Cadis \Cad"is\, n. [F.]	   A kind of coarse serge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadmean \Cad*me"an\ (k[a^]d*m[=e]"an), a. [L. Cadmeus, Gr.	   Kadmei^os, from Ka`dmos (L. Cadmus), which name perhaps means	   lit. a man from the East; cf. Heb. qedem east.]	   Of or pertaining to Cadmus, a fabulous prince of Thebes, who	   was said to have introduced into Greece the sixteen simple	   letters of the alphabet -- [alpha], [beta], [gamma], [delta],	   [epsilon], [iota], [kappa], [lambda], [mu], [nu], [omicron],	   [pi], [rho], [sigma], [tau], [upsilon]. These are called	   Cadmean letters.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cadmean victory}, a victory that damages the victors as much	      as the vanquished; probably referring to the battle in	      which the soldiers who sprang from the dragon's teeth sown	      by Cadmus slew each other. Similar to a {Pyhrric victory}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cadmia \Cad"mi*a\, n. [L. cadmia calamine, Gr. ?. Cf.	   {Calamine}.] (Min.)	   An oxide of zinc which collects on the sides of furnaces	   where zinc is sublimed. Formerly applied to the mineral	   calamine.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadmian \Cad"mi*an\, a. [R.]	   See {Cadmean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadmic \Cad"mic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cadmium; as,	   cadmic sulphide.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadmium \Cad"mi*um\, n. [NL. See {Cadmia}.] (Chem.)	   A comparatively rare element related to zinc, and occurring	   in some zinc ores. It is a white metal, both ductile and	   malleable. Symbol Cd. Atomic weight 111.8. It was discovered	   by Stromeyer in 1817, who named it from its association with	   zinc or zinc ore.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cadmium yellow}, a compound of cadmium and sulphur, of an	      intense yellow color, used as a pigment.	      [1913 Webster]
Cadrans \Cad"rans\, n. [Cf. F. cadran. Cf. {Quadrant}.]	   An instrument with a graduated disk by means of which the	   angles of gems are measured in the process of cutting and	   polishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Cadre \Ca"dre\, n. [F. cadre, It. quadro square, from L.	   quadrum, fr. quatuor four.] (Mil.)	   The framework or skeleton upon which a regiment is to be	   formed; the officers of a regiment forming the staff.	   [Written also {cader}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caducary \Ca*du"ca*ry\, a. [See {Caducous}.] (Law)	   Relating to escheat, forfeiture, or confiscation.	   [1913 Webster]
Caducean \Ca*du"ce*an\, a.	   Of or belonging to Mercury's caduceus, or wand.	   [1913 Webster]
Caduceus \Ca*du"ce*us\, n. [L. caduceum, caduceus; akin to Gr. ?	   a herald's wand, fr. ? herald.] (Myth.)	   The official staff or wand of Hermes or Mercury, the	   messenger of the gods. It was originally said to be a	   herald's staff of olive wood, but was afterwards fabled to	   have two serpents coiled about it, and two wings at the top.	   [1913 Webster]
Caducibranchiate \Ca*du`ci*bran"chi*ate\, a. [L. caducus falling	   (fr. cadere to fall) + E. branchiate.] (Zool.)	   With temporary gills: -- applied to those Amphibia in which	   the gills do not remain in adult life.	   [1913 Webster]
Caducity \Ca*du"ci*ty\, n. [LL. caducitas: cf. F. caducit['e].	   See {Caducous}.]	   Tendency to fall; the feebleness of old age; senility. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [A] jumble of youth and caducity.        --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Caducous \Ca*du"cous\, [L. caducus falling, inclined to fall,	   fr. cadere to fall. See {Cadence}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Dropping off or disappearing early, as the calyx of a poppy,	   or the gills of a tadpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Caduke \Ca*duke"\, a. [Cf. F. caduc. See {Caducous}.]	   Perishable; frail; transitory. [Obs.] --Hickes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The caduke pleasures of his world.       --Bp. Fisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Cady \Cad"y\, n.	   See {Cadie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caeca \C[ae]"ca\, n. pl.	   See {C[ae]cum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caecal \C[ae]"cal\, a. (Anat.)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the c[ae]cum, or blind gut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the form of a c[ae]cum, or bag with one opening;	      baglike; as, the c[ae]cal extremity of a duct.	      [1913 Webster]
Caecias \C[ae]"ci*as\, n. [L. caecias, Gr. ?.]	   A wind from the northeast. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Caecilian \C[ae]*cil"i*an\ (?; 106), n. [L. caecus blind. So	   named from the supposed blindness of the species, the eyes	   being very minute.] (Zool.)	   A limbless amphibian belonging to the order {C[ae]cili[ae]}	   or {Ophimorpha}. See {Ophiomorpha}. [Written also	   {c[oe]cilian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
caecum \cae"cum\, n.; pl. {C[ae]cums}, L. {C[ae]ca}. [L. caecus	   blind, invisible, concealed.] (Anat.)	   (a) A cavity open at one end, as the blind end of a canal or	       duct.	   (b) The blind part of the large intestine beyond the entrance	       of the small intestine; -- called also the {blind gut}.	       [Also spelled {cecum}.]	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The c[ae]cum is comparatively small in man, and ends in	         a slender portion, the vermiform appendix; but in	         herbivorous mammals it is often as large as the rest of	         the large intestine. In fishes there are often numerous	         intestinal c[ae]ca.	         [1913 Webster]
Caelatura \C[ae]`la*tu"ra\, n. [L., fr. caelare to engrave in	   relief.]	   Art of producing metal decorative work other than statuary,	   as reliefs, intaglios, engraving, chasing, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Caenozoic \C[ae]`no*zo"ic\, a. (Geol.)	   See {Cenozoic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caen stone \Ca"en stone"\,	   A cream-colored limestone for building, found near Caen,	   France.	   [1913 Webster]
caesar \c[ae]"sar\ (s[=e]"z[~e]r), n. [L.]	   A Roman emperor, as being the successor of Augustus C[ae]sar.	   Hence, a kaiser, or emperor of Germany, or any emperor or	   powerful ruler. See {Kaiser}, {Kesar}, {Tsar}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Marlborough anticipated the day when he would be	         servilely flattered and courted by C[ae]sar on one side	         and by Louis the Great on the other.     --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] C[ae]sarean
Caesarean \C[ae]*sa"re*an\, Caesarian \C[ae]*sa"ri*an\	   (s[-e]*z[=a]"r[i^]*an), a. [L. Caesareus, Caesarianus.]	   Of or pertaining to C[ae]sar or the C[ae]sars; imperial.	   [1913 Webster]
caesarean \caesarean\ n.	   same as {caesarean section}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	caesarean section \caesarean section\ n. (Surg.),	   the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting	   through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called	   because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into	   the world by such an operation; -- called also {caesarean}.	   Syn: cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section,	        caesarian section, C-section, cesarean, cesarian.	        [1913 Webster]
Caesarism \C[ae]"sar*ism\ (s[=e]"z[~e]r*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   C['e]sarisme.]	   A system of government in which unrestricted power is	   exercised by a single person, to whom, as C[ae]sar or	   emperor, it has been committed by the popular will;	   imperialism; also, advocacy or support of such a system of	   government.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word came into prominence in the time of Napoleon	         III., as an expression of the claims and political	         views of that emperor, and of the politicians of his	         court.	         [1913 Webster]
Caesaropapism \Caesaropapism\ n.	   The doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in	   ecclesiastical matters.	   Syn: Erastianism, Byzantinism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caesious \C[ae]"si*ous\ (s[=e]"z[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. caesius	   bluish gray.] (Nat. Hist.)	   Of the color of lavender; pale blue with a slight mixture of	   gray. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster] caesium
caesium \caesium\, Caesium \C[ae]"si*um\(s[=e]"z[-e]*[u^]m), n.	   [NL., from L. caesius bluish gray.] (Chem.)	   A rare alkaline metal found in mineral water; -- so called	   from the two characteristic blue lines in its spectrum. It	   was the first element discovered by spectrum analysis, and is	   the most strongly basic and electro-positive substance known.	   Symbol Cs. Atomic number 55. Atomic weight 132.6.	   Syn: cesium, Cs	        [1913 Webster]
Caespitose \C[ae]s"pi*tose`\, a.	   Same as {Cespitose}.	   [1913 Webster]
caesura \cae*su"ra\, n.; pl. E. {caesuras}, L. {C[ae]sur[ae]}	   [L. caesura a cutting off, a division, stop, fr. caedere,	   caesum, to cut off. See {Concise}.]	   A metrical break in a verse, occurring in the middle of a	   foot and commonly near the middle of the verse; a sense pause	   in the middle of a foot. Also, a long syllable on which the	   c[ae]sural accent rests, or which is used as a foot.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the following line the c[ae]sura is between study	         and of.	         [1913 Webster]	               The prop | er stud | y of | mankind | is man.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); as, after	      an ominous caesura the preacher continued.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Caesural \C[ae]*su"ral\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a c[ae]sura.	   [1913 Webster]	   {C[ae]sural pause}, a pause made at a c[ae]sura.	      [1913 Webster]
Caf'e \Ca`f['e]"\ (k[a^]*f[=a]" or F. k[.a]`f[asl]"), n. [F. See	   {Coffee}.]	   A coffeehouse; a restaurant, especially a small restaurant	   where drinks and snacks are sold; also, a room in a hotel or	   restaurant where coffee and liquors are served.	   Syn: coffeehouse, coffee shop, coffee bar.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
caf'e latte \ca`f['e]" lat"te\ (k[.a]`f[=a]"l[.a]*t[=a]"), n.	   A type of espresso coffee topped with foamy steamed milk, and	   usually served in a tall glass or mug; also called {latte}.	   [PJC] Cafenet
Cafenet \Caf"e*net\, Cafeneh \Caf"e*neh\, n. [Turk. qahveh	   kh[=a]neh coffeehouse.]	   A humble inn or house of rest for travelers, where coffee is	   sold. [Turkey]	   [1913 Webster]
Cafeteria \Caf`e*te"ri*a\, n. [Cf. F. cafeti[`e]re.]	   1. A restaurant or caf['e] at which the patrons serve	      themselves with food kept at a counter, typically paying a	      cashier at the end of the counter and taking the food to	      tables to eat. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. a room within a building functioning in the same manner as	      a cafeteria[1]. In certain organizations, as schools, the	      food may be provided gratis.	      [PJC]
Cafetorium \Caf`e*to"ri*um\, n. [from cafeteria and auditorium.]	   a large room within a building, especially a school, which	   functions as both a cafeteria and an auditorium.	   [PJC]
caff \caff\, n. [from {cafe}.]	   a cafe. [British slang]	   [PJC]
Caffeic \Caf*fe"ic\, a. [See {Coffee}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, coffee.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Caffeic acid}, an acid obtained from coffee tannin, as a	      yellow crystalline substance, {C9H8O4}.	      [1913 Webster] caffein
caffein \caf*fe"in\, Caffeine \Caf*fe"ine\, n. [Cf. F.	   caf['e]ine. See {Coffee}.] (Chem.)	   A white, bitter, crystallizable substance, found in coffee	   and tea. It is identical with the alkaloid {theine} from tea	   leaves, and with {guaranine} from guarana. It is responsible	   for most of the stimulating effect of coffee or tea.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Caffetannic \Caf`fe*tan"nic\, a. [Caffeic + tannic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the tannin of coffee.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Caffetannic acid}, a variety of tannin obtained from coffee	      berries, regarded as a glucoside.	      [1913 Webster]
Caffila \Caf"fi*la\, n. [Ar.]	   See {Cafila}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caffre \Caf"fre\, n.	   See {Kaffir}.	   [1913 Webster] Cafila
Cafila \Ca"fi*la\, Cafileh \Ca"fi*leh\, n. [Ar.]	   A caravan of travelers; a military supply train or government	   caravan; a string of pack horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Caftan \Caf"tan\, n. [Turk. qaft[=a]n: cf. F. cafetan.]	   A garment worn throughout the Levant, consisting of a long	   gown with sleeves reaching below the hands. It is generally	   fastened by a belt or sash.	   [1913 Webster]	Caftan \Caf"tan\, v. t.	   To clothe with a caftan. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The turbaned and caftaned damsel.        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cag \Cag\, n.	   See {Keg}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cage \Cage\, n. [F. cage, fr. L. cavea cavity, cage, fr. cavus	   hollow. Cf. {Cave}, n., {Cajole}, {Gabion}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A box or inclosure, wholly or partly of openwork, in wood	      or metal, used for confining birds or other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his cage, like parrot fine and gay. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of confinement for malefactors --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stone walls do not a prison make,	            Nor iron bars a cage.                 --Lovelace.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) An outer framework of timber, inclosing something	      within it; as, the cage of a staircase. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.)	      (a) A skeleton frame to limit the motion of a loose piece,	          as a ball valve.	      (b) A wirework strainer, used in connection with pumps and	          pipes.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. The box, bucket, or inclosed platform of a lift or	      elevator; a cagelike structure moving in a shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) The drum on which the rope is wound in a hoisting	      whim.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Baseball) The catcher's wire mask.	      [1913 Webster]	Cage \Cage\ (k[=a]j), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caged} (k[=a]jd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Caging}.]	   To confine in, or as in, a cage; to shut up or confine.	   "Caged and starved to death." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Caged \Caged\ (k[=a]jd), a.	   Confined in, or as in, a cage; like a cage or prison. "The	   caged cloister." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cageling \Cage"ling\ (k[=a]j"l[i^]ng), n. [Cage + -ling]	   A bird confined in a cage; esp. a young bird. [Poetic]	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cagit \Ca"git\ (k[=a]"j[i^]t), n. (Zool)	   A kind of parrot, of a beautiful green color, found in the	   Philippine Islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Cagmag \Cag"mag\ (k[a^]g"m[a^]g), n.	   A tough old goose; hence, coarse, bad food of any kind.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cagot \Ca`got"\ (k[.a]`g[-o]"), n. [F.]	   One of a race inhabiting the valleys of the Pyrenees, who	   until 1793 were political and social outcasts (Christian	   Pariahs). They are supposed to be a remnant of the Visigoths.	   [1913 Webster]
Cahenslyism \Ca*hens"ly*ism\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   A plan proposed to the Pope in 1891 by P. P. Cahensly, a	   member of the German parliament, to divide the foreign-born	   population of the United States, for ecclesiastical purposes,	   according to European nationalities, and to appoint bishops	   and priests of like race and speaking the same language as	   the majority of the members of a diocese or congregation.	   This plan was successfully opposed by the American party in	   the Church.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cahier \Ca`hier"\ (k[.a]`y[asl]" or k[.a]`h[=e]r), n. [F., fr.	   OF. cayer, fr. LL. quaternum. See {Quire} of paper. The	   sheets of manuscript were folded into parts.]	   1. A number of sheets of paper put loosely together; esp. one	      of the successive portions of a work printed in numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A memorial of a body; a report of legislative proceedings,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Cahinca root \Ca*hin"ca root`\ [Written also {cainca root}.]	   [See {Cahincic}.] (Bot.)	   The root of an American shrub ({Chiococca racemosa}), found	   as far north as Florida Keys, from which cahincic acid is	   obtained; also, the root of the South American {Chiococca	   anguifuga}, a celebrated antidote for snake poison.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cahincic \Ca*hin"cic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, cahinca, the native name of a	   species of Brazilian {Chiococca}, perhaps {Chiococca	   racemosa}; as, cahincic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cahoot \Ca*hoot"\, n. [Perhaps fr. f. cohorte a company or	   band.]	   Partnership; league; as, to go in cahoot (or in cahoots) with	   a person. Usually used in the plural, and in modern usage	   often used to imply that the joint effort is unethical,	   shady, questionable, or illegal; as, a shill in cahoots with	   a pickpocket, to serve as a distraction. [Slang, southwestern	   U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Caimacam \Cai`ma*cam"\, n. [Turk.]	   The governor of a sanjak or district in Turkey.	   [1913 Webster]
Caiman \Cai"man\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Cayman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cainozoic \Cai`no*zo"ic\, a. (Geol.)	   See {Cenozic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caique \Ca*["i]que"\, n. [F., fr. Turk. q[=a][imac]q boat.]	   (Naut.)	   A light skiff or rowboat used on the Bosporus; also, a	   Levantine vessel of larger size.	   [1913 Webster]
ca ira \[,c]a" i*ra"\ [F. [,c]a ira, [,c]a ira, les aristocrates	   [`a] la lanterne, it shall go on, it shall go on, [hang]the	   arictocrats to the lantern (lamp-post).]	   The refrain of a famous song of the French Revolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Caird \Caird\, n. [Ir. ceard a tinker.]	   A traveling tinker; also a tramp or sturdy beggar. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cairn \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	      sepulchral monument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now here let us place the gray stone of her cairn.	                                                  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pile of stones heaped up as a landmark, or to arrest	      attention, as in surveying, or in leaving traces of an	      exploring party, etc. --C. Kingsley. Kane.	      [1913 Webster]
cairned \cairned\ adj.	   piled up, like a cairn.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cairo \Cairo\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Egypt. It is the largest city in Africa.	   Population (2000) = 7,010,000.	   Syn: El Qahira, Egyptian capital, capital of Egypt.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] cairngorm
cairngorm \cairn"gorm\, Cairngormstone \Cairn*gorm"stone`\	   [Gael. carn a cairn + gorm azure.] (Min.)	   A smoky yellow or brown variety of rock crystal, or	   crystallized quartz, found especially, in the mountain of	   Cairngorm, in Scotland.	   Syn: smoky quartz.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Caisson \Cais"son\, n. [F., fr. caisse, case, chest. See 1st	   {Case}.]	   1. (Mil.)	      (a) A chest to hold ammunition.	      (b) A four-wheeled carriage for conveying ammunition,	          consisting of two parts, a body and a limber. In light	          field batteries there is one caisson to each piece,	          having two ammunition boxes on the body, and one on	          the limber. --Farrow.	      (c) A chest filled with explosive materials, to be laid in	          the way of an enemy and exploded on his approach.	          [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A water-tight box, of timber or iron within which work	          is carried on in building foundations or structures	          below the water level.	      (b) A hollow floating box, usually of iron, which serves	          to close the entrances of docks and basins.	      (c) A structure, usually with an air chamber, placed	          beneath a vessel to lift or float it.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A sunk panel of ceilings or soffits.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pneumatic caisson} (Engin.), a caisson, closed at the top	      but open at the bottom, and resting upon the ground under	      water. The pressure of air forced into the caisson keeps	      the water out. Men and materials are admitted to the	      interior through an air lock. See {Lock}.	      [1913 Webster]	Caisson disease \Cais"son dis*ease"\ (Med.)	   A disease frequently induced by remaining for some time in an	   atmosphere of high pressure, as in caissons, diving bells,	   etc. It is characterized by neuralgic pains and paralytic	   symptoms. It is caused by the release of bubbles of gas,	   usually nitrogen, from bodily fluids into the blood and	   tissues, when a person, having been in an environment with	   high air pressure, moves to a lower pressure environment too	   rapidly for the excess dissolved gases to be released through	   normal breathing. It may be fatal, but can be reversed or	   alleviated by returning the affected person to a high air	   pressure, and then gradually decreasing the pressure to allow	   the gases to be released from the body fluids. It is a danger	   well known to divers. It is also called {the bends} and	   {decompression sickness}. It can be prevented in divers by a	   slow return to normal pressure, or by using a breathing	   mixture of oxygen combined with a gas having low solubility	   in water, such as helium.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Caitiff \Cai"tiff\, a. [OE. caitif, cheitif, captive, miserable,	   OF. caitif, chaitif, captive, mean, wretched, F. ch['e]tif,	   fr. L. captivus captive, fr. capere to take, akin to E.	   heave. See {Heave}, and cf. {Captive}.]	   1. Captive; wretched; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Base; wicked and mean; cowardly; despicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arnold had sped his caitiff flight.   --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Caitiff \Cai"tiff\, n.	   A captive; a prisoner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Avarice doth tyrannize over her caitiff and slave.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A wretched or unfortunate man. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mean, despicable person; one whose character meanness	      and wickedness meet.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The deep-felt conviction of men that slavery breaks	         down the moral character . . . speaks out with . . .	         distinctness in the change of meaning which caitiff has	         undergone signifying as it now does, one of a base,	         abject disposition, while there was a time when it had	         nothing of this in it. --Trench.	         [1913 Webster]
Cajanus \Cajanus\ n.	   a genus of erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old	   World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions.	   Syn: genus {Cajanus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cajeput \Caj"e*put\, n.	   See {Cajuput}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cajole \Ca*jole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cajoled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cajoling}.] [F. cajoler, orig., to chatter like a bird in	   a cage, to sing; hence, to amuse with idle talk, to flatter,	   from the source of OF. goale, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, dim. of	   cage a cage. See {Cage}, {Jail}.]	   To deceive with flattery or fair words; to wheedle.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am not about to cajole or flatter you into a	         reception of my views.                   --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   Syn: To flatter; wheedle; delude; coax; entrap.	        [1913 Webster]
Cajolement \Ca*jole"ment\, n.	   The act of cajoling; the state of being cajoled; cajolery.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cajoler \Ca*jol"er\, n.	   A flatterer; a wheedler.	   [1913 Webster]
Cajolery \Ca*jol"er*y\, n.; pl. {Cajoleries}.	   A wheedling to delude; words used in cajoling; flattery.	   "Infamous cajoleries." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cajun \Ca"jun\, n. [A corruption of {Acadian}.] (Ethnol.)	   In Louisiana, a person reputed to be Acadian French descent.	   Also used attributively, as in Cajun cooking.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Cajuput \Caj"u*put\, n. [Of Malayan origin; k[=a]yu tree +	   p[=u]tih white.] (Med.)	   A highly stimulating volatile inflammable oil, distilled from	   the leaves of an East Indian tree ({Melaleuca cajuputi},	   etc.) It is greenish in color and has a camphoraceous odor	   and pungent taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Cajuputene \Caj"u*put*ene`\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless or greenish oil extracted from cajuput.	   [1913 Webster]
Cake \Cake\ (k[=a]k), n. [OE. cake, kaak; akin to Dan. kage, Sw.	   & Icel. kaka, D. koek, G.kuchen, OHG. chuocho.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small mass of dough baked; especially, a thin loaf from	      unleavened dough; as, an oatmeal cake; johnnycake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sweetened composition of flour and other ingredients,	      leavened or unleavened, baked in a loaf or mass of any	      size or shape.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or	      pancake; as buckwheat cakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mass of matter concreted, congealed, or molded into a	      solid mass of any form, esp. into a form rather flat than	      high; as, a cake of soap; an ague cake.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cakes of rusting ice come rolling down the flood.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cake urchin} (Zool), any species of flat sea urchins	      belonging to the {Clypeastroidea}.	   {Oil cake} the refuse of flax seed, cotton seed, or other	      vegetable substance from which oil has been expressed,	      compacted into a solid mass, and used as food for cattle,	      for manure, or for other purposes.	   {To have one's cake dough}, to fail or be disappointed in	      what one has undertaken or expected. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cake \Cake\, v. i.	   To form into a cake, or mass.	   [1913 Webster]	Cake \Cake\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Caking}.]	   To concrete or consolidate into a hard mass, as dough in an	   oven; to coagulate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Clotted blood that caked within.         --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Cake \Cake\, v. i.	   To cackle as a goose. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caking coal \Cak"ing coal`\	   See {Coal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cal \Cal\, n. (Cornish Mines)	   Wolfram, an ore of tungsten. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
calaba \calaba\ n.	   a West Indian tree ({Calophyllum calaba}) having racemes of	   fragrant white flowers and yielding a durable timber and	   resinous juice.	   Syn: Santa Maria tree.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calabar \Cal"a*bar\, n.	   A district on the west coast of Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calabar bean}, The of a climbing legumious plant	      ({Physostigma venenosum}), a native of tropical Africa. It	      is highly poisonous. It is used to produce contraction of	      the pupil of the eye; also in tetanus, neuralgia, and	      rheumatic diseases; -- called also {ordeal bean}, being	      used by the negroes in trials for witchcraft.	      [1913 Webster]
Calabarine \Cal"a*bar*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid resembling physostigmine and occurring with it in	   the calabar bean.	   [1913 Webster]
Calabash \Cal"a*bash\ (k[a^]l"[.a]*b[a^]sh), n. [Sp. calabaza,	   or Pg. calaba[,c]a, caba[,c]a (cf. F. Calebasse), lit., a dry	   gourd, fr. Ar. qar', fem., a kind of gourd + aibas dry.]	   1. The common gourd (plant or fruit).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fruit of the calabash tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A water dipper, bottle, bascket, or other utensil, made	      from the dry shell of a calabash or gourd.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Calabash tree}. (Bot.), a tree of tropical America	      ({Crescentia cujete}), producing a large gourdlike fruit,	      containing a purgative pulp. Its hard shell, after the	      removal of the pulp, is used for cups, bottles, etc. The	      {African calabash tree} is the baobab.	      [1913 Webster]
Calaboose \Cal`a*boose"\, n. [A corruption of Sp. calabozo	   dungeon.]	   A prison; a jail. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calabozo \Ca`la*bo"zo\, n. [Sp.]	   A jail. See {Calaboose}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
calabura \calabura\ n.	   a fast-growing tropical American evergreen ({Muntingia	   calabura}) having white flowers and white fleshy edible	   fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is	   valuable for staves.	   Syn: Jamaican cherry, calabur tree, silkwood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calade \Ca*lade"\, n. [F.]	   A slope or declivity in a manege ground down which a horse is	   made to gallop, to give suppleness to his haunches.	   [1913 Webster]
caladenia \caladenia\ n.	   any of various orchids of the genus {Caladenia}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Caladium \Ca*la"di*um\, n. [NL.]	   A genus of aroideous plants, of which some species are	   cultivated for their immense leaves (which are often	   curiously blotched with white and red), and others (in	   Polynesia) for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Calaite \Cal"a*ite\ (k[a^]l`[asl]*[imac]t), n. [L. calla["i]s,	   Gr. ka`lai:s, ka`llai:s; cf. F. cala["i]te.]	   A mineral. See {Turquoise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamanco \Cal`a*man"co\ (k[a^]l`[.a]*m[a^][ng]"k[-o]), n. [LL.	   calamancus, calamacus; cf. camelaucum; a head covering made	   of camel's hair, NGr. kamelay`kion, and F. calmande a woolen	   stuff.]	   A glossy woolen stuff, plain, striped, or checked. "A gay	   calamanco waistcoat." --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamander wood \Cal"a*man`der wood\ (k[a^]l"[.a]*m[a^]n`d[~e]r	   w[oo^]d`).	   A valuable furniture wood from India and Ceylon, of a	   hazel-brown color, with black stripes, very hard in texture.	   It is a species of ebony, and is obtained from the {Diospyros	   qu[ae]sita}. Called also {Coromandel wood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamari \Cal"a*mar`i\ (k[a^]l`[.a]*m[aum]r"[-e]), n. [It.	   calamari, fr. LL. calamarium inkstand, fr. L. calamus a reed	   pen: cf. F. calmar, calemar, pen case, calamar.] (Cookery)	   Squid, used as a food; -- from the Italian word. See {Squid}.	   [PJC]
Calambac \Cal"am*bac\ (k[a^]l"[a^]m*b[a^]k), n. [F. calambac,	   calambour, from Malay Kalambaq a king of fragrant wood.]	   (Bot.)	   A fragrant wood; agalloch.	   [1913 Webster]
Calambour \Cal"am*bour\ (k[a^]l"[a^]m*b[=oo]r), n. [See	   {Calambac}.]	   A species of agalloch, or aloes wood, of a dusky or mottled	   color, of a light, friable texture, and less fragrant than	   calambac; -- used by cabinetmakers.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamiferous \Cal`a*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. calamus reed + ferous.]	   Producing reeds; reedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamine \Cal"a*mine\ (k[a^]l"[.a]*m[imac]n or -m[i^]n), n. [F.	   calamine, LL. calamina, fr. L. Cadmia. See {Cadmia}.] (min.)	   A mineral, the hydrous silicate of zinc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was formerly applied to both the carbonate and	         silicate of zinc each of which is valuabic as an ore;	         but it is now usually restricted to the latter, the	         former being called smithsonite.	         [1913 Webster]
Calamint \Cal"a*mint\ (-m[i^]nt), n. [OE. calamint, calemente	   (cf. F. calament) fr. L. calamintha, Gr. kalami`nqh,	   kala`minqos. See 1st {Mint}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of perennial plants ({Calamintha}) of the Mint	   family, esp. the {Calamintha Nepeta} and {Calamintha Acinos},	   which are called also {basil thyme}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamist \Cal"a*mist\ (-m[i^]st), n. [L. calamus a reed.]	   One who plays upon a reed or pipe. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamistrate \Cal`a*mis"trate\ (-m[i^]s"tr[=a]t), v. i. [L.	   calamistratus, curled with the curling iron, fr. calamistrum	   curling iron, fr. calamus a reed.]	   To curl or friz, as the hair. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.
Calamistration \Cal`a*mis*tra"tion\	   (k[a^]l`[.a]*m[i^]s*tr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act or process of curling the hair. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamistrum \Cal`a*mis"trum\, n. [L., a curling iron.] (Zool.)	   A comblike structure on the metatarsus of the hind legs of	   certain spiders ({Ciniflonid[ae]}), used to curl certain	   fibers in the construction of their webs.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamite \Cal"a*mite\, n. [L. calamus a reed: cf. F. calamite.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil plant of the coal formation, having the general form	   of plants of the modern {Equiseta} (the Horsetail or Scouring	   Rush family) but sometimes attaining the height of trees, and	   having the stem more or less woody within. See {Acrogen}, and	   {Asterophyllite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calamitous \Ca*lam"i*tous\, a. [L. Calamitosus; cf. F.	   calamiteux.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Suffering calamity; wretched; miserable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten thousands of calamitous persons.  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing, or attended with distress and misery; making	      wretched; wretched; unhappy. "This sad and calamitous	      condition." --South. "A calamitous prison" --Milton.	   Syn: Miserable; deplorable; distressful; afflictive;	        wretched; grievous; baleful; disastrous; adverse;	        unhappy; severe; sad; unfortunate. --	        {Ca*lam"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Ca*lam"i*tous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Calamity \Ca*lam"i*ty\n.; pl. {Calamities}. [L. calamitas, akin	   to in-columis unharmed: cf. F. calamit['e]]	   1. Any great misfortune or cause of misery; -- generally	      applied to events or disasters which produce extensive	      evil, either to communities or individuals.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word calamity was first derived from calamus when	         the corn could not get out of the stalk. --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]	               Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the	               soul.                              --W. Irving.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A state or time of distress or misfortune; misery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deliberations of calamity are rarely wise.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where'er I came I brought calamity.   --Tennyson.	   Syn: Disaster; distress; affliction; adversity; misfortune;	        unhappiness; infelicity; mishap; mischance; misery;	        evil; extremity; exigency; downfall.	   Usage: {Calamity}, {Disaster}, {Misfortune}, {Mishap},	          {Mischance}. Of these words, calamity is the	          strongest. It supposes a somewhat continuous state,	          produced not usually by the direct agency of man, but	          by natural causes, such as fire, flood, tempest,	          disease, etc, Disaster denotes literally ill-starred,	          and is some unforeseen and distressing event which	          comes suddenly upon us, as if from hostile planet.	          Misfortune is often due to no specific cause; it is	          simply the bad fortune of an individual; a link in the	          chain of events; an evil independent of his own	          conduct, and not to be charged as a fault. Mischance	          and mishap are misfortunes of a trivial nature,	          occurring usually to individuals. "A calamity is	          either public or private, but more frequently the	          former; a disaster is rather particular than private;	          it affects things rather than persons; journey,	          expedition, and military movements are often attended	          with disasters; misfortunes are usually personal; they	          immediately affect the interests of the individual."	          --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
Calamus \Cal"a*mus\, n.; pl. {Calami}. [L., a reed. See {Halm}.]	   1. (Bot.) The indian cane, a plant of the Palm family. It	      furnishes the common rattan. See {Rattan}, and {Dragon's	      blood}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A species of {Acorus} ({Acorus calamus}), commonly	      called {calamus}, or {sweet flag}. The root has a pungent,	      aromatic taste, and is used in medicine as a stomachic;	      the leaves have an aromatic odor, and were formerly used	      instead of rushes to strew on floors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The horny basal portion of a feather; the barrel	      or quill.	      [1913 Webster]
Calando \Ca*lan"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Gradually diminishing in rapidity and loudness.	   [1913 Webster]
Calandrinia \Calandrinia\ n.	   a large genus of low-growing herbs; widespread throughout	   tropical and warm temperate regions having usually basal	   leaves and panicles of purplish ephemeral flowers.	   Syn: genus {Calandrinia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
calanthe \calanthe\ n.	   any of various showy orchids of the genus {Calanthe} having	   white or yellow or rose-colored flowers and broad leaves	   folded lengthwise.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Calash \Ca*lash"\, n. [F. cal[`e]che; of Slavonic origin; cf.	   Bohem. kolesa, Russ. koliaska calash, koleso, kolo, wheel.]	   1. A light carriage with low wheels, having a top or hood	      that can be raised or lowered, seats for inside, a	      separate seat for the driver, and often a movable front,	      so that it can be used as either an open or a closed	      carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The baroness in a calash capable of holding herself,	            her two children, and her servants.   --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Canada, a two-wheeled, one-seated vehicle, with a	      calash top, and the driver's seat elevated in front.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hood or top of a carriage which can be thrown back at	      pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A hood, formerly worn by ladies, which could be drawn	      forward or thrown back like the top of a carriage.	      [1913 Webster]
Calaveras skull \Ca`la*ve"ras skull\	   A human skull reported, by Prof. J. D. Whitney, as found in	   1886 in a Tertiary auriferous gravel deposit, lying below a	   bed of black lava, in Calaveras County, California. It is	   regarded as very doubtful whether the skull really belonged	   to the deposit in which it was found. If it did, it indicates	   an unprecedented antiquity for human beings of an advanced	   type.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Calaverite \Ca`la*ve"rite\, n. (Min.)	   A bronze-yellow massive mineral with metallic luster; a	   telluride of gold; -- first found in Calaveras County	   California.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcaneal \Cal*ca"ne*al\, a. (Anal.)	   Pertaining to the calcaneum; as, calcaneal arteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcaneum \Cal*ca"ne*um\n.; pl. E. {-neums}, L. {-nea}. [L. the	   heel, fr. calx, calcis, the heel.] (Anal.)	   One of the bones of the tarsus which in man, forms the great	   bone of the heel; -- called also {fibulare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcar \Cal"car\, n. [L. calcaria lime kiln, fr. calx, calcis,	   lime. See {Calx}.] (Glass manuf.)	   A kind of oven, or reverberatory furnace, used for the	   calcination of sand and potash, and converting them into	   frit. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	Calcar \Cal"car\, n.; L. pl. {Calcaria}. [L., a spur, as worn on	   the heel, also the spur of a cock, fr. calx, calcis, the	   heel.]	   1. (Bot.) A hollow tube or spur at the base of a petal or	      corolla.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A slender bony process from the ankle joint of	      bats, which helps to support the posterior part of the	      web, in flight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.)	      (a) A spur, or spurlike prominence.	      (b) A curved ridge in the floor of the leteral ventricle	          of the brain; the calcar avis, hippocampus minor, or	          ergot.	          [1913 Webster] Calcarate
Calcarate \Cal"ca*rate\, Calcarated \Cal"ca*ra`ted\, a. [LL.	   calcaratus, fr. L. calcar. See 2d Calcar.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Having a spur, as the flower of the toadflax and	      larkspur; spurred. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Armed with a spur.	      [1913 Webster]
Calcareo-argillaceous \Cal*ca"re*o-ar`gil*la"ceous\, a.	   consisting of, or containing, calcareous and argillaceous	   earths.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcareo-bituminous \Cal*ca"re*o-bi*tu"mi*nous\, a.	   Consisting of, or containing, lime and bitumen. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcareo-siliceous \Cal*ca"re*o-si*li"ceous\, a.	   Consisting of, or containing calcareous and siliceous earths.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcareous \Cal*ca"re*ous\, a. [L. calcarius pertaining to lime.	   See {Calx}.]	   Partaking of the nature of calcite or calcium carbonate;	   consisting of, or containing, calcium carbonate or carbonate	   of lime.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calcareous spar}. See as {Calcite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Calcareousness \Cal*ca"re*ous*ness\, n.	   Quality of being calcareous.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcariferous \Cal`ca*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. calcarius of lime +	   ferous.]	   Lime-yielding; calciferous	   [1913 Webster]
Calcarine \Cal"ca*rine\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcavella \Cal`ca*vel"la\, n.	   A sweet wine from Portugal; -- so called from the district of	   Carcavelhos. [Written also {Calcavellos} or {Carcavelhos}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calceated \Cal"ce*a`ted\, a. [L. calceatus, p. p. of pelceare to	   ahoe, fr. catceus shoe, fr. calx, calcic, heel.]	   Fitted with, or wearing, shoes. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Calced \Calced\, a. [See {Calceated}.]	   Wearing shoes; calceated; -- in distintion from discalced or	   barefooted; as the calced Carmelites.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcedon \Cal"ce*don\, n. [See {Chalcedony}.]	   A foul vein, like chalcedony, in some precious stones.	   [1913 Webster] Calcedonic
Calcedonic \Cal`ce*don"ic\, Calcedonian \Cal`ce*do"ni*an\, a.	   See {Chalcedonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calceiform \Cal"ce*i*form`\ (k[a^]l"s[-e]*[i^]*f[^o]rm`), a. [L.	   calceus shoe + -form.] (Bot.)	   Shaped like a slipper, as one petal of the lady's-slipper;	   calceolate.	   [1913 Webster]
calceolaria \cal`ce*o*la"ri*a\	   (k[a^]l`s[-e]*[-o]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L.	   calceolarius shoemaker, fr. calceolus, a dim. of calceus	   shoe.] (Bot.)	   A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from	   South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower,	   often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its	   name.	   [1913 Webster]
Calceolate \Cal"ce*o*late\, a. [See {Calceolaria}.]	   Slipper-ahaped. See {Calceiform}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calces \Cal"ces\, n. pl.	   See {Calx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcic \Cal"cic\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime: cf. F. calcique.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, calcium or lime.	   [1913 Webster]
calciferol \cal*cif"er*ol\ n.	   one of the forms of {vitamin D}, a fat-soluble vitamin that	   prevents rickets. It is an unsaturated alcohol, {C28H43OH}	   found in foods such as milk and fish liver oils. It is used	   as a dietary supplement in milk.	   Syn: vitamin D, ergocalciferol, cholecarciferol, D.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Calciferous \Cal*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +	   -ferous.]	   Bearing, producing, or containing calcite, or carbonate of	   lime.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calciferous epoch} (Geol.), an epoch in the American lower	      Silurian system, immediately succeeding the Cambrian	      period. The name alludes to the peculiar mixture of	      calcareous and siliceous characteristics in many of the	      beds. See the Diagram under {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Calcific \Cal*cif"ic\, a.	   Calciferous. Specifically: (Zool.) of or pertaining to the	   portion of the oviduct which forms the eggshell in birds and	   reptiles. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcification \Cal`ci*fi*ca"tion\	   (k[a^]l`s[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Physiol.)	   The process of change into a stony or calcareous substance by	   the deposition of lime salt; -- normally, as in the formation	   of bone and of teeth; abnormally, as in calcareous	   degeneration of tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcified \Cal"ci*fied\ (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]d), a.	   Consisting of, or containing, calcareous matter or lime	   salts; calcareous.	   [1913 Webster]
Calciform \Cal"ci*form\ (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. calx,	   calcis, lime + -form.]	   In the form of chalk or lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcify \Cal"ci*fy\ (k[a^]l"s[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Calcified} (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Calcifying}.] [L.	   calx, calcis, lime + -fy.]	   To make stony or calcareous by the deposit or secretion of	   salts of lime.	   [1913 Webster]	Calcify \Cal"ci*fy\, v. i.	   To become changed into a stony or calcareous condition, in	   which lime is a principal ingredient, as in the formation of	   teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcigenous \Cal*cig"e*nous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +	   -genouse.] (Chem.)	   Tending to form, or to become, a calx or earthlike substance	   on being oxidized or burnt; as magnesium, calcium. etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcigerous \Cal*cig"er*ous\, a. [L. calx, calcis, lime +	   -gerouse.]	   Holding lime or other earthy salts; as, the calcigerous cells	   of the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcimine \Cal"ci*mine\, n. [L. calx, calcis, lime.]	   A white or colored wash for the ceiling or other plastering	   of a room, consisting of a mixture of clear glue, Paris white	   or zinc white, and water. [Also spelt {kalsomine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Calcimine \Cal"ci*mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Calcimined}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Calcimining}.]	   To wash or cover with calcimine; as, to calcimine walls.	   [1913 Webster]
Calciminer \Cal"ci*mi`ner\, n.	   One who calcimines.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcinable \Cal*cin"a*ble\, a.	   That may be calcined; as, a calcinable fossil.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcinate \Cal"ci*nate\, v. i.	   To calcine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calcination \Cal`ci*na"tion\ (k[a^]l`s[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [F. calcination.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.) The act or process of disintegrating a substance,	      or rendering it friable by the action of heat, esp. by the	      expulsion of some volatile matter, as when carbonic and	      acid is expelled from carbonate of calcium in the burning	      of limestone in order to make lime.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of reducing a metal to an oxide or	      metallic calx; oxidation.	      [1913 Webster]
Calcinatory \Cal*cin"a*to*ry\, n.	   A vessel used in calcination.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcine \Cal*cine"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calciden}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Calcining}.] [F. calciner, fr. L. calx, calcis, lime.	   See {Calx}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To reduce to a powder, or to a friable state, by the	      action of heat; to expel volatile matter from by means of	      heat, as carbonic acid from limestone, and thus (usually)	      to produce disintegration; as to, calcine bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To oxidize, as a metal by the action of heat; to reduce to	      a metallic calx.	      [1913 Webster]	Calcine \Cal*cine"\, v. i.	   To be converted into a powder or friable substance, or into a	   calx, by the action of heat. "Calcining without fusion"	   --Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Calciner \Cal*cin"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, calcines.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcispongiae \Cal`ci*spon"gi*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. calx,	   calcis, lime + spongia a sponge.] (Zool.)	   An order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules.	   See {Porifera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcite \Cal"cite\ (k[a^]l"s[imac]t), n. [L. calx, calcis,	   lime.] (Min.)	   Calcium carbonate, or carbonate of lime. It is rhombohedral	   in its crystallization, and thus distinguished from	   aragonite. It includes common limestone, chalk, and marble.	   Called also {calc-spar} and {calcareous spar}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Argentine is a pearly lamellar variety; aphrite is	         foliated or chalklike; dogtooth spar, a form in acute	         rhombohedral or scalenohedral crystals; calc-sinter and	         calc-tufa are lose or porous varieties formed in	         caverns or wet grounds from calcareous deposits; agaric	         mineral is a soft, white friable variety of similar	         origin; stalaclite and stalagmite are varieties formed	         from the drillings in caverns. Iceland spar is a	         transparent variety, exhibiting the strong double	         refraction of the species, and hence is called doubly	         refracting spar.	         [1913 Webster]
Calcitrant \Cal"ci*trant\, a. [L. calcitrans, p. pr. of	   calcitrare to kick, fr. calx, calcis, heel.]	   Kicking. Hence: Stubborn; refractory.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcitrate \Cal"ci*trate\, v. t. & i. [L. calcitratus, p. p. of	   calcitrare. See {Calcitrant}.]	   To kick.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcitration \Cal`ci*tra"tion\ (-tr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Act of kicking.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcium \Cal"ci*um\ (k[a^]l"s[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., from L. calx,	   calcis, lime; cf F. calcium. See {Calx}.] (Chem.)	   An elementary substance; a metal which combined with oxygen	   forms lime. It is of a pale yellow color, tenacious, and	   malleable. It is a member of the alkaline earth group of	   elements. Atomic weight 40. Symbol Ca.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Calcium is widely and abundantly disseminated, as in	         its compounds calcium carbonate or limestone, calcium	         sulphate or gypsum, calcium fluoride or fluor spar,	         calcium phosphate or apatite.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Calcium light}, an intense light produced by the	      incandescence of a stick or ball of lime in the flame of a	      combination of oxygen and hydrogen gases, or of oxygen and	      coal gas; -- called also {Drummond light} and {lime	      light}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Calcivorous \Cal*civ"o*rous\, a. [L. calx lime + vorare to	   devour.]	   Eroding, or eating into, limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcographer \Cal*cog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who practices calcography.	   [1913 Webster] Calcographic
Calcographic \Cal`co*graph"ic\, Calcographical
\Cal`co*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to, or in the style of, calcography.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcography \Cal*cog"ra*phy\, n. [L. calx, calcis, lime, chalk +	   -graphy.]	   The art of drawing with chalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Calc-sinter \Calc"-sin`ter\, n. [G. kalk (L. calx, calcis) lime	   + E. sinter.]	   See under {Calcite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calc-spar \Calc"-spar`\, n. [G. kalk (L. calx) lime E. spar.]	   Same as {Calcite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calc-tufa \Calc"-tu`fa\, n. [G. kalk (l. calx) lime + E. tufa.]	   See under {Calcite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculable \Cal"cu*la*ble\, a. [Cf. F. calculable.]	   That may be calculated or ascertained by calculation.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculary \Cal"cu*la*ry\, a. [L. calculus a pebble, a calculus;	   cf calcularius pertaining to calculation.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to calculi.	   [1913 Webster]	Calculary \Cal"cu*la*ry\, n.	   A congeries of little stony knots found in the pulp of the	   pear and other fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculate \Cal"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calculater}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Calculating}.] [L, calculatus, p. p. of	   calculate, fr. calculus a pebble, a stone used in reckoning;	   hence, a reckoning, fr. calx, calcis, a stone used in gaming,	   limestone. See {Calx}.]	   1. To ascertain or determine by mathematical processes,	      usually by the ordinary rules of arithmetic; to reckon up;	      to estimate; to compute.	      [1913 Webster]	            A calencar exacity calculated than any othe.	                                                  --North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ascertain or predict by mathematical or astrological	      computations the time, circumstances, or other conditions	      of; to forecast or compute the character or consequences	      of; as, to calculate or cast one's nativity.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cunning man did calculate my birth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adjust for purpose; to adapt by forethought or	      calculation; to fit or prepare by the adaptation of means	      to an end; as, to calculate a system of laws for the	      government and protection of a free people.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Religion] is . . . calculated for our benefit.	                                                  --Abp.	                                                  Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To plan; to expect; to think. [Local, U. S.]	   Syn: To compute; reckon; count; estimate; rate.	   Usage: {To Calculate}, {Compute}. {Reckon}, {Count}. These	          words indicate the means by which we arrive at a given	          result in regard to quantity. We calculate with a view	          to obtain a certain point of knowledge; as, to	          calculate an eclipse. We compute by combining given	          numbers, in order to learn the grand result. We reckon	          and count in carrying out the details of a	          computation. These words are also used in a secondary	          and figurative sense. "Calculate is rather a	          conjection from what is, as to what may be;	          computation is a rational estimate of what has been,	          from what is; reckoning is a conclusive conviction, a	          pleasing assurance that a thing will happen; counting	          indicates an expectation. We calculate on a gain; we	          compute any loss sustained, or the amount of any	          mischief done; we reckon on a promised pleasure; we	          count the hours and minutes until the time of	          enjoyment arrives" --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Calculate \Cal"cu*late\, v. i.	   To make a calculation; to forecast consequences; to estimate;	   to compute.	   [1913 Webster]	         The strong passions, whether good or bad, never	         calculate.                               --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculated \Cal"cu*la`ted\, p. p. & a.	   1. Worked out by calculation; as calculated tables for	      computing interest; ascertained or conjectured as a result	      of calculation; as, the calculated place of a planet; the	      calculated velocity of a cannon ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted by calculation, contrivance. or forethought to	      accomplish a purpose; as, to use arts calculated to	      deceive the people; a calculated response.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Likely to produce a certain effect, whether intended or	      not; fitted; adapted; suited.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only danger that attends multiplicity of	            publication is, that some of them may be calculated	            to injure rather than benefit society. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The minister, on the other hand, had never gone	            through an experience calculated to lead him beyond	            the scope of generally received laws. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Calculating \Cal"cu*la`ting\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to mathematical calculations; performing	      or able to perform mathematical calculations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to contrivance or forethought; forecasting;	      scheming; as, a cool calculating disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Calculating machine}, a machine for the mechanical	      performance of mathematical operations, for the most part	      invented by Charles Babbage and G. and E. Scheutz. It	      computes logarithmic and other mathematical tables of a	      high degree of intricacy, imprinting the results on a	      leaden plate, from which a stereotype plate is then	      directly made.	      [1913 Webster]	Calculating \Cal"cu*la`ting\, n.	   The act or process of making mathematical computations or of	   estimating results.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculation \Cal`cu*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [OE.	   calculation, fr. L. calculatio; cf. OF. calcucation.]	   1. The act or process, or the result, of calculating;	      computation; reckoning, estimate. "The calculation of	      eclipses." --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountain is not so his calculation makes it.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An expectation based on circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lazy gossips of the port,	            Abhorrent of a calculation crost,	            Began to chafe as at a personal wrong. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Calculative \Cal"cu*la*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to calculation; involving calculation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Long habits of calculative dealings.     --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculator \Cal"cu*la*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. calculateur.]	   One who computes or reckons: one who estimates or considers	   the force and effect of causes, with a view to form a correct	   estimate of the effects.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ambition is no exact calculator.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculatory \Cal"cu*la*to*ry\, a. [L. calculatorius.]	   Belonging to calculation. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Calcule \Cal"cule\, n. [F. calcul, fr. L. calculus. See	   {Calculus}.]	   Reckoning; computation. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Calcule \Cal"cule\, v. i.	   To calculate [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculi \Cal"cu*li\, n. pl.	   See {Calculus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calculous \Cal"cu*lous\, a. [L. calculosus.]	   1. Of the nature of a calculus; like stone; gritty; as, a	      calculous concretion. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Caused, or characterized, by the presence of a calculus or	      calculi; a, a calculous disorder; affected with gravel or	      stone; as, a calculous person.	      [1913 Webster]
Calculus \Cal"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Calculi}. [L, calculus. See	   {Calculate}, and {Calcule}.]	   1. (Med.) Any solid concretion, formed in any part of the	      body, but most frequent in the organs that act as	      reservoirs, and in the passages connected with them; as,	      biliary calculi; urinary calculi, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A method of computation; any process of reasoning	      by the use of symbols; any branch of mathematics that may	      involve calculation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barycentric calculus}, a method of treating geometry by	      defining a point as the center of gravity of certain other	      points to which co["e]fficients or weights are ascribed.	      	   {Calculus of functions}, that branch of mathematics which	      treats of the forms of functions that shall satisfy given	      conditions.	   {Calculus of operations}, that branch of mathematical logic	      that treats of all operations that satisfy given	      conditions.	   {Calculus of probabilities}, the science that treats of the	      computation of the probabilities of events, or the	      application of numbers to chance.	   {Calculus of variations}, a branch of mathematics in which	      the laws of dependence which bind the variable quantities	      together are themselves subject to change.	   {Differential calculus}, a method of investigating	      mathematical questions by using the ratio of certain	      indefinitely small quantities called differentials. The	      problems are primarily of this form: to find how the	      change in some variable quantity alters at each instant	      the value of a quantity dependent upon it.	   {Exponential calculus}, that part of algebra which treats of	      exponents.	   {Imaginary calculus}, a method of investigating the relations	      of real or imaginary quantities by the use of the	      imaginary symbols and quantities of algebra.	   {Integral calculus}, a method which in the reverse of the	      differential, the primary object of which is to learn from	      the known ratio of the indefinitely small changes of two	      or more magnitudes, the relation of the magnitudes	      themselves, or, in other words, from having the	      differential of an algebraic expression to find the	      expression itself.	      [1913 Webster]
Calcuttan \Calcuttan\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Calcutta.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Caldron \Cal"dron\ (k[add]l"dr[u^]n), n. [OE. caldron, caudron,	   caudroun, OF. caudron, chauderon, F. chaudron, an aug. of F.	   chaudi[`e]re, LL. caldaria, fr. L. caldarius suitable for	   warming, fr. caldus, calidus, warm, fr. calere to be warm;	   cf. Skr. [,c]r[=a] to boil. Cf. {Chaldron}, {Calaric},	   {Caudle}.]	   A large kettle or boiler of copper, brass, or iron. [Written	   also {cauldron}.] "Caldrons of boiling oil." --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Caleche \Ca*l[`e]che"\ (k[.a]*l[=a]sh"), n. [F. cal[`e]che.]	   See {Calash}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caledonia \Cal`e*do"ni*a\, n.	   The ancient Latin name of Scotland; -- still used in poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Caledonian \Cal`e*do"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Caledonia or Scotland; Scottish; Scotch.	   -- n. A native or inhabitant of Caledonia or Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
Caledonite \Ca*led"o*nite\, n. (Min.)	   A hydrous sulphate of copper and lead, found in some parts of	   Caledonia or Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, a. [L. calefaciens p. pr. of	   calefacere to make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make.]	   Making warm; heating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Calefacient \Cal`e*fa"cient\, n.	   A substance that excites warmth in the parts to which it is	   applied, as mustard.	   [1913 Webster]
Calefaction \Cal`e*fac"tion\, n. [L. calefactio: cf. F.	   cal['e]faction.]	   1. The act of warming or heating; the production of heat in a	      body by the action of fire, or by communication of heat	      from other bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being heated.	      [1913 Webster]
Calefactive \Cal`e*fac"tive\, a.	   See {Calefactory}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calefactor \Cal`e*fac"tor\, n.	   A heater; one who, or that which, makes hot, as a stove, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Calefactory \Cal`e*fac"to*ry\, a. [L. calefactorius.]	   Making hot; producing or communicating heat.	   [1913 Webster]	Calefactory \Cal`e*fac"to*ry\, n.	   1. (Eccl.) An apartment in a monastery, warmed and used as a	      sitting room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hollow sphere of metal, filled with hot water, or a	      chafing dish, placed on the altar in cold weather for the	      priest to warm his hands with.	      [1913 Webster]
Calefy \Cal"e*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calefied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Calefying}.] [L. calere to be warm + -fy]	   To make warm or hot.	   [1913 Webster]	Calefy \Cal"e*fy\, v. i.	   To grow hot or warm. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Calembour \Cal"em*bour`\, n. [F.]	   A pun.	   [1913 Webster]
Calendar \Cal"en*dar\, n. [OE. kalender, calender, fr. L.	   kalendarium an interest or account book (cf. F. calendrier,	   OF. calendier) fr. L. calendue, kalendae, calends. See	   {Calends}.]	   1. An orderly arrangement of the division of time, adapted to	      the purposes of civil life, as years, months, weeks, and	      days; also, a register of the year with its divisions; an	      almanac.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A tabular statement of the dates of feasts,	      offices, saints' days, etc., esp. of those which are	      liable to change yearly according to the varying date of	      Easter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An orderly list or enumeration of persons, things, or	      events; a schedule; as, a calendar of state papers; a	      calendar of bills presented in a legislative assembly; a	      calendar of causes arranged for trial in court; a calendar	      of a college or an academy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shepherds of people had need know the calendars of	         tempests of state. --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Calendar clock}, one that shows the days of the week and	      month.	   {Calendar month}. See under {Month}.	   {French Republican calendar}. See under {Vend['e]miaire}.	   {Gregorian calendar}, {Julian calendar}, {Perpetual	   calendar}. See under {Gregorian}, {Julian}, and {Perpetual}.	      [1913 Webster]	Calendar \Cal"en*dar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Calendared}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Calendaring}.]	   To enter or write in a calendar; to register. --Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Calendarial \Cal`en*da"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the calendar or a calendar.	   [1913 Webster]
Calendary \Cal"en*da*ry\, a.	   Calendarial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calender \Cal"en*der\, n. [F. calandre, LL. calendra, corrupted	   fr. L. cylindrus a cylinder, Gr. ?????????. See {Cylinider}.]	   1. A machine, used for the purpose of giving cloth, paper,	      etc., a smooth, even, and glossy or glazed surface, by	      cold or hot pressure, or for watering them and giving them	      a wavy appearance. It consists of two or more cylinders	      revolving nearly in contact, with the necessary apparatus	      for moving and regulating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who pursues the business of calendering.	      [1913 Webster]	            My good friend the calender.          --Cawper.	      [1913 Webster]	Calender \Cal"en*der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calendered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Calendering}.] [Cf. F. calandrer. See {Calender},	   n.]	   To press between rollers for the purpose of making smooth and	   glossy, or wavy, as woolen and silk stuffs, linens, paper,	   etc. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	Calender \Cal"en*der\, n. [Per. qalender.]	   One of a sect or order of fantastically dressed or painted	   dervishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Calendographer \Cal`en*dog"ra*pher\, n. [Calendar + -graph +	   er.]	   One who makes calendars. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calendrer \Cal"en*drer\, n.	   A person who calenders cloth; a calender.	   [1913 Webster] Calendric
Calendric \Ca*len"dric\, Calendrical \Ca*len"dric*al\, a.,	   Of or pertaining to a calendar.	   [1913 Webster]
Calends \Cal"ends\, n. pl. [OE. kalendes month, calends, AS.	   calend month, fr. L. calendae; akin to calare to call,	   proclaim, Gr. ??????. CF. {Claim}.]	   The first day of each month in the ancient Roman calendar.	   [Written also {kalends}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Greek calends}, a time that will never come, as the	      Greeks had no calends.	      [1913 Webster]
Calendula \Ca*len"du*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. calendae calends.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of composite herbaceous plants. One species,	   {Calendula officinalis}, is the common marigold, and was	   supposed to blossom on the calends of every month, whence the	   name.	   [1913 Webster]
Calendulin \Ca*len"du*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A gummy or mucilaginous tasteless substance obtained from the	   marigold or calendula, and analogous to bassorin.	   [1913 Webster]
Calenture \Cal"en*ture\, n. [F. calenture, fr. Sp. calenture	   heat, fever, fr. calentar to heat, fr. p. pr. of L. calere to	   be warm.] (Med.)	   A name formerly given to various fevers occuring in tropics;	   esp. to a form of furious delirium accompanied by fever,	   among sailors, which sometimes led the affected person to	   imagine the sea to be a green field, and to throw himself	   into it.	   [1913 Webster]	Calenture \Cal"en*ture\, v. i.	   To see as in the delirium of one affected with calenture.	   [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hath fed on pageants floating through the air	         Or calentures in depths of limpid flood. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Calescence \Ca*les"cence\, n. [L. calescens, p. pr. of	   calescere, incho. of calere to be warm.]	   Growing warmth; increasing heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Calf \Calf\, n.; pl. {Calves}. [OE. calf, kelf, AS. cealf; akin	   to D. kalf, G. kalb, Icel. k[=a]lfr, Sw. kalf, Dan. kalv,	   Goth. kalb[=o]; cf. Skr. garbha fetus, young, Gr. ?????, Skr	   grabh to seize, conceive, Ir. colpa, colpach, a calf.	   [root]222.]	   1. The young of the cow, or of the Bovine family of	      quadrupeds. Also, the young of some other mammals, as of	      the elephant, rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and whale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine,	      light-colored leather used in bookbinding; as, to bind	      books in calf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a	      dolt. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some silly, doting, brainless calf.   --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small island near a larger; as, the Calf of Man.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small mass of ice set free from the submerged part of a	      glacier or berg, and rising to the surface. --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Cf. Icel. k[=a]lfi.] The fleshy hinder part of the leg	      below the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Calf's-foot jelly}, jelly made from the feet of calves. The	      gelatinous matter of the feet is extracted by boiling, and	      is flavored with sugar, essences, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Calfskin \Calf"skin`\, n.	   The hide or skin of a calf; or leather made of the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cali \Ca"li\, n. (Hindoo Myth.)	   The tenth avatar or incarnation of the god Vishnu. [Written	   also {Kali}.]	   [1913 Webster] Caliber
Caliber \Cal"i*ber\, Calibre \Cal"ibre\, n. [F. calibre, perh.	   fr. L. qualibra of what pound, of what weight; hence, of what	   size, applied first to a ball or bullet; cf. also Ar.	   q[=a]lib model, mold. Cf. {Calipers}, {Calivere}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gunnery) The diameter of the bore, as a cannon or other	      firearm, or of any tube; or the weight or size of the	      projectile which a firearm will carry; as, an 8 inch gun,	      a 12-pounder, a 44 caliber.	      [1913 Webster]	            The caliber of empty tubes.           --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	            A battery composed of three guns of small caliber.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The caliber of firearms is expressed in various ways.	         Cannon are often designated by the weight of a solid	         spherical shot that will fit the bore; as, a	         12-pounder; pieces of ordnance that project shell or	         hollow shot are designated by the diameter of their	         bore; as, a 12 inch mortar or a 14 inch shell gun;	         small arms are designated by hundredths of an inch	         expressed decimally; as, a rifle of .44 inch caliber.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The diameter of round or cylindrical body, as of a bullet	      or column.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Capacity or compass of mind. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Caliber compasses}. See {Calipers}.	   {Caliber rule}, a gunner's calipers, an instrument having two	      scales arranged to determine a ball's weight from its	      diameter, and conversely.	   {A ship's caliber}, the weight of her armament.	      [1913 Webster]
Calibrate \Cal"i*brate\, v. i.	   To ascertain the caliber of, as of a thermometer tube; also,	   more generally, to determine or rectify the graduation of, as	   of the various standards or graduated instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Calibration \Cal`ibra"*tion\, n.	   The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a	   thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of	   degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true	   value of the spaces in any graduated instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Calice \Cal"ice\, n. [See {Calice}.]	   See {Chalice}.	   [1913 Webster]
caliche \ca*li"che\ (k[.a]*l[=e]"ch[-e]), n.	   1. a deposit of sand or clay on the surface containing	      crystallized salts such as sodium chloride or sodium	      nitrate; -- used especially of the sodium nitrate deposits	      of Chile and Peru. --RHUD	      [PJC]	   2. a stratum of calcium carbonate in the soil of an arid or	      semiarid region.	      [PJC]
caliche-topped \caliche-topped\ adj.	   covered with caliche[2], a hard calcium-carbonate encrusted	   soil.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of	   calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated	       borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is	       formed by a polyp.	   (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of	       certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also	       {calycle}. See {Calycle}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Calico \Cal"i*co\, n.; pl. {Calicoes}. [So called because first	   imported from Calicut, in the East Indies: cf. F. calicot.]	   1. Plain white cloth made from cotton, but which receives	      distinctive names according to quality and use, as, super	      calicoes, shirting calicoes, unbleached calicoes, etc.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The importation of printed or stained colicoes	            appears to have been coeval with the establishment	            of the East India Company.            --Beck	                                                  (Draper's	                                                  Dict. ).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cotton cloth printed with a figured pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States the term calico is applied only to	         the printed fabric.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Calico bass} (Zool.), an edible, fresh-water fish ({Pomoxys	      sparaides}) of the rivers and lake of the Western United	      States (esp. of the Misissippi valley.), allied to the	      sunfishes, and so called from its variegated colors; --	      called also {calicoback}, {grass bass}, {strawberry bass},	      {barfish}, and {bitterhead}.	   {Calico printing}, the art or process of impressing the	      figured patterns on calico.	      [1913 Webster]	Calico \Cal"i*co\, a.	   Made of, or having the appearance of, calico; -- often	   applied to an animal, as a horse or cat, on whose body are	   large patches of a color strikingly different from its main	   color. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calicoback \Cal"i*co*back`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The calico bass.	   (b) An hemipterous insect ({Murgantia histrionica}) which	       injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called	       also {calico bug} and {harlequin cabbage bug}.	       [1913 Webster] Calicular
Calicular \Ca*lic"u*lar\, a. Caliculate \Ca*lic"u*late\, a.	   Relating to, or resembling, a cup; also improperly used for	   calycular, calyculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Calid \Cal"id\, a. [L. calidus, fr. calere to be hot.]	   Hot; burning; ardent. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Calidity \Ca*lid"i*ty\, n.	   Heat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caliduct \Cal"i*duct\, n. [See {Caloriduct}.]	   A pipe or duct used to convey hot air or steam.	   [1913 Webster]	         Subterranean caliducts have been introduced. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster] Calif
Calif \Ca"lif\, n., Califate \Cal"i*fate\, n., etc.	   Same as {Caliph}, {Caliphate}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
California condor \Cal`i*for"ni*a con"dor\ (Zool.)	   a large vulture ({Gymnogyps californianus}), also called	   {California vulture}.	   Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered	         species. The California condor used to number in the	         thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the	         United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could	         be identified in the wild. A breeding program was	         instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in	         captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds	         had been reintroduced into the wild.	         [PJC]	California jack \Cal`i*for"ni*a jack"\	   A game at cards, a modification of seven-up, or all fours.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Californian \Cal`i*for"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to California. -- n. A native or inhabitant	   of California.	   [1913 Webster]
Caligation \Cal`i*ga"tion\ (-g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. caligatio,	   fr. caligare to emit vapor, to be dark, from caligo mist,	   darkness.]	   Dimness; cloudiness. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Caliginosity \Ca*lig`i*nos"ity\, n. [L. caliginosus dark. See	   {Caligation}.]	   Darkness. [R.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Caliginous \Ca*lig"i*nous\, a. [L. caliginosus; cf. F.	   caligineux.]	   Affected with darkness or dimness; dark; obscure. [R.]	   --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]	         The caliginous regions of the air.       --Hallywell.	   -- {Ca*lig"i*nous*ly}, adv. -- {Ca*lig"i*nous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Caligo \Ca*li"go\, n. [L., darkness.] (Med.)	   Dimness or obscurity of sight, dependent upon a speck on the	   cornea; also, the speck itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Caligraphic \Cal`i*graph"ic\, a.	   See {Calligraphic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caligraphy \Ca*lig"ra*phy\, n.	   See {Caligraphy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calin \Ca"lin\, n. [F., fr. Malay kelany tin, or fr. Kala'a, a	   town in India, fr. which it came.]	   An alloy of lead and tin, of which the Chinese make tea	   canisters.	   [1913 Webster]
Calipash \Cal`i*pash"\, n. [F. carapace, Sp. carapacho. Cf	   {Calarash}, {Carapace}.]	   A part of a turtle which is next to the upper shell. It	   contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a dull greenish	   tinge, much esteemed as a delicacy in preparations of turtle.	   [1913 Webster]
Calipee \Cal"i*pee\, n. [See {Calipash}]	   A part of a turtle which is attached to the lower shell. It	   contains a fatty and gelatinous substance of a light	   yellowish color, much esteemed as a delicacy. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Calipers \Cal"i*pers\, n. pl. [Corrupted from caliber.]	   An instrument, usually resembling a pair of dividers or	   compasses with curved legs, for measuring the diameter or	   thickness of bodies, as of work shaped in a lathe or planer,	   timber, masts, shot, etc.; or the bore of firearms, tubes,	   etc.; -- called also {caliper compasses}, or {caliber	   compasses}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Caliper square}, a draughtsman's or mechanic's square,	      having a graduated bar and adjustable jaw or jaws.	      --Knight.	   {Vernier calipers}. See {Vernier}.	      [1913 Webster]
Caliph \Ca"liph\ (k[=a]"l[i^]f), n. [OE. caliphe, califfe, F.	   calife (cf. Sp. califa), fr. Ar. khal[imac]fan successor, fr.	   khalafa to succed (i. e. a successor of Mohammed).]	   Successor or vicar; the civil and religious leader of a	   Muslim state; -- a title of the successors of Mohammed both	   as temporal and spiritual rulers, used formerly by the	   sultans of Turkey. [Written also {calif}, {kaliph}, {kalif},	   {khalif}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caliphate \Cal"i*phate\, n. [Cf. F. califat.]	   The office, dignity, or government of a caliph or of the	   caliphs.	   [1913 Webster]
Calippic \Ca*lip"pic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Calippus, an Athenian astronomer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calippic period}, a period of seventy-six years, proposed by	      Calippus, as an improvement on the Metonic cycle, since	      the 6940 days of the Metonic cycle exceeded 19 years by	      about a quarter of a day, and exceeded 235 lunations by	      something more.	      [1913 Webster]
Calisaya bark \Cal`i*sa"ya bark\	   A valuable kind of Peruvian bark obtained from the {Cinchona	   Calisaya}, and other closely related species.	   [1913 Webster]
Calistheneum \Cal`is*the"ne*um\, n. [NL.]	   A gymnasium; esp. one for light physical exercise by women	   and children.	   [1913 Webster]
Calisthenic \Cal`is*then"ic\, a. [Gr. kalo`s beautiful + sqe`nos	   strength.]	   Of or pertaining to calisthenics.	   [1913 Webster]
Calisthenics \Cal`is*then"ics\, n.	   The science, art, or practice of healthful exercise of the	   body and limbs, to promote strength, gracefulness, and	   general fitness; light gymnastics.	   Syn: calisthenics, calisthenic exercise, callisthenic	        exercise.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Caliver \Cal"i*ver\, n. [Corrupted fr. caliber.]	   An early form of hand gun, a variety of the arquebus;	   originally a gun having a regular size of bore. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Calix \Ca"lix\ (k[=a]"l[i^]ks), n. [L.]	   A cup. See {Calyx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calk \Calk\ (k[add]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Calked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Calking}.] [Either corrupted fr. F. calfater (cf. Pg.	   calafetar, Sp. calafetear), fr. Ar. qalafa to fill up	   crevices with the fibers of palm tree or moss; or fr. OE.	   cauken to tred, through the French fr. L. calcare, fr. calx	   heel. Cf. {Calk} to copy, Inculcate.]	   1. To drive tarred oakum into the seams between the planks of	      (a ship, boat, etc.), to prevent leaking. The calking is	      completed by smearing the seams with melted pitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an indentation in the edge of a metal plate, as	      along a seam in a steam boiler or an iron ship, to force	      the edge of the upper plate hard against the lower and so	      fill the crevice.	      [1913 Webster]	Calk \Calk\ (k[a^]lk), v. t. [E.calquer to trace, It. caicare to	   trace, to trample, fr. L. calcare to trample, fr. calx heel.	   Cf. {Calcarate}.]	   To copy, as a drawing, by rubbing the back of it with red or	   black chalk, and then passing a blunt style or needle over	   the lines, so as to leave a tracing on the paper or other	   thing against which it is laid or held. [Written also	   {calque}]	   [1913 Webster]	Calk \Calk\ (k[add]k), n. [Cf. AS. calc shoe, hoof, L. calx,	   calcis, heel, calcar, spur.]	   1. A sharp-pointed piece of iron or steel projecting downward	      on the shoe of a horse or an ox, to prevent the animal	      from slipping; -- called also {calker}, {calkin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument with sharp points, worn on the sole of a	      shoe or boot, to prevent slipping.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. same as {caulk[2]}, n..	      [PJC]	Calk \Calk\ (k[add]k), v. i.	   1. To furnish with calks, to prevent slipping on ice; as, to	      calk the shoes of a horse or an ox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wound with a calk; as when a horse injures a leg or a	      foot with a calk on one of the other feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. same as {caulk[2]}, v. t..	      [PJC]
Calker \Calk"er\, n.	   1. One who calks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A calk on a shoe. See {Calk}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Calkin \Calk"in\, n.	   A calk on a shoe. See {Calk}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Calking \Calk"ing\, n.	   The act or process of making seems tight, as in ships, or of	   furnishing with calks, as a shoe, or copying, as a drawing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calking iron}, a tool like a chisel, used in calking ships,	      tightening seams in ironwork, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their left hand does the calking iron guide.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Call \Call\ (k[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Called} (k[add]ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Calling}] [OE. callen, AS. ceallian; akin to	   Icel. & Sw. kalla, Dan. kalde, D. kallen to talk, prate, OHG.	   kall[=o]n to call; cf. Gr. ghry`ein to speak, sing, Skr. gar	   to praise. Cf. {Garrulous}.]	   1. To command or request to come or be present; to summon;	      as, to call a servant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Call hither Clifford; bid him come amain --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To summon to the discharge of a particular duty; to	      designate for an office, or employment, especially of a	      religious character; -- often used of a divine summons;	      as, to be called to the ministry; sometimes, to invite;	      as, to call a minister to be the pastor of a church.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paul . . . called to be an apostle    --Rom. i. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul	            for the work whereunto I have called them. --Acts	                                                  xiii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invite or command to meet; to convoke; -- often with	      together; as, the President called Congress together; to	      appoint and summon; as, to call a meeting of the Board of	      Aldermen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now call we our high court of Parliament. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give name to; to name; to address, or speak of, by a	      specifed name.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you would but call me Rosalind.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God called the light Day, and the darkness he	            called Night.                         --Gen. i. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To regard or characterize as of a certain kind; to	      denominate; to designate.	      [1913 Webster]	            What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.	                                                  --Acts x. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To state, or estimate, approximately or loosely; to	      characterize without strict regard to fact; as, they call	      the distance ten miles; he called it a full day's work.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The] army is called seven hundred thousand men.	                                                  --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To show or disclose the class, character, or nationality	      of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This speech calls him Spaniard.       --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To utter in a loud or distinct voice; -- often with off;	      as, to call, or call off, the items of an account; to call	      the roll of a military company.	      [1913 Webster]	            No parish clerk who calls the psalm so clear. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To invoke; to appeal to.	      [1913 Webster]	            I call God for a witness.             --2 Cor. i. 23	                                                  [Rev. Ver. ]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To rouse from sleep; to awaken.	       [1913 Webster]	             If thou canst awake by four o' the clock.	             I prithee call me. Sleep hath seized me wholly.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To call a bond}, to give notice that the amount of the bond	      will be paid.	   {To call a party} (Law), to cry aloud his name in open court,	      and command him to come in and perform some duty requiring	      his presence at the time on pain of what may befall him.	      	   {To call back}, to revoke or retract; to recall; to summon	      back.	   {To call down}, to pray for, as blessing or curses.	   {To call forth}, to bring or summon to action; as, to call	      forth all the faculties of the mind.	   {To call in},	       (a) To collect; as, to call in debts or money; ar to	           withdraw from cirulation; as, to call in uncurrent	           coin.	       (b) To summon to one's side; to invite to come together;	           as, to call in neighbors.	   {To call (any one) names}, to apply contemptuous names (to	      any one).	   {To call off}, to summon away; to divert; as, to call off the	      attention; to call off workmen from their employment.	   {To call out}.	       (a) To summon to fight; to challenge.	       (b) To summon into service; as, to call out the militia.	           	   {To call over}, to recite separate particulars in order, as a	      roll of names.	   {To call to account}, to demand explanation of.	   {To call to mind}, to recollect; to revive in memory.	   {To call to order}, to request to come to order; as:	       (a) A public meeting, when opening it for business.	       (b) A person, when he is transgressing the rules of	           debate.	   {To call to the bar}, to admit to practice in courts of law.	      	   {To call up}.	       (a) To bring into view or recollection; as to call up the	           image of deceased friend.	       (b) To bring into action or discussion; to demand the	           consideration of; as, to call up a bill before a	           legislative body.	   Syn: To name; denominate; invite; bid; summon; convoke;	        assemble; collect; exhort; warn; proclaim; invoke;	        appeal to; designate.	   Usage: {To Call}, {Convoke}, {Summon}. Call is the generic	          term; as, to call a public meeting. To convoke is to	          require the assembling of some organized body of men	          by an act of authority; as, the king convoked	          Parliament. To summon is to require attendance by an	          act more or less stringent anthority; as, to summon a	          witness.	          [1913 Webster]	Call \Call\, v. i.	   1. To speak in loud voice; to cry out; to address by name; --	      sometimes with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            You must call to the nurse.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The angel of God called to Hagar.     --Gen. xxi.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a demand, requirement, or request.	      [1913 Webster]	            They called for rooms, and he showed them one.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a brief visit; also, to stop at some place	      designated, as for orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            He ordered her to call at the house once a week.	                                                  --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To call for}	      (a) To demand; to require; as, a crime calls for	          punishment; a survey, grant, or deed calls for the	          metes and bounds, or the quantity of land, etc., which	          it describes.	      (b) To give an order for; to request. "Whenever the coach	          stopped, the sailor called for more ale." --Marryat.	          	   {To call on}, {To call upon},	      (a) To make a short visit to; as, call on a friend.	      (b) To appeal to; to invite; to request earnestly; as, to	          call upon a person to make a speech.	      (c) To solicit payment, or make a demand, of a debt.	      (d) To invoke or play to; to worship; as, to call upon	          God.	   {To call out} To call or utter loudly; to brawl.	      [1913 Webster]	Call \Call\, n.	   1. The act of calling; -- usually with the voice, but often	      otherwise, as by signs, the sound of some instrument, or	      by writing; a summons; an entreaty; an invitation; as, a	      call for help; the bugle's call. "Call of the trumpet."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I rose as at thy call, but found thee not. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A signal, as on a drum, bugle, trumpet, or pipe, to summon	      soldiers or sailors to duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) An invitation to take charge of or serve a church	      as its pastor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A requirement or appeal arising from the circumstances of	      the case; a moral requirement or appeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dependence is a perpetual call upon humanity.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Running into danger without any call of duty.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A divine vocation or summons.	      [1913 Webster]	            St. Paul himself believed he did well, and that he	            had a call to it, when he persecuted the Christians.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Vocation; employment.	   Note: [In this sense, calling is generally used.]	         [1913 Webster]	   7. A short visit; as, to make a call on a neighbor; also, the	      daily coming of a tradesman to solicit orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            The baker's punctual call.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Hunting) A note blown on the horn to encourage the	      hounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) A whistle or pipe, used by the boatswain and his	      mate, to summon the sailors to duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Fowling) The cry of a bird; also a noise or cry in	       imitation of a bird; or a pipe to call birds by imitating	       their note or cry.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Amer. Land Law) A reference to, or statement of, an	       object, course, distance, or other matter of description	       in a survey or grant requiring or calling for a	       corresponding object, etc., on the land.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. The privilege to demand the delivery of stock, grain, or	       any commodity, at a fixed, price, at or within a certain	       time agreed on. [Brokers' Cant]	       [1913 Webster]	   13. See {Assessment}, 4.	       [1913 Webster]	   {At call}, or {On call}, liable to be demanded at any moment	      without previous notice; as money on deposit.	   {Call bird}, a bird taught to allure others into a snare.	   {Call boy}	       (a) A boy who calls the actors in a theater; a boy who	           transmits the orders of the captain of a vessel to	           the engineer, helmsman, etc.	       (b) A waiting boy who answers a cal, or cames at the	           ringing of a bell; a bell boy.	   {Call note}, the note naturally used by the male bird to call	      the female. It is artificially applied by birdcatchers as	      a decoy. --Latham.	   {Call of the house} (Legislative Bodies), a calling over the	      names of members, to discover who is absent, or for other	      purposes; a calling of names with a view to obtaining the	      ayes and noes from the persons named.	   {Call to the bar}, admission to practice in the courts.	      [1913 Webster]
Calla \Cal"la\ (k[a^]l"l[.a]), n. [Linn[ae]us derived Calla fr.	   Gr. ??????? a cock's wattles but cf. L. calla, calsa, name of	   an unknown plant, and Gr. kalo`s beautiful.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, of the order {Arace[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common {Calla} of cultivation is {Richardia	         Africana}, belonging to another genus of the same	         order. Its large spathe is pure white, surrounding a	         fleshy spike, which is covered with minute apetalous	         flowers.	         [1913 Webster]
callable \callable\ adj.	   subject to a demand for payment or redemption before the due	   date; -- of financial instruments; as, callable bonds.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Callat \Cal"lat\, n.	   Same as {Callet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A callat of boundless tongue.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
callathump \callathump\ n.	   1. a noisy boisterous parade.	   Syn: callithump, callithump parade.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles)	      to a newly married couple.	   Syn: shivaree, chivaree, charivari, callithump.	        [WordNet 1.5]
call-back \call-back\ n.	   1. a return call, especially a telephone call.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the recall of an employee to work after a layoff.	      [WordNet 1.5]
call-board \call-board\ n.	   a bulletin board backstage in a theater.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Calle \Calle\, n. [See {Caul}.]	   A kind of head covering; a caul. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Caller \Call"er\, n.	   One who calls.	   [1913 Webster]	Caller \Cal"ler\, a. [Scot.]	   1. Cool; refreshing; fresh; as, a caller day; the caller air.	      --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fresh; in good condition; as, caller berrings.	      [1913 Webster]
Callet \Cal"let\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. caile a country woman,	   strumpet.]	   A trull or prostitute; a scold or gossip. [Obs.] [Written	   also {callat}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Callet \Cal"let\ v. i.	   To rail or scold. [Obs.] --Brathwait.	   [1913 Webster]
Callid \Cal"lid\, a. [L. callidus, fr. callere to be	   thick-skinned, to be hardened, to be practiced, fr. callum,	   callus, callous skin, callosity, callousness.]	   Characterized by cunning or shrewdness; crafty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Callidity \Cal*lid"i*ty\, n. [L. calliditas.]	   Acuteness of discernment; cunningness; shrewdness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her eagly-eyed callidity.                --C. Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Calligrapher \Cal*lig"ra*pher\, n.	   One skilled in calligraphy; a good penman.	   [1913 Webster] Calligraphic
Calligraphic \Cal`li*graph"ic\, Calligraphical
\Cal`li*graph"ic*al\, a., [Gr. ???????????; pref. ?????- (fr.	   kalo`s beautiful) + gra`fein to write; cf. F.	   calligraphique.]	   Of or pertaining to calligraphy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Excellence in the calligraphic act.      --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Calligraphist \Cal*lig"ra*phist\, n.	   A calligrapher	   [1913 Webster]
Calligraphy \Cal*lig"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ???????????: cf. F.	   calligraphie.]	   Fair or elegant penmanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Callimorpha \Callimorpha\ n.	   a genus of insects comprising the cinnabar moths.	   Syn: genus {Callimorpha}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callinectes \Callinectes\ n.	   a genus of crustaceans comprising the New World blue crabs.	   Syn: genus {Callinectes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calling \Call"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who calls; a crying aloud, esp. in order to	      summon, or to attact the attention of, some one.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A summoning or convocation, as of Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	            The frequent calling and meeting of Parlaiment.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A divine summons or invitation; also, the state of being	      divinely called.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who hath . . . called us with an holy calling. --2	                                                  Tim. i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give diligence to make yior calling . . . sure. --2	                                                  Pet. i. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A naming, or inviting; a reading over or reciting in	      order, or a call of names with a view to obtaining an	      answer, as in legislative bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One's usual occupation, or employment; vocation; business;	      trade.	      [1913 Webster]	            The humble calling of ter female parent.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The persons, collectively, engaged in any particular	      professions or employment.	      [1913 Webster]	            To impose celibacy on wholy callings. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Title; appellation; name. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am more proud to be Sir Rowland's son	            His youngest son, and would not change that calling.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: Occupation; employment; business; trade; profession;	        office; engagement; vocation.	        [1913 Webster]
Callionymidae \Callionymidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the dragonets.	   Syn: family {Callionymidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calliope \Cal*li"o*pe\ (k[a^]l*l[imac]"[-o]*p[-e]), n. [L.	   Calliope, Gr. Kallio`ph, lit, the beautiful-voiced; pref.	   kalli- (from kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`ps, 'opo`s, voice.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse that presides over eloquence and	      heroic poetry; mother of Orpheus, and chief of the nine	      Muses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) One of the asteroids. See {Solar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam	      whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by	      keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes	      attached to steamboat boilers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A beautiful species of humming bird ({Stellula	      Calliope}) of California and adjacent regions.	      [1913 Webster]
Calliophis \Calliophis\ n.	   a genus comprising the Asian coral snakes.	   Syn: genus {Calliophis}, Callophis, genus {Callophis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calliopsis \Cal`li*op"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pref. kalli- (fr.	   kalo`s beautiful) + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.)	   A popular name given to a few species of the genus	   {Coreopsis}, especially to {Coreopsis tinctoria} of Arkansas.	   [1913 Webster]
Callipash \Cal`li*pash"\, n.	   See {Calipash}.	   [1913 Webster]
Callipee \Cal`li*pee"\, n.	   See {Calipee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Callipers \Cal`li*pers\, n. pl.	   See Calipers.	   [1913 Webster]
Calliphoridae \Calliphoridae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the blowflies.	   Syn: family {Calliphoridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callirhoe \Callirhoe\ n.	   small genus of North American herbs having usually red or	   purple flowers.	   Syn: genus {Callirhoe}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callisaurus \Callisaurus\ n.	   a genus of lizards including the the zebra-tailed lizard.	   Syn: genus {Callisaurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callisection \Cal`li*sec"tion\, n. [L. callere to be insensible	   + E. section.]	   Painless vivisection; -- opposed to {sentisection}. --B. G.	   Wilder.
Callistephus \Callistephus\ n.	   a genus of plants having only one species, an erect Asiatic	   herb with large flowers.	   Syn: genus {Callistephus}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Callisthenic
Callisthenic \Cal`lis*then"ic\, a., Callisthenics
\Cal`lis*then"ics\, n.	   See {Calisthenic}, {Calisthenics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Callithricidae \Callithricidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the marmosets.	   Syn: family {Callithricidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callithrix \Callithrix\ n.	   the type genus of the {Callithricidae}; the true marmosets.	   Syn: genus {Callithrix}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callithump \Cal"li*thump`\, n.	   A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of	   tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque	   serenade; a charivari. [U. S.] [Also spelled {callathump}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Callithumpian \Cal`li*thump"i*an\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a callithump. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Callitris \Callitris\ n.	   a genus of evergreen monoecious coniferous trees or shrubs;	   the cypress pines.	   Syn: genus {Callitris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callophis \Callophis\ n.	   a genus of Asian coral snakes.	   Syn: Calliophis, genus {Calliophis}, genus {Callophis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callorhinus \Callorhinus\ n.	   a genu sof fur seals.	   Syn: genus {Callorhinus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callosan \Cal*lo"san\, a. (Anat.)	   Of the callosum.	   [1913 Webster]
Callose \Cal"lose\, a. [See {Callous}.] (Bot.)	   Furnished with protuberant or hardened spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Callosity \Cal*los"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Callosities}. [L. callasitas;	   cf. F. calost['e].]	   A hard or thickened spot or protuberance; a hardening and	   thickening of the skin or bark of a part, eps. as a result of	   continued pressure or friction.	   [1913 Webster]
Callosum \Cal*lo"sum\, n. [NL., fr. callosus callous, hard.]	   (Anat.)	   The great band commissural fibers which unites the two	   cerebral hemispheres. See {corpus callosum}, under {Carpus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Callot \Cal"lot\, n.	   A plant coif or skullcap. Same as {Calotte}. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Callous \Cal"lous\, a. [L. callosus callous hard, fr. callum,	   callus, callous skin: cf. F. calleux.]	   1. Hardened; indurated. "A callous hand." --Goldsmith. "A	      callous ulcer." --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hardened in mind; insensible; unfeeling; unsusceptible.	      "The callous diplomatist." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is an immense blessing to be perfectly callous to	            ridicule.                             --T. Arnold.	   Syn: Obdurate; hard; hardened; indurated; insensible;	        unfeeling; unsusceptible. See {Obdurate}. --	        {Cal"lous*ly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]	              A callousness and numbness of soul. --Bentley.	        [1913 Webster]
calloused \cal"loused\ adj.	   having callouses; -- of skin.	   Syn: thickened.	        [WordNet 1.5]
callousness \cal"lous*ness\ n.	   lack of passion or feeling.	   Syn: unfeelingness, hardness, insensibility.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callow \Cal"low\, a. [OE. calewe, calu, bald, AS. calu; akin to	   D. kaal, OHG. chalo, G. Kuhl; cf. L. calvus.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitute of feathers; naked; unfledged.	      [1913 Webster]	            An in the leafy summit, spied a nest,	            Which, o'er the callow young, a sparrow pressed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Immature; boyish; "green"; as, a callow youth.	      [1913 Webster]	            I perceive by this, thou art but a callow maid.	                                                  --Old Play	                                                  [1675].	      [1913 Webster]	Callow \Cal*low"\, n. (Zool.) [Named from its note.]	   A kind of duck. See {Old squaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
callowness \cal"low*ness\ n.	   having a lack of experience of life.	   Syn: jejuneness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calluna \Calluna\ n.	   a genus having only one species.	   Syn: genus {Calluna}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Callus \Cal"lus\ (k[a^]l"l[u^]s), n. [L. See {Callous}.]	   1. (Med.)	      (a) Same as {Callosity}.	      (b) The material of repair in fractures of bone; a	          substance exuded at the site of fracture, which is at	          first soft or cartilaginous in consistence, but is	          ultimately converted into true bone and unites the	          fragments into a single piece.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) The new formation over the end of a cutting,	      before it puts out rootlets.	      [1913 Webster]
Calm \Calm\ (k[aum]m), n. [OE. calme, F. calme, fr. It. or Sp.	   calma (cf. Pg. calma heat), prob. fr. LL. cauma heat, fr. Gr.	   kay^ma burning heat, fr. kai`ein to burn; either because	   during a great heat there is generally also a calm, or	   because the hot time of the day obliges us seek for shade and	   quiet; cf. {Caustic}]	   Freedom from motion, agitation, or disturbance; a cessation	   or absence of that which causes motion or disturbance, as of	   winds or waves; tranquility; stillness; quiet; serenity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wind ceased, and there was a great calm. --Mark.	                                                  iv. 39.	   [1913 Webster]	         A calm before a storm is commonly a peace of a man's	         own making.                              --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Calm \Calm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calmed} (k[aum]md); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Calming}.] [Cf. F. calmer. See {Calm}, n.]	   1. To make calm; to render still or quiet, as elements; as,	      to calm the winds.	      [1913 Webster]	            To calm the tempest raised by Eolus.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deliver from agitation or excitement; to still or	      soothe, as the mind or passions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passions which seem somewhat calmed.  --Atterbury.	   Syn: To still; quiet; appease; allay; pacify; tranquilize;	        soothe; compose; assuage; check; restrain.	        [1913 Webster]	Calm \Calm\ (k[aum]m), a. [Compar. {Calmer} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Calmest} (-[e^]st)]	   1. Not stormy; without motion, as of winds or waves; still;	      quiet; serene; undisturbed. "Calm was the day." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now all is calm, and fresh, and still. --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Undisturbed by passion or emotion; not agitated or	      excited; tranquil; quiet in act or speech. "Calm and	      sinless peace." --Milton. "With calm attention." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such calm old age as conscience pure	            And self-commanding hearts ensure.    --Keble.	   Syn: Still; quiet; undisturbed; tranquil; peaceful; serene;	        composed; unruffled; sedate; collected; placid.	        [1913 Webster]
Calmer \Calm"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, makes calm.	   [1913 Webster]
calming \calming\ adj.	   1. tending to soothe or calm or tranquilize.	   Syn: ataractic, ataraxic, sedative, soothing, tranquilizing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. freeing from fear and anxiety.	   Syn: assuasive, pacifying, soothing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calmly \Calm"ly\, adv.	   In a calm manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gentle stream which calmly flows.    --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Calmness \Calm"ness\, n.	   The state of quality of being calm; quietness; tranquillity;	   self-repose.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gentle calmness of the flood.        --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hes calmness was the repose of conscious power. --E.	                                                  Everett.	   Syn: Quietness; quietude; stillness; tranquillity; serenity;	        repose; composure; sedateness; placidity.	        [1913 Webster]
Calmucks \Cal"mucks\, n. pl.; sing. {Calmuck}.	   A branch of the Mongolian race inhabiting parts of the	   Russian and Chinese empires; also (sing.), the language of	   the Calmucks. [Written also {Kalmucks}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Calmy \Calm"y\, a. [Fr. {Calm}, n.]	   Tranquil; peaceful; calm. [Poet.] "A still and calmy day"	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Calocedrus \Calocedrus\ n.	   a genus of tall evergreens of West North America and East	   Asia; formerly included in genus {Libocedrus}.	   Syn: genus {Calocedrus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calochortus \Calochortus\ n.	   large genus of West North American leafy-stemmed bulbous	   herbs.	   Syn: genus {Calochortus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calomel \Cal"o*mel\ (k[a^]l"[-o]*m[e^]l), n. [Gr. kalo`s	   beautiful + me`las black. So called from its being white,	   though made from a black mixture of mercury and corrosive	   sublimate. Cf. F. calom['e]las.] (Chem.)	   Mild chloride of mercury, {Hg2Cl2}, a heavy, white or	   yellowish white substance, insoluble and tasteless, much used	   in medicine as a mercurial and purgative; mercurous chloride.	   It occurs native as the mineral {horn quicksilver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calopogon \Calopogon\ n.	   a genus of terrestrial orchids of North America.	   Syn: genus {Calopogon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calorescence \Cal`o*res"cence\, n. [L. calor heat.] (Physics)	   The conversion of obscure radiant heat into light; the	   transmutation of rays of heat into others of higher	   refrangibility. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Caloric \Ca*lor"ic\, n. [L. calor heat; cf. F. calorique.]	   (Physics)	   The principle of heat, or the agent to which the phenomena of	   heat and combustion were formerly ascribed; -- not now used	   in scientific nomenclature, but sometimes used as a general	   term for heat.	   [1913 Webster]	         Caloric expands all bodies.              --Henry.	   [1913 Webster]	Caloric \Ca*lor"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to caloric.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Caloric engine}, a kind of engine operated by heated air.	      [1913 Webster]
Caloricity \Cal`o*ric"ity\, n. (Physiol.)	   A faculty in animals of developing and preserving the heat	   necessary to life, that is, the animal heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Caloriduct \Ca*lor"i*duct\, n. [L. calor heat (fr. calere to	   warm) + E. duct.]	   A tube or duct for conducting heat; a caliduct.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorie \Cal"o*rie\, n. [F., fr. L. calor heat.] (Physics)	   The unit of heat according to the French standard; the amount	   of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram	   (sometimes, one gram) of water one degree centigrade, or from	   0[deg] to 1[deg]. Compare the English standard unit, {Foot	   pound}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorifacient \Ca*lor`i*fa"cient\, a. (Physiol.)	   See {Calorificient}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorifere \Ca*lor"i*fere\, n. [F. calorif[`e]re, fr. L. calor	   heat + ferre to bear.]	   An apparatus for conveying and distributing heat, especially	   by means of hot water circulating in tubes.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorifiant \Ca*lor`i*fi"ant\, a. (Physiol.)	   See {Calorificient}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorific \Cal`o*rif"ic\, a. [L. calorificus; calor heat +	   facere to make; cf. F. calorifique.]	   Possessing the quality of producing heat; heating.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calorific rays}, the invisible, heating rays which emanate	      from the sun, and from burning and heated bodies.	      [1913 Webster]
Calorification \Ca*lor`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (k[.a]*l[o^]r`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   calorification.]	   Production of heat, esp. animal heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorificient \Ca*lor`i*fi"cient\, a. (Physiol.)	   Having, or relating to the power of producing heat; --	   applied to foods which, being rich in carbon, as the fats,	   are supposed to give rise to heat in the animal body by	   oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorimeter \Cal`o*rim"e*ter\, n. [L. calor heat + -meter; cf.	   F. calorim[`e]tre.]	   1. (Physiol.) An apparatus for measuring the amount of heat	      contained in bodies or developed by some mechanical or	      chemical process, as friction, chemical combination,	      combustion, etc. For combustion processes, a {bomb	      calorimeter} may be used.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Engineering) An apparatus for measuring the proportion of	      unevaporated water contained in steam.	      [1913 Webster]
Calorimetric \Ca*lor`i*met"ric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the process of using the calorimeter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Satisfactory calorimetric results.       --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorimetry \Cal`o*rim"e*try\, n. (Physics)	   Measurement of the quantities of heat in bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Calorimotor \Ca*lor`i*mo"tor\, n. [L. calor heat + E. motor.]	   (Physics)	   A voltaic battery, having a large surface of plate, and	   producing powerful heating effects.
Calorisator \Ca*lor"i*sa`tor\, n. [NL., heater, fr. L. calor	   heat.]	   An apparatus used in beet-sugar factories to heat the juice	   in order to aid the diffusion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Calotte
Calotte \Ca*lotte"\, Callot \Cal"lot\, n. [F. calotte, dim. of	   cale a sort of flat cap. Cf. {Caul}.]	   A close cap without visor or brim. Especially:	   (a) Such a cap, worn by English serjeants at law.	   (b) Such a cap, worn by the French cavalry under their	       helmets.	   (c) Such a cap, worn by the clergy of the Roman Catholic	       Church.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To assume the calotte}, to become a priest.	      [1913 Webster]
Calotype \Cal"o*type\, n. [Gr. kalo`s beautiful + ty`pos type.]	   (Photog.)	   A method of taking photographic pictures, on paper sensitized	   with iodide of silver; -- also called {Talbotype}, from the	   inventor, Mr. Fox. Talbot.	   [1913 Webster]
Caloyer \Ca*loy"er\, n. [F., fr. NGr. ????????? a monk; kalo`s	   beautiful, good + ?????, equiv. to Gr. ????? an old man.]	   A monk of the Greek Church; a cenobite, anchoret, or recluse	   of the rule of St. Basil, especially, one on or near Mt.	   Athos.	   [1913 Webster]
Calpe \Calpe\ n.	   the Rock of Gibraltar, a limestone promontory at the southern	   tip of Spain; associated with Britain.	   Syn: Gibraltar, Rock of Gibraltar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calque \Calque\, v. t.	   See 2d {Calk}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster] Caltrop
Caltrop \Cal"trop\, Caltrap \Cal"trap\, n. [OE. calketrappe,	   calletrappe, caltor (in both senses), fr. AS. collr[ae]ppe,	   calcetreppe, sort of thistle; cf. F. chaussetrape star	   thistle, trap, It. calcatreppo, calcatreppolo, star thistle.	   Perh. from L. calx heel + the same word as E. trap. See 1st	   {Trap}.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants ({Tribulus}) of the	      order {Zygophylle[ae]}, having a hard several-celled	      fruit, armed with stout spines, and resembling the	      military instrument of the same name. The species grow in	      warm countries, and are often very annoying to cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) An instrument with four iron points, so disposed	      that, any three of them being on the ground, the other	      projects upward. They are scattered on the ground where an	      enemy's cavalry are to pass, to impede their progress by	      endangering the horses' feet.	      [1913 Webster]
Calumba \Ca*lum"ba\, n. [from kalumb, its native name in	   Mozambique.] (Med.)	   The root of a plant ({Jateorrhiza Calumba}, and probably	   {Cocculus palmatus}), indigenous in Mozambique. It has an	   unpleasantly bitter taste, and is used as a tonic and	   antiseptic. [Written also {colombo}, {columbo}, and	   {calombo}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {American calumba}, the {Frasera Carolinensis}, also called	      {American gentian}. Its root has been used in medicine as	      bitter tonic in place of calumba.	      [1913 Webster]
Calumbin \Ca*lum"bin\, n. (Chem.)	   A bitter principle extracted as a white crystalline substance	   from the calumba root. [Written also {colombin}, and	   {columbin}]	   [1913 Webster]
Calumet \Cal"u*met\, n. [F. calumet, fr. L. calamus reed. See	   {Halm}, and cf. {Shawm}.]	   A kind of pipe, used by the North American Indians for	   smoking tobacco. The bowl is usually made of soft red stone,	   and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with feathers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Smoked the calumet, the Peace pipe,	         As a signal to the nations.              --Lowgfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The calumet is used as a symbol of peace. To accept the	         calumet is to agree to terms of peace, and to refuse it	         is to reject them. The calumet of peace is used to seal	         or ratify contracts and alliances, and as an evidence	         to strangers that they are welcome.	         [1913 Webster]
Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calumniated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {calumniating}.] [L. calumniatus, p. p. of	   calumniari. See {Calumny}, and cf. {Challenge}, v. t.]	   To accuse falsely and maliciously of a crime or offense, or	   of something disreputable; to slander; to libel.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hatred unto the truth did always falsely report and	         calumniate all godly men's doings.       --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Syn}. -- To asperse; slander; defame; vilify; traduce;	      belie; bespatter; blacken; libel. See {Asperse}.	      [1913 Webster]	Calumniate \Ca*lum"ni*ate\, v. i.	   To propagate evil reports with a design to injure the	   reputation of another; to make purposely false charges of	   some offense or crime.	   [1913 Webster]
Calumniation \Ca*lum`ni*a"tion\	   (k[.a]*l[u^]m`n[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and	   false representation of the words or actions of another, with	   a view to injure his good name.	   [1913 Webster]	         The calumniation of her principal counselors. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Calumniator \Ca*lum`ni*a"tor\, n. [L.]	   One who calumniates.	   Syn: Slanderer; defamer; libeler; traducer.	        [1913 Webster]
Calumniatory \Ca*lum"ni*a*to*ry\, a.	   Containing calumny; slanderous. --Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Calumnious \Ca*lum"ni*ous\, a. [L. calumniosus.]	   Containing or implying calumny; false, malicious, and	   injurious to reputation; slanderous; as, calumnious reports.	   [1913 Webster]	         Virtue itself 'scapes not calumnious strokes. --Shak.	   Syn: . Slanderous; defamatory; scurrilous; opprobrious;	        derogatory; libelous; abusive. -- {Ca*lum"ni*ous*ly},	        adv. -- {Ca*lum"ni*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Calumny \Cal"um*ny\, n.; pl. {Calumnies}. [L. calumnia, fr.	   calvi to devise tricks, deceive; cf. F. calomnie. Cf.	   {Challenge}, n.]	   False accusation of a crime or offense, maliciously made or	   reported, to the injury of another; malicious	   misrepresentation; slander; detraction. "Infamous calumnies."	   --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be thou as chaste as ice, as pure as snow, thou shalt	         not escape calumny.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Calvaria \Cal*va"ri*a\ (k[a^]l*v[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [L. See	   {Calvary}.] (Anat.)	   The bones of the cranium; more especially, the bones of the	   domelike upper portion.	   [1913 Webster]
Calvary \Cal"va*ry\ (k[a^]l"v[.a]*r[y^]), n. [L. calvaria a bare	   skull, fr. calva the scalp without hair. fr. calvus bald; cf.	   F. calvaire.]	   1. The place where Christ was crucified, on a small hill	      outside of Jerusalem. --Luke xxiii. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Latin calvaria is a translation of the Greek	         krani`on of the Evangelists, which is an interpretation	         of the Hebrew Golgotha. --Dr. W. Smith.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A representation of the crucifixion, consisting of three	      crosses with the figures of Christ and the thieves, often	      as large as life, and sometimes surrounded by figures of	      other personages who were present at the crucifixion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) A cross, set upon three steps; -- more properly	      called {cross calvary}.	      [1913 Webster]
Calvatia \Calvatia\ n.	   a genus of puffballs having outer casings whose upper parts	   break at maturity into angular pieces to expose the spores.	   Syn: genus {Calvatia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calve \Calve\ (k[aum]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Calved} 3; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Calving}.] [AS. cealfian. See {Calf}.]	   1. To bring forth a calf. "Their cow calveth." --Job xxi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring forth young; to produce offspring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou mark when the hinds do calve? --Job	                                                  xxxix. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grassy clods now calved.          --Molton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phys. Geog.) To throw off fragments which become	      icebergs; -- said of a glacier.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Calver \Cal"ver\ (k[a^]l"v[~e]r), v. i.	   1. To cut in slices and pickle, as salmon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For a change, leave calvered salmon and eat sprats.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crimp; as, calvered salmon. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	Calver \Cal"ver\, v. i.	   To bear, or be susceptible of, being calvered; as, grayling's	   flesh will calver. --Catton.	   [1913 Webster]
Calvessnout \Calves"*snout\, n. (Bot.)	   Snapdragon.	   [1913 Webster]
Calvin \Cal"vin\ n.	   1. John Calvin, a French theologian and reformer; born 1509,	      died 1564.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Calvinism \Cal"vin*ism\, n. [Cf. F. Calvinisme.]	   The theological tenets or doctrines of John Calvin (a French	   theologian and reformer of the 16th century) and his	   followers, or of the so-called calvinistic churches.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The distinguishing doctrines of this system, usually	         termed the five points of Calvinism, are original sin	         or total depravity, election or predestination,	         particular redemption, effectual calling, and the	         perseverance of the saints. It has been subject to many	         variations and modifications in different churches and	         at various times.	         [1913 Webster]
Calvinist \Cal"vin*ist\, n. [Cf. F. Calviniste.]	   A follower of Calvin; a believer in Calvinism.	   [1913 Webster] Calvinistic
Calvinistic \Cal`vin*is"tic\, Calvinistical \Cal`vin*is"tic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to Calvin, or Calvinism; following Calvin;	   accepting or Teaching Calvinism. "Calvinistic training."	   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Calvinize \Cal"vin*ize\, v. t.	   To convert to Calvinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Calvish \Calv"ish\, a.	   Like a calf; stupid. --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Calx \Calx\, n.; pl. E. {Calxes}, L. {Calces}. [L. Calx, calcis.	   limestone; cf. Gr. ? gravel. ?, ?, pebble, Skr. ? gravel, Ir.	   carraic rock Gael. carraig, W. careg, stone. Cf. {Chalk}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.)	      (a) Quicklime. [Obs.]	      (b) The substance which remains when a metal or mineral	          has been subjected to calcination or combustion by	          heat, and which is, or may be, reduced to a fine	          powder.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Metallic calxes are now called oxides.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Broken and refuse glass, returned to the post.
calyceal \calyceal\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a calyx.	   [WordNet 1.5] Calycifloral
Calycifloral \Ca*lyc`i*flo"ral\, callyciflorous
\cal*lyc`i*flo"rous\, a. [L. calyx, -ycis, calyx + flos, floris,	   flower.] (Bot.)	   Having the petals and stamens adnate to the calyx; -- applied	   to a subclass of dicotyledonous plants in the system of the	   French botanist Candolle.	   [1913 Webster]
Calyciform \Ca*lyc"i*form\, a. [L. calyx, calycis, calyx +	   -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the form or appearance of a calyx.	   [1913 Webster] Calycinal
Calycinal \Ca*lyc"i*nal\, Calycine \Cal"y*cine\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to a calyx; resembling or having the nature of a	   calyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Calycle \Cal"y*cle\, n. [L.calyculus small flower bud, calyx,	   dim. of calyx. See {Calyx}, and cf. {Calicle}.] (Bot.)	   A row of small bracts, at the base of the calyx, on the	   outside.	   [1913 Webster]
Calycled \Cal"y*cled\, a. (Bot.)	   Calyculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Calycozoa \Cal`y*co*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, cup or	   calyx a flower + ? animal.] (Zool.)	   A group of acalephs of which Lucernaria is the type. The body	   is cup-shaped with eight marginal lobes bearing clavate	   tentacles. An aboral sucker serves for attachment. The	   interior is divided into four large compartments. See	   {Lucernarida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Calycular \Ca*lyc"u*lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the bracts of a calycle.	   [1913 Webster] Calyculate
Calyculate \Ca*lyc"u*late\, Calyculated \Ca*lyc"u*la`ted\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Having a set of bracts resembling a calyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Calymene \Ca*lym"e*ne\, n. [Gr. (?) concealed, p. p. of ? to	   conceal.] (Zool.)	   A genus of trilobites characteristic of the Silurian age.	   [1913 Webster]
Calyon \Cal"yon\, n.	   Flint or pebble stone, used in building walls, etc.	   --Haliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Calypso \Ca*lyp"so\ (k[.a]*l[i^]p"s[-o]), n. [The Latinized	   Greek name of a beautiful nymph.] (Bot.)	   A small and beautiful species of orchid, having a flower	   variegated with purple, pink, and yellow. It grows in cold	   and wet localities in the northern part of the United States.	   The {Calypso borealis} is the only orchid which reaches	   68[deg] N.	   [1913 Webster]
calypter \calypter\ n. (Zool.)	   a scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the	   halter of a two-winged fly.	   Syn: alula.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calyptra \Ca*lyp"tra\ (k[.a]*l[i^]p"tr[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   kaly`ptra a covering for the head, fr. kaly`ptein to cover.]	   (Bot.)	   A little hood or veil, resembling an extinguisher in form and	   position, covering each of the small flasklike capsules which	   contain the spores of mosses; also, any similar covering	   body.	   [1913 Webster]
Calyptriform \Ca*lyp"tri*form\, a. [Calyptra + -form.]	   Having the form a calyptra, or extinguisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Calystegia \Calystegia\ n.	   a genus of climbing or scrambling herbs; bindweed.	   Syn: genus {Calystegia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Calyx \Ca"lyx\ (k[=a]"l[i^]ks; 277), n.; pl. E. {Calyxes}	   (k[=a]"l[i^]ks*[e^]z), L. {Calyces} (k[a^]l"[i^]*s[=e]z). [L.	   calyx, -ycis, fr. Gr. ka`lyx husk, shell, calyx, from the	   root of kaly`ptein to cover, conceal. Cf. {Chalice Helmet}.]	   1. (Bot.) The covering of a flower. See {Flower}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The calyx is usually green and foliaceous, but becomes	         delicate and petaloid in such flowers as the anemone	         and the four-o'clock. Each leaf of the calyx is called	         a sepal.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A cuplike division of the pelvis of the kidney,	      which surrounds one or more of the renal papill[ae].	      [1913 Webster]
Calzoons \Cal*zoons"\ (k[a^]l*z[=oo]nz"), n. pl. [F. cale[,c]ons	   (cf. It. calzoni breeches), fr. L. calceus shoe.]	   Drawers. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cam \Cam\ (k[a^]m), n. [Dan. kam comb, ridge; or cf. W., Gael.,	   and Ir., cam bent. See 1st {Comb}.]	   1. (Med.)	      (a) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its	          periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts	          variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such	          motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into	          sliding or rolling contact with it.	      (b) A curved wedge, movable about an axis, used for	          forcing or clamping two pieces together.	      (c) A projecting part of a wheel or other moving piece so	          shaped as to give alternate or variable motion to	          another piece against which it acts.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cams are much used in machinery involving complicated,	         and irregular movements, as in the sewing machine, pin	         machine, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A ridge or mound of earth. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      revolutions impart a varied, reciprocating, or	      intermittent motion.	      [1913 Webster]	Cam \Cam\, a. [See {Kam}.]	   Crooked. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
camachile \camachile\ n.	   a common thorny tropical American tree ({Pithecellobium	   dulce}) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by	   sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good	   timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.	   Syn: manila tamarind, huamachil, wild tamarind.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Camaieu \Ca*ma"ieu\, n. [F.; of unknown origin. Cf. {Cameo}.]	   1. A cameo. [Obs.] --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) Painting in shades of one color; monochrome.	      --Mollett.	      [1913 Webster]
Camail \Ca*mail"\, n. [F. camail (cf. It. camaglio), fr. L.	   caput head + source of E. mail.]	   1. (Ancient Armor) A neck guard of chain mall, hanging from	      the bascinet or other headpiece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hood of other material than mail; esp. (Eccl.), a hood	      worn in church services, -- the amice, or the like.	      [1913 Webster] Camara dos Pares	      Camara
Camara \Ca"ma*ra\, n. [Pg.]	   Chamber; house; -- used in	Camara dos Pares \Ca"ma*ra dos Pa"res\, and Camara dos Deputados
\Ca"ma*ra dos De`pu*ta"dos\ See {Legislature}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Camaraderie \Ca`ma`ra`de*rie"\, n. [F.	   See {Comrade}.]	   Comradeship and loyalty.	         The spirit of camaraderie is strong among these riders	         of the plains.                           --W. A.	                                                  Fraser.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Camarasaurus \Cam`a*ra*sau"rus\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? a vaulted	   chamber + ? lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of gigantic American Jurassic dinosaurs, having large	   cavities in the bodies of the dorsal vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Camarilla \Ca`ma*ril"la\, n. [Sp., a small room.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The private audience chamber of a king.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A company of secret and irresponsible advisers, as of a	      king; a cabal or clique.	      [1913 Webster]
camas \camas\ n.	   same as {camass}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
camash \camash\ n.	   same as {camass}.	   Syn: camas, camass, quamash, camosh.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Camassia \Camassia\ n.	   a genus of scapose herbs of North and South America having	   large edible bulbs.	   Syn: genus {Camassia}, Quamassia, genus {Quamassia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Camass \Cam"ass\, n. [American Indian name.] (Bot.)	   any of several plants of the genus Camassia of North and	   South America, especially the blue-flowered liliaceous plant	   ({Camassia esculenta}) of northwestern America, the bulbs of	   which were collected for food by the Indians. [Written also	   {camas}, {cammas}, and {quamash}.]	   Syn: camass, quamash, camosh, camash.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {Eastern cammass} is {Camassia Fraseri}.	         [1913 Webster]	Camass \Cam"ass\ n. [Origin uncert.]	   A small prairie in a forest; a small grassy plain among	   hills. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Camber \Cam"ber\, n. [Of. cambre bent, curved; akin to F.	   cambrer to vault, to bend, fr. L. camerare to arch over, fr.	   camera vault, arch. See {Chamber}, and cf. {Camerate}.]	   1. (Shipbuilding) An upward convexity of a deck or other	      surface; as, she has a high camber (said of a vessel	      having an unusual convexity of deck).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An upward concavity in the under side of a beam,	      girder, or lintel; also, a slight upward concavity in a	      straight arch. See {Hogback}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Camber arch} (Arch.), an arch whose intrados, though	      apparently straight, has a slightly concave curve upward.	      	   {Camber beam} (Arch.), a beam whose under side has a concave	      curve upward.	      [1913 Webster]	Camber \Cam"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cambered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cambering}.]	   To cut bend to an upward curve; to construct, as a deck, with	   an upward curve.	   [1913 Webster]	Camber \Cam"ber\, v. i.	   To curve upward.	   [1913 Webster]
Camberkeeled \Cam"ber*keeled\, a. (Naut.)	   Having the keel arched upwards, but not actually hogged; --	   said of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Cambial \Cam"bi*al\, a. [LL. cambialis, fr. cambiars. See	   {Change}.]	   Belonging to exchanges in commerce; of exchange. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cambist \Cam"bist\, n. [F. cambiste, It. cambista, fr. L.	   cambire to exchange. See {Change}.]	   A banker; a money changer or broker; one who deals in bills	   of exchange, or who is skilled in the science of exchange.	   [1913 Webster]
Cambistry \Cam"bist*ry\, n.	   The science of exchange, weight, measures, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cambium \Cam"bi*um\, n. [LL. cambium exchange, fr. L. cambire to	   exchange. It was supposed that cambium was sap changing into	   wood.]	   1. (Bot.) A series of formative cells lying outside of the	      wood proper and inside of the inner bark. The growth of	      new wood takes place in the cambium, which is very soft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A fancied nutritive juice, formerly supposed to	      originate in the blood, to repair losses of the system,	      and to promote its increase. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Camblet \Cam"blet\, n.	   See {Camlet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Camboge \Cam*boge"\, n.	   See {Gamboge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Camboose \Cam*boose"\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Caboose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cambrasine \Cam"bra*sine\, n.	   A kind of linen cloth made in Egypt, and so named from its	   resemblance to cambric.	   [1913 Webster]
Cambrel \Cam"brel\, n.	   See {Gambrel}, n., 2. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Cambria \Cam"bri*a\, n.	   The ancient Latin name of Wales. It is used by modern poets.	   [1913 Webster]
Cambrian \Cam"bri*an\, a.	   1. (Geog.) Of or pertaining to Cambria or Wales.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest subdivision of the	      rocks of the Silurian or Molluscan age; -- sometimes	      described as inferior to the Silurian. It is named from	      its development in Cambria or Wales. See the Diagram under	      {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cambrian \Cam"bri*an\, n.	   1. A native of Cambria or Wales.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The Cambrian formation.	      [1913 Webster]
cambric \cam"bric\ (k[a^]m"br[i^]k), n. [OE. camerike, fr.	   Cambrai (Flemish Kamerik), a city of France (formerly of	   Flanders), where it was first made.]	   1. A fine, thin, and white fabric made of flax or linen.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath ribbons of all the colors i' the rainbow; .	            . . inkles, caddises, cambrics, lawns. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fabric made, in imitation of linen cambric, of fine,	      hardspun cotton, often with figures of various colors; --	      also called {cotton cambric}, and {cambric muslin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cambro-Briton \Cam"bro-Brit"on\ (k[a^]m"br[-o]*br[i^]t"[u^]n),	   n.	   A Welshman.	   [1913 Webster]
Came \Came\ (k[=a]m),	   imp. of {Come}.	   [1913 Webster]
came \came\ (k[=a]m), n. [Cf. Scot. came, caim, comb, and OE.	   camet silver.]	   A slender rod of cast lead, with or without grooves, used, in	   casements and stained-glass windows, to hold together the	   panes or pieces of glass.	   [1913 Webster]
camel \cam"el\ (k[a^]m"[e^]l), n. [OE. camel, chamel, OF. camel,	   chamel, F. chameau L. camelus, fr. Gr. ka`mhlos; of Semitic	   origin; cf. Heb. g[=a]m[=a]l, Ar. jamal. Cf. As. camel, fr.	   L. camelus.]	   1. (Zool.) A large ruminant used in Asia and Africa for	      carrying burdens and for riding. The camel is remarkable	      for its ability to go a long time without drinking. Its	      hoofs are small, and situated at the extremities of the	      toes, and the weight of the animal rests on the callous.	      The dromedary ({Camelus dromedarius}) has one hump on the	      back, while the Bactrian camel ({Camelus Bactrianus}) has	      two. The llama, alpaca, and vicu[~n]a, of South America,	      belong to a related genus ({Auchenia}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A water-tight structure (as a large box or boxes)	      used to assist a vessel in passing over a shoal or bar or	      in navigating shallow water. By admitting water, the camel	      or camels may be sunk and attached beneath or at the sides	      of a vessel, and when the water is pumped out the vessel	      is lifted.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Camel bird} (Zool.), the ostrich.	   {Camel locust} (Zool.), the mantis.	   {Camel's thorn} (Bot.), a low, leguminous shrub ({Alhagi	      maurorum}) of the Arabian desert, from which exudes a	      sweetish gum, which is one of the substances called manna.	      [1913 Webster]
Camel-backed \Cam"el-backed`\, a.	   Having a back like a camel; humpbacked. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Cameleon \Ca*me"le*on\, n.	   See {Chaceleon}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
camelhair \cam"el*hair\ n.	   a soft tan cloth made with the hair of a camel.	   Syn: camel's hair.	        [WordNet 1.5]
camelia \camelia\ n.	   any of several shrubs or small evergreen trees having	   solitary white or pink or reddish flowers; the {camellia}.	   Syn: camellia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Camelidae \Camelidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the camels and llamas and	   vicunas.	   Syn: family {Camelidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Camelina \Camelina\ n.	   a genus of annual and biennial herbs of Mediterranean to	   Central Asia.	   Syn: genus {Camelina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Camellia \Ca*mel"li*a\, n. [NL., after Georg Josef Kamel, or	   Camelli, a Jesuit who is said to have brought it from the	   East.]	   1. (Bot.) An Asiatic genus of small shrubs, often with	      shining leaves and showy flowers. {Camellia Japonica} is	      much cultivated for ornament, and {Camellia Sassanqua} and	      {Camellia oleifera} are grown in China for the oil which	      is pressed from their seeds. The tea plant is now referred	      to this genus under the name of {Camellia Thea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) An ornamental greenhouse shrub ({Thea japonica})	      with glossy evergreen leaves and roselike red or white	      double flowers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Camelopard \Ca*mel"o*pard\ (k[.a]*m[e^]l"[-o]*p[aum]rd or	   k[a^]m"[e^]l*[-o]*p[aum]rd; 277), n. [LL. camelopardus, L.	   camelopardalus, camelopardalis, fr. Gr. kamhlopa`rdalis;	   ka`mhlos a camel + pa`rdalis pard, leopard: cf. F.	   cam['e]lopard. The camelopard has a neck and head like a	   camel, and is spotted like a pard. See {Camel}, and {Pard}.]	   (Zool.)	   An African ruminant; the {giraffe}. See {Giraffe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Camelot \Came"lot\, n.	   See {Camelet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Camelot \Cam"e*lot\ (k[a^]m"[u^]*l[o^]t), prop. n.	   1. The legendary site of King Arthur's court and castle.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence, any place or time thought of as having idyllic	      peace, justice, and happiness.	      [PJC]
Camelry \Cam"el*ry\, n.	   Troops that are mounted on camels.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Camelshair \Cam"els*hair`\, a.	   Of camel's hair.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Camel's-hair pencil}, a small brush used by painters in	      water colors, made of camel's hair or similar materials.	      	   {Camel's-hair shawl}. A name often given to a {cashmere	      shawl}. See {Cashmere shawl} under {Cashmere}.	      [1913 Webster] Camembert
Camembert \Ca`mem`bert"\, n., or Camembert cheese \Camembert
cheese\	   A kind of rich, soft, unpressed cream cheese made in the	   vicinity of Camembert, near Argentan, France; also, any	   cheese of the same type, wherever made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cameo \Cam"e*o\ (k[a^]m"[-e]*[-o]), n.; pl. {Cameos}	   (k[a^]m"[-e]*[=o]z). [It. cammeo; akin to F. cam['e]e,	   cama["i]eu, Sp. camafeo, LL. camaeus, camahutus; of unknown	   origin.]	   A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a	   jewel for personal adornment, or like.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Most cameos are carved in a material which has layers	         of different colors, such stones as the onyx and	         sardonyx, and various kinds of shells, being used. The	         classical cameos made in Italy are carved on a seashell	         (see {cameo conch}, below), having an olive figure	         carved from the inner layer of the shell in relief on	         the white background of the outer layer of the shell.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cameo conch} (Zool.), a large, marine, univalve shell, esp.	      {Cassis cameo}, {Cassis rua}, and allied species, used for	      cutting cameos. See {Quern conch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Camera \Cam"e*ra\, n.; pl. E. {Cameras}, L. {Camerae}. [L.	   vault, arch, LL., chamber. See {Chamber}.]	   A chamber, or instrument having a chamber. Specifically: The	   {camera obscura} when used in photography. See {Camera}, and	   {Camera obscura}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bellows camera}. See under {Bellows}.	   {In camera} (Law), in a judge's chamber, that is, privately;	      as, a judge hears testimony which is not fit for the open	      court in camera.	   {Panoramic camera}, or {Pantascopic camera}, a photographic	      camera in which the lens and sensitized plate revolve so	      as to expose adjacent parts of the plate successively to	      the light, which reaches it through a narrow vertical	      slit; -- used in photographing broad landscapes. --Abney.	      [1913 Webster]
Camerade \Came"rade\, n.	   See {Comrade}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cameralistic \Cam`e*ra*lis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to finance and public revenue.	   [1913 Webster]
Cameralistics \Cam`e*ra*lis"tics\, n. [Cf. F. cam['e]ralistique,	   G. kameralistik, fr. L. camera vault, LL., chamber,	   treasury.]	   The science of finance or public revenue.	   [1913 Webster]
Camera lucida \Cam"e*ra lu"ci*da\ [L. camera chamber + L.	   lucidus, lucida, lucid, light.] (Opt.)	   An instrument which by means of a prism of a peculiar form,	   or an arrangement of mirrors, causes an apparent image of an	   external object or objects to appear as if projected upon a	   plane surface, as of paper or canvas, so that the outlines	   may conveniently traced. It is generally used with the	   microscope.	   [1913 Webster]	Camera obscura \Cam"e*ra ob*scu"ra\ [LL. camera chamber + L.	   obscurus, obscura, dark.] (Opt.)	   1. An apparatus in which the images of external objects,	      formed by a convex lens or a concave mirror, are thrown on	      a paper or other white surface placed in the focus of the	      lens or mirror within a darkened chamber, or box, so that	      the outlines may be traced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog.) An apparatus in which the image of an external	      object or objects is, by means of lenses, thrown upon a	      sensitized plate or surface placed at the back of an	      extensible darkened box or chamber variously modified; --	      commonly called simply {the camera}.	      [1913 Webster]
Camerate \Cam"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Camerated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Camerzting}.] [L. cameratus, p. p. of camerare. See	   {Camber}.]	   1. To build in the form of a vault; to arch over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into chambers.	      [1913 Webster]
Cameration \Cam`er*a"tion\, n. [L. cameratio.]	   A vaulting or arching over. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Camerlingo \Ca`mer*lin"go\, n. [It.]	   The papal chamberlain; the cardinal who presides over the	   pope's household. He has at times possessed great power.	   [Written also {camerlengo} and {camarlengo}.]
Cameronian \Cam`e*ro"ni*an\, n.	   A follower of the Rev. Richard Cameron, a Scotch Covenanter	   of the time of Charles II.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cameron and others refused to accept the "indulgence"	         offered the Presbyterian clergy, insisted on the Solemn	         league and Covenant, and in 1680 declared Charles II.	         deposed for tyranny, breach of faith, etc. Cameron was	         killed at the battle of Airdmoss, but his followers	         became a denomination (afterwards called Reformed	         Presbyterians) who refused to recognize laws or	         institutions which they believed contrary to the	         kingdom of Christ, but who now avail themselves of	         political rights.	         [1913 Webster]
Camis \Cam"is\ (k[a^]m"[i^]s), n. [See {Chemise}.]	   A light, loose dress or robe. [Also written {camus}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All in a camis light of purple silk.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Camisade
Camisade \Cam`i*sade"\, Camisado \Cam`i*sa"do\, n. [F. camisade	   a night attack; cf. It. camiciata. See {Camis}.] [Obs.]	   (Mil.)	   (a) A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to	       be able to recognize one another in a night attack.	   (b) An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado.	       [1913 Webster]	             Give them a camisado in night season. --Holinshed.	       [1913 Webster]
Camisard \Cam"i*sard\, n. [F.]	   One of the French Protestant insurgents who rebelled against	   Louis XIV, after the revocation of the edict of Nates; -- so	   called from the peasant's smock (camise) which they wore.	   [1913 Webster]
Camisated \Cam"i*sa`ted\, a.	   Dressed with a shirt over the other garments.	   [1913 Webster]
Camisole \Cam"i*sole\, n. [F. See {chemise}.]	   1. A short dressing jacket for women.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of straitjacket.	      [1913 Webster]
Camlet \Cam"let\, n. [F. camelot (akin to Sp. camelote,	   chamelote, It. cambellbito, ciambellotto, LL. camelotum,	   camelinum, fr. Ar. khamlat camlet, fr. kaml pile, plush. The	   word was early confused with camel, camel's hair also being	   used in making it. Cf. {Calamanco}]	   A woven fabric originally made of camel's hair, now chiefly	   of goat's hair and silk, or of wool and cotton. [Sometimes	   written {camelot} and {camblet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have been made plain and twilled, of single warp	         and weft, of double warp, and sometimes with double	         weft also, with thicker yarn. --Beck (Draper's Dict. )	         [1913 Webster]
Camleted \Cam"let*ed\, a.	   Wavy or undulating like camlet; veined. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Cammas \Cam"mas\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Camass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cammock \Cam"mock\, n. [AS. cammoc.] (Bot.)	   A plant having long hard, crooked roots, the {Ononis	   spinosa}; -- called also {rest-harrow}. The {Scandix	   Pecten-Veneris} is also called cammock.	   [1913 Webster] Camomile
Camomile \Cam"o*mile\, Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\	   (k[a^]m"[-o]*m[imac]l), n. [LL. camonilla, corrupted fr. Gr.	   chamai`mhlon, lit. earth apple, being so called from the	   smell of its flower. See {Humble}, and {Melon}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbs ({Anthemis}) of the Composite family. The	   common camomile, {Anthemis nobilis}, is used as a popular	   remedy. Its flowers have a strong and fragrant and a bitter,	   aromatic taste. They are tonic, febrifugal, and in large	   doses emetic, and the volatile oil is carminative.	   [1913 Webster]
Camonflet \Ca*mon"flet\, n. [F.] (Mil.)	   A small mine, sometimes formed in the wall or side of an	   enemy's gallery, to blow in the earth and cut off the retreat	   of the miners. --Farrow.
Camorra \Ca*mor"ra\, n. [It.]	   A secret organization formed at Naples, Italy, early in the	   19th century, and used partly for political ends and partly	   for practicing extortion, violence, etc. -- {Ca*mor"rist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Camous
Camous \Ca"mous\, Camoys \Ca"moys\, a. [F. camus (equiv. to	   camard) flat-nosed, fr. Celtic Cam croked + suff. -us; akin	   to L. camur, camurus, croked.]	   Flat; depressed; crooked; -- said only of the nose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Camoused \Ca"moused\,, a. [From {Camouse}]	   Depressed; flattened. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Though my nose be cammoused.             --B. Jonson	   [1913 Webster]
Camously \Ca"mous*ly\, adv.	   Awry. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Camp \Camp\ (k[a^]mp), n. [F. camp, It. campo, fr. L. campus	   plant, field; akin to Gr. kh^pos garden. Cf. {Campaign},	   {Champ}, n.]	   1. The ground or spot on which tents, huts, etc., are erected	      for shelter, as for an army or for lumbermen, etc. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of tents, huts, etc., for shelter, commonly	      arranged in an orderly manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forming a camp in the neighborhood of Boston. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A single hut or shelter; as, a hunter's camp.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The company or body of persons encamped, as of soldiers,	      of surveyors, of lumbermen, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The camp broke up with the confusion of a flight.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Agric.) A mound of earth in which potatoes and other	      vegetables are stored for protection against frost; --	      called also {burrow} and {pie}. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Cf. OE. & AS. camp contest, battle. See {champion}.] An	      ancient game of football, played in some parts of England.	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Camp bedstead}, a light bedstead that can be folded up onto	      a small space for easy transportation.	   {camp ceiling} (Arch.), a kind ceiling often used in attics	      or garrets, in which the side walls are inclined inward at	      the top, following the slope of the rafters, to meet the	      plane surface of the upper ceiling.	   {Camp chair}, a light chair that can be folded up compactly	      for easy transportation; the seat and back are often made	      of strips or pieces of carpet.	   {Camp fever}, typhus fever.	   {Camp follower}, a civilian accompanying an army, as a	      sutler, servant, etc.	   {Camp meeting}, a religious gathering for open-air preaching,	      held in some retired spot, chiefly by Methodists. It	      usually last for several days, during which those present	      lodge in tents, temporary houses, or cottages.	   {Camp stool}, the same as {camp chair}, except that the stool	      has no back.	   {Flying camp} (Mil.), a camp or body of troops formed for	      rapid motion from one place to another. --Farrow.	   {To pitch (a) camp}, to set up the tents or huts of a camp.	      	   {To strike camp}, to take down the tents or huts of a camp.	      [1913 Webster]	Camp \Camp\ (k[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Camped} (k[a^]mt;	   215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Camping}.]	   To afford rest or lodging for, as an army or travelers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Had our great palace the capacity	         To camp this host, we all would sup together. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Camp \Camp\, v. i.	   1. To pitch or prepare a camp; to encamp; to lodge in a camp;	      -- often with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            They camped out at night, under the stars. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Camp}, n., 6] To play the game called camp. [Prov.	      Eng.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]
Campagna \Cam*pa"gna\ (c[.a]m*p[aum]"ny[.a]), n. [It. See	   {Campaign}.]	   An open level tract of country; especially "Campagna di	   Roma." The extensive undulating plain which surrounds Rome.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 from the district produce malaria.	         [1913 Webster]
Campagnol \Cam`pa`gnol"\, n. [F., fr. campagne field.] (Zool.)	   A mouse ({Arvicala agrestis}), called also {meadow mouse},	   which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by	   feeding on roots and seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Campaign \Cam*paign"\, n. [F. campagne, It. campagna, fr. L.	   Campania the level country about Naples, fr. campus field.	   See {Camp}, and cf. {Champaign}, {Champagne}.]	   1. An open field; a large, open plain without considerable	      hills. See{Champaign}. --Grath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A connected series of military operations forming a	      distinct stage in a war; the time during which an army	      keeps the field. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Political operations preceding an election, by candidates,	      their assistants, and supporters, for the purpose of	      convincing voters to vote for the candidate. It usually	      consists of one or more methods of contacting voters	      including advertising, distribution or mailing of printed	      leaflets or letters; speeches, interviews with news media,	      and door-to-door visits with potential voters.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Hence: Any coordinated effort to contact potential	      supporters or customers and solicit their support or	      patronage; as, an advertising campaign.	      [PJC]	   5. (Metal.) The period during which a blast furnace is	      continuously in operation.	      [1913 Webster]	Campaign \Cam*paign"\, v. i.	   To serve in a campaign.	   [1913 Webster]
Campaigner \Cam*paign"er\, n.	   1. One who has served in an army in several campaigns; an old	      soldier; a veteran.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. one who is campaigning, especially a politician running	      for elective office, or one of his/her supporters.	      [PJC]
campaigning \campaigning\ n.	   The campaign of a candidate to be elected.	   Syn: candidacy, candidature, electioneering, political	        campaign.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Campana \Cam*pa"na\, n. [LL. campana bell. Cf. {Campanle}.]	   1. (Eccl.) A church bell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The pasque flower. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Doric Arch.) Same as {Gutta}.	      [1913 Webster]
Campaned \Cam*paned"\, a. (Her.)	   Furnished with, or bearing, campanes, or bells.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanero \Cam`pa*ne"ro\, n. [Sp., a bellman.] (Zool.)	   The bellbird of South America. See {Bellbird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanes \Cam*panes"\, n. pl. [See Campana.] (Her.)	   Bells. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Campania \Cam*pa"ni*a\, n. [See {Campaig}.]	   Open country. --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Campaniform \Cam*pan"i*form\, a. [LL. campana bell + -form: cf.	   F. companiforme.]	   Bell-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanile \Cam`pa*ni"le\, n. [It. campanile bell tower, steeple,	   fr. It. & LL. campana bell.] (Arch.)	   A bell tower, esp. one built separate from a church.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many of the campaniles of Italy are lofty and	         magnificent structures.                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Campaniliform \Cam`pa*nil"i*form\, a. [See {Campaniform}.]	   Bell-shaped; campanulate; campaniform.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanologist \Cam`pa*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in campanology; a bell ringer.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanology \Cam`pa*nol"o*gy\, n. [LL. campana bell + -logy.]	   The art of ringing bells, or a treatise on the art.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanula \Cam*pan"u*la\ (k[a^]m*p[a^]n"[-u]*l[.a]), prop. n.	   [LL. campanula a little bell; dim. of campana bell.] (Bot.)	   A large genus of plants bearing bell-shaped flowers, often of	   great beauty; -- also called {bellflower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanulaceae \Campanulaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of flowering plants, which in some	   classifications includes the {Lobeliaciae}.	   Syn: family {Campanulaceae}, bellflower family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Campanulaceous \Cam*pan`u*la"ceous\	   (k[a^]m*p[a^]n`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. (Bot.)	   Of pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants	   ({Campanulace[ae]}) of which Campanula is the type, and which	   includes the Canterbury bell, the harebell, and the Venus's	   looking-glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Campanulales \Campanulales\ n.	   an order of plants which includes the {Campanulaceae};	   {Lobeliaceae}; {Cucurbitaceae}; {Goodeniaceae};	   {Stylidiaceae}; {Calyceraceae}; and {Compositae}.	   Syn: order {Campanulales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
campanular \cam*pan"u*lar\ (k[a^]m*p[a^]n"[-u]*l[~e]r), adj.	   shaped like a bell or campana; campaniform.	   Syn: campanulate, campanulated, campaniform, campaniliform.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Campanularian \Cam*pan`u*la"ri*an\, n. [L. campanula a bell.]	   (Zool.)	   A hydroid of the family {Campanularid[ae]}, characterized by	   having the polyps or zooids inclosed in bell-shaped calicles	   or hydrothec[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Campanulate \Cam*pan"u*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Bell-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Campbellite \Camp"bell*ite\, n. [From Alexander Campbell, of	   Virginia.] (Eccl.)	   A member of the denomination called Christians or Disciples	   of Christ. They themselves repudiate the term Campbellite as	   a nickname. See {Christian}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Campeachy Wood \Cam*peach"y Wood`\ [From the bay of Campeachy,	   in Mexico.]	   Logwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Camper \Camp"er\, n.	   1. One who lodges temporarily in a hut or camp, especially	      who sleeps in a wilderness for recreation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who stays at a summer camp or day camp.	      [PJC]	   3. A vehicle, such as a small truck, or a pickup truck with a	      hood over the back, equipped for convenience while camping	      out.	      [PJC]	   {happy camper} a person who is pleased with the situation in	      which s/he finds him/herself. Often used ironically or in	      understatement, especially in the negative; as, the	      passengers left behind on the island were not a bunch of	      happy campers.	      [PJC] Campestral
Campestral \Cam*pes"tral\, Campestrian \Cam*pes"tri*an\, a. [L.	   campester, fr. campus field.]	   Relating to an open field; growing in a field, or open	   ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Campfight \Camp"fight`\, n. [Cf. {Camp}, n., 6.] (O. Eng. Law.)	   A duel; the decision of a case by a duel.	   [1913 Webster]
Camphene \Cam"phene\ (k[a^]m"f[=e]n or k[a^]m*f[=e]n"), n.	   (Chem.)	   One of a series of substances {C10H16}, resembling camphor,	   regarded as modified terpenes.	   [1913 Webster]
Camphine \Cam*phine"\ (k[a^]m*f[=e]n" or k[a^]m"f[i^]n), n.	   [From {Camphor}.]	   Rectified oil of turpentine, used for burning in lamps, and	   as a common solvent in varnishes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to a mixture of this substance	         with three times its volume of alcohol and sometimes a	         little ether, used as an illuminant.	         [1913 Webster]
Camphire \Cam"phire\ (k[a^]m"f[imac]r), n.	   An old spelling of {Camphor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Camphogen \Cam"pho*gen\, n. [Camphor + -gen: -- formerly so	   called as derived from camphor: cf. F. camphog[`e]ne.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Cymene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Camphol \Cam"phol\, n. [Camphor + -ol.] (Chem.)	   See {Borneol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Camphor \Cam"phor\ (k[a^]m"f[~e]r), n. [OE. camfere, F. camphre	   (cf. It. canfora, Sp. camfora, alcanfor, LL. canfora,	   camphora, NGr. kafoyra`), fr. Ar. k[=a]f[=u]r, prob. fr. Skr.	   karp[=u]ra.]	   1. A tough, white, aromatic resin, or gum, obtained from	      different species of the {Laurus} family, esp. from	      {Cinnamomum camphara} (the {Laurus camphora} of	      Linn[ae]us.). Camphor, {C10H16O}, is volatile and	      fragrant, and is used in medicine as a diaphoretic, a	      stimulant, or sedative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. originally, a gum resembling ordinary camphor, obtained	      from a tree ({Dryobalanops aromatica} formerly	      {Dryobalanops camphora}) growing in Sumatra and Borneo;	      now applied to its main constituent, a terpene alcohol	      obtainable as a white solid {C10H18O}, called also {Borneo	      camphor}, {Malay camphor}, {Malayan camphor}, {camphor of	      Borneo}, {Sumatra camphor}, {bornyl alcohol}, {camphol},	      and {borneol}. The isomer from {Dryobalanops} is	      dextrorotatory; the levoratatory form is obtainable from	      other species of plants, and the racemic mixture may be	      obtained by reduction of camphor. It is used in perfumery,	      and for manufacture of its esters. See {Borneol}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The name camphor is also applied to a number of bodies	         of similar appearance and properties, as {cedar	         camphor}, obtained from the red or pencil cedar	         ({Juniperus Virginiana}), and {peppermint camphor}, or	         {menthol}, obtained from the oil of peppermint.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Camphor oil} (Chem.), name variously given to certain	      oil-like products, obtained especially from the camphor	      tree.	   {Camphor tree}, a large evergreen tree ({Cinnamomum	      Camphora}) with lax, smooth branches and shining	      triple-nerved lanceolate leaves, probably native in China,	      but now cultivated in most warm countries. Camphor is	      collected by a process of steaming the chips of the wood	      and subliming the product.	      [1913 Webster]	Camphor \Cam"phor\, v. t.	   To impregnate or wash with camphor; to camphorate. [R.]	   --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Camphoraceous \Cam`pho*ra"ceous\, a.	   Of the nature of camphor; containing camphor. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Camphorate \Cam"phor*ate\, v. t.	   To impregnate or treat with camphor.	   [1913 Webster]	Camphorate \Cam"phor*ate\, n. [Cf. F. camphorate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of camphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster] Camphorate	Camphorate \Cam"phor*ate\, Camphorated \Cam"phor*a`ted\,	   Combined or impregnated with camphor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Camphorated oil}, an oleaginous preparation containing	      camphor, much used as an embrocation.	      [1913 Webster]
Camphoric \Cam*phor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. camphorique.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, camphor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Camphoric acid}, a white crystallizable substance,	      {C10H16O4}, obtained from the oxidation of camphor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Other acids of camphor are campholic acid, {C10H18O2},	         and camphoronic acid, {C9H12O5}, white crystallizable	         substances.	         [1913 Webster]
Camphretic \Cam*phret"ic\, a. [rom {Camphor}.]	   Pertaining to, or derived from camphor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Camping \Camp"ing\, n.	   1. Lodging in a camp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Camp}, n., 6] A game of football. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Campion \Cam"pi*on\, n. [Prob. fr. L. campus field.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus bacciferus}), bearing	   berries regarded as poisonous.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bladder campion}, a plant of the Pink family ({Cucubalus	      Behen} or {Silene inflata}), having a much inflated calyx.	      See {Behen}.	   {Rose campion}, a garden plant ({Lychnis coronaria}) with	      handsome crimson flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
campmate \camp"mate`\ n.	   someone who lives in the same camp as another.	   [WordNet 1.5]
campong \campong\ n.	   a native village in Malaysia.	   Syn: Kampong.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Camponotus \Camponotus\ n.	   a genus comprising the carpenter ants.	   Syn: genus {Camponotus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
campstool \camp"stool`\ n.	   a folding stool.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Camptosorus \Camptosorus\ n.	   a classification used in some esp. former systems for plants	   usually placed in the genus {Asplenium}.	   Syn: genus {Camptosorus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Campus \Cam"pus\, n. [L., a field.]	   1. The principal grounds of a college or school, between the	      buildings or within the main inclosure; as, the college	      campus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a college or university.	      [PJC]	   3. a division of a university with its own buildings and a	      separate faculty, especially one separated geographically	      from other divisiona, but sharing top administration with	      other units of the university; as, the Newark campus of	      Rutgers.	      [PJC]	   4. higher education considered as a whole; as, the financial	      effects of research cutbacks on the campus.	      [PJC]	   5. a business site with pleasant landscaping; as, the Squibb	      research campus at Princeton.	      [PJC]
Campyloneurum \Campyloneurum\ n.	   a genus of epiphytic ferns of tropical America.	   Syn: genus {Campyloneurum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Campylorhynchus \Campylorhynchus\ n.	   an alternative genus classification for the cactus wrens.	   Syn: genus {Campylorhynchus}, Heleodytes, genus {Heleodytes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Campylospermous \Cam`py*lo*sper"mous\, a. [Gr. ? curved + ?	   seed.] (Bot.)	   Having seeds grooved lengthwise on the inner face, as in	   sweet cicely.	   [1913 Webster]
Campylotropous \Cam`py*lot"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ? curved + ? a	   turning.] (Bot.)	   Having the ovules and seeds so curved, or bent down upon	   themselves, that the ends of the embryo are brought close	   together.	   [1913 Webster]
camshaft \camshaft\ n.	   a shaft that has cams attached to it, forming part of a	   mechanical device.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Camus \Cam"us\, n.	   See {Camis}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Camwood \Cam"wood\, n.	   See {Barwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Can \Can\ (k[a^]n),	   an obs. form of began, imp. & p. p. of {Begin}, sometimes	   used in old poetry.	   Note: [See {Gan}.]	         [1913 Webster]	               With gentle words he can faile gree. --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]	Can \Can\, n. [OE. & AS. canne; akin to D. Kan, G. Kanne, OHG.	   channa, Sw. Kanna, Dan. kande.]	   1. A drinking cup; a vessel for holding liquids. --[Shak. ]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fill the cup and fill can,	            Have a rouse before the morn.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel or case of tinned iron or of sheet metal, of	      various forms, but usually cylindrical; as, a can of	      tomatoes; an oil can; a milk can.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A can may be a cylinder open at the top, as for	         receiving the sliver from a carding machine, or with a	         removable cover or stopper, as for holding tea, spices,	         milk, oysters, etc., or with handle and spout, as for	         holding oil, or hermetically sealed, in canning meats,	         fruits, etc. The name is also sometimes given to the	         small glass or earthenware jar used in canning.	         [1913 Webster]	Can \Can\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Canning}.]	   To preserve by putting in sealed cans [U. S.] "Canned meats"	   --W. D. Howells.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Canned goods}, a general name for fruit, vegetables, meat,	      or fish, preserved in hermetically sealed cans.	Can \Can\, v. t. & i.	   Note: [The transitive use is obsolete.] [imp. {Could}.] [OE.	         cunnen, cannen (1st sing. pres. I can), to know, know	         how, be able, AS. cunnan, 1st sing. pres. ic cann or	         can, pl. cunnon, 1st sing. imp. c[=u][eth]e (for	         cun[eth]e); p. p. c[=u][eth] (for cun[eth]); akin to	         OS. Kunnan, D. Kunnen, OHG. chunnan, G. k["o]nnen,	         Icel. kunna, Goth. Kunnan, and E. ken to know. The	         present tense I can (AS. ic cann) was originally a	         preterit, meaning I have known or Learned, and hence I	         know, know how. [root]45. See {Ken}, {Know}; cf. {Con},	         {Cunning}, {Uncouth}.]	   1. To know; to understand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I can rimes of Robin Hood.            --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can no Latin, quod she.             --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the priest in surplice white,	            That defunctive music can.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be able to do; to have power or influence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The will of Him who all things can.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            For what, alas, can these my single arms? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            M[ae]c[ae]nas and Agrippa, who can most with	            C[ae]sar.                             --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be able; -- followed by an infinitive without to; as, I	      can go, but do not wish to.	   Syn: {Can but}, {Can not but}. It is an error to use the	        former of these phrases where the sens requires the	        latter. If we say, "I can but perish if I go," "But"	        means only, and denotes that this is all or the worst	        that can happen. When the apostle Peter said. "We can	        not but speak of the things which we have seen and	        heard." he referred to a moral constraint or necessety	        which rested upon him and his associates; and the	        meaning was, We cannot help speaking, We cannot refrain	        from speaking. This idea of a moral necessity or	        constraint is of frequent occurrence, and is also	        expressed in the phrase, "I can not help it." Thus we	        say. "I can not but hope," "I can not but believe," "I	        can not but think," "I can not but remark," etc., in	        cases in which it would be an error to use the phrase	        can but.	        [1913 Webster]	              Yet he could not but acknowledge to himself that	              there was something calculated to impress awe, . .	              . in the sudden appearances and vanishings . . .	              of the masque                       --De Quincey.	        [1913 Webster]	              Tom felt that this was a rebuff for him, and could	              not but understand it as a left-handed hit at his	              employer.                           --Dickens.	        [1913 Webster]
Canaan \Canaan\ n.	   an ancient country is southwest Asia on the eastern coast of	   the Mediterranean.	   Syn: Palestine, Holy Land.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canaanite \Ca"naan*ite\, n.	   1. A descendant of Canaan, the son of Ham, and grandson of	      Noah.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Native or inhabitant of the land of Canaan, esp. a	      member of any of the tribes who inhabited Canaan at the	      time of the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt.	      [1913 Webster]	Canaanite \Ca"naan*ite\, n. [From an Aramaic word signifying	   "zeal."]	   A zealot. "Simon the Canaanite." --Matt. x. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This was the "Simon called Zelotes" (--Luke vi. 15),	         i.e., Simon the zealot. --Kitto.	         [1913 Webster]
Canaanitish \Ca"naan*i`tish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Canaan or the Canaanites.	   [1913 Webster] Canyada
Canada \Ca*[~n]a"da\, n. [Sp.]	   1. A small ca[~n]on; a narrow valley or glen; also, but less	      frequently, an open valley. [Local, Western U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dry riverbed.	      [PJC]
Canachites \Canachites\ prop. n.	   A genus of birds including the spruce grouse {Canachites	   canadensis}.	   Syn: genus {Canachites}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canada \Can"a*da\, n.	   A country in North America, bordering the United States on	   the north. It is a federation which includes English-speaking	   provinces and the French-speaking Province of Quebec.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Canada balsam}. See under {Balsam}.	   {Canada goose}. (Zool.) See {Wild goose}.	   {Canada jay}. See {Whisky Jack}.	   {Canada lynx}. (Zool.) See {Lynx}.	   {Canada lily}. (Bot.) a plant of eastern North America	      ({Lilium canadense}) having yellow or orange flowers with	      dark spots; called also {meadow lily}. --RHUD	   {Canada porcupine} (Zool.) See {Porcupine}, and {Urson}.	   {Canada rice} (Bot.) See under {Rick}.	   {Canada robin} (Zool.), the cedar bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Canadian \Ca*na"di*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Canada. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Canada.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Canadian period} (Geol.), A subdivision of the American	      Lower Silurian system embracing the calciferous, Quebec,	      and Chazy epochs. This period immediately follows the	      primordial or Cambrian period, and is by many geologists	      regarded as the beginning of the Silurian age, See the	      Diagram, under {Geology}.	   {Canadian goose}, an erroneous variant of {Canada goose}.	      [1913 Webster] canafistola
canafistola \canafistola\, canafistula \canafistula\n.	   a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree ({Cassia fistula}) having	   scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods	   whose pulp is used medicinally; it grows in tropical Asia,	   Central and South America, and Australia.	   Syn: golden shower tree, drumstick tree, purging cassia,	        pudding pipe tree, canafistola.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canaille \Ca*naille"\, n. [F. canaille (cf. It. canaglia), prop.	   and orig. a pack of dogs, fr. L. Canis dog.]	   1. The lowest class of people; the rabble; the vulgar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shorts or inferior flour. [Canadian]	      [1913 Webster]
Canakin \Can"a*kin\, n. [Dim. of can.]	   A little can or cup. "And let me the canakin clink." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Canal \Ca*nal"\, n. [F. canal, from L. canalis canal, channel;	   prob. from a root signifying "to cut"; cf. D. kanaal, fr. the	   French. Cf. {Channel}, {Kennel} gutter.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An artificial channel filled with water and designed for	      navigation, or for irrigating land, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A tube or duct; as, the alimentary canal; the	      semicircular canals of the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A long and relatively narrow arm of the sea, approximately	      uniform in width; -- used chiefly in proper names; as,	      Portland Canal; Lynn Canal. [Alaska]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Canal boat}, a boat for use on a canal; esp. one of peculiar	      shape, carrying freight, and drawn by horses walking on	      the towpath beside the canal.	   {Canal lock}. See {Lock}.	      [1913 Webster]	Canal coal \Can"al coal`\	   See {Cannel coal}.	   [1913 Webster] Canaliculate
Canaliculate \Can`a*lic"u*late\, Canaliculated
\Can`a*lic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. canaliculatus channeled, fr.	   canaliculus, dim. of canalis. See {Canal}.]	   Having a channel or groove, as in the leafstalks of most	   palms.	   [1913 Webster]
Canaliculus \Can`a*lic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Canaliculi}. [L.]	   (Anat.)	   A minute canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Canalization \Ca*nal`i*za"tion\, n.	   Construction of, or furnishing with, a canal or canals. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
canalize \canalize\ v.	   1. to provide with a canal, as of a city.	   Syn: canal.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to to direct the flow of; -- also used abstractly, as of	      money or information.	   Syn: channel.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canap'e \Ca`na`p['e]"\, n. [F., orig. a couch with mosquito	   curtains. See {Canopy}.]	   1. A sofa or divan.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Cookery) an appetizer consisting of a thin slice or piece	      of bread toasted or fried in butter or oil, on which	      anchovies, mushrooms, caviar, cheese, or other savory	      foods, are served.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	Canap'e confident \Ca`na`p['e]" con`fi`dent"\	   A sofa having a seat at each end at right angles to the main	   seats.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Canard \Ca*nard"\, n. [F., properly, a duck.]	   An extravagant or absurd report or story; a fabricated	   sensational report or statement; esp. one set afloat in the	   newspapers to hoax the public.	   [1913 Webster]
Canarese \Can`a*rese"\, a.	   Pertaining to Canara, a district of British India.	   [1913 Webster]
Canary \Ca*na"ry\, a. [F. Canarie, L. Canaria insula one of the	   Canary islands, said to be so called from its large dogs, fr.	   canis dog.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Canary Islands; as, canary wine;	      canary birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a pale yellowish color; as, Canary stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Canary grass}, a grass of the genus {Phalaris} ({Phalaris	      Canariensis}), producing the seed used as food for canary	      birds.	   {Canary stone} (Min.), a yellow species of carnelian, named	      from its resemblance in color to the plumage of the canary	      bird.	   {Canary wood}, the beautiful wood of the trees {Persea	      Indica} and {Persea Canariensis}, natives of Madeira and	      the Canary Islands.	   {Canary vine}. See {Canary bird flower}, under {Canary bird}.	      [1913 Webster]	Canary \Ca*na"ry\, n.; pl. {Canaries}.	   1. Wine made in the Canary Islands; sack. "A cup of canary."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A canary bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pale yellow color, like that of a canary bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A quick and lively dance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Make you dance canary	            With sprightly fire and motion.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Canary \Ca*na"ry\, v. i.	   To perform the canary dance; to move nimbly; to caper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But to jig of a tune at the tongue's end, canary to it	         with your feet.                          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Canary bird \Ca*na"ry bird`\ (Zool.)	   A small singing bird of the Finch family ({Serinus	   Canarius}), a native of the Canary Islands. It was brought to	   Europe in the 16th century, and made a household pet. It	   generally has a yellowish body with the wings and tail	   greenish, but in its wild state it is more frequently of gray	   or brown color. It is sometimes called {canary finch}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Canary bird flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Trop[ae]olum	      peregrinum}) with canary-colored flowers of peculiar form;	      -- called also {canary vine}.	      [1913 Webster]
canasta \canasta\ n.	   a form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers and	   deuces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven of the	   same rank.	   Syn: basket rummy, meld.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canaster \Ca*nas"ter\, n. [Sp. canasta, canastro, basket, fr. L.	   canistrum. See {Canister}.]	   A kind of tobacco for smoking, made of the dried leaves,	   coarsely broken; -- so called from the rush baskets in which	   it is packed in South America. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Canavalia \Canavalia\ n.	   a genus of herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics	   and subtropics.	   Syn: genus {Canavalia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
canavanine \canavanine\ n.	   An amino acid found in the jack bean.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Canberra \Canberra\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Australia. Population (2000) = 307,700.	   [PJC]
Can buoy \Can" buoy`\	   See under {Buoy}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Cancan \Can"can\, n. [F.]	   A rollicking French dance, accompanied by indecorous or	   extravagant postures and gestures.	   [1913 Webster]
Cancel \Can"cel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canceled} or {Cancelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Canceling} or {Cancelling}.] [L. cancellare	   to make like a lattice, to strike or cross out (cf. Fr.	   canceller, OF. canceler) fr. cancelli lattice, crossbars,	   dim. of cancer lattice; cf. Gr. ? latticed gate. Cf.	   {Chancel}.]	   1. To inclose or surround, as with a railing, or with	      latticework. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A little obscure place canceled in with iron work is	            the pillar or stump at which . . . our Savior was	            scourged.                             --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shut out, as with a railing or with latticework; to	      exclude. [Obs.] "Canceled from heaven." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cross and deface, as the lines of a writing, or as a	      word or figure; to mark out by a cross line; to blot out	      or obliterate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deed may be avoided by delivering it up to be	            cancelled; that is, to have lines drawn over it in	            the form of latticework or cancelli; though the	            phrase is now used figuratively for any manner of	            obliterating or defacing it.          --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To annul or destroy; to revoke or recall.	      [1913 Webster]	            The indentures were canceled.         --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was unwilling to cancel the interest created	            through former secret services, by being refractory	            on this occasion.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) To suppress or omit; to strike out, as matter in	      type.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Canceled figures} (Print), figures cast with a line across	      the face., as for use in arithmetics.	   Syn: To blot out; obliterate; deface; erase; efface; expunge;	        annul; abolish; revoke; abrogate; repeal; destroy; do	        away; set aside. See {Abolish}.	        [1913 Webster]	Cancel \Can"cel\, n. [See {Cancel}, v. i., and cf. {Chancel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An inclosure; a boundary; a limit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A prison is but a retirement, and opportunity of	            serious thoughts, to a person whose spirit . . .	            desires no enlargement beyond the cancels of the	            body.                                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print)	      (a) The suppression or striking out of matter in type, or	          of a printed page or pages.	      (b) The part thus suppressed.	          [1913 Webster]
Cancelier \Can`cel*ier"\, v. i. [F. chanceler, OF. canseler, to	   waver, orig. to cross the legs so as not to fall; from the	   same word as E. cancel.] (Falconry)	   To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]	         He makes his stoop; but wanting breath, is forced	         To cancelier.                            --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster] Cancelier	Cancelier \Can`cel*ier"\, Canceleer \Can"cel*eer\, n. (Falconry)	   The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she	   misses her aim in the stoop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The fierce and eager hawks, down thrilling from the	         skies,	         Make sundry canceliers ere they the fowl can reach.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cancellarean \Can`cel*la"re*an\, a.	   Cancellarean. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cancellate \Can"cel*late\, a. [L. cancellatus, p. p. of	   cancellare, See {Cancel}, v. t.]	   1. (Bot.) Consisting of a network of veins, without	      intermediate parenchyma, as the leaves of certain plants;	      latticelike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the surface coveres with raised lines,	      crossing at right angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Cancellated \Can"cel*la`ted\, a.	   1. Crossbarred; marked with cross lines. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Open or spongy, as some porous bones.	      [1913 Webster]
Cancellation \Can`cel*la"tion\, n. [L. cancellatio: cf. F.	   cancellation.]	   1. The act, process, or result of canceling; as, the	      cansellation of certain words in a contract, or of the	      contract itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The operation of striking out common factors, in	      both the dividend and divisor.	      [1913 Webster]
Cancelli \Can*cel"li\, n. pl. [L., a lattice. See {Cancel}, v.	   t.]	   1. An interwoven or latticed wall or inclosure; latticework,	      rails, or crossbars, as around the bar of a court of	      justice, between the chancel and the nave of a church, or	      in a window.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The interlacing osseous plates constituting the	      elastic porous tissue of certain parts of the bones, esp.	      in their articular extremities.	      [1913 Webster]
Cancellous \Can"cel*lous\, a. [Cf. L. cancellosus covered with	   bars.] (Anat.)	   Having a spongy or porous structure; made up of cancelli;	   cancellated; as, the cancellous texture of parts of many	   bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Cancer \Can"cer\, n. [L. cancer, cancri, crab, ulcer, a sign of	   the zodiac; akin to Gr. karki`nos, Skr. karka[.t]a crab, and	   prob. Skr. karkara hard, the crab being named from its hard	   shell. Cf. {Canner}, {Chancre}.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of decapod Crustacea, including some of	      the most common shore crabs of Europe and North America,	      as the rock crab, Jonah crab, etc. See {Crab}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) The fourth of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The	          first point is the northern limit of the sun's course	          in summer; hence, the sign of the summer solstice. See	          {Tropic}.	      (b) A northern constellation between Gemini and Leo.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Formerly, any malignant growth, esp. one attended	      with great pain and ulceration, with cachexia and	      progressive emaciation. It was so called, perhaps, from	      the great veins which surround it, compared by the	      ancients to the claws of a crab. The term is now	      restricted to such a growth made up of aggregations of	      epithelial cells, either without support or embedded in	      the meshes of a trabecular framework.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Four kinds of cancers are recognized: (1) {Epithelial	         cancer, or Epithelioma}, in which there is no	         trabecular framework. See {Epithelioma}. (2) {Scirrhous	         cancer, or Hard cancer}, in which the framework	         predominates, and the tumor is of hard consistence and	         slow growth. (3) {Encephaloid cancer}, {Medullary	         cancer}, or {Soft cancer}, in which the cellular	         element predominates, and the tumor is soft, grows	         rapidy, and often ulcerates. (4) {Colloid cancer}, in	         which the cancerous structure becomes gelatinous. The	         last three varieties are also called {carcinoma}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cancer cells}, cells once believed to be peculiar to	      cancers, but now know to be epithelial cells differing in	      no respect from those found elsewhere in the body, and	      distinguished only by peculiarity of location and	      grouping.	   {Cancer root} (Bot.), the name of several low plants, mostly	      parasitic on roots, as the beech drops, the squawroot,	      etc.	   {Tropic of Cancer}. See {Tropic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cancerate \Can"cer*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cancerated}.] [LL.	   canceratus eaten by a cancer. See {Cancer}.]	   To grow into a cancer; to become cancerous. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Canceration \Can`cer*a"tion\, n.	   The act or state of becoming cancerous or growing into a	   cancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cancerite \Can"cer*ite\, n. [Cf. F. canc['e]reux.]	   Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer;	   affected with cancer. "Cancerous vices." --G. Eliot.
cancerous \can"cer*ous\, a. [Cf. F. canc['e]reux]	   Like a cancer; having the qualities or virulence of a cancer;	   affected with cancer; as, a cancerous growth. "cancerous	   vices" --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Can"cer*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Can"cer*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
cancerweed \cancerweed\ n.	   a sage of eastern U. S. ({Salvia lyrata}).	   Syn: cancer weed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cancridae \Cancridae\ n.	   a natural family including many of the best known edible	   crabs.	   Syn: family {Cancridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cancriform \Can"cri*form\, a. [Cancer + -form; cf. F.	   cancriforme.]	   1. Having the form of, or resembling, a crab; crab-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a cancer; cancerous.	      [1913 Webster]
Cancrine \Can"crine\, a. [From {Cancer}.]	   Having the qualities of a crab; crablike.	   [1913 Webster]
Cancrinite \Can"cri*nite\, n. [Named after Count Cancrin, a	   minister of finance in Russia.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in hexagonal crystals, also massive,	   generally of a yellow color, containing silica, alumina,	   lime, soda, and carbon dioxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Cancroid \Can"croid\, a. [Cancer + oid.]	   1. (Zool.) Resembling a crab; pertaining to the {Cancroidea},	      one of the families of crabs, including the genus	      {Cancer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a cancer; as, a cancroid tumor.	      [1913 Webster]
Cand \Cand\, n.	   Fluor spar. See {Kand}.	   [1913 Webster]
candela \candela\ n.	   the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the System	   International d'Unites.	   Syn: candle, cd, standard candle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
candelabra \candelabra\ n.	   1. a branched, ornamental candlestick having several sockets	      for candles.	   Syn: candelabrum.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a branched, ornamental electric light fixture, resembling	      an candelabra[wn1], having several sockets for lights.	   Syn: candelabrum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Candelabrum \Can`de*la"brum\n.; pl. L. {Candelabra}, E.	   {Candelabrums}. [L., fr. candela candle. See {candle}.]	   1. (Antiq.)	      (a) A lamp stand of any sort.	      (b) A highly ornamented stand of marble or other ponderous	          material, usually having three feet, -- frequently a	          votive offering to a temple.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A large candlestick, having several branches; also called	      {candelabra}.	      [1913 Webster]
candellila \candellila\ n.	   1. either of two Mexican shrubs {Pedilanthus bracteatus} or	      {Pedilanthus pavonis}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a wax-coated shrub ({Euphorbia antisyphilitica}) of	      northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Candent \Can`dent\, a. [L. candens, p. pr. of cand["e]re to	   glitter. See {Candid}.]	   Heated to whiteness; glowing with heat. "A candent vessel."	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Canderos \Can"de*ros\, n.	   An East Indian resin, of a pellucid white color, from which	   small ornaments and toys are sometimes made.	   [1913 Webster]
Candescence \Can*des"cence\, n.	   See {Incandescence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Candescent \Can*des"cent\, a. [L. candescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   candescere, v. incho. fr. candere to shine.]	   Glowing; luminous; incandescent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Candicant \Can"di*cant\, a. [L. candicans, p. pr. of candicare	   to be whitish.]	   Growing white. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Candid \Can*did\ (k[a^]n"d[i^]d), a. [F. candide (cf. It.	   candido), L. candidus white, fr. cand[=e]re to be of a	   glowing white; akin to accend[e^]re, incend[e^]re, to set on	   fire, Skr. chand to shine. Cf. {Candle}, {Incense}.]	   1. White. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The box receives all black; but poured from thence,	            The stones came candid forth, the hue of innocence.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from undue bias; disposed to think and judge	      according to truth and justice, or without partiality or	      prejudice; fair; just; impartial; as, a candid opinion.	      "Candid and dispassionate men." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Open; frank; ingenuous; outspoken.	   Syn: Fair; open; ingenuous; impartial; just; frank; artless;	        unbiased; equitable.	   Usage: {Candid}, {Fair}, {Open}, {Frank}, {Ingenuous}. A man	          is fair when he puts things on a just or equitable	          footing; he is candid when be looks impartially on	          both sides of a subject, doing justice especially to	          the motives and conduct of an opponent; he is open and	          frank when he declares his sentiments without reserve;	          he is ingenuous when he does this from a noble regard	          for truth. Fair dealing; candid investigation; an open	          temper; a frank disposition; an ingenuous answer or	          declaration.	          [1913 Webster]
candida \candida\ n.	   1. any of the yeastlike imperfect fungi of the genus	      {Candida}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Candidacy \Can"di*da*cy\, n.	   The position of a candidate; state of being a candidate;	   candidateship.	   [1913 Webster]
Candidate \Can"di*date\, n. [L. Candidatus, n. (because	   candidates for office in Rome were clothed in a white toga.)	   fr. candidatus clothed in white, fr. candiduslittering,	   white: cf. F. candidat.]	   One who offers himself, or is put forward by others, as a	   suitable person or an aspirant or contestant for an office,	   privilege, or honor; as, a candidate for the office of	   governor; a candidate for holy orders; a candidate for	   scholastic honors.	   [1913 Webster]
Candidateship \Can"di*date*ship\, n.	   Candidacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Candidating \Can"di*da`ting\, n.	   The taking of the position of a candidate; specifically, the	   preaching of a clergyman with a view to settlement. [Cant, U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Candidature \Can"di*da*ture\, n.	   Candidacy.	   [1913 Webster]
candidiasis \candidiasis\ n.	   an infection caused by fungi of the genera {Monilia} or	   {Candida}, especially {Candida albicans}.	   Syn: moniliasis, monilia disease.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Candidly \Can"did*ly\, adv.	   In a candid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Candidness \Can"did*ness\, n.	   The quality of being candid.	   [1913 Webster]
Candied \Can"died\, a. [From 1st {Candy}.]	   1. Preserved in or with sugar; incrusted with a candylike	      substance; as, candied fruits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) Converted wholly or partially into sugar or candy; as	          candied sirup.	      (b) Conted or more or less with sugar; as, candidied	          raisins.	      (c) Figuratively; Honeyed; sweet; flattering.	          [1913 Webster]	                Let the candied tongue lick absurd pomp. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Covered or incrusted with that which resembles sugar or	      candy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will the cold brook,	            Candiedwith ice, caudle thy morning tast? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. smoothly coated with crystals of sugar; -- used especially	      of fruits; as, a candied apple.	   Syn: candied, crystallized, glac['e], glac['e]ed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Candify \Can"di*fy\, v. t. or v. i. [L. candificare; cand["e]re	   to be white + -facere to make.]	   To make or become white, or candied. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Candiot \Can"di*ot\, a. [Cf. F. candiote.]	   Of or pertaining to Candia; Cretary.	   [1913 Webster]
Candite \Can"dite\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of spinel, of a dark color, found at Candy, in	   Ceylon.	   [1913 Webster]
Candle \Can"dle\, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L.	   candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand["e]re	   to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel},	   {Kindle}.]	   1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick	      composed of loosely twisted linen of cotton threads, and	      used to furnish light.	      [1913 Webster]	            How far that little candle throws his beams!	            So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Candles are usually made by repeatedly dipping the	         wicks in the melted tallow, etc. ("dipped candles"), or	         by casting or running in a mold.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which gives light; a luminary.	      [1913 Webster]	            By these blessed candles of the night. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Candle nut}, the fruit of a euphorbiaceous shrub ({Aleurites	      triloba}), a native of some of the Pacific islands; --	      socalled because, when dry, it will burn with a bright	      flame, and is used by the natives as a candle. The oil has	      many uses.	   {Candle power} (Photom.), illuminating power, as of a lamp,	      or gas flame, reckoned in terms of the light of a standard	      candle.	   {Electric candle}, A modification of the electric arc lamp,	      in which the carbon rods, instead of being placed end to	      end, are arranged side by side, and at a distance suitable	      for the formation of the arc at the tip; -- called also,	      from the name of the inventor, {Jablockoff candle}.	   {Excommunication by inch of candle}, a form of	      excommunication in which the offender is allowed time to	      repent only while a candle burns.	   {Not worth the candle}, not worth the cost or trouble.	   {Rush candle}, a candle made of the pith of certain rushes,	      peeled except on one side, and dipped in grease.	   {Sale by inch of candle}, an auction in which persons are	      allowed to bid only till a small piece of candle burns	      out.	   {Standard candle} (Photom.), a special form of candle	      employed as a standard in photometric measurements;	      usually, a candle of spermaceti so constructed as to burn	      at the rate of 120 grains, or 7.8 grams, per hour.	   {To curse by bell, book and candle}. See under {Bell}.	      [1913 Webster]
Candleberry tree \Can"dle*ber`ry tree\ (Bot.)	   A shrub (the {Myrica cerifera}, or wax-bearing myrtle),	   common in North America, the little nuts of which are covered	   with a greenish white wax, which was formerly, used for	   hardening candles; -- also called {bayberry tree},	   {bayberry}, or {candleberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Candlebomb \Can"dle*bomb`\, n.	   1. A small glass bubble, filled with water, which, if placed	      in the flame of a candle, bursts by expansion of steam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pasteboard shell used in signaling. It is filled with a	      composition which makes a brilliant light when it	      explodes. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Candle coal \Can"dle coal`\	   See {Cannel coal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Candlefish \Can"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A marine fish ({Thaleichthys Pacificus}), allied to the	       smelt, found on the north Pacific coast; -- called also	       {eulachon}. It is so oily that, when dried, it may be	       used as a candle, by drawing a wick through it.	   (b) The beshow.	       [1913 Webster]
Candle foot \Candle foot\ (Photom.)	   The illumination produced by a British standard candle at a	   distance of one foot; -- used as a unit of illumination.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Candleholder \Can"dle*hold`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, holds a candle; also, one who assists	   another, but is otherwise not of importance. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Candlelight \Can"dle*light`\, n.	   The light of a candle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Never went by candlelight to bed.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
candlemaker \candlemaker\ n.	   a person who makes or sells candles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Candlemas \Can"dle*mas\, n. [AS. candelm[ae]sse, candel candle +	   m[ae]sse mass.]	   The second day of February, on which is celebrated the feast	   of the Purification of the Virgin Mary; -- so called because	   the candles for the altar or other sacred uses are blessed on	   that day.	   [1913 Webster]
Candle meter \Candle meter\ (Photom.)	   The illumination given by a standard candle at a distance of	   one meter; -- used as a unit of illumination, except in Great	   Britain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Candlenut \Can"dle*nut`\, n.	   1. The fruit of a euphorbiaceous tree or shrub ({Aleurites	      moluccana}), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is	      used by the natives as a candle, the nut kernels being	      strung together. The oil from the nut (	      {), native of some of the Pacific islands. It is used by	      the natives as a candle, the nut kernels being strung	      together. The oil from the nut (} or { or ) has many uses,	      including as a varnish.	   Syn: varnish tree.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The tree itself ({Aleurites moluccana}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Candlepin \Can`dle*pin`\, n. (Tenpins)	      (a) A form of bowling pin slender and nearly straight like	          a candle.	      (b) The game played with such pins; -- in form	          {candlepins}, used as a singular.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.] candlepower
candlepower \candlepower\, Candle power \Candle power\ (Photom.)	   luminous intensity; illuminating power, as of a lamp, or gas	   flame, measured in candelas, referring to the light of a	   standard candle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Candlestick \Can"dle*stick`\, n. [AS. candel-sticca; candel	   candle + sticca stick.]	   An instrument or utensil for supporting a candle.	   [1913 Webster]
Candlewaster \Can"dle*wast`er\, n.	   One who consumes candles by being up late for study or	   dissipation.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bookworm, a candlewaster.              --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
candlewood \candlewood\ n.	   any of several resinous trees or shrubs often burned for	   light.	   [WordNet 1.5]
can-do \can-do\ adj.	   having an eager willingness to accept and overcome	   challenges; as, a can-do kind of person; the city's	   indomitable optimism and can-do spirit. [slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Candock \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	   {Equisetum}; also, the yellow frog lily ({Nuphar luteum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Candor \Can"dor\, n. [Written also {candour}.] [L. candor, fr.	   cand["e]re; cf. F. candeur. See {candid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Whiteness; brightness; (as applied to moral conditions)	      usullied purity; innocence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor yor unquestioned integrity	            Shall e'er be sullied with one taint or spot	            That may take from your innocence and candor.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disposition to treat subjects with fairness; freedom	      from prejudice or disguise; frankness; sincerity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attribute superior sagacity and candor to those who	            held that side of the question.       --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Candroy \Can"droy\, n.	   A machine for spreading out cotton cloths to prepare them for	   printing.	   [1913 Webster]
Candy \Can"dy\ (k[a^]n"d[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Candied}	   (k[a^]n"d[=e]d); p. pr & vb. n. {Candying}.] [F. candir (cf.	   It. candire, Sp. az['u]car cande or candi), fr. Ar. & Pers.	   qand, fr. Skr. Kha[.n][dsdot]da piece, sugar in pieces or	   lumps, fr. kha[.n][dsdot], kha[dsdot] to break.]	   1. To conserve or boil in sugar; as, to candy fruits; to	      candy ginger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make sugar crystals of or in; to form into a mass	      resembling candy; as, to candy sirup.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To incrust with sugar or with candy, or with that which	      resembles sugar or candy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those frosts that winter brings	            Which candy every green.              --Drayson.	      [1913 Webster]	Candy \Can"dy\ (k[a^]n"d[y^]), v. i.	   1. To have sugar crystals form in or on; as, fruits preserved	      in sugar candy after a time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be formed into candy; to solidify in a candylike form	      or mass.	      [1913 Webster]	Candy \Can"dy\ n. [F. candi. See {Candy}, v. t.]	   1. Any sweet, more or less solid article of confectionery,	      especially those prepared in small bite-sized pieces or	      small bars, having a wide variety of shapes,	      consistencies, and flavors, and manufactured in a variety	      of ways. It is often flavored or colored, or covered with	      chocolate, and sometimes contains fruit, nuts, etc.; it is	      often made by boiling sugar or molasses to the desired	      consistency, and than crystallizing, molding, or working	      in the required shape. Other types may consist primarily	      of chocolate or a sweetened gelatin. The term may be	      applied to a single piece of such confection or to the	      substance of which it is composed.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Cocaine. [slang]	      [PJC]	Candy \Candy\, n. [Mahratta kha[.n][dsdot][imac], Tamil	   ka[.n][dsdot]i.]	   A weight, at Madras 500 pounds, at Bombay 560 pounds.	   [1913 Webster]
candyfloss \candyfloss\ n.	   a candy made by spinning sugar that has been boiled to a high	   temperature; -- called commonly {cotton candy}.	   Syn: spun sugar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
candymaker \candymaker\ n.	   someone who makes candies and other sweets.	   Syn: confectioner.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Candytuft \Can"dy*tuft`\ (k[a^]n"d[-e]*t[u^]ft`), n. (Bot.)	   An annual plant of the genus {Iberis}, cultivated in gardens.	   The name was originally given to the {Iberis umbellata},	   first, discovered in the island of Candia (The Italian name	   for Crete). It is grown as an ornamental plant, having tufted	   red,violet, purple, or pink flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
candyweed \can"dy*weed`\ (k[a^]n"d[-e]*w[=e]d`), n.	   bog plant ({Polygala lutea}) of pine barrens of southeastern	   U.S. having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers.	   Syn: orange milkwort, yellow milkwort, yellow bachelor's	        button.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cane \Cane\ (k[=a]n), n. [OE. cane, canne, OF. cane, F. canne,	   L. canna, fr. Gr. ka`nna, ka`nnh; prob. of Semitic origin;	   cf. Heb. q[=a]neh reed. Cf. {Canister}, {canon}, 1st	   {Cannon}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A name given to several peculiar palms, species of	          {Calamus} and {D[ae]manorops}, having very long,	          smooth flexible stems, commonly called rattans.	      (b) Any plant with long, hard, elastic stems, as reeds and	          bamboos of many kinds; also, the sugar cane.	      (c) Stems of other plants are sometimes called canes; as,	          the canes of a raspberry.	          [1913 Webster]	                Like light canes, that first rise big and brave.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Southern United States {great cane} is the	         {Arundinaria macrosperma}, and {small cane} is.	         {Arundinaria tecta}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A walking stick; a staff; -- so called because originally	      made of one of the species of cane.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stir the fire with your master's cane. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A lance or dart made of cane. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Judgelike thou sitt'st, to praise or to arraign	            The flying skirmish of the darted cane. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A local European measure of length. See {Canna}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cane borer} (Zool.), A beetle {(Oberea bimaculata)} which,	      in the larval state, bores into pith and destroy the canes	      or stalks of the raspberry, blackberry, etc.	   {Cane mill}, a mill for grinding sugar canes, for the	      manufacture of sugar.	   {Cane trash}, the crushed stalks and other refuse of sugar	      cane, used for fuel, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Cane \Cane\ (k[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caned} (k[=a]nd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Caning}.]	   1. To beat with a cane. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make or furnish with cane or rattan; as, to cane	      chairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Canebrake \Cane"brake\ (k[=a]n"br[=a]k`), n.	   A thicket of canes. --Ellicott.	   [1913 Webster] canecutter
canecutter \cane"cut`ter\, cane cutter \cane"
cut`ter\(k[=a]n"k[u^]t`[~e]r), n.	   a type of rabbit ({Sylvilagus aquaticus}) inhabiting	   southeastern U.S. swamps and lowlands; -- called also {swamp	   rabbit}.	   Syn: swamp rabbit, swamp hare.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caned \Caned\ (k[=a]nd), a. [Cf. L. canus white.]	   Filled with white flakes; mothery; -- said vinegar when	   containing mother. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Canella \Ca*nel"la\ (k[.a]*n[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [LL. (OE. canel,	   canelle, cinnamon, fr. F. cannelle), Dim. of L. canna a reed.	   Canella is so called from the shape of the rolls of prepared	   bark. See {Cane}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees of the order {Canellace[ae]}, growing in the	   West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal species is {Canella alba}, and its bark	         is a spice and drug exported under the names of {wild	         cinnamon} and {whitewood bark}.	         [1913 Webster]
Canella-alba \Canella-alba\ n.	   A large evergreen shrub or small tree ({Canella alba} or	   {Canella winterana}) having white aromatic bark and leathery	   leaves and small purple to red flowers in terminal cymes. Its	   bark is called {wild cinnamon}.	   Syn: wild cinnamon, white cinnamon tree, {Canella winterana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canellaceae \Canellaceae\ n.	   1. a natural family having one genus: aromatic tropical trees	      of East Africa and Florida to West Indies.	   Note: In 1913 the family was classed as an order: see	         {canella}.	   Syn: family {Canellaceae}, canella family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canescent \Ca*nes"cent\, a. [L. canescens, p. pr. of canescere,	   v. inchoative of canere to be white.]	   Growing white, or assuming a color approaching to white.	   [1913 Webster]
Cangue \Cangue\ (k[a^]ng), n. [Written also {cang}.] [F. cangue,	   fr. Pg. canga yoke.]	   A very broad and heavy wooden collar which certain offenders	   in China are compelled to wear as a punishment.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Can hook \Can" hook`\	   A device consisting of a short rope with flat hooks at each	   end, for hoisting casks or barrels by the ends of the staves.	   [1913 Webster]
Canicula \Ca*nic"u*la\, n. [L. canicula, lit., a little dog, a	   diminutive of canis dog; cf. F. canicule.] (Astron.)	   The Dog Star; Sirius.	   [1913 Webster]
Canicular \Ca*nic"u*lar\, a. [L. canicularis; cf. F.	   caniculaire.]	   Pertaining to, or measured, by the rising of the Dog Star.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Canicular days}, the dog days, See {Dog days}.	   {Canicular year}, the Egyptian year, computed from one	      heliacal rising of the Dog Star to another.	      [1913 Webster]
Canicule \Can"i*cule\, n.	   Canicula. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
canid \can"id\ (k[a^]n"[i^]d; k[=a]n"[i^]d), n.	   any doglike animal of the family {canidae}.	   [PJC]
Canidae \Can"id*ae\ n.	   a natural family of doglike mammals including the domestic	   dogs, wolves, jackals, foxes, hyenas, and coyotes.	   Syn: family {Canidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caninal \Ca*ni"nal\, a.	   See {Canine}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Canine \Ca*nine"\, a. [L. caninus, fr. canis dog: cf. F. canin.	   See {Hound}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the family {Canid[ae]}, or dogs and	      wolves; having the nature or qualities of a dog; like that	      or those of a dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pointed tooth on each side	      the incisors.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Canine appetite}, a morbidly voracious appetite; bulimia.	   {Canine letter}, the letter r. See {R}.	   {Canine madness}, hydrophobia.	   {Canine tooth}, a tooth situated between the incisor and	      bicuspid teeth, so called because well developed in dogs;	      usually, the third tooth from the front on each side of	      each jaw; an eyetooth, or the corresponding tooth in the	      lower jaw.	      [1913 Webster]	Canine \Ca*nine"\, n. (Anat.)	   A canine tooth.	   [1913 Webster]
caning \can"ing\ n.	   something made of interlaced slender branches of especially	   willow.	   Syn: wicker, wickerwork.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canis \Ca"nis\ (k[a^]"n[i^]s), n.; pl. {Canes} (-n[=e]z). [L., a	   dog.] (Zool.)	   A genus of carnivorous mammals, of the family {Canid[ae]},	   including the dogs and wolves.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Canis major} [L., larger dog], a constellation to the	      southeast of Orion, containing Sirius or the Dog Star.	   {Canis minor} [L., smaller dog], a constellation to the east	      of Orion, containing Procyon, a star of the first	      magnitude.	      [1913 Webster]
canistel \canistel\ n.	   1. a tropical tree of Florida and West Indies ({Pouteria	      campechiana nervosa}) yielding edible fruit.	   Syn: canistel tree.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an ovoid orange-yellow mealy sweet fruit of Florida and	      West Indies.	   Syn: eggfruit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Canister \Can"is*ter\ (k[a^]n"[i^]s*t[~e]r), n. [L. canistrum a	   basket woven from reeds Gr. ?, fr. ka`nh, ka`nna reed; cf. F.	   canistre. See {Cane}, and {Canaster}.]	   1. A small basket of rushes, reeds, or willow twigs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small box or case for holding tea, coffee, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A kind of case shot for cannon, in which a number	      of lead or iron balls in layers are inclosed in a case	      fitting the gun; -- called also {canister shot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Canker \Can"ker\ (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [OE. canker, cancre, AS.	   cancer (akin to D. kanker, OHG chanchar.), fr. L. cancer a	   cancer; or if a native word, cf. Gr. ? excrescence on tree, ?	   gangrene. Cf. also OF. cancre, F. chancere, fr. L. cancer.	   See {cancer}, and cf. {Chancre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A corroding or sloughing ulcer; esp. a spreading	      gangrenous ulcer or collection of ulcers in or about the	      mouth; -- called also {water canker}, {canker of the	      mouth}, and {noma}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which corrodes, corrupts, or destroy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cankers of envy and faction.      --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hort.) A disease incident to trees, causing the bark to	      rot and fall off.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Far.) An obstinate and often incurable disease of a	      horse's foot, characterized by separation of the horny	      portion and the development of fungoid growths; -- usually	      resulting from neglected thrush.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A kind of wild, worthless rose; the dog-rose.	      [1913 Webster]	            To put down Richard, that sweet lovely rose.	            And plant this thorm, this canker, Bolingbroke.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black canker}. See under {Black}.	      [1913 Webster]	Canker \Can"ker\ (k[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Cankered} (-k[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cankering}.]	   1. To affect as a canker; to eat away; to corrode; to	      consume.	      [1913 Webster]	            No lapse of moons can canker Love.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To infect or pollute; to corrupt. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tithe purloined cankers the whole estate.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Canker \Can"ker\, v. i.	   1. To waste away, grow rusty, or be oxidized, as a mineral.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Silvering will sully and canker more than gliding.	                                                  --Bacom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be or become diseased, or as if diseased, with canker;	      to grow corrupt; to become venomous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deceit and cankered malice.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            As with age his body uglier grows,	            So his mind cankers.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Canker-bit \Can"ker-bit`\, a.	   Eaten out by canker, or as by canker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Canker bloom \Can"ker bloom`\	   The bloom or blossom of the wild rose or dog-rose.	   [1913 Webster]	Canker blossom \Can"ker blos`som\	   That which blasts a blossom as a canker does. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O me! you juggler! you canker blossom!	         You thief of Love!                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cankered \Can"kered\, a.	   1. Affected with canker; as, a cankered mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected mentally or morally as with canker; sore,	      envenomed; malignant; fretful; ill-natured. "A cankered	      grandam's will." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cankeredly \Can"kered*ly\, adv.	   Fretfully; spitefully.	   [1913 Webster]
Canker fly \Can"ker fly`\	   A fly that preys on fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Cankerous \Can"ker*ous\, a.	   Affecting like a canker. "Canrerous shackles." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Misdeem it not a cankerous change.       --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Canker rash \Can"ker rash`\ (Med.)	   A form of scarlet fever characterized by ulcerated or putrid	   sore throat.	   [1913 Webster]
Cankerworm \Can"ker*worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of two species of geometrid moths which are very	   injurious to fruit and shade trees by eating, and often	   entirely destroying, the foliage. Other similar larv[ae] are	   also called cankerworms.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The autumnal species ({Anisopteryx pometaria}) becomes	         adult late in autumn (after frosts) and in winter. The	         spring species ({Anisopteryx vernata}) remains in the	         ground through the winter, and matures in early spring.	         Both have winged males and wingless females. The	         larv[ae] are similar in appearance and habits, and	         belong to the family of measuring worms or spanworms.	         These larv[ae] hatch from the eggs when the leaves	         begin to expand in spring.	         [1913 Webster]
Cankery \Can"ker*y\, a.	   1. Like a canker; full of canker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Surly; sore; malignant.	      [1913 Webster]
Canna \Can"na\, n. [It.]	   A measure of length in Italy, varying from six to seven feet.	   See {Cane}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Canna \Can"na\, n. [L., a reed. See {Cane}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical plants, with large leaves and often with	   showy flowers. The Indian shot ({Canna Indica}) is found in	   gardens of the northern United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannabene \Can"na*bene\, n. [From {Cannabis}.] (Chem.)	   A colorless oil obtained from hemp by distillation, and	   possessing its intoxicating properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannabidaceae \Cannabidaceae\ n.	   1. a grouping of plants containing two genera of erect or	      twining wind-pollinated herbs, the genera {Cannabis} and	      {Humulus}; this term is not used in all classifications;	      in some the genus {Cannabis} is placed in the family	      {Moraceae} and the genus {Humulus} in the family	      {Urticaceae}.	   Syn: family {Cannabidaceae}, hemp family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cannabin \Can"na*bin\, n. (Chem.)	   A poisonous resin extracted from hemp ({Cannabis sativa},	   variety Indica). The euphoric and narcotic effects of	   hasheesh are due to this resin; the active ingredient is	   tetrahydrocannabinol, THC. See {Cannabis Indica}, below.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cannabine \Can"na*bine\, a. [L. cannabinus.]	   Pertaining to hemp; hempen. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cannabis \Can"na*bis\, prop. n. [L., hemp. See {Canvas}.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of a single species belonging to the order	      {Uricace[ae]}; hemp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Indian hemp plant plant {Cannabis sativa} syn.	      {Cannabis Indica}. See {Cannabis Indica}, below.	      [PJC]	   {Cannabis Indica}, the Indian hemp, now considered a variety	      of the common hemp ({Cannabis sativa}), originating in	      Asia but now grown widely around the world. It can be	      formed into a tough fiber that is used to make rope and	      tough fabric. The dried leaves and female flowers are	      smoked or chewed by people to produce a euphoric or	      hallucinogenic effect, caused mainly by the substance	      {tetrahydrocannabinol} (THC) contained in it. The	      THC-containing products of Cannabis are classified as a	      controlled substance, and posession and sale are illegal	      in most states of the United States. Once classified as a	      narcotic, the plant is now more commonly referred to in	      the category of euphoric or hallucinogenic agents.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cannaceae \Cannaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of plants coextensive with the genus	   {Canna}.	   Syn: family {Cannaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cannae \Cannae\ n.	   the name of a battle in which Hannibal defeated the Romans in	   216 b. c. Called also {battle of Cannae}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
canned \canned\ adj.	   1. Recorded; in contrast with {live}; -- used of sound or	      video broadcasts.	   Syn: filmed, taped, tape-recorded.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Sealed in a can or jar.	   Syn: tinned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cannel coal \Can"nel coal`\ [Corrupt. fr. candle coal.]	   A kind of mineral coal of a black color, sufficiently hard	   and solid to be cut and polished. It burns readily, with a	   clear, yellow flame, and on this account has been used as a	   substitute for candles.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannel'e \Can`ne*l['e]"\, n. [F., pop., fluted.] (Textiles)	   A style of interweaving giving to fabrics a channeled or	   fluted effect; also, a fabric woven so as to have this	   effect; a rep.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cannelloni \cannelloni\ n.	   a tubular pasta filled with meat or cheese.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cannelure \Can"ne*lure\ (k[a^]n"n[-e]*l[-u]r), n. [F., fr.	   canneler to groove.] (Mil.)	   A groove in any cylinder; specif., a groove around the	   cylinder of an elongated bullet for small arms to contain a	   lubricant, or around the rotating band of a gun projectile to	   lessen the resistance offered to the rifling. Also, a groove	   around the base of a cartridge, where the extractor takes	   hold. -- {Can"ne*lured}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cannery \Can"ner*y\, n.	   A place where the business of canning fruit, meat, etc., is	   carried on. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cannibal \Can"ni*bal\, n. [Cf. F. cannibale. Columbus, in a	   letter to the Spanish monarchs written in Oct., 1498,	   mentions that the people of Haiti lived in great fear of the	   Caribales (equivalent to E. Caribbees.), the inhabitants of	   the smaller Antilles; which form of the name was afterward	   changed into NL. Canibales, in order to express more forcibly	   their character by a word intelligible through a Latin root	   "propter rabiem caninam anthropophagorum gentis." The	   Caribbees call themselves, in their own language. Calinago,	   Carinago, Calliponam, and, abbreviated, Calina, signifying a	   brave, from which Columbus formed his Caribales.]	   A human being that eats human flesh; hence, any that devours	   its own kind. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	Cannibal \Can"ni*bal\, a.	   Relating to cannibals or cannibalism. "Cannibal terror."	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
cannibalic \cannibalic\ adj.	   resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility.	   Syn: beastly, bestial, brute(prenominal), brutish.	        [WordNet 1.5] cannibalise
cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. i.	   to eat human flesh.	   Syn: practice cannibalism.	        [WordNet 1.5] cannibalise	cannibalise \cannibalise\, cannibalize \cannibalize\v. t.	   to use parts of (something, such as a machine), to repair	   something else.	   Syn: use parts of.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cannibalism \Can"ni*bal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. cannibalisme.]	   The act or practice of eating human flesh by mankind. Hence;	   Murderous cruelty; barbarity. --Berke.	   [1913 Webster]
cannibalize \cannibalize\ v. i. & t.	   same as {cannibalise}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cannibally \Can"ni*bal*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of cannibal. "An he had been cannibally given."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannikin \Can"ni*kin\, n. [Can + -kin.]	   A small can or drinking vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannily \Can"ni*ly\, adv.	   In a canny manner. [N. of Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Canniness \Can"ni*ness\, n.	   Caution; crafty management. [N. of Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cannon \Can"non\, n.; pl. {Cannons}, collectively {Cannon}. [F.	   cannon, fr. L. canna reed, pipe, tube. See {Cane}.]	   1. A great gun; a piece of ordnance or artillery; a firearm	      for discharging heavy shot with great force.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cannons are made of various materials, as iron, brass,	         bronze, and steel, and of various sizes and shapes with	         respect to the special service for which they are	         intended, as intended, as siege, seacoast, naval,	         field, or mountain, guns. They always aproach more or	         less nearly to a cylindrical from, being usually	         thicker toward the breech than at the muzzle. Formerly	         they were cast hollow, afterwards they were cast,	         solid, and bored out. The cannon now most in use for	         the armament of war vessels and for seacoast defense	         consists of a forged steel tube reinforced with massive	         steel rings shrunk upon it. Howitzers and mortars are	         sometimes called cannon. See {Gun}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A hollow cylindrical piece carried by a revolving	      shaft, on which it may, however, revolve independently.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Printing.) A kind of type. See {Canon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cannon ball}, strictly, a round solid missile of stone or	      iron made to be fired from a cannon, but now often applied	      to a missile of any shape, whether solid or hollow, made	      for cannon. Elongated and cylindrical missiles are	      sometimes called bolts; hollow ones charged with	      explosives are properly called shells.	   {Cannon bullet}, a cannon ball. [Obs.]	   {Cannon cracker}, a fire cracker of large size.	   {Cannon lock}, a device for firing a cannon by a percussion	      primer.	   {Cannon metal}. See {Gun Metal}.	   {Cannon pinion}, the pinion on the minute hand arbor of a	      watch or clock, which drives the hand but permits it to be	      moved in setting.	   {Cannon proof}, impenetrable by cannon balls.	   {Cannon shot}.	      (a) A cannon ball.	      (b) The range of a cannon.	          [1913 Webster]	Cannon \Can"non\, v. i.	   1. To discharge cannon.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To collide or strike violently, esp. so as to glance off	      or rebound; to strike and rebound.	            He heard the right-hand goal post crack as a pony	            cannoned into it -- crack, splinter, and fall like a	            mast.                                 --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cannon \Can"non\, n. & v. (Billiards)	   See {Carom}. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cannonade \Can`non*ade"\, n. [F. Canonnade; cf. It. cannanata.]	   1. The act of discharging cannon and throwing ball, shell,	      etc., for the purpose of destroying an army, or battering	      a town, ship, or fort; -- usually, an attack of some	      continuance.	      [1913 Webster]	            A furious cannonade was kept up from the whole	            circle of batteries on the devoted towm. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.; A loud noise like a cannonade; a booming.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blue Walden rolls its cannonade.      --Ewerson.	      [1913 Webster]	Cannonade \Can`non*ade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cannonade}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cannonading}.]	   To attack with heavy artillery; to batter with cannon shot.	   [1913 Webster]	Cannonade \Can`non*ade"\, v. i.	   To discharge cannon; as, the army cannonaded all day.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannon bone \Can"non bone\ (Anat.)	   See {Canon Bone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannoned \Can"noned\, a.	   Furnished with cannon. [Poetic] "Gilbralter's cannoned	   steep." --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster] Cannoneer
Cannoneer \Can`non*eer"\, Cannonier \Can`non*ier"\, n. [F.	   canonnier.]	   A man who manages, or fires, cannon.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannonering \Can`non*er"ing\, n.	   The use of cannon. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannonry \Can"non*ry\, n.	   Cannon, collectively; artillery.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ringing of bells and roaring of cannonry proclaimed	         his course through the country.          --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannot \Can"not\ [Can to be able + -not.]	   Am, is, or are, not able; -- written either as one word or	   two.	   [1913 Webster]
Cannula \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 or withdrawing fluids.	   It is usually associated with a trocar. [Written also	   {canula}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cannular \Can"nu*lar\, a.	   Having the form of a tube; tubular. [Written also {canular}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cannulated \Can"nu*la`ted\, a.	   Hollow; affording a passage through its interior length for	   wire, thread, etc.; as, a cannulated (suture) needle.	   [Written also {canulated}.]	   [1913 Webster] Canny
Canny \Can"ny\, Cannei \Can"nei\, a. [Cf. Icel. kenn skilled,	   learned, or E. canny. Cf. {Kenn}.] [North of Eng. & Scot.]	   1. Artful; cunning; shrewd; wary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Skillful; knowing; capable. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cautious; prudent; safe.. --Ramsay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having pleasing or useful qualities; gentle. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Reputed to have magical powers. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {No canny}, not safe, not fortunate; unpropitious. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Canoe \Ca*noe"\, n.; pl. {Canoes}. [Sp. canoa, fr. Caribbean	   can['a]oa.]	   1. A boat used by rude nations, formed of trunk of a tree,	      excavated, by cutting of burning, into a suitable shape.	      It is propelled by a paddle or paddles, or sometimes by	      sail, and has no rudder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others devised the boat of one tree, called the	            canoe.                                --Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boat made of bark or skins, used by savages.	      [1913 Webster]	            A birch canoe, with paddles, rising, falling, on the	            water.                                --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A light pleasure boat, especially designed for use by one	      who goes alone upon long excursions, including portage. It	      it propelled by a paddle, or by a small sail attached to a	      temporary mast.	      [1913 Webster]
canoe \ca*noe"\ (k[.a]*n[=oo]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Canoed}	   (k[.a]*n[=oo]d") p. pr. & vb. n. {Canoeing}	   (k[.a]*n[=oo]"[i^]ng).]	   To manage a canoe, or voyage in a canoe.	   [1913 Webster]
canoeing \ca*noe"ing\ n.	   The act or art of using a canoe.	   [1913 Webster]
canoeist \ca*noe"ist\ (k[.a]*n[=oo]"[i^]st), n.	   A canoeman.	   [1913 Webster]
canoeman \ca*noe"man\ (k[.a]*n[=oo]"man), n.; pl. {Canoemen}	   (k[.a]*n[=oo]"men).	   One who uses a canoe; one who travels in a canoe.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cabins and clearing greeted the eye of the passing	         canoeman.                                --Parkman.	   [1913 Webster]
canon \can"on\ (k[a^]n"[u^]n), n. [OE. canon, canoun, AS. canon	   rule (cf. F. canon, LL. canon, and, for sense 7, F. chanoine,	   LL. canonicus), fr. L. canon a measuring line, rule, model,	   fr. Gr. kanw`n rule, rod, fr. ka`nh, ka`nnh, reed. See	   {Cane}, and cf. {Canonical}.]	   1. A law or rule.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or that the Everlasting had not fixed	            His canon 'gainst self-slaughter.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A law, or rule of doctrine or discipline, enacted	      by a council and confirmed by the pope or the sovereign; a	      decision, regulation, code, or constitution made by	      ecclesiastical authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Various canons which were made in councils held in	            the second centry.                    --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The collection of books received as genuine Holy	      Scriptures, called the {sacred canon}, or general rule of	      moral and religious duty, given by inspiration; the Bible;	      also, any one of the canonical Scriptures. See {Canonical	      books}, under {Canonical}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In monasteries, a book containing the rules of a religious	      order.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the	      Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A member of a cathedral chapter; a person who possesses a	      prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) A musical composition in which the voices begin one	      after another, at regular intervals, successively taking	      up the same subject. It either winds up with a coda	      (tailpiece), or, as each voice finishes, commences anew,	      thus forming a perpetual fugue or round. It is the	      strictest form of imitation. See {Imitation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) The largest size of type having a specific name;	      -- so called from having been used for printing the canons	      of the church.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The part of a bell by which it is suspended; -- called	      also {ear} and {shank}.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Bell}.] --Knight.	         [1913 Webster]	   10. (Billiards) See {Carom}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolical canons}. See under {Apostolical}.	   {Augustinian canons}, {Black canons}. See under	      {Augustinian}.	   {Canon capitular}, {Canon residentiary}, a resident member of	      a cathedral chapter (during a part or the whole of the	      year).	   {Canon law}. See under {Law}.	   {Canon of the Mass} (R. C. Ch.), that part of the mass,	      following the Sanctus, which never changes.	   {Honorary canon}, a canon[6] who neither lived in a	      monastery, nor kept the canonical hours.	   {Minor canon} (Ch. of Eng.), one who has been admitted to a	      chapter, but has not yet received a prebend.	   {Regular canon} (R. C. Ch.), one who lived in a conventual	      community and followed the rule of St. Austin; a Black	      canon.	   {Secular canon} (R. C. Ch.), one who did not live in a	      monastery, but kept the hours.	      [1913 Webster]
Canon \Ca*[~n]on"\ (k[aum]*ny[-o]n"; anglicized k[a^]n"y[u^]n),	   n. [Sp., a tube or hollow, fr. ca[~n]a reed, fr. L. canna.	   See {Cane}.]	   A deep gorge, ravine, or gulch, between high and steep banks,	   worn by water courses. [Mexico & Western U. S.] [Also spelled	   {canyon}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Canon bit \Can"on bit`\ [F. canon, fr. L. canon a rule.]	   That part of a bit which is put in a horse's mouth.	   [1913 Webster]	Canon bone \Can"on bone`\ [F. canon, fr. L. canon a rule. See	   {canon}.] (Anat.)	   The shank bone, or great bone above the fetlock, in the fore	   and hind legs of the horse and allied animals, corresponding	   to the middle metacarpal or metatarsal bone of most mammals.	   See {Horse}.	   [1913 Webster]
canoncito \ca[~n]`on*ci"to\, n. [Amer. Sp. dim. See {ca[~n]on}.]	   [Southwestern U. S.]	   1. A small ca[~n]on.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A narrow passage or lane through chaparral or a forest.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Canoness \Can"on*ess\, n. [Cf. LL. canonissa.]	   A woman who holds a canonry in a conventual chapter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regular canoness}, one bound by the vow of poverty, and	      observing a strict rule of life.	   {Secular canoness}, one allowed to hold private property, and	      bound only by vows of chastity and obedience so long as	      she chose to remain in the chapter.	      [1913 Webster] canonic
canonic \ca*non"ic\ (k[.a]*n[o^]n"[i^]k), canonical
\ca*non"ic*al\ (k[.a]*n[o^]n"[i^]*kal), a. [L. canonicus, LL.	   canonicalis, fr. L. canon: cf. F. canonique. See {canon}.]	   Of or pertaining to a canon; established by, or according to,	   a canon or canons. "The oath of canonical obedience."	   --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Appearing in a Biblical canon; as, a canonical book of the	      Christian New Testament.	      [PJC]	   3. Accepted as authoritative; recognized.	      [PJC]	   4. (Math.) In its standard form, usually also the simplest	      form; -- of an equation or coordinate.	      [PJC]	   5. (Linguistics) Reduced to the simplest and most significant	      form possible without loss of generality; as, a canonical	      syllable pattern. Opposite of {nonstandard}.	   Syn: standard. [WordNet 1.5]	   6. Pertaining to or resembling a musical canon.	      [PJC]	   {Canonical books}, or {Canonical Scriptures}, those books	      which are declared by the canons of the church to be of	      divine inspiration; -- called collectively {the canon}.	      The Roman Catholic Church holds as canonical several books	      which Protestants reject as apocryphal.	   {Canonical epistles}, an appellation given to the epistles	      called also general or catholic. See {Catholic epistles},	      under {Canholic}.	   {Canonical form} (Math.), the simples or most symmetrical	      form to which all functions of the same class can be	      reduced without lose of generality.	   {Canonical hours}, certain stated times of the day, fixed by	      ecclesiastical laws, and appropriated to the offices of	      prayer and devotion; also, certain portions of the	      Breviary, to be used at stated hours of the day. In	      England, this name is also given to the hours from 8 a. m.	      to 3 p. m. (formerly 8 a. m. to 12 m.) before and after	      which marriage can not be legally performed in any parish	      church.	   {Canonical letters}, letters of several kinds, formerly given	      by a bishop to traveling clergymen or laymen, to show that	      they were entitled to receive the communion, and to	      distinguish them from heretics.	   {Canonical life}, the method or rule of living prescribed by	      the ancient clergy who lived in community; a course of	      living prescribed for the clergy, less rigid than the	      monastic, and more restrained that the secular.	   {Canonical obedience}, submission to the canons of a church,	      especially the submission of the inferior clergy to their	      bishops, and of other religious orders to their superiors.	      	   {Canonical punishments}, such as the church may inflict, as	      excommunication, degradation, penance, etc.	   {Canonical sins} (Anc. Church.), those for which capital	      punishment or public penance decreed by the canon was	      inflicted, as idolatry, murder, adultery, heresy.	      [1913 Webster]
Canonically \Ca*non"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a canonical manner; according to the canons.	   [1913 Webster]
Canonicalness \Ca*non"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being canonical; canonicity. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Canonicals \Ca*non"ic*als\, n. pl.	   The dress prescribed by canon[2] to be worn by a clergyman	   when officiating. Sometimes, any distinctive professional	   dress.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Full canonicals}, the complete costume of an officiating	      clergyman or ecclesiastic.
Canonicate \Ca*non"i*cate\, n. [LL. canonucatus canonical: cf.	   F. canonicat.]	   The office of a canon; a canonry.	   [1913 Webster]
Canonicity \Can`on*ic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. canonicit['e].]	   The state or quality of being canonical; agreement with the	   canon.	   [1913 Webster]
Canonist \Can"on*ist\, n. [Cf. F. canoniste.]	   A professor of canon law; one skilled in the knowledge and	   practice of ecclesiastical law. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Canonistic \Can`on*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a canonist. "This canonistic exposition."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Canonization \Can`on*i*za"tion\, n. [F. canonisation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) The final process or decree (following	      beatifacation) by which the name of a deceased person is	      placed in the catalogue (canon) of saints and commended to	      perpetual veneration and invocation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canonization of saints was not known to the	            Christian church titl toward the middle of the tenth	            century.                              --Hoock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being canonized or sainted.	      [1913 Webster]
Canonize \Can"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canonized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Canonizing}.] [F. canoniser or LL. canonizare, fr. L.	   canon.. See {Canon}.]	   1. (Eccl.) To declare (a deceased person) a saint; to put in	      the catalogue of saints; as, Thomas a Becket was	      canonized.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To glorify; to exalt to the highest honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fame in time to come canonize us.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rate as inspired; to include in the canon.[R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Canonry \Can"on*ry\, n. pl. {Canonries}.	   A benefice or prebend in a cathedral or collegiate church; a	   right to a place in chapter and to a portion of its revenues;	   the dignity or emoluments of a canon.	   [1913 Webster]
Canonship \Can"on*ship\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Canopus in Egypt; as, the Canopic vases,	   used in embalming.	   [1913 Webster]
canopic jar \ca*no"pic jar`\ n.	   a jar used in ancient Egyptian tombs to contain the	   intestines of a person who was mummified for burial; -- also	   called {canopic vase}. [Also spelled {Canopic jar}.]	   [PJC]
canopied \canopied\ adj.	   covered with or as with a canopy; as, a canopied bed; streets	   canopied by stately trees.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Canopus \Ca*no"pus\, n. [L. Canopus, fr. Gr. ?, town of Egypt.]	   (Astron.)	   A star of the first magnitude in the southern constellation	   Argo.	   [1913 Webster]
Canopy \Can"o*py\ (k[a^]n"[-o]*p[y^]), n.; pl. {Canopies}	   (-p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap['e] sofa, OF. conop['e]e,	   conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop[`e]	   canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr.	   Gr. kwnwpei^on, fr. kw`nwps gnat, kw`nos cone + 'w`ps face.	   See {Cone}, and {Optic}.]	   1. A covering fixed over a bed, dais, or the like, or carried	      on poles over an exalted personage or a sacred object,	      etc. chiefly as a mark of honor. "Golden canopies and beds	      of state." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) An ornamental projection, over a door, window, niche,	          etc.	      (b) Also, a rooflike covering, supported on pillars over	          an altar, a statue, a fountain, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Canopy \Can"o*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canopes}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Canopying}.]	   To cover with, or as with, a canopy. "A bank with ivy	   canopied." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Canorous \Ca*no"rous\, a. [L. canorus, from nor melody, fr.	   canere to sing.]	   Melodious; musical. "Birds that are most canorous." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         A long, lound, and canorous peal of laughter. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Canorousness \Ca*no"rous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being musical.	   [1913 Webster]	         He chooses his language for its rich canorousness.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Canstick \Can"stick`\, n.	   Candlestick. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cant \Cant\, n. [OF., edge, angle, prof. from L. canthus the	   iron ring round a carriage wheel, a wheel, Gr. ? the corner	   of the eye, the felly of a wheel; cf. W. cant the stake or	   tire of a wheel. Cf. {Canthus}, {Canton}, {Cantle}.]	   1. A corner; angle; niche. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The first and principal person in the temple was	            Irene, or Peace; she was placed aloft in a cant.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outer or external angle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inclination from a horizontal or vertical line; a slope	      or bevel; a titl. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sudden thrust, push, kick, or other impulse, producing a	      bias or change of direction; also, the bias or turn so	      give; as, to give a ball a cant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Coopering) A segment forming a side piece in the head of	      a cask. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) A segment of he rim of a wooden cogwheel.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) A piece of wood laid upon the deck of a vessel to	      support the bulkheads.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cant frames}, {Cant timbers} (Naut.), timber at the two ends	      of a ship, rising obliquely from the keel.	      [1913 Webster]	Cant \Cant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Canted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Canting}.]	   1. To incline; to set at an angle; to tilt over; to tip upon	      the edge; as, to cant a cask; to cant a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a sudden turn or new direction to; as, to cant	      round a stick of timber; to cant a football.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut off an angle from, as from a square piece of	      timber, or from the head of a bolt.	      [1913 Webster]	Cant \Cant\, n. [Prob. from OF. cant, F. chant, singing, in	   allusion to the singing or whining tine of voice used by	   beggars, fr. L. cantus. See {Chant}.]	   1. An affected, singsong mode of speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The idioms and peculiarities of speech in any sect, class,	      or occupation. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cant of any profession.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The use of religious phraseology without understanding or	      sincerity; empty, solemn speech, implying what is not	      felt; hypocrisy.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall hear no cant from me.      --F. W.	                                                  Robertson	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Vulgar jargon; slang; the secret language spoker by	      gipsies, thieves, tramps, or beggars.	      [1913 Webster]	Cant \Cant\, a.	   Of the nature of cant; affected; vulgar.	   [1913 Webster]	         To introduce and multiply cant words in the most	         ruinous corruption in any language.      --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Cant \Cant\, v. i.	   1. To speak in a whining voice, or an affected, singsong	      tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make whining pretensions to goodness; to talk with an	      affectation of religion, philanthropy, etc.; to practice	      hypocrisy; as, a canting fanatic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rankest rogue that ever canted.   --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use pretentious language, barbarous jargon, or	      technical terms; to talk with an affectation of learning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doctor here,	            When he discourseth of dissection,	            Of vena cava and of vena porta,	            The meser[ae]um and the mesentericum,	            What does he else but cant.           --B. Jonson	      [1913 Webster]	            That uncouth affected garb of speech, or canting	            language, if I may so call it.        --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]	Cant \Cant\, n. [Prob. from OF. cant, equiv. to L. quantum; cf.	   F. encan, fr. L. in quantum, i.e. "for how much?"]	   A call for bidders at a public sale; an auction. "To sell	   their leases by cant." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Cant \Cant\, v. t.	   to sell by auction, or bid a price at a sale by auction.	   [Archaic] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Can't \Can't\	   A colloquial contraction for can not.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantab \Can"tab\, n. [Abbreviated from Cantabrigian.]	   A Cantabrigian. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantabile \Can*ta"bi*le\, a. [It., cantare to sing.] (Mus.)	   In a melodious, flowing style; in a singing style, as opposed	   to bravura, recitativo, or parlando.	   [1913 Webster]	Cantabile \Can*ta"bi*le\, n. (Mus.)	   A piece or passage, whether vocal or instrumental, peculiarly	   adapted to singing; -- sometimes called {cantilena}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantabrian \Can*ta"bri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Cantabria on the Bay of Biscay in Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantabrigian \Can`ta*brig"i*an\, n.	   A native or resident of Cambridge; esp. a student or graduate	   of the university of Cambridge, England.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantalever \Can"ta*lev`er\, n. [Cant an external angle + lever a	   supporter of the roof timber of a house.] [Written also	   {cantaliver} and {cantilever}.]	   1. (Arch.) A bracket to support a balcony, a cornice, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) A projecting beam, truss, or bridge unsupported	      at the outer end; one which overhangs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cantalever bridge}, a bridge in which the principle of the	      cantalever is applied. It is usually a trussed bridge,	      composed of two portions reaching out from opposite banks,	      and supported near the middle of their own length on piers	      which they overhang, thus forming cantalevers which meet	      over the space to be spanned or sustain a third portion,	      to complete the connection.	      [1913 Webster]
Cantaloupe \Can"ta*loupe\, n. [F. cantaloup, It. cantalupo, so	   called from the caste of Cantalupo, in the Marca d'Ancona, in	   Italy, where they were first grown in Europe, from seed said	   to have been imported from Armenia.]	   A muskmelon of several varieties, having when mature, a	   yellowish skin, and flesh of a reddish orange color. [Written	   also {cantaleup}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cantankerous \Can*tan"ker*ous\, a.	   Perverse; contentious; ugly; malicious. [Colloq.] --	   {Can*tan"ker*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Can*tan"ker*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cantankerous old maiden aunt.        --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster] Cantar
Cantar \Can"tar\, Cantarro \Can*tar"ro\, n. [It. cantaro (in	   sense 1), Sp. cantaro (in sense 2).]	   [1913 Webster]	   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 it is 95 pounds, in Syria about 503 pounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A liquid measure in Spain, ranging from two and a half to	      four gallons. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Cantata \Can*ta"ta\, n. [It., fr. cantare to sing, fr. L.	   cantare intens of canere to sing.] (Mus.)	   A poem set to music; a musical composition comprising	   choruses, solos, interludes, etc., arranged in a somewhat	   dramatic manner; originally, a composition for a single	   noise, consisting of both recitative and melody.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantation \Can*ta"tion\, n. [L. cantatio.]	   A singing. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantatory \Cant"a*to*ry\, a.	   Containing cant or affectation; whining; singing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cantatrice \Can`ta*tri"ce\ (k[.a]n`t[.a]*tr[=e]"ch[asl]), n.	   [It.] (Mus.)	   A female professional singer.	   [1913 Webster]
Canted \Cant"ed\, a. [From 2d {Cant}.]	   1. Having angles; as, a six canted bolt head; a canted	      window.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Canted column} (Arch.), a column polygonal in plan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined at an angle to something else; tipped; sloping.	      [1913 Webster]
Canteen \Can*teen"\ (k[a^]n*t[=e]n"), n. [F. cantine bottle	   case, canteen (cf. Sp. & It. cantina cellar, bottle case),	   either contr. fr. It. canovettina, dim. of canova cellar, or,	   more likely, fr. OF. cant. corner, It. & Sp. canto. See 1st	   {Cant}.] (Mil.)	   1. A small vessel used by soldiers or hikers for carrying	      water, liquor, or other drink. [Written also {cantine}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In 1910 in the English service the canteen is made of	         wood and holds three pints; in the United States it is	         usually a tin flask.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A chest containing culinary and other vessels for military	      officers in a garrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sutler's shop in a garrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: A store or small shop within a larger establishment	      where refreshments and sometimes other supplies are sold.	      At a military base the canteen may be as large as a	      general store; within a school or small company it may be	      only a small counter with very limited supplies, or a	      snack bar.	      [PJC]	   5. A temporary location where food is dispensed during an	      emergency.	      [PJC]
Cantel \Can"tel\ (k[a^]n"t'l), n.	   See {Cantle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Canter \Can"ter\ (k[a^]n"t[~e]r), n. [An abbreviation of	   Canterbury. See Canterbury gallop, under {Canterbury}.]	   1. A moderate and easy gallop adapted to pleasure riding.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The canter is a thoroughly artificial pace, at first	         extremely tiring to the horse, and generally only to be	         produced in him by the restraint of a powerful bit,	         which compels him to throw a great part of his weight	         on his haunches . . . There is so great a variety in	         the mode adopted by different horses for performing the	         canter, that no single description will suffice, nor	         indeed is it easy . . . to define any one of them. --J.	         H. Walsh.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A rapid or easy passing over.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rapid canter in the Times over all the topics.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	Canter \Can"ter\ (k[a^]n"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantered}	   (k[a^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cantering}.]	   To move in a canter.	   [1913 Webster]	Canter \Can"ter\, v. t.	   To cause, as a horse, to go at a canter; to ride (a horse) at	   a canter.	   [1913 Webster]	Canter \Cant"er\, n.	   1. One who cants or whines; a beggar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes hypocritical pretensions to goodness; one	      who uses canting language.	      [1913 Webster]	            The day when he was a canter and a rebel.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Canterbury \Can"ter*bur*y\ (k[a^]n"t[~e]r*b[e^]r*r[y^]), prop.	   n.	   1. A city in England, giving its name various articles. It is	      the seat of the Archbishop of Canterbury (primate of all	      England), and contains the shrine of Thomas [`a] Becket,	      to which pilgrimages were formerly made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stand with divisions in it for holding music, loose	      papers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Canterbury ball} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula} of several	      varieties, cultivated for its handsome bell-shaped	      flowers.	   {Canterbury gallop}, a gentle gallop such as was used by	      pilgrims riding to Canterbury; a canter.	   {Canterbury tale}, one of the tales which Chaucer puts into	      the mouths of certain pilgrims to Canterbury. Hence, any	      tale told by travelers to pass away the time.	      [1913 Webster]
Cantharidal \Can*thar"*i*dal\ (k[a^]n*th[a^]r"[i^]*dal), a.	   Of or pertaining to cantharides or made of cantharides; as,	   cantharidal plaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantharides \Can*thar"i*des\ (k[a^]n*th[a^]r"[i^]*d[=e]z), n.	   pl.	   See {Cantharis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantharidin \Can*thar"i*din\ (k[a^]n*th[a^]r"[i^]*d[i^]n), n.	   (Chem.)	   The active principle of the cantharis, or Spanish fly, a	   volatile, acrid, bitter solid, crystallizing in four-sided	   prisms.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantharis \Can"tha*ris\ (k[a^]n"th[.a]*r[i^]s), n.; pl.	   {Cantharides} (k[a^]n*th[a^]r"[i^]*d[=e]z). [L., a kind of	   beetle, esp. the Spanish fly, Gr. kanqari`s.] (Zool.)	   A beetle ({Lytta vesicatoria}, syn. {Cantharis vesicatoria}),	   having an elongated cylindrical body of a brilliant green	   color, and a nauseous odor; the blister fly or blister	   beetle, of the apothecary; -- also called {Spanish fly}. Many	   other species of {Lytta}, used for the same purpose, take the	   same name. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}. The plural	   form in usually applied to the dried insects used in	   medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Cant hook \Cant" hook`\	   A wooden lever with a movable iron hook. hear the end; --	   used for canting or turning over heavy logs, etc. [U. S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Canthoplasty \Can"tho*plas`ty\, n. [Gr.?, corner of the eye + ?	   to from.] (Surg.)	   The operation of forming a new canthus, when one has been	   destroyed by injury or disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Canthus \Can"thus\, n.; pl. {Canthi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)	   The corner where the upper and under eyelids meet on each	   side of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Canticle \Can"ti*cle\, n.; pl. {Canticles}. [L. canticulum a	   little song, dim. of canticum song, fr. cantus a singing, fr.	   coner to sing. See {Chant}.]	   1. A song; esp. a little song or hymn. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The Song of Songs or Song of Solomon, one of the books	      of the Old Testament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A canto or division of a poem [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A psalm, hymn, or passage from the Bible, arranged for	      chanting in church service.	      [1913 Webster]
Canticoy \Can"ti*coy\, n. [Of American Indian origin.]	   A social gathering; usually, one for dancing.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantile \Can"tile\, v. i.	   Same as {Cantle}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantilena \Can`ti*le"na\, n. [It. & L.] (Mus.)	   See {Cantabile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantilever \Can"ti*lev`er\, n.	   Same as {Cantalever}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantillate \Can"til*late\, v. i. [L. cantillatus, p. p. of	   cantillare to sing low, dim. of cantare. See {Cantata}.]	   To chant; to recite with musical tones. --M. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantillation \Can`til*la"tion\, n.	   A chanting; recitation or reading with musical modulations.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantine \Can*tine"\, n.	   See {Canteen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Canting \Cant"ing\, a.	   Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or	   religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting	   rogue; a canting tone. -- {Cant"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Cant"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Canting arms}, {Canting heraldry} (Her.), bearings in the	      nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.	      Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian	      IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear.	      [1913 Webster]	Canting \Cant"ing\, n.	   The use of cant; hypocrisy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantiniere \Can`ti*niere"\, n. [F., fr. cantine a sutler's shop,	   canteen.] (Mil)	   A woman who carries a canteen for soldiers; a vivandi[`e]re.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantion \Can"tion\, n. [L. cantio, from canere to sing.]	   A song or verses. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantle \Can"tle\, n. [OF. cantel, chantel, corner, side, piece,	   F. chanteau a piece cut from a larger piece, dim. of OF. cant	   edge, corner. See 1st {Cant}.]	   1. A corner or edge of anything; a piece; a fragment; a part.	      "In one cantle of his law." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cuts me from the best of all my land	            A huge half moon, a monstrous cantle out. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to	      the pommel. [Written also {cante}.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cantle \Can"tle\, v. t.	   To cut in pieces; to cut out from. [Obs.] [Written also	   {cantile}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cantlet \Cant"let\, n. [Dim. of cantle.]	   A piece; a fragment; a corner. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Canto \Can"to\, n.; pl. {Cantos}. [It. canto, fr. L. cantus	   singing, song. See {Chant}.]	   1. One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The highest vocal part; the air or melody in choral	      music; anciently the tenor, now the soprano.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Canto fermo}[It.] (Mus.), the plain ecclesiastical chant in	      cathedral service; the plain song.	      [1913 Webster]
Canton \Can"ton\, n.	   A song or canto [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Write loyal cantons of contemned love.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Canton \Can"ton\, n. [F. canton, augm. of OF. cant edge, corner.	   See 1st {Cant}.]	   1. A small portion; a division; a compartment.	      [1913 Webster]	            That little canton of land called the "English pale"	                                                  --Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is another piece of Holbein's, . . . in which,	            in six several cantons, the several parts of our	            Savior's passion are represented.     --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small community or clan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small territorial district; esp. one of the twenty-two	      independent states which form the Swiss federal republic;	      in France, a subdivision of an arrondissement. See	      {Arrondissement}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) A division of a shield occupying one third part of	      the chief, usually on the dexter side, formed by a	      perpendicular line from the top of the shield, meeting a	      horizontal line from the side.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king gave us the arms of England to be borne in	            a canton in our arms.                 --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Canton \Can"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cantoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cantoning}.] [Cf. F.cantonner.]	   1. To divide into small parts or districts; to mark off or	      separate, as a distinct portion or division.	      [1913 Webster]	            They canton out themselves a little Goshen in the	            intellectual world.                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To allot separate quarters to, as to different	      parts or divisions of an army or body of troops.	      [1913 Webster]
Cantonal \Can"ton*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a canton or cantons; of the nature of a	   canton.	   [1913 Webster]
Canton crape \Can"ton crape"\ (kr[=a]p").	   A soft, white or colored silk fabric, of a gauzy texture and	   wavy appearance, used for ladies' scarfs, shawls, bonnet	   trimmings, etc.; -- called also {Oriental crape}. --De	   Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantoned \Can"toned\, a.	   1. (Her.) Having a charge in each of the four corners; --	      said of a cross on a shield, and also of the shield	      itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Having the angles marked by, or decorated with,	      projecting moldings or small columns; as, a cantoned pier	      or pilaster.	      [1913 Webster]
Canton flannel \Can"ton flan"nel\	   See {Cotton flannel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantonize \Can"ton*ize\, v. i.	   To divide into cantons or small districts.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantonment \Can"ton*ment\, n. [Cf. F. cantonnement.]	   A town or village, or part of a town or village, assigned to	   a body of troops for quarters; temporary shelter or place of	   rest for an army; quarters.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When troops are sheltered in huts or quartered in the	         houses of the people during any suspension of	         hostilities, they are said to be in cantonment, or to	         be cantoned. In India, permanent military stations, or	         military towns, are termed cantonments.	         [1913 Webster]
Cantoon \Can*toon"\, n.	   A cotton stuff showing a fine cord on one side and a satiny	   surface on the other.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantor \Can"tor\, n. [L., a singer, fr. caner to sing.]	   A singer; esp. the leader of a church choir; a precentor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cantor of the church intones the Te Deum. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cantoral \Can"tor*al\, a.	   Of or belonging to a cantor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cantoral staff}, the official staff or baton of a cantor or	      precentor, with which time is marked for the singers.	      [1913 Webster]
Cantoris \Can*to"ris\, a. [L., lit., of the cantor, gen. of	   cantor.]	   Of or pertaining to a cantor; as, the cantoris side of a	   choir; a cantoris stall. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster] Cantrap
Cantrap \Can"trap\, Cantrip \Can"trip\, n. [Cf. Icel. gandar,	   ODan. & OSw. gan, witchcraft, and E. trap a snare, tramp.]	   A charm; an incantation; a shell; a trick; adroit mischief.	   [Written also {cantraip}.] [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Cantred
Cantred \Can"tred\, Cantref \Can"tref\, n. [W. cantref; cant	   hundred + tref dwelling place, village.]	   A district comprising a hundred villages, as in Wales.	   [Written also {kantry}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Canty \Can"ty\, a.	   Cheerful; sprightly; lively; merry. "The canty dame."	   --Wordsworth [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Contented with little, and canty with mair. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Canuck \Ca*nuck"\, n.	   1. A Canadian. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster] Canular	      Canula
Canula \Can"u*la\, n., Canular \Can"u*lar\, a., Canulated
\Can"u*la`ted\, a.	   See {Cannula}, {Cannular}, and {Cannulated}.	   [1913 Webster]
Canvas \Can"vas\, n. [OE. canvas, canevas, F. canevas, LL.	   canabacius hempen cloth, canvas, L. cannabis hemp, fr. G. ?.	   See {Hemp}.]	   1. A strong cloth made of hemp, flax, or cotton; -- used for	      tents, sails, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            By glimmering lanes and walls of canvas led.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A coarse cloth so woven as to form regular meshes for	          working with the needle, as in tapestry, or worsted	          work.	      (b) A piece of strong cloth of which the surface has been	          prepared to receive painting, commonly painting in	          oil.	          [1913 Webster]	                History . . . does not bring out clearly upon	                the canvas the details which were familiar. --J.	                                                  H. Newman.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Something for which canvas is used:	      (a) A sail, or a collection of sails.	      (b) A tent, or a collection of tents.	      (c) A painting, or a picture on canvas.	          [1913 Webster]	                To suit his canvas to the roughness of the see.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	          [1913 Webster]	                Light, rich as that which glows on the canvas of	                Claude.                           --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A rough draft or model of a song, air, or other literary	      or musical composition; esp. one to show a poet the	      measure of the verses he is to make. --Grabb.	      [1913 Webster]	Canvas \Can"vas\, a.	   Made of, pertaining to, or resembling, canvas or coarse	   cloth; as, a canvas tent.	   [1913 Webster]
Canvasback \Can"vas*back`\, n. (Zool.)	   A Species of duck ({Aythya vallisneria}), esteemed for the	   delicacy of its flesh. It visits the United States in autumn;	   particularly Chesapeake Bay and adjoining waters; -- so named	   from the markings of the plumage on its back.	   [1913 Webster]
Canvass \Can"vass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {canvassed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Canvassing}.] [OF. Canabasser to examine curiously,	   to search or sift out; properly, to sift through canvas. See	   {Canvas}, n.]	   1. To sift; to strain; to examine thoroughly; to scrutinize;	      as, to canvass the votes cast at an election; to canvass a	      district with reference to its probable vote.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have made careful search on all hands, and	            canvassed the matter with all possible diligence.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To examine by discussion; to debate.	      [1913 Webster]	            An opinion that we are likely soon to canvass. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go through, with personal solicitation or public	      addresses; as, to canvass a district for votes; to canvass	      a city for subscriptions.	      [1913 Webster]	Canvass \Can"vass\, v. i.	   To search thoroughly; to engage in solicitation by traversing	   a district; as, to canvass for subscriptions or for votes; to	   canvass for a book, a publisher, or in behalf of a charity;	   -- commonly followed by for.	   [1913 Webster]	Canvass \Can"vass\, n.	   1. Close inspection; careful review for verification; as, a	      canvass of votes. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Examination in the way of discussion or debate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Search; exploration; solicitation; systematic effort to	      obtain votes, subscribers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            No previous canvass was made for me.  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Canvasser \Can"vass*er\, n.	   One who canvasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Cany \Can"y\, a. [From {Cane}.]	   Of or pertaining to cane or canes; abounding with canes.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Canyon \Can"yon\, n.	   The English form of the Spanish word {Ca[~n]on}.	   [1913 Webster]
Canzone \Can*zo"ne\, n. [It., a song, fr. L. cantio, fr. canere	   to sing. Cf. {Chanson}, {Chant}.] (Mus.)	   (a) A song or air for one or more voices, of Proven[,c]al	       origin, resembling, though not strictly, the madrigal.	   (b) An instrumental piece in the madrigal style.	       [1913 Webster]
Canzonet \Can`zo*net"\, n. [It. canzonetta, dim. of canzone.]	   (Mus.)	   A short song, in one or more parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Caoutchin \Caout"chin\, n. (Chem.)	   An inflammable, volatile, oily, liquid hydrocarbon, obtained	   by the destructive distillation of caoutchouc.	   [1913 Webster]
Caoutchouc \Caout"chouc\, n. [F. caoutchouc, from the South	   American name.]	   A tenacious, elastic, gummy substance obtained from the milky	   sap of several plants of tropical South America (esp. the	   euphorbiaceous tree {Siphonia elastica} or {Hevea	   caoutchouc}), Asia, and Africa. Being impermeable to liquids	   and gases, and not readly affected by exposure to air, acids,	   and alkalies, it is used, especially when vulcanized, for	   many purposes in the arts and in manufactures. Also called	   {India rubber} (because it was first brought from India, and	   was formerly used chiefly for erasing pencil marks) and {gum	   elastic}. See {Vulcanization}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mineral caoutchouc}. See under {Mineral}.	      [1913 Webster]
Caoutchoucin \Caout"chou*cin\, n.	   See {Caoutchin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cap \Cap\ (k[a^]p), n. [OE. cappe, AS. c[ae]ppe, cap, cape,	   hood, fr. LL, cappa, capa; perhaps of Iberian origin, as	   Isidorus of Seville mentions it first: "Capa, quia quasi	   totum capiat hominem; it. capitis ornamentum." See 3d {Cape},	   and cf. 1st {Cope}.]	   1. A covering for the head; esp.	      (a) One usually with a visor but without a brim, for men	          and boys;	      (b) One of lace, muslin, etc., for women, or infants;	      (c) One used as the mark or ensign of some rank, office,	          or dignity, as that of a cardinal.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The top, or uppermost part; the chief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art the cap of all the fools alive. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A respectful uncovering of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The whole top of the head of a bird from the base	      of the bill to the nape of the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything resembling a cap in form, position, or use; as:	      (a) (Arch.) The uppermost of any assemblage of parts; as,	          the cap of column, door, etc.; a capital, coping,	          cornice, lintel, or plate.	      (b) Something covering the top or end of a thing for	          protection or ornament.	      (c) (Naut.) A collar of iron or wood used in joining	          spars, as the mast and the topmast, the bowsprit and	          the jib boom; also, a covering of tarred canvas at the	          end of a rope.	      (d) A percussion cap. See under {Percussion}.	      (e) (Mech.) The removable cover of a journal box.	      (f) (Geom.) A portion of a spherical or other convex	          surface.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A large size of writing paper; as, flat cap; foolscap;	      legal cap.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cap of a cannon}, a piece of lead laid over the vent to keep	      the priming dry; -- now called an apron.	   {Cap in hand}, obsequiously; submissively.	   {Cap of liberty}. See {Liberty cap}, under {Liberty}.	   {Cap of maintenance}, a cap of state carried before the kings	      of England at the coronation. It is also carried before	      the mayors of some cities.	   {Cap money}, money collected in a cap for the huntsman at the	      death of the fox.	   {Cap paper}.	      (a) A kind of writing paper including flat cap, foolscap,	          and legal cap.	      (b) A coarse wrapping paper used for making caps to hold	          commodities.	   {Cap rock} (Mining), The layer of rock next overlying ore,	      generally of barren vein material.	   {Flat cap}, cap See {Foolscap}.	   {Forage cap}, the cloth undress head covering of an officer	      of soldier.	   {Legal cap}, a kind of folio writing paper, made for the use	      of lawyers, in long narrow sheets which have the fold at	      the top or "narrow edge."	   {To set one's cap}, to make a fool of one. (Obs.) --Chaucer.	   {To set one's cap for}, to try to win the favor of a man with	      a view to marriage. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cap \Cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Capping}.]	   1. To cover with a cap, or as with a cap; to provide with a	      cap or cover; to cover the top or end of; to place a cap	      upon the proper part of; as, to cap a post; to cap a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bones next the joint are capped with a smooth	            cartilaginous substance.              --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of cap. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To complete; to crown; to bring to the highest point or	      consummation; as, to cap the climax of absurdity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To salute by removing the cap. [Slang. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tom . . . capped the proctor with the profoundest of	            bows.                                 --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To match; to mate in contest; to furnish a complement to;	      as, to cap text; to cap proverbs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now I have him under girdle I'll cap verses with him	            to the end of the chapter.            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In capping verses, when one quotes a verse another must	         cap it by quoting one beginning with the last letter of	         the first letter, or with the first letter of the last	         word, or ending with a rhyming word, or by applying any	         other arbitrary rule may be agreed upon.	         [1913 Webster]	Cap \Cap\, v. i.	   To uncover the head respectfully. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Capability \Ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Capabilities}.	   1. The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp.	      intellectual power or ability.	      [1913 Webster]	            A capability to take a thousand views of a subject.	                                                  --H. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capacity of being used or improved.	      [1913 Webster]
Capable \Ca"pa*ble\, a. [F. capable, LL. capabilis capacious,	   capable, fr. L. caper to take, contain. See {Heave}.]	   1. Possessing ability, qualification, or susceptibility;	      having capacity; of sufficient size or strength; as, a	      room capable of holding a large number; a castle capable	      of resisting a long assault.	      [1913 Webster]	            Concious of joy and capable of pain.  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing adequate power; qualified; able; fully	      competent; as, a capable instructor; a capable judge; a	      mind capable of nice investigations.	      [1913 Webster]	            More capable to discourse of battles than to give	            them.                                 --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Possessing legal power or capacity; as, a man capable of	      making a contract, or a will.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Capacious; large; comprehensive. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Capable is usually followed by of, sometimes by an	         infinitive.	   Syn: Able; competent; qualified; fitted; efficient;	        effective; skillful.	        [1913 Webster]
Capableness \Ca"pa*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being capable; capability;	   adequateness; competency.	   [1913 Webster]
capaciate \capaciate\ v. i. (Biol.)	   to become active so as to be able to penetrate an ovum; -- of	   sperm, in the female reproduction system.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Capacify \Ca*pac"i*fy\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Capacified} (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*f[imac]d).] [L.	   capax, -acis, capacious + -fy.]	   To quality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The benefice he is capacified and designed for.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Capacious \Ca*pa"cious\ (k[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. capax,	   -acis, fr. capere to take. See {Heave}.]	   1. Having capacity; able to contain much; large; roomy;	      spacious; extended; broad; as, a capacious vessel, room,	      bay, or harbor.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the capacious recesses of his mind. --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able or qualified to make large views of things, as in	      obtaining knowledge or forming designs; comprehensive;	      liberal. "A capacious mind." --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Capaciously \Ca*pa"cious*ly\, adv.	   In a capacious manner or degree; comprehensively.	   [1913 Webster]
Capaciousness \Ca*pa"cious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being capacious, as of a vessel, a reservoir a	   bay, the mind, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
capacitance \ca*pac"i*tance\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*tans), n.	   1. an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is	      stored.	   Syn: electrical capacity, capacity.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Electronics) a measure of the ability of a capacitor to	      store electrical charge; the ratio of the charge on one	      plate of a capacitor to the potential difference between	      the plates.	      [PJC]
Capacitate \Ca*pac"i*tate\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Capacitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Capacitating}.]	   To render capable; to enable; to qualify.	   [1913 Webster]	         By this instruction we may be capaciated to observe	         those errors.                            --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
capacitive \ca*pac"i*tive\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[i^]v), adj.	   of or pertaining to capacitance.	   [WordNet 1.5]
capacitor \ca*pac"i*tor\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[~e]r), n.	   a device used in electronic circuits to hold electrical	   charge, consisting of two conducting plates separated by a	   nonconducting (dielectric) medium; it is characterized by its	   capacitance.	   Syn: condenser, electrical condenser.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Capacity \Ca*pac"i*ty\ (k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Capacities} (-t[i^]z). [L. capacitus, fr. capax, capacis;	   fr. F. capacit['e]. See {Capacious}.]	   1. The power of receiving or containing; extent of room or	      space; passive power; -- used in reference to physical	      things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had our great palace the capacity	            To camp this host, we all would sup together.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The capacity of the exhausted cylinder. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of receiving and holding ideas, knowledge, etc.;	      the comprehensiveness of the mind; the receptive faculty;	      capability of understanding or feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Capacity is now properly limited to these [the mere	            passive operations of the mind]; its primary	            signification, which is literally room for, as well	            as its employment, favors this; although it can not	            be denied that there are examples of its usage in an	            active sense.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ability; power pertaining to, or resulting from, the	      possession of strength, wealth, or talent; possibility of	      being or of doing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The capacity of blessing the people.  --Alex.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cause with such capacities endued.  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Outward condition or circumstances; occupation;	      profession; character; position; as, to work in the	      capacity of a mason or a carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Legal or moral qualification, as of age, residence,	      character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for	      holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, wills,	      etc.; legal power or right; competency.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Capacity for heat}, the power of absorbing heat. Substances	      differ in the amount of heat requisite to raise them a	      given number of thermometric degrees, and this difference	      is the measure of, or depends upon, what is called their	      capacity for heat. See {Specific heat}, under {Heat}.	   Syn: Ability; faculty; talent; capability; skill; efficiency;	        cleverness. See {Ability}.	        [1913 Webster]
Capape \Cap`*a*pe"\, adv.	   See {Cap-a-pie}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Capapie \Cap`*a*pie"\, adv. [OF. (?) cap-a-pie, from head to	   foot, now de pied en cap from foot to head; L. pes foot +	   caput head.]	   From head to foot; at all points. "He was armed cap-a-pie."	   --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, n. [F. capara[,c]on, fr. Sp. caparazon	   a cover for a saddle, coach, etc.; capa cloak, cover (fr. LL.	   capa, cf. LL. caparo also fr. capa) + the term. azon. See	   {Cap}.]	   1. An ornamental covering or housing for a horse; the harness	      or trappings of a horse, taken collectively, especially	      when decorative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their horses clothed with rich caparison. --Drylen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gay or rich clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart groans beneath the gay caparison.	                                                  --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	Caparison \Ca*par"i*son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caparisoned}p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Caparisoning}.] [Cf. F capara[,c]onner.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover with housings, as a horse; to harness or fit out	      with decorative trappings, as a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The steeds, caparisoned with purple, stand.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn with rich dress; to dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am caparisoned like a man.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Caparro \Ca*par"ro\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zool.)	   A large South American monkey ({Lagothrix Humboldtii}), with	   prehensile tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Capcase \Cap"case`\, n.	   A small traveling case or bandbox; formerly, a chest.	   [1913 Webster]	         A capcase for your linen and your plate. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Cape \Cape\ (k[=a]p), n. [F. cap, fr. It. capo head, cape, fr.	   L. caput heat, end, point. See {Chief}.]	   A piece or point of land, extending beyond the adjacent coast	   into the sea or a lake; a promontory; a headland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cape buffalo} (Zool.) a large and powerful buffalo of South	      Africa ({Bubalus Caffer}). It is said to be the most	      dangerous wild beast of Africa. See {Buffalo}, 2.	   {Cape jasmine}, {Cape jessamine}. See {Jasmine}.	   {Cape pigeon} (Zool.), a petrel ({Daptium Capense}) common	      off the Cape of Good Hope. It is about the size of a	      pigeon.	   {Cape wine}, wine made in South Africa [Eng.]	   {The Cape}, the Cape of Good Hope, in the general sense of	      the southern extremity of Africa. Also used of Cape Horn,	      and, in New England, of Cape Cod.	      [1913 Webster]	Cape \Cape\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To head or point; to keep a course; as, the ship capes	   southwest by south.	   [1913 Webster]	Cape \Cape\, n. [OE. Cape, fr. F. cape; cf. LL. cappa. See	   {Cap}, and cf. 1st {Cope}, {Chape}.]	   A sleeveless garment or part of a garment, hanging from the	   neck over the back, arms, and shoulders, but not reaching	   below the hips. See {Cloak}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cape \Cape\, v. i. [See {Gape}.]	   To gape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Capel
Capel \Ca"pel\ (k[=a]"p[e^]l), Caple \Ca"ple\ (-p'l), n. [Icel.	   kapall; cf. L. caballus.]	   A horse; a nag. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Capel \Ca"pel\ (k[=a]"p[e^]l), n. (Mining)	   A composite stone (quartz, schorl, and hornblende) in the	   walls of tin and copper lodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Capelan \Cap"e*lan\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Capelin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capelin \Cape"lin\, n. [Cf. F. capelan, caplan.] (Zool.)	   Either of two small marine fishes formerly classified in the	   family {Salmonid[ae]}, now within the smelt family	   {Osmeridae}: {Mallotus villosus}, very abundant on the coasts	   of Greenland, Iceland, Newfoundland, and Alaska; or {Mallotus	   catervarius}, found in the North Pacific. The Atlantic	   variety has been used as a bait for the cod. [Written also	   {capelan} and {caplin}.]	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: This fish, which is like a smelt, is called by the	         Spaniards anchova, and by the Portuguese capelina.	         However the {anchovy} used as a food is a different	         fish. --Fisheries of U. S. (1884).	         [1913 Webster + PJC]
Capeline \Ca"pe*line`\, n. [F., fr. LL. capella. See {Chapel}.]	   (Med.)	   A hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the	   stump of an amputated limb.	   [1913 Webster]
Capella \Ca*pel"la\, n. [L., a little goat, dim. of caper a	   goat.] (Asrton.)	   A brilliant star in the constellation Auriga.	   [1913 Webster]
Capellane \Cap"el*lane\, n. [See {Chaplain}.]	   The curate of a chapel; a chaplain. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Capelle \Ca*pel"le\, n. [G.] (Mus.)	   The private orchestra or band of a prince or of a church.	   [1913 Webster]
Capellet \Cap"el*let\, n. [F. capelet.] (Far.)	   A swelling, like a wen, on the point of the elbow (or the	   heel of the hock) of a horse, caused probably by bruises in	   lying down.	   [1913 Webster]
Capellmeister \Ca*pell"meis`ter\, n. [G., fr. capelle chapel,	   private band of a prince + meister a master.]	   The musical director in a royal or ducal chapel; a	   choir-master. [Written also {kapellmeister}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caper \Ca"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capered} p. pr. & vb. n.	   {capering}.] [From older capreoll to caper, cf. F. se cabrer	   to prance; all ultimately fr. L. caper, capra, goat. See	   {Capriole}.]	   To leap or jump about in a sprightly manner; to cut capers;	   to skip; to spring; to prance; to dance.	   [1913 Webster]	         He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Caper \Ca"per\, n.	   A frolicsome leap or spring; a skip; a jump, as in mirth or	   dancing; a prank.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To cut a caper}, to frolic; to make a sportive spring; to	      play a prank. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Caper \Ca"per\, n. [D. kaper.]	   A vessel formerly used by the Dutch, privateer. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	Caper \Ca"per\, n. [F. c[^a]pre, fr. L. capparis, Gr. ?; cf. Ar.	   & Per. al-kabar.]	   1. The pungent grayish green flower bud of the European and	      Oriental caper ({Capparis spinosa}), much used for	      pickles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Capparis}; -- called also	      {caper bush}, {caper tree}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {Capparis spinosa} is a low prickly shrub of the	         Mediterranean coasts, with trailing branches and	         brilliant flowers; -- cultivated in the south of Europe	         for its buds. The {Capparis sodada} is an almost	         leafless spiny shrub of central Africa (Soudan),	         Arabia, and southern India, with edible berries.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bean caper}. See {Bran caper}, in the {Vocabulary}.	   {Caper sauce}, a kind of sauce or catchup made of capers.	      [1913 Webster]
Caperberry \Ca"per*ber`ry\, n.	   1. The small olive-shaped berry of the European and Oriental	      caper, said to be used in pickles and as a condiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The currantlike fruit of the African and Arabian caper	      ({Capparis sodado}).	      [1913 Webster] Caper bush
Caper bush \Ca"per bush`\, Caper tree \Ca"per tree`\	   See {Capper}, a plant, 2.	   [1913 Webster] Capercailzie
Capercailzie \Ca"per*cail`zie\, or Capercally \Ca"per*cal`ly\,	   n. [Gael, capulcoile.] (Zool.)	   A species of black Old World grouse ({Tetrao uragallus}) of	   large size and fine flavor, found in northern Europe and	   formerly in Scotland; -- called also {cock of the woods} and	   {horse of the wood}. [Written also {capercaillie},	   {capercaili}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caperclaw \Ca"per*claw`\, v. t.	   To treat with cruel playfulness, as a cat treats a mouse; to	   abuse. [Obs.] --Birch.	   [1913 Webster]
Caperer \Ca"per*er\, n.	   One who capers, leaps, and skips about, or dances.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nimble caperer on the cord.          --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
capeweed \cape"weed\ n.	   1. a European weed ({Hypochaeris radicata}) widely	      naturalized in North America, having yellow flower heads	      and leaves resembling a cat's ears.	   Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, gosmore.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. [Cape, from the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa + weed.] a	      type of low-growing, creeping plant ({Arctotheca	      calendulaceae}), used as a ground cover in warm climates.	      --RHUD	      [PJC]
Capful \Cap"ful\, n.; pl. {Capfuls}.	   As much as will fill a cap.	   [1913 Webster] +PJC	   {A capful of wind} (Naut.), a light puff of wind.	      [1913 Webster]
Capias \Ca"pi*as\, n. [L. thou mayst take.] (Low)	   A writ or process commanding the officer to take the body of	   the person named in it, that is, to arrest him; -- also	   called {writ of capias}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: One principal kind of capias is a writ by which actions	         at law are frequently commenced; another is a writ of	         execution issued after judgment to satisfy damages	         recovered; a capias in criminal law is the process to	         take a person charged on an indictment, when he is not	         in custody. --Burrill. Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]
Capibara \Ca`pi*ba"ra\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Capybara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capillaceous \Cap`il*la"ceous\, a. [L. capillaceus hairy, fr.	   capillus hair.]	   Having long filaments; resembling a hair; slender. See	   {Capillary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capillaire \Cap`il*laire"\, n. [F. capillaire maiden-hair; sirop	   de capillaire capillaire; fr. L. herba capillaris the	   maidenhair.]	   1. A sirup prepared from the maiden-hair, formerly supposed	      to have medicinal properties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any simple sirup flavored with orange flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Capillament \Ca*pil"la*ment\, n. [L. capillamentum, fr. capillus	   hair: cf. F. capillament.]	   1. (Bot.) A filament. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Any villous or hairy covering; a fine fiber or	      filament, as of the nerves.	      [1913 Webster]
Capillariness \Cap"il*la*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being capillary.	   [1913 Webster]
Capillarity \Cap`il*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. capillarit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or condition of being capillary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The peculiar action by which the surface of a	      liquid, where it is in contact with a solid (as in a	      capillary tube), is elevated or depressed; capillary	      attraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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, where it determines the ascent or descent of the	         liquid above or below the level of the liquid which the	         tube is dipped; -- hence the name.	         [1913 Webster]
Capillary \Cap"il*la*ry\ (k[a^]p"[i^]l*l[asl]*r[y^] or	   k[.a]*p[i^]l"l[.a]*r[y^]; 277), a. [L. capillaris, fr.	   capillus hair. Cf. {Capillaire}.]	   1. Resembling a hair; fine; minute; very slender; having	      minute tubes or interspaces; having very small bore; as,	      the capillary vessels of animals and plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to capillary tubes or vessels; as, capillary	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Capillary attraction}, {Capillary repulsion}, the apparent	      attraction or repulsion between a solid and liquid caused	      by capillarity. See {Capillarity}, and {Attraction}.	   {Capillarity tubes}. See the {Note} under {Capillarity}.	      [1913 Webster]	Capillary \Cap"il*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Capillaries}.	   1. A tube or vessel, extremely fine or minute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A minute, thin-walled vessel; particularly one of	      the smallest blood vessels connecting arteries and veins,	      but used also for the smallest lymphatic and biliary	      vessels.	      [1913 Webster]
Capillation \Cap`il*la"tion\, n. [L. capillatio the hair.]	   A capillary blood vessel. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Capillature \Ca*pil"la*ture\, n. [L. capillatura.]	   A bush of hair; frizzing of the hair. --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Capilliform \Ca*pil"li*form\, a. [L. capillus hair + -form.]	   In the shape or form of, a hair, or of hairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Capillose \Cap"il*lose`\, a. [L. capillosus.]	   Having much hair; hairy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Capistrate \Ca*pis"trate\, a. [L. capistratus, p. p. of	   capistrare halter.] (Zool.)	   Hooded; cowled.	   [1913 Webster]
Capital \Cap"i*tal\, a. [F. capital, L. capitalis capital (in	   senses 1 & 2), fr. caput head. See {Chief}, and cf.	   {Capital}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the head. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Needs must the Serpent now his capital bruise	            Expect with mortal pain.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having reference to, or involving, the forfeiture of the	      head or life; affecting life; punishable with death; as,	      capital trials; capital punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many crimes that are capital among us. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            To put to death a capital offender.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. First in importance; chief; principal.	      [1913 Webster]	            A capital article in religion         --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever is capital and essential in Christianity.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Chief, in a political sense, as being the seat of the	      general government of a state or nation; as, Washington	      and Paris are capital cities.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Of first rate quality; excellent; as, a capital speech or	      song. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Capital letter} [F, lettre capitale] (Print.), a leading or	      heading letter, used at the beginning of a sentence and as	      the first letter of certain words, distinguished, for the	      most part, both by different form and larger size, from	      the small (lower-case) letters, which form the greater	      part of common print or writing.	   {Small capital letters} have the form of capital letters and	      height of the body of the lower-case letters.	   {Capital stock}, money, property, or stock invested in any	      business, or the enterprise of any corporation or	      institution. --Abbott.	   Syn: Chief; leading; controlling; prominent.	        [1913 Webster]
capital \cap"i*tal\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal), n. [Cf. L. capitellum and	   capitulum, a small head, the head, top, or capital of a	   column, dim. of caput head; F. chapiteau, OF. capitel. See	   {chief}, and cf. {cattle}, {chattel}, {chapiter}, {chapter}.]	   1. (Arch.) The head or uppermost member of a column,	      pilaster, etc. It consists generally of three parts,	      abacus, bell (or vase), and necking. See these terms, and	      {Column}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. capilate, fem., sc. ville.] (Geog.) The seat of	      government; the chief city or town in a country; a	      metropolis. "A busy and splendid capital" --Macauly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. F. capital.] Money, property, or stock employed in	      trade, manufactures, etc.; the sum invested or lent, as	      distinguished from the income or interest. See {Capital	      stock}, under {Capital}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Polit. Econ.) That portion of the produce of industry,	      which may be directly employed either to support human	      beings or to assist in production. --M'Culloch.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When wealth is used to assist production it is called	         capital. The capital of a civilized community includes	         {fixed capital} (i.e. buildings, machines, and roads	         used in the course of production and exchange) and	         {circulating capital} (i.e., food, fuel, money, etc.,	         spent in the course of production and exchange). --T.	         Raleigh.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything which can be used to increase one's power or	      influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tried to make capital out of his rival's	            discomfiture.                         --London	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fort.) An imaginary line dividing a bastion, ravelin, or	      other work, into two equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A chapter, or section, of a book. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Holy St. Bernard hath said in the 59th capital.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) See {Capital letter}, under {Capital}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Active capital}. See under {Active},	   {Small capital} (Print.), a small capital letter; informally	      referred to (in the plural) as {small caps}; as, the	      technical terms are listed in {small caps}. See under	      {Capital}, a.	   {To live on one's capital}, to consume one's capital without	      producing or accumulating anything to replace it.	      [1913 Webster]
capitalisation \capitalisation\ n.	   1. same as {capitalization}.	   Syn: capitalization.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
capitalism \cap"i*tal*is`m\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[i^]z`m), n.	   An economic system based on predominantly private (individual	   or corporate) investment in and ownership of the means of	   production, distribution, and exchange of goods and wealth;	   contrasted with {socialism} or especially {communism}, in	   which the state has the predominant role in the economy.	   Syn: capitalist economy.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Capitalist \Cap"i*tal*ist\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   capitaliste.]	   One who has capital; one who has money for investment, or	   money invested; esp. a person of large property, which is	   employed in business.	   [1913 Webster]	         The expenditure of the capitalist.       --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
capitalistic \capitalistic\ adj.	   1. Of or relating to capitalism or capitalists. capitalistic	      methods and incentives	   Syn: capitalist.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Favoring or practicing capitalism. [Narrower terms:	      {bourgeois}] {socialistic}	   Syn: capitalist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Capitalization \Cap"i*tal*i*za`tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of capitalizing.	      [1913 Webster]
Capitalize \Cap"i*tal*ize\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]z), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Capitalized} (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Capitalizing}.]	   1. To convert into capital, or to use as capital.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compute, appraise, or assess the capital value of (a	      patent right, an annuity, etc.)	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To print in capital letters, or with an initial capital.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To supply capital for (an enterprise), especially by	      selling capital stock.	      [PJC]	Capitalize on \Cap"i*tal*ize on`\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*tal*[imac]z	   [o^]n`), v. t.	   To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take	   advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize	   on an opponent's mistakes.	   [PJC]
Capitally \Cap*i*tal*ly\, adv.	   1. In a way involving the forfeiture of the head or life; as,	      to punish capitally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a capital manner; excellently. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Capitalness \Cap"i*tal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being capital; preeminence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Capitan Pasha
Capitan Pasha \Ca`pi*tan" Pa*sha"\ or Capitan Pacha \Ca`pi*tan"
Pa*cha"\ (k[aum]`p[-e]*t[aum]n" p[.a]*sh[aum]"). [See	   {capitan}.]	   The chief admiral of the Turkish fleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitate \Cap"i*tate\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. [L. capitatus	   fr. caput head.]	   1. Headlike in form; also, having the distal end enlarged and	      rounded, as the stigmas of certain flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the flowers gathered into a head.	      [1913 Webster]
capitatim \cap`i*ta"tim\ (k[a^]p`[i^]*t[=a]"t[i^]m), a. [NL.]	   Of so much per head; as, a capitatim tax; a capitatim grant.	   [1913 Webster]
capitation \cap`i*ta"tion\ (k[a^]p`[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   capitatio a poll tax, fr. caput head; cf. F. capitation.]	   1. A numbering of heads or individuals. [Obs.] --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tax upon each head or person, without reference to	      property; a poll tax.	      [1913 Webster]
Capite \Cap"i*te\ (k[a^]p`[i^]*t[=e]), n. [L., abl. of caput	   head.]	   See under {Tenant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitellate \Cap`i*tel"late\ (k[a^]p`[i^]*t[e^]l"l[asl]t), a.	   [L. capitellum, dim. of caput head.] (Bot.)	   Having a very small knoblike termination, or collected into	   minute capitula.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitibranchiata \Cap`i*ti*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from L.	   caput, capitis, head + -branchiae gills.] (Zool.)	   A division of annelids in which the gills arise from or near	   the head. See {Tubicola}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitol \Cap"i*tol\, [L. capitolium, fr. caput head: cf. F.	   capitole. See {Chief}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The temple of Jupiter, at Rome, on the Mona Capitolinus,	      where the Senate met.	      [1913 Webster]	            Comes C[ae]sar to the Capitol to-morrow? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The edifice at Washington occupied by the Congress of the	      United States; also, the building in which the legislature	      of a State holds its sessions; a statehouse.	      [1913 Webster] Capitolian
Capitolian \Cap`i*to"li*an\, Capitoline \Cap"i*to*line\, a. [L.	   capitolinus: cf. F. capitolin.]	   Of or pertaining to the Capitol in Rome. "Capitolian Jove."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Capitoline games} (Antiq.), annual games instituted at Rome	      by Camillus, in honor of Jupiter Capitolinus, on account	      of the preservation of the Capitol from the Gauls; when	      reinstituted by Domitian, after a period of neglect, they	      were held every fifth year.	      [1913 Webster]
Capitula \Ca*pit"u*la\, n. pl.	   See {Capitulum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitular \Ca*pit"u*lar\, n. [LL. capitulare, capitularium, fr.	   L. capitulum a small head, a chapter, dim. of capit head,	   chapter.]	   1. An act passed in a chapter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of a chapter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chapter itself, and all its members or	            capitulars.                           --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The head or prominent part.	      [1913 Webster]	Capitular \Ca*pit"u*lar\, a.	   1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a chapter; capitulary.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the pope to the member of the capitular body.	                                                  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Growing in, or pertaining to, a capitulum.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a capitulum; as, the capitular	      process of a vertebra, the process which articulates with	      the capitulum of a rib.	      [1913 Webster]
Capitularly \Ca*pit"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In the manner or form of an ecclesiastical chapter. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitulary \Ca*pit"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Capitularies}. [See	   {Capitular}.]	   1. A capitular.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of laws or statutes of a chapter, or of an	      ecclesiastical council.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A collection of laws or statutes, civil and	      ecclesiastical, esp. of the Frankish kings, in chapters or	      sections.	      [1913 Webster]	            Several of Charlemagne's capitularies. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	Capitulary \Ca*pit"u*la*ry\, a.	   Relating to the chapter of a cathedral; capitular.	   "Capitulary acts." --Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitulate \Ca*pit"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Capitulated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Capitulating}.] [LL. capitulatus, p. p. of	   capitulare to capitulate: cf. F. capituler. See {Capitular},	   n.]	   1. To settle or draw up the heads or terms of an agreement,	      as in chapters or articles; to agree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There capitulates with the king . . . to take to	            wife his daughter Mary.               --Heylin.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no reason why the reducing of any agreement	            to certain heads or capitula should not be called to	            capitulate.                           --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To surrender on terms agreed upon (usually, drawn up under	      several heads); as, an army or a garrison capitulates.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Irish, after holding out a week, capitulated.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Capitulate \Ca*pit"u*late\, v. t.	   To surrender or transfer, as an army or a fortress, on	   certain conditions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Capitulation \Ca*pit`u*la"tion\	   (k[.a]*p[i^]t`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. capitulation,	   LL. capitulatio.]	   1. A reducing to heads or articles; a formal agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            With special capitulation that neither the Scots nor	            the French shall refortify.           --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of capitulating or surrendering to an enemy upon	      stipulated terms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The instrument containing the terms of an agreement or	      surrender.	      [1913 Webster]
Capitulator \Ca*pit"u*la`tor\ (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]`t[~e]r),	   n. [LL.]	   One who capitulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Capitule \Cap"i*tule\ (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[=u]l), n. [L. capitulum	   small head, chapter.]	   A summary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Capitulum \Ca*pit"u*lum\ (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Capitula} (k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[.a]). [L., a small head.]	   1. A thick head of flowers on a very short axis, as a clover	      top, or a dandelion; a composite flower. A capitulum may	      be either globular or flat. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A knoblike protuberance of any part, esp. at the	      end of a bone or cartilage.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Capivi \Ca*pi"vi\, n. [Cf. {Copaiba}.]	   A balsam of the Spanish West Indies. See {Copaiba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caple \Ca"ple\, n.	   See {Capel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caplin \Cap"lin\, n.	   See {Capelin}.	   [1913 Webster] Caplin	Caplin \Cap"lin\, Capling \Cap"ling\, n.	   The cap or coupling of a flail, through which the thongs pass	   which connect the handle and swingel. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Capnomancy \Cap"no*man`cy\, n. [Gr. kapno`s smoke + mancy: cf.	   F. capnomancie.]	   Divination by means of the ascent or motion of smoke.	   [1913 Webster]
Capnomor \Cap"no*mor\, n. [Gr. kapno`s smoke + mo`ra, equiv. to	   moi^ra part.] (Chem.)	   A limpid, colorless oil with a peculiar odor, obtained from	   beech tar. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Capoc \Ca*poc"\, n. [Malay k[=a]poq.]	   A sort of cotton so short and fine that it can not be spun,	   used in the East Indies to line palanquins, to make	   mattresses, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Capoch \Ca*poch"\, n.; pl. {Capoches}. [Cf. Sp. capucho, It.	   cappucio, F. Capuce, capuchon, LL. caputium, fr. capa cloak.	   See Cap.]	   A hood; especially, the hood attached to the gown of a monk.	   [1913 Webster]	Capoch \Ca*poch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capoched}.]	   To cover with, or as with, a hood; hence, to hoodwink or	   blind. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Capon \Ca"pon\ (k[=a]"p'n or k[=a]"p[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. capon,	   chapoun, AS. cap[=u]n (cf. F. chapon), L. capo, fr. Gr.	   ka`pwn akin to ko`ptein to cut, OSlav. skopiti to castrate.	   Cf. {Comma}.]	   A castrated cock, esp. when fattened; a male chicken gelded	   to improve his flesh for the table. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The merry thought of a capon.            --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Capon \Ca"pon\, v. t.	   To castrate; to make a capon of.	   [1913 Webster]
Caponet \Ca"pon*et\, n.	   A young capon. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Caponiere \Cap`o*niere"\, n. [F. caponni[`e]re, fr. Sp.	   caponera, orig., a cage for fattening capons, hence, a place	   of refuge; cf. It. capponiera. See {Capon}.] (Fort.)	   A work made across or in the ditch, to protect it from the	   enemy, or to serve as a covered passageway.	   [1913 Webster]
Caponize \Ca"pon*ize\, v. t.	   To castrate, as a fowl.	   [1913 Webster]
Caporal \Ca`po*ral"\ (k[aum]`p[-o]*r[aum]l"), n. [Sp. See	   {Corporal}, n.]	   One who directs work; an overseer. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Capot \Ca*pot"\, n. [F.]	   A winning of all the tricks at the game of piquet. It counts	   for forty points. --Hoyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Capot \Ca*pot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Capotted}.]	   To win all the tricks from, in playing at piquet.	   [1913 Webster]
Capo tasto \Ca"po tas"to\ [It. capotasto.] (Music)	   A sort of bar or movable nut, attached to the finger board of	   a guitar or other fretted instrument for the purpose of	   raising uniformly the pitch of all the strings.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Capote \Ca*pote"\, n. [Sp. capote (cf. F. capote.), fr. LL. capa	   cape, cloak. See {Cap}.]	   A long cloak or overcoat, especially one with a hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Capouch \Ca*pouch"\, n. & v. t.	   Same as {Capoch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cappadine \Cap"pa*dine\, n.	   A floss or waste obtained from the cocoon after the silk has	   been reeled off, used for shag.	   [1913 Webster]
Cappaper \Cap"pa`per\,	   See {cap}, n., also {Paper}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Cappeak \Cap"peak`\, n.	   The front piece of a cap; -- now more commonly called visor.	   [1913 Webster]
Cappella \Cap*pel"la\, n.	   See {A cappella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capper \Cap"per\, n.	   1. One whose business is to make or sell caps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A by-bidder; a decoy for gamblers. [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument for applying a percussion cap to a gun or	      cartridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Capping plane \Cap"ping plane`\ (Join.)	   A plane used for working the upper surface of staircase	   rails.	   [1913 Webster]
Capra \Ca"pra\, n. [L., a she goat.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ruminants, including the common goat.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprate \Cap"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of capric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprella \Caprella\ n.	   a genus somprising the skeleton shrimp.	   Syn: genus {Caprella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Capreolate \Cap"re*o*late\, a. [L. capreolus wild goat, tendril,	   fr.caper goat: cf. F. capr['e]ol['e].] (Bot.)	   Having a tendril or tendrils.	   [1913 Webster]
Capreoline \Cap"re*o*line\, a. [L. capreolus wild goat, fr.	   caper goat.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the roebuck.	   [1913 Webster]
Capreolus \Capreolus\ n.	   a genus of deer including the roe deer ({Capreolus	   capreolus}).	   Syn: genus {Capreolus}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Capri \Ca"pri\, n.	   Wine produced on the island of Capri, commonly a light, dry,	   white wine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Capric \Cap"ric\, a. [L. caper goat.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to capric acid or its derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Capric acid} (also called {decanoic acid}), {C9H19.CO.OH},	   {Caprylic acid} (also called {octanoic acid}), {C7H15.CO2.H},	      and {Caproic acid} (also called {hexanoic acid}),	      {C5H11.CO2.H}, are fatty acids occurring in small	      quantities in butter, cocoanut oil, etc., united with	      glycerin; they are colorless oils, or white crystalline	      solids, of an unpleasant odor like that of goats or sweat.	      [1913 Webster]
Capriccio \Ca*pric"cio\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]t"ch[-o]), n. [It. See	   {Caprice}.]	   1. (Mus.) A piece in a free form, with frequent digressions	      from the theme; a fantasia; -- often called {caprice}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A caprice; a freak; a fancy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Capriccioso \Ca*pric*cio"so\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]t*ch[=o]"s[-o]), a.	   [It.] (Mus)	   In a free, fantastic style.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprice \Ca*price"\ (k[.a]*pr[=e]s"), n. [F. caprice, It.	   capriccio, caprice (perh. orig. a fantastical goat leap), fr.	   L. caper, capra, goat. Cf {Capriole}, {Cab}, {Caper}, v. i.]	   1. An abrupt change in feeling, opinion, or action,	      proceeding from some whim or fancy; a freak; a notion.	      "Caprices of appetite." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) See {Capriccio}.	   Syn: Freak; whim; crotchet; fancy; vagary; humor; whimsey;	        fickleness.	        [1913 Webster]
Capricious \Ca*pri"cious\ (k[.a]*pr[i^]sh"[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.	   capricieux, It. capriccioso.]	   Governed or characterized by caprice; apt to change suddenly;	   freakish; whimsical; changeable. "Capricious poet." --Shak.	   "Capricious humor." --Hugh Miller.	   [1913 Webster]	         A capricious partiality to the Romish practices.	                                                  --Hallam.	   Syn: Freakish; whimsical; fanciful; fickle; crotchety;	        fitful; wayward; changeable; unsteady; uncertain;	        inconstant; arbitrary. -- {Ca*pri"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Ca*pri"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Capricorn \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, about December 21. See	      {Tropic}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun was entered into Capricorn.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A southern constellation, represented on ancient	      monuments by the figure of a goat, or a figure with its	      fore part like a fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Capricorn beetle} (Zool.), any beetle of the family	      {Carambucid[ae]}; one of the long-horned beetles. The	      larv[ae] usually bore into the wood or bark of trees and	      shrubs and are often destructive. See {Girdler}, {Pruner}.	      [1913 Webster]
Caprid \Cap"rid\, a. [L. caper, capra, goat.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the tribe of ruminants of which the goat,	   or genus {Capra}, is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprification \Cap`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. caprificatio, fr.	   caprificare to ripen figs by caprification, fr. caprificus	   the wild fig; caper goat + ficus fig.]	   The practice of hanging, upon the cultivated fig tree,	   branches of the wild fig infested with minute hymenopterous	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is supposed that the little insects insure	         fertilization by carrying the pollen from the male	         flowers near the opening of the fig down to the female	         flowers, and also accelerate ripening the fruit by	         puncturing it. The practice has existed since ancient	         times, but its benefit has been disputed.	         [1913 Webster]
Caprifole \Cap"ri*fole\, n. [L. caper goat + folium leaf.]	   The woodbine or honeysuckle. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprifoliaceous \Cap"ri*fo`li*a`ceous\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Honeysuckle family of	   plants ({Caprifoliac[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capriform \Cap"ri*form\, a. [L. caper goat + -form.]	   Having the form of a goat.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprigenous \Ca*prig"e*nous\, a. [L. caprigenus; caper goat +	   gegnere to produce.]	   Of the goat kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprimulgidae \Caprimulgidae\ n. [L. capris goat + mulgere to	   milk.]	   a widely distributed natural family of nocturnally active	   birds including the {whip-poor-will} ({Caprimulgus	   vociferus}), the {chuck-will's-widow} ({Caprimulgus	   carolinensis}), and the {common nighthawk} ({Chordeiles	   minor}); -- called popularly the {goatsuckers} or	   {nightjars}. The nighthawks are sometimes active during the	   day.	   Syn: goatsuckers, nightjars, family {Caprimulgidae}.	        [PJC]	              The family . . . is alternately known as the	              nightjars (derived from the "churring" sounds of	              several species -- "jarring" the night air), or	              goatsuckers, a nonsense name that should be	              discontinued as it has its origin in the	              preposterous myth that the birds sucked the milk	              of nanny goats until they were dry. --Terence	                                                  Michael Short	                                                  (Wild Birds of	                                                  the Americas)
Caprimulgiformes \Caprimulgiformes\ n.	   an order of birds including the goatsuckers	   ({Caprimulgidae}), frogmouths, and the oilbird (guacharo)	   (family {Steatornithidae}).	   Syn: order {Caprimulgiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caprimulgus \Caprimulgus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Caprimulgidae}, including the	   {whip-poor-will} ({Caprimulgus vociferus}) and the	   {chuck-will's-widow} ({Caprimulgus carolinensis}).	   Syn: genus {Caprimulgus}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Caprine \Cap"rine\, a. [L. caprinus.]	   Of or pertaining to a goat; as, caprine gambols.	   [1913 Webster]
Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, n. [F. capriole, cabriole, It. capriola,	   fr. L. caper goat. Cf. {Caper}, v. i. {Cabriole}, {Caprice},	   {Cheveril}.]	   1. (Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards	      only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the	      hind legs when at the height of the leap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leap or caper, as in dancing. "With lofty turns and	      caprioles." --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	Capriole \Cap"ri*ole\, v. i.	   To perform a capriole. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Capriped \Cap"ri*ped\, a. [L. capripers; caper goat + pes pedis,	   foot.]	   Having feet like those of a goat.	   [1913 Webster]
Caproate \Cap"ro*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of caproic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Caproic \Ca*pro"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   See under {Capric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprylate \Cap"ry*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of caprylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Caprylic \Ca*pryl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   See under {Capric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capsaicin \Cap*sa"i*cin\, n. [From {Capsicum}.] (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance extracted from the	   {Capsicum annuum}, and giving off vapors of intense acridity.	   [1913 Webster]
Capsheaf \Cap"sheaf`\, n.	   The top sheaf of a stack of grain: (fig.) the crowning or	   finishing part of a thing.	   [1913 Webster]
Capsicin \Cap"si*cin\, n. [From {Capsicum}.] (Chem.)	   A red liquid or soft resin extracted from various species of	   capsicum.	   [1913 Webster]
Capsicine \Cap"si*cine\, n. [From {Capsicum}.] (Chem.)	   A volatile alkaloid extracted from {Capsicum annuum} or from	   capsicin.	   [1913 Webster]
Capsicum \Cap"si*cum\ (k[a^]p"s[i^]*k[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. L.	   capsa box, chest.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of many species, producing capsules or dry	   berries of various forms, which have an exceedingly pungent,	   biting taste, and when ground form the red or Cayenne pepper	   of commerce.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most important species are {Capsicum baccatum} or	         bird pepper, {Capsicum fastigiatum} or chili pepper,	         {Capsicum frutescens} or spur pepper (from which	         tabasco is obtained), {Capsicum chinense}, which	         includes the fiery-hot habanero pepper, and {Capsicum	         annuum} or Guinea pepper, which includes the bell	         pepper, the jalapeno pepper, the cayenne pepper, and	         other common garden varieties. The fruit is much used,	         both in its green and ripe state, in pickles and in	         cookery. These contain varying levels of the substance	         {capsaicin} ({C18H27O3N}), which gives the peppers	         their hot taste. The habanero is about 25-50 times	         hotter than the jalapeno according to a scale developed	         by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also {Cayenne pepper},	         {pepper} and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.	         [1913 Webster + PJC]	   3. Any plant of the genus {Capsicum} (of the {Solanaceae}	      family, which are unrelated to {Piper}), and its fruit;	      red pepper; chili pepper; as, the {bell pepper} and the	      {jalapeno pepper} (both {Capsicum annuum}) and the	      {habanero pepper} ({Capsicum chinense}); .	      [1913 Webster + PJC]
Capsidae \Capsidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the leaf bugs.	   Syn: Miridae, family {Miridae}, family {Capsidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Capsize \Cap*size"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Capsized}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Capsizing}.] [Cf. Sp. cabecear to nod, pitch,	   capuzar, chapuzar, to sink (a vessel) by the head; both fr.	   L. caput head.]	   To upset or overturn, as a vessel or other body.	   [1913 Webster]	         But what if carrying sail capsize the boat? --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Capsize \Cap"size`\, n.	   An upset or overturn.	   [1913 Webster]
Capsquare \Cap"*square\, n. (Gun.)	   A metal covering plate which passes over the trunnions of a	   cannon, and holds it in place.	   [1913 Webster]
Capstan \Cap"stan\, n. [F. cabestan, fr. Sp. cabestrante,	   cabrestante, fr. cabestrar to bind with a halter, fr.	   cabestrohalter, fr. L. capistrum halter, fr. capere to hold	   (see {Capacious}); or perh. the Spanish is fr. L. caper goat	   + stans, p. pr. of stare to stand; cf. F. ch[`e]vre she-goat,	   also a machine for raising heavy weights.]	   A vertical cleated drum or cylinder, revolving on an upright	   spindle, and surmounted by a drumhead with sockets for bars	   or levers. It is much used, especially on shipboard, for	   moving or raising heavy weights or exerting great power by	   traction upon a rope or cable, passing around the drum. It is	   operated either by steam power or by a number of men walking	   around the capstan, each pushing on the end of a lever fixed	   in its socket. [Sometimes spelt {Capstern}, but improperly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Capstan bar}, one of the long bars or levers by which the	      capstan is worked; a handspike..	   {To pawl the capstan}, to drop the pawls so that they will	      catch in the notches of the pawl ring, and prevent the	      capstan from turning back.	   {To rig the capstan}, to prepare the for use, by putting the	      bars in the sockets.	   {To surge the capstan}, to slack the tension of the rope or	      cable wound around it.	      [1913 Webster]
Capstone \Cap"stone`\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil echinus of the genus {Cannulus}; -- so called from	   its supposed resemblance to a cap.	   [1913 Webster] Capsular
Capsular \Cap"su*lar\, Capsulary \Cap"su*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F.	   capsulaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a capsule; having the nature of a	   capsule; hollow and fibrous.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Capsular ligament} (Anat.), a ligamentous bag or capsule	      surrounding many movable joints in the skeleton.	      [1913 Webster] Capsulate
Capsulate \Cap"su*late\, Capsulated \Cap"su*la`ted\, a.	   Inclosed in a capsule, or as in a chest or box; esp. (Botany)	   enclosed in a seed capsule; -- of seeds or spores.	   Syn: encapsulated.	        [1913 Webster]
Capsule \Cap"sule\ (k[a^]p"s[=u]l), n. [L. capsula a little box	   or chest, fr. capsa chest, case, fr. capere to take, contain:	   cf. F. capsule.]	   1. (Bot.) a dry fruit or pod which is made up of several	      parts or carpels, and opens to discharge the seeds, as,	      the capsule of the poppy, the flax, the lily, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) A small saucer of clay for roasting or melting samples	          of ores, etc.; a scorifier.	      (b) a small, shallow, evaporating dish, usually of	          porcelain.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A small cylindrical or spherical gelatinous	      envelope in which nauseous or acrid doses are inclosed to	      be swallowed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) A membranous sac containing fluid, or investing an	      organ or joint; as, the capsule of the lens of the eye.	      Also, a capsulelike organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A metallic seal or cover for closing a bottle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A small cup or shell, as of metal, for a percussion cap,	      cartridge, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atrabiliary capsule}. See under {Atrabiliary}.	   {Glisson's capsule}, a membranous envelope, entering the	      liver along with the portal vessels and insheathing the	      latter in their course through the organ.	   {Suprarenal capsule}, a ductless gland secreting epinephrine,	      norepinephrine, and steroid hormones, on the upper end of	      each kidney. It is also called the {adrenal gland},	      {glandula suprarenalis}, {suprarenal gland}, {epinephros},	      {atrabiliary capsule}, and {adrenal capsule}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Capsulitis \Cap`su*li"tis\, n. [NL.; E. capsule + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of a capsule, as that of the crystalline lens.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Capsulotomy \Cap`su*lot"o*my\, n. [Capsule + Gr. ? to cut.]	   (Surg.)	   The incision of a capsule, esp. of that of the crystalline	   lens, as in a cataract operation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Captain \Cap"tain\ (k[a^]p"t[i^]n), n. [OE. capitain, captain,	   OF. capitain, F. capitaine (cf. Sp. capitan, It. capitano),	   LL. capitaneus, capitanus, fr. L. caput the head. See under	   {Chief}, and cf. {Chieftain}.]	   1. A head, or chief officer; as:	      (a) The military officer who commands a company, troop, or	          battery, or who has the rank entitling him to do so	          though he may be employed on other service.	      (b) An officer in the United States navy, next above a	          commander and below a commodore, and ranking with a	          colonel in the army.	      (c) By courtesy, an officer actually commanding a vessel,	          although not having the rank of captain.	      (d) The master or commanding officer of a merchant vessel.	      (e) One in charge of a portion of a ship's company; as, a	          captain of a top, captain of a gun, etc.	      (f) The foreman of a body of workmen.	      (g) A person having authority over others acting in	          concert; as, the captain of a boat's crew; the captain	          of a football team.	          [1913 Webster]	                A trainband captain eke was he.   --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	                The Rhodian captain, relying on . . . the	                lightness of his vessel, passed, in open day,	                through all the guards.           --Arbuthnot.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A military leader; a warrior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foremost captain of his time.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Captain general}.	      (a) The commander in chief of an army or armies, or of the	          militia.	      (b) The Spanish governor of Cuba and its dependent	          islands.	   {Captain lieutenant}, a lieutenant with the rank and duties	      of captain but with a lieutenant's pay, -- as in the first	      company of an English regiment.	      [1913 Webster]	Captain \Cap"tain\, v. t.	   To act as captain of; to lead. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Men who captained or accompanied the exodus from	         existing forms. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Captain \Cap"tain\, a.	   Chief; superior. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         captain jewes in the carcanet.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Captaincy \Cap"tain*cy\, n.; pl. {Captaincies}.	   The rank, post, or commission of a captain. --Washington.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Captaincy general}, the office, power, territory, or	      jurisdiction of a captain general; as, the captaincy	      general of La Habana (Cuba and its islands).	      [1913 Webster]
Captainry \Cap"tain*ry\, n. [Cf. F. capitainerie.]	   Power, or command, over a certain district; chieftainship.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Captainship \Cap"tain*ship\, n.	   1. The condition, rank, post, or authority of a captain or	      chief commander. "To take the captainship." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Military skill; as, to show good captainship.	      [1913 Webster]
Captation \Cap*ta`tion\, n. [L. captatio, fr. captare to catch,	   intens. of caper to take: cf. F. captation.]	   A courting of favor or applause, by flattery or address; a	   captivating quality; an attraction. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Without any of those dresses, or popular captations,	         which some men use in their speeches.    --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]
Caption \Cap"tion\, n. [L. captio, fr. caper to take. In senses	   3 and 4, perhaps confounded in meaning with L. caput a head.	   See {Capacious}.]	   1. A caviling; a sophism. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This doctrine is for caption and contradiction.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of taking or arresting a person by judicial	      process. [R.] --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) That part of a legal instrument, as a commission,	      indictment, etc., which shows where, when, and by what	      authority, it was taken, found, or executed. --Bouvier.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The heading of a chapter, section, or page. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Captious \Cap"tious\, a. [F. captieux, L. captiosus. See	   {Caption}.]	   1. Apt to catch at faults; disposed to find fault or to	      cavil; eager to object; difficult to please.	      [1913 Webster]	            A captious and suspicious age.        --Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am sensible I have not disposed my materials to	            abide the test of a captious controversy. --Bwike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted to harass, perplex, or insnare; insidious;	      troublesome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Captious restraints on navigation.    --Bancroft.	   Syn: Caviling, carping, fault-finding; censorious;	        hypercritical; peevish, fretful; perverse; troublesome.	   Usage: {Captious}, {caviling}, {Carping}. A captious person	          is one who has a fault-finding habit or manner, or is	          disposed to catch at faults, errors, etc., with	          quarrelsome intent; a caviling person is disposed to	          raise objections on frivolous grounds; carping implies	          that one is given to ill-natured, persistent, or	          unreasonable fault-finding, or picking up of the words	          or actions of others.	          [1913 Webster]	                Caviling is the carping of argument, carping the	                caviling of ill temper.           --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
Captiously \Cap"tious*ly\, adv.	   In a captious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Captiousness \Cap"tious*ness\, n.	   Captious disposition or manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captivated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Captivating}.] [L. captivatus, p. p. of	   captivare to capture, fr. captivus captive. See {Captive}.]	   1. To take prisoner; to capture; to subdue. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their woes whom fortune captivates.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acquire ascendancy over by reason of some art or	      attraction; to fascinate; to charm; as, Cleopatra	      captivated Antony; the orator captivated all hearts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Small landscapes of captivating loveliness. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   Syn: To enslave; subdue; overpower; charm; enchant; bewitch;	        facinate; capture; lead captive.	        [1913 Webster]	Captivate \Cap"ti*vate\, p. a. [L. captivatus.]	   Taken prisoner; made captive; insnared; charmed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Women have been captivate ere now.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
captivated \captivated\ adj.	   1. having an affection or admiration, caused by charm of the	      person or object.	   Syn: charmed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. filled with wonder and delight.	   Syn: beguiled, charmed, delighted, enthralled, entranced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Captivating \Cap"ti*va`ting\, a.	   Having power to captivate or charm; fascinating; as,	   captivating smiles. -- {Cap"ti*va`ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Captivation \Cap"ti*va`tion\, n. [L. capticatio.]	   The act of captivating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The captivation of our understanding.    --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Captive \Cap"tive\, n. [L. captivus, fr. capere to take: cf. F.	   captif. See {Caitiff}.]	   1. A prisoner taken by force or stratagem, esp., by an enemy,	      in war; one kept in bondage or in the power of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then, when I am thy captive, talk of chains.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One charmed or subdued by beaty, excellence, or affection;	      one who is captivated.	      [1913 Webster]	Captive \Cap"tive\, a.	   1. Made prisoner, especially in war; held in bondage or in	      confinement.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poor, miserable, captive thrall.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subdued by love; charmed; captivated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even in so short a space, my wonan's heart	            Grossly grew captive to his honey words. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to bondage or confinement; serving to	      confine; as, captive chains; captive hours.	      [1913 Webster]	Captive \Cap"tive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captived}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Captiving}.]	   To take prisoner; to capture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their inhabitans slaughtered and captived. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Captivity \Cap*tiv"i*ty\, n. [L. captivitas: cf. F.	   captivit['e].]	   1. The state of being a captive or a prisoner.	      [1913 Webster]	            More celebrated in his captivity that in his	            greatest triumphs.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of being under control; subjection of the will or	      affections; bondage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sink in the soft captivity together.  --Addison.	   Syn: Imprisonment; confinement; bondage; subjection;	        servitude; slavery; thralldom; serfdom.	        [1913 Webster]
Captor \Cap"tor\, n. [L., a cather (of animals), fr. caper to	   take.]	   One who captures any person or thing, as a prisoner or a	   prize.	   [1913 Webster]
Capture \Cap"ture\, n. [L. capture, fr. caper to take: cf. F.	   capture. See {Caitiff}, and cf. {aptive}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of seizing by force, or getting possession of by	      superior power or by stratagem; as, the capture of an	      enemy, a vessel, or a criminal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even with regard to captures made at sea.	                                                  --Bluckstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The securing of an object of strife or desire, as by the	      power of some attraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing taken by force, surprise, or stratagem; a prize;	      prey.	   Syn: Seizure; apprehension; arrest; detention.	        [1913 Webster]	Capture \Cap"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Captured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Capturing}.]	   1. To seize or take possession of by force, surprise, or	      stratagem; to overcome and hold; to secure by effort.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to record or make a lasting representation of (sound or	      images); as, to capture an event on videotape; the artist	      captured the expression of grief on his face.	      [PJC]	   3. (Games) to take control of, or remove from play; as, to	      capture a piece in chess.	      [PJC]	   4. to exert a strong psychological influence on; as, to	      capture the heart of a maiden; to capture the attention of	      the nation.	      [PJC]	   5. (Computers) to record (data) in a computer-readable form;	      as, to capture a transaction in a database.	      [PJC]	            Her heart is like some fortress that has been	            captured.                             --W. Ivring.	      [1913 Webster]
Capuccio \Ca*puc"cio\, n. [It. cappucio. See {Capoch}.]	   A capoch or hood. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Capuched \Ca*puched"\, a. [See {Capoch}.]	   Cover with, or as with, a hood. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Capuchin \Cap`u*chin"\, n. [F. capucin a monk who wears a cowl,	   fr. It. cappuccio hood. See {Capoch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eccl.) A Franciscan monk of the austere branch	      established in 1526 by Matteo di Baschi, distinguished by	      wearing the long pointed cowl or capoch of St. Francis.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bare-footed and long-bearded capuchin. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A garment for women, consisting of a cloak and hood,	      resembling, or supposed to resemble, that of capuchin	      monks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (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 cowl, the rest being of a grayish white; --	          called also {capucine monkey}, {weeper}, {sajou},	          {sapajou}, and {sai}.	      (b) Other species of {Cabus}, as {Cabus fatuellus} (the	          {brown capucine} or {horned capucine}.), {Cabus	          albifrons} (the {cararara}), and {Cabus apella}.	      (c) A variety of the domestic pigeon having a hoodlike	          tuft of feathers on the head and sides of the neck.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Capuchin nun}, one of an austere order of Franciscan nuns	      which came under Capuchin rule in 1538. The order had	      recently been founded by Maria Longa.	      [1913 Webster]
Capucine \Cap"u*cine\, n.	   See {Capuchin}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Capulet \Cap"u*let\, n. (Far.)	   Same as {Capellet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Capulin \Cap"u*lin\ (-l[i^]n), n. [Sp. capuli.]	   The Mexican cherry ({Prunus Capollin}).	   [1913 Webster]
Caput \Ca"put\ (k[=a]"p[u^]t), n.; pl. {Capita}	   (k[a^]p"[i^]*t[.a]). [L., the head.]	   1. (Anat.) The head; also, a knoblike protuberance or	      capitulum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The top or superior part of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng.) The council or ruling body of the University of	      Cambridge prior to the constitution of 1856.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your caputs and heads of colleges.    --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Caput mortuum}. [L., dead head.] (Old Chem.) The residuum	      after distillation or sublimation; hence, worthless	      residue.	      [1913 Webster]
Capybara \Ca`py*ba"ra\, n. [Sp. capibara, fr. the native name.]	   (Zool.)	   A large South American rodent ({Hydroch[ae]rus capybara})	   Living on the margins of lakes and rivers. It is the largest	   extant rodent, being about three feet long, and half that in	   height. It somewhat resembles the Guinea pig, to which it is	   related; -- called also {cabiai} and {water hog}.	   [1913 Webster]
Car \Car\, n. [OF. car, char, F. cahr, fr. L. carrus, Wagon: a	   Celtic word; cf. W. car, Armor. karr, Ir. & Gael. carr. cf.	   {Chariot}.]	   1. A small vehicle moved on wheels; usually, one having but	      two wheels and drawn by one horse; a cart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vehicle adapted to the rails of a railroad. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England a railroad passenger car is called a railway	         carriage; a freight car a goods wagon; a platform car a	         goods truck; a baggage car a van. But styles of car	         introduced into England from America are called cars;	         as, tram car. Pullman car. See {Train}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A chariot of war or of triumph; a vehicle of splendor,	      dignity, or solemnity. [Poetic].	      [1913 Webster]	            The gilded car of day.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The towering car, the sable steeds.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The stars also called Charles's Wain, the Great	      Bear, or the Dipper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Pleiads, Hyads, and the Northern Car. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The cage of a lift or elevator.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The basket, box, or cage suspended from a balloon to	      contain passengers, ballast, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A floating perforated box for living fish. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Car coupling}, or {Car coupler}, a shackle or other device	      for connecting the cars in a railway train. [U. S.]	   {Dummy car} (Railroad), a car containing its own steam power	      or locomotive.	   {Freight car} (Railrood), a car for the transportation of	      merchandise or other goods. [U. S.]	   {Hand car} (Railroad), a small car propelled by hand, used by	      railroad laborers, etc. [U. S.]	   {Horse car}, or {Street car}, an omnibus car, draw by horses	      or other power upon rails laid in the streets. [U. S.]	   {Palace car}, {Drawing-room car}, {Sleeping car}, {Parlor	   car}, etc. (Railroad), cars especially designed and furnished	      for the comfort of travelers.	      [1913 Webster]
Carabao \Ca`ra*ba"o\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The water buffalo of the Philippines. [Phil. Islands]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carabid \Car"a*bid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the genus {Carabus} or	   family {Carabidae}. -- n. One of the {Carabidae}, a family of	   active insectivorous beetles.	   [1913 Webster]
Carabidae \Carabidae\ n.	   a family of nocturnal, terrestrial insects consisting of the	   {ground beetles}, which feed chiefly on other insects.	   Syn: family {Carabidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carabine \Car"a*bine\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*b[imac]n), n. (Mil.)	   A carbine.	   [1913 Webster]
Carabineer \Car`a*bi*neer"\ (k[a^]r`[.a]*b[i^]*n[=e]r"), n.	   A carbineer.	   [1913 Webster]
Caraboid \Car"a*boid\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*boid), a. [Carabus + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to the genus {Carabus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carabus \Car"a*bus\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*b[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ka`rabos a horned beetle.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ground beetles, including numerous species. They	   devour many injurious insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Carac \Car"ac\ (k[a^]r"[a^]k), n.	   See {Carack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caracal \Car"a*cal\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*k[a^]l), n. [F. caracal, fr.	   Turk qarahqootaq; qarah black + qootaq ear.] (Zool.)	   A lynx ({Felis caracal} syn. {Lynx caracal}). It is a native	   of Africa and Asia. Its ears are black externally, and tipped	   with long black hairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[.a]k[aum]"r[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   A south American bird of several species and genera,	   resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras	   act as scavengers, and are also called {carrion buzzards}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The black caracara is {Ibycter ater}; the chimango is	         {Milvago chimango}; the Brazilian is {Polyborus	         Braziliensis}.	         [1913 Webster]
Caracas \Caracas\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Venezuela.	   [PJC]
Carack \Car"ack\, n. [F. caraque (cf. Sp. & Pg. carraca, It.	   caracca.), LL. carraca, fr. L. carrus wagon; or perh. fr. Ar.	   qorq[=u]r (pl. qar[=a]qir) a carack.] (Naut.)	   A kind of large ship formerly used by the Spaniards and	   Portuguese in the East India trade; a galleon. [Spelt also	   {carrack}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The bigger whale like some huge carrack lay. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Caracole \Car"a*cole\, n. [F. caracole, caracol, fr. Sp. caracol	   snail, winding staircase, a wheeling about.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Man.) A half turn which a horseman makes, either to the	      right or the left.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A staircase in a spiral form.	      [1913 Webster]	   {En caracole}[F.], spiral; -- said of a staircase.	      [1913 Webster]	Caracole \Car"a*cole\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caracoled}.] [Cf. F.	   caracoler.] (Man.)	   To move in a caracole, or in caracoles; to wheel.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prince John caracoled within the lists.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Caracoly \Car"a*col`y\, n.	   An alloy of gold, silver, and copper, of which an inferior	   quality of jewelry is made.	   [1913 Webster] Caracore
Caracore \Car"a*core\, Caracora \Car"a*co`ra\, n. [Malay	   kurakura.]	   A light vessel or proa used by the people of Borneo, etc.,	   and by the Dutch in the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Caracul \Ca`ra*cul"\, n.	   Var. of {Karakul}, a kind of fur.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carafe \Ca*rafe"\, n. [F.]	   A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; -- called also	   {croft}.	   [1913 Webster] Carageen
Carageen \Car"a*geen`\ or Caragheen \Car"a*gheen`\, n.	   See {Carrageen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carambola \Ca`ram*bo"la\, n. (Bot.)	   An East Indian tree ({Averrhoa Carambola}), and its acid,	   juicy fruit; called also {Coromandel gooseberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caramel \Car"a*mel\, n. [F. caramel (cf. Sp. caramelo), LL.	   canna mellis, cannamella, canamella, calamellus mellitus,	   sugar cane, from or confused with L. canna reed + mel,	   mellis, honey. See {Cane}.]	   1. (Chem.) Burnt sugar; a brown or black porous substance	      obtained by heating sugar. It is soluble in water, and is	      used for coloring spirits, gravies, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of confectionery, usually a small cube or square of	      tenacious paste, or candy, of varying composition and	      flavor.	      [1913 Webster]
caramelise \caramelise\ v. i.	   1. to to change into caramel, by the action of heat; as, The	      sugar caramelized quickly.	   Syn: caramelize.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to convert to caramel.	   Syn: caramelize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
caramelize \caramelize\ v. t. 1	   to to convert [usu. sugar] into caramel, by the action of	   heat.	   Syn: caramelise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
carancha \carancha\ n.	   the South American {caracara}.	   Syn: Polyborus plancus.	        [WordNet 1.5] caranda
caranda \caranda\, caranday \caranday\n.	   a South American palm ({Copernicia australis} or {Copernicia	   alba}) yielding a wax similar to carnauba wax.	   Syn: caranday, caranda palm, wax palm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
carangid \carangid\ adj.	   of or pertaining to the {Carangidae}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	carangid \carangid\ n.	   any fish of the family {Carangidae}, including the	   {cavallas}, {jacks}, {pompanos} and {scads}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Carangidae \Carangidae\ n.	   1. large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes allied to	      the mackerels, with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm	      seas; it includes the {caranx}, {American bluefish}, and	      the {pilot fish}.	   Syn: family Carangidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carangoid \Ca*ran"goid\, a. [Caranx + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Belonging to the {Carangid[ae]}, a family of fishes allied to	   the mackerels, and including the caranx, American bluefish,	   and the pilot fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Caranx \Ca"ranx\ (k[=a]"r[a^][ng]ks), n. (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes, common on the Atlantic coast, including	   the yellow or golden mackerel.	   [1913 Webster]
Carapace \Car"a*pace\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*p[=a]s), n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The thick shell or shield which covers the back of the	   tortoise, or turtle, the crab, and other crustaceous animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Carapato \Ca`ra*pa"to\ (k[aum]`r[.a]*p[aum]"t[-o]), n. [Pg.	   carrapato.] (Zool.)	   A south American tick of the genus {Amblyomma}. There are	   several species, very troublesome to man and beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Carapax \Car"a*pax\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Carapace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carat \Car"at\ (k[a^]r"[a^]t), n. [F. carat (cf. It. carato,	   OPg. quirate, Pg. & Sp. quilate), Ar. q[imac]r[=a]t bean or	   pea shell, a weight of four grains, a carat, fr. Gr.	   kera`tion a little horn, the fruit of the carob tree, a	   weight, a carat. See {Horn}.]	   1. The weight by which precious stones and pearls are	      weighed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The carat equals three and one fifth grains Troy, and	         is divided into four grains, sometimes called carat	         grains. Diamonds and other precious stones are	         estimated by carats and fractions of carats, and	         pearls, usually, by carat grains. --Tiffany.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A twenty-fourth part; -- a term used in estimating the	      proportionate fineness of gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A mass of metal is said to be so many carats fine,	         according to the number of twenty-fourths of pure gold	         which it contains; as, 22 carats fine (goldsmith's	         standard) = 22 parts of gold, 1 of copper, and 1 of	         silver.	         [1913 Webster]
Caravan \Car"a*van\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[a^]n or k[a^]r*[.a]*v[a^]n";	   277), n. [F. caravane (cf. Sp. caravana), fr. Per. karw[=a]n	   a caravan (in sense 1). Cf. {Van} a wagon.]	   1. A company of travelers, pilgrims, or merchants, organized	      and equipped for a long journey, or marching or traveling	      together, esp. through deserts and countries infested by	      robbers or hostile tribes, as in Asia or Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large, covered wagon, or a train of such wagons, for	      conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition; an itinerant	      show, as of wild beasts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covered vehicle for carrying passengers or for moving	      furniture, etc.; -- sometimes shorted into {van}.	      [1913 Webster]
Caravaneer \Car`a*van*eer"\, n. [Cf. F. caravanier.]	   The leader or driver of the camels in caravan.	   [1913 Webster]
caravanning \caravanning\ n.	   the practice of taking holidays in a caravan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Caravansary \Car`a*van"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Caravansaries}. [F.	   caravans['e]rai, fr. Per. karw[=a]nsar[=a]["i]; karw[=a]n	   caravan + -sar[=a]["i] palace, large house, inn.]	   A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night,	   being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a	   court. [Written also {caravanserai} and {caravansera}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caravel \Car"a*vel\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*v[e^]l), n. [F. caravelle (cf.	   It. caravella, Sp. carabela), fr. Sp. caraba a kind of	   vessel, fr. L. carabus a kind of light boat, fr. Gr. ka`rabos	   a kind of light ship, NGr. kara`bi ship, vessel.] [written	   also {carvel} and {caravelle}.] (Naut.)	   A name given to several kinds of vessels.	   (a) The caravel of the 16th century was a small vessel with	       broad bows, high, narrow poop, four masts, and lateen	       sails. Columbus commanded three caravels on his great	       voyage.	   (b) A Portuguese vessel of 100 or 150 tons burden.	   (c) A small fishing boat used on the French coast.	   (d) A Turkish man-of-war.	       [1913 Webster]
Caraway \Car"a*way\ (k[a^]r"[.a]*w[asl]), n. [F. carvi (cf. Sp.	   carvi and al-caravea, al-carahueya, Pg. al-caravia) fr. Ar.	   karaw[imac][=a], karw[imac][=a] fr. Gr. ka`ron; cf. L.	   careum.]	   1. (Bot.) A biennial plant of the Parsley family ({Carum	      Carui}). The seeds have an aromatic smell, and a warm,	      pungent taste. They are used in cookery and confectionery,	      and also in medicine as a carminative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cake or sweetmeat containing caraway seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caraways, or biscuits, or some other [comfits].	                                                  --Cogan.	      [1913 Webster]
Carbamic \Car*bam"ic\ (k[aum]r*b[a^]m"[i^]k), a. [Carbon +	   amido.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to an acid so called.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carbamic acid} (Chem.), an amido acid, {H2N.CO2.H}, not	      existing in the free state, but occurring as a salt of	      ammonium in commercial ammonium carbonate; -- called also	      {amido formic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Carbamide \Car*bam"ide\ (k[aum]r*b[a^]m"[i^]d or -[imac]d), n.	   [Carbonyl + amide.] (Chem.)	   The technical name for urea.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbamine \Car*bam"ine\ (k[aum]r*b[a^]m"[i^]n or -[=e]d), n.	   (Chem.)	   An isocyanide of a hydrocarbon radical. The carbamines are	   liquids, usually colorless, and of unendurable odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbanil \Car"ba*nil\, n. [Carbonyl + aniline.] (Chem.)	   A mobile liquid, {CO.N.C6H5}, of pungent odor. It is the	   phenyl salt of isocyanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbazol \Car"ba*zol\, n. [Carbon + azo + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A white crystallized substance, {C12H8NH}, derived from	   aniline and other amines.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbazotate \Car*baz"o*tate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of carbazotic or picric acid; a picrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbazotic \Car`ba*zot"ic\, a. [Carbon + azole.]	   Containing, or derived from, carbon and nitrogen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carbazotic acid} (Chem.), picric acid. See under {Picric}.	      [1913 Webster]
Carbide \Car"bide\, n. [Carbon + -ide.] (Chem.)	   A binary compound of carbon with some other element or	   radical, in which the carbon plays the part of a negative; --	   formerly termed {carburet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbimide \Car"bi*mide\, n. [Carbon + imide] (Chem.)	   The technical name for isocyanic acid. See under {Isocyanic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbine \Car"bine\, n. [F. carbine, OF. calabrin carabineer (cf.	   Ot. calabrina a policeman), fr. OF & Pr. calabre, OF. cable,	   chable, an engine of war used in besieging, fr. LL.	   chadabula, cabulus, a kind of projectile machine, fr. Gr. ? a	   throwing down, fr. ? to throw; ? down + ? to throw. Cf.	   {Parable}.] (Mil.)	   A short, light musket or rifle, esp. one used by mounted	   soldiers or cavalry.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbineer \Car`bi*neer"\, n. [F. carabinier.] (Mil.)	   A soldier armed with a carbine.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbinol \Car"bi*nol\, n. [Carbin (Kolbe's name for the radical)	   + -ol.] (Chem.)	   Methyl alcohol, {CH3OH}; -- also, by extension, any one in	   the homologous series of paraffine alcohols of which methyl	   alcohol is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbohydrate \Car`bo*hy"drate\, n. [Carbon + hydrate.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   One of a group of compounds including the sugars, starches,	   and gums, which contain six (or some multiple of six) carbon	   atoms, united with a variable number of hydrogen and oxygen	   atoms, but with the two latter always in proportion as to	   form water; as dextrose, {C6H12O6}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbohydride \Car`bo*hy"dride\, n. [Carbon + hydrogen.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbolic \Car*bol"ic\ (k[aum]r*b[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. carbo coal	   + oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from coal tar	   and other sources; as, carbolic acid (called also phenic	   acid, and phenol[1]). See {Phenol}.	   [1913 Webster]	Carbolic acid \Car*bol"ic ac"id\ (k[aum]r*b[o^]l"[i^]k	   [a^]s"[i^]d), n. [L. carbo coal + oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   same as {phenol[1]}, ({C6H5.OH}). See {phenol[1]}.	   Syn: phenol[1], hydroxybenzene, phenyl hydroxide, phenic	        acid.	        [PJC]
Carbolize \Car"bo*lize\ (k[aum]r"b[-o]*l[imac]z), v. t. (Med.)	   To apply carbolic acid to; to wash or treat with carbolic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
carbomycin \carbomycin\ n.	   a colorless basic macrolide antibiotic that inhibits the	   growth of Gram-positive organisms.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Carbon \Car"bon\ (k[aum]r"b[o^]n), n. [F. carbone, fr. L. carbo	   coal; cf. Skr. [,c]r[=a] to cook.] (Chem.)	   1. An elementary substance, not metallic in its nature, which	      is present in all organic compounds. Atomic weight 11.97.	      Symbol C. it is combustible, and forms the base of	      lampblack and charcoal, and enters largely into mineral	      coals. In its pure crystallized state it constitutes the	      diamond, the hardest of known substances, occuring in	      monometric crystals like the octahedron, etc. Another	      modification is graphite, or blacklead, and in this it is	      soft, and occurs in hexagonal prisms or tables. When	      united with oxygen it forms carbon dioxide, commonly	      called carbonic acid, or carbonic oxide, according to the	      proportions of the oxygen; when united with hydrogen, it	      forms various compounds called hydrocarbons. Compare	      {Diamond}, and {Graphite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) A carbon rod or pencil used in an arc lamp; also,	      a plate or piece of carbon used as one of the elements of	      a voltaic battery.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a sheet of carbon paper.	      [PJC]	   4. a carbon copy.	      [PJC]	   {Carbon compounds}, {Compounds of carbon} (Chem.), those	      compounds consisting largely of carbon, commonly produced	      by animals and plants, and hence called organic compounds,	      though their synthesis may be effected in many cases in	      the laboratory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The formation of the compounds of carbon is not	            dependent upon the life process.      --I. Remsen	   {carbon copy}, originally, a copy of a document made by use	      of a {carbon paper}, but now used generally to refer to	      any copy of a document made by a mechanical process, such	      as xerographic copying.	   {Carbon dioxide}, {Carbon monoxide}. (Chem.) See under	      {Carbonic}.	   {Carbon light} (Elec.), an extremely brilliant electric light	      produced by passing a galvanic current through two carbon	      points kept constantly with their apexes neary in contact.	      	   {Carbon point} (Elec.), a small cylinder or bit of gas carbon	      moved forward by clockwork so that, as it is burned away	      by the electric current, it shall constantly maintain its	      proper relation to the opposing point.	   {Carbon paper}, a thin type of paper coated with a	      dark-colored waxy substance which can be transferred to	      another sheet of paper underneath it by pressing on the	      carbon paper. It is used by placing a sheet between two	      sheets of ordinary writing paper, and then writing or	      typing on the top sheet, by which process a copy of the	      writing or typing is transferred to the second sheet	      below, making a copy without the need for writing or	      typing a second time. Multiple sheets may be used, with a	      carbon paper placed above each plain paper to which an	      impression is to be transferred. In 1997 such paper was	      still used, particularly to make multiple copies of	      filled-in purchase invoice forms, but in most applications	      this technique has been superseded by the more faithful	      xerographic reproduction and computerized printing	      processes.	   {Carbon tissue}, paper coated with gelatine and pigment, used	      in the autotype process of photography. --Abney.	   {Gas carbon}, a compact variety of carbon obtained as an	      incrustation on the interior of gas retorts, and used for	      the manufacture of the carbon rods of pencils for the	      voltaic, arc, and for the plates of voltaic batteries,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
carbon-14 \carbon-14\ n.	   a radioactive isotope of carbon with a half-life of 5730	   years. It occurs naturally in minute quantities, and is used	   as the basis for {radiocarbon dating}.	   Syn: radiocarbon, carbon 14.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carbonaceous \Car"bo*na`ceous\, a.	   Pertaining to, containing, or composed of, carbon.	   [1913 Webster] Carbonade
Carbonade \Car"bo*nade\, Carbonado \Car`bo*na"do\, n. [Cf. F.	   carbonnade, It. carbonata, Sp. carbonada, from L. carbo	   coal.] (Cookery)	   Flesh, fowl, etc., cut across, seasoned, and broiled on	   coals; a chop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Carbonado
Carbonado \Car`bo*na"do\, Carbonade \Car"bo*nade\, v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Carbonadoed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carbonadoing}.]	   1. To cut (meat) across for frying or broiling; to cut or	      slice and broil. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A short-legged hen daintily carbonadoed. --Bean. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut or hack, as in fighting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll so carbonado your shanks.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Carbonado \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 rounded fragments,	   rarely distinctly crystallized, with a texture varying from	   compact to porous.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbonarism \Car`bo*na"rism\, n.	   The principles, practices, or organization of the Carbonari.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbonaro \Car`bo*na"ro\, n.; pl. {Carbonari}. [It., a coal	   man.]	   A member of a secret political association in Italy,	   organized in the early part of the nineteenth centry for the	   purpose of changing the government into a republic.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The origin of the Carbonari is uncertain, but the	         society is said to have first met, in 1808, among the	         charcoal burners of the mountains, whose phraseology	         they adopted.	         [1913 Webster]
Carbonatation \Car`bon*a*ta"tion\, n. [From {Carbonate}.] (Sugar	   Making)	   The saturation of defecated beet juice with carbonic acid	   gas. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbonate \Car"bon*ate\, n. [Cf. F. carbonate.] (Chem.)	   A salt or carbonic acid, as in limestone, some forms of lead	   ore, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbonated \Car"bon*a`ted\, a.	   Combined or impregnated with carbonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbone \Car"bone\, v. t. [See {Carbonado}.]	   To broil. [Obs.] "We had a calf's head carboned". --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbonic \Car*bon"ic\, a. [Cf. F. carbonique. See {Carbon}.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, carbon; as, carbonic	   oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carbonic acid} (Chem.), an acid {HO.CO.OH}, not existing	      separately, which, combined with positive or basic atoms	      or radicals, forms carbonates. In common language the term	      is very generally applied to a compound of carbon and	      oxygen, {CO2}, more correctly called {carbon dioxide}. It	      is a colorless, heavy, irrespirable gas, extinguishing	      flame, and when breathed destroys life. It can be reduced	      to a liquid and solid form by intense pressure. It is	      produced in the fermentation of liquors, and by the	      combustion and decomposition of organic substances, or	      other substances containing carbon. It is formed in the	      explosion of fire damp in mines, and is hence called	      {after damp}; it is also know as {choke damp}, and	      {mephitic air}. Water will absorb its own volume of it,	      and more than this under pressure, and in this state	      becomes the common soda water of the shops, and the	      carbonated water of natural springs. Combined with lime it	      constitutes limestone, or common marble and chalk. Plants	      imbibe it for their nutrition and growth, the carbon being	      retained and the oxygen given out.	   {Carbonic oxide} (Chem.), a colorless gas, {CO}, of a light	      odor, called more correctly {carbon monoxide}. It is	      almost the only definitely known compound in which carbon	      seems to be divalent. It is a product of the incomplete	      combustion of carbon, and is an abundant constituent of	      water gas. It is fatal to animal life, extinguishes	      combustion, and burns with a pale blue flame, forming	      carbon dioxide.	      [1913 Webster]
Carbonide \Car"bon*ide\ (k[aum]r"b[o^]n*[i^]d or -[imac]d), n.	   A carbide. [R.]
Carboniferous \Car`bon*if"er*ous\	   (k[aum]r`b[o^]n*[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Carbon + -ferous.]	   Producing or containing carbon or coal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carboniferous age} (Geol.), the age immediately following	      the Devonian, or Age of fishes, and characterized by the	      vegetation which formed the coal beds. This age embraces	      three periods, the Subcarboniferous, the Carboniferous,	      and Permian. See {Age of acrogens}, under {Acrogen}.	   {Carboniferous formation} (Geol.), the series of rocks	      (including sandstones, shales, limestones, and	      conglomerates, with beds of coal) which make up the strata	      of the Carboniferous age or Carboniferous period. See the	      Diagram under {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]
carbonisation \car`bon*i*sa"tion\ n.	   same as {carbonization}.	   [PJC]
Carbonite \Car"bon*ite\, n. [Carbon + -ite.]	   1. An explosive consisting essentially of nitroglycerin, wood	      meal, and some nitrate, as that of sodium.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An explosive composed of nitrobenzene, saltpeter, sulphur,	      and kieselguhr.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carbonization \Car`bon*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. carbonisation.]	   1. The act or process of carbonizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the destructive distillation of coal (as in coke ovens).	   Syn: carbonisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carbonize \Car"bon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carbonized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Carbonizing}.] [Cf. F. carboniser.]	   1. To convert (an animal or vegetable substance) into a	      residue of carbon by the action of fire or some corrosive	      agent; to char.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impregnate or combine with carbon, as in making steel	      by cementation.	      [1913 Webster]
Carbonometer \Car`bon*om"e*ter\, n. [Carbon + -meter.]	   An instrument for detecting and measuring the amount of	   carbon which is present, or more esp. the amount of carbon	   dioxide, by its action on limewater or by other means.	   [1913 Webster]
carbonous \carbonous\ adj.	   relating to, containing, or rich in carbon.	   Syn: carbonaceous, carbonic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carbon process \Car"bon process\ (Photog.)	   A printing process depending on the effect of light on	   bichromatized gelatin. Paper coated with a mixture of the	   gelatin and a pigment is called	   {carbon paper} or	   {carbon tissue}. This is exposed under a negative and the	      film is transferred from the paper to some other support	      and developed by washing (the unexposed portions being	      dissolved away). If the process stops here it is called	      {single transfer}; if the image is afterward transferred	      in order to give an unreversed print, the method is called	      {double transfer}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Carbon steel \Carbon steel\	   Steel deriving its qualities from carbon chiefly, without the	   presence of other alloying elements; -- opposed to {alloy	   steel}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Carbon transmitter \Carbon transmitter\	   A telephone transmitter in which a carbon contact is used.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carbonyl \Car"bon*yl\, n. [Carbon + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The radical ({=CO}), occuring, always combined, in many	   compounds, as the aldehydes, the ketones, urea, carbonyl	   chloride, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Though denoted by a formula identical with that of	         carbon monoxide, it is chemically distinct, as carbon	         seems to be divalent in carbon monoxide, but	         tetravalent in carbonyl compounds.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Carbonyl chloride} (Chem.), a colorless gas, {COCl2}, of	      offensive odor, and easily condensable to liquid. It is	      formed from chlorine and carbon monoxide, under the	      influence of light, and hence has been called {phosgene},	      or {phosgene gas}; -- called also {carbon oxychloride}. It	      is used in chemical synthesis, and was also used as a	      poison gas in World War I.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Carborundum \Car`bo*run"dum\ (k[aum]r`b[-o]*r[u^]n"d[u^]m), [a	   trade name, from Carbon + corundum.]	   A beautiful crystalline compound, {silicon carbide} ({SiC}),	   consisting of carbon and silicon in combination; -- also	   called {carbon silicide}. It is made by heating carbon and	   sand together in an electric furnace. The commercial article	   is dark-colored and iridescent. It is harder than emery, and	   is used as an abrasive.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] carborundum cloth
carborundum cloth \carborundum cloth\ or carborundum paper
\carborundum paper\ .	   Cloth or paper covered with powdered carborundum; -- a foprm	   of sandpaper.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Carbostyril \Car`bo*sty"ril\, n. [Carbon + styrene.]	   A white crystalline substance, {C9H6N.OH}, of acid properties	   derived from one of the amido cinnamic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Carboxide \Car*box"ide\, n. [Carbon + oxide.] (Chem.)	   A compound of carbon and oxygen, as carbonyl, with some	   element or radical; as, potassium carboxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Potassium carboxide}, a grayish explosive crystalline	      compound, {C6O6K}, obtained by passing carbon monoxide	      over heated potassium.	      [1913 Webster]
Carboxyl \Car*box"yl\ (k[aum]r*b[o^]ks"[i^]l), n. [Carbon +	   oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The complex radical, {CO.OH}, regarded as the essential and	   characteristic constituent which all oxygen acids of carbon	   (as formic, acetic, benzoic acids, etc.) have in common; --	   called also {oxatyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
carboxylate \car*box"yl*ate\ v. t.	   to treat a chemical compound with carboxyl or carboxylic	   acid.	   [WordNet 1.5]
carboxyl group \car*box"yl group`\ (k[aum]r*b[o^]ks"[i^]l	   gr[=oo]p), n. (Chem.)	   a monovalent organic radical (written {-COOH}, {-CO2H} or	   {-CO.OH}) whose presence confers acidic properties on the	   compound containing it; -- called also {carboxylic group}.	   Monocarboxylic acids (such as acetic acid or butyric acid)	   have one carboxyl group, dicarboxylic acids (such as oxalic	   acid or malonic acid) have two, tricarboxylic acids (such as	   citric acid) have three. It is weakly acidic, the pKa of	   acetic acid being 4.75.	   [PJC]
carboxylic \car`box*yl"ic\ (k[aum]r`b[o^]ks*[i^]l"[i^]k), adj.	   (Chem.)	   of or pertaining to the {carboxyl group}; having a carboxyl	   group (written {-COOH}, {-CO2H} or {-CO.OH}); as, carboxylic	   acids are weakly acidic.	   Syn: carboxyl.	        [WordNet 1.5]	carboxylic acid \carboxylic acid\ n. (Chem.)	   an organic compound whose acidity is due to the presence of a	   {carboxyl gorup}. Monocarboxylic acids (such as acetic acid	   or butyric acid) have one carboxyl group, dicarboxylic acids	   (such as oxalic acid or malonic acid) have two, tricarboxylic	   acids (such as citric acid) have three.	   [PJC]
Carboy \Car"boy\ (k[aum]r"boi), n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael carb basket;	   or Pers qur[=a]bah a sort of bottle.]	   A large, globular glass bottle, esp. one of green glass,	   inclosed in basket work or in a box, for protection; -- used	   commonly for carrying corrosive liquids; as sulphuric acid,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbuncle \Car"bun*cle\, n. [L. carbunculus a little coal, a	   bright kind of precious stone, a kind of tumor, dim. of carbo	   coal: cf. F. carboncle. See {Carbon}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Min.) A beautiful gem of a deep red color (with a mixture	      of scarlet) called by the Greeks anthrax; found in the	      East Indies. When held up to the sun, it loses its deep	      tinge, and becomes of the color of burning coal. The name	      belongs for the most part to ruby sapphire, though it has	      been also given to red spinel and garnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A very painful acute local inflammation of the	      subcutaneous tissue, esp. of the trunk or back of the	      neck, characterized by brawny hardness of the affected	      parts, sloughing of the skin and deeper tissues, and	      marked constitutional depression. It differs from a boil	      in size, tendency to spread, and the absence of a central	      core, and is frequently fatal. It is also called	      {anthrax}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) A charge or bearing supposed to represent the	      precious stone. It has eight scepters or staves radiating	      from a common center. Called also {escarbuncle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Carbuncled \Car"bun*cled\, a.	   1. Set with carbuncles.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has deserves it [armor], were it carbuncled	            Like holy Phabus' car.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with a carbuncle or carbuncles; marked with red	      sores; pimpled and blotched. "A carbuncled face." --Brome.	      [1913 Webster]
Carbuncular \Car*bun"cu*lar\, a.	   Belonging to a carbuncle; resembling a carbuncle; red;	   inflamed.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbunculation \Car*bun`cu*la"tion\, n. [L. carbunculatio.]	   The blasting of the young buds of trees or plants, by	   excessive heat or cold. --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Carburet \Car"bu*ret\, n. [From {Carbon}.] (Chem.)	   A carbide. See {Carbide} [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	Carburet \Car"bu*ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carbureted} or	   {Carburetted} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carbureting} or	   {Carburetting}.]	   To combine or to impregnate with carbon, as by passing	   through or over a liquid hydrocarbon; to carbonize or	   carburize.	   [1913 Webster]	         By carbureting the gas you may use poorer coal.	                                                  --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Carburetant \Car"bu*ret`ant\, n.	   Any volatile liquid used in charging illuminating gases.	   [1913 Webster]
Carbureted \Car"bu*ret`ed\, a.	   1. (Chem.) Combined with carbon in the manner of a carburet	      or carbide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Saturated or impregnated with some volatile carbon	      compound; as, water gas is carbureted to increase its	      illuminating power. [Written also {carburetted}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carbureted hydrogen gas}, any one of several gaseous	      compounds of carbon and hydrogen, some of with make up	      illuminating gas.	   {Light carbureted hydrogen}, methane ({CH4}), also called	      {marsh gas}, and {fire damp}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC] Carburetor
Carburetor \Car"bu*ret`or\, Carburettor \Car"bu*ret`tor\, n.	   1. (Chem.) An apparatus in which coal gas, hydrogen, or air	      is passed through or over a volatile hydrocarbon, in order	      to confer or increase illuminating power. [Written also	      {carburettor}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One that carburets; specif., an apparatus in which air or	      gas is carbureted, as by passing it through a light	      petroleum oil. The carburetor for a gasoline engine is	      usually either a {surface carburetor}, or alternatively a	      {float carburetor} (called also {float-feed carburetor},	      or {spray carburetor}). In the former air is charged by	      being passed over the surface of gasoline. In the latter a	      fine spray of gasoline is drawn from an atomizing nozzle	      by a current of air induced by the suction of the engine	      piston, the supply of gasoline being regulated by a float	      which actuates a needle valve controlling the outlet of	      the feed pipe. Alcohol and other volatile inflammable	      liquids may be used instead of gasoline.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carburization \Car"bu*ri*za`tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act, process, or result of carburizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Carburize \Car"bu*rize\ (k[aum]r"b[-u]*r[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Carburized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Carburizing}.] (Chem.)	   To combine with carbon or a carbon compound; -- said esp. of	   a process for conferring a higher degree of illuminating	   power on combustible gases by mingling them with a vapor of	   volatile hydrocarbons.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcajou \Car"ca*jou\ (k[aum]r"k[.a]*j[=oo]), n. [Probably a	   Canadian French corruption of an Indian name of the	   wolverene.] (Zool.)	   The wolverene; -- also applied, but erroneously, to the	   Canada lynx, and sometimes to the American badger. See	   {Wolverene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcanet \Car"ca*net\ (k[aum]r"k[.a]*n[e^]t), n. [Dim. fr. F.	   carcan the iron collar or chain of a criminal, a chain of	   precious stones, LL. carcannum, fr. Armor. kerchen bosom,	   neck, kelchen collar, fr. kelch circle; or Icel. kverk troat,	   OHG. querca throat.]	   A jeweled chain, necklace, or collar. [Also written	   {carkanet} and {carcant}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcase \Car"case\ (k[aum]r"kas), n.	   See {Carcass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcass \Car"cass\ (k[aum]r"kas), n.; pl. {Carcasses}. [Written	   also {carcase}.] [F. carcasse, fr. It. carcassa, fr. L. caro	   flesh + capsa chest, box, case. Cf. {Carnal}, {Case} a	   sheath.]	   1. A dead body, whether of man or beast; a corpse; now	      commonly the dead body of a beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            He turned to see the carcass of the lion. --Judges	                                                  xiv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            This kept thousands in the town whose carcasses went	            into the great pits by cartloads.     --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The living body; -- now commonly used in contempt or	      ridicule. "To pamper his own carcass." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lovely her face; was ne'er so fair a creature.	            For earthly carcass had a heavenly feature.	                                                  --Oldham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The abandoned and decaying remains of some bulky and once	      comely thing, as a ship; the skeleton, or the uncovered or	      unfinished frame, of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rotten carcass of a boat.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A hollow case or shell, filled with combustibles,	      to be thrown from a mortar or howitzer, to set fire to	      buldings, ships, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A discharge of carcasses and bombshells. --W. Iving.	      [1913 Webster]
Carcavelhos \Car`ca*vel"hos\, n.	   A sweet wine. See {Calcavella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcel \Car"cel\, n. (Photom.)	   A light standard much used in France, being the light from a	   Carcel lamp of stated size and construction consuming 42	   grams of colza oil per hour with a flame 40 millimeters in	   height. Its illuminating power is variously stated at from	   8.9 to 9.6 British standard candles.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carcelage \Car"ce*lage\, n. [LL. carcelladium, carceragium, fr.	   L. carcer prison.]	   Prison fees. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Carcel lamp \Car"cel lamp`\ [Named after {Carcel}, the	   inventor.]	   A French mechanical lamp, for lighthouses, in which a	   superabundance of oil is pumped to the wick tube by	   clockwork.	   [1913 Webster]
Carceral \Car"cer*al\, a. [L. carceralis, fr. carcer prison.]	   Belonging to a prison. [R.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcharias \Carcharias\ prop. n.	   The type and sole genus of {Carchariidae}; the sand sharks.	   Syn: genus {Carcharias}, Odontaspis, genus {Odontaspis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carchariidae \Carchariidae\ prop. n.	   a natural family comprising the sand sharks; in some	   classifications coextensive with the family {Carcharhinidae}.	   Syn: family {Carchariidae}, {Odontaspididae}, family	        {Odontaspididae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carcharodon \Carcharodon\ prop. n.	   A genus of sharks including man-eating sharks, such as the	   great white shark, {Carcharodon carcharias}.	   Syn: genus {Carcharodon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
carcino- \carcino-\ pref. [From Gr. karki`nos, a crab.]	   A combining form meaning cancer, as in carcinogen.	   [PJC]
carcinogen \car*cin"o*gen\ (k[aum]r*s[i^]n"[-o]*j[e^]n), n.	   Any substance that produces cancer; as, to test for	   carcinogens in the drinking water.	   [WordNet 1.5]
carcinogenic \car`cin*o*gen"ic\	   (k[aum]r`s[i^]n*[-o]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), adj.	   Causing or tending to cause cancer; as, the carcinogenic	   action of certain chemicals or of ionizing radiation. --	   {car`cin*o*gen*ic"i*ty}, n.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
carcinoid \carcinoid\ [From Gr. karki`nos, a crab + -oid.] n.	   A small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa	   of the gastrointestinal tract; it is usually associated with	   excessive secretion of serotonin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Carcinological \Car`ci*no*log"ic*al\	   (k[aum]r`s[i^]*n[o^]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to carcinology.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcinology \Car`ci*nol"o*gy\ (k[aum]r`s[i^]*n[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]),	   n. [Gr. karki`nos a crab + -logy.] (Zool.)	   The department of Zoology which treats of the Crustacea	   (lobsters, crabs, etc.); -- called also {malacostracology}	   and {crustaceology}.	   [1913 Webster]
carcinoma \car`ci*no"ma\ (k[aum]r`s[i^]*n[=o]"m[.a]), n. [L.,	   fr. Gr. karki`nwma, fr. karki`nos crab, cancer. See {-oma}.]	   (Med.)	   A form of malignant cancer arising from epithelial tissue.	   The term was earlier applied to all forms of cancer, or to	   certain non-malignant forms. It is contrasted with {sarcoma},	   a malignant form of cancer arising from connective tissue.	   See {Cancer}. --Dunglison. --Stedman.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Carcinomatous \Car`ci*nom"a*tous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to carcinoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Carcinosys \Car`ci*no"sys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. karki`nos cancer.]	   The affection of the system with cancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Card \Card\ (k[aum]rd), n. [F. carte, fr. L. charta paper, Gr. ?	   a leaf of paper. Cf. {Chart}.]	   1. A piece of pasteboard, or thick paper, blank or prepared	      for various uses; as, a playing card; a visiting card; a	      card of invitation; pl. a game played with cards.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our first cards were to Carabas House. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A published note, containing a brief statement,	      explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like;	      as, to put a card in the newspapers. Also, a printed	      programme, and (fig.), an attraction or inducement; as,	      this will be a good card for the last day of the fair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A paper on which the points of the compass are marked; the	      dial or face of the mariner's compass.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the quartere that they know	            I' the shipman's card.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Weaving) A perforated pasteboard or sheet-metal plate for	      warp threads, making part of the Jacquard apparatus of a	      loom. See {Jacquard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An indicator card. See under {Indicator}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Business card}, a card on which is printed an advertisement	      or business address.	   {Card basket}	      (a) A basket to hold visiting cards left by callers.	      (b) A basket made of cardboard.	   {Card catalogue}. See {Catalogue}.	   {Card rack}, a rack or frame for holding and displaying	      business or visiting card.	   {Card table}, a table for use inplaying cards, esp. one	      having a leaf which folds over.	   {On the cards}, likely to happen; foretold and expected but	      not yet brought to pass; -- a phrase of fortune tellers	      that has come into common use; also, according to the	      programme.	   {Playing card}, cards used in playing games; specifically,	      the cards cards used playing which and other games of	      chance, and having each pack divided onto four kinds or	      suits called hearts, diamonds, clubs, and spades. The full	      or whist pack contains fifty-two cards.	   {To have the cards in one's own hands}, to have the winning	      cards; to have the means of success in an undertaking.	   {To play one's cards well}, to make no errors; to act	      shrewdly.	   {To play snow one's cards}, to expose one's plants to rivals	      or foes.	   {To speak by the card}, to speak from information and	      definitely, not by guess as in telling a ship's bearing by	      the compass card.	   {Visiting card}, a small card bearing the name, and sometimes	      the address, of the person presenting it.	      [1913 Webster]	Card \Card\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Carded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Carding}.]	   To play at cards; to game. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Card \Card\, n. [F. carde teasel, the head of a thistle, card,	   from L. carduus, cardus, thistle, fr. carere to card.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An instrument for disentangling and arranging the fibers	      of cotton, wool, flax, etc.; or for cleaning and smoothing	      the hair of animals; -- usually consisting of bent wire	      teeth set closely in rows in a thick piece of leather	      fastened to a back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roll or sliver of fiber (as of wool) delivered from a	      carding machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Card clothing}, strips of wire-toothed card used for	      covering the cylinders of carding machines.	      [1913 Webster]	Card \Card\, v. t.	   1. To comb with a card; to cleanse or disentangle by carding;	      as, to card wool; to card a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            These card the short comb the longer flakes. --Dyer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clean or clear, as if by using a card. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This book [must] be carded and purged. --T. Shelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mix or mingle, as with an inferior or weaker article.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You card your beer, if you guests being to be drunk.	            -- half small, half strong.           --Greene.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the manufacture of wool, cotton, etc., the process	         of carding disentangles and collects together all the	         fibers, of whatever length, and thus differs from	         combing, in which the longer fibers only are collected,	         while the short straple is combed away. See {Combing}.	         [1913 Webster]
Cardamine \Car"da*mine\, n. [L. cardamina, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   cardamine.] (Bot.)	   A genus of cruciferous plants, containing the lady's-smock,	   cuckooflower, bitter cress, meadow cress, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardamom \Car"da*mom\ (k[aum]r"d[.a]*m[u^]m), n. [L. cardamomun,	   Gr. karda`mwmon]	   1. The aromatic fruit, or capsule with its seeds, of several	      plants of the Ginger family growing in the East Indies and	      elsewhere, and much used as a condiment, and in medicine.	      [Also spelled {cardamum}.]	   Syn: cardamon.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A rhizomatous herb which produces cardamoms, esp.	      {Elettaria Cardamomum} and several species of {Amomum}.	      [1913 Webster]
cardamon \cardamon\ n.	   same as {cardamom}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cardboard \Card"board`\ (k[aum]rd"b[=o]rd`), n.	   A stiff compact pasteboard of various qualities, for making	   cards, etc., often having a polished surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardcase \Card"case`\ (k[aum]rd"k[=a]s`), n.	   A case for visiting cards.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardecu \Car"de*cu\ (k[aum]r"d[-e]*k[-u]), n. [Corrupt, from F.	   quart d'['e]cu.]	   A quarter of a crown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The bunch of them were not worth a cardecu. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Carder \Card"er\, n.	   One who, or that which cards wool flax, etc. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardia \Car"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? heart, or upper orifice of	   the stomach.] (Anat.)	   (a) The heart.	   (b) The anterior or cardiac orifice of the stomach, where the	       esophagus enters it.	       [1913 Webster]
Cardiac \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, or left, end of the	      stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Exciting action in the heart, through the medium of	      the stomach; cordial; stimulant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cardiac passion} (Med.) cardialgia; heartburn. [Archaic]	   {Cardiac wheel}. (Mach.) See {Heart wheel}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cardiac \Car"di*ac\ n. (Med.)	   A medicine which excites action in the stomach; a cardial.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardiacal \Car*di"a*cal\, a.	   Cardiac.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardiacle \Car"di*a*cle\, n.	   A pain about the heart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardiagraph \Car"di*a*graph\, n.	   See {Cardiograph}.	   [1913 Webster] Cardialgla
Cardialgla \Car`di*al"gl*a\, Cardialgy \Car"di*al`gy\, n. [NL.	   cardialgia, fr. Gr. ?; ? heart + ? pain: cf. F. cardialgie.]	   (Med.)	   A burning or gnawing pain, or feeling of distress, referred	   to the region of the heart, accompanied with cardiac	   palpitation; heartburn. It is usually a symptom of	   indigestion.	   [1913 Webster] Cardigan
Cardigan \Car"di*gan\, Cardigan jacket \Car"di*gan jack`et\	   [From the Earl of Cardigan, who was famous in the Crimean	   campaign of 1854-55.]	   1. A warm jacket of knit worsted with or without sleeves,	      especially a knitted jacket with sleeves that is fastened	      up the front with buttons or a zipper.	      [1913 Webster]	Cardigan \Car"di*gan\,	   a slightly bow-legged variety of corgi having rounded ears	   and a long tail.	   Syn: Cardigan Welsh corgi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cardiidae \Cardiidae\ n.	   a natural family of somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing	   bivalve mollusks.	   Syn: family {Cardiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of	   a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F.	   cardinal.]	   Of fundamental importance; pre["e]minent; superior; chief;	   principal.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Impudence is now a cardinal virtue.      --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	         But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cardinal numbers}, the numbers one, two, three, etc., in	      distinction from first, second, third, etc., which are	      called {ordinal numbers}.	   {Cardinal points}	   (a) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or	       intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the	       prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west.	   (b) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith	       and nadir.	   {Cardinal signs} (Astron.) Aries, Libra, Cancer, and	      Capricorn.	   {Cardinal teeth} (Zool.), the central teeth of bivalve shell.	      See {Bivalve}.	   {Cardinal veins} (Anat.), the veins in vertebrate embryos,	      which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the	      blood to the heart. They remain through life in some	      fishes.	   {Cardinal virtues}, pre["e]minent virtues; among the	      ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.	   {Cardinal winds}, winds which blow from the cardinal points	      due north, south, east, or west.	      [1913 Webster]	Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, n. [F. carinal, It. cardinale, LL.	   cardinalis (ecclesi[ae] Roman[ae]). See {Cardinal}, a.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) One of the ecclesiastical princes who	      constitute the pope's council, or the sacred college.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clerics of the supreme Chair are called	            Cardinals, as undoubtedly adhering more nearly to	            the hinge by which all things are moved. --Pope Leo	                                                  IX.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cardinals are appointed by the pope. Since the time	         of Sixtus V., their number can never exceed seventy	         (six of episcopal rank, fifty priests, fourteen	         deacons), and the number of cardinal priests and	         deacons is seldom full. When the papel chair is vacant	         a pope is elected by the college of cardinals from	         among themselves. The cardinals take precedence of all	         dignitaries except the pope. The principal parts of a	         cardinal's costume are a red cassock, a rochet, a short	         purple mantle, and a red hat with a small crown and	         broad brim, with cords and tessels of a special pattern	         hanging from it.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman's short cloak with a hood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where's your cardinal! Make haste.    --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mulled red wine. --Hotten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. the {cardinal bird}, also called the {northern cardinal}.	      [PJC]	   {Cardinal bird}, or {Cardinal grosbeak} (Zool.), an American	      song bird ({Cardinalis cardinalis}, or {Cardinalis	      Virginianus}), of the family {Fringillid[ae]}, or finches	      of which the male has a bright red plumage, and both sexes	      have a high, pointed crest on its head; -- it is also	      called the {northern cardinal} or {eastern cardinal}. The	      males have loud and musical notes resembling those of a	      fife. Other related species are also called cardinal	      birds.	   {Cardinal flower} (Bot.), an herbaceous plant ({Lobelia	      cardinalis}) bearing brilliant red flowers of much beauty.	      	   {Cardinal red}, a color like that of a cardinal's cassock,	      hat, etc.; a bright red, darker than scarlet, and between	      scarlet and crimson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cardinalate \Car"di*nal*ate\, n. [Cf. F. cardinalat, LL.	   cardinalatus.]	   The office, rank, or dignity of a cardinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardinalize \Car"di*nal*ize\, v. t.	   To exalt to the office of a cardinal. --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardinalship \Car"di*nal*ship\, n.	   The condition, dignity, of office of a cardinal	   [1913 Webster]
Carding \Card"ing\, a.	   1. The act or process of preparing staple for spinning, etc.,	      by carding it. See the Note under {Card}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roll of wool or other fiber as it comes from the carding	      machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carding engine}, {Carding machine}, a machine for carding	      cotton, wool, or other fiber, by subjecting it to the	      action of cylinders, or drums covered with wire-toothed	      cards, revolving nearly in contact with each other, at	      different rates of speed, or in opposite directions. The	      staple issues in soft sheets, or in slender rolls called	      slivers.	      [1913 Webster]
cardiogram \car"di*o*gram`\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -gram.]	   (Physiol.)	   Any instrumental record made of heart activity, especially	   the curve or tracing made by a cardiograph. Sometimes used	   synonymously with {electrocardiogram}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
cardiography \car`di*og"ra*phy\, n.	   1. Description of the heart.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Physiol.) Examination of heart activity using a	      cardiograph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cardiograph \car"di*o*graph\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -graph.]	   (Med.)	   An instrument which, when placed in contact with the chest,	   will register graphically the comparative duration and	   intensity of the heart's movements.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardiographic \Car`di*o*graph"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to, or produced by, a cardiograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardioid \Car"di*oid\, n. [Gr. kardio-eidh`s heart-shaped;	   kardi`a heart + e'i^dos shape.] (Math.)	   An algebraic curve, so called from its resemblance to a	   heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardioinhibitory \Car`di*o*in*hib"i*to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   Checking or arresting the heart's action.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardiolgy \Car`di*ol"*gy\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -ology.]	   The science which treats of the heart and its functions.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardiometry \Car`di*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. kardi`a heart + -metry.]	   (Med.)	   Measurement of the heart, as by percussion or auscultation.	   [1913 Webster] cardiopulmonary
cardiopulmonary \cardiopulmonary\ cardiorespiratory
\cardiorespiratory\adj.	   Of or pertaining to or affecting both the heart and the lungs	   and their functions; as, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cardiopulmonary resuscitation \cardiopulmonary resuscitation\ n.	   An emergency procedure to revive heart and lung function in	   persons whose heart has apparently stopped beating, involving	   forced respiration, periodic pressure on the heart by pushing	   on the chest, and sometimes electrical or mechanical	   equipment. It is often referred to by the acronym {CPR}.	   [PJC]
cardiosclerosis \car"di*o*scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kardi`a	   heart + sclerosis.]	   Induration of the heart, caused by development of fibrous	   tissue in the cardiac muscle. [Obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Cardiospermum \Car"di*o*sper`mum\ prop. n.	   A genus of tendril-climbing herbs or shrubs whose seeds have	   a white heart-shaped spot.	   Syn: genus {Cardiospermum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cardiosphygmograph \Car`di*o*sphyg"mo*graph\, n.	   A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.	   [1913 Webster]
cardiovascular \cardiovascular\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to or involving the heart and blood vessels;	   as, cardiovascular conditioning.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Carditis \Car*di"tis\ (k[aum]r*d[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   kardi`a heart + -itis: cf. F. cardite.] (Med)	   Inflammation of the fleshy or muscular substance of the	   heart. See {Endocarditis} and {Pericarditis}. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardo \Car"do\ (k[aum]r"d[-o]), n.; pl. {Cardines}.) [L., a	   hinge.] (Zool.)	   (a) The basal joint of the maxilla in insects.	   (b) The hinge of a bivalve shell.	       [1913 Webster]
Cardol \Car"dol\ (k[aum]r"d[=o]l), n. [NL. Anacardium generic	   name of the cashew + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A yellow oily liquid, extracted from the shell of the cashew	   nut.	   [1913 Webster]
Cardoon \Car*doon"\ (k[aum]r*d[=oo]n"), n. [F. cardon. The same	   word as F. cardon thistle, fr. L. carduus, cardus, LL. cardo.	   See 3d {Card}.] (Bot.)	   A large herbaceous plant ({Cynara Cardunculus}) related to	   the artichoke; -- used in cookery and as a salad.	   [1913 Webster] cardsharp
cardsharp \card"sharp`\, cardsharper \card"sharp`er\n.	   a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at	   card games.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Carduelinae \Carduelinae\ n.	   a subfamily of birds consisting of the old world finches,	   many of which have taken up residence in the Americas; -- it	   is a subgroup of finches used in some classifications, in	   which the {Fringillidae} are divided into two subfamilies,	   the {Carduelinae} (including the goldfinches, siskins,	   redpolls, crossbills, and linnets) and {Fringillinae} (the	   brambling and the chaffinches). The siskins and goldfinches	   have migrated as far south as the southern end of South	   America. --T. M. Shortt.	   Syn: subfamily {Carduelinae}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Carduelis \Carduelis\ n.	   the type genus of a subfamily {Carduelinae} of the	   {Fringillidae}, used in some classifications. It includes the	   goldfinches (such as the American goldfinch, {Cardulis	   tristis}, and the European goldfinch, {Carduelis carduelis});	   siskins; redpolls; and linnets, as well as the common	   northern cardinal ({Carduelis cardinalis}, also called the	   {cardinal bird}).	   Syn: genus {Carduelis}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Carduus \Carduus\ n.	   a genus of annual or perennial Old World prickly thistles.	   Syn: genus Carduus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Care \Care\ (k[^a]r), n. [AS. caru, cearu; akin to OS. kara	   sorrow, Goth. kara, OHG chara, lament, and perh. to Gr.	   gh^rys voice. Not akin to cure. Cf. {Chary}.]	   1. A burdensome sense of responsibility; trouble caused by	      onerous duties; anxiety; concern; solicitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Care keeps his watch in every old man's eye,	            And where care lodges, sleep will never lie. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Charge, oversight, or management, implying responsibility	      for safety and prosperity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The care of all the churches.         --2 Cor. xi.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him thy care must be to find.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perplexed with a thousand cares.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Attention or heed; caution; regard; heedfulness;	      watchfulness; as, take care; have a care.	      [1913 Webster]	            I thank thee for thy care and honest pains. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The object of watchful attention or anxiety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Right sorrowfully mourning her bereaved cares.	                                                  --Spenser.	   Syn: Anxiety; solicitude; concern; caution; regard;	        management; direction; oversight. -- {Care}, {Anxiety},	        {Solicitude}, {Concern}. These words express mental pain	        in different degress. Care belongs primarily to the	        intellect, and becomes painful from overburdened	        thought. Anxiety denotes a state of distressing	        uneasiness fron the dread of evil. Solicitude expresses	        the same feeling in a diminished degree. Concern is	        opposed to indifference, and implies exercise of anxious	        thought more or less intense. We are careful about the	        means, solicitous and anxious about the end; we are	        solicitous to obtain a good, anxious to avoid an evil.	        [1913 Webster]	Care \Care\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Caring}.] [AS. cearian. See {Care}, n.]	   To be anxious or solicitous; to be concerned; to have regard	   or interest; -- sometimes followed by an objective of	   measure.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would not care a pin, if the other three were in.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Master, carest thou not that we perish?  --Mark. iv.	                                                  38.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To care for}.	   (a) To have under watchful attention; to take care of.	   (b) To have regard or affection for; to like or love.	       [1913 Webster]	             He cared not for the affection of the house.	                                                  --Tennyson.	       [1913 Webster]
cared-for \cared-for\ adj.	   having needed care and attention; as, well-cared-for	   children. Opposite of {uncared-for}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Careen \Ca*reen"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Careened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Careening}.] [OF. cariner, F. car['e]ner, fr. OF.	   car[`e]ne, the bottom of a ship, keel, fr. L. carina.]	   (Naut.)	   To cause (a vessel) to lean over so that she floats on one	   side, leaving the other side out of water and accessible for	   repairs below the water line; to case to be off the keel.	   [1913 Webster]	Careen \Ca*reen"\, v. i.	   To incline to one side, or lie over, as a ship when sailing	   on a wind; to be off the keel.	   [1913 Webster]
Careenage \Ca*reen"age\, n. [Cf. F. car['e]nage.] (Naut.)	   (a) Expense of careening ships.	   (b) A place for careening.	       [1913 Webster]
Career \Ca*reer"\, n. [F. carri[`e]re race course, high road,	   street, fr. L. carrus wagon. See {Car}.]	   1. A race course: the ground run over.	      [1913 Webster]	            To go back again the same career.     --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A running; full speed; a rapid course.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a horse is running in his full career.	                                                  --Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. General course of action or conduct in life, or in a	      particular part or calling in life, or in some special	      undertaking; usually applied to course or conduct which is	      of a public character; as, Washington's career as a	      soldier.	      [1913 Webster]	            An impartial view of his whole career. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Falconry) The flight of a hawk.	      [1913 Webster]	Career \Ca*reer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Careered} 3; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Careering}]	   To move or run rapidly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Careering gayly over the curling waves.  --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
careerism \careerism\ n.	   The practice of advancing one's career at the expense of	   one's personal integrity.	   [WordNet 1.5]
careerist \careerist\ n.	   A professional who follows a career.	   [WordNet 1.5]
carefree \care"free`\ (k[^a]r"fr[=e]`), adj.	   1. Free of trouble and worry and care; as, the carefree joys	      of childhood; carefree millionaires, untroubled	      financially.	   Syn: happy, lighthearted, unworried.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. nonchalant in a cheerful manner.	   Syn: breezy, airy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. cheerfully irresponsible; as, carefree with his money.	      Opposite of {careful}.	   Syn: devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. same as {unconcerned}. Opposite of {concerned}.	   Syn: blithe.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Careful \Care"ful\ (k[^a]r"f[.u]l), a. [AS. cearful.]	   1. Full of care; anxious; solicitous. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Be careful [Rev. Ver. "anxious"] for nothing.	                                                  --Phil. iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The careful plowman doubting stands.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Filling with care or solicitude; exposing to concern,	      anxiety, or trouble; painful.	      [1913 Webster]	            The careful cold beginneth for to creep. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            By Him that raised me to this careful height.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Taking care; giving good heed; watchful; cautious;	      provident; not indifferent, heedless, or reckless; --	      often followed by of, for, or the infinitive; as, careful	      of money; careful to do right.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast been careful for us with all this care.	                                                  --2. Kings iv,	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            What could a careful father more have done?	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Anxious; solicitous; provident; thoughtful; cautious;	        circumspect; heedful; watchful; vigilant.	        [1913 Webster]
Carefully \Care"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a careful manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Carefulness \Care"ful*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being careful.	   [1913 Webster]
care-laden \care-laden\ adj.	   burdened by cares.	   Syn: heavy-laden.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Careless \Care"less\, a. [AS. cearle['a]s.]	   1. Free from care or anxiety. hence, cheerful; light-hearted.	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sleep she as sound as careless infancy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no care; not taking ordinary or proper care;	      negligent; unconcerned; heedless; inattentive; unmindful;	      regardless.	      [1913 Webster]	            My brother was too careless of his charge. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He grew careless of himself.          --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without thought or purpose; without due care; without	      attention to rule or system; unstudied; inconsiderate;	      spontaneous; rash; as, a careless throw; a careless	      expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            He framed the careless rhyme.         --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not receiving care; uncared for. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their many wounds and careless harms. --Spenser.	   Syn: Negligent; heedless; thoughtless; unthinking;	        inattentive; incautious; remiss; supine; forgetful;	        regardless; inconsiderate; listless.	        [1913 Webster]
Carelessly \Care"less*ly\, adv.	   In a careless manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Carelessness \Care"less*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being careless; heedlessness;	   negligence; inattention.	   [1913 Webster]
Carene \Ca*rene"\, n. [LL. carena, corrupted fr. quarentena. See	   {Quarantine}.] (Ecol.)	   A fast of forty days on bread and water. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Caress \Ca*ress"\ (k[.a]*r[e^]s"), n. [F. caresse, It. carezza,	   LL. caritia dearness, fr. L. carus dear. See {Charity}.]	   An act of endearment; any act or expression of affection; an	   embracing, or touching, with tenderness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wooed her with his soft caresses.        --Langfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         He exerted himself to win by indulgence and caresses	         the hearts of all who were under his command.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Caress \Ca*ress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caressed}	   (k[.a]*r[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Caressing}.] [F. caresser,	   fr. It. carezzare, fr. carezza caress. See {Caress}., n.]	   To treat with tokens of fondness, affection, or kindness; to	   touch or speak to in a loving or endearing manner; to fondle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lady caresses the rough bloodhound.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   Syn: To fondle; embrace; pet; coddle; court; flatter.	   Usage: {Caress}, {Fondle}. "We caress by words or actions; we	          fondle by actions only." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster] caressing
caressing \caressing\ caressive \caressive\adj.	   showing love. caressing words	   [WordNet 1.5]	caressing \caressing\ n.	   1. the act of embracing; holding in one's arms .	      [PJC]	   2. foreplay without contact with the genital organs.	   Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing,	        necking, petting, smooching, snuggling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caressingly \Ca*ress"ing*ly\, adv.	   In caressing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Caret \Ca"ret\ (k[=a]"r[e^]t or k[a^]r"[e^]t), n. [L. caret	   there is wanting, fr. carere to want.]	   A mark [^] used by writers and proof readers to indicate that	   something is interlined above, or inserted in the margin,	   which belongs in the place marked by the caret.	   [1913 Webster]	Caret \Ca`ret"\, n. [F., a species of tortoise.] (Zool.)	   The hawkbill turtle. See {Hawkbill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caretta \Caretta\ n.	   a genus consisting of the loggerhead turtles.	   Syn: genus {Caretta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Care-tuned \Care"-tuned\, a.	   Weary; mournful. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Careworn \Care"worn`\, a.	   Worn or burdened with care; as, careworn look or face.	   [1913 Webster]
Carex \Ca"rex\, n. [L., sedge.] (Bot.)	   A numerous and widely distributed genus of perennial	   herbaceous plants of the order {Cypreace[ae]}; the sedges.	   [1913 Webster]
Carf \Carf\ (k[aum]rf),	   pret. of {Carve}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
carful \car"ful\ n.	   the quantity that a car will hold.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cargason \Car"ga*son\, n. [F. cargaison, Sp. cargazon, LL.	   cargare to load. See {rgo}.]	   A cargo. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cargo \Car"go\, n.; pl. {Cargoes}. [Sp. cargo, carga, burden,	   load, from cargar to load, from cargar to load, charge, See	   {Charge}.]	   The lading or freight of a ship or other vessel; the goods,	   merchandise, or whatever is conveyed in a vessel or boat;	   load; freight.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cargoes of food or clothing.             --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term cargo, in law, is usually applied to goods	         only, and not to live animals or persons. --Burill.	         [1913 Webster]
Cargoose \Car"goose`\, n. [Perh. fr. Gael. & Ir. cir, cior	   (pronounced kir, kior), crest, comb + E. goose. Cf. {Crebe}.]	   (Zool.)	   A species of grebe ({Podiceps crisratus}); the crested grebe.	   [1913 Webster]
cariama \[,c]a`ri*a"ma\ (s[aum]`r[-e]*[.a]"m[.a]), n. [Native	   name.] (Zool.)	   A large, long-legged cranelike South American wading bird	   ({Cariama cristata}, formerly {Dicholophus cristatus}) which	   preys upon snakes, etc.; it is also called the {seriema}, but	   that latter name is also applied to another South American	   bird. See {Seriema}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cariama \Cariama\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the Cariamidae, consisting only of the	   {Cariama cristata}, also called the {seriema}.	   Syn: genus {Cariama}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cariamidae \Cariamidae\ n.	   a natural family of cranelike South American wading birds.	   Syn: family {Cariamidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carib \Car"ib\, n.; pl. {Caries}. [See {Cannibal}.] (Ethol.)	   A native of the Caribbee islands or the coasts of the	   Caribbean sea; esp., one of a tribe of Indians inhabiting a	   region of South America, north of the Amazon, and formerly	   most of the West India islands.	   [1913 Webster] Caribbean
Caribbean \Car`ib*be"an\, Caribbee \Car`ib*bee\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Caribs, to their islands (the eastern	   and southern West Indies), or to the sea (called the	   Caribbean sea) lying between those islands and Central	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
Caribbee \Car"ib*bee\, n.	   A Carib.	   [1913 Webster]
Caribe \Ca*ri"be\, n. [Sp. a cannibal.] (Zool).	   A south American fresh water fish of the genus {Serrasalmo}	   of many species, remarkable for its voracity. When numerous	   they attack man or beast, often with fatal results.	   [1913 Webster]
Caribou \Car"i*bou\ (k[a^]r"[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Canadian French.]	   (Zool.)	   The American reindeer, especially the common or woodland	   species ({Rangifer Caribou}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Barren Ground caribou}. See under {Barren}.	   {Woodland caribou}, the common reindeer ({Rangifer Caribou})	      of the northern forests of America.	      [1913 Webster]
Carica \Carica\ n.	   the type genus of the {Caricaceae}; consisting of tropical	   American trees; the papayas.	   Syn: genus {Carica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caricaceae \Caricaceae\ n.	   a natural family of trees native to tropical America and	   Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves.	   Syn: family {Caricaceae}, papaya family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caricature \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 characteristics, as in a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A picture or other figure or description in which the	      peculiarities of a person or thing are so exaggerated as	      to appear ridiculous; a burlesque; a parody. [Formerly	      written {caricatura}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The truest likeness of the prince of French	            literature will be the one that has most of the look	            of a caricature.                      --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A grotesque caricature of virtue.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Caricature \Car"i*ca*ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caricatured};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Caricaturing}.]	   To make or draw a caricature of; to represent with ridiculous	   exaggeration; to burlesque.	   [1913 Webster]	         He could draw an ill face, or caricature a good one,	         with a masterly hand.                    --Lord	                                                  Lyttelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Caricaturist \Car"i*ca*tu`rist\, n.	   One who caricatures.	   [1913 Webster]
Caricous \Car"i*cous\, a. [L. carica a kind of dry fig.]	   Of the shape of a fig; as, a caricous tumor. --Graig.	   [1913 Webster]
Caries \Ca"ri*es\, n. [L., decay.] (Med.)	   Ulceration of bone; a process in which bone disintegrates and	   is carried away piecemeal, as distinguished from necrosis, in	   which it dies in masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Carillon \Car"il*lon\, n. [F. carillon a chime of bells,	   originally consisting of four bells, as if fr.. (assumed) L.	   quadrilio, fr. quatuer four.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mus.) A chime of bells diatonically tuned, played by	      clockwork or by finger keys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.	      [1913 Webster]
Carina \Ca*ri"na\, n. [L., keel.]	   1. (Bot.) A keel.	      (a) That part of a papilionaceous flower, consisting of	          two petals, commonly united, which incloses the organs	          of fructification.	      (b) A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a	          boat.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The keel of the breastbone of birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Carinaria \Car`i*na"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. carina keel.] (Zool.)	   A genus of oceanic heteropod Mollusca, having a thin, glassy,	   bonnet-shaped shell, which covers only the nucleus and gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Carinatae \Car`i*na"t[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., Fem. pl. fr. L.	   {carinatus}. See {Carinate}.]	   A grand division of birds, including all existing flying	   birds; -- So called from the carina or keel on the	   breastbone.	   [1913 Webster] Carinate
Carinate \Car"i*nate\, Carinated \Car"i*na`ted\a. [L. carinatus,	   fr. carina keel.]	   Shaped like the keel or prow of a ship; having a carina or	   keel; as, a carinate calyx or leaf; a carinate sternum (of a	   bird).	   [1913 Webster]
Cariole \Car"i*ole\, n. [F. carriole, dim. fr. L. carrus. See	   {Car}, and {Carryall}.]	   (a) A small, light, open one-horse carriage.	   (b) A covered cart.	   (c) A kind of calash. See {Carryall}.	       [1913 Webster]
Cariopsis \Car`i*op"sis\, n.	   See {Caryopsis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cariosity \Ca`ri*os"i*ty\, n. (Med.)	   Caries.	   [1913 Webster]
Carious \Ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. cariosus, fr. caries dacay.]	   Affected with caries; decaying; as, a carious tooth.	   [1913 Webster]
carissa \carissa\ n.	   a shrub of the genus {Carissa} having fragrant white flowers	   and plumlike red to purple-black fruits.	   [WordNet 1.5]
carjack \carjack\ v. t. [car + hijack.]	   to take (a car) by an act of {carjacking}; as, the three	   teens carjacked two automobiles in one night.	   [PJC]
carjacking \car"jack*ing\ n. [car + hijacking.]	   the forcible taking of a car while the driver is in it; the	   robber may force the driver out, force the driver to drive	   while under threat of harm, or be forced to relinquish the	   controls while also being forced to remain in the car. In the	   latter two cases, the act also constitutes a kidnapping.	   [PJC]
Cark \Cark\ (k[aum]rk), n. [OE. cark, fr. a dialectic form of F.	   charge; cf. W. carc anxiety, care, Arm karg charge, burden.	   See {Charge}, and cf. {Cargo}.]	   A noxious or corroding care; solicitude; worry. [Archaic.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His heavy head, devoid of careful cark.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fling cark and care aside.               --Motherwell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freedom from the cares of money and the cark of	         fashion.                                 --R. D.	                                                  Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]	Cark \Cark\ (k[aum]rk), v. i.	   To be careful, anxious, solicitous, or troubled in mind; to	   worry or grieve. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Cark \Cark\, v. t.	   To vex; to worry; to make by anxious care or worry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor can a man, independently . . . of God's blessing,	         care and cark himself one penny richer.  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Carkanet \Car"ka*net\, n.	   A carcanet. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Carking \Cark"ing\, a.	   Distressing; worrying; perplexing; corroding; as, carking	   cares.	   [1913 Webster]
Carl \Carl\, n. [Icel, karl a male, a man; akin to AS. ceorl,	   OHG. charal, G. kerl fellow. See {Churl}.] [Written also	   {carle}.]	   1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.	      [1913 Webster]	            The miller was a stout carl.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Large stalks of hemp which bear the seed; -- called also	      {carl hemp}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A kind of food. See citation, below.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caring or carl are gray steeped in water and fried	            the next day in butter or fat. They are eaten on the	            second Sunday before Easter, formerly called Carl	            Sunday.                               --Robinson's	                                                  Whitby	                                                  Glossary	                                                  (1875).	      [1913 Webster]
Carlin \Car"lin\, n. [Dim., fr. carl male.]	   An old woman. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Carline
Carline \Car"line\, Caroline \Car"o*line\, n. [F. carin; cf. It.	   carlino; -- so called from Carlo (Charles) VI. of Naples.]	   A silver coin once current in some parts of Italy, worth	   about seven cents. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster] Carline	Carline \Car"line\, Carling \Car"ling\n. [Cf. F. carlingur, Sp.	   Pg., & It. carlinga.] (Naut.)	   A short timber running lengthwise of a ship, from one	   transverse desk beam to another; also, one of the cross	   timbers that strengthen a hath; -- usually in pl.	   [1913 Webster]	Carline thistle \Car"line this`tle\ [F. carline, It., Sp., &	   Pg., carlina. Said to be so called from the Emperor	   Charlemagne, whose army is reputed to have used it as a	   remedy for pestilence.] (Bot.)	   A prickly plant of the genus {Carlina} ({Carlina vulgaris}),	   found in Europe and Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Carlings \Car"lings\, n. pl.	   Same as {Carl}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carling Sunday}, a Sunday in Lent when carls are eaten. In	      some parts of England, Passion Sunday. See {Carl}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Carlist \Car"list\ (k[aum]r"l[i^]st), n.	   A partisan of Charles X. of France, or of Don Carlos of	   Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Carlock \Car"lock\, n. [F. carlock, fr. Russ. Karl['u]k'.]	   A sort of Russian isinglass, made from the air bladder of the	   sturgeon, and used in clarifying wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Carlot \Car"lot\, n. [From {Carl}.]	   A churl; a boor; a peasant or countryman. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Carlovingian \Car`lo*vin"gi*an\, a. [F. Carlovingen.]	   Pertaining to, founded by, of descended from, Charlemagne;	   as, the Carlovingian race of kings.	   [1913 Webster]
Carmagnole \Car`ma`gnole"\, n. [F.]	   1. A popular or Red Rebublican song and dance, of the time of	      the first French Revolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            They danced and yelled the carmagnole. --Compton	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bombastic report from the French armies.	      [1913 Webster]
Carman \Car"man\, n.; pl. {Carmen}	   A man whose employment is to drive, or to convey goods in, a	   car or car.	   [1913 Webster] Carmelite
Carmelite \Car"mel*ite\, Carmelin \Car"mel*in\ a.	   Of or pertaining to the order of Carmelites.	   [1913 Webster]	Carmelite \Car"mel*ite\, n.	   1. (Eccl. Hist.) A friar of a mendicant order (the Order of	      Our Lady of Mount Carmel) established on Mount Carmel, in	      Syria, in the twelfth century; a White Friar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nun of the Order of Our lady of Mount Carmel.	      [1913 Webster]
Car mile \Car mile\ (Railroads)	   A mile traveled by a single car, taken as a unit of	   computation, as in computing the average travel of each car	   of a system during a given period.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Car mileage \Car mileage\ (Railroads)	   (a) Car miles collectively.	   (b) The amount paid by one road for the use of cars of	       another road.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carminated \Car"mi*na`ted\, a.	   Of, relating to, or mixed with, carmine; as, carminated lake.	   [1913 Webster]
Carminative \Car*min"ative\, a. [NL. carminativus (1622), fr.	   carminare to card, hence to cleanse, fr. carmen a card for	   freeing wool or flax from the coarser parts, and from	   extraneous matter: cf. F. carminatif.]	   Expelling wind from the body; warming; antispasmodic.	   "Carminative hot seeds." --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	Carminative \Car*min"a*tive\, n.	   A substance, esp. an aromatic, which tends to expel wind from	   the alimentary canal, or to relieve colic, griping, or	   flatulence.	   [1913 Webster]
Carmine \Car"mine\, n. [F. carmin (cf. Sp. carmin, It.	   carminio), contr. from LL. carmesinus purple color. See	   {Crimson}.]	   1. A rich red or crimson color with a shade of purple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A beautiful pigment, or a lake, of this color, prepared	      from cochineal, and used in miniature painting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The essential coloring principle of cochineal,	      extracted as a purple-red amorphous mass. It is a	      glucoside and possesses acid properties; -- hence called	      also {carminic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carmine red} (Chem.), a coloring matter obtained from	      carmine as a purple-red substance, and probably allied to	      the phthale["i]ns.	      [1913 Webster]
Carminic \Car*min"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or derived from, carmine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carminic acid}. Same as {Carmine}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Carmot \Car"mot\, n. (Alchemy)	   The matter of which the philosopher's stone was believed to	   be composed.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnage \Car"nage\, n. [F. carnage, LL. carnaticum tribute of	   animals, flesh of animals, fr. L. caro, carnis, flesh. See	   {Carnal}.]	   1. Flesh of slain animals or men.	      [1913 Webster]	            A miltitude of dogs came to feast on the carnage.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great destruction of life, as in battle; bloodshed;	      slaughter; massacre; murder; havoc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more fearful carnage of the Bloody Circuit.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Carnal \Car"nal\, a. [L. carnalis, fr. caro, carnis, flesh; akin	   to Gr. ?, Skr. kravya; cf. F. charnel, Of. also carnel. Cf.	   {Charnel}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the body or its appetites; animal;	      fleshly; sensual; given to sensual indulgence; lustful;	      human or worldly as opposed to {spiritual}.	      [1913 Webster]	            For ye are yet carnal.                --1 Cor. iii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not sunk in carnal pleasure.          --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	            Carnal desires after miracles.        --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Flesh-devouring; cruel; ravenous; bloody. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This carnal cur	            Preys on the issue of his mother's body. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carnal knowledge}, sexual intercourse; -- used especially of	      an unlawful act on the part of the man.	      [1913 Webster]
Carnalism \Car"nal*ism\, n.	   The state of being carnal; carnality; sensualism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Carnalist \Car"nal*ist\, n.	   A sensualist. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnality \Car*nal"i*ty\, n. [L. carnalitas.]	   The state of being carnal; fleshly lust, or the indulgence of	   lust; grossness of mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Because of the carnality of their hearts. --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnalize \Car"nal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carnalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Carnalizing}.]	   To make carnal; to debase to carnality.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sensual and carnalized spirit.         --John Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnallite \Car"nal*lite\, n. [G. carnallit, fr. Von Carnall, a	   Prussian.] (Min.)	   A hydrous chloride of potassium and magnesium, sometimes	   found associated with deposits of rock salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnally \Car"nal*ly\, adv.	   According to the flesh, to the world, or to human nature; in	   a manner to gratify animal appetites and lusts; sensually.	   [1913 Webster]	         For to be carnally minded is death; but to be	         spiritually minded is life and peace.    --Rom. viii.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnal-minded \Car"nal-mind`ed\, a.	   Worldly-minded.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnal-mindedness \Car"nal-mind"ed*ness\, n.	   Grossness of mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnary \Car"na*ry\, n. [L. carnarium, fr. caro, carnis, flesh.]	   A vault or crypt in connection with a church, used as a	   repository for human bones disintered from their original	   burial places; a charnel house.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnassial \Car*nas"si*al\, a. [Cf. F. carnassier carnivorous,	   and L. caro, carnis, flesh.] (Anat.)	   Adapted to eating flesh. -- n. A carnassial tooth;	   especially, the last premolar in many carnivores.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnate \Car"nate\, a. [L. carnatus fleshy.]	   Invested with, or embodied in, flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnation \Car*na"tion\, n. [F. carnation the flesh tints in a	   painting, It carnagione, fr. L. carnatio fleshiness, fr.	   caro, carnis, flesh. See {Carnal}.]	   1. The natural color of flesh; rosy pink.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her complexion of the delicate carnation. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Paint.) Those parts of a picture in which the human	      body or any part of it is represented in full color; the	      flesh tints.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flesh tints in painting are termed carnations.	                                                  --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A species of {Dianthus} ({Dianthus Caryophyllus})	      or pink, having very beautiful flowers of various colors,	      esp. white and usually a rich, spicy scent.	      [1913 Webster]
Carnationed \Car*na"tioned\, a.	   Having a flesh color.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnauba \Car*nau"ba\, n. (Bot.)	   The Brazilian wax palm. See {Wax palm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnegiea \Carnegiea\ n.	   a genus of plants consisting of one species, the {saguaro}.	   Syn: genus {Carnegiea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carnelian \Car*nel"ian\, n. [For carnelian; influenced by L.	   carneus fleshy, of flesh, because of its flesh red color. See	   {Cornellan}.] (Min.)	   A variety of chalcedony, of a clear, deep red, flesh red, or	   reddish white color. It is moderately hard, capable of a good	   polish, and often used for seals.	   [1913 Webster]
Carneous \Car"ne*ous\, a. [L. carneus, from caro, carnis,	   flesh.]	   Consisting of, or like, flesh; carnous; fleshy. "Carneous	   fibers." --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Carney \Car"ney\, n. [Cf. L. carneus flesh.] (Far.)	   A disease of horses, in which the mouth is so furred that the	   afflicted animal can not eat.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnic \Car"nic\ (k[aum]r"n[i^]k), a. [L. caro, carnis, flesh.]	   Of or pertaining to flesh; specif. (Physiol. Chem.),	   pertaining to or designating a hygroscopic monobasic acid,	   {C10H15O5N3}, obtained as a cleavage product from an acid of	   muscle tissue.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carnifex \Car"ni*fex\, n. [L., fr. caro, carnis, flesh + facere	   to make.] (Antiq.)	   The public executioner at Rome, who executed persons of the	   lowest rank; hence, an executioner or hangman.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnification \Car`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. carnification.]	   The act or process of turning to flesh, or to a substance	   resembling flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnify \Car"ni*fy\, v. i. [LL. carnificare, fr. L. caro,	   carnis, flesh + facere to make: cf. F. carnifier.]	   To form flesh; to become like flesh. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnin \Car"nin\, n. [L. caro, canis, flesh.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, found in extract	   of meat, and related to xanthin.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnival \Car"ni*val\, n. [It. carnevale, prob. for older	   carnelevale, prop., the putting away of meat; fr. L. caro,	   carnis, flesh + levare to take away, lift up, fr. levis	   light.]	   1. A festival celebrated with merriment and revelry in Roman	      Gatholic countries during the week before Lent, esp. at	      Rome and Naples, during a few days (three to ten) before	      Lent, ending with Shrove Tuesday.	      [1913 Webster]	            The carnival at Venice is everywhere talked of.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any merrymaking, feasting, or masquerading, especially	      when overstepping the bounds of decorum; a time of riotous	      excess. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw the lean dogs beneath the wall	            Hold o'er the dead their carnival     --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Carnivora \Car*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L.	   carnivorus. See {Carnivorous}.] (Zool.)	   An order of Mammallia including the lion, tiger, wolf bear,	   seal, etc. They are adapted by their structure to feed upon	   flesh, though some of them, as the bears, also eat vegetable	   food. The teeth are large and sharp, suitable for cutting	   flesh, and the jaws powerful.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnivoracity \Car*niv`o*rac"i*ty\, n.	   Greediness of appetite for flesh. [Sportive.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnivore \Car`ni*vore\, n. [Cf. F. carnivore.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Carnivora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carnivorous \Car*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. carnivorus; caro, carnis,	   flesh + varare to devour.]	   Eating or feeding on flesh. The term is applied:	   (a) to animals which naturally seek flesh for food, as the	       tiger, dog, etc.;	   (b) to plants which are supposed to absorb animal food;	   (c) to substances which destroy animal tissue, as caustics.	       [1913 Webster] Carnose
Carnose \Car*nose\, Carnous \Car"*nous\, a. [L. carnosus, fr.	   caro, carnis, flesh: cf. OF. carneux, F. charneux.]	   1. Of or pertaining to flesh; fleshy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A distinct carnose muscle.            --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of a fleshy consistence; -- applied to succulent	      leaves, stems, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Carnosity \Car*nos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. carnosit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) A fleshy excrescence; esp. a small excrescence or	      fungous growth. --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fleshy substance or quality; fleshy covering.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Consciences] overgrown with so hard a carnosity.	                                                  --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The olives, indeed be very small there, and bigger	            than capers; yet commended they are for their	            carnosity.                            --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Carnot's cycle \Car`not's" cy"cle\ (k[aum]r`n[=o]z"). [After N.	   L. S. Carnot, French physicist.] (Thermodynamics)	   An ideal heat-engine cycle in which the working fluid goes	   through the following four successive operations: (1)	   Isothermal expansion to a desired point; (2) adiabatic	   expansion to a desired point; (3) isothermal compression to	   such a point that (4) adiabatic compression brings it back to	   its initial state.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carob \Car"ob\, n. [Cf. F. caroube fruit of the carob tree, Sp.	   garrobo, al-garrobo, carob tree, fr. Ar. kharr[=u]b, Per.	   Kharn[=u]b. Cf. {Clgaroba}.]	   1. (Bot.) An evergreen leguminous tree ({Ceratania Siliqua})	      found in the countries bordering the Mediterranean; the	      St. John's bread; -- called also {carob tree}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the long, sweet, succulent, pods of the carob tree,	      which are used as food for animals and sometimes eaten by	      man; -- called also {St. John's bread}, {carob bean}, and	      {algaroba bean}.	      [1913 Webster]
Caroche \Ca*roche"\, n. [OF. carrache, F. carrose from It.	   carrocio, carrozza, fr. carro, L. carus. See {Car}.]	   A kind of pleasure carriage; a coach. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To mount two-wheeled caroches.           --Butler.	   [1913 Webster]
Caroched \Ca*roched"\, a.	   Placed in a caroche. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Beggary rides caroched.                  --Massenger.	   [1913 Webster]
Caroigne \Car"oigne\, n. [See {Carrion}.]	   Dead body; carrion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Carol \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, turn,	   circular motion, also L. choraula a flute player, charus a	   dance, chorus, choir.]	   1. A round dance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A song of joy, exultation, or mirth; a lay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The costly feast, the carol, and the dance. --Dryden	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the carol of a bird.           --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A song of praise of devotion; as, a Christmas or Easter	      carol.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heard a carol, mournful, holy.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the darkness sing your carol of high praise.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Joyful music, as of a song.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard the bells on Christmans Day	            Their old, familiar carol play.       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	Carol \Car"ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caroled}, or {Carolled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Caroling}, or {Carolling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To praise or celebrate in song.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Shepherds at their festivals	            Carol her goodness.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sing, especially with joyful notes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hovering swans . . . carol sounds harmonious.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Carol \Car"ol\, v. i.	   To sing; esp. to sing joyfully; to warble.	   [1913 Webster]	         And carol of love's high praise.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gray linnets carol from the hill.    --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster] Carol	Carol \Car"ol\, Carrol \Car"rol\, n. [OF. carole a sort of	   circular space, or carol.] (Arch.)	   A small closet or inclosure built against a window on the	   inner side, to sit in for study. The word was used as late as	   the 16th century. The term {carrel}, of the same has largely	   superseded its use.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         A bay window may thus be called a carol. --Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Carolin \Car"o*lin\, n. [L. Carolus Charles.]	   A former gold coin of Germany worth nearly five dollars;	   also, a gold coin of Sweden worth nearly five dollars.	   [1913 Webster]
Carolina pink \Car`o*li"na pink`\ (Bot.)	   See {Pinkboot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caroline \Car"o*line\, n.	   A coin. See {Carline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caroling \Car"ol*ing\, n.	   A song of joy or devotion; a singing, as of carols.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such heavenly notes and carolings.       --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Carolinian \Car`o*lin"i*an\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of north or South Carolina.	   [1913 Webster]
Carolitic \Car`o*lit"ic\, a. (Arch.)	   Adorned with sculptured leaves and branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Carolus \Car"o*lus\, n.; pl. E. {Caroluses}, L. {Caroli}. [L.,	   Charles.]	   An English gold coin of the value of twenty or twenty-three	   shillings. It was first struck in the reign of Charles I.	   [1913 Webster]	         Told down the crowns and Caroluses.      --Macawlay.	   [1913 Webster]
Carom \Car"om\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. carumboler to carom,	   carambolage a carom, carambole the red ball in billiards.]	   (Billiards)	   A shot in which the ball struck with the cue comes in contact	   with two or more balls on the table; a hitting of two or more	   balls with the player's ball. In England it is called	   {cannon}.	   [1913 Webster]	Carom \Car"om\, v. i. (Billiards)	   To make a carom.	   [1913 Webster]
Caromel \Car"o*mel\, n.	   See {Caramel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caroteel \Car`o*teel"\, n. (Com.)	   A tierce or cask for dried fruits, etc., usually about 700	   lbs. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Carotic \Ca*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? stupefying. See {Carotid}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to stupor; as, a carotic state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Carotid; as, the carotic arteries.	      [1913 Webster]
Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, n. [Gr. ?, pl., from ? heavy sleep: cf. F.	   carotide. The early Greeks believed that these arteries in	   some way caused drowsiness.] (Anat.)	   One of the two main arteries of the neck, by which blood is	   conveyed from the aorta to the head.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Aorta}.]	         [1913 Webster] Carotid	Carotid \Ca*rot"id\, Carotidal \Ca*rot"id*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or near, the carotids or one of them; as, the	   carotid gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Carotin \Ca*ro"tin\, n. (Chem.)	   A red crystallizable tasteless substance, extracted from the	   carrot.	   [1913 Webster]
Carotte \Ca`rotte"\, n. [F., prop., carrot.]	   A cylindrical roll of tobacco; as, a carotte of perique.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carousal \Ca*rous"al\, n. [See {Carouse}, but also cf. F.	   carrousel tilt.]	   A jovial feast or festival; a drunken revel; a carouse.	   [1913 Webster]	         The swains were preparing for a carousal. --Sterne.	   Syn: Banquet; revel; orgie; carouse. See {Feast}.	        [1913 Webster]
Carouse \Ca*rouse"\ (k[.a]*rouz"), n. [F. carrousse, earlier	   carous, fr. G. garaus finishing stroke, the entire emptying	   of the cup in drinking a health; gar entirely + aus out. See	   {Yare}, and {Out}.]	   1. A large draught of liquor. [Obs.] "A full carouse of	      sack." --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drink carouses to the next day's fate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drinking match; a carousal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The early feast and late carouse.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Carouse \Ca*rouse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caroused}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Carousing}.]	   To drink deeply or freely in compliment; to take part in a	   carousal; to engage in drunken revels.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had been aboard, carousing to his mates. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Carouse \Ca*rouse"\ v. t.	   To drink up; to drain; to drink freely or jovially. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Guests carouse the sparkling tears of the rich grape.	                                                  --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Egypt's wanton queen,	         Carousing gems, herself dissolved in love. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
carousel \carousel\ (k[a^]r`[-o]*s[e^]l"), n.	   1. a continuous belt oriented horizontally or	      near-horizontally around a central structure, driven in a	      circular motion by some mechanism, which carries luggage	      delivered from the luggage hold of an airplane to air	      travelers; -- used at airports.	   Syn: luggage carousel.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {merry-go-round}.	   Syn: merry-go-round, roundabout, whirligig.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carouser \Ca*rous"er\, n.	   One who carouses; a reveler.	   [1913 Webster]
Carousing \Ca*rous"ing\, a.	   That carouses; relating to a carouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Carousingly \Ca*rous"ing*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a carouser.	   [1913 Webster]
Carp \Carp\ (k[aum]rp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Carped}	   (k[aum]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carping}.] [OE. carpen to say,	   speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced	   later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.]	   1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions	      without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by	      at.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carping and caviling at faults of manner. --Blackw.	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	            And at my actions carp or catch.      --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Carp \Carp\, v. t.	   1. To say; to tell. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Carp \Carp\, n.; pl. {Carp}, formerly {Carps}. [Cf. Icel. karfi,	   Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL.	   carpa.] (Zool.)	   A fresh-water herbivorous fish ({Cyprinus carpio}.). Several	   other species of {Cyprinus}, {Catla}, and {Carassius} are	   called carp. See {Cruclan carp}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early	         introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared	         in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been	         introduced into America, and widely distributed by the	         government. Domestication has produced several	         varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or	         quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which	         has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties	         occur.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Carp louse} (Zool.), a small crustacean, of the genus	      {Argulus}, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See	      {Branchiura}.	   {Carp mullet} (Zool.), a fish ({Moxostoma carpio}) of the	      Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.	   {Carp sucker} (Zool.), a name given to several species of	      fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United	      States; -- called also quillback.	      [1913 Webster]
Carpal \Car"pal\, a. [From {Carpus}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the carpus, or wrist. -- n. One of the	   bones or cartilages of the carpus; a carpale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carpal angle} (Zool.), the angle at the last joint of the	      folded wing of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Carpale \Car*pa"le\, n.; pl. {Carpalia}. [NL., fr. E. carpus.]	   (Anat.)	   One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus; esp. one of the	   series articulating with the metacarpals.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpathian \Car*pa"thi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a range of mountains in Austro-Hungary,	   called the Carpathians, which partially inclose Hungary on	   the north, east, and south.	   [1913 Webster] Carpel
Carpel \Car"pel\ (k[aum]r"p[e^]l), Carpellum \Car*pel"lum\	   (-p[e^]l"l[u^]m), n. [NL. carpellum, fr. Gr. karpo`s fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   A simple pistil or single-celled ovary or seed vessel, or one	   of the parts of a compound pistil, ovary, or seed vessel. See	   Illust of {Carpaphore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpellary \Car"pel*la*ry\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to, forming, or containing carpels.	   [1913 Webster]
carpellate \carpellate\ adj. (Botany)	   bearing or consisting of carpels. Opposite of {acarpelous}.	   Syn: pistillate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carpenter \Car"pen*ter\, n. [OF. carpentier, F. charpentier, LL.	   carpentarius, fr. L. carpentum wagon, carriage.]	   An artificer who works in timber; a framer and builder of	   houses, ships, etc.	   Syn: {Carpenter}, {Joiner}.	   Usage: The carpenter frames and puts together roofs,	          partitions, floors, and other structural parts of a	          building. The joiner supplies stairs, doors shutters,	          mantelpieces, cupboards, and other parts necessary to	          finishing the building. In America the two trades are	          commonly united.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Carpenter ant} (Zool.), any species of ant which gnaws	      galleries in the wood of trees and constructs its nests	      therein. They usually select dead or somewhat decayed	      wood. The common large American species is {Formica	      Pennsylvanica}.	   {Carpenter bee} (Zool.), a large hymenopterous insect of the	      genus {Xylocopa}; -- so called because it constructs its	      nest by gnawing long galleries in sound timber. The common	      American species is {Xylocopa Virginica}.	      [1913 Webster]
carpenteria \carpenteria\ n.	   a California evergreen shrub ({Carpenteria californica})	   having glossy opposite leaves and terminal clusters of a few	   fragrant white flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Carpentering \Car"pen*ter*ing\, n.	   The occupation or work of a carpenter; the act of working in	   timber; carpentry.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpentry \Car"pen*try\, n. [F. charpenterie, OF. also	   carpenterie. See {Carpenter}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art of cutting, framing, and joining timber, as in the	      construction of buildings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assemblage of pieces of timber connected by being	      framed together, as the pieces of a roof, floor, etc.;	      work done by a carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]
Carper \Carp"er\, n.	   One who carps; a caviler. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpet \Car"pet\ (k[aum]r"p[e^]t), n. [OF. carpite rug, soft of	   cloth, F. carpette coarse packing cloth, rug (cf. It. carpita	   rug, blanket), LL. carpeta, carpita, woolly cloths, fr. L.	   carpere to pluck, to card (wool); cf. Gr. karpo`s fruit, E.	   {Harvest}.]	   1. A heavy woven or felted fabric, usually of wool, but also	      of cotton, hemp, straw, etc.; esp. a floor covering made	      in breadths to be sewed together and nailed to the floor,	      as distinguished from a rug or mat; originally, also, a	      wrought cover for tables.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tables and beds covered with copes instead of	            carpets and coverlets.                --T. Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A smooth soft covering resembling or suggesting a carpet.	      "The grassy carpet of this plain." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carpet beetle} or {Carpet bug} (Zool.), a small beetle	      ({Anthrenus scrophulari[ae]}), which, in the larval state,	      does great damage to carpets and other woolen goods; --	      also called {buffalo bug}.	   {Carpet knight}.	      (a) A knight who enjoys ease and security, or luxury, and	          has not known the hardships of the field; a hero of	          the drawing room; an effeminate person. --Shak.	      (b) One made a knight, for some other than military	          distinction or service.	   {Carpet moth} (Zool.), the larva of an insect which feeds on	      carpets and other woolen goods. There are several kinds.	      Some are the larv[ae] of species of {Tinea} (as {Tinea	      tapetzella}); others of beetles, esp. {Anthrenus}.	   {Carpet snake} (Zool.), an Australian snake. See {Diamond	      snake}, under {Diamond}.	   {Carpet sweeper}, an apparatus or device for sweeping	      carpets.	   {To be on the carpet}, to be under consideration; to be the	      subject of deliberation; to be in sight; -- an expression	      derived from the use of carpets as table cover.	   {Brussels carpet}. See under {Brussels}.	      [1913 Webster]	Carpet \Car"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carpeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Carpeting}.]	   To cover with, or as with, a carpet; to spread with carpets;	   to furnish with a carpet or carpets.	   [1913 Webster]	         Carpeted temples in fashionable squares. --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpetbag \Car"pet*bag`\, n.	   A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally	   made of carpet.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpetbagger \Car"pet*bag`ger\, n.	   An adventurer; -- a term of contempt for a Northern man	   seeking private gain or political advancement in the southern	   part of the United States after the Civil War (1865). [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
carpeted \carpeted\ adj.	   covered with or as if with carpeting or with carpeting as	   specified; often used in combination; as, the carpeted	   hallway; a flower-carpeted hillside. Opposite of	   {uncarpeted}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Carpeting \Car"pet*ing\, n.	   1. The act of covering with carpets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloth or materials for carpets; carpets, in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            The floor was covered with rich carpeting.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Carpetless \Car"pet*less\, a.	   Without a carpet.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpetmonger \Car"pet*mon`ger\, n.	   1. One who deals in carpets; a buyer and seller of carpets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One fond of pleasure; a gallant. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Carpetway \Car"pet*way`\, n. (Agric.)	   A border of greensward left round the margin of a plowed	   field. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Carphology \Car*phol"o*gy\ (k[aum]r*f[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.	   ka`rfos any small dry body + -logy: cf. F. carphologie.]	   (Med.)	   See {Floccillation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpinaceae \Carpinaceae\ n.	   a natural family used in some classification systems to	   include the genera {Carpinus}; {Ostryopsis}; and	   {Ostryopsis}.	   Syn: subfamily {Carpinaceae}, family {Carpinaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carping \Carp"ing\ (k[aum]rp"[i^]ng), a.	   Fault-finding; censorious caviling. See {Captious}. --	   {Carp"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpintero \Car`pin*te"ro\ (k[aum]r`p[-e]n*t[asl]"r[-o]), n.	   [Sp., a carpenter, a woodpecker.]	   A california woodpecker ({Melanerpes formicivorus)}, noted	   for its habit of inserting acorns in holes which it drills in	   trees. The acorns become infested by insect larv[ae], which,	   when grown, are extracted for food by the bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpodacus \Carpodacus\ n.	   a genus of birds including the house finch ({Carpodacus	   mexicanus}) and purple finch ({Carpodacus purpurea}).	   Syn: genus {Carpodacus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carpogenic \Car`po*gen"ic\ (k[aum]r`p[-o]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   karpo`s fruit + -gen.] (Bot.)	   Productive of fruit, or causing fruit to be developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpolite \Car"po*lite\ (k[aum]r"p[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   karpo`s fruit + -lite, cf. F. carpolithe.]	   A general term for a fossil fruit, nut, or seed.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpological \Car`po*log"i*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to carpology.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpologist \Car*pol"o*gist\, n.	   One who describes fruits; one versed in carpology.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpology \Car*pol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + -logy.]	   That branch of botany which relates to the structure of seeds	   and fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpophagous \Car*poph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + ? to	   eat.]	   Living on fruits; fruit-consuming.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpophore \Car"po*phore\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + fe`rein to	   bear.] (Bot.)	   A slender prolongation of the receptacle as an axis between	   the carpels, as in Geranium and many umbelliferous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Carpophyll \Car"po*phyll\, n. [Gr. karpo`s fruit + ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   A leaf converted into a fruit or a constituent portion of a	   fruit; a carpel.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Gymnospermous}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Carpophyte \Car"po*phyte\ (k[aum]r"p[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   karpo`s fruit + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)	   A flowerless plant which forms a true fruit as the result of	   fertilization, as the red seaweeds, the {Ascomycetes}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The division of alg[ae] and fungi into four classes	         called Carpophytes, Oophytes, Protophytes, and	         Zygophytes (or Carpospore[ae], Oospore[ae], Protophyta,	         and Zygospore[ae]) was proposed by Sachs about 1875.	         [1913 Webster]
Carpospore \Car"po*spore\, n. [Gr. karpo`s + -spore.] (Bot.)	   A kind of spore formed in the conceptacles of red alg[ae]. --	   {Car`po*spor"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster] carposporic
carposporic \car`po*spor"ic\, carposporous \car`po*spor"ous\adj.	   1. of or relating to a carpospore.	      [PJC]	   2. having carpospores.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Carpus \Car"pus\ (k[aum]r"p[u^]s), n.; pl. {Carpi}	   (k[aum]r"p[imac]). [NL., fr. Gr. karpo`s wrist.] (Anat.)	   The wrist; the bones or cartilages between the forearm, or	   antibrachium, and the hand or forefoot; in man, consisting of	   eight short bones disposed in two rows.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrack \Car"rack\, n.	   See {Carack}.	   [1913 Webster] Carrageen
Carrageen \Car"ra*geen`\, Carrigeen \Car"ri*geen`\, n.	   A small, purplish, branching, cartilaginous seaweed	   ({Chondrus crispus}), which, when bleached, is the {Irish	   moss} of commerce. [Also written {carragheen}, {carageen}.]	   [1913 Webster] Carrageenan
Carrageenan \Car`ra*geen"an\, Carrigeenin \Car`ri*geen"in\, n.	   a colloidal material obtained from seaweed or Irish moss,	   used as an thickening or emulsifying agent and for	   stabilizing foods, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals.	   [PJC]
Carrancha \Car*ran"cha\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The Brazilian kite ({Polyborus Brasiliensis}); -- so called	   in imitation of its notes.	   [1913 Webster]
Carraway \Car"ra*way\, n.	   See {Caraway}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrel \Car"rel\, n.	   See {Quarrel}, an arrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Carrel \Car"rel\, n. (Arch.)	   1. Same as 4th {Carol}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a table partitioned by vertical boards into small areas	      where an individual may read or study with minimal	      distraction from activities nearby. They are used	      especially in libraries. Also, the term is used to refer	      to one partition of such a table. Related etymologically	      to the 4th {carol}.	      [PJC]
Carriable \Car"ri*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being carried.	   [1913 Webster]
Carriage \Car"riage\, n. [OF. cariage luggage, carriage,	   chariage carriage, cart, baggage, F. charriage, cartage,	   wagoning, fr. OF. carier, charier, F. charrier, to cart. See	   {Carry}.]	   1. That which is carried; burden; baggage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper of	            the carriage.                         --1. Sam.	                                                  xvii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            And after those days we took up our carriages and	            went up to Jerusalem.                 --Acts. xxi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of carrying, transporting, or conveying.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nine days employed in carriage.       --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The price or expense of carrying.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which carries of conveys, as:	      (a) A wheeled vehicle for persons, esp. one designed for	          elegance and comfort.	      (b) A wheeled vehicle carrying a fixed burden, as a gun	          carriage.	      (c) A part of a machine which moves and carries of	          supports some other moving object or part.	      (d) A frame or cage in which something is carried or	          supported; as, a bell carriage.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. The manner of carrying one's self; behavior; bearing;	      deportment; personal manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            His gallant carriage all the rest did grace.	                                                  --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act or manner of conducting measures or projects;	      management.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passage and whole carriage of this action.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carriage horse}, a horse kept for drawing a carriage.	   {Carriage porch} (Arch.), a canopy or roofed pavilion	      covering the driveway at the entrance to any building. It	      is intended as a shelter for those who alight from	      vehicles at the door; -- sometimes erroneously called in	      the United States {porte-coch[`e]re}.	      [1913 Webster]
Carriageable \Car"riage*a*ble\, a.	   Passable by carriages; that can be conveyed in carriages.	   [R.] --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
carriageway \carriageway\ n.	   one of the two sides of a motorway where traffic travels in	   one direction only, usually in two or three lanes. [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
carriage bolt \carriage bolt\ n.	   a type of bolt threaded only at the end opposite the head,	   used mostly for fastening pieces of timber together, and	   inserted into pre-drilled holes.	   [PJC]	carriage house \carriage house\ n.	   a small building usually near a large residence or part of an	   estate, used for keeping coaches, carriages, or other	   vehicles; -- also called {coach house}. It is now (1998)	   obsolescent and its function has been taken over by the	   garage, which is usually attached to a residence or main	   building. Carriage houses are still found on older estates,	   though not usually used for their original purpose.	   [PJC]
Carriboo \Car"ri*boo\, n.	   See {Caribou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrick \Car"rick\, n. (Naut.)	   A carack. See {Carack}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carrick bend} (Naut.), a kind of knot, used for bending	      together hawsers or other ropes.	   {Carrick bitts} (Naut.), the bitts which support the	      windlass. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Carrier \Car"ri*er\, n. [From {Carry}.]	   1. One who, or that which, carries or conveys; a messenger.	      [1913 Webster]	            The air which is but . . . a carrier of the sounds.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is employed, or makes it his business, to carry	      goods for others for hire; a porter; a teamster.	      [1913 Webster]	            The roads are crowded with carriers, laden with rich	            manufactures.                         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) That which drives or carries; as:	      (a) A piece which communicates to an object in a lathe the	          motion of the face plate; a lathe dog.	      (b) A spool holder or bobbin holder in a braiding machine.	          (c) A movable piece in magazine guns which transfers	          the cartridge to a position from which it can be	          thrust into the barrel.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Carrier pigeon} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic pigeon	      used to convey letters from a distant point to to its	      home.	   {Carrier shell} (Zool.), a univalve shell of the genus	      {Phorus}; -- so called because it fastens bits of stones	      and broken shells to its own shell, to such an extent as	      almost to conceal it.	   {Common carrier} (Law.) See under {Common}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Carrion \Car"ri*on\, n. [OE. caroyne, OF. caroigne, F. charogne,	   LL. caronia, fr. L. caro flesh Cf. {Crone}, {Crony}.]	   1. The dead and putrefying body or flesh of an animal; flesh	      so corrupted as to be unfit for food.	      [1913 Webster]	            They did eat the dead carrions.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contemptible or worthless person; -- a term of reproach.	      [Obs.] "Old feeble carrions." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Carrion \Car"ri*on\, a.	   Of or pertaining to dead and putrefying carcasses; feeding on	   carrion.	   [1913 Webster]	         A prey for carrion kites.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carrion beetle} (Zool.), any beetle that feeds habitually on	      dead animals; -- also called {sexton beetle} and {burying	      beetle}. There are many kinds, belonging mostly to the	      family {Silphid[ae]}.	   {Carrion buzzard} (Zool.), a South American bird of several	      species and genera (as {Ibycter}, {Milvago}, and	      {Polyborus}), which act as scavengers. See {Caracara}.	   {Carrion crow}, the common European crow ({Corvus corone})	      which feeds on carrion, insects, fruits, and seeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Carrol \Car"rol\, n. (Arch.)	   See 4th {Carol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrom \Car"rom\, n. (Billiards)	   See {Carom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Carromata \Car`ro*ma"ta\, n. [Sp. in Phil. I.]	   In the Philippines, a light, two-wheeled, boxlike vehicle	   usually drawn by a single native pony and used to convey	   passengers within city limits or for traveling. It is the	   common public carriage.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Carronade \Car`ron*ade\, n. [From Carron, in Scotland where it	   was first made.] (Med.)	   A kind of short cannon, formerly in use, designed to throw a	   large projectile with small velocity, used for the purpose of	   breaking or smashing in, rather than piercing, the object	   aimed at, as the side of a ship. It has no trunnions, but is	   supported on its carriage by a bolt passing through a loop on	   its under side.	   [1913 Webster]
Carron oil \Car"ron oil\ (k[a^]r"r[u^]n oil).	   A lotion of linseed oil and lime water, used as an	   application to burns and scalds; -- first used at the Carron	   iron works in Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrot \Car"rot\, n. [F. carotte, fr. L. carota; cf. Gr. ?]	   1. (Bot.) An umbelliferous biennial plant ({Daucus Carota}),	      of many varieties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The esculent root of cultivated varieties of the plant,	      usually spindle-shaped, and of a reddish yellow color.	      [1913 Webster]
Carroty \Car"rot*y\, a.	   Like a carrot in color or in taste; -- an epithet given to	   reddish yellow hair, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrow \Car"row\, n. [Ir & Gael. carach cunning.]	   A strolling gamester. [Ireland] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Carry \Car"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Carrying}.] [OF. carier, charier, F. carrier, to cart, from	   OF. car, char, F. car, car. See {Car}.]	   1. To convey or transport in any manner from one place to	      another; to bear; -- often with away or off.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he dieth he shall carry nothing away. --Ps.	                                                  xiix. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Devout men carried Stephen to his burial. --Acts	                                                  viii, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another carried the intelligence to Russell.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sound will be carried, at the least, twenty	            miles.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or hold as a burden, while moving from place to	      place; to have upon or about one's person; to bear; as, to	      carry a wound; to carry an unborn child.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the ideas . . . were carried along with us in our	            minds.                                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move; to convey by force; to impel; to conduct; to lead	      or guide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, carry Sir John Falstaff to the Fleet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He carried away all his cattle.       --Gen. xxxi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passion and revenge will carry them too far.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To transfer from one place (as a country, book, or column)	      to another; as, to carry the war from Greece into Asia; to	      carry an account to the ledger; to carry a number in	      adding figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To convey by extension or continuance; to extend; as, to	      carry the chimney through the roof; to carry a road ten	      miles farther.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To bear or uphold successfully through conflict, as a	      leader or principle; hence, to succeed in, as in a	      contest; to bring to a successful issue; to win; as, to	      carry an election. "The greater part carries it." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The carrying of our main point.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To get possession of by force; to capture.	      [1913 Webster]	            The town would have been carried in the end.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To contain; to comprise; to bear the aspect of; to show or	      exhibit; to imply.	      [1913 Webster]	            He thought it carried something of argument in it.	                                                  --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            It carries too great an imputation of ignorance.	                                                  --Lacke.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To bear (one's self); to behave, to conduct or demean; --	      with the reflexive pronouns.	      [1913 Webster]	            He carried himself so insolently in the house, and	            out of the house, to all persons, that he became	            odious.                               --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To bear the charges or burden of holding or having, as	       stocks, merchandise, etc., from one time to another; as,	       a merchant is carrying a large stock; a farm carries a	       mortgage; a broker carries stock for a customer; to carry	       a life insurance.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Carry arms} (Mil. Drill), a command of the Manual of Arms	      directing the soldier to hold his piece in the right hand,	      the barrel resting against the hollow of the shoulder in a	      nearly perpendicular position. In this position the	      soldier is said to stand, and the musket to be held, at	      carry.	   {To carry all before one}, to overcome all obstacles; to have	      uninterrupted success.	   {To carry arms}	       (a) To bear weapons.	       (b) To serve as a soldier.	   {To carry away}.	       (a) (Naut.) to break off; to lose; as, to carry away a	           fore-topmast.	       (b) To take possession of the mind; to charm; to delude;	           as, to be carried by music, or by temptation.	   {To carry coals}, to bear indignities tamely, a phrase used	      by early dramatists, perhaps from the mean nature of the	      occupation. --Halliwell.	   {To carry coals to Newcastle}, to take things to a place	      where they already abound; to lose one's labor.	   {To carry off}	       (a) To remove to a distance.	       (b) To bear away as from the power or grasp of others.	       (c) To remove from life; as, the plague carried off	           thousands.	   {To carry on}	       (a) To carry farther; to advance, or help forward; to	           continue; as, to carry on a design.	       (b) To manage, conduct, or prosecute; as, to carry on	           husbandry or trade.	   {To carry out}.	       (a) To bear from within.	       (b) To put into execution; to bring to a successful	           issue.	       (c) To sustain to the end; to continue to the end.	   {To carry through}.	       (a) To convey through the midst of.	       (b) To support to the end; to sustain, or keep from	           falling, or being subdued. "Grace will carry us . . .	           through all difficulties." --Hammond.	       (c) To complete; to bring to a successful issue; to	           succeed.	   {To carry up}, to convey or extend in an upward course or	      direction; to build.	   {To carry weight}.	       (a) To be handicapped; to have an extra burden, as when	           one rides or runs. "He carries weight, he rides a	           race" --Cowper.	       (b) To have influence.	           [1913 Webster]	Carry \Car"ry\, v. i.	   1. To act as a bearer; to convey anything; as, to fetch and	      carry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have propulsive power; to propel; as, a gun or mortar	      carries well.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold the head; -- said of a horse; as, to carry well i.	      e., to hold the head high, with arching neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Hunting) To have earth or frost stick to the feet when	      running, as a hare. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To carry on}, to behave in a wild, rude, or romping manner.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Carry \Car"ry\, n.; pl. {Carries}.	   A tract of land, over which boats or goods are carried	   between two bodies of navigable water; a carrying place; a	   portage. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Carryall \Car"ry*all`\, n. [Corrupted fr. cariole.]	   A light covered carriage, having four wheels and seats for	   four or more persons, usually drawn by one horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrying \Car"ry*ing\, n.	   The act or business of transporting from one place to	   another.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carrying place}, a carry; a portage.	   {Carrying trade}, the business of transporting goods, etc.,	      from one place or country to another by water or land;	      freighting.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are rivals with them in . . . the carrying trade.	                                                  --Jay.	      [1913 Webster]
Carryk \Car"ryk\, n.	   A carack. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Carrytale \Car"ry*tale`\, n.	   A talebearer. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Carse \Carse\ (k[aum]rs), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. cars bog,	   fen. carsen reed, Armor. kars, korsen, bog plant, reed.]	   Low, fertile land; a river valley. [Scot.] --Jomieson.	   [1913 Webster]
carsick \car"sick`\ (k[aum]r"s[i^]k`), adj.	   feeling nauseous due to the movement of a car or other land	   vehicle; -- similar to {airsick} and {seasick}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cart \Cart\ (k[aum]rt), n. [AS. cr[ae]t; cf. W. cart, Ir. &	   Gael. cairt, or Icel. kartr. Cf. {Car}.]	   1. A common name for various kinds of vehicles, as a Scythian	      dwelling on wheels, or a chariot. "Ph[oe]bus' cart."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A two-wheeled vehicle for the ordinary purposes of	      husbandry, or for transporting bulky and heavy articles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Packing all his goods in one poor cart. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A light business wagon used by bakers, grocerymen,	      butchers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An open two-wheeled pleasure carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cart horse}, a horse which draws a cart; a horse bred or	      used for drawing heavy loads; -- also spelled {carthorse}.	      	   {Cart rope}, a stout rope for fastening a load on a cart; any	      strong rope.	   {To put the cart before the horse}, {To get the cart before	   the horse}, or {To set the cart before the horse}, to invert	      the order of related facts or ideas, as by putting an	      effect for a cause; to do things in an improper order.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Cart \Cart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Carting}.]	   1. To carry or convey in a cart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose in a cart by way of punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            She chuckled when a bawd was carted.  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Cart \Cart\, v. i.	   To carry burdens in a cart; to follow the business of a	   carter.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartage \Cart"age\, n.	   1. The act of carrying in a cart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The price paid for carting.	      [1913 Webster]
Cartbote \Cart"bote`\, n. [Cart + bote.] (Old Eng. Law.)	   Wood to which a tenant is entitled for making and repairing	   carts and other instruments of husbandry.	   [1913 Webster]
Carte \Carte\, n. [F. See 1st {Card}.]	   1. Bill of fare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Short for {Carte de visite}.	      [1913 Webster] Quarte	Carte \Carte\ Quarte \Quarte\, n. [F. quarte, prop., a fourth.	   Cf. {Quart}.] (Fencing)	   A position in thrusting or parrying, with the inside of the	   hand turned upward and the point of the weapon toward the	   adversary's right breast.	   [1913 Webster]	Carte blanche \Carte` blanche"\ [F., fr. OF. carte paper +	   -blanc, blanche, white. See 1st {Card}.]	   A blank paper, with a person's signature, etc., at the	   bottom, given to another person, with permission to	   superscribe what conditions he pleases. Hence: Unconditional	   terms; unlimited authority.	   [1913 Webster]	Carte de visite \Carte" de vi*site`\, pl. {Cartes de visite}.	   [F.]	   1. A visiting card.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A photographic picture of the size formerly in use for a	      visiting card.	      [1913 Webster]
Cartel \Car*tel"\, n. [F., fr. LL. cartellus a little paper,	   dim. fr. L. charta. See 1st {Card}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil.) An agreement between belligerents for the exchange	      of prisoners. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A letter of defiance or challenge; a challenge to single	      combat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He is cowed at the very idea of a cartel., --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cartel}, or {Cartel ship}, a ship employed in the exchange	      of prisoners, or in carrying propositions to an enemy; a	      ship beating a flag of truce and privileged from capture.	      [1913 Webster]	Cartel \Car"tel\, v. t.	   To defy or challenge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You shall cartel him.                    --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Carter \Cart"er\, n.	   1. A charioteer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who drives a cart; a teamster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Any species of {Phalangium}; -- also called	          {harvestman}.	      (b) A British fish; the whiff.	          [1913 Webster]
Cartesian \Car*te"sian\, a. [From Renatus Cartesius, Latinized	   from of Ren['e] Descartes: cf. F. cart['e]sien.]	   Of or pertaining to the French philosopher Ren['e] Descartes,	   or his philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Cartesion argument for reality of matter. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cartesian coordinates} (Geom), distance of a point from	      lines or planes; -- used in a system of representing	      geometric quantities, invented by Descartes.	   {Cartesian devil}, a small hollow glass figure, used in	      connection with a jar of water having an elastic top, to	      illustrate the effect of the compression or expansion of	      air in changing the specific gravity of bodies.	   {Cartesion oval} (Geom.), a curve such that, for any point of	      the curve mr + m'r' = c, where r and r' are the distances	      of the point from the two foci and m, m' and c are	      constant; -- used by Descartes.	      [1913 Webster]	Cartesian \Car*te"sian\, n.	   An adherent of Descartes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartesianism \Car*te"sian*ism\, n.	   The philosophy of Descartes.	   [1913 Webster]
Carthaginian \Car`tha*gin"i*an\, a.	   Of a pertaining to ancient Carthage, a city of northern	   Africa. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Carthage.	   [1913 Webster]
Carthamin \Car"tha*min\, n. (Chem.)	   A red coloring matter obtained from the safflower, or	   {Carthamus tinctorius}.	   [1913 Webster] carthorse
carthorse \cart"horse`\, cart horse \cart" horse`\n.	   a horse kept for pulling carts; a horse bred or used for	   drawing heavy loads.	   Syn: drayhorse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Carthusian \Car*thu"sian\, n. [LL. Cartusianus, Cartusiensis,	   from the town of Chartreuse, in France.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A member of an exceeding austere religious order, founded at	   Chartreuse in France by St. Bruno, in the year 1086.	   [1913 Webster]	Carthusian \Car*thu"sian\, a.	   Pertaining to the Carthusian.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartilage \Car"ti*lage\, n. [L. cartilago; cf. F. cartilage.]	   (Anat.)	   A translucent, elastic tissue; gristle.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cartilage contains no vessels, and consists of a	         homogeneous, intercellular matrix, in which there are	         numerous minute cavities, or capsules, containing	         protoplasmic cells, the cartilage corpuscul. See Illust	         under {Duplication}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Articular cartilage}, cartilage that lines the joints.	   {Cartilage bone} (Anat.), any bone formed by the ossification	      of cartilage.	   {Costal cartilage}, cartilage joining a rib with he sternum.	      See Illust. of {Thorax}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cartilagineous \Car`ti*la*gin"e*ous\, a. [L. cartilageneus.]	   See {Cartilaginous}. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartilaginification \Car`ti*la*gin`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L.	   cartilago, -laginis, cartilage + facere to make.]	   The act or process of forming cartilage. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartilaginous \Car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. [L. cartilaginosus: cf. F.	   cartilagineux.]	   1. Of or pertaining to cartilage; gristly; firm and tough	      like cartilage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the skeleton in the state of cartilage, the	      bones containing little or no calcareous matter; said of	      certain fishes, as the sturgeon and the sharks.	      [1913 Webster]
Cartist \Car"tist\, n. [Sp. cartista, fr. carta paper, document	   (cf. Pg. carta). See {Charta}; cf. {Chartist}.]	   In Spain and Portugal, one who supports the constitution.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] cartload
cartload \cartload\, cart load \cart load\n.	   as much as will fill or load a cart; the quantity that a cart	   holds. In excavating and carting sand, gravel, earth, etc.,	   one third of a cubic yard of the material before it is	   loosened is estimated to be a cart load.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartman \Cart"man\, n.; pl. {Cartmen}.	   One who drives or uses a cart; a teamster; a carter.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartogram \Car"to*gram\, n. [F. cartogramme.]	   A map showing geographically, by shades or curves, statistics	   of various kinds; a statistical map.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cartographer \Car*tog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who makes charts or maps.	   [1913 Webster] Cartographic
Cartographic \Car`to*graph"ic\, Cartographical
\Car`to*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to cartography.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartographically \Car`to*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By cartography.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartography \Car*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. cartographie. See	   {Card}, and {-graphy}.]	   The art or business of forming charts or maps.	   [1913 Webster]
Cartomancy \Car"to*man`cy\, n. [Cf. F. cartomancie. See {Card},	   and {-mancy}.]	   The art of telling fortunes with cards.	   [1913 Webster]
Carton \Car"ton\ (k[aum]r"t[o^]n), n. [F. See {Cartoon}.]	   Pasteboard for paper boxes; also, a pasteboard box.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carton pierre}, a species of papier-mach['e], imitating	      stone or bronze sculpture. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
cartonful \cartonful\ n.	   the quantity contained in a carton.	   Syn: carton.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cartoon \Car*toon"\, n. [F. carton (cf. It. cartone pasteboard,	   cartoon); fr. L. charta. See 1st {card}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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 cartoons of Raphael.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large pictorial sketch, as in a journal or magazine;	      esp. a pictorial caricature; as, the cartoons of "Puck."	      [1913 Webster]	   3. same as {comic strip}.	      [PJC]	   4. a motion picture consisting of a series of frames, each	      being a photograph of a drawing rather than a frame	      produced by filming a scene of true action, and in which	      the objects are displaced slightly in succeeding frames so	      as to give the appearance of motion when projected as a	      motion picture on the screen. The types of characters	      portrayed in such films are often similar or identical to	      those in a {comic strip}.	      [PJC]
Cartoonist \Car*toon"ist\, n.	   One skilled in drawing cartoons.	   [1913 Webster] Cartouch
Cartouch \Car*touch"\, cartouche \car*touche"\, n.; pl.	   {Cartouches}. [F. cartouche, It. cartuccia, cartoccio,	   cornet, cartouch, fr. L. charta paper. See 1st {Card}, and	   cf. {Cartridge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil.)	      (a) A roll or case of paper, etc., holding a charge for a	          firearm; a cartridge.	      (b) A cartridge box.	      (c) A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a	          cannon.	      (d) A gunner's bag for ammunition.	      (e) A military pass for a soldier on furlough.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A cantalever, console, corbel, or modillion, which has	          the form of a scroll of paper.	      (b) A tablet for ornament, or for receiving an	          inscription, formed like a sheet of paper with the	          edges rolled up; hence, any tablet of ornamental form.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Egyptian Antiq.) An oval figure on monuments, and in	      papyri, containing the name of a sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]
Cartridge \Car"tridge\ (k[aum]r"tr[i^]j), n. [Formerly cartrage,	   corrupted fr. F. cartouche. See {Cartouch}.] (Mil.)	   A complete charge for a firearm, contained in, or held	   together by, a case, capsule, or shell of metal, pasteboard,	   or other material.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ball cartridge}, a cartridge containing a projectile.	   {Blank cartridge}, a cartridge without a projectile.	   {Center-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate	      occupies an axial position usually in the center of the	      base of the capsule, instead of being contained in its	      rim. In the Prussian needle gun the fulminate is applied	      to the middle of the base of the bullet.	   {Rim-fire cartridge}, a cartridge in which the fulminate is	      contained in a rim surrounding its base.	   {Cartridge bag}, a bag of woolen cloth, to hold a charge for	      a cannon.	   {Cartridge belt}, a belt having pockets for cartridges.	   {Cartridge box}, a case, usually of leather, attached to a	      belt or strap, for holding cartridges.	   {Cartridge paper}.	   (a) A thick stout paper for inclosing cartridges.	   (b) A rough tinted paper used for covering walls, and also	       for making drawings upon.	       [1913 Webster]
cartroad \cartroad\ n.	   any road or path affording passage especially a rough one.	   Syn: track, cart track.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cartulary \Car"tu*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Cartularies}. [LL.	   cartularium, chartularium, fr. L. charta paper: cf. F.	   cartulaire. See 1st {Card}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A register, or record, as of a monastery or church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ecclesiastical officer who had charge of records or	      other public papers.	      [1913 Webster]
Cartway \Cart"way`\, n.	   A way or road for carts.	   [1913 Webster]
cartwheel \cartwheel\ n.	   1. the type of wheel used on a cart; it typically has wooden	      spokes and a metal rim.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an acrobatic maneuver in which the arms and legs are	      outstretched like the spokes of a wheel, and the body is	      turned sideways through one or more revolutions, by first	      touching the hands and then the feet to the ground, in	      rapid succession so as to mimic the rolling of a wheel; in	      the course of this feat, the person performing it is	      alternately upright and upside-down.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. a silver dollar; a dollar made of silver. [Colloq.]	      [WordNet 1.5]	cartwheel \cartwheel\ v. i. 1	   to perform a {cartwheel[2]}.	   Syn: do cartwheels.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cartwright \Cart"wright`\, n. [Cart + wright.]	   An artificer who makes carts; a cart maker.	   [1913 Webster]
Carucage \Car"u*cage\, n. [LL. carrucagium (OF. charuage.), fr.	   LL. carruca plow, fr. L. carruca coach.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Old Eng. Law.) A tax on every plow or plowland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of plowing. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Carucate \Car"u*cate\, n. [LL. carucata, carrucata. See	   {Carucage}.]	   A plowland; as much land as one team can plow in a year and a	   day; -- by some said to be about 100 acres. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster] Caruncle
Caruncle \Car"un*cle\, Caruncula \Ca*run"cu*la\, n. [L.	   caruncula a little piece of flesh, dim. of caro flesh.]	   1. (Anat.) A small fleshy prominence or excrescence;	      especially the small, reddish body, the	   {caruncula lacrymalis}, in the inner angle of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An excrescence or appendage surrounding or near the	      hilum of a seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A naked, flesh appendage, on the head of a bird,	      as the wattles of a turkey, etc.	      [1913 Webster] Caruncular
Caruncular \Ca*run"cu*lar\, Carunculous \Ca*run"cu*lous\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, a caruncle; furnished with	   caruncles.	   [1913 Webster] Carunculate
Carunculate \Ca*run"cu*late\, Carunculated \Ca*run"cu*la`ted\,	   a.	   Having a caruncle or caruncles; caruncular.	   [1913 Webster]
Carus \Ca"rus\ (k[=a]"r[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ka`ros.] (Med.)	   Coma with complete insensibility; deep lethargy.	   [1913 Webster]
Carvacrol \Car"va*crol\ (k[aum]r"v[.a]*kr[=o]l), n. (Chem.)	   A thick oily liquid, {C10H13.OH}, of a strong taste and	   disagreeable odor, obtained from oil of caraway ({Carum	   carui}).	   [1913 Webster]
Carve \Carve\ (k[aum]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Carved}	   (k[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carving}.] [AS. ceorfan to cut,	   carve; akin to D. kerven, G. kerben, Dan. karve, Sw. karfva,	   and to Gr. gra`fein to write, orig. to scratch, and E.	   -graphy. Cf. {Graphic}.]	   1. To cut. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Or they will carven the shepherd's throat.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut, as wood, stone, or other material, in an artistic	      or decorative manner; to sculpture; to engrave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carved with figures strange and sweet. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make or shape by cutting, sculpturing, or engraving; to	      form; as, to carve a name on a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            An angel carved in stone.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone.	                                                  --C. Wolfe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cut into small pieces or slices, as meat at table; to	      divide for distribution or apportionment; to apportion.	      "To carve a capon." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cut: to hew; to mark as if by cutting.	      [1913 Webster]	            My good blade carved the casques of men. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A million wrinkles carved his skin.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To take or make, as by cutting; to provide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who could easily have carved themselves their own	            food.                                 --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To lay out; to contrive; to design; to plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lie ten nights awake carving the fashion of a new	            doublet.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To carve out}, to make or get by cutting, or as if by	      cutting; to cut out. "[Macbeth] with his brandished steel	      . . . carved out his passage." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fortunes were carved out of the property of the	            crown.                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Carve \Carve\, v. i.	   1. To exercise the trade of a sculptor or carver; to engrave	      or cut figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut up meat; as, to carve for all the guests.	      [1913 Webster]	Carve \Carve\, n.	   A carucate. [Obs.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
carved \carved\ adj.	   formed by carving or having a design carved into the surface.	   [Narrower terms: {sliced}]	   Syn: carven.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Carvel \Car"vel\, n. [Contr. fr. caravel.]	   1. Same as {Caravel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of jellyfish; sea blubber. --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]
Carvelbuilt \Car"vel*built\, a. (Shipbuilding)	   Having the planks meet flush at the seams, instead of lapping	   as in a clinker-built vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Carven \Car"ven\, a.	   Wrought by carving; ornamented by carvings; carved. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         A carven bowl well wrought of beechen tree. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         The carven cedarn doors.                 --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         A screen of carven ivory.                --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Carvene \Car"vene\, n. [F. carvi caraway.]	   An oily substance, {C10H16}, extracted from oil caraway.	   [1913 Webster]
Carver \Carv"er\, n.	   1. One who carves; one who shapes or fashions by carving, or	      as by carving; esp. one who carves decorative forms,	      architectural adornments, etc. "The carver's chisel."	      --Dodsley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The carver of his fortunes.           --Sharp	                                                  (Richardson's	                                                  Dict. )	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who carves or divides meat at table.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large knife for carving.	      [1913 Webster]
Carving \Carv"ing\, n.	   1. The act or art of one who carves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of decorative work cut in stone, wood, or other	      material. "Carving in wood." --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The whole body of decorative sculpture of any kind or	      epoch, or in any material; as, the Italian carving of the	      15th century.	      [1913 Webster]
Carvist \Car"vist\, n. [A corruption of carry fist.] (Falconary)	   A hawk which is of proper age and training to be carried on	   the hand; a hawk in its first year. --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]
Carvol \Car"vol\, n. (Chem.)	   One of a species of aromatic oils, resembling carvacrol.	   [1913 Webster]
Car wheel \Car" wheel`\,	   A flanged wheel of a railway car or truck.	   [1913 Webster] Caryatic
Caryatic \Car`y*at"ic\, Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a caryatid.	   [1913 Webster]
Caryatid \Car`y*at"id\, n.; pl. {Caryatids}. [See {Caryatides}.]	   (Arch.)	   A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the	   place of a column or pilaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Caryatides \Car`y*at"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ? (?)	   priestesses in the temple of Diana (the Greek Artemis) at	   Cary[ae] (Gr. ?), a village in Laconia; as an architectural	   term, caryatids.] (Arch)	   Caryatids.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Corresponding male figures were called Atlantes,	         Telamones, and Persians.	         [1913 Webster]
Caryophyllaceous \Car`y*o*phyl*la"ceous\, a. [Gr. ? clove tree;	   ? nut + ? leaf.] (Bot.)	   (a) Having corollas of five petals with long claws inclosed	       in a tubular, calyx, as the pink.	   (b) Belonging to the family of which the pink and the	       carnation are the types.	       [1913 Webster]
Caryophyllales \Caryophyllales\ n.	   an order of plants which corresponds approximately to the	   older group Centrospermae.	   Syn: order {Caryophyllales}, Chenopodiales,	        order-Chenopodiales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caryophyllidae \Caryophyllidae\ n.	   a group of families of mostly flowers having basal or	   free-central placentation and trinucleate pollen (binucleate	   pollen is commoner in flowering plants); it contains 14	   families including: {Caryophyllaceae} (carnations and pinks);	   {Aizoaceae}; {Amaranthaceae}; {Batidaceae}; {Chenopodiaceae};	   {Cactaceae} (order {Opuntiales}); {Nyctaginaceae};	   {Phytolaccaceae}; it corresponds approximately to order	   {Caryophyllales}; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.	   Syn: subclass Caryophyllidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caryophyllin \Car`y*oph"yl*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A tasteless and odorless crystalline substance, extracted	   from cloves, polymeric with common camphor.	   [1913 Webster]
Caryophyllous \Car`y*oph"yl*lous\, a.	   Caryophyllaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Caryopsis \Car`y*op"sis\, n.; pl. {Caryopses}. [NL., fr. gr. ?	   hut, kernel + ? sight, form.] (Bot.)	   A one-celled, dry, indehiscent fruit, with a thin membranous	   pericarp, adhering closely to the seed, so that fruit and	   seed are incorporated in one body, forming a single grain, as	   of wheat, barley, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Casa \Ca"sa\, n. [Sp. or It., fr. L. casa cabin.]	   A house or mansion. [Sp. Amer. & Phil. Islands]	         I saw that Enriquez had made no attempt to modernize	         the old casa, and that even the garden was left in its	         lawless native luxuriance.               --Bret Harte.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
casaba \casaba\ n.	   a winter melon having a yellowish rind; -- called also	   {casaba melon}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Casal \Ca"sal\, a. (Gram.)	   Of or pertaining to case; as, a casal ending.	   [1913 Webster]
Casanova \Casanova\ n.	   1. an Italian adventurer (Giovanni Giacomo Casanova; b. 1725;	      d. 1798) who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual	      encounters.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any man noted for his amorous adventures.	      [WordNet 1.5]
casava \casava\ n.	   any of several plants of the genus {Manihot} having fleshy	   roots yielding a nutritious starch.	   Syn: cassava.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cascabel \Cas"ca*bel\, n. [Sp. cascabel a little bell, also (fr.	   the shape), a knob at the breech end of a cannon.]	   The projection in rear of the breech of a cannon, usually a	   knob or breeching loop connected with the gun by a neck. In	   old writers it included all in rear of the base ring.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Cannon}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Cascade \Cas*cade"\ (k[a^]s*k[=a]d"), n. [F. cascade, fr. It.	   cascata, fr. cascare to fall.]	   A fall of water over a precipice, as in a river or brook; a	   waterfall less than a cataract.	   [1913 Webster]	         The silver brook . . . pours the white cascade.	                                                  --Longjellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now murm'ring soft, now roaring in cascade. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Cascade \Cas*cade"\, v. i.	   1. To fall in a cascade. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To vomit. [Slang] --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	Cascade method \Cas*cade" meth"od\ (Physics)	   A method of attaining successively lower temperatures by	   utilizing the cooling effect of the expansion of one gas in	   condensing another less easily liquefiable, and so on.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cascade system \Cascade system\ (Elec.)	   A system or method of connecting and operating two induction	   motors so that the primary circuit of one is connected to the	   secondary circuit of the other, the primary circuit of the	   latter being connected to the source of supply; also, a	   system of electric traction in which motors so connected are	   employed. The cascade system is also called	   {tandem system}, or {concatenated system}; the connection a	   {cascade connection}, {tandem connection}, or {concatenated	   connection}, or	   {a concatenation}; and the control of the motors so obtained	      a	   {tandem control}, or {concatenation control}.	   Note: In the cascade system of traction the cascade	         connection is used for starting and for low speeds up	         to half speed. For full speed the short-circuited motor	         is cut loose from the other motor and is either left	         idle or (commonly) connected direct to the line.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cascalho \Cas*cal"ho\, n. [Pg., a chip of stone, gravel.]	   A deposit of pebbles, gravel, and ferruginous sand, in which	   the Brazilian diamond is usually found.	   [1913 Webster]
cascara \cascara\ n.	   the dried bark of the cascara buckthorn used as a laxative;	   -- called also {cascara sagrada}.	   Syn: chittam bark, chittem bark.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cascara buckthorn \Cas"ca*ra buck"thorn`\ (Bot.)	   The buckthorn ({Rhamnus Purshiana}) of the Pacific coast of	   the United States, which yields {cascara sagrada}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cascara sagrada \Cas"ca*ra sa*gra"da\ (k[.a]s"k[.a]*r[.a]	   s[.a]*gr[aum]"d[.a]). [Sp.]	   Holy bark; the bark of the California buckthorn ({Rhamnus	   Purshianus}), used as a mild cathartic or laxative; -- called	   also {cascara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cascarilla \Cas`ca*ril"la\, n. [Sp., small thin bark, Peruvian	   bark, dim. of c['a]scara bark.] (Bot.)	   A euphorbiaceous West Indian shrub ({Croton Eleutheria});	   also, its aromatic bark.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cascarilla bark} (or {Cascarilla}) (Med.), the bark of	      {Croton Eleutheria}. It has an aromatic odor and a warm,	      spicy, bitter taste, and when burnt emits a musky odor. It	      is used as a gentle tonic, and sometimes, for the sake of	      its fragrance, mixed with smoking tobacco, when it is said	      to occasion vertigo and intoxication.	      [1913 Webster]
Cascarillin \Cas`ca*ril"lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystallizable, bitter substance extracted from oil	   of cascarilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Cascaron \Cas`ca*ron"\, n. [Sp. cascar['o]n.]	   Lit., an eggshell; hence, an eggshell filled with confetti to	   be thrown during balls, carnivals, etc. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Case \Case\ (k[=a]s), n. [OF. casse, F. caisse (cf. It. cassa),	   fr. L. capsa chest, box, case, fr. capere to take, hold. See	   {Capacious}, and cf. 4th {Chase}, {Cash}, {Enchase}, 3d	   {Sash}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods;	      a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case	      (capsule) of a cartridge; a case (cover) for a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A box and its contents; the quantity contained in a box;	      as, a case of goods; a case of instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A shallow tray divided into compartments or	      "boxes" for holding type.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cases for type are usually arranged in sets of two,	         called respectively the upper and the lower case. The	         {upper case} contains capitals, small capitals,	         accented and marked letters, fractions, and marks of	         reference: the {lower case} contains the small letters,	         figures, marks of punctuation, quadrats, and spaces.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. An inclosing frame; a casing; as, a door case; a window	      case.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) A small fissure which admits water to the	      workings. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Case \Case\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cased}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Casing}.]	   1. To cover or protect with, or as with, a case; to inclose.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man who, cased in steel, had passed whole days	            and nights in the saddle.             --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip the skin from; as, to case a box. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Case \Case\, n. [F. cas, fr. L. casus, fr. cadere to fall, to	   happen. Cf. {Chance}.]	   1. Chance; accident; hap; opportunity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By aventure, or sort, or cas.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which befalls, comes, or happens; an event; an	      instance; a circumstance, or all the circumstances;	      condition; state of things; affair; as, a strange case; a	      case of injustice; the case of the Indian tribes.	      [1913 Webster]	            In any case thou shalt deliver him the pledge.	                                                  --Deut. xxiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the case of the man be so with his wife. --Matt.	                                                  xix. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when a lady's in the case	            You know all other things give place. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            You think this madness but a common case. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am in case to justle a constable,   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med. & Surg.) A patient under treatment; an instance of	      sickness or injury; as, ten cases of fever; also, the	      history of a disease or injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            A proper remedy in hypochondriacal cases.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The matters of fact or conditions involved in a	      suit, as distinguished from the questions of law; a suit	      or action at law; a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us consider the reason of the case, for nothing	            is law that is not reason.            --Sir John	                                                  Powell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not one case in the reports of our courts. --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gram.) One of the forms, or the inflections or changes of	      form, of a noun, pronoun, or adjective, which indicate its	      relation to other words, and in the aggregate constitute	      its declension; the relation which a noun or pronoun	      sustains to some other word.	      [1913 Webster]	            Case is properly a falling off from the nominative	            or first state of word; the name for which, however,	            is now, by extension of its signification, applied	            also to the nominative.               --J. W. Gibbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cases other than the nominative are oblique cases. Case	         endings are terminations by which certain cases are	         distinguished. In old English, as in Latin, nouns had	         several cases distinguished by case endings, but in	         modern English only that of the possessive case is	         retained.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 against by law, in which the whole cause of	      complaint was set out in the writ; -- called also	      {trespass on the case}, or simply {case}.	   {All a case}, a matter of indifference. [Obs.] "It is all a	      case to me." --L'Estrange.	   {Case at bar}. See under {Bar}, n.	   {Case divinity}, casuistry.	   {Case lawyer}, one versed in the reports of cases rather than	      in the science of the law.	   {Case stated} or {Case agreed on} (Law), a statement in	      writing of facts agreed on and submitted to the court for	      a decision of the legal points arising on them.	   {A hard case}, an abandoned or incorrigible person. [Colloq.]	      	   {In any case}, whatever may be the state of affairs; anyhow.	      	   {In case}, or {In case that}, if; supposing that; in the	      event or contingency; if it should happen that. "In case	      we are surprised, keep by me." --W. Irving.	   {In good case}, in good condition, health, or state of body.	      	   {To put a case}, to suppose a hypothetical or illustrative	      case.	   Syn: Situation, condition, state; circumstances; plight;	        predicament; occurrence; contingency; accident; event;	        conjuncture; cause; action; suit.	        [1913 Webster]	Case \Case\, v. i.	   To propose hypothetical cases. [Obs.] "Casing upon the	   matter." --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
caseate \caseate\ v. i.	   1. to turn into cheese; -- of milk.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to undergo caseation; -- of dead tissue.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Caseation \Ca`se*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. cas['e]ation. See	   {Casein}.] (Med.)	   A degeneration of animal tissue into a cheesy or curdy mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Case-bay \Case"-bay`\, n. (Arch.)	   (a) The space between two principals or girders.	   (b) One of the joists framed between a pair of girders in	       naked flooring.	       [1913 Webster]
casebook \case"book`\ n.	   a book in which detailed written records of cases are kept	   and which are a source of information for subsequent work.	   Such books are often used as supplements to texts in law	   schools.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
cased \cased\ adj.	   1. covered or protected with or as if with a case; as,	      knights cased in steel.	   Syn: encased, incased.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {bound}; -- of books.	   Syn: covered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
caseful \caseful\ n.	   the quantity contained in a case.	   Syn: case.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caseharden \Case"hard`en\, v. t.	   1. To subject to a process which converts the surface of iron	      into steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render insensible to good influences.	      [1913 Webster]
Casehardened \Case"hard`ened\, a.	   1. Having the surface hardened, as iron tools.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hardened against, or insusceptible to, good influences;	      rendered callous by persistence in wrongdoing or	      resistance of good influences; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]
Casehardening \Case"hard`en*ing\, n.	   The act or process of converting the surface of iron into	   steel. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Casehardening is now commonly effected by cementation	         with charcoal or other carbonizing material, the depth	         and degree of hardening (carbonization) depending on	         the time during which the iron is exposed to the heat.	         See {Cementation}.	         [1913 Webster]
Caseic \Ca"se*ic\, a. [Cf. F. cas['e]ique, fr. L. caseus	   cheese.]	   Of or pertaining to cheese; as, caseic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Casein \Ca"se*in\, n. [Cf. F. cas['e]ine, fr. L. caseur cheese.	   Cf. {Cheese}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A proteid substance present in both the animal and the	   vegetable kingdom. In the animal kingdom it is chiefly found	   in milk, and constitutes the main part of the curd separated	   by rennet; in the vegetable kingdom it is found more or less	   abundantly in the seeds of leguminous plants. Its reactions	   resemble those of alkali albumin. [Written also {caseine}.]
Case knife \Case" knife`\	   1. A knife carried in a sheath or case. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large table knife; -- so called from being formerly kept	      in a case.	      [1913 Webster]
Casemate \Case"mate\, n. [F. casemate, fr. It. casamatta, prob.	   from casa house + matto, f. matta, mad, weak, feeble, dim.	   from the same source as E. -mate in checkmate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Fort.) A bombproof chamber, usually of masonry, in which	      cannon may be placed, to be fired through embrasures; or	      one capable of being used as a magazine, or for quartering	      troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A hollow molding, chiefly in cornices.	      [1913 Webster]
Casemated \Case"ma`ted\, a.	   Furnished with, protected by, or built like, a casemate.	   --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Casement \Case"ment\, n. [Shortened fr. encasement. See {Incase	   1st Case}, and cf. {Incasement}.] (Arch.)	   A window sash opening on hinges affixed to the upright side	   of the frame into which it is fitted. (Poetically) A window.	   [1913 Webster]	         A casement of the great chamber window.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Casemented \Case"ment*ed\, a.	   Having a casement or casements.	   [1913 Webster]
Caseose \Ca"se*ose\, n. [Casein + -ose.] (Physiol.Chem.)	   A soluble product (proteose) formed in the gastric and	   pancreatic digestion of casein and caseinogen.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Caseous \Ca"se*ous\, a. [L. caseus. Cf. {Casein}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, cheese; having the	   qualities of cheese; cheesy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Caseous degeneration}, a morbid process, in scrofulous or	      consumptive persons, in which the products of inflammation	      are converted into a cheesy substance which is neither	      absorbed nor organized.	      [1913 Webster]
Casern \Ca"sern\, n. [F. caserne.]	   A lodging for soldiers in garrison towns, usually near the	   rampart; barracks. --Bescherelle.	   [1913 Webster]
Case shot \Case" shot`\ (Mil.)	   A collection of small projectiles, inclosed in a case or	   canister.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States a case shot is a thin spherical or	         oblong cast-iron shell containing musket balls and a	         bursting charge, with a time fuse; -- called in Europe	         {shrapnel}. In Europe the term case shot is applied to	         what in the United States is called canister.	         --Wilhelm.	         [1913 Webster]	Case system \Case system\ (Law)	   The system of teaching law in which the instruction is	   primarily a historical and inductive study of leading or	   selected cases, with or without the use of textbooks for	   reference and collateral reading.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Caseum \Ca"se*um\, n. [L. caseus cheese.]	   Same as {Casein}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caseworm \Case"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A worm or grub that makes for itself a case. See {Caddice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cash \Cash\ (k[a^]sh), n. [F. caisse case, box, cash box, cash.	   See {Case} a box.]	   A place where money is kept, or where it is deposited and	   paid out; a money box. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This bank is properly a general cash, where every man	         lodges his money.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	         [pounds]20,000 are known to be in her cash. --Sir R.	                                                  Winwood.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.)	      (a) Ready money; especially, coin or specie; but also	          applied to bank notes, drafts, bonds, or any paper	          easily convertible into money.	      (b) Immediate or prompt payment in current funds; as, to	          sell goods for cash; to make a reduction in price for	          cash.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Cash account} (Bookkeeping), an account of money received,	      disbursed, and on hand.	   {Cash boy}, in large retail stores, a messenger who carries	      the money received by the salesman from customers to a	      cashier, and returns the proper change. [Colloq.]	   {Cash credit}, an account with a bank by which a person or	      house, having given security for repayment, draws at	      pleasure upon the bank to the extent of an amount agreed	      upon; -- called also {bank credit} and {cash account}.	   {Cash sales}, sales made for ready, money, in distinction	      from those on which credit is given; stocks sold, to be	      delivered on the day of transaction.	   Syn: Money; coin; specie; currency; capital.	        [1913 Webster]	Cash \Cash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Casing}.]	   To pay, or to receive, cash for; to exchange for money; as,	   cash a note or an order.	   [1913 Webster]	Cash \Cash\, v. t. [See {Cashier}.]	   To disband. [Obs.] --Garges.	   [1913 Webster]	Cash \Cash\, n. sing. & pl.	   A Chinese coin.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In 1913 the cash (Chinese tsien) was the only current	         coin made by the chinese government. It is a thin	         circular disk of a very base alloy of copper, with a	         square hole in the center. 1,000 to 1,400 cash were	         equivalent to a dollar.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
cashable \cashable\ adj.	   able to be converted into ready money; as, a cashable check;	   cashable gambling chips.	   Syn: redeemable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cashbook \Cash"book\ (k[a^]sh"b[oo^]k), n. (Bookkeeping)	   A book in which is kept a register of money received or paid	   out.	   [1913 Webster]
cashbox \cashbox\ n.	   a box for holding cash.	   Syn: money box, till.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cashed \cashed\ adj.	   converted into currency; -- of financial instruments; as, a	   cashed check.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cashew \Ca*shew"\ (k[.a]*sh[=oo]"), n. [F. acajou, for cajou,	   prob. from Malay k[=a]yu tree; cf. Pg. acaju, cf. {Acajou}.]	   1. (Bot.) A tree ({Anacardium occidentale}) of the same	      family which the sumac. It is native in tropical America,	      but is now naturalized in all tropical countries. Its	      fruit, a kidney-shaped nut, grows at the extremity of an	      edible, pear-shaped hypocarp, about three inches long.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the {cashew nut}.	      [PJC]	   {Cashew nut}, the large, kidney-shaped fruit of the cashew,	      which is edible after the caustic oil has been expelled	      from the shell by roasting the nut.	      [1913 Webster]
Cashier \Cash*ier"\ (k[a^]sh*[=e]r"), n. [F. caissier, fr.	   caisse. See {Cash}.]	   One who has charge of money; a cash keeper; the officer who	   has charge of the payments and receipts (moneys, checks,	   notes), of a bank or a mercantile company.	   [1913 Webster]	Cashier \Cash*ier"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cashiered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cashiering}.] [Earlier cash, fr. F. casser to break,	   annul, cashier, fr. L. cassare, equiv. to cassum reddere, to	   annul; cf. G. cassiren. Cf. {Quash} to annul, {Cass}.]	   1. To dismiss or discard; to discharge; to dismiss with	      ignominy from military service or from an office or place	      of trust.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have cashiered several of their followers.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had insolence to cashier the captain of the lord	            lieutenant's own body guard.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put away or reject; to disregard. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Connections formed for interest, and endeared	      [1913 Webster]	            By selfish views, [are] censured and cashiered.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            They absolutely cashier the literal express sense of	            the words.                            --Sowth.	      [1913 Webster]
Cashierer \Cash*ier"er\, n.	   One who rejects, discards, or dismisses; as, a cashierer of	   monarchs. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Cashier's check \Cash*ier's" check\ (Banking)	   A check drawn by a bank upon its own funds, signed by the	   cashier.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cashmere \Cash"mere\, n.	   1. A rich stuff for shawls, scarfs, etc., originally made in	      Cashmere from the soft wool found beneath the hair of the	      goats of Cashmere, Tibet, and the Himalayas. Some	      cashmere, of fine quality, is richly embroidered for sale	      to Europeans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dress fabric made of fine wool, or of fine wool and	      cotton, in imitation of the original cashmere.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cashmere shawl}, a rich and costly shawl made of cashmere;	      -- often called {camel's-hair shawl}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cashmerette \Cash`me*rette"\, n.	   A kind of dress goods, made with a soft and glossy surface	   like cashmere.	   [1913 Webster]
Cashoo \Ca*shoo"\, n. [F. cachou, NL. {catechu}, Cochin-Chin.	   cay cau from the tree called mimosa, or areca catechu. Cf.	   {Catechu}.]	   See {Catechu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cash railway \Cash railway\	   A form of cash carrier in which a small carrier or car	   travels upon a kind of track.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cash register \Cash register\	   A device for recording the amount of cash received, usually	   having an automatic adding machine and a money drawer and	   exhibiting the amount of the sale.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Casing \Cas"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of inclosing in, or covering with, a	      case or thin substance, as plaster, boards, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outside covering, for protection or ornament, or to	      precent the radiation of heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inclosing frame; esp. the framework around a door or a	      window. See {Case}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Casings \Ca"sings\, n. pl.	   Dried dung of cattle used as fuel. [Prov. Eng.] --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Casino \Ca*si"no\, n.; pl. E. {Casinos}, It. {Casini}. [It.	   casino, dim. of casa house, fr. L. casa cottage. Cf.	   {Cassing}.]	   1. A small country house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building or room used for meetings, or public	      amusements, for dancing, etc., sometimes having gambling	      tables or devices.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A game at cards. See {Cassino}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a business establishment for which the primary business is	      gambling, having various types of gambling tables, such as	      blackjack or roulette, and usually also slot machines, and	      sometimes other forms of gambling, such as poker; also,	      the main room of such an establishment where the gambling	      is conducted; as, the Trump casinos in Atlantic City.	      [PJC]
casino-hotel \casino-hotel\ n.	   a business establishment that combines a casino and a hotel.	   Syn: hotel-casino.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a building that houses both a hotel and a casino.	   Syn: hotel-casino.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cask \Cask\ (k[.a]sk), n. [Sp. casco potsherd, skull, helmet,	   prob. fr. cascar to break, fr. L. Quassure to break. Cf.	   {Casque}, {Cass}.]	   1. Same as {Casque}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A barrel-shaped vessel made of staves headings, and hoops,	      usually fitted together so as to hold liquids. It may be	      larger or smaller than a barrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The quantity contained in a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A casket; a small box for jewels. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cask \Cask\, v. t.	   To put into a cask.	   [1913 Webster]
Casket \Cas"ket\, n. [Cf. F. casquet, dim. of casque belmet, fr.	   Sp. casco.]	   1. A small chest or box, esp. of rich material or ornamental	      character, as for jewels, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The little casket bring me hither.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of burial case. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything containing or intended to contain something	      highly esteemed; as:	      (a) The body. (--Shak.)	      (b) The tomb. (--Milton).	      (c) A book of selections. [poetic]	          [1913 Webster]	                They found him dead . . . an empty casket.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	Casket \Cas"ket\, n. (Naut.)	   A gasket. See {Gasket}.	   [1913 Webster]	Casket \Cas"ket\, v. t.	   To put into, or preserve in, a casket. [Poetic] "I have	   casketed my treasure." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
caskful \caskful\ n.	   the quantity a cask will hold.	   Syn: cask.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Casmerodius \Casmerodius\ n.	   a genus of white egrets.	   Syn: genus {Casmerodius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Casque \Casque\ (k[.a]sk), n. [F. casque, fr. Sp. casco See	   {Cask}.]	   A piece of defensive or ornamental armor (with or without a	   vizor) for the head and neck; a helmet.	   [1913 Webster]	         His casque overshadowed with brilliant plumes.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cass \Cass\ (k[a^]s), v. t. [F. casser, LL. cassare, fr. L.	   cassus empty, hollow, and perhaps influenced by L. quassare	   to shake, shatter, v. intens. of quatere to shake. Cf.	   {Cashier}, v. t., {Quash}, {Cask}.]	   To render useless or void; to quash; to annul; to reject; to	   send away. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassada \Cas"sa*da\ (k[a^]s"s[.a]*d[.a]; 277), n.	   See {Cassava}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassareep \Cas"sa*reep\ (k[a^]s"s[.a]*r[=e]p), n.	   A condiment made from the sap of the bitter cassava ({Manihot	   utilissima}) deprived of its poisonous qualities,	   concentrated by boiling, and flavored with aromatics. See	   {Pepper pot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassate \Cas"sate\, v. t. [LL. cassare. See {Cass}.]	   To render void or useless; to vacate or annul. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cassation \Cas*sa"tion\, n. [F. cassation. See {Cass}.]	   The act of annulling.	   [1913 Webster]	         A general cassation of their constitutions. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Court of cassation}, the highest court of appeal in France,	      which has power to quash (Casser) or reverse the decisions	      of the inferior courts.	      [1913 Webster]
Cassava \Cas"sa*va\ (k[a^]s"s[.a]*v[.a]), n. [F. cassave, Sp.	   cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Haiti.]	   1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus	      {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible	      starch; -- called also {manioc}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the	         cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies,	         tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot	         utilissima}) is the more important; this has a	         poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the	         root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet	         ({Manihot Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the	      cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.	      [1913 Webster]	Cassava wood \Cas"sa*va wood`\ (Bot.)	   A West Indian tree ({Turpinia occidentalis}) of the family	   {Staphyleace[ae]}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cassel brown
Cassel brown \Cas"sel brown\, Cassel earth \Cas"sel earth\ .	   A brown pigment of varying permanence, consisting of impure	   lignite. It was found originally near Cassel (now Kassel),	   Germany.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Casse Paper \Cas"se Pa"per\ [F. papier cass['e]. See {Cass}.]	   Broken paper; the outside quires of a ream.	   [1913 Webster]
Casserole \Cas"se*role\n. [F. a saucepan, dim. from casse a	   basin.]	   1. (Chem.) A small round dish with a handle, usually of	      porcelain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) A mold (in the shape of a hollow vessel or	      incasement) of boiled rice, mashed potato or paste, baked,	      and afterwards filled with vegetables or meat.	      [1913 Webster]
Casse-tete \Casse`-t[^e]te"\ (k[.a]s`t[=a]t"), n. [F., fr.	   casser to break (see 2d {Quash}) + t[^e]te head.]	   A small war club, esp. of savages; -- so called because of	   its supposed use in crushing the skull.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cassette
Cassette \Cas`sette"\ Cassette \Cas`sette"\, n. [F., prop., a	   casket, dim. of casse a case. See 1st {Case}.]	   1. Same as {Seggar}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a small case to hold a removable part of some mechanism,	      designed for convenience in inserting and removing the	      working part. Most commonly referring to a tape cassette,	      made mostly of plastic, which holds a reel of magnetic	      tape for tape players or tape recorders or video cassette	      recorders. The term may refer, as for tape cassettes, to	      the integrated case plus tape, or sometimes only to the	      case itself separate from the contents.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Cassia \Cas"sia\ (k[a^]sh"[.a]), n. [L. cassia and casia, Gr.	   kassi`a and kasi`a; of Semitic origin; cf. Heb.	   qets[imac][=a]h, fr. q[=a]tsa' to cut off, to peel off.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants (herbs, shrubs, or	      trees) of many species, most of which have purgative	      qualities. The leaves of several species furnish the senna	      used in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bark of several species of {Cinnamomum} grown in	      China, etc.; Chinese cinnamon. It is imported as {cassia},	      but commonly sold as cinnamon, from which it differs more	      or less in strength and flavor, and the amount of outer	      bark attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The medicinal "cassia" (Cassia pulp) is the laxative	         pulp of the pods of a leguminous tree ({Cassia fistula}	         or Pudding-pipe tree), native in the East Indies but	         naturalized in various tropical countries.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cassia bark}, the bark of {Cinnamomum cassia}, etc. The	      coarser kinds are called {Cassia lignea}, and are often	      used to adulterate true cinnamon.	   {Cassia buds}, the dried flower buds of several species of	      cinnamon ({Cinnamomum cassia}, atc..).	   {Cassia oil}, oil extracted from cassia bark and cassia buds;	      -- called also {oil of cinnamon}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cassican \Cas"si*can\, n. [NL. cassicus helmeted, fr. L. cassis	   a belmet.] (Zool.)	   An American bird of the genus {Cassicus}, allied to the	   starlings and orioles, remarkable for its skillfully	   constructed and suspended nest; the crested oriole. The name	   is also sometimes given to the piping crow, an Australian	   bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassideous \Cas*sid"e*ous\, a. [L. Cassis helmet.] (Bot.)	   Helmet-shaped; -- applied to a corolla having a broad,	   helmet-shaped upper petal, as in aconite.	   [1913 Webster]
cassie \cassie\ n.	   a type of tropical American thorny shrub or small tree	   ({Acacia farnesiana}); it bears fragrant yellow flowers used	   in making perfumery.	   Syn: huisache, mimosa bush, sweet wattle, sweet acacia,	        scented wattle, flame tree, Acacia farnesiana.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cassidony \Cas"si*do*ny\, n. [Cf. LL. cassidonium, F.	   cassidoine. See {Chalcedony}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The French lavender ({Lavandula St[oe]chas}).	   (b) The goldilocks {(Chrysocoma Linosyris)} and perhaps other	       plants related to the genus {Gnaphalium} or cudweed.	       [1913 Webster]
Cassimere \Cas"si*mere\, n. [Cf. F. casimir, prob. of the same	   origin as E. cashmere. Cf. {Kerseymere}.]	   A thin, twilled, woolen cloth, used for men's garments.	   [Written also {kerseymere}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cassinette \Cas`si*nette"\, n. [Cf. Sp. casinete, G. cassinet.]	   A cloth with a cotton warp, and a woof of very fine wool, or	   wool and silk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassinian ovals \Cas*sin"i*an o"vals\ (Math.)	   See under {Oval}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassino \Cas*si"no\, n. [It. casino a small house, a gaming	   house. See {casino}.]	   A game at cards, played by two or more persons, usually for	   twenty-one points.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Great cassino}, the ten of diamonds.	   {Little cassino}, the two of spades.	      [1913 Webster]
Cassioberry \Cas"si*o*ber`ry\, n. [NL. cassine, from the	   language of the Florida Indians.]	   The fruit of the {Viburnum obovatum}, a shrub which grows	   from Virginia to Florida.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassiopeia \Cas`si*o*pe"ia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Astron.)	   A constellation of the northern hemisphere, situated between	   Cepheus and Perseus; -- so called in honor of the wife of	   Cepheus, a fabulous king of Ethiopia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cassiopeia's Chair}, a group of six stars, in Cassiopeia,	      somewhat resembling a chair.	      [1913 Webster]
Cassiterite \Cas*sit"er*ite\, n. [Gr. ? tin.] (Min.)	   Native tin dioxide; tin stone; a mineral occurring in	   tetragonal crystals of reddish brown color, and brilliant	   adamantine luster; also massive, sometimes in compact forms	   with concentric fibrous structure resembling wood ({wood	   tin}), also in rolled fragments or pebbly ({Stream tin}). It	   is the chief source of metallic tin. See {Black tin}, under	   {Black}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassius \Cas"sius\, n. [From the name of the discoverer, A.	   Cassius, a German physician of the 17th centry.]	   A brownish purple pigment, obtained by the action of some	   compounds of tin upon certain salts of gold. It is used in	   painting and staining porcelain and glass to give a beautiful	   purple color. Commonly called {Purple of Cassius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassock \Cas"sock\, n. [F. casaque, fr. It. casacca, perh. fr.	   L. casa cottage, in It., house; or of Slavic origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A long outer garment formerly worn by men and women, as	      well as by soldiers as part of their uniform.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A garment resembling a long frock coat worn by the	      clergy of certain churches when officiating, and by others	      as the usually outer garment.	      [1913 Webster]
Cassocked \Cas"socked\, a.	   Clothed with a cassock.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassolette \Cas`so*lette"\, n. [F.]	   a box, or vase, with a perforated cover to emit perfumes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassonade \Cas`son*ade"\, n. [F., fr. casson, for caisson a	   large chest. This sugar comes from Brazil in large chests.]	   Raw sugar; sugar not refined. --Mc Elrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Cassowary \Cas"so*wa*ry\, n.; pl. {Cassowaries}. [Malay	   kasu[=a]ri.] (Zool.)	   A large bird, of the genus {Casuarius}, found in the east	   Indies. It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich. Its head	   is armed with a kind of helmet of horny substance, consisting	   of plates overlapping each other, and it has a group of long	   sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs.	   It is a shy bird, and runs with great rapidity. Other species	   inhabit New Guinea, Australia, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Cassumunar
Cassumunar \Cas`su*mu"nar\, Cassumuniar \Cas`su*mu"ni*ar\, n.	   [Hind.] (Med.)	   A pungent, bitter, aromatic, gingerlike root, obtained from	   the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Cast \Cast\ (k[.a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cast}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Casting}.] [Cf. Dan. kaste, Icel. & Sw. kasta; perh. akin	   to L. {gerere} to bear, carry. E. jest.]	   1. To send or drive by force; to throw; to fling; to hurl; to	      impel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uzziah prepared . . . slings to cast stones. --2	                                                  Chron. xxvi.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cast thy garment about thee, and follow me. --Acts.	                                                  xii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must be cast upon a certain island. --Acts.	                                                  xxvii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct or turn, as the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            How earnestly he cast his eyes upon me! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drop; to deposit; as, to cast a ballot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To throw down, as in wrestling. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To throw up, as a mound, or rampart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thine enemies shall cast a trench [bank] about thee.	                                                  --Luke xix.	                                                  48.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To throw off; to eject; to shed; to lose.	      [1913 Webster]	            His filth within being cast.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither shall your vine cast her fruit. --Mal. iii.	                                                  11	      [1913 Webster]	            The creatures that cast the skin are the snake, the	            viper, etc.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To bring forth prematurely; to slink.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy she-goats have not cast their young. --Gen. xxi.	                                                  38.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To throw out or emit; to exhale. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This . . . casts a sulphureous smell. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To cause to fall; to shed; to reflect; to throw; as, to	      cast a ray upon a screen; to cast light upon a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To impose; to bestow; to rest.	       [1913 Webster]	             The government I cast upon my brother. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             Cast thy burden upon the Lord.       --Ps. iv. 22.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To dismiss; to discard; to cashier. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             The state can not with safety cast him.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To compute; to reckon; to calculate; as, to cast a	       horoscope. "Let it be cast and paid." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             You cast the event of war, my noble lord. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To contrive; to plan. [Archaic]	       [1913 Webster]	             The cloister . . . had, I doubt not, been cast for	             [an orange-house].                   --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To defeat in a lawsuit; to decide against; to convict;	       as, to be cast in damages.	       [1913 Webster]	             She was cast to be hanged.           --Jeffrey.	       [1913 Webster]	             Were the case referred to any competent judge, they	             would inevitably be cast.            --Dr. H. More.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To turn (the balance or scale); to overbalance; hence, to	       make preponderate; to decide; as, a casting voice.	       [1913 Webster]	             How much interest casts the balance in cases	             dubious!                             --South.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. To form into a particular shape, by pouring liquid metal	       or other material into a mold; to fashion; to found; as,	       to cast bells, stoves, bullets.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Print.) To stereotype or electrotype.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. To fix, distribute, or allot, as the parts of a play	       among actors; also to assign (an actor) for a part.	       [1913 Webster]	             Our parts in the other world will be new cast.	                                                  --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To cast anchor} (Naut.) See under {Anchor}.	   {To cast a horoscope}, to calculate it.	   {To cast a} {horse, sheep}, or other animal, to throw with	      the feet upwards, in such a manner as to prevent its	      rising again.	   {To cast a shoe}, to throw off or lose a shoe, said of a	      horse or ox.	   {To cast aside}, to throw or push aside; to neglect; to	      reject as useless or inconvenient.	   {To cast away}.	       (a) To throw away; to lavish; to waste. "Cast away a	           life" --Addison.	       (b) To reject; to let perish. "Cast away his people."	           --Rom. xi. 1. "Cast one away." --Shak.	       (c) To wreck. "Cast away and sunk." --Shak.	   {To cast by}, to reject; to dismiss or discard; to throw	      away.	   {To cast down}, to throw down; to destroy; to deject or	      depress, as the mind. "Why art thou cast down. O my soul?"	      --Ps. xiii. 5.	   {To cast forth}, to throw out, or eject, as from an inclosed	      place; to emit; to send out.	   {To cast in one's lot with}, to share the fortunes of.	   {To cast in one's teeth}, to upbraid or abuse one for; to	      twin.	   {To cast lots}. See under {Lot}.	   {To cast off}.	       (a) To discard or reject; to drive away; to put off; to	           free one's self from.	       (b) (Hunting) To leave behind, as dogs; also, to set	           loose, or free, as dogs. --Crabb.	       (c) (Naut.) To untie, throw off, or let go, as a rope.	   {To cast off copy}, (Print.), to estimate how much printed	      matter a given amount of copy will make, or how large the	      page must be in order that the copy may make a given	      number of pages.	   {To cast one's self on} or {To cast one's self upon} to yield	      or submit one's self unreservedly to, as to the mercy of	      another.	   {To cast out}, to throw out; to eject, as from a house; to	      cast forth; to expel; to utter.	   {To cast the lead} (Naut.), to sound by dropping the lead to	      the bottom.	   {To cast the water} (Med.), to examine the urine for signs of	      disease. [Obs.].	   {To cast up}.	       (a) To throw up; to raise.	       (b) To compute; to reckon, as the cost.	       (c) To vomit.	       (d) To twit with; to throw in one's teeth.	           [1913 Webster]	Cast \Cast\ (k[.a]st), v. i.	   1. To throw, as a line in angling, esp, with a fly hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel around from the wind	      in getting under weigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weigh anchor, cast to starboard.      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To consider; to turn or revolve in the mind; to plan; as,	      to cast about for reasons.	      [1913 Webster]	            She . . . cast in her mind what manner of salution	            this should be.                       --Luke. i. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To calculate; to compute. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would cast and balance at a desk. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To receive form or shape in a mold.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will not run thin, so as to cast and mold.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To warp; to become twisted out of shape.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stuff is said to cast or warp when . . . it alters	            its flatness or straightness.         --Moxon.	      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That which is throw out or off, shed, or ejected; as, the	      skin of an insect, the refuse from a hawk's stomach, the	      excrement of a earthworm.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act of casting in a mold.	      [1913 Webster]	            And why such daily cast of brazen cannon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An impression or mold, taken from a thing or person;	      amold; a pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. That which is formed in a mild; esp. a reproduction or	      copy, as of a work of art, in bronze or plaster, etc.; a	      casting.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Form; appearence; mien; air; style; as, a peculiar cast of	      countenance. "A neat cast of verse." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            An heroic poem, but in another cast and figure.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            And thus the native hue of resolution	            Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A tendency to any color; a tinge; a shade.	       [1913 Webster]	             Gray with a cast of green.           --Woodward.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A chance, opportunity, privilege, or advantage;	       specifically, an opportunity of riding; a lift. [Scotch]	       [1913 Webster]	             We bargained with the driver to give us a cast to	             the next stage.                      --Smollett.	       [1913 Webster]	             If we had the cast o' a cart to bring it. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. The assignment of parts in a play to the actors.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Falconary) A flight or a couple or set of hawks let go	       at one time from the hand. --Grabb.	       [1913 Webster]	             As when a cast of falcons make their flight.	                                                  --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. A stoke, touch, or trick. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             This was a cast of Wood's politics; for his	             information was wholly false.        --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. A motion or turn, as of the eye; direction; look; glance;	       squint.	       [1913 Webster]	             The cast of the eye is a gesture of aversion.	                                                  --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	             And let you see with one cast of an eye. --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	             This freakish, elvish cast came into the child's	             eye.                                 --Hawthorne.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. A tube or funnel for conveying metal into a mold.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. Four; that is, as many as are thrown into a vessel at	       once in counting herrings, etc; a warp.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. Contrivance; plot, design. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	   {A cast of the eye}, a slight squint or strabismus.	   {Renal cast} (Med.), microscopic bodies found in the urine of	      persons affected with disease of the kidneys; -- so called	      because they are formed of matter deposited in, and	      preserving the outline of, the renal tubes.	   {The last cast}, the last throw of the dice or last effort,	      on which every thing is ventured; the last chance.	      [1913 Webster]
Castalian \Cas*ta"li*an\, a. [L. Castalius]	   Of or pertaining to Castalia, a mythical fountain of	   inspiration on Mt. Parnassus sacred to the Muses. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Castanea \Cas*ta"ne*a\, n. [L., a chestnut, fr. Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   A genus of nut-bearing trees or shrubs including the chestnut	   and chinquapin.	   [1913 Webster]
Castanet \Cas"ta*net\, n.	   See {Castanets}.	   [1913 Webster]
Castanets \Cas"ta*nets\, n. pl. [F. castagnettes, Sp.	   casta[~n]etas, fr. L. castanea (Sp. casta[~n]a) a chestnut.	   So named from the resemblance to two chestnuts, or because	   chestnuts were first used for castanets. See {Chestnut}.]	   Two small, concave shells of ivory or hard wood, shaped like	   spoons, fastened to the thumb, and beaten together with the	   middle finger; -- used by the Spaniards and Moors as an	   accompaniment to their dance and guitars.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The singular, castanet, is used of one of the pair, or,	         sometimes, of the pair forming the instrument.	         [1913 Webster]	               The dancer, holding a castanet in each hand,	               rattles them to the motion of his feet. --Moore	                                                  (Encyc. of	                                                  Music).	         [1913 Webster]
Castanopsis \Castanopsis\ n.	   a genus of evergreen trees and shrubs of warm regions valued	   for their foliage; found in southeastern U.S. and eastern	   Australia and northern New Zealand.	   Syn: genus {Castanopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Castanospermum \Castanospermum\ n.	   1. a genus consisting of one species, the Moreton Bay	      chestnut.	   Syn: genus {Castanospermum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Castaway \Cast"a*way\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a	      reprobate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself	            should be a castaway.                 --1 Cor. ix.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	Castaway \Cast"a*way\, a.	   Of no value; rejected; useless.	   [1913 Webster]
Caste \Caste\, n. [Pg. casta race, lineage, fr. L. castus pure,	   chaste: cf. F. caste, of same origin.]	   1. One of the hereditary classes into which the Hindu are	      divided according to the laws of Brahmanism.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The members of the same caste are theoretically of	         equal rank, and same profession or occupation, and may	         not eat or intermarry with those not of their own	         caste. The original are four, viz., the Brahmans, or	         sacerdotal order; the Kshatriyas, or soldiers and	         rulers; the Vaisyas, or husbandmen and merchants; and	         the Sudras, or laborers and mechanics. Men of no caste	         are Pariahs, outcasts. Numerous mixed classes, or	         castes, have sprung up in the progress of time.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A separate and fixed order or class of persons in society	      who chiefly hold intercourse among themselves.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tinkers then formed an hereditary caste.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lose caste}, to be degraded from the caste to which one	      has belonged; to lose social position or consideration.	      [1913 Webster]
Castellan \Cas"tel*lan\, n. [OF. castelain, F. ch[^a]telain, L.	   castellanus pertaining to a castle, an occupant of a caste,	   LL., a governor of a castle, fr. L. castellum castle,	   citadel, dim. of castrum fortified place. See {Castle}, and	   cf. {Chatelaine}.]	   A governor or warden of a castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Castellany \Cas"tel*la*ny\, n.; pl. {Castellanies}. [LL.	   castellania.]	   The lordship of a castle; the extent of land and jurisdiction	   appertaining to a castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Castellated \Cas"tel*la`ted\, a. [LL. castellatus, fr.	   castellare. See {Castle}.]	   1. Inclosed within a building; as, a fountain or cistern	      castellated. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with turrets and battlements, like a castle;	      built in the style of a castle.	      [1913 Webster]
Castellation \Cas`tel*la"tion\, n. [LL. castellation, fr.	   castellare, fr. L. castellum. See {Castle}.]	   The act of making into a castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Caster \Cast"er\, n.	   1. One who casts; as, caster of stones, etc.; a caster of	      cannon; a caster of accounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vial, cruet, or other small vessel, used to contain	      condiments at the table; as, a set of casters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stand to hold a set of cruets.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small wheel on a swivel, on which furniture is supported	      and moved.	      [1913 Webster]
Castigate \Cas"ti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castigated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Castigating}.] [L. castigatus, p. p. of	   castigare to correct, punish; castus pure, chaste + agere to	   move, drive. See {Caste}, and cf. {Chasten}.]	   1. To punish by stripes; to chastise by blows; to chasten;	      also, to chastise verbally; to reprove; to criticise	      severely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emend; to correct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Castigation \Cas`ti*ga"tion\, n. [L. catigatio.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Corrective punishment; chastisement; reproof; pungent	      criticism.	      [1913 Webster]	            The keenest castigation of her slanderers. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Emendation; correction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Castigator \Cas`ti*ga"tor\, n. [L.]	   One who castigates or corrects.	   [1913 Webster]
Castigatory \Cas`ti*ga*to*ry\, a. [L. castigatorius.]	   Punitive in order to amendment; corrective.	   [1913 Webster]	Castigatory \Cas"ti*ga*to*ry\, n.	   An instrument formerly used to punish and correct arrant	   scolds; -- called also a {ducking stool}, or {trebucket}.	   --Blacktone.	   [1913 Webster]
Castile soap \Cas"tile soap`\ [From Castile, or Castilia, a	   province in Spain, from which it originally came.]	   A kind of fine, hard, white or mottled soap, made with olive	   oil and soda; also, a soap made in imitation of the	   above-described soap.	   [1913 Webster]
Castilian \Cas*til"ian\, n. [Sp. castellano, from Castila, NL.	   Castilia, Castella. Castile, which received its name from the	   castles erected on the frontiers as a barrier against the	   Moors.]	   1. An inhabitant or native of Castile, in Spain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Spanish language as spoken in Castile.	      [1913 Webster]
Castillan \Cas*til"lan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Castile, in Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Casting \Cast"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who casts or throws, as in fishing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of making casts or impressions, or of	      shaping metal or plaster in a mold; the act or the process	      of pouring molten metal into a mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is cast in a mold; esp. the mass of metal so	      cast; as, a casting in iron; bronze casting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The warping of a board. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of casting off, or that which is cast off, as	      skin, feathers, excrement, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Casting of draperies}, the proper distribution of the folds	      of garments, in painting and sculpture.	   {Casting line} (Fishing), the leader; also, sometimes applied	      to the long reel line.	   {Casting net}, a net which is cast and drawn, in distinction	      from a net that is set and left.	   {Casting voice}, {Casting vote}, the decisive vote of a	      presiding officer, when the votes of the assembly or house	      are equally divided. "When there was an equal vote, the	      governor had the casting voice." --B. Trumbull.	   {Casting weight}, a weight that turns a balance when exactly	      poised.	      [1913 Webster]
Cast iron \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 welded or forged, is	   brittle, and sometimes very hard. Besides carbon, it contains	   sulphur, phosphorus, silica, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cast-iron \Cast"-i`ron\, a.	   Made of cast iron. Hence, Fig.: like cast iron; hardy;	   unyielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Castle \Cas"tle\, n. [AS. castel, fr. L. castellum, dim. of	   castrum a fortified place, castle.]	   1. A fortified residence, especially that of a prince or	      nobleman; a fortress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The house of every one is to him castle and	            fortress, as well for his defense againts injury and	            violence, as for his repose.          --Coke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our castle's strength	            Will laugh a siege to scorn.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally the medi[ae]val castle was a single strong	         tower or keep, with a palisaded inclosure around it and	         inferior buidings, such as stables and the like, and	         surrounded by a moat; then such a keep or donjon, with	         courtyards or baileys and accessory buildings of	         greater elaboration a great hall and a chapel, all	         surrounded by defensive walls and a moat, with a	         drawbridge, etc. Afterwards the name was retained by	         large dwellings that had formerly been fortresses, or	         by those which replaced ancient fortresses. A Donjon or	         Keep, an irregular building containing the dwelling of	         the lord and his family; B C Large round towers ferming	         part of the donjon and of the exterior; D Square tower,	         separating the two inner courts and forming part of the	         donjon; E Chapel, whose apse forms a half-round tower,	         F, on the exterior walls; G H Round towers on the	         exterior walls; K Postern gate, reached from outside by	         a removable fight of steps or inclined plane for	         hoisting in stores, and leading to a court, L (see	         small digagram) whose pavement is on a level with the	         sill of the postern, but below the level of the larger	         court, with which it communicates by a separately	         fortified gateway; M Turret, containing spiral stairway	         to all the stories of the great tower, B, and serving	         also as a station for signal fire, banner, etc.; N	         Turret with stairway for tower, C; O Echauguettes; P P	         P Battlemants consisting of merlons and crenels	         alternately, the merlons being pierced by loopholes; Q	         Q Machicolations (those at Q defend the postern K); R	         Outwork defending the approach, which is a road	         ascending the hill and passing under all four faces of	         the castle; S S Wall of the outer bailey. The road of	         approach enters the bailey at T and passes thence into	         the castle by the main entrance gateway (which is in	         the wall between, and defended by the towers, C H) and	         over two drawbridges and through fortified passages to	         the inner court.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any strong, imposing, and stately mansion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small tower, as on a ship, or an elephant's back.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece, made to represent a castle, used in the game of	      chess; a rook.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Castle in the air}, a visionary project; a baseless scheme;	      an air castle; -- sometimes called a {castle in Spain} (F.	      Ch[^a]teau en Espagne).	   Syn: Fortress; fortification; citadel; stronghold. See	        {Fortress}.	        [1913 Webster]	Castle \Cas"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Castled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Castling}.] (Chess)	   To move the castle to the square next to king, and then the	   king around the castle to the square next beyond it, for the	   purpose of covering the king.	   [1913 Webster]
Castlebuilder \Cas"tle*build`er\, n.	   Fig.: one who builds castles in the air or forms visionary	   schemes. -- {Cas"tle*build`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Castled \Cas"tled\, a.	   Having a castle or castles; supporting a castle; as, a	   castled height or crag.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Fortified; turreted; as, castled walls.	      [1913 Webster]
Castle-guard \Cas"tle-guard`\, n.	   1. The guard or defense of a castle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) A tax or imposition an a dwelling within a	      certain distance of a castle, for the purpose of	      maintaining watch and ward in it; castle-ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A feudal tenure, obliging the tenant to perform service	      within the realm, without limitation of time.	      [1913 Webster]
Castlery \Cas"tle*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. castelerie. See {Castle}.]	   The government of a castle. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Castlet \Cas"tlet\, n.	   A small castle. --Leland.	   [1913 Webster]
Castleward \Cas"tle*ward`\, n.	   Same as {Castleguard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Castling \Cast"ling\, n.	   That which is cast or brought forth prematurely; an abortion.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Castling \Cas"tling\, n. (Chess)	   A compound move of the king and castle. See {Castle}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Cast-off \Cast"-off`\, a.	   Cast or laid aside; thrown away; discarded; as, cast-off	   clothes.	   Syn: discarded, junked, scrap(prenominal), waste.	        [1913 Webster]
Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L. castor the beaver, Gr. ?; of uncertain	   origin.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of rodents, including the beaver. See	      {Beaver}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Castoreum. See {Castoreum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hat, esp. one made of beaver fur; a beaver.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have always been known for the jaunty manner in	            which I wear my castor.               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A heavy quality of broadcloth for overcoats.	      [1913 Webster]	Castor \Cast"or\, n.	   See {Caster}, a small wheel.	   [1913 Webster]	Castor \Cas"tor\, n. [L.] (Astron.)	   the northernmost of the two bright stars in the constellation	   Gemini, the other being Pollux.	   [1913 Webster] Castor	Castor \Cas"tor\, Castorite \Cas"tor*ite\, n. [The minerals	   castor and pollux were so named because found together on the	   island of Elba. See {Castor and Pollux}.] (Min.)	   A variety of the mineral called petalite, from Elba.	   [1913 Webster]	Castor and Pollux \Cas"tor and Pol"lux\ [Castor and Pollux were	   twin sons of Jupiter and Leda.] (Naut.)	   See {Saint Elmo's fire}, under {Saint}.	   [1913 Webster]	Castor bean \Cas"tor bean`\ (Bot.)	   The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant ({Ricinus communis},	   or {Palma Christi}.)	   [1913 Webster]
Castoreum \Cas*to"re*um\, n. [L. See {Castor}.]	   A peculiar bitter orange-brown substance, with strong,	   penetrating odor, found in two sacs between the anus and	   external genitals of the beaver; castor; -- used in medicine	   as an antispasmodic, and by perfumers.	   [1913 Webster]
Castoridae \Castoridae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the beavers.	   Syn: family {Castoridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Castoroides \Castoroides\ n.	   a genus of extinct beavers of the Pleistocene; of eastern and	   southern U.S.	   Syn: genus {Castoroides}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Castorin \Cas"to*rin\ (k[a^]s"t[-o]*r[i^]n), n. [From 1st	   {Castor}.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance obtained from castoreum.	   [1913 Webster]
Castor oil \Cas"tor oil\ (k[a^]s"t[~e]r oil`).	   A mild cathartic oil, expressed or extracted from the seeds	   of the {Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}. When fresh the	   oil is inodorous and insipid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Castor-oil plant}. Same as {Palma Christi}.	      [1913 Webster]
Castrametation \Cas`tra*me*ta"tion\, n. [F. castram['e]tation,	   fr. L. castra camp + metari to measure off, fr. meta limit.]	   (Mil.)	   The art or act of encamping; the making or laying out of a	   camp.	   [1913 Webster]
Castrate \Cas"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Castrated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Castrating}.] [L. castrarus, p; p. of castrare to	   castrate, asin to Skr. [,c]astra knife.]	   1. To deprive of the testicles; to emasculate; to geld; to	      alter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut or take out; esp. to remove anything erroneous, or	      objectionable from, as the obscene parts of a writing; to	      expurgate.	      [1913 Webster]	            My . . . correspondent . . . has sent me the	            following letter, which I have castrated in some	            places.                               --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
castrated \castrated\ adj.	   deprived of reproductive organs or sexual attributes.	   Syn: altered, neutered, unsexed, fixed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Castration \Cas*tra"tion\, n. [L. castratio; cf. F. castration.]	   The act of castrating.	   [1913 Webster]
Castrato \Cas*tra"to\, n. [L., properly p. p. of castrare. See	   {Castrate}.]	   A male person castrated for the purpose of improving his	   voice for singing; an artificial, or male, soprano. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Castrel \Cas"trel\, n. [Cf. F. cr['e]cerelle, cristel, OF.	   crecel, cercele. Cf. {Kestrel}.] (Zool.)	   See {Kestrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Castrensial \Cas*tren"sial\, a. [L. castrensis, fr. castra	   camp.]	   Belonging to a camp. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Castrensian \Cas*tren"sian\, a.	   Castrensial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Castries \Castries\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of St. Lucia. Population (2000) = 13,600.	   [PJC]
Cast steel \Cast" steel`\	   See {Cast steel}, under {Steel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Casual \Cas"u*al\, a. [OE. casuel, F. casuel, fr. L. casualis,	   fr. casus fall, accident, fr. cadere to fall. See {Case}.]	   1. Happening or coming to pass without design, and without	      being foreseen or expected; accidental; fortuitous; coming	      by chance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Casual breaks, in the general system. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coming without regularity; occasional; incidental; as,	      casual expenses.	      [1913 Webster]	            A constant habit, rather than a casual gesture.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	   Syn: Accidental; fortutious; incidental; occasional;	        contingent; unforeseen. See {Accidental}.	        [1913 Webster]	Casual \Cas"u*al\, n.	   One who receives relief for a night in a parish to which he	   does not belong; a vagrant.	   [1913 Webster]
Casualism \Cas"u*al*ism\, n.	   The doctrine that all things exist or are controlled by	   chance.	   [1913 Webster]
Casualist \Cas"u*al*ist\, n.	   One who believes in casualism.	   [1913 Webster]
Casually \Cas"u*al*ly\, adv.	   Without design; accidentally; fortuitously; by chance;	   occasionally.	   [1913 Webster]
Casualness \Cas"u*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being casual.	   [1913 Webster]
Casualty \Cas"u*al*ty\, n.; pl. {Casualties}. [F. casualit['e],	   LL. casualitas.]	   1. That which comes without design or without being foreseen;	      contingency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Losses that befall them by mere casualty. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any injury of the body from accident; hence, death, or	      other misfortune, occasioned by an accident; as, an	      unhappy casualty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Mil. & Naval) Numerical loss caused by death, wounds,	      discharge, or desertion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Casualty ward}, A ward in a hospital devoted to the	      treatment of injuries received by accident.	   Syn: Accident; contingency; fortuity; misfortune.	        [1913 Webster]
Casuaridae \Casuaridae\ n.	   a natural family of large ostrichlike birds; the cassowaries.	   Syn: family {Casuaridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Casuariiformes \Casuariiformes\ n.	   an order of ratite birds comprising the cassowaries and emus.	   Syn: order {Casuariiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Casuarina \Cas`u*a*ri"na\, n. [NL., supposed to be named from	   the resemblance of the twigs to the feathers of the	   cassowary, of the genus {Casuarius}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leafless trees or shrubs, with drooping branchlets	   of a rushlike appearance, mostly natives of Australia. Some	   of them are large, producing hard and heavy timber of	   excellent quality, called {beefwood} from its color.	   [1913 Webster]
Casuarinaceae \Casuarinaceae\ n.	   a natural family of plants having only one genus,	   {Casuarina}.	   Syn: family {Casuarinaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Casuarinales \Casuarinales\ n.	   an order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising	   the casuarinas, having only one family, {Casuarinaceae}.	   Syn: order {Casuarinales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Casuarius \Casuarius\ n.	   the type and sole genus of the {Casuaridae}; the cassowaries.	   Syn: genus {Casuarius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, n. [L. casus fall, case; cf. F. casuiste.	   See {Casual}.]	   One who is skilled in, or given to, casuistry.	   [1913 Webster]	         The judment of any casuist or learned divine concerning	         the state of a man's soul, is not sufficient to give	         him confidence.                          --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Casuist \Cas"u*ist\, v. i.	   To play the casuist. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Casuistic
Casuistic \Cas`u*is"tic\, Casuistical \Cas`u*is"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to casuists or casuistry; as, casuistic	   thinking.	   [1913 Webster]
Casuistry \Cas"u*ist*ry\, a.	   1. The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of	      conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in	      conduct, or determining the lawfulness or unlawfulness of	      what a man may do by rules and principles drawn from the	      Scriptures, from the laws of society or the church, or	      from equity and natural reason; the application of general	      moral rules to particular cases.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consideration of these nice and puzzling	            question in the science of ethics has given rise, in	            modern times, to a particular department of it,	            distinguished by the title of casuistry. --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Casuistry in the science of cases (i.e., oblique	            deflections from the general rule).   --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in	      regard to duties, obligations, and morals.	      [1913 Webster]
Casus \Ca"sus\, n. [L.]	   An event; an occurrence; an occasion; a combination of	   circumstances; a case; an act of God. See the Note under	   {Accident}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Casus belli}, an event or combination of events which is a	      cause war, or may be alleged as a justification of war.	   {Casus fortuitus}, an accident against which due prudence	      could not have provided. See {Act of God}, under {Act}.	   {Casus omissus}, a case not provided for by the statute.	      [1913 Webster]
cat \cat\ (k[a^]t), n. [AS. cat; akin to D. & Dan. kat, Sw.	   katt, Icel. k["o]ttr, G. katze, kater, Ir. cat, W. cath,	   Armor. kaz, LL. catus, Bisc. catua, NGr. ga`ta, ga`tos, Russ.	   & Pol. kot, Turk. kedi, Ar. qitt; of unknown origin. Cf.	   {Kitten}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any animal belonging to the natural family	      {Felidae}, and in particular to the various species of the	      genera {Felis}, {Panthera}, and {Lynx}. The domestic cat	      is {Felis domestica}. The European wild cat ({Felis	      catus}) is much larger than the domestic cat. In the	      United States the name {wild cat} is commonly applied to	      the bay lynx ({Lynx rufus}). The larger felines, such as	      the lion, tiger, leopard, and cougar, are often referred	      to as cats, and sometimes as big cats. See {Wild cat}, and	      {Tiger cat}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The domestic cat includes many varieties named from	         their place of origin or from some peculiarity; as, the	         {Angora cat}; the {Maltese cat}; the {Manx cat}; the	         {Siamese cat}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Laying aside their often rancorous debate over	               how best to preserve the {Florida panther}, state	               and federal wildlife officials,	               environmentalists, and independent scientists	               endorsed the proposal, and in 1995 the eight cats	               [female Texas cougars] were brought from Texas	               and released. . . .	               Uprooted from the arid hills of West Texas, three	               of the imports have died, but the remaining five	               adapted to swamp life and have each given birth	               to at least one litter of kittens. --Mark Derr	                                                  (N. Y. Times,	                                                  Nov. 2, 1999,	                                                  Science Times	                                                  p. F2).	         [PJC]	   Note: The word cat is also used to designate other animals,	         from some fancied resemblance; as, civet cat, fisher	         cat, catbird, catfish shark, sea cat.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) A strong vessel with a narrow stern, projecting	          quarters, and deep waist. It is employed in the coal	          and timber trade.	      (b) A strong tackle used to draw an anchor up to the	          cathead of a ship. --Totten.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A double tripod (for holding a plate, etc.), having six	      feet, of which three rest on the ground, in whatever	      position it is placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An old game; specifically:	      (a) The game of tipcat and the implement with which it is	          played. See {Tipcat}.	      (b) A game of ball, called, according to the number of	          batters, one old cat, two old cat, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. same as {cat o' nine tails}; as, British sailors feared	      the cat.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   6. A {catamaran}.	      [PJC]	   {Angora cat}, {blind cat}, See under {Angora}, {Blind}.	   {Black cat} the fisher. See under {Black}.	   {Cat and dog}, like a cat and dog; quarrelsome; inharmonious.	      "I am sure we have lived a cat and dog life of it."	      --Coleridge.	   {Cat block} (Naut.), a heavy iron-strapped block with a large	      hook, part of the tackle used in drawing an anchor up to	      the cathead.	   {Cat hook} (Naut.), a strong hook attached to a cat block.	   {Cat nap}, a very short sleep. [Colloq.]	   {Cat o' nine tails}, an instrument of punishment consisting	      of nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a	      handle; -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare	      back.	   {Cat's cradle}, game played, esp. by children, with a string	      looped on the fingers so, as to resemble small cradle. The	      string is transferred from the fingers of one to those of	      another, at each transfer with a change of form. See	      {Cratch}, {Cratch cradle}.	   {To bell the cat}, to perform a very dangerous or very	      difficult task; -- taken metaphorically from a fable about	      a mouse who proposes to put a bell on a cat, so as to be	      able to hear the cat coming.	   {To let the cat out of the bag}, to tell a secret, carelessly	      or willfully. [Colloq.]	   {Bush cat}, the serval. See {Serval}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cat \Cat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Catting}.] (Naut.)	   To bring to the cathead; as, to cat an anchor. See {Anchor}.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Cata \Cat"a\ [Gr. kata`.]	   The Latin and English form of a Greek preposition, used as a	   prefix to signify down, downward, under, against, contrary or	   opposed to, wholly, completely; as in cataclysm, catarrh. It	   sometimes drops the final vowel, as in catoptric; and is	   sometimes changed to cath, as in cathartic, catholic.	   [1913 Webster]
Catabaptist \Cat`a*bap"tist\, n. [Pref. cata + aptist. See	   {Baptist}.] (Eccl.)	   One who opposes baptism, especially of infants. [Obs.]	   --Featley.	   [1913 Webster]
Catabasion \Cat`a*ba"sion\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kataba`sion.]	   A vault under altar of a Greek church.	   [1913 Webster]
Catabiotic \Cat`a*bi*ot"ic\, a.	   See under {Force}.	   [1913 Webster]
catabolic \catabolic\ adj. [Formerly spelled {katabolic}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to catabolism; as, catabolic processes,	      which give rise to substances (katastates) of decreasing	      complexity and increasing stability.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. characterized by destructive metabolism; contrasted with	      {anabolic}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
catabolism \catabolism\ n.	   the breakdown of more complex substances into simpler ones	   with release of energy, in living organisms; destructive or	   downward metabolism; -- a form of metabolism, opposed to	   {anabolism}. See also {Disassimilation}. [Formerly spelled	   {katabolism}.]	   Syn: katabolism, dissimilation, destructive metabolism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Catacala \Catacala\ n.	   a genus of moths whose larvae are cutworms: underwings.	   Syn: genus {Catacala}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Catacaustic \Cat`a*caus"tic\, a. [Pref. cata + caustic.]	   (Physics)	   Relating to, or having the properties of, a caustic curve	   formed by reflection. See {Caustic}, a. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]	Catacaustic \Cat`a*caus"tic\, n. (Physics)	   A caustic curve formed by reflection of light. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Catachresis \Cat`a*chre"sis\, n. [L. fr. Gr. ? misuse, fr. ? to	   misuse; kata` against + ? to use.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which one word is wrongly put for another, or by	   which a word is wrested from its true signification; as, "To	   take arms against a sea of troubles". --Shak. "Her voice was	   but the shadow of a sound." --Young.	   [1913 Webster] Catachrestic
Catachrestic \Cat`a*chres"tic\, Catachrestical
\Cat`a*chres"tic*al\, a.	   Belonging to, or in the manner of, a catachresis;	   constituting, characterized by or given to catachresis;	   wrested from its natural sense or form; forced; far-fetched.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Cat`a*chres"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         [A] catachrestical and improper way of speaking. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataclasm \Cat"a*clasm\, n. [Gr. ?; ? down + ? to break.]	   A breaking asunder; disruption.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cataclinal \cataclinal\ adj. (Geol)	   running in the direction of the dip in surrounding rock	   strata; -- of valleys and rivers. Opposite of {anaclinal}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cataclysm \Cat"a*clysm\, n. [L. cataclysmos, Gr. kataklysmo`s,	   from ? to dash over, inundate; kata` downward, against + ? to	   wash or dash over: cf. F. cataclysme.]	   1. An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a	      deluge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and	      extensive changes of the earth's surface.	      [1913 Webster] Cataclysmal
Cataclysmal \Cat`a*clys"mal\, Cataclysmic \Cat`a*clys"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a cataclysm.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataclysmist \Cat`a*clys"mist\, n.	   One who believes that the most important geological phenomena	   have been produced by cataclysms.	   [1913 Webster]
Catacomb \Cat"a*comb\, n. [It. catacomba, fr. L. catacumba perh.	   from Gr. kata` downward, down + ky`mbh cavity.]	   A cave, grotto, or subterraneous place of large extent used	   for the burial of the dead; -- commonly in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The terms is supposed to have been applied originally	         to the tombs under the church of St. Sebastian in Rome.	         The most celebrated catacombs are those near Rome, on	         the Appian Way, supposed to have been the place or	         refuge and interment of the early Christians; those of	         Egypt, extending for a wide distance in the vicinity of	         Cairo; and those of Paris, in abandoned stone quarries,	         excavated under a large portion of the city.	         [1913 Webster]
cata-cornered \cata-cornered\ adj.	   having a slanted or oblique direction.	   Syn: bias, catacorner, catercorner, cater-cornered,	        catty-corner, catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner,	        kitty-cornered, oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Catacoustic \Cat`a*cous"tic\, n. [Pref. cata + acoustics: cf. F.	   caraconstique.] (Physics)	   That part of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds or	   echoes See {Acoustics}. --Hutton.
Catacrotic \Cat`a*crot"ic\, a. [Cata- + Gr. ? a beating.]	   (Physiol.)	   Designating, pertaining to, or characterized by, that form of	   pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending	   portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to	   two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat. --	   {Ca*tac"rotism}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Catadicrotism \Cat`a*di"cro*tism\, n. [Cata- + dicrotism.]	   (Physiol.)	   Quality or state of being catacrotic. -- {Cat`a*di*crot"ic},	   a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Catadioptric
Catadioptric \Cat`a*di*op"tric\, Catadioptrical
\Cat`a*di*op"tric*al\, a. [Pref. cata + dioptric: cf. F.	   catadioptrique.] (Physics)	   Pertaining to, produced by, or involving, both the reflection	   and refraction of light; as, a catadioptric light. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Catadioptrics \Cat`a*di*op"trics\, n.	   The science which treats of catadioptric phenomena, or of the	   used of catadioptric instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Catadrome \Cat"a*drome\, n. [Gr. kata`dromos race course; kata`	   down + dro`mos course.]	   1. A race course.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A machine for raising or lowering heavy weights.	      [1913 Webster]
Catadromous \Ca*tad"ro*mous\, a. [Gr. kata` down + dro`mos a	   running.]	   1. (Bot.) Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna	      nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of	      a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to {anadromous}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to	      spawn; -- opposed to {anadromous}, and said of the eel.	      [1913 Webster]
Catafalco \Cat`a*fal"co\, n. [It.]	   See {Catafalque}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catafalque \Cat"a*falque`\, n. [F., fr. It. catafalco, scaffold,	   funeral canopy; of uncertain origin; cf. Sp. catafalso,	   cadahalso, cadalso, Pr. casafalc, OF. chafaut. Cf.	   {Scaffold}.]	   A temporary structure sometimes used in the funeral	   solemnities of eminent persons, for the public exhibition of	   the remains, or their conveyance to the place of burial.	   [1913 Webster]
Catagmatic \Cat`*ag*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? fracture, fr. ? to break	   in places; kata` down + 'agny`nai to break: cf. F.	   catagmatique.] (Med.)	   Having the quality of consolidating broken bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataian \Ca*ta"ian\, n.	   A native of Cathay or China; a foreigner; -- formerly a term	   of reproach. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Catalan \Cat"a*lan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Catalonia. -- n. A native or inhabitant	   of Catalonia; also, the language of Catalonia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Catalan furnace}, {Catalan forge} (Metal.), a kind of	      furnace for producing wrought iron directly from the ore.	      It was formerly much used, esp. in Catalonia, and is still	      used in some parts of the United States and elsewhere.	      [1913 Webster]
catalase \catalase\ n.	   an enzyme found in most plant and animal cells that functions	   as an oxidative catalyst; it decomposes hydrogen peroxide	   into hydrogen and water.	   [WordNet 1.5]
catalatic \catalatic\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of catalases.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Catalectic \Cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L. catalecticus, Gr. ?	   incomplete, fr. ? to leave off; kata` down, wholly + lh`gein	   to stop.]	   1. (Pros.) Wanting a syllable at the end, or terminating in	      an imperfect foot; as, a catalectic verse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog. & Chem.) Incomplete; partial; not affecting the	      whole of a substance. --Abney.	      [1913 Webster] Catalepsy
Catalepsy \Cat"a*lep`sy\, Catalepsis \Cat`a*lep"sis\, n. [NL.	   catalepsis, fr. Gr. ? a seizure, fr. ? to seize upon; kata`	   down + ? to take, seize.] (Med.)	   A sudden suspension of sensation and volition, the body and	   limbs preserving the position that may be given them, while	   the action of the heart and lungs continues.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataleptic \Cat`a*lep"tic\, a. [Gr. katalhptiko`s.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, catalepsy; affected with	   catalepsy; as, a cataleptic fit.	   [1913 Webster]
Catallacta \Cat`al*lac"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See	   {Catallactics}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Protozoa, of which {Magosph[ae]ra} is the type.	   They exist both in a myxopod state, with branched	   pseudopodia, and in the form of ciliated bodies united in	   free, spherical colonies.	   [1913 Webster]
Catallactics \Cat`al*lac"tics\n. [Gr. ? to exchange; kata`	   wholly + ? to change.]	   The science of exchanges, a branch of political economy.	   [1913 Webster]
Catalog \Cat"a*log\, n. & v.	   Catalogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Catalogize \Cat"a*lo*gize\, v. t.	   To insert in a catalogue; to register; to catalogue. [R.]	   --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Catalogue \Cat"a*logue\, n. [F., fr. catalogus, fr. Gr. ? a	   counting up, list, fr. ? to count up; kata` down, completely	   + ? to say.]	   A list or enumeration of names, or articles arranged	   methodically, often in alphabetical order; as, a catalogue of	   the students of a college, or of books, or of the stars.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Card catalogue}, a catalogue, as of books, having each item	      entered on a separate card, and the cards arranged in	      cases by subjects, or authors, or alphabetically.	   {Catalogue raisonn['e]}[F.], a catalogue of books, etc.,	      classed according to their subjects.	   Syn: List; roll; index; schedule; enumeration; inventory. See	        {List}.	        [1913 Webster]	Catalogue \Cat"a*logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catalogued}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cataloguing}.]	   To make a list or catalogue; to insert in a catalogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataloguer \Cat"a*log`uer\, n.	   A maker of catalogues; esp. one skilled in the making of	   catalogues.	   [1913 Webster]
Catalonia \Catalonia\ n.	   a geographical and administrative region of northeastern	   Spain.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Catalpa \Ca*tal"pa\, n. [From the language of the Indians of	   Carolina, where Catesby discovered this tree in the year	   1726.] (Bot.)	   A genus of American and East Indian trees, of which the best	   known species are the {Catalpa bignonioides}, a large,	   ornamental North American tree, with spotted white flowers	   and long cylindrical pods, and the {Catalpa speciosa}, of the	   Mississipi valley; -- called also {Indian bean}.	   [1913 Webster]
catalufa \catalufa\ n.	   a type of brightly colored carnivorous fish ({Priacanthus	   arenatus}) of the West Atlantic and West Indies waters.	   Syn: Priacanthus arenatus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Catalyse \Cat"a*lyse`\ (k[a^]t"[.a]*l[imac]z), v. t. [ML., fr.	   Gr. ? dissolution, fr. ? to destroy, dissolve; kata` down,	   wholly + ? to loose.]	   same as {catalyze}.	   [PJC]
Catalysis \Ca*tal"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Catalyse}.[ML., fr. Gr. ?	   dissolution, fr. ? to destroy, dissolve; kata` down, wholly +	   ? to loose.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Dissolution; degeneration; decay. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sad catalysis and declension of piety. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) A process by which a chemical reaction is accelerated	          in the presence of certain agents which were formerly	          believed to exert an influence by mere contact. It is	          now believed that such reactions are attended with the	          formation of an intermediate compound or compounds, so	          that by alternate composition and decomposition the	          agent is apparenty left unchanged; as, the catalysis	          of making ether from alcohol by means of sulphuric	          acid; or catalysis in the action of enzymes (as	          diastase, or ptyalin) on starch.	      (b) The catalytic force.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
catalyst \catalyst\ n.	   1. (Chem.) a substance that initiates or accelerates a	      chemical reaction without itself being affected; as,	      thousands of enzymes serve in concert as calaysts to	      produce the sequence of reactions we call "life"; the	      industrial production of cheap ammonia depended on finding	      a good catalyst.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. something that serves as a precipitating occasion for an	      event; as, the invasion acted as a catalyst to unite the	      country.	   Note: A catalyst is never the main cause of an event, but may	         serve to hasten events for which the underlying causes	         are present prior to the appearance or occurrence of	         the catalyst.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. something or someone that causes events to happen with	      itself being changed.	      [PJC]
Catalytic \Cat`a*ly"tic\, a.	   Relating to, or causing, catalysis. "The catalytic power is	   ill understood." --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Catalytic force}, that form of chemical energy formerly	      supposed to determine catalysis.	      [1913 Webster]	Catalytic \Cat`a*lyt"ic\, n. (Chem.)	   An agent employed in catalysis, as platinum black, aluminium	   chloride, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
catalyze \catalyze\ v. t.	   1. 1 (chemistry) to cause (a chemical reaction) to proceed	      more quickly by contacting the reactant(s) with another	      substance; as, moisture catalyzes the oxidation of iron in	      air. [Also spelled {catalyse}.]	   Syn: change by catalysis, cause to catalyze.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Catamaran \Cat`a*ma*ran"\, n. [The native East Indian name.]	   1. A kind of raft or float, consisting of two or more logs or	      pieces of wood lashed together, and moved by paddles or	      sail; -- used as a surf boat and for other purposes on the	      coasts of the East and West Indies and South America.	      Modified forms are much used in the lumber regions of	      North America, and at life-saving stations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any vessel with twin hulls, whether propelled by sails or	      by steam; esp., one of a class of double-hulled pleasure	      boats remarkable for speed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of fire raft or torpedo bat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The incendiary rafts prepared by Sir Sidney Smith	            for destroying the French flotilla at Boulogne,	            1804, were called catamarans.         --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A quarrelsome woman; a scold. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Catamenia \Cat`a*me"nia\ (k[a^]t`[.a]*m[=e]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ta` katamh`nia.] (Med.)	   The monthly courses of women; menstrual discharges; menses.	   [1913 Webster]
Catamenial \Cat`a*me"ni*al\ (k[a^]t`[.a]*m[=e]"n[i^]*al), a.	   [Gr. katamh`nios monthly; kata` down, back, again + mh`n	   month.]	   Pertaining to the catamenia, or menstrual discharges.	   [1913 Webster]
Catamite \Cat"a*mite\ (k[a^]t"[.a]*m[imac]t), n. [L. Catamitus,	   an old form of Ganymedes Ganymede, Gr. Ganymh`dhs.]	   A boy kept for unnatural purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Catamount \Cat"a*mount\ (k[a^]t"[.a]*mount), n. [Cat + mount;	   cf. Sp. gato montes mountain cat.] (Zool.)	   The {cougar}. Applied also, in some parts of the United	   States, to the {lynx}.	   [1913 Webster] catamountain
catamountain \cat"a*moun`tain\, cat-a-mountain
\cat"-a-moun`tain\n.	   1. the bushy-tailed European wildcat ({Felis silvestris})	      resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor	      of the domestic cat.	   Syn: European wildcat, {Felis silvestris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Catanadromous \Cat"a*nad`ro*mous\, a. [Gr. kata` down + 'ana` up	   + dro`mos running, course.] (Zool.)	   Ascending and descending fresh streams from and to the sea,	   as the salmon; anadromous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Catapasm \Cat"a*pasm\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to besprinkle; kata`	   down, wholly + ? to strew, or sprinkle.] (Med.)	   A compound medicinal powder, used by the ancients to sprinkle	   on ulcers, to absorb perspiration, etc. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Catapeltic \Cat`a*pel"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a catapult.	   [1913 Webster]
Catapetalous \Cat`a*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. cata + petalous.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the petals held together by stamens, which grow to	   their bases, as in the mallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataphonic \Cat`a*phon"ic\, a.	   Of or relating to cataphonics; catacoustic.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataphonics \Cat`a*phon"ics\, n. [Pref. cata + phonic: cf. F.	   cataphonique.] (Physics)	   That branch of acoustics which treats of reflected sounds;	   catacoustics.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataphract \Cat"a*phract\ (k[a^]t"[.a]*fr[a^]kt), n. [L.	   cataphractes, Gr. ?, fr. ? covered, fr. ? to cover; kata`	   down, wholly + fra`ssein to inclose.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil. Antiq.) Defensive armor used for the whole body and	      often for the horse, also, esp. the linked mail or scale	      armor of some eastern nations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A horseman covered with a cataphract.	      [1913 Webster]	            Archers and slingers, cataphracts, and spears.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The armor or plate covering some fishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Cataphracted \Cat"a*phract`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Covered with a cataphract, or armor of plates, scales, etc.;	   or with that which corresponds to this, as horny or bony	   plates, hard, callous skin, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataphractic \Cat`a*phrac"tic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cataphract.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataphysical \Cat`a*phys"ic*al\, a. [Pref. cata + physical.]	   Unnatural; contrary to nature. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some artists . . . have given to Sir Walter Scott a	         pile of forehead which is unpleassing and cataphysical.	                                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataplasm \Cat"a*plasm\, n. [L. cataplasma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   spread over; kata` down, wholly + ? to form, mold.] (Med.)	   A soft and moist substance applied externally to some part of	   the body; a poultice. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cataplexy \Cat"a*plex`y\, n. [Gr. ? amazement: cf. {Apoplexy}.]	   (Med.)	   A morbid condition caused by an overwhelming shock or extreme	   fear and marked by rigidity of the muscles. --	   {Cat`a*plec"tic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Catapuce \Cat"a*puce\, n. [F.] (Bot.)	   Spurge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Catapult \Cat"a*pult\, n. [L. catapulta, Gr. ?, prob. from kata`	   down + ? to shake, hurl.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine somewhat resembling a massive	      crossbow, used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for	      throwing stones, arrows, spears, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A forked stick with elastic band for throwing small	      stones, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Cataract \Cat"a*ract\, n. [L. cataracta, catarracles, a	   waterfall, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to break down; in the passive, to	   fall or rush down (of tumors) to burst; kata` down + ? to	   break.]	   1. A great fall of water over a precipice; a large waterfall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) An opacity of the crystalline lens, or of its	      capsule, which prevents the passage of the rays of light	      and impairs or destroys the sight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A kind of hydraulic brake for regulating the	      action of pumping engines and other machines; -- sometimes	      called {dashpot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cataractous \Cat`a*rac"tous\, a.	   Of the nature of a cataract in the eye; affected with	   cataract.	   [1913 Webster]
Catarrh \Ca*tarrh"\, n. [L. catarrhus, Gr. ?, ?, a running down,	   rheum, fr. ?; kata` down + ? to flow. See {Stream}.] (Med.)	   An inflammatory affection of any mucous membrane, in which	   there are congestion, swelling, and an altertion in the	   quantity and quality of mucus secreted; as, catarrh of the	   stomach; catarrh of the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In America, the term catarrh is applied especially to a	         chronic inflammation of, and hypersecretion fron, the	         membranes of the nose or air passages; in England, to	         an acute influenza, resulting a cold, and attended with	         cough, thirst, lassitude, and watery eyes; also, to the	         cold itself.	         [1913 Webster]
Catarrhal \Ca*tarrh"al\, a.	   Pertaining to, produced by, or attending, catarrh; of the	   nature of catarrh.	   [1913 Webster]
Catarrhine \Cat"ar*rhine\, n. [Gr. kata`rris with hanging or	   curved nose; kata` down + "ri`s, "rino`s nose.] (Zool.)	   One of the Catarrhina, a division of Quadrumana, including	   the Old World monkeys and apes which have the nostrils close	   together and turned downward. See {Monkey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catarrhous \Ca*tarrh"ous\, a.	   Catarrhal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Catastaltic \Cat`a*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to check; kata`	   down, wholy + ? to set.] (Med.)	   Checking evacuations through astringent or styptic qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Catastasis \Ca*tas"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set;	   kata` down + ? to place.]	   1. (Rhet.) That part of a speech, usually the exordium, in	      which the orator sets forth the subject matter to be	      discussed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The state, or condition of anything; constitution;	      habit of body.	      [1913 Webster]
Catasterism \Ca*tas"ter*ism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to place among	   the stars.]	   A placing among the stars; a catalogue of stars.	   [1913 Webster]	         The catasterisms of Eratosthenes.        --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Catastrophe \Ca*tas"tro*phe\, n. [L. catastropha, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   to turn up and down, to overturn; kata` down + ? to turn.]	   1. An event producing a subversion of the order or system of	      things; a final event, usually of a calamitous or	      disastrous nature; hence, sudden calamity; great	      misfortune.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strange catastrophe of affairs now at London.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most horrible and portentous catastrophe that	            nature ever yet saw.                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The final event in a romance or a dramatic piece; a	      denouement, as a death in a tragedy, or a marriage in a	      comedy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A violent and widely extended change in the	      surface of the earth, as, an elevation or subsidence of	      some part of it, effected by internal causes. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Catastrophic \Cat`a*stroph"ic\, a.	   Of a pertaining to a catastrophe. --B. Powell.	   [1913 Webster]
Catastrophism \Ca*tas"tro*phism\, n. (Geol.)	   The doctrine that the geological changes in the earth's crust	   have been caused by the sudden action of violent physical	   causes; -- opposed to the doctrine of {uniformism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catastrophist \Ca*tas"tro*phist\, n. (Geol.)	   One who holds the theory or catastrophism.	   [1913 Webster]
catatonia \cat`a*ton"ia\ n. [Gr. katatonos, stretching down,	   depressed, fr. kata` down + to`nos stretching, straining,	   tone (sound). --Stedman.] (Psychiatry)	   an abnormal behavioral syndrome characterized by stupor,	   negativism, and muscular rigidity, sometimes alternating with	   purposeless excitement, and seen most frequently in	   schizophrenia; called also {catatonic schizophrenia}.	   [PJC]
catatonic \cat`a*ton"ic\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to catatonia; suffering from catatonia.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. appearing mentally stupefied, unresponsive, and	      motionless, or almost so; seemingly unaware of one's	      environment. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	catatonic \catatonic\ n.	   a person suffering from catatonia.	   [PJC]
Catawba \Ca*taw"ba\, n.	   1. A well known light red variety of American grape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light-colored, sprightly American wine from the Catawba	      grape.	      [1913 Webster]
Catawbas \Ca*taw"bas\, n. pl.; sing. {Catawba}. (Ethnol.)	   An Appalachian tribe of Indians which originally inhabited	   the regions near the Catawba river and the head waters of the	   Santee.	   [1913 Webster]
Catbird \Cat"bird\, n. (Zool.)	   An American bird ({Galeoscoptes Carolinensis}), allied to the	   mocking bird, and like it capable of imitating the notes of	   other birds, but less perfectly. Its note resembles at times	   the mewing of a cat.	   [1913 Webster]
Catboat \Cat"boat`\, n. (Naut.)	   A small sailboat, with a single mast placed as far forward as	   possible, carring a sail extended by a gaff and long boom.	   See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
catbrier \catbrier\ n.	   a very prickly woody vine of eastern U.S. ({Smilax	   rotundifolia}) growing in tangled masses, having tough round	   stems with shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers	   followed by clusters of inedible shiny black berries.	   Syn: bullbrier, greenbrier, horsebrier, brier, briar, {Smilax	        rotundifolia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Catcall \Cat"call`\, n.	   A sound like the cry of a cat, such as is made in playhouses	   to express dissatisfaction with a play; also, a small shrill	   instrument for making such a noise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon the rising of the curtain. I was very much	         surprised with the great consort of catcalls which was	         exhibited.                               --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Catch \Catch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caught}or {Catched}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Catching}. Catched is rarely used.] [OE. cacchen,	   OF. cachier, dialectic form of chacier to hunt, F. chasser,	   fr. (assumend) LL. captiare, for L. capture, V. intens. of	   capere to take, catch. See {Capacious}, and cf. {Chase},	   {Case} a box.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to	      grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding;	      as, to catch a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize after pursuing; to arrest; as, to catch a thief.	      "They pursued . . . and caught him." --Judg. i. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take captive, as in a snare or net, or on a hook; as,	      to catch a bird or fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: To insnare; to entangle. "To catch him in his	      words". --Mark xii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To seize with the senses or the mind; to apprehend; as, to	      catch a melody. "Fiery thoughts . . . whereof I catch the	      issue." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To communicate to; to fasten upon; as, the fire caught the	      adjoining building.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To engage and attach; to please; to charm.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soothing arts that catch the fair. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To get possession of; to attain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Torment myself to catch the English throne. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To take or receive; esp. to take by sympathy, contagion,	      infection, or exposure; as, to catch the spirit of an	      occasion; to catch the measles or smallpox; to catch cold;	      the house caught fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To come upon unexpectedly or by surprise; to find; as, to	       catch one in the act of stealing.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To reach in time; to come up with; as, to catch a train.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To catch fire}, to become inflamed or ignited.	   {to catch it} to get a scolding or beating; to suffer	      punishment. [Colloq.]	   {To catch one's eye}, to interrupt captiously while speaking.	      [Colloq.] "You catch me up so very short." --Dickens.	   {To catch up}, to snatch; to take up suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	Catch \Catch\, v. i.	   1. To attain possession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Have is have, however men do catch.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be held or impeded by entanglement or a light	      obstruction; as, a kite catches in a tree; a door catches	      so as not to open.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take hold; as, the bolt does not catch.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To spread by, or as by, infecting; to communicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Does the sedition catch from man to man? --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To catch at}, to attempt to seize; to be eager to get or	      use. "[To] catch at all opportunities of subverting the	      state." --Addison.	   {To catch up with}, to come up with; to overtake.	      [1913 Webster]	Catch \Catch\, n.	   1. Act of seizing; a grasp. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That by which anything is caught or temporarily fastened;	      as, the catch of a gate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The posture of seizing; a state of preparation to lay hold	      of, or of watching he opportunity to seize; as, to lie on	      the catch. [Archaic] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common and the canon law . . . lie at catch, and	            wait advantages one againt another.   --T. Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is caught or taken; profit; gain; especially,	      the whole quantity caught or taken at one time; as, a good	      catch of fish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hector shall have a great catch if he knock out	            either of your brains.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something desirable to be caught, esp. a husband or wife	      in matrimony. [Colloq.] --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. Passing opportunities seized; snatches.	      [1913 Webster]	            It has been writ by catches with many intervals.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A slight remembrance; a trace.	      [1913 Webster]	            We retain a catch of those pretty stories.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.) A humorous canon or round, so contrived that the	      singers catch up each other's words.	      [1913 Webster]
Catchable \Catch"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being caught. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Catch-basin \Catch"-ba`sin\, n.	   A cistern or vault at the point where a street gutter	   discharges into a sewer, to catch bulky matters which would	   not pass readily through the sewer. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Catch crop \Catch crop\	   Any crop grown between the rows of another crop or	   intermediate between two crops in ordinary rotation in point	   of time. -- {Catch"-crop`ping}, n.	         Radishes . . . are often grown as a catch crop with	         other vegetables.                        --L. H.	                                                  Bailey.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Catchdrain \Catch"drain`\, n.	   A ditch or drain along the side of a hill to catch the	   surface water; also, a ditch at the side of a canal to catch	   the surplus water.	   [1913 Webster]
Catcher \Catch"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, catches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) The player who stands behind the batsman to	      catch the ball.	      [1913 Webster]
Catchfly \Catch"fly\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant with the joints of the stem, and sometimes other	   parts, covered with a viscid secretion to which small insects	   adhere. The species of {Silene} are examples of the catchfly.	   [1913 Webster]
Catching \Catch"ing\ a.	   1. Infectious; contagious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Captivating; alluring.	      [1913 Webster]	Catching \Catch"ing\, n.	   The act of seizing or taking hold of.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Catching bargain} (Law), a bargain made with an heir	      expectant for the purchase of his expectancy at an	      inadequate price. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Catch-meadow \Catch"-mead`ow\, n.	   A meadow irrigated by water from a spring or rivulet on the	   side of hill.	   [1913 Webster]
Catchment \Catch"ment\, n.	   A surface of ground on which water may be caught and	   collected into a reservoir.	   [1913 Webster]
Catchpenny \Catch"pen*ny\, a.	   Made or contrived for getting small sums of money from the	   ignorant or unwary; as, a catchpenny book; a catchpenny show.	   -- n. Some worthless catchpenny thing.	   [1913 Webster]
Catchpoll \Catch"poll`\, n. [OF. chacepol, chacipol.]	   A bailiff's assistant.
Catch title \Catch title\	   A short expressive title used for abbreviated book lists,	   etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Catchup
Catchup \Catch"up\, Catsup \Cat"sup\, n. [Probably of East	   Indian origin, because it was originally a kind of East	   Indian pickles. Cf. also Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. --MW10.]	   A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes,	   flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also	   {tomato ketchup}. The term is also applied to pureed sauces	   containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such	   cases {mushroom ketchup}, {walnut ketchup}, etc. [Written	   also {ketchup}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Catchwater \Catch"wa`ter\, n.	   A ditch or drain for catching water. See {Catchdrain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catchweed \Catch"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Cleavers}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catchweight \Catch"weight`\, adv. (Horseracing)	   Without any additional weight; without being handicapped; as,	   to ride catchweight.	   [1913 Webster]
Catchword \Catch"word`\, n.	   1. Among theatrical performers, the last word of the	      preceding speaker, which reminds one that he is to speak	      next; cue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) The first word of any page of a book after the	      first, inserted at the right hand bottom corner of the	      preceding page for the assistance of the reader. It is	      seldom used in modern printing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A word or phrase caught up and repeated for effect; as,	      the catchword of a political party, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Catchwork \Catch"work`\, n.	   A work or artificial water-course for throwing water on lands	   that lie on the slopes of hills; a catchdrain.	   [1913 Webster]
Catchy \Catch"y\, a.	   1. Apt or tending to catch the fancy or attention; catching;	      taking; as, catchy music.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Tending to catch or insnare; entangling; -- usually used	      fig.; as, a catchy question.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Consisting of, or occuring in, disconnected parts or	      snatches; changeable; as, a catchy wind.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            It [the fox's scent] is . . . flighty or catchy, if	            variable.                             --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cate \Cate\, n.	   Food. [Obs.] See {Cates}.	   [1913 Webster] Catechetic
Catechetic \Cat`e*chet"ic\, Catechetical \Cat`e*chet"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?. See {Catechise}.]	   Relating to or consisting in, asking questions and receiving	   answers, according to the ancient manner of teaching.	   [1913 Webster]	         Socrates introduced a catechetical method of arguing.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechetically \Cat`e*chet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a catechetical manner; by question and answer.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechetics \Cat`e*chet"ics\, n.	   The science or practice of instructing by questions and	   answers.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechin \Cat"e*chin\, n. (Chem.)	   One of the tannic acids ({C15H14O6}), extracted from	   {catechu} as a white, crystalline substance; -- called also	   {catechuic acid}, {catechinic acid}, {cyanidol}, and	   {catechuin}. It is a flavonoid found generally in higher	   woody plants, and is used in dyeing and tanning.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Catechisation \Cat`e*chi*sa"tion\, n. [LL. catechizatio.]	   The act of catechising.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechise \Cat"e*chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catechised}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Catechising}.] [L. catechizare, Gr. ?, equiv.	   to ? to resound, sound a thing into one's ears, impress it	   upon one by word of mouth; ? + ? to sound, ? a sound.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To instruct by asking questions, receiving answers, and	      offering explanations and corrections, -- esp. in regard	      to points of religious faith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To question or interrogate; to examine or try by	      questions; -- sometimes with a view to reproof, by	      eliciting from a person answers which condemn his own	      conduct. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Catechiser \Cat"e*chi`ser\ (k[a^]t"[-e]*k[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who catechises.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechism \Cat"e*chism\ (-k[i^]z'm), n. [L. catechismus, fr. Gr.	   See {Catechise}.]	   1. A form of instruction by means of questions and answers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book containing a summary of principles, especially of	      religious doctrine, reduced to the form of questions and	      answers.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews, even till this day, have their catechisms.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Larger Catechism}, {The Shorter Catechism}. See	      {Westminster Assembly}, under {Assembly}.	      [1913 Webster]
Catechismal \Cat`e*chis"mal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a catechism, having the form of questions	   and answers; catechetical.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechist \Cat"e*chist\ (k[a^]t"[-e]*k[i^]st), n. [L.	   catechista, fr. Gr.]	   One who instructs by question and answer, especially in	   religions matters.	   [1913 Webster] Catechistic
Catechistic \Cat`e*chis"tic\ (-k[i^]s"t[i^]k), Catechistical
\Cat`e*chis"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a catechist or to a catechism. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechize \Cat"e*chize\, v. t.	   See {Catechise}.	   [1913 Webster]
catechol \cat"e*chol\ (k[a^]t"[e^]*k[add]l`), n. [.]	   any of a group of chemicals having a benzene ring substituted	   with two hydroxyl groups in ortho position, especially	   ortho-dihydroxybenzene itself ({C6H6O2}), also called	   {pyrocatechol}, used in photography and as a reagent.	   [PJC]
catecholamine \catecholamine\ n. [catechol + amine.]	   any of a group of chemicals including epinephrine and	   norepinephrine that are produced in the medulla of the	   adrenal gland. They function as nerotransmitters in the	   sympathetic nervous system. Also, any structurally related	   chemical substance, whether natural or synthetic.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Catechu \Cat"e*chu\, n. [See {Cashoo}.] (Chem.)	   A dry, brown, astringent extract, obtained by decoction and	   evaporation from the {Acacia catechu}, and several other	   plants growing in India. It contains a large portion of	   tannin or tannic acid, and is used in medicine and in the	   arts. It is also known by the names {terra japonica},	   {cutch}, {gambier}, etc. --Ure. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechuic \Cat`e*chu"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to catechu or its derivatives. See	   {catechin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechumen \Cat"e*chu`men\, n. [L. catechumenus, Gr.	   kathchoy`menos instructed, from kathchei^n. See {Catechise}.]	   (Eccl.)	   One who is receiving rudimentary instruction in the doctrines	   of Christianity; a neophyte; in the primitive church, one	   officially recognized as a Christian, and admitted to	   instruction preliminary to admission to full membership in	   the church.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechumenate \Cat`e*chu"men*ate\, n.	   The state or condition of a catechumen or the time during	   which one is a catechumen.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechumenical \Cat`e*chu*men"i*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to catechumens; as, catechumenical	   instructions.	   [1913 Webster]
Catechumenist \Cat`e*chu"men*ist\, n.	   A catechumen. --Bp. Morton.	   [1913 Webster]
Categorematic \Cat`e*gor`e*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? predicate. See	   {Category}.] (Logic.)	   Capable of being employed by itself as a term; -- said of a	   word.	   [1913 Webster]
Categorical \Cat`e*gor"ic*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a category.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not hypothetical or relative; admitting no conditions or	      exceptions; declarative; absolute; positive; express; as,	      a categorical proposition, or answer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scriptures by a multitude of categorical and	            intelligible decisions . . . distinguish between the	            things seen and temporal and those that are unseen	            and eternal. --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Categorically \Cat`e*gor"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Absolutely; directly; expressly; positively; as, to affirm	   categorically.	   [1913 Webster]
Categoricalness \Cat`e*gor"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being categorical, positive, or absolute. --A.	   Marvell.	   [1913 Webster]
Categorist \Cat"e*go*rist\, n.	   One who inserts in a category or list; one who classifies.	   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Categorize \Cat"e*go*rize\, v. t.	   To insert in a category or list; to class; to catalogue.	   [1913 Webster]
categorized \categorized\ adj.	   placed in a category.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Category \Cat"e*go*ry\, n.; pl. {Categories}. [L. categoria, Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to accuse, affirm, predicate; ? down, against + ? to	   harrangue, assert, fr. ? assembly.]	   1. (Logic.) One of the highest classes to which the objects	      of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they	      can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable	      conception; a predicament.	      [1913 Webster]	            The categories or predicaments -- the former a Greek	            word, the latter its literal translation in the	            Latin language -- were intended by Aristotle and his	            followers as an enumeration of all things capable of	            being named; an enumeration by the summa genera	            i.e., the most extensive classes into which things	            could be distributed.                 --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Class; also, state, condition, or predicament; as, we are	      both in the same category.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is in modern literature a whole class of	            writers standing within the same category. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Catel \Cat"el\, n. [See {Chattel}.]	   Property; -- often used by Chaucer in contrast with rent, or	   income.	   [1913 Webster]	         "For loss of catel may recovered be,	         But loss of tyme shendeth us," quod he.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Catelectrode \Cat`e*lec"trode\, n. [Pref. cata + elecrode.]	   (Physics)	   The negative electrode or pole of a voltaic battery.	   --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Catelectrotonic \Cat`e*lec`tro*ton"ic\, a. (Physics)	   Relating to, or characterized by, catelectrotonus.	   [1913 Webster]
Catelectrotonus \Cat`e*lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? down	   + ? (see {Electro-}) + ? tone.] (Physics)	   The condition of increased irritability of a nerve in the	   region of the cathode or negative electrode, on the passage	   of a current of electricity through it.	   [1913 Webster]
Catena \Ca*te"na\, n.; pl. {Catene}. [L., a chain.]	   A chain or series of things connected with each other.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have . . . in no case sought to construct those	         caten[ae] of games, which it seems now the fashion of	         commentators to link together.           --C. J.	                                                  Ellicott.	   [1913 Webster] Catenary
Catenary \Cat"e*na*ry\, Catenarian \Cat`e*na"ri*an\, a. [L.	   catenarius, fr. catena a chain. See {Chain}.]	   Relating to a chain; like a chain; as, a {catenary} curve.	   [1913 Webster]	Catenary \Cat"e*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Catenaries}. (Geol.)	   The curve formed by a rope or chain of uniform density and	   perfect flexibility, hanging freely between two points of	   suspension, not in the same vertical line.	   [1913 Webster]
Catenate \Cat"e*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Catenated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Catenating}.] [L. catenatus, p. p. of catenare, fr.	   catena chain. See {Chain}.]	   To connect, in a series of links or ties; to chain. --E.	   Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Catenation \Cat`e*na"tion\, n. [L. catenatio.]	   Connection of links or union of parts, as in a chain; a	   regular or connected series. See {Concatenation}. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Catenulate \Ca*ten"u*late\, a. [L. catenuia, dim. of catena	   chain.]	   1. Consisting of little links or chains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Chainlike; -- said both or color marks and of	      indentations when arranged like the links of a chain, as	      on shells, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Cater \Ca"ter\, n. [OE. catour purchaser, caterer, OF. acator,	   fr. acater, F. acheter, to buy, provide, fr. LL. accaptare;	   L. ad + captare to strive, to seize, intens, of capere to	   take, seize. Cf. {Acater}, {Capacious}.]	   A provider; a purveyor; a caterer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Cater \Ca"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Catered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Catering}.] [From {Cater}, n.]	   1. To provide food; to buy, procure, or prepare provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] providently caters for the sparrow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By extension: To supply what is needed or desired, at	      theatrical or musical entertainments; -- followed by for	      or to.	      [1913 Webster]	Cater \Ca"ter\, n. [F. quatre four.]	   The four of cards or dice.	   [1913 Webster]	Cater \Ca"ter\, v. t.	   To cut diagonally. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cateran \Cat"e*ran\, n. [Gael. ceatharnach. Cf. {Kern} Irish	   foot soldier.]	   A Highland robber: a kind of irregular soldier. [Scot.] --Sir	   W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cater-cornered \Ca"ter-cor`nered\, a. [Cf. {Cater} to cut	   diagonally.]	   Diagonal. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cater-cousin \Ca"ter-cous`in\, n.	   A remote relation. See {Quater-cousin}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Caterer \Ca"ter*er\, n.	   One who caters.	   [1913 Webster]	         The little fowls in the air have God for Their provider	         and caterer.                             --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cateress \Ca"ter*ess\, n.	   A woman who caters. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Caterpillar \Cat"er*pil`lar\, n. [OE. catyrpel, corrupted fr.	   OF. chatepelouse, or cate pelue, fr. chate, F. chatte,	   she-cat, fem. of chat, L. catus + L. pilosus hairy, or F.	   pelu hairy, fr. L. pilus hair. See {Cat}, and {Pile} hair.]	   1. (Zool.) The larval state of a butterfly or any	      lepidopterous insect; sometimes, but less commonly, the	      larval state of other insects, as the sawflies, which are	      also called false caterpillars. The true caterpillars have	      three pairs of true legs, and several pairs of abdominal	      fleshy legs (prolegs) armed with hooks. Some are hairy,	      others naked. They usually feed on leaves, fruit, and	      succulent vegetables, being often very destructive, Many	      of them are popularly called worms, as the {cutworm},	      {cankerworm}, {army worm}, {cotton worm}, {silkworm}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Scorpiurus}, with pods	      resembling caterpillars.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Caterpillar catcher}, or {Caterpillar eater} (Zool.), a bird	      belonging to the family of Shrikes, which feeds on	      caterpillars. The name is also given to several other	      birds.	   {Caterpillar hunter} (Zool.), any species of beetles of the	      genus {Callosoma} and other allied genera of the family	      {Carabid[ae]} which feed habitually upon caterpillars.	      [1913 Webster]	Caterpillar track \Cat"er*pil`lar track\, n.	   an endless belt looped over several wheels, used in pairs in	   place of wheels to propel vehicles, such as tractors or	   military tanks, over rough ground.	   [PJC]
caterpillar-tracked \caterpillar-tracked\ adj.	   having caterpillar treads or tracks on the wheels; as, a	   caterpillar-tracked earthmover.	   Syn: caterpillar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caterwauled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Caterwauling}.] [Cat + waul, wawl, to cry as a	   cat.]	   To cry as cats in rutting time; to make a harsh, offensive	   noise. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Caterwaul \Cat"er*waul\, n.	   A caterwauling.	   [1913 Webster]
Caterwauling \Cat"er*waul`ing\, n.	   The cry of cats; a harsh, disagreeable noise or cry like the	   cry of cats. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Catery \Ca"ter*y\, n. [See {Cater}, n.]	   The place where provisions are deposited. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cates \Cates\, n. pl. [Cf. {Acates}, and see {Cater}, n.]	   Provisions; food; viands; especially, luxurious food;	   delicacies; dainties. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cates for which Apicius could not pay.   --Shurchill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Choicest cates and the fiagon's best spilth. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat-eyed \Cat"-eyed`\, a.	   Having eyes like a cat; hence, able to see in the dark.	   [1913 Webster]
Catfall \Cat"fall`\, n. (Naut.)	   A rope used in hoisting the anchor to the cathead. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Catfish \Cat"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A name given in the United States to various species of	   siluroid fishes; as, the yellow cat (Amiurus natalis); the	   bind cat ({Gronias nigrilabrus}); the mud cat ({Pilodictic	   oilwaris}), the stone cat ({Noturus flavus}); the sea cat	   ({Arius felis}), etc. This name is also sometimes applied to	   the {wolf fish}. See {Bullhrad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catgut \Cat"gut`\, n. [Cat + gut.]	   1. A cord of great toughness made from the intestines of	      animals, esp. of sheep, used for strings of musical	      instruments, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sort of linen or canvas, with wide interstices.	      [1913 Webster]
Catharine wheel \Cath"a*rine wheel`\	   See {catherine wheel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catharist \Cath"a*rist\, n. [LL. catharista, fr. Gr. ? clean,	   pure.]	   One aiming at or pretending to a greater purity of like than	   others about him; -- applied to persons of various sects. See	   {Albigenses}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat-harpin \Cat"-harp`in\, n.	   See {Cat-harping}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat-harping \Cat"-harp`ing\ n. (Naut.)	   One of the short ropes or iron cramps used to brace in the	   shrouds toward the masts so a to give freer sweep to the	   yards.	   [1913 Webster]
Catharsis \Ca*thar"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Cathartic}.]	   (Med.)	   1. A natural or artificial purgation of any passage, as of	      the mouth, bowels, etc.	   2. (Psychotherapy) The process of relieving an abnormal	      excitement by re["e]stablishing the association of the	      emotion with the memory or idea of the event that first	      caused it, and of eliminating it by complete expression	      (called the abreaction).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cathartic
Cathartic \Ca*thar"tic\, Catharical \Ca*thar"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to cleanse, fr. ? pure; akin to F. chaste.]	   1. (Med.) Cleansing the bowels; promoting evacuations by	      stool; purgative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the purgative principle of senna, as	      cathartic acid.	      [1913 Webster]	Cathartic \Ca*thar"tic\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Med.)	   A medicine that promotes alvine discharges; a purge; a	   purgative of moderate activity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 the drastic purges, which cause profuse, repeated,	         and watery evacuations. -- {Ca*thar"tic*al*ly}, adv. --	         {Ca*thar"tic*al*ness}, n.	         [1913 Webster]
cathartin \ca*thar"tin\, n. (Chem.)	   The bitter, purgative principle of senna. It is a glucoside	   with the properties of a weak acid; -- called also {cathartic	   acid}, and {cathartina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cathay \Ca*thay"\, n.	   China; -- an old name for the Celestial Empire, said have	   been introduced by Marco Polo and to be a corruption of the	   Tartar name for North China (Khitai, the country of the	   Khitans.)	   [1913 Webster]	         Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cathead \Cat"head`\, n. (Naut.)	   A projecting piece of timber or iron near the bow of vessel,	   to which the anchor is hoisted and secured.	   [1913 Webster]
cathect \cathect\ v.	   to inject with libidinal energy.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cathectic \cathectic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to cathexis; invested with mental or	   emotional energy.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cathedra \Cath"e*dra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? seat. See {Chair}.]	   The official chair or throne of a bishop, or of any person in	   high authority.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ex cathedra} [L., from the chair], in the exercise of one's	      office; with authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Vatican Council declares that the Pope, is	            infallible "when he speaks ex cathedra." --Addis &	                                                  Arnold's Cath.	                                                  Dict.	      [1913 Webster]
Cathedral \Ca*the"dral\, n. [LL. cathedralis (sc. ecclesia): cf.	   F. cath['e]drale. See {Cathedra}.]	   The principal church in a diocese, so called because in it	   the bishop has his official chair (Cathedra) or throne.	   [1913 Webster]	Cathedral \Ca*the"dral\, a. [LL. cathedralis: cf. F.	   cath['e]dral.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to the head church of a diocese; as, a	      cathedral church; cathedral service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Emanating from the chair of office, as of a pope or	      bishop; official; authoritative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, what solemnity can be more required for the	            pope to make a cathedral determination of an	            article!                              --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling the aisles of a cathedral; as, cathedral walks.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Cathedralic \Cath`e*dral"ic\, a.	   Cathedral. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cathedrated \Cath`e*dra"ted\, a. [From {Cathedra}.]	   Relating to the chair or office of a teacher. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Catheretic \Cath`e*ret"ic\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to bring down or	   raze; ? down + ? to take.] (Med.)	   A mild kind caustic used to reduce warts and other	   excrescences. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Catherine wheel \Cath"er*ine wheel`\ [So called from St.	   Catherine of Alexandria, who is represented with a wheel, in	   allusion to her martyrdom.]	   1. (Geoth.Arth.) Same as {Rose window} and {Wheel window}.	      Called also {Catherine-wheel window}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pyrotechny) A revolving piece of fireworks resembling in	      form the window of the same name. [Written also {Catharine	      wheel}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Catheter \Cath"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing let down or put	   in, catheter, fr. ? to send down, to let down; ? + ? to	   send.] (Med.)	   The name of various instruments for passing along mucous	   canals, esp. applied to a tubular instrument to be introduced	   into the bladder through the urethra to draw off the urine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Eustachian catheter}. See under {Eustachian}.	   {Prostatic catheter}, one adapted for passing an enlarged	      prostate.	      [1913 Webster] Catheterism
Catheterism \Cath"e*ter*ism\, Catheterization
\Cath`e*ter*i*za"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The operation of introducing a catheter.	   [1913 Webster]
Catheterize \Cath"e*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Catheterized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Catheterizing}.] (Med.)	   To operate on with a catheter. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cathetometer \Cath`e*tom"e*ter\, n. [From Gr. ? vertical height	   + -meter.]	   An instrument for the accurate measurement of small	   differences of height; esp. of the differences in the height	   of the upper surfaces of two columns of mercury or other	   fluid, or of the same column at different times. It consists	   of a telescopic leveling apparatus (d), which slides up or	   down a perpendicular metallic standard very finely graduated	   (bb). The telescope is raised or depressed in order to sight	   the objects or surfaces, and the differences in vertical	   height are thus shown on the graduated standard. [Written	   also {kathetometer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cathetus \Cath"e*tus\, n.; pl. {catheti}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a	   perpendicular line, fr. ? let down, fr. ?. See {Catheter}.]	   (Geom.)	   One line or radius falling perpendicularly on another; as,	   the catheti of a right-angled triangle, that is, the two	   sides that include the right angle. --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Cathexis \Cath*ex"is\, n. [Gr. ka`qexis, keeping.]	   1. (Psychiatry) the process of investing mental, emotional,	      or libidinal energy or significance in an object, person,	      or idea.	      [PJC]	   2. (Psychiatry) the emotional or libidinal energy invested in	      an object, person, or idea.	      [PJC]
Cathode \Cath"ode\, n. [Gr. ? descent; ? down + ? way.]	   (Physics)	   The part of a voltaic battery by which the electric current	   leaves substances through which it passes, or the surface at	   which the electric current passes out of the electrolyte; the	   negative pole; -- opposed to anode. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cathode ray} (Phys.), a kind of ray generated at the cathode	      in a vacuum tube, by the electrical discharge.	      [1913 Webster]
Cathodic \Ca*thod"ic\ (k[.a]*th[o^]d"[i^]k), a. (Physiol.)	   A term applied to the centrifugal, or efferent, course of the	   nervous influence. --Marshall Hall.	   [1913 Webster] Cathodograph
Cathodograph \Ca*thod"o*graph\, n. Also Cathodegraph
\Ca*thod"e*graph\ [Cathode + -graph.] (Physics)	   A picture produced by the Roentgen rays; a radiograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cat-hole \Cat"-hole`\ (k[a^]t"h[=o]l`), n. (Naut.)	   One of two small holes astern, above the gunroom ports,	   through which hawsers may be passed.	   [1913 Webster]
Catholic \Cath"o*lic\ (k[a^]th"[-o]*[i^]k), a. [L. catholicus,	   Gr. kaqoliko`s, universal, general; kata` down, wholly +	   "o`los whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.]	   1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of other countries [came] to bear their part in	            so great and catholic a war.          --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This epithet, which is applicable to the whole	         Christian church, or its faith, is claimed by Roman	         Catholics to belong especially to their church, and in	         popular usage is so limited.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Not narrow-minded, partial, or bigoted; liberal; as,	      catholic tastes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as,	      the Catholic emancipation act.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Catholic epistles}, the epistles of the apostles which are	      addressed to all the faithful, and not to a particular	      church; being those of James, Peter, Jude, and John.	      [1913 Webster]	Catholic \Cath"o*lic\, n.	   1. A person who accepts the creeds which are received in	      common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An adherent of the Roman Catholic church; a Roman	      Catholic.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Old Catholic}, the name assumed in 1870 by members of the	      Roman Catholic church, who denied the ecumenical character	      of the Vatican Council, and rejected its decrees, esp.	      that concerning the infallibility of the pope, as contrary	      to the ancient Catholic faith.	      [1913 Webster]
Catholical \Ca*thol"i*cal\, a.	   Catholic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Catholicism \Ca*thol"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F. catholicisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being catholic or universal;	      catholicity. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The faith of the whole orthodox Christian church, or	      adherence thereto.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The doctrines or faith of the Roman Catholic church, or	      adherence thereto.	      [1913 Webster]
Catholicity \Cath`o*lic"i*ty\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being catholic; universality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liberality of sentiments; catholicism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by	      all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine	      so held; orthodoxy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Adherence to the doctrines of the church of Rome, or the	      doctrines themselves.	      [1913 Webster]
Catholicize \Ca*thol"i*cize\, v. t. & i.	   To make or to become catholic or Roman Catholic.	   [1913 Webster]
Catholicly \Cath"o*lic*ly\, adv.	   In a catholic manner; generally; universally. --Sir L. Cary.	   [1913 Webster]
Catholicness \Cath"o*lic*ness\, n.	   The quality of being catholic; universality; catholicity.	   [1913 Webster]
Catholicon \Ca*thol"i*con\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. ?, universal. See	   {Catholic}.] (Med.)	   A remedy for all diseases; a panacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Catholicos \Ca*thol"i*cos\, n. [NL. See {Catholic}.] (Eccl.)	   The spiritual head of the Armenian church, who resides at	   Etchmiadzin, Russia, and has ecclesiastical jurisdiction	   over, and consecrates the holy oil for, the Armenians of	   Russia, Turkey, and Persia, including the Patriarchs of	   Constantinople, Jerusalem, and Sis.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Patriarch of Constantinople is the civil head of	         the Armenians in Turkey.	         [1913 Webster]
Catilinarian \Cat`i*li*na"ri*an\, a. [L. Catilinarius.]	   Pertaining to Catiline, the Roman conspirator; resembling	   Catiline's conspiracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cation \Cat"i*on\, n. [Gr. ? downward + ? going, p. pr. of ? to	   go.] (Chem.)	   a positively charged atom, radical, or molecule, which in	   electrolysis migrates to the cathode; a positive ion; --	   opposed to {anion}. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
cationic \cationic\ adj. (Chem.)	   of or pertaining to cations; having a net positive charge;	   positively ionic; -- said of ions. Contrasted with {anionic}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Catkin \Cat"kin\ (k[a^]t"k[i^]n), n. [Cat + -kin.] (Bot.)	   An ament; a species of inflorescence, consisting of a slender	   axis with many unisexual apetalous flowers along its sides,	   as in the willow and poplar, and (as to the staminate	   flowers) in the chestnut, oak, hickory, etc. -- so called	   from its resemblance to a cat's tail. See Illust. of {Ament}.	   [1913 Webster]
catkinate \catkinate\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or resembling a catkin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Catlike \Cat"like`\, a.	   Like a cat; stealthy; noiseless.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Catling \Cat"ling\, n. [Cat + -ing.]	   1. A little cat; a kitten. "Cat nor catling." --Drummond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Catgut; a catgut string. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) A double-edged, sharp-pointed dismembering knife.	      [Spelt also {catlin}.] --Crobb.	      [1913 Webster]
Catlinite \Cat"lin*ite\, n. [From George Catlin, an American	   traveler.]	   A red clay from the Upper Missouri region, used by the	   Indians for their pipes.	   [1913 Webster] Catnip
Catnip \Cat"nip`\, Catmint \Cat"mint`\, n. (Bot.)	   A well-know plant of the genus {Nepeta} ({Nepeta Cataria}),	   somewhat like mint, having a string scent, and sometimes used	   in medicine. It is so called because cats have a peculiar	   fondness for it.	   [1913 Webster]
Cato-cathartic \Cat`o-ca*thar"tic\, n. [Gr. ? down + ? serving	   to purge. See {Cathartic}.] (Med.)	   A remedy that purges by alvine discharges.	   [1913 Webster]
Catonian \Ca*to"ni*an\, a. [L. Catonionus.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the stern old Roman, Cato	   the Censor; severe; inflexible.	   [1913 Webster] Cat o' nine tails
Cat o' nine tails \Cat" o' nine" tails`\, cat-o'-nine-tails
\cat"-o'-nine"-tails`\n.	   1. a whip used as an instrument of punishment consisting of	      nine pieces of knotted line or cord fastened to a handle;	      -- formerly used to flog offenders on the bare back; --	      called also the {cat}. It was used in the British Navy to	      maintain discipline on board sailing ships.	   Syn: cat.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Catopter
Catopter \Ca*top"ter\, Catoptron \Ca*top"tron\, n. [Gr. ?	   mirror, fr. ? visible.]	   A reflecting optical glass or instrument; a mirror. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Catoptric
Catoptric \Ca*top"tric\, Catoptrical \Ca*top"tric*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?. See {Catopter}.]	   Of or pertaining to catoptrics; produced by reflection.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Catoptric light}, a light in which the rays are concentrated	      by reflectors into a beam visible at a distance.	      [1913 Webster]
Catoptrics \Ca*top"trics\, n. [Cf. F. catoptrique. See	   {Catropric}.] (Physics)	   That part of optics which explains the properties and	   phenomena of reflected light, and particularly that which is	   reflected from mirrors or polished bodies; -- formerly called	   {anacamptics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catoptromancy \Ca*top"tro*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? mirror + -mancy.	   See {Catopter}.] (Antiq.)	   A species of divination, which was performed by letting down	   a mirror into water, for a sick person to look at his face in	   it. If his countenance appeared distorted and ghastly, it was	   an ill omen; if fresh and healthy, it was favorable.	   [1913 Webster]
Catoptron \Ca*top"tron\ (k[.a]*t[o^]p"tr[o^]n), n. [Obs.]	   See {Catopter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catpipe \Cat`pipe"\ (k[a^]t"p[imac]p`), n.	   See {Catcall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat-rigged \Cat"-rigged`\, a.	   Rigged like a catboat.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat-salt \Cat"-salt`\, n.	   A sort of salt, finely granulated, formed out of the bittern	   or leach brine.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat's-eye \Cat's"-eye`\ (k[a^]ts"[imac]`), n. (Min.)	   A variety of quartz or chalcedony, exhibiting opalescent	   reflections from within, like the eye of a cat. The name is	   given to other gems affording like effects, esp. the	   chrysoberyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat's-foot \Cat's`-foot\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Nepeta Glechoma}) of the same genus with catnip;	   ground ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat-silver \Cat"-sil`ver\, n.	   Mica. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Catskill period \Cats"kill pe`ri*od\ (Geol.)	   The closing subdivision of the Devonian age in America. The	   rocks of this period are well developed in the Catskill	   mountains, and extend south and west under the Carboniferous	   formation. See the Diagram under {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catso \Cat"so\, n.; pl. {Catsos}. [It. cazzo.]	   A base fellow; a rogue; a cheat. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cat's-paw \Cat's"-paw`\, n.	   1. (Naut.)	      (a) A light transitory air which ruffles the surface of	          the water during a calm, or the ripples made by such a	          puff of air.	      (b) A particular hitch or turn in the bight of a rope,	          into which a tackle may be hooked.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A dupe; a tool; one who, or that which, is used by another	      as an instrument to a accomplish his purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the term refers to the fable of the	         monkey using the cat's paw to draw the roasting	         chestnuts out of the fire.	         [1913 Webster]
Cat's-tail \Cat's"-tail\, n.	   See {Timothy}, {Cat-tail}, {Cirrus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Catstick \Cat"stick`\, n.	   A stick or club employed in the game of ball called cat or	   tipcat. --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Catstitch \Cat"stitch\ (k[a^]t"st[i^]ch), v. t. (Needlework)	   To fold and sew down the edge of with a coarse zigzag stitch.	   [1913 Webster]
Catsup \Cat"sup\ (k[a^]t"s[u^]p), n.	   Same as {Catchup}, and {Ketchup}.	   [1913 Webster] cattail
cattail \cat"tail\, Cat-tail \Cat"-tail\(k[a^]t"t[=a]l), n.	   (Bot.)	   A tall erect rush or flag ({Typha latifolia}) growing widely	   in fresh and salt marshes, with long, flat, sword-shaped	   leaves, having clusters of small brown flowers in a dense	   cylindrical spike at the top of the stem; -- called also	   {bulrush} and {reed mace}. The leaves are frequently used for	   seating chairs, making mats, etc. See {Catkin}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The {lesser cat-tail} is {Typha angustifolia}.	         [1913 Webster]
cattalo \cattalo\ n.	   hardy breed of cattle resulting from crossing domestic cattle	   with the American buffalo; it yields leaner beef than	   conventional breeds; it is called also {beefalo}.	   Syn: beefalo.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cattish \Cat"tish\ (k[a^]t"t[i^]sh), a.	   Catlike; feline --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Cattle \Cat"tle\ (k[a^]t"t'l), n. pl. [OE. calet, chatel, goods,	   property, OF. catel, chatel, LL. captale, capitale, goods,	   property, esp. cattle, fr. L. capitals relating to the head,	   chief; because in early ages beasts constituted the chief	   part of a man's property. See {Capital}, and cf. {Chattel}.]	   Quadrupeds of the Bovine family; sometimes, also, including	   all domestic quadrupeds, as sheep, goats, horses, mules,	   asses, and swine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Belted cattle}, {Black cattle}. See under {Belted}, {Black}.	      	   {Cattle guard}, a trench under a railroad track and alongside	      a crossing (as of a public highway). It is intended to	      prevent cattle from getting upon the track.	   {cattle louse} (Zool.), any species of louse infecting	      cattle. There are several species. The {H[ae]matatopinus	      eurysternus} and {H[ae]matatopinus vituli} are common	      species which suck blood; {Trichodectes scalaris} eats the	      hair.	   {Cattle plague}, the rinderpest; called also {Russian cattle	      plague}.	   {Cattle range}, or {Cattle run}, an open space through which	      cattle may run or range. [U. S.] --Bartlett.	   {Cattle show}, an exhibition of domestic animals with prizes	      for the encouragement of stock breeding; -- usually	      accompanied with the exhibition of other agricultural and	      domestic products and of implements.	      [1913 Webster]
cattleship \cattleship\ n.	   a cargo ship for the transport of livestock.	   Syn: cattle boat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cattleya \cattleya\ n.	   any orchid of the genus {Cattleya} characterized by a	   hood-shaped three-lobed lip enclosing the column; they are	   among the most popular and most extravagantly beautiful	   orchids known. Called also {cattleya orchid}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Catty \Cat"ty\, n. [Malay kat[imac]. See {Caddy}.]	   An East Indian Weight of 11/3 pounds.	   [1913 Webster] catty-corner
catty-corner \catty-corner\ catty-cornered \catty-cornered\adj.	   1. Having a slanted or oblique direction.	   Syn: bias, catacorner, cata-cornered, catercorner,	        cater-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered,	        oblique, skew, skewed, slanted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
catwalk \catwalk\ n.	   1. A narrow walkway projecting from a stage into the seating	      area of a theater; it is used, e. g. by models displaying	      clothes on it at a fashion show. Called also {runway}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. A narrow walkway high in the air to allow workers access	      to parts of a structure otherwise difficult to reach.	      Catwalks are located, e.g. above a stage in a theater,	      between parts of a building, along the side of a bridge,	      on the outside of a railroad car, on the outside of a	      large storage tank, etc.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Caucasia \Caucasia\ n. (Geog.)	   a large mountainous region between the Black and Caspian	   seas.	   Syn: Caucasus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
caucasoid \caucasoid\ adj.	   belonging to the caucasian racial group.	   Syn: caucasian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caucasus \Caucasus\ n.	   1. (Geog.) a large region between the Black and Caspian seas.	   Syn: Caucasia.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Geog.) the mountain range located between the Black and	      Caspian seas.	      [PJC]
Caucasian \Cau*ca"sian\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Caucasus, a mountainous region	      between the Black and Caspian seas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the white races of mankind, of whom	      the people about Mount Caucasus were formerly taken as the	      type.	      [1913 Webster]	Caucasian \Cau*ca"sian\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of the Caucasus, esp. a Circassian	      or Georgian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of any of the white races of mankind.	      [1913 Webster]
Caucus \Cau"cus\, n. [Etymology uncertain. Mr. J. H. Trumbull	   finds the origin of caucus in the N. A. Indian word	   cawcawwassough or ca['u] cau-as'u one who urges or pushes on,	   a promoter. See citation for an early use of the word	   caucus.]	   A meeting, especially a preliminary meeting, of persons	   belonging to a party, to nominate candidates for public	   office, or to select delegates to a nominating convention, or	   to confer regarding measures of party policy; a political	   primary meeting.	   [1913 Webster]	         This day learned that the caucus club meets, at certain	         times, in the garret of Tom Dawes, the adjutant of the	         Boston regiment.                         --John Adams's	                                                  Diary [Feb.,	                                                  1763].	   [1913 Webster]	Caucus \Cau"cus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caucused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Caucusing}.]	   To hold, or meet in, a caucus or caucuses.	   [1913 Webster]
Caudad \Cau"dad\, adv. [L. cauda tail + ad to.] (Zool.)	   Backwards; toward the tail or posterior part.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauda galli \Cau"da gal*li\, . [L., tail of a cock.] (Paleon.)	   A plume-shaped fossil, supposed to be a seaweed,	   characteristic of the lower Devonian rocks; as, the cauda	   galli grit.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cauda 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 galli}. See the Diagram under {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Caudal \Cau"dal\, a. [L. Cauda tail. Cf. {Coward}.]	   Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a tail; having a	   tail-like appendage.	   [1913 Webster]	         The male widow-bird, remarkable for his caudal plumes.	                                                  --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Caudal fin} (Zool.), the terminal fin (or "tail") of a fish.	      [1913 Webster]
Caudata \Cau*da"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. cauda tail.] (Zool.)	   See {Urodela}.	   [1913 Webster] Caudate
Caudate \Cau"date\, Caudated \Cau"da*ted\ a. [L. cauda tail.]	   Having a tail; having a terminal appendage like a tail.	   Opposite of {acaudate}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Caudex \Cau"dex\, n.; pl. L. {Caudices}, E. {Caudexes}. [L.]	   (Bot.)	   The stem of a tree., esp. a stem without a branch, as of a	   palm or a tree fern; also, the perennial rootstock of an	   herbaceous plant.	   [1913 Webster] Caudicle
Caudicle \Cau"di*cle\, Caudicula \Cau*dic"u*la\, n. [Dim. of L.	   cauda tail, appendage.] (Bot.)	   A slender, elastic process, to which the masses of pollen in	   orchidaceous plants are attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Caudle \Cau"dle\, n. [OF. caudel, F. chaudeau, dim. of LL	   calidum a sweet drink, fr. L. caidus warm. See {Caldron}.]	   A kind of warm drink for sick persons, being a mixture of	   wine with eggs, bread, sugar, and spices.	   [1913 Webster]	Caudle \Cau"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caudled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Caudling}.]	   1. To make into caudle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Too serve as a caudle to; to refresh. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cauf \Cauf\, n. [Perh. akin to Celtic caff, cav, cau, L. cavus	   hollow, or to L. caphinus, Gr. ? basket.]	   A chest with holes for keeping fish alive in water.	   --Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Caufle \Cau"fle\, n.	   A gang of slaves. Same as {Coffle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caught \Caught\ (k[add]t),	   imp. & p. p. of {Catch}.	   [1913 Webster] Cauk
Cauk \Cauk\ (k[add]k), n., Cauker \Cauk"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   See {Cawk}, {Calker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Caul \Caul\ (k[add]l), n. [OE. calle, kelle, prob. fr. F. cale;	   cf. Ir. calla a veil.]	   1. A covering of network for the head, worn by women; also, a	      net. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The fold of membrane loaded with fat, which covers	      more or less of the intestines in mammals; the great	      omentum. See {Omentum}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The caul serves for the warming of the lower belly.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part of the amnion, one of the membranes enveloping the	      fetus, which sometimes is round the head of a child at its	      birth; -- called also a {veil}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            It is deemed lucky to be with a caul or membrane	            over the face. This caul is esteemed an infallible	            preservative against drowning . . . According to	            Chrysostom, the midwives frequently sold it for	            magic uses.                           --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was born with a caul, which was advertised for	            sale, in the newspapers, at the low price of fifteen	            guineas.                              --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
cauldron \caul"dron\ (k[add]l"dr[u^]n), n.	   1. a very large pot.	   Syn: caldron.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Caulescent \Cau*les"cent\, a. [L. caulis stalk, stem: cf. F.	   caulescent.] (Bot.)	   Having a leafy stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Caulicle \Cau"li*cle\, n. (Bot.)	   A short caulis or stem, esp. the rudimentary stem seen in the	   embryo of a seed; -- otherwise called a {radicle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauliculus \Cau*lic"u*lus\ (k[add]*l[i^]k"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Cauliculi} (-l[imac]). [L. cauliculus little stalk, dim. of	   caulis.] (Arch.)	   In the Corinthian capital, one of the eight stalks rising out	   of the lower leafage and terminating in leaves which seem to	   support the volutes. See {Illust}. of {Corinthian order},	   under {Corinthian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauliflower \Cau"li*flow`er\, n. [F. choufleur, modified by E.	   Cole. L. caulis, and by E. flower; F. chou cabbage is fr. L.	   caulis stalk, cabbage, and fleur flower is fr. L. flos	   flower. See {Cole}, and {Flower}.]	   1. (Bot.) An annual variety of {Brassica oleracea}, or	      cabbage, of which the cluster of young flower stalks and	      buds is eaten as a vegetable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The edible head or "curd" of a cauliflower plant.	      [1913 Webster]
Cauliform \Cau"li*form\, a. [L. caulis + -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a caulis.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauline \Cau"line\, a. (Bot.)	   Growing immediately on a caulis; of or pertaining to a	   caulis.	   [1913 Webster]
Caulis \Cau"lis\, n.; L. pl. {Caules}. [L., a stem.] (Bot.)	   An herbaceous or woody stem which bears leaves, and may bear	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Caulk \Caulk\, v. t.	   1. See {Calk}, v..	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to fill in the seams or cracks of, with a waterproof	      material such as caulk.	      [PJC]	Caulk \Caulk\, n.	   1. See {Calk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used	      to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water,	      such as wooden ships or bath tiles; -- called also {calk}	      and {caulking}. After applying in a semisolid form, the	      material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It	      is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes	      applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger	      seams.	      [PJC]
caulked \caulked\ adj.	   1. having cracks and crevices stopped up with a filler such	      as caulk. Contrasted with {uncaulked}. [Narrower terms:	      {weather-stripped}]	   Syn: calked, chinked, stopped-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having the seams between planks packed with waterproof	      material; -- of boats and ships.	   Syn: calked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
caulking \caulk"ing\ n.	   1. the process of sealing cracks and crevices with a filler	      such as caulk[2].	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {caulk[2]}, n..	      [PJC]
Caulocarpous \Cau`lo*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? stem + karpo`s fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Having stems which bear flowers and fruit year after year, as	   most trees and shrubs.	   [1913 Webster]
Caulome \Cau"lome\, n. [Gr. kalo`s stem + -ome as in rhizome.]	   (Bot.)	   A stem structure or stem axis of a plant, viewed as a whole.	   -- {Cau*lom"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cauma \Cau"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a burning heat.] (Med.)	   Great heat, as of the body in fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauponize \Cau"po*nize\, v. i. [L. cauponari, fr. caupo	   huckster, innkeeper.]	   To sell wine or victuals. [Obs.] --Warburfon.	   [1913 Webster]
Causable \Caus"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being caused.	   [1913 Webster]
Causal \Caus"al\, a. [L. causalis. See {Cause}.]	   Relating to a cause or causes; inplying or containing a cause	   or causes; expressing a cause; causative.	   [1913 Webster]	         Causal propositions are where two propositions are	         joined by causal words.                  --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	Causal \Caus"al\, n.	   A causal word or form of speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         Anglo-Saxon drencan to drench, causal of Anglo-Saxon	         drincan to drink.                        --Skeat.	   [1913 Webster]
Causality \Cau*sal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Causalities}.	   1. The agency of a cause; the action or power of a cause, in	      producing its effect.	      [1913 Webster]	            The causality of the divine mind.     --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) The faculty of tracing effects to their causes.	      --G. Combe.	      [1913 Webster]
Causally \Caus"al*ly\, adv.	   According to the order or series of causes; by tracing	   effects to causes.	   [1913 Webster]	Causally \Caus"al*ly\, n. (Mining.)	   The lighter, earthy parts of ore, carried off washing.	   [1913 Webster]
Causation \Cau*sa"tion\, n.	   The act of causing; also the act or agency by which an effect	   is produced.	   [1913 Webster]	         The kind of causation by which vision is produced.	                                                  --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Law of universal causation}, the theoretical or asserted law	      that every event or phenomenon results from, or is the	      sequel of, some previous event or phenomenon, which being	      present, the other is certain to take place.	      [1913 Webster]
Causationist \Cau*sa"tion*ist\, n.	   One who believes in the law of universal causation.	   [1913 Webster]
Causative \Caus"a*tive\, a. [L. causativus pertaining to a	   lawsuit (causa), but in the English sense from E. cause.]	   1. Effective, as a cause or agent; causing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Causative in nature of a number of effects. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing a cause or reason; causal; as, the ablative is	      a causative case.	      [1913 Webster]	Causative \Caus"a*tive\ (k[add]"z[.a]*t[i^]v), n.	   A word which expresses or suggests a cause.	   [1913 Webster]
Causatively \Caus"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a causative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Causator \Cau*sa"tor\ (k[add]*z[=a]"t[o^]r), n. [See {Cause}.]	   One who causes. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cause \Cause\ (k[add]z), n. [F. cause, fr. L. causa. Cf.	   {Cause}, v., {Kickshaw}.]	   1. That which produces or effects a result; that from which	      anything proceeds, and without which it would not exist.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cause is substance exerting its power into act, to	            make one thing begin to be.           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is the occasion of an action or state; ground;	      reason; motive; as, cause for rejoicing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sake; interest; advantage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I did it not for his cause.           --2 Cor. vii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A suit or action in court; any legal process by	      which a party endeavors to obtain his claim, or what he	      regards as his right; case; ground of action.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any subject of discussion or debate; matter; question;	      affair in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            What counsel give you in this weighty cause! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The side of a question, which is espoused, advocated, and	      upheld by a person or party; a principle which is	      advocated; that which a person or party seeks to attain.	      [1913 Webster]	            God befriend us, as our cause is just. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The part they take against me is from zeal to the	            cause.                                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Efficient cause}, the agent or force that produces a change	      or result.	   {Final cause}, the end, design, or object, for which anything	      is done.	   {Formal cause}, the elements of a conception which make the	      conception or the thing conceived to be what it is; or the	      idea viewed as a formative principle and cooperating with	      the matter.	   {Material cause}, that of which anything is made.	   {Proximate cause}. See under {Proximate}.	   {To make common cause with}, to join with in purposes and	      aims. --Macaulay.	   Syn: Origin; source; mainspring; motive; reason; incitement;	        inducement; purpose; object; suit; action.	        [1913 Webster]	Cause \Cause\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caused}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Causing}.] [F. causer, fr. cause, fr. L. causa. See {Cause},	   n., and cf. {Acouse}.]	   To effect as an agent; to produce; to be the occasion of; to	   bring about; to bring into existence; to make; -- usually	   followed by an infinitive, sometimes by that with a finite	   verb.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will cause it to rain upon the earth forty days.	                                                  --Gen. vii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cause that it be read also in the church of the	         Laodiceans.                              --Col. iv. 16.	   Syn: To create; produce; beget; effect; occasion; originate;	        induce; bring about.	        [1913 Webster]	Cause \Cause\, v. i.	   To assign or show cause; to give a reason; to make excuse.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Cause \Cause\, conj.	   Abbreviation of {Because}. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Causeful \Cause"ful\, n.	   Having a cause. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Causeless \Cause"less\, a.	   1. Self-originating; uncreated.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Without just or sufficient reason; groundless.	      [1913 Webster]	            My fears are causeless and ungrounded. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	Causeless \Cause"less\, adv.	   Without cause or reason.	   [1913 Webster]
Causelessness \Cause"less*ness\, n.	   The state of being causeless.	   [1913 Webster]
Causer \Caus"er\, n.	   One who or that which causes.	   [1913 Webster]
Causerie \Cause`rie"\, n. [F., fr. causer to chat.]	   Informal talk or discussion, as about literary matters; light	   conversation; chat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Causeuse \Cau`seuse"\ (k[-o]`z[~e]z"), n. [F., fr. causer to	   talk.]	   A kind of sofa for two persons. A {t[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te}.	   [1913 Webster] Causeway
Causeway \Cause"way\ (k[add]z"w[asl]), Causey \Cau"sey\	   ((k[add]"z[y^]), n. [OE. cauci, cauchie, OF. cauchie, F.	   chauss['e]e, from LL. (via) calciata, fr calciare to make a	   road, either fr. L. calx lime, hence, to pave with limestone	   (cf. E. chalk), or from L. calceus shoe, from calx heel,	   hence, to shoe, pave, or wear by treading.]	   A way or road raised above the natural level of the ground,	   serving as a dry passage over wet or marshy ground.	   [1913 Webster]	         But that broad causeway will direct your way. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The other way Satan went down	         The causey to Hell-gate.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Causewayed
Causewayed \Cause"wayed\, Causeyed \Cau"seyed\ a.	   Having a raised way (causeway or causey); paved. --Sir W.	   Scott. C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Causidical \Cau*sid"i*cal\, a. [L. causidicakis; causa a cause	   in law + dicare to say.]	   Pertaining to an advocate, or to the maintenance and defense	   of suits.	   [1913 Webster] Caustic
Caustic \Caus"tic\, Caustical \Caus"tic*al\, a. [L. caustucs,	   Ge. ?, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Calm}, {Ink}.]	   1. Capable of destroying the texture of anything or eating	      away its substance by chemical action; burning; corrosive;	      searing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severe; satirical; sharp; as, a caustic remark.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Caustic curve} (Optics), a curve to which the ray of light,	      reflected or refracted by another curve, are tangents, the	      reflecting or refracting curve and the luminous point	      being in one plane.	   {Caustic lime}. See under {Lime}.	   {Caustic potash}, {Caustic soda} (Chem.), the solid	      hydroxides potash, {KOH}, and soda, {NaOH}, or solutions	      of the same.	   {Caustic silver}, nitrate of silver, lunar caustic.	   {Caustic surface} (Optics), a surface to which rays reflected	      or refracted by another surface are tangents. Caustic	      curves and surfaces are called catacaustic when formed by	      reflection, and diacaustic when formed by refraction.	   Syn: Stinging; cutting; pungent; searching.	        [1913 Webster]	Caustic \Cau"stic\, n. [L. causticum (sc. medicamentum). See	   {Caustic}, a.]	   1. Any substance or means which, applied to animal or other	      organic tissue, burns, corrodes, or destroys it by	      chemical action; an escharotic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Optics) A caustic curve or caustic surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Caustically \Caus"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a caustic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Causticily \Caus*tic"i*ly\, n.	   1. The quality of being caustic; corrosiveness; as, the	      causticity of potash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severity of language; sarcasm; as, the causticity of a	      reply or remark.	      [1913 Webster]
Causticness \Caus"tic*ness\, n.	   The quality of being caustic; causticity.	   [1913 Webster]
Cautel \Cau"tel\, n. [F. caut[`e]le, L. cautela, fr. cavere to	   be on one's guard, to take care.]	   1. Caution; prudence; wariness. [Obs.] --Fulke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Craft; deceit; falseness. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cautelous \Cau"te*lous\, a. [F. cauteleux, LL. cautelosus. See	   {Cautel}.]	   1. Caution; prudent; wary. [Obs.] "Cautelous, though young."	      --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crafty; deceitful; false. [Obs.] --Shak. --	      {Cau"te*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Cau"te*lous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Cauter \Cau"ter\, n. [F. caut[`e]re, L. cauterium, fr. Gr. ? a	   branding iron, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Caustic}, {Cautery}.]	   A hot iron for searing or cauterizing. --Minsheu.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauterant \Cau"ter*ant\, n.	   A cauterizing substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauterism \Cau"ter*ism\, n.	   The use or application of a caustic; cautery. --Ferrand.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauterization \Cau`ter*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. caut[`e]risation.]	   (Med.)	   The act of searing some morbid part by the application of a	   cautery or caustic; also, the effect of such application.	   [1913 Webster]
Cauterize \Cau"ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cauterized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cauterizing}.] [L. cauterizare, Gr. ?, fr. a	   branding iron: cf. F. caut['e]rised.. See {cauter}.]	   1. To burn or sear with a cautery or caustic. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sear, as the conscience. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Cautery \Cau"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cauteries}. [L. cauterium, Gr. ?.	   See {Cauter}.]	   1. (Med.) A burning or searing, as of morbid flesh, with a	      hot iron, or by application of a caustic that will burn,	      corrode, or destroy animal tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The iron of other agent in cauterizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Actual cautery}, a substance or agent (as a hot iron) which	      cauterizes or sears by actual heat; or the burning so	      effected.	   {Potential cautery}, a substance which cauterizes by chemical	      action; as, lunar caustic; also, the cauterizing produced	      by such substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Caution \Cau"tion\, n. [F. caution a security, L. cautio, fr.	   cavere (For scavere) to be on one's guard, to take care	   (orig.) to be on the watch, see; akin to E. show.]	   1. A careful attention to the probable effects of an act, in	      order that failure or harm may be avoided; prudence in	      regard to danger; provident care; wariness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Security; guaranty; bail. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Parliament would yet give his majesty sufficient	            caution that the war should be prosecuted.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Precept or warning against evil of any kind; exhortation	      to wariness; advice; injunction.	      [1913 Webster]	            In way of caution I must tell you.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Civil & Scots Law) A pledge, bond, or other security for	      the performance of an obligation either in or out of	      judicial proceedings; the promise or contract of one not	      for himself but another; security.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Caution money}, money deposited by way of security or	      guaranty, as by a student at an English university.	   Syn: Care; forethought; forecast; heed; prudence;	        watchfulness; vigilance; circumspection; anxiety;	        providence; counsel; advice; warning; admonition.	        [1913 Webster]	Caution \Cau"tion\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cautioned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cautioning}.]	   To give notice of danger to; to warn; to exhort [one] to take	   heed.	   [1913 Webster]	         You cautioned me against their charms.   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Cautionary \Cau"tion*a*ry\, a.	   1. Conveying a caution, or warning to avoid danger; as,	      cautionary signals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given as a pledge or as security.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hated Barnevelt, for his getting the cautionary	            towns out of his hands.               --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wary; cautious. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Cautionary block \Cau"tion*a*ry block\ (Railroads)	   A block in which two or more trains are permitted to travel,	   under restrictions imposed by a caution card or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cautioner \Cau"tion*er\, n.	   1. One who cautions or advises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) A surety or sponsor.	      [1913 Webster]
Cautionry \Cau"tion*ry\, n. (Scots Law)	   Suretyship.	   [1913 Webster]
Cautious \Cau"tious\, a. [Cf. L. cautus, fr. caver. See	   {Caution}.]	   Attentive to examine probable effects and consequences of	   acts with a view to avoid danger or misfortune; prudent;	   circumspect; wary; watchful; as, a cautious general.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cautious feeling for another's pain.     --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be swift to hear; but cautious of your tongue. --Watts.	   Syn: Wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent; circumspect;	        discreet; heedful; thoughtful; scrupulous; anxious;	        careful.	   Usage: {Cautious}, {Wary}, {Circumspect}. A man is cautious	          who realizes the constant possibility of danger; one	          may be wary, and yet bold and active; a man who is	          circumspect habitually examines things on every side	          in order to weigh and deliberate. It is necessary to	          be cautious at all times; to be wary in cases of	          extraordinary danger; to be circumspect in matters of	          peculiar delicacy and difficulty.	          [1913 Webster]
Cautiously \Cau"tious*ly\, adv.	   In a cautious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cautiousness \Cau"tious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being cautious.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavalcade \Cav"al*cade`\, n. [F. cavalcade, fr. It. cavalcata,	   fr. cavalcare to go on horseback, fr. LL. caballicare, fr. L.	   caballus an inferior horse, Gr. ?. Cf. {Cavalier},	   {Cavalry}.]	   A procession of persons on horseback; a formal, pompous march	   of horsemen by way of parade.	   [1913 Webster]	         He brought back war-worn cavalcade to the city.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster] Cavalero
Cavalero \Cav`a*le"ro\, Cavaliero \Cav`a*lie"ro\	   (k[a^]v`[.a]*l[=e]"ro), n. [Sp. caballero. See {Cavalier}.]	   A cavalier; a gallant; a libertine. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavalier \Cav`a*lier"\ (k[a^]v`[.a]*l[=e]r"), n. [F. cavalier,	   It. cavaliere, LL. caballarius, fr. L. caballus. See	   {Cavalcade}, and cf. {Chevalier}, {Caballine}.]	   1. A military man serving on horseback; a knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gay, sprightly, military man; hence, a gallant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the court party in the time of king Charles I. as	      contrasted with a Roundhead or an adherent of Parliament.	      --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fort.) A work of more than ordinary height, rising from	      the level ground of a bastion, etc., and overlooking	      surrounding parts.	      [1913 Webster]	Cavalier \Cav`a*lier"\, a.	   offhand; unceremonious; gay; easy; frank. Opposed to	   {serious}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The plodding, persevering scupulous accuracy of the	         one, and the easy, cavalier, verbal fluency of the	         other, form a complete contrast. --Hazlitt.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. High-spirited. [Obs.] "The people are naturally not	      valiant, and not much cavalier." --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to the party of King Charles I. "An old	      Cavalier family." --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Cavalierish \Cav`a*lier"ish\, a.	   Somewhat like a cavalier.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavalierism \Cav`a*lier"ism\, n.	   The practice or principles of cavaliers. --Sir. W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavalierly \Cav`a*lier"ly\, adv.	   In a supercilious, disdainful, or haughty manner; arrogantly.	   --Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavalierness \Cav`a*lier"ness\, n.	   A disdainful manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavally \Ca*val"ly\, n. [Cf. Pg. cavalla a kind of fish; Sp.	   caballa; prob. fr. Pg. cavallo horse, Sp. caballa.] (Zool.)	   A carangoid fish of the Atlantic coast ({Caranx hippos}): --	   called also {horse crevall['e]}.	   Note: [See Illust. under {Carangoid}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Cavalry \Cav"al*ry\, n. [F. cavalerie, fr. It. cavalleria. See	   {Cavalier}, and cf. {chivalry}.] (Mil.)	   That part of military force which serves on horseback.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Heavy cavalry} and {light cavalry} are so	         distinguished by the character of their armament, and	         by the size of the men and horses.	         [1913 Webster]
Cavalryman \Cav"al*ry*man\, n.; pl. {Cavalrymen}.	   One of a body of cavalry.	   [1913 Webster]
cavalry-sword \cavalry-sword\ n.	   a stout sword with a curved blade and thick back.	   Syn: saber, sabre.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cavatina \Ca`va*ti"na\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   Originally, a melody of simpler form than the aria; a song	   without a second part and a da capo; -- a term now variously	   and vaguely used.	   [1913 Webster]
Cave \Cave\ (k[=a]v), n. [F. cave, L. cavus hollow, whence cavea	   cavity. Cf. {Cage}.]	   1. A hollow place in the earth, either natural or artificial;	      a subterraneous cavity; a cavern; a den.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any hollow place, or part; a cavity. [Obs.] "The cave of	      the ear." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Politics) A coalition or group of seceders from a	      political party, as from the Liberal party in England in	      1866. See {Adullam}, {Cave of}, in the Dictionary of Noted	      Names in Fiction.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Cave bear} (Zool.), a very large fossil bear ({Ursus	      spel[ae]us}) similar to the grizzly bear, but large;	      common in European caves.	   {Cave dweller}, a savage of prehistoric times whose dwelling	      place was a cave. --Tylor.	   {Cave hyena} (Zool.), a fossil hyena found abundanty in	      British caves, now usually regarded as a large variety of	      the living African spotted hyena.	   {Cave lion} (Zool.), a fossil lion found in the caves of	      Europe, believed to be a large variety of the African	      lion.	   {Bone cave}. See under {Bone}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cave \Cave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Caved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Caving}.] [Cf. F. caver. See {Cave}, n.]	   To make hollow; to scoop out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The mouldred earth cav'd the banke.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Cave \Cave\, v. i.	   1. To dwell in a cave. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See To cave in, below.] To fall in or down; as, the sand	      bank caved. Hence (Slang), to retreat from a position; to	      give way; to yield in a disputed matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cave in}. [Flem. inkalven.]	      (a) To fall in and leave a hollow, as earth on the side of	          a well or pit.	      (b) To submit; to yield. [Slang] --H. Kingsley.	          [1913 Webster]
Caveat \Ca"ve*at\, n. [L. caved let him beware, pres. subj. of	   cavere to be on one's guard to, beware.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) A notice given by an interested party to some	      officer not to do a certain act until the party is heard	      in opposition; as, a caveat entered in a probate court to	      stop the proving of a will or the taking out of letters of	      administration, etc. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (U. S. Patent Laws) A description of some invention,	      designed to be patented, lodged in the patent office	      before the patent right is applied for, and operating as a	      bar to the issue of letters patent to any other person,	      respecting the same invention.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A caveat is operative for one year only, but may be	         renewed.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Intimation of caution; warning; protest.	      [1913 Webster]	            We think it right to enter our caveat against a	            conclusion.                           --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Caveat emptor} [L.] (Law), let the purchaser beware, i. e.,	      let him examine the article he is buying, and act on his	      own judgment.	      [1913 Webster]
Caveating \Ca"ve*a`ting\, n. (Fencing)	   Shifting the sword from one side of an adversary's sword to	   the other.	   [1913 Webster]
Caveator \Ca"ve*a`tor\, n.	   One who enters a caveat.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavendish \Cav"en*dish\, n.	   Leaf tobacco softened, sweetened, and pressed into plugs or	   cakes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cut cavendish}, the plugs cut into long shreds for smoking.	      [1913 Webster]
Cavern \Cav"ern\, n. [L. caverna, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F.	   caverne.]	   A large, deep, hollow place in the earth; a large cave.	   [1913 Webster]
Caverned \Cav"erned\, a.	   1. Containing caverns.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wolves yelled on the caverned hill. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Living in a cavern. "Caverned hermit." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Cavernous \Cav"ern*ous\, a. [L. cavernosus: cf. F. caverneux.]	   1. Full of caverns; resembling a cavern or large cavity;	      hollow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Filled with small cavities or cells.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a sound caused by a cavity.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cavernous body}, a body of erectile tissue with large	      interspaces which may be distended with blood, as in the	      penis or clitoris.	   {Cavernous respiration}, a peculiar respiratory sound andible	      on auscultation, when the bronchial tubes communicate with	      morbid cavities in the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]
Cavernulous \Ca*ver"nu*lous\, a. [L. cavernula, dim. of caverna	   cavern.]	   Full of little cavities; as, cavernulous metal. --Black.	   [1913 Webster] Cavesson
Cavesson \Cav"es*son\, Cavezon \Cav"e*zon\, n. [F. cave[,c]on,	   augm. fr. LL. capitium a head covering hood, fr. L. caput	   head. Cf. {Caberzon}.] (Man.)	   A kind of noseband used in breaking and training horses.	   [Written also {caveson}, {causson}.] --White.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavetto \Ca*vet"to\ (k[.a]*v[e^]t"t[-o]), n. [It. cavetto, fr.	   cavo hollow, L. cavus.] (Arch.)	   A concave molding; -- used chiefly in classical architecture.	   See Illust. of {Column}.	   [1913 Webster] Caviar
Caviar \Cav"i*ar\, Caviare \Ca*viare"\, n. [F. caviar, fr. It.	   caviale, fr. Turk. Hav[imac][=a]r.]	   The roes of the sturgeon, prepared and salted; -- used as a	   relish, esp. in Russia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Caviare was considered a delicacy, by some, in	         Shakespeare's time, but was not relished by most. Hence	         Hamlet says of a certain play. "'T was caviare to the	         general," i. e., above the taste of the common people.	         [1913 Webster]
Cavicorn \Cav"i*corn\ (k[a^]v"[i^]*k[^o]rn), a. [L. cavus hollow	   + cornu horn.] (Zool.)	   Having hollow horns.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavicornia \Cav`i*cor"ni*a\ (k[a^]v`[i^]*k[^o]r"n[i^]*[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A group of ruminants whose horns are hollow, and planted on a	   bony process of the front, as the ox.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavil \Cav"il\ (k[a^]v"[i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Caviled} or	   {Cavilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Caviling} or {Cavilling}.] [L.	   cavillari to practice jesting, to censure, fr. cavilla	   bantering jests, sophistry: cf. OF. caviller.]	   To raise captious and frivolous objections; to find fault	   without good reason.	   [1913 Webster]	         You do not well in obstinacy	         To cavil in the course of this contract. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cavil \Cav"il\, v. t.	   To cavil at. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Cavil \Cav"il\, n.	   A captious or frivolous objection.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the cavils of prejudice and unbelief. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Caviler
Caviler \Cav"il*er\ or Caviller \Cav"il*ler\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who cavils.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cavilers at the style of the Scriptures. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Caviling \Cav"il*ing\, a.	   Disposed to cavil; finding fault without good reason. See	   {Captious}.	   [1913 Webster]	         His depreciatory and caviling criticism. --Lewis.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavilingly \Cav"il*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a caviling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavillation \Cav`il*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   cavillation, L. cavillatio.]	   Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster] Cavilous
Cavilous \Cav"il*ous\ or Cavillous \Cav"il*lous\, a. [L.	   cavillosus.]	   Characterized by caviling, or disposed to cavil; quibbing.	   [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Cav"il*ous*ness}, n.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cavin \Cav"in\, n. [F. See {Cave}.] (Mil.)	   A hollow way, adapted to cover troops, and facilitate their	   aproach to a place. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavitary \Cav"i*ta*ry\, a. (Zool.)	   Containing a body cavity; as, the cavitary or nematoid worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavity \Cav"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Cavities}. [L. cavus hollow: cf. F.	   cavit['e].]	   1. Hollowness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The cavity or hollowness of the place. --Goodwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hollow place; a hollow; as, the abdominal cavity.	      [1913 Webster]	            An instrument with a small cavity, like a small	            spoon.                                --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abnormal spaces or excavations are frequently formed	            in the lungs, which are designated cavities or	            vomic[ae].                            --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Body cavity}, the c[oe]lum. See under {Body}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cavo-relievo \Ca"vo-re*lie"vo\, n.	   Cavo-rilievo.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavo-rilievo \Ca"vo-ri*lie"vo\, n. [It.] (Sculp.)	   Hollow relief; sculpture in relief within a sinking made for	   the purpose, so no part of it projects beyond the plain	   surface around.	   [1913 Webster]
Cavort \Ca*vort"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cavorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cavorting}.]	   To prance ostentatiously; -- said of a horse or his rider.	   [Local slang, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cavy \Ca"vy\, n.; pl. {Cavies}. [NL. cavia, fr. Brazilian	   cabiai: cf. F. cabiai.] (Zool.)	   A rodent of the genera {Cavia} and {Dolichotis}, as the	   guinea pig ({Cavia cobaya}). Cavies are natives of South	   America.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Water cavy} (Zool.), The capybara.	      [1913 Webster]
Caw \Caw\ (k[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cawed} (k[add]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cawing}.] [Imitative. [root]22 Cf. {Chough}.]	   To cry like a crow, rook, or raven.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rising and cawing at the gun's report.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Caw \Caw\, n.	   The cry made by the crow, rook, or raven.	   [1913 Webster]
Cawk \Cawk\ (k[add]k), n. [Prov. E. cauk limestone. A doublet of	   chalk.] (Min.)	   An opaque, compact variety of barite, or heavy spar. [Also	   written {cauk}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cawker \Cawk"er\, n.	   See {Calker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cawky \Cawk"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to cawk; like cawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Caxon \Cax"on\, n.	   A kind of wig. [Obs.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Caxton \Cax"ton\, n. (Bibliog.)	   Any book printed by William Caxton, the first English	   printer. --Hansard.	   [1913 Webster]
Cay \Cay\, n.	   See {Key}, a ledge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cayenne \Cay*enne\, n. [From Cayenne, a town and island in	   French Guiana, South America.]	   Cayenne pepper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cayenne pepper}.	   (a) (Bot.) A species of {Capsicum} ({Capsicum frutescens})	       with small and intensely pungent fruit.	   (b) A very pungent spice made by drying and grinding the	       fruits or seeds of several species of the genus	       {Capsicum}, esp. {Capsicum annuum} and {Capsicum	       Frutescens}; -- called also {red pepper}. It is used	       chiefly as a condiment.	       [1913 Webster]
Cayman \Cay"man\ (k[=a]"man), n. [From the language of Guiana:	   cf. Sp. caiman.] (Zool.)	   The south America alligator. See {Alligator}. [Sometimes	   written {caiman}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cayo \Ca"yo\, n.; pl. {-yos}. [Sp.]	   A small island or ledge of rock in the water; a key. [Sp.	   Am.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cayugas \Ca*yu"gas\, n. pl.; sing. {Cayuga}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting western New-York,	   forming part of the confederacy called the Five Nations.	   [1913 Webster]
Cayuse \Cay*use"\, n.	   An Indian pony. [Northw. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster] Cazique
Cazique \Ca*zique"\, Cazic \Ca*zic"\, n. [Sp. Cacique, fr. the	   language of Haiti.]	   A chief or petty king among some tribes of Indians in	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
CB \CB\ n.	   same as {citizens' band}; that portion of the radio frequency	   spectrum allocated by the FCC for the use of individual	   citizens for short-distance personal or business use, from	   either fixed or mobile stations. Also used attributively, as	   {CB radio}. [acronym]	   Syn: Citizens' Band.	        [PJC]
CBC \CBC\ n.	   the complete blood count; a clinical test which counts the	   number of white and red blood cells and the number of	   platelets in one cubic milimeter of blood. [acronym]	   Syn: complete blood count, blood profile.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cd \Cd\ n.	   1. the chemical suymbol for {cadmium}, a metallic element of	      atomic number 48.	   Syn: cadmium.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the abbreviation for the {candela}, the basic unit of	      luminous intensity adopted under the System International	      d'Unites. [abbr.]	   Syn: candle, candela, standard candle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
CD \CD\ n.	   1. an acronym for {compact disk}, a disk-shaped recording of	      binary data that is smaller than a phonograph record, and	      is recorded and played back by a {compact disk player}, an	      electronic device containing a laser. The term is also	      used generically to refer to the medium as a data storage	      medium.	   Syn: compact disc, compact disk.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a {compact disk player}. [informal]	      [PJC]	   3. an acronym for {certificate of deposit}, a debt instrument	      issued by a bank for a fixed time period, usually paying	      interest.	   Syn: certificate of deposit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
CD-R \CD-R\ n. [from Compact Disk-Recordable.]	   a recordable compact disk; a compact disc on which you can	   write only once and thereafter is read-only.	   Syn: compact disc recordable, CD-WO, compact disc write-once.	        [WordNet 1.5]
CD-ROM \CD-ROM\ n.	   a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with	   an audio system); a large amount of digital information can	   be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user.	   Syn: compact disc read-only memory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
CD-WO \CD-WO\ n. [from Compact Disk-Write Once.]	   A recordable compact disk; a compact disc on which you can	   write only once and thereafter is read-only.	   Syn: CD-R, compact disc recordable, compact disc write-once.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ce \Ce\ n.	   the chemical symbol for {cerium}, the most abundant element	   of the rare-earth group.	   Syn: cerium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cease \Cease\ (s[=e]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ceased} (s[=e]st);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Ceasing}.] [OE. cessen, cesen, F. cesser,	   fr. L. cessare, v. intensive fr. cedere to withdraw. See	   {Cede}, and cf. {Cessation}.]	   1. To come to an end; to stop; to leave off or give over; to	      desist; as, the noise ceased. "To cease from strife."	      --Prov. xx. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be wanting; to fail; to pass away.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poor shall never cease out of the land. --Deut.	                                                  xv. 11.	   Syn: To intermit; desist; stop; abstain; quit; discontinue;	        refrain; leave off; pause; end.	        [1913 Webster]	Cease \Cease\, v. t.	   To put a stop to; to bring to an end.	   [1913 Webster]	         But he, her fears to cease	         Sent down the meek-eyed peace.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cease, then, this impious rage.          --Milton	   [1913 Webster]	Cease \Cease\, n.	   Extinction. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceaseless \Cease"less\, a.	   Without pause or end; incessant.	   [1913 Webster]	Ceaseless \Cease"less\, adv.	   Without intermission or end.	   [1913 Webster]
Cebidae \Cebidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family including all the New World monkeys except	   marmosets and tamarins.	   Syn: family {Cebidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cebu \Cebu\ prop. n.	   1. one of the Visayan islands of the central Philippines,	      important for its fine harbor.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the	      Philippines.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cebuan \Cebuan\ prop. n.	   1. An inhabitant of the island of Cebu; a member of the	      Visayan (or Bisayan) people of the Philippines.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its	      lexicon contributes to the official language of the	      Philippines.	   Syn: Cebuano.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cebuano \Cebuano\ prop. n.	   The language of the people of Cebu in the Philippines; its	   lexicon contributes to the official languag of the	   Philippines.	   Syn: Cebuan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cebuella \Cebuella\ prop. n.	   A genus of pygmy marmosets.	   Syn: genus {Cebuella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cebus \Cebus\ prop. n.	   the type genus of the {Cebidae}.	   Syn: genus {Cebus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cecal \cecal\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or like a cecum.	   Syn: caecal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cecidomyia \Cec`i*do*my"i*a\	   (s[e^]s`[i^]*d[-o]*m[imac]"[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. [Nl., fr. Gr.	   khki`s, khki^dos, a gall nut + myi^a a fly.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small dipterous files, including several very	   injurious species, as the {Hessian fly}. See {Hessian fly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cecidomyidae \Cecidomyidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family comprising the gall midges.	   Syn: family {Cecidomyidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cecity \ce"ci*ty\ (s[=e]"s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. caecitas, fr.	   caecus blind: cf. F. c['e]cit['e].]	   Blindness. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cecropiaceae \Cecropiaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of insects, in some classifications included	   in family {Moraceae}.	   Syn: family {Cecropiaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cecum \cecum\ n.	   The {caecum}, the cavity in which the large intestine begins	   and into which the ileum opens.	   Syn: caecum, blind gut.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cecutiency \ce*cu"tien*cy\ (s[-e]*k[=u]"*shen*s[y^]), n. [L.	   caecutire to be blind, fr. caecus blind.]	   Partial blindness, or a tendency to blindness. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
cedar \ce"dar\ (s[=e]"d[~e]r), n. [AS. ceder, fr. L. cedrus, Gr.	   ke`dros.] (Bot.)	   The name of several evergreen trees. The wood is remarkable	   for its durability and fragrant odor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cedar of Lebanon is the {Cedrus Libani}; the white	         cedar ({Cupressus thyoides}) is now called	         {Cham[oe]cyparis sph[ae]roidea}; American red cedar is	         the {Juniperus Virginiana}; Spanish cedar, the West	         Indian {Cedrela odorata}. Many other trees with	         odoriferous wood are locally called cedar.	         [1913 Webster]
Cedar \Ce"dar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to cedar.	   [1913 Webster] cedar bird
cedar bird \ce"dar bird`\, cedarbird \ce"dar*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {cedar waxwing}.	   [PJC]	cedar waxwing \ce"dar wax"wing\, n. (Zool.)	   a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly	   {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North	   America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; -- called	   also {cedar bird}, {cherry bird}, {Canada robin}, and	   {American waxwing}. It is a brownish bird about 7 inches	   long, between the size of a robin and a sparrow, has a crest	   on the head, a black face mask, and a yellow-tipped tail. The	   name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings,	   like that of a black sealing wax. They sometimes are seen in	   flocks.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
cedarwood \ce"dar*wood`\ n.	   The durable aromatic wood of any of numerous cedar and	   cedarlike trees; especially the wood of the red cedar, often	   used for cedar chests.	   Syn: cedar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cedared \ce"dared\ (s[=e]"d[~e]rd), a.	   Covered, or furnished with, cedars.	   [1913 Webster]
cedarn \ce"darn\ (s[=e]"d[~e]rn), a.	   Of or pertaining to the cedar or its wood. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
cede \cede\ (s[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {ceded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {ceding}.] [L. cedere to withdraw, yield; akin to cadere	   to fall, and to E. chance; cf. F. c['e]der.]	   To yield or surrender; to give up; to resign; as, to cede a	   fortress, a province, or country, to another nation, by	   treaty.	   [1913 Webster]	         The people must cede to the government some of their	         natural rights.                          --Jay.	   [1913 Webster]
cedilla \ce*dil"la\ (s[-e]*d[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [Sp. cedilla, cf.	   F. c['e]dille; dim. of zeta, the Gr. name of the letter z,	   because this letter was formerly written after the c, to give	   it the sound of s.]	   A mark placed under the letter c [thus, [,c]], to show that	   it is to be sounded like s, as in fa[,c]ade.	   [1913 Webster]
Cedrat \Ce"drat\ (s[=e]"dr[a^]t), n. [Cf. F. c['e]drat. See	   {Cedar}.] (Bot.)	   Properly the citron, a variety of {Citrus medica}, with large	   fruits, not acid, and having a high perfume.	   [1913 Webster]
Cedrene \Ce"drene\ (s[=e]"dr[=e]n), n. (Chem.)	   A rich aromatic oil, {C15H24}, extracted from oil of red	   cedar, and regarded as a polymeric terpene; also any one of a	   class of similar substances, as the essential oils of cloves,	   cubebs, juniper, etc., of which cedrene proper is the type.	   [Written also {cedren}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cedrine \Ce"drine\ (s[=e]"dr[i^]n; 277), a. [L. cedrinus, Gr.	   ke`drinos. See {Cedar}.]	   Of or pertaining to cedar or the cedar tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Cedriret \Ce"dri*ret\ (s[=e]"dr[i^]*r[e^]t), n.	   Same as {C[oe]rulignone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cedry \Ce"dry\ (s[=e]"dr[y^]), a.	   Of the nature of cedar. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cedule \Ced"ule\ (s[e^]d"[-u]l), n. [F. c['e]dule, fr. L.	   shedula. See {Shedule}.]	   A scroll; a writing; a schedule. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ceduous \Ced"u*ous\ (s[e^]d"[-u]*[u^]s), a. [L. caeduus, fr.	   caedere to cut down.]	   Fit to be felled. [Obs.] --Eyelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceiba \Ceiba\ n.	   a genus of tropical American trees with palmately compound	   leaves and showy bell-like flowers.	   Syn: genus {Ceiba}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ceibo \ceibo\ n.	   a small South American spiny tree ({Erythrina crista-galli})	   with dark crimson and scarlet flowers solitary or clustered.	   Syn: crybaby tree, cry-baby tree, common coral tree,	        {Erythrina crista-galli}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceil \Ceil\ (s[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ceiled} (s[=e]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ceiling}.] [From an older noun, fr. F. ciel	   heaven, canopy, fr. L. caelum heaven, vault, arch, covering;	   cf. Gr. koi^los hollow.]	   1. To overlay or cover the inner side of the roof of; to	      furnish with a ceiling; as, to ceil a room.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greater house he ceiled with fir tree. --2	                                                  Chron. iii. 5	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To line or finish a surface, as of a wall, with plaster,	      stucco, thin boards, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Ceiling \Ceil"ing\, n. [See {Cell}, v. t.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) The inside lining of a room overhead; the under side	          of the floor above; the upper surface opposite to the	          floor.	      (b) The lining or finishing of any wall or other surface,	          with plaster, thin boards, etc.; also, the work when	          done.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The inner planking of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Camp ceiling}. See under {Camp}.	   {Ceiling boards}, Thin narrow boards used to ceil with.	      [1913 Webster]
Ceint \Ceint\, n. [See {Cincture}.]	   A girdle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ceinture \Cein`ture"\, n. [F.]	   A cincture, girdle, or belt; -- chiefly used in English as a	   dressmaking term.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Celadon \Cel"a*don\, n. [F.]	   A pale sea-green color; also, porcelain or fine pottery of	   this tint.	   [1913 Webster]
Celandine \Cel"an*dine\ (s[e^]l"[a^]n*d[imac]n), n. [OE.	   celidoine, OF. celidoine, F. ch['e]lidoine, fr. L. chelidonia	   (sc. herba), fr. chelidonius pertaining to the swallow, Gr.	   chelido`nios, fr. chelidw`n the swallow, akin to L. hirundo a	   swallow.] (Bot.)	   A perennial herbaceous plant ({Chelidonium majus}) of the	   poppy family, with yellow flowers. It is used as a medicine	   in jaundice, etc., and its acrid saffron-colored juice is	   used to cure warts and the itch; -- called also {greater	   celandine} and {swallowwort}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lasser celandine}, the pilewort ({Ranunculus Ficaria}).	      [1913 Webster]
Celastrus \Celastrus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Celastraceae}, comprising the plants	   called {climbing bittersweet}; bittersweet and shrubby	   bittersweet; they are woody vines and shrubs native chiefly	   to Asia and Australia, bearing yellow to orange capsules	   which open to expose red-coated seeds. See also	   {bittersweet[3b]}.	   Syn: genus {Celastrus}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Celature \Cel"a*ture\, n. [L. caelatura, fr. caelare to engrave	   in relief.]	   1. The act or art of engraving or embossing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is engraved. [Obs.] --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]
Celebrant \Cel"e*brant\, n. [L. celebrans, p. pr. of celebrare.	   See {Celebrate}.]	   One who performs a public religious rite; -- applied	   particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic	   Church, as distinguished from his assistants.	   [1913 Webster]
Celebrate \Cel"e*brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Celebrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Celebrating}.] [L. celebratus, p. p. of	   celebrare to frequent, to celebrate, fr. celeber famous.]	   1. To extol or honor in a solemn manner; as, to celebrate the	      name of the Most High.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To honor by solemn rites, by ceremonies of joy and	      respect, or by refraining from ordinary business; to	      observe duly; to keep; as, to celebrate a birthday.	      [1913 Webster]	            From even unto even shall ye celebrate your Sabbath.	                                                  --Lev. xxiii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn	      rite; to solemnize; to perform with appropriate rites; as,	      to celebrate a marriage.	   Syn: To commemorate; distinguish; honor.	   Usage: To {Celebrate}, {Commemorate}. We commemorate events	          which we desire to keep in remembrance, when we recall	          them by some special observace; as, to commemorate the	          death of our Savior. We celebrate by demonstrations of	          joy or solemnity or by appropriate ceremonies; as, to	          celebrate the birthday of our Independence.	          [1913 Webster]	                We are called upon to commemorate a revolution	                as surprising in its manner as happy in its	                consequences.                     --Atterbury.	          [1913 Webster]	                Earth, water, air, and fire, with feeling glee,	                Exult to celebrate thy festival.  --Thomson.	          [1913 Webster]
Celebrated \Cel"e*bra`ted\, a.	   Having celebrity; distinguished; renowned.	   [1913 Webster]	         Celebrated for the politeness of his manners.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Distinguished; famous; noted; famed; renowned;	        illustrious. See {Distinguished}.	        [1913 Webster]
Celebration \Cel`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. celebratio.]	   The act, process, or time of celebrating.	   [1913 Webster]	         His memory deserving a particular celebration.	                                                  --Clarendok.	   [1913 Webster]	         Celebration of Mass is equivalent to offering Mass	                                                  --Cath. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]	         To hasten the celebration of their marriage. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Celebrator \Cel"e*bra`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who celebrates; a praiser. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Celebrious \Ce*le"bri*ous\, a.	   Famous. [Obs.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Celebrity \Ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Celebrities}. [L. celebritas:	   cf. F. c['e]l['e]brit['e].]	   1. Celebration; solemnization. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The celebrity of the marriage.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or condition of being celebrated; fame; renown;	      as, the celebrity of Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	            An event of great celebrity in the history of	            astronomy.                            --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person of distinction or renown; -- usually in the	      plural; as, he is one of the celebrities of the place.	      [1913 Webster]
Celeriac \Ce*le"ri*ac\, n. (Bot.)	   Turnip-rooted celery, a from of celery with a large globular	   root, which is used for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Celerity \Ce*ler"i*ty\, n. [L. celeritas, from celer swiftm	   speedy: sf. F. c['e]l['e]rit['e].]	   Rapidity of motion; quickness; swiftness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time, with all its celerity, moves slowly to him whose	         whole employment is to watch its flight. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Celery \Cel"er*y\, n. [F. c['e]leri, cf. Prov. It. seleno,	   seler; fr. Gr. ? parsley, in Lgr. & NGr. celery. Cf.	   {Parsley}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the Parsley family ({Apium graveolens}), of which	   the blanched leafstalks are used as a salad.	   [1913 Webster]
celesta \celesta\ n. (Mus.)	   a musical instrument consisting of graduated steel plates	   that are struck by hammers activated by a keyboard.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, a. [OF. celestial, celestied, fr. L.	   caelestic, fr. caelum heaved. See {Cell}.]	   1. Belonging to the a["e]rial regions, or visible heavens.	      "The twelve celestial signs." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the spiritual heaven; heavenly;	      divine. "Celestial spirits." "Celestial light," --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Chinese, or	      Celestial, Empire, of the Chinese people.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Celestial city}, heaven; the heavenly Jerusalem. --Bunyan.	   {Celestial empire}, China; -- so called from the Chinese	      words, tien chan, Heavenly Dynasty, as being the kingdom	      ruled over by the dynasty appointed by heaven. --S. W.	      Williams.	      [1913 Webster]	Celestial \Ce*les"tial\, n.	   1. An inhabitant of heaven. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A native of China; a Chinaman; a Chinese. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Celestialize \Ce*les"tial*ize\, v. t.	   To make celestial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Celestially \Ce*les"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a celestial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Celestify \Ce*les"ti*fy\, v. t. [L. caelestis heavenly + -fly.]	   To make like heaven. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Celestine
Celestine \Cel"es*tine\, Celestite \Cel"es*tite\,, n. [LL.	   caelestinus bine.] (Min.)	   Native strontium sulphate, a mineral so named from its	   occasional delicate blue color. It occurs crystallized, also	   in compact massive and fibrous forms.	   [1913 Webster] Celestine	Celestine \Cel"es*tine\, Celestinian \Cel`es*tin"i*an\, n.	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   A monk of the austere branch of the Franciscan Order founded	   by Celestine V. in the 13th centry.	   [1913 Webster]
Celiac \Ce"li*ac\, a. (Anat.)	   See C[oe]llac.	   [1913 Webster]
Celibacy \Ce*lib"a*cy\, n. [See {Celibate}, n.]	   The state of being unmarried; single life, esp. that of a	   bachelor, or of one bound by vows not to marry. "The celibacy	   of the clergy." --Hallom.	   [1913 Webster]
Celibate \Cel"i*bate\, n. [L. aelibatus, fr. caelebs unmarried,	   single.]	   1. Celibate state; celibacy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . preferreth holy celibate before the estate	            of marriage.                          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is unmarried, esp. a bachelor, or one bound by	      vows not to marry.	      [1913 Webster]	Celibate \Cel"i*bate\, a.	   Unmarried; single; as, a celibate state.	   [1913 Webster]
Celibatist \Ce*lib"a*tist\, n.	   One who lives unmarried. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Celidography \Cel`i*dog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?, ? stain, spot +	   -graphy: cf. F. c['e]lidographie.]	   A description of apparent spots on the disk of the sun, or on	   planets.	   [1913 Webster]
Cell \Cell\, n. [OF. celle, fr. L. cella; akin to celare to	   hide, and E. hell, helm, conceal. Cf. {Hall}.]	   1. A very small and close apartment, as in a prison or in a	      monastery or convent; the hut of a hermit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heroic confessor in his cell.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small religious house attached to a monastery or	      convent. "Cells or dependent priories." --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any small cavity, or hollow place.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.)	      (a) The space between the ribs of a vaulted roof.	      (b) Same as {Cella}.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Elec.) A jar of vessel, or a division of a compound	      vessel, for holding the exciting fluid of a battery.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Biol.) One of the minute elementary structures, of which	      the greater part of the various tissues and organs of	      animals and plants are composed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: All cells have their origin in the primary cell from	         which the organism was developed. In the lowest animal	         and vegetable forms, one single cell constitutes the	         complete individual, such being called unicelluter	         orgamisms. A typical cell is composed of a semifluid	         mass of protoplasm, more or less granular, generally	         containing in its center a nucleus which in turn	         frequently contains one or more nucleoli, the whole	         being surrounded by a thin membrane, the cell wall. In	         some cells, as in those of blood, in the am[oe]ba, and	         in embryonic cells (both vegetable and animal), there	         is no restricting cell wall, while in some of the	         unicelluliar organisms the nucleus is wholly wanting.	         See Illust. of {Bipolar}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Air cell}. See {Air cell}.	   {Cell development} (called also {cell genesis}, {cell	      formation}, and {cytogenesis}), the multiplication, of	      cells by a process of reproduction under the following	      common forms; segmentation or fission, gemmation or	      budding, karyokinesis, and endogenous multiplication. See	      {Segmentation}, {Gemmation}, etc.	   {Cell theory}. (Biol.) See {Cellular theory}, under	      {Cellular}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cell \Cell\ (s[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Celled} (s[e^]ld).]	   To place or inclose in a cell. "Celled under ground." [R.]	   --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cella \Cel"la\, n. [L.] (Arch.)	   The part inclosed within the walls of an ancient temple, as	   distinguished from the open porticoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cellar \Cel"lar\, n. [OE. celer, OF. celier, F. celier, fr. L.	   cellarium a receptacle for food, pantry, fr. cella storeroom.	   See {Cell}.]	   A room or rooms under a building, and usually below the	   surface of the ground, where provisions and other stores are	   kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Cellarage \Cel"lar*age\, n.	   1. The space or storerooms of a cellar; a cellar. --Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            You hear this fellow in the cellarage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Chare for storage in a cellar.	      [1913 Webster]
Cellarer \Cel"lar*er\, n. [LL. cellararius, equiv. to L.	   cellarius steward: cf. F. cell['e]rier. See {Cellar}.]	   (Eccl.)	   A steward or butler of a monastery or chapter; one who has	   charge of procuring and keeping the provisions.	   [1913 Webster]
Cellaret \Cel`lar*et"\, n. [Dim of cellar.]	   A receptacle, as in a dining room, for a few bottles of wine	   or liquor, made in the form of a chest or coffer, or a deep	   drawer in a sideboard, and usually lined with metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Cellarist \Cel"lar*ist\, n.	   Same as {Cellarer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Celled \Celled\, a.	   Containing a cell or cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Cellepore \Cel"le*pore\, n. [L. cella cell + porus, Gr. ?,	   passage.] (Zool.)	   A genus of delicate branching corals, made up of minute	   cells, belonging to the Bryozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Celliferous \Cel*lif"er*ous\, a. [Cell + -ferous.]	   Bearing or producing cells.	   [1913 Webster]
cell-like \cell-like\ adj.	   resembling a cell.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cello \Cel"lo\ (ch[e^]l"l[-o]), n.; pl. E. {Cellos}	   (ch[e^]l"l[-o]z), It. {Celli} (ch[e^]l"l[=e]).	   A contraction for {Violoncello}.	   [1913 Webster]
cellophane \cellophane\ (s[e^]l"[-o]*f[=a]n`), n.	   a transparent paper-like product made of regenerated	   cellulose, produced in sheets and rolls, which is impervious	   to moisture and germs, and which is used to wrap candy,	   cigarettes, and a wide variety of other products for	   distribution and retail sale; as, a pack of cigarettes in a	   cellophane wrapper.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cellular \Cel"lu*lar\ (s[e^]l"[u^]*l[~e]r; 135), a. [L. cellula	   a little cell: cf. F. cellulaire. See {Cellule}.]	   1. Consisting of, or containing, cells; of or pertaining to a	      cell or cells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. porous; containing cavities.	      [PJC]	   3. pertaining to or using a system of transmission of	      telephone signals by radio, in which areas are divided	      into geographical parts (cells), each of which is served	      by a transmitter whose range is limited to that region,	      thus permitting a single transmission frequency to be used	      simulataneously in different parts of the same area.	      Cellular telephones are typically small and battery	      powered, allowing a subscriber with such a telephone to	      carry the telephone in a pocket or purse, over the entire	      area served, and to be contacted by a single telephone	      number. The system became widespread and popular in the	      1980's and 1990's; as, cellular telephones sometimes lose	      their link unpredictably.	      [PJC]	   {Cellular plants}, {Cellular cryptogams} (Bot.), those	      flowerless plants which have no ducts or fiber in their	      tissue, as mosses, fungi, lichens, and alg[ae].	   {Cellular theory}, or {Cell theory} (Biol.), a theory,	      according to which the essential element of every tissue,	      either vegetable or animal, is a cell; the whole series of	      cells having been formed from the development of the germ	      cell and by differentiation converted into tissues and	      organs which, both in plants and animals, are to be	      considered as a mass of minute cells communicating with	      each other.	   {Cellular tissue}.	      (a) (Anat.) See {conjunctive tissue} under {Conjunctive}.	      (b) (Bot.) Tissue composed entirely of parenchyma, and	          having no woody fiber or ducts.	          [1913 Webster]
cellularity \cellularity\ n.	   the state of having cells.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cellulated \Cel"lu*la`ted\, a.	   Cellular. --Caldwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cellule \Cel"lule\ (s[e^]l"[=u]l), n. [L. cellula a small	   apartment, dim. of cella: cf. F. cellule. See {Cell}.]	   A small cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Celluliferous \Cel`lu*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. cellula + -ferous.]	   Bearing or producing little cells.	   [1913 Webster]
cellulite \cel"lu*lite`\ (s[e^]l"[u^]*l[imac]t` or	   s[e^]l"[u^]*l[=e]t`), n.	   small lumpy deposits of body fat esp. on women's thighs and	   buttocks. Not used as a technical term.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cellulitis \Cel`lu*li"tis\, n. [NL., fr. L. cellula + -itis.]	   An inflammantion of the cellular or areolar tissue, esp. of	   that lying immediately beneath the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Celluloid \Cel"lu*loid`\ (s[e^]l"[-u]*loid), n. [Cellulose +	   -oid.]	   A substance composed essentially of gun cotton and camphor,	   and when pure resembling ivory in texture and color, but	   variously colored to imitate coral, tortoise shell, amber,	   malachite, etc. It is used in the manufacture of jewelry and	   many small articles, as combs, brushes, collars, and cuffs;	   -- originally called {xylonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cellulose \Cel"lu*lose`\ (s[e^]l"[-u]*l[=o]s`), a.	   Consisting of, or containing, cells.	   [1913 Webster]	Cellulose \Cel"lu*lose`\, n. (Chem.)	   The substance which constitutes the essential part of the	   solid framework of plants, of ordinary wood, cotton, linen,	   paper, etc. It is also found to a slight extent in certain	   animals, as the tunicates. It is a carbohydrate,	   {(C6H10O5)n}, isomeric with starch, and is convertible into	   starches and sugars by the action of heat and acids. When	   pure, it is a white amorphous mass. See {Starch},	   {Granulose}, {Lignin}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unsized, well bleached linen paper is merely pure	         cellulose.                               --Goodale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Starch cellulose}, the delicate framework which remains when	      the soluble part (granulose) of starch is removed by	      saliva or pepsin. --Goodale.	      [1913 Webster]
cellulosid \cellulosid\ adj.	   of or containing or made from cellulose.	   Syn: cellulosic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Celosia \Celosia\ n.	   a genus of annual or perennial herbs or vines of tropical and	   subtropical America and Asia and Africa.	   Syn: genus {Celosia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Celotomy \Ce*lot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?; ? hernia + ? to cut.] (Med.)	   The act or operation of cutting, to relieve the structure in	   strangulated hernia. [Frequently written {kelotomy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Celsiture \Cel"si*ture\, n. [L. celstudo, from celsus high: cf.	   celsitude.]	   Height; altitude. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Celsius \Cel"si*us\, n.	   The Celsius thermometer or scale, so called from Anders	   Celsius, a Swedish astronomer, who invented it. It is the	   same as the centigrade thermometer or scale.	   [1913 Webster]
Celt \Celt\ (s[e^]lt; k[e^]lt), n. [L. Celtae, Gr. Keltoi`,	   Ke`ltai, pl.: cf. W. Celtiad one that dwells in a covert, an	   inhabitant of the wood, a Celt, fr. celt covert, shelter,	   celu to hide.]	   One of an ancient race of people, who formerly inhabited a	   great part of Central and Western Europe, and whose	   descendants at the present day occupy Ireland, Wales, the	   Highlands of Scotland, and the northern shores of France.	   [Written also {Kelt}. The letter C was pronounced hard in	   Celtic languages.]	   [1913 Webster]	Celt \Celt\, n. [LL. celts a chisel.] (Arch[ae]ol.)	   A weapon or implement of stone or metal, found in the tumuli,	   or barrows, of the early Celtic nations.	   [1913 Webster]
Celtiberian \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 the Celtiberi (Celts of the river Iberus). -- n.	   An inhabitant of Celtiberia.	   [1913 Webster]
Celtic \Celt"ic\ (s[e^]lt"[i^]k; k[e^]lt"[i^]k), a. [L.	   Celticus, Gr. Keltiko`s. See {Celt}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Celts; as, Celtic people, tribes,	   literature, tongue. [Written also {Keltic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Celtic \Celt"ic\, n.	   The language of the Celts.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The remains of the old Celtic language are found in the	         Gaelic, the Erse or Irish; the Manx, and the Welsh and	         its cognate dialects Cornish and Bas Breton.	         [1913 Webster]
Celticism \Celt"i*cism\ (s[e^]l"t[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.	   A custom of the Celts, or an idiom of their language.	   --Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Celticize \Celt"i*cize`\, v. t.	   To render Celtic; to assimilate to the Celts.	   [1913 Webster]
Celtium \Cel"ti*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   The first proposed name for a supposed new element of the	   rare-earth group, accompanying lutecium and scandium in the	   gadolinite earths. It is now considered identical to	   {Lutetium}. The proposed symbol was Ct (no period), but this	   name and symbol are no longer used.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
celtuce \celtuce\ n.	   1. a type of lettuce ({Lactuca sativa} asparagina) valued	      especially for its edible stems.	   Syn: stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a salad green having characteristics of both lettuce and	      celery; stems eaten either raw or cooked.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cembalo \Cem"ba*lo\, n. [It. See {Cymbal}.] (Mus.)	   An old name for the harpsichord.	   [1913 Webster]
Cement \Ce*ment"\ (s[e^]*m[e^]nt" or s[e^]m"[e^]nt), n. [OF.	   cement, ciment, F. ciment, fr. L. caementum a rough, unhewn	   stone, pieces or chips of marble, from which mortar was made,	   contr. fr. caedimentum, fr. caedere to cut, prob. akin to	   scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.]	   1. Any substance used for making bodies adhere to each other,	      as mortar, glue, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of calcined limestone, or a calcined mixture of	      clay and lime, for making mortar which will harden under	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The powder used in cementation. See {Cementation}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Bond of union; that which unites firmly, as persons in	      friendship, or men in society. "The cement of our love."	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) The layer of bone investing the root and neck of a	      tooth; -- called also {cementum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hydraulic cement}. See under {Hydraulic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cement \Ce*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cemented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cementing}.] [Cf. F. cimenter. See {Cement}, n.]	   1. To unite or cause to adhere by means of a cement. --Bp.	      Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite firmly or closely. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To overlay or coat with cement; as, to cement a cellar	      bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	Cement \Ce*ment"\, v. i.	   To become cemented or firmly united; to cohere. --S. Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Cemental \Ce*ment"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to cement, as of a tooth; as, cemental	   tubes. --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Cementation \Cem`en*ta"tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of cementing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A process which consists in surrounding a solid	      body with the powder of other substances, and heating the	      whole to a degree not sufficient to cause fusion, the	      physical properties of the body being changed by chemical	      combination with powder; thus iron becomes steel by	      cementation with charcoal, and green glass becomes	      porcelain by cementation with sand.	      [1913 Webster]
Cementatory \Ce*ment"a*to*ry\, a.	   Having the quality of cementing or uniting firmly.	   [1913 Webster]
Cementer \Ce*ment"er\, n.	   A person or thing that cements.	   [1913 Webster]
Cementitious \Cem`en*ti"tious\, a. [L. caementitius pertaining	   to quarry stones. See {Cement}, n. ]	   Of the nature of cement. [R.] --Forsyth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cement steel \Ce*ment" steel\	   Steel produced by cementation; blister steel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cemeterial \Cem`e*te"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a cemetery. "Cemeterial cells." [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cemetery \Cem"e*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Cemeteries}. [L. cemeterium,	   Gr. ? a sleeping chamber, burial place, fr. ? to put to	   sleep.]	   A place or ground set apart for the burial of the dead; a	   graveyard; a churchyard; a necropolis.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenanthy \Ce*nan"thy\, n. [Gr. ? empty + ? a flower.] (Bot.)	   The absence or suppression of the essential organs (stamens	   and pistil) in a flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenation \Ce*na"tion\, n. [L. cenatio.]	   Meal-taking; dining or supping. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenatory \Cen"a*to*ry\, a. [L. cenatorius, fr. cenare to dine,	   sup, fr. cena, coena, dinner, supper.]	   Of or pertaining to dinner or supper. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Romans washed, were anointed, and wore a cenatory	         garment.                                 --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenobite \Cen"o*bite\, n. [L. coenobita, fr. Gr. koino`bios;	   koino`s common + bi`os life: cf. F. c['e]nobite.]	   One of a religious order, dwelling in a convent, or a	   community, in opposition to an anchoret, or hermit, who lives	   in solitude. --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster] Cenobitic
Cenobitic \Cen`o*bit"ic\, Cenobitical \Cen`o*bit"ic*al\a. [Cf.	   F. c['e]nobitique.]	   Of or pertaining to a cenobite.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenobitism \Cen"o*bi*tism\, n.	   The state of being a cenobite; the belief or practice of a	   cenobite. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenogamy \Ce*nog"a*my\ (s[-e]*n[o^]g"[.a]*m[y^]), n. [Gr.	   koino`s common + ga`mos marriage.]	   The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual	   intercourse among its members, as in certain societies	   practicing communism.	   [1913 Webster]
cenogenesis \cen`o*gen"e*sis\ n. [Gr. ? new + E. genesis.]	   (Biol.)	   The introduction during embryonic development of characters	   or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history	   of the strain or species (as addition of the placenta in	   mammalian evolution); a 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}. [Also spelled {caenogenesis} and formerly	   {kenogenesis}.]	   [WordNet 1.5 + 1913 Webster]
cenogenetic \cenogenetic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to cenogenesis. Opposite of {palingenetic}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cenotaph \Cen"o*taph\ (s[-e]n"[-o]*t[.a]f), n. [Gr. kenota`fion;	   keno`s empty + ta`fos burial, tomb: cf. F. c['e]notaphe.]	   An empty tomb or a monument erected in honor of a person who	   is buried elsewhere. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cenotaph in Westminster Abbey.         --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenotaphy \Cen"o*taph`y\, n.	   A cenotaph. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lord Cobham honored him with a cenotaphy. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cenozoic \Ce`no*zo"ic\, a. [Gr. ? recent + ? life.] (Geol.)	   Belonging to the most recent division of geological time,	   including the tertiary, or Age of mammals, and the	   Quaternary, or Age of man. [Written also {c[ae]nozoic},	   {cainozoic}, {kainozoic}.] See {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is used by many authors as synonymous with	         Tertiary, the Quaternary Age not being included.	         [1913 Webster]
Cense \Cense\, n. [OF. cense, F. cens, L. census. See {Census}.]	   1. A census; -- also, a public rate or tax. [Obs.] --Howell.	      Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Condition; rank. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Cense \Cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Censed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Censing}.] [Abbrev. from incense.]	   To perfume with odors from burning gums and spices.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Salii sing and cense his altars round. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Cense \Cense\, v. i.	   To burn or scatter incense.	   [1913 Webster]
Censer \Cen"ser\, n. [For incenser, fr. OF. encensier, F.	   encensoir, fr. LL. incensarium, incensorium, fr. L. incensum	   incense. See {Incense}, and cf. {Incensory}.]	   A vessel for perfumes; esp. one in which incense is burned.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ecclesiastical censer is usually cup-shaped, has a	         cover pierced with holes, and is hung by chains. The	         censer bearer swings it to quicken the combustion.	         [1913 Webster]	               Her thoughts are like the fume of frankincense	               Which from a golden censer forth doth rise.	                                                  --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]
Censor \Cen"sor\, n. [L. censor, fr. censere to value, tax.]	   1. (Antiq.) One of two magistrates of Rome who took a	      register of the number and property of citizens, and who	      also exercised the office of inspector of morals and	      conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is empowered to examine manuscripts before they	      are committed to the press, and to forbid their	      publication if they contain anything obnoxious; -- an	      official in some European countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One given to fault-finding; a censurer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor can the most circumspect attention, or steady	            rectitude, escape blame from censors who have no	            inclination to approve.               --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A critic; a reviewer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Received with caution by the censors of the press.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
censored \censored\ adj.	   suppressed or subjected to censorship; as, the censored press	   in some countries. Opposite of {uncensored}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Censorial \Cen*so"ri*al\, a.	   1. Belonging to a censor, or to the correction of public	      morals. --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of censure; censorious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The censorial declamation of Juvenal. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]
Censorian \Cen*so"ri*an\, a.	   Censorial. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Censorious \Cen*so"ri*ous\, a. [L. censorius pertaining to the	   censor. See {Censor}.]	   1. Addicted to censure; apt to blame or condemn; severe in	      making remarks on others, or on their writings or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dogmatical spirit inclines a man to be consorious	            of his neighbors.                     --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Implying or expressing censure; as, censorious remarks.	   Syn: Fault-finding; carping; caviling; captious; severe;	        condemnatory; hypercritical. -- {Cen*so"ri*ous*ly}, adv.	        -- {Cen*so"ri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Censorship \Cen"sor*ship\, n.	   The office or power of a censor; as, to stand for a	   censorship. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	         The press was not indeed at that moment under a general	         censorship.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Censual \Cen"su*al\, a. [L. censualis, fr. census.]	   Relating to, or containing, a census.	   [1913 Webster]	         He caused the whole realm to be described in a censual	         roll.                                    --Sir R.	                                                  Baker.	   [1913 Webster]
Censurable \Cen"sur*a*ble\, a.	   Deserving of censure; blamable; culpable; reprehensible; as,	   a censurable person, or censurable conduct. --	   {Cen"sur*a*bleness}, n. -- {Cen"sur*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Censure \Cen"sure\, n. [L. censura fr. censere: cf. F. censure.	   Cf. {Censor}.]	   1. Judgment either favorable or unfavorable; opinion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Take each man's censure, but reserve thy judgment.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of blaming or finding fault with and condemning as	      wrong; reprehension; blame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both the censure and the praise were merited.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Judicial or ecclesiastical sentence or reprimand;	      condemnatory judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Excommunication or other censure of the church.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	   Syn: Blame; reproof; condemnation; reprobation; disapproval;	        disapprobation; reprehension; animadversion; reprimand;	        reflection; dispraise; abuse.	        [1913 Webster]	Censure \Cen"sure\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Censured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Censuring}.] [Cf. F. ensurer.]	   1. To form or express a judgment in regard to; to estimate;	      to judge. [Obs.] "Should I say more, you might well	      censure me a flatterer." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To find fault with and condemn as wrong; to blame; to	      express disapprobation of.	      [1913 Webster]	            I may be censured that nature thus gives way to	            loyalty.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To condemn or reprimand by a judicial or ecclesiastical	      sentence. --Shak.	   Syn: To blame; reprove; rebuke; condemn; reprehend;	        reprimand.	        [1913 Webster]	Censure \Cen"sure\, v. i.	   To judge. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Censurer \Cen"sur*er\, n.	   One who censures. --Sha.	   [1913 Webster]
Census \Cen"sus\, n. [L. census, fr. censere. See {Censor}.]	   1. (Bot. Antiq.) A numbering of the people, and valuation of	      their estate, for the purpose of imposing taxes, etc.; --	      usually made once in five years.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An official registration of the number of the people, the	      value of their estates, and other general statistics of a	      country.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A general census of the United States was first taken	         in 1790, and one has been taken at the end of every ten	         years since.	         [1913 Webster]
Cent \Cent\, n. [F. cent hundred, L. centum. See {Hundred}.]	   1. A hundred; as, ten per cent, the proportion of ten parts	      in a hundred.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A United States coin, the hundredth part of a dollar,	      formerly made of copper, now of copper, tin, and zinc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An old game at cards, supposed to be like piquet; -- so	      called because 100 points won the game. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]
Centage \Cent"age\, n.	   Rate by the hundred; percentage.	   [1913 Webster]
Cental \Cen"tal\, n. [L. centum a hundred.]	   A weight of one hundred pounds avoirdupois; -- called in many	   parts of the United States a {Hundredweight}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cental \Cen"tal\, n.	   Relating to a hundred.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cental system}, the method of buying and selling by the	      cental, or hundredweight.	      [1913 Webster]
Centare \Cen"tare`\, n. [F. centiare; centi- (L. centum) +	   -are.]	   A measure of area, the hundredth part of an are; one square	   meter, or about 11/5 square yards.	   [1913 Webster]
Centaur \Cen"taur\ (s[e^]n"t[add]r), n. [L. centaurus, Gr.	   Ke`ntayros.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous being, represented as half man	      and half horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A constellation in the southern heavens between	      Hydra and the Southern Cross.	      [1913 Webster]
Centaurea \Cen`tau*re"a\, prop. n. [NL. See {Centaury}.] (Bot.)	   A large genus of composite plants, related to the thistles	   and including the cornflower or bluebottle ({Centaurea	   Cyanus}) and the star thistle ({Centaurea Calcitrapa}).	   [1913 Webster]
Centaurium \Centaurium\ prop. n.	   A genus of low-growing herbs mostly of the northern	   hemisphere having flowers with protruding spirally twisted	   anthers.	   Syn: genus {Centaurium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centaurus \Centaurus\ n.	   a conspicuous constellation in the southern hemisphere near	   the Southern Cross.	   Syn: Centaur, The Centaur.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centauromachy \Cen`tau*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? centaur + ?	   battle.] (Ancient Art)	   A fight in which centaurs take part, -- a common theme for	   relief sculpture, as in the Parthenon metopes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Centaury \Cen"tau*ry\ (s[e^]n"t[add]*r[y^]), n. [L. centaureum	   and centauria, Gr. kentay`rion, kentay`reion, and kentayri`h,	   fr. the Centaur Chiron.] (Bot.)	   A gentianaceous plant not fully identified. The name is	   usually given to the {Eryther[ae]a Centaurium} and the	   {Chlora perfoliata} of Europe, but is also extended to the	   whole genus {Sabbatia}, and even to the unrelated	   {Centaurea}.	   [1913 Webster]
centavo \centavo\ n.	   a fractional monetary unit of several countries such as El	   Salvador, St. Thomas and Principe, Brazil, Argentina,	   Bolivia, Colombia, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El	   Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru, the	   Philippines, and Portugal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Centenarian \Cen`te*na"ri*an\, a.	   Of or relating to a hundred years. -- n. A person a hundred	   years old.	   [1913 Webster]
Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, a. [L. centenarius, fr. centum a	   hundred.]	   1. Relating to, or consisting of, a hundred.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occurring once in every hundred years; centennial.	      "Centenary solemnities." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Centenary \Cen"te*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Centenaries}.	   1. The aggregate of a hundred single things; specifically, a	      century. "Every centenary of years." --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A commemoration or celebration of an event which occurred	      a hundred years before.	      [1913 Webster]
Centennial \Cen*ten"ni*al\, a. [L. centum a hundred + annus	   year.]	   1. Relating to, or associated with, the commemoration of an	      event that happened a hundred years before; as, a	      centennial ode.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Happening once in a hundred years; as, centennial jubilee;	      a centennial celebration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lasting or aged a hundred years.	      [1913 Webster]	            That opened through long lines	            Of sacred ilex and centennial pines.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	Centennial \Cen*ten"ni*al\, n.	   The celebration of the hundredth anniversary of any event; a	   centenary. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Centennially \Cen*ten"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   Once in a hundred years.	   [1913 Webster]
Centennial State \Centennial State\	   Colorado; -- a nickname alluding to the fact that it was	   admitted to the Union in the centennial year, 1876.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
center \cen"ter\ (s[e^]n"t[~e]r), n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum,	   fr. Gr. ke`ntron any sharp point, the point round which a	   circle is described, fr. kentei^n to prick, goad.]	   1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line,	      figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of	      a circle; the middle point or place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The middle or central portion of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A principal or important point of concentration; the	      nucleus around which things are gathered or to which they	      tend; an object of attention, action, or force; as, a	      center of attaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The earth. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who	      support the existing government. They sit in the middle of	      the legislative chamber, opposite the presiding officer,	      between the conservatives or monarchists, who sit on the	      right of the speaker, and the radicals or advanced	      republicans who occupy the seats on his left, See {Right},	      and {Left}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.) A temporary structure upon which the materials of	      a vault or arch are supported in position until the work	      becomes self-supporting.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mech.)	      (a) One of the two conical steel pins, in a lathe, etc.,	          upon which the work is held, and about which it	          revolves.	      (b) A conical recess, or indentation, in the end of a	          shaft or other work, to receive the point of a center,	          on which the work can turn, as in a lathe.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a lathe the	   {live center} is in the spindle of the head stock; the	   {dead center} is on the tail stock.	   {Planer centers} are stocks carrying centers, when the object	      to be planed must be turned on its axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Center of an army}, the body or troops occupying the place	      in the line between the wings.	   {Center of a curve} or {Center of a surface} (Geom.)	      (a) A point such that every line drawn through the point	          and terminated by the curve or surface is bisected at	          the point.	      (b) The fixed point of reference in polar coordinates. See	          {Coordinates}.	   {Center of curvature of a curve} (Geom.), the center of that	      circle which has at any given point of the curve closer	      contact with the curve than has any other circle whatever.	      See {Circle}.	   {Center of a fleet}, the division or column between the van	      and rear, or between the weather division and the lee.	   {Center of gravity} (Mech.), that point of a body about which	      all its parts can be balanced, or which being supported,	      the whole body will remain at rest, though acted upon by	      gravity.	   {Center of gyration} (Mech.), that point in a rotating body	      at which the whole mass might be concentrated	      (theoretically) without altering the resistance of the	      intertia of the body to angular acceleration or	      retardation.	   {Center of inertia} (Mech.), the center of gravity of a body	      or system of bodies.	   {Center of motion}, the point which remains at rest, while	      all the other parts of a body move round it.	   {Center of oscillation}, the point at which, if the whole	      matter of a suspended body were collected, the time of	      oscillation would be the same as it is in the actual form	      and state of the body.	   {Center of percussion}, that point in a body moving about a	      fixed axis at which it may strike an obstacle without	      communicating a shock to the axis.	   {Center of pressure} (Hydros.), that point in a surface	      pressed by a fluid, at which, if a force equal to the	      whole pressure and in the same line be applied in a	      contrary direction, it will balance or counteract the	      whole pressure of the fluid.	      [1913 Webster] Center
Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\ v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Centered} or {Centred} (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Centering} or {Centring}.]	   1. To be placed in a center; to be central.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be collected to a point; to be concentrated; to rest	      on, or gather about, as a center.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where there is no visible truth wherein to center,	            error is as wide as men's fancies.    --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our hopes must center in ourselves alone. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] Center	Center \Cen"ter\, Centre \Cen"tre\, v. t.	   1. To place or fix in the center or on a central point.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To collect to a point; to concentrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy joys are centered all in me alone. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) To form a recess or indentation for the reception	      of a center.	      [1913 Webster] Centerbit
Centerbit \Cen"ter*bit`\, Centrebit \Cen"tre*bit`\, n.	   An instrument turning on a center, for boring holes. See	   {Bit}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster] Centerboard
Centerboard \Cen"ter*board`\, Centreboard \Cen"tre*board\,	   (s[e^]n"t[~e]r*b[=o]rd`), n. (Naut.)	   A retractable or sliding keel used on sailboats, formed of a	   broad board or slab of wood or metal which may be raised into	   a water-tight case amidships, when in shallow water, or may	   be lowered to increase the area of lateral resistance and	   prevent drifting to leeward when the vessel is beating to	   windward. It is used in vessels of all sizes along the coast	   of the United States	   Syn: centreboard, drop keel, sliding keel.	        [1913 Webster]
centered \centered\ (s[e^]n"t[~e]rd) adj.	   1. being or placed in the center.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or	      purpose.	   Syn: centred, centralized, focused.	        [WordNet 1.5] center field
centerfield \cen"ter*field"\, center field \cen"ter
field"\(s[e^]n"t[~e]r*f[=e]ld") n. (Baseball)	   The part of the outfield directly ahead of the catcher.	   Syn: center.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centerfire cartridge \Cen"ter*fire` car"tridge\	   See under {Cartridge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Centering \Cen"ter*ing\, n. (Arch.)	   Same as {Center}, n., 6. [Written also {centring}.]	   [1913 Webster] Centerpiece
Centerpiece \Cen"ter*piece`\, Centrepiece \Cen"tre*piece`\	   (s[e^]n"t[~e]r*p[=e]s`), n.	   1. An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table,	      ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: An arrangement of flowers placed in the	      center of a table as an ornament while dining.	      [PJC]	   3. The central or most important feature of an activity,	      plan, or object; as, the centerpiece of her campaign was a	      proposal to slash taxes.	      [PJC] Center punch
Center punch \Center punch\, or Centre punch \Centre punch\	   (Mech.)	      (a) A punch for making indentations or dots in a piece of	          work, as for suspension between lathe centers, etc.	      (b) A punch for punching holes in sheet metal, having a	          small conical center to insure correct locating.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Center seal	Center seal \Cen"ter seal\, or Centre seal \Cen"tre seal\,. (Gas	   Manuf.)	   A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the	   gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in	   turn for the renewal of the lime.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] centre seal	Center seal \Center seal\, Centre seal \Centre seal\ (Gas	   Manuf.)	   A compound hydraulic valve for regulating the passage of the	   gas through a set of purifiers so as to cut out each one in	   turn for the renewal of the lime.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Centesimal \Cen*tes"i*mal\, a. [L. centesimus the hundredth, fr.	   centum a hundred: cf. F. cent['e]simal.]	   Hundredth. -- n. A hundredth part.	   [1913 Webster]	         The neglect of a few centesimals.        --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Centesimation \Cen*tes`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. centesimore to take	   out or select every hundredth, fr. centesimus hundredth.]	   (Mil.)	   The infliction of the death penalty upon one person in every	   hundred, as in cases of mutiny.	   [1913 Webster]
Centesimo \Cen*tes"i*mo\ (s[e^]n"t[e^]s"[i^]*m[-o]), n.; pl.	   {-mi} (s[e^]n"t[e^]s"[i^]*m[=e]). [It. & Sp.]	   A copper coin of Italy and Spain equivalent to a centime.	   [1913 Webster]
Centesm \Cen"tesm\ (s[e^]n"t[e^]z'm), n. [L. centesima.]	   Hundredth.	   [1913 Webster]
Centiare \Cen"ti*are`\, n. [F. See Centare.]	   See {centare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Centicipitous \Cen`ti*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. centiceps, -cipitis;	   centum a hunder + caput head.]	   Hundred-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Centifidous \Cen*tif"i*dous\, a. [L. centifidus; centum +	   findere to split.]	   Divided into a hundred parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Centifolious \Cen`ti*fo"li*ous\, a. [L. centifolius; centum +	   folium leaf.]	   Having a hundred leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Centigrade \Cen"ti*grade\, a. [L. centum a hundred + gradus	   degree: cf. F. centigrade.]	   Consisting of a hundred degrees; graduated into a hundred	   divisions or equal parts. Specifically: Of or pertaining to	   the centigrade thermometer; as, 10[deg] centigrade (or	   10[deg] C.). In measurements, abreviated C.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Centigrade thermometer}, a thermometer having the zero or 0	      at the point indicating the freezing state of water, and	      the distance between that and the point indicating the	      boiling state of water divided into one hundred degrees.	      It is called also the {Celsius thermometer}, from Anders	      Celsius, the originator of this scale. Measurements are	      reported as [deg] C.	      [1913 Webster] Centigram
Centigram \Cen"ti*gram\, Centigramme \Cen"ti*gramme\, n. [F.	   centigramme; centi- (L. centum) + gramme. See {Gram}.]	   The hundredth part of a gram; a mass equal to .15432 of a	   grain. See 3rd {Gram}.	   [1913 Webster] Centiliter
Centiliter \Cen"ti*li`ter\, Centilitre \Cen"ti*li`tre\, n. [F.	   centilitre; centi (L. centum) + litre. See {Liter}.]	   The hundredth part of a liter; a measure of volume or	   capacity equal to a little more than six tenths (0.6102) of a	   cubic inch, or one third (0.338) of a fluid ounce.	   [1913 Webster]
Centiloquy \Cen*til"o*quy\, n. [L. centum hundred + logui to	   speak.]	   A work divided into a hundred parts. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Centime \Cen`time"\, n. [F., fr. L. centesimus. See	   {Centesimal}.] (F. Coinage)	   The hundredth part of a franc; a small French copper coin and	   money of account.	   [1913 Webster] Centimeter
Centimeter \Cen"ti*me`ter\, Centimetre \Cen"ti*me`tre\, n. [F.	   centim[`e]tre; centi- (L. centum) + m[`e]tre. See {Meter}.]	   The hundredth part of a meter; a measure of length equal to	   rather more than thirty-nine hundredths (0.3937) of an inch.	   See {Meter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Centinel \Cen"ti*nel\, n.	   Sentinel. [Obs.] --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]
Centinody \Cen*tin"o*dy\, n. [L. centum a hundred + nodus knot:	   cf. F. centinode.] (Bot.)	   A weed with a stem of many joints ({Illecebrum	   verticillatum}); also, the {Polygonum aviculare} or	   knotgrass.	   [1913 Webster]
Centipede \Cen"ti*pede\, n. [L. centipeda; centum a hundred +	   pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. centip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   A species of the Myriapoda; esp. the large, flattened,	   venomous kinds of the order {Chilopoda}, found in tropical	   climates. they are many-jointed, and have a great number of	   feet. [Formerly also chi`lioi {centiped} (?).]	   [1913 Webster]
Centistere \Cen"ti*stere\, n. [F. centist[`e]re; centi- (l.	   centum) + st[`e]re.]	   The hundredth part of a stere, equal to 0.353 cubic feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Centner \Cent"ner\, n. [Cf. G. centner a hundred-weight, fr. L.	   centenarius of a hundred, fr. centum a hundred.]	   1. (Metal. & Assaying) A weight divisible first into a	      hundred parts, and then into smaller parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The metallurgists use a weight divided into a hundred	         equal parts, each one pound; the whole they call a	         centner: the pound is divided into thirty-two parts, or	         half ounces; the half ounce into two quarters; and each	         of these into two drams. But the assayers use different	         weights. With them a centner is one dram, to which the	         other parts are proportioned.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The commercial hundredweight in several of the continental	      countries, varying in different places from 100 to about	      112 pounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Cento \Cen"to\, n.; pl. {Centos}. [L. cento a garment of several	   pieces sewed together, patchwork, a poem made up of various	   verses of another poem.]	   A literary or a musical composition formed by selections from	   different authors disposed in a new order.	   [1913 Webster]
Centonism \Cen"to*nism\, n.	   The composition of a cento; the act or practice of composing	   a cento or centos.	   [1913 Webster]
Central \Cen"tral\, a. [L. centralis, fr. centrum: cf. F.	   central. See {Center}.]	   Relating to the center; situated in or near the center or	   middle; containing the center; of or pertaining to the parts	   near the center; equidistant or equally accessible from	   certain points.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Central force} (Math.), a force acting upon a body towards	      or away from a fixed or movable center.	   {Center sun} (Astron.), a name given to a hypothetical body	      about which M[aum]dler supposed the solar system together	      with all the stars in the Milky Way, to be revolving. A	      point near Alcyone in the Pleiades was supposed to possess	      characteristics of the position of such a body.	      [1913 Webster] Central	Central \Cen"tral\, Centrale \Cen*tra"le\, n. [NL. centrale, fr.	   L. centralis.] (Anat.)	   The central, or one of the central, bones of the carpus or or	   tarsus. In the tarsus of man it is represented by the	   navicular.	   [1913 Webster]
centralisation \centralisation\ n.	   same as {centralization}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Centralism \Cen"tral*ism\, n.	   1. The state or condition of being central; the combination	      of several parts into one whole; centralization.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The system by which power is centralized, as in a	      government.	      [1913 Webster] centralist
centralist \centralist\ centralistic \centralistic\adj.	   advocating centralization.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Centrality \Cen*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Centralities}.	   The state of being central; tendency towards a center.	   [1913 Webster]	         Meantime there is a great centrality, a centripetence	         equal to the centrifugence.              --R. W.	                                                  Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Centralization \Cen`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. centralisation.]	   The act or process of centralizing, or the state of being	   centralized; the act or process of combining or reducing	   several parts into a whole; as, the centralization of power	   in the general government; the centralization of commerce in	   a city.	   [1913 Webster]
Centralize \Cen"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Centralized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Centralizing}.] [Cf. F. centraliser.]	   To draw or bring to a center point; to gather into or about a	   center; to bring into one system, or under one control.	   [1913 Webster]	         [To] centralize the power of government. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
centralized \centralized\ adj.	   1. drawn toward a center or brought under the control of a	      central authority; as, centralized control of emergency	      relief efforts; centralized government. Opposite of	      {decentralized}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or	      purpose; -- contrasting with {distributed}.	   Syn: centered, centred, focused.	        [WordNet 1.5]
centralizing \centralizing\ adj. prenom.	   causing to concentrate at a center. Opposite of	   {decentralizing}. [Narrower terms: {centripetal,	   unifying(prenominal)}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Centrally \Cen"tral*ly\, adv.	   In a central manner or situation.	   [1913 Webster]
central nervous system \central nervous system\ n.	   the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of	   the brain and spinal cord; -- abbreviated {CNS}.	   Syn: CNS.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centranthus \Centranthus\ n.	   a genus of southern European herbs and subshrubs.	   Syn: genus {Centranthus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
centrarchid \centrarchid\ n.	   any of a group of small carnivorous freshwater percoid fishes	   of North America usually having a laterally compressed body	   and metallic luster: crappies; black bass; bluegills;	   pumpkinseed.	   Syn: sunfish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centrarchidae \Centrarchidae\ n.	   a natural family of fish comprising the sunfishes. See	   {sunfish}.	   Syn: family {Centrarchidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
centre \cen"tre\, n. & v.	   See {Center}. [chiefly British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
centreboard \centreboard\ n.	   same as {centerboard}.	   Syn: centerboard, drop keel, sliding keel.	        [WordNet 1.5]
centred \centred\ adj.	   same as {centered}.	   Syn: centered, centralized, focused.	        [WordNet 1.5]
centrepiece \centrepiece\ n.	   same as {centerpiece}.	   Syn: centerpiece.	        [WordNet 1.5]
centrex \centrex\ n.	   a contracted form of CENTRal EXchange.	   [WordNet 1.5] Centric
Centric \Cen"tric\, Centrical \Cen"tric*al\, a.	   Placed in the center or middle; central; situated at or near	   a center.	   [1913 Webster]	         At York or some other centrical place.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   -- {Cen"tric*al*ly}, adv. -- {Cen"tric*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Centricity \Cen*tric"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being centric; centricalness.	   [1913 Webster]
Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, a. [L. centrum center + fugere to	   flee.]	   1. Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base,	          as a flower cluster.	      (b) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the	          fruit, as some embryos.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Centrifugal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is from	      a center.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When a body moves in a circle with uniform velocity, a	         force must act on the body to keep it in the circle	         without change of velocity. The direction of this force	         is towards the center of the circle. If this force is	         applied by means of a string to the body, the string	         will be in a state of tension. To a person holding the	         other end of the string, this tension will appear to be	         directed toward the body as if the body had a tendency	         to move away from the center of the circle which it is	         describing. Hence this latter force is often called	         centrifugal force. The force which really acts on the	         body being directed towards the center of the circle is	         called centripetal force, and in some popular treatises	         the centripetal and centrifugal forces are described as	         opposing and balancing each other. But they are merely	         the different aspects of the same stress. --Clerk	         Maxwell.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Centrifugal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (motor)	      sent from a nerve center outwards to a muscle or muscles	      by which motion is produced.	   {Centrifugal machine}, A machine for expelling water or other	      fluids from moist substances, or for separating liquids of	      different densities by centrifugal action; a whirling	      table.	   {Centrifugal pump}, a machine in which water or other fluid	      is lifted and discharged through a pipe by the energy	      imparted by a wheel or blades revolving in a fixed case.	      Some of the largest and most powerful pumps are of this	      kind.	      [1913 Webster]	Centrifugal \Cen*trif"u*gal\, n.	   A centrifugal machine.	   [1913 Webster]	Centrifugal filter \Cen*trif"u*gal fil"ter\	   A filter, as for sugar, in which a cylinder with a porous or	   foraminous periphery is rapidly rotated so as to drive off	   liquid by centrifugal action.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
centrifugate \centrifugate\ v. t.	   to drive out; to subject to the action of a centrifuge.	   Syn: centrifuge.	        [WordNet 1.5]
centrifugation \centrifugation\ n.	   the process of separating substances by the use of a	   centrifuge.	   [WordNet 1.5]
centrifuge \centrifuge\ n.	   an apparatus having containers for liquids arrayed around a	   central pivot and rotated at a high speed, thus generating	   {centrifugal force} on the liquid, and separating substances	   (such as particles of solid or globules of an immiscible	   liquid) mixed together in suspension within the liquid.	   Suspensions which would settle only very slowly or not at all	   under gravity can be made to separate quickly in such a	   device.	   Note: The containers for holding the liquid in a centrifuge	         are held in a metal frame called the head or trunnion.	         The solid material collected at teh bottom of the	         liquid container is called the pellet. A centrifuge	         designed to run at very high speeds and thus generate	         very high centrifugal force is called an	         {ultracentrifuge}.	   Syn: extractor, separator.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	centrifuge \centrifuge\ v. t. 1	   to drive out; to subject to the action of a centrifuge.	   Syn: centrifugate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	centrifuge out \centrifuge out\ v. t.	   to separate (particles in a suspension) from a liquid by	   centrifugation.	   Syn: centrifugate.	        [PJC]
Centrifugence \Cen*trif"u*gence\, n.	   The property or quality of being centrifugal. --R. W.	   Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Centring \Cen"tring\, n.	   See {Centring}.	   [1913 Webster]
centriole \centriole\ n. (Biol.)	   one of two small cylindrical cell organelles composes of nine	   triplet microtubules, which form the asters during mitosis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Centripetal \Cen*trip"e*tal\, a. [L. centrum center + petere to	   move toward.]	   1. Tending, or causing, to approach the center.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Expanding first at the base of the inflorescence, and	          proceeding in order towards the summit.	      (b) Having the radicle turned toward the axis of the	          fruit, as some embryos.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Progressing by changes from the exterior of a thing toward	      its center; as, the centripetal calcification of a bone.	      --R. Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Centripetal force} (Mech.), a force whose direction is	      towards a center, as in case of a planet revolving round	      the sun, the center of the system, See {Centrifugal	      force}, under {Centrifugal}.	   {Centripetal impression} (Physiol.), an impression (sensory)	      transmitted by an afferent nerve from the exterior of the	      body inwards, to the central organ.	      [1913 Webster]
Centripetence \Cen*trip"e*tence\, n.	   Centripetency.	   [1913 Webster]
Centripetency \Cen*trip"e*ten*cy\, n.	   Tendency toward the center.	   [1913 Webster]
Centriscoid \Cen*tris"coid\, a. [NL. Centriscus (r. Gr. ? a kind	   of fish) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Allied to, or resembling, the genus {Centriscus}, of which	   the bellows fish is an example.	   [1913 Webster]
Centrobaric \Cen`tro*bar"ic\, a. [Gr. (?) ? a treatise of	   Archimedes on finding the center of gravity, fr. ?	   gravitating toward the center; ? center + ? weight.]	   Relating to the center of gravity, or to the process of	   finding it.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Centrobaric method} (Math.), a process invented for the	      purpose of measuring the area or the volume generated by	      the rotation of a line or surface about a fixed axis,	      depending upon the principle that every figure formed by	      the revolution of a line or surface about such an axis has	      for measure the product of the line or surface by the	      length of the path of its center of gravity; -- sometimes	      called {theorem of Pappus}, also, incorrectly, {Guldinus's	      properties}. See {Barycentric calculus}, under {Calculus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Centrode \Cen"trode\ (s[e^]n"tr[=o]d), n. (Kinematics)	   In two figures having relative motion, one of the two curves	   which are the loci of the instantaneous center.	   [1913 Webster]
Centroid \Cen"troid\ (s[e^]n"troid), n. [L. centrum + -oid.]	   The center of mass, inertia, or gravity of a body or system	   of bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
centrolecithal \cen`tro*lec"i*thal\	   (s[e^]n`tr[-o]*l[e^]s"[i^]*thal), a. [Gr. ke`ntron center +	   le`kiqos yolk of an egg.] (Biol.)	   Having the food yolk placed at the center of the ovum,	   segmentation being either regular or unequal. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
centrolinead \cen`tro*lin"e*ad\	   (s[e^]n`tr[-o]*l[i^]n"[-e]*[a^]d), n.	   An instrument for drawing lines through a point, or lines	   converging to a center.	   [1913 Webster]
Centrolineal \Cen`tro*lin"e*al\ (s[e^]n`tr[-o]*l[i^]n"[-e]*al),	   a. [L. centrum + linea line.]	   Converging to a center; -- applied to lines drawn so as to	   meet in a point or center.	   [1913 Webster]
centromere \centromere\ n. (Biol.)	   a specialized condensed region of a chromosomes that appears	   during mitosis where the chromatids are held together to form	   an X shape.	   [WordNet 1.5]
centromeric \centromeric\ adj. (Biol.)	   pertaining to the centromere, the dense specialized portion	   of a chromosome to which the spindle attaches during mitosis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Centropomidae \Centropomidae\ n.	   a natural family of fishes comprising the robalos (also	   called snooks).	   Syn: family {Centropomidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centropomus \Centropomus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Centropomidae}, comprising the	   {snooks}, and including {Centropomus undecimalis}, a large	   bony sport fish also esteemed as food.	   Syn: genus {Centropomus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centropristis \Centropristis\ n.	   a genus of sea basses.	   Syn: genus {Centropristis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centrospermae \Centrospermae\ n.	   used in former classification systems; approximately	   synonymous with order {Caryophyllales}.	   Syn: group Centrospermae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Centrosome \Cen"tro*some`\, n. [Gr. ? center + -? the body.]	   (Biol.)	   A peculiar rounded body lying near the nucleus of a cell. It	   is regarded as the dynamic element by means of which the	   machinery of cell division is organized.	   [1913 Webster]
Centrosphere \Cen"tro*sphere\, n. [Gr. ? centre + sphere.]	   1. (Geol.) The nucleus or central part of the earth, forming	      most of its mass; -- disting. from {lithosphere},	      {hydrosphere}, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Biol.) The central mass of an aster from which the rays	      extend and within which the centrosome lies when present;	      the attraction sphere. The name has been used both as	      excluding and including the centrosome, and also to	      designate a modified mass of protoplasm about a centrosome	      whether aster rays are developed or not.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Centrostaltic \Cen`tro*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ? center + ?	   checking.] (Physiol.)	   A term applied to the action of nerve force in the spinal	   center. --Marshall Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Centrum \Cen"trum\, n.; pl. E. {Centrums}, L. {Centra}. [L.,	   center.] (Anat.)	   The body, or axis, of a vertebra. See {Vertebra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Centry \Cen"try\, n.	   See {Sentry}. [Obs.] --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Centumvir \Cen*tum"vir\, n.; pl. {Centumviri}. [L., fr. centum	   hundred + Vir man.] (Rom. Hist.)	   One of a court of about one hundred judges chosen to try	   civil suits. Under the empire the court was increased to 180,	   and met usually in four sections.	   [1913 Webster]
Centumviral \Cen*tum"vi*ral\, a. [L. centumvitalis.]	   Of or pertaining to the centumviri, or to a centumvir.	   [1913 Webster]
Centumvirate \Cen*tum"vi*rate\, n. [Cf. F. centumvirat.]	   The office of a centumvir, or of the centumviri.	   [1913 Webster]
Centuple \Cen"tu*ple\, a. [L. centuplex; centum + plicare to	   fold; cf. F. centuple.]	   Hundredfold.	   [1913 Webster]	Centuple \Cen"tu*ple\, v. t.	   To increase a hundredfold.	   [1913 Webster]
Centuplicate \Cen*tu"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Centuplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Centuplicating}.] [L.	   centuplicare. See {Centuple}, a.]	   To make a hundredfold; to repeat a hundred times. [R.]	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Centurial \Cen*tu"ri*al\, a. [L. See {Century}.]	   Of or pertaining to a century; as, a centurial sermon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Centuriate \Cen*tu"ri*ate\, a. [L. centuriatus, p. p. of	   centuriare to divide (men) into centuries.]	   Pertaining to, or divided into, centuries or hundreds. [R.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Centuriate \Cen*tu"ri*ate\, v. t. [See {century}.]	   To divide into hundreds. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Centuriator
Centuriator \Cen*tu"ri*a`tor\, Centurist \Cen"tu*rist\, n. [Cf.	   F. centuriateur.]	   An historian who distinguishes time by centuries, esp. one of	   those who wrote the "Magdeburg Centuries." See under	   {Century}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Centurion \Cen*tu"ri*on\, n. [L. centurio, fr. centuria; cf. F.	   centurion. See {Century}.] (Rom. Hist.)	   A military officer who commanded a minor division of the	   Roman army; a captain of a century.	   [1913 Webster]	         A centurion of the hand called the Italian band. --Acts	                                                  x. 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Century \Cen"tu*ry\, n.; pl. {Centuries}. [L. centuria (in	   senses 1 & 3), fr. centum a hundred: cf. F. centurie. See	   {Cent}.]	   1. A hundred; as, a century of sonnets; an aggregate of a	      hundred things. [Archaic.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And on it said a century of prayers.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A period of a hundred years; as, this event took place	      over two centuries ago.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 a division of the Christian era, consisting	         of a period of one hundred years ending with the	         hundredth year from which it is named; as, the first	         century ({a}. {d}. 1-100 inclusive); the seventh	         century ({a}.{d}. 601-700); the eighteenth century	         ({a}.{d}. 1701-1800). With words or phrases connecting	         it with some other system of chronology it is used of	         similar division of those eras; as, the first century	         of Rome (A.U.C. 1-100).	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rom. Antiq.)	      (a) A division of the Roman people formed according to	          their property, for the purpose of voting for civil	          officers.	      (b) One of sixty companies into which a legion of the army	          was divided. It was Commanded by a centurion.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Century plant} (Bot.), the {Agave Americana}, formerly	      supposed to flower but once in a century; -- hence the	      name. See {Agave}.	   {The Magdeburg Centuries}, an ecclesiastical history of the	      first thirteen centuries, arranged in thirteen volumes,	      compiled in the 16th century by Protestant scholars at	      Magdeburg.	      [1913 Webster]
Ceorl \Ceorl\ (k[e^][^o]rl or ch[~e]rl), n. [AS. See {Churl},	   n.] (O. Eng. Hist.)	   A freeman of the lowest class; one not a thane or of the	   servile classes; a churl.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cepaceous \Ce*pa"ceous\, a. [L. cepa, caepa, onion.]	   Of the nature of an onion, as in odor; alliaceous.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cepevorous \Ce*pev"o*rous\, a. [L. cepa an onion + varare to	   devour.]	   Feeding upon onions. [R.] --Sterling.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalad \Ceph"a*lad\, adv. [Gr. kefalh` head + L. ad toward.]	   (Zool.)	   Forwards; towards the head or anterior extremity of the body;	   opposed to {caudad}.	   [1913 Webster] Cephalalgia
Cephalalgia \Ceph`a*lal"gi*a\, Cephalalgy \Ceph"a*lal`gy\, n.	   [L. cephalalgia, Gr. ?; ? + ? pain: cf. F. c['e]phalalgie.]	   (Med.)	   Pain in the head; headache.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalalgic \Ceph`a*lal"gic\, a. [L. cephalalgicus, Gr. ?.]	   (Med.)	   Relating to, or affected with, headache. -- n. A remedy for	   the headache.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalanthium \Ceph`a*lan"thi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?	   flower.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Anthodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalaspis \Ceph`a*las"pis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head + ?	   a shield.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil ganoid fishes found in the old red	   sandstone or Devonian formation. The head is large, and	   protected by a broad shield-shaped helmet prolonged behind	   into two lateral points.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalata \Ceph`a*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head.]	   (Zool.)	   A large division of Mollusca, including all except the	   bivalves; -- so called because the head is distinctly	   developed. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalate \Ceph"a*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a head.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalic \Ce*phal"ic\, a. [L. cephalicus, Gr. ?, fr. kefalh`	   head: cf. F. c['e]phalique.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the head. See the Note under {Anterior}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cephalic index} (Anat.), the ratio of the breadth of the	      cranium to the length, which is taken as the standard, and	      equal to 100; the breadth index.	   {Cephalic vein}, a large vein running from the back of the	      head alond the arm; -- so named because the ancients used	      to open it for disorders of the head. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	Cephalic \Ce*pha"lic\, n.	   A medicine for headache, or other disorder in the head.	   [1913 Webster]
cephalin \ceph"a*lin\ (k[e^]f"[.a]*l[i^]n), n. [Gr. kefalh` the	   head; it was supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized	   fatty substances), present in all living cells and	   particularly evident in nervous tissue. The cephalins consist	   of glycerol phosphate in which the two free hydroxyls of the	   glycerol are esterified with fatty acids, and the phosphate	   forms an ester linkage to the hydroxyl of ethanolamine. The	   phosphate may be linked to the alpha (end) or beta (middle)	   hydroxyl of the glycerol portion. The natural isomers are of	   the alpha form, and have the general formula	   {R.O.CH2.CHOR'.CH2.O.PO2.O.CH2.CH2.NH2}, where R and R' are	   the acyl residues of long-chain fatty acids, which may be the	   same or different. [Also spelled {kephalin}.]	   Syn: phosphatidylethanolamine. [PJC]
Cephalism \Ceph"a*lism\, n. [Gr. kefalh` head.] (Anthropol.)	   Form or development of the skull; as, the races of man differ	   greatly in cephalism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cephalitis \Ceph`a*li"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   Same as {Phrenitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalization \Ceph`a*li*za"tion\, n.	   Domination of the head in animal life as expressed in the	   physical structure; localization of important organs or parts	   in or near the head, in animal development. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalo \Ceph"a*lo\ [Gr. kefalh` head.]	   A combining form denoting the head, of the head, connected	   with the head; as, cephalosome, cephalopod.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalocercal \Ceph`a*lo*cer"cal\, a. [Cephalo- + Gr. ke`rkos	   tail.] (Zool.)	   Relating to the long axis of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephaloid \Ceph"a*loid\, a. [Cephalo- + -oid.]	   Shaped like the head. --Craing.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalology \Ceph`a*lol"o*gy\, n. [Cephalo- + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalomere \Ceph"a*lo*mere\, n. [Cephalo- + -mere.] (Zool.)	   One of the somites (arthromeres) which make up the head of	   arthropods. --Packard.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalometer \Ceph`a*lom"e*ter\, n. [Cephalo- + -meter.] (Med.)	   An instrument measuring the dimensions of the head of a fetus	   during delivery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalometry \Ceph`a*lom"e*try\, n. (Anthropometry)	   The measurement of the heads of living persons. --	   {Ceph`a*lo*met"ric},a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cephalon \Ceph"a*lon\, n. (Zool.)	   The head.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalophora \Ceph`a*loph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh`	   head + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   The cephalata.	   [1913 Webster] Cephalopod
Cephalopod \Ceph"a*lo*pod\ (s[e^]f"[.a]*l[-o]*p[o^]d),
Cephalopode \Ceph"a*lo*pode\ (s[e^]f"[.a]*l[-o]*p[=o]d), n.	   (Zool.)	   One of the Cephalopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalopoda \Ceph`a*lop"o*da\ (s[e^]f`[.a]*l[o^]p"[-o]*d[.a]),	   n. pl. [NL., gr. Gr. kefalh` head + -poda: cf. F.	   c['e]phalopode.] (Zool.)	   The highest class of Mollusca.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have, around the front of the head, a group of	         elongated muscular arms, which are usually furnished	         with prehensile suckers or hooks. The head is highly	         developed, with large, well organized eyes and ears,	         and usually with a cartilaginous brain case. The higher	         forms, as the cuttlefishes, squids, and octopi, swim	         rapidly by ejecting a jet of water from the tubular	         siphon beneath the head. They have a pair of powerful	         horny jaws shaped like a parrot's beak, and a bag of	         inklike fluid which they can eject from the siphon,	         thus clouding the water in order to escape from their	         enemies. They are divided into two orders, the	         {Dibranchiata}, having two gills and eight or ten	         sucker-bearing arms, and the {Tetrabranchiata}, with	         four gills and numerous arms without suckers. The	         latter are all extinct except the {Nautilus}. See	         {Octopus}, {Squid}, {Nautilus}.	         [1913 Webster] Cephalopodic
Cephalopodic \Ceph`a*lo*pod"ic\	   (s[e^]f`[.a]*l[-o]*p[o^]d"[i^]k), Cephalopodous
\Ceph`a*lop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, the cephalopods.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephaloptera \Ceph`a*lop"te*ra\	   (s[e^]f`[.a]*l[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh`	   head + ptero`n wing.] (Zool.)	   One of the generic names of the gigantic ray ({Manta	   birostris}) of the family {Mobulidae}, known as {devilfish},	   {sea devil}, {manta} and {manta ray}. It is common on the	   coasts of South Carolina, Florida, and farther south, and is	   sometimes found as far north as New York Bay. Some of them	   grow to enormous size, becoming twenty feet of more across	   the body, and weighing more than a ton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalosome \Ceph"a*lo*some\ (s[e^]f"[.a]*l[-o]*s[=o]m, n.	   [Cephalo- + -some body.] (Zool.)	   The anterior region or head of insects and other arthropods.	   --Packard.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalosporin \Ceph"a*lo*spor`in\	   (s[e^]f"[.a]*l[-o]*sp[=o]r`[i^]n), n. [from Cephalosporium, a	   fungus producing the first of the series discovered.] (Chem.)	   any of a class of chemical substances, some of which have	   therapeutically useful antibacterial activity, whose	   structure contains a beta-lactam ring fused to a six-membered	   ring containing a sulfur and a nitrogen atom. The first of	   the series, {cephalosporin C}, was discovered by G. Brotzu in	   1955 in the culture broth of a {Cephalosporium} species found	   off the coast of Sardinia. Other cephalosporins have been	   found to be produced by species of soil bacteria	   (actinomycetes). Many semisynthetic analogs have been tested	   for antibacterial effect, and several of them have found use	   as important clinically useful antibacterial agents, some of	   which may be taken orally for treatment of bacterial	   infections. The cephalosporins are the second class of	   beta-lactam antibiotic to be discovered, the first being the	   {penicillins} and more recent classes being the	   {thienamycins} and {sulfazecins}. The {cephamycins} are a	   variant of cephalosporins with a methoxyl group on the	   beta-lactam ring, rendering them more resistant to	   penicillinases. Among the cephalosporins which have been	   found clinically useful are {cephalexin}, {cephaloridine},	   and {cephalothin}.	   [PJC]
Cephalostyle \Ceph"a*lo*style\ (s[e^]f"[.a]*l[-o]*st[imac]l), n.	   [Cephalo- + Gr. sty^los a pillar.] (Anat.)	   The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the	   base of cartilaginous crania.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalothorax \Ceph`a*lo*tho"rax\, n. [Cephalo- + thorax.]	   (Zool.)	   The anterior portion of any one of the Arachnida and higher	   Crustacea, consisting of the united head and thorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalotome \Ceph"a*lo*tome\, n. [Cephalo- + Gr. ? to cut.]	   (Med.)	   An instrument for cutting into the fetal head, to facilitate	   delivery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalotomy \Ceph`a*lot"o*my\, n.	   1. Dissection or opening of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Craniotomy; -- usually applied to bisection of the	      fetal head with a saw.	      [1913 Webster]
Cephalotribe \Ceph"a*lo*tribe\, n. [Cephalo- + Gr. to rub,	   grind.]	   An obstetrical instrument for performing cephalotripsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalotripsy \Ceph"a*lo*trip`sy\, n. [See {Cephalotribe}.]	   (Med.)	   The act or operation of crushing the head of a fetus in the	   womb in order to effect delivery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalotrocha \Ceph`a*lot"ro*cha\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kefalh` head	   + ? wheel.] (Zool.)	   A kind of annelid larva with a circle of cilia around the	   head.	   [1913 Webster]
Cephalous \Ceph"a*lous\, a. [Gr. kefalh` head.] (Zool.)	   Having a head; -- applied chiefly to the Cephalata, a	   division of mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Cepheus \Ce"pheus\, n. (Astron.)	   A northern constellation near the pole. Its head, which is in	   the Milky Way, is marked by a triangle formed by three stars	   of the fourth magnitude. See {Cassiopeia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cepphus \Cepphus\ n.	   a genus comprising the gillemots.	   Syn: genus {Cepphus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
CER \CER\ n.	   a {conditioned emotional response}, an emotional response	   that has been acquired by conditioning. [acronym]	   Syn: conditioned emotional response, conditioned emotion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceraceous \Ce*ra"ceous\, a. [L. cera wax.]	   Having the texture and color of new wax; like wax; waxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerago \Ce*ra"go\, n. [L. cera wax.]	   Beebread.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceramic \Ce*ram"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? earthenware. Cf.	   {Keramic}.]	   Of or pertaining to pottery; relating to the art of making	   earthenware; as, ceramic products; ceramic ornaments for	   ceilings.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceramics \Ce*ram"ics\, n. [See {Ceramic}.]	   1. The art of making things of baked clay; as pottery, tiles,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Work formed of clay in whole or in part, and baked;	      as, vases, urns, etc. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerargyrite \Ce*rar"gy*rite\ (s[-e]*r[aum]r"j[y^]*r[imac]t), n.	   [Gr. ke`ras horn + 'a`rgyros silver.] (Min.)	   Native silver chloride, a mineral of a white to pale yellow	   or gray color, darkening on exposure to the light. It may be	   cut by a knife, like lead or horn (hence called {horn	   silver}).	   [1913 Webster]
ceras \ceras\ n.	   one of the often brightly colored and branching hornlike	   structures on the backs of nudibranchs and other related	   mollusks that serve as gills.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cerastium \Cerastium\ n.	   a genus of weedy plants of the pink family, comprising the	   mouse-ear chickweeds.	   Syn: genus {Cerastium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cerasin \Cer"a*sin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white amorphous substance, the insoluble part of cherry	   gum; -- called also {meta-arabinic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A gummy mucilaginous substance; -- called also	      {bassorin}, {tragacanthin}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerasinous \Ce*ras"i*nous\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or containing, cerasin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a cherry color.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerastes \Ce*ras"tes\, n. [L., a horned serpent, fr. Gr.	   kera`sths horned, fr. ke`ras horn.] (Zool.)	   A genus of poisonous African serpents, with a horny scale	   over each eye; the horned viper.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerate \Ce"rate\, n. [L. ceratum, ceratm, fr. cera wax.] (Med.)	   An unctuous preparation for external application, of a	   consistence intermediate between that of an ointment and a	   plaster, so that it can be spread upon cloth without the use	   of heat, but does not melt when applied to the skin.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cerate consists essentially of wax (for which resin or	         spermaceti is sometimes substituted) mixed with oil,	         lard, and various medicinal ingredients. The cerate	         (formerly called simple cerate) of the United States	         Pharmacopoeia is a mixture of three parts of white wax	         and seven parts of lard.	         [1913 Webster]
Cerated \Ce"ra*ted\, p. a. [L. ceratus, p. p. of cerare to wax,	   fr. cera wax.]	   Covered with wax.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceratine \Cer"a*tine\, a. [Gr. ? the fallacy called "the horns."	   fr. ke`ras a horn.] (Lagic.)	   Sophistical.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceratobranchia \Cer`a*to*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ke`ras, ke`ratos, horn + ?, n. pl., gills.] (Zool.)	   A group of nudibranchiate Mollusca having on the back	   papilliform or branched organs serving as gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceratobranchial \Cer`a*to*bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epibranchial	   in a branchial arch. -- n. A ceratobranchial bone, or	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceratodus \Ce*rat"o*dus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, ke`ratos horn	   + ? tooth.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ganoid fishes, of the order Dipnoi, first known as	   Mesozoic fossil fishes; but recently two living species have	   been discovered in Australian rivers. They have lungs so well	   developed that they can leave the water and breathe in air.	   In Australia they are called {salmon} and {baramunda}. See	   {Dipnoi}, and {Archipterygium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceratohyal \Cer`a*to*hy"al\, a. [Gr. ke`ras horn + the letter	   [Upsilon].] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the bone, or cartilage, below the epihyal in	   the hyoid arch. -- n. A ceratohyal bone, or cartilage, which,	   in man, forms one of the small horns of the hyoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceratophyllaceae \Ceratophyllaceae\ n.	   a natural family coextensive with the genus {Ceratophyllum};	   the hornworts.	   Syn: family {Ceratophyllaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceratophyllum \Ceratophyllum\ n.	   the sole genus constituting the family {Ceratophyllaceae};	   the hornworts.	   Syn: genus {Ceratophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceratopogon \Ceratopogon\ n.	   the type genus of the {Ceratopogonidae}.	   Syn: genus {Ceratopogon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceratopogonidae \Ceratopogonidae\ n.	   a natural family of insects including the biting midges and	   sand flies.	   Syn: family {Ceratopogonidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceratopsia \Ceratopsia\ n.	   a suborder of extinct animals including triceratops.	   Syn: suborder Ceratopsia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ceratopsian \ceratopsian\ n.	   any of several four-footed herbivorous horned dinosaurs with	   enormous beaked skulls, of the late Cretaceous in North	   America and Mongolia.	   Syn: horned dinosaur.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceratopsidae \Ceratopsidae\ n.	   an extinct family of American ceratopsian dinosaurs.	   Syn: family {Ceratopsidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceratopteris \Ceratopteris\ n. (Bot.)	   a genus of water ferns.	   Syn: genus {Ceratopteris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ceratosaur \ceratosaur\ n. (Paleon.)	   the {ceratosaurus}.	   Syn: ceratosaurus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceratosaurus \Cer`a*to*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras a horn	   + ? lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A swift-running bipedal carnivorous American Jurassic	   dinosaur allied to the European Megalosaurus. The animal was	   nearly twenty feet in length, and the skull bears a bony	   short horn between the nostrils on the united nasal bones.	   See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Ceratospongiae \Cer`a*to*spon"gi*[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ke`ras, ke`ratos horn + ? sponge.] (Zool.)	   An order of sponges in which the skeleton consists of horny	   fibers. It includes all the commercial sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
ceratozamia \ceratozamia\ n. (Bot.)	   a small cycad of the genus {Ceratozamia} having a short scaly	   woody trunk and fernlike foliage and woody cones; Mexico.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ceraunics \Ce*rau"nics\, n. [Gr. ? thunder and lightning.]	   That branch of physics which treats of heat and electricity.	   --R. Park.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceraunoscope \Ce*rau"no*scope\, n. [Gr. ? thunder and lightning	   + -scope.]	   An instrument or apparatus employed in the ancient mysteries	   to imitate thunder and lightning. --T. Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerberean \Cer*be"re*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or resembling, Cerberus. [Written also	   {Cerberian}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With wide Cerberean mouth.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerberus \Cer"be*rus\, n. [L. Cerberus (in sense 1), gr. ?.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A monster, in the shape of a three-headed	      dog, guarding the entrance into the infernal regions,	      Hence: Any vigilant custodian or guardian, esp. if surly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of East Indian serpents, allied to the	      pythons; the bokadam.	      [1913 Webster]
Cercal \Cer"cal\, a. [Gr. ke`rkos tail.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Cercaria \Cer*ca"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Cercarle} [NL., fr. Gr. ke`rkos	   tail.] (Zool.)	   The larval form of a trematode worm having the shape of a	   tadpole, with its body terminated by a tail-like appendage.	   [1913 Webster]
Cercarian \Cer*ca"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of, like, or pertaining to, the Cercari[ae]. -- n. One of the	   Cercari[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Cercopidae \Cercopidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the froghoppers or spittlebugs.	   Syn: family {Cercopidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cercopithecidae \Cercopithecidae\ n.	   a natural family of Old World monkeys including the guenon,	   baboon, colobus monkey, langur, macaque, mandrill, mangabey,	   patas, and proboscis monkey.	   Syn: family {Cercopithecidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cercopithecus \Cercopithecus\ n.	   type genus of the {Cercopithecidae}, consisting of one genus	   of guenons.	   Syn: genus {Cercopithecus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cercopod \Cer"co*pod\, n. [Gr. ke`rkos tail + -pod.] (Zool.)	   One of the jointed antenniform appendages of the posterior	   somites of certain insects. --Packard.	   [1913 Webster]
Cercospora \Cercospora\ n.	   form genus of imperfect fungi that are leaf parasites with	   long slender spores.	   Syn: genus {Cercospora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cercosporella \Cercosporella\ n.	   form genus of imperfect fungi lacking pigment in the spores	   and conidiophores.	   Syn: genus {Cercosporella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cercus \Cer"cus\, n.; pl. {Cerci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`rkos tail.]	   (Zool.)	   See {Cercopod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cere \Cere\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cire.] (Zool.)	   The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of	   prey, parrots, and some other birds. See {Beak}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cere \Cere\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cering}.] [L. cerare, fr. cera wax: cf. F. cirer.]	   To wax; to cover or close with wax. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cereal \Ce"re*al\, a. [L. Cerealis pert. to Ceres, and hence, to	   agriculture. See {Ceres}.]	   Of or pertaining to the grasses which are cultivated for	   their edible seeds (as wheat, maize, rice, etc.), or to their	   seeds or grain.	   [1913 Webster]	Cereal \Ce"re*al\ n.	   Any grass cultivated for its edible grain, or the grain	   itself; -- usually in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerealia \Ce`re*a"li*a\, n. pl. [L. See {Cereal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Antiq.) Public festivals in honor of Ceres.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cereals. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerealin \Ce"re*a*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained	   from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into	   dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebel \Cer"e*bel\, n.	   The cerebellum. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster] Cerebellar
Cerebellar \Cer`e*bel"lar\, Cerebellous \Cer`e*bel"lous\, a.	   (Anat.)	   of or pertaining to the cerebellum; as, the cerebellar	   artery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebellum \Cer`e*bel"lum\, n.; pl. E. {Cerebellums}, L.	   {Cerebella}. [L., dim. of cerebrum brain.] (Anat.)	   The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the	   medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular	   action. See {Brain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebral \Cer"e*bral\, a. [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. ka`ra	   head: cf. F. c['e]r['e]bral. See {Cheer}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the cerebrum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebral apoplexy}. See under {Apoplexy}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cerebral \Cer"e*bral\, n. [A false translation of the Skr.	   m[=u]rdhanya, lit., head-sounds.]	   One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian	   languages. See {Lingual}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and	         this is their usual designation in the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Cerebralism \Cer"e*bral*ism\, n. (Philos.)	   The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions	   or products of the brain only.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebralist \Cer"e*bral*ist\, n.	   One who accepts cerebralism.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebrate \Cer"e*brate\, v. i. (Physiol.)	   To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebration \Cer`e*bra"tion\, n.	   Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebric \Cer"e*bric\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the brain.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebric acid} (Physiol. Chem.), a name formerly sometimes	      given to cerebrin.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerebricity \Cer`e*bric"i*ty\, n.	   Brain power. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebriform \Ce*reb"ri*form\, a. [Cerebrum + -form.]	   Like the brain in form or substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebrifugal \Cer`e*brif"u*gal\, a. [Cerebrum + L. fugere to	   flee.] (Physiol.)	   Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the	   spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal	   impressions) outwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebrin \Cer"e*brin\, n. [From {Cerebrum}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain	   and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is	   uncertain whether it exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a	   product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebripetal \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 (centripetal	   impressions) from the exterior inwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebritis \Cer`e*bri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. E. cerebrum + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the cerebrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebroid \Cer"e*broid\, a. [Cerebrum + -oid.]	   Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebrology \Cer`e*brol"o*gy\, n. [Cerebrum + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebropathy \Cer`e*brop"a*thy\, n. [Cerebrum + Gr. ?	   suffering.] (Med.)	   A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring	   in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also	   {brain fag}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebroscopy \Cer`e*bros"co*py\, n. [Cerebrum + -scopy.] (Med.)	   Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp.,	   the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the	   brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an	   ophthalmoscope). --Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebrose \Cer`e*brose"\, n. [From {Cerebrum}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the	   nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerebro-spinal \Cer`e*bro-spi"nal\, a. [Cerebrum + spinal.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of	   the brain and spinal cord.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebro-spinal fluid} (Physiol.), a serous fluid secreted by	      the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.	   {Cerebro-spinal meningitis}, {Cerebro-spinal fever} (Med.), a	      dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease,	      characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the	      brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches,	      tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the	      ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous	      eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not	      contagious.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerebrum \Cer"e*brum\, n.; pl. E. {Cerebrums}, L. {Cerebra}.	   [L., the brain.] (Anat.)	   The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain;	   the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See	   {Brain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerecloth \Cere"cloth`\, n. [L. cera wax + E. cloth.]	   A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or	   glutinous matter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerement \Cere"ment\, n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.]	   (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a	       dead body when embalmed.	   (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.	       [1913 Webster]
Ceremonial \Cer`e*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. caerimonialis: cf. F.	   c['e]rimonial. See {Ceremony}.]	   1. Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according	      to the forms of established rites.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ceremonial observances and outward show. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Observant of forms; ceremonious.	   Note: [In this sense ceremonious is now preferred.] --Donne.	         [1913 Webster]	               He moves in the dull ceremonial track. --Druden.	         [1913 Webster]	Ceremonial \Cer`e*mo"ni*al\, n.	   1. A system of rules and ceremonies, enjoined by law, or	      established by custom, in religious worship, social	      intercourse, or the courts of princes; outward form.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gorgeous ceremonial of the Burgundian court.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic	      church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be	      observed on solemn occasions.	      [1913 Webster]
Ceremonialism \Cer`e*mo"ni*al*ism\, n.	   Adherence to external rites; fondness for ceremony.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceremonially \Cer`e*mo"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   According to rites and ceremonies; as, a person ceremonially	   unclean.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceremonialness \Cer`e*mo"ni*al*ness\, n.	   Quality of being ceremonial.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceremonious \Cer`e*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. c['e]r['e]monieux, L.	   Caerimoniosus.]	   1. Consisting of outward forms and rites; ceremonial.	   Note: [In this sense ceremonial is now preferred.]	         [1913 Webster]	               The ceremonious part of His worship. --South.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. According to prescribed or customary rules and forms;	      devoted to forms and ceremonies; formally respectful;	      punctilious. "Ceremonious phrases." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too ceremonious and traditional.      --Shak.	   Syn: Formal; precise; exact. See {Formal}.	        [1913 Webster]
Ceremoniously \Cer`e*mo"ni*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a ceremonious way.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceremoniousness \Cer`e*mo"ni*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality, or practice, of being ceremonious.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceremony \Cer"e*mo*ny\, n.; pl. {Ceremonies}. [F.	   c['e]r['e]monie, L. caerimonia; perh. akin to E. create and	   from a root signifying to do or make.]	   1. Ar act or series of acts, often of a symbolical character,	      prescribed by law, custom, or authority, in the conduct of	      important matters, as in the performance of religious	      duties, the transaction of affairs of state, and the	      celebration of notable events; as, the ceremony of	      crowning a sovereign; the ceremonies observed in	      consecrating a church; marriage and baptismal ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to all the rites of it, and according to	            all the ceremonies thereof shall ye keep it [the	            Passover].                            --Numb. ix. 3	      [1913 Webster]	            Bring her up the high altar, that she may	            The sacred ceremonies there partake.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The heralds] with awful ceremony	            And trumpet's sound, throughout the host proclaim	            A solemn council.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Behavior regulated by strict etiquette; a formal method of	      performing acts of civility; forms of civility prescribed	      by custom or authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ceremony was but devised at first	            To set a gloss on . . . hollow welcomes . . .	            But where there is true friendship there needs none.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Al ceremonies are in themselves very silly things;	            but yet a man of the world should know them.	                                                  --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ceremonial symbols; an emblem, as a crown, scepter,	      garland, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Disrobe the images,	            If you find them decked with ceremonies.	            . . . Let no images	            Be hung with C[ae]sar's trophies.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sign or prodigy; a portent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            C[ae]sar, I never stood on ceremonies,	            Yet, now they fright me.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Master of ceremonies}, an officer who determines the forms	      to be observed, or superintends their observance, on a	      public occasion.	   {Not to stand on ceremony}, not to be ceremonious; to be	      familiar, outspoken, or bold.	      [1913 Webster]
Cereous \Ce"re*ous\, a. [L. cereus, fr. cera was.]	   Waxen; like wax. [Obs.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceres \Ce"res\, n. [L., Ceres, also corn, grain, akin to E.	   create.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The daughter of Saturn and Ops or Rhea, the	      goddess of corn and tillage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Actron.) The first discovered asteroid.	      [1913 Webster]
Ceresin \Cer"e*sin\, n. [L. cera wax.] (Chem.)	   A white wax, made by bleaching and purifying ozocerite, and	   used as a substitute for beeswax.	   [1913 Webster]
Cereus \Ce"re*us\, n. [L., a wax candle, fr. cera wax. So named	   from the resemblance of one species to the columnar shape of	   a wax candle.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the Cactus family. They are natives of	   America, from California to Chili.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although several species flower in the night, the name	         {Night-blooming cereus} is specially applied to the	         {Cereus grandiflorus}, which is cultivated for its	         beautiful, shortlived flowers. The {Cereus giganteus},	         whose columnar trunk is sometimes sixty feet in height,	         is a striking feature of the scenery of New Mexico,	         Texas, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Cerevis \Cer"e*vis\ (s[e^]r"[-e]*v[i^]s; G.	   ts[e^]r`[~e]*v[=e]s"), n. [G., fr. L. cerevisia, cervisia,	   beer.]	   A small visorless cap, worn by members of German student	   corps. It is made in the corps colors, and usually bears the	   insignia of the corps.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ceria \Ce"ri*a\ (s[=e]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. (Chem.)	   Cerium oxide, {CeO2}, a white infusible substance	   constituting about one per cent of the material of the common	   incandescent mantle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cerial \Cer"i*al\, a.	   Same as {Cerrial}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceriferous \Ce*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. ra wax + -ferous.]	   Producing wax.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerin \Ce"rin\, n. [L. cera wax + -in: cf. L. cerinus	   wax-colored.]	   1. (Chem.) A waxy substance extracted by alcohol or ether	      from cork; sometimes applied also to the portion of	      beeswax which is soluble in alcohol. --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A variety of the mineral allanite.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerinthian \Ce*rin"thi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of an ancient religious sect, so called from Cerinthus, a	   Jew, who attempted to unite the doctrines of Christ with the	   opinions of the Jews and Gnostics. --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceriph \Cer"iph\, n. (Type Founding)	   One of the fine lines of a letter, esp. one of the fine cross	   strokes at the top and bottom of letters. [Spelt also	   {seriph}.] --Savage.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerise \Ce*rise"\, a. [F., a cherry. See {Cherry}.]	   Cherry-colored; a light bright red; -- applied to textile	   fabrics, especially silk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerite \Ce"rite\, n. [Gr. ke`ras horn.] (Zool.)	   A gastropod shell belonging to the family {Cerithi["i]d[ae]};	   -- so called from its hornlike form.	   [1913 Webster]	Cerite \Ce"rite\, n. [From {Cherium}.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a brownish of cherry-red color, commonly	   massive. It is a hydrous silicate of cerium and allied	   metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerium \Ce"ri*um\, n. [Named by Berzelius in 1803 from the	   asteroid Ceres, then just discovered (1801).] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element, occurring in the minerals cerite,	   allanite, monazite, etc. Symbol Ce. Atomic weight 141.5. It	   resembles iron in color and luster, but is soft, and both	   malleable and ductile. It tarnishes readily in the air.	   [1913 Webster]
Cernuous \Cer"nu*ous\, a. [L. cernuus with the face turned	   toward the earth.] (Bot.)	   Inclining or nodding downward; pendulous; drooping; -- said	   of a bud, flower, fruit, or the capsule of a moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Cero \Ce"ro\, n. [Corrupt. fr. Sp. sierra saw, sawfish, cero.]	   (Zool.)	   A large and valuable fish of the Mackerel family, of the	   genus {Scomberomorus}. Two species are found in the West	   Indies and less commonly on the Atlantic coast of the United	   States, -- the common cero ({Scomberomorus caballa}), called	   also {kingfish}, and spotted, or king, cero ({Scomberomorus	   regalis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Cerograph \Ce"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -graph.]	   A writing on wax. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster] Cerographic
Cerographic \Ce`ro*graph"ic\, Cerographical \Ce`ro*graph"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to cerography.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerographist \Ce*rog"ra*phist\, n.	   One who practices cerography.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerography \Ce*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -graphy.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art of making characters or designs in, or with, wax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A method of making stereotype plates from inscribed sheets	      of wax.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerolite \Cer"o*lite\, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -lite.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of magnesium, allied to serpentine,	   occurring in waxlike masses of a yellow or greenish color.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceroma \Ce*ro"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? ointment for wrestlers, the	   place for wrestling, fr. khroy^n to wax over, fr. khro`s	   wax.]	   1. The unguent (a composition of oil and wax) with which	      wrestlers were anointed among the ancient Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anc. Arch.) That part of the baths and gymnasia in which	      bathers and wrestlers anointed themselves.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The cere of birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Ceromancy \Cer"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. khro`s wax + -mancy.]	   Divination by dropping melted wax in water.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceroon \Ce*roon"\, n. [See {Seroon}.]	   A bale or package. covered with hide, or with wood bound with	   hide; as, a ceroon of indigo, cochineal, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceroplastic \Ce`ro*plas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? for modeling in wax;	   khro`s wax + ? to form, mold.] (Fine arts)	   (a) Relating to the art of modeling in wax.	   (b) Modeled in wax; as, a ceroplastic figure.	       [1913 Webster] Ceroplastics
Ceroplastics \Ce`ro*plas"tics\, Ceroplasty \Ce`ro*plas"ty\, n.	   [Gr. ? (sc. ? art): cf. F. c['e]roplastique.]	   The art of modeling in wax.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerosin \Cer"o*sin\, n. [L. cera wax.] (Chem.)	   A waxy substance obtained from the bark of the sugar cane,	   and crystallizing in delicate white lamin[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Cerote \Ce"rote\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Cerate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerotene \Cer"o*tene\, n. [L. cerotum a pomade. See {Cerate}.]	   (Chem.)	   A white waxy solid obtained from Chinese wax, and by the	   distillation of cerotin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerotic \Ce*rot"ic\, a. [See {Cerotene}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax or Chinese wax; as,	   cerotic acid or alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerotin \Cer"o*tin\, n. [See {Cerotene}.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance, {C27H55.OH}, obtained from	   Chinese wax, and regarded as an alcohol of the paraffin	   series; -- called also {cerotic alcohol}, {ceryl alcohol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerotype \Ce"ro*type`\, n. [Gr. ? wax + -type.]	   A printing process of engraving on a surface of wax spread on	   a steel plate, for electrotyping.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cerrial \Cer"ri*al\, a. [L. cerreus, fr. cerrus a kind of oak.]	   (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the cerris.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chaplets green of cerrial oak.           --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerris \Cer"ris\, n. [L. cerrus.] (Bot.)	   A species of oak ({Quercus cerris}) native in the Orient and	   southern Europe; -- called also {bitter oak} and {Turkey	   oak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,	   fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of	   cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. ? to	   decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a	   sieve, rinse, v.]	   1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions	      concerning.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I myself am certain of you.           --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.	      [1913 Webster]	            However, I with thee have fixed my lot,	            Certain to undergo like doom.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof	            sure.                                 --Dan. ii. 45.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue that directs our ways	            Through certain dangers to uncertain praise.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unfailing; infallible.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy	            for any other distemper.              --Mead.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people go out and gather a certain rate every	            day.                                  --Ex. xvi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or	      some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and	      meaning certain persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            It came to pass when he was in a certain city.	                                                  --Luke. v. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            About everything he wrote there was a certain	            natural grace und decorum.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For certain}, assuredly.	   {Of a certain}, certainly.	   Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable;	        undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable;	        incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed;	        stated.	        [1913 Webster]	Certain \Cer"tain\, n.	   1. Certainty. [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A certain number or quantity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Certain \Cer"tain\, adv.	   Certainly. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Certainly \Cer"tain*ly\, adv.	   Without doubt or question; unquestionably.	   [1913 Webster]
Certainness \Cer"tain*ness\, n.	   Certainty.	   [1913 Webster]
Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. {Certainties}. [OF.	   certainet['e].]	   1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The certainty of punishment is the truest security	            against crimes. --Fisher Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Of a certainty}, certainly.	      [1913 Webster]
Certes \Cer"tes\, adv. [F. certes, for [`a] certes, fr. L.	   certus. See {Certain}.]	   Certainly; in truth; verily. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Certes it great pity was to see	         Him his nobility so foul deface.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Certhiidae \Certhiidae\ n.	   a natural family of birds cosisting of several species of	   creepers, such as {Certhia americana}, the tree creeper.	   Syn: family {Certhiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
certifiable \certifiable\ adj.	   1. presenting symptoms of mental illness sufficient for legal	      commitment to a mental institution.	   Syn: certified.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. capable of being guaranteed or certified: a certifiable	      fact.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, n. [F. certificat, fr. LL.	   certificatus made certain, p. p. of certificare. See {tify}.]	   1. A written testimony to the truth of any fact; as,	      certificate of good behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A written declaration legally authenticated.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trial by certificate}, a trial which the testimony of the	      person certifying is the only proper criterion of the	      point in dispute; as, when the issue is whether a person	      was absent in the army, this is tried by the certificate	      of the proper officer in writing, under his seal.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Certificate \Cer*tif"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Certificated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Certificating}.] [See	   {Certify}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To verify or vouch for by certificate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with a certificate; as, to certificate the	      captain of a vessel; a certificated teacher.	      [1913 Webster]
certificated \certificated\ adj.	   officially documented; -- of people.	   Syn: credentialed, documented.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Certification \Cer`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. certificatio: cf. F.	   certification.]	   The act of certifying.	   [1913 Webster]
certified \certified\ adj.	   1. endorsed authoritatively as having met certain	      requirements; guranteed; as, certified milk; certified	      mail; a certified check. Opposite of {uncertified}.	      [Narrower terms: {certificated, credentialed, documented};	      {guaranteed}] See also {certifiable}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. legally insane according to clinical criteria.	   Syn: certifiable.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. holding appropriate documentation and officially on record	      as qualified to perform a specified function or practice a	      specified skill.	   Syn: qualified.	        [WordNet 1.5]	certified check \certified check\ n.	   a check drawn on a bank and bearing marks from that bank	   guaranteeing that funds have been reserved for payment.	   [PJC]
Certifier \Cer"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who certifies or assures.	   [1913 Webster]
Certify \Cer"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Certified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Certifying}.] [F. certifier, LL. certificare; L.	   certus certain + facere to make. See {Certain}, and cf.	   {Certificate}, v. t.]	   1. To give cetain information to; to assure; to make certain.	      [1913 Webster]	            We certify the king, that . . . thou shalt have no	            portion on this side the river.       --Ezra iv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give certain information of; to make certain, as a	      fact; to verify. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            The industry of science at once certifies and	            greatly extends our knowledge of the vastness of the	            creation.                             --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To testify to in writing; to make a declaration	      concerning, in writing, under hand, or hand and seal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The judges shall certify their opinion to the	            chancellor, and upon such certificate the decree is	            usually founded.                      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Certified check}, A bank check, the validity of which is	      certified by the bank on which it is drawn.	      [1913 Webster]
Certiorari \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 out of chancery, or a superior court, to call	   up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there	   depending, in order that the party may have more sure and	   speedy justice, or that errors and irregularities may be	   corrected. It is obtained upon complaint of a party that he	   has not received justice, or can not have an impartial trial	   in the inferior court.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A certiorari is the correct process to remove the	         proceedings of a court in which cases are tried in a	         manner different from the course of the common law, as	         of county commissioners. It is also used as an	         auxiliary process in order to obtain a full return to	         some other process. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]
Certitude \Cer"ti*tude\, n. [LL. certitudo, fr. L. certus: cf.	   F. certitude. See {Certain}.]	   Freedom from doubt; assurance; certainty. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerule \Cer"ule\, a. [L. caerulus, eguiv. to caeruleus.]	   Blue; cerulean. [Obs.] --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerulean \Ce*ru"le*an\, a. [L. caeruleus.]	   Sky-colored; blue; azure. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blue, blue, as if that sky let fall	   [1913 Webster]	         A flower from its cerulean wall.         --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerulein \Ce*ru"le*in\, n. [L. caeruleus sky-blue.] (Chem.)	   A fast dyestuff, {C20H8O6}, made by heating gallein with	   strong sulphuric acid. It dyes mordanted fabrics green.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cerulenin \Ce`ru*len"in\, n. [isolated from Cephalosporium	   caerulens.] (Chem.)	   an antifungal antibiotic, {C12H17NO3}. It inhibits the growth	   of yeasts by interfering with the synthesis of sterols and	   fatty acids.	   [PJC]
Ceruleous \Ce*ru"le*ous\, a.	   Cerulean. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Cerulescent \Ce`ru*les"cent\, a. [L. caeruleus sky-blue +	   -escent.]	   Tending to cerulean; light bluish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ceruleum \Ce*ru"le*um\, n. [NL.]	   A greenish blue pigment prepared in various ways, consisting	   essentially of cobalt stannate. Unlike other cobalt blues, it	   does not change color by gaslight.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cerulific \Cer`u*lif"ic\, a. [L. caerulus dark blue + facere to	   make.]	   Producing a blue or sky color. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cerumen \Ce*ru"men\, n. [NL., fr. L. cera wax.] (Physiol.)	   The yellow, waxlike secretion from the glands of the external	   ear; the earwax.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceruminous \Ce*ru"mi*nous\, a. (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to, or secreting, cerumen; as, the ceruminous	   glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceruse \Ce"ruse\, n. [F. c['e]ruse, L. cerussa.]	   1. White lead, used as a pigment. See {White lead}, under	      {White}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cosmetic containing white lead.	      [1913 Webster]	            To distinguish ceruse from natural bloom.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) The native carbonate of lead.	      [1913 Webster]
Cerused \Ce"rused\, a.	   Washed with a preparation of white lead; as, cerused face.	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] Cerusite
Cerusite \Ce"ru*site\, Cerussite \Ce"rus*site\, n. (Min.)	   Native lead carbonate; a mineral occurring in colorless,	   white, or yellowish transparent crystals, with an adamantine,	   also massive and compact.	   [1913 Webster]
Cervantite \Cer"van*tite\, n. [Named from Cervantes a town in	   Spain.] (Min.)	   See under {Antimony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cervelat \Cer"ve*lat\, n. [F.] (Mus.)	   An ancient wind instrument, resembling the bassoon in tone.	   [1913 Webster]
Cervical \Cer"vi*cal\, a. [L. cervix, -icis, neck: cf. F.	   cervical.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the neck; as, the cervical vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Cervicide \Cer"vi*cide\, n. [L. cervus deer + caedere to kill.]	   The act of killing deer; deer-slaying. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
cervid \cervid\ n.	   any member of the family {Cervidae}, a type of deer	   distinguished from the {Bovidae} by the male's having solid	   deciduous antlers.	   Syn: deer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cervidae \Cervidae\ n.	   a natural family of deer including the reindeer, moose, elks,	   muntjacs, and roe deer.	   Syn: family Cervidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cervine \Cer"vine\, a. [L. cervinus, fr. cervus deer: cf. F.	   cervin.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the deer, or to the family {Cervid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cervix \Cer"vix\, n.; pl. E. {Cervixes}, L. {Cervices}. [L.]	   (Anat.)	   The neck; also, the necklike portion of any part, as of the	   womb. See Illust. of {Bird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cervus \Cer"vus\, n. [L., a deer.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ruminants, including the red deer and other allied	   species.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly all species of deer were included in the genus	         {Cervus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Ceryl \Ce"ryl\, n. [L. cera wax + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A radical, {C27H55} supposed to exist in several compounds	   obtained from Chinese wax, beeswax, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Cesarean
Cesarean \Ce*sa"re*an\, Cesarian \Ce*sa"ri*an\, a.	   Same as {C[ae]sarean}, {C[ae]sarian}.	   [1913 Webster] cesarean
cesarean \cesarean\ cesarian \cesarian\adj.	   1. same as {caesarian}.	      [WordNet 1.5] cesarean	cesarean \cesarean\, cesarian \cesarian\n.	   Same as {cesarean section}.	   Syn: cesarean section, cesarian section, caesarean section,	        C-section, cesarean, caesarean.	        [WordNet 1.5]	cesarean section \cesarean section\ n. (Surg.),	   the operation of taking a child from the womb by cutting	   through the walls of the abdomen and uterus; -- so called	   because Julius C[ae]sar is reported to have been brought into	   the world by such an operation; -- called also {caesarean}.	   Syn: caesarean section, cesarian section, caesarian section,	        C-section, cesarean, cesarian.	        [1913 Webster]
Cesarism \Ce"sar*ism\, n.	   See {C[ae]sarism}.	   [1913 Webster]
cesium \cesium\ n.	   the chemical element of atomic number 55. It is a univalent	   element, the most electropositive metal. Symbol Cs; atomic	   weight 132.905. IT has a melting point of 28.4[deg] C.	   Syn: caesium, Cs.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cespitine \Ces"pi*tine\, n. [L. caespes, caespitis, a turf.]	   An oil obtained by distillation of peat, and containing	   various members of the pyridine series.	   [1913 Webster]
Cespititious \Ces"pi*ti`tious\, a. [L. caespiticius, fr. caespes	   turf.]	   Same as {Cespitious}. [R.] --Gough.	   [1913 Webster]
Cespitose \Ces"pi*tose`\, a. [L. caespes turf.] (Bot.)	   Having the form a piece of turf, i. e., many stems from one	   rootstock or from many entangled rootstocks or roots.	   [Written also {c[ae]spitose}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cespitous \Ces"pi*tous\, a. [See {Cespitose}.]	   Pertaining to, consisting, of resembling, turf; turfy.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cespitous or turfy plant has many stems from the same	         root, usually forming a close, thick carpet of matting.	   --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cess \Cess\, n. [For sess, conts. from {Assess}.]	   1. A rate or tax. [Obs. or Prof. Eng. & Scot.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bound; measure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all	            cess.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cess \Cess\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cessed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cessing}.]	   To rate; to tax; to assess. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Cess \Cess\, v. i. [F. cesser. See {Cease}.]	   To cease; to neglect. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Cessant \Ces"sant\a. [L. cessans, p. pr. of cessare. See	   {Cease}.]	   Inactive; dormant [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Cessation \Ces*sa"tion\ (s[e^]s*s[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   cessation, L. cessatio, fr. cessare. See {Cease}.]	   A ceasing or discontinuance, as of action, whether temporary	   or final; a stop; as, a cessation of the war.	   [1913 Webster]	         The temporary cessation of the papal iniquities.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	         The day was yearly observed for a festival by cessation	         from labor.                              --Sir J.	                                                  Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cessation of arms} (Mil.), an armistice, or truce, agreed to	      by the commanders of armies, to give time for a	      capitulation, or for other purposes.	   Syn: Stop; rest; stay; pause; discontinuance; intermission;	        interval; respite; interruption; recess; remission.	        [1913 Webster]
Cessavit \Ces*sa"vit\, n. [L., he has ceased.] [O. Eng. Law]	   A writ given by statute to recover lands when the tenant has	   for two years failed to perform the conditions of his tenure.	   [1913 Webster]
Cesser \Ces"ser\, n. [From {Cess}, v. i.] (Law)	   a neglect of a tenant to perform services, or make payment,	   for two years.	   [1913 Webster]
Cessible \Ces"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. cessible. See {Cession}.]	   Giving way; yielding. [Obs.] -- {Ces`si*bil"i*ty}, n. [Obs.]	   --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Cession \Ces"sion\, n. [L. cessio, fr. cedere to give way: cf.	   F. Cession. See {Cede}.]	   1. A yielding to physical force. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Concession; compliance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A yielding, or surrender, as of property or rights, to	      another person; the act of ceding.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cession of the island of New Orleans. --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl. Law) The giving up or vacating a benefice by	      accepting another without a proper dispensation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Civil Law) The voluntary surrender of a person's effects	      to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.	      [1913 Webster]
Cessionary \Ces"sion*a*ry\, a. [LL. cessionarius, from	   cessionare to cede, fr. L. cessio: cf. F. cessionnaire. See	   {Cession}.]	   Having surrendered the effects; as, a cessionary bankrupt.	   --Martin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cessment \Cess"ment\, n. [From {Cess}, v. t.]	   An assessment or tax. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cessor \Ces"sor\, n. [From {Cess}, v. i. Cf. {Cesser}.] (Law)	   One who neglects, for two years, to perform the service by	   which he holds lands, so that he incurs the danger of the	   writ of cessavit. See {Cessavit}. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Cessor \Ces"sor\, n. [From {Cess}, v. t.]	   An assessor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cesspipe \Cess"pipe`\ (s[e^]s"p[imac]p`), n.	   A pipe for carrying off waste water, etc., from a sink or	   cesspool. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Cesspool \Cess"pool`\ (-p[=oo]l`), n. [See {Sesspol}.]	   A cistern in the course, or the termination, of a drain, to	   collect sedimentary or superfluous matter; a privy vault; any	   receptacle of filth. [Written also {sesspool}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cest \Cest\ (s[e^]st), n. [L. cestus: cf. OF. ceste.]	   A woman's girdle; a cestus. [R.] --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Cestidae \Cestidae\ n.	   A family of invertebrates coextensive with the order	   {Cestida}; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and	   elongated body.	   Syn: family {Cestidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cestoda \Ces*tod"a\ (s[e^]s*t[=o]d"[.a]), prop. n. [NL., gr. Gr.	   kesto`s girdle + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A subclass of parasitic worms of the class Cestoidea. In some	   classifications, it is not differentiated from the parent	   class.	   [PJC]
cestode \ces"tode\ (s[e^]s"t[=o]d), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the	   Cestoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
cestoid \ces"toid\ (s[e^]s"toid), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Cestoidea. -- n. One of the Cestoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Cestoidea \Ces*toid"e*a\ (s[e^]s*toid"[-e]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   gr. Gr. kesto`s girdle + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A class of parasitic worms of the phylum Platyhelminthes	   (formerly Platelminthes) of which the tapeworms are the most	   common examples. The body is flattened, and usually but not	   always long, and composed of numerous joints or segments,	   each of which may contain a complete set of male and female	   reproductive organs. They have neither mouth nor intestine.	   See {Tapeworm}. [Written also {Cestoidea}.]	   Syn: class Cestoidea, Cestoidea.	        [1913 Webster]
Cestoidean \Ces*toid"e*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Cestoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Cestraciont \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, n. [Gr. ? a kind of fish.] (Zool.)	   A shark of the genus {Cestracion}, and of related genera. The	   posterior teeth form a pavement of bony plates for crushing	   shellfish. Most of the species are extinct. The Port Jackson	   shark and a similar one found in California are living	   examples.	   [1913 Webster]	Cestraciont \Ces*tra"ci*ont\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the genus {Cestracion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cestus \Ces"tus\, n. [L. cestus girdle, Gr. ?, lit., stitched,	   embroidered.]	   1. (Antiq.) A girdle; particularly that of Aphrodite (or	      Venus) which gave the wearer the power of exciting love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of Ctenophora. The typical species	      ({Cestus Veneris}) is remarkable for its brilliant	      iridescent colors, and its long, girdlelike form.	      [1913 Webster]	Cestus \Ces"tus\, n. [L. caestus, and cestus.] (Antiq.)	   A covering for the hands of boxers, made of leather bands,	   and often loaded with lead or iron.	   [1913 Webster] Cestuy
Cestuy \Ces"tuy\ or Cestui \Ces"tui\, pron. [Norm. F.] (Law)	   He; the one.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cestuy que trust}[norm. F.], a person who has the equitable	      and beneficial interest in property, the legal interest in	      which is vested in a trustee. --Wharton.	   {Cestuy que use}[Norm. F.], a person for whose use land,	      etc., is granted to another.	      [1913 Webster]
Cesura \Ce*su"ra\, n.	   See {C[ae]sura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cesural \Ce*su"ral\, a.	   See {C[ae]sural}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetacea \Ce*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. cetus whale, Gr. ?.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of marine mammals, including the whales. Like	   ordinary mammals they breathe by means of lungs, and bring	   forth living young which they suckle for some time. The	   anterior limbs are changed to paddles; the tail flukes are	   horizontal. There are two living suborders:	   (a) {The {Mysticete} or whalebone whales, having no true	       teeth after birth, but with a series of plates of	       whalebone [see {Baleen}.] hanging down from the upper jaw	       on each side, thus making a strainer, through which they	       receive the small animals upon which they feed.}	   (b) {The {Denticete}, including the dolphins and sperm whale,	       which have teeth. Another suborder ({Zeuglodontia}) is	       extinct. The {Sirenia} were formerly included in the	       Cetacea, but are now made a separate order.}	       [1913 Webster]
Cetacean \Ce*ta"cean\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Cetacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetaceous \Ce*ta"ceous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Cetacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cete \Ce"te\, n. [L., pl.] (Zool.)	   One of the Cetacea, or collectively, the Cetacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetene \Ce"tene\, n. [See {Cete}.] (Chem.)	   An oily hydrocarbon, {C16H32}, of the ethylene series,	   obtained from spermaceti.	   [1913 Webster]
Ceterach \Cet"e*rach\, n. [F. c['e]t['e]rac, fr. Ar. shetrak.]	   (Bot.)	   A species of fern with fronds ({Asplenium Ceterach}).	   [1913 Webster]
Cetewale \Cet"e*wale\, n. [OF. citoal, F. zedoaire. See	   {Zedoary}.]	   Same as {Zedoary}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetic \Ce"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a whale.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetin \Ce"tin\, n. [L. cetus whale.] (Chem.)	   A white, waxy substance, forming the essential part of	   spermaceti.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetological \Ce`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to cetology.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetologist \Ce*tol"o*gist\, a.	   One versed in cetology.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetology \Ce*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? whale + -logy: cf. F.	   c['e]tologie.]	   The description or natural history of cetaceous animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetraric \Ce*trar"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the lichen, Iceland moss	   ({Cetaria Islandica}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cetraric acid}. See {Cetrarin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cetrarin \Cet"ra*rin\, n. [From Cetraria Islandica, the	   scientific name of Iceland moss.] (Chem.)	   A white substance extracted from the lichen, Iceland moss	   ({Cetraria Islandica}). It consists of several ingredients,	   among which is cetraric acid, a white, crystalline, bitter	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetyl \Ce"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? whale + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A radical, {C16H33}, not yet isolated, but supposed to exist	   in a series of compounds homologous with the ethyl compounds,	   and derived from spermaceti.	   [1913 Webster]
Cetylic \Ce*tyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, spermaceti.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cetylic alcohol} (Chem.), a white, waxy, crystalline solid,	      obtained from spermaceti, and regarded as homologous with	      ordinary, or ethyl, alcohol; ethal; -- called also {cetyl	      alcohol}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ceylanite \Cey"lan*ite\, n. [F., fr. Ceylan Ceylon.] (Min.)	   A dingy blue, or grayish black, variety of spinel. It is also	   called {pleonaste}. [Written also {ceylonite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ceylon \Ceylon\ n.	   the former name of an island republic in the Indian Ocean off	   the southeast coast of India, now called {Sri Lanka}. It is	   an independent nation with an area of 25,332 sq. mi. and a	   population of about 14 million people.	   Syn: Sri Lanka.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ceylonese \Cey`lon*ese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Ceylon; -- since the change of name,	   replaced by {Sri Lankan}. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or	   natives of Ceylon; -- since the change of name, replaced by	   {Sri Lankan}.	   [1913 Webster]
C G S \C. G. S.\	   An abbreviation for {Centimeter}, {Gram}, {Second}. --	   applied to a system of units much employed in physical	   science, based upon the centimeter as the unit of length, the	   gram as the unit of weight or mass, and the second as the	   unit of time.	   [1913 Webster]	C G T \C. G. T.\	   An abbreviation for Conf['e]d['e]ration G['e]n['e]rale du	   Travail (the French syndicalist labor union).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cha \Cha\ (ch[aum]), n. [Chin. ch`a.] [Also {chaa}, {chais},	   {tsia}, etc.]	   Tea; -- the Chinese (Mandarin) name, used generally in early	   works of travel, and now for a kind of rolled tea used in	   Central Asia.	         A pot with hot water . . . made with the powder of a	         certain herb called chaa, which is much esteemed. --Tr.	                                                  J. Van	                                                  Linschoten's	                                                  Voyages	                                                  (1598).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chab \Chab\ (ch[a^]b), n. (Zool.)	   The red-bellied woodpecker ({Melanerpes Carolinus}).	   [1913 Webster] Chabasite
Chabasite \Chab"a*site\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*s[imac]t), Cabazite
\Cab"a*zite\ (k[a^]b"[.a]*z[imac]t), n. [Gr. chabazi`os one of	   twenty species of stones mentioned in the poem Peri` li`qwn,	   ascribed to Orpheus.] (Min.)	   A mineral occuring in glassy rhombohedral crystals, varying	   in color from white to yellow or red. It is essentially a	   hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Called also {chabasie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chablis \Cha*blis"\ (sh[.a]*bl[=e]"), n. [F.]	   A white wine made near Chablis, a town in France.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. a white wine resembling Chablis[1], but made elsewhere, as	      in California.	      [PJC] Chabouk
Chabouk \Cha*bouk"\, Chabuk \Cha*buk"\, n. [Hind. ch[=a]buk	   horsewhip.]	   A long whip, such as is used in the East in the infliction of	   punishment. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Chace \Chace\, n.	   See 3d {Chase}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Chace \Chace\, v. t.	   To pursue. See {Chase} v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
cha-cha \cha-cha\ n.	   a modern ballroom dance from Latin America; it uses two slow	   steps followed by three quick small steps, with swaying	   movements of the hips, and has many variations of movements	   based on that rhythm.	   Syn: cha-cha.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
cha-cha-cha \cha-cha-cha\ n.	   same as {cha-cha}.	   Syn: cha-cha.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chachalaca \Cha`cha*la"ca\, n. [Native name, prob. given in	   imitation of its cry.] (Zool.)	   The Texan guan ({Ortalis vetula}). [written also	   {chiacalaca}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chack \Chack\ (ch[a^]k), v. i.	   To toss up the head frequently, as a horse to avoid the	   restraint of the bridle.	   [1913 Webster]
Chacma \Chac"ma\, n. [Native name.]	   A large species of African baboon ({Cynocephalus porcarius});	   -- called also {ursine baboon}.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Baboon}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Chaconne \Cha*conne"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. chacona.] (Mus.)	   An old Spanish dance in moderate three-four measure, like the	   Passacaglia, which is slower. Both are used by classical	   composers as themes for variations.	   [1913 Webster]
Chad \Chad\, n.	   See {Shad}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chaenopsis \Chaenopsis\ n.	   a genus of clinid fishes consisting of the pikeblennies.	   Syn: genus {Chaenopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chaeronea \Chaeronea\ n. (Greek antiquity)	   either of two battles in ancient Greece, one in which Philip	   of Macedon defeated the Athenians and Thebans (338 BC), or	   another in which Sulla defeated Mithridates (86 BC).	   [WordNet 1.5]
chaeta \chae"ta\ (k[=e]"t[.a]), n.; pl. {chaetae} (k[=e]"t[=e]).	   [NL., fr. Gr. chai`th hair.] (Zool.)	   a stiff chitinous seta or bristle especially of an annelid	   worm.	   [WordNet 1.5]
chaetal \chaetal\ adj.	   of or relating to chaetae (setae or bristles).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chaetetes \Ch[ae]*te"tes\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. chai`th hair.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of fossil corals, common in the lower Silurian	   limestones.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaetiferous \Ch[ae]*tif"er*ous\, a. [Gr. chai`th hair +	   -ferous.] (Zool.)	   Bearing set[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Chaetodont \Ch[ae]"to*dont\, n. [Gr. chai`th hair + ?, ?,	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   A marine fish of the family {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}. The	   ch[ae]todonts have broad, compressed bodies, and usually	   bright colors.	   [1913 Webster]	Chaetodont \Ch[ae]to*dont\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Ch[ae]todonts or the family	   {Ch[ae]todontid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaetodontidae \Chaetodontidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the butterfly fishes.	   Syn: family {Chaetodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chaetognath \Ch[ae]"tog*nath\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ch[ae]tognatha.	   [1913 Webster]
chaetognath \chaetognath\ n.	   any worm of the Chaetognatha; transparent marine worm with	   horizontal lateral and caudal fins and a row of movable	   curved spines at each side of the mouth.	   Syn: arrowworm.	        [WordNet 1.5] Chaetognatha
Chaetognatha \Chae*tog"na*tha\, Chaetognatha
\Ch[ae]*tog"na*tha\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? hair + ? jaw.]	   (Zool)	   a phylum consisting of the arrowworms, a group of small	   active transparent free-swimming marine worms, of which the	   genus {Sagitta} is the type. They have groups of curved	   spines on each side of the head.	   Syn: phylum Chaetognatha.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
chaetognathan \chaetognathan\ adj.	   of or pertaining to the Chaetognatha.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chaetopod \Ch[ae]"to*pod\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Ch[ae]topoda. -- n. One of the	   Ch[ae]topoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaetopoda \Ch[ae]*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? hair +	   -poda.] (Zool.)	   A very extensive order of Annelida (segmented worms),	   characterized by the presence of lateral set[ae], or spines,	   on most or all of the segments. They are divided into two	   principal groups: {Oligoch[ae]ta}, including the earthworms	   and allied forms, and {Polych[ae]ta}, including most of the	   marine species.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaetotaxy \Ch[ae]"to*tax`y\, n. [Gr. ? hair + ? arrangement.]	   (Zool.)	   The arrangement of bristles on an insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Chafe \Chafe\ (ch[=a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chafed}	   (ch[=a]ft); p pr. & vb. n. {Chafing}.] [OE. chaufen to warm,	   OF. chaufer, F. chauffer, fr. L. calefacere, calfacere, to	   make warm; calere to be warm + facere to make. See	   {Caldron}.]	   1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to	      stimulate and make warm.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her intercession chafed him.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to	            prevent its being chafed.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   Syn: To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.	        [1913 Webster]	Chafe \Chafe\, v. i.	   To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by	   friction.	   [1913 Webster]	         Made its great boughs chafe together.    --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be	      irritated. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Chafe \Chafe\, n.	   1. Heat excited by friction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Injury or wear caused by friction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall.	                                                  --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]
Chafer \Chaf"er\, n.	   1. One who chafes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel for heating water; -- hence, a dish or pan.	      [1913 Webster]	            A chafer of water to cool the ends of the irons.	                                                  --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	Chafer \Chaf"er\, n. [AS. ceafor; akin to D. kever, G k["e]fer.]	   (Zool.)	   A kind of beetle; the cockchafer. The name is also applied to	   other species; as, the rose chafer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chafery \Chaf"er*y\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.] (Iron Works)	   An open furnace or forge, in which blooms are heated before	   being wrought into bars.	   [1913 Webster] Chafewax
Chafewax \Chafe"wax`\, or Chaffwax \Chaff"wax`\, n. (Eng. Law)	   Formerly a chancery officer who fitted wax for sealing writs	   and other documents.	   [1913 Webster]
Chafeweed \Chafe"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   The cudweed ({Gnaphalium}), used to prevent or cure chafing.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaff \Chaff\, n. [AC. ceaf; akin to D. kaf, G. kaff.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The glumes or husks of grains and grasses separated from	      the seed by threshing and winnowing, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            So take the corn and leave the chaff behind.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old birds are not caught with caff.   --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything of a comparatively light and worthless character;	      the refuse part of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chaff and ruin of the times.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Straw or hay cut up fine for the food of cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            By adding chaff to his corn, the horse must take	            more time to eat it. In this way chaff is very	            useful.                               --Ywatt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Light jesting talk; banter; raillery.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which	      subtend each flower in the heads of many Composit[ae], as	      the sunflower. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chaff cutter}, a machine for cutting, up straw, etc., into	      "chaff" for the use of cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	Chaff \Chaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chaffing}.]	   To use light, idle language by way of fun or ridicule; to	   banter.	   [1913 Webster]	Chaff \Chaff\, v. t.	   To make fun of; to turn into ridicule by addressing in	   ironical or bantering language; to quiz.	   [1913 Webster]	         Morgan saw that his master was chaffing him.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dozen honest fellows . . . chaffed each other about	         their sweethearts.                       --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaffer \Chaff"er\, n.	   One who chaffs.	   [1913 Webster]	Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, n. [OE. chaffare, cheapfare; AS. ce['a]p a	   bargain, price + faru a journey; hence, originally, a going	   to barain, to market. See {Cheap}, and {Fare}.]	   Bargaining; merchandise. [Obs.] --Holished.	   [1913 Webster]	Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chaffered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chaffering}.] [OE. chaffaren, fr. chaffare, chapfare,	   cheapfare, a bargaining. See {Chaffer}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To treat or dispute about a purchase; to bargain; to	      haggle or higgle; to negotiate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To chaffer for preferments with his gold. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk much and idly; to chatter. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	Chaffer \Chaf"fer\, v. t.	   1. To buy or sell; to trade in.	      [1913 Webster]	            He chaffered chairs in which churchmen were set.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exchange; to bandy, as words. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Chafferer \Chaf"fer*er\, n.	   One who chaffers; a bargainer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaffern \Chaf"fern\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.]	   A vessel for heating water. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaffery \Chaf"fer*y\, n.	   Traffic; bargaining. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaffinch \Chaf"finch\, n. [Cf. {Chiff-chaff}.] (Zool.)	   A bird of Europe ({Fringilla c[oe]lebs}), having a variety of	   very sweet songs, and highly valued as a cage bird; -- called	   also {copper finch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaffing \Chaff"ing\, n.	   The use of light, frivolous language by way of fun or	   ridicule; raillery; banter.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaffless \Chaff"less\, a.	   Without chaff.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaffy \Chaff"y\, a.	   1. Abounding in, or resembling, chaff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chaffy grain beneath the thresher's flail.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Light or worthless as chaff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slight and chaffy opinion.            --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) Resembling chaff; composed of light dry scales.	      (b) Bearing or covered with dry scales, as the under	          surface of certain ferns, or the disk of some	          composite flowers.	          [1913 Webster]
Chafing \Chaf"ing\, n. [See {Chafe}, v. t.]	   The act of rubbing, or wearing by friction; making by	   rubbing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chafing dish}, a dish or vessel for cooking on the table, or	      for keeping food warm, either by coals, by a lamp, or by	      hot water; a portable grate for coals.	   {Chafing gear} (Naut.), any material used to protect sails,	      rigging, or the like, at points where they are exposed to	      friction.	      [1913 Webster]
Chagas' disease \Chagas' disease\ n. [Carlos Chagas, a physician	   in Brazil, 1879-1934]	   a form of trypanosomiasis caused by infection with	   {Trypamosoma cruzi}, found principally in South America. It	   is transmitted by certain species of reduviid bugs, and has	   natural reservoirs in dogs, armadillos, rodents and other	   domestic and wild mammals. --Stedman's Med. Dict.,	   --Dorland's Illustr. Med. Dict.	   Syn: South Amercian trypanosomiasis, Chagas-Cruz disease.	        [PJC]
Chagreen \Cha*green"\, n.	   See {Shagreen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chagres fever \Cha"gres fe"ver\ (Med.)	   A form of malarial fever occurring along the Chagres River,	   Panama.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, n. [F., fr. chagrin shagreen, a particular	   kind of rough and grained leather; also a rough fishskin used	   for graters and files; hence (Fig.), a gnawing, corroding	   grief. See {Shagreen}.]	   Vexation; mortification.	   [1913 Webster]	         I must own that I felt rather vexation and chagrin than	         hope and satisfaction.                   --Richard	                                                  Porson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hear me, and touch Belinda with chagrin. --Pope.	   Syn: Vexation; mortification; peevishness; fretfulness;	        disgust; disquiet.	   Usage: {Chagrin}, {Vexation}, {Mortification}. These words	          agree in the general sense of pain produced by	          untoward circumstances. Vexation is a feeling of	          disquietude or irritating uneasiness from numerous	          causes, such as losses, disappointments, etc.	          Mortification is a stronger word, and denotes that	          keen sense of pain which results from wounded pride or	          humiliating occurrences. Chagrin is literally the	          cutting pain produced by the friction of Shagreen	          leather; in its figurative sense, it varies in	          meaning, denoting in its lower degrees simply a state	          of vexation, and its higher degrees the keenest sense	          of mortification. "Vexation arises chiefly from our	          wishes and views being crossed: mortification, from	          our self-importance being hurt; chagrin, from a	          mixture of the two."                    --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chagrined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chargrining}.] [Cf. F. chagriner See {Chagrin}, n.]	   To excite ill-humor in; to vex; to mortify; as, he was not a	   little chagrined.	   [1913 Webster]	Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, v. i.	   To be vexed or annoyed. --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]	Chagrin \Cha*grin"\, a.	   Chagrined. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
chagrined \chagrined\ adj.	   feeling vexed, especially due to feeling inferior or unworthy	   and hence embarrassed; as, chagrined at the poor sales of his	   book.	   Syn: embarrassed, mortified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chain \Chain\ (ch[=a]n), n. [F. cha[^i]ne, fr. L. catena. Cf.	   {Catenate}.]	   1. A series of links or rings, usually of metal, connected,	      or fitted into one another, used for various purposes, as	      of support, of restraint, of ornament, of the exertion and	      transmission of mechanical power, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] put a chain of gold about his neck. --Dan. v.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which confines, fetters, or secures, as a chain; a	      bond; as, the chains of habit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Driven down	            To chains of darkness and the undying worm.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A series of things linked together; or a series of things	      connected and following each other in succession; as, a	      chain of mountains; a chain of events or ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surv.) An instrument which consists of links and is used	      in measuring land.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: One commonly in use is Gunter's chain, which consists	         of one hundred links, each link being seven inches and	         ninety-two one hundredths in length; making up the	         total length of rods, or sixty-six, feet; hence, a	         measure of that length; hence, also, a unit for land	         measure equal to four rods square, or one tenth of an	         acre.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Naut.) Iron links bolted to the side of a vessel to	      bold the dead-eyes connected with the shrouds; also, the	      channels.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Weaving) The warp threads of a web. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chain belt} (Mach.), a belt made of a chain; -- used for	      transmitting power.	   {Chain boat}, a boat fitted up for recovering lost cables,	      anchors, etc.	   {Chain bolt}	      (a) (Naut.) The bolt at the lower end of the chain plate,	          which fastens it to the vessel's side.	      (b) A bolt with a chain attached for drawing it out of	          position.	   {Chain bond}. See {Chain timber}.	   {Chain bridge}, a bridge supported by chain cables; a	      suspension bridge.	   {Chain cable}, a cable made of iron links.	   {Chain coral} (Zool.), a fossil coral of the genus	      {Halysites}, common in the middle and upper Silurian	      rocks. The tubular corallites are united side by side in	      groups, looking in an end view like links of a chain. When	      perfect, the calicles show twelve septa.	   {Chain coupling}.	      (a) A shackle for uniting lengths of chain, or connecting	          a chain with an object.	      (b) (Railroad) Supplementary coupling together of cars	          with a chain.	   {Chain gang}, a gang of convicts chained together.	   {Chain hook} (Naut.), a hook, used for dragging cables about	      the deck.	   {Chain mail}, flexible, defensive armor of hammered metal	      links wrought into the form of a garment.	   {Chain molding} (Arch.), a form of molding in imitation of a	      chain, used in the Normal style.	   {Chain pier}, a pier suspended by chain.	   {Chain pipe} (Naut.), an opening in the deck, lined with	      iron, through which the cable is passed into the lockers	      or tiers.	   {Chain plate} (Shipbuilding), one of the iron plates or	      bands, on a vessel's side, to which the standing rigging	      is fastened.	   {Chain pulley}, a pulley with depressions in the periphery of	      its wheel, or projections from it, made to fit the links	      of a chain.	   {Chain pumps}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Chain rule} (Arith.), a theorem for solving numerical	      problems by composition of ratios, or compound proportion,	      by which, when several ratios of equality are given, the	      consequent of each being the same as the antecedent of the	      next, the relation between the first antecedent and the	      last consequent is discovered.	   {Chain shot} (Mil.), two cannon balls united by a shot chain,	      formerly used in naval warfare on account of their	      destructive effect on a ship's rigging.	   {Chain stitch}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Chain timber}. (Arch.) See {Bond timber}, under {Bond}.	   {Chain wales}. (Naut.) Same as {Channels}.	   {Chain wheel}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Closed chain}, {Open chain} (Chem.), terms applied to the	      chemical structure of compounds whose rational formul[ae]	      are written respectively in the form of a closed ring (see	      {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), or in an open	      extended form.	   {Endless chain}, a chain whose ends have been united by a	      link.	      [1913 Webster]	Chain \Chain\, v. t. [imp. p. p. {Chained} (ch[=a]nd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chaining}.]	   1. To fasten, bind, or connect with a chain; to fasten or	      bind securely, as with a chain; as, to chain a bulldog.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chained behind the hostile car.       --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep in slavery; to enslave.	      [1913 Webster]	            And which more blest? who chained his country, say	            Or he whose virtue sighed to lose a day? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite closely and strongly.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in this vow do chain my soul to thine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surveying) To measure with the chain.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To protect by drawing a chain across, as a harbor.	      [1913 Webster]
chained \chained\ adj.	   bound with chains; as, prisoners chained together to prevent	   escape.	   Syn: enchained, in chains(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chainless \Chain"less\ (ch[=a]n"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no chain; not restrained or fettered. "The chainless	   mind." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Chainlet \Chain"let\, n.	   A small chain. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
chainlike \chainlike\ adj.	   having a form resembling a chain; as, chainlike clusters of	   bacteria.	   Syn: catenulate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chain pump \Chain" pump`\	   A pump consisting of an endless chain, running over a drum or	   wheel by which it is moved, and dipping below the water to be	   raised. The chain has at intervals disks or lifts which fit	   the tube through which the ascending part passes and carry	   the water to the point of discharge.	   [1913 Webster]
chains \chains\ (ch[=a]ns), n.	   metal shackles connected by chains, used to bind hands or	   legs; as, he was kept two weeks in chains.	   Syn: iron, irons, chain.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chainsaw \chain"saw`\ (ch[=a]n"s[add]), n.	   a portable power saw having teeth that are linked to form an	   endless chain, rotated about two pivot points by a power	   mechanism, such as an electric motor or a gasoline engine.	   Note: They are used to efficiently cut trees, logs, or thick	         branches out of doors.	   Syn: chain saw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chain stitch \Chain" stitch`\	   1. An ornamental stitch like the links of a chain; -- used in	      crocheting, sewing, and embroidery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Machine Sewing) A stitch in which the looping of the	      thread or threads forms a chain on the under side of the	      work; the loop stitch, as distinguished from the lock	      stitch. See {Stitch}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chain tie \Chain tie\ (Arch.)	   A tie consisting of a series of connected iron bars or rods.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chain wheel \Chain" wheel`\	   1. A chain pulley, or sprocket wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inversion of the chain pump, by which it becomes a	      motor driven by water.	      [1913 Webster]
Chainwork \Chain"work`\, n.	   Work looped or linked after the manner of a chain; chain	   stitch work.	   [1913 Webster]
Chair \Chair\ (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere,	   chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a	   teacher's or professor's chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to	   sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral},	   {chaise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A movable single seat with a back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An official seat, as of a chief magistrate or a judge, but	      esp. that of a professor; hence, the office itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chair of a philosophical school.  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            A chair of philology.                 --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The presiding officer of an assembly; a chairman; as, to	      address the chair.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles,	      or two-wheeled carriage, drawn by one horse; a gig.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think what an equipage thou hast in air,	            And view with scorn two pages and a chair. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An iron block used on railways to support the rails and	      secure them to the sleepers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chair days}, days of repose and age.	   {To put into the chair}, to elect as president, or as	      chairman of a meeting. --Macaulay.	   {To take the chair}, to assume the position of president, or	      of chairman of a meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	Chair \Chair\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chairing}.]	   1. To place in a chair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry publicly in a chair in triumph. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To function as chairperson of (a meeting, committee,	      etc.); as, he chaired the meeting.	      [PJC]
chairlift \chair"lift\ n.	   a ski lift on which riders are seated.	   Syn: chair lift.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chairman \Chair"man\, n.; pl. {Chairmen}.	   1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or	      private meeting, or of any organized body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Chairmanship \Chair"man*ship\, n.	   The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body.	   [1913 Webster]
chairperson \chairperson\ n.	   the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization;	   -- same as {chair[3]} or {chairman[1]}, but used to achieve a	   sex-neutral register.	   Syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
chairwoman \chairwoman\ n.	   a female officer who presides at the meetings of a committee,	   meeting, or organization; a female chairperson.	   Syn: president, chairman, chair, chairperson.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chaise \Chaise\ (sh[=a]z), n. [F. chaise seat, or chair, chaise	   or carriage, for chaire, from a peculiar Parisian	   pronunciation. See {Chair}.]	   1. A two-wheeled carriage for two persons, with a calash top,	      and the body hung on leather straps, or thorough-braces.	      It is usually drawn by one horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loosely, a carriage in general. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Chaja \Cha"ja\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The crested screamer of Brazil ({Palamedea chavaria} syn.	   {Chauna chavaria}), so called in imitation of its notes; --	   called also {chauna}, and {faithful kamichi}. It is often	   domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See	   {Kamichi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalaza \Cha*la"za\, n.; pl. E. {Chalazas}, L. {Chalaz[ae]}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ? hail, pimple.]	   1. (Bot.) The place on an ovule, or seed, where its outer	      coats cohere with each other and the nucleus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance	      which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to	      maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle.	      [1913 Webster]
Chalazal \Cha*la"zal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the chalaza.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalaze \Cha*laze"\, n.	   Same as {Chalaza}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalaziferous \Chal`a*zif"er*ous\, a. [Chalaza + -ferous.]	   Having or bearing chalazas.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalazion \Cha*la"zi*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dim. of ? hail,	   pimple.] (Med.)	   A small circumscribed tumor of the eyelid caused by retention	   of secretion, and by inflammation of the Melbomian glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalazogamy \Chal`a*zog"a*my\, n. [Chalaza + -gamy, as in	   polygamy.] (Bot.)	   A process of fecundation in which the pollen tube penetrates	   to the embryosac through the tissue of the chalaza, instead	   of entering through the micropyle. It was originally	   discovered by Treub in {Casuarina}, and has since been found	   to occur regularly in the families {Betulace[ae]} and	   {Juglandace[ae]}. Partial chalazogamy is found in {Ulmus},	   the tube here penetrating the nucleus midway between the	   chalaza and micropyle. -- {Chal`a*zo*gam"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chalcanthite \Chal*can"thite\, n. [L. chalcanthum a solution of	   blue vitriol, Gr. ?.] (Min.)	   Native blue vitriol. See {Blue vitriol}, under {Blue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalcedonic \Chal"ce*don"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to chalcedony.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalcedony \Chal*ced"o*ny\ (k[a^]l*s[e^]d"[-o]*n[y^] or	   k[a^]l"s[-e]*d[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n.; pl. {Chalcedonies}	   (-n[i^]z). [ L. chalcedonius, fr. Gr. CHalkhdw`n Chalcedon, a	   town in Asia Minor, opposite to Byzantium: cf. calc['e]doine,	   OE. calcidoine, casidoyne. Cf. {Cassidony}.] (Min.)	   A cryptocrystalline, translucent variety of quartz, having	   usually a whitish color, and a luster nearly like wax.	   [Written also {calcedony}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When chalcedony is variegated with with spots or	         figures, or arranged in differently colored layers, it	         is called {agate}; and if by reason of the thickness,	         color, and arrangement of the layers it is suitable for	         being carved into cameos, it is called {onyx}.	         {Chrysoprase} is green chalcedony; {carnelian}, a flesh	         red, and {sard}, a brownish red variety.	         [1913 Webster]
Chalchihuitl \Chal`chi*huitl"\ (ch[.a]l`ch[-e]*w[-e]tl"), n.	   (Min.)	   The Mexican name for turquoise. See {Turquoise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalcid fly \Chal"cid fly`\ [From Gr. chalko`s copper; in	   allusion to its metallic colors.] (Zool.)	   One of a numerous family of hymenopterous insects	   ({Chalcidid[ae]}. Many are gallflies, others are parasitic on	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalcidian \Chal*cid"i*an\, n. [L. chalcis a lizard, Gr.	   chalki`s.] (Zool.)	   One of a tropical family of snakelike lizards	   ({Chalcid[ae]}), having four small or rudimentary legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalcis \Chalcis\ n.	   the type genus of the {Chalcididae}.	   Syn: genus {Chalcis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chalcocite \Chal"co*cite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass.] (Min.)	   Native copper sulphide, called also {copper glance}, and	   {vitreous copper}; a mineral of a black color and metallic	   luster. [Formerly written {chalcosine}.]	   [1913 Webster] Chalcographer
Chalcographer \Chal*cog"ra*pher\, Chalcographist
\Chal*cog"ra*phist\, n.	   An engraver on copper or brass; hence, an engraver of copper	   plates for printing upon paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalcography \Chal*cog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. chalko`s copper, brass +	   -graphy.]	   The act or art of engraving on copper or brass, especially of	   engraving for printing.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalcopyrite \Chal`co*pyr"ite\, n. [Gr. chalko`s brass + E.	   pyrite. So named from its color.] (Min.)	   Copper pyrites, or yellow copper ore; a common ore of copper,	   containing copper, iron, and sulphur. It occurs massive and	   in tetragonal crystals of a bright brass yellow color.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaldaic \Chal*da"ic\, a. [L. Chaldaicus.]	   Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n. The language or dialect of	   the Chaldeans; Chaldee.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaldaism \Chal"da*ism\, n.	   An idiom or peculiarity in the Chaldee dialect.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaldean \Chal*de"an\, a. [L. Chaldaeus.]	   Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n.	   (a) A native or inhabitant of Chaldea.	   (b) A learned man, esp. an astrologer; -- so called among the	       Eastern nations, because astrology and the kindred arts	       were much cultivated by the Chaldeans.	   (c) Nestorian.	       [1913 Webster]
Chaldee \Chal"dee\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Chaldea. -- n. The language or dialect of	   the Chaldeans; eastern Aramaic, or the Aramaic used in	   Chaldea.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chaldee Paraphrase}, A targum written in Aramaic.	      [1913 Webster] Chaldrich
Chaldrich \Chal"drich\, Chalder \Chal"der\, n. [Icel. tjaldr.]	   (Zool.)	   A kind of bird; the oyster catcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaldron \Chal"dron\, n. [OF. chaldron, F. chaudron kettle. The	   same word as caldron.]	   An English dry measure, being, at London, 36 bushels heaped	   up, or its equivalent weight, and more than twice as much at	   Newcastle. Now used exclusively for coal and coke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States the chaldron is ordinarily 2,940	         lbs, but at New York it is 2,500 lbs. --De Colange.	         [1913 Webster]
Chalet \Cha*let"\, n. [F.]	   1. A herdsman's hut in the mountains of Switzerland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chalets are summer huts for the Swiss herdsmen.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A summer cottage or country house in the Swiss mountains;	      any country house built in the style of the Swiss	      cottages.	      [1913 Webster]
Chalice \Chal"ice\, n. [OR. chalis, calice, OF. chalice, calice,	   F. calice, fr. L. calix, akin to Gr. ? and E. helmet. Cf.	   {Calice}, {Calyx}.]	   A cup or bowl; especially, the cup used in the sacrament of	   the Lord's Supper.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaliced \Chal"iced\, a.	   Having a calyx or cup; cup-shaped. "Chaliced flowers."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalk \Chalk\ (ch[add]k), n. [AS. cealc lime, from L. calx	   limestone. See {Calz}, and {Cawk}.]	   1. (Min.) A soft, earthy substance, of a white, grayish, or	      yellowish white color, consisting of calcium carbonate,	      and having the same composition as common limestone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared chalk, used as a drawing	      implement; also, by extension, a compound, as of clay and	      black lead, or the like, used in the same manner. See	      {Crayon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black chalk}, a mineral of a bluish color, of a slaty	      texture, and soiling the fingers when handled; a variety	      of argillaceous slate.	   {By a long chalk}, by a long way; by many degrees. [Slang]	      --Lowell.	   {Chalk drawing} (Fine Arts), a drawing made with crayons. See	      {Crayon}.	   {Chalk formation}. See {Cretaceous formation}, under	      {Cretaceous}.	   {Chalk line}, a cord rubbed with chalk, used for making	      straight lines on boards or other material, as a guide in	      cutting or in arranging work.	   {Chalk mixture}, a preparation of chalk, cinnamon, and sugar	      in gum water, much used in diarrheal affection, esp. of	      infants.	   {Chalk period}. (Geol.) See {Cretaceous period}, under	      {Cretaceous}.	   {Chalk pit}, a pit in which chalk is dug.	   {Drawing chalk}. See {Crayon}, n., 1.	   {French chalk}, steatite or soapstone, a soft magnesian	      mineral.	   {Red chalk}, an indurated clayey ocher containing iron, and	      used by painters and artificers; reddle.	      [1913 Webster]	Chalk \Chalk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chalked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chalking}.]	   1. To rub or mark with chalk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manure with chalk, as land. --Morimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make white, as with chalk; to make pale; to bleach.	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let a bleak paleness chalk the door.  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To chalk out}, to sketch with, or as with, chalk; to	      outline; to indicate; to plan. [Colloq.] "I shall pursue	      the plan I have chalked out." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
chalkboard \chalk"board`\ (ch[add]k"b[=o]rd`), n.	   a dark sheet of slate used as a surface for writing on, with	   chalk.	   Syn: blackboard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chalkcutter \Chalk"cut`ter\, n.	   A man who digs chalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalkiness \Chalk"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being chalky.	   [1913 Webster]
chalk line \chalk" line`\ (ch[add]k" l[imac]n`), n.	   1. a string impregnated with powdered chalk, used in	      construction to mark a straight line on a surface, such as	      a wall. The string is held taut on the surface between the	      two end points of the line to be made, the center of the	      line is drawn away from the surface, and the string is	      released and snapped against the surface, leaving a line	      of chalk in the desired location.	      [PJC]	   2. the line of chalk on a surface left by a {chalk line[1]}.	      [PJC]
chalkpit \chalk"pit\ (ch[add]k"p[i^]t), n.	   a quarry for mining chalk.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chalkstone \Chalk"stone`\, n.	   1. A mass of chalk.	      [1913 Webster]	            As chalkstones . . . beaten in sunder. --Isa. xxvii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A chalklike concretion, consisting mainly of urate	      of sodium, found in and about the small joints, in the	      external ear, and in other situations, in those affected	      with gout; a tophus.	      [1913 Webster]
Chalky \Chalk"y\, a.	   Consisting of, or resembling, chalk; containing chalk; as, a	   chalky cliff; a chalky taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Challenge \Chal"lenge\, n. [OE. chalenge claim, accusation,	   challenge, OF. chalenge, chalonge, claim, accusation,	   contest, fr. L. calumnia false accusation, chicanery. See	   {Calumny}.]	   1. An invitation to engage in a contest or controversy of any	      kind; a defiance; specifically, a summons to fight a duel;	      also, the letter or message conveying the summons.	      [1913 Webster]	            A challenge to controversy.           --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of a sentry in halting any one who appears at his	      post, and demanding the countersign.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A claim or demand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There must be no challenge of superiority.	                                                  --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Hunting) The opening and crying of hounds at first	      finding the scent of their game.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) An exception to a juror or to a member of a court	      martial, coupled with a demand that he should be held	      incompetent to act; the claim of a party that a certain	      person or persons shall not sit in trial upon him or his	      cause. --Blackstone	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An exception to a person as not legally qualified to vote.	      The challenge must be made when the ballot is offered. [U.	      S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Challenge to the array} (Law), an exception to the whole	      panel.	   {Challenge to the favor}, the alleging a special cause, the	      sufficiency of which is to be left to those whose duty and	      office it is to decide upon it.	   {Challenge to the polls}, an exception taken to any one or	      more of the individual jurors returned.	   {Peremptory challenge}, a privilege sometimes allowed to	      defendants, of challenging a certain number of jurors	      (fixed by statute in different States) without assigning	      any cause.	   {Principal challenge}, that which the law allows to be	      sufficient if found to be true.	      [1913 Webster]	Challenge \Chal"lenge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Challenged}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Challenging}.] [OE. chalengen to accuse, claim, OF.	   chalengier, chalongier, to claim, accuse, dispute, fr. L.	   calumniar to attack with false accusations. See {Challenge},	   n., and cf. {Calumniate}.]	   1. To call to a contest of any kind; to call to answer; to	      defy.	      [1913 Webster]	            I challenge any man to make any pretense to power by	            right of fatherhood.                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call, invite, or summon to answer for an offense by	      personal combat.	      [1913 Webster]	            By this I challenge him to single fight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To claim as due; to demand as a right.	      [1913 Webster]	            Challenge better terms.               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To censure; to blame. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He complained of the emperors . . . and challenged	            them for that he had no greater revenues . . . from	            them.                                 --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) To question or demand the countersign from (one who	      attempts to pass the lines); as, the sentinel challenged	      us, with "Who comes there?"	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To take exception to; question; as, to challenge the	      accuracy of a statement or of a quotation.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) To object to or take exception to, as to a juror, or	      member of a court.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To object to the reception of the vote of, as on the	      ground that the person in not qualified as a voter. [U.	      S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To challenge to the} {array, favor, polls}. See under	      {Challenge}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Challenge \Chal"lenge\, v. i.	   To assert a right; to claim a place.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where nature doth with merit challenge.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Challengeable \Chal"lenge*a*ble\, a.	   That may be challenged.	   [1913 Webster]
challenged \challenged\ adj.	   1. having doubts expressed about its truth.	   Syn: disputed, questioned.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. handicapped or disabled; -- used as a euphemism,	      especially in combinations; as, physically challenged;	      mentally challenged.	      [PJC]
Challenger \Chal"len*ger\, n.	   One who challenges.	   [1913 Webster]
challenging \challenging\ adj.	   1. requiring full use of one's abilities or resources; as,	      challenging task.	   Syn: ambitious, demanding.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. disposed to or engaged in defiance of established	      authority.	   Syn: insubordinate, resistant, resistive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Challis \Chal"lis\, n. [F. chaly, challis, a stuff made of	   goat's hair.]	   A soft and delicate woolen, or woolen and silk, fabric, for	   ladies' dresses. [Written also {chally}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chalon \Cha"lon\, n.	   A bed blanket. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalybean \Cha*lyb"e*an\, a. [L. chalybe["i]us, fr. chalybs	   steel, Gr. ?.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Chalybes, an ancient people of	      Pontus in Asia Minor, celebrated for working in iron and	      steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of superior quality and temper; -- applied to steel.	      [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Chalybeate \Cha*lyb"e*ate\, a. [NL. chalybeatus, fr.	   chalube["i]us. See {Chalubean}.]	   Impregnated with salts of iron; having a taste like iron; as,	   chalybeate springs.	   [1913 Webster]	Chalybeate \Cha*lyb"e*ate\, n.	   Any water, liquid, or medicine, into which iron enters as an	   ingredient.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalybeous \Cha*lyb"e*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Steel blue; of the color of tempered steel.	   [1913 Webster]
Chalybite \Chal"y*bite\, n. (Min.)	   Native iron carbonate; -- usually called siderite.	   [1913 Webster]
Cham \Cham\ (ch[a^]m), v. t. [See {Chap}.]	   To chew. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Cham \Cham\ (k[a^]m), n. [See {Khan}.]	   The sovereign prince of Tartary; -- now usually written	   {khan}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chamade \Cha*made\, n. [F. chamade, fr. Pg. chamada, fr. chamar	   to call, fr. L. clamare.] (Mil.)	   A signal made for a parley by beat of a drum.	   [1913 Webster]	         They beat the chamade, and sent us carte blanche.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Chamaecytisus \Chamaecytisus\ n.	   a genus of small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having	   yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; -- often	   used especially for those formerly included in genus	   {Cytisus}.	   Syn: genus {Chamaecytisus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chamaedaphne \Chamaedaphne\ n.	   a genus consisting of only one species, the leatherleaf.	   Syn: genus {Chamaedaphne}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chamaeleo \Chamaeleo\ n.	   the type genus of the {Chamaeleontidae}.	   Syn: genus {Chamaeleo}, genus {Chamaeleon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chamaeleon \chamaeleon\ n. [L. Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn,	   lit., "ground lion;" chamai` on the ground + le`wn lion.]	   (Zool.)	   a lizard of Africa and Madagascar able to change skin color	   and having a projectile tongue.	   Syn: chameleon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chamaeleon \Chamaeleon\ n. (Astronomy)	   a small constellation in the southern skies between Hydrus	   and Musca.	   Syn: Chameleon.	        [PJC] Chamaeleonidae
Chamaeleonidae \Chamaeleonidae\, Chamaeleontidae
\Chamaeleontidae\n.	   a natural family comprising the Old World chameleons; in some	   classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of	   Sauria.	   Syn: family {Chamaeleontidae}, family {Chamaeleonidae},	        Rhiptoglossa, family {Rhiptoglossa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chamaemelum \Chamaemelum\ n.	   a small genus of plants sometimes included in genus	   {Anthemis}; chamomile.	   Syn: genus {Chamaemelum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chamaephyte \cham"ae*phyte\ (k[a^]m"[-e]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   chamai` on the ground + -phyte.]	   a perennial plant that sets its dormant vegetative buds just	   at or above the surface of the ground.	   [PJC]
Chamal \Cha"mal\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The Angora goat. See {Angora goat}, under {Angora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chamber \Cham"ber\, n. [F. chambre, fr. L. camera vault, arched	   roof, in LL. chamber, fr. Gr. ? anything with a vaulted roof	   or arched covering; cf. Skr. kmar to be crooked. Cf.	   {Camber}, {Camera}, {Comrade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a	      bedroom; as, the house had four chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Apartments in a lodging house. "A bachelor's life in	      chambers." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative	      body or assembly meets; as, presence chamber; senate	      chamber.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or	      association; as, the Chamber of Deputies; the Chamber of	      Commerce.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity; as,	      the chamber of a canal lock; the chamber of a furnace; the	      chamber of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (Law.) A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts	      business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such	      official business as may be done out of court.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A chamber pot. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mil.)	      (a) That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which	          holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from	          the rest of the bore; -- formerly, in guns, made	          smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in	          breech-loading guns.	      (b) A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to	          contain the powder.	      (c) A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on	          its breech, without any carriage, formerly used	          chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Air chamber}. See {Air chamber}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Chamber of commerce}, a board or association to protect the	      interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and	      traders of a city.	   {Chamber council}, a secret council. --Shak.	   {Chamber counsel} or {Chamber counselor}, a counselor who	      gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does	      not advocate causes in court.	   {Chamber fellow}, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.	   {Chamber hangings}, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.	   {Chamber lye}, urine. --Shak.	   {Chamber music}, vocal or instrumental music adapted to	      performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience	      room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.	   {Chamber practice} (Law.), the practice of counselors at law,	      who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in	      court.	   {To sit at chambers}, to do business in chambers, as a judge.	      [1913 Webster]	Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chambered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chambering}.]	   1. To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be lascivious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Chamber \Cham"ber\, v. t.	   1. To shut up, as in a chamber. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with a chamber; as, to chamber a gun.	      [1913 Webster]
Chambered \Cham"bered\, a.	   Having a chamber or chambers; as, a chambered shell; a	   chambered gun.	   [1913 Webster]
Chamberer \Cham"ber*er\, n.	   1. One who attends in a chamber; a chambermaid. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A civilian; a carpetmonger. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Chambering \Cham"ber*ing\, n.	   Lewdness. [Obs.] --Rom. xiii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
Chamberlain \Cham"ber*lain\, n. [OF. chamberlain, chambrelencF.	   chambellon, OHG. chamerling, chamarlinc, G. k[aum]mmerling,	   kammer chamber (fr. L. camera) + -ling. See {Chamber}, and	   {-ling}.] [Formerly written {chamberlin}.]	   1. An officer or servant who has charge of a chamber or	      chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An upper servant of an inn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An officer having the direction and management of the	      private chambers of a nobleman or monarch; hence, in	      Europe, one of the high officers of a court.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A treasurer or receiver of public money; as, the	      chamberlain of London, of North Wales, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The lord chamberlain of England}, an officer of the crown,	      who waits upon the sovereign on the day of coronation, and	      provides requisites for the palace of Westminster, and for	      the House of Lords during the session of Parliament. Under	      him are the gentleman of the black rod and other officers.	      His office is distinct from that of the lord chamberlain	      of the Household, whose functions relate to the royal	      housekeeping.	      [1913 Webster]
Chamberlainship \Cham"ber*lain*ship\, n.	   Office of a chamberlain.	   [1913 Webster]
Chambermaid \Cham"ber*maid`\, n.	   1. A maidservant who has the care of chambers, making the	      beds, sweeping, cleaning the rooms, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lady's maid. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Chambertin \Cham`ber*tin"\, n.	   A red wine from Chambertin near Dijon, in Burgundy.	   [1913 Webster]
Chambranle \Cham`bran"le\, n. [F.] (Arch.)	   An ornamental bordering or framelike decoration around the	   sides and top of a door, window, or fireplace. The top piece	   is called the traverse and the side pieces the ascendants.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chambray \Cham"bray\, n. [From Cambrai, France. Cf. {Cambric}.]	   A gingham woven in plain colors with linen finish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chambrel \Cham"brel\, n.	   Same as {Gambrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chameck \Cha*meck"\, n. [Native Brazilian name.] (Zool.)	   A kind of spider monkey ({Ateles chameck}), having the thumbs	   rudimentary and without a nail.	   [1913 Webster]
Chameleon \Cha*me"le*on\ (k[.a]*m[=e]"l[-e]*[u^]n), n. [L.	   Chamaeleon, Gr. chamaile`wn, lit., "ground lion;" chamai` on	   the ground + le`wn lion. See {Humble}, and {Lion}.] (Zool.)	   1. A lizardlike reptile of the genus {Cham[ae]leo}, of	      several species, found in Africa, Asia, and Europe. The	      skin is covered with fine granulations; it has eyes which	      can move separately, the tail is prehensile, and the body	      is much compressed laterally, giving it a high back. It is	      remarkable for its ability to change the color of its skin	      to blend with its surroundings. [Also sometimes spelled	      {chamaeleon}.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Its color changes more or less with the color of the	         objects about it, or with its temper when disturbed. In	         a cool, dark place it is nearly white, or grayish; on	         admitting the light, it changes to brown, bottle-green,	         or blood red, of various shades, and more or less	         mottled in arrangment. The American chameleons belong	         to {Anolis} and allied genera of the family	         {Iguanid[ae]}. They are more slender in form than the	         true chameleons, but have the same power of changing	         their colors.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. a person who changes opinions, ideas, or behavior to suit	      the prevailing social climate; an opportunist.	      [PJC]	   {Chameleon mineral} (Chem.), the compound called {potassium	      permanganate}, a dark violet, crystalline substance,	      {KMnO4}, which in formation passes through a peculiar	      succession of color from green to blue, purple, red, etc.	      See {Potassium permanganate}, under {Potassium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chameleonize \Cha*me"le*on*ize\, v. t.	   To change into various colors. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chamfer \Cham"fer\, n. [See {Chamfron}.]	   The surface formed by cutting away the arris, or angle,	   formed by two faces of a piece of timber, stone, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Chamfer \Cham"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chamfered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chamfering}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Carp.) To cut a furrow in, as in a column; to groove; to	      channel; to flute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a chamfer on.	      [1913 Webster]
Chamfret \Cham"fret\, n. [See {Chamfron}.]	   1. (Carp.) A small gutter; a furrow; a groove.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chamfer.	      [1913 Webster]
Chamfron \Cham"fron\, n. [F. chanfrein.] (Anc. Armor)	   The frontlet, or head armor, of a horse. [Written also	   {champfrain} and {chamfrain}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chamisal \Cha`mi*sal"\, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. chamiza a kind of	   wild cane.]	   1. (Bot.) A California rosaceous shrub ({Adenostoma	      fasciculatum}) which often forms an impenetrable	      chaparral.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A chaparral formed by dense growths of this shrub.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chamlet \Cham"let\, n.	   See {Camlet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chamois \Cham"ois\ (sh[a^]m"m[y^] or sh[.a]*moi"; 277), n. [F.	   chamois, prob. fr. OG. gamz, G. gemse.]	   1. (Zool.) A small species of antelope ({Rupicapra tragus}),	      living on the loftiest mountain ridges of Europe, as the	      Alps, Pyrenees, etc. It possesses remarkable agility, and	      is a favorite object of chase.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soft leather made from the skin of the chamois, or from	      sheepskin, etc.; -- called also {chamois leather}, and	      {chammy} or {shammy leather}. See {Shammy}.	      [1913 Webster]
chamosite \chamosite\ n.	   a greenish gray or black silicate of iron and aluminum.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chamomile \Cham"o*mile\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Camomile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Champ \Champ\ (ch[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Champed}	   (ch[a^]mt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Champing}.] [Prob, of Scand.	   orgin; cf. dial. Sw. k[aum]msa to chew with difficulty,	   champ; but cf. also OF. champier, champeyer, champoyer, to	   graze in fields, fr. F. champ field, fr. L. campus. Cf.	   {Camp}.]	   1. To bite with repeated action of the teeth so as to be	      heard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foamed and champed the golden bit.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bite into small pieces; to crunch. --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	Champ \Champ\, v. i.	   To bite or chew impatiently.	   [1913 Webster]	         They began . . . irefully to champ upon the bit.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster] Champ	Champ \Champ\, Champe \Champe\, n. [F. champ, L. campus field.]	   (Arch.)	   The field or ground on which carving appears in relief.	   [1913 Webster]
Champagne \Cham*pagne"\, n. [F. See {Champaign}.]	   A light wine, of several kinds, originally made in the	   province of Champagne, in France.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Champagne properly includes several kinds not only of	         sparkling but of still wines; but in America the term	         is usually restricted to wines which effervesce.	         [1913 Webster]
Champaign \Cham*paign"\, n. [OF. champaigne; same word as	   campagne.]	   A flat, open country.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fair champaign, with less rivers interveined. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through Apline vale or champaign wide.   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Champaign \Cham*paign"\, a.	   Flat; open; level.	   [1913 Webster]	         A wide, champaign country, filled with herds.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Champer \Champ"er\, n.	   One who champs, or bites.	   [1913 Webster]
Champertor \Cham"per*tor\, n. [F. champarteur a divider of	   fields or field rent. See {Champerty}.] (Law)	   One guilty of champerty; one who purchases a suit, or the	   right of suing, and carries it on at his own expense, in	   order to obtain a share of the gain.	   [1913 Webster]
Champerty \Cham"per*ty\, n. [F. champart field rent, L.	   campipars; champ (L. campus) field + part (L. pars) share.]	   1. Partnership in power; equal share of authority. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Beaut['e] ne sleighte, strengthe ne hardyness,	            Ne may with Venus holde champartye.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The prosecution or defense of a suit, whether by	      furnishing money or personal services, by one who has no	      legitimate concern therein, in consideration of an	      agreement that he shall receive, in the event of success,	      a share of the matter in suit; maintenance with the	      addition of an agreement to divide the thing in suit. See	      {Maintenance}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By many authorities champerty is defined as an	         agreement of this nature. From early times the offence	         of champerty has been forbidden and punishable.	         [1913 Webster]
Champignon \Cham*pi"gnon\, n. [F., a mushroom, ultimately fr. L.	   campus field. See {Camp}.] (Bot.)	   An edible species of mushroom ({Agaricus campestris}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fairy ring champignon}, the {Marasmius oreades}, which has a	      strong flavor but is edible.	      [1913 Webster]
Champion \Cham"pi*on\ (ch[a^]m"p[i^]*[u^]n), n. [F. champion,	   fr. LL.campio, of German origin; cf. OHG. chempho, chemphio,	   fighter, champf, G. kampf, contest; perh. influenced by L.	   campus field, taken in the sense of "field of battle."]	   1. One who engages in any contest; especially one who in	      ancient times contended in single combat in behalf of	      another's honor or rights; or one who now acts or speaks	      in behalf of a person or a cause; a defender; an advocate;	      a hero.	      [1913 Webster]	            A stouter champion never handled sword. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Champions of law and liberty.         --Fisher Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who by defeating all rivals, has obtained an	      acknowledged supremacy in any branch of athletics or game	      of skill, and is ready to contend with any rival; as, the	      champion of England.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Champion is used attributively in the sense of	         surpassing all competitors; overmastering; as, champion	         pugilist; champion chess player.	   Syn: Leader; chieftain; combatant; hero; warrior; defender;	        protector.	        [1913 Webster]	Champion \Cham"pi*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Championed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Championing}.] [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with a champion; to attend or defend as	      champion; to support or maintain; to protect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Championed or unchampioned, thou diest. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Championness \Cham"pi*on*ness\, n.	   A female champion. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Championship \Cham"pi*on*ship\, n.	   State of being champion; leadership; supremacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Champlain period \Cham*plain" pe"ri*od\ (Geol.)	   A subdivision of the Quaternary age immediately following the	   Glacial period; -- so named from beds near Lake Champlain.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The earlier deposits of this period are diluvial in	         character, as if formed in connection with floods	         attending the melting of the glaciers, while the later	         deposits are of finer material in more quiet waters, as	         the alluvium.	         [1913 Webster]
Champlev'e \Champ`le*v['e]"\, a. [F., p. p. of champlever to	   engrave. See 3d {Champ}, {Camp}, {Lever} a bar.] (Art)	   Having the ground engraved or cut out in the parts to be	   enameled; inlaid in depressions made in the ground; -- said	   of a kind of enamel work in which depressions made in the	   surface are filled with enamel pastes, which are afterward	   fired; also, designating the process of making such enamel	   work. -- n. A piece of champlev['e] enamel; also, the process	   or art of making such enamel work; champlev['e] work.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chamsin \Cham*sin"\, n. [F.]	   See {Kamsin}.	   [1913 Webster]
chanar \chanar\ n.	   a thorny shrub or small tree ({Geoffroea decorticans}) common	   in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers	   followed by edible berries.	   Syn: chanal, {Geoffroea decorticans}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chance \Chance\ (ch[.a]ns), n. [F. chance, OF. cheance, fr. LL.	   cadentia a allusion to the falling of the dice), fr. L.	   cadere to fall; akin to Skr. [,c]ad to fall, L. cedere to	   yield, E. cede. Cf. {Cadence}.]	   1. A supposed material or psychical agent or mode of activity	      other than a force, law, or purpose; fortune; fate; -- in	      this sense often personified.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is strictly and philosophically true in nature	            and reason that there is no such thing as chance or	            accident; it being evident that these words do not	            signify anything really existing, anything that is	            truly an agent or the cause of any event; but they	            signify merely men's ignorance of the real and	            immediate cause.                      --Samuel	                                                  Clark.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many of the everyday events which people observe and	         attribute to chance fall into the category described by	         Clark, as being in practice too complex for people to	         easily predict, but in theory predictable if one were	         to know the actions of the causal agents in great	         detail. At the subatomic level, however, there is much	         evidence to support the notion derived from	         Heisenberg's uncertaintly principle, that phenomena	         occur in nature which are truly randomly determined,	         not merely too complex to predict or observe	         accurately. Such phenomena, however, are observed only	         with one or a very small number of subatomic particles.	         When the probabilities of observed events are	         determined by the behavior of aggregates of millions of	         particles, the variations due to such quantum	         indeterminacy becomes so small as to be unobservable	         even over billions of repetitions, and may therefore be	         ignored in practical situations; such variations are so	         improbable that it would be irrational to condition	         anything of consequence upon the occurrence of such an	         improbable event. A clever experimenter, nevertheless,	         may contrive a system where a very visible event (such	         as the dynamiting of a building) depends on the	         occurrence of a truly chance subatomic event (such as	         the disintegration of a single radioactive nucleus). In	         such a contrived situation, one may accurately speak of	         an event determined by chance, in the sense of a random	         occurrence completely unpredictable, at least as to	         time.	         [PJC]	               Any society into which chance might throw him.	                                                  --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]	               That power	               Which erring men call Chance.      --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The operation or activity of such agent.	      [1913 Webster]	            By chance a priest came down that way. --Luke x. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The supposed effect of such an agent; something that	      befalls, as the result of unknown or unconsidered forces;	      the issue of uncertain conditions; an event not calculated	      upon; an unexpected occurrence; a happening; accident;	      fortuity; casualty.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the field of observation, chance favors only the	            mind that is prepared.                --Louis	                                                  Pasteur.	      [PJC]	   Note: This quotation is usually found in the form "Chance	         favors the prepared mind." It is a common rejoinder to	         the assertion that a scientist was "lucky" to have made	         some particular discovery because of unanticipated	         factors. A related quotation, from the	         Nobel-Prize-winning chemist R. B. Woodward, is that "A	         scientist has to work wery hard to get to the point	         where he can be lucky."	         [PJC]	               It was a chance that happened to us. --1 Sam. vi.	                                                  9.	         [1913 Webster]	               The Knave of Diamonds tries his wily arts,	               And wins (O shameful chance!) the Queen of	               Hearts.                            --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	               I spake of most disastrous chance. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A possibility; a likelihood; an opportunity; -- with	      reference to a doubtful result; as, a chance to escape; a	      chance for life; the chances are all against him.	      [1913 Webster]	            So weary with disasters, tugged with fortune.	            That I would get my life on any chance,	            To mend it, or be rid on 't           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) Probability.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The mathematical expression, of a chance is the ratio	         of frequency with which an event happens in the long	         run. If an event may happen in a ways and may fail in b	         ways, and each of these a + b ways is equally likely,	         the chance, or probability, that the event will happen	         is measured by the fraction a/a + b, and the chance, or	         probability, that it will fail is measured by b/a + b.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Chance comer}, one who comes unexpectedly.	   {The last chance}, the sole remaining ground of hope.	   {The main chance}, the chief opportunity; that upon which	      reliance is had, esp. self-interest.	   {Theory of chances}, {Doctrine of chances} (Math.), that	      branch of mathematics which treats of the probability of	      the occurrence of particular events, as the fall of dice	      in given positions.	   {To mind one's chances}, to take advantage of every	      circumstance; to seize every opportunity.	      [1913 Webster]	Chance \Chance\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chanced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chancing}.]	   To happen, come, or arrive, without design or expectation.	   "Things that chance daily." --Robynson (More's Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	         If a bird's nest chance to be before thee. --Deut.	                                                  xxii. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	         I chanced on this letter.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often used impersonally; as, how chances it?	         [1913 Webster]	               How chance, thou art returned so soon? --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Chance \Chance\, v. t.	   1. To take the chances of; to venture upon; -- usually with	      it as object.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come what will, I will chance it.     --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To befall; to happen to. [Obs.] --W. Lambarde.	      [1913 Webster]	Chance \Chance\, a.	   Happening by chance; casual.	   [1913 Webster]	Chance \Chance\, adv.	   By chance; perchance. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Chanceable \Chance"a*ble\, a.	   Fortuitous; casual. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chanceably \Chance"a*bly\, adv.	   By chance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chanceful \Chance"ful\, a.	   Hazardous. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Chancel \Chan"cel\, n. [OF. chancel, F. chanceau, cancel, fr. L.	   cancelli lattices, crossbars. (The chancel was formerly	   inclosed with lattices or crossbars) See {Cancel}, v. t.]	   (Arch.)	   (a) That part of a church, reserved for the use of the	       clergy, where the altar, or communion table, is placed.	       Hence, in modern use;	   (b) All that part of a cruciform church which is beyond the	       line of the transept farthest from the main front.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Chancel aisle} (Arch.), the aisle which passes on either	      side of or around the chancel.	   {Chancel arch} (Arch.), the arch which spans the main	      opening, leading to the chancel.	   {Chancel casement}, the principal window in a chancel.	      --Tennyson.	   {Chancel table}, the communion table.	      [1913 Webster]
Chancellery \Chan"cel*ler*y\, n. [Cf. {Chancery}.]	   Chancellorship. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Chancellor \Chan"cel*lor\, n. [OE. canceler, chaunceler, F.	   chancelier, LL. cancellarius chancellor, a director of	   chancery, fr. L. cancelli lattices, crossbars, which	   surrounded the seat of judgment. See {Chancel}.]	   A judicial court of chancery, which in England and in the	   United States is distinctively a court with equity	   jurisdiction.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chancellor was originally a chief scribe or	         secretary under the Roman emperors, but afterward was	         invested with judicial powers, and had superintendence	         over the other officers of the empire. From the Roman	         empire this office passed to the church, and every	         bishop has his chancellor, the principal judge of his	         consistory. In later times, in most countries of	         Europe, the chancellor was a high officer of state,	         keeper of the great seal of the kingdom, and having the	         supervision of all charters, and like public	         instruments of the crown, which were authenticated in	         the most solemn manner. In France a secretary is in	         some cases called a chancellor. In Scotland, the	         appellation is given to the foreman of a jury, or	         assize. In the present German empire, the chancellor is	         the president of the federal council and the head of	         the imperial administration. In the United States, the	         title is given to certain judges of courts of chancery	         or equity, established by the statutes of separate	         States. --Blackstone. Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Chancellor of a bishop} or {Chancellor of a diocese} (R. C.	      Ch. & ch. of Eng.), a law officer appointed to hold the	      bishop's court in his diocese, and to assist him in matter	      of ecclesiastical law.	   {Chancellor of a cathedral}, one of the four chief	      dignitaries of the cathedrals of the old foundation, and	      an officer whose duties are chiefly educational, with	      special reference to the cultivation of theology.	   {Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster}, an officer before	      whom, or his deputy, the court of the duchy chamber of	      Lancaster is held. This is a special jurisdiction.	   {Chancellor of a university}, the chief officer of a	      collegiate body. In Oxford, he is elected for life; in	      Cambridge, for a term of years; and his office is	      honorary, the chief duties of it devolving on the vice	      chancellor.	   {Chancellor of the exchequer}, a member of the British	      cabinet upon whom devolves the charge of the public income	      and expenditure as the highest finance minister of the	      government.	   {Chancellor of the order of the Garter} (or other military	      orders), an officer who seals the commissions and mandates	      of the chapter and assembly of the knights, keeps the	      register of their proceedings, and delivers their acts	      under the seal of their order.	   {Lord high chancellor of England}, the presiding judge in the	      court of chancery, the highest judicial officer of the	      crown, and the first lay person of the state after the	      blood royal. He is created chancellor by the delivery into	      his custody of the great seal, of which he becomes keeper.	      He is privy counselor by his office, and prolocutor of the	      House of Lords by prescription.	      [1913 Webster]
Chancellorship \Chan"cel*lor*ship\	   (ch[.a]n"s[e^]l*l[~e]r*sh[i^]p), n.	   The office of a chancellor; the time during which one is	   chancellor.	   [1913 Webster]
Chance-medley \Chance"-med`ley\, n. [Chance + medley.]	   1. (Law) The killing of another in self-defense upon a sudden	      and unpremeditated encounter. See {Chaud-Medley}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term has been sometimes applied to any kind of	         homicide by misadventure, or to any accidental killing	         of a person without premeditation or evil intent, but,	         in strictness, is applicable to such killing as happens	         in defending one's self against assault. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Luck; chance; accident. --Milton. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Chancery \Chan"cer*y\, n. [F. chancellerie, LL. cancellaria,	   from L. cancellarius. See {Chancellor}, and cf.	   {Chancellery}.]	   1. In England, formerly, the highest court of judicature next	      to the Parliament, exercising jurisdiction at law, but	      chiefly in equity; but under the jurisdiction act of 1873	      it became the chancery division of the High Court of	      Justice, and now exercises jurisdiction only in equity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the Unites States, a court of equity; equity;	      proceeding in equity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A court of chancery, so far as it is a court of equity,	         in the English and American sense, may be generally, if	         not precisely, described as one having jurisdiction in	         cases of rights, recognized and protected by the	         municipal jurisprudence, where a plain, adequate, and	         complete remedy can not be had in the courts of common	         law. In some of the American States, jurisdiction at	         law and in equity centers in the same tribunal. The	         courts of the United States also have jurisdiction both	         at law and in equity, and in all such cases they	         exercise their jurisdiction, as courts of law, or as	         courts of equity, as the subject of adjudication may	         require. In others of the American States, the courts	         that administer equity are distinct tribunals, having	         their appropriate judicial officers, and it is to the	         latter that the appellation courts of chancery is	         usually applied; but, in American law, the terms equity	         and court of equity are more frequently employed than	         the corresponding terms chancery and court of chancery.	         --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Inns of chancery}. See under {Inn}.	   {To get (or to hold) In chancery} (Boxing), to get the head	      of an antagonist under one's arm, so that one can pommel	      it with the other fist at will; hence, to have wholly in	      One's power. The allusion is to the condition of a person	      involved in the chancery court, where he was helpless,	      while the lawyers lived upon his estate.	      [1913 Webster]
Chancre \Chan"cre\, n. [F. chancere. See {Cancer}.] (Med.)	   A venereal sore or ulcer; specifically, the initial lesion of	   true syphilis, whether forming a distinct ulcer or not; --	   called also {hard chancre}, {indurated chancre}, and	   {Hunterian chancre}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Soft chancre}. A chancroid. See {Chancroid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chancroid \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 of a purely local process and never of a	   systemic disease; -- called also {soft chancre}.	   [1913 Webster]
chancroidal \chancroidal\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a chancroid.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chancrous \Chan"crous\, a. [Cf. F. chancreux.] (Med.)	   Of the nature of a chancre; having chancre.	   [1913 Webster]
chancy \chancy\ adj.	   1. depending on chance.	   Syn: chanceful, dicey, dodgy, hazardous, risky.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. subject to accident or chance or change.	   Syn: fluky, flukey, iffy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chandelier \Chan`de*lier"\, n. [F. See {Chandler}.]	   1. A candlestick, lamp, stand, gas fixture, or the like,	      having several branches; esp., one hanging from the	      ceiling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A movable parapet, serving to support fascines to	      cover pioneers. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
chandelle \chandelle\ n. (Aeronautics)	   an abrupt climbing turn made by an airplane, in which the	   plane's momentum is used to achieve a higher than normal rate	   of climb, without stalling the aircraft.	   [PJC]	chandelle \chandelle\ v. i.	   to perform a chandelle, as of an airplane.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chandi \Chandi\ n. (Hinduism)	   the malevolent aspect of Devi: "the fierce".	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chandler \Chan"dler\, n. [F. chandelier a candlestick, a maker	   or seller of candles, LL. candelarius chandler, fr. L.	   candela candle. See {Candle}, and cf. Chandelier.]	   1. A maker or seller of candles.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chandler's basket, on his shoulder borne,	            With tallow spots thy coat.           --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dealer in other commodities, which are indicated by a	      word prefixed; as, ship chandler, corn chandler.	      [1913 Webster]
Chandlerly \Chan"dler*ly\, a.	   Like a chandler; in a petty way. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Chandlery \Chan"dler*y\, n.	   Commodities sold by a chandler.	   [1913 Webster]
Chandoo \Chan*doo"\, n.	   An extract or preparation of opium, used in China and India	   for smoking. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Chandry \Chan"dry\, n.	   Chandlery. [Obs.] "Torches from the chandry." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chanfrin \Chan"frin\, n. [F. chanfrein. Cf. {Chamfron}.]	   The fore part of a horse's head.	   [1913 Webster]
Changan \Changan\ n.	   the capital of the ancient Chinese empire.	   Syn: Sian, Singan, Xian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Change \Change\ (ch[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Changed}	   (ch[=a]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Changing}.] [F. changer, fr.	   LL. cambiare, to exchange, barter, L. cambire. Cf.	   {Cambial}.]	   1. To alter; to make different; to cause to pass from one	      state to another; as, to change the position, character,	      or appearance of a thing; to change the countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore will I change their glory into shame.	                                                  --Hosea. iv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alter by substituting something else for, or by giving	      up for something else; as, to change the clothes; to	      change one's occupation; to change one's intention.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that do change old love for new,	            Pray gods, they change for worse!     --Peele.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give and take reciprocally; to exchange; -- followed by	      with; as, to change place, or hats, or money, with	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look upon those thousands with whom thou wouldst	            not, for any interest, change thy fortune and	            condition.                            --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically: To give, or receive, smaller denominations	      of money (technically called change) for; as, to change a	      gold coin or a bank bill.	      [1913 Webster]	            He pulled out a thirty-pound note and bid me change	            it.                                   --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To change a horse, or To change hand} (Man.), to turn or	      bear the horse's head from one hand to the other, from the	      left to right, or from the right to the left.	   {To change hands}, to change owners.	   {To change one's tune}, to become less confident or boastful.	      [Colloq.]	   {To change step}, to take a break in the regular succession	      of steps, in marching or walking, as by bringing the	      hollow of one foot against the heel of the other, and then	      stepping off with the foot which is in advance.	   Syn: To alter; vary; deviate; substitute; innovate;	        diversify; shift; veer; turn. See {Alter}.	        [1913 Webster]	Change \Change\, v. i.	   1. To be altered; to undergo variation; as, men sometimes	      change for the better.	      [1913 Webster]	            For I am Lord, I change not.          --Mal. iii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass from one phase to another; as, the moon changes	      to-morrow night.	      [1913 Webster]	Change \Change\, n. [F. change, fr. changer. See {Change}. v.	   t.]	   1. Any variation or alteration; a passing from one state or	      form to another; as, a change of countenance; a change of	      habits or principles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Apprehensions of a change of dynasty. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till	            my change come.                       --Job xiv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A succesion or substitution of one thing in the place of	      another; a difference; novelty; variety; as, a change of	      seasons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our fathers did for change to France repair.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ringing grooves of change.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A passing from one phase to another; as, a change of the	      moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Alteration in the order of a series; permutation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which makes a variety, or may be substituted for	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thirty change (R.V. changes) of garments. --Judg.	                                                  xiv. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Small money; the money by means of which the larger coins	      and bank bills are made available in small dealings;	      hence, the balance returned when payment is tendered by a	      coin or note exceeding the sum due.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. [See {Exchange}.] A place where merchants and others meet	      to transact business; a building appropriated for	      mercantile transactions. [Colloq. for Exchange.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A public house; an alehouse. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They call an alehouse a change.       --Burt.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mus.) Any order in which a number of bells are struck,	      other than that of the diatonic scale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four bells admit twenty-four changes in ringing.	                                                  --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Change of life}, the period in the life of a woman when	      menstruation and the capacity for conception cease,	      usually occurring between forty-five and fifty years of	      age.	   {Change ringing}, the continual production, without	      repetition, of changes on bells, See def. 9. above.	   {Change wheel} (Mech.), one of a set of wheels of different	      sizes and number of teeth, that may be changed or	      substituted one for another in machinery, to produce a	      different but definite rate of angular velocity in an	      axis, as in cutting screws, gear, etc.	   {To ring the changes on}, to present the same facts or	      arguments in variety of ways.	   Syn: Variety; variation; alteration; mutation; transition;	        vicissitude; innovation; novelty; transmutation;	        revolution; reverse.	        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Changeability \Change`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Changeableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Changeable \Change"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. changeable.]	   1. Capable of change; subject to alteration; mutable;	      variable; fickle; inconstant; as, a changeable humor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appearing different, as in color, in different lights, or	      under different circumstances; as, changeable silk.	   Syn: Mutable; alterable; variable; inconstant; fitful;	        vacillating; capricious; fickle; unstable; unsteady;	        unsettled; wavering; erratic; giddy; volatile.	        [1913 Webster]
Changeableness \Change"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being changeable; fickleness; inconstancy;	   mutability.	   [1913 Webster]
Changeably \Change"a*bly\, adv.	   In a changeable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Changeful \Change"ful\, a.	   Full of change; mutable; inconstant; fickle; uncertain.	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         His course had been changeful.           --Motley.	   -- {Change"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Change"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Change gear \Change gear\ (Mach.)	   A gear by means of which the speed of machinery or of a	   vehicle may be changed while that of the propelling engine or	   motor remains constant; -- called also {change-speed gear}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Change key \Change key\	   A key adapted to open only one of a set of locks; --	   distinguished from a {master key}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Changeless \Change"less\, a.	   That can not be changed; constant; as, a changeless purpose.	   -- {Change"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Changeling \Change"ling\, n. [Change + -ling.]	   1. One who, or that which, is left or taken in the place of	      another, as a child exchanged by fairies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such, men do changelings call, so changed by	            fairies' theft.                       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The changeling [a substituted writing] never known.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A simpleton; an idiot. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Changelings and fools of heaven, and thence shut	            out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wildly we roam in discontent about. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One apt to change; a waverer. "Fickle changelings."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Changeling \Change"ling\, a.	   1. Taken or left in place of another; changed. "A little	      changeling boy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to change; inconstant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some are so studiously changeling.    --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
change-of-pace \change-of-pace\ n. (Baseball)	   a baseball pitch thrown with little velocity when the batter	   is expecting a fastball; -- called also {change-up}.	   Syn: change-up, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
changeover \changeover\ n.	   an event that results in a transformation.	   Syn: conversion, transition.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Changer \Chan"ger\, n.	   1. One who changes or alters the form of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who deals in or changes money. --John ii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One apt to change; an inconstant person.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. an electronic device which changes one replaceable medium	      for another, such as a {record changer}, which can store	      several records and move each one automatically to the	      playing table; or a {CD changer}, whch can store multiple	      compact disks and move each one to the reading slot, in a	      sequence determined by the user.	      [PJC]
change-ringing \change-ringing\ n.	   ringing tuned bells in a fixed order that is continually	   changing. See {change[9]}, n.	   [WordNet 1.5]
change-up \change-up\ n. (Baseball)	   same as {change-of-pace}.	   Syn: change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, off-speed pitch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chank \Chank"\ (ch[a^][ng]k), n. [Skr. [,c]a[.n]kha. See	   {Conch}.] (Zool.)	   The East Indian name for the large spiral shell of several	   species of sea conch much used in making bangles, esp.	   {Turbinella pyrum}. Called also {chank shell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Channel \Chan"nel\ (ch[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [OE. chanel, canel, OF.	   chanel, F. chenel, fr. L. canalis. See {Canal}.]	   1. The hollow bed where a stream of water runs or may run.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The deeper part of a river, harbor, strait, etc., where	      the main current flows, or which affords the best and	      safest passage for vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geog.) A strait, or narrow sea, between two portions of	      lands; as, the British Channel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That through which anything passes; a means of passing,	      conveying, or transmitting; as, the news was conveyed to	      us by different channels.	      [1913 Webster]	            The veins are converging channels.    --Dalton.	      [1913 Webster]	            At best, he is but a channel to convey to the	            National assembly such matter as may import that	            body to know.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A gutter; a groove, as in a fluted column.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. [Cf. {Chain wales}.] (Naut.) Flat ledges of heavy	      plank bolted edgewise to the outside of a vessel, to	      increase the spread of the shrouds and carry them clear of	      the bulwarks.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. official routes of communication, especially the	      official means by which information should be transmitted	      in a bureaucracy; as, to submit a request through	      channels; you have to go through channels.	      [PJC]	   8. a band of electromagnetic wave frequencies that is used	      for one-way or two-way radio communication; especially,	      the frequency bands assigned by the FTC for use in	      television broadcasting, and designated by a specific	      number; as, channel 2 in New York is owned by CBS.	      [PJC]	   9. one of the signals in an electronic device which receives	      or sends more than one signal simultaneously, as in	      stereophonic radios, records, or CD players, or in	      measuring equipment which gathers multiple measurements	      simultaneously.	      [PJC]	   10. (Cell biology) an opening in a cell membrane which serves	       to actively transport or allow passive transport of	       substances across the membrane; as, an ion channel in a	       nerve cell.	       [PJC]	   11. (Computers) a path for transmission of signals between	       devices within a computer or between a computer and an	       external device; as, a DMA channel.	       [PJC]	   {Channel bar}, {Channel iron} (Arch.), an iron bar or beam	      having a section resembling a flat gutter or channel.	   {Channel bill} (Zool.), a very large Australian cuckoo	      ({Scythrops Nov[ae]hollandi[ae]}.	   {Channel goose}. (Zool.) See {Gannet}.	      [1913 Webster]	Channel \Chan"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Channeled}, or	   {Channelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Channeling}, or	   {Channelling}.]	   1. To form a channel in; to cut or wear a channel or channels	      in; to groove.	      [1913 Webster]	            No more shall trenching war channel her fields.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To course through or over, as in a channel. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Channeling \Chan"nel*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of forming a channel or channels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A channel or a system of channels; a groove.	      [1913 Webster]
Chanson \Chan"son\, n. [F., fr. L. cantion song. See {Cantion},	   {Canzone}.]	   A song. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Chanson de geste \Chan`son" de geste"\ [F., prop., song of	   history.]	   Any Old French epic poem having for its subject events or	   exploits of early French history, real or legendary, and	   written originally in assonant verse of ten or twelve	   syllables. The most famous one is the {Chanson de Roland}.	         Langtoft had written in the ordinary measure of the	         later chansons de geste.                 --Saintsbury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chansonnette \Chan`son*nette"\, n.; pl. {Chansonnettes}. [F.,	   dim. of chanson.]	   A little song.	   [1913 Webster]	         These pretty little chansonnettes that he sung.	                                                  --Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Chant \Chant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chanting}.] [F. chanter, fr. L. cantare, intens. of canere	   to sing. Cf. {Cant} affected speaking, and see {Hen}.]	   1. To utter with a melodious voice; to sing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cheerful birds . . . do chant sweet music.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To celebrate in song.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poets chant in the theaters.      --Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) To sing or recite after the manner of a chant, or	      to a tune called a chant.	      [1913 Webster]	Chant \Chant\, v. i.	   1. To make melody with the voice; to sing. "Chant to the	      sound of the viol." --Amos vi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To sing, as in reciting a chant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To chant horses} or {To chaunt horses}, to sing their	      praise; to overpraise; to cheat in selling. See	      {Chaunter}. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Chant \Chant\, n. [F. chant, fr. L. cantus singing, song, fr.	   canere to sing. See {Chant}, v. t.]	   1. Song; melody.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A short and simple melody, divided into two parts	      by double bars, to which unmetrical psalms, etc., are sung	      or recited. It is the most ancient form of choral music.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A psalm, etc., arranged for chanting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Twang; manner of speaking; a canting tone. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His strange face, his strange chant.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ambrosian chant}, See under {Ambrosian}.	   {Chant royal} [F.], in old French poetry, a poem containing	      five strophes of eleven lines each, and a concluding	      stanza. -- each of these six parts ending with a common	      refrain.	   {Gregorian chant}. See under {Gregorian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chantant \Chan`tant"\, a. [F. singing.] (Mus.)	   Composed in a melodious and singing style.	   [1913 Webster]
Chanter \Chant"er\ (ch[.a]nt"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. chanteur.]	   1. One who chants; a singer or songster. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The chief singer of the chantry. --J. Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The flute or finger pipe in a bagpipe. See {Bagpipe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The hedge sparrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Chanterelle \Chan`te*relle"\, n. [F.] (Bot.)	   A name for several species of mushroom, of which one	   ({Cantharellus cibrius}) is edible, the others reputed	   poisonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Chantey \Chant"ey\, n. [Cf. F. chanter to sing, and {Chant}. n.]	   A sailor's song.	   [1913 Webster]	         May we lift a deep-sea chantey such as seamen use at	         sea?                                     --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chanticleer \Chan"ti*cleer\ (ch[a^]n"t[i^]*kl[=e]r), n. [F.	   Chanteclair, name of the cock in the Roman du Renart (Reynard	   the Fox); chanter to chant + clair clear. See {Chant}, and	   {Clear}.]	   A cock, so called from the clearness or loudness of his voice	   in crowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n.	   Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chanting falcon} (Zool.), an African falcon ({Melierax	      canorus or musicus}). The male has the habit, remarkable	      in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is	      incubating.	      [1913 Webster]
Chantor \Chant"or\, n.	   A chanter.	   [1913 Webster]
Chantress \Chant"ress\, n. [Cf. OF. chanteresse.]	   A female chanter or singer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Chantry \Chant"ry\, n.; pl. {Chantries}. [OF. chanterie, fr.	   chanter to sing.]	   1. An endowment or foundation for the chanting of masses and	      offering of prayers, commonly for the founder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chapel or altar so endowed. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Chanuka \Chan"u*ka\, n.	   same as {Hanukka}; -- a variant spelling.	   Syn: Hanukkah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast	        of the Dedication.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Chaomancy \Cha"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? the atmosphere + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of appearances in the air.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaos \Cha"os\ (k[=a]"[o^]s), n. [L. chaos chaos (in senses 1 &	   2), Gr. cha`os, fr. cha`inein (root cha) to yawn, to gape, to	   open widely. Cf. {Chasm}.]	   1. An empty, immeasurable space; a yawning chasm. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Between us and there is fixed a great chaos. --Luke	                                                  xvi. 26	                                                  (Rhemish	                                                  Trans.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The confused, unorganized condition or mass of matter	      before the creation of distinct and orderly forms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any confused or disordered collection or state of things;	      a confused mixture; confusion; disorder.	      [1913 Webster]
Chaotic \Cha*ot"ic\ (k[asl]*[o^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Resembling chaos; confused.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaotically \Cha*ot"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a chaotic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Chap \Chap\ (ch[a^]p or ch[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chapped}	   (ch[a^]pt or ch[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chapping}.] [See	   {Chop} to cut.]	   1. To cause to open in slits or chinks; to split; to cause	      the skin of to crack or become rough.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then would unbalanced heat licentious reign,	            Crack the dry hill, and chap the russet plain.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor winter's blast chap her fair face. --Lyly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike; to beat. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Chap \Chap\, v. i.	   1. To crack or open in slits; as, the earth chaps; the hands	      chap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike; to knock; to rap. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Chap \Chap\, n. [From {Chap}, v. t. & i.]	   1. A cleft, crack, or chink, as in the surface of the earth,	      or in the skin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A division; a breach, as in a party. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many clefts and chaps in our council board. --T.	                                                  Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A blow; a rap. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Chap \Chap\ (ch[o^]p), n. [OE. chaft; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel	   kjaptr jaw, Sw. K[aum]ft, D. ki[ae]ft; akin to G. kiefer, and	   E. jowl. Cf. {Chops}.]	   1. One of the jaws or the fleshy covering of a jaw; --	      commonly in the plural, and used of animals, and	      colloquially of human beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            His chaps were all besmeared with crimson blood.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            He unseamed him [Macdonald] from the nave to the	            chaps.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the jaws or cheeks of a vise, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Chap \Chap\ (ch[a^]p), n. [Perh. abbreviated fr. chapman, but	   used in a more general sense; or cf. Dan. ki[ae]ft jaw,	   person, E. chap jaw.]	   1. A buyer; a chapman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If you want to sell, here is your chap. --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man or boy; a youth; a fellow. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Chap \Chap\, v. i. [See {Cheapen}.]	   To bargain; to buy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chaparajos \Cha`pa*ra"jos\, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.]	   Overalls of sheepskin or leather, usually open at the back,	   worn, esp. by cowboys, to protect the legs from thorny	   bushes, as in the chaparral; -- called also {chapareras} or	   colloq. {chaps}. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chapareras \Cha`pa*re"ras\, n. pl. [Mex. Sp.]	   Same as {Chaparajos}. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chaparral \Cha`par*ral"\, n. [Sp., fr. chaparro an evergeen	   oak.]	   1. A thicket of low evergreen oaks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An almost impenetrable thicket or succession of thickets	      of thorny shrubs and brambles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chaparral cock}; fem. {Chaparral hen} (Zool.), a bird of the	      cuckoo family ({Geococcyx Californianus}), noted for	      running with great speed. It ranges from California to	      Mexico and eastward to Texas; -- called also {road	      runner}, {ground cuckoo}, {churea}, and {snake killer}. It	      is the state bird of New Mexico.	      [1913 Webster +PJC] chapati
chapati \chapati\, chapatti \chapatti\n.	   a flat pancakelike bread cooked on a griddle, originating in	   India.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chapbook \Chap"book`\, n. [See {Chap} to cheapen.]	   Any small book carried about for sale by chapmen or hawkers.	   Hence, any small book; a toy book.	   [1913 Webster]
Chape \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 metal loop at the back of a	      buckle by which it is fastened to a strap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The transverse guard of a sword or dagger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The metal plate or tip which protects the end of a	      scabbard, belt, etc. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Chapeau \Cha`peau"\, n.; pl. {Chapeux}. [F., fr. OF. chapel hat.	   See {Chaplet}.]	   1. A hat or covering for the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A cap of maintenance. See {Maintenance}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chapeau bras}[F. chapeau hat + bras arm], a hat so made that	      it can be compressed and carried under the arm without	      injury. Such hats were particularly worn on dress	      occasions by gentlemen in the 18th century. A chapeau bras	      is now worn in the United States army by general and staff	      officers.	      [1913 Webster]
Chaped \Chaped\, p. p. or a.	   Furnished with a chape or chapes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chapel \Chap"el\, n. [OF. chapele, F. chapelle, fr. LL. capella,	   orig., a short cloak, hood, or cowl; later, a reliquary,	   sacred vessel, chapel; dim. of cappa, capa, cloak, cape,	   cope; also, a covering for the head. The chapel where St.	   Martin's cloak was preserved as a precious relic, itself came	   to be called capella, whence the name was applied to similar	   paces of worship, and the guardian of this cloak was called	   capellanus, or chaplain. See {Cap}, and cf. {Chaplain}.,	   {Chaplet}.]	   1. A subordinate place of worship; as,	      (a) a small church, often a private foundation, as for a	          memorial;	      (b) a small building attached to a church;	      (c) a room or recess in a church, containing an altar.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Catholic churches, and also in cathedrals and abbey	         churches, chapels are usually annexed in the recesses	         on the sides of the aisles. --Gwilt.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of worship not connected with a church; as, the	      chapel of a palace, hospital, or prison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In England, a place of worship used by dissenters from the	      Established Church; a meetinghouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A choir of singers, or an orchestra, attached to the court	      of a prince or nobleman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.)	      (a) A printing office, said to be so called because	          printing was first carried on in England in a chapel	          near Westminster Abbey.	      (b) An association of workmen in a printing office.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Chapel of ease}.	      (a) A chapel or dependent church built for the ease or a	          accommodation of an increasing parish, or for	          parishioners who live at a distance from the principal	          church.	      (b) A privy. (Law)	   {Chapel master}, a director of music in a chapel; the	      director of a court or orchestra.	   {To build a chapel} (Naut.), to chapel a ship. See {Chapel},	      v. t., 2.	   {To hold a chapel}, to have a meeting of the men employed in	      a printing office, for the purpose of considering	      questions affecting their interests.	      [1913 Webster]	Chapel \Chap"el\, v. t.	   1. To deposit or inter in a chapel; to enshrine. [Obs.]	      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To cause (a ship taken aback in a light breeze) so	      to turn or make a circuit as to recover, without bracing	      the yards, the same tack on which she had been sailing.	      [1913 Webster]
Chapeless \Chape"less\, a.	   Without a chape.	   [1913 Webster]
Chapelet \Chap"e*let\, n. [F. See {Chaplet}.]	   1. A pair of straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and	      fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after	      they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider.	      [Written also {chaplet}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of chain pump, or dredging machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Chapellany \Chap"el*la*ny\, n.; pl. {Chapellanies}. [Cf. E.	   chapellenie, LL. capellania. See Chaplain.]	   A chapel within the jurisdiction of a church; a subordinate	   ecclesiastical foundation.	   [1913 Webster]
Chapelry \Chap"el*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. chapelerie.]	   The territorial district legally assigned to a chapel.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, n. [F. chaperon. See {Chape}, {Cape},	   {Cap}.]	   1. A hood; especially, an ornamental or an official hood.	      [1913 Webster]	            His head and face covered with a chaperon, out of	            which there are but two holes to look through.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A device placed on the foreheads of horses which draw the	      hearse in pompous funerals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A matron who accompanies a young lady in public, for	      propriety, or as a guide and protector.	      [1913 Webster]	Chaperon \Chap"er*on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chaperoned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Chaperoning}.] [Cf. F. chaperonner, fr. chaperon.]	   To attend in public places as a guide and protector; to	   matronize.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fortunately Lady Bell Finley, whom I had promised to	         chaperon, sent to excuse herself.        --Hannah More.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaperonage \Chap"er*on`age\, n.	   Attendance of a chaperon on a lady in public; protection	   afforded by a chaperon.	   [1913 Webster]
Chapfallen \Chap"fall`en\, a.	   Having the lower chap or jaw drooping, -- an indication of	   humiliation and dejection; crestfallen; discouraged. See	   {Chopfallen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chapiter \Chap"i*ter\, n. [OF. chapitel, F. chapiteau, from L.	   capitellum, dim. of caput head. Cf. {Capital}, {Chapter}.]	   1. (Arch.) A capital [Obs.] See {Chapital}. --Ex. xxxvi. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Eng. Law) A summary in writing of such matters as are	      to be inquired of or presented before justices in eyre, or	      justices of assize, or of the peace, in their sessions; --	      also called {articles}. --Jacob.	      [1913 Webster]
Chaplain \Chap"lain\, n. [F. chapelain, fr. LL. capellanus, fr.	   capella. See {Chapel}.]	   1. An ecclesiastic who has a chapel, or who performs	      religious service in a chapel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clergyman who is officially attached to the army or	      navy, to some public institution, or to a family or court,	      for the purpose of performing divine service.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any person (clergyman or layman) chosen to conduct	      religious exercises for a society, etc.; as, a chaplain of	      a Masonic or a temperance lodge.	      [1913 Webster]
Chaplaincy \Chap"lain*cy\, n.; pl. {Chaplaincies}.	   The office, position, or station of a chaplain. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaplainship \Chap"lain*ship\, n.	   1. The office or business of a chaplain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Bethesda of some knight's chaplainship.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The possession or revenue of a chapel. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Chapless \Chap"less\, a.	   Having no lower jaw; hence, fleshless. [R.] "Yellow, chapless	   skulls." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaplet \Chap"let\, n. [F. chapelet, dim. of OF. chapel hat,	   garland, dim. fr. LL. cappa. See {Cap}, and cf. {Chapelet},	   {Chapeau}.]	   1. A garland or wreath to be worn on the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman	      Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her chaplet of beads and her missal.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A small molding, carved into beads, pearls,	      olives, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Man.) A chapelet. See {Chapelet}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Founding) A bent piece of sheet iron, or a pin with thin	      plates on its ends, for holding a core in place in the	      mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A tuft of feathers on a peacock's head. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Chaplet \Chap"let\, n.	   A small chapel or shrine.	   [1913 Webster]	Chaplet \Chap"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chapleted}.]	   To adorn with a chaplet or with flowers. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
chapleted \chapleted\ adj.	   provided with a chaplet; wearing a chaplet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chapman \Chap"man\, n.; pl. {Chapmen}. [AS. ce['a]pman; ce['a]p	   trade + man man; akin to D. koopman, Sw. k["o]pman, Dan.	   ki["o]pmand, G. kaufmann.f. {Chap} to cheapen, and see	   {Cheap}.]	   1. One who buys and sells; a merchant; a buyer or a seller.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The word of life is a quick commodity, and ought	            not, as a drug to be obtruded on those chapmen who	            are unwilling to buy it.              --T. Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A peddler; a hawker.	      [1913 Webster]
Chappy \Chap"py\,	   Full of chaps; cleft; gaping; open.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl.	   The jaws, or the fleshy parts about them. See {Chap}. "Open	   your chaps again." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Chaps \Chaps\, n. pl.	   Short for {Chaparajos}. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chapter \Chap"ter\, n. [OF. chapitre, F. chapitre, fr. L.	   capitulum, dim. of caput head, the chief person or thing, the	   principal division of a writing, chapter. See {Chief}, and	   cf, {Chapiter}.]	   1. A division of a book or treatise; as, Genesis has fifty	      chapters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.)	      (a) An assembly of monks, or of the prebends and other	          clergymen connected with a cathedral, conventual, or	          collegiate church, or of a diocese, usually presided	          over by the dean.	      (b) A community of canons or canonesses.	      (c) A bishop's council.	      (d) A business meeting of any religious community.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An organized branch of some society or fraternity as of	      the Freemasons. --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A meeting of certain organized societies or orders.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A chapter house. [R.] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A decretal epistle. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A location or compartment.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his bosom! In what chapter of his bosom? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chapter head}, or {Chapter heading}, that which stands at	      the head of a chapter, as a title.	   {Chapter house}, a house or room where a chapter meets, esp.	      a cathedral chapter.	   {The chapter of accidents}, chance. --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	Chapter \Chap"ter\, v. t.	   1. To divide into chapters, as a book. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To correct; to bring to book, i. e., to demand chapter and	      verse. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Chaptrel \Chap"trel\, n. [See {Chapiter}.] (Arch.)	   An impost. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Char
Char \Char\, Charr \Charr\, n. [Ir. cear, Gael. ceara, lit.,	   red, blood-colored, fr. cear blood. So named from its red	   belly.] (Zool.)	   One of the several species of fishes of the genus	   {Salvelinus}, allied to the spotted trout and salmon,	   inhabiting deep lakes in mountainous regions in Europe. In	   the United States, the brook trout ({Salvelinus fontinalis})	   is sometimes called a char.	   [1913 Webster]	Char \Char\, n. [F.]	   A car; a chariot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Char \Char\, n. [OE. cherr, char a turning, time, work, AS.	   cerr, cyrr, turn, occasion, business, fr. cerran, cyrran, to	   turn; akin to OS. k["e]rian, OHG. ch["e]ran, G. kehren. Cf.	   {Chore}, {Ajar}.]	   Work done by the day; a single job, or task; a chore.	   [Written also {chare}.] [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When thou hast done this chare, I give thee leave	         To play till doomsday.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Char	Char \Char\, Chare \Chare\, v. t. [See 3d {Char}.]	   1. To perform; to do; to finish. [Obs.] --Nores.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thet char is chared, as the good wife said when she	            had hanged her husband.               --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work or hew, as stone. --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster] Char	Char \Char\, Chare \Chare\, v. i.	   To work by the day, without being a regularly hired servant;	   to do small jobs.	   [1913 Webster]	Char \Char\ (ch[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charred}	   (ch[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Charring}.] [Prob. the same	   word as char to perform (see {Char}, n.), the modern use	   coming from charcoal, prop. coal-turned, turned to coal.]	   1. To reduce to coal or carbon by exposure to heat; to reduce	      to charcoal; to burn to a cinder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burn slightly or partially; as, to char wood.	      [1913 Webster]
Chara \Cha"ra\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)	   A genus of flowerless plants, having articulated stems and	   whorled branches. They flourish in wet places.	   [1913 Webster]
Char-a-bancs \Char`-a-bancs"\, n.; pl. {Chars-a-banc}. [F.]	   A long, light, open vehicle, with benches or seats running	   lengthwise.	   [1913 Webster]
characid \characid\ n.	   any freshwater fish of the family {Characinidae}; -- also	   called {characin}.	   Syn: characin, characin fish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Characidae \Characidae\ n.	   a natural family of tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and	   southern and central America.	   Syn: family {Characidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
characin \characin\ n.	   any freshwater fish of the family {Characinidae}; -- also	   called {characid}.	   Syn: characin fish, characid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Characinidae \Characinidae\ n.	   former name of the family {Characidae}.	   Syn: family {Characinidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Charact \Char"act\, n.	   A distinctive mark; a character; a letter or sign. [Obs.] See	   {Character}.	   [1913 Webster]	         In all his dressings, characts, titles, forms. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Character \Char"ac*ter\, n. [L., an instrument for marking,	   character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows,	   to engrave: cf. F. caract[`e]re.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were much to be wished that there were throughout	            the world but one sort of character for each letter	            to express it to the eye.             --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Style of writing or printing; handwriting; the peculiar	      form of letters used by a particular person or people; as,	      an inscription in the Runic character.	      [1913 Webster]	            You know the character to be your brother's? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The peculiar quality, or the sum of qualities, by which a	      person or a thing is distinguished from others; the stamp	      impressed by nature, education, or habit; that which a	      person or thing really is; nature; disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The character or that dominion.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Know well each Ancient's proper character;	            His fable, subject, scope in every page;	            Religion, Country, genius of his Age. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of . . . thoroughly subservient character.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strength of mind; resolution; independence; individuality;	      as, he has a great deal of character.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Moral quality; the principles and motives that control the	      life; as, a man of character; his character saves him from	      suspicion.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Quality, position, rank, or capacity; quality or conduct	      with respect to a certain office or duty; as, in the	      miserable character of a slave; in his character as a	      magistrate; her character as a daughter.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The estimate, individual or general, put upon a person or	      thing; reputation; as, a man's character for truth and	      veracity; to give one a bad character.	      [1913 Webster]	            This subterraneous passage is much mended since	            Seneca gave so bad a character of it. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A written statement as to behavior, competency, etc.,	      given to a servant. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A unique or extraordinary individuality; a person	      characterized by peculiar or notable traits; a person who	      illustrates certain phases of character; as, Randolph was	      a character; C[ae]sar is a great historical character.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. One of the persons of a drama or novel.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: "It would be well if character and reputation were used	         distinctively. In truth, character is what a person is;	         reputation is what he is supposed to be. Character is	         in himself, reputation is in the minds of others.	         Character is injured by temptations, and by wrongdoing;	         reputation by slanders, and libels. Character endures	         throughout defamation in every form, but perishes when	         there is a voluntary transgression; reputation may last	         through numerous transgressions, but be destroyed by a	         single, and even an unfounded, accusation or	         aspersion." --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	Character \Char"ac*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charactered}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To engrave; to inscribe. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These trees shall be my books.	            And in their barks my thoughts I 'll character.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To distinguish by particular marks or traits; to describe;	      to characterize. [R.] --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]
Characterism \Char"ac*ter*ism\, n. [Gr. ? a characterizing.]	   A distinction of character; a characteristic. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Characteristic \Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   charact['e]ristique.]	   Pertaining to, or serving to constitute, the character;	   showing the character, or distinctive qualities or traits, of	   a person or thing; peculiar; distinctive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Characteristic clearness of temper.      --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Characteristic \Char`ac*ter*is"tic\, n.	   1. A distinguishing trait, quality, or property; an element	      of character; that which characterized. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The characteristics of a true critic. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The integral part (whether positive or negative)	      of a logarithm.	      [1913 Webster]
Characteristical \Char`ac*ter*is"tic*al\, a.	   Characteristic.	   [1913 Webster]
Characteristically \Char`ac*ter*is"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a characteristic manner; in a way that characterizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Characterization \Char`ac*ter*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of characterizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Characterize \Char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Characterized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Characterizing}.] [LL.	   characterizare, Gr. ?: cf. F. charact['e]riser.]	   1. To make distinct and recognizable by peculiar marks or	      traits; to make with distinctive features.	      [1913 Webster]	            European, Asiatic, Chinese, African, and Grecian	            faces are Characterized.              --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engrave or imprint. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To indicate the character of; to describe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under the name of Tamerlane he intended to	            characterize King William.            --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be a characteristic of; to make, or express the	      character of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The softness and effeminacy which characterize the	            men of rank in most countries.        --W. Irving.	   5. (Chem.) to identify the structure or nature of; as, the	      antibiotic activity in the sample was characterized by	      HPLC, and proved to be erythromycin.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To describe; distinguish; mark; designate; style;	        particularize; entitle.	        [1913 Webster]
characterized \characterized\ adj.	   stated precisely; -- of the meaning of words or concepts.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Characterless \Char"ac*ter*less\, a.	   Destitute of any distinguishing quality; without character or	   force.	   [1913 Webster]
Charactery \Char"ac*ter*y\, n.	   1. The art or means of characterizing; a system of signs or	      characters; symbolism; distinctive mark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fairies use flowers for their charactery. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is charactered; the meaning. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will construe to thee	            All the charactery of my sad brows.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Charade \Cha*rade"\, n. [F. charade, cf. Pr. charrada long chat,	   It ciarlare to chat, whence E. charlatan.]	   A verbal or acted enigma based upon a word which has two or	   more significant syllables or parts, each of which, as well	   as the word itself, is to be guessed from the descriptions or	   representations.	   [1913 Webster]
Charadriidae \Charadriidae\ n.	   a natural family of birds comprising the plovers.	   Syn: family {Charadriidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Charadriiformes \Charadriiformes\ n.	   large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts	   and inland waters; shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most	   feed on animal life.	   Syn: order {Charadriiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Charadrius \Charadrius\ n.	   the type genus of the Charadriidae; the plovers.	   Syn: genus {Charadrius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Charales \Charales\ n.	   a small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae	   with a distinct axis; the stoneworts.	   Syn: order {Charales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Charbocle \Char"bo*cle\, n.	   Carbuncle. [Written also {Charboncle}.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Charbon \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 obliterated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very contagious and fatal disease of sheep, horses, and	      cattle. See {Maligmant pustule}.	      [1913 Webster]
Charcoal \Char"coal`\, n. [See {Char}, v. t., to burn or to	   reduce to coal, and {Coal}.]	   1. Impure carbon prepared from vegetable or animal	      substances; esp., coal made by charring wood in a kiln,	      retort, etc., from which air is excluded. It is used for	      fuel and in various mechanical, artistic, and chemical	      processes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) Finely prepared charcoal in small sticks, used	      as a drawing implement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Animal charcoal}, a fine charcoal prepared by calcining	      bones in a closed vessel; -- used as a filtering agent in	      sugar refining, and as an absorbent and disinfectant.	   {Charcoal blacks}, the black pigment, consisting of burnt	      ivory, bone, cock, peach stones, and other substances.	   {Charcoal drawing} (Fine Arts), a drawing made with charcoal.	      See {Charcoal}, 2. Until within a few years this material	      has been used almost exclusively for preliminary outline,	      etc., but at present many finished drawings are made with	      it.	   {Charcoal point}, a carbon pencil prepared for use in an	      electric light apparatus.	   {Mineral charcoal}, a term applied to silky fibrous layers of	      charcoal, interlaminated in beds of ordinary bituminous	      coal; -- known to miners as mother of coal.	      [1913 Webster] charcoal-gray
charcoal-gray \charcoal-gray\ charcoal-grey \charcoal-grey\adj.	   very dark gray.	   Syn: charcoal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
charcuterie \charcuterie\ n.	   1. a delicatessen that specializes in dressed meats and meat	      dishes, particularly pork products.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the items typically sold in a {charcuterie[1]}.	      [PJC]
Chard \Chard\ (ch[aum]rd), n. [Cf. F. carde esculent thistle.]	   1. The tender leaves or leafstalks of the artichoke, white	      beet, etc., blanched for table use.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of the white beet, which produces large,	      succulent leaves and leafstalks.	      [1913 Webster]
Chardonnay \Char`don*nay"\ (ch[aum]r`d'n*[=a]"), n.	   1. a white wine grape.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. dry white Chablis-type table wine made from Chardonnay	      grapes.	   Syn: Pinot Chardonnay.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chare \Chare\ (ch[^a]r), n.	   A narrow street. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chare \Chare\, n. & v.	   A chore; to chore; to do. See {Char}.	   [1913 Webster]
Charge \Charge\ (ch[aum]rj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charged}	   (ch[aum]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Charging}.] [OF. chargier, F.	   charger, fr. LL. carricare, fr. L. carrus wagon. Cf. {Cargo},	   {Caricature}, {Cark}, and see {Car}.]	   1. To lay on or impose, as a load, tax, or burden; to load;	      to fill.	      [1913 Webster]	            A carte that charged was with hay.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charging of children's memories with rules.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay on or impose, as a task, duty, or trust; to	      command, instruct, or exhort with authority; to enjoin; to	      urge earnestly; as, to charge a jury; to charge the clergy	      of a diocese; to charge an agent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses . . . charged you to love the Lord your God.	                                                  --Josh. xxii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lay on, impose, or make subject to or liable for.	      [1913 Webster]	            When land shall be charged by any lien. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix or demand as a price; as, he charges two dollars a	      barrel for apples.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To place something to the account of as a debt; to debit,	      as, to charge one with goods. Also, to enter upon the	      debit side of an account; as, to charge a sum to one.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To impute or ascribe; to lay to one's charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            No more accuse thy pen, but charge the crime	            On native sloth and negligence of time. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To accuse; to make a charge or assertion against (a person	      or thing); to lay the responsibility (for something said	      or done) at the door of.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he did that wrong you charge him with.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To place within or upon any firearm, piece of apparatus or	      machinery, the quantity it is intended and fitted to hold	      or bear; to load; to fill; as, to charge a gun; to charge	      an electrical machine, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their battering cannon charged to the mouths.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To ornament with or cause to bear; as, to charge an	      architectural member with a molding.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Her.) To assume as a bearing; as, he charges three roses	       or; to add to or represent on; as, he charges his shield	       with three roses or.	       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To squat on its belly and be still; -- a command given by	      a sportsman to a dog.	      [1913 Webster]	Charge \Charge\, n. [F. charge, fr. charger to load. See	   {Charge}, v. t., and cf. {Cargo}, {Caricature}.]	   1. A load or burder laid upon a person or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or thing commited or intrusted to the care,	      custody, or management of another; a trust.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The people of a parish or church are called the charge	         of the clergyman who is set over them.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Custody or care of any person, thing, or place; office;	      responsibility; oversight; obigation; duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis a great charge to come under one body's hand.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Heed; care; anxiety; trouble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Harm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An order; a mandate or command; an injunction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king gave cherge concerning Absalom. --2. Sam.	                                                  xviii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An address (esp. an earnest or impressive address)	      containing instruction or exhortation; as, the charge of a	      judge to a jury; the charge of a bishop to his clergy.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An accusation of a wrong of offense; allegation;	      indictment; specification of something alleged.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charge of confounding very different classes of	            phenomena.                            --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Whatever constitutes a burden on property, as rents,	      taxes, lines, etc.; costs; expense incurred; -- usually in	      the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The price demanded for a thing or service.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. An entry or a account of that which is due from one party	       to another; that which is debited in a business	       transaction; as, a charge in an account book.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. That quantity, as of ammunition, electricity, ore, fuel,	       etc., which any apparatus, as a gun, battery, furnace,	       machine, etc., is intended to receive and fitted to hold,	       or which is actually in it at one time	       [1913 Webster]	   13. The act of rushing upon, or towards, an enemy; a sudden	       onset or attack, as of troops, esp. cavalry; hence, the	       signal for attack; as, to sound the charge.	       [1913 Webster]	             Never, in any other war afore, gave the Romans a	             hotter charge upon the enemies.      --Holland.	       [1913 Webster]	             The charge of the light brigade.     --Tennyson.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. A position (of a weapon) fitted for attack; as, to bring	       a weapon to the charge.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Far.) A sort of plaster or ointment.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Her.) A bearing. See {Bearing}, n., 8.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. [Cf. {Charre}.] Thirty-six pigs of lead, each pig	       weighing about seventy pounds; -- called also {charre}.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. Weight; import; value.	       [1913 Webster]	             Many suchlike "as's" of great charge. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Back charge}. See under {Back}, a.	   {Bursting charge}.	       (a) (Mil.) The charge which bursts a shell, etc.	       (b) (Mining) A small quantity of fine powder to secure	           the ignition of a charge of coarse powder in	           blasting.	   {Charge and discharge} (Equity Practice), the old mode or	      form of taking an account before a master in chancery.	   {Charge sheet}, the paper on which are entered at a police	      station all arrests and accusations.	   {To sound the charge}, to give the signal for an attack.	   Syn: Care; custody; trust; management; office; expense; cost;	        price; assault; attack; onset; injunction; command;	        order; mandate; instruction; accusation; indictment.	        [1913 Webster]
Chargeable \Charge"a*ble\, a.	   1. That may be charged, laid, imposed, or imputes; as, a duty	      chargeable on iron; a fault chargeable on a man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to be charge or accused; liable or responsible;	      as, revenues chargeable with a claim; a man chargeable	      with murder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Serving to create expense; costly; burdensome.	      [1913 Webster]	            That we might not be chargeable to any of you. --2.	                                                  Thess. iii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the sculptures, which are elegant, were very	            chargeable.                           --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Chargeableness \Charge"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being chargeable or expensive. [Obs.]	   --Whitelocke.	   [1913 Webster]
Chargeably \Charge"a*bly\, adv.	   At great cost; expensively. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chargeant \Char"geant\, a. [F. chargeant, fr. charger to load.]	   Burdensome; troublesome. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Charg'e d'affaires \Char`g['e]" d'af`faires"\, n.; pl.	   {Charg['e]s d'affaires}. [F., "charged with affairs."]	   A diplomatic representative, or minister of an inferior	   grade, accredited by the government of one state to the	   minister of foreign affairs of another; also, a substitute,	   ad interim, for an ambassador or minister plenipotentiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Chargeful \Charge"ful\, a.	   Costly; expensive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The fineness of the gold and chargeful fashion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chargehouse \Charge"house`\, n.	   A schoolhouse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chargeless \Charge"less\, a.	   Free from, or with little, charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Chargeous \Char"geous\, a.	   Burdensome. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I was chargeous to no man.               --Wyclif, (2	                                                  Cor. xi. 9).	   [1913 Webster]
Charger \Char"ger\, n.	   1. One who, or that which charges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for measuring or inserting a charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large dish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.	                                                  --Matt. xiv.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A horse for battle or parade. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            And furious every charger neighed.    --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]
Chargeship \Char*ge"ship\, n.	   The office of a charg['e] d'affaires.	   [1913 Webster]
Charily \Char"i*ly\, adv.	   In a chary manner; carefully; cautiously; frugally.	   [1913 Webster]
Charina \Charina\ n.	   a genus of boas of western North America.	   Syn: genus {Charina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chariness \Char"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being chary.	   [1913 Webster]
Chariot \Char"i*ot\, n. [F. Chariot, from char car. See {Car}.]	   1. (Antiq.) A two-wheeled car or vehicle for war, racing,	      state processions, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            First moved the chariots, after whom the foot.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A four-wheeled pleasure or state carriage, having one	      seat. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Chariot \Char"i*ot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charioted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Charioting}.]	   To convey in a chariot. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Chariotee \Char`i*ot*ee"\, n.	   A light, covered, four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two	   seats.	   [1913 Webster]
Charioteer \Char`i*ot*eer"\, n.	   1. One who drives a chariot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A constellation. See {Auriga}, and {Wagones}.	      [1913 Webster]
Charism \Cha"rism\, n. [Gr. ? gift.] (Eccl.)	   A miraculously given power, as of healing, speaking foreign	   languages without instruction, etc., attributed to some of	   the early Christians.	   [1913 Webster]
Charismatic \Char`is*mat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a charism.	   [1913 Webster]
Charitable \Char"i*ta*ble\, a. [F. See {Charity}.]	   1. Full of love and good will; benevolent; kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be thy intents wicked or charitable, . . .	            . . . I will speak to thee.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liberal in judging of others; disposed to look on the best	      side, and to avoid harsh judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liberal in benefactions to the poor; giving freely;	      generous; beneficent.	      [1913 Webster]	            What charitable men afford to beggars. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to charity; springing from, or intended	      for, charity; relating to almsgiving; eleemosynary; as, a	      charitable institution.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dictated by kindness; favorable; lenient.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a charitable construction it may be a sermon.	                                                  --L. Andrews.	   Syn: Kind; beneficent; benevolent; generous; lenient;	        forgiving; helpful; liberal; favorable; indulgent.	        [1913 Webster]
Charitableness \Char"i*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being charitable; the exercise of charity.	   [1913 Webster]
Charitably \Char"i*ta*bly\, adv.	   In a charitable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Charity \Char"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Charities}. [F. charit['e] fr. L.	   caritas dearness, high regard, love, from carus dear, costly,	   loved; asin to Skr. kam to wish, love, cf. Ir. cara a friend,	   W. caru to love. Cf. {Caress}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Love; universal benevolence; good will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now abideth faith, hope, charity, three; but the	            greatest of these is charity.         --1. Cor.	                                                  xiii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, at least, are little to be envied, in whose	            hearts the great charities . . . lie dead. --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]	            With malice towards none, with charity for all.	                                                  --Lincoln.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liberality in judging of men and their actions; a	      disposition which inclines men to put the best	      construction on the words and actions of others.	      [1913 Webster]	            The highest exercise of charity is charity towards	            the uncharitable.                     --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liberality to the poor and the suffering, to benevolent	      institutions, or to worthy causes; generosity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heathen poet, in commending the charity of Dido	            to the Trojans, spake like a Christian. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Whatever is bestowed gratuitously on the needy or	      suffering for their relief; alms; any act of kindness.	      [1913 Webster]	            She did ill then to refuse her a charity.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A charitable institution, or a gift to create and support	      such an institution; as, Lady Margaret's charity.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (Law) Eleemosynary appointments [grants or devises]	      including relief of the poor or friendless, education,	      religious culture, and public institutions.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charities that soothe, and heal, and bless,	            Are scattered at the feet of man like flowers.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sisters of Charity} (R. C. Ch.), a sisterhood of religious	      women engaged in works of mercy, esp. in nursing the sick;	      -- a popular designation. There are various orders of the	      Sisters of Charity.	   Syn: Love; benevolence; good will; affection; tenderness;	        beneficence; liberality; almsgiving.	        [1913 Webster]
Charivari \Cha*ri`va*ri"\, n. [F.]	   A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin	   horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult; -- called also	   {shivaree}.	   Syn: shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was at first performed before the house of any	         person of advanced age who married a second time.	         [1913 Webster]
Chark \Chark\, n. [Abbrev. fr. charcoal.]	   Charcoal; a cinder. [Obs.] --DeFoe.	   [1913 Webster]	Chark \Chark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charked}.]	   To burn to a coal; to char. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Charlatan \Char"la*tan\, n. [F. charlatan, fr. It. ciarlatano,	   fr. ciarlare to chartter, prate; of imitative origin; cf. It.	   zirlare to whistle like a thrush.]	   One who prates much in his own favor, and makes unwarrantable	   pretensions; a quack; an impostor; an empiric; a mountebank.	   [1913 Webster] Charlatanic
Charlatanic \Char`la*tan"ic\, Charlatanical \Char`la*tan"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or like a charlatan; making undue pretension; empirical;	   pretentious; quackish. -- {Char`la*tan"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Charlatanism \Char"la*tan*ism\, n. [Cf. F. charlatanisme.]	   Charlatanry.	   [1913 Webster]
Charlatanry \Char"la*tan*ry\, n. [F. charlatanrie, from It.	   ciarlataneria. See {Charlatan}.]	   Undue pretensions to skill; quackery; wheedling; empiricism.	   [1913 Webster]
Charles's Wain \Charles's Wain\ [Charles + wain; cf. AS. Carles	   w[=ae]n (for w[ae]gn), Sw. karlvagnen, Dan. karlsvogn. See	   {Churl}, and {Wain}.] (Astron.)	   The group of seven stars, commonly called the Big Dipper, in	   the constellation Ursa Major, or Great Bear. See {Ursa	   major}, under {Ursa}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The name is sometimes also applied to the	         Constellation.	         [1913 Webster]
Charlie \Char"lie\, n.	   1. A familiar nickname or substitute for Charles.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A night watchman; -- an old name.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A short, pointed beard, like that worn by Charles I.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. As a proper name, a fox; -- so called in fables and	      familiar literature.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Charlock \Char"lock\, n. [AS. cerlic; the latter part perh. fr.	   AS. le['a]c leek. Cf. {Hemlock}.] (Bot.)	   A cruciferous plant ({Brassica sinapistrum}) with yellow	   flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields.	   Called also {chardock}, {chardlock}, {chedlock}, and	   {kedlock}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jointed charlock}, {White charlock}, a troublesome weed	      ({Raphanus Raphanistrum}) with straw-colored, whitish, or	      purplish flowers, and jointed pods: wild radish.	      [1913 Webster]
Charlotte \Char"lotte\, n. [F.]	   A kind of pie or pudding made by lining a dish with slices of	   bread, and filling it with bread soaked in milk, and baked.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Charlotte Russe}, or {Charlotte [`a] la russe} [F., lit.,	      Russian charlotte] (Cookery), a dish composed of custard	      or whipped cream, inclosed in sponge cake.	      [1913 Webster]
Charm \Charm\ (ch[aum]rm), n. [F. charme, fr. L. carmen song,	   verse, incantation, for casmen, akin to Skr. [,c]asman,	   [,c]as[=a], a laudatory song, from a root signifying to	   praise, to sing.]	   1. A melody; a song. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With charm of earliest birds.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Free liberty to chant our charms at will. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word or combination of words sung or spoken in the	      practice of magic; a magical combination of words,	      characters, etc.; an incantation.	      [1913 Webster]	            My high charms work.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which exerts an irresistible power to please and	      attract; that which fascinates; any alluring quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charms strike the sight, but merit wins the soul.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charm of beauty's powerful glance. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything worn for its supposed efficacy to the wearer in	      averting ill or securing good fortune.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physics) a property of certain quarks which may take the	      value of +1, -1 or 0.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Spell; incantation; conjuration; enchantment;	        fascination; attraction.	        [1913 Webster]	Charm \Charm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Charming}.] [Cf. F. charmer. See {Charm}, n.]	   1. To make music upon; to tune. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here we our slender pipes may safely charm.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subdue, control, or summon by incantation or	      supernatural influence; to affect by magic.	      [1913 Webster]	            No witchcraft charm thee!             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that	      which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Music the fiercest grief can charm.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To attract irresistibly; to delight exceedingly; to	      enchant; to fascinate.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, on their mirth and dance	            Intent, with jocund music charm his ear. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms,	      or supernatural influences; as, a charmed life.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, in my own woe charmed,	            Could not find death.                 --Shak.	   Syn: Syn. - To fascinate; enchant; enrapture; captivate;	        bewitch; allure; subdue; delight; entice; transport.	        [1913 Webster]	Charm \Charm\, v. i.	   1. To use magic arts or occult power; to make use of charms.	      [1913 Webster]	            The voice of charmers, charming never so wisely.	                                                  --Ps. lviii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act as, or produce the effect of, a charm; to please	      greatly; to be fascinating.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a musical sound. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
charmed \charmed\ adj.	   1. same as {captivated}.	   Syn: captivated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. filled with wonder and delight.	   Syn: beguiled, captivated, delighted, enthralled, entranced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Charmel \Char"mel\, n. [Heb.]	   A fruitful field.	   [1913 Webster]	         Libanus shall be turned into charmel, and charmel shall	         be esteemed as a forest.                 --Isa. xxix.	                                                  17 (Douay	                                                  version).	   [1913 Webster]
Charmer \Charm"er\, n.	   1. One who charms, or has power to charm; one who uses the	      power of enchantment; a magician. --Deut. xviii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who delights and attracts the affections.	      [1913 Webster]
Charmeress \Charm"er*ess\, n.	   An enchantress. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Charmful \Charm"ful\, a.	   Abounding with charms. "His charmful lyre." --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Charming \Charm"ing\, a.	   Pleasing the mind or senses in a high degree; delighting;	   fascinating; attractive.	   [1913 Webster]	         How charming is divine philosophy.       --Milton.	   Syn: Syn. - Enchanting; bewitching; captivating; enrapturing;	        alluring; fascinating; delightful; pleasurable;	        graceful; lovely; amiable; pleasing; winning. --	        {Charm"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Charm"ing*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Charmless \Charm"less\, a.	   Destitute of charms. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] Charneco
Charneco \Char"ne*co\, Charnico \Char"ni*co\, n.	   A sort of sweet wine. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Charnel \Char"nel\, a. [F. charnel carnal, fleshly, fr. L.	   carnalis. See {Carnal}.]	   Containing the bodies of the dead. "Charnel vaults."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Charnel house}, a tomb, vault, cemetery, or other place	      where the bones of the dead are deposited; originally, a	      place for the bones thrown up when digging new graves in	      old burial grounds.	      [1913 Webster]	Charnel \Char"nel\, n.	   A charnel house; a grave; a cemetery.	   [1913 Webster]	         In their proud charnel of Thermopyl[ae]. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Charon \Cha"ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Cless. Myth.)	   The son of Erebus and Nox, whose office it was to ferry the	   souls of the dead over the Styx, a river of the infernal	   regions. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Charpie \Char"pie\, n. [F., properly fem. p. p. of OF. charpir,	   carpir, to pluck, fr. L. carpere. Cf. {Carpet}.] (Med.)	   Straight threads obtained by unraveling old linen cloth; --	   used for surgical dressings.	   [1913 Webster]
Charqui \Char"qui\, n. [Sp. A term used in South America,	   Central America, and the Western United States.]	   Jerked beef; beef cut into long strips and dried in the wind	   and sun. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Charr \Charr\, n.	   See 1st {Char}.	   [1913 Webster]
Charras \Char"ras\, n.	   The gum resin of the hemp plant ({Cannabis sativa}). Same as	   {Churrus}. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Charre \Charre\, n. [LL. charrus a certain weight.]	   See {Charge}, n., 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Charry \Char"ry\, a. [See 6th {Char}.]	   Pertaining to charcoal, or partaking of its qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Chart \Chart\ (ch[aum]rt; k[aum]rt Obs.), n. [A doublet of card:	   cf. F. charte charter, carte card. See {Card}, and cf.	   {Charter}.]	   1. A sheet of paper, pasteboard, or the like, on which	      information is exhibited, esp. when the information is	      arranged in tabular form; as, an historical chart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A map; esp., a hydrographic or marine map; a map on which	      is projected a portion of water and the land which it	      surrounds, or by which it is surrounded, intended	      especially for the use of seamen; as, the United States	      Coast Survey charts; the English Admiralty charts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A written deed; a charter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Globular chart}, a chart constructed on a globular	      projection. See under {Globular}.	   {Heliographic chart}, a map of the sun with its spots.	   {Mercator's chart}, a chart constructed on the principle of	      Mercator's projection. See {Projection}.	   {Plane chart}, a representation of some part of the	      superficies of the globe, in which its spherical form is	      disregarded, the meridians being drawn parallel to each	      other, and the parallels of latitude at equal distances.	      	   {Selenographic chart}, a map representing the surface of the	      moon.	   {Topographic chart}, a minute delineation of a limited place	      or region.	      [1913 Webster]	Chart \Chart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Charted}.]	   To lay down in a chart; to map; to delineate; as, to chart a	   coast.	   [1913 Webster]
Charta \Char"ta\ (k[aum]r"t[.a]), n. [L., leaf of paper. See	   {Chart}.] (Law)	   (a) Material on which instruments, books, etc., are written;	       parchment or paper.	   (b) A charter or deed; a writing by which a grant is made.	       See {Magna Charta}.	       [1913 Webster]
Chartaceous \Char*ta"ceous\, a. [L. chartaceus. See {Charta}.]	   Resembling paper or parchment; of paper-like texture; papery.	   [1913 Webster]
Charte \Charte\, n. [F. See {Chart}.]	   The constitution, or fundamental law, of the French monarchy,	   as established on the restoration of Louis XVIII., in 1814.	   [1913 Webster]
Charter \Char"ter\, n. [OF. chartre, F. chartre, charte, fr. L.	   chartula a little paper, dim. of charta. See {Chart},	   {Card}.]	   1. A written evidence in due form of things done or granted,	      contracts made, etc., between man and man; a deed, or	      conveyance. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument in writing, from the sovereign power of a	      state or country, executed in due form, bestowing rights,	      franchises, or privileges.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king [John, a.d. 1215], with a facility somewhat	            suspicious, signed and sealed the charter which was	            required of him. This famous deed, commonly called	            the "Great Charter," either granted or secured very	            important liberties and privileges to every order of	            men in the kingdom.                   --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An act of a legislative body creating a municipal or other	      corporation and defining its powers and privileges. Also,	      an instrument in writing from the constituted authorities	      of an order or society (as the Freemasons), creating a	      lodge and defining its powers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A special privilege, immunity, or exemption.	      [1913 Webster]	            My mother,	            Who has a charter to extol her blood,	            When she does praise me, grieves me.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Com.) The letting or hiring a vessel by special contract,	      or the contract or instrument whereby a vessel is hired or	      let; as, a ship is offered for sale or charter. See	      {Charter party}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Charter land} (O. Eng. Law), land held by charter, or in	      socage; bookland.	   {Charter member}, one of the original members of a society or	      corporation, esp. one named in a charter, or taking part	      in the first proceedings under it.	   {Charter party} [F. chartre partie, or charte partie, a	      divided charter; from the practice of cutting the	      instrument of contract in two, and giving one part to each	      of the contractors] (Com.), a mercantile lease of a	      vessel; a specific contract by which the owners of a	      vessel let the entire vessel, or some principal part of	      the vessel, to another person, to be used by the latter in	      transportation for his own account, either under their	      charge or his.	   {People's Charter} (Eng. Hist.), the document which embodied	      the demands made by the Chartists, so called, upon the	      English government in 1838.	      [1913 Webster]	Charter \Char"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chartered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chartering}.]	   1. To establish by charter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hire or let by charter, as a ship. See {Charter party},	      under {Charter}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Chartered \Char"tered\, a.	   1. Granted or established by charter; having, or existing	      under, a charter; having a privilege by charter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sufficiency of chartered rights.  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The air, a chartered libertine.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hired or let by charter, as a ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Charterer \Char"ter*er\, n.	   One who charters; esp. one who hires a ship for a voyage.	   [1913 Webster]
Charterhouse \Char"ter*house`\, n.	   A well known public school and charitable foundation in the	   building once used as a Carthusian monastery (Chartreuse) in	   London.	   [1913 Webster]
Charterist \Char"ter*ist\, n.	   Same as {Chartist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chartism \Chart"ism\, n. [F. charte charter. Cf. {Charte},	   {Chart}.]	   The principles of a political party in England (1838-48),	   which contended for universal suffrage, the vote by ballot,	   annual parliaments, equal electoral districts, and other	   radical reforms, as set forth in a document called the	   People's Charter.	   [1913 Webster]
Chartist \Chart"ist\, n.	   A supporter or partisan of chartism. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chartless \Chart"less\, a.	   1. Without a chart; having no guide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not mapped; uncharted; vague. --Barlow.	      [1913 Webster] Chartographic	      Chartographer
Chartographer \Char*tog"ra*pher\, n., Chartographic
\Char`to*graph"ic\, a., Chartography \Char*tog"ra*phy\, n., etc.	   Same as {Cartographer}, {Cartographic}, {Cartography}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chartomancy \Char"to*man`cy\, n. [L. charta paper + -mancy. Cf.	   {Cartomancy}.]	   Divination by written paper or by cards.	   [1913 Webster]
Chartometer \Char*tom"e*ter\ (ch[^a]r*t[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [Chart + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring charts or maps.	   [1913 Webster]
Chartreuse \Char`treuse"\, n. [F.]	   1. A Carthusian monastery; esp. {La Grande Chartreuse},	      mother house of the order, in the mountains near Grenoble,	      France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alcoholic cordial, distilled from aromatic herbs; --	      made at La Grande Chartreuse.	      [1913 Webster]
Chartreux \Char`treux"\, n. [F.]	   A Carthusian.	   [1913 Webster]
Chartulary \Char"tu*la*ry\, n.	   See {Cartulary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Charwoman \Char"wom`an\ (ch[^a]r"w[oo^]m`an), n.; pl.	   {Charwomen} (ch[^a]r"w[i^]m`[e^]n). [See {Char} a chore.]	   A woman hired for odd work or for single days.	   [1913 Webster]
Chary \Char"y\ (ch[^a]r"[y^] or ch[=a]"r[y^]; 277), a. [AS.	   cearig careful, fr. cearu care. See {Care}.]	   1. Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, or reckless; as, the	      latest internet IPO's were shunned by investors made chary	      by the poor performance of the first wave of companies	      that went public.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            His rising reputation made him more chary of his	            fame.                                 --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Saving; frugal; sparing; not spendthrift; -- often used	      with of; as, chary of his praise.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Fastidious; picky; choosy.	      [PJC]
Charybdis \Cha*ryb"dis\, n. [L., Gr. cha`rybdis.]	   A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla	   on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster.	   See {Scylla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chasable \Chas"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being chased; fit for hunting. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Chase \Chase\ (ch[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chased}	   (ch[=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chasing}.] [OF. chacier, F.	   chasser, fr. (assumed) LL. captiare, fr. L. captare to strive	   to seize. See {Catch}.]	   1. To pursue for the purpose of killing or taking, as an	      enemy, or game; to hunt.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are those which chased you from the field.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philologists, who chase	            A panting syllable through time and place. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To follow as if to catch; to pursue; to compel to move on;	      to drive by following; to cause to fly; -- often with away	      or off; as, to chase the hens away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chased by their brother's endless malice from prince	            to prince and from place to place.    --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pursue eagerly, as hunters pursue game.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chasing each other merrily.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Chase \Chase\, v. i.	   To give chase; to hunt; as, to chase around after a doctor.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chase \Chase\, n. [Cf. F. chasse, fr. chasser. See {Chase}, v.]	   1. Vehement pursuit for the purpose of killing or capturing,	      as of an enemy, or game; an earnest seeking after any	      object greatly desired; the act or habit of hunting; a	      hunt. "This mad chase of fame." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            You see this chase is hotly followed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is pursued or hunted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nay, Warwick, seek thee out some other chase,	            For I myself must hunt this deer to death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An open hunting ground to which game resorts, and which is	      private properly, thus differing from a forest, which is	      not private property, and from a park, which is inclosed.	      Sometimes written chace. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Court Tennis) A division of the floor of a gallery,	      marked by a figure or otherwise; the spot where a ball	      falls, and between which and the dedans the adversary must	      drive his ball in order to gain a point.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chase gun} (Naut.), a cannon placed at the bow or stern of	      an armed vessel, and used when pursuing an enemy, or in	      defending the vessel when pursued.	   {Chase port} (Naut.), a porthole from which a chase gun is	      fired.	   {Stern chase} (Naut.), a chase in which the pursuing vessel	      follows directly in the wake of the vessel pursued.	   {cut to the chase} (Film), a term used in action movies	      meaning, to shift the scene to the most exciting part,	      where someone is being chased. It is used metaphorically	      to mean "get to the main point".	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Chase \Chase\, n. [F. ch['a]se, fr. L. capsa box, case. See	   {Case} a box.] (Print.)	   1. A rectangular iron frame in which pages or columns of type	      are imposed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) The part of a cannon from the re["e]nforce or the	      trunnions to the swell of the muzzle. See {Cannon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A groove, or channel, as in the face of a wall; a trench,	      as for the reception of drain tile.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Shipbuilding) A kind of joint by which an overlap joint	      is changed to a flush joint, by means of a gradually	      deepening rabbet, as at the ends of clinker-built boats.	      [1913 Webster]	Chase \Chase\, v. t. [A contraction of enchase.]	   1. To ornament (a surface of metal) by embossing, cutting	      away parts, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut, so as to make a screw thread.	      [1913 Webster]
chased \chased\ (ch[=a]st), n.	   a person who is being chased; as, better to be the chaser	   than the chased.	   Syn: pursued.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chaser \Chas"er\, n.	   1. One who or that which chases; a pursuer; a driver; a	      hunter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Same as {Chase gun}, esp. in terms {bow chaser}	      and {stern chaser}. See under {Bow}, {Stern}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chaser \Chas"er\, n.	   1. One who chases or engraves. See 5th {Chase}, and	      {Enchase}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A tool with several points, used for cutting or	      finishing screw threads, either external or internal, on	      work revolving in a lathe.	      [1913 Webster]
Chasible \Chas"i*ble\, n.	   See {Chasuble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chasing \Chas"ing\, n.	   The art of ornamenting metal by means of chasing tools; also,	   a piece of ornamental work produced in this way.	   [1913 Webster]
Chasm \Chasm\ (k[a^]z'm), n. [L. chasma, Gr. cha`sma, fr.	   chai`nein to gape, to open wide. See {Chaos}.]	   1. A deep opening made by disruption, as a breach in the	      earth or a rock; a yawning abyss; a cleft; a fissure.	      [1913 Webster]	            That deep, romantic chasm which slanted down the	            green hill.                           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A void space; a gap or break, as in ranks of men.	      [1913 Webster]	            Memory . . . fills up the chasms of thought.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Chasmed \Chasmed\ (k[a^]z'md), a.	   Having gaps or a chasm. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chasmy \Chas"my\ (k[a^]z"m[y^]), a.	   Of or pertaining to a chasm; abounding in chasms. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         They cross the chasmy torrent's foam-lit bed.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Chass'e \Chas`s['e]"\ (sh[.a]s`s[asl]"), n. [F., fr. chass['e],	   p. p. of chasser to chase.]	   1. A movement in dancing, as across or to the right or left.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gliding step in dancing in which one foot is kept in	      front of the other while moving.	      [PJC]	Chass'e \Chas`s['e]"\, v. i. (Dancing)	   To make the movement called chass['e]; as, all chass['e];	   chass['e] to the right or left.	   [1913 Webster]
Chasse \Chasse\ (sh[.a]s), n. [See {Chasse-caf['e]}]	   A small potion of spirituous liquor taken to remove the taste	   of coffee, tobacco, or the like; -- originally	   {chasse-caf['e]}, lit., "coffee chaser."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chasse-caf'e \Chasse`-ca`f['e]"\ (sh[.a]s` k[.a]`f[asl]"), n.	   [F., fr. chasser to chase + caf['e] coffee.]	   See {Chasse}, n., above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chasse-mar'ee \Chasse`-ma`r['e]e"\, n. [F., fr. chasser to chase	   + mar['e]e tide.] (Naut.)	   A French coasting lugger.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chasselas \Chas"se*las\, n. [F., from the village of Chasselas.]	   A white grape, esteemed for the table.	   [1913 Webster]
Chassepot \Chasse`pot"\, n. [From the French inventor, A. A.	   Chassepot.] (Mil.)	   A kind of breechloading, center-fire rifle, or improved	   needle gun.	   [1913 Webster]
Chasseur \Chas`seur"\, n. [F., a huntsman. See {Chase} to	   pursue.]	   1. (Mil.) One of a body of light troops, cavalry or infantry,	      trained for rapid movements.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An attendant upon persons of rank or wealth, wearing a	      plume and sword.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great chasseur who had announced her arrival.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Chassis \Chas"sis\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis.] (Mil.)	   1. A traversing base frame, or movable railway, along which	      the carriage of a barbette or casemate gun moves backward	      and forward. [See {Gun carriage}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The under part of an automobile or other motor vehicle,	      consisting of the frame (on which the body is mounted)	      with the wheels and machinery.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Chast \Chast\ (ch[=a]st), v. t.	   to chasten. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaste \Chaste\ (ch[=a]st), a. [F. chaste, from L. castus pure,	   chaste; cf. Gr. kaqaro`s pure, Skr. [,c]udh to purify.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pure from unlawful sexual intercourse; virtuous;	      continent. "As chaste as Diana." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose bed is undefiled and chaste pronounced.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pure in thought and act; innocent; free from lewdness and	      obscenity, or indecency in act or speech; modest; as, a	      chaste mind; chaste eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pure in design and expression; correct; free from	      barbarisms or vulgarisms; refined; simple; as, a chaste	      style in composition or art.	      [1913 Webster]	            That great model of chaste, lofty, and eloquence,	            the Book of Common Prayer.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unmarried. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   Syn: Undefiled; pure; virtuous; continent; immaculate;	        spotless.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Chaste tree}. Same as {Agnus castus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chastely \Chaste"ly\, adv.	   In a chaste manner; with purity.	   [1913 Webster]
Chasten \Chas"ten\ (ch[=a]"s'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastened}	   (-s'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chastening}.] [OE. chastien, OF.	   Chastier, F. Ch?tier, fr. L. castigare to punish, chastise;	   castus pure + agere to lead, drive. See {Chaste}, {Act}, and	   cf. {Castigate}, {Chastise}.]	   1. To correct by punishment; to inflict pain upon the purpose	      of reclaiming; to discipline; as, to chasten a son with a	      rod.	      [1913 Webster]	            For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth. --Heb. xii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To purify from errors or faults; to refine.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [classics] chasten and enlarge the mind, and	            excite to noble actions.              --Layard.	   Syn: To chastise; punish; correct; discipline; castigate;	        afflict; subdue; purify.	   Usage: To {Chasten}, {Punish}, {Chastise}. To chasten is to	          subject to affliction or trouble, in order to produce	          a general change for the better in life or character.	          To punish is to inflict penalty for violation of law,	          disobedience to authority, or intentional wrongdoing.	          To chastise is to punish a particular offense, as with	          stripes, especially with the hope that suffering or	          disgrace may prevent a repetition of faults.	          [1913 Webster]
Chastened \Chas"tened\, a.	   Corrected; disciplined; refined; purified; toned down. --Sir.	   W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of such a finished chastened purity.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chastener \Chas"ten*er\, n.	   One who chastens.	   [1913 Webster]
Chasteness \Chaste"ness\, n.	   1. Chastity; purity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Literature & Art) Freedom from all that is meretricious,	      gaudy, or affected; as, chasteness of design.	      [1913 Webster]
Chastisable \Chas*tis"a*ble\, a.	   Capable or deserving of chastisement; punishable. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Chastise \Chas*tise"\ (ch[a^]s*t[imac]z"; ch[a^]s"t[imac]z), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Chastised} (ch[a^]s*t[imac]zd"); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chastising}.] [OE. chastisen; chastien + ending -isen	   + modern -ise, -ize, L. -izare, Gr. -i`zein. See {Chasten}.]	   1. To inflict pain upon, by means of stripes, or in any other	      manner, for the purpose of punishment or reformation; to	      punish, as with stripes.	      [1913 Webster]	            How fine my master is! I am afraid	            He will chastise me.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am glad to see the vanity or envy of the canting	            chemists thus discovered and chastised. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to order or obedience; to correct or purify; to	      free from faults or excesses.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gay, social sense, by decency chastised.	                                                  --Thomson.	   3. To criticize (a person) strongly and directly in order to	      correct behavior.	   Syn: castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct, dress down.	        [PJC]	   Syn: See {Chasten}.	        [1913 Webster]
chastised \chastised\ adj.	   having bad behavior criticised and punished; as, the	   chastised child sat humbly in the corner.	   Syn: corrected, disciplined.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chastisement \Chas"tise*ment\, n. [From {Chastise}.]	   The act of chastising; pain inflicted for punishment and	   correction; discipline; punishment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall I so much dishonor my fair stars,	         On equal terms to give him chastesement! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have borne chastisement; I will not offend any more.	                                                  --Job xxxiv.	                                                  31.	   [1913 Webster]
Chastiser \Chas*tis"er\, n.	   One who chastises; a punisher; a corrector. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chastiser of the rich.               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Chastity \Chas"ti*ty\, n. [F. chastet['e], fr. L. castitas, fr.	   castus. See {Chaste}.]	   1. The state of being chaste; purity of body; freedom from	      unlawful sexual intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            She . . . hath preserved her spotless chastity. --T.	                                                  Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moral purity.	      [1913 Webster]	            So dear to heaven is saintly chastity,	            That, when a soul is found sicerely so	            A thousand liveried angels lackey her. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Literature & Art) Chasteness.	      [1913 Webster]
chastize \chas*tize"\ v. t.	   same as {chastise}; -- a variant spelling; as, She chastized	   him for his insensitive remarks.	   Syn: chastise, castigate, objurgate, chasten, correct.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chasuble \Chas"u*ble\, n. [F. chasuble, LL. casubula, cassibula,	   casula, a hooded garment, covering the person like a little	   house; cf. It. casupola, casipola, cottage, dim of L. casa	   cottage.] (Eccl.)	   The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass,	   consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat,	   back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected	   over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross,	   the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be	   emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the	   chasuble is a large round mantle. [Written also {chasible},	   and {chesible}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chat \Chat\ (ch[a^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chatted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chatting}.] [From {Chatter}. [root]22.]	   To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without	   form or ceremony; to gossip. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To chat a while on their adventures.     --Dryden.	   Syn: To talk; chatter; gossip; converse.	        [1913 Webster]	Chat \Chat\, v. t.	   To talk of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chat \Chat\, n.	   1. Light, familiar talk; conversation; gossip.	      [1913 Webster]	            Snuff, or fan, supply each pause of chat,	            With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A bird of the genus {Icteria}, allied to the	      warblers, in America. The best known species are the	      yellow-breasted chat ({Icteria viridis}), and the	      long-tailed chat ({Icteria longicauda}). In Europe the	      name is given to several birds of the family	      {Saxicolid[ae]}, as the {stonechat}, and {whinchat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bush chat}. (Zool.) See under {Bush}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chat \Chat\, n.	   1. A twig, cone, or little branch. See {Chit}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Mining) Small stones with ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chat potatoes}, small potatoes, such as are given to swine.	      [Local.]	      [1913 Webster]
Chateau \Cha`teau"\, n.; pl. {Chateux}. [F. ch[^a]teau a castle.	   See {Castle}.]	   1. A castle or a fortress in France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A manor house or residence of the lord of the manor; a	      gentleman's country seat; also, particularly, a royal	      residence; as, the chateau of the Louvre; the chateau of	      the Luxembourg.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The distinctive, French term for a fortified castle of	         the middle ages is ch[^a]teau-fort.	         [1913 Webster]
Chateaubriand \Chateaubriand\ n.	   a double-thick center cut of beef tenderloin, broiled and	   served with a sauce and potatoes.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   {Chateau en Espagne}[F.], a castle in Spain, that is, a	      castle in the air, Spain being the region of romance.	      [1913 Webster]
Chateau-Thierry \Chateau-Thierry\ n.	   a World War I battle in northwestern France where the Allies	   defeated the Germans in 1918.	   Syn: battle of the Marne, Belleau Wood, Marne River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chatelaine \Chat"e*laine\, n. [F. ch[^a]telaine the wife of a	   castellan, the mistress of a chateau, a chatelaine chain.]	   An ornamental hook, or brooch worn by a lady at her waist,	   and having a short chain or chains attached for a watch,	   keys, trinkets, etc. Also used adjectively; as, a chatelaine	   chain.	   [1913 Webster]
Chatelet \Chat"e*let\, n. [F. ch[^a]telet, dim. of ch[^a]teau.	   See {Castle}.]	   A little castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Chatellany \Chat"el*la*ny\, n. [F. ch[^a]tellenie.]	   Same as {Castellany}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chati \Cha`ti"\, n. [Cf. F. chat cat.] (Zool.)	   A small South American species of tiger cat ({Felis mitis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Chatoyant \Cha*toy"ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of chatoyer to be	   chatoyant, fr. chat cat.] (Min.)	   Having a changeable, varying luster, or color, like that of a	   changeable silk, or oa a cat's eye in the dark.	   [1913 Webster]	Chatoyant \Cha*toy"ant\, n. (Min.)	   A hard stone, as the cat's-eye, which presents on a polished	   surface, and in the interior, an undulating or wary light.	   [1913 Webster]
Chatoyment \Cha*toy"ment\, n. [F. chatoiement. See {Chatoyant}.]	   Changeableness of color, as in a mineral; play of colors.	   --Cleaceland.	   [1913 Webster]
Chattel \Chat"tel\, n. [OF. chatel; another form of catel. See	   {Cattle}.] (Law)	   Any item of movable or immovable property except the	   freehold, or the things which are parcel of it. It is a more	   extensive term than goods or effects.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chattels are personal or real: personal are such as are	         movable, as goods, plate, money; real are such rights	         in land as are less than a freehold, as leases,	         mortgages, growing corn, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Chattel mortgage} (Law), a mortgage on personal property, as	      distinguished from one on real property.	      [1913 Webster]
Chattelism \Chat"tel*ism\, n.	   The act or condition of holding chattels; the state of being	   a chattel.	   [1913 Webster]
Chatter \Chat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chattered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chattering}.] [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Chat}, v. i.	   {Chitter}.]	   1. To utter sounds which somewhat resemble language, but are	      inarticulate and indistinct.	      [1913 Webster]	            The jaw makes answer, as the magpie chatters.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk idly, carelessly, or with undue rapidity; to	      jabber; to prate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tame a shrew, and charm her chattering tongue.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a noise by rapid collisions.	      [1913 Webster]	            With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Chatter \Chat"ter\, v. t.	   To utter rapidly, idly, or indistinctly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Begin his witless note apace to chatter. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Chatter \Chat"ter\, n.	   1. Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid,	      thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your words are but idle and empty chatter.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noise made by collision of the teeth, as in shivering.	      [1913 Webster]
Chatteration \Chat*ter*a"tion\, n.	   The act or habit of chattering. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chatterer \Chat"ter*er\, n.	   1. A prater; an idle talker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A bird of the family {Ampelid[ae]} -- so called	      from its monotonous note. The {Bohemion chatterer}	      ({Ampelis garrulus}) inhabits the arctic regions of both	      continents. In America the {cedar bird} is a more common	      species. See {Bohemian chatterer}, and {Cedar bird}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chattering \Chat"ter*ing\, n.	   The act or habit of talking idly or rapidly, or of making	   inarticulate sounds; the sounds so made; noise made by the	   collision of the teeth; chatter.	   [1913 Webster]
Chatter mark \Chat"ter mark`\	   (a) (Mach.) One of the fine undulations or ripples which are	       formed on the surface of work by a cutting tool which	       chatters.	   (b) (Geol.) A short crack on a rock surface planed smooth by	       a glacier.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chattiness \Chat"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality of being chatty, or of talking easily and	   pleasantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Chatty \Chat"ty\, a.	   Given to light, familiar talk; talkative. --Lady M. W.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]	Chatty \Chat"ty\, n. [Tamil sh[=a]ti.]	   A porous earthen pot used in India for cooling water, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chatwood \Chat"wood`\, n. [Chat a little stick + wood.]	   Little sticks; twigs for burning; fuel. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaud-medley \Chaud"-med`ley\, n. [F. chaude m[^e]l['e]e; chaud	   hot + m[^e]ler (Formerly sometimes spelt medler) to mingle.]	   (Law)	   The killing of a person in an affray, in the heat of blood,	   and while under the influence of passion, thus distinguished	   from chance-medley or killing in self-defense, or in a casual	   affray. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaudron \Chau"dron\, n.	   See {Chawdron}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chauffer \Chauf"fer\, n. [Cf. F. chauffoir a kind of stone, fr.	   chauffer to heat. See {Chafe}.] (Chem.)	   A table stove or small furnace, usually a cylindrical box of	   sheet iron, with a grate at the bottom, and an open top.	   [1913 Webster]
Chauffeur \Chauf`feur"\, n. [F., lit., stoker.]	   1. [pl.] (F. Hist.) Brigands in bands, who, about 1793,	      pillaged, burned, and killed in parts of France; -- so	      called because they used to burn the feet of their victims	      to extort money.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. One who manages the running of an automobile or limousine;	      esp., the paid operator of a motor vehicle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chauffeuse \Chauf`feuse"\, n. [F., fem. of chauffeur.]	   A woman chauffeur.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chauldron \Chaul"dron\, n.	   See {Chawdron}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chaun \Chaun\, n.	   A gap. [Obs.] --Colgrave.	   [1913 Webster]	Chaun \Chaun\, v. t. & i.	   To open; to yawn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O, chaun thy breast.                     --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaunt \Chaunt\, n. & v.	   See {Chant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaunter \Chaunt"er\, n.	   1. A street seller of ballads and other broadsides. [Slang,	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deceitful, tricky dealer or horse jockey. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a horse chaunter; he's a leg now. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The flute of a bagpipe. See {Chanter}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Chaunterie \Chaunt"er*ie\, n.	   See {Chantry}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaus \Cha"us\, n. (Zool.)	   a lynxlike animal of Asia and Africa ({Lynx Lybicus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Chausses \Chausses\, n. pl. [F.]	   The garment for the legs and feet and for the body below the	   waist, worn in Europe throughout the Middle Ages; applied	   also to the armor for the same parts, when fixible, as of	   chain mail.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaussure \Chaus`sure"\, n. [F.]	   A foot covering of any kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Chautauqua \Chau*tau"qua\	   a meeting, usually held in the summer outdoors or under a	   temporary tent, providing public lectures combined with	   entertainment such as concerts and plays. It originated in	   the village of Chautauqua, N. Y., in 1874, and was popular in	   the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Also, a meeting	   similar to this.	   [PJC]	Chautauqua system \Chau*tau"qua sys"tem\ (of education) .	   The system of home study established in connection with the	   summer schools assembled at Chautauqua, N. Y., by the	   Methodist Episcopal bishop, J. H. Vincent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chauvinism \Chau"vin*ism\, n. [F. chauvinisme, from Nicolas	   Chauvin, a character represented as making grotesque and	   threatening displays of his attachment to his fallen chief,	   Napoleon I., in 1815 (in the play La Cocarde tricolor,	   1831).]	   1. Blind and absurd devotion to a fallen leader or an	      obsolete cause; hence, absurdly vainglorious or	      exaggerated patriotism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. exaggerated and unreasoning partisanship to any group or	      cause; -- as, male chauvinism, i.e. belief in the	      superiority of males.	      [PJC] -- {Chau"vin*ist}, n. & adj. -- {Chau`vin*is"tic},	      a.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To have a generous belief in the greatness of one's	         country is not chauvinism. It is the character of the	         latter quality to be wildly extravagant, to be fretful	         and childish and silly, to resent a doubt as an insult,	         and to offend by its very frankness. --Prof. H. Tuttle.	         [1913 Webster]
chauvinistic \chauvinistic\ adj.	   fanatically patriotic.	   Syn: flag-waving(prenominal), jingoistic, nationalistic,	        superpatriotic, ultrapatriotic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chavender \Chav"en*der\, n. [Cf. {Cheven}.] (Zool.)	   The chub. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Chaw \Chaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chawing}.] [See {Chew}.]	   1. To grind with the teeth; to masticate, as food in eating;	      to chew, as the cud; to champ, as the bit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trampling steed, with gold and purple trapped,	            Chawing the foamy bit, there fiercely stood.	                                                  --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ruminate in thought; to consider; to keep the mind	      working upon; to brood over. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A word formerly in good use, but now regarded as	         vulgar.	         [1913 Webster]	Chaw \Chaw\, n. [See {Chaw}, v. t.]	   1. As much as is put in the mouth at once; a chew; a quid.	      [Law]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Jaw}.] The jaw. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chaw bacon}, a rustic; a bumpkin; a lout. (Law)	   {Chaw tooth}, a grinder. (Law)	      [1913 Webster]
Chawdron \Chaw"dron\, n. [OF. chaudun, caudun, caldun; cf. G.	   kaldaunen guts, bowels, LL. calduna intestine, W. coluddyn	   gut, dim. of coludd bowels.]	   Entrails. [Obs.] [Written also {chaudron}, {chauldron}.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chay root \Chay" root`\ [Tamil sh[=a]ya.]	   The root of the {Oldenlandia umbellata}, native in India,	   which yieds a durable red dyestuff. [Written also {choy	   root}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chayote \Cha"yo"te\	   1. a tropical West Indian vine ({Sechium edule}) of the gourd	      family, which bears small white flowers and produces an	      edible fruit.	      [PJC]	   2. the edible fruit of the {chayote[1]} vine, having a pear	      shape with a furrowed skin, and usually green or white. It	      is also called {choyote}, {christophene}, {mirliton}, and	      {vegetable pear}	      [PJC]
Chazy epoch \Cha*zy" ep"och\ (Geol.)	   An epoch at the close of the Canadian period of the American	   Lower Silurian system; -- so named from a township in Clinton	   Co., New York. See the Diagram under {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheap \Cheap\ (ch[=e]p), n. [AS. ce['a]p bargain, sale, price;	   akin to D. koop purchase, G. kauf, Icel. kaup bargain. Cf.	   {Cheapen}, {Chapman}, {Chaffer}, {Cope}, v. i.]	   A bargain; a purchase; cheapness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sack that thou hast drunk me would have bought me	         lights as good cheap at the dearest chandler's in	         Europe.                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cheap \Cheap\, a. [Abbrev. fr. "good cheap": a good purchase or	   bargain; cf. F. bon march['e], [`a] bon march['e]. See	   {Cheap}, n., {Cheapen}.]	   1. Having a low price in market; of small cost or price, as	      compared with the usual price or the real value.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where there are a great sellers to a few buyers,	            there the thing to be sold will be cheap. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of comparatively small value; common; mean.	      [1913 Webster]	            You grow cheap in every subject's eye. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dog cheap}, very cheap, -- a phrase formed probably by the	      catachrestical transposition of good cheap. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cheap \Cheap\, adv.	   Cheaply. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Cheap \Cheap\, v. i.	   To buy; to bargain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheapen \Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheapened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cheapening}.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy,	   sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen,	   Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf. {Chap} to	   bargain.]	   1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for.	      [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Cheap}, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the	      value of; to depreciate. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            My proffered love has cheapened me.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Cheapener \Cheap"en*er\, n.	   One who cheapens.	   [1913 Webster] Cheap-jack
Cheap-jack \Cheap"-jack`\, Cheap-john \Cheap"-john`\, n.	   A seller of low-priced, shoddy, or second goods; a hawker.	   Syn: huckster, hawker, tout.	        [1913 Webster]
Cheaply \Cheap"ly\, adv.	   At a small price; at a low value; in a common or inferior	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheapness \Cheap"ness\, n.	   Lowness in price, considering the usual price, or real value.	   [1913 Webster]
Chear \Chear\, n. & v. [Obs.]	   See {Cheer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheat \Cheat\, n. [rob. an abbrevation of escheat, lands or	   tenements that fall to a lord or to the state by forfeiture,	   or by the death of the tenant without heirs; the meaning	   being explained by the frauds, real or supposed, that were	   resorted to in procuring escheats. See {Escheat}.]	   1. An act of deception or fraud; that which is the means of	      fraud or deception; a fraud; a trick; imposition;	      imposture.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I consider life, 'tis all a cheat. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who cheats or deceives; an impostor; a deceiver; a	      cheater.	      [1913 Webster]	            Airy wonders, which cheats interpret. --Johnson	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A troublesome grass, growing as a weed in grain	      fields; -- called also {chess}. See {Chess}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The obtaining of property from another by an	      intentional active distortion of the truth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 indictable at common law. --Wharton.	   Syn: Deception; imposture; fraud; delusion; artifice; trick;	        swindle; deceit; guile; finesse; stratagem.	        [1913 Webster]	Cheat \Cheat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cheating}.] [See {Cheat}, n., {Escheat}.]	   1. To deceive and defraud; to impose upon; to trick; to	      swindle.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am subject to a tyrant, a sorcerer, that by his	            cunning hath cheated me of this island. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beguile. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cheat winter of its dreariness.    --W. Irving.	   Syn: To trick; cozen; gull; chouse; fool; outwit; circumvent;	        beguile; mislead; dupe; swindle; defraud; overreach;	        delude; hoodwink; deceive; bamboozle.	        [1913 Webster]	Cheat \Cheat\, v. i.	   To practice fraud or trickery; as, to cheat at cards.	   [1913 Webster]	Cheat \Cheat\, n. [Perh. from OF. chet['e] goods, chattels.]	   Wheat, or bread made from wheat. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their purest cheat,	         Thrice bolted, kneaded, and subdued in paste.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheatable \Cheat"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being cheated.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheatableness \Cheat"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Capability of being cheated.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheater \Cheat"er\, n.	   1. One who cheats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An escheator. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Chebacco \Che*bac"co\, n. [From Chebacco, the former name of	   Essex, a town in Massachusetts where such vessels were	   built.] (Naut.)	   A narrow-sterned boat formerly much used in the Newfoundland	   fisheries; -- called also {pinkstern} and {chebec}.	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Chebec \Che"bec\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Chebacco}.	   [1913 Webster]	Chebec \Che*bec"\, n. [Named from its note.] (Zool.)	   A small American bird ({Empidonax minimus}); the least	   flycatcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Chechoslovak \Chechoslovak\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia; a Czechoslovakian.	   Syn: Czechoslovakian, Czech.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Check \Check\ (ch[e^]k), n. [OE. chek, OF. eschec, F. ['e]chec,	   a stop, hindrance, orig. check in the game of chess, pl.	   ['e]checs chess, through Ar., fr. Pers. sh[=a]h king. See	   {Shah}, and cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Checker}.]	   1. (Chess) A word of warning denoting that the king is in	      danger; such a menace of a player's king by an adversary's	      move as would, if it were any other piece, expose it to	      immediate capture. A king so menaced is said to be in	      check, and must be made safe at the next move.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A condition of interrupted or impeded progress; arrest;	      stop; delay; as, to hold an enemy in check.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which gave a remarkable check to the first progress	            of Christianity.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            No check, no stay, this streamlet fears.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Whatever arrests progress, or limits action; an obstacle,	      guard, restraint, or rebuff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Useful check upon the administration of government.	                                                  --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man whom no check could abash.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mark, certificate, or token, by which, errors may be	      prevented, or a thing or person may be identified; as,	      checks placed against items in an account; a check given	      for baggage; a return check on a railroad.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A written order directing a bank or banker to pay money as	      therein stated. See {Bank check}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A woven or painted design in squares resembling the patten	      of a checkerboard; one of the squares of such a design;	      also, cloth having such a figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Falconry) The forsaking by a hawk of its proper game to	      follow other birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Small chick or crack.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bank check}, a written order on a banker or broker to pay	      money in his keeping belonging to the signer.	   {Check book}, a book containing blank forms for checks upon a	      bank.	   {Check hook}, a hook on the saddle of a harness, over which a	      checkrein is looped.	   {Check list}, a list or catalogue by which things may be	      verified, or on which they may be checked.	   {Check nut} (Mech.), a secondary nut, screwing down upon the	      primary nut to secure it. --Knight.	   {Check valve} (Mech.), a valve in the feed pipe of a boiler,	      or other conduit, to prevent the return of the feed water	      or other fluid.	   {To take check}, to take offense. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   Syn: Hindrance; setback; interruption; obstruction;	        reprimand; censure; rebuke; reproof; repulse; rebuff;	        tally; counterfoil; counterbalance; ticket; draft.	        [1913 Webster]	Check \Check\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Checked} (ch[e^]kt); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {checking}.]	   1. (Chess) To make a move which puts an adversary's piece,	      esp. his king, in check; to put in check.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put a sudden restraint upon; to stop temporarily; to	      hinder; to repress; to curb. Hence, (Ice Hockey) To	      obstruct the motion of an opposing player by contacting	      him with one's body.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            So many clogs to check and retard the headlong	            course of violence and oppression.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To verify, to guard, to make secure, by means of a mark,	      token, or other check; to distinguish by a check; to put a	      mark against (an item) after comparing with an original or	      a counterpart in order to secure accuracy. Hence, To	      compare with an original or with some standard, to insure	      correctness; as, to check an account; to check with a	      supervisor about procedures.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. To chide, rebuke, or reprove.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good king, his master, will check him for it.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To slack or ease off, as a brace which is too	      stiffly extended.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make checks or chinks in; to cause to crack; as, the	      sun checks timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To leave (something) in the temporary custody of another;	      as, to check baggage; to check one's firearms at the door;	      to check one's coat at the cloakroom.	      [PJC]	   8. To accept (something) for temporary custody from another;	      as, to check a customer's baggage; to check a customer's	      coat.	      [PJC]	   9. To make a checkered pattern upon.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To restrain; curb; bridle; repress; control; hinder;	        impede; obstruct; interrupt; tally; rebuke; reprove;	        rebuff.	        [1913 Webster]	Check \Check\ (ch[e^]k), v. i.	   To make a stop; to pause; -- with at.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power,	         either is disabled for the future, or else checks at	         any vigorous undertaking ever after.     --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To clash or interfere. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To act as a curb or restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [his presence] checks too strong upon me.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To crack or gape open, as wood in drying; or to crack in	      small checks, as varnish, paint, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Falconry) To turn, when in pursuit of proper game, and	      fly after other birds.	      [1913 Webster]	            And like the haggard, check at every feather	            That comes before his eye.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Check \Check\, a.	   Checkered; designed in checks.	   [1913 Webster]
checkage \check"age\ (ch[e^]k"[asl]j), n.	   1. The act of checking; as, the checkage of a name or of an	      item in a list.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The items, or the amount, to which attention is called by	      a check or checks.	      [1913 Webster]
checked \checked\ (ch[e^]kt), adj.	   1. Held back from some action especially by force.	   Syn: curbed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a pattern of alternating dark and light squares in	      rows and columns.	   Syn: checkered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Checker \Check"er\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r), n. [From {Check}, v. t.]	   One who checks.	   [1913 Webster]	Checker \Check"er\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Checkered} (ch[e^]k"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkering}.]	   [From OF. eschequier a chessboard, F. ['e]chiquier. See	   {Check}, n., and cf. 3d {Checker}.]	   1. To mark with small squares like a checkerboard, as by	      crossing stripes of different colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To variegate or diversify with different qualities,	      colors, scenes, or events; esp., to subject to frequent	      alternations of prosperity and adversity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our minds are, as it were, checkered with truth and	            falsehood.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Checker \Check"er\, n. [OF. eschequier. See {Checker}, v. t.]	   1. A piece in the game of draughts or checkers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pattern in checks; a single check.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Checkerwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is also written {chequer}.	         [1913 Webster]
Checkerberry \Check"er*ber`ry\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r*b[e^]r`r[y^]), n.;	   pl. {Checkerberries}. (Bot.)	   A spicy plant and its bright red berry; the wintergreen	   ({Gaultheria procumbens}). Also incorrectly applied to the	   partridge berry ({Mitchella repens}).	   [1913 Webster]
checkerbloom \checkerbloom\ n.	   a perennial purple-flowered wild mallow of West North America	   ({Sidalcea malviflora}) that is also cultivated.	   Syn: wild hollyhock, {Sidalcea malviflora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Checkerboard \Check"er*board\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r*b[=o]rd`), n.	   A board with sixty-four squares of alternate color, used for	   playing checkers, chess, or draughts.	   [1913 Webster]
Checkered \Check"ered\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]rd), a.	   1. Marked with alternate squares or checks of different color	      or material.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dancing in the checkered shade.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Diversified or variegated in a marked manner, as in	      appearance, character, circumstances, etc.; as, a	      character with a checkered past	      [1913 Webster]	            This checkered narrative.             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Checkers \Check"ers\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]rz), n. pl. [See {Checher},	   v.]	   A game, called also {draughts}, played on a checkerboard by	   two persons, each having twelve men (counters or checkers)	   which are moved diagonally. The game is ended when either of	   the players has lost all his men, or can not move them.	   [1913 Webster]
Checkerwork \Check"er*work`\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r*w[^u]rk`), n.	   1. Work consisting of or showing checkers varied alternately	      as to colors or materials.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any aggregate of varied vicissitudes.	      [1913 Webster]	            How strange a checkerwork of Providence is the life	            of man.                               --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]
check in \check` in"\ (ch[e^]k`[i^]n"), v. i.	   To register as a guest at a hotel, inn, motel. etc. Converse	   of {check out}.	   [PJC]
check-in \check"-in\ (ch[e^]k"[i^]n), n.	   The act of registering as a guest at a hotel, inn, motel.	   etc; the act of checking in. Used also attributively, as the	   check-in counter at a hotel.	   [PJC]
Checklaton \Check"la*ton\, n.	   1. Ciclatoun. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gilded leather. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Checkless \Check"less\, a.	   That can not be checked or restrained.	   [1913 Webster]
Checkmate \Check"mate\ (ch[e^]k"m[=a]t), n. [F. ['e]chec et mat,	   fr. Per. sh[=a]h m[=a]t checkmate, lit., the king is dead,	   fr. Ar. m[=a]ta he died, is dead. The king, when made	   prisoner, or checkmated, is assumed to be dead, and the game	   is finished. See {Chess}.]	   1. The position in the game of chess when a king is in check	      and cannot be released, -- which ends the game.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A complete check; utter defeat or overthrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Checkmate \Check"mate\ (-m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Checkmated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Checkmating}.]	   1. (Chess) To check (an adversary's king) in such a manner	      that escape in impossible; to defeat (an adversary) by	      putting his king in check from which there is no escape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defeat completely; to terminate; to thwart.	      [1913 Webster]	            To checkmate and control my just demands. --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]
check out \check` out"\ v. i.	   1. To vacate a room at a hotel, notel, etc. Converse of	      {check in}.	      [PJC]	   2. To die. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	check out \check" out\ v. t.	   1. To inspect or examine. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   2. To make a record of having borrowed (something) for	      temporary use; as, to check out a book at the library; to	      check out equipment from a depository.	      [PJC]	   3. To bring (items to be purchased) to a {checkout counter}	      (as at a supermarket or other retail store) where the	      prices may be totaled and the bill may be paid.	      [PJC]
checkout \checkout\ n.	   1. the latest time for vacating a hotel room without being	      charged for extra time; as, the checkout here is 12 noon.	   Syn: checkout time.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A counter in a supermarket or other retail store where one	      pays for one's purchases.	   Syn: checkout counter.	        [WordNet 1.5]	checkout counter \checkout counter\ n.	   A counter in a supermarket where one pays for one's	   purchases.	   Syn: checkout.	        [WordNet 1.5]	checkout time \checkout time\ n.	   1. the latest time for vacating a hotel room without being	      charged for extra time; as, the checkout here is 12 noon.	   Syn: checkout.	        [WordNet 1.5]	checkout counter \checkout counter\ n.	   a counter in a supermarket where you pay for your purchases.	   Syn: checkout.	        [WordNet 1.5]
checkpoint \checkpoint\ n.	   a place (as at a frontier) where travellers are stopped for	   inspection and clearance.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Checkrein \Check"rein`\, n.	   1. A short rein looped over the check hook to prevent a horse	      from lowering his head; -- called also a {bearing rein}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A branch rein connecting the driving rein of one horse of	      a span or pair with the bit of the other horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Checkroll \Check"roll`\, n.	   A list of servants in a household; -- called also {chequer	   roll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Checkstring \Check"string`\, n.	   A cord by which a person in a carriage or horse car may	   signal to the driver.	   [1913 Webster]
Checkwork \Check"work\, n.	   Anything made so as to form alternate squares like those of a	   checkerboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Checky \Check"y\ (ch[e^]k"[y^]), a. (Her.)	   Divided into small alternating squares of two tinctures; --	   said of the field or of an armorial bearing. [Written also	   {checquy}, {chequy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cheddar \Ched"dar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or made at, Cheddar, in England; as,	   Cheddar cheese.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), n. [OE. cheke, cheoke, AS. ce[`a]ce,	   ce[`o]ce; cf. Goth. kukjan to kiss, D. kaak cheek; perh. akin	   to E. chew, jaw.]	   1. The side of the face below the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cheek bone. [Obs.] --Caucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Mech.) Those pieces of a machine, or of any timber,	      or stone work, which form corresponding sides, or which	      are similar and in pair; as, the cheeks (jaws) of a vise;	      the cheeks of a gun carriage, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. The branches of a bridle bit. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Founding) A section of a flask, so made that it can be	      moved laterally, to permit the removal of the pattern from	      the mold; the middle part of a flask.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Cool confidence; assurance; impudence. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cheek of beef}. See Illust. of {Beef}.	   {Cheek bone} (Anat.) the bone of the side of the face; esp.,	      the malar bone.	   {Cheek by jowl}, side by side; very intimate.	   {Cheek pouch} (Zool.), a sacklike dilation of the cheeks of	      certain monkeys and rodents, used for holding food.	   {Cheeks of a block}, the two sides of the shell of a tackle	      block.	   {Cheeks of a mast}, the projection on each side of a mast,	      upon which the trestletrees rest.	   {Cheek tooth} (Anat.), a hinder or molar tooth.	   {Butment cheek}. See under {Butment}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cheek \Cheek\ (ch[=e]k), v. t.	   To be impudent or saucy to. [Slang.]	   [1913 Webster]
cheekbone \cheekbone\ n.	   the arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of	   the cheek.	   Syn: zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os zygomaticum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cheekless \cheekless\ adj.	   having no cheek. Opposite of {cheeked}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cheeked \Cheeked\ (ch[=e]kt), a.	   Having a cheek; -- used in composition. "Rose-cheeked	   Adonis." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheeky \Cheek"y\,	   a Brazen-faced; impudent; bold. [Slang.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cheep \Cheep\ (ch[=e]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cheeped}	   (ch[=e]pt).] [Cf. {Chirp}].	   To chirp, as a young bird.	   [1913 Webster]	Cheep \Cheep\, v. t.	   To give expression to in a chirping tone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cheep and twitter twenty million loves.  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Cheep \Cheep\, n.	   A chirp, peep, or squeak, as of a young bird or mouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheer \Cheer\ (ch[=e]r), n. [OE. chere face, welcome, cheer, OF.	   chiere, F. ch[`e]re, fr. LL. cara face, Gr. ka`ra head; akin	   to Skr. [,c]iras, L. cerebrum brain, G. hirn, and E.	   cranium.]	   1. The face; the countenance or its expression. [Obs.] "Sweat	      of thy cheer." --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Feeling; spirit; state of mind or heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be of good cheer.                     --Matt. ix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parents . . . fled away with heavy cheer.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gayety; mirth; cheerfulness; animation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not that alacrity of spirit,	            Nor cheer of mind, that I was wont to have. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   1. That which promotes good spirits or cheerfulness;	      provisions prepared for a feast; entertainment; as, a	      table loaded with good cheer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A shout, hurrah, or acclamation, expressing joy	      enthusiasm, applause, favor, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Welcome her, thundering cheer of the street.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {What cheer?} How do you fare? What is there that is	      cheering?	      [1913 Webster]	Cheer \Cheer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheered} (ch[=e]rd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {cheering}.]	   1. To cause to rejoice; to gladden; to make cheerful; --	      often with up. --Cowpe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To infuse life, courage, animation, or hope, into; to	      inspirit; to solace or comfort.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To salute or applaud with cheers; to urge on by cheers;	      as, to cheer hounds in a chase.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cheer ship}, to salute a passing ship by cheers of	      sailors stationed in the rigging.	   Syn: To gladden; encourage; inspirit; comfort; console;	        enliven; refresh; exhilarate; animate; applaud.	        [1913 Webster]	Cheer \Cheer\, v. i.	   1. To grow cheerful; to become gladsome or joyous; -- usually	      with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            At sight of thee my gloomy soul cheers up. --A.	                                                  Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in any state or temper of mind. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How cheer'st thou, Jessica?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter a shout or shouts of applause, triumph, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            And even the ranks of Tusculum	            Could scare forbear to cheer.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Cheerer \Cheer"er\ (ch[=e]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who cheers; one who, or that which, gladdens. "Thou	   cheerer of our days." --Wotton. "Prime cheerer, light."	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheerful \Cheer"ful\ (ch[=e]r"f[.u]l; 277), a.	   Having or showing good spirits or joy; cheering; cheery;	   contented; happy; joyful; lively; animated; willing.	   [1913 Webster]	         To entertain a cheerful disposition.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cheerful birds of sundry kind	         Do chant sweet music.                    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         This general applause and cheerful shout. --Shak.	   Syn: Lively; animated; gay; joyful; lightsome; gleeful;	        blithe; airy; sprightly; jocund; jolly; joyous;	        vivacious; buoyant; sunny; happy; hopeful.	        [1913 Webster]
Cheerfully \Cheer"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a cheerful manner, gladly.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheerfulness \Cheer"ful*ness\, n.	   Good spirits; a state of moderate joy or gayety; alacrity.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheerily \Cheer"i*ly\ (ch[=e]r"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a cheery manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheeriness \Cheer"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being cheery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheeringly \Cheer"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to cheer or encourage.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheerishness \Cheer"ish*ness\, n.	   Cheerfulness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no Christian duty that is not to be seasoned	         and set off with cheerishness.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheerless \Cheer"less\, a.	   Without joy, gladness, or comfort. -- {Cheer"less*ly}, adv.	   -- {Cheer"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         My cheerful day is turned to cheerless night.	                                                  --Spenser.	   Syn: Gloomy; sad; comfortless; dispiriting; disconsolate;	        dejected; melancholy; forlorn.	        [1913 Webster]
Cheerly \Cheer"ly\, a.	   Gay; cheerful. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cheerly \Cheer"ly\, adv.	   Cheerily. [Archaic] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheery \Cheer"y\, a.	   Displaying evident cheerfulness; cheerful; lively; gay;	   bright; pleasant; as, a cheery person; a cheery hello.	   Syn: pleasant, sunny.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              His cheery little study, where the sunshine	              glimmered so pleasantly.            --Hawthorne.	        [1913 Webster]
Cheese \Cheese\ (ch[=e]z), n. [OE. chese, AS. c[=e]se, fr. L.	   caseus, LL. casius. Cf. {Casein}.]	   1. The curd of milk, coagulated usually with rennet,	      separated from the whey, and pressed into a solid mass in	      a hoop or mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mass of pomace, or ground apples, pressed together in	      the form of a cheese.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The flat, circular, mucilaginous fruit of the dwarf mallow	      ({Malva rotundifolia}). [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A low courtesy; -- so called on account of the cheese form	      assumed by a woman's dress when she stoops after extending	      the skirts by a rapid gyration. --De Quincey. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cheese cake}, a cake made of or filled with, a composition	      of soft curds, sugar, and butter. --Prior.	   {Cheese fly} (Zool.), a black dipterous insect ({Piophila	      casei}) of which the larv[ae] or maggots, called skippers	      or hoppers, live in cheese.	   {Cheese mite} (Zool.), a minute mite ({Tryoglyhus siro}) in	      cheese and other articles of food.	   {Cheese press}, a press used in making cheese, to separate	      the whey from the curd, and to press the curd into a mold.	      	   {Cheese rennet} (Bot.), a plant of the Madder family ({Golium	      verum}, or {yellow bedstraw}), sometimes used to coagulate	      milk. The roots are used as a substitute for madder.	   {Cheese vat}, a vat or tub in which the curd is formed and	      cut or broken, in cheese making.	      [1913 Webster]
cheeseboard \cheeseboard\ n.	   a board on which cheeses are served.	   Syn: cheese tray.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cheeseburger \cheeseburger\ n.	   a hamburger with melted cheese on it.	   [WordNet 1.5] cheesecloth
cheesecloth \cheese"cloth`\, Cheese cloth \Cheese"
cloth`\(ch[=e]z" kl[o^]th`; 115).	   A thin, loosely-woven cotton cloth of a gauze texture, such	   as is used in pressing cheese curds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cheeseflower \cheeseflower\ n.	   an erect or decumbent Old World perennial ({Malva	   sylvestris}) with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers;	   introduced into the U. S.	   Syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, {Malva sylvestris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cheeselep \Cheese"lep\ (ch[=e]z"l[e^]p), n. [Cf. {Keslop}.]	   A bag in which rennet is kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheesemonger \Cheese"mon`ger\, n.	   One who deals in cheese. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheeseparing \Cheese"par`ing\, n.	   A thin portion of the rind of a cheese. -- a. Scrimping;	   mean; as, cheeseparing economy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheesiness \Chees"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being cheesy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheesy \Chees"y\, a.	   Having the nature, qualities, taste, form, consistency, or	   appearance of cheese.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheetah \Chee"tah\, n. [Hind. ch[imac]t[=a].] (Zool.)	   A species of leopard ({Cyn[ae]lurus jubatus}) tamed and used	   for hunting in India. The woolly cheetah of South Africa is	   {Cyn[ae]lurus laneus}. It runs very fast in short spurts	   while hunting. [Written also {chetah}.]	   [1913 Webster]
cheewink \cheewink\ n. (Zool.)	   the common rufous-sided towhee of eastern North America,	   {Pipilo erythrophthalmus}.	   Syn: chewink, rufous-sided towhee, {Pipilo erythrophthalmus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chef \Chef\, n. [F.]	   1. A chief or head person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The head cook of large establishment, as a club, a family,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Same as {Chief}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chef-d'oeuvre \Chef`-d'[oe]uvre"\, n.; pl. {Chefs-d'[oe]uvre}.	   [F.]	   A masterpiece; a capital work in art, literature, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Chegoe
Chegoe \Cheg"oe\, Chegre \Cheg"re\, n.	   See {Chigoe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheiloplasty \Chei"lo*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. ? a lip + -plasty.]	   (Surg.)	   The process of forming an artificial tip or part of a lip, by	   using for the purpose a piece of healthy tissue taken from	   some neighboring part.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheilopoda \Chei*lop"o*da\ (k[-i]*l[o^]p"[-o]*d[.a]), n. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   See {Chilopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
cheiropter \chei*rop"ter\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   One of the Chiroptera; -- an older spelling of {chiropter}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cheiroptera \Chei*rop"te*ra\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop.	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + ptero`n wing.] (Zool.)	   An earlier spelling for {Chiroptera}, an order of Mammalia,	   including the bats, having four toes of each of the anterior	   limbs elongated and connected by a web, so that they can be	   used like wings in flying. See {Chiroptera} and {Bat}.	   [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cheiropterous \Chei*rop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   chiropterous; belonging to the Chiroptera, or Bat family.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheiropterygium \Chei*rop`te*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl.	   {Cheiropterygia}. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r hand + pte`ryx,	   pte`rygos wing, fin.] (Anat.)	   The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheirosophy \Chei*ros"o*phy\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?	   knowledge.]	   The art of reading character as it is delineated in the hand.	   -- {Chei*ros"o*phist}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheirotherium \Chei`ro*the"ri*um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. chei`r	   hand + qhri`on beast.] (Poleon.)	   A genus of extinct animals, so named from fossil footprints	   rudely resembling impressions of the human hand, and believed	   to have been made by labyrinthodont reptiles. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Chekelatoun \Chek`e*la*toun"\, n.	   See {Ciclatoun}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chekmak \Chek"mak\ (ch[e^]k"m[a^]k), n.	   A turkish fabric of silk and cotton, with gold thread	   interwoven.	   [1913 Webster]
Chela \Che"la\, n.; pl. {Chel[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw.]	   (Zool.)	   The pincherlike claw of Crustacea and Arachnida.	   [1913 Webster]	Chela \Che"la\, n. [Hind. ch[=e]la, orig., slave, fr. Skr.	   c[=e][.t]a, c[=e][.t]aka, slave, servant.]	   In India, a dependent person occupying a position between	   that of a servant or slave and a disciple; hence, a disciple	   or novice. -- {Che"la*ship}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chelate \Che"late\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Cheliferous}.	   [1913 Webster]
chelate \che"late\, n. (Chem.)	   a compound formed by combination of a metal ion in solution	   with a compound containing heteroatoms (such as oxygen or	   nitrogen), in which at least two heteroatoms are bound to the	   metal. The bonds may be covalent or non-covalent. Chelates in	   some cases have very low dissociation constants, and organic	   compounds ({chelating agents}) which form such chelates are	   therefore used to reduce the concentration of free metal ions	   in solution.	   [PJC]
chelated \chelated\ adj.	   combined with a chelator so as to form a chelate; -- of metal	   ions.	   Syn: chelate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chelating agent \che"lat*ing a`gent\, n. (Chem.)	   a compound which forms a chelate with a metal ion.	   Note: Commonly used chelating agents in laboratory use are	         {EDTA} and {sodium citrate}. Citrate is used as an	         additive to blood collected in blood banks, to chelate	         the calcium ions and retard clotting.	         [PJC]
chelation \chelation\ n.	   the process of removing a heavy metal from a solution by	   means of a chelate; as (Med.) the treatment of lead or	   mercury poisoning by adding a chelating agent to the blood.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. the process of forming a ring by forming one or more	      hydrogen bonds.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Chelerythrine \Chel`e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. ? celandine +	   'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloidal principle obtained from the celandine, and	   named from the red color of its salts. It is a colorless	   crystalline substance, and acts as an acrid narcotic poison.	   It is identical with {sanguinarine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chelicera \Che*lic"e*ra\ (k[-e]*l[i^]s"[-e]*r[.a]), n.; pl.	   {Chelicer[ae]} (-r[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw + ke`ras	   horn.] (Zool.)	   One of the anterior pair of mouth organs, terminated by a	   pincherlike claw, in scorpions and allied Arachnida. They are	   homologous with the falcers of spiders, and probably with the	   mandibles of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
chelicerous \chelicerous\ adj.	   having chelicerae.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chelidon \Chel"i*don\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. chelidw`n.] (Anat.)	   The hollow at the flexure of the arm.	   [1913 Webster]
Chelidonic \Chel`i*don"ic\, a. [See {Celandine}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the celandine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chelidonic acid}, a weak acid extracted from the celandine	      ({Chelidonium majus}), as a white crystalline substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Chelidonium \Chelidonium\ n.	   a genu having only one species; the greater celandine.	   Syn: genus {Chelidonium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chelidonius \Chel`i*do"ni*us\, n. [L. (sc. lapillus.)]	   A small stone taken from the gizzard of a young swallow. --	   anciently worn as a medicinal charm.	   [1913 Webster]
Chelifer \Chel"i*fer\, n. [Gr. chhlh` claw + -fer.] (Zool.)	   See {Book scorpion}, under {Book}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheliferous \Che*lif"er*ous\, a. [Gr. chhlh` claw + -ferous.]	   (Zool.)	   Having cheliform claws, like a crab.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheliform \Chel"i*form\, a. [Gr. chhlh` claw + -form.] (Zool.)	   Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding	   joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be	   used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Chelone \Che*lo"ne\, n. [Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise. So named from	   shape of the upper lip of the corolla.] (Bot.)	   A genus of hardy perennial flowering plants, of the order	   {Scrophulariace[ae]}, natives of North America; -- called	   also {snakehead}, {turtlehead}, {shellflower}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chelonethida \Chelonethida\ n.	   an order comprising the false scorpions.	   Syn: order {Chelonethida}, Pseudoscorpionida, order	        Pseudoscorpionida, Pseudoscorpiones, order	        Pseudoscorpiones.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chelonia \Che*lo"ni*a\ (k[-e]*l[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. chelw`nh a tortoise.] (Zool.)	   An order of reptiles, including the tortoises and turtles,	   peculiar in having a part of the vertebr[ae], ribs, and	   sternum united with the dermal plates so as to form a firm	   shell. The jaws are covered by a horny beak. See {Reptilia};	   also, Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Chelonian \Che*lo"ni*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to animals of the tortoise kind. -- n. One	   of the Chelonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheloniidae \Cheloniidae\ n.	   a natural family including the green turtles; hawksbills.	   Syn: family {Cheloniidae}, Chelonidae, family {Chelonidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chelura \Che*lu"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. chhlh` claw + o'yra`	   tail.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine amphipod crustacea, which bore into and	   sometimes destroy timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Chely \Che"ly\, n.	   A claw. See {Chela}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chelyabinsk \Chelyabinsk\ n.	   a city in the Asian part of Russia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chelydra \Chelydra\ n.	   a genus of snapping turtles.	   Syn: genus {Chelydra}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chelydridae \Chelydridae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the snapping turtles.	   Syn: family {Chelydridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chemic \Chem"ic\, n. [See {Chenistry}.]	   1. A chemist; an alchemist. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bleaching) A solution of chloride of lime.	      [1913 Webster]	Chemic \Chem"ic\, a.	   Chemical. --Blackw. Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemical \Chem"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to chemistry; characterized or produced by the	   forces and operations of chemistry; employed in the processes	   of chemistry; as, chemical changes; chemical combinations.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chemical attraction} or {Chemical affinity}. See under	      {Attraction}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chemical \Chem"ic*al\, n.	   A substance used for producing a chemical effect; a reagent.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemically \Chem"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to chemical principles; by chemical process or	   operation.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemiglyphic \Chem`i*glyph"ic\, a. [Chemical + ? to engrave.]	   Engraved by a voltaic battery.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemigraphy \Che*mig"ra*phy\, n. [Chemical + -graphy.]	   Any mechanical engraving process depending upon chemical	   action; specif., a process of zinc etching not employing	   photography. -- {Chem`i*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chemiloon \Chem`i*loon"\, n.	   A garment for women, consisting of chemise and drawers united	   in one. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chemise \Che*mise"\, n. [F., shirt, fr. LL. camisa, camisia,	   shirt, thin dress; cf. G. hemd, or OIr. caimmse sort of	   garment. Cf. {Camis}.]	   1. A shift, or undergarment, worn by women.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wall that lines the face of a bank or earthwork.	      [1913 Webster]
Chemisette \Chem`i*sette"\, n. [F., dim. of chemise.]	   An under-garment, worn by women, usually covering the neck,	   shoulders, and breast.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemism \Chem"ism\, n. [Cf. F. chimisme. See {Chemistry}.]	   The force exerted between the atoms of elementary substance	   whereby they unite to form chemical compounds; chemical	   attaction; affinity; -- sometimes used as a general	   expression for chemical activity or relationship.	   [1913 Webster] chemisorptive
chemisorptive \chemisorptive\ chemosorptive \chemosorptive\adj.	   have the capacity to adsorb by chemical as contrasted with	   physical forces.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chemist \Chem"ist\, n. [Shortened from alchemist; cf. F.	   chimiste.]	   A person versed in chemistry or given to chemical	   investigation; an analyst; a maker or seller of chemicals or	   drugs.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemistry \Chem"is*try\ (k[e^]m"[i^]s*tr[y^]; 277), n. [From	   {Chemist}. See {Alchemy}.]	   1. That branch of science which treats of the composition of	      substances, and of the changes which they undergo in	      consequence of alterations in the constitution of the	      molecules, which depend upon variations of the number,	      kind, or mode of arrangement, of the constituent atoms.	      These atoms are not assumed to be indivisible, but merely	      the finest grade of subdivision hitherto attained.	      Chemistry deals with the changes in the composition and	      constitution of molecules. See {Atom}, {Molecule}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Historically, chemistry is an outgrowth of alchemy (or	         alchemistry), with which it was anciently identified.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An application of chemical theory and method to the	      consideration of some particular subject; as, the	      chemistry of iron; the chemistry of indigo.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A treatise on chemistry.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word and its derivatives were formerly written	         with y, and sometimes with i, instead of e, in the	         first syllable, chymistry, chymist, chymical, etc., or	         chimistry, chimist, chimical, etc.; and the	         pronunciation was conformed to the orthography.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Inorganic chemistry}, that which treats of inorganic or	      mineral substances.	   {Organic chemistry}, that which treats of the substances	      which form the structure of organized beings and their	      products, whether animal or vegetable; -- called also	      {chemistry of the carbon compounds}. There is no	      fundamental difference between organic and inorganic	      chemistry.	   {Physiological chemistry}, the chemistry of the organs and	      tissues of the body, and of the various physiological	      processes incident to life.	   {Practical chemistry}, or {Applied chemistry}, that which	      treats of the modes of manufacturing the products of	      chemistry that are useful in the arts, of their	      applications to economical purposes, and of the conditions	      essential to their best use.	   {Pure chemistry}, the consideration of the facts and theories	      of chemistry in their purely scientific relations, without	      necessary reference to their practical applications or	      mere utility.	      [1913 Webster]
chemist's \chemist's\ n.	   a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold; a	   {drugstore}. [British]	   Syn: drugstore, apothecary's shop, chemist's shop,	        dispensary, pharmacy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chemitype \Chem"i*type\, n. [Chemical + -type.] (Engraving)	   One of a number of processes by which an impression from an	   engraved plate is obtained in relief, to be used for printing	   on an ordinary printing press.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemolysis \Che*mol"y*sis\, n. [Chemical + Gr. ? a loosing.]	   A term sometimes applied to the decomposition of organic	   substance into more simple bodies, by the use of chemical	   agents alone. --Thudichum.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemosis \Che*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a swelling of the	   cornea resembling a cockleshell, fr. ? a gaping, hence a	   cockleshell.] (Med.)	   Inflammatory swelling of the conjunctival tissue surrounding	   the cornea. -- {Che*mot"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chemosmosis \Chem`os*mo"sis\, n. [Chemical + osmosis.]	   Chemical action taking place through an intervening membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Chemosmotic \Chem`os*mot"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or produced by, chemosmosis. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
chemosorption \chemosorption\ n.	   adsorption (especially when irreversible) by means of	   chemical instead of physical forces; as, chemosorption of	   gaseous nitrogen on iron catalysts.	   Syn: chemisorption.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chemosynthesis \Chem`o*syn"the*sis\, n. [Chemical + synthesis.]	   (Plant Physiol.)	   Synthesis of organic compounds by energy derived from	   chemical changes or reactions. Chemosynthesis of	   carbohydrates occurs in the nitrite bacteria through the	   oxidation of ammonia to nitrous acid, and in the nitrate	   bacteria through the conversion of nitrous into nitric acid.	   -- {Chem`o*syn*thet"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Chemotaxis
Chemotaxis \Chem`o*tax"is\, n. Formerly also Chemiotaxis
\Chem`i*o*tax"is\ [Chemical + Gr. ? arrangement, fr. ? to	   arrange.] (Biol.)	   The sensitiveness exhibited by small free-swimming organisms,	   as bacteria, zoospores of alg[ae], etc., to chemical	   substances held in solution. They may be attracted ({positive	   chemotaxis}) or repelled ({negative chemotaxis}). --	   {Chem`o*tac"tic}, a. -- {Chem`o*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] chemotherapeutic
chemotherapeutic \chemotherapeutic\ chemotherapeutical
\chemotherapeutical\adj.	   of or pertaining to chemotherapy; using chemotherapy; having	   properties beneficial for chemotherapy.	   [WordNet 1.5]
chemotherapy \chemotherapy\ n.	   the use of chemical agents to treat or control disease (or	   mental illness); -- also used especially in reference to the	   use of chemicals to treat cancer.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Chemung period \Che*mung" pe"ri*od\, (Geol.)	   A subdivision in the upper part of the Devonian system in	   America, so named from the Chemung River, along which the	   rocks are well developed. It includes the Portage and Chemung	   groups or epochs. See the Diagram under {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chen \Chen\ n.	   a wild goose having white adult plumage.	   Syn: subgenus Chen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chenfish \chenfish\ n.	   small silvery marine food fish ({Genyonemus lineatus}) found	   off California.	   Syn: white croaker, kingfish, {Genyonemus lineatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cheng \Cheng\, n. [Chinese.]	   A chinese reed instrument, with tubes, blown by the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Chenille \Che*nille"\ (sh[-e]*n[=e]l"), n. [F., prop., a	   caterpillar.]	   Tufted cord, of silk or worsted, for the trimming of ladies'	   dresses, for embroidery and fringes, and for the weft of	   Chenille rugs.	   [1913 Webster]
Chenomorphae \Che`no*mor"ph[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? the	   wild goose + morfh` form.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds, including the swans, ducks, geese,	   flamingoes and screamers.	   [1913 Webster]
Chenopodiales \Chenopodiales\ n.	   an order which corresponds approximately to the older group	   Centrospermae.	   Syn: Caryophyllales, order {Caryophyllales}, order	        {Chenopodiales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chenopodium \Chenopodium\ n.	   a genus of plants comprising the goosefoots and including the	   pigweed.	   Syn: genus {Chenopodium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cheoplasty \cheoplasty\ n.	   molding artificial teeth using low-fusing metals or alloys.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chepster \Chep"ster\ (ch[e^]p"st[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   The European starling. [Local, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cheque \Cheque\ (ch[e^]k), n.	   See {Check}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chequer \Cheq"uer\ (ch[e^]k"[~e]r), n. & v.	   Same as {Checker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chequin \Che*quin"\ (ch[-e]*k[=e]n"), n.	   A coin. See {Sequin}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chequy \Cheq"uy\, n. (Her.)	   Same as {Checky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherif \Cher"if\ (sh[e^]r"[i^]f), n.	   See {Sherif}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherimoyer \Cher`i*moy"er\, n. [F. ch['e]rimolier.] (Bot.)	   1. A small downy-leaved tree ({Anona Cherimolia}), with	      fragrant flowers. It is a native of Peru.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Its delicious fruit, which is succulent, dark purple, and	      similar to the custard apple of the West Indies.	      [1913 Webster]
Cherish \Cher"ish\ (ch[e^]r"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Cherished} (ch[e^]r"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cherising}.]	   [F. ch['e]rir, fr. cher dear, fr. L. carus. See {Caress},	   {Finish}.]	   1. To treat with tenderness and affection; to nurture with	      care; to protect and aid.	      [1913 Webster]	            We were gentle among you, even as a nurse cherisheth	            her children.                         --1 Thess. ii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold dear; to embrace with interest; to indulge; to	      encourage; to foster; to promote; as, to cherish religious	      principle.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cherish virtue and humanity.       --Burke.	   Syn: To nourish; foster; nurse; nurture; entertain;	        encourage; comfort; protect; support; See {Nurture}.	        [1913 Webster]
cherished \cherished\ adj.	   deeply loved or valued.	   Syn: precious, treasured, wanted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cherisher \Cher"ish*er\ (ch[e^]r"[i^]sh*[~e]r), n.	   One who cherishes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cherisher of my flesh and blood.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherishment \Cher"ish*ment\, n.	   Encouragement; comfort. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Rich bounty and dear cherishment.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Chermes \Cher"mes\, n.	   See {Kermes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherogril \Cher"o*gril\, n. [L. choerogryllus, Gr. ?; ? a young	   swine + ? a pig.] (Zool.)	   See {Cony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherokees \Cher`o*kees"\, n. pl.; sing. {Cherokee}. (Ethnol.)	   An Appalachian tribe of Indians, formerly inhabiting the	   region about the head waters of the Tennessee River. They are	   now mostly settled in the Indian Territory, and have become	   one of the most civilized of the Indian Tribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheroot \Che*root"\ (ch[-e]*r[=oo]t"; 277), n. [Tamil	   shuru[.t][.t]u, prop., a roll.]	   A kind of cigar, originally brought from Manila, in the	   Philippine Islands; now often made of inferior or adulterated	   tobacco.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), n. [OE. chery, for cherys, fr.	   F. cerise (cf. AS. cyrs cherry), fr. LL. ceresia, fr. L.	   cerasus Cherry tree, Gr. keraso`s, perh. fr. ke`ras horn,	   from the hardness of the wood.]	   1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Prunus} (Which also	      includes the plum) bearing a fleshy drupe with a bony	      stone;	      (a) The common garden cherry ({Prunus Cerasus}), of which	          several hundred varieties are cultivated for the	          fruit, some of which are, the begarreau, blackheart,	          black Tartarian, oxheart, morelle or morello, May-duke	          (corrupted from M['e]doc in France).	      (b) The wild cherry; as, {Prunus serotina} (wild black	          cherry), valued for its timber; {Prunus Virginiana}	          (choke cherry), an American shrub which bears	          astringent fruit; {Prunus avium} and {Prunus Padus},	          European trees (bird cherry).	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The fruit of the cherry tree, a drupe of various colors	      and flavors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The timber of the cherry tree, esp. of the black cherry,	      used in cabinetmaking, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A peculiar shade of red, like that of a cherry.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barbadoes cherry}. See under {Barbadoes}.	   {Cherry bird} (Zool.), an American bird; the cedar bird; --	      so called from its fondness for cherries.	   {Cherry bounce}, cherry brandy and sugar.	   {Cherry brandy}, brandy in which cherries have been steeped.	      	   {Cherry laurel} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Prunus	      Lauro-cerasus}) common in shrubberies, the poisonous	      leaves of which have a flavor like that of bitter almonds.	      	   {Cherry pepper} (Bot.), a species of {Capsicum} ({Capsicum	      cerasiforme}), with small, scarlet, intensely piquant	      cherry-shaped fruit.	   {Cherry pit}.	      (a) A child's play, in which cherries are thrown into a	          hole. --Shak.	      (b) A cherry stone.	   {Cherry rum}, rum in which cherries have been steeped.	   {Cherry sucker} (Zool.), the European spotted flycatcher	      ({Musicapa grisola}); -- called also {cherry chopper}	      {cherry snipe}.	   {Cherry tree}, a tree that bears cherries.	   {Ground cherry}, {Winter cherry}, See {Alkekengi}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cherry \Cher"ry\ (ch[e^]r"r[y^]), a.	   Like a red cherry in color; ruddy; blooming; as, a cherry	   lip; cherry cheeks.	   [1913 Webster]
cherrystone \cherrystone\ n.	   1. small quahog larger than a littleneck.	   Syn: cherrystone clam.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a half-grown quahog.	   Syn: cherrystone clam.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chersonese \Cher"so*nese\ (k[~e]r"s[-o]*n[=e]s), n. [Gr.	   cherso`nhsos; che`rsos land + nh`sos island.]	   A peninsula; a tract of land nearly surrounded by water, but	   united to a larger tract by a neck of land or isthmus; as,	   the Cimbric Chersonese, or Jutland; the Tauric Chersonese, or	   Crimea.	   [1913 Webster]
Chert \Chert\ (ch[~e]rt), n. [Ir. ceart stone, perh. akin to E.	   crag.] (Min.)	   An impure, massive, flintlike quartz or hornstone, of a dull	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherty \Chert"y\, a.	   Like chert; containing chert; flinty.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherub \Cher"ub\, n.; pl. {Cherubs}; but the Hebrew plural	   {Cherubim}is also used. [Heb. ker[=u]b.]	   1. A mysterious composite being, the winged footstool and	      chariot of the Almighty, described in --Ezekiel i. and x.	      [1913 Webster]	            I knew that they were the cherubim.   --Ezek. x. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            He rode upon a cherub and did fly.    --Ps. xviii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbolical winged figure of unknown form used in	      connection with the mercy seat of the Jewish Ark and	      Temple. --Ez. xxv. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 (see	      {Seraph}), and in later art the children's heads with	      wings are generally called cherubs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A beautiful child; -- so called because artists have	      represented cherubs as beautiful children.	      [1913 Webster] Cherubic
Cherubic \Che*ru"bic\, Cherubical \Che*ru"bic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to cherubs; angelic. "The cherubic host."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherubim \Cher"u*bim\, n.	   The Hebrew plural of {Cherub}.. Cf. {Seraphim}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cherubims, in the King James version of the bible, is	         an incorrect form, made by adding the English plural	         termination to the Hebrew plural cherubim instead of to	         the singular cherub.	         [1913 Webster]
Cherubin \Cher"u*bin\, a.	   Cherubic; angelic. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cherubin \Cher"u*bin\, n.	   A cherub. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cherup \Cher"up\, v. i. [Prob. fr. chirp.]	   To make a short, shrill, cheerful sound; to chirp. See	   {Chirrup}. "Cheruping birds." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Cherup \Cher"up\, v. t.	   To excite or urge on by making a short, shrill, cheerful	   sound; to cherup to. See {Chirrup}.	   [1913 Webster]	         He cherups brisk ear-erecting steed.     --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Cherup \Cher"up\, n.	   A short, sharp, cheerful noise; a chirp; a chirrup; as, the	   cherup of a cricket.	   [1913 Webster]
Chervil \Cher"vil\, n. [AS. cerfille, fr. L. caerefolium,	   chaerephyllum, Gr. ?; ? to rejoice + ? leaf.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Anthriscus cerefolium}) with pinnately divided	   aromatic leaves, of which several curled varieties are used	   in soups and salads.	   [1913 Webster]
Ches \Ches\,	   pret. of {Chese}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chese \Chese\, v. t.	   To choose [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chesible \Ches"i*ble\, n.	   See {Chasuble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheslip \Ches"lip\, n. (Zool.)	   The wood louse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chess \Chess\ (ch[e^]s), n. [OE. ches, F. ['e]checs, prop. pl.	   of ['e]chec check. See 1st {Check}.]	   A game played on a chessboard, by two persons, with two	   differently colored sets of men, sixteen in each set. Each	   player has a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two	   castles or rooks, and eight pawns.	   [1913 Webster]	Chess \Chess\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of brome grass ({Bromus secalinus}) which is a	   troublesome weed in wheat fields, and is often erroneously	   regarded as degenerate or changed wheat; it bears a very	   slight resemblance to oats, and if reaped and ground up with	   wheat, so as to be used for food, is said to produce narcotic	   effects; -- called also {cheat} and {Willard's bromus}. [U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Other species of brome grass are called {upright	         chess}, {soft chess}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Chess-apple \Chess"-ap`ple\, n.	   The wild service of Europe ({Purus torminalis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Chessboard \Chess"board`\, n.	   The board used in the game of chess, having eight rows of	   alternate light and dark squares, eight in each row. See	   {Checkerboard}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chessboard and the checkerboard are alike.	         [1913 Webster]
Chessel \Ches"sel\, n.	   The wooden mold in which cheese is pressed. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Chesses \Chess"es\, n. pl. [Cf. F. chassis a framework of	   carpenty.] (Mil.)	   The platforms, consisting of two or more planks doweled	   together, for the flooring of a temporary military bridge.	   --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A singular, chess, is sometimes used. "Each chess	         consists of three planks." --Farrow.	         [1913 Webster]
Chessil \Ches"sil\, n. [OE. chesil, AS. ceosel gravel, sand.]	   Gravel or pebbles. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Chessman \Chess"man\, n.; pl. {Chessmen}.	   A piece used in the game of chess.	   [1913 Webster]
Chessom \Ches"som\, n. [Cf. {Chisley}.]	   Mellow earth; mold. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Chesstree \Chess"tree`\, n. [Cf. F. chassis a framework of	   carpentry.] (Naut.)	   A piece of oak bolted perpendicularly on the side of a	   vessel, to aid in drawing down and securing the clew of the	   mainsail.	   [1913 Webster]
Chessy copper \Ches`sy" cop"per\ (Min.)	   The mineral azurite, found in fine crystallization at Chessy,	   near Lyons; called also {chessylite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [OE. chest, chist, AS. cest, cist,	   cyst, L. cista, fr. Gr. ki`sth. Cf. {Cist}, {Cistern}.]	   1. A large box of wood, or other material, having, like a	      trunk, a lid, but no covering of skin, leather, or cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaps of money crowded in the chest.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coffin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He is now dead and mailed in his cheste. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part of the body inclosed by the ribs and breastbone;	      the thorax.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) A case in which certain goods, as tea, opium, etc.,	      are transported; hence, the quantity which such a case	      contains.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) A tight receptacle or box, usually for holding	      gas, steam, liquids, etc.; as, the steam chest of an	      engine; the wind chest of an organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bomb chest}, See under {Bomb}.	   {Chest of drawers}, a case or movable frame containing	      drawers.	      [1913 Webster]	Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chested}.]	   1. To deposit in a chest; to hoard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in a coffin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He dieth and is chested.              --Gen. 1. 26	                                                  (heading).	      [1913 Webster]	Chest \Chest\ (ch[e^]st), n. [AS. ce['a]st.]	   Strife; contention; controversy. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Chested \Chest"ed\, a.	   Having (such) a chest; -- in composition; as, broad-chested;	   narrow-chested.	   [1913 Webster]
chesterfield \chesterfield\ n.	   1. a davenport with upright armrests.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a fitted overcoat with a velvet collar.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Chesterlite \Ches"ter*lite\, n. [See {-lite}.]	   A variety of feldspar found in crystals in the county of	   Chester, Pennsylvania.	   [1913 Webster]
Chesteyn \Ches"teyn\, n.	   The chestnut tree. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wilwe, elm, plane, assch, box, chesteyn. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chest founder \Chest" foun`der\ (Far.)	   A rheumatic affection of the muscles of the breast and fore	   legs of a horse, affecting motion and respiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Chestnut \Chest"nut\, n. [For chesten-nut; OE. chestein,	   chesten, chastein, chestnut, fr. AS. cisten in cistenbe['a]m	   chestnut tree, influenced by OF. chastaigne, F. ch[^a]taigne,	   both the AS. and the F. words coming from L. castanea a	   chestnut, Gr. ?, fr. ? a city of Pontus, where chestnut trees	   grew in abundance, and whence they were introduced into	   Europe. Cf. {Castanets}.]	   1. (Bot.) The edible nut of a forest tree ({Castanea vesce})	      of Europe and America. Commonly two or more of the nuts	      grow in a prickly bur.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tree itself, or its light, coarse-grained timber, used	      for ornamental work, furniture, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bright brown color, like that of the nut.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The horse chestnut (often so used in England).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of the round, or oval, horny plates on the inner sides	      of the legs of the horse, and allied animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An old joke or story. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chestnut tree}, a tree that bears chestnuts.	      [1913 Webster]	Chestnut \Chest"nut\, a.	   Of or pertaining of a chestnut; of a reddish brown color; as,	   chestnut curls.	   [1913 Webster]
chesty \chesty\ adj.	   1. marked by a large or well-developed chest.	   Syn: big-chested.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out	      of overbearing pride; as, chesty as a peacock.	   Syn: arrogant, self-important.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chetah \Che"tah\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Cheetah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chetvert \Chet"vert\, n. [Russ. chetverte one fourth.]	   A measure of grain equal to 0.7218 of an imperial quarter, or	   5.95 Winchester bushels. [Russia]	   [1913 Webster]
Chevachie \Chev"a*chie`\, n.	   See {Chivachie}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chevage \Che"vage\, n.	   See {Chiefage}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cheval \Che*val"\, n.; pl. {Chevaux}. [F. See {Cavalcade}.]	   A horse; hence, a support or frame.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cheval glass}, a mirror swinging in a frame, and large	      enough to reflect the full length figure.	      [1913 Webster]
Cheval-de-frise \Che*val"-de-frise"\, n.; commonly used in the	   pl. {Chevaux-de-frise}. [F.; cheval horse + Frise Friesland,	   where it was first used.] (Mil.)	   A piece of timber or an iron barrel traversed with	   iron-pointed spikes or spears, five or six feet long, used to	   defend a passage, stop a breach, or impede the advance of	   cavalry, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Obstructions of chain, boom, and cheval-de-frise. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevalier \Che`va*lier"\, n. [F., fr. LL. caballarius. See	   {Cavaller}.]	   1. A horseman; a knight; a gallant young man. "Mount,	      chevaliers; to arms." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of certain orders of knighthood.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chevalier d'industrie}[F.], one who lives by persevering	      fraud; a pickpocket; a sharper.	   {The Chevalier St. George} (Eng. Hist.), James Francis Edward	      Stuart (son of James II.), called "The Pretender."	   {The Young Chevalier}, Charles Edward Stuart, son of the	      Chevalier St. George.	      [1913 Webster]
Chevaux \Che*vaux"\ (she*v[=o]"), n. pl.	   See {Cheval}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheve \Cheve\ (ch[=e]v), v. i. [OF. chevir. See {Chievance}.]	   To come to an issue; to turn out; to succeed; as, to cheve	   well in a enterprise. [Prov. or Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevelure \Cheve*lure"\, n. [F., head of hair.]	   A hairlike envelope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nucleus and chevelure of nebulous star. --Sir. W.	                                                  Hershel.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheven \Chev"en\, n. [Cf. F. chevanne. Cf. {Chavender}.] (Zool.)	   A river fish; the chub. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheventein \Chev"en*tein\, n.	   A variant of {Chieftain}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheveril \Chev"er*il\, n. [OF. chevrel, F. chevreau, kid, dim.	   of chevre goat, fr. L. capra. See {Caper}, v. i.]	   Soft leather made of kid skin. Fig.: Used as a symbol of	   flexibility. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's wit of cheveril, that stretches from an inch	         narrow to an ell broad.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cheveril \Chev"er*il\, a.	   Made of cheveril; pliant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A cheveril conscience and a searching wit. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheverliize \Chev"er*li*ize\, v. i.	   To make as pliable as kid leather. [Obs.] --Br. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevet \Che*vet"\, n. [F., head of the bed, dim. fr. chef head.	   See {Chief}.] (Arch.)	   The extreme end of the chancel or choir; properly the round	   or polygonal part.	   [1913 Webster]
Cheviot \Chev"i*ot\, n.	   1. A valuable breed of mountain sheep in Scotland, which	      takes its name from the Cheviot hills.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woolen fabric, for men's clothing.	      [1913 Webster]
Chevisance \Chev"i*sance\, n. [Of. chevisance, chevissance, fr.	   chevircome to an end, perform, fr. chef head, end, from L.	   caput head. See {Chieve}, {Chief}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Achievement; deed; performance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fortune, the foe of famous chevisance. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bargain; profit; gain. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (O. Eng. Law)	      (a) A making of contracts.	      (b) A bargain or contract; an agreement about a matter in	          dispute, such as a debt; a business compact.	      (c) An unlawful agreement or contract.	          [1913 Webster]
Chevrette \Chev*rette"\, n. [F., fr. ch['e]vre goat, fr. L.	   capra. Cf. {Chevron}.] (Mil.)	   A machine for raising guns or mortar into their carriages.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevron \Chev"ron\ (sh[e^]v"r[u^]n), n. [F., rafter, chevron,	   from ch['e]vre goat, OF. chevre, fr. L. capra she-goat. See	   {Cheveril}.]	   1. (Her.) One of the nine honorable ordinaries, consisting of	      two broad bands of the width of the bar, issuing,	      respectively from the dexter and sinister bases of the	      field and conjoined at its center.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A distinguishing mark, above the elbow, on the	      sleeve of a non-commissioned officer's coat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A zigzag molding, or group of moldings, common in	      Norman architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chevron bones} (Anat.), The V-shaped subvertebral arches	      which inclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.	      [1913 Webster]
Chevroned \Chev"roned\, p. a.	   Having a chevron; decorated with an ornamental figure of a	   zigzag from.	   [1913 Webster]	         [A garment] whose nether parts, with their bases, were	         of watchet cloth of silver, chevroned all over with	         lace.                                    --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevronel \Chev"ron*el\, n. (Her.)	   A bearing like a chevron, but of only half its width.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevronwise \Chev"ron*wise`\, adv. (Her.)	   In the manner of a chevron; as, the field may be divided	   chevronwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevrotain \Chev`ro*tain"\, n. [F. chevrotin, OF. chevrot little	   goat, roe, dim. of chevre goat. See {Chevron}.] (Zool.)	   A small ruminant of the family {Tragulid[ae]} a allied to the	   musk deer. It inhabits Africa and the East Indies. See	   {Kanchil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chevy \Chev"y\, v. t.	   See {Chivy}, v. t. [Slang, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One poor fellow was chevied about among the casks in	         the storm for ten minutes.               --London	                                                  Times.	   [1913 Webster]	Chevy \Chev"y\, n. [Written also {chivy}, and {chivvy}.] [Prob.	   fr. the ballad of Chevy Chase; cf. Prov. E. chevychase a	   noise, confusion, pursuit.] [Eng.]	   1. A cry used in hunting.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A hunt; chase; pursuit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The game of prisoners' base. See {Base}, n., 24.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
chevvy \chevvy\ v.	   to repeatedly cause annoyance or concern to; to chevy; --	   same as {chivy}.	   Syn: harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, beset,	        plague, molest, provoke.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chew \chew\ (ch[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chewed} (ch[udd]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Chewing}.] [As ce['o]wan, akin to D. kauwen,	   G. kauen. Cf. {Chaw}, {Jaw}.]	   1. To bite and grind with the teeth; to masticate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ruminate mentally; to meditate on.	      [1913 Webster]	            He chews revenge, abjuring his offense. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To chew the cud}, to chew the food over again, as a cow; to	      ruminate; hence, to meditate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every beast the parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the	            cleft into two claws, and cheweth the cud among the	            beasts, that ye shall eat.            --Deut. xxiv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]
Chew \Chew\, v. i.	   To perform the action of biting and grinding with the teeth;	   to ruminate; to meditate.	   [1913 Webster]	         old politicians chew wisdom past.        --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Chew \Chew\, n.	   That which is chewed; that which is held in the mouth at	   once; a cud. [Law]	   [1913 Webster]
chewable \chewable\ adj.	   easy to cut or chew.	   Syn: cuttable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chewer \Chew"er\, n.	   One who chews.	   [1913 Webster]
Chewet \Chew"et\, n.	   A kind of meat pie. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
chewing \chewing\ n.	   biting your food in your mouth so it becomes soft enough to	   swallow.	   Syn: chew, mastication.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chewink \Che"wink\, n. (Zool.)	   An american bird ({Pipilo erythrophthalmus}) of the Finch	   family, so called from its note; -- called also {rufous-sided	   towhee}, {towhee}, {towhee bunting} and {ground robin}. [Also	   spelled {cheewink}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cheyennes \Chey*ennes"\, n. pl.; sing. {cheyenne}. (Ethnol.)	   A warlike tribe of indians, related to the blackfeet,	   formerly inhabiting the region of Wyoming, but now mostly on	   reservations in the Indian Territory. They are noted for	   their horsemanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Chian \Chi"an\a. [L. chius, fr. Chios the island Chios, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Chios, an island in the [AE]gean Sea.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chian earth}, a dense, compact kind of earth, from Chios,	      used anciently as an astringent and a cosmetic.	   {Chian turpentine}, a fragrant, almost transparent	      turpentine, obtained from the {Pistacia Terebinthus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chianti \Chianti\ n.	   a dry red Italian table wine from the Chianti region of	   Tuscany.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chiaroscurist \Chi*a`ros*cu"rist\, n.	   A painter who cares for and studies light and shade rather	   than color.	   [1913 Webster] Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro \Chia`ro*scu"ro\, Chiaro-oscuro \Chi*a"ro-os*cu"ro\,	   n. [It., clear dark.]	   (a) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art,	       such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or	       in color.	   (b) The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark	       parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf.	       {Clair-obscur}.	       [1913 Webster] Chiasm
Chiasm \Chi"asm\ (k[imac]"[a^]z'm), Chiasma \Chi*as"ma\	   (k[-i]*[a^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL. chiasma, fr. Gr. chi`asma two	   lines placed crosswise, fr. ? to mark with a [chi].] (Anat.)	   A commissure; an intersection or crossing of two tracts;	   especially, the optic commissure, or crucial union of the	   optic nerves. -- {Chi*as"mal}, a..	   [1913 Webster] chiasmatic	   chiasmal
chiasmal \chiasmal\ chiasmatic \chiasmatic\ chiasmic
\chiasmic\adj.	   of or pertaining to a chiasma.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chiasmus \Chi*as"mus\ (k[-i]*[a^]z"m[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   chiasmo`s a placing crosswise, fr. chia`zein. See {Chiasm}.]	   (Rhet.)	   An inversion of the order of words or phrases, when repeated	   or subsequently referred to in a sentence; thus,	   [1913 Webster]	         If e'er to bless thy sons	         My voice or hands deny,	         These hands let useful skill forsake,	         This voice in silence die.               --Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiastolite \Chi*as"to*lite\ (k[-i]*[a^]s"t[-o]*l[imac]t), n.	   [Gr. chiasto`s marked with a [chi] + -lite. See {Chiasm}. So	   called from the resemblance of the cross cuts of its crystals	   to the Greek letter [chi].] (Min.)	   A variety of andalusite; -- called also {macle}. The	   tessellated appearance of a cross section is due to the	   symmetrical arrangement of impurities in the crystal.	   [1913 Webster]
Chibbal \Chib"bal\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Cibol}.	   [1913 Webster] Chibouque
Chibouque \Chi*bouque"\, Chibouk \Chi*bouk"\, n. [F. chibouque,	   fr. Turk.]	   A Turkish pipe, usually with a mouthpiece of amber, a stem,	   four or five feet long and not pliant, of some valuable wood,	   and a bowl of baked clay.	   [1913 Webster]
Chic \Chic\, a. [F. Cf. {Chic}, n.]	   Original and in good taste or form; stylish; in current	   fashion, fashionable. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Chica \Chi"ca\, n. [Sp.]	   A red coloring matter. extracted from the {Bignonia Chica},	   used by some tribes of South American Indians to stain the	   skin.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A fermented liquor or beer made in South American from a	      decoction of maize.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A popular Moorish, Spanish, and South American dance, said	      to be the original of the fandango, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Chicalote \Chi`ca*lo"te\, n. [Sp., prob. of Mex. origin.] (Bot.)	   A Mexican prickly poppy ({Argemone platyceras}), which has	   migrated into California.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chicane \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[=a]n club or bat; or possibly ultimated	   fr. L. ciccus a trible.]	   1. The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away	      attention from the merits of a case or question; --	      specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery;	      chicanery; caviling; sophistry. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shuffle from them by chicane.      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cut short this chicane, I propound it fairly to	            your own conscience.                  --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Card playing) In bridge, the holding of a hand without	      trumps, or the hand itself. It counts as simple honors.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chicane \Chi*cane"\, v. i. [Cf. F. chicaner. See {Chicane}, n.]	   To use shifts, cavils, or artifices. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Chicaner \Chi*can"er\, n. [Cf. F. chicaneur.]	   One who uses chicanery. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Chicanery \Chi*can"er*y\, n. [F. chicanerie.]	   Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the	   truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Irritated by perpetual chicanery.        --Hallam.	   Syn: Trickery; sophistry; stratagem.	        [1913 Webster]
Chiccory \Chic"co*ry\, n.	   See {Chicory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chich \Chich\, n.; pl. {Chiches}. [F. chiche, pois chiche, a	   dwarf pea, from L. cicer the chick-pea.] (Bot.)	   The chick-pea.	   [1913 Webster]
Chicha \Chi"cha\, n. [Sp.]	   See {Chica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chichevache \Chiche"vache`\, n. [F. chiche lean + vache cow.]	   A fabulous cow of enormous size, whose food was patient	   wives, and which was therefore in very lean condition.	   [1913 Webster] Chichling
Chichling \Chich"ling\, Chichling vetch \Chich"ling vetch`\, n.	   [Chich + -ling.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant ({Lathyrus sativus}), with broad flattened	   seeds which are sometimes used for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Chick \Chick\ (ch[i^]k), v. i. [OE. chykkyn, chyke, chicken.]	   To sprout, as seed in the ground; to vegetate. --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]	Chick \Chick\, n.	   1. A chicken.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child or young person; -- a term of endearment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a young woman; -- often considered offensive. [slang]	      [PJC]
Chickabiddy \Chick"a*bid`dy\, n.	   A chicken; a fowl; also, a trivial term of endearment for a	   child.	   [1913 Webster]
Chickadee \Chick"a*dee`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small bird, the blackcap titmouse ({Parus atricapillus}),	   of North America; -- named from its note.	   [1913 Webster]
Chickaree \Chick"a*ree`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American {red squirrel} ({Tamiasciurus Hudsonius},	   formerly {Sciurus Hudsonius}); -- so called from its cry.	   [1913 Webster]
Chickasaws \Chick"a*saws\, n. pl.; sing. {Chickasaw}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian)	   allied to the Choctaws. They formerly occupied the northern	   part of Alabama and Mississippi, but now live in the Indian	   Territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Chicken \Chick"en\, n. [AS. cicen, cyceun, dim. of coc cock;	   akin to LG. kiken, k["u]ken, D. Kieken, kuiken, G.	   k["u]chkein. See {Cock} the animal.]	   1. A young bird or fowl, esp. a young barnyard fowl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young person; a child; esp. a young woman; a maiden;	      same as {spring chicken}. "Stella is no chicken." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chicken cholera}, a contagious disease of fowls; -- so	      called because first studied during the prevalence of a	      cholera epidemic in France. It has no resemblance to true	      cholera.	      [1913 Webster]
Chicken-breasted \Chick"en-breast`ed\, a.	   Having a narrow, projecting chest, caused by forward	   curvature of the vertebral column.	   [1913 Webster]
chickenfeed \chickenfeed\ n.	   1. a trifling sum of money.	   Syn: small change.	        [WordNet 1.5] chickenhearted
chickenhearted \chickenhearted\, Chicken-hearted
\Chick"en-heart`ed\, a.	   Timid; fearful; cowardly; easily frightened. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Chicken pox \Chick"en pox"\ (Med.)	   A mild, eruptive disease, generally attacking children only;	   varicella.	   [1913 Webster]
chickenshit \chickenshit\ n.	   a false statement that is considered to indicate timidity or	   fear. [slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
chickeree \chickeree\ n.	   the far western U.S. counterpart of the red squirrel.	   Syn: Douglas squirrel, Tamiasciurus douglasi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chick flick \chick flick\ n.	   A sentimental motion picture that appeals particularly to	   women. See {flick}, n., movie. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Chickling \Chick"ling\ (ch[i^]k"l[i^]ng), n. [Chick + -ling.]	   A small chick or chicken.	   [1913 Webster] Chicle
Chicle \Chic"le\, n., Chicle gum \Chicle gum\ [Amer. Sp.	   chicle.]	   A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree ({Mimusops	   globosa}) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla	   ({Sapota zapotilla}). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and	   more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it	   is used in England. It is used largely in the United States	   in making chewing gum.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chico \Chi"co\, n.	   1. Var. of {Chica}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The common greasewood of the western United States	      ({Sarcobatus vermiculatus}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In the Philippines, the sapodilla or its fruit; also, the	      marmalade tree or its fruit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chick-pea \Chick"-pea`\ (-p[=e]`), n. [See {Chich}.]	   1. (Bot.) A Small leguminous plant ({Cicer arietinum}) of	      Asia, Africa, and the south of Europe; the chich; the	      dwarf pea; the gram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Its nutritious seed, used in cookery, and especially, when	      roasted (parched pulse), as food for travelers in the	      Eastern deserts.	      [1913 Webster]
Chickweed \Chick"weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   The name of several caryophyllaceous weeds, especially	   {Stellaria media}, the seeds and flower buds of which are a	   favorite food of small birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Chicky \Chick"y\ (ch[i^]k"[y^]), n.	   A chicken; -- used as a diminutive or pet name, especially in	   calling fowls.	   [1913 Webster]
Chicory \Chic"o*ry\, n. [F. chicor['e]e, earlier also	   cichor['e]e, L. cichorium, fr. Gr. ?, ?, Cf. {Succory}.]	   1. (Bot.) A branching perennial plant ({Cichorium Intybus})	      with bright blue flowers, growing wild in Europe, Asia,	      and America; also cultivated for its roots and as a salad	      plant; succory; wild endive. See {Endive}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The root, which is roasted for mixing with coffee.	      [1913 Webster]
chicot \chicot\ n.	   a handsome tree of central and eastern North America	   ({Gymnocladus dioica}) having large bipinnate leaves and	   green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose	   seeds are used as a coffee substitute.	   Syn: Kentucky coffee tree, bonduc, {Gymnocladus dioica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chide \Chide\ (ch[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Chid} (ch[i^]d), or	   {Chode} (ch[imac]d Obs.); p. p. {Chidden}, {Chid}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chiding}.] [AS. c[imac]dan; of unknown origin.]	   1. To rebuke; to reprove; to scold; to find fault with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upbraided, chid, and rated at.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To be noisy about; to chafe against.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sea that chides the banks of England. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To chide hither}, {To chide from}, or {To chide away}, to	      cause to come, or to drive away, by scolding or reproof.	   Syn: To blame; rebuke; reprove; scold; censure; reproach;	        reprehend; reprimand.	        [1913 Webster]	Chide \Chide\, v. i.	   1. To utter words of disapprobation and displeasure; to find	      fault; to contend angrily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore the people did chide with Moses. --Ex.	                                                  xvii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a clamorous noise; to chafe.	      [1913 Webster]	            As doth a rock againts the chiding flood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Chide \Chide\, n. [AS. c[imac]d]	   A continuous noise or murmur.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chide of streams.                    --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chider \Chid"er\, n.	   One who chides or quarrels. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chideress \Chid"er*ess\, n.	   She who chides. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chidester \Chide"ster\, n. [Chide + -ster.]	   A female scold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chidingly \Chid"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a chiding or reproving manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Chief \Chief\ (ch[=e]n), n. [OE. chief, chef, OF. chief, F.	   chef, fr. L. caput head, possibly akin to E. head. Cf.	   {Captain}, {Chapter}]	   1. The head or leader of any body of men; a commander, as of	      an army; a head man, as of a tribe, clan, or family; a	      person in authority who directs the work of others; the	      principal actor or agent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principal part; the most valuable portion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chief of the things which should be utterly	            destroyed.                            --1 Sam. xv.	                                                  21	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) The upper third part of the field. It is supposed	      to be composed of the dexter, sinister, and middle chiefs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In chief}.	      (a) At the head; as, a commander in chief.	      (b) (Eng. Law) From the king, or sovereign; as, tenure in	          chief, tenure directly from the king.	   Syn: Chieftain; captain; general; commander; leader; head;	        principal; sachem; sagamore; sheik.	   Usage: {Chief}, {chieftain}, {Commander}, {Leader}. These	          words fluctuate somewhat in their meaning according to	          circumstances, but agree in the general idea of rule	          and authority. The term chief is now more usually	          applied to one who is a head man, leader, or commander	          in civil or military affairs, or holds a hereditary or	          acquired rank in a tribe or clan; as, the chief of	          police; the chief of an Indian tribe. A chieftain is	          the chief of a clan or tribe, or a military leader. A	          commander directs the movements of or has control over	          a body of men, as a military or naval force. A leader	          is one whom men follow, as in a political party, a	          legislative body, a military or scientific expedition,	          etc., one who takes the command and gives direction in	          particular enterprises.	          [1913 Webster]	Chief \Chief\, a.	   1. Highest in office or rank; principal; head. "Chief	      rulers." --John. xii. 42.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Principal or most eminent in any quality or action; most	      distinguished; having most influence; taking the lead;	      most important; as, the chief topic of conversation; the	      chief interest of man.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very intimate, near, or close. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A whisperer separateth chief friends. --Prov. xvi.	                                                  28.	   Syn: Principal; head; leading; main; paramount; supreme;	        prime; vital; especial; great; grand; eminent; master.	        [1913 Webster]
Chiefage \Chief"age\ (-[asl]j), n. [OF. chevage, fr. chief head.	   See {Chief}.]	   A tribute by the head; a capitation tax. [Written also	   {chevage} and {chivage}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chief baron \Chief" bar"on\ (Eng. Law)	   The presiding judge of the court of exchequer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiefest \Chief"est\, a. [Superl. of {Chief}.]	   First or foremost; chief; principal. [Archaic] "Our chiefest	   courtier." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chiefest among ten thousand.         --Canticles v.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]
Chief hare \Chief" hare`\ (Zool.)	   A small rodent ({Lagamys princeps}) inhabiting the summits of	   the Rocky Mountains; -- also called {crying hare}, {calling	   hare}, {cony}, {American pika}, and {little chief hare}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is not a true hare or rabbit, but belongs to the	         curious family {Lagomyid[ae]}.	         [1913 Webster]	Chief justice \Chief" jus"tice\	   The presiding justice, or principal judge, of a court.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lord Chief Justice of England}, The presiding judge of the	      Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of Justice. The	      highest judicial officer of the realm is the Lord High	      Chancellor.	   {Chief Justice of the United States}, the presiding judge of	      the Supreme Court, and Highest judicial officer of the	      republic.	      [1913 Webster]
Chief-justiceship \Chief"-jus"tice*ship\, n.	   The office of chief justice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jay selected the chief-justiceship as most in	         accordance with his tastes.              --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiefless \Chief"less\, a.	   Without a chief or leader.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiefly \Chief"ly\, adv.	   1. In the first place; principally; pre["e]minently; above;	      especially.	      [1913 Webster]	            Search through this garden; leave unsearched no	            nook;	            But chiefly where those two fair creatures lodge.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. For the most part; mostly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those parts of the kingdom where the . . . estates	            of the dissenters chiefly lay.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Chiefrie \Chief"rie\, n.	   A small rent paid to the lord paramount. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Chieftain \Chief"tain\, n. [OE. cheftayn, chevetayn, OF.	   chevetain, F. capitaine, LL. capitanus, fr. L. caput head.	   Cf. {Captain}, and see {chief}.]	   A captain, leader, or commander; a chief; the head of a	   troop, army, or clan.	   Syn: Chief; commander; leader; head. See {Chief}.	        [1913 Webster] Chieftaincy
Chieftaincy \Chief"tain*cy\, Chieftainship \Chief"tain*ship\, n.	   The rank, dignity, or office of a chieftain.	   [1913 Webster]
Chierte \Chier"te\, n. [OF. chert['e]. See {Charity}.]	   Love; tender regard. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chievance \Chiev"ance\, n. [OF. chevance property, equiv. To	   chevisance, fr. chevir to accomplish. See {Chevisance}.]	   An unlawful bargain; traffic in which money is exported as	   discount. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Chieve \Chieve\, v. i.	   See {Cheve}, v. i. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chiff-chaff \Chiff"-chaff\, n. [So called from its note.]	   (Zool.)	   A species of European warbler ({Sylvia hippolais}); -- called	   also {chip-chap}, and {pettychaps}.
Chiffon \Chif`fon"\, n. [F., lit., rag. See {Chiffonier}.]	   1. Any merely ornamental adjunct of a woman's dress, as a	      bunch of ribbon, lace, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of soft gauzy material used for ruches, trimmings,	      etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chiffonier \Chif`fo*nier"\, fem. Chiffo \Chif`fo\-niere
\ni[`e]re"\, n. [F. chiffonnier, fem. chiffonni[`e]re, fr.	   chiffon rag, fr. chiffe a rag, flimsy cloth.]	   1. One who gathers rags and odds and ends; a ragpicker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A receptacle for rags or shreds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A movable and ornamental closet or piece of furniture with	      shelves or drawers. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
chigger \chigger\ n.	   1. a small tropical flea ({Tunga penetrans}, formerly {Pulex	      penetrans}); same as {chigoe}. [Also spelled {chigre}.]	   Syn: chigoe, chigoe flea, {Tunga penetrans}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a larval mite of the family {Trombiculidae} that sucks the	      blood of vertebrates including human beings, causing	      intense irritation, and serving to transmit several	      infectious diseases.	   Syn: harvest mite, jigger, redbug.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chiggerflower \chiggerflower\ n.	   an erect perennial of eastern and southern U. S. ({Asclepias	   tuberosa}) having showy orange flowers.	   Syn: butterfly weed, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber	        root, Indian paintbrush, {Asclepias tuberosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chignon \Chi"gnon\, n. [F., prop. equiv. to cha[^i]non link, fr.	   cha[^i]ne chain, fr. L. catena Cf. {Chain}.]	   A knot, boss, or mass of hair, natural or artificial, worn by	   a woman at the back of the head.	   [1913 Webster]	         A curl that had strayed from her chignon. --H. James.	   [1913 Webster] Chigoe
Chigoe \Chig"oe\, Chigre \Chig"re\, n. [Cf. F. chigue, perh. fr.	   Catalan chic small, Sp. chico; or of Peruvian origin.]	   (Zool.)	   A species of flea ({Tunga penetrans}, formerly {Pulex	   penetrans}), common in the West Indies and South America,	   which often attacks the feet or any exposed part of the human	   body, and burrowing beneath the skin produces great	   irritation. When the female is allowed to remain and breed,	   troublesome sores result, which are sometimes dangerous. See	   {Jigger}. [Written also {chegre}, {chegoe}, {chique},	   {chigger}, {jigger}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes erroneously given to certain	         mites or ticks having similar habits.	         [1913 Webster]
Chih fu \Chih" fu`\ [Chin. chih fu, lit., (He who) knows (the)	   prefecture.]	   An official administering a prefecture of China; a prefect,	   supervising the civil business of the hsiens or districts	   comprised in his fu (which see).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chih hsien \Chih" hsien`\ [Chin. chih hsien, lit., (He who)	   knows (the) district.]	   An official having charge of a hsien, or administrative	   district, in China; a district magistrate, responsible for	   good order in his hsien (which see), and having jurisdiction	   in its civil and criminal cases.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chih tai \Chih" tai`\ [Chin. chih to govern + t`ai an honorary	   title.]	   A Chinese governor general; a tsung tu (which see).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chihuahua \Chihuahua\ n.	   An old breed of tiny short-coated dogs with protruding eyes,	   originating in Mexico, believed to antedate Aztec	   civilization.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chikara \Chi*ka"ra\, n. [Hind.] (Zool.)	   (a) The goat antelope ({Tragops Bennettii}) of India.	   (b) The Indian four-horned antelope ({Tetraceros	       quadricornis}).	       [1913 Webster] Chilblain
Chilblain \Chil"blain`\, chilblains \chil"blains\, n. [Chill +	   Blain.]	   A blain, sore, or inflammatory swelling of the feet or hands,	   produced by exposure to cold, and attended by itching, pain,	   and sometimes ulceration.	   Syn: pernio.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	Chilblain \Chil"blain`\, v. t.	   To produce chilblains upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Child \Child\ (ch[imac]ld), n.; pl. {Children}	   (ch[i^]l"dr[e^]n). [AS. cild, pl. cildru; cf. Goth.	   kil[thorn]ei womb, in-kil[thorn][=o] with child.]	   1. A son or a daughter; a male or female descendant, in the	      first degree; the immediate progeny of human parents; --	      in law, legitimate offspring. Used also of animals and	      plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A descendant, however remote; -- used esp. in the plural;	      as, the children of Israel; the children of Edom.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who, by character of practice, shows signs of	      relationship to, or of the influence of, another; one	      closely connected with a place, occupation, character,	      etc.; as, a child of God; a child of the devil; a child of	      disobedience; a child of toil; a child of the people.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A noble youth. See {Childe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A young person of either sex. esp. one between infancy and	      youth; hence, one who exhibits the characteristics of a	      very young person, as innocence, obedience, trustfulness,	      limited understanding, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I was child. I spake as a child, I understood	            as a child, I thought as a child; but when I became	            a man, I put away childish things.    --1. Cor. xii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A female infant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A boy or a child, I wonder?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be with child}, to be pregnant.	   {Child's play}, light work; a trifling contest.	      [1913 Webster]	Child \Child\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Childed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Childing}.]	   To give birth; to produce young.	   [1913 Webster]	         This queen Genissa childing died.        --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]	         It chanced within two days they childed both.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Childbearing \Child"bear`ing\, n.	   The act of producing or bringing forth children; parturition.	   --Milton. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Childbed \Child"bed\, n.	   The state of a woman bringing forth a child, or being in	   labor; parturition.	   [1913 Webster]
Childbirth \Child"birth\, n.	   The act of bringing forth a child; travail; labor. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Childcrowing \Child"crow`ing\, n. (Med.)	   The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the	   laryngeal muscles; false croup.	   [1913 Webster]
Childe \Childe\, n.	   A cognomen formerly prefixed to his name by the oldest son,	   until he succeeded to his ancestral titles, or was knighted;	   as, Childe Roland.	   [1913 Webster]
Childed \Child"ed\, a.	   Furnished with a child. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Childermas day \Chil"dermas day`\ [AS. cildam[ae]sse-d[ae]g;	   cild child +d[ae]g day.] (Eccl.)	   A day (December 28) observed by mass or festival in	   commemoration of the children slain by Herod at Bethlehem; --	   called also {Holy Innocent's Day}.	   [1913 Webster]
Childhood \Child"hood\ (ch[imac]ld"h[oo^]d), n. [AS. cildh[=a]d;	   cild child + -h[=a]d. See {Child}, and {-hood}.]	   1. The state of being a child; the time in which persons are	      children; the condition or time from infancy to puberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have walked before you from my childhood. --1.	                                                  Sam. xii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Children, taken collectively. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The well-governed childhood of this realm. --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The commencement; the first period.	      [1913 Webster]	            The childhood of our joy.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Second childhood}, the state of being feeble and incapable	      from old age.	      [1913 Webster]
Childing \Child"ing\, a. [See {Child}, v. i.]	   Bearing Children; (Fig.) productive; fruitful. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Childish \Child"ish\ (ch[imac]ld"[i^]sh), a.	   1. Of, pertaining to, befitting, or resembling, a child.	      "Childish innocence." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Puerile; trifling; weak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methinks that simplicity in her countenance is	            rather childish than innocent.        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Childish, as applied to persons who are grown up, is in	         a disparaging sense; as, a childish temper.	         [1913 Webster]
Childishly \Child"ish*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a child; in a trifling way; in a weak or	   foolish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Childishness \Child"ish*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being childish; simplicity;	   harmlessness; weakness of intellect.	   [1913 Webster]
Childless \Child"less\, a.	   Destitute of chidren or offspring.	   [1913 Webster]
Childlessness \Child"less*ness\, n.	   The state of being childless.	   [1913 Webster]
Childlike \Child"like`\ (ch[imac]ld"l[imac]k`), a.	   Resembling a child, or that which belongs to children;	   becoming a child; meek; submissive; dutiful. "Childlike	   obedience." --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Childlike, as applied to persons grown up, is commonly	         in a good sense; as, childlike grace or simplicity;	         childlike modesty.	         [1913 Webster]
Childly \Child"ly\, a.	   Having the character of a child; belonging, or appropriate,	   to a child. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	Childly \Child"ly\, adv.	   Like a child. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Childness \Child"ness\, n.	   The manner characteristic of a child. [Obs.] "Varying	   childness." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Children \Chil"dren\, n.;	   pl. of {Child}.	   [1913 Webster]
Childship \Child"ship\, n.	   The state or relation of being a child.	   [1913 Webster]
Child study \Child study\	   A scientific study of children, undertaken for the purpose of	   discovering the laws of development of the body and the mind	   from birth to manhood.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chilean \Chil"e*an\, a.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Chile or its	   inhabitants; as, Chilean volcanoes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chilean \Chil"e*an\, n.	   A native or resident of Chile; Chilian.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chilean pine \Chilean pine\ (Bot.)	   Same as {Monkey-puzzle}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chili \Chil"i\, n. [Sp. chili, chile.]	   A kind of red pepper. See {Capsicum} [Written also {chilli}	   and {chile}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chiliad \Chil"i*ad\, n. [Gr. chilia`s, chiliado`s, fr. chi`lioi	   a thousand.]	   A thousand; the aggregate of a thousand things; especially, a	   period of a thousand years.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world, then in the seventh chiliad, will be assumed	         up unto God.                             --Sir. T.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiliagon \Chil"i*a*gon\, n. [Gr. ?; chi`lioi a thousand + ?	   angle.]	   A plane figure of a thousand angles and sides. --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiliahedron \Chil"i*a*hedron\, n. [Gr. chi`lioi a thousand + ?	   base, fr. ? to sit.]	   A figure bounded by a thousand plane surfaces [Spelt also	   {chilia["e]dron}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chilian \Chil"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Chili. -- n. A native or citizen of	   Chili.	   [1913 Webster] Chilian	Chilian \Chil"i*an\, Chiliarch \Chil"i*arch`\, n. [Gr. ?, ?;	   chi`lioi a thousand + ? leader, ? to lead.]	   The commander or chief of a thousand men.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiliarchy \Chil"i*arch`y\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   A body consisting of a thousand men. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiliasm \Chil"i*asm\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?. See Chiliad.]	   1. The millennium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The doctrine of the personal reign of Christ on earth	      during the millennium.	      [1913 Webster]
Chiliast \Chil"i*ast\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Chiliasm}.]	   One who believes in the second coming of Christ to reign on	   earth a thousand years; a millenarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiliastic \Chili*astic\, a.	   Millenarian. "The obstruction offered by the chiliastic	   errors." --J. A. Alexander.	   [1913 Webster]
Chill \Chill\ (ch[i^]l), 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}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A moderate but disagreeable degree of cold; a disagreeable	      sensation of coolness, accompanied with shivering. "[A]	      wintry chill." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A sensation of cold with convulsive shaking of the	      body, pinched face, pale skin, and blue lips, caused by	      undue cooling of the body or by nervous excitement, or	      forming the precursor of some constitutional disturbance,	      as of a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A check to enthusiasm or warmth of feeling;	      discouragement; as, a chill comes over an assembly.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An iron mold or portion of a mold, serving to cool	      rapidly, and so to harden, the surface of molten iron	      brought in contact with it. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car	      wheel. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chill and fever}, fever and ague.	      [1913 Webster]	Chill \Chill\, a.	   1. Moderately cold; tending to cause shivering; chilly; raw.	      [1913 Webster]	            Noisome winds, and blasting vapors chill. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected by cold. "My veins are chill." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by coolness of manner, feeling, etc.;	      lacking enthusiasm or warmth; formal; distant; as, a chill	      reception.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Discouraging; depressing; dispiriting.	      [1913 Webster]	Chill \Chill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chilled} (ch[i^]ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Chilling}.]	   1. To strike with a chill; to make chilly; to cause to	      shiver; to affect with cold.	      [1913 Webster]	            When winter chilled the day.          --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To check enthusiasm or warmth of feeling of; to depress;	      to discourage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every thought on God chills the gayety of his	            spirits.                              --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) To produce, by sudden cooling, a change of	      crystallization at or near the surface of, so as to	      increase the hardness; said of cast iron.	      [1913 Webster]	Chill \Chill\, v. i. (Metal.)	   To become surface-hardened by sudden cooling while	   solidifying; as, some kinds of cast iron chill to a greater	   depth than others.	   [1913 Webster]
Chilled \Chilled\, a.	   1. Hardened on the surface or edge by chilling; as, chilled	      iron; a chilled wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) Having that cloudiness or dimness of surface that	      is called "blooming."	      [1913 Webster]
Chilli \Chil"li\, n.	   See {Chili}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chilliness \Chill"i*ness\, n.	   1. A state or sensation of being chilly; a disagreeable	      sensation of coldness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A moderate degree of coldness; disagreeable coldness or	      rawness; as, the chilliness of the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Formality; lack of warmth.	      [1913 Webster]
Chilling \Chill"ing\, a.	   Making chilly or cold; depressing; discouraging; cold;	   distant; as, a chilling breeze; a chilling manner. --	   {Chill"ing"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Chillness \Chill"ness\, n.	   Coolness; coldness; a chill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Death is the chillness that precedes the dawn.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Chilly \Chill"y\, a.	   Moderately cold; cold and raw or damp so as to cause	   shivering; causing or feeling a disagreeable sensation of	   cold, or a shivering.	   [1913 Webster]
Chilognath \Chi"log*nath\, n. (Zool.)	   A myriapod of the order {Chilognatha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chilognatha \Chi*log"na*tha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip +	   gna`qos Jaw.] (Zool.)	   One of the two principal orders of myriapods. They have	   numerous segments, each bearing two pairs of small, slender	   legs, which are attached ventrally, near together.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiloma \Chi*lo"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip, fr. ? lip. See	   {-oma}.] (Zool.)	   The tumid upper lip of certain mammals, as of a camel.	   [1913 Webster]
Chilomycterus \Chilomycterus\ n.	   a genus of fish, consisting of the burrfishes.	   Syn: genus {Chilomycterus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chilopod \Chi"lo*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   A myriapod of the order {Chilopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chilopoda \Chi*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? lip + -poda.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the orders of myriapods, including the centipedes.	   They have a single pair of elongated legs attached laterally	   to each segment; well developed jaws; and a pair of thoracic	   legs converted into poison fangs. They are insectivorous,	   very active, and some species grow to the length of a foot.	   [1913 Webster] Chilostoma
Chilostoma \Chi*los"to*ma\, Chilostomata \Chi*lo*stom"a*ta\, n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?, ?, outh.] (Zool.)	   An extensive suborder of marine Bryozoa, mostly with	   calcareous shells. They have a movable lip and a lid to close	   the aperture of the cells. [Also written {Chillostomata}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chilostomatous \Chi`lo*stoma*tous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Chilostoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiltern Hundreds \Chiltern Hundreds\ [AS. Chiltern the	   Chiltern, high hills in Buckinghamshire, perh. Fr. ceald cold	   + ern, [ae]rn, place.]	   A tract of crown land in Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire,	   England, to which is attached the nominal office of steward.	   As members of Parliament cannot resign, when they wish to go	   out they accept this stewardship, which legally vacates their	   seats.	   [1913 Webster]
Chimaera \Chi*m[ae]"ra\, n. [NL. See {Chimera}.] (Zool.)	   A cartilaginous fish of several species, belonging to the	   order {Chimaeriformes} of the class Holocephali. The teeth	   are few and large. The head is furnished with appendages, and	   the tail terminates in a point.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Note: more information and an image is available at: [a	         href="http:]/www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.cfm?genusname=Chimaera&speciesname=monstrosa">Fishbase	         - chimaera.	         [PJC]
Chimaeroid \Chi*m[ae]"roid\, a. [Chim[ae]ra + old.] (Zool.)	   Related to, or like, the chim[ae]ra.	   [1913 Webster]
Chimango \Chi*man"go\ [Native name] (Zool.)	   A south American carrion buzzard ({Milvago chimango}). See	   {Caracara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chimb \Chimb\ (ch[imac]m), n. [AS. cim, in cimst[=a]n base of a	   pillar; akin to D. kim, f. Sw. kim., G. kimme f.]	   The edge of a cask, etc; a chine. See {Chine}, n., 3.	   [Written also {chime}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chimb \Chimb\, v. i.	   Chime. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chime \Chime\ (ch[imac]m), n. [See {Chimb}.]	   See {Chine}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Chime \Chime\ (ch[imac]m), n. [OE. chimbe, prop., cymbal, OF.	   cymbe, cymble, in a dialectic form, chymble, F. cymbale, L.	   cymbalum, fr. Gr. ky`mbalon. See {Cymbal}.]	   1. The harmonious sound of bells, or of musical instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Instruments that made melodius chime. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A set of bells musically tuned to each other; specif., in	      the pl., the music performed on such a set of bells by	      hand, or produced by mechanism to accompany the striking	      of the hours or their divisions.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have heard the chimes at midnight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pleasing correspondence of proportion, relation, or sound.	      "Chimes of verse." --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	Chime \Chime\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chimed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chiming}.] [See {Chime}, n.]	   1. To sound in harmonious accord, as bells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in harmony; to agree; to suit; to harmonize; to	      correspond; to fall in with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Everything chimed in with such a humor. --W. irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To join in a conversation; to express assent; -- followed	      by in or in with. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make a rude correspondence of sounds; to jingle, as in	      rhyming. --Cowley	      [1913 Webster]	Chime \Chime\, v. i.	   1. To cause to sound in harmony; to play a tune, as upon a	      set of bells; to move or strike in harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	            And chime their sounding hammers.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter harmoniously; to recite rhythmically.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chime his childish verse.             --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Chimer \Chim"er\, n.	   One who chimes.	   [1913 Webster]
Chimera \Chime"ra\, n.; pl. {Chimeras}. [L. chimaera a chimera	   (in sense 1), Gr. ? a she-goat, a chimera, fr. ? he-goat; cf.	   Icel. qymbr a yearling ewe.]	   1. (Myth.) A monster represented as vomiting flames, and as	      having the head of a lion, the body of a goat, and the	      tail of a dragon. "Dire chimeras and enchanted isles."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vain, foolish, or incongruous fancy, or creature of the	      imagination; as, the chimera of an author. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Chimere \Chi*mere"\, n. [OF. chamarre., F. simarre (cf. It.	   zimarra), fr. Sp. chamarra, zamarra, a coat made of	   sheepskins, a sheepskin, perh. from Ar. samm[=u]r the	   Scythian weasel or marten, the sable. Cf. {Simarre}.]	   The upper robe worn by a bishop, to which lawn sleeves are	   usually attached. --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Chimeric \Chi*mer"ic\, a.	   Chimerical.	   [1913 Webster]
Chimerical \Chi*mer"ic*al\, a.	   Merely imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wildly or vainly	   conceived; having, or capable of having, no existence except	   in thought; as, chimerical projects.	   Syn: Imaginary; fanciful; fantastic; wild; unfounded; vain;	        deceitful; delusive.	        [1913 Webster]
Chimerically \Chi*mer"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Wildy; vainly; fancifully.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiminage \Chim"i*nage\, n. [OF. cheminage, fr. chemin way,	   road.] (Old Law)	   A toll for passage through a forest. [Obs.] --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Chimney \Chim"ney\, n.; pl. {Chimneys}. [F. chemin['e]e, LL.	   caminata, fr. L. caminus furnace, fireplace, Gr. ? furnace,	   oven.]	   1. A fireplace or hearth. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a building which contains the smoke flues;	      esp. an upright tube or flue of brick or stone, in most	      cases extending through or above the roof of the building.	      Often used instead of chimney shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tube usually of glass, placed around a flame, as of a	      lamp, to create a draft, and promote combustion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Min.) A body of ore, usually of elongated form, extending	      downward in a vein. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chimney board}, a board or screen used to close a fireplace;	      a fireboard.	   {Chimney cap}, a device to improve the draught of a chimney,	      by presenting an exit aperture always to leeward.	   {Chimney corner}, the space between the sides of the	      fireplace and the fire; hence, the fireside.	   {Chimney hook}, a hook for holding pats and kettles over a	      fire,	   {Chimney money}, hearth money, a duty formerly paid in	      England for each chimney.	   {Chimney pot} (Arch.), a cylinder of earthenware or sheet	      metal placed at the top of a chimney which rises above the	      roof.	   {Chimney swallow}. (Zool.)	      (a) An American swift ({Ch[ae]ture pelasgica}) which lives	          in chimneys.	      (b) In England, the common swallow ({Hirundo rustica}).	   {Chimney sweep}, {Chimney sweeper}, one who cleans chimneys	      of soot; esp. a boy who climbs the flue, and brushes off	      the soot.	      [1913 Webster]
Chimney-breast \Chim"ney-breast`\, n. (Arch.)	   The horizontal projection of a chimney from the wall in which	   it is built; -- commonly applied to its projection in the	   inside of a building only.	   [1913 Webster] Chimney-piece
Chimney-piece \Chim"ney-piece`\, chimneypiece \chimneypiece\, n.	   (Arch.)	   A decorative construction around the opening of a fireplace;	   also, the shelf that projects from wall above fireplace;	   {mantlepiece}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, mantlepiece.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
chimneypot \chimneypot\ n.	   a short earthenware pipe on the top of a chimney to increase	   the draft.	   [WordNet 1.5]
chimneystack \chimneystack\ n.	   the part of the chimney that is above the roof; it usually	   has several flues.	   [WordNet 1.5] chimneysweep
chimneysweep \chimneysweep\, chimneysweeper \chimneysweeper\n.	   someone who cleans soot from chimneys, usually as a	   profession.	   Syn: chimneysweeper, sweep.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chimonanthus \Chimonanthus\ n.	   a small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having	   fragrant flowers: winter sweet.	   Syn: genus {Chimonanthus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chimp \chimp\ n.	   same as {chimpanzee}.	   Syn: chimpanzee, Pan troglodytes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chimpanzee \Chim*pan"zee\ (ch[i^]m*p[a^]n"z[-e]; 277), n. [From	   the native name: cf. F. chimpanz['e], chimpans['e],	   chimpanz['e]e.] (Zool.)	   An african ape ({Pan troglodytes}, formerly {Anthropithecus	   troglodytes}, or {Troglodytes niger}) which approaches more	   nearly to man, in most respects, than any other ape. It is	   the most intelligent of non-human animals, and when full	   grown, it is from three to four feet high. A variant called	   the {pygmy chimpanzee}, or {bonobo}, has been recently	   recognized as a separate species.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Chin \Chin\ (ch[i^]n), n. [AS. cin, akin to OS. kin, G kinn,	   Icel. kinn, cheek, Dan. & Sw. kind, L. {gena}, Gr. ?; cf.	   Skr. hanu. [root]232.]	   1. The lower extremity of the face below the mouth; the point	      of the under jaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The exterior or under surface embraced between the	      branches of the lower jaw bone, in birds.	      [1913 Webster]
China \Chi"na\, n.	   1. A country in Eastern Asia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. China ware, which is the modern popular term for	      porcelain. See {Porcelain}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {China aster} (Bot.), a well-known garden flower and plant.	      See {Aster}.	   {China bean}. See under {Bean}, 1.	   {China clay} See {Kaolin}.	   {China grass}, Same as {Ramie}.	   {China ink}. See {India ink}.	   {China pink} (Bot.), an anual or biennial species of	      {Dianthus} ({Dianthus Chiensis}) having variously colored	      single or double flowers; Indian pink.	   {China root} (Med.), the rootstock of a species of {Smilax}	      ({Smilax China}, from the East Indies; -- formerly much	      esteemed for the purposes that sarsaparilla is now used	      for. Also the galanga root (from {Alpinia Gallanga} and	      {Alpinia officinarum}).	   {China rose}. (Bot.)	      (a) A popular name for several free-blooming varieties of	          rose derived from the {Rosa Indica}, and perhaps other	          species.	      (b) A flowering hothouse plant ({Hibiscus Rosa-Sinensis})	          of the Mallow family, common in the gardens of China	          and the east Indies.	   {China shop}, a shop or store for the sale of China ware or	      of crockery.	   {Pride of China}, {China tree}. (Bot.) See {Azedarach}.	      [1913 Webster]
chinaberry \chinaberry\ n.	   1. an evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit	      containing saponin which was used as soap by native	      Americans.	   Syn: China tree, false dogwood, jaboncillo, Sapindus	        saponaria.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a tree of N India and China having purple blossoms and	      small inedible yellow fruits; naturalized in the southern	      US as a shade tree.	   Syn: chinaberry tree, China tree, Persian lilac,	        pride-of-India, azederach, azedarach, Melia azederach,	        Melia azedarach.	        [WordNet 1.5] China ware
China ware \China ware\, chinaware \chinaware\n.	   dishes made of china; porcelain; -- so called in the 17th	   century because brought from the far East, and differing from	   the pottery made in Europe at that time; also, loosely,	   crockery in general.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chinaldine \Chin*al"dine\, n. [NL. chinium quinine + aldehyde.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Quinaldine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinaman \Chi"na*man\, n.; pl. {Chinamen}.	   A native of China; a Chinese.	   [1913 Webster]
Chincapin \Chin"ca*pin\, n.	   See {Chinquapin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinch \Chinch\, n. [Cf. Sp. chinche, fr. L. {cimex}.]	   1. (Zool.) The bedbug ({Cimex lectularius}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A bug ({Blissus leucopterus}), which, in the	      United States, is very destructive to grass, wheat, and	      other grains; -- also called {chiniz}, {chinch bug},	      {chink bug}. It resembles the bedbug in its disgusting	      odor.	      [1913 Webster]
Chincha \Chin"cha\, n. [Cf. {Chinchilla}.] (Zool.)	   A south American rodent of the genus {Lagotis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinch bug \Chinch bug\, n. (Zool.)	   see {chinch[2]}.	   [PJC]
Chinche \Chinche\, a. [F. chiche miserly.]	   Parsimonious; niggardly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chincherie \Chinch"er*ie\, n.	   Penuriousness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By cause of his skarsete and chincherie. --Caucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinchilla \Chin*chil"la\, n. [Sp.]	   1. (Zool.) A small rodent ({Chinchilla lanigera}), of the	      size of a large squirrel, remarkable for its fine fur,	      which is very soft and of a pearly gray color. It is a	      native of Peru and Chili.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fur of the chinchilla.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A heavy, long-napped, tufted woolen cloth.
Chinchillidae \Chinchillidae\ n.	   a natural family of small bushy-tailed South American	   burrowing rodents.	   Syn: family {Chinchillidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chinchillon \chinchillon\ n.	   a gregarious burrowing rodent ({Lagostomus maximus}) larger	   than the chinchillas.	   Syn: viscacha, {Lagostomus maximus}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Chinchona
Chinchona \Chin*cho"na\, Chincona \Chin*co"na\	   any of several trees of the genus {Cinchona}. Same as	   {Cinchona}.	   [1913 Webster]
chinchy \chinch"y\ (ch[i^]nch"[y^]), adj. [Compar. {chinchier}	   (ch[i^]n"ch[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {chinchiest}	   (ch[i^]n"ch[i^]*[e^]st).] [See {chinche}.]	   same as {stingy}.	   Syn: cheap, chintzy, stingy, chinche.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chin cough \Chin" cough"\ [For chink cough; cf. As. cincung long	   laughter, Scot. kink a violent fit of coughing, akin to MHG.	   k[imac]chen to pant. Cf. {Kinknaust}, {Cough}.]	   Whooping cough.	   [1913 Webster]
Chine \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 cottage in a chine." --J.	   Ingelow.	   [1913 Webster]	Chine \Chine\, n. [OF. eschine, F. ['e]chine, fr. OHG. skina	   needle, prickle, shin, G. schiene splint, schienbein shin.	   For the meaning cf. L. spina thorn, prickle, or spine, the	   backbone. Cf. {Shin}.]	   1. The backbone or spine of an animal; the back. "And chine	      with rising bristles roughly spread." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of the backbone of an animal, with the adjoining	      parts, cut for cooking.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Beef}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The edge or rim of a cask, etc., formed by the projecting	      ends of the staves; the chamfered end of a stave.	      [1913 Webster]	Chine \Chine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chined}.]	   1. To cut through the backbone of; to cut into chine pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Too chamfer the ends of a stave and form the chine..	      [1913 Webster]
Chined \Chined\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or having, a chine, or backbone; -- used in	      composition. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Broken in the back. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He's chined, goodman.                 --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Chinese \Chi"nese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to China; peculiar to China.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chinese paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}.	   {Chinese wax}, a snowy-white, waxlike substance brought from	      China. It is the bleached secretion of certain insects of	      the family {Coccid[ae]} especially {Coccus Sinensis}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chinese \Chi*nese"\, n. sing. & pl.	   1. A native or natives of China, or one of that yellow race	      with oblique eyelids who live principally in China.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. sing. The language of China, which is monosyllabic.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chineses was used as a plural by the contemporaries of	         Shakespeare and Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	Chinese Exclusion Act \Chinese Exclusion Act\	   Any of several acts forbidding the immigration of Chinese	   laborers into the United States, originally from 1882 to 1892	   by act of May 6, 1882, then from 1892 to 1902 by act May 5,	   1892. By act of April 29, 1902, all existing legislation on	   the subject was re["e]nacted and continued, and made	   applicable to the insular possessions of the United States.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chinese-red \Chinese-red\ adj.	   of a vivid red to reddish-orange color.	   Syn: vermilion, vermillion, cinibar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chink \Chink\ (ch[i^][ng]k), n. [OE. chine, AS. c[imac]ne	   fissure, chink, fr. c[imac]nan to gape; akin to Goth. Keinan	   to sprout, G. keimen. Cf. {Chit}.]	   A small cleft, rent, or fissure, of greater length than	   breadth; a gap or crack; as, the chinks of a wall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through one cloudless chink, in a black, stormy sky.	         Shines out the dewy morning star.        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Chink \Chink\ (ch[i^][ng]k), n. [From chinaman.]	   a chinaman; a chinese person; -- disparaging and offensive.	   [slang]	   [PJC]	Chink \Chink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinked} (ch[i^][ng]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Chinking}.]	   To crack; to open.	   [1913 Webster]	Chink \Chink\, v. t.	   1. To cause to open in cracks or fissures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill up the chinks of; as, to chink a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	Chink \Chink\, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Jingle}.]	   1. A short, sharp sound, as of metal struck with a slight	      degree of violence. "Chink of bell." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Money; cash. [Cant] "To leave his chink to better hands."	      --Somerville.	      [1913 Webster]	Chink \Chink\, v. t.	   To cause to make a sharp metallic sound, as coins, small	   pieces of metal, etc., by bringing them into collision with	   each other. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Chink \Chink\, v. i.	   To make a slight, sharp, metallic sound, as by the collision	   of little pieces of money, or other small sonorous bodies.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinky \Chink"y\ (ch[i^][ng]k"[y^]), a.	   Full of chinks or fissures; gaping; opening in narrow clefts.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinned \Chinned\ (ch[i^]nd), a.	   Having a chin; -- used chiefly in compounds; as,	   short-chinned.	   [1913 Webster]
chino \chi"no\ (ch[=e]"n[=o]), n.	   a coarse, tough, twilled cotton fabric used for uniforms or	   sports clothes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chinoidine \Chi*noid"ine\, n. [NL. chinium quinine (cf. G. & F.	   china Peruvian bark) + -oil + -ine.] (Chem.)	   See {Quinodine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinoline \Chin"o*line\, n. [NL. chinium quinine (see	   {Chinoldine}) + L. oleum oil + -ine.] (Chem.)	   See {Quinoline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinone \Chi"none\, n. [NL. chinium quinine (see {Chinoidine}.)	   + -one.] (Chem.)	   See {Quinone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chinoiserie \Chi`noi`se*rie"\ (sh[=e]`nw[.a]`z'*r[=e]"), n. [F.]	   1. Chinese conduct, art, decoration, or the like; also, a	      specimen of Chinese manners, art, decoration, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a style in art reflecting Chinese influence, being	      elaborately decorated and intricately patterned.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Chinook \Chi*nook"\, n.	   1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now	      living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of	      flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called {Flathead	      Indians}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks,	      sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains,	      in Montana and the adjacent territory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest	      proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks)	      generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the	      northwestern territories of the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	Chinook State \Chi*nook" State\	   Washington -- a nickname. See {Chinook}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
chinos \chinos\ n. pl.	   trousers made with chino cloth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chinquapin \Chin"qua*pin\, n. (Bot.)	   A branching, nut-bearing tree or shrub ({Castanea pumila}) of	   North America, from six to twenty feet high, allied to the	   chestnut. Also, its small, sweet, edible nat. [Written also	   {chincapin} and {chinkapin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chinquapin oak}, a small shrubby oak ({Quercus prinoides})	      of the Atlantic States, with edible acorns.	   {Western Chinquapin}, an evergreen shrub or tree ({Castanopes	      chrysophylla}) of the Pacific coast. In California it is a	      shrub; in Oregon a tree 30 to 125 feet high.	      [1913 Webster]
Chinse \Chinse\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chinsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chinsing}.] (Naut.)	   To thrust oakum into (seams or chinks) with a chisel, the	   point of a knife, or a chinsing iron; to calk slightly.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chinsing iron}, a light calking iron.	      [1913 Webster]
Chintz \Chintz\, n.; pl. {Chintzes}. [Hindi ch[imac]nt spotted	   cotton clooth, ch[imac]nt[=a] spot.]	   Cotton cloth, printed with flowers and other devices, in a	   number of different colors, and often glazed. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
chintzy \chintzy\ adj.	   1. resembling chintz or decorated with chintz.	      [PJC]	   2. of very poor quality. [informal]	   Syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, crummy, punk, sleazy, tatty, tinny,	        chinchy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. stingy; miserly.	   Syn: cheap.	        [PJC]
chin-up \chin-up\ n.	   an arm exercise performed by pulling oneself up on a	   horizontal bar until the chin is level with or above the bar.	   [WordNet 1.5] chin-wag
chin-wag \chin-wag\, chin-wagging \chin-wagging\n.	   a light informal conversation for social occasions.	   Syn: chitchat, small talk, gab, gabfest, gossip,	        tittle-tattle, chin-wag, causerie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chiococca \Chiococca\ n.	   a genus of shrubs of tropical and subtropical New World.	   Syn: genus {Chiococca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chionanthus \Chionanthus\ n.	   a genus of deciduous trees or shrubs: fringe tree.	   Syn: genus {Chionanthus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chioppine \Chiop*pine"\, n.	   Same as {Chopine}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Chip \Chip\ (ch[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chipped} (ch[i^]pt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Chipping}.] [Cf. G. kippen to cut off the	   edge, to clip, pare. Cf. {Chop} to cut.]	   1. To cut small pieces from; to diminish or reduce to shape,	      by cutting away a little at a time; to hew. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break or crack, or crack off a portion of, as of an	      eggshell in hatching, or a piece of crockery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bet, as with chips in the game of poker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To chip in}, to contribute, as to a fund; to share in the	      risks or expenses of. [Slang. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Chip \Chip\, v. i.	   To break or fly off in small pieces.	   [1913 Webster]	Chip \Chip\, n.	   1. A piece of wood, stone, or other substance, separated by	      an ax, chisel, or cutting instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fragment or piece broken off; a small piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wood or Cuban palm leaf split into slips, or straw plaited	      in a special manner, for making hats or bonnets.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything dried up, withered, or without flavor; -- used	      contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of the counters used in poker and other games.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The triangular piece of wood attached to the log	      line.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Buffalo chips}. See under {Buffalo}.	   {Chip ax}, a small ax for chipping timber into shape.	   {Chip bonnet}, {Chip hat}, a bonnet or a hat made of Chip.	      See {Chip}, n., 3.	   {A chip off the old block}, a child who resembles either of	      his parents. [Colloq.] --Milton.	   {Potato chips}, {Saratoga chips}, thin slices of raw potato	      fried crisp.	      [1913 Webster]
chipboard \chipboard\ n.	   a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed	   together and bound with synthetic resin.	   Syn: hardboard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chipmunk \Chip"munk`\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)	   A squirrel-like animal of the genus {Tamias}, sometimes	   called the {striped squirrel}, {chipping squirrel}, {ground	   squirrel}, {hackee}. The common species of the United States	   is the {Tamias striatus}. [Written also {chipmonk},	   {chipmuck}, and {chipmuk}.]	   [1913 Webster]
chipped \chipped\ adj.	   having a small piece broken off; as, a chipped tooth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chippendale \Chip"pen*dale\, a.	   Designating furniture designed, or like that designed, by	   Thomas Chippendale, an English cabinetmaker of the 18th	   century. Chippendale furniture was generally of simple but	   graceful outline with delicately carved rococo ornamentation,	   sculptured either in the solid wood or, in the cheaper	   specimens, separately and glued on. In the more elaborate	   pieces three types are recognized: {French Chippendale},	   having much detail, like Louis Quatorze and Louis Quinze;	   {Chinese Chippendale}, marked by latticework and pagodalike	   pediments; and {Gothic Chippendale}, attempting to adapt	   medieval details. The forms, as of the cabriole and	   chairbacks, often resemble Queen Anne. In chairs, the seat is	   widened at the front, and the back toward the top widened and	   bent backward, except in Chinese Chippendale, in which the	   backs are usually rectangular. -- {Chip"pen*dal*ism}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         It must be clearly and unmistakably understood, then,	         that, whenever painted (that is to say, decorated with	         painted enrichment) or inlaid furniture is described as	         Chippendale, no matter where or by whom, it is a	         million chances to one that the description is	         incorrect.                               --R. D. Benn.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chipper \Chip"per\, v. i. [Cf. {Cheep}, {Chirp}.]	   To chirp or chirrup. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]	Chipper \Chip"per\, a.	   Lively; cheerful; talkative. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chippeways \Chip"pe*ways\, n. pl.; sing. {Chippeway}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the northern and	   western shores of Lake Superior; -- called also {Objibways}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chipping \Chip"ping\, n.	   1. A chip; a piece separated by a cutting or graving	      instrument; a fragment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of cutting or breaking off small	      pieces, as in dressing iron with a chisel, or reducing a	      timber or block of stone to shape.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The breaking off in small pieces of the edges of potter's	      ware, porcelain, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Chipping bird \Chip"ping bird`\ (Zool.)	   The chippy.	   [1913 Webster]	Chipping squirrel \Chip"ping squir"rel\	   See {Chipmunk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chippy \Chip"py\, a.	   Abounding in, or resembling, chips; dry and tasteless.	   [1913 Webster]	Chippy \Chip"py\, n. (Zool.)	   A small American sparrow ({Spizella socialis}), very common	   near dwelling; -- also called {chipping bird} and {chipping	   sparrow}, from its simple note.	   [1913 Webster]
Chips \Chips\, n. (Naut.)	   A ship's carpenter. [Cant.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chiragra \Chi*ra"gra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? hand + ? seizure.]	   (Med.)	   Gout in the hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiragrical \Chi*rag"ric*al\, a.	   Having the gout in the hand, or subject to that disease.	   --Sir. T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiretta \Chi*ret"ta\, n. [Hind. chir[=a][imac]t[=a].]	   A plant ({Agathotes Chirayta}) found in Northern India,	   having medicinal properties to the gentian, and esteemed as a	   tonic and febrifuge.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirk \Chirk\, v. i. [Cf. {Chirp}, also {Creak}.]	   1. To shriek; to gnash; to utter harsh or shrill cries.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All full of chirkyng was that sorry place.	                                                  --Cheucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chirp like a bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Chirk \Chirk\, v. t.	   To cheer; to enliven; as, to chirk one up. [Colloq. New Eng.	   ]	   [1913 Webster]	Chirk \Chirk\, a. [From {Chirk}, v. i.]	   Lively; cheerful; in good spirits. [Colloq. New Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chirm \Chirm\, n. [AS. cirm, cyrm.]	   Noise; din; esp.; confused noise, clamor, or hum of many	   voices, notes of birds, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chirm \Chirm\, v. i. [Cf. AS. cyrman, cirman, to cry out.	   [root]24. Cf. {Chirp}.]	   To chirp or to make a mournful cry, as a bird. [Obs.]	   --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirognomy \Chi*rog"no*my\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?	   understanding.]	   The art of judging character by the shape and appearance of	   the hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirograph \Chi"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. ? written with the hand;	   chei`r hand + gra`fein to write.] (Old. Law)	   (a) A writing which, requiring a counterpart, was engrossed	       twice on the same piece of parchment, with a space	       between, in which was written the word chirographum,	       through which the parchment was cut, and one part given	       to each party. It answered to what is now called a	       {charter party}.	   (b) The last part of a fine of land, commonly called the foot	       of the fine. --Bouvier.	       [1913 Webster]
Chirographer \Chi*rog"ra*pher\, n.	   1. One who practice the art or business of writing or	      engrossing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {chirographist}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chirographer of fines} (Old Eng. Law), an officer in the	      court of common pleas, who engrossed fines.	      [1913 Webster] Chirographic
Chirographic \Chi`ro*graph"ic\, Chirographical
\Chi`ro*graph"ic*al\a.	   Of or pertaining to chirography.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirographist \Chi*rog"ra*phist\, n.	   1. A chirographer; a writer or engrosser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who tells fortunes by examining the hand.	      [1913 Webster]
Chirography \Chi*rog"ra*phy\, n.	   1. The art of writing or engrossing; handwriting; as, skilled	      in chirography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of telling fortunes by examining the hand.	      [1913 Webster]
Chirogymnast \Chi`ro*gym"nast\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? trainer	   of athletes, gymnast.]	   A mechanical contrivance for exercising the fingers of a	   pianist.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirological \Chi`ro*log"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to chirology.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirologist \Chi*rol"o*gist\, n.	   One who communicates thoughts by signs made with the hands	   and fingers.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirology \Chi*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -logy.]	   The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of	   communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and	   fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in	   intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See {Dactylalogy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiromancer \Chi"ro*man`cer\, n.	   One who practices chiromancy. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiromancy \Chi"ro*mancy\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + -mancy.]	   The art or practice of foretelling events, or of telling the	   fortunes or the disposition of persons by inspecting the	   hand; palmistry.	   [1913 Webster] Chiromanist
Chiromanist \Chi"ro*man`ist\, Chiromantist \Chi"ro*man`tist\n.	   [Gr. ?.]	   A chiromancer.	   [1913 Webster] Chiromantic
Chiromantic \Chi`ro*man"tic\, Chiromantical
\Chi`ro*man"tic*al\a.	   Of or pertaining to chiromancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiromonic \Chi`ro*mon"ic\, a.	   Relating to chironomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Chironomy \Chi*ron"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?; chei`r hand + ? to manage.]	   The art of moving the hands in oratory or in pantomime;	   gesture [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chiroplast \Chi"ro*plast\, n. [Gr. ? formed by hand; chei`r hand	   + ? to shape.] (Mus.)	   An instrument to guid the hands and fingers of pupils in	   playing on the piano, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiropodist \Chi*rop"o*dist\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ?; ?, foot.]	   One who treats diseases of the hands and feet; especially,	   one who removes corns and bunions.	   [1913 Webster]
Chiropody \Chirop"ody\, n.	   The art of treating diseases of the hands and feet.	   [1913 Webster]
chiropractic \chiropractic\ n.	   a method of medical treatment that manipulates body	   structures, especially the spine, in the belief that it	   restores proper nerve functioning.	   [WordNet 1.5]
chiropractor \chiropractor\ n.	   a therapist who practics chiropractic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
chiropter \chiropter\ n. [See {chiroptera}.]	   any mammal belonging to the order {chiroptera}; a bat.	   Syn: chiropteran; bat.	        [PJC]
chiropteran \chiropteran\ n.	   same as {chiropter}.	   Syn: chiropter; bat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chiroptera \chi*rop"te*ra\ (k[-i]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. chei`r hand + ptero`n wing.] (Zool.)	   an ancient order of mammalia dating to the early Eocene,	   including the bats. They are nocturnal mouselike mammals	   having four toes of each of the anterior limbs elongated and	   connected by a web, so that they form membranous wings that	   can be used in flying. They also have anatomical adaptations,	   including large ears, for echolocation, by which they	   navigate and in some cases find insects. The order includes	   the suborders Megachiroptera (the fruit bats) and	   Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats). See {Bat}. Previously	   spelled {cheiroptera}. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
chiropteran \chiropteran\ n.	   nocturnal mouselike mammal with forelimbs modified to form	   membranous wings and anatomical adaptations for echolocation	   by which they navigate.	   Syn: bat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chirosophist \Chiros"ophist\, n. [Gr. chei`r hand + ? skillful,	   wise. See {Sophist}.]	   A fortune teller.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirp \Chirp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chirped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chirping}.] [Of imitative orgin. Cf. {Chirk}, {Chipper},	   {Cheep}, {Chirm}, {Chirrup}.]	   To make a shop, sharp, cheerful, as of small birds or	   crickets.	   [1913 Webster]	Chirp \Chirp\, n.	   A short, sharp note, as of a bird or insect. "The chirp of	   flitting bird." --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirper \Chirp"er\, n.	   One who chirps, or is cheerful.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirping \Chirp"ing\, a.	   Cheering; enlivening.	   [1913 Webster]	         He takes his chirping pint, he cracks his jokes.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirpingly \Chirp"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a chirping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirre \Chirre\, v. i. [Cf. G. girren, AS. corian to murmur,	   complain. [root]24.]	   To coo, as a pigeon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chirruped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chirruping}.] [See {Chirp}.]	   To quicken or animate by chirping; to cherup.	   [1913 Webster]	Chirrup \Chir"rup\, v. i.	   To chirp. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The criket chirrups on the hearth.       --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Chirrup \Chir"rup\, n.	   The act of chirping; a chirp.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sparrows' chirrup on the roof.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirrupy \Chir"rupy\, a.	   Cheerful; joyous; chatty.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirurgeon \Chi*rur"geon\, n. [F. chirurgien, from chirurgie	   surgery, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? working or operating with the hand;	   chei`r hand + ? work. Cf. {Surgeon}, {Work}.]	   A surgeon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chirurgeonly \Chi*rur"geon*ly\, adv.	   Surgically. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chirurgery \Chi*rur"ger*y\, n. [See {Chirurgeon}, and cf.	   {Surgery}.]	   Surgery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Chirurgic
Chirurgic \Chi*rur"gic\, Chirurgical \Chirur"gical\, a. [Cf. F.	   chirurgiquerurgical, L. Chirurgicus, Gr. ?. See {Chirurgeon},	   and cf. {Surgical}.]	   Surgical [Obs.] "Chirurgical lore" --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Chisel \Chis"el\, n. [OF. chisel, F. ciseau, fr. LL. cisellus,	   prob. for caesellus, fr. L. caesus, p. p. of caedere to cut.	   Cf. {Scissors}.]	   A tool with a cutting edge on one end of a metal blade, used	   in dressing, shaping, or working in timber, stone, metal,	   etc.; -- usually driven by a mallet or hammer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cold chisel}. See under {Cold}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Chisel \Chis"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chiseled}, or {Chiselled}	   (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chiseling}, or {Chiselling}.] [Cf. F.	   ciseler.]	   1. To cut, pare, gouge, or engrave with a chisel; as, to	      chisel a block of marble into a statue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut close, as in a bargain; to cheat. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster] chiseler
chiseler \chiseler\, chiseller \chiseller\n.	   1. a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud.	   Syn: swindler, chiseler, gouger, sharper, sharpie, sharpy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chishona \Chishona\ n.	   one of the two major languages of Zimbabwe.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chisinau \Chisinau\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Moldova. Population (2000) = 676,700.	   [PJC]
Chislev \Chis"lev\ (k[i^]s"l[u^]f; k[i^]s"l[u^]v;	   k[=e]s*l[e^]v"), n. [Heb.]	   The third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of	   the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a	   part of November and a part of December; -- same as {Kislev}.	   Syn: Kislev.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chisley \Chis"ley\ (ch[i^]z"l[y^]), a. [AS. ceosel gravel or	   sand. Cf. {Chessom}.]	   Having a large admixture of small pebbles or gravel; -- said	   of a soil. --Gardner.	   [1913 Webster]
Chit \Chit\ (ch[i^]t), n. [Cf. AS. c[imac][eth] shoot, sprig,	   from the same root as c[imac]nan to yawn. See {Chink} a	   cleft.]	   1. The embryo or the growing bud of a plant; a shoot; a	      sprout; as, the chits of Indian corn or of potatoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child or babe; as, a forward chit; also, a young, small,	      or insignificant person or animal.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little chit of a woman.             --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An excrescence on the body, as a wart. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small tool used in cleaving laths. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster] Chit	Chit \Chit\, Chitty \Chit"ty\, n. [Hind. chi[.t][.t][imac].]	   1. A short letter or note; a written message or memorandum; a	      certificate given to a servant; a pass, or the like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A signed voucher or memorandum of a small debt, as for	      food and drinks at a club. [India, China, etc.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chit \Chit\, v. i.	   To shoot out; to sprout.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have known barley chit in seven hours after it had	         been thrown forth.                       --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Chit \Chit\, 3d pers. sing. of {Chide}.	   Chideth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chitchat \Chit"chat\, n. [From {Chat}, by way of reduplication.]	   Familiar or trifling talk; prattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Chitin \Chi"tin\, n. [See {Chiton}.] (Chem.)	   A white amorphous horny substance forming the harder part of	   the outer integument of insects, crustacea, and various other	   invertebrates; entomolin.	   [1913 Webster]
Chitinization \Chi`ti*ni*za"tion\, n.	   The process of becoming chitinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Chitinous \Chi"ti*nous\, a.	   Having the nature of chitin; consisting of, or containing,	   chitin.	   [1913 Webster] chitlings
chitlings \chitlings\, chitlins \chitlins\n.	   1. small intestines of hogs prepared as food.	   Syn: chitterlings.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chiton \Chi"ton\, n. [Gr. ? a chiton (in sense 1).]	   1. An under garment among the ancient Greeks, nearly	      representing the modern shirt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of a group of gastropod mollusks, with a shell	      composed of eight movable dorsal plates. See	      {Polyplacophora}.	      [1913 Webster]
chittamwood \chittamwood\ n.	   1. a shrubby tree of the U. S. Pacific coast ({Rhamnus	      purshianus} or {Rhamnus purshiana}), whose bark is the	      {cascara sagrada}, used as a mild cathartic or laxative.	   Syn: cascara, cascara buckthorn, bearberry, bearwood,	        chittimwood, {Rhamnus purshianus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a deciduous tree of SE U.S. and Mexico.	   Syn: false buckthorn, chittimwood, shittimwood, black haw,	        Bumelia lanuginosa.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a shrubby tree of southern U.S. ({Cotinus obovatus})	      having large plumes of feathery flowers resembling puffs	      of smoke; -- called also {American smoke tree}.	   Syn: American smokewood, {Cotinus americanus}, {Cotinus	        obovatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chitter \Chit"ter\, v. i. [Cf. {Chatter}.]	   1. To chirp in a tremulous manner, as a bird. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shiver or chatter with cold. [Scot.] --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]
Chitterling \Chit"ter*ling\, n.	   The frill to the breast of a shirt, which when ironed out	   resembled the small entrails. See {Chitterlings}. [Obs.]	   --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Chitterlings \Chit"ter*lings\, n. pl. [Cf. AS. cwi[thorn] womb,	   Icel. kvi[eth], Goth. qi[thorn]us, belly, womb, stomach, G.	   kutteln chitterlings.] (Cookery)	   The smaller intestines of swine, etc., fried for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Chittra \Chit"tra\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The axis deer of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Chitty \Chit"ty\, a.	   1. Full of chits or sprouts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Childish; like a babe. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Chivachie \Chiv"a*chie`\, n. [OF. chevauchie, chevauch['e]e; of	   the same origin as E. cavalcade.]	   A cavalry raid; hence, a military expedition. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chivalric \Chiv"al*ric\, a. [See {Chivalry}.]	   Relating to chivalry; knightly; chivalrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Chivalrous \Chiv"al*rous\, a. [OF. chevalerus, chevalereus, fr.	   chevalier. See {Chivalry}.]	   Pertaining to chivalry or knight-errantry; warlike; heroic;	   gallant; high-spirited; high-minded; magnanimous.	   [1913 Webster]	         In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Chivalrously \Chiv"al*rous*ly\, adv.	   In a chivalrous manner; gallantly; magnanimously.	   [1913 Webster]
Chivalry \Chiv"al*ry\, n. [F. chevalerie, fr. chevalier knight,	   OF., horseman. See {Chevalier}, and cf. {Cavalry}.]	   1. A body or order of cavaliers or knights serving on	      horseback; illustrious warriors, collectively; cavalry.	      "His Memphian chivalry." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By his light	            Did all the chivalry of England move,	            To do brave acts.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dignity or system of knighthood; the spirit, usages,	      or manners of knighthood; the practice of knight-errantry.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The qualifications or character of knights, as valor,	      dexterity in arms, courtesy, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glory of our Troy this day doth lie	            On his fair worth and single chivalry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Law) A tenure of lands by knight's service; that is,	      by the condition of a knight's performing service on	      horseback, or of performing some noble or military service	      to his lord.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Exploit. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Court of chivalry}, a court formerly held before the lord	      high constable and earl marshal of England as judges,	      having cognizance of contracts and other matters relating	      to deeds of arms and war. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
chivaree \chivaree\ n.	   a noisy mock serenade (made by banging pans and kettles) to a	   newly married couple.	   Syn: shivaree, charivari, callithump, callathump.	        [WordNet 1.5] Chivarras
Chivarras \Chi*var"ras\, Chivarros \Chi*var"ros\, n. pl. [Mex.	   Sp.]	   Leggings. [Mex. & Southwestern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chive \Chive\, n. (Bot.)	   A filament of a stamen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] chive
chive \chive\, chives \chives\, n. [F. cive, fr. L. cepa, caepa,	   onion. Cf. {Cives}, {Cibol}.] (Bot.)	   A perennial plant ({Allium Schoenoprasum}), allied to the	   onion, having hollow cylindrical leaves used for seasoning.	   The young leaves are used in omelets, etc. [Written also	   {cive}.]	   Syn: chive, cive, schnittlaugh, {Allium schoenoprasum}.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. the bulbous herb {Allium Schoenoprasum} used fresh as a	      mild onion-flavored seasoning.	      [WordNet 1.5]
chivvy \chivvy\ v.	   same as {chivy}. [Also spelled {chivy}, {chevy}, and	   {chevvy}.]	   Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chivy \Chiv"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chivied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chivying}.] [Cf. {Chevy}.]	   To goad, drive, hunt, throw, or pitch; to repeatedly cause	   annoyance or concern to. [Slang, Eng.] [Also spelled	   {chivvy}, {chevy}, and {chevvy}.] --Dickens.	   Syn: harass, hassle, harry, beset, plague, molest, provoke.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydate \Chlam"y*date\, a. [L. chlamydatus dressed in a	   military cloak. See {Chlamys}.] (Zool.)	   Having a mantle; -- applied to certain gastropods.	   [1913 Webster]
chlamydia \chlamydia\ n.	   a coccoid rickettsia which may infect birds and mammals; it	   causes infections of eyes and lungs and the genitourinary	   tract.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydiaceae \Chlamydiaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of gram-negative bacteria which are	   parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates.	   Syn: family {Chlamydiaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydomonadaceae \Chlamydomonadaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of green algae some of which are colored red	   by hematochrome.	   Syn: family {Chlamydomonadaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydomonas \Chlamydomonas\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Chlamydomonadaceae}; they are solitary	   biflagellated plantlike algae common in fresh water and damp	   soil. They multiply freely and are often a pest around	   filtration plants.	   Syn: genus {Chlamydomonas}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chlamydosaurus \Chlamydosaurus\ n.	   a genus of frilled lizards.	   Syn: genus {Chlamydosaurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chlamyphore \Chlam"y*phore\, n. [Gr. ? cloak + fe`rein to bear.]	   (Zool.)	   A small South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus truncatus},	   and {Chlamyphorus retusus}) allied to the armadillo. It is	   covered with a leathery shell or coat of mail, like a cloak,	   attached along the spine.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlamys \Chla"mys\, n.; pl. E. {Chlamyses}, L. {Chlamydes}. [L.,	   from Gr. ?.]	   A loose and flowing outer garment, worn by the ancient	   Greeks; a kind of cloak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloasma \Chlo*as"ma\, n. [Gr. ? to be green.] (Med.)	   A cutaneous affection characterized by yellow or yellowish	   brown pigmented spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloral \Chlo"ral\, n. [Chlorine + alcohol.]	   1. (Chem.) A colorless oily liquid, {CCl3.CHO}, of a pungent	      odor and harsh taste, obtained by the action of chlorine	      upon ordinary or ethyl alcohol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Chloral hydrate.	      [1913 Webster]
Chloralamide \Chlo"ral*am`ide\, n. [Chloral + amide.] (Chem.)	   A compound of chloral and formic amide used to produce sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
chloral hydrate \chloral hydrate\ n.	   1. a chemical substance ({CCl3.CH(OH)2}) which is a hydrate	      of trichloroacetaldehyde. It crystallizes as white	      monoclinic plates, obtained by treating chloral with	      water. It produces sleep when taken internally or	      hypodermically, and is used in medicine as a hypnotic and	      sedative; -- called also {chloral}	   Note: It may be habit-forming, and is a controlled substance	         listed in the U. S. Code of Federal Regulations. It is	         sometimes used to render a person unconscious for	         illegal or nefarious purposes, and in this use, a	         concentrated solution is one of the agents called	         {knockout drops}.	         [PJC]
Chloralism \Chlo"ral*ism\, n. (Med.)	   A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use	   of chloral.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloralum \Chlor`al"um\, n. [Chlorine + aluminium.]	   An impure aqueous solution of chloride of aluminium, used as	   an antiseptic and disinfectant.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloranil \Chlor`an"il\, n. [Chlorine + aniline.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance, {C6Cl4.O2}, regarded as a	   derivative of quinone, obtained by the action of chlorine on	   certain benzene derivatives, as aniline.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorate \Chlo"rate\, n. [Cf. F. chlorate. See {Chlorine}.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt of chloric acid; as, chlorate of potassium.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloraurate \Chlor`au"rate\, n. [Chlorine + aurate.] (Chem.)	   See {Aurochloride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorhydric \Chlor`hy"dric\, a. [Chlorine + hydrogen + -ic.]	   (Chem.)	   Same as {Hydrochloric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorhydrin \Chlor`hy"drin\, n. (Chem.)	   One of a class of compounds formed from certain polybasic	   alcohols (and especially glycerin) by the substitution of	   chlorine for one or more hydroxyl groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloric \Chlo"ric\, a. [From {Chlorine}.]	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, chlorine; -- said of those	   compounds of chlorine in which this element has a valence of	   five, or the next to its highest; as, chloric acid, {HClO3}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chloric ether} (Chem.), ethylene dichloride. See {Dutch	      liquid}, under {Dutch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chloridate \Chlo"ri*date\, v. t.	   To treat or prepare with a chloride, as a plate with chloride	   of silver, for the purposes of photography. --R. Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloride \Chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of chlorine with another element or	   radical; as, chloride of sodium (common salt).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chloride of ammonium}, sal ammoniac.	   {Chloride of lime}, bleaching powder; a grayish white	      substance, {CaOCl2}, used in bleaching and disinfecting;	      -- called more properly {calcium hypochlorite}. See	      {Hypochlorous acid}, under {Hypochlorous}.	   {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate.	      [1913 Webster]
Chloridic \Chlo*rid"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a chloride; containing a chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloridize \Chlo"rid*ize\, v. t.	   See {Chloridate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorimetry \Chlo*rim"e*try\, n.	   See {Chlorometry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorinate \Chlo"rin*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chlorinated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Chlorinating}.] (Chem.)	   To treat, or cause to combine, with chlorine.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorination \Chlo`ri*na"tion\, n.	   The act or process of subjecting anything to the action of	   chlorine; especially, a process for the extraction of gold by	   exposure of the auriferous material to chlorine gas.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorine \Chlo"rine\, n. [Gr. ? pale green, greenish yellow. So	   named from its color. See {Yellow}.] (Chem.)	   One of the elementary substances, commonly isolated as a	   greenish yellow gas, two and one half times as heavy as air,	   of an intensely disagreeable suffocating odor, and	   exceedingly poisonous. It is abundant in nature, the most	   important compound being common salt (Sodium chloride). It is	   powerful oxidizing, bleaching, and disinfecting agent. Symbol	   Cl. Atomic weight, 35.4.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chlorine family}, the elements fluorine, chlorine, bromine,	      and iodine, called the {halogens}, and classed together	      from their common peculiarities.	      [1913 Webster]
Chloriodic \Chlor`i*od"ic\, a.	   Compounded of chlorine and iodine; containing chlorine and	   iodine.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloriodine \Chlor`i"o*dine\, n.	   A compound of chlorine and iodine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. chlwro`s light	   green.] (Min.)	   The name of a group of minerals, usually of a green color and	   micaceous to granular in structure. They are hydrous	   silicates of alumina, iron, and magnesia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chlorite slate}, a schistose or slaty rock consisting of	      alumina, iron, and magnesia.	      [1913 Webster]	Chlorite \Chlo"rite\, n. [Chlorous + -ite.] (Chem.)	   Any salt of chlorous acid; as, chlorite of sodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloritic \Chlo*rit"ic\, a. [From 1st {Chlorite}.]	   Pertaining to, or containing, chlorite; as, chloritic sand.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlormethane \Chlor`meth"ane\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless gas, {CH3Cl}, of a sweet odor, easily condensed	   to a liquid; -- called also {methyl chloride}.
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Chloro- \Chlo"ro-\ (Chem.)	   A prefix denoting that chlorine is an ingredient in the	   substance named.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorocruorin \Chlo`ro*cru"o*rin\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green	   + E. cruorin.] (Physiol.)	   A green substance, supposed to be the cause of the green	   color of the blood in some species of worms. --Ray Lankester.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorodyne \Chlo"ro*dyne\, n. [From chlorine, in imitation of	   anodyne.] (Med.)	   A patent anodyne medicine, containing opium, chloroform,	   Indian hemp, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloroform \Chlo"ro*form\, n. [Chlorine + formyl, it having been	   regarded as a trichloride of this radical: cf. F.	   chloroforme, G. chloroform.] (Chem.)	   A colorless volatile liquid, {CHCl3}, having an ethereal odor	   and a sweetish taste, formed by treating alcohol with	   chlorine and an alkali. It is a powerful solvent of wax,	   resin, etc., and is extensively used to produce an[ae]sthesia	   in surgical operations; also externally, to alleviate pain.	   [1913 Webster]	Chloroform \Chlo"ro*form\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chloroformed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Chloroforming}.]	   To treat with chloroform, or to place under its influence.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloroleucite \Chlo`ro*leu"cite\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green +	   E. leucite.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Chloroplastid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorometer \Chlo*rom"e*ter\, n. [Cf. F. chlorom[`e]tre. See	   {Chlorine}, and {-meter}.]	   An instrument to test the decoloring or bleaching power of	   chloride of lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorometry \Chlo*rom"e*try\, n.	   The process of testing the bleaching power of any combination	   of chlorine.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloropal \Chlo*ro"pal\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + E.	   opal.] (Min.)	   A massive mineral, greenish in color, and opal-like in	   appearance. It is essentially a hydrous silicate of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloropeptic \Chlo`ro*pep"tic\, a. [Chlorine + peptic.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to an acid more generally called	   {pepsin-hydrochloric} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorophane \Chlo"ro*phane\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green + ? to	   show: cf. F. chlorophane.]	   1. (Min.) A variety of fluor spar, which, when heated, gives	      a beautiful emerald green light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The yellowish green pigment in the inner	      segment of the cones of the retina. See {Chromophane}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chlorophyll \Chlo"ro*phyll\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green +	   fy`llon leaf: cf. F. chlorophylle.]	   1. (Bot.) Literally, leaf green; a green granular matter	      formed in the cells of the leaves (and other parts exposed	      to light) of plants, to which they owe their green color,	      and through which all ordinary assimilation of plant food	      takes place. Similar chlorophyll granules have been found	      in the tissues of the lower animals. [Written also	      {chlorophyl}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. any of a group of green pigments found in photosynthetic	      organisms. {Chlorophyll a} and {chlorophyll b} are found	      in higher plants and green algae; {chlorophyll c} is found	      in certain types of marine algae. Chemically, it has a	      porphyrin ring with a magnesium ion bound to the four	      central nitrogens, and has a phytyl side chain. It is	      essential for photosynthesis in most plants. {Chlorophyll	      a} has formula {C55H72N4O5Mg}.	   Syn: chlorophyll.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chloroplast \Chlo"ro*plast\, n. [Pref. chloro- + Gr. ? to mold,	   form.] (Biol.)	   A plastid containing chlorophyll, developed only in cells	   exposed to the light. Chloroplasts are minute flattened	   granules, usually occurring in great numbers in the cytoplasm	   near the cell wall, and consist of a colorless ground	   substance saturated with chlorophyll pigments. Under light of	   varying intensity they exhibit phototactic movements. In	   animals chloroplasts occur only in certain low forms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chloroplastid \Chlo`ro*plas"tid\, n. [Gr. chlwro`s light green +	   E. plastid.] (Bot.)	   A granule of chlorophyll; -- also called {chloroleucite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chloroplatinic \Chlo`ro*pla*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   See {Platinichloric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorosis \Chlo*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. chlwro`s light green:	   cf. F. chlorose.]	   1. (Med.) The green sickness; an an[ae]mic disease of young	      women, characterized by a greenish or grayish yellow hue	      of the skin, weakness, palpitation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A disease in plants, causing the flowers to turn	      green or the leaves to lose their normal green color.	      [1913 Webster]
Chlorotic \Chlo*rot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. chlorotique.]	   Pertaining to, or affected by, chlorosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Chlorous \Chlo"rous\, a. [See {Chlorine}.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine; -- said of	      those compounds of chlorine in which this element has a	      valence of three, the next lower than in chloric	      compounds; as, chlorous acid, {HClO2}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem. Physics) Pertaining to, or resembling, the	      electro-negative character of chlorine; hence,	      electro-negative; -- opposed to basylous or zincous.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Chloroxylon \Chloroxylon\ n.	   a genus of deciduous trees of India and Sri Lanka.	   Syn: genus {Chloroxylon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chlorpicrin \Chlor`pi"crin\, n. (Chem.)	   A heavy, colorless liquid, {CCl3.NO2}, of a strong pungent	   odor, obtained by subjecting picric acid to the action of	   chlorine. [Written also {chloropikrin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
chlorpromazine \chlorpromazine\ n.	   a drug derived from phenothiazine and used as a sedative and	   tranquilizer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
chlortetracycline \chlortetracycline\ n.	   a yellow crystalline antibacterial antibiotic used to treat	   certain bacterial and rickettsial diseases. {Aureomycin} is	   one common trademark for chlortetracycline.	   Syn: Aureomycin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chlorura \Chlorura\ n.	   one of the genera of birds which comprise the towhees.	   Syn: genus {Chlorura}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chloruret \Chlo"ru*ret\, n. [Cf. F. chlorure.] (Chem.)	   A chloride. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Choak \Choak\, v. t. & i.	   See {Choke}.	   [1913 Webster]
choanocyte \cho"a*no*cyte`\ (k[=o]"[.a]*n[-o]*s[imac]t`;	   k[=o]*[a^]n"[-o]*s[imac]t`), n. [Gr. choa`nh funnel + -cyte.]	   any of the flagellated cells in sponges having a collar of	   cytoplasm around base of the flagellum; they maintain a flow	   of water through the body.	   Syn: collar cell.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Choanoid \Cho"a*noid\, a. [Gr. choa`nh funnel + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Funnel-shaped; -- applied particularly to a hollow muscle	   attached to the ball of the eye in many reptiles and mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
choc \choc\ n.	   chocolate; a colloquial British abbreviation; as, a box ov	   chocs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chocard \Cho"card\, n. (Zool.)	   The chough.	   [1913 Webster]
choc-ice \choc-ice\ n.	   colloquial British abbreviation for chocolate ice cream.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chock \Chock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chocking}.]	   To stop or fasten, as with a wedge, or block; to scotch; as,	   to chock a wheel or cask.	   [1913 Webster]	Chock \Chock\, v. i.	   To fill up, as a cavity. "The woodwork . . . exactly chocketh	   into joints." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Chock \Chock\, n.	   1. A wedge, or block made to fit in any space which it is	      desired to fill, esp. something to steady a cask or other	      body, or prevent it from moving, by fitting into the space	      around or beneath it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A heavy casting of metal, usually fixed near the	      gunwale. It has two short horn-shaped arms curving inward,	      between which ropes or hawsers may pass for towing,	      mooring, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Chock \Chock\, adv. (Naut.)	   Entirely; quite; as, chock home; chock aft.	   [1913 Webster]	Chock \Chock\, v. t. [F. choquer. Cf. {Shock}, v. t.]	   To encounter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chock \Chock\, n.	   An encounter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chockablock \Chock"a*block\, a. (Naut.)	   Hoisted as high as the tackle will admit; brought close	   together, as the two blocks of a tackle in hoisting.	   [1913 Webster] Chock-full
Chock-full \Chock"-full`\ chockfull \chock"full`\, pred. a.	   Quite full; full to capacity; choke-full; as, chowder	   chock-full of clams.	   Syn: chockablock(predicate), chockful(predicate),	        choke-full(predicate), chuck-full(predicate), cram full.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Chocolate \Choc"o*late\, n. [Sp., fr. the Mexican name of the	   cacao. Cf. {Cacao}, {Cocoa}.]	   1. A paste or cake composed of the roasted seeds of the	      {Theobroma Cacao} ground and mixed with other ingredients,	      usually sugar, and cinnamon or vanilla.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The beverage made by dissolving a portion of the paste or	      cake in boiling water or milk.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chocolate house}, a house in which customers may be served	      with chocolate.	   {Chocolate nut}. See {Cacao}.	      [1913 Webster]
Choctaws \Choc"taws\, n. pl.; sing. {Choctaw}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians (Southern Appalachian), in	   early times noted for their pursuit of agriculture, and for	   living at peace with the white settlers. They are now one of	   the civilized tribes of the Indian Territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Chode \Chode\ (ch[=o]d),	   the old imp. of chide. See {Chide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chogset \Chog"set\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Cunner}.	   [1913 Webster]
Choice \Choice\ (chois), 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. [root]46. Cf.	   {Choose}.]	   1. Act of choosing; the voluntary act of selecting or	      separating from two or more things that which is	      preferred; the determination of the mind in preferring one	      thing to another; election.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power or opportunity of choosing; option.	      [1913 Webster]	            Choice there is not, unless the thing which we take	            be so in our power that we might have refused it.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Care in selecting; judgment or skill in distinguishing	      what is to be preferred, and in giving a preference;	      discrimination.	      [1913 Webster]	            I imagine they [the apothegms of C[ae]sar] were	            collected with judgment and choice.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sufficient number to choose among. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The thing or person chosen; that which is approved and	      selected in preference to others; selection.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common wealth is sick of their own choice.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The best part; that which is preferable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flower and choice	            Of many provinces from bound to bound. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make a choice of}, to choose; to select; to separate and	      take in preference.	   Syn: Syn. - See {Volition}, {Option}.	        [1913 Webster]	Choice \Choice\, a. [Compar. {Choicer}; superl. {Choicest}.]	   1. Worthly of being chosen or preferred; select; superior;	      precious; valuable.	      [1913 Webster]	            My choicest hours of life are lost.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Preserving or using with care, as valuable; frugal; --	      used with of; as, to be choice of time, or of money.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Selected with care, and due attention to preference;	      deliberately chosen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Choice word measured phrase.          --Wordsworth.	   Syn: Syn. - Select; precious; exquisite; uncommon; rare;	        chary; careful/	        [1913 Webster]
Choiceful \Choice"ful\, a.	   Making choices; fickle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His choiceful sense with every change doth fit.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Choicely \Choice"ly\, adv.	   1. With care in choosing; with nice regard to preference. "A	      band of men collected choicely, from each county some."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a preferable or excellent manner; excellently;	      eminently. "Choicely good." --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]
Choiceness \Choice"ness\, n.	   The quality of being of particular value or worth; nicely;	   excellence.	   [1913 Webster]
Choir \Choir\, n. [OE. quer, OF. cuer, F. ch[oe]ur, fr. L.	   chorus a choral dance, chorus, choir, fr. Gr. ?, orig.	   dancing place; prob. akin to ? inclosure, L. hortus garden,	   and E. yard. See {Chorus}.]	   1. A band or organized company of singers, especially in	      church service. [Formerly written also {quire}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a church appropriated to the singers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The chancel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Choir organ} (Mus.), one of the three or five distinct	      organs included in the full organ, each separable from the	      rest, but all controlled by one performer; a portion of	      the full organ, complete in itself, and more practicable	      for ordinary service and in the accompanying of the vocal	      choir.	   {Choir screen}, {Choir wall} (Arch.), a screen or low wall	      separating the choir from the aisles.	   {Choir service}, the service of singing performed by the	      choir. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]
choirboy \choir"boy`\ n.	   a boy who sings in a choir.	   [WordNet 1.5]
choirmaster \choir"mas*ter\ n.	   the musical director of a choir.	   Syn: precentor, cantor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Choke \Choke\ (ch[=o]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Choked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Choking}.] [OE. cheken, choken; cf. AS. [=a]ceocian	   to suffocate, Icel. koka to gulp, E. chincough, cough.]	   1. To render unable to breathe by filling, pressing upon, or	      squeezing the windpipe; to stifle; to suffocate; to	      strangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            With eager feeding food doth choke the feeder.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obstruct by filling up or clogging any passage; to	      block up. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hinder or check, as growth, expansion, progress, etc.;	      to stifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oats and darnel choke the rising corn. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To affect with a sense of strangulation by passion or	      strong feeling. "I was choked at this word." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make a choke, as in a cartridge, or in the bore of the	      barrel of a shotgun.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To choke off}, to stop a person in the execution of a	      purpose; as, to choke off a speaker by uproar.	      [1913 Webster]	Choke \Choke\, v. i.	   1. To have the windpipe stopped; to have a spasm of the	      throat, caused by stoppage or irritation of the windpipe;	      to be strangled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be checked, as if by choking; to stick.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words choked in his throat.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Choke \Choke\, n.	   1. A stoppage or irritation of the windpipe, producing the	      feeling of strangulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.)	      (a) The tied end of a cartridge.	      (b) A constriction in the bore of a shotgun, case of a	          rocket, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Chokeberry \Choke"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The small apple-shaped or pear-shaped fruit of an American	   shrub ({Pyrus arbutifolia}) growing in damp thickets; also,	   the shrub.	   [1913 Webster]
Chokebore \Choke"bore`\, n.	   1. In a shotgun, a bore which is tapered to a slightly	      smaller diameter at a short distance (usually 21/2 to 3	      inches) to the rear of the muzzle, in order to prevent the	      rapid dispersion of the shot.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A shotgun that is made with such a bore.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chokebore \Choke"bore`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chokebored}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Chokeboring}.]	   To provide with a chokebore.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chokecherry \Choke"cher`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The astringent fruit of a species of wild cherry ({Prunus	   Virginiana}); also, the bush or tree which bears such fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Choke damp \Choke" damp`\	   See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chokedar \Cho`ke*dar"\, n. [Hindi chauk[imac]-d[=a]r.]	   A watchman; an officer of customs or police. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Choke-full \Choke"-full`\, a.	   Full to the brim; quite full; chock-full.	   [1913 Webster]
Choke pear \Choke" pear`\	   1. A kind of pear that has a rough, astringent taste, and is	      swallowed with difficulty, or which contracts the mucous	      membrane of the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sarcasm by which one is put to silence; anything that	      can not be answered. [Low] --S. Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]
Choker \Chok"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, chokes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stiff wide cravat; a stock. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Choke-strap \Choke"-strap`\, n. (Saddlery)	   A strap leading from the bellyband to the lower part of the	   collar, to keep the collar in place.	   [1913 Webster]
Choking \Chok"ing\, a.	   1. That chokes; producing the feeling of strangulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indistinct in utterance, as the voice of a person affected	      with strong emotion.	Choking coil \Choking coil\ (Elec.)	   A coil of small resistance and large inductance, used in an	   alternating-current circuit to impede or throttle the	   current, or to change its phase; -- called also {reactance	   coil} or {reactor}, these terms being now preferred in	   engineering usage.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Choky
Choky \Chok"y\ Chokey \Chok"ey\, a.	   1. Tending to choke or suffocate, or having power to	      suffocate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to choke, as a person affected with strong	      emotion. "A deep and choky voice." --Aytoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            The allusion to his mother made Tom feel rather	            chokey.                               --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	Choky \Cho"ky\, n. [From Hind. chauki watching, guard.]	   1. A station, as for collection of customs, for palanquin	      bearers, police, etc. [India]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Specif., a prison or lockup; a jail. [India, or Slang,	      Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cholaemia \Cho*l[ae]"mi*a\ (k[-o]*l[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. cholh` bile + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A disease characterized by severe nervous symptoms, dependent	   upon the presence of the constituents of the bile in the	   blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholagogue \Chol"a*gogue\ (k[o^]l"[.a]*g[o^]g; 115), a. [Gr.	   cholagwgo`s; cholh` bile + 'agwgo`s leading, 'a`gein to lead:	   cf. F. cholagogue.] (Med.)	   Promoting the discharge of bile from the system. -- n. An	   agent which promotes the discharge of bile from the system.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholate \Cho"late\, n. [Gr. cholh` bile.] (Chem.)	   A salt of cholic acid; as, sodium cholate.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholecystis \Chol`e*cys"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. cholh` bile + ?	   bladder.] (Anat.)	   The gall bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholecystotomy \Chol`e*cys*tot"o*my\, n. [Cholecystis + Gr.	   te`mnein to cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as	   for the removal of a gallstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Choledology \Chol`e*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. cholh` bile + -logy. Cf.	   F. chol['e]dologie.] (Med.)	   A treatise on the bile and bilary organs. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Littr['e] says that the word chol['e]dologie is	         absolutely barbarous, there being no Greek word ?. A	         proper form would be cholology.	         [1913 Webster]
Choleic \Cho*le"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, bile; as, choleic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Choler \Chol"er\, n. [OE. coler, F. col[`e]re anger, L. cholera	   a bilious complaint, fr. Gr. ? cholera, fr. ?, cholh`, bile.	   See {Gall}, and cf. {Cholera}.]	   1. The bile; -- formerly supposed to be the seat and cause of	      irascibility. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His [Richard Hooker's] complexion . . . was	            sanguine, with a mixture of choler; and yet his	            motion was slow.                      --I. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Irritation of the passions; anger; wrath.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is rash and very sudden in choler. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cholera \Chol"er*a\, n. [L., a bilious disease. See {Choler}.]	   (Med.)	   One of several diseases affecting the digestive and	   intestinal tract and more or less dangerous to life, esp. the	   one commonly called Asiatic cholera.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Asiatic cholera}, a malignant and rapidly fatal disease,	      originating in Asia and frequently epidemic in the more	      filthy sections of other lands, to which the germ or	      specific poison may have been carried. It is characterized	      by diarrhea, rice-water evacuations, vomiting, cramps,	      pinched expression, and lividity, rapidly passing into a	      state of collapse, followed by death, or by a stage of	      reaction of fever.	   {Cholera bacillus}. See {Comma bacillus}.	   {Cholera infantum}, a dangerous summer disease, of infants,	      caused by hot weather, bad air, or poor milk, and	      especially fatal in large cities.	   {Cholera morbus}, a disease characterized by vomiting and	      purging, with gripings and cramps, usually caused by	      imprudence in diet or by gastrointestinal disturbance.	   {Chicken cholera}. See under {Chicken}.	   {Hog cholera}. See under {Hog}.	   {Sporadic cholera}, a disease somewhat resembling the Asiatic	      cholera, but originating where it occurs, and rarely	      becoming epidemic.	      [1913 Webster]
Choleraic \Chol`er*a"ic\, a.	   Relating to, or resulting from, or resembling, cholera.	   [1913 Webster]
Choleric \Chol"er*ic\, a. [L. cholericus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   chol['e]rique.]	   1. Abounding with, or producing choler, or bile. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easily irritated; irascible; inclined to anger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Angry; indicating anger; excited by anger. "Choleric	      speech." --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Choleric temperament}, the bilious temperament.	      [1913 Webster]
Cholericly \Chol"er*ic*ly\, adv.	   In a choleric manner; angrily.	   [1913 Webster]
Choleriform \Chol"er*i*form`\, a. [Cholera + -form.]	   Resembling cholera.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholerine \Chol"er*ine\, n. (Med.)	   (a) The precursory symptoms of cholera.	   (b) The first stage of epidemic cholera.	   (c) A mild form of cholera.	       [1913 Webster]
Choleroid \Chol"er*oid\, a. [Cholera + -oid.]	   Choleriform.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholesteric \Cho`les*ter"ic\, a. [Cf. F. cholest['e]rique.]	   Pertaining to cholesterin, or obtained from it; as,	   cholesteric acid. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholesterin \Cho*les"ter*in\, n. [Gr. ? bile + ? stiff fat: F.	   cholest['e]rine. See {Stearin}.] (Chem.)	   A white, fatty, crystalline substance, tasteless and	   odorless, found in animal and plant products and tissue, and	   especially in nerve tissue, in the bile, and in gallstones.	   [1913 Webster] Choliamb
Choliamb \Cho"li*amb\, Choliambic \Cho`li*am"bic\, n. [L.	   choliambus, Gr. ?; ? lame + ? an iambus.] (Pros.)	   A verse having an iambus in the fifth place, and a spondee in	   the sixth or last.	   [1913 Webster] Cholic
Cholic \Chol"ic\, Cholinic \Cho*lin"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ?	   bile.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the bile.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cholic acid} (Chem.), a complex organic acid found as a	      natural constituent of taurocholic and glycocholic acids	      in the bile, and extracted as a resinous substance,	      convertible under the influence of ether into white	      crystals.	      [1913 Webster]
Choline \Cho"line\, n. [Gr. ? bile.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   See {Neurine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholochrome \Chol"o*chrome\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, bile + ? color.]	   (Physiol.)	   See {Bilirubin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cholophaein \Chol`o*ph[ae]"in\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, bile + ? dusky.]	   (Physiol.)	   See {Bilirubin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Choltry \Chol"try\, n.	   A Hindoo caravansary.	   [1913 Webster]
Chomage \Cho`mage"\, n. [F. chomage.]	   1. Stoppage; cessation (of labor).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A standing still or idle (of mills, factories, etc.).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chomp \Chomp\, v. i.	   To chew loudly and greedily; to champ. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq.	   U. S.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
chondrichthian \chondrichthian\ n.	   a fish in which the skeleton may be calcified but not	   ossified; a cartilaginous fish.	   Syn: cartilaginous fish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chondrichthyes \Chondrichthyes\ n.	   the class of fishes comprising the cartilaginous fishes,	   which includes the sharks.	   Syn: class Chondrichthyes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chondrification \Chon`dri*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   Formation of, or conversion into, cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrify \Chon"dri*fy\, v. t. & i. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage +	   -fy.]	   To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrigen \Chon"dri*gen\, n. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage + -gen.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   The chemical basis of cartilage, converted by long boiling in	   water into a gelatinous body called chondrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrigenous \Chon*drig"e*nous\, a. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage +	   -genous.] (Physiol.)	   Affording chondrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrin \Chon"drin\, n. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A colorless, amorphous, nitrogenous substance, tasteless and	   odorless, formed from cartilaginous tissue by long-continued	   action of boiling water. It is similar to gelatin, and is a	   large ingredient of commercial gelatin. See also {chondroitin	   sulfate}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Chondrite \Chon"drite\, n. [Gr. cho`ndros a grain (of wheat or	   spelt), cartilage.] (Min.)	   A meteoric stone characterized by the presence of chondrules.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondritic \Chon*drit"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Granular; pertaining to, or having the granular structure	   characteristic of, the class of meteorites called chondrites.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondritis \Chon*dri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. cho`ndros cartilage	   + -itis.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondro- \Chon"dro-\ [Gr. cho`ndros a grain (of wheat or spelt),	   cartilage.]	   A combining form meaning a grain, granular, granular	   cartilage, cartilaginous; as, the chondrocranium, the	   cartilaginous skull of the lower vertebrates and of embryos.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrodite \Chon"dro*dite\, n. [Gr. cho`ndros a grain (of wheat	   or spelt), cartilage.] (Min.)	   A fluosilicate of magnesia and iron, yellow to red in color,	   often occurring in granular form in a crystalline limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondroganoidea \Chon`dro*ga*noi"de*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   cho`ndros cartilage + NL. ganoidei. See {Ganoid}.] (Zool.)	   An order of ganoid fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so	   called on account of their cartilaginous skeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrogen \Chon"dro*gen\, n. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage + -gen.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Same as {Chondrigen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrogenesis \Chon`dro*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage	   + genesis.] (Physiol.)	   The development of cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondroid \Chon"droid\, a. [Gr. cho`ndros cartilage + -oid.]	   Resembling cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
chondroitin sulfate \chon*dro"it*in sul"fate\	   (k[o^]n*dr[=o]"[i^]*t[i^]n s[u^]l"f[=a]t), n. [Gr. cho`ndros	   cartilage.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A colorless, amorphous, mucopolysaccharide having N-acetyl	   chondrosine as the repeating unit with one sulfate group per	   disaccharide. Typical preparations have a molecular weight of	   about 50,000. Preparations are sold over-the-counter, often	   referred to as {chondroitin}, with the putative ability to	   relieve pain in joints and assist joint cartilage growth or	   regeneration; such claims are, as of 2001, yet unproven.	   [PJC]
Chondrology \Chon*drol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? cartilage + -logy: cf.	   F. chondrologie.] (Anat.)	   The science which treats of cartilages. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondroma \Chon*dro"ma\, n.; pl. {Chondromata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   cartilage + -oma.]	   A cartilaginous tumor or growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrometer \Chon*drom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a grain (of wheat or	   spelt), cartilage + -meter.]	   A steelyard for weighting grain.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondropterygian \Chon*drop`ter*yg"i*an\, a. [Cf. F.	   chondropterygien.]	   Having a cartilaginous skeleton. -- n. One of the	   Chondropterygii.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondropterygii \Chon*drop`te*ryg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   cartilage + ?, ?, wing, fin.] (Zool.)	   A group of fishes, characterized by cartilaginous fins and	   skeleton. It includes both ganoids (sturgeons, etc.) and	   selachians (sharks), but is now often restricted to the	   latter. [Written also {Chondropterygia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrostei \Chon*dros"te*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cartilage +	   ? bone.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes, including the sturgeons; -- so named	   because the skeleton is cartilaginous.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrotomy \Chon*drot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? + ? a cutting.] (Anat.)	   The dissection of cartilages.	   [1913 Webster]
Chondrule \Chon"drule\, n. [Dim. from Gr. ? a grain (of wheat or	   spelt), cartilage.] (Min.)	   A peculiar rounded granule of some mineral, usually enstatite	   or chrysolite, found imbedded more or less abundantly in the	   mass of many meteoric stones, which are hence called	   chondrites.	   [1913 Webster]
choo-choo \choo-choo\ n.	   a train or a locomotive; -- a child's word. [Baby talk]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Choose \Choose\, v. t. [imp. {Chose}; p. p. {Chosen}, {Chose}	   (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Choosing}.] [OE. chesen, cheosen,	   AS. ce['o]san; akin to OS. kiosan, D. kiezen, G. kiesen,	   Icel. kj[=o]sa, Goth. kiusan, L. gustare to taste, Gr. ?,	   Skr. jush to enjoy. [root]46. Cf. {Choice}, 2d {Gust}.]	   1. To make choice of; to select; to take by way of preference	      from two or more objects offered; to elect; as, to choose	      the least of two evils.	      [1913 Webster]	            Choose me for a humble friend.        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wish; to desire; to prefer. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The landlady now returned to know if we did not	            choose a more genteel apartment.      --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To choose sides}. See under {Side}.	   Syn: Syn. - To select; prefer; elect; adopt; follow.	   Usage: To {Choose}, {Prefer}, {Elect}. To choose is the	          generic term, and denotes to take or fix upon by an	          act of the will, especially in accordance with a	          decision of the judgment. To prefer is to choose or	          favor one thing as compared with, and more desirable	          than, another, or more in accordance with one's tastes	          and feelings. To elect is to choose or select for some	          office, employment, use, privilege, etc., especially	          by the concurrent vote or voice of a sufficient number	          of electors. To choose a profession; to prefer private	          life to a public one; to elect members of Congress.	          [1913 Webster]	Choose \Choose\, v. i.	   1. To make a selection; to decide.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had only to choose between implicit obedience	            and open rebellion.                   --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do otherwise. "Can I choose but smile?" --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Can not choose but}, must necessarily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou canst not choose but know who I am. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Chooser \Choos"er\, n.	   One who chooses; one who has the power or right of choosing;	   an elector. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster] choosey
choosey \choosey\ choosy \choosy\adj.	   difficult to please, especially in details.	   Syn: particular, fussy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chop \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 with a sharp instrument; to	      cut into pieces; to mince; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sever or separate by one more blows of a sharp	      instrument; to divide; -- usually with off or down.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chop off your hand, and it to the king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize or devour greedily; -- with up. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the opening of his mouth he drops his	            breakfast, which the fox presently chopped up.	                                                  --L'estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, v. i.	   1. To make a quick strike, or repeated strokes, with an ax or	      other sharp instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do something suddenly with an unexpected motion; to	      catch or attempt to seize.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out of greediness to get both, he chops at the	            shadow, and loses the substance.      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To interrupt; -- with in or out.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fellow interrupted the sermon, even suddenly	            chopping in.                          --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, v. t. [Cf. D. koopen to buy. See {Cheapen}, v. t.,	   and cf. {Chap}, v. i., to buy.]	   1. To barter or truck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exchange; substitute one thing for another.	      [1913 Webster]	            We go on chopping and changing our friends.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To chop logic}, to dispute with an affected use of logical	      terms; to argue sophistically.	      [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, v. i.	   1. To purchase by way of truck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To vary or shift suddenly; as, the wind chops	      about.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wrangle; to altercate; to bandy words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not the counsel at the bar chop with the judge.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, n.	   A change; a vicissitude. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, v. t. & i.	   To crack. See {Chap}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, n.	   1. The act of chopping; a stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece chopped off; a slice or small piece, especially of	      meat; as, a mutton chop.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A crack or cleft. See {Chap}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, n. [See {Chap}.]	   1. A jaw of an animal; -- commonly in the pl. See {Chops}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A movable jaw or cheek, as of a wooden vise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The land at each side of the mouth of a river, harbor, or	      channel; as, East Chop or West Chop. See {Chops}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chop \Chop\, n. [Chin. & Hind. ch[=a]p stamp, brand.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Quality; brand; as, silk of the first chop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A permit or clearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chop dollar}, a silver dollar stamped to attest its purity.	      	   {chop of tea}, a number of boxes of the same make and quality	      of leaf.	   {Chowchow chop}. See under {Chowchow}.	   {Grand chop}, a ship's port clearance. --S. W. Williams.	      [1913 Webster]
Chopboat \Chop"boat`\, n. [Chin. chop sort, quality.]	   A licensed lighter employed in the transportation of goods to	   and from vessels. [China] --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Chopchurch \Chop"church`\, n. [See {Chop} to barter.] (Old Eng.	   Law)	   An exchanger or an exchange of benefices. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Chopfallen \Chop`fall`en\, a.	   Having the lower chop or jaw depressed; hence, crestfallen;	   dejected; dispirited; downcast. See {Chapfallen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chophouse \Chop"house`\, n.	   A house where chops, etc., are sold; an eating house.	   [1913 Webster]	         The freedom of a chophouse.              --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Chophouse \Chop"house`\, n. [See {Chop} quality.]	   A customhouse where transit duties are levied. [China] --S.	   W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Chopin \Chop"in\, n. [F. chopine, fr. G. schoppen.]	   A liquid measure formerly used in France and Great Britain,	   varying from half a pint to a wine quart.	   [1913 Webster]	Chopin \Chop"in\, n.	   See {Chopine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chopine \Cho*pine"\, n. [Cf. OF. chapin, escapin, Sp. chapin,	   Pg. chapim.]	   A clog, or patten, having a very thick sole, or in some cases	   raised upon a stilt to a height of a foot or more. [Variously	   spelt {chioppine}, {chopin}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you	         last, by the altitude of a chopine.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chop-logic \Chop"-log`ic\, n.	   One who bandies words or is very argumentative. [Jocular]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chopness \Chop"ness\, n.	   A kind of spade. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chopper \Chop"per\, n.	   One who, or that which, chops.	   [1913 Webster]
Chopping \Chop"ping\, a. [Cf. {Chubby}.]	   Stout or plump; large. [Obs.] --Fenton.	   [1913 Webster]	Chopping \Chop"ping\, a. [See {Chop} to barter.]	   Shifting or changing suddenly, as the wind; also, having	   tumbling waves dashing against each other; as, a chopping	   sea.	   [1913 Webster]	Chopping \Chop"ping\, n.	   Act of cutting by strokes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chopping block}, a solid block of wood on which butchers and	      others chop meat, etc.	   {Chopping knife}, a knife for chopping or mincing meat,	      vegetables, etc.; -- usually with a handle at the back of	      the blade instead of at the end.	      [1913 Webster]
Choppy \Chop"py\, a. [Cf. {Chappy}.]	   1. Full of cracks. "Choppy finger." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Chop} a change.] Rough, with short, tumultuous	      waves; as, a choppy sea.	      [1913 Webster]
Chops \Chops\ (ch[o^]ps), n. pl. [See {Chop} a jaw.]	   1. The jaws; also, the fleshy parts about the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sides or capes at the mouth of a river, channel,	      harbor, or bay; as, the chops of the English Channel.	      [1913 Webster]
chopsticks \chop"sticks`\ (ch[o^]p"st[i^]ks`), n. {chopstick}	   (ch[o^]p"st[i^]k`),	   1. a pair of slender sticks made of wood, ivory, plastic,	      etc., used chiefly by the Chinese and Japanese to lift	      food into the mouth while dining; -- also commonly used	      around the world by persons of Oriental heritage or in	      restaurants serving oriental food.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Chop suey
Chop suey \Chop su"ey\ or Chop sooy \Chop soo"y\ . [Chin.	   (Cantonese) shap sui odds and ends, fr. shap for sap to enter	   the mouth + sui small bits pounded fine.]	   A m['e]lange served in Chinese restaurants to be eaten with	   rice, noodles, etc. It consists typically of bean sprouts,	   onions, mushrooms, etc., and sliced meats, fried and flavored	   with sesame oil. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Choragic \Cho*rag"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a choragus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Choragic monument}, a building or column built by a	      victorious choragus for the reception and exhibition of	      the tripod which he received as a prize. Those of	      Lysicrates and Thrasyllus are still to be seen at Athens.	      [1913 Webster]
Choragus \Cho*ra"gus\, n.; pl. {Choragi}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?; ?	   chorus + ? to lead.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A chorus leader; esp. one who provided at his own expense and	   under his own supervision one of the choruses for the musical	   contents at Athens.	   [1913 Webster]
Choral \Cho"ral\, a. [LL. choralis, fr. L. chorus. See	   {Chorus}.]	   Of or pertaining to a choir or chorus; singing, sung, or	   adapted to be sung, in chorus or harmony.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Choral service}, a service of song.	      [1913 Webster] Choral	Choral \Cho"ral\, chorale \chorale\, n. (Mus.)	   A stately hymn tune; a simple sacred tune, sung in unison by	   the congregation, used mostly in Protestant (especially	   Lutheran) churches; as, the Lutheran chorals. [Sometimes	   written {chorale}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Choralist \Cho"ral*ist\, n.	   A singer or composer of chorals.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorally \Cho"ral*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a chorus; adapted to be sung by a choir; in	   harmony.	   [1913 Webster]
Chord \Chord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a	   gut, Gr. chordh`. In the sense of a string or small rope, in	   general, it is written cord. See {Cord}.]	   1. The string of a musical instrument. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A combination of tones simultaneously performed,	      producing more or less perfect harmony, as, the common	      chord.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) A right line uniting the extremities of the arc of	      a circle or curve.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) A cord. See {Cord}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Engin.) The upper or lower part of a truss, usually	      horizontal, resisting compression or tension. --Waddell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Accidental, Common, & Vocal} {chords}. See under	      {Accidental}, {Common}, and {Vocal}.	   {Chord of an arch}. See Illust. of {Arch}.	   {Chord of curvature}, a chord drawn from any point of a	      curve, in the circle of curvature for that point.	   {Scale of chords}. See {Scale}.	      [1913 Webster]	Chord \Chord\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chorded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chording}.]	   To provide with musical chords or strings; to string; to	   tune.	   [1913 Webster]	         When Jubal struck the chorded shell.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even the solitary old pine tree chords his harp.	                                                  --Beecher.	   [1913 Webster]	Chord \Chord\, v. i. (Mus.)	   To accord; to harmonize together; as, this note chords with	   that.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorda \Chor"da\, n. [NL., fr. L. chorda. See {Chord}.] (Anat.)	   A cord.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chorda dorsalis}. [NL., lit., cord of the back.] (Anat.) See	      {Notochord}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chordal \Chor"dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a chord.	   [1913 Webster] chordamesoderm
chordamesoderm \chordamesoderm\, chordomesoderm
\chordomesoderm\n. (Embryology)	   the area of the mesoderm that forms the notochord.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chordata \Chor*da"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. chorda cord.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive division of animals including all Vertebrata	   together with the Tunicata, or all those having a dorsal	   nervous cord.	   [1913 Webster]
Chordee \Chor*dee"\, n. [F. cord['e], cord['e]e, p. p. of corder	   to cord.] (Med.)	   A painful erection of the penis, usually with downward	   curvature, occurring in gonorrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
chordophone \chordophone\ n. (Music)	   a stringed instrument of the group including harps, lutes,	   lyres, and zithers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chordospartium \Chordospartium\ n.	   a genus containing two species of small New Zealand trees:	   weeping tree broom; endangered.	   Syn: genus {Chordospartium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chore \Chore\ (ch[=o]r), n. [The same word as char work done by	   the day.]	   A small job; in the pl., the regular or daily light work of a	   household or farm, either within or without doors. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chore \Chore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Choring}.]	   To do chores. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chore \Chore\, n.	   A choir or chorus. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorea \Cho*re"a\ n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dance.] (Med.)	   St. Vitus's dance; a disease attended with convulsive	   twitchings and other involuntary movements of the muscles or	   limbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Choree \Cho*ree"\, n. [F. chor['e]e.]	   See {Choreus}.	   [1913 Webster] Choregraphic
Choregraphic \Cho`re*graph"ic\, Choregraphical
\Cho`re*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to choregraphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Choregraphy \Cho*reg"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? dance + -graphy.]	   1. The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is	      represented by notes; -- also called {choreography}.	      --Craig. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Choreic \Cho*re"ic\, a.	   Of the nature of, or pertaining to, chorea; convulsive.	   [1913 Webster]
Choreography \Chor`e*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? dance + -graphy.]	   1. The art of representing dancing by signs, as music is	      represented by notes; -- also called {choregraphy}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. the art of composing dances for individuals or groups,	      including the planning of the movements and steps; also,	      the planning of movements and steps for figure skaters,	      performed on ice.	      [PJC]	   3. the planning and coordination of activities for an event,	      especially one to be held in public. [informal]	      [PJC]
Chorepiscopal \Cho`re*pis"co*pal\, a.	   Pertaining to a chorepiscopus or his charge or authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorepiscopus \Cho`re*pis"co*pus\, n.; pl. {Chorepiscopi}. [L.,	   fr. Gr. ?; chw^ros, chw`ra, place, country + ? bishop. Cf.	   {Bishop}.] (Eccl.)	   A "country" or suffragan bishop, appointed in the ancient	   church by a diocesan bishop to exercise episcopal	   jurisdiction in a rural district.	   [1913 Webster] Choreus
Choreus \Cho*re"us\, Choree \Cho*ree"\, n. [L. choreus, Gr. ?,	   prop. an adj. meaning belonging to a chorus; cf. F.	   chor['e]e.] (Anc. Pros.)	   (a) a trochee.	   (b) A tribrach.	       [1913 Webster]
Choriamb \Cho"ri*amb\, n.; pl. {Choriambs}.	   Same as {Choriambus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Choriambic \Cho`ri*am"bic\, a. [L. choriambicus, gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to a choriamb. -- n. A choriamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Choriambus \Cho`ri*am"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Choriambi}, E.	   {Choriambuses}. [L. choriambus, Gr. ?; ? a choreus + ?	   iambus.] (Anc. Pros.)	   A foot consisting of four syllables, of which the first and	   last are long, and the other short (- [crescent] [crescent]	   -); that is, a choreus, or trochee, and an iambus united.	   [1913 Webster]
Choric \Cho"ric\, a. [L. choricus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a chorus.	   [1913 Webster]	         I remember a choric ode in the Hecuba.   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
chorine \chorine\ n.	   a woman who dances in a chorus line.	   Syn: chorus girl, showgirl.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chorioallantois \chorioallantois\ n.	   a very vascular fetal membrane composed of the fused chorion	   and adjacent wall of the allantois.	   Syn: chorioallantoic membrane.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chorion \Cho"ri*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The outer membrane which invests the fetus in the	          womb; also, the similar membrane investing many ova at	          certain stages of development.	      (b) The true skin, or cutis.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The outer membrane of seeds of plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Chorisis \Cho"ri*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? separation.] (Bot.)	   The separation of a leaf or floral organ into two more parts.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In collateral chorisis the parts are side by side. --	         In parallel or median chorisis they are one in front of	         another.	         [1913 Webster]
Chorist \Cho"rist\, n. [F. choriste.]	   A singer in a choir; a chorister. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chorister \Chor"is*ter\, n. [See {Chorus}.]	   1. One of a choir; a singer in a chorus. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who leads a choir in church music. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Choristic \Cho*ris"tic\, a.	   Choric; choral. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chorograph \Cho"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. ? place + -graph.]	   An instrument for constructing triangles in marine surveying,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorographer \Cho*rog"ra*pher\, n.	   1. One who describes or makes a map of a district or region.	      "The chorographers of Italy." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A geographical antiquary; one who investigates the	      locality of ancient places.	      [1913 Webster]
Chorographical \Cho`ro*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to chorography. -- {Cho`ro*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorography \Cho*rog"ra*phy\, n. [L. chorographia, Gr. ?; ?	   place + ? to describe.]	   the mapping or description of a region or district.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chorography of their provinces.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Choroid \Cho"roid\, a. [gr. ?; ? chorion + e'i^dos form.]	   (Anat.)	   resembling the chorion; as, the choroid plexuses of the	   ventricles of the brain, and the choroid coat of the eyeball.	   -- n. The choroid coat of the eye. See {Eye}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Choroid plexus} (Anat.), one of the delicate fringelike	      processes, consisting almost entirely of blood vessels,	      which project into the ventricles of the brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Choroidal \Cho*roid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the choroid coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorology \Cho*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? place + -logy.] (Biol.)	   The science which treats of the laws of distribution of	   living organisms over the earth's surface as to latitude,	   altitude, locality, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its distribution or chorology.           --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Chorometry \Cho*rom"e*try\, n. [Gr. ? place + -metry.]	   The art of surveying a region or district.	   [1913 Webster]
Chortle \Chor"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Chortled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Chor"tling}.]	   A word coined by Lewis Carroll (Charles L. Dodgson), and	   usually explained as a combination of chuckle and snort.	   [Humorous]	         O frabjous day ! Callooh ! Callay !	         He chortled in his joy.                  --Lewis	                                                  Carroll.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chorus \Cho"rus\, n.; pl. {Choruses}. [L., a dance in a ring, a	   dance accompanied with song; a chorus, a band of dancers and	   singers. Gr. ?. See {Choir}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Antiq.) A band of singers and dancers.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Grecian tragedy was at first nothing but a	            chorus of singers.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. Drama) A company of persons supposed to behold what	      passed in the acts of a tragedy, and to sing the	      sentiments which the events suggested in couplets or	      verses between the acts; also, that which was thus sung by	      the chorus.	      [1913 Webster]	            What the lofty, grave tragedians taught	            In chorus or iambic.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An interpreter in a dumb show or play. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A company of singers singing in concert.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A composition of two or more parts, each of which	      is intended to be sung by a number of voices.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) Parts of a song or hymn recurring at intervals, as	      at the end of stanzas; also, a company of singers who join	      with the singer or choir in singer or choir in singing	      such parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The simultaneous of a company in any noisy demonstration;	      as, a Chorus of shouts and catcalls.	      [1913 Webster]	Chorus \Cho"rus\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chorused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Chorusing}.]	   To sing in chorus; to exclaim simultaneously. --W. D.	   Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Chose \Chose\, n.; pl. {Choses}. [F., fr. L. causa cause,	   reason. See {Cause}.] (Law)	   A thing; personal property.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chose in action}, a thing of which one has not possession or	      actual enjoyment, but only a right to it, or a right to	      demand it by action at law, and which does not exist at	      the time in specie; a personal right to a thing not	      reduced to possession, but recoverable by suit at law; as	      a right to recover money due on a contract, or damages for	      a tort, which can not be enforced against a reluctant	      party without suit.	   {Chose in possession}, a thing in possession, as	      distinguished from a thing in action.	   {Chose local}, a thing annexed to a place, as a mill.	   {Chose transitory}, a thing which is movable. --Cowell.	      Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	Chose \Chose\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Choose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chosen \Cho"sen\, p. p. of {Choose}.	   Selected from a number; picked out; choice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seven hundred chosen men left-handed.    --Judg. xx.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]	Chosen \Cho"sen\, n.	   One who, or that which is the object of choice or special	   favor.	   [1913 Webster]
Chou \Chou\, n.; pl. {Choux}. [F., fr. L. caulis stalk.]	   1. A cabbage.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of light pastry, usually in the form of a small	      round cake, and with a filling, as of jelly or cream.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A bunch, knot, or rosette of ribbon or other material,	      used as an ornament in women's dress.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chouan \Chou"an\, n. [F.]	   One of the royalist insurgents in western France (Brittany,	   etc.), during and after the French revolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Chough \Chough\, n. [OE. choughe, kowe (and cf. OE. ca), fr. AS.	   ce['o]; cf. also D. kauw, OHG. ch[=a]ha; perh. akin to E.	   caw. [root]22. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zool.)	   A bird of the Crow family ({Fregilus graculus}) of Europe. It	   is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and	   red legs; -- also called {chauk}, {chauk-daw}, {chocard},	   {Cornish chough}, {red-legged crow}. The name is also applied	   to several allied birds, as the {Alpine chough}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cornish chough} (Her.), a bird represented black, with red	      feet, and beak; -- called also {aylet} and {sea swallow}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chouicha \Chou"i*cha\, n. [Native name] (Zool.)	   The salmon of the Columbia River or California. See	   {Quinnat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chouka \Chou"ka\, n. [Native name] (Zool.)	   The Indian four-horned antelope; the chikara.	   [1913 Webster]
Choule \Choule\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Jowl}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Choultry \Choul"try\, n.	   See {Choltry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chouse \Chouse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Choused}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chousing}.] [From Turk. ch[=a][=u]sh a messenger or	   interpreter, one of whom, attached to the Turkish embassy, in	   1609 cheated the Turkish merchants resident in England out of	   [pounds]4,000.]	   To cheat, trick, defraud; -- followed by of, or out of; as,	   to chouse one out of his money. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The undertaker of the afore-cited poesy hath choused	         your highness.                           --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Chouse \Chouse\, n.	   1. One who is easily cheated; a tool; a simpleton; a gull.	      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trick; sham; imposition. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A swindler. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Chout \Chout\, n. [Mahratta chauth one fourth part.]	   An assessment equal to a fourth part of the revenue. [India]	   --J. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Chow \Chow\, n. [Chin. chou.]	   1. A prefecture or district of the second rank in China, or	      the chief city of such a district; -- often part of the	      name of a city, as in Foochow.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy	      curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; -- same	      as {chowchow[3]}, n..	      [PJC]
Chowchow \Chow"chow`\ (chou"chou`), a. [Chin.]	   Consisting of several kinds mingled together; mixed; as,	   chowchow sweetmeats (preserved fruits put together).	   [1913 Webster]
chow-chow \chow-chow\ (chou"chou`), n.	   1. chopped pickles in mustard sauce.	   Syn: chowchow.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a Chinese preserve of mixed fruits and ginger.	   Syn: chowchow.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a breed of thick-coated medium-sized dogs with fluffy	      curled tails and distinctive blue-black tongues; believed	      to have originated in north China.	   Syn: chow, chow chow.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Chowchow chop}, the last lighter containing the small sundry	      packages sent off to fill up a ship. --S. W. Williams.	      [1913 Webster]
Chowchow \Chow"chow`\ (chou"chou`), n. (Com.)	   A kind of mixed pickles.	   [1913 Webster]
Chowder \Chow"der\ (chou"d[~e]r), n. [F. chaudi[`e]re a kettle,	   a pot. Cf. {Caldron}.]	   1. (Cookery) A dish made of fresh fish or clams, biscuit,	      onions, etc., stewed together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A seller of fish. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chowder beer}, a liquor made by boiling black spruce in	      water and mixing molasses with the decoction.	      [1913 Webster]	Chowder \Chow"der\, v. t.	   To make a chowder of.	   [1913 Webster]
Chowry \Chow"ry\ (chou"r[y^]), n. [Hind. chaunri.]	   A whisk to keep off files, used in the East Indies. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Chowter \Chow"ter\ (chou"t[~e]r), v. t. [Cf. OE. chowre, and	   Prov. E. chow, to grumble.]	   To grumble or mutter like a froward child. [Obs.] --E.	   Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Choy root \Choy" root`\ (choi" r[=oo]t`).	   See {Chay root}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrematistics \Chre`ma*tis"tics\, n. [Gr. ? 9sc. ?) the art of	   traffic, fr. ? goods, money, fr. ? to use.]	   The science of wealth; the science, or a branch of the	   science, of political economy.	   [1913 Webster]
Chreotechnics \Chre`o*tech"nics\, n. [Gr. ? useful + ? art.]	   The science of the useful arts, esp. agriculture,	   manufactures, and commerce. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chrestomathic \Chres`to*math"ic\, a.	   Teaching what is useful. "A chrestomathic school." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrestomathy \Chres*tom"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? useful + ?, ?, to	   learn.]	   A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in	   acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrism \Chrism\, n. [OE. crisme, from AS. crisma; also OE.	   creme, fr. OF. cresme, like the AS. word fr. LL. chrisma, fr.	   Gr. ?, fr. ? to anoint; perh. akin to L. friare, fricare, to	   rub, Skr. gharsh, E. friable, friction. Cf. {Chrisom}.] (Gr.	   & R. C. Church?s)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Olive oil mixed with balm and spices, consecrated by the	      bishop on Maundy Thursday, and used in the administration	      of baptism, confirmation, ordination, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The same as {Chrisom}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chrismal \Chris"mal\, a. [LL. chrismalis.]	   Of or pertaining to or used in chrism.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrismation \Chris*ma"tion\, n. [LL. chrismatio.]	   The act of applying the chrism, or consecrated oil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chrismation or cross-signing with ointment, was used in	         baptism.                                 --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrismatory \Chris"ma*to*ry\, n. [LL. chrismatorium.]	   A cruet or vessel in which chrism is kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrisom \Chris"om\, n. [See {Chrism}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A white cloth, anointed with chrism, or a white mantle	      thrown over a child when baptized or christened. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child which died within a month after its baptism; -- so	      called from the chrisom cloth which was used as a shroud	      for it. [Obs.] --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]
Christ \Christ\, n. [L. Christus, Gr. ?, fr. ? anointed, fr.	   chri`ein to anoint. See {Chrism}.]	   The Anointed; an appellation given to Jesus, the Savior. It	   is synonymous with the Hebrew {Messiah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Christcross \Christ"cross`\, n.	   1. The mark of the cross, as cut, painted, written, or	      stamped on certain objects, -- sometimes as the sign of 12	      o'clock on a dial.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fescue of the dial is upon the christcross of	            noon.                                 --Old Play.	                                                  Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The beginning and the ending. [Obs.] --Quarles.	      [1913 Webster]
Christcross-row \Christ"cross-row`\,	   The alphabet; -- formerly so called, either from the cross	   usually set before it, or from a superstitious custom,	   sometimes practiced, of writing it in the form of a cross, by	   way of a charm.	   [1913 Webster]	         From infant conning of the Christcross-row.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
christella \christella\ n.	   any of several tropical ferns of the genus {Christella}	   having thin brittle fronds.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Christen \Chris"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Christened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Christening}.] [AS. cristnian to make a Christian,	   fr. cristen a Christian.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To baptize and give a Christian name to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a name; to denominate. "Christen the thing what	      you will." --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To Christianize. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To use for the first time. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Christendom \Chris"ten*dom\, n. [AS. cristend[=o]m; cristen a	   Christian + -dom.]	   1. The profession of faith in Christ by baptism; hence, the	      Christian religion, or the adoption of it. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The name received at baptism; or, more generally, any name	      or appelation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pretty, fond, adoptious christendoms. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That portion of the world in which Christianity prevails,	      or which is governed under Christian institutions, in	      distinction from heathen or Mohammedan lands.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Arian doctrine which then divided Christendom.	                                                  --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	            A wide and still widening Christendom. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The whole body of Christians. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Christian \Chris"tian\, n. [L. christianus, Gr. ?; cf. AS.	   cristen. See {Christ}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe,	      in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him;	      especially, one whose inward and outward life is conformed	      to the doctrines of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disciples were called Christians first in	            Antioch.                              --Acts xi. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One born in a Christian country or of Christian parents,	      and who has not definitely becomes an adherent of an	      opposing system.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.)	      (a) One of a Christian denomination which rejects human	          creeds as bases of fellowship, and sectarian names.	          They are congregational in church government, and	          baptize by immersion. They are also called {Disciples	          of Christ}, and {Campbellites}.	      (b) One of a sect (called {Christian Connection}) of	          open-communion immersionists. The Bible is their only	          authoritative rule of faith and practice.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, often pronounced, but not by the members	         of the sects, kr[imac]s"chan.	         [1913 Webster]	Christian \Chris"tian\, a.	   1. Pertaining to Christ or his religion; as, Christian	      people.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to the church; ecclesiastical; as, a Christian	      court. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characteristic of Christian people; civilized; kind;	      kindly; gentle; beneficent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The graceful tact; the Christian art. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Christian Commission}. See under {Commission}.	   {Christian court}. Same as {Ecclesiastical court}.	   {Christian Endeavor, Young People's Society of}. In various	      Protestant churches, a society of young people organized	      in each individual church to do Christian work; also, the	      whole body of such organizations, which are united in a	      corporation called the United Society of Christian	      Endeavor, organized in 1885. The parent society was	      founded in 1881 at Portland, Maine, by Rev. Francis E.	      Clark, a Congregational minister. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Christian era}, the present era, commencing with the birth	      of Christ. It is supposed that owing to an error of a monk	      (Dionysius Exiguus, d. about 556) employed to calculate	      the era, its commencement was fixed three or four years	      too late, so that 1890 should be 1893 or 1894.	   {Christian name}, the name given in baptism, as distinct from	      the family name, or surname.	      [1913 Webster]	Christian Era \Christian Era\	   The era in use in all Christian countries, which was intended	   to commence with the birth of Christ. The era as now	   established was first used by Dionysius Exiguus (died about	   540), who placed the birth of Christ on the 25th of December	   in the year of Rome 754, which year he counted as 1 a. d.	   This date for Christ's birth is now generally thought to be	   about four years too late.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Christianism \Chris`tian*ism\, n. [L. christianismus, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. christianisme.]	   1. The Christian religion. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Christian world; Christendom. [Obs.] --Johnson	      [1913 Webster]
Christianite \Chris"tian*ite\, n. [In sense (	      a ) named after Christian Frederic, of Denmark; in sense (	      b ) after Christian VII., of Denmark.] (Min.)	      (a) Same as {Anorthite}. [R.]	      (b) See {Phillipsite}.	          [1913 Webster]
Christianity \Chris*tian"i*ty\, n. [OE. cristiente, OF.	   cristient['e], F. chr['e]tient['e], fr. L. christianitas. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The religion of Christians; the system of doctrines and	      precepts taught by Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Practical conformity of one's inward and outward life to	      the spirit of the Christian religion	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The body of Christian believers. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To Walys fled the christianitee	            Of olde Britons.                      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Christianization \Chris`tian*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of converting or being converted to a true	   Christianity.	   [1913 Webster]
Christianize \Chris"tian*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Christianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Christianizing}.] [Cf. F.	   christianiser, L. christianizare, fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. To make Christian; to convert to Christianity; as, to	      Christianize pagans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imbue with or adapt to Christian principles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Christianized philosophers.           --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Christianize \Chris"tian*ize\, v. i.	   To adopt the character or belief of a Christian; to become	   Christian.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pagans began to Christianize.        --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Christianlike \Chris"tian*like`\, a.	   Becoming to a Christian.	   [1913 Webster]	         A virtuous and a Christianlike conclusion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Christianly \Chris"tian*ly\, adv.	   In a manner becoming the principles of the Christian	   religion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sufferings . . . patiently and Christianly borne.	                                                  --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]	Christianly \Chris"tian*ly\, a.	   Christianlike. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Christianness \Chris"tian*ness\, n.	   Consonance with the doctrines of Christianity. [Obs.]	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Christian Science \Christian Science\	   A system of healing disease of mind and body which teaches	   that all cause and effect is mental, and that sin, sickness,	   and death will be destroyed by a full understanding of the	   Divine Principle of Jesus' teaching and healing. The system	   was founded by Rev. Mary Baker Glover Eddy, of Concord, N.	   H., in 1866, and bases its teaching on the Scriptures as	   understood by its adherents.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Christian Scientist \Christian Scientist\	   A believer in Christian Science; one who practices its	   teachings.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Christian Seneca \Christian Seneca\	   Joseph Hall (1574 -- 1656), Bishop of Norwich, a divine	   eminent as a moralist.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Christian Socialism \Christian Socialism\	   Any theory or system that aims to combine the teachings of	   Christ with the teachings of socialism in their applications	   to life; Christianized socialism; esp., the principles of	   this nature advocated by F. D. Maurice, Charles Kingsley, and	   others in England about 1850. -- {Christian socialist}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Christless \Christ"less\, a.	   Without faith in Christ; unchristian. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Christlike \Christ"like`\, a.	   Resembling Christ in character, actions, etc. --	   {Christ"like`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Christly \Christ"ly\, a.	   Christlike. --H. Bushnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Christmas \Christ"mas\, n. [Christ + mass.]	   An annual church festival (December 25) and in some States a	   legal holiday, in memory of the birth of Christ, often	   celebrated by a particular church service, and also by	   special gifts, greetings, and hospitality.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Christmas box}.	   (a) A box in which presents are deposited at Christmas.	   (b) A present or small gratuity given to young people and	       servants at Christmas; a Christmas gift.	   {Christmas carol}, a carol sung at, or suitable for,	      Christmas.	   {Christmas day}. Same as {Christmas}.	   {Christmas eve}, the evening before Christmas.	   {Christmas fern} (Bot.), an evergreen North American fern	      ({Aspidium acrostichoides}), which is much used for	      decoration in winter.	   {Christmas flower}, {Christmas rose}, the black hellebore, a	      poisonous plant of the buttercup family, which in Southern	      Europe often produces beautiful roselike flowers	      midwinter.	   {Christmas tree}, a small evergreen tree, set up indoors, to	      be decorated with bonbons, presents, etc., and illuminated	      on Christmas eve.	      [1913 Webster]
Christmasberry \Christmasberry\ n.	   1. a spiny evergreen shrub of southeastern U. S. ({Lycium	      carolinianum}) having spreading branches with usually blue	      or mauve flowers and red berries.	   Syn: Christmas berry, {Lycium carolinianum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an ornamental evergreen treelike shrub of US Pacific coast	      ({Photinia arbutifolia}) having large white flowers and	      red berrylike fruits; often placed in genus Photinia.	   Syn: toyon, tollon, Christmas berry, Heteromeles arbutifolia,	        {Photinia arbutifolia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Christmastide \Christ"mas*tide`\, n. [Christmas + tide time.]	   The season of Christmas.	   [1913 Webster]
Christocentric \Chris"to*cen"tric\, a. [Christ + centric.]	   Making Christ the center, about whom all things are grouped,	   as in religion or history; tending toward Christ, as the	   central object of thought or emotion. --J. W. Chadwick.	   [1913 Webster]
Christology \Chris*tol"o*gy\, n. [Crist + -logy.]	   A treatise on Christ; that department of theology which	   treats of the personality, attributes, or life of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Christom \Chris"tom\, n.	   See {Chrisom}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Christophany \Chris*toph"a*ny\, n. [Christ + Gr. ? to show.]	   An appearance of Christ, as to his disciples after the	   crucifixion.	   [1913 Webster]
Christ's-thorn \Christ's-thorn`\, n. (Bot.)	   One of several prickly or thorny shrubs found in Palestine,	   especially the {Paliurus aculeatus}, {Zizyphus	   Spina-Christi}, and {Zizyphus vulgaris}. The last bears the	   fruit called {jujube}, and may be considered to have been the	   most readily obtainable for the Crown of Thorns.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromascope \Chro"ma*scope\, n. [Gr. ? color + -scope.]	   An instrument for showing the optical effects of color.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromate \Chro"mate\, n. [Cf. F. chromate. See {Chrome}.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt of chromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromatic \Chro*mat"ic\, a. [L. chromaticus, Gr. ?, suited for	   color, fr. ?, ?, color; akin to ? color, ? skin, color of the	   skin.]	   1. Relating to color, or to colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or	      semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals	      of the diatonic scale.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The intermediate tones were formerly written and	         printed in colors.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Chromatic aberration}. (Opt.) See {Aberration}, {4}.	   {Chromatic printing}, printing from type or blocks covered	      with inks of various colors.	   {Chromatic scale} (Mus.), the scale consisting of thirteen	      tones, including the eight scale tones and the five	      intermediate tones.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromatical \Chro*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Chromatic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chromatically \Chro*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a chromatic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
chromaticity \chromaticity\ n.	   the quality of a color as determined by its dominant	   wavelength.	   Syn: hue.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chromatics \Chro*mat"ics\, n.	   The science of colors; that part of optics which treats of	   the properties of colors.	   [1913 Webster]
chromatid \chromatid\ n. (Cell Biol.)	   one of two identical strands into which a chromosome splits	   during mitosis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chromatin \Chro"ma*tin\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, color.]	   1. (Biol.) Tissue which is capable of being stained by dyes.	      [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	Chromatin \Chro"ma*tin\, n. (Biol.)	   The deeply staining substance of the nucleus and chromosomes	   of eukaryotic cells, composed of DNA and basic proteins (such	   as histones), the DNA of which comprises the predominant	   physical basis of inheritance. It was, at the beginning of	   the 20th century, supposed to be the same substance as was	   then termed {idioplasm} or {germ plasm}. In most eukaryotic	   cells, there is also DNA in certain plasmids, such as	   mitochondria, or (in plant cells) chloroplasts; but with the	   exception of these cytoplasmic genetic factors, the nuclear	   DNA of the chromatin is believed to contain all the genetic	   information required to code for the development of an adult	   organism. In the interphase nucleus the chromosomes are	   dispersed, but during cell division or meiosis they are	   condensed into the individually recognizable chromosomes. The	   set of chromosomes, or a photographic representation of the	   full set of chromosomes of a cell (often ordered for	   presentation) is called a karyotype.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chromatism \Chro"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. ? a coloring.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Optics) The state of being colored, as in the case of	      images formed by a lens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An abnormal coloring of plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromatogenous \Chro`ma*tog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, color +	   -genous.]	   Producing color.	   [1913 Webster]
chromatogram \chro*mat"o*gram\ n.	   1. the paper strip, column, gel, or TLC plate on which	      subsances have been separated by a process of	      chromatography[2].	      [PJC]	   2. the record of the results of a process of	      chromatography[2], produced by an instrument which	      measures some property related to the concentration of	      substances over the course of a chromatographic process.	      The record may be printed, for example, on a piece of	      paper, showing the concentration of some substance as a	      function of time or volume; or it may be retained in a	      computer and displayed on a video display terminal.	   Note: The analytical methods for determining which substances	         have moved to which point on the chromatogram are very	         varied, and the records of the results of a	         visualization techique, such as autoradiography, may	         itself be referred to as a chromatogram.	         [PJC]
chromatograph \chro*mat"o*graph`\ n.	   a piece of equipment used to perform chromatography[2].	   [PJC] chromatographic
chromatographic \chro*mat`o*graph"ic\ chromatographical
\chro*mat`o*graph"ic*al\adj.	   of or pertaining to chromatography.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chromatography \Chro`ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, color +	   -graphy.]	   1. A treatise on colors [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) an analytical and preparative technique for	      separating substances by differences in their selective	      adsorption to solids, by passing a liquid over the solid,	      to which the substances to be separated have usually been	      adsorbed in a preliminary step. The major variations are	      column chromatography, in which the substances to be	      separated are adsorbed to a column with any of a wide	      variety of adsorbing solids in powdered or granulated	      form; paper chromatography, in which the solids are	      applied as a spot at one end of a strip of absorbent paper	      (such as filter paper), and the liquid is percolated	      through the paper by capillary action; and thin-layer	      chromatography (TLC), which is similar to paper	      chromatography, but the adsorbent material is, instead of	      paper, a thin layer of finely powdered material, such as	      cellulose or silica, on a backing of glass or plastic,	      called a TLC plate. A modern version of {column	      chromatography} is high-performance liquid chromatography,	      usually referred to as HPLC.	      [PJC]
Chromatology \Chro`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, color + -logy.]	   A treatise on colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromatophore \Chro"ma*to*phore`\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, color + fe`rein	   to bear.]	   1. (Zool.) A contractile cell or vesicle containing liquid	      pigment and capable of changing its form or size, thus	      causing changes of color in the translucent skin of such	      animals as possess them. They are highly developed and	      numerous in the cephalopods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the granules of protoplasm, which in mass	      give color to the part of the plant containing them.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromatoscope \Chro"ma*to*scope`\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, color +	   -scope.] (Astron.)	   A reflecting telescope, part of which is made to rotate	   eccentrically, so as to produce a ringlike image of a star,	   instead of a point; -- used in studying the scintillation of	   the stars.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromatosphere \Chro"ma*to*sphere`\, n.	   A chromosphere. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chromatrope \Chro"ma*trope\, n. [Gr. ? color + ? turn, rotation,	   ? to turn.]	   1. (Physics) An instrument for exhibiting certain chromatic	      effects of light (depending upon the persistence of vision	      and mixture of colors) by means of rapidly rotating disks	      variously colored.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A device in a magic lantern or stereopticon to produce	      kaleidoscopic effects.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromatype \Chro"ma*type\, n. [Gr. ? color + ? type.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Photog.) A colored photographic picture taken upon paper	      made sensitive with potassium bichromate or some other	      salt of chromium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process by which such picture is made.	      [1913 Webster]
Chrome \Chrome\, n.	   Same as {Chromium}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 potassium.	   {Chrome green}	   (a) The green oxide of chromium, {Cr2O3}, used in enamel	       painting, and glass staining.	   (b) A pigment made by mixing chrome yellow with Prussian	       blue.	   {Chrome red}, a beautiful red pigment originally prepared	      from the basic chromate of lead, but now made from red	      oxide of lead.	   {Chrome yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, {PbCrO4}, used	      by painters.	      [1913 Webster]	Chrome \Chrome\ (kr[=o]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chromed}	   (kr[=o]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Chroming}.] [From {Chrome}, n.]	   To treat with a solution of potassium bichromate, as in	   dyeing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
chromesthesia \chromesthesia\ n.	   a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results	   in the experience of color sensations. [Also spelled	   {chromaesthesia}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Chrome steel \Chrome steel\	   Same as {Chromium steel}, under {Steel}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chromic \Chro"mic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, chromium; -- said of the	   compounds of chromium in which it has its higher valence.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chromic acid}, an acid, {H2CrO4}, analogous to sulphuric	      acid, not readily obtained in the free state, but forming	      well known salts, many of which are colored pigments, as	      chrome yellow, chrome red, etc.	   {Chromic anhydride}, a brilliant red crystalline substance,	      {CrO3}, regarded as the anhydride of chromic acid. It is	      one of the most powerful oxidizers known.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromid \Chro"mid\, n. [Gr. ? a kind of fish.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Chromid[ae]}, a family of fresh-water fishes	   abundant in the tropical parts of America and Africa. Some	   are valuable food fishes, as the {bulti} of the Nile.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromidrosis \Chro`mi*dro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color + ?	   sweat.] (Med.)	   Secretion of abnormally colored perspiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromism \Chro"mism\, n.	   Same as {Chromatism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromite \Chro"mite\, n.	   1. (Min.) A black submetallic mineral consisting of oxide of	      chromium and iron; -- called also {chromic iron}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A compound or salt of chromous hydroxide regarded	      as an acid. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Chromium \Chro"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)	   A comparatively rare element occurring most abundantly in the	   mineral chromite. Atomic weight 52.5. Symbol Cr. When	   isolated it is a hard, brittle, grayish white metal, fusible	   with difficulty. Its chief commercial importance is for its	   compounds, as potassium chromate, lead chromate, etc., which	   are brilliantly colored and are used dyeing and calico	   printing. Called also {chrome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromo \Chro"mo\, n.; pl. {Chromos}. [Abbrev. from	   chromolithograph.]	   A chromolithograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromoblast \Chro"mo*blast\, n. [Gr. ? color + -blast.]	   An embryonic cell which develops into a pigment cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromogen \Chro"mo*gen\, [Gr. ? color + -gen.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.) Vegetable coloring matter other than green;	      chromule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Any colored compound, supposed to contain one or	      more chromophores.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromogenic \Chro"mo*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Containing, or capable of forming, chromogen; as, chromogenic	   bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromograph \Chro"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? color + -graph.]	   An apparatus by which a number of copies of [ritten katter,	   kaps, plons, etc., can be made; -- called also {hectograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromoleucite \Chro`mo*leu"cite\, n. [Gr. ? color + E. leucite.]	   (Bot.)	   A chromoplastid.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromolithograph \Chro`mo*lith"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? color + E.	   lithograph.]	   A picture printed in tints and colors by repeated impressions	   from a series of stones prepared by the lithographic process.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromolithographer \Chro`mo*li*thog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who is engaged in chromolithography.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromolithographic \Chro"mo*lith`o*graph"ic\, a.	   Pertjining tj, or maoe by, coromolithography.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromolithography \Chro"mo*li*thog"ra*phy\, n.	   Lithography adapted to printing in inks of various colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromophane \Chro"mo*phane\, n. [Gr. ? color + ? to show.]	   (Physiol.)	   A general name for the several coloring matters, red, green,	   yellow, etc., present in the inner segments in the cones of	   the retina, held in solution by fats, and slowly decolorized	   by light; distinct from the photochemical pigments of the	   rods of the retina.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromophore \Chro"mo*phore\, n. [Gr. ? color + fe`rein to bear.]	   (Chem.)	   Any chemical group or residue (as {NO2}; {N2}; or {O2}) which	   imparts some decided color to the compound of which it is an	   ingredient.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromophotograph \Chro`mo*pho"to*graph\, n. [Gr. ? color +	   photograph.]	   A picture made by any of the processes for reproducing	   photographs in colors; a color photograph. --	   {Chro`mo*pho`to*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Chromophotography \Chro`mo*pho*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? color + E.	   photography.]	   The art of producing photographs in colors	   [1913 Webster]
Chromophotolithograph \Chro"mo*pho`to*lith"o*graph\, n.	   A photolithograph printed in colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromoplastid \Chro`mo*plas"tid\, n. [Gr. ? + E. plastid.]	   (Bot.)	   A protoplasmic granule of some other color than green; --	   also called {chromoleucite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromosome \Chro"mo*some`\, n. [Gr. ? color + ? the body.]	   (Biol.)	   One of the minute bodies into which the chromatin of the	   nucleus is resolved during mitotic cell division; the {idant}	   of Weismann.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromosphere \Chro"mo*sphere\, n. [Gr. ? color + E. sphere.]	   (Astron.)	   An atmosphere of rare matter, composed principally of	   incandescent hydrogen gas, surrounding the sun and enveloping	   the photosphere. Portions of the chromosphere are here and	   there thrown up into enormous tongues of flame.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromospheric \Chro`mo*spher"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the chromosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Chromotype \Chro"mo*type\, n. [Gr. ? color + -type.]	   1. A sheet printed in colors by any process, as a	      chromolithograph. See {Chromolithograph}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A photographic picture in the natural colors.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromous \Chro"mous\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, chromium, when this	   element has a valence lower than that in chromic compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chromous acid}, a bluish gray powder, CrO.OH, of weak acid	      properties and regard as an acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Chromule \Chro"mule\, n. [Gr. ? color + ? matter.] (Bot.)	   A general name for coloring matter of plants other than	   chlorophyll, especially that of petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronic \Chron"ic\, a. [L. chronicus, Gr. ? concerning time,	   from ? time: cf. F. chronique.]	   1. Relating to time; according to time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Continuing for a long time; lingering; habitual.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chronic disease}, one which is inveterate, of long	      continuance, or progresses slowly, in distinction from an	      acute disease, which speedly terminates.	      [1913 Webster]
Chronical \Chron"ic*al\, a.	   Chronic.	   [1913 Webster]	         Partly on a chronical, and partly on a topical method.	                                                  --J. A.	                                                  Alexander.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronicle \Chron"i*cle\, n. [OE. cronicle, fr. cronique, OF.	   cronique, F. chronique, L. chronica, fr. Gr. ?, neut. pl. of	   ?. See {Chronic}.]	   1. An historical register or account of facts or events	      disposed in the order of time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrative of events; a history; a record.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The two canonical books of the Old Testament in which	      immediately follow 2 Kings.	   Syn: Syn. - Register; record; annals. See {History}.	        [1913 Webster]	Chronicle \Chron"i*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chronicled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Chronicling}.]	   To record in a history or chronicle; to record; to register.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronicler \Chron"i*cler\, n.	   A writer of a chronicle; a recorder of events in the order of	   time; an historian.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such an honest chronicler as Griffith.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronique \Chro`nique"\, n. [F. See {Chronicle}.]	   A chronicle. --L. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronogram \Chron"o*gram\, n. [Gr. ? time + ? writing,	   character: cf. F. chronogramme.]	   1. An inscription in which certain numeral letters, made to	      appear specially conspicuous, on being added together,	      express a particular date or epoch, as in the motto of a	      medal struck by Gustavus Adolphus in 1632: ChrIstVs DVX;	      ergo trIVMphVs. - the capitals of which give, when added	      as numerals, the sum 1632.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The record or inscription made by a chronograph.	      [1913 Webster] Chronogrammatic
Chronogrammatic \Chron`o*gram*mat"ic\, Chronogrammatical
\Chron`o*gram*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. chronogrammatique.]	   Belonging to a chronogram, or containing one.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronogrammatist \Chron`o*gram"ma*tist\, n.	   A writer of chronograms.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronograph \Chron"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? time + -graph: cf. F.	   chronographe.]	   1. An instrument for measuring or recording intervals of	      time, upon a revolving drum or strip of paper moved by	      clockwork. The action of the stylus or pen is controlled	      by electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Chronogram}, 1. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chronoscope.	      [1913 Webster]
Chronographer \Chro*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who writes a chronography; a chronologer. --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronographic \Chron`o*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a chronograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronography \Chro*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Chronograph}.]	   A description or record of past time; history. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronologer \Chro*nol"o*ger\, n.	   Same as {Chronologist}.	   [1913 Webster] Chronologic
Chronologic \Chron`o*log"ic\, Chronological \Chron`o*log"ic*al\,	   a. [Gr. ?.]	   Relating to chronology; containing an account of events in	   the order of time; according to the order of time; as,	   chronological tables. --Raleigh. -- {Chron`o*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster] Chronologist
Chronologist \Chro*nol"o*gist\, Chronologer \Chro*nol"o*ger\, n.	   [Gr. ?.]	   A person who investigates dates of events and transactions;	   one skilled in chronology.	   [1913 Webster]	         That learned noise and dust of the chronologist is	         wholly to be avoided.                    --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         THe most exact chronologers tell us that Christ was	         born in October, and not in December.    --John Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronology \Chro*nol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Chronologies}. [Gr. ?; ?	   time + ? discourse: cf. F. chronologie.]	   The science which treats of measuring time by regular	   divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or	   transactions their proper dates.	   [1913 Webster]	         If history without chronology is dark and confused,	         chronology without history is dry and insipid. --A.	                                                  Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronometer \Chro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? time + -meter: cf. F.	   chronom[`e]tre.]	   1. An instrument for measuring time; a timekeeper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portable timekeeper, with a heavy compensation balance,	      and usually beating half seconds; -- intended to keep time	      with great accuracy for use an astronomical observations,	      in determining longitude, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A metronome.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Box chronometer}. See under {Box}.	   {Pocket chronometer}, a chronometer in the form of a large	      watch.	   {To rate a chronometer}. See {Rate}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster] Chronometric
Chronometric \Chron`o*met"ric\, Chronometrical
\Chron`o*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. chronom['e]trique.]	   Pertaining to a chronometer; measured by a chronometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronometry \Chro*nom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. chronom['e]trie.]	   The art of measuring time; the measuring of time by periods	   or divisions.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronopher \Chron"o*pher\, n. [Gr. ? time + ? to carry.]	   An instrument signaling the correct time to distant points by	   electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Chronophotograph \Chron`o*pho"to*graph\, n. [Gr. ? time +	   photograph.]	   One of a set of photographs of a moving object, taken for the	   purpose of recording and exhibiting successive phases of the	   motion. -- {Chron`o*pho*tog"ra*phy}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chronoscope \Chron"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? time + -scope.]	   An instrument for measuring minute intervals of time; used in	   determining the velocity of projectiles, the duration of	   short-lived luminous phenomena, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysalid \Chrys"a*lid\, a.	   Pertaining to a chrysalis; resembling a chrysalis.	   [1913 Webster]	Chrysalid \Chrys"a*lid\, n.; pl. {Chrysalids}.	   See {Chrysalis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysalis \Chrys"a*lis\, n.; pl. {Chrysalides}. [L. chrysallis	   the gold-colored pupa of butterflies, Gr. ?, fr. ? gold. Cf.	   {Aurelia}.] (Zool.)	   The pupa state of certain insects, esp. of butterflies, from	   which the perfect insect emerges. See {Pupa}, and {Aurelia}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Chrysaniline \Chrys*an"i*line\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + E.	   anilene.] (Chem.)	   A yellow substance obtained as a by-product in the	   manufacture of rosaniline. It dyes silk a fine golden-yellow	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysanthemum \Chrys*an"the*mum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; chryso`s	   gold + ? flower.] (Bot.)	   A genus of composite plants, mostly perennial, and of many	   species including the many varieties of garden chrysanthemums	   (annual and perennial), and also the feverfew and the oxeye	   daisy.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysarobin \Chrys`a*ro"bin\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + araroba a	   foreign name of Goa powder + -in.] (Chem.)	   A bitter, yellow substance forming the essential constituent	   of Goa powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid proper; hence	   formerly called also {chrysphanic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysaurin \Chrys*au"rin\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + L. aurum	   gold. So called from its color.]	   An orange-colored dyestuff, of artificial production.	   [1913 Webster]
Chryselephantine \Chrys`el*e*phan"tine\, a. [Gr. chryso`s gold +	   ? made of ivory, fr. ? ivory, elephant.]	   Composed of, or adorned with, gold and ivory.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chryselephantine statues of the Greeks were built	         up with inferior materials, veneered, as it were, with	         ivory for the flesh, and gold decorated with color for	         the hair and garments.	         [1913 Webster]
Chrysene \Chry"sene\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold.] (Chem.)	   One of the higher aromatic hydrocarbons of coal tar, allied	   to naphthalene and anthracene. It is a white crystalline	   substance, {C18H12}, of strong blue fluorescence, but	   generally colored yellow by impurities.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysoberyl \Chrys"o*ber`yl\, n. [L. chrysoberyllus, Gr. ?;	   chryso`s gold + ? beryl.] (Min.)	   A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown	   color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very	   hard, and is often used as a gem.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysochlore \Chrys"o*chlore\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + chlwro`s	   light green: cf. F. chrysochlore.] (Zool.)	   A South African mole of the genus {Chrysochloris}; the golden	   mole, the fur of which reflects brilliant metallic hues of	   green and gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysocolla \Chrys"o*col`la\, n. [L., fr. Gr. chryso`kolla gold	   solder; chryso`s gold + ? glue.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring massive, of a blue or	   greenish blue color.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysogen \Chrys"o*gen\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance extracted from crude	   anthracene.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysography \Chry*sog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; chryso`s gold + ? to	   write.]	   1. The art of writing in letters of gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A writing executed in letters of gold.	      [1913 Webster]
Chrysoidine \Chrys*o"["i]*dine\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + -oid +	   -ine.] (Chem.)	   An artificial, yellow, crystalline dye, {C6H5N2.C6H3(NH2)2}.	   Also, one of a group of dyestuffs resembling chryso["i]dine	   proper.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysolite \Chrys"o*lite\, n. [L. chrysolithos, Gr. ?; chryso`s	   gold + ? stone: cf. F. chrysolithe.] (Min.)	   A mineral, composed of silica, magnesia, and iron, of a	   yellow to green color. It is common in certain volcanic	   rocks; -- called also {olivine} and {peridot}. Sometimes used	   as a gem. The name was also early used for yellow varieties	   of tourmaline and topaz.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysology \Chry*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + -logy.]	   That branch of political economy which relates to the	   production of wealth.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysopa \Chrys*o"pa\, n. [NL., from Gr. chryso`s gold + ?, ?,	   eye, face.] (Zool.)	   A genus of neuropterous insects. See {Lacewing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysophane \Chrys"o*phane\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + ? to show.]	   (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from rhubarb as a bitter, yellow,	   crystalline powder, and yielding chrysophanic acid on	   decomposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysophanic \Chrys`o*phan"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, or resembling, chrysophane.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chrysophanic acid} (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance	      extracted from rhubarb, yellow dock, sienna, chrysarobin,	      etc., and shown to be a derivative of an anthracene. It is	      used in the treatment of skin diseases; -- called also	      {rhein}, {rheic acid}, {rhubarbarin}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Chrysophrys \Chrysophrys\ n.	   a genus of fishes consisting of the australian snapper.	   Syn: genus {Chrysophrys}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chrysophyceae \Chrysophyceae\ n.	   a class of yellow-green algae, all of which have flagella of	   unequal length.	   Syn: class Chrysophyceae, Heterokontae, class Heterokontae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chrysophyllum \Chrysophyllum\ n.	   a genus of tropical American evergreen trees or shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Chrysophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chrysophyta \Chrysophyta\ n.	   a division of mostly freshwater eukaryotic algae having the	   chlorophyll masked by brown or yellow pigment; yellow-green	   and golden-brown algae and diatoms, including the	   Xanthophyceae, Chrysophyceae, Bacillariophyceae; some some	   classification systems superseded or subsumed by	   Heterokontophyta.	   Syn: division Chrysophyta.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chrysopid \chrysopid\ n.	   a pale green unpleasant-smelling lacewing fly having	   carnivorous larvae.	   Syn: green lacewing, stink fly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chrysopidae \Chrysopidae\ n.	   a natural family of flies comprising the green lacewings.	   Syn: family {Chrysopidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chrysoprase \Chrys"o*prase\, n. [OE. crisopace, OF. crisoprace,	   F. chrysoprase, L. chrysoprasus, fr. Gr. ?; chryso`s gold + ?	   leek.] (Min.)	   An apple-green variety of chalcedony, colored by nickel. It	   has a dull flinty luster, and is sometimes used in jewelry.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysoprasus \Chry*sop"ra*sus\, n. [L.]	   See {Chrysoprase}. --Rev. xxi. 20.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysosperm \Chrys"o*sperm\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + ? seed.]	   The seed of gold; a means of creating gold. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chrysosplenium \Chrysosplenium\ n.	   a genus of widely distributed semiaquatic herbs with minute	   greenish-yellow apetalous flowers.	   Syn: genus {Chrysosplenium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chrysothamnus \Chrysothamnus\ n.	   a genus of low branching shrubs of West North America.	   Syn: genus {Chrysothamnus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chrysotype \Chrys"o*type\, n. [Gr. chryso`s gold + -type.]	   1. A photographic picture taken upon paper prepared by the	      use of a sensitive salt of iron and developed by the	      application of chloride of gold. --Abney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. 2process, invented by Sir J.Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]
Chthonian \Chtho"ni*an\, a. [Gr. ? in or under the earth, fr. ?,	   ?, earth.]	   Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the	   underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the	   Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive	   in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics	   of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and	   generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are	   supposed to have been primarily ghosts.	   Syn: chthonic, lower, nether.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Chthonic \Chthon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, the earth.]	   Pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, chthonic religions.	   [1913 Webster]	         [The] chthonic character of the wife of Zeus. --Max	                                                  M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster] Chthonophagia
Chthonophagia \Chthon`o*pha"gi*a\, Chthonophagy
\Chtho*noph"a*gy\, n. [NL. chthonophagia; Gr. ?, ?, earth + ? to	   eat.]	   A disease characterized by an irresistible desire to eat	   earth, observed in some parts of the southern United States,	   the West Indies, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Chub \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.] (Zool.)	   A species to fresh-water fish of the {Cyprinid[ae]} or Carp	   family. The common European species is {Leuciscus cephalus};	   the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes	   of the same family, of the genera {Semotilus}, {Squalius},	   {Ceratichthys}, etc., and locally to several very different	   fishes, as the {tautog}, {black bass}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chub mackerel} (Zool.), a species of mackerel ({Scomber	      colias}) in some years found in abundance on the Atlantic	      coast, but absent in others; -- called also {bull	      mackerel}, {thimble-eye}, and {big-eye mackerel}.	   {Chub sucker} (Zool.), a fresh-water fish of the United	      States ({Erimyzon sucetta}); -- called also {creekfish}.	      [1913 Webster]
Chubbed \Chub"bed\, a.	   Chubby. [R.] --H. Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Chubbedness \Chub"bed*ness\, n.	   The state of being chubby.	   [1913 Webster]
Chubby \Chub"by\, a.	   Like a chub; plump, short, and thick. "Chubby faces." --I.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Chub-faced \Chub"-faced`\, a.	   Having a plump, short face.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuck \Chuck\ (ch[u^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Chucked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Chucking}.] [Imitative of the sound.]	   1. To make a noise resembling that of a hen when she calls	      her chickens; to cluck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chuckle; to laugh. [R.] --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	Chuck \Chuck\, v. t.	   To call, as a hen her chickens. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Chuck \Chuck\, n.	   1. The chuck or call of a hen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden, small noise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A word of endearment; -- corrupted from chick. "Pray,	      chuck, come hither." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Chuck \Chuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chucking}.] [F. choquer to strike. Cf. {Shock}, v. t.]	   1. To strike gently; to give a gentle blow to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chucked the barmaid under the chin.   --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To toss or throw smartly out of the hand; to pitch.	      [Colloq.] "Mahomet Ali will just be chucked into the	      Nile." --Lord Palmerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) To place in a chuck, or hold by means of a chuck,	      as in turning; to bore or turn (a hole) in a revolving	      piece held in a chuck.	      [1913 Webster]	Chuck \Chuck\, n.	   1. A slight blow or pat under the chin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short throw; a toss.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A contrivance or machine fixed to the mandrel of a	      lathe, for holding a tool or the material to be operated	      upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chuck farthing}, a play in which a farthing is pitched into	      a hole; pitch farthing.	   {Chuck hole}, a deep hole in a wagon rut.	   {Elliptic chuck}, a chuck having a slider and an eccentric	      circle, which, as the work turns round, give it a sliding	      motion across the center which generates an ellipse.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Chuck \Chuck\ (ch[u^]k), n.	   1. A small pebble; -- called also {chuckstone} and	      {chuckiestone}. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A game played with chucks, in which one or more are	      tossed up and caught; jackstones. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Chuck \Chuck\, n.	   A piece of the backbone of an animal, from between the neck	   and the collar bone, with the adjoining parts, cut for	   cooking; as, a chuck steak; a chuck roast. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
chucker-out \chucker-out\ n.	   a person whose duty is to throw troublemakers out of a bar or	   public meeting; a bouncer[5].	   Syn: bouncer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chuck-full \chuck-full\ adj.	   same as {chock-full}. [predicate]	   Syn: chockablock(predicate), chock-full(predicate),	        chockfull(predicate), chockful(predicate),	        choke-full(predicate), cram full.	        [WordNet 1.5]
chuckhole \chuck"hole`\ n.	   a pit or hole produced by wear or weathering especially in a	   road surface.	   Syn: pothole.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Chuckled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Chuckling}.] [From 1st {Chuck}.]	   1. To call, as a hen her chickens; to cluck. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fondle; to cocker. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, n.	   A short, suppressed laugh; the expression of satisfaction,	   exultation, or derision.	   [1913 Webster]	Chuckle \Chuc"kle\, v. i. [From 1st {Chuck}.]	   To laugh in a suppressed or broken manner, as expressing	   inward satisfaction, exultation, or derision.	   [1913 Webster]
Chucklehead \Chuc"kle*head`\, n.	   A person with a large head; a numskull; a dunce. [Low]	   --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuckleheaded \Chuc"kle*head`ed\, a.	   Having a large head; thickheaded; dull; stupid. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuck-Will's-widow \Chuck`-Will's-wid"ow\, n. (Zool.)	   A large whippoorwill-like bird (a species of goatsucker)	   ({Caprimulgus carolinensis}, formerly {Antrostomus	   Carolinensis}), of the southern United States; -- so called	   from its note.	   [1913 Webster]
Chud \Chud\, v. t. [Cf. {Chew}, {Cud}.]	   To champ; to bite. [Obs.] --A. Stafford.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuet \Chu"et\, n. [From {Chew}, v. t.]	   Minced meat. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Chufa \Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	   A sedgelike plant ({Cyperus esculentus}) producing edible	   tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in	   many regions; the earth almond.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuff \Chuff\, n. [Perh. a modification of chub: cf. W. cyff	   stock, stump.]	   A coarse or stupid fellow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Chuff \Chuff\, a.	   Stupid; churlish. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuffily \Chuff"i*ly\, adv.	   Clownishly; surlily.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuffiness \Chuff"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being chuffy.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuffy \Chuff"y\, a.	   1. Fat or puffed out in the cheeks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rough; clownish; surly.	      [1913 Webster]
Chulan \Chu"lan\, n. (Bot.)	   The fragrant flowers of the {Chloranthus inconspicuus}, used	   in China for perfuming tea.	   [1913 Webster]
Chum \Chum\ (ch[u^]m), n. [Perh. a contraction fr. comrade or	   chamber fellow: cf. also AS. cuma a comer, guest.]	   A roommate, especially in a college or university; an old and	   intimate friend.	   [1913 Webster]	   {New chum}, a recent immigrant. [Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Chum \Chum\, v. i. [imp. p. p. {Chummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Chumming}.]	   To occupy a chamber with another; as, to chum together at	   college. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Chum \Chum\, n.	   Chopped pieces of fish used as bait. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
chummy \chummy\ adj.	   1. having the relationship of friends or pals. [colloquial]	   Syn: matey, pally, palsy-walsy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. associated on close terms. [informal]	   Syn: thick(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chump \Chump\ (ch[u^]mp), n. [Cf. Icel. kumbr a chopping, E.	   chop.]	   1. A short, thick, heavy piece of wood. --Morton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a stupid person; a fool; a dolt; also, a dupe.	      [PJC]	   {Chump end}, the thick end; as, the chump end of a joint of	      meat. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Chunam \Chu*nam"\ (ch[=oo]*n[a^]m"), n. [Hind. ch[=u]n[=a], from	   Skr. c[=u]r[.n]a powder, dust; or a Dravidian word.]	   Quicklime; also, plaster or mortar. [India] --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
chunga \chunga\ n.	   The Argentinian cariama ({Chunga burmeisteri}).	   Syn: seriema, {Chunga burmeisteri}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chunk \Chunk\ (ch[u^][ng]k), n. [Cf. {Chump}.]	   A short, thick piece of anything. [Colloq. U. S. & Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chunky \Chunk"y\ (ch[u^][ng]k*[y^]), a.	   Short and thick. [U. S.] --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Chupatty \Chu*pat"ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [Hind. chap[=a]t[imac].]	   A kind of griddlecake of unleavened bread, used among the	   natives of India. [Anglo-Indian]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Chuprassy
Chuprassy \Chu*pras"sy\ Chuprassie \Chu*pras"sie\, n. [Hind.	   chapr[=a]ss[imac], fr. chapr[=a]s badge.]	   A messenger or servant wearing an official badge.	   [Anglo-Indian]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Church \Church\ (ch[^u]rch), n. [OE. chirche, chireche, cherche,	   Scot. kirk, from AS. circe, cyrice; akin to D. kerk, Icel.	   kirkja, Sw. kyrka, Dan. kirke, G. kirche, OHG. chirihha; all	   fr. Gr. kyriako`n the Lord's house, fr. kyriako`s concerning	   a master or lord, fr. ky`rios master, lord, fr. ky^ros power,	   might; akin to Skr. [,c][=u]ra hero, Zend. [,c]ura strong,	   OIr. caur, cur, hero. Cf. {Kirk}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A building set apart for Christian worship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Jewish or heathen temple. [Obs.] --Acts xix. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A formally organized body of Christian believers	      worshiping together. "When they had ordained them elders	      in every church." --Acts xiv. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A body of Christian believers, holding the same creed,	      observing the same rites, and acknowledging the same	      ecclesiastical authority; a denomination; as, the Roman	      Catholic church; the Presbyterian church.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The collective body of Christians.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any body of worshipers; as, the Jewish church; the church	      of Brahm.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The aggregate of religious influences in a community;	      ecclesiastical influence, authority, etc.; as, to array	      the power of the church against some moral evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remember that both church and state are properly the	            rulers of the people, only because they are their	            benefactors.                          --Bulwer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Church is often used in composition to denote something	         belonging or relating to the church; as, church	         authority; church history; church member; church music,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolic church}. See under {Apostolic}.	   {Broad church}. See {Broad Church}.	   {Catholic church} or {Universal church}, the whole body of	      believers in Christ throughout the world.	   {Church of England}, or {English church}, the Episcopal	      church established and endowed in England by law.	   {Church living}, a benefice in an established church.	   {Church militant}. See under {Militant}.	   {Church owl} (Zool.), the white owl. See {Barn owl}.	   {Church rate}, a tax levied on parishioners for the	      maintenance of the church and its services.	   {Church session}. See under {Session}.	   {Church triumphant}. See under {Triumphant}.	   {Church work}, work on, or in behalf of, a church; the work	      of a particular church for the spread of religion.	   {Established church}, the church maintained by the civil	      authority; a state church.	      [1913 Webster]	Church \Church\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Churching}.]	   To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in	   publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance	   from the dangers of childbirth; as, the churching of women.	   [1913 Webster]
Church-ale \Church"-ale`\, n.	   A church or parish festival (as in commemoration of the	   dedication of a church), at which much ale was used.	   --Wright. Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Church-bench \Church"-bench`\, n.	   A seat in the porch of a church. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchdom \Church"dom\, n.	   The institution, government, or authority of a church. [R.]	   --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchgoer \Church"go`er\, n.	   One who attends church.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchgoing \Church"go`ing\, a.	   1. Habitually attending church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Summoning to church.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sound of the churchgoing bell.    --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Church-haw \Church"-haw`\, n. [Church + haw a yard.]	   Churchyard. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchism \Church"ism\, n.	   Strict adherence to the forms or principles of some church	   organization; sectarianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchless \Church"less\, a.	   Without a church. --T. Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchlike \Church"like`\, a.	   Befitting a church or a churchman; becoming to a clergyman.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchliness \Church"li*ness\, n.	   Regard for the church.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchly \Church"ly\, a.	   Pertaining to, or suitable for, the church; ecclesiastical.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchman \Church"man\, n.; pl. {Churchmen}.	   1. An ecclesiastic or clergyman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An Episcopalian, or a member of the Established Church of	      England. "A zealous churchman." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One was is attached to, or attends, church.	      [1913 Webster]
Churchmanly \Church"man*ly\, a.	   Pertaining to, or becoming, a churchman. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchmanship \Church"man*ship\, n.	   The state or quality of being a churchman; attachment to the	   church.	   [1913 Webster]
Church modes \Church" modes`\ (Mus.)	   The modes or scales used in ancient church music. See	   {Gregorian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchship \Church"ship\, n.	   State of being a church. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchwarden \Church"ward`en\, n.	   1. One of the officers (usually two) in an Episcopal church,	      whose duties vary in different dioceses, but always	      include the provision of what is necessary for the	      communion service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clay tobacco pipe, with a long tube. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a small wooden table placed in front of	            the smoldering fire, with decanters, a jar of	            tobacco, and two long churchwardens.  --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]
Churchwardenship \Church"ward`en*ship\, n.	   The office of a churchwarden.	   [1913 Webster]
Churchy \Church"y\, a.	   Relating to a church; unduly fond of church forms. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Churchyard \Church"yard`\, n.	   The ground adjoining a church, in which the dead are buried;	   a cemetery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like graves in the holy churchyard.      --Shak.	   Syn: Burial place; burying ground; graveyard; necropolis;	        cemetery; God's acre.	        [1913 Webster]
Churl \Churl\, n. [AS. ceorl a freeman of the lowest rank, man,	   husband; akin to D. karel, kerel, G. kerl, Dan. & Sw. karl,	   Icel. karl, and to the E. proper name Charles (orig., man,	   male), and perh. to Skr. j[=a]ra lover. Cf. {Carl},	   {Charles's Wain}.]	   1. A rustic; a countryman or laborer. "A peasant or churl."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your rank is all reversed; let men of cloth	            Bow to the stalwart churls in overalls. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rough, surly, ill-bred man; a boor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A churl's courtesy rarely comes, but either for gain	            or falsehood.                         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A selfish miser; an illiberal person; a niggard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like to some rich churl hoarding up his pelf.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Churl \Churl\, a.	   Churlish; rough; selfish. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Churlish \Churl"ish\, a.	   1. Like a churl; rude; cross-grained; ungracious; surly;	      illiberal; niggardly. "Churlish benefits." --Ld. Burleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Half mankind maintain a churlish strife. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting pliancy; unmanageable; unyielding; not easily	      wrought; as, a churlish soil; the churlish and intractable	      nature of some minerals. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Churlishly \Churl"ish*ly\, adv.	   In a churlish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Churlishness \Churl"ish*ness\, n.	   Rudeness of manners or temper; lack of kindness or courtesy.	   [1913 Webster]
Churly \Churl"y\, a.	   Rude; churlish; violent. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster] Churme
Churme \Churme\, Chirm \Chirm\, n. [See {Chirm}.]	   Clamor, or confused noise; buzzing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The churme of a thousand taunts and reproaches.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Churn \Churn\ (ch[^u]rn), n. [OE. chirne, cherne, AS. ceren,	   cyrin; akin to D. karn, Dan. kierne. See {Churn}, v. t.]	   A vessel in which milk or cream is stirred, beaten, or	   otherwise agitated (as by a plunging or revolving dasher) in	   order to separate the oily globules from the other parts, and	   obtain butter.	   [1913 Webster]	Churn \Churn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Churned} (ch[^u]rnd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Churning}.] [OE. chernen, AS. cernan; akin to LG.	   karnen, G. kernen, D. karnen, Dan. kierne, Sw. k[aum]rna, and	   also to E. corn, kernel, the meaning coming from the idea of	   extracting the kernel or marrow. See {Kernel}.]	   1. To stir, beat, or agitate, as milk or cream in a churn, in	      order to make butter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shake or agitate with violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Churned in his teeth, the foamy venom rose.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Churn \Churn\, v. i.	   To perform the operation of churning.	   [1913 Webster]
churned-up \churned-up\ adj.	   agitated vigorously; -- of a liquid.	   Syn: churning, roiling, roiled, roily, turbulent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Churning \Churn"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who churns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity of butter made at one operation.	      [1913 Webster]
Churr \Churr\, n. [Cf. {Chirr}.]	   A vibrant or whirring noise such as that made by some	   insects, as the cockchafer, or by some birds, as the	   nightjar, the partridge, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Churr \Churr\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Churred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Churr"ing}.]	   To make a churr, as a cockchafer.	         That's the churring of the nightjar.     --Hall Caine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Churr \Churr\, v. t.	   To utter by churring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Churrus \Chur"rus\, n. [Hind. charas.]	   A powerfully narcotic and intoxicating gum resin which exudes	   from the flower heads, seeds, etc., of Indian hemp.	   [1913 Webster]
Churrworm \Churr"worm`\, n. [AS. cyrran, cerran, to turn.]	   (Zool.)	   An insect that turns about nimbly; the mole cricket; --	   called also {fan cricket}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Chuse \Chuse\, v. t.	   See Choose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Chute \Chute\, n. [F. chute, prop. a fall.]	   1. A framework, trough, or tube, upon or through which	      objects are made to slide from a higher to a lower level,	      or through which water passes to a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Shoot}.	      [1913 Webster] Chutney
Chutney \Chut"ney\, Chutnee \Chut"nee\, n. [Hind. chatn[imac].]	   1. A warm or spicy condiment or pickle made in India,	      compounded of various vegetable substances, such as	      chopped fruits or green tomatoes, etc., often cooked with	      sweets and acids such as sugar and vinegar, with ginger	      and spices.	   Syn: Indian relish.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] chutzpa
chutzpa \chutzpa\, chutzpah \chutzpah\n. [Yiddish khutzpa.]	   aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery; gall; as, he	   had the chutzpah to question my decision. [Also spelled	   {hutzpa}, and {hutzpah}.]	   Syn: audacity, audaciousness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chylaceous \Chy*la"ceous\, a. (Physiol.)	   Possessed of the properties of chyle; consisting of chyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylaqueous \Chy*la"que*ous\, a. [Chyle + aqueous.] (Zool.)	   Consisting of chyle much diluted with water; -- said of a	   liquid which forms the circulating fluid of some inferior	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Chyle \Chyle\, n. [NL. chylus, Gr. ? juice, chyle, fr. ? to	   pour: cf. F. chyle; prob. akin to E. fuse to melt.]	   (Physiol.)	   A milky fluid containing the fatty matter of the food in a	   state of emulsion, or fine mechanical division; formed from	   chyme by the action of the intestinal juices. It is absorbed	   by the lacteals, and conveyed into the blood by the thoracic	   duct.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylifaction \Chyl`i*fac"tion\, n. [Chyle + L. facere to make.]	   (Physiol.)	   The act or process by which chyle is formed from food in	   animal bodies; chylification, -- a digestive process.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylifactive \Chyl`i*fac"tive\, a. (Physiol.)	   Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to	   form chyle.	   [1913 Webster]
chylifactory \chylifactory\ adj.	   producing or converting into chyle.	   Syn: chylific, chylifactive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Chyliferous \Chy*lif"er*ous\, a. [Chyle + -ferous: cf. F.	   chylif[`e]re.] (Physiol.)	   Transmitting or conveying chyle; as, chyliferous vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylific \Chy*lif"ic\, a.	   Chylifactive.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylification \Chyl`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The formation of chyle. See {Chylifaction}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylificatory \Chy*lif"i*ca*to*ry\ (? or ?), a.	   Chylifactive.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylify \Chy"li*fy\, v. t. & i. [Chyle + -ly.] (Physiol.)	   To make chyle of; to be converted into chyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylopoetic \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Chylous \Chy"lous\, a. [Cf. F. chyleux.] (Physiol.)	   Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Chyluria \Chy*lu"ri*a\, n. [NL. from Gr. ? chyle + ? urine.]	   (Med.)	   A morbid condition in which the urine contains chyle or fatty	   matter, giving it a milky appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Chyme \Chyme\, n. [L. chymus chyle, Gr. ? juice, like ?, fr. ?	   to pour: cf. F. chyme. See {Chyle}.] (Physiol.)	   The pulpy mass of semi-digested food in the small intestines	   just after its passage from the stomach. It is separated in	   the intestines into chyle and excrement. See {Chyle}.	   [1913 Webster] Chymist	   Chymic
Chymic \Chym"ic\, Chymist \Chym"ist\, Chymistry \Chym"is*try\	   [Obs.]	   See {Chemic}, {Chemist}, {Chemistry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Chymiferous \Chy*mif"er*ous\, a. [Chyme + -ferous.] (Physiol.)	   Bearing or containing chyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Chymification \Chym`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Chyme + L. facere to	   make: cf. F. Chymification.] (Physiol.)	   The conversion of food into chyme by the digestive action of	   gastric juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Chymify \Chym"i*fy\, v. t. [Chyme + -fy: cf. F. chymifier.]	   (Physiol.)	   To form into chyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Chymous \Chy"mous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to chyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Chyometer \Chy*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to pour + -meter.] (Chem.)	   An instrument for measuring liquids. It consists of a piston	   moving in a tube in which is contained the liquid, the	   quantity expelled being indicated by the graduation upon the	   piston rod.	   [1913 Webster]
Cibarious \Ci*ba"ri*ous\, a. [L. cibaruus, fr. cibus food.]	   Pertaining to food; edible. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cibation \Ci*ba"tion\, n. [L. cibatio, fr. cibare to feed.]	   1. The act of taking food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alchemy) The process or operation of feeding the contents	      of the crucible with fresh material. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cibol \Cib"ol\, n. [F. ciboule, LL. cepula, cepola, dim. of L.	   cepa, caepa, caepe, an onion. Cf. {Chibbal}, {Cives}.]	   A perennial alliaceous plant ({Allium fistulosum}), sometimes	   called Welsh onion. Its fistular leaves areused in cookery.	   [1913 Webster]
Ciborium \Ci*bo"ri*um\, n.: pl. {Ciboria}. [LL., fr. L. ciborium	   a cup, fr. Gr. ? a seed vessel of the Egyptian bean; also, a	   cup made from its largeleaves, or resembling its seed vessel	   in shape.]	   1. (Arch.) A canopy usually standing free and supported on	      four columns, covering the high altar, or, very rarely, a	      secondary altar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) The coffer or case in which the host is kept;	      the pyx.	      [1913 Webster]
Cicada \Ci*ca"da\ (s[i^]*k[=a]"d[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Cicadas}	   (-d[.a]z), L. {Cicad[ae]} (-d[=e]). [L.] (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus {Cicada} or of the family	   {Cicadidae}. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly	   transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by peculiar	   organs in the under side of the abdomen, consisting of a pair	   of stretched membranes, acted upon by powerful muscles. A	   noted American species ({Cicada septendecim}) is called the	   {seventeen year locust}. Another common species is the	   {dogday cicada}.	   Syn: cicala. [1913 Webster]
Cicadellidae \Cicadellidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the leafhoppers.	   Syn: family {Cicadellidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cicadidae \Cicadidae\ n.	   a family of insects comprising the cicadas.	   Syn: family {Cicadidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cicala \Ci*ca"la\ (ch[-e]*k[aum]"l[.a]), n. [It., fr. L.	   cicada.]	   A cicada. See {Cicada}. "At eve a dry cicala sung."	   --Tennison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatrice \Cic"a*trice\, n. [F., fr. L. cicatrix.]	   A cicatrix.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatricial \Cic`a*tri"cial\, a. (Med.)	   Relating to, or having the character of, a cicatrix.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatricle \Cic"a*tri`cle\, n. [Cf. F. cicatricule, fr. L.	   cicatricula a small scar, fr. cicatrix a scar.] (Biol.)	   The germinating point in the embryo of a seed; the point in	   the yolk of an egg at which development begins.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatrisive \Cic"a*tri`sive\, a.	   Tending to promote the formation of a cicatrix; good for	   healing of a wound.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatrix \Ci*ca"trix\, n.; pl. {Cicatrices}. [L.] (Med.)	   The pellicle which forms over a wound or breach of continuity	   and completes the process of healing in the latter, and which	   subsequently contracts and becomes white, forming the scar.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatrizant \Cic"a*tri`zant\, n. [Cf. F. cicatrisant, properly	   p. pr. of cicatriser.] (Med.)	   A medicine or application that promotes the healing of a sore	   or wound, or the formation of a cicatrix.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatrization \Cic`a*tri*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. cicatrisation.]	   (Med.)	   The process of forming a cicatrix, or the state of being	   cicatrized.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cicatrized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cicatrizing}.] [Cf. F. cicatriser, fr.	   cicatrice, L. cicatrix, scar.] (Med.)	   To heal or induce the formation of a cicatrix in, as in	   wounded or ulcerated flesh. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Cicatrize \Cic"a*trize\, v. i. (Med.)	   To heal; to have a new skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicatrose \Cic"a*trose`\, a.	   Full of scars. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicely \Cic"e*ly\, n. [L. seselis, Gr. ?, ?; perh. ultimately of	   Egyptian origin.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several umbelliferous plants, of the genera	   {Myrrhis}, {Osmorrhiza}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicero \Cic"e*ro\, n. (Print.)	   Pica type; -- so called by French printers.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicerone \Ci`ce*ro"ne\, n.; pl. It. {Ciceroni}, E. {Cicerones}.	   [It., fr. L. Cicero, the Roman orator. So called from the	   ordinary talkativeness of such a guide.]	   One who shows strangers the curiosities of a place; a guide.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every glib and loquacious hireling who shows strangers	         about their picture galleries, palaces, and ruins, is	         termed by them [the Italians] a cicerone, or a Cicero.	                                                  --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Ciceronian \Cic`e*ro"ni*an\, a. [L. Ciceronianus, fr. Cicero,	   the orator.]	   Resembling Cicero in style or action; eloquent.	   [1913 Webster]
Ciceronianism \Cic`e*ro"ni*an*ism\, n.	   Imitation of, or resemblance to, the style or action Cicero;	   a Ciceronian phrase or expression. "Great study in	   Ciceronianism, the chief abuse of Oxford." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Cichoraceous \Cich`o*ra"ceous\, a. [See {Chicory}.]	   Belonging to, or resembling, a suborder of composite plants	   of which the chicory ({Cichorium}) is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Cich-pea \Cich"-pea`\, n.	   The chick-pea. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicisbeism \Ci*cis"be*ism\, n.	   The state or conduct of a cicisbeo.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicisbeo \Ci`cis*be"o\, n.; pl. It. {Cicisbei}. [It.]	   1. A professed admirer of a married woman; a dangler about	      women.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knot of silk or ribbon attached to a fan, walking stick,	      etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ciclatoun \Cic"la*toun`\, n. [Of. ciclaton.]	   A costly cloth, of uncertain material, used in the Middle	   Ages. [Obs.] [Written also {checklaton}, {chekelatoun}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His robe was of ciclatoun,	         That coste many a Jane.                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ciconiidae \Ciconiidae\ n.	   a natural family of birds comprising the storks.	   Syn: family {Ciconiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ciconiiformes \Ciconiiformes\ n.	   an order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating	   wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for	   flamingos) unwebbed feet, including the herons; storks;	   spoonbills; flamingos; and ibises.	   Syn: order {Ciconiiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cicurate \Cic"u*rate\, v. t. [L. cicurare to tame, fr. cicur	   tame.]	   To tame. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicuration \Cic`u*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. cicuration.]	   The act of taming. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Cicuta \Ci*cu"ta\, n. [L., the poison hemlock.] (Bot.)	   a genus of poisonous umbelliferous plants, of which the water	   hemlock or cowbane is best known.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name cicuta is sometimes erroneously applied to	         Conium maculatum, or officinal hemlock.	         [1913 Webster]
Cicutoxin \Cic`u*tox"in\, n. (Chem.)	   The active principle of the water hemlock ({Cicuta})	   extracted as a poisonous gummy substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Cid \Cid\, n. [Sp., fr. Ar. seid lord.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Chief or commander; in Spanish literature, a title of Ruy	      Diaz, Count of Bivar, a champion of Christianity and of	      the old Spanish royalty, in the 11th century.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An epic poem, which celebrates the exploits of the Spanish	      national hero, Ruy Diaz.	      [1913 Webster]
Cider \Ci"der\, n. [F. cidre, OF. sidre, fr. L. sicera a kind of	   strong drink, Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Heb. sh[=a]kar	   to be intoxicated, sh[=e]k[=a]r strong drink.]	   The expressed juice of apples. It is used as a beverage, for	   making vinegar, and for other purposes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cider was formerly used to signify the juice of other	         fruits, and other kinds of strong liquor, but was not	         applied to wine.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cider brandy}, a kind of brandy distilled from cider.	   {Cider mill}, a mill in which cider is made.	   {Cider press}, the press of a cider mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Ciderist \Ci`der*ist\, n.	   A maker of cider. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ciderkin \Ci"der*kin\, n. [Cider + -kin.]	   A kind of weak cider made by steeping the refuse pomace in	   water.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ciderkin is made for common drinking, and supplies the	         place of small beer.                     --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ci-devant \Ci`-de*vant"\, a. [F., hitherto, formerly.]	   Former; previous; of times gone by; as, a ci-devant governor.	   [1913 Webster]
Cierge \Cierge\, n. [F., fr. L. cera wax.]	   A wax candle used in religous rites.	   [1913 Webster]
Cigar \Ci*gar"\ (s[i^]*g[aum]r"), n. [Sp. cigarro, orig., a kind	   of tobacco in the island of Cuba: cf. F. cigare.]	   A small roll of tobacco, used for smoking.	   [1913 Webster]
cigaret \cigaret\ n.	   same as {cigarette}.	   Syn: cigarette, fag.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cigarette \Cig`a*rette"\, n. [F. cigarette.]	   A little cigar; a little fine tobacco rolled in paper for	   smoking. [Also spelled {cigaret}.]	   Syn: cigarette, fag, weed.	        [1913 Webster] Cigar fish
Cigar fish \Cigar fish\, cigarfish \cigarfish\n. (Zool.)	   a small fusiform fish ({Decapterus punctatus}), allied to the	   mackerel, found in the West Atlantic and on the coast of the	   Gulf of Mexico.	   Syn: round scad, quiaquia, Decapterus punctatus.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
cigarillo \cigarillo\ n.	   a small cigar or cigarette wrapped in tobacco instead of	   paper.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cigar-shaped \ci`gar"-shaped`\ (s[i^]*g[aum]r"-sh[=a]pt`), adj.	   cylindrical, tapering at each end; having the shape of a	   cigar.	   Syn: fusiform, spindle-shaped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cilantro \cilantro\ n.	   1. an Old World herb ({Coriandrum sativum}) with aromatic	      parsleylike leaves and seed.	   Syn: coriander, coriander plant, Chinese parsley, {Coriandrum	        sativum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a parsleylike herb used as seasoning or garnish.	   Syn: coriander, Chinese parsley.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cilia \Cil"i*a\, n. pl. {Cilium}, the sing., is rarely used. [L.	   cilium eyelid.]	   1. (Anat.) The eyelashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Small, generally microscopic, vibrating appendages	      lining certain organs, as the air passages of the higher	      animals, and in the lower animals often covering also the	      whole or a part of the exterior. They are also found on	      some vegetable organisms. In the Infusoria, and many	      larval forms, they are locomotive organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Hairlike processes, commonly marginal and forming a	      fringe like the eyelash.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Small, vibratory, swimming organs, somewhat	      resembling true cilia, as those of Ctenophora.	      [1913 Webster]
cilial \cilial\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a cilium or cilia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ciliary \Cil"ia*ry\, a. [Cf. F. ciliaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the cilia, or eyelashes. Also	      applied to special parts of the eye itself; as, the	      ciliary processes of the choroid coat; the ciliary muscle,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Pertaining to or connected with the cilia in	      animal or vegetable organisms; as, ciliary motion.	      [1913 Webster]
Ciliata \Cil`i*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Cilia}.] (Zool.)	   One of the orders of Infusoria, characterized by having	   cilia. In some species the cilia cover the body generally, in	   others they form a band around the mouth.	   [1913 Webster] Ciliate
Ciliate \Cil"i*ate\, Ciliated \Cil"i*a`ted\, a.	   Provided with, or surrounded by, cilia; as, a ciliate leaf;	   endowed with vibratory motion; as, the ciliated epithelium of	   the windpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Cilice \Cil"ice\, n. [F. See {Cilicious}.]	   A kind of haircloth undergarment. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Cilician \Ci*li"cian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Cilicia in Asia Minor. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Cilicia.	   [1913 Webster]
Cilicious \Ci*li"cious\, a. [L. cilicium a covering, orig. made	   of Cilician goat's hair, fr. Cilicious Cilician, fr. Cilicia,	   a province of Asia Minor.]	   Made, or consisting, of hair. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A Cilicious or sackcloth habit.          --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Ciliform
Ciliform \Cil"i*form\, Ciliiform \Cil"i*i*form`\, a. [Cilium +	   -form]	   Having the form of cilia; very fine or slender.	   [1913 Webster]
Ciliograde \Cil"i*o*grade\, a. [Cilium + L. gradi to step: cf.	   F. ciliograde.] (Zool.)	   Moving by means of cilia, or cilialike organs; as, the	   ciliograde Medus[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Cilium \Cil"i*um\, n. [L., eyelid.]	   See {Cilia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cill \Cill\, n.	   See {Sill}., n. a foundation.	   [1913 Webster]
Cillosis \Cil*lo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. L. cilium eyelid.] (Med.)	   A spasmodic trembling of the upper eyelid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cima \Ci"ma\, n. (Arch.)	   A kind of molding. See {Cyma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimar \Ci*mar"\, n.	   See {Simar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimbal \Cim"bal\, n. [It. ciambella.]	   A kind of confectionery or cake. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimbia \Cim"bi*a\, n. (Arch.)	   A fillet or band placed around the shaft of a column as if to	   strengthen it. [Written also {cimia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cimbrian \Cim"bri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Cimbri. -- n. One of the Cimbri. See	   {Cimbric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimbric \Cim"bric\, a.	   Pertaining to the Cimbri, an ancient tribe inhabiting	   Northern Germany. -- n. The language of the Cimbri.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimeliarch \Ci*me"li*arch\, n. [L. cimeliarcha, Gr. ?,	   treasurer.]	   A superintendent or keeper of a church's valuables; a	   churchwarden. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimeter \Cim"e*ter\, n.	   See {Scimiter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimex \Ci"mex\, n.; pl. {Cimices}. [L., a bug.] (Zool.)	   A genus of hemipterous insects of which the bedbug is the	   best known example. See {Bedbug}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimia \Cim"i*a\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Cimbia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimicifuga \Cimicifuga\ n.	   a small genus of perennial herbs of N temperate regions:	   bugbane.	   Syn: genus {Cimicifuga}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cimiss \Ci"miss\, n. [L. cimex, -icis, a bug.] (Zool.)	   The bedbug. [Obs.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Cimmerian \Cim*me"ri*an\, a. [L. Cimmerius.] [Written also	   {Kimmerian}.]	   1. Pertaining to the Cimmerii, a fabulous people, said to	      have lived, in very ancient times, in profound and	      perpetual darkness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without any light; intensely dark.	      [1913 Webster]	            In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Cimolite \Cim"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?) Cimolian earth, fr. ?,	   L. Cimolus, an island of the Cyclades.] (Min.)	   A soft, earthy, clayey mineral, of whitish or grayish color.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Sp. cincha, fr. L. cingere to gird.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A strong saddle girth, as of canvas. [West. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tight grip. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cinch \Cinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cinch"ing}.]	   1. To put a cinch upon; to girth tightly. [Western U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To get a sure hold upon; to get into a tight place, as for	      forcing submission. [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cinch \Cinch\, v. i.	   To perform the action of cinching; to tighten the cinch; --	   often with up. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cinch \Cinch\, n. [Cf. cinch a girth, a tight grip, as v., to	   get a sure hold upon; perh. so named from the tactics used in	   the game; also cf. Sp. cinco five (the five spots of the	   color of the trump being important cards).]	   A variety of auction pitch in which a draw to improve the	   hand is added, and the five of trumps (called right pedro)	   and the five of the same color (called left pedro, and	   ranking between the five and the four of trumps) each count	   five on the score. Fifty-one points make a game. Called also	   {double pedro} and {high five}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cinch \Cinch\, v. t.	   In the game of cinch, to protect (a trick) by playing a	   higher trump than the five.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cinchona \Cin*cho"na\, n. [So named from the wife of Count	   Chinchon, viceroy of Peru in the seventeenth century, who by	   its use was freed from an intermittent fever, and after her	   return to Spain, contributed to the general propagation of	   this remedy.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of trees growing naturally on the Andes in	      Peru and adjacent countries, but now cultivated in the	      East Indies, producing a medicinal bark of great value.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The bark of any species of {Cinchona} containing	      three per cent. or more of bitter febrifuge alkaloids;	      Peruvian bark; Jesuits' bark.	      [1913 Webster]
Cinchonaceous \Cin`cho*na"ceous\, a.	   Allied or pertaining to cinchona, or to the plants that	   produce it.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinchonic \Cin*chon"ic\, a.	   Belonging to, or obtained from, cinchona. --Mayne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinchonidine \Cin*chon"i*dine\, n. [From {Cinchona}.] (Chem.)	   One of the quinine group of alkaloids, found especially in	   red cinchona bark. It is a white crystalline substance,	   {C19H22N2O}, with a bitter taste and qualities similar to,	   but weaker than, quinine; -- sometimes called also	   {cinchonidia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinchonine \Cin"cho*nine\, n. [From {Cinchona}: cf. F.	   cinchonine.] (Chem.)	   One of the quinine group of alkaloids isomeric with and	   resembling cinchonidine; -- called also {cinchonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinchonism \Cin"cho*nism\, n. [From {Cinchona}.] (Med.)	   A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use	   of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears,	   vertigo, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinchonize \Cin"cho*nize\, v. t.	   To produce cinchonism in; to poison with quinine or with	   cinchona.	   [1913 Webster]
Cincinnati epoch \Cin`cin*na"ti ep"och\ (Geol.)	   An epoch at the close of the American lower Silurian system.	   The rocks are well developed near Cincinnati, Ohio. The group	   includes the Hudson River and Lorraine shales of New York.	   [1913 Webster]
Cincinnus \Cin*cin"nus\, n.; pl. {-ni}. [Also {cicinus},	   {cicinnus}.] [L., a curl of hair.] (Bot.)	   A form of monochasium in which the lateral branches arise	   alternately on opposite sides of the false axis; -- called	   also {scorpioid cyme}. -- {Cin*cin"nal}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cinclidae \Cinclidae\ n.	   a natural family of birds comprising the water ouzels, also	   called dippers, which dive under water in flowing streams.	   Syn: family {Cinclidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cinclus \Cinclus\ n.	   the type genus of the bird family {Cinclidae}. It includes	   the water ouzels {Cinclus aquaticus} of Europe and {Cinclus	   mexicanus} of western North America.	   Syn: genus {Cinclus}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cincture \Cinc"ture\, n. [L. cinctura, fr. cingere, cinctum, to	   gird.]	   1. A belt, a girdle, or something worn round the body, -- as	      by an ecclesiastic for confining the alb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which encompasses or incloses; an inclosure. "Within	      the cincture of one wall." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The fillet, listel, or band next to the apophyge	      at the extremity of the shaft of a column.	      [1913 Webster]
Cinctured \Cinc"tured\, n.	   Having or wearing a cincture or girdle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinder \Cin"der\ (s[i^]n"d[~e]r), n. [AS. sinder slag, dross;	   akin to Icel. sindr dross, Sw. sinder, G. sinter, D. sintel;	   perh. influenced by F. cendre ashes, fr. L. cinis. Cf.	   {Sinter}.]	   1. Partly burned or vitrified coal, or other combustible, in	      which fire is extinct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hot coal without flame; an ember. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A scale thrown off in forging metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The slag of a furnace, or scoriaceous lava from a volcano.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 which melted cinder flows out.	      [1913 Webster]
Cindery \Cin"der*y\, a.	   Resembling, or composed of, cinders; full of cinders.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinefaction \Cin`e*fac"tion\, n. [LL. cinefactio: L. cinis ashes	   + facere to make: cf. F. cin['e]faction.]	   incineration; reduction to ashes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
cine-film \cine-film\ n.	   photographic film several hundred feet long and wound on a	   spool, used in a movie camera.	   Syn: motion-picture film, movie film.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cinema \cinema\ n.	   1. the art of creating motion pictures; as, this story would	      be good cinema; -- often used in the phrase {the cinema}.	   Syn: the film.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a theater where motion pictures are shown.	   Syn: movie theater, movie theatre, movie house, picture	        palace.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. same as {motion picture}. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [PJC] Cinematic
Cinematic \Cin`e*mat"ic\, Cinematical \Cin`e*mat"ic*al\, a.	   1. See {Kinematic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the cinema; as, cinematic	      entertainment.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cinematics \Cin`e*mat"ics\, n. sing.	   See {Kinematics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinematograph \Cin`e*mat"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, motion +	   -graph.]	   1. an older name for a {movie projector}, a machine,	      combining magic lantern and kinetoscope features, for	      projecting on a screen a series of pictures, moved rapidly	      (25 to 50 frames per second) and intermittently before an	      objective lens, and producing by persistence of vision the	      illusion of continuous motion; a moving-picture projector;	      also, any of several other machines or devices producing	      moving pictorial effects. Other older names for the {movie	      projector} are {animatograph}, {biograph}, {bioscope},	      {electrograph}, {electroscope}, {kinematograph},	      {kinetoscope}, {veriscope}, {vitagraph}, {vitascope},	      {zoogyroscope}, {zoopraxiscope}, etc.	            The cinematograph, invented by Edison in 1894, is	            the result of the introduction of the flexible film	            into photography in place of glass.   --Encyc. Brit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A camera for taking chronophotographs for exhibition by	      the instrument described above.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cinematographer \Cin`e*ma*tog"ra*pher\, n.	   1. One who takes motion pictures with a movie camera,	      especially one expert in the art.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. one who exhibits motion pictures; an operator of a motion	      picture projector; a projectionist.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] -- {Cin`e*mat`o*graph"ic}, a. --	      {Cin`e*mat`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cinemograph \Ci*ne"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? motion + -graph.]	   An integrating anemometer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cineraceous \Cin`er*a"ceous\, a. [L. cineraceus, fr. cinis	   ashes.]	   Like ashes; ash-colored; cinereous.	   [1913 Webster]
Cineraria \Cin`e*ra"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. LL. cinerarius pert. to	   ashes, fr. cinis ashes. So called from the ash-colored down	   on the leaves.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an genus of free-flowering composite plants, mostly	   from South Africa. Several species are cultivated for	   ornament.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinerary \Cin"er*a*ry\, a. [L. cinerarius, fr. cinis ashes.]	   Pertaining to ashes; containing ashes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cinerary urns}, vessels used by the ancients to preserve the	      ashes of the dead when burned.	      [1913 Webster]
Cineration \Cin`er*a"tion\, n. [L. cinis ashes: cf. F.	   cin['e]ration.]	   The reducing of anything to ashes by combustion; cinefaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinereous \Ci*ne"re*ous\, a. [L. cinereus, fr. cinis ashes.]	   Like ashes; ash-colored; grayish.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinerescent \Cin`er*es"cent\, a.	   Somewhat cinereous; of a color somewhat resembling that of	   wood ashes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cineritious \Cin`er*i"tious\, a. [L. cineritius, cinericius, fr.	   cinis ashes.]	   Like ashes; having the color of ashes, -- as the cortical	   substance of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinerulent \Ci*ner"u*lent\, a.	   Full of ashes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cingalese \Cin`ga*lese"\, n. sing. & pl. [Cf. F. Cingalais.]	   A native or natives of Ceylon descended from its primitive	   inhabitants; also (sing.), the language of the Cingalese. --	   a. Of or pertaining to the Cingalese. [Written also	   {Singhalese}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ceylonese is applied to the inhabitants of the island	         in general.	         [1913 Webster]
Cingle \Cin"gle\, n. [L. cingula, cingulum, fr. cingere to	   gird.]	   A girth. [R.] See {Surcingle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cingulum \Cin"gu*lum\, n. [L., a girdle.] (Zool.)	   (a) A distinct girdle or band of color; a raised spiral line	       as seen on certain univalve shells.	   (b) The clitellus of earthworms.	   (c) The base of the crown of a tooth.	       [1913 Webster]
Cinnabar \Cin"na*bar\, n. [L. cinnabaris, Gr. ?; prob. of	   Oriental origin; cf. Per. qinb[=a]r, Hind. shangarf.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Min.) Red sulphide of mercury, occurring in brilliant red	      crystals, and also in red or brown amorphous masses. It is	      used in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The artificial red sulphide of mercury used as a pigment;	      vermilion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cinnabar Gr[ae]corum}. [L. Graecorum, gen. pl., of the	      Greeks.] (Med.) Same as {Dragon's blood}.	   {Green cinnabar}, a green pigment consisting of the oxides of	      cobalt and zinc subjected to the action of fire.	   {Hepatic cinnabar} (Min.), an impure cinnabar of a	      liver-brown color and submetallic luster.	      [1913 Webster]
Cinnabarine \Cin"na*ba*rine\, a. [Cf. F. cinabarin.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, cinnabar; consisting of	   cinnabar, or containing it; as, cinnabarine sand.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinnamene \Cin"na*mene\, n. [From {Cinnamic}.] (Chem.)	   Styrene (which was formerly called cinnamene because obtained	   from cinnamic acid). See {Styrene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinnamic \Cin*nam"ic\, a. [From {Cinnamon}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, cinnamon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cinnamic acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, odorless	      substance. {C6H5.C2H2C2H2.CO2H}, formerly obtained from	      storax and oil of cinnamon, now made from certain benzene	      derivatives in large quantities, and used for the	      artificial production of indigo.	      [1913 Webster]
Cinnamomic \Cin`na*mom"ic\, a. [L. cinnamomum cinnamon.] (Chem.)	   See {Cinnamic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinnamon \Cin"na*mon\, n. [Heb. qinn[=a]m[=o]n; cf. Gr. ?, ?,	   cinnamomum, cinnamon. The Heb. word itself seems to have been	   borrowed from some other language; cf. Malay k[=a]j[=u]	   m[=a]nis sweet wood.]	   (a) The inner bark of the shoots of {Cinnamomum Zeylanicum},	       a tree growing in Ceylon. It is aromatic, of a moderately	       pungent taste, and is one of the best cordial,	       carminative, and restorative spices.	   (b) Cassia.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Cinnamon stone} (Min.), a variety of garnet, of a cinnamon	      or hyacinth red color, sometimes used in jewelry.	   {Oil of cinnamon}, a colorless aromatic oil obtained from	      cinnamon and cassia, and consisting essentially of	      cinnamic aldehyde, {C6H5.C2H2.CHO}.	   {Wild cinnamon}. See {Canella}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cinnamone \Cin"na*mone\, n. [Cinnamic + -one.]	   A yellow crystalline substance, {(C6H5.C2H2)2CO}, the ketone	   of cinnamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinnamyl \Cin"na*myl\, n. [Cinnamic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical, {(C6H5.C2H2)2C}, of cinnamic	   compounds. [Formerly written also {cinnamule}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cinnoline \Cin"no*line\, n. [Cinnamic + quinoline.]	   A nitrogenous organic base, {C8H6N2}, analogous to quinoline,	   obtained from certain complex diazo compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinque \Cinque\, n. [F. cinq, fr. L. quinque five. See {Five}.]	   Five; the number five in dice or cards.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinquecentist \Cin`que*cen"tist\, n.	   1. An Italian of the sixteenth century, esp. a poet or	      artist.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A student or imitator of the art or literature of the	      Cinquecento.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cinquecento \Cin`que*cen"to\, n. & a. [It., five hundred,	   abbrev. for fifteen hundred. The Cinquecento style was so	   called because it arose after the year 1500.]	   The sixteenth century, when applied to Italian art or	   literature; as, the sculpture of the Cinquecento; Cinquecento	   style.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinquefoil \Cinque"foil`\, n. [Cinque five + foil, F. feuille	   leaf. See {Foil}.]	   1. (Bot.) The name of several different species of the genus	      {Potentilla}; -- also called {five-finger}, because of the	      resemblance of its leaves to the fingers of the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having five points or	      cups, used in windows, panels, etc. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Marsh cinquefoil}, the {Potentilla palustris}, a plant with	      purple flowers which grows in fresh-water marshes.	      [1913 Webster]
Cinque-pace \Cinque"-pace`\, n. [Cinque + pace.]	   A lively dance (called also {galliard}), the steps of which	   were regulated by the number five. [Obs.] --Nares. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinque Ports \Cinque" Ports`\ [Cinque + port.] (Eng. Hist.)	   Five English ports, to which peculiar privileges were	   anciently accorded; -- viz., Hastings, Romney, Hythe, Dover,	   and Sandwich; afterwards increased by the addition of	   Winchelsea, Rye, and some minor places.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Baron of the Cinque Ports}. See under {Baron}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cinque-spotted \Cinque"-spot`ted\, a.	   Five-spotted. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinter \Cin"ter\, n. [F. cintre.] (Arch.)	   See {Center}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cinura \Ci*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? To move + o'yra`	   tail.] (Zool.)	   The group of Thysanura which includes Lepisma and allied	   forms; the bristletails. See {Bristletail}, and {Lepisma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cion \Ci"on\, n. [OF. cion. See {Scion}.]	   See {Scion}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cion overruleth the stock; and the stock is but	         passive, and giveth aliment, but no motion, to the	         graft.                                   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Cipher \Ci"pher\, n. [OF. cifre zero, F. Chiffre figure (cf.	   Sp.cifra, LL. cifra), fr. Ar. [,c]ifrun, [,c]afrun, empty,	   cipher, zero, fr. [,c]afira to be empty. Cf. {Zero}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arith.) A character [0] which, standing by itself,	      expresses nothing, but when placed at the right hand of a	      whole number, increases its value tenfold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, has no weight or influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here he was a mere cipher.            --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A character in general, as a figure or letter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This wisdom began to be written in ciphers and	            characters and letters bearing the forms of	            creatures.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A combination or interweaving of letters, as the initials	      of a name; a device; a monogram; as, a painter's cipher,	      an engraver's cipher, etc. The cut represents the initials	      N. W.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A private alphabet, system of characters, or other mode of	      writing, contrived for the safe transmission of secrets;	      also, a writing in such characters.	      [1913 Webster]	            His father . . . engaged him when he was very young	            to write all his letters to England in cipher. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cipher key}, a key to assist in reading writings in cipher.	      [1913 Webster]	Cipher \Ci"pher\, a.	   Of the nature of a cipher; of no weight or influence. "Twelve	   cipher bishops." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Cipher \Ci"pher\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ciphered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ciphering}.]	   To use figures in a mathematical process; to do sums in	   arithmetic.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T was certain he could write and cipher too.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Cipher \Ci"pher\, v. t.	   1. To write in occult characters.	      [1913 Webster]	            His notes he ciphered with Greek characters.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get by ciphering; as, to cipher out the answer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To decipher. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To designate by characters. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cipherer \Ci"pher*er\, n.	   One who ciphers.	   [1913 Webster]
Cipherhood \Ci"pher*hood\, n.	   Nothingness. [R.] --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cipolin \Cip"o*lin\, n. [It. cippollino, prop., a little onion,	   fr. cipolla onion (cf. E. cibol). So called because its veins	   consist, like onions, of different strata, one lying upon	   another.] (Min.)	   A whitish marble, from Rome, containiing pale greenish zones.	   It consists of calcium carbonate, with zones and cloudings of	   talc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cippus \Cip"pus\, n.; pl. {Cippi}. [L., stake, post.]	   A small, low pillar, square or round, commonly having an	   inscription, used by the ancients for various purposes, as	   for indicating the distances of places, for a landmark, for	   sepulchral inscriptions, etc. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Circ \Circ\, n. [See {Circus}.]	   An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus. [R.] --T.	   Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
circa \cir"ca\ (s[~e]r"k[.a]), adv., prep. [L.]	   Approximately; about; commonly abbreviated {ca.}; -- used	   especially before dates and numerical measures; as, he was	   born circa 1650; ca. 50 feet high.	   Syn: ca.	        [PJC]
Circar \Cir*car"\, n. [See {Sircar}.]	   A district, or part of a province. See {Sircar}. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Circassian \Cir*cas"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Circassia, in Asia. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Circassia.	   [1913 Webster]
Circean \Cir*ce"an\, a. [L. Circaeus.]	   Having the characteristics of Circe, daughter of Sol and	   Perseis, a mythological enchantress, who first charmed her	   victims and then changed them to the forms of beasts;	   pleasing, but noxious; as, a Circean draught.	   [1913 Webster] Circensial
Circensial \Cir*cen"sial\, Circensian \Cir*cen"sian\, a. [L.	   Circensis, ludi Circenses, the games in the Circus Maximus.]	   Of or pertaining to, or held in, the Circus, In Rome.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pleasure of the Circensian shows.    --Holyday.	   [1913 Webster]
Circinal \Cir"ci*nal\, a. [Gr. ? a circle.] (Bot.)	   Circinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Circinate \Cir"ci*nate\, a. [L. circinatus, p. p. of circinare	   to make round, fr. circinus a pair of compasses, from Gr. ? a	   circle.] (Bot.)	   Rolled together downward, the tip occupying the center; -- a	   term used in reference to foliation or leafing, as in ferns.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	Circinate \Cir"ci*nate\, v. t.	   To make a circle around; to encompass. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Circination \Cir`ci*na"tion\, n. [L. circinatio circle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An orbicular motion. [Obs.] --bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circle; a concentric layer. [Obs.] "The circinations and	      spherical rounds of onions." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Circle \Cir"cle\ (s[~e]r"k'l), n. [OE. cercle, F. cercle, fr. L.	   circulus (Whence also AS. circul), dim. of circus circle,	   akin to Gr. kri`kos, ki`rkos, circle, ring. Cf. {Circus},	   {Circum-}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A plane figure, bounded by a single curve line called its	      circumference, every part of which is equally distant from	      a point within it, called the center.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The line that bounds such a figure; a circumference; a	      ring.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) An instrument of observation, the graduated limb	      of which consists of an entire circle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When it is fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is	         called a {mural circle}; when mounted with a telescope	         on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a	         {meridian circle} or {transit circle}; when involving	         the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a	         {reflecting circle}; and when that of repeating an	         angle several times continuously along the graduated	         limb, a {repeating circle}.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A round body; a sphere; an orb.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth.	                                                  --Is. xi. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Compass; circuit; inclosure.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the circle of this forest.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A company assembled, or conceived to assemble, about a	      central point of interest, or bound by a common tie; a	      class or division of society; a coterie; a set.	      [1913 Webster]	            As his name gradually became known, the circle of	            his acquaintance widened.             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A circular group of persons; a ring.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A series ending where it begins, and repeating itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus in a circle runs the peasant's pain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Logic) A form of argument in which two or more unproved	      statements are used to prove each other; inconclusive	      reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            That heavy bodies descend by gravity; and, again,	            that gravity is a quality whereby a heavy body	            descends, is an impertinent circle and teaches	            nothing.                              --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Indirect form of words; circumlocution. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Has he given the lie,	             In circle, or oblique, or semicircle. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A territorial division or district.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note:	   {The Circles of the Holy Roman Empire}, ten in number, were	      those principalities or provinces which had seats in the	      German Diet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Azimuth circle}. See under {Azimuth}.	   {Circle of altitude} (Astron.), a circle parallel to the	      horizon, having its pole in the zenith; an almucantar.	   {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve}	      (Below).	   {Circle of declination}. See under {Declination}.	   {Circle of latitude}.	       (a) (Astron.) A great circle perpendicular to the plane	           of the ecliptic, passing through its poles.	       (b) (Spherical Projection) A small circle of the sphere	           whose plane is perpendicular to the axis.	   {Circles of longitude}, lesser circles parallel to the	      ecliptic, diminishing as they recede from it.	   {Circle of perpetual apparition}, at any given place, the	      boundary of that space around the elevated pole, within	      which the stars never set. Its distance from the pole is	      equal to the latitude of the place.	   {Circle of perpetual occultation}, at any given place, the	      boundary of the space around the depressed pole, within	      which the stars never rise.	   {Circle of the sphere}, a circle upon the surface of the	      sphere, called a great circle when its plane passes	      through the center of the sphere; in all other cases, a	      small circle.	   {Diurnal circle}. See under {Diurnal}.	   {Dress circle}, a gallery in a theater, generally the one	      containing the prominent and more expensive seats.	   {Druidical circles} (Eng. Antiq.), a popular name for certain	      ancient inclosures formed by rude stones circularly	      arranged, as at Stonehenge, near Salisbury.	   {Family circle}, a gallery in a theater, usually one	      containing inexpensive seats.	   {Horary circles} (Dialing), the lines on dials which show the	      hours.	   {Osculating circle of a curve} (Geom.), the circle which	      touches the curve at some point in the curve, and close to	      the point more nearly coincides with the curve than any	      other circle. This circle is used as a measure of the	      curvature of the curve at the point, and hence is called	      circle of curvature.	   {Pitch circle}. See under {Pitch}.	   {Vertical circle}, an azimuth circle.	   {Voltaic circuit} or {Voltaic circle}. See under {Circuit}.	      	   {To square the circle}. See under {Square}.	   Syn: Ring; circlet; compass; circuit; inclosure.	        [1913 Webster]	Circle \Cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Circling}.] [OE. cerclen, F. cercler, fr. L. circulare to	   make round. See {Circle}, n., and cf. {Circulate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move around; to revolve around.	      [1913 Webster]	            Other planets circle other suns.      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To encompass, as by a circle; to surround; to inclose; to	      encircle. --Prior. Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their heads are circled with a short turban.	                                                  --Dampier.	      [1913 Webster]	            So he lies, circled with evil.        --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To circle in}, to confine; to hem in; to keep together; as,	      to circle bodies in. --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	Circle \Cir"cle\, v. i.	   To move circularly; to form a circle; to circulate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy name shall circle round the gaping through.	                                                  --Byron.	   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Circled \Cir"cled\, a.	   Having the form of a circle; round. "Monthly changes in her	   circled orb." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Circler \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}, a. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Circlet \Cir"clet\, n.	   1. A little circle; esp., an ornament for the person, having	      the form of a circle; that which encircles, as a ring, a	      bracelet, or a headband.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her fair locks in circlet be enrolled. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A round body; an orb. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fairest of stars . . . that crown'st the smiling	            morn	            With thy bright circlet.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A circular piece of wood put under a dish at table. [Prov.	      Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Circocele \Cir"co*cele\, n.	   See {Cirsocele}.	   [1913 Webster]
Circuit \Cir"cuit\, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr.	   circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to	   go.]	   1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle	      or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the	      earth round the sun. --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the	      measure of a line round an area.	      [1913 Webster]	            The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1,800 miles.	                                                  --J. Stow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.	      [1913 Webster]	            The golden circuit on my head.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits.	      [1913 Webster]	            A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in	      the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a	      preacher.	      [1913 Webster]	   6.	      (a) (Law) A certain division of a state or country,	          established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for	          the administration of justice. --Bouvier.	      (b) (Methodist Church) A district in which an itinerant	          preacher labors.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. Circumlocution. [Obs.] "Thou hast used no circuit of	      words." --Huloet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circuit court} (Law), a court which sits successively in	      different places in its circuit (see {Circuit}, 6). In the	      United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly	      presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a	      special circuit judge, together with the judge of the	      district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory	      limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal	      cognizance. Some of the individual States also have	      circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction	      of the same class, in matters of State cognizance.	   {Circuit of action} or {Circuity of action} (Law), a longer	      course of proceedings than is necessary to attain the	      object in view.	   {To make a circuit}, to go around; to go a roundabout way.	   {Voltaic circle} or {Galvanic circle} or {Voltaic circuit} or	   {Galvanic circuit}, a continous electrical communication	      between the two poles of a battery; an arrangement of	      voltaic elements or couples with proper conductors, by	      which a continuous current of electricity is established.	      [1913 Webster]	Circuit \Cir"cuit\, v. i.	   To move in a circle; to go round; to circulate. [Obs.] --J.	   Philips.	   [1913 Webster]	Circuit \Cir"cuit\, v. t.	   To travel around. [Obs.] "Having circuited the air." --T.	   Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
circuit breaker \cir"cuit break"er\, n. (Elec.)	   A device contained within an electrical circuit designed to	   interrupt the circuit when the current exceeds a preset	   value; it is sometimes called a {contact breaker}. Its	   function is to prevent fire or damage to the circuit or the	   devices on the circuit which could be caused by excess	   current, such as that caused by a short-circuit. It differs	   from a {fuse} in not having a conducting element which melts	   (see 2nd {fuse}, n.). Circuit breakers are designed to be	   easily reset, i. e. to reclose the circuit after it has been	   opened by the circuit breaker; this is usually accomplished	   by simply moving a switch back and forth. They are commonly	   used in buildings to protect individual electrical lines, and	   are often contained in groups within a box called a circuit	   breaker panel, which divides the current from a main	   electrical line into multiple circuits each protected by a	   separate circuit breaker. Less commonly they may be found on	   individual devices.	   [PJC]
Circuiteer \Cir`cuit*eer"\, n.	   A circuiter. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Circuiter \Cir"cuit*er\, n.	   One who travels a circuit, as a circuit judge. [R.] --R.	   Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Circuition \Cir`cu*i"tion\, n. [L. circuitio. See {Circuit}.]	   The act of going round; circumlocution. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Circuitous \Cir*cu"i*tous\, a. [LL. circuitosus.]	   Going round in a circuit; roundabout; indirect; as, a	   circuitous road; a circuitous manner of accomplishing an end.	   -- {Cir*cu"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Cir*cu"i*tous*ness}, n.	   Syn: Tortuous; winding; sinuous; serpentine.	        [1913 Webster]
Circuity \Cir*cu"i*ty\, n.	   A going round in a circle; a course not direct; a roundabout	   way of proceeding.	   [1913 Webster]
Circulable \Cir"cu*la*ble\, a.	   That may be circulated.	   [1913 Webster]
Circular \Cir"cu*lar\, a. [L. circularis, fr. circulus circle:	   cf. F. circulaire. See {Circle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In the form of, or bounded by, a circle; round.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. repeating itself; ending in itself; reverting to the point	      of beginning; hence, illogical; inconclusive; as, circular	      reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adhering to a fixed circle of legends; cyclic; hence,	      mean; inferior. See {Cyclic poets}, under {Cyclic}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had Virgil been a circular poet, and closely adhered	            to history, how could the Romans have had Dido?	                                                  --Dennis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Addressed to a circle, or to a number of persons having a	      common interest; circulated, or intended for circulation;	      as, a circular letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A proclamation of Henry III., . . . doubtless	            circular throughout England.          --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Perfect; complete. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man so absolute and circular	            In all those wished-for rarities that may take	            A virgin captive.                     --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circular are}, any portion of the circumference of a circle.	      	   {Circular cubics} (Math.), curves of the third order which	      are imagined to pass through the two circular points at	      infinity.	   {Circular functions}. (Math.) See under {Function}.	   {Circular instruments}, mathematical instruments employed for	      measuring angles, in which the graduation extends round	      the whole circumference of a circle, or 360[deg].	   {Circular lines}, straight lines pertaining to the circle, as	      sines, tangents, secants, etc.	   {Circular note}{ or Circular letter}.	      (a) (Com.) See under {Credit}.	      (b) (Diplomacy) A letter addressed in identical terms to a	          number of persons.	   {Circular numbers} (Arith.), those whose powers terminate in	      the same digits as the roots themselves; as 5 and 6, whose	      squares are 25 and 36. --Bailey. --Barlow.	   {Circular points at infinity} (Geom.), two imaginary points	      at infinite distance through which every circle in the	      plane is, in the theory of curves, imagined to pass.	   {Circular polarization}. (Min.) See under {Polarization}.	   {Circular sailing} or {Globular sailing} (Naut.), the method	      of sailing by the arc of a great circle.	   {Circular saw}. See under {Saw}.	      [1913 Webster]	Circular \Cir"cu*lar\, n. [Cf. (for sense 1) F. circulaire,	   lettre circulaire. See {Circular}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A circular letter, or paper, usually printed, copies of	      which are addressed or given to various persons; as, a	      business circular.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sleeveless cloak, cut in circular form.	      [1913 Webster]
Circularity \Cir`cu*lar"i*ty\, n. [LL. circularitas.]	   The quality or state of being circular; a circular form.	   [1913 Webster]
circular-knit \circular-knit\ adj.	   knit on a circular form so as to have no seams; -- said of	   stockings.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Circularly \Cir"cu*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a circular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Circulary \Cir"cu*la*ry\, a.	   Circular; illogical. [Obs. & .] "Cross and circulary	   speeches." --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Circulate \Cir"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Circulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Circulating}.] [L. circulatus, p. p. of	   circulare, v. t., to surround, make round, circulari, v. i.,	   to gather into a circle. See {Circle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move in a circle or circuitously; to move round and	      return to the same point; as, the blood circulates in the	      body. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass from place to place, from person to person, or	      from hand to hand; to be diffused; as, money circulates; a	      story circulates.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circulating decimal}. See {Decimal}.	   {Circulating library}, a library whose books are loaned to	      the public, usually at certain fixed rates.	   {Circulating medium}. See {Medium}.	      [1913 Webster]	Circulate \Cir"cu*late\, v. t.	   To cause to pass from place to place, or from person to	   person; to spread; as, to circulate a report; to circulate	   bills of credit.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Circulating pump}. See under {Pump}.	   Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; disseminate.	        [1913 Webster]
circulating \circulating\ adj.	   1. moving or flowing in a circuit and returning to the same	      point; as, steam circulating through the pipes; the	      circulating thyroid hormones.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. passing from one to another. [prenominal]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Circulation \Cir`cu*la"tion\, n. [L. circulatio: cf. F.	   circulation.]	   1. The act of moving in a circle, or in a course which brings	      the moving body to the place where its motion began.	      [1913 Webster]	            This continual circulation of human things. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of passing from place to place or person to	      person; free diffusion; transmission.	      [1913 Webster]	            The true doctrines of astronomy appear to have had	            some popular circulation.             --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Currency; circulating coin; notes, bills, etc., current	      for coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The extent to which anything circulates or is circulated;	      the measure of diffusion; as, the circulation of a	      newspaper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular	      system, by which it is brought into close relations with	      almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the	      movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Circulative \Cir"cu*la*tive\, a.	   Promoting circulation; circulating. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Circulator \Cir"cu*la`tor\, n. [Cf. L. circulator a peddler.]	   One who, or that which, circulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Circulatorious \Cir`cu*la*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Travelling from house to house or from town to town;	   itinerant. [Obs.] "Circulatorious jugglers." --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Circulatory \Cir"cu*la*to*ry\, a. [L. circulatorius pert. to a	   mountebank: cf. F. circulatoire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Circular; as, a circulatory letter. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Circulating, or going round. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Subserving the purposes of circulation; as,	      circulatory organs; of or pertaining to the organs of	      circulation; as, circulatory diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	Circulatory \Cir"cu*la*to*ry\, n.	   A chemical vessel consisting of two portions unequally	   exposed to the heat of the fire, and with connecting pipes or	   passages, through which the fluid rises from the overheated	   portion, and descends from the relatively colder, maintaining	   a circulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Circulet \Cir"cu*let\, n.	   A circlet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Circuline \Cir"cu*line\, a.	   Proceeding in a circle; circular. [Obs.] "With motion	   circuline". --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Circum- \Cir"cum-\ [Akin to circle, circus.]	   A Latin preposition, used as a prefix in many English words,	   and signifying around or about.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumagitate \Cir`cum*ag"i*tate\, v. t. [Pref. circum +	   agitate.]	   To agitate on all sides. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumambage \Cir`cum*am"bage\, n. [Pref. circum- + ambage, obs.	   sing. of ambages.]	   A roundabout or indirect course; indirectness. [Obs.] --S.	   Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumambiency \Cir`cum*am"bi*en*cy\, n.	   The act of surrounding or encompassing. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumambient \Cir`cum*am"bi*ent\, a. [Pref. circum- + ambient.]	   Surrounding; inclosing or being on all sides; encompassing.	   "The circumambient heaven." --J. Armstrong.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumambulate \Cir`cum*am"bu*late\, v. t. [L. circumambulatus,	   p. p. of circumambulare to walk around; circum + ambulare.	   See {Ambulate}.]	   To walk round about. -- {Cir`cum*am`bu*la"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumbendibus \Cir`cum*bend"i*bus\, n.	   A roundabout or indirect way. [Jocular] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumcenter \Cir`cum*cen"ter\, n. (Geom.)	   The center of a circle that circumscribes a triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumcise \Cir"cum*cise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumcised}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Circumcising}.] [L. circumcisus, p. p. of	   circumcidere to cut around, to circumcise; circum + caedere	   to cut; akin to E. c[ae]sura, homicide, concise, and prob. to	   shed, v. t.]	   1. To cut off the prepuce of foreskin of, in the case of	      males, and the internal labia of, in the case of females.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) To purify spiritually.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumciser \Cir"cum*ci`ser\, n.	   One who performs circumcision. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumcision \Cir`cum*cision\, n. [L. circumcisio.]	   1. The act of cutting off the prepuce or foreskin of males,	      or the internal labia of females.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The circumcision of males is practiced as a religious	         rite by the Jews, Mohammedans, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.)	      (a) The Jews, as a circumcised people.	      (b) Rejection of the sins of the flesh; spiritual	          purification, and acceptance of the Christian faith.	          [1913 Webster]
Circumclusion \Cir`cum*clu"sion\, n. [L. circumcludere, -clusum,	   to inclose.]	   Act of inclosing on all sides. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Circumcursation \Cir`cum*cur*sa"tion\, n. [L. circumcursare,	   -satum, to run round about.]	   The act of running about; also, rambling language. [Obs.]	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumdenudation \Cir`cum*den`u*da"tion\, n. [Pref. circum- +	   denudation.] (Geol.)	   Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hills of circumdenudation}, hills which have been produced	      by surface erosion; the elevations which have been left,	      after denudation of a mass of high ground. --Jukes.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumduce \Cir`cum*duce"\, v. t. [See {Circumduct}.] (Scots	   Law)	   To declare elapsed, as the time allowed for introducing	   evidence. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumduct \Cir`cum*duct"\, v. t. [L. circumductus, p. p. of	   circumducere to lead around; circum + ducere to lead.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lead about; to lead astray. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To contravene; to nullify; as, to circumduct acts of	      judicature. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumduction \Cir`cum*duc"tion\, n. [L. circumductio.]	   1. A leading about; circumlocution. [R.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An annulling; cancellation. [R.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) The rotation of a limb round an imaginary axis,	      so as to describe a conical surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumesophagal \Cir`cum*e*soph"a*gal\, a. [Pref. circum- +	   esophagal.] (Anat.)	   Surrounding the esophagus; -- in (Zool.) said of the nerve	   commissures and ganglia of arthropods and mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumesophageal \Cir`cum*e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Circumesophagal.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumfer \Cir"cum*fer\, v. t. [L. circumferre; circum- + ferre	   to bear. See 1st {Bear}.]	   To bear or carry round. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, n. [L. circumferentia.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The line that goes round or encompasses a circular figure;	      a periphery. --Millon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circle; anything circular.	      [1913 Webster]	            His ponderous shield . . .	            Behind him cast. The broad circumference	            Hung on his shoulders like the moon.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The external surface of a sphere, or of any orbicular	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	Circumference \Cir*cum"fer*ence\, v. t.	   To include in a circular space; to bound. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumferential \Cir*cum`fer*en"tial\, a. [LL.	   circumferentialis.]	   Pertaining to the circumference; encompassing; encircling;	   circuitous. --Parkhurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumferentially \Cir*cum`fer*en"tial*ly\, adv.	   So as to surround or encircle.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumferentor \Cir*cum`fer*en"tor\, n. [See {Circumfer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A surveying instrument, for taking horizontal angles and	      bearings; a surveyor's compass. It consists of a compass	      whose needle plays over a circle graduated to 360[deg],	      and of a horizontal brass bar at the ends of which are	      standards with narrow slits for sighting, supported on a	      tripod by a ball and socket joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A graduated wheel for measuring tires; a tire circle.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumflant \Cir"cum*flant\, a. [L. circumflans, p. pr. of	   circumflare.]	   Blowing around. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumflect \Cir"cum*flect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Circumflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumflecting}.] [L.	   circumflectere. See {Circumflex}.]	   1. To bend around.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with the circumflex accent, as a vowel. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Circumflection \Cir`cum*flec"tion\, n.	   See {Circumflexion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumflex \Cir"cum*flex\, n. [L. circumflexus a bending round,	   fr. circumflectere, circumflexum, to bend or turn about;	   circum + flectere to bend. See {Flexible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wave of the voice embracing both a rise and fall or a	      fall and a rise on the same a syllable. --Walker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A character, or accent, denoting in Greek a rise and of	      the voice on the same long syllable, marked thus [~ or ?];	      and in Latin and some other languages, denoting a long and	      contracted syllable, marked [? or ^]. See {Accent}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Circumflex \Cir"cum*flex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumflexed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumflexing}.]	   To mark or pronounce with a circumflex. --Walker.	   [1913 Webster]	Circumflex \Cir"cum*flex\, a. [Cf. L. circumflexus, p. p.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Moving or turning round; circuitous. [R.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Curved circularly; -- applied to several arteries	      of the hip and thigh, to arteries, veins, and a nerve of	      the shoulder, and to other parts.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumflexion \Cir`cum*flex"ion\, n.	   1. The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A winding about; a turning; a circuity; a fold.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumfluence \Cir*cum"flu*ence\, n.	   A flowing round on all sides; an inclosing with a fluid.	   [1913 Webster] Circumfluent
Circumfluent \Cir*cum"flu*ent\, Circumfluous \Cir*cum"flu*ous\,	   a. [L. circumfluere, p. pr. of circumfluere; circum + fluere	   to flow; also L. circumfluus.]	   Flowing round; surrounding in the manner of a fluid. "The	   deep, circumfluent waves." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] Circumforanean
Circumforanean \Cir`cum*fo*ra"ne*an\, Circumforaneous
\Cir`cum*fo*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. circumforaneus found in markets;	   circum + forum a market place.]	   Going about or abroad; walking or wandering from house to	   house. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumfulgent \Cir`cum*ful"gent\, a. [Pref. circum- + fulgent.]	   Shining around or about.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumfuse \Cir`cum*fuse"\, v. t. [L. circumfusus, p. p. of	   circumfundere to pour around; circum + fundere to pour.]	   To pour round; to spread round.	   [1913 Webster]	         His army circumfused on either wing.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumfusile \Cir`cum*fu"sile\, a. [Pref. circum- + L. fusilis	   fusil, a.]	   Capable of being poured or spread round. "Circumfusile gold."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumfusion \Cir`cum*fu"sion\, n. [L. circumfusio.]	   The act of pouring or spreading round; the state of being	   spread round. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumgestation \Cir`cum*ges*ta"tion\, n. [L. circumgestare to	   carry around; circum + gestare to carry.]	   The act or process of carrying about. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Circumgestation of the eucharist to be adored. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumgyrate \Cir`cum*gy"rate\, v. t. & i. [Pref. circum- +	   gyrate.]	   To roll or turn round; to cause to perform a rotary or	   circular motion. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumgyration \Cir`cum*gy*ra"tion\, n.	   The act of turning, rolling, or whirling round.	   [1913 Webster]	         A certain turbulent and irregular circumgyration.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumgyratory \Cir`cum*gy"ra*to*ry\, a.	   Moving in a circle; turning round. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumgyre \Cir`cum*gyre"\, v. i.	   To circumgyrate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Circumincession \Cir`cum*in*ces"sion\, n. [Pref. circum- + L.	   incedere, incessum, to walk.] (Theol.)	   The reciprocal existence in each other of the three persons	   of the Trinity.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumjacence \Cir`cum*ja"cence\, n.	   Condition of being circumjacent, or of bordering on every	   side.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumjacent \Cir`cum*ja"cent\, a. [L. circumjacens, p. pr. of	   circumjacere; circum + jac[=e]re to lie.]	   Lying round; bordering on every side. --T. Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumjovial \Cir`cum*jo"vi*al\, n. [Pref. circum- + L. Jupiter,	   gen. Jovis, Jove.]	   One of the moons or satellites of the planet Jupiter. [Obs.]	   --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumlittoral \Cir`cum*lit"to*ral\, a. [Pref. circum- + L.	   littus, littoris, shore; preferable form, litus, litoris.]	   Adjointing the shore.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumlocution \Cir`cum*lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. circumlocutio, fr.	   circumloqui, -locutus, to make use of circumlocution; circum	   + loqui to speak. See {Loquacious}.]	   The use of many words to express an idea that might be	   expressed by few; indirect or roundabout language; a	   periphrase.	   [1913 Webster]	         the plain Billingsgate way of calling names . . . would	         save abundance of time lost by circumlocution. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Circumlocution office}, a term of ridicule for a	      governmental office where business is delayed by passing	      through the hands of different officials.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumlocutional \Cir`cum*lo*cu"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to, or consisting of, circumlocutions; periphrastic;	   circuitous.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumlocutory \Cir`cum*loc"u*to*ry\, a.	   Characterised by circumlocution; periphrastic. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         The officials set to work in regular circumlocutory	         order.                                   --Chambers's	                                                  Journal.	   [1913 Webster]
Circummeridian \Cir`cum*me*rid"i*an\, a. [Pref. circum- +	   meridian.]	   About, or near, the meridian.	   [1913 Webster]
Circummure \Cir`cum*mure"\, v. t. [Pref. circum- + mure, v. t.]	   To encompass with a wall. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumnavigable \Cir`cum*nav"i*ga*ble\, a.	   Capable of being sailed round. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumnavigate \Cir`cum*nav"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Circumnavigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumnavigating}.] [L.	   circumnavigatus, p. p. of circumnavigare to sail round;	   circum + navigare to navigate.]	   To sail completely round.	   [1913 Webster]	         Having circumnavigated the whole earth.  --T. Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumnavigation \Cir`cum*nav`i*ga"tion\, n.	   The act of circumnavigating, or sailing round. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumnavigator \Cir`cum*nav"iga`tor\, n.	   One who sails round. --W. Guthrie.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumnutate \Cir`cum*nu"tate\, v. i. [Pref. circum- + nutate.]	   To pass through the stages of circumnutation.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumnutation \Cir`cum*nu*ta"tion\, n. (Bot.)	   The successive bowing or bending in different directions of	   the growing tip of the stems of many plants, especially seen	   in climbing plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumpolar \Cir`cum*po"lar\, a. [Pref. circum- + polar.]	   About the pole; -- applied to stars that revolve around the	   pole without setting; as, circumpolar stars.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumposition \Cir`cum*po*si"tion\, n. [L. circumpositio, fr.	   circumponere, - positium, to place around.]	   The act of placing in a circle, or round about, or the state	   of being so placed. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster] Circumrotary
Circumrotary \Cir`cum*ro"tary\, Circumrotatory
\Cir`cum*ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Pref. circum- + rotary, rotatory.]	   turning, rolling, or whirling round.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumrotate \Cir`cum*ro"tate\, v. t. & i. [L. circumrotare;	   circum + rotare to turn round.]	   To rotate about. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Circumrotation \Cir`cum*ro*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of rolling or revolving round, as a wheel;	   circumvolution; the state of being whirled round. --J.	   Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumscissile \Cir`cum*scis"sile\, a. [Pref. circum- +	   scissle.] (Bot.)	   Dehiscing or opening by a transverse fissure extending around	   (a capsule or pod). See Illust. of {Pyxidium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumscribable \Cir`cum*scrib"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being circumscribed.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumscribe \Cir`cum*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Circumscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumscribing}.] [L.	   circumscribere, -scriptum; circum + scribere to write, draw.	   See {Soribe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. to write or engrave around. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thereon is circumscribed this epitaph. --Ashmole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose within a certain limit; to hem in; to surround;	      to bound; to confine; to restrain.	      [1913 Webster]	            To circumscribe royal power.          --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) To draw a line around so as to touch at certain	      points without cutting. See {Inscribe}, 5.	   Syn: To bound; limit; restrict; confine; abridge; restrain;	        environ; encircle; inclose; encompass.	        [1913 Webster]
Circumscriber \Cir`cum*scrib"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, circumscribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumscriptible \Cir`cum*scrip"ti*ble\, a.	   Capable of being circumscribed or limited by bounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumscription \Cir`cum*scrip"tion\, n. [L. circumscriptio. See	   {Circumscribe}.]	   1. An inscription written around anything. [R.] --Ashmole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The exterior line which determines the form or magnitude	      of a body; outline; periphery. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited, by	      conditions or restraints; bound; confinement; limit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The circumscriptions of terrestrial nature.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would not my unhoused, free condition	            Put into circumscription and confine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumscriptive \Cir`cum*scrip"tive\, a.	   Circumscribing or tending to circumscribe; marcing the limits	   or form of.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumscriptively \Cir`cum*scrip"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a limited manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumscriptly \Cir"cum*script`ly\, adv.	   In a literal, limited, or narrow manner. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumspect \Cir"cum*spect\, a. [L. circumspectus, p. p. of	   circumspicere to look about one's self, to observe; circum +	   spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}.]	   Attentive to all the circumstances of a case or the probable	   consequences of an action; cautious; prudent; wary.	   Syn: See {Cautious}.	        [1913 Webster]
Circumspection \Cir`cum*spec"tion\, n. [L. circumspectio.]	   Attention to all the facts and circumstances of a case;	   caution; watchfulness.	   [1913 Webster]	         With silent circumspection, unespied.    --Milton.	   Syn: Caution; prudence; watchfulness; deliberation;	        thoughtfulness; wariness; forecast.	        [1913 Webster]
Circumspective \Cir`cum*spec"tive\	   (s[~e]r`k[u^]m*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v), a.	   Looking around every way; cautious; careful of consequences;	   watchful of danger. "Circumspective eyes." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumspectively \Cir`cum*spec"tive*ly\, adv.	   Circumspectly.	   [1913 Webster]
circumspectly \cir"cum*spect`ly\ (s[~e]r"k[u^]m*sp[e^]kt`l[y^]),	   adv.	   In a circumspect manner; cautiously; warily.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumspectness \Cir"cum*spect"ness\, n.	   Vigilance in guarding against evil from every quarter;	   caution.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Travel] forces circumspectness on those abroad, who at	         home are nursed in security.             --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
circumstance \cir"cum*stance\ (s[~e]r"k[u^]m*st[a^]ns), n. [L.	   circumstantia, fr. circumstans, -antis, p. pr. of circumstare	   to stand around; circum + stare to stand. See {Stand}.]	   1. That which attends, or relates to, or in some way affects,	      a fact or event; an attendant thing or state of things.	      [1913 Webster]	            The circumstances are well known in the country	            where they happened.                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An event; a fact; a particular incident.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sculptor had in his thoughts the conqueror	            weeping for new worlds, or the like circumstances in	            history.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Circumlocution; detail. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So without more circumstance at all	            I hold it fit that we shake hands and part. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Condition in regard to worldly estate; state of	      property; situation; surroundings.	      [1913 Webster]	            When men are easy in their circumstances, they are	            naturally enemies to innovations.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Not a circumstance}, of no account. [Colloq.]	   {Under the circumstances}, taking all things into	      consideration.	   Syn: Event; occurrence; incident; situation; condition;	        position; fact; detail; item. See {Event}.	        [1913 Webster]
Circumstance \Cir"cum*stance\, v. t.	   To place in a particular situation; to supply relative	   incidents.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poet took the matters of fact as they came down to	         him and circumstanced them, after his own manner.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumstanced \Cir"cum*stanced\ (s[~e]r"k[u^]m*st[a^]nst), p. a.	   1. Placed in a particular position or condition; situated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proposition is, that two bodies so circumstanced	            will balance each other.              --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Governed by events or circumstances. [Poetic & R.] "I must	      be circumstanced." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
circumstant \cir"cum*stant\ (s[~e]r"k[u^]m*st[a^]nt), a. [L.	   circumstans. See {Circumstance}.]	   Standing or placed around; surrounding. [R.] "Circumstant	   bodies." --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
circumstantiable \cir`cum*stan"tia*ble\	   (s[~e]r`k[u^]m*st[a^]n"sh[.a]*b'l) a.	   Capable of being circumstantiated. [Obs.] --Jer Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
circumstantial \cir`cum*stan"tial\ (s[~e]r`k[u^]m*st[a^]n"shal),	   a. [Cf. F. circonstanciel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting in, or pertaining to, circumstances or	      particular incidents.	      [1913 Webster]	            The usual character of human testimony is	            substantial truth under circumstantial variety.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incidental; relating to, but not essential.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must therefore distinguish between the essentials	            in religious worship . . . and what is merely	            circumstantial.                       --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abounding with circumstances; detailing or exhibiting all	      the circumstances; minute; particular.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tedious and circumstantial recitals.  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circumstantial evidence} (Law), evidence obtained from	      circumstances, which necessarily or usually attend facts	      of a particular nature, from which arises presumption.	      According to some authorities circumstantial is	      distinguished from positive evidence in that the latter is	      the testimony of eyewitnesses to a fact or the admission	      of a party; but the prevalent opinion now is that all such	      testimony is dependent on circumstances for its support.	      All testimony is more or less circumstantial. --Wharton.	   Syn: See {Minute}.	        [1913 Webster]
Circumstantial \Cir`cum*stan"tial\, n.	   Something incidental to the main subject, but of less	   importance; opposed to an essential; -- generally in the	   plural; as, the circumstantials of religion. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumstantiality \Cir`cum*stan`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state, characteristic, or quality of being	   circumstantial; particularity or minuteness of detail. "I	   will endeavor to describe with sufficient circumstantiality."	   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumstantially \Cir`cum*stan"tial*ly\, adv.	   1. In respect to circumstances; not essentially;	      accidentally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the fancy and intellect, the powers are only	            circumstantially different.           --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In every circumstance or particular; minutely.	      [1913 Webster]	            To set down somewhat circumstantially, not only the	            events, but the manner of my trials.  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumstantiate \Cir`cum*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Circumstantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumstantiating}.]	   [See {Circumstantiating} (?).]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To place in particular circumstances; to invest with	      particular accidents or adjuncts. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If the act were otherwise circumstantiated, it might	            will that freely which now it wills reluctantly.	                                                  --Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prove or confirm by circumstances; to enter into	      details concerning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither will time permint to circumstantiate these	            particulars, which I have only touched in the	            general.                              --State Trials	                                                  (1661).	      [1913 Webster]
Circumterraneous \Cir`cum*ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [Pref. circum- + L.	   terra earth.]	   Being or dwelling around the earth. "Circumterraneous	   demouns." --H. Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumundulate \Cir`cum*un"du*late\, v. t. [Pref. circum- +	   undulate.]	   To flow round, as waves. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Circumvallate \Cir`cum*val"late\, v. t. [L. circumvallatus, p.	   p. of circumvallare to surround with a wall; circum + vallare	   to wall, fr. vallum rampart.]	   To surround with a rampart or wall. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Circumvallate \Cir`cum*val"late\, a.	   1. Surrounded with a wall; inclosed with a rampart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Surrounded by a ridge or elevation; as, the	      circumvallate papill[ae], near the base of the tongue.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumvallation \Cir`cum*val*la"tion\, n. (Mil.)	      (a) The act of surrounding with a wall or rampart.	      (b) A line of field works made around a besieged place and	          the besieging army, to protect the camp of the	          besiegers against the attack of an enemy from without.	          [1913 Webster]
Circumvection \Cir`cum*vec"tion\, n. [L. circumvectio; circum +	   vehere to carry.]	   The act of carrying anything around, or the state of being so	   carried.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumvent \Cir`cum*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Circumvented};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Circumventing}.] [L. circumventis, p. p. of	   circumvenire, to come around, encompass, deceive; circum +	   venire to come, akin to E. come.]	   To gain advantage over by arts, stratagem, or deception; to	   decieve; to delude; to get around.	   [1913 Webster]	         I circumvented whom I could not gain.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumvention \Cir`cum*ven"tion\, n. [L. circumventio.]	   The act of prevailing over another by arts, address, or	   fraud; deception; fraud; imposture; delusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         A school in which he learns sly circumvention.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumventive \Cir`cum*vent"ive\, a.	   Tending to circumvent; deceiving by artifices; deluding.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumventor \Cir`cum*vent"or\, n. [L.]	   One who circumvents; one who gains his purpose by cunning.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumvest \Cir`cum*vest"\, v. t. [L. circumvestire; circum +	   vestire to clothe.]	   To cover round, as with a garment; to invest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Circumvested with much prejudice.        --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumvolant \Cir*cum"vo*lant\, a. [L. circumvolans, p. pr. See	   {Circumvolation}.]	   Flying around.	   [1913 Webster]	         The circumvolant troubles of humanity.   --G.	                                                  Macdonald.	   [1913 Webster]
Circumvolation \Cir`cum*vo*la"tion\, n. [L. circumvolate.	   -volatum, to fly around; circum + volare to fly.]	   The act of flying round. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Circumvolution \Cir`cum*vo*lu"tion\, n. [See {Circumvolve}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of rolling round; the state of being rolled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing rolled round another. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A roundabout procedure; a circumlocution.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had neither time nor temper for sentimental	            circumvolutions.                      --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Circumvolve \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 revolve; to put into a circular	   motion. --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]	Circumvolve \Cir`cum*volve"\, v. i.	   To roll round; to revolve.	   [1913 Webster]
Circus \Cir"cus\, n.; pl. {Circuses}. [L. circus circle, ring,	   circus (in sense 1). See {Circle}, and cf. {Cirque}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Roman Antiq.) A level oblong space surrounded on three	      sides by seats of wood, earth, or stone, rising in tiers	      one above another, and divided lengthwise through the	      middle by a barrier around which the track or course was	      laid out. It was used for chariot races, games, and public	      shows.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Circus Maximus at Rome could contain more than	         100,000 spectators. --Harpers' Latin Dict.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A circular inclosure for the exhibition of feats of	      horsemanship, acrobatic displays, etc. Also, the company	      of performers, with their equipage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Circuit; space; inclosure. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The narrow circus of my dungeon wall. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Cirl bunting \Cirl" bun`ting\ [Cf. It. cirlo.] (Zool.)	   A European bunting ({Emberiza cirlus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Cirque \Cirque\, n. [F., fr. L. circus.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A circle; a circus; a circular erection or arrangement of	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dismal cirque	            Of Druid stones upon a forlorn moor.  --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of circular valley in the side of a mountain,	      walled around by precipices of great height.	      [1913 Webster]
Cirrate \Cir"rate\, a. [L. cirratus having ringlets, fr. cirrus	   a curl.] (Zool.)	   Having cirri along the margin of a part or organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrhiferous \Cir*rhif"er*ous\, a.	   See {Cirriferous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrhose \Cir"rhose\, a.	   Same as {Cirrose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrhosis \Cir*rho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? orange-colored: cf.	   F. cirrhose. So called from the yellowish appearance which	   the diseased liver often presents when cut.] (Med.)	   A disease of the liver in which it usually becomes smaller in	   size and more dense and fibrous in consistence; hence	   sometimes applied to similar changes in other organs, caused	   by increase in the fibrous framework and decrease in the	   proper substance of the organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrhotic \Cir*rhot"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, caused by, or affected with, cirrhosis; as,	   cirrhotic degeneration; a cirrhotic liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrhous \Cir"rhous\, a.	   See {Cirrose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrhus \Cir"rhus\, n.	   Same as {Cirrus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirri \Cir"ri\, n. pl.	   See {Cirrus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirriferous \Cir*rif"er*ous\, a. [Cirrus + -ferous.]	   Bearing cirri, as many plants and animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirriform \Cir"ri*form\, a. [Cirrus + -form.] (Biol.)	   Formed like a cirrus or tendril; -- said of appendages of	   both animals and plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrigerous \Cir*rig"er*ous\, a. [Cirrus + -gerous.] (Biol.)	   Having curled locks of hair; supporting cirri, or hairlike	   appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrigrade \Cir"ri*grade\, a. [Cirrus + L. gradi to walk.]	   (Biol.)	   Moving or moved by cirri, or hairlike appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
cirio \cirio\ n.	   the candlewood of Mexico and couthwestern California ({Idria	   columnaris} or {Fouquieria columnaris}), having tall columnar	   stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers; --	   called also the {boojum tree}.	   Syn: boojum tree, {Fouquieria columnaris}, {Idria	        columnaris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cirriped \Cir"ri*ped\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Cirripedia.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirripedia \Cir`ri*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. cirrus curl +	   pes, pedis, foot.] (Zool.)	   An order of Crustacea including the barnacles. When adult,	   they have a calcareous shell composed of several pieces. From	   the opening of the shell the animal throws out a group of	   curved legs, looking like a delicate curl, whence the name of	   the group. See {Anatifa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrobranchiata \Cir`ro*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E.	   cirrus + L. branchiae gills.] (Zool.)	   A division of Mollusca having slender, cirriform appendages	   near the mouth; the Scaphopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirro-cumulus \Cir`ro-cu"mu*lus\, n. [Cirrus + cumulus.]	   (Meteor.)	   See under {Cloud}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrose \Cir"rose\, a. [See {Cirrus}.] (Bot.)	   (a) Bearing a tendril or tendrils; as, a cirrose leaf.	   (b) Resembling a tendril or cirrus. [Spelt also {cirrhose}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Cirrostomi \Cir`ros"to*mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E. cirrus + Gr. ?	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   The lowest group of vertebrates; -- so called from the cirri	   around the mouth; the Leptocardia. See {Amphioxus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirro-stratus \Cir`ro-stra"tus\, n. [Cirrus + stratus.]	   (Meteor.)	   See under {Cloud}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirrous \Cir"rous\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Cirrose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Tufted; -- said of certain feathers of birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Cirrus \Cir"rus\, n.; pl. {Cirri}. [L., lock, curl, ringlet.]	   [Also written {cirrhus}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A tendril or clasper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A soft tactile appendage of the mantle of many	          Mollusca, and of the parapodia of Annelida. Those near	          the head of annelids are Tentacular cirri; those of	          the last segment are caudal cirri.	      (b) The jointed, leglike organs of Cirripedia. See	          {Annelida}, and {Polych[ae]ta}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some of the inferior animals the cirri aid in	         locomotion; in others they are used in feeding; in the	         Annelida they are mostly organs of touch. Some cirri	         are branchial in function.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The external male organ of trematodes and some	      other worms, and of certain Mollusca.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Meteor.) See under {Cloud}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cirsocele \Cir"so*cele\, n. [Gr. ? a dilated vein + ? tumor.]	   (Med.)	   The varicose dilatation of the spermatic vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Cirsoid \Cir"soid\, a. [Gr. ? a dilated vein + -oid.] (Med.)	   Varicose.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cirsoid aneurism}, a disease of an artery in which it	      becomes dilated and elongated, like a varicose vein.	      [1913 Webster]
Cirsotomy \Cir*sot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a dilated vein + te`mnein to	   cut.] (Surg.)	   Any operation for the removal of varices by incision.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cis- \Cis-\	   A Latin preposition, sometimes used as a prefix in English	   words, and signifying on this side.	   [1913 Webster]
Cisalpine \Cis*al"pine\, a. [L. Cisalpinus; cis on this side +	   Alpinus Alpine.]	   On the hither side of the Alps with reference to Rome, that	   is, on the south side of the Alps; -- opposed to transalpine.	   [1913 Webster]
Cisatlantic \Cis`at*lan"tic\, a. [Pref. cis- + Atlantic.]	   On this side of the Atlantic Ocean; -- used of the eastern or	   the western side, according to the standpoint of the writer.	   --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Cisco \Cis"co\, n. (Zool.)	   The Lake herring ({Coregonus Artedi}), valuable food fish of	   the Great Lakes of North America. The name is also applied to	   {Coregonus Hoyi}, a related species of Lake Michigan.	   [1913 Webster]
Ciselure \Ci`se*lure"\, n. [F.]	   The process of chasing on metals; also, the work thus chased.	   --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Cisleithan \Cis*lei"than\, a. [Pref. cis- + Leitha.]	   On the Austrian side of the river Leitha; Austrian.	   [1913 Webster]
Cismontane \Cis*mon"tane\, a. [Pref. cis- + L. mons mountain.]	   On this side of the mountains. See under {Ultramontane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cispadane \Cis"pa*dane`\, a. [Pref. cis- + L. Padanus, pert. to	   the Padus or Po.]	   On the hither side of the river Po with reference to Rome;	   that is, on the south side.	   [1913 Webster]
Cissoid \Cis"soid\, n. [Gr. ? like ivy; ? ivy + e'i^dos form.]	   (Geom.)	   A curve invented by Diocles, for the purpose of solving two	   celebrated problems of the higher geometry; viz., to trisect	   a plane angle, and to construct two geometrical means between	   two given straight lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Cist \Cist\, n. [L. cista box, chest, Gr. ? Cf. {Chest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Antiq.) A box or chest. Specifically:	      (a) A bronze receptacle, round or oval, frequently	          decorated with engravings on the sides and cover, and	          with feet, handles, etc., of decorative castings.	      (b) A cinerary urn. See Illustration in Appendix.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Cyst}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cisted \Cist"ed\, a.	   Inclosed in a cyst. See {Cysted}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cistercian \Cis*ter"cian\, n. [LL. Cistercium. F. C[^i]teaux, a	   convent not far from Dijon, in France: cf. F. cistercien.]	   (Eccl.)	   A monk of the prolific branch of the Benedictine Order,	   established in 1098 at C[^i]teaux, in France, by Robert,	   abbot of Molesme. For two hundred years the Cistercians	   followed the rule of St. Benedict in all its rigor. -- a. Of	   or pertaining to the Cistercians.	   [1913 Webster]
Cistern \Cis"tern\, n. [OE. cisterne, OF. cisterne, F. cisterne,	   fr. L. cisterna, fr. cista box, chest. See {Cist}, and cf.	   {chest}.]	   1. An artificial reservoir or tank for holding water, beer,	      or other liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A natural reservoir; a hollow place containing water. "The	      wide cisterns of the lakes." --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]
Cistic \Cist"ic\, a.	   See {Cystic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cistus \Cistus\ n.	   a genus of small to medium-sized evergreen shrubs of southern	   Europe and northern Africa.	   Syn: genus {Cistus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cit \Cit\, n. [Contr. fr. citizen.]	   A citizen; an inhabitant of a city; a pert townsman; -- used	   contemptuously. "Insulted as a cit". --Johnson	   [1913 Webster]	         Which past endurance sting the tender cit. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Citable \Cit"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being cited.	   [1913 Webster]
Citadel \Cit"a*del\, n. [F. citadelle, It. citadella, di?. of	   citt? city, fr. L. civitas. See {City}.]	   A fortress in or near a fortified city, commanding the city	   and fortifications, and intended as a final point of defense.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Syn}. -- Stronghold. See {Fortress}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cital \Cit"al\, n. [From {Cite}]	   1. Summons to appear, as before a judge. [R.] --Johnson	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Citation; quotation [R.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Citation \Ci*ta"tion\, n. [F. citation, LL. citatio, fr.L.	   citare to cite. See {Cite}]	   1. An official summons or notice given to a person to appear;	      the paper containing such summons or notice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of citing a passage from a book, or from another	      person, in his own words; also, the passage or words	      quoted; quotation.	      [1913 Webster]	            This horse load of citations and fathers. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Enumeration; mention; as, a citation of facts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A reference to decided cases, or books of authority,	      to prove a point in law.	      [1913 Webster]
Citator \Ci*ta"tor\, n.	   One who cites. [R]	   [1913 Webster]
Citatory \Ci"ta*to*ry\, a. [LL. citatirius.]	   Having the power or form of a citation; as, letters citatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Cite \Cite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Citing}] [F. citer, fr. L. citare, intens. of cire,	   ci[=e]re, to put in motion, to excite; akin to Gr.? to go,	   Skr. ? to sharpen.]	   1. To call upon officially or authoritatively to appear, as	      before a court; to summon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cited dead,	            Of all past ages, to the general doom	            Shall hasten.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cited by finger of God.               --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To urge; to enjoin. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the	      words of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To refer to or specify, as for support, proof,	      illustration, or confirmation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imperfections which you have cited. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bespeak; to indicate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Aged honor cites a virtuous youth.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To notify of a proceeding in court. --Abbot	   Syn: To quote; mention, name; refer to; adduce; select; call;	        summon. See {Quote}.	        [1913 Webster]
Citer \Cit"er\, n.	   One who cites.	   [1913 Webster]
Citess \Cit"ess\, n. [From {Cit}.]	   A city woman. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cithara \Cith"a*ra\, n. [L. Cf. {Cittern}, {Guitar}.] (Mus.)	   An ancient stringed musical instrument resembling the harp.	   [Also spelled {kithara}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Citharistic \Cith`a*ris"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? cithara.]	   Pertaining, or adapted, to the cithara.	   [1913 Webster]
cither \cither\ n.	   a musical instrument resembling a harp with strings stretch	   over a flat sounding box; the {zither}. It is played with a	   plectrum and with fingers.	   Syn: zither, zithern.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cithern \Cith"ern\, n.	   See {Cittern}.	   [1913 Webster]
Citicism \Cit"i*cism\, n. [From cit.]	   The manners of a cit or citizen.	   [1913 Webster]
Citied \Cit"ied\, a.	   1. Belonging to, or resembling, a city. "Smoky, citied towns"	      [R.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing, or covered with, cities. [R.] "The citied	      earth." --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]
Citified \Cit"i*fied\, a. [City +-fy.]	   Aping, or having, the manners of a city.	   [1913 Webster]
Citigradae \Cit`i*gra"d[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. citus swift	   (p. p. of cire, ciere, to move) + gradi to walk. See {Cite}.]	   (Zool.)	   A suborder of Arachnoidea, including the European tarantula	   and the wolf spiders ({Lycosidae}) and their allies, which	   capture their prey by rapidly running and jumping. See {Wolf	   spider}.	   [1913 Webster]
Citigrade \Cit"i*grade\, a. [Cf. F. citigrade.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Citigrad[ae]. -- n. One of the	   Citigrad[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Citiner \Cit"i*ner\, n.	   One who is born or bred in a city; a citizen. [Obs.]	   --Champan.	   [1913 Webster]
Citizen \Cit"i*zen\, n. [OE. citisein, OF. citeain, F. citoyen,	   fr. cit['e] city. See {City}, and cf. {Cit}.]	   1. One who enjoys the freedom and privileges of a city; a	      freeman of a city, as distinguished from a foreigner, or	      one not entitled to its franchises.	      [1913 Webster]	            That large body of the working men who were not	            counted as citizens and had not so much as a vote to	            serve as an anodyne to their stomachs. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inhabitant of a city; a townsman. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person, native or naturalized, of either sex, who owes	      allegiance to a government, and is entitled to reciprocal	      protection from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This protection is . . . national protection,	         recognition of the individual, in the face of foreign	         nations, as a member of the state, and assertion of his	         security and rights abroad as well as at home. --Abbot	         [1913 Webster]	   4. One who is domiciled in a country, and who is a citizen,	      though neither native nor naturalized, in such a sense	      that he takes his legal status from such country.	      [1913 Webster]	Citizen \Cit"i*zen\, a.	   1. Having the condition or qualities of a citizen, or of	      citizens; as, a citizen soldiery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a city;	      characteristic of citizens; effeminate; luxurious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not well,	            But not so citizen a wanton as	            To seem to die ere sick.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Citizeness \Cit"i*zen*ess\, n.	   A female citizen. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
citizens' band \citizens' band\ n.	   that portion of the radio frequency spectrum allocated by the	   FCC for the use of individual citizens for short-distance	   personal or business use, from either fixed or mobile	   stations. Abreviated CB. Called also {Citizens Radio	   Service}.	   [PJC]
Citizenship \Cit"i*zen*ship\, n.	   The state of being a citizen; the status of a citizen.	   [1913 Webster]
Citole \Cit"ole\, n. [OF. citole, fr. L. cithara. {See	   Cittern}.] (Mus.)	   A musical instrument; a kind of dulcimer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Citraconic \Cit`ra*con"ic\, a. [Citric + aconitic.]	   Pertaining to, derived from, or having certain	   characteristics of, citric and aconitic acids.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Citraconic acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, deliquescent	      substance, {C3H4(CO2H)2}, obtained by distillation of	      citric acid. It is a compound of the ethylene series.	      [1913 Webster]
Citrange \Cit"range\, n. [Citrus + orange.]	   A citrous fruit produced by a cross between the sweet orange	   and the trifoliate orange ({Citrus trifoliata}). It is more	   acid and has a more pronounced aroma than the orange; the	   tree is hardier. There are several varieties.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Citrate \Cit"rate\, n. [From {Citric}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of citric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Citric \Cit"ric\, a. [Cf. F. citrique. See {Citron}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the citron or lemon; as,	   citric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Citric acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, {C3H4OH.(CO2H)3},	      extracted from lemons, currants, gooseberries, etc., as a	      white crystalline substance, having a pleasant sour taste.	      [1913 Webster]
citrin \citrin\ n.	   a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary	   walls to permeation; -- called also {vitamin P}.	   Syn: vitamin P, bioflavinoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Citrination \Cit`ri*na"tion\, n. [See {Citrine}.]	   The process by which anything becomes of the color of a	   lemon; esp., in alchemy, the state of perfection in the	   philosopher's stone indicated by its assuming a deep yellow	   color. --Thynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Citrine \Cit"rine\, a. [F. citrin. See {Citron}.]	   Like a citron or lemon; of a lemon color; greenish yellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Citrine ointment} (Med.), a yellowish mercurial ointment,	      the {unguentum hydrargyri nitratis}.	      [1913 Webster]	Citrine \Cit"rine\, n.	   A yellow, pellucid variety of quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Citron \Cit"ron\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]n), n. [F. citron, LL. citro, fr.	   L. citrus citron tree (cf. citreum, sc. malum, a citron),	   from Gr. ki`tron citron]	   1. (Bot) A fruit resembling a lemon, but larger, and	      pleasantly aromatic; it is produced by the citron tree	      ({Citrus medica}). The thick rind, when candied, is the	      citron of commerce. The fruit was once called the {lime}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A citron tree, {Citrus medica}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A citron melon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Citron melon}.	      (a) A small variety of muskmelon with sugary greenish	          flesh.	      (b) A small variety of watermelon, whose solid white flesh	          is used in making sweetmeats and preserves.	   {Citron tree} (Bot.), the tree which bears citrons. It was	      probably a native of northern India, and is now understood	      to be the typical form of {Citrus Medica}.	      [1913 Webster]
Citroncirus \Citroncirus\ n.	   a cross between {Citrus sinensis} and {Poncirus trifoliata}.	   Syn: genus {Citroncirus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
citronwood \citronwood\ n.	   1. wood of a citron tree.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a durable fragrant wood used in building (as in the roof	      of Cordova Cathedral); -- called also {sandarac}.	   Syn: sandarac.	        [WordNet 1.5]
citrous \citrous\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), adj.	   of or pertaining to a citrus tree; as, a citrous disease.	   Syn: citrus.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to citrus. the citrus production of	      Florida	   Syn: citrus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
citrulline \citrulline\ n.	   an amino acid that is an intermediate in the conversion of	   ornithine to arginine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Citrullus \Citrullus\ n.	   a genus of vines including the watermelons ({Citrullus	   lanata}).	   Syn: genus {Citrullus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Citrus \Cit"rus\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s), n. [L., a citron tree.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of trees including the orange, lemon, lime,	      tangerine, citron, grapefruit, etc., originally natives of	      southern Asia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) any tree belonging to the genus {Citrus}, having	      leathery evergreen leaves and bearing a soft pulpy fruit	      covered by a thick skin; -- called also {citrus tree}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Bot.) the fruit of a tree belonging to the genus	      {Citrus}, having a thick shiny skin and a soft, sweet to	      tart pulp.	      [PJC]
citrus tree \cit"rus tree`\ (s[i^]t"r[u^]s tr[=e]`), n. (Bot.)	   same as {citrus[2]}.	   [PJC]
Cittern \Cit"tern\, n. [L.cithara, Gr. kiqa`ra. Cf. {Cithara},	   {Gittern}.] (Mus.)	   An instrument shaped like a lute, but strung with wire and	   played with a quill or plectrum. [Written also {cithern}.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Not to be confounded with zither.	         [1913 Webster]
Cittern-head \Cit"tern-head`\, n.	   Blockhead; dunce; -- so called because the handle of a	   cittern usually ended with a carved head. --Marsion	   [1913 Webster]
City \Cit"y\ (s[i^]t"[y^]), n.; pl. {Cities} (s[i^]t"[i^]z).	   [OE. cite, F. cit['e], fr. L. civitas citizenship, state,	   city, fr. civis citizen; akin to Goth. heiwa (in heiwafrauja	   man of the house), AS. h[imac]wan, pl., members of a family,	   servants, h[imac]red family, G. heirath marriage, prop.,	   providing a house, E. hind a peasant.]	   1. A large town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A corporate town; in the United States, a town or	      collective body of inhabitants, incorporated and governed	      by a mayor and aldermen or a city council consisting of a	      board of aldermen and a common council; in Great Britain,	      a town corporate, which is or has been the seat of a	      bishop, or the capital of his see.	      [1913 Webster]	            A city is a town incorporated; which is, or has	            been, the see of a bishop; and though the bishopric	            has been dissolved, as at Westminster, it yet	            remaineth a city.                     --Blackstone	      [1913 Webster]	            When Gorges constituted York a city, he of course	            meant it to be the seat of a bishop, for the word	            city has no other meaning in English law. --Palfrey	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The collective body of citizens, or inhabitants of a city.	      "What is the city but the people?" --Shak.	   Syn: See {Village}.	        [1913 Webster]	City \Cit"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a city. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {City council}. See under {Council}.	   {City court}, The municipal court of a city. [U. S.]	   {City ward}, a watchman, or the collective watchmen, of a	      city. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
city-bred \city-bred\ adj.	   raised in a city.	   Syn: citified, city born.	        [WordNet 1.5] city-like
city-like \city-like\ cityfied \cityfied\adj.	   having the customs or manners or dress of city people.	   Syn: citified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
citywide \citywide\ adj.	   including or occurring in all parts of a city; as, citywide	   bussing; a citywide strike.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cive \Cive\ (s[imac]v), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Chive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Civet \Civ"et\ (s[i^]v"[e^]t), n. [F. civette (cf. It. zibetto)	   civet, civet cat, fr. LGr. zape`tion, fr. Ar. zub[=a]d,	   zab[=a]d, civet.]	   1. A substance, of the consistence of butter or honey, taken	      from glands in the anal pouch of the civet ({Viverra	      civetta}). It is of clear yellowish or brownish color, of	      a strong, musky odor, offensive when undiluted, but	      agreeable when a small portion is mixed with another	      substance. It is used as a perfume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool) The animal that produces civet ({Viverra civetta});	      -- called also {civet cat}. It is carnivorous, from two to	      three feet long, and of a brownish gray color, with	      transverse black bands and spots on the body and tail. It	      is a native of northern Africa and of Asia. The name is	      also applied to other species.	      [1913 Webster]	Civet \Civ"et\, v. t.	   To scent or perfume with civet. --Cowper	   [1913 Webster]
Civic \Civ"ic\, a. [L.civicus, fr. civis citizen. See {City}.]	   Relating to, or derived from, a city or citizen; relating to	   man as a member of society, or to civil affairs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Civic crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a crown or garland of oak leaves	      and acorns, bestowed on a soldier who had saved the life	      of a citizen in battle.	      [1913 Webster]
Civicism \Civ"i*cism\, n.	   The principle of civil government.	   [1913 Webster]
Civics \Civ"ics\, n.	   The science of civil government.	   [1913 Webster]
civies \civies\ n.	   civilian garb as opposed to a military uniform.	   Syn: civvies.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Civil \Civ"il\, a. [L. civilis, fr. civis citizen: cf. F. civil.	   See {City}.]	   1. Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his	      relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within	      the city or state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not	      barbarous; -- said of the community.	      [1913 Webster]	            England was very rude and barbarous; for it is but	            even the other day since England grew civil.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to	      government; -- said of an individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Civil men come nearer the saints of God than others;	            they come within a step or two of heaven. --Preston	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed	      to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous;	      complaisant; affable.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "A civil man now is one observant of slight external	         courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and	         man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the	         duties and obligations flowing from his position as a	         'civis' and his relations to the other members of that	         'civitas.'" --Trench	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from	      military, ecclesiastical, or official state.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit	      distinct from criminal proceedings.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Civil action}, an action to enforce the rights or redress	      the wrongs of an individual, not involving a criminal	      proceeding.	   {Civil architecture}, the architecture which is employed in	      constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in	      distinction from military and naval architecture, as	      private houses, palaces, churches, etc.	   {Civil death}. (Law.) See under {Death}.	   {Civil engineering}. See under {Engineering}.	   {Civil law}. See under {Law}.	   {Civil list}. See under {List}.	   {Civil remedy} (Law), that given to a person injured, by	      action, as opposed to a criminal prosecution.	   {Civil service}, all service rendered to and paid for by the	      state or nation other than that pertaining to naval or	      military affairs.	   {Civil service reform}, the substitution of business	      principles and methods for the spoils system in the	      conduct of the civil service, esp. in the matter of	      appointments to office.	   {Civil state}, the whole body of the laity or citizens not	      included under the military, maritime, and ecclesiastical	      states.	   {Civil suit}. Same as {Civil action}.	   {Civil war}. See under {War}.	   {Civil year}. See under {Year}.	      [1913 Webster]
Civilian \Ci*vil"ian\, n. [From {Civil}]	   1. One skilled in the civil law.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ancient civilians and writers upon government.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A student of the civil law at a university or college.	      --R. Graves.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military	      or clerical.	      [1913 Webster]
Civilist \Civ"il*ist\, n.	   A civilian. [R.] --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Civility \Ci*vil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Civilities}. [L. civilitas: cf.	   F. civilit['e]. See {Civil}.]	   1. The state of society in which the relations and duties of	      a citizen are recognized and obeyed; a state of	      civilization. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Monarchies have risen from barbarrism to civility,	            and fallen again to ruin.             --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gradual depature of all deeper signification	            from the word civility has obliged the creation of	            another word -- civilization.         --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A civil office, or a civil process [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To serve in a civility.               --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Courtesy; politeness; kind attention; good breeding; a	      polite act or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insolent civility of a proud man is, if	            possible, more shocking than his rudeness could be.	                                                  --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sweet civilities of life.         --Dryden.	   Syn: Urbanity; affability; complaisance.	        [1913 Webster]
Civilizable \Civ"i*li`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being civilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Civilization \Civ`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. civilisation.]	   1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized;	      national culture; refinement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our manners, our civilization, and all the good	            things connected with manners, and with	            civilization, have, in this European world of ours,	            depended for ages upon two principles -- . . . the	            spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion.	                                                  --Burke	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Civilize \Civ"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Civilized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Civilizing}.] [Cf. F. civilizer, fr.L. civilis civil.	   See {Civil}.]	   1. To reclaim from a savage state; to instruct in the rules	      and customs of civilization; to educate; to refine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet blest that fate which did his arms dispose	            Her land to civilize, as to subdue.   --Dryden	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To admit as suitable to a civilized state. [Obs. or R.]	      "Civilizing adultery." --Milton.	   Syn: To polish; refine; humanize.	        [1913 Webster]
Civilized \Civ"i*lized\, a.	   Reclaimed from savage life and manners; instructed in arts,	   learning, and civil manners; refined; cultivated.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sale of conscience and duty in open market is not	         reconcilable with the present state of civilized	         society.                                 --J. Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Civilizer \Civ"i*li*zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, civilizes or tends to civilize.	   [1913 Webster]
civil-libertarian \civil-libertarian\ adj.	   having or showing active concern for protection of civil	   liberties protected by law.	   [WordNet 1.5]	civil-libertarian \civil-libertarian\ n.	   a person having or showing active concern for protection of	   civil liberties protected by law.	   [WordNet 1.5] civil right
civil right \civil right\, civil rights \civil rights\	   a legal right or rights belonging to a person by reason of	   citizenship, including especially the fundamental freedoms	   and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and	   subsequent acts of congress, including the right to legal and	   social and economic equality.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Civil Service Commission \Civil Service Commission\	   In the United States, a commission appointed by the	   President, consisting of three members, not more than two of	   whom may be adherents of the same party, which has the	   control, through examinations, of appointments and promotions	   in the classified civil service. It was created by act of	   Jan, 16, 1883 (22 Stat. 403).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Civil Service Reform \Civil Service Reform\	   The substitution of business principles and methods for	   political methods in the conduct of the civil service. esp.	   the merit system instead of the spoils system in making	   appointments to office.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Civily \Civ"i*ly\, adv.	   In a civil manner; as regards civil rights and privileges;	   politely; courteously; in a well bred manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Civism \Civ"ism\, n. [Cf. F. civisme, fr.L. civis citizen.]	   State of citizenship. [R.] --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cizar \Ciz"ar\, v. i. [From {Cizars}.]	   To clip with scissors. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
Cizars \Ciz"ars\, n. pl.	   Scissors. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Cize \Cize\, n.	   Bulk; largeness. [Obs.] See {Size}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clabber \Clab"ber\, n. [See {Bonnyclabber}]	   Milk curdled so as to become thick.	   [1913 Webster]	Clabber \Clab"ber\, v. i.	   To become clabber; to lopper.	   [1913 Webster]
Clachan \Clach"an\, n. [Scot., fr. Gael.]	   A small village containing a church. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott	   [1913 Webster]	         Sitting at the clachon alehouse.         --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	   [1913 Webster]
Clack \Clack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clacking}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. F.claquer to	   clap, crack, D. klakken, MHG. klac crack, Ir. clagaim I make	   a noise, ring. Cf. {Clack}, n., {Clatter}, {Click}.]	   1. To make a sudden, sharp noise, or a succesion of such	      noises, as by striking an object, or by collision of	      parts; to rattle; to click.	      [1913 Webster]	            We heard Mr.Hodson's whip clacking on the ahoulders	            of the poor little wretches.          --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter words rapidly and continually, or with	      abruptness; to let the tongue run.	      [1913 Webster]	Clack \Clack\, v. t.	   1. To cause to make a sudden, sharp noise, or succession of	      noises; to click.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter rapidly and inconsiderately. --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To clack wool}, to cut off the sheep's mark, in order to	      make the wool weigh less and thus yield less duty. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Clack \Clack\, n. [Cf. F. claque a slap or smack, MHG. klac	   crack, W. clec crack, gossip. See {Clack}, v. t.]	   1. A sharp, abrupt noise, or succession of noises, made by	      striking an object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that causes a clacking noise, as the clapper of a	      mill, or a clack valve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Continual or importunate talk; prattle; prating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose chief intent is to vaunt his spiritual clack.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clack box} (Mach.), the box or chamber in which a clack	      valve works.	   {Clack dish}, a dish with a movable lid, formerly carried by	      beggars, who clacked the lid to attract notice. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clack door} (Mining), removable cover of the opening through	      which access is had to a pump valve.	   {Clack valve} (Mach.), a valve; esp. one hinged at one edge,	      which, when raised from its seat, falls with a clacking	      sound.	      [1913 Webster]
Clacker \Clack"er\, n.	   1. One who clacks; that which clacks; especially, the clapper	      of a mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A claqueur. See {Claqueur}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clad \Clad\ (kl[a^]d), v. t.	   To clothe. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Clad \Clad\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Clothe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cladocera \Cla*doc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sprout + ? a	   horn.] (Zool.)	   An order of the Entomostraca.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have a bivalve shell, covering the body but not	         the head, and from four to six pairs of legs and two	         pairs of anten[ae], for use in swimming. They mostly	         inhabit fresh water.	         [1913 Webster]
cladode \cladode\ n.	   a flattened stem resembling and functioning as a leaf.	   Syn: cladophyll, phylloclad, phylloclade.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cladonia \Cladonia\ n.	   the type genus of {Cladoniaceae}; lichens characterized by a	   crustose thallus and capitate fruiting bodies borne on simple	   or branched podetia.	   Syn: genus {Cladonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cladophyll \Clad"o*phyll\, n. [Gr. ? a sprout + ? a leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   A special branch, resembling a leaf, as in the apparent	   foliage of the broom ({Ruscus}) and of the common cultivated	   smilax ({Myrsiphillum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Claggy \Clag"gy\, a. [Cf. {Clog}.]	   Adhesive; -- said of a roof in a mine to which coal clings.	   [1913 Webster]
Claik \Claik\, n.	   See {Clake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Claim \Claim\ (kl[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Claimed}	   (kl[=a]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Claiming}.] [OE. clamen,	   claimen, OF. clamer, fr. L. clamare to cry out, call; akin to	   calare to proclaim, Gr. kalei^n to call, Skr. kal to sound,	   G. holen to fetch, E. hale haul.]	   1. To ask for, or seek to obtain, by virtue of authority,	      right, or supposed right; to challenge as a right; to	      demand as due.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proclaim. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To call or name. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assert; to maintain. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Claim \Claim\, v. i.	   To be entitled to anything; to deduce a right or title; to	   have a claim.	   [1913 Webster]	         We must know how the first ruler, from whom any one	         claims, came by his authority.           --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Claim \Claim\, n. [Of. claim cry, complaint, from clamer. See	   {Claim}, v. t.]	   1. A demand of a right or supposed right; a calling on	      another for something due or supposed to be due; an	      assertion of a right or fact.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A right to claim or demand something; a title to any debt,	      privilege, or other thing in possession of another; also,	      a title to anything which another should give or concede	      to, or confer on, the claimant. "A bar to all claims upon	      land." --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing claimed or demanded; that (as land) to which any	      one intends to establish a right;; as, a settler's claim;	      a miner's claim. [U.S. & Australia]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A loud call. [Obs.] --Spenser	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lay claim to}, to demand as a right. "Doth he lay claim	      to thine inheritance?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Claimable \Claim"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being claimed.	   [1913 Webster]
Claimant \Claim"ant\, n. [Cf. OF. clamant, p. pr. of clamer. Cf.	   {Clamant}.]	   One who claims; one who asserts a right or title; a claimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Claimer \Claim"er\, n.	   One who claims; a claimant.	   [1913 Webster]
Claimless \Claim"less\, a.	   Having no claim.	   [1913 Webster]
Clairaudience \Clair*au"di*ence\, n. [F. clair clear + F. & E.	   audience a hearing. See {Clear}.]	   Act of hearing, or the ability to hear, sounds not normally	   audible; -- usually claimed as a special faculty of	   spiritualistic mediums, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clairaudient \Clair*au"di*ent\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, clairaudience.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Clairaudient \Clair*au"di*ent\, n.	   One alleged to have the power of clairaudience.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Claire \Claire\, n. [F.]	   A small inclosed pond used for gathering and greening	   oysters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clair-obscur \Clair"-ob*scur"\, n. [F. See {Clare-obscure}.]	   See {Chiaroscuro}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clairvoyance \Clair*voy"ance\, n. [F.]	   A power, attributed to some persons while in a mesmeric	   state, of discerning objects not perceptible by the senses in	   their normal condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Clairvoyant \Clair*voy"ant\, a. [F., fr. clair clear + voyant,	   p. pr. of voir to see. See {Clear}, and {Vision}.]	   Pertaining to clairvoyance; discerning objects while in a	   mesmeric state which are not present to the senses.	   [1913 Webster]	Clairvoyant \Clair*voy"ant\ n.	   One who is able, when in a mesmeric state, to discern objects	   not present to the senses.	   [1913 Webster] Clake
Clake \Clake\, Claik \Claik\, n. (Zool.)	   The bernicle goose; -- now called {barnacle goose} and also	   called {clack goose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clam \Clam\ (kl[a^]m), n. [Cf. {Clamp}, {Clam}, v. t.,	   {Clammy}.]	   1. (Zool.) A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those	      that are edible; as, the long clam ({Mya arenaria}), the	      quahog or round clam ({Venus mercenaria}), the sea clam or	      hen clam ({Spisula solidissima}), and other species of the	      United States. The name is said to have been given	      originally to the {Tridacna gigas}, a huge East Indian	      bivalve.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall scarce find any bay or shallow shore, or	            cove of sand, where you may not take many clampes,	            or lobsters, or both, at your pleasure. --Capt. John	                                                  Smith (1616).	      [1913 Webster]	            Clams, or clamps, is a shellfish not much unlike a	            cockle; it lieth under the sand.      --Wood (1634).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ship Carp.) Strong pinchers or forceps.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Mech.) A kind of vise, usually of wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blood clam}. See under {Blood}.	      [1913 Webster]	Clam \Clam\ (cl[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clammed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Clamming}.] [Cf. AS. cl[ae]man to clam, smear; akin	   to Icel. kleima to smear, OHG. kleimjan, chleimen, to defile,	   or E. clammy.]	   To clog, as with glutinous or viscous matter.	   [1913 Webster]	         A swarm of wasps got into a honey pot, and there they	         cloyed and clammed Themselves till there was no getting	         out again.                               --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Clam \Clam\, v. i.	   To be moist or glutinous; to stick; to adhere. [R.] --Dryden	   [1913 Webster]	Clam \Clam\, n.	   Claminess; moisture. [R.] "The clam of death." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Clam \Clam\, n. [Abbrev. fr. clamor.]	   A crash or clangor made by ringing all the bells of a chime	   at once. --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]	Clam \Clam\, v. t. & i.	   To produce, in bell ringing, a clam or clangor; to cause to	   clang. --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamant \Cla"mant\, a. [L. clamans, p. pr. of clamare to call.	   Cf. {Claimant}.]	   Crying earnestly, beseeching clamorously. "Clamant children."	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamation \Cla*ma"tion\, n. [LL. clamatio, fr. L. clamare to	   call.]	   The act of crying out. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamatores \Clam`a*to"res\, n. pl. [L. clamator, pl. clamatores,	   a bawler.] (Zool.)	   A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are	   but little developed, so that they lack the power of singing.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamatorial \Clam`a*to"rial\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Clamatores.	   [1913 Webster]
Clambake \Clam"bake\, n.	   The backing or steaming of clams on heated stones, between	   layers of seaweed; hence, a picnic party, gathered on such an	   occasion.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamber \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.	   Cf. {Clamp}, {Climb}.]	   To climb with difficulty, or with hands and feet; -- also	   used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         The narrow street that clambered toward the mill.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Clamber \Clam"ber\, n.	   The act of clambering. --T. Moore.	   [1913 Webster]	Clamber \Clam"ber\, v. t.	   To ascend by climbing with difficulty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Clambering the walls to eye him.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamjamphrie \Clam*jam"phrie\, n.	   Low, worthless people; the rabble. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Clammily \Clam"mi*ly\, adv.	   In a clammy manner. "Oozing so clammily." --Hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamminess \Clam"mi*ness\, n.	   State of being clammy or viscous.	   [1913 Webster]
Clammy \Clam"my\, a. [Compar. {Clammier}; superl. {Clammiest}.]	   [Cf. AS. cl[=a]m clay. See {Clam} to clog, and cf. {Clay}.]	   Having the quality of being viscous or adhesive; soft and	   sticky; glutinous; damp and adhesive, as if covered with a	   cold perspiration.	   [1913 Webster]
clammyweed \clammyweed\ n.	   strong-scented herb ({Polanisia graveolens}) common in the	   southern U. S. covered with intermixed gland and hairs.	   Syn: {Polanisia graveolens}, Polanisia dodecandra.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clamor \Clam"or\, n. [OF. clamour, clamur, F. clameur, fr. L.	   clamor, fr. clamare to cry out. See {Claim}.]	   1. A great outcry or vociferation; loud and continued	      shouting or exclamation from many people. --Shak. [Also	      spelled {clamour}.]	   Syn: clamor, hue and cry.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Any loud and continued noise. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A continued expression of dissatisfaction or discontent; a	      popular outcry. --Macaulay.	   Syn: Outcry; exclamation; noise; uproar.	        [1913 Webster]	Clamor \Clam"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clamored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Clamoring}.]	   1. To salute loudly. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The people with a shout	            Rifted the air, clamoring their god with praise.	                                                  --Milton	      .	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stun with noise. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter loudly or repeatedly; to shout.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clamored their piteous prayer incessantly.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            To clamor bells, to repeat the strokes quickly so as	            to produce a loud clang.              --Bp.	                                                  Warbur?ion.	      [1913 Webster]	Clamor \Clam"or\, v. i.	   To utter loud sounds or outcries; to vociferate; to talk in a	   loud voice; to complain; to make importunate demands.	   Syn: clamor, roar, vociferate, holler, hollo.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              The obscure bird	              Clamored the livelong night.        --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. to dispute in a loud voice.	   Syn: brawl, wrangle, clamor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clamorer \Clam"or*er\, n.	   One who clamors.	   [1913 Webster]
Clamorous \Clam"or*ous\, a. [LL. clamorosus, for L. Clamosus:	   cf. OF. clamoreux.]	   Speaking and repeating loud words; full of clamor; calling or	   demanding loudly or urgently; vociferous; noisy; bawling;	   loud; turbulent. "My young ones were clamorous for a	   morning's excursion." --Southey. -- {Clam"or*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Clam"or*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
clamour \clamour\ n. and v.	   same as {clamor}.	   [PJC]
clamourous \clamourous\ adj.	   same as {clamorous}.	   Syn: blatant, clamant, clamorous, vociferous.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Clamp \Clamp\ (kl[a^]mp), n. [Cf. LG. & D. klamp, Dan. klampe,	   also D. klampen to fasten, clasp. Cf. {Clamber}, {Cramp}.]	   1. Something rigid that holds fast or binds things together;	      a piece of wood or metal, used to hold two or more pieces	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) An instrument with a screw or screws by which work is	          held in its place or two parts are temporarily held	          together.	      (b) (Joinery) A piece of wood placed across another, or	          inserted into another, to bind or strengthen.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a pair of movable pieces of lead, or other soft	      material, to cover the jaws of a vise and enable it to	      grasp without bruising.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Shipbuilding) A thick plank on the inner part of a ship's	      side, used to sustain the ends of beams.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A mass of bricks heaped up to be burned; or of ore for	      roasting, or of coal for coking.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A mollusk. See {Clam}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clamp nails}, nails used to fasten on clamps in ships.	      [1913 Webster]	Clamp \Clamp\ (kl[a^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clamped}	   (kl[a^]mt; 215) p. pr. & vb. n. {Clamping}.]	   1. To fasten with a clamp or clamps; to apply a clamp to; to	      place in a clamp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover, as vegetables, with earth. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Clamp \Clamp\, n. [Prob. an imitative word. Cf. {Clank}.]	   A heavy footstep; a tramp.	   [1913 Webster]	Clamp \Clamp\, v. i.	   To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.	   [1913 Webster]	         The policeman with clamping feet.        --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
clampdown \clampdown\ n.	   sudden restriction on an activity.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clamper \Clamp"er\, n.	   An instrument of iron, with sharp prongs, attached to a boot	   or shoe to enable the wearer to walk securely upon ice; a	   creeper. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
clamshell \clamshell\ n.	   1. the shell of a clam.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam.	   Syn: grapple.	        [WordNet 1.5]
clamydospore \clamydospore\ n.	   a thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and	   algae.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clan \Clan\ (kl[a^]n), n. [Gael. clann offspring, descendants;	   akin to Ir. clann, cland, offspring, tribe, family; perh.	   from L. plania scion, slip, cutting. Cf. {Plant}, n.]	   1. A tribe or collection of families, united under a	      chieftain, regarded as having the same common ancestor,	      and bearing the same surname; as, the clan of Macdonald.	      "I have marshaled my clan." --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clique; a sect, society, or body of persons; esp., a	      body of persons united by some common interest or pursuit;	      -- sometimes used contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Partidge and the rest of his clan may hoot me.	                                                  --Smolett.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole clan of the enlightened among us. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Clancular \Clan"cu*lar\, a. [L. clancularius, from clanculum	   secretly, adv. dim. of clam secretly.]	   Conducted with secrecy; clandestine; concealed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not close and clancular, but frank and open. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Clancularly \Clan"cu*lar*ly\, adv.	   privately; secretly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clandestine \Clan*des"tine\, a. [L. clandestinus, fr. clam	   secretly; akin to celare, E. conceal: cf. F. clandestin.]	   Conducted with secrecy; withdrawn from public notice, usually	   for an evil purpose; kept secret; hidden; private; underhand;	   as, a clandestine marriage. --Locke.	   Syn: Hidden; secret; private; concealed; underhand; sly;	        stealthy; surreptitious; furtive; fraudulent. --	        {Clan*des"tine*ly}, adv. -- {Clan*des"tine*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Clandestinity \Clan`des*tin"i*ty\, n.	   Privacy or secrecy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clang \Clang\ (kl[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanged}	   (kl[a^]ngd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clanging}.] [L. clangere; akin	   to Gr. kla`zein to clash, scream; or perh. to E. clank.]	   To strike together so as to produce a ringing metallic sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fierce Caretes . . . clanged their sounding arms.	                                                  --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Clang \Clang\, v. i.	   To give out a clang; to resound. "Clanging hoofs."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Clang \Clang\, n.	   1. A loud, ringing sound, like that made by metallic	      substances when clanged or struck together.	      [1913 Webster]	            The broadsword's deadly clang,	            As if a thousand anvils rang.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Quality of tone.	      [1913 Webster]
clanger \clanger\ n.	   A conspicuous mistake whose effects seem to reverberate; as,	   he dropped a clanger. [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
clanging \clanging\ adj.	   emitting a series of clangs, as of metal objects colliding.	   Syn: clangorous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clangor \Clan"gor\ (kl[a^][ng]"g[~e]r), n. [L., fr. clangere.	   See {Clang}, v. t.]	   A sharp, harsh, ringing sound. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
clangoring \clangoring\ n.	   a loud resonant repeating noise.	   Syn: clang, clangor, clangour, clank, clash, crash, jangle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clangorous \Clan"gor*ous\, a. [LL. clangorosus.]	   Making a clangor; having a ringing, metallic sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Clangous \Clan"gous\, a.	   Making a clang, or a ringing metallic sound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clanjamfrie \Clan*jam"frie\, n.	   Same as {Clamjamphrie}. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Clank \Clank\ (kl[a^][ng]k), n. [Akin to clink, and of imitative	   origin; cf. G. klang sound, D. klank. Cf. {Clang}.]	   A sharp, brief, ringing sound, made by a collision of	   metallic or other sonorous bodies; -- usually expressing a	   duller or less resounding sound than clang, and a deeper and	   stronger sound than clink.	   [1913 Webster]	         But not in chains to pine,	         His spirit withered with tyeur clank.    --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Clank \Clank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clanking}.]	   To cause to sound with a clank; as, the prisoners clank their	   chains.	   [1913 Webster]	Clank \Clank\, v. i.	   To sound with a clank.	   [1913 Webster]
Clankless \Clank"less\, a.	   Without a clank. --Byreon.	   [1913 Webster]
Clan-na-Gael \Clan"-na-Gael"\, n. [Ir., clan of the Gaels.]	   A secret society of Irish Fenians founded in Philadelphia in	   1881.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clannish \Clan"nish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a clan; closely united, like a clan;	   disposed to associate only with one's clan or clique;	   actuated by the traditions, prejudices, habits, etc., of a	   clan. -- {Clan"nish*ly}, adv. -- {clan"nish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
clannishness \clan"nish*ness\ n.	   1. a tendency to associate with only a select group.	   Syn: cliquishness, exclusiveness.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a tendency to associate with only one's own clan; the	      propensity to display the sentiments, habits, and	      prejudices of one's own clan.	      [PJC]
Clanship \Clan"ship\, n.	   A state of being united together as in a clan; an association	   under a chieftain.	   [1913 Webster]
Clansman \Clans"man\, n.; pl. {Clansmen}.	   One belonging to the same clan with another.	   [1913 Webster]
clanswoman \clanswoman\ n.	   a female member of a clan.	   Syn: clansman, clan member.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clapped} (kl[a^]pt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Clapping}.] [AS. clappan; akin to Icel. &	   Sw. klappa, D, klappen, to clap, prate, G. klaffen, v. i., to	   split open, yelp, klopfen, v. t. & i., to knock.]	   1. To strike; to slap; to strike, or strike together, with a	      quick motion, so, as to make a sharp noise; as, to clap	      one's hands; a clapping of wings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then like a bird it sits and sings,	            And whets and claps its silver wings. --Marvell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust, drive, put, or close, in a hasty or abrupt	      manner; -- often followed by to, into, on, or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had just time to get in and clap to the door.	                                                  --Locke	      [1913 Webster]	            Clap an extinguisher upon your irony. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To manifest approbation of, by striking the hands	      together; to applaud; as, to clap a performance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To clap hands}.	      (a) To pledge faith by joining hands. [Obs.] --Shak.	      (b) To express contempt or derision. [Obs.] --Lam. ii. 15.	   {To clap hold of}, to seize roughly or quickly.	   {To clap up}.	      (a) To imprison hastily or without due formality.	      (b) To make or contrive hastily. [Obs.] "Was ever match	          clapped up so suddenly?" --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	Clap \Clap\, v. i.	   1. To knock, as at a door. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike the hands together in applause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their ladies bid them clap.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come together suddenly with noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doors around me clapped.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To enter with alacrity and briskness; -- with to or into.	      [Obs.] "Shall we clap into it roundly, without . . .	      saying we are hoarse?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To talk noisily; to chatter loudly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Clap \Clap\ (kl[a^]p), n.	   1. A loud noise made by sudden collision; a bang. "Give the	      door such a clap, as you go out, as will shake the whole	      room." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A burst of sound; a sudden explosion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horrible claps of thunder.            --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A single, sudden act or motion; a stroke; a blow.	      [1913 Webster]	            What, fifty of my followers at a clap! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A striking of hands to express approbation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unextrected claps or hisses.          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Noisy talk; chatter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Falconry) The nether part of the beak of a hawk.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clap dish}. See {Clack dish}, under {Clack}, n.	   {Clap net}, a net for taking birds, made to close or clap	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	Clap \Clap\, n. [Cf. OF. clapoir.]	   Gonorrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
Clapboard \Clap"board\, n.	   1. A narrow board, thicker at one edge than at the other; --	      used for weatherboarding the outside of houses. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stave for a cask. [Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Clapboard \Clap"board\, v. t.	   To cover with clapboards; as, to clapboard the sides of a	   house. [U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster] Clapbread
Clapbread \Clap"bread`\, Clapcake \Clap"cake`\, n.	   Oatmeal cake or bread clapped or beaten till it is thin.	   [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Clape \Clape\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird; the flicker.	   [1913 Webster]
Clapper \Clap"per\, n.	   1. A person who claps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which strikes or claps, as the tongue of a bell, or	      the piece of wood that strikes a mill hopper, etc. See	      Illust. of {Bell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clapper rail} (Zool.), an Americam species of rail ({Rallus	      scepitans}).	      [1913 Webster]	Clapper \Clap"per\, n. [F. clapier.]	   A rabbit burrow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
clapperboard \clap"per*board`\ (kl[a^]p"p[~e]r*b[=o]rd`), n.	   a device which synchronizes sound and picture while making a	   motion picture, consisting of boards held in front of a movie	   camera, which are are banged together.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clapperclaw \Clap"per*claw\ (kl[a^]p"p[~e]r*kl[add]), v. t.	   [Clap + claw.]	   1. To fight and scratch. --C. Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abuse with the tongue; to revile; to scold.	      [1913 Webster]
Claps \Claps\, v. t.	   Variant of {Clasp} [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Claptrap \Clap"trap`\ (kl[a^]p"tr[a^]p`), n.	   1. A contrivance for clapping in theaters. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trick or device to gain applause, especially pretentious	      but empty rhetoric; humbug.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Claptrap \Clap"trap`\, a.	   Contrived for the purpose of making a show, or gaining	   applause; deceptive; unreal.	   [1913 Webster]
Claque \Claque\, n. [F.]	   1. A collection of persons employed to applaud at a	      theatrical exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a group of sycophantic followers.	      [PJC]
Claqueur \Cla`queur"\, n. [F.]	   One of the claque employed to applaud at a theater.	   [1913 Webster]
Clare \Clare\, n.	   A nun of the order of St. Clare.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarence \Clar"ence\, n.	   A close four-wheeled carriage, with one seat inside, and a	   seat for the driver.	   [1913 Webster] Clarenceux
Clarenceux \Clar"en*ceux\, Clarencieux \Clar"en*cieux\, n.	   (Her.)	   See {King-at-arms}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarendon \Clar"en*don\, n.	   A style of type having a narrow and heave face. It is made in	   all sizes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is in nonpareil Clarendon.	         [1913 Webster]
Clare-obscure \Clare"-ob*scure"\, n. [L. clarus clear + obscurus	   obscure; cf. F. clair-obscur. Cf. {Chiaroscuro}.] (Painting)	   See {Chiaroscuro}.	   [1913 Webster]
Claret \Clar"et\ (kl[a^]r"[e^]t), n. [OE. claret, clare, clarry,	   OF. claret, clar['e], fr. cler, F. clair, clear, fr. L.	   clarus clear. See {Clear}.]	   The name first given in England to the red wines of M['e]doc,	   in France, and afterwards extended to all the red Bordeaux	   wines. The name is also given to similar wines made in the	   United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Claribella \Clar`i*bel"la\, n. [NL., from L. clarus clear +	   bellus fine.] (Mus.)	   A soft, sweet stop, or set of open wood pipes in an organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarichord \Clar"i*chord\, n. [F. clatocorde, fr.L. clarus clear	   + chorda string. See {Chord}.]	   A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet;	   -- called also {manichord} and {clavichord}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarification \Clar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. clarification, L.	   clarificatio glorification.]	   1. The act or process of making clear or transparent, by	      freeing visible impurities; as, the clarification of wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of freeing from obscurities.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clarification of men's ideas.     --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Clarifier \Clar"i*fi`er\, n.	   1. That which clarifies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel in which the process of clarification is	      conducted; as, the clarifier in sugar works. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clarified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Clarifying}.] [F. clarifier, from L. clarificare;	   clarus clear + facere to make. See {Clear}, and {Fact}.]	   1. To make clear or bright by freeing from feculent matter;	      to defecate; to fine; -- said of liquids, as wine or	      sirup. "Boiled and clarified." --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make clear; to free from obscurities; to brighten or	      illuminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To clarify his reason, and to rectify his will.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To glorify. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fadir, clarifie thi name.             --Wyclif (John	                                                  ii. 28).	      [1913 Webster]	Clarify \Clar"i*fy\, v. i.	   1. To grow or become clear or transparent; to become free	      from feculent impurities, as wine or other liquid under	      clarification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow clear or bright; to clear up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever hath his mind fraught with many thoughts,	            his wits and understanding do clarify and break up	            in the discoursing with another.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Clarigate \Clar"i*gate\, v. i. [L. clarigare]	   To declare war with certain ceremonies. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarinet \Clar"i*net`\, n. [F. clarinette, dim. of clarine, from	   L. clarus. See {Clear}, and cf. {Clarion}.] (Mus.)	   A wind instrument, blown by a single reed, of richer and	   fuller tone than the oboe, which has a double reed. It is the	   leading instrument in a military band.	   Note: [Often improperly called {clarionet}.]	         [1913 Webster] clarinetist
clarinetist \clarinetist\, clarinettist \clarinettist\n.	   a musician who plays the clarinet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clarino \Cla*ri"no\, n. [It. a trumpet.] (Mus.)	   A reed stop in an organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarion \Clar"i*on\, n. [OE. clarioun, OF. clarion, F. clairon,	   LL. clario, claro; so called from its clear tone, fr. L.	   clarus clear. See {Clear}.]	   A kind of trumpet, whose note is clear and shrill.	   [1913 Webster]	         He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line of	         battle.                                  --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarionet \Clar`i*o*net"\, n. [See {Clarion}, {Clarinet}.]	   (Mus.)	   See {Clarinet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarisonus \Cla*ris"o*nus\, a. [L. clarisonus; clarus + sonus.]	   Having a clear sound. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Claritude \Clar"i*tude\, n. [L. claritudo, fr. clarus clear.]	   Clearness; splendor. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarity \Clar"i*ty\, n. [L. claritas, fr. clarus clear: cf. F.	   clart['e].]	   Clearness; brightness; splendor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Floods, in whose more than crystal clarity,	         Innumerable virgin graces row.           --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Claro-obscuro \Cla"ro-ob*scu"ro\, n.	   See {Chiaroscuro}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarr'e \Clar`r['e]"\, n. [See {Claret}.]	   Wine with a mixture of honey and species. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clart \Clart\, v. t. [Cf. Armor. kalar mud, mire, kalara to	   dirt, Sw. lort mud.]	   To daub, smear, or spread, as with mud, etc. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Clarty \Clart"y\, a.	   Sticky and foul; muddy; filthy; dirty. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Clary \Clar"y\, v. i. [Cf. {Clarion}.]	   To make a loud or shrill noise. [Obs.] --Golding.	   [1913 Webster]	Clary \Cla"ry\, n. [Cf. LL. sclarea, scarlea, D. & G. scharlei,	   F. sclar['e]e.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Salvia sclarea}) of the Sage family, used in	   flavoring soups.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clary water}, a composition of clary flowers with brandy,	      etc., formerly used as a cardiac.	      [1913 Webster]
Clash \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. To make a noise by striking against something; to dash	      noisily together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To meet in opposition; to act in a contrary direction; to	      come onto collision; to interfere.	      [1913 Webster]	            However some of his interests might clash with those	            of the chief adjacent colony.         --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	Clash \Clash\, v. t.	   To strike noisily against or together.	   [1913 Webster]	Clash \Clash\ n.	   1. A loud noise resulting from collision; a noisy collision	      of bodies; a collision.	      [1913 Webster]	            The roll of cannon and clash of arms. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposition; contradiction; as between differing or	      contending interests, views, purposes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clashes between popes and kings.      --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	Clash gear \Clash gear\ (Mach.)	   A change-speed gear in which the gears are changed by sliding	   endwise.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clashingly \Clash"ing*ly\, adv.	   With clashing.	   [1913 Webster]
Clasp \Clasp\ (kl[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clasped}	   (kl[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clasping}] [OE. claspen,	   clapsen, prob. akin to E. clap.]	   1. To shut or fasten together with, or as with, a clasp; to	      shut or fasten (a clasp, or that which fastens with a	      clasp).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to	      grasp; to embrace.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surround and cling to; to entwine about. "Clasping	      ivy." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Clasp \Clasp\, n.	   1. An adjustable catch, bent plate, or hook, for holding	      together two objects or the parts of anything, as the ends	      of a belt, the covers of a book, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A close embrace; a throwing of the arms around; a	      grasping, as with the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clasp knife}, a large knife, the blade of which folds or	      shuts into the handle.	   {Clasp lock}, a lock which closes or secures itself by means	      of a spring.	      [1913 Webster]
Clasper \Clasp"er\ (kl[.a]sp"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, clasps, as a tendril. "The	      claspers of vines." --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) One of a pair of organs used by the male for grasping	          the female among many of the Crustacea.	      (b) One of a pair of male copulatory organs, developed on	          the anterior side of the ventral fins of sharks and	          other elasmobranchs. See Illust. of {Chim[ae]ra}.	          [1913 Webster]
Claspered \Clasp"ered\, a.	   Furnished with tendrils.	   [1913 Webster]
Class \Class\ (kl[.a]s), n. [F. classe, fr. L. classis class,	   collection, fleet; akin to Gr. klh^sis a calling, kalei^n to	   call, E. claim, haul.]	   1. A group of individuals ranked together as possessing	      common characteristics; as, the different classes of	      society; the educated class; the lower classes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number of students in a school or college, of the same	      standing, or pursuing the same studies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A comprehensive division of animate or inanimate objects,	      grouped together on account of their common	      characteristics, in any classification in natural science,	      and subdivided into orders, families, tribes, genera, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A set; a kind or description, species or variety.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had lost one class energies.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Methodist Church) One of the sections into which a church	      or congregation is divided, and which is under the	      supervision of a class leader.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. One session of formal instruction in which one or more	      teachers instruct a group on some subject. The class may	      be one of a course of classes, or a single special	      session.	      [PJC]	   7. A high degree of elegance, in dress or behavior; the	      quality of bearing oneself with dignity, grace, and social	      adeptness.	      [PJC]	   {Class of a curve} (Math.), the kind of a curve as expressed	      by the number of tangents that can be drawn from any point	      to the curve. A circle is of the second class.	   {Class meeting} (Methodist Church), a meeting of a class	      under the charge of a class leader, for counsel and	      relegious instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	Class \Class\ (kl[.a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Classed}	   (kl[.a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Classing}.] [Cf. F. classer. See	   {Class}, n.]	   1. To arrange in classes; to classify or refer to some class;	      as, to class words or passages.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In scientific arrangement, to classify is used instead	         of to class. --Dana.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into classes, as students; to form into, or	      place in, a class or classes.	      [1913 Webster]	Class \Class\, v. i.	   To be grouped or classed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The genus or family under which it classes. --Tatham.	   [1913 Webster]	Class \Class\ (kl[.a]s), a.	   exhibiting refinement and high character; as, a class act.	   Opposite of {low-class} [informal]	   Syn: high-class. [PJC]	Class day \Class day\	   In American colleges and universities, a day of the	   commencement season on which the senior class celebrates the	   completion of its course by exercises conducted by the	   members, such as the reading of the class histories and poem,	   the delivery of the class oration, the planting of the class	   ivy, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Classible \Class"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being classed.	   [1913 Webster] Classic
Classic \Clas"sic\ (kl[a^]s"s[i^]k), Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a.	   [L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people,	   and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank,	   superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See {Class},	   n.]	   1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in	      literature or art.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give, as thy last memorial to the age,	            One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical	            author on this subject [Roman weights and coins].	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to	      Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the	      period when their best literature was produced; of or	      pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and	      Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs.	                                                  Hemans.	      [1913 Webster]	            The epithet classical, as applied to ancient	            authors, is determined less by the purity of their	            style than by the period at which they wrote.	                                                  --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the	            undergraduates of his college.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art;	      chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.	      [1913 Webster]	            Classical, provincial, and national synods.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Classicals orders}. (Arch.) See under {Order}.	      [1913 Webster]	Classic \Clas"sic\, n.	   1. A work of acknowledged excellence and authority, or its	      author; -- originally used of Greek and Latin works or	      authors, but now applied to authors and works of a like	      character in any language.	      [1913 Webster]	            In is once raised him to the rank of a legitimate	            English classic.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One learned in the literature of Greece and Rome, or a	      student of classical literature.	      [1913 Webster]
Classicalism \Clas"sic*al*ism\, n.	   1. A classical idiom, style, or expression; a classicism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adherence to what are supposed or assumed to be the	      classical canons of art.	      [1913 Webster]
Classicalist \Clas"sic*al*ist\, n.	   One who adheres to what he thinks the classical canons of	   art. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster] Classicality
Classicality \Clas`si*cal"i*ty\, Classicalness
\Clas"sic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being classical.	   [1913 Webster]
Classically \Clas"sic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In a classical manner; according to the manner of	      classical authors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the manner of classes; according to a regular order of	      classes or sets.	      [1913 Webster]
Classicism \Clas"si*cism\, n.	   A classic idiom or expression; a classicalism. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Classicist \Clas"si*cist\, n.	   One learned in the classics; an advocate for the classics.	   [1913 Webster]
classicistic \classicistic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to classicism; as, classicistic tradition.	   [WordNet 1.5]
classicize \classicize\ v. t.	   to make classic or classical.	   [WordNet 1.5]
classics \classics\ n. pl.	   the branch of learning concerned with study of the literary	   works of ancient Greece and Rome.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Classifiable \Clas"si*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being classified.	   [1913 Webster]
Classific \Clas*sif"ic\, a.	   Characterizing a class or classes; relating to	   classification.	   [1913 Webster]
Classification \Clas`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. classification.]	   The act of forming into a class or classes; a distribution	   into groups, as classes, orders, families, etc., according to	   some common relations or affinities.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial classification}. (Science) See under	      {Artifitial}.	      [1913 Webster]
Classificatory \Clas"si*fi*ca`to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to classification; admitting of classification. "A	   classificatory system." --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
classified \classified\ adj.	   1. arranged into classes or categories; as, {unclassified}.	   Syn: categorized.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. assigned to a class of documents withheld from general	      circulation; -- of information or documents. Opposite of	      {unclassified}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {eyes-only}; {confidential};	         {restricted}; {secret}; {sensitive}; {top-secret}]	         [WordNet 1.5]
Classifier \Clas"si*fi`er\, n.	   One who classifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Classify \Clas"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Classified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Classifying}.] [L. classis class + -fy.]	   To distribute into classes; to arrange according to a system;	   to arrange in sets according to some method founded on common	   properties or characters.	   Syn: To arrange; distribute; rank.	        [1913 Webster]
Classis \Clas"sis\, n.; pl. {Classes}. [L. See {Class}, n.]	   1. A class or order; sort; kind. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His opinion of that classis of men.   --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) An ecclesiastical body or judicatory in certain	      churches, as the Reformed Dutch. It is intermediate	      between the consistory and the synod, and corresponds to	      the presbytery in the Presbyterian church.	      [1913 Webster]
Classman \Class"man\, n.; pl. {Classmen}.	   1. A member of a class; a classmate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A candidate for graduation in arts who is placed in an	      honor class, as opposed to a passman, who is not	      classified. [Oxford, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Classmate \Class"mate`\, n.	   One who is in the same class with another, as at school or	   college.	   [1913 Webster]
classy \classy\ adj.	   1. having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or	      dress. Opposite of {styleless}. [informal]	   Syn: posh, swish, stylish.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. exhibiting refinement and high character. Opposite of	      {low-class} [informal]	   Syn: high-class. [PJC]
Clastic \Clas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? br?, fr. ? to break.]	   1. Pertaining to what may be taken apart; as, clastic anatomy	      (of models).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Fragmental; made up of brok? fragments; as,	      sandstone is a clastic rock.	      [1913 Webster]
Clatch \Clatch\, n. [Cf. Scot. clatch a slap, the noise caused	   by the collision of soft bodies; prob. of imitative origin.]	   (Scot. & Dial. Eng.)	   1. A soft or sloppy lump or mass; as, to throw a clatch of	      mud.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Anything put together or made in a careless or slipshod	      way; hence, a sluttish or slipshod woman.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Clatch \Clatch\, v. t. & i.	   To daub or smear, as with lime; to make or finish in a	   slipshod way. [Scot.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clathraceae \Clathraceae\ n.	   a antural family of fleshy stinkhornlike fungi.	   Syn: family {Clathraceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clathrate \Clath"rate\ (kl[a^]th"r[asl]t), a. [L. clathri	   lattice, Gr. klh,qra.]	   1. (Bot.) Shaped like a lattice; cancellate. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the surface marked with raised lines	      resembling a lattice, as many shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Clathrus \Clathrus\ n.	   the type genus of the Clathraceae.	   Syn: genus {Clathrus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clatter \Clat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clattered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Clattering}.] [AS. cla?rung a rattle, akin to D.	   klateren to rattle. Cf. {Clack}.]	   1. To make a rattling sound by striking hard bodies together;	      to make a succession of abrupt, rattling sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clattering loud with iron clank.      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk fast and noisily; to rattle with the tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see thou dost but clatter.          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Clatter \Clat"ter\, v. t.	   To make a rattling noise with.	   [1913 Webster]	         You clatter still your brazen kettle.    --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Clatter \Clat"ter\, n.	   1. A rattling noise, esp. that made by the collision of hard	      bodies; also, any loud, abrupt sound; a repetition of	      abrupt sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            The goose let fall a golden egg	            With cackle and with clatter.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Commotion; disturbance. "Those mighty feats which made	      such a clatter in story." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rapid, noisy talk; babble; chatter. "Hold still thy	      clatter." --Towneley Myst. (15 th Cent. ).	      [1913 Webster]	            Throw by your clatter	            And handle the matter.                --B. Jonson	      [1913 Webster]
Clatterer \Clat"ter*er\, n.	   One who clatters.	   [1913 Webster]
Clatteringly \Clat"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   With clattering.	   [1913 Webster]
Claude Lorraine glass \Claude" Lor*raine" glass`\ [Its name is	   supposed to be derived from the similarity of the effects it	   gives to those of a picture by Claude Lorrain (often written	   Lorraine).]	   A slightly convex mirror, commonly of black glass, used as a	   toy for viewing the reflected landscape.	   [1913 Webster]
Claudent \Clau"dent\, a. [L. claudens, p. pr. of claudere to	   shut.]	   Shutting; confining; drawing together; as, a claudent muscle.	   [R.] --Jonson	   [1913 Webster]
Claudicant \Clau"di*cant\, a. [L. claudicans, p. pr. of	   claudicare to limp, fr. claudus lame.]	   Limping. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Claudication \Clau`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. claudicatio.]	   A halting or limping. [R.] --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Clause \Clause\, n. [F. clause, LL. clausa, equiv. to L.	   clausula clause, prop., close of ? rhetorical period, close,	   fr. claudere to shut, to end. See {Close}.]	   1. A separate portion of a written paper, paragraph, or	      sentence; an article, stipulation, or proviso, in a legal	      document.	      [1913 Webster]	            The usual attestation clause to a will. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A subordinate portion or a subdivision of a	      sentence containing a subject and its predicate.	      [1913 Webster]	Clause \Clause\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Letters clause} or {Letters close}, under {Letter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Claustral \Claus"tral\, a. [F., fr. LL. claustralis, fr. L.	   claustrum. See {Cloister}.]	   Cloistral. --Ayliffe	   [1913 Webster]
Claustrum \Claus"trum\, n.; pl. {Claustra}. [L., a bolt or bar.]	   (Anat.)	   A thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of	   the brain of man. -- {Claus"tral}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Clausular \Clau"su*lar\ (?; 135), a. [From L. clausula. See	   {Clause}, n.]	   Consisting of, or having, clauses. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Clausure \Clau"sure\ (?; 135), n. [L. clausura. See {Closure}.]	   The act of shutting up or confining; confinement. [R.]	   --Geddes.	   [1913 Webster] Clavate
Clavate \Cla"vate\, Clavated \Cla"va*ted\, a. [L. clava club.]	   (Bot. & Zool.)	   Club-shaped; having the form of a club; growing gradually	   thicker toward the top.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Antennae}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Clave \Clave\ (kl[=a]v),	   imp. of {Cleave}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clavecin \Clav"e*cin\, n. [F.]	   The harpsichord.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavel \Cla"vel\ (kl[=a]"v[e^]l), n.	   See {Clevis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavellate \Clav"el*late\ (kl[a^]v"[e^]l*l[asl]t), a.	   See {Clavate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavellated \Clav"el*la`ted\ (kl[a^]v"[e^]l*l[=a]"t[e^]d), a.	   [Cf. LL. cineres clavelatti ashes of burnt lees or dregs of	   wine, F. clavel an inferior sort of soda, E. clavate.] (Old	   Chem.)	   Said of potash, probably in reference to its having been	   obtained from billets of wood by burning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Claver \Clav"er\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Clover}. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Claver \Clav"er\, n.	   Frivolous or nonsensical talk; prattle; chattering. [Scot. &	   North of Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Emmy found herself entirely at a loss in the midst of	         their clavers.                           --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Claviceps \Claviceps\ n.	   a genus of fungi parasitic upon the ovaries of various	   grasses.	   Syn: genus {Claviceps}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clavichord \Clav"i*chord\, n. [F. clavicorde, fr. L. clavis key	   + chorda string.] (Mus.)	   A keyed stringed instrument, now superseded by the	   pianoforte. See {Clarichord}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavicle \Clav"i*cle\, n. [F. clavicule, fr. L. clavicula a	   little key, tendril, dim. of clavis key, akin to claudere to	   shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Clef}.] (Anat.)	   The collar bone, which is joined at one end to the scapula,	   or shoulder blade, and at the other to the sternum, or	   breastbone. In man each clavicle is shaped like the letter ?,	   and is situated just above the first rib on either side of	   the neck. In birds the two clavicles are united ventrally,	   forming the merrythought, or wishbone.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavicorn \Clav"i*corn\, a. [Cf. F. clavicorne.] (Zool.)	   Having club-shaped antenn[ae]. See {Antenn[ae]} -- n. One of	   the Clavicornes.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavicornes \Clav`i*cor"nes\, n. pl. [NL.; Fr. L. clava club +	   cornu horn.] (Zool.)	   A group of beetles having club-shaped antenn[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Clavicular \Cla*vic"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. claviculaire. See	   {Clavicle}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the clavicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavier \Cla"vi*er\ (? F. ?), n. [F., fr. L. clavis key.] (Mus.)	   The keyboard of an organ, pianoforte, or harmonium.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Clavier (?) is the German name for a pianoforte.	         [1913 Webster]
Claviform \Clav"i*form\, a. [L. clava club + -form.] (Bot.)	   Club-shaped; clavate. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Claviger \Clav"i*ger\, n. [L., fr. clavis key + gerere to	   carry.]	   One who carries the keys of any place.	   [1913 Webster]	Claviger \Clav"i*ger\, n. [L., fr. clava club + gerere to	   carry.]	   One who carries a club; a club bearer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavigerous \Cla*vig"er*ous\, a.	   Bearing a club or a key.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavis \Cla"vis\, n.; pl. L. {Claves}, E. {Clavises}. [L.]	   A key; a glossary.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavus \Cla"vus\, n. [L., a nail.]	   A callous growth, esp. one the foot; a corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Clavy \Cla"vy\, n.; pl. {Clavies}. [Cf. F. claveau centerpiece	   of an arch.] (Arch.)	   A mantelpiece.	   [1913 Webster]
Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), n. [AS. clawu, cl[=a], cle['o]; akin to	   D. klaauw, G. klaue, Icel. kl[=o], Sw. & Dan. klo, and perh.	   to E. clew.]	   1. A sharp, hooked nail, as of a beast or bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole foot of an animal armed with hooked nails; the	      pinchers of a lobster, crab, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything resembling the claw of an animal, as the curved	      and forked end of a hammer for drawing nails.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A slender appendage or process, formed like a claw,	      as the base of petals of the pink. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Claw hammer}, a hammer with one end of the metallic head	      cleft for use in extracting nails, etc.	   {Claw hammer coat}, a dress coat of the swallowtail pattern.	      [Slang]	   {Claw sickness}, foot rot, a disease affecting sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	Claw \Claw\ (kl[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clawed} (kl[add]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Clawing}.] [AS. clawan. See {Claw}, n.]	   1. To pull, tear, or scratch with, or as with, claws or	      nails.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relieve from some uneasy sensation, as by scratching;	      to tickle; hence, to flatter; to court. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rich men they claw, soothe up, and flatter; the poor	            they contemn and despise.             --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rail at; to scold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In the aforesaid preamble, the king fairly claweth	            the great monasteries, wherein, saith he, religion,	            thanks be to God, is right well kept and observed;	            though he claweth them soon after in another	            acceptation.                          --T. Fuller	      [1913 Webster]	   {Claw me, claw thee}, stand by me and I will stand by you; --	      an old proverb. --Tyndale.	   {To claw away}, to scold or revile. "The jade Fortune is to	      be clawed away for it, if you should lose it."	      --L'Estrange.	   {To claw (one) on the back}, to tickle; to express	      approbation. (Obs.) --Chaucer.	   {To claw (one) on the gall}, to find fault with; to vex.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Claw \Claw\, v. i.	   To scrape, scratch, or dig with a claw, or with the hand as a	   claw. "Clawing [in ash barrels] for bits of coal." --W. D.	   Howells.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To claw off} (Naut.), to turn to windward and beat, to	      prevent falling on a lee shore.	      [1913 Webster]
Clawback \Claw"back`\, n.	   A flatterer or sycophant. [Obs.] "Take heed of these	   clawbacks." --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Clawback \Claw"back`\, a.	   Flattering; sycophantic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a clawback parasite.                --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Clawback \Claw"back`\, v. t.	   To flatter. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Clawed \Clawed\ (kl[add]d), a.	   Furnished with claws. --N. Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Clawless \Claw"less\, a.	   Destitute of claws.	   [1913 Webster]
clawlike \clawlike\ adj.	   having a base shaped like a claw; -- of flower petals.	   [WordNet 1.5]
claxon \claxon\ n.	   a kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.	   Syn: klaxon.	        [WordNet 1.5]	claxon \claxon\ v.	   to sound loudly; -- of car horns.	   Syn: honk, blare, beep, toot, klaxon.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to use the horn of a car.	   Syn: honk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clay \Clay\ (kl[=a]), n. [AS. cl[=ae]g; akin to LG. klei, D.	   klei, and perh. to AS. cl[=a]m clay, L. glus, gluten glue,	   Gr. gloio`s glutinous substance, E. glue. Cf. {Clog}.]	   1. A soft earth, which is plastic, or may be molded with the	      hands, consisting of hydrous silicate of aluminium. It is	      the result of the wearing down and decomposition, in part,	      of rocks containing aluminous minerals, as granite. Lime,	      magnesia, oxide of iron, and other ingredients, are often	      present as impurities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Poetry & Script.) Earth in general, as representing the	      elementary particles of the human body; hence, the human	      body as formed from such particles.	      [1913 Webster]	            I also am formed out of the clay.     --Job xxxiii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth is covered thick with other clay,	            Which her own clay shall cover.       --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bowlder clay}. See under {Bowlder}.	   {Brick clay}, the common clay, containing some iron, and	      therefore turning red when burned.	   {Clay cold}, cold as clay or earth; lifeless; inanimate.	   {Clay ironstone}, an ore of iron consisting of the oxide or	      carbonate of iron mixed with clay or sand.	   {Clay marl}, a whitish, smooth, chalky clay.	   {Clay mill}, a mill for mixing and tempering clay; a pug	      mill.	   {Clay pit}, a pit where clay is dug.	   {Clay slate} (Min.), argillaceous schist; argillite.	   {Fatty clays}, clays having a greasy feel; they are chemical	      compounds of water, silica, and aluminia, as {halloysite},	      {bole}, etc.	   {Fire clay}, a variety of clay, entirely free from lime,	      iron, or an alkali, and therefore infusible, and used for	      fire brick.	   {Porcelain clay}, a very pure variety, formed directly from	      the decomposition of feldspar, and often called {kaolin}.	      	   {Potter's clay}, a tolerably pure kind, free from iron.	      [1913 Webster]	Clay \Clay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Claying}.]	   1. To cover or manure with clay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clarify by filtering through clay, as sugar.	      [1913 Webster]
Clay-brained \Clay"-brained`\, a.	   Stupid. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Clayes \Clayes\ (kl[=a]z), n. pl. [F. claie hurdle.] (Fort.)	   Wattles, or hurdles, made with stakes interwoven with osiers,	   to cover lodgments. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clayey \Clay"ey\, a.	   Consisting of clay; abounding with clay; partaking of clay;	   like clay.	   [1913 Webster]
Clayish \Clay"ish\, a.	   Partaking of the nature of clay, or containing particles of	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Claymore \Clay"more`\ (kl[=a]"m[=o]r`), n. [Gael. claidheamhmor	   a broadsword; Gael. claidheamh sword + mor great, large. Cf.	   {Glaymore}.]	   A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish	   Highlanders.	   [1913 Webster]	Claymore mine \Clay"more mine`\ (kl[=a]"m[=o]r m[imac]n`), n.	   (Mil.)	   an antipersonnel land mine designed to produce a	   high-velocity spray of steel fragments in a relatively narrow	   fan-shaped cone, directed toward the enemy. They are usually	   detonated by an electrical remote control.	   [PJC]
Claytonia \Clay*to"ni*a\, prop. n. [Named after Dr. John	   Clayton, an American botanist.] (Bot.)	   An American genus of perennial herbs with delicate blossoms;	   -- sometimes called {spring beauty}.	   [1913 Webster]
clayware \clay"ware`\ n.	   Objects made from clay and baked in a kiln.	   Syn: pottery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cleading \Clead"ing\, n. [Scot., clothing. See {Cloth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A jacket or outer covering of wood, etc., to prevent	      radiation of heat, as from the boiler, cylinder. etc., of	      a steam engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The planking or boarding of a shaft, cofferdam, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Clean \Clean\ (kl[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Cleaner} (kl[=e]n"[~e]r);	   superl. {Cleanest}.] [OE. clene, AS. cl[=ae]ne; akin to OHG.	   chleini pure, neat, graceful, small, G. klein small, and	   perh. to W. glan clean, pure, bright; all perh. from a	   primitive, meaning bright, shining. Cf. {Glair}.]	   1. Free from dirt or filth; as, clean clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from that which is useless or injurious; without	      defects; as, clean land; clean timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free from awkwardness; not bungling; adroit; dexterous;	      as, a clean trick; a clean leap over a fence.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Free from errors and vulgarisms; as, a clean style.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Free from restraint or neglect; complete; entire.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt	            not make clean riddance of corners of thy field.	                                                  --Lev. xxiii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Free from moral defilement; sinless; pure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Create in me a clean heart, O God.    --Ps. li. 10	      [1913 Webster]	            That I am whole, and clean, and meet for Heaven	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Script.) Free from ceremonial defilement.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Free from that which is corrupting to the morals; pure in	      tone; healthy. "Lothair is clean." --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Well-proportioned; shapely; as, clean limbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A clean bill of health}, a certificate from the proper	      authority that a ship is free from infection.	   {Clean breach}. See under {Breach}, n., 4.	   {To make a clean breast}. See under {Breast}.	      [1913 Webster]	Clean \Clean\, adv.	   1. Without limitation or remainder; quite; perfectly; wholly;	      entirely. "Domestic broils clean overblown." --Shak.	      "Clean contrary." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the people were passed clean over Jordan.	                                                  --Josh. iii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without miscarriage; not bunglingly; dexterously. [Obs.]	      "Pope came off clean with Homer." --Henley.	      [1913 Webster]	Clean \Clean\ (kl[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleaned}	   (kl[=e]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleaning}.] [See {Clean}, a.,	   and cf. {Cleanse}.]	   To render clean; to free from whatever is foul, offensive, or	   extraneous; to purify; to cleanse.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To clean out}, to exhaust; to empty; to get away from (one)	      all his money. [Colloq.] --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Clean-cut \Clean"-cut`\ (kl[=e]n"k[u^]t), a.	   See {Clear-cut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleaner \Clean"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, cleans.	   [1913 Webster]
cleaners \cleaners\ n.	   a shop where dry cleaning is done.	   Syn: dry cleaners, laundry, laundry shop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cleaning \Clean"ing\, n.	   1. The act of making clean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. --Gardner.	      [1913 Webster]
Cleanlily \Clean"li*ly\, adv.	   In a cleanly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Clean-limbed \Clean"-limbed`\, a.	   With well-proportioned, unblemished limbs; as, a clean-limbed	   young fellow. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleanliness \Clean"li*ness\ (kl[e^]n"l[i^]*n[e^]s), n. [From	   {Cleanly}.]	   State of being cleanly; neatness of person or dress.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cleanliness from head to heel.           --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
clean-living \clean-living\ adj.	   living in a manner above moral reproach; especially,	   abstaining from unlawful sexual intercourse and excessive	   drunkenness.	   Syn: chaste.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cleanly \Clean"ly\, a. [Compar. {Cleanlier}; superl.	   {Cleanliest}.] [From {Clean}.]	   1. Habitually clean; pure; innocent. "Cleanly joys."	      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some plain but cleanly country maid.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Displays her cleanly platter on the board.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cleansing; fitted to remove moisture; dirt, etc. [Obs.]	      "With cleanly powder dry their hair." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adroit; skillful; dexterous; artful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Through his fine handling and his cleanly play.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Cleanly \Clean"ly\, adv.	   1. In a clean manner; neatly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was very cleanly dressed.          --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Innocently; without stain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adroitly; dexterously. --Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]
Cleanness \Clean"ness\, n. [AS. cl?nnes. See {Clean}.]	   1. The state or quality of being clean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Purity of life or language; freedom from licentious	      courses. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Cleansable \Cleans"a*ble\ (kl[e^]nz"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being cleansed. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleanse \Cleanse\ (kl[e^]nz), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleansed}	   (kl[e^]nzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleansing}.] [AS. cl[=ae]nsian,	   fr. cl[=ae]ne clean. See {Clean}.]	   To render clean; to free from fith, pollution, infection,	   guilt, etc.; to clean.	   [1913 Webster]	         If we walk in the light . . . the blood of Jesus Christ	         his son cleanseth us from all sin.       --1 John i. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Can'st thou not minister to a mind diseased,	         And with some sweet oblivious antidote	         Cleanse the suffed bosom of that perilous stuff	         Which weighs upon the heart?             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
cleansed \cleansed\ (kl[e^]nzd), adj.	   having been made clean. Opposite of {dirty}. clean	   Syn: cleaned, scrubbed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cleanser \Cleans"er\ (kl[e^]nz"[~e]r), n. [AS. cl[=ae]nsere.]	   One who, or that which, cleanses; especially, a detergent or	   other preparation used for cleaning. --Arbuthnot.	   Syn: cleansing agent, cleaner.	        [1913 Webster]
clean-shaven \clean-shaven\ adj.	   having the surface shaved to smoothness.	   Syn: smooth-shaven, well-shaven.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clean-timbered \Clean"-tim`bered\, a.	   Well-proportioned; symmetrical. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Clearer} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Clearest}.] [OE. cler, cleer, OF. cler, F. clair, fr.L.	   clarus, clear, bright, loud, distinct, renowned; perh. akin	   to L. clamare to call, E. claim. Cf. {Chanticleer},	   {Clairvoyant}, {Claret}, {Clarify}.]	   1. Free from opaqueness; transparent; bright; light;	      luminous; unclouded.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stream is so transparent, pure, and clear.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair as the moon, clear as the sun.   --Canticles	                                                  vi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from ambiguity or indistinctness; lucid; perspicuous;	      plain; evident; manifest; indubitable.	      [1913 Webster]	            One truth is clear; whatever is, is right. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Able to perceive clearly; keen; acute; penetrating;	      discriminating; as, a clear intellect; a clear head.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mother of science! now I feel thy power	            Within me clear, not only to discern	            Things in their causes, but to trace the ways	            Of highest agents.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not clouded with passion; serene; cheerful.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a countenance as clear	            As friendship wears at feasts.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Easily or distinctly heard; audible; canorous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hark! the numbers soft and clear	            Gently steal upon the ear.            --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Without mixture; entirely pure; as, clear sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Without defect or blemish, such as freckles or knots; as,	      a clear complexion; clear lumber.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Free from guilt or stain; unblemished.	      [1913 Webster]	            Statesman, yet friend to truth! in soul sincere,	            In action faithful, and in honor clear. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Without diminution; in full; net; as, clear profit.	      [1913 Webster]	            I often wished that I had clear,	            For life, six hundred pounds a-year.  --Swift	      .	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Free from impediment or obstruction; unobstructed; as, a	       clear view; to keep clear of debt.	       [1913 Webster]	             My companion . . . left the way clear for him.	                                                  --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Free from embarrassment; detention, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             The cruel corporal whispered in my ear,	             Five pounds, if rightly tipped, would set me clear.	                                                  --Gay.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Clear breach}. See under {Breach}, n., 4.	   {Clear days} (Law.), days reckoned from one day to another,	      excluding both the first and last day; as, from Sunday to	      Sunday there are six clear days.	   {Clear stuff}, boards, planks, etc., free from knots.	   Syn: Manifest; pure; unmixed; pellucid; transparent;	        luminous; obvious; visible; plain; evident; apparent;	        distinct; perspicuous. See {Manifest}.	        [1913 Webster]	Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), n. (Carp.)	   Full extent; distance between extreme limits; especially; the	   distance between the nearest surfaces of two bodies, or the	   space between walls; as, a room ten feet square in the clear.	   [1913 Webster]	Clear \Clear\, adv.	   1. In a clear manner; plainly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now clear I understand	            What oft . . . thoughts have searched in vain.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without limitation; wholly; quite; entirely; as, to cut a	      piece clear off.	      [1913 Webster]	Clear \Clear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clearing}.]	   1. To render bright, transparent, or undimmed; to free from	      clouds.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sweeps the skies and clears the cloudy north.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from impurities; to clarify; to cleanse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To free from obscurity or ambiguity; to relive of	      perplexity; to make perspicuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many knotty points there are	            Which all discuss, but few can clear. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To render more quick or acute, as the understanding; to	      make perspicacious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our common prints would clear up their	            understandings.                       --Addison	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To free from impediment or incumbrance, from defilement,	      or from anything injurious, useless, or offensive; as, to	      clear land of trees or brushwood, or from stones; to clear	      the sight or the voice; to clear one's self from debt; --	      often used with of, off, away, or out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clear your mind of cant.              --Dr. Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A statue lies hid in a block of marble; and the art	            of the statuary only clears away the superfluous	            matter.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To free from the imputation of guilt; to justify,	      vindicate, or acquit; -- often used with from before the	      thing imputed.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . am sure he will clear me from partiality.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            How! wouldst thou clear rebellion?    --Addison.	      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[1913 Webster]	   {To clear a ship at the customhouse}, to exhibit the	      documents required by law, give bonds, or perform other	      acts requisite, and procure a permission to sail, and such	      papers as the law requires.	   {To clear a ship for action}, or {To clear for action}	      (Naut.), to remove incumbrances from the decks, and	      prepare for an engagement.	   {To clear the land} (Naut.), to gain such a distance from	      shore as to have sea room, and be out of danger from the	      land.	   {To clear hawse} (Naut.), to disentangle the cables when	      twisted.	   {To clear up}, to explain; to dispel, as doubts, cares or	      fears.	      [1913 Webster]	Clear \Clear\ (kl[=e]r), v. i.	   1. To become free from clouds or fog; to become fair; -- of	      the weather; -- often followed by up, off, or away.	      [1913 Webster]	            So foul a sky clears not without a storm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Advise him to stay till the weather clears up.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become free from turbidity; -- of solutions or	      suspensions of liquids; as, the salt has not completely	      dissolved until the suspension clears up; when	      refrigerated, the juice may become cloudy, but when warmed	      to room temperature, it clears up again.	      [PJC]	   3. To disengage one's self from incumbrances, distress, or	      entanglements; to become free. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that clears at once will relapse; for finding	            himself out of straits, he will revert to his	            customs; but he that cleareth by degrees induceth a	            habit of frugality.                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Banking) To make exchanges of checks and bills, and	      settle balances, as is done in a clearing house.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To obtain a clearance; as, the steamer cleared for	      Liverpool to-day.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To clear out}, to go or run away; to depart. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Clearage \Clear"age\ (kl[=e]r"[asl]j), n.	   The act of removing anything; clearance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clearance \Clear"ance\ (kl[=e]r"ans), n.	   1. The act of clearing; as, to make a thorough clearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A certificate that a ship or vessel has been cleared at	      the customhouse; permission to sail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every ship was subject to seizure for want of	            stamped clearances.                   --Durke	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Clear or net profit. --Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) The distance by which one object clears another,	      as the distance between the piston and cylinder head at	      the end of a stroke in a steam engine, or the least	      distance between the point of a cogwheel tooth and the	      bottom of a space between teeth of a wheel with which it	      engages.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clearance space} (Steam engine), the space inclosed in one	      end of the cylinder, between the valve or valves and the	      piston, at the beginning of a stroke; waste room. It	      includes the space caused by the piston's clearance and	      the space in ports, passageways, etc. Its volume is often	      expressed as a certain proportion of the volume swept by	      the piston in a single stroke.	      [1913 Webster]
Clearcole \Clear"cole`\, n. [F. claire colle clear glue; clair	   clear (f. claire) + colle glue, Gr. ?.]	   A priming of size mixed with whiting or white lead, used in	   house painting, etc.; also, a size upon which gold leaf is	   applied in gilding.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Clearcole \Clear"cole`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clearcoled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Clearcoling}.]	   To coat or paint with clearcole.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, a.	   1. Having a sharp, distinct outline, like that of a cameo.	      [1913 Webster]	            She has . . . a cold and clear-cut face. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Concisely and distinctly expressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Distinct and unambiguous; unquestionable; as, a clear-cut	      advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	Clear-cut \Clear"-cut`\, v. t.	   To cut (a region of forest) clear of all trees. It is a	   method used for efficiently logging a portion of forest, but	   often has undesirable effects on the environment.	   [PJC]
Clearedness \Clear"ed*ness\, n.	   The quality of being cleared.	   [1913 Webster]	         Imputed by his friends to the clearedness, by his foes	         to the searedness, of his conscience.    --T. Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Clearer \Clear"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, clears.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gold is a wonderful clearer of the understanding.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A tool of which the hemp for lines and twines,	      used by sailmakers, is finished.	      [1913 Webster]
clear-eyed \clear-eyed\ adj.	   Acutely perceptive or discerning.	   Syn: clear-sighted; perceptive; percipient; perspicacious;	        clear-headed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clear-headed \Clear"-head`ed\ (kl[=e]r"h[e^]d`[e^]d), a.	   Having a clear understanding; quick of perception;	   intelligent. "He was laborious and clear-headed." --Macaulay.	   -- {Clear"-head`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Clearing \Clear"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of making clear.	      [1913 Webster]	            The better clearing of this point.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tract of land cleared of wood for cultivation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lonely clearing on the shores of Moxie Lake. --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A method adopted by banks and bankers for making an	      exchange of checks held by each against the others, and	      settling differences of accounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, a similar method has been adopted by	         railroads for adjusting their accounts with each other.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The gross amount of the balances adjusted in the clearing	      house.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clearing house}, the establishment where the business of	      clearing is carried on. See {above}, {3}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clearly \Clear"ly\, adv.	   In a clear manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Clearness \Clear"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being clear.	   Syn: {Clearness}, {Perspicuity}.	   Usage: Clearness has reference to our ideas, and springs from	          a distinct conception of the subject under	          consideration. Perspicuity has reference to the mode	          of expressing our ideas and belongs essentially to	          style. Hence we speak of a writer as having clear	          ideas, a clear arrangement, and perspicuous	          phraseology. We do at times speak of a person's having	          great clearness of style; but in such cases we are	          usually thinking of the clearness of his ideas as	          manifested in language. "Whenever men think clearly,	          and are thoroughly interested, they express themselves	          with perspicuity and force." --Robertson.	          [1913 Webster]
Clear-seeing \Clear"-see`ing\ (kl[=e]r"s[=e]`[i^]ng), a.	   Having a clear physical or mental vision; having a clear	   understanding.	   [1913 Webster]
Clear-shining \Clear"-shin`ing\ (kl[=e]r"sh[imac]n`[i^]ng), a.	   Shining brightly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Clear-sighted \Clear"-sight`ed\ (kl[=e]r"s[imac]t`[e^]d), a.	   1. Seeing with clearness; acutely perceptive, discerning; as,	      clear-sighted reason.	   Syn: clear-eyed, perceptive, percipient, perspicacious,	        clear-headed.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. having sharp clear vision.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Clear-sightedness \Clear"-sight`ed*ness\, n.	   Acute discernment.	   [1913 Webster]
Clearstarch \Clear"starch`\ (kl[=e]r"st[aum]rcht`), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Clearstarched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clearstraching}.]	   To stiffen with starch, and then make clear by clapping with	   the hands; as, to clearstarch muslin.	   [1913 Webster]
Clearstarcher \Clear"starch`er\ (kl[=e]r"st[aum]rch`[~e]r), n.	   One who clearstarches.	   [1913 Webster] Clearstory
Clearstory \Clear"sto`ry\ (kl[=e]r"st[=o]`r[y^]), Clerestory
\Clere"sto`ry\, n. (Arch.)	   The upper story of the nave of a church, containing windows,	   and rising above the aisle roofs.	   [1913 Webster]
clear-thinking \clear-thinking\ adj.	   able to think clearly and accurately.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clearwing \Clear"wing`\ (kl[=e]r"w[i^]ng`), n. (Zool.)	   A lepidopterous insect with partially transparent wings, of	   the family {[AE]geriad[ae]}, of which the currant and	   peach-tree borers are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleat \Cleat\ (kl[=e]t), n. [OE. clete wedge; cf. D. kloot ball,	   Ger. kloss, klotz, lump. clod, MHG. kl[=o]z lump, ball,	   wedge, OHG. chl[=o]z ball, round mass.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Carp.) A strip of wood or iron fastened on transversely	      to something in order to give strength, prevent warping,	      hold position, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A device made of wood or metal, having two arms,	      around which turns may be taken with a line or rope so as	      to hold securely and yet be readily released. It is bolted	      by the middle to a deck or mast, etc., or it may be lashed	      to a rope.	      [1913 Webster]	Cleat \Cleat\, v. t.	   To strengthen with a cleat.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleavable \Cleav"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of cleaving or being divided.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleavage \Cleav"age\, n.	   1. The act of cleaving or splitting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) The quality possessed by many crystallized	      substances of splitting readily in one or more definite	      directions, in which the cohesive attraction is a minimum,	      affording more or less smooth surfaces; the direction of	      the dividing plane; a fragment obtained by cleaving, as of	      a diamond. See {Parting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Division into lamin[ae], like slate, with the	      lamination not necessarily parallel to the plane of	      deposition; -- usually produced by pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Basal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the base of a crystal,	      or to the plane of the lateral axes.	   {Cell cleavage} (Biol.), multiplication of cells by fission.	      See {Segmentation}.	   {Cubic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the faces of a cube.	      	   {Diagonal cleavage}, cleavage parallel to ta diagonal plane.	      	   {Egg clavage}. (Biol.) See {Segmentation}.	   {Lateral cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the lateral planes.	      	   {Octahedral cleavage}, {Dodecahedral cleavage}, or	   {Rhombohedral cleavage}, cleavage parallel to the faces of an	      octahedron, dodecahedron, or rhombohedron.	   {Prismatic cleavage}, cleavage parallel to a vertical prism.	      [1913 Webster]
Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. i. [imp. {Cleaved} (kl[=e]vd),	   {Clave} (kl[=a]v, Obs.); p. p. {Cleaved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cleaving}.] [OE. cleovien, clivien, cliven, AS. cleofian,	   clifian; akin to OS. klib[=o]n, G. kleben, LG. kliven, D.	   kleven, Dan. kl[ae]be, Sw. klibba, and also to G. kleiben to	   cleve, paste, Icel. kl[imac]fa to climb. Cf. {Climb}.]	   1. To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast; to cling.	      [1913 Webster]	            My bones cleave to my skin.           --Ps. cii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The diseases of Egypt . . . shall cleave unto thee.	                                                  --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 60.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sophistry cleaves close to and protects	            Sin's rotten trunk, concealing its defects.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite or be united closely in interest or affection; to	      adhere with strong attachment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore shall a man leave his father and his	            mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cleave unto the Lord your God.        --Josh. xxiii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fit; to be adapted; to assimilate. [Poetic.]	      [1913 Webster]	            New honors come upon him,	            Like our strange garments, cleave not to their mold	            But with the aid of use.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cleave \Cleave\ (kl[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Cleft} (kl[e^]ft),	   {Clave} (kl[=a]v, Obs.), {Clove} (kl[=o]v, Obsolescent); p.	   p. {Cleft}, {Cleaved} (kl[=e]vd) or {Cloven} (kl[=o]"v'n); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cleaving}.] [OE. cleoven, cleven, AS.	   cle['o]fan; akin to OS. klioban, D. klooven, G. klieben,	   Icel. klj[=u]fa, Sw. klyfva, Dan. kl["o]ve and prob. to Gr.	   gly`fein to carve, L. glubere to peel. Cf. {Cleft}.]	   1. To part or divide by force; to split or rive; to cut.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Hamlet, thou hast cleft my heart in twain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To part or open naturally; to divide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every beast that parteth the hoof, and cleaveth the	            cleft into two claws.                 --Deut. xiv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	Cleave \Cleave\, v. i.	   To part; to open; to crack; to separate; as parts of bodies;	   as, the ground cleaves by frost.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Mount of Olives shall cleave in the midst. --Zech.	                                                  xiv. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleavelandite \Cleave"land*ite\, n. [From Professor Parker	   Cleaveland.] (Min.)	   A variety of albite, white and lamellar in structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleaver \Cleav"er\, n.	   One who cleaves, or that which cleaves; especially, a	   butcher's instrument for cutting animal bodies into joints or	   pieces.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleavers \Cleav"ers\, n. [From {Cleave} to stick.] (Bot.)	   A species of {Galium} ({Galium Aparine}), having a fruit set	   with hooked bristles, which adhere to whatever they come in	   contact with; -- called also, {goose grass}, {catchweed},	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cl'ech'e \Cl['e]`ch['e]"\, a. [F. cl['e]ch['e].] (Her.)	   Charged with another bearing of the same figure, and of the	   color of the field, so large that only a narrow border of the	   first bearing remains visible; -- said of any heraldic	   bearing. Compare {Voided}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clechy \Cle"chy\, a.	   See {Cl['e]ch['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cledge \Cledge\, n. [Cf. {Clay}.] (Mining.)	   The upper stratum of fuller's earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cledgy \Cledg"y\, a.	   Stiff, stubborn, clayey, or tenacious; as, a cledgy soil.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Clee \Clee\ (kl[=e]), n.	   A claw. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Clee \Clee\, n. (Zool.)	   The redshank.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleek \Cleek\ (kl[=e]k), n.	   1. A large hook or crook, as for a pot over a fire; specif.,	      an iron-headed golf club with a straight, narrow face and	      a long shaft.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Act of cleeking; a clutch. [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cleek \Cleek\, v. t. [pret. {Claught}; pret. & p. p. {Cleeked};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Cleeking}.] [ME. cleken, clechen, to seize,	   clutch; perh. akin to E. clutch.] [Scot & Dial. Eng.]	   1. To seize; clutch; snatch; catch; pluck.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To catch or draw out with a cleek, as a fish; to hook.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To hook or link (together); hence, to marry. --Scott.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clef \Clef\ (kl[e^]f; 277), n. [F. clef key, a key in music, fr.	   L. clavis key. See {Clavicle}.] (Mus.)	   A character used in musical notation to determine the	   position and pitch of the scale as represented on the staff.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The clefs are three in number, called the C, F, and G	         clefs, and are probably corruptions or modifications of	         these letters. They indicate that the letters of	         absolute pitch belonging to the lines upon which they	         are placed, are respectively C, F, and G. The F or bass	         clef, and the G or treble clef, are fixed in their	         positions upon the staff. The C clef may have three	         positions. It may be placed upon the first or lower	         line of the staff, in which case it is called soprano	         clef, upon the third line, in which case it called alto	         clef, or upon the fourth line, in which case tenor	         clef. It rarely or never is placed upon the second	         line, except in ancient music. See other forms of C	         clef under C, 2.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Alto clef}, {Bass clef}. See under {Alto}, {Bass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cleft \Cleft\ (kl[e^]ft),	   imp. & p. p. from {Cleave}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cleft \Cleft\, a.	   1. Divided; split; partly divided or split.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Incised nearly to the midrib; as, a cleft leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	Cleft \Cleft\, n. [OE. clift; cf. Sw. klyft cave, den, Icel.	   kluft cleft, Dan. kl["o]ft, G. kluft. See {Cleave} to split	   and cf. 2d {Clift}, 1st {Clough}.]	   1. A space or opening made by splitting; a crack; a crevice;	      as, the cleft of a rock. --Is. ii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece made by splitting; as, a cleft of wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Far.) A disease in horses; a crack on the band of the	      pastern.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Branchial clefts}. See under {Branchial}.	   Syn: Crack; crevice; fissure; chink; cranny.	        [1913 Webster]
Cleft-footed \Cleft"-foot`ed\, a.	   Having a cloven foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleftgraft \Cleft"graft`\, v. t.	   To ingraft by cleaving the stock and inserting a scion.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleg \Cleg\, n. [Northern Eng. & Scot. gleg: cf. Gael.	   crethleag.] (Zool.)	   A small breeze or horsefly. [North of Eng. & Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
cleistocarp \cleistocarp\ n.	   the closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially	   {Aspergillaceae} and {Eurysiphaceae}) from which spores are	   released only by decay or disintegration; -- called also	   {cleistothecium}.	   Syn: cleistothecium.	        [WordNet 1.5] Cleistogamic
Cleistogamic \Cleis`to*gam"ic\, Cleistogamous
\Cleis*tog"a*mous\a. [Gr. ? closed (fr. ? to shut) + ga`mos	   marriage.] (Bot.)	   Having, beside the usual flowers, other minute, closed	   flowers, without petals or with minute petals; -- said of	   certain species of plants which possess flowers of two or	   more kinds, the closed ones being so constituted as to insure	   self-fertilization. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
cleistothecium \cleistothecium\ n.	   the closed spore-bearing structure of some fungi (especially	   {Aspergillaceae} and {Eurysiphaceae}) from which spores are	   released only by decay or disintegration; -- called also	   {cleistocarp}.	   Syn: cleistocarp.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clem \Clem\ (kl[e^]m), v. t. & i. [Cf. clam to clog, or G.	   klemmen to pinch, Icel. kl["o]mbra, E. clamp.]	   To starve; to famish. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Clematis \Clem"a*tis\ (kl[e^]m"[.a]*t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   klhmati`s brushwood, also (from its long, lithe branches)	   clematis. fr. klh^ma twig, shoot, fr. kla^n to break off.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of flowering plants, of many species, mostly	   climbers, having feathery styles, which greatly enlarge in	   the fruit; -- called also {virgin's bower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clemence \Clem"ence\, n.	   Clemency. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Clemency \Clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Clemencies}. [L. clementia, fr.	   clemens mild, calm.]	   1. Disposition to forgive and spare, as offenders; mildness	      of temper; gentleness; tenderness; mercy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great clemency and tender zeal toward their	            subjects.                             --Stowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had applied for the royal clemency. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mildness or softness of the elements; as, the clemency of	      the season.	   Syn: Mildness; tenderness; indulgence; lenity; mercy;	        gentleness; compassion; kindness.	        [1913 Webster]
Clement \Clem"ent\, a. [L. clemens; -entis; cf. F. cl?ment.]	   Mild in temper and disposition; merciful; compassionate.	   --Shak. -- {Clem"ent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Clementine \Clem"ent*ine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Clement, esp. to St. Clement of Rome and	   the spurious homilies attributed to him, or to Pope Clement	   V. and his compilations of canon law.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleopatra \Cleopatra\ n.	   a queen of Egypt; b. 69 b. c., d. 30 b. c.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cleopatra's needle \Cle`o*pa"tra's nee"dle\ [So named after	   Cleopatra, queen of Egypt.]	   Either of two obelisks which were moved in ancient times from	   Heliopolis to Alexandria, one of which is now on the Thames	   Embankment in London, and the other in Central Park, in the	   City of New York.	   Note: Some writers consider that only the obelisk now in	         Central Park is properly called Cleopatra's needle.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clench \Clench\, n. & v. t.	   See {Clinch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clepe \Clepe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cleped}or; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cleping}. Cf. {Ycleped}.] [AS. clepan, cleopian, clipian,	   clypian, to cry, call.]	   To call, or name. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That other son was cleped Cambalo.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Clepe \Clepe\, v. i.	   To make appeal; to cry out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wandering in woe, and to the heavens on high	         Cleping for vengeance of this treachery. --Mir. for	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Clepsine \Clep"si*ne\, n. (Zool.)	   A genus of fresh-water leeches, furnished with a proboscis.	   They feed upon mollusks and worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Clepsydra \Clep"sy*dra\ (?; 277), n. [L. from Gr. ?; ? to steal,	   conceal + ? water.]	   A water clock; a contrivance for measuring time by the	   graduated flow of a liquid, as of water, through a small	   aperture. See Illust. in {Appendix}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleptomania \Clep`to*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL.]	   See {Kleptomania}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clerestory \Clere"sto`ry\ (kl[=e]r"st[=o]`r[y^]), n.	   Same as {Clearstory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clergeon \Cler"geon\ (kl[~e]r"j[u^]n), n. [F., dim. of clerc.	   See {Clerk}.]	   A chorister boy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clergial \Cler"gi*al\, a.	   Learned; erudite; clerical. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clergical \Cler"gi*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the clergy; clerical; clerkily; learned.	   [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Clergy \Cler"gy\, n. [OE. clergie, clergi, clerge, OF. clergie,	   F. clergie (fr. clerc clerc, fr. L. clericus priest) confused	   with OF. clergi['e], F. clerg['e], fr. LL. clericatus office	   of priest, monastic life, fr. L. clericus priest, LL.	   scholar, clerc. Both the Old French words meant clergy, in	   sense 1, the former having also sense 2. See {Clerk}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The body of men set apart, by due ordination, to the	      service of God, in the Christian church, in distinction	      from the laity; in England, usually restricted to the	      ministers of the Established Church. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Learning; also, a learned profession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sophictry . . . rhetoric, and other cleargy. --Guy	                                                  of Warwick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put their second sons to learn some clergy. --State	                                                  Papers (1515).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The privilege or benefit of clergy.	      [1913 Webster]	            If convicted of a clergyable felony, he is entitled	            equally to his clergy after as before conviction.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Benefit of clergy} (Eng., Law), the exemption of the persons	      of clergymen from criminal process before a secular judge	      -- a privilege which was extended to all who could read,	      such persons being, in the eye of the law, clerici, or	      clerks. This privilege was abridged and modified by	      various statutes, and finally abolished in the reign of	      George IV. (1827).	   {Regular clergy}, {Secular clergy} See {Regular}, n., and	      {Secular}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Clergyable \Cler"gy*a*ble\, a.	   Entitled to, or admitting, the benefit of clergy; as, a	   clergyable felony. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Clergyman \Cler"gy*man\, n.; pl. {Clergymen}.	   An ordained minister; a man regularly authorized to preach	   the gospel, and administer its ordinances; in England usually	   restricted to a minister of the Established Church.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleric \Cler"ic\, n. [AS., fr. L. clericus. See {Clerk}.]	   A clerk, a clergyman. [R.] --Bp. Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Cleric \Cler"ic\, a.	   Same as {Clerical}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clerical \Cler"ic*al\, a. [LL. clericalis. See {Clerk}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the clergy; suitable for the clergy.	      "A clerical education." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or relating to a clerk or copyist, or to writing.	      "Clerical work." --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. characteristic of the work performed by a clerk,	      secretary, or copyist, or suitable to be performed by a	      clerk. "Clerical staff."	      [PJC]	   {A clerical error}, an error made in copying or writing.	      [1913 Webster]
Clericalism \Cler"ic*al*ism\, n.	   An excessive devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal	   order; undue influence of the clergy; sacerdotalism.	   [1913 Webster]
clericals \cler"ic*als\, n. pl.	   garments worn by the clergy. [informal]	   [PJC]
Clericity \Cler*ic"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being a clergyman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleridae \Cleridae\ n.	   a natural family of beetles that prey on other insects.	   Syn: family {Cleridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
clerihew \clerihew\ n.	   a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and	   mentioning a famous person.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clerisy \Cler"i*sy\, n. [LL. clericia. See {Clergy}.]	   1. The literati, or well educated class.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The clergy, or their opinions, as opposed to the laity.	      [1913 Webster]
Clerk \Clerk\ (kl[~e]rk; in Eng. kl[aum]rk; 277), n. [Either OF.	   clerc, fr. L. clericus a priest, or AS. clerc, cleric, clerk,	   priest, fr. L. clericus, fr. Gr. klhriko`s belonging to the	   clergy, fr. klh^ros lot, allotment, clergy; cf. Deut. xviii.	   2. Cf. {Clergy}.]	   1. A clergyman or ecclesiastic. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All persons were styled clerks that served in the	            church of Christ.                     --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who could read; a scholar; a learned person; a man	      of letters. [Obs.] "Every one that could read . . . being	      accounted a clerk." --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was no great clerk, but he was perfectly well	            versed in the interests of Europe.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A parish officer, being a layman who leads in reading the	      responses of the Episcopal church service, and otherwise	      assists in it. [Eng.] --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	            And like unlettered clerk still cry "Amen". --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One employed to keep records or accounts; a scribe; an	      accountant; as, the clerk of a court; a town clerk.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clerk of the crown . . . withdrew the bill.	                                                  --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 be either a subordinate or the head of an	         office or department.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. An assistant in a shop or store. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Clerk-ale \Clerk"-ale`\ (? in Eng. ?), n.	   A feast for the benefit of the parish clerk. [Eng.] --T.	   Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Clerkless \Clerk"less\, a.	   Unlearned. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Clerklike \Clerk"like`\, a.	   Scholarlike. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Clerkliness \Clerk"li*ness\, n.	   Scholarship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clerkly \Clerk"ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a clerk. --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]	Clerkly \Clerk"ly\, adv.	   In a scholarly manner. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Clerkship \Clerk"ship\, n.	   State, quality, or business of a clerk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleromancy \Cler"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? lot + -mancy; cf. F.	   cl['e]romancie.]	   A divination by throwing dice or casting lots.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleronomy \Cle*ron"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? inheritance + ? to possess.]	   Inheritance; heritage.	   [1913 Webster]
Clerstory \Cler"sto`ry\, n.	   See {Clearstory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clever \Clev"er\, a. [Origin uncertain. Cf. OE. cliver eager,	   AS. clyfer (in comp.) cloven; or clifer a claw, perh.	   connected with E. cleave to divide, split, the meaning of E.	   clever perh. coming from the idea of grasping, seizing (with	   the mind).]	   1. Possessing quickness of intellect, skill, dexterity,	      talent, or adroitness; expert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though there were many clever men in England during	            the latter half of the seventeenth century, there	            were only two great creative minds.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be good, sweet maid, and let who will be clever.	                                                  --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Showing skill or adroitness in the doer or former; as, a	      clever speech; a clever trick. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having fitness, propriety, or suitableness.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T would sound more clever	            To me and to my heirs forever.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Well-shaped; handsome. "The girl was a tight, clever wench	      as any was." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Good-natured; obliging. [U. S.]	   Syn: See {Smart}.	        [1913 Webster]
Cleverish \Clev"er*ish\, a.	   Somewhat clever. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cleverly \Clev"er*ly\, adv.	   In a clever manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Never was man so clever absurd.          --C. Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Cleverness \Clev"er*ness\, n.	   The quality of being clever; skill; dexterity; adroitness.	   Syn: See {Ingenuity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Clevis \Clev"is\, n. [Cf. {Cleave} to adhere, {Clavel}.]	   A piece of metal bent in the form of an oxbow, with the two	   ends perforated to receive a pin, used on the end of the	   tongue of a plow, wagen, etc., to attach it to a draft chain,	   whiffletree, etc.; -- called also {clavel}, {clevy}.	   [1913 Webster] Clew
Clew \Clew\ (kl[=u]), Clue \Clue\, n. [OE. clewe, clowe, clue,	   AS. cleowen, cliwen, clywe ball of thread; akin to D. kluwen,	   OHG. chliwa, chliuwa, G. dim. kleuel, kn[aum]uel, and perch.	   to L. gluma hull, husk, Skr. glaus sort of ball or tumor.	   Perch. akin to E. claw. [root]26. Cf. {Knawel}.]	   1. A ball of thread, yarn, or cord; also, The thread itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            Untwisting his deceitful clew.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which guides or directs one in anything of a doubtful	      or intricate nature; that which gives a hint in the	      solution of a mystery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clew, without which it was perilous to enter the	            vast and intricate maze of countinental politics,	            was in his hands.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a.) A lower corner of a square sail, or the after corner	           of a fore-and-aft sail.	      (b.) A loop and thimbles at the corner of a sail.	      (c.) A combination of lines or nettles by which a hammock	           is suspended.	           [1913 Webster]	   {Clew garnet} (Naut.), one of the ropes by which the clews of	      the courses of square-rigged vessels are drawn up to the	      lower yards.	   {Clew line} (Naut.), a rope by which a clew of one of the	      smaller square sails, as topsail, topgallant sail, or	      royal, is run up to its yard.	   {Clew-line block} (Naut.), The block through which a clew	      line reeves. See Illust. of {Block}.	      [1913 Webster]	Clew \Clew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clewed} p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clewing}.] [Cf. D. kluwenen. See {Clew}, n.]	   1. To direct; to guide, as by a thread. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Direct and clew me out the way to happiness. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To move of draw (a sail or yard) by means of the	      clew garnets, clew lines, etc.; esp. to draw up the clews	      of a square sail to the yard.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To clew down} (Naut.), to force (a yard) down by hauling on	      the clew lines.	   {To clew up} (Naut.), to draw (a sail) up to the yard, as for	      furling.	      [1913 Webster]
Clich'e \Cli`ch['e]"\, n. [F. clich['e], from clicher to	   stereotype.]	   1. A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of	      ornament, or lettering, in relief.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a trite or obvious remark.	   Syn: platitude, banality, commonplace, bromide.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Clich['e] casting}, a mode of obtaining an impression from a	      die or woodcut, or the like, by striking it suddenly upon	      metal which has been fused and is just becoming solid;	      also, the casting so obtained.	      [1913 Webster]
cliched \cliched\ adj.	   repeated regularly without thought or originality.	   Syn: ready-made, routine, stock(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Click \Click\ (kl[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clicked}	   (kl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clicking}.] [Prob. an	   onomatopoetic word: cf. OF. cliquier. {See Clack}, and cf.	   {Clink}, {Clique}.]	   To make a slight, sharp noise (or a succession of such	   noises), as by gentle striking; to tick.	   [1913 Webster]	         The varnished clock that clicked behind the door.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Click \Click\, v. t.	   1. To move with the sound of a click.	      [1913 Webster]	            She clicked back the bolt which held the window	            sash.                                 --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to make a clicking noise, as by striking	      together, or against something.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Jove] clicked all his marble thumbs. --Ben Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            When merry milkmaids click the latch. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Click \Click\, n.	   1. A slight sharp noise, such as is made by the cocking of a	      pistol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of articulation used by the natives of Southern	      Africa, consisting in a sudden withdrawal of the end or	      some other portion of the tongue from a part of the mouth	      with which it is in contact, whereby a sharp, clicking	      sound is produced. The sounds are four in number, and are	      called cerebral, palatal, dental, and lateral clicks or	      clucks, the latter being the noise ordinarily used in	      urging a horse forward.	      [1913 Webster]	Click \Click\, v. t. [OE. kleken, clichen. Cf. {Clutch}.]	   To snatch. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Click \Click\, n. [Cf. 4th {Click}, and OF. clique latch.]	   1. A detent, pawl, or ratchet, as that which catches the cogs	      of a ratchet wheel to prevent backward motion. See Illust.	      of {Ratched wheel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Click beetle \Click" bee"tle\ (Zool.)	   See {Elater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clicker \Click"er\, n.	   1. One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.	      [Low, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) One who as has charge of the work of a	      companionship.	      [1913 Webster]
Clicket \Click"et\, n. [OF. cliquet the latch of a door. See 5th	   {Click}.]	   1. The knocker of a door. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A latch key. [Eng.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] clickety-clack
clickety-clack \clickety-clack\, clickety-click
\clickety-click\n.	   a fast and rhythmic clicking sound, as of "click-clack"; as,	   the clickety-clack of the typewriters.	   Syn: clickety-clack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clicky \Click"y\, a.	   Resembling a click; abounding in clicks. "Their strange	   clicky language." --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Clidastes \Cli*das"tes\, n. [NL., prob. from Gr. klei`s key.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct marine reptiles, allied to the Mosasaurus.	   See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Cliency \Cli"en*cy\, n.	   State of being a client.	   [1913 Webster]
Client \Cli"ent\, n. [L. cliens, -emtis, for cluens, one who	   hears (in relation to his protector), a client, fr. L. cluere	   to be named or called; akin to Gr. ? to hear, Skr. [,c]ry,	   and E. loud: cf. F. client. See {Loud}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A citizen who put himself under the	      protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was	      called his patron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dependent; one under the protection of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do think they are your friends and clients,	            And fearful to disturb you.           --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his	      cause to his management.	      [1913 Webster]
Clientage \Cli"ent*age\, n.	   1. State of being client.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of clients. --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]
Cliental \Cli*en"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a client.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dependent and cliental relation.       --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         I sat down in the cliental chair.        --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Cliented \Cli"ent*ed\, a.	   Supplied with clients. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The least cliented pettifiggers.         --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Clientelage \Cli*en"te*lage\, n.	   See {Clientele}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Clientele \Cli`en*tele"\ (? or ?), n. [L. clientela: cf. F.	   client[`e]le.]	   1. The condition or position of a client; clientship. [Obs.]	      --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The clients or dependents of a nobleman of patron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The persons who make habitual use of the services of	      another person; one's clients, collectively; as, the	      clientele of a lawyer, doctor, notary, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Clientship \Cli"ent*ship\, n.	   Condition of a client; state of being under the protection of	   a patron. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cliff \Cliff\ (kl[i^]f), n. [AS. clif, cloef; akin to OS. klif,	   D. klif, klip, Icel. klif, Dan. & G. klippe, Sw. klippa;	   perh. orig. a climbing place. See {Climb}.]	   A high, steep rock; a precipice.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cliff swallow} (Zool.), a North American swallow	      ({Petrochelidon lunifrons}), which builds its nest against	      cliffs; the {eaves swallow}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cliff \Cliff\, n. (Mus.)	   See {Clef}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
cliffbrake \cliffbrake\ n.	   any of several small lithophytic ferns of tropical and warm	   temperate regions.	   Syn: cliff brake, rock brake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cliffhanger \cliffhanger\ n.	   a contest whose outcome is uncertain up to the very end.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an episode of a drama that ends in suspense.	      [WordNet 1.5]
clifflike \clifflike\ adj.	   characterized by cliffs; -- of a shore or shoreline; --	   contrasted with {beachy}. [Narrower terms: {precipitous,	   steep}]	   Syn: cliffy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cliff limestone \Cliff" lime"stone`\ (Geol.)	   A series of limestone strata found in Ohio and farther west,	   presenting bluffs along the rivers and valleys, formerly	   supposed to be of one formation, but now known to be partly	   Silurian and partly Devonian.	   [1913 Webster]
Cliffy \Cliff"y\, a.	   Having cliffs; broken; craggy.	   [1913 Webster]
Clift \Clift\, n. [See 1st {Cliff}, n.]	   A cliff. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That gainst the craggy clifts did loudly roar.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Clift \Clift\, n. [See {Cleft}, n.]	   1. A cleft of crack; a narrow opening. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fork of the legs; the crotch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Clifted \Clift"ed\, a. [From {Clift} a cleft.]	   Broken; fissured.	   [1913 Webster]	         Climb the Ande? clifted side.            --Grainger.	   [1913 Webster]
Climacter \Cli*mac"ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, prop., round of a	   ladder, fr. ? ladder: cf. F. climact[`e]re. See {Climax}.]	   See {Climacteric}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Climacteric \Cli*mac"ter*ic\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L.	   climactericus, Gr. ?. See {Climacter}.]	   Relating to a climacteric; critical.	   [1913 Webster]	Climacteric \Cli*mac"ter*ic\, n.	   1. A period in human life in which some great change is	      supposed to take place in the constitution. The critical	      periods are thought by some to be the years produced by	      multiplying 7 into the odd numbers 3, 5, 7, and 9; to	      which others add the 81st year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any critical period.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is your lot, as it was mine, to live during one	            of the grand climacterics of the world. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
climb-down \climb-down\ n.	   1. a retraction of a previously held position.	   Syn: withdrawal, backdown.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Grand climacteric} or {Great climacteric}, the sixty-third	      year of human life.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should hardly yield my rigid fibers to be	            regenerated by them; nor begin, in my grand	            climacteric, to squall in their new accents, or to	            stammer, in my second cradle, the elemental sounds	            of their barbarous metaphysics.       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Climacterical \Clim`ac*ter"ic*al\, a. & n.	   See {Climacteric}. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Climactic \Cli*mac"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a climax; forming, or of the nature of, a	   climax, or ascending series.	         A fourth kind of parallelism . . . is still	         sufficiently marked to be noticed by the side of those	         described by Lowth, viz., climactic parallelism	         (sometimes called "ascending rhythm").   --S. R.	                                                  Driver.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Climatal \Cli"ma*tal\, a.	   Climatic. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatarchic \Cli`ma*tar"chic\, a. [Climate + Gr. ? to rule.]	   Presiding over, or regulating, climates.	   [1913 Webster]
Climate \Cli"mate\, n. [F. climat, L. clima, -atis, fr. Gr. ?,	   ?, slope, the supposed slope of the earth (from the equator	   toward the pole), hence a region or zone of the earth, fr. ?	   to slope, incline, akin to E. lean, v. i. See {Lean}, v. i.,	   and cf. {Clime}.]	   1. (Anc. Geog.) One of thirty regions or zones, parallel to	      the equator, into which the surface of the earth from the	      equator to the pole was divided, according to the	      successive increase of the length of the midsummer day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of a place in relation to various phenomena	      of the atmosphere, as temperature, moisture, etc.,	      especially as they affect animal or vegetable life.	      [1913 Webster]	Climate \Cli"mate\, v. i.	   To dwell. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatic \Cli*mat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a climate; depending on, or limited by, a	   climate.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatical \Cli*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Climatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatize \Cli"ma*tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Climatized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Climatizing}.]	   To acclimate or become acclimated.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatography \Cli`ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Climate + -graphy.]	   A description of climates.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatological \Cli`ma*to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to climatology.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatologist \Cli`ma*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in, or who studies, climatology.	   [1913 Webster]
Climatology \Cli`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Climate + -logy: cf. F.	   climatologie.]	   The science which treats of climates and investigates their	   phenomena and causes. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Climature \Cli"ma*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. climature.]	   A climate. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Climax \Cli"max\, n. [L., from Gr. ? ladder, staircase, fr. ? to	   make to bend, to lean. See {Ladder}, {Lean}, v. i.]	   1. Upward movement; steady increase; gradation; ascent.	      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A figure in which the parts of a sentence or	      paragraph are so arranged that each succeeding one rises	      above its predecessor in impressiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Tribulation worketh patience, patience experience,	            and experience hope" -- a happy climax. --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The highest point; the greatest degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must look higher for the climax of earthly good.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cap the climax}, to surpass everything, as in excellence	      or in absurdity. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Climb \Climb\ (kl[imac]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Climbed}	   (kl[imac]md), Obs. or Vulgar {Clomb} (kl[o^]m); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Climbing}.] [AS. climban; akin to OHG. chlimban, G. & D.	   klimmen, Icel. kl[imac]fa, and E. cleave to adhere.]	   1. To ascend or mount laboriously, esp. by use of the hands	      and feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ascend as if with effort; to rise to a higher point.	      [1913 Webster]	            Black vapors climb aloft, and cloud the day.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) To ascend or creep upward by twining about a	      support, or by attaching itself by tendrils, rootlets,	      etc., to a support or upright surface.	      [1913 Webster]	Climb \Climb\, v. t.	   To ascend, as by means of the hands and feet, or laboriously	   or slowly; to mount.	   [1913 Webster]	Climb \Climb\, n.	   The act of one who climbs; ascent by climbing. --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Climbable \Climb"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being climbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Climber \Climb"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, climbs:	   (a) (Bot.) A plant that climbs.	   (b) (Zool.) A bird that climbs, as a woodpecker or a parrot.	       [1913 Webster]	Climber \Climb"er\, v. i. [From {Climb}; cf. {Clamber}.]	   To climb; to mount with effort; to clamber. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Climbing \Climb"ing\,	   p. pr. & vb. n. of {Climb}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Climbing fern}. See under {Fern}.	   {Climbing perch}. (Zool.) See {Anabas}, and {Labyrinthici}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clime \Clime\, n. [L. clima. See {Climate}.]	   A climate; a tract or region of the earth. See {Climate}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Turn we to sutvey,	         Where rougher climes a nobler race display.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinanthium \Cli*nan"thi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bed + ?	   flower.] (Bot.)	   The receptacle of the flowers in a composite plant; -- also	   called {clinium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinch \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Clinched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinching}.] [OE. clenchen,	   prop. causative of clink to cause to clink, to strike; cf. D.	   klinken to tinkle, rivet. See {Clink}.]	   1. To hold firmly; to hold fast by grasping or embracing	      tightly. "Clinch the pointed spear." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set closely together; to close tightly; as, to clinch	      the teeth or the first. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bend or turn over the point of (something that has been	      driven through an object), so that it will hold fast; as,	      to clinch a nail.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make conclusive; to confirm; to establish; as, to	      clinch an argument. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Clinch \Clinch\, v. i.	   To hold fast; to grasp something firmly; to seize or grasp	   one another.	   [1913 Webster]	Clinch \Clinch\ (kl[i^]nch), 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 weapon; to	      secure anything by a clinch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pun. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A hitch or bend by which a rope is made fast to	      the ring of an anchor, or the breeching of a ship's gun to	      the ringbolts.	      [1913 Webster]
Clincher \Clinch"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, clinches; that which holds fast.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which ends a dispute or controversy; a decisive	      argument.	      [1913 Webster]
Clincher-built \Clinch"er-built\, a.	   See {Clinker-built}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cling \Cling\ (kl[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clung}	   (kl[u^]ng), {Clong} (kl[o^]ng), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clinging}.] [AS. clingan to adhere, to wither; akin to Dan.	   klynge to cluster, crowd. Cf. {Clump}.]	   To adhere closely; to stick; to hold fast, especially by	   twining round or embracing; as, the tendril of a vine clings	   to its support; -- usually followed by to or together.	   [1913 Webster]	         And what hath life for thee	         That thou shouldst cling to it thus?     --Mrs. Hemans.	   [1913 Webster]	Cling \Cling\, v. t.	   1. To cause to adhere to, especially by twining round or	      embracing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I clung legs as close to his side as I could.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make to dry up or wither. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou speak'st false,	            Upon the next tree shalt thou hang alive,	            Till famine cling thee.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cling \Cling\, n.	   Adherence; attachment; devotion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A more tenacious cling to worldly respects. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
clingfish \clingfish\ n.	   very small (to 3 inches) flattened marine fish with a sucking	   disc on the abdomen for clinging to rocks etc.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clingstone \Cling"stone`\, a.	   Having the flesh attached closely to the stone, as in some	   kinds of peaches. -- n. A fruit, as a peach, whose flesh	   adheres to the stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Clingy \Cling"y\, a.	   Apt to cling; adhesive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clinic \Clin"ic\, n. [See {Clinical}.]	   1. One confined to the bed by sickness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) One who receives baptism on a sick bed. [Obs.]	      --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) a medical facility, often connected with a school	      or hospital, which treats primarily outpatients.	      [PJC]	   4. (Med.) A school, or a session of a school or class, in	      which medicine or surgery is taught by the examination and	      treatment of patients in the presence of the pupils.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a lesson or series of lessons taught to persons not expert	      in some activity, in which the errors of the students are	      pointed out, and remedial actions are suggested.	      [PJC]	   6. (sports) a performance so excellent as to be considered a	      model for emulation. [fig.]	      [PJC] Clinical
Clinical \Clin"ic*al\ (kl[i^]n"[i^]k*al), Clinic \Clin"ic\	   (kl[i^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. kliniko`s, fr. kli`nh bed, fr.	   kli`nein to lean, recline: cf. F. clinique. See {Lean}, v.	   i.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a bed, especially, a sick bed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a clinic, or to the study of disease	      in the living subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clinical baptism}, baptism administered to a person on a	      sick bed.	   {Clinical instruction}, instruction by means of clinics.	   {Clinical lecture} (Med.), a discourse upon medical topics	      illustrated by the exhibition and examination of living	      patients.	   {Clinical medicine}, {Clinical surgery}, that part of	      medicine or surgery which is occupied with the	      investigation of disease in the living subject.	      [1913 Webster]
Clinically \Clin"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a clinical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
clinid \clin"id\ (kl[i^]n"[i^]d), a.	   of or pertaining to the {Clinidae}, a family of fish of	   temperate and tropical seas.	   [PJC]	clinid \clin"id\ (kl[i^]n"[i^]d), n.	   any fish of the family {Clinidae}, of temperate and tropical	   seas.	   [PJC]
Clinidae \Clinidae\ n.	   a natural family of viviparous blennies of temperate and	   tropical seas.	   Syn: family {Clinidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clinique \Cli*nique"\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   A clinic.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinium \Clin"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kli`nh bed.] (Bot.)	   See {Clinanthium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clink \Clink\ (kl[i^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clinked}	   (kl[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Clinking}.] [OE. clinken;	   akin to G. klingen, D. klinken, SW. klinga, Dan. klinge;	   prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Clank}, {Clench}, {Click}, v.	   i.]	   To cause to give out a slight, sharp, tinkling, sound, as by	   striking metallic or other sonorous bodies together.	   [1913 Webster]	         And let me the canakin clink.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Clink \Clink\ (kl[i^][ng]k), v. i.	   1. To give out a slight, sharp, tinkling sound. "The clinking	      latch." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rhyme. [Humorous]. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Clink \Clink\, n.	   A slight, sharp, tinkling sound, made by the collision of	   sonorous bodies. "Clink and fall of swords." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Clink \Clink\ (kl[i^][ng]k), n.	   A prison cell; a lockup; -- probably orig. the name of the	   noted prison in Southwark, England. [Colloq.] "I'm here in	   the clink." --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clinkant \Clin"kant\ (kl[i^][ng]"kant), a.	   See {Clinquant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinker \Clink"er\ (kl[i^][ng]k"[~e]r), n. [From clink; cf. D.	   clinker a brick which is so hard that it makes a sonorous	   sound, from clinken to clink. Cf. {Clinkstone}.]	   1. A mass composed of several bricks run together by the	      action of the fire in the kiln.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Scoria or vitrified incombustible matter, formed in a	      grate or furnace where anthracite coal in used; vitrified	      or burnt matter ejected from a volcano; slag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A scale of oxide of iron, formed in forging.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of brick. See {Dutch clinker}, under {Dutch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clinker-built \Clink"er-built\, a. (Naut.)	   Having the side planks (af a boat) so arranged that the lower	   edge of each overlaps the upper edge of the plank next below	   it like clapboards on a house. See {Lapstreak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinkstone \Clink"stone`\ (?; 110), n. [Clink + stone; -- from	   its sonorousness.] (Min.)	   An igneous rock of feldspathic composition, lamellar in	   structure, and clinking under the hammer. See {Phonolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinodiagonal \Cli`no*di*ag"o*nal\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline	   + E. diagonal.] (Crystallog.)	   That diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which	   makes an oblique angle with the vertical axis. See	   {Crystallization}. -- a. Pertaining to, or the direction of,	   the clinodiagonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinodome \Cli"no*dome`\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline + E.	   dome.] (Crystallog.)	   See under {Dome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinographic \Cli"no*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. kli`nein to incline +	   -graph.]	   Pertaining to that mode of projection in drawing in which the	   rays of light are supposed to fall obliquely on the plane of	   projection.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinoid \Cli"noid\, a. [Gr. kli`nh bed + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Like a bed; -- applied to several processes on the inner side	   of the sphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinometer \Cli*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline +	   -meter.] (Geol.)	   An instrument for determining the dip of beds or strata, pr	   the slope of an embankment or cutting; a kind of plumb level.	   --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinometric \Clin`o*met"ric\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or ascertained by, the clinometer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the oblique crystalline forms, or to solids	      which have oblique angles between the axes; as, the	      clinometric systems.	      [1913 Webster]
Clinometry \Cli*nom"e*try\, n. (geol.)	   That art or operation of measuring the inclination of strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinopinacoid \Cli`no*pin"a*coid\, n. [Gr. kli`nein to incline +	   E. pinacoid.] (Crystallog.)	   The plane in crystals of the monoclinic system which is	   parallel to the vertical and the inclined lateral	   (clinidiagonal) axes.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinorhombic \Cli`no*rhom"bic\, a. [Gr. kli`nein to incline + E.	   rhombic: cf. F. clinorhombique.] (Crystallog.)	   Possessing the qualities of a prism, obliquely inclined to a	   rhombic base; monoclinic.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinostat \Cli"no*stat\, n. [Gr. ? to incline + ? to make to	   stand.] (Bot.)	   An apparatus consisting of a slowly revolving disk, usually	   regulated by clockwork, by means of wich the action of	   external agents, as light and gravity, on growing plants may	   be regulated or eliminated.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clinquant \Clin"quant\, a. [F.]	   Glittering; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Clinquant \Clin"quant\, n.	   Tinsel; Dutch gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Clinton \Clin"ton\	   1. William Jefferson Clinton, b. 1946. The 42d president of	      the United States, from 1993-. Also known as {Bill	      Clinton}. [Prop.]	      [PJC]	   2. Hillary Rodham Clinton, b. 1947. Attorney and wife of Bill	      Clinton, the 42d president of the United States. [Prop.]	      [PJC]
clintonia \clintonia\ n.	   any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus {Clintonia}	   having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish	   flowers followed by blue or black berries.	   Syn: Clinton's lily.	        [WordNet 1.5]
clintonomics \clintonomics\ n.	   the economic policies of president Bill Clinton.	   [PJC]
Clio \Cli"o\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? the proclaimer, fr. ? to call,	   tell of, make famous.] (Class. Myth.)	   The Muse who presided over history.	   [1913 Webster]
Clione \Cli*o"ne\, n.	   A genus of naked pteropods. One species ({Clione	   papilonacea}), abundant in the Arctic Ocean, constitutes a	   part of the food of the Greenland whale. It is sometimes	   incorrectly called {Clio}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clip \Clip\ (kl[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clipped} (kl[i^]pt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Clipping}.] [OE. cluppen, clippen, to	   embrace, AS. clyran to embrace, clasp; cf. OHG. kluft tongs,	   shears, Icel, kl[=y]pa to pinch, squeeze, also OE. clippen to	   cut, shear, Dan. klippe to clip, cut, SW. & Icel. klippa.]	   1. To embrace, hence; to encompass.	      [1913 Webster]	            O . . . that Neptune's arms, who clippeth thee	            about,	            Would bear thee from the knowledge of thyself.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut off; as with shears or scissors; as, to clip the	      hair; to clip coin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sentenced to have his ears clipped.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To curtail; to cut short.	      [1913 Webster]	            All my reports go with the modest truth;	            No more nor clipped, but so.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In London they clip their words after one manner	            about the court, another in the city, and a third in	            the suburbs.                          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Clip \Clip\ (kl[i^]p), v. i.	   To move swiftly; -- usually with indefinite it.	   [1913 Webster]	         Straight flies as chek, and clips it down the wind.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Clip \Clip\, n.	   1. An embrace. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cutting; a shearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The product of a single shearing of sheep; a season's crop	      of wool.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A clasp or holder for letters, papers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An embracing strap for holding parts together; the iron	      strap, with loop, at the ends of a whiffletree. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Far.) A projecting flange on the upper edge of a	      horseshoe, turned up so as to embrace the lower part of	      the hoof; -- called also {toe clip} and {beak}. --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A blow or stroke with the hand; as, he hit him a clip.	      [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mach.) A part, attachment, or appendage, for seizing,	      clasping, or holding, an object, as a cable, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Angling) A gaff or hook for landing the fish, as in	      salmon fishing. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. A rapid gait. "A three-minute clip." --Kipling.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
clipboard \clipboard\ n.	   a small writing board with a clip attached at the top for	   holding papers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
clip-on \clip-on\ adj.	   having a clip as the means of attachment; as, clip-on	   earrings; a clip-on bow tie.	   [WordNet 1.5]
clipped \clipped\ adj.	   1. trimmed with clippers; as, a clipped hedge.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (music) staccato; -- contrasted with {legato}.	   Syn: short.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. effectively concise.	   Syn: brief, crisp, curt, laconic, short, terse, to the	        point(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clipper \Clip"per\ (kl[i^]p"p[~e]r), n.	   1. One who clips; specifically, one who clips off the edges	      of coins.	      [1913 Webster]	            The value is pared off from it into the clipper's	            pocket.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for clipping hair, esp. the hair of horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A vessel with a sharp bow, built with a fast hull	      and tall sails, rigged for fast sailing, and used in trade	      where the cargo capacity was less important than the	      speed; -- called also {clipper ship}. --	      {Clip"per-built`}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was first borne by "Baltimore clippers" famous	         as privateers in the early wars of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Electronics) a circuit that limits the amplitude of a	      waveform.	   Syn: limiter.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Yankee Clipper},	      (a) a clipper ship built in the United States. See	          clipper[3].	      (b) Joe DiMaggio; -- a nickname for the player who was a	          prominent member of the New York Yankees baseball team	          in the 1940's.	          [PJC]
clippers \clippers\ n.	   1. a type of shears for cutting grass or shrubbery; as, hedge	      clippers.	   Syn: clipper, hedge clippers.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a cutting device for cutting hair or finger nails; as,	      nail clippers.	   Syn: clipper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clipping \Clip"ping\, n.	   1. The act of embracing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of cutting off, curtailing, or diminishing; the	      practice of clipping the edges of coins.	   Note: This practise was common when precious metals such as	         silver or gold were used in commonly circulated major	         coins, such as the dime, quarter, and higher	         denominations; scoundrels would remove small slivers of	         precious metal from the edges of many coins, eventually	         accumulating enough precious metal to be worth a	         significant sum, while passing on the clipped coins at	         their nominal values. After most governments	         discontinued coinage in silver and gold in the late	         1900's, the practice became obsolete. The serrations,	         or milling, at the edges of coins was introduced to	         defeat the practice by making the result of clipping	         evident. Many coins continued to be made with milled	         edges even after the practice of clipping was rendered	         pointless by use of non-precious metals in coinage.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	               clipping by Englishmen is robbing the honest man	               who receives clipped money.        --Locke.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is clipped off or out of something; a piece	      separated by clipping; as, newspaper clippings.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Football) The act of hitting a player from behind, for	      the purpose of blocking. It is illegal in football because	      it can lead to injury to the blocked player, who cannot	      anticipate the action. A penalty of 10 yards or more may	      be assessed against the team of the offending player.	      [PJC]
Clique \Clique\ (kl[=e]k), n. [F., fr. OF. cliquer to click. See	   {Click}, v. i.]	   A narrow circle of persons associated by common interests or	   for the accomplishment of a common purpose; -- generally used	   in a bad sense.	   [1913 Webster]	Clique \Clique\, v. i.	   To To associate together in a clannish way; to act with	   others secretly to gain a desired end; to plot; -- used with	   together.	   [1913 Webster]
cliquish \cli"quish\ (kl[=e]"k[i^]sh), a.	   Of or pertaining to a clique; disposed to from cliques;	   exclusive in spirit. -- {Cli"*quish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
cliquism \cli"quism\ (kl[=e]"k[i^]z'm), n.	   The tendency to associate in cliques; the spirit of cliques.	   [1913 Webster]
clit \clit\ n.	   Same as clitoris. [Vulgar slang]	   Syn: clitoris, button.	        [WordNet 1.5]
clitellus \cli*tel"lus\ (kl[i^]*t[e^]l"l[u^]s), n. [NL., prob.	   fr. L. clitellae a packsadle.] (Zool.)	   A thickened glandular portion of the body of the adult	   earthworm, consisting of several united segments modified for	   reproductive purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Clitocybe \Clitocybe\ prop. n.	   a genus of white-spored agarics with flat or funnel-shaped	   cap and elastic stem.	   Syn: genus {Clitocybe}.	        [WordNet 1.5] clitoral
clitoral \clitoral\ clitoric \clitoric\adj.	   Of or pertaining to the {clitoris}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clitoria \Clitoria\ n.	   a genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and	   large axillary flowers.	   Syn: genus {Clitoria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clitoris \Cli"to*ris\ (kl[imac]"t[-o]*r[i^]s or	   kl[i^]t"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kleitori`s, fr.	   klei`ein to shut up. It is concealed by the labia pudendi.]	   (Anat.)	   A small organ at the upper part of the vulva in females,	   homologous to the penis in the male.	   [1913 Webster]
clitter \clitter\ v. i.	   to make a shrill creaking noise by rubbing together special	   bodily structures, as of male insects such as crickets or	   grasshoppers.	   Syn: stridulate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clivers \Cliv"ers\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Cleavers}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clivity \Cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Clivities}. [L. clivus hill.]	   Inclination; ascent or descent; a gradient. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cloaca \Clo"a"ca\, n.; pl. {Cloac[ae]}. [L.]	   1. A sewer; as, the Cloaca Maxima of Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A privy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The common chamber into which the intestinal,	      urinary, and generative canals discharge in birds,	      reptiles, amphibians, and many fishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Cloacal \Clo*a"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a cloaca.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloak \Cloak\ (kl[=o]k; 110), n. [Of. cloque cloak (from the	   bell-like shape), bell, F. cloche bell; perh. of Celtic	   origin and the same word as E. clock. See 1st {Clock}.]	   1. A loose outer garment, extending from the neck downwards,	      and commonly without sleeves. It is longer than a cape,	      and is worn both by men and by women.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which conceals; a disguise or pretext; an excuse; a	      fair pretense; a mask; a cover.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man is esteemed any ways considerable for policy	            who wears religion otherwise than as a cloak.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cloak bag}, a bag in which a cloak or other clothes are	      carried; a portmanteau. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cloak \Cloak\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cloaking}.]	   To cover with, or as with, a cloak; hence, to hide or	   conceal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now glooming sadly, so to cloak her matter. --Spenser.	   Syn: See {Palliate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Cloakedly \Cloak"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a concealed manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloaking \Cloak"ing\, n.	   1. The act of covering with a cloak; the act of concealing	      anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            To take heed of their dissemblings and cloakings.	                                                  --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material of which of which cloaks are made.	      [1913 Webster]
Cloakroom \Cloak"room`\, n.	   A room, attached to any place of public resort, where cloaks,	   overcoats, etc., may be deposited for a time.	   [1913 Webster]
clobber \clobber\ n.	   personal possessions; -- an informal term; as, did you take	   all your clobber?.	   Syn: stuff.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cloche \Cloche\, n. [F., prop., bell.] (A["e]ronautics)	   An apparatus used in controlling certain kinds of	   a["e]roplanes, and consisting principally of a steering	   column mounted with a universal joint at the base, which is	   bellshaped and has attached to it the cables for controlling	   the wing-warping devices, elevator planes, and the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cloche \cloche\ n.	   1. a woman's close-fitting helmetlike hat.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a low transparent cover put over young plants to protect	      them from cold.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Clock \Clock\ (kl[o^]k), n. [AS. clucge bell; akin to D. klok	   clock, bell, G. glocke, Dan. klokke, Sw. klocka, Icel. klukka	   bell, LL. clocca, cloca (whence F. cloche); al perh. of	   Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. clog bell, clock, W. cloch	   bell. Cf. {Cloak}.]	   1. A machine for measuring time, indicating the hour and	      other divisions; in ordinary mechanical clocks for	      domestic or office use the time is indicated on a	      typically circular face or dial plate containing two	      hands, pointing to numbers engraved on the periphery of	      the face, thus showing the hours and minutes. The works of	      a mechanical clock are moved by a weight or a spring, and	      it is often so constructed as to tell the hour by the	      stroke of a hammer on a bell. In electrical or electronic	      clocks, the time may be indicated, as on a mechanical	      clock, by hands, but may also be indicated by direct	      digital readout, with the hours and minutes in normal	      Arabic numerals. The readout using hands is often called	      analog to distinguish it from the digital readout. Some	      clocks also indicate the seconds. Clocks are not adapted,	      like the watch, to be carried on the person. Specialized	      clocks, such as {atomic clocks}, may be constructed on	      different principles, and may have a very high precision	      for use in scientific observations.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A watch, esp. one that strikes. [Obs.] --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The striking of a clock. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A figure or figured work on the ankle or side of a	      stocking. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The phrases what o'clock? it is nine o'clock, etc., are	         contracted from what of the clock? it is nine of the	         clock, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Alarm clock}. See under {Alarm}.	   {Astronomical clock}.	      (a) A clock of superior construction, with a compensating	          pendulum, etc., to measure time with great accuracy,	          for use in astronomical observatories; -- called a	          regulator when used by watchmakers as a standard for	          regulating timepieces.	      (b) A clock with mechanism for indicating certain	          astronomical phenomena, as the phases of the moon,	          position of the sun in the ecliptic, equation of time,	          etc.	   {Electric clock}.	      (a) A clock moved or regulated by electricity or	          electro-magnetism.	      (b) A clock connected with an electro-magnetic recording	          apparatus.	   {Ship's clock} (Naut.), a clock arranged to strike from one	      to eight strokes, at half hourly intervals, marking the	      divisions of the ship's watches.	   {Sidereal clock}, an astronomical clock regulated to keep	      sidereal time.	      [1913 Webster]	Clock \Clock\ (kl[o^]k), v. t.	   To ornament with figured work, as the side of a stocking.	   [1913 Webster]	Clock \Clock\, v. t. & i.	   To call, as a hen. See {Cluck}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Clock \Clock\, n. (Zool.)	   A large beetle, esp. the European dung beetle ({Scarab[ae]us	   stercorarius}).	   [1913 Webster]
clocking \clocking\ n.	   the time taken to traverse a measured course; as, it was a	   world record clocking.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clocklike \Clock"like`\ (kl[o^]k"l[imac]k`), a.	   Like a clock or like clockwork; mechanical.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their services are clocklike, to be set	         Backward and forward at their lord's command. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
clocks \clocks\ n.	   1. European weed naturalized in the southwestern U. S. and	      Mexico ({Erodium cicutarium}), having reddish decumbent	      stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep	      reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender pinlike	      fruits that stick straight up; it is often grown for	      forage.	   Syn: redstem storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree,	        filaria, pin grass, pin clover, {Erodium cicutarium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
clockwise \clockwise\ adj.	   1. -- of rotatory motion. {dextral}	      [WordNet 1.5]	clockwise \clock"wise`\, a. & adv.	   in the same direction as the hands of a clock rotate, as	   viewed from in front of the clock face; -- said of that	   direction of a rotation about an axis, or about a point in a	   plane, which is ordinarily reckoned negative. Also said of	   the direction of a spiral, in which case the term	   {right-handed} is more common. Opposite of	   {counterclockwise}, and {left-handed}.	   Syn: right-handed, dextrorotary, dextrorotatory.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clockwork \Clock"work`\ (-w[^u]rk`), n.	   The machinery of a clock, or machinery resembling that of a	   clock; machinery which produces regularity of movement.	   [1913 Webster]
Clod \Clod\ (kl[o^]d), n. [OE. clodde, latter form of clot. See	   {Clot}.]	   1. A lump or mass, especially of earth, turf, or clay. "Clods	      of a slimy substance." --Carew. "Clods of iron and brass."	      --Milton. "Clods of blood." --E. Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth that casteth up from the plow a great	            clod, is not so good as that which casteth up a	            smaller clod.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ground; the earth; a spot of earth or turf.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clod	            Where once their sultan's horse has trod. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is earthy and of little relative value, as the	      body of man in comparison with the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            This cold clod of clay which we carry about with us.	                                                  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dull, gross, stupid fellow; a dolt --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A part of the shoulder of a beef creature, or of the neck	      piece near the shoulder. See Illust. of {Beef}.	      [1913 Webster]	Clod \Clod\ (kl[o^]d), v. i.	   To collect into clods, or into a thick mass; to coagulate; to	   clot; as, clodded gore. See {Clot}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Clodded in lumps of clay.                --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Clod \Clod\, v. t.	   1. To pelt with clods. --Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw violently; to hurl. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Cloddish \Clod"dish\, a.	   Resembling clods; gross; low; stupid; boorish. --Hawthorne.	   -- {Clod"dish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloddy \Clod"dy\, a.	   Consisting of clods; full of clods.	   [1913 Webster]
Clodhopper \Clod"hop`per\, n.	   A rude, rustic fellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Clodhopping \Clod"hop`ping\, a.	   Boorish; rude. --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Clodpate \Clod"pate`\, n.	   A blockhead; a dolt.	   [1913 Webster]
Clodpated \Clod"pat`ed\, a.	   Stupid; dull; doltish.	   [1913 Webster]
Clodpoll \Clod"poll`\, n. [Clod + poll head.]	   A stupid fellow; a dolt. [Written also {clodpole}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloff \Cloff\ (kl[o^]f; 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 sense, of small deductions from the original	   weight. [Written also {clough}.] --McCulloch.	   [1913 Webster]
Clog \Clog\ (kl[o^]g), n. [OE. clogge clog, Scot. clag, n., a	   clot, v., to to obstruct, cover with mud or anything	   adhesive; prob. of the same origin as E. clay.]	   1. That which hinders or impedes motion; hence, an	      encumbrance, restraint, or impediment, of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the ancient, honest, juridical principles and	            institutions of England are so many clogs to check	            and retard the headlong course of violence and	            opression.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weight, as a log or block of wood, attached to a man or	      an animal to hinder motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a dog . . . but chance breaks loose,	            And quits his clog.                   --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            A clog of lead was round my feet.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shoe, or sandal, intended to protect the feet from wet,	      or to increase the apparent stature, and having,	      therefore, a very thick sole. Cf. {Chopine}.	      [1913 Webster]	            In France the peasantry goes barefoot; and the	            middle sort . . . makes use of wooden clogs.	                                                  --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clog almanac}, a primitive kind of almanac or calendar,	      formerly used in England, made by cutting notches and	      figures on the four edges of a clog, or square piece of	      wood, brass, or bone; -- called also a {Runic staff}, from	      the Runic characters used in the numerical notation.	   {Clog dance}, a dance performed by a person wearing clogs, or	      thick-soled shoes.	   {Clog dancer}.	      [1913 Webster]	Clog \Clog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clogged} (kl[o^]gd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Clogging}.]	   1. To encumber or load, especially with something that	      impedes motion; to hamper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The winds of birds were clogged with ace and snow.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obstruct so as to hinder motion in or through; to choke	      up; as, to clog a tube or a channel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To burden; to trammel; to embarrass; to perplex.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commodities are clogged with impositions.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            You 'll rue the time	            That clogs me with this answer.       --Shak.	   Syn: Impede; hinder; obstruct; embarrass; burden; restrain;	        restrict.	        [1913 Webster]	Clog \Clog\, v. i.	   1. To become clogged; to become loaded or encumbered, as with	      extraneous matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            In working through the bone, the teeth of the saw	            will begin to clog.                   --S. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To coalesce or adhere; to unite in a mass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Move it sometimes with a broom, that the seeds clog	            not together.                         --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
clogged \clogged\ adj.	   1. obstructed so as to prevent or hinder flow of a fluid; --	      of conduits; as, clogged pipes; clogged arteries.	   Syn: choked.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. filled beyond capacity (with people or vehicles), so as to	      retard movement; as, The store aisles were clogged with	      shoppers on the day before Christmas.; The clogged	      highways made me miss my appointment..	   Syn: choked.	        [PJC]
Clogginess \Clog"gi*ness\, n.	   The state of being clogged.	   [1913 Webster]
Clogging \Clog"ging\, n.	   Anything which clogs. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloggy \Clog"gy\, a.	   Clogging, or having power to clog.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloisonn'e \Cloi`son*n['e]\, a. [F., partitioned, fr. cloison a	   partition.]	   Inlaid between partitions: -- said of enamel when the lines	   which divide the different patches of fields are composed of	   a kind of metal wire secured to the ground; as distinguished	   from {champlev['e]} enamel, in which the ground is engraved	   or scooped out to receive the enamel. --S. Wells Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloister \Clois"ter\, n. [OF. cloistre, F. clo[^i]tre, L.	   claustrum, pl. claustra, bar, bolt, bounds, fr. claudere,	   clausum, to close. See {Close}, v. t., and cf. {Claustral}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An inclosed place. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covered passage or ambulatory on one side of a court;	      (pl.) the series of such passages on the different sides	      of any court, esp. that of a monastery or a college.	      [1913 Webster]	            But let my due feet never fail	            To walk the studious cloister's pale. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A monastic establishment; a place for retirement from the	      world for religious duties.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fitter for a cloister than a crown.   --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cloister garth} (Arch.), the garden or open part of a court	      inclosed by the cloisters.	   Syn: {Cloister}, {Monastery}, {Nunnery}, {Convent}, {Abbey},	        {Priory}.	   Usage: Cloister and convent are generic terms, and denote a	          place of seclusion from the world for persons who	          devote their lives to religious purposes. They differ	          is that the distinctive idea of cloister is that of	          seclusion from the world, that of convent, community	          of living. Both terms denote houses for recluses of	          either sex. A cloister or convent for monks is called	          a monastery; for nuns, a nunnery. An abbey is a	          convent or monastic institution governed by an abbot	          or an abbess; a priory is one governed by a prior or a	          prioress, and is usually affiliated to an abbey.	          [1913 Webster]	Cloister \Clois"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloistered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cloistering}.]	   To confine in, or as in, a cloister; to seclude from the	   world; to immure.	   [1913 Webster]	         None among them are thought worthy to be styled	         religious persons but those that cloister themselves up	         in a monastery.                          --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloisteral \Clois"ter*al\, a.	   Cloistral. [Obs.] --I. Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloistered \Clois"tered\, a.	   1. Dwelling in cloisters; solitary. "Cloistered friars and	      vestal nuns." --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            In cloistered state let selfish sages dwell,	            Proud that their heart is narrow as their cell.	                                                  --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with cloisters. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Cloisterer \Clois"ter*er\, n. [Cf. OF. cloistier.]	   One belonging to, or living in, a cloister; a recluse.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloistral \Clois"tral\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or confined in, a cloister; recluse.	   [Written also {cloisteral}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Best become a cloistral exercise.        --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloistress \Clois"tress\, n.	   A nun. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloke \Cloke\, n. & v.	   See Cloak. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Clomb
Clomb \Clomb\, Clomben \Clomb"en\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Climb} (for climbed). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sonne, he sayde, is clomben up on hevene.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clomp \Clomp\, n.	   See {Clamp}.	   [1913 Webster]
clone \clone\ (kl[=o]n), n.	   1. (Biol.) a group of organisms derived from a single	      individual by some kind of asexual reproduction; -- used	      mostly of microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast.	   Syn: clon.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Biol.) an individual organism containing a genetic	      complement identical to that of another organism, produced	      by using the genetic material from the second animal in a	      non-sexual reproduction process.	      [PJC]	   3. something virtually identical to another object.	      [PJC]	clone \clone\ v. t.	   1. (Biol.) to make a clone from; to make identical copies of	      an organism by a non-sexual process of reproduction.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Microbiol.) to grow colonies of a microorganism by	      spreading a suspension of the microorganism onto a solid	      growth medium (such as in a Petri dish), at a	      concentration such that individual colonies will grow from	      single cells sufficiently well separated from other	      colonies so that pure cultures derived from a single	      organism can be isolated.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Biochem.) to make large quantities of a segment of DNA by	      inserting it, using biochemical techniques, into the DNA	      of a microorganism, and growing that microorganism in	      large numbers; as, to clone the gene for growth hormone.	      [PJC]
Clong \Clong\,	   imp. of {Cling}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Clonic \Clon"ic\, a. [Gr. klo`nos a violent, confused motion;	   cf. F. clonique.] (Med.)	   Having an irregular, convulsive motion. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clonic spasm}. (Med.) See under {Spasm}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clonus \Clo"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. klo`nos violent, confused	   motion.] (Med.)	   A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of	   the muscle, -- a sign of certain neuropathies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cloom \Cloom\, v. t. [A variant of clam to clog.]	   To close with glutinous matter. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloop \Cloop\, n. [An onomatop[oe]ia.]	   The sound made when a cork is forcibly drawn from a bottle.	   "The cloop of a cork wrenched from a bottle." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloot \Cloot\, n. [Cf. G. dial. kleuzen to split.] (Scot. &	   Dial. Eng.)	   1. One of the divisions of a cleft hoof, as in the ox; also,	      the whole hoof.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The Devil; Clootie; -- usually in the pl. --Burns.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clootie \Cloot"ie\, n. (Scot. & Dial. Eng.)	   1. A little hoof.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The Devil. "Satan, Nick, or Clootie." --Burns.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
clorella \clorella\ n.	   any alga of the genus {Chlorella}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clorox \Clorox\ n. [a trademark of the Clorox Co.]	   a commercial bleaching agent, consisting of a 5.25% aqueous	   solution of sodium hypochlorite ({NaOCl}). Other similar	   solutions of sodium hypochlorite are sometimes referred to as	   clorox. [trademark]	   Syn: bleach. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Close \Close\ (kl[=o]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Closed}	   (kl[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Closing}.] [From OF. & F. clos,	   p. p. of clore to close, fr. L. claudere; akin to G.	   schliessen to shut, and to E. clot, cloister, clavicle,	   conclude, sluice. Cf. {Clause}, n.]	   1. To stop, or fill up, as an opening; to shut; as, to close	      the eyes; to close a door.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring together the parts of; to consolidate; as, to	      close the ranks of an army; -- often used with up.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to an end or period; to conclude; to complete; to	      finish; to end; to consummate; as, to close a bargain; to	      close a course of instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            One frugal supper did our studies close. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To come or gather around; to inclose; to encompass; to	      confine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The depth closed me round about.      --Jonah ii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            But now thou dost thyself immure and close	            In some one corner of a feeble heart. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A closed sea}, a sea within the jurisdiction of some	      particular nation, which controls its navigation.	      [1913 Webster]	Close \Close\, v. i.	   1. To come together; to unite or coalesce, as the parts of a	      wound, or parts separated.	      [1913 Webster]	            What deep wounds ever closed without a scar?	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To end, terminate, or come to a period; as, the debate	      closed at six o'clock.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To grapple; to engage in hand-to-hand fight.	      [1913 Webster]	            They boldly closed in a hand-to-hand contest.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To close on} or {To close upon}, to come to a mutual	      agreement; to agree on or join in. "Would induce France	      and Holland to close upon some measures between them to	      our disadvantage." --Sir W. Temple.	   {To close with}.	      (a) To accede to; to consent or agree to; as, to close	          with the terms proposed.	      (b) To make an agreement with.	   {To close with the land} (Naut.), to approach the land.	      [1913 Webster]	Close \Close\, n.	   1. The manner of shutting; the union of parts; junction.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The doors of plank were; their close exquisite.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conclusion; cessation; ending; end.	      [1913 Webster]	            His long and troubled life was drawing to a close.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A grapple in wrestling. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) The conclusion of a strain of music; cadence.	      (b) A double bar marking the end.	          [1913 Webster]	                At every close she made, the attending throng	                Replied, and bore the burden of the song.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Conclusion; termination; cessation; end; ending;	        extremity; extreme.	        [1913 Webster]	Close \Close\ (? or ?), n. [OF. & F. clos an inclosure, fr.	   clos, p. p. of clore. See {Close}, v. t.]	   1. An inclosed place; especially, a small field or piece of	      land surrounded by a wall, hedge, or fence of any kind; --	      specifically, the precinct of a cathedral or abbey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Closes surrounded by the venerable abodes of deans	            and canons.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow passage leading from a street to a court, and the	      houses within. [Eng.] --Halliwell	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The interest which one may have in a piece of	      ground, even though it is not inclosed. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), a. [Compar. {Closer} (kl[=o]"s[~e]r);	   superl. {Closest}.] [Of. & F. clos, p. p. of clore. See	   {Close}, v. t.]	   1. Shut fast; closed; tight; as, a close box.	      [1913 Webster]	            From a close bower this dainty music flowed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Narrow; confined; as, a close alley; close quarters. "A	      close prison." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Oppressive; without motion or ventilation; causing a	      feeling of lassitude; -- said of the air, weather, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the rooms be low-roofed, or full of windows and	            doors, the one maketh the air close, . . . and the	            other maketh it exceeding unequal.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strictly confined; carefully quarded; as, a close	      prisoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Out of the way observation; secluded; secret; hidden. "He	      yet kept himself close because of Saul." --1 Chron. xii. 1	      [1913 Webster]	            "Her close intent."                   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Disposed to keep secrets; secretive; reticent. "For	      secrecy, no lady closer." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Having the parts near each other; dense; solid; compact;	      as applied to bodies; viscous; tenacious; not volatile, as	      applied to liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	            The golden globe being put into a press, . . . the	            water made itself way through the pores of that very	            close metal.                          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Concise; to the point; as, close reasoning. "Where the	      original is close no version can reach it in the same	      compass." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Adjoining; near; either in space; time, or thought; --	      often followed by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plant the spring crocuses close to a wall.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thought of the Man of sorrows seemed a very	            close thing -- not a faint hearsay.   --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Short; as, to cut grass or hair close.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Intimate; familiar; confidential.	       [1913 Webster]	             League with you I seek	             And mutual amity, so strait, so close,	             That I with you must dwell, or you with me.	                                                  --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Nearly equal; almost evenly balanced; as, a close vote.	       "A close contest." --Prescott.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Difficult to obtain; as, money is close. --Bartlett.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Parsimonious; stingy. "A crusty old fellow, as close as a	       vise." --Hawthorne.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Adhering strictly to a standard or original; exact;	       strict; as, a close translation. --Locke.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. Accurate; careful; precise; also, attentive; undeviating;	       strict; not wandering; as, a close observer.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Phon.) Uttered with a relatively contracted opening of	       the mouth, as certain sounds of e and o in French,	       Italian, and German; -- opposed to open.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Close borough}. See under {Borough}.	   {Close breeding}. See under {Breeding}.	   {Close communion}, communion in the Lord's supper, restricted	      to those who have received baptism by immersion.	   {Close corporation}, a body or corporation which fills its	      own vacancies.	   {Close fertilization}. (Bot.) See {Fertilization}.	   {Close harmony} (Mus.), compact harmony, in which the tones	      composing each chord are not widely distributed over	      several octaves.	   {Close time}, a fixed period during which killing game or	      catching certain fish is prohibited by law.	   {Close vowel} (Pron.), a vowel which is pronounced with a	      diminished aperture of the lips, or with contraction of	      the cavity of the mouth.	   {Close to the wind} (Naut.), directed as nearly to the point	      from which the wind blows as it is possible to sail;	      closehauled; -- said of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	Close \Close\ (kl[=o]s), adv.	   1. In a close manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secretly; darkly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A wondrous vision which did close imply	            The course of all her fortune and posterity.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Close-banded \Close"-band`ed\, a.	   Closely united.	   [1913 Webster]
Close-barred \Close"-barred`\, a.	   Firmly barred or closed.	   [1913 Webster]
Close-bodied \Close"-bod`ied\, a.	   Fitting the body exactly; setting close, as a garment.	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
closed \closed\ adj.	   1. having an opening obstructed. [Narrower terms: {blind}]	      Also See: {obstructed}, {sealed}, {shut}, {unopen},	      {closed}. Antonym: {open}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Math.) of a curve or surface: having no end points or	      boundary curves; of a set: having members that can be	      produced by a specific operation on other members of the	      same set; of an interval: containing both its endpoints.	      {open}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Being in a position to obstruct an opening; -- especially	      of doors. [Narrower terms: {fastened, latched}] Also See:	      {closed}. Antonym: {open}.	   Syn: shut, unopen.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. having skin drawn so as to obstruct the opening; -- used	      of mouth or eyes. Opposite of {open}. he sat quietly with	      closed eyes [Narrower terms: {blinking, winking};	      {compressed, tight}; {squinched, squinting}]	   Syn: shut.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. requiring union membership; -- of a workplace; as, a	      closed shop. [prenominal]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   6. closed with shutters.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   7. hidden from the public; as, a closed ballot.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   8. not open to the general public; as, a closed meeting.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   9. unsympathetic; -- of a person's attitude. a closed mind	      unreceptive to new ideas	      [WordNet 1.5]	   10. surrounded by walls. a closed porch	   Syn: closed in(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   11. made compact by bending or doubling over; as, a closed	       map.	   Syn: folded.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   12. closed or fastened with or as if with buttons. [Narrower	       terms: {buttoned (vs. unbuttoned)}]	       [WordNet 1.5]	   13. not engaged in activity; -- of an organization or	       business establishment. the airport is closed because of	       the weather; the many closed shops and factories made the	       town look deserted	   Syn: shut down.	        [WordNet 1.5]
closed-chain \closed-chain\ adj. (Chem.)	   having atoms linked by bonds which form a ring.	   Syn: closed-ring.	        [WordNet 1.5]
closed-minded \closed-minded\ adj.	   not ready to receive new ideas.	   Syn: close-minded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
closedown \close"down`\ n.	   termination of operations; a shutdown.	   Syn: closure, closing, shutdown.	        [WordNet 1.5]
closed-ring \closed-ring\ adj. (Chem.)	   same as {closed-chain}.	   Syn: closed-chain.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Close-fights \Close"-fights`\, n. pl. (Naut.)	   Barriers with loopholes, formerly erected on the deck of a	   vessel to shelter the men in a close engagement with an	   enemy's boarders; -- called also {close quarters}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Closefisted \Close"fist`ed\, a.	   Covetous; niggardly. --Bp. Berkeley. "Closefisted	   contractors." --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
close-grained \close-grained\ adj.	   dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed	   of small-diameter cells.	   Syn: fine-grained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Closehanded \Close"hand`ed\, a.	   Covetous; penurious; stingy; closefisted. --	   {Close"hand`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Closehauled
Closehauled \Close"hauled`\, close-hauled \close-hauled\, a.	   (Naut.)	   Under way and moving as nearly as possible toward the	   direction from which the wind blows; having the sails trimmed	   for sailing as close to the wind as possible; -- said of a	   sailing vessel.	   [1913 Webster] close-knit
close-knit \close-knit\ closely-knit \closely-knit\adj.	   bound together by intimate ties, social, personal, cultural	   or political; as, closely-knit little villages; a close-knit	   family.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Closely \Close"ly\, adv.	   1. In a close manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secretly; privately. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That nought she did but wayle, and often steepe	            Her dainty couch with tears which	            closely she did weepe.                --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
closely-held \closely-held\ adj.	   owned by a relatively few shareholders; -- of business	   organizations; as, a closely-held corporation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
close-minded \close-minded\ adj.	   not ready to receive new ideas.	   Syn: closed-minded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Closemouthed \Close"mouthed`\, a.	   Cautious in speaking; secret; wary; uncommunicative.	   [1913 Webster]
Closen \Clos"en\, v. t.	   To make close. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Closeness \Close"ness\, n.	   The state of being close.	   [1913 Webster]	         Half stifled by the closeness of the room. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         We rise not against the piercing judgment of Augustus,	         nor the extreme caution or closeness of Tiberius.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         An affectation of closeness and covetousness.	                                                  --Addison.	   Syn: Narrowness; oppressiveness; strictness; secrecy;	        compactness; conciseness; nearness; intimacy; tightness;	        stinginess; literalness.	        [1913 Webster]
close-packed \close-packed\ adj.	   grouped closely together.	   Syn: dense, tight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Closer \Clos"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, closes; specifically, a boot	      closer. See under {Boot}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A finisher; that which finishes or terminates.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Masonry) The last stone in a horizontal course, if of a	      less size than the others, or a piece of brick finishing a	      course. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]
Closereefed \Close"reefed`\, a. (Naut.)	   Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.	   [1913 Webster]
close-set \close-set\ adj.	   arranged close together; as, close-set eyes; close-set teeth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Close-stool \Close"-stool`\, n.	   A utensil to hold a chamber vessel, for the use of the sick	   and infirm. It is usually in the form of a box, with a seat	   and tight cover.	   [1913 Webster]
Closet \Clos"et\, n. [OF. closet little inclosure, dim. of clos.	   See {Close} an inclosure.]	   1. A small room or apartment for retirement; a room for	      privacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A chair-lumbered closet, just twelve feet by nine.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            When thou prayest, enter into thy closet. --Matt.	                                                  vi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small apartment, or recess in the side of a room, for	      household utensils, clothing, etc. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Closet sin}, sin commited in privacy. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	Closet \Clos"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.{Closeted} p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Closeting}.]	   1. To shut up in, or as in, a closet; to conceal. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bedlam's closeted and handcuffed charge. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make into a closet for a secret interview.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was to call a new legislature, to closet its	            members.                              --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had been closeted with De Quadra.  --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]
Close-tongued \Close"-tongued`\, a.	   Closemouthed; silent. "Close-tongued treason." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
closeup \close"up\ (kl[=o]s"[u^]p), n.	   a photograph or other recorded image taken at close range, or	   using a telephoto lens so as to appear to have been taken at	   close range; -- used especially of images of faces in which	   the face fills all or most of the photograph.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Closh \Closh\ (kl[o^]sh), n. [CF. F. clocher to limp, halt.]	   A disease in the feet of cattle; laminitis. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]	Closh \Closh\, n. [CF. D. klossen to play at bowls.]	   The game of ninepins. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
closing \closing\ adj.	   final or ending; terminal; as, the closing stages of the	   election; the closing weeks of the year; the closing scene of	   the film; closing remarks. Opposite of {opening}. [Narrower	   terms: {year-end}]	   [WordNet 1.5]	closing \closing\ n.	   1. the act of closing something.	   Syn: shutting.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the last section of a communication.	   Syn: conclusion, close, ending.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. termination of operations.	   Syn: closure, closedown, shutdown.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a concluding action.	   Syn: completion, culmination, windup, mop up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. (Commerce) the final action in a commercial transaction,	      especially the meeting between buyer and seller (and in	      some cases mortgagee), or their representatives, in a	      transaction for sale of real estate in which all documents	      are signed and all procedures carried out to complete the	      sale; -- called also {real estate closing}.	      [PJC]
clostridium \clostridium\ n. {clostridia}	   1. spindle-shaped bacterial cell esp. one swollen at the	      center by an endospore.	   Syn: clostridia.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. [capitalized] a genus of anaerobic, spore-forming motile	      bacteria of the family {Bacillaceae}, including several	      pathogenic species, such as the causative agents of gas	      gangrene ({Clostridium perfringens}), botulism	      ({Clostridium botulinum}), and tetanus ({Clostridium	      tetani}).	      [PJC]
Closure \Clo"sure\ (kl[=o]"zh[-u]r; 135), n. [Of. closure, L.	   clausura, fr. clauedere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.]	   1. The act of shutting; a closing; as, the closure of a	      chink.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which closes or shuts; that by which separate parts	      are fastened or closed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without a seal, wafer, or any closure whatever.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which incloses or confines; an inclosure.	      [1913 Webster]	            O thou bloody prison . . .	            Within the guilty closure of thy walls	            Richard the Second here was hacked to death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A conclusion; an end. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 question. It was first introduced into the	      British House of Commons in 1882. The French word	      cl[^o]ture was originally applied to this proceeding.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) the property of being mathematically closed under	      some operation; -- said of sets.	      [PJC]	   7. (Math.) the intersection of all closed sets containing the	      given set.	      [PJC]	   8. (Psychol.) achievement of a sense of completeness and	      release from tension due to uncertainty; as, the closure	      afforded by the funeral of a loved one; also, the sense of	      completion thus achieved.	      [PJC]
Clot \Clot\ (kl[o^]t), n. [OE. clot, clodde, clod; akin to D.	   kloot ball, G. kloss clod, dumpling, klotz block, Dan. klods,	   Sw. klot bowl, globe, klots block; cf. AS. cl[=a]te bur. Cf.	   {Clod}, n., {Clutter} to clot.]	   A concretion or coagulation; esp. a soft, slimy, coagulated	   mass, as of blood; a coagulum. "Clots of pory gore."	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doth bake the egg into clots as if it began to poach.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Clod and clot appear to be radically the same word, and	         are so used by early writers; but in present use clod	         is applied to a mass of earth or the like, and clot to	         a concretion or coagulation of soft matter.	         [1913 Webster]	Clot \Clot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clotting}.]	   To concrete, coagulate, or thicken, as soft or fluid matter	   by evaporation; to become a cot or clod.	   [1913 Webster]	Clot \Clot\, v. t.	   To form into a slimy mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Clotbur \Clot"bur`\, n. [Cf. {Clote}.]	   1. The burdock. [Prov. Engl.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Cocklebur}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clote \Clote\ (kl[=o]t), n. [AS. cl[=a]te: cf. G. klette.]	   The common burdock; the clotbur. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloth \Cloth\ (kl[o^]th; 115), n.; pl. {Cloths} (kl[o^][th]z;	   115), except in the sense of garments, when it is {Clothes}	   (kl[=o]thz or kl[=o]z). [OE. clath cloth, AS. cl[=a][thorn]	   cloth, garment; akin to D. kleed, Icel. kl[ae][eth]i, Dan.	   kl[ae]de, cloth, Sw. kl[aum]de, G. kleid garment, dress.]	   1. A fabric made of fibrous material (or sometimes of wire,	      as in wire cloth); commonly, a woven fabric of cotton,	      woolen, or linen, adapted to be made into garments;	      specifically, woolen fabrics, as distinguished from all	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dress; raiment. [Obs.] See {Clothes}.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll ne'er distust my God for cloth and bread.	                                                  --Quarles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The distinctive dress of any profession, especially of the	      clergy; hence, the clerical profession.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appeals were made to the priesthood. Would they	            tamely permit so gross an insult to be offered to	            their cloth?                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cloth, the clergy, are constituted for	            administering and for giving the best possible	            effect to . . . every axiom.          --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Body cloth}. See under {Body}.	   {Cloth of gold}, a fabric woven wholly or partially of	      threads of gold.	   {Cloth measure}, the measure of length and surface by which	      cloth is measured and sold. For this object the standard	      yard is usually divided into quarters and nails.	   {Cloth paper}, a coarse kind of paper used in pressing and	      finishing woolen cloth. -- Cloth	   {shearer}, one who shears cloth and frees it from superfluous	      nap.	      [1913 Webster]
cloth-bound \cloth-bound\ adj.	   having rigid front and back covers, covered with cloth; -- of	   books. Contrasted to {{softcover}}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clothe \Clothe\ (kl[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clothed}	   (kl[=o][th]d) or {Clad} (kl[a^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clothing}.] [OE. clathen, clothen, clethen, AS.	   cl[=a][eth]ian, cl[=ae][eth]an. See {Cloth}.]	   1. To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go with me, to clothe you as becomes you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide with clothes; as, to feed and clothe a family;	      to clothe one's self extravagantly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags. --Prov.	                                                  xxiii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            The naked every day he clad,	            When he put on his clothes.           --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To cover or invest, as with a garment; as, to clothe	      one with authority or power.	      [1913 Webster]	            Language in which they can clothe their thoughts.	                                                  --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sides are clothed with waving wood. --J. Dyer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus Belial, with with words clothed in reason's	            garb.                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Clothe \Clothe\, v. i.	   To wear clothes. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Care no more to clothe eat.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
clothed \clothed\ adj.	   1. wearing clothing. [Narrower terms: {adorned(predicate),	      bedecked(predicate), decked(predicate), decked	      out(predicate)}; {appareled, attired, clad, dressed,	      garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed}; {arrayed,	      panoplied}; {breeched, pantalooned, trousered};	      {bundled-up}; {caparisoned}; {cassocked}: {costumed}:	      {decent}] [Narrower terms: {dight}] [Narrower terms:	      {dressed-up, dressed to the nines(predicate), dressed to	      kill(predicate), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up}]	      [Narrower terms: {gowned}] [Narrower terms: {habited}]	      [Narrower terms: {heavy-coated}] [Narrower terms:	      {overdressed}] [Narrower terms: {petticoated}] [Narrower	      terms: {red-coated, lobster-backed}] [Narrower terms:	      {surpliced}] [Narrower terms: {togged dressed esp in smart	      clothes)}] [Narrower terms: {turned out}] [Narrower terms:	      {underdressed}] [Narrower terms: {uniformed}] [Narrower	      terms: {vestmented}] Also See: {adorned}, {decorated}.	      Antonym: {unclothed}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.	      fog-cloaked meadows	   Syn: cloaked, draped, mantled, wrapped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clothes \Clothes\ (kl[=o][th]z or kl[=o]z; 277), n. pl. [From	   {Cloth}.]	   1. Covering for the human body; dress; vestments; vesture; --	      a general term for whatever covering is worn, or is made	      to be worn, for decency or comfort.	      [1913 Webster]	            She . . . speaks well, and has excellent good	            clothes.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I may touch but his clothes, I shall be whole.	                                                  --Mark. v. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The covering of a bed; bedclothes.	      [1913 Webster]	            She turned each way her frighted head,	            Then sunk it deep beneath the clothes. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Body clothes}. See under {Body}.	   {Clothes moth} (Zool.), a small moth of the genus {Tinea}.	      The most common species ({Tinea flavifrontella}) is	      yellowish white. The larv[ae] eat woolen goods, furs,	      feathers, etc. They live in tubular cases made of the	      material upon which they feed, fastened together with	      silk.	   Syn: Garments; dress; clothing; apparel; attire; vesture;	        raiment; garb; costume; habit; habiliments.	        [1913 Webster]
clothesbrush \clothes"brush`\ (kl[=o]z"br[u^]sh`), n.	   a brush used for cleaning clothing.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clotheshorse \Clothes"horse`\ (kl[=o]z"h[^o]rs`), n.	   1. A frame to hang clothes on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a person who is conspicuous for dressing fashionably,	      especially one who spends much time or money to acquire	      clothing.	      [PJC]
clothesless \clothesless\ adj.	   unclothed. Opposite of {clothed}.	   Syn: garmentless, raimentless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clothesline \Clothes"line`\ (kl[=o]z"l[imac]n`), n.	   A rope or wire on which clothes are hung to dry.	   [1913 Webster]
Clothespin \Clothes"pin`\ (? or ?), n.	   A forked piece of wood or plastic, or a small device with a	   spring clamp, used for fastening clothes on a line.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Clothespress \Clothes"press`\, n.	   A receptacle for clothes.	   [1913 Webster]
Clothier \Cloth"ier\, n.	   1. One who makes cloths; one who dresses or fulls cloth.	      --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sells cloth or clothes, or who makes and sells	      clothes.	      [1913 Webster]
Clothing \Cloth"ing\, n.	   1. Garments in general; clothes; dress; raiment; covering.	      [1913 Webster]	            From others he shall stand in need of nothing,	            Yet on his brothers shall depend for clothing.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for me, . . . my clothing was sackloth. --Ps.	                                                  xxxv. 13	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of process of making cloth. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Instructing [refugees] in the art of clothing.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covering of non-conducting material on the outside of a	      boiler, or steam chamber, to prevent radiation of heat.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) See {Card clothing}, under 3d {Card}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clothred \Clot"hred\, p. p.	   Clottered. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clotpoll \Clot"poll`\, n.	   See {Clodpoll}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Clotted \Clot"ted\, a.	   Composed of clots or clods; having the quality or form of a	   clot; sticky; slimy; foul. "The clotted glebe." --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]	         When lust . . .	         Lets in defilement to the inward parts,	         The soul grows clotted by contagion.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Clotter \Clot"ter\, v. i. [From {Clot}.]	   To concrete into lumps; to clot. [Obs.] "Clottered blood."	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Clotty \Clot"ty\, a. [From {Clot}, n.]	   Full of clots, or clods. "Clotty matter." --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloture \Cl[^o]`ture"\, n. [F.] (Parliamentary Practice)	   See {Closure}, 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Clotweed \Clot"weed`\, n. [See {Clote}.]	   Cocklebur.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[=u]d a rock or	   hillock, the application arising from the frequent	   resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or	   air.]	   1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles,	      suspended in the upper atmosphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do set my bow in the cloud.         --Gen. ix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief	         forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard,	         and this is still substantially employed. The following	         varieties and subvarieties are recognized:	      (a) {Cirrus}. This is the most elevated of all the forms	          of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like	          carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room,	          sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is	          the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of	          the landsman.	      (b) {Cumulus}. This form appears in large masses of a	          hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat	          below, one often piled above another, forming great	          clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the	          appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It	          often affords rain and thunder gusts.	      (c) {Stratus}. This form appears in layers or bands	          extending horizontally.	      (d) {Nimbus}. This form is characterized by its uniform	          gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in	          seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and	          is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used	          to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus.	      (e) {Cirro-cumulus}. This form consists, like the cirrus,	          of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are	          more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is	          popularly called mackerel sky.	      (f) {Cirro-stratus}. In this form the patches of cirrus	          coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus.	      (g) {Cumulo-stratus}. A form between cumulus and stratus,	          often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint.	          -- {Fog}, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near	          or in contact with the earth's surface. -- {Storm	          scud}, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven	          rapidly with the wind.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling	      vapor. "A thick cloud of incense." --Ezek. viii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble;	      hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's	      reputation; a cloud on a title.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect;	      that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or	      depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud	      upon the intellect.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. "So great a	      cloud of witnesses." --Heb. xii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the	      head.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cloud on a} (or the) {title} (Law), a defect of title,	      usually superficial and capable of removal by release,	      decision in equity, or legislation.	   {To be under a cloud}, to be under suspicion or in disgrace;	      to be in disfavor.	   {In the clouds}, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond	      reason; visionary.	      [1913 Webster]	Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clouded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Clouding}.]	   1. To overspread or hide with a cloud or clouds; as, the sky	      is clouded.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To darken or obscure, as if by hiding or enveloping with a	      cloud; hence, to render gloomy or sullen.	      [1913 Webster]	            One day too late, I fear me, noble lord,	            Hath clouded all thy happy days on earth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not disheartened, then, nor cloud those looks.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing clouds men's minds and impairs their honesty	            like prejudice.                       --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To blacken; to sully; to stain; to tarnish; to damage; --	      esp. used of reputation or character.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would not be a stander-by to hear	            My sovereign mistress clouded so, without	            My present vengeance taken.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mark with, or darken in, veins or sports; to variegate	      with colors; as, to cloud yarn.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the nice conduct of a clouded cane. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Cloud \Cloud\, v. i.	   To grow cloudy; to become obscure with clouds; -- often used	   with up.	   [1913 Webster]	         Worthies, away! The scene begins to cloud. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloudage \Cloud"age\, n.	   Mass of clouds; cloudiness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A scudding cloudage of shapes.           --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloudberry \Cloud"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of raspberry ({Rubus Cham[ae]merous}) growing in	   the northern regions, and bearing edible, amber-colored	   fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloud-built \Cloud"-built\, a.	   Built of, or in, the clouds; airy; unsubstantial; imaginary.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         So vanished my cloud-built palace.       --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloud-burst \Cloud"-burst`\, n.	   A sudden copious rainfall, as if the whole cloud had been	   precipitated at once.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloud-capped \Cloud"-capped`\, a.	   Having clouds resting on the top or head; reaching to the	   clouds; as, cloud-capped mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloud-compeller \Cloud"-com*pel`ler\, n.	   Cloud-gatherer; -- an epithet applied to Zeus. [Poetic.]	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
cloud-cuckoo-land \cloud-cuckoo-land\ n.	   an imaginary place where fantasy and illusion predominate; it	   is a place where you say people are when they seem	   optimistically out of touch with reality.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cloudily \Cloud"i*ly\, adv.	   In a cloudy manner; darkly; obscurely. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloudiness \Cloud"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being cloudy.	   [1913 Webster]
Clouding \Cloud"ing\, n.	   1. A mottled appearance given to ribbons and silks in the	      process of dyeing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A diversity of colors in yarn, recurring at regular	      intervals. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Cloudland \Cloud"land`\, n.	   Dreamland.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloudless \Cloud"less\, a.	   Without a cloud; clear; bright.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cloudless winter sky.                  --Bankroft.	   -- {Cloud"less*ly}, adv. -- {Cloud"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloudlet \Cloud"let\, n.	   A little cloud. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eve's first star through fleecy cloudlet peeping.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
cloudlike \cloudlike\ adj.	   resembling a cloud.	   Syn: nebular.	        [WordNet 1.5] cloud nine
cloud nine \cloud" nine"\, cloud-nine \cloud"-nine"\n.	   a state of extreme or perfect happiness; used especially in	   the phrase on cloud nine.	   Syn: bliss, blissfulness, seventh-heaven.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cloudy \Cloud"y\ (kloud"[u^]), a. [Compar. {Cloudier}; superl.	   {Cloudiest}.] [From Cloud, n.]	   1. Overcast or obscured with clouds; clouded; as, a cloudy	      sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of a cloud or clouds.	      [1913 Webster]	            As Moses entered into the tabernacle, the cloudy	            pillar descended.                     --Ex. xxxiii.	                                                  9	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indicating gloom, anxiety, sullenness, or ill-nature; not	      open or cheerful. "A cloudy countenance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Confused; indistinct; obscure; dark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cloudy and confused notions of things. --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Lacking clearness, brightness, or luster. "A cloudy	      diamond." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Marked with veins or sports of dark or various hues, as	      marble.	      [1913 Webster]
Clough \Clough\, n. [OE. clough, cloghe, clou, clewch, AS.	   (assumed) cl[=o]h, akin to G. klinge ravine.]	   1. A cleft in a hill; a ravine; a narrow valley. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sluice used in returning water to a channel after	      depositing its sediment on the flooded land. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Clough \Clough\ (?; 115), n. (Com.)	   An allowance in weighing. See {Cloff}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clout \Clout\ (klout), n. [AS. cl[=u]t a little cloth, piece of	   metal; cf. Sw. klut, Icel. kl[=u]tr a kerchief, or W. clwt a	   clout, Gael. clud.]	   1. A cloth; a piece of cloth or leather; a patch; a rag.	      [1913 Webster]	            His garments, nought but many ragged clouts,	            With thorns together pinned and patched was.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A clout upon that head where late the diadem stood.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swadding cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece; a fragment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The center of the butt at which archers shoot; -- probably	      once a piece of white cloth or a nail head.	      [1913 Webster]	            A'must shoot nearer or he'll ne'er hit the clout.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An iron plate on an axletree or other wood to keep it from	      wearing; a washer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A blow with the hand. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clout nail}, a kind of wrought-iron nail heaving a large	      flat head; -- used for fastening clouts to axletrees,	      plowshares, etc., also for studding timber, and for	      various purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	Clout \Clout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Clouting}.] [OE. clutien. clouten, to patch. See {Clout},	   n.]	   1. To cover with cloth, leather, or other material; to	      bandage; patch, or mend, with a clout.	      [1913 Webster]	            And old shoes and clouted upon their feet. --Josh.	                                                  ix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paul, yea, and Peter, too, had more skill in . . .	            clouting an old tent than to teach lawyers.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join or patch clumsily.	      [1913 Webster]	            If fond Bavius vent his clouted song. --P. Fletcher	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To quard with an iron plate, as an axletree.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give a blow to; to strike. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . queen of Spain took off one of her	            chopines and clouted Olivarez about the noddle with	            it.                                   --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To stud with nails, as a timber, or a boot sole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clouted cream}, clotted cream, i. e., cream obtained by	      warming new milk. --A. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Clouted brogues" in Shakespeare and "clouted shoon" in	         Milton have been understood by some to mean shoes armed	         with nails; by others, patched shoes.	         [1913 Webster]
Clouterly \Clout"er*ly\, a. [From {Clout}, n.]	   Clumsy; awkward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Rough-hewn, cloutery verses.             --E. Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Clove \Clove\, imp. of {Cleave}.	   Cleft. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clove hitch} (Naut.) See under {Hitch}.	   {Clove hook} (Naut.), an iron two-part hook, with jaws	      overlapping, used in bending chain sheets to the clews of	      sails; -- called also {clip hook}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Clove \Clove\, n. [D. kloof. See {Cleave}, v. t.]	   A cleft; a gap; a ravine; -- rarely used except as part of a	   proper name; as, Kaaterskill Clove; Stone Clove.	   [1913 Webster]	Clove \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 its	   resemblance to a nail. So in D. kruidnagel clove, lit.	   herb-nail or spice-nail. Cf. {Cloy}.]	   A very pungent aromatic spice, the unexpanded flower bud of	   the clove tree ({Eugenia aromatica} syn. {Caryophullus	   aromatica}), a native of the Molucca Isles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clove camphor}. (Chem.) See {Eugenin}.	   {Clove gillyflower}, {Clove pink} (Bot.), any fragrant	      self-colored carnation.	      [1913 Webster]	Clove \Clove\, n. [AS. clufe an ear of corn, a clove of garlic;	   cf. cle['o]fan to split, E. cleave.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the small bulbs developed in the axils of	      the scales of a large bulb, as in the case of garlic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Developing, in the axils of its skales, new bulbs,	            of what gardeners call cloves.        --Lindley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weight. A clove of cheese is about eight pounds, of	      wool, about seven pounds. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Cloven \Clo"ven\ (kl[=o]"v'n), p. p. & a.	   from {Cleave}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To show the cloven foot} or {To show the cloven hoof}, to	      reveal a devilish character, or betray an evil purpose,	      notwithstanding disguises, -- Satan being represented	      dramatically and symbolically as having cloven hoofs.	      [1913 Webster] Cloven-footed
Cloven-footed \Clo"ven-foot`ed\, Cloven-hoofed
\Clo"ven-hoofed`\, a.	   Having the foot or hoof divided into two parts, as the ox.	   [1913 Webster]
Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS.	   cl[=ae]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee,	   Sw. kl["o]fver.] (Bot.)	   A plant of different species of the genus {Trifolium}; as the	   common red clover, {Trifolium pratense}, the white,	   {Trifolium repens}, and the hare's foot, {Trifolium arvense}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clover weevil} (Zool.) a small weevil ({Apion apricans}),	      that destroys the seeds of clover.	   {Clover worm} (Zool.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia	      costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay.	   {In clover}, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate.	      [Colloq.]	   {Sweet clover}. See {Meliot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Clovered \Clo"vered\, a.	   Covered with growing clover.	   [1913 Webster]	         Flocks thick nibbling through the clovered vale.	                                                  --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
cloverleaf \cloverleaf\ n.	   a highway interchange between two roads in which the	   connecting road pattern resembles a four-leaf clover, and	   which allows moving from one road to another without	   left-hand turns. One road passes over the other, and the exit	   from one highway and entrance into the second highway	   proceeds from the right-hand lane in all directions.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
cloveroot \cloveroot\ n.	   a hairy Eurasian plant ({Geum urbanum}) with small yellow	   flowers and an astringent root formerly used medicinally.	   Syn: herb bennet, wood avens, {Geum urbanum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
clowder \clowder\ n. [from clodder, dial. variant of {clotter},	   to clot, huddle together. --RHUD]	   a group of cats.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clowe-gilofre \Clowe"-gi*lof`re\, n. [See 3d {Clove}, and	   {Gillyflower}.]	   Spice clove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clown \Clown\ (kloun), n. [Cf. Icel. klunni a clumsy, boorish	   fellow, North Fries. kl["o]nne clown, dial. Sw. klunn log,	   Dan. klunt log, block, and E. clump, n.]	   1. A man of coarse nature and manners; an awkward fellow; an	      ill-bred person; a boor. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who works upon the soil; a rustic; a churl.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clown, the child of nature, without guile.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The fool or buffoon in a play, circus, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clown shall make those laugh whose lungs are	            tickle o'the sere.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Clown \Clown\, v. i.	   To act as a clown; -- with it. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Beshrew me, he clowns it properly indeed. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Clownage \Clown"age\, n.	   Behavior or manners of a clown; clownery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Clownery \Clown"er*y\ (-[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   Clownishness. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
clowning \clowning\ n.	   1. acting like a clown or buffoon.	   Syn: buffoonery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a comic incident or series of incidents.	   Syn: drollery, comedy, funniness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clownish \Clown"ish\, a.	   Of or resembling a clown, or characteristic of a clown;	   ungainly; awkward. "Clownish hands." --Spenser. "Clownish	   mimic." --Prior. -- {Clown"ish*ly}, adv.	   Syn: Coarse; rough; clumsy; awkward; ungainly; rude; uncivil;	        ill-bred; boorish; rustic; untutored.	        [1913 Webster]
Clownishness \Clown"ish*ness\, n.	   The manners of a clown; coarseness or rudeness of behavior.	   [1913 Webster]	         That plainness which the alamode people call	         clownishness.                            --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloy \Cloy\ (kloi), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cloyed} (kloid); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Cloying}.] [OE. cloer to nail up, F. clouer, fr.	   OF. clo nail, F. clou, fr. L. clavus nail. Cf. 3d {Clove}.]	   1. To fill or choke up; to stop up; to clog. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The duke's purpose was to have cloyed the harbor by	            sinking ships, laden with stones.     --Speed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To glut, or satisfy, as the appetite; to satiate; to fill	      to loathing; to surfeit.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Who can] cloy the hungry edge of appetite	            By bare imagination of a feast?       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sometimes cloys his readers instead of	            satisfying.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To penetrate or pierce; to wound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which, with his cruel tusk, him deadly cloyed.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He never shod horse but he cloyed him. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To stroke with a claw. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cloyless \Cloy"less\, a.	   That does not cloy. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cloyment \Cloy"ment\, n.	   Satiety. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Club \Club\ (kl[u^]b), n. [Cf. Icel. klubba, klumba, club,	   klumbuf[=o]ir a clubfoot, SW. klubba club, Dan. klump lump,	   klub a club, G. klumpen clump, kolben club, and E. clump.]	   1. A heavy staff of wood, usually tapering, and wielded with	      the hand; a weapon; a cudgel.	      [1913 Webster]	            But make you ready your stiff bats and clubs;	            Rome and her rats are at the point of battle.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. the Spanish name bastos, and Sp. baston staff, club.]	      Any card of the suit of cards having a figure like the	      trefoil or clover leaf. (pl.) The suit of cards having	      such figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An association of persons for the promotion of some common	      object, as literature, science, politics, good fellowship,	      etc.; esp. an association supported by equal assessments	      or contributions of the members.	      [1913 Webster]	            They talked	            At wine, in clubs, of art, of politics. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Goldsmith] was one of the nine original members	            of that celebrated fraternity which has sometimes	            been called the Literary Club, but which has always	            disclaimed that epithet, and still glories in the	            simple name of the Club.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A joint charge of expense, or any person's share of it; a	      contribution to a common fund.	      [1913 Webster]	            They laid down the club.              --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            We dined at a French house, but paid ten shillings	            for our part of the club.             --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Club law}, government by violence; lynch law; anarchy.	      --Addison. 	      [1913 Webster]	   {Club root} (Bot.), a disease of cabbages, by which the roots	      become distorted and the heads spoiled.	   {Club topsail} (Naut.), a kind of gaff topsail, used mostly	      by yachts having a fore-and-aft rig. It has a short "club"	      or "jack yard" to increase its spread.	      [1913 Webster]	Club \Club\ (kl[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clubbed} (kl[u^]bd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Clubbing}.]	   1. To beat with a club.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To throw, or allow to fall, into confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            To club a battalion implies a temporary inability in	            the commanding officer to restore any given body of	            men to their natural front in line or column.	                                                  --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite, or contribute, for the accomplishment of a	      common end; as, to club exertions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To raise, or defray, by a proportional assesment; as, to	      club the expense.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To club a musket} (Mil.), to turn the breach uppermost, so	      as to use it as a club.	      [1913 Webster]	Club \Club\, v. i.	   1. To form a club; to combine for the promotion of some	      common object; to unite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till grosser atoms, tumbling in the stream	            Of fancy, madly met, and clubbed into a dream.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pay on equal or proportionate share of a common charge	      or expense; to pay for something by contribution.	      [1913 Webster]	            The owl, the raven, and the bat,	            Clubbed for a feather to his hat.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To drift in a current with an anchor out.	      [1913 Webster]
Clubbable \Club"ba*ble\, a.	   Suitable for membership in a club; sociable. [Humorous.]	   [Also spelled {clubable}.] --G. W. Curtis.	   [1913 Webster] club moss
club moss \club" moss`\, clubmoss \clubmoss\n. (Bot.)	   a primitive evergreen mosslike plant with spores in	   club-shaped strobiles, much used in winter decoration. The	   best known species is {Lycopodium clavatum}, but other	   {Lycopodia} are often called by this name. The spores form a	   highly inflammable powder.	   Syn: club moss, lycopod.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Clubbed \Clubbed\, a.	   Shaped like a club; grasped like, or used as, a club.	   --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubber \Club"ber\, n.	   1. One who clubs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of a club. [R.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Clubbish \Club"bish\, a.	   1. Rude; clownish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to club together; as, a clubbish set.	      [1913 Webster]
Clubbist \Club"bist\, n.	   A member of a club; a frequenter of clubs. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubfist \Club"fist`\, n.	   1. A large, heavy fist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coarse, brutal fellow. [Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.	      [1913 Webster]
Clubfisted \Club"fist`ed\, a.	   Having a large fist. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubfoot \Club"foot\, n. [Club + foot.] (Med.)	   A short, variously distorted foot; also, the deformity,	   usually congenital, which such a foot exhibits; talipes.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubfooted \Club"foot`ed\, a.	   Having a clubfoot.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubhand \Club"hand`\, n. (Med.)	   A short, distorted hand; also, the deformity of having such a	   hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubhaul \Club"haul`\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To put on the other tack by dropping the lee anchor as soon	   as the wind is out of the sails (which brings the vessel's	   head to the wind), and by cutting the cable as soon as she	   pays off on the other tack. Clubhauling is attempted only in	   an exigency.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubhouse \Club"house`\, n.	   A house occupied by a club.	   [1913 Webster]
Clubroom \Club"room`\, n.	   The apartment in which a club meets. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Club-rush \Club"-rush`\, n. (Bot.)	   A rushlike plant, the reed mace or cat-tail, or some species	   of the genus {Scirpus}. See {Bulrush}.	   [1913 Webster]
Club-shaped \Club"-shaped\, a.	   Enlarged gradually at the end, as the antenn[ae] of certain	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Cluck \Cluck\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clucked}; p pr. & vb. n.	   {Clucking}.] [AS. cloccian; cf. D. klokken, G. glucken,	   glucksen, LG. klukken, Dan. klukke; all prob. of imitative	   origin.]	   To make the noise, or utter the call, of a brooding hen.	   --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Cluck \Cluck\, v. t.	   To call together, or call to follow, as a hen does her	   chickens.	   [1913 Webster]	         She, poor hen, fond of no second brood,	         Has clucked three to the wars.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cluck \Cluck\, n.	   1. The call of a hen to her chickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A click. See 3d {Click}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Clucking \Cluck"ing\, n.	   The noise or call of a brooding hen.	   [1913 Webster]
Clue \Clue\ (kl[=u]), n. [See {Clew}, n.]	   A ball of thread; a thread or other means of guidance. Same	   as {Clew}.	   [1913 Webster]	         You have wound a goodly clue.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         This clue once found unravels all the rest. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Serve as clues to guide us into further knowledge.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
clueless \clueless\ adj.	   1. not providing any clue.	      [PJC]	   2. completely uninformed or unaware; hopelessly ignorant;	      utterly bewildered.	      [PJC]
Clum \Clum\ (kl[u^]m), interj.	   Silence; hush. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Clumber \Clum"ber\ (kl[u^]m"b[~e]r), n. [Named from the estate	   of the Duke of Newcastle.] (Zool.)	   A kind of field spaniel, with short legs and stout body,	   which, unlike other spaniels, hunts silently.	   [1913 Webster]
Clump \Clump\ (kl[u^]mp), n. [Cf. D. klomp lump, G. klump,	   klumpen, Dan. klump, Sw. klump; perh. akin to L. globus, E.	   globe. Cf. {Club}.]	   1. An unshaped piece or mass of wood or other substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cluster; a group; a thicket.	      [1913 Webster]	            A clump of shrubby trees.             --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The compressed clay of coal strata. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	Clump \Clump\, v. t.	   To arrange in a clump or clumps; to cluster; to group.	   --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]	Clump \Clump\, v. i.	   To tread clumsily; to clamp. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Clumper \Clump"er\, v. t. [Cf. G. kl["u]mpern to clod. See	   {Clump}, n.]	   To form into clumps or masses. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Vapors . . . clumpered in balls of clouds. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]
Clumps \Clumps\, n.	   A game in which questions are asked for the purpose of	   enabling the questioners to discover a word or thing	   previously selected by two persons who answer the questions;	   -- so called because the players take sides in two "clumps"	   or groups, the "clump" which guesses the word winning the	   game.	   [1913 Webster]
Clumpy \Clump"y\, a. [From {Clump}, n.]	   Composed of clumps; massive; shapeless. --Leigh Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Clumsily \Clum"si*ly\, adv.	   In a clumsy manner; awkwardly; as, to walk clumsily.	   [1913 Webster]
Clumsiness \Clum"si*ness\, n.	   The quality of being clumsy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The drudging part of life is chiefly owing to	         clumsiness and ignorance.                --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Clumsy \Clum"sy\, a. [Compar. {Clumsier}; superl. {Clumsiest}.]	   [OE. clumsed benumbed, fr. clumsen to be benumbed; cf. Icel.	   klumsa lockjaw, dial. Sw. klummsen benumbed with cold. Cf.	   1st {Clam}, and 1st {Clamp}.]	   1. Stiff or benumbed, as with cold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without skill or grace; wanting dexterity, nimbleness, or	      readiness; stiff; awkward, as if benumbed; unwieldy;	      unhandy; hence; ill-made, misshapen, or inappropriate; as,	      a clumsy person; a clumsy workman; clumsy fingers; a	      clumsy gesture; a clumsy excuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            But thou in clumsy verse, unlicked, unpointed,	            Hast shamefully defied the Lord's anointed.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: See {Awkward}.	        [1913 Webster]
Clunch \Clunch\, n. [Perh. fr. clinch to make fast]	   1. (Mining) Indurated clay. See {Bind}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the hard beds of the lower chalk. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]
Clung \Clung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Cling}.	   [1913 Webster]	Clung \Clung\, a. [Prop. p. p. fr. OE. clingen to wither. See	   {Cling}, v. i.]	   Wasted away; shrunken. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cluniac \Clu"ni*ac\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine Order,	   founded in 912 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France. -- Also used	   as a.	   [1913 Webster]
Cluniacensian \Clu`ni*a*cen"sian\, a.	   Cluniac.	   [1913 Webster]
clupeid \clupeid\ n.	   any of numerous soft-finned schooling food fishes of the	   family {Clupeidae}, inhabiting the shallow waters of northern	   seas. The group includes the herrings, menhaden, sardines,	   and shad.	   Syn: herring, clupeid fish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clupeidae \Clupeidae\ n.	   a natural family of teleostean marine fishes which includes	   the herrings, shad, sardines, menhaden, and others.	   Syn: family {Clupeidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clupeoid \Clu"pe*oid\, a. [L.clupea a kind of fish, NL., generic	   name of the herring + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Herring family.	   [1913 Webster]
clusia \clusia\ n.	   an aromatic tree of the genus {Clusia} having large white or	   yellow or pink flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Clusiaceae \Clusiaceae\ n.	   a widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and	   shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable	   timber.	   Syn: Guttiferae, family {Guttiferae}, family {Clusiaceae}, St	        John's wort family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cluster \Clus"ter\ (kl[u^]s"t[~e]r), n. [AS. cluster, clyster;	   cf. LG. kluster (also Sw. & Dan. klase a cluster of grapes,	   D. klissen to be entangled?.)]	   1. A number of things of the same kind growing together; a	      bunch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her deeds were like great clusters of ripe grapes,	            Which load the bunches of the fruitful vine.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number of similar things collected together or lying	      contiguous; a group; as, a cluster of islands. "Cluster of	      provinces." --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A number of individuals grouped together or collected in	      one place; a crowd; a mob.	      [1913 Webster]	            As bees . . .	            Pour forth their populous youth about the hive	            In clusters.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We loved him; but, like beasts	            And cowardly nobles, gave way unto your clusters,	            Who did hoot him out o' the city.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cluster \Clus"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Clustered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Clustering}.]	   To grow in clusters or assemble in groups; to gather or unite	   in a cluster or clusters.	   [1913 Webster]	         His sunny hair	         Cluster'd about his temples, like a god's. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The princes of the country clustering together. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Cluster \Clus"ter\, v. t.	   To collect into a cluster or clusters; to gather into a bunch	   or close body.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not less the bee would range her cells, . . .	         The foxglove cluster dappled bells.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Or from the forest falls the clustered snow. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clustered column} (Arch.), a column which is composed, or	      appears to be composed, of several columns collected	      together.	      [1913 Webster]
clustered \clustered\ adj.	   1. growing close together but not in dense mats; -- of	      plants.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. occurring close together in bunches or clusters.	   Syn: bunched, bunchy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. clustered together but not coherent.	   Syn: agglomerate, agglomerated, agglomerative, aggregate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Clusteringly \Clus"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In clusters.	   [1913 Webster]
Clustery \Clus"ter*y\, a. [From {Cluster}, n.]	   Growing in, or full of, clusters; like clusters. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Clutch \Clutch\ (kl[u^]ch; 224), n. [OE. cloche, cloke, claw,	   Scot. clook, cleuck, also OE. cleche claw, clechen, cleken,	   to seize; cf. AS. gel[ae]ccan (where ge- is a prefix) to	   seize. Cf. {Latch} a catch.]	   1. A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or	      claws; seizure; grasp. "The clutch of poverty." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            An expiring clutch at popularity.     --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            But Age, with his stealing steps,	            Hath clawed me in his clutch.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The hands, claws, or talons, in the act of grasping	      firmly; -- often figuratively, for power, rapacity, or	      cruelty; as, to fall into the clutches of an adversary.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must have . . . little care of myself, if I ever	            more come near the clutches of such a giant. --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A device which is used for coupling shafting,	      etc., so as to transmit motion, and which may be	      disengaged at pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any device for gripping an object, as at the end of a	      chain or tackle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The nest complement of eggs of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 fastened on the shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	Clutch \Clutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Clutched} (kl[u^]cht); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Clutching}.] [OE. clucchen. See {Clutch}, n.]	   1. To seize, clasp, or grip with the hand, hands, or claws;	      -- often figuratively; as, to clutch power.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man may set the poles together in his head, and	            clutch the whole globe at one intellectual grasp.	                                                  --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is this a dagger which I see before me . . . ?	            Come, let me clutch thee.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To close tightly; to clinch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not that I have the power to clutch my hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Clutch \Clutch\, v. i.	   1. To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or	      snatch; -- often followed by at.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to become too tense or frightened to perform properly;	      used sometimes with up; as, he clutched up on the exam.	      [PJC]
clutches \clutches\ n.	   1. the act of grasping.	   Syn: clasp, clench, clutch, grasp, grip, hold.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. control; power; -- used in the phrase in one's clutches.	      Same as {clutch[2]}.	      [PJC]
clutch hitter \clutch hitter\ n. (Baseball)	   a batter who hits safely more frequently when men are on base	   or the team is behind in the score.	   [PJC]	         Clutching at the phantoms of the stock market.	                                                  --Bankroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Clutter \Clut"ter\, n. [Cf. W. cludair heap, pile, cludeirio to	   heap.]	   1. A confused collection; hence, confusion; disorder; as, the	      room is in a clutter.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw what a clutter there was with huge, overgrown	            pots, pans, and spits.                --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clatter; confused noise. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Clutter \Clut"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cluttered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cluttering}.]	   To crowd together in disorder; to fill or cover with things	   in disorder; to throw into disorder; to disarrange; as, to	   clutter a room.	   [1913 Webster]	Clutter \Clut"ter\, v. i.	   To make a confused noise; to bustle.	   [1913 Webster]	         It [the goose] cluttered here, it chuckled there.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Clutter \Clut"ter\, v. t. [From {Clod}, n.]	   To clot or coagulate, as blood. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Clydesdale \Clydes"dale\, n.	   One of a breed of heavy draft horses originally from	   Clydesdale, Scotland. They are about sixteen hands high and	   usually brown or bay.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Clydesdale terrier \Clydesdale terrier\	   One of a breed of small silky-haired terriers related to, but	   smaller than, the Skye terrier, having smaller and perfectly	   erect ears.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Clypeastroid \Clyp`e*as"troid\, a. [NL. Clypeaster (L. clupeus	   shield + aster star) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or related to the genus {Clupeaster}; -- applied to a	   group of flattened sea urchins, with a rosette of pores on	   the upper side.	   [1913 Webster]
Clypeate \Clyp"e*ate\, a. [L. clupeatus, p. p. of clupeare to	   arm with a shield, fr. clupeus, clipeus shield.]	   1. (Bot.) Shaped like a round buckler or shield; scutate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Furnished with a shield, or a protective plate or	      shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Clypeiform \Clyp"e*i*form`\, a. [L. clupeus shield + -form.]	   Shield-shaped; clypeate.	   [1913 Webster]
Clypeus \Clyp"e*us\, n.; pl. {Clypei}. [L., a shield.] (Zool.)	   The frontal plate of the head of an insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Clysmian \Clys"mi*an\, a. [Gr. ? a place washed by the waves,	   fr. ?. See {Clyster}.]	   Connected with, or related to, the deluge, or to a cataclysm;	   as, clysmian changes. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Clysmic \Clys"mic\, a.	   Washing; cleansing.	   [1913 Webster]
Clyster \Clys"ter\, n. [L., fr. G. ?. fr. ? to wash off or out;	   akin to Goth. hl[=u]trs pure, G. lauter: cf. F. clyst[`e]re]	   (Med.)	   A liquid injected into the lower intestines by means of a	   syringe; an injection; an enema.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clyster pipe}, a tube or pipe used for injections.	      [1913 Webster]
Clytie knot \Cly"tie knot\	   In hair dressing, a loose, low coil at the back of the head,	   like the knot on the head of the bust of Clytie by G. F.	   Watts.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cm \cm\	   the abbreviation for {centimeter}.	   [PJC]
Cm \Cm\	   the chemical symbol for the element {curium}.	   [PJC]
Cnemial \Cne"mi*al\, a. [Gr. ? the tibia.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the shin bone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cnemial crest}, a crestlike prominence on the proximal end	      of the tibia of birds and some reptiles.	      [1913 Webster]
Cnicus \Cnicus\ n.	   a genus of plants having only one species, the blessed	   thistle.	   Syn: genus {Cnicus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cnida \Cni"da\ (n[imac]"d[.a]), n.; pl. {Cnid[ae]}	   (n[imac]"d[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. kni`dh nettle, sea nettle.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the peculiar stinging cells found in C[oe]lenterata; a	   nematocyst; a lasso cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cnidaria \Cni*da"ri*a\ (n[i^]*d[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Cnida}.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive group equivalent to the true C[oe]lenterata,	   i. e., exclusive of the sponges. They are so named from	   presence of stinging cells (cnidae) in the tissues. See	   {Coelenterata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cnidoblast \Cni"do*blast\, n. [Cnida + -blast.] (Zool.)	   One of the cells which, in the C[oe]lenterata, develop into	   cnid[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Cnidocil \Cni"do*cil\, n. [Cnida + cilium eyelash.] (Zool.)	   The fine filiform process of a cnidoblast.	   [1913 Webster]
CNS \CNS\ n.	   acronym for {central nervous system} the portion of the	   vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal	   cord.	   Syn: central nervous system.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Co \Co\ n.	   the chemical formula for {cobalt}, a ferromagnetic metal of	   atomic number 27.	   Syn: cobalt, atomic number 27.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Co- \Co-\ (k[-o]-).	   A form of the prefix com-, signifying with, together, in	   conjunction, joint. It is used before vowels and some	   consonants. See {Com-}.	   [1913 Webster]
CO2 \CO2\ (s[=e]"[-o]*t[=oo]`), n.	   the chemical formula for {carbon dioxide}, a heavy odorless	   gas ({CO2}) formed during respiration and by the combustion	   or decomposition of organic substances; it is absorbed from	   the air by plants in photosynthesis. The formula itself,	   pronounced out, is often used instead of the full name,	   especially with reference to fire extinguishers using this	   gas for fire suppression; as, a CO2 extinguisher.	   Syn: carbon dioxide, carbonic acid gas.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	CO2 extinguisher \CO2 extinguisher\ (s[=e]"[-o]*t[=oo]`	   [e^]ks*t[i^][ng]"gw[i^]sh*[~e]r),	   a device for suppressing fire, consisting of a steel cylinder	   containing compressed carbon dioxide, which may be released	   by pressing on a handle. The release of the gas is usually	   accomplished through a hose attached to a funnel-shaped vent	   which is directed at the base of the fire, and when released,	   part of the carbon dioxide is chilled sufficiently to	   solidify into a powder. The large quantity of inert carbon	   dioxide released on top of a small fire is usually sufficient	   to exinguish the flame by excluding oxygen, and the cooling	   effect also helps drive the temperature of the combustible	   material below that required to support compustion. It is	   used in situations where putting water on the fire might	   cause undesirable damage.	   [PJC]
CoA \CoA\ (k[-o]*[=a]"), (Biochem)	   an abbreviation for {coenzyme A}.	   [PJC]
Coacervate \Co`a*cer"vate\, a. [L. coacervatus, p. p. of	   coacervare to heap up; co- + acervare. See {Acervate}.]	   Raised into a pile; collected into a crowd; heaped. [R.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Coacervate \Co`a*cer"vate\, v. t.	   To heap up; to pile. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coacervation \Co*ac`er*va"tion\, n. [L. coacervatio.]	   A heaping together. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Coach \Coach\ (k[=o]ch; 224), n. [F. coche, fr. It. cocchio,	   dim. of cocca little boat, fr. L. concha mussel, mussel	   shell, Gr. ?, akin to Skr. [,c]ankha. Cf. {Conch},	   {Cockboat}, {Cockle}.]	   1. A large, closed, four-wheeled carriage, having doors in	      the sides, and generally a front and back seat inside,	      each for two persons, and an elevated outside seat in	      front for the driver.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Coaches have a variety of forms, and differ in respect	         to the number of persons they can carry. Mail coaches	         and tallyho coaches often have three or more seats	         inside, each for two or three persons, and seats	         outside, sometimes for twelve or more.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A special tutor who assists in preparing a student for	      examination. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wareham was studying for India with a Wancester	            coach.                                --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A cabin on the after part of the quarter-deck,	      usually occupied by the captain. [Written also {couch}.]	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The commanders came on board and the council sat in	            the coach.                            --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Railroad) A first-class passenger car, as distinguished	      from a drawing-room car, sleeping car, etc. It is	      sometimes loosely applied to any passenger car.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One who coaches; specif. (sports), a trainer; one who	      assists in training individual athletes or the members of	      a sports team, or who performs other ancillary functions	      in sports; as, a third base coach.	      [+PJC]	Coach \Coach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Coaching}.]	   1. To convey in a coach. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare for public examination by private instruction;	      to train by special instruction. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I coached him before he got his scholarship. --G.	                                                  Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	Coach \Coach\, v. i.	   To drive or to ride in a coach; -- sometimes used with it.	   [Colloq.] "Coaching it to all quarters." --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Coachbox \Coach"box`\	   The seat of a coachman.	   [1913 Webster]
coachbuilder \coachbuilder\ n.	   a craftsman who makes the bodies of motor vehicles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coachdog \Coach"dog`\ (?; 115). (Zool.)	   One of a breed of dogs trained to accompany carriages; the	   Dalmatian dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Coachee \Coach"ee\, n.	   A coachman [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Coacher \Coach"er\, n.	   1. A coachman. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A coach horse.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. One who coaches; specif. (Baseball), one of the side at	      the bat posted near first or third base to direct a base	      runner; also called a {coach}; as, third base coach.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Coachfellow \Coach"fel`low\, n.	   One of a pair of horses employed to draw a coach; hence	   (Fig.), a comrade. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
coaching \coaching\ n.	   the job of a professional coach.	   Syn: coaching job.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coachman \Coach"man\, n.; pl. {Coachmen}.	   1. A man whose business is to drive a coach or carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A tropical fish of the Atlantic ocean ({Dutes	      auriga}); -- called also {charioteer}. The name refers to	      a long, lashlike spine of the dorsal fin.	      [1913 Webster]
Coachmanship \Coach"man*ship\, n.	   Skill in driving a coach.	   [1913 Webster]
Coachwhip snake \Coach"whip` snake"\ (Zool.)	   A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United	   States ({Masticophis flagelliformis}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged	         and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence	         the name.	         [1913 Webster]
Coact \Co*act"\, v. t. [L. coactare, intens. fr. cogere,	   coactum, to force. See {Cogent}.]	   To force; to compel; to drive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The faith and service of Christ ought to be voluntary	         and not coacted.                         --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Coact \Co*act"\, v. i. [Pref. co- + act, v. i.]	   To act together; to work in concert; to unite. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But if I tell you how these two did coact. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Coaction \Co*ac"tion\, n. [L. coactio.]	   Force; compulsion, either in restraining or impelling.	   --Sojth.	   [1913 Webster]
Coactive \Co*ac"tive\, a. [In sense 1, fr. 1st {Coact}; in sense	   2, fr. 2d {Coact}.]	   1. Serving to compel or constrain; compulsory; restrictive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any coactive power or the civil kind. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting in concurrence; united in action.	      [1913 Webster]	            With what's unreal thou coactive art. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Coactively \Co*ac"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a coactive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Coactivity \Co`ac*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   Unity of action.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadaptation \Co*ad`ap*ta"tion\, n.	   Mutual adaption. --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadapted \Co`a*dapt"ed\, a.	   Adapted one to another; as, coadapted pulp and tooth. --R.	   Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjument \Co*ad"ju*ment\, n.	   Mutual help; cooperation. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjust \Co`ad*just"\, v. t.	   To adjust by mutual adaptations. --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjustment \Co`ad*just"ment\, n.	   Mutual adjustment.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjutant \Co*ad"ju*tant\, a.	   Mutually assisting or operating; helping. --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]	Coadjutant \Co*ad"ju*tant\, n.	   An assistant. --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjuting \Co*ad"ju*ting\, a.	   Mutually assisting. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjutive \Co*ad"ju*tive\, a.	   Rendering mutual aid; coadjutant. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjutor \Co`ad*ju"tor\, n. [L. See {Co}-, and {Aid}.]	   1. One who aids another; an assistant; a coworker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Craftily outwitting her perjured coadjutor.	                                                  --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) The assistant of a bishop or of a priest	      holding a benefice.	      [1913 Webster]
Coadjutorship \Co`ad*ju"tor*ship\, n.	   The state or office of a coadjutor; joint assistance. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] Coadjutress
Coadjutress \Co`ad*ju"tress\, Coadjutrix \Co`ad*ju"trix\, n.	   A female coadjutor or assistant. --Holland. Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjuvancy \Co*ad"ju*van*cy\, n.	   Joint help; cooperation. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadjuvant \Co*ad"ju*vant\, a.	   Cooperating.	   [1913 Webster]	Coadjuvant \Co*ad"ju*vant\, n. (Med.)	   An adjuvant.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadunate \Co*ad"u*nate\ (?; 135), a. [L. coadunatus, p. p. of	   coadunare to unite. See {Adunation}.] (Bot.)	   United at the base, as contiguous lobes of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadunation \Co*ad`u*na"tion\, n. [L. coadunatio.]	   Union, as in one body or mass; unity. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The coadunation of all the civilized provinces.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadunition \Co*ad`u*ni"tion\, n. [Pref. co- + pref. ad- +	   unition.]	   Coadunation. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadventure \Co`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   An adventure in which two or more persons are partakers.	   [1913 Webster]	Coadventure \Co`ad*ven"ture\, v. i.	   To share in a venture. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Coadventurer \Co`ad*ven"tur*er\, n.	   A fellow adventurer.	   [1913 Webster]
Coafforest \Co`af*for"est\, v. t.	   To convert into, or add to, a forest. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Coag \Coag\, n.	   See {Coak}, a kind of tenon.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagency \Co*a"gen*cy\, n.	   Agency in common; joint agency or agent. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagent \Co*a"gent\, n.	   An associate in an act; a coworker. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagment \Co`ag*ment"\, v. t. [L. coagmentare, fr. coagmentum a	   joining together, fr. cogere. See {Cogent}.]	   To join together. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagmentation \Co*ag`men*ta"tion\, n. [L. coagmentatio.]	   The act of joining, or the state of being joined, together;	   union. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagulability \Co*ag`u*la*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being coagulable; capacity of being	   coagulated. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagulable \Co*ag"u*la*ble\, a.	   Capable of being coagulated. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagulant \Co*ag"u*lant\, n. [L. coagulans, p. pr.]	   That which produces coagulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagulate \Co*ag"u*late\, a. [L. coagulatus, p. p. of coagulare	   to coagulate, fr. coagulum means of coagulation, fr. cogere,	   coactum, to drive together, coagulate. See {Cogent}.]	   Coagulated. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Coagulate \Co*ag"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coagulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Coagulating}.]	   To cause (a liquid) to change into a curdlike or semisolid	   state, not by evaporation but by some kind of chemical	   reaction; to curdle; as, rennet coagulates milk; heat	   coagulates the white of an egg.	   [1913 Webster]	Coagulate \Co*ag"u*late\, v. i.	   To undergo coagulation. --Boyle.	   Syn: To thicken; concrete; curdle; clot; congeal.	        [1913 Webster]
Coagulated \Co*ag"u*la`ted\, a.	   Changed into, or contained in, a coagulum or a curdlike mass;	   curdled.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coagulated proteid} (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of	      bodies formed in the coagulation of a albuminous substance	      by heat, acids, or other agents.	      [1913 Webster]
Coagulation \Co*ag`u*la"tion\, n. [L. coagulatio.]	   1. The change from a liquid to a thickened, curdlike,	      insoluble state, not by evaporation, but by some kind of	      chemical reaction; as, the spontaneous coagulation of	      freshly drawn blood; the coagulation of milk by rennet, or	      acid, and the coagulation of egg albumin by heat.	      Coagulation is generally the change of an albuminous body	      into an insoluble modification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The substance or body formed by coagulation.	      [1913 Webster]
Coagulative \Co*ag"u*la*tive\, a.	   Having the power to cause coagulation; as, a coagulative	   agent. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagulator \Co*ag"u*la`tor\, n.	   That which causes coagulation. --Hixley.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagulatory \Co*ag"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to coagulate; produced by coagulation; as,	   coagulatory effects. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Coagulum \Co*ag"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Coagula}. [L. See {Coagulate},	   a.]	   The thick, curdy precipitate formed by the coagulation of	   albuminous matter; any mass of coagulated matter, as a clot	   of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Coaita \Co*ai"ta\ (k[-o]*[aum][i^]"t[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   The native name of certain South American monkeys of the	   genus {Ateles}, esp. {Ateles paniscus}. The black-faced	   coaita is {Ateles ater}. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Coak \Coak\ (k[=o]k), n.	   See {Coke}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Coak \Coak\, n.	   1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon connecting the face of a scarfed	      timber with the face of another timber, or a dowel or pin	      of hard wood or iron uniting timbers. [Also spelt {coag}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A metallic bushing or strengthening piece in the center of	      a wooden block sheave.	      [1913 Webster]	Coak \Coak\, v. t. (Carp.)	   To unite, as timbers, by means of tenons or dowels in the	   edges or faces. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Coal \Coal\ (k[=o]l), n. [AS. col; akin to D. kool, OHG. chol,	   cholo, G. kohle, Icel. kol, pl., Sw. kol, Dan. kul; cf. Skr.	   jval to burn. Cf. {Kiln}, {Collier}.]	   1. A thoroughly charred, and extinguished or still ignited,	      fragment from wood or other combustible substance;	      charcoal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A black, or brownish black, solid, combustible	      substance, dug from beds or veins in the earth to be used	      for fuel, and consisting, like charcoal, mainly of carbon,	      but more compact, and often affording, when heated, a	      large amount of volatile matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is often used adjectively, or as the first	         part of self-explaining compounds; as, coal-black; coal	         formation; coal scuttle; coal ship. etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England the plural coals is used, for the broken	         mineral coal burned in grates, etc.; as, to put coals	         on the fire. In the United States the singular in a	         collective sense is the customary usage; as, a hod of	         coal.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 {Blind}.	   {Brown coal} or {Brown Lignite}. See {Lignite}.	   {Caking coal}, a bituminous coal, which softens and becomes	      pasty or semi-viscid when heated. On increasing the heat,	      the volatile products are driven off, and a coherent,	      grayish black, cellular mass of coke is left.	   {Cannel coal}, a very compact bituminous coal, of fine	      texture and dull luster. See {Cannel coal}.	   {Coal bed} (Geol.), a layer or stratum of mineral coal.	   {Coal breaker}, a structure including machines and machinery	      adapted for crushing, cleansing, and assorting coal.	   {Coal field} (Geol.), a region in which deposits of coal	      occur. Such regions have often a basinlike structure, and	      are hence called {coal basins}. See {Basin}.	   {Coal gas}, a variety of carbureted hydrogen, procured from	      bituminous coal, used in lighting streets, houses, etc.,	      and for cooking and heating.	   {Coal heaver}, a man employed in carrying coal, and esp. in	      putting it in, and discharging it from, ships.	   {Coal measures}. (Geol.)	      (a) Strata of coal with the attendant rocks.	      (b) A subdivision of the carboniferous formation, between	          the millstone grit below and the Permian formation	          above, and including nearly all the workable coal beds	          of the world.	   {Coal oil}, a general name for mineral oils; petroleum.	   {Coal plant} (Geol.), one of the remains or impressions of	      plants found in the strata of the coal formation.	   {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {To haul over the coals}, to call to account; to scold or	      censure. [Colloq.]	   {Wood coal}. See {Lignite}.	      [1913 Webster]	Coal \Coal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Coaling}.]	   1. To burn to charcoal; to char. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Charcoal of roots, coaled into great pieces.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark or delineate with charcoal. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply with coal; as, to coal a steamer.	      [1913 Webster]	Coal \Coal\, v. i.	   To take in coal; as, the steamer coaled at Southampton.	   [1913 Webster]
coalbin \coalbin\ n.	   a bin for holding coal.	   Syn: coalhole.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coal-black \Coal"-black`\ (-bl[a^]k`), a.	   As black as coal; jet black; very black. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalery \Coal"er*y\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Colliery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalesce \Co`a*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coalesced}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Coalescing}.] [L. coalescere, coalitium; co- +	   alescere to grow up, incho. fr. alere to nourish. See	   {Aliment}, n.]	   1. To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as,	      the parts separated by a wound coalesce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body	      or community; as, vapors coalesce.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other	            nations.                              --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain combinations of ideas that, once coalescing,	            could not be shaken loose.            --De Quincey.	   Syn: See {Add}.	        [1913 Webster]
coalesced \coalesced\ adj.	   1. joined together into a whole.	   Syn: amalgamate, amalgamated, consolidated, fused.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coalescence \Co`a*les"cence\, n.	   The act or state of growing together, as similar parts; the	   act of uniting by natural affinity or attraction; the state	   of being united; union; concretion.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalescent \Co`a*les"cent\, a. [L. coalescens, p. pr.]	   Growing together; cohering, as in the organic cohesion of	   similar parts; uniting.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalfish \Coal"fish`\, n. [Named from the dark color of the	   back.] (Zool.)	   (a) The pollock; -- called also, {coalsey}, {colemie},	       {colmey}, {coal whiting}, etc. See {Pollock}.	   (b) The beshow or candlefish of Alaska.	   (c) The cobia.	       [1913 Webster]
Coalgoose \Coal"goose`\, n. (Zool.)	   The cormorant; -- so called from its black color.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalite \Co"a*lite\, v. i. [L. coalitus, p. p. of coalescere.	   See {Coalesce}.]	   To unite or coalesce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Let them continue to coalite.            --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]	Coalite \Co"a*lite\, v. t.	   To cause to unite or coalesce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Time has by degrees blended . . . and coalited the	         conquered with the conquerors.           --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalition \Co`a*li"tion\, n. [LL. coalitio: cf. F. coalition.	   See {Coalesce}.]	   1. The act of coalescing; union into a body or mass, as of	      separate bodies or parts; as, a coalition of atoms.	      --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A combination, for temporary purposes, of persons,	      parties, or states, having different interests.	      [1913 Webster]	            A coalition of the puritan and the blackleg. --J.	                                                  Randolph.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coalition between the religious and worldly	            enemies of popery.                    --Macaulay.	   Syn: Alliance; confederation; confederacy; league;	        combination; conjunction; conspiracy; union.	        [1913 Webster]
Coalitioner \Co`a*li"tion*er\, n.	   A coalitionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalitionist \Co`a*li"tion*ist\, n.	   One who joins or promotes a coalition; one who advocates	   coalition.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-ally \Co`-al*ly"\, n.; pl. {Co-allies}.	   A joint ally. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Coal-meter \Coal"-me`ter\, n.	   A licensed or official coal measurer in London. See {Meter}.	   --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalmouse \Coal"mouse`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small species of titmouse, with a black head; the coletit.	   [1913 Webster]
Coalpit \Coal"pit`\, n.	   1. A pit where coal is dug.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where charcoal is made. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Coalsack \Coal"sack`\, n. [Coal + 2d sack.] (Astron.)	   Any one of the spaces in the Milky Way which are very black,	   owing to the nearly complete absence of stars; esp., the	   large space near the Southern Cross sometimes called the	   {Black Magellanic Cloud}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coal tar \Coal" tar`\	   A thick, black, tarry liquid, obtained by the distillation of	   bituminous coal in the manufacture of illuminating gas; used	   for making printer's ink, black varnish, etc. It is a complex	   mixture from which many substances have been obtained,	   especially hydrocarbons of the benzene or aromatic series.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among its important ingredients are benzene, aniline,	         phenol, naphtalene, anthracene, etc., which are	         respectively typical of many dye stuffs, as the aniline	         dyes, the phthale["i]ns, indigo, alizarin, and many	         flavoring extracts whose artificial production is a	         matter of great commercial importance.	         [1913 Webster]
Coal-whipper \Coal"-whip`per\, n.	   One who raises coal out of the hold of a ship. [Eng.]	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Coal works \Coal" works\	   A place where coal is dug, including the machinery for	   raising the coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Coaly \Coal"y\, a. [From {Coal}, n.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, coal; containing coal; of the	   nature of coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Coamings \Coam"ings\, n. pl. [Cf. {Comb} a crest.] (Naut.)	   Raised pieces of wood of iron around a hatchway, skylight, or	   other opening in the deck, to prevent water from running	   bellow; esp. the fore-and-aft pieces of a hatchway frame as	   distinguished from the transverse head ledges. [Written also	   {combings}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coannex \Co`an*nex"\, v. t.	   To annex with something else.	   [1913 Webster]
Coaptation \Co`ap*ta"tion\, n. [L. coaptatio, fr. coaptare to	   fit together; co- + aptare. See {Aptate}.]	   The adaptation or adjustment of parts to each other, as of a	   broken bone or dislocated joint.	   [1913 Webster] Coarct
Coarct \Co*arct"\, Coarctate \Co*arc"tate\, v. t. [See	   {Coarctate}, a.]	   1. To press together; to crowd; to straiten; to confine	      closely. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restrain; to confine. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Coarctate \Co*arc"tate\, a. [L. coarctatus, p. p. of coarctare	   to press together; co- + arctare to press together, from	   arctus, p. p. See {Arctation}.] (Zool.)	   Pressed together; closely connected; -- applied to insects	   having the abdomen separated from the thorax only by a	   constriction.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coarctate pupa} (Zool.), a pupa closely covered by the old	      larval skin, as in most Diptera.	      [1913 Webster]
Coarctation \Co`arc*ta"tion\, n. [L. coarctatio.]	   1. Confinement to a narrow space. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pressure; that which presses. [Obs.] --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A stricture or narrowing, as of a canal, cavity, or	      orifice.	      [1913 Webster]
Coarse \Coarse\ (k[=o]rs), a. [Compar. {Coarser}	   (k[=o]rs"[~e]r); superl. {Coarsest}.] [As this word was	   anciently written course, or cours, it may be an abbreviation	   of of course, in the common manner of proceeding, common, and	   hence, homely, made for common domestic use, plain, rude,	   rough, gross, e. g., "Though the threads be course."	   --Gascoigne. See {Course}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Large in bulk, or composed of large parts or particles; of	      inferior quality or appearance; not fine in material or	      close in texture; gross; thick; rough; -- opposed to	      {fine}; as, coarse sand; coarse thread; coarse cloth;	      coarse bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not refined; rough; rude; unpolished; gross; indelicate;	      as, coarse manners; coarse language.	      [1913 Webster]	            I feel	            Of what coarse metal ye are molded.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To copy, in my coarse English, his beautiful	            expressions.                          --Dryden.	   Syn: Large; thick; rough; gross; blunt; uncouth; unpolished;	        inelegant; indelicate; vulgar.	        [1913 Webster]
Coarse-grained \Coarse"-grained`\ (k[=o]rs"gr[=a]nd`), a.	   Having a coarse grain or texture, as wood; hence, wanting in	   refinement.	   [1913 Webster]
Coarsely \Coarse"ly\ (k[=o]rs"l[y^]), adv.	   In a coarse manner; roughly; rudely; inelegantly; uncivilly;	   meanly.	   [1913 Webster]
Coarsen \Coars"en\ (k[=o]rs"'n), v. t.	   To make coarse or vulgar; as, to coarsen one's character.	   [R.] --Graham.	   [1913 Webster]
coarsened \coarsened\ adj.	   made coarse or crude by lack of skill; -- sometimes used to	   mean {inferior}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coarseness \Coarse"ness\ (k[=o]rs"n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being coarse; roughness; inelegance;	   vulgarity; grossness; as, coarseness of food, texture,	   manners, or language. "The coarseness of the sackcloth."	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pardon the coarseness of the illustration.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         A coarseness and vulgarity in all the proceedings.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Coarticulation \Co`ar*tic`u*la"tion\, n. (Anat.)	   The union or articulation of bones to form a joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-assessor \Co`-as*sess"or\, n.	   A joint assessor.	   [1913 Webster]
Coast \Coast\ (k[=o]st), n. [OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, rib, hill,	   shore, coast, L. costa rib, side. Cf. {Accost}, v. t.,	   {Cutlet}.]	   1. The side of a thing. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The exterior line, limit, or border of a country; frontier	      border. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From the river, the river Euphrates, even to the	            uttermost sea, shall your coast be.   --Deut. xi.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The seashore, or land near it.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sees in English ships the Holland coast.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            We the Arabian coast do know	            At distance, when the species blow.   --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The coast is clear}, the danger is over; no enemy in sight.	      --Dryden. Fig.: There are no obstacles. "Seeing that the	      coast was clear, Zelmane dismissed Musidorus." --Sir P.	      Sidney.	   {Coast guard}.	      (a) A body of men originally employed along the coast to	          prevent smuggling; now, under the control of the	          admiralty, drilled as a naval reserve. [Eng.]	      (b) The force employed in life-saving stations along the	          seacoast. [U. S.]	   {Coast rat} (Zool.), a South African mammal ({Bathyergus	      suillus}), about the size of a rabbit, remarkable for its	      extensive burrows; -- called also {sand mole}.	   {Coast waiter}, a customhouse officer who superintends the	      landing or shipping of goods for the coast trade. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Coast \Coast\ (k[=o]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coasted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Coasting}.] [OE. costien, costeien, costen, OF.	   costier, costoier, F. c[^o]toyer, fr. Of. coste coast, F.	   c[^o]te. See {Coast}, n.]	   1. To draw or keep near; to approach. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Anon she hears them chant it lustily,	            And all in haste she coasteth to the cry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sail by or near the shore.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancients coasted only in their navigation.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sail from port to port in the same country.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. OF. coste, F. c[^o]te, hill, hillside.] To slide down	      hill; to slide on a sled, upon snow or ice. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Coast \Coast\, v. t.	   1. To draw near to; to approach; to keep near, or by the side	      of. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sail by or near; to follow the coast line of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nearchus, . . . not knowing the compass, was fain to	            coast that shore.                     --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conduct along a coast or river bank. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Indians . . . coasted me along the river.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]
Coastal \Coast"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a coast.	   [1913 Webster]
Coast and Geodetic Survey \Coast and Geodetic Survey\	   A bureau of the United States government charged with the	   topographic and hydrographic survey of the coast and the	   execution of belts of primary triangulation and lines of	   precise leveling in the interior. It now belongs to the	   Department of Commerce and Labor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coaster \Coast"er\, n.	   1. A vessel employed in sailing along a coast, or engaged in	      the coasting trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sails near the shore.	      [1913 Webster]
Coasting \Coast"ing\, a.	   Sailing along or near a coast, or running between ports along	   a coast.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coasting trade}, trade carried on by water between	      neighboring ports of the same country, as distinguished	      from foreign trade or trade involving long voyages.	   {Coasting vessel}, a vessel employed in coasting; a coaster.	      [1913 Webster]	Coasting \Coast"ing\, n.	   1. A sailing along a coast, or from port to port; a carrying	      on a coasting trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sliding down hill; sliding on a sled upon snow or ice.	      [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster] Coastwise
Coastwise \Coast"wise`\ (-w[imac]z`), Coastways \Coast"ways`\,	   adv.	   By way of, or along, the coast; following a coastline; as,	   coastwise winds contributed to the storm.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t; 110), n. [OF. cote, F. cotte, petticoat,	   cotte d'armes coat of arms, cotte de mailles coat of mail,	   LL. cota, cotta, tunic, prob. of German origin; cf. OHG.	   chozzo coarse mantle, G. klotze, D. kot, hut, E. cot. Cf.	   {Cot} a hut.]	   1. An outer garment fitting the upper part of the body;	      especially, such a garment worn by men.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let each	            His adamantine coat gird well.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A petticoat. [Obs.] "A child in coats." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The habit or vesture of an order of men, indicating the	      order or office; cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of his coat should be minding their prayers.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was sought by spirits of richest coat. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An external covering like a garment, as fur, skin, wool,	      husk, or bark; as, the horses coats were sleek.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fruit of all kinds, in coat	            Rough or smooth rined, or bearded husk, or shell.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A layer of any substance covering another; a cover; a	      tegument; as, the coats of the eye; the coats of an onion;	      a coat of tar or varnish.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Same as Coat of arms. See below.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hark, countrymen! either renew the fight,	            Or tear the lions out of England's coat. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A coat card. See below. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here's a trick of discarded cards of us! We were	            ranked with coats as long as old master lived.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coat armor}. See under {Armor}.	   {Coat of arms} (Her.), a translation of the French cotte	      d'armes, a garment of light material worn over the armor	      in the 15th and 16th centuries. This was often charged	      with the heraldic bearings of the wearer. Hence, an	      heraldic achievement; the bearings of any person, taken	      together.	   {Coat card}, a card bearing a coated figure; the king, queen,	      or knave of playing cards. "`I am a coat card indeed.'	      `Then thou must needs be a knave, for thou art neither	      king nor queen.'" --Rowley.	   {Coat link}, a pair of buttons or studs joined by a link, to	      hold together the lappels of a double-breasted coat; or a	      button with a loop for a single-breasted coat.	   {Coat of mail}, a defensive garment of chain mail. See {Chain	      mail}, under {Chain}.	   {Mast coat} (Naut.), a piece of canvas nailed around a mast,	      where it passes through the deck, to prevent water from	      getting below.	   {Sail coat} (Naut.), a canvas cover laced over furled sails,	      and the like, to keep them dry and clean.	      [1913 Webster]	Coat \Coat\ (k[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coating}.]	   1. To cover with a coat or outer garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with a layer of any substance; as, to coat a jar	      with tin foil; to coat a ceiling.	      [1913 Webster]
coatdress \coatdress\ n.	   a dress that is tailored like a coat and buttons up the	   front.	   [WordNet 1.5]
coated \coated\ adj.	   1. covered with an outer layer or film; as, sugar-coated	      pills.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. covered with a shiny coating by applying e.g. beaten egg	      or a sugar or gelatin mixture; -- of foods.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Photog.) coated on the side opposite the emulsion with a	      substance to absorb light; -- of film.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Coatee \Coat*ee"\ (k[-o]t*[=e]"), n.	   A coat with short flaps.	   [1913 Webster]
Coati \Co*a"ti\ (k[-o]*[aum]"t[-e] or k[-o]*[=a]"t[i^]), n.	   [From the native name: cf. F. coati.] (Zool.)	   A mammal of tropical America of the genus {Nasua}, allied to	   the raccoon, having a ringed tail but with a longer body,	   tail, and nose; -- called also {coati mondi} and {coati	   mundi}.	   Syn: coati, coati-mondi, coati-mundi, coon cat, {Nasua	        narica}.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: The red coati ({Nasua socialis}), called also {coati	         mondi}, inhabits Mexico and Central America. The brown	         coati ({Nasua narica}) is found in Surinam and Brazil.	         [1913 Webster] coati-mondi	         coati mundi	         coati mondi
coati mondi \coati mondi\, coati mundi \coati mundi\,
coati-mondi \coati-mondi\, coati-mundi \coati-mundi\n.	   same as {coati}.	   Syn: coati, coon cat, {Nasua narica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coating \Coat"ing\ (k[=o]"[i^]ng), n.	   1. A coat or covering; a layer of any substance, as a cover	      or protection; as, the coating of a retort or vial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloth for coats; as, an assortment of coatings.	      [1913 Webster]
Coatless \Coat"less\, a.	   Not wearing a coat; also, not possessing a coat.	   [1913 Webster]
coatroom \coatroom\ n.	   a room where coats and other articles can be left	   temporarily; -- called also {cloakroom}.	   Syn: cloakroom.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coattail \coat"tail\ n.	   the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist.	   [WordNet 1.5]
coattails \coattails\ n. pl. [fig.]	   the influence of another person; the effect of association	   with another person; as, he was elected to office on the	   president's coattails.	   [PJC]	   {on the coattails of}	   (a) helped by association with another person. See	       {coattails}.	   (b) caused by, or immediately following (an event).	       [PJC]
coauthor \coauthor\ n.	   a writer who collaborates with others in writing something.	   Syn: joint author.	        [WordNet 1.5]
co-author \co-author\ v. t.	   1. to to be an author of, together with another author or	      authors; to author jointly with others.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to exist together at the same time.	   Syn: coexist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coax \Coax\ (k[=o]ks; 110), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coaxed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Coaxing}.] [Cf. OE. cokes fool, a person easily	   imposed upon, W. coeg empty, foolish; F. coquin knave,	   rogue.]	   To persuade by gentle, insinuating courtesy, flattering, or	   fondling; to wheedle; to soothe.	   Syn: To wheedle; cajole; flatter; persuade; entice.	        [1913 Webster]	Coax \Coax\, n.	   A simpleton; a dupe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Coaxation \Co`ax*a"tion\, n. [Gr. ? the noise of frogs.]	   The act of croaking. [R] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Coaxer \Coax"er\, n.	   One who coaxes.	   [1913 Webster]
coaxial \coaxial\ adj.	   having a common axis.	   Syn: coaxal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coaxing \coax"ing\ adj.	   1. p. pr. of {coax}; as, the boys' coaxing voices.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, bending	      in coaxing postures over the guns.	   Syn: ingratiatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coaxingly \Coax"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a coaxing manner; by coaxing.	   [1913 Webster]
Cob \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. Cf. {Cop}	   top, {Cup}, n.]	   1. The top or head of anything. [Obs.] --W. Gifford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leader or chief; a conspicuous person, esp. a rich	      covetous person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All cobbing country chuffs, which make their bellies	            and their bags their god, are called rich cobs.	                                                  --Nash.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The axis on which the kernels of maize or indian corn	      grow. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A spider; perhaps from its shape; it being round	      like a head.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A young herring. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) A fish; -- also called {miller's thumb}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A short-legged and stout horse, esp. one used for the	      saddle. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) A sea mew or gull; esp., the black-backed gull	      ({Larus marinus}). [Written also {cobb}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A lump or piece of anything, usually of a somewhat large	      size, as of coal, or stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A cobnut; as, Kentish cobs. See {Cobnut}. [Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Clay mixed with straw. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	             The poor cottager contenteth himself with cob for	             his walls, and thatch for his covering. --R. Carew.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A punishment consisting of blows inflictod on tho	       buttocas with a strap or a flat piece of wood. --Wright.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. A Spanish coin formerly current in Ireland, worth abiut	       4s. 6d. [Obs.] --Wright.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Cob coal}, coal in rounded lumps from the size of an egg to	      that of a football; -- called also {cobbles}. --Grose.	   {Cob loaf}, a crusty, uneven loaf, rounded at top. --Wright.	   {Cob money}, a kind of rudely coined gold and silver money of	      Spanish South America in the eighteenth century. The coins	      were of the weight of the piece of eight, or one of its	      aliquot parts.	      [1913 Webster]	Cob \Cob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cobbing}.]	   1. To strike [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, so as to sort	      out its better portions. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To punish by striking on the buttocks with a	      strap, a flat piece of wood, or the like.	      [1913 Webster] Cobaea
Cobaea \Co*bae"a\, Cobaea \Co*b[ae]"a\(k[-o]*b[=e]"[.a]), prop.	   n. [Named after D. Cobo, a Spanish botanist.]	   A genus of climbing plants, native of Mexico and South	   America. {Cobaea scandens} (called {cup-and-saucer vine},	   {monastery bells}, or {Mexican ivy}) is a conservatory	   climber with large bell-shaped flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobalt \Co"balt\ (k[=o]"b[o^]lt; 277, 74), n. [G. kobalt, prob.	   fr. kobold, kobel, goblin, MHG. kobolt; perh. akin to G.	   koben pigsty, hut, AS. cofa room, cofgodas household gods,	   Icel. kofi hut. If so, the ending -old stands for older	   -walt, -wald, being the same as -ald in E. herald and the	   word would mean ruler or governor in a house, house spirit,	   the metal being so called by miners, because it was poisonous	   and troublesome. Cf. {Kobold}, {Cove}, {Goblin}.]	   1. (Chem.) A tough, lustrous, reddish white metal of the iron	      group, not easily fusible, and somewhat magnetic. Atomic	      weight 59.1. Symbol Co.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It occurs in nature in combination with arsenic,	         sulphur, and oxygen, and is obtained from its ores,	         smaltite, cobaltite, asbolite, etc. Its oxide colors	         glass or any flux, as borax, a fine blue, and is used	         in the manufacture of smalt. It is frequently	         associated with nickel, and both are characteristic	         ingredients of meteoric iron.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A commercial name of a crude arsenic used as fly poison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cobalt bloom}. Same as {Erythrite}.	   {Cobalt blue}, a dark blue pigment consisting of some salt of	      cobalt, as the phosphate, ignited with alumina; -- called	      also {cobalt ultramarine}, and {Thenard's blue}.	   {Cobalt crust}, earthy arseniate of cobalt.	   {Cobalt glance}. (Min.) See {Cobaltite}.	   {Cobalt green}, a pigment consisting essentially of the	      oxides of cobalt and zinc; -- called also {Rinman's	      green}.	   {Cobalt yellow} (Chem.), a yellow crystalline powder,	      regarded as a double nitrite of cobalt and potassium.	      [1913 Webster]
Cobaltic \Co*balt"ic\ (?; 74), a. [Cf. F. cobaltique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said	   especially of those compounds in which cobalt has higher	   valence; as, cobaltic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Luteo-cobaltic compounds} (Chem.), an extensive series of	      complex yellow compounds of ammonia and cobaltic salts.	   {Roseo-cobaltic compounds} (Chem.), an extensive series of	      complex red compounds of cobalt and ammonia. Modifications	      of these are the {purpureo-cobaltic compounds}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cobaltiferous \Co`balt*if"er*ous\, a. [Cobalt + -ferous.] (Min.)	   Containing cobalt.	   [1913 Webster] Cobaltine
Cobaltine \Co"balt*ine\, Cobaltite \Co"balt*ite\n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a nearly silver-white color, composed of	   arsenic, sulphur, and cobalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobaltous \Co*balt"ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, cobalt; -- said	   esp. of cobalt compounds in which the metal has its lower	   valence.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cobaltous chloride}, a crystalline compound, {CoCl2}, of a	      pale rose color when hydrous, blue when dehydrated. Its	      solution is used for a sympathetic ink, the writing being	      nearly colorless when dried in the air, owing to absorbed	      moisture, and becoming bright blue when warmed.	      [1913 Webster]
Cobbing \Cob"bing\, a.	   Haughty; purse-proud. See {Cob}, n., 2. [Obs.] --Withals	   (1608).	   [1913 Webster]
Cobble \Cob"ble\, n.	   A fishing boat. See {Coble}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cobble \Cob"ble\, n. [From {Cob} a lump. See {Cob}, n., 9, and	   cf. {Copple}, {Copplestone}.]	   1. A cobblestone. "Their slings held cobbles round."	      --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Cob coal. See under {Cob}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cobble \Cob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cobbling}.] [OF. cobler, copler, to join or knit together,	   couple, F. coupler, L. copulare to couple, join. Cf.	   {Couple}, n. & v. t.]	   1. To make or mend coarsely; to patch; to botch; as, to	      cobble shoes. --Shak. "A cobbled saddle." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make clumsily. "Cobbled rhymes." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pave with cobblestones.	      [1913 Webster]
Cobbler \Cob"bler\, n.	   1. A mender of shoes. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clumsy workman. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A beverage. See {Sherry cobbler}, under {Sherry}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cobbler fish} (Zool.), a marine fish ({Blepharis crinitus})	      of the Atlantic. The name alludes to its threadlike fin	      rays.	      [1913 Webster]
Cobblestone \Cob"ble*stone`\, n.	   A large pebble; a rounded stone not too large to be handled;	   a small boulder; -- used for paving streets and for other	   purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobby \Cob"by\, a. [From {Cob}, n.]	   1. Headstrong; obstinate. [Obs.] --Brockett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stout; hearty; lively. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Cobelligerent \Co`bel*lig"er*ent\, a.	   Carrying on war in conjunction with another power.	   [1913 Webster]	Cobelligerent \Co`bel*lig"er*ent\, n.	   A nation or state that carries on war in connection with	   another.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobia \Co"bi*a\, n. (Zool.)	   An oceanic fish of large size ({Elacate canada}); the	   crabeater; -- called also {bonito}, {cubbyyew}, {coalfish},	   and {sergeant fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobiron \Cob"i`ron\, n. [From {Cob} the top.]	   An andiron with a knob at the top. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobishop \Co`bish"op\, n.	   A joint or coadjutant bishop. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Coble \Co"ble\, n. [AS. cuopel; cf. W. ceubal skiff, ferryboat.]	   A flat-floored fishing boat with a lug sail, and a drop	   rudder extending from two to four feet below the keel. It was	   originally used on the stormy coast of Yorkshire, England.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobnut \Cob"nut`\, n.	   1. (Com.) A large roundish variety of the cultivated	      hazelnut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game played by children with nuts.	      [1913 Webster]
Coboose \Co*boose"\, n.	   See {Caboose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobourg \Co"bourg\, n. [Named from the town of Coburg in	   Germany.]	   A thin worsted fabric for women's dresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobra \Co"bra\, n.	   See {Copra}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cobra \Co"bra\, n.	   The cobra de capello.	   [1913 Webster]	Cobra de capello \Co"bra de ca*pel"lo\ [Pg., serpent of the	   hood.] (Zool.)	   The hooded snake ({Naia tripudians}), a highly venomous	   serpent inhabiting India.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobstone \Cob"stone`\, n.	   Cobblestone. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cobswan \Cob"swan`\, n.	   A large swan. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobwall \Cob"wall`\, n. [Cob clay mixed with straw + wall.]	   A wall made of clay mixed with straw.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobweb \Cob"web`\, n. [Cob a spider + web.]	   1. The network spread by a spider to catch its prey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A snare of insidious meshes designed to catch the ignorant	      and unwary.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not but lament thy splendid wit	            Entangled in the cobwebs of the schools. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is thin and unsubstantial, or flimsy and	      worthless; rubbish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dust and cobwebs of that uncivil age. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The European spotted flycatcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cobweb lawn}, a fine linen, mentioned in 1640 as being in	      pieces of fifteen yards. --Beck. Draper's Dict.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a proud piece of cobweb lawn.    --Beau. & Fl.	   {Cobweb micrometer}, a micrometer in which threads of cobweb	      are substituted for wires.	      [1913 Webster]
Cobwebbed \Cob"webbed`\, a.	   Abounding in cobwebs. "The cobwebbed cottage." --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobwebby \Cob"web`by\, a.	   Abounding in cobwebs, or any fine web; resembling a cobweb.	   [1913 Webster]
Cobwork \Cob"work`\, a.	   Built of logs, etc., laid horizontally, with the ends	   dovetailed together at the corners, as in a log house; in	   marine work, often surrounding a central space filled with	   stones; as, a cobwork dock or breakwater.	   [1913 Webster]
Coca \Co"ca\, n. [Sp., fr. native name.]	   The dried leaf of a South American shrub ({Erythroxylon	   Coca}). In med., called Erythroxylon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Coca leaves resemble tea leaves in size, shape, and	         odor, and are chewed (with an alkali) by natives of	         Peru and Bolivia to impart vigor in prolonged exertion,	         or to sustain strength in absence of food.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Mexican coca}, an American herb ({Richardsonia scabra}),	      yielding a nutritious fodder. Its roots are used as a	      substitute for ipecacuanha.	      [1913 Webster]
Cocagne \Coc*agne"\, n. [F. cocagne, pays de cocagne; of	   uncertian origin, cf. Prov. F. couque cake, Catal. coca, L.	   coquere to cook; as if the houses in this country were	   covered with cakes. Cf. {Cook}, {Cockney}.]	   1. An imaginary country of idleness and luxury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The land of cockneys; cockneydom; -- a term applied to	      London and its suburbs. --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]
Cocaine \Co"ca*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   A powerful narcotic alkaloid, {C17H21NO4}, obtained from the	   leaves of coca. It is a bitter, white, crystalline substance,	   and is remarkable for producing local insensibility to pain.	   It is classified as addictive and is not available in the U.	   S. without a prescription, but is nevertheless one of the	   most widespread illegal drugs of abuse. It is used in several	   forms, including small pellets of free base, called {crack}.	   Most of the cacaine illegally used in the U.S. is imported.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cocainism \Co*ca"in*ism\, n. (Med.)	   A morbid condition produced by the habitual and excessive use	   of cocaine. -- {Co*ca"in*ist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cocainize \Co*ca"in*ize\, v. t.	   To treat or an[ae]sthetize with cocaine. --	   {Co*ca`in*i*za"tion}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
coccidioidomycosis \coccidioidomycosis\ n.	   a disease of the lungs and skin characterized by excessive	   sputum and nodules.	   [WordNet 1.5]
coccidiosis \coccidiosis\ n. (Med.)	   any of a group of infectious diseases caused by protozoan	   parasites (coccidia) of the order {Coccidia}, which infect	   the intestines of birds, dogs, and other vertebrates.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
coccidium \coccidium\ n.; pl. {coccidia}. (Microbiol.)	   any sporozoan of the order {Coccidia}, parasitic on the	   digestive epithelium of vertebrates and higher invertebrates.	   It is the causative agent of coccidiosis, which can be a	   problem in poultry rearing.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cocciferous \Coc*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. coccum a berry + -ferous.	   See {Coccus}.]	   Bearing or producing berries; bacciferous; as, cocciferous	   trees or plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Coccinella \Coc`ci*nel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. coccineus	   scarlet-colored. See {Cochoneal}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small beetles of many species. They and their	   larv[ae] feed on aphids or plant lice, and hence are of great	   benefit to man. Also called {ladybirds} and {ladybugs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coccinellidae \Coccinellidae\ n.	   a natural family of insects including the ladybugs.	   Syn: family {Coccinellidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coccobacterium \Coc`co*bac*te"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Coccobacteria}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ? a grain + NL. bacterium. So called from its	   round shape.] (Biol.)	   One of the round variety of bacteria, a vegetable organism,	   generally less than a thousandth of a millimeter in diameter.	   [1913 Webster]
coccoid \coccoid\ adj. (Microbiol.)	   spherical; like a coccus; as, a coccoid microorganism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coccoidea \Coccoidea\ n.	   a superfamily of scale insects and mealybugs.	   Syn: superfamily {Coccoidea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coccolite \Coc"co*lite\, n. [Gr. ? a grain, seed + -lite: cf. F.	   coccalite.] (Min.)	   A granular variety of pyroxene, green or white in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Coccolith \Coc"co*lith\, n. [Gr. ? a grain, seed + -lith.]	   (Biol.)	   One of a kind of minute, calcareous bodies, probably	   vegetable, often abundant in deep-sea mud.	   [1913 Webster]
Coccosphere \Coc"co*sphere\, n. [Gr. ? a grain, seed + E.	   sphere.] (Biol.)	   A small, rounded, marine organism, capable of braking up into	   coccoliths.	   [1913 Webster]
Coccosteus \Coc*cos"te*us\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? grain, seed + ?	   bone.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of Devonian ganoid fishes, having the broad	   plates about the head studded with berrylike tubercles.	   [1913 Webster]
Coccothraustes \Coccothraustes\ n.	   a genus of large finches.	   Syn: genus {Coccothraustes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cocculus \Cocculus\ n.	   a genus of climbing plants or shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Cocculus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Cocculus Indicus \Coc"cu*lus In"di*cus\, n. [NL. cocculus (dim.	   of L. coccum kermes berry) + L. Indicus of India.] (Bot.)	   The fruit or berry of the {Anamirta Cocculus}, a climbing	   plant of the East Indies. It is a poisonous narcotic and	   stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]
Coccus \Coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Cocci}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grain, seed.	   See {Cochineal}.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the separable carpels of a dry fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of hemipterous insects, including scale	      insects, and the cochineal insect ({Coccus cacti}).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) A form of bacteria, shaped like a globule.	      [1913 Webster]
Coccygeal \Coc*cyg"e*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the coccyx; as, the coccygeal	   vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coccygeal glands} (Zool.), glands situated at the base of	      the tail of birds. They secrete the oil with which the	      plumage is dressed.	      [1913 Webster]
Coccygeous \Coc*cyg"e*ous\, a.	   Coccygeal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coccyx \Coc"cyx\, n.; pl. L. {Coccyges}. [L., cuckoo, Gr. ?,	   cuckoo, coccyx. So called from its resemblance to the beak of	   a cuckoo.] (Anat.)	   The end of the vertebral column beyond the sacrum in man and	   tailless monkeys. It is composed of several vertebr[ae] more	   or less consolidated.	   [1913 Webster]
cochin \cochin\ n. [a shortened form of cochin-china fowl.]	   an Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered	   legs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cochineal \Coch"i*neal\ (k[o^]ch"[i^]*n[=e]l; 277), [Sp.	   cochinilla, dim. from L. coccineus, coccinus, scarlet, fr.	   coccum the kermes berry, G. ko`kkos berry, especially the	   kermes insect, used to dye scarlet, as the cochineal was	   formerly supposed to be the grain or seed of a plant, and	   this word was formerly defined to be the grain of the	   {Quercus coccifera}; but cf. also Sp. cochinilla wood louse,	   dim. of cochina sow, akin to F. cochon pig.]	   A dyestuff consisting of the dried bodies of females of the	   {Coccus cacti}, an insect native in Mexico, Central America,	   etc., and found on several species of cactus, esp. {Opuntia	   cochinellifera}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These insects are gathered from the plant, killed by	         the application of heat, and exposed to the sun to dry.	         When dried they resemble small, rough berries or seeds,	         of a brown or purple color, and form the cochineal of	         the shops, which is used for making carmine, and also	         as a red dye.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cochineal contains as its essential coloring matter	         carminic acid, a purple red amorphous substance which	         yields carmine red.	         [1913 Webster]	Cochineal fig \Coch"i*neal fig\, (Bot.)	   A plant of Central and Southern America, of the Cactus	   family, extensively cultivated for the sake of the cochineal	   insect, which lives on it.	   [1913 Webster]
Cochin fowl \Co"chin fowl`\, (Zool.)	   A large variety of the domestic fowl, originally from Cochin	   China (Anam).	   [1913 Webster]
Cochlea \Coch"le*a\ (k[o^]k"l[-e]*[.a]), n. [L., a snail, or	   snail shell, Gr. kochli`as a snail, fr. ko`chlos a shellfish	   with a spiral shell.] (Anat.)	   An appendage of the labyrinth of the internal ear, which is	   elongated and coiled into a spiral in mammals. See {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cochlear \Coch"le*ar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the cochlea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cochleare \Coch`le*a"re\, n. [L.]	   1. A spoon. --Andrews.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med) A spoonful. --Dungleson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cochleariform \Coch`le*ar"i*form\, a. [Cochleare + -form.]	   Spoon-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Cochleary \Coch"le*a*ry\, a. [L. cochlearum penfor snails	   (meaning formerly given, snail shell). See {Cjchlea}.]	   Same as {Cochleate}.	   [1913 Webster] Cochleate
Cochleate \Coch"le*ate\, Cochleated \Coch"le*a`ted\, a. [L.	   cochleatus spiral or screw-formed. See {Cochlea}.]	   Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.	   [1913 Webster]
Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), n. [AS. coc; of unknown origin, perh. in	   imitation of the cry of the cock. Cf. {Chicken}.]	   1. The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or	      domestic fowls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vane in the shape of a cock; a weathercock.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drenched our steeples, drowned the cocks! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chief man; a leader or master. [Humorous]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir Andrew is the cock of the club, since he left	            us.                                   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning;	      cockcrow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A faucet or valve.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Jonsons says, "The handle probably had a cock on the	         top; things that were contrived to turn seem anciently	         to have had that form, whatever was the reason."	         Skinner says, because it used to be constructed in	         forma crit[ae] galli, i.e., in the form of a cock's	         comb.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. The style of gnomon of a dial. --Chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The indicator of a balance. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of	      a balance in a clock or watch. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. a penis. [vulgar]	      [PJC]	   {Ball cock}. See under {Ball}.	   {Chaparral cock}. See under {Chaparral}.	   {Cock and bull story}, {an extravagant}, boastful story; a	      canard.	   {Cock of the plains} (Zool.) See {Sage cock}.	   {Cock of the rock} (Zool.), a South American bird ({Rupicola	      aurantia}) having a beautiful crest.	   {Cock of the walk}, a chief or master; the hero of the hour;	      one who has overcrowed, or got the better of, rivals or	      competitors.	   {Cock of the woods}. See {Capercailzie}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\ (k[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cocked} (k[o^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cocking}.] [Cf. Gael. coc to cock.]	   1. To set erect; to turn up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Lightfoot barks, and cocks his ears. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dick would cock his nose in scorn.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            They cocked their hats in each other's faces.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid,	      as an expression of derision or insinuation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cocked hat}.	      (a) A hat with large, stiff flaps turned up to a peaked	          crown, thus making its form triangular; -- called also	          {three-cornered hat}.	      (b) A game similar to ninepins, except that only three	          pins are used, which are set up at the angles of a	          triangle.	          [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, v. i.	   To strut; to swagger; to look big, pert, or menacing.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, n.	   The act of cocking; also, the turn so given; as, a cock of	   the eyes; to give a hat a saucy cock.	   [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, n. [It. cocca notch of an arrow.]	   1. The notch of an arrow or crossbow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The hammer in the lock of a firearm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At cock}, {At full cock}, with the hammer raised and ready	      to fire; -- said of firearms, also, jocularly, of one	      prepared for instant action.	   {At half cock}. See under {Half}.	   {Cock feather} (Archery), the feather of an arrow at right	      angles to the direction of the cock or notch. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, v. t.	   To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for	   firing.	   [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, v. i.	   To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cocked, fired, and missed his man.       --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, n. [Cf. Icel. k["o]kkr lump, Dan. kok heap, or E.	   cock to set erect.]	   A small concial pile of hay.	   [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, v. t.	   To put into cocks or heaps, as hay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Under the cocked hay.                    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, n. [Of. coque, F. coche, a small vessel, L. concha	   muscle shell, a vessel. See {Coach}, and cf. {Cog} a small	   boat.]	   A small boat.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yond tall anchoring bark [appears]	         Diminished to her cock; her cock, a buoy	         Almost too small for sight.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cock \Cock\, n.	   A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths.	   [Obs.] "By cock and pie." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockade \Cock*ade"\, n. [F. cocarble, fr. coquard vain, OF.	   coquart, fr. coq cock, prob. of imitative origin. The	   ornament is so named from its resemblance to the crest of a	   cock. Cf. {Coquette}.]	   A badge, usually in the form of a rosette, or knot, and	   generally worn upon the hat; -- used as an indication of	   military or naval service, or party allegiance, and in	   England as a part of the livery to indicate that the wearer	   is the servant of a military or naval officer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seduced by military liveries and cockades. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockaded \Cock*ad"ed\, a.	   Wearing a cockade. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
cock-a-doodle-doo \cock-a-doodle-doo\ n.	   the crowing sound made by a rooster.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cock-a-hoop \cock`-a-hoop"\, a.	   Boastful; defiant; exulting. Also used adverbially.	   Syn: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal),	        braggy, big, crowing, self-aggrandizing, vainglorious.	        [1913 Webster]
Cockal \Cock"al\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. A game played with sheep's bones instead of dice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bone used in playing the game; -- called also {huckle	      bone}. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little transverse bone	            Which boys and bruckeled children call	            (Playing for points and pins) cockal. --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster] Cockaleekie
Cockaleekie \Cock`a*leek"ie\, cock-a-leekie \cock-a-leekie\, n.	   [From cock + leek.]	   A favorite soup in Scotland, made from a capon highly	   seasoned, and boiled with leeks and prunes; -- called also	   {cocky-leeky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockamaroo \Cock`a*ma*roo"\, n.	   The Russian variety of bagatelle.	   [1913 Webster] cockatiel
cockatiel \cock"a*tiel\, Cockateel \Cock"a*teel\, n. (Zool.)	   A small gray and white Australian parrot ({Leptolophus	   hollandicus}, formerly {Calopsitta Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]})	   with a prominent crest; the male has bright yellow cheeks and	   crest, but the female has only a pale yellow in the face; --	   it is so called from its note.	   Syn: cockateel, cockatoo parrot, {Nymphicus hollandicus}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cockatoo \Cock`a*too"\ (k[o^]k`[.a]*t[=oo]"), n. [Malayan	   kakat[=u]a.] (Zool.)	   A bird of the Parrot family, of the subfamily {Cacatuin[ae]},	   having a short, strong, and much curved beak, and the head	   ornamented with a crest, which can be raised or depressed at	   will. There are several genera and many species; as the	   {broad-crested cockatoo} ({Plictolophus cristatus} or	   {Cacatua cristatus}), the sulphur-crested ({Cacatua galerita}	   or {Plictolophus galeritus}), etc. The {palm cockatoo} or	   {great black cockatoo} of Australia is {Probosciger	   aterrimus} (formerly {Microglossus aterrimus}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cockatrice \Cock"a*trice\ (-tr[imac]s; 277), n. [OF. cocatrice	   crocodile, F. cocatrix, cocatrice. The word is a corruption	   from the same source as E. crocodile, but was confused with	   cock the bird, F. coq, whence arose the fable that the animal	   was produced from a cock's egg. See {Crocodile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A fabulous serpent whose breath and look were said to be	      fatal. See {Basilisk}.	      [1913 Webster]	            That bare vowel, I, shall poison more	            Than the death-darting eye of cockatrice. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A representation of this serpent. It has the head,	      wings, and legs of a bird, and tail of a serpent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Script.) A venomous serpent which which cannot now be	      identified.	      [1913 Webster]	            The weaned child shall put his hand on the	            cockatrice's	   Note: [Rev. Ver. basilisk's] den.              --Is. xi. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	   4. Any venomous or deadly thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            This little cockatrice of a king.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockbill \Cock"bill\ (k[o^]k"b[i^]l`), v. t. [See {Cock} to set	   erect.] (Naut.)	   To tilt up one end of so as to make almost vertical; as, to	   cockbill the yards as a sign of mourning.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To cockbill the anchor}, to suspend it from the cathead	      preparatory to letting it go. See {Acockbill}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockboat \Cock"boat`\, n. [See {Cock} a boat.]	   A small boat, esp. one used on rivers or near the shore.	   [1913 Webster]
Cock-brained \Cock"-brained`\, a.	   Giddy; rash. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockchafer \Cock"chaf`er\, n. [See {Chafer} the beetle.] (Zool.)	   A beetle of the genus {Melolontha} (esp. {Melolontha	   vulgaris}) and allied genera; -- called also {May bug},	   {chafer}, or {dorbeetle}.	   [1913 Webster] Cockcrow
Cockcrow \Cock"crow\, Cockcrowing \Cock"crow`ing\, n.	   The time at which cocks first crow; the early morning; the	   first light of day.	   Syn: dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak,	        break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise,	        sunup.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cocker \Cock"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cockering}.] [OE. cokeren; cf. W. cocru to indulge,	   fondle, E. cock the bird, F. coqueliner to dandle (Cotgrave),	   to imitate the crow of a cock, to run after the girls, and E.	   cockle, v.]	   To treat with too great tenderness; to fondle; to indulge; to	   pamper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cocker thy child and he shall make thee afraid.	                                                  --Ecclesiasticus	                                                  xxx. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	         Poor folks cannot afford to cocker themselves up. --J.	                                                  Ingelow.	   [1913 Webster]	Cocker \Cock"er\, n. [From {Cock} the bird.]	   1. One given to cockfighting. [Obs.] --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small dog of the spaniel kind, used for starting	      up woodcocks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Cocker \Cock"er\, n. [OE. coker qyiver, boot, AS. cocer quiver;	   akin to G. k["o]cher quiver, and perh. originally meaning	   receptacle, holder. Cf. {Quiver} (for arrows).]	   A rustic high shoe or half-boots. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockerel \Cock"er*el\, n. [Prob. a double dim. of cock.]	   A young cock.	   [1913 Webster]
Cocker spaniel \Cock"er span"iel\	   One of a breed of small or medium-sized spaniels kept for	   hunting or retrieving game or for household pets. They	   usually weigh from eighteen to twenty-eight pounds. They have	   the head of fair length, with square muzzle, the ears long	   and set low, the legs short or of medium length, and the coat	   fine and silky, wavy but not curly. Various colors are bred,	   as black, liver, red, black and white, black and tan, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cocket \Cock"et\, a. [F. coquet coquettish. See {Coquette}, n.]	   Pert; saucy. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Cocket \Cock"et\, n.	   1. (Eng. Law) A customhouse seal; a certified document given	      to a shipper as a warrant that his goods have been duly	      entered and have paid duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An office in a customhouse where goods intended for export	      are entered. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A measure for bread. [Obs.] --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockeye \Cock"eye`\, n. [From cock to turn up.]	   A squinting eye. --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]	Cockeye \Cock"eye`\, n. (Mach.)	   The socket in the ball of a millstone, which sits on the	   cockhead.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockfight \Cock"fight`\, n.	   A match or contest of gamecocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockfighting \Cock"fight`ing\, n.	   The act or practice of pitting gamecocks to fight.	   [1913 Webster]	Cockfighting \Cock"fight`ing\, a.	   Addicted to cockfighting.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockhead \Cock"head`\, n. (Mach.)	   The rounded or pointed top of a grinding mill spindle,	   forming a pivot on which the stone is balanced.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockhorse \Cock"horse`\, n.	   1. A child's rocking-horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ride a cockhorse to Banbury cross.    --Mother	                                                  Goose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A high or tall horse. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cockhorse \Cock"horse`\, a.	   1. Lifted up, as one is on a tall horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our painted fools and cockhorse peasantry.	                                                  --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockieleekie \Cock`ie*leek"ie\, n.	   Same as {Cockaleekie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cocking \Cock"ing\, n.	   Cockfighting. --Ben Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockle \Coc"kle\ (k[o^]k"k'l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS.	   s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs	   cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille	   shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.]	   1. (Zool.) A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the	      genus {Cardium}, especially {Cardium edule}, used in	      Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of	      other genera.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cockleshell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by	      the Cornish miners. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The fire chamber of a furnace. [Eng.] --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A hop-drying kiln; an oast. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The dome of a heating furnace. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cockle hat}, a hat ornamented with a cockleshell, the badge	      of a pilgrim. --Shak.	   {Cockle stairs}, winding or spiral stairs.	      [1913 Webster]	Cockle \Coc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cockled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cockling}.] [Of uncertian origin.]	   To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds	   of cloth after a wetting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cockling sea}, waves dashing against each other with a short	      and quick motion. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Cockle \Coc"kle\, n. [AS. coccel, cocel; cf. Gael. cogall tares,	   husks, cockle.] (Bot.)	   (a) A plant or weed that grows among grain; the corn rose	       ({Luchnis Githage}).	   (b) The {Lotium}, or darnel.	       [1913 Webster]
Cocklebur \Coc"kle*bur`\, n. (Bot.)	   A coarse, composite weed, having a rough or prickly fruit;	   one of several species of the genus {Xanthium}; -- called	   also {clotbur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockled \Coc"kled\, a.	   Inclosed in a shell.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tender horns of cockled snails.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cockled \Coc"kled\, a.	   Wrinkled; puckered.	   [1913 Webster]	         Showers soon drench the camlet's cockled grain. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockler \Coc"kler\, n.	   One who takes and sells cockles.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockleshell \Coc"kle*shell`\, n.	   1. One of the shells or valves of a cockle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light boat.	      [1913 Webster]	            To board the cockleshell in those plunding waters.	                                                  --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockloft \Cock"loft`\ (?; 115) n. [Prop., a loft where cocks	   roost.]	   An upper loft; a garret; the highest room in a building.	   --Dryden. Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockmaster \Cock"mas`ter\, n.	   One who breeds gamecocks. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockmatch \Cock"match`\, n.	   A cockfight.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockney \Cock"ney\ (k[o^]k"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Cockneys} (-n[i^]z).	   [OE. cocknay, cokenay, a spoiled child, effeminate person, an	   egg; prob. orig. a cock's egg, a small imperfect egg; OE. cok	   cock + nay, neye, for ey egg (cf. {Newt}), AS. [ae]g. See 1st	   {Cock}, {Egg}, n.]	   1. An effeminate person; a spoilt child. "A young heir or	      cockney, that is his mother's darling." --Nash (1592).	      [1913 Webster]	            This great lubber, the world, will prove a cockney.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A native or resident of the city of London, especially one	      living in the East End district; -- sometimes used	      contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            A cockney in a rural village was stared at as much	            as if he had entered a kraal of Hottentots.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the distinctive dialect of a cockney[2].	      [PJC]	Cockney \Cock"ney\, a.	   Of or relating to, or like, cockneys.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockneydom \Cock"ney*dom\ (k[o^]k"n[i^]*d[u^]m), n.	   The region or home of cockneys; cockneys, collectively.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockneyfy \Cock"ney*fy\ (-f[imac]), v. t. [Cockney + -fy.]	   To form with the manners or character of a cockney. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cockneyish \Cock"ney*ish\, a.	   Characteristic of, or resembling, cockneys.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockneyism \Cock"ney*ism\ (k[o^]k"n[i^]*[i^]z'm), n.	   The characteristics, manners, or dialect, of a cockney.	   [1913 Webster] cock of the rock
cock of the rock \cock of the rock\, cock-of-the-rock
\cock-of-the-rock\n.	   a bird of the Andes ({Rupicola peruviana}) similar to	   {Rupicola rupicola}.	   Syn: {Rupicola peruviana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. tropical bird of Northern South America ({Rupicola	      rupicola}), the male having brilliant red or orange	      plumage and an erectile disklike crest.	   Syn: cock of the rock, {Rupicola rupicola}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cock-paddle \Cock"-pad`dle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   See {Lumpfish}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cockpit \Cock"pit`\ (k[o^]k"p[i^]t), n.	   1. A pit, or inclosed area, for cockfights.	      [1913 Webster]	            Henry the Eighth had built . . . a cockpit.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Privy Council room at Westminster; -- so called	      because built on the site of the cockpit of Whitehall	      palace. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) That part of a war vessel appropriated to the wounded	          during an engagement.	      (b) In yachts and other small vessels, a space lower than	          the rest of the deck, which affords easy access to the	          cabin.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. In airplanes or boats, the space where the pilot or	      operator sits to control the vehicle. In airplanes it is	      usually in the front of the fuselage. In larger airplanes	      it may be closed off from the {cabin}, where the	      passengers travel.	      [PJC]
Cockroach \Cock"roach\, n. [Sp. cucaracha.] (Zool.)	   An orthopterous insect of the genus {Blatta}, and allied	   genera.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species are numerous, especially in hot countries.	         Those most commonly infesting houses in Europe and	         North America are {Blatta orientalis}, a large species	         often called {black beetle}, and the {Croton bug}	         ({Blatta Germanica}, formerly {Ectobia Germanica}),	         also called the {German cockroach}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cockscomb \Cocks"comb`\ (k[o^]ks"k[=o]m`), n. [1st cock, n. +	   comb crest.]	   1. See {Coxcomb}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant ({Celosia cristata}), of many varieties,	      cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant	      flowers; -- sometimes called {garden cockscomb}. Also the	      {Pedicularis}, or lousewort, the {Rhinanthus	      Crista-galli}, and the {Onobrychis Crista-galli}.	      [1913 Webster]
cock's-eggs \cock's-eggs\ n.	   a weedy vine of Argentina ({Salpichroa organifolia}) having	   solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow	   fruit.	   Syn: cock's eggs, {Salpichroa organifolia}, {Salpichroa	        rhomboidea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cockshead \Cocks"head`\, n. (Bot.)	   A leguminous herb ({Onobrychis Caput-galli}), having small	   spiny-crested pods.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockshut \Cock"shut`\, n.	   A kind of net to catch woodcock. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cockshut time} or {Cockshut light}, evening twilight;	      nightfall; -- so called in allusion to the tome at which	      the cockshut used to be spread. [Obs.] --Shak. B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockshy \Cock"shy`\, n.	   1. A game in which trinkets are set upon sticks, to be thrown	      at by the players; -- so called from an ancient popular	      sport which consisted in "shying" or throwing cudgels at	      live cocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An object at which stones are flung.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Making a cockshy of him," replied the hideous small	            boy.                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockspur \Cock"spur\, n. (Bot.)	   A variety of {Crat[ae]gus}, or hawthorn ({Crat[ae]gus	   Crus-galli}), having long, straight thorns; -- called also	   {Cockspur thorn}.	   [1913 Webster]
cocksucker \cock"suck*er\ n.	   a worthless or despicable person; -- intended as disparaging	   and invariably offensive. [vulgar slang]	   Syn: rotter, rat, skunk, stinker, bum, crumb, lowlife, scum	        bag, motherfucker, mother.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a person who performs fellatio.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cocksure \Cock"sure`\, a.	   1. Perfectly safe. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We steal as in a castle, cocksure: . . . we walk	            invisible.                            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quite certain. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I thought myself cocksure of the horse which he	            readily promised me.                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. overconfident; -- of people; as, the team was so cocksure	      of winning that they didn't practice in the week before	      the big game.. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Cockswain \Cock"swain\ (?, colloq. ?), n. [Cock a boat + swain;	   hence, the master of a boat.]	   The steersman of a boat; a petty officer who has charge of a	   boat and its crew.	   [1913 Webster]
Cocktail \Cock"tail`\, n.	   1. A beverage made of brandy, whisky, or gin, iced, flavored,	      and sweetened. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Stock Breeding) A horse, not of pure breed, but having	      only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in his	      veins. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was in the second affair that poor little Barney	            showed he was a cocktail.             --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A species of rove beetle; -- so called from its	      habit of elevating the tail.	      [1913 Webster]
Cockup \Cock"up\, n. (Zool.)	   A large, highly esteemed, edible fish of India ({Lates	   calcarifer}); -- also called {begti}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cockweed \Cock"weed\, n. (Bot.)	   Peppergrass. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cocky \Cock"y\, a. [See {Cocket}.]	   Pert. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster] Cockyolly
Cockyolly \Cock`y*ol"ly\, or Cockyoly bird \Cock`y*ol"y, bird\ .	   [Cf. {Cock}, fowl; {Yellow}.]	   A pet name for any small bird.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Coco
Coco \Co"co\ (k[=o]"k[-o]), n. or Coco palm \Co"co palm\	   (k[=o]"k[-o] p[aum]m`).	   See {Cocoa}.	   [1913 Webster] Cocoa
Cocoa \Co"coa\ (k[=o]"k[-o]), n., Cocoa palm \Co"coa palm`\	   (k[=o]"k[-o] p[aum]m`)[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 nut, fr. Pg. coco	   a bugbear, an ugly mask to frighten children. Cf., however,	   Gr. koy^ki the cocoa palm and its fruit, ko`i:x, ko`i:kos, a	   kind of Egyptian palm.] (Bot.)	   A tall palm tree producing the cocoanut ({Cocos nucifera}) as	   its fruit. It grows in nearly all tropical countries,	   attaining a height of sixty or eighty feet. The trunk is	   without branches, and has a tuft of leaves at the top, each	   being fifteen or twenty feet in length, and at the base of	   these the nuts hang in clusters; the cocoanut tree. It is	   widely planted throughout the tropics, and in some locations	   as an ornamental tree.	   [1913 Webster]	Cocoa \Co"coa\, n. [Corrupted fr. cacao.]	   A preparation made from the seeds of the chocolate tree, and	   used in making, a beverage; also the beverage made from cocoa	   or cocoa shells.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cocoa shells}, the husks which separate from the cacao seeds	      in preparing them for use.	      [1913 Webster] coconut
coconut \co"co*nut\, Cocoanut
\Co"coa*nut`\(k[=o]"k[-o]*n[u^]t`), n.	   1. the edible white meat of a coconut[3]; often shredded for	      use in e.g. cakes and curries.	   Syn: coconut meat.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the {cocoa palm}.	   Syn: coconut palm, coco palm, coco, cocoa palm, coconut tree,	        Cocos nucifera.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. The large, hard-shelled oval nut of the cocoa palm. It has	      a fibrous husk containing a thick white fibrous meat much	      used as food, in confections, and in making oil. It has a	      central cavity filled (when fresh) with an agreeable milky	      liquid.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Cocobolo
Cocobolo \Co`co*bo"lo\, Cocobolas \Co`co*bo"las\, n. [Sp.	   cocobolo.] (Bot.)	   A very beautiful and hard wood, obtained in the West India	   Islands. It is used in cabinetmaking, for the handles of	   tools, and for various fancy articles.	   [1913 Webster]
Cocoon \Co*coon"\, n. [F. cocon, dim. of coque shell of egge and	   insects, fr. L. concha mussel shell. See {Conch}.]	   1. An oblong case in which the silkworm lies in its chrysalis	      state. It is formed of threads of silk spun by the worm	      just before leaving the larval state. From these the silk	      of commerce is prepared.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The case constructed by any insect to contain its	          larva or pupa.	      (b) The case of silk made by spiders to protect their	          eggs.	      (c) The egg cases of mucus, etc., made by leeches and	          other worms.	          [1913 Webster]
Cocoonery \Co*coon"er*y\, n.	   A building or apartment for silkworms, when feeding and	   forming cocoons.	   [1913 Webster]
cocoswood \co"cos*wood`\	   same as {cocus wood}.	   Syn: granadilla wood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cocozelle \cocozelle\ n.	   a squash plant having a dark green fruit with skin mottled	   with light green or yellow.	   Syn: Italian vegetable marrow.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a squash resembling zucchini.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Coctible \Coc"ti*ble\, a. [See {Coctile}.]	   Capable of being cooked. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Coctile \Coc"tile\, a. [L. coctilis, fr. coguere. See {Cook}.]	   Made by baking, or exposing to heat, as a brick.	   [1913 Webster]
Coction \Coc"tion\, n. [L. coctio.]	   1. Act of boiling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) Digestion. [Obs.]	      (b) The change which the humorists[1] believed morbific	          matter undergoes before elimination. [Obs.]	          --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]
Cocus \Cocus\ n.	   one of the Titans.	   [WordNet 1.5] cocuswood
cocuswood \co"cus*wood`\, cocus wood \co"cus wood`\	   A West Indian wood obtained from the granadilla tree, used	   for making flutes, clarinets, and other musical instruments.	   [Also spelled {cocoswood}.]	   Syn: granadilla wood.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
cod \c.o.d.\ adj. (Commerce)	   an abbreviation of {collect on delivery}; payment due by the	   recipient on delivery; as, a COD parcel. [Also spelled	   {COD}.]	   Syn: collect, collect on delivery.	        [WordNet 1.5]	cod \c.o.d.\ n. abbr. (Commerce)	   an abbreviation of {collect on delivery}; a method of payment	   by which goods are paid for when they are delivered to the	   customer's home or place of business. Contrasted to {payment	   in advance} or {terms} or {credit}.	   Syn: collect on delivery.	        [PJC]
Cod \Cod\ (k[o^]d), n. [AS. codd small bag; akin to Icel. koddi	   pillow, Sw. kudde cushion; cf. W. cod, cwd, bag, shell.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A husk; a pod; as, a peascod. [Eng.] --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small bag or pouch. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The scrotum. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pillow or cushion. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Cod \Cod\, n. [Cf. G. gadde, and (in Heligoland) gadden, L.	   gadus merlangus.] (Zool.)	   An important edible fish ({Gadus morrhua}), taken in immense	   numbers on the northern coasts of Europe and America. It is	   especially abundant and large on the Grand Bank of	   Newfoundland. It is salted and dried in large quantities.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several varieties; as {shore cod}, from	         shallow water; {bank cod}, from the distant banks; and	         {rock cod}, which is found among ledges, and is often	         dark brown or mottled with red. The {tomcod} is a	         distinct species of small size. The {bastard}, {blue},	         {buffalo}, or {cultus cod} of the Pacific coast belongs	         to a distinct family. See {Buffalo cod}, under	         {Buffalo}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cod fishery}, the business of fishing for cod.	   {Cod line}, an eighteen-thread line used in catching codfish.	      --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]
Coda \Co"da\ (k[=o]"d[.a]), n. [It., tail, fr. L. cauda.] (Mus.)	   A few measures added beyond the natural termination of a	   composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Codder \Cod"der\, n.	   A gatherer of cods or peas. [Obs. or Prov.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Codding \Cod"ding\, a.	   Lustful. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Coddle \Cod"dle\ (k[o^]d"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coddled}	   (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Cf.	   {Prov}. E. caddle to coax, spoil, fondle, and {Cade}, a. & v.	   t.] [Written also {codle}.]	   1. To parboil, or soften by boiling.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [the guava fruit] may be coddled.  --Dampier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with excessive tenderness; to pamper.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many of our English princes have been coddled at	            home by their fond papas and mammas!  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Lord Byron] never coddled his reputation.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Coddymoddy \Cod"dy*mod"dy\ (k[o^]d"d[y^]*m[o^]d"d[y^]), n.	   (Zool.)	   A gull in the plumage of its first year.	   [1913 Webster]
Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. codex, caudex, the stock or	   stem of a tree, a board or tablet of wood smeared over with	   wax, on which the ancients originally wrote; hence, a book, a	   writing.]	   1. A body of law, sanctioned by legislation, in which the	      rules of law to be specifically applied by the courts are	      set forth in systematic form; a compilation of laws by	      public authority; a digest.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The collection of laws made by the order of Justinian	         is sometimes called, by way of eminence, "The Code" .	         --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any system of rules or regulations relating to one	      subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the	      regulation of the professional conduct of physicians.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any set of symbols or combinations of symbols used for	      communication in any medium, such as by telegraph or	      semaphore. See {Morse code}, and {error-correcting code}.	      [PJC]	   Note: A system of rules for making communications at sea by	         means of signals has been referred to as the	   {naval code}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any set of standards established by the governing	      authority of a geopolitical entity restricting the ways	      that certain activities may be performed, especially the	      manner in which buildings or specific systems within	      buildings may be constructed; as, a building code; a	      plumbing code; a health code.	      [PJC]	   5. Any system used for secrecy in communication, in which the	      content of a communication is converted, prior to	      transmission, into symbols whose meaning is known only to	      authorized recipients of the message; such codes are used	      to prevent unauthorized persons from learning the content	      of the communication. The process of converting a	      communication into secret symbols by means of a code is	      called {encoding} or {encryption}. However, unauthorized	      persons may learn the code by various means, as in	      {code-breaking}.	      [PJC]	   6. An {error-correcting code}. See below.	      [PJC]	   7. (Computers) The set of instructions for a computer program	      written by a programmer, usually in a programming language	      such as Fortran, C, Cobol, Java, C++, etc.; also, the	      executable binary {object code}. All such programs except	      for the binary {object code} must be converted by a	      compiler program into {object code}, which is the	      arrangement of data bits which can be directly interpreted	      by a computer.	      [PJC]	   {Code civil} or {Code Napoleon}, a code enacted in France in	      1803 and 1804, embodying the law of rights of persons and	      of property generally. --Abbot.	   {error-correcting code} (Computers) A set of symbols used to	      represent blocks of binary data, in which the original	      block of data is represented by a larger block of data	      which includes additional bits arranged in such a way that	      the original data may be read even if one or more of the	      bits of the encoded data is changed, as in a noisy	      communicaiton channel. Various codes are available which	      can correct different numbers or patterns of errors in the	      transmitted data. Such codes are used to achieve higher	      accuracy in data transmission, and in data storage devices	      such as disk drives and tape drives.	   {object code} (Computers) the arrangement of bits stored in	      computer memory or a data storage device which, when fed	      to the instruction processor of a computer's central	      processing unit, can be interpreted directly as	      instructions for execution.	   {genetic code} (Biochemistry, genetics) The set of	      correspondences between sequences of three bases (codons)	      in a RNA chain to the amino acid which those three bases	      represent in the process of protein synthesis. Thus, the	      sequence UUU codes for phenylalanine, and AUG codes for	      methionine. There are twenty-one naturally-occurring amino	      acids, and sixty-four possible arrangements of three bases	      in RNA; thus some of the amino acids are represented by	      more than one codon. Several codons do not represent amino	      acids, but cause termination of the synthesis of a growing	      amnio acid chain.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The genetic code is represented by the following table:	         The Genetic Code	         =====================================================	         UUU Phenylalanine (Phe) AUU Isoleucine (Ile)	         UCU Serine (Ser) ACU Threonine (Thr)	         UAU Tyrosine (Tyr) AAU Asparagine (Asn)	         UGU Cysteine (Cys) AGU Serine (Ser)	         UUC Phe AUC Ile	         UCC Ser ACC Thr	         UAC Tyr AAC Asn	         UGC Cys AGC Ser	         UUA Leucine (Leu) AUA Ile	         UCA Ser ACA Thr	         UAA STOP AAA Lysine (Lys)	         UGA STOP AGA Arginine (Arg)	         UUG Leu AUG Methionine (Met) or START	         UCG Ser ACG Thr	         UAG STOP AAG Lys	         UGG Tryptophan (Trp) AGG Arg	         CUU Leucine (Leu) GUU Valine Val	         CCU Proline (Pro) GCU Alanine (Ala)	         CAU Histidine (His) GAU Aspartic acid (Asp)	         CGU Arginine (Arg) GGU Glycine (Gly)	         CUC Leu GUC (Val)	         CCU Pro GCC Ala	         CAC His GAC Asp	         CGC Arg GGC Gly	         CUA Leu GUA Val	         CCA Pro GCA Ala	         CAA Glutamine (Gln) GAA Glutamic acid (Glu)	         CGA Arg GGA Gly	         CUG Leu GUG Val	         CCG Pro GCG Ala	         CAG Gln GAG Glu	         CGG Arg GGG Gly	         [PJC]	Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), v. t.	   1. To convert (a text or other information) into a encoded	      form by means of a code[5].	      [PJC]	   2. To write a computer program in a programming language; as,	      to code a sorting routine.	      [PJC]	Code \Code\ (k[=o]d), v. i. (Biochemistry, genetics)	   To serve as the nucleotide sequence directing the synthesis	   of a particular amino acid or sequence of amino acids in	   protein biosynthesis; as, this sequence of nucleotides	   encodes the hemoglobin alpha chain..	   [PJC]
code-breaking \code"-break`ing\, n.	   A process of discovering the content of an encoded message or	   the nature of a {code}[5]. The method used may be	   surreptitious, or may use sophisticated mathematical and	   computational techniques to discover the code.	   [PJC]
Codefendant \Co`de*fend"ant\, n.	   A joint defendant. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Codeine \Co"deine\ (k[=o]"d[=e]n or k[-o]*d[=e]"[i^]n), n. [Gr.	   kw`deia poppy head: cf. F. cod['e]ine.] (Chem.)	   One of the opium alkaloids; a white crystalline substance,	   {C18H21NO3}, similar to and regarded as a derivative of	   morphine, but much feebler in its action; -- called also	   {codeia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Codetta \Co*det"ta\ (k[-o]*d[e^]t"t[.a]), n. [It., dim. of coda	   tail.] (Mus.)	   A short passage connecting two sections, but not forming part	   of either; a short coda.	   [1913 Webster]
Codex \Co"dex\ (k[=o]"d[e^]ks), n.; pl. {Codices}. [L. See	   {Code}.]	   1. A book, especially an early form of book with pages	      stitched together, contrasting with the earlier scrolls; a	      manuscript; as, a DaVinci codex.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection or digest of laws; a code(senses 2 or 4).	      [archaic] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ancient manuscript of the Sacred Scriptures, or any	      part of them, particularly the New Testament.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A collection of canons. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Codfish \Cod"fish\, n. (Zool.)	   A kind of fish. Same as {Cod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Codger \Codg"er\, n. [Cf. {Cadger}.]	   1. A miser or mean person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A singular or odd person, especially an old man; -- a	      familiar, humorous, or depreciatory appellation. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A few of us old codgers met at the fireside.	                                                  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Codical \Cod"i*cal\, a.	   Relating to a codex, or a code.	   [1913 Webster]
Codicil \Cod"i*cil\, n. [L. codicillus, dim. of codex: cf. F.	   codicille. See {Code}.] (Law)	   A clause added to a will.	   [1913 Webster]
Codicillary \Cod`i*cil"la*ry\, a. [L. codicillaris,	   codicillarius.]	   Of the nature of a codicil.	   [1913 Webster]
Codification \Co`di*fi*ca"tion\ (? or ?), n. [Cf. F.	   codification.]	   The act or process of codifying or reducing laws to a code.	   [1913 Webster]
Codifier \Co"di*fi`er\ (? or ?), n.	   One who codifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Codify \Co"di*fy\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Codified};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Codifying}.] [Code + -fy: cf. F. codifier.]	   To reduce to a code, as laws.	   [1913 Webster]
Codilla \Co*dil"la\, n. [Cf. L. codicula a little tail, dim. of	   cauda tail.] (Com.)	   The coarse tow of flax and hemp. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Codille \Co*dille"\, n. [F. codile.]	   A term at omber, signifying that the game is won. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Codist \Co"dist\, n.	   A codifier; a maker of codes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Codle \Co"dle\, v. t.	   See {Coddle}.	   [1913 Webster] Codlin
Codlin \Cod"lin\, Codling \Cod"ling\, n. [Cf. AS. cod[ae]ppel a	   quince.]	   (a) An apple fit to stew or coddle.	   (b) An immature apple.	       [1913 Webster]	             A codling when 't is almost an apple. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Codling moth} (Zool.), a small moth ({Carpocapsa	      Pomonella}), which in the larval state (known as the apple	      worm) lives in apples, often doing great damage to the	      crop.	      [1913 Webster]
Codling \Cod"ling\, n. [Dim. of cod the fish.] (Zool.)	   A young cod; also, a hake.	   [1913 Webster]
codlins-and-cream \codlins-and-cream\ n.	   a plant of Europe and Asia ({Epilobium hirsutum}) having	   purplish-red flowers and hairy stems and leaves; it was	   introduced into North America.	   Syn: hairy willowherb, {Epilobium hirsutum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cod liver \Cod" liv`er\, n.	   The liver of the common cod and allied species.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cod-liver oil}, an oil obtained from the liver of the	      codfish, and used extensively in medicine as a means of	      supplying the body with fat in cases of malnutrition.	      [1913 Webster]
Codon \Co"don\ (k[=o]"d[o^]n), n. (Molecular biology)	   a sequence of three nucleotides in a genome or a DNA or	   messenger RNA molecule, which specifies the incorporation of	   one amino acid or is a stop signal, during the biosynthesis	   of proteins. Codons occur within the protein-coding segments	   of the DNA or RNA genome of living organisms. The amino acid	   sequence of proteins synthesized on ribosomes is thus	   determined by the sequence of the nucleotides in the genome.	   [PJC]	   Note: Outside of coding regions, there is no direct	         correspondence of the nucleotide sequence with protein	         sequence, and certain signalling functions of nucleic	         acids are not specified by three-nucleotide codons.	         Certain types of polypeptide synthesized in living	         organisms are not synthesized on ribosomes, and the	         sequences of these polypeptides do not have a	         corresponding nucleotide sequence in the genome.	         [PJC]
Codpiece \Cod"piece`\, n. [Cod, n., ? + piece.]	   A part of male dress in front of the breeches, formerly made	   very conspicuous. --Shak. --Fosbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Coecilian \C[oe]*cil"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   See {C[ae]cilian}.	   [1913 Webster]
co-ed \co-ed\ n.	   a female student at a coeducational college or university.	   Syn: college girl.	        [WordNet 1.5]	co-ed \co-ed\ adj.	   having both female and male students; -- of a school.	   Syn: coeducational.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coeducation \Co*ed`u*ca"tion\ (?; 135), n.	   An educating together, of different sexes or races; -- now	   used almost exclusively in reference to the education males	   and females together.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- {Co*ed`u*ca"tion*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Coefficacy \Co*ef"fi*ca*cy\, n.	   Joint efficacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Coefficiency \Co`ef*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   Joint efficiency; cooperation. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Coefficient \Co`ef*fi"cient\, a.	   Cooperating; acting together to produce an effect.	   {Co`ef*fi"cient*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Coefficient \Co`ef*fi"cient\, n.	   1. That which unites in action with something else to produce	      the same effect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. coefficient.] (Math.) A number or letter put	      before a letter or quantity, known or unknown, to show how	      many times the latter is to be taken; as, 6x; bx; here 6	      and b are coefficients of x.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) A number, commonly used in computation as a	      factor, expressing the amount of some change or effect	      under certain fixed conditions as to temperature, length,	      volume, etc.; as, the coefficient of expansion; the	      coefficient of friction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arbitrary coefficient} (Math.), a literal coefficient placed	      arbitrarily in an algebraic expression, the value of the	      coefficient being afterwards determined by the conditions	      of the problem.	      [1913 Webster]
Coehorn \Coe"horn\, n. [From its inventor, Baron Coehorn.]	   (Mil.)	   A small bronze mortar mounted on a wooden block with handles,	   and light enough to be carried short distances by two men.	   [1913 Webster]
Coelacanth \C[oe]l"a*canth\ (? or ?), a. [Gr. koi^los hollow + ?	   spine.] (Zool.)	   Having hollow spines, as some ganoid fishes.
Coelectron \Co`e*lec"tron\, n.	   See {Electron}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Coelentera
Coelentera \C[oe]*len"te*ra\or Coelenterata
\C[oe]*len`te*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. koi^los hollow + ?	   intestines.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive group of Invertebrata, mostly marine,	   comprising the Anthozoa, Hydrozoa, and Ctenophora. The name	   implies that the stomach and body cavities are one. The group	   is sometimes enlarged so as to include the sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Coelenterate \C[oe]*len"ter*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the C[oe]lentera. -- n. One of the C[oe]lentera.	   [1913 Webster]
Coelia \C[oe]"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. koili`a a cavity of the	   body, a ventricle.] (Anat.)	   A cavity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is applied to the ventricles of the brain, the	         different ventricles being indicated by prefixes like	         those characterizing the parts of the brain in which	         the cavities are found; as, epic[oe]lia, mesoc[oe]lia,	         metac[oe]lia, proc[oe]lia, etc. --B. G. Wilder.	         [1913 Webster] Coeliac
Coeliac \C[oe]"li*ac\, Celiac \Ce"li*ac\, a. [L. coeliacus, Gr.	   ?, fr. ? belly, fr. koi^los hollow.]	   Relating to the abdomen, or to the cavity of the abdomen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {C[oe]liac artery} (Anat.), the artery which issues from the	      aorta just below the diaphragm; -- called also {c[oe]liac	      axis}.	   {C[oe]liac flux}, {C[oe]liac passion} (Med.), a chronic flux	      or diarrhea of undigested food.	      [1913 Webster]
Coelodont \C[oe]"lo*dont\, a. [Gr. koi^los hollow + ?, ?,	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   Having hollow teeth; -- said of a group lizards. -- n. One of	   a group of lizards having hollow teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
coelogyne \coelogyne\ n.	   any of various orchids of the genus {Coelogyne} which may	   have clusters of fragrant lacy snow-white flowers; sinister	   salmon-pink solitary flowers; chainlike racemes of topaz and	   chocolate brown flowers; spikes of delicate white	   spice-scented flowers; or emerald green flowers marked with	   blue-black.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coelospermous \C[oe]l`o*sper"mous\ (? or ?), a. [Gr. koi^los	   hollow + ? seed.] (Bot.)	   Hollow-seeded; having the ventral face of the seedlike	   carpels incurved at the ends, as in coriander seed.	   [1913 Webster]
coelostat \coe"lo*stat\ n.	   an optical instrument used to follow the path of a celestial	   body and reflect its light into a telescope; it has a movable	   and a fixed mirror.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coelum \C[oe]"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a hollow, neut. of	   koi^los hollow.] (Anat.)	   See {Body cavity}, under {Body}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coemption \Co*emp"tion\ (?; 215), n. [L. co["e]mptio, fr.	   co["e]mere to buy up. See {Emption}.]	   The act of buying the whole quantity of any commodity. [R.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Coendoo \Co*en"doo\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The Brazilian porcupine ({Cercolades prehensiles} syn.	   {Sphingurus prehensiles}), remarkable for its prehensile	   tail.	   [1913 Webster] Coenenchym
Coenenchym \C[oe]*nen"chym\, Coenenchyma \C[oe]*nen"chy*ma\n.	   [NL. coenenchyma, fr. Gr. koino`s common + ? something poured	   in. Formed like parenchyma.] (Zool.)	   The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a	   compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less	   ossified. See {Coral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coenesthesis \C[oe]n`es*the"sis\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   koino`s common + ? sensation.] (Physiol.)	   Common sensation or general sensibility, as distinguished	   from the special sensations which are located in, or ascribed	   to, separate organs, as the eye and ear. It is supposed to	   depend on the ganglionic system.	   [1913 Webster] coenobite
coenobite \coenobite\, Coenobite \C[oe]n"o*bite\(? or ?), n.	   a member of a religious order living in common. Same as	   {Cenobite}.	   [1913 Webster] coenobitic
coenobitic \coenobitic\ coenobitical \coenobitical\adj.	   of or relating to or befitting cenobites or their practices	   of communal living. Opposite of {eremitic}.	   Syn: cenobitic, cenobitical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coenoecium \C[oe]*n[oe]"ci*um\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   koino`s common + o'i^kos house.] (Zool.)	   The common tissue which unites the various zooids of a	   bryozoan.	   [1913 Webster]
Coenogamy \C[oe]*nog"a*my\, n. [Gr. ?; koino`s common + ?	   marraige.]	   The state of a community which permits promiscuous sexual	   intercourse among its members; -- as in certain primitive	   tribes or communistic societies. [Written also {cenogamy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coenosarc \C[oe]n"o*sarc\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. koino`s common + ?,	   ?, flesh.] (Zool.)	   The common soft tissue which unites the polyps of a compound	   hydroid. See {Hydroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coenurus \C[oe]*nu"rus\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. koino`s common + o'yra`	   tail.] (Zool.)	   The larval stage of a tapeworm ({T[ae]nia c[oe]nurus}) which	   forms bladderlike sacs in the brain of sheep, causing the	   fatal disease known as water brain, vertigo, staggers or gid.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This bladder worm has on its surface numerous small	         heads, each of which, when swallowed by a dog, becomes	         a mature tapeworm in the dog's intestine.	         [1913 Webster]
coenzyme \co*en"zyme\ (k[-o]*[e^]n"z[imac]m), (Biochem.)	   a molecule that is essential for the activity of some	   enzymes; it may exist free in solution within a living	   organism, but functions by binding to an enzyme to assist in	   catalyzing a reaction. The molecule itself may be temporarily	   changed during the reaction, but is ultimately restored to	   its original form. Many vitamins function as coenzymes.	   [PJC]	coenzyme A \co*en"zyme A`\ (k[-o]*[e^]n"z[imac]m [=a]`),	   (Biochem.)	   a coenzyme ({C21H36N7O16P3S}) that participates in the	   transfer of acetyl groups in biochemical reactions; --	   abbreviated {CoA}. It contains adenosine, phosphate,	   pantothenic acid and cysteamine groups. The acetyl group to	   be transferred during biosynthesis is temporarily attached to	   the free sulhydryl of the cysteamine group to form a	   thioester, in which state it is called acetyl coenzyme A. The	   strength of a preparation of coenzyme A may be expressed by	   the Lippman unit; one milligram of CoA contains 413 Lippman	   units.	   [PJC]
Coequal \Co*e"qual\, a. [L. coaequalis; co- + aequalis equal.]	   Being on an equality in rank or power. -- n. One who is on an	   equality with another.	   [1913 Webster]	         In once he come to be a cardinal,	         He'll make his cap coequal with the crown. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Coequality \Co`e*qual"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being on an equality, as in rank or power.	   [1913 Webster]
Coequally \Co*e"qual*ly\, adv.	   With coequality.	   [1913 Webster]
Coerce \Co*erce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coerced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coercing}.] [L. co["e]rcere; co- + arcere to shut up, to	   press together. See {Ark}.]	   1. To restrain by force, especially by law or authority; to	      repress; to curb. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Punishments are manifold, that they may coerce this	            profligate sort.                      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compel or constrain to any action; as, to coerce a man	      to vote for a certain candidate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To compel or enforce; as, to coerce obedience.	   Syn: To {Coerce}, {Compel}.	   Usage: To compel denotes to urge on by force which cannot be	          resisted. The term aplies equally to physical and	          moral force; as, compelled by hunger; compelled	          adverse circumstances; compelled by parental	          affection. Coerce had at first only the negative sense	          of checking or restraining by force; as, to coerce a	          bad man by punishments or a prisoner with fetters. It	          has now gained a positive sense., viz., that of	          driving a person into the performance of some act	          which is required of him by another; as, to coerce a	          man to sign a contract; to coerce obedience. In this	          sense (which is now the prevailing one), coerce	          differs but little from compel, and yet there is a	          distinction between them. Coercion is usually	          acomplished by indirect means, as threats and	          intimidation, physical force being more rarely	          employed in coercing.	          [1913 Webster]
Coercible \Co"er"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of being coerced. -- {Co*er"ci*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Coercion \Co*er"cion\, n. [L. coercio, fr. coercere. See	   {Coerce}.]	   1. The act or process of coercing.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 concerns the party coerced. When the force is moral,	      then the act, though voidable, is imputable to the party	      doing it, unless he be so paralyzed by terror as to act	      convulsively. At the same time coercion is not negatived	      by the fact of submission under force. "Coactus volui" (I	      consented under compulsion) is the condition of mind	      which, when there is volition forced by coercion, annuls	      the result of such coercion. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Coercitive \Co*er"ci*tive\, a.	   Coercive. "Coercitive power in laws." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Coercive \Co*er"cive\, a.	   Serving or intended to coerce; having power to constrain. --	   {Co*er"cive*ly}, adv. -- Co*er"cive*ness, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Coercive power can only influence us to outward	         practice.                                --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coercive force} or {Coercitive force} (Magnetism), the power	      or force which in iron or steel produces a slowness or	      difficulty in imparting magnetism to it, and also	      interposes an obstacle to the return of a bar to its	      natural state when active magnetism has ceased. It plainly	      depends on the molecular constitution of the metal.	      --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	            The power of resisting magnetization or	            demagnization is sometimes called coercive force.	                                                  --S. Thompson.	      [1913 Webster]
Coerulignone \C[oe]`ru*lig"none\, n. [L. coeruleus cerulean +	   lignum wood + E. quinone.] (Chem.)	   A bluish violet, crystalline substance obtained in the	   purification of crude wood vinegar. It is regarded as a	   complex quinone derivative of diphenyl; -- called also	   {cedriret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coessential \Co`es*sen"tial\, a.	   Partaking of the same essence. -- {Co`es*sen"tial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         We bless and magnify that coessential Spirit, eternally	         proceeding from both [The Father and the Son].	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Coessentiality \Co`es*sen`ti*al"i*ty\ (? or ?; 106), n.	   Participation of the same essence. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Coestablishment \Co`es*tab"lish*ment\, n.	   Joint establishment. --Bp. Watson.	   [1913 Webster]
Coestate \Co`es*tate"\, n.	   Joint estate. --Smolett.	   [1913 Webster]
Coetanean \Co`e*ta"ne*an\, n.	   A person coetaneous with another; a contemporary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A . . . coetanean of the late earl of Southampton.	                                                  --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Coetaneous \Co`e*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. coaetaneus; co- + aetas	   age.]	   Of the same age; beginning to exist at the same time;	   contemporaneous. -- {Co`e*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         And all [members of the body] are coetaneous.	                                                  --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Coeternal \Co`e*ter"nal\, a.	   Equally eternal. -- {Co`e*ter"nal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hail, holy Light, offspring of Heaven first born!	         Or of the Eternal coeternal beam.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Coeternity \Co`e*ter"ni*ty\, n.	   Existence from eternity equally with another eternal being;	   equal eternity.	   [1913 Webster]
Coeval \Co*e"val\, a. [L. coaevus; co- + aevum lifetime, age.	   See {Age}, n.]	   Of the same age; existing during the same period of time,	   especially time long and remote; -- usually followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Silence! coeval with eternity!           --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oaks coeval spread a mournful shade.     --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Coeval \Co*e"val\, n.	   One of the same age; a contemporary.	   [1913 Webster]	         As if it were not enough to have outdone all your	         coevals in wit.                          --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Coevous \Co*e"vous\, a.	   Coeval [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Coexecutor \Co`ex*ec"u*tor\, n.	   A joint executor.	   [1913 Webster]
Coexecutrix \Co`ex*ec"u*trix\, n.	   A joint executrix.	   [1913 Webster]
Coexist \Co`ex*ist\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coexisted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Coexisting}.]	   To exist at the same time; -- sometimes followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of substances no one has any clear idea, farther than	         of certain simple ideas coexisting together. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         So much purity and integrity . . . coexisting with so	         much decay and so many infirmities.      --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Coexistence \Co`ex*ist"ence\, n.	   Existence at the same time with another; -- contemporary	   existence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without the help, or so much as the coexistence, of any	         condition.                               --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Coexistent \Co`ex*ist"ent\, a.	   Existing at the same time with another. -- n. That which	   coexists with another.	   [1913 Webster]	         The law of coexistent vibrations.        --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Coexisting \Co`ex*ist"ing\, a.	   Coexistent. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Coextend \Co`ex*tend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coextended}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Coextending}.]	   To extend through the same space or time with another; to	   extend to the same degree.	   [1913 Webster]	         According to which the least body may be coextended	         with the greatest.                       --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Has your English language one single word that is	         coextended through all these significations? --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Coextension \Co`ex*ten"sion\ (k[=o]`[e^]ks*t[e^]n"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of extending equally, or the state of being equally	   extended.	   [1913 Webster]
Coextensive \Co`ex*ten"sive\, a.	   Equally extensive; having equal extent; as, consciousness and	   knowledge are coextensive. --Sir W. Hamilton. --	   {Co`ex*ten"sive*ly}, adv. -- Co`ex*ten"sive*ness, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Coffea \Coffea\ n.	   the genus comprising the coffee trees.	   Syn: genus {Coffea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coffee \Cof"fee\ (k[add]"f[-e]; k[o^]f"f[-e]; 115), n. [Turk.	   qahveh, Ar. qahuah wine, coffee, a decoction of berries. Cf.	   {Caf['e]}.]	   1. The "beans" or "berries" (pyrenes) obtained from the	      drupes of a small evergreen tree of the genus {Coffea},	      growing in Abyssinia, Arabia, Persia, and other warm	      regions of Asia and Africa, and also in tropical America.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The coffee tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several species of the coffee tree, as,	         {Coffea Arabica}, {Coffea canephora}, {Coffea	         occidentalis}, and {Coffea Liberica}. The white,	         fragrant flowers grow in clusters at the root of the	         leaves, and the fruit is a red or purple cherrylike	         drupe, with sweet pulp, usually containing two pyrenes,	         commercially called "beans" or "berries".	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The beverage made by decoction of the roasted and ground	      berry of the coffee tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have in Turkey a drink called coffee. . . .	            This drink comforteth the brain and heart, and	            helpeth digestion.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a cup of coffee[3], especially one served in a restaurant;	      as, we each had two donuts and a coffee; three coffees to	      go.	      [PJC]	   5. a social gathering at which coffee is served, with	      optional other foods or refreshments.	      [PJC]	   6. a color ranging from medium brown to dark brown.	      [PJC]	   Note: The use of coffee is said to have been introduced into	         England about 1650, when coffeehouses were opened in	         Oxford and London.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Coffee bug} (Zool.), a species of scale insect ({Lecanium	      coff[ae]a}), often very injurious to the coffee tree.	   {Coffee rat} (Zool.) See {Musang}.	      [1913 Webster]
coffeeberry \coffeeberry\ n.	   an evergreen shrub of Western U.S. ({Rhamnus californicus}),	   bearing small red or black fruits; -- called also the	   {California buckthorn}.	   Syn: California buckthorn, California coffee, {Rhamnus	        californicus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coffeecake \cof"fee*cake`\ (k[add]"f[-e]*k[=a]`), n.	   a cake or sweet bread usually glazed after baking, and having	   added nuts and fruits; it is often served with coffee.	   Syn: coffee cake.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Coffeehouse \Cof"fee*house`\ (k[add]"f[-e]*hous`), n.	   A house of entertainment, where guests are supplied with	   coffee and other refreshments, and where men meet for	   conversation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The coffeehouse must not be dismissed with a cursory	         mention. It might indeed, at that time, have been not	         improperly called a most important political	         institution. . . . The coffeehouses were the chief	         organs through which the public opinion of the	         metropolis vented itself. . . . Every man of the upper	         or middle class went daily to his coffeehouse to learn	         the news and discuss it. Every coffeehouse had one or	         more orators, to whose eloquence the crowd listened	         with admiration, and who soon became what the	         journalists of our own time have been called -- a	         fourth estate of the realm.              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Coffeeman \Cof"fee*man\, n.	   One who keeps a coffeehouse. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] coffee-pot
coffee-pot \cof"fee-pot\, coffeepot \cof"fee*pot\, n.	   1. A covered pot in which coffee is prepared, or is brought	      upon the table for drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a tall pot in which coffee is brewed, especially one in	      which the heating of the water is accomplished by	      electricity.	   Syn: coffeepot, coffee pot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coffeeroom \Cof"fee*room`\, n.	   A public room where coffee and other refreshments may be	   obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Coffer \Cof"fer\ (?; 115), n. [OF. cofre, F. coffre, L. cophinus	   basket, fr. Gr. ?. Cf. {Coffin}, n.]	   1. A casket, chest, or trunk; especially, one used for	      keeping money or other valuables. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In ivory coffers I have stuffed my crowns. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Treasure or funds; -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would discharge it without any burden to the	            queen's coffers, for honor sake.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hold, here is half my coffer.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A panel deeply recessed in the ceiling of a vault,	      dome, or portico; a caisson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fort.) A trench dug in the bottom of a dry moat, and	      extending across it, to enable the besieged to defend it	      by a raking fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The chamber of a canal lock; also, a caisson or a	      cofferdam.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coffer dam}. (Engin.) See {Cofferdam}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Coffer fish}. (Zool.) See {Cowfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	Coffer \Cof"fer\, v. t.	   1. To put into a coffer. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining.) To secure from leaking, as a shaft, by ramming	      clay behind the masonry or timbering. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form with or in a coffer or coffers; to furnish with a	      coffer or coffers.	      [1913 Webster]
Cofferdam \Cof"fer*dam\, n.	   A water-tight inclosure, as of piles packed with clay, from	   which the water is pumped to expose the bottom (of a river,	   etc.) and permit the laying of foundations, building of	   piers, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cofferer \Cof"fer*er\, n.	   One who keeps treasures in a coffer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cofferwork \Cof"fer*work`\, n. (Masonry)	   Rubblework faced with stone. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Coffin \Cof"fin\ (?; 115), n. [OE., a basket, receptacle, OF.	   cofin, fr. L. cophinus. See {Coffer}, n.]	   1. The case in which a dead human body is inclosed for	      burial.	      [1913 Webster]	            They embalmed him [Joseph], and he was put in a	            coffin.                               --Gen. 1. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A basket. [Obs.] --Wyclif (matt. xiv. 20).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A casing or crust, or a mold, of pastry, as for a pie.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the paste a coffin I will rear.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A conical paper bag, used by grocers. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Far.) The hollow crust or hoof of a horse's foot, below	      the coronet, in which is the coffin bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coffin bone}, the foot bone of the horse and allied animals,	      inclosed within the hoof, and corresponding to the third	      phalanx of the middle finger, or toe, of most mammals.	   {Coffin joint}, the joint next above the coffin bone.	      [1913 Webster]	Coffin \Cof"fin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coffined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coffining}.]	   To inclose in, or as in, a coffin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Would'st thou have laughed, had I come coffined home?	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Devotion is not coffined in a cell.      --John Hall	                                                  (1646).	   [1913 Webster]
Coffinless \Cof"fin*less\, a.	   Having no coffin.	   [1913 Webster]
Coffle \Cof"fle\ (?; 115), n. [Ar. kafala caravan.]	   A gang of negro slaves being driven to market.	   [1913 Webster]
Cog \Cog\ (k[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cogged} (k[o^]gd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cogging}.] [Cf. W. coegio to make void, to	   beceive, from coeg empty, vain, foolish. Cf. {Coax}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To seduce, or draw away, by adulation, artifice, or	      falsehood; to wheedle; to cozen; to cheat. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll . . . cog their hearts from them. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtrude or thrust in, by falsehood or deception; as, to	      cog in a word; to palm off. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fustian tragedies . . . have, by concerted	            applauses, been cogged upon the town for	            masterpieces.                         --J. Dennis	      [1913 Webster]	            To cog a die, to load so as to direct its fall; to	            cheat in playing dice.                --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Cog \Cog\, v. i.	   To deceive; to cheat; to play false; to lie; to wheedle; to	   cajole.	   [1913 Webster]	         For guineas in other men's breeches,	         Your gamesters will palm and will cog.   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Cog \Cog\, n.	   A trick or deception; a falsehood. --Wm. Watson.	   [1913 Webster]	Cog \Cog\, n. [Cf. Sw. kugge a cog, or W. cocos the cogs of a	   wheel.]	   1. (Mech.) A tooth, cam, or catch for imparting or receiving	      motion, as on a gear wheel, or a lifter or wiper on a	      shaft; originally, a separate piece of wood set in a	      mortise in the face of a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.)	      (a) A kind of tenon on the end of a joist, received into a	          notch in a bearing timber, and resting flush with its	          upper surface.	      (b) A tenon in a scarf joint; a coak. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining.) One of the rough pillars of stone or coal left	      to support the roof of a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	Cog \Cog\, v. t.	   To furnish with a cog or cogs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cogged breath sound} (Auscultation), a form of interrupted	      respiration, in which the interruptions are very even,	      three or four to each inspiration. --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	Cog \Cog\, n. [OE. cogge; cf. D. kog, Icel. kuggr Cf. {Cock} a	   boat.]	   A small fishing boat. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogency \Co"gen*cy\, n. [See {Cogent}.]	   The quality of being cogent; power of compelling conviction;	   conclusiveness; force.	   [1913 Webster]	         An antecedent argument of extreme cogency. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogenial \Co*ge"ni*al\, a.	   Congenial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cogent \Co"gent\, a. [L. cogens, p. pr. of cogere to drive	   together, to force; co- + agere to drive. See {Agent}, a.,	   and cf. {Coact} to force, {Coagulate}, p. a.]	   1. Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The cogent force of nature.           --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the power to compel conviction or move the will;	      constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily	      reasisted.	      [1913 Webster]	            No better nor more cogent reason.     --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            Proofs of the most cogent description. --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tongue whose strains were cogent as commands,	            Revered at home, and felt in foreign lands.	                                                  --Cowper.	   Syn: Forcible; powerful; potent; urgent; strong; persuasive;	        convincing; conclusive; influential.	        [1913 Webster]
Cogently \Co"gent*ly\, adv.	   In a cogent manner; forcibly; convincingly; conclusively.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogger \Cog"ger\, n. [From {Cog} to wheedle.]	   A flatterer or deceiver; a sharper.	   [1913 Webster]
Coggery \Cog"ger*y\, n.	   Trick; deception. --Bp. Watson.	   [1913 Webster]
Coggle \Cog"gle\, n. [See {Cog} small boat.]	   A small fishing boat. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]	Coggle \Cog"gle\, n. [Cf. {Cobble} a cobblestone.]	   A cobblestone. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogitability \Cog`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being cogitable; conceivableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogitable \Cog"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. cogitabilis, fr. cogitare to	   think.]	   Capable of being brought before the mind as a thought or	   idea; conceivable; thinkable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Creation is cogitable by us only as a putting forth of	         divine power.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogitabund \Cog"i*ta*bund`\, a. [L. cogitabundus.]	   Full of thought; thoughtful. [R.] --Leigh Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cogitated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cogitating}.] [L. cogitatus, p. p. of cogitare to	   reflect upon, prob. fr. co- + the root of aio I say; hence,	   prop., to discuss with one's self. Cf. {Adage}.]	   To engage in continuous thought; to think.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that calleth a thing into his mind, whether by	         impression or recordation, cogitateth and considereth,	         and he that employeth the faculty of his fancy also	         cogitateth.                              --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Cogitate \Cog"i*tate\, v. t.	   To think over; to plan.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . is our witness, how we both day and night,	         revolving in our minds, did cogitate nothing more than	         how to satisfy the parts of a good pastor. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogitation \Cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. cogitatio: cf. F.	   cogitation.]	   The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.	   "Fixed in cogitation deep." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogitative \Cog"i*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. LL. cogitativus.]	   1. Possessing, or pertaining to, the power of thinking or	      meditating. "Cogitative faculties." --Wollaston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to thought or contemplation. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Cogman \Cog"man\, n.	   A dealer in cogware or coarse cloth. [Obs.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognac \Co"gnac`\, n. [F.]	   A kind of French brandy, so called from the town of Cognac.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognate \Cog"nate\, a. [L. cognatus; co- + gnatus, natus, p. p.	   of nasci, anciently gnasci, to be born. See {Nation}, and cf.	   {Connate}.]	   1. Allied by blood; kindred by birth; specifically (Law),	      related on the mother's side.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the same or a similar nature; of the same family;	      proceeding from the same stock or root; allied; kindred;	      as, a cognate language.	      [1913 Webster]	Cognate \Cog"nate\, n.	   1. (Law) One who is related to another on the female side.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a number of things allied in origin or nature; as,	      certain letters are cognates.	      [1913 Webster]
Cognateness \Cog"nate*ness\, n.	   The state of being cognate.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognati \Cog*na"ti\, n. pl. [L.] (Law)	   Relatives by the mother's side. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognation \Cog*na"tion\, n. [L. cognatio.]	   1. Relationship by blood; descent from the same original;	      kindred.	      [1913 Webster]	            As by our cognation to the body of the first Adam.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Participation of the same nature. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            A like temper and cognation.          --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) That tie of consanguinity which exists between	      persons descended from the same mother; -- used in	      distinction from {agnation}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cognatus \Cog*na"tus\, n. [L., a kinsman.] (Law)	   A person connected through cognation.	   [1913 Webster] Cognisor
Cognisor \Cog`ni*sor"\ (? or ?), Cognisee \Cog`ni*see\, n.	   See {Cognizor}, {Cognizee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognition \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 act of knowing; knowledge; perception.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not be myself nor have cognation	            Of what I feel: I am all patience.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is known.	      [1913 Webster]
Cognitive \Cog"ni*tive\, a.	   Knowing, or apprehending by the understanding; as, cognitive	   power. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognizable \Cog"ni*za*ble\ (? or ?), a. [F. connaissable, fr.	   conna[^i]tre to know, L. cognoscere. See Cognition.]	   1. Capable of being known or apprehended; as, cognizable	      causes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted to be a subject of judicial investigation; capable	      of being judicially heard and determined.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cognizable both in the ecclesiastical and secular	            courts.                               --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Cognizably \Cog"ni*za*bly\, adv.	   In a cognizable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognizance \Cog"ni*zance\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OF. conissance,	   conoissance, F. connaissance, LL. cognoscentia, fr. L.	   cognoscere to know. See {Cognition}, and cf. {Cognoscence},	   {Connoisseur}.]	   1. Apprehension by the understanding; perception;	      observation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within the cognizance and lying under the control of	            their divine Governor.                --Bp. Hurd	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Recollection; recognition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, soon as on that knight his eye did glance,	            Eftsoones of him had perfect cognizance. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) Jurisdiction, or the power given by law to hear and	          decide controversies.	      (b) The hearing a matter judicially.	      (c) An acknowledgment of a fine of lands and tenements or	          confession of a thing done. [Eng.]	      (d) A form of defense in the action of replevin, by which	          the defendant insists that the goods were lawfully	          taken, as a distress, by defendant, acting as servant	          for another. [Eng.] --Cowell. Mozley & W.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. The distinguishing mark worn by an armed knight, usually	      upon the helmet, and by his retainers and followers:	      Hence, in general, a badge worn by a retainer or	      dependent, to indicate the person or party to which he	      belonged; a token by which a thing may be known.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wearing the liveries and cognizance of their master.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            This pale and angry rose,	            As cognizance of my blood-drinking hate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cognizant \Cog"ni*zant\ (? or ?), a. [See {Cognizance}, and cf.	   {Connusant}.]	   Having cognizance or knowledge. (of).	   [1913 Webster]
Cognize \Cog"nize\, v. t. [Cf. {Cognizant}, {Recognize}.]	   To know or perceive; to recognize.	   [1913 Webster]	         The reasoning faculty can deal with no facts until they	         are cognized by it.                      --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognizee \Cog`ni*zee"\ (? or ?), n. (Law)	   One to whom a fine of land was acknowledged. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognizor \Cog`ni*zor\, n. [See {Cognizance}.] (Law)	   One who acknowledged the right of the plaintiff or cognizee	   in a fine; the defendant. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognomen \Cog*no"men\, n. [L.: co- + (g)nomen name.]	   1. The last of the three names of a person among the ancient	      Romans, denoting his house or family.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) A surname.	      [1913 Webster]
Cognominal \Cog*nom"i*nal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a cognomen; of the nature of a surname.	   [1913 Webster]	Cognominal \Cog*nom"i*nal\, n.	   One bearing the same name; a namesake. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognomination \Cog*nom`i*na"tion\, n. [L. cognominatio.]	   A cognomen or surname. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognoscence \Cog*nos"cence\, n. [LL. cognoscentia. See	   {Cognizance}.]	   Cognizance. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognoscente \Cog`nos*cen"te\, n.; pl. {Cognoscenti}. [OIt.	   cognoscente, p. pr. of cognoscere, It. conoscere to know.]	   A connoisseur. --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognoscibility \Cog*nos`ci*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being cognoscible. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognoscible \Cog*nos"ci*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being known. "Matters intelligible and	      cognoscible." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to judicial investigation. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Cognoscitive \Cog*nos"ci*tive\, a.	   Having the power of knowing. [Obs.] "An innate cognoscitive	   power." --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cognovit \Cog*no"vit\, n. [L., he has acknowledged.] (Law)	   An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action	   acknowledges a plaintiff's demand to be just. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogon \Co*gon"\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. a native name.]	   A tall, coarse grass ({Imperata arundinacea}) of the	   Philippine Islands and adjacent countries, used for	   thatching.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coguardian \Co*guard"i*an\, n.	   A joint guardian.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogue \Cogue\, n. [Cf. {Cog} a small boat.]	   A small wooden vessel; a pail. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogware \Cog"ware`\, n.	   A coarse, narrow cloth, like frieze, used by the lower	   classes in the sixteenth century. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cogwheel \Cog"wheel`\, n.	   A wheel with cogs or teeth; a gear wheel. See Illust. of	   {Gearing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohabit \Co*hab"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohabited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cohabiting}.] [L. cohabitare; co- + habitare to	   dwell, to have possession of (a place), freg. of habere to	   have. See {Habit}, n. & v.]	   1. To inhabit or reside in company, or in the same place or	      country.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Philistines were worsted by the captived ark . .	            . : they were not able to cohabit with that holy	            thing.                                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dwell or live together as husband and wife.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law presumes that husband and wife cohabit	            together, even after a voluntary separation has	            taken place between them.             --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By the common law as existing in the United States,	         marriage is presumed when a man and woman cohabit	         permanently together, being reputed by those who know	         them to be husband and wife, and admitting the	         relationship. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]
Cohabitant \Co*hab"it*ant\, n. [L. cohabitans, p. pr.]	   One who dwells with another, or in the same place or country.	   [1913 Webster]	         No small number of the Danes became peaceable	         cohabitants with the Saxons in England.  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohabitation \Co*hab"i*ta"tion\, n. [L. cohabitatio.]	   1. The act or state of dwelling together, or in the same	      place with another. --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The living together of a man and woman in supposed	      sexual relationship.	      [1913 Webster]	            That the duty of cohabitation is released by the	            cruelty of one of the parties is admitted. --Lord	                                                  Stowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Cohabiter \Co*hab"it*er\, n.	   A cohabitant. --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Coheir \Co*heir\, n.	   A joint heir; one of two or more heirs; one of several	   entitled to an inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]
Coheiress \Co*heir"ess\, n.	   A female heir who inherits with other heiresses; a joint	   heiress.	   [1913 Webster]
Coheirship \Co*heir"ship\, n.	   The state of being a coheir.	   [1913 Webster]
Coherald \Co*her"ald\, n.	   A joint herald.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohere \Co*here"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cohered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cohering}.] [L. cohaerere, cohaesum; co- + haerere to	   stick, adhere. See {Aghast}, a.]	   1. To stick together; to cleave; to be united; to hold fast,	      as parts of the same mass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither knows he . . . how the solid parts of the	            body are united or cohere together.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be united or connected together in subordination to one	      purpose; to follow naturally and logically, as the parts	      of a discourse, or as arguments in a train of reasoning;	      to be logically consistent.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have been inserted where they best seemed to	            cohere.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suit; to agree; to fit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Had time cohered with place, or place with wishing.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: To cleave; unite; adhere; stick; suit; agree; fit; be	        consistent.	        [1913 Webster] Coherence
Coherence \Co*her"ence\, Coherency \Co*her"en*cy\, n. [L.	   cohaerentia: cf. F. coh['e]rence.]	   1. A sticking or cleaving together; union of parts of the	      same body; cohesion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Connection or dependence, proceeding from the	      subordination of the parts of a thing to one principle or	      purpose, as in the parts of a discourse, or of a system of	      philosophy; a logical and orderly and consistent relation	      of parts; consecutiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coherence of discourse, and a direct tendency of all	            the parts of it to the argument in hand, are most	            eminently to be found in him.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the state of cohering.	   Syn: cohesion, cohesiveness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coherent \Co*her"ent\, a. [L. cohaerens, p. pr. See {Cohere}.]	   1. Sticking together; cleaving; as the parts of bodies; solid	      or fluid. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Composed of mutually dependent parts; making a logical	      whole; consistent; as, a coherent plan, argument, or	      discourse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Logically consistent; -- applied to persons; as, a	      coherent thinker. --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Suitable or suited; adapted; accordant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Instruct my daughter how she shall persever,	            That time and place, with this deceit so lawful,	            May prove coherent.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physics, Optics) Of or pertaining to electromagnetic	      waves that have a constant phase relationship with each	      other; having identical phase at all points; as, the	      coherent light produced by a laser.	      [PJC]
coherent light \co*her"ent light\, n. (Physics, Optics)	   Light in which the phases of all electromagnetic waves at	   each point on a line normal to the direction of the the beam	   are identical. Coherent light is usually monochromatic, and	   the most common source of such light for practical uses is	   from a laser.	   Note: The constant phase relations of coherent light allows	         the achievement of certain effects, such as holography,	         not possible with noncoherent light. The low degree of	         angular dispersion of coherent light beams also allows	         the use of such light in laser ranging, over distances	         as far as from the earth to the moon.	         [PJC]
Coherently \Co*her"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a coherent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Coherer \Co*her"er\, n. (Elec.)	   Any device in which an imperfectly conducting contact between	   pieces of metal or other conductors loosely resting against	   each other is materially improved in conductivity by the	   influence of Hertzian waves; -- so called by Sir O. J. Lodge	   in 1894 on the assumption that the impact of the electic	   waves caused the loosely connected parts to cohere, or weld	   together, a condition easily destroyed by tapping. A common	   form of coherer as used in wireless telegraphy consists of a	   tube containing filings (usually a pinch of nickel and silver	   filings in equal parts) between terminal wires or plugs	   (called	   {conductor plugs}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cohesibility \Co*he`si*bil"i*ty\ (? or ?), n.	   The state of being cohesible. --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohesible \Co*he"si*ble\, a.	   Capable of cohesion.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohesion \Co*he"sion\, n. [Cf. F. coh['e]sion. See {Cohere}.]	   1. The act or state of sticking together; close union.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) That from of attraction by which the particles	      of a body are united throughout the mass, whether like or	      unlike; -- distinguished from adhesion, which unites	      bodies by their adjacent surfaces.	      [1913 Webster]	            Solids and fluids differ in the degree of cohesion,	            which, being increased, turns a fluid into a solid.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Logical agreement and dependence; as, the cohesion of	      ideas. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Cohesive \Co*he"sive\, a.	   1. Holding the particles of a homogeneous body together; as,	      cohesive attraction; producing cohesion; as, a cohesive	      force.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cohering, or sticking together, as in a mass; capable of	      cohering; tending to cohere; as, cohesive clay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cohesive attraction}. See under {Attraction}. --	      {Co*he"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Co*he"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Cohibit \Co*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cohibited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cohibiting}.] [L. cohibitus, p. p. of cohibere to	   confine; co- + habere to hold.]	   To restrain. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohibition \Co`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. cohibitio.]	   Hindrance; restraint. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cohobate \Co`ho*bate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cohobated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cohobating}.] [LL. cohobare; prob. of Arabic origin:	   cf. F. cohober.] (Anc. Chem.)	   To repeat the distillation of, pouring the liquor back upon	   the matter remaining in the vessel. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohobation \Co`ho*ba"tion\, n. [Cf. F. cohobation.] (Anc. Chem.)	   The process of cohobating. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohorn \Co"horn\, n. (Mil.)	   See {Coehorn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cohort \Co"hort\, n. [L. cohors, prop. an inclosure: cf. F.	   cohorte. See {Court}, n.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of about five or six hundred	      soldiers; the tenth part of a legion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any band or body of warriors.	      [1913 Webster]	            With him the cohort bright	            Of watchful cherubim.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A natural group of orders of plants, less	      comprehensive than a class.	      [1913 Webster]
Cohosh \Co"hosh\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial American herb ({Caulophyllum thalictroides}),	   whose rootstock is used in medicine; -- also called {pappoose	   root}. The name is sometimes also given to the {Cimicifuga	   racemosa}, and to two species of {Act[ae]a}, plants of the	   Crowfoot family.	   [1913 Webster] Cohune
Cohune \Co*hune"\, n., or Cohune palm \Cohune palm\ . [Prob. fr.	   a native name in Honduras.]	   A Central and South American pinnate-leaved palm ({Attalea	   cohune}), the very large and hard nuts of which are turned to	   make fancy articles, and also yield an oil used as a	   substitute for coconut oil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coif \Coif\ (koif or kw[aum]f), n. [OF. coife, F. coiffe, LL.	   cofea, cuphia, fr. OHG. kuppa, kuppha, miter, perh. fr. L.	   cupa tub. See {Cup}, n.; but cf. also {Cop}, {Cuff} the	   article of dress, {Quoif}, n.]	   1. A cap. Specifically:	      (a) A close-fitting cap covering the sides of the head,	          like a small hood without a cape.	      (b) An official headdress, such as that worn by certain	          judges in England. [Written also {quoif}.]	          [1913 Webster]	                From point and saucy ermine down	                To the plain coif and russet gown. --H. Brocke.	          [1913 Webster]	                The judges, . . . althout they are not of the	                first magnitude, nor need be of the degree of	                the coif, yet are they considerable. --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. a {coiffure}.	      [PJC]	Coif \Coif\ (koif or kw[aum]f), v. t. [Cf. F. coiffer.]	   To cover or dress with, or as with, a coif.	   [1913 Webster]	         And coif me, where I'm bald, with flowers. --J. G.	                                                  Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Coifed \Coifed\ (koift), a.	   Wearing a coif.	   [1913 Webster]
Coiffeur \Coif`feur"\, n. [F.]	   A hairdresser.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
coiffeuse \coiffeuse\ n.	   a woman hairdresser.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coiffure \Coif"fure\, n. [F., fr. coiffer. See {Coif}.]	   A headdress, or manner of dressing the hair. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Coign \Coign\ (koin), n.	   A var. spelling of {Coin}, {Quoin}, a corner, wedge; --	   chiefly used in the phrase coign of vantage, a position	   advantageous for action or observation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         From some shielded nook or coign of vantage. --The	                                                  Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         The lithosphere would be depressed on four faces; . . .	         the four projecting coigns would stand up as	         continents.                              --Nature.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an expandable metal or wooden wedge used by printers to	      lock up a form within a chase.	   Syn: quoin, coigne.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the keystone of an arch.	   Syn: quoin, coigne.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coigne \Coigne\ (koin), n. [See {Coin}, n.]	   A quoin.	   [1913 Webster]	         See you yound coigne of the Capitol? yon corner stone?	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Coigne	Coigne \Coigne\, Coigny \Coign"y\, n.	   The practice of quartering one's self as landlord on a	   tenant; a quartering of one's self on anybody. [Ireland]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Coil \Coil\ (koil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coiled} (koild); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Coiling}.] [OF. coillir, F. cueillir, to collect,	   gather together, L. coligere; col- + legere to gather. See	   {Legend}, and cf. {Cull}, v. t., {Collect}.]	   1. To wind cylindrically or spirally; as, to coil a rope when	      not in use; the snake coiled itself before springing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To encircle and hold with, or as with, coils. [Obs. or R.]	      --T. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	Coil \Coil\, v. i.	   To wind itself cylindrically or spirally; to form a coil; to	   wind; -- often with about or around.	   [1913 Webster]	         You can see his flery serpents . . .	         Coiting, playing in the water.           --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Coil \Coil\, n.	   1. A ring, series of rings, or spiral, into which a rope, or	      other like thing, is wound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wild grapevines that twisted their coils from	            trec to tree.                         --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Entanglement; toil; mesh; perplexity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A series of connected pipes in rows or layers, as in a	      steam heating apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Induction coil}. (Elec.) See under {Induction}.	   {Ruhmkorff's coil} (Elec.), an induction coil, sometimes so	      called from Ruhmkorff, a prominent manufacturer of the	      apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]	Coil \Coil\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. goil fume, rage.]	   A noise, tumult, bustle, or confusion. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
coiled \coiled\ (koild), adj.	   curled or wound especially in concentric rings or spirals;	   as, a coiled snake ready to strike; the rope lay coiled on	   the deck. Opposite of {uncoiled}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {coiling, helical, spiral, spiraling,	         volute, voluted, whorled}; {convolute rolled	         longitudinally upon itself};{curled, curled up};	         {involute closely coiled so that the axis is	         obscured)}; {looped, whorled}; {twined, twisted};	         {convoluted}; {involute, rolled esp of petals or leaves	         in bud: having margins rolled inward)}; {wound}]	         [WordNet 1.5]
coiling \coiling\ adj.	   1. 1	   Syn: helical, spiral, spiraling, volute, voluted, whorled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coilon \Coi"lon\, n. [F. See {Cullion}.]	   A testicle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Coin \Coin\ (koin), n. [F. coin, formerly also coing, wedge,	   stamp, corner, fr. L. cuneus wedge; prob. akin to E. cone,	   hone. See {Hone}, n., and cf. {Coigne}, {Quoin},	   {Cuneiform}.]	   1. A quoin; a corner or external angle; a wedge. See	      {Coigne}, and {Quoin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of metal on which certain characters are stamped	      by government authority, making it legally current as	      money; -- much used in a collective sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is alleged that it [a subsidy] exceeded all the	            current coin of the realm.            --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which serves for payment or recompense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The loss of present advantage to flesh and blood is	            repaid in a nobler coin.              --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coin balance}. See Illust. of {Balance}.	   {To pay one in his own coin}, to return to one the same kind	      of injury or ill treatment as has been received from him.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Coin \Coin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coined} (koind); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coining}.]	   1. To make of a definite fineness, and convert into coins, as	      a mass of metal; to mint; to manufacture; as, to coin	      silver dollars; to coin a medal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make or fabricate; to invent; to originate; as, to coin	      a word.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some tale, some new pretense, he daily coined,	            To soothe his sister and delude her mind. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To acquire rapidly, as money; to make.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tenants cannot coin rent just at quarter day.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Coin \Coin\, v. i.	   To manufacture counterfeit money.	   [1913 Webster]	         They cannot touch me for coining.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinage \Coin"age\, n. [From {Coin}, v. t., cf. {Cuinage}.]	   1. The act or process of converting metal into money.	      [1913 Webster]	            The care of the coinage was committed to the	            inferior magistrates.                 --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coins; the aggregate coin of a time or place.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The cost or expense of coining money.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act or process of fabricating or inventing; formation;	      fabrication; that which is fabricated or forged.	      "Unnecessary coinage . . . of words." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the very coinage of your brain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Coincide \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["i]ncider. See {Chance}, n.]	   1. To occupy the same place in space, as two equal triangles,	      when placed one on the other.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the equator and the ecliptic had coincided, it	            would have rendered the annual revoluton of the	            earth useless.                        --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To occur at the same time; to be contemporaneous; as, the	      fall of Granada coincided with the discovery of America.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To correspond exactly; to agree; to concur; as, our aims	      coincide.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rules of right jugdment and of good	            ratiocination often coincide with each other.	                                                  --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Coincidence \Co*in"ci*dence\ (k[-o]*[i^]n"s[i^]*dens), n. [Cf.	   F. co["i]ncidence.]	   1. The condition of occupying the same place in space; as,	      the coincidence of circles, surfaces, etc. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition or fact of happening at the same time; as,	      the coincidence of the deaths of John Adams and Thomas	      Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exact correspondence in nature, character, result,	      circumstances, etc.; concurrence; agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very concurrence and coincidence of so many	            evidences . . . carries a great weight. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who discourse . . . of the nature of truth . .	            . affirm a perfect coincidence between truth and	            goodness.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Coincidency \Co*in"ci*den*cy\, n.	   Coincidence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coincident \Co*in"ci*dent\ (k[-o]*[i^]n"s[i^]*dent), a. [Cf. F.	   co["i]ncident.]	   Having coincidence; occupying the same place;	   contemporaneous; concurrent; -- followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Christianity teaches nothing but what is perfectly	         suitable to, and coincident with, the ruling principles	         of a virtuous and well-inclined man.     --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Coincident \Co*in"ci*dent\, n.	   One of two or more coincident events; a coincidence. [R.]	   "Coincidents and accidents." --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Coincidental \Co*in`ci*den"tal\, a.	   Coincident.	   [1913 Webster]
Coincidently \Co*in"ci*dent*ly\, adv.	   With coincidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Coincider \Co`in*cid"er\, n.	   One who coincides with another in an opinion.	   [1913 Webster]
Coindication \Co*in`di*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. co["i]dication.]	   One of several signs or symptoms indicating the same fact;	   as, a coindication of disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Coiner \Coin"er\, n.	   1. One who makes or stamps coin; a maker of money; --	      usually, a maker of counterfeit money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Precautions such as are employed by coiners and	            receivers of stolen goods.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inventor or maker, as of words. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]
Coinhabitant \Co`in*hab"it*ant\, n.	   One who dwells with another, or with others. "Coinhabitants	   of the same element." --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinhere \Co`in*here"\, v. i.	   To inhere or exist together, as in one substance. --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinheritance \Co`in*her"it*ance\, n.	   Joint inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinheritor \Co`in*her"it*or\, n.	   A coheir.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinitial \Co`in*i"tial\, a. (Math.)	   Having a common beginning.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinquinate \Co*in"qui*nate\, v. t. [L. coinquinatus, p. p. of	   coinquinare to defile. See {Inquinate}.]	   To pollute. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinquination \Co*in`qui*na"tion\, n.	   Defilement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coinstantaneous \Co*in"stan*ta"ne*ous\, a.	   Happening at the same instant. --C. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Coinsurance \Co`in*sur"ance\, n. [Co- + insurance.]	   Insurance jointly with another or others; specif., that	   system of fire insurance in which the insurer is treated as	   insuring himself to the extent of that part of the risk not	   covered by his policy, so that any loss is apportioned	   between him and the insurance company on the principle of	   average, as in marine insurance or between other insurers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cointense \Co`intense"\, a.	   Equal in intensity or degree; as, the relations between 6 and	   12, and 8 and 16, are cointense. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cointension \Co`in*ten"sion\, n.	   The condition of being of equal in intensity; -- applied to	   relations; as, 3:6 and 6:12 are relations of cointension.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cointension . . . is chosen indicate the equality of	         relations in respect of the contrast between their	         terms.                                   --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Coir \Coir\ (koir), n. [Tamil kayiru.]	   1. A material for cordage, matting, etc., consisting of the	      prepared fiber of the outer husk of the cocoanut.	      --Homans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cordage or cables, made of this material.	      [1913 Webster]
Coistril \Cois"tril\, n. [Prob. from OF. coustillier groom or	   lad. Cf. {Custrel}.]	   1. An inferior groom or lad employed by an esquire to carry	      the knight's arms and other necessaries. [Written also	      {coistrel}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mean, paltry fellow; a coward. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Coit \Coit\ (koit), n. [See {Quoit}.]	   A quoit. [Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Coit \Coit\, v. t.	   To throw, as a stone. [Obs.] See {Quoit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coition \Co*i"tion\, n. [L. coitio, fr. coire to come together;	   co- + ire to go.]	   A coming together; sexual intercourse; copulation. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Cojoin \Co*join"\, v. t.	   To join; to conjoin. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cojuror \Co*ju"ror\, n.	   One who swears to another's credibility. --W. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Coke \Coke\, n. [Perh. akin to cake, n.]	   Mineral coal charred, or depriver of its bitumen, sulphur, or	   other volatile matter by roasting in a kiln or oven, or by	   distillation, as in gas works. It is lagerly used where ?	   smokeless fire is required. [Written also {coak}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gas coke}, the coke formed in gas retorts, as distinguished	      from that made in ovens.	      [1913 Webster]	Coke \Coke\, v. t.	   To convert into coke.	   [1913 Webster]
Cokenay \Coke"nay\, n.	   A cockney. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cokernut \Co"ker*nut`\, n. (Com.)	   The cocoanut.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A mode of spelling introduced by the London customhouse	         to distinguish more widely between this and other	         articles spelt much in the same manner.	         [1913 Webster]
Cokes \Cokes\, n. [OE. Cf. {Coax}.]	   A simpleton; a gull; a dupe. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cokewold \Coke"wold\, n.	   Cuckold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Col- \Col-\	   A prefix signifying with, together. See {Com-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Col \Col\, n. [F., neck, fr. L. collum neck.]	   A short ridge connecting two higher elevations or mountains;	   the pass over such a ridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cola \Co"la\, n.,	   L. pl. of {Colon}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cola \Co"la\, n. [NL., fr. a native name.] (Bot.)	   (a)	   1. A genus of sterculiaceous trees, natives of tropical	      Africa, esp. Guinea, but now naturalized in tropical	      America, esp. in the West Indies and Brazil.	      (b) Same as {Cola nut}, below.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a dark-colored carbonated soft drink flavored with extract	      of the cola nut, and often colored with caramel; also, any	      soft drink similar in color and flavor to a cola-flavored	      drink. The name was predominantly derived from the popular	      soft drink Coca-Cola.	      [PJC]
Colaborer \Co*la"bor*er\, n.	   One who labors with another; an associate in labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Colander \Col"an*der\, n. [L. colans, -antis, p. pr. of colare	   to filter, to strain, fr. colum a strainer. Cf. {Cullis},	   {Culvert}.]	   A utensil with a bottom perforated with little holes for	   straining liquids, mashed vegetable pulp, etc.; a strainer of	   wickerwork, perforated metal, or the like.	   [1913 Webster] Cola nut
Cola nut \Cola nut\, Cola seed \Cola seed\ . (Bot.)	   The bitter fruit of {Cola acuminata}, which is nearly as	   large as a chestnut, and furnishes a stimulant, which is used	   in medicine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Colation \Co*la"tion\, n. [See {Colander}.]	   The act or process of straining or filtering. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colatitude \Co*lat"i*tude\ (?; 134), n. [Formed like cosine. See	   {Cosine}.]	   The complement of the latitude, or the difference between any	   latitude and ninety degrees.	   [1913 Webster]
Colature \Col"a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. colatura, from colare:	   cf. F. colature. See {Colander}.]	   The process of straining; the matter strained; a strainer.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colbertine \Col"ber*tine\, n. [From Jean Baptiste Colbert, a	   minister of Louis XIV., who encouraged the lace manufacture	   in France.]	   A kind of lace. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pinners edged with colbertine.           --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         Difference rose between	         Mechlin, the queen of lace, and colbertine. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Colchicaceae \Colchicaceae\ n.	   one of many subfamilies into which some classification	   systems subdivide the {Liliaceae} but not widely accepted:	   Colchicum; Gloriosa.	   Syn: family {Colchicaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colchicine \Col"chi*cine\ (? or ?), n. [Cf. F. colchicine.]	   (Chem.)	   A powerful vegetable alkaloid, {C17H19NO5}, extracted from	   the {Colchicum autumnale}, or meadow saffron, as a white or	   yellowish amorphous powder, with a harsh, bitter taste; --	   called also {colchicia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colchicum \Col"chi*cum\, n. [L., a plant with a poisonous root,	   fr. Colchicus Colchian, fr. Colchis, Gr. ?, an ancient	   province in Asia, east of the Black Sea, where was the home	   of Media the sorceress.] (Bot.)	   A genus of bulbous-rooted plants found in many parts of	   Europe, including the meadow saffron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Preparations made from the poisonous bulbs and seeds,	         and perhaps from the flowers, of the {Colchicum	         autumnale} (meadow saffron) are used as remedies for	         gout and rheumatism.	         [1913 Webster]
Colcothar \Col"co*thar\ (k[o^]l"k[-o]*th[~e]r), n. [NL.	   colcothar vitrioli, fr. Ar. qolqo[.t]ar.] (Chem.)	   Polishing rouge; a reddish brown oxide of iron, used in	   polishing glass, and also as a pigment; -- called also	   {crocus Martis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cold \Cold\ (k[=o]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS.	   kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall,	   Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of	   AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala to freeze. Cf. {Cool}, a.,	   {Chill}, n.]	   1. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or	      hot; gelid; frigid. "The snowy top of cold Olympis."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the	      absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not pungent or acrid. "Cold plants." --Bacon	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion;	      spiritless; unconcerned; reserved.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cold and unconcerned spectator.     --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            No cold relation is a zealous citizen. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory. "Cold news for	      me." "Cold comfort." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the	            better part of life in!               --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The jest grows cold . . . when in comes on in a	            second scene.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but	      feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Not sensitive; not acute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smell this business with a sense as cold	            As is a dead man's nose.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object,	      of a seeker remote from the thing concealed.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Paint.) Having a bluish effect. Cf. {Warm}, 8.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Cold abscess}. See under {Abscess}.	   {Cold blast} See under {Blast}, n., 2.	   {Cold blood}. See under {Blood}, n., 8.	   {Cold chill}, an ague fit. --Wright.	   {Cold chisel}, a chisel of peculiar strength and hardness,	      for cutting cold metal. --Weale.	   {Cold cream}. See under {Cream}.	   {Cold slaw}. See {Cole slaw}.	   {In cold blood}, without excitement or passion; deliberately.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was slain in cold blood after the fight was over.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   {To give one the cold shoulder}, to treat one with neglect.	   Syn: Gelid; bleak; frigid; chill; indifferent; unconcerned;	        passionless; reserved; unfeeling; stoical.	        [1913 Webster]	Cold \Cold\, n.	   1. The relative absence of heat or warmth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sensation produced by the escape of heat; chilliness	      or chillness.	      [1913 Webster]	            When she saw her lord prepared to part,	            A deadly cold ran shivering to her heart. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A morbid state of the animal system produced by	      exposure to cold or dampness; a catarrh.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cold sore} (Med.), a vesicular eruption appearing about the	      mouth as the result of a cold, or in the course of any	      disease attended with fever.	   {To leave one out in the cold}, to overlook or neglect him.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cold \Cold\, v. i.	   To become cold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cold-blooded \Cold"-blood`ed\, a.	   1. Having cold blood; -- said of fish or animals whose blood	      is but little warmer than the water or air about them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deficient in sensibility or feeling; hard-hearted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not thoroughbred; -- said of animals, as horses, which are	      derived from the common stock of a country.	      [1913 Webster]
coldcock \coldcock\ v. t.	   to to knock to the ground with force.	   Syn: deck, dump, knock down, floor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coldcream \coldcream\ v. t.	   to put coldcream on (one's face).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coldfinch \Cold"finch`\, n. (Zool.)	   A British wagtail.	   [1913 Webster] coldhearted
coldhearted \cold"heart`ed\, cold-hearted \cold"-heart`ed\, a.	   Wanting passion or feeling or emotional warmth; indifferent.	   -- {cold"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
cold-heartedness \cold"-heart`ed*ness\ n.	   an absence of concern for the welfare of others; indifference	   to the suffering of others.	   Syn: heartlessness, hardheartedness.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Coldish \Cold"ish\, a.	   Somewhat cold; cool; chilly.	   [1913 Webster]
Coldly \Cold"ly\, adv.	   In a cold manner; without warmth, animation, or feeling; with	   indifference; calmly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Withdraw unto some private place,	         And reason coldly of your grievances.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Coldness \Cold"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being cold.	   [1913 Webster]
Cold-short \Cold"-short`\, a. [Prob. fr. Sw. kallsk["o]r; kall	   cold + sk["o]r brittle. --Oxf. E. D.] (Metal.)	   Brittle when cold (that is, below a red heat); as, cold-short	   iron. -- {Cold"-short`ness}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cold-shut \Cold"-shut`\, a. (Metal.)	   Closed while too cold to become thoroughly welded; -- said of	   a forging or casting. -- n. An imperfection caused by such	   insufficient welding.	   [1913 Webster]
Cold wave \Cold" wave"\ (Meteor.)	   In the terminology of the United States Weather Bureau, an	   unusual fall in temperature, to or below the freezing point,	   exceeding 16[deg] in twenty-four hours or 20[deg] in	   thirty-six hours, independent of the diurnal range.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cole \Cole\ (k[=o]l), n. [OE. col, caul, AS. cawl, cawel, fr. L.	   caulis, the stalk or stem of a plant, esp. a cabbage stalk,	   cabbage, akin to Gr. kaylo`s. Cf. {Cauliflower}, {Kale}.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the {Brassica} or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of	   {Brassica oleracea} called {rape} and {coleseed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-legatee \Co-leg`a*tee"\, n.	   A joint legatee.	   [1913 Webster]
Colegoose \Cole"goose`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Coalgoose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colemanite \Cole"man*ite\, n. [From W.T. Coleman of San	   Francisco.] (Min.)	   A hydrous borate of lime occurring in transparent colorless	   or white crystals, also massive, in Southern California.	   [1913 Webster]
Colemouse \Cole"mouse`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Coletit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleopter \Co`le*op"ter\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Coleoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleoptera \Co`le*op"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   sheath-winged; ? sheath + ? wing.] (Zool.)	   An order of insects having the anterior pair of wings	   (elytra) hard and horny, and serving as coverings for the	   posterior pair, which are membranous, and folded transversely	   under the others when not in use. The mouth parts form two	   pairs of jaws (mandibles and maxill[ae]) adapted for chewing.	   Most of the Coleoptera are known as beetles and weevils.	   [1913 Webster] Coleopteral
Coleopteral \Co`le*op"ter*al\, Coleopterous \Co`le*op"ter*ous\a.	   [Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   Having wings covered with a case or sheath; belonging to the	   Coleoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleopteran \Co`le*op"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the order of Coleoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleopterist \Co`le*op"ter*ist\, n.	   One versed in the study of the {Coleoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleorhiza \Co`le*o*rhi"za\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sheath + ?	   root.]	   A sheath in the embryo of grasses, inclosing the caulicle.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleperch \Cole"perch`\, n. (Zool.)	   A kind of small black perch.	   [1913 Webster]
Colera \Col"e*ra\, n. [L. cholera. See {Choler}.]	   Bile; choler. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleridgian \Cole*ridg"i*an\, a.	   Pertaining to Samuel Taylor Coleridge, or to his poetry or	   metaphysics.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleseed \Cole"seed`\, n.	   The common rape or cole.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleslaw \Cole"slaw`\, n. [D. kool slaa cabbage salad.]	   A salad made of sliced cabbage.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-lessee \Co`-les*see"\, n.	   A partner in a lease taken.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-lessor \Co`-les*sor"\, n.	   A partner in giving a lease.	   [1913 Webster]
Colestaff \Cole"staff`\, n.	   See {Colstaff}.	   [1913 Webster] Colet
Colet \Col"et\, Collet \Col"let\ [Corrupted fr. acolyte.]	   An inferior church servant. [Obs.] See {Acolyte}.	   [1913 Webster] Coletit
Coletit \Cole"tit`\ or Coaltit \Coal"tit\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European titmouse ({Parus ater}), so named from its	   black color; -- called also {coalmouse} and {colemouse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coleus \Co"le*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sheath; -- referring to	   the manner in which the stamens are united.] (Bot.)	   A plant of several species of the Mint family, cultivated for	   its bright-colored or variegated leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Colewort \Cole"wort`\, n. [AS. cawlwyrt; cawl cole + wyrt wort.	   Cf. {Collards}.]	   1. A variety of cabbage in which the leaves never form a	      compact head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any white cabbage before the head has become firm.	      [1913 Webster]
Colfox \Col"fox`\, n.	   A crafty fox. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Colic \Col"ic\, n. [F. colique, fr. L. colicus sick with the	   colic, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the colon. The disease is so named	   from its being seated in or near the colon. See {Colon}.]	   (Med.)	   A severe paroxysmal pain in the abdomen, due to spasm,	   obstruction, or distention of some one of the hollow viscera.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hepatic colic}, the severe pain produced by the passage of a	      gallstone from the liver or gall bladder through the bile	      duct.	   {Intestinal colic}, or {Ordinary colic}, pain due to	      distention of the intestines by gas.	   {Lead colic}, {Painter's colic}, a violent form of intestinal	      colic, associated with obstinate constipation, produced by	      chronic lead poisoning.	   {Renal colic}, the severe pain produced by the passage of a	      calculus from the kidney through the ureter.	   {Wind colic}. See {Intestinal colic}, above.	      [1913 Webster]	Colic \Col"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to colic; affecting the bowels. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the colon; as, the colic	      arteries.	      [1913 Webster]
Colical \Col"ic*al\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or of the nature of, colic. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Colicky \Col"ick*y\, a.	   Pertaining to, or troubled with, colic; as, a colicky	   disorder; a colicky baby.	   [1913 Webster]
Colicroot \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 {Aletris aurea}). Called	   sometimes {star grass}, {blackroot}, {blazing star}, and	   {unicorn root}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colin \Col"in\, n. [F. colin; prop. a dim. of Colas, contr. fr.	   Nicolas Nicholas.] (Zool.)	   The American quail or bobwhite. The name is also applied to	   other related species. See {Bobwhite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colinus \Colinus\ n.	   a genus of birds including the New World quail and the	   bobwhites.	   Syn: genus {Colinus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coliseum \Col`i*se"um\, n. [NL. (cf. It. coliseo, colosseo), fr.	   L. colosseus colossal, fr. colossus a colossus. See	   {Colossus}, and cf. {Colosseum}.]	   The amphitheater of Vespasian at Rome, the largest in the	   world. [Written also {Colosseum}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colitis \Co*li"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + -itis.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of the large intestine, esp. of its mucous	   membrane; colonitis.	   [1913 Webster]
Coll \Coll\, v. t. [OF. coler, fr. L. collum neck.]	   To embrace. [Obs.] "They coll and kiss him." --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
collaborate \col*lab"o*rate\, v. i.	   1. to work together with another toward a common goal,	      especially in an intellectual endeavor; as, four chemists	      collaborated on the synthesis of the compound; three	      authors collaborated in writing the book.	      [PJC]	   2. to willingly cooperate with an enemy, especially an enemy	      nation occupying one's own country.	      [PJC]
Collaborateur \Col*la`bo*ra*teur"\, n. [F.]	   See {Collaborator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Collaboration \Col*lab`o*ra"tion\, n.	   1. The act of working together; united labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the act of willingly cooperating with an enemy, especially	      an enemy nation occupying one's own country.	      [PJC]
collaborationist \collaborationist\ n.	   someone who collaborates with an enemy occupying force.	   Syn: collaborator, quisling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
collaborative \col*lab"o*rat*ive\, a.	   accomplished by collaboration; cooperative; as, collaborative	   effort of industry and the universities. Opposed to	   {competitive}.	   [PJC]
collaborator \col*lab"o*ra`tor\, n. [L. collaborare to labor	   together; col- + laborare to labor: cf. F. collaborateur.]	   1. An associate in labor, especially in literary or	      scientific labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. one who willingly cooperates with an enemy, especially an	      enemy nation occupying one's own country.	      [PJC]
collage \collage\ n.	   1. any picture made by sticking together pieces of paper or	      photographs, especially in unusual or surprising ways.	   Syn: montage.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the technique of producing a work of art that is a	      collage[1].	      [PJC]	   3. any composite object, whether abstract or concrete,	      created by assembling components of varied types.	      [PJC]	   4. (Cinema) a film having scenes of different types or from	      different locations displayed in rapid succession without	      transitions.	      [PJC]
Collagen \Col"la*gen\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -gen.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   The chemical basis of ordinary connective tissue, as of	   tendons or sinews and of bone. On being boiled in water it	   becomes gelatin or glue.	   [1913 Webster]
Collagenous \Col*lag"e*nous\, a. (Physiol.)	   Containing or resembling collagen.	   [1913 Webster]
Collapse \Col*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Collapsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Collapsing}] [L. collapsus, p. p. of collabi to	   collapse; col- + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.]	   1. To fall together suddenly, as the sides of a hollow	      vessel; to close by falling or shrinking together; to have	      the sides or parts of (a thing) fall in together, or be	      crushed in together; as, a flue in the boiler of a steam	      engine sometimes collapses.	      [1913 Webster]	            A balloon collapses when the gas escapes from it.	                                                  --Maunder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail suddenly and completely, like something hollow	      when subject to too much pressure; to undergo a collapse;	      as, Maximilian's government collapsed soon after the	      French army left Mexico; many financial projects collapse	      after attaining some success and importance.	      [1913 Webster]	Collapse \Col*lapse"\, n.	   1. A falling together suddenly, as of the sides of a hollow	      vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden and complete failure; an utter failure of any	      kind; a breakdown. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Extreme depression or sudden failing of all the	      vital powers, as the result of disease, injury, or nervous	      disturbance.	      [1913 Webster]
collapsible \collapsible\ adj.	   Capable of collapsing or being collapsed; as, a collapsible	   boat. [Narrower terms: {telescopic}; {tip-up}] Also See:	   {folded}. Antonym: {noncollapsible}.	   Syn: collapsable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Collapsion \Col*lap"sion\, n. [L. collapsio.]	   Collapse. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Collar \Col"lar\, n. [OE. coler, coller, OF. colier, F. collier,	   necklace, collar, fr. OF. col neck, F. cou, fr. L. collum;	   akin to AS. heals, G. & Goth. hals. Cf. {Hals}, n.]	   1. Something worn round the neck, whether for use, ornament,	      restraint, or identification; as, the collar of a coat; a	      lady's collar; the collar of a dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A ring or cincture.	      (b) A collar beam.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The neck or line of junction between the root of a	      plant and its stem. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ornament worn round the neck by knights, having on it	      devices to designate their rank or order.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) A ringlike part of a mollusk in connection with	          esophagus.	      (b) A colored ring round the neck of a bird or mammal.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) A ring or round flange upon, surrounding, or	      against an object, and used for restraining motion within	      given limits, or for holding something to its place, or	      for hiding an opening around an object; as, a collar on a	      shaft, used to prevent endwise motion of the shaft; a	      collar surrounding a stovepipe at the place where it	      enters a wall. The flanges of a piston and the gland of a	      stuffing box are sometimes called collars.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) An eye formed in the bight or bend of a shroud or	      stay to go over the masthead; also, a rope to which	      certain parts of rigging, as dead-eyes, are secured.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mining) A curb, or a horizontal timbering, around the	      mouth of a shaft. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Collar beam} (Arch.), a horizontal piece of timber	      connecting and tying together two opposite rafters; --	      also, called simply {collar}.	   {Collar of brawn}, the quantity of brawn bound up in one	      parcel. [Eng.] --Johnson.	   {Collar day}, a day of great ceremony at the English court,	      when persons, who are dignitaries of honorary orders, wear	      the collars of those orders.	   {To slip the collar}, to get free; to disentangle one's self	      from difficulty, labor, or engagement. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Collar \Col"lar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collared}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Collaring}.]	   1. To seize by the collar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put a collar on.	   3. to arrest, as a wanted criminal. Same as {put the collar	      on}.	      [PJC]	   {To collar beef} (or other meat), to roll it up, and bind it	      close with a string preparatory to cooking it.	      [1913 Webster] collarbone
collarbone \collarbone\, Collar bone \Col"lar bone`\ (Anat.)	   The clavicle, a bone linking the scapula and sternum.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
collard \collard\ n.	   1. a variety of kale ({Brassica oleracea}) having smooth	      leaves; a type of colewort. It is grown in the southern U.	      S.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	collard greens \col"lard greens\ (k[o^]l"l[~e]rd z), n. pl.	   [Corrupted fr. colewort.]	   1. Same as {collards}[1]. [Colloq. Southern U. S.]	   Syn: collards.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
collards \col"lards\ (k[o^]l"l[~e]rdz), n. pl. [Corrupted fr.	   colewort.]	   1. Young cabbage, used as "greens"; esp. the leaves of a kind	      of kale ({Brassica oleracea} acephala) cultivated for that	      purpose, the collard or colewort. [Colloq. Southern U. S.]	   Syn: collard greens.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A kind of kale ({Brassica oleracea} acephala) cultivated	      in the southern United States as a vegetable.	      [PJC]
Collared \Col"lared\ (k[o^]l*l[~e]rd), a.	   1. Wearing a collar. "Collared with gold." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Wearing a collar; -- said of a man or beast used as	      a bearing when a collar is represented as worn around the	      neck or loins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rolled up and bound close with a string; as, collared	      beef. See {To collar beef}, under {Collar}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
collared lizard \col"lared liz"ard\, n.	   any of several species of lizards of the genus {Crotaphytus}	   and the family {Iguanidae}, of the central and western U.S.	   and northern Mexico, having long tails and usually bearing	   markings on the neck appearing like a collar of two black	   bands. --RHUD	   [PJC] Collaret
Collaret \Col`lar*et"\, Collarette \Col`la*rette"\, n. [F.	   collerette, dim. of collier. See {Collar}.]	   A small collar; specif., a woman's collar of lace, fur, or	   other fancy material.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Collatable \Col*lat"a*ble\ (k[o^]l*l[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being collated. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Collate \Col*late"\ (k[o^]l*l[=a]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Collated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collating}.] [From {Collation}.]	   1. To compare critically, as books or manuscripts, in order	      to note the points of agreement or disagreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must collate it, word by word, with the original	            Hebrew.                               --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gather and place in order, as the sheets of a book for	      binding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) To present and institute in a benefice, when the	      person presenting is both the patron and the ordinary; --	      followed by to.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bestow or confer. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Collate \Col*late"\, v. i. (Ecl.)	   To place in a benefice, when the person placing is both the	   patron and the ordinary.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the bishop neglects to collate within six months,	         the right to do it devolves on the archbishop. --Encyc.	                                                  Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Collateral \Col*lat"er*al\ (k[o^]l*l[a^]t"[~e]r*al), a. [LL.	   collateralis; col- + lateralis lateral. See {Lateral}.]	   1. Coming from, being on, or directed toward, the side; as,	      collateral pressure. "Collateral light." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting in an indirect way.	      [1913 Webster]	            If by direct or by collateral hand	            They find us touched, we will our kingdom give . . .	            To you in satisfaction.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Related to, but not strictly a part of, the main thing or	      matter under consideration; hence, subordinate; not chief	      or principal; as, collateral interest; collateral issues.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he [Attebury] was altogether in the wrong on	            the main question, and on all the collateral	            questions springing out of it, . . . is true.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tending toward the same conclusion or result as something	      else; additional; as, collateral evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet the attempt may give	            Collateral interest to this homely tale.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Genealogy) Descending from the same stock or ancestor,	      but not in the same line or branch or one from the other;	      -- opposed to {lineal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Lineal descendants proceed one from another in a direct	         line; collateral relations spring from a common	         ancestor, but from different branches of that common	         stirps or stock. Thus the children of brothers are	         collateral relations, having different fathers, but a	         common grandfather. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Collateral assurance}, that which is made, over and above	      the deed itself.	   {Collateral circulation} (Med. & Physiol.), circulation	      established through indirect or subordinate branches when	      the supply through the main vessel is obstructed.	   {Collateral issue}. (Law)	      (a) An issue taken upon a matter aside from the merits of	          the case.	      (b) An issue raised by a criminal convict who pleads any	          matter allowed by law in bar of execution, as pardon,	          diversity of person, etc.	      (c) A point raised, on cross-examination, aside from the	          issue fixed by the pleadings, as to which the answer	          of the witness, when given, cannot subsequently be	          contradicted by the party asking the question.	   {Collateral security}, security for the performance of	      covenants, or the payment of money, besides the principal	      security.	   {collateral damage}, (Mil.) damage caused by a military	      operation, such as a bombing, to objects or persons not	      themselves the intended target of the attack.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Collateral \Col*lat"er*al\, n.	   1. A collateral relative. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Collateral security; that which is pledged or deposited as	      collateral security.	      [1913 Webster]
Collaterally \Col*lat"er*al*ly\, adv.	   1. Side by side; by the side.	      [1913 Webster]	            These pulleys . . . placed collaterally. --Bp.	                                                  Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an indirect or subordinate manner; indirectly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The will hath force upon the conscience collaterally	            and indirectly.                       --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In collateral relation; not lineally.	      [1913 Webster]
Collateralness \Col*lat"er*al*ness\, n.	   The state of being collateral.	   [1913 Webster]
Collation \Col*la"tion\, n. [OE. collacioun speech, conference,	   reflection, OF. collacion, F. collation, fr. L. collatio a	   bringing together, comparing, fr. collatum (used as the	   supine of conferre); col- + latium (used as the supine of	   ferre to bear), for tlatum. See {Tolerate}, v. t.]	   1. The act of collating or comparing; a comparison of one	      copy er thing (as of a book, or manuscript) with another	      of a like kind; comparison, in general. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) The gathering and examination of sheets	      preparatory to binding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of conferring or bestowing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not by the collation of the king . . . but by the	            people.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A conference. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl. Law) The presentation of a clergyman to a benefice	      by a bishop, who has it in his own gift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law)	      (a) The act of comparing the copy of any paper with its	          original to ascertain its conformity.	      (b) The report of the act made by the proper officers.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Scots Law) The right which an heir has of throwing the	      whole heritable and movable estates of the deceased into	      one mass, and sharing it equally with others who are of	      the same degree of kindred.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This also obtains in the civil law, and is found in the	         code of Louisiana. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Eccles.) A collection of the Lives of the Fathers or	      other devout work read daily in monasteries.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A light repast or luncheon; as, a cold collation; -- first	      applied to the refreshment on fast days that accompanied	      the reading of the collation in monasteries.	      [1913 Webster]	            A collation of wine and sweetmeats.   --Whiston.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Collation of seals} (Old Law), a method of ascertaining the	      genuineness of a seal by comparing it with another known	      to be genuine. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Collation \Col*la"tion\, v. i.	   To partake of a collation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         May 20, 1658, I . . . collationed in Spring Garden.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Collationer \Col*la"tion*er\, n. (Print.)	   One who examines the sheets of a book that has just been	   printed, to ascertain whether they are correctly printed,	   paged, etc. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Collatitious \Col`la*ti"tious\, a. [L. collatitius. See	   {Collation}.]	   Brought together; contributed; done by contributions. [Obs.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Collative \Col*la"tive\, a. [L. collativus brought together. ]	   Passing or held by collation; -- said of livings of which the	   bishop and the patron are the same person.	   [1913 Webster]
Collator \Col*la"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who collates manuscripts, books, etc. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Law) One who collates to a benefice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who confers any benefit. [Obs.] --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]
Collaud \Col*laud"\, v. t. [L. collaudare; col- + laudare to	   praise.]	   To join in praising. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Colleague \Col"league\ (k[o^]l"l[=e]g), n. [F. coll[`e]gue, L.	   collega one chosen at the same time with another, a partner	   in office; col- + legare to send or choose as deputy. See	   {Legate}.]	   A partner or associate in some civil or ecclesiastical office	   or employment. It is never used of partners in trade or	   manufactures.	   Syn: Helper; assistant; coadjutor; ally; associate;	        companion; confederate.	        [1913 Webster]	Colleague \Col*league"\ (k[o^]l*l[=e]g"), v. t. & i.	   To unite or associate with another or with others. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Colleagueship \Col"league*ship\, n.	   Partnership in office. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Collect \Col*lect"\ (k[o^]l*l[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Collected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Collecting}.] [L. collecrus, p.	   p. of collerige to bind together; col- + legere to gather:	   cf. OF. collecter. See {Legend}, and cf. {Coil}, v. t.,	   {Cull}, v. t.]	   1. To gather into one body or place; to assemble or bring	      together; to obtain by gathering.	      [1913 Webster]	            A band of men	            Collected choicely from each country. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis memory alone that enriches the mind, by	            preserving what our labor and industry daily	            collect.                              --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To demand and obtain payment of, as an account, or other	      indebtedness; as, to collect taxes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To infer from observed facts; to conclude from premises.	      [Archaic.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which sequence, I conceive, is very ill collected.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To collect one's self}, to recover from surprise,	      embarrassment, or fear; to regain self-control.	   Syn: To gather; assemble; congregate; muster; accumulate;	        garner; aggregate; amass; infer; deduce.	        [1913 Webster]	Collect \Col*lect"\, v. i.	   1. To assemble together; as, the people collected in a crowd;	      to accumulate; as, snow collects in banks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To infer; to conclude. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence some collect that the former word imports a	            plurality of persons.                 --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Collect \Col"lect\, n. [LL. collecta, fr. L. collecta a	   collection in money; an assemblage, fr. collerige: cf. F.	   collecte. See {Collect}, v. t.]	   A short, comprehensive prayer, adapted to a particular day,	   occasion, or condition, and forming part of a liturgy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The noble poem on the massacres of Piedmont is strictly	         a collect in verse.                      --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectanea \Col`lec*ta"ne*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl. from L.	   collectaneus collected, fr. colligere. See {Collect}, v. t.]	   Passages selected from various authors, usually for purposes	   of instruction; miscellany; anthology.	   [1913 Webster]
Collected \Col*lect"ed\, a.	   1. Gathered together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Self-possessed; calm; composed.	      [1913 Webster]
Collectedly \Col*lect"ed*ly\, adv.	   Composedly; coolly.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectedness \Col*lect"ed*ness\, n.	   A collected state of the mind; self-possession.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectible \Col*lect"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being collected.	   [1913 Webster]
Collection \Col*lec"tion\, n. [L. collectio: cf. F. collection.]	   1. The act or process of collecting or of gathering; as, the	      collection of specimens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is collected; as:	      (a) A gathering or assemblage of objects or of persons. "A	          collection of letters." --Macaulay.	      (b) A gathering of money for charitable or other purposes,	          as by passing a contribution box for freewill	          offerings. "The collection for the saints." --1 Cor.	          xvi. 1	      (c) (Usually in pl.) That which is obtained in payment of	          demands.	      (d) An accumulation of any substance. "Collections of	          moisture." --Whewell. "A purulent collection."	          --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of inferring or concluding from premises or	      observed facts; also, that which is inferred. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We may safely say thus, that wrong collections have	            been hitherto made out of those words by modern	            divines.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The jurisdiction of a collector of excise. [Eng.]	   Syn: Gathering; assembly; assemblage; group; crowd;	        congregation; mass; heap; compilation.	        [1913 Webster]
Collectional \Col*lec"tion*al\ (-al), a.	   Of or pertaining to collecting.	   [1913 Webster]	         The first twenty-five [years] must have been wasted for	         collectional purposes.                   --H. A.	                                                  Merewether.	   [1913 Webster]
Collective \Col*lect"ive\, a. [L. collectivus: cf. F.	   collectif.]	   1. Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass,	      sum, or body; congregated or aggregated; as, the	      {collective} body of a nation. --Bp. Hoadley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deducing consequences; reasoning; inferring. [Obs.]	      "Critical and collective reason." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Expressing a collection or aggregate of	      individuals, by a singular form; as, a collective name or	      noun, like assembly, army, jury, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tending to collect; forming a collection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Local is his throne . . . to fix a point,	            A central point, collective of his sons. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having plurality of origin or authority; as, in diplomacy,	      a note signed by the representatives of several	      governments is called a collective note.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Collective fruit} (Bot.), that which is formed from a mass	      of flowers, as the mulberry, pineapple, and the like; --	      called also {multiple fruit}. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Collective \Col*lect"ive\, n. (Gram.)	   A collective noun or name.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectively \Col*lect"ive*ly\, adv.	   In a mass, or body; in a collected state; in the aggregate;	   unitedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectiveness \Col*lect"ive*ness\, n.	   A state of union; mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectivism \Col*lect"iv*ism\, n. [Cf. F. collectivisme.]	   (Polit. Econ.)	   The doctrine that land and capital should be owned by society	   collectively or as a whole; communism. --W. G. Summer.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectivist \Col*lect"iv*ist\, n. [Cf. F. collectiviste.]	   An advocate of collectivism.	   [WordNet 1.5] Collectivist	Collectivist \Col*lect"iv*ist\, collectivistic
\col*lec`tiv*is"tic\a.	   1. Relating to, characteristic of, or advocating,	      collectivism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. operating under collectivist principles.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {socialistic (vs. capitalistic),	         socialist}; {communistic}]	   Syn: collectivized, state-controlled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
collectivise \col*lec"tiv*ise\ v. t.	   to bring under collective control; to organize for operation	   by the principles of collectivism; -- especially of farms and	   industrial enterprises. Same as {collectivize}. [Brit.]	   Syn: collectivize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Collectivity \Col`lec*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   1. Quality or state of being collective.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The collective sum, aggregate, or mass of anything;	      specif., the people as a body; the state.	            The proposition to give work by the collectivity is	            supposed to be in contravention of the sacred	            principle of monopolistic competition. --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Polit. Econ.) Collectivism.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
collectivize \col*lec"tiv*ize\ v. t.	   to bring under collective control; to organize for operation	   by the principles of collectivism; -- especially of farms and	   industrial enterprises.	   Syn: collectivise.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
collectivized \col*lec"tiv*ized\ a.	   brought under collective ownership and operating under	   collectivist principles; -- used especially of organizations	   operating under the ownership by the state.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {socialistic (vs. capitalistic),	         socialist}; {communistic}]	   Syn: collective, collectivised, state-controlled.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Collector \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 collecting works of art,	      objects in natural history, etc.; as, a collector of	      coins.	      [1913 Webster]	            I digress into Soho to explore a bookstall. Methinks	            I have been thirty years a collector. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A compiler of books; one who collects scattered passages	      and puts them together in one book.	      [1913 Webster]	            Volumes without the collector's own reflections.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) An officer appointed and commissioned to collect	      and receive customs, duties, taxes, or toll.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great part of this is now embezzled . . . by	            collectors, and other officers.       --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One authorized to collect debts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A bachelor of arts in Oxford, formerly appointed to	      superintend some scholastic proceedings in Lent. --Todd.	      [1913 Webster]
Collectorate \Col*lect"or*ate\, n.	   The district of a collector of customs; a collectorship.	   [1913 Webster]
Collectorship \Col*lect"or*ship\, n.	   The office of a collector of customs or of taxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Colleen \Col*leen"\, n. [Ir. cailin.]	   A girl; a maiden. [Anglo-Irish]	         Of all the colleens in the land	         Sweet Mollie is the daisy.               --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Collegatary \Col*leg"a*ta*ry\, n. [L. collegetarius. See	   {Legatary}.] (Law)	   A joint legatee.	   [1913 Webster]
College \Col"lege\, n. [F. coll[`e]ge, L. collegium, fr. collega	   colleague. See {Colleague}.]	   1. A collection, body, or society of persons engaged in	      common pursuits, or having common duties and interests,	      and sometimes, by charter, peculiar rights and privileges;	      as, a college of heralds; a college of electors; a college	      of bishops.	      [1913 Webster]	            The college of the cardinals.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then they made colleges of sufferers; persons who,	            to secure their inheritance in the world to come,	            did cut off all their portion in this. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A society of scholars or friends of learning, incorporated	      for study or instruction, esp. in the higher branches of	      knowledge; as, the colleges of Oxford and Cambridge	      Universities, and many American colleges.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In France and some other parts of continental Europe,	         college is used to include schools occupied with	         rudimentary studies, and receiving children as pupils.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A building, or number of buildings, used by a college.	      "The gate of Trinity College." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: A community. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thick as the college of the bees in May. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {College of justice}, a term applied in Scotland to the	      supreme civil courts and their principal officers.	   {The sacred college}, the college or cardinals at Rome.	      [1913 Webster]
Collegial \Col*le"gi*al\, n. [LL. collegialis.]	   Collegiate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Collegian \Col*le"gi*an\, n.	   A member of a college, particularly of a literary institution	   so called; a student in a college.	   [1913 Webster]
Collegiate \Col*le"gi*ate\, a. [L. collegiatus.]	   Of or pertaining to a college; as, collegiate studies; a	   collegiate society. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Collegiate church}.	   (a) A church which, although not a bishop's seat, resembles a	       cathedral in having a college, or chapter of canons (and,	       in the Church of England, a dean), as Westminster Abbey.	   (b) An association of churches, possessing common revenues	       and administered under the joint pastorate of several	       ministers; as, the Reformed (Dutch) Collegiate Church of	       New York.	       [1913 Webster]	Collegiate \Col*le"gi*ate\, n.	   A member of a college. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Collembola \Col*lem"bo*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`lla glue +	   'e`mbolon wedge, peg; -- so called from their having	   collophores.] (Zool.)	   The division of Thysanura which includes {Podura}, and allied	   forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Collenchyma \Col*len"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`lla glue + ?	   an infusion. Formed like parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   A tissue of vegetable cells which are thickend at the angles	   and (usually) elongated.	   [1913 Webster]
Collet \Col"let\, n. [F. collet, dim. fr. L. collum neck. See	   {Collar}.]	   1. A small collar or neckband. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A small metal ring; a small collar fastened on an	      arbor; as, the collet on the balance arbor of a watch; a	      small socket on a stem, for holding a drill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Jewelry)	      (a) The part of a ring containing the bezel in which the	          stone is set.	      (b) The flat table at the base of a brilliant. See Illust.	          of {Brilliant}.	          [1913 Webster]	                How full the collet with his jewel is! --Cowley.	          [1913 Webster]
Colleterial \Col`le*te"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the colleterium of insects. --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Colleterium \Col`le*te"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Colletic}.] (Zool.)	   An organ of female insects, containing a cement to unite the	   ejected ova.	   [1913 Webster]
Colletic \Col*let"ic\, a. [L. colleticus suitable for gluing,	   Gr. ?, fr. ? to glue, ko`lla glue.]	   Agglutinant. -- n. An agglutinant.	   [1913 Webster]
Colley \Col"ley\, n.	   See {Collie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Collide \Col*lide"\, v. i. [L. collidere, collisum; col- +	   laedere to strike. See {Lesion}.]	   To strike or dash against each other; to come into collision;	   to clash; as, the vessels collided; their interests collided.	   [1913 Webster]	         Across this space the attraction urges them. They	         collide, they recoil, they oscillate.    --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]	         No longer rocking and swaying, but clashing and	         colliding.                               --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Collide \Col*lide"\, v. t.	   To strike or dash against. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Scintillations are . . . inflammable effluencies from	         the bodies collided.                     --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
collider \col*lid"er\ n. (Physics)	   a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of	   particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in	   opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on.	   This technique allows the production of collisions of higher	   energy than would be possible with a single beam produced by	   the same device.	   Syn: particle collider; colliding-beam accelerator;	        colliding-beam machine. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Collidine \Col"li*dine\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue.] (Chem.)	   One of a class of organic bases, {C8H11N}, usually pungent	   oily liquids, belonging to the pyridine series, and obtained	   from bone oil, coal tar, naphtha, and certain alkaloids.	   [1913 Webster]
colliding-beam machine \colliding-beam machine\ n. (Physics)	   a particle accelerator in which two separate beams of	   particles (usually of opposite charge) are circulated in	   opposite directions and directed so as to collide head on; --	   called also {colliding-beam accelerator} and {collider}.	   Note: This technique allows the production of collisions of	         higher energy than would be possible with a single beam	         produced by the same device.	   Syn: particle collider; colliding-beam accelerator; collider.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Collie \Col"lie\ (k[o^]l"l[y^]), n. [Gael. cuilean whelp, puppy,	   dog.] (Zool.)	   The Scotch shepherd dog. There are two breeds, the	   rough-haired and smooth-haired. It is remarkable for its	   intelligence, displayed especially in caring for flocks.	   [Written also {colly}, {colley}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Collied \Col"lied\, p. & a.	   Darkened. See {Colly}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Collier \Col"lier\, n. [OE. colier. See {Coal}.]	   1. One engaged in the business of digging mineral coal or	      making charcoal, or in transporting or dealing in coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel employed in the coal trade.	      [1913 Webster]
Colliery \Col"lier*y\, n.; pl. {Collieries}. [Cf. {Coalery},	   {Collier}.]	   1. The place where coal is dug; a coal mine, and the	      buildings, etc., belonging to it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The coal trade. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Colliflower \Col"li*flow`er\, n.	   See {Cauliflower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colligate \Col"li*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colligated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Colligating}.] [L. colligatus, p. p. of	   colligare to collect; co- + ligare to bind.]	   1. To tie or bind together.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pieces of isinglass are colligated in rows.	                                                  --Nicholson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) To bring together by colligation; to sum up in a	      single proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had discovered and colligated a multitude of the	            most wonderful . . . phenomena.       --Tundall.	      [1913 Webster]	Colligate \Col"li*gate\, a.	   Bound together.	   [1913 Webster]
Colligation \Col`li*ga"tion\, n. [L. colligatio.]	   1. A binding together. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) That process by which a number of isolated facts	      are brought under one conception, or summed up in a	      general proposition, as when Kepler discovered that the	      various observed positions of the planet Mars were points	      in an ellipse. "The colligation of facts." --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Colligation is not always induction, but induction	            is always colligation.                --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Collimate \Col"li*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collimated}; p. p.	   & vb. n. {Collimating}.] [See {Collimation}.] (Physics &	   Astron.)	   To render parallel to a certain line or direction; to bring	   into the same line, as the axes of telescopes, etc.; to	   render parallel, as rays of light.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Collimating eyepiece}, an eyepiece with a diagonal reflector	      for illumination, used to determine the error of	      collimation in a transit instrument by observing the image	      of a cross wire reflected from mercury, and comparing its	      position in the field with that of the same wire seen	      directly.	   {Collimating lens} (Optics), a lens used for producing	      parallel rays of light.	      [1913 Webster]
Collimation \Col`li*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. collimation, fr. a	   false reading (collimare) for L. collineare to direct in a	   straight line; col- + linea line. Cf. {Collineation}.]	   The act of collimating; the adjustment of the line of the	   sights, as the axial line of the telescope of an instrument,	   into its proper position relative to the other parts of the	   instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Error of collimation}, the deviation of the line collimation	      of an astronomical instrument from the position it ought	      to have with respect to the axis of motion of the	      instrument.	   {Line of collimation}, the axial line of the telescope of an	      astronomical or geodetic instrument, or the line which	      passes through the optical center of the object glass and	      the intersection of the cross wires at its focus.	      [1913 Webster]
Collimator \Col"li*ma`tor\, n.	   1. (Astron.) A telescope arranged and used to determine	      errors of collimation, both vertical and horizontal.	      --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Optics) A tube having a convex lens at one end and at the	      other a small opening or slit which is at the principal	      focus of the lens, used for producing a beam of parallel	      rays; also, a lens so used.	      [1913 Webster]
Collin \Col"lin\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue.]	   A very pure form of gelatin.	   [1913 Webster]
Colline \Col"line\, n. [F. colline, fr. L. collis a hill.]	   A small hill or mount. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And watered park, full of fine collines and ponds.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Collineation \Col*lin`e*a"tion\, n. [L. collineare to direct in	   a straight line. See {Collimation}.]	   The act of aiming at, or directing in a line with, a fixed	   object. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Colling \Coll"ing\, n. [From {Coll}, v. t.]	   An embrace; dalliance. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Collingly \Coll"ing*ly\, adv.	   With embraces. [Obs.] --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Collingual \Col*lin"gual\, a.	   Having, or pertaining to, the same language.	   [1913 Webster]
Colliquable \Col*liq"ua*ble\, a.	   Liable to melt, grow soft, or become fluid. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Colliquament \Col*liq"ua*ment\, n.	   The first rudiments of an embryo in generation. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Colliquate \Col"li*quate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Colliquated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Colliquating}.] [Pref. col- +	   L. liquare, liquatum, to melt.]	   To change from solid to fluid; to make or become liquid; to	   melt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The ore of it is colliquated by the violence of the	         fire.                                    --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Ice] will colliquate in water or warm oil. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Colliquation \Col`li*qua"tion\, n.	   1. A melting together; the act of melting; fusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            When sand and ashes are well melted together and	            suffered to cool, there is generated, by the	            colliquation, that sort of concretion we call	            "glass".                              --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A processive wasting or melting away of the solid	      parts of the animal system with copious excretions of	      liquids by one or more passages. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Colliquative \Col*liq"ua*tive\, a.	   Causing rapid waste or exhaustion; melting; as, colliquative	   sweats.	   [1913 Webster]
Colliquefaction \Col*liq`ue*fac"tion\, n. [L. colliquefactus	   melted; col- + liquefacere; liqu[=e]re to be liquid + facere	   to make.]	   A melting together; the reduction of different bodies into	   one mass by fusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The incorporation of metals by simple colliquefaction.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Collish \Col"lish\, n. (Shoemaking)	   A tool to polish the edge of a sole. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Collision \Col*li"sion\, n. [L. collisio, fr. collidere. See	   {Collide}.]	   1. The act of striking together; a striking together, as of	      two hard bodies; a violent meeting, as of railroad trains;	      a clashing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of opposition; antagonism; interference.	      [1913 Webster]	            The collision of contrary false principles. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sensitive to the most trifling collisions. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   Syn: Conflict; clashing; encounter; opposition.	        [1913 Webster]
Collisive \Col*li"sive\, a.	   Colliding; clashing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Collitigant \Col*lit"i*gant\, a.	   Disputing or wrangling. [Obs.] -- n. One who litigates or	   wrangles. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Collocate \Col"lo*cate\, a. [L. collocatus, p. p. of collocare.	   See {Couch}.]	   Set; placed. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Collocate \Col"lo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collocated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Collocating}.]	   To set or place; to set; to station.	   [1913 Webster]	         To marshal and collocate in order his battalions. --E.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Collocation \Col`lo*ca"tion\, n. [L. collocatio.]	   1. The act of placing; the state of being placed with	      something else; disposition in place; arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The choice and collocation of words.  --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Linguistics) a combination of related words within a	      sentence that occurs more frequently than would be	      predicted in a random arrangement of words; a combination	      of words that occurs with sufficient frequency to be	      recongizable as a common combination, especially a pair of	      words that occur adjacent to each other. Also called	      {stable collocation}. Combinations of words having	      intervening words between them, such as verb and object	      pairs, may also be collocations.	      [PJC]
Collocution \Col`lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. collocutio, fr. colloqui,	   -locutum, to converse; col- + loqui to speak. See	   {Loquacious}.]	   A speaking or conversing together; conference; mutual	   discourse. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Collocutor \Col"lo*cu`tor\, n. [L. collocutor]	   One of the speakers in a dialogue. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Collodion \Col*lo"di*on\, n. [Gr. ? like glue; ko`lla glue + ?	   form. Cf. {Colloid}.] (Chem.)	   A solution of pyroxylin (soluble gun cotton) in ether	   containing a varying proportion of alcohol. It is strongly	   adhesive, and is used by surgeons as a coating for wounds;	   but its chief application is as a vehicle for the sensitive	   film in photography.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Collodion process} (Photog.), a process in which a film of	      sensitized collodion is used in preparing the plate for	      taking a picture.	   {Styptic collodion}, collodion containing an astringent, as	      tannin.	      [1913 Webster]
Collodionize \Col*lo"di*on*ize\, v. t.	   To prepare or treat with collodion. --R. Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Collodiotype \Col*lo"di*o*type\, n.	   A picture obtained by the collodion process; a melanotype or	   ambrotype.	   [1913 Webster]
Collodium \Col*lo"di*um\, n.	   See {Collodion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Collogue \Col*logue"\, v. i. [Cf. L. colloqui and E. dialogue.	   Cf. {Collocution}.]	   To talk or confer secretly and confidentially; to converse,	   especially with evil intentions; to plot mischief. [Archaic	   or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pray go in; and, sister, salve the matter,	         Collogue with her again, and all shall be well.	                                                  --Greene.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had been colloguing with my wife.     --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Colloid \Col"loid\, a. [Gr. ko`lla glue + -oid. Cf.	   {Collodion}.]	   Resembling glue or jelly; characterized by a jellylike	   appearance; gelatinous; as, colloid tumors.	   [1913 Webster]	Colloid \Col"loid\, n.	   1. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin,	      etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline	      nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes	      or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do;	      -- opposed to crystalloid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A gelatinous substance found in colloid	      degeneration and colloid cancer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Styptic colloid} (Med.), a preparation of astringent and	      antiseptic substances with some colloid material, as	      collodion, for ready use.	      [1913 Webster]
Colloidal \Col*loid"al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, colloids.	   [1913 Webster]
Colloidality \Col`loi*dal"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being colloidal.	   [1913 Webster]
Collop \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 of flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	            God knows thou art a collop of my flesh. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweetbread and collops were with skewers pricked.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part or piece of anything; a portion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cut two good collops out of the crown land.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Colloped \Col"loped\, a.	   Having ridges or bunches of flesh, like collops.	   [1913 Webster]	         With that red, gaunt, and colloped neck astrain. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Collophore \Col"lo*phore\, n. [Gr. ko`lla glue + fe`rein to	   bear.] (Zool.)	   (a) A suckerlike organ at the base of the abdomen of insects	       belonging to the Collembola.	   (b) An adhesive marginal organ of the Lucernariae.	       [1913 Webster]
Colloquial \Col*lo"qui*al\, a. [See {Colloqui}.]	   Pertaining to, or used in, conversation, esp. common and	   familiar conversation; conversational; hence, unstudied;	   informal; as, colloquial intercourse; colloquial phrases; a	   colloquial style. -- {Col*lo"qui*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         His [Johnson's] colloquial talents were, indeed, of the	         highest order.                           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Colloquialism \Col*lo"qui*al*ism\, n.	   A colloquial expression, not employed in formal discourse or	   writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Colloquialize \Col*lo"qui*al*ize\, v. t.	   To make colloquial and familiar; as, to colloquialize one's	   style of writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Colloquist \Col"lo*quist\, n.	   A speaker in a colloquy or dialogue. --Malone.	   [1913 Webster]
Colloquy \Col"lo*quy\, n.; pl. {Colloquies}. [L. colloquium. See	   {Collocution}.]	   1. Mutual discourse of two or more persons; conference;	      conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They went to Worms, to the colloquy there about	            religion.                             --A. Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In some American colleges, a part in exhibitions, assigned	      for a certain scholarship rank; a designation of rank in	      collegiate scholarship.	      [1913 Webster]
Collotype \Col"lo*type\, n. [Gr. ? glue + -type.]	   A photomechanical print made directly from a hardened film of	   gelatin or other colloid; also, the process of making such	   prints. According to one method, the film is sensitized with	   potassium dichromate and exposed to light under a reversed	   negative. After the dichromate has been washed out, the film	   is soaked in glycerin and water. As this treatment causes	   swelling in those parts of the film which have been acted on	   by light, a plate results from which impressions can be taken	   with prepared ink. The albertype, phototype, and heliotype	   are collotypes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Collow \Col"low\, n.	   Soot; smut. See 1st {Colly}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colluctancy \Col*luc"tan*cy\, n. [L. colluctari to struggle	   with.]	   A struggling to resist; a striving against; resistance;	   opposition of nature. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colluctation \Col`luc*ta"tion\, n. [L. colluctatio, fr.	   colluctari to struggle with; col- + luctari to struggle.]	   A struggling; a contention. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Colluctation with old hags and hobgoblins. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]
Collude \Col*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Colluded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Colluding}.] [L. colludere, -lusum; col- + ludere to	   play. See {Ludicrous}.]	   To have secretly a joint part or share in an action; to play	   into each other's hands; to conspire; to act in concert.	   [1913 Webster]	         If they let things take their course, they will be	         represented as colluding with sedition.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Colluder \Col*lud"er\, n.	   One who conspires in a fraud.	   [1913 Webster]
Collum \Col"lum\, n.; pl. {Colla}. [L., neck.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A neck or cervix. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Collar}. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Collusion \Col*lu"sion\, n. [L. collusio: cf. F. collusion. See	   {Collude}.]	   1. A secret agreement and cooperation for a fraudulent or	      deceitful purpose; a playing into each other's hands;	      deceit; fraud; cunning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foxe, maister of collusion.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they [miracles] be done publicly, in the face	            of the world, that there may be no room to suspect	            artifice and collusion.               --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the ignorance of the merchants or dishonesty of	            the weavers, or the collusion of both, the ware was	            bad and the price excessive.          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An agreement between two or more persons to defraud	      a person of his rights, by the forms of law, or to obtain	      an object forbidden by law. --Bouvier. Abbott.	   Syn: {Collusion}, {Connivance}.	   Usage: A person who is guilty of connivance intentionally	          overlooks, and thus sanctions what he was bound to	          prevent. A person who is guilty of collusion unites	          with others (playing into their hands) for fraudulent	          purposes.	          [1913 Webster]
Collusive \Col*lu"sive\, a.	   1. Characterized by collusion; done or planned in collusion.	      "Collusive and sophistical arguings." --J. Trapp.	      "Collusive divorces." --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting in collusion. "Collusive parties." --Burke. --	      {Col*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Col*lu"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Collusory \Col*lu"so*ry\, a. [L. collusorius.]	   Collusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Collutory \Col"lu*to*ry\, n. [L. colluere, collutum, to wash.]	   (Med.)	   A medicated wash for the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Colluvies \Col*lu"vi*es\, n. [L., a collection of washings,	   dregs, offscourings, fr. colluere to wash; col- + luere to	   wash.]	   1. A collection or gathering, as of pus, or rubbish, or odds	      and ends.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A medley; offscourings or rabble.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Colly \Col"ly\, n. [From {Coal}.]	   The black grime or soot of coal. [Obs.] --Burton.	Colly \Col"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Collied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Collying}.]	   To render black or dark, as of with coal smut; to begrime.	   [Archaic.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast not collied thy face enough.   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Brief as the lighting in the collied night. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Colly \Col"ly\, n.	   A kind of dog. See {Collie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Collybist \Col"ly*bist\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a small coin.]	   A money changer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the face of these guilty collybists.  --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Collyrium \Col*lyr"i*um\, n.; pl. E. {Collyriums}, L.	   {Collyria}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Med.)	   An application to the eye, usually an eyewater.	   [1913 Webster]
Coloboma \Col`o*bo"ma\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ?, the part taken away	   in mutilation, fr. ? to mutilate.] (Anat. & Med.)	   A defect or malformation; esp., a fissure of the iris	   supposed to be a persistent embryonic cleft.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Colocasia \Colocasia\ n.	   a small genus of perennial tuberous herbs of the arum family,	   of tropical Asia and the Pacific islands, including the	   {taro} ({Colocasia esculente}).	   Syn: genus {Colocasia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colocolo \Col`o*co"lo\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American wild cat ({Felis colocolo}), of the size of	   the ocelot.	   [1913 Webster]
Colocynth \Col"ocynth\, n. [L. colocynthis, Gr. ?. Cf.	   {Coloquintida}.] (Med.)	   The light spongy pulp of the fruit of the bitter cucumber	   ({Citrullus colocynthis}, or {Cucumis colocynthis}), an	   Asiatic plant allied to the watermelon; coloquintida. It	   comes in white balls, is intensely bitter, and a powerful	   cathartic. Called also {bitter apple}, {bitter cucumber},	   {bitter gourd}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colocynthin \Col`o*cyn"thin\, n. [Cf. F. colocynthine.] (Chem.)	   The active medicinal principle of colocynth; a bitter,	   yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a glucoside.	   [1913 Webster]
Cologne \Co*logne"\, n. [Originally made in Cologne, the French	   name of K["o]ln, a city in Germany.]	   A perfumed liquid, composed of alcohol and certain aromatic	   oils, used in the toilet; -- called also {cologne water} and	   {eau de cologne}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cologne earth \Co*logne" earth`\ [From Cologne the city.] (Min.)	   An earth of a deep brown color, containing more vegetable	   than mineral matter; an earthy variety of lignite, or brown	   coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Colombier \Col"om*bier\, n. [F.]	   A large size of paper for drawings. See under {Paper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colombin \Co*lom"bin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Calumbin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colombo \Colombo\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The (official) capital city of Sri Lanka. Population (2000) =	   1,994,000.	   [PJC]	Colombo \Co*lom"bo\, n. (Med.)	   See {Calumba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colon \Co"lon\ (k[=o]"l[o^]n), n. [L. colon, colum, limb,	   member, the largest of the intestines, fr. Gr. kw^lon, and in	   sense of the intestine, ko`lon: cf. F. colon. Cf. {Colic}.]	   1. (Anat.) That part of the large intestines which extends	      from the c[ae]cum to the rectum.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Digestion}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A point or character, formed thus [:], used to	      separate parts of a sentence that are complete in	      themselves and nearly independent, often taking the place	      of a conjunction.	      [1913 Webster]
Colonel \Colo"nel\, n. [F. colonel, It. colonello, prop., the	   chief or commander of a column, fr. colonna column, L.	   columna. See {Column}.] (Mil.)	   The chief officer of a regiment; an officer ranking next	   above a lieutenant colonel and next below a brigadier	   general.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonelcy \Colo"nel*cy\, n. (Mil.)	   The office, rank, or commission of a colonel.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonelship \Colo"nel*ship\, n.	   Colonelcy. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Coloner \Col"o*ner\, n.	   A colonist. [Obs.] --Holland	   [1913 Webster]
Colonial \Co*lo"ni*al\, a. [Cf. F. colonial.]	   Of or pertaining to a colony; as, colonial rights, traffic,	   wars.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonialism \Co*lo"ni*al*ism\, n.	   1. The state or quality of, or the relationship involved in,	      being colonial.	            The last tie of colonialism which bound us to the	            mother country is broken.             --Brander	                                                  Matthews.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A custom, idea, feature of government, or the like,	      characteristic of a colony.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The colonial system of political government or extension	      of territory, by which one nation exerts political control	      over another nation, territory, or people, maintaining the	      colony in a state of dependence, its inhabitants not	      having the same full rights as those of the colonial	      power. The controlling power is typically extended thus by	      military force or the threat of force.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   4. the political or ideological system of beliefs advocating	      or justifying colonial control of one nation over another	      nation, territory, or people.	      [PJC]
colonialist \colonialist\ n.	   a believer in or advocate of colonialism[3].	   [WordNet 1.5]
colonic \colonic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to the colon.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Colonical \Co*lon"i*cal\, a. [L. colonus husbandman.]	   Of or pertaining to husbandmen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colonist \Col"o*nist\, n.	   A member or inhabitant of a colony.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonitis \Col`o*ni"tis\, n. (Med.)	   See {Colitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonization \Col`o*ni*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. colonisation.]	   The act of colonizing, or the state of being colonized; the	   formation of a colony or colonies.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wide continent of America invited colonization.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonizationist \Col`o*ni*za"tion*ist\, n.	   A friend to colonization, esp. (U. S. Hist) to the	   colonization of Africa by emigrants from the colored	   population of the United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colonized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Colonizing}.] [Cf. F. coloniser.]	   To plant or establish a colony or colonies in; to people with	   colonists; to migrate to and settle in. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         They that would thus colonize the stars with	         inhabitants.                             --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Colonize \Col"o*nize\, v. i.	   To remove to, and settle in, a distant country; to make a	   colony. --C. Buchanan.	   [1913 Webster]
colonized \colonized\ adj.	   1. inhabited by people who were born in or retain strong ties	      to another country.	   Syn: settled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. politically ruled by citizens of another country.	      [PJC]	   3. having a population (of animals or plants) which moved in	      from another territory.	   Syn: colonized.	        [PJC]
Colonizer \Col"o*ni`zer\, n.	   One who promotes or establishes a colony; a colonist.	   --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Colonnade \Col`on*nade"\, n. [F. colonnade, It. colonnata, fr.	   colonna column. See {Colonel}.] (Arch.)	   A series or range of columns placed at regular intervals with	   all the adjuncts, as entablature, stylobate, roof, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When in front of a building, it is called a {portico};	         when surrounding a building or an open court or square,	         a {peristyle}.	         [1913 Webster]
colonnaded \colonnaded\ adj.	   having a series of columns arranged at regular intervals;	   furnished with a colonnade.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Colony \Col"o*ny\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Colonies}	   (k[o^]l"[-o]*n[i^]z). [L. colonia, fr. colonus farmer, fr.	   colere to cultivate, dwell: cf. F. colonie. Cf. {Culture}.]	   1. A company of people transplanted from their mother country	      to a remote province or country, and remaining subject to	      the jurisdiction of the parent state; as, the British	      colonies in America.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first settlers of New England were the best of	            Englishmen, well educated, devout Christians, and	            zealous lovers of liberty. There was never a colony	            formed of better materials.           --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The district or country colonized; a settlement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a territory subject to the ruling governmental authority	      of another country and not a part of the ruling country.	      [PJC]	   4. A company of persons from the same country sojourning in a	      foreign city or land; as, the American colony in Paris.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Nat. Hist.) A number of animals or plants living or	      growing together, beyond their usual range.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) A cell family or group of common origin, mostly of	      unicellular organisms, esp. among the lower alg[ae]. They	      may adhere in chains or groups, or be held together by a	      gelatinous envelope.	      [PJC]	   7. (Zool.) A cluster or aggregation of zooids of any compound	      animal, as in the corals, hydroids, certain tunicates,	      etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Zool.) A community of social insects, as ants, bees, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Microbiology) a group of microorganisms originating as	      the descendents of one individual cell, growing on a	      gelled growth medium, as of gelatin or agar; especially,	      such a group that has grown to a sufficient number to be	      visible to the naked eye.	      [PJC]	Colony counter \Col"o*ny count`er\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*n[y^]	   kount"[~e]r), n. (Microbiology)	   an instrument designed to conveniently count or assist	   counting colonies[9] of microorganisms on a plate containing	   a gelled growth medium. One variety uses a pencil-like rod	   with a metal tip, which is connected by an electrical	   connection to the gelled growth medium; when touched to a	   colony[9] on the plate, the completion of the electrical	   circuit causes an increment of 1 unit on the readout of the	   colony counter.	   [PJC]
Colophany \Col"o*pha`ny\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Colophony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colophene \Co"lo*phene\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)	   A colorless, oily liquid, formerly obtained by distillation	   of colophony. It is regarded as a polymeric form of	   terebenthene. Called also {diterebene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colophon \Col"o*phon\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[o^]n), n. [L. colophon	   finishing stroke, Gr. kolofw`n; cf. L. culmen top, collis	   hill. Cf. {Holm}.]	   An inscription, monogram, or cipher, containing the place and	   date of publication, printer's name, etc., formerly placed on	   the last page of a book.	   [1913 Webster]	         The colophon, or final description, fell into disuse,	         and . . . the title page had become the principal	         direct means of identifying the book.    --De Morgan.	   [1913 Webster]	         The book was uninjured from title page to colophon.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Colophonite \Col"o*pho*nite\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[-o]*n[imac]t or	   k[-o]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Cf. F. colophonite. So named	   from its resemblance to the color of colophony.] (Min.)	   A coarsely granular variety of garnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Colophony \Col"o*pho`ny\ (k[o^]l"[-o]*f[=o]*n[y^] or	   k[-o]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[y^]; 277), n. [Gr. 'h kolofwni`a (sc.	   "rhti`nh resin, gum) resin, fr. Kolofw`nios of or from	   Colophon in Ionia.]	   Rosin.	   [1913 Webster]
Coloquintida \Col`o*quin"ti*da\, n.	   See {Colocynth}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Color \Col"or\ (k[u^]l"[~e]r), n. [Written also {colour}.] [OF.	   color, colur, colour, F. couleur, L. color; prob. akin to	   celare to conceal (the color taken as that which covers). See	   {Helmet}.]	   1. A property depending on the relations of light to the eye,	      by which individual and specific differences in the hues	      and tints of objects are apprehended in vision; as, gay	      colors; sad colors, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sensation of color depends upon a peculiar function	         of the retina or optic nerve, in consequence of which	         rays of light produce different effects according to	         the length of their waves or undulations, waves of a	         certain length producing the sensation of red, shorter	         waves green, and those still shorter blue, etc. White,	         or ordinary, light consists of waves of various lengths	         so blended as to produce no effect of color, and the	         color of objects depends upon their power to absorb or	         reflect a greater or less proportion of the rays which	         fall upon them.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any hue distinguished from white or black.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The hue or color characteristic of good health and	      spirits; ruddy complexion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give color to my pale cheek.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is used to give color; a paint; a pigment; as,	      oil colors or water colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which covers or hides the real character of anything;	      semblance; excuse; disguise; appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had let down the boat into the sea, under color	            as though they would have cast anchors out of the	            foreship.                             --Acts xxvii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he should die is worthy policy;	            But yet we want a color for his death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Shade or variety of character; kind; species.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boys and women are for the most part cattle of this	            color.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A distinguishing badge, as a flag or similar symbol	      (usually in the plural); as, the colors or color of a ship	      or regiment; the colors of a race horse (that is, of the	      cap and jacket worn by the jockey).	      [1913 Webster]	            In the United States each regiment of infantry and	            artillery has two colors, one national and one	            regimental.                           --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Law) An apparent right; as where the defendant in	      trespass gave to the plaintiff an appearance of title, by	      stating his title specially, thus removing the cause from	      the jury to the court. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Color is express when it is averred in the pleading,	         and implied when it is implied in the pleading.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Body color}. See under {Body}.	   {Color blindness}, total or partial inability to distinguish	      or recognize colors. See {Daltonism}.	   {Complementary color}, one of two colors so related to each	      other that when blended together they produce white light;	      -- so called because each color makes up to the other what	      it lacks to make it white. Artificial or pigment colors,	      when mixed, produce effects differing from those of the	      primary colors, in consequence of partial absorption.	   {Of color} (as persons, races, etc.), not of the white race;	      -- commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro	      blood, pure or mixed.	   {Primary colors}, those developed from the solar beam by the	      prism, viz., red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, and	      violet, which are reduced by some authors to three, --	      red, green, and violet-blue. These three are sometimes	      called {fundamental colors}.	   {Subjective color} or {Accidental color}, a false or spurious	      color seen in some instances, owing to the persistence of	      the luminous impression upon the retina, and a gradual	      change of its character, as where a wheel perfectly white,	      and with a circumference regularly subdivided, is made to	      revolve rapidly over a dark object, the teeth of the wheel	      appear to the eye of different shades of color varying	      with the rapidity of rotation. See {Accidental colors},	      under {Accidental}.	      [1913 Webster]	Color \Col"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Colored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Coloring}.] [F. colorer.]	   1. To change or alter the hue or tint of, by dyeing,	      staining, painting, etc.; to dye; to tinge; to paint; to	      stain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rays, to speak properly, are not colored; in	            them there is nothing else than a certain power and	            disposition to stir up a sensation of this or that	            color.                                --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change or alter, as if by dyeing or painting; to give a	      false appearance to; usually, to give a specious	      appearance to; to cause to appear attractive; to make	      plausible; to palliate or excuse; as, the facts were	      colored by his prejudices.	      [1913 Webster]	            He colors the falsehood of [AE]neas by an express	            command from Jupiter to forsake the queen. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That by his fellowship he color might	            Both his estate and love from skill of any wight.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Color \Col"or\, v. i.	   To acquire color; to turn red, especially in the face; to	   blush.	   [1913 Webster]
Colorable \Col"or*a*ble\, a.	   Specious; plausible; having an appearance of right or	   justice. "Colorable pretense for infidelity." --Bp.	   Stillingfleet. -- {Col"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Col"or*a*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Colorable and subtle crimes, that seldom are taken	         within the walk of human justice.        --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Coloradan \Coloradan\ n.	   a resident of the state of Colorado.	   [WordNet 1.5]
coloradillo \coloradillo\ n.	   a handsome shrub ({Hamelia patens}) with showy orange to	   scarlet or crimson flowers; it grows from Florida and West	   Indies to Mexico and Brazil.	   Syn: scarlet bush, scarlet hamelia, {Hamelia patens}, Hamelia	        erecta.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colorado \Col`o*ra"do\, a. [Sp., red.]	   1. Reddish; -- often used in proper names of rivers or	      creeks. [Southwestern U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Medium in color and strength; -- said of cigars. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Colorado beetle \Col`o*ra"do bee"tle\ (Zool.)	   A yellowish beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}), with ten	   longitudinal, black, dorsal stripes. It has migrated	   eastwards from its original habitat in Colorado, and is very	   destructive to the potato plant; -- called also {potato	   beetle} and {potato bug}. See {Potato beetle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Colorado group \Col`o*ra"do group\ (Geol.)	   A subdivision of the cretaceous formation of western North	   America, especially developed in Colorado and the upper	   Missouri region.	   [1913 Webster]
Coloradoite \Col`o*ra"do*ite\, n. (Min.)	   Mercury telluride, an iron-black metallic mineral, found in	   Colorado.	   [1913 Webster]
Colorate \Col"or*ate\, a. [L. coloratus, p. p. of colorare to	   color.]	   Colored. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Coloration \Col`or*a"tion\, n.	   The act or art of coloring; the state of being colored.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The females . . . resemble each other in their general	         type of coloration.                      --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Colorature \Col"or*a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. G. coloratur, fr.	   LL. coloratura.] (Mus.)	   Vocal music colored, as it were, by florid ornaments, runs,	   or rapid passages.	   [1913 Webster]
Color-blind \Col"or-blind\, a.	   Affected with color blindness. See {Color blindness}, under	   {Color}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Colored \Col"ored\, a.	   1. Having color; tinged; dyed; painted; stained.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lime rod, colored as the glede.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The colored rainbow arched wide.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specious; plausible; adorned so as to appear well; as, a	      highly colored description. --Sir G. C. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	            His colored crime with craft to cloke. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of some other color than black or white.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Ethnol.) Of some other color than white; having a skin	      color darker than that of caucasian people; mostly applied	      to negroes or persons having negro blood; as, a colored	      man; the colored people. Opposite of {white} and	      {caucasian}.	   Syn: coloured, dark-skinned.	        [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Of some other color than green.	      [1913 Webster]	            Colored, meaning, as applied to foliage, of some	            other color than green.               --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In botany, green is not regarded as a color, but white	         is. --Wood.	         [1913 Webster]
colorful \colorful\ adj.	   1. having striking color. Opposite of {colorless}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {changeable, chatoyant, iridescent,	         shot}; {deep, rich}; {flaming}; {fluorescent, glowing};	         {prismatic}; {psychedelic}; {red, ruddy, flushed,	         empurpled}]	   Syn: colourful.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. striking in variety and interest. Opposite of {colorless}	      or {dull}. [Narrower terms: {brave, fine, gay, glorious};	      {flamboyant, resplendent, unrestrained}; {flashy, gaudy,	      jazzy, showy, snazzy, sporty}; {picturesque}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having color or a certain color; not black, white or grey;	      as, colored crepe paper. Opposite of {colorless} and	      {monochrome}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {tinted}; {touched, tinged}; {amber,	         brownish-yellow, yellow-brown}; {amethyst}; {auburn,	         reddish-brown}; {aureate, gilded, gilt, gold, golden};	         {azure, cerulean, sky-blue, bright blue}; {bicolor,	         bicolour, bicolored, bicoloured, bichrome}; {blue,	         bluish, light-blue, dark-blue}; {blushful,	         blush-colored, rosy}; {bottle-green}; {bronze, bronzy};	         {brown, brownish, dark-brown}; {buff}; {canary,	         canary-yellow}; {caramel, caramel brown}; {carnation};	         {chartreuse}; {chestnut}; {dun}; {earth-colored,	         earthlike}; {fuscous}; {green, greenish, light-green,	         dark-green}; {jade, jade-green}; {khaki}; {lavender,	         lilac}; {mauve}; {moss green, mosstone}; {motley,	         multicolor, culticolour, multicolored, multicoloured,	         painted, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied,	         varicolored, varicoloured}; {mousy, mouse-colored};	         {ocher, ochre}; {olive-brown}; {olive-drab}; {olive};	         {orange, orangish}; {peacock-blue}; {pink, pinkish};	         {purple, violet, purplish}; {red, blood-red, carmine,	         cerise, cherry, cherry-red, crimson, ruby, ruby-red,	         scarlet}; {red, reddish}; {rose, roseate}; {rose-red};	         {rust, rusty, rust-colored}; {snuff, snuff-brown,	         snuff-color, snuff-colour, snuff-colored,	         snuff-coloured, mummy-brown, chukker-brown}; {sorrel,	         brownish-orange}; {stone, stone-gray}; {straw-color,	         straw-colored, straw-coloured}; {tan}; {tangerine};	         {tawny}; {ultramarine}; {umber}; {vermilion,	         vermillion, cinibar, Chinese-red}; {yellow, yellowish};	         {yellow-green}; {avocado}; {bay}; {beige}; {blae	         bluish-black or gray-blue)}; {coral}; {creamy}; {cress	         green, cresson, watercress}; {hazel}; {honey,	         honey-colored}; {hued(postnominal)}; {magenta};	         {maroon}; {pea-green}; {russet}; {sage, sage-green};	         {sea-green}] [Also See: {chromatic}, {colored}, {dark},	         {light}.]	   Syn: colored, coloured, in color(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colorific \Col`or*if"ic\ (?; 277), a. [L. color color + facere	   to make: cf. F. colorifique.]	   Capable of communicating color or tint to other bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Colorimeter \Col`or*im"e*ter\, n. [Color + -meter: cf. F.	   colorim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the depth of the color of	   anything, especially of a liquid, by comparison with a	   standard liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Colorimetry \Col`or*im"e*try\, n. [See {Colorimeter}.]	   1. The quantitative determination of the depth of color of a	      substance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A method of quantitative chemical analysis based upon the	      comparison of the depth of color of a solution with that	      of a standard liquid.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coloring \Col"or*ing\, n.	   1. The act of applying color to; also, that which produces	      color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Change of appearance as by addition of color; appearance;	      show; disguise; misrepresentation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell the whole story without coloring or gloss.	                                                  --Compton	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dead coloring}. See under {Dead}.	      [1913 Webster]
Colorist \Col"or*ist\, n. [Cf. F. coloriste.]	   One who colors; an artist who excels in the use of colors;	   one to whom coloring is of prime importance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Titian, Paul Veronese, Van Dyck, and the rest of the	         good colorists.                          --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Colorless \Col"or*less\, a.	   1. Without color; not distinguished by any hue; transparent;	      as, colorless water; a colorless gas.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {ashen, bloodless, livid, lurid, pale,	         pallid, pasty, wan, waxen}; {neutral}; {white}] [Also	         See: {achromatic}, {colorless}.]	         [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Free from any manifestation of partial or peculiar	      sentiment or feeling; not disclosing likes, dislikes,	      prejudice, etc.; as, colorless music; a colorless style;	      definitions should be colorless.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. having lost its normal color.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {blanched, etiolate, etiolated,	         whitened}; {bleached, faded, washed-out, washy};	         {dimmed, dulled, grayed}; {dirty}; {dull, sober,	         somber, subfusc}] {colored}	   Syn: colorless, uncolored, uncoloured.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Colorman \Col"or*man\, n.; pl. {Colormen}.	   A vender of paints, etc. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
colors \colors\ n.	   1. a flag flown by a ship to show its nationality.	   Syn: ensign, colours.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a distinguishing emblem; as, his tie proclaimed his school	      colors.	   Syn: colours.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Color sergeant \Col"or ser"geant\	   See under {Sergeant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colossal \Co*los"sal\, a. [Cf. F. colossal, L. colosseus. See	   {Colossus}.]	   1. Of enormous size; gigantic; huge; as, a colossal statue.	      "A colossal stride." --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sculpture & Painting) Of a size larger than heroic. See	      {Heroic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Colossean \Col`os*se"an\, a.	   Colossal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colosseum \Col`os*se"um\, n. [Neut., fr. L. colosseus gigantic.	   See {Coliseum}.]	   The amphitheater of Vespasian in Rome. [Also written	   {Coliseum}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Colossus \Co*los"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Colossi}, E. {Colossuses}.	   [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. A statue of gigantic size. The name was especially applied	      to certain famous statues in antiquity, as the Colossus of	      Nero in Rome, the Colossus of Apollo at Rhodes.	      [1913 Webster]	            He doth bestride the narrow world	            Like a colossus.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is no authority for the statement that the legs	         of the Colossus at Rhodes extended over the mouth of	         the harbor. --Dr. Wm. Smith.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any man or beast of gigantic size.	      [1913 Webster]
Colostrum \Co*los"trum\, n. [L., biestings.] (Med.)	      (a) The first milk secreted after delivery; biestings.	      (b) A mixture of turpentine and the yolk of an egg,	          formerly used as an emulsion.	          [1913 Webster]
Colotomy \Co*lot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ko`lon colon + tomh` cutting.]	   (Surg.)	   An operation for opening the colon	   [1913 Webster]
Colour \Col"our\, n.	   See {Color}. [Brit.]	   [1913 Webster]
coloured \coloured\ adj.	   same as {colored}. [Brit.]	   Syn: colored, in color(predicate), colorful.	        [WordNet 1.5]
colourful \colourful\ adj.	   same as {colorful}. [Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
colouring \colouring\ n.	   same as {coloring}. [Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
colours \colours\ n.	   same as {colors}. [Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Colp \Colp\ (k[o^]kp), n.	   See {Collop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colportage \Col"por`tage\, n. [F.]	   The distribution of religious books, tracts, etc., by	   colporteurs.	   [1913 Webster]
Colporter \Col"por`ter\, n.	   Same as {Colporteur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Colporteur \Col"por`teur\ (?; 277), n. [F. colporteur one who	   carries on his neck, fr. colporter to carry on one's neck;	   col (L. collum) neck + porter (L. portare) to carry.]	   A hawker; specifically, one who travels about selling and	   distributing religious tracts and books.	   [1913 Webster]
Colstaff \Col"staff`\, n. [F. col neck + E. staff. Cf. {Coll}.]	   A staff by means of which a burden is borne by two persons on	   their shoulders.	   [1913 Webster]
Colt \Colt\ (k[=o]lt; 110), n. [OE. colt a young horse, ass, or	   camel, AS. colt; cf. dial. Sw. kullt a boy, lad.]	   1. The young of the equine genus or horse kind of animals; --	      sometimes distinctively applied to the male, {filly} being	      the female. Cf. {Foal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In sporting circles it is usual to reckon the age of	         colts from some arbitrary date, as from January 1, or	         May 1, next preceding the birth of the animal.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A young, foolish fellow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A short knotted rope formerly used as an instrument of	      punishment in the navy. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Colt's tooth}, an imperfect or superfluous tooth in young	      horses.	   {To cast one's colt's tooth}, to cease from youthful	      wantonness. "Your colt's tooth is not cast yet." --Shak.	   {To have a colt's tooth}, to be wanton. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Colt \Colt\ (k[=o]lt; 110), v. i.	   To frisk or frolic like a colt; to act licentiously or	   wantonly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They shook off their bridles and began to colt.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Colt \Colt\, v. t.	   1. To horse; to get with young. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To befool. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Colter \Col"ter\, n. [AS. culter, fr. L. culter plowshare,	   knife. Cf. {Cutlass}.]	   A knife or cutter, attached to the beam of a plow to cut the	   sward, in advance of the plowshare and moldboard. [Written	   also {coulter}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coltish \Colt"ish\, a.	   Like a colt; wanton; frisky.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was all coltish, full of ragery.      --Chaucer.	   -- {Colt"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Colt"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Colt pistol \Colt pistol\ (Firearms)	   A self-loading or semi-automatic pistol with removable	   magazine in the handle holding seven cartridges. The recoil	   extracts and ejects the empty cartridge case, and reloads	   ready for another shot. Called also {Browning pistol},	   {Colt-Browning pistol}, {automatic pistol} and {automatic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Colt revolver \Colt revolver\ (Firearms)	   A revolver made according to a system using a patented	   revolving cylinder, holding six cartridges, patented by	   Samuel Colt, an American inventor, in 1835. With various	   modifications, it was for many years been the standard for	   the United States army.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coltsfoot \Colts"foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial herb ({Tussilago Farfara}), whose leaves and	   rootstock are sometimes employed in medicine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Butterbur coltsfoot} (Bot.), a European plant ({Petasites	      vulgaris}).	      [1913 Webster]
Colt's tooth \Colt's" tooth`\	   See under {Colt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coluber \Col"u*ber\, n. [L., a serpent.] (Zool.)	   A genus of harmless serpents.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Linn[ae]us placed in this genus all serpents, whether	         venomous or not, whose scales beneath the tail are	         arranged in pairs; but by modern writers it is greatly	         restricted.	         [1913 Webster]
colubrid \colubrid\ n.	   any member of a large family ({Colubridae}) of mostly	   harmless temperate-to-tropical terrestrial or arboreal or	   aquatic snakes.	   Syn: colubrid snake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colubridae \Colubridae\ n.	   a broad family including only nonvenomous snakes, containing	   about two-thirds of all living species. It includes the	   bullsnakes, garter snakes, and water snakes as well as many	   other species.	   Syn: family {Colubridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colubrina \Colubrina\ n.	   a genus of mostly tropical American shrubs or small trees	   with small yellowish flowers and yellow or red fruits.	   Syn: genus {Colubrina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colubrine \Col"u*brine\, a. [L. colubrinus.]	   1. (Zool.) like or related to snakes of the genus {Coluber}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a snake; cunning; crafty. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Colugo \Co*lu"go\, n. [Prob. an aboriginal name.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar East Indian mammal ({Galleopithecus volans}),	   having along the sides, connecting the fore and hind limbs, a	   parachutelike membrane, by means of which it is able to make	   long leaps, like the flying squirrel; -- called also {flying	   lemur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columba \Co*lum"ba\, n. (Med.)	   See {Calumba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbae \Co*lum"b[ae]\, n. pl.; [L. columba pigeon.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds, including the pigeons.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbarium \Col`um*ba"ri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Columbaria} [L. See	   {Columbary}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   (a) A dovecote or pigeon house.	   (b) A sepulchral chamber with niches for holding cinerary	       urns.	       [1913 Webster]
Columbary \Col"um*ba*ry\, n.; pl. {Columbaries}. [L.	   columbarium, fr. columba a dove.]	   A dovecote; a pigeon house. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbate \Co*lum"bate\, n. [Cf. F. colombate. See {Columbium}.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt of columbic acid; a niobate. See {Columbium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbatz fly \Co*lum"batz fly`\ [From Kolumbatz, a mountain in	   Germany.] (Zool.)	   See {Buffalo fly}, under {Buffalo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbella \Col`um*bel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. columba a dove.	   So called from a fancied resemblance in color and form, of	   some species.] (Zool.)	   A genus of univalve shells, abundant in tropical seas. Some	   species, as {Columbella mercatoria}, were formerly used as	   shell money.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbia \Co*lum"bi*a\, n.	   America; the United States; -- a poetical appellation given	   in honor of Columbus, the discoverer. --Dr. T. Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbiad \Co*lum"bi*ad\, n. [From Columbia the United States.]	   (Mil.)	   A form of seacoast cannon; a long, chambered gun designed for	   throwing shot or shells with heavy charges of powder, at high	   angles of elevation.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Since the War of 1812 the Columbiad has been much	         modified, especially by General Rodman, and the	         improved form now used in seacoast defense is often	         called the {Rodman gun}.	         [1913 Webster]
Columbian \Co*lum"bi*an\, a. [From {Columbia}.]	   Of or pertaining to the United States, or to America.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbic \Co*lum"bic\, a. [From {Columbium}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, columbium or niobium; niobic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Columbic acid} (Chem.), a weak acid derived from columbic or	      niobic oxide, {Nb2O5}; -- called also {niobic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Columbic \Co*lum"bic\, a. [From {Columbo}.]	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the columbo root.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Columbic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid extracted from the	      columbo root as a bitter, yellow, amorphous substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Columbier \Co*lum"bi*er\, n.	   See {Colombier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbiferous \Col"um*bif"er*ous\, a. [Columbium + -ferous.]	   Producing or containing columbium.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbin \Co*lum"bin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, bitter substance. See {Calumbin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbine \Col"um*bine\, a. [L. columbinus, fr. columba dove.]	   Of or pertaining to a dove; dovelike; dove-colored.	   "Columbine innocency." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Columbine \Col"um*bine\, n. [LL. columbina, L. columbinus	   dovelike, fr. columba dove: cf. F. colombine. Perh. so called	   from the beaklike spurs of its flowers.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus	      {Aquilegia}; as, {Aquilegia vulgaris}, or the common	      garden columbine; {Aquilegia Canadensis}, the wild red	      columbine of North America.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mistress or sweetheart of Harlequin in pantomimes.	      --Brewer.	      [1913 Webster]
Columbite \Co*lum"bite\, n. [Cf. F. colombite. See {Columbium}.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of a black color, submetallic luster, and high	   specific specific gravity. It is a niobate (or columbate) of	   iron and manganese, containing tantalate of iron; -- first	   found in New England.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbium \Co*lum"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Columbia America.]	   (Chem.)	   A rare element of the vanadium group, first found in a	   variety of the mineral columbite occurring in Connecticut,	   probably at Haddam. Atomic weight 94.2. Symbol Cb or Nb. Now	   more commonly called {niobium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbo \Co*lum"bo\, n. (Med.)	   See {Calumba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Columbus Day \Co*lum"bus Day\	   The 12th day of October, on which day in 1492 Christopher	   Columbus discovered America, landing on one of the Bahama	   Islands (probably the one now commonly called Watling	   Island), and naming it "San Salvador"; -- called also	   {Discovery Day}. This day is made a legal holiday in many	   States of The United States.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Columella \Col`u*mel"la\, n. [L., dim. of columen column. See	   {Column}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) An axis to which a carpel of a compound pistil may be	          attached, as in the case of the geranium; or which is	          left when a pod opens.	      (b) A columnlike axis in the capsules of mosses.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A term applied to various columnlike parts; as,	      the columella, or epipterygoid bone, in the skull of many	      lizards; the columella of the ear, the bony or	      cartilaginous rod connecting the tympanic membrane with	      the internal ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The upright pillar in the axis of most univalve	          shells.	      (b) The central pillar or axis of the calicles of certain	          corals.	          [1913 Webster]
Columelliform \Col`u*mel"li*form\, a. [Columella + -form.]	   Shaped like a little column, or columella.	   [1913 Webster]
Column \Col"umn\, n. [L. columna, fr. columen, culmen, fr.	   cellere (used only in comp.), akin to E. excel, and prob. to	   holm. See {Holm}, and cf. {Colonel}.]	   1. (Arch.) A kind of pillar; a cylindrical or polygonal	      support for a roof, ceiling, statue, etc., somewhat	      ornamented, and usually composed of base, shaft, and	      capital. See {Order}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling, in form or position, a column in	      architecture; an upright body or mass; a shaft or obelisk;	      as, a column of air, of water, of mercury, etc.; the	      Column Vend[^o]me; the spinal column.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.)	      (a) A body of troops formed in ranks, one behind the	          other; -- contradistinguished from {line}. Compare	          {Ploy}, and {Deploy}.	      (b) A small army.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A number of ships so arranged as to follow one	      another in single or double file or in squadrons; -- in	      distinction from "line", where they are side by side.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A perpendicular set of lines, not extending	      across the page, and separated from other matter by a rule	      or blank space; as, a column in a newspaper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arith.) A perpendicular line of figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Bot.) The body formed by the union of the stamens in the	      Mallow family, or of the stamens and pistil in the	      orchids.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) one of a series of articles written in a	      periodical, usually under the same title and at regular	      intervals; it may be written and signed by one or more	      authors, or may appear pseudonymously or anonymously, as	      an editorial column. "Safire's weekly column On Language	      in the New York Times is usually more interesting (and	      probably more accurate) than his political column." --P.	      Cassidy	      [PJC]	   {Attached column}. See under {Attach}, v. t.	   {Clustered column}. See under {Cluster}, v. t.	   {Column rule}, a thin strip of brass separating columns of	      type in the form, and making a line between them in	      printing.	      [1913 Webster]
Columnar \Co*lum"nar\, a. [L. columnaris, fr. columna.]	   Formed in columns; having the form of a column or columns;	   like the shaft of a column.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Columnar epithelium} (Anat.), epithelium in which the cells	      are prismatic in form, and set upright on the surface they	      cover.	   {Columnar structure} (Geol.), a structure consisting of more	      or less regular columns, usually six-sided, but sometimes	      with eight or more sides. The columns are often fractured	      transversely, with a cup joint, showing a concave surface	      above. This structure is characteristic of certain igneous	      rocks, as basalt, and is due to contraction in cooling.	      [1913 Webster]
Columnarity \Col`um*nar"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being columnar.	   [1913 Webster]
Columnated \Co*lum"na*ted\, a.	   Having columns; as, columnated temples.	   [1913 Webster]
Columned \Col"umned\, a.	   Having columns.	   [1913 Webster]	         Troas and Ilion's columned citadel.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Columniation \Co*lum`ni*a"tion\, n.	   The employment or arrangement of columns in a structure.	   --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
columnist \col"um*nist\, n.	   a journalist who writes or edits a regularly scheduled	   column[8] in a periodical, usually in editorial style; a type	   of editorialist.	   [RP]	   {fifth columnist} see {fifth columnist} in the vocabulary.
Colure \Co*lure"\ (k[-o]*l[=u]r"), n.; pl. {Colures}	   (k[-o]*l[=u]rz"). [F. colure, L. coluri, pl., fr. Gr.	   ko`loyros dock-tailed, a"i ko`loyroi (sc. grammai` lines) the	   colures; fr. ko`los docked, stunted + o'yra` tail. So named	   because a part is always beneath the horizon.] (Astron. &	   Geog.)	   One of two great circles intersecting at right angles in the	   poles of the equator. One of them passes through the	   equinoctial points, and hence is denominated the equinoctial	   colure; the other intersects the equator at the distance of	   90[deg] from the former, and is called the solstitial colure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thrice the equinoctial line	         He circled; four times crossed the car of night	         From pole to pole, traversing each colure. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Colutea \Colutea\ n.	   small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and	   bladdery pods.	   Syn: genus {Colutea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coly \Co"ly\, n.; pl. {Colies}. [NL. colius, prob. fr. Gr. ? a	   kind of woodpecker.]	   Any bird of the genus {Colius} and allied genera. They	   inhabit Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Colymbiformes \Colymbiformes\ n.	   1. an order of birds, including the family {Podicipedidae},	      which consitutes the grebes.	   Syn: Podicipitiformes, order {Podicipitiformes},	        Podicipediformes, order {Podicipediformes}, order	        {Colymbiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Colza \Col"za\, n. [F., fr. D. koolzaad, prop., cabbage seed;	   kool (akin to E. cole) + zaad, akin to E. seed.] (Bot.)	   A variety of cabbage ({Brassica oleracea}), cultivated for	   its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and	   lubricating purposes; summer rape.	   [1913 Webster]
Com- \Com-\	   A prefix from the Latin preposition cum, signifying with,	   together, in conjunction, very, etc. It is used in the form	   com- before b, m, p, and sometimes f, and by assimilation	   becomes col- before l, cor- before r, and con- before any	   consonant except b, h, l, m, p, r, and w. Before a vowel com-	   becomes co-; also before h, w, and sometimes before other	   consonants.	   [1913 Webster]
Coma \Co"ma\ (k[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kw^ma lethargy, fr.	   koima^n to put to sleep. See {Cemetery}.]	   A state of profound insensibility from which it is difficult	   or impossible to rouse a person. See {Carus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Coma \Co"ma\, n. [L., hair, fr. Gr. ko`mh.]	   1. (Astron.) The envelope of a comet; a nebulous covering,	      which surrounds the nucleus or body of a comet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A tuft or bunch, -- as the assemblage of branches	      forming the head of a tree; or a cluster of bracts when	      empty and terminating the inflorescence of a plant; or a	      tuft of long hairs on certain seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coma Berenices}[L.] (Astron.), a small constellation north	      of Virgo; -- called also {Berenice's Hair}.	      [1913 Webster]
Comanches \Co*man"ches\ (? or ?), n. pl.; sing. {Comanche} (? or	   ?). (Ethnol.)	   A warlike, savage, and nomadic tribe of the Shoshone family	   of Indians, inhabiting Mexico and the adjacent parts of the	   United States; -- called also {Paducahs}. They are noted for	   plundering and cruelty.	   [1913 Webster]
Comandra \Comandra\ n.	   small genus of chiefly North American parasitic plants.	   Syn: genus {Comandra}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comart \Co"mart`\, n.	   A covenant. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Comate \Co"mate\ (?; 277), a. [L. comatus, fr. comare to clothe	   with hair, fr. coma hair.]	   Encompassed with a coma, or bushy appearance, like hair;	   hairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-mate \Co"-mate`\, n. [Pref. co- + mate.]	   A companion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Comatose \Co"ma*tose`\ (? or ?; 277), a. [From {Coma} lethargy.]	   Relating to, or resembling, coma; drowsy; lethargic; as,	   comatose sleep; comatose fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Comatous \Co"ma*tous\, a.	   Comatose.	   [1913 Webster]
Comatula \Co*mat"u*la\ (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. comatulus	   having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.] (Zool.)	   A crinoid of the genus {Antedon} and related genera. When	   young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become	   detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri;	   -- called also {feather stars}.	   [1913 Webster]
Comatulid \Co*mat"u*lid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any crinoid of the genus {Antedon} or allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Comb \Comb\ (k[=o]m; 110), n. [AS. camb; akin to Sw., Dan., & D.	   kam, Icel. kambr, G. kamm, Gr. ? a grinder tooth, Skr. jambha	   tooth.]	   1. An instrument with teeth, for straightening, cleansing,	      and adjusting the hair, or for keeping it in place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for currying hairy animals, or cleansing and	      smoothing their coats; a currycomb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Manuf. & Mech.)	      (a) A toothed instrument used for separating and cleansing	          wool, flax, hair, etc.	      (b) The serrated vibratory doffing knife of a carding	          machine.	      (c) A former, commonly cone-shaped, used in hat	          manufacturing for hardening the soft fiber into a bat.	      (d) A tool with teeth, used for chasing screws on work in	          a lathe; a chaser.	      (e) The notched scale of a wire micrometer.	      (f) The collector of an electrical machine, usually	          resembling a comb.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) The naked fleshy crest or caruncle on the upper part	          of the bill or hood of a cock or other bird. It is	          usually red.	      (b) One of a pair of peculiar organs on the base of the	          abdomen of scorpions.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. The curling crest of a wave.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The waxen framework forming the walls of the cells in	      which bees store their honey, eggs, etc.; honeycomb. "A	      comb of honey." --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the bee doth leave her comb.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The thumbpiece of the hammer of a gunlock, by which it may	      be cocked.	      [1913 Webster]	Comb \Comb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Combed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Combing}.]	   To disentangle, cleanse, or adjust, with a comb; to lay	   smooth and straight with, or as with, a comb; as, to comb	   hair or wool. See under {Combing}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Comb down his hair; look, look! it stands upright.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Comb \Comb\, v. i. [See {Comb}, n., 5.] (Naut.)	   To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a	   white foam, as waves.	   [1913 Webster] Comb	Comb \Comb\, Combe \Combe\ (? or ?), n. [AS. comb, prob. of	   Celtic origin; cf. W. cwm a dale, valley.]	   That unwatered portion of a valley which forms its	   continuation beyond and above the most elevated spring that	   issues into it. [Written also {coombe}.] --Buckland.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gradual rise the shelving combe	         Displayed.                               --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Comb \Comb\, n.	   A dry measure. See {Coomb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Combat \Com"bat\ (? or ?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Combated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Combating}.] [F. combattre; pref. com- +	   battre to beat, fr. L. battuere to strike. See {Batter}.]	   To struggle or contend, as with an opposing force; to fight.	   [1913 Webster]	         To combat with a blind man I disdain.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         After the fall of the republic, the Romans combated	         only for the choice of masters.          --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]	Combat \Com"bat\, v. t.	   To fight with; to oppose by force, argument, etc.; to contend	   against; to resist.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he the ambitious Norway combated.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And combated in silence all these reasons. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Minds combat minds, repelling and repelled.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   Syn: To fight against; resist; oppose; withstand; oppugn;	        antagonize; repel; resent.	        [1913 Webster]	Combat \Com"bat\, n. [Cf. F. combat.]	   1. A fight; a contest of violence; a struggle for supremacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            My courage try by combat, if thou dar'st. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The noble combat that 'twixt joy and sorrow was	            fought in Paulina.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) An engagement of no great magnitude; or one in	      which the parties engaged are not armies.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Single combat}, one in which a single combatant meets a	      single opponent, as in the case of David and Goliath;	      also, a duel.	   Syn: A battle; engagement; conflict; contest; contention;	        struggle; fight, strife. See {Battle}, {Contest}.	        [1913 Webster]
Combatable \Com"bat*a*ble\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. combattable.]	   Such as can be, or is liable to be, combated; as, combatable	   foes, evils, or arguments.	   [1913 Webster]
Combatant \Com"bat*ant\, a. [F. combattant, p. pr.]	   Contending; disposed to contend. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Combatant \Com"bat*ant\, n. [F. combattant.]	   One who engages in combat. IN military use, opposed to	   {noncombatant}. "The mighty combatants." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A controversy which long survived the original	         combatants.                              --Macaulay	   [1913 Webster]
Combater \Com"bat*er\, n.	   One who combats. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Combative \Com"bat*ive\ (? or ?), a.	   Disposed to engage in combat; pugnacious.	   [1913 Webster]
Combativeness \Com"bat*ive*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being combative; propensity to contend or	      to quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) A cranial development supposed to indicate a	      combative disposition.	      [1913 Webster]
Combattant \Com`bat`tant"\, a. [F.] (Her.)	   In the position of fighting; -- said of two lions set face to	   face, each rampant.	   [1913 Webster]
Combbroach \Comb"broach`\, n.	   A tooth of a wool comb. [Written also {combrouch}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Combe \Combe\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Comb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Comber \Comb"er\, n.	   1. One who combs; one whose occupation it is to comb wool,	      flax, etc. Also, a machine for combing wool, flax, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long, curling wave.	      [1913 Webster]	Comber \Com"ber\, v. t.	   To cumber. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Comber \Com"ber\, n.	   Encumbrance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Comber \Com"ber\, n. (Zool.)	   The cabrilla. Also, a name applied to a species of wrasse.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Combinable \Com*bin"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. combinable.]	   Capable of combining; consistent with. [R.] --M. Arnold. --	   {Com*bin"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Combinate \Com"bi*nate\, a. [LL. combinatus, p. p.]	   United; joined; betrothed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Combination \Com`bi*na"tion\, n. [LL. combinatio. See	   {Combine}.]	   1. The act or process of combining or uniting persons and	      things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Making new compounds by new combinations. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A solemn combination shall be made	            Of our dear souls.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of combining or uniting; union of persons or	      things; esp. a union or alliance of persons or states to	      effect some purpose; -- usually in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            A combination of the most powerful men in Rome who	            had conspired my ruin.                --Melmoth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The act or process of uniting by chemical	      affinity, by which substances unite with each other in	      definite proportions by weight to form distinct compounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Math.) The different arrangements of a number of	      objects, as letters, into groups.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In combinations no regard is paid to the order in which	         the objects are arranged in each group, while in	         variations and permutations this order is respected.	         --Brande & C.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Combination car}, a railroad car containing two or more	      compartments used for different purposes. [U. S.]	   {Combination lock}, a lock in which the mechanism is	      controlled by means of a movable dial (sometimes by	      several dials or rings) inscribed with letters or other	      characters. The bolt of the lock can not be operated until	      after the dial has been so turned as to combine the	      characters in a certain order or succession.	   {Combination room}, in the University of Cambridge, Eng., a	      room into which the fellows withdraw after dinner, for	      wine, dessert, and conversation.	   {Combination by volume} (Chem.), the act, process, or ratio	      by which gaseous elements and compounds unite in definite	      proportions by volume to form distinct compounds.	   {Combination by weight} (Chem.), the act, process, or ratio,	      in which substances unite in proportions by weight,	      relatively fixed and exact, to form distinct compounds.	      See {Law of definite proportions}, under {Definite}.	   Syn: Cabal; alliance; association; league; union;	        confederacy; coalition; conspiracy. See {Cabal}.	        [1913 Webster]
combinational \combinational\ adj.	   of or relating to combinations.	   Syn: combinable, combinatory, combining(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
combinative \combinative\ adj.	   1. produced by a combinatorial process. [Narrower terms:	      {combinable, combinational, combinatory,	      combining(prenominal)}] Also See: {integrative}. Antonym:	      {noncombinative}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. able to combine; tending to combine. [Narrower terms:	      {integrative (vs. disintegrative)}]	   Syn: combinatory, combinatorial.	        [WordNet 1.5] combinatorial
combinatorial \combinatorial\ combinatory \combinatory\adj.	   1. able to combine; tending to combine.	   Note: same as {combinative}, 2. [Narrower terms: {integrative	         (vs. disintegrative)}]	   Syn: combinative.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or relating to combinations. [Narrower terms:	      {combinative (vs. noncombinative)}] WordNet 1.5]	   3. produced by a process of combining; as, a combinatorial	      explosion of possibilities; -- used especially in	      reference to mathematical or statistical processes of	      computing possible combinations.	      PJC]
combinatory \combinatory\ adj.	   1. same as {combinatorial}, 1.	   Syn: combinative, combinatorial.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. able to be combined.	   Syn: combinable, combinational, combining(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. same as {combinatorial}, 2. [Narrower terms: {combinative	      (vs. noncombinative)}]	   Syn: combinatorial.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Combine \Com*bine"\ (k[o^]m*b[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Combined} (k[o^]m*b[imac]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Combining}.]	   [LL. combinare, combinatum; L. com- + binus, pl. bini, two	   and two, double: cf. F. combiner. See {Binary}.]	   1. To unite or join; to link closely together; to bring into	      harmonious union; to cause or unite so as to form a	      homogeneous substance, as by chemical union.	      [1913 Webster]	            So fitly them in pairs thou hast combined. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Friendship is the cement which really combines	            mankind.                              --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all combined, save what thou must combine	            By holy marriage.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Earthly sounds, though sweet and well combined.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind; to hold by a moral tie. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am combined by a sacred vow.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Combine \Com*bine"\, v. i.	   1. To form a union; to agree; to coalesce; to confederate.	      [1913 Webster]	            You with your foes combine,	            And seem your own destruction to design --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            So sweet did harp and voice combine.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite by affinity or natural attraction; as, two	      substances, which will not combine of themselves, may be	      made to combine by the intervention of a third.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Card Playing) In the game of casino, to play a card which	      will take two or more cards whose aggregate number of pips	      equals those of the card played.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Combining weight} (Chem.), that proportional weight, usually	      referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element	      fixed and exact, by which an element unites with another	      to form a distinct compound. The combining weights either	      are identical with, or are multiples or submultiples of,	      the atomic weight. See {Atomic weight}, under {Atomic}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Combined \Com*bined"\, a.	   United closely; confederated; chemically united.	   [1913 Webster]
Combinedly \Com*bin"ed*ly\, adv.	   In combination or cooperation; jointly.	   [1913 Webster]
Combiner \Com*bin"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, combines.	   [1913 Webster]
Combing \Comb"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of using a comb or a number of combs;	      as, the combing of one's hair; the combing of wool.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The process of combing is used in straightening wool of	         long staple; short wool is carded.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl.	      (a) That which is caught or collected with a comb, as	          loose, tangled hair.	      (b) Hair arranged to be worn on the head.	          [1913 Webster]	                The baldness, thinness, and . . . deformity of	                their hair is supplied by borders and combings.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      (c) (Naut.) See {Coamings}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Combing machine} (Textile Manuf.), a machine for combing	      wool, flax, cotton, etc., and separating the longer and	      more valuable fiber from the shorter. See also {Carding	      machine}, under {Carding}.	      [1913 Webster]
Combless \Comb"less\, a.	   Without a comb or crest; as, a combless cock.	   [1913 Webster]
combo \combo\ n.	   a small band of jazz musicians.	   Syn: jazz band, jazz group.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comboloio \Com`bo*lo"io\ (k[o^]m`b[-o]*l[=o]"y[-o]), n.	   A Mohammedan rosary, consisting of ninety-nine beads.	   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
combretum \combretum\ n.	   any of numerous shrubs or small trees of the genus	   {Combretum} having spikes of small flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Comb-shaped \Comb"-shaped`\, a. (Bot.)	   Pectinate.	   [1913 Webster] comburant
comburant \comburant\ comburent \comburent\adj.	   supporting combustion.	   Syn: combustive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Combust \Com*bust"\, a. [L. combustus, p. p. of comburere to	   burn up; com- + burere (only in comp.), of uncertain origin;	   cf. bustum funeral pyre, prurire to itch, pruna a live coal,	   Gr. pyrso`s firebrand, Skr. plush to burn.]	   1. Burnt; consumed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) So near the sun as to be obscured or eclipsed by	      his light, as the moon or planets when not more than eight	      degrees and a half from the sun. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Planets that are oft combust.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Combustibility \Com*bus`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being combustible.	   [1913 Webster]
Combustible \Com*bus"ti*ble\, a. [Cf. F. combustible.]	   1. Capable of taking fire and burning; apt to catch fire;	      inflammable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sin is to the soul like fire to combustible matter.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easily kindled or excited; quick; fiery; irascible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arnold was a combustible character.   --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Combustible \Com*bus"ti*ble\, n.	   A substance that may be set on fire, or which is liable to	   take fire and burn.	   [1913 Webster]	         All such combustibles as are cheap enough for common	         use go under the name of fuel.           --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Combustibleness \Com*bus"ti*ble*ness\, n.	   Combustibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Combustion \Com*bus"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. combustio: cf. F.	   combustion.]	   1. The state of burning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The combination of a combustible with a supporter	      of combustion, producing heat, and sometimes both light	      and heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Combustion results in common cases from the mutual	            chemical action and reaction of the combustible and	            the oxygen of the atmosphere, whereby a new compound	            is formed.                            --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Supporter of combustion} (Chem.), a gas, as oxygen, the	      combination of which with a combustible, as coal,	      constitutes combustion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent agitation; confusion; tumult. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There [were] great combustions and divisions among	            the heads of the university.          --Mede.	      [1913 Webster]	            But say from whence this new combustion springs.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Combustion chamber \Com*bus"tion cham`ber\ (Mech.)	      (a) A space over, or in front of, a boiler furnace where	          the gases from the fire become more thoroughly mixed	          and burnt.	      (b) The clearance space in the cylinder of an internal	          combustion engine where the charge is compressed and	          ignited.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Combustious \Com*bus"tious\, a.	   Inflammable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Come \Come\, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n.	   {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D.	   komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan.	   komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr.	   gam. [root]23. Cf. {Base}, n., {Convene}, {Adventure}.]	   1. To move hitherward; to draw near; to approach the speaker,	      or some place or person indicated; -- opposed to go.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look, who comes yonder?               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did not come to curse thee.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To complete a movement toward a place; to arrive.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we came to Rome.                 --Acts xxviii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lately come from Italy.               --Acts xviii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To approach or arrive, as if by a journey or from a	      distance. "Thy kingdom come." --Matt. vi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hour is coming, and now is.       --John. v. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            So quick bright things come to confusion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To approach or arrive, as the result of a cause, or of the	      act of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            From whence come wars?                --James iv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both riches and honor come of thee !  --1 Chron.	                                                  xxix. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To arrive in sight; to be manifest; to appear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then butter does refuse to come.      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To get to be, as the result of change or progress; -- with	      a predicate; as, to come untied.	      [1913 Webster]	            How come you thus estranged?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How come her eyes so bright?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Am come, is come, etc., are frequently used instead of	         have come, has come, etc., esp. in poetry. The verb to	         be gives a clearer adjectival significance to the	         participle as expressing a state or condition of the	         subject, while the auxiliary have expresses simply the	         completion of the action signified by the verb.	         [1913 Webster]	               Think not that I am come to destroy. --Matt. v.	                                                  17.	         [1913 Webster]	               We are come off like Romans.       --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               The melancholy days are come, the saddest of the	               year.                              --Bryant.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Come may properly be used (instead of go) in speaking	         of a movement hence, or away, when there is reference	         to an approach to the person addressed; as, I shall	         come home next week; he will come to your house to-day.	         It is used with other verbs almost as an auxiliary,	         indicative of approach to the action or state expressed	         by the verb; as, how came you to do it? Come is used	         colloquially, with reference to a definite future time	         approaching, without an auxiliary; as, it will be two	         years, come next Christmas; i. e., when Christmas shall	         come.	         [1913 Webster]	               They were cried	               In meeting, come next Sunday.      --Lowell.	         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 repeated, it sometimes expresses haste,	         or impatience, and sometimes rebuke. "Come, come, no	         time for lamentation now." --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To come}, yet to arrive, future. "In times to come."	      --Dryden. "There's pippins and cheese to come." --Shak.	   {To come about}.	      (a) To come to pass; to arrive; to happen; to result; as,	          how did these things come about?	      (b) To change; to come round; as, the ship comes about.	          "The wind is come about." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                On better thoughts, and my urged reasons,	                They are come about, and won to the true side.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	   {To come abroad}.	      (a) To move or be away from one's home or country. "Am	          come abroad to see the world." --Shak.	      (b) To become public or known. [Obs.] "Neither was	          anything kept secret, but that it should come abroad."	          --Mark. iv. 22.	   {To come across}, to meet; to find, esp. by chance or	      suddenly. "We come across more than one incidental mention	      of those wars." --E. A. Freeman. "Wagner's was certainly	      one of the strongest and most independent natures I ever	      came across." --H. R. Haweis.	   {To come after}.	      (a) To follow.	      (b) To come to take or to obtain; as, to come after a	          book.	   {To come again}, to return. "His spirit came again and he	      revived." --Judges. xv. 19. - 	   {To come and go}.	      (a) To appear and disappear; to change; to alternate. "The	          color of the king doth come and go." --Shak.	      (b) (Mech.) To play backward and forward.	   {To come at}.	      (a) To reach; to arrive within reach of; to gain; as, to	          come at a true knowledge of ourselves.	      (b) To come toward; to attack; as, he came at me with	          fury.	   {To come away}, to part or depart.	   {To come between}, to intervene; to separate; hence, to cause	      estrangement.	   {To come by}.	      (a) To obtain, gain, acquire. "Examine how you came by all	          your state." --Dryden.	      (b) To pass near or by way of.	   {To come down}.	      (a) To descend.	      (b) To be humbled.	   {To come down upon}, to call to account, to reprimand.	      [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   {To come home}.	      (a) To return to one's house or family.	      (b) To come close; to press closely; to touch the	          feelings, interest, or reason.	      (c) (Naut.) To be loosened from the ground; -- said of an	          anchor.	   {To come in}.	      (a) To enter, as a town, house, etc. "The thief cometh	          in." --Hos. vii. 1.	      (b) To arrive; as, when my ship comes in.	      (c) To assume official station or duties; as, when Lincoln	          came in.	      (d) To comply; to yield; to surrender. "We need not fear	          his coming in" --Massinger.	      (e) To be brought into use. "Silken garments did not come	          in till late." --Arbuthnot.	      (f) To be added or inserted; to be or become a part of.	      (g) To accrue as gain from any business or investment.	      (h) To mature and yield a harvest; as, the crops come in	          well.	      (i) To have sexual intercourse; -- with to or unto. --Gen.	          xxxviii. 16.	      (j) To have young; to bring forth; as, the cow will come	          in next May. [U. S.]	   {To come in for}, to claim or receive. "The rest came in for	      subsidies." --Swift.	   {To come into}, to join with; to take part in; to agree to;	      to comply with; as, to come into a party or scheme.	   {To come it over}, to hoodwink; to get the advantage of.	      [Colloq.]	   {To come near} or {To come nigh}, to approach in place or	      quality; to be equal to. "Nothing ancient or modern seems	      to come near it." --Sir W. Temple.	   {To come of}.	      (a) To descend or spring from. "Of Priam's royal race my	          mother came." --Dryden.	      (b) To result or follow from. "This comes of judging by	          the eye." --L'Estrange.	   {To come off}.	      (a) To depart or pass off from.	      (b) To get free; to get away; to escape.	      (c) To be carried through; to pass off; as, it came off	          well.	      (d) To acquit one's self; to issue from (a contest, etc.);	          as, he came off with honor; hence, substantively, a	          come-off, an escape; an excuse; an evasion. [Colloq.]	      (e) To pay over; to give. [Obs.]	      (f) To take place; to happen; as, when does the race come	          off?	      (g) To be or become after some delay; as, the weather came	          off very fine.	      (h) To slip off or be taken off, as a garment; to	          separate.	      (i) To hurry away; to get through. --Chaucer.	   {To come off by}, to suffer. [Obs.] "To come off by the	      worst." --Calamy.	   {To come off from}, to leave. "To come off from these grave	      disquisitions." --Felton.	   {To come on}.	      (a) To advance; to make progress; to thrive.	      (b) To move forward; to approach; to supervene.	   {To come out}.	      (a) To pass out or depart, as from a country, room,	          company, etc. "They shall come out with great	          substance." --Gen. xv. 14.	      (b) To become public; to appear; to be published. "It is	          indeed come out at last." --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      (c) To end; to result; to turn out; as, how will this	          affair come out? he has come out well at last.	      (d) To be introduced into society; as, she came out two	          seasons ago.	      (e) To appear; to show itself; as, the sun came out.	      (f) To take sides; to announce a position publicly; as, he	          came out against the tariff.	      (g) To publicly admit oneself to be homosexual.	   {To come out with}, to give publicity to; to disclose.	   {To come over}.	      (a) To pass from one side or place to another.	          "Perpetually teasing their friends to come over to	          them." --Addison.	      (b) To rise and pass over, in distillation.	   {To come over to}, to join.	   {To come round}.	      (a) To recur in regular course.	      (b) To recover. [Colloq.]	      (c) To change, as the wind.	      (d) To relent. --J. H. Newman.	      (e) To circumvent; to wheedle. [Colloq.]	   {To come short}, to be deficient; to fail of attaining. "All	      have sinned and come short of the glory of God." --Rom.	      iii. 23.	   {To come to}.	      (a) To consent or yield. --Swift.	      (b) (Naut.) (with the accent on to) To luff; to bring the	          ship's head nearer the wind; to anchor.	      (c) (with the accent on to) To recover, as from a swoon.	      (d) To arrive at; to reach.	      (e) To amount to; as, the taxes come to a large sum.	      (f) To fall to; to be received by, as an inheritance.	          --Shak.	   {To come to blows}. See under {Blow}.	   {To come to grief}. See under {Grief}.	   {To come to a head}.	      (a) To suppurate, as a boil.	      (b) To mature; to culminate; as a plot.	   {To come to one's self}, to recover one's senses.	   {To come to pass}, to happen; to fall out.	   {To come to the scratch}.	      (a) (Prize Fighting) To step up to the scratch or mark	          made in the ring to be toed by the combatants in	          beginning a contest; hence:	      (b) To meet an antagonist or a difficulty bravely.	          [Colloq.]	   {To come to time}.	      (a) (Prize Fighting) To come forward in order to resume	          the contest when the interval allowed for rest is over	          and "time" is called; hence:	      (b) To keep an appointment; to meet expectations.	          [Colloq.]	   {To come together}.	      (a) To meet for business, worship, etc.; to assemble.	          --Acts i. 6.	      (b) To live together as man and wife. --Matt. i. 18.	   {To come true}, to happen as predicted or expected.	   {To come under}, to belong to, as an individual to a class.	      	   {To come up}	      (a) to ascend; to rise.	      (b) To be brought up; to arise, as a question.	      (c) To spring; to shoot or rise above the earth, as a	          plant.	      (d) To come into use, as a fashion.	   {To come up the capstan} (Naut.), to turn it the contrary	      way, so as to slacken the rope about it.	   {To come up the tackle fall} (Naut.), to slacken the tackle	      gently. --Totten.	   {To come up to}, to rise to; to equal.	   {To come up with}, to overtake or reach by pursuit.	   {To come upon}.	      (a) To befall.	      (b) To attack or invade.	      (c) To have a claim upon; to become dependent upon for	          support; as, to come upon the town.	      (d) To light or chance upon; to find; as, to come upon hid	          treasure.	          [1913 Webster]	Come \Come\, v. t.	   To carry through; to succeed in; as, you can't come any	   tricks here. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To come it}, to succeed in a trick of any sort. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Come \Come\, n.	   Coming. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Come-along \Come"-a*long`\, n.	   A gripping device, as for stretching wire, etc., consisting	   of two jaws so attached to a ring that they are closed by	   pulling on the ring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Co-meddle \Co-med"dle\, v. t.	   To mix; to mingle, to temper. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Comedian \Co*me"di*an\, n. [Cf. F. com['e]dien.]	   1. An actor or player in comedy. "The famous comedian,	      Roscius." --Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A writer of comedy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Com'edienne \Co*m['e]`di*enne"\, n. [F., fem. of com['e]dien.]	   A women who plays in comedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Comedietta \Co*me`di*et"ta\, n. [It.]	   A dramatic sketch; a brief comedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Comedo \Com"e*do\, n.; pl. {Comedones}. [L., a glutton. See	   {Comestible}.] (Med.)	   A small nodule or cystic tumor, common on the nose, etc.,	   which on pressure allows the escape of a yellow wormlike mass	   of retained oily secretion, with a black head (dirt).	   [1913 Webster]
Comedown \Come"down`\, n.	   A downfall; an humiliation. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Comedy \Com"e*dy\, n.; pl. {Comedies}. [F. com['e]die, L.	   comoedia, fr. Gr. ?; ? a jovial festivity with music and	   dancing, a festal procession, an ode sung at this procession	   (perh. akin to ? village, E. home) + ? to sing; for comedy	   was originally of a lyric character. See {Home}, and {Ode}.]	   A dramatic composition, or representation of a bright and	   amusing character, based upon the foibles of individuals, the	   manners of society, or the ludicrous events or accidents of	   life; a play in which mirth predominates and the termination	   of the plot is happy; -- opposed to {tragedy}.	   [1913 Webster]	         With all the vivacity of comedy.         --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Are come to play a pleasant comedy.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Comelily \Come"li*ly\, adv.	   In a suitable or becoming manner. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Comeliness \Come"li*ness\, n. [See {Comely}.]	   The quality or state of being comely.	   [1913 Webster]	         Comeliness is a disposing fair	         Of things and actions in fit time and place. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strength, comeliness of shape, or amplest merit.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Comeliness signifies something less forcible than	         beauty, less elegant than grace, and less light than	         prettiness.                              --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Comely \Come"ly\ (k[u^]m"l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Comelier}; superl.	   {Comeliest}.] [OE. comeliche, AS. cyml[imac]c; cyme suitable	   (fr. cuman to come, become) + l[imac]c like.]	   1. Pleasing or agreeable to the sight; well-proportioned;	      good-looking; handsome.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is comely when old and decrepit, surely was	            very beautiful when he was young.     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not once perceive their foul disfigurement	            But boast themselves more comely than before.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitable or becoming; proper; agreeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is a happier and more comely time	            Than when these fellows ran about the streets,	            Crying confusion.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is	            pleasant; and praise is comely.       --Ps. cxlvii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	Comely \Come"ly\, adv.	   In a becoming manner. --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Come-outer \Come-out"er\, n.	   One who comes out or withdraws from a religious or other	   organization; a radical reformer. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Comer \Com"er\, n.	   One who comes, or who has come; one who has arrived, and is	   present.	   [1913 Webster]	   {All comers}, all who come, or offer, to take part in a	      matter, especially in a contest or controversy. "To prove	      it against all comers." --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]
Comes \Co"mes\, n. [L., a companion.] (Mus.)	   The answer to the theme (dux) in a fugue.	   [1913 Webster]
Comessation \Com`es*sa"tion\, n. [L. comissatio, comessatio.]	   A reveling; a rioting. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, a. [F. comestible, fr. L. comesus,	   comestus, p. p. of comedere to eat; com- + edere to eat.]	   Suitable to be eaten; eatable; esculent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some herbs are most comestible.          --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	Comestible \Co*mes"ti*ble\, n.	   Something suitable to be eaten; -- commonly in the plural.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Comet \Com"et\, n. [L. cometes, cometa, from Gr. ? comet, prop.	   long-haired, fr. ? to wear long hair, fr. ? hair, akin to L.	   coma: cf. F. com[`e]te.] (Astron.)	   A member of the solar system which usually moves in an	   elongated orbit, approaching very near to the sun in its	   perihelion, and receding to a very great distance from it at	   its aphelion. A comet commonly consists of three parts: the	   nucleus, the envelope, or coma, and the tail; but one or more	   of these parts is frequently wanting. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Cometarium \Com`e*ta"ri*um\, n. [NL.] (Astron.)	   An instrument, intended to represent the revolution of a	   comet round the sun. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cometary \Com"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. com['e]taire.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a comet. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster] Comet-finder
Comet-finder \Com"et-find`er\, or Comet- seeker \Com"et-
seek`er\, n. (Astron.)	   A telescope of low power, having a large field of view, used	   for finding comets.	   [1913 Webster]
Comether \Co*meth"er\, n. [Prob. dial. pron. of come hither,	   used in calling cows, etc.] [Dial. or Colloq., Brit.]	   1. Matter; affair.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Friendly communication or association.	   {To put the comether on} or {To put one's comether on}, to	      exercise persuasion upon; to get under one's influence; to	      beguile; to wheedle.	            How does ut come about, sorr, that whin a man has	            put the comether on wan woman he's sure bound to put	            ut on another?                        --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cometic \Co*met"ic\, a.	   Relating to a comet.	   [1913 Webster]
Cometographer \Com`et*og"ra*pher\, n.	   One who describes or writes about comets.	   [1913 Webster]
Cometography \Com`et*og"ra*phy\, n. [Comet + -graphy: cf. F.	   com['e]tographie.]	   A description of, or a treatise concerning, comets.	   [1913 Webster]
Cometology \Com`et*ol"o*gy\, n. [Comet + -logy.]	   The branch of astronomy relating to comets.	   [1913 Webster]
comeuppance \come`up"pance\ (k[u^]m`[u^]p"pans), n.	   An unpleasant experience a person endures, which is viewed by	   others as a just retribution for bad behavior; just deserts;	   as, the Senator took bribes for years, and finally got his	   comeuppance when he was caught in a sting operation.	   [PJC]
Comfit \Com"fit\, n. [F. confit, prop. a p. p., fr. confire to	   preserve, pickle, fr. L. conficere to prepare; con- + facere	   to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Confect}.]	   A dry sweetmeat; any kind of fruit, root, or seed preserved	   with sugar and dried; a confection.	   [1913 Webster]	Comfit \Com"fit\, v. t.	   To preserve dry with sugar.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fruit which does so quickly waste, . . .	         Thou comfitest in sweets to make it last. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Comfiture \Com"fi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F. confiture; cf. LL.	   confecturae sweetmeats, confectura a preparing. See {Comfit},	   and cf. {Confiture}.]	   See {Comfit}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Comfort \Com"fort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comforted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Comforting.}] [F. conforter, fr. L. confortare to	   strengthen much; con- + fortis strong. See {Fort}.]	   1. To make strong; to invigorate; to fortify; to corroborate.	      [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's own testimony . . . doth not a little comfort	            and confirm the same.                 --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assist or help; to aid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . can not help the noble chevalier:	            God comfort him in this necessity!    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impart strength and hope to; to encourage; to relieve;	      to console; to cheer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light excelleth in comforting the spirits of men.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            That we may be able to comfort them that are in any	            affliction.                           --2 Cor. i. 4	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	            A perfect woman, nobly planned,	            To warn, to comfort, and command.     --Wordsworth.	   Syn: To cheer; solace; console; revive; encourage; enliven;	        invigorate; inspirit; gladden; recreate; exhilarate;	        refresh; animate; confirm; strengthen.	   Usage: {To Comfort}, {Console}, {Solace}. These verbs all	          suppose some antecedent state of suffering or sorrow.	          Console is confined to the act giving sympathetic	          relief to the mind under affliction or sorrow, and	          points to some definite source of that relief; as, the	          presence of his friend consoled him; he was much	          consoled by this intelligence. The act of consoling	          commonly implies the inculcation of resignation.	          Comfort points to relief afforded by the communication	          of positive pleasure, hope, and strength, as well as	          by the diminution of pain; as, "They brought the young	          man alive, and were not a little comforted." --Acts	          xx. 12. Solace is from L. solacium, which means	          according to Dumesnil, consolation inwardly felt or	          applied to the case of the sufferer. Hence, the verb	          to solace denotes the using of things for the purpose	          of affording relief under sorrow or suffering; as, to	          solace one's self with reflections, with books, or	          with active employments.	          [1913 Webster]	Comfort \Com"fort\, n. [OF. confort, fr. conforter.]	   1. Assistance; relief; support. [Obs. except in the phrase	      "aid and comfort." See 5 below.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Encouragement; solace; consolation in trouble; also, that	      which affords consolation.	      [1913 Webster]	            In comfort of her mother's fears.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cheer thy spirit with this comfort.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speaking words of endearment where words of comfort	            availed not.                          --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of quiet enjoyment; freedom from pain, want, or	      anxiety; also, whatever contributes to such a condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had much joy and comfort in thy love. --Phil. 7	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	            He had the means of living in comfort. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Unlawful support, countenance, or encouragement; as,	      to give aid and comfort to the enemy.	   Syn: {Comfort}, {Consolation}.	   Usage: Comfort has two meanings:	   1. Strength and relief received under affliction;	   2. Positive enjoyment, of a quiet, permanent nature, together	      with the sources thereof; as, the comfort of love;	      surrounded with comforts; but it is with the former only	      that the word consolation is brought into comparison. As	      thus compared, consolation points to some specific source	      of relief for the afflicted mind; as, the consolations of	      religion. Comfort supposes the relief to be afforded by	      imparting positive enjoyment, as well as a diminution of	      pain. "Consolation, or comfort, signifies some alleviation	      to that pain to which it is not in our power to afford the	      proper and adequate remedy; they imply rather an	      augmentation of the power of bearing, than a diminution of	      the burden." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Comfortable \Com"fort*a*ble\, a. [OF. confortable.]	   1. Strong; vigorous; valiant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy conceit is nearer death than thy powers. For my	            sake be comfortable; hold death a while at the arm's	            end.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serviceable; helpful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Be comfortable to my mother, your mistress, and make	            much of her.                          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Affording or imparting comfort or consolation; able to	      comfort; cheering; as, a comfortable hope. "Kind words and	      comfortable." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            A comfortable provision made for their subsistence.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a condition of comfort; having comforts; not suffering	      or anxious; hence, contented; cheerful; as, to lead a	      comfortable life.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord leans wondrously to discontent;	            His comfortable temper has forsook him:	            He is much out of health.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Free, or comparatively free, from pain or distress; --	      used of a sick person. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Comfortable \Com"fort*a*ble\, n.	   A stuffed or quilted coverlet for a bed; a comforter; a	   comfort. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Comfortableness \Com"fort*a*ble*ness\, n.	   State of being comfortable.	   [1913 Webster]
Comfortably \Com"fort*a*bly\, adv.	   In a comfortable or comforting manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem.       --Is. xl. 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Comforter \Com"fort*er\, n.	   1. One who administers comfort or consolation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no comforter delight mine ear	            But such a one whose wrongs do suit with mine.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) The Holy Spirit, -- referring to his office of	      comforting believers.	      [1913 Webster]	            But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the	            Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all	            things.                               --John xiv.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A knit woolen tippet, long and narrow. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The American schoolboy takes off his comforter and	            unbuttons his jacket before going in for a snowball	            fight.                                --Pop. Sci.	                                                  Monthly.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A wadded bedquilt; a comfortable. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Job's comforter}, a boil. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
comforting \comforting\ adj.	   1. providing freedom from worry.	   Syn: cheering, satisfying.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. affording comfort or solace.	   Syn: consolatory, consoling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comfortless \Com"fort*less\, a.	   Without comfort or comforts; in want or distress; cheerless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Comfortless through tyranny or might.    --Spenser.	   Syn: Forlorn; desolate; cheerless; inconsolable;	        disconsolate; wretched; miserable. --	        {Com"fort*less*ly}, adv. -- {Com"fort*less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	              When all is coldly, comfortlessly costly.	                                                  --Milton.	        [1913 Webster]
Comfortment \Com"fort*ment\, n.	   Act or process of administering comfort. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The gentle comfortment and entertainment of the said	         embassador.                              --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Comfortress \Com"fort*ress\, n.	   A woman who comforts.	   [1913 Webster]	         To be your comfortress, and to preserve you. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Comfrey \Com"frey\, n. [Prob. from F. conferve, L. conferva, fr.	   confervere to boil together, in medical language, to heal,	   grow together. So called on account of its healing power, for	   which reason it was also called consolida.] (Bot.)	   A rough, hairy, perennial plant of several species, of the	   genus {Symphytum}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A decoction of the mucilaginous root of the "common	         comfrey" ({Symphytum officinale}) is used in cough	         mixtures, etc.; and the gigantic "prickly comfrey"	         ({Symphytum asperrimum}) is somewhat cultivated as a	         forage plant.	         [1913 Webster]
comfy \comfy\ adj.	   1. comfortable. [informal]. {uncomfortable}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Comic \Com"ic\ (k[o^]m"[i^]k), a. [L. comicus pertaining to	   comedy, Gr. kwmiko`s: cf. F. comique. See {Comedy}.]	   1. Relating to comedy, as distinct from tragedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not for the stage a drama lay,	            Tragic or comic, but thou writ'st the play. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing mirth; ludicrous. "Comic shows." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Comic \Com"ic\, n.	   A comedian. [Obs.] --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]
Comical \Com"ic*al\, a.	   1. Relating to comedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            They deny it to be tragical because its catastrophe	            is a wedding, which hath ever been accounted	            comical.                              --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting mirth; droll; laughable; as, a comical story.	      "Comical adventures." --Dryden.	   Syn: Humorous; laughable; funny. See {Droll}. --	        {Com"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Com"ic*al"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Comicality \Com`i*cal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Comicalities}.	   The quality of being comical; something comical.	   [1913 Webster]
Comicry \Com"ic*ry\, n.	   The power of exciting mirth; comicalness. [R.] --H. Giles.	   [1913 Webster]
comics \com"ics\ (k[o^]m"[i^]ks), n. pl.	   The section of a newspaper containing mostly {comic strips};	   -- called also {funnies} and {funny papers}. Many but not all	   newspapers have a comics section.	   [PJC]
comic strip \com"ic strip`\ (k[o^]m"[i^]k str[i^]p), n.	   a brief sequence of drawings, usually with characters drawn	   only sketchily, as in a cartoon, with dialog written in	   "balloons" over a character's head, and depicting a fictional	   and usually comical incident; -- also called a {cartoon}.	   Each comic strip contains typically from four to six panels	   arranged horizontally, but widely varying arrangements are	   published. In modern newspapers, weekly comic strips are in	   color, and daily strips are usually in black and white. In	   some, the story depicted may be serialized and continuous,	   carried over from day to day or week to week. Stories of	   adventure, drama, mystery or an otherwise non-comical nature	   depicted in the same style are also called comic strips.	   [PJC]
Coming \Com"ing\, a.	   1. Approaching; of the future, especially the near future;	      the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming	      exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Welcome the coming, speed the parting, guest.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your coming days and years.           --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready to come; complaisant; fond. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Coming \Com"ing\, n.	   1. Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the	      train.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The Second Advent of Christ, called usually	      the {second coming}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coming in}.	      (a) Entrance; entrance way; manner of entering; beginning.	          "The goings out thereof, and the comings in thereof."	          --Ezek. xliii. 11	      (b) Income or revenue. "What are thy comings in?" --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]
COMINT \COMINT\ n.	   an abbreviation for {communications intelligence}; technical	   and intelligence information derived from foreign	   communications by other than the intended recipients.	   Syn: communications intelligence.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comitia \Co*mi"ti*a\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A public assembly of the Roman people for electing officers	   or passing laws.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There were three kinds of comitia: comitia curiata, or	         assembly of the patricians, who voted in curi[ae];	         comitia centuriata, or assembly of the whole Roman	         people, who voted by centuries; and comitia tributa, or	         assembly of the plebeians according to their division	         into tribes.	         [1913 Webster]
Comitial \Co*mi"tial\, a. [L. comitialis.]	   Relating to the comitia, or popular assemblies of the Romans	   for electing officers and passing laws. --Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Comitiva \Co`mi*ti"va\, n. [It.]	   A body of followers; -- applied to the lawless or brigand	   bands in Italy and Sicily.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Comity \Com"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Comities}. [L. comitas, fr. comis	   courteous, kind.]	   Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals;	   friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of	   States.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Comity of nations} (International Law), the courtesy by	      which nations recognize within their own territory, or in	      their courts, the peculiar institutions of another nation	      or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in	      their own land. By some authorities private international	      law rests on this comity, but the better opinion is that	      it is part of the common law of the land, and hence is	      obligatory as law.	   Syn: Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will.	        [1913 Webster]
Comma \Com"ma\, n. [L. comma part of a sentence, comma, Gr. ?	   clause, fr. ? to cut off. Cf. {Capon}.]	   1. A character or point [,] marking the smallest divisions of	      a sentence, written or printed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A small interval (the difference between a major	      and minor half step), seldom used except by tuners.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Comma bacillus} (Physiol.), a variety of bacillus shaped	      like a comma, found in the intestines of patients	      suffering from cholera. It is considered by some as having	      a special relation to the disease; -- called also {cholera	      bacillus}.	   {Comma butterfly} (Zool.), an American butterfly ({Grapta	      comma}), having a white comma-shaped marking on the under	      side of the wings.	      [1913 Webster]
Command \Com*mand"\ (?; 61), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commanded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Commanding}.] [OE. comaunden, commanden, OF.	   comander, F. commander, fr. L. com- + mandare to commit to,	   to command. Cf. {Commend}, {Mandate}.]	   1. To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to	      direct; to bid; to charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you	            never read that we are commanded to forgive our	            friends.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go to your mistress:	            Say, I command her come to me.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exercise direct authority over; to have control of; to	      have at one's disposal; to lead.	      [1913 Webster]	            Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such aid as I can spare you shall command. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have within a sphere of control, influence, access, or	      vision; to dominate by position; to guard; to overlook.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bridges commanded by a fortified house. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Up to the eastern tower,	            Whose height commands as subject all the vale.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            One side commands a view of the finest garden.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have power or influence of the nature of authority	      over; to obtain as if by ordering; to receive as a due; to	      challenge; to claim; as, justice commands the respect and	      affections of the people; the best goods command the best	      price.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis not in mortals to command success. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To direct to come; to bestow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will command my blessing upon you.  --Lev. xxv.	                                                  21.	   Syn: To bid; order; direct; dictate; charge; govern; rule;	        overlook.	        [1913 Webster]	Command \Com*mand"\, v. i.	   1. To have or to exercise direct authority; to govern; to	      sway; to influence; to give an order or orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            And reigned, commanding in his monarchy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the king had so commanded concerning [Haman].	                                                  --Esth. iii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a view, as from a superior position.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far and wide his eye commands.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Command \Com*mand"\, n.	   1. An authoritative order requiring obedience; a mandate; an	      injunction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Awaiting what command their mighty chief	            Had to impose.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The possession or exercise of authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Command and force may often create, but can never	            cure, an aversion.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Authority; power or right of control; leadership; as, the	      forces under his command.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Power to dominate, command, or overlook by means of	      position; scope of vision; survey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The steepy stand	            Which overlooks the vale with wide command.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Control; power over something; sway; influence; as, to	      have command over one's temper or voice; the fort has	      command of the bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            He assumed an absolute command over his readers.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A body of troops, or any naval or military force or post,	      or the whole territory under the authority or control of a	      particular officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Word of command} (Mil.), a word or phrase of definite and	      established meaning, used in directing the movements of	      soldiers; as, {aim}; {fire}; {shoulder arms}, etc.	   Syn: Control; sway; power; authority; rule; dominion;	        sovereignty; mandate; order; injunction; charge; behest.	        See {Direction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Commandable \Com*mand"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being commanded.	   [1913 Webster]
Commandant \Com`man*dant"\, n. [F., orig. p. pr. of commander.]	   A commander; the commanding officer of a place, or of a body	   of men; as, the commandant of a navy-yard.	   [1913 Webster]
Commandatory \Com*mand"a*to*ry\, a.	   Mandatory; as, commandatory authority. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Commandeer \Com`man*deer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commandeered};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Commandeering}.] [D. kommandeeren to	   command, in South Africa to commandeer, fr. F. commander to	   command. See {Command}.]	   1. (Mil.) To compel to perform military service; to seize for	      military purposes; -- orig. used of the Boers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To take arbitrary or forcible possession of. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Commander \Com*mand"er\, n. [Cf. F. commandeur. Cf. {Commodore},	   {Commender}.]	   1. A chief; one who has supreme authority; a leader; the	      chief officer of an army, or of any division of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            A leader and commander to the people. --Is. lv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Navy) An officer who ranks next below a captain, --	      ranking with a lieutenant colonel in the army.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The chief officer of a commandery.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A heavy beetle or wooden mallet, used in paving, in sail	      lofts, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Commander in chief}, the military title of the officer who	      has supreme command of the land or naval forces or the	      united forces of a nation or state; a generalissimo. The	      President is commander in chief of the army and navy of	      the United States.	   Syn: See {Chief}.	        [1913 Webster]
Commandership \Com*mand"er*ship\, n.	   The office of a commander.	   [1913 Webster]
Commandery \Com*mand"er*y\, n.; pl. {Commanderies}. [F.	   commanderie.]	   1. The office or rank of a commander. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A district or a manor with lands and tenements	      appertaining thereto, under the control of a member of an	      order of knights who was called a commander; -- called	      also a {preceptory}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assembly or lodge of Knights Templars (so called) among	      the Freemasons. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A district under the administration of a military	      commander or governor. [R.] --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Commanding \Com*mand"ing\, a.	   1. Exercising authority; actually in command; as, a	      commanding officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted to impress or control; as, a commanding look or	      presence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exalted; overlooking; having superior strategic	      advantages; as, a commanding position.	   Syn: Authoritative; imperative; imperious.	        [1913 Webster]
Commandingly \Com*mand"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a commanding manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Commandment \Com*mand"ment\, n. [OF. commandement, F.	   commandement.]	   1. An order or injunction given by authority; a command; a	      charge; a precept; a mandate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one	            another.                              --John xiii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) One of the ten laws or precepts given by God to	      the Israelites at Mount Sinai.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of commanding; exercise of authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            And therefore put I on the countenance	            Of stern commandment.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The offense of commanding or inducing another to	      violate the law.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Commandments}, {The Ten Commandments}, the Decalogue, or	      summary of God's commands, given to Moses at Mount Sinai.	      (--Ex. xx.)	      [1913 Webster]
Commando \Com*man"do\, n. [D. See {Command}, v. t.]	   1. In South Africa, a military body or command; also,	      sometimes, an expedition or raid; as, a commando of a	      hundred Boers.	            The war bands, called commandos, have played a great	            part in the . . . military history of the country.	                                                  --James Bryce.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a usually small military unit trained to perform special	      missions, often behind enemy lines, and usually employing	      hit-and-run tactics. Such units often have the destruction	      of fixed targets, such as enemy installations, as their	      mission, in contrast to normal combat units which engage	      the enemy army directly.	      [PJC]	   3. a member of a commando[2] unit.	      [PJC]
Commandress \Com*mand"ress\, n.	   A woman invested with authority to command. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Commandry \Com*mand"ry\, n.	   See {Commandery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Commark \Com"mark`\, n. [OF. comarque, or LL. commarca,	   commarcha; com- + marcha, boundary. See {March} a confine.]	   The frontier of a country; confines. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Commaterial \Com`ma*te"ri*al\, a.	   Consisting of the same material. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Commatic \Com*mat"ic\, a. [L. commaticus, Gr. ?. See {Comma}.]	   Having short clauses or sentences; brief; concise.	   [1913 Webster]
Commatism \Com"ma*tism\, n. [See {Commatic}.]	   Conciseness in writing. --Bp. Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Commeasurable \Com*meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [Cf. {Commensurable}.]	   Having the same measure; commensurate; proportional.	   [1913 Webster]	         She being now removed by death, a commeasurable grief	         took as full possession of him as joy had done. --I.	                                                  Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Commeasure \Com*meas"ure\, v. t.	   To be commensurate with; to equal. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Commemorable \Com*mem"o*ra"ble\, a. [L. commemorabilis.]	   Worthy to be commemorated.	   [1913 Webster]
Commemorate \Com*mem"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Commemorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commemorating}.] [L.	   commemoratus, p. p. of commemorare to remember; com- +	   memorare to mention, fr. memor mindful. See {Memory}.]	   To call to remembrance by a special act or observance; to	   celebrate with honor and solemnity; to honor, as a person or	   event, by some act of respect or affection, intended to	   preserve the remembrance of the person or event; as, to	   commemorate the sufferings and dying love of our Savior by	   the sacrament of the Lord's Supper; to commemorate the	   Declaration of Independence by the observance of the Fourth	   of July.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are called upon to commemorate a revolution.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   Syn: See {Celebrate}.	        [1913 Webster]
commemorating \commemorating\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a commemoration; serving to commemorate.	   Syn: commemorative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Commemoration \Com*mem`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. commemoratio.]	   1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration	      designed to honor the memory of some person or event.	      [1913 Webster]	            This sacrament was designed to be a standing	            commemoration of the death and passion of our Lord.	                                                  --Abp.	                                                  Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commonwealth which . . . chooses the most	            flagrant act of murderous regicide treason for a	            feast of eternal commemoration.       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Commemoration day}, at the University of Oxford, Eng., an	      annual observance or ceremony in honor of the benefactors	      of the University, at which time honorary degrees are	      conferred.	      [1913 Webster]
Commemorative \Com*mem"o*ra*tive\, a.	   Tending or intended to commemorate; as, a commemorative	   plaque. "A sacrifice commemorative of Christ's offering up	   his body for us." --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	         An inscription commemorative of his victory. --Sir G.	                                                  C. Lewis.	   [1913 Webster]	Commemorative \Com*mem"o*ra*tive\, n.	   something that commemorates, especially a postage stamp or	   coin having a design commemorating some event, person,	   institution, etc.	   [PJC]
Commemorator \Com*mem"o*ra`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who commemorates.	   [1913 Webster]
Commemoratory \Com*mem"o*ra*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to commemorate; commemorative. --Bp. Hooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Commence \Com*mence"\ (k[o^]m*m[e^]ns"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Commenced} (k[o^]m*m[e^]nst"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Commencing}.] [F. commencer, OF. comencier, fr. L. com- +	   initiare to begin. See {Initiate}.]	   1. To have a beginning or origin; to originate; to start; to	      begin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here the anthem doth commence.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heaven commences ere the world be past.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To begin to be, or to act as. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            We commence judges ourselves.         --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take a degree at a university. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I question whether the formality of commencing was	            used in that age.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Commence \Com*mence"\, v. t.	   To enter upon; to begin; to perform the first act of.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many a wooer doth commence his suit.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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.	         [1913 Webster]
Commencement \Com*mence"ment\, n. [F. commencement.]	   1. The first existence of anything; act or fact of	      commencing; rise; origin; beginning; start.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time of Henry VII. . . . nearly coincides with	            the commencement of what is termed "modern history."	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The day when degrees are conferred by colleges and	      universities upon students and others.	      [1913 Webster]
Commend \Com*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Commending}.] [L. commendare; com- + mandare to	   intrust to one's charge, enjoin, command. Cf. {Command},	   {Mandate}.]	   1. To commit, intrust, or give in charge for care or	      preservation.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eye commends the leading to his hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit. --Luke	                                                  xxiii. 46.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recommend as worthy of confidence or regard; to present	      as worthy of notice or favorable attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the objects of knowledge, two especially	            commend themselves to our contemplation. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            I commend unto you Phebe our sister.  --Rom. xvi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mention with approbation; to praise; as, to commend a	      person or an act.	      [1913 Webster]	            Historians commend Alexander for weeping when he	            read the actions of Achilles.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mention by way of courtesy, implying remembrance and	      good will. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Commend me to my brother.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Commend \Com*mend"\, n.	   1. Commendation; praise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Speak in his just commend.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Compliments; greetings. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearty commends and much endeared love to you.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Commendable \Com*mend"a*ble\, a.	   Note: (Formerly accented on the first syllable.) [L.	         commendabilis.]	   Worthy of being commended or praised; laudable; praiseworthy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Order and decent ceremonies in the church are not only	         comely but commendable.                  --Bacon.	   -- {Com*mend"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Com*mend"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Commendam \Com*men"dam\, n. [LL. dare in commendam to give into	   trust.] (Eng. Eccl. Law)	   A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a	   bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided.	   A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The	   practice was abolished by law in 1836.	   [1913 Webster]	         There was [formerly] some sense for commendams.	                                                  --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Partnership in commendam}. See under {Partnership}.	      [1913 Webster]
Commendatary \Com*mend"a*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. commendataire, LL.	   commendatarius.]	   One who holds a living in commendam.	   [1913 Webster]
Commendation \Com`men*da"tion\, n. [L. commendatio.]	   1. The act of commending; praise; favorable representation in	      words; recommendation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Need we . . . epistles of commendation? --2 Cor.	                                                  iii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the commendation of the great officers. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is the ground of approbation or praise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good nature is the most godlike commendation of a	            man.                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A message of affection or respect; compliments;	      greeting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hark you, Margaret;	            No princely commendations to my king? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Commendator \Com*mend"a*tor\ (? or ?), n. [LL.]	   One who holds a benefice in commendam; a commendatary.	   --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, a. [L. commendatorius.]	   1. Serving to commend; containing praise or commendation;	      commending; praising. "Commendatory verses." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Holding a benefice in commendam; as, a commendatory	      bishop. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Commendatory prayer} (Book of Common Prayer), a prayer read	      over the dying. "The commendatory prayer was said for him,	      and, as it ended, he [William III.] died." --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	Commendatory \Com*mend"a*to*ry\, n.	   A commendation; eulogy. [R.] "Commendatories to our	   affection." --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Commender \Com*mend"er\, n.	   One who commends or praises.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensal \Com*men"sal\, n. [LL. commensalis; L. com- + mensa	   table: cf. F. commensal. Cf. Mensal.]	   1. One who eats at the same table. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An animal, not truly parasitic, which lives in,	      with, or on, another, partaking usually of the same food.	      Both species may be benefited by the association.	      [1913 Webster]	Commensal \Com*men"sal\, a.	   Having the character of a commensal.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensalism \Com*men"sal*ism\, n.	   The act of eating together; table fellowship.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensality \Com`men*sal"i*ty\, n.	   Fellowship at table; the act or practice of eating at the	   same table. [Obs.] "Promiscuous commensality." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensation \Com`men*sa"tion\, n.	   Commensality. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Daniel . . . declined pagan commensation. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensurability \Com*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   commensurabilit['e].]	   The quality of being commensurable. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensurable \Com*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. commensurabilis; pref.	   com- + mensurable. See {Commensurate}, and cf.	   {Commeasurable}.]	   Having a common measure; capable of being exactly measured by	   the same number, quantity, or measure. --	   {Com*men"su*ra*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Commensurable numbers} or {Commensurable quantities}	      (Math.), those that can be exactly expressed by some	      common unit; thus a foot and yard are commensurable, since	      both can be expressed in terms of an inch, one being 12	      inches, the other 36 inches.	   {Numbers commensurable in power}, or {Quantities	   commensurable in power}, those whose squares are	      commensurable.	      [1913 Webster]
Commensurably \Com*men"su*ra*bly\, adv.	   In a commensurable manner; so as to be commensurable.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensurate \Com*men"su*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Commensurated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commensurating}.] [Pref.	   com- + mensurate.]	   1. To reduce to a common measure. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proportionate; to adjust. --T. Puller	      [1913 Webster]	Commensurate \Com*men"su*rate\, a.	   1. Having a common measure; commensurable; reducible to a	      common measure; as, commensurate quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equal in measure or extent; proportionate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who are persuaded that they shall continue	            forever, can not choose but aspire after a happiness	            commensurate to their duration.       --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]
Commensurately \Com*men"su*rate*ly\, adv.	   1. In a commensurate manner; so as to be equal or	      proportionate; adequately.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With equal measure or extent. --Goodwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Commensurateness \Com*men"su*rate*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being commensurate. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Commensuration \Com*men`su*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. commensuration.]	   The act of commensurating; the state of being commensurate.	   [1913 Webster]	         All fitness lies in a particular commensuration, or	         proportion of one thing to another.      --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Comment \Com"ment\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Commented}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Commenting}.] [F. commenter, L. commentari to	   meditate upon, explain, v. intens. of comminisci, commentus,	   to reflect upon, invent; com- + the root of meminisse to	   remember, mens mind. See {Mind}.]	   To make remarks, observations, or criticism; especially, to	   write notes on the works of an author, with a view to	   illustrate his meaning, or to explain particular passages; to	   write annotations; -- often followed by on or upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         A physician to comment on your malady.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Critics . . . proceed to comment on him. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I must translate and comment.            --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Comment \Com"ment\, v. t.	   To comment on. [Archaic.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Comment \Com"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. comment.]	   1. A remark, observation, or criticism; gossip; discourse;	      talk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their lavish comment when her name was named.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A note or observation intended to explain, illustrate, or	      criticise the meaning of a writing, book, etc.;	      explanation; annotation; exposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the volumes of philosophy,	            With all their comments.              --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Commentary \Com"men*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Commentaries}. [L.	   commentarius, commentarium, note book, commentary: cf. F.	   commentaire. See {Comment}, v. i.]	   1. A series of comments or annotations; esp., a book of	      explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of the	      Scriptures or of some other work.	      [1913 Webster]	            This letter . . . was published by him with a severe	            commentary.                           --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brief account of transactions or events written hastily,	      as if for a memorandum; -- usually in the plural; as,	      Caesar's Commentaries on the Gallic War.	      [1913 Webster]
Commentate \Com"men*tate\, v. t. & i. [L. commentatus, p. p. of	   commentari to meditate.]	   To write comments or notes upon; to make comments. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Commentate upon it, and return it enriched. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Commentation \Com`men*ta"tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of commenting or criticising;	      exposition. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The spirit of commentation.           --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of the labors of a commentator.	      [1913 Webster]
Commentator \Com"men*ta`tor\, n. [L. commentator: cf. F.	   commentateur.]	   One who writes a commentary or comments; an expositor; an	   annotator.	   [1913 Webster]	         The commentator's professed object is to explain, to	         enforce, to illustrate doctrines claimed as true.	                                                  --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Commentatorial \Com`men*ta*to"ri*al\ (? or ?), a.	   Pertaining to the making of commentaries. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Commentatorship \Com"men*ta`tor*ship\, n.	   The office or occupation of a commentator.	   [1913 Webster]
Commenter \Com"ment`er\, n.	   One who makes or writes comments; a commentator; an	   annotator.	   [1913 Webster]
Commentitious \Com`men*ti"tious\, a. [L. commentitius.]	   Fictitious or imaginary; unreal; as, a commentitious system	   of religion. [Obs.] --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Commerce \Com"merce\, n.	   Note: (Formerly accented on the second syllable.) [F.	         commerce, L. commercium; com- + merx, mercis,	         merchandise. See {Merchant}.]	   1. The exchange or buying and selling of commodities; esp.	      the exchange of merchandise, on a large scale, between	      different places or communities; extended trade or	      traffic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The public becomes powerful in proportion to the	            opulence and extensive commerce of private men.	                                                  --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Social intercourse; the dealings of one person or class in	      society with another; familiarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fifteen years of thought, observation, and commerce	            with the world had made him [Bunyan] wiser.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sexual intercourse. --W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A round game at cards, in which the cards are subject to	      exchange, barter, or trade. --Hoyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chamber of commerce}. See {Chamber}.	   Syn: Trade; traffic; dealings; intercourse; interchange;	        communion; communication.	        [1913 Webster]	Commerce \Com*merce"\ (? or ?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Commerced};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Commercing}.] [Cf. F. commercer, fr. LL.	   commerciare.]	   1. To carry on trade; to traffic. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware you commerce not with bankrupts. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold intercourse; to commune. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commercing with himself.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Musicians . . . taught the people in angelic	            harmonies to commerce with heaven.    --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	Commerce destroyer \Com"merce de*stroy"er\ (Nav.)	   A very fast, unarmored, lightly armed vessel designed to	   capture or destroy merchant vessels of an enemy. Not being	   intended to fight, they may be improvised from fast passenger	   steamers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Commercial \Com*mer"cial\, a. [Cf. F. commercial.]	   Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with	   commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages;	   commercial relations. "Princely commercial houses."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Commercial college}, a school for giving instruction in	      commercial knowledge and business.	   {Commercial law}. See under {Law}.	   {Commercial note paper}, a small size of writing paper,	      usually about 5 by 71/2 or 8 inches.	   {Commercial paper}, negotiable paper given in due course of	      business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes,	      bank checks, etc.	   {Commercial traveler}, an agent of a wholesale house who	      travels from town to town to solicit orders.	   Syn: See {Mercantile}.	        [1913 Webster]
commercialisation \commercialisation\ n.	   same as {commercialization}. [Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
commercialise \commercialise\ n.	   same as {commercialize}. [Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Commercialism \Com*mer"cial*ism\, n.	   The commercial spirit or method. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
commercialization \commercialization\ n.	   the act or process of making something commercial in	   character. See {commercialize}. [Also spelled	   {commercialisation}.]	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
commercialize \commercialize\ n.	   to make something commercial in character, either by placing	   it for sale on the open market, or by emphasizing its	   profit-making aspects; as, the Olympics have been excessively	   commercialized. [Also spelled {commercialise}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
commercialized \commercialized\ adj.	   1. organized principally for financial gain.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having its focus changed from non-commercial to	      commercial; as, Christmas has become a commercialized	      spectacle.	   Syn: commercialised.	        [PJC]
Commercially \Com*mer"cial*ly\, adv.	   In a commercial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Commigrate \Com"mi*grate\, v. i. [L. commigrare, commigratum.]	   To migrate together. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Commigration \Com`mi*gra"tion\, n. [L. commigratio.]	   Migration together. [R.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Commination \Com`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. comminatio, from comminari	   to threaten; com- + minari to threaten: cf. F. commination.]	   1. A threat or threatening; a denunciation of punishment or	      vengeance.	      [1913 Webster]	            With terrible comminations to all them that did	            resist.                               --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those thunders of commination.        --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An office in the liturgy of the Church of England, used on	      Ash Wednesday, containing a recital of God's anger and	      judgments against sinners.	      [1913 Webster]
Comminatory \Com*min"a*to"ry\, a. [Cf. F. comminatoire.]	   Threatening or denouncing punishment; as, comminatory terms.	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Commingle \Com*min"gle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Commingled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Commingling}.]	   To mingle together; to mix in one mass, or intimately; to	   blend. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Commingler \Com*min"gler\, n.	   One that commingles; specif., a device for noiseless heating	   of water by steam, in a vessel filled with a porous mass, as	   of pebbles.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Comminute \Com"mi*nute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comminuted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Comminuting}.] [L. comminutus, p. p. of	   comminuere to comminute; com- + minuere to lessen. See	   {Minute}.]	   To reduce to minute particles, or to a fine powder; to	   pulverize; to triturate; to grind; as, to comminute chalk or	   bones; to comminute food with the teeth. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Comminuted fracture}. See under {Fracture}.	      [1913 Webster]
Comminution \Com`mi*nu"tion\, n.	   1. The act of reducing to a fine powder or to small	      particles; pulverization; the state of being comminuted.	      --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) Fracture (of a bone) into a number of pieces.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gradual diminution by the removal of small particles at a	      time; a lessening; a wearing away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Natural and necessary comminution of our lives.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Commiserable \Com*mis"er*a*ble\, a.	   Pitiable. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Commiserate \Com*mis"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Commiserated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commiserating}.] [L.	   commiseratus, p. p. of commiserari to commiserate; com- +	   miserari to pity. See {Miserable}.]	   To feel sorrow, pain, or regret for; to pity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then must we those, who groan, beneath the weight	         Of age, disease, or want, commiserate.   --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         We should commiserate our mutual ignorance. --Locke.	   Syn: To pity; compassionate; lament; condole.	        [1913 Webster]
Commiseration \Com*mis`er*a"tion\, n. [F. commis['e]ration, fr.	   L. commiseratio a part of an oration intended to excite	   compassion.]	   The act of commiserating; sorrow for the wants, afflictions,	   or distresses of another; pity; compassion.	   [1913 Webster]	         And pluck commiseration of his state	         From brassy bosoms and rough hearts of flint. --Shak.	   Syn: See {Sympathy}.	        [1913 Webster]
Commiserative \Com*mis"er*a*tive\, a.	   Feeling or expressing commiseration. --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Commiserator \Com*mis"er*a`tor\, n.	   One who pities.	   [1913 Webster]
Commissarial \Com`mis*sa"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a commissary.	   [1913 Webster]
Commissariat \Com`mis*sa"ri*at\ (?; 277), n. [F. commissariat.]	   (Mil.)	   (a) The organized system by which armies and military posts	       are supplied with food and daily necessaries.	   (b) The body of officers charged with such service.	       [1913 Webster]
Commissary \Com"mis*sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Commissaries}. [LL.	   commissarius, fr. L. commissus, p. p. of committere to	   commit, intrust to. See {Commit}.]	   1. One to whom is committed some charge, duty, or office, by	      a superior power; a commissioner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Destiny, the Commissary of God. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) An officer of the bishop, who exercises	      ecclesiastical jurisdiction in parts of the diocese at a	      distance from the residence of the bishop. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.)	      (a) An officer having charge of a special service; as, the	          commissary of musters.	      (b) An officer whose business is to provide food for a	          body of troops or a military post; -- officially	          called {commissary of subsistence}. [U. S.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Washington wrote to the President of Congress .	                . . urging the appointment of a commissary	                general, a quartermaster general, a commissary	                of musters, and a commissary of artillery. --W.	                                                  Irving	          [1913 Webster]	   {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 ordnance store	          department. [Eng.]	      (b) The commissary general of subsistence. [U. S.]	   {Commissary general of subsistence} (Mil. U. S.), the head of	      the subsistence department, who has charge of the purchase	      and issue of provisions for the army.	      [1913 Webster]
Commissaryship \Com"mis*sa*ry*ship\, n.	   The office or employment of a commissary. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Commission \Com*mis"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See	   {Commit}.]	   1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of	      perpetrating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a	            certain degree of hardness.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a	      trust shall be executed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons;	      a trust; a charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain	      powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the	      performance of certain duties.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him see our commission.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and	      authority; as, a colonel's commission.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A company of persons joined in the performance of some	      duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate	      commerce commission.	      [1913 Webster]	            A commission was at once appointed to examine into	            the matter.                           --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Com.)	      (a) The acting under authority of, or on account of,	          another.	      (b) The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have	          three commissions for the city.	      (c) The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent	          for transacting business for another; as, a commission	          of ten per cent on sales. See {Del credere}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Commission of array}. (Eng. Hist.) See under {Array}.	   {Commission of bankruptcy}, a commission appointing and	      empowering certain persons to examine into the facts	      relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the	      bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors.	   {Commission of lunacy}, a commission authorizing an inquiry	      whether a person is a lunatic or not.	   {Commission merchant}, one who buys or sells goods on	      commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per	      cent as his compensation.	   {Commission officer} or {Commissioned officer}, (Mil.), one	      who has a commission, in distinction from a	      noncommissioned or warrant officer.	   {Commission of the peace}, a commission under the great seal,	      constituting one or more persons justices of the peace.	      [Eng.]	   {on commission}, paid partly or completely by collecting as a	      commision a portion of the sales that one makes.	   {out of commission}, not operating properly; out of order.	   {To put a vessel into commission} (Naut.), to equip and man a	      government vessel, and send it out on service after it has	      been laid up; esp., the formal act of taking command of a	      vessel for service, hoisting the flag, reading the orders,	      etc.	   {To put a vessel out of commission} (Naut.), to detach the	      officers and crew and retire it from active service,	      temporarily or permanently.	   {To put the great seal into commission} or {To put the	   Treasury into commission}, to place it in the hands of a	      commissioner or commissioners during the abeyance of the	      ordinary administration, as between the going out of one	      lord keeper and the accession of another. [Eng.]	   {The United States Christian Commission}, an organization	      among the people of the North, during the Civil War, which	      afforded material comforts to the Union soldiers, and	      performed services of a religious character in the field	      and in hospitals.	   {The United States Sanitary Commission}, an organization	      formed by the people of the North to cooperate with and	      supplement the medical department of the Union armies	      during the Civil War.	   Syn: Charge; warrant; authority; mandate; office; trust;	        employment.	        [1913 Webster]	Commission \Com*mis"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commissioned};	   p. pr & vb. n. {Commissioning}.]	   1. To give a commission to; to furnish with a commission; to	      empower or authorize; as, to commission persons to perform	      certain acts; to commission an officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send out with a charge or commission.	      [1913 Webster]	            A chosen band	            He first commissions to the Latian land. --Dryden.	   Syn: To appoint; depute; authorize; empower; delegate;	        constitute; ordain.
Commissionaire \Com*mis`sion*aire"\, n. [F. commissionnaire. Cf.	   {Commissioner}.]	   1. One intrusted with a commission, now only a small	      commission, as an errand; esp., an attendant or	      subordinate employee in a public office, hotel, or the	      like.	   Note: The commissionaire familiar to European travelers	         performs miscellaneous services as a light porter,	         messenger, solicitor for hotels, etc.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. One of a corps of pensioned soldiers, as in London,	      employed as doorkeepers, messengers, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a uniformed doorman. [British]	      [WordNet 1.5] Commissional
Commissional \Com*mis"sion*al\, Commissionary
\Com*mis"sion*a*ry\a.	   Of, pertaining to, or conferring, a commission; conferred by	   a commission or warrant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Delegate or commissionary authority.     --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Commissionate \Com*mis"sion*ate\, v. t.	   To commission [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
commissioned \commissioned\ adj.	   1. (Mil.) holding by virtue of a commission a rank of second	      lieutenant or ensign or above; -- of military officers.	      Contrasts with {noncommissioned}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. given official approval to act; as, commissioned broker.	   Syn: accredited, licensed, licenced.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. created according to an order; as, a commissioned	      painting.	      [PJC]
Commissioner \Com*mis"sion*er\, n.	   1. A person who has a commission or warrant to perform some	      office, or execute some business, for the government,	      corporation, or person employing him; as, a commissioner	      to take affidavits or to adjust claims.	      [1913 Webster]	            To another address which requested that a commission	            might be sent to examine into the state of things in	            Ireland, William returned a gracious answer, and	            desired the Commons to name the commissioners.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer having charge of some department or bureau of	      the public service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Herbert was first commissioner of the Admiralty.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commissioner of patents, the commissioner of the	            land office, the commissioner of Indian affairs, are	            subordinates of the secretary of the interior.	                                                  --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Commissioner of deeds}, an officer having authority to take	      affidavits, depositions, acknowledgment of deeds, etc.,	      for use in the State by which he is appointed. [U. S.]	   {County commissioners}, certain administrative officers in	      some of the States, invested by local laws with various	      powers in reference to the roads, courthouses, financial	      matters, etc., of the county. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Commissionnaire \Com*mis`sion*naire"\ (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. L.	   commissio.]	   1. An agent or factor; a commission merchant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a class of attendants, in some European cities, who	      perform miscellaneous services for travelers.	      [1913 Webster]
Commissionship \Com*mis"sion*ship\, n.	   The office of commissioner. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Commissive \Com*mis"sive\, a.	   Relating to commission; of the nature of, or involving,	   commission. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Commissural \Com*mis"su*ral\ (? or ?), a.	   Of or pertaining to a commissure.	   [1913 Webster]
Commissure \Com*mis"sure\ (? or ?; 134-6), n. [L. commissura a	   joining together: cf. F. commissure. See {Commit}.]	   1. A joint, seam, or closure; the place where two bodies, or	      parts of a body, meet and unite; an interstice, cleft, or	      juncture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Zool.)	      (a) The point of union between two parts, as the angles of	          the lips or eyelids, the mandibles of a bird, etc.	      (b) A collection of fibers connecting parts of the brain	          or spinal marrow; a chiasma.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The line of junction or cohering face of two	      carpels, as in the parsnip, caraway, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Commit \Com*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Committed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Committing}.] [L. committere, commissum, to connect,	   commit; com- + mittere to send. See {Mission}.]	   1. To give in trust; to put into charge or keeping; to	      intrust; to consign; -- used with to, unto.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commit thy way unto the Lord.         --Ps. xxxvii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid him farewell, commit him to the grave. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in charge of a jailor; to imprison.	      [1913 Webster]	            These two were committed.             --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To do; to perpetrate, as a crime, sin, or fault.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not commit adultery.       --Ex. xx. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To join for a contest; to match; -- followed by with. [R.]	      --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To pledge or bind; to compromise, expose, or endanger by	      some decisive act or preliminary step; -- often used	      reflexively; as, to commit one's self to a certain course.	      [1913 Webster]	            You might have satisfied every duty of political	            friendship, without commiting the honor of your	            sovereign.                            --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any sudden assent to the proposal . . . might	            possibly be considered as committing the faith of	            the United States.                    --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To confound. [An obsolete Latinism.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Committing short and long [quantities]. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To commit a bill} (Legislation), to refer or intrust it to a	      committee or others, to be considered and reported.	   {To commit to memory}, or {To commit}, to learn by heart; to	      memorize.	   Syn: {To Commit}, {Intrust}, {Consign}.	   Usage: These words have in common the idea of transferring	          from one's self to the care and custody of another.	          Commit is the widest term, and may express only the	          general idea of delivering into the charge of another;	          as, to commit a lawsuit to the care of an attorney; or	          it may have the special sense of intrusting with or	          without limitations, as to a superior power, or to a	          careful servant, or of consigning, as to writing or	          paper, to the flames, or to prison. To intrust denotes	          the act of committing to the exercise of confidence or	          trust; as, to intrust a friend with the care of a	          child, or with a secret. To consign is a more formal	          act, and regards the thing transferred as placed	          chiefly or wholly out of one's immediate control; as,	          to consign a pupil to the charge of his instructor; to	          consign goods to an agent for sale; to consign a work	          to the press.	          [1913 Webster]	Commit \Com"mit\, v. i.	   To sin; esp., to be incontinent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Commit not with man's sworn spouse.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Commitment \Com*mit"ment\, n.	   1. The act of committing, or putting in charge, keeping, or	      trust; consignment; esp., the act of committing to prison.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were glad to compound for his bare commitment	            to the Tower, whence he was within few days	            enlarged.                             --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; --	      more frequently termed a mittimus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of referring or intrusting to a committee for	      consideration and report; as, the commitment of a petition	      or a bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A doing, or perpetration, in a bad sense, as of a crime or	      blunder; commission.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of pledging or engaging; the act of exposing,	      endangering, or compromising; also, the state of being	      pledged or engaged. --Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Committable \Com*mit"ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being committed.	   [1913 Webster]
Committal \Com*mit"tal\, n.	   The act of committing, or the state of being committed;	   commitment.	   [1913 Webster]
committed \committed\ adj.	   1. Bound or obligated, as under a pledge to a particular	      cause, action, or attitude. Opposite of {uncommitted}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {bound up, involved, wrapped up};	         {dedicated, devoted}; {pledged, sworn}]	         [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Associated in an exclusive sexual relationship; also	      called {attached}. Opposite of {unattached}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {affianced}, {bespoken}, {betrothed},	         {engaged}, {pledged}, {promised}(predicate); {married}]	         [Also See: {loving}.]	   Syn: attached.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Consigned involuntarily to custody, as in a prison or	      mental institution.	      [WordNet 1.5]
commitedness \commitedness\ n.	   the trait of sincere and steadfast fixity of purpose.	   Syn: commitment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Committee \Com*mit"tee\, n. [Cf. OF. comit['e] company, and LL.	   comitatus jurisdiction or territory of a count, county,	   assize, army. The word was apparently influenced by the verb	   commit, but not directly formed from it. Cf. {County}.]	   One or more persons elected or appointed, to whom any matter	   or business is referred, either by a legislative body, or by	   a court, or by any collective body of men acting together.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Committee of the whole [house]}, a committee, embracing all	      the members present, into which a legislative or	      deliberative body sometimes resolves itself, for the	      purpose of considering a particular measure under the	      operation of different rules from those governing the	      general legislative proceedings. The committee of the	      whole has its own chairman, and reports its action in the	      form of recommendations.	   {Standing committee}. See under {Standing}.	      [1913 Webster]	Committee \Com`mit*tee"\, n. [From {Commit}, v. t.] (Law)	   One to whom the charge of the person or estate of another, as	   of a lunatic, is committed by suitable authority; a guardian.	   [1913 Webster]
Committeeman \Com*mit"tee*man\, n.	   A member of a committee.	   [1913 Webster]
Committer \Com*mit"ter\, n.	   1. One who commits; one who does or perpetrates. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fornicator. [Obs.] --T. Decker.	      [1913 Webster]
Committible \Com*mit"ti*ble\, a.	   Capable of being committed; liable to be committed. [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Commix \Com*mix"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Commixed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Commixing}.] [Pref. com- + mix: cf. L. commixtus, p.	   p. of commiscere. See {Mix}.]	   To mix or mingle together; to blend.	   [1913 Webster]	         The commixed impressions of all the colors do stir up	         and beget a sensation of white.          --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         To commix	         With winds that sailors rail at.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Commixion \Com*mix"ion\, n. [See {Commix}.]	   Commixture. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Commixtion \Com*mix"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. commixtio.]	   Commixture; mingling. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An exact commixtion of the ingredients.  --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Commixture \Com*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. commixtura.]	   1. The act or process of mixing; the state of being mingled;	      the blending of ingredients in one mass or compound.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the commixture of anything that is more oily or	            sweet, such bodies are least apt to putrefy.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mass formed by mingling different things; a compound;	      a mixture. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Commodate \Com"mo*date\, n. [L. commodatum thing lent, loan.]	   (Scots Law)	   A gratuitous loan.	   [1913 Webster]
Commode \Com*mode"\, n. [F. commode, fr. commode convenient, L.	   commodus; com- + modus measure, mode. See {Mode}.]	   1. A kind of headdress formerly worn by ladies, raising the	      hair and fore part of the cap to a great height.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or under high commodes, with looks erect.	                                                  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of furniture, so named according to temporary	      fashion; as:	      (a) A chest of drawers or a bureau.	      (b) A night stand with a compartment for holding a chamber	          vessel.	      (c) A kind of close stool.	      (d) A movable sink or stand for a wash bowl, with closet.	          [1913 Webster]
Commodious \Com*mo"di*ous\, a. [LL. commodiosus, fr. L. commodum	   convenience, fr. commodus. See {Commode}.]	   Adapted to its use or purpose, or to wants and necessities;	   serviceable; spacious and convenient; roomy and comfortable;	   as, a commodious house. "A commodious drab." --Shak.	   "Commodious gold." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The haven was not commodious to winter in. --Acts	                                                  xxvii. 12.	   Syn: Convenient; suitable; fit; proper; advantageous;	        serviceable; useful; spacious; comfortable.	        [1913 Webster]
Commodiously \Com*mo"di*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a commodious manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         To pass commodiously this life.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Commodiousness \Com*mo"di*ous*ness\, n.	   State of being commodious; suitableness for its purpose;	   convenience; roominess.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of cities, the greatness and riches increase according	         to the commodiousness of their situation. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	         The commodiousness of the harbor.        --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Commodity \Com*mod"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Commodities}. [F.	   commodit['e], fr. L. commoditas. See {Commode}.]	   1. Convenience; accommodation; profit; benefit; advantage;	      interest; commodiousness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Drawn by the commodity of a footpath. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men may seek their own commodity, yet if this were	            done with injury to others, it was not to be	            suffered.                             --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which affords convenience, advantage, or profit,	      especially in commerce, including everything movable that	      is bought and sold (except animals), -- goods, wares,	      merchandise, produce of land and manufactures, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A parcel or quantity of goods. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A commodity of brown paper and old ginger. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Commodore \Com"mo*dore`\, n. [Prob. a corruption of commander,	   or Sp. comendador a knight of a military order who holds a	   commandery; also a superior of a monastery, fr. LL.	   commendare to command. Cf. {Commend}, {Command},	   {Commander}.]	   1. (U. S. Navy) An officer who ranks next above a captain;	      sometimes, by courtesy, the senior captain of a squadron.	      The rank of commodore corresponds with that of brigadier	      general in the army.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (British Navy) A captain commanding a squadron, or a	      division of a fleet, or having the temporary rank of rear	      admiral.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A title given by courtesy to the senior captain of a line	      of merchant vessels, and also to the chief officer of a	      yachting or rowing club.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A familiar for the flagship, or for the principal vessel	      of a squadron or fleet.	      [1913 Webster]
Common \Com"mon\, a. [Compar. {Commoner}; superl. {Commonest}.]	   [OE. commun, comon, OF. comun, F. commun, fr. L. communis;	   com- + munis ready to be of service; cf. Skr. mi to make	   fast, set up, build, Goth. gamains common, G. gemein, and E.	   mean low, common. Cf. {Immunity}, {Commune}, n. & v.]	   1. Belonging or relating equally, or similarly, to more than	      one; as, you and I have a common interest in the property.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though life and sense be common to men and brutes.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to or shared by, affecting or serving, all the	      members of a class, considered together; general; public;	      as, properties common to all plants; the common schools;	      the Book of Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such actions as the common good requireth. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common enemy of man.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Often met with; usual; frequent; customary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grief more than common grief.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not distinguished or exceptional; inconspicuous; ordinary;	      plebeian; -- often in a depreciatory sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The honest, heart-felt enjoyment of common life.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fact was infamous	            And ill beseeming any common man,	            Much more a knight, a captain and a leader. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Above the vulgar flight of common souls. --A.	                                                  Murphy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Profane; polluted. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common.	                                                  --Acts x. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Given to habits of lewdness; prostitute.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dame who herself was common.        --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 English Court	      of Common Pleas.	   {Common brawler} (Law), one addicted to public brawling and	      quarreling. See {Brawler}.	   {Common carrier} (Law), one who undertakes the office of	      carrying (goods or persons) for hire. Such a carrier is	      bound to carry in all cases when he has accommodation, and	      when his fixed price is tendered, and he is liable for all	      losses and injuries to the goods, except those which	      happen in consequence of the act of God, or of the enemies	      of the country, or of the owner of the property himself.	      	   {Common chord} (Mus.), a chord consisting of the fundamental	      tone, with its third and fifth.	   {Common council}, the representative (legislative) body, or	      the lower branch of the representative body, of a city or	      other municipal corporation.	   {Common crier}, the crier of a town or city.	   {Common divisor} (Math.), a number or quantity that divides	      two or more numbers or quantities without a remainder; a	      common measure.	   {Common gender} (Gram.), the gender comprising words that may	      be of either the masculine or the feminine gender.	   {Common law}, a system of jurisprudence developing under the	      guidance of the courts so as to apply a consistent and	      reasonable rule to each litigated case. It may be	      superseded by statute, but unless superseded it controls.	      --Wharton.	   Note: It is by others defined as the unwritten law	         (especially of England), the law that receives its	         binding force from immemorial usage and universal	         reception, as ascertained and expressed in the	         judgments of the courts. This term is often used in	         contradistinction from {statute law}. Many use it to	         designate a law common to the whole country. It is also	         used to designate the whole body of English (or other)	         law, as distinguished from its subdivisions, local,	         civil, admiralty, equity, etc. See {Law}.	   {Common lawyer}, one versed in common law.	   {Common lewdness} (Law), the habitual performance of lewd	      acts in public.	   {Common multiple} (Arith.) See under {Multiple}.	   {Common noun} (Gram.), the name of any one of a class of	      objects, as distinguished from a proper noun (the name of	      a particular person or thing).	   {Common nuisance} (Law), that which is deleterious to the	      health or comfort or sense of decency of the community at	      large.	   {Common pleas}, one of the three superior courts of common	      law at Westminster, presided over by a chief justice and	      four puisne judges. Its jurisdiction is confined to civil	      matters. Courts bearing this title exist in several of the	      United States, having, however, in some cases, both civil	      and criminal jurisdiction extending over the whole State.	      In other States the jurisdiction of the common pleas is	      limited to a county, and it is sometimes called a {county	      court}. Its powers are generally defined by statute.	   {Common prayer}, the liturgy of the Church of England, or of	      the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States,	      which all its clergy are enjoined to use. It is contained	      in the Book of Common Prayer.	   {Common school}, a school maintained at the public expense,	      and open to all.	   {Common scold} (Law), a woman addicted to scolding	      indiscriminately, in public.	   {Common seal}, a seal adopted and used by a corporation.	   {Common sense}.	      (a) A supposed sense which was held to be the common bond	          of all the others. [Obs.] --Trench.	      (b) Sound judgment. See under {Sense}.	   {Common time} (Mus.), that variety of time in which the	      measure consists of two or of four equal portions.	   {In common}, equally with another, or with others; owned,	      shared, or used, in community with others; affecting or	      affected equally.	   {Out of the common}, uncommon; extraordinary.	   {Tenant in common}, one holding real or personal property in	      common with others, having distinct but undivided	      interests. See {Joint tenant}, under {Joint}.	   {To make common cause with}, to join or ally one's self with.	   Syn: General; public; popular; national; universal; frequent;	        ordinary; customary; usual; familiar; habitual; vulgar;	        mean; trite; stale; threadbare; commonplace. See	        {Mutual}, {Ordinary}, {General}.	        [1913 Webster]	Common \Com"mon\, n.	   1. The people; the community. [Obs.] "The weal o' the	      common." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosed or uninclosed tract of ground for pleasure,	      for pasturage, etc., the use of which belongs to the	      public; or to a number of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The right of taking a profit in the land of another,	      in common either with the owner or with other persons; --	      so called from the community of interest which arises	      between the claimant of the right and the owner of the	      soil, or between the claimants and other commoners	      entitled to the same right.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Common appendant}, a right belonging to the owners or	      occupiers of arable land to put commonable beasts upon the	      waste land in the manor where they dwell.	   {Common appurtenant}, a similar right applying to lands in	      other manors, or extending to other beasts, besides those	      which are generally commonable, as hogs.	   {Common because of vicinage} or {Common because of	   neighborhood}, the right of the inhabitants of each of two	      townships, lying contiguous to each other, which have	      usually intercommoned with one another, to let their	      beasts stray into the other's fields. - 	   {Common in gross} or {Common at large}, a common annexed to a	      man's person, being granted to him and his heirs by deed;	      or it may be claimed by prescriptive right, as by a parson	      of a church or other corporation sole. --Blackstone.	   {Common of estovers}, the right of taking wood from another's	      estate.	   {Common of pasture}, the right of feeding beasts on the land	      of another. --Burill.	   {Common of piscary}, the right of fishing in waters belonging	      to another.	   {Common of turbary}, the right of digging turf upon the	      ground of another.	      [1913 Webster]	Common \Com"mon\, v. i.	   1. To converse together; to discourse; to confer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Embassadors were sent upon both parts, and divers	            means of entreaty were commoned of.   --Grafton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To participate. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have a joint right with others in common ground.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To board together; to eat at a table in common.	      [1913 Webster]
Commonable \Com"mon*a*ble\, a.	   1. Held in common. "Forests . . . and other commonable	      places." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Allowed to pasture on public commons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commonable beasts are either beasts of the plow, or	            such as manure the ground.            --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Commonage \Com"mon*age\, n. [Cf. OF. communage.]	   The right of pasturing on a common; the right of using	   anything in common with others.	   [1913 Webster]	         The claim of commonage . . . in most of the forests.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
commonality \com`mon*al"i*ty\ n.	   1. the sharing of common attributes.	   Syn: commonness.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a characteristic held in common; a common feature.	      [PJC] commonalty
commonalty \com"mon*al*ty\, commonality \com`mon*al"i*ty\, n.;	   pl. {Commonalties}. [OF. communalt['e]; F. communaut['e], fr.	   communal. See {Communal}.]	   1. The common people; those classes and conditions of people	      who are below the rank of nobility; the commons.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commonalty, like the nobility, are divided into	            several degrees.                      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancient fare of our kings differed from that of	            the commonalty in plenteousness only. --Landon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The majority or bulk of mankind. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Commoner \Com"mon*er\, n.	   1. One of the common people; one having no rank of nobility.	      [1913 Webster]	            All below them [the peers] even their children, were	            commoners, and in the eye of the law equal to each	            other.                                --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the House of Commons.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who has a joint right in common ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much good land might be gained from forests . . .	            and from other commonable places, so as always there	            be a due care taken that the poor commoners have no	            injury.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One sharing with another in anything. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A student in the university of Oxford, Eng., who is not	      dependent on any foundation for support, but pays all	      university charges; - - at Cambridge called a {pensioner}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Commonish \Com"mon*ish\, a.	   Somewhat common; commonplace; vulgar.	   [1913 Webster]
Commonition \Com`mo*ni"tion\, n. [L. commonitio. See	   {Monition}.]	   Advice; warning; instruction. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Commonitive \Com*mon"i*tive\, a.	   Monitory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Only commemorative and commonitive.      --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Commonitory \Com*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. commonitorius.]	   Calling to mind; giving admonition. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Commonly \Com"mon*ly\, adv.	   1. Usually; generally; ordinarily; frequently; for the most	      part; as, confirmed habits commonly continue through life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In common; familiarly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Commonness \Com"mon*ness\, n.	   1. State or quality of being common or usual; as, the	      commonness of sunlight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Triteness; meanness.	      [1913 Webster]
Commonplace \Com"mon*place`\, a.	   Common; ordinary; trite; as, a commonplace person, or	   observation.	   [1913 Webster]	Commonplace \Com"mon*place`\, n.	   1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a	      trite or customary remark; a platitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or	      referred to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever, in my reading, occurs concerning this our	            fellow creature, I do never fail to set it down by	            way of commonplace.                   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Commonplace book}, a book in which records are made of	      things to be remembered.	      [1913 Webster]	Commonplace \Com"mon*place`\, v. t.	   To enter in a commonplace book, or to reduce to general	   heads. --Felton.	   [1913 Webster]	Commonplace \Com"mon*place`\, v. i.	   To utter commonplaces; to indulge in platitudes. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Commonplaceness \Com"mon*place`ness\, n.	   The quality of being commonplace; commonness.	   [1913 Webster] common room
common room \common room\, common-room \common-room\n.	   a room, usually at a school or university, set aside for the	   common use of everyone. It usually has comfortable chairs for	   reading or conversation, and some provision for obtaining	   refreshments.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Commons \Com"mons\, n. pl.,	   1. The mass of the people, as distinguished from the titled	      classes or nobility; the commonalty; the common people.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is like the commons, rude unpolished hinds,	            Could send such message to their sovereign. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word commons in its present ordinary	            signification comprises all the people who are under	            the rank of peers.                    --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The House of Commons, or lower house of the British	      Parliament, consisting of representatives elected by the	      qualified voters of counties, boroughs, and universities.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is agreed that the Commons were no part of the	            great council till some ages after the Conquest.	                                                  --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Provisions; food; fare, -- as that provided at a common	      table in colleges and universities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their commons, though but coarse, were nothing	            scant.                                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A club or association for boarding at a common table, as	      in a college, the members sharing the expenses equally;	      as, to board in commons.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A common; public pasture ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shake his ears, and graze in commons. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Doctors' Commons}, a place near St. Paul's Churchyard in	      London where the doctors of civil law used to common	      together, and where were the ecclesiastical and admiralty	      courts and offices having jurisdiction of marriage	      licenses, divorces, registration of wills, etc.	   {To be on short commons}, to have a small allowance of food.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster] Common sense
Common sense \Com"mon sense"\	   See {Common sense}, under {Sense}.
Commonty \Com"mon*ty\, n. (Scots Law)	   A common; a piece of land in which two or more persons have a	   common right. --Bell.	   [1913 Webster]
Commonweal \Com"mon*weal"\, n. [Common + weal.]	   Commonwealth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a prince,	         So kind a father of the commonweal.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Commonwealth \Com"mon*wealth`\ (?; 277), n. [Common + wealth	   well-being.]	   1. A state; a body politic consisting of a certain number of	      men, united, by compact or tacit agreement, under one form	      of government and system of laws.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trappings of a monarchy would set up an ordinary	            commonwealth.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is applied to governments which are	         considered as free or popular, but rarely, or	         improperly, to an absolute government. The word	         signifies, strictly, the common well-being or	         happiness; and hence, a form of government in which the	         general welfare is regarded rather than the welfare of	         any class.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole body of people in a state; the public.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Hist.) Specifically, the form of government	      established on the death of Charles I., in 1649, which	      existed under Oliver Cromwell and his son Richard, ending	      with the abdication of the latter in 1659.	   Syn: State; realm; republic.	        [1913 Webster]
Commorance \Com"mo*rance\, n.	   See {Commorancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Commorancy \Com"mo*ran*cy\, n.	   1. (Law) A dwelling or ordinary residence in a place;	      habitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commorancy consists in usually lying there.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Am. Law) Residence temporarily, or for a short time.	      [1913 Webster]
Commorant \Com"mo*rant\, n. [L. commorans, p. pr. of commorari	   to abide; com- + morari to delay.]	   1. (Law) Ordinarily residing; inhabiting.	      [1913 Webster]	            All freeholders within the precinct . . . and all	            persons commorant therein.            --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Am. Law) Inhabiting or occupying temporarily.	      [1913 Webster]	Commorant \Com"mo*rant\, n.	   A resident. --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Commoration \Com`mo*ra"tion\, n. [L. commoratio.]	   The act of staying or residing in a place. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Commorient \Com*mo"ri*ent\, a. [L. commoriens, p. pr. of	   commoriri.]	   Dying together or at the same time. [R.] --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Commorse \Com*morse"\, n. [L. commorsus, p. p. of commordere to	   bite sharply.]	   Remorse. [Obs.] "With sad commorse." --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Commote \Com*mote"\, v. t. [See {Commove}.]	   To commove; to disturb; to stir up. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Society being more or less commoted and made	         uncomfortable.                           --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Commotion \Com*mo"tion\, n. [L. commotio: cf. F. commotion. See	   {Motion}.]	   1. Disturbed or violent motion; agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            [What] commotion in the winds !       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A popular tumult; public disturbance; riot.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye shall hear of wars and commotions. --Luke	                                                  xxi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agitation, perturbation, or disorder, of mind; heat;	      excitement. "He could not debate anything without some	      commotion." --Clarendon.	   Syn: Excitement; agitation; perturbation; disturbance;	        tumult; disorder; violence.	        [1913 Webster]
Commove \Com*move"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Commoved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Commoving}.] [L. commovere, commotum; com- + movere	   to move.]	   1. To urge; to persuade; to incite. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in motion; to disturb; to unsettle. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Straight the sands,	            Commoved around, in gathering eddies play.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Communal \Com"mu*nal\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. communal.]	   1. Pertaining to a commune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. resembling a commune[4] or the practises of a commune[4];	      as, communal living.	   Syn: collectivist.	        [PJC]
Communalism \Com"mu*nal*ism\, n.	   A French theory of government which holds that commune should	   be a kind of independent state, and the national government a	   confederation of such states, having only limited powers. It	   is advocated by advanced French republicans; but it should	   not be confounded with communism.	   [1913 Webster]
Communalist \Com"mu*nal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. communaliste.]	   An advocate of communalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Communalistic \Com`mu*nal*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to communalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Commune \Com*mune"\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Communed} (k[o^]m*m[=u]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Communing}.]	   [OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to communicate, fr.	   communis common. See {Common}, and cf. {Communicate}.]	   1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to	      interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would commune with you of such things	            That want no ear but yours.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or	      Lord's supper.	      [1913 Webster]	            To commune under both kinds.          --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To commune with one's self} or {To commune with one's	   heart}, to think; to reflect; to meditate.	      [1913 Webster]	Commune \Com"mune\ (k[o^]m"m[=u]n), n.	   Communion; sympathetic intercourse or conversation between	   friends.	   [1913 Webster]	         For days of happy commune dead.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Commune \Com"mune\ (k[o^]m"m[=u]n), n. [F., fr. commun. See	   {Common}.]	   1. The commonalty; the common people. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this struggle -- to use the technical words of	            the time -- of the "commune", the general mass of	            the inhabitants, against the "prudhommes" or "wiser"	            few.                                  --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small territorial district in France under the	      government of a mayor and municipal council; also, the	      inhabitants, or the government, of such a district. See	      {Arrondissement}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Absolute municipal self-government.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a group of people living together as an organized	      community and owning in common most or all of their	      property and possessions, and sharing work, income, and	      many other aspects of daily life. Such sommunities are	      oftten organized based on religious or idealistic	      principles, and they sometimes have unconventional	      lifestyles, practises, or moral codes.	      [PJC]	   {The Commune of Paris}, or {The Commune}	      (a) The government established in Paris (1792-94) by a	          usurpation of supreme power on the part of	          representatives chosen by the communes; the period of	          its continuance is known as the "Reign of Terror."	      (b) The revolutionary government, modeled on the commune	          of 1792, which the communists, so called, attempted to	          establish in 1871.	          [1913 Webster]
Communicability \Com*mu`ni*ca*bil"i*ty\	   (k[o^]m*m[=u]`n[i^]*k[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   communicabilit['e].]	   The quality of being communicable; capability of being	   imparted.	   [1913 Webster]
Communicable \Com*mu"ni*ca*ble\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"n[i^]*k[.a]*b'l),	   a. [Cf. F. communicable, LL. communicabilis.]	   1. Capable of being communicated, or imparted; as, a	      communicable disease; communicable knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Communicative; free-speaking. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. --	      {Com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {Com*mu"ni*ca"bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Communicant \Com*mu"ni*cant\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"n[i^]*kant), n. [L.	   communicans, p. pr.]	   1. One who partakes of, or is entitled to partake of, the	      sacrament of the Lord's supper; a church member.	      [1913 Webster]	            A never-failing monthly communicant.  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who communicates. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	Communicant \Com*mu"ni*cant\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"n[i^]*kant), a.	   Communicating. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Communicate \Com*mu"ni*cate\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"n[i^]*k[=a]t ), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Communicated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Communicating}.] [L. communicatus, p. p. of communicare to	   communicate, fr. communis common. See {Commune}, v. i.]	   1. To share in common; to participate in. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To thousands that communicate our loss. --B. Jonson	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impart; to bestow; to convey; as, to communicate a	      disease or a sensation; to communicate motion by means of	      a crank.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where God is worshiped, there he communicates his	            blessings and holy influences.        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make known; to recount; to give; to impart; as, to	      communicate information to any one.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To administer the communion to. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She [the church] . . . may communicate him. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This verb was formerly followed by with before the	         person receiving, but now usually takes to after it.	         [1913 Webster]	               He communicated those thoughts only with the Lord	               Digby.                             --Clarendon.	   Syn: To impart; bestow; confer; reveal; disclose; tell;	        announce; recount; make known.	   Usage: To {Communicate}, {Impart}, {Reveal}. Communicate is	          the more general term, and denotes the allowing of	          others to partake or enjoy in common with ourselves.	          Impart is more specific. It is giving to others a part	          of what we had held as our own, or making them our	          partners; as, to impart our feelings; to impart of our	          property, etc. Hence there is something more intimate	          in imparting intelligence than in communicating it. To	          reveal is to disclose something hidden or concealed;	          as, to reveal a secret.	          [1913 Webster]	Communicate \Com*mu"ni*cate\, v. i.	   1. To share or participate; to possess or enjoy in common; to	      have sympathy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye did communicate with my affliction. --Philip. iv.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give alms, sympathy, or aid.	      [1913 Webster]	            To do good and to communicate forget not. --Heb.	                                                  xiii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have intercourse or to be the means of intercourse; as,	      to communicate with another on business; to be connected;	      as, a communicating artery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Subjects suffered to communicate and to have	            intercourse of traffic.               --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole body is nothing but a system of such	            canals, which all communicate with one another.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To partake of the Lord's supper; to commune.	      [1913 Webster]	            The primitive Christians communicated every day.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Communication \Com*mu`ni*ca"tion\	   (k[o^]m*m[=u]`n[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. communicatio.]	   1. The act or fact of communicating; as, communication of	      smallpox; communication of a secret.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intercourse by words, letters, or messages; interchange of	      thoughts or opinions, by conference or other means;	      conference; correspondence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Argument . . . and friendly communication. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Association; company.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil communications corrupt good manners. --1 Cor.	                                                  xv. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Means of communicating; means of passing from place to	      place; a connecting passage; connection.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade,	            by the communication it has both with Asia and	            Europe.                               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is communicated or imparted; intelligence;	      news; a verbal or written message.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Participation in the Lord's supper. --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Rhet.) A trope, by which a speaker assumes that his	      hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says we,	      instead of I or you. --Beattie.	   Syn: Correspondence; conference; intercourse.	        [1913 Webster]
communicating \communicating\ n.	   the activity of communicating.	   Syn: communication.	        [WordNet 1.5]
communicational \communicational\ adj.	   used in communication; as, he had few communicational grooves	   available for use.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Communicative \Com*mu"ni*ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. Communicatif, LL.	   communicativus.]	   Inclined to communicate; ready to impart to others.	   [1913 Webster]	         Determine, for the future, to be less communicative.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Communicativeness \Com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being communicative. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Communicator \Com*mu"ni*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who communicates. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Communicatory \Com*mu"ni*ca"to*ry\, a. [LL. communicatorius.]	   Imparting knowledge or information.	   [1913 Webster]	         Canonical and communicatory letters.     --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Communion \Com*mun"ion\, n. [L. communio: cf. F. communion. See	   {Common}.]	   1. The act of sharing; community; participation. "This	      communion of goods." --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate	      association and intercourse implying sympathy and	      confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.;	      agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are naturally induced to seek communion and	            fellowship with others.               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            What communion hath light with darkness? --2 Cor.	                                                  vi. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bare communion with a good church can never alone	            make a good man.                      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A body of Christians having one common faith and	      discipline; as, the Presbyterian communion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The sacrament of the eucharist; the celebration of the	      Lord's supper; the act of partaking of the sacrament; as,	      to go to communion; to partake of the communion; called	      also {Holy Communion}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Close communion}. See under {Close}, a.	   {Communion elements}, the bread and wine used in the	      celebration of the Lord's supper.	   {Communion service}, the celebration of the Lord's supper, or	      the office or service therefor.	   {Communion table}, the table upon which the elements are	      placed at the celebration of the Lord's supper.	   {Communion in both kinds}, participation in both the bread	      and wine by all communicants.	   {Communion in one kind}, participation in but one element, as	      in the Roman Catholic Church, where the laity partake of	      the bread only.	   Syn: Share; participation; fellowship; converse; intercourse;	        unity; concord; agreement.	        [1913 Webster]
Communism \Com"mu*nism\, n. [F. communisme, fr. commun common.]	   A scheme of equalizing the social conditions of life;	   specifically, a scheme which contemplates the abolition of	   inequalities in the possession of property, as by	   distributing all wealth equally to all, or by holding all	   wealth in common for the equal use and advantage of all.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: At different times, and in different countries, various	         schemes pertaining to socialism in government and the	         conditions of domestic life, as well as in the	         distribution of wealth, have been called communism.	         [1913 Webster]
Communist \Com"mu*nist\, n. [F. communiste.]	   1. An advocate for the theory or practice of communism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A supporter of the commune of Paris.	      [1913 Webster]
Communistic \Com`mu*nis"tic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to communism or communists; as,	      communistic theories.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Living or having their nests in common, as certain	      birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Community \Com*mu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Communities}. [L. communitas:	   cf. OF. communit['e]. Cf. {Commonalty}, and see {Common}.]	   1. Common possession or enjoyment; participation; as, a	      community of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	            The original community of all things. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unreserved community of thought and feeling. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of people having common rights, privileges, or	      interests, or living in the same place under the same laws	      and regulations; as, a community of monks. Hence a number	      of animals living in a common home or with some apparent	      association of interests.	      [1913 Webster]	            Creatures that in communities exist.  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Society at large; a commonwealth or state; a body politic;	      the public, or people in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burdens upon the poorer classes of the community.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, the term should be used with the	         definite article; as, the interests of the community.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Common character; likeness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The essential community of nature between organic	            growth and inorganic growth.          --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Commonness; frequency. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Eyes . . . sick and blunted with community. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Commutability \Com*mu`ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being commutable.	   [1913 Webster]
Commutable \Com*mut"a*ble\, a. [L. commutabilis.]	   Capable of being commuted or interchanged.	   [1913 Webster]	         The predicate and subject are not commutable.	                                                  --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]
Commutableness \Com*mut"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being commutable; interchangeableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Commutation \Com`mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. commutatio: cf. F.	   commutation.]	   1. A passing from one state to another; change; alteration;	      mutation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So great is the commutation that the soul then hated	            only that which now only it loves.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The use of money is . . . that of saving the	            commutation of more bulky commodities. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The change of a penalty or punishment by the	      pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a	      sentence of death to banishment or imprisonment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suits are allowable in the spiritual courts for	            money agreed to be given as a commutation for	            penance.                              --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A substitution, as of a less thing for a greater, esp. a	      substitution of one form of payment for another, or one	      payment for many, or a specific sum of money for	      conditional payments or allowances; as, commutation of	      tithes; commutation of fares; commutation of copyright;	      commutation of rations.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. regular travel from a place of residence to a place where	      one's daily work is performed; commuting. Most often, such	      travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby city.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of commutation} (Astron.), the difference of the	      geocentric longitudes of the sun and a planet.	   {Commutation of tithes}, the substitution of a regular	      payment, chargeable to the land, for the annual tithes in	      kind.	   {Commutation ticket}, a ticket, as for transportation, which	      is the evidence of a contract for service at a reduced	      rate. See 2d {Commute}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Commutation ticket \Com`mu*ta"tion tick"et\	   A ticket for transportation at a reduced rate in	   consideration of some special circumstance, as increase of	   travel; specif., a ticket for a certain number of, or for	   daily, trips between neighboring places at a reduced rate,	   such as are commonly used by those doing business in a city	   and living in a suburb. Commutation tickets are excepted from	   the prohibition against special rates contained in the	   Interstate Commerce Act of Feb. 4, 1887 (--24 Stat. 379), and	   in 145 U. S. 263 it was held that party tickets were also	   excepted as being "obviously within the commuting principle."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Commutative \Com*mut"a*tive\, a. [CF. F. commutatif.]	   1. Relative to exchange; interchangeable; reciprocal. --	      {Com*mut"a*tive"ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rich traders, from their success, are presumed . . .	            to have cultivated an habitual regard to commutative	            justice.                              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) having the property of {commutativity}.	      [PJC]
commutativity \com`mu*ta*tiv"i*ty\, n. (Math.)	   the property of a binary operation or operator such that the	   result of one term operating on a second is equal to the	   result of the second term operating on the first.	   [GG]	   Note: If the symbol "*" is taken to be a commutative binary	         operator, then the following equation holds: a*b = b*a	         A common example is the addition operator for real	         numbers, "+": a+b = b+a	         [GG]
Commutator \Com"mu*ta`tor\, n. (Elec.)	   A piece of apparatus used for reversing the direction of an	   electrical current; an attachment to certain electrical	   machines, by means of which alternating currents are made to	   be continuous or to have the same direction. It may be	   attached to the end of the spindle of an electric motor,	   where a brush is in contact sequentially with the parts of	   the spindle that conduct current to the different windings of	   the motor.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Commute \Com*mute"\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Commuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Commuting}.] [L. commutare,	   -mutatum; com- + mutare to change. See {Mutation}.]	   1. To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place	      of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a	      greater, or a single thing for an aggregate; hence, to	      lessen; to diminish; as, to commute a sentence of death to	      one of imprisonment for life; to commute tithes; to	      commute charges for fares.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sounds water and fire, being once annexed to	            those two elements, it was certainly more natural to	            call beings participating of the first "watery", and	            the last "fiery", than to commute the terms, and	            call them by the reverse.             --J. Harris	      [1913 Webster]	            The utmost that could be obtained was that her	            sentence should be commuted from burning to	            beheading.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Commute \Com*mute"\, v. i.	   1. To obtain or bargain for exemption or substitution; to	      effect a commutation.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . thinks it unlawful to commute, and that he	            is bound to pay his vow in kind.      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pay, or arrange to pay, in gross instead of part by	      part; as, to commute for a year's travel over a route.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to travel regularly from a place of residence to another	      place, such as where one's daily work is performed. Often,	      such travel is performed between a suburb and a nearby	      city; as, to commute to work.	      [PJC]
Commuter \Com*mut"er\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"t[~e]r), n.	   One who commutes; especially, one who commutes in traveling.	   [1913 Webster]	Commuter \Com*mut"er\ (k[o^]m*m[=u]"t[~e]r), a.	   of or pertaining to commuting, in the sense of traveling;	   used for commuting; as, a commuter airline.	   [PJC]
commuting \commuting\ n.	   the process of travel by a commuter.	   Syn: commutation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Commutual \Com*mu"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. com- + mutual.]	   Mutual; reciprocal; united. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There, with commutual zeal, we both had strove. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Comose \Co"mose\ (k[=o]"m[=o]s or k[-o]*m[=o]s"), a. [L. comosus	   hairy, from coma hair.] (Bot.)	   Bearing a tuft of soft hairs or down, as the seeds of	   milkweed. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Compact \Com*pact"\ (k[o^]m*p[a^]kt"), p. p. & a. [L. compactus,	   p. p. of compingere to join or unite; com- + pangere to	   fasten, fix: cf. F. compacte. See {Pact}.]	   1. Joined or held together; leagued; confederated. [Obs.]	      "Compact with her that's gone." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pipe of seven reeds, compact with wax together.	                                                  --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Composed or made; -- with of. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            A wandering fire,	            Compact of unctuous vapor.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Closely or firmly united, as the particles of solid	      bodies; firm; close; solid; dense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glass, crystal, gems, and other compact bodies.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Brief; close; pithy; not diffuse; not verbose; as, a	      compact discourse.	   Syn: Firm; close; solid; dense; pithy; sententious.	        [1913 Webster]	Compact \Com*pact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compacted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Compacting}.]	   1. To thrust, drive, or press closely together; to join	      firmly; to consolidate; to make close; -- as the parts	      which compose a body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the bright sun compacts the precious stone.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite or connect firmly, as in a system.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole body fitly joined together and compacted	            by that which every joint supplieth.  --Eph. iv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	Compact \Com"pact\ (k[o^]m"p[a^]kt), n. [L. compactum, fr.	   compacisci, p. p. compactus, to make an agreement with; com-	   + pacisci to make an agreement. See {Pact}.]	   An agreement between parties; a covenant or contract.	   [1913 Webster]	         The law of nations depends on mutual compacts,	         treaties, leagues, etc.                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wedlock is described as the indissoluble compact.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         The federal constitution has been styled a compact	         between the States by which it was ratified. --Wharton.	   Syn: See {Covenant}.	        [1913 Webster] compact disc
compact disc \com"pact disc`\, compact disk \com"pact
disk`\(k[o^]m"p[a^]kt d[i^]sk`), n.	   a disk-shaped optical data storage medium approximately 4-3/4	   in. in diameter, which stores binary data as microscopic	   nonreflective holes or pits in an otherwise reflective	   surface, and is recorded and played back by rotation in an	   electronic device containing a laser. It is often referred to	   by its abbreviation CD. It is a type of optical data storage	   medium. Compact disks are used for recordings of music as	   well as of data for computer applications.	   Syn: CD.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
compact disk player \com"pact disk` play"er\(k[o^]m"p[a^]kt	   d[i^]sk` pl[=a]"[~e]r), n.	   an electronic device containing a laser, used to read or play	   back the data on a compact disk. The term is usually used for	   the type of device used to play music recordings. That used	   for data storgage n coputer applications is usually called a	   {CD drive}. Called also {CD player} and informally, {CD}.	   Syn: CD player.	        [PJC]
Compacted \Com*pact"ed\ (k[o^]m*p[a^]kt"[e^]d), a.	   Compact; pressed close; concentrated; firmly united.	   [1913 Webster]
Compactedly \Com*pact"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a compact manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Compactedness \Com*pact"ed*ness\, n.	   A state of being compact.	   [1913 Webster]
Compacter \Com*pact"er\, n.	   One who makes a compact.	   [1913 Webster]
Compactible \Com*pact"i*ble\, a.	   That may be compacted.	   [1913 Webster]
Compaction \Com*pac"tion\, n. [L. compactio.]	   The act of making compact, or the state of being compact.	   [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Compactly \Com*pact"ly\, adv.	   In a compact manner; with close union of parts; densely;	   tersely.	   [1913 Webster]
Compactness \Com*pact"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being compact; close union of parts;	   density.	   [1913 Webster]
Compacture \Com*pac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. compactura.]	   Close union or connection of parts; manner of joining;	   construction. [Obs.] "With comely compass and compacture	   strong." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Compages \Com*pa"ges\, n. sing. & pl. [L., fr. compingere. See	   {Compact}, v. t.]	   A system or structure of many parts united.	   [1913 Webster]	         A regular compages of pipes and vessels. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Compaginate \Com*pag"i*nate\, v. t. [L. compaginare,	   compaginatum.]	   To unite or hold together; as, the side pieces compaginate	   the frame. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Compagination \Com*pag`i*na"tion\, n. [L. compaginatio.]	   Union of parts; structure. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Companable \Com"pa*na*ble\, a. [OF. compaignable.]	   Companionable; sociable. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Companator \Com"pa*na`tor\, n. [LL. companatores, pl.] (Eccl.)	   Same as {Impanator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Companiable \Com*pan"i*a*ble\, a.	   Companionable; sociable. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Companion \Com*pan"ion\ (k[o^]m*p[a^]n"y[u^]n), n. [F.	   compagnon, OF. compaing, fr. an assumed LL. companio (cf.	   companium fellowship, a mess), fr. L. com- + panis bread. See	   {Pantry}.]	   1. One who accompanies or is in company with another for a	      longer or shorter period, either from choice or casually;	      one who is much in the company of, or is associated with,	      another or others; an associate; a comrade; a consort; a	      partner.	      [1913 Webster]	            The companions of his fall.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The companion of fools shall smart for it. --Prov.	                                                  xiii. 20 (Rev.	                                                  Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Here are your sons again; and I must lose	            Two of the sweetest companions in the world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A companion is one with whom we share our bread; a	            messmate.                             --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knight of the lowest rank in certain orders; as, a	      companion of the Bath.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fellow; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. OSp. compa[~n]a an outhouse, office.] (Naut.)	      (a) A skylight on an upper deck with frames and sashes of	          various shapes, to admit light to a cabin or lower	          deck.	      (b) A wooden hood or penthouse covering the companion way;	          a companion hatch.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Companion hatch} (Naut.), a wooden porch over the entrance	      or staircase of the cabin.	   {Companion ladder} (Naut.), the ladder by which officers	      ascend to, or descend from, the quarter-deck. --Totten.	   {Companion way} (Naut.), a staircase leading to the cabin.	   {Knights companions}, in certain honorary orders, the members	      of the lowest grades as distinguished from knights	      commanders, knights grand cross, and the like.	   Syn: Associate; comrade; mate; compeer; partner; ally;	        confederate; coadjutor; accomplice.	        [1913 Webster]	Companion \Com*pan"ion\, v. t.	   1. To be a companion to; to attend on; to accompany. [R.]	      --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To qualify as a companion; to make equal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Companion me with my mistress.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Companionable \Com*pan"ion*a*ble\, a.	   Fitted to be a companion; fit for good fellowship; agreeable;	   sociable. "Each companionable guest." --Mallett.	   "Companionable wit." --Clarendon. --	   {Com*pan"ion*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Com*pan"ion*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
companionate \companionate\ adj.	   companionlike; as, companionate marriage; a companionate dog.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Companionless \Com*pan"ion*less\, a.	   Without a companion.	   [1913 Webster]
Companionship \Com*pan"ion*ship\, n.	   Fellowship; association; the act or fact of keeping company	   with any one. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He never seemed to avail himself of my sympathy other	         than by mere companionship.              --W. Irving	   [1913 Webster]
companionway \companionway\ n.	   1. a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another	      on a ship.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Company \Com"pa*ny\ (k[u^]m"p[.a]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Companies}	   (k[u^]m"p[.a]*n[i^]z). [F. compagnie, fr. OF. compaing. See	   {Companion}.]	   1. The state of being a companion or companions; the act of	      accompanying; fellowship; companionship; society; friendly	      intercourse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil company doth corrupt good manners. --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  33. (Rev.	                                                  Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Brethren, farewell: your company along	            I will not wish.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A companion or companions.	      [1913 Webster]	            To thee and thy company I bid	            A hearty welcome.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assemblage or association of persons, either permanent	      or transient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt meet a company of prophets. --1 Sam. x.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Guests or visitors, in distinction from the members of a	      family; as, to invite company to dine.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Society, in general; people assembled for social	      intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature has left every man a capacity of being	            agreeable, though not of shining in company.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An association of persons for the purpose of carrying on	      some enterprise or business; a corporation; a firm; as,	      the East India Company; an insurance company; a	      joint-stock company.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Partners in a firm whose names are not mentioned in its	      style or title; -- often abbreviated in writing; as,	      Hottinguer & Co.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mil.) A subdivision of a regiment of troops under the	      command of a captain, numbering in the United States (full	      strength) 100 men.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) The crew of a ship, including the officers; as, a	      whole ship's company.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The body of actors employed in a theater or in the	       production of a play.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To keep company with}. See under {Keep}, v. t.	   Syn: Assemblage; assembly; society; group; circle; crowd;	        troop; crew; gang; corporation; association; fraternity;	        guild; partnership; copartnery; union; club; party;	        gathering.	        [1913 Webster]	Company \Com"pa*ny\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Companied}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Companying}.]	   To accompany or go with; to be companion to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Company \Com"pa*ny\, v. i.	   1. To associate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men which have companied with us all the time.	                                                  --Acts i. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be a gay companion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have sexual commerce. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
comparability \comparability\ n.	   a similarity allowing comparison; an approximate equivalence.	   Syn: comparison, compare, equivalence.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comparable \Com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. comparabilis: cf. F.	   comparable.]	   Capable of being compared; worthy of comparison.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no blessing of life comparable to the	         enjoyment of a discreet and virtuous friend. --Addison.	   -- {Com"pa*ra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Com"pa*ra*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Comparate \Com"pa*rate\, n. [L. comparatum, fr. comparatus, p.	   p. of comparare. See 1st {Compare}.] (Logic)	   One of two things compared together.	   [1913 Webster]
Comparation \Com`pa*ra"tion\, n. [L. comparatio. See {Compare}	   to get.]	   A making ready; provision. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Comparative \Com*par"a*tive\, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F.	   comparatif.]	   1. Of or pertaining to comparison. "The comparative faculty."	      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the	      comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or	      absolute, as compared with another thing or state.	      [1913 Webster]	            The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to	            the fluid that incloses it, would necessarily ascend	            to the top.                           --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Expressing a degree greater or less than the	      positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or	      adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive	      by the use of -er, more, or less; as, brighter, more	      bright, or less bright.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Comparative sciences}, those which are based on a	      comprehensive comparison of the range of objects or facts	      in any branch or department, and which aim to study out	      and treat of the fundamental laws or systems of relation	      pervading them; as, {comparative anatomy}, {comparative	      physiology}, {comparative philology}.	      [1913 Webster]	Comparative \Com*par"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   The comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; also, the	   form by which the comparative degree is expressed; as,	   stronger, wiser, weaker, more stormy, less windy, are all	   comparatives.	   [1913 Webster]	         In comparatives is expressed a relation of two; as in	         superlatives there is a relation of many. --Angus.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. An equal; a rival; a compeer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gerard ever was	            His full comparative.                 --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who makes comparisons; one who affects wit. [Obs.]	      "Every beardless vain comparative." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Comparatively \Com*par"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   According to estimate made by comparison; relatively; not	   positively or absolutely.	   [1913 Webster]	         With but comparatively few exceptions.   --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Comparator \Com"pa*ra`tor\ (? or ?), n. [L., a comparer.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument or machine for comparing anything to be	   measured with a standard measure; -- applied especially to a	   machine for comparing standards of length.	   [1913 Webster]
Compare \Com*pare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compared}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Comparing}.] [L.comparare, fr. compar like or equal	   to another; com- + par equal: cf. F. comparer. See {Pair},	   {Peer} an equal, and cf. {Compeer}.]	   1. To examine the character or qualities of, as of two or	      more persons or things, for the purpose of discovering	      their resemblances or differences; to bring into	      comparison; to regard with discriminating attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Compare dead happiness with living woe. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The place he found beyond expression bright,	            Compared with aught on earth.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Compare our faces and be judge yourself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To compare great things with small.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent as similar, for the purpose of illustration;	      to liken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Solon compared the people unto the sea, and orators	            and counselors to the winds; for that the sea would	            be calm and quiet if the winds did not trouble it.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) To inflect according to the degrees of comparison;	      to state positive, comparative, and superlative forms of;	      as, most adjectives of one syllable are compared by	      affixing "- er" and "-est" to the positive form; as,	      black, blacker, blackest; those of more than one syllable	      are usually compared by prefixing "more" and "most", or	      "less" and "least", to the positive; as, beautiful, more	      beautiful, most beautiful.	   Syn: To {Compare}, {Compare with}, {Compare to}.	   Usage: Things are compared with each other in order to learn	          their relative value or excellence. Thus we compare	          Cicero with Demosthenes, for the sake of deciding	          which was the greater orator. One thing is compared to	          another because of a real or fanciful likeness or	          similarity which exists between them. Thus it has been	          common to compare the eloquence of Demosthenes to a	          thunderbolt, on account of its force, and the	          eloquence of Cicero to a conflagration, on account of	          its splendor. Burke compares the parks of London to	          the lungs of the human body.	          [1913 Webster]	Compare \Com*pare"\, v. i.	   1. To be like or equal; to admit, or be worthy of,	      comparison; as, his later work does not compare with his	      earlier.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should compare with him in excellence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To vie; to assume a likeness or equality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall pack horses . . . compare with C[ae]sars?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Compare \Com*pare"\, n.	   1. Comparison. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            His mighty champion, strong beyond compare.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their small galleys may not hold compare	            With our tall ships.                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Illustration by comparison; simile. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rhymes full of protest, of oath, and big compare.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beyond compare}. See {Beyond comparison}, under	      {Comparison}.	      [1913 Webster]	Compare \Com*pare"\, v. t. [L. comparare to prepare, procure;	   com- + parare. See {Prepare}, {Parade}.]	   To get; to procure; to obtain; to acquire [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To fill his bags, and richesse to compare. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Comparer \Com*par"er\, n.	   One who compares.	   [1913 Webster]
Comparison \Com*par"i*son\ (? or ?), n. [F. comparaison, L.	   comparatio. See 1st {Compare}.]	   1. The act of comparing; an examination of two or more	      objects with the view of discovering the resemblances or	      differences; relative estimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            As sharp legal practitioners, no class of human	            beings can bear comparison with them. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The miracles of our Lord and those of the Old	            Testament afford many interesting points of	            comparison.                           --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being compared; a relative estimate; also, a	      state, quality, or relation, admitting of being compared;	      as, to bring a thing into comparison with another; there	      is no comparison between them.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That to which, or with which, a thing is compared, as	      being equal or like; illustration; similitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereto shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with	            what comparison shall we compare it?  --Mark iv. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) The modification, by inflection or otherwise,	      which the adjective and adverb undergo to denote degrees	      of quality or quantity; as, little, less, least, are	      examples of comparison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Rhet.) A figure by which one person or thing is compared	      to another, or the two are considered with regard to some	      property or quality, which is common to them both; e.g.,	      the lake sparkled like a jewel.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Phren.) The faculty of the reflective group which is	      supposed to perceive resemblances and contrasts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beyond comparison}, so far superior as to have no likeness,	      or so as to make comparison needless.	   {In comparison of}, {In comparison with}, as compared with;	      in proportion to. [Archaic] "So miserably unpeopled in	      comparison of what it once was." --Addison.	   {Comparison of hands} (Law), a mode of proving or disproving	      the genuineness of a signature or writing by comparing it	      with another proved or admitted to be genuine, in order to	      ascertain whether both were written by the same person.	      --Bouvier. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Comparison \Com*par"i*son\, v. t.	   To compare. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
comparison-shop \comparison-shop\ v. i.	   to compare prices for a given item from different vendors; --	   usually for the purpose of finding the lowest price.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Compart \Com*part"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comparted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Comparting}.] [L. compartiri; com- + partiri, partire	   to share, pars, partis, part, share: cf. OF. compartir. See	   {Part}, v. t.]	   To divide; to mark out into parts or subdivisions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The crystal surface is comparted all	         In niches verged with rubies.            --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Compartition \Com`par*ti"tion\, n. [LL. compartitio.]	   The act of dividing into parts or compartments; division;	   also, a division or compartment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their temples . . . needed no compartitions. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Compartment \Com*part"ment\, n. [F. compartiment, OF. compartir	   to divide. See {Compart}.]	   1. One of the parts into which an inclosed portion of space	      is divided, as by partitions, or lines; as, the	      compartments of a cabinet, a house, or a garden.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the midst was placed a large compartment composed	            of grotesque work.                    --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) One of the sections into which the hold of	      a ship is divided by water-tight bulkheads.	      [1913 Webster] compartmental
compartmental \compartmental\ compartmentalized
\compartmentalized\adj.	   1. divided up into compartments or categories.	      [WordNet 1.5]
compartmented \compartmented\ adj.	   1. divided up into compartments; as, a compartmented box.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Compartner \Com*part"ner\, n.	   See {Copartner}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Compass \Com"pass\ (k[u^]m"pas), n. [F. compas, fr. LL.	   compassus circle, prop., a stepping together; com- + passus	   pace, step. See {Pace}, {Pass}.]	   1. A passing round; circuit; circuitous course.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fetched a compass of seven day's journey. --2	                                                  Kings iii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            This day I breathed first; time is come round,	            And where I did begin, there shall I end;	            My life is run his compass.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosing limit; boundary; circumference; as, within	      the compass of an encircling wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inclosed space; an area; extent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their wisdom . . . lies in a very narrow compass.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Extent; reach; sweep; capacity; sphere; as, the compass of	      his eye; the compass of imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The compass of his argument.          --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Moderate bounds, limits of truth; moderation; due limits;	      -- used with within.	      [1913 Webster]	            In two hundred years before (I speak within	            compass), no such commission had been executed.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) The range of notes, or tones, within the capacity	      of a voice or instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            You would sound me from my lowest note to the top of	            my compass.                           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An instrument for determining directions upon the earth's	      surface by means of a magnetized bar or needle turning	      freely upon a pivot and pointing in a northerly and	      southerly direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that first discovered the use of the compass did	            more for the supplying and increase of useful	            commodities than those who built workhouses.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A pair of compasses. [R.] See {Compasses.}	            To fix one foot of their compass wherever they	            please.                               --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A circle; a continent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The tryne compas [the threefold world containing	            earth, sea, and heaven. --Skeat.]     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Azimuth compass}. See under {Azimuth}.	   {Beam compass}. See under {Beam}.	   {Compass card}, the circular card attached to the needles of	      a mariner's compass, on which are marked the thirty-two	      points or rhumbs.	   {Compass dial}, a small pocket compass fitted with a sundial	      to tell the hour of the day.	   {Compass plane} (Carp.), a plane, convex in the direction of	      its length on the under side, for smoothing the concave	      faces of curved woodwork.	   {Compass plant}, {Compass flower} (Bot.), a plant of the	      American prairies ({Silphium laciniatum}), not unlike a	      small sunflower; rosinweed. Its lower and root leaves are	      vertical, and on the prairies are disposed to present	      their edges north and south.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its leaves are turned to the north as true as the	            magnet:	            This is the compass flower.           --Longefellow.	   {Compass saw}, a saw with a narrow blade, which will cut in a	      curve; -- called also {fret saw} and {keyhole saw}.	   {Compass timber} (Shipbuilding), curved or crooked timber.	   {Compass window} (Arch.), a circular bay window or oriel	      window.	   {Mariner's compass}, a kind of compass used in navigation. It	      has two or more magnetic needles permanently attached to a	      card, which moves freely upon a pivot, and is read with	      reference to a mark on the box representing the ship's	      head. The card is divided into thirty-two points, called	      also rhumbs, and the glass-covered box or bowl containing	      it is suspended in gimbals within the binnacle, in order	      to preserve its horizontal position.	   {Surveyor's compass}, an instrument used in surveying for	      measuring horizontal angles. See {Circumferentor}.	   {Variation compass}, a compass of delicate construction, used	      in observations on the variations of the needle.	   {To fetch a compass}, to make a circuit.	      [1913 Webster]	Compass \Com"pass\ (k[u^]m"pas), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compassed}	   (k[u^]m"past); p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassing}.] [F. compasser,	   LL. compassare.]	   1. To go about or entirely round; to make the circuit of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall compass the city seven times. --Josh. vi.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            We the globe can compass soon.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose on all sides; to surround; to encircle; to	      environ; to invest; to besiege; -- used with about, round,	      around, and round about.	      [1913 Webster]	            With terrors and with clamors compassed round.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now all the blessings	            Of a glad father compass thee about.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and	            compass thee round.                   --Luke xix.	                                                  43.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reach round; to circumvent; to get within one's power;	      to obtain; to accomplish.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I can check my erring love, I will:	            If not, to compass her I'll use my skill. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How can you hope to compass your designs? --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To curve; to bend into a circular form. [Obs. except in	      carpentry and shipbuilding.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) To purpose; to intend; to imagine; to plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Compassing and imagining the death of the king are	            synonymous terms; compassing signifying the purpose	            or design of the mind or will, and not, as in common	            speech, the carrying such design to effect.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Compassable \Com"pass*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being compassed or accomplished. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Compassed \Com"passed\, a.	   Rounded; arched. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She came . . . into the compassed window. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Compasses \Com"pass*es\, n., pl.	   An instrument for describing circles, measuring figures,	   etc., consisting of two, or (rarely) more, pointed branches,	   or legs, usually joined at the top by a rivet on which they	   move.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The compasses for drawing circles have adjustable pen	         points, pencil points, etc.; those used for measuring	         without adjustable points are generally called	         dividers. See {Dividers}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bow compasses}. See {Bow-compass}.	   {Caliber compasses}, {Caliper compasses}. See {Calipers}.	   {Proportional}, {Triangular}, etc., {compasses}. See under	      {Proportional}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Compassing \Com"pass*ing\, a. (Shipbuilding)	   Curved; bent; as, compassing timbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. compassio, fr. compati	   to have compassion; com- + pati to bear, suffer. See	   {Patient}.]	   Literally, suffering with another; a sensation of sorrow	   excited by the distress or misfortunes of another; pity;	   commiseration.	   [1913 Webster]	         Womanly ingenuity set to work by womanly compassion.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Pity; sympathy; commiseration; fellow-feeling; mercy;	        condolence. See {Pity}.	        [1913 Webster]	Compassion \Com*pas"sion\, v. t.	   To pity. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Compassionable \Com*pas"sion*a*ble\, a.	   Deserving compassion or pity; pitiable. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Compassionate \Com*pas"sion*ate\, a.	   1. Having a temper or disposition to pity; sympathetic;	      merciful.	      [1913 Webster]	            There never was any heart truly great and generous,	            that was not also tender and compassionate. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Complaining; inviting pity; pitiable. [R.] --Shak.	   Syn: Sympathizing; tender; merciful; pitiful.	        [1913 Webster]	Compassionate \Com*pas"sion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Compassionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compassionating}.]	   To have compassion for; to pity; to commiserate; to	   sympathize with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Compassionates my pains, and pities me.  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Compassionately \Com*pas"sion*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a compassionate manner; mercifully. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Compassionateness \Com*pas"sion*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being compassionate.	   [1913 Webster]
Compassless \Com"pass*less\, a.	   Having no compass. --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Compaternity \Com`pa*ter"ni*ty\, n. [LL. compaternitas, fr.	   compater godfather; com- + pater father.]	   The relation of a godfather to a person. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The relation of gossipred or compaternity by the canon	         law is a spiritual affinity.             --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Compatibility \Com*pat`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   compatibilit['e].]	   The quality or power of being compatible or congruous;	   congruity; as, a compatibility of tempers; a compatibility of	   properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Compatible \Com*pat"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. LL.compatibilis, fr. L.	   compati. See {Compassion}.]	   Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not	   repugnant; -- usually followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by	         nature the most compatible.              --Broome.	   Syn: Consistent; suitable; agreeable; accordant.	        [1913 Webster]
Compatibleness \Com*pat"i*ble*ness\, n.	   Compatibility; consistency; fitness; agreement.	   [1913 Webster]
Compatibly \Com*pat"i*bly\, adv.	   In a compatible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Compatient \Com*pa"tient\, a. [L. compatients, p. pr. of	   compati. See {Compassion}.]	   Suffering or enduring together. [Obs.] --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Compatriot \Com*pa"tri*ot\, n. [F. compatriote, LL.	   compatriotus; com- + patriota a native. See {Patriot}, and	   cf. {Copatriot}.]	   One of the same country, and having like interests and	   feeling.	   [1913 Webster]	         The distrust with which they felt themselves to be	         regarded by their compatriots in America. --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Compatriot \Com*pa"tri*ot\, a.	   Of the same country; having a common sentiment of patriotism.	   [1913 Webster]	         She [Britain] rears to freedom an undaunted race,	         Compatriot, zealous, hospitable, kind.   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Compatriotism \Com*pa"tri*ot*ism\, n.	   The condition of being compatriots.	   [1913 Webster]
Compear \Com*pear"\, v. i. [F. comparoir, L. compar[=e]re; com-	   + par[=e]re to appear.]	   1. To appear. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To appear in court personally or by attorney.	      [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Compeer \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	   comrade; a mate.	   [1913 Webster]	         And him thus answer'd soon his bold compeer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         His compeer in arms.                     --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]	Compeer \Com*peer"\, v. t.	   To be equal with; to match. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In my rights,	         By me invested, he compeers the best.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Compeer	Compeer \Com*peer"\, Compeir \Com*peir"\, v. i.	   See {Compear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Compel \Com*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compelled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Compelling}.] [L. compellere, compulsum, to drive	   together, to compel, urge; com- + pellere to drive: cf. OF.	   compellir. See {Pulse}.]	   1. To drive or urge with force, or irresistibly; to force; to	      constrain; to oblige; to necessitate, either by physical	      or moral force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wolsey . . . compelled the people to pay up the	            whole subsidy at once.                --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they compel one Simon . . . to bear his cross.	                                                  --Mark xv. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take by force or violence; to seize; to exact; to	      extort. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Commissions, which compel from each	            The sixth part of his substance.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To force to yield; to overpower; to subjugate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Easy sleep their weary limbs compelled. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I compel all creatures to my will.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To gather or unite in a crowd or company. [A Latinism] "In	      one troop compelled." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To call forth; to summon. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had this knight from far compelled. --Spenser.	   Syn: To force; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce. See	        {Coerce}.	        [1913 Webster]	Compel \Com*pel"\, v. i.	   To make one yield or submit. "If she can not entreat, I can	   compel." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Compellable \Com*pel"la*ble\, a.	   Capable of being compelled or constrained. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Compellably \Com*pel"la*bly\, adv.	   By compulsion.	   [1913 Webster]
Compellation \Com`pel*la"tion\, n. [L. compellatio, fr.	   compellare to accost, fr. compellere. See {Compel}.]	   Style of address or salutation; an appellation. "Metaphorical	   compellations." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         He useth this endearing compellation, "My little	         children."                               --Bp.	                                                  Beveridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The peculiar compellation of the kings in France is by	         "Sire," which is nothing else but father. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Compellative \Com*pel"la*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   The name by which a person is addressed; an appellative.	   [1913 Webster]
Compellatory \Com*pel"la*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to compel; compulsory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Compeller \Com*pel"ler\, n.	   One who compels or constrains.	   [1913 Webster]
Compend \Com"pend\, n.	   A compendium; an epitome; a summary.	   [1913 Webster]	         A compend and recapitulation of the Mosaical law. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Compendiarious \Com*pen`di*a"ri*ous\, a. [L. compendiarius.]	   Short; compendious. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Compendiate \Com*pen"di*ate\, v. t. [L. compendiatus, p. p. of	   compendiare to shorten, fr. compendium.]	   To sum or collect together. [Obs.] --Bp. King.	   [1913 Webster]
Compendious \Com*pen"di*ous\, a. [L. compendiosus.]	   Containing the substance or general principles of a subject	   or work in a narrow compass; abridged; summarized.	   [1913 Webster]	         More compendious and expeditious ways.   --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	         Three things be required in the oration of a man having	         authority -- that it be compendious, sententious, and	         delectable.                              --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   Syn: Short; summary; abridged; condensed; comprehensive;	        succinct; brief; concise.	        [1913 Webster]
Compendiously \Com*pen"di*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a compendious manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Compendiously expressed by the word chaos. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Compendiousness \Com*pen"di*ous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being compendious.	   [1913 Webster]
Compendium \Com*pen"di*um\, n.; pl. E. {Compendiums}, L.	   {Compendia}. [L. compendium that which is weighed, saved, or	   shortened, a short way, fr. compendere to weigh; com- +	   pendere to weigh. See {Pension}, and cf. {Compend}.]	   A brief compilation or composition, containing the principal	   heads, or general principles, of a larger work or system; an	   abridgment; an epitome; a compend; a condensed summary.	   [1913 Webster]	         A short system or compendium of a science. --I. Watts.	   Syn: See {Abridgment}.	        [1913 Webster]
compensable \compensable\ adj.	   1. receiving money for services rendered.	   Syn: paying(prenominal), remunerative, salaried, stipendiary.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. qualifying one for receipt of compensation, such as for a	      bodily injury; as, a compensable injury.	      [PJC]
Compensate \Com"pen*sate\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Compensated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compensating}.] [L.	   compensatus, p. p. of compensare, prop., to weigh several	   things with one another, to balance with one another, verb	   intens. fr. compendere. See {Compendium}.]	   1. To make equal return to; to remunerate; to recompense; to	      give an equivalent to; to requite suitably; as, to	      compensate a laborer for his work, or a merchant for his	      losses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be equivalent in value or effect to; to counterbalance;	      to make up for; to make amends for.	      [1913 Webster]	            The length of the night and the dews thereof do	            compensate the heat of the day.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pleasures of life do not compensate the	            miseries.                             --Prior.	   Syn: To recompense; remunerate; indemnify; reward; requite;	        counterbalance.	        [1913 Webster]	Compensate \Com"pen*sate\, v. i.	   To make amends; to supply an equivalent; -- followed by for;	   as, nothing can compensate for the loss of reputation.	   [1913 Webster]
compensated \compensated\ adj.	   receiving or eligible for compensation.	   Syn: remunerated, salaried, stipendiary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Compensation \Com`pen*sa"tion\, n. [L. compensatio a weighing, a	   balancing of accounts.]	   1. The act or principle of compensating. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which constitutes, or is regarded as, an equivalent;	      that which makes good the lack or variation of something	      else; that which compensates for loss or privation;	      amends; remuneration; recompense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parliament which dissolved the monastic	            foundations . . . vouchsafed not a word toward	            securing the slightest compensation to the	            dispossessed owners.                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            No pecuniary compensation can possibly reward them.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) The extinction of debts of which two persons are	          reciprocally debtors by the credits of which they are	          reciprocally creditors; the payment of a debt by a	          credit of equal amount; a set-off. --Bouvier.	          --Wharton.	      (b) A recompense or reward for some loss or service.	      (c) An equivalent stipulated for in contracts for the sale	          of real estate, in which it is customary to provide	          that errors in description, etc., shall not avoid, but	          shall be the subject of compensation.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Compensation balance}, or {Compensated balance}, a kind of	      balance wheel for a timepiece. The rim is usually made of	      two different metals having different expansibility under	      changes of temperature, so arranged as to counteract each	      other and preserve uniformity of movement.	   {Compensation pendulum}. See {Pendulum}.	   Syn: Recompense; reward; indemnification; consideration;	        requital; satisfaction; set-off.	        [1913 Webster]
Compensative \Com*pen"sa*tive\, a. [LL. compensativus.]	   Affording compensation.	   [1913 Webster]	Compensative \Com*pen"sa*tive\, n.	   Compensation. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Compensator \Com"pen*sa`tor\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, compensates; -- a name applied to	      various mechanical devices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) An iron plate or magnet placed near the compass on	      iron vessels to neutralize the effect of the ship's	      attraction on the needle.	      [1913 Webster]
Compensatory \Com*pen"sa*to*ry\, a.	   Serving for compensation; making amends. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Compense \Com*pense"\, v. t. [F. compenser. See {Compensate}.]	   To compensate. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Comperendinate \Com`pe*ren"di*nate\, v. t. [L. comperendinatus,	   p. p. of comperendinare to defer (the time of trial.)]	   To delay. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Compesce \Com*pesce"\, v. t. [L. compescere.]	   To hold in check; to restrain. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Compete \Com*pete"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Competed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Competing}.] [L. completere, competitum; com- +	   petere to seek. See {Petition}.]	   To contend emulously; to seek or strive for the same thing,	   position, or reward for which another is striving; to contend	   in rivalry, as for a prize or in business; as, tradesmen	   compete with one another.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rival statesmen, with eyes fixed on America, were	         all the while competing for European alliances.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster] Competence
Competence \Com"pe*tence\, Competency \Com"pe*ten*cy\, n. [Cf.	   F. comp['e]tence, from L. competentia agreement.]	   1. The state of being competent; fitness; ability; adequacy;	      power.	      [1913 Webster]	            The loan demonstrates, in regard to instrumental	            resources, the competency of this kingdom to the	            assertion of the common cause.        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make them act zealously is not in the competence	            of law.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Property or means sufficient for the necessaries and	      conveniences of life; sufficiency without excess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason's whole pleasure, all the joys of sense,	            Lie in three words -- health, peace, and competence.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Superfluity comes sooner by white hairs, but	            competency lives longer.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) Legal capacity or qualifications; fitness; as, the	          competency of a witness or of a evidence.	      (b) Right or authority; legal power or capacity to take	          cognizance of a cause; as, the competence of a judge	          or court. --Kent.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. the quality of being adequately or well qualified	      physically and intellectually, especially possession of	      the skill and knowledge required (for a task).	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Competent \Com"pe*tent\ (k[o^]m"p[-e]*tent; 94), a. [F.	   comp['e]tent, p. pr. of comp['e]ter to be in the competency	   of, LL. competere to strive after together, to agree with;	   hence, to be fit. See {Compete}.]	   1. Answering to all requirements; adequate; sufficient;	      suitable; capable; legally qualified; fit. "A competent	      knowledge of the world." --Atterbury. "Competent age."	      --Grafton. "Competent statesmen." --Palfrey. /"A competent	      witness." --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rightfully or properly belonging; incident; -- followed by	      to. [Rare, except in legal usage.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That is the privilege of the infinite Author of	            things, . . . but is not competent to any finite	            being.                                --Locke.	   Syn: See {Qualified}.	        [1913 Webster]
Competently \Com"pe*tent*ly\, adv.	   In a competent manner; adequately; suitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Competible \Com*pet"i*ble\, a.	   Compatible; suitable; consistent. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Competition \Com`pe*ti"tion\, n. [L. competition. See	   {Compete}.]	   The act of seeking, or endeavoring to gain, what another is	   endeavoring to gain at the same time; common strife for the	   same objects; strife for superiority; emulous contest;	   rivalry, as for approbation, for a prize, or as where two or	   more persons are engaged in the same business and each	   seeking patronage; -- followed by for before the object	   sought, and with before the person or thing competed with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Competition to the crown there is none, nor can be.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         A portrait, with which one of Titian's could not come	         in competition.                          --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no competition but for the second place.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where competition does not act at all there is complete	         monopoly.                                --A. T.	                                                  Hadley.	   Syn: Emulation; rivalry; rivalship; contest; struggle;	        contention; opposition; jealousy. See {Emulation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Competitive \Com*pet"i*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to competition; producing competition;	   competitory; as, a competitive examination.	   [1913 Webster]
competitiveness \competitiveness\ n.	   an agressive willingness to compete.	   Syn: fight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Competitor \Com*pet"i*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. comp['e]titeur.]	   1. One who seeks what another seeks, or claims what another	      claims; one who competes; a rival.	      [1913 Webster]	            And can not brook competitors in love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An associate; a confederate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Every hour more competitors	            Flock to their aid, and still their power	            increaseth.                           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Competitory \Com*pet"i*to*ry\, a.	   Acting in competition; competing; rival.	   [1913 Webster]
Competitress \Com*pet"i*tress\, n.	   A woman who competes.	   [1913 Webster]
Competitrix \Com*pet"i*trix\, n. [L.]	   A competitress.	   [1913 Webster]
Compilation \Com"pi*la"tion\, n. [L. compilatio: cf. F.	   compilation.]	   1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from	      various sources.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document	      composed of materials gathering from other books or	      documents.	      [1913 Webster]	            His [Goldsmith's] compilations are widely	            distinguished from the compilations of ordinary	            bookmakers.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Compilator \Com"pi*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   Compiler. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Compile \Com*pile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compiled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Compiling}.] [F. compiler, fr.L. compilare to	   plunder, pillage; com- + pilare to plunder. See {Pill}, v.	   t., Pillage.]	   1. To put together; to construct; to build. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Before that Merlin died, he did intend	            A brazen wall in compass to compile.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contain or comprise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which these six books compile.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put together in a new form out of materials already	      existing; esp., to put together or compose out of	      materials from other books or documents.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Goldsmith] compiled for the use of schools a	            History of Rome.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To write; to compose. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Computers) to process (computer program source code) with	      a compiler[2] to produce an assembly-language program or	      an executable program in machine language.	      [PJC]
Compilement \Com*pile"ment\, n.	   Compilation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Compiler \Com*pil"er\ (k[o^]m*p[imac]l"[~e]r), n. [OE.	   compiluor; cf. OF. compileor, fr. L. compilator.]	   1. One who compiles; esp., one who makes books by	      compilation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) a computer program that decodes instructions	      written in a higher-level computer language to produce an	      assembly-language program or an executable program in	      machine language.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Compinge \Com*pinge"\, v. t. [L. compingere.]	   To compress; to shut up. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster] Complacence
Complacence \Com*pla"cence\, Complacency \Com*pla"cen*cy\, n.	   [LL. complacentia: cf. F. complaisance. See {Complacent}, and	   cf. {Complaisance}.]	   1. Calm contentment; satisfaction; gratification.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inward complacence we find in acting reasonably	            and virtuously.                       --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others proclaim the infirmities of a great man with	            satisfaction and complacency, if they discover none	            of the like in themselves.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cause of pleasure or joy. "O thou, my sole	      complacence." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The manifestation of contentment or satisfaction; good	      nature; kindness; civility; affability.	      [1913 Webster]	            Complacency, and truth, and manly sweetness,	            Dwell ever on his tongue, and smooth his thoughts.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            With mean complacence ne'er betray your trust.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Complacent \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; contented; kindly; as, a complacent temper; a	   complacent smile.	   [1913 Webster]	         They look up with a sort of complacent awe . . . to	         kings.                                   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Complacential \Com`pla*cen"tial\, a.	   Marked by, or causing, complacence. [Obs.] "Complacential	   love." --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Complacently \Com*pla"cent*ly\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]"sent*l[y^]), adv.	   In a complacent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Complain \Com*plain"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Complained} (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Complaining}.] [F. complaindre, LL. complangere; com- + L.	   plangere to strike, beat, to beat the breast or head as a	   sign of grief, to lament. See {Plaint}.]	   1. To give utterance to expression of grief, pain, censure,	      regret. etc.; to lament; to murmur; to find fault; --	      commonly used with of. Also, to creak or squeak, as a	      timber or wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	            O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a formal accusation; to make a charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, Master Shallow, you'll complain of me to the	            king?                                 --Shak.	   Syn: To repine; grumble; deplore; bewail; grieve; mourn;	        regret; murmur.	        [1913 Webster]	Complain \Com*plain"\, v. t.	   To lament; to bewail. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They might the grievance inwardly complain. --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	         By chaste Lucrece's soul that late complain'd	         Her wrongs to us.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Complainable \Com*plain"a*ble\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"[.a]*b'l), a.	   That may be complained of. [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Complainant \Com*plain"ant\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"ant), n. [F.	   complaignant, p. pr. of complaindre.]	   1. One who makes complaint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eager complainants of the dispute.    --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) One who commences a legal process by a complaint.	      (b) The party suing in equity, answering to the plaintiff	          at common law.	          [1913 Webster]	                He shall forfeit one moiety to the use of the	                town, and the other moiety to the use of the	                complainant.                      --Statutes of	                                                  Mass.	          [1913 Webster]
Complainer \Com*plain"er\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"[~e]r), n.	   One who complains or laments; one who finds fault; a	   murmurer. --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]	         Speechless complainer, I will learn thy thought.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
complaining \complaining\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]n"[i^]mg) adj.	   uttering complaints. Opposite of {uncomplaining}.	   [prenominal]	   Note: [Narrower terms: {faultfinding, grumbling(prenominal)}:	         {fretful, querulous, whiney, whining(prenominal),	         whiny}; {protesting(prenominal), protestant}]	   Syn: complaintive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Complaint \Com*plaint"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=a]nt"), n. [F. complainte.	   See {Complain}.]	   1. Expression of grief, regret, pain, censure, or resentment;	      lamentation; murmuring; accusation; fault-finding.	      [1913 Webster]	            I poured out my complaint before him. --Ps. cxlii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grievous complaints of you.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cause or subject of complaint or murmuring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poverty of the clergy in England hath been the	            complaint of all who wish well to the church.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ailment or disease of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            One in a complaint of his bowels.     --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A formal allegation or charge against a party made	      or presented to the appropriate court or officer, as for a	      wrong done or a crime committed (in the latter case,	      generally under oath); an information; accusation; the	      initial bill in proceedings in equity.	   Syn: Lamentation; murmuring; sorrow; grief; disease; illness;	        disorder; malady; ailment.	        [1913 Webster]
Complaintful \Com*plaint"ful\, a.	   Full of complaint. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Complaisance \Com"plai*sance`\ (?; 277), n. [F. complaisance.	   See {Complaisant}, and cf. {Complacence}.]	   Disposition to please or oblige; obliging compliance with the	   wishes of others; a deportment indicative of a desire to	   please; courtesy; civility.	   [1913 Webster]	         These [ladies] . . . are by the just complaisance and	         gallantry of our nation the most powerful part of our	         people.                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         They strive with their own hearts and keep them down,	         In complaisance to all the fools in town. --Young.	   Syn: Civility; courtesy; urbanity; suavity; affability; good	        breeding.	        [1913 Webster]
Complaisant \Com"plai*sant\, a. [F. complaisant, p. pr. of	   complaire to acquiesce as a favor, fr. L. complacere. See	   {Complacent}.]	   Desirous to please; courteous; obliging; compliant; as, a	   complaisant gentleman.	   [1913 Webster]	         There are to whom my satire seems too bold:	         Scarce to wise Peter complaisant enough. --Pope.	   Syn: Obliging; courteous; affable; gracious; civil; polite;	        well-bred. See {Obliging}. -- {Com"plai*sant`ly}, adv.	        -- {Com"plai*sant`ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Complanar \Com*pla"nar\, a.	   See {Coplanar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Complanate \Com"pla*nate\ (? or ?), a. [L. complanatus, p. p. of	   complanare to make plane. See {Plane}, v. t.]	   Flattened to a level surface. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Complanate \Com"pla*nate\, v. t.	   To make level. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Complected \Com*plect"ed\, a.	   Complexioned. [Low, New Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Complement \Com"ple*ment\, n. [L. complementun: cf. F.	   compl['e]ment. See {Complete}, v. t., and cf. {Compliment}.]	   1. That which fills up or completes; the quantity or number	      required to fill a thing or make it complete.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is required to supply a deficiency, or to	      complete a symmetrical whole.	      [1913 Webster]	            History is the complement of poetry.  --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full quantity, number, or amount; a complete set;	      completeness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To exceed his complement and number appointed him	            which was one hundred and twenty persons. --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) A second quantity added to a given quantity to	      make it equal to a third given quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something added for ornamentation; an accessory. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Without vain art or curious complements. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The whole working force of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) The interval wanting to complete the octave; -- the	      fourth is the complement of the fifth, the sixth of the	      third.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A compliment. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arithmetical compliment of a logarithm}. See under	      {Logarithm}.	   {Arithmetical complement of a number} (Math.), the difference	      between that number and the next higher power of 10; as, 4	      is the complement of 6, and 16 of 84.	   {Complement of an arc} or {Complement of an angle} (Geom.),	      the difference between that arc or angle and 90[deg].	   {Complement of a parallelogram}. (Math.) See {Gnomon}.	   {In her complement} (Her.), said of the moon when represented	      as full.	      [1913 Webster]	Complement \Com"ple*ment\, v. t.	   1. To supply a lack; to supplement. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compliment. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Complemental \Com`ple*men"tal\, a.	   1. Supplying, or tending to supply, a deficiency; fully	      completing. "Complemental ceremony." --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Complimentary; courteous. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Complemental air} (Physiol.), the air (averaging 100 cubic	      inches) which can be drawn into the lungs in addition to	      the tidal air, by the deepest possible inspiration.	   {Complemental males} (Zool.), peculiar small males living	      parasitically on the ordinary hermaphrodite individuals of	      certain barnacles.	      [1913 Webster]
Complementary \Com`ple*men"ta*ry\, a.	   Serving to fill out or to complete; as, complementary	   numbers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Complementary colors}. See under {Color}.	   {Complementary angles} (Math.), two angles whose sum is	      90[deg].	      [1913 Webster]	Complementary \Com`ple*men"ta*ry\, n. [See {Complimentary}.]	   One skilled in compliments. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
complementation \complementation\ n. (Linguistics)	   the grammatical relation of a word or phrase to a predicate.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Complete \Com*plete"\ (k[o^]m*pl[=e]t"), a. [L. completus, p. p.	   of complere to fill up; com- + plere to fill. See {Full}, a.,	   and cf. {Comply}, {Compline}.]	   1. Filled up; with no part or element lacking; free from	      deficiency; entire; perfect; consummate. "Complete	      perfections." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye are complete in him.               --Col. ii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            That thou, dead corse, again in complete steel	            Revisit'st thus the glimpses of the moon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Finished; ended; concluded; completed; as, the edifice is	      complete.	      [1913 Webster]	            This course of vanity almost complete. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Having all the parts or organs which belong to it	      or to the typical form; having calyx, corolla, stamens,	      and pistil.	   Syn: See {Whole}.	        [1913 Webster]	Complete \Com*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Completed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Completing}.]	   To bring to a state in which there is no deficiency; to	   perfect; to consummate; to accomplish; to fulfill; to finish;	   as, to complete a task, or a poem; to complete a course of	   education.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bred only and completed to the taste	         Of lustful appetence.                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         And, to complete her bliss, a fool for mate. --Pope.	   Syn: To perform; execute; terminate; conclude; finish; end;	        fill up; achieve; realize; effect; consummate;	        accomplish; effectuate; fulfill; bring to pass.	        [1913 Webster]
completed \completed\ adj.	   1. brought to a conclusion.	   Syn: concluded, ended, over(predicate), all over, terminated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. successfully accomplished or achieved.	   Syn: accomplished, effected, realized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. completed by the first act of sexual intercourse after the	      ceremony; consummated; -- of a marriage. Opposite of	      {unconsummated}.	   Syn: consummated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. (Football) caught in bounds by a player on the same side	      as the passer; -- said of a forward pass; as, Simms had	      six completed passes out of seven tries in the game..	      [WordNet 1.5]
Completely \Com*plete"ly\, adv.	   In a complete manner; fully.	   [1913 Webster]
Completement \Com*plete"ment\, n.	   Act of completing or perfecting; completion. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Completeness \Com*plete"ness\, n.	   The state of being complete.	   [1913 Webster]
completing \completing\ adj.	   serving to complete.	   Syn: complemental, complementary, supplemental,	        supplementary.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Completion \Com*ple"tion\, n. [L. completio a filling, a	   fulfillment.]	   1. The act or process of making complete; the getting through	      to the end; as, the completion of an undertaking, an	      education, a service.	      [1913 Webster]	            The completion of some repairs.       --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being complete; fulfillment; accomplishment;	      realization.	      [1913 Webster]	            Predictions receiving their completion in Christ.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Completive \Com*ple"tive\, a. [L. completivus: cf. F.	   compl['e]tif.]	   Making complete. [R.] --J. Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Completory \Com*ple"to*ry\, a.	   Serving to fulfill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Completory of ancient presignifications. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Completory \Com"ple*to"ry\ (? or ?), n. [L. completorium.]	   (Eccl.)	   Same as {Compline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Complex \Com"plex\ (k[o^]m"pl[e^]ks), a. [L. complexus, p. p. of	   complecti to entwine around, comprise; com- + plectere to	   twist, akin to plicare to fold. See {Plait}, n.]	   1. Composed of two or more parts; composite; not simple; as,	      a complex being; a complex idea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ideas thus made up of several simple ones put	            together, I call complex; such as beauty, gratitude,	            a man, an army, the universe.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Involving many parts; complicated; intricate.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the actual motions of the heavens are	            calculated in the best possible way, the process is	            difficult and complex.                --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Complex fraction}. See {Fraction}.	   {Complex number} (Math.), in the theory of numbers, an	      expression of the form a + b[root]-1, when a and b are	      ordinary integers.	   Syn: See {Intricate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Complex \Com"plex\, n. [L. complexus]	   Assemblage of related things; collection; complication.	   [1913 Webster]	         This parable of the wedding supper comprehends in it	         the whole complex of all the blessings and privileges	         exhibited by the gospel.                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Complex of lines} (Geom.), all the possible straight lines	      in space being considered, the entire system of lines	      which satisfy a single relation constitute a complex; as,	      all the lines which meet a given curve make up a complex.	      The lines which satisfy two relations constitute a	      congruency of lines; as, the entire system of lines, each	      one of which meets two given surfaces, is a congruency.	      [1913 Webster]
Complexed \Com*plexed"\ (k[o^]m*pl[e^]kst"), a.	   Complex, complicated. [Obs.] "Complexed significations."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexedness \Com*plex"ed*ness\ (k[o^]m*pl[e^]ks"[e^]d*n[e^]s),	   n.	   The quality or state of being complex or involved;	   complication.	   [1913 Webster]	         The complexedness of these moral ideas.  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexion \Com*plex"ion\ (k[o^]m*pl[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   complexion, fr. L. complexio. See {Complex}, a.]	   1. The state of being complex; complexity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the terms of propositions may be complex, yet	            . . . it is properly called a simple syllogism,	            since the complexion does not belong to the	            syllogistic form of it.               --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A combination; a complex. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            This paragraph is . . . a complexion of sophisms.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The bodily constitution; the temperament; habitude, or	      natural disposition; character; nature. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If his complexion incline him to melancholy.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the complexion of them all to leave the dam.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The color or hue of the skin, esp. of the face.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tall was her stature, her complexion dark.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Between the pale complexion of true love,	            And the red glow of scorn and proud disdain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The general appearance or aspect; as, the complexion of	      the sky; the complexion of the news.	      [1913 Webster]
Complexional \Com*plex"ion*al\ (-al), a.	   Of or pertaining to constitutional complexion.	   [1913 Webster]	         A moral rather than a complexional timidity. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexionally \Com*plex"ion*al*ly\, adv.	   Constitutionally. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Though corruptible, not complexionally vicious.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexionary \Com*plex"ion*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexioned \Com*plex"ioned\ (k[o^]m*pl[e^]k"sh[u^]nd), a.	   Having (such) a complexion; -- used in composition; as, a	   dark-complexioned or a ruddy-complexioned person.	   [1913 Webster]	         A flower is the best-complexioned grass, as a pearl is	         the best-colored clay.                   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexity \Com*plex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Complexities}. [Cf. F.	   complexit['e].]	   1. The state of being complex; intricacy; entanglement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The objects of society are of the greatest possible	            complexity.                           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is complex; intricacy; complication.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many-corridored complexities	            Of Arthur's palace.                   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Complexly \Com"plex`ly\, adv.	   In a complex manner; not simply.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexness \Com"plex`ness\, n.	   The state of being complex; complexity. --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Complexus \Com*plex"us\, n. [L., an embracing.]	   A complex; an aggregate of parts; a complication.	   [1913 Webster]
Compliable \Com*pli"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of bending or yielding; apt to yield; compliant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Another compliable mind.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Jews . . . had made their religion compliable, and	         accommodated to their passions.          --Jortin.	   [1913 Webster]
Compliance \Com*pli"ance\, n. [See {Comply}.]	   1. The act of complying; a yielding; as to a desire, demand,	      or proposal; concession; submission.	      [1913 Webster]	            What compliances will remove dissension? --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ready compliance with the wishes of his people.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disposition to yield to others; complaisance.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of few words and of great compliance.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   Syn: Concession; submission; consent; obedience; performance;	        execution; acquiescence; assent.	        [1913 Webster]
Compliancy \Com*pli"an*cy\, n.	   Compliance; disposition to yield to others. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Compliant \Com*pli"ant\, a.	   Yielding; bending; pliant; submissive. "The compliant	   boughs." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Compliantly \Com*pli"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a compliant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Complicacy \Com"pli*ca*cy\, n.	   A state of being complicate or intricate. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Complicant \Com"pli*cant\, a. [L. complicans, p. pr.] (Zool.)	   Overlapping, as the elytra of certain beetles.	   [1913 Webster]
Complicate \Com"pli*cate\, a. [L. complicatus, p. p. of	   complicare to fold together. See {Complex}.]	   1. Composed of two or more parts united; complex;	      complicated; involved.	      [1913 Webster]	            How poor, how rich, how abject, how august,	            How complicate, how wonderful is man! --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Folded together, or upon itself, with the fold	      running lengthwise.	      [1913 Webster]	Complicate \Com"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Complicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Complicating}.]	   To fold or twist together; to combine intricately; to make	   complex; to combine or associate so as to make intricate or	   difficult.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor can his complicated sinews fail.     --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	         Avarice and luxury very often become one complicated	         principle of action.                     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the disease is complicated with other diseases.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Complicately \Com"pli*cate*ly\, adv.	   In a complex manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Complicateness \Com"pli*cate*ness\, n.	   Complexity. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
complicating \complicating\ n.	   the act or process of making something more complex.	   Syn: complication.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Complication \Com`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. compliasion: cf. F.	   complication.]	   1. The act or process of complicating; the state of being	      complicated; intricate or confused relation of parts;	      entanglement; complexity.	      [1913 Webster]	            A complication of diseases.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through and beyond these dark complications of the	            present, the New England founders looked to the	            great necessities of future times.    --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A disease or diseases, or adventitious	      circumstances or conditions, coexistent with and modifying	      a primary disease, but not necessarily connected with it.	      [1913 Webster]
Complice \Com"plice\, n.; pl. {Complices}. [F., fr. L. complex,	   -plicis, closely connected with one, confederate. See	   {Complicate}, and cf. {Accomplice}.]	   An accomplice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To quell the rebels and their complices. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Complicity \Com*plic"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Complicities}. [F.	   complicit['e].]	   The state of being an accomplice; participation in guilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Complier \Com*pli"er\, n.	   One who complies, yields, or obeys; one of an easy, yielding	   temper. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Compliment \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, by word or act, of approbation, regard,	   confidence, civility, or admiration; a flattering speech or	   attention; a ceremonious greeting; as, to send one's	   compliments to a friend.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tedious waste of time, to sit and hear	         So many hollow compliments and lies.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many a compliment politely penned.       --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To make one a compliment}, to show one respect; to praise	      one in a flattering way. --Locke.	   {To make one's compliments to}, to offer formal courtesies	      to.	   {To stand on compliment}, to treat with ceremony.	   Syn: See {Adulation}.	        [1913 Webster]	Compliment \Com"pli*ment\, v. t.	   To praise, flatter, or gratify, by expressions of	   approbation, respect, or congratulation; to make or pay a	   compliment to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Monarchs should their inward soul disguise; . . .	         Should compliment their foes and shun their friends.	                                                  --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To praise; flatter; adulate; commend.	        [1913 Webster]	Compliment \Com"pli*ment\, v. i.	   To pass compliments; to use conventional expressions of	   respect.	   [1913 Webster]	         I make the interlocutors, upon occasion, compliment	         with one another.                        --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Complimental \Com`pli*men"tal\, a.	   Complimentary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Languages . . . grow rich and abundant in complimental	         phrases, and such froth.                 --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   -- {Com`pli*men"tal*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Boyle. --	   {Com`pli*men"tal*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Complimentary \Com`pli*men"ta*ry\, a.	   Expressive of regard or praise; of the nature of, or	   containing, a compliment; as, a complimentary remark; a	   complimentary ticket. "Complimentary addresses." --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Complimentative \Com`pli*men"ta*tive\, a.	   Complimentary. [R.] --Boswell.	   [1913 Webster]
Complimenter \Com"pli*ment`er\, n.	   One who compliments; one given to complimenting; a flatterer.	   [1913 Webster] Compline
Compline \Com"pline\, Complin \Com"plin\, n. [From OE. complie,	   OF. complie, F. complies, pl., fr. LL. completa (prop. fem.	   of L. completus) the religious exercise which completes and	   closes the service of the day. See {Complete}.] (Eccl.)	   The last division of the Roman Catholic breviary; the seventh	   and last of the canonical hours of the Western church; the	   last prayer of the day, to be said after sunset.	   [1913 Webster]	         The custom of godly man been to shut up the evening	         with a compline of prayer at nine of the night.	                                                  --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Complot \Com"plot\, n. [F. complot, prob. for comploit, fr.L.	   complicitum, prop. p. p. of complicare, but equiv. to	   complicatio complication, entangling. See {Complicate}, and	   cf. {Plot}.]	   A plotting together; a confederacy in some evil design; a	   conspiracy.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know their complot is to have my life. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Complot \Com*plot"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Complotted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Complotting}.] [Cf. F. comploter, fr. complot.]	   To plot or plan together; to conspire; to join in a secret	   design.	   [1913 Webster]	         We find them complotting together, and contriving a new	         scene of miseries to the Trojans.        --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Complotment \Com*plot"ment\, n.	   A plotting together. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Complotter \Com*plot"ter\, n.	   One joined in a plot. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Complutensian \Com`plu*ten"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Complutum (now Alcala de Henares) a city	   near Madrid; as, the Complutensian Bible.	   [1913 Webster]
Compluvium \Com*plu"vi*um\, n. [L.] (Arch.)	   A space left unroofed over the court of a Roman dwelling,	   through which the rain fell into the impluvium or cistern.	   [1913 Webster]
Comply \Com*ply"\ (k[o^]m*pl[imac]"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Complied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Complying}.] [Perh. formed fr.	   compliment, influenced by ply, pliant, which are of different	   origin: cf. It. complire to compliment, finish, suit. See	   {Compliment}, {Complete}.]	   1. To yield assent; to accord; agree, or acquiesce; to adapt	      one's self; to consent or conform; -- usually followed by	      with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet this be sure, in nothing to comply,	            Scandalous or forbidden in our law.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They did servilely comply with the people in	            worshiping God by sensible images.    --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that complies against his will	            Is of his own opinion still.          --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be ceremoniously courteous; to make one's compliments.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Comply \Com*ply"\, v. t. [See {comply}, v. i.]	   1. To fulfill; to accomplish. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. L. complicare to fold up. See {Ply}.] To infold; to	      embrace. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Seemed to comply,	            Cloudlike, the daintie deitie.        --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]
complying \complying\ adj.	   pr. p. of {comply}. [Narrower terms: {compliant (vs.	   defiant)}]	   Syn: obliging, yielding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Compo \Com"po\, n.; pl. {-pos}.	   Short for {Composition}; -- used, esp. in England, colloq. in	   various trade applications; as :	   (a) A mortar made of sand and cement.	   (b) A carver's mixture of resin, whiting, and glue, used	       instead of plaster of Paris for ornamenting walls and	       cornices.	   (c) A composition for billiard balls.	   (d) A preparation of which printer's rollers are made.	   (e) A preparation used in currying leather.	   (f) Composition paid by a debtor.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Compone \Com*pone"\ (-p[=o]n"), v. t. [L. componere. See	   {Compound}.]	   To compose; to settle; to arrange. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A good pretense for componing peace.     --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Compon'e \Com*po"n['e]\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]"n[asl]), a. [F.]	   See {Compony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Component \Com*po"nent\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]"nent), a. [L. componens,	   p. pr. of componere. See {Compound}, v. t.]	   Serving, or helping, to form; composing; constituting;	   constituent.	   [1913 Webster]	         The component parts of natural bodies.   --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	Component \Com*po"nent\, n.	   A constituent part; an ingredient.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Component of force} (Mech.), a force which, acting	      conjointly with one or more forces, produces the effect of	      a single force or resultant; one of a number of forces	      into which a single force may be resolved.	      [1913 Webster] Compony
Compony \Com*po"ny\, Compon'e \Com*po"n['e]\, a. [F.	   compon['e].] (Her.)	   Divided into squares of alternate tinctures in a single row;	   -- said of any bearing; or, in the case of a bearing having	   curved lines, divided into patches of alternate colors	   following the curve. If there are two rows it is called	   counter-compony.	   [1913 Webster]
Comport \Com*port"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Comported}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Comporting}.] [F. comporter, LL. comportare, fr.L.	   comportare to bring together; com- + portare to carry. See	   {Port demeanor}.]	   1. To bear or endure; to put up (with); as, to comport with	      an injury. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agree; to accord; to suit; -- sometimes followed by	      with.	      [1913 Webster]	            How ill this dullness doth comport with greatness.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            How their behavior herein comported with the	            institution.                          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Comport \Com*port"\, v. t.	   1. To bear; to endure; to brook; to put with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The malcontented sort	            That never can the present state comport. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry; to conduct; -- with a reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Observe how Lord Somers . . . comported himself.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Comport \Com"port\ (?, formerly ?), n. [Cf. OF. comport.]	   Manner of acting; behavior; conduct; deportment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I knew them well, and marked their rude comport.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Comportable \Com*port"a*ble\, a.	   Suitable; consistent. [Obs.] "Some comportable method."	   --Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Comportance \Com*port"ance\, n.	   Behavior; comport. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Goodly comportance each to other bear.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Comportation \Com`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. comportatio.]	   A bringing together. [Obs.] --Bp. Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Comportment \Com*port"ment\, n. [F. comportement.]	   Manner of acting; behavior; bearing.	   [1913 Webster]	         A graceful comportment of their bodies.  --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her serious and devout comportment.      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Compose \Com*pose"\ (k[o^]m*p[=o]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Composed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Composing}.] [F. composer; com-	   + poser to place. The sense is that of L. componere, but the	   origin is different. See {Pose}, v. t.]	   1. To form by putting together two or more things or parts;	      to put together; to make up; to fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Zeal ought to be composed of the highest degrees of	            all pious affection.                  --Bp. Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form the substance of, or part of the substance of; to	      constitute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their borrowed gold composed	            The calf in Oreb.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A few useful things . . . compose their intellectual	            possessions.                          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To construct by mental labor; to design and execute, or	      put together, in a manner involving the adaptation of	      forms of expression to ideas, or to the laws of harmony or	      proportion; as, to compose a sentence, a sermon, a	      symphony, or a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me compose	            Something in verse as well as prose.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The genius that composed such works as the	            "Standard" and "Last Supper".         --B. R.	                                                  Haydon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dispose in proper form; to reduce to order; to put in	      proper state or condition; to adjust; to regulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a peaceful grave my corpse compose. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            How in safety best we may	            Compose our present evils.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To free from agitation or disturbance; to tranquilize; to	      soothe; to calm; to quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Compose thy mind;	            Nor frauds are here contrived, nor force designed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) To arrange (types) in a composing stick in order	      for printing; to set (type).	      [1913 Webster]	Compose \Com*pose"\, v. i.	   To come to terms. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Composed \Com*posed"\, a.	   Free from agitation; calm; sedate; quiet; tranquil;	   self-possessed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Mantuan there in sober triumph sate,	         Composed his posture, and his look sedate. --Pope.	   -- {Com*pos"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Com*pos"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Composer \Com*pos"er\, n.	   1. One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a	      piece of music.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in	            them, they at least . . . show an honest industry	            and a good intention in the composer. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            His [Mozart's] most brilliant and solid glory is	            founded upon his talents as a composer. --Moore	                                                  (Encyc. of	                                                  Mus.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, quiets or calms; one who adjusts a	      difference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet composers of the pensive soul.  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]
Composing \Com*pos"ing\, a.	   1. Tending to compose or soothe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or used in, composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Composing frame} (Print.), a stand for holding cases of type	      when in use.	   {Composing rule} (Print.), a thin slip of brass or steel,	      against which the type is arranged in a composing stick,	      or by the aid of which stickfuls or handfuls or type are	      lifted; -- called also {setting rule}.	   {Composing stick} (Print.), an instrument usually of metal,	      which the compositor holds in his left hand, and in which	      he arranges the type in words and lines. It has one open	      side, and one adjustable end by means of which the length	      of the lines, and consequently the width of the page or	      column, may be determined.	      [1913 Webster]
Compositae \Com*pos"i*t[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., from L. compositus	   made up of parts. See {Composite}.] (Bot.)	   A large family of dicotyledonous plants, having their flowers	   arranged in dense heads of many small florets and their	   anthers united in a tube. The daisy, dandelion, and asters,	   are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Composite \Com*pos"ite\ (?; 277), a. [L. compositus made up of	   parts, p. p. of componere. See {Compound}, v. t., and cf.	   {Compost}.]	   1. Made up of distinct parts or elements; compounded; as, a	      composite language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happiness, like air and water . . . is composite.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Belonging to a certain order which is composed of	      the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called	      also the {Roman} or the {Italic} order, and is one of the	      five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the	      sixteenth century. See {Capital}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Belonging to the order {Composit[ae]}; bearing	      involucrate heads of many small florets, as the daisy,	      thistle, and dandelion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Composite carriage}, a railroad car having compartments of	      different classes. [Eng.]	   {Composite number} (Math.), one which can be divided exactly	      by a number exceeding unity, as 6 by 2 or 3..	   {Composite photograph} or {Composite portrait}, one made by a	      combination, or blending, of several distinct photographs.	      --F. Galton.	   {Composite sailing} (Naut.), a combination of parallel and	      great circle sailing.	   {Composite ship}, one with a wooden casing and iron frame.	      [1913 Webster]	Composite \Com*pos"ite\ (?; 277), n.	   That which is made up of parts or compounded of several	   elements; composition; combination; compound. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Composition \Com`po*si"tion\, n. [F. composition, fr. L.	   compositio. See {Composite}.]	   1. The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or	      integral, by placing together and uniting different	      things, parts, or ingredients. In specific uses:	      (a) The invention or combination of the parts of any	          literary work or discourse, or of a work of art; as,	          the composition of a poem or a piece of music. "The	          constant habit of elaborate composition." --Macaulay.	      (b) (Fine Arts) The art or practice of so combining the	          different parts of a work of art as to produce a	          harmonious whole; also, a work of art considered as	          such. See 4, below.	      (c) The act of writing for practice in a language, as	          English, Latin, German, etc.	      (d) (Print.) The setting up of type and arranging it for	          printing.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being put together or composed; conjunction;	      combination; adjustment.	      [1913 Webster]	            View them in composition with other things. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The elementary composition of bodies. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mass or body formed by combining two or more substances;	      as, a chemical composition.	      [1913 Webster]	            A composition that looks . . . like marble.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A literary, musical, or artistic production, especially	      one showing study and care in arrangement; -- often used	      of an elementary essay or translation done as an	      educational exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Consistency; accord; congruity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no composition in these news	            That gives them credit.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Mutual agreement to terms or conditions for the settlement	      of a difference or controversy; also, the terms or	      conditions of settlement; agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus we are agreed:	            I crave our composition may be written. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) The adjustment of a debt, or avoidance of an	      obligation, by some form of compensation agreed on between	      the parties; also, the sum or amount of compensation	      agreed upon in the adjustment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Compositions for not taking the order of knighthood.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cleared by composition with their creditors.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Synthesis as opposed to analysis.	      [1913 Webster]	            The investigation of difficult things by the method	            of analysis ought ever to precede the method of	            composition.                          --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Composition cloth}, a kind of cloth covered with a	      preparation making it waterproof.	   {Composition deed}, an agreement for composition between a	      debtor and several creditors.	   {Composition plane} (Crystallog.), the plane by which the two	      individuals of a twin crystal are united in their reserved	      positions.	   {Composition of forces} (Mech.), the finding of a single	      force (called the resultant) which shall be equal in	      effect to two or more given forces (called the components)	      when acting in given directions. --Herbert.	   {Composition metal}, an alloy resembling brass, which is	      sometimes used instead of copper for sheathing vessels; --	      also called {Muntz metal} and {yellow metal}.	   {Composition of proportion} (Math.), an arrangement of four	      proportionals so that the sum of the first and second is	      to the second as the sum of the third and fourth to the	      fourth.	      [1913 Webster]
Compositive \Com*pos"i*tive\, a. [L. compositivus.]	   Having the quality of entering into composition; compounded.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Compositor \Com*pos"i*tor\, n. [L., an arranger.]	   1. One who composes or sets in order.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) One who sets type and arranges it for use.	      [1913 Webster]
Compositous \Com*pos"i*tous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the {Composit[ae]}; composite. [R.] --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Compos mentis \Com"pos men"tis\ a. [L.] (Law)	   Sane in mind; being of sound mind, memory, and understanding.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Compos-mentis \Com"pos-men"tis\, n.	   One who is {compos mentis}. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Compossible \Com*pos"si*ble\, a. [Pref. com- + possible.]	   Able to exist with another thing; consistent. [R.]	   --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Compost \Com"post\ (?; 277), n. [OF. compost, fr. L. compositus,	   p. p. See {Composite}.]	   1. A mixture; a compound. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A sad compost of more bitter than sweet. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agric.) A mixture for fertilizing land; esp., a	      composition of various substances (as muck, mold, lime,	      and stable manure) thoroughly mingled and decomposed, as	      in a compost heap.	      [1913 Webster]	            And do not spread the compost on the weeds	            To make them ranker.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Compost \Com"post\, v. t.	   1. To manure with compost.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mingle, as different fertilizing substances, in a mass	      where they will decompose and form into a compost.	      [1913 Webster]
Composture \Com*pos"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. compositura,	   -postura, a joining.]	   Manure; compost. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Composure \Com*po"sure\, n. [From {Compose}.]	   1. The act of composing, or that which is composed; a	      composition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Signor Pietro, who had an admirable way both of	            composure [in music] and teaching.    --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Orderly adjustment; disposition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Various composures and combinations of these	            corpuscles.                           --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Frame; make; temperament. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His composure must be rare indeed	            Whom these things can not blemish.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A settled state; calmness; sedateness; tranquillity;	      repose. "We seek peace and composure." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the passions . . . are all silent, the mind	            enjoys its most perfect composure.    --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A combination; a union; a bond. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Compotation \Com`po*ta"tion\, n. [L. compotatio; com- + potare	   to drink.]	   The act of drinking or tippling together. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The fashion of compotation.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Compotator \Com"po*ta`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who drinks with another. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Compote \Com"pote\ (k[o^]m"p[=o]t), n. [F. See {Compost}.]	   1. 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. --Littr['e].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a bowl-shaped dish having a stem, and a base smaller than	      the bowl, used to serve compotes or other items, such as	      candies, nuts, or fruit; a compote dish. Compotes may be	      made of different materials, such as glass, porcelain, or	      silver.	   Syn: compote dish, compotier.	        [PJC]	Compote dish \Com"pote dish`\	   a compote[2].	   [PJC]
Compotier \Com`po`tier"\ (k[^o]N`p[-o]`ty[=a]"), n.; pl.	   {Compotiers} (F. ty[=a]"). [F.]	   A dish for holding compotes, fruit, etc.; a compote dish, or	   compote[2].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Compound \Com"pound\ (k[o^]m"pound), n. [Malay kompung a	   village.]	   In the East Indies, an inclosure containing a house,	   outbuildings, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Compound \Com*pound"\ (k[o^]m*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Compounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Compounding}.] [OE. componen,	   compounen, L. componere, compositum; com-+ ponere to put set.	   The d is excrescent. See {Position}, and cf. {Compon['e]}.]	   1. To form or make by combining different elements,	      ingredients, or parts; as, to compound a medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Incapacitating him from successfully compounding a	            tale of this sort.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put together, as elements, ingredients, or parts, in	      order to form a whole; to combine, mix, or unite.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have the power of altering and compounding those	            images into all the varieties of picture. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To modify or change by combination with some other thing	      or part; to mingle with something else.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only compound me with forgotten dust. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To compose; to constitute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His pomp and all what state compounds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To settle amicably; to adjust by agreement; to compromise;	      to discharge from obligation upon terms different from	      those which were stipulated; as, to compound a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray, my lords, let me compound this strife.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To compound a felony}, to accept of a consideration for	      forbearing to prosecute, such compounding being an	      indictable offense. See {Theftbote}.	      [1913 Webster]	Compound \Com*pound"\, v. i.	   To effect a composition; to come to terms of agreement; to	   agree; to settle by a compromise; -- usually followed by with	   before the person participating, and for before the thing	   compounded or the consideration.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's a fellow will help you to-morrow; . . . compound	         with him by the year.                    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were at last glad to compound for his bare	         commitment to the Tower.                 --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cornwall compounded to furnish ten oxen after	         Michaelmas for thirty pounds.            --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	         Compound for sins they are inclined to	         By damning those they have no mind to.   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Compound \Com"pound\, a. [OE. compouned, p. p. of compounen. See	   {Compound}, v. t.]	   Composed of two or more elements, ingredients, parts;	   produced by the union of several ingredients, parts, or	   things; composite; as, a compound word.	   [1913 Webster]	         Compound substances are made up of two or more simple	         substances.                              --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Compound addition}, {subtraction}, {multiplication},	   {division} (Arith.), the addition, subtraction, etc., of	      compound numbers.	   {Compound crystal} (Crystallog.), a twin crystal, or one	      seeming to be made up of two or more crystals combined	      according to regular laws of composition.	   {Compound engine} (Mech.), a form of steam engine in which	      the steam that has been used in a high-pressure cylinder	      is made to do further service in a larger low-pressure	      cylinder, sometimes in several larger cylinders,	      successively.	   {Compound ether}. (Chem.) See under {Ether}.	   {Compound flower} (Bot.), a flower head resembling a single	      flower, but really composed of several florets inclosed in	      a common calyxlike involucre, as the sunflower or	      dandelion.	   {Compound fraction}. (Math.) See {Fraction}.	   {Compound fracture}. See {Fracture}.	   {Compound householder}, a householder who compounds or	      arranges with his landlord that his rates shall be	      included in his rents. [Eng.]	   {Compound interest}. See {Interest}.	   {Compound larceny}. (Law) See {Larceny}.	   {Compound leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having two or more separate	      blades or leaflets on a common leafstalk.	   {Compound microscope}. See {Microscope}.	   {Compound motion}. See {Motion}.	   {Compound number} (Math.), one constructed according to a	      varying scale of denomination; as, 3 cwt., 1 qr., 5 lb.;	      -- called also {denominate number}.	   {Compound pier} (Arch.), a clustered column.	   {Compound quantity} (Alg.), a quantity composed of two or	      more simple quantities or terms, connected by the sign +	      (plus) or - (minus). Thus, a + b - c, and bb - b, are	      compound quantities.	   {Compound radical}. (Chem.) See {Radical}.	   {Compound ratio} (Math.), the product of two or more ratios;	      thus ab:cd is a ratio compounded of the simple ratios a:c	      and b:d.	   {Compound rest} (Mech.), the tool carriage of an engine	      lathe.	   {Compound screw} (Mech.), a screw having on the same axis two	      or more screws with different pitch (a differential	      screw), or running in different directions (a right and	      left screw).	   {Compound time} (Mus.), that in which two or more simple	      measures are combined in one; as, 6-8 time is the joining	      of two measures of 3-8 time.	   {Compound word}, a word composed of two or more words;	      specifically, two or more words joined together by a	      hyphen.	      [1913 Webster]	Compound \Com"pound\, n.	   1. That which is compounded or formed by the union or mixture	      of elements ingredients, or parts; a combination of	      simples; a compound word; the result of composition.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rare compound of oddity, frolic, and fun.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the word "bishopric" was first made, it was	            made as a compound.                   --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A union of two or more ingredients in definite	      proportions by weight, so combined as to form a distinct	      substance; as, water is a compound of oxygen and hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Every definite chemical compound always contains the	         same elements, united in the same proportions by	         weight, and with the same internal arrangement.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Binary compound} (Chem.). See under {Binary}.	   {Carbon compounds} (Chem.). See under {Carbon}.	      [1913 Webster]
Compoundable \Com*pound"a*ble\, a.	   That may be compounded.	   [1913 Webster]
Compound control \Com"pound con*trol"\ (A["e]ronautics)	   A system of control in which a separate manipulation, as of a	   rudder, may be effected by either of two movements, in	   different directions, of a single lever, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
compounded \compounded\ adj.	   combined into or constituting a chemical compound.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Compounder \Com*pound"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, compounds or mixes; as, a	      compounder of medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who attempts to bring persons or parties to terms of	      agreement, or to accomplish ends by compromises.	      "Compounders in politics." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who compounds a debt, obligation, or crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religious houses made compounders	            For the horrid actions of their founders.	                                                  --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One at a university who pays extraordinary fees for the	      degree he is to take. [Eng.] --A. Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eng. Hist.) A Jacobite who favored the restoration of	      James II, on condition of a general amnesty and of	      guarantees for the security of the civil and	      ecclesiastical constitution of the realm.	      [1913 Webster]
compounding \compounding\ n.	   the act of combining things.	   Syn: combination, combining.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comprador \Com`pra*dor\, n. [Pg., a buyer.]	   A kind of steward or agent. [China] --S. W. Williams	   [1913 Webster]
Comprecation \Com`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. comprecatio, fr.	   comprecari to pray to. See {Precarious}.]	   A praying together. [Obs.] --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprehend \Com`pre*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comprehended};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Comprehending}.] [L. comprehendere,	   comprehensum; com- + prehendere to grasp, seize; prae before	   + hendere (used only in comp.). See {Get}, and cf.	   {Comprise}.]	   1. To contain; to embrace; to include; as, the states	      comprehended in the Austrian Empire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who hath . . . comprehended the dust of the earth in	            a measure.                            --Is. xl. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take in or include by construction or implication; to	      comprise; to imply.	      [1913 Webster]	            Comprehended all in this one word, Discretion.	                                                  --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	            And if there be any other commandment, it is briefly	            comprehended in this saying.          --Rom. xiii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take into the mind; to grasp with the understanding; to	      apprehend the meaning of; to understand.	      [1913 Webster]	            At a loss to comprehend the question. --W. Irwing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great things doeth he, which we can not comprehend.	                                                  --Job. xxxvii.	                                                  5.	   Syn: To contain; include; embrace; comprise; inclose; grasp;	        embody; involve; imply; apprehend; imagine; conceive;	        understand. See {Apprehend}.	        [1913 Webster]
comprehendible \comprehendible\ adj.	   able to be understood. Opposite of {incomprehensible}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {clear, distinct}] Also See: {clear},	         {explicable}, {fathomable}, {intelligible}.	   Syn: comprehensible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comprehensibility \Com`pre*hen`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being comprehensible; capability of	   being understood.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprehensible \Com"pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L. comprehensibilis:	   cf. F. compre['e]hensible.]	   1. Capable of being comprehended, included, or comprised.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest this part of knowledge should seem to any not	            comprehensible by axiom, we will set down some heads	            of it.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being understood; intelligible; conceivable by	      the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The horizon sets the bounds . . . between what is	            and what is not comprehensible by us. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Comprehensibleness \Com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being comprehensible; comprehensibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprehensibly \Com`pre*hen"si*bly\, adv.	   1. With great extent of signification; comprehensively.	      --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intelligibly; in a manner to be comprehended or	      understood.	      [1913 Webster]
Comprehension \Com`pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. comprehensio: cf. F.	   compr['e]hension.]	   1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising;	      inclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension	            of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the	            Old.                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow	      limits; a summary; an epitome. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a	            comprehension of them.                --Chillingworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the	      power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect;	      perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract	      principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) The complement of attributes which make up the	      notion signified by a general term.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Rhet.) A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a	      part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number	      for an indefinite.	      [1913 Webster]
Comprehensive \Com`pre*hen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. compr['e]hensif.]	   1. Including much; comprising many things; having a wide	      scope or a full view.	      [1913 Webster]	            A very comprehensive definition.      --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Large and comprehensive idea.         --Channing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the power to comprehend or understand many things.	      "His comprehensive head." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Possessing peculiarities that are characteristic	      of several diverse groups.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is applied chiefly to early fossil groups	         which have a combination of structures that appear in	         more fully developed or specialized forms in later	         groups. Synthetic, as used by Agassiz, is nearly	         synonymous.	   Syn: Extensive; wide; large; full; compendious.	        [1913 Webster]
Comprehensively \Com`pre*hen"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a comprehensive manner; with great extent of scope.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprehensiveness \Com`pre*hen"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being comprehensive; extensiveness of scope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Compare the beauty and comprehensiveness of legends on	         ancient coins.                           --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprehensor \Com`pre*hen"sor\, n.	   One who comprehends; one who has attained to a full	   knowledge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When I shall have dispatched this weary pilgrimage, and	         from a traveler shall come to be a comprehensor,	         farewell faith and welcome vision.       --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Compress \Com*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compressed}; p. pr &	   vb. n. {Compressing}.] [L. compressus, p. p. of comprimere to	   compress: com- + premere to press. See Press.]	   1. To press or squeeze together; to force into a narrower	      compass; to reduce the volume of by pressure; to compact;	      to condense; as, to compress air or water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Events of centuries . . . compressed within the	            compass of a single life.             --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same strength of expression, though more	            compressed, runs through his historical harangues.	                                                  --Melmoth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embrace sexually. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Computers) to reduce the space required for storage (of	      binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data to a	      smaller number of bits while preserving the information	      content. The compressed data is usually decompressed to	      recover the initial data format before subsequent use.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To crowd; squeeze; condense; reduce; abridge.	        [1913 Webster]	Compress \Com"press\, n. [F. compresse.] (Surg.)	   A folded piece of cloth, pledget of lint, etc., used to cover	   the dressing of wounds, and so placed as, by the aid of a	   bandage, to make due pressure on any part.	   [1913 Webster]
Compressed \Com*pressed"\, a.	   1. Pressed together; compacted; reduced in volume by	      pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Flattened lengthwise.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Compressed-air engine}, an engine operated by the elastic	      force of compressed air.	      [1913 Webster]	Compressed yeast \Com*pressed" yeast\	   A cake yeast made by filtering the cells from the liquid in	   which they are grown, subjecting to heavy pressure, and	   mixing with starch or flour.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Compressibility \Com*press`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   compressibilit['e].]	   The quality of being compressible of being compressible; as,	   the compressibility of elastic fluids.	   [1913 Webster]
Compressible \Com*press"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. compressible.]	   Capable of being pressed together or forced into a narrower	   compass, as an elastic or spongy substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Compressibleness \Com*press"ible*ness\, n.	   The quality of being compressible; compressibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Compression \Com*pres"sion\, n. [L. compressio: cf. F.	   compression.]	   1. The act of compressing, or state of being compressed.	      "Compression of thought." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) reduction of the space required for storage	      (of binary data) by an algorithm which converts the data	      to a smaller number of bits while preserving the	      information content. The act of compressing [3].	   Note: Compression may be {lossless compression}, in which all	         of the information in the original data is preserved,	         and the original data may be recovered in form	         identical to its original form; or {lossy compression},	         in which some of the information in the original data	         is lost, and decompression results in a data form	         slightly different from the original. {Lossy	         compression} is used, for example, to compress audio or	         video recordings, and sometimes images, where the	         slight differences in the original data and the data	         recovered after {lossy compression} may be	         imperceptable to the human eye or ear. The {JPEG}	         format is produced by a {lossy compression} algorithm.	         [PJC]	Compression projectile \Com*pres"sion pro*jec"tile\	   A projectile constructed so as to take the grooves of a rifle	   by means of a soft copper band firmly attached near its base	   or, formerly, by means of an envelope of soft metal. In small	   arms the modern projectile, having a soft core and harder	   jacket, is subjected to compression throughout the entire	   cylindrical part.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Compressive \Com*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. compressif.]	   Compressing, or having power or tendency to compress; as, a	   compressive force.	   [1913 Webster]
Compressor \Com*press"or\, n. [L.]	   Anything which serves to compress; as:	   (a) (Anat.) A muscle that compresses certain parts.	   (b) (Surg.) An instrument for compressing an artery (esp.,	       the femoral artery) or other part.	   (c) An apparatus for confining or flattening between glass	       plates an object to be examined with the microscope; --	       called also {compressorium}.	   (d) (Mach.) A machine for compressing gases; especially, an	       air compressor.	       [1913 Webster]
Compressure \Com*pres"sure\ (?; 135), n.	   Compression.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprint \Com*print"\, v. t. & i.	   1. To print together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) To print surreptitiously a work belonging to	      another. --E. Phillips.	      [1913 Webster]	Comprint \Com"print\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   The surreptitious printing of another's copy or book; a work	   thus printed.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprisal \Com*pris"al\, n.	   The act of comprising or comprehending; a compendium or	   epitome.	   [1913 Webster]	         A comprisal . . . and sum of all wickedness. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprise \Com*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Comprised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Comprising}.] [From F. compris, comprise, p. p. of	   comprendre, L. comprehendere. See {Comprehend}.]	   To comprehend; to include.	   [1913 Webster]	         Comprise much matter in few words.       --Hocker.	   [1913 Webster]	         Friendship does two souls in one comprise. --Roscommon.	   Syn: To embrace; include; comprehend; contain; encircle;	        inclose; involve; imply.	        [1913 Webster]
Comprobate \Com"pro*bate\, v. i. [L. comprobatus, p. p. of	   comprobare, to approve wholly.]	   To agree; to concur. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Comprobation \Com`pro*ba"tion\, n. [L. comprobatio.]	   1. Joint attestation; proof. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Approbation. [Obs.] --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]
Compromise \Com"pro*mise\, n. [F. compromis, fr. L. compromissum	   a mutual promise to abide by the decision of an arbiter, fr.	   compromittere to make such a promise; com- + promittere to	   promise. See {Promise}.]	   1. A mutual agreement to refer matters in dispute to the	      decision of arbitrators. [Obs.] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A settlement by arbitration or by mutual consent reached	      by concession on both sides; a reciprocal abatement of	      extreme demands or rights, resulting in an agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            But basely yielded upon compromise	            That which his noble ancestors achieved with blows.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All government, indeed every human benefit and	            enjoyment, every virtue and every prudent act, is	            founded on compromise and barter.     --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            An abhorrence of concession and compromise is a	            never failing characteristic of religious factions.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A committal to something derogatory or objectionable; a	      prejudicial concession; a surrender; as, a compromise of	      character or right.	      [1913 Webster]	            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.	      [1913 Webster]	Compromise \Com"pro*mise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compromised}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Compromising}.] [From {Compromise}, n.; cf.	   {Compromit}.]	   1. To bind by mutual agreement; to agree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Laban and himself were compromised	            That all the eanlings which were streaked and pied	            Should fall as Jacob's hire.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adjust and settle by mutual concessions; to compound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The controversy may easily be compromised. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pledge by some act or declaration; to endanger the	      life, reputation, etc., of, by some act which can not be	      recalled; to expose to suspicion.	      [1913 Webster]	            To pardon all who had been compromised in the late	            disturbances.                         --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	Compromise \Com"pro*mise\, v. i.	   1. To agree; to accord. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make concession for conciliation and peace.	      [1913 Webster]
Compromiser \Com"pro*mi`ser\, n.	   One who compromises.	   [1913 Webster]
Compromissorial \Com`pro*mis*so"ri*al\, a.	   Relating to compromise. [R.] --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Compromit \Com"pro*mit`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Compromitted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Compromitting}.] [L. compromittere. See	   {Compromise}, n.]	   1. To pledge by some act or declaration; to promise. --State	      Trials (1529).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put to hazard, by some indiscretion; to endanger; to	      compromise; as, to compromit the honor or the safety of a	      nation.	      [1913 Webster]
Comprovincial \Com`pro*vin"cial\, a.	   Belonging to, or associated in, the same province. [Obs.] --	   n. One who belongs to the same province. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The six islands, comprovincial	         In ancient times unto Great Britain.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Compsognathus \Comp*sog"na*thus\ (k[o^]mp*s[o^]g"n[.a]*th[u^]s),	   n. [NL., fr. Gr. kompo`s elegant, pretty + gna`qos jaw.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of carnivorous Dinosauria found in the Jurassic	   formation with a slender body, and remarkable for having	   several birdlike features. It reached a length of 30 inches	   when adult.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Compt \Compt\ (kount, formerly k[o^]mt; 215), n. [F. compte. See	   {Count} an account.]	   Account; reckoning; computation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Compt \Compt\, v. t. [F. compter. See {Count}, v. t.]	   To compute; to count. [Obs.] See {Count}.	   [1913 Webster]	Compt \Compt\, a. [L. comptus, p. p. of comere to care for,	   comb, arrange, adorn.]	   Neat; spruce. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Compter \Compt"er\, n.	   A counter. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Compte rendu \Compte" ren`du\ [F.]	   A report of an officer or agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Comptible \Compt"i*ble\, a. [See {Compt}, v. t.]	   Accountable; responsible; sensitive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am very comptible even to the least sinister usage.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Comptly \Compt"ly\, adv.	   Neatly. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Comptograph \Comp"to*graph\, n. [F. compter to count + -graph.]	   A machine for adding numbers and making a printed record of	   the sum. An older term for an {adding machine}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Comptometer \Comp*tom"e*ter\, n. [See {Count}; {-meter}.]	   A calculating machine; an arithmometer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Comptrol \Comp*trol"\, n. & v.	   See {Control}.	   [1913 Webster]
Comptroler \Comp*trol"er\, n.	   A controller; a public officer whose duty it is to examine	   certify accounts.	   [1913 Webster]
Compulsative \Com*pul"sa*tive\, a. [From L. compulsare, v.	   intens. of compellere. See {Compel}.]	   Compulsatory. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Compulsatively \Com*pul"sa*tive*ly\, adv.	   By compulsion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Compulsatory \Com*pul"sa*to*ry\, a.	   Operating with force; compelling; forcing; constraining;	   resulting from, or enforced by, compulsion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To recover of us, by strong hand	         And terms compulsatory, those foresaid lands. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Compulsion \Com*pul"sion\, n. [L. compulsio. See {Compel}.]	   The act of compelling, or the state of being compelled; the	   act of driving or urging by force or by physical or moral	   constraint; subjection to force.	   [1913 Webster]	         If reasons were as plentiful as blackberries, I would	         give no man a reason upon compulsion.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         With what compulsion and laborious flight	         We sunk thus low.                        --Milton.	   Syn: See {Constraint}.	        [1913 Webster]
Compulsive \Com*pul"sive\, a.	   Having power to compel; exercising or applying compulsion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Religion is . . . inconsistent with all compulsive	         motives.                                 --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Compulsively \Com*pul"sive*ly\, adv.	   By compulsion; by force.	   [1913 Webster]
Compulsorily \Com*pul"so*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a compulsory manner; by force or constraint.	   [1913 Webster]
Compulsory \Com*pul"so*ry\, a. [LL. compulsorius.]	   1. Having the power of compulsion; constraining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obligatory; enjoined by authority; necessary; due to	      compulsion.	      [1913 Webster]	            This contribution threatening to fall infinitely	            short of their hopes, they soon made it compulsory.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Compunct \Com*punct"\, a. [LL. compunctus, p. p.]	   Affected with compunction; conscience-stricken. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Compunction \Com*punc"tion\, n. [OF. compunction, F.	   componction, L. compunctio, fr. compungere, compunctum, to	   prick; com- + pungere to prick, sting. See {Pungent}.]	   1. A pricking; stimulation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That acid and piercing spirit which, with such	            activity and compunction, invadeth the brains and	            nostrils.                             --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A picking of heart; poignant grief proceeding from a sense	      of guilt or consciousness of causing pain; the sting of	      conscience.	      [1913 Webster]	            He acknowledged his disloyalty to the king, with	            expressions of great compunction.     --Clarendon.	   Syn: {Compunction}, {Remorse}, {Contrition}.	   Usage: Remorse is anguish of soul under a sense of guilt or	          consciousness of having offended God or brought evil	          upon one's self or others. Compunction is the pain	          occasioned by a wounded and awakened conscience.	          Neither of them implies true contrition, which denotes	          self-condemnation, humiliation, and repentance. We	          speak of the gnawings of remorse; of compunction for a	          specific act of transgression; of deep contrition in	          view of our past lives. See {Regret}.	          [1913 Webster]
Compunctionless \Com*punc"tion*less\, a.	   Without compunction.	   [1913 Webster]
Compunctious \Com*punc"tious\, a.	   Of the nature of compunction; caused by conscience; attended	   with, or causing, compunction.	   [1913 Webster]	         That no compunctious visitings of nature	         Shake my fell purpose.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Compunctiously \Com*punc"tious*ly\, adv.	   With compunction.	   [1913 Webster]
Compunctive \Com*punc"tive\, a.	   Sensitive in respect of wrongdoing; conscientious. [Obs.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Compurgation \Com`pur*ga"tion\, n. [L. compurgatio, fr.	   compurgare to purify wholly; com- + purgare to make pure. See	   Purge, v. t.]	   1. (Law) The act or practice of justifying or confirming a	      man's veracity by the oath of others; -- called also	      {wager of law}. See {Purgation}; also {Wager of law},	      under {Wager}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exculpation by testimony to one's veracity or innocence.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was privileged from his childhood from suspicion	            of incontinency and needed no compurgation. --Bp.	                                                  Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]
Compurgator \Com"pur*ga`tor\, n. [LL.]	   One who bears testimony or swears to the veracity or	   innocence of another. See {Purgation}; also {Wager of law},	   under {Wager}.	   [1913 Webster]	         All they who know me . . . will say they have reason in	         this matter to be my compurgators.       --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Compurgatorial \Com*pur`ga*to"ri*al\, a.	   Relating to a compurgator or to compurgation. "Their	   compurgatorial oath." --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Computable \Com*put"a*ble\, a. [L. computabilis.]	   Capable of being computed, numbered, or reckoned.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not easily computable by arithmetic.     --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Computation \Com`pu*ta"tion\, n. [L. computatio: cf. F.	   computation.]	   1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            By just computation of the time.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a computation backward from ourselves. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of computation; the amount computed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Computers) The process of performing arithmetical or	      logical operations, on data by an electronic device.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Reckoning; calculation; estimate; account.	        [1913 Webster]
computational \computational\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to computation (definition 3).	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. accomplished by a computer[2] or computation[3]; as,	      computational linguistics; computational morphology.	      [PJC]
Compute \Com*pute"\ (k[o^]m*p[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Computed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Computing}.] [L. computare. See	   {Count}, v. t.]	   To determine by calculation; to reckon; to count.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two days, as we compute the days of heaven. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         What's done we partly may compute,	         But know not what's resisted.            --Burns.	   Syn: To calculate; number; count; reckon; estimate;	        enumerate; rate. See {Calculate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Compute \Com*pute"\, n. [L. computus: cf. F. comput.]	   Computation. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Computer \Com*put"er\ (k[o^]m*p[=u]t"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who computes.	   2. (Computers) an electronic device for performing	      calculations automatically. It consists of a clock to	      provide voltage pulses to synchronize the operations of	      the devices within the computer, a central processing	      unit, where the arithmetical and logical operations are	      performed on data, a random-access memory, where the	      programs and data are stored for rapid access, devices to	      input data and output results, and various other	      peripheral devices of widely varied function, as well as	      circuitry to support the main operations.	   Note: This modern sense of computer comprises the	         stored-program computers, in which multiple steps in a	         calculation may be stored within the computer itself as	         {instructions} in a {program}, and are then executed by	         the computer without further intervention of the	         operator. Different types of computer are variously	         called {analog computer}, {number cruncher,	         number-cruncher}, {digital computer}, and {pari-mutuel	         machine, totalizer, totaliser, totalizator,	         totalisator}.	   Syn: data processor, electronic computer, information	        processing system.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. (Computers) same as {digital computer}.	      [PJC]
computerize \computerize\ v. t.	   1. to provide with computers; as, Our office is fully	      computerized now.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to to store in a computer; as, a computerized dictionary.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. to cause (a function) to be carried out by a computer or	      computers; as, They computerized their order processing.	      [WordNet 1.5]
computerized \computerized\ adj.	   stored, processed, or analyzed by computer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
computer program \computer program\ n.	   a sequence of instructions, stored in any medium, that can be	   interpreted and executed by a computer; -- called most	   frequently a {program}. This term is used both for the	   written program (a document) and for its corresponding	   electronic version stored or executed on the computer. See	   {instruction}; as, Version 1.0 of the program had a serious	   bug that caused the computer to crash frequently..	   Syn: program, program, computer programme.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Computist \Com"pu*tist\, n.	   A computer[1].	   [1913 Webster]
Comrade \Com"rade\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Sp. camarada, fr. L.	   camara, a chamber; hence, a chamber-fellowship, and then a	   chamber-fellow: cf. F. camarade. Cf. {Chamber}.]	   A mate, companion, or associate.	   [1913 Webster]	         And turned my flying comrades to the charge. --J.	                                                  Baillie.	   [1913 Webster]	         I abjure all roofs, and choose . . .	         To be a comrade with the wolf and owl.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
comradely \comradely\ adj.	   like a comrade; heartily friendly and congenial.	   Syn: hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Comradery \Com"rade*ry\, n. [Cf. F. camarederie.]	   The spirit of comradeship; comradeship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Certainly", said Dunham, with the comradery of the	         smoker.                                  --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Comradeship \Com"rade*ship\, n.	   The state of being a comrade; intimate fellowship.	   [1913 Webster]
Comrogue \Com"rogue`\, n.	   A fellow rogue. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Comtism \Com"tism\ (? or ?), n. [Named after the French	   philosopher, Auguste Comte.]	   Positivism; the positive philosophy. See {Positivism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Comtist \Com"tist\, n.	   A disciple of Comte; a positivist.	   [1913 Webster]
Con- \Con-\	   A prefix, fr. L. cum, signifying with, together, etc. See	   {Com-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Con \Con\, adv. [Abbrev. from L. contra against.]	   Against the affirmative side; in opposition; on the negative	   side; -- The antithesis of pro, and usually in connection	   with it. See {Pro}.	   [1913 Webster]	Con \Con\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Conning}.] [AS. cunnan to know, be able, and (derived from	   this) cunnian to try, test. See {Can}, v. t. & i.]	   1. To know; to understand; to acknowledge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of muses, Hobbinol, I con no skill.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            They say they con to heaven the highway. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To study in order to know; to peruse; to learn; to commit	      to memory; to regard studiously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fixedly did look	            Upon the muddy waters which he conned	            As if he had been reading in a book.  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did not come into Parliament to con my lesson.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To con answer}, to be able to answer. [Obs.]	   {To con thanks}, to thank; to acknowledge obligation. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Con \Con\, v. t. [See {Cond}.] (Naut.)	   To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to	   watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to	   steer.	   [1913 Webster]
Conacre \Con*a"cre\, v. t.	   To underlet a portion of, for a single crop; -- said of a	   farm. [Ireland]	   [1913 Webster]	Conacre \Con*a"cre\, n.	   A system of letting a portion of a farm for a single crop.	   [Ireland] Also used adjectively; as, the conacre system or	   principle. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Conakry \Conakry\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Guinea. Population (2000) = 1,508,000.	   [PJC]
Conarium \Co*na"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. kwna`rion.] (Anat.)	   The pineal gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Conation \Co*na"tion\, n. [L. conatio.] (Philos.)	   The power or act which directs or impels to effort of any	   kind, whether muscular or psychical.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of conation, in other words, of desire and will. --J.	                                                  S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Conative \Co"na*tive\ (? or ?), a. [See {Conatus}.]	   Of or pertaining to conation.	   [1913 Webster]	         This division of mind into the three great classes of	         the cognitive faculties, the feelings, . . . and the	         exertive or conative powers, . . . was first	         promulgated by Kant.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conatus \Co*na"tus\, n. [L., fr. conatus, p. p. of conari to	   attempt.]	   A natural tendency inherent in a body to develop itself; an	   attempt; an effort.	   [1913 Webster]	         What conatus could give prickles to the porcupine or	         hedgehog, or to the sheep its fleece?    --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Concamerate \Con*cam"er*ate\ (k[o^]n*k[a^]m"[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t.	   [L. concameratus, p. p. of concamerare to arch over. See	   {Camber}.]	   1. To arch over; to vault.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the upper beak an inch and a half consisteth of	            one concamerated bone.                --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into chambers or cells. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]
Concameration \Con*cam`er*a"tion\ (-[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   concameratio.]	   1. An arch or vault.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chamber of a multilocular shell. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Concatenate \Con*cat"e*nate\ (k[o^]n*k[a^]t"[-e]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Concatenated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Concatenating}.] [L. concatenatus, p. p. of concatenare to	   concatenate. See {Catenate}.]	   To link together; to unite in a series or chain, as things	   depending on one another.	   [1913 Webster]	         This all things friendly will concatenate. --Dr. H.	                                                  More	   [1913 Webster]
Concatenation \Con*cat`e*na"tion\ (-n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   concatenatio.]	   A series of links united; a series or order of things	   depending on each other, as if linked together; a chain, a	   succession.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stoics affirmed a fatal, unchangeable concatenation	         of causes, reaching even to the illicit acts of man's	         will.                                    --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         A concatenation of explosions.           --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Concause \Con*cause"\ (-k[add]z"), n.	   A joint cause. --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Concavation \Con`ca*va"tion\ (k[o^][ng]`k[.a]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of making concave.	   [1913 Webster]
Concave \Con"cave\ (k[o^][ng]*k[=a]*v" or k[o^]n"-; 277), a. [L.	   concavus; con- + cavus hollow: cf. F. concave. See {Cave} a	   hollow.]	   1. Hollow and curved or rounded; vaulted; -- said of the	      interior of a curved surface or line, as of the curve of	      the of the inner surface of an eggshell, in opposition to	      {convex}; as, a concave mirror; the concave arch of the	      sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hollow; void of contents. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As concave . . . as a worm-eaten nut. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Concave \Con"cave\, n. [L. concavum.]	   1. A hollow; an arched vault; a cavity; a recess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Up to the fiery concave towering hight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A curved sheath or breasting for a revolving	      cylinder or roll.	      [1913 Webster]	Concave \Con"cave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {concaved}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Concaving}.]	   To make hollow or concave.	   [1913 Webster]
Concaved \Con"caved\, a. (Her.)	   Bowed in the form of an arch; -- called also {arched}.	   [1913 Webster]
Concaveness \Con"cave*ness\, n.	   Hollowness; concavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Concavity \Con*cav"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Concavities}. [L. concavitas:	   cf. F. concavit['e]. See {Concave}.]	   A concave surface, or the space bounded by it; the state of	   being concave.	   [1913 Webster]
Concavo-concave \Con*ca`vo-con"cave\, a.	   Concave or hollow on both sides; double concave.	   [1913 Webster]
Concavo-convex \Con*ca`vo-con"vex\, a.	   1. Concave on one side and convex on the other, as an	      eggshell or a crescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Optics) Specifically, having such a combination of	      concave and convex sides as makes the focal axis the	      shortest line between them. See Illust. under {Lens}.	      [1913 Webster]
Concavous \Con*ca*"vous\, a. [L. concavus.]	   Concave. --Abp. potter. -- {Con*ca"vous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceal \Con*ceal"\ (k[o^]n*s[=e]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Concealed} (k[o^]n*s[=e]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Concealing}.]	   [OF. conceler, L. concelare; con- + celareto hide; akin to	   AS. helan, G. hehlen, E. hele (to cover), helmet. See {Hell},	   {Helmet}.]	   To hide or withdraw from observation; to cover; to cover or	   keep from sight; to prevent the discovery of; to withhold	   knowledge of.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the glory of God to conceal a thing. --Prov. xxv.	                                                  2.	   [1913 Webster]	         Declare ye among the nations, . . . publish and conceal	         not.                                     --Jer. l. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         He which finds him shall deserve our thanks, . . .	         He that conceals him, death.             --Shak.	   Syn: To hide; secrete; screen; cover; disguise; dissemble;	        mask; veil; cloak; screen.	   Usage: {To Conceal}, {Hide}, {Disguise}, {Dissemble},	          {Secrete}. To hide is the generic term, which embraces	          all the rest. To conceal is simply not make known what	          we wish to keep secret. In the Bible hide often has	          the specific meaning of conceal. See --1 Sam. iii. 17,	          18. To disguise or dissemble is to conceal by assuming	          some false appearance. To secrete is to hide in some	          place of secrecy. A man may conceal facts, disguise	          his sentiments, dissemble his feelings, secrete stolen	          goods.	          [1913 Webster]	                Bur double griefs afflict concealing hearts.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Both dissemble deeply their affections. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                We have in these words a primary sense, which	                reveals a future state, and a secondary sense,	                which hides and secretes it.      --Warburton.	          [1913 Webster]
Concealable \Con*ceal"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being concealed.	   [1913 Webster]
Concealed \Con*cealed"\, a.	   Hidden; kept from sight; secreted. -- {Con*ceal"ed*ly}, adv.	   -- {Con*ceal"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Concealed weapons} (Law), dangerous weapons so carried on	      the person as to be knowingly or willfully concealed from	      sight, -- a practice forbidden by statute.	      [1913 Webster]
Concealer \Con*ceal"er\, n.	   One who conceals.	   [1913 Webster]
Concealment \Con*ceal"ment\, n. [OF. concelement.]	   1. The act of concealing; the state of being concealed.	      [1913 Webster]	            But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,	            Feed on her damask cheek.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some dear cause	            Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of hiding; a secret place; a retreat frem	      observation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cleft tree	            Offers its kind concealment to a few. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A secret; out of the way knowledge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Well read in strange concealments.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in	      justice ought to be made known. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Concede \Con*cede"\ (k[o^]n*s[=e]d"), 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['e]der. See {Cede}.]	   1. To yield or suffer; to surrender; to grant; as, to concede	      the point in question. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grant, as a right or privilege; to make concession of.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To admit to be true; to acknowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            We concede that their citizens were those who lived	            under different forms.                --Burke.	   Syn: To grant; allow; admit; yield; surrender.	        [1913 Webster]	Concede \Con*cede"\, v. i.	   To yield or make concession.	   [1913 Webster]	         I wished you to concede to America, at a time when she	         prayed concession at our feet.           --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
conceded \conceded\ adj. prenom.	   acknowledged. Opposite of {unacknowledged}.	   Syn: admitted(prenominal), avowed(prenominal),	        confessed(prenominal), self-confessed(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
conceding \conceding\ adj.	   signifying a concession. [prenominal]	   Syn: concessive.	        [WordNet 1.5]	conceding \conceding\ n.	   the act of conceding or yielding.	   Syn: concession, yielding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conceit \Con*ceit"\, n. [Through French, fr. L. conceptus a	   conceiving, conception, fr. concipere to conceive: cf. OF. p.	   p. nom. conciez conceived. See {Conceive}, and cf. {Concept},	   {Deceit}.]	   1. That which is conceived, imagined, or formed in the mind;	      idea; thought; image; conception.	      [1913 Webster]	            In laughing, there ever procedeth a conceit of	            somewhat ridiculous.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man wise in his own conceit.        --Prov. xxvi.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Faculty of conceiving ideas; mental faculty; apprehension;	      as, a man of quick conceit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How often, alas! did her eyes say unto me that they	            loved! and yet I, not looking for such a matter, had	            not my conceit open to understand them. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Quickness of apprehension; active imagination; lively	      fancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wit's as thick as Tewksbury mustard; there's	            more conceit in him than is in a mallet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fanciful, odd, or extravagant notion; a quant fancy; an	      unnatural or affected conception; a witty thought or turn	      of expression; a fanciful device; a whim; a quip.	      [1913 Webster]	            On his way to the gibbet, a freak took him in the	            head to go off with a conceit.        --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some to conceit alone their works confine,	            And glittering thoughts struck out at every line.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tasso is full of conceits . . . which are not only	            below the dignity of heroic verse but contrary to	            its nature.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An overweening idea of one's self; vanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plumed with conceit he calls aloud.   --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Design; pattern. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In conceit with}, in accord with; agreeing or conforming.	   {Out of conceit with}, not having a favorable opinion of; not	      pleased with; as, a man is out of conceit with his dress.	      	   {To put [one] out of conceit with}, to make one indifferent	      to a thing, or in a degree displeased with it.	      [1913 Webster]	Conceit \Con*ceit"\, v. t.	   To conceive; to imagine. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The strong, by conceiting themselves weak, are therebly	         rendered as inactive . . . as if they really were so.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         One of two bad ways you must conceit me,	         Either a coward or a flatterer.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Conceit \Con*ceit"\, v. i.	   To form an idea; to think. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those whose . . . vulgar apprehensions conceit but low	         of matrimonial purposes.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceited \Con*ceit"ed\, a.	   1. Endowed with fancy or imagination. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was . . . pleasantly conceited, and sharp of wit.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entertaining a flattering opinion of one's self; vain.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you think me too conceited	            Or to passion quickly heated.         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conceited of their own wit, science, and politeness.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Curiously contrived or designed; fanciful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A conceited chair to sleep in.        --Evelyn.	   Syn: Vain; proud; opinionated; egotistical.	        [1913 Webster]
Conceitedly \Con*ceit"ed*ly\, adv.	   1. In an egotistical manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fancifully; whimsically.	      [1913 Webster]
Conceitedness \Con*ceit"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being conceited; conceit; vanity. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceitless \Con*ceit"less\, a.	   Without wit; stupid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Think'st thou I am so shallow, so conceitless.	         To be seduced by thy flattery?           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceivable \Con*ceiv"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. concevable.]	   Capable of being conceived, imagined, or understood. "Any	   conceivable weight." --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not conceivable that it should be indeed that	         very person whose shape and voice it assumed.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   -- {Con*ceiv"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Con*ceiv"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceive \Con*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conceived}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Conceiving}.] [OF. conzoivre, concever, conceveir, F.	   concevoir, fr. L. oncipere to take, to conceive; con- +	   capere to seize or take. See {Capable}, and cf.	   {Conception}.]	   1. To receive into the womb and begin to breed; to begin the	      formation of the embryo of.	      [1913 Webster]	            She hath also conceived a son in her old age. --Luke	                                                  i. 36.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form in the mind; to plan; to devise; to generate; to	      originate; as, to conceive a purpose, plan, hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was among the ruins of the Capitol that I first	            conceived the idea of a work which has amused and	            exercised near twenty years of my life. --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conceiving and uttering from the heart words of	            falsehood.                            --Is. lix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To apprehend by reason or imagination; to take into the	      mind; to know; to imagine; to comprehend; to understand.	      "I conceive you." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            O horror, horror, horror! Tongue nor heart	            Cannot conceive nor name thee!        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            You will hardly conceive him to have been bred in	            the same climate.                     --Swift.	   Syn: To apprehend; imagine; suppose; understand; comprehend;	        believe; think.	        [1913 Webster]	Conceive \Con*ceive"\, v. i.	   1. To have an embryo or fetus formed in the womb; to breed;	      to become pregnant.	      [1913 Webster]	            A virgin shall conceive, and bear a son. --Isa. vii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a conception, idea, or opinion; think; -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conceive of things clearly and distinctly in their	            own natures.                          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Conceiver \Con*ceiv"er\, n.	   One who conceives.	   [1913 Webster]
Concelebrate \Con*cel"e*brate\, v. t. [L. concelebratus, p. p.	   of concelebrare to concelebrate.]	   To celebrate together. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Concent \Con*cent"\, n. [L. concentus, fr. concinere to sing	   together; con- + canere to sing.]	   1. Concert of voices; concord of sounds; harmony; as, a	      concent of notes. [Archaic.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            That undisturbed song of pure concent. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consistency; accordance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In concent to his own principles.     --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster] Concenter
Concenter \Con*cen"ter\, Concentre \Con*cen"tre\, v. i. [imp. &	   p. p. {Concentered} or {Concentred}; p. pr & vb. n.	   {Concentering}or {Concentring}.] [F. concentrer, fr. L. con-	   + centrum center. See {Center}, and cf. {Concentrate}]	   To come to one point; to meet in, or converge toward, a	   common center; to have a common center.	   [1913 Webster]	         God, in whom all perfections concenter.  --Bp.	                                                  Beveridge.	   [1913 Webster] Concenter	Concenter \Con*cen"ter\, Concentre \Con*cen"tre\, v. t.	   To draw or direct to a common center; to bring together at a	   focus or point, as two or more lines; to concentrate.	   [1913 Webster]	         In thee concentering all their precious beams.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         All is concentered in a life intense.    --Byren.	   [1913 Webster]
Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Concentrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Concentrating}.] [Pref. con-	   + L. centrum center. Cf. {Concenter}.]	   1. To bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite	      more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force; to	      fix; as, to concentrate rays of light into a focus; to	      concentrate the attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            (He) concentrated whole force at his own camp.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase the strength and diminish the bulk of, as of a	      liquid or an ore; to intensify, by getting rid of useless	      material; to condense; as, to concentrate acid by	      evaporation; to concentrate by washing; -- opposed to	      {dilute}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spirit of vinegar concentrated and reduced to its	            greatest strength.                    --Arbuthnot.	   Syn: To combine; to condense; to consolidate.	        [1913 Webster]	Concentrate \Con*cen"trate\ (? or ?), v. i.	   To approach or meet in a common center; to consolidate; as,	   population tends to concentrate in cities.	   [1913 Webster]
concentrated \concentrated\ adj.	   1. Having a high density of (the indicated substance); as, a	      narrow thread of concentrated ore.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {undiluted} (vs. diluted)]	         [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Gathered together or made less diffuse; as, their	      concentrated efforts; his concentrated attention. Opposite	      of {distributed} or {diffused}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {bunched}, {bunchy}, {clustered};	         {centered}, {centred}, {centralized}, {focused};	         {undivided}] [Also See: {compact}.]	         [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Intense; in an extreme degree; -- of mental phenomena; as,	      her concentrated passion held them at bay.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. being the most concentrated solution possible at a given	      temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance.	      Opposite of {dilute} or {unsaturated}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {supersaturated}]	   Syn: saturated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,	      concentrated sulfuric acid. Opposite of {diluted}.	   Syn: condensed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   6. characterized by intensity; especially when imposed from	      without; -- of actions; as, concentrated study.	   Syn: intensive.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   7. characterized by mental concentration.	   Syn: intent.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Concentration \Con`cen*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. concentration.]	   1. The act or process of concentrating; the process of	      becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated;	      concentration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Concentration of the lunar beams.     --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intense concetration of thought.      --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of reducing the volume of a liquid, as	      by evaporation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The acid acquires a higher degree of concentration.	                                                  --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) The act or process of removing the dress of ore	      and of reducing the valuable part to smaller compass, as	      by currents of air or water.	      [1913 Webster]
Concentrative \Con*cen"tra*tive\, a.	   Serving or tending to concentrate; characterized by	   concentration.	   [1913 Webster]	         A discrimination is only possible by a concentrative	         act, or act of attention.                --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Concentrativeness \Con*cen"tra*tive*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of concentrating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which has to do with	      concentrating the intellectual the intellectual powers.	      --Combe.	      [1913 Webster]
Concentrator \Con"cen*tra`tor\, n. (Mining)	   1. An apparatus for the separation of dry comminuted ore, by	      exposing it to intermittent puffs of air. --Knight.	   2. (Firearms) A frame or ring of wire or hard paper fitting	      into the cartridge case used in some shotguns, and holding	      the shot together when discharged, to secure close	      shooting; also, a device for slightly narrowing the bore	      at the muzzle for the same purpose.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Concentric
Concentric \Con*cen"tric\, Concentrical \Con*cen"tric*al\, a.	   [F. concentrique. See {Concenter}.]	   Having a common center, as circles of different size, one	   within another.	   [1913 Webster]	         Concentric circles upon the surface of the water. --Sir	                                                  I. Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Concentrical rings like those of an onion. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Concentric \Con*cen"tric\, n.	   That which has a common center with something else.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its pecular relations to its concentrics. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Concentrically \Con*cen"tric*al*ly\, adv.	   In a concentric manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Concentricity \Con`cen*tric"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being concentric.	   [1913 Webster]
Concentual \Con*cen"tu*al\, a. [From {Concent}.]	   Possessing harmony; accordant. [R.] --Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Concept \Con"cept\, n. [L. conceptus (cf. neut. conceptum	   fetus), p. p. of concipere to conceive: cf. F. concept. See	   {Conceit}.]	   An abstract general conception; a notion; a universal.	   [1913 Webster]	         The words conception, concept, notion, should be	         limited to the thought of what can not be represented	         in the imagination; as, the thought suggested by a	         general term.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceptacle \Con*cep"ta*cle\, n. [L. conceptaculum, fr.	   concipere to receive. See {Conceive}.]	   1. That in which anything is contained; a vessel; a receiver	      or receptacle. [Obs.] --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) A pericarp, opening longitudinally on one side and	          having the seeds loose in it; a follicle; a double	          follicle or pair of follicles.	      (b) One of the cases containing the spores, etc., of	          flowerless plants, especially of algae.	          [1913 Webster]
Conceptibility \Con*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being conceivable; conceivableness.	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceptible \Con*cep"ti*ble\, a. [See {Conceive}.]	   Capable of being conceived; conceivable. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Conception \Con*cep"tion\, n. [F. conception, L. conceptio, fr.	   concipere to conceive. See {Conceive}.]	   1. The act of conceiving in the womb; the initiation of an	      embryonic animal life.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will greaty multiply thy sorrow and thy	            conception.                           --Gen. iii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being conceived; beginning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joy had the like conception in our eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power or faculty of apprehending of forming an idea in	      the mind; the power of recalling a past sensation or	      perception.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under the article of conception, I shall confine	            myself to that faculty whose province it is to	            enable us to form a notion of our past sensations,	            or of the objects of sense that we have formerly	            perceived.                            --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The formation in the mind of an image, idea, or notion,	      apprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conception consists in a conscious act of the	            understanding, bringing any given object or	            impression into the same class with any number of	            other objects or impression, by means of some	            character or characters common to them all.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The image, idea, or notion of any action or thing which is	      formed in the mind; a concept; a notion; a universal; the	      product of a rational belief or judgment. See {Concept}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Herodotus] says that the sun draws or attracts	            the water; a metaphorical term obviously intended to	            denote some more general and abstract conception	            than that of the visible operation which the word	            primarily signifies.                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Idea; purpose; design.	      [1913 Webster]	            Note this dangerous conception.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Conceit; affected sentiment or thought. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . is full of conceptions, points of epigram,	            and witticism.                        --Dryden.	   Syn: Idea; notion; perception; apprehemsion; comprehension.	        [1913 Webster]
Conceptional \Con*cep"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to conception.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceptionalist \Con*cep"tion*al*ist\, n.	   A conceptualist.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceptious \Con*cep"tious\, a.	   Apt to conceive; fruitful. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceptive \Con*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. conceptif, L.	   conceptivus.]	   Capable of conceiving. --Sir T. Browne	   [1913 Webster]
Conceptual \Con*cep"tu*al\, a.	   Pertaining to conception.	   [1913 Webster]
conceptualisation \conceptualisation\ n.	   the act of formulating or making a concept of something.	   Syn: conceptualization, formulation, formularizing,	        formularising.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conceptualise \conceptualise\ v. t.	   same as {conceptualize}. [British]	   Syn: conceive, conceive of, conceptualize, ideate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conceptualism \Con*cep"tu*al*ism\, n. (Metaph.)	   A theory, intermediate between realism and nominalism, that	   the mind has the power of forming for itself general	   conceptions of individual or single objects. --Stewart.	   [1913 Webster]
Conceptualist \Con*cep"tu*al*ist\, n. (Metaph.)	   One who maintains the theory of conceptualism. --Stewart.	   [1913 Webster]
conceptuality \conceptuality\ n.	   an elaborated concept.	   Syn: conceptualization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conceptualization \conceptualization\ n.	   the act of formulating or making a concept of something.	   Syn: conceptualisation, formulation, formularizing,	        formularising.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an elaborated concept.	   Syn: conceptuality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conceptualize \conceptualize\ v. t.	   1. to to form a concept of; as, He could not conceptualize a	      robot that would help paralyzed patients.	   Syn: conceive, conceive of, conceptualise, ideate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Concern \Con*cern"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concerned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Concerning}.] [F. concerner, LL. concernere to	   regard, concern, fr. L. concernere to mix or mingle together,	   as in a sieve for separating; con- + cernere to separate,	   sift, distinguish by the senses, and especially by the eyes,	   to perceive, see. See {Certain}.]	   1. To relate or belong to; to have reference to or connection	      with; to affect the interest of; to be of importance to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those	            things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ. --Acts	                                                  xxviii. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our wars with France have affected us in our most	            tender interests, and concerned us more than those	            with any other nation.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            It much concerns a preacher first to learn	            The genius of his audience and their turn.	                                                  --Dodsley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignorant, so far as the usual instruction is	            concerned.                            --J. F.	                                                  Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage by feeling or sentiment; to interest; as, a good	      prince concerns himself in the happiness of his subjects.	      [1913 Webster]	            They think themselves out the reach of Providence,	            and no longer concerned to solicit his favor.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	Concern \Con*cern"\, v. i.	   To be of importance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which to deny concerns more than avails. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Concern \Con*cern"\, n.	   1. That which relates or belongs to one; business; affair.	      [1913 Webster]	            The private concerns of fanilies.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which affects the welfare or happiness; interest;	      moment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mysterious secrets of a high concern. --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Interest in, or care for, any person or thing; regard;	      solicitude; anxiety.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Marcia, let me hope thy kind concerns	            And gentle wishes follow me to battle. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) Persons connected in business; a firm and its	      business; as, a banking concern.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The whole concern}, all connected with a particular affair	      or business.	   Syn: Care; anxiety; solicitude; interest; regard; business;	        affair; matter; moment. See {Care}.	        [1913 Webster]
Concerned \Con*cerned"\, a. [See {Concern}, v. t., 2.]	   Disturbed; troubled; solicitous; as, to be much concerned for	   the safety of a friend.	   [1913 Webster]
Concernedly \Con*cern"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a concerned manner; solicitously; sympathetically.	   [1913 Webster]
Concerning \Con*cern"ing\, prep.	   Pertaining to; regarding; having relation to; respecting; as	   regards.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have accepted thee concerning this thing. --Gen. xix.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lord hath spoken good concerning Israel. --Num. x.	                                                  29.	   [1913 Webster]	Concerning \Con*cern"ing\, a.	   Important. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         So great and so concerning truth.        --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Concerning \Con*cern"ing\, n.	   1. That in which one is concerned or interested; concern;	      affair; interest. "Our everlasting concernments." --I.	      Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            To mix with thy concernments I desist. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Importance; moment; consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let every action of concernment to begun with	            prayer.                               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Concern; participation; interposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            He married a daughter to the earl without any other	            approbation of her father or concernment in it, than	            suffering him and her come into his presence.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Emotion of mind; solicitude; anxiety.	      [1913 Webster]	            While they are so eager to destroy the fame of	            others, their ambition is manifest in their	            concernment.                          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Concert \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 together; con- + serere to join together, influenced by	   concertare to contend; con- + centare to strive; properly, to	   try to decide; fr. cernere to distinguish. See {Series}, and	   cf. {Concern}.]	   1. To plan together; to settle or adjust by conference,	      agreement, or consultation.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was concerted to begin the siege in March. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plan; to devise; to arrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            A commander had more trouble to concert his defense	            before the people than to plan . . . the campaign.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Concert \Con*cert"\, v. i.	   To act in harmony or conjunction; to form combined plans.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ministers of Denmark were appointed to concert with	         Talbot.                                  --Bp. Burnet	   [1913 Webster]	Concert \Con"cert\ (k[o^]n"s[~e]rt), n. [F. concert, It.	   concerto, conserto, fr. concertare. See {Concert}, v. t.]	   1. Agreement in a design or plan; union formed by mutual	      communication of opinions and views; accordance in a	      scheme; harmony; simultaneous action.	      [1913 Webster]	            All these discontents, how ruinous soever, have	            arisen from the want of a due communication and	            concert.                              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Musical accordance or harmony; concord.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us in concert to the season sing. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A musical entertainment in which several voices or	      instruments take part.	      [1913 Webster]	            Visit by night your lady's chamber window	            With some sweet concert.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And boding screech owls make the concert full.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Concert pitch}. See under {Pitch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Concertante \Con`cer*tan"te\ (?; It. ?), n. [It., orig p. pr. of	   concertare to form or perform a concert. See {Concert}.]	   (Mus.)	   A concert for two or more principal instruments, with	   orchestral accompaniment. Also adjectively; as, concertante	   parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Concertation \Con`cer*ta"tion\, n. [L. concertatio.]	   Strife; contention. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Concertative \Con*cer"ta*tive\, a. [L. concertativus.]	   Contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Concerted \Con*cert"ed\, a.	   Mutually contrived or planned; agreed on; as, concerted	   schemes, signals.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Concerted piece} (Mus.), a composition in parts for several	      voices or instrument, as a trio, a quartet, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Concertina \Con`cer*ti"na\, n. [From It. concerto a concert.]	   A small musical instrument on the principle of the accordion.	   It is a small elastic box, or bellows, having free reeds on	   the inside, and keys and handles on the outside of each of	   the two hexagonal heads.	   [1913 Webster]
Concertino \Con`cer*ti"no\, n. [See {Concertina}.] (Mus.)	   A piece for one or more solo instruments with orchestra; --	   more concise than the {concerto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Concertion \Con*cer"tion\, n.	   Act of concerting; adjustment. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Concertmeister \Con*cert`meis"ter\, n. [G.] (Mus.)	   The head violinist or leader of the strings in an orchestra;	   the sub-leader of the orchestra; concert master.	   [1913 Webster]
Concerto \Con*cer"to\ (?; It. ?), n.; pl. {Concertos}. [It. See	   {Concert}, n.] (Mus.)	   A composition (usually in symphonic form with three	   movements) in which one instrument (or two or three) stands	   out in bold relief against the orchestra, or accompaniment,	   so as to display its qualities or the performer's skill.	   [1913 Webster] Concert of Europe
Concert of Europe \Concert of Europe\, or European concert
\European concert\	   An agreement or understanding between the chief European	   powers to take only joint action in the (European) Eastern	   Question.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Concert of the powers \Concert of the powers\	   An agreement or understanding between the chief European	   powers, the United States, and Japan in 1900 to take only	   joint action in the Chinese aspect of the Eastern Question.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Concession \Con*ces"sion\, n. [L. concessio, fr. concedere: cf.	   F. concession. See {Concede}.]	   1. The act of conceding or yielding; usually implying a	      demand, claim, or request, and thus distinguished from	      giving, which is voluntary or spontaneous.	      [1913 Webster]	            By mutual concession the business was adjusted.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing yielded; an acknowledgment or admission; a boon; a	      grant; esp. a grant by government of a privilege or right	      to do something; as, a concession to build a canal.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is therefore a concession, that he doth . . .	            believe the Scriptures to be sufficiently plain.	                                                  --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a lover becomes satisfied by small compliances	            without further pursuits, then expect to find	            popular assemblies content with small concessions.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster] Concessionaire
Concessionaire \Con*ces`sion*aire"\, Concessionnaire
\Con`ces`sion`naire"\, n. [F. concessionnaire.]	   The beneficiary of a concession or grant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Concessionary \Con*ces"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a concession. -- n.; pl. {-ries}. A	   concessionaire.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
concessioner \concessioner\ n.	   someone who holds or operates a concession.	   Syn: concessionaire.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Concessionist \Con*ces"sion*ist\, n.	   One who favors concession.	   [1913 Webster]
Concessive \Con*ces"sive\, a. [L. concessivus.]	   Implying concession; as, a concessive conjunction. --Lowth.	   [1913 Webster]
Concessively \Con*ces"sive*ly\, adv.	   By way of concession.	   [1913 Webster]
Concessory \Con*ces"so*ry\, a.	   Conceding; permissive.	   [1913 Webster]
Concettism \Con*cet"tism\, n.	   The use of concetti or affected conceits. [R.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Concetto \Con*cet"to\ (?; It. ?), n.; pl. {Concetti}. [It., fr.	   L. conceptus. See {Conceit}.]	   Affected wit; a conceit. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Conch \Conch\ (k[o^][ng]k), n. [L. concha, Gr. ko`gchh. See	   {Coach}, n.]	   1. (Zool.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells;	      esp. to those of the genus {Strombus}, which are of large	      size. {Strombus gigas} is the large pink West Indian	      conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the	      genus {Cassis}. See {Cameo} and {cameo conch}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The conch is sometimes used as a horn or trumpet, as in	         fogs at sea, or to call laborers from work.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In works of art, the shell used by Tritons as a trumpet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [often capitalized] One of the white natives of the Bahama	      Islands or one of their descendants in the Florida Keys;	      -- so called from the commonness of the conch there, or	      because they use it for food.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) See {Concha}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The external ear. See {Concha}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Concha \Con"cha\ (k[o^][ng]"k[.a]), n. [LL. (in sense 1), fr. L.	   concha. See {Conch}.]	   1. (Arch.) The plain semidome of an apse; sometimes used for	      the entire apse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The external ear; esp. the largest and deepest	      concavity of the external ear, surrounding the entrance to	      the auditory canal.	      [1913 Webster]
Conchal \Con"chal\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the concha, or external ear; as, the conchal	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchifer \Con"chi*fer\, n. [Cf. F. conchof[`e]re.] (Zool.)	   One of the Conchifera.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchifera \Con*chif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. concha + ferre	   to bear.] (Zool.)	   That class of Mollusca which includes the bivalve shells; the	   Lamellibranchiata. See {Mollusca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchiferous \Con*chif"er*ous\, a.	   Producing or having shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchiform \Con"chi*form\, a. [Conch + -form.]	   Shaped like one half of a bivalve shell; shell-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchinine \Con"chi*nine\ (? or ?), n. [Formed by transposition	   fr. cinchonine.]	   See {Quinidine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchite \Con"chite\, n. [Cf. F. conchite. See {Conch}.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil or petrified conch or shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchitic \Con*chit"ic\, a.	   Composed of shells; containing many shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchoid \Con"choid\, n. [Gr. ?; ? shell + e'i^dos form: cf. F.	   concho["i]de.] (Geom.)	   A curve, of the fourth degree, first made use of by the Greek	   geometer, Nicomedes, who invented it for the purpose of	   trisecting an angle and duplicating the cube.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchoidal \Con*choid"al\, a. [Cf. F. concho["i]dal.] (Min.)	   Having elevations or depressions in form like one half of a	   bivalve shell; -- applied principally to a surface produced	   by fracture.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchological \Con`cho*log"ic*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or connected with, conchology.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchologist \Con*chol"o*gist\, n. (Zool.)	   One who studies, or is versed in, conchology.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchology \Con*chol"o*gy\, n. [Conch + -logy.] (Zool.)	   The science of Mollusca, and of the shells which they form;	   malacology.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchometer \Con*chom"e*ter\, n. [Conch + -meter.] (Zool.)	   An instrument for measuring shells, or the angle of their	   spire.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchometry \Con*chom"e*try\, n. (Zool.)	   The art of measuring shells or their curves; conchyliometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Concho-spiral \Con`cho-spi"ral\, n.	   A kind of spiral curve found in certain univalve shells.	   --Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster] Conchylaceous
Conchylaceous \Con`chy*la"ceous\, Conchyliaceous
\Con*chyl`i*a"ceous\, a. [L. conchylium shell, Gr. ?, dim. of ?,	   equiv. to ?. See {Conch}.]	   Of or pertaining to shells; resembling a shell; as,	   conchyliaceous impressions. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster] Conchyliologist
Conchyliologist \Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gist\, n., Conchyliology
\Con*chyl`i*ol"o*gy\, n.	   See {Conchologist}, and {Conchology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchyliometry \Con*chyl`i*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. ? + -metry.]	   Same as {Conchometry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conchylious \Con*chyl"i*ous\, a.	   Conchylaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciator \Con"ci*a`tor\, n. [It. conciatore, fr. conciare to	   adjust, dress, fr. L. comtus, p. p. See {Compt}, a.] (Glass	   Works)	   The person who weighs and proportions the materials to be	   made into glass, and who works and tempers them.	   [1913 Webster]
Concierge \Con`cierge"\, n. [F.]	   One who keeps the entrance to an edifice, public or private;	   a doorkeeper; a janitor, male or female.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciergerie \Con`cier`ge*rie"\, n. [F.]	   1. The office or lodge of a concierge or janitor.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A celebrated prison, attached to the Palais de Justice in	      Paris.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Conciliable \Con*cil"i*a*ble\, n. [L. conciliabulum, fr.	   concitium assembly: cf. F. conciliabule. See {Council}.]	   A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical	   nature. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Conciliable \Con*cil"i*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. conciliable.]	   Capable of being conciliated or reconciled. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciliabule \Con*cil"i*a*bule\, n. [See {Conciliable}, n.]	   An obscure ecclesiastical council; a conciliable. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster] Conciliar
Conciliar \Con*cil"i*ar\, Conciliary \Con*cil"i*a*ry\a. [Cf. F.	   conciliare.]	   Of or pertaining to, or issued by, a council. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciliate \Con*cil"i*ate\ (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conciliated}; p. pr & vb. n. {Conciliating}.] [L.	   conciliatus, p. p. of conciliare to draw or bring together,	   unite, from concilium council. See {Council}.]	   To win ower; to gain from a state of hostility; to gain the	   good will or favor of; to make friendly; to mollify; to	   propitiate; to appease.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rapacity of his father's administration had excited	         such universal discontent, that it was found expedient	         to conciliate the nation.                --Hallam.	   Syn: To reconcile; propitiate; appease; pacify.	        [1913 Webster]
Conciliation \Con*cil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. conciliatio.]	   The act or process of conciliating; the state of being	   conciliated.	   [1913 Webster]	         The house has gone further; it has declared	         conciliation admissible previous to any submission on	         the part of America.                     --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciliative \Con*cil"i*a*tive\, a.	   Conciliatory. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciliator \Con*cil"i*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who conciliates.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciliatory \Con*cil"i*a*to*ry\ (?; 106), a.	   Tending to conciliate; pacific; mollifying; propitiating.	   [1913 Webster]	         The only alternative, therefore, was to have recourse	         to the conciliatory policy.              --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Concinnate \Con*cin"nate\, v. t. [L. concinnatus, p. p. of	   concinnare to concinnate. See {Concinnity}.]	   To place fitly together; to adapt; to clear. [Obs.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Concinnity \Con*cin"ni*ty\, n. [L. concinnitas, fr. concinnus	   skillfully put together, beautiful. Of uncertain origin.]	   Internal harmony or fitness; mutual adaptation of parts;	   elegance; -- used chiefly of style of discourse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An exact concinnity and eveness of fancy. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Concinnous \Con*cin"nous\, a. [L. concinnus.]	   Characterized by concinnity; neat; elegant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The most concinnous and most rotund of proffessors, M.	         Heyne.                                   --De Quiency.	   [1913 Webster]
Concionate \Con"cio*nate\, v. i. [L. concionatus, p. p. of	   concionari to adress.]	   To preach. [Obs.] --Lithgow.	   [1913 Webster]
Concionator \Con"cio*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. An haranguer of the people; a preacher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Law) A common councilman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Concionatory \Con"cio*na`to*ry\ (?; 106), a.	   Of or pertaining to preaching or public addresses. [Obs.]	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Concise \Con*cise"\, a. [L. concisus cut off, short, p. p. of	   concidere to cut to pieces; con- + caedere to cut; perh. akin	   to scindere to cleave, and to E. shed, v. t.; cf. F. concis.]	   Expressing much in a few words; condensed; brief and	   compacted; -- used of style in writing or speaking.	   [1913 Webster]	         The concise style, which expresseth not enough, but	         leaves somewhat to be understood.        --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where the author is . . . too brief and concise,	         amplify a little.                        --I. Watts.	   Syn: Laconic; terse; brief; short; compendious; summary;	        succinct. See {Laconic}, and {Terse}.	        [1913 Webster]
Concisely \Con*cise"ly\, adv.	   In a concise manner; briefly.	   [1913 Webster]
Conciseness \Con*cise"ness\, n.	   The quality of being concise.	   [1913 Webster]
Concision \Con*ci"sion\, n. [L. concisio: cf. F. concision. See	   {Concise}.]	   A cutting off; a division; a schism; a faction. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Concitation \Con`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. concitatio. See {Concite}.]	   The act of stirring up, exciting, or agitating. [Obs.] "The	   concitation of humors." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Concite \Con*cite"\, v. t. [L. concitare; con- + citare. See	   Cite.]	   To excite or stir up. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Conclamation \Con`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. conclamatio.]	   An outcry or shout of many together. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Before his funeral conclamation.         --May (Lucan).	   [1913 Webster]
Conclave \Con"clave\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. conclave a	   room that may locked up; con- + clavis key. See {Clavicle}.]	   1. The set of apartments within which the cardinals of the	      Roman Catholic Church are continuously secluded while	      engaged in choosing a pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of cardinals shut up in the conclave for the	      election of a pope; hence, the body of cardinals.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was said a cardinal, by reason of his apparent	            likelihood to step into St. Peter's chair, that in	            two conclaves he went in pope and came out again	            cardinal.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A private meeting; a close or secret assembly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The verdicts pronounced by this conclave (Johnson's	            Club) on new books, were speedily known over all	            London.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be in conclave}, to be engaged in a secret meeting; --	      said of several, or a considerable number of, persons.	      [1913 Webster]
Conclavist \Con"cla`vist\, n. [Cf. F. conclaviste, It.	   conclavista.]	   One of the two ecclesiastics allowed to attend a cardinal in	   the conclave.	   [1913 Webster]
Conclude \Con*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concluded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Concluding}.] [L. concludere, conclusum; con- +	   claudere to shut. See {Close}, v. t.]	   1. To shut up; to inclose. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The very person of Christ [was] concluded within the	            grave.                                --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To include; to comprehend; to shut up together; to	      embrace. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For God hath concluded all in unbelief. --Rom. xi.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scripture hath concluded all under sin. --Gal.	                                                  iii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reach as an end of reasoning; to infer, as from	      premises; to close, as an argument, by inferring; --	      sometimes followed by a dependent clause.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man can conclude God's love or hatred to any	            person by anything that befalls him.  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by	            faith.                                --Rom. iii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make a final determination or judgment concerning; to	      judge; to decide.	      [1913 Webster]	            But no frail man, however great or high,	            Can be concluded blest before he die. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it concluded he shall be protector? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bring to an end; to close; to finish.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will conclude this part with the speech of a	            counselor of state.                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To bring about as a result; to effect; to make; as, to	      conclude a bargain. "If we conclude a peace." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      further evidence argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            If therefore they will appeal to revelation for	            their creation they must be concluded by it. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	   Syn: To infer; decide; determine; settle; close; finish;	        terminate; end.	        [1913 Webster]	Conclude \Con*clude"\, v. i.	   1. To come to a termination; to make an end; to close; to	      end; to terminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A train of lies,	            That, made in lust, conclude in perjuries. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, to conclude,	            The victory fell on us.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form a final judgment; to reach a decision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can we conclude upon Luther's instability? --Bp.	                                                  Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conclude and be agreed.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Concludency \Con*clud"en*cy\, n.	   Deduction from premises; inference; conclusion. [Obs.] --Sir	   M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Concludent \Con*clud"ent\, a. [L. concludens, p. pr.]	   Bringing to a close; decisive; conclusive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Arguments highly consequential and concludent to my	         purpose.                                 --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Concluder \Con*clud"er\, n.	   One who concludes.	   [1913 Webster]
Concludingly \Con*clud"ing*ly\, adv.	   Conclusively. [R.] --Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Conclusible \Con*clu"si*ble\, a.	   Demonstrable; determinable. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Conclusion \Con*clu"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. conclusio. See	   {Conclude}.]	   1. The last part of anything; close; termination; end.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fluorish of trumpets announced the conclusion of	            the contest.                          --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Final decision; determination; result.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the conclusion is, she shall be thine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any inference or result of reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) The inferred proposition of a syllogism; the	      necessary consequence of the conditions asserted in two	      related propositions called premises. See {Syllogism}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He granted him both the major and minor, but denied	            him the conclusion.                   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Drawing of inferences. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Your wife Octavia, with her modest eyes	            And still conclusion.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An experiment, or something from which a conclusion may be	      drawn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We practice likewise all conclusions of grafting and	            inoculating.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law)	      (a) The end or close of a pleading, e.g., the formal	          ending of an indictment, "against the peace," etc.	      (b) An estoppel or bar by which a person is held to a	          particular position. --Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Conclusion to the country} (Law), the conclusion of a	      pleading by which a party "puts himself upon the country,"	      i.e., appeals to the verdict of a jury. --Mozley & W.	   {In conclusion}.	      (a) Finally.	      (b) In short.	   {To try conclusions}, to make a trial or an experiment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the famous ape,	            To try conclusions, in the basket creep. --Shak.	   Syn: Inference; deduction; result; consequence; end;	        decision. See {Inference}.	        [1913 Webster]
Conclusive \Con*clu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. conclusif.]	   Belonging to a close or termination; decisive; convincing;	   putting an end to debate or question; leading to, or	   involving, a conclusion or decision.	   [1913 Webster]	         Secret reasons . . . equally conclusive for us as they	         were for them.                           --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Conclusive evidence} (Law), that of which, from its nature,	      the law allows no contradiction or explanation.	   {Conclusive presumption} (Law), an inference which the law	      makes so peremptorily that it will not allow it to be	      overthrown by any contrary proof, however strong.	   Syn: Final; ultimate; unanswerable. See {Final}.	        [1913 Webster]
Conclusively \Con*clu"sive*ly\, adv.	   In the way of conclusion; decisively; positively. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Conclusiveness \Con*clu"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being conclusive; decisiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Conclusory \Con*clu"so*ry\, a.	   Conclusive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Concoct \Con*coct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concocted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Concocting}.] [L. concoctus, p. p. of concoquere to	   cook together, to digest, mature; con- + coquere to cook. See	   {Cook}.]	   1. To digest; to convert into nourishment by the organs of	      nutrition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Food is concocted, the heart beats, the blood	            circulates.                           --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To purify or refine chemically. [Obs.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prepare from crude materials, as food; to invent or	      prepare by combining different ingredients; as, to concoct	      a new dish or beverage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To digest in the mind; to devise; to make up; to contrive;	      to plan; to plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a man of a feeble stomach, unable to concoct	            any great fortune.                    --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To mature or perfect; to ripen. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Concocter \Con*coct"er\, n.	   One who concocts.	   [1913 Webster]
Concoction \Con*coc"tion\, n. [L. concoctio.]	   1. A change in food produced by the organs of nutrition;	      digestion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of concocting or preparing by combining different	      ingredients; also, the food or compound thus prepared.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of digesting in the mind; planning or devising;	      rumination. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Abatement of a morbid process, as a fever and	      return to a normal condition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of perfecting or maturing. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Concoctive \Con*coct"ive\, a.	   Having the power of digesting or ripening; digestive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hence the concoctive powers, with various art,	         Subdue the cruder aliments to chyle.     --J.	                                                  Armstrong.	   [1913 Webster]
Concolor \Con"col`or\, a. [L. concolor; con- + color color.]	   Of the same color; of uniform color. [R.] "Concolor animals."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Concolorous \Con"col`or*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of the same color throughout.	   [1913 Webster] Concomitance
Concomitance \Con*com"i*tance\, Concomitancy \Con*com"i*tan*cy\,	   n. [Cf. F. concomitance, fr. LL. concomitantia.]	   1. The state of accompanying; accompaniment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secondary action subsisteth not alone, but in	            concomitancy with the other.          --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R.C.Ch.) The doctrine of the existence of the entire body	      of Christ in the eucharist, under each element, so that	      the body and blood are both received by communicating in	      one kind only.	      [1913 Webster]
Concomitant \Con*com"i*tant\, a. [F., fr. L. con- + comitari to	   accompany, comes companion. See {Count} a nobleman.]	   Accompanying; conjoined; attending.	   [1913 Webster]	         It has pleased our wise Creator to annex to several	         objects, as also to several of our thoughts, a	         concomitant pleasure.                    --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Concomitant \Con*com"i*tant\, n.	   One who, or that which, accompanies, or is collaterally	   connected with another; a companion; an associate; an	   accompaniment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Reproach is a concomitant to greatness.  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The other concomitant of ingratitude is	         hardheartedness.                         --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Concomitantly \Con*com"i*tant*ly\, adv.	   In company with others; unitedly; concurrently. --Bp.	   pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Concord \Con"cord\, n. [F. concorde, L. concordia, fr. concors	   of the same mind, agreeing; con- + cor, cordis, heart. See	   {Heart}, and cf. {Accord}.]	   1. A state of agreement; harmony; union.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love quarrels oft in pleasing concord end. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Agreement by stipulation; compact; covenant; treaty or	      league. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The concord made between Henry and Roderick.	                                                  --Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Agreement of words with one another, in gender,	      number, person, or case.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Old Law) An agreement between the parties to a fine of	      land in reference to the manner in which it should pass,	      being an acknowledgment that the land in question belonged	      to the complainant. See {Fine}. --Burril.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Prob. influenced by chord.] (Mus.) An agreeable	      combination of tones simultaneously heard; a consonant	      chord; consonance; harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	Concord \Con"cord\, n.	   A variety of American grape, with large dark blue (almost	   black) grapes in compact clusters.	   [1913 Webster]	Concord \Con*cord"\, v. i. [F. concorder, L. concordare.]	   To agree; to act together. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Concordable \Con*cord"a*ble\, a. [L. concordabilis.]	   Capable of according; agreeing; harmonious.	   [1913 Webster]
Concordance \Con*cord"ance\, n. [F., fr. LL. concordantia.]	   1. Agreement; accordance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contrasts, and yet concordances.      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Concord; agreement. [Obs.] --Aschlam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An alphabetical verbal index showing the places in the	      text of a book where each principal word may be found,	      with its immediate context in each place.	      [1913 Webster]	            His knowledge of the Bible was such, that he might	            have been called a living concordance. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A topical index or orderly analysis of the contents of a	      book.	      [1913 Webster]
Concordancy \Con*cord"an*cy\, n.	   Agreement. --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Concordant \Con*cord"ant\, a. [L. concordans, p. pr. of	   concordare: cf. F. concordant. See {Concord}.]	   Agreeing; correspondent; harmonious; consonant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Were every one employed in points concordant to their	         natures, professions, and arts, commonwealths would	         rise up of themselves.                   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne	   [1913 Webster]
Concordantly \Con*cord"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a concordant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Concordat \Con*cor"dat\, n. [F. concordat, L. concordato, prop.	   p. p. of concordare. See {Concord}.]	   1. A compact, covenant, or agreement concerning anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agreement made between the pope and a sovereign or	      government for the regulation of ecclesiastical matters	      with which both are concerned; as, the concordat between	      Pope Pius VII and Bonaparte in 1801. --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Concord buggy \Con"cord bug"gy\ (k[o^][ng]"k[~e]rd). [From	   Concord, New Hampshire, where first made.]	   A kind of buggy having a body with low sides, and side	   springs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Concordist \Con*cord"ist\, n.	   The compiler of a concordance.	   [1913 Webster]
Concorporate \Con*cor"po*rate\, v. t. & i. [L. concorporatus, p.	   p. of concorporare.]	   To unite in one mass or body; to incorporate. [Archaic.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Concorporate \Con*cor"po*rate\, a.	   United in one body; incorporated. [Archaic] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Concorporation \Con*cor`po*ra"tion\, n. [L. concorporatio.]	   Union of things in one mass or body. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Concourse \Con"course\, n. [F. concours, L. concursus, fr.	   concurrere to run together. See {Concur}.]	   1. A moving, flowing, or running together; confluence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good frame of the universe was not the product	            of chance or fortuitous concourse of particles of	            matter.                               --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assembly; a gathering formed by a voluntary or	      spontaneous moving and meeting in one place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amidst the concourse were to be seen the noble	            ladies of Milan, in gay, fantastic cars, shining in	            silk brocade.                         --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place or point of meeting or junction of two bodies.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The drop will begin to move toward the concourse of	            the glasses.                          --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An open space where several roads or paths meet; esp. an	      open space in a park where several roads meet.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Concurrence; cooperation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The divine providence is wont to afford its	            concourse to such proceeding.         --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Concreate \Con`cre*ate"\ (? or ?), v. t.	   To create at the same time.	   [1913 Webster]	         If God did concreate grace with Adam.    --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Concremation \Con`cre*ma"tion\ (? or ?), n. [L. concrematio, fr.	   concremare. See {Cremate}.]	   The act of burning different things together. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Concrement \Con"cre*ment\, n. [L. concrementum, fr. concrescere.	   See {Concrete}.]	   A growing together; the collection or mass formed by	   concretion, or natural union. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The concrement of a pebble or flint.     --Sir M. Hale	   [1913 Webster]
Concrescence \Con*cres"cence\, n. [L. concrescentia.]	   Coalescence of particles; growth; increase by the addition of	   particles. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Concrescible \Con*cres"ci*ble\, a. [F.]	   Capable of being changed from a liquid to a solid state.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They formed a . . . fixed concrescible oil. --Fourcroy	                                                  (Trans. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Concrescive \Con*cres"cive\, a.	   Growing together, or into union; uniting. [R.] --Eclec. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Concrete \Con"crete\ (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of	   concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.	   concret. See {Crescent}.]	   1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate	      particles into one mass; united in a solid form.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of	            the chaos must be of the same figure as the last	            liquid state.                         --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic)	      (a) Standing for an object as it exists in nature,	          invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from	          standing for an attribute of an object; -- opposed to	          {abstract}. Hence:	      (b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --	          opposed to {general}. See {Abstract}, 3.	          [1913 Webster]	                Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of	                individuals are concrete, those of classes	                abstract.                         --J. S. Mill.	          [1913 Webster]	                Concrete terms, while they express the quality,	                do also express, or imply, or refer to, some	                subject to which it belongs.      --I. Watts.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Concrete number}, a number associated with, or applied to, a	      particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as	      distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without	      reference to a particular object.	   {Concrete quantity}, a physical object or a collection of	      such objects. --Davies & Peck.	   {Concrete science}, a physical science, one having as its	      subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract	      laws.	   {Concrete sound or movement of the voice}, one which slides	      continuously up or down, as distinguished from a	      {discrete} movement, in which the voice leaps at once from	      one line of pitch to another. --Rush.	      [1913 Webster]	Concrete \Con"crete\, n.	   1. A compound or mass formed by concretion, spontaneous	      union, or coalescence of separate particles of matter in	      one body.	      [1913 Webster]	            To divide all concretes, minerals and others, into	            the same number of distinct substances. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixture of gravel, pebbles, or broken stone with cement	      or with tar, etc., used for sidewalks, roadways,	      foundations, etc., and esp. for submarine structures.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) A term designating both a quality and the subject	      in which it exists; a concrete term.	      [1913 Webster]	            The concretes "father" and "son" have, or might	            have, the abstracts "paternity" and "filiety". --J.	                                                  S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Sugar Making) Sugar boiled down from cane juice to a	      solid mass.	      [1913 Webster]	Concrete \Con*crete"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Concreted}; p. pr &	   vb. n. {Concreting}.]	   To unite or coalesce, as separate particles, into a mass or	   solid body.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Applied to some substances, it is equivalent to	         indurate; as, metallic matter concretes into a hard	         body; applied to others, it is equivalent to congeal,	         thicken, inspissate, coagulate, as in the concretion of	         blood. "The blood of some who died of the plague could	         not be made to concrete." --Arbuthnot.	         [1913 Webster]	Concrete \Con*crete"\, v. t.	   1. To form into a mass, as by the cohesion or coalescence of	      separate particles.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are in our inferior world divers bodies that	            are concreted out of others.          --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with, or form of, concrete, as a pavement.	      [1913 Webster]
Concretely \Con*crete"ly\, adv.	   In a concrete manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Concreteness \Con*crete"ness\, n.	   The quality of being concrete.	   [1913 Webster]
Concretion \Con*cre"tion\, n. [L. concretio.]	   1. The process of concreting; the process of uniting or of	      becoming united, as particles of matter into a mass;	      solidification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mass or nodule of solid matter formed by growing	      together, by congelation, condensation, coagulation,	      induration, etc.; a clot; a lump; a calculus.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accidental ossifications or deposits of phosphates	            of lime in certain organs . . . are called osseous	            concretions.                          --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A rounded mass or nodule produced by an	      aggregation of the material around a center; as, the	      calcareous concretions common in beds of clay.	      [1913 Webster]
Concretional \Con*cre"tion*al\, a.	   Concretionary.	   [1913 Webster]
Concretionary \Con*cre"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or formed by, concretion or aggregation;	   producing or containing concretions.	   [1913 Webster]
Concretive \Con*cre"tive\, a.	   Promoting concretion. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Concretively \Con*cre"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a concrete manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Concreture \Con*cre"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A mass formed by concretion. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Concrew \Con*crew"\, v. i. [See {Concrete}, a., and {Accrue}.]	   To grow together. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Concrimination \Con*crim`i*na"tion\, n.	   A joint accusation.	   [1913 Webster]
Concubinacy \Con*cu"bi*na*cy\, n.	   The practice of concubinage. [Obs.] --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Concubinage \Con*cu"bi*nage\, n.	   1. The cohabiting of a man and a woman who are not legally	      married; the state of being a concubine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 condition, to whom the husband does not convey	         his rank or quality. Under Roman law, it was the living	         of a man and woman in sexual relations without	         marriage, but in conformity with local law.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A plea, in which it is alleged that the woman suing	      for dower was not lawfully married to the man in whose	      lands she seeks to be endowed, but that she was his	      concubine.	      [1913 Webster]
Concubinal \Con*cu"bi*nal\, a. [L. concubinalis.]	   Of or pertaining to concubinage.	   [1913 Webster]
Concubinarian \Con*cu`bi*na"ri*an\, a. & n.	   Concubinary.	   [1913 Webster]	         The married and concubinarian, as well as looser	         clergy.                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Concubinary \Con*cu"bi*na*ry\, a. [LL. concubinarius.]	   Relating to concubinage; living in concubinage.	   [1913 Webster]	Concubinary \Con*cu"bi*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Concubinaries}.	   One who lives in concubinage. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Concubinate \Con*cu"bi*nate\, n. [L. concubinatus.]	   Concubinage. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Concubine \Con"cu*bine\, n. [F., fr. L. concubina; con- + cubare	   to lie down, concumbere to lie together, akin to E. cubit.]	   1. A woman who cohabits with a man without being his wife; a	      paramour.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Concubine has been sometimes, but rarely, used of a	         male paramour as well as of a female. --Trench.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A wife of inferior condition; a lawful wife, but not	      united to the man by the usual ceremonies, and of inferior	      condition. Such were Hagar and Keturah, the concubines of	      Abraham; and such concubines were allowed by the Roman	      laws. Their children were not heirs of their father.	      [1913 Webster]
Conculcate \Con*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Concultated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Conculcating}.] [L. conculcatus, p. p. of	   conculcare to conculcate fr. calx heel.]	   To tread or trample under foot. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu --	   {Con`cul*ca"tion}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Concupiscence \Con*cu"pis*cence\, n. [F., fr. L.	   concupiscentia.]	   Sexual lust; morbid carnal passion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Concupiscence like a pestilence walketh in darkness.	                                                  --Horne.	   [1913 Webster]
Concupiscent \Con*cu"pis*cent\, a. [L. concupiscens, p. pr. of	   concupiscere, v. incho. of concupere to long for; con- +	   cupere. See {Covet}.]	   Having sexual lust; libidinous; lustful; lecherous;	   salacious. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Concupiscential \Con*cu`pis*cen"tial\, a.	   Relating to concupiscence. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Concupiscentious \Con*cu`pis*cen"tious\, a.	   Concupiscent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Concupiscible \Con*cu`pis*ci*ble\, a. [Cf. F. concupiscible.]	   1. Exciting to, or liable to be affected by, concupiscence;	      provoking lustful desires. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting desire, good or evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            The schools reduce all the passions to these two	            heads, the concupiscible and irascible appetite.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Concupiscibleness \Con*cu"pis*ci*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being concupiscible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Concupy \Con"cu*py\, n.	   Concupiscence.	   Note: [Used only in "Troilus and Cressida"] --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Concur \Con*cur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Concurred}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Concurring}.] [L. concurrere to run together, agree; con-	   + currere to run. See {Current}.]	   1. To run together; to meet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Anon they fierce encountering both concurred	            With grisly looks and faces like their fates. --J.	                                                  Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To meet in the same point; to combine or conjoin; to	      contribute or help toward a common object or effect.	      [1913 Webster]	            When outward causes concur.           --Jer. Colier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite or agree (in action or opinion); to join; to act	      jointly; to agree; to coincide; to correspond.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Burke concurred with Lord Chatham in opinion.	                                                  --Fox.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tories and Whigs had concurred in paying honor to	            Walker.                               --Makaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            This concurs directly with the letter. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Milton.	   Syn: To agree; unite; combine; conspire; coincide; approve;	        acquiesce; assent.	        [1913 Webster]
Concurrence \Con*cur"rence\, n. [F., competition, equality of	   rights, fr. LL. concurrentia competition.]	   1. The act of concurring; a meeting or coming together;	      union; conjunction; combination.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have no other measure but our own ideas, with the	            concurence of other probable reasons, to persuade	            us.                                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A meeting of minds; agreement in opinion; union in design	      or act; -- implying joint approbation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tarquin the Proud was expelled by the universal	            concurrence of nobles and people.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agreement or consent, implying aid or contribution of	      power or influence; cooperation.	      [1913 Webster]	            We collect the greatness of the work, and the	            necessity of the divine concurrence to it. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            An instinct that works us to its own purposes	            without our concurrence.              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A common right; coincidence of equal powers; as, a	      concurrence of jurisdiction in two different courts.	      [1913 Webster]
Concurrency \Con*cur"ren*cy\, n.	   Concurrence.	   [1913 Webster]
Concurrent \Con*cur"rent\, a. [F. concurrent, L. concurrens, p.	   pr. of concurrere.]	   1. Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or	      opinion; contributing to the same event or effect;	      cooperating.	      [1913 Webster]	            I join with these laws the personal presence of the	            kings' son, as a concurrent cause of this	            reformation.                          --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The concurrent testimony of antiquity. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conjoined; associate; concomitant; existing or happening	      at the same time.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no difference the concurrent echo and the	            iterant but the quickness or slowness of the return.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Changes . . . concurrent with the visual changes in	            the eye.                              --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar	      questions; operating on the same objects; as, the	      concurrent jurisdiction of courts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) Meeting in one point.	   Syn: Meeting; uniting; accompanying; conjoined; associated;	        coincident; united.	        [1913 Webster]	Concurrent \Con*cur"rent\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory	      cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            To all affairs of importance there are three	            necessary concurrents . . . time, industry, and	            faculties.                            --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects;	      hence, a rival; an opponent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Menander . . . had no concurrent in his time that	            came near unto him.                   --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chron.) One of the supernumerary days of the year over	      fifty-two complete weeks; -- so called because they concur	      with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.	      [1913 Webster]
Concurrently \Con*cur"rent*ly\, adv.	   With concurrence; unitedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Concurrentness \Con*cur"rent*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being concurrent; concurrence.	   [1913 Webster]
Concurring \Con*cur"ring\, a.	   Agreeing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Concurring figure} (Geom.), one which, being laid on	      another, exactly meets every part of it, or one which	      corresponds with another in all its parts.	      [1913 Webster]
Concuss \Con*cuss"\, v. t. [L. concussus, p. p. of concutere.	   See {Concussion}.]	   1. To shake or agitate. "Concussed with uncertainty."	      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To force (a person) to do something, or give up	      something, by intimidation; to coerce. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Concussation \Con`cus*sa"tion\, n.	   A violent shock or agitation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Concussion \Con*cus"sion\, n. [L. concussio, fr. concutere,	   concussum, to shake violenty; con- + quatere to shake. See	   {Cashier}, {Quash}.]	   1. A shaking or agitation; a shock; caused by the collision	      of two bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is believed that great ringing of bells, in	            populous cities, hath dissipated pestilent air;	            which may be from the concussion of the air.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A condition of lowered functional activity, without	      visible structural change, produced in an organ by a	      shock, as by fall or blow; as, a concussion of the brain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Civil Law) The unlawful forcing of another by threats of	      violence to yield up something of value.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then concussion, rapine, pilleries,	            Their catalogue of accusations fill.  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Concussion fuse} (Mil.), one that is ignited by the	      concussion of the shell when it strikes.	   Syn: See {Shock}.	        [1913 Webster]
Concussive \Con*cus"sive\, a.	   Having the power or quality of shaking or agitating.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cond \Cond\, v. t. [OE. conduen, condien, F. conduire to	   conduct, fr. L. conducere. See {Conduct}, and cf. {Con}	   (Naut.), {Conn}. {Cun}.] (Naut.)	   To con, as a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Condemn \Con*demn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Condemned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Condemning} (? or ?).] [L. condemnare; con- + damnare	   to condemn: cf. F. condamner. See {Damn}.]	   1. To pronounce to be wrong; to disapprove of; to censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Condemn the fault, and not the actor of it!	            Why, every fault's condemned ere it be done. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wilt thou condemn him that is most just? --Job	                                                  xxxiv. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To declare the guilt of; to make manifest the faults or	      unworthiness of; to convict of guilt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment	            with this generation, and shall condemn it. --Matt.	                                                  xii. 42.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pronounce a judicial sentence against; to sentence to	      punishment, suffering, or loss; to doom; -- with to before	      the penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Driven out from bliss, condemned	            In this abhorred deep to utter woe.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To each his sufferings; all are men,	            Condemned alike to groan.             --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they shall condemn him to death.  --Matt. xx.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thief condemned, in law already dead. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            No flocks that range the valley free,	            To slaughter I condemn.               --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To amerce or fine; -- with in before the penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king of Egypt . . . condemned the land in a	            hundred talents of silver.            --2 Cron.	                                                  xxxvi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To adjudge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service; to	      adjudge or pronounce to be forfeited; as, the ship and her	      cargo were condemned.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To doom to be taken for public use, under the right	      of eminent domain.	   Syn: To blame; censure; reprove; reproach; upbraid;	        reprobate; convict; doom; sentence; adjudge.	        [1913 Webster]
Condemnable \Con"dem*na"ble\, a. [L. condemnabilis.]	   Worthy of condemnation; blamable; culpable.	   [1913 Webster]
Condemnation \Con"dem*na"tion\, n. [L. condemnatio.]	   1. The act of condemning or pronouncing to be wrong; censure;	      blame; disapprobation.	      [1913 Webster]	            In every other sense of condemnation, as blame,	            censure, reproof, private judgment, and the like.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of judicially condemning, or adjudging guilty,	      unfit for use, or forfeited; the act of dooming to	      punishment or forfeiture.	      [1913 Webster]	            A legal and judicial condemnation.    --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose condemnation is pronounced.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being condemned.	      [1913 Webster]	            His pathetic appeal to posterity in the hopeless	            hour of condemnation.                 --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The ground or reason of condemning.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the condemnation, that light is come into	            the world, and men loved darkness rather light,	            because their deeds were evil.        --John iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]
Condemnatory \Con*dem"na*to*ry\, a.	   Condemning; containing or imposing condemnation or censure;	   as, a condemnatory sentence or decree.	   [1913 Webster]
Condemned \Con*demned"\, a.	   1. Pronounced to be wrong, guilty, worthless, or forfeited;	      adjudged or sentenced to punishment, destruction, or	      confiscation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used for condemned persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Richard Savage . . . had lain with fifty pounds	            weight of irons on his legs in the condemned ward of	            Newgate.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Condemner \Con*dem"ner\ (? or ?), n.	   One who condemns or censures.	   [1913 Webster]
Condensability \Con*den`sa*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being condensed.	   [1913 Webster]
Condensable \Con*den"sa*ble\, a. [Cf. F. condensable.]	   Capable of being condensed; as, vapor is condensable.	   [1913 Webster]
Condensate \Con*den"sate\, a. [L. condensatus, p. p. of	   condensare. See {Condense}, v. t.]	   Made dense; condensed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Water . . . thickened or condensate.     --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]	Condensate \Con*den"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Condensated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Condensating}.]	   To condense. [R.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Condensation \Con`den*sa"tion\, n. [L. condensatio: cf. F.	   condensation.]	   1. The act or process of condensing or of being condensed;	      the state of being condensed.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Goldsmith] was a great and perhaps an unequaled	            master of the arts of selection and condensation.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The act or process of reducing, by depression of	      temperature or increase of pressure, etc., to another and	      denser form, as gas to the condition of a liquid or steam	      to water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) A rearrangement or concentration of the different	      constituents of one or more substances into a distinct and	      definite compound of greater complexity and molecular	      weight, often resulting in an increase of density, as the	      condensation of oxygen into ozone, or of acetone into	      mesitylene.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Condensation product} (Chem.), a substance obtained by the	      polymerization of one substance, or by the union of two or	      more, with or without separation of some unimportant side	      products.	   {Surface condensation}, the system of condensing steam by	      contact with cold metallic surfaces, in distinction from	      condensation by the injection of cold water.	      [1913 Webster]
Condensative \Con*den"sa*tive\, a. [Cf. F. condensatif.]	   Having the property of condensing.	   [1913 Webster]
Condense \Con*dense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Condensed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Condensing}.] [L. condensare; con- + densare to make	   thick or dense, densus thick, dense: cf. F. condenser. See	   {Dense}, and cf. {Condensate}.]	   1. To make more close, compact, or dense; to compress or	      concentrate into a smaller compass; to consolidate; to	      abridge; to epitomize.	      [1913 Webster]	            In what shape they choose,	            Dilated or condensed, bright or obscure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secret course pursued at Brussels and at Madrid	            may be condensed into the usual formula,	            dissimulation, procrastination, and again	            dissimulation.                        --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem. & Physics) To reduce into another and denser form,	      as by cold or pressure; as, to condense gas into a liquid	      form, or steam into water.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Condensed milk}, milk reduced to the consistence of very	      thick cream by evaporation (usually with addition of	      sugar) for preservation and transportation.	   {Condensing engine}, a steam engine in which the steam is	      condensed after having exerted its force on the piston.	   Syn: To compress; contract; crowd; thicken; concentrate;	        abridge; epitomize; reduce.	        [1913 Webster]	Condense \Con*dense"\, v. i.	   1. To become more compact; to be reduced into a denser form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nitrous acid is gaseous at ordinary temperatures,	            but condenses into a very volatile liquid at the	            zero of Fahrenheit.                   --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) To combine or unite (as two chemical substances) with	          or without separation of some unimportant side	          products.	      (b) To undergo polymerization.	          [1913 Webster]	Condense \Con*dense"\, a. [L. condensus.]	   Condensed; compact; dense. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The huge condense bodies of planets.     --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
condensed \condensed\ adj.	   1. (Psychol) representing two or more ideas or emotions by a	      single symbol; as, a condensed expression of various	      feelings and ideas.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. shortened by rewriting with fewer words; -- used of texts;	      as, a condensed book. Opposite of {unabridged}.	   Syn: abridged.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. reduced to a stronger or more concentrated form; as,	      condensed milk. Opposite of {uncondensed}.	   Syn: concentrated[5].	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. narrower than usual for a particular height; -- of	      printers' type. Opposite of {expanded}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Condenser \Con*dens"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, condenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physic)	      (a) An instrument for condensing air or other elastic	          fluids, consisting of a cylinder having a movable	          piston to force the air into a receiver, and a valve	          to prevent its escape.	      (b) An instrument for concentrating electricity by the	          effect of induction between conducting plates	          separated by a nonconducting plate.	      (c) A lens or mirror, usually of short focal distance,	          used to concentrate light upon an object.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) An apparatus for receiving and condensing the	      volatile products of distillation to a liquid or solid	      form, by cooling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Steam Engine) An apparatus, separate from the cylinder,	      in which the exhaust steam is condensed by the action of	      cold water or air. See Illust. of {Steam engine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Achromatic condenser} (Optics), an achromatic lens used as a	      condenser.	   {Bull's-eye condenser}, or {Bull's-eye} (Optics), a lens of	      short focal distance used for concentrating rays of light.	      	   {Injection condenser}, a vessel in which steam is condensed	      by the direct contact of water.	   {Surface condenser}, an apparatus for condensing steam,	      especially the exhaust of a steam engine, by bringing it	      into contact with metallic surface cooled by water or air.	      [1913 Webster]
Condensible \Con*den"si*ble\, a.	   Capable of being condensed; as, a gas condensible to a liquid	   by cold.	   [1913 Webster]
Conder \Cond"er\, n. [From {Cond}.]	   One who watches shoals of fish; a balker. See {Balker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Condescend \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 stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to	      waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate	      one's self to an inferior. "Condescend to men of low	      estate." --Rom. xii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can they think me so broken, so debased	            With corporal servitude, that my mind ever	            Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spain's mighty monarch,	            In gracious clemency, does condescend,	            On these conditions, to become your friend.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of	         superiority.	         [1913 Webster]	               Those who thought they were honoring me by	               condescending to address a few words to me. --F.	                                                  W. Robinson.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To consent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R.	                                                  Carew.	   Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.	        [1913 Webster] Condescendence
Condescendence \Con`de*scend"ence\, Condescendency
\Con`de*scend"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F. condescendance.]	   Condescension. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
condescending \condescending\ adj.	   exhibiting an attitude of superiority; patronizing; -- used	   of behavior or attitude.	   Syn: arch, patronizing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Condescendingly \Con`de*scend"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a condescending manner. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Condescension \Con`de*scen"sion\, n. [L. condescensio.]	   The act of condescending; voluntary descent from one's rank	   or dignity in intercourse with an inferior; courtesy toward	   inferiors.	   [1913 Webster]	         It forbids pride . . . and commands humility, modesty,	         and condescension to others.             --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a dignity and condescension . . . as are suitable	         to a superior nature.                    --Addison.	   Syn: Complaisance; courtesy; affability.	        [1913 Webster]
Condescent \Con`de*scent"\, n. [Cf. {Condescend}, {Descent}.]	   An act of condescension. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Condign \Con*dign"\, a. [F. condigne, L. condignus very worthy;	   con- + dignus worthy. See {Deign}, and cf. {Digne}.]	   1. Worthy; suitable; deserving; fit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Condign and worthy praise.            --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Herself of all that rule she deemend most condign.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deserved; adequate; suitable to the fault or crime.	      "Condign censure." --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unless it were a bloody murderer . . .	            I never gave them condign punishment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Condignity \Con*dig"ni*ty\, n. [Cf. F. condignit['e].]	   (Scholastic Theol.)	   Merit, acquired by works, which can claim reward on the score	   of general benevolence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a worthiness of condignity, and proper merit of	         the heavenly glory, cannot be found in any the best,	         most perfect, and excellent of created beings. --Bp.	                                                  Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Condignly \Con*dign"ly\, adv.	   According to merit.	   [1913 Webster]
Condignness \Con*dign"ness\, n.	   Agreeableness to deserts; suitableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Condiment \Con"di*ment\, n. [L. condimentum, fr. condire. See	   {Condite}.]	   Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the	   taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or	   mustard; seasoning.	   [1913 Webster]	         As for radish and the like, they are for condiments,	         and not for nourishment.                 --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Condisciple \Con`dis*ci"ple\, n. [L. condiscipulus. See	   {Disciple}.]	   A schoolfellow; a fellow-student. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Condite \Con"dite\, a. [L. conditus, p. p. of condire to	   preserve, pickle, season. See {Recondite}.]	   Preserved; pickled. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	Condite \Con*dite"\, v. t.	   To pickle; to preserve; as, to condite pears, quinces, etc.	   [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Condition \Con*di"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. conditio (better	   condicio) agreement, compact, condition; con- + a root	   signifying to show, point out, akin to dicere to say, dicare	   to proclaim, dedicate. See {Teach}, {Token}.]	   1. Mode or state of being; state or situation with regard to	      external circumstances or influences, or to physical or	      mental integrity, health, strength, etc.; predicament;	      rank; position, estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am in my condition	            A prince, Miranda; I do think, a king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And O, what man's condition can be worse	            Than his whom plenty starves and blessings curse?	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The new conditions of life.           --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Essential quality; property; attribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            It seemed to us a condition and property of divine	            powers and beings to be hidden and unseen to others.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Temperament; disposition; character. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The condition of a saint and the complexion of a	            devil.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which must exist as the occasion or concomitant of	      something else; that which is requisite in order that	      something else should take effect; an essential	      qualification; stipulation; terms specified.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had as lief take her dowry with this condition, to	            be whipped at the high cross every morning. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many are apt to believe remission of sins, but they	            believe it without the condition of repentance.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A clause in a contract, or agreement, which has for	      its object to suspend, to defeat, or in some way to	      modify, the principal obligation; or, in case of a will,	      to suspend, revoke, or modify a devise or bequest. It is	      also the case of a future uncertain event, which may or	      may not happen, and on the occurrence or non-occurrence of	      which, the accomplishment, recission, or modification of	      an obligation or testamentary disposition is made to	      depend. --Blount. Tomlins. Bouvier. Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equation of condition}. (Math.) See under {Equation}.	   {On condition} or {Upon condition} (that), used for {if} in	      introducing conditional sentences. "Upon condition thou	      wilt swear to pay him tribute . . . thou shalt be placed	      as viceroy under him." --Shak.	   {Conditions of sale}, the terms on which it is proposed to	      sell property by auction; also, the instrument containing	      or expressing these terms.	   Syn: State; situation; circumstances; station; case; mode;	        plight; predicament; stipulation; qualification;	        requisite; article; provision; arrangement. See {State}.	        [1913 Webster]	Condition \Con*di"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conditioned}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Conditioning}.]	   1. To make terms; to stipulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pay me back my credit,	            And I'll condition with ye.           --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) To impose upon an object those relations or	      conditions without which knowledge and thought are alleged	      to be impossible.	      [1913 Webster]	            To think of a thing is to condition.  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	Condition \Con*di"tion\, v. t. [Cf. LL. conditionare. See	   {Condition}, n.]	   1. To invest with, or limit by, conditions; to burden or	      qualify by a condition; to impose or be imposed as the	      condition of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seas, that daily gain upon the shore,	            Have ebb and flow conditioning their march.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contract; to stipulate; to agree.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was conditioned between Saturn and Titan, that	            Saturn should put to death all his male children.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (U. S. Colleges) To put under conditions; to require to	      pass a new examination or to make up a specified study, as	      a condition of remaining in one's class or in college; as,	      to condition a student who has failed in some branch of	      study.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To test or assay, as silk (to ascertain the proportion of	      moisture it contains). --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]
Conditional \Con*di"tion*al\, a. [L. conditionalis.]	   1. Containing, implying, or depending on, a condition or	      conditions; not absolute; made or granted on certain	      terms; as, a conditional promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every covenant of God with man . . . may justly be	            made (as in fact it is made) with this conditional	            punishment annexed and declared.      --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram. & Logic) Expressing a condition or supposition; as,	      a conditional word, mode, or tense.	      [1913 Webster]	            A conditional proposition is one which asserts the	            dependence of one categorical proposition on	            another.                              --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words hypothetical and conditional may be . . .	            used synonymously.                    --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	Conditional \Con*di"tion*al\, n.	   1. A limitation. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conditional word, mode, or proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disjunctives may be turned into conditionals. --L.	                                                  H. Atwater.	      [1913 Webster]
Conditionality \Con*di`tion*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being conditional, or limited; limitation by	   certain terms.	   [1913 Webster]
Conditionally \Con*di"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a conditional manner; subject to a condition or	   conditions; not absolutely or positively. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conditionate \Con*di"tion*ate\, a. [LL. conditionatus, p. p. See	   {Condition}, v. t.]	   Conditional. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Barak's answer is faithful, though conditionate. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Conditionate \Con*di"tion*ate\, v. t.	   1. To qualify by conditions; to regulate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put under conditions; to render conditional.	      [1913 Webster]
Conditioned \Con*di"tioned\, a.	   1. Surrounded; circumstanced; in a certain state or	      condition, as of property or health; as, a well	      conditioned man.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best conditioned and unwearied spirit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having, or known under or by, conditions or relations; not	      independent; not absolute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under these, thought is possible only in the	            conditioned interval.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. made softer by washing with a chemical agent called a	      {conditioner[3]}.	      [PJC]
conditioned response \conditioned response\ n.	   a behavioral response to a stimulus that has been acquired by	   experience or conditioning.	   Syn: CER, conditioned emotion.	        [WordNet 1.5]	conditioned emotional response \conditioned emotional response\	   n.	   an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning.	   Syn: CER, conditioned emotion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conditioner \conditioner\ n.	   1. exercise that conditions the body; as, farmwork can be a	      good conditioner.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a trainer of athletes.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a substance used in washing (clothing or hair) to make	      things softer.	      [WordNet 1.5]
conditioning \conditioning\ n.	   a learning process in which an organism's behavior becomes	   dependent on the occurrence of a stimulus in its environment.	   See {conditioned response}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Conditionly \Con*di"tion*ly\, adv.	   Conditionally. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conditory \Con"di*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Conditories}. [L.	   conditorium, fr. condere to hide. See {Recondite}.]	   A repository for holding things; a hinding place.	   [1913 Webster]
condo \con"do\ n.	   one of the units in a condominium.	   Syn: condominium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
condog \con*dog"\ (?; 115), v. i. [A punning corruption of	   concur.]	   To concur; to agree. [Burlesque]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word appears in early dictionaries as a synonym	         for the word agree; thus. "Agree; concurre, cohere,	         condog, condescend." --Cockeram.	         [1913 Webster]
Condolatory \Con*do"la*to*ry\, a.	   Expressing condolence. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Condole \Con*dole"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Condoled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Condoling}.] [L. condolere; con- + dolere to feel	   pain, grieve. See {Doleful}.]	   To express sympathetic sorrow; to grieve in sympathy; --	   followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your friends would have cause to rejoice, rather than	         condole with you.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	Condole \Con*dole"\, v. t.	   To lament or grieve over. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I come not, Samson, to condole thy chance. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Condolement \Con*dole"ment\, n.	   1. Condolence. "A pitiful condolement." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sorrow; mourning; lamentation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Condolence \Con*do"lence\, n. [Cf. F. condol['e]ance.]	   Expression of sympathy with another in sorrow or grief.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their congratulations and their condolences. --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]	         A special mission of condolence.         --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Condoler \Con*dol"er\, n.	   One who condoles.	   [1913 Webster]
condominium \condominium\ n.	   1. one of the units in a condominium[2].	   Syn: condo.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a complex of dwelling units (as an apartment house) in	      which each unit is individually owned (as contrasted with	      rented).	      [WordNet 1.5]
Condonation \Con`do*na"tion\, n. [L. condonatio a giving away.]	   1. The act of condoning or pardoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband	      of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of	      marital duty, as adultery, with an implied condition that	      the offense shall not be repeated. --Bouvier. Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Condone \Con*done"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Condoned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Condoning}.] [L. condonare, -donatum, to give up,	   remit, forgive; con- + donare to give. See {Donate}.]	   1. To pardon; to forgive.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fraud which he had either concocted or condoned.	                                                  --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would have been magnanimous in the men then in	            power to have overlooked all these things, and,	            condoning the politics, to have rewarded the poetry	            of Burns.                             --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To pardon; to overlook the offense of; esp., to	      forgive for a violation of the marriage law; -- said of	      either the husband or the wife.	      [1913 Webster]
Condor \Con"dor\ (k[o^]n"d[o^]r; in defs. 2 & 3, k[-o]n"d[-o]r),	   n. [Sp. condor, fr. Peruvian cuntur.]	   1. (Zool.) A very large bird of the Vulture family	      ({Sarcorhamphus gryphus}), found in the most elevated	      parts of the Andes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The California vulture ({Gymnogyps	      californianus}), also called {California condor}. [Local,	      U. S.]	   Note: In the late 20th century it is classed as an endangered	         species. The California condor used to number in the	         thousands and ranged along the entire west coast of the	         United States. By 1982 only 21 to 24 individuals could	         be identified in the wild. A breeding program was	         instituted, and by 1996 over 50 birds were alive in	         captivity. As of 1997, fewer than ten of the bred birds	         had been reintroduced into the wild.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. A gold coin of Chile, bearing the figure of a condor, and	      equal to twenty pesos. It contains 10.98356 grams of gold,	      and is equivalent to about $7.29. Called also {colon}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A gold coin of Colombia equivalent to about $9.65. It is	      no longer coined.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Condorcet \Condorcet\ prop. n.	   Marie Jean Antoine Nicolas de Caritat, Marquis de Condorcet,	   a French philosopher and mathematician, born 17 Sept 1743,	   died 29 March 1794. His most important work was on	   probability and the philosophy of mathematics. His most	   important treatise was "Essay on the Application of Analysis	   to the Probability of Majority Decisions" (1785), an	   extremely important work in the development of the theory of	   probability. His work in probability led him to a study of	   voting methods, and laid the groundwork for the various	   ranked-pairs voting methods, which are often referred to as	   "Condorcet's Method".
Condottiere \Con`dot*tie"re\, n.; pl. {Condottieri}. [It.,	   captain.]	   A military adventurer of the fourteenth and fifteenth	   centuries, who sold his services, and those of his followers,	   to any party in any contest.	   [1913 Webster]
Conduce \Con*duce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conduced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Conducing}.] [L. conducere to bring together,	   conduce, hire; con- + ducere to lead. See {Duke} and cf.	   Conduct, n., {Cond}.]	   To lead or tend, esp. with reference to a favorable or	   desirable result; to contribute; -- usually followed by to or	   toward.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was sensible how much such a union would conduce to	         the happiness of both.                   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         The reasons you allege do more conduce	         To the hot passion of distemper'd blood. --Shak.	   Syn: To contribute; aid; assist; tend; subserve.	        [1913 Webster]	Conduce \Con*duce"\, v. t.	   To conduct; to lead; to guide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was sent to conduce hither the princess. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conducent \Con*du"cent\, a. [L. conducens, p. pr.]	   Conducive; tending.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conducent to the good success of this business. --Abp.	                                                  Laud.	   [1913 Webster]
Conducibility \Con*du"ci*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being conducible; conducibleness.	   --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Conducible \Con*du"ci*ble\ (k[o^]n*d[=u]"s[i^]*b'l), a. [L.	   conducibilis.]	   Conducive; tending; contributing. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         All his laws are in themselves conducible to the	         temporal interest of them that observe them. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Conducibleness \Con*du"ci*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being conducible.	   [1913 Webster]
Conducibly \Con*du"ci*bly\, adv.	   In a manner to promote. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conducive \Con*du"cive\ (k[o^]n*d[=u]"s[i^]v), a.	   Loading or tending; helpful; contributive; tending to	   promote.	   [1913 Webster]	         However conducive to the good or our country.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Conduciveness \Con*du"cive*ness\, n.	   The quality of conducing.	   [1913 Webster]
Conduct \Con"duct\ (k[o^]n"d[u^]kt), n. [LL. conductus defense,	   escort, fr. L. conductus, p. p. of conducere. See {Conduce},	   and cf. {Conduit}.]	   1. The act or method of conducting; guidance; management.	      [1913 Webster]	            Christianity has humanized the conduct of war.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conduct of the state, the administration of its	            affairs.                              --Ld.	                                                  Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Skillful guidance or management; generalship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conduct of armies is a prince's art.  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attacked the Spaniards . . . with great impetuosity,	            but with so little conduct, that his forces were	            totally routed.                       --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Convoy; escort; guard; guide. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will be your conduct.               --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            In my conduct shall your ladies come. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a	      conduit; an instrument. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Although thou hast been conduct of my shame. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The manner of guiding or carrying one's self; personal	      deportment; mode of action; behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            All these difficulties were increased by the conduct	            of Shrewsbury.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            What in the conduct of our life appears	            So well designed, so luckily begun,	            But when we have our wish, we wish undone? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Plot; action; construction; manner of development.	      [1913 Webster]	            The book of Job, in conduct and diction. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conduct money} (Naut.), a portion of a seaman's wages	      retained till the end of his engagement, and paid over	      only if his conduct has been satisfactory.	   Syn: Behavior; carriage; deportment; demeanor; bearing;	        management; guidance. See {Behavior}.	        [1913 Webster]	Conduct \Con*duct"\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conducted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conducting}.] [See {Conduct},	   n.]	   1. To lead, or guide; to escort; to attend.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can conduct you, lady, to a low	            But loyal cottage, where you may be safe. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lead, as a commander; to direct; to manage; to carry	      on; as, to conduct the affairs of a kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Little skilled in the art of conducting a siege.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To behave; -- with the reflexive; as, he conducted himself	      well.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit,	      as heat, light, electricity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) To direct, as the leader in the performance of a	      musical composition.	      [1913 Webster]	Conduct \Con*duct"\, v. i.	   1. To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to	      carry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To conduct one's self; to behave. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Conductance \Con*duct"ance\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"tans), n. [Conduct,	   v. + -ance.] (Elec.)	   Conducting power; -- the reciprocal of {resistance}. A	   suggested unit is the mho, the reciprocal of the ohm.	         Conductance is an attribute of any specified conductor,	         and refers to its shape, length, and other factors.	         Conductivity is an attribute of any specified material	         without direct reference to its shape or other factors.	                                                  --Sloane's	                                                  Elec. Dict.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Conductibility \Con*duct`i*bil"i*ty\	   (k[o^]n*d[u^]k`t[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   conductibilit['e].]	   1. Capability of being conducted; as, the conductibility of	      heat or electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conductivity; capacity for receiving and transmitting.	      [1913 Webster]
Conductible \Con*duct"i*ble\ (-b'l), a.	   Capable of being conducted.	   [1913 Webster]
Conduction \Con*duc"tion\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   conductio a bringing together: cf. F. conduction.]	   1. The act of leading or guiding. --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of training up. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) Transmission through, or by means of, a	      conductor; also, conductivity.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The] communication [of heat] from one body to	            another when they are in contact, or through a	            homogenous body from particle to particle,	            constitutes conduction.               --Amer. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Conductive \Con*duct"ive\ (-d[u^]k"t[i^]v), a.	   Having the quality or power of conducting; as, the conductive	   tissue of a pistil.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ovarian walls . . . are seen to be distinctly	         conductive.                              --Goodale	                                                  (Gray's Bot.	                                                  ).	   [1913 Webster]
Conductivity \Con`duc*tiv"i*ty\	   (k[o^]n`d[u^]k*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or power of conducting, or of receiving and	   transmitting, as heat, electricity, etc.; as, the	   conductivity of a nerve.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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	      temperature by one degree.	      [1913 Webster]
Conductor \Con*duct"or\ (k[o^]n*d[u^]k"t[~e]r), n. [LL., a	   carrier, transporter, L., a lessee.]	   1. One who, or that which, conducts; a leader; a commander; a	      guide; a manager; a director.	      [1913 Webster]	            Zeal, the blind conductor of the will. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One in charge of a public conveyance, as of a railroad	      train or a street car. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The leader or director of an orchestra or chorus.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) A substance or body capable of being a medium	      for the transmission of certain forces, esp. heat or	      electricity; specifically, a lightning rod.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Surg.) A grooved sound or staff used for directing	      instruments, as lithontriptic forceps, etc.; a director.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.) Same as {Leader}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prime conductor} (Elec.), the largest conductor of an	      electrical machine, serving to collect, accumulate, or	      retain the electricity.	      [1913 Webster]
Conductory \Con*duct"o*ry\, a. [LL. conductorius.]	   Having the property of conducting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conductress \Con*duct"ress\, n.	   A woman who leads or directs; a directress.	   [1913 Webster]
Conduit \Con"duit\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. LL. conductus	   escort, conduit. See {Conduct}.]	   1. A pipe, canal, channel, or passage for conveying water or	      fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the conduits of my blood froze up. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the fountain of all those bitter waters, of	            which, through a hundred different conduits, we have	            drunk.                                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A structure forming a reservoir for water. --Oxf.	          Gloss.	      (b) A narrow passage for private communication.	          [1913 Webster] Conduit system	Conduit system \Con"duit sys"tem\ (Elec.)	   A system of electric traction, esp. for light railways, in	   which the actuating current passes along a wire or rail laid	   in an underground conduit, from which the current is "picked	   up" by a plow or other device fixed to the car or electric	   locomotive. Hence	Conduit railway \Conduit railway\	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Conduplicate \Con*du"pli*cate\, a. [L.	   conduplicatus, p. p. of conduplicare. See {Duplicate}.]	   (Bot.)	   Folded lengthwise along the midrib, the upper face being	   within; -- said of leaves or petals in vernation or	   [ae]stivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Conduplication \Con*du`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. conduplicatio.]	   A doubling together or folding; a duplication. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Condurango \Con`du*ran"go\, n. (Med.)	   See {Cundurango}.	   [1913 Webster]
Condurrite \Con*dur"rite\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of the mineral domeykite, or copper arsenide, from	   the Condurra mine in Cornwall, England.	   [1913 Webster]
Condylar \Con"dy*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a condyle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Condylar foramen} (Anat.), a formen in front of each condyle	      of the occipital bone; -- sometimes called the {anterior	      condylar foramen} when a second, or posterior, foramen is	      present behind the condyle, as often happens in man.	      [1913 Webster]
Condyle \Con"dyle\ (? or ?), n. [L. condylus knuckle, joint, Gr.	   ko`ndylos: cf. F. condyle.] (Anat.)	   A bony prominence; particularly, an eminence at the end of a	   bone bearing a rounded articular surface; -- sometimes	   applied also to a concave articular surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Condyloid \Con"dy*loid\, a. [Condyle + -oid: cf. F.	   condylo["i]de.] (Anat.)	   Shaped like or pertaining to a condyle.	   [1913 Webster] Condyloma
Condyloma \Con`dy*lo"ma\ (-l[=o]"m[.a]), Condylome \Con"dy*lome\	   (-l[=o]m), n.; pl. {Condylomata}or, E. {Condylomes}	   (-l[=o]mz). [NL. condyloma, fr. Gr. ?, from ko`ndylos	   knuckle. See {-oma}.] (Med.)	   A wartlike new growth on the outer skin or adjoining mucous	   membrane.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are two kinds of condylomata, the pointed and the	         broad, the latter being of syphilitic origin.	         [1913 Webster]
Condylopod \Con*dyl"o*pod\, n. [Gr. ko`ndylos knuckle (or joint)	   + -pod.] (Zool.)	   An arthropod.	   [1913 Webster]
Cone \Cone\ (k[=o]n?), n. [L. conus cone (in sense 1), Gr.	   kw^nos; akin to Skr. [,c]ana whetstone, L. cuneus wedge, and	   prob. to E. hone. See {Hone}, n.]	   1. (Geom.) A solid of the form described by the revolution of	      a right-angled triangle about one of the sides adjacent to	      the right angle; -- called also a {right cone}. More	      generally, any solid having a vertical point and bounded	      by a surface which is described by a straight line always	      passing through that vertical point; a solid having a	      circle for its base and tapering to a point or vertex.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything shaped more or less like a mathematical cone; as,	      a volcanic cone, a collection of scori[ae] around the	      crater of a volcano, usually heaped up in a conical form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now had Night measured with her shadowy cone	            Half way up hill this vast sublunar vault. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The fruit or strobile of the {Conifer[ae]}, as of	      the pine, fir, cedar, and cypress. It is composed of woody	      scales, each one of which has one or two seeds at its	      base.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A shell of the genus {Conus}, having a conical	      form.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cone of rays} (Opt.), the pencil of rays of light which	      proceed from a radiant point to a given surface, as that	      of a lens, or conversely.	   {Cone pulley}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Oblique cone} or {Scalene cone}, a cone of which the axis is	      inclined to the plane of its base.	   {Eight cone}. See {Cone}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Cone \Cone\ (k[=o]n), v. t.	   To render cone-shaped; to bevfl like whe circwlar segoent of	   a cone; as, to cone the tires of car wheels.	   [1913 Webster]	Cone clutch \Cone clutch\ (Mach.)	   A friction clutch with conical bearing surfaces.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coneflower \Cone"flow`er\, n.	   1. Any plant of the genus {Rudbeckia}; -- so called from the	      cone-shaped disk of the flower head. They are cultivated	      for their large usually yellow daisies with prominent	      central cones. Also, any plant of the related genera	      {Ratibida} and {Brauneria}, the latter usually known as	      {purple coneflower}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. any of various perennials of eastern US having thick rough	      leaves and long-stalked showy flowers with drooping rays	      and a conelike center.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cone-in-cone \Cone"-in-cone"\, a. (Geol.)	   Consisting of a series of parallel cones, each made up of	   many concentric cones closely packed together; -- said of a	   kind of structure sometimes observed in sedimentary rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Coneine \Co*ne"ine\ (? or ?; 104), n. (Chem.)	   See {Conine}. conenose
conenose \cone"nose\, cone-nose \cone"-nose`\, n.	   A large bloodsucking hemipterous insect of the family	   {Reduviid[ae]}, often found in houses, esp. in the southern	   and western United States. It bites severely, and is one of	   the species called {kissing bugs}. It is also called {big	   bedbug}.	   Syn: cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, big bedbug, kissing bug.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5] Conepate
Conepate \Co"ne*pate\ (k[=o]"n[-e]*p[=a]t), Conepatl
\Co"ne*patl\ (-p[a^]t'l), n. [Mexican conepatl and epatl.]	   (Zool.)	   The skunk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cone pulley \Cone" pul"ley\	   A pulley for driving machines, etc., having two or more parts	   or steps of different diameters; a pulley having a conical	   shape.	   [1913 Webster]
conessi \conessi\ n.	   a tropical Asian tree ({Holarrhena pubescens} or {Holarrhena	   antidysenterica}) with hard white wood and bark formerly used	   as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.	   Syn: ivory tree, kurchi, kurchee, {Holarrhena pubescens},	        {Holarrhena antidysenterica}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Conestoga wagon
Conestoga wagon \Con`es*to"ga wag`on\ or Conestoga wain
\Con`es*to"ga wain\ [From Conestoga, Pennsylvania.]	   A kind of large broad-wheeled wagon, usually covered, for	   traveling in soft soil and on prairies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coney \Co"ney\ (? or ?), n.	   1. (Zool.) A rabbit. See {Cony}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A fish. See {Cony}.	      [1913 Webster]
Confab \Con"fab\, n. [Contr. from confabulation.]	   Familiar talk or conversation. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Confabulate \Con*fab"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Confabulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confabulating}.] [L.	   confabulatus, p. p. of confabulary, to converse together;	   con- + fabulary to speak, fr. fabula. See {Fable}.]	   To talk familiarly together; to chat; to prattle.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall not ask Jean Jaques Rousseau	         If birds confabulate or no.              --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Confabulation \Con*fab`u*la"tion\, n. [L. confabulatio.]	   Familiar talk; easy, unrestrained, unceremonious	   conversation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Friends' confabulations are comfortable at all times,	         as fire in winter.                       --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Confabulatory \Con*fab"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Of the nature of familiar talk; in the form of a dialogue.	   --Weever.	   [1913 Webster]
Confalon \Con"fa*lon\, n. [F. See {Confalon}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   One of a fraternity of seculars, also called {Penitents}.	   [1913 Webster]
Confarreation \Con*far`re*a"tion\, n. [L. confarreatio, fr.	   confarreare to marry; con- + farreum (sc. libum cake) a spelt	   cake, fr. farreus made of spelt, fr. far a sort of grain.]	   (Antiq.)	   A form of marriage among the Romans, in which an offering of	   bread was made, in presence of the high priest and at least	   ten witnesses.	   [1913 Webster]
Confated \Con*fat"ed\, p. a.	   Fated or decreed with something else. [R.] --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Confect \Con*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Confecting}.] [L. confectus, p. p. of conficere to	   prepare. See {Comfit}.]	   1. To prepare, as sweetmeats; to make a confection of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Saffron confected in Cilicia.         --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To construct; to form; to mingle or mix. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of this were confected the famous everlasting lamps	            and tapers.                           --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            [My joys] are still confected with some fears.	                                                  --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]	Confect \Con"fect\, n.	   A comfit; a confection. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         At supper eat a pippin roasted and sweetened with sugar	         of roses and caraway confects.           --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Confection \Con*fec"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. confectio.]	   1. A composition of different materials. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A new confection of mold.             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A preparation of fruits or roots, etc., with sugar; a	      sweetmeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain confections . . . are like to candied	            conserves, and are made of sugar and lemons.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A composition of drugs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A soft solid made by incorporating a medicinal	      substance or substances with sugar, sirup, or honey.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pharmacop[oe]ias formerly made a distinction	         between conserves (made of fresh vegetable substances	         and sugar) and electuaries (medicinal substances	         combined with sirup or honey), but the distinction is	         now abandoned and all are called confections.	         [1913 Webster]
Confectionary \Con*fec"tion*a*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. confectionaris a	   pharmacist.]	   A confectioner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He will take your daughters to be confectionaries, and	         to be cooks.                             --1 Sam. viii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	Confectionary \Con*fec"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Prepared as a confection.	   [1913 Webster]	         The biscuit or confectionary plum.       --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Confectioner \Con*fec"tion*er\, n.	   1. A compounder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Canidia Neapolitana was confectioner of unguents.	                                                  --Haywood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One whose occupation it is to make or sell confections,	      candies, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Confectioners' sugar \Con*fec"tion*ers' sug`ar\	   A highly refined sugar in impalpable powder, esp. suited to	   confectioners' uses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Confectionery \Con*fec"tion*er*y\, n.	   1. Sweetmeats, in general; things prepared and sold by a	      confectioner; confections; candies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where candies, sweetmeats, and similar things are	      made or sold.	      [1913 Webster]
Confectory \Con*fec"to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to the art of making sweetmeats. [Obs.]	   --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Confecture \Con*fec"ture\, n.	   Same as {Confiture}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Confeder \Con*fed"er\ (k[o^]n*f[e^]d"[~e]r), v. i. [Cf. F.	   conf['e]d['e]rer. See {Confederate}.]	   To confederate. [Obs.] --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Confederacy \Con*fed"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. {Confederacies}. [From	   {Confederate}, a.]	   1. A league or compact between two or more persons, bodies of	      men, or states, for mutual support or common action;	      alliance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The friendships of the world are oft	            Confederacies in vice or leagues of pleasure.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath heard of our confederacy.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virginia promoted a confederacy.      --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The persons, bodies, states, or nations united by a	      league; a confederation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Grecian common wealth, . . . the most heroic	            confederacy that ever existed.        --Harris.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virgil has a whole confederacy against him.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A combination of two or more persons to commit an	      unlawful act, or to do a lawful act by unlawful means. See	      {Conspiracy}.	   Syn: League; compact; alliance; association; union;	        combination; confederation.	        [1913 Webster]	Confederacy \Con*fed"er*a*cy\, n. (Amer. Hist.)	   With the, the Confederate States of America.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Confederate \Con*fed"er*ate\, a. [L. confoederatus, p. p. of	   confoederare to join by a league; con- + foederare to	   establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus league, compact.	   See {Federal}.]	   1. United in a league; allied by treaty; engaged in a	      confederacy; banded together; allied.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the swords	            In Italy, and her confederate arms,	            Could not have made this peace.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the government of the	      eleven Southern States of the United States which	      (1860-1865) attempted to establish an independent nation	      styled the Confederate States of America; as, the	      Confederate congress; Confederate money.	      [1913 Webster]	Confederate \Con*fed"er*ate\, n.	   1. One who is united with others in a league; a person or a	      nation engaged in a confederacy; an ally; also, an	      accomplice in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            He found some of his confederates in gaol.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Amer. Hist.) A name designating an adherent to the cause	      of the States which attempted to withdraw from the Union	      (1860-1865).	      [1913 Webster]	Confederate \Con*fed"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Confederated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confederating}.]	   To unite in a league or confederacy; to ally.	   [1913 Webster]	         With these the Piercies them confederate. --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	Confederate \Con*fed"er*ate\, v. i.	   To unite in a league; to join in a mutual contract or	   covenant; to band together.	   [1913 Webster]	         By words men . . . covenant and confederate. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Confederater \Con*fed"er*a`ter\, n.	   A confederate.	   [1913 Webster]
Confederation \Con*fed`er*a"tion\, n. [L. confoederatio: cf. F.	   conf['e]d['e]ration.]	   1. The act of confederating; a league; a compact for mutual	      support; alliance, particularly of princes, nations, or	      states.	      [1913 Webster]	            The three princes enter into some strict league and	            confederation among themselves.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was no less than a political confederation of	            the colonies of New England.          --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The parties that are confederated, considered as a unit; a	      confederacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Articles of confederation}. See under {Article}.	      [1913 Webster]
Confederative \Con*fed"er*a*tive\ (? or ?), a.	   Of or pertaining to a confederation.	   [1913 Webster]
Confederator \Con*fed"er*a`tor\, n.	   A confederate. --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Confer \Con*fer"\ (k[o^]n*f[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conferring}.] [L. conferre to	   bring together, contribute, consult; con- + ferre to bear:	   cf. F. conf['e]rer. See 1st {Bear}.]	   1. To bring together for comparison; to compare. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If we confer these observations with others of the	            like nature, we may find cause to rectify the	            general opinion.                      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grant as a possession; to bestow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The public marks of honor and reward	            Conferred upon me.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To contribute; to conduce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The closeness and compactness of the parts resting	            together doth much confer to the strength of the	            union.                                --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	Confer \Con*fer"\, v. i.	   To have discourse; to consult; to compare views; to	   deliberate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Festus, when he had conferred with the council,	         answered.                                --Acts xxv.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	         You shall hear us confer of this.        --Shak.	   Syn: To counsel; advise; discourse; converse.	        [1913 Webster]
Conferee \Con`fer*ee"\, n. [Cf. {Referee}.]	   1. One who is conferred with, or who takes part in a	      conference; as, the conferees on the part of the Senate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One upon whom something is conferred.	      [1913 Webster]
Conference \Con"fer*ence\, n. [F. conf['e]rence. See {Confer}.]	   1. The act of comparing two or more things together;	      comparison. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Helps and furtherances which . . . the mutual	            conference of all men's collections and observations	            may afford.                           --Hocker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of consulting together formally; serious	      conversation or discussion; interchange of views.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor with such free and friendly conference	            As he hath used of old.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A meeting for consultation, discussion, or an interchange	      of opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A meeting of the two branches of a legislature, by their	      committees, to adjust between them.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Methodist Church) A stated meeting of preachers and	      others, invested with authority to take cognizance of	      ecclesiastical matters.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A voluntary association of Congregational churches of a	      district; the district in which such churches are.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conference meeting}, a meeting for conference. Specifically,	      a meeting conducted (usually) by laymen, for conference	      and prayer. [U. S.]	   {Conference room}, a room for conference and prayer, and for	      the pastor's less formal addresses. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Conferential \Con`fer*en"tial\, a.	   Relating to conference. [R.] --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
conferment \conferment\ n.	   the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift. Same as	   {conferral}.	   Syn: bestowal, conferral.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conferrable \Con*fer"ra*ble\a.	   Capable of being conferred.	   [1913 Webster]
conferral \conferral\ n.	   the act of conferring an honor or presenting a gift.	   Syn: bestowal, conferment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conferred \conferred\ adj.	   given formally or officially.	   Syn: bestowed, presented.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conferree \Con`fer*ree"\ (k[o^]n`f[~e]r*r[=e]"), n.	   Same as {Conferee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conferrer \Con*fer"rer\ (k[o^]n*f[~e]r"r[~e]r), n.	   1. One who confers; one who converses. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who bestows; a giver.	      [1913 Webster] Conferruminate
Conferruminate \Con`fer*ru"mi*nate\, Conferruminated
\Con`fer*ru"mi*na`ted\, a. [L. conferruminare to cement. See	   {Ferruminate}.] (Bot.)	   Closely united by the coalescence, or sticking together, of	   contiguous faces, as in the case of the cotyledons of the	   live-oak acorn.	   [1913 Webster]
Conferva \Con*fer"va\, n.; pl. {Conferv[ae]}. [L., a kind of	   water plant. See {Comfrey}.] (Bot.)	   Any unbranched, slender, green plant of the fresh-water	   algae. The word is frequently used in a wider sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Confervaceous \Con`fer*va"ceous\, a.	   Belonging to the confervae.	   [1913 Webster]
Confervoid \Con*fer"void\, a. [Conferva + -oid.]	   Like, or related to, the confervae. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Confervous \Con*fer"vous\, a.	   Pertaining to confervae; consisting of, or resembling, the	   confervae.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yon exiguous pool's confervous scum.     --O. W.	                                                  Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Confess \Con*fess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confessed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Confessing}.] [F. confesser, fr. L. confessus, p. p.	   of confiteri to confess; con- + fateri to confess; akin to	   fari to speak. See 2d {Ban}, {Fame}.]	   1. To make acknowledgment or avowal in a matter pertaining to	      one's self; to acknowledge, own, or admit, as a crime, a	      fault, a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	            And there confess	            Humbly our faults, and pardon beg.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must confess I was most pleased with a beautiful	            prospect that none of them have mentioned.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acknowledge faith in; to profess belief in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever, therefore, shall confess me before men,	            him will I confess, also, before my Father which is	            in heaven.                            --Matt. x. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection,	            neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess	            both.                                 --Acts xxiii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To admit as true; to assent to; to acknowledge, as after a	      previous doubt, denial, or concealment.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never gave it him. Send for him hither,	            And let him confess a truth.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I confess it needs must be.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            As an actor confessed without rival to shine.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.)	      (a) To make known or acknowledge, as one's sins to a	          priest, in order to receive absolution; -- sometimes	          followed by the reflexive pronoun.	          [1913 Webster]	                Our beautiful votary took an opportunity of	                confessing herself to this celebrated father.	                                                  --Addison.	      (b) To hear or receive such confession; -- said of a	          priest.	          [1913 Webster]	                He . . . heard mass, and the prince, his son,	                with him, and the most part of his company were	                confessed.                        --Ld. Berners.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. To disclose or reveal, as an effect discloses its cause;	      to prove; to attest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tall thriving trees confessed the fruitful mold.	                                                  --Pope.	   Syn: Admit; grant; concede; avow; own; assent; recognize;	        prove; exhibit; attest.	   Usage: {To Confess}, {Acknowledge}, {Avow}. Acknowledge is	          opposed to conceal. We acknowledge what we feel must	          or ought to be made known. (See {Acknowledge}.) Avow	          is opposed to withhold. We avow when we make an open	          and public declaration, as against obloquy or	          opposition; as, to avow one's principles; to avow	          one's participation in some act. Confess is opposed to	          deny. We confess (in the ordinary sense of the word)	          what we feel to have been wrong; as, to confess one's	          errors or faults. We sometimes use confess and	          acknowledge when there is no admission of our being in	          the wrong; as, this, I confess, is my opinion; I	          acknowledge I have always thought so; but in these	          cases we mean simply to imply that others may perhaps	          think us in the wrong, and hence we use the words by	          way of deference to their opinions. It was in this way	          that the early Christians were led to use the Latin	          confiteor and confessio fidei to denote the public	          declaration of their faith in Christianity; and hence	          the corresponding use in English of the verb confess	          and the noun confession.	          [1913 Webster]	Confess \Con*fess"\, v. i.	   1. To make confession; to disclose sins or faults, or the	      state of the conscience.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every tongue shall confess to God.    --Rom. xiv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acknowledge; to admit; to concede.	      [1913 Webster]	            But since	            (And I confess with right) you think me bound.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Confessant \Con*fess"ant\, n. [F. confessant.]	   One who confesses to a priest. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Confessary \Con*fess"a*ry\, n. [LL. confessarius.]	   One who makes a confession. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Confessedly \Con*fess"ed*ly\, adv.	   By confession; without denial. [Written also {confessly}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Confesser \Con*fess"er\, n.	   One who makes a confession.	   [1913 Webster]
Confession \Con*fes"sion\, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.]	   1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining	      to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or	      crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a crafty madness keeps aloof,	            When we would bring him on to some confession	            Of his true state.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            With the mouth confession is made unto salvation.	                                                  --Rom. x. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest	      in order to obtain sacramental absolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Auricular confession . . . or the private and	            special confession of sins to a priest for the	            purpose of obtaining his absolution.  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised;	      a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to	      admission to membership of a church; a confession of	      faith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed,	      in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the	      issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may	      be explained or rebutted. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Confession and avoidance} (Law), a mode of pleading in which	      the party confesses the facts as stated by his adversary,	      but alleges some new matter by way of avoiding the legal	      effect claimed for them. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Confession of faith}, a formulary containing the articles of	      faith; a creed.	   {General confession}, the confession of sins made by a number	      of persons in common, as in public prayer.	   {Westminster Confession}. See {Westminster Assembly}, under	      {Assembly}.	      [1913 Webster]
Confessional \Con*fes"sion*al\, n. [F. confessional.]	   The recess, seat, or inclosed place, where a priest sits to	   hear confessions; often a small structure furnished with a	   seat for the priest and with a window or aperture so that the	   penitent who is outside may whisper into the priest's ear	   without being seen by him or heard by others.	   [1913 Webster]	Confessional \Con*fes"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a confession of faith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Confessional equality}, equality before the law of persons	      confessing different creeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Confessionalism \Con*fes"sion*al*ism\, n. (Eccl.)	   An exaggerated estimate of the importance of giving full	   assent to any particular formula of the Christian faith.	   --Shaff.	   [1913 Webster]
Confessionalist \Con*fes"sion*al*ist\, n.	   A priest hearing, or sitting to hear, confession. [R.]	   --Boucher	   [1913 Webster]
Confessionary \Con*fes"sion*a*ry\, n. [LL. confessionarium.]	   A confessional. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Confessionary \Con*fes"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to auricular confession; as, a confessionary	   litany.	   [1913 Webster]
Confessionist \Con*fes"sion*ist\, n. [Cf. F. confessioniste.]	   One professing a certain faith. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Confessor \Con*fess"or\ (?; 277), n. [OF. confessor, F.	   confesseur, fr. L. & LL. confessor.]	   1. One who confesses; one who acknowledges a fault, or the	      truth of a charge, at the risk of suffering; specifically,	      one who confesses himself a follower of Christ and endures	      persecution for his faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who dies for religion is a martyr; he who suffers	            for it is a confessor.                --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our religion which hath been sealed with the blood	            of so many martyrs and confessors.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A priest who hears the confessions of others and is	      authorized to grant them absolution.	      [1913 Webster]
Confessorship \Con*fess"or*ship\, n.	   The act or state of suffering persecution for religious	   faith.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our duty to contend even to confessorship. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Confestly \Con*fest"ly\, adv.	   See {Cofessedly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Confetti \Con*fet"ti\, n. pl.; sing. {-fetto}. [It. Cf.	   {Comfit}.]	   1. Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. [originally, plaster or paper imitations of, or	      substitutes for, bonbons (confetti[1]).] small bits or	      streamers of brightly colored paper, thrown in celebration	      by carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Confidant
Confidant \Con`fi*dant"\; 277), n. masc., Confidante
\Con`fi*dante"\ (?; 277), n. fem.[F. confident, confidente,	   formerly also spelt confidant, confidante. See {Confide}, and	   cf. {Confident}.]	   One to whom secrets, especially those relating to affairs of	   love, are confided or intrusted; a confidential or bosom	   friend.	   [1913 Webster]	         You love me for no other end	         Than to become my confidant and friend;	         As such I keep no secret from your sight. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Confide \Con*fide"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Confided}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Confiding}.] [L. confidere; con- + fidere to trust.	   See {Faith}, and cf. {Affiance}.]	   To put faith (in); to repose confidence; to trust; -- usually	   followed by in; as, the prince confides in his ministers.	   [1913 Webster]	         By thy command I rise or fall,	         In thy protection I confide.             --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         Judge before friendships, then confide till death.	                                                  --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Confide \Con*fide"\, v. t.	   To intrust; to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; --	   followed by to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit jurisdiction	         of all offenses against the United States. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Confidence \Con"fi*dence\, n. [L. confidentia firm trust in,	   self-confidence: cf. F. confidence.]	   1. The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in;	      trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now	      commonly by in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Society is built upon trust, and trust upon	            confidence of one another's integrity. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That in which faith is put or reliance had.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord shall be thy confidence.     --Prov. iii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on	      himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of	      self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of	      security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your wisdom is consumed in confidence;	            Do not go forth to-day.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But confidence then bore thee on secure	            Either to meet no danger, or to find	            Matter of glorious trial.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were	      confidences between them.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir, I desire some confidence with you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Confidence game}, any swindling operation in which advantage	      is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the	      swindler; several swindlers often work together to create	      the illusion of truth; -- also called {con game}.	   {Confidence man}, a swindler.	   {To take into one's confidence}, to admit to a knowledge of	      one's feelings, purposes, or affairs.	   Syn: Trust; assurance; expectation; hope.	        [1913 Webster]	              I am confident that very much be done. --Boyle.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be confident to speak, Northumberland;	            We three are but thyself.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.	      [1913 Webster]	            As confident as is the falcon's flight	            Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault;	      dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fool rageth and is confident.     --Prov. xiv.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Giving occasion for confidence. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The cause was more confident than the event was	            prosperous.                           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Confident \Con"fi*dent\, n.	   See {Confidant}. --South. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Confidential \Con`fi*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. confidentiel.]	   1. Enjoying, or treated with, confidence; trusted in;	      trustworthy; as, a confidential servant or clerk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Communicated in confidence; secret. "Confidential	      messages." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Confidential communication} (Law) See {Privileged	      communication}, under {Privileged}.	   {Confidential creditors}, those whose claims are of such a	      character that they are entitled to be paid before other	      creditors.	   {Confidential debts}, debts incurred for borrowed money, and	      regarded as having a claim to be paid before other debts.	      --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]
confidentiality \confidentiality\ n.	   the state or attribute of being secret; privacy; as, you must	   respect the confidentiality of your client's communications.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. discretion in keeping secret information.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Confidentially \Con`fi*den"tial*ly\, adv.	   In confidence; in reliance on secrecy.	   [1913 Webster]
Confidently \Con"fi*dent*ly\, adv.	   With confidence; with strong assurance; positively.	   [1913 Webster]
Confidentness \Con"fi*dent*ness\, n.	   The quality of being confident.	   [1913 Webster]
Confider \Con*fid"er\, n.	   One who confides.	   [1913 Webster]
Confiding \Con*fid"ing\, a.	   That confides; trustful; unsuspicious. -- {Con*fid"ing*ly},	   adv. -- {Con*fid"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Configurate \Con*fig"ur*ate\, v. i. [L. configuratus, p. p. of	   configurare to form or after; con- + figurare to form, figura	   form. See {Figure}.]	   To take form or position, as the parts of a complex	   structure; to agree with a pattern.	   [1913 Webster]	         Known by the name of uniformity;	         Where pyramids to pyramids relate	         And the whole fabric doth configurate.   --Jordan.	   [1913 Webster]
Configuration \Con*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. configuratio.]	   1. Form, as depending on the relative disposition of the	      parts of a thing; shape; figure.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the variety of configurations [of the mouth] .	            . . which gives birth and origin to the several	            vowels.                               --Harris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) Relative position or aspect of the planets; the	      face of the horoscope, according to the relative positions	      of the planets at any time.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [astrologers] undertook . . . to determine the	            course of a man's character and life from the	            configuration of the stars at the moment of his	            birth.                                --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
configurationism \configurationism\ n. (Psychol.)	   an approach to psychology that emphasizes the importance of	   configurational properties.	   Syn: Gestalt psychology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Configure \Con*fig"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Configured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Configuring}.] [L. configurare: cf. F.	   configurer. See {Configurate}.]	   To arrange or dispose in a certain form, figure, or shape.	   --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Confinable \Con*fin"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being confined, restricted, or limited.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not confinable to any limits.            --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Confine \Con*fine"\ (k[o^]n*f[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Confined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confining}.] [F. confiner to	   border upon, LL. confinare to set bounds to; con- + finis	   boundary, end. See {Final}, {Finish}.]	   To restrain within limits; to restrict; to limit; to bound;	   to shut up; to inclose; to keep close.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now let not nature's hand	         Keep the wild flood confined! let order die! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He is to confine himself to the compass of numbers and	         the slavery of rhyme.                    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be confined}, to be in childbed.	   Syn: To bound; limit; restrain; imprison; immure; inclose;	        circumscribe; restrict.	        [1913 Webster]	Confine \Con"fine\ (? or ?); 277), v. i.	   To have a common boundary; to border; to lie contiguous; to	   touch; -- followed by on or with. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Where your gloomy bounds	         Confine with heaven.                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bewixt heaven and earth and skies there stands a place.	         Confining on all three.                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Confine \Con"fine\, n.	   1. Common boundary; border; limit; -- used chiefly in the	      plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Events that came to pass within the confines of	            Judea.                                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now in little space	            The confines met of empyrean heaven,	            And of this world.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the confines of the city and the Temple.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apartment; place of restraint; prison. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Confines, wards, and dungeons.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extravagant and erring spirit hies	            To his confine.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
confined \confined\ adj.	   1. having movement restricted to within a certain area; --	      usually a building. Opposite of {unconfined}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {claustrophobic}; {close, confining};	         {homebound, housebound, shut-in}; {in	         childbed(prenominal)}; {pent, shut up(predicate)};	         {snowbound}; {weather-bound}; {stormbound,	         storm-bound}]	         [WordNet 1.5]	   2. deprived of liberty; especially placed under arrest or	      restraint.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having movement restricted to within an enclosed outdoor	      area; -- of animals.	   Syn: fenced in, penned.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. (Med.) not invading healthy tissue.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   5. held prisoner.	   Syn: captive, imprisoned, jailed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   6. having movement or progress restricted to a certain area;	      as, an outbreak of the plague confined to one quarter of	      the city; wildfires confined to within the canyon.	      [PJC]
Confineless \Con"fine`less\ (? or ?), a.	   Without limitation or end; boundless. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Confinement \Con*fine"ment\, n.	   1. Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of	      liberty; seclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind hates restraint, and is apt to fancy itself	            under confinement when the sight is pent up.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Restraint within doors by sickness, esp. that caused by	      childbirth; lying-in.	      [1913 Webster]
Confiner \Con*fin"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, limits or restrains.	   [1913 Webster]	Confiner \Con"fi`ner\ (? or ?), n.	   One who lives on confines, or near the border of a country; a	   borderer; a near neighbor. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Happy confiners you of other lands,	         That shift your soil, and oft 'scape tyrants' hands.	                                                  --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Confinity \Con*fin"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. confinit['e].]	   Community of limits; contiguity. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirm \Con*firm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confrmed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Confirming}.] [OE. confermen, confirmen, OF.	   confermer, F. confirmer, fr. L. confirmare; con- + firmare to	   make firm, fr. firmus firm. See {Firm}.]	   1. To make firm or firmer; to add strength to; to establish;	      as, health is confirmed by exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confirm the crown to me and to mine heirs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law. --Ps.	                                                  cv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strengthen in judgment or purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confirmed, then, I resolve	            Adam shall share with me in bliss or woe. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give new assurance of the truth of; to render certain;	      to verify; to corroborate; as, to confirm a rumor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your eyes shall witness and confirm my tale. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            These likelihoods confirm her flight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To render valid by formal assent; to complete by a	      necessary sanction; to ratify; as, to confirm the	      appoinment of an official; the Senate confirms a treaty.	      [1913 Webster]	            That treaty so prejudicial ought to have been	            remitted rather than confimed.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl.) To administer the rite of confirmation to. See	      {Confirmation}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those which are thus confirmed are thereby supposed	            to be fit for admission to the sacrament. --Hammond.	   Syn: To strengthen; corroborate; substantiate; establish;	        fix; ratify; settle; verify; assure.	        [1913 Webster]
Confirmable \Con*firm"a*ble\, a.	   That may be confirmed.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmance \Con*firm"ance\, n.	   Confirmation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmation \Con`fir*ma"tion\, n. [F. confirmation, L.	   confirmatio.]	   1. The act of confirming or strengthening; the act of	      establishing, ratifying, or sanctioning; as, the	      confirmation of an appointment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their blood is shed	            In confirmation of the noblest claim. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which confirms; that which gives new strength or	      assurance; as to a statement or belief; additional	      evidence; proof; convincing testimony.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trifles light as air	            Are to the jealous confirmations strong	            As proofs of holy writ.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 Catholic, the Episcopal Church, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            This ordinance is called confirmation, because they	            who duly receive it are confirmed or strengthened	            for the fulfillment of their Christian duties, by	            the grace therein bestowed upon them. --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A conveyance by which a voidable estate is made sure	      and not voidable, or by which a particular estate is	      increased; a contract, express or implied, by which a	      person makes that firm and binding which was before	      voidable.	      [1913 Webster]
Confirmative \Con*firm"a*tive\, a. [L. confirmativus: cf. F.	   confirmatif.]	   Tending to confirm or establish. --Sherwood. --	   {Con*firm"a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmator \Con"fir*ma`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, confirms; a confirmer. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmatory \Con*firm"a*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to confirm; corroborative.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fact confirmatory of the conclusion.   --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the rite of confirmation. --Compton.	      [1913 Webster]
Confirmedly \Con*firm"ed*ly\, adv.	   With confirmation.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmedness \Con*firm"ed*ness\, n.	   A fixed state.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmee \Con`fir*mee"\, n. [F. confirm['e], p. p. of	   confirmer.] (Law)	   One to whom anything is confirmed.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmer \Con*firm"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, confirms, establishes, or ratifies;	   one who corroborates. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Confirmingly \Con*firm"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a confirming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Confiscable \Con*fis"ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. confiscable.]	   Capable of being confiscated; liable to forfeiture.	   [1913 Webster]
Confiscate \Con"fis*cate\ (? or ?), a. [L. confiscatus, p. p. of	   confiscare to confiscate, prop., to lay up in a chest; con- +	   fiscus basket, purse, treasury. See {Fiscal}.]	   Seized and appropriated by the government to the public use;	   forfeited.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest that your goods too soon be confiscate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Confiscate \Con"fis*cate\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Confiscated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confiscating}.]	   To seize as forfeited to the public treasury; to appropriate	   to the public use.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was judged that he should be banished and his whole	         estate confiscated and seized.           --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
confiscated \confiscated\ adj.	   taken without permission or consent, especially by or as if	   by a public authority; as, the confiscated liquor was poured	   down the drain; teh customs agents confiscated the banned	   fruits.	   Syn: appropriated, confiscate, seized, taken over.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Confiscation \Con`fis*ca"tion\, n. [L. confiscatio.]	   The act or process of taking property or condemning it to be	   taken, as forfeited to the public use.	   [1913 Webster]	         The confiscations following a subdued rebellion.	                                                  --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Confiscator \Con"fis*ca`tor\, n. [L., a treasurer.]	   One who confiscates. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Confiscatory \Con*fis"ca*to*ry\, a.	   Effecting confiscation; characterized by confiscations.	   "Confiscatory and exterminatory periods." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Confit \Con"fit\, n.	   Same as {Comfit}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Confitent \Con"fi*tent\, n. [L. confitens, p. pr.]	   One who confesses his sins and faults. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Confiteor \Con*fit"e*or\, n. [L., I confess. See {Confess}.]	   (R.C.Ch.)	   A form of prayer in which public confession of sins is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Confiture \Con"fi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F. See {Confiture}.]	   Composition; preparation, as of a drug, or confection; a	   sweetmeat. [Obs.] "Confitures and pies." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Confix \Con*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confixed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. Confixing.] [L. confixus, p. p. of configere to fasten	   together.]	   To fix; to fasten. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Confixure \Con*fix"ure\ (?; 135), n.	   Act of fastening. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conflagrant \Con*fla"grant\, a. [L. conflagrans, p. pr. of	   conflagrare; con- + flagrare to blaze. See {Flagrant}.]	   Burning together in a common flame. [R.] "The {conflagrant}	   mass." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conflagration \Con`fla*gra"tion\, n. [L. conflagratio: cf. F.	   conflagration.]	   A fire extending to many objects, or over a large space; a	   general burning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till one wide conflagration swallows all. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Conflate \Con*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conflated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Conflating}.] [L. conflatus, p. p. of conflare to	   blow together; con- + flare to blow.]	   1. To blow together; to bring together; to collect; to fuse	      together; to join or weld; to consolidate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The State-General, created and conflated by the	            passionate effort of the whole nation. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to ignore distinctions between, by treating two or more	      distinguishable objects or ideas as one; to confuse.	      [PJC]
Conflation \Con*fla"tion\, n. [L. conflatio.]	   1. A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert,	      or of many fires in a foundry. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a fusing together; merger of two or more things or ideas	      into one.	      [PJC]
Conflict \Con"flict\, n. [L. conflictus a striking together, fr.	   confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F.	   conflit, formerly also conflict. See {Conflict}, v.]	   1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a	      conflict of elements or waves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle;	      struggle; fighting.	      [1913 Webster]	            As soon as he [Atterbury] was himself again, he	            became eager for action and conflict. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            An irrepressible conflict between opposing and	            enduring forces.                      --W. H.	                                                  Seward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conflict of laws}, that branch of jurisprudence which deals	      with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the	      conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; --	      often used as synonymous with {Private international law}.	   Syn: Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife;	        contention; battle; fight; encounter. See {Contest}.	        [1913 Webster]	Conflict \Con*flict"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Conflicted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Conflicting}.] [L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere	   to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf.	   Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip.]	   1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision;	      to collide. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fire and water conflicting together.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or	      opposition; to struggle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man would be content to . . . conflict with great	            difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. --Abp.	                                                  Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laws of the United States and of the individual	            States may, in some cases, conflict with each other.	                                                  --Wheaton.	   Syn: To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat;	        strive; battle.	        [1913 Webster]
Conflicting \Con*flict"ing\, a.	   1. Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition;	      contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary;	      opposing; marked by discord.	   Syn: antagonistic, at odds(predicate), clashing.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              Torn with sundry conflicting passions. --Bp. Hurd.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. in disagreement; -- of facts or theories.	   Syn: at odds(predicate), contradictory, self-contradictory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conflictive \Con*flict"ive\, a.	   Tending to conflict; conflicting. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Confluence \Con"flu*ence\, n. [L. confluentia.]	   1. The act of flowing together; the meeting or junction of	      two or more streams; the place of meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	            New York stood at the confluence of two rivers.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any running together of separate streams or currents; the	      act of meeting and crowding in a place; hence, a crowd; a	      concourse; an assemblage.	      [1913 Webster]	            You see this confluence, this great flood of	            vistors.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The confluence . . . of all true joys. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Confluent \Con"flu*ent\, a. [L. confluens, -entis, p. pr. of	   confluere, -fluxum; con- + fluere to flow. See {Fluent}.]	   1. Flowing together; meeting in their course; running one	      into another; flowing together to form a single stream.	   Syn: merging(prenominal).	        [1913 Webster]	              These confluent steams make some great river's	              head.                               --Blackmore.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Blended into one; growing together, so as to	      obliterate all distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.)	      (a) Running together or uniting, as pimples or pustules.	      (b) Characterized by having the pustules, etc., run	          together or unite, so as to cover the surface; as,	          confluent smallpox. --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]	Confluent \Con"flu*ent\, n.	   1. A small steam which flows into a large one.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place of meeting of steams, currents, etc. [Obs.]	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Conflux \Con"flux\, n. [From L. confluxus, p. p. See	   {Confluent}.]	   1. A flowing together; a meeting of currents. "The conflux of	      meeting sap." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The general conflux and concourse of the whole	            people.                               --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large assemblage; a passing multitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the gates cast round thine eye, and see	            What conflux issuing forth, or entering in.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Confluxibility \Con*flux`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The tendency of fluids to run together. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Confluxible \Con*flux"i*ble\, a.	   Inclined to flow or run together. -- {Con*flux"i*ble*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Confocal \Con*fo"cal\, a. (Math.)	   Having the same foci; as, confocal quadrics.	   [1913 Webster]
Conform \Con*form"\, a. [L. conformis; con- + forma form: cf. F.	   conforme.]	   Of the same form; similar in import; conformable. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Care must be taken that the interpretation be every way	         conform to the analogy of faith.         --Bp.Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Conform \Con*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conformed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Conforming}.] [F. conformer, L. conformare,	   -formatum; con- + formare to form, forma form. See {Form}.]	   To shape in accordance with; to make like; to bring into	   harmony or agreement with; -- usually with to or unto.	   [1913 Webster]	         Demand of them wherefore they conform not themselves	         unto the order of the church.            --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Conform \Con*form"\, v. i.	   1. To be in accord or harmony; to comply; to be obedient; to	      submit; -- with to or with.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rule to which experience must conform. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) To comply with the usages of the	      Established Church; to be a conformist.	      [1913 Webster]	            About two thousand ministers whose consciences did	            not suffer them to conform were driven from their	            benefices in a day.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Conformability \Con*form`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   1. The state of being conformable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The parallelism of two sets of strata which are in	      contact.	      [1913 Webster]
Conformable \Con*form"a*ble\, a.	   1. Corresponding in form, character, opinions, etc.; similar;	      like; consistent; proper or suitable; -- usually followed	      by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fragments of Sappho give us a taste of her way	            of writing perfectly conformable with that	            character.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have been to you a true and humble wife, at all	            times to your will conformable        --Shakespeare	            Conformable to Scripture as well as to philosophy.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make matters somewhat conformable for the old	            knight.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to compliance or obedience; ready to follow	      directions; quick to comply; submissive; compliant.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have been to you a true and humble wife,	            At all times to your will conformable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Parallel, or nearly so; -- said of strata in	      contact.	      [1913 Webster]
Conformableness \Con*form"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being conformable; conformability.	   [1913 Webster]
Conformably \Con*form"a*bly\, adv.	   With conformity or in conformity; suitably; agreeably.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conformably to the law and nature of God. --Bp.	                                                  Beveridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Conformance \Con*form"ance\, n.	   Conformity. [R.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Conformate \Con*form"ate\, a. [L. conformatus, p. p. See	   {Conform}.]	   Having the same form. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conformation \Con`for*ma"tion\, n. [L. conformatio: cf. F.	   conformation.]	   1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conformation of our hearts and lives to the	            duties of true religion and morality. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being conformed; agreement; hence; structure,	      as depending on the arrangement of parts; form;	      arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Hebrew poetry, there may be observed a certain	            conformation of the sentences.        --Lowth.	      [1913 Webster]	            A structure and conformation of the earth.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]
Conformator \Con"for*ma`tor\, n. [L., a framer.]	   An apparatus for taking the conformation of anything, as of	   the head for fitting a hat, or, in craniometry, finding the	   largest horizontal area of the head.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Conformer \Con*form"er\, n.	   One who conforms; one who complies with established forms or	   doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
conforming \conforming\ adj.	   1. adhering to established customs or doctrines, especially	      in religion, as e.g. Orthodox Judaism. [Narrower terms:	      {orthodox (vs. unorthodox)}]	   Syn: conformist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conformism \conformism\ n.	   1. orthodoxy in thoughts and belief.	   Syn: conformity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conformist \conformist\ adj.	   1. marked by conformity or convention; not corresponding to	      current customs or rules or styles; as, underneath the	      radical image teenagers are surprisingly conformist.	      Opposite of {nonconformist}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {conforming}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {orthodox (vs. unorthodox)}]	   Syn: conforming.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conformist \Con*form"ist\, n.	   One who conforms or complies; esp., one who conforms to the	   Church of England, or to the Established Church, as	   distinguished from a {dissenter} or {nonconformist}.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cheeful conformist to your judgment.   --Jer.Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Conformity \Con*form"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Conformities}. [Cf. F.	   conformit['e].]	   1. Correspondence in form, manner, or character; resemblance;	      agreement; congruity; -- followed by to, with, or between.	      [1913 Webster]	            By our conformity to God.             --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The end of all religion is but to draw us to a	            conformity with God.                  --Dr. H.More.	      [1913 Webster]	            A conformity between the mental taste and the	            sensitive taste.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) Compliance with the usages of the	      Established Church.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king [James I.] soon afterward put forth a	            proclamation requiring all ecclesiastical and civil	            officers to do their duty by enforcing conformity.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
Confortation \Con`for*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. confortation, LL.	   confortatio. Cf. {Comfort}.]	   The act of strengthening. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Confound \Con*found"\ (k[o^]n*found"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre,	   fr. L. confundere, -fusum, to pour together; con- + fundere	   to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.]	   1. To mingle and blend, so that different elements can not be	      distinguished; to confuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who strip not ideas from the marks men use for	            them, but confound them with words, must have	            endless dispute.                      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us go down, and there confound their language.	                                                  --Gen. xi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mistake for another; to identify falsely.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [the tinkers] were generally vagrants and	            pilferers, and were often confounded with the	            gypsies.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw into confusion or disorder; to perplex; to strike	      with amazement; to dismay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gods confound...	            The Athenians both within and out that wall. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They trusted in thee and were not confounded. --Ps.	                                                  xxii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the Son of God, and Satan stood	            A while as mute, confounded what to say. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To destroy; to ruin; to waste. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            One man's lust these many lives confounds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How couldst thou in a mile confound an hour? --Shak.	   Syn: To abash; confuse; baffle; dismay; astonish; defeat;	        terrify; mix; blend; intermingle. See {Abash}.	        [1913 Webster]
Confounded \Con*found"ed\, a.	   1. Confused; perplexed; unclear in mind or intent;	      bewildered.	   Syn: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confused, mazed,	        mixed-up.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              A cloudy and confounded philosopher. --Cudworth.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive; extreme; abominable. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a most confounded tory.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tongue of that confounded woman.  --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Confoundedly \Con*found"ed*ly\, adv.	   Extremely; odiously; detestably. [Colloq.] "Confoundedly	   sick." --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Confoundedness \Con*found"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being confounded.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their witty descant of my confoundedness. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Confounder \Con*found"er\, n.	   One who confounds.	   [1913 Webster]
confounding \confounding\ adj.	   tending to contradict (a hypothesis).	   Syn: contradictory.	        [WordNet 1.5]	confounding \confounding\ n.	   a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.	   Syn: confusion, mix-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Confract \Con"fract`\, a. [L. confractus, p. p. of confringere.]	   Broken in pieces; severed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Confragose \Con`fra*gose"\, a. [L. confragosus; con- + fragosus,	   fr. frangere. See {Fragile}.]	   Broken; uneven. [Obs.] "Confragose cataracts." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Confraternity \Con`fra*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Confraternities}.	   [LL. confraternitas: cf. F. confraternit['e]. See	   {Fraternity}.]	   A society or body of men united for some purpose, or in some	   profession; a brotherhood.	   [1913 Webster]	         These live in one society and confraternity. --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
Confrere \Con`frere"\, n. [F.]	   Fellow member of a fraternity; intimate associate.	   [1913 Webster]
Confrication \Con`fri*ca"tion\, n. [L. confricatio, fr.	   confricare to rub vigorously.]	   A rubbing together; friction. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Confrier \Con*fri"er\, n. [Cf. F. confr[`e]re. See {Friar}.]	   A confr[`e]re. [Obs.] --Weever.	   [1913 Webster]
Confront \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confronted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Confronting}.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the	   forehead or front. See {Front}.]	   1. To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face	      hostilely; to oppose with firmness.	      [1913 Webster]	            We four, indeed, confronted were with four	            In Russian habit.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly	            into her arms, confronting the old Puritan	            magistrate with almost a fierce expression.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was impossible at once to confront the might of	            France and to trample on the liberties of England.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to	      confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;	      to compare.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show	            you the same design executed by different hands.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Confrontation \Con`fron*ta"tion\, n. [LL. confrontatio.]	   Act of confronting. --H. Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Confront'e \Con`fron`t['e]"\, a. [F., p. p. {confronter}.]	   (Her.)	   Same as {Affront['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Confronter \Con*front"er\, n.	   One who confronts.	   [1913 Webster]	         A confronter in authority.               --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Confrontment \Con*front"ment\, n.	   The act of confronting; the state of being face to face.	   [1913 Webster]	Confrontment \Con*front"ment\, n.	   The act of confronting; the state of being face to face.	   [1913 Webster]
Confucian \Con*fu"cian\, a.	   Of, or relating to, Confucius, the great Chinese philosopher	   and teacher, or to Confucianism; as, Confucian ethics. -- n.	   A Confucianist.	   [1913 Webster]
Confucianism \Con*fu"cian*ism\, n.	   The political morality taught by Confucius and his disciples,	   which forms the basis of the Chinese jurisprudence and	   education. It can hardly be called a religion, as it does not	   inculcate the worship of any god. --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Confucianist \Con*fu"cian*ist\, n.	   A follower of Confucius; a Confucian. --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Confucius \Confucius\ n.	   a Chinese philosopher (circa 551-478 BC), the founder of	   Confucianism.	   Syn: Kung futzu, Kung futze, Kung tzu, K'ung fu-tze.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Confus \Con*fus\, a. [F. See {Confuse}, a.]	   Confused, disturbed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Confusability \Con*fus`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being confused.	   [1913 Webster]
Confusable \Con*fus"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being confused.	   [1913 Webster]
Confuse \Con*fuse"\, a. [F. confus, L. confusus, p. p. of	   confundere. See {Confound}.]	   Mixed; confounded. [Obs.] --Baret.	   [1913 Webster]	Confuse \Con*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confused}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Confusing}.]	   1. To mix or blend so that things can not be distinguished;	      to jumble together; to confound; to render indistinct or	      obscure; as, to confuse accounts; to confuse one's vision.	      [1913 Webster]	            A universal hubbub wild	            Of stunning sounds and voices all confused.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perplex; to disconcert; to abash; to cause to lose	      self-possession.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse	            A life that leads melodious days.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confused and sadly she at length replied. --Pope.	   Syn: To abash; disorder; disarrange; disconcert; confound;	        obscure; distract. See {Abash}.	        [1913 Webster]
confused \confused\ adj.	   1. same as {confounded}; as, bewildered and confused.	   Syn: at sea, befuddled, bemused, bewildered, confounded,	        mazed, mixed-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. lacking orderly continuity.	   Syn: disconnected, disjointed, disordered, disorganized,	        desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered,	        unconnected.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. thrown into disorder; as, His workbench held a confused	      assortment of spare engine parts..	   Syn: disordered, in disarray, upset.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. having lost one's bearings physically or mentally.	   Syn: disoriented, lost.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. not marked by fine distinctions. {discriminate}	   Syn: indiscriminate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   6. causing bafflement and confusion.	   Syn: bewildering, confusing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Confusedly \Con*fus"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a confused manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Confusedness \Con*fus"ed*ness\, n.	   A state of confusion. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Confusely \Con*fuse"ly\, adv.	   Confusedly; obscurely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
confusing \confusing\ adj.	   1. causing mental confusion and perplexity.	   Syn: perplexing, stupefying.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. causing bafflement and confusion; as, he sent confusing	      signals to Iraq.	   Syn: bewildering, confused.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Confusion \Con*fu"sion\, n. [F. confusion, L. confusio.]	   1. The state of being mixed or blended so as to produce	      indistinctness or error; indistinct combination; disorder;	      tumult.	      [1913 Webster]	            The confusion of thought to which the Aristotelians	            were liable.                          --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moody beggars starving for a time	            Of pellmell havoc and confusion.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being abashed or disconcerted; loss	      self-possession; perturbation; shame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confusion dwelt in every face	            And fear in every heart.              --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Overthrow; defeat; ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ruin seize thee, ruthless king,	            Confusion on thy banners wait.        --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who confuses; a confounder. [Obs.] --Chapmen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Confusion of goods} (Law), the intermixture of the goods of	      two or more persons, so that their respective portions can	      no longer be distinguished. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Confusive \Con*fu"sive\, a.	   Confusing; having a tendency to confusion. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Confutable \Con*fut"a*ble\, a.	   That may be confuted.	   [1913 Webster]	         A conceit . . . confutable by daily experience. --Sir	                                                  T.Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Confutant \Con*fut"ant\, n. [L. confutans, p. pr. of confutare.]	   One who undertakes to confute. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Confutation \Con`fu*ta"tion\, n. [L. confutatio: cf. F.	   confutation.]	   The act or process of confuting; refutation. "For the	   edification of some and the confutation of others." --Bp.	   Horne.	   [1913 Webster]
Confutative \Con*fut"a*tive\, a.	   Adapted or designed to confute. --Bp. Warburton	   [1913 Webster]
Confute \Con*fute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confuted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Confuting}.] [L. confutare to chek (a boiling liquid), to	   repress, confute; con- + a root seen in futis a water	   vessel), prob. akin to fundere to pour: cf. F. confuter. See	   {Fuse} to melt.]	   To overwhelm by argument; to refute conclusively; to prove or	   show to be false or defective; to overcome; to silence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Satan stood . . . confuted and convinced	         Of his weak arguing fallacious drift.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         No man's error can be confuted who doth not . . . grant	         some true principle that contradicts his error.	                                                  --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         I confute a good profession with a bad conversation.	                                                  --Fuller.	   Syn: To disprove; overthrow; sed aside; refute; oppugn.	   Usage: To {Confute}, {Refute.} Refute is literally to and	          decisive evidence; as, to refute a calumny, charge,	          etc. Confute is literally to check boiling, as when	          cold water is poured into hot, thus serving to allay,	          bring down, or neutralize completely. Hence, as	          applied to arguments (and the word is never applied,	          like refute, to charges), it denotes, to overwhelm by	          evidence which puts an end to the case and leaves an	          opponent nothing to say; to silence; as, "the atheist	          is confuted by the whole structure of things around	          him."	          [1913 Webster]
Confutement \Con*fute"ment\, n.	   Confutation. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Confuter \Con*fut"er\, n.	   One who confutes or disproves.	   [1913 Webster]
confuting \confuting\ n.	   the act of demonstrating that something is false;	   confutation.	   Syn: falsification, falsifying, disproving, refuting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cong \Cong\, n. (Med.)	   An abbreviation of {Congius}.	   [1913 Webster]
conga \conga\ n.	   1. music composed for dancing the conga.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a Latin American dance of 3 steps and a kick by people in	      single file.	      [WordNet 1.5]	conga line \conga line\ n.	   1. a line of persons dancing the conga[2].	      [PJC]	   2. a line of persons similar to a {conga line[1]}. Sometimes	      used figuratively or humorously.	      [PJC]
con game \con game\ n.	   Same as {confidence game}.	   [PJC]
Cong'e \Con`g['e]"\ (k[^o]N`zh[asl]"; E. k[o^]n"j[=e]; 277), n.	   [F., leave, permission, fr. L. commeatus a going back and	   forth, a leave of absence, furlough, fr. commeare, -meatum,	   to go and come; com- + meare to go. Cf. {Permeate}.]	   [Formerly written {congie}.]	   1. The act of taking leave; parting ceremony; farewell; also,	      dismissal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Should she pay off old Briggs and give her her	            cong['e]?                             --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The customary act of civility on any occasion; a bow or a	      courtesy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The captain salutes you with cong['e] profound.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) An apophyge. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cong['e] d'['e]lire}[F., leave to choose] (Eccl.), the	      sovereign's license or permission to a dean and chapter to	      choose as bishop the person nominated in the missive.	      [1913 Webster]
Conge \Con"ge\ (k[o^]n"j[=e]), v. i. [Imp. & p. p. {Congeed}	   (k[o^]n"j[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Congeing}.] [OF. congier,	   congeer, F. cong['e]dier, fr. cong['e]. See {Cong['e]}, n.]	   To take leave with the customary civilities; to bow	   ceremoniously, or courtesy.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have congeed with the duke, done my adieu with his	         nearest.                                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Congeable \Con"ge*a*ble\, a. (O. Eng. Law)	   Permissible; done lawfully; as, entry congeable.	   [1913 Webster]
Congeal \Con*geal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Congealed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Congealing}.] [F. congeler, L. congelare, -gelatumn;	   con- + gelare to freeze, gelu frost. See {Gelid}.]	   1. To change from a fluid to a solid state by cold; to	      freeze.	   Syn: jell, set.	        [1913 Webster]	              A vapory deluge lies to snow congealed. --Thomson.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect as if by freezing; to check the flow of, or	      cause to run cold; to chill.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if with horror to congeal his blood. --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]	Congeal \Con*geal"\, v. i.	   To grow hard, stiff, or thick, from cold or other causes; to	   become solid; to freeze; to cease to flow; to run cold; to be	   chilled.	   Syn: jell, set.	        [1913 Webster]	              Lest zeal, now melted . . .	              Cool and congeal again to what it was. --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]
congealed \congealed\ adj.	   solidified; as, congealed into jelly.	   Syn: jelled, jellied.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Congealable \Con*geal"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. congelable.]	   Capable of being congealed. -- {Con*geal"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Congealedness \Con*geal"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being congealed. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Congealment \Con*geal"ment\, n.	   1. The act or the process of congealing; congeliation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is formed by congelation; a clot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wash the congealment from your wounds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Congee \Con"gee\, n. & v.	   See {Cong['e]}, {Conge}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And unto her his congee came to take.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Congee \Con*gee"\, n.	   1. [Tamil ka[ncir]shi boilings.] Boiled rice; rice gruel.	      [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A jail; a lockup. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Congee discharges}, rice water discharges. --Dunglison.	   {Congee water}, water in which rice has been boiled.	      [1913 Webster]
Congelation \Con`ge*la"tion\, n. [F. cong['e]lation, L.	   congelatio.]	   1. The act or process of passing, or causing to pass, from a	      fluid to a solid state, as by the abstraction of heat; the	      act or process of freezing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The capillary tubes are obstructed either by outward	            compression or congelation of the fluid.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being congealed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is congealed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sugar plums . . . with a multitude of congelations	            in jellies of various colors.         --Taller.	      [1913 Webster]
Congener \Con"ge*ner\ (?; 277), n. [From L. congener. See	   {Congenerous}.]	   A thing of the same genus, species, or kind; a thing allied	   in nature, character, or action.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cherry tree has been often grafted on the laurel,	         to which it is a congener.               --P. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our elk is more polygamous in his habits than any other	         deer except his congener, the red deer of Europe.	                                                  --Caton.	   [1913 Webster]
Congeneracy \Con*gen"er*a*cy\, n.	   Similarity of origin; affinity. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster] Congeneric
Congeneric \Con`ge*ner"ic\, Congenerical \Con`ge*ner"ic*al\, a.	   Belonging to the same genus; allied in origin, nature, or	   action; of or pertaining to a congener. --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Congenerous \Con*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. congener; con- + genus,	   generis, birth, kind, race. See {Genus}, and cf. {Congener}.]	   Allied in origin or cause; congeneric; as, congenerous	   diseases. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. -- {Con*gen"er*ous*ness},	   n. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Congenial \Con*gen"ial\ (?; 106), a. [Pref. con- + genial.]	   1. Partaking of the same nature; allied by natural	      characteristics; kindred; sympathetic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Congenial souls! whose life one avarice joins.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            two congenial spirits united . . . by mutual	            confidence and reciprocal virtues     --T. L.	                                                  Peacock	   2. Naturally adapted; suited to the disposition; as, a	      congenial atmosphere to work in. "Congenial clime." --C.	      J. Fox.	      [1913 Webster]	            To defame the excellence with which it has no	            sympathy . . . is its congenial work. --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted;	      -- used of plants.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Congeniality \Con*ge`ni*al"i*ty\ (? or ?; 106), n.	   The state or quality of being congenial; natural affinity;	   adaptation; suitableness. --Sir J. Reynolds.	   [1913 Webster]	         If congeniality of tastes could have made a marriage	         happy, that union should have been thrice blessed.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Compatibility between persons.	   Syn: congenialness.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. The personality trait of being friendly to a conspicuous	      degree.	   Syn: geniality.	        [PJC]	   4. The personality trait of being likable or pleasant.	   Syn: pleasantness, likability.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Congenialize \Con*gen"ial*ize\, v. t.	   To make congenial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Congenially \Con*gen"ial*ly\, adv.	   In a congenial manner; as, congenially married or employed.	   [1913 Webster]
Congenialness \Con*gen"ial*ness\, n.	   Congeniality.	   [1913 Webster]
Congenious \Con*gen"ious\, a.	   Congeneric. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Congenital \Con*gen"i*tal\ (k[o^]n*j[e^]n"[i^]*tal), a. [From	   {Congenite}.]	   Existing at, or dating from, birth; pertaining to one from	   birth; born with one; connate; constitutional; natural; as, a	   congenital deformity; a congenital liar. See {Connate} and	   {native}.	   Syn: connate; native; inborn; inherited; hereditary. [1913	        Webster +PJC]
Congenitally \Con*gen"i*tal*ly\, adv.	   In a congenital manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Congenite \Con*gen"ite\, a. [L. congenitus; con- + genitus, p.	   p. of gignere to beget. See {Generate}.]	   Congenital; connate; inborn. See {Congenital}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many conclusions, of moral and intellectual truths,	         seem . . . to be congenite with us.      --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Conger \Con"ger\, n. [L. conger, congrus, akin to Gr. ?: cf. F.	   congre.] (Zool.)	   The conger eel; -- called also {congeree}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Conger sea} (Zool.), the sea eel; a large species of eel	      ({Conger vulgaris}), which sometimes grows to the length	      of ten feet.	      [1913 Webster]
Congeries \Con*ge"ri*es\, n. sing. & pl. [L., fr. congerere. See	   {Congest}.]	   A collection of particles or bodies into one mass; a heap; an	   aggregation.	   [1913 Webster]
Congest \Con*gest"\, v. t. [L. congestus, p. p. of congere to	   bring together; con- + gerere. See {Gerund}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To collect or gather into a mass or aggregate; to bring	      together; to accumulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To what will thy congested guilt amount?	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To cause an overfullness of the blood vessels (esp.	      the capillaries) of an organ or part.	      [1913 Webster]
Congested \Con*gest"ed\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Crowded together. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Containing an unnatural accumulation of blood;	      hyper[ae]mic; -- said of any part of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Congestion \Con*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. congestio: cf. F.	   congestion.]	   1. The act of gathering into a heap or mass; accumulation.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The congestion of dead bodies one upon another.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Overfullness of the capillary and other blood	      vessels, etc., in any locality or organ (often producing	      other morbid symptoms); local hyper[ae]mia, active or	      passive; as, arterial congestion; venous congestion;	      congestion of the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]
Congestive \Con*gest"ive\, a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to, indicating, or attended with, congestion in	   some part of the body; as, a congestive fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Congiary \Con"gi*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Congiaries}. [L. congiarium,	   fr. congius a liquid measure.]	   A present, as of corn, wine, or oil, made by a Roman emperor	   to the soldiers or the people; -- so called because measured	   to each in a congius. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In later years, when gifts of money were distributed,	         the name congius was retained.	         [1913 Webster]
Congius \Con"gi*us\, n. [L.]	   1. (Roman Antiq.) A liquid measure containing about three	      quarts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A gallon, or four quarts. [Often abbreviated to	      {cong.}]	      [1913 Webster]
Conglaciate \Con*gla"ci*ate\ (?; 221), v. t. & i. [L.	   conglaciatus, p. p. of conglaciare. See {Glaciate}.]	   To turn to ice; to freeze. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglaciation \Con*gla`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. conglaciation.]	   The act or process of changing into ice, or the state of	   being converted to ice; a freezing; congelation; also, a	   frost. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglobate \Con*glo"bate\ (?; 277), a. [L. conglobatus, p. p. of	   conglobare to conglobate. See {Globate}.]	   Collected into, or forming, a rounded mass or ball; as, the	   conglobate [lymphatic] glands; conglobate flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	Conglobate \Con*glo"bate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conglobated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Conglobating}.] [Cf. {Conglore}.]	   To collect or form into a ball or rounded mass; to gather or	   mass together.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conglobated bubbles undissolved.         --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglobation \Con`glo*ba"tion\, n. [L. conglobatio: cf. F.	   conglobation.]	   1. The act or process of forming into a ball. --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A round body.	      [1913 Webster]
Conglobe \Con*globe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conglobed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Conglobing}.] [L. conglobare: cf. F. conglober. Cf.	   {Conglobate}.]	   To gather into a ball; to collect into a round mass.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then founded, then conglobed	         Like things to like.                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Conglobe \Con*globe"\, v. i.	   To collect, unite, or coalesce in a round mass. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglobulate \Con*glob"u*late\, v. i. [Pref. con- + globule.]	   To gather into a small round mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglomerate \Con*glom"er*ate\, a. [L. conglomeratus, p. p. of	   conglomerare to roll together; con- + glomerare to wind into	   a ball. See {Glomerate}.]	   1. Gathered into a ball or a mass; collected together;	      concentrated; as, conglomerate rays of light.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beams of light when they are multiplied and	            conglomerate.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fluids are separated in the liver and the other	            conglobate and conglomerate glands.   --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Closely crowded together; densly clustered; as,	      conglomerate flowers. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Composed of stones, pebbles, or fragments of	      rocks, cemented together.	      [1913 Webster]	Conglomerate \Con*glom"er*ate\, n.	   1. That which is heaped together in a mass or conpacted from	      various sources; a mass formed of fragments; collection;	      accumulation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A conglomerate of marvelous anecdotes, marvelously	            heaped together.                      --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) A rock, composed or rounded fragments of stone	      cemented together by another mineral substance, either	      calcareous, siliceous, or argillaceous; pudding stone; --	      opposed to agglomerate. See {Breccia}.	      [1913 Webster]	            A conglomerate, therefore, is simply gravel bound	            together by a cement.                 --Lyell.	      [1913 Webster]	Conglomerate \Con*glom"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conglomerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conglomerating}.]	   To gather into a ball or round body; to collect into a mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglomeration \Con*glom`er*a"tion\, n. [L. conglomeratio: cf.	   F. conglomeration.]	   1. The act or process of gathering into a mass; the state of	      being thus collected; collection; accumulation. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is conglomerated; a mixed mass; a hodgepodge.	      [1913 Webster]
Conglutin \Con*glu"tin\, n. [From {Conglutinate}.] (Chem.)	   A variety of vegetable casein, resembling legumin, and found	   in almonds, rye, wheat, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglutinant \Con*glu"ti*nant\, a. [L., conglutinans, p. pr.]	   Cementing together; uniting closely; causing to adhere;	   promoting healing, as of a wound or a broken bone, by	   adhesion of the parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglutinate \Con*glu"ti*nate\, a. [L. conglutinatus, p. p. of	   conglutinare to glue; con- + glutinare to glue, gluten glue.]	   Glued together; united, as by some adhesive substance.	   [1913 Webster]	Conglutinate \Con*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. Conglutinating.]	   To glue together; to unite by some glutinous or tenacious	   substance; to cause to adhere or to grow together.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bones . . . have had their broken parts conglutinated	         within three or four days.               --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Conglutinate \Con*glu"ti*nate\, v. i.	   To unite by the intervention of some glutinous substance; to	   coalesce.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglutination \Con*glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. conglutinatio: cf.	   F. conglutination.]	   A gluing together; a joining by means of some tenacious	   substance; junction; union.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conglutination of parts separated by a wound.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Conglutinative \Con*glu"ti*na"tive\, a. [Cf. F. conglutinatif.]	   Conglutinant.
Congo group \Con"go group\ [From {Congo red}.]	   A group of artificial dyes with an affinity for vegetable	   fibers, so that no mordant is required. Most of them are azo	   compounds derived from benzidine or tolidine. Called also	   {benzidine dyes}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Congolese \Congolese\ adj.	   of, relating to, or characteristic of the Congo region or its	   people; as, Congolese rulers; the Congolese republic.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Congolese \Congolese\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of the Republic of Congo.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Congo red \Congo red\ (Chem.)	   An artificial red dye from which the Congo group received its	   name. It is also widely used either in aqueous solution or as	   test paper (	   {Congo paper}) for the detection of free acid, which turns it	      blue.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Congo snake \Con"go snake"\ (Zool.)	   An amphibian ({Amphiuma means}) of the order {Urodela}, found	   in the southern United States. See {Amphiuma}.	   [1913 Webster] Congou
Congou \Con"gou\, Congo \Con"go\, n. [Chin. kung-foo labor.]	   Black tea, of higher grade (finer leaf and less dusty) than	   the present bohea. Also called {English breakfast tea}. See	   {Tea}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         Of black teas, the great mass is called Congou, or the	         "well worked", a name which took the place of the Bohea	         of 150 years ago, and is now itself giving way to the	         term "English breakfast tea."            --S. W.	                                                  Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Congratulant \Con*grat"u*lant\, a. [L. congratulans, p. pr.]	   Rejoicing together; congratulatory.	   [1913 Webster]	         With like joy	         Congratulant approached him.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Congratulate \Con*grat"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Congratulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Congratulating}.] [L.	   congratulatus, p. p. of congratulari to wish joy abundantly;	   con- + gratulari to wish joy, from gratus pleasing. See	   {Grateful}.]	   To address with expressions of sympathetic pleasure on	   account of some happy event affecting the person addressed;	   to wish joy to.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the king's most sweet pleasure and affection to	         congratulate the princess at her pavilion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To congratulate one's self}, to rejoice; to feel	      satisfaction; to consider one's self happy or fortunate.	   Syn: {To Congratulate}, {Felicitate}.	   Usage: To felicitate is simply to wish a person joy. To	          congratulate has the additional signification of	          uniting in the joy of him whom we congratulate. Hence	          they are by no means synonymous. One who has lost the	          object of his affections by her marriage to a rival,	          might perhaps felicitate that rival on his success,	          but could never be expected to congratulate him on	          such an event.	          [1913 Webster]	                Felicitations are little better than	                compliments; congratulations are the expression	                of a genuine sympathy and joy.    --Trench.	          [1913 Webster]	Congratulate \Con*grat"u*late\, v. i.	   To express of feel sympathetic joy; as, to congratulate with	   one's country. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         The subjects of England may congratulate to themselves.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Congratulation \Con*grat`u*la"tion\, n. [L. congratulatio: cf.	   F. congratulation.]	   The act of congratulating; an expression of sympathetic	   pleasure.	   [1913 Webster]	         With infinite congratulations for our safe arrival.	                                                  --Dr. J.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Congratulator \Con*grat"u*la`tor\, n.	   One who offers congratulation. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Congratulatory \Con*grat"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Expressive of sympathetic joy; as, a congratulatory letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Congree \Con*gree"\, v. i. [Pref.on-+ L. gratus pleasing. Cf.	   {Agree}.]	   To agree. [bs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Congreet \Con*greet"\, v. t.	   To salute mutually. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Congregate \Con"gre*gate\, a. [L. congregatus, p. p. of	   congregare to congregate; on- + gregare to collect into a	   flock, fr. grex flock, herd. See {Gregarious}.]	   Collected; compact; close. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Congregate \Con"gre*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Congregated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Congregating}]	   To collect into an assembly or assemblage; to assemble; to	   bring into one place, or into a united body; to gather	   together; to mass; to compact.	   [1913 Webster]	         Any multitude of Christian men congregated may be	         termed by the name of a church.          --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cold congregates all bodies.             --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great receptacle	         Of congregated waters he called Seas.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Congregate \Con"gre*gate\, v. i.	   To come together; to assemble; to meet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even there where merchants most do congregate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Congregation \Con`gre*ga"tion\, n. [L. congregatio: cf. F.	   congr['e]gation.]	   1. The act of congregating, or bringing together, or of	      collecting into one aggregate or mass.	      [1913 Webster]	            The means of reduction in the fire is but by the	            congregation of homogeneal parts.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection or mass of separate things.	      [1913 Webster]	            A foul and pestilent congregation of vapors. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assembly of persons; a gathering; esp. an assembly of	      persons met for the worship of God, and for religious	      instruction; a body of people who habitually so meet.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Bunyan] rode every year to London, and preached	            there to large and attentive congregations.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anc. Jewish Hist.) The whole body of the Jewish people;	      -- called also {Congregation of the Lord}.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a sin offering for the congregation. --Lev.	                                                  iv. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) A body of cardinals or other ecclesiastics to whom as	          intrusted some department of the church business; as,	          the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge	          of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church.	      (b) A company of religious persons forming a subdivision	          of a monastic order.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. The assemblage of Masters and Doctors at Oxford or	      Cambrige University, mainly for the granting of degrees.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Scotch Church Hist.) the name assumed by the Protestant	      party under John Knox. The leaders called themselves	      (1557) Lords of the Congregation.	      [1913 Webster]
Congregational \Con`gre*ga"tion*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a congregation; conducted, or	      participated in, by a congregation; as, congregational	      singing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to the system of Congregationalism, or to	      Congregationalist; holding to the faith and polity of	      Congregationalism; as, a Congregational church.	      [1913 Webster]
Congregationalism \Con`gre*ga"tion*al*ism\, n.	   1. That system of church organization which vests all	      ecclesiastical power in the assembled brotherhood of each	      local church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The faith and polity of the Congregational churches, taken	      collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 recognize the local brotherhood of each	         church as independent of all dictation in	         ecclesiastical matters, but are united in fellowship	         and joint action, as in councils for mutual advice, and	         in consociations, conferences, missionary	         organizations, etc., and to whose membership the	         designation "Congregationalists" is generally	         restricted; but Unitarian and other churches are	         Congregational in their polity.	         [1913 Webster]
Congregationalist \Con`gre*ga"tion*al*ist\, n.	   One who belongs to a Congregational church or society; one	   who holds to Congregationalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Congress \Con"gress\, n.; pl. {Congresses}. [L. congressus, fr.	   congredi, p. p. -gressus, to go or come together; con- +	   grati to go or step, gradus step: cf. F. congr?s. See	   {Grade}.]	   1. A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an	      encounter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here Pallas urges on, and Lausus there;	            Their congress in the field great Jove withstands.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of	      things. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From these laws may be deduced the rules of the	            congresses and reflections of two bodies. --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The coming together of a male and female in sexual	      commerce; the act of coition. --Pennant.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A gathering or assembly; a conference.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies,	      representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting	      of the representatives of several governments or societies	      to consider and determine matters of common interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            The European powers strove to . . . accommodate	            their differences at the congress of Vienna.	                                                  --Alison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The collective body of senators and representatives of the	      people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the	      chief legislative body of the nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Congress of the United States (which took the	         place of the Federal Congress, March 4, 1789), the	         Senate consists of two Senators from each State, chosen	         by the State legislature for a term of six years, in	         such a way that the terms of one third of the whole	         number expire every year; the House of Representatives	         consists of members elected by the people of the	         several Congressional districts, for a term of two	         years, the term of all ending at the same time. The	         united body of Senators and Representatives for any	         term of two years for which the whole body of	         Representatives is chosen is called one Congress. Thus	         the session which began in December, 1887, was the	         first (or long) session, and that which began in	         December, 1888, was the second (or short) session, of	         the Fiftieth Congress. When an extra session is had	         before the date of the first regular meeting of a	         Congress, that is called the first session, and the	         following regular session is called the second session.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. The lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of	      which are elected for three years.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Continental Congress}, an assembly of deputies from the	      thirteen British colonies in America, appointed to	      deliberate in respect to their common interests. They	      first met in 1774, and from time thereafter until near the	      close of the Revolution.	   {The Federal Congress}, the assembly of representatives of	      the original States of the American Union, who met under	      the Articles of Confederation from 1781 till 1789.	   {Congress boot} or {Congress gaiter}, a high shoe or	      half-boot, coming above the ankle, and having the sides	      made in part of some elastic material which stretches to	      allow the boot to be drawn on and off. [U.S.]	   {Congress water}, a saline mineral water from the Congress	      spring at Saratoga, in the State of New York.	   Syn: Assembly; meeting; convention; convocation; council;	        diet; conclave; parliament; legislature.	        [1913 Webster]
Congression \Con*gres"sion\ (? or ?), n. [L. congressio.]	   A coming or bringing together, as in a public meeting, in a	   dispute, in the act of comparing, or in sexual intercourse.	   [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Congressional \Con*gres"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the Congress	   of the United States; as, congressional debates.	   [1913 Webster]	         Congressional and official labor.        --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Congressional District}, one of the divisions into which a	      State is periodically divided (according to population),	      each of which is entitled to elect a Representative to the	      Congress of the United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Congressive \Con*gres"sive\, a.	   Encountering, or coming together. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Congressman \Con"gress*man\, n.; pl. {Congressmen}.	   A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the	   House of Representatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Congreve \Con"greve\, n. [After Sir William Congreve, the	   inventor.]	   1. Short for {Cogreve rocket}, a powerful form of rocket	      formerly used in war, either in the field or for	      bombardment. In the former case it was armed with shell,	      shrapnel, or other missiles; in the latter, with an	      inextinguishable explosive material, inclosed in a	      metallic case. It was guided by a long wooden stick.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Short for	   {Congreve match}, an early friction match, containing	      sulphur, potassium chlorate, and antimony sulphide.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Congreve rocket \Con"greve rock"et\	   See {congreve} and cf. {Rocket}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Congrue \Con"grue"\, v. i. [L. congruere. See {Congruous}.]	   To agree; to be suitable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Congruence \Con"gru*ence\, n. [L. congruentia: cf. OF.	   cornguence.]	   Suitableness of one thing to another; agreement; consistency.	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Congruency \Con"gru*en*cy\ (? or ?), n.	   Congruence.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Congruency of lines}. (Geom.) See {Complex of lines}, under	      {Complex}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Congruent \Con"gru*ent\, a. [L. congruens, p. pr. of congruere:	   cf. F. congruent.]	   Possessing congruity; suitable; agreeing; corresponding.	   [1913 Webster]	         The congruent and harmonious fitting of parts in a	         sentence.                                --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Congruent figures} (Geom.), concurring figures.	      [1913 Webster]
Congruism \Con"gru*ism\, n. [Cf. F. congruisme.] (Scholastic	   Theol.)	   See {Congruity}.	   [1913 Webster]
Congruity \Con*gru"i*ty\ (? or ?), n.; pl. {Congruities}. [Cf.	   F. congruit?.]	   1. The state or quality of being congruous; the relation or	      agreement between things; fitness; harmony;	      correspondence; consistency.	      [1913 Webster]	            With what congruity doth the church of Rome deny	            that her enemies do at all appertain to the church	            of Christ?                            --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A whole sentence may fail of its congruity by	            wanting one particle.                 --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Coincidence, as that of lines or figures laid over	      one another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scholastic Theol.) That, in an imperfectly good persons,	      which renders it suitable for God to bestow on him gifts	      of grace.	      [1913 Webster]
Congruous \Con"gru*ous\, a. [L. congruus, fr. congruere to come	   together, to coincide, to agree. Of uncertain origin.]	   Suitable or concordant; accordant; fit; harmonious;	   correspondent; consistent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not congruous to the nature of epic poetry. --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is no ways congruous that God should be always	         frightening men into an acknowledgment of the truth.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Congruously \Con"gru*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a congruous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Conhydrine \Con*hy"drine\ (? or ?), n. [Conium + hydrate.]	   (Chem.)	   A vegetable alkaloid found with conine in the poison hemlock	   ({Conium maculatum}). It is a white crystalline substance,	   {C8H17NO}, easily convertible into conine.	   [1913 Webster]
Conia \Co*ni"a\ (? or ?), n. [NL. See {Conium}.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Conine}.	   [1913 Webster] Conic
Conic \Con"ic\, Conical \Con"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. conique.	   See {Cone}.]	   1. Having the form of, or resembling, a geometrical cone;	      round and tapering to a point, or gradually lessening in	      circumference; as, a conic or conical figure; a conical	      vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a cone; as, conic sections.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conic section} (Geom.), a curved line formed by the	      intersection of the surface of a right cone and a plane.	      The conic sections are the parabola, ellipse, and	      hyperbola. The right lines and the circle which result	      from certain positions of the plane are sometimes, though	      not generally included.	   {Conic sections}, that branch of geometry which treats of the	      parabola, ellipse, and hyperbola.	   {Conical pendulum}. See {Pendulum}.	   {Conical projection}, a method of delineating the surface of	      a sphere upon a plane surface as if projected upon the	      surface of a cone; -- much used by makers of maps in	      Europe.	   {Conical surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a right	      line moving along any curve and always passing through a	      fixed point that is not in the plane of that curve.	      [1913 Webster]	Conic \Con"ic\, n. (Math.)	   A conic section.	   [1913 Webster]
Conicality \Con`i*cal"i*ty\, n.	   Conicalness.	   [1913 Webster]
Conically \Con"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the form of a cone.	   [1913 Webster]
Conicalness \Con"ic*al*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being conical.	   [1913 Webster]
Conico- \Con"i*co-\, a. [See {Conic}.]	   A combining form, meaning somewhat resembling a cone; as,	   conico-cylindrical, resembling a cone and a cylinder;	   conico-hemispherical; conico-subulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Conicoid \Con"i*coid\, a. [Conic + -oid.] (Math.)	   Same as {Conoidal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conics \Con"ics\, n.	   1. That branch of geometry which treats of the cone and the	      curves which arise from its sections.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conic sections.	      [1913 Webster]
conidiophore \conidiophore\ n.	   a specialized fungal hypha (a branch of the fungal mycelium)	   that produces conidia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Conidium \Co*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Conida}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A peculiar kind of reproductive cell found in certain fungi,	   and often containing zoospores.	   [1913 Webster]
Conifer \Co"ni*fer\, n. [L. conifer; conus cone + ferre to bear:	   cf. F. conif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   A tree or shrub bearing cones; one of the order {Coniferae},	   which includes the pine, cypress, and (according to some) the	   yew.	   [1913 Webster]
Coniferin \Co*nif"er*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from the cambium layer of coniferous	   trees as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster] Coniferophyta
Coniferophyta \Coniferophyta\, Coniferophytina
\Coniferophytina\n.	   a class of cone-bearing gymnosperms dating from the	   Carboniferous; most are substantial trees; it includes the	   classes Pinopsida (subdivision Pinophytina) and Ginkgopsida	   (subdivision Ginkgophytina) and Taxopsida (subdivision	   Taxophytina) which in turn include the surviving orders	   {Coniferales} and {Taxales} (yews) and sometimes {Ginkgoales}	   as well as extinct orders such as {Cordaitales} (of the	   Carboniferous and Permian) and {Volztiales} (of the	   Permian-Jurassic).	   Syn: Coniferopsida, class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina,	        subdivision Coniferophytina.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coniferopsida \Coniferopsida\ n.	   same as {coniferophyta}.	   Syn: class Coniferopsida, Coniferophytina, subdivision	        Coniferophytina, Coniferophyta.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coniferous \Co*nif"er*ous\, a.	   (a) Bearing cones, as the pine and cypress.	   (b) Pertaining to the order {Coniferae}, of which the pine	       tree is the type.	       [1913 Webster]
Coniform \Co"ni*form\, a. [Cone + -form: cf. F. coniforme.]	   Cone-shaped; conical.	   [1913 Webster]
Coniine \Co*ni"ine\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Conine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conimene \Co"ni*mene\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Olibene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conine \Co"nine\ (? or ?), n. [From {Conium}.] (Chem.)	   A powerful and very poisonous vegetable alkaloid found in the	   hemlock ({Conium maculatum}) and extracted as a colorless	   oil, {C8H17N}, of strong repulsive odor and acrid taste. It	   is regarded as a derivative of piperidine and likewise of one	   of the collidines. It occasions a gradual paralysis of the	   motor nerves. Called also {coniine}, {coneine}, {conia}, etc.	   See {Conium}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Coniroster \Co`ni*ros"ter\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   One of the Conirostres.	   [1913 Webster]
Conirostral \Co`ni*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Conirostres.	   [1913 Webster]
Conirostres \Co`ni*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. conus cone +	   rostrum beak: cf. F. conirostre.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of perching birds, including those which have a	   strong conical bill, as the finches.	   [1913 Webster]
Conisor \Con`i*sor"\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Cognizor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conistra \Co*nis"tra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? dust.] (Greek	   Antiq.)	   Originally, a part of the palestra, or gymnasium among the	   Greeks; either the place where sand was stored for use in	   sprinkling the wrestlers, or the wrestling ground itself.	   Hence, a part of the orchestra of the Greek theater.	   [1913 Webster]
Conite \Co"nite\, n. [Gr. ? dust: cf. F. conite. So called on	   account of its gray color.] (Min.)	   A magnesian variety of dolomite.	   [1913 Webster]
Conium \Co*ni"um\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hemlock.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of biennial, poisonous, white-flowered,	      umbelliferous plants, bearing ribbed fruit ("seeds") and	      decompound leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The common hemlock ({Conium maculatum}, poison	      hemlock, spotted hemlock, poison parsley), a roadside weed	      of Europe, Asia, and America, cultivated in the United	      States for medicinal purpose. It is an active poison. The	      leaves and fruit are used in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]
Conject \Con*ject"\, v. t. [L. conjectus, p. p. of conjicere.	   See {Conjecture}, n.]	   To throw together, or to throw. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]	Conject \Con*ject"\, v. t.	   To conjecture; also, to plan. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conjector \Con*ject"or\, n. [L.]	   One who guesses or conjectures. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A great conjector at other men by their writings.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjecturable \Con*jec"tur*a*ble\ (?; 135), a.	   Capable of being conjectured or guessed.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjectural \Con*jec"tur*al\, a. [L. conjecturalis: cf. F.	   conjectural.]	   Dependent on conjecture; fancied; imagined; guessed at;	   undetermined; doubtful.	   [1913 Webster]	         And mak'st conjectural fears to come into me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A slight expense of conjectural analogy. --Hugh Miller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who or what such editor may be, must remain	         conjectural.                             --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjecturalist \Con*jec"tur*al*ist\, n.	   A conjecturer. [R.] --Month. rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjecturally \Con*jec`tur*al"ly\, n.	   That which depends upon guess; guesswork. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Conjecturally \Con*jec`tur*al*ly\, adv.	   In a conjectural manner; by way of conjecture. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\ (; 135?), n. [L. conjectura, fr.	   conjicere, conjectum, to throw together, infer, conjecture;	   con- + jacere to throw: cf. F. conjecturer. See {Jet} a	   shooting forth.]	   An opinion, or judgment, formed on defective or presumptive	   evidence; probable inference; surmise; guess; suspicion.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Herodotus] would thus have corrected his first	         loose conjecture by a real study of nature. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conjectures, fancies, built on nothing firm. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conjectured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Conjecturing}.] [Cf. F. conjecturer. Cf.	   {Conject}.]	   To arrive at by conjecture; to infer on slight evidence; to	   surmise; to guess; to form, at random, opinions concerning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Human reason can then, at the best, but conjecture what	         will be.                                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Conjecture \Con*jec"ture\, v. i.	   To make conjectures; to surmise; to guess; to infer; to form	   an opinion; to imagine.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjecturer \Con*jec"tur*er\, n.	   One who conjectures. --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjoin \Con*join\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conjoined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Conjoining}.] [F. conjoindre, fr. L. conjungere,	   -junctum; con- + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf.	   {Conjugate}, {Conjunction}.]	   To join together; to unite.	   [1913 Webster]	         The English army, that divided was	         Into two parties, is now conjoined in one. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         If either of you know any inward impediment why you	         should not be conjoined.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let that which he learns next be nearly conjoined with	         what he knows already.                   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Conjoin \Con*join"\, v. i.	   To unite; to join; to league. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjoined \Con*joined"\, a. (Her.)	   Joined together or touching.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjoint \Con*joint"\, a. [F. conjoint, p. p. of conjoindre. See	   {Conjoin}, and cf. {Conjunct}.]	   United; connected; associated. "Influence conjoint."	   --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Conjoint degrees} (Mus.), two notes which follow each other	      immediately in the order of the scale, as ut and re.	      --Johnson.	   {Conjoint tetrachords} (Mus.), two tetrachords or fourths,	      where the same note is the highest of one and the lowest	      of the other; -- also written {conjunct}.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjointly \Con*joint"ly\, adv.	   In a conjoint manner; untitedly; jointly; together. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjointness \Con*joint"ness\, n.	   The quality of being conjoint.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjubilant \Con*ju"bi*lant\, a.	   Shouting together for joy; rejoicing together. [R.] --Neale.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjugal \Con"ju*gal\, a. [L. conjugalis, fr. conjux husband,	   wife, consort, fr. conjungere to unite, join in marriage. See	   {Conjoin}.]	   Belonging to marriage; suitable or appropriate to the	   marriage state or to married persons; matrimonial; connubial.	   "Conjugal affection." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjugality \Con`ju*gal"i*ty\, n.	   The conjugal state; sexual intercourse. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjugally \Con"ju*gal*ly\, adv.	   In a conjugal manner; matrimonially; connubially.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjugate \Con"ju*gate\, a. [L. conjugatus, p. p. or conjugare	   to unite; con- + jugare to join, yoke, marry, jugum yoke;	   akin to jungere to join. See {Join}.]	   1. United in pairs; yoked together; coupled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) In single pairs; coupled.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Containing two or more compounds or radicals	      supposed to act the part of a single one. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Agreeing in derivation and radical signification;	      -- said of words.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) Presenting themselves simultaneously and having	      reciprocal properties; -- frequently used in pure and	      applied mathematics with reference to two quantities,	      points, lines, axes, curves, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 diameters of an	      ellipse or hyperbola such that each bisects all chords	      drawn parallel to the other.	   {Conjugate focus} (Opt.) See under {Focus}.	   {Conjugate mirrors} (Optics), two mirrors so placed that rays	      from the focus of one are received at the focus of the	      other, especially two concave mirrors so placed that rays	      proceeding from the principal focus of one and reflected	      in a parallel beam are received upon the other and brought	      to the principal focus.	   {Conjugate point} (Geom.), an acnode. See {Acnode}, and	      {Double point}.	   {Self-conjugate triangle} (Conic Sections), a triangle each	      of whose vertices is the pole of the opposite side with	      reference to a conic.	      [1913 Webster]	Conjugate \Con`ju*gate\, n. [L. conjugatum a combining,	   etymological relationship.]	   1. A word agreeing in derivation with another word, and	      therefore generally resembling it in signification.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have learned, in logic, that conjugates are	            sometimes in name only, and not in deed. --Abp.	                                                  Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A complex compound formed from the non-covalent	      union of two other comounds, behaving as a single	      compound. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Conjugate \Con"ju*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conjugated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Conjugating}.]	   1. To unite in marriage; to join. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) To inflect (a verb), or give in order the forms	      which it assumes in its several voices, moods, tenses,	      numbers, and persons.	      [1913 Webster]	Conjugate \Con"ju*gate\, v. i. (Biol.)	   To unite in a kind of sexual union, as two or more cells or	   individuals among the more simple plants and animals.	   [1913 Webster]
conjugated \conjugated\ adj.	   1. (Chem.) (Chem.) formed by the union of two compounds; as,	      a conjugated protein.	   Syn: conjugate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.	   Syn: conjugate, coupled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Chem.) containing two or more double bonds each separated	      from the other by a single bond; -- of an organic compound	      or of the double bonds thus arranged.	   Note: Conjugated double bonds have chemical and electronic	         properties different from those of isolated double	         bonds.	   Syn: conjugate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Conjugation \Con`ju*ga"tion\, n. [L. conjugatio conjugation (in	   senses 1 & 3).]	   1. the act of uniting or combining; union; assemblage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Mixtures and conjugations of atoms.   --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Two things conjoined; a pair; a couple. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sixth conjugations or pair of nerves. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.)	      (a) The act of conjugating a verb or giving in order its	          various parts and inflections.	      (b) A scheme in which are arranged all the parts of a	          verb.	      (c) A class of verbs conjugated in the same manner.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) A kind of sexual union; -- applied to a blending	      of the contents of two or more cells or individuals in	      some plants and lower animals, by which new spores or	      germs are developed.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjugational \Con`ju*ga"tion*al\, a.	   relating to conjugation. --Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjugial \Con*ju"gi*al\, a. [L. conjugialis, fr. conjugium. Cf.	   {Conjugal}.]	   Conjugal. [R.] --Swedenborg.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjugium \Con*ju"gi*um\, n. [L.] (Rom. Law)	   The marriage tie.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjunct \Con*junct"\, a. [L. conjunctus, p. p. See {Conjoin}.]	   1. United; conjoined; concurrent. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Same as {Conjoined}.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjunction \Con*junc"tion\, n. [L. conjunctio: cf. F.	   conjunction. See {Conjoin}.]	   1. The act of conjoining, or the state of being conjoined,	      united, or associated; union; association; league.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will unite the white rose and the red:	            Smille heaven upon his fair conjunction. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man can effect no great matter by his personal	            strength but as he acts in society and conjunction	            with others.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The meeting of two or more stars or planets in	      the same degree of the zodiac; as, the conjunction of the	      moon with the sun, or of Jupiter and Saturn. See the Note	      under {Aspect}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Heavenly bodies are said to be in conjunction when they	         are seen in the same part of the heavens, or have the	         same longitude or right ascension. The inferior	         conjunction of an inferior planet is its position when	         in conjunction on the same side of the sun with the	         earth; the superior conjunction of a planet is its	         position when on the side of the sun most distant from	         the earth.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) A connective or connecting word; an indeclinable	      word which serves to join together sentences, clauses of a	      sentence, or words; as, and, but, if.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though all conjunctions conjoin sentences, yet, with	            respect to the sense, some are conjunctive and some	            disjunctive.                          --Harris.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjunctional \Con*junc"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to a conjunction.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjunctiva \Con`junc*ti"va\, n. [NL., from L. conjunctivus	   connective.] (Anat.)	   The mucous membrane which covers the external surface of the	   ball of the eye and the inner surface of the lids; the	   conjunctival membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjunctival \Con`junc*ti"val\, a.	   1. Joining; connecting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the conjunctiva.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjunctive \Con*junc"tive\, a. [L. conjunctivus.]	   1. Serving to unite; connecting together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely united. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conjunctive mood} (Gram.), the mood which follows a	      conjunction or expresses contingency; the subjunctive	      mood.	   {Conjunctive tissue} (Anat.), the tissue found in nearly all	      parts of most animals. It yields gelatin on boiling, and	      consists of vriously arranged fibers which are imbedded	      protoplasmic cells, or corpuscles; -- called also	      {cellular tissue} and {connective tissue}. Adipose or	      fatty tissue is one of its many forms, and cartilage and	      bone are sometimes included by the phrase.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjunctively \Con*junc"tive*ly\, adv.	   In conjunction or union; together. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjunctiveness \Con*junc"tive*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being conjunctive. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjunctivitis \Con*junc`ti*vi"tis\ (? or ?), n. (Med.)	   Inflammation of the conjunctiva.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjunctly \Con*junct"ly\, adv.	   In union; conjointly; unitedly; together. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjuncture \Con*junc"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. conjoncture,	   LL. conjunctura.]	   1. The act of joining, or state of being joined; union;	      connection; combination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conjuncture of philosophy and divinity.	                                                  --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fit conjuncture or circumstances.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A crisis produced by a combination of circumstances;	      complication or combination of events or circumstances;	      plight resulting from various conditions.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Chesterfield] had recently governed Ireland, at	            a momentous conjuncture, with eminent firmness,	            wisdom, and humanity.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjuration \Con`ju*ra"tion\, n. [L. conjuratio, cf. F.	   conjuration.]	   1. The act of calling or summoning by a sacred name, or in	      solemn manner; the act of binding by an oath; an earnest	      entreaty; adjuration.	      [1913 Webster]	            We charge you, in the name of God, take heed; . . .	            Under this conjuration speak, my lord. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of invoking supernatural aid by the use	      of a magical form of words; the practice of magic arts;	      incantation; enchantment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pretended conjurations and prophecies of that event.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A league for a criminal purpose; conspiracy. [Obs.] "The	      conjuration of Catiline." --Sir T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]
Conjurator \Con"ju*ra`tor\, n. [LL.] (O. Eng. Law)	   One who swears or is sworn with others; one bound by oath	   with others; a compurgator. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjure \Con*jure"\ (k[o^]n*j[=u]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conjured} (-j[=u]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conjuring}.] [F.	   conjurer, fr. L. conjurare to swear together, to conspire;	   con- + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.]	   To call on or summon by a sacred name or in solemn manner; to	   implore earnestly; to adjure.	   [1913 Webster]	         I conjure you, let him know,	         Whate'er was done against him, Cato did it. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Conjure \Con*jure"\, v. i.	   To combine together by an oath; to conspire; to confederate.	   [A Latinism]	   [1913 Webster]	         Drew after him the third part of Heaven's sons	         Conjured against the Highest.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Conjure \Con"jure\, v. t.	   To affect or effect by conjuration; to call forth or send	   away by magic arts; to excite or alter, as if by magic or by	   the aid of supernatural powers.	   [1913 Webster]	         The habitation which your prophet . . . conjured the	         devil into.                              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To conjure up}, or make visible, as a spirit, by magic arts;	      hence, to invent; as, to conjure up a story; to conjure up	      alarms.	      [1913 Webster]	Conjure \Con"jure\, v. i.	   To practice magical arts; to use the tricks of a conjurer; to	   juggle; to charm.	   [1913 Webster]	         She conjures; away with her.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjurement \Con*jure"ment\, n.	   Serious injunction; solemn demand or entreaty. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conjurer \Con*jur"er\, n.	   One who conjures; one who calls, entreats, or charges in a	   solemn manner.	   [1913 Webster]	Conjurer \Con"jur*er\, n.	   1. One who practices magic arts; one who pretends to act by	      the aid super natural power; also, one who performs feats	      of legerdemain or sleight of hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dealing with witches and with conjurers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the account the loser brings,	            The conjurer knows who stole the things. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who conjectures shrewdly or judges wisely; a man of	      sagacity. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
conjuring \conjuring\ n.	   invoking a spirit or devil. See {conjure}, v..	   [WordNet 1.5]
Conjuror \Con*ju"ror\, n. (Law)	   One bound by a common oath with others. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conjury \Con"ju*ry\, n.	   The practice of magic; enchantment. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
conk \conk\ (k[o^][ng]k), n.	   1. the head. [slang]	      [PJC]	   2. a blow to the head. [slang]	      [PJC]	conk \conk\ (k[o^][ng]k), v. t.	   to hit on the head; as, to conk someone on the head with a	   pipe. [slang]	   [PJC]
conker \conk"er\ (k[o^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.	   the inedible nutlike seed of the horsechestnut.	   Syn: buckeye, horsechestnut, horse-chestnut.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conn \Conn\ (k[o^]n), v. t.	   See {Con}, to direct a ship.	   [1913 Webster] Connascence
Connascence \Con*nas"cence\, Connascency \Con*nas"cen*cy\, n.	   [L. con- + nascentia birth, fr. nascens, p. pr. of nasci to	   be born.]	   1. The common birth of two or more at the same tome;	      production of two or more together. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is born or produced with another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of growing together. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]
Connascent \Con*nas"cent\, a.	   Born together; produced at the same time. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Connate \Con"nate\ (?; 277), a. [L. connatus; con- + natus born,	   p. p. of nasci. See {Cognate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Born with another; being of the same birth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Congenital; existing from birth. "Connate notions."	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            A difference has been made by some; those diseases	            or conditions which are dependent on original	            conformation being called congenital; while the	            diseases of affections that may have supervened	            during gestation or delivery are called connate.	                                                  --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Congenitally united; growing from one base, or	      united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate	      leaves or athers. See Illust. of {Connate-perfoliate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Connate-perfoliate \Con"nate-per*fo"li*ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Connate or coalescent at the base so as to produce a broad	   foliaceous body through the center of which the stem passes;	   -- applied to leaves, as the leaves of the boneset.	   [1913 Webster]
Connation \Con*na"tion\, n.	   Connection by birth; natural union. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Connatural \Con*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. con- + natural.]	   1. Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent;	      natural.	      [1913 Webster]	            These affections are connatural to us. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Partaking of the same nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            And mix with our connatural dust.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Connaturality \Con*nat`u*ral"i*ty\, n.	   Participation of the same nature; natural union or	   connection. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A congruity and connaturality between them. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Connaturalize \Con*nat"u*ral*ize\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To bring to the same nature as something else; to adapt.	   [Obs.] --Dr. J. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Connaturally \Con*nat"u*ral*ly\, adv.	   By the act of nature; originally; from birth. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Connaturalness \Con*nat"u*ral*ness\, n.	   Participation of the same nature; natural union. --I. Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Connature \Con*na"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Participation in a common nature or character. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Connature was defined as likeness in kind between	         either two changes in consciousness, or two states of	         consciousness.                           --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Connect \Con*nect"\ (k[o^]n*n[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Connected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Connecting}.] [L. connectere,	   -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See {Annex}.]	   1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening;	      to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to	      establish a bond or relation between.	      [1913 Webster]	            He fills, he bounds, connects and equals all.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man must see the connection of each intermediate	            idea with those that it connects before he can use	            it in a syllogism.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with	      another person, thing, business, or affair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To establish a communication link; -- used with with; as,	      his telephone didn't answer, so I connected with him by	      email.	      [PJC]	   4. To electronically or mechanically link (a device) to	      another device, or to link a device to a common	      communication line; -- used with with; as, the installer	      connected our telephones on Monday; I connected my VCR to	      the TV set by myself; the plumber connected a shut-off	      valve to my gas line.	      [PJC]	   {Connecting rod} (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and	      connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod	      connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston	      rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.	      [1913 Webster]	Connect \Con*nect"\, v. i.	   To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one	   line of railroad connects with another; one argument connects	   with another.	   [1913 Webster]
connected \connected\ adj.	   1. p. p. of {connect}. [Narrower terms: {abutting, adjacent,	      adjoining, bordering(prenominal), conterminous,	      coterminous, contiguous}] [Narrower terms: {adjunctive}]	      [Narrower terms: {affined}] [Narrower terms: {attached}]	      [Narrower terms: {contiguous, in contact}] [Narrower	      terms: {coupled, joined, linked}] [Narrower terms:	      {cursive, flowing}] [Narrower terms: {siamese}] [Narrower	      terms: {socially connected, well-connected}] {unconnected}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. being joined in close association.	   Syn: affiliated, attached.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. connected by a conductor so as to allow the flow of	      electric signals. [Narrower terms: {wired (vs. wireless)}]	      WordNet 1.5]	   4. (Music) legato. {staccato}	   Syn: flowing, smooth.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. associated with or accompanying.	   Syn: associated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   6. (Computers) stored in, controlled by, or in direct	      communication with a central computer. [Narrower terms:	      {on-line (vs. off-line), online, on line(predicate)}]	   Syn: machine-accessible.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   7. switched on. [Narrower terms: {on-line (vs. off-line),	      online, on line(predicate)}]	   Syn: ready, on.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   8. having some relation.	   Syn: related.	        [WordNet 1.5]
connectedness \connectedness\ n.	   1. the state of being connected.	   Syn: connection.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a relation between things or events (as in the case of one	      causing the other or sharing features with it).	   Syn: connection, connexion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
connecting \connecting\ adj.	   1. having a connection; as, connecting rooms.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. forming a connection; as, a connecting corridor.	      [PJC]	   3. (Grammar) syntactically connecting sentences or elements	      of a sentence.	   Syn: copulative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Connectedly \Con*nect"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a connected manner.	   [1913 Webster]
connecter \connecter\ n.	   same as {connector}.	   Syn: connection, connexion, connector, connective.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Connecticuter \Connecticuter\ n.	   a resident of Connecticut.	   [WordNet 1.5]
connecting \connecting\ n.	   the act of bringing two things into contact.	   Syn: joining, connection, connexion.	        [WordNet 1.5]	connecting \connecting\ a.	   forming a connection; as, a connecting flight.	   Syn: joining.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Connection \Con*nec"tion\, n. [Cf. {Connexion}.]	   1. The act of connecting, or the state of being connected;	      the act or process of bringing two things into contact;	      junction; union; as, the connection between church and	      state is inescapable; the connection of pipes of different	      diameters requires an adapter.	   Syn: link, connectedness.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. That which connects or joins together; bond; tie.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. any relationship between things or events; association;	      alliance; as, a causal connection between interest rates	      and stock prices.	   Syn: relation.	        [PJC]	              He [Algazel] denied the possibility of a known	              connection between cause and effect. --Whewell.	        [1913 Webster]	              The eternal and inseparable connection between	              virtue and happiness.               --Atterbury.	        [1913 Webster]	              Any sort of connection which is perceived or	              imagined between two or more things. --I. Taylor.	        [1913 Webster]	   4. A relation; esp. a person connected with another by	      marriage rather than by blood; -- used in a loose and	      indefinite, and sometimes a comprehensive, sense.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The persons or things that are connected; as, a business	      connection; the Methodist connection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men elevated by powerful connection.  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the head of a strong parliamentary connection.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose names, forces, connections, and characters	            were perfectly known to him.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. something that connects other objects.	   Syn: connexion, connector, connecter, connective.	        [PJC]	   6. (usually plural) an acquaintance or acquaintances who are	      influential or in a position of power and to whom you are	      connected in some way (as by family or friendship); as, he	      has powerful connections.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   7. a communications channel; as, my cell phone had a bad	      connection.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   8. (Transportation) a vehicle in which one may continue a	      journey after debarking from another vehicle; the	      departing vehicle of a {connection[9]}; as, my connection	      leaves four hours after my arrival; I missed my	      connection.	   Note: A connection may be more specifically referred to as a	         {connecting flight}, a {connecting train}, etc.	         [PJC]	   9. (Transportation) the scheduled arrival of one vehicle and	      departure of a second, sufficiently close in time and	      place to allow the departing vehicle serve as a means of	      continuing a journey begun or continued in the first	      vehicle; as, we can get a connection at Newark to continue	      on to Paris; -- most commonly used of airplanes, trains,	      and buses arriving and departing at the same terminal.	      [PJC]	   10. (Transportation) the transfer of a passenger from one	       vehicle to another to continue a journey; as, the	       connection was made in Copenhagen; -- most commonly of	       scheduled transportation on common carriers.	       [PJC]	   11. (Commerce) a vendor who can supply desired materials at a	       favorable price, or under conditions when other sources	       are unavailable; as, to get a bargain from one's	       connection in the jewelry trade; to have connections for	       the purchase of marijuana; -- often used in the pl..	       [PJC]	   12. (Psychol.) the process of bringing ideas or events	       together in memory or imagination.	   Syn: association, connection, connexion.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {In this connection}, in connection with this subject.	   Note: [A phrase objected to by some writers.]	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word was formerly written, as by Milton, with x	         instead of t in the termination, connexion, and the	         same thing is true of the kindred words inflexion,	         reflexion, and the like. But the general usage at	         present is to spell them connection, inflection,	         reflection, etc.	   Syn: Union; coherence; continuity; junction; association;	        dependence; intercourse; commerce; communication;	        affinity; relationship.	        [1913 Webster]
Connective \Con*nect"ive\, a.	   Connecting, or adapted to connect; involving connection.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Connection tissue} (Anat.) See {Conjunctive tissue}, under	      {Conjunctive}.	      [1913 Webster]	Connective \Con*nect"ive\, n.	   That which connects. Specifically:	   (a) (Gram.) A word that connect words or sentences; a	       conjunction or preposition.	   (b) (Bot.) That part of an anther which connects its	       thec[ae], lobes, or cells.	       [1913 Webster]
Connectively \Con*nect"ive*ly\, adv.	   In connjunction; jointly.	   [1913 Webster]
Connector \Con*nect"or\, n.	   One who, or that which, connects; as:	   (a) A flexible tube for connecting the ends of glass tubes in	       pneumatic experiments.	   (b) A device for holding two parts of an electrical conductor	       in contact.	       [1913 Webster]
Conner \Con"ner\, n. [Cf. {Cunner}.] (Zool.)	   A marine European fish ({Crenilabrus melops}); also, the	   related American cunner. See {Cunner}.	   [1913 Webster]
Connex \Con*nex"\, v. t. [L. connexus, p. p. See {Connect}.]	   To connect. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Connexion \Con*nex"ion\, n. [L. connexio: cf. F. connexion.]	   Connection. See {Connection}.	   [1913 Webster]
Connexive \Con*nex"ive\, a.	   See {Connective}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conning tower \Con"ning tow"er\,	   1. n. The shot-proof pilot house of a war vessel. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the raised structure rising above the deck of a submarine.	      [PJC]
Connivance \Con*niv"ance\, n. [Cf. F. connivence, L.	   conniventia.]	   1. Intentional failure or forbearance to discover a fault or	      wrongdoing; voluntary oversight; passive consent or	      cooperation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Corrupt or guilty assent to wrongdoing, not	      involving actual participation in, but knowledge of, and	      failure to prevent or oppose it.	   Syn: See {Collusion}.	        [1913 Webster]
Connive \Con*nive"\ (k[o^]n*n[imac]v"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Connived} (-n[imac]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conniving}.] [L.	   connivere to shut the eyes, connive, fr. con- + (perh.) a	   word akin to nicere to beckon, nictare to wink.]	   1. To open and close the eyes rapidly; to wink. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The artist is to teach them how to nod judiciously,	            and to connive with either eye.       --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To close the eyes upon a fault; to wink (at); to fail or	      forbear by intention to discover an act; to permit a	      proceeding, as if not aware of it; -- usually followed by	      at.	      [1913 Webster]	            To connive at what it does not approve. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            In many of these, the directors were heartily	            concurring; in most of them, they were encouraging,	            and sometimes commanding; in all they were	            conniving.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The government thought it expedient, occasionally,	            to connive at the violation of this rule.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Connive \Con*nive"\, v. t.	   To shut the eyes to; to overlook; to pretend not to see. [R.	   & Obs.] "Divorces were not connived only, but with eye open	   allowed." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Connivency \Con*niv"en*cy\, n.	   Connivance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Connivent \Con*niv"ent\, a. [L. connivens, p. pr.]	   1. Forbearing to see; designedly inattentive; as, connivent	      justice. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 membrane in the human system, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Conniver \Con*niv"er\, n.	   One who connives.	   [1913 Webster]
Connoisseur \Con`nois*seur"\ (?; 277), n. [F. connaisseur,	   formerly connoisseur, fr. conna[^i]tre to know, fr. L.	   cognoscere to become acquainted with; co- + noscere,	   gnoscere, to learn to know. See {Know}, and cf. {Cognizor}.]	   One well versed in any subject; a skillful or knowing person;	   a critical judge of any art, particulary of one of the fine	   arts.	   [1913 Webster]	         The connoisseur is "one who knows," as opposed to the	         dilettant, who only "thinks he knows."   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Connoisseurship \Con`nois*seur"ship\ (?; 277), n.	   State of being a connoisseur.	   [1913 Webster]
Connotate \Con"no*tate\ (k[o^]n"n[-o]*t[=a]t), v. t. [L. con- +	   notatus, p. p.of notare to mark. Cf. {Connote}.]	   To connote; to suggest or designate (something) as	   additional; to include; to imply. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Connotation \Con`no*ta"tion\ (k[o^]n`n[-o]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Cf. F. connotation.]	   The act of connoting; a making known or designating something	   additional; implication of something more than is asserted.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. a meaning implied but not explicitly denoted by some word	      or expression, which may be understood in addition to the	      explicit primary meaning.	      [PJC]	   3. (Logic) the full set of necessary properties possessed by	      all the objects within the extension of a term; the	      intensional meaning of a term, which determines the	      objects to which the term applies; the intension of a	      term.	   Syn: intension. [PJC]
connotational \connotational\ adj.	   Having the power of implying or suggesting something in	   addition to what is explicit. Contrasted with {denotative}.	   Syn: connotative of (predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Connotative \Con*no"ta*tive\ (k[o^]n*n[=o]"t[.a]*t[i^]v or	   k[o^]n"n[-o]*t[asl]*t[i^]v), a.	   1. Implying something additional; illative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Log.) Implying an attribute. See {Connote}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Connotative term}, one which denotes a subject and implies	      an attribute. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Connotatively \Con*no"ta*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a connotative manner; expressing connotation.	   [1913 Webster]
connote \con*note"\ (k[o^]n*n[=o]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {connoted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {connoting}.] [See {connotate},	   and {cote}.]	   1. To mark along with; to suggest or indicate as additional;	      to designate by implication; to include in the meaning; to	      imply.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good, in the general notion of it, connotes also a	            certain suitableness of it to some other thing.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) To imply as an attribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word "white" denotes all white things, as snow,	            paper, the foam of the sea, etc., and ipmlies, or as	            it was termed by the schoolmen, connotes, the	            attribute "whiteness."                --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Connubial \Con*nu"bi*al\, a. [L. connubialis, fr. connubium	   marriage; con- + nubere to veil, to marry. See {Nupital}.]	   Of or pertaining to marriage, or the marriage state;	   conjugal; nuptial.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor Eve the rites	         Mysterious of connubial love refused.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kind, connubial tenderness.              --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Connubiality \Con*nu`bi*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being connubial; something characteristics of	   the conjugal state; an expression of connubial tenderness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some connubialities which had begun to pass between Mr.	         and Mrs. B.                              --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Connumeration \Con*nu`mer*a"tion\, n. [LL. connumeratio, fr. L.	   connumerare, -numeratum, to number with.]	   A reckoning together. [R.] --Porson.	   [1913 Webster]
Connusance \Con"nu*sance\, n. (Law)	   See {Cognizance}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Connusant \Con"nu*sant\, a. (Law)	   See {Cognizant}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Connusor \Con`nu*sor"\, n. (Law)	   See {Cognizor}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Connutritious \Con`nu*tri"tious\, a.	   Nutritious by force of habit; -- said of certain kinds of	   food. [Obs.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Conny \Con"ny\, a. [[root]45. Cf. {Canny}, {Gunning}.]	   Brave; fine; canny. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Conodont \Co"no*dont\ (k[=o]"n[-o]*d[o^]nt), n. [Gr. kw^nos cone	   + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar toothlike fossil of many forms, found especially	   in carboniferous rocks. Such fossils are supposed by some to	   be the teeth of marsipobranch fishes, but they are probably	   the jaws of annelids.	   [1913 Webster] Conodonta
Conodonta \Conodonta\, Conodontophorida \Conodontophorida\n.	   an extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise	   taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications it is	   considered a separate phylum.	   Syn: order {Conodonta}, Conodontophorida, order	        {Conodontophorida}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conoid \Co"noid\ (k[=o]"noid), n. [Gr. kwnoeidh`s conical;	   kw^nos cone + e'i^dos form: cf. F. cono["i]de.]	   1. Anything that has a form resembling that of a cone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.)	      (a) A solid formed by the revolution of a conic section	          about its axis; as, a parabolic conoid, elliptic	          conoid, etc.; -- more commonly called {paraboloid},	          {ellipsoid}, etc.	      (b) A surface which may be generated by a straight line	          moving in such a manner as always to meet a given	          straight line and a given curve, and continue parallel	          to a given plane. --Math. Dict.	          [1913 Webster]	Conoid \Co"noid\ a.	   Resembling a cone; conoidal.	   [1913 Webster]
Conoidal \Co*noid"al\, a. [Cf. F. cono["i]dal.]	   Nearly, but not exactly, conical. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster] Conoidic
Conoidic \Co*noid"ic\, Conoidical \Co*noid"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a conoid; having the form of a conoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Conominee \Co*nom`i*nee"\, n.	   One nominated in conjunction with another; a joint nominee.	   --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]
Conquadrate \Con*quad"rate\, v. t. [L. conquadratus, p. p. of	   conquadrare.]	   To bring into a square. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Conquassate \Con*quas"sate\, v. t. [L. conquassatus, p. p. of	   conquassare.]	   To shake; to agitate. [Obs.] --Harvey. -- {Con`quas*sa"tion},	   n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conquer \Con"quer\ (k[o^][ng]"k[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conquered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conquering}.] [OF. conquerre,	   F. conqu['e]rir, fr. L. conquirere, -quisitum, to seek or	   search for, to bring together, LL., to conquer; con- +	   quaerere to seek. See {Quest}.]	   1. To gain or acquire by force; to take possession of by	      violent means; to gain dominion over; to subdue by	      physical means; to reduce; to overcome by force of arms;	      to cause to yield; to vanquish. "If thou conquer Rome."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we be conquer'd, let men conquer us. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We conquered France, but felt our captive's charms.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subdue or overcome by mental or moral power; to	      surmount; as, to conquer difficulties, temptation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            By winning words to conquer hearts,	            And make persuasion do the work of fear. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To gain or obtain, overcoming obstacles in the way; to	      win; as, to conquer freedom; to conquer a peace.	   Syn: To subdue; vanquish; overcome; overpower; overthrow;	        defeat; rout; discomfit; subjugate; reduce; humble;	        crush; surmount; subject; master.	   Usage: {To Conquer}, {Vanquish}, {Subdue}, {Subjugate},	          {Overcome}. These words agree in the general idea	          expressed by overcome, -- that of bringing under one's	          power by the exertion of force. Conquer is wider and	          more general than vanquish, denoting usually a	          succession of conflicts. Vanquish is more individual,	          and refers usually to a single conflict. Thus,	          Alexander conquered Asia in a succession of battles,	          and vanquished Darius in one decisive engagement.	          Subdue implies a more gradual and continual pressure,	          but a surer and more final subjection. We speak of a	          nation as subdued when its spirit is at last broken,	          so that no further resistance is offered. Subjugate is	          to bring completely under the yoke of bondage. The	          ancient Gauls were never finally subdued by the Romans	          until they were completely subjugated. These words,	          when used figuratively, have correspondent meanings.	          We conquer our prejudices or aversions by a succesion	          of conflicts; but we sometimes vanquish our reluctance	          to duty by one decided effort: we endeavor to subdue	          our evil propensities by watchful and persevering	          exertions. Subjugate is more commonly taken in its	          primary meaning, and when used figuratively has	          generally a bad sense; as, his reason was completely	          subjugated to the sway of his passions.	          [1913 Webster]	Conquer \Con"quer\ (k[o^][ng]"k[~e]r), v. i.	   To gain the victory; to overcome; to prevail.	   [1913 Webster]	         He went forth conquering and to conquer. --Rev. vi. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         The champions resolved to conquer or to die. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Conquerable \Con*quer*a*ble\ (k[o^][ng]"k[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being conquered or subdued. --South. --	   {Con"quer*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Conqueress \Con"quer*ess\, n.	   A woman who conquers. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
conquering \conquering\ adj. prenom.	   pr. p. of {conquer}. [Narrower terms: {undefeated (vs.	   defeated)}] WordNet 1.5]	conquering \conquering\ n.	   the act of conquering.	   Syn: conquest, enslavement, subjection, subjugation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conqueror \Con"quer*or\ (k[o^][ng]"k[~e]r*[~e]r), n. [OF.	   conquereor, fr. conquerre,]	   One who conquers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Conqueror} (Eng. Hist.). William the Norman (1027-1067)	      who invaded England, defeated Harold in the battle of	      Hastings, and was crowned king, in 1066.	      [1913 Webster]
Conquest \Con"quest\, n. [OF. conquest, conqueste, F.	   conqu[^e]te, LL. conquistum, conquista, prop. p. p. from L.	   conquirere. See {Conquer}.]	   1. The act or process of conquering, or acquiring by force;	      the act of overcoming or subduing opposition by force,	      whether physical or moral; subjection; subjugation;	      victory.	      [1913 Webster]	            In joys of conquest he resigns his breath.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three years sufficed for the conquest of the	            country.                              --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is conquered; possession gained by force,	      physical or moral.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore rejoice? What conquest brings he home?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Feudal Law) The acquiring of property by other means than	      by inheritance; acquisition. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of gaining or regaining by successful struggle;	      as, the conquest of liberty or peace.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Conquest} (Eng. Hist.), the subjugation of England by	      William of Normandy in 1066. The {Norman Conquest}.	   Syn: Victory; triumph; mastery; reduction; subjugation;	        subjection.	        [1913 Webster]
Conquian \Con"qui*an\, n. (Card Playing)	   A game for two, played with 40 cards, in which each player	   tries to form three or four of a kind or sequences.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Consanguine \Con*san"guine\, a.	   1. related by blood; descended from a common ancestor; --	      used as a term of relation between two people.	   Syn: akin(predicate), blood-related, cognate, consanguineous,	        kin(predicate).	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Law) having the same father but different mothers; --	      contrasted with {{uterine[2]}} and {{german}}.	      [PJC]
Consanguineal \Con`san*guin"e*al\, a.	   Of the same blood; related by birth. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Consanguined \Con*san"guined\, a.	   Of kin blood; related. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Consanguineous \Con`san*guin"e*ous\, a. [L. conguineus; con- +	   sanguis blood: cf. F. consanguin. See {Sanquine}.]	   Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same	   parent or ancestor. --Shak.	   Syn: consanguine. [1913 Webster]
Consanguinity \Con`san*guin"i*ty\, n. [L. consanguinitas: cf. F.	   consanguintit['e].]	   The relation of persons by blood, in distinction from	   affinity or relation by marriage; blood relationship; as,	   lineal consanguinity; collateral consanguinity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Invoking aid by the ties of consanguinity. --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Consarcination \Con*sar`ci*na"tion\, n. [L. consarcinare,	   -natum, to patch together.]	   A patching together; patchwork. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscience \Con"science\, n. [F. conscience, fr. L. conscientia,	   fr. consciens, p. pr. of conscire to know, to be conscious;	   con- + scire to know. See {Science}.]	   1. Knowledge of one's own thoughts or actions; consciousness.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sweetest cordial we receive, at last,	            Is conscience of our virtuous actions past.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The faculty, power, or inward principle which decides as	      to the character of one's own actions, purposes, and	      affections, warning against and condemning that which is	      wrong, and approving and prompting to that which is right;	      the moral faculty passing judgment on one's self; the	      moral sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            My conscience hath a thousand several tongues,	            And every tongue brings in a several tale,	            And every tale condemns me for a villain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As science means knowledge, conscience	            etymologically means self-knowledge . . . But the	            English word implies a moral standard of action in	            the mind as well as a consciousness of our own	            actions. . . . Conscience is the reason, employed	            about questions of right and wrong, and accompanied	            with the sentiments of approbation and condemnation.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The estimate or determination of conscience; conviction or	      right or duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conscience supposes the existence of some such	            [i.e., moral] faculty, and properly signifies our	            consciousness of having acted agreeably or contrary	            to its directions.                    --Adam Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tenderness of feeling; pity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conscience clause}, a clause in a general law exempting	      persons whose religious scruples forbid compliance	      therewith, -- as from taking judicial oaths, rendering	      military service, etc.	   {Conscience money}, stolen or wrongfully acquired money that	      is voluntarily restored to the rightful possessor. Such	      money paid into the United States treasury by unknown	      debtors is called the Conscience fund.	   {Court of Conscience}, a court established for the recovery	      of small debts, in London and other trading cities and	      districts. [Eng.] --Blackstone.	   {In conscience}, {In all conscience}, in deference or	      obedience to conscience or reason; in reason; reasonably.	      "This is enough in conscience." --Howell. "Half a dozen	      fools are, in all conscience, as many as you should	      require." --Swift.	   {To make conscience of}, {To make a matter of conscience}, to	      act according to the dictates of conscience concerning	      (any matter), or to scruple to act contrary to its	      dictates.	      [1913 Webster]
Conscienced \Con"scienced\, a.	   Having a conscience. [R.] "Soft-conscienced men." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscienceless \Con"science*less\, a.	   Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conscienceless and wicked patrons.       --Hookre.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscient \Con"scient\, a. [L. consciens, -entis, p. pr.]	   Conscious. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscientious \Con`sci*en"tious\, a. [Cf. F. consciencieux, LL.	   conscientiosus.]	   1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to	      the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed	      rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            The advice of wise and conscientious men.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by a regard to conscience; conformed to the	      dictates of conscience; -- said of actions.	      [1913 Webster]	            A holy and conscientious course.      --Abp.	                                                  Tillotson.	   Syn: Scrupulous; exact; faithful; just; upright.	        [1913 Webster]
Conscientiously \Con`sci*en"tious*ly\, adv.	   In a conscientious manner; as a matter of conscience; hence;	   faithfully; accurately; completely.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscientiousness \Con`sci*en"tious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to	   the dictates of conscience.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscionable \Con"scion*a*ble\, a. [Irregularly formed fr.	   conscience.]	   Governed by, or according to, conscience; reasonable; just.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let my debtors have conscionable satisfaction. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscionableness \Con"scion*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being conscionable; reasonableness. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscionably \Con"scion*a*bly\, adv.	   Reasonably; justly.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscious \Con"scious\, a. [L. conscius; con- + scire to know.	   See {Conscience}.]	   1. Possessing the faculty of knowing one's own thoughts or	      mental operations.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some are thinking or conscious beings, or have a	            power of thought.                     --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing knowledge, whether by internal, conscious	      experience or by external observation; cognizant; aware;	      sensible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her conscious heart imputed suspicion where none	            could have been felt.                 --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man who breathes most healthilly is least	            conscious of his own breathing.       --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made the object of consciousness; known to one's self; as,	      conscious guilt.	      [1913 Webster]	            With conscious terrors vex me round.  --Milton.	   Syn: Aware; apprised; sensible; felt; known.	        [1913 Webster]
Consciously \Con"scious*ly\, adv.	   In a conscious manner; with knowledge of one's own mental	   operations or actions.	   [1913 Webster]
Consciousness \Con"scious*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being conscious; knowledge of one's own	      existence, condition, sensations, mental operations, acts,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consciousness is thus, on the one hand, the	            recognition by the mind or "ego" of its acts and	            affections; -- in other words, the self-affirmation	            that certain modifications are known by me, and that	            these modifications are mine.         --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Immediate knowledge or perception of the presence of any	      object, state, or sensation. See the Note under	      {Attention}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Annihilate the consciousness of the object, you	            annihilate the consciousness of the operation. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, when the steam	            Which overflowed the soul had passed away,	            A consciousness remained that it had left.	            . . . images and precious thoughts	            That shall not die, and can not be destroyed.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consciousness of wrong brought with it the	            consciousness of weakness.            --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Feeling, persuasion, or expectation; esp., inward sense of	      guilt or innocence. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An honest mind is not in the power of a dishonest:	            to break its peace there must be some guilt or	            consciousness.                        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Conscribe \Con*scribe"\, v. t. [L. conscribere. See	   {Conscript}.]	   To enroll; to enlist. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscript \Con"script\, a. [L. conscriptus, p. p. of conscribere	   to write together, to enroll; con- + scribere to write. See	   {Scribe}.]	   Enrolled; written; registered.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Conscript fathers} (Rom. Antiq.), the senators of ancient	      Rome. When certain new senators were first enrolled with	      the "fathers" the body was called Patres et Conscripti;	      afterward all were called Patres conscripti.	      [1913 Webster]	Conscript \Con"script\, n.	   One taken by lot, or compulsorily enrolled, to serve as a	   soldier or sailor.	   [1913 Webster]	Conscript \Con*script"\, v. t.	   To enroll, by compulsion, for military service.	   [1913 Webster]
Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, n. [L. conscriptio: cf. F.	   conscription.]	   1. An enrolling or registering.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conscription of men of war.       --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A compulsory enrollment of men for military or naval	      service; a draft.	      [1913 Webster]	Conscription \Con*scrip"tion\, a.	   Belonging to, or of the nature of, a conspiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Consecrate \Con"se*crate\, a. [L. consceratus, p. p. of	   conscerare to conscerate; con- + sacrare to consecrate, sacer	   sacred. See {Sacred}.]	   Consecrated; devoted; dedicated; sacred.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were assembled in that consecrate place. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Consecrate \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, or devote, to the	      service or worship of God; as, to consecrate a church; to	      give (one's self) unreservedly, as to the service of God.	      [1913 Webster]	            One day in the week is . . . consecrated to a holy	            rest.                                 --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set apart to a sacred office; as, to consecrate a	      bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. --Ex.	                                                  xxix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To canonize; to exalt to the rank of a saint; to enroll	      among the gods, as a Roman emperor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To render venerable or revered; to hallow; to dignify; as,	      rules or principles consecrated by time. --Burke.	   Syn: See {Addict}.	        [1913 Webster]
Consecrater \Con"se*cra`ter\, n.	   Consecrator.	   [1913 Webster]
Consecration \Con`se*cra"tion\, n. [L. consecratio: cf. F.	   cons['e]cration.]	   The act or ceremony of consecrating; the state of being	   consecrated; dedication.	   [1913 Webster]	         Until the days of your consecration be at an end.	                                                  --Lev. viii.	                                                  33.	   [1913 Webster]	         Consecration makes not a place sacred, but only	         solemnly declares it so.                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Consecrator \Con"se*cra`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who consecrates; one who performs the rites by which a	   person or thing is devoted or dedicated to sacred purposes.	   [Written also {consecrater}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Consecratory \Con"se*cra*to*ry\ (? or ?), a.	   Of or pertaining to the act of consecration; dedicatory.	   [1913 Webster]	         The consecratory prayer.                 --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Consectaneous \Con`sec*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. consectaneus.]	   Following as a matter of course.               --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Consectary \Con"sec*ta*ry\, a. [L. consectarius, fr. consectari	   to follow after eagerly; con- + sectari to follow eagerly,	   fr. sequi to follow.]	   Following by consequence; consequent; deducible. [R.]	   "Consectary impieties." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Consectary \Con"sec*ta*ry\, n.	   That which follows by consequence or is logically deducible;	   deduction from premises; corollary. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Consecute \Con"se*cute\, v. t.	   To follow closely; to endeavor to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Consecution \Con`se*cu"tion\, n. [L. consecutio. See	   {Consequent}.]	   1. A following, or sequel; actual or logical dependence.	      --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A succession or series of any kind. [Obs.] --Sir I.	      Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Month of consecution} (Astron.), a month as reckoned from	      one conjunction of the moon with the sun to another.	      [1913 Webster]
Consecutive \Con*sec"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. cons['e]cutif. See	   {Consequent}.]	   1. Following in a train; succeeding one another in a regular	      order; successive; uninterrupted in course or succession;	      with no interval or break; as, fifty consecutive years.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Following as a consequence or result; actually or	      logically dependent; consequential; succeeding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The actions of a man consecutive to volition.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) Having similarity of sequence; -- said of certain	      parallel progressions of two parts in a piece of harmony;	      as, consecutive fifths, or consecutive octaves, which are	      forbidden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Consecutive chords} (Mus.), chords of the same kind	      succeeding one another without interruption.	      [1913 Webster]
Consecutively \Con*sec"u*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a consecutive manner; by way of sequence; successively.	   [1913 Webster]
Consecutiveness \Con*sec"u*tive*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being consecutive.	   [1913 Webster]
Consension \Con*sen"sion\, n. [L. consensio.]	   Agreement; accord. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Consensual \Con*sen"su*al\, a. [See {Consent}, v. i., and cf.	   {Sensual}.]	   1. (Law) Existing, or made, by the mutual consent of two or	      more parties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Excited or caused by sensation, sympathy, or	      reflex action, and not by conscious volition; as,	      consensual motions.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Consensual contract} (Law), a contract formed merely by	      consent, as a marriage contract.	      [1913 Webster]
Consensus \Con*sen"sus\, n. [L. See {Consent}.]	   Agreement; accord; consent.	   [1913 Webster]	         That traditional consensus of society which we call	         public opinion.                          --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Consent \Con*sent"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Consented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Consenting}.] [F. consentir, fr. L. consentire,	   -sensum, to feel together, agree; con- + sentire to feel. See	   {Sense}.]	   1. To agree in opinion or sentiment; to be of the same mind;	      to accord; to concur.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Saul was consenting unto his death. --Acts.	                                                  viii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flourishing many years before Wyclif, and much	            consenting with him in jugdment.      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To indicate or express a willingness; to yield to	      guidance, persuasion, or necessity; to give assent or	      approval; to comply.	      [1913 Webster]	            My poverty, but not my will, consents. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And whispering "I will ne'er consent," -- consented.	                                                  --Byron.	   Syn: To accede; yield; assent; comply; agree; allow; concede;	        permit; admit; concur; acquiesce.	        [1913 Webster]	Consent \Con*sent"\, v. t.	   To grant; to allow; to assent to; to admit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Interpreters . . . will not consent it to be a true	         story.                                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Consent \Con*sent"\, n. [Cf. OF. consent.]	   1. Agreement in opinion or sentiment; the being of one mind;	      accord.	      [1913 Webster]	            All with one consent began to make excuse. --Luke	                                                  xiv. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fell together all, as by consent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Correspondence in parts, qualities, or operations;	      agreement; harmony; coherence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The melodious consent of the birds.   --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such is the world's great harmony that springs	            From union, order, full consent of things. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Voluntary accordance with, or concurrence in, what is done	      or proposed by another; acquiescence; compliance;	      approval; permission.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wert possessed of David's throne	            By free consent of all.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Capable, deliberate, and voluntary assent or	      agreement to, or concurrence in, some act or purpose,	      implying physical and mental power and free action.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) Sympathy. See {Sympathy}, 4.	   Syn: Assent; acquiescence; concurrence; agreement; approval;	        permission. See {Assent}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Age of consent} (Law), an age, fixed by statute and varying	      in different jurisdictions, at which one is competent to	      give consent. Sexual intercourse with a female child under	      the age of consent is punishable as rape.	      [1913 Webster]
Consentaneity \Con*sen`ta*ne"i*ty\, n.	   Mutual agreement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Consentaneous \Con`sen*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. consentaneus.]	   Consistent; agreeable; suitable; accordant to; harmonious;	   concurrent.	   [1913 Webster]	         A good law and consentaneous to reason.  --Howell.	   -- {Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con`sen*ta"ne*ous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Consentant \Con*sent"ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of consentir.]	   Consenting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Consenter \Con*sent"er\, a.	   One who consents.	   [1913 Webster]
Consentient \Con*sen"tient\, a. [L. consentients, p. pr. See	   {Consent}.]	   Agreeing in mind; accordant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The consentient judgment of the church.  --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Consentingly \Con*sent"ing*ly\, adv.	   With consent; in a compliant manner.           --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Consequence \Con"se*quence\, n. [L., consequentia: cf. F.	   cons['e]quence. See {Consequent}.]	   1. That which follows something on which it depends; that	      which is produced by a cause; a result.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shun to taste,	            And shun the bitter consequence.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) A proposition collected from the agreement of	      other previous propositions; any conclusion which results	      from reason or argument; inference.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Chain of causes and effects; consecution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such fatal consequence unites us three. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Link follows link by necessary consequence.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Importance with respect to what comes after; power to	      influence or produce an effect; value; moment; rank;	      distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a matter of small consequence.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sense of your own worth and consequence. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In consequence}, hence; for this cause.	   {In consequence of}, by reason of; as the effect of.	   Syn: Effect; result; end. See {Effect}.	        [1913 Webster]
Consequencing \Con"se*quen`cing\, n.	   Drawing inference. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Consequent \Con"se*quent\, a. [L. consequens, -entis, p. pr. of	   consequi to follow; con- + sequi to follow: cf. F.	   cons['e]quent. See {Second}, and cf. {Consecution}.]	   1. Following as a result, inference, or natural effect.	      [1913 Webster]	            The right was consequent to, and built on, an act	            perfectly personal.                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Following by necessary inference or rational	      deduction; as, a proposition consequent to other	      propositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Consequent points}, {Consequent poles} (Magnetism), a number	      of poles distributed under certain conditions, along the	      axis of a magnetized steel bar, which regularly has but	      the two poles at the extremities.	      [1913 Webster]	Consequent \Con"se*quent\, n.	   1. That which follows, or results from, a cause; a result or	      natural effect.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were ill-governed, which is always a consequent	            of ill payment.                       --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) That which follows from propositions by rational	      deduction; that which is deduced from reasoning or	      argumentation; a conclusion, or inference.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) The second term of a ratio, as the term b in the	      ratio a:b, the first a, being the antecedent.	      [1913 Webster]
Consequential \Con`se*quen"tial\, a.	   1. Following as a consequence, result, or logical inference;	      consequent.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that is revealed in Scripture has a	            consequential necessity of being believed . . .	            because it is of divine authority.    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            These kind of arguments . . . are highly	            consequential and concludent to my purpose. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Assuming or exhibiting an air of consequence; pretending	      to importance; pompous; self-important; as, a	      consequential man. See {Consequence}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            His stately and consequential pace.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Consequential damage} (Law)	      (a) Damage so remote as not to be actionable	      (b) Damage which although remote is actionable.	      (c) Actionable damage, but not following as an immediate	          result of an act.	          [1913 Webster]
Consequentially \Con`se*quen"tial*ly\, adv.	   1. With just deduction of consequence; with right connection	      of ideas; logically.	      [1913 Webster]	            The faculty of writing consequentially. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By remote consequence; not immediately; eventually; as, to	      do a thing consequentially. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a regular series; in the order of cause and effect;	      with logical concatenation; consecutively; continuously.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. With assumed importance; pompously.	      [1913 Webster]
Consequentialness \Con`se*quen"tial*ness\, n.	   The quality of being consequential.	   [1913 Webster]
Consequently \Con"se*quent*ly\, adv.	   By consequence; by natural or logical sequence or connection.	   Syn: See {Accordingly}.	        [1913 Webster]
Consertion \Con*ser"tion\, n. [L. consertio, fr. conserere,	   -sertum to connect; con- + serere to join.]	   Junction; adaptation [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Consertion of design, how exquisite.     --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Conservable \Con*serv"a*ble\, a. [L. conservabilitis.]	   Capable of being preserved from decay or injury.	   [1913 Webster]
Conservancy \Con*serv"an*cy\, n.	   Conservation, as from injury, defilement, or irregular use.	   [1913 Webster]	         [An act was] passed in 1866, for vesting in the	         Conservators of the River Thames the conservancy of the	         Thames and Isis.                         --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Conservant \Con*serv"ant\, a. [L. conservans, p. pr.]	   Having the power or quality of conservation.	   [1913 Webster]
Conservation \Con`ser*va"tion\, n. [L. conservatio: cf. F.	   conservation.]	   The act of preserving, guarding, or protecting; the keeping	   (of a thing) in a safe or entire state; preservation.	   [1913 Webster]	         A step necessary for the conservation of Protestantism.	                                                  --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	         A state without the means of some change is without the	         means of its conservation.               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Conservation of areas} (Astron.), the principle that the	      radius vector drawn from a planet to the sun sweeps over	      equal areas in equal times.	   {Conservation of energy}, or {Conservation of force} (Mech.),	      the principle that the total energy of any material system	      is a quantity which can neither be increased nor	      diminished by any action between the parts of the system,	      though it may be transformed into any of the forms of	      which energy is susceptible. --Clerk Maxwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Conservational \Con`ser*va"tion*al\, a.	   Tending to conserve; preservative.	   [1913 Webster]
Conservatism \Con*serv"a*tism\, n. [For conservatism.]	   The disposition and tendency to preserve what is established;	   opposition to change; the habit of mind; or conduct, of a	   conservative.	   [1913 Webster]
Conservative \Con*serv"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. conservatif.]	   1. Having power to preserve in a safe of entire state, or	      from loss, waste, or injury; preservative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending or disposed to maintain existing institutions;	      opposed to change or innovation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the	      conservation of existing institutions and forms of	      government, as the Conservative party in England; --	      contradistinguished from {Liberal} and {Radical}.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have always been conscientiously attached to what	            is called the Tory, and which might with more	            propriety be called the Conservative, party.	                                                  --Quart. Rev.	                                                  (1830).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conservative system} (Mech.), a material system of such a	      nature that after the system has undergone any series of	      changes, and been brought back in any manner to its	      original state, the whole work done by external agents on	      the system is equal to the whole work done by the system	      overcoming external forces.                 --Clerk	                                                  Maxwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Conservative \Con*serv"a*tive\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, preserves from ruin, injury,	      innovation, or radical change; a preserver; a conserver.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Holy Spirit is the great conservative of the new	            life.                                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who desires to maintain existing institutions and	      customs; also, one who holds moderate opinions in	      politics; -- opposed to {revolutionary} or {radical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Hist.) A member of the Conservative party.	      [1913 Webster]
Conservativeness \Con*serv"a*tive*ness\, a.	   The quality of being conservative.	   [1913 Webster]
Conservatoire \Con`ser"va*toire`\, n. [F.]	   A public place of instruction in any special branch, esp.	   music and the arts. [See {Conservatory}, 3].	   [1913 Webster]
Conservator \Con"ser*va`tor\ (?; 277), n. [L.: cf. F.	   conservateur.]	   1. One who preserves from injury or violation; a protector; a	      preserver.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great Creator and Conservator of the world.	                                                  --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) An officer who has charge of preserving the public	          peace, as a justice or sheriff.	      (b) One who has an official charge of preserving the	          rights and privileges of a city, corporation,	          community, or estate.	          [1913 Webster]	                The lords of the secret council were likewise	                made conservators of the peace of the two	                kingdoms.                         --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]	                The conservator of the estate of an idiot.	                                                  --Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Conservators of the River Thames}, a board of commissioners	      instituted by Parliament to have the conservancy of the	      Thames.	      [1913 Webster]
Conservatory \Con*serv"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL.	   conservatorius.]	   Having the quality of preserving from loss, decay, or injury.	   [1913 Webster]	Conservatory \Con*serv"a*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. conservatoire, LL.	   conservatorium.]	   1. That which preserves from injury. [Obs.] "A conservatory	      of life." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place for preserving anything from loss, decay, waste,	      or injury; particulary, a greenhouse for preserving exotic	      or tender plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A public place of instruction, designed to preserve and	      perfect the knowledge of some branch of science or art,	      esp. music.	      [1913 Webster]
Conservatrix \Con`ser*va"trix\, n. [L.]	   A woman who preserves from loss, injury, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Conserve \Con*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Conserved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Conserving}.] [F. conserver, L. conservare; con- +	   servare to keep, guard. See {Serve}.]	   1. To keep in a safe or sound state; to save; to preserve; to	      protect.	      [1913 Webster]	            The amity which . . . they meant to conserve and	            maintain with the emperor.            --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare with sugar, etc., for the purpose of	      preservation, as fruits, etc.; to make a conserve of.	      [1913 Webster]	Conserve \Con"serve\, n. [F. conserve, fr. conserver.]	   1. Anything which is conserved; especially, a sweetmeat	      prepared with sugar; a confection.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall . . . study broths, plasters, and conserves,	            till from a fine lady I become a notable woman.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A medicinal confection made of freshly gathered	      vegetable substances mixed with finely powdered refined	      sugar. See {Confection}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A conservatory. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Conserver \Con*serv"er\, n.	   One who conserves.	   [1913 Webster]
conserves \conserves\ n.	   fruit preserved by cooking with sugar.	   Syn: conserve, preserve, preserves.	        [WordNet 1.5]
conserving \conserving\ adj.	   protecting or saving from harm or loss; as, serves a	   conserving function.	   Syn: preserving.	        [WordNet 1.5]	conserving \conserving\ n.	   the preservation and careful management of the environment	   and of natural resources.	   Syn: conservation, conservancy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Consider \Con*sid"er\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Considered} (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Considering}.] [F. consid['e]rer, L. considerare,	   -sideratum, to consider, view attentively, prob. fr. con- +	   sidus, sideris, star, constellation; orig., therefore, to	   look at the stars. See {Sidereal}, and cf. {Desire}.]	   1. To fix the mind on, with a view to a careful examination;	      to think on with care; to ponder; to study; to meditate	      on.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will consider thy testimonies.      --Ps. cxix.	                                                  95.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thenceforth to speculations high or deep	            I turned my thoughts, and with capacious mind	            Considered all things visible.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To look at attentively; to observe; to examine.	      [1913 Webster]	            She considereth a field, and buyeth it. --Prov.	                                                  xxxi. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have regard to; to take into view or account; to pay	      due attention to; to respect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consider, sir, the chance of war: the day	            Was yours by accident.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            England could grow into a posture of being more	            united at home, and more considered abroad. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To estimate; to think; to regard; to view.	      [1913 Webster]	            Considered as plays, his works are absurd.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The proper sense of consider is often blended with an	         idea of the result of considering; as, "Blessed is he	         that considereth the poor." --Ps. xli. 1.; i.e.,	         considers with sympathy and pity. "Which [services] if	         I have not enough considered." --Shak.; i.e., requited	         as the sufficient considering of them would suggest.	         "Consider him liberally." --J. Hooker.	   Syn: To ponder; weigh; revolve; study; reflect or meditate	        on; contemplate; examine. See {Ponder}.	        [1913 Webster]	Consider \Con*sid"er\, v. i.	   1. To think seriously; to make examination; to reflect; to	      deliberate.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will consider of your suit.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T were to consider too curiously, to consider so.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She wished she had taken a moment to consider,	            before rushing down stairs.           --W. Black	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hesitate. [Poetic & R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Considerable \Con*sid"er*a*ble\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[.a]*b'l),	   a. [Cf. F. consid['e]rable.]	   1. Worthy of consideration; requiring to be observed, borne	      in mind, or attended to.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is considerable, that some urns have had	            inscriptions on them expressing that the lamps were	            burning.                              --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eternity is infinitely the most considerable	            duration.                             --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of some distinction; noteworthy; influential; respectable;	      -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are, indeed, a very considerable man. --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of importance or value.	      [1913 Webster]	            In painting, not every action, nor every person, is	            considerable enough to enter into the cloth.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A considerable sum of money.          --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Considerableness \Con*sid"er*a*ble*ness\, n.	   Worthiness of consideration; dignity; value; size; amount.	   [1913 Webster]
Considerably \Con*sid"er*a*bly\, adv.	   In a manner or to a degree not trifling or unimportant;	   greatly; much.	   [1913 Webster]	         The breeds . . . differ considerably from each other.	                                                  --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Considerance \Con*sid"er*ance\, n. [L. considerantia.]	   Act of considering; consideration. [Obs.] --Shak.
Considerate \Con*sid"er*ate\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]d"[~e]r*[asl]t), a.	   [L. consideratus, p. p.]	   1. Given to consideration or to sober reflection; regardful	      of consequences or circumstances; circumspect; careful;	      esp. careful of the rights, claims, and feelings of	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of dauntless courage and considerate pride.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [AE]neas is patient, considerate, and careful of his	            people.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wisest and most considerate men in the world.	                                                  --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having respect to; regardful. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They may be . . . more considerate of praise. --Dr.	                                                  H. More.	   Syn: Thoughtful; reflective; careful; discreet; prudent;	        deliberate; serious. See {Thoughtful}. --	        {Con*sid"er*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Con*sid"er*ate*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
considerateness \considerateness\ n.	   kind and considerate regard for others; consideration.	   Syn: consideration, thoughtfulness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Consideration \Con*sid`er*a"tion\	   (k[o^]n*s[i^]d`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. consideratio: cf.	   F. consid['e]ration.]	   1. The act or process of considering; continuous careful	      thought; examination; contemplation; deliberation;	      attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us think with consideration.      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consideration, like an angel, came.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attentive respect; appreciative regard; -- used especially	      in diplomatic or stately correspondence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The undersigned has the honor to repeat to Mr.	            Hulseman the assurance of his high consideration.	                                                  --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consideration with which he was treated.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Thoughtful or sympathetic regard or notice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consideration for the poor is a doctrine of the	            church.                               --Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Claim to notice or regard; some degree of importance or	      consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lucan is the only author of consideration among the	            Latin poets who was not explained for . . . the	            Dauphin.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The result of delibration, or of attention and	      examonation; matured opinion; a reflection; as,	      considerations on the choice of a profession.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is, or should be, taken into account as a	      ground of opinion or action; motive; reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was obliged, antecedent to all other	            considerations, to search an asylum.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some considerations which are necessary to the	            forming of a correct judgment.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) The cause which moves a contracting party to enter	      into an agreement; the material cause of a contract; the	      price of a stripulation; compensation; equivalent.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Consideration is what is done, or promised to be done,	         in exchange for a promise, and "as a mere advantage to	         the promisor without detriment to the promisee would	         not avail, the proper test is detriment to the	         promisee." --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]
Considerative \Con*sid"er*a*tive\, a.	   Considerate; careful; thoughtful. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I love to be considerative.              --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Considerator \Con*sid"er*a`tor\, n.	   One who considers. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Considerer \Con*sid"er*er\, n.	   One who considers; a man of reflection; a thinker. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Consideringly \Con*sid"er*ing*ly\, adv.	   With consideration or deliberation.	   [1913 Webster]
Consign \Con*sign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consigned} 3; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Consigning}.] [F. consigner, L. consignare,	   -signatu,, to seal or sign; con- + signare, fr. signum mark.	   See {Sign}.]	   1. To give, transfer, or deliver, in a formal manner, as if	      by signing over into the possession of another, or into a	      different state, with the sense of fixedness in that	      state, or permanence of possession; as, to consign the	      body to the grave.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the day of general account, good men are to be	            consigned over to another state.      --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give in charge; to commit; to intrust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Atrides, parting for the Trojan war,	            Consigned the youthful consort to his care. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The four evangelists consigned to writing that	            history.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) To send or address (by bill of lading or otherwise)	      to an agent or correspondent in another place, to be cared	      for or sold, or for the use of such correspondent; as, to	      consign a cargo or a ship; to consign goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assign; to devote; to set apart.	      [1913 Webster]	            The French commander consigned it to the use for	            which it was intended by the donor.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To stamp or impress; to affect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Consign my spirit with great fear.    --Jer. Taylor.	   Syn: To commit; deliver; intrust; resign. See {Commit}.	        [1913 Webster]	Consign \Con*sign"\, v. i.	   1. To submit; to surrender or yield one's self. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All lovers young, all lovers must	            Consign to thee, and come to dust.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield consent; to agree; to acquiesce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Augment or alter . . .	            And we'll consign thereto.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Consignatary \Con*sig"na*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. {Consignitary}.]	   A consignee. [Obs.] --Jenkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Consignation \Con`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. consignatio written	   proof, document: cf. F. consignation comsignation.]	   1. The act of consigning; the act of delivering or committing	      to another person, place, or state. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So is despair a certain consignation to eternal	            ruin.                                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of ratifying or establishing, as if by signing;	      confirmation; ratification.	      [1913 Webster]	            A direct consignation of pardon.      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stamp; an indication; a sign. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The most certain consignations of an excellent	            virtue.                               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Consignatory \Con*sig"na*to*ry\, n. [Cf. {Consignitary}.]	   One of several that jointly sign a written instrument, as a	   treaty. --Fallows.	   [1913 Webster]
Consignature \Con*sig"na*ture\; 135), n.	   Joint signature. [R.] --Colgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Consigne \Con"signe\, n. [F.] (Mil.)	   (a) A countersign; a watchword.	   (b) One who is orders to keep within certain limits.	       [1913 Webster]
Consignee \Con`sign*ee"\ (?; 277), n. [F. consign?, p. p. of	   consigner.]	   The person to whom goods or other things are consigned; a	   factor; -- correlative to consignor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Consigner and consignee are used by merchants to	         express generally the shipper of merchandise, and the	         person to whom it is addressed, by bill of lading or	         otherwise.                               --De Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Consigner \Con*sign"er\, n.	   One who consigns. See {Consignor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Consignificant \Con`sig*nif"i*cant\, a.	   Having joint or equal signification; synonymous. [R.]	   --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Consignification \Con*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   Joint signification. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Consignificative \Con`sig*nif"i*ca*tive\, a.	   Consignificant; jointly significate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Consignify \Con*sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [Pref. con- + sognify.]	   To signify or denote in combination with something else.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cipher . . . only serves to connote and consignify,	         and to change the value or the figures.  --Horne Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Consignment \Con*sign"ment\, n.	   1. The act of consigning; consignation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) The act of consigning or sending property to an	      agent or correspondent in another place, as for care,	      sale, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) That which is consigned; the goods or commodities	      sent or addressed to a consignee at one time or by one	      conveyance.	      [1913 Webster]	            To increase your consignments of this valuable	            branch of national commerce.          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The writing by which anything is consigned.	      [1913 Webster]
Consignor \Con*sign"or\ (? or ?; 277), n.	   One who consigns something to another; -- opposed to	   consignee. [Written also {consigner}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Consilience \Con*sil"i*ence\, n. [con- + salire to leap.]	   Act of concurring; coincidence; concurrence.	   [1913 Webster]	         The consilience of inductions takes place when one	         class of facts coincides with an induction obtained	         from another different class.            --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster] Consimilitude
Consimilitude \Con`si*mil"i*tude\, Consimility
\Con`si*mil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. consimilitude. See {Similitude}.]	   Common resemblance. [Obs.] --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Consist \Con*sist"\ (k[o^]n*s[i^]st"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Consisted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consisting}.] [L. consistere to	   stand still or firm; con- + sistere to stand, cause to stand,	   stare to stand: cf. F. consister. See {Stand}.]	   1. To stand firm; to be in a fixed or permanent state, as a	      body composed of parts in union or connection; to hold	      together; to be; to exist; to subsist; to be supported and	      maintained.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is before all things, and by him all things	            consist.                              --Col. i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be composed or made up; -- followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The land would consist of plains and valleys. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have as its substance or character, or as its	      foundation; to be; -- followed by in.	      [1913 Webster]	            If their purgation did consist in words. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the	            things which he possesseth.           --Luke xii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be consistent or harmonious; to be in accordance; --	      formerly used absolutely, now followed by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was a consisting story.          --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Health consists with temperance alone. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            For orders and degrees	            Jar not with liberty, but well consist. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To insist; -- followed by on. [Obs.] --Shak.	   Syn: {To Consist}, {Consist of}, {Consist in}.	   Usage: The verb consist is employed chiefly for two purposes,	          which are marked and distinguished by the prepositions	          used. When we wish to indicate the parts which unite	          to compose a thing, we use of; as when we say,	          "Macaulay's Miscellanies consist chiefly of articles	          which were first published in the Edinburgh Review."	          When we wish to indicate the true nature of a thing,	          or that on which it depends, we use in; as, "There are	          some artists whose skill consists in a certain manner	          which they have affected." "Our safety consists in a	          strict adherence to duty."	          [1913 Webster] Consistence
Consistence \Con*sist"ence\, Consistency \Con*sist"en*cy\, n.	   [Cf. F. consistance.]	   1. The condition of standing or adhering together, or being	      fixed in union, as the parts of a body; existence;	      firmness; coherence; solidity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Water, being divided, maketh many circles, till it	            restore itself to the natural consistence. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are as water, weak, and of no consistence. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same form, substance, and consistency. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A degree of firmness, density, viscosity, or spissitude; a	      measure of the ability to hold together when manipulated.	   Syn: body.	        [1913 Webster]	              Let the expressed juices be boiled into the	              consistence of a sirup.             --Arbuthnot.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. That which stands together as a united whole; a	      combination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The church of God, as meaning the whole consistence	            of orders and members.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Firmness of constitution or character; substantiality;	      durability; persistency.	      [1913 Webster]	            His friendship is of a noble make and a lasting	            consistency.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Agreement or harmony of all parts of a complex thing among	      themselves, or of the same thing with itself at different	      times; the harmony of conduct with profession; congruity;	      correspondence; as, the consistency of laws, regulations,	      or judicial decisions; consistency of opinions;	      consistency of conduct or of character.	      [1913 Webster]	            That consistency of behavior whereby he inflexibly	            pursues those measures which appear the most just.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consistency, thou art a jewel.        --Popular	                                                  Saying.	      [1913 Webster]
Consistent \Con*sist"ent\, a. [L. consistens, p. pr.: cf. F.	   consistant.]	   1. Possessing firmness or fixedness; firm; hard; solid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The humoral and consistent parts of the body.	                                                  --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having agreement with itself or with something else;	      having harmony among its parts; possesing unity;	      accordant; harmonious; congruous; compatible; uniform; not	      contradictory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Show me one that has it in his power	            To act consistent with himself an hour. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            With reference to such a lord, to serve and to be	            free are terms not consistent only, but equivalent.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Living or acting in conformity with one's belief or	      professions.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was utterly to be at once a consistent Quaker and	            a conspirator.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Consistently \Con*sist"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a consistent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Consistorial \Con`sis*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. consistorial.]	   Of or pertaining to a consistory. "Consistorial laws."	   --Hooker. "Consistorial courts." --Bp. Hoadley.	   [1913 Webster]
Consistorian \Con`sis*to"rian\, a.	   Pertaining to a Presbyterian consistory; -- a contemptuous	   term of 17th century controversy.	   [1913 Webster]	         You fall next on the consistorian schismatics; for so	         you call Presbyterians.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Consistory \Con*sis"to*ry\ (? or ?; 277) n.; pl. {Consistories}.	   [L. consistorium a place of assembly, the place where the	   emperor's council met, fr. consistere: cf. F. consistoire,	   It. consistorio. See {Consist}.]	   1. Primarily, a place of standing or staying together; hence,	      any solemn assembly or council.	      [1913 Webster]	            To council summons all his mighty peers,	            Within thick clouds and dark tenfold involved,	            A gloomy consistory.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Ch.) The spiritual court of a diocesan bishop held	      before his chancellor or commissioner in his cathedral	      church or elsewhere. --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) An assembly of prelates; a session of the	      college of cardinals at Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pius was then hearing of causes in consistory.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A church tribunal or governing body.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some churches, as the Dutch Reformed in America, a	         consistory is composed of the minister and elders of an	         individual church, corresponding to a Presbyterian	         church session, and in others, as the Reformed church	         in France, it is composed of ministers and elders,	         corresponding to a presbytery. In some Lutheran	         countries it is a body of clerical and lay officers	         appointed by the sovereign to superintend	         ecclesiastical affairs.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. A civil court of justice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Consistory \Con*sis"to*ry\, a.	   Of the nature of, or pertaining to, a consistory. "To hold	   consistory session." --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Consociate \Con*so"ci*ate\, n. [L. consociatus, p. p. of	   consociare to associate, unite; con- + sociare to join,	   unite. See {Social}.]	   An associate; an accomplice. [Archaic] "Wicked consociates."	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Consociate \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. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Join pole to pole, consociate severed worlds.	                                                  --Mallet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite in an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Consociate \Con*so"ci*ate\, v. i.	   1. To be allied, confederated, or associated; to coalescence.	      [R.] --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form an ecclesiastical consociation. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Consociation \Con*so`ci*a"tion\, n. [L. consociatio.]	   1. Intimate union; fellowship; alliance; companionship;	      confederation; association; intimacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friendly consociation with your kindred elements.	                                                  --Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A voluntary and permanent council or union of neighboring	      Congregational churches, for mutual advice and cooperation	      in ecclesiastical matters; a meeting of pastors and	      delegates from churches thus united.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Connecticut some of the Congregational churhes are	         associated in consociations and the others in	         conferences.	         [1913 Webster]
Consociational \Con*so`ci*a"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a consociation. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Consol \Con*sol"\, n.	   A consolidated annuity (see {Consols}); -- chiefly in	   combination or attributively.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Consolable \Con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. consolabilis: cf. F.	   consolable.]	   Capable of receiving consolation.	   [1913 Webster]
Consolate \Con"so*late\, v. t. [L. consolatus, p. p. See	   {Console}, v. t.]	   To console; to comfort. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Consolation \Con`so*la"tion\, n. [L. consolatio: cf. F.	   consolation.]	   The act of consoling; the state of being consoled; allevation	   of misery or distress of mind; refreshment of spirit;	   comfort; that which consoles or comforts the spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Against such cruelties	         With inward consolations recompensed.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Are the consolations of God small with thee? --Job xv.	                                                  11.	   Syn: Comfort; solace; allevation. See {Comfort}.	        [1913 Webster] pot	        match	        Consolation game	Consolation game \Con`so*la"tion game\, match \match\, pot
\pot\, race \race\, etc.	   A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of	   contests.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Consolato del mare \Con`so*la"to del ma"re\ [It., the consulate	   of the sea.]	   A collection of maritime laws of disputed origin, supposed to	   have been first published at Barcelona early in the 14th	   century. It has formed the basis of most of the subsequent	   collections of maritime laws. --Kent. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Consolator \Con"so*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who consoles or comforts. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, a. [L. consolatorius.]	   Of a consoling or comforting nature.	   [1913 Webster]	         The punishment of tyrants is a noble and awful act of	         justice; and it has with truth been said to be	         consolatory to the human mind.           --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Consolatory \Con*sol"a*to*ry\, n.	   That which consoles; a speech or writing intended for	   consolation. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Console \Con*sole"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consoled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Consoling}.] [L. consolari,. p. p. consolatus; con- +	   solari to console, comfort: cf. F. consoler. See {Solace}.]	   To cheer in distress or depression; to alleviate the grief	   and raise the spirits of; to relieve; to comfort; to soothe.	   [1913 Webster]	         And empty heads console with empty sound. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am much consoled by the reflection that the religion	         of Christ has been attacked in vain by all the wits and	         philosophers, and its triumph has been complete. --P.	                                                  Henry.	   Syn: To comfort; solace; soothe; cheer; sustain; encourage;	        support. See {Comfort}.	        [1913 Webster]	Console \Con"sole\, n. [F.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) A bracket whose projection is not more than half its	          height.	      (b) Any small bracket; also, a console table.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) The keyboard and monitor of a computer	      considered together.	      [GG]	   3. (Engineering) The controlling portion of an electrical,	      electronic, or mechanical device or system, from which the	      operator may observe the state of the system as indicated	      by gauges or on some form of {display[n3]}, and may direct	      or control the action of the system.	      [GG +PJC]	   4. the desklike controlling unit of an organ containing the	      keyboard, pedals, stops, etc. by means of which the organ	      is played.	      [PJC]	   5. a home entertainment device such as a television, radio,	      phonograph, CD player, or combination of these, designed	      as a piece of furniture, to stand on the floor rather than	      on a table or in a separate cabinet; -- also used	      attributively in the phrase {console model}.	      [PJC]	   {Console table}, a table whose top is supported by two or	      more consoles instead of legs.	      [1913 Webster]
Consoler \Con*sol"er\, n.	   One who gives consolation.	   [1913 Webster]
Consolidant \Con*sol"i*dant\, a. [L. consolidans, p. pr. of	   consolidare: cf. F. consolidant.]	   Serving to unite or consolidate; having the quality of	   consolidating or making firm.	   [1913 Webster]
Consolidate \Con*sol"i*date\, a. [L. consolidatus, p. pr. of	   consolidare to make firm; con- + solidare to make firm;	   solidus solid. See {Solid}, and cf. {Consound}.]	   Formed into a solid mass; made firm; consolidated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A gentleman [should learn to ride] while he is tender	         and the brawns and sinews of his thighs not fully	         consolidate.                             --Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	Consolidate \Con*sol"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Consolidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consolidating}.]	   1. To make solid; to unite or press together into a compact	      mass; to harden or make dense and firm.	      [1913 Webster]	            He fixed and consolidated the earth.  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite, as various particulars, into one mass or body;	      to bring together in close union; to combine; as, to	      consolidate the armies of the republic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consolidating numbers into unity.     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) To unite by means of applications, as the parts of	      a broken bone, or the lips of a wound. [R.]	   Syn: To unite; combine; harden; compact; condense; compress.	        [1913 Webster]	Consolidate \Con*sol"i*date\, v. i.	   To grow firm and hard; to unite and become solid; as, moist	   clay consolidates by drying.	   [1913 Webster]	         In hurts and ulcers of the head, dryness maketh them	         more apt to consolidate.                 --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Consolidated \Con*sol"i*da`ted\, p. p. & a.	   1. Made solid, hard, or compact; united; joined; solidified.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Aggregate Fund . . . consisted of a great	            variety of taxes and surpluses of taxes and duties	            which were [in 1715] consolidated.    --Rees.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mass of partially consolidated mud. --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having a small surface in proportion to bulk, as in	      the cactus.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consolidated plants are evidently adapted and	            designed for very dry regions; in such only they are	            found.                                --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Consolidated Fund}, a British fund formed by	      consolidating (in 1787) three public funds (the Aggregate	      Fund, the General Fund, and the South Sea Fund). In 1816,	      the larger part of the revenues of Great Britian and	      Ireland was assigned to what has been known as the	      Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, out of which are	      paid the interest of the national debt, the salaries of	      the civil list, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Consolidation \Con*sol`i*da"tion\, n. [L. consolidatio a	   confirming: cf. F. consolidation.]	   1. The act or process of consolidating, making firm, or	      uniting; the state of being consolidated; solidification;	      combination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consolidation of the marble and of the stone did	            not fall out at random.               --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consolidation of the great European monarchies.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) To organic cohesion of different circled in a	      flower; adnation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The combination of several actions into one.	      [1913 Webster]
Consolidative \Con*sol"i*da*tive\, a. [Cf. F. consolidatif.]	   Tending or having power to consolidate; healing.	   [1913 Webster]
Consoling \Con*sol"ing\, a.	   Adapted to console or comfort; cheering; as, this is	   consoling news.	   [1913 Webster]
Consols \Con"sols\ (? or ?; 277), n. pl. [A contraction of	   consolidated (annuities).]	   The leading British funded government security.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A considerable part of the public debt of Great	         Britian, which had been contracted in the form of	         annuities yielding various rates of interest, was, in	         1757, consolidated into one fund at 3 per cent	         interest, the account of which is kept at the Bank of	         England. This debt has been diminished and increased at	         different times, and now constitutes somewhat more than	         half of the entire national debt. The stocks are	         transferable, and their value in the market constantly	         fluctuates; the price at any time being regarded as a	         gauge of the national prosperity and public confidence.	         [1913 Webster]
Consomm'e \Con`som`m"['e]\, n. [F., lit. p. p. of consommer to	   finish.] (Cookery)	   A clear soup or bouillion boiled down so as to be very rich.	   [1913 Webster] Consonance
Consonance \Con"so*nance\, Consonancy \Con"so*nan*cy\, n. [L.	   consonantia: cf. F. consonnance.]	   1. (Mus.) Accord or agreement of sounds produced	      simultaneously, as a note with its third, fifth, and	      eighth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Agreement or congruity; harmony; accord; consistency;	      suitableness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The perfect consonancy of our persecuted church to	            the doctrines of Scripture and antiquity. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            The optic nerve responds to the waves with which it	            is in consonance.                     --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Friendship; concord. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By the consonancy of our youth.       --Shak.	   Syn: Agreement; accord; consistency; unison; harmony;	        congruity; suitableness; agreeableness.	        [1913 Webster]
Consonant \Con"so*nant\, a. [L. consonans, -antis; p. pr. of	   consonare to sound at the same time, agree; con- + sonare to	   sound: cf. F. consonnant. See {Sound} to make a noise.]	   1. Having agreement; congruous; consistent; according; --	      usually followed by with or to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each one pretends that his opinion . . . is	            consonant to the words there used.    --Bp.	                                                  Beveridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            That where much is given there shall be much	            required is a thing consonant with natural equity.	                                                  --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having like sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consonant words and syllables.        --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) harmonizing together; accordant; as, consonant	      tones, consonant chords.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to consonants; made up of, or containing	      many, consonants.	      [1913 Webster]	            No Russian whose dissonant consonant name	            Almost shatters to fragments the trumpet of fame.	                                                  --T. Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	Consonant \Con"so*nant\, n. [L. consonans, -antis.]	   An articulate sound which in utterance is usually combined	   and sounded with an open sound called a vowel; a member of	   the spoken alphabet other than a vowel; also, a letter or	   character representing such a sound.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Consonants are divided into various classes, as mutes,	         spirants, sibilants, nasals, semivowels, etc. All of	         them are sounds uttered through a closer position of	         the organs than that of a vowel proper, although the	         most open of them, as the semivowels and nasals, are	         capable of being used as if vowels, and forming	         syllables with other closer consonants, as in the	         English feeble (-b'l), taken (-k'n). All the consonants	         excepting the mutes may be indefinitely, prolonged in	         utterance without the help of a vowel, and even the	         mutes may be produced with an aspirate instead of a	         vocal explosion. Vowels and consonants may be regarded	         as the two poles in the scale of sounds produced by	         gradual approximation of the organ, of speech from the	         most open to the closest positions, the vowel being	         more open, the consonant closer; but there is a	         territory between them where the sounds produced	         partake of the qualities of both.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: "A consonant is the result of audible friction,	         squeezing, or stopping of the breath in some part of	         the mouth (or occasionally of the throath.) The main	         distinction between vowels and consonants is, that	         while in the former the mouth configuration merely	         modifies the vocalized breath, which is therefore an	         essential element of the vowels, in consonants the	         narrowing or stopping of the oral passage is the	         foundation of the sound, and the state of the glottis	         is something secondary." --H. Sweet.	         [1913 Webster]
Consonantal \Con`so*nan"tal\, a.	   Of the nature of a consonant; pertaining to consonants.	   [1913 Webster]
Consonantize \Con"so*nant*ize\, v. t.	   To change into, or use as, a consonant. "The vowel is	   consonantized, that is, made closer in position." --Peile.	   [1913 Webster]
Consonantly \Con"so*nant*ly\, adv.	   In a consonant, consistent, or congruous manner; agreeably.	   [1913 Webster]
Consonantness \Con"so*nant*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being consonant, agreeable, or	   consistent.	   [1913 Webster]
Consonous \Con"so*nous\, a. [L. consonus. See {Consonant}.]	   Agreeing in sound; symphonious.	   [1913 Webster]
Consopiation \Con*so`pi*a"tion\, n.	   The act of sleeping, or of lulling, to sleep. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Consopite \Con"so*pite\ (k[o^]n"s[-o]*p[imac]t), a. [L.	   consopitus, p. p. of consopire.]	   Lulled to sleep. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Consopite \Con"so*pite\, v. t.	   To lull to sleep; to quiet; to compose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The operation of the masculine faculties of the soul	         were, for a while, well slacked and consopited. --Dr.	                                                  H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Consort \Con"sort\ (k[o^]n"s[^o]rt), n. [L. consore, -sortis;	   con- + sors lot, fate, share. See {Sort}.]	   1. One who shares the lot of another; a companion; a partner;	      especially, a wife or husband. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He single chose to live, and shunned to wed,	            Well pleased to want a consort of his bed. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consort of the queen has passed from this	            troubled sphere.                      --Thakeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            The snow-white gander, invariably accompanied by his	            darker consort.                       --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A ship keeping company with another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Concurrence; conjunction; combination; association; union.	      "By Heaven's consort." --Fuller. "Working in consort."	      --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take it singly, and it carries an air of levity;	            but, in consort with the rest, has a meaning quite	            different.                            --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [LL. consortium.] An assembly or association of persons; a	      company; a group; a combination. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In one consort' there sat	            Cruel revenge and rancorous despite,	            Disloyal treason, and heart-burning hate. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, place me in thy consort.        --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Perh. confused with concert.] Harmony of sounds; concert,	      as of musical instruments. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make a sad consort';	            Come, let us join our mournful song with theirs.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prince consort}, the husband of a queen regnant.	   {Queen consort}, the wife of a king, as distinguished from a	      {queen regnant}, who rules alone, and a {queen dowager},	      the window of a king.	      [1913 Webster]	Consort \Con*sort"\ (k[o^]n*s[^o]rt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Consorted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consorting}.]	   To unite or to keep company; to associate; -- used with with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which of the Grecian chiefs consorts with thee?	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Consort \Con*sort"\, v. t.	   1. To unite or join, as in affection, harmony, company,	      marriage, etc.; to associate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He with his consorted Eve.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            For all that pleasing is to living ears	            Was there consorted in one harmony.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He begins to consort himself with men. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attend; to accompany. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou, wretched boy, that didst consort him here,	            Shalt with him hence.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Consortable \Con*sort"a*ble\ (k[o^]n*s[^o]rt"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Suitable for association or companionship. [Obs.] --Sir H.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Consortion \Con*sor"tion\ (k[o^]n*s[^o]r"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   consortio.]	   Fellowship; association; companionship. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Consortship \Con"sort*ship\ (k[o^]n"s[^o]rt*sh[i^]p), n.	   The condition of a consort; fellowship; partnership.	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Consound \Con"sound\ (-sound), n. [Corrupted fr. F. consoude, fr	   L. consolida comfrey (so called because supposed to have	   healing power); con- + solidus solid, consolidare to make	   solid. Cf. {Comfrey}, {Consolidate}.] (Bot.)	   A name applied loosely to several plants of different genera,	   esp. the comfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspecific \Con`spe*cif"ic\ (k[o^]n`sp[-e]*s[i^]f"[i^]k), a.	   Of the same species.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspectuity \Con`spec*tu"i*ty\ (-sp[e^]k*t[=u]"[i^]*t[y^]), n.;	   pl. {Conspectuities} (-t[i^]z).	   The faculty of seeing; sight; eye.	   Note: [A word of Menenius's making. --Coriolanus ii. 1.]	         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Conspectus \Con*spec"tus\ (k[o^]n*sp[e^]k"t[u^]s), n.	   A general sketch or outline of a subject; a synopsis; an	   epitome.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspersion \Con*sper"sion\, n. [L. conspersio, fr. conspergere	   to sprinkle.]	   The act of sprinkling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The conspersion washing the doorposts.   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspicuity \Con`spi*cu"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being clear or bright; brightness;	   conspicuousness. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspicuous \Con*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. conspicuus, fr. conspicere	   to get sight of, to perceive; con- + spicere, specere, to	   look. See {Spy}]	   1. Open to the view; obvious to the eye; easy to be seen;	      plainly visible; manifest; attracting the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a rock	            Of alabaster, piled up to the clouds,	            Conspicious far.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conspicious by her veil and hood,	            Signing the cross, the abbess stood.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obvious to the mental eye; easily recognized; clearly	      defined; notable; prominent; eminent; distinguished; as, a	      conspicuous excellence, or fault.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man who holds a conspicuous place in the	            political, ecclesiastical, and literary history of	            England.                              --Macaulay.	   Syn: Distinguished; eminent; famous; illustrious; prominent;	        celebrated. See {Distinguished}. -- {Con*spic"u*ous*ly},	        adv. -- {Con*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Conspiracy \Con*spir"a*cy\, n.; pl. {Conspiracies}. [See	   {Conspiration}.]	   1. A combination of people for an evil purpose; an agreement,	      between two or more persons, to commit a crime in concert,	      as treason; a plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            When shapen was all his conspiracy	            From point to point.                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They made a conspiracy against [Amaziah]. --2 Kings	                                                  xiv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had forgot that foul conspiracy	            Of the beast Caliban and his confederates. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A concurence or general tendency, as of circumstances, to	      one event, as if by agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            A conspiracy in all heavenly and earthly things.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   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;	      confederacy.	   Syn: Combination; plot; cabal.	        [1913 Webster]
Conspirant \Con*spir"ant\, a. [L. conspirans, p. pr. of	   conspirare: cf. F. conspirant.]	   Engaging in a plot to commit a crime; conspiring. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspiration \Con`spi*ra"tion\, n. [F. conspiration, L.	   conspiratio.]	   Agreement or concurrence for some end or purpose; conspiracy.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As soon as it was day, certain Jews made a	         conspiration.                            --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	         In our natural body every part has a nacassary sympathy	         with every other, and all together form, by their	         harmonious onspiration, a healthy whole. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspirator \Con*spir"a*tor\, n.	   One who engages in a conspiracy; a plotter. --2 Sam. xv. 31.	   [1913 Webster]
conspiratorial \conspiratorial\ adj.	   relating to or characteristic of conspiracy or conspirators;	   as, a conspiratorial whisper.	   Syn: conspirative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conspire \Con*spire"\ (k[o^]n*sp[imac]r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conspired} (k[o^]n*sp[imac]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Conspiring}.] [F. conspirer, L. conspirare to blow together,	   harmonize, agree, plot; con- + spirare to breathe, blow. See	   {Spirit}.]	   1. To make an agreement, esp. a secret agreement, to do some	      act, as to commit treason or a crime, or to do some	      unlawful deed; to plot together.	      [1913 Webster]	            They conspired against [Joseph] to slay him. --Gen.	                                                  xxxvii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have conspired against our royal person,	            Joined with an enemy proclaimed.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To concur to one end; to agree.	      [1913 Webster]	            The press, the pulpit, and the stage	            Conspire to censure and expose our age. --Roscommon.	   Syn: To unite; concur; complot; confederate; league.	        [1913 Webster]	Conspire \Con*spire"\, v. t.	   To plot; to plan; to combine for.	   [1913 Webster]	         Angry clouds conspire your overthrow.    --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspirer \Con*spir"er\, n.	   One who conspires; a conspirator.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspiringly \Con*spir"ing*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a conspirator; by conspiracy. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspissation \Con`spis*sa"tion\, n. [L. conspissatio, fr.	   conspissare to make thick.]	   A making thick or viscous; thickness; inspissation. [R.]	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspurcate \Con*spur"cate\, v. t. [L. conspurcatus, p. p. of	   conspurcare.]	   To pollute; to defile. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Conspurcation \Con`spur*ca"tion\, n. [L. conspurcare, -spuratum,	   to defile.]	   The act of defiling; defilement; pollution. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Constable \Con"sta*ble\ (k[o^]n"st[.a]*b'l or	   k[u^]n"st[.a]*b'l), n. [OE. conestable, constable, a	   constable (in sense 1), OF. conestable, F. conn['e]table, LL.	   conestabulus, constabularius, comes stabuli, orig., count of	   the stable, master of the horse, equerry; comes count (L.	   companion) + L. stabulum stable. See {Count} a nobleman, and	   {Stable}.]	   1. A high officer in the monarchical establishments of the	      Middle Ages.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The constable of France was the first officer of the	         crown, and had the chief command of the army. It was	         also his duty to regulate all matters of chivalry. The	         office was suppressed in 1627. The constable, or lord	         high constable, of England, was one of the highest	         officers of the crown, commander in chief of the	         forces, and keeper of the peace of the nation. He also	         had judicial cognizance of many important matters. The	         office was as early as the Conquest, but has been	         disused (except on great and solemn occasions), since	         the attainder of Stafford, duke of Buckingham, in the	         reign of Henry VIII.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An officer of the peace having power as a	      conservator of the public peace, and bound to execute the	      warrants of judicial officers. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, at the present time, the constable is a	         conservator of the peace within his district, and is	         also charged by various statutes with other duties,	         such as serving summons, precepts, warrants, etc. In	         the United States, constables are town or city officers	         of the peace, with powers similar to those of the	         constables of England. In addition to their duties as	         conservators of the peace, they are invested with	         others by statute, such as to execute civil as well as	         criminal process in certain cases, to attend courts,	         keep juries, etc. In some cities, there are officers	         called {high constables}, who act as chiefs of the	         constabulary or police force. In other cities the title	         of constable, as well as the office, is merged in that	         of the police officer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {High constable}, a constable having certain duties and	      powers within a hundred. [Eng.]	   {Petty constable}, a conservator of the peace within a parish	      or tithing; a tithingman. [Eng.]	   {Special constable}, a person appointed to act as constable	      of special occasions.	   {To} {overrun the constable}, or {outrun the constable}, to	      spend more than one's income; to get into debt. [Colloq.]	      --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]
Constablery \Con"sta*bler*y\ (? or ? ), n. [OF. conestablerie.	   Cf. {Constabulary}.]	   1. The constabulary. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The district or jurisdiction of a constable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Constableship \Con"sta*bleship\, n.	   The office or functions of a constable.	   [1913 Webster]
Constabless \Con"sta*bless\, n.	   The wife of a constable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Constablewick \Con"sta*ble*wick`\, n. [Constable + wick a	   village]	   The district to which a constable's power is limited. [Obs.]	   --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Constabulary \Con*stab"u*la*ry\, a. [LL. constabularius an	   equerry. See {Constable}.]	   Of or pertaining to constables; consisting of constables.	   [1913 Webster]	Constabulary \Con*stab"u*la*ry\, n.	   The collective body of constables in any town, district, or	   country.	   [1913 Webster]
Constabulatory \Con*stab"u*la*to*ry\, n.	   A constabulary. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Constancy \Con"stan*cy\, n. [L. constantia: cf. F. constance.	   See {Constant}.]	   1. The state or quality of being constant or steadfast;	      freedom from change; stability; fixedness; immutability;	      as, the constancy of God in his nature and attributes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fixedness or firmness of mind; persevering resolution;	      especially, firmness of mind under sufferings, steadiness	      in attachments, or perseverance in enterprise; stability;	      fidelity.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fellow of plain uncoined constancy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Constancy and contempt of danger.     --Prescott.	   Syn: Fixedness; stability; firmness; steadiness; permanence;	        steadfastness; resolution. See {Firmness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Constant \Con"stant\ (k[o^]n"stant), a. [L. onstans, -antis, p.	   pr. of constare to stand firm, to be consistent; con- + stare	   to stand: cf. F. constant. See {Stand} and cf. {Cost}, v. t.]	   1. Firm; solid; fixed; immovable; -- opposed to {fluid}.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If . . . you mix them, you may turn these two fluid	            liquors into a constant body.         --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not liable, or given, to change; permanent; regular;	      continuous; continually recurring; steadfast; faithful;	      not fickle. Opposite of {changeable} and {variable}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both loving one fair maid, they yet remained	            constant friends.                     --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am constant to my purposes.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His gifts, his constant courtship, nothing gained.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Onward the constant current sweeps.   --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math. & Physics) Remaining unchanged or invariable, as a	      quantity, force, law, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Consistent; logical. [Obs.] --Shak.	   Syn: Fixed; steadfast; unchanging; permanent; unalterable;	        immutable; invariable; perpetual; continual; resolute;	        firm; unshaken; determined.	   Usage: {Constant}, {Continual}, {Perpetual}. These words are	          sometimes used in an absolute and sometimes in a	          qualified sense. Constant denotes, in its absolute	          sense, unchangeably fixed; as, a constant mind or	          purpose. In its qualified sense, it marks something as	          a "standing" fact or occurence; as, liable to constant	          interruptions; constantly called for. Continual, in	          its absolute sense, coincides with continuous. See	          {Continuous}. In its qualified sense, it describes a	          thing as occuring in steady and rapid succession; as,	          a round of continual calls; continually changing.	          Perpetual denotes, in its absolute sense, what	          literally never ceases or comes to an end; as,	          perpetual motion. In its qualified sense, it is used	          hyperbolically, and denotes that which rarely ceases;	          as, perpetual disturbance; perpetual noise; perpetual	          intermeddling.	          [1913 Webster]	Constant \Con"stant\, n.	   1. That which is not subject to change; that which is	      invariable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A quantity that does not change its value; -- used	      in countradistinction to {variable}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A number whose value, when ascertained (as by	      observation) and substituted in a general mathematical	      formula expressing an astronomical law, completely	      determines that law and enables predictions to be made of	      its effect in particular cases.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Physics) A number expressing some property or condition	      of a substance or of an instrument of precision; as, the	      dielectric constant of quartz; the collimation constant of	      a transit instrument.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Computers) a data structure that does not change during	      the course of execution of a program. It may be a number,	      a string, or a more complex data structure; -- contrasted	      with {variable}.	      [PJC]	   {Aberration constant}, or {Constant of aberration} (Astron.),	      a number which by substitution in the general formula for	      aberration enables a prediction to be made of the effect	      of aberration on a star anywhere situated. Its value is	      20[sec].47.	   {Absolute constant} (Math.), one whose value is absolutely	      the same under all circumstances, as the number 10, or any	      numeral.	   {Arbitrary constant}, an undetermined constant in a	      differential equation having the same value during all	      changes in the values of the variables.	   {Gravitation constant} (Physics), the acceleration per unit	      of time produced by the attraction of a unit of mass at	      unit distance. When this is known the acceleration	      produced at any distance can be calculated.	   {Solar constant} (Astron.), the quantity of heat received by	      the earth from the sun in a unit of time. It is, on the C.	      G. S. system, 0.0417 small calories per square centimeter	      per second. --Young. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Constant of integration} (Math.), an undetermined constant	      added to every result of integration.	      [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
constantan \constantan\ n.	   a copper-nickel alloy composed of approximately 55 per cent	   copper and 45 per cent nickel, with high electrical	   resistance and a low temperature coefficient; it is used as	   resistance wire and in thermocouples.	   Note: It has a resistance factor [rho] of 44.1 x 10^{-6}	         ohm-cm at 0[deg] C, in comparison to the value 1.71 x	         10^{-6} ohm-cm for pure copper and 7.8 x 10^{-6} ohm-cm	         for pure nickel. It is similar to the alloy Eureka,	         which has a [rho] = 47 x 10^{-6} ohm-cm. --Handbook of	         Ch. 61.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Constantia \Con*stan"ti*a\ (? or ?), n.	   A superior wine, white and red, from Constantia, in South	   Africa.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Constantinople \Constantinople\ prop. n.	   the former capital of the Eastern Roman Empire; it was built	   on the site of ancient Byzantium, and the name was changed to	   Istanbul by the Turks.	   Syn: Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The name change was the subject of a humorous song in	         the 1950's "Istanbul (not Constantinople)":	         Artists: The Four Lads -- peak Billboard position # 10	         in 1953 -- Words by Jimmy Kennedy and Music by Nat	         Simon -- (C) Chappell & Co. Istanbul was Constantinople	         Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople Been a long time	         gone, Constantinople Now it's Turkish delight on a	         moonlit night Every gal in Constantinople Lives in	         Istanbul, not Constantinople So if you've a date in	         Constantinople She'll be waiting in Istanbul Even old	         New York Was once New Amsterdam Why they changed it I	         can't say People just liked it better that way Take me	         back to Constantinople No, you can't go back to	         Constantinople Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople	         Why did Constantinople get the works? That's nobody's	         business but the Turks'	         [PJC]
Constantly \Con"stant*ly\, adv.	   With constancy; steadily; continually; perseveringly; without	   cessation; uniformly.	   [1913 Webster]	         But she constantly affirmed that it was even so.	                                                  --Acts. xii.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]
Constat \Con"stat\, n. [L., it is evident.] (Law)	   A certificate showing what appears upon record touching a	   matter in question.	   [1913 Webster]
Constate \Con*state"\, v. t. [F. constater; L. con- + stare to	   stand.]	   To ascertain; to verify; to establish; to prove. --F. P.	   Cobbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Constellate \Con"stel*late\ (? or ?), v. i. [Pref. con- + L.	   stellatus, p. p. of stellare to cover with stars, stella	   star. See {Stellate}.]	   To join luster; to shine with united radiance, or one general	   light. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The several things which engage our affections . . .	         shine forth and constellate in God.      --Boule.	   [1913 Webster]	Constellate \Con"stel*late\, v. t.	   1. To unite in one luster or radiance, as stars. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whe know how to constellate these lights. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set or adorn with stars or constellations; as,	      constellated heavens. --J. Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]
Constellation \Con`stel*la"tion\, n. [F. constellation, L.	   constellatio.]	   1. A cluster or group of fixed stars, or division of the	      heavens, designated in most cases by the name of some	      animal, or of some mythologial personage, within whose	      imaginary outline, as traced upon the heavens, the group	      is included.	      [1913 Webster]	            The constellations seem to have been almost	            purposely named and delineated to cause as much	            confusion and inconvenience as possible. --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In each of the constellations now recognized by	         astronomers (about 90 in number) the brightest stars,	         both named and unnamed, are designated nearly in the	         order of brilliancy by the letters of the Greek	         alphabet; as, [alpha] Tauri (Aldebaran) is the first	         star of Taurus, [gamma] Orionis (Bellatrix) is the	         third star of Orion.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An assemblage of splendors or excellences.	      [1913 Webster]	            The constellations of genius had already begun to	            show itself . . . which was to shed a glory over the	            meridian and close of Philip's reign. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fortune; fate; destiny. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is constellation, which causeth all that a man	            doeth.                                --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]
consternate \consternate\ v. t.	   to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally; to dismay.	   Syn: confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off, bewilder, bemuse,	        discombobulate, throw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Consternation \Con`ster*na"tion\, n. [L. consternatio, fr.	   consternare to overome, perplex, an accessory form of	   consternere to throw down, prostrate; con + sternere to	   spread out, throw down: cf. F. consternation. See {Stratum}.]	   Amazement or horror that confounds the faculties, and	   incapacitates for reflection; terror, combined with	   amazement; dismay.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chiefs around,	         In silence wrapped, in consternation drowned.	         Attend the stern reply.                  --Pope.	   Syn: Alarm; fright; amazement; astonishment; surprise; panic;	        perturbation. See {Alarm}.	        [1913 Webster]
Constipate \Con"sti*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constipated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Constipating}.] [L. constipatus, p. p. of	   constipare; con- + stipare to crowd together. See {Costive}.]	   1. To crowd or cram into a narrow compass; to press together	      or condense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of cold the property is to condense and constipate.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stop (a channel) by filling it, and preventing passage	      through it; as, to constipate the capillary vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To render costive; to cause constipation in.	      [1913 Webster]
constipated \constipated\ adj.	   having difficult or incomplete or infrequent evacuation of	   the bowels; costive.	   [WordNet 1.5]
constipating \constipating\ adj.	   causing constipation.	   Syn: binding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Constipation \Con`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. constipatio a crowding	   together: cf. F. constipation.]	   1. Act of crowding anything into a less compass, or the state	      of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fullness of matter, or a pretty close constipation .	            . . of its particles.                 --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are	      infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become filled	      with hardened f[ae]ces; costiveness.	      [1913 Webster]
Constituency \Con*stit"u*en*cy\	   (k[o^]n*st[i^]t"[-u]*[-e]n*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Constituencies}	   (k[o^]n*st[i^]t"[-u]*[-e]n*s[i^]z).	   A body of constituents, as the body of citizens or voters in	   a representative district.	   [1913 Webster]
Constituent \Con*stit"u*ent\ (k[o^]n*st[i^]t"[-u]*[-e]nt), a.	   [L. constituens, -entis, p. pr. See {Constitute}.]	   1. Serving to form, compose, or make up; elemental;	      component.	      [1913 Webster]	            Body, soul, and reason are the three parts	            necessarily constituent of a man.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the power of electing or appointing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A question of right arises between the constituent	            and representative body.              --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]	Constituent \Con*stit"u*ent\, n.	   1. The person or thing which constitutes, determines, or	      constructs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their first composure and origination require a	            higher and nobler constituent than chance. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which constitutes or composes, as a part, or an	      essential part; a component; an element.	      [1913 Webster]	            We know how to bring these constituents together,	            and to cause them to form water.      --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One for whom another acts; especially, one who is	      represented by another in a legislative assembly; --	      correlative to representative.	      [1913 Webster]	            The electors in the district of a representative in	            Congress, or in the legislature of a State, are	            termed his constituents.              --Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	            To appeal from the representatives to the	            constituents.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A person who appoints another to act for him as	      attorney in fact. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Constitute \Con"sti*tute\ (k[o^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Constituted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constituting}.] [L.	   constitutus, p. p. of constiture to constitute; con- +	   statuere to place, set, fr. status station, fr. stare to	   stand. See {Stand}.]	   1. To cause to stand; to establish; to enact.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laws appointed and constituted by lawful authority.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make up; to compose; to form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Truth and reason constitute that intellectual gold	            that defies destruction.              --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To appoint, depute, or elect to an office; to make and	      empower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Me didst Thou constitute a priest of thine.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Constituted authorities}, the officers of government,	      collectively, as of a nation, city, town, etc. --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	Constitute \Con"sti*tute\ (k[o^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), n.	   An established law. [Obs.] --T. Preston.	   [1913 Webster]
Constituter \Con"sti*tu`ter\ (k[o^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]`t[~e]r), n.	   One who constitutes or appoints.	   [1913 Webster]
Constitution \Con`sti*tu"tion\ (k[o^]n`st[i^]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [F. constitution, L. constitutio.]	   1. The act or process of constituting; the action of	      enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment;	      establishment; formation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being; that form of being, or structure and	      connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a	      system or body; natural condition; structure; texture;	      conformation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The physical constitution of the sun. --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities;	      the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with	      reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease,	      etc.; as, a robust constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our constitutions have never been enfeebled by the	            vices or luxuries of the old world.   --Story.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament.	      [1913 Webster]	            He defended himself with . . . less passion than was	            expected from his constitution.       --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The fundamental, organic law or principles of government	      of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the	      institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a	      written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying	      down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of	      affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our constitution had begun to exist in times when	            statesmen were not much accustomed to frame exact	            definitions.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England the constitution is unwritten, and may be	         modified from time to time by act of Parliament. In the	         United States a constitution cannot ordinarily be	         modified, exept through such processes as the	         constitution itself ordains.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment;	      especially, one made by a Roman emperor, or one affecting	      ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the	      constitutions of Justinian.	      [1913 Webster]	            The positive constitutions of our own churches.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A constitution of Valentinian addressed to Olybrius,	            then prefect of Rome, for the regulation of the	            conduct of advocates.                 --George Long.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolic constitutions}. See under {Apostolic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\	   (k[o^]n`st[i^]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n*al), a. [Cf. F.	   constitutionnel.]	   1. Belonging to, or inherent in, the constitution, or in the	      structure of body or mind; as, a constitutional infirmity;	      constitutional ardor or dullness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In accordance with, or authorized by, the constitution of	      a state or a society; as, constitutional reforms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Regulated by, dependent on, or secured by, a constitution;	      as, constitutional government; constitutional rights.	      --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Relating to a constitution, or establishment form of	      government; as, a constitutional risis.	      [1913 Webster]	            The anient constitutional traditions of the state.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. For the benefit or one's constitution or health; as, a	      constitutional walk. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 relate to matters subordinate to such	      constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	Constitutional \Con`sti*tu"tion*al\, n.	   A walk or other exercise taken for one's health or	   constitution. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The men trudged diurnal constitutionals along the	         different roads.                         --Compton	                                                  Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Constitutionalism \Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ism\	   (k[o^]n`st[i^]*t[=u]"sh[u^]n*al*[i^]z'm), n.	   The theory, principles, or authority of constitutional	   government; attachment or adherence to a constitution or	   constitutional government. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Constitutionalist \Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ist\, n.	   One who advocates a constitutional form of government; a	   constitutionalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Constitutionality \Con`sti*tu`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. -{ties}.	   [Cf. F. constitutionalit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being constitutional, or inherent	      in the natural frame.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being consistent with the constitution or	      frame of government, or of being authorized by its	      provisions. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Constitutionalities, bottomless cavilings and	            questionings about written laws.      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Constitutionally \Con`sti*tu"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In accordance with the constitution or natural disposition	      of the mind or body; naturally; as, he was	      constitutionally timid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The English were constitutionally humane. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In accordance with the constitution or fundamental law;	      legally; as, he was not constitutionally appointed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing would indue them to acknowledge that [such]	            an assembly . . . was constitutionally a Parliament.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Constitutionist \Con`sti*tu"tion*ist\, n.	   One who adheres to the constitution of the country.	   --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Constitutive \Con"sti*tu`tive\, a.	   1. Tending or assisting to constitute or compose; elemental;	      essential.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ingredient and constitutive part of every virtue.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having power to enact, establish, or create; instituting;	      determining. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Constitutively \Con"sti*tu`tive*ly\, adv.	   In a constitutive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Constrain \Con*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constrained}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Constraining}.] [OF. constraindre, F.	   contrainde, L. constringere; con- + stringere to draw tight.	   See {Strain}, and. cf. {Constrict}, {Constringe}.]	   1. To secure by bonds; to chain; to bond or confine; to hold	      tightly; to constringe.	      [1913 Webster]	            He binds in chains	            The drowsy prophet, and his limbs constrains.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            When winter frosts constrain the fields with cold.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring into a narrow compass; to compress.	      [1913 Webster]	            How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold back by force; to restrain; to repress.	      [1913 Webster]	            My sire in caves constrains the winds. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To compel; to force; to necessitate; to oblige.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love of Christ constraineth us.   --2. Cor. v.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was constrained to appeal unto C[ae]sar. --Acts	                                                  xxviii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To violate; to ravish. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To produce in such a manner as to give an unnatural	      effect; as, a constrained voice.	   Syn: To compel; force; drive; impel; urge; press.	        [1913 Webster]
Constrainable \Con*strain"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. constraignable, F.	   contraignable.]	   Capable of being constrained; liable to constraint, or to	   restraint. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Constrained \Con*strained"\, a.	   Marked by constraint; not free; not voluntary; embarrassed;	   as, a constrained manner; a constrained tone.	   [1913 Webster]
Constrainedly \Con*strain"ed*ly\, adv.	   By constraint or compulsion; in a constrained manner.	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Constrainer \Con*strain"er\, n.	   One who constrains.	   [1913 Webster]
Constraint \Con*straint"\, n. [OF. constrainte, F. constrainte.]	   The act of constraining, or the state of being constrained;	   that which compels to, or restrains from, action; compulsion;	   restraint; necessity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Long imprisonment and hard constraint.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not by constraint, but by my choice, I came. --Dryden.	   Syn: Compulsion; violence; necessity; urgency.	   Usage: {Constraint}, {Compulsion}. Constraint implies strong	          binding force; as, the constraint of necessity; the	          constraint of fear. Compulsion implies the exertion of	          some urgent impelling force; as, driven by compulsion.	          The former prevents us from acting agreeably to our	          wishes; the latter forces us to act contrary to our	          will. Compulsion is always produced by some active	          agent; a constraint may be laid upon us by the forms	          of civil society, or by other outward circumstances.	          --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
Constraintive \Con*straint"ive\, a.	   Constraining; compulsory. [R.] "Any constraintive vow." --R.	   Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Constrict \Con*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constricted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Constricting}.] [L. constrictus, p. p. of	   constringere. See {Constrain}.]	   To draw together; to render narrower or smaller; to bind; to	   cramp; to contract or cause to shrink.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such things as constrict the fibers.     --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Membranous organs inclosing a cavity which their	         contraction serves to constrict.         --Todd &	                                                  Bowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Constricted \Con*strict"ed\, a.	   1. Drawn together; bound; contracted; cramped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Contracted or compressed so as to be smaller in	      certain places or parts than in others.	      [1913 Webster]
constricting \constricting\ adj.	   1. hindering freedom of movement.	   Syn: binding.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. being reduced in width.	   Syn: constrictive, narrowing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Constriction \Con*stric"tion\, n. [L. constrictio: cf. F.	   constriction.]	   1. The act of constricting by means of some inherent power or	      by movement or change in the thing itself, as	      distinguished from compression.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being constricted; the point where a thing is	      constricted; a narrowing or binding.	      [1913 Webster]	            A constriction of the parts inservient to speech.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]
Constrictive \Con*strict"ive\, a.	   Serving or tending to bind or constrict.	   [1913 Webster]
Constrictor \Con*strict"or\, n.	   1. That which constricts, draws together, or contracts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A muscle which contracts or closes an orifice, or	      which compresses an organ; a sphincter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A serpent that kills its prey by inclosing and	      crushing it with its folds; as, the boa constrictor.	      [1913 Webster]
Constringe \Con*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Constringed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Constringing}.] [L. constringere. See	   {onstrain}.]	   To dawn together; to contract; to force to contract itself;	   to constrict; to cause to shrink. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Strong liquors . . . intoxicate, constringe, harden the	         fibers, and coagulate the fluids.        --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Constringent \Con*strin"gent\, a. [L. constringens, p. pr.]	   Having the quality of contracting, binding, or compressing.	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Construct \Con*struct"\ (k[o^]n*str[u^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Constructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Constructing}.] [L.	   constructus, p. p. of construere to bring together, to	   construct; con- + struere to pile up, set in order. See	   {Structure}, and cf. {Construe}.]	   1. To put together the constituent parts of (something) in	      their proper place and order; to build; to form; to make;	      as, to construct an edifice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To devise; to invent; to set in order; to arrange; as, to	      construct a theory of ethics.	   Syn: To build; erect; form; compile; make; fabricate;	        originate; invent.	        [1913 Webster]	Construct \Con"struct\, a.	   Formed by, or relating to, construction, interpretation, or	   inference.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Construct form} or {Construct state} (Heb. Gram.), that of a	      noun used before another which has the genitive relation	      to it.	      [1913 Webster]
Constructer \Con*struct"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, constructs or frames.	   [1913 Webster]
Construction \Con*struc"tion\, n. [L. constructio: cf. F.	   construction.]	   1. The process or art of constructing; the act of building;	      erection; the act of devising and forming; fabrication;	      composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The form or manner of building or putting together the	      parts of anything; structure; arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            An astrolabe of peculiar construction. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) The arrangement and connection of words in a	      sentence; syntactical arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some particles . . . in certain constructions have	            the sense of a whole sentence contained in them.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The method of construing, interpreting, or explaining a	      declaration or fact; an attributed sense or meaning;	      understanding; explanation; interpretation; sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any person . . . might, by the sort of construction	            that would be put on this act, become liable to the	            penalties of treason.                 --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strictly, the term [construction] signifies	            determining the meaning and proper effect of	            language by a consideration of the subject matter	            and attendant circumstances in connection with the	            words employed.                       --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Interpretation properly precedes construction, but	            it does not go beyond the written text. --Parsons.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Construction of an equation} (Math.), the drawing of such	      lines and figures as will represent geometrically the	      quantities in the equation, and their relations to each	      other.	   {Construction train} (Railroad), a train for transporting men	      and materials for construction or repairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Constructional \Con*struc"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or deduced from, construction or	   interpretation.	   [1913 Webster]
Constructionist \Con*struc"tion*ist\, n.	   One who puts a certain construction upon some writing or	   instrument, as the Constitutions of the United States; as, a	   strict constructionist; a broad constructionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Constructive \Con*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. constructif.]	   1. Having ability to construct or form; employed in	      construction; as, to exhibit constructive power.	      [1913 Webster]	            The constructive fingers of Watts.    --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Derived from, or depending on, construction, inference, or	      interpretation; not directly expressed, but inferred.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. helpful; promoting improvement; intended to help; as,	      constructive criticism; constructive suggestions.	      Contrasted with {destructive}.	      [PJC]	   {Constructive crimes} (Law), acts having effects analogous to	      those of some statutory or common law crimes; as,	      constructive treason. Constructive crimes are no longer	      recognized by the courts.	   {Constructive notice}, notice imputed by construction of law.	      	   {Constructive trust}, a trust which may be assumed to exist,	      though no actual mention of it be made.	      [1913 Webster]
Constructively \Con*struct"ive*ly\, adv.	   In a constructive manner; by construction or inference.	   [1913 Webster]	         A neutral must have notice of a blockade, either	         actually by a formal information, or constructively by	         notice to his government.                --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
constructive-metabolic \constructive-metabolic\ adj. prenom.	   causing buildup of body tissues or tissue components.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {anabolic (vs. catabolic)}]	   Syn: energy-storing(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Constructiveness \Con*struct"ive*ness\, n.	   1. Tendency or ability to form or construct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) The faculty which enables one to construct, as in	      mechanical, artistic, or literary matters.	      [1913 Webster]
Constructor \Con*struct"or\, n. [Cf. LL. constructor.]	   A constructer.	   [1913 Webster]
Constructure \Con*struc"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   That which is constructed or formed; an edifice; a fabric.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Construe \Con*strue\ (?; Archaic ?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Construed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Construing}.] [L. construere:	   cf. F. construire. See {Construct}.]	   1. To apply the rules of syntax to (a sentence or clause) so	      as to exhibit the structure, arrangement, or connection	      of, or to discover the sense; to explain the construction	      of; to interpret; to translate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put a construction upon; to explain the sense or	      intention of; to interpret; to understand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus we are put to construe and paraphrase our own	            words to free ourselves either from the ignorance or	            malice of our enemies.                --Bp.	                                                  Stilingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to be dull was construed to be good. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Constuprate \Con"stu*prate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Construprated}; p. p. & vb. n. {Constuprating}.] [L.	   constupratus, p. p. of constuprare to ravish; con- + stuprare	   to ravish, stuprum rape.]	   To ravish; to debauch. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Constupration \Con`stu*pra"tion\, n.	   The act of ravishing; violation; defilement. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Consubstantial \Con`sub*stan"tial\, a. [L. consubstantialis;	   con- + substantialis: cf. F. consubstantiel. See	   {Substantial}.]	   Of the same kind or nature; having the same substance or	   essence; coessential.	   [1913 Webster]	         Christ Jesus . . . coeternal and consubstantial with	         the Father and with the Holy Ghost.      --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Consubstantialism \Con`sub*stan"tial*ism\, n.	   The doctrine of consubstantiation.	   [1913 Webster]
Consubstantialist \Con`sub*stan"tial*ist\, n.	   One who believes in consubstantiation. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Consubstantiality \Con`sub*stan"ti*al"i*ty\ (?; 106), n. [Cf. F.	   consubstantialit['e].]	   Participation of the same nature; coexistence in the same	   substance. "His [the Son's] . . . consubstantiality with the	   Father." --Hammend.	   [1913 Webster]
Consubstantially \Con`sub*stan"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a consubstantial manner; with identity of substance or	   nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Consubstantiate \Con`sub*stan"ti*ate\ (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Consubstantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consubstantiating}.]	   To cause to unite, or to regard as united, in one common	   substance or nature. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His soul must be consubstantiated with reason. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Consubstantiate \Con`sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. i.	   To profess or belive the doctrine of consubstantion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The consubstantiating church and priest. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Consubstantiate \Con`sub*stan"ti*ate\, a.	   Partaking of the same substance; united; consubstantial.	   [1913 Webster]	         We must love her [the wife] that is thus	         consubstantiate with us.                 --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Consubstantiation \Con`sub*stan`ti*a"tion\ (?; 106), n.	   1. An identity or union of substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The actual, substantial presence of the body of	      Christ with the bread and wine of the sacrament of the	      Lord's Supper; impanation; -- opposed to	      transubstantiation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This view, held by Luther himself, was called	         consubstantiation by non Lutheran writers in	         contradistinction to transsubstantiation, the Catholic	         view.	         [1913 Webster]
Consuetude \Con"sue*tude\ (?; 144), n. [L. consuetudo. See	   {Custom}.]	   Custom, habit; usage. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To observe this consuetude or law.       --Barnes	   .	   [1913 Webster]
Consuetudinal \Con`sue*tu"di*nal\, a. [LL. consuetudinalis.]	   According to custom; customary; usual. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Consuetudinary \Con`sue*tu"di*na"ry\, a. [LL. consuetudinarius.]	   Customary.	   [1913 Webster]	Consuetudinary \Con`sue*tu"di*na*ry\, n.; pl.	   {Consuetudinaries}.	   A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises.	   [1913 Webster]
Consul \Con"sul\ (k[o^]n"s[u^]l), n. [L., prob. fr. consulere to	   deliberate. See {Consult}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) One of the two chief magistrates of the	      republic.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: They were chosen annually, originally from the	         patricians only, but later from the plebeians also.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A senator; a counselor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many of the consuls, raised and met,	            Are at the duke's already.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With kings and consuls of the earth.  --Job. iii. 14	                                                  (Douay Ver. )	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fr. Hist.) One of the three chief magistrates of France	      from 1799 to 1804, who were called, respectively, first,	      second, and third consul.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An official commissioned to reside in some foreign	      country, to care for the commercial interests of the	      citizens of the appointing government, and to protect its	      seamen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Consul general}, a consul of the first rank, stationed in an	      important place, or having jurisdiction in several places	      or over several consuls.	   {Vice consul}, a consular officer holding the place of a	      consul during the consul's absence or after he has been	      relieved.	      [1913 Webster]
Consulage \Con"sul*age\, n. (Com.)	   A duty or tax paid by merchants for the protection of their	   commerce by means of a consul in a foreign place.	   [1913 Webster]
Consular \Con"su*lar\, a. [L. consularis; cf. F. consulaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a consul; performing the duties of a	   consul; as, consular power; consular dignity; consular	   officers.	   [1913 Webster]
Consulary \Con"su*la"ry\, a.	   Consular. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Consulate \Con"su*late\, n. [L. consulatus: cf. F. consulat.]	   1. The office of a consul. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The jurisdiction or residence of a consul. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consular government; term of office of a consul.	      [1913 Webster]
Consulship \Con"sul*ship\, n.	   1. The office of a consul; consulate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The term of office of a consul.	      [1913 Webster]
Consult \Con*sult"\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Consulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Consulting}.] [L. consultare,	   fr. consulere to consult: cf. f. consulter. Cf. {Counsel}.]	   To seek the opinion or advice of another; to take counsel; to	   deliberate together; to confer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us consult upon to-morrow's business. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the laws of England have been made by the kings	         England, consulting with the nobility and commons.	                                                  --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]	Consult \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.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men forgot, or feared, to consult nature . . .; they	            were content to consult libraries.    --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have reference to, in judging or acting; to have regard	      to; to consider; as, to consult one's wishes.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are . . . to consult the necessities of life,	            rather than matters of ornament and delight.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deliberate upon; to take for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Manythings were there consulted for the future, yet	            nothing was positively resolved.      --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring about by counsel or contrivance; to devise; to	      contrive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast consulted shame to thy house by cutting	            off many people.                      --Hab. ii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Consult \Con*sult"\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt" or k[o^]n"s[u^]lt), n.	   1. The act of consulting or deliberating; consultation; also,	      the result of consulation; determination; decision. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The council broke;	            And all grave consults dissolved in smoke. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A council; a meeting for consultation. [Obs.] "A consult	      of coquettes." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agreement; concert [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
consultant \consultant\ n.	   an expert who gives advice.	   Syn: adviser, advisor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Consultary \Con*sult"a*ry\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"[.a]*r[y^]), a.	   Formed by consultation; resulting from conference.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Consultary response} (Law), the opinion of a court on a	      special case.                               --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Consultation \Con`sul*ta"tion\, n. [L. consultatio: cf. F.	   consultation.]	   1. The act of consulting or conferring; deliberation of two	      or more persons on some matter, with a view to a decision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus they doubtful consultations dark	            Ended.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A council or conference, as of physicians, held to	      consider a special case, or of lawyers restained in a	      cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of consultation} (Law), a writ by which a cause,	      improperly removed by prohibition from one court to	      another, is returned to the court from which it came; --	      so called because the judges, on consultation, find the	      prohibition ill-founded.	      [1913 Webster]
Consultative \Con*sult"a*tive\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"[.a]*t[i^]v), a.	   Pertaining to consultation; having the privilege or right of	   conference. "A consultative . . . power." --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Consultatory \Con*sult"a*to*ry\	   (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Formed by, or resulting from, consultation; advisory.	   --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Consulter \Con*sult"er\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"[~e]r), n.	   One who consults, or asks counsel or information.	   [1913 Webster]
Consulting \Con*sult"ing\, a.	   That consults.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Consulting physician} (Med.), a physician who consults with	      the attending practitioner regarding any case of disease.	      [1913 Webster]
Consultive \Con*sult"ive\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]lt"[i^]v), a.	   Determined by, or pertaining to, consultation; deliberate;	   consultative.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that remains in the grace of God sins not by any	         deliberative, consultive, knowing act.   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Consumable \Con*sum"a*ble\ (k[o^]n*s[=u]m"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being consumed; that may be destroyed, dissipated,	   wasted, or spent. "Consumable commodities." --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Consume \Con*sume"\ (k[o^]n*s[=u]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Consumed} (k[o^]n*s[=u]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Consuming}.]	   [L. consumere to take wholly or completely, to consume; con-	   + sumere to take; sub + emere to buy. See {Redeem}.]	   To destroy, as by decomposition, dissipation, waste, or fire;	   to use up; to expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to	   devour.	   [1913 Webster]	         If he were putting to my house the brand	         That shall consume it.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where	         neither moth nor rust doth consume.      --Matt. vi. 20	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	   [1913 Webster]	         Let me alone . . . that I may consume them. --Ex.	                                                  xxxii. 10.	   Syn: To destroy; swallow up; ingulf; absorb; waste; exhaust;	        spend; expend; squander; lavish; dissipate.	        [1913 Webster]	Consume \Con*sume"\ (k[o^]n*s[=u]m"), v. i.	   To waste away slowly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Therefore, let Benedick, like covered fire,	         Consume away in sighs.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
consumed \consumed\ adj.	   1. completely used up.	   Syn: used-up(prenominal), used up(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. eaten or drunk up.	      [WordNet 1.5]
consuming \consuming\ adj.	   taking up most of one's attention; ardent; as, politics is	   his consuming passion.	   Syn: overwhelming.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Consumedly \Con*sum"ed*ly\ (k[o^]n*s[=u]m"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   Excessively. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	         He's so consumedly proud of it.          --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Consumer \Con*sum"er\ (k[o^]n*s[=u]m"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of	      food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Econ.) the person or organization that uses some item of	      commerce or service in its own acitities, as opposed to	      reselling the item or including it as part of another item	      for resale; -- called also the {end user}.	      [PJC]
consumer price index \consumer price index\ n.	   An index of the cost of all goods and services to a typical	   consumer, calculated and published by the United States	   Bureau of Labor Statistics; abbreviated {CPI}, and usually	   referred to by that acronym. The Bureau maintains several	   indices for different groups of consumers, but the most	   commonly referred to is the index for "All urban consumers",	   called the {CPI-U}. The increase of this value each year is	   one measure of monetary inflation.	   Syn: CPI, cost-of-living index.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: For a table of values from the Bureau of Labor	         Statistics of the CPI over time, see CPI-U from 1913 to	         1998.	         [PJC]
Consumer's goods \Con*sum"er's goods\ (Polit. Econ.)	   Economic goods that directly satisfy human wants or desires,	   such as food, clothes, pictures, etc.; -- called also	   {consumption goods}, or {goods of the first order}, and	   opposed to {producer's goods}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Consumer's surplus \Consumer's surplus\ (Polit. econ.)	   The excess that a purchaser would be willing to pay for a	   commodity over that he does pay, rather than go without the	   commodity; -- called also	   {consumer's rent}.	            The price which a person pays for a thing can never	            exceed, and seldom comes up to, that which he would	            be willing to pay rather than go without it. . . .	            The excess of the price which he would be willing to	            pay rather than go without it, over that which he	            actually does pay, is the economic measure of this	            surplus satisfaction. It has some analogies to a	            rent; but is perhaps best called simply consumer's	            surplus.                              --Alfred	                                                  Marshall.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Consumingly \Con*sum"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a consuming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Consummate \Con*sum"mate\ (k[o^]n*s[u^]m"m[asl]t), a. [L.	   consummatus, p. p. or consummare to accomplish, sum up; con-	   + summa sum. See {Sum}.]	   Carried to the utmost extent or degree; of the highest	   quality; complete; perfect. "A man of perfect and consummate	   virtue." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The little band held the post with consummate tenacity.	                                                  --Motley	   [1913 Webster]	Consummate \Con"sum*mate\ (k[o^]n"s[u^]m*m[=a]t or	   k[o^]n*s[u^]m"m[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Consummated}	   (k[o^]n"s[u^]m*m[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Consummating}	   (k[o^]n"s[u^]m*m[=a]`t[i^]ng).]	   To bring to completion; to raise to the highest point or	   degree; to complete; to finish; to perfect; to achieve.	   [1913 Webster]	         To consummate this business happily.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Consummately \Con*sum"mate*ly\, adv.	   In a consummate manner; completely. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Consummation \Con`sum*ma"tion\ (k[o^]n`s[u^]m*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. consummatio.]	   The act of consummating, or the state of being consummated;	   completion; perfection; termination; end (as of the world or	   of life).	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is a consummation	         Devoutly to be wished.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         From its original to its consummation.   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quiet consummation have,	         And renown['e]d be thy grave.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Consummation of marriage}, completion of the connubial	      relation by actual cohabition.	      [1913 Webster]
Consummative \Con*sum"ma*tive\, a.	   Serving to consummate; completing. "The final, the	   consummative procedure of philosophy." --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Consumption \Con*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [L. consumptio: cf. F.	   consomption.]	   1. The act or process of consuming by use, waste, etc.;	      decay; destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every new advance of the price to the consumer is a	            new incentive to him to retrench the quality of his	            consumption.                          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or process of being consumed, wasted, or	      diminished; waste; diminution; loss; decay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A progressive wasting away of the body; esp., that	      form of wasting, attendant upon pulmonary phthisis and	      associated with cough, spitting of blood, hectic fever,	      etc.; pulmonary phthisis; -- called also {pulmonary	      consumption}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Consumption of the bowels} (Med.), inflammation and	      ulceration of the intestines from tubercular disease.	   Syn: Decline; waste; decay. See {Decline}.	        [1913 Webster]
Consumptive \Con*sump"tive\, a. [Cf. F. consomptif.]	   1. Of or pertaining to consumption; having the quality of	      consuming, or dissipating; destructive; wasting.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [prayer] is not consumptive or our time. --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	            A long consumptive war.               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Affected with, or inclined to, consumption.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lean, consumptive wench, with coughs decayed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Consumptive \Con*sump"tive\, n.	   One affected with consumption; as, a resort for consumptives.	   [1913 Webster]
Consumptively \Con*sump"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a way tending to or indication consumption. --Beddoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Consumptiveness \Con*sump"tive*ness\, n.	   A state of being consumptive, or a tendency to a consumption.	   [1913 Webster]
Contabescent \Con`ta*bes"cent\, a. [L. contabescenc, p. pr. of	   contabescere.]	   Wasting away gradually. --Darwin. -- {Con*ta*bes"cence}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Contact \Con"tact\ (k[o^]n"t[a^]kt), n. [L. contactus, fr.	   contingere, -tactum, to touch on all sides. See	   {Contingent}.]	   1. A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or	      meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The property of two curves, or surfaces, which	      meet, and at the point of meeting have a common direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) The plane between two adjacent bodies of	      dissimilar rock. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Electricity) A metallic conducting component of an	      electrical device connected to a circuit within and so	      situated that it may form a conducting pathway to an	      external power source or device when contacted by another	      conductor; as, the contact on a standard light bulb has	      the shape of a screw for easy insertion into the socket.	      [PJC]	   5. A person who serves to commmunicate information to or from	      one group to another, whether formally or informally; as,	      a good Washington reporter has contacts in the White	      House.	      [PJC]	   {Contact level}, a delicate level so pivoted as to tilt when	      two parts of a measuring apparatus come into contact with	      each other; -- used in precise determinations of lengths	      and in the accurate graduation of instruments.	      [1913 Webster]
contacting \contacting\ n.	   the act of touching physically.	   Syn: contact.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contaction \Con*tac"tion\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   Act of touching. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
contadino \contadino\ n.	   an Italian farmer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Contagion \Con*ta"gion\ (k[o^]n*t[=a]"j[u^]n), n. [L. contagio:	   cf. F. contagion. See {Contact}.]	   1. (Med.) The transmission of a disease from one person to	      another, by direct or indirect contact.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term has been applied by some to the action of	         miasmata arising from dead animal or vegetable matter,	         bogs, fens, etc., but in this sense it is now	         abandoned. --Dunglison.	         [1913 Webster]	               And will he steal out of his wholesome bed	               To dare the vile contagion of the night? --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves as a medium or agency to transmit	      disease; a virus produced by, or exhalation proceeding	      from, a diseased person, and capable of reproducing the	      disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or means of communicating any influence to the	      mind or heart; as, the contagion of enthusiasm. "The	      contagion of example." --Eikon Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            When lust . . .	            Lets in defilement to the inward parts,	            The soul grows clotted by contagion.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Venom; poison. [Obs.] "I'll touch my point with this	      contagion." --Shak.	   Syn: See {Infection}.	        [1913 Webster]
Contagioned \Con*ta"gioned\, a.	   Affected by contagion.	   [1913 Webster]
Contagionist \Con*ta"gion*ist\, n.	   One who believes in the contagious character of certain	   diseases, as of yellow fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Contagious \Con*ta"gious\, a. [L. contagiosus: cf. F.	   contagieux.]	   1. (Med.) Communicable by contact, by a virus, or by a bodily	      exhalation; catching; as, a contagious disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conveying or generating disease; pestilential; poisonous;	      as, contagious air.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Spreading or communicable from one to another; exciting	      similar emotions or conduct in others.	      [1913 Webster]	            His genius rendered his courage more contagious.	                                                  --Wirt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spirit of imitation is contagious. --Ames.	   Syn: {Contagious}, {Infectious}.	   Usage: Although often used as synonyms, originally these	          words were used in very diverse senses; but, in	          general, a contagious disease has been considered as	          one which is caught from another by some near contact,	          by the breath, by bodily effluvia, etc.; while an	          infectious disease supposed some entirely different	          cause acting by a hidden influence, like the miasma of	          prison ships, of marshes, etc., infecting the system	          with disease. In either case, a pathogenic	          microorganism is the direct cause of the disease. This	          distinction, though not universally admitted by	          medical men, as to the literal meaning of the words,	          certainly applies to them in their figurative use.	          Thus we speak of the contagious influence of evil	          associates; their contagion of bad example, the	          contagion of fear, etc., when we refer to transmission	          by proximity or contact. On the other hand, we speak	          of infection by bad principles, etc., when we consider	          anything as diffused by some hidden influence.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Contagious disease \Con*ta"gious dis*ease"\ (Med.)	   A disease communicable by contact with a patient suffering	   from it, or with some secretion of, or object touched by,	   such a patient. Most such diseases have already been proved	   to be germ diseases, and their communicability depends on the	   transmission of the living germs. Many germ diseases are not	   contagious, some special method of transmission or	   inoculation of the germs being required.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contagiously \Con*ta"gious*ly\, adv.	   In a contagious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Contagiousness \Con*ta"gious*ness\, n.	   Quality of being contagious.	   [1913 Webster]
Contagium \Con*ta"gi*um\, n. [L.]	   Contagion; contagious matter. "Contagium of measles."	   --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Contain \Con*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contained}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Containing}.] [OE. contenen, conteinen, F. contenir,	   fr. L. continere, -tentum; con- + tenere to hold. See	   {Tenable}, and cf. {Countenance}.]	   1. To hold within fixed limits; to comprise; to include; to	      inclose; to hold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens can not	            contain thee; how much less this house! --2 Chron.	                                                  vi. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            When that this body did contain a spirit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What thy stores contain bring forth.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have capacity for; to be able to hold; to hold; to be	      equivalent to; as, a bushel contains four pecks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put constraint upon; to restrain; to confine; to keep	      within bounds. [Obs., exept as used reflexively.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The king's person contains the unruly people from	            evil occasions.                       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear not, my lord: we can contain ourselves. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Contain \Con*tain"\, v. i.	   To restrain desire; to live in continence or chastity.	   [1913 Webster]	         But if they can not contain, let them marry. --1 Cor.	                                                  vii. 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Containable \Con*tain"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being contained or comprised. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Containant \Con*tain"ant\, n.	   A container.	   [1913 Webster]
Container \Con*tain"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, contains; particularly, an	      artifactual object that is designed to contain some fluid	      or solid material, object or objects, especially for	      convenience in transporting the contained objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a large metallic box designed to hold many smaller boxes	      or packages, and used for convenience in loading and	      unloading large quantities of freight, such as on ships,	      trains, or airplanes.	      [PJC]
containerful \containerful\ n.	   the quantity that a container will hold.	   [WordNet 1.5]
containerized \containerized\ n.	   placed and transported in a container[2].	   [PJC] container ship
container ship \container ship\, containership \containership\n.	   a ship designed to hold containerized cargoes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Containment \Con*tain"ment\, n.	   1. That which is contained; the extent; the substance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The containment of a rich man's estate. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the act of containing.	      [PJC]	   3. (Diplomacy) the act or policy of restricting the influence	      or territorial growth of a hostile nation.	   Note: The policy of containment is employed when the defeat	         of a hostile nation or overthrow of its government is	         considered impractical or too costly.	         [PJC]	   4. the act of restricting some deleterious substance within a	      confined space, especially when such material is released	      unintentionally or by accident; as, containment of nuclear	      waste; containment of an oil spill. Also used	      attributively, as a containment boom.	      [PJC]	   5. a structure surrounding a nuclear power plant designed to	      prevent release of radioactive materials into the	      environment in the event of an accident.	      [PJC]
Contaminable \Con*tam"i*na*ble\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]*b'l),	   a.	   Capable of being contaminated.	   [1913 Webster]
Contaminate \Con*tam"i*nate\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Contaminated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Contaminating}.] [L. contaminatus, p. p. of contaminare to	   bring into contact, to contaminate, fr. contamen contagion,	   for contagmen; con- + root of tangere to touch. See	   {Contact}.]	   To soil, stain, or corrupt by contact; to tarnish; to sully;	   to taint; to pollute; to defile.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall we now	         Contaminate our figures with base bribes? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would neither have simplicity imposed upon, nor	         virtue contaminated.                     --Goldsmith.	   Syn: To pollute; defile; sully; taint; tarnish; soil; stain;	        corrupt.	        [1913 Webster]	Contaminate \Con*tam"i*nate\ (-n[asl]t), a.	   Contaminated; defiled; polluted; tainted. "Contaminate	   drink." --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
contaminated \contaminated\ adj.	   1. containing undesired or infective microorganisms.	   Syn: dirty, infected.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. rendered impure by addition of deleterious substances; as,	      had to boil the contaminated water.	   Syn: polluted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. 1 (Computers) damaged by inclusion of incorrect data or	      information not belonging; as, The file was contaminated	      by a buggy editor.	   Syn: corrupted.	        [PJC]	   4. appearing unethical due to a questionable source or	      motives; -- of money or activities; as, The fund was	      contaminated by a large donation from a mobster.	   Syn: tainted.	        [PJC]
contaminating \contaminating\ adj.	   spreading contamination; especially radioactive	   contamination. {clean}	   Syn: dirty.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. causing moral or behavioral degredation. the contaminating	      influence of violent movies	   Syn: corrupting.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Contamination \Con*tam`i*na"tion\	   (k[o^]n*t[a^]m`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contaminatio.]	   The act or process of contaminating; pollution; defilement;	   taint; also, that which contaminates.	   [1913 Webster]
Contamitive \Con*tam"i*tive\ (k[o^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]*t[i^]v),	   a.	   Tending or liable to contaminate.	   [1913 Webster]
Contango \Con*tan"go\ (k[o^]n*t[a^][ng]"g[-o]), n.; pl.	   {Contangoes}. [Prob. a corruption of contingent.]	   1. (Stock Exchange) The premium or interest paid by the buyer	      to the seller, to be allowed to defer paying for the stock	      purchased until the next fortnightly settlement day.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The postponement of payment by the buyer of stock on	      the payment of a premium to the seller. See	      {Backwardation}. --N. Biddle.	      [1913 Webster]
Conte \Conte\, n.; pl. {Contes}. [F.]	   A short narrative or tale, esp. one dealing with surprising	   or marvelous events.	         The conte (sic) is a tale something more than a sketch,	         it may be, and something less than a short story. . . .	         The "Canterbury Tales" are contes, most of them, if not	         all, and so are some of the "Tales of a Wayside Inn."	                                                  --Brander	                                                  Matthews.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contection \Con*tec"tion\ (-t[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L. contegere,	   -tectum, to cover up.]	   A covering. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Contek \Con"tek\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]k), n. [OE. conteck, conteke,	   contake, perh. a corruption either of contact or contest.]	   1. Quarrel; contention; contest. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Contek with bloody knife.             --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contumely; reproach. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Contemn \Con*temn"\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Contemned} (-t[e^]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemning}	   (-t[e^]m"n[i^]ng or -t[e^]m"[i^]ng).] [L. contemnere,	   -temptum; con- + temnere to slight, despise: cf. OF.	   contemner.]	   To view or treat with contempt, as mean and despicable; to	   reject with disdain; to despise; to scorn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy pompous delicacies I contemn.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         One who contemned divine and human laws. --Dryden.	   Syn: To despise; scorn; disdain; spurn; slight; neglect;	        underrate; overlook.	   Usage: To {Contemn}, {Despise}, {Scorn}, {Disdain}. Contemn	          is the generic term, and is applied especially to	          objects, qualities, etc., which are deemed	          contemptible, and but rarely to individuals; to	          despise is to regard or treat as mean, unbecoming, or	          worthless; to scorn is stronger, expressing a quick,	          indignant contempt; disdain is still stronger,	          denoting either unwarrantable pride and haughtiness or	          an abhorrence of what is base.	          [1913 Webster]
Contemner \Con*tem"ner\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"n[~e]r or -t[e^]m"[~e]r),	   n.	   One who contemns; a despiser; a scorner. "Contemners of the	   gods." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemningly \Con*tem"ning*ly\, adv.	   Contemptuously. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Contemper \Con*tem"per\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r), v. t. [L.	   contemperare, -temperatum; con- + temperare to temper. Cf.	   {Contemperate}.]	   To modify or temper; to allay; to qualify; to moderate; to	   soften. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The antidotes . . . have allayed its bitterness and	         contempered its malignancy.              --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemperate \Con*tem"per*ate\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[=a]t), v.	   t. [See {Contemper}.]	   To temper; to moderate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Moisten and contemperate the air.        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemperation \Con*tem`per*a"tion\	   (k[o^]n*t[e^]m`p[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   1. The act of tempering or moderating. [Obs.] --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proportionate mixture or combination. "Contemperation of	      light and shade." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Contemperature \Con*tem"per*a*ture\	   (k[o^]n*t[e^]m"p[~e]r*[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n.	   The condition of being tempered; proportionate mixture;	   temperature. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The different contemperature of the elements. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplance \Con*tem"plance\, n.	   Contemplation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplant \Con*tem"plant\, a. [L. contemplans, p. pr.]	   Given to contemplation; meditative. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplate \Con"tem*plate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Contemplated} (# or #); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contemplating}.]	   [L. contemplatus, p. p. of contemplari to contemplate; con- +	   templum a space for observation marked out by the augur. See	   {Temple}.]	   1. To look at on all sides or in all its bearings; to view or	      consider with continued attention; to regard with	      deliberate care; to meditate on; to study.	      [1913 Webster]	            To love, at least contemplate and admire,	            What I see excellent.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We thus dilate	            Our spirits to the size of that they contemplate.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To consider or have in view, as contingent or probable; to	      look forward to; to purpose; to intend.	      [1913 Webster]	            There remain some particulars to complete the	            information contemplated by those resolutions. --A.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a treaty contains any stipulations which	            contemplate a state of future war.    --Kent.	   Syn: To view; behold; study; ponder; muse; meditate on;	        reflect on; consider; intend; design; plan; propose;	        purpose. See {Meditate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Contemplate \Con"tem*plate\, v. i.	   To consider or think studiously; to ponder; to reflect; to	   muse; to meditate.	   [1913 Webster]	         So many hours must I contemplate.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplation \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;	      meditation; musing; study.	      [1913 Webster]	            In contemplation of created things,	            By steps we may ascend to God.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contemplation is keeping the idea which is brought	            into the mind for some time actually in view.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Holy meditation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To live in prayer and contemplation.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of looking forward to an event as about to happen;	      expectation; the act of intending or purposing.	      [1913 Webster]	            In contemplation of returning at an early date, he	            left.                                 --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To have in contemplation}, to inted or purpose, or to have	      under consideration.	      [1913 Webster]
Contemplatist \Con*tem"pla*tist\, n.	   A contemplator. [R.] --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, a. [F. contemplatif, L.	   contemplativus.]	   1. Pertaining to contemplation; addicted to, or employed in,	      contemplation; meditative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fixed and contemplative their looks.  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the power of contemplation; as, contemplative	      faculties. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	Contemplative \Con*tem"pla*tive\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   A religious or either sex devoted to prayer and meditation,	   rather than to active works of charity.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplatively \Con*tem"pla*tive*ly\, adv.	   With contemplation; in a contemplative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplativeness \Con*tem"pla*tive*ness\, n.	   The state of being contemplative; thoughtfulness.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemplator \Con"tem*pla`tor\ (?; 277), n. [L.]	   One who contemplates. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemporaneity \Con*tem`po*ra*ne"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being contemporaneous.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lines of contemporaneity in the oolitic system.	                                                  --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemporaneous \Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. contemporaneus;	   con- + tempus time. See {Temporal}, and cf.	   {Contemporaneous}.]	   Living, existing, or occurring at the same time;	   contemporary.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great age of Jewish philosophy, that of Aben Esra,	         Maimonides, and Kimchi, had been contemporaneous with	         the later Spanish school of Arabic philosophy. --Milman	   -- {Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemporaneously \Con*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly\, adv.	   At the same time with some other event.	   [1913 Webster]
contemporaries \contemporaries\ n.	   all the people living at the same time or of approximately	   the same age.	   Syn: coevals, generation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contemporariness \Con*tem"po*ra*ri*ness\, n.	   Existence at the same time; contemporaneousness. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemporary \Con*tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [Pref. con- + L. temporarius	   of belonging to time, tempus time. See {Temporal}, and cf.	   {Contemporaneous}.]	   1. Living, occuring, or existing, at the same time; done in,	      or belonging to, the same times; contemporaneous.	      [1913 Webster]	            This king [Henry VIII.] was contemporary with the	            greatest monarchs of Europe.          --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the same age; coeval.	      [1913 Webster]	            A grove born with himself he sees,	            And loves his old contemporary trees. --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	Contemporary \Con*tem"po*ra*ry\, n.; pl. {Contemporaries}.	   1. One who lives at the same time with another; as, Petrarch	      and Chaucer were contemporaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a person of nearly the same age as another.	   Syn: coeval.	        [WordNet 1.5]
contemporize \contemporize\ v. i.	   to happen at the same time.	   Syn: co-occur.	        [WordNet 1.5]	contemporize \contemporize\ v. t.	   to arrange or represent events so that they co-occur.	   Syn: synchronize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contempt \Con*tempt"\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]mt"; 215), n. [L. contemptus,	   fr. contemnere: cf. OF. contempt. See {Contemn}.]	   1. The act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which	      one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or	      worthless; disdain; scorn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Criminal contempt of public feeling.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing, says Longinus, can be great, the contempt	            of which is great.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being despised; disgrace; shame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contempt and begarry hangs upon thy back. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An act or expression denoting contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Little insults and contempts.         --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            The contempt and anger of his lip.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Disobedience of the rules, orders, or process of a	      court of justice, or of rules or orders of a legislative	      body; disorderly, contemptuous, or insolent language or	      behavior in presence of a court, tending to disturb its	      proceedings, or impair the respect due to its authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Contempt is in some jurisdictions extended so as to	         include publications reflecting injuriously on a court	         of justice, or commenting unfairly on pending	         proceedings; in other jurisdictions the courts are	         prohibited by statute or by the constitution from thus	         exercising this process.	   Syn: Disdain; scorn; derision; mockery; contumely; neglect;	        disregard; slight.	        [1913 Webster]
Contemptibility \Con*tempt`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being contemptible; contemptibleness. --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemptible \Con*tempt"i*ble\, a.	   1. Worthy of contempt; deserving of scorn or disdain; mean;	      vile; despicable. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arguments of tyranny are ascontemptible as its	            force is dreadful.                    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Despised; scorned; neglected; abject. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Insolent; scornful; contemptuous. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If she should make tender of her love, 't is very	            possible he 'll scorn it; for the man . . . hath a	            contemptible spirit.                  --Shak.	   Syn: Despicable; abject; vile; mean; base; paltry; worthless;	        sorry; pitiful; scurrile. See {Contemptuous}.	   Usage: {Contemptible}, {Despicable}, {Pitiful}, {Paltry}.	          Despicable is stronger than contemptible, as despise	          is stronger than contemn. It implies keen	          disapprobation, with a mixture of anger. A man is	          despicable chiefly for low actions which mark his	          life, such as servility, baseness, or mean adulation.	          A man is contemptible for mean qualities which	          distinguish his character, especially those which show	          him to be weak, foolish, or worthless. Treachery is	          despicable, egotism is contemptible. Pitiful and	          paltry are applied to cases which are beneath anger,	          and are simply contemptible in a high degree.	          [1913 Webster]
Contemptibleness \Con*tempt"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being contemptible, or of being	   despised.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemptibly \Con*tempt"i*bly\, adv.	   In a contemptible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemptuous \Con*temp"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a.	   Manifesting or expressing contempt or disdain; scornful;	   haughty; insolent; disdainful.	   [1913 Webster]	         A proud, contemptuous behavior.          --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	         Savage invective and contemptuous sarcasm. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rome . . . entertained the most contemptuous opinion of	         the Jews.                                --Atterbury.	   Syn: Scornful; insolent; haughty; disdainful; supercilious;	        insulting; contumelious.	   Usage: {Contemptuous}, {Contemptible}. These words, from	          their similarity of sound, are sometimes erroneously	          interchanged, as when a person speaks of having "a	          very contemptible opinion of another." Contemptible is	          applied to that which is the object of contempt; as,	          contemptible conduct; acontemptible fellow.	          Contemptuous is applied to that which indicates	          contempt; as, a contemptuous look; a contemptuous	          remark; contemptuous treatment. A person, or whatever	          is personal, as an action, an expression, a feeling,	          an opinion, may be either contemptuous or	          contemptible; a thing may be contemptible, but can not	          be contemptuous.	          [1913 Webster]
Contemptuously \Con*temp"tu*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a contemptuous manner; with scorn or disdain;	   despitefully.	   [1913 Webster]	         The apostles and most eminent Christians were poor, and	         used contemptuously.                     --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Contemptuousness \Con*temp"tu*ous*ness\, n.	   Disposition to or manifestion of contempt; insolence;	   haughtiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Contend \Con*tend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Contending}.] [OF. contendre, L. contendere, -tentum;	   con- + tendere to strech. See {Tend}.]	   1. To strive in opposition; to contest; to dispute; to vie;	      to quarrel; to fight.	      [1913 Webster]	            For never two such kingdoms did contend	            Without much fall of blood.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord said unto me, Distress not the Moabites,	            neither contend with them in battle.  --Deut. ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            In ambitious strength I did	            Contend against thy valor.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To struggle or exert one's self to obtain or retain	      possession of, or to defend.	      [1913 Webster]	            You sit above, and see vain men below	            Contend for what you only can bestow. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strive in debate; to engage in discussion; to dispute;	      to argue.	      [1913 Webster]	            The question which our author would contend for.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many things he fiercely contended about were	            trivial.                              --Dr. H. More.	   Syn: To struggle; fight; combat; vie; strive; oppose;	        emulate; contest; litigate; dispute; debate.	        [1913 Webster]	Contend \Con*tend"\, v. t.	   To struggle for; to contest. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Carthage shall contend the world with Rome.Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Contendent \Con*tend"ent\, n. [L. contendens, p. pr.]	   An antagonist; a contestant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In all notable changes and revolutions the contendents	         have been still made a prey to the third party.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Contender \Con*tend"er\, n.	   One who contends; a contestant.	   [1913 Webster]
Contendress \Con*tend"ress\, n.	   A female contestant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Contenement \Con*ten"e*ment\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]n"[-e]*ment), n.	   [Pref. con- + tenement.] (Law)	   That which is held together with another thing; that which is	   connected with a tenement, or thing holden, as a certain	   quantity of land adjacent to a dwelling, and necessary to the	   reputable enjoyment of the dwelling; appurtenance. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Content \Con*tent"\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a. [F. content, fr. L.	   contentus, p. p. of contenire to hold together, restrain. See	   {Contain}.]	   Contained within limits; hence, having the desires limited by	   that which one has; not disposed to repine or grumble;	   satisfied; contented; at rest.	   [1913 Webster]	         Having food and rai ment, let us be therewith content.	                                                  --1 Tim. vi.	                                                  8.	   [1913 Webster]	Content \Con"tent\ (k[o^]n"t[e^]nt or k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"; 277), n.;	   usually in pl., {Contents}.	   1. That which is contained; the thing or things held by a	      receptacle or included within specified limits; as, the	      contents of a cask or bale or of a room; the contents of a	      book.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall prove these writings . . . authentic, and	            the contents true, and worthy of a divine original.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power of containing; capacity; extent; size. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Strong ship's, of great content.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) Area or quantity of space or matter contained	      within certain limits; as, solid contents; superficial	      contents.	      [1913 Webster]	            The geometrical content, figure, and situation of	            all the lands of a kingdom.           --Graunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Table of contents}, or {Contents}, a table or list of topics	      in a book, showing their order and the place where they	      may be found: a summary.	      [1913 Webster]	Content \Con*tent"\, v. t. [F. contenter, LL. contentare, fr. L.	   contentus, p. p. See {Content}, a.]	   1. To satisfy the desires of; to make easy in any situation;	      to appease or quiet; to gratify; to please.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not content yourselves with obscure and confused	            ideas, where clearer are to be attained. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pilate, willing to content the people, released	            Barabbas unto them.                   --Mark xv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To satisfy the expectations of; to pay; to requite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come the next Sabbath, and I will content you.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: To satisfy; appease; please. See {Satiate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Content \Con*tent"\, n.	   1. Rest or quietness of the mind in one's present condition;	      freedom from discontent; satisfaction; contentment;	      moderate happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such is the fullness of my heart's content. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acquiescence without examination. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sense they humbly take upon content. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which contents or satisfies; that which if attained	      would make one happy.	      [1913 Webster]	            So will I in England work your grace's full content.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. House of Lords) An expression of assent to a bill or	      motion; an affirmative vote; also, a member who votes	      "Content.".	      [1913 Webster]	            Supposing the number of "Contents" and "Not	            contents" strictly equal in number and consequence.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Contentation \Con`ten*ta"tion\, n. [LL. contentatio.]	   Content; satisfaction. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Contented \Con*tent"ed\, a.	   Content; easy in mind; satisfied; quiet; willing. --	   {Con*tent"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tent"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
contentedness \con*tent"ed*ness\ n.	   acceptance of one's situation in life.	   Syn: content.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contentful \Con*tent"ful\, a.	   Full of content. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Contention \Con*ten"tion\, n. [F. contention, L. contentio. See	   {Contend}.]	   1. A violent effort or struggle to obtain, or to resist,	      something; contest; strife.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would my arms could match thee in contention.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strife in words; controversy; altercation; quarrel;	      dispute; as, a bone of contention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contentions and strivings about the law. --Titus	                                                  iii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vehemence of endeavor; eagerness; ardor; zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            An end . . . worthy our utmost contention to obtain.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A point maintained in an argument, or a line of argument	      taken in its support; the subject matter of discussion or	      strife; a position taken or contended for.	      [1913 Webster]	            All men seem agreed what is to be done; the	            contention is how the subject is to be divided and	            defined.                              --Bagehot.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was my original contention, and I still	            maintain that you should abide by your former	            decision.                             --Jowett.	   Syn: Struggle; strife; contest; quarrel; combat; conflict;	        feud; litigation; controversy; dissension; variance;	        disagreement; debate; competition; emulation.	   Usage: {Contention}, {Strife}. A struggle between two parties	          is the idea common to these two words. Strife is a	          struggle for mastery; contention is a struggle for the	          possession of some desired object, or the	          accomplishment of some favorite end. Neither of the	          words is necessarily used in a bad sense, since there	          may be a generous strife or contention between two	          friends as to which shall incur danger or submit to	          sacrifices. Ordinarily, however, these words denote a	          struggle arising from bad passions. In that case,	          strife usually springs from a quarrelsome temper, and	          contention from, a selfish spirit which seeks its own	          aggrandizement, or is fearful lest others should	          obtain too much. Strife has more reference to the	          manner than to the object of a struggle, while	          contention takes more account of the end to be gained.	          [1913 Webster]
Contentious \Con*ten"tious\, a. [L. contentiosus: cf. F.	   contentieux.]	   1. Fond of contention; given to angry debate; provoking	      dispute or contention; quarrelsome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Despotic and contentious temper.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to contention or strife; involving or	      characterized by contention. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            More cheerful, though not less contentious, regions.	                                                  --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Contested; litigated; litigious; having power to	      decide controversy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Contentious jurisdiction} (Eng. Eccl. Law), jurisdiction	      over matters in controversy between parties, in	      contradistinction to {voluntary jurisdiction}, or that	      exercised upon matters not opposed or controverted.	   Syn: Quarrelsome; pugnacious; dissentious; wrangling;	        litigious; perverse; peevish. -- {Con*ten"tious*ly},	        adv. -- {Con*ten"tious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Contentless \Con*tent"less\, a. [Content + -less.]	   Discontented; dissatisfied. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Contently \Con*tent"ly\, adv.	   In a contented manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Contentment \Con*tent"ment\ (k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"ment), n. [Cf. F.	   contentement. See {Content}, v. t.]	   1. The state of being contented or satisfied; content.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contentment without external honor is humility.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Godliness with contentment is great gain. --1 Tim.	                                                  vi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of contenting or satisfying; as, the	      contentment of avarice is impossible.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gratification; pleasure; satisfaction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At Paris the prince spent one whole day to give his	            mind some contentment in viewing of a famous city.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Contents \Con*tents\ (? or ?; 277), n. pl.	   See {Content}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Conterminable \Con*ter"mi*na*ble\, a.	   Having the same bounds; terminating at the same time or	   place; conterminous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Love and life not conterminable.         --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conterminal \Con*ter"mi*nal\, a. [LL. conterminalis.]	   Conterminous.	   [1913 Webster]
Conterminant \Con*ter"mi*nant\, a.	   Having the same limits; ending at the same time;	   conterminous. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Conterminate \Con*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. conterminare to border	   upon, fr. conterminus conterminous; con- + terminus border.]	   Having the same bounds; conterminous. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Conterminous \Con*ter"mi*nous\, a. [L. conterminus. Cf.	   {Conterminous}.]	   Having the same bounds, or limits; bordering upon;	   contiguous.	   [1913 Webster]	         This conformed so many of them as were conterminous to	         the colonies and garrisons, to the Roman laws. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	   [1913 Webster] Conterranean
Conterranean \Con`ter*ra"ne*an\, Conterraneous
\Con`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. conterraneus; con- + terra country.]	   Of or belonging to the same country. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Contesseration \Con*tes`ser*a"tion\, n. [L. contesseratio, from	   contesserare to contract friendship by means of the tesserae	   (friendship tokens).]	   An assemblage; a collection; harmonious union. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That person of his [George Herbert], which afforded so	         unusual a contesseration of elegancies.  --Oley.	   [1913 Webster]
Contest \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	   calling witnesses, to bring an action; con- + testari to be a	   witness, testic witness. See {Testify}.]	   1. To make a subject of dispute, contention, litigation, or	      emulation; to contend for; to call in question; to	      controvert; to oppose; to dispute.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people . . . contested not what was done.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Few philosophical aphorisms have been more frequenty	            repeated, few more contested than this. --J. D.	                                                  Morell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strive earnestly to hold or maintain; to struggle to	      defend; as, the troops contested every inch of ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To make a subject of litigation; to defend, as a	      suit; to dispute or resist; as a claim, by course of law;	      to controvert.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To contest an election}. (Polit.)	      (a) To strive to be elected.	      (b) To dispute the declared result of an election.	   Syn: To dispute; controvert; debate; litigate; oppose; argue;	        contend.	        [1913 Webster]	Contest \Con*test"\, v. i.	   To engage in contention, or emulation; to contend; to strive;	   to vie; to emulate; -- followed usually by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         The difficulty of an argument adds to the pleasure of	         contesting with it, when there are hopes of victory.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of man, who dares in pomp with Jove contest? --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Contest \Con"test\, n.	   1. Earnest dispute; strife in argument; controversy; debate;	      altercation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave all noisy contests, all immodest clamors and	            brawling language.                    --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Earnest struggle for superiority, victory, defense, etc.;	      competition; emulation; strife in arms; conflict; combat;	      encounter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The late battle had, in effect, been a contest	            between one usurper and another.      --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was fully expected that the contest there would	            be long and fierce.                   --Macaulay.	   Syn: Conflict; combat; battle; encounter; shock; struggle;	        dispute; altercation; debate; controvesy; difference;	        disagreement; strife.	   Usage: {Contest}, {Conflict}, {Combat}, {Encounter}. Contest	          is the broadest term, and had originally no reference	          to actual fighting. It was, on the contrary, a legal	          term signifying to call witnesses, and hence came to	          denote first a struggle in argument, and then a	          struggle for some common object between opposing	          parties, usually one of considerable duration, and	          implying successive stages or acts. Conflict denotes	          literally a close personal engagement, in which sense	          it is applied to actual fighting. It is, however, more	          commonly used in a figurative sense to denote	          strenuous or direct opposition; as, a mental conflict;	          conflicting interests or passions; a conflict of laws.	          An encounter is a direct meeting face to face. Usually	          it is a hostile meeting, and is then very nearly	          coincident with conflict; as, an encounter of opposing	          hosts. Sometimes it is used in a looser sense; as,	          "this keen encounter of our wits." --Shak. Combat is	          commonly applied to actual fighting, but may be used	          figuratively in reference to a strife or words or a	          struggle of feeling.	          [1913 Webster]
Contestable \Con*test"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. contestable.]	   Capable of being contested; debatable.	   [1913 Webster]
Contestant \Con*test"ant\, n. [Cf. F. contestant.]	   One who contests; an opponent; a litigant; a disputant; one	   who claims that which has been awarded to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Contestation \Con`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. contestatio testimony:	   cf. F. contestation a contesting.]	   1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife;	      dispute. "Loverlike contestation." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            After years spent in domestic, unsociable	            contestations, she found means to withdraw.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Contestingly \Con*test"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a contending manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Contex \Con*tex\, v. t.	   To context. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Context \Con*text"\, a. [L. contextus, p. p. of contexere to	   weave, to unite; con- + texere to weave. See {Text}.]	   Knit or woven together; close; firm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The coats, without, are context and callous. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]	Context \Con"text\, n. [L. contextus; cf. F. contexte .]	   The part or parts of something written or printed, as of	   Scripture, which precede or follow a text or quoted sentence,	   or are so intimately associated with it as to throw light	   upon its meaning.	   [1913 Webster]	         According to all the light that the contexts afford.	                                                  --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]	Context \Con*text"\, v. t.	   To knit or bind together; to unite closely. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole world's frame, which is contexted only by	         commerce and contracts.                  --R. Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Contextural \Con*tex"tur*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Pertaining to contexture or arrangement of parts; producing	   contexture; interwoven. --Dr. John Smith (1666).	   [1913 Webster]
Contexture \Con*tex"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. contexture.]	   The arrangement and union of the constituent parts of a	   thing; a weaving together of parts; structural character of a	   thing; system; constitution; texture.	   [1913 Webster]	         That wonderful contexture of all created beings.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs rather	         sturdy than dainty.                      --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Contextured \Con*tex"tured\ (?; 135), a.	   Formed into texture; woven together; arranged; composed. [R.]	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Conticent \Con"ti*cent\, a. [L. conticens, p. pr. of conticere;	   con- + tacere to be silent.]	   Silent. [R.] "The guests sit conticent." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Contignation \Con`tig*na"tion\, n. [L. contignatio, fr.	   contignare to join with beams; con- + tignum beam.]	   1. The act or process of framing together, or uniting, as	      beams in a fabric. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A framework or fabric, as of beams. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Contiguate \Con*tig"u*ate\, a. [LL. contiguatus.]	   Contiguous; touching. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Contiguity \Con`ti*gu"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. contiguit['e], LL.	   contiguitas.]	   The state of being contiguous; intimate association;	   nearness; proximity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes.	                                                  --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Contiguous \Con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. contiguus; akin to contigere	   to touch on all sides. See {Contingent}.]	   In actual contact; touching; also, adjacent; near;	   neighboring; adjoining.	   [1913 Webster]	         The two halves of the paper did not appear fully	         divided . . . but seemed contiguous at one of their	         angles.                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sees no contiguous palace rear its head. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Contiguous angles}. See {Adjacent angles}, under {Angle}.	   Syn: Adjoining; adjacent. See {Adjacent}. --	        {Con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con*tig"u*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster] Continence
Continence \Con"ti*nence\, Continency \Con"ti*nen*cy\, n. [F.	   continence, L. continentia. See {Continent}, and cf.	   {Countenance}.]	   1. Self-restraint; self-command.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave	            off, -- a continence which is practiced by few	            writers.                              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The restraint which a person imposes upon his desires and	      passions; the act or power of refraining from indulgence	      of the sexual appetite, esp. from unlawful indulgence;	      sometimes, moderation in sexual indulgence.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they [the unmarried and widows] have not	            continency, let them marry.           --1 Cor. vii.	                                                  9 (Rev. Ver.	                                                  ).	      [1913 Webster]	            Chastity is either abstinence or continence:	            abstinence is that of virgins or widows; continence,	            that of married persons.              --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Uninterrupted course; continuity. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Continent \Con"ti*nent\, a. [L. continens, -entis, prop., p. pr.	   of continere to hold together, to repress: cf. F. continent.	   See {Contain}.]	   1. Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exercising restraint as to the indulgence of desires or	      passions; temperate; moderate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have a continent forbearance till the speed of his	            rage goes slower. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abstaining from sexual intercourse; exercising restraint	      upon the sexual appetite; esp., abstaining from illicit	      sexual intercourse; chaste.	      [1913 Webster]	            My past life	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath been as continent, as chaste, as true,	      [1913 Webster]	            As I am now unhappy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not interrupted; connected; continuous; as, a continent	      fever. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The northeast part of Asia is, if not continent with	            the west side of America, yet certainly it is the	            least disoined by sea of all that coast.	                                                  --Berrewood.	      [1913 Webster]	Continent \Con"ti*nent\, n. [L. continens, prop., a holding	   together: cf. F. continent. See {Continent}, a.]	   1. That which contains anything; a receptacle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The smaller continent which we call a pipkin. --Bp.	                                                  Kennet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the grand divisions of land on the globe; the main	      land; specifically (Phys. Geog.), a large body of land	      differing from an island, not merely in its size, but in	      its structure, which is that of a large basin bordered by	      mountain chains; as, the continent of North America.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The continents are now usually regarded as six in	         number: North America, South America, Europe, Asia,	         Africa, and Australia. But other large bodies of land	         are also reffered to as continents; as, the Antarctic	         continent; the continent of Greenland. Europe, Asia,	         and Africa are often grouped together as the Eastern	         Continent, and North and South America as the Western	         Continent.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The Continent}, the main land of Europe, as distinguished	      from the islands, especially from England.	      [1913 Webster]
Continental \Con`ti*nen"tal\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a continent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the main land of Europe, in	      distinction from the adjacent islands, especially England;	      as, a continental tour; a continental coalition.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            No former king had involved himself so frequently in	            the labyrinth of continental alliances. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Amer. Hist.) Of or pertaining to the confederated	      colonies collectively, in the time of the Revolutionary	      War; as, Continental money.	      [1913 Webster]	            The army before Boston was designated as the	            Continental army, in contradistinction to that under	            General Gage, which was called the "Ministerial	            army."                                --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Continental Congress}. See under {Congress}.	   {Continental system} (Hist.), the blockade of Great Britain	      ordered by Napoleon by the decree of Berlin, Nov. 21,	      1806; the object being to strike a blow at the maritime	      and commercial supremacy of Great Britain, by cutting her	      off from all intercourse with the continent of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	Continental \Con`ti*nen"tal\, n.	   1. (Amer. Hist.) A soldier in the Continental army. See	      {Continental}, a., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Amer. Hist.) a piece of the Continental currency, paper	      money issued under authority of the Continental Congress.	      See {Continental}, a., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Not worth a continental." was said of Continental	         currency after the American revolution, when it was	         considered almost worthless. Eventually, under	         Alexander Hamilton's direction at the Treasury	         department, the currency was all redeemed at full	         value.	         [PJC]	Continental drift \Continental drift\	   the movements of continents relative to each other across the	   Earth's surface; see {plate tectonics}.	   [PJC]	Continental drive \Con`ti*nen"tal drive\ (Automobiles)	   A transmission arrangement in which the longitudinal crank	   shaft drives the rear wheels through a clutch, change-speed	   gear, countershaft, and two parallel side chains, in order.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Continental glacier \Continental glacier\	   A broad ice sheet resting on a plain or plateau and spreading	   outward from a central n['e]v['e], or region of accumulation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Continental pronunciation \Continental pronunciation\ (of Latin	   and Greek.)	   A method of pronouncing Latin and Greek in which the vowels	   have their more familiar Continental values, as in German and	   Italian, the consonants being pronounced mostly as in	   English. The stricter form of this method of pronouncing	   Latin approaches the Roman, the modified form the English,	   pronunciation. The Continental method of Greek pronunciation	   is often called {Erasmian}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Continental system \Continental system\ (Hist.)	   The system of commercial blockade aiming to exclude England	   from commerce with the Continent instituted by the	   {Berlin decree}, which Napoleon I. issued from Berlin Nov.	      21, 1806, declaring the British Isles to be in a state of	      blockade, and British subjects, property, and merchandise	      subject to capture, and excluding British ships from all	      parts of Europe under French dominion. The retaliatory	      measures of England were followed by the	   {Milan decree}, issued by Napoleon from Milan Dec. 17, 1807,	      imposing further restrictions, and declaring every ship	      going to or from a port of England or her colonies to be	      lawful prize.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Continently \Con"ti*nent*ly\, adv.	   In a continent manner; chastely; moderately; temperately.	   [1913 Webster]
continent-wide \continent-wide\ adj.	   involving the entire continent.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Contingence \Con*tin"gence\, n.	   See {Contingency}.	   [1913 Webster]
Contingency \Con*tin"gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Contingencies}. [Cf. F.	   contingence.]	   1. Union or connection; the state of touching or contact.	      "Point of contingency." --J. Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being contingent or casual; the	      possibility of coming to pass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aristotle says we are not to build certain rules on	            the contingency of human actions.     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An event which may or may not occur; that which is	      possible or probable; a fortuitous event; a chance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The remarkable position of the queen rendering her	            death a most important contingency.   --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An adjunct or accessory. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A certain possible event that may or may not happen,	      by which, when happening, some particular title may be	      affected.	   Syn: Casualty; accident; chance.	        [1913 Webster]
Contingent \Con*tin"gent\, a. [L. contingens, -entis, p. pr. of	   contingere to touch on all sides, to happen; con- + tangere	   to touch: cf. F. contingent. See {Tangent}, {Tact}.]	   1. Possible, or liable, but not certain, to occur;	      incidental; casual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weighing so much actual crime against so much	            contingent advantage.                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dependent on that which is undetermined or unknown; as,	      the success of his undertaking is contingent upon events	      which he can not control. "Uncertain and contingent	      causes." --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Dependent for effect on something that may or may	      not occur; as, a contingent estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a contingent legacy be left to any one when he	            attains, or if he attains, the age of twenty-one.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Contingent \Con*tin"gent\, n.	   1. An event which may or may not happen; that which is	      unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something	      future; a contingency.	      [1913 Webster]	            His understanding could almost pierce into future	            contingents.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which falls to one in a division or apportionment	      among a number; a suitable share; proportion; esp., a	      quota of troops.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the Alps to the border of Flanders, contingents	            were required . . . 200,000 men were in arms.	                                                  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]
Contingently \Con*tin"gent*ly\, adv.	   In a contingent manner; without design or foresight;	   accidentally.	   [1913 Webster]
Contingentness \Con*tin"gent*ness\, n.	   The state of being contingent; fortuitousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Continuable \Con*tin"u*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being continued [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Continual \Con*tin"u*al\, a. [OE. continuel, F. continuel. See	   {Continue}.]	   1. Proceeding without interruption or cesstaion; continuous;	      unceasing; lasting; abiding.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.	                                                  --Prov. xv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occuring in steady and rapid succession; very frequent;	      often repeated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eye is deligh by a continental succession of	            small landscapes.                     --W. Irwing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Continual proportionals} (Math.), quantities in continued	      proportion. --Brande & C.	   Syn: Constant; prepetual; incessant; unceasing;	        uninterrupted; unintermitted; continuous. See	        {Constant}, and {Continuous}.	        [1913 Webster]
Continually \Con*tin"u*al*ly\, adv.	   1. Without cessation; unceasingly; continuously; as, the	      current flows continually.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do not all animals continually increase in	            bigness?                              --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In regular or repeated succession; very often.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt eat bread at my table continually. --2	                                                  Sam. ix. 7.	      [1913 Webster]
Continuance \Con*tin"u*ance\, n. [OF. continuance.]	   1. A holding on, or remaining in a particular state;	      permanence, as of condition, habits, abode, etc.;	      perseverance; constancy; duration; stay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great plagues, and of long continuance. --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 59.	      [1913 Webster]	            Patient continuance in well-doing.    --Rom. ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uninterrupted succession; continuation; constant renewal;	      perpetuation; propagation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brute immediately regards his own preservation	            or the continuance of his species.    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A holding together; continuity. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) The adjournment of the proceedings in a cause from one	          day, or from one stated term of a court, to another.	      (b) The entry of such adjournment and the grounds thereof	          on the record.	          [1913 Webster]
Continuant \Con*tin"u*ant\, a.	   Continuing; prolonged; sustained; as, a continuant sound. --	   n. A continuant sound; a letter whose sound may be prolonged.	   [1913 Webster]
Continuate \Con*tin"u*ate\, a. [L. continuatus, p. p. See	   {Continue}.]	   1. Immediately united together; intimately connected. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We are of Him and in Him, even as though our very	            flesh and bones should be made continuate with his.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uninterrupted; unbroken; continual; continued.	      [1913 Webster]	            An untirable and continuate goodness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Continuation \Con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [L. continuatio: cf. F.	   connuation.]	   1. That act or state of continuing; the state of being	      continued; uninterrupted extension or succession;	      prolongation; propagation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preventing the continuation of the royal line.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which extends, increases, supplements, or carries on;	      as, the continuation of a story.	      [1913 Webster]	            My continuation of the version of Statius. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Continuative \Con*tin"u*a*tive\, n. [Cf. F. continuatif.]	   1. (Logic) A term or expression denoting continuance. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To these may be added continuatives; as, Rome	            remains to this day; which includes, at least, two	            propositions, viz., Rome was, and Rome is. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A word that continues the connection of sentences	      or subjects; a connective; a conjunction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Continuatives . . . consolidate sentences into one	            continuous whole.                     --Harris.	      [1913 Webster]
Continuator \Con*tin"u*a`tor\, n. [Cf. F. continuateur.]	   One who, or that which, continues; esp., one who continues a	   series or a work; a continuer. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Continued}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Continuing}.] [F. continuer, L. continuare,	   -tinuatum, to connect, continue, fr. continuus. See	   {Continuous}, and cf. {Continuate}.]	   1. To remain in a given place or condition; to remain in	      connection with; to abide; to stay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here to continue, and build up here	            A growing empire.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They continue with me now three days, and have	            nothing to eat.                       --Matt. xv.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be permanent or durable; to endure; to last.	      [1913 Webster]	            But now thy kingdom shall not continue. --1 Sam.	                                                  xiii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 army continued to advance.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples	            indeed.                               --John viii.	                                                  31.	   Syn: To persevere; persist. See {Persevere}.	        [1913 Webster]	Continue \Con*tin"ue\, v. t.	   1. To unite; to connect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            the use of the navel is to continue the infant unto	            the mother.                           --Sir T.	                                                  browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To protract or extend in duration; to preserve or persist	      in; to cease not.	      [1913 Webster]	            O continue thy loving kindness unto them that know	            thee.                                 --Ps. xxxvi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            You know how to make yourself happy by only	            continuing such a life as you have been long	            accustomed to lead.                   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To carry onward or extend; to prolong or produce; to add	      to or draw out in length.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bridge of wond'rous length,	            From hell continued, reaching th' utmost orb	            of this frail world.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To retain; to suffer or cause to remain; as, the trustees	      were continued; also, to suffer to live.	      [1913 Webster]	            And how shall we continue Claudio.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Continued \Con*tin"ued\, p. p. & a.	   Having extension of time, space, order of events, exertion of	   energy, etc.; extended; protracted; uninterrupted; also,	   resumed after interruption; extending through a succession of	   issues, session, etc.; as, a continued story. "Continued	   woe." --Jenyns. "Continued succession." --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Continued bass} (Mus.), a bass continued through an entire	      piece of music, while the other parts of the harmony are	      indicated by figures beneath the bass; the same as	      thorough bass or figured bass; basso continuo. [It.]	   {Continued fever} (Med.), a fever which presents no	      interruption in its course.	   {Continued fraction} (Math.), a fraction whose numerator is	      1, and whose denominator is a whole number plus a fraction	      whose numerator is 1 and whose denominator is a whole	      number, plus a fraction, and so on.	   {Continued proportion} (Math.), a proportion composed of two	      or more equal ratios, in which the consequent of each	      preceding ratio is the same with the antecedent of the	      following one; as, 4 : 8 : 8 : 16 :: 16 : 32.	      [1913 Webster]
Continuedly \Con*tin"u*ed*ly\ (? or ?), adv.	   Continuously.	   [1913 Webster]
Continuer \Con*tin"u*er\, n.	   One who continues; one who has the power of perseverance or	   persistence. "Indulgent continuers in sin." --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would my horse had the speed of your tongue, and so	         good a continuer.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Continuity \Con`ti*nu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Continuities}. [L.	   continuitas: cf. F. continuit['e]. See {Continuous}.]	   the state of being continuous; uninterrupted connection or	   succession; close union of parts; cohesion; as, the	   continuity of fibers. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sight would be tired, if it were attracted by a	         continuity of glittering objects.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Law of continuity} (Math. & Physics), the principle that	      nothing passes from one state to another without passing	      through all the intermediate states.	   {Solution of continuity}. (Math.) See under {Solution}.	      [1913 Webster]
Continuo \Con*ti"nu*o\ (? or ?), n. [It.] (Mus.)	   Basso continuo, or continued bass.	   [1913 Webster]
Continuous \Con*tin"u*ous\, a. [L. continuus, fr. continere to	   hold together. See {Continent}.]	   1. Without break, cessation, or interruption; without	      intervening space or time; uninterrupted; unbroken;	      continual; unceasing; constant; continued; protracted;	      extended; as, a continuous line of railroad; a continuous	      current of electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	            he can hear its continuous murmur.    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Not deviating or varying from uninformity; not	      interrupted; not joined or articulated.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Continuous brake} (Railroad), a brake which is attached to	      each car a train, and can be caused to operate in all the	      cars simultaneously from a point on any car or on the	      engine.	   {Continuous impost}. See {Impost}.	   Syn: {Continuous}, {Continual}.	   Usage: Continuous is the stronger word, and denotes that the	          continuity or union of parts is absolute and	          uninterrupted; as, a continuous sheet of ice; a	          continuous flow of water or of argument. So Daniel	          Webster speaks of "a continuous and unbroken strain of	          the martial airs of England." Continual, in most	          cases, marks a close and unbroken succession of	          things, rather than absolute continuity. Thus we speak	          of continual showers, implying a repetition with	          occasional interruptions; we speak of a person as	          liable to continual calls, or as subject to continual	          applications for aid, etc. See {Constant}.	          [1913 Webster]
Continuously \Con*tin"u*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a continuous maner; without interruption. --	   {Con*tin"u*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Contline \Cont"line`\, n.	   1. (Ropemaking) The space between the strands on the outside	      of a rope. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The space between the bilges of two casks stowed	      side by side.	      [1913 Webster]
Contopus \Contopus\ n.	   a genus of birds comprised of pewees, and including the {wood	   pewees} {Contopus sordidulus} and {Contopus virens}.	   Syn: genus {Contopus}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Contorniate
Contorniate \Con*tor"ni*ate\, Contorniate \Con*tor"ni*a`te\, n.,	   [It. contorniato, p. pr. of contorniare to make a circuit or	   outline, fr. contorno circuit, outline. See {Contour}.]	   (Numis.)	   A species of medal or medallion of bronze, having a deep	   furrow on the contour or edge; -- supposed to have been	   struck in the days of Constantine and his successors. --R. S.	   Poole.	   [1913 Webster]
Contorsion \Con*tor"sion\, n.	   See {Contortion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Contort \Con*tort"\, v. t. [L. contortus, p. p. of contorquere	   to twist; con- + torquere to twist. See {Torture}.]	   To twist, or twist together; to turn awry; to bend; to	   distort; to wrest.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vertebral arteries are variously contorted. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kant contorted the term category from the proper	         meaning of attributed.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Contorted \Con*tort"ed\, a.	   1. Twisted, or twisted together. "A contorted chain of	      icicles." --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Twisted back upon itself, as some parts of plants.	      (b) Arranged so as to overlap each other; as, petals in	          contorted or convolute [ae]stivation.	          [1913 Webster]
Contortion \Con*tor"tion\ (k[o^]n*t[^o]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   contortio: cf. F. contorsion. See {Contort}, and cf.	   {Torsion}.]	   A twisting; a writhing; wry motion; a twist; as, the	   contortion of the muscles of the face. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the contortions of the sibyl, without the	         inspiration.                             --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Contortionist \Con*tor"tion*ist\ (k[o^]n*t[^o]"sh[u^]n*[i^]st),	   n.	   One who makes or practices contortions; especially, a gymnast	   who is able to twist the limbs into positions impossible for	   normal people to achieve.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Contortive \Con*tor"tive\, a.	   Expressing contortion.	   [1913 Webster]
Contortuplicate \Con`tor*tu"pli*cate\, a. [L. contortuplicatus;	   contortus contorted + plicare to fold.] (Bot.)	   Plaited lengthwise and twisted in addition, as the bud of the	   morning-glory. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Contour \Con*tour"\, n. [F. contour, fr. contourner to mark the	   outlines; con- + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]	   1. The outline of a figure or body, or the line or lines	      representing such an outline; the line that bounds;	      periphery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Titian's coloring and contours.       --A. Drummond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) The outline of a horizontal section of the ground,	      or of works of fortification.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Contour feathers} (Zool.), those feathers that form the	      general covering of a bird.	   {Contour of ground} (Surv.), the outline of the surface of	      ground with respect to its undulation, etc.	   {Contour line} (Topographical Suv.), the line in which a	      horizontal plane intersects a portion of ground, or the	      corresponding line in a map or chart.	      [1913 Webster]
Contourn'e \Con`tour`n['e]"\, a. [F., p. p. of contourner to	   twist.] (Her.)	   Turned in a direction which is not the usual one; -- said of	   an animal turned to the sinister which is usually turned to	   the dexter, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Contourniated \Con*tour"ni*a`ted\, a. [Cf. {Contorniate}.]	   (Numis.)	   Having furrowed edges, as if turned in a lathe.	   [1913 Webster]
Contra \Con"tra\	   A Latin adverb and preposition, signifying against, contrary,	   in opposition, etc., entering as a prefix into the	   composition of many English words. Cf. {Counter}, adv. &	   pref.	   [1913 Webster]
Contraband \Con"tra*band\, n. [It. contrabando; contra + bando	   ban, proclamation: cf. F. contrebande. See {Ban} an edict.]	   1. Illegal or prohibited traffic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons the most bound in duty to prevent	            contraband, and the most interested in the seizures.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Goods or merchandise the importation or exportation of	      which is forbidden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A negro slave, during the Civil War, escaped to, or was	      brought within, the Union lines. Such slave was considered	      contraband of war. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Contraband of war}, that which, according to international	      law, cannot be supplied to a hostile belligerent except at	      the risk of seizure and condemnation by the aggrieved	      belligerent. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	Contraband \Con"tra*band\, a.	   Prohibited or excluded by law or treaty; forbidden; as,	   contraband goods, or trade.	   [1913 Webster]	         The contraband will always keep pace, in some measure,	         with the fair trade.                     --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Contraband \Con"tra*band\, v. t.	   1. To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle.	      [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To declare prohibited; to forbid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The law severly contrabands	            Our taking business of men's hands.   --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Contrabandism \Con"tra*band*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   Traffic in contraband goods; smuggling.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrabandist \Con"tra*band`ist\, n.	   One who traffics illegally; a smuggler.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrabass \Con`tra*bass"\, n. (Mus.)	   The lowest stringed instrument of the violin family; the	   {double bass}; -- also applied to any instrument of the same	   deep range as the stringed double bass; as, the contrabass	   ophicleide; the contrabass tuba or bombardon.	   [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contrabasso \Con`tra*bas"so\, n. [It. contrabasso.] (Mus.)	   The largest kind of bass viol. See {Violone}.	   [1913 Webster]
contraception \contraception\ n.	   the intentional prevention of conception or impregnation,	   especially when accomplished by the use of contraceptive	   medications or devices; a form of birth control.	   [WordNet 1.5]
contraceptive \contraceptive\ adj.	   capable of preventing conception or impregnation; as,	   contraceptive devices and medications.	   Syn: prophylactic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	contraceptive \contraceptive\ n.	   a substance or device used to prevent conception.	   Syn: preventive, preventative, contraceptive device,	        prophylactic device, prophylactic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
contraclockwise \contraclockwise\ adj.	   in the direction opposite to the rotation of the hands of a	   clock; counterclockwise. Opposite of {clockwise}. [Also See:	   {sinistral}.]	   Syn: counterclockwise, anticlockwise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contract \Con*tract"\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Contracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contracting}.] [L. contractus,	   p. p. of contrahere to contract; con- + trahere to draw: cf.	   F. contracter. See {Trace}, and cf. {Contract}, n.]	   1. To draw together or nearer; to reduce to a less compass;	      to shorten, narrow, or lessen; as, to contract one's	      sphere of action.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all things desuetude doth contract and narrow our	            faculties.                            --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw together so as to wrinkle; to knit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou didst contract and purse thy brow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring on; to incur; to acquire; as, to contract a	      habit; to contract a debt; to contract a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each from each contract new strength and light.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such behavior we contract by having much conversed	            with persons of high station.         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To enter into, with mutual obligations; to make a bargain	      or covenant for.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have contracted an inviolable amity, peace, and	            lague with the aforesaid queen.       --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many persons . . . had contracted marriage within	            the degrees of consanguinity . . . prohibited by	            law.                                  --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To betroth; to affiance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The truth is, she and I, long since contracted,	            Are now so sure, that nothing can dissolve us.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gram.) To shorten by omitting a letter or letters or by	      reducing two or more vowels or syllables to one.	   Syn: To shorten; abridge; epitomize; narrow; lessen;	        condense; reduce; confine; incur; assume.	        [1913 Webster]	Contract \Con*tract"\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"), v. i.	   1. To be drawn together so as to be diminished in size or	      extent; to shrink; to be reduced in compass or in	      duration; as, iron contracts in cooling; a rope contracts	      when wet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Years contracting to a moment.        --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an agreement; to covenant; to agree; to bargain;	      as, to contract for carrying the mail.	      [1913 Webster]	Contract \Con"tract\ (k[o^]n"tr[a^]kt), a.	   Contracted; as, a contract verb. --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]	Contract \Con*tract"\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"), a. [L. contractus, p.	   p.]	   Contracted; affianced; betrothed. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Contract \Con"tract\ (k[o^]n"tr[a^]kt), n. [L. contractus, fr.	   contrahere: cf. F. contrat, formerly also contract.]	   1. (Law) The agreement of two or more persons, upon a	      sufficient consideration or cause, to do, or to abstain	      from doing, some act; an agreement in which a party	      undertakes to do, or not to do, a particular thing; a	      formal bargain; a compact; an interchange of legal rights.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A formal writing which contains the agreement of parties,	      with the terms and conditions, and which serves as a proof	      of the obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of formally betrothing a man and woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the the night of the contract. --Longwellow.	   Syn: Covenant; agreement; compact; stipulation; bargain;	        arrangement; obligation. See {Covenant}.	        [1913 Webster]
contractable \con*tract"a*ble\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"[.a]*b'l), adj.	   capable of being transmitted by infection; same as	   {communicable}, 1; -- of disease.	   Syn: catching, communicable, contagious, transmissible,	        transmittable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contracted \Con*tract"ed\ (k[o^]n*tr[a^]kt"[e^]d), a.	   1. Drawn together; shrunken; wrinkled; narrow; as, a	      contracted brow; a contracted noun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind;	      contracted views.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bargained for; betrothed; as, a contracted peace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inquire me out contracted bachelors.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Contractedness \Con*tract"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being contracted; narrowness; meanness;	   selfishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Contractibility \Con*tract`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being contracted; quality of being	   contractible; as, the contractibility and dilatability of	   air. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Contractible \Con*tract"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of contraction.	   [1913 Webster]	         Small air bladders distable and contractible.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Contractibleness \Con*tract"i*ble*ness\, n.	   Contractibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Contractile \Con*tract"ile\, a. [Cf. F. contractile.]	   tending to contract; having the power or property of	   contracting, or of shrinking into shorter or smaller	   dimensions; as, the contractile tissues.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heart's contractile force.           --H. Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each cilium seems to be composed of contractile	         substance.                               --Hixley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Contractile vacuole} (Zool.), a pulsating cavity in the	      interior of a protozoan, supposed to be excretory in	      function. There may be one, two, or more.	      [1913 Webster]
Contractility \Con`trac*til"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or property by which bodies shrink or	      contract.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The power possessed by the fibers of living	      muscle of contracting or shortening.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When subject to the will, as in the muscles of	         locomotion, such power is called voluntary	         contractility; when not controlled by the will, as in	         the muscles of the heart, it is involuntary	         contractility.	         [1913 Webster]
contracting \contracting\ n.	   the act or process of acquiring an infectious disease;	   contraction; as, the contracting of a serious illness can be	   financially catastrophic.	   Syn: catching.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contraction \Con*trac"tion\, n. [L. contractio: cf. F.	   contraction.]	   1. The act or process of contracting, shortening, or	      shrinking; the state of being contracted; as, contraction	      of the heart, of the pupil of the eye, or of a tendon; the	      contraction produced by cold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The process of shortening an operation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of incurring or becoming subject to, as	      liabilities, obligation, debts, etc.; the process of	      becoming subject to; as, the contraction of a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something contracted or abbreviated, as a word or phrase;	      -- as, plenipo for plenipotentiary; crim. con. for	      criminal conversation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gram.) The shortening of a word, or of two words, by the	      omission of a letter or letters, or by reducing two or	      more vowels or syllables to one; as, ne'er for never;	      can't for can not; don't for do not; it's for it is.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A marriage contract. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Contractive \Con*tract"ive\, a.	   Tending to contract; having the property or power or power of	   contracting.	   [1913 Webster]
Contractor \Con*tract"or\, n. [L.]	   One who contracts; one of the parties to a bargain; one who	   covenants to do anything for another; specifically, one who	   contracts to perform work on a rather large scale, at a	   certain price or rate, as in building houses or making a	   railroad.	   [1913 Webster]
Contract system \Con"tract sys"tem\	   1. The sweating system.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The system of employing convicts by selling their labor	      (to be performed inside the prison) at a fixed price per	      day to contractors who are allowed to have agents in the	      prison to superintend the work.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Contract tablet \Con"tract tablet\ (Babylonian & Assyrian	   Antiq.)	   A clay tablet on which was inscribed a contract, for safe	   keeping. Such tablets were inclosed in an outer case (often	   called the envelope), on which was inscribed a duplicate of	   the inscription on the inclosed tablet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contracture \Con*trac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. contractura a	   drawing together.] (Med.)	   A state of permanent rigidity or contraction of the muscles,	   generally of the flexor muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradance \Con"tra*dance`\, n. [Pref. contra- + dance: cf. F.	   contrdance. Cf. {Country-dance}.]	   A dance in which the partners are arranged face to face, or	   in opposite lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradict \Con`tra*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contradicted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Contradicting}.] [L. contradictus, p. p. of	   contradicere to speak against; contra + dicere to speak. See	   {Diction}.]	   1. To assert the contrary of; to oppose in words; to take	      issue with; to gainsay; to deny the truth of, as of a	      statement or a speaker; to impugn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dear Duff, I prithee, contradict thyself,	            And say it is not so.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The future can not contradict the past.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be contrary to; to oppose; to resist. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No truth can contradict another truth. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A greater power than we can contradict	            Hath thwarted our intents.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Contradict \Con`tra*dict\, v. i.	   To oppose in words; to gainsay; to deny, or assert the	   contrary of, something.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . spake against those things which were spoken	         by Paul, contradicting and blaspheming.  --Acts xiii.	                                                  45.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradictable \Con`tra*dict"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being contradicted.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradicter \Con`tra*dict"er\, n.	   one who contradicts. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradiction \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 statement or assertion;	      contrary declaration; gainsaying.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fair demands	            Shall be accomplished without contradiction. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Direct opposition or repugnancy; inconsistency;	      incongruity or contrariety; one who, or that which, is	      inconsistent.	      [1913 Webster]	            can he make deathless death? That were to make	            Strange contradiction.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We state our experience and then we come to a manly	            resolution of acting in contradiction to it.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both parts of a contradiction can not possibly be	            true.                                 --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of contradictions infinite the slave. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Principle of contradiction} (Logic), the axiom or law of	      thought that a thing cannot be and not be at the same	      time, or a thing must either be or not be, or the same	      attribute can not at the same time be affirmed and and	      denied of the same subject; also called the {law of the	      excluded middle}.	   Note: It develops itself in three specific forms which have	         been called the "Three Logical Axioms." First, "A is	         A." Second, "A is not Not-A" Third, "Everything is	         either A or Not-A."	         [1913 Webster]
Contradictional \Con`tra*dic"tion*al\, a.	   Contradictory; inconsistent; opposing. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradictious \Con`tra*dic"tious\, a.	   1. Filled with contradictions; inconsistent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to contradict or cavil [Obs.] --Sharp. --	      {Con`tra*dic"tious*ness}, n. --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]
Contradictive \Con`tra*dict"ive\, a.	   Contradictory; inconsistent. -- {Con`tra*dict"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradictor \Con`tra*dict"or\, n. [L.]	   A contradicter.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradictorily \Con`tra*dict"o*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a contradictory manner. --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradictoriness \Con"tra*dict`o*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being contradictory; opposition;	   inconsistency. --J. Whitaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, a. [LL. contradictorius: cf.	   F. contradictoire.]	   1. Affirming the contrary; implying a denial of what has been	      asserted; also, mutually contradicting; inconsistent.	      "Contradictory assertions." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposing or opposed; repugnant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Schemes . . . contradictory to common sense.	                                                  --Addisn.	      [1913 Webster]	Contradictory \Con`tra*dict"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Contradictories}.	   1. A proposition or thing which denies or opposes another;	      contrariety.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is common with princes to will contradictories.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Logic) propositions with the same terms, but opposed	      to each other both in quality and quantity.	      [1913 Webster]
Contradistinct \Con`tra*dis*tinct"\, a.	   Distinguished by opposite qualities. --J. Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradistinction \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tion\, n.	   Distinction by contrast.	   [1913 Webster]	         That there are such things as sins of infirmity in	         contradistinction to those of presumption is not to be	         questioned.                              --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradistinctive \Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive\, a.	   having the quality of contradistinction; distinguishing by	   contrast. -- {Con`tra*dis*tinc"tive}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Contradistinguish \Con`tra*dis*tin"guish\ (?; 144), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Contradistinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Contradistinguishing}.]	   To distinguish by a contrast of opposite qualities.	   [1913 Webster]	         These are our complex ideas of soul and body, as	         contradistinguished.                     --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrafagetto \Con`tra*fa*get"to\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   The double bassoon, an octave deeper than the bassoon.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrafissure \Con`tra*fis"sure\ (?; 135), n. (Med.)	   A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which	   received the blow, or at some distance from it. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrahent \Con"tra*hent\, a. [L. contrahens, p. pr. See	   {Contract}.]	   Entering into covenant; contracting; as, contrahent parties.	   [Obs.] --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Contraindicant \Con"tra*in"di*cant\, n. (Med.)	   Something, as a symptom, indicating that the usual mode of	   treatment is not to be followed. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Contraindicate \Con"tra*in*"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Contraindicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contraindicating}.]	   (Med.)	   To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment	   contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would	   seem to require; especially, to indicate that a particular	   method of treatment should not be used; as, penicilin is	   contraindicated in patients who have shown hypersensitivity.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         Contraindicating symptoms must be observed. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Contraindication \Con"tra*in`di*ca"tion\, n. (med.)	   An indication or symptom which forbids the method of	   treatment usual in such cases.	   [1913 Webster]
Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), n. [It., fr. contra + alto.	   See {Alto}.] (Mus.)	   (a) The part sung by the highest male or lowest female	       voices; the alto or counter tenor.	   (b) the voice or singer performing this part; as, her voice	       is a contralto; she is a contralto.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The usual range of the contralto voice is from G, below	         middle C, to the C above that; though exceptionally it	         embraces two octaves.	         [1913 Webster]	Contralto \Con*tral"to\ (? or ?), a. (Mus.)	   Of or pertaining to a contralto, or to the part in music	   called contralto; as, a contralto voice.	   [1913 Webster]
Contramure \Con"tra*mure\, n. [Cf. {Countermure}.] (fort.)	   An outer wall. [Obs.] --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Contranatural \Con"tra*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Cf.	   {Counternatural}.]	   Opposed to or against nature; unnatural. [R.] --Bp. Rust.	   [1913 Webster]
Contraplex \Con"tra*plex\, a. [Contra- + -plex as in duplex.]	   (Teleg.)	   Pertaining to the sending of two messages in opposite	   directions at the same time.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contraposition \Con"tra*po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. contra- +	   position: cf. f. conterposition.]	   1. A placing over against; opposite position. [Obs.] --F.	      Potter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) A so-called immediate inference which consists in	      denying the original subject of the contradictory	      predicate; e. g.: Every S is P; therefore, no Not-P is S.	      [1913 Webster]
Contraption \Con*trap"tion\, n.	   A contrivance; a new-fangled device; -- used scornfully.	   [Colloq. or Dial.] -- {Con*trap"tious}, a.	         We all remember some of the extraordinary contraptions	         which have been thus evolved and put upon the market.	                                                  --F. M. Ware.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contrapuntal \Con`tra*pun"tal\, a. [It. contrappunto	   counterpoint. See {Counterpoint}.] (Mus.)	   Pertaining to, or according to the rules of, counterpoint.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrapuntist \Con`tra*pun"tist\, n. [It. contrappuntista.]	   (Mus.)	   One skilled in counterpoint. --L. Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Contraremonstrant \Con"tra*re*mon"strant\, n.	   One who remonstrates in opposition or answer to a	   remonstrant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They did the synod wrong to make this distinction of	         contraremonstrants and remonstrants.     --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
contrarian \con*tra"ri*an\, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of	   contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant,	   p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See {Contrary}.]	   taking an opposing view, especially a view opposite to that	   taken by the majority.	   [PJC]	contrarian \con*tra"ri*an\, n. [see {contrarian}, a..]	   a person who habitually takes a view opposite to that held by	   the majority; as, the contrarians in the stock market prefer	   to sell when most analysts advise us to buy.	   [PJC]
Contrariant \Con*tra"ri*ant\, a. [LL. contrarians, p. pr. of	   contrariare to oppose, fr. L. contrarius: cf. F. contrariant,	   p. pr. of contrarier to contradict. See {Contrary}.]	   Contrary; opposed; antagonistic; inconsistent; contradictory.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The struggles of contrariant factions.   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrariantly \Con*tra"ri*ant*ly\, adv.	   Contrarily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Contraries \Con"tra*ries\ (? or ?; 48), n. pl. [Pl. of	   {Contrary}, n.] (Logic)	   Propositions which directly and destructively contradict each	   other, but of which the falsehood of one does not establish	   the truth of the other.	   [1913 Webster]	         If two universals differ in quality, they are	         contraries; as, every vine is a tree; no vine is a	         tree. These can never be both true together; but they	         may be both false.                       --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrariety \Con`tra*ri"e*ty\n.; pl. {Contrarieties}. [L.	   contrarietas: cf. F. contrari['e]t['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being contrary; opposition;	      repugnance; disagreement; antagonism.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a contrariety between those things that	            conscience inclines to, and those that entertain the	            senses.                               --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something which is contrary to, or inconsistent with,	      something else; an inconsistency.	      [1913 Webster]	            How can these contrarieties agree?    --Shak.	   Syn: Inconsistency; discrepancy; repugnance.	        [1913 Webster]
Contrarily \Con"tra*ri*ly\ (? or ?), adv.	   In a contrary manner; in opposition; on the other side; in	   opposite ways.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrariness \Con"tra*ri*ness\, n.	   state or quality of being contrary; opposition;	   inconsistency; contrariety; perverseness; obstinacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrarious \Con*tra"ri*ous\, a. [LL. contrariosus: cf. OF.	   contrarios contralius.]	   Showing contrariety; repugnant; perverse. [Archaic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         She flew contrarious in the face of God. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrariously \Con*tra"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   Contrarily; oppositely. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrariwise \Con"tra*ri*wise\ (? or ?), adv.	   1. On the contrary; oppositely; on the other hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing;	            but contrariwise, blessing.           --1 Pet. iii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a contrary order; conversely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Everything that acts upon the fluids must, at the	            same time, act upon the solids, and contrariwise.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Contrarotation \Con`tra*ro*ta"tion\, n.	   Circular motion in a direction contrary to some other	   circular motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrary \Con"tra*ry\ (? or ?; 48), a. [OE. contrarie,	   contraire, F. contraire, fr. L. contrarius, fr. contra. See	   {Contra-}.]	   1. Opposite; in an opposite direction; in opposition;	      adverse; as, contrary winds.	      [1913 Webster]	            And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not	            hearken unto me.                      --Lev. xxvi.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have lost our labor; they are gone a contrary	            way.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposed; contradictory; repugnant; inconsistent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fame, if not double-faced, is double mouthed,	            And with contrary blast proclaims most deeds.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doctrine of the earth's motion appeared to be	            contrary to the sacred Scripture.     --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Given to opposition; perverse; forward; wayward; as, a	      contrary disposition; a contrary child.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) Affirming the opposite; so opposed as to destroy	      each other; as, contrary propositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Contrary motion} (Mus.), the progression of parts in	      opposite directions, one ascending, the other descending.	   Syn: Adverse; repugnant; hostile; inimical; discordant;	        inconsistent.	        [1913 Webster]	Contrary \Con"tra*ry\, n.; pl. {Contraries}.	   1. A thing that is of contrary or opposite qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	            No contraries hold more antipathy	            Than I and such a knave.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opponent; an enemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the opposite; a proposition, fact, or condition	      incompatible with another; as, slender proofs which rather	      show the contrary. See {Converse}, n., 1. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) See {Contraries}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On the contrary}, in opposition; on the other hand. --Swift.	   {To the contrary}, to an opposite purpose or intent; on the	      other side. "They did it, not for want of instruction to	      the contrary." --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	Contrary \Con"tra*ry\, v. t. [F. contrarier. See {Contrary}, a.]	   To contradict or oppose; to thwart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I was advised not to contrary the king.  --Bp. Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Contrasted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Contrasting}.] [F. contraster, LL. contrastare to	   resist, withstand, fr. L. contra + stare to stand. See	   {Stand}.]	   To stand in opposition; to exhibit difference, unlikeness, or	   opposition of qualities.	   [1913 Webster]	         The joints which divide the sandstone contrast finely	         with the divisional planes which separate the basalt	         into pillars.                            --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]	Contrast \Con*trast"\, v. t.	   1. To set in opposition, or over against, in order to show	      the differences between, or the comparative excellences	      and defects of; to compare by difference or contrariety of	      qualities; as, to contrast the present with the past.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) To give greater effect to, as to a figure or	      other object, by putting it in some relation of opposition	      to another figure or object.	      [1913 Webster]	            the figures of the groups must not be all on side .	            . . but must contrast each other by their several	            position.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Contrast \Con"trast\ (k[o^]n"tr[.a]st), n. [F. contraste: cf.	   It. contrasto.]	   1. The act of contrasting, or the state of being contrasted;	      comparison by contrariety of qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	            place the prospect of the soul	            In sober contrast with reality.       --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposition or dissimilitude of things or qualities;	      unlikeness, esp. as shown by juxtaposition or comparison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The contrasts and resemblances of the seasons.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fine Arts) The opposition of varied forms, colors, etc.,	      which by such juxtaposition more vividly express each	      other's peculiarities.                      --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Contrastimulant \Con`tra*stim"u*lant\, a.	   Counteracting the effects of stimulants; relating to a course	   of medical treatment based on a theory of contrastimulants.	   -- n. (Med.) An agent which counteracts the effect of a	   stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrate \Con"trate\, a. [See {Contra-}.]	   Having cogs or teeth projecting parallel to the axis, instead	   of radiating from it. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Contrate wheel}. See {Crown wheel}.	      [1913 Webster]
Contratenor \Con"tra*ten`or\, n. [Cf. {Counter tenor}.] (Mus.)	   Counter tenor; contralto.	   [1913 Webster]
Contravallation \Con`tra*val*la"tion\, n. [Pref. contra- +	   vallation: cf. F. contrevallation. Cf. {Countervallation}.]	   (Fort.)	   A trench guarded with a parapet, constructed by besiegers, to	   secure themselves and check sallies of the besieged.	   [1913 Webster]
Contravene \Con`tra*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contravened};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Contravening}.] [LL. contravenire; L. contra	   + venire to come: cf. F. contrevenir. See {Come}.]	   1. To meet in the way of opposition; to come into conflict	      with; to oppose; to contradict; to obstruct the operation	      of; to defeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            So plain a proposition . . . was not likely to be	            contravened.                          --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To violate; to nullify; to be inconsistent with; as, to	      contravene a law.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laws that place the subjects in such a state	            contravene the first principles of the compact of	            authority.                            --Johnson.	   Syn: To contradict; set aside; nullify; defeat; cross;	        obstruct; baffle; thwart.	        [1913 Webster]
Contravener \Con`tra*ven"er\, n.	   One who contravenes.	   [1913 Webster]
Contravention \Con`tra*ven"tion\, n. [Cf. F. contravention.]	   The act of contravening; opposition; obstruction;	   transgression; violation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Warrants in contravention of the acts of Parliament.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         In contravention of all his marriage stipulations.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Contraversion \Con`tra*ver"sion\, n.	   A turning to the opposite side; antistrophe.   --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrayerva \Con`tra*yer"va\, n. [Sp. contrayerba, literally, a	   counter herb, hence, an antidote for poison, fr. l. contra +	   herba herb.] (Bot.)	   A species of {Dorstenia} ({Dorstenia Contrayerva}), a South	   American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used	   in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrecoup \Con`tre*coup"\, n. [F., fr. contre (L. contra) +	   coup a blow.] (med.)	   A concussion or shock produced by a blow or other injury, in	   a part or region opposite to that at which the blow is	   received, often causing rupture or disorganisation of the	   parts affected.	   [1913 Webster]
Contredanse \Con"tre*danse`\, n. [Cf. F. contredanse (fr. E.	   {Country-dance}). ]	   1.	      (a) A dance in which the partners are arranged face to	          face, or in opposite lines.	      (b) The quadrille. [Obs.]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Music) A piece of music in the rhythm of such a dance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contretemps \Con`tre*temps"\, n. [F., fr. contre (L. conta) +	   temps time, fr. L. tempus.]	   An unexpected and untoward accident; something inopportune or	   embarrassing; a hitch.	   [1913 Webster]	         In this unhappy contretemps.             --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Contributable \Con*trib"u*ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being contributed.	   [1913 Webster]
Contributary \Con*trib"u*ta*ry\, a.	   1. Contributory. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tributary; contributing. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was situated on the Ganges, at the place where	            this river received a contributary stream.	                                                  --D'Anville	                                                  (Trans. ).	      [1913 Webster]
Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Contributed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Contributing}.] [L. contributus, p. p. of	   contribuere to bring together, to add; con- + tribuere to	   grant, impart. See {Tribute}.]	   To give or grant i common with others; to give to a common	   stock or for a common purpose; to furnish or suply in part;	   to give (money or other aid) for a specified object; as, to	   contribute food or fuel for the poor.	   [1913 Webster]	         England contributes much more than any other of the	         allies.                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Contribute \Con*trib"ute\, v. i.	   1. To give a part to a common stock; to lend assistance or	      aid, or give something, to a common purpose; to have a	      share in any act or effect.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are engaged in war; the secretary of state calls	            upon the colonies to contribute.      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give or use one's power or influence for any object; to	      assist.	      [1913 Webster]	            These men also contributed to obstruct the progress	            of wisdom.                            --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Contribution \Con`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. contributio: cf. F.	   contribution.]	   1. The act of contributing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is contributed; -- either the portion which an	      individual furnishes to the common stock, or the whole	      which is formed by the gifts of individuals.	      [1913 Webster]	            A certain contribution for the poor saints which are	            at jerusalem.                         --Rom. xv. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aristotle's actual contributions to the physical	            sciences.                             --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) An irregular and arbitrary imposition or tax leved	      on the people of a town or country.	      [1913 Webster]	            These sums, . . . and the forced contributions paid	            by luckless peasants, enabled him to keep his	            straggling troops together.           --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Payment, by each of several jointly liable, of a	      share in a loss suffered or an amount paid by one of their	      number for the common benefit.	      [1913 Webster]
Contributional \Con`tri*bu"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or furnishing, a contribution.	   [1913 Webster]
Contribution plan \Con`tri*bu"tion plan\ (Life Insurance)	   A plan of distributing surplus by giving to each policy the	   excess of premiums and interest earned thereon over the	   expenses of management, cost of insurance, and the policy	   value at the date of computation. This excess is called the	   contribution of the policy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Contributive \Con*trib"u*tive\, a.	   Contributing, or tending to contribute. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Contributor \Con*trib"u*tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, contributes; specifically, one who	   writes articles for a newspaper, magazine, or book.	   [1913 Webster]
Contributory \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; contributive. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bonfires of contributory wood.           --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Contributory negligence} (Law), negligence by an injured	      party, which combines with the negligence of the injurer	      in producing the injury, and which bars recovery when it	      is the proximate cause of the injury. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	Contributory \Con*trib"u*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Contributories}.	   One who contributes, or is liable to be called upon to	   contribute, as toward the discharge of a common indebtedness.	   --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrist \Con*trist"\, v. t. [Cf. F. contrister. See	   {Contristate}.]	   To make sad. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To deject and contrist myself.           --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Contristate \Con*tris"tate\, v. t. & i. [L. contristatus, p. p.	   of contristare to sadden; con- + tristis sad.]	   To make sorrowful. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrite \Con"trite\ (?; 277), a. [L. contritus bruised, p. p.	   of contrere to grind, bruise; con- + terere to rub, grind:	   cf. F. contrit See {Trite}.]	   1. Thoroughly bruised or broken. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Broken down with grief and penitence; deeply sorrowful for	      sin because it is displeasing to God; humbly and	      thoroughly penitent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.	                                                  --Ps. li. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. --Milton.	   Syn: Penitent; repentant; humble; sorrowful.	        [1913 Webster]	Contrite \Con"trite\, n.	   A contrite person. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Contrite \Con"trite\, v.	   In a contrite manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Contriteness \Con"trite`ness\, n.	   Deep sorrow and penitence for sin; contrition.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrition \Con*tri"tion\, n. [F. contrition, L. contritio.]	   1. The act of grinding or ribbing to powder; attrition;	      friction; rubbing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The breaking of their parts into less parts by	            contrition.                           --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being contrite; deep sorrow and repentance	      for sin, because sin is displeasing to God; humble	      penitence; through repentance.	      [1913 Webster]	            My future days shall be one whole contrition.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: repentance; penitence; humiliation; compunction;	        self-reproach; remorse.	   Usage: {Contrition}, {Attrition}, {repentance}. -- Contrition	          is deep sorrow and self-condemnation, with through	          repetance for sin because it is displeasing to God,	          and implies a feeling of love toward God. Attrition is	          sorrow for sin, or imperfect repentance produced by	          fear of punishment or a sense of the baseness of sin.	          Repentance is a penitent renunciation of, and turning	          from, sin; thorough repentance produces a new life.	          Repentance is often used as synonymous with	          contrition. See {Compunction}.	          [1913 Webster]
Contriturate \Con*trit"u*rate\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To triturate; to pulverize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Contrivable \Con*triv"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being contrived, planned, invented, or devised.	   [1913 Webster]	         A perpetual motion may seem easily contrivable. --Bp.	                                                  Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrivance \Con*triv"ance\, n.	   1. The act or faculty of contriving, inventing, devising, or	      planning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The machine which we are inspecting demonstrates, by	            its construction, contrivance and design.	            Contrivance must have had a contriver. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing contrived, invented, or planned; disposition of	      parts or causes by design; a scheme; plan; artifice;	      arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to	            provide for human wants.              --Burke.	   Syn: Device; plan; scheme; invention; machine; project;	        design; artifice; shift. See {Device}.	        [1913 Webster]
Contrive \Con*trive"\ (k[o^]n*tr[imac]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Contrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Contriving}.] [OE. contriven,	   contreven, controven, to invent, OF. controver, contruver;	   con- + trouver to find. See {Troubadour}, {trover}.]	   To form by an exercise of ingenuity; to devise; to invent; to	   design; to plan.	   [1913 Webster]	         What more likely to contrive this admirable frame of	         the universe than infinite wisdom.       --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         neither do thou imagine that I shall contrive aught	         against his life.                        --Hawthorne.	   Syn: To invent; discover; plan; design; project; plot;	        concert; hatch.	        [1913 Webster]	Contrive \Con*trive"\, v. i.	   To make devices; to form designs; to plan; to scheme; to	   plot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Fates with traitors do contrive.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast contrived against th very life	         Of the defendant.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Contrivement \Con*trive"ment\, n.	   Contrivance; invention; arrangement; design; plan. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Consider the admirable contrivement and artifice of	         this great fabric.                       --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Active to meet their contrivements.      --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Contriver \Con*triv"er\, n.	   One who contrives, devises, plans, or schemas. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Control \Con*trol"\, n. [F. contr[^o]le a counter register,	   contr. fr. contr-r[^o]le; contre (L. contra) + r[^o]le roll,	   catalogue. See {Counter} and {Roll}, and cf. {Counterroll}.]	   1. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or	      check another account or register; a counter register.	      [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves to check, restrain, or hinder;	      restraint. "Speak without control." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power or authority to check or restrain; restraining or	      regulating influence; superintendence; government; as,	      children should be under parental control.	      [1913 Webster]	            The House of Commons should exercise a control over	            all the departments of the executive administration.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism	      or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;	      specifically (A["e]ronautics), the mechanism controlling	      the rudders and ailerons.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Climatology) Any of the physical factors determining the	      climate of any particular place, as latitude,distribution	      of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds,	      permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean	      currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Technology) in research, an object or subject used in an	      experimental procedure, which is treated identically to	      the primary subject of the experiment, except for the	      omission of the specific treatment or conditions whose	      effect is being investigated. If the control is a group of	      living organisms, as is common in medical research, it is	      called the	   {control group}.	   Note: For most experimental procedures, the results are not	         considered valid and reliable unless a proper control	         experiment is performed. There are various types of	         control used in experimental science, and often several	         groups of subjects serve as controls, being subjected	         to different variations of the experimental procedure,	         or controlling for several variables being tested. When	         the effects caused by an experimental treatment are not	         consistent and obvious, statistical analysis of the	         results is typically used to determine if there are any	         significant differences between the effects of	         different experimental conditions.	         [PJC]	   7. (Technology) the part of an experimental procedure in	      which the controls[6] are subjected to the experimental	      conditions.	      [PJC]	   8. the group of technical specialists exercising control by	      remote communications over a distant operation, such as a	      space flight; as, the American Mission Control for manned	      flights is located in Houston.	      [PJC]	   {Board of control}. See under {Board}.	      [1913 Webster]	Control \Con*trol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controlled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Controlling}.] [F. contr[^o]ler, fr. contr[^o]le.]	   [Formerly written {comptrol} and {controul}.]	   1. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to	      prove by counter statements; to confute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This report was controlled to be false. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exercise restraining or governing influence over; to	      check; to counteract; to restrain; to regulate; to govern;	      to overpower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me a staff of honor for mine age,	            But not a scepter to control the world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I feel my virtue struggling in my soul:	            But stronger passion does its power control.	                                                  --Dryden.	   3. to assure the validity of an experimental procedure by	      using a {control[7]}.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To restrain; rule; govern; manage; guide; regulate;	        hinder; direct; check; curb; counteract; subdue.	        [1913 Webster]
Controllability \Con*trol`la*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being controlled; controllableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Controllable \Con*trol"la*ble\, a.	   Capable of being controlled, checked, or restrained; amenable	   to command.	   [1913 Webster]	         Passion is the drunkeness of the mind, and, therefore,	         . . . not always controllable by reason. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Controllableness \Con*trol"la*ble*ness\, n.	   Capability of being controlled.	   [1913 Webster]
Controller \Con*trol"ler\, n. [From control, v. t.: cf. F.	   contr[^o]leur.]	   1. One who, or that which, controls or restraines; one who	      has power or authority to regulate or control; one who	      governs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great controller of our fate	            Deigned to be man, and lived in low estate.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer appointed to keep a counter register of	      accounts, or to examine, rectify, or verify accounts.	      [More commonly written {controller}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) An iron block, usually bolted to a ship's deck,	      for controlling the running out of a chain cable. The	      links of the cable tend to drop into hollows in the block,	      and thus hold fast until disengaged.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) Any electric device for controlling a circuit or	      system; specif.:	      (a) An electromagnet, excited by the main current, for	          throwing a regulator magnet into or out of circuit in	          an automatic device for constant current regulation.	      (b) A kind of multiple switch for gradually admitting the	          current to, or shutting it off from, an electric	          motor; as, a car controller for an electric railway	          car.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Mach.) A lever controlling the speed of an engine; --	      applied esp. to the lever governing a throttle valve, as	      of a steam or gasoline engine, esp. on an automobile.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Controllership \Con*trol"ler*ship\, n.	   The office of a controller.	   [1913 Webster]
Controlment \Con*trol"ment\, n.	   1. The power or act of controlling; the state of being	      restrained; control; restraint; regulation;	      superintendence.	      [1913 Webster]	            You may do it without controlment.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposition; resistance; hostility. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here have we war for war, and blood for blood,	            Controlment for controlment.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Control theory \Con*trol" the`o*ry\, n. (Math., Engineering)	   That branch of Mathematics and Engineering which deals with	   the design, identification and analysis of systems with a	   view towards controlling them, i. e., to make them perform	   specific tasks or make them behave in a desired way.	   [GG]
Controversal \Con`tro*ver"sal\, a.	   1. Turning or looking opposite ways. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The temple of Janus, with his two controversal	            faces.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Controversial. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Controversary \Con`tro*ver"sa*ry\, a.	   Controversial. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, n. [Cf. F. controverse.]	   Controversy. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Controverse \Con"tro*verse\, v. t. [L. controversari, fr.	   controversus turned against, disputed.]	   To dispute; to controvert. [Obs.] "Controversed causes."	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Controverser \Con"tro*ver`ser\, n.	   A disputant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Controversial \Con`tro*ver"sial\, a. [Cf. LL. controversialis.]	   Relating to, or consisting of, controversy; disputatious;	   polemical; as, controversial divinity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whole libraries of controversial books.  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Controversialist \Con`tro*ver"sial*ist\, n.	   One who carries on a controversy; a disputant.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Johnson] was both intellectually and morally of the	         stuff of which controversialists are made. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Controversially \Con`tro*ver"sial*ly\, adv.	   In a controversial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Controversion \Con`tro*ver"sion\, n.	   Act of controverting; controversy. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Controversor \Con"tro*ver`sor\, n.	   A controverser. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Controversy \Con"tro*ver`sy\, n.; pl. {Controversies}. [L.	   controversia, fr. controversus turned against, disputed;	   contro- = contra + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See	   {Verse}.]	   1. Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of	      contrary opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	            This left no room for controversy about the title.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in	            writing.                              --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord hath a controversy with the nations. --Jer.	                                                  xxv. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A suit in law or equity; a question of right. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When any man that had a controversy came to the king	            for judgment.                         --2 Sam. xv.	                                                  2.	   Syn: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation;	        contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.	        [1913 Webster]
Controvert \Con"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Controverted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Controverting}.] [See {Controversy}.]	   To make matter of controversy; to dispute or oppose by	   reasoning; to contend against in words or writings; to	   contest; to debate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some controverted points had decided according to the	         sense of the best jurists.               --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Controverter \Con"tro*ver`ter\, n.	   One who controverts; a controversial writer; a	   controversialist.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a	         tavern.                                  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Controvertible \Con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a.	   Capable of being controverted; disputable; admitting of	   question. -- {Con`tro*ver"ti*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Controvertist \Con"tro*ver`tist\, n.	   One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist.	   [1913 Webster]	         How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment	         of the critic!                           --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster] Contubernal
Contubernal \Con*tu"ber*nal\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]"b[~e]r*nal),
Contubernial \Con`tu*ber"ni*al\ (k[o^]n`t[-u]*b[~e]r"n[i^]*al),	   a. [L. contubernalis a tent companion, fr. contubernium tent	   companionship.]	   Living or messing together; familiar; in companionship.	   [1913 Webster]	         Humble folk ben Christes friends: they ben contubernial	         with the Lord, thy King.                 --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Contumacious \Con`tu*ma"cious\ (k[o^]n`t[-u]*m[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.	   [L. contumax, -acis. See {Contumacy}.]	   1. Exhibiting contumacy; contemning authority; obstinate;	      perverse; stubborn; disobedient.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is another very, efficacious method for	            subduing the most obstinate, contumacious sinner.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Willfully disobedient to the summons or orders of a	      court. --Blackstone.	   Syn: Stubborn; obstinate; obdurate; disobedient; perverse;	        unyielding; headstrong. -- {Con`tu*ma"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Con`tu*ma"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Contumacy \Con"tu*ma*cy\ (k[o^]n"t[-u]*m[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Contumacies} (k[o^]n"t[-u]*m[.a]*s[i^]z). [L. contumacia,	   fr. contumax, -acis, insolent; prob. akin to contemnere to	   despise: cf. F. contumace. Cf. {Contemn}.]	   1. Stubborn perverseness; pertinacious resistance to	      authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bishop commanded him . . . to be thrust into the	            stocks for his manifest and manifold contumacy.	                                                  --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A willful contempt of, and disobedience to, any	      lawful summons, or to the rules and orders of court, as a	      refusal to appear in court when legally summoned.	   Syn: Stubbornness; perverseness; obstinacy.	        [1913 Webster]
Contumelious \Con`tu*me"li*ous\ (?or ?; 106), a. [L.	   contumeliosus.]	   1. Exhibiting contumely; rudely contemptuous; insolent;	      disdainful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curving a contumelious lip.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shameful; disgraceful. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. --	      {Con`tu*me"li*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Con`tu*me"li*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Contumely \Con"tu*me*ly\, n. [L. contumelia, prob. akin to	   contemnere to despise: cf. OF. contumelie. Cf. {Contumacy}.]	   Rudeness compounded of haughtiness and contempt; scornful	   insolence; despiteful treatment; disdain; contemptuousness in	   act or speech; disgrace.	   [1913 Webster]	         The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing aggravates tyranny so much as contumely.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Contuse \Con*tuse"\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Contused} (k[o^]n*t[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Contusing}.]	   [L. contusus, p. p. of contundere to beat, crush; con- +	   tundere to beat, akin to Skr. tud (for stud) to strike, Goth.	   stautan. See {Stutter}.]	   1. To beat, pound, or bray together.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roots, barks, and seeds contused together. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bruise; to injure or disorganize a part without	      breaking the skin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Contused wound}, a wound attended with bruising.	      [1913 Webster] contused
contused \contused\ contusioned \contusioned\adj.	   injured without breaking the skin; as, a cut arm and contused	   cheek.	   Syn: bruised.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Contusion \Con*tu"sion\ (k[o^]n*t[=u]"zh[u^]n), n. [L. contusio:	   cf. F. contusion.]	   1. The act or process of beating, bruising, or pounding; the	      state of being beaten or bruised.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A bruise; an injury attended with more or less	      disorganization of the subcutaneous tissue and effusion of	      blood beneath the skin, but without apparent wound.	      [1913 Webster]
Conundrum \Co*nun"drum\, n. [Origin unknown.]	   1. A kind of riddle based upon some fanciful or fantastic	      resemblance between things quite unlike; a puzzling	      question, of which the answer is or involves a pun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or pun ambiguous, or conundrum quaint. --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A question to which only a conjectural answer can be made.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do you think life is long enough to let me speculate	            on conundrums like that?              --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]
Conure \Co*nure"\ (k[-o]*n[=u]r"), n. [NL. conurus, fr. Gr.	   kw^nos a cone + o'yra` tail. The name alludes to the tapering	   tail.] (Zool.)	   An American parrakeet of the genus {Conurus}. Many species	   are known. See {Parrakeet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conus \Co"nus\ (k[=o]"n[u^]s), n. [L., a cone.]	   1. A cone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A Linnean genus of mollusks having a conical	      shell. See {Cone}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Conusable \Con"u*sa*ble\, a.	   Cognizable; liable to be tried or judged. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Conusant \Con"u*sant\, a. (Law)	   See {Cognizant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Conusor \Con`u*sor"\, n. (Law)	   See {Cognizor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Convalesce \Con`va*lesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convalesced};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Convalescing}.] [L. convalscere; con- +	   valescere to grow strong, v. incho. of valere to be strong.	   See {Valiant}.]	   To recover health and strength gradually, after sickness or	   weakness; as, a patient begins to convalesce.	   [1913 Webster]
Convalesced \Con`va*lesced"\, a.	   Convalescent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He found the queen somewhat convalesced. --J. Knox.	   [1913 Webster] Convalescence
Convalescence \Con`va*les"cence\, Convalescency
\Con`va*les"cen*cy\, n. [L. convalescentia: cf. F.	   convalescence.]	   The recovery of heath and strength after disease; the state	   of a body renewing its vigor after sickness or weakness; the	   time between the subsidence of a disease and complete	   restoration to health.	   [1913 Webster]
Convalescent \Con`va*les"cent\, a. [L. convalescens, -entis, p.	   pr.: cf. F. convalescent.]	   1. Recovering from sickness or debility; partially restored	      to health or strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to convalescence.	      [1913 Webster]	Convalescent \Con`va*les"cent\, n.	   One recovering from sickness.	   [1913 Webster]
Convalescently \Con`va*les"cent*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a convalescent; with increasing strength or	   vigor.	   [1913 Webster]
Convallariaceae \Convallariaceae\ prop. n.	   One of many subfamilies into which some classification	   systems subdivide the {Liliaceae} but not widely accepted.	   Syn: family {Convallariaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Convallamarin \Con*val`la*ma"rin\	   (k[o^]n*v[a^]l`l[.a]*m[=a]"r[i^]n), n. [Convallaria + L.	   amarus bitter.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, poisonous substance, regarded as a	   glucoside, extracted from the lily of the valley	   ({Convallaria Majalis}). Its taste is first bitter, then	   sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Convallaria \Con`val*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., from L. convallis a	   valley; con- + vallis valley.] (Bot. & Med.)	   The lily of the valley.	   [1913 Webster]
Convallarin \Con`val*la"rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline glucoside, of an irritating taste,	   extracted from the convallaria or lily of the valley.	   [1913 Webster]
convect \convect\ v. i. & t.	   to circulate hot air by convection, as of certain ovens.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Convection \Con*vec"tion\, n. [L. convectio, fr. convehere to	   bring together; con- + vehere to carry.]	   1. The act or process of conveying or transmitting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A process of transfer or transmission, as of	      heat or electricity, by means of currents in liquids or	      gases, resulting from changes of temperature and other	      causes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Liquids are generally heated by convection -- when	            heat is applied from below.           --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]
Convective \Con*vec"tive\, a.	   Caused or accomplished by convection; as, a convective	   discharge of electricity. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Convectively \Con*vec"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a convective manner. --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Convellent \Con*vel"lent\, a. [L. convellens, p. pr. of	   convellere. See {Convulse}.]	   Tending to tear or pull up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The ends of the fragment . . . will not yield to the	         convellent force.                        --Todd &	                                                  Bowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Convenable \Con*ven"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being convened or assembled.	   [1913 Webster]	Convenable \Con"ve*na*ble\, a. [F. convenable, fr. convenir. See	   {Convene}.]	   Consistent; accordant; suitable; proper; as, convenable	   remedies. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With his wod his work is convenable.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Convenance \Con"ve*nance\, n. [F., fitness, suitableness.]	   That which is suitable, agreeable, or convenient.	   [1913 Webster]	         And they missed	         Their wonted convenance, cheerly hid the loss.	                                                  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Convene \Con*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Convened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Convenong}.] [L. convenire; con- + venire to come:	   cf. F. convenir to agree, to be fitting, OF. also, to	   assemble. See {Come}, and cf. {Covenant}.]	   1. To come together; to meet; to unite. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In shortsighted men . . . the rays converge and	            convene in the eyes before they come at the bottom.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come together, as in one body or for a public purpose;	      to meet; to assemble. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Parliament of Scotland now convened. --Sir R.	                                                  Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faint, underneath, the household fowls convene.	                                                  --Thomson.	   Syn: To meet; to assemble; to congregate; to collect; to	        unite.	        [1913 Webster]	Convene \Con*vene"\, v. t.	   1. To cause to assemble; to call together; to convoke.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now the almighty father of the gods	            Convenes a council in the blest abodes. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To summon judicially to meet or appear.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the papal canon law, clerks . . . can not be	            convened before any but an ecclesiastical judge.	                                                  --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Convener \Con*ven"er\, n.	   1. One who convenes or meets with others. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who calls an assembly together or convenes a meeting;	      hence, the chairman of a committee or other organized	      body. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster] Convenience
Convenience \Con*ven"ience\ (?; 106), Conveniency
\Con*ven"ien*cy\, n. [L. convenientia agreement, fitness. See	   {Convenient}.]	   1. The state or quality of being convenient; fitness or	      suitableness, as of place, time, etc.; propriety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's further think of this;	            Weigh what convenience both of time and means	            May fit us to our shape.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With all brief and plain conveniency,	            Let me have judgment.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from discomfort, difficulty, or trouble;	      commodiousness; ease; accommodation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus necessity invented stools,	            Convenience next suggested elbow chairs. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are rather intent upon the end of God's glory	            than our own conveniency.             --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is convenient; that which promotes comfort or	      advantage; that which is suited to one's wants; an	      accommodation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pair of spectacles and several other little	            conveniences.                         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A convenient or fit time; opportunity; as, to do something	      at one's convenience.	      [1913 Webster]
conveniences \conveniences\ n.	   things that make one comfortable and at ease.	   Syn: comforts, creature comforts, amenities.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Convenient \Con*ven"ient\ (?; 277), a. [L. conveniens, -entis,	   suitable, p. pr. of convenire to be suitable, to come. See	   {Convene}, v. i.]	   1. Fit or adapted; suitable; proper; becoming; appropriate.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Feed me with food convenient for me.  --Prov. xxx.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor	            jesting, which are not convenient.    --Eph. v. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affording accommodation or advantage; well adapted to use;	      handly; as, a convenient house; convenient implements or	      tools.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Seasonable; timely; opportune; as, a convenient occasion;	      a convenient season. --Acts xxiv. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Near at hand; easy of access. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hereties used to be brought thither, convenient for	            burning.                              --Thackeray.	   Syn: Fit; suitable; proper; adapted; fitted; suited; handly;	        commodious.	        [1913 Webster]
Conveniently \Con*ven"ient*ly\, adv.	   In a convenient manner, form, or situation; without	   difficulty.	   [1913 Webster]
Convent \Con"vent\, n. [L. conventus a meeting, LL. also, a	   convent. See {Convene}, v. i.]	   1. A coming together; a meeting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A usual ceremony at their [the witches] convents or	            meetings.                             --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An association or community of recluses devoted to a	      religious life; a body of monks or nuns.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of our convent, and his [the duke's] confessor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A house occupied by a community of religious recluses; a	      monastery or nunnery.	      [1913 Webster]	            One seldom finds in Italy a spot of ground more	            agreeable than ordinary that is not covered with a	            convent.                              --Addison.	   Syn: Nunnery; monastery; abbey. See {Cloister}.	        [1913 Webster]	Convent \Con*vent"\, v. i. [L. conventus, p. p. of convenire.	   See {Convene}, v. i.]	   1. To meet together; to concur. [obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be convenient; to serve. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When that is known and golden time convents. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Convent \Con*vent"\, v. t.	   To call before a judge or judicature; to summon; to convene.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventical \Con*vent"ic*al\, a.	   Of or from, or pertaining to, a convent. "Conventical wages."	   --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Conventical prior}. See {Prior}.	      [1913 Webster]
Conventicle \Con*ven"ti*cle\, n. [L. conventiculum, dim. of	   conventus: cf. F. conventicule. See {Convent}, n.]	   1. A small assembly or gathering; esp., a secret assembly.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are commanded to abstain from all conventicles	            of men whatsoever. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assembly for religious worship; esp., such an assembly	      held privately, as in times of persecution, by	      Nonconformists or Dissenters in England, or by Covenanters	      in Scotland; -- often used opprobriously, as if those	      assembled were heretics or schismatics.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first Christians could never have had recourse	            to nocturnal or clandestine conventicles till driven	            to them by the violence of persecution. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sort of men who . . . attend its [the curch of	            England's] service in the morning, and go with their	            wives to a conventicle in the afternoon. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Conventicler \Con*ven"ti*cler\, n.	   One who supports or frequents conventicles. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventicling \Con*ven"ti*cling\, a.	   Belonging or going to, or resembling, a conventicle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Conventicling schools . . . set up and taught secretly	         by fanatics.                             --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Convention \Con*ven"tion\, n. [L. conventio: cf. F. convention.	   See {Convene}, v. i.]	   1. The act of coming together; the state of being together;	      union; coalition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conventions or associations of several particles	            of matter into bodies of any certain denomination.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. General agreement or concurrence; arbitrary custom; usage;	      conventionality.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are thousands now	            Such women, but convention beats them down.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A meeting or an assembly of persons, esp. of delegates or	      representatives, to accomplish some specific object, --	      civil, social, political, or ecclesiastical.	      [1913 Webster]	            He set himself to the making of good laws in a grand	            convention of his nobles.             --Sir R.	                                                  Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A convention of delegates from all the States, to	            meet in Philadelphia, for the sole and express	            purpose of reserving the federal system, and	            correcting its defects.               --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Hist) An extraordinary assembly of the parkiament or	      estates of the realm, held without the king's writ, -- as	      the assembly which restored Charles II. to the throne, and	      that which declared the throne to be abdicated by James	      II.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our gratitude is due . . . to the Long Parliament,	            to the Convention, and to William of Orange.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An agreement or contract less formal than, or preliminary	      to, a treaty; an informal compact, as between commanders	      of armies in respect to suspension of hostilities, or	      between states; also, a formal agreement between	      governments or sovereign powers; as, a postal convention	      between two governments.	      [1913 Webster]	            This convention, I think from my soul, is nothing	            but a stipulation for national ignominy; a truce	            without a suspension of hostilities.  --Ld. Chatham.	      [1913 Webster]	            The convention with the State of Georgia has been	            ratified by their Legislature.        --T.	                                                  Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]
Conventional \Con*ven"tion*al\, a. [L. conventionalis: cf. F.	   conventionnel.]	   1. Formed by agreement or compact; stipulated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conventional services reserved by tenures upon	            grants, made out of the crown or knights' service.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing out of, or depending on, custom or tacit	      agreement; sanctioned by general concurrence or usage;	      formal. "Conventional decorum." --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conventional language appropriated to monarchs.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ordinary salutations, and other points of social	            behavior, are conventional.           --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fine Arts)	      (a) Based upon tradition, whether religious and historical	          or of artistic rules.	      (b) Abstracted; removed from close representation of	          nature by the deliberate selection of what is to be	          represented and what is to be rejected; as, a	          conventional flower; a conventional shell. Cf.	          {Conventionalize}, v. t.	          [1913 Webster]
conventionalise \conventionalise\ v.	   to make conventional.	   Syn: conventionalize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conventionalism \Con*ven"tion*al*ism\, n.	   1. That which is received or established by convention or	      arbitrary agreement; that which is in accordance with the	      fashion, tradition, or usage.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the artifice and conventionalism of life.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            They gaze on all with dead, dim eyes, -- wrapped in	            conventionalisms, . . . simulating feelings	            according to a received standard.     --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) The principles or practice of	      conventionalizing. See {Conventionalize}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Conventionalist \Con*ven"tion*al*ist\, n.	   1. One who adheres to a convention or treaty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is governed by conventionalism.	      [1913 Webster]
Conventionality \Con*ven`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl.	   {Conventionalities}.	   The state of being conventional; adherence to social	   formalities or usages; that which is established by	   conventional use; one of the customary usages of social life.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventionalization \Con*ven`tion*al*i*za"tion\, n. (Fine Arts)	   (a) The act of making conventional.	   (b) The state of being conventional.	       [1913 Webster]
Conventionalize \Con*ven"tion*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conventionalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conventionalizing}.]	   1. To make conventional; to bring under the influence of, or	      cause to conform to, conventional rules; to establish by	      usage. [Also spelled {conventionalise}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts)	      (a) To represent by selecting the important features and	          those which are expressible in the medium employed,	          and omitting the others.	      (b) To represent according to an established principle,	          whether religious or traditional, or based upon	          certain artistic rules of supposed importance.	          [1913 Webster]	Conventionalize \Con*ven"tion*al*ize\, v. i. (Fine Arts)	   To make designs in art, according to conventional principles.	   Cf. {Conventionalize}, v. t., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventionally \Con*ven"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a conventional manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventionary \Con*ven"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Acting under contract; settled by express agreement; as,	   conventionary tenants. [Obs.] --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventioner \Con*ven"tion*er\, n.	   One who belongs to a convention or assembly.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventionist \Con*ven"tion*ist\, n.	   One who enters into a convention, covenant, or contract.	   [1913 Webster]
Conventual \Con*ven"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [LL. conventualis: cf.	   F. conventuel.]	   Of or pertaining to a convent; monastic. "A conventual garb."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Conventual church}, a church attached or belonging to a	      convent or monastery. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Conventual \Con*ven"tu*al\, n.	   One who lives in a convent; a monk or nun; a recluse.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Converge \Con*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Converged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Converging}.] [Pref. con- + L. vergere to turn,	   incline; cf. F. converger. See {Verge}, v. i.]	   To tend to one point; to incline and approach nearer	   together; as, lines converge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mountains converge into a single ridge.	                                                  --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]	Converge \Con*verge"\, v. t.	   To cause to tend to one point; to cause to incline and	   approach nearer together.	   [1913 Webster]	         I converge its rays to a focus of dazzling brilliancy.	                                                  --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster] Convergence
Convergence \Con*ver"gence\, Convergency \Con*ver"gen*cy\, n.	   [Cf. F. convergence.]	   1. The condition or quality of converging; tendency to one	      point; the occurrence of two or more things coming	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) the approach of an infinite series to a finite	      limit.	   Syn: convergency.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a representation of common ground between theories or	      phenomena.	   Syn: overlap, intersection.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. the act of converging (coming closer).	   Syn: converging, convergency.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. (Biol.) a similarity of form or function in two or more	      organisms caused by evolutionary adaptations to a	      similarity in the environment, rather than to a common	      heredity.	      [PJC]	            The convergence or divergence of the rays falling on	            the pupil.                            --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]
Convergent \Con*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. convergent.]	   tending to one point of focus; tending to approach each	   other; converging.	   [1913 Webster]	         As many rays of light, as conveniently can be let in,	         and made convergent.                     --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vast dome of its cathedral . . . directing its	         convergent curves to heaven.             --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Converging \Con*ver"ging\, a.	   Tending to one point; approaching each other; convergent; as,	   converging lines. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Converging rays}(Opt.), rays of light, which, proceeding	      from different points of an object, tend toward a single	      point.	   {Converging series} (Math.), a series in which if an	      indefinitely great number of terms be taken, their sum	      will become indefinitely near in value to a fixed	      quantity, which is called the sum of the series; --	      opposed to a {diverging} series.	      [1913 Webster]
Conversable \Con*vers"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. conversable.]	   Qualified for conversation; disposed to converse; sociable;	   free in discourse.	   [1913 Webster]	         While young, humane, conversable, and kind. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversableness \Con*vers"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being conversable; disposition to converse;	   sociability.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversably \Con*vers"a*bly\, adv.	   In a conversable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversance \Con"ver*sance\, n.	   The state or quality of being conversant; habit of	   familiarity; familiar acquaintance; intimacy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conversancy \Con"ver*san*cy\, n.	   Conversance [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conversant \Con"ver*sant\, a. [L. conversans, p. pr. of	   conversari: cf. F. conversant.]	   1. Having frequent or customary intercourse; familiary	      associated; intimately acquainted.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have been conversant with the first persons of the	            age.                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Familiar or acquainted by use or study; well-informed;	      versed; -- generally used with with, sometimes with in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deeply conversant in the Platonic philosophy.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            he uses the different dialects as one who had been	            conversant with them all.             --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conversant only with the ways of men. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Concerned; occupied.	      [1913 Webster]	            Education . . . is conversant about children. --W.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	Conversant \Con*vers"ant\, n.	   One who converses with another; a convenser. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Conversantly \Con"ver*sant*ly\, adv.	   In a familiar manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversation \Con`ver*sa"tion\, n. [OE. conversacio (in senses 1	   & 2), OF. conversacion, F. conversation, fr. L. conversatio	   frequent abode in a place, intercourse, LL. also, manner of	   life.]	   1. General course of conduct; behavior. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel.	                                                  --Philip. i.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Familiar intercourse; intimate fellowship or association;	      close acquaintance. "Conversation with the best company."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I set down, out of long experience in business and	            much conversation in books, what I thought pertinent	            to this business.                     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Commerce; intercourse; traffic. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All traffic and mutual conversation.  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Colloquial discourse; oral interchange of sentiments and	      observations; informal dialogue.	      [1913 Webster]	            The influence exercised by his [Johnson's]	            conversation was altogether without a parallel.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sexual intercourse; as, criminal conversation.	   Syn: Intercourse; communion; commerce; familiarity;	        discourse; dialogue; colloquy; talk; chat.	   Usage: {Conversation}, {Talk}. There is a looser sense of	          these words, in which they are synonymous; there is a	          stricter sense, in which they differ. Talk is usually	          broken, familiar, and versatile. Conversation is more	          continuous and sustained, and turns ordinarily upon	          topics or higher interest. Children talk to their	          parents or to their companions; men converse together	          in mixed assemblies. Dr. Johnson once remarked, of an	          evening spent in society, that there had been a great	          deal of talk, but no conversation.	          [1913 Webster]
Conversational \Con`ver*sa"tion*al\	   (k[o^]n`v[~e]r*s[=a]"sh[u^]n*al), a.	   Pertaining to conversation; in the manner of one conversing;	   as, a conversational style. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversationalist \Con`ver*sa"tion*al*ist\, n.	   A conversationist.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversationed \Conver*sa"tioned\ (-sh[u^]nd), a.	   Aaquaintea with m`nners aod deportment; behaved. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Till she be better conversationed, . . . I'll keep	         As far from her as the gallows.          --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversationism \Con`ver*sa"tion*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   A word or phrase used in conversation; a colloquialism.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversationist \Con`ver*sa"tion*ist\, n.	   One who converses much, or who excels in conversation.	   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversative \Con*ver"sa*tive\ (k[o^]n*v[~e]r"s[.a]*t[i^]v), a.	   Relating to intercourse with men; social; -- opposed to	   contemplative.	   [1913 Webster]	         She chose . . . to endue him with the conversative	         qualities of youth.                      --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversazione \Con`ver*sa`zi*o"ne\ (? or ?), n.; pl.	   {Conversazioni}. [It. See {Conversation}.]	   A meeting or assembly for conversation, particularly on	   literary or scientific subjects. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	         These conversazioni [at Florence] resemble our card	         assemblies.                              --A. Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Converse \Con*verse"\ (k[o^]n*v[~e]rs"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conversed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Conversing}.] [F. converser, L.	   conversari to associate with; con- + versari to be turned, to	   live, remain, fr. versare to turn often, v. intens. of	   vertere to turn See {Convert}.]	   1. To keep company; to hold intimate intercourse; to commune;	      -- followed by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            To seek the distant hills, and there converse	            With nature.                          --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conversing with the world, we use the world's	            fashions.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            But to converse with heaven 	            This is not easy.                     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts	      and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; --	      followed by with before a person; by on, about,	      concerning, etc., before a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Companions	            That do converse and waste the time together.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We had conversed so often on that subject. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have knowledge of, from long intercourse or study; --	      said of things.	      [1913 Webster]	            According as the objects they converse with afford	            greater or less variety.              --Locke.	   Syn: To associate; commune; discourse; talk; chat.	        [1913 Webster]	Converse \Con"verse\, n.	   1. Frequent intercourse; familiar communion; intimate	      association. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is but to hold	            Converse with Nature's charms, and view her stores	            unrolled.                             --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Familiar discourse; free interchange of thoughts or views;	      conversation; chat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Formed by thy converse happily to steer	            From grave to gay, from lively to severe. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Converse \Con"verse\, a. [L. conversus, p. p. of convertere. See	   {Convert}.]	   Turned about; reversed in order or relation; reciprocal; as,	   a converse proposition.	   [1913 Webster]	Converse \Con"verse\, n.	   1. (Logic) A proposition which arises from interchanging the	      terms of another, as by putting the predicate for the	      subject, and the subject for the predicate; as, no virtue	      is vice, no vice is virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It should not (as is often done) be confounded with the	         contrary or opposite of a proposition, which is formed	         by introducing the negative not or no.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A proposition in which, after a conclusion from	      something supposed has been drawn, the order is inverted,	      making the conclusion the supposition or premises, what	      was first supposed becoming now the conclusion or	      inference. Thus, if two sides of a sides of a triangle are	      equal, the angles opposite the sides are equal; and the	      converse is true, i.e., if these angles are equal, the two	      sides are equal.	      [1913 Webster]
Conversely \Con"verse*ly\ (? or ?; 277), adv.	   In a converse manner; with change of order or relation;	   reciprocally. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Converser \Con*vers"er\, n.	   One who engages in conversation.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversible \Con*ver"si*ble\, a.	   Capable of being converted or reversed. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Conversion \Con*ver"sion\, n. [L. conversio: cf. F. conversion.	   See {Convert}.]	   1. The act of turning or changing from one state or condition	      to another, or the state of being changed; transmutation;	      change.	      [1913 Webster]	            Artificial conversion of water into ice. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conversion of the aliment into fat. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of changing one's views or course, as in passing	      from one side, party, or from of religion to another;	      also, the state of being so changed. "Conversion to	      Christianity." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An appropriation of, and dealing with the property	      of another as if it were one's own, without right; as, the	      conversion of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or bring my action of conversion	            And trover for my goods.              --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) The act of interchanging the terms of a	      proposition, as by putting the subject in the place of the	      predicate, or the contrary.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A change or reduction of the form or value of a	      proposition; as, the conversion of equations; the	      conversion of proportions.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil.)	      (a) A change of front, as a body of troops attacked in the	          flank.	      (b) A change of character or use, as of smoothbore guns	          into rifles.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Theol.) A spiritual and moral change attending a change	      of belief with conviction; a change of heart; a change	      from the service of the world to the service of God; a	      change of the ruling disposition of the soul, involving a	      transformation of the outward life.	      [1913 Webster]	            He oft	            Frequented their assemblies, . . . and to them	            preached	            Conversion and repentance, as to souls	            In prison under judgments imminent.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Conversive \Con*ver"sive\, a.	   1. Capable of being converted or changed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready to converse; social. [Archaic] --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]
Convert \Con*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Converted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Converting}.] [L. convertere, -versum; con- + vertere	   to turn: cf. F. convertir. See {Verse}.]	   1. To cause to turn; to turn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O, which way shall I first convert myself? --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change or turn from one state or condition to another;	      to alter in form, substance, or quality; to transform; to	      transmute; as, to convert water into ice.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the whole atmosphere were converted into water.	                                                  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            That still lessens	            The sorrow, and converts it nigh to joy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To change or turn from one belief or course to another, as	      from one religion to another or from one party or sect to	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            No attempt was made to convert the Moslems.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any	      one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the	      heart and moral character of (any one) from the	      controlling power of sin to that of holiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            He which converteth the sinner from the error of his	            way shall save a soul from death.     --Lames v. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To apply to any use by a diversion from the proper or	      intended use; to appropriate dishonestly or illegally.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a bystander took a coin to get it changed, and	            converted it, [it was] held no larceny. --Cooley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To exchange for some specified equivalent; as, to convert	      goods into money.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Logic) To change (one proposition) into another, so that	      what was the subject of the first becomes the predicate of	      the second.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To turn into another language; to translate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which story . . . Catullus more elegantly converted.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Converted guns}, cast-iron guns lined with wrought-iron or	      steel tubes. --Farrow.	   {Converting furnace} (Steel Manuf.), a furnace in which	      wrought iron is converted into steel by cementation.	   Syn: To change; turn; transmute; appropriate.	        [1913 Webster]	Convert \Con*vert"\, v. i.	   To be turned or changed in character or direction; to undergo	   a change, physically or morally.	   [1913 Webster]	         If Nebo had had the preaching that thou hast, they [the	         Neboites] would have converted.          --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A red dust which converth into worms.    --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	         The public hope	         And eye to thee converting.              --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Convert \Con"vert\, n.	   1. A person who is converted from one opinion or practice to	      another; a person who is won over to, or heartily	      embraces, a creed, religious system, or party, in which he	      has not previously believed; especially, one who turns	      from the controlling power of sin to that of holiness, or	      from unbelief to Christianity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jesuits did not persuade the converts to lay	            aside the use of images.              --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lay friar or brother, permitted to enter a monastery for	      the service of the house, but without orders, and not	      allowed to sing in the choir.	   Syn: Proselyte; neophyte.	   Usage: {Convert}, {Proselyte}, {Pervert}. A convert is one	          who turns from what he believes to have been a decided	          error of faith or practice. Such a change may relate	          to religion, politics, or other subjects. properly	          considered, it is not confined to speculation alone,	          but affects the whole current of one's feelings and	          the tenor of his actions. As such a change carries	          with it the appearance of sincerity, the term convert	          is usually taken in a good sense. Proselyte is a term	          of more ambiguous use and application. It was first	          applied to an adherent of one religious system who had	          transferred himself externally to some other religious	          system; and is also applied to one who makes a similar	          transfer in respect to systems of philosophy or	          speculation. The term has little or no reference to	          the state of the heart. Pervert is a term of recent	          origin, designed to express the contrary of convert,	          and to stigmatize a person as drawn off perverted from	          the true faith. It has been more particulary applied	          by members of the Church of England to those who have	          joined the Roman Catholic Church.	          [1913 Webster]
converted \converted\ adj.	   spiritually reborn or converted; as, a converted sinner.	   Syn: born-again, reborn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Convertend \Con`ver*tend"\, n. [L. convertenus to be converted.]	   (Logic)	   Any proposition which is subject to the process of	   conversion; -- so called in its relation to itself as	   converted, after which process it is termed the converse. See	   {Converse}, n. (Logic).	   [1913 Webster]
Converter \Con*vert"er\, n.	   1. One who converts; one who makes converts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steel Manuf.) A retort, used in the Bessemer process, in	      which molten cast iron is decarburized and converted into	      steel by a blast of air forced through the liquid metal.	      [1913 Webster]
Convertibility \Con*vert`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The condition or quality of being convertible; capability of	   being exchanged; convertibleness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mutual convertibility of land into money, and of	         money into land.                         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Convertible \Con*vert"i*ble\, a. [L. convertibilis: cf. F.	   convertible.]	   1. Capable of being converted; susceptible of change;	      transmutable; transformable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Minerals are not convertible into another species,	            though of the same genus.             --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being exchanged or interchanged; reciprocal;	      interchangeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            So long as we are in the regions of nature,	            miraculous and improbable, miraculous and	            incredible, may be allowed to remain convertible	            terms.                                --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]
Convertibleness \Con*vert"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being convertible; convertibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Convertibly \Con*vert"i*bly\, adv.	   In a convertible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Convertite \Con"vert*ite\, n. [Cf. It. convertito, p. p. of	   convertire to convert.]	   A convert. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
convertor \convertor\ n.	   a device for changing one substance or form or state into	   another.	   Syn: converter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Convex \Con"vex\, a. [L. convexus vaulted, arched, convex,	   concave, fr. convehere to bring together: cf. F. convexe. See	   {Vehicle}.]	   Rising or swelling into a spherical or rounded form;	   regularly protuberant or bulging; -- said of a spherical	   surface or curved line when viewed from without, in	   opposition to concave.	   [1913 Webster]	         Drops of water naturally form themselves into figures	         with a convex surface.                   --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Double convex}, convex on both sides; convexo-convex.	      [1913 Webster]	Convex \Con"vex\, n.	   A convex body or surface.	   [1913 Webster]	         Half heaven's convex glitters with the flame.	                                                  --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word was often pronounced con-vex' by early	         writers, as by Milton, and occasionally by later poets.	         [1913 Webster]
Convexed \Con"vexed\ (? or ?), a.	   Made convex; protuberant in a spherical form. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexedly \Con*vex"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a convex form; convexly. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexedness \Con*vex"ed*ness\, n.	   Convexity.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexity \Con*vex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Convexities}. [L. convexitas:	   cf. F. convexit['e].]	   The state of being convex; the exterior surface of a convex	   body; roundness.	   [1913 Webster]	         A smooth, uniform convexity and rotundity of a globe.	                                                  --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexly \Con"vex*ly\, adv.	   In a convex form; as, a body convexly shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexness \Con"vex*ness\, n.	   The state of being convex; convexity.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexo-concave \Con*vex"o-con"cave\ (?or ?), a.	   Convex on one side, and concave on the other. The curves of	   the convex and concave sides may be alike or may be	   different. See {Meniscus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexo-convex \Con*vex"o-con"vex\, a.	   Convex on both sides; double convex. See under {Convex}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Convexo-plane \Con*vex"o-plane`\, a.	   Convex on one side, and flat on the other; plano-convex.	   [1913 Webster]
Convey \Con*vey"\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Conveyed} (k[o^]n*v[=a]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Conveying}.]	   [OF. conveir, convoier, to escort, convoy, F. convoyer, LL.	   conviare, fr. L. con- + via way. See {Viaduct}, {Voyage}, and	   cf. {Convoy}.]	   1. To carry from one place to another; to bear or transport.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will convey them by sea in floats.  --1 Kings v.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Convey me to my bed, then to my grave. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to pass from one place or person to another; to	      serve as a medium in carrying (anything) from one place or	      person to another; to transmit; as, air conveys sound;	      words convey ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To transfer or deliver to another; to make over, as	      property; more strictly (Law), to transfer (real estate)	      or pass (a title to real estate) by a sealed writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Earl of Desmond . . . secretly conveyed all his	            lands to feoffees in trust.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impart or communicate; as, to convey an impression; to	      convey information.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men fill one another's heads with noise and sound,	            but convey not thereby their thoughts. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To manage with privacy; to carry out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . will convey the business as I shall find	            means.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To carry or take away secretly; to steal; to thieve.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To accompany; to convoy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   Syn: To carry; transport; bear; transmit; transfer.	        [1913 Webster]	Convey \Con*vey"\, v. i.	   To play the thief; to steal. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]	         But as I am Crack, I will convey, crossbite, and cheat	         upon Simplicius.                         --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Conveyable \Con*vey"a*ble\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being conveyed or transferred. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Conveyance \Con*vey"ance\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"ans), n.	   1. The act of conveying, carrying, or transporting; carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The long journey was to be performed on horseback,	            -- the only sure mode of conveyance.  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Following the river downward, there is conveyance	            into the countries named in the text. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The instrument or means of carrying or transporting	      anything from place to place; the vehicle in which, or	      means by which, anything is carried from one place to	      another; as, stagecoaches, omnibuses, etc., are	      conveyances; a canal or aqueduct is a conveyance for	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	            These pipes and these conveyances of our blood.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or process of transferring, transmitting, handing	      down, or communicating; transmission.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tradition is no infallible way of conveyance.	                                                  --Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The act by which the title to property, esp. real	      estate, is transferred; transfer of ownership; an	      instrument in writing (as a deed or mortgage), by which	      the title to property is conveyed from one person to	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] found the conveyances in law to be so firm,	            that in justice he must decree the land to the earl.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dishonest management, or artifice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            the very Jesuits themselves . . . can not possibly	            devise any juggling conveyance how to shift it off.	                                                  --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]
Conveyancer \Con*vey"an*cer\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"an*s[~e]r), n. (Law)	   One whose business is to draw up conveyances of property, as	   deeds, mortgages, leases, etc. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Conveyancing \Con*vey"an*cing\ (k[o^]n*v[=a]"an*s[i^]ng), n.	   (Law)	   The business of a conveyancer; the act or business of drawing	   deeds, leases, or other writings, for transferring the title	   to property from one person to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Conveyer \Con*vey"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, conveys or carries, transmits or	      transfers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One given to artifices or secret practices; a juggler; a	      cheat; a thief. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
conveying \conveying\ n.	   the act of transferring a property title from one person to	   another.	   Syn: conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Conveyor \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 trough, an endless belt with buckets, or	   a truck running along a rope.	   [1913 Webster]
Conviciate \Con*vi"ci*ate\, v. i. [L. conviciatus, p. p. of	   conviciari to revile, fr. convicium loud reproach.]	   To utter reproaches; to raise a clamor; to rail. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To conviciate instead of accusing.       --Laud.	   [1913 Webster]
Convicinity \Con`vi*cin"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Convicinities}.	   Immediate vicinity; neighborhood.	   [1913 Webster]	         The convicinity and contiguity of the two parishes.	                                                  --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Convicious \Con*vi"cious\, a.	   Expressing reproach; abusive; railing; taunting. [Obs.]	   "Convicious words." --Queen Elizabeth (1559).	   [1913 Webster]
Convict \Con*vict"\ (k[o^]n*v[i^]kt"), p. a. [L. convictus, p.	   p. of convincere to convict, prove. See {Convice}.]	   Proved or found guilty; convicted. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Convict \Con"vict\ (k[o^]n"v[i^]kt), n.	   1. A person proved guilty of a crime alleged against him; one	      legally convicted or sentenced to punishment for some	      crime.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A criminal sentenced to penal servitude.	   Syn: Malefactor; culprit; felon; criminal.	        [1913 Webster]	Convict \Con*vict"\ (k[o^]n*v[i^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Convicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Convicting}.]	   1. To prove or find guilty of an offense or crime charged; to	      pronounce guilty, as by legal decision, or by one's	      conscience.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Baxter] . . . had been convicted by a jury.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            They which heard it, being convicted by their own	            conscience, went out one by one.      --John viii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prove or show to be false; to confute; to refute.	      [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To demonstrate by proof or evidence; to prove.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imagining that these proofs will convict a	            testament, to have that in it which other men can	            nowhere by reading find.              --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To defeat; to doom to destruction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A whole armado of convicted sail.     --Shak.	   Syn: To confute; defect; convince; confound.	        [1913 Webster]
convictfish \convictfish\ n.	   a type of greenling ({Oxylebius pictus}) with a whitish body	   marked with black bands.	   Syn: painted greenling, {Oxylebius pictus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Convictible \Con*vict*i*ble\ (k[o^]n*v[i^]kt"[i^]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being convicted. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Conviction \Con*vic"tion\ (k[o^]n*v[i^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   convictio proof: cf. F. conviction conviction (in sense 3 &	   4). See {Convict}, {Convince}.]	   1. The act of convicting; the act of proving, finding, or	      adjudging, guilty of an offense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greater certainty of conviction and the greater	            certainty of punishment.              --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having	      jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the	      state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal	      tribunal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conviction may accrue two ways.       --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of convincing of error, or of compelling the	      admission of a truth; confutation.	      [1913 Webster]	            For all his tedious talk is but vain boast,	            Or subtle shifts conviction to evade. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being convinced or convicted; strong	      persuasion or belief; especially, the state of being	      convicted of sin, or by one's conscience.	      [1913 Webster]	            To call good evil, and evil good, against the	            conviction of their own consciences.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            And did you presently fall under the power of this	            conviction?                           --Bunyan.	   Syn: {Conviction}; {persuasion}.	   Usage: Conviction respects soley matters of belief or faith;	          persuasion respects matters of belief or practice.	          Conviction respects our most important duties;	          persuasion is frequently applied to matters of	          indifference. --Crabb. -- Conviction is the result of	          the [operation of the] understanding; persuasion, of	          the will. Conviction is a necessity of the mind,	          persuasion an acquiescence of the inclination. --C. J.	          Smith. -- Persuasion often induces men to act in	          opposition to their conviction of duty.	          [1913 Webster]
Convictism \Con"vict*ism\, n.	   The policy or practice of transporting convicts to penal	   settlements. "The evils of convictism." --W. Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Convictive \Con*vict"ive\, a.	   Convincing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The best and most convictive argument.   --Glanwill.	   -- {Con*vict"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Con*vict"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Convince \Con*vince"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convinced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Convincing}.] [L. convincere, -victum, to refute,	   prove; con- + vincere to conquer. See {Victor}, and cf.	   {Convict}.]	   1. To overpower; to overcome; to subdue or master. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His two chamberlains	            Will I with wine and wassail so convince	            That memory, the warder of the brain,	            Shall be a fume.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overcome by argument; to force to yield assent to	      truth; to satisfy by proof.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such convincing proofs and assurances of it as might	            enable them to convince others.       --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To confute; to prove the fallacy of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God never wrought miracle to convince atheism,	            because his ordinary works convince it. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To prove guilty; to convict. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which of you convinceth me of sin?    --John viii.	                                                  46.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seek not to convince me of a crime	            Which I can ne'er repent, nor you can pardon.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: To persuade; satisfy; convict.	   Usage: To {Convince}, {persuade}. To convince is an act of	          the understanding; to persuade, of the will or	          feelings. The one is effected by argument, the other	          by motives. There are cases, however, in which	          persuade may seem to be used in reference only to the	          assent of the understanding; as when we say, I am	          persuaded it is so; I can not persuade myself of the	          fact. But in such instances there is usually or always	          a degree of awakened feeling which has had its share	          in producing the assent of the understanding.	          [1913 Webster]
Convincement \Con*vince"ment\, n.	   Act of convincing, or state of being convinced; conviction.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The fear of a convincement.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Convincer \Con*vin"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, convinces; one who wins over by	   proof.	   [1913 Webster]
Convincible \Con*vin"ci*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being convinced or won over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being confuted and disproved by argument;	      refutable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
convincing \convincing\ adj.	   causing one to believe the truth of something; having the	   power to influence or convince; cogent; -- of evidence or	   testimony; as, a convincing manner. Opposite of	   {unconvincing}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {disenchanting, disillusioning}] [Also	         See: {persuasive}.]	   Syn: cogent, potent.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	convincing \convincing\ n.	   a successful persuasion.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Convincingly \Con*vin"cing*ly\, adv.	   in a convincing manner; in a manner to compel assent.	   [1913 Webster]
Convincingness \Con*vin"cing*ness\, n.	   The power of convincing, or the quality of being convincing.	   [1913 Webster]
Convival \Con*viv"al\, a. [L. convivalis. See {Convive}.]	   pertaining to a feast or to festivity; convivial. [Obs.] "A	   convival dish." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Convive \Con*vive"\, v. i. [L. convivari; akin to convivium a	   feast, convivere to live or feast together; con- + vivere to	   live.]	   To feast together; to be convivial. [Obs.] "There, in the	   full, convive we." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Convive \Con"vive\, n. [L. conviva: cf. F. convive.]	   A quest at a banquet. [R.] --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Convivial \Con*viv"i*al\ (?; 277), a. [From L. convivium a	   feast; con- + vivere to live. See {Victuals}, and cf.	   {Convive}.]	   Of or relating to a feast or entertainment, or to eating and	   drinking, with accompanying festivity; festive; social; gay;	   jovial.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which feasts convivial meetings we did name. --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Convivialist \Con*viv"i*al*ist\, n.	   A person of convivial habits.	   [1913 Webster]
Conviviality \Con*viv`i*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Convivialities}.	   The good humor or mirth indulged in upon festive occasions; a	   convivial spirit or humor; festivity.	   [1913 Webster]
Convivially \Con*viv"i*al*ly\, adv.	   In a convivial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Convocate \Con"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convocated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Convocating}.] [L. convocatus, p. p. of	   convocare to convocate; con- + vocare to call. See {Vocal},	   and cf. {Convoce}.]	   To convoke; to call together. [Obs.] --May (Lucan).	   [1913 Webster]
Convocation \Con`vo*ca"tion\, n. [L. convocatio: cf. F.	   convocation. See {Convoke}.]	   1. The act of calling or assembling by summons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assembly or meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the first day there shall be a holy convocation.	                                                  --Ex. xii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ch. of Eng.) An assembly of the clergy, by their	      representatives, to consult on ecclesiastical affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the provinces of Canterbury and York have	         each their convocation, but no session for business	         were allowed from 1717 to 1861. The Convocation of	         Canterbury consists of two houses. In the Convocation	         of York the business has been generally conducted in	         one assembly.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Oxf. University) An academical assembly, in which the	      business of the university is transacted.	   Syn: meeting; assembly; congregation; congress; diet;	        convention; synod; council.	        [1913 Webster]
Convocational \Con`vo*ca"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a convocation.	   [1913 Webster]
Convocationist \Con`vo*ca"tion*ist\, n.	   An advocate or defender of convocation.	   [1913 Webster]
Convoke \Con*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convoked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Convoking}.] [L. convocare: cf. F. convoquer. See	   {Convocate}.]	   To call together; to summon to meet; to assemble by summons.	   [1913 Webster]	         There remained no resource but the dreadful one of	         convoking a parliament.                  --palfrey.	   Syn: To summon; assemble; convene. See {Call}.	        [1913 Webster]
Convolute \Con"vo*lute\, a. [L. convolutus, p. p. of convolvere.	   See {Convolve}.] (Bot.)	   Rolled or wound together, one part upon another; -- said of	   the leaves of plants in [ae]stivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Convoluted \Con"vo*lu`ted\, a.	   1. Having convolutions.	      [1913 Webster]	            beaks recurved and convoluted like a ram's horn.	                                                  --Pennant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Folded in tortuous windings.	      [1913 Webster]	            A highly convoluted brain.            --North Amer.	                                                  Rev.	      [1913 Webster]
Convolution \Con`vo*lu"tion\, n.	   1. The act of rolling anything upon itself, or one thing upon	      another; a winding motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er the calm sea, in convolution swift,	            The feathered eddy floats.            --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being rolled upon itself, or rolled or	      doubled together; a tortuous or sinuous winding or fold,	      as of something rolled or folded upon itself. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or	      part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral	      convolutions. See {Brain}.	      [1913 Webster]
Convolve \Con*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convolved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Convolving}.] [L. convolvere, -volutum; con- +	   volvere to roll. See {Voluble}.]	   To roll or wind together; to roll or twist one part on	   another.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then Satan first knew pain,	         And writhed him to and fro convolved.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Convolvulaceous \Con*vol`vu*la"ceous\, a. [From {Convolvus}.]	   (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of	   which the bindweed and the morning-glory are common examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Convolvulin \Con*vol"vu*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside occurring in jalap (the root of a convolvulaceous	   plant), and extracted as a colorless, tasteless, gummy mass	   of powerful purgative properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Convolvulus \Con*vol"vu*lus\ (k[o^]n*v[o^]l"v[-u]*l[u^]s), n.;	   pl. L.{Convolvuli}, E. {Convoluluses}. [L., bindweed, fr.	   convolvere to roll around. So named from its twining stems.]	   (Bot.)	   A large genus of plants having monopetalous flowers,	   including the common bindweed ({Convolvulus arvensis}), and	   formerly the morning-glory, but this is now transferred to	   the genus {Ipom[ae]a}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The luster of the long convolvuluses	         That coiled around the stately stems.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Convoy \Con*voy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convoyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Convoying}.] [F. convoyer, OF. conveier, convoier. See	   {Convey}.]	   To accompany for protection, either by sea or land; to attend	   for protection; to escort; as, a frigate convoys a	   merchantman.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know ye skillful to convoy	         The total freight of hope and joy.       --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Convoy \Con"voy\, n. [F. convoi.]	   1. The act of attending for defense; the state of being so	      attended; protection; escort.	      [1913 Webster]	            To obtain the convoy of a man-of-war. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel or fleet, or a train or trains of wagons,	      employed in the transportation of munitions of war, money,	      subsistence, clothing, etc., and having an armed escort.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A protection force accompanying ships, etc., on their way	      from place to place, by sea or land; an escort, for	      protection or guidance.	      [1913 Webster]	            When every morn my bosom glowed	            To watch the convoy on the road.      --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conveyance; means of transportation. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A drag or brake applied to the wheels of a carriage, to	      check their velocity in going down a hill. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Convoy pennant \Con"voy pen"nant\	   A white pennant with red border, carried: (a) Forward on all	   vessels on convoy duty. (b) Alone by a senior officer present	   during evolutions or drills, when it commands "Silence." (c)	   Over a signal number, when it refers to the signal number of	   an officer in the Annual Navy Register.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Convulse \Con*vulse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Convulsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Convulsing}.] [L. convulsus, p. p. of convellere to	   tear up, to shake; con- + vellere to pluck, pull.]	   1. To contract violently and irregulary, as the muscular	      parts of an animal body; to shake with irregular spasms,	      as in excessive laughter, or in agony from grief or pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            With emotions which checked his voice and convulsed	            his powerful frame.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agitate greatly; to shake violently.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world is convulsed by the agonies of great	            nations.                              --Macaulay.	   Syn: To agitate; disturb; shake; tear; rend.	        [1913 Webster]
Convulsion \Con*vul"sion\, n. [L. convulsio: cf. F. convulsion.]	   1. (Med.) An unnatural, violent, and unvoluntary contraction	      of the muscular parts of an animal body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any violent and irregular motion or agitation; a violent	      shaking; a tumult; a commotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those two massy pillars,	            With horrible convulsion, to and fro	            He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Times of violence and convulsion.     --Ames.	   Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; disturbance.	        [1913 Webster]
Convulsional \Con*vul"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having, convulsions; convulsionary. [R.]	   --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Convulsionary \Con*vul"sion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. convulsionnaire.]	   Pertaining to convulsion; convulsive. "Convulsionary	   struggles." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Convulsionary \Con*vul"sion*a*ry\, n.	   A convulsionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Convulsionist \Con*vul"sion*ist\, n.	   One who has convulsions; esp., one of a body of fanatics in	   France, early in the eighteenth century, who went into	   convulsions under the influence of religious emotion; as, the	   Convulsionists of St. M['e]dard.	   [1913 Webster]
Convulsive \Con*vul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. convulsif.]	   Producing, or attended with, convulsions or spasms;	   characterized by convulsions; convulsionary.	   [1913 Webster]	         An irregular, convulsive movement may be necessary to	         throw off an irregular, convulsive disease. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Convulsively \Con*vul"sive*ly\, adv.	   in a convulsive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cony \Co"ny\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. coning, conig, coni, OF.	   connin, conin, connil, fr. L. cuniculus a rabbit, cony, prob.	   an Hispanic word.] [Written also {coney}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A rabbit, esp., the European rabbit ({Lepus	          cuniculus}).	      (b) The chief hare.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cony of Scripture is thought to be {Hyrax	         Syriacus}, called also {daman}, and {cherogril}. See	         {Daman}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A simpleton. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a most simple animal; whence are derived our	            usual phrases of cony and cony catcher. --Diet's Dry	                                                  Dinner (1599).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) An important edible West Indian fish ({Epinephelus	          apua}); the hind of Bermuda.	      (b) A local name of the burbot. [Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]
Cony-catch \Co"ny-catch\, v. t.	   To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Take heed, Signor Baptista, lest you be cony-catched in	         the this business.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cony-catcher \Co"ny-catch`er\, n.	   A cheat; a sharper; a deceiver. [Obs.] --Minsheu.	   [1913 Webster]
Conylene \Con"y*lene\, n. [Conine + acetylene.]	   An oily substance, {C8H14}, obtained from several derivatives	   of conine.	   [1913 Webster]
Conyrine \Con"y*rine\, n. [From {Conine}.] (Chem.)	   A blue, fluorescent, oily base (regarded as a derivative of	   pyridine), obtained from conine.	   [1913 Webster]
Coo \Coo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cooing}.]	   1. To make a low repeated cry or sound, like the	      characteristic note of pigeons or doves.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stockdove only through the forest cooes,	            Mournfully hoarse.                    --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show affection; to act in a loving way. See under	      {Bill}, v. i. "Billing or cooing." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster] Cooey
Cooey \Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, n. [Of imitative origin.]	   A peculiar cry uttered by the Australian aborigines as a call	   to attract attention, and also in common use among the	   Australian colonists. In the actual call the first syllable	   is much prolonged (k[=oo]"-) and the second ends in a shrill,	   staccato [=e]. To represent the sound itself the spelling	   {cooee} is generally used. [Written also {cooie}.]	   {Within cooey}, within earshot.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cooey	Cooey \Coo"ey\, Cooee \Coo"ee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooeyed} or	   {Cooeed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooeying} or {Cooeeing}.]	   To call out cooee. [Australia]	         I cooeyed and beckoned them to approach. --E. Giles.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cooing \cooing\ adj. [pr. Participle of verb {coo} (definition	   2)]	   emitting a cry like that of a dove; as, The cooing pigeons.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cook \Cook\ (k[=oo]k), v. i. [Of imitative origin.]	   To make the noise of the cuckoo. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Constant cuckoos cook on every side.     --The	                                                  Silkworms	                                                  (1599).	   [1913 Webster]	Cook \Cook\ (k[oo^]k), v. t. [Etymol. unknown.]	   To throw. [Prov.Eng.] "Cook me that ball." --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Cook \Cook\ (k[oo^]k), n. [AS. c[=o]c, fr. L. cocus, coquus,	   coquus, fr. coquere to cook; akin to Gr. pe`ptein, Skr. pac,	   and to E. apricot, biscuit, concoct, dyspepsia, precocious.	   Cf. {Pumpkin}.]	   1. One whose occupation is to prepare food for the table; one	      who dresses or cooks meat or vegetables for eating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A fish, the European striped wrasse.	      [1913 Webster]	Cook \Cook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooked} (k[oo^]kt); p. pr &	   vb. n. {Cooking}.]	   1. To prepare, as food, by boiling, roasting, baking,	      broiling, etc.; to make suitable for eating, by the agency	      of fire or heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To concoct or prepare; hence, to tamper with or alter; to	      garble; -- often with up; as, to cook up a story; to cook	      an account. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They all of them receive the same advices from	            abroad, and very often in the same words; but their	            way of cooking it is so different.    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Cook \Cook\ (k[oo^]k), v. i.	   To prepare food for the table.	   [1913 Webster]
Cookbook \Cook"book`\ (-b[oo^]k`), n.	   A book of directions and receipts for cooking; a cookery	   book. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Just How": a key to the cookbooks.      --Mrs. A. D.	                                                  T. Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
cooked-over \cooked-over\ adj.	   heated again after having cooled down; -- often used of food	   remaining from a previous day.	   Syn: warmed-over, reheated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cookee \Cook*ee"\ (k[oo^]k*[=e]"), n.	   A female cook. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
cooker \cooker\ n.	   an implement for cooking.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cookery \Cook"er*y\ (k[oo^]k"[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   1. The art or process of preparing food for the table, by	      dressing, compounding, and the application of heat;	      cooking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A delicacy; a dainty. [Obs.] --R. North.	      [1913 Webster] Cookey
Cookey \Cook"ey\, Cookie \Cook"ie\, n.	   See {Cooky}.	   [1913 Webster]
cooking \cooking\ n.	   1. the practice or manner of preparing food or the food so	      prepared; cookery.	   Syn: cookery, cuisine, culinary art.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the act of preparing something (as food) by the	      application of heat.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cookmaid \Cook"maid`\, n.	   A female servant or maid who dresses provisions and assists	   the cook.	   [1913 Webster]
Cookroom \Cook"room`\, n.	   A room for cookery; a kitchen; the galley or caboose of a	   ship. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Cookshop \Cook`shop\, n.	   An eating house. "A subterranean cookshop." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
cookstove \cookstove\ n.	   a stove for cooking, especially a wood- or coal-burning	   kitchen stove.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cookware \cookware\ n.	   cooking utensils, such as pots, pans, or baking dishes made	   of heat-resistant material.	   Syn: cooking utensil.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cooky \Cook"y\, n.; pl. {Cookies}. [Cf. D. koek cake, dim.	   koekje; akin to G. kuchen, E. cake; or cf. OE. coket, prob.,	   a sort of cake, and prob. of French origin.]	   A small, flat, sweetened cake of various kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Cool \Cool\, a. [Compar. {Cooler}; superl. {Coolest}.] [AS.	   c[=o]l; akin to D. koel, G. k["u]hl, OHG. chouli, Dan.	   k["o]lig, Sw. kylig, also to AS. calan to be cold, Icel.	   kala. See {Cold}, and cf. {Chill}.]	   1. Moderately cold; between warm and cold; lacking in warmth;	      producing or promoting coolness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fanned with cool winds.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not ardent, warm, fond, or passionate; not hasty;	      deliberate; exercising self-control; self-possessed;	      dispassionate; indifferent; as, a cool lover; a cool	      debater.	      [1913 Webster]	            For a patriot, too cool.              --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not retaining heat; light; as, a cool dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Manifesting coldness or dislike; chilling; apathetic; as,	      a cool manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Quietly impudent; negligent of propriety in matters of	      minor importance, either ignorantly or willfully;	      presuming and selfish; audacious; as, cool behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its cool stare of familiarity was intolerable.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Applied facetiously, in a vague sense, to a sum of money,	      commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the	      amount.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had lost a cool hundred.           --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaving a cool thousand to Mr. Matthew Pocket.	                                                  --Dickens.	   Syn: Calm; dispassionate; self-possessed; composed;	        repulsive; frigid; alienated; impudent.	        [1913 Webster]	Cool \Cool\, n.	   A moderate state of cold; coolness; -- said of the	   temperature of the air between hot and cold; as, the cool of	   the day; the cool of the morning or evening.	   [1913 Webster]	Cool \Cool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cooling}.]	   1. To make cool or cold; to reduce the temperature of; as,	      ice cools water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger	            in water, and cool my tongue.         --Luke xvi.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To moderate the heat or excitement of; to allay, as	      passion of any kind; to calm; to moderate.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have reason to cool our raging motions, our	            carnal stings, our unbitted lusts.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cool the heels}, to dance attendance; to wait, as for	      admission to a patron's house. [Colloq.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Cool \Cool\, v. i.	   1. To become less hot; to lose heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw a smith stand with his hammer, thus,	            the whilst his iron did on the anvil cool. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lose the heat of excitement or passion; to become more	      moderate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not give myself liberty to think, lest I	            should cool.                          --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]
coolant \coolant\ n.	   a fluid (gas or liquid) used to cool a device by transferring	   heat away from one part to another.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cooled \cooled\ adj.	   made or become cool or made cool as specified; often used as	   a combining form; as, air-cooled auto engine; the cooled milk	   was put in the refrigerator.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cooler \Cool"er\, n.	   That which cools, or abates heat or excitement.	   [1913 Webster]	         If acid things were used only as coolers, they would	         not be so proper in this case.           --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything in or by which liquids or other things are	      cooled, as an ice chest, a vessel for ice water, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An alcoholic beverage containing liquor or wine plus a	      carbonated beverage, usually served with ice.	      [PJC]	   4. jail; -- usually used in the form the cooler. [slang]	      [PJC]	   4. an air conditioner.	      [PJC] cool-headed
cool-headed \cool"-head`ed\, coolheaded \cool"head*ed\, a.	   Having a temper not easily excited; free from passion;	   unshakably calm and collected. -- {Cool"-head`ed*ness}, n.	   Syn: cool, imperturbable, unflappable.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.	   Same as {Cooly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cooling \Cool"ing\, p. a.	   Adapted to cool and refresh; allaying heat. "The cooling	   brook." --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cooling card}, something that dashes hopes. [Obs.]	   {Cooling time} (Law), such a lapse of time as ought, taking	      all the circumstances of the case in view, to produce a	      subsiding of passion previously provoked. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Coolish \Cool"ish\, a.	   Somewhat cool.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nights began to grow a little coolish. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Coolly \Cool"ly\, a.	   Coolish; cool. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Coolly \Cool"ly\, adv.	   In a cool manner; without heat or excessive cold; without	   passion or ardor; calmly; deliberately; with indifference;	   impudently.	   [1913 Webster]
Coolness \Cool"ness\, n.	   1. The state of being cool; a moderate degree of cold; a	      moderate degree, or a want, of passion; want of ardor,	      zeal, or affection; calmness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Calm impudence; self-possession. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Coolung \Coo"lung\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The great gray crane of India ({Grus cinerea}). [Also written	   {coolen} and {cullum}.]	   [1913 Webster] Cooly
Cooly \Coo"ly\, Coolie \Coo"lie\, n.; pl. {Coolies}. [Hind.	   k?l[imac] a laborer, porter: cf. Turk. k?l, ky?leh, slave.]	   An East Indian porter or carrier; a laborer transported from	   the East Indies, China, or Japan, for service in some other	   country.	   [1913 Webster]
Coom \Coom\, n. [Cf. G. kahm mold gathered on liquids, D. kam,	   Sw. kimr["o]k pine soot, smoke black, Icel. k[=a]m grime,	   film of dirt.]	   Soot; coal dust; refuse matter, as the dirty grease which	   comes from axle boxes, or the refuse at the mouth of an oven.	   --Phillips. Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Coomb \Coomb\, n. [AS. cumb a liquid measure, perh. from LL.	   cumba boat, tomb of stone, fr. Gr. ? hollow of a vessel, cup,	   boat, but cf. G. kumpf bowl.]	   A dry measure of four bushels, or half a quarter. [Written	   also {comb}.]	   [1913 Webster] Coomb	Coomb \Coomb\, Coombe \Coombe\, n. [See {Comb}, {Combe}, in this	   sense.]	   A hollow in a hillside. [Prov. Eng.] See {Comb}, {Combe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coon \Coon\ (k[=oo]n), n. (Zool.)	   A raccoon. See {Raccoon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cooncan \Coon"can\, n. [Corrupt of conquian.]	   A game of cards derived from conquian, played by two or more	   players with one or two full packs of cards.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
coondog \coon"dog`\ n.	   any dog trained to hunt raccoons.	   [WordNet 1.5]
coonhound \coon"hound`\ n.	   any of several breeds of hound developed for hunting	   raccoons.	   [WordNet 1.5]
coonskin \coonskin\ n.	   a cap made from the skin of a raccoon, with the tail hanging	   down the back; -- called also coonskin cap.	   Syn: coonskin cap.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coontie \Coon"tie\, n. (Bot.)	   A cycadaceous plant of Florida and the West Indies, the	   {Zamia integrifolia}, from the stems of which a kind of sago	   is prepared.	   [1913 Webster]
co-op \co"-op\ (k[=o]"[o^]p), n. [ contraction of co-operative	   enterprise.]	   a commercial enterprise run for the benefit of its owners.	   Syn: cooperative, coop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coop \Coop\ (k[=oo]p), n. [Cf. AS. cypa a measure, D. kuip tub,	   Icel. kupa bowl, G. kufe coop tub; all fr. L. cupa vat, tub,	   LL. cupa, copa, cup. See {Cup}, and cf. {Keeve}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A barrel or cask for liquor. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosure for keeping small animals; a pen; especially,	      a grated box for confining poultry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cart made close with boards; a tumbrel. [Scotch]	      [1913 Webster]	Coop \Coop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cooping}.]	   To confine in a coop; hence, to shut up or confine in a	   narrow compass; to cramp; -- usually followed by up,	   sometimes by in.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Trojans cooped within their walls so long.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The contempt of all other knowledge . . . coops the	         understanding up within narrow bounds.   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To work upon in the manner of a cooper. [Obs.] "Shaken	      tubs . . . be new cooped." --Holland.	   Syn: To crowd; confine; imprison.	        [1913 Webster]
Coopee \Coo*pee"\, n.	   See {Coupe}. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cooper \Coop"er\ (?; 277), n. [From {Coop}.]	   One who makes barrels, hogsheads, casks, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Cooper \Coop"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coopered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coopering}.]	   To do the work of a cooper upon; as, to cooper a cask or	   barrel.	   [1913 Webster]
Cooperage \Coop"er*age\, n.	   1. Work done by a cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The price paid for coopers' work.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place where coopers' work is done.	      [1913 Webster]
Cooperant \Co*["o]p"er*ant\, a. [Cf. F. coop['e]rant.]	   Operating together; as, cooperant forces.	   [1913 Webster]
Cooperate \Co*["o]p"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cooperated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Cooperating}.] [L. cooperatus, p. p. of	   cooperari to cooperate; co + operari to work, opus work. See	   {Operate}.]	   To act or operate jointly with another or others; to concur	   in action, effort, or effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whate'er cooperates to the common mirth. --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Cooperation \Co*["o]p`er*a"tion\, n. [L. cooperatio: cf. F.	   coop['e]ration.]	   1. The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one	      end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not holpen by the cooperation of angels. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Polit. Econ.) The association of a number of persons for	      their benefit.	      [1913 Webster]
Cooperative \Co*["o]p"er*a*tive\, a.	   Operating jointly to the same end.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cooperative society}, a society established on the principle	      of a joint-stock association, for the production of	      commodities, or their purchase and distribution for	      consumption, or for the borrowing and lending of capital	      among its members.	   {Cooperative store}, a store established by a cooperative	      society, where the members make their purchases and share	      in the profits or losses.	      [1913 Webster]
Cooperator \Co*["o]p"er*a`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. coop['e]rateur.]	   One who labors jointly with others to promote the same end.	   "Cooperators with the truth." --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Coopering \Coop"er*ing\, n.	   Work done by a cooper in making or repairing barrels, casks,	   etc.; the business of a cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Coopery \Coop"er*y\, a.	   Relating to a cooper; coopered. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Coopery vessels made of wood.            --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Coopery \Coop"er*y\, n.	   The occupation of a cooper. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster] co-opt
co-opt \co-opt"\, coopt \co*["o]pt"\, v. t. [See {Cooptate}. Cf.	   F. coopter.]	   To choose or elect in concert with another. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Each of the hundred was to coopt three others. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To choose or elect as a colleague or fellow member of a	      group; as, The church members co-opted individuals from	      similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation.	      [PJC + WordNet 1.5]	   3. To assimilate (a smaller group) into a larger group.	      [PJC]	   4. To persuade an opponent to join one's own side.	      [PJC]	   5. To appoint summarily (with or without the appointee's	      consent).	      [WordNet 1.5]	   6. To appropriate (something rightly belonging to another) as	      one's own; to preempt; as, to co-opt someone's name.	      [PJC]
Cooptate \Co*["o]p"tate\, v. t. [L. cooptatus, p. p. of cootare	   to elect to something; co- + optare to choose.]	   To choose; to elect; to coopt. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster] co-optation
co-optation \co-optation\, cooptation \co`["o]p*ta"tion\, n. [L.	   cooptatio.]	   The act of choosing; selection; choice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The first election and cooptation of a friend.	                                                  --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the	      existing membership). See co-opt[2].	   Syn: co-option.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the	      appointee's consent).	   Syn: co-option.	        [WordNet 1.5]
co-option \co-option\ n.	   same as {co-optation}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coordain \Co`["o]r*dain\, v. t.	   To ordain or appoint for some purpose along with another.	   [1913 Webster]
Coordinance \Co*["o]r"di*nance\, n.	   Joint ordinance.	   [1913 Webster]
Coordinate \Co*["o]r"di*nate\, a. [Pref. co- + L. ordinatus, p.	   p. of ordinare to regulate. See {Ordain}.]	   Equal in rank or order; not subordinate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether there was one Supreme Governor of the world, or	         many coordinate powers presiding over each country.	                                                  --Law.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conjunctions joint sentences and coordinate terms.	                                                  --Rev. R.	                                                  Morris.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coordinate adjectives}, adjectives disconnected as regards	      one another, but referring equally to the same subject.	   {Coordinate conjunctions}, conjunctions joining independent	      propositions. --Rev. R. Morris.	      [1913 Webster] co-ordinate
co-ordinate \co-ordinate\, coordinate
\co*["o]r"di*nate\(-n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coordinated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Coordinating}.]	   1. To make coordinate; to put in the same order or rank; as,	      to coordinate ideas in classification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a common action, movement, or condition to; to	      regulate and combine so as to produce harmonious action;	      to adjust; to harmonize; as, to coordinate muscular	      movements.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to be co-ordinated; as, These activities co-ordinate well.	   Syn: coordinate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coordinate \Co*["o]r"di*nate\, n.	   1. A thing of the same rank with another thing; one two or	      more persons or things of equal rank, authority, or	      importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            It has neither coordinate nor analogon; it is	            absolutely one.                       --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Math.) Lines, or other elements of reference, by	      means of which the position of any point, as of a curve,	      is defined with respect to certain fixed lines, or planes,	      called coordinate axes and coordinate planes. See	      {Abscissa}.	   Note: Coordinates are of several kinds, consisting in some of	         the different cases, of the following elements, namely:	      (a) (Geom. of Two Dimensions) The abscissa and ordinate of	          any point, taken together; as the abscissa PY and	          ordinate PX of the point P (Fig. 2, referred to the	          coordinate axes AY and AX.	      (b) Any radius vector PA (Fig. 1), together with its angle	          of inclination to a fixed line, APX, by which any	          point A in the same plane is referred to that fixed	          line, and a fixed point in it, called the pole, P.	      (c) (Geom. of Three Dimensions) Any three lines, or	          distances, PB, PC, PD (Fig. 3), taken parallel to	          three coordinate axes, AX, AY, AZ, and measured from	          the corresponding coordinate fixed planes, YAZ, XAZ,	          XAY, to any point in space, P, whose position is	          thereby determined with respect to these planes and	          axes.	      (d) A radius vector, the angle which it makes with a fixed	          plane, and the angle which its projection on the plane	          makes with a fixed line line in the plane, by which	          means any point in space at the free extremity of the	          radius vector is referred to that fixed plane and	          fixed line, and a fixed point in that line, the pole	          of the radius vector.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Cartesian coordinates}. See under {Cartesian}.	   {Geographical coordinates}, the latitude and longitude of a	      place, by which its relative situation on the globe is	      known. The height of the above the sea level constitutes a	      third coordinate.	   {Polar coordinates}, coordinates made up of a radius vector	      and its angle of inclination to another line, or a line	      and plane; as those defined in	      (b) and	      (d) above.	   {Rectangular coordinates}, coordinates the axes of which	      intersect at right angles.	   {Rectilinear coordinates}, coordinates made up of right	      lines. Those defined in	      (a) and	      (c) above are called also {Cartesian coordinates}.	   {Trigonometrical coordinates} or {Spherical coordinates},	      elements of reference, by means of which the position of a	      point on the surface of a sphere may be determined with	      respect to two great circles of the sphere.	   {Trilinear coordinates}, coordinates of a point in a plane,	      consisting of the three ratios which the three distances	      of the point from three fixed lines have one to another.	      [1913 Webster]
coordinated \coordinated\ adj.	   1. dexterous in the use of more than one set of muscle	      movements.	      [WordNet 1.5]	            She was usually good with her hands and well	            coordinated.                          --Mary	                                                  McCarthy	   2. matched in color and pattern so as to be pleasing to the	      esthetic sense; as, The curtains and walls were color	      coordinated.	   Syn: matching.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. operating as a unit; as, a coordinated development plan.	   Syn: coordinated, concerted, interconnected, unified.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] coordinating
coordinating \coordinating\ co-ordinating \co-ordinating\adj.	   (Grammar)	   joining together words or phrases of equal grammatical rank.	   {subordinative}	   Syn: coordinative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coordinative \coordinative\ adj. (Grammar)	   same as {coordinating}. {subordinative}	   Syn: co-ordinating, coordinating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coordinately \Co*["o]r"di*nate*ly\, adv.	   In a coordinate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Coordinateness \Co*["o]r"di*nate*ness\, n.	   The state of being coordinate; equality of rank or authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Coordination \Co*["o]r`di*na"tion\, n.	   1. The act of coordinating; the act of putting in the same	      order, class, rank, dignity, etc.; as, the coordination of	      the executive, the legislative, and the judicial authority	      in forming a government; the act of regulating and	      combining so as to produce harmonious results; harmonious	      adjustment; as, a coordination of functions. "Coordination	      of muscular movement by the cerebellum." --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being coordinate, or of equal rank, dignity,	      power, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this high court of parliament, there is a rare	            coordination of power.                --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Coordinative \Co*["o]r"di*na*tive\, a. (Gram.)	   Expressing coordination. --J. W. Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Coot \Coot\ (k[=oo]t), n. [Cf. D. koet, W. cwtair; cwta short,	   bodtailed + iar hen; cf. cwtau to dock. Cf. {Cut}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A wading bird with lobate toes, of the genus {Fulica}.	          The common European or bald coot is {Fulica atra} (see	          under {bald}); the American is {Fulica Americana}.	      (b) The surf duck or scoter. In the United States all the	          species of ({[OE]demia} are called coots. See	          {Scoter}. "As simple as a coot." --Halliwell.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A stupid fellow; a simpleton; as, a silly coot. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Cooter \Coot"er\ (-[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	      (a) A fresh-water tortoise ({Pseudemus concinna}) of	          Florida.	      (b) The box tortoise.	          [1913 Webster]
Cootfoot \Coot"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n. (Zool.)	   The phalarope; -- so called because its toes are like the	   coot's.	   [1913 Webster]
Coothay \Coo*thay"\ (k[=oo]*th[=a]"), n.	   A striped satin made in India. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Cop \Cop\ (k[o^]p), n. [AS. cop; cf. G. kopf head. Cf. {Cup},	   {Cob}.]	   1. The top of a thing; the head; a crest. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cop they used to call	            The tops of many hills.               --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conical or conical-ended mass of coiled thread, yarn, or	      roving, wound upon a spindle, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tube or quill upon which silk is wound.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil. Arch.) Same as {Merlon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A policeman. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cop waste}, a kind of cotton waste, composed chiefly of	      remnants of cops from which the greater part of the yarn	      has been unwound.	      [1913 Webster] copacetic
copacetic \copacetic\ copasetic \copasetic\adj.	   1. completely satisfactory.	   Syn: copesetic, copesettic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              You had to be a good judge of what a man was like,	              and the English was copacetic.      --John O'Hara	        Copaiba
Copaiba \Co*pai"ba\ (?; 277), Copaiva \Co*pai"va\, n. [Sp. &	   Pg., fr. Brazil. cupa['u]ba.] (Med.)	   A more or less viscid, yellowish liquid, the bitter oleoresin	   of several species of {Copaifera}, a genus of trees growing	   in South America and the West Indies. It is stimulant and	   diuretic, and was formerly much used in affections of the	   mucous membranes. It is also used in varnishes and lacquers,	   and in cleaning oil paintings. -- called also {balsam of	   copaiba}, {copaiba balsam}, {balsam capivi}, and {Jesuits'	   resin}. [Written also {capivi}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Copal \Co"pal\ (k[=o]"pal; 277), [Sp., fr. Mexican copalli, a	   generic name of resins. --Clavigero.]	   A resinous substance flowing spontaneously from trees of	   Zanzibar, Madagascar, and South America ({Trachylobium	   Hornemannianum}, {Trachylobium verrucosum}, and {Hymen[ae]a	   Courbaril}), and dug from earth where forests have stood in	   Africa; -- used chiefly in making varnishes. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Copalm \Co"palm`\ (k[=o]"p[aum]m`), n.	   The yellowish, fragrant balsam yielded by the sweet gum;	   also, the tree itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coparcenary \Co*par"ce*na*ry\	   (k[-o]*p[aum]r"s[-e]*n[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Coparcenaries}	   (-r[i^]z). [Pref. co- + parcenary] (Law)	   Partnership in inheritance; joint heirship; joint right of	   succession to an inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]
Coparcener \Co*par"ce*ner\ (-n[~e]r), n. [Pref. co- + parcener.]	   (Law)	   One who has an equal portion with others of an inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the coparceners together make but one heir, and	         have but one estate among them.          --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Coparceny \Co*par"ce*ny\, n. [Abbrev. of {Coparcenary}.] (Law)	   An equal share of an inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]
Copart \Co*part\, v. t. [Cf. {Compart}]	   To share. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For, of all miserias, I hold that chief	         Wretched to be, when none coparts our grief. --Webster	                                                  (1661).	   [1913 Webster]
Copartment \Co*part"ment\, n.	   A compartment. [Obs.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Copartner \Co*part"ner\, n.	   One who is jointly concerned with one or more persons in	   business, etc.; a partner; an associate; a partaker; a	   sharer.	   [1913 Webster]	         the associates and copartners of our loss. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Copartnership \Co*part"ner*ship\, n.	   1. The state of being a copartner or of having a joint	      interest in any matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A partnership or firm; as, A. and B. have this day formed	      a copartnership.	      [1913 Webster]
Copartnery \Co*part"ner*y\, n.; pl. {Copartneries}.	   the state of being copartners in any undertaking. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Copatain \Cop"a*tain\, a. [Formed fr. cop, in imitation of	   captain. See {Cop}, {Captain}.]	   Having a high crown, or a point or peak at top. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A copatain hat made on a Flemish block.  --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Copatriot \Co*pa"tri*ot\, n.	   A joint patriot.	   [1913 Webster]
Cope \Cope\ (k[=o]p), n. [A doublet of cape. See {Cape}, {Cap}.]	   1. A covering for the head. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything regarded as extended over the head, as the arch	      or concave of the sky, the roof of a house, the arch over	      a door. "The starry cope of heaven." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ecclesiastical vestment or cloak, semicircular in form,	      reaching from the shoulders nearly to the feet, and open	      in front except at the top, where it is united by a band	      or clasp. It is worn in processions and on some other	      occasions. --Piers plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hundred and sixty priests all in their copes.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ancient tribute due to the lord of the soil, out of the	      lead mines in Derbyshire, England.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Founding) The top part of a flask or mold; the outer part	      of a loam mold. --Knight. De Colange.	      [1913 Webster]	Cope \Cope\, v. i.	   To form a cope or arch; to bend or arch; to bow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some bending down and coping toward the earth.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Cope \Cope\, v. t. (Falconry)	   To pare the beak or talons of (a hawk). --J. H. Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]	Cope \Cope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coped} (k[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coping}.] [OE. copen, coupen, to buy, bargain, prob. from	   D. koopen to buy, orig., to bargain. See {Cheap}.]	   1. To exchange or barter. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horatio, thou art e'en as just a man	            As e'er my conversation coped withal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enter into or maintain a hostile contest; to struggle;	      to combat; especially, to strive or contend on equal terms	      or with success; to match; to equal; -- usually followed	      by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Host coped with host, dire was the din of war.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their generals have not been able to cope with the	            troops of Athens.                     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Cope \Cope\, v. t.	   1. To bargain for; to buy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make return for; to requite; to repay. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            three thousand ducats due unto the Jew,	            We freely cope your courteous pains withal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love to cope him in these sullen fits. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They say he yesterday coped Hector in the battle,	            and struck him down.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cope-chisel \Cope"-chis`el\, n.	   A narrow chisel adapted for cutting a groove. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Copeck \Co"peck\, n. [Russ. kopeika]	   A Russian copper coin. See {Kopeck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coped \Coped\, a.	   Clad in a cope.	   [1913 Webster]
Copelata \Cop`e*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rower.] (Zool.)	   See {Larvalla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Copeman \Cope"man\, n. [D. koopman, fr. koopen to buy. See	   {Cope}, v. i. {Chapman}.]	   A chapman; a dealer; a merchant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would have sold his part of paradise	         For ready money, had he met a copeman.   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Copenhagen \Copenhagen\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Denmark. Population (2000) = 1,339,395.	   [PJC]	Copenhagen \Co`pen*ha"gen\, n. [From Copenhagen, Denmark.]	   1. A sweetened hot drink of spirit and beaten eggs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A children's game in which one player is inclosed by a	      circle of others holding a rope.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Copepod \Cop"e*pod\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Copepoda. -- n. One of the Copepoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Copepoda \Co*pep"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? an oar + -poda.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of Entomostraca, including many minute Crustacea,	   both fresh-water and marine.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have a distinct carapace. The eggs are carried in	         a pair of external pouches. Some are parasites of	         fishes.	         [1913 Webster]
Copernican \Co*per"ni*can\, a.	   Pertaining to Copernicus, a Prussian by birth (b. 1473, d.	   1543), who taught the world the solar system now received,	   called the Copernican system.	   [1913 Webster] copesetic
copesetic \copesetic\ copesettic \copesettic\adj.	   1. same as {copacetic}.	   Syn: copacetic, copasetic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Copesmate \Copes"mate`\, n.	   An associate or companion; a friend; a partner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Misshapen time, copesmate of ugly Night. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Copestone \Cope"stone`\, n. (Arch.)	   A stone for coping. See {Coping}.	   [1913 Webster]
copied \copied\ adj.	   reproducing the features of an original especially in an	   inferior manner. {original}	   Syn: imitative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Copier \Cop"i*er\, n. [From. {Copy}.]	   1. One who copies; one who writes or transcribes from an	      original; a transcriber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An imitator; one who imitates an example; hence, a	      plagiarist.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a machine that makes copies of documents, especially by	      xerography; a photocopier; as, to run twenty copies off on	      the copier.	      [PJC]
Coping \Cop"ing\, n. [See {Cope}, n.] (Arch.)	   The highest or covering course of masonry in a wall, often	   with sloping edges to carry off water; -- sometimes called	   {capping}. --Gwill.	   [1913 Webster]
Copious \Co"pi*ous\, a. [L. copiosus, fr. copia abundance: cf.	   F. copieux. See {Copy}, {Opulent}.]	   Large in quantity or amount; plentiful; abundant; fruitful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kindly pours its copious treasures forth. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hail, Son of God, Savior of men! thy name	         Shall be the copious matter of my song.  --Milton.	   Syn: Ample; abundant; plentiful; plenteous; rich; full;	        exuberant; overflowing; full. See {Ample}.	        [1913 Webster]
Copiously \Co"pi*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a copious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Copiousness \Co"pi*ous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being copious; abudance; plenty;	   also, diffuseness in style.	   [1913 Webster]	         To imitatethe copiousness of Homer.      --Dryden.	   Syn: Abudance; plenty; richness; exuberance.	        [1913 Webster]
Copist \Cop"ist\, n. [F. copiste. See {Copy}.]	   A copier. [Obs.] "A copist after nature." --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Coplanar \Co*plan"ar\ (k[-o]*pl[=a]n"[~e]r), a. [Pref. co- +	   plane.] (Math.)	   Situated in one plane.	   [1913 Webster]
Copland \Cop"land`\, n. [Cop + land.]	   A piece of ground terminating in a point or acute angle.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coportion \Co*por"tion\, n.	   Equal share. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Myself will bear . . . coportion of your pack.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Copped \Copped\, a. [From {Cop}.]	   Rising to a point or head; conical; pointed; crested.	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Coppel \Cop"pel\, n. & v.	   See {Cupel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Copper \Cop"per\, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan.	   kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier	   Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. ? of	   Cyprus (Gr. ?), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf.	   {Cypreous}.]	   1. A common metal of a reddish color, both ductile and	      malleable, and very tenacious. It is one of the best	      conductors of heat and electricity. Symbol Cu. Atomic	      weight 63.3. It is one of the most useful metals in	      itself, and also in its alloys, brass and bronze.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Copper is the only metal which occurs native abundantly	         in large masses; it is found also in various ores, of	         which the most important are chalcopyrite, chalcocite,	         cuprite, and malachite. Copper mixed with tin forms	         bell metal; with a smaller proportion, bronze; and with	         zinc, it forms brass, pinchbeck, and other alloys.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A coin made of copper; a penny, cent, or other minor coin	      of copper. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My friends filled my pockets with coppers.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vessel, especially a large boiler, made of copper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Specifically (Naut.), the boilers in the galley for	      cooking; as, a ship's coppers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Copper is often used adjectively, commonly in the sense	         of made or consisting of copper, or resembling copper;	         as, a copper boiler, tube, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               All in a hot and copper sky.       --Coleridge.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is sometimes written in combination; as,	         copperplate, coppersmith, copper-colored.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Copper finch}. (Zool.) See {Chaffinch}.	   {Copper glance}, or {Vitreous copper}. (Min.) See	      {Chalcocite}.	   {Indigo copper}. (Min.) See {Covelline}.	      [1913 Webster]	Copper \Cop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coppering}.]	   To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of	   copper; as, to copper a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Copperas \Cop"per*as\, n. [OE. coperose, F. couperose, fr.	   (assumed?) L. cuprirosa, equiv. to G. cha`lkanqos, i. e.	   copper flower, vitriol. See {Copper} and {Rose.}]	   Green vitriol, or sulphate of iron; a green crystalline	   substance, of an astringent taste, used in making ink, in	   dyeing black, as a tonic in medicine, etc. It is made on a	   large scale by the oxidation of iron pyrites. Called also	   {ferrous sulphate}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term copperas was formerly synonymous with vitriol,	         and included the green, blue, and white vitriols, or	         the sulphates of iron, copper, and zinc.	         [1913 Webster] copper-bottom
copper-bottom \copper-bottom\, copperbottom \copperbottom\v. t.	   to provide with a copper bottom.	   Syn: copperbottom.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to bind with a cord, tie with a cord.	   Syn: cord up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Copper-bottomed \Cop"per-bot`tomed\, a.	   Having a bottom made of copper, as a tin boiler or other	   vessel, or sheathed with copper, as a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Copper-faced \Cop"per-faced`\, a.	   Faced or covered with copper; as, copper-faced type.	   [1913 Webster]
Copper-fastened \Cop"per-fas`tened\, a.	   Fastened with copper bolts, as the planks of ships, etc.; as,	   a copper-fastened ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Copperhead \Cop"per*head`\, n. [From its color.]	   1. (Zool.) A poisonous American serpent ({Ancistrodon	      conotortrix}), closely allied to the rattlesnake, but	      without rattles; -- called also {copper-belly}, and {red	      viper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nickname applied to a person in the Northern States who	      sympathized with the South during the Civil War. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Coppering \Cop"per*ing\, n.	   1. The act of covering with copper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An envelope or covering of copper.	      [1913 Webster]
Copperish \Cop"per*ish\, a.	   Containing, or partaking of the nature of, copper; like	   copper; as, a copperish taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Copper-nickel \Cop"per-nick`el\, n. (Min.)	   Niccolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Copper-nose \Cop"per-nose\, n.	   A red nose. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Copperplate \Cop"per*plate`\ (k[o^]p"p[~e]r*pl[=a]t`), n.	   (a) A plate of polished copper on which a design or writing	       is engraved.	   (b) An impression on paper taken from such a plate.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: In printing from a copper- or steel plate the lines are	         filled with ink, the surface of the plate is wiped	         clean, the paper laid upon it, and the impression taken	         by pressing it under the roller of a plate press.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Copperplate press}. See {Plate press}, under {Plate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Coppersmith \Cop"per*smith`\ (-sm[i^]th`), n.	   One whose occupation is to manufacture copper utensils; a	   worker in copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Copper works \Cop"per works`\	   A place where copper is wrought or manufactured. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Copperworm \Cop"per*worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The teredo; -- so called because it injures the bottoms	       of vessels, where not protected by copper.	   (b) The ringworm.	       [1913 Webster]
Coppery \Cop"per*y\, a.	   Mixed with copper; containing copper, or made of copper; like	   copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Coppice \Cop"pice\ (k[o^]p"p[i^]s), n. [OF. copeiz, fr. coper,	   couper, to cut, F. couper, fr. cop, coup, colp, a blow, F.	   coup, L. colaphus, fr. Gr. ko`lafos. Cf. {Copse}, and cf.	   {Coup['e]}, {Coupee}.]	   A grove of small growth; a thicket of brushwood; a wood cut	   at certain times for fuel or other purposes. See {Copse}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rate of coppice lands will fall, upon the discovery	         of coal mines.                           --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Coppice \Cop"pice\ (k[o^]p"p[i^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Coppiced} (k[o^]p"p[i^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coppicing}	   (k[o^]p"p[i^]*s[i^]ng).] (Forestry)	   To cause to grow in the form of a coppice; to cut back (as	   young timber) so as to produce shoots from stools or roots.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coppin \Cop"pin\, n. [See {Cop}.]	   A cop of thread.	   [1913 Webster]
Copple \Cop"ple\, n. [A dim. of {Cop}.]	   Something rising in a conical shape; specifically, a hill	   rising to a point.	   [1913 Webster]	         A low cape, and upon it a copple not very high.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Copple-crown \Cop"ple-crown\, n.	   A created or high-topped crown or head. "Like the	   copple-crown the lapwing has." --T. Randolph. --	   {Cop"ple-crowned`}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Coppled \Cop"pled\, a. [From {Copple}.]	   Rising to a point; conical; copped. [Obs.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Copple dust \Cop"ple dust`\	   Cupel dust. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Powder of steel, or copple dust.         --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Copplestone \Cop"ple*stone`\, n.	   A cobblestone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Copps \Copps\, n.	   See {Copse}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Copra \Co"pra\, n. [Malay['a]lam koppara or Hind. khopr[=a].]	   (Com.)	   The dried meat of the cocoanut, from which cocoanut oil is	   expressed. [Written also {cobra}, {copperah}, {coppra}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coprolite \Cop"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. ko`pros dung + -lite.]	   (Paleon.)	   A piece of petrified dung; a fossil excrement.	   [1913 Webster]
Coprolitic \Cop`ro*lit"ic\, a.	   Containing, pertaining to, or of the nature of, coprolites.	   [1913 Webster]
Coprophagan \Co*proph"a*gan\, n. [See {Coprophagous}.] (Zool.)	   A kind of beetle which feeds upon dung.	   [1913 Webster]
Coprophagous \Co*proph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ? exrement + ? to eat.]	   (Zool.)	   Feeding upon dung, as certain insects.
Cop-rose \Cop-rose`\, n. [F. coprose, of uncertain origin; cf.	   D. klaproos, klapperroos.]	   The red, or corn, poppy. [Written also {cup-rose}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cops \Cops\, n. [AS. cops, cosp, fetter.]	   The connecting crook of a harrow. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Copse \Copse\, n. [Contr. from coppice.]	   A wood of small growth; a thicket of brushwood. See	   {Coppice}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Near yonder copse where once the garden smiled.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Copse \Copse\, v. t.	   1. To trim or cut; -- said of small trees, brushwood, tufts	      of grass, etc. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plant and preserve, as a copse. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Copsewood \Copse"wood\, n.	   Brushwood; coppice. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Copsy \Cops"y\, a.	   Characterized by copses. "Copsy villages." "Copsy banks."	   --J. Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Coptic \Cop"tic\ (k[o^]p"t[i^]k), a. [Abbrev. from L. Aegyptius	   an Egyptian, Gr. ?, Ar. kibt[imac], pl. kibt.]	   Of or pertaining to the Copts. -- n. The language of the	   Copts.	   [1913 Webster]	Coptic Church \Coptic Church\	   The native church of Egypt or church of Alexandria, which in	   general organization and doctrines resembles the Roman	   Catholic Church, except that it holds to the Monophysitic	   doctrine which was condemned (a. d. 451) by the council of	   Chalcedon, and allows its priests to marry. The "pope and	   patriarch" has jurisdiction over the Abyssinian Church. Since	   the 7th century the Coptic Church has been so isolated from	   modifying influences that in many respects it is the most	   ancient monument of primitive Christian rites and ceremonies.	   But centuries of subjection to Moslem rule have weakened and	   degraded it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coptis \Coptis\ n.	   small genus of low perennial herbs having yellow rhizomes and	   white or yellow flowers.	   Syn: genus {Coptis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Copts \Copts\ (k[o^]pts"), n. pl.; sing. {Copt} (k[o^]pt). [See	   {Coptic}.] (Etnol.)	   1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient	      Egyptians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley	      of the Nile.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: they belong to the Jacobite sect of Monophysite	         Christians, and for eleven centuries have had	         possession of the patriarchal chair of Alexandria.	         [1913 Webster]
Copula \Cop"u*la\, n. [L., bond, band. See {Couple}.]	   1. (Logic & Gram.) The word which unites the subject and	      predicate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The stop which connects the manuals, or the manuals	      with the pedals; -- called also {coupler}.	      [1913 Webster]
Copulate \Cop"u*late\, a. [L. copulatus, p. p. of copulare to	   couple, fr. copula. See {Copula}.]	   1. Joined; associated; coupled. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Joining subject and predicate; copulative. --F. A.	      March.	      [1913 Webster]	Copulate \Cop"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Copulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Copulating}.]	   To unite in sexual intercourse; to come together in the act	   of generation.	   [1913 Webster]
Copulation \Cop`u*la"tion\, n. [L. copulatio: cf. F.	   copulation.]	   1. The act of coupling or joining; union; conjunction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit, you know, is the unexpected copulation of	            ideas.                                --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The coming together of male and female in the act of	      generation; sexual union; coition.	      [1913 Webster]
Copulative \Cop"u*la"tive\, a. [L. copulativus: cf. F.	   copulatif.]	   Serving to couple, unite, or connect; as, a copulative	   conjunction like "and".	   [1913 Webster]	Copulative \Cop"u*la*tive\, n.	   1. Connection. [Obs.] --Rycaut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A copulative conjunction.	      [1913 Webster]
Copulatively \Cop"u*la"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a copulative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Copulatory \Cop"u*la*to*ry\ (k[o^]p"[-u]*l[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   1. Pertaining to copulation; tending or serving to unite;	      copulative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Used in sexual union; as, the copulatory organs of	      insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Copy \Cop"y\ (k[o^]p"[y^]), n.; pl. {Copies} (-[i^]z). [F.	   copie, fr. L. copia abundance, number, LL. also, a	   transcript; co- + the root of opes riches. See {Opulent}, and	   cf. {Copious}.]	   1. An abundance or plenty of anything. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She was blessed with no more copy of wit, but to	            serve his humor thus.                 --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An imitation, transcript, or reproduction of an original	      work; as, a copy of a letter, an engraving, a painting, or	      a statue.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not the vanity to think my copy equal to the	            original.                             --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An individual book, or a single set of books containing	      the works of an author; as, a copy of the Bible; a copy of	      the works of Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is to be imitated, transcribed, or reproduced;	      a pattern, model, or example; as, his virtues are an	      excellent copy for imitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him first learn to write, after a copy, all the	            letters.                              --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (print.) Manuscript or printed matter to be set up in	      type; as, the printers are calling for more copy.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A writing paper of a particular size. Same as {Bastard}.	      See under {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Copyhold; tenure; lease. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Copy book}, a book in which copies are written or printed	      for learners to imitate.	   {Examined copies} (Law), those which have been compared with	      the originals.	   {Exemplified copies}, those which are attested under seal of	      a court.	   {Certified copies} or {Office copies}, those which are made	      or attested by officers having charge of the originals,	      and authorized to give copies officially. --Abbot.	   Syn: Imitation; transcript; duplicate; counterfeit.	        [1913 Webster]	Copy \Cop"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Copied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Copying}.] [Cf. F. copir, fr. LL. copiare. See {Copy}, n.]	   1. To make a copy or copies of; to write; print, engrave, or	      paint after an original; to duplicate; to reproduce; to	      transcribe; as, to copy a manuscript, inscription, design,	      painting, etc.; -- often with out, sometimes with off.	      [1913 Webster]	            I like the work well; ere it be demanded	            (As like enough it will), I'd have it copied.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let this be copied out,	            And keep it safe for our remembrance. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imitate; to attempt to resemble, as in manners or	      course of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            We copy instinctively the voices of our companions,	            their accents, and their modes of pronunciation.	                                                  --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	Copy \Cop"y\, v. i.	   1. To make a copy or copies; to imitate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield a duplicate or transcript; as, the letter did not	      copy well.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some . . . never fail, when they copy, to follow the	            bad as well as the good things.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
copybook \copybook\ n.	   a book containing models of good penmanship; used in teaching	   penmanship.	   [WordNet 1.5] copycat
copycat \cop"y*cat`\, copy cat \cop"y cat`\n.	   someone who copies the words or behavior of another.	   Syn: imitator, ape, aper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Copyer \Cop"y*er\, n.	   See {Copier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Copygraph \Cop"y*graph\, n.	   A contrivance for producing manifold copies of a writing or	   drawing; -- made obsolete by later developments in copying	   technology; see {xerography}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The writing or drawing is made with aniline ink on	         paper, and a reverse copy transfered by pressure to a	         slab of gelatin softened with glycerin. A large number	         of transcripts can be taken while the ink is fresh.	         [1913 Webster]	               Various names have been given to the process [the	               gelatin copying process], some of them acceptable	               and others absurd; hectograph, polygraph,	               copygraph, lithogram, etc.         --Knight.	         [1913 Webster]
Copyhold \Cop"y*hold`\, n. (Eng. Law)	   (a) A tenure of estate by copy of court roll; or a tenure for	       which the tenant has nothing to show, except the rolls	       made by the steward of the lord's court. --Blackstone.	   (b) Land held in copyhold. --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Copyholds do not exist in the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Copyholder \Cop"y*hold`er\, n.	   1. (Eng. Law) One possessed of land in copyhold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (print.)	      (a) A device for holding copy for a compositor.	      (b) One who reads copy to a proof reader.	          [1913 Webster]
Copying \Cop"y*ing\, a. & n.	   From {Copy}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Copying ink}. See under {Ink}.	   {Copying paper}, thin unsized paper used for taking copies of	      letters, etc., in a copying press.	   {Copying press}, a machine for taking by pressure, an exact	      copy of letters, etc., written in copying ink.	      [1913 Webster]
Copyist \Cop"y*ist\, n.	   A copier; a transcriber; an imitator; a plagiarist.	   [1913 Webster]
copyreader \copyreader\ n.	   an editor who prepares text for publication.	   Syn: copy editor, text editor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Copyright \Cop"y*right\, n.	   The right of an author or his assignee, under statute, to	   print and publish his literary or artistic work, exclusively	   of all other persons. This right may be had in maps, charts,	   engravings, plays, and musical compositions, as well as in	   books.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States in 1913 a copyright was valid for	         the term of twenty-eight years, with right of renewal	         for fourteen years on certain conditions. The term was	         extended in stages, and in 1997 the term of a copyright	         was life plus 50 years for individuals retaining their	         copyright, or 75 years for works created for hire.	         Further extension is still (1998) being discussed.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {International copyright}, an author's right in his	      productions as secured by treaty between nations.	      [1913 Webster]	Copyright \Cop"y*right`\, v. t.	   To secure a copyright on.	   [1913 Webster]
Coque \Coque\, n. [F., prop., a shell.]	   A small loop or bow of ribbon used in making hats, boas, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coquelicot \Coque"li*cot`\, n. [F.]	   1. (Bot.) The wild poppy, or red corn rose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The color of the wild poppy; a color nearly red, like	      orange mixed with scarlet.	      [1913 Webster]
Coquet \Co*quet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coquetted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Coquetting}.]	   To attempt to attract the notice, admiration, or love of; to	   treat with a show of tenderness or regard, with a view to	   deceive and disappoint.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are coquetting a maid of honor.      --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Coquet \Co*quet"\, v. i.	   To trifle in love; to stimulate affection or interest; to	   play the coquette; to deal playfully instead of seriously; to	   play (with); as, we have coquetted with political crime.	   [1913 Webster]
Coquetry \Co*quet"ry\, n.; pl. {Coquetries}. [F. coquetterie.]	   Attempts to attract admiration, notice, or love, for the mere	   gratification of vanity; trifling in love. "Little	   affectations of coquetry." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Coquette \Co*quette"\, n. [F., fr. coquet, coquette, coquettish,	   orig., cocklike, strutting like a cock, fr. coq a cock. Cf.	   {Cock}, {Cocket}, {Cocky}, {Cockade}.]	   1. A vain, trifling woman, who endeavors to attract	      admiration from a desire to gratify vanity; a flirt; --	      formerly sometimes applied also to men.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A tropical humming bird of the genus {Lophornis},	      with very elegant neck plumes. Several species are known.	      See Illustration under {Spangle}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Coquettish \Co*quet"tish\, a.	   Practicing or exhibiting coquetry; alluring; enticing.	   [1913 Webster]	         A pretty, coquettish housemaid.          --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Coquettishly \Co*quet"tish*ly\, adv.	   In a coquettish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Coquilla nut \Co*quil"la nut\ [Pg. coquilho, Sp. coquillo, dim.	   of coco a cocoanut.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of a Brazilian tree ({Attalea funifera} of	   Martius.).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Its shell is hazel-brown in color, very hard and close	         in texture, and much used by turners in forming	         ornamental articles, such as knobs for umbrella	         handles.	         [1913 Webster]
Coquille \Co*quille"\ (k[-o]*k[=e]l"; F. k[-o]`k[=e]"y'), n.	   [F.]	   Lit., a shell; hence:	   (a) A shell or shell-like dish or mold in which viands are	       served.	   (b) The expansion of the guard of a sword, dagger, etc.	   (c) A form of ruching used as a dress trimming or for	       neckwear, and named from the manner in which it is	       gathered or fulled.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coquimbite \Co*quim"bite\, n.	   A mineral consisting principally of sulphate of iron; white	   copperas; -- so called because found in the province of	   Coquimbo, Chili.	   [1913 Webster]
Coquina \Co*qui"na\, n. [Sp., shellfish, cockle.]	   A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells	   and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for	   roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St.	   Augustine, Florida.	   [1913 Webster]
Cor- \Cor-\ (k[o^]r-).	   A prefix signifying with, together, etc. See {Com-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cor \Cor\ (k[^o]r), n. [Heb. k[=o]r.]	   A Hebrew measure of capacity; a homer. [Written also {core}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cora \Co"ra\, n. (Zool.)	   The Arabian gazelle ({Gazella Arabica}), found from persia to	   North Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
coracan \coracan\ n.	   an East Indian cereal grass ({Eleusine coracana}) whose seeds	   yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.	   Syn: finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, corakan,	        kurakkan, {Eleusine coracana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coracias \Coracias\ n.	   the type genus of the {Coraciidae}.	   Syn: genus {Coracias}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coraciidae \Coraciidae\ n. (Zool.)	   a family of birds comprising the rollers.	   Syn: family {Coraciidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coraciiformes \Coraciiformes\ n. (Zool.)	   an order of birds including the rollers; kingfishers;	   hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee-eaters; todies.	   Syn: order {Coraciiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coracle \Cor"a*cle\, n. [W. corwgl, cwrwgl, fr. corwg, cwrwg,	   any round body or vessel, the trunk of the body, carcass.]	   A boat made by covering a wicker frame with leather or	   oilcloth. It was used by the ancient Britons, and is still	   used by fisherman in Wales and some parts of Ireland. Also, a	   similar boat used in Tibet and in Egypt.	   [1913 Webster]
Coracoid \Cor"a*coid\, a. [Gr. ?; ko`rax crow + e'i^dos form.]	   1. Shaped like a crow's beak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a bone of the shoulder girdle in	      most birds, reptiles, and amphibians, which is reduced to	      a process of the scapula in most mammals.	      [1913 Webster]	Coracoid \Cor"a*coid\, n.	   The coracoid bone or process.	   [1913 Webster]
Corage \Cor"age\ (?; OF. ?), n.	   See {Courage} [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To Canterbury with full devout corage.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Corah \Co"rah\, n. [Hind. k[=o]r[=a] virgin, plain.]	   Plain; undyed; -- applied to Indian silk. -- n. Corah silk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
corakan \corakan\ n.	   same as {coracan}.	   Syn: finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, coracan,	        kurakkan, {Eleusine coracana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coral \Cor"al\, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium,	   fr. Gr. kora`llion.]	   1. (Zool.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa,	      and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed	      by some Bryozoa.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to	         various genera of {Madreporaria}, and to the hydroid	         genus, {Millepora}. The red coral, used in jewelry, is	         the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian ({Corallium	         rubrum}) found chiefly in the Mediterranean. The {fan	         corals}, {plume corals}, and {sea feathers} are species	         of {Gorgoniacea}, in which the axis is horny.	         Organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus {Tubipora}, an	         Alcyonarian, and {black coral} is in part the axis of	         species of the genus {Antipathes}. See {Anthozoa},	         {Madrepora}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their	      color.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and	      other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brain coral}, or {Brain stone coral}. See under {Brain}.	   {Chain coral}. See under {Chain}.	   {Coral animal} (Zool.), one of the polyps by which corals are	      formed. They are often very erroneously called {coral	      insects}.	   {Coral fish}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Coral reefs} (Phys. Geog.), reefs, often of great extent,	      made up chiefly of fragments of corals, coral sands, and	      the solid limestone resulting from their consolidation.	      They are classed as {fringing reefs}, when they border the	      land; {barrier reefs}, when separated from the shore by a	      broad belt of water; {atolls}, when they constitute	      separate islands, usually inclosing a lagoon. See {Atoll}.	      	   {Coral root} (Bot.), a genus ({Corallorhiza}) of orchideous	      plants, of a yellowish or brownish red color, parasitic on	      roots of other plants, and having curious jointed or	      knotted roots not unlike some kinds of coral. See Illust.	      under {Coralloid}.	   {Coral snake}. (Zo)	      (a) A small, venomous, Brazilian snake {(Elaps	          corallinus)}, coral-red, with black bands.	      (b) A small, harmless, South American snake ({Tortrix	          scytale}).	   {Coral tree} (Bot.), a tropical, leguminous plant, of several	      species, with showy, scarlet blossoms and coral-red seeds.	      The best known is {Erythrina Corallodendron}.	   {Coral wood}, a hard, red cabinet wood. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]
coralberry \coralberry\ n.	   1. a North American deciduous shrub ({Symphoricarpos	      orbiculatus}) cultivated for its abundant clusters of	      coral-red berrylike fruits.	   Syn: Indian currant, {Symphoricarpos orbiculatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. shrub ({Ardisia crenata}) with coral-red berries; it is	      found from Japan to northern India.	   Syn: spiceberry, {Ardisia crenata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coraled \Cor"aled\, a.	   Having coral; covered with coral.	   [1913 Webster]
Coral fish \Cor"al fish`\ (Zool.)	   Any bright-colored fish of the genera {Ch[ae]todon},	   {Pomacentrus}, {Apogon}, and related genera, which live among	   reef corals.	   [1913 Webster]
Corallaceous \Cor`al*la"ceous\, a.	   Like coral, or partaking of its qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Corallian \Co*ral"li*an\, n. (Geol.)	   A deposit of coralliferous limestone forming a portion of the	   middle division of the oolite; -- called also coral-rag.	   [1913 Webster]
Coralliferous \Cor`al*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. corallum coral +	   -ferous.]	   Containing or producing coral.	   [1913 Webster]
Coralliform \Cor"al*li*form\, a. [L. corallum coral + -form.]	   resembling coral in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Coralligena \Cor`al*lig"e*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. corallum	   coral + root of gignere to produce.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Anthozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coralligenous \Cor`al*lig"e*nous\, a.	   producing coral; coralligerous; coralliferous. --Humble.	   [1913 Webster]
Coralligerous \Cor`al*lig"er*ous\, a. [L. corallum coral +	   -gerous.]	   Producing coral; coralliferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Corallin \Cor"al*lin\, n. [So named in allusion to the color of	   red corallin, fr. L. corallum coral.] (Chem.)	   A yellow coal-tar dyestuff which probably consists chiefly of	   rosolic acid. See {Aurin}, and {Rosolic acid} under	   {Rosolic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Red corallin}, a red dyestuff which is obtained by treating	      aurin or rosolic acid with ammonia; -- called also	      {p[ae]onin}.	   {Yellow corallin}. See {Aurin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Coralline \Cor"al*line\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. L. corallinus	   coralred.]	   Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone.	   [1913 Webster]	Coralline \Cor"al*line\, n. [Cf. F. coralline.]	   1. (Bot.) A submarine, semicalcareous or calcareous plant,	      consisting of many jointed branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Formerly any slender coral-like animal; --	      sometimes applied more particulary to bryozoan corals.	      [1913 Webster]
Corallinite \Cor"al*lin*ite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil coralline.	   [1913 Webster]
Corallite \Cor"al*lite\, n. [L. corallum coral.]	   1. (Min.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of	      coral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the individual members of a compound coral;	      or that part formed by a single coral animal. [Written	      also {corallet}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Coralloid \Cor"al*loid\, a. [L. corallum coral + -oid: cf. F.	   corallo["i]de.]	   Having the form of coral; branching like coral.	   [1913 Webster]
Coralloidal \Cor`al*loid"al\, a.	   resembling coral; coralloid. --Sir T. browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Corallorhiza \Corallorhiza\ n.	   a genus of leafless root-parasitic orchids having small	   purplish or yellowish racemose flowers with lobed lips; it is	   widely distributed in temperate regions.	   Syn: genus {Corallorhiza}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corallum \Co*ral"lum\, n. [L.] (Zool.)	   The coral or skeleton of a zoophyte, whether calcareous of	   horny, simple or compound. See {Coral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coral-rag \Cor"al-rag`\, n. (geol.)	   Same as {Corallian}.	   [1913 Webster]
coralroot \coralroot\ n.	   a European bittercress ({Dentaria bulbifera}) having a	   knotted white rootstock.	   Syn: coral-root bittercress, coralwort, Cardamine bulbifera,	        {Dentaria bulbifera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coralwood \coralwood\ n.	   an East Indian tree ({Adenanthera pavonina}) with racemes of	   yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental.	   Syn: red sandalwood, Barbados pride, peacock flower fence,	        {Adenanthera pavonina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coralwort \Cor"al*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A cruciferous herb of certain species of {Dentaria}; --	   called also {toothwort}, {tooth violet}, or {pepper root}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coranach \Cor"a*nach\, n. [Gael. coranach, or corranach, a	   crying, the Irish funeral cry (the keen), a dirge; comh with	   + ranaich a roaring, ran to roar, shriek.]	   A lamentation for the dead; a dirge. [Written also	   {coranich}, {corrinoch}, {coronach}, {cronach}, etc.] [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Corant
Corant \Co*rant\, Coranto \Co*ran"to\, n. [See {Courant}.]	   A sprightly but somewhat stately dance, now out of fashion.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is harder to dance a corant well, than a jig. --Sir	                                                  W. temple.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dancing a coranto with him upon the heath. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Corb \Corb\ (k[^o]rb), n. [L. corbis basket. Cf. {Corbeil},	   {Corp}.]	   1. A basket used in coal mines, etc. see {Corf}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornament in a building; a corbel.	      [1913 Webster]
Corban \Cor"ban\ (k[^o]r"b[a^]n), n. [Heb. qorb[=a]n, akin to	   Ar. qurb[=a]n.]	   1. (Jewish Antiq.) An offering of any kind, devoted to God	      and therefore not to be appropriated to any other use;	      esp., an offering in fulfillment of a vow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the old Testament the hebrew word is usually	         translated "oblation" as in --Numb. xviii. 9, xxxi. 50.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The traditionists laid down that a man might interdict	         himself by vow, not only from using for himself, but	         from giving to another, or receiving from him, some	         particular object, whether of food or any other kind. A	         person might thus exempt himself from assisting parents	         in distress, under plea of corban. --Dr. W. Smith.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An alms basket; a vessel to receive gifts of charity; a	      treasury of the church, where offerings are deposited.	      [1913 Webster]
Corbe \Corbe\ (k[^o]rb), a. [OF. corbe, fr. L. curvus. See	   {Cuve}.]	   Crooked. [Obs.] "Corbe shoulder." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Corbeling
Corbeling \Cor"bel*ing\, Corbelling \Cor"bel*ling\, n.	   Corbel work or the construction of corbels; a series of	   corbels or piece of continuous corbeled masonry, sometimes of	   decorative purpose, as in the stalactite ornament of the	   Moslems.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Corbeil \Cor"beil\ (k[^o]r"b[e^]l), n. [F. corbeille, fr. L.	   corbicula a little basket, dim. of corbis basket. Cf.	   {Corbel}, {Corb}, {Corvette}.]	   1. (Arch.) A sculptured basket of flowers; a corbel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Fort.) Small gabions. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Corbel \Cor"bel\ (k[^o]r"b[e^]l), 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 superincumbent object, or receiving	   the spring of an arch. Corbels were employed largely in	   Gothic architecture.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A common form of corbel consists of courses of stones	         or bricks, each projecting slightly beyond the next	         below it.	         [1913 Webster]	Corbel \Cor"bel\, v. t.	   To furnish with a corbel or corbels; to support by a corbel;	   to make in the form of a corbel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To corbel out}, to furnish with a corbel of courses, each	      projecting beyond the one next below it.	      [1913 Webster]
Corbel-table \Cor"bel-ta`ble\, n. (Arch.)	   A horizontal row of corbels, with the panels or filling	   between them; also, less properly used to include the	   stringcourse on them.	   [1913 Webster] Corbie
Corbie \Cor"bie\ or Corby \Cor"by\ (k[^o]r"b[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Corbies} (-b[i^]z). [F. corbeau, OF. corbel, dim. fr. L.	   corvus raven.]	   1. (Zool.) The raven. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (her.) A raven, crow, or chough, used as a charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corbie crow}, the carrion crow. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Corbiestep \Cor"bie*step`\, n. (Arch.)	   One of the steps in which a gable wall is often finished in	   place of a continuous slope; -- also called {crowstep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corchorus \Cor"cho*rus\ (k[^o]r"k[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [Nl., fr. L.	   corchorus a poor kind of pulse, Gr. ko`rchoros a wild plant	   of bitter taste.] (Bot.)	   The common name of the {Kerria Japonica} or Japan	   globeflower, a yellow-flowered, perennial, rosaceous plant,	   seen in old-fashioned gardens.	   [1913 Webster] Corcle
Corcle \Cor"cle\ (k[^o]r"k'l), Corcule \Cor"cule\ (-k[-u]l), n.	   [L. corculum a little heart, dim. of cor heart.] (Bot.)	   The heart of the seed; the embryo or germ. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cord \Cord\ (k[^o]rd), n. [F. corde, L. chorda catgut, chord,	   cord, fr. Gr. chordh`; cf. chola`des intestines, L. haruspex	   soothsayer (inspector of entrails), Icel. g["o]rn, pl. garnir	   gut, and E. yarn. Cf. {Chord}, {Yarn}.]	   1. A string, or small rope, composed of several strands	      twisted together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A solid measure, equivalent to 128 cubic feet; a pile of	      wood, or other coarse material, eight feet long, four feet	      high, and four feet broad; -- originally measured with a	      cord or line.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Any moral influence by which persons are caught,	      held, or drawn, as if by a cord; an enticement; as, the	      cords of the wicked; the cords of sin; the cords of	      vanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The knots that tangle human creeds,	            The wounding cords that bind and strain	            The heart until it bleeds.            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) Any structure having the appearance of a cord,	      esp. a tendon or a nerve. See under {Spermatic}, {Spinal},	      {Umbilical}, {Vocal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) See {Chord}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cord wood}, wood for fuel cut to the length of four feet	      (when of full measure).	      [1913 Webster]	Cord \Cord\ (k[^o]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cording}.]	   1. To bind with a cord; to fasten with cords; to connect with	      cords; to ornament or finish with a cord or cords, as a	      garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arrange (wood, etc.) in a pile for measurement by the	      cord.	      [1913 Webster]
Cordage \Cord"age\ (k[^o]rd"[asl]j), n. [F. cordage. See	   {Cord}.]	   Ropes or cords, collectively; hence, anything made of rope or	   cord, as those parts of the rigging of a ship which consist	   of ropes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordaitales \Cordaitales\ n.	   an order of extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks	   comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the	   Pennsylvanian; probably extinct since the Mesozoic.	   Syn: order {Cordaitales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cordaites \Cordaites\ n.	   a genus of tall Paleozoic trees superficially resembling	   modern screw pines; they were structurally intermediate in	   some ways between cycads and conifers.	   Syn: genus {Cordaites}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cordal \Cord"al\ (k[^o]rd"al), n.	   Same as {Cordelle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordate \Cordate\ (k[^o]r"d[asl]t), a. [L. cor, cordis, heart.]	   (Bot.)	   Heart-shaped; as, a cordate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordately \Cor"date*ly\, adv.	   In a cordate form.	   [1913 Webster]
Corded \Cord"ed\ (k[^o]rd"[e^]d), a.	   1. Bound or fastened with cords.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Piled in a form for measurement by the cord.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made of cords. [Obs.] "A corded ladder." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Striped or ribbed with cords; as, cloth with a corded	      surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) Bound about, or wound, with cords.	      [1913 Webster]
Cordelier \Cor`de*lier"\ (k[^o]r`d[-e]*l[=e]r"), n. [F., fr. OF.	   cordel, F. cordeau, dim. fr. corde string, rope. See {Cord}.]	   1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Franciscan; -- so called in France from	      the girdle of knotted cord worn by all Franciscans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fr. Hist.) A member of a French political club of the	      time of the first Revolution, of which Danton and Marat	      were members, and which met in an old Cordelier convent in	      Paris.	      [1913 Webster]
Cordeling \Cor"del*ing\ (k[^o]r"d[e^]*[i^]ng), a. [F. cordeler	   to twist, fr. OF. cordel. See {Cordelier}.]	   Twisting.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordelle \Cor*delle"\ (k[^o]r*d[e^]l"), n. [F., dim. of corde	   cord.]	   A twisted cord; a tassel. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordial \Cor"dial\ (k[^o]r"jal, formally k[^o]rd"yal; 106, 277),	   a. [LL. cordialis, fr. L. cor heart: cf. F. cordial. See	   {Heart}.]	   1. Proceeding from the heart. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A rib with cordial spirits warm.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hearty; sincere; warm; affectionate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . with looks of cordial love	            Hung over her enamored.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tending to revive, cheer, or invigorate; giving strength	      or spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold this cordial julep here	            That flames and dances in his crystal bounds.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Hearty; sincere; heartfelt; warm; affectionate;	        cheering; invigorating. See {Hearty}.	        [1913 Webster]	Cordial \Cor"dial\, n.	   1. Anything that comforts, gladdens, and exhilarates.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charms to my sight, and cordials to my mind.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med) Any invigorating and stimulating preparation; as, a	      peppermint cordial.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) Aromatized and sweetened spirit, used as a	      beverage; a liqueur.	      [1913 Webster]
Cordiality \Cor*dial"i*ty\ (k[^o]r*j[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^] or	   k[^o]r`d[i^]*[a^]l"-; 106), n.; pl. {Cordialities} (-t[i^]z).	   [LL. cordialitas, fr. cordialis sincere: cf. F.	   cordialit['e].]	   1. Relation to the heart. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That the ancients had any respect of cordiality or	            reference unto the heart, will much be doubted.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sincere affection and kindness; warmth of regard;	      heartiness. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
Cordialize \Cor"dial*ize\ (k[^o]r"jal*[imac]z or	   k[^o]rd"yal*[imac]z; 106), v. t.	   1. To make into a cordial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render cordial; to reconcile.	      [1913 Webster]	Cordialize \Cor"dial*ize\, v. i.	   To grow cordial; to feel or express cordiality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cordially \Cor"dial*ly\, adv.	   In a cordial manner. -- Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordialness \Cor"dial*ness\, n.	   Cordiality. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordierite \Cor"di*er*ite\ (k[^o]r"d[i^]*[~e]r*[imac]t), n.	   [Named after the geologist Cordier.] (Min.)	   See {Iolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordiform \Cor"di*form\ (k[^o]r"d[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. cor,	   cordis, heart + -form, cf. F. cordiforme.]	   Heart-shaped. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordillera \Cor*dil"ler*a\ (k[^o]r*d[i^]l"l[~e]r*[.a]; Sp.	   k[^o]r`d[-e]*ly[asl]"r[.a]), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. cordilla,	   cordiella, dim. of cuerda a rope, string. See {Cord}.]	   (Geol.)	   A mountain ridge or chain.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cordillera is sometimes applied, in geology, to the	         system of mountain chains near the border of a	         continent; thus, the western cordillera of North	         America in the United States includes the Rocky	         Mountains, Sierra Nevada, Coast and Cascade ranges.	         [1913 Webster]
Cordiner \Cor"di*ner\ (k[^o]r"d[i^]*n[~e]r), n.	   A cordwainer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cordite \Cord"ite\ (k[^o]rd"[imac]t), n. [From {Cord}, n.]	   (Mil.)	   A smokeless powder composed of nitroglycerin, guncotton, and	   mineral jelly, and used by the British army and in other	   services. In making it the ingredients are mixed into a paste	   with the addition of acetone and pressed out into cords (of	   various diameters) resembling brown twine, which are dried	   and cut to length. A variety containing less nitroglycerin	   than the original is known as {cordite M. D.}	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cordless \cordless\ adj.	   1. operating without a wire connection to the companion	      communicating unit; -- of telephones and other devices	      using e.g. radio or infrared signals to allow	      communication between devices without a direct wire link;	      as, cordless telephones have a very restricted range	      compared with cellular phones.	      [PJC]	   2. using a battery as a source of power; -- of tools which	      usually use line current for power; as, cordless electric	      drills are very convenient for use outdoors; cordless	      razors make shaving while travelling easy.	      [PJC]
C'ordoba \C['o]r"do*ba\ (k[^o]r"d[-o]*v[aum]), n. [Prob. fr. the	   Spanish explorer Francisco Hern['a]ndez de C['o]rdoba.]	   The monetary unit of Nicaragua, equivalent to the United	   States gold dollar. It is divided into 100 centavos.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cordon \Cor"don\ (k[^o]r"d[o^]n; F. k[^o]r`d[^o]N"), n. [F., fr.	   corde. See {Cord}.]	   1. A cord or ribbon bestowed or borne as a badge of honor; a	      broad ribbon, usually worn after the manner of a baldric,	      constituting a mark of a very high grade in an honorary	      order. Cf. {Grand cordon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cord worn by a Franciscan friar. --Sir E. Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fort.) The coping of the scarp wall, which projects	      beyong the face of the wall a few inches.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A line or series of sentinels, or of military	      posts, inclosing or guarding any place or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A rich and ornamental lace or string, used to secure a	      mantle in some costumes of state.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cordon sanitaire} (k?r`{d?n}" s?`n?`t?r") [F., sanitary	      cordon], a line of troops or military posts around a	      district infected with disease, to cut off communication,	      and thus prevent the disease from spreading. Also used	      figuratively, of a group of neutral states that forms a	      barrier between two hostile states.	      [1913 Webster]	Cordon bleu \Cordon bleu\ (k?r`{d?n}" bl?") [F., blue cordon],	   1. a first-rate cook, or one worthy to be the cook of the	      cordons bleus, or Knights of the Holy Ghost, a	      distinguished order of French knights, famous for their	      good dinners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the blue ribbon worn by the Knights of the Holy Ghost.	      [PJC]	   3. [one entitled to wear the cordon bleu[2].] a person of	      high distinction.	      [PJC]	   5. (Cookery) a dish prepared with thin slices of meat	      separated by layers of ham and cheese, and then sauteed;	      as, chicken cordon bleu is a popular dish.	      [PJC]
Cordonnet \Cor`don`net"\ (k?r`d?n`n?"), n. [F., dim. of cordon.	   See {Cardon}.]	   Doubled and twisted thread, made of coarse silk, and used for	   tassels, fringes, etc. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordovan \Cor"do*van\ (k[^o]r"d[-o]*v[a^]n), n. [Sp. cordoban,	   fr. Cordova, or Cordoba, in Spain. Cf. {Cordwain}.]	   Same as {Cordwain}. In England the name is applied to leather	   made from horsehide.	   [1913 Webster]
cords \cords\ n. [contraction of corduroys.]	   trousers made of corduroy cloth; corduroys.	   Syn: corduroys.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\ (k[^o]r"d[-u]*roi` or k[^o]r`d[-u]*roi"),	   n. [Prob. for F. corde du roi king's cord.]	   1. A sort of cotton velveteen, having the surface raised in	      ridges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Trousers or breeches of corduroy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corduroy road}, a roadway formed of logs laid side by side	      across it, as in marshy places; -- so called from its	      rough or ribbed surface, resembling corduroy. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Corduroy \Cor"du*roy`\, v. t.	   To form of logs laid side by side. "Roads were corduroyed."	   --Gen. W. T. Sherman.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordwain \Cord"wain\ (k?rd"w?n), n. [OE. cordewan, cordian, OF.	   cordoan, cordouan, fr. Sp. cordoban. See {Cordovan}.]	   A term used in the Middle Ages for Spanish leather (goatskin	   tanned and dressed), and hence, any leather handsomely	   finished, colored, gilded, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	         Buskins he wore of costliest cordwain.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Cordwainer \Cord"wain*er\ (-?r), n. [OE. cordwaner, cordiner,	   fr. OF. cordoanier, cordouanier, F. cordonnier.]	   A worker in cordwain, or cordovan leather; a shoemaker.	   [Archaic.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cordy \Cord"y\ (k[^o]r"d[y^]), a. [Compar. {Cordier}; superl.	   {Cordiest}.]	   Of, or like, cord; having cords or cordlike parts.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cordylidae \Cordylidae\ n.	   a small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards.	   Syn: family {Cordylidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cordyline \Cordyline\ n.	   a genus of Asiatic and Pacific trees or shrubs remarkable for	   the fact that fragments of the trunk will regrow to form	   whole plants.	   Syn: genus {Cordyline}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cordylus \Cordylus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Cordylidae}; they are spiny lizards	   somewhat resembling tiny crocodiles.	   Syn: genus {Cordylus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Core \Core\ (k[=o]r), n. [F. corps. See {Corps}.]	   A body of individuals; an assemblage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was in a core of people.              --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Core \Core\, n. [Cf. {Chore}.] (Mining.)	   A miner's underground working time or shift. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The twenty-four hours are divided into three or four	         cores.	         [1913 Webster]	Core \Core\, n. [Heb. k[=o]r: cf. Gr. ko`ros.]	   A Hebrew dry measure; a cor or homer. --Num. xi. 32 (Douay	   version).	   [1913 Webster]	Core \Core\, n. [OF. cor, coer, cuer, F. c[oe]ur, fr. L. cor	   heart. See {Heart}.]	   1. The heart or inner part of a thing, as of a column, wall,	      rope, of a boil, etc.; especially, the central part of	      fruit, containing the kernels or seeds; as, the core of an	      apple or quince.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fever at the core,	            Fatal to him who bears, to all who ever bore.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The center or inner part, as of an open space; as, the	      core of a square. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The most important part of a thing; the essence; as, the	      core of a subject; -- also used attributively, as the core	      curriculum at a college.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Founding) The portion of a mold which shapes the interior	      of a cylinder, tube, or other hollow casting, or which	      makes a hole in or through a casting; a part of the mold,	      made separate from and inserted in it, for shaping some	      part of the casting, the form of which is not determined	      by that of the pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A disorder of sheep occasioned by worms in the liver.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Anat.) The bony process which forms the central axis of	      the horns in many animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Elec.) A mass of iron or other ferrous metal, forming the	      central part of an electromagnet, such as those upon which	      the conductor of an armature, a transformer, or an	      induction coil is wound.	   Note: The presence of the iron intensifies the magnetic field	         created by a a current passing through the windings.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   8. (mining) a sample of earth or rock extracted from	      underground by a drilling device in such a manner that the	      layers of rock are preserved in the same order as they	      exist underground; as, to drill a core; to extract a core.	      The sample is typically removed with a rotating drill bit	      having a hollow center, and is thus shaped like a	      cylinder.	      [PJC]	   9. (Computers) The main working memory of a digital computer	      system, which typically retains the program code being	      executed as well as the data structures that are	      manipulated by the program. Contrasted to {ROM} and {data	      storage device}.	   Note: The term was applied originally to the main memory,	         consisting of small ferromagnetic rings, that were used	         to store data in older computers, where each ring	         representing one bit of information by virtue of its	         state of magnetization. They were superseded by	         electronic data storage devices.	   Syn: core memory, random access memory, RAM	        [PJC]	   10. (Geol.) the central part of the earth, believed to be a	       sphere with a radius of about 2100 miles, and composed	       primarily of molten iron with some nickel. It is	       distinguished from the crust and mantle.	       [PJC]	   11. (Engineering) the central part of a nuclear reactor,	       containing the fissionable fuel.	       [PJC]	   {Core box} (Founding), a box or mold, usually divisible, in	      which cores are molded.	   {Core print} (Founding), a projecting piece on a pattern	      which forms, in the mold, an impression for holding in	      place or steadying a core.	   {Core dump} See {core dump} in the vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Core \Core\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cord} (k?rd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Coring}.]	   1. To take out the core or inward parts of; as, to core an	      apple.	      [1913 Webster]	            He's like a corn upon my great toe . . . he must be	            cored out.                            --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form by means of a core, as a hole in a casting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To extract a cylindrical sample from, with a boring	      device. See {core[8]}.	      [PJC]
core dump \core" dump`\ (k[^o]r"d[u^]mp`), n.	   1. (Computers) An complete and exact copy of the contents of	      a computer {core}[9], usually produced as a file when some	      serious error occurs in the execution of a computer	      program, and used for debugging the program which produced	      the error.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: A full account of a person's knowledge on some	      specific topic, usually produced in response to a question	      of some kind. It is a mildly deprecatory term, suggesting	      that the person producing the account was unable to	      prepare a more concise and understandable summary of the	      information; as, I just need the essentials, not a core	      dump.	      [PJC]
co-regent \co-re"gent\ (k?-r?"jent), n.	   A joint regent or ruler.	   [1913 Webster]
Coregonidae \Coregonidae\ n.	   a natural family of soft-finned fishes comprising the	   freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family	   {Salmonidae}.	   Syn: family {Coregonidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coregonus \Coregonus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Coregonidae}; whitefishes.	   Syn: genus {Coregonus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coreid \coreid\ n.	   a true bug.	   Syn: coreid bug.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coreidae \Coreidae\ n.	   a natural family containing the squash bugs and leaf-footed	   bugs.	   Syn: family {Coreidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
corelate \corelate\ v.	   same as {correlate}. [Rare]	   Syn: correlate, correlate with.	        [WordNet 1.5]
co-relation \co`-re*la"tion\ (k?`r?-l?"sh?n), n.	   Corresponding relation.	   [1913 Webster] coreligionist
coreligionist \coreligionist\, co-religionist
\co`-re*li"gion*ist\(-l?j"?n-?st), n.	   One of the same religion with another.	   [1913 Webster]
Core loss \Core loss\ (Elec.)	   Energy wasted by hysteresis or eddy currents in the core of	   an armature, transformer, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coreopsis \Co`re*op"sis\ (k[=o]`r[-e]*[o^]p"s[i^]s), prop. n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ko`ris bug + 'o`psis appearance.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbaceous composite plants, having the achenes	   two-horned and remotely resembling some insect; tickseed.	   {Coreopsis tinctoria}, of the Western plains, the commonest	   plant of the genus, has been used in dyeing.	   [1913 Webster]
Coreplasty \Cor"e*plas`ty\ (k[o^]r"[-e]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]), n. [Gr.	   ko`rh pupil + -plasty.] (Med.)	   A plastic operation on the pupil, as for forming an	   artificial pupil. -- {Cor`e*plas"tic} (-pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Corer \Cor"er\ (k?rr"?rr), n.	   That which cores; an instrument for coring fruit; as, an	   apple corer.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-respondent \Co`-re*spond"ent\ (k?`rr?-sp?nd"ent), n. (Law)	   One who is called upon to answer a summons or other	   proceeding jointly with another.	   [1913 Webster]
Corf \Corf\ (k[^o]rf), n.; pl. {Corves} (k[^o]rvz). [Cf. LG. &	   D. korf basket, G. korb, fr. L. corbis.]	   1. A basket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining)	      (a) A large basket used in carrying or hoisting coal or	          ore.	      (b) A wooden frame, sled, or low-wheeled wagon, to convey	          coal or ore in the mines.	          [1913 Webster] Corfiote
Corfiote \Cor"fi*ote\ (k[^o]r"f?-?t), Corfute \Cor"fute\	   (k?r"f?t), n.	   A native or inhabitant of Corfu, an island in the	   Mediterranean Sea.	   [1913 Webster]
corgi \corgi\ n.	   either of two Welsh breeds of long-bodied short-legged dogs	   with erect ears and a foxlike head.	   Syn: Welsh corgi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coriaceous \Co`ri*a"ceous\ (k?`r?-?"sh?s), a. [L. coriaceous,	   fr. corium leather. See {Cuirass}.]	   1. Consisting of or resembling, leather; leatherlike; tough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Stiff, like leather or parchment.	      [1913 Webster]
Coriander \Co`ri*an"der\ (k?`r?-?n"d?r), n. [L. coriandrum, fr.	   Gr. ????, ????, perh. fr. ??? bug, on account of the buglike	   or fetid smell of its leaves: cf. F. coriandre.] (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant, the {Coriandrum sativum}, the fruit	   or seeds of which have a strong smell and a spicy taste, and	   in medicine are considered as stomachic and carminative.	   [1913 Webster]
Coridine \Co"ri*dine\ (k?"r?-d?n; 104), n. [From L. cortium	   leather.]	   A colorless or yellowish oil, {C10H15N}, of a leathery odor,	   occuring in coal tar, Dippel's oil, tobacco smoke, etc.,	   regarded as an organic base, homologous with pyridine. Also,	   one of a series of metameric compounds of which coridine is a	   type. [Written also {corindine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corindon \Co*rin"don\ (k?-r?n"d?n), n. (Min.)	   See {Corrundum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corinne \Co`rinne"\ (k?`r?n"), n. (Zool.)	   The common gazelle ({Gazella dorcas}). See {Gazelle}.	   [Written also {korin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corinth \Cor"inth\ (k?r"?nth), n. [L. Corinthus, Gr. ????. Cf.	   {Currant}.]	   1. A city of Greece, famed for its luxury and extravagance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small fruit; a currant. [Obs.] --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]
Corinthiac \Co*rin"thi*ac\ (k?-r?n"th?-?k), a. [L.	   Corinthiacus.]	   Pertaining to Corinth.	   [1913 Webster]
Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.	   1. Of or relating to Corinth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of	      architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly	      used by the Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the lightest and most ornamental of the	            three orders used by the Greeks.      --Parker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a	      corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must	      be manned by amateurs.)	      [1913 Webster]	Corinthian \Co*rin"thi*an\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a	      fashionable man about town; esp., a man of means who	      drives his own horse, sails his own yacht, or the like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Corium \Co"ri*um\ (k?"r?-?m), n. [L. corium leather.]	   1. Armor made of leather, particularly that used by the	      Romans; used also by Enlish soldiers till the reign of	      Edward I. --Fosbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) Same as {Dermis}.	      (b) The deep layer of mucous membranes beneath the	          epithelium.	          [1913 Webster]
Corival \Co*ri"val\ (k[-o]*r[imac]"val), n.	   A rival; a corrival.	   [1913 Webster]	Corival \Co*ri"val\, v. t.	   To rival; to pretend to equal. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Corivalry
Corivalry \Co*ri"val*ry\, Corivalship \Co*ri"val*ship\, n.	   Joint rivalry.	   [1913 Webster]
Cork \Cork\ (k[^o]rk), n. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw. kork, D. kurk;	   all fr. Sp. corcho, fr. L. cortex, corticis, bark, rind. Cf.	   {Cortex}.]	   1. The outer layer of the bark of the cork tree ({Quercus	      Suber}), of which stoppers for bottles and casks are made.	      See {Cutose}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stopper for a bottle or cask, cut out of cork.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mass of tabular cells formed in any kind of bark, in	      greater or less abundance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cork is sometimes used wrongly for calk, calker;	         calkin, a sharp piece of iron on the shoe of a horse or	         ox.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 Europe) whose bark furnishes the cork of	      commerce.	      [1913 Webster]	Cork \Cork\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corked} (k[^o]rkt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Corking}.]	   1. To stop with a cork, as a bottle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish or fit with cork; to raise on cork.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tread on corked stilts a prisoner's pace. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To cork is sometimes used erroneously for to calk, to	         furnish the shoe of a horse or ox with sharp points,	         and also in the meaning of cutting with a calk.	         [1913 Webster]
Corkage \Cork"age\ (-[asl]j), n.	   The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking	   care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.	   [1913 Webster]
Corked \Corked\ (k?rkt), a.	   having acquired an unpleasant taste from the cork; as, a	   bottle of wine is corked.	   [1913 Webster]
Cork fossil \Cork" fos`sil\ (k[^o]rk" f[o^]s`s[i^]l). (Min.)	   A variety of amianthus which is very light, like cork.	   [1913 Webster]
Corkiness \Cork"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being corky.	   [1913 Webster]
corking pin \cork"ing pin`\ (k[^o]rk"[i^]ng p[i^]n`).	   A pin of a large size, formerly used attaching a woman's	   headdress to a cork mold. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
corkscrew \cork"screw`\ (k[^o]rk"skr[udd]`), n.	   An instrument with a screw or a steel spiral for drawing	   corks from bottles.	   [1913 Webster]	corkscrew \cork"screw`\ (k[^o]rk"skr[udd]`), a.	   shaped like a corkscrew; spiral; helical.	   [PJC]	   {corkscrew stairs}, a spiral staircase around a solid newel.	      [1913 Webster]
Corkscrew \Cork"screw`\, v. t.	   To press forward in a winding way; as, to corkscrew one's way	   through a crowd. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Corkwing \Cork"wing`\ (-w[i^]ng`), n. (Zool.)	   A fish; the goldsinny.	   [1913 Webster]
Corkwood \Cork"wood`\ (k[^o]rk"w[oo^]d`), n.	   1. The wood of the cork oak. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any one of several trees or shrubs having light or corky	      wood; esp.:	      (a) In the United States, the tree {Leitneria floridana},	          a very small deciduous dioecious tree or shrub of damp	          habitats in the southeastern US having extremely light	          wood; -- called also the {corkwood tree}.	      (b) In the West Indies: (1) Either of the cotton trees	          {Ochroma lagopus} and {Pariti tiliaceum}. (2) The tree	          producing the aligator apple. (3) The blolly.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Corky \Cork"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Consisting of, or like, cork; dry shriveled up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bind fast hiss corky arms.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tasting of cork.	      [1913 Webster]
Corm \Corm\ (k[^o]rm), n. [See {Cormus}.]	   1. (Bot.) A solid bulb-shaped root, as of the crocus. See	      {Bulb}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Same as {Cormus}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Cormogeny \Cor*mog"e*ny\ (k[^o]r*m[o^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n. [Gr.	   kormo`s trunk of a tree + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.]	   (Biol.)	   The embryological history of groups or families of	   individuals.	   [1913 Webster]
Cormophylogeny \Cor`mo*phy*log"e*ny\ (k?r`m?-f?-l?j"?-n?), n.	   [Gr. kormo`s trunk of a tree + E. phylogeny.] (Biol.)	   The phylogeny of groups or families of individuals.	   --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster] Cormophytes
Cormophytes \Cor"mo*phytes\ (k[^o]r"m[-o]*f[imac]ts), Cormophyta
\Cor*moph"y*ta\ (k[o^]r*m[o^]f"[i^]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL.	   cormophyta, fr. Gr. kormo`s trunk of a tree + fyto`n plant.]	   (Bot.)	   A term proposed by Endlicher to include all plants with an	   axis containing vascular tissue and with foliage.	   [1913 Webster]
Cormorant \Cor"mo*rant\ (k[^o]r"m[-o]*rant), n. [F. cormoran,	   fr. Armor. m[=o]r-vran a sea raven; m[=o]r sea + bran raven,	   with cor, equiv. to L. corvus raven, pleonastically prefixed;	   or perh. fr. L. corvus marinus sea raven.]	   1. (Zool.) Any species of {Phalacrocorax}, a genus of sea	      birds having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants	      devour fish voraciously, and have become the emblem of	      gluttony. They are generally black, and hence are called	      {sea ravens}, and {coalgeese}. [Written also {corvorant}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A voracious eater; a glutton, or gluttonous servant. --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cormoraut \Cor"mo*raut\, a.	   Ravenous; voracious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cormorant, devouring time.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cormus \Cor"mus\ (k[^o]r"m[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kormo`s the	   trunk of a tree (with the boughs cut off), fr. kei`rein to	   shear.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) See {Corm}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A vegetable or animal made up of a number of	      individuals, such as, for example, would be formed by a	      process of budding from a parent stalk wherre the buds	      remain attached.	      [1913 Webster]
Corn \Corn\ (k[^o]rn), n. [L. cornu horn: cf. F. corne horn,	   hornlike excrescence. See {Horn}.]	   A thickening of the epidermis at some point, esp. on the	   toes, by friction or pressure. It is usually painful and	   troublesome.	   [1913 Webster]	         Welcome, gentlemen! Ladies that have their toes	         Unplagued with corns, will have a bout with you.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The substance of a corn usually resembles horn, but	         where moisture is present, as between the toes, it is	         white and sodden, and is called a {soft corn}.	         [1913 Webster]	Corn \Corn\, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan.,	   Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka['u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno.	   Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.]	   1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley,	      and maize; a grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The various farinaceous grains of the cereal grasses used	      for food, as wheat, rye, barley, maize, oats.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Scotland, corn is generally restricted to oats, in	         the United States, to maize, or {Indian corn} (see	         sense 3), and in England to wheat.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. a tall cereal plant ({Zea mays}) bearing its seeds as	      large kernels in multiple rows on the surface of a hard	      cylindrical ear, the core of which (the cob) is not	      edible; -- also called {Indian corn} and, in technical	      literature, {maize}. There are several kinds; as, {yellow	      corn}, which grows chiefly in the Northern States, and is	      yellow when ripe; {white corn} or {southern corn}, which	      grows to a great height, and has long white kernels;	      {sweet corn}, comprising a number of sweet and tender	      varieties, grown chiefly at the North, some of which have	      kernels that wrinkle when ripe and dry; {pop corn}, any	      small variety, used for popping. Corn seeds may be cooked	      while on the ear and eaten directly, or may be stripped	      from the ear and cooked subsequently. The term {Indian	      corn} is often used to refer to a primitive type of corn	      having kernels of varied color borne on the same cob; it	      is used for decoration, especially in the fall.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field;	      the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after	      reaping and before thrashing.	      [1913 Webster]	            In one night, ere glimpse of morn,	            His shadowy flail had thrashed the corn. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small, hard particle; a grain. "Corn of sand." --Bp.	      Hall. "A corn of powder." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corn ball}, a ball of popped corn stuck together with soft	      candy from molasses or sugar.	   {Corn bread}, bread made of Indian meal.	   {Corn cake}, a kind of corn bread; johnny cake; hoecake.	   {Corn cockle} (Bot.), a weed ({Agrostemma Githago} syn.	      {Lychnis Githago}), having bright flowers, common in grain	      fields.	   {Corn flag} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gladiolus}; --	      called also {sword lily}.	   {Corn fly}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small fly which, in the larval state, is injurious	          to grain, living in the stalk, and causing the disease	          called "gout," on account of the swelled joints. The	          common European species is {Chlorops t[ae]niopus}.	      (b) A small fly ({Anthomyia ze}) whose larva or maggot	          destroys seed corn after it has been planted.	   {Corn fritter}, a fritter having green Indian corn mixed	      through its batter. [U. S.]	   {Corn laws}, laws regulating trade in corn, especially those	      in force in Great Britain till 1846, prohibiting the	      importation of foreign grain for home consumption, except	      when the price rose above a certain rate.	   {Corn marigold}. (Bot.) See under {Marigold}.	   {Corn oyster}, a fritter containing grated green Indian corn	      and butter, the combined taste resembling that of oysters.	      [U.S.]	   {Corn parsley} (Bot.), a plant of the parsley genus	      ({Petroselinum segetum}), a weed in parts of Europe and	      Asia.	   {Corn popper}, a utensil used in popping corn.	   {Corn poppy} (Bot.), the red poppy ({Papaver Rh[oe]as}),	      common in European cornfields; -- also called {corn rose}.	      	   {Corn rent}, rent paid in corn.	   {Corn rose}. See {Corn poppy}.	   {Corn salad} (Bot.), a name given to several species of	      {Valerianella}, annual herbs sometimes used for salad.	      {Valerianella olitoria} is also called {lamb's lettuce}.	      	   {Corn stone}, red limestone. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Corn violet} (Bot.), a species of {Campanula}.	   {Corn weevil}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small weevil which causes great injury to grain.	      (b) In America, a weevil ({Sphenophorus ze[ae]}) which	          attacks the stalk of maize near the root, often doing	          great damage. See {Grain weevil}, under {Weevil}.	          [1913 Webster]	Corn \Corn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corned} (k?rnd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Corning}.]	   1. To preserve and season with salt in grains; to sprinkle	      with salt; to cure by salting; now, specifically, to salt	      slightly in brine or otherwise; as, to corn beef; to corn	      a tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into small grains; to granulate; as, to corn	      gunpowder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To feed with corn or (in Sctland) oats; as, to corn	      horses. --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To render intoxicated; as, ale strong enough to corn one.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corning house}, a house or place where powder is corned or	      granulated.	      [1913 Webster]
Cornaceae \Cornaceae\ n.	   a natural family of trees including the genera {Aucuba};	   {Cornus}; {Corokia}; {Curtisia}; {Griselinia}; and	   {Helwingia}.	   Syn: family {Cornaceae}, dogwood family.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cornage \Cor"nage\ (k?r"n?j), n. [OF.,, horn-blowing, tax on	   horned cattle, fr. F. corne a horn, L. cornu.] (Law)	   An ancient tenure of land, which obliged the tenant to give	   notice of an invasion by blowing a horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornamute \Cor"na*mute\ (k?r"n?-m?t), n.	   A cornemuse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cornball \Corn"ball\ (k[^o]rn"b[add]l), n.	   1. a {corn ball}.	      [PJC]	   2. a person who is corny; one who is overly sentimental.	      [informal]	      [PJC]	   3. an unsophisticated person; a country bumpkin. [informal]	      [PJC]
cornball \corn"ball\ (k[^o]rn"b[add]l), a.	   same as {corny[5]}.	   [PJC]
cornbind \corn"bind`\ (k[^o]rn"b[imac]nd`), n. (Bot.)	   A weed that binds stalks of corn, as {Convolvulus arvensis},	   {Polygonum Convolvulus}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
corn bread \corn" bread`\ (k[^o]rn"br[e^]d`), n.	   1. a bread made from corn meal.	      [PJC]	   2. in the northeastern U. S., a moist and heavy sourdough rye	      bread. --RHUD	      [PJC]
corncob \corn"cob`\ (k[^o]rn"k[o^]b`), n.	   The cob or axis on which the kernels of Indian corn grow.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	corncob pipe \corn"cob pipe`\ (k[^o]rn"k[o^]b p[imac]p`), n.	   a pipe[3] for smoking tobacco with a bowl made from a	   corncob.	   [PJC]
corncockle \corncockle\ n.	   a European annual ({Agrostemma githago}) having large	   trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a	   common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized	   in America.	   Syn: corn cockle, corn-cockle, corn campion,	        crown-of-the-field, {Agrostemma githago}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corncrake \Corn"crake`\ (k[^o]rn"kr[=a]k`), n. (Zool.)	   A bird ({Crex crex} or {Crex pratensis}) which frequents	   grain fields; the European crake or land rail; -- called also	   {corn bird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corncrib \Corn"crib`\ (k[^o]rn"kr[i^]b`), n.	   A crib for storing corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Corncutter \Corn"cut`ter\ (k[^o]rn"k?t`t?r), n.	   1. A machine for cutting up stalks of corn for food of	      cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An implement consisting of a long blade, attached to a	      handle at nearly a right angle, used for cutting down the	      stalks of Indian corn.	      [1913 Webster]
Corndodger \Corn"dodg`er\ (k[^o]rn"d?j`?r), n.	   A cake made of the meal of Indian corn, wrapped in a covering	   of husks or paper, and baked under the embers. [U.S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornea \Cor"ne*a\ (k?r"n?-?), n.; pl. {Corneas} (-?z). [Fem.	   sing., fr. L. corneus horny, fr. cornu a horn. See {Horn}.]	   (Anat.)	   The transparent part of the coat of the eyeball which covers	   the iris and pupil and admits light to the interior. See	   {Eye}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corneal \Cor"ne*al\ (-al), a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the cornea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornel \Cor"nel\ (-n?l), n. [OF. cornille, cornoille, F.	   cornouille, cornel berry, LL. cornolium cornel tree, fr. L.	   cornus, fr. cornu horn, in allusion to the hardness of the	   wood. See {Horn}.]	   1. (Bot.) The cornelian cherry ({Cornus Mas}), a European	      shrub with clusters of small, greenish flowers, followed	      by very acid but edible drupes resembling cherries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any species of the genus {Cornus}, as {Cornus florida},	      the flowering cornel; {Cornus stolonifera}, the osier	      cornel; {Cornus Canadensis}, the dwarf cornel, or	      bunchberry.	      [1913 Webster]
Cornelian \Cor*nel"ian\ (k?r-n?lyan), n. [F. cornaline, OF.	   corneline, fr. L. cornu horn. So called from its horny	   appearance when broken. See {Horn}, and cf. {Carnelian}.]	   (Min.)	   Same as {Carnelian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornemuse \Corne"muse\ (k?rn"m?z), n. [F.]	   A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe.	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Corneocalcareous \Cor"ne*o*cal*ca"re*ous\	   (k?rn?-?-k?l-k?"r?-?s), a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Formed of a mixture of horny and calcareous	      materials, as some shells and corals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Horny on one side and calcareous on the other.	      [1913 Webster]
Corneous \Cor"ne*ous\ (-?s), a. [L. corneus, fr. cornu horn.]	   Of a texture resembling horn; horny; hard. -- Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Corner \Cor"ner\ (k?r"n?r), n. [OF. corniere, cornier, LL.	   cornerium, corneria, fr. L. cornu horn, end, point. See	   {Horn}.]	   1. The point where two converging lines meet; an angle,	      either external or internal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The space in the angle between converging lines or walls	      which meet in a point; as, the chimney corner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An edge or extremity; the part farthest from the center;	      hence, any quarter or part.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the four corners of the earth they come.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A secret or secluded place; a remote or out of the way	      place; a nook.	      [1913 Webster]	            This thing was not done in a corner.  --Acts xxvi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Direction; quarter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sits the wind in that corner!         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The state of things produced by a combination of persons,	      who buy up the whole or the available part of any stock or	      species of property, which compels those who need such	      stock or property to buy of them at their own price; as, a	      corner in a railway stock. [Broker's Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corner stone}, the stone which lies at the corner of two	      walls, and unites them; the principal stone; especially,	      the stone which forms the corner of the foundation of an	      edifice; hence, that which is fundamental importance or	      indispensable. "A prince who regarded uniformity of faith	      as the corner stone of his government." --Prescott.	   {Corner tooth}, one of the four teeth which come in a horse's	      mouth at the age of four years and a half, one on each	      side of the upper and of the lower jaw, between the middle	      teeth and the tushes.	      [1913 Webster]	Corner \Cor"ner\, n. (Association Football) [More fully {corner	   kick}.]	   A free kick from close to the nearest corner flag post,	   allowed to the opposite side when a player has sent the ball	   behind his own goal line.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Corner \Cor"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cornered} (-n?rd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Cornering}.]	   1. To drive into a corner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive into a position of great difficulty or hopeless	      embarrassment; as, to corner a person in argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To get command of (a stock, commodity, etc.), so as to be	      able to put one's own price on it; as, to corner the	      shares of a railroad stock; to corner petroleum.	      [1913 Webster]
Cornercap \Cor"ner*cap`\ (-k?p`), n.	   The chief ornament. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou makest the triumviry the cornercap of society.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornered \Cor"nered\ (-n?rd), p. a.	   1 Having corners or angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. In a possition of great difficulty; brought to bay.	      [1913 Webster]
Cornerwise \Cor"ner*wise`\ (-w?z`), adv.	   With the corner in front; diagonally; not square.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornet \Cor"net\ (k?r"n?t), n. [F. cornet, m. (for senses 1 &	   2), cornette, f. & m. (for senses 3 & 4), dim. of corne horn,	   L. cornu. See {Horn}.]	   1. (Mus.)	      (a) An obsolete rude reed instrument (Ger. Zinken), of the	          oboe family.	      (b) A brass instrument, with cupped mouthpiece, and	          furnished with valves or pistons, now used in bands,	          and, in place of the trumpet, in orchestras. See	          {Cornet-[`a]-piston}.	      (c) A certain organ stop or register.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A cap of paper twisted at the end, used by retailers to	      inclose small wares. --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.)	      (a) A troop of cavalry; -- so called from its being	          accompanied by a cornet player. [Obs.] "A body of five	          cornets of horse." --Clarendon.	      (b) The standard of such a troop. [Obs.]	      (c) The lowest grade of commissioned officer in a British	          cavalry troop, who carried the standard. The office	          was abolished in 1871.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A headdress:	      (a) A square cap anciently worn as a mark of certain	          professions.	      (b) A part of a woman's headdress, in the 16th century.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. [Cf. {Coronet}.] (Far.) See {Coronet}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Cornet-a-piston \Cor"net-[`a]-pis`ton\ (k?r"n?t-?-p?s"t?n; F.	   k?r`n?`?p?s`{t?n}"), n.; pl. {Cornets-[`a]-piston}. [F.]	   (Mus.)	   A brass wind instrument, like the trumpet, furnished with	   valves moved by small pistons or sliding rods; a cornopean; a	   cornet.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornetcy \Cor"net*cy\ (k?r"n?t-s?), n.	   The commission or rank of a cornet.	   [1913 Webster]
Corneter \Cor"net*er\ (k?r"n?t-?r), n.	   One who blows a cornet.	   [1913 Webster]
Corneule \Cor"neule\ (k[^o]r"n[=u]l), n. [F., dim. of corn['e]e	   the cornea.] (Zool.)	   One of the corneas of a compound eye in the invertebrates.	   --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornfield \Corn"field`\ (k?rn"f?ld`), n.	   A field where corn is or has been growing; -- in England, a	   field of wheat, rye, barley, or oats; in America, a field of	   Indian corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornfloor \Corn"floor`\ (k[^o]rn"fl[=o]r`), n.	   A thrashing floor. --Hos. ix. 1.	   [1913 Webster] cornflour
cornflour \corn"flour`\, corn flour \corn" flour`\n.	   a flour or starch prepared from the grains of corn; it is	   used in cooking as a thickener.	   Syn: cornstarch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cornflower \Corn"flow`er\ (k[^o]rn"flou`[~e]r), n. (Bot.)	   A conspicuous wild flower ({Centaurea Cyanus}), growing in	   grainfields.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornhusker \Cornhusker\ n.	   a resident of Nebraska; -- a nickname.	   Syn: Nebraskan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cornic \Cor"nic\ (k[^o]r"n[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, the dogwood	   ({Cornus florida}).	   [1913 Webster]
Cornice \Cor"nice\ (k?r"n?s), n. [F. corniche, It. cornice, LL.	   coronix, cornix, fr. L. coronis a curved line, a flourish	   with the pen at the end of a book or chapter, Gr. ???; akin	   to L. corona crown. sEE {Crown}, and cf. {Coronis}.] (Arch.)	   Any horizontal, molded or otherwise decorated projection	   which crowns or finishes the part to which it is affixed; as,	   the cornice of an order, pedestal, door, window, or house.	   --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cornice ring}, the ring on a cannon next behind the muzzle	      ring.	      [1913 Webster]
Corniced \Cor"niced\ (k?r"n?st), a.	   Having a cornice.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornicle \Cor"ni*cle\ (k?r"n?-k'l), n. [L. corniculum, dim. of	   cornu horn.]	   A little horn. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornicular \Cor*nic"u*lar\ (-l?r), n. [L. cornicularius.]	   A secretary or clerk. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Corniculate \Cor*nic"u*late\ (k?r-n?k"?-l?t), a. [L.	   corniculatus.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Horned; having horns. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having processes resembling small horns.	      [1913 Webster]
Corniculum \Cor*nic"u*lum\ (k?r-n?k"?-l?m), n.; pl. {Cornicula}	   (-l?). [L. corniculum little horn.] (Anat.)	   A small hornlike part or process.	   [1913 Webster]
Corniferous \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 Corniferous period	   has been so called from the numerous seams of hornstone which	   characterize the later part of the period, as developed in	   the State of New York.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornific \Cor*nif"ic\ (k?r-n?f"?k), a. [L. cornu horn + facere	   to make.]	   Producing horns; forming horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornification \Cor`ni*fi*ca"tion\ (k?r`n?-f?-k?"sh?n), n.	   Conversion into, or formation of, horn; a becoming like horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornified \Cor"ni*fied\ (k?r"n?-f?d), a. [L. cornu horn + -fy.]	   (Anat.)	   Converted into horn; horny.	   [1913 Webster]
Corniform \Cor"ni*form\ (-f?rm), a. [L. cornu horn + -form.]	   Having the shape of a horn; horn-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornigerous \Cor*nig"er*ous\ (k?r-n?j"?r-?s), a. [L. corniger;	   cornu horn + gerere to bear.]	   Horned; having horns; as, cornigerous animals. [Obs.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornin \Cor"nin\ (k?r"n?n), n. (Chem.)	   (a) A bitter principle obtained from dogwood ({Cornus	       florida}), as a white crystalline substance; -- called	       also {cornic acid}.	   (b) An extract from dogwood used as a febrifuge.	       [1913 Webster]
Corniplume \Cor"ni*plume\ (k?r"n?-pl?m), n. [L. cornu horn +	   pluma feather.] (Zool.)	   A hornlike tuft of feathers on the head of some birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornish \Cor"nish\ (k?r"n?sh), a.	   Of or pertaining to Cornwall, in England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cornish chough}. See {Chough}.	   {Cornish engine}, a single-acting pumping engine, used in	      mines, in Cornwall and elsewhere, and for water works. A	      heavy pump rod or plunger, raised by the steam, forces up	      the water by its weight, in descending.	      [1913 Webster]	Cornish \Cor"nish\, n.	   The dialect, or the people, of Cornwall.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornist \Cor"nist\, n.	   A performer on the cornet or horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornloft \Corn"loft`\ (k?rn"l?ft`), n.	   A loft for corn; a granary.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornmuse \Corn"muse\ (-m?z), n.	   A cornemuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Corno di bassetto \Cor"no di bas*set"to\ (k?r"n? d? b?s-s?t"t?	   or b?s-s?t"t?); pl. {Corni di basseto}. [It.] (Mus.)	   A tenor clarinet; -- called also {basset horn}, and sometimes	   confounded with the English horn, which is a tenor oboe.	   [1913 Webster]	Corno Inglese \Cor"no In*gle"se\ (?n-gl?"z?); pl. {Corni	   Inglesi} (-z?). [It.] (Mus.)	   A reed instrument, related to the oboe, but deeper in pitch;	   the English horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornopean \Cor*no"pe*an\ (k?r-n?"p?-an), n. (Mus.)	   An obsolete name for the cornet-[`a]-piston.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornsheller \Corn"shell`er\ (k?rn"sh?l`?r), n.	   A machine that separates the kernels of corn from the cob.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornshuck \Corn"shuck`\ (-sh[u^]k`), n.	   The husk covering an ear of Indian corn. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cornstalk \Corn"stalk`\ (-st[add]k`), n.	   A stalk of Indian corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornstarch \Corn"starch`\ (-st[aum]rch`), n.	   Starch made from Indian corn, esp. a fine white flour used	   for puddings, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornu \Cor"nu\ (k[^o]r"n[-u]), n.; pl. {Cornua} (-n[-u]*[.a]).	   [L.]	   A horn, or anything shaped like or resembling a horn.	   [1913 Webster]	Cornu Ammonis \Cor"nu Am*mo"nis\ ([a^]m*m[=o]"n[i^]s); pl.	   {Cornua Ammonis}. [L., horn of Ammon. See {Ammonite}.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil shell, curved like a ram's horn; an obsolete name	   for an ammonite.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornucopia \Cor`nu*co"pi*a\ (k[^o]r`n[-u]*k[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.;	   pl. {Cornucopias} (-[.a]z). [L. cornu copiae horn of plenty.	   See {Horn}, and {Copious}.]	   1. The horn of plenty, from which fruits and flowers are	      represented as issuing. It is an emblem of abundance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Bot.) A genus of grasses bearing spikes of flowers	      resembling the cornucopia in form.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some writers maintain that this word should be written,	         in the singular, {cornu copi[ae]}, and in the plural,	         {cornua copi[ae]}.	         [1913 Webster] Cornute
Cornute \Cor"nute\ (k?r"n?t or k?r-n?t"), Cornuted \Cor*nut"ed\	   (k?r-n?"t?d), a. [L. cornutus horned, from cornu horn.]	   1. Bearing horns; horned; horn-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cuckolded. [R.] "My being cornuted." --LEstrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Cornute \Cor*nute"\ (k?r-n?t"), v. t.	   To bestow horns upon; to make a cuckold of; to cuckold.	   [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornuto \Cor*nu"to\ (k?r-n?"t?), n. [It., fr. L. cornutus	   horned.]	   A man that wears the horns; a cuckold. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cornutor \Cor*nu"tor\ (-t?r), n.	   A cuckold maker. [R.] --Jordan.	   [1913 Webster]
Corny \Cor"ny\ (k?r"n?), a. [L. cornu horn.]	   Strong, stiff, or hard, like a horn; resembling horn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Up stood the cornu reed.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Corny \Corn"y\, a.	   1. Producing corn or grain; furnished with grains of corn.	      [R.] "The corny ear." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing corn; tasting well of malt. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A draught of moist and corny ale.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tipsy. [Vulgar, Eng.] --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. overly or simplistically sentimental. [informal]	      [PJC]	   5. trite or tiresome; too weak to be effective; -- said of	      unsubtle attempts at humor; as, a corny joke; a corny	      skit. [informal]	      [PJC]
Corocore \Cor"o*core\ (k?r"?-k?r), n.	   A kind of boat of various forms, used in the Indian	   Archipelago.	   [1913 Webster]
Corody \Cor"o*dy\ (k?r"?-d?), n. [LL. corrodium, corredium,	   conredium, furniture, provision: cf. OF. conroi. See	   {Curry}.] (Old Law)	   An allowance of meat, drink, or clothing due from an abbey or	   other religious house for the sustenance of such of the	   king's servants as he may designate to receive it. [Written	   also {corrody}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corol \Cor"ol\ (k?r"?l), n. (Bot.)	   A corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Corolla \Co*rol"la\ (k?-r?l"l?), n. [L. corolla a little crown	   or garland, dim. of corona. See {Crown}.] (Bot.)	   The inner envelope of a flower; the part which surrounds the	   organs of fructification, consisting of one or more leaves,	   called petals. It is usually distinguished from the calyx by	   the fineness of its texture and the gayness of its colors.	   See the Note under {Blossom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corollaceous \Cor`ol*la"ceous\ (k?r`?l-l?"sh?s), a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a corolla; having the form or	   texture of a corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Corollary \Cor"ol*la*ry\ (k?r"?l-l?-r?; 277), n.; pl.	   {Corollaries} (-r?z). [L. corollarium gift, corollary, fr.	   corolla. See {Corolla}.]	   1. That which is given beyond what is actually due, as a	      garland of flowers in addition to wages; surplus;	      something added or superfluous. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now come, my Ariel; bring a corollary,	            Rather than want a spirit.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something which follows from the demonstration of a	      proposition; an additional inference or deduction from a	      demonstrated proposition; a consequence.	      [1913 Webster] Corollate
Corollate \Cor"ol*late\ (k?r"?l-l?t), Corollated \Cor"ol*la`ted\	   (-l?`t?d), a.	   Having a corolla or corollas; like a corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Corollet \Cor"ol*let\ (k?r"?l-l?t), n. [Dim. fr. corolla.]	   (Bot.)	   A floret in an aggregate flower. [Obs.] --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster] Corollifloral
Corollifloral \Co*rol`li*flo"ral\ (k?-r?l`l?-fl?"ral),
Corolliflorous \Co*rol`li*flo"rous\ (-fl?"r?s), a. [Corolla + L.	   flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   Having the stamens borne on the petals, and the latter free	   from the calyx. Compare {Calycifloral} and {Thalamifloral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corolline \Cor"ol*line\ (-l?n), a.	   Of or pertaining to a corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Coromandel \Cor`o*man"del\ (k?r`?-m?n"del), n. (Geol.)	   The west coast, or a portion of the west coast, of the Bay of	   Bengal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coromandel gooseberry}. See {Carambola}.	   {Coromandel wood}, Calamander wood.	      [1913 Webster]
Corona \Co*ro"na\ (k?-r?"n?), n.; pl. L. {Coron[ae]} (-n?), E.	   {Coronas} (-n?z). [L. corona crown. See {Crown}.]	   1. A crown or garland bestowed among the Romans as a reward	      for distinguished services.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The projecting part of a Classic cornice, the	      under side of which is cut with a recess or channel so as	      to form a drip. See Illust. of {Column}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The upper surface of some part, as of a tooth or	      the skull; a crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The shelly skeleton of a sea urchin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astronomy) A peculiar luminous appearance, or aureola,	      which surrounds the sun, and which is seen only when the	      sun is totally eclipsed by the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.)	      (a) An inner appendage to a petal or a corolla, often	          forming a special cup, as in the daffodil and jonquil.	      (b) Any crownlike appendage at the top of an organ.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Meteorol.)	      (a) A circle, usually colored, seen in peculiar states of	          the atmosphere around and close to a luminous body, as	          the sun or moon.	      (b) A peculiar phase of the {aurora borealis}, formed by	          the concentration or convergence of luminous beams	          around the point in the heavens indicated by the	          direction of the dipping needle.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. A crown or circlet suspended from the roof or vaulting of	      churches, to hold tapers lighted on solemn occasions. It	      is sometimes formed of double or triple circlets, arranged	      pyramidically. Called also {corona lucis}. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mus.) A character [[pause]] called the {pause} or {hold}.	      [1913 Webster]
Coronach \Cor"o*nach\ (k?r"?-n?k), n.	   See {Coranach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coronal \Cor"o*nal\ (k?r"?-nal or, esp. in science, k?-r?"nal;	   277), a. [L. coronalis: cf. F. coronal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a corona (in any of the senses).	      [1913 Webster]	            The coronal light during the eclipse is faint.	                                                  --Abney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a king's crown, or coronation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law and his coronal oath require his undeniable	            assent to what laws the Parliament agree upon.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the top of the head or skull.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the shell of a sea urchin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coronal suture} (Anat.), a suture extending across the skull	      between the parietal and frontal bones; the	      fronto-parietal suture.	      [1913 Webster]	Coronal \Cor"o*nal\, n.	   1. A crown; wreath; garland. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The frontal bone, over which the ancients wore their	      coron[ae] or garlands. --Hooper.	      [1913 Webster]
Coronamen \Cor`o*na"men\ (k?r`-n?"m?n), n. [L., a crowning.]	   (Zool.)	   The upper margin of a hoof; a coronet.	   [1913 Webster]
Coronary \Cor"o*na*ry\ (k?r"?-n?-r?), a. [L. coronarius: cf. F.	   coronaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a crown; forming, or adapted to form,	      a crown or garland. "Coronary thorns." --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The catalogue of coronary plants is not large in	            Theophrastus.                         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Resembling, or situated like, a crown or circlet;	      as, the coronary arteries and veins of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	Coronary \Cor"o*na*ry\, n.	   1. A small bone in the foot of a horse.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Informal shortening of {coronary thrombosis}, also used	      informally to mean {heart attack}.	      [PJC]	Coronary bone \Cor"o*na*ry bone\	   The small pastern bone of the horse and allied animals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Coronary cushion \Coronary cushion\	   A cushionlike band of vascular tissue at the upper border of	   the wall of the hoof of the horse and allied animals. It	   takes an important part in the secretion of the horny walls.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Coronary thrombosis \Cor"o*na*ry throm*bo"sis\, n.	   the blockage of the coronary artery of the heart by a	   thrombus.	   [PJC] Coronate
Coronate \Cor"o*nate\ (k?r"?-n?t), Coronated \Cor"o*na`ted\	   (-n?`t?ed), a. [L. coronatus, p. p. of coronare to crown, fr.	   corona. See {Crown}.]	   1. Having or wearing a crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Having the coronal feathers lengthened or otherwise	          distinguished; -- said of birds.	      (b) Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or	          spines; -- said of spiral shells.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Having a crest or a crownlike appendage.	      [1913 Webster]
Coronation \Cor`o*na"tion\ (k?r`?-n?"sh?n), n. [See {Coronate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or solemnity of crowning a sovereign; the act of	      investing a prince with the insignia of royalty, on his	      succeeding to the sovereignty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pomp or assembly at a coronation. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Coronel \Coro"nel\ (k?r"nel), n. [See {Colonel}.]	   A colonel. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Coronel \Cor"o*nel\ (k?r"?-n?l or k?r"n?l), n. [Cf. {Cronel},	   {Crown}.] (Anc. Armor)	   The iron head of a tilting spear, divided into two, three, or	   four blunt points. [Written also {cronel}.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Coroner \Cor"o*ner\ (k?r"?-n?r), n. [From OE. coronen to crown,	   OF. coroner, fr. L. coronare, fr. corona crown. Formed as a	   translation of LL. coronator coroner, fr. L. corona crown,	   the coroner having been originally a prosecuting officer of	   the crown. See {Crown}.]	   An officer of the peace whose principal duty is to inquire,	   with the help of a jury, into the cause of any violent,	   sudden or mysterious death, or death in prison, usually on	   sight of the body and at the place where the death occurred.	   [In England formerly also written and pronounced {crowner}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some of the United States the office of coroner is	         abolished, that of medical examiner taking its place.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Coroner's inquest}. See under {Inquest}.	      [1913 Webster]
Coronet \Cor"o*net\ (k?r"?-n?t), n. [Dim. of OE. corone crown;	   cf. OF. coronete. See {Crown}, and cf. {Crownet}, {Cronet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An ornamental or honorary headdress, having the shape and	      character of a crown; particularly, a crown worn as the	      mark of high rank lower than sovereignty. The word is used	      by Shakespeare to denote also a kingly crown.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without a star, a coronet, or garter. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The coronet of the Prince of Wales consist of a circlet	         of gold with four crosses patt['e]e around the edge	         between as many fleurs-de-lis. The center crosses are	         connected by an arch which is surmounted by a globe or	         cross. The coronet of a British duke is adorned with	         strawberry leaves; that of a marquis has leaves with	         pearls interposed; that of an earl raises the pearls	         above the leaves; that of a viscount is surrounded with	         pearls only; that of a baron has only four pearls.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) The upper part of a horse's hoof, where the horn	      terminates in skin. --James White.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anc. Armor) The iron head of a tilting spear; a coronel.	      --Crose.	      [1913 Webster]
Coroneted \Cor"o*net*ed\ (-n?t-?d), a.	   Wearing, or entitled to wear, a coronet; of noble birth or	   rank.	   [1913 Webster]
Coroniform \Co*ron"i*form\ (k?-r?n"?-f?rm or k?-r?"n?-), a. [L.	   corona crown + -form.]	   Having the form of a crown or coronet; resembling a crown.	   [1913 Webster]
Coronilla \Cor`o*nil"la\ (k?r`?-n?l"l?), n. [NL., fr. L. corona	   crown: cf. F. coronille.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants related to the clover, having their flowers	   arranged in little heads or tufts resembling coronets.	   [1913 Webster]
Coronis \Co*ro"nis\ (k?-r?"n?s), n. [Gr. korwni`s anything	   curved. See {Cornice}.]	   1. In Greek grammar, a sign ['] sometimes placed over a	      contracted syllable. --W. W. Goodwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The curved line or flourish at the end of a book or	      chapter; hence, the end. [R.] --Bp. Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]
Coronium \Co*ro"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Corona}.] (Chem. & Astron.)	   The principal gaseous substance forming the solar corona,	   characterized by a green line in the coronal spectrum.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coronoid \Cor"o*noid\ (k[o^]r"[-o]*noid), a. [Gr. korw`nh crow +	   -oid: cf. F. corono["i]de.] (Anat.)	   Resembling the beak of a crow; as, the coronoid process of	   the jaw, or of the ulna.	   [1913 Webster]
Coronule \Cor"o*nule\ (k?r"?-n?l), n. [L. coronula, dim. of	   corona crown.] (Bot.)	   A coronet or little crown of a seed; the downy tuft on seeds.	   See {Pappus}. --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Coroun \Co*roun"\ (k?-roun"), v. & n.	   Crown. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Corozo
Corozo \Co*ro"zo\ Corosso \Co*ros"so\ (k?-r?"th? or -s?), n.	   [Cf. Sp. cerozo a kind of palm tree.]	   The name in Central America for the seed of a true palm;	   also, a commercial name for the true ivory nut. See {Ivory	   nut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporace \Cor"po*race\ (k?r"p?-r?s), n.	   See {Corporas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporal \Cor"po*ral\ (k[^o]r"p[-o]*ral), n. [Corrupted fr. F.	   caporal, It. caporale, fr. capo head, chief, L. caput. See	   {Chief}, and cf. {Caporal}.] (Mil.)	   A noncommissioned officer, next below a sergeant. In the	   United States army he is the lowest noncommissioned officer	   in a company of infantry. He places and relieves sentinels.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Corporal's guard}, a detachment such as would be in charge	      of a corporal for guard duty, etc.; hence, derisively, a	      very small number of persons.	   {Lance corporal}, an assistant corporal on private's pay.	      --Farrow.	   {Ship's corporal} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the	      master at arms in his various duties.	      [1913 Webster]	Corporal \Cor"po*ral\, a. [L. corporalis, fr. corpus body. See	   {Corpse}.]	   1. Belonging or relating to the body; bodily. "Past corporal	      toil." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pillories and other corporal infections. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corporal punishment} (law), punishment applied to the body	      of the offender, including the death penalty, whipping,	      and imprisonment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a body or substance; not spiritual; material. In	      this sense now usually written corporeal. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A corporal heaven . . . .where the stare are.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            What seemed corporal melted	            As breath into the wind.              --Shak.	   Syn: {Corporal}, {Bodily}, {Corporeal}.	   Usage: Bodily is opposed to mental; as, bodily affections.	          Corporeal refers to the whole physical structure or	          nature, of the body; as, corporeal substance or frame.	          Corporal, as now used, refers more to punishment or	          some infliction; as, corporal punishment. To speak of	          corporeal punishment is an error. Bodily austerities;	          the corporeal mold.	          [1913 Webster] Corporal	Corporal \Cor"po*ral\ (k[^o]r"p[-o]*ral), Corporale
\Cor`po*ra"le\ (-r?"l?), n. [LL. corporale: cf. F. corporal. See	   {Corporal},a.]	   A fine linen cloth, on which the sacred elements are	   consecrated in the eucharist, or with which they are covered;	   a communion cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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	      elements.	      [1913 Webster]
Corporality \Cor`po*ral"i*ty\ (k?r`p?-r?l"l?-t?), n.: pl.	   {Corporalities} (-t?z). [L. corporalitas: cf. F.corporalit?.]	   1. The state of being or having a body; bodily existence;	      corporeality; -- opposed to spirituality. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A confraternity; a guild. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Corporally \Cor"po*ral*ly\ (k?r"p?-ral-ly), adv.	   In or with the body; bodily; as, to be corporally present.	   --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporalship \Cor"po*ral*ship\, n. (Mil.)	   A corporal's office.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporas \Cor"po*ras\ (k?r"p?-r?s), n. [Prop. pl. of corporal.]	   The corporal, or communion cloth. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporate \Cor"po*rate\ (k?r"p?-r?t), a. [L. corporatus, p. p.	   of corporare to shape into a body, fr. corpus body. See	   {Corpse}.]	   1. Formed into a body by legal enactment; united in an	      association, and endowed by law with the rights and	      liabilities of an individual; incorporated; as, a	      corporate town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to a corporation or incorporated body.	      "Corporate property." --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. United; general; collectively one.	      [1913 Webster]	            They answer in a joint and corporate voice. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corporate member}, an actual or voting member of a	      corporation, as distinguished from an associate or an	      honorary member; as, a corporate member of the American	      Board.	      [1913 Webster]	Corporate \Cor"po*rate\ (-r?t), v. t.	   To incorporate. [Obs.] -- Stow.	   [1913 Webster]	Corporate \Cor"po*rate\, v. i.	   To become incorporated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corporately \Cor"po*rate*ly\ (-r?t-l?), adv.	   1. In a corporate capacity; acting as a corporate body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In, or as regarda, the body. --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]
corporate raider \corporate raider\ n. (Finance)	   a person who purchases or attempts to purchase a controlling	   interest in a publicly-traded company against the wishes of	   the current management.	   Note: such a buyout is caled a {hostile takeover}.	   Syn: buyout specialist, takeover artist.	        [PJC]
Corporation \Cor`po*ra"tion\ (k[^o]r`p[-o]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. corporatio incarnation: cf. F. corporation corporation.]	   A body politic or corporate, formed and authorized by law to	   act as a single person, and endowed by law with the capacity	   of succession; a society having the capacity of transacting	   business as an individual.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Corporations are aggregate or sole. {Corporations	         aggregate} consist of two or more persons united in a	         society, which is preserved by a succession of members,	         either forever or till the corporation is dissolved by	         the power that formed it, by the death of all its	         members, by surrender of its charter or franchises, or	         by forfeiture. Such corporations are the mayor and	         aldermen of cities, the head and fellows of a college,	         the dean and chapter of a cathedral church, the	         stockholders of a bank or insurance company, etc. A	         {corporation sole} consists of a single person, who is	         made a body corporate and politic, in order to give him	         some legal capacities, and especially that of	         succession, which as a natural person he can not have.	         Kings, bishops, deans, parsons, and vicars, are in	         England sole corporations. A fee will not pass to a	         corporation sole without the word "successors" in the	         grant. There are instances in the United States of a	         minister of a parish seized of parsonage lands in the	         right of his parish, being a corporation sole, as in	         Massachusetts. Corporations are sometimes classified as	         public and private; public being convertible with	         municipal, and {private corporations} being all	         corporations not municipal.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Close corporation}. See under {Close}.	      [1913 Webster]
Corporator \Cor"po*ra`tor\ (k[^o]"p?-r?`t?r), n.	   A member of a corporation, esp. one of the original members.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporature \Cor"po*ra*ture\ (k[^o]r"p?-r?-t?r), n.	   The state of being embodied; bodily existence. [Obs.] --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporeal \Cor*po"re*al\ (k[^o]r*p[=o]"r[-e]*al), a. [L.	   corporeus, fr. corpus body.]	   Having a body; consisting of, or pertaining to, a material	   body or substance; material; -- opposed to {spiritual} or	   {immaterial}.	   [1913 Webster]	         His omnipotence	         That to corporeal substance could add	         Speed almost spiritual.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Corporeal property}, such as may be seen and handled (as	      opposed to incorporeal, which can not be seen or handled,	      and exists only in contemplation). --Mozley & W.	   Syn: Corporal; bodily. See {Corporal}.	        [1913 Webster]
Corporealism \Cor*po"re*al*ism\ (-?z'm), n.	   Materialism. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporealist \Cor*po"re*al*ist\ (k[o^]r*p[=o]"r[-e]*al*[i^]st),	   n.	   One who denies the reality of spiritual existences; a	   materialist.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some corporealists pretended . . . to make a world	         without a God.                           --Bp.	                                                  Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporeality \Cor*po`re*al"i*ty\ (-?l"?-t?), n.: pl.	   {Corporealities} (-t[i^]z).	   The state of being corporeal; corporeal existence.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporeally \Cor*po"re*al*ly\ (k[o^]r*p[=o]"r[-e]*al*l[y^]),	   adv.	   In the body; in a bodily form or manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporealness \Cor*po"re*al*ness\ (-n?s), n.	   Corporeality; corporeity.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporeity \Cor`po*re"i*ty\ (k?r`p?-r?"?-t?), n. [LL.	   corporeitas: cf. F. corpor?it?.]	   The state of having a body; the state of being corporeal;	   materiality.	   [1913 Webster]	         The one attributed corporeity to God.    --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those who deny light to be matter, do not therefore	         deny its corporeity.                     --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Corporify \Cor*por"i*fy\ (k?r-p?r"?-f?), v. t. [L. corpus body +	   -fy: cf. F. corporifier.]	   To embody; to form into a body. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Corposant \Cor"po*sant\ (k?r"p?-z?nt), n. [It. corpo santo holy	   body.]	   St. Elmo's fire. See under {Saint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corps \Corps\ (k[=o]r, pl. k[=o]rz), n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. L.	   corpus body. See {Corpse}.]	   1. The human body, whether living or dead. [Obs.] See	      {Corpse}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            By what craft in my corps, it cometh [commences] and	            where.                                --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of men; esp., an organized division of the military	      establishment; as, the marine corps; the corps of	      topographical engineers; specifically, an army corps.	      [1913 Webster]	            A corps operating with an army should consist of	            three divisions of the line, a brigade of artillery,	            and a regiment of cavalry.            --Gen. Upton	                                                  (U. S.	                                                  Tactics. )	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A body or code of laws. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole corps of the law.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) The land with which a prebend or other	      ecclesiastical office is endowed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The prebendaries over and above their reserved rents	            have a corps.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Ger.] In some countries of Europe, a form of students'	      social society binding the members to strict adherence to	      certain student customs and its code of honor; -- Ger.	      spelling usually {korps}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Army corps}, or (French) {Corps d'arm['e]e} (k[-o]r`	      d[aum]r`m[asl]"), a body containing two or more divisions	      of a large army, organized as a complete army in itself.	      	   {Corps de logis} (k[-o]r` de l[-o]`zh[-e]") [F., body of the	      house], the principal mass of a building, considered apart	      from its wings.	   {Corps diplomatique} (k?r d?`pl?`m?-t?k") [F., diplomatic	      body], the body of ministers or envoys accredited to a	      government.	      [1913 Webster]
Corpse \Corpse\ (k[^o]rps), n. [OF. cors (sometimes written	   corps), F. corps, L. corpus; akin to AS. hrif womb. See	   {Midriff}, and cf. {Corse}, {Corselet}, {Corps}, {Cuerpo}.]	   1. A human body in general, whether living or dead; --	      sometimes contemptuously. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly written (after the French form) corps. See	         {Corps}, n., 1.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The dead body of a human being; -- used also Fig.	      [1913 Webster]	            He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it	            sprung upon its feet.                 --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corpse candle}.	      (a) A thick candle formerly used at a lich wake, or the	          customary watching with a corpse on the night before	          its interment.	      (b) A luminous appearance, resembling the flame of a	          candle, sometimes seen in churchyards and other damp	          places, superstitiously regarded as portending death.	          	   {Corpse gate}, the gate of a burial place through which the	      dead are carried, often having a covered porch; -- called	      also {lich gate}.	      [1913 Webster] Corpulence
Corpulence \Cor"pu*lence\ (k?r"p?-lens), Corpulency
\Cor"pu*len*cy\ (k?r"p?-len-s?), n. [L. corpulentia: cf. F.	   corpulence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Excessive fatness; fleshiness; obesity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thickness; density; compactness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The heaviness and corpulency of water requiring a	            great force to divide it.             --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]
Corpulent \Cor"pu*lent\ (-p?-lent), a. [L. corpulentus, fr.	   corpus: cf. F. corpulent. See {Corpse}.]	   1. Very fat; obese.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Solid; gross; opaque. [Obs.] --Holland.	   Syn: Stout; fleshy; bulky; obese. See {Stout}.	        [1913 Webster]
Corpulently \Cor"pu*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a corpulent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Corpus \Cor"pus\ (-p[u^]s), n.; pl. {Corpora} (-p[-o]*r[.a]).	   [L.]	   A body, living or dead; the corporeal substance of a thing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Corpus callosum} (k[a^]l*l[=o]"s[u^]m); pl. {Corpora	      callosa} (-s?) [NL., callous body] (Anat.), the great band	      of commissural fibers uniting the cerebral hemispheres.	      See {Brain}.	   {Corpus Christi} (kr[i^]s"t[imac]) [L., body of Christ] (R.	      C. Ch.), a festival in honor of the eucharist, observed on	      the Thursday after Trinity Sunday.	   {Corpus Christi cloth}. Same as {Pyx cloth}, under {Pyx}.	   {Corpus delicti} (d[-e]*l[i^]k"t[imac]) [L., the body of the	      crime] (Law), the substantial and fundamental fact of the	      comission of a crime; the proofs essential to establish a	      crime.	   {Corpus luteum} (l[=u]"t[-e]*[u^]m); pl. {Corpora lutea}	      (-[.a]). [NL., luteous body] (Anat.), the reddish yellow	      mass which fills a ruptured Graafian follicle in the	      mammalian ovary.	   {Corpus striatum} (str[-i]*[=a]"t[u^]m); pl. {Corpora	      striata} (-t[.a]). [NL., striate body] (Anat.), a ridge in	      the wall of each lateral ventricle of the brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Corpuscle \Cor"pus*cle\ (-p[u^]s*s'l), n. [L. corpusculum, dim.	   of corpus.]	   1. A minute particle; an atom; a molecule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A protoplasmic animal cell; esp., such as float	      free, like blood, lymph, and pus corpuscles; or such as	      are imbedded in an intercellular matrix, like connective	      tissue and cartilage corpuscles. See {Blood}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virchow showed that the corpuscles of bone are	            homologous with those of connective tissue.	                                                  --Quain's	                                                  Anat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) An electron. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Red blood corpuscles} (Physiol.), in man, yellowish,	      biconcave, circular discs varying from 1/3500 to 1/3200 of	      an inch in diameter and about 1/12400 of an inch thick.	      They are composed of a colorless stroma filled in with	      semifluid h[ae]moglobin and other matters. In most mammals	      the red corpuscles are circular, but in the camels, birds,	      reptiles, and the lower vertebrates generally, they are	      oval, and sometimes more or less spherical in form. In	      Amphioxus, and most invertebrates, the blood corpuscles	      are all white or colorless.	   {White blood corpuscles} (Physiol.), rounded, slightly	      flattened, nucleated cells, mainly protoplasmic in	      composition, and possessed of contractile power. In man,	      the average size is about 1/2500 of an inch, and they are	      present in blood in much smaller numbers than the red	      corpuscles.	      [1913 Webster]
Corpuscular \Cor*pus"cu*lar\ (k?r-p?s"k?-l?r), a. [Cf. F.	   corpusculaire.]	   Pertaining to, or composed of, corpuscles, or small	   particles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Corpuscular philosophy}, that which attempts to account for	      the phenomena of nature, by the motion, figure, rest,	      position, etc., of the minute particles of matter.	   {Corpuscular theory} (Opt.), the theory enunciated by Sir	      Isaac Newton, that light consists in the emission and	      rapid progression of minute particles or corpuscles. The	      theory is now generally rejected, and supplanted by the	      undulatory theory.	      [1913 Webster]
Corpuscularian \Cor*pus`cu*la"ri*an\ (-l?"r?-an), a.	   Corpuscular. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Corpuscularian \Cor*pus`cu*la"ri*an\, n.	   An adherent of the corpuscular philosophy. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Corpuscule \Cor*pus"cule\ (k?r-p?s"k?l), n.	   A corpuscle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corpusculous \Cor*pus"cu*lous\ (-k?-l?s), a.	   Corpuscular. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrade \Cor*rade"\ (k?r-r?d"), v. t. [L. corradere, -rasum;	   cor- + radere to rub.]	   1. To gnaw into; to wear away; to fret; to consume. [Obs.]	      --Dr. R. Clerke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) To erode, as the bed of a stream. See {Corrosion}.	      [1913 Webster]
Corradial \Cor*ra"di*al\ (k?r-r?"d?-al), a.	   Radiating to or from the same point. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Corradiate \Cor*ra"di*ate\ (k?r-r?"d?-?t), v. t.	   To converge to one point or focus, as light or rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Corradiation \Cor*ra`di*a"tion\ (k?r-r?`d?-?"sh?n), n.	   A conjunction or concentration of rays in one point. --Bacom	   [1913 Webster]
Corral \Cor*ral"\ (k?r-r?l"; Sp. k?r-r?l"), n. [Sp., a yard, a	   yard for cattle, fr. corro a circle or ring, fr. L. currere	   to run. Cf. {Kraal}.]	   A pen for animals; esp., an inclosure made with wagons, by	   emigrants in the vicinity of hostile Indians, as a place of	   security for horses, cattle, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Corral \Cor*ral"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corraled} (-r?ld" or	   -r?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corralling}.]	   To surround and inclose; to coop up; to put into an inclosed	   space; -- primarily used with reference to securing horses	   and cattle in an inclosure of wagons while traversing the	   plains, but in the Southwestern United States now	   colloquially applied to the capturing, securing, or penning	   of anything. --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrasion \Cor*ra"sion\ (k?r-r?"zh?n), n. [See {Corrade}.]	   (Geol.)	   The erosion of the bed of a stream by running water,	   principally by attrition of the detritus carried along by the	   stream, but also by the solvent action of the water.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrasive \Cor*ra"sive\ (-s?v), a.	   Corrosive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Corrasive sores which eat into the flesh. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Correct \Cor*rect"\ (k[^o]r*r[e^]kt"), a. [L. correctus, p. p.	   of corrigere to make straight, to correct; cor- + regere to	   lead straight: cf. F. correct. See {Regular}, {Right}, and	   cf. {Escort}.]	   Set right, or made straight; hence, conformable to truth,	   rectitude, or propriety, or to a just standard; not faulty or	   imperfect; free from error; as, correct behavior; correct	   views.	   [1913 Webster]	         Always use the most correct editions.    --Felton.	   Syn: Accurate; right, exact; precise; regular; faultless. See	        {Accurate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Correct \Cor*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Correcting}.]	   1. To make right; to bring to the standard of truth, justice,	      or propriety; to rectify; as, to correct manners or	      principles.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is a defect in the first make of some men's	            minds which can scarce ever be corrected afterwards.	                                                  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove or retrench the faults or errors of; to amend;	      to set right; as, to correct the proof (that is, to mark	      upon the margin the changes to be made, or to make in the	      type the changes so marked).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in	      morals; to reprove or punish for faults or deviations from	      moral rectitude; to chastise; to discipline; as, a child	      should be corrected for lying.	      [1913 Webster]	            My accuser is my 'prentice; and when I did correct	            him for his fault the other day, he did vow upon his	            knees he would be even with me.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To counteract the qualities of one thing by those of	      another; -- said of whatever is wrong or injurious; as, to	      correct the acidity of the stomach by alkaline	      preparations.	   Syn: To amend; rectify; emend; reform; improve; chastise;	        punish; discipline; chasten. See {Amend}.	        [1913 Webster] Correctible
Correctible \Cor*rect"i*ble\ (-r?k"t?-b'l), Correctable
\Cor*rect"a*ble\ (-r?k"t?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being corrected.	   [1913 Webster]
Correctify \Cor*rect"i*fy\ (k?r-r?k"t?-f?), v. t.	   To correct. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When your worship's plassed to correctify a lady.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
correcting \correcting\ n.	   the act of offering an improvement to replace a mistake.	   Syn: correction, rectification.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Correction \Cor*rec"tion\ (k?r-r?k"sh?n), n. [L. correctio: cf.	   F. correction.]	   1. The act of correcting, or making that right which was	      wrong; change for the better; amendment; rectification, as	      of an erroneous statement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The due correction of swearing, rioting, neglect of	            God's word, and other scandalouss vices. --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of reproving or punishing, or that which is	      intended to rectify or to cure faults; punishment;	      discipline; chastisement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Correction and instruction must both work	            Ere this rude beast will profit.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is substituted in the place of what is wrong;	      an emendation; as, the corrections on a proof sheet should	      be set in the margin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Abatement of noxious qualities; the counteraction of what	      is inconvenient or hurtful in its effects; as, the	      correction of acidity in the stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An allowance made for inaccuracy in an instrument; as,	      chronometer correction; compass correction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Correction line} (Surv.), a parallel used as a new base line	      in laying out township in the government lands of the	      United States. The adoption at certain intervals of a	      correction line is necessitated by the convergence of of	      meridians, and the statute requirement that the townships	      must be squares.	   {House of correction}, a house where disorderly persons are	      confined; a bridewell.	   {Under correction}, subject to correction; admitting the	      possibility of error.	      [1913 Webster]
Correctional \Cor*rec"tion*al\ (k?r-r?k"sh?n-al), a. [Cf. F.	   correctionnel.]	   Tending to, or intended for, correction; used for correction;	   as, a correctional institution.	   [1913 Webster]
Correctioner \Cor*rec"tion*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who is, or who has been, in the house of correction.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
correctitude \correctitude\ n.	   correct or appropriate behavior.	   Syn: propriety, properness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corrective \Cor*rect"ive\ (k?rr-r?k"t?v), a. [Cf. F. correctif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the power to correct; tending to rectify; as,	      corrective penalties.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mulberries are pectoral, corrective of billious	            alkali.                               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Qualifying; limiting. "The Psalmist interposeth . . . this	      corrective particle." --Holdsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Corrective \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 correctives of immoral	      conduct. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Limitation; restriction. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Correctly \Cor*rect"ly\ (k?r-r?kt"l?), adv.	   In a correct manner; exactly; acurately; without fault or	   error.	   [1913 Webster]
Correctness \Cor*rect"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being correct; as, the correctness of	   opinions or of manners; correctness of taste; correctness in	   writing or speaking; the correctness of a text or copy.	   Syn: Accuracy; exactness; precision; propriety.	        [1913 Webster]
Corrector \Cor*rect"or\ (k?r-r?kt"?r), n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, corrects; as, a corrector of abuses;	   a corrector of the press; an alkali is a corrector of acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Correctory \Cor*rect"o*ry\ (-?-r?), a.	   Containing or making correction; corrective.	   [1913 Webster]
Correctress \Cor*rect"ress\ (-r?s), n.	   A woman who corrects.	   [1913 Webster]
Corregidor \Cor*reg"i*dor\ (k?r-r?j"?-d?r; Sp. k?r-r?`h?-d?r"),	   n. [Sp., orig., a corrector.]	   The chief magistrate of a Spanish town.	   [1913 Webster]
Correi \Cor"rei\ (k?r"r?), n. [Scot., perh. fr. Celt. cor a	   corner.]	   A hollow in the side of a hill, where game usually lies.	   "Fleet foot on the correi." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Correlatable \Cor`re*lat"a*ble\ (k3r`r?-l?t"?-b'l), a.	   Such as can be correlated; as, correlatable phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Correlate \Cor`re*late"\ (k[o^]r`r[-e]*l[=a]t" or	   k[o^]r"r[-e]*l[=a]t`), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Correlated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Correlating}.] [Pref. cor- + relate.]	   To have reciprocal or mutual relations; to be mutually	   related.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doctrine and worship correlate as theory and practice.	                                                  --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Correlate \Cor`re*late"\, v. t.	   To put in relation with each other; to connect together by	   the disclosure of a mutual relation; as, to correlate natural	   phenomena. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	Correlate \Cor"re*late\ (k?r"r?-l?t), n.	   One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation to	   something else, as father to son; a correlative. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
correlated \correlated\ adj.	   1. mutually related.	   Syn: correlative, correlate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Mathematics, statistics) showing a statistically	      significant relationship between the values of two or more	      variables; as, The statures of fathers and sons are	      correlated.	      [PJC]
Correlation \Cor`re*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [LL. correlatio; L.	   cor- + relatio: cf. F. corr['e]lation. Cf. {Correlation}.]	   Reciprocal relation; corresponding similarity or parallelism	   of relation or law; capacity of being converted into, or of	   giving place to, one another, under certain conditions; as,	   the correlation of forces, or of zymotic diseases.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Correlation of energy}, the relation to one another of	      different forms of energy; -- usually having some	      reference to the principle of conservation of energy. See	      {Conservation of energy}, under {Conservation}.	   {Correlation of forces}, the relation between the forces	      which matter, endowed with various forms of energy, may	      exert.	      [1913 Webster]
Correlative \Cor*rel"a*tive\ (k?r-r?l"?-t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   corr['e]latif.]	   Having or indicating a reciprocal relation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Father and son, prince and subject, stranger and	         citizen, are correlative terms.          --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]	Correlative \Cor*rel"a*tive\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, stands in a reciprocal relation,	      or is correlated, to some other person or thing. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spiritual things and spiritual men are correlatives.	                                                  --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The antecedent of a pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]
Correlatively \Cor*rel"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a correlative relation.	   [1913 Webster]
Correlativeness \Cor*rel"a*tive*ness\, n.	   Quality of being correlative.	   [1913 Webster]
Correligionist \Cor`re*li"gion*ist\ (k?r`r?-l?j"?n-?st), n.	   A co-religion?ist.	   [1913 Webster]
Correption \Cor*rep"tion\ (k?r-r?p"sh?n), n. [L. correptio, fr.	   corripere to seize.]	   Chiding; reproof; reproach. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Angry, passionate correption being rather apt to	         provoke, than to amend.                  --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Correspond \Cor`re*spond"\ (k?r`r?-sp?nd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Corresponded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Corresponding}.] [Pref. cor-	   + respond: cf. f. correspondre.]	   1. To be like something else in the dimensions and	      arrangement of its parts; -- followed by with or to; as,	      concurring figures correspond with each other throughout.	      [1913 Webster]	            None of them [the forms of Sidney's sonnets]	            correspond to the Shakespearean type. --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be adapted; to be congruous; to suit; to agree; to fit;	      to answer; -- followed by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words being but empty sounds, any farther than they	            are signs of our ideas, we can not but assent to	            them as they correspond to those ideas we have, but	            no farther.                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have intercourse or communion; especially, to hold	      intercourse or to communicate by sending and receiving	      letters; -- followed by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            After having been long in indirect communication	            with the exiled family, he [Atterbury] began to	            correspond directly with the Pretender. --Macaulay.	   Syn: To agree; fit; answer; suit; write; address.	        [1913 Webster]
Correspondence \Cor`re*spond"ence\ (-sp?nd"ens), n. [Cf. F.	   correspondance.]	   1. Friendly intercourse; reciprocal exchange of civilities;	      especially, intercourse between persons by means of	      letters.	      [1913 Webster]	            Holding also good correspondence with the other	            great men in the state.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            To facilitate correspondence between one part of	            London and another, was not originally one of the	            objects of the post office.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The letters which pass between correspondents.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mutual adaptation, relation, or agreement, of one thing to	      another; agreement; congruity; fitness; relation.	      [1913 Webster]	Correspondence school \Cor`res*pond"ence school\	   A school that teaches by correspondence, the instruction	   being based on printed instruction sheets and the recitation	   papers written by the student in answer to the questions or	   requirements of these sheets. In the broadest sense of the	   term correspondence school may be used to include any	   educational institution or department for instruction by	   correspondence, as in a university or other educational	   bodies, but the term is commonly applied to various	   educational institutions organized on a commercial basis,	   some of which offer a large variety of courses in general and	   technical subjects, conducted by specialists.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Correspondency \Cor`re*spond"en*cy\ (k?r`r?-sp?nd"en-s?), n.;	   pl. {Correspondencies} (-s?z).	   Same as {Correspondence}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]	         The correspondencies of types and antitypes . . . may	         be very reasonable confirmations.        --S. Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Correspondent \Cor`re*spond"ent\ (-ent), a. [Cf. F.	   correspondant.]	   Suitable; adapted; fit; corresponding; congruous;	   conformable; in accord or agreement; obedient; willing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Action correspondent or repugnant unto the law.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         As fast the correspondent passions rise. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will be correspondent to command.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Correspondent \Cor`re*spond"ent\, n.	   1. One with whom intercourse is carried on by letter.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who communicates information, etc., by letter or	      telegram to a newspaper or periodical.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) One who carries on commercial intercourse by letter	      or telegram with a person or firm at a distance.	      [1913 Webster]
Correspondently \Cor`re*spond"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a a corresponding manner; conformably; suitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Corresponding \Cor`re*spond"ing\, a.	   1. Answering; conformable; agreeing; suiting; as,	      corresponding numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Carrying on intercourse by letters.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corresponding member of a society}, one residing at a	      distance, who has been invited to correspond with the	      society, and aid in carrying out its designs without	      taking part in its management.	      [1913 Webster]
Correspondingly \Cor`re*spond"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a corresponding manner; conformably.	   [1913 Webster]
Corresponsive \Cor`re*spon"sive\ (-r?-sp?n"s?v), a.	   Corresponding; conformable; adapted. --Shak. --	   {Cor`re*spon"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Corridor \Cor"ri*dor\ (k?r"r?-d?r or -d?r), n. [F., fr. Itt.	   corridpore, or Sp. corredor; prop., a runner, hence, a	   running or long line, a gallery, fr. L. currere to run. See	   {Course}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A gallery or passageway leading to several	      apartments of a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) The covered way lying round the whole compass of	      the fortifications of a place. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. any relatively narrow passageway or route, such as a strip	      of land through a foreign territory.	      [PJC]	   4. a densely populated stretch of land; as, the Northeast	      corridor, extending from Richmond, Virginia into Maine.	      [PJC]	Corridor train \Cor"ri*dor train\	   A train whose coaches are connected so as to have through its	   entire length a continuous corridor, into which the	   compartments open. [Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Corrie \Cor"rie\ (k?r"r?), n.	   Same as {Correi}. [Scot.] --Geikie.	   [1913 Webster]
corrigenda \corrigenda\ n. pl.; sing. {corrigendum}.	   a list of printing errors in a book along with their	   corrections; as, an insert with addenda and corrigenda.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Corrigendum \Cor`ri*gen"dum\ (k?r`r?-j?n"d?m), n.; pl.	   {Corrigenda} (-d?). [L.]	   1. A fault or error to be corrected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A correction of an error, especially in a printed	      document.	      [PJC]
Corrigent \Cor"ri*gent\ (k?r"r?--jent), n. [L. corrigens, p. pr.	   of corrigere to correct.] (Med.)	   A substance added to a medicine to mollify or modify its	   action. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrigibility \Cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty\ (-j?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   Quality of being corrigible; capability of being corrected;	   corrigibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrigible \Cor"ri*gi*ble\ (k?r"r?-j?-b'l), a. [LL. corribilis,	   fr. L. corrigere to correct: cf. F. corrigible. See	   {Correrct}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being set right, amended, or reformed; as, a	      corrigible fault.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Submissive to correction; docile. "Bending down his	      corrigible neck." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deserving chastisement; punishable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible	            for such presumptuous language.       --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having power to correct; corrective. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . .corrigible authority of this lies in our	            wills.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Corrigibleness \Cor"ri*gi*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being corrigible; corrigibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrival \Cor*ri"val\ (k?r-r?"val), n.	   A fellow rival; a competitor; a rival; also, a companion.	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Corrival \Cor*ri"val\, a.	   Having rivaling claims; emulous; in rivalry. [R.] --Bp.	   Fleetwood.	   [1913 Webster]	Corrival \Cor*ri"val\, v. i. & t.	   To compete with; to rival. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corrivalry \Cor*ri"val*ry\ (k?r-r?"val-r?), n.	   Corivalry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corrivalship \Cor*ri"val*ship\, n.	   Corivalry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By the corrivalship of Shager his false friend. --Sir	                                                  T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrivate \Cor"ri*vate\ (k?r"r?-v?t), v. t. [L. corrivatus, p.	   p. of corrivare to corrivate.]	   To cause to flow together, as water drawn from several	   streams. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrivation \Cor`ri*va"tion\ (-v?"sh?n), n. [L. corrivatio.]	   The flowing of different streams into one. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Corroborant \Cor*rob"o*rant\ (k?r-r?b"?-rant), a. [L.	   corroborans, p. pr. See {Corroborate}.]	   Strengthening; supporting; corroborating. --Bacon. -- n.	   Anything which gives strength or support; a tonic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The brain, with its proper corroborants, especially	         with sweet odors and with music.         --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Corroborated} (-r?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroborating}	   (-r?`t?ng). ] [L. corroboratus, p. p. of corroborare to	   corroborate; cor- + roborare to strengthen, robur strength.	   See {Robust}.]	   1. To make strong, or to give additional strength to; to	      strengthen. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As any limb well and duly exercised, grows stronger,	            the nerves of the body are corroborated thereby.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make more certain; to confirm; to establish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The concurrence of all corroborates the same truth.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Corroborate \Cor*rob"o*rate\ (-r?t), a.	   Corroborated. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
corroborated \corroborated\ adj.	   supported or established by evidence or proof; as,	   corroborated testimony is especially convincing.	   Syn: substantiated, verified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corroboration \Cor*rob`o*ra"tion\ (k?r-r?b`?-r?"sh?n), n. [Cf.	   F. corroboration.]	   1. The act of corroborating, strengthening, or confirming;	      addition of strength; confirmation; as, the corroboration	      of an argument, or of information.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which corroborates.	      [1913 Webster]
Corroborative \Cor*rob"o*ra*tive\ (k?r-r?b"?-r?-t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   corroboratif.]	   Tending to strengthen of confirm.	   [1913 Webster]	Corroborative \Cor*rob"o*ra*tive\, n.	   A medicine that strengthens; a corroborant. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Corroboratory \Cor*rob"o*ra*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a.	   Tending to strengthen; corroborative; as, corroboratory	   facts.	   [1913 Webster]
Corroboree \Cor*rob"o*ree`\, n. [Also corrobboree, corrobori,	   etc.] [Native name.]	   1. A nocturnal festivity with which the Australian aborigines	      celebrate tribal events of importance. Symbolic dances are	      given by the young men of the tribe, while the women act	      as musicians.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A song or chant made for such a festivity.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A festivity or social gathering, esp. one of a noisy or	      uproarious character; hence, tumult; uproar. [Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Corrobory \Cor*rob"o*ry\, n. & v.	   See {Corroboree}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Corrode \Cor*rode"\ (k?r-r?d") v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corroded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Corroding}.] [L. corrodere, -rosum; cor +	   rodere to gnaw: cf. F. corroder. See {Rodent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To eat away by degrees; to wear away or diminish by	      gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as	      by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aqua fortis corroding copper . . . is wont to reduce	            it to a green-blue solution.          --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.	      [1913 Webster]	Corrode \Cor*rode"\, v. i.	   To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Corroding lead}, lead sufficiently pure to be used in making	      white lead by a process of corroding.	   Syn: To canker; gnaw; rust; waste; wear away.	        [1913 Webster]
Corrodent \Cor*rod"ent\ (k?r-r?"dent), a. [L. corrodens, p. pr.	   of corrodere.]	   Corrosive. [R.] --Bp. King.	   [1913 Webster]	Corrodent \Cor*rod"ent\, n.	   Anything that corrodes. --Bp. King.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrodiate \Cor*ro"di*ate\ (k?r-r?"d?-?t), v. t. [See	   {Corrode}.]	   To eat away by degrees; to corrode. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrodibility \Cor*ro`di*bil"i*ty\ (k?r-r?`d?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The quality of being corrodible. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrodible \Cor*rod"i*ble\ (k?r-r?"d?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being corroded; corrosible. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrosibility \Cor*ro`si*bil"i*ty\ (k?r-r?`s?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   Corrodibility. "Corrosibility . . . answers corrosiveness."	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrosible \Cor*ro"si*ble\ (k?r-r?"s?-b'l), a.	   Corrodible. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrosibleness \Cor*ro"si*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being corrosible. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrosion \Cor*ro"sion\ (k?r-r?"zh?n), n. [LL. corrosio: cf. F.	   corrosion. See {Corrode}.]	   The action or effect of corrosive agents, or the process of	   corrosive change; as, the rusting of iron is a variety of	   corrosion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Corrosion is a particular species of dissolution of	         bodies, either by an acid or a saline menstruum. --John	                                                  Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrosive \Cor*ro"sive\ (k?r-r?"s?v), a. [Cf. F. corrosif.]	   1. Eating away; having the power of gradually wearing,	      changing, or destroying the texture or substance of a	      body; as, the corrosive action of an acid. "Corrosive	      liquors." --Grew. "Corrosive famine." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the quality of fretting or vexing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Care is no cure, but corrosive.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corrosive sublimate} (Chem.), mercuric chloride, {HgCl2}; so	      called because obtained by sublimation, and because of its	      harsh irritating action on the body tissue. Usually it is	      in the form of a heavy, transparent, crystalline	      substance, easily soluble, and of an acrid, burning taste.	      It is a virulent poison, a powerful antiseptic, and an	      excellent antisyphilitic; called also {mercuric	      bichloride}. It is to be carefully distinguished from	      calomel, the mild chloride of mercury.	      [1913 Webster]	Corrosive \Cor*ro"sive\, n.	   1. That which has the quality of eating or wearing away	      gradually.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Corrosives] act either directly, by chemically	            destroying the part, or indirectly by causing	            inflammation and gangrene.            --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has the power of fretting or irritating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such speeches . . . are grievous corrosives.	                                                  --Hooker.	      -- {Cor*ro"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Cor*ro"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Corroval \Cor*ro"val\ (kr-r?"val), n.	   A dark brown substance of vegetable origin, allied to curare,	   and used by the natives of New Granada as an arrow poison.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrovaline \Cor*ro"va*line\ (-v?-l?n or -l?n), n. (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid extracted from corroval, and	   characterized by its immediate action in paralyzing the	   heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrugant \Cor"ru*gant\ (k?r"r?-gant), a. [L. corrugans, p. pr.	   See {Corrugate}.]	   Having the power of contracting into wrinkles. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrugate \Cor"ru*gate\ (k?r"r?-g?t), a. [L. corrugatus, p. p.	   of corrugare; cor-+ rugare to wrinkle, ruga wrinkle; of	   uncertain origin.]	   Wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed; contracted into ridges and	   furrows.	   [1913 Webster]	Corrugate \Cor"ru*gate\ (-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrugated}	   (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Corrugating} (-g?`t?ng).]	   To form or shape into wrinkles or folds, or alternate ridges	   and grooves, as by drawing, contraction, pressure, bending,	   or otherwise; to wrinkle; to purse up; as, to corrugate	   plates of iron; to corrugate the forehead.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Corrugated iron}, sheet iron bent into a series of alternate	      ridges and grooves in parallel lines, giving it greater	      stiffness.	   {Corrugated paper}, a thick, coarse paper corrugated in order	      to give it elasticity. It is used as a wrapping material	      for fragile articles, as bottles.	      [1913 Webster]
corrugated \corrugated\ adj.	   shaped into parallel folds alternately grooved and ridged;	   as, the surface of the ocean was rippled and corrugated.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Corrugation \Cor`ru*ga"tion\ (k?r`r?-g?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   corrugation.]	   The act corrugating; contraction into wrinkles or alternate	   ridges and grooves.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrugator \Cor"ru*ga`tor\ (k?r"r?-g?`t?r), n. [NL.; cf. F.	   corrugateur.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which contracts the skin of the forehead into	   wrinkles.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrugent \Cor*ru"gent\ (k?r-r?"jent), a. (Anat.)	   Drawing together; contracting; -- said of the corrugator.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corrump \Cor*rump"\ (k?r-r?mp"), v. t. [L. corrumpere.]	   To corrupt. See {Corrupt}. [Obs.] --Chauser.	   [1913 Webster]
Corrumpable \Cor*rump"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Corruptible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corrupt \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;	      vitiated; unsound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who with such corrupt and pestilent bread would feed	            them.                                 --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Changed from a state of uprightness, correctness, truth,	      etc., to a worse state; vitiated; depraved; debased;	      perverted; as, corrupt language; corrupt judges.	      [1913 Webster]	            At what ease	            Might corrupt minds procure knaves as corrupt	            To swear against you.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abounding in errors; not genuine or correct; as, the text	      of the manuscript is corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	Corrupt \Cor*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corrupted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Corrupting}.]	   1. To change from a sound to a putrid or putrescent state; to	      make putrid; to putrefy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change from good to bad; to vitiate; to deprave; to	      pervert; to debase; to defile.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil communications corrupt good manners. --1. Cor.	                                                  xv. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty; as, to	      corrupt a judge by a bribe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven is above all yet; there sits a Judge	            That no king can corrupt.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To debase or render impure by alterations or innovations;	      to falsify; as, to corrupt language; to corrupt the sacred	      text.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that makes an ill use of it [language], though he	            does not corrupt the fountains of knowledge, . . .	            yet he stops the pines.               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To waste, spoil, or consume; to make worthless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth,	            where moth and rust doth corrupt.     --Matt. vi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	Corrupt \Cor*rupt"\ (k?r-r?pt"), v. i.	   1. To become putrid or tainted; to putrefy; to rot. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become vitiated; to lose purity or goodness.	      [1913 Webster]
Corrupter \Cor*rupt"er\ (k?r-r?p"t?r), n.	   One who corrupts; one who vitiates or taints; as, a corrupter	   of morals.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptful \Cor*rupt"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Tending to corrupt; full of corruption. [Obs.] "Corruptful	   bribes." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptibility \Cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty\ (k?r-r?p`t?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   [L. corruptibilitas: cf. F. corruptibilit['e].]	   The quality of being corruptible; the possibility or	   liability of being corrupted; corruptibleness. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptible \Cor*rupt"i*ble\ (k?r-r?p"t?-b'l), a. [L.	   corruptibilis: cf. F. corruptible.]	   1. Capable of being made corrupt; subject to decay. "Our	      corruptible bodies." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as	            silver and gold.                      --1 Pet. i.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being corrupted, or morally vitiated;	      susceptible of depravation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They systematically corrupt very corruptible race.	                                                  --Burke.	      -- {Cor*rupt"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Cor*rupt"i*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	Corruptible \Cor*rupt"i*ble\, n.	   That which may decay and perish; the human body. [Archaic]	   --1 Cor. xv. 53.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptingly \Cor*rupt"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner that corrupts.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruption \Cor*rup"tion\ (k?r-r?p"sh?n), n. [F. corruption, L.	   corruptio.]	   1. The act of corrupting or making putrid, or state of being	      corrupt or putrid; decomposition or disorganization, in	      the process of putrefaction; putrefaction; deterioration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inducing and accelerating of putrefaction is a	            subject of very universal inquiry; for corruption is	            a reciprocal to "generation".         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The product of corruption; putrid matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of corrupting or of impairing integrity, virtue,	      or moral principle; the state of being corrupted or	      debased; loss of purity or integrity; depravity;	      wickedness; impurity; bribery.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was necessary, by exposing the gross corruptions	            of monasteries, . . . to exite popular indignation	            against them.                         --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            They abstained from some of the worst methods of	            corruption usual to their party in its earlier days.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Corruption, when applied to officers, trustees, etc.,	         signifies the inducing a violation of duty by means of	         pecuniary considerations. --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of changing, or of being changed, for the worse;	      departure from what is pure, simple, or correct; as, a	      corruption of style; corruption in language.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corruption of blood} (Law), taint or impurity of blood, in	      consequence of an act of attainder of treason or felony,	      by which a person is disabled from inheriting any estate	      or from transmitting it to others.	      [1913 Webster]	            Corruption of blood can be removed only by act of	            Parliament.                           --Blackstone.	   Syn: Putrescence; putrefaction; defilement; contamination;	        deprivation; debasement; adulteration; depravity; taint.	        See {Depravity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Corruptionist \Cor*rup"tion*ist\, n.	   One who corrupts, or who upholds corruption. --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptive \Cor*rupt"ive\ (k?r-r?p"t?v), a. [L. corruptivus: cf.	   F. corruptif.]	   Having the quality of tainting or vitiating; tending to	   produce corruption.	   [1913 Webster]	         It should be endued with some corruptive quality for so	         speedy a dissolution of the meat.        --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptless \Cor*rupt"less\ (k?r-r?pt"l?s), a.	   Not susceptible of corruption or decay; incorruptible.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptly \Cor*rupt"ly\, adv.	   In a corrupt manner; by means of corruption or corrupting	   influences; wrongfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptness \Cor*rupt"ness\, n.	   The quality of being corrupt.	   [1913 Webster]
Corruptress \Cor*rupt"ress\ (-r?s), n.	   A woman who corrupts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou studied old corruptress.            --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Corsac \Cor"sac\ (k?r"s?k), n. (Zool.)	   The corsak.	   [1913 Webster]
Corsage \Cor"sage\ (k[^o]r"s[asl]j), n. [F. See {Corset}.]	   1. The waist or bodice of a lady's dress; as, a low corsage.	   2. (k[^o]r*s[aum]zh") a flower or small arrangement of	      flowers worn by a person as a personal ornament. Typically	      worn by women on special occasions (as, at a ball or an	      anniversary celebration), a corsage may be worn pinned to	      the chest, or tied to the wrist. It is usually larger or	      more elaborate than a {boutonniere}.	      [PJC]
Corsair \Cor"sair\ (k?r"s?r), n. [F. corsaire (cf. It. corsare,	   corsale, Pr. corsari), LL. corsarius, fr. L. cursus a	   running, course, whence Sp. corso cruise, corsa cruise,	   coasting voyage, corsear to cruise against the enemy, to	   pirate, corsario cruising, a privateer authorized to cruise	   against the enemy. See {Course}.]	   1. A pirate; one who cruises about without authorization from	      any government, to seize booty on sea or land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piratical vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Barbary corsairs . . . infested the coast of the	            Mediterranean.                        --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A Californian market fish ({Sebastichthys	      rosaceus}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Corsak \Cor"sak\ (k?r"s?k), n. (Zool.)	   A small foxlike mammal ({Cynalopex corsac}), found in Central	   Asia. [Written also {corsac}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corse \Corse\ (k?rs or k?rs; 277), n. [OF. cors, F. corps. See	   {Corpse}.]	   1. A living body or its bulk. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For he was strong, and of so mighty corse	            As ever wielded spear in warlike hand. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A corpse; the dead body of a human being. [Archaic or	      Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Set down the corse; or, by Saint Paul,	            I'll make a corse of him that disobeys. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Corselet \Corse"let\ (k?rs"l?t), n. [F., dim. of OF. cors. F.	   corps, body. See {Corse}.]	   1. Armor for the body, as, the body breastplate and backpiece	      taken together; -- also, used for the entire suit of the	      day, including breastplate and backpiece, tasset and	      headpiece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The thorax of an insect.	      [1913 Webster]
Corsepresent \Corse"pres`ent\ (k?rs"pr?z`ent or k?rs"-), n.	   (Engl.Law)	   An offering made to the church at the interment of a dead	   body. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Corset \Cor"set\ (k?r"s?t), n. [F., dim. of OF. cors, F. corps,	   body. See {Corse}.]	   1. In the Middle Ages, a gown or basque of which the body was	      close fitting, worn by both men and women.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An article of dress inclosing the chest and waist worn	      (chiefly by women) to support the body or to modify its	      shape; stays.	      [1913 Webster]	Corset \Cor"set\ (k?r"s?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Corseted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Corseting}.]	   To inclose in corsets.	   [1913 Webster]
Corsica \Corsica\ n.	   1. an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it	      constitutes a region of France.	   Syn: Corse.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a region of France.	   Syn: Corse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corsican \Corsican\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Corsica (definition 2).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Corslet \Cors"let\ (k[^o]rs"l?t), n.	   A corselet. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Corsned \Cors"ned\ (k[^o]rs"n[e^]d), n. [AS. corsn[=ae]d.] (AS.	   Laws)	   The morsel of execration; a species of ordeal consisting in	   the eating of a piece of bread consecrated by imprecation. If	   the suspected person ate it freely, he was pronounced	   innocent; but if it stuck in his throat, it was considered as	   a proof of his guilt. --Burril.	   [1913 Webster] cortege
cortege \cortege\, Cort'ege \Cor`t['e]ge"\(k[^o]r`t[asl]zh"), n.	   [F., fr. It. corteggio train, fr. corte court. See {Court}.]	   A train of attendants; a group following and attending to	   some important person.	   Syn: retinue, suite, entourage.	        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]	   2. a procession, especially a funeral procession following	      the casket carrying a dead person.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cortes \Cor"tes\ (k[^o]r"t[e^]s), n. pl. [Sp. & Pg., fr. corte	   court.]	   The legislative assembly, composed of nobility, clergy, and	   representatives of cities, which in Spain and in Portugal	   answers, in some measure, to the Parliament of Great Britain.	   [1913 Webster]	Cortes Geraes \Cor"tes Ge*ra"es\ [Pg.]	   See {Legislature}, Portugal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cortex \Cor"tex\ (k[^o]r"t[e^]ks), n.; pl. {Cortices} (-t?-s?z).	   [L., bark. Cf. {Cork}.]	   1. Bark, as of a tree; hence, an outer covering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Bark; rind; specifically, cinchona bark.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the	      cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Cortical \Cor"ti*cal\ (k?r"t?-kal), a. [L. cortex bark: cf. F.	   cortical.]	   Belonging to, or consisting of, bark or rind; resembling bark	   or rind; external; outer; superficial; as, the cortical	   substance of the kidney.	   [1913 Webster] Corticate
Corticate \Cor"ti*cate\ (k?r"t?-k?t), Corticated \Cor"ti*ca`ted\	   (-k?`t?d), a. [L. corticatus.]	   Having a special outer covering of a nature unlike the	   interior part.	   [1913 Webster]
Corticifer \Cor*tic"i*fer\ (k?r-t?s"?-f?r), n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Gorgoniacea}; -- so called because the fleshy	   part surrounds a solid axis, like a bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Corticiferous \Cor`ti*cif"er*ous\ (k?r`t?-s?f"?r-?s), a. [L.	   cortex, corticis, bark -- -ferous: cf. F. corticif?re.]	   1. Producing bark or something that resembling that resembles	      bark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a barklike c?nenchyms.	      [1913 Webster]
Corticiform \Cor*tic"i*form\ (k?r-t?s"?-f?rm), a. [L. cortex,	   corticis, bark + -form: cf. F. corticiforme.]	   Resembling, or having the form of, bark or rind.	   [1913 Webster]
Corticine \Cor"ti*cine\ (k?r"t?-s?n), n. [F., fr. L. cortex,	   corticis, bark.]	   A material for carpeting or floor covering, made of ground	   cork and caoutchouc or India rubber.	   [1913 Webster]
cortico- \cor"ti*co-\, a.	   a combining form signifying cortex.	   [PJC]
corticoafferent \corticoafferent\ adj. (Med.)	   passing toward the cerebral cortex; -- of nerves and nerve	   impulses.	   Syn: corticipetal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
corticoefferent \corticoefferent\ adj. (Med.)	   directed from the cerebral cortex; -- of nerves and nerve	   impulses.	   Syn: corticofugal, corticifugal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
corticofugal \corticofugal\ adj.	   same as {corticoefferent}; as, corticofugal discharges.	   Syn: corticoefferent, corticifugal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cortico-hypothalamic \cortico-hypothalamic\ adj.	   of or relating to the cortex and the hypothalamus.	   [WordNet 1.5]
corticoid \corticoid\ n.	   a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a	   synthetic analog of such a compound.	   Syn: corticosteroid.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Corticose \Cor"ti*cose`\ (-k?s`), a. [L. corticosus.]	   Abounding in bark; resembling bark; barky.	   [1913 Webster]
corticosteroid \corticosteroid\ n.	   a steroid compound produced by the adrenal cortex, or a	   synthetic analog of such a compound.	   Syn: corticoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
corticosterone \corticosterone\ n.	   any of several steroid compounds secreted by the adrenal	   cortex; they are involved in regulating water and electrolyte	   balance in the body.	   [WordNet 1.5] corticotrophin
corticotrophin \corticotrophin\, corticotropin \corticotropin\n.	   a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it	   stimulates the adrenal cortex; -- called also	   {adrenocorticotropin} and abbreviated {ACTH}.	   Syn: adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic	        hormone, adrenocorticotropin, adrenocorticotropin,	        corticotrophin, ACTH.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corticous \Cor"ti*cous\ (-k?s), a.	   Relating to, or resembling, bark; corticose.	   [1913 Webster]
Cortile \Cor"tile\ (k?r"t?l; It. k?r-t?"l?), n. [It., fr. corte	   court.]	   An open internal courtyard inclosed by the walls of a large	   dwelling house or other large and stately building.	   [1913 Webster]
cortina \cor*ti"na\ (k[^o]r*t[imac]"n[.a] or	   k[^o]r*t[=e]"n[.a]), n.; pl. {cortinae} (k[^o]r*t[=e]"n[=e]).	   (Biology)	   a cobwebby remnant of the partial veil which in some mature	   mushrooms hang from the edges of the cap.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cortinaria \Cortinaria\ n.	   a large genus of rusty-spored agarics having prominent	   cortinae.	   Syn: genus {Cortinaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cortisol \cortisol\ n.	   a steroid hormone ({C21H30O5}) active in carbohydrate and	   protein metabolism; -- called also {hydrocortisone}. It is	   used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent	   Syn: hydrocortisone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cortisone \cortisone\ n. (Chem.)	   a corticosteroid hormone ({C21H28O5}) produced by the adrenal	   cortex. It is used in medicine as an antiinflammatory agent.	   [WordNet 1.5]
corundom \corundom\ n.	   a very hard mineral used as an abrasive; same as {corundun}.	   Syn: corundum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corundum \Co*run"dum\ (k[-o]*r[u^]n"d[u^]m), n.; pl. {Corundums}	   (k[-o]*r[u^]n"d[u^]mz). [Also corindon.] [From Hind. kurand	   corundum stone.] (Min.)	   The mineral alumina ({Al2O3}), as found native in a	   crystalline state. Transparent varieties are used as	   gemstones, including {sapphire}, which is the fine blue	   variety; the {oriental ruby}, or red sapphire; the {oriental	   amethyst}, or purple sapphire; and {adamantine spar}, the	   hair-brown variety. It is the hardest substance found native,	   next to the diamond.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The name corundum is sometimes restricted to the	         non-transparent or coarser kinds. {Emery} is a	         dark-colored granular variety, usually admixed with	         magnetic iron ore.	         [1913 Webster]
Coruscant \Co*rus"cant\ (k?-r?s"kant), a. [L. coruscans, p. pr.	   See {Coruscate}.]	   Glittering in flashes; flashing. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Coruscate \Cor"us*cate\ (k?r"?s-k?t or k?-r?s"k?r), v. i. [L.	   coruscare to flash, vibrate.]	   To glitter in flashes; to flash.	   Syn: To glisten; gleam; sparkle; radiate.	        [1913 Webster]
Coruscation \Cor`us*ca"tion\ (k?r`?s-k?"sh?n), n. [L.	   coruscatio: cf. F. coruscattion.]	   1. A sudden flash or play of light.	      [1913 Webster]	            A very vivid but exceeding short-lived splender, not	            to call ?t a little coruscation.      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flash of intellectual brilliancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might have illuminated his times with the	            incessant cor??cations of his genius. --I. Taylor.	   Syn: Flash; glitter; blaze; gleam; sparkle.	        [1913 Webster]
Corve \Corve\ (k?rv), n.	   See {Corf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corvee \Cor`vee"\ (k?r`v" or -v?"), n. [F. corv['e]e, fr. LL.	   corvada, corrogata, fr. L. corrogare to entreat together;	   cor- + rogare to ask.] (Feudal Law)	   An obligation to perform certain services, as the repair of	   roads, for the lord or sovereign.	   [1913 Webster]
Corven \Cor"ven\ (k?r"ven), obs.	   p. p. of {Carve}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Corvet
Corvet \Cor"vet\ (k?r"v?t), Corvette \Cor*vette"\ (k?r-v?r"), n.	   [F. corvette, fr. Pg. corveta or Sp. corbeta, fr. L. corbita	   a slow-sailing ship of burden, fr, corbis basket. Cf.	   {Corbeil}.] (Naut.)	   A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having	   usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States	   navy a {sloop of war}.	   [1913 Webster]
Corvetto \Cor*vet"to\ (-v?t"t?), n. (Min.)	   A curvet. --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Corvine \Cor"vine\ (k?r"v?n), a. [L. corvinus, fr. corvus crow.]	   Of or pertaining to the crow; crowlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Corvorant \Cor"vo*rant\ (k?r"v?-rant), n.	   See {Cormorant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coryanthes \Coryanthes\ n.	   a small genus of tropical American epiphytic or lithophytic	   orchids.	   Syn: genus {Coryanthes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corybant \Cor"y*bant\ (k?r"?-b?nt), n.; pl. E. {Corybants}	   (-b?nts), oftener L. {Corybantes} (-b?n"t?z). [L. Corybas,	   Gr. Kory`bas.]	   One of the priests of Cybele in Phrygia. The rites of the	   Corybants were accompanied by wild music, dancing, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Corybantiasm \Cor`y*ban"ti*asm\ (-b?n"t?-?z'm), n. [Gr.	   Korybantiasmo`s a corybantic frenzy.] (Med.)	   A kind of frenzy in which the patient is tormented by	   fantastic visions and want of sleep. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
corybantic \cor`y*ban"tic\ (k?r`?-b?n"t?k), a. [Gr.	   Korybantiko`s, fr. Kory`bas a Corybant.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the Corybantes or their	   rites; frantic; frenzied; as, a corybantic dance.	   [1913 Webster]
Corydalidae \Corydalidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of insects including the dobsonflies.	   Syn: family {Corydalidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
corydalis \corydalis\ n.	   a plant of the genus {Corydalis}, with beautiful compound	   foliage and spurred tubular flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Corydalus \Corydalus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Corydalidae}. It includes the	   dobsonfly ({Corydalus cornutus}), whose aquatic larva, the	   {hellgrammite}, is used as bait in fishing.	   Syn: genus {Corydalus}, genus Corydalis.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Corylaceae \Corylaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of shrubs or small trees, used in some	   classification systems for the genus {Corylus}.	   Syn: subfamily Corylaceae, family {Corylaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corylopsis \Corylopsis\ n.	   small genus of deciduous shrubs of temperate regions of Asia.	   Syn: genus {Corylopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corylus \Corylus\ n.	   a genus of deciduous monoecious nut-bearing shrubs or small	   trees: hazel; sometimes placed in the subfamily or family	   {Corylaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Corylus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Corymb \Cor"ymb\ (k?r"?mb or -?m; 220), n. [L. corymbus cluster	   of flowers, Gr. ko`rymbos.] (Bot.)	   (a) A flat-topped or convex cluster of flowers, each on its	       own footstalk, and arising from different points of a	       common axis, the outermost blossoms expanding first, as	       in the hawthorn.	   (b) Any flattish flower cluster, whatever be the order of	       blooming, or a similar shaped cluster of fruit.	       [1913 Webster]
Corymbed \Cor"ymbed\ (k?r"?mbd), a. (Bot.)	   Corymbose.	   [1913 Webster]
Corymbiferous \Cor`ym*bif"er*ous\ (k?r`?m-b?f"?r-?s), a. [L.	   corymbifer; corymbus a cluster of flowers + ferre to bear;	   cf. F. corimbif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Corymbose \Co*rym"bose\ (k?-r?m"b?s or k?r"?m-b?s`), a. (Bot.)	   Consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. [Written	   also {corymbous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Corymbosely \Co*rym"bose*ly\, adv.	   In corymbs.	   [1913 Webster]
corynebacterium \co`ry*ne`bac*ter"i*um\, n. (MIcrobiol.)	   Any member of the genus {Corynebacterium}, consisting of	   gram-positive usually nonmotile irregularly rod-shaped	   bacteria, some of which are pathogenic or parasitic in humans	   and domestic animals, such as {Corynebacterium diphtheriae},	   which causes diphtheria.	   [PJC]
Coryphaenoid \Cor`y*ph[ae]"noid\ (k[o^]r`[i^]*f[=e]"noid), a.	   [NL. coryphaena + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Belonging to, or like, the genus {Coryph[ae]na}. See	   {Dolphin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coryph'ee \Co`ry`ph['e]e"\ (k[-o]`r[-e]`f[asl]"), n. [F.]	   (Drama)	   A ballet dancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Coryphene \Cor"y*phene`\ (k?r"?-f?n`), n. [NL. coryphena, fr.	   Gr. koryfh` head, summit, peak: cf. F. coryph[`e]ne.] (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Coryph[ae]na}. See {Dolphin}. (2)	   [1913 Webster]
Corypheus \Cor`y*phe"us\ (k?r`?-f?"?s), n.; pl. E. {Corypheuses}	   (-[e^]z), L. {Coryphei} (-f?"?). [L. coryphaeus, fr. Gr. ???,	   fr. koryfh` head.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The conductor, chief, or leader of the dramatic chorus;	   hence, the chief or leader of a party or interest.	   [1913 Webster]	         That noted corypheus [Dr. John Owen] of the Independent	         faction.                                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Coryphodon \Co*ryph"o*don\ (k?-r?f"?-d?n), n. [Gr. koryfh` head,	   peak + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct mammals from the eocene tertiary of Europe	   and America. Its species varied in size between the tapir and	   rhinoceros, and were allied to those animals, but had short,	   plantigrade, five-toed feet, like the elephant.	   [1913 Webster]
Coryphodont \Co*ryph"o*dont\ (-d?nt), a. (Paleon.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the genus {Coryphodon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coryza \Co*ry"za\ (k?-r?"z?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`ryza catarh.]	   (Med.)	   Nasal catarrh.	   [1913 Webster]
Coscinomancy \Cos*cin"o*man`cy\ (k?s-s?n"?-m?n`s? or	   k?s"s?-n?-), n. [Gr. ko`skinon sieve + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of a suspended sieve.	   [1913 Webster]
Coscoroba \Cos`co*ro"ba\ (k?s`k?-r?"b?), n. [Native name.]	   (Zool.)	   A large, white, South American duck, of the genus	   {Cascoroba}, resembling a swan.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosecant \Co*se"cant\ (k?-s?"k?nt), n. [For co. secans, an	   abbrev. of L. complementi secans.] (Trig.)	   The secant of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust.	   of {Functions}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosen \Cos"en\ (k?z"'n), v. t.	   See {Cozen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosenage \Cos"en*age\ (k?z"'n-?j), n.	   See {Cozenage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosening \Cos"en*ing\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   Anything done deceitfully, and which could not be properly	   designated by any special name, whether belonging to	   contracts or not. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosentient \Co*sen"tient\ (k?-s?n"shent), a.	   Perceiving together.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosey \Co"sey\ (k?"z?), a.	   See {Cozy}. -- Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
cosh \cosh\ n.	   a piece of leather-covered metal with a flexible handle; used	   for hitting people. [slang]	   Syn: blackjack, sap.	        [WordNet 1.5]	cosh \cosh\ v.	   1. .	      [WordNet 1.5]	cosh \cosh\ v. t.	   to hit (someone) with a cosh or similar bludgeon, usually on	   the head. [slang]	   [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Cosher \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 eat at the expense of. See {Coshering}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with hospitality; to pet. [Ireland]	      [1913 Webster]
Cosherer \Cosh"er*er\ (k?sh"?r-?r), n.	   One who coshers.	   [1913 Webster]
Coshering \Cosh"er*ing\, n. (Old Law)	   A feudal prerogative of the lord of the soil entitling him to	   lodging and food at his tenant's house. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sometimes he contrived, in deflance of the law, to live	         by coshering, that is to say, by quartering himself on	         the old tentants of his family, who, wretched as was	         their own condition, could not refuse a portion of	         their pittance to one whom they still regarded as their	         rightful lord.                           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosier \Co"sier\ (k?"zh?r), n. [Cf. OF. coussier maker of	   mattresses; or couseor tailor, fr. OF. & F. coudre, p. p.	   cousu to sew, fr. L. consuere to sew together; con- + seure	   to sew. See {Sew} to stitch.]	   A tailor who botches his work. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosignificative \Co`sig*nif"i*ca*tive\ (k?`s?g-n?f"?-k?-t?v), a.	   Having the same signification. --Cockerham.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosignitary \Co*sig"ni*ta*ry\ (k?-s?g"n?-t?-r?), a. [Pref. co- +	   sign. Cf. {Signatory}.]	   Signing some important public document with another or with	   others; as, a treaty violated by one of the cosignitary	   powers.	   [1913 Webster]	Cosignitary \Co*sig"ni*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Cosignitaries} (-r?z).	   One who signs a treaty or public document along with others	   or another; as, the cosignitaries of the treaty of Berlin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosily \Co"si*ly\ (k?"z?-l?), adv.	   See {Cozily}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosinage \Cos"in*age\ (k?s"'n-?j), n. [See {Cousinage}.] (Law)	   (a) Collateral relationship or kindred by blood;	       consanguinity. --Burrill.	   (b) A writ to recover possession of an estate in lands, when	       a stranger has entered, after the death of the	       grandfather's grandfather, or other distant collateral	       relation. --Blackstone.	       [1913 Webster]
Cosine \Co"sine\ (k?"s?n), n. [For co. sinus, an abbrev. of L.	   complementi sinus.] (Trig.)	   The sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust. of	   {Functions}.	   [1913 Webster] Cosmetic
Cosmetic \Cos*met"ic\ (k?z-m?t"?k), Cosmetical \Cos*met"ic*al\	   (-?-kal), a. [Gr. kosmitiko`s skilled in decorating, fr.	   ko`smos order, ornament: cf. F. cosm['e]tique. See {Cosmos}.]	   Imparting or improving beauty, particularly the beauty of the	   complexion; as, a cosmetical preparation.	   [1913 Webster]	         First, robed in white, the nymph intent adores,	         With head uncovered, the cosmetic powers. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Cosmetic \Cos*met"ic\, n.	   Any external application intended to beautify and improve the	   complexion.	   [1913 Webster]
cosmetologist \cosmetologist\ n.	   an expert in the use of cosmetics.	   [WordNet 1.5] Cosmic
Cosmic \Cos"mic\ (k?z"m?k), Cosmical \Cos"mic*al\ (-m?-kal), a.	   [Gr. kosmiko`s of the world, fr. ko`smos: cf. F. cosmique.	   See {Cosmos}.]	   1. Pertaining to the universe, and having special reference	      to universal law or order, or to the one grand harmonious	      system of things; hence; harmonious; orderly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the solar system as a whole, and not to the	      earth alone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characteristic of the cosmos or universe; inconceivably	      great; vast; as, cosmic speed. "Cosmic ranges of time."	      --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) Rising or setting with the sun; -- the opposite	      of {acronycal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. of unsurpassed size, extent, or significance; vast; as, of	      cosmic proportions; of cosmic importance.	      [PJC]
Cosmically \Cos"mic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. With the sun at rising or setting; as, a star is said to	      rise or set cosmically when it rises or sets with the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Universally. [R.] --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster] Cosmogonic	      Cosmogonal
Cosmogonal \Cos*mog"o*nal\ (k?z-m?g"?-nal), Cosmogonic
\Cos`mo*gon"ic\ (k?z`m?-g?n"?k), Cosmogonical \Cos`mo*gon"ic*al\	   (-g?n"?-kal), a.	   Belonging to cosmogony. --B. Powell. Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmogonist \Cos*mog"o*nist\ (k?z-m?g"?-n?st), n.	   One who treats of the origin of the universe; one versed in	   cosmogony.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmogony \Cos*mog"o*ny\ (-n?), n.; pl. {Cosmogonies} (-n?z).	   [Gr. kosmogoni`a; ko`smos the world + root of gi`gnesthai to	   be born: cf. F. cosmogonie.]	   The creation of the world or universe; a theory or account of	   such creation; as, the poetical cosmogony of Hesoid; the	   cosmogonies of Thales, Anaxagoras, and Plato.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cosmogony or creation of the world has puzzled	         philosophers of all ages.                --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmographer \Cos*mog"ra*pher\ (-r?-f?r), n.	   One who describes the world or universe, including the	   heavens and the earth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The name of this island is nowhere found among the old	         and ancient cosmographers.               --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster] Cosmographic
Cosmographic \Cos`mo*graph"ic\ (k?z`m?-gr?f"?k), Cosmographical
\Cos`mo*graph"ic*al\ (-?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cosmographique.]	   Of or pertaining to cosmography.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmographically \Cos`mo*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a cosmographic manner; in accordance with cosmography.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmography \Cos*mog"ra*phy\ (k?z-m?g"r?-f?), n.; pl.	   {Cosmographies} (-f?z). [Gr. kosmografi`a; ko`smos the world	   + gra`fein to write: cf. F. cosmographie.]	   A description of the world or of the universe; or the science	   which teaches the constitution of the whole system of worlds,	   or the figure, disposition, and relation of all its parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmolabe \Cos"mo*labe\ (k?z"m?-l?b), n. [Gr. ko`smos the world	   + lamba`nein to take: cf. F. cosmolade.]	   An instrument resembling the astrolabe, formerly used for	   measuring the angles between heavenly bodies; -- called also	   {pantacosm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmolatry \Cos*mol"a*try\ (k?z-m?l"?-tr?), n. [Gr. ko`smos the	   world + latre`yein to worship.]	   Worship paid to the world. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmoline \Cos"mo*line\ (k?z"m?-l?n), n. [Prob. fr. cosmetic +	   L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A substance obtained from the residues of the distillation of	   petroleum, essentially the same as vaseline, but of somewhat	   stiffer consistency, and consisting of a mixture of the	   higher paraffines; a kind of petroleum jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmological \Cos`mo*log"ic*al\ (k?z`m?-l?j"?-kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to cosmology.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmologist \Cos*mol"o*gist\ (k?z-m?l"?-j?st), n.	   One who describes the universe; one skilled in cosmology.	   [1913 Webster]
cosmology \cos*mol"o*gy\ (k[o^]z*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.	   ko`smos the world + -logy: cf. F. cosmologie.]	   1. The branch of science or philosophy dealing with the	      origin and nature of the universe as a whole. specifically	      (a) (Philosophy) the branch of metaphysics speculating on	          the structure and nature of the most fundamental parts	          of the system of creation, such as space and time, the	          elements of bodies, the structure of the universe, the	          modifications of material things, causality, the laws	          of motion, and the order and course of nature.	      (b) (Astronomy) the branch of astronomy dealing with the	          origin and structure of the universe, including the	          evolution of its present observable structure, using	          the methods of observational astronomy as well as	          mathematical physics.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. a treatise dealing with the original and structure of the	      universe.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cosmometry \Cos*mom"e*try\ (k?z-m?m"?-tr?), n. [Gr. ko`smos the	   world + -metry.]	   The art of measuring the world or the universe. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
cosmonaut \cosmonaut\ n. [Russ. kosmonavt from kosmos universe.]	   an {astronaut}; -- a term used by the Soviets and Russians.	   Syn: astronaut, spaceman.	        [PJC]
Cosmoplastic \Cos`mo*plas"tic\ (k?z`m?-pl?s"t?k), a. [Gr.	   ko`smos the world + pla`ssein to form.]	   Pertaining to a plastic force as operative in the formation	   of the world independently of God; world-forming.	   "Cosmoplastic and hylozoic atheisms." --Gudworth.	   [1913 Webster] Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan \Cos`mo*pol"i*tan\ (-p?l"?-tan), Cosmopolite
\Cos*mop"o*lite\ (k?z-m?p"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kosmopoli`ths; ko`smos	   the world + poli`ths citizen, po`lis city: cf. F.	   cosmopolitain, cosmopolite.]	   One who has no fixed residence, or who is at home in every	   place; a citizen of the world.	   [1913 Webster] Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan \Cos`mo*pol"i*tan\, Cosmopolite \Cos*mop"o*lite\,	   a.	   1. Having no fixed residence; at home in any place; free from	      local attachments or prejudices; not provincial; liberal.	      [1913 Webster]	            In other countries taste is perphaps too exclusively	            national, in Germany it is certainly too	            cosmopolite.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Common everywhere; widely spread; found in all parts of	      the world.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Cheiroptera are cosmopolitan.     --R. Owen.	      [1913 Webster]
Cosmopolitanism \Cos`mo*pol"i*tan*ism\ (k?z`m?-p?l"?-tan-?z'm),	   n.	   The quality of being cosmopolitan; cosmopolitism.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmopolite \Cos*mop"o*lite\ (-m?p"?-l?t), a. & n.	   See {Cosmopolitan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmopolitical \Cos`mo*po*lit"ic*al\ (k?z`m?-p?-l?t"?-kal), a.	   Having the character of a cosmopolite. [R.] --Hackluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmopolitism \Cos*mop"o*li*tism\ (k?z-m?p"?-l?-t?z'm), n.	   The condition or character of a cosmopolite; disregard of	   national or local peculiarities and prejudices.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmorama \Cos`mo*ra"ma\ (k?z`m?-r?"m? or -r?"m?), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ko`smos the world + "o`rama a sight, spectacle, fr.	   "ora^n to see.]	   An exhibition in which a series of views in various parts of	   the world is seen reflected by mirrors through a series of	   lenses, with such illumination, etc., as will make the views	   most closely represent reality.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmoramic \Cos`mo*ram"ic\ (k[o^]z`m[-o]*r[a^]m"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to a cosmorama.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmos \Cos"mos\ (k[o^]z"m[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ko`smos	   order, harmony, the world (from its perfect order and	   arrangement); akin to Skr. [,c]ad to distinguish one's self.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The universe or universality of created things; -- so	      called from the order and harmony displayed in it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The theory or description of the universe, as a system	      displaying order and harmony. --Humboldt.	      [1913 Webster]	Cosmos \Cos"mos\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of composite plants closely related to {Bidens},	   usually with very showy flowers, some with yellow, others	   with red, scarlet, purple, white, or lilac rays. They are	   natives of the warmer parts of America, and many species are	   cultivated. {Cosmos bipinnatus} and {Cosmos diversifolius}	   are among the best-known species; {Cosmos caudatus}, of the	   West Indies, is widely naturalized.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cosmosphere \Cos"mo*sphere\ (k[o^]z"m?-sf?r), n. [Gr. ko`smos	   the world + E. sphere.]	   An apparatus for showing the position of the earth, at any	   given time, with respect to the fixed stars. It consist of a	   hollow glass globe, on which are depicted the stars and	   constellations, and within which is a terrestrial globe.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmotheism \Cos"mo*the`ism\ (k?z"m?-th?`?z'm), n. [Gr. ko`smos	   the world + ??? god.]	   Same as {Pantheism}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cosmothetic \Cos`mo*thet"ic\ (k?z`m?-th?t"?k), a. [Gr. ko`smos	   universe + ??? to place or arrange.] (Metaph.)	   Assuming or positing the actual existence or reality of the	   physical or external world.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cosmothetic idealists} (Metaph.), those who assume, without	      attempting to prove, the reality of external objects as	      corresponding to, and being the ground of, the ideas of	      which only the mind has direct cognizance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cosmothetic idealists . . . deny that mind is	            immediately conscious of matter.      --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Cosovereign \Co*sov"er*eign\ (k?-s?v"?r-?n or k?-s?v"-), n.	   A joint sovereign.	   [1913 Webster]
Coss \Coss\ (k[o^]s), n. [Cf. Pers. k[=o]s a road measure of	   about two miles; or Skr. kr[=o][,c]a.]	   A Hindoo measure of distance, varying from one and a half to	   two English miles. --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Coss \Coss\, n. [It. cosa.]	   A thing (only in phrase below).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rule of Coss}, an old name for Algebra. [It. regola di cosa	      rule of thing, the unknown quantity being called the cosa,	      or the thing.]	      [1913 Webster]
Cossack \Cos"sack\ (k?s"s?k), n. [Russ. kozak', kazak': cf.	   Turk. kaz[=a]k.]	   One of a warlike, pastoral people, skillful as horsemen,	   inhabiting different parts of the Russian empire and	   furnishing valuable contingents of irregular cavalry to its	   armies, those of Little Russia and those of the Don forming	   the principal divisions.	   [1913 Webster]	Cossack post \Cos"sack post\ (Mil.)	   An outpost consisting of four men, forming one of a single	   line of posts substituted for the more formal line of	   sentinels and line of pickets.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cossas \Cos"sas\ (k?s"s?s), n. [F.]	   Plain India muslin, of various qualities and widths.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosset \Cos"set\ (k?s"s?t), n. [Cf. AS. cotsetla cottager, G.	   kossat, kothsasse, fr. kot, koth E. (cot) hut, and cf. also	   E. cade, a., cot a cade lamb.]	   A lamb reared without the aid of the dam. Hence: A pet, in	   general.	   [1913 Webster]	Cosset \Cos"set\, v. t.	   To treat as a pet; to fondle.	   [1913 Webster]	         She was cosseted and posseted and prayed over and made	         much of.                                 --O. W.	                                                  Holmes.
Cossette \Cos*sette"\, n. [F.]	   One of the small chips or slices into which beets are cut in	   sugar making.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cossic
Cossic \Cos"sic\ (k?s"s?k), Cossical \Cos"sic*al\ (-s?-kal), a.	   [It. cossico. See 2d {Coss}.]	   Of or relating to algebra; as, cossic numbers, or the cossic	   art. [Obs.] "Art of numbers cossical." --Digges (1579).	   [1913 Webster]
Cost \Cost\ (k[o^]st; 115), n. [L. costa rib. See {Coast}.]	   1. A rib; a side; a region or coast. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Betwixt the costs of a ship.          --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) See {Cottise}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cost \Cost\ (k[o^]st; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cost}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Costing}.] [OF. coster, couster, F. co[^u]ter, fr. L.	   constare to stand at, to cost; con- + stare to stand. See	   {Stand}, and cf. {Constant}.]	   1. To require to be given, expended, or laid out therefor, as	      in barter, purchase, acquisition, etc.; to cause the cost,	      expenditure, relinquishment, or loss of; as, the ticket	      cost a dollar; the effort cost his life.	      [1913 Webster]	            A diamond gone, cost me two thousand ducats. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though it cost me ten nights' watchings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To require to be borne or suffered; to cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            To do him wanton rites, which cost them woe.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cost dear}, to require or occasion a large outlay of	      money, or much labor, self-denial, suffering, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Cost \Cost\, n. [OF. cost, F. co[^u]t. See {Cost}, v. t. ]	   1. The amount paid, charged, or engaged to be paid, for	      anything bought or taken in barter; charge; expense;	      hence, whatever, as labor, self-denial, suffering, etc.,	      is requisite to secure benefit.	      [1913 Webster]	            One day shall crown the alliance on 't so please	            you,	            Here at my house, and at my proper cost. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At less cost of life than is often expended in a	            skirmish, [Charles V.] saved Europe from invasion.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loss of any kind; detriment; pain; suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know thy trains,	            Though dearly to my cost, thy gins and toils.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Law) Expenses incurred in litigation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Costs in actions or suits are either between attorney	         and client, being what are payable in every case to the	         attorney or counsel by his client whether he ultimately	         succeed or not, or between party and party, being those	         which the law gives, or the court in its discretion	         decrees, to the prevailing, against the losing, party.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of costs}. See under {Bill}.	   {Cost free}, without outlay or expense. "Her duties being to	      talk French, and her privileges to live cost free and to	      gather scraps of knowledge." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Costa \Cos"ta\ (k[o^]s"t[.a]), n. [L., rib. See {Coast}.]	   1. (Anat.) A rib of an animal or a human being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A rib or vein of a leaf, especially the midrib.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The anterior rib in the wing of an insect.	      (b) One of the riblike longitudinal ridges on the exterior	          of many corals.	          [1913 Webster]
Costage \Cost"age\ (k?st"?j; 115), n. [OF. coustage.]	   Expense; cost. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Costal \Cos"tal\ (k?s"tal), a. [Cf. F. costal. See {Costa}.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ribs or the sides of the body;	      as, costal nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Relating to a costa, or rib.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Costal cartilage}. See {Cartilage}, and Illust. of {Thorax}.	      [1913 Webster]
Costal-nerved \Cos"tal-nerved`\ (k?s"tal-n?rvd`), a. (Bot.)	   Having the nerves spring from the midrib.	   [1913 Webster]
co-star \co-star\ v. t.	   to feature as the co-star in a performance; as, the film	   co-starred Robin Williams as the psychiatrist.	   [WordNet 1.5]	co-star \co-star\ v. i.	   to be the co-star in a performance; as, Robin Williams	   co-starred in the film.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Costard \Cos"tard\ (k?s"t?rd), n. [Prob. fr. OF. coste rib,	   side, F. c[^o]te, and meaning orig., a ribbed apple, from the	   ribs or angles on its sides. See {Coast}.]	   1. An apple, large and round like the head.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some [apples] consist more of air than water . . .;	            others more of water than wind, as your costards and	            pomewaters.                           --Muffett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The head; -- used contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Try whether your costard or my bat be the harder.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Costardmonger \Cos"tard*mon`ger\ (-m?n`g?r), n.	   A costermonger.	   [1913 Webster] Costate
Costate \Cos"tate\ (k?s"t?t), Costated \Cos"ta*ted\ (-t?-t?d),	   a. [L. costatus, fr. costa rib.]	   Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs; (Bot.) having one or	   more longitudinal ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Costean \Cos"tean`\ (k?s"t?n`), v. i. [Cornish cothas dropped +	   stean tin.]	   To search after lodes. See {Costeaning}.	   [1913 Webster]
Costeaning \Cos"tean`ing\, n.	   The process by which miners seek to discover metallic lodes.	   It consist in sinking small pits through the superficial	   deposits to the solid rock, and then driving from one pit to	   another across the direction of the vein, in such manner as	   to cross all the veins between the two pits.	   [1913 Webster]
Costellate \Cos*tel"late\ (k?s-t?l"l?t), a. [L. costa rib.]	   Finely ribbed or costated.	   [1913 Webster]
Coster \Cos"ter\ (k?s"t?r), n. [Abbrev. of costermonger.]	   One who hawks about fruit, green vegetables, fish, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Costermonger \Cos"ter*mon`ger\ (k?s"t?r-m?n`g?r), n. [See	   {Costard}.]	   An apple seller; a hawker of, or dealer in, any kind of fruit	   or vegetables; a fruiterer. [Written also {costardmonger}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Costiferous \Cos*tif"er*ous\ (k?s-t?f"?r-?s), a. [Costa +	   -ferous.] (Anat.)	   Rib-bearing, as the dorsal vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
costing \costing\ n.	   cost accounting. [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Costive \Cos"tive\ (k?s"t?v), a. [OF. costev['e], p. p. of	   costever, F. constiper, L. constipare to press closely	   together, to cram; con- + stipare to press together, cram.	   See {Stipulate}, {Stiff}, and cf. {Constipate}.]	   1. Retaining fecal matter in the bowels; having too slow a	      motion of the bowels; constipated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reserved; formal; close; cold. [Obs.] "A costive brain."	      --Prior. "Costive of laughter." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            You must be frank, but without indiscretion; and	            close, but without being costive.     --Lord	                                                  Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dry and hard; impermeable; unyielding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Clay in dry seasons is costive, hardening with the	            sun and wind.                         --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Costively \Cos"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a costive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Costiveness \Cos"tive*ness\, n.	   1. An unnatural retention of the fecal matter of the bowels;	      constipation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inability to express one's self; stiffness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A reverend disputant of the same costiveness in	            public elocution with myself.         --Wakefield.	      [1913 Webster]
Costless \Cost"less\ (k?st"l?s; 115), a.	   Costing nothing.	   [1913 Webster]
Costlewe \Cost"lewe\ (-l?), a.	   Costly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Costliness \Cost"li*ness\ (-l?-n?s), n.	   The quality of being costy; expensiveness; sumptuousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Costly \Cost"ly\ (k?st"l?; 115), a. [From Cost expense.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of great cost; expensive; dear.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had fitted up his palace in the most costly and	            sumptuous style, for the accomodation of the	            princess.                             --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gorgeous; sumptuous. [Poetic.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To show how costly summer was at hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Costmary \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 Balsamita}) having a strong	   balsamic smell, and nearly allied to tansy. It is used as a	   pot herb and salad plant and in flavoring ale and beer.	   Called also {alecost}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coston lights \Cos"ton lights\	   Signals made by burning lights of different colors and used	   by vessels at sea, and in the life-saving service; -- named	   after their inventor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Costotome \Cos"to*tome\ (k?s"t?-t?m), n. [Costa + Gr. ???? to	   cut.]	   An instrument (chisel or shears) to cut the ribs and open the	   thoracic cavity, in post-mortem examinations and dissections.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
cost-plus \cost-plus\ adj.	   determining payment based on the actual cost of production	   plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; as, a cost-plus	   government contract.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Costrel \Cos"trel\ (k?s"tr?l), n. [CF. W. costrel, OF. costrel,	   LL. costrellum, a liquid measure, costrellus a wine cup.]	   A bottle of leather, earthenware, or wood, having ears by	   which it was suspended at the side. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         A youth, that, following with a costrel, bore	         The means of goodly welcome, flesh and wine.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Costume \Cos"tume`\ (k?s"t?m` or k?s-t?m"), n. [F. costume, It.	   costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for	   consuetudo custom. See {Custom}, and cf. {Consuetude}.]	   1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of	      a people, class, or period.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture,	      statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time,	      place, or other circumstances represented or described.	      [1913 Webster]	            I began last night to read Walter Scott's Lay of the	            Last Minstrel . . . .I was extremely delighted with	            the poetical beauty of some parts . . . .The	            costume, too, is admirable.           --Sir J.	                                                  Mackintosh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic	      purposes.	      [1913 Webster]
Costumer \Cos"tum`er\ (-t?m`?r), n.	   One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy	   balls, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
costusroot \costusroot\ n.	   an annual herb ({Saussurea costus}) of the eastern Himalayas	   (Kashmir) having purple florets and a fragrant root that	   yields a volatile oil used in perfumery and for preserving	   furs.	   Syn: {Saussurea costus}, Saussurea lappa.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Co-sufferer \Co-suf"fer*er\ (k?-s?f"f?r-?r), n.	   One who suffers with another. --Wycherley.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosupreme \Co`su*preme"\ (k?`s?-pr?m"), n.	   A partaker of supremacy; one jointly supreme. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosurety \Co*sure"ty\ (k?-sh?r"t?; 136), n.; pl. {Cosureties}	   (-t?z).	   One who is surety with another.	   [1913 Webster]
Cosy \Co"sy\ (k?"z?), a.	   See {Cozy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]t), n. [OE. cot, cote, AS. cot, cote, cottage;	   akin to D. & Icel. kot, G. koth, kot, kothe. Cf. {Coat}.]	   1. A small house; a cottage or hut.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sheltered cot, the cultivated farm. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pen, coop, or like shelter for small domestic animals,	      as for sheep or pigeons; a cote.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cover or sheath; as, a roller cot (the clothing of a	      drawing roller in a spinning frame); a cot for a sore	      finger. See also {finger cot}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. Ir. cot.] A small, rudely-formed boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bell cot}. (Arch.) See under {Bell}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cot \Cot\ (k[o^]t), n. [AS. cot cottage, bedchamber; or cf. OF.	   coite, F. couette (E. quilt), LL. cottum, cottus, mattress.	   See {Cot} a cottage.]	   A sleeping place of limited size; a little bed; a cradle; a	   piece of canvas extended by a frame, used as a bed. [Written	   also {cott}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cotangent \Co*tan"gent\ (k?-t?n"jent), n. [For co. tangens, an	   abbrev. of L. complementi tangens. See {Tangent}.] (Trig.)	   The tangent of the complement of an arc or angle. See Illust.	   of {Functions}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotarnine \Co*tar"nine\ (k?-t?r"n?n or -n?n), n. [F., fr.	   narcotine, by transposition of letters.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline substance, {C12H13NO3}, obtained as a	   product of the decomposition of narcotine. It has weak basic	   properties, and is usually regarded as an alkaloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cote \Cote\ (k[=o]t), n. [See 1st {Cot}.]	   1. A cottage or hut. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shed, shelter, or inclosure for small domestic animals,	      as for sheep or doves.	      [1913 Webster]	            Watching where shepherds pen their flocks, at eve,	            In hurdled cotes.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Cote \Cote\, v. t. [Prob. from F. c[^o]t['e] side, OF. costet,	   LL. costatus, costatum, fr. L. costu rib, side: cf. F.	   c[^o]toyer to go or keep at the side of. See {Coast}.]	   To go side by side with; hence, to pass by; to outrun and get	   before; as, a dog cotes a hare. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	         We coted them on the way, and hither are they coming.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cote \Cote\, v. t. [See {Quote}.]	   To quote. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Coteau \Co`teau"\, n.; pl. {Coteaux}. [F., a hill.] [Canada & U.	   S.]	   1. A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys; a	      divide.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The side of a valley.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cotemporaneous \Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous\ (k?-t?m`p?-r?"n?-?s), a.	   [See {Contemporaneous}.]	   Living or being at the same time; contemporaneous. --	   {Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Co*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotemporary \Co*tem"po*ra*ry\ (k?-t?m"p?-r?-r?), a.	   Living or being at the same time; contemporary.	   [1913 Webster]	Cotemporary \Co*tem"po*ra*ry\, n.; pl. {Cotemporaries}	   (-r[i^]z).	   One who lives at the same time with another; a contemporary.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotenant \Co*ten"ant\ (k?-t?n"ant), n.	   A tenant in common, or a joint tenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Coterie \Co`te*rie"\ (k?`te-r?"; 277), n. [F., prob. from OF.	   coterie servile tenure, fr. colier cotter; of German origin.	   See 1st {Cot}.]	   A set or circle of persons who meet familiarly, as for	   social, literary, or other purposes; a clique. "The queen of	   your coterie." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Coterminous \Co*ter"mi*nous\ (k?-t?r"m?-n?s), a. [Cf.	   {Conterminous}.]	   Bordering; conterminous; -- followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotgare \Cot"gare`\ (k?t"g?r`), n.	   Refuse wool. [Obs. or Prov.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cothurn \Co"thurn\ (k?"th?rn), n. [L. cothurnus, Gr. ????. Cf.	   {Cothurnus}.]	   A buskin anciently used by tragic actors on the stage; hence,	   tragedy in general.	   [1913 Webster]	         The moment had arrived when it was thought that the	         mask and the cothurn might be assumed with effect.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster] Cothurnate
Cothurnate \Co*thur"nate\ (k?-th?r"n?t), Cothurnated
\Co*thur"na*ted\ (-n?-t?d), a.	   1. Wearing a cothurn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to tragedy; solemn; grave.	      [1913 Webster]
Cothurnus \Co*thur"nus\ (-n?s), n. [L.]	   Same as {Cothurn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coticular \Co*tic"u*lar\ (k?-t?k"?-l?r), a. [L. coticula a small	   touchstone, dim. cos, cotis, whetstone.]	   Pertaining to whetstones; like or suitable for whetstones.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotidal \Co*tid"al\ (k?-t?d"al), a.	   Marking an equality in the tides; having high tide at the	   same time.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cotidal lines} (Phys. Geog.), lines on a map passing through	      places that have high tide at the same time.	      [1913 Webster] Cotillon
Cotillon \Co`til`lon"\ (k[-o]`t[-e]`y[^o]N" or k[-o]`t[-e]l`-;	   277), Cotillion \Co*til"lion\ (k[-o]*t[i^]l"y[u^]n), n. [F.	   cotillon, fr. OF. cote coat, LL. cotta tunic. See {Coat}.]	   1. A brisk dance, performed by eight persons; a quadrille.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tune which regulates the dance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of woolen material for women's skirts.	   4. A formal ball, especially one at which debutantes are	      first presented to society.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cotinga \Co*tin"ga\ (k[-o]*t[-e][ng]"g[.a]), n. [Native South	   American name.] (Zool.)	   A bird of the family {Cotingid[ae]}, including numerous	   bright-colored South American species; -- called also	   {chatterers}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotise \Cot"ise\ (k[o^]t"[i^]s), n. (Her.)	   See {Cottise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotised \Cot"ised\ (-?st), a. (Her.)	   See {Cottised}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotland \Cot"land\ (k?t"l?nd), n.	   Land appendant to a cot or cottage, or held by a cottager or	   cotter.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotquean \Cot"quean`\ (k?t"kw?n`), n. [Cot a cottage + quean.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A man who busies himself with affairs which properly	      belong to women. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A she-cuckold; a cucquean; a henhussy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What, shall a husband be afraid of his wife's face?	            We are a king, cotquean, and we will reign in our	            pleasures.                            --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cotqueanity \Cot*quean"i*ty\ (k?t-kw?n"?-t?), n.	   The condition, character, or conduct of a cotquean. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotrustee \Co`trus*tee"\ (k?`tr?s-t?"), n.	   A joint trustee.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotswold \Cots"wold`\ (k?ts"w?ld`), n. [Cot a cottage or hut +	   wold an open country.]	   An open country abounding in sheepcotes, as in the Cotswold	   hills, in Gloucestershire, England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cotswold sheep}, a long-wooled breed of sheep, formerly	      common in the counties of Gloucester, Hereford, and	      Worcester, Eng.; -- so called from the Cotswold Hills. The	      breed is now chiefly amalgamated with others.	      [1913 Webster]
Cotta \Cot"ta\, n. [LL. See {Coat}.]	   1. (Eccl.) A surplice, in England and America usually one	      shorter and less full than the ordinary surplice and with	      short sleeves, or sometimes none.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of very coarse woolen blanket.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cottage \Cot"tage\ (k?t"t?j; 48), n. [From {Cot} a cottage.]	   A small house; a cot; a hut.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term was formerly limited to a habitation for the	         poor, but is now applied to any small tasteful	         dwelling; and at places of summer resort, to any	         residence or lodging house of rustic architecture,	         irrespective of size.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cottage allotment}. See under {Alloment}. [Eng.]	   {Cottage cheese}, the thick part of clabbered milk strained,	      salted, and pressed into a ball.	      [1913 Webster]
Cottaged \Cot"taged\ (-t?jd), a.	   Set or covered with cottages.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even humble Harting's cottaged vale.     --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottagely \Cot"tage*ly\ (-t?j-l?), a.	   Cottagelike; suitable for a cottage; rustic. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottager \Cot"ta*ger\ (k?t"t?-j?r), n.	   1. One who lives in a cottage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who lives on the common, without paying any	      rent, or having land of his own.	      [1913 Webster] Cotter
Cotter \Cot"ter\, Cottar \Cot"tar\ (k?t"t?r), n. [LL. cotarius,	   cottarius, coterius. See {Cot}.]	   A cottager; a cottier. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through Sandwich Notch the West Wind sang	         Good morrow to the cotter.               --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]	Cotter \Cot"ter\ (k[o^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   1. A piece of wood or metal, commonly wedge-shaped, used for	      fastening together parts of a machine or structure. It is	      driven into an opening through one or all of the parts.	   Note: [See Illust.] In the United States a cotter is commonly	         called a {key}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A toggle.	      [1913 Webster]	Cotter \Cot"ter\, v. t.	   To fasten with a cotter.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottidae \Cottidae\ n.	   a natural family of fish including the sculpins.	   Syn: family {Cottidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cottier \Cot"ti*er\ (-t[i^]*[~e]r), n. [OF. cotier. See	   {Coterie}, and cf. {Cotter}.]	   In Great Britain and Ireland, a person who hires a small	   cottage, with or without a plot of land. Cottiers commonly	   aid in the work of the landlord's farm. [Written also	   {cottar} and {cotter}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cottise \Cot"tise\ (k[o^]t"t[i^]s), n. [Cf. F. c[^o]t['e] side,	   L. costa rib.] (Her.)	   A diminutive of the bendlet, containing one half its area or	   one quarter the area of the bend. When a single cottise is	   used alone it is often called a {cost}. See also	   {Couple-close}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottised \Cot"tised\ (-t?st), a. (Her.)	   Set between two cottises, -- said of a bend; or between two	   barrulets, -- said of a bar or fess.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottoid \Cot"toid\ (k?t"toid), a. [NL. cottus sculpin + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   Like a fish of the genus {Cottus}. -- n. A fish belonging to,	   or resembling, the genus {Cottus}. See {Sculpin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottolene \Cot"to*lene`\ (k[o^]t"t[-o]*l[=e]n`), n.	   A product from cotton-seed, used as lard.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotton \Cot"ton\ (k[o^]t"t'n), n. [F. coton, Sp. algodon the	   cotton plant and its wool, coton printed cotton, cloth, fr.	   Ar. qutun, alqutun, cotton wool. Cf. {Acton}, {Hacqueton}.]	   1. A soft, downy substance, resembling fine wool, consisting	      of the unicellular twisted hairs which grow on the seeds	      of the cotton plant. Long-staple cotton has a fiber	      sometimes almost two inches long; short-staple, from two	      thirds of an inch to an inch and a half.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cotton plant. See {Cotten plant}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cloth made of cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cotton is used as an adjective before many nouns in a	         sense which commonly needs no explanation; as, cotton	         bagging; cotton cloth; cotton goods; cotton industry;	         cotton mill; cotton spinning; cotton tick.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cotton cambric}. See {Cambric}, n., 2.	   {Cotton flannel}, the manufactures' name for a heavy cotton	      fabric, twilled, and with a long plush nap. In England it	      is called {swan's-down cotton}, or {Canton flannel}.	   {Cotton gin}, a machine to separate the seeds from cotton,	      invented by Eli Whitney.	   {Cotton grass} (Bot.), a genus of plants ({Eriphorum}) of the	      Sedge family, having delicate capillary bristles	      surrounding the fruit (seedlike achenia), which elongate	      at maturity and resemble tufts of cotton.	   {Cotton mouse} (Zool.), a field mouse ({Hesperomys	      gossypinus}), injurious to cotton crops.	   {Cotton plant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gossypium}, of	      several species, all growing in warm climates, and bearing	      the cotton of commerce. The common species, originally	      Asiatic, is {Gossypium herbaceum}.	   {Cotton press}, a building and machinery in which cotton	      bales are compressed into smaller bulk for shipment; a	      press for baling cotton.	   {Cotton rose} (Bot.), a genus of composite herbs ({Filago}),	      covered with a white substance resembling cotton.	   {Cotton scale} (Zool.), a species of bark louse ({Pulvinaria	      innumerabilis}), which does great damage to the cotton	      plant.	   {Cotton shrub}. Same as Cotton plant.	   {Cotton stainer} (Zool.), a species of hemipterous insect	      ({Dysdercus suturellus}), which seriously damages growing	      cotton by staining it; -- called also {redbug}.	   {Cotton thistle} (Bot.), the Scotch thistle. See under	      {Thistle}.	   {Cotton velvet}, velvet in which the warp and woof are both	      of cotton, and the pile is of silk; also, velvet made	      wholly of cotton.	   {Cotton waste}, the refuse of cotton mills.	   {Cotton wool}, cotton in its raw or woolly state.	   {Cotton worm} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Aletia	      argillacea}), which in the larval state does great damage	      to the cotton plant by eating the leaves. It also feeds on	      corn, etc., and hence is often called {corn worm}, and	      {Southern army worm}.	      [1913 Webster]	Cotton \Cot"ton\, v. i.	   1. To rise with a regular nap, as cloth does. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It cottons well; it can not choose but bear	            A pretty nap.                         --Family of	                                                  Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go on prosperously; to succeed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            New, Hephestion, does not this matter cotton as I	            would?                                --Lyly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite; to agree; to make friends; -- usually followed	      by with. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A quarrel will end in one of you being turned off,	            in which case it will not be easy to cotton with	            another.                              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Didst see, Frank, how the old goldsmith cottoned in	            with his beggarly companion?          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take a liking to; to stick to one as cotton; -- used	      with to. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Cottonade \Cot"ton*ade`\ (k?t"t'n-?d`), n. [F. cottonade.]	   A somewhat stout and thick fabric of cotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottonary \Cot"ton*a*ry\ (-?-r?), a.	   Relating to, or composed of, cotton; cottony. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Cottonary and woolly pillows.            --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotton batting \Cot"ton bat"ting\	   Cotton prepared in sheets or rolls for quilting,	   upholstering, and similar purposes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cottonmouth \cottonmouth\ n.	   venomous semiaquatic snake ({Agkistrodon piscivorus}) of	   swamps in southern U.S.; -- called also {water moccasin},	   {cottonmouth moccasin}, and {cottonmouth water moccasin}. It	   grows to a length of about 4 feet. The name refers to the	   whiteness of the lips and inside of the mouth.	   Syn: water moccasin, cottonmouth moccasin, {Agkistrodon	        piscivorus}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cottonous \Cot"ton*ous\ (-?s), a.	   Resembling cotton. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster] cotton seed
cotton seed \cotton seed\, or, usually collectively, cottonseed
\cot"ton*seed`\, n.	   The seed of the cotton plant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cottonseed meal \Cottonseed meal\	   A meal made from hulled cotton seeds after the oil has been	   expressed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cottonseed oil \Cottonseed oil\	   A fixed, semidrying oil extracted from cottonseed. It is pale	   yellow when pure (sp. gr., .92-.93). and is extensively used	   in soap making, in cookery, and as an adulterant of other	   oils.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cotton State \Cotton State\	   Alabama; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cottontail \Cot"ton*tail`\ (k[o^]t"t'n*t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   The American wood rabbit ({Lepus sylvaticus}); -- also called	   {Molly cottontail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottonweed \Cot"ton*weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Cudweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
cottonwick \cottonwick\ n.	   a type of grunt ({Haemulon melanurum}) of warm Atlantic	   waters.	   Syn: {Haemulon melanurum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cottonwood \Cot"ton*wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   An American tree of the genus {Populus} or poplar, having the	   seeds covered with abundant cottonlike hairs; esp., the	   {Populus monilifera} and {Populus angustifolia} of the	   Western United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Cottony \Cot"ton*y\ (-?), a.	   1. Covered with hairs or pubescence, like cotton; downy;	      nappy; woolly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to cotton; resembling cotton in	      appearance or character; soft, like cotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Cottrel \Cot"trel\ (k?t"tr?l), n.	   A trammel, or hook to support a pot over a fire. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Coturnix \Coturnix\ n.	   a genus of birds comprising the Old World quail.	   Syn: genus {Coturnix}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Cotyla
Cotyla \Cot"y*la\ (k?t"?-l?), Cotyle \Cot"y*le\ (k?t"?-l?), n.	   [Gr. ??? anything hollow, cup of a joint, small meassure: cf.	   L. cotyla a measure.] (Anat.)	   A cuplike cavity or organ. Same as {Acetabulum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotyledon \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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A leaf borne by the caulicle or radicle of an	      embryo; a seed leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many plants, as the bean and the maple, have two	         cotyledons, the grasses only one, and pines have	         several. In one African plant ({Welwitschia}) the	         cotyledons are permanent and grow to immense	         proportions.	         [1913 Webster]
Cotyledonal \Cot`y*led"on*al\ (k?t`?-l?d"?n-al), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cotyledon.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotyledonary \Cot`y*led"on*a*ry\ (-?-r?), a.	   Having a cotyledon; tufted; as, the cotyledonary placenta of	   the cow.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotyledonous \Cot`y*led"on*ous\ (-?s; 277), a.	   Of or pertaining to a cotyledon or cotyledons; having a seed	   lobe.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotyliform \Co*tyl"i*form\ (k?-t?l"?-f?rm), a. [Cotyle + -form.]	   (Zool.)	   Shaped like a cotyle or a cup.	   [1913 Webster]
Cotyligerous \Cot`y*lig"er*ous\ (k?t`?-l?j"?r-?s), a. [Cotyle +	   -gerous.] (Zool.)	   Having cotyles.	   [1913 Webster] cotyloid
cotyloid \cot"y*loid\, cotyloidal \cotyloidal\(k?t"?-loid), a.	   [Cotyle + -oid] (Anat.)	   (a) Shaped like a cup; cup-shaped; as, the cotyloid cavity,	       the cup-shaped socket which receives the head of the	       thigh bone.	   (b) Pertaining to a cotyloid cavity; as, the cotyloid	       ligament, or notch.	   Syn: acetabular, cotyloid.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Coucal \Cou"cal\ (k??"k?l), n. [Prob. native name.] (Zool.)	   A large, Old World, ground cuckoo of the genus {Centropus},	   of several species.	   [1913 Webster]
Couch \Couch\ (kouch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Couched} (koucht);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Couching}.] [F. coucher to lay down, lie	   down, OF. colchier, fr. L. collocare to lay, put, place; col-	   + locare to place, fr. locus place. See {Locus}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lay upon a bed or other resting place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where unbruised youth, with unstuffed brain,	            Does couch his limbs, there golden sleep doth reign.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arrange or dispose as in a bed; -- sometimes followed	      by the reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waters couch themselves as may be to the center	            of this globe, in a spherical convexity. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lay or deposit in a bed or layer; to bed.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is at this day in use at Gaza, to couch	            potsherds, or vessels of earth, in their walls.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Paper Making) To transfer (as sheets of partly dried	      pulp) from the wire cloth mold to a felt blanket, for	      further drying.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To conceal; to include or involve darkly.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is all this, and more, that lies naturally	            couched under this allegory.          --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To arrange; to place; to inlay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To put into some form of language; to express; to phrase;	      -- used with in and under.	      [1913 Webster]	            A well-couched invective.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had received a letter from Flora couched in rather	            cool terms.                           --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Med.) To treat by pushing down or displacing the opaque	      lens with a needle; as, to couch a cataract.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To couch a spear} or {To couch a lance}, to lower to the	      position of attack; to place in rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            He stooped his head, and couched his spear,	            And spurred his steed to full career. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To couch malt}, to spread malt on a floor. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Couch \Couch\, v. i.	   1. To lie down or recline, as on a bed or other place of	      rest; to repose; to lie.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where souls do couch on flowers, we 'll hand in	            hand.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I court moe women, you 'll couch with moe men.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lie down for concealment; to hide; to be concealed; to	      be included or involved darkly.	      [1913 Webster]	            We 'll couch in the castle ditch, till we see the	            light of our fairies.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The half-hidden, hallf-revealed wonders, that yet	            couch beneath the words of the Scripture. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bend the body, as in reverence, pain, labor, etc.; to	      stoop; to crouch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An aged squire	            That seemed to couch under his shield three-square.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Couch \Couch\, n. [F. couche, OF. colche, culche, fr. colchier.	   See {Couch}, v. t. ]	   1. A bed or place for repose or sleep; particularly, in the	      United States, a lounge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentle sleep . . . why liest thou with the vile	            In loathsome beds, and leavest the kingly couch?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch	            About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any place for repose, as the lair of a beast, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mass of steeped barley spread upon a floor to germinate,	      in malting; or the floor occupied by the barley; as, couch	      of malt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Painting & Gilding) A preliminary layer, as of color,	      size, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Couchancy \Couch"an*cy\ (kouch"an-s?), n.	   State of lying down for repose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Couchant \Couch"ant\ (kouch"ant), a. [F., p. pr. of coucher. See	   {Couch}, v. t.]	   1. Lying down with head erect; squatting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Lying down with the head raised, which	      distinguishes the posture of couchant from that of	      dormant, or sleeping; -- said of a lion or other beast.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Couchant and levant} (Law), rising up and lying down; --	      said of beasts, and indicating that they have been long	      enough on land, not belonging to their owner, to lie down	      and rise up to feed, -- such time being held to include a	      day and night at the least. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Couch'e \Cou`ch['e]"\ (k??`sh?"), a. [F., p. p. of coucher. See	   {Couch}, v. t. ] (Her.)	      (a) Not erect; inclined; -- said of anything that is	          usually erect, as an escutcheon.	      (b) Lying on its side; thus, a chevron couch['e] is one	          which emerges from one side of the escutcheon and has	          its apex on the opposite side, or at the fess point.	          [1913 Webster]
Couched \Couched\ (koucht), a. (Her.)	   Same as {Couch?}.	   [1913 Webster]
Couchee \Cou"chee\ (k??"sh?; F. k??"sh?"), n. [F. couch?e a	   sleeping place from coucher. See {Couch}, v. t. ]	   A reception held at the time of going to bed, as by a	   sovereign or great prince. [Obs.] --Dryden.	         The duke's levees and couchees were so crowded that the	         antechambers were full.                  --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Coucher \Couch"er\ (kouch"?r), n.	   1. One who couches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paper Manuf.) One who couches paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. L. collectarius.] (O. Eng. Law)	      (a) A factor or agent resident in a country for traffic.	          --Blount.	      (b) The book in which a corporation or other body	          registers its particular acts. [Obs.] --Cowell.	          [1913 Webster]
Couch grass \Couch" grass`\ (gr?s`). (Bot.)	   See {Quitch grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Couching \Couch"ing\, n.	   1. (Med.) The operation of putting down or displacing the	      opaque lens in cataract.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Embroidering by laying the materials upon the surface of	      the foundation, instead of drawing them through.	      [1913 Webster]
Couchless \Couch"less\ (kouch"l?s), a.	   Having no couch or bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Coudee \Cou"dee\ (k??"d?; F. k??`d?"), n. [F. coud?e, from coude	   elbow.]	   A measure of length; the distance from the elbow to the end	   of the middle finger; a cubit.	   [1913 Webster]
Cougar \Cou"gar\ (k??"g?r), n. [F. couguar, from the native name	   in the South American dialects, cuguacuara, cuguacuarana.]	   (Zool.)	   An American feline quadruped ({Felis concolor}), resembling	   the African panther in size and habits. Its color is tawny,	   without spots; hence writers often called it the {American	   lion}. Called also {puma}, {panther}, {mountain lion}, and	   {catamount}. See {Puma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cough \Cough\ (k?f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Coughed} (k?ft); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Coughing}.] [Cf. D. kuchen, MHG. k?chen to	   breathe, G. keuchen to pant, and E. chincough, the first part	   of which is prob. akin to cough; cf. also E. choke.]	   To expel air, or obstructing or irritating matter, from the	   lungs or air passages, in a noisy and violent manner.	   [1913 Webster]	Cough \Cough\, v. t.	   1. To expel from the lungs or air passages by coughing; --	      followed by up; as, to cough up phlegm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to a specified state by coughing; as, he coughed	      himself hoarse.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cough down}, to silence or put down (an objectionable	      speaker) by simulated coughing.	      [1913 Webster]	Cough \Cough\, n. [Cg. D. kuch. See {Cough}, v. i. ]	   1. A sudden, noisy, and violent expulsion of air from the	      chest, caused by irritation in the air passages, or by the	      reflex action of nervous or gastric disorder, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The more or less frequent repetition of coughing,	      constituting a symptom of disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stomach cough}, {Ear cough}, cough due to irritation in the	      stomach or ear.	      [1913 Webster]
Cougher \Cough"er\ (k?f"?r), n.	   One who coughs.	   [1913 Webster]
Couhage \Cou"hage\ (kou"?j), n. (Bot.)	   See {Cowhage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Could \Could\ (k??d), imp. of {Can}. [OF. coude. The l was	   inserted by mistake, under the influence of should and	   would.]	   Was, should be, or would be, able, capable, or susceptible.	   Used as an auxiliary, in the past tense or in the conditional	   present.	   [1913 Webster]
Coulee \Cou`lee"\ (k??`l?"), n. [F. coul['e]e, fr. couler to run	   or flow.]	   A stream; (Geol.) a stream of lava. Also, in the Western	   United States, the bed of a stream, even if dry, when deep	   and having inclined sides; distinguished from a ca[~n]on,	   which has precipitous sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Couleur \Cou`leur"\, n. [F.]	   1. Color; -- chiefly used in a few French phrases, as couler	      de rose, color of rose; and hence, adjectively,	      rose-colored; roseate.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A suit of cards, as hearts or clubs; -- used in some	      French games.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[oo^]*l[i^]s"; F. k[=oo]`l[-e]s"), n.	   [F., fr. couler to flow, glide.]	   1. A piece of timber having a groove in which something	      glides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the side scenes of the stage in a theater, or the	      space included between the side scenes.	      [1913 Webster]	Coulisse \Cou*lisse"\ (k[=oo]*l[=e]s"), n.	   1. A fluting in a sword blade.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The outside stock exchange, or "curb market," of Paris.	      [French Use]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Couloir \Cou`loir"\ (k??`lw?r"), n. [F., a strainer.]	   1. A deep gorge; a gully.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A dredging machine for excavating	      canals, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Coulomb \Cou`lomb"\ (k??`l?n"), n. [From Coulomb, a French	   physicist and electrican.] (Physics)	   The standard unit of quantity in electrical measurements. It	   is the quantity of electricity conveyed in one second by the	   current produced by an electro-motive force of one volt	   acting in a circuit having a resistance of one ohm, or the	   quantity transferred by one amp[`e]re in one second. Formerly	   called {weber}.	   [1913 Webster]	Coulomb meter \Cou`lomb" me"ter\ (Elec.)	   Any instrument by which electricity can be measured in	   coulombs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coulomb's law \Cou`lomb's" law\ (Physics)	   The law that the force exerted between two electric or	   magnetic charges is directly proportional to the product of	   the charges and inversely to the square of the distance	   between them.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coulter \Coul"ter\ (k[=o]l"t[~e]r), n.	   Same as {Colter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coulterneb \Coul"ter*neb`\ (-n[e^]b`), n. (Zool.)	   The puffin.	   [1913 Webster]
Coulure \Cou*lure"\, n. [F., prop., a dropping.] (Hort.)	   A disease affecting grapes, esp. in California, manifested by	   the premature dropping of the fruit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coumaric \Cou*mar"ic\ (k??-m?r"?k), a.	   Relating to, derived from, or like, the {Dipterix odorata}, a	   tree of Guiana.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coumaric acid} (Chem.), one of a series of aromatic acids,	      related to cinnamic acid, the most important of which is a	      white crystalline substance, {HO.C6H4.C2H2.CO2H}, obtained	      from the tonka bean, sweet clover, etc., and also produced	      artificially.	      [1913 Webster]
Coumarin \Cou"ma*rin\ (k[=oo]"m[.a]*r[i^]n), n. [F., fr.	   coumarou, a tree of Guiana.] (Chem.)	   The concrete essence of the tonka bean, the fruit of	   {Dipterix (formerly Coumarouna) odorata} and consisting	   essentially of coumarin proper, which is a white crystalline	   substance, {C9H6O2}, of vanilla-like odor, regarded as an	   anhydride of coumaric acid, and used in flavoring. Coumarin	   in also made artificially.	   [1913 Webster]
Coumarou \Cou"ma*rou\, n. [See {Coumarin}.] (Bot.)	   The tree ({Dipteryx odorata}) which bears the tonka bean;	   also, the bean itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Council \Coun"cil\ (koun"s[i^]l), n. [F. concile, fr. L.	   concilium; con- + calare to call, akin to Gr. ??? to call,	   and E. hale, v., haul. Cf. {Conciliate}. This word is often	   confounded with counsel, with which it has no connection.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An assembly of men summoned or convened for consultation,	      deliberation, or advice; as, a council of physicians for	      consultation in a critical case.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of man elected or appointed to constitute an	      advisory or a legislative assembly; as, a governor's	      council; a city council.	      [1913 Webster]	            An old lord of the council rated me the other day.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Act of deliberating; deliberation; consultation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satan . . . void of rest,	            His potentates to council called by night. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            O great in action and in council wise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aulic council}. See under {Aulic}.	   {Cabinet council}. See under {Cabinet}.	   {City council}, the legislative branch of a city government,	      usually consisting of a board of aldermen and common	      council, but sometimes otherwise constituted.	   {Common council}. See under {Common}.	   {Council board}, {Council table}, the table round which a	      council holds consultation; also, the council itself in	      deliberation.	   {Council chamber}, the room or apartment in which a council	      meets.	   {Council fire}, the ceremonial fire kept burning while the	      Indians hold their councils. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	   {Council of war}, an assembly of officers of high rank,	      called to consult with the commander in chief in regard to	      measures or importance or nesessity.	   {Ecumenical council} (Eccl.), an assembly of prelates or	      divines convened from the whole body of the church to	      regulate matters of doctrine or discipline.	   {Executive council}, a body of men elected as advisers of the	      chief magistrate, whether of a State or the nation. [U.S.]	      	   {Legislative council}, the upper house of a legislature,	      usually called the senate.	   {Privy council}. See under {Privy}. [Eng.]	   Syn: Assembly; meeting; congress; diet; parliament;	        convention; convocation; synod.	        [1913 Webster]
Councilist \Coun"cil*ist\ (koun"s?l-?st), n.	   One who belongs to a council; one who gives an opinion.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will in three months be an expert counsilist.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Councilman \Coun"cil*man\ (koun"s[i^]l*man), n.; pl.	   {Councilmen} (koun"s[i^]l*men).	   A member of a council, especially of the common council of a	   city; a councilor.	   [1913 Webster]
Councilor \Coun"cil*or\ (koun"s?l-?r), n.	   A member of a council. [Written also {councillor}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The distinction between councilor, a member of a	         council, and counselor, one who gives counsel, was not	         formerly made, but is now very generally recognized and	         observed.	         [1913 Webster] councilorship
councilorship \councilorship\, councillorship \councillorship\n.	   1. the position of council member.	   Syn: councilorship.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Co-une \Co`-une"\ (k?`?n"), v. t. [L. co- + unus one.]	   To combine or unite. [Obs.] "Co-uned together." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Co-unite \Co`-u*nite"\ (k?`?-n?t"), v. t.	   To unite. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Co-unite \Co`-u*nite"\, a.	   United closely with another. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Counsel \Coun"sel\ (koun"s[e^]l), n. [OE. conseil, F. conseil,	   fr. L. consilium, fr. the root of consulere to consult, of	   uncertain origin. Cf. {Consult}, {Consul}.]	   1. Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the chief priest and elders of the people took	            counsel against Jesus, to put him to death. --Matt.	                                                  xxvii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Examination of consequences; exercise of deliberate	      judgment; prudence.	      [1913 Webster]	            They all confess, therefore, in the working of that	            first cause, that counsel is used.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Result of consultation; advice; instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            I like thy counsel; well hast thou advised. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was ill counsel had misled the girl. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Deliberate purpose; design; intent; scheme; plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            The counsel of the Lord standeth forever. --Ps.	                                                  xxxiii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            The counsels of the wicked are deceit. --Prov. xii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A secret opinion or purpose; a private matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thilke lord . . . to whom no counsel may be hid.	                                                  --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. One who gives advice, especially in legal matters; one	      professionally engaged in the trial or management of a	      cause in court; also, collectively, the legal advocates	      united in the management of a case; as, the defendant has	      able counsel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The King found his counsel as refractory as his	            judges.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some courts a distinction is observed between the	         attorney and the counsel in a cause, the former being	         employed in the management of the more mechanical parts	         of the suit, the latter in attending to the pleadings,	         managing the cause at the trial, and in applying the	         law to the exigencies of the case during the whole	         progress of the suit. In other courts the same person	         can exercise the powers of each. See {Attorney}.	         --Kent.	         [1913 Webster]	   {In counsel}, in secret. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {To keep counsel}, or	   {To keep one's own counsel}, to keep one's thoughts,	      purposes, etc., undisclosed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The players can not keep counsel: they 'll tell all.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: Advice; consideration; consultation; purpose; scheme;	        opinion.	        [1913 Webster]	Counsel \Coun"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Counseled} (-s[e^]ld)	   or {Counselled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counseling} or	   {Counselling}.] [OE. conseilen, counseilen, F. conseiller,	   fr. L. consiliari, fr. consilium counsel.]	   1. To give advice to; to advice, admonish, or instruct, as a	      person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you	            To leave this place.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To advise or recommend, as an act or course.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who counsel war.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus Belial, with words clothed in reason's garb,	            Counseled ignoble ease and peaceful sloth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Counselable \Coun"sel*a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a. [Written also	   counsellable.]	   1. Willing to receive counsel or follow advice. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Few men of so great parts were upon all occasions	            more counselable than he.             --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitable to be advised; advisable, wise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He did not believe it counselable.    --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
counseling \counseling\ n.	   direction or advice as to a decision or course of action.	   Syn: guidance, counsel, direction.	        [WordNet 1.5]
counsellor \counsellor\ n.	   same as {counselor}.	   Syn: counselor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
counsellorship \counsellorship\ n.	   the position of counselor; same as {counselorship}.	   Syn: counselorship.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Counselor \Coun"sel*or\ (koun"s[e^]l*[~e]r), n. [Written also	   {counsellor}.] [OE. conseiler, F. conseiller, fr. L.	   consiliarius, fr. consilium counsel.]	   1. One who counsels; an adviser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can he that speaks with the tongue of an enemy be a	            good counselor, or no?                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of council; one appointed to advise a sovereign	      or chief magistrate.	   Note: [See under {Consilor}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   3. One whose profession is to give advice in law, and manage	      causes for clients in court; a barrister.	   Syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counselor-at-law;	        attorney.	        [1913 Webster]	              Good counselors lack no clients.    --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	   4. someone who has supervisory duties at a summer camp.	      [PJC]
counselor-at-law \counselor-at-law\ n.	   a lawyer who pleads cases in court.	   Syn: advocate, counsel, counselor, counsellor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Counselorship \Coun"sel*or*ship\ (koun"s?l-?r-sh?p), n.	   The function and rank or office of a counselor. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Count \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 to relate (cf. {Recount}, {Account}), compter to	   count; fr. L. computuare to reckon, compute; com- + putare to	   reckon, settle, order, prune, orig., to clean. See {Pure},	   and cf. {Compute}.]	   1. To tell or name one by one, or by groups, for the purpose	      of ascertaining the whole number of units in a collection;	      to number; to enumerate; to compute; to reckon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can count the dust of Jacob?      --Num. xxiii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a journey of forty miles, Avaux counted only	            three miserable cabins.               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place to an account; to ascribe or impute; to consider	      or esteem as belonging.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abracham believed God, and it was counted unto him	            for righteousness.                    --Rom. iv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To esteem; to account; to reckon; to think, judge, or	      consider.	      [1913 Webster]	            I count myself in nothing else so happy	            As in a soul remembering my good friends. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To count out}.	      (a) To exclude (one) from consideration; to be assured	          that (one) will not participate or cannot be depended	          upon.	      (b) (House of Commons) To declare adjourned, as a sitting	          of the House, when it is ascertained that a quorum is	          not present.	      (c) To prevent the accession of (a person) to office, by a	          fraudulent return or count of the votes cast; -- said	          of a candidate really elected. [Colloq.]	   Syn: To calculate; number; reckon; compute; enumerate. See	        {Calculate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Count \Count\, v. i.	   1. To number or be counted; to possess value or carry weight;	      hence, to increase or add to the strength or influence of	      some party or interest; as, every vote counts; accidents	      count for nothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            This excellent man . . . counted among the best and	            wisest of English statesmen.          --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reckon; to rely; to depend; -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was brewer to the palace; and it was apprehended	            that the government counted on his voice.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think it a great error to count upon the genius of	            a nation as a standing argument in all ages.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take account or note; -- with of. [Obs.] "No man counts	      of her beauty." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Law) To plead orally; to argue a matter in court; to	      recite a count. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Count \Count\, n. [F. conte and compte, with different meanings,	   fr. L. computus a computation, fr. computare. See {Count}, v.	   t.]	   1. The act of numbering; reckoning; also, the number	      ascertained by counting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of blessed saints for to increase the count.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            By this count, I shall be much in years. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An object of interest or account; value; estimation.	      [Obs.] "All his care and count." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A formal statement of the plaintiff's case in court;	      in a more technical and correct sense, a particular	      allegation or charge in a declaration or indictment,	      separately setting forth the cause of action or	      prosecution. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the old law books, count was used synonymously with	         declaration. When the plaintiff has but a single cause	         of action, and makes but one statement of it, that	         statement is called indifferently count or declaration,	         most generally, however, the latter. But where the suit	         embraces several causes, or the plaintiff makes several	         different statements of the same cause of action, each	         statement is called a count, and all of them combined,	         a declaration. --Bouvier. Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	Count \Count\, n. [F. conte, fr. L. comes, comitis, associate,	   companion, one of the imperial court or train, properly, one	   who goes with another; com- + ire to go, akin to Skr. i to	   go.]	   A nobleman on the continent of Europe, equal in rank to an	   English earl.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Though the tittle Count has never been introduced into	         Britain, the wives of Earls have, from the earliest	         period of its history, been designated as Countesses.	         --Brande & C.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Count palatine}.	   (a) Formerly, the proprietor of a county who possessed royal	       prerogatives within his county, as did the Earl of	       Chester, the Bishop of Durham, and the Duke of Lancaster.	       [Eng.] See {County palatine}, under {County}.	   (b) Originally, a high judicial officer of the German	       emperors; afterward, the holder of a fief, to whom was	       granted the right to exercise certain imperial powers	       within his own domains. [Germany]	       [1913 Webster]
Countable \Count"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being numbered.	   [1913 Webster]
Countenance \Coun"te*nance\ (koun"t[-e]*nans), n. [OE.	   contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance	   demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor,	   fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See	   {Contain}, and cf. {Continence}.]	   1. Appearance or expression of the face; look; aspect; mien.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the Son, and into terror changed	            His countenance.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The face; the features.	      [1913 Webster]	            In countenance somewhat doth resemble you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Approving or encouraging aspect of face; hence, favor,	      good will, support; aid; encouragement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast made him . . . glad with thy countenance.	                                                  --Ps. xxi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the magistrate's peculiar province, to give	            countenance to piety and virtue, and to rebuke vice.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Superficial appearance; show; pretense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The election being done, he made countenance of	            great discontent thereat.             --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In countenance}, in an assured condition or aspect; free	      from shame or dismay. "It puts the learned in countenance,	      and gives them a place among the fashionable part of	      mankind." --Addison.	   {Out of countenance}, not bold or assured; confounded;	      abashed. "Their best friends were out of countenance,	      because they found that the imputations . . . were well	      grounded." --Clarendon.	   {To keep the countenance}, to preserve a composed or natural	      look, undisturbed by passion or emotion. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Countenance \Coun"te*nance\ (koun"t?-nans), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Countenanced} (-nanst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countenancing}.]	   1. To encourage; to favor; to approve; to aid; to abet.	      [1913 Webster]	            This conceit, though countenanced by learned men, is	            not made out either by experience or reason. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Error supports custom, custom countenances error.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a show of; to pretend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which to these ladies love did countenance.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Countenancer \Coun"te*nan*cer\ (-nan-s?r), n.	   One who countenances, favors, or supports.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter- \Coun"ter-\ (koun"t[~e]r-).	   Note: [See {Counter}, adv. ]	   A prefix meaning contrary, opposite, in opposition; as,	   counteract, counterbalance, countercheck. See {Counter}, adv.	   & a.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter \Count"er\ (koun"t[~e]r), n. [OE. countere, countour, a	   counter (in sense 1), OF. contere, conteor, fr. conter to	   count. See {Count}, v. t. ]	   1. One who counts, or reckons up; a calculator; a reckoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of metal, ivory, wood, or bone, used in reckoning,	      in keeping account of games, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The old gods of our own race whose names . . . serve	            as counters reckon the days of the week. --E. B.	                                                  Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            What comes the wool to? . . . I can not do it	            without counters.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Money; coin; -- used in contempt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To lock such rascal counters from his friends.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A prison; either of two prisons formerly in London.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anne Aysavugh . . . imprisoned in the Counter.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A telltale; a contrivance attached to an engine, printing	      press, or other machine, for the purpose of counting the	      revolutions or the pulsations. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [OE. countour, OF. contouer, comptouer,	   F. comptoir, LL. computatorium, prop., a computing place,	   place of accounts, fr. L. computare. See {Count}, v. t.]	   A table or board on which money is counted and over which	   business is transacted; a long, narrow table or bench, on	   which goods are laid for examination by purchasers, or on	   which they are weighed or measured.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Over the counter}	   (a) (Stock Exchanges), in an office; -- said of business so	       done, as distinguished from that done at an exchange.	       [Cant]	   (a) without a prescription; needing no prescription; -- said	       of medicines that can be legally bought without a	       physician's prescription.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Counter \Coun"ter\, adv. [F. contre, fr. L. contra against. Cf.	   {Contra-}.]	   1. Contrary; in opposition; in an opposite direction;	      contrariwise; -- used chiefly with run or go.	      [1913 Webster]	            Running counter to all the rules of virtue. --Locks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the wrong way; contrary to the right course; as, a	      hound that runs counter.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is counter, you false Danish dogs! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At or against the front or face. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which [darts] they never throw counter, but at the	            back of the flier.                    --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	Counter \Coun"ter\, a.	   Contrary; opposite; contrasted; opposed; adverse;	   antagonistic; as, a counter current; a counter revolution; a	   counter poison; a counter agent; counter fugue. "Innumerable	   facts attesting the counter principle." --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Counter approach} (Fort.), a trench or work pushed forward	      from defensive works to meet the approaches of besiegers.	      See {Approach}.	   {Counter bond} (Law), in old practice, a bond to secure one	      who has given bond for another.	   {Counter brace}. See {Counter brace}, in Vocabulary.	   {Counter deed} (Law), a secret writing which destroys,	      invalidates, or alters, a public deed.	   {Counter distinction}, contradistinction. [Obs.]	   {Counter drain}, a drain at the foot of the embankment of a	      canal or watercourse, for carrying off the water that may	      soak through.	   {Counter extension} (Surg.), the fixation of the upper part	      of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part,	      as in cases of luxation or fracture.	   {Counter fissure} (Surg.) Same as {Contrafissure}.	   {Counter indication}. (Med.) Same as {Contraindication}.	   {Counter irritant} (Med.), an irritant to produce a blister,	      a pustular eruption, or other irritation in some part of	      the body, in order to relieve an existing irritation in	      some other part. "Counter irritants are of as great use in	      moral as in physical diseases." --Macaulay.	   {Counter irritation} (Med.), the act or the result of	      applying a counter irritant.	   {Counter opening}, an aperture or vent on the opposite side,	      or in a different place. 	   {Counter parole} (Mil.), a word in addition to the password,	      given in time of alarm as a signal.	   {Counter plea} (Law), a replication to a plea. --Cowell.	   {Counter pressure}, force or pressure that acts in a contrary	      direction to some other opposing pressure.	   {Counter project}, a project, scheme, or proposal brought	      forward in opposition to another, as in the negotiation of	      a treaty. --Swift.	   {Counter proof}, in engraving, a print taken off from another	      just printed, which, by being passed through the press,	      gives a copy in reverse, and of course in the same	      position as that of plate from which the first was	      printed, the object being to enable the engraver to	      inspect the state of the plate.	   {Counter revolution}, a revolution opposed to a former one,	      and restoring a former state of things.	   {Counter revolutionist}, one engaged in, or befriending, a	      counter revolution.	   {Counter round} (Mil.), a body of officers whose duty it is	      to visit and inspect the rounds and sentinels.	   {Counter sea} (Naut.), a sea running in an opposite direction	      from the wind.	   {Counter sense}, opposite meaning.	   {Counter signal}, a signal to answer or correspond to	      another.	   {Counter signature}, the name of a secretary or other officer	      countersigned to a writing. --Tooke.	   {Counter slope}, an overhanging slope; as, a wall with a	      counter slope. --Mahan.	   {Counter statement}, a statement made in opposition to, or	      denial of, another statement.	   {Counter surety}, a counter bond, or a surety to secure one	      who has given security.	   {Counter tally}, a tally corresponding to another.	   {Counter tide}, contrary tide.	      [1913 Webster]	Counter \Coun"ter\, n. [See {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]	   1. (Naut.) The after part of a vessel's body, from the water	      line to the stern, -- below and somewhat forward of the	      stern proper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Same as {Contra}. Formerly used to designate any	      under part which served for contrast to a principal part,	      but now used as equivalent to {counter tenor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Far.) The breast, or that part of a horse between the	      shoulders and under the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The back leather or heel part of a boot.	      [1913 Webster]	Counter \Coun"ter\ (koun"t?r), n.	   An encounter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With kindly counter under mimic shade.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Counter \Coun"ter\, v. i. (Boxing)	   To return a blow while receiving one, as in boxing.	   [1913 Webster]	         His left hand countered provokingly.     --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Counteract \Coun`ter*act"\ (koun`t?r-?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Counteracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counteracting}.]	   To act in opposition to; to hinder, defeat, or frustrate, by	   contrary agency or influence; as, to counteract the effect of	   medicines; to counteract good advice.	   [1913 Webster]
Counteraction \Coun`ter*ac"tion\ (koun`t?r-?k"sh?n), n.	   Action in opposition; hindrance resistance.	   [1913 Webster]	         [They] do not . . . overcome the counteraction of a	         false principle or of stubborn partiality. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\ (-?kt"?v), a.	   Tending to counteract.	   [1913 Webster]	Counteractive \Coun`ter*act"ive\, n.	   One who, or that which, counteracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Counteractively \Coun`ter*act"ive*ly\, adv.	   By counteraction.	   [1913 Webster]
counterattraction \counterattraction\ n.	   a rival attraction.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Counterbalance \Coun`ter*bal"ance\ (-b?l"ans), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Counterbalanced} (-anst); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Counterbalancing}.]	   To oppose with an equal weight or power; to counteract the	   power or effect of; to countervail; to equiponderate; to	   balance.	   [1913 Webster]	         The remaining air was not able to counterbalance the	         mercurial cylinder.                      --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The study of mind is necessary to counterbalance and	         correct the influence of the study of nature. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	Counterbalance \Coun"ter*bal`ance\ (koun"t?r-b?l`ans), n.	   A weight, power, or agency, acting against or balancing	   another; as:	   (a) A mass of metal in one side of a driving wheel or fly	       wheel, to balance the weight of a crank pin, etc., on the	       opposite side of the wheel.	   (b) A counterpoise to balance the weight of anything, as of a	       drawbridge or a scale beam.	       [1913 Webster]	             Money is the counterbalance to all other things	             purchasable by it.                   --Locke.	       [1913 Webster] counter-balanced
counter-balanced \counter-balanced\ counterbalanced
\counterbalanced\adj.	   brought into equipoise by means of a weight or force that	   offsets another.	   Syn: counterpoised.	        [WordNet 1.5]
counterblast \counterblast\ n.	   a vigorous and unrestrained verbal response; as, her tirade	   provoked a counterblast from her husband.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Counterbore \Coun"ter*bore`\ (-b?r`), n.	   1. A flat-bottomed cylindrical enlargement of the mouth of a	      hole, usually of slight depth, as for receiving a	      cylindrical screw head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of pin drill with the cutting edge or edges normal	      to the axis; -- used for enlarging a hole, or for forming	      a flat-bottomed recess at its mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	Counterbore \Coun`ter*bore"\ (koun`t?r-b?r"), v. t.	   To form a counterbore in, by boring, turning, or drilling; to	   enlarge, as a hole, by means of a counterbore.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter brace \Coun"ter brace`\ (br?s`).	   1. (Naut.) The brace of the fore-topsail on the leeward side	      of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) A brace, in a framed structure, which resists a	      strain of a character opposite to that which a main brace	      is designed to receive.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a quadrilateral system of bracing, the main brace is	         usually in the direction of one diagonal, and the	         counter brace in the direction of the other. Strains in	         counter braces are occasioned by the live load only,	         as, in a roof, by the wind, or, in a bridge, by a	         moving train.	         [1913 Webster]
Counterbrace \Coun"ter*brace`\, v. t.	   1. (Naut.) To brace in opposite directions; as, to	      counterbrace the yards, i. e., to brace the head yards one	      way and the after yards another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) To brace in such a way that opposite strains are	      resisted; to apply counter braces to.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterbuff \Coun`ter*buff"\ (koun`t?r-b?f"), v. t.	   To strike or drive back or in an opposite direction; to stop	   by a blow or impulse in front. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Counterbuff \Coun"ter*buff`\ (koun"t?r-b?f`), n.	   A blow in an opposite direction; a stroke that stops motion	   or cause a recoil.	   [1913 Webster]
Countercast \Coun"ter*cast`\ (koun"t?r-k?st`), n.	   A trick; a delusive contrivance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Countercaster \Coun"ter*cast`er\ (-?r), n.	   A caster of accounts; a reckoner; a bookkeeper; -- used	   contemptuously.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterchange \Coun`ter*change"\ (koun`t[~e]r*ch[=a]nj), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Counterchanged} (-ch?njd"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Counterchanging}.]	   1. To give and receive; to cause to change places; to	      exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To checker; to diversify, as in heraldic counterchanging.	      See {Counterchaged}, a., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Witch-elms, that counterchange the floor	            Of this flat lawn with dusk and bright. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Counterchange \Coun"ter*change`\ (koun"t[~e]r*ch[=a]nj`), n.	   Exchange; reciprocation.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterchanged \Coun`ter*changed"\ (-ch?njd"), a.	   1. Exchanged.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Having the tinctures exchanged mutually; thus, if	      the field is divided palewise, or and azure, and cross is	      borne counterchanged, that part of the cross which comes	      on the azure side will be or, and that on the or side will	      be azure.	      [1913 Webster]
Countercharge \Coun"ter*charge`\ (koun"t?r-ch?rj`), n.	   An opposing charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Countercharm \Coun`ter*charm"\ (koun`t?r-ch?rm"), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Countercharmed} (-ch?rmd`); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Countercharming}.]	   To destroy the effect of a charm upon.	   [1913 Webster]	Countercharm \Coun"ter*charm`\ (koun"t?r-ch?rm`), n.	   That which has the power of destroying the effect of a charm.	   [1913 Webster]
Countercheck \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	   check.	   [1913 Webster]	Countercheck \Coun"ter*check`\ (koun"t?r-ch?k`), n.	   1. A check; a stop; a rebuke, or censure to check a reprover.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any force or device designed to restrain another	      restraining force; a check upon a check.	      [1913 Webster]	            The system of checks and counterchecks. --J. H.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterclaim \Coun"ter*claim`\ (-kl[=a]m`), n. (Law)	   A claim made by a person as an offset to a claim made on him.	   [1913 Webster]
counterclockwise \coun"ter*clock"wise\ adj. & adv.	   in the opposite direction to that in which the hands of a	   clock rotate, as viewed from in front of the clock face; --	   of rotatory motion or spiral direction. Opposite of	   {clockwise}, or {right-handed}	   Note: [Narrower terms: {sinistral} {levororotary,	         levorotatory}]	   Syn: left-handed.	        [PJC]
Counter-compony \Coun"ter-com*po`ny\ (-k[o^]m*p[=o]`n[y^]), a.	   (Her.)	   See {Compony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter-couchant \Coun"ter-couch`ant\ (koun"t[~e]r*kouch"ant),	   a. (Her.)	   Lying down, with their heads in opposite directions; -- said	   of animals borne in a coat of arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter-courant \Coun"ter-cou*rant"\ (-k??-r?nt"), a. (Her.)	   Running in opposite directions; -- said of animals borne in a	   coast of arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\ (koun"t?r-k?r`-rent), a.	   Running in an opposite direction.	   [1913 Webster]	Countercurrent \Coun"ter*cur`rent\, n.	   A current running in an opposite direction to the main	   current.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterdraw \Coun`ter*draw"\ (koun`t[~e]r*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp.	   {Counterdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Counterdrawn} (-dr?n"); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Counterdrawing}.]	   To copy, as a design or painting, by tracing with a pencil on	   oiled paper, or other transparent substance.	   [1913 Webster]
counterfactual \counterfactual\ adj.	   contrary to fact; -- of assertions, ideas, assumptions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
counterfactuality \counterfactuality\ n.	   the quality of being contrary to fact.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Counterfaisance \Coun"ter*fai"sance\ (koun"t?r-f?"zans), n.	   See {Counterfesance}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\ (koun"t?r-f?t), a. [F. contrefait,	   p. p. of contrefaire to counterfeit; contre (L. contra) +	   faire to make, fr. L. facere. See {Counter}, adv., and	   {Fact}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Representing by imitation or likeness; having a	      resemblance to something else; portrayed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look here upon this picture, and on this	            The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fabricated in imitation of something else, with a view to	      defraud by passing the false copy for genuine or original;	      as, counterfeit antiques; counterfeit coin. "No	      counterfeit gem." --Robinson (More's Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Assuming the appearance of something; false; spurious;	      deceitful; hypocritical; as, a counterfeit philanthropist.	      "An arrant counterfeit rascal." --Shak.	   Syn: Forged; fictitious; spurious; false.	        [1913 Webster]	Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, n.	   1. That which resembles or is like another thing; a likeness;	      a portrait; a counterpart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou drawest a counterfeit	            Best in all Athens.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even Nature's self envied the same,	            And grudged to see the counterfeit should shame	            The thing itself.                     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is made in imitation of something, with a view	      to deceive by passing the false for the true; as, the bank	      note was a counterfeit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never call a true piece of gold a counterfeit.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some of these counterfeits are fabricated with such	            exquisite taste and skill, that it is the	            achievement of criticism to distinguish them from	            originals.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who pretends to be what he is not; one who personates	      another; an impostor; a cheat.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fear thou art another counterfeit;	            And yet, in faith, thou bear'st thee like a king.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Counterfeited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterfeiting}.]	   1. To imitate, or put on a semblance of; to mimic; as, to	      counterfeit the voice of another person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full well they laughed with counterfeited glee	            At all his jokes, for many a joke had he.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imitate with a view to deceiving, by passing the copy	      for that which is original or genuine; to forge; as, to	      counterfeit the signature of another, coins, notes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Counterfeit \Coun"ter*feit\, v. i.	   1. To carry on a deception; to dissemble; to feign; to	      pretend.	      [1913 Webster]	            The knave counterfeits well; a good knave. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make counterfeits.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterfeiter \Coun"ter*feit`er\ (-f?t`?r), n.	   1. One who counterfeits; one who copies or imitates;	      especially, one who copies or forges bank notes or coin; a	      forger.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coin which was corrupted by counterfeiters.	                                                  --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who	      makes false pretenses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Counterfeiters of devotion.           --Sherwood.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterfeitly \Coun"ter*feit`ly\, adv.	   By forgery; falsely.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterfesance \Coun"ter*fe`sance\ (-f?"zans), n. [OF.	   contrefaisance, fr. contrefaire. See {Counterfeit}, a.]	   The act of forging; forgery. [Obs.] [Written also	   {counterfaisance}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Counterfleury \Coun"ter*fleu`ry\ (koun"t?r-fl?`r?), a. [F.	   contrefleuri.] (Her.)	   Counterflory.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterflory \Coun"ter*flo`ry\ (-fl?`r?), a. [See	   {Counterfleury}.] (Her.)	   Adorned with flowers (usually fleurs-de-lis) so divided that	   the tops appear on one side and the bottoms on the others; --	   said of any ordinary.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterfoil \Coun"ter*foil`\ (-foil), n. [Counter- + foil a	   leaf.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That part of a tally, formerly in the exchequer, which was	      kept by an officer in that court, the other, called the	      stock, being delivered to the person who had lent the king	      money on the account; -- called also {counterstock}.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of a writing (as the stub of a bank check) in	      which are noted the main particulars contained in the	      corresponding part, which has been issued.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterforce \Coun"ter*force`\ (-f?rs`), n.	   An opposing force.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterfort \Coun"ter*fort`\ (-f?rt`), n.	   1. (Fort.) A kind of buttress of masonry to strengthen a	      revetment wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spur or projection of a mountain. --Imp. Dict.	      [1913 Webster]
Countergage \Coun"ter*gage`\ (-g[=a]j`), n. (Carp.)	   An adjustable gage, with double points for transferring	   measurements from one timber to another, as the breadth of a	   mortise to the place where the tenon is to be made. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterglow \Coun"ter*glow`\, n. (Astron.)	   An exceedingly faint roundish or somewhat oblong nebulous	   light near the ecliptic and opposite the sun, best seen	   during September and October, when in the constellations	   Sagittarius and Pisces. Its cause is not yet understood.	   Called also {Gegenschein}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Counterguard \Coun"ter*guard`\ (koun"t[~e]r*g[aum]rd`), n.	   (Fort.)	   A low outwork before a bastion or ravelin, consisting of two	   lines of rampart parallel to the faces of the bastion, and	   protecting them from a breaching fire.	   [1913 Webster] Counterirritant
Counterirritant \Coun"ter*ir`ri*tant\ (-?r"r?-tant), n.,
Counterirritation \Coun"ter*ir`ri*ta"tion\, n.	   See {Counter irritant}, etc., under {Counter}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterirritate \Coun"ter*ir"ri*tate\ (koun"t[~e]r-?r"r?-t?t),	   v. t. (Med.)	   To produce counter irritation in; to treat with one morbid	   process for the purpose of curing another.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterjumper \Coun"ter*jump`er\ (koun"t[~e]r-j?mp`?r), n.	   A salesman in a shop; a shopman; -- used contemptuously.	   [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Counterlath \Coun"ter*lath`\, n. (Building)	   (a) A batten laid lengthwise between two rafters to afford a	       bearing for laths laid crosswise.	   (b) Any lath laid without actual measurement between two	       gauged laths.	   (c) Any of a series of laths nailed to the timbers to raise	       the sheet lathing above their surface to afford a key for	       plastering.	   (d) One of many laths used in preparing one side of a	       partition or framed wall, when the other side has been	       covered in and finished.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Counterman \Coun"ter*man\ (koun"t[~e]r*man), n.; pl.	   {Countermen} (-men).	   A man who attends at the counter of a shop to sell goods.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Countermand \Coun`ter*mand"\ (koun`t[~e]r*m[.a]nd"), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Countermanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermanding}.]	   [F. contremander; contre (L. contra) + mander to command, fr.	   L. mandare. Cf. {Mandate}.]	   1. To revoke (a former command); to cancel or rescind by	      giving an order contrary to one previously given; as, to	      countermand an order for goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Avicen countermands letting blood in choleric	            bodies.                               --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To oppose; to revoke the command of.	      [1913 Webster]	            For us to alter anything, is to lift ourselves	            against God; and, as it were, to countermand him.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Countermand \Coun"ter*mand\ (koun"t[~e]r*m[.a]nd), n.	   A contrary order; revocation of a former order or command.	   [1913 Webster]	         Have you no countermand for Claudio yet,	         But he must die to-morrow?               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Countermandable \Coun`ter*mand"a*ble\ (-m?nd"?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being countermanded; revocable. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Countermarch \Coun`ter*march"\ (koun`t?r-m?rch"), v. i. [imp. &	   p. p. {Countermarched} (-m?rcht"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Countermarching}.] (Mil.)	   To march back, or to march in reversed order.	   [1913 Webster]	         The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near	         and receded.                             --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Countermarch \Coun"ter*march`\ (koun"t?r-m?rch`), n.	   1. A marching back; retrocession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) An evolution by which a body of troops change front	      or reverse the direction of march while retaining the same	      men in the front rank; also, a movement by which the rear	      rank becomes the front one, either with or without	      changing the right to the left.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A change of measures; alteration of conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such countermarches and retractions as we do not	            willingly impute to wisdom.           --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Countermark \Coun"ter*mark`\ (-m?rk`), n.	   1. A mark or token added to those already existing, in order	      to afford security or proof; as, an additional or special	      mark put upon a package of goods belonging to several	      persons, that it may not be opened except in the presence	      of all; a mark added to that of an artificer of gold or	      silver work by the Goldsmiths' Company of London, to	      attest the standard quality of the gold or silver; a mark	      added to an ancient coin or medal, to show either its	      change of value or that it was taken from an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) An artificial cavity made in the teeth of horses	      that have outgrown their natural mark, to disguise their	      age.	      [1913 Webster]	Countermark \Coun`ter*mark"\ (koun`t[~e]r*m[aum]rk"), v. t.	   To apply a countermark to; as, to countermark silverware; to	   countermark a horse's teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Countermine \Coun"ter*mine`\ (koun"t[~e]r*m[imac]n`), n.	   [Counter- + mine underground gallery: cf. F. contermine.]	   1. (Mil.) An underground gallery excavated to intercept and	      destroy the mining of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stratagem or plot by which another sratagem or project	      is defeated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thinking himself contemned, knowing no countermine	            against contempt but terror.          --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\ (koun`t[~e]r*m[imac]n"), v. t. [Cf.	   F. contreminer.] [imp. & p. p. {Countermined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Countermining}.]	   1. (Mil.) To oppose by means of a countermine; to intercept	      with a countermine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To frustrate or counteract by secret measures.	      [1913 Webster]	Countermine \Coun`ter*mine"\, v. i.	   To make a countermine or counterplot; to plot secretly.	   [1913 Webster]	         'Tis hard for man to countermine with God. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Countermove \Coun`ter*move"\ (koun`t?r-m??v"), v. t. & i.	   To move in a contrary direction to.	   [1913 Webster] Countermove	Countermove \Coun"ter*move`\ (-m??v`), n. Countermovement
\Coun"ter*move`ment\ (-ment).	   A movement in opposition to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Countermure \Coun"ter*mure`\ (-m?r`), n. [Counter- + mure: cf.	   F. contremur.] (Fort.)	   A wall raised behind another, to supply its place when	   breached or destroyed. [R.] Cf. {Contramure}. --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]	Countermure \Coun`ter*mure"\ (koun`t?r-m?r"), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Countermured} (-m?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countermuring}.]	   [Cf. F. contremurer.]	   To fortify with a wall behind another wall. [R.] --Kyd.	   [1913 Webster]
Counternatural \Coun"ter*nat`u*ral\ (koun"t?r-n?t`?-ral; 135),	   a.	   Contrary to nature. [R.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter-paly \Coun"ter-pa`ly\ (-p?`l?), a. [F. contre-pal['e].]	   (Her.)	   Paly, and then divided fesswise, so that each vertical piece	   is cut into two, having the colors used alternately or	   counterchanged. Thus the escutcheon in the illustration may	   also be blazoned paly of six per fess counterchanged argent	   and azure.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\ (koun"t?r-p?n`), n. [See	   {Counterpoint}, corrupted into counterpane, from the	   employment of pane-shaped figures in these coverlets. ]	   A coverlet for a bed, -- originally stitched or woven in	   squares or figures.	   [1913 Webster]	         On which a tissue counterpane was cast.  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Counterpane \Coun"ter*pane`\, n. [OF. contrepan a pledge,	   security; contre + pan a skirt, also, a pawn or gage, F. pan	   a skirt. See {Pane}, and cf. {Pawn}.] (O. Law)	   A duplicate part or copy of an indenture, deed, etc.,	   corresponding with the original; -- now called counterpart.	   [1913 Webster]	         Read, scribe; give me the counterpane.   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterpart \Coun"ter*part`\ (koun"t[~e]r*p[aum]rt`), n.	   1. A part corresponding to another part; anything which	      answers, or corresponds, to another; a copy; a duplicate;	      a facsimile.	      [1913 Webster]	            In same things the laws of Normandy agreed with the	            laws of England, so that they seem to be, as it	            were, copies or counterparts one of another. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One of two corresponding copies of an instrument; a	      duplicate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who closely resembles another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A thing may be applied to another thing so as to fit	      perfectly, as a seal to its impression; hence, a thing	      which is adapted to another thing, or which supplements	      it; that which serves to complete or complement anything;	      hence, a person or thing having qualities lacking in	      another; an opposite.	      [1913 Webster]	            O counterpart	            Of our soft sex, well are you made our lords.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterpassant \Coun"ter*pas`sant\ (-p?s"sant), a. [Counter- +	   passant: cf. F. contrepassant.] (Her.)	   Passant in opposite directions; -- said of two animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterplead \Coun`ter*plead"\ (koun`t?r-pl?d"), v. t.	   To plead the contrary of; to plead against; to deny.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterplot \Coun`ter*plot"\ (koun`t?r-pl?t"), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Counterplotted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Counterplotting}.]	   To oppose, as another plot, by plotting; to attempt to	   frustrate, as a stratagem, by stratagem.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every wile had proved abortive, every plot had been	         counterplotted.                          --De Quinsey.	   [1913 Webster]	Counterplot \Coun"ter*plot`\ (koun"t[~e]r-pl?t`), n.	   A plot or artifice opposed to another. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\ (koun"t?r-point`), n. [Counter- +	   point.]	   An opposite point [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\, n. [F. contrepoint; cf. It.	   contrappunto. Cf. {Contrapuntal}.] (Mus.)	   (a) The setting of note against note in harmony; the adding	       of one or more parts to a given {canto fermo} or melody.	   (b) The art of polyphony, or composite melody, i. e., melody	       not single, but moving attended by one or more related	       melodies.	   (c) Music in parts; part writing; harmony; polyphonic music.	       See {Polyphony}.	       [1913 Webster]	             Counterpoint, an invention equivalent to a new	             creation of music.                   --Whewell.	       [1913 Webster]	Counterpoint \Coun"ter*point`\, n. [OF. contrepoincte,	   corruption of earlier counstepointe, countepointe, F.	   courtepointe, fr. L. culcita cushion, mattress (see {Quilt},	   and cf. {Cushion}) + puncta, fem. p. p. of pungere to prick	   (see {Point}). The word properly meant a stitched quilt, with	   the colors broken one into another.]	   A coverlet; a cover for a bed, often stitched or broken into	   squares; a counterpane. See 1st {Counterpane}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Embroidered coverlets or counterpoints of purple silk.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  North.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`; 277), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Counterpoised} (-poizd`); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Counterpoising}.] [OE. countrepesen, counterpeisen, F.	   contrepeser. See {Counter}, adv., and {Poise}, v. t. ]	   1. To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to	      balance the weight of; to counterbalance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weights, counterpoising one another.  --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act against with equal power; to balance.	      [1913 Webster]	            So many freeholders of English will be able to beard	            and counterpoise the rest.            --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Counterpoise \Coun"ter*poise`\ (koun"t?r-poiz`), n. [OE.	   countrepese, OF. contrepois, F. contrepods. See {Counter},	   adv., and {Poise}, n.]	   1. A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite	      scale of a balance; an equal weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fastening that to our exact balance, we put a	            metalline counterpoise into the opposite scale.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force	      sufficient to balance another force.	      [1913 Webster]	            The second nobles are a counterpoise to the higher	            nobility, that they grow not too potent. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The relation of two weights or forces which balance each	      other; equilibrium; equiponderance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pendulous round eart, with balanced air,	            In counterpoise.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterpole \Coun"ter*pole`\ (-p?l`), n.	   The exact opposite.	   [1913 Webster]	         The German prose offers the counterpole to the French	         style.                                   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterponderate \Coun`ter*pon"der*ate\ (-p?n"d?r-?t), v. t.	   To equal in weight; to counterpoise; to equiponderate.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterprove \Coun`ter*prove"\ (koun`t?r-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Counterproved} (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Counterproving}.]	   To take a counter proof of, or a copy in reverse, by taking	   an impression directly from the face of an original. See	   {Counter proof}, under {Counter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter-roll \Coun"ter-roll`\ (-r?l`), n. [Cf. {Control}.] (O.	   Eng. Law)	   A duplicate roll (record or account) kept by an officer as a	   check upon another officer's roll. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As a verb this word is contracted into control. See	         {Control}.	         [1913 Webster]
Counterrolment \Coun`ter*rol"ment\ (koun`t[~e]r-r?l"ment), n.	   A counter account. See {Control}. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
counter-sabotage \counter-sabotage\ n.	   counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract	   sabotage.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Counter-salient \Coun`ter-sa"li*ent\	   (koun`t[~e]r-s[=a]"l[i^]*e>nt or -s[=a]l"yent; 106), a.	   (Her.)	   Leaping from each other; -- said of two figures on a coat of	   arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterscale \Coun"ter*scale`\ (koun`t[~e]r-sk[=a]l`), n.	   Counterbalance; balance, as of one scale against another.	   [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterscarf \Coun"ter*scarf`\ (koun`t[~e]r*sk[aum]rf`), n.	   See {counterscarp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterscarp \Coun"ter*scarp`\ (koun`t[~e]r*sk[aum]rp`) n.	   [Counter- + scarp: cf. F. contrescarpe.] (Fort.)	   The exterior slope or wall of the ditch; -- sometimes, the	   whole covered way, beyond the ditch, with its parapet and	   glacis; as, the enemy have lodged themselves on the	   counterscarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterseal \Coun`ter*seal"\ (koun`t[~e]r*s[=e]l"), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Countersealed} (koun`t[~e]r*s[=e]ld"); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Countersealing}.]	   To seal or ratify with another or others. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Countersecure \Coun`ter*se*cure"\ (-s?-k?r"), v. t.	   To give additional security to or for. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Countershaft \Coun"ter*shaft`\ (koun"t?r-sh?ft`), n. (Mach.)	   An intermediate shaft; esp., one which receives motion from a	   line shaft in a factory and transmits it to a machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Countersign \Coun`ter*sign"\ (-s?n`; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Countersigned} (-s?nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Countersigning}.]	   [Counter- + sign: cf. F. contresigner.]	   To sign on the opposite side of (an instrument or writing);	   hence, to sign in addition to the signature of a principal or	   superior, in order to attest the authenticity of a writing.	   [1913 Webster]	Countersign \Coun"ter*sign`\, a.	   1. The signature of a secretary or other officer to a writing	      signed by a principal or superior, to attest its	      authenticity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A private signal, word, or phrase, which must be	      given in order to pass a sentry; a watchword.	      [1913 Webster]
countersignature \countersignature\ n.	   a second confirming signature endorsing a document already	   signed.	   Syn: countersign.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\ (koun"t[~e]r*s[i^][ng]k`; 277), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Countersunk} (-s[u^][ng]k`); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Countersinking}.]	   1. To chamfer or form a depression around the top of (a hole	      in wood, metal, etc.) for the reception of the head of a	      screw or bolt below the surface, either wholly or in part;	      as, to countersink a hole for a screw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to sink even with or below the surface; as, to	      countersink a screw or bolt into woodwork.	      [1913 Webster]	Countersink \Coun"ter*sink`\, n.	   1. An enlargement of the upper part of a hole, forming a	      cavity or depression for receiving the head of a screw or	      bolt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States a flaring cavity formed by	         chamfering the edges of a round hole is called a	         countersink, while a cylindrical flat-bottomed	         enlargement of the mouth of the hole is usually called	         {a conterbore}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A drill or cutting tool for countersinking holes.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterstand \Coun"ter*stand`\ (-st?nd`), n.	   Resistance; opposition; a stand against.	   [1913 Webster]	         Making counterstand to Robert Guiscard.  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterstep \Coun"ter*step`\ (koun"t?r-st?p`), n.	   A contrary method of procedure; opposite course of action.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterstock \Coun"ter*stock`\ (-st?k`), n.	   See {Counterfoil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterstroke \Coun"ter*stroke`\ (-str?k`), n.	   A stroke or blow in return. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
counter-subversion \counter-subversion\ n.	   the aspect of counterintelligence designed to detect and	   prevent subversive activities.	   Syn: countersubversion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Countersunk \Coun"ter*sunk`\ (-s?nk`), p. p. & a. from	   {Countersink}.	   1. Chamfered at the top; -- said of a hole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sunk into a chamfer; as, a countersunk bolt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Beveled on the lower side, so as to fit a chamfered	      countersink; as, a countersunk nailhead.	      [1913 Webster]
Countersway \Coun"ter*sway`\ (-sw[=a]`), n.	   A swaying in a contrary direction; an opposing influence.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A countersway of restraint, curbing their wild	         exorbitance.                             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter tenor \Coun"ter ten`or\ (t?n`?r). [OF. contreteneur. Cf.	   {Contratenor}, and see {Tenor} a part in music.] (Mus.)	   One of the middle parts in music, between the tenor and the	   treble; high tenor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Counter-tenor clef} (Mus.), the C clef when placed on the	      third line; -- also called {alto clef}.	      [1913 Webster]
Counterterm \Coun"ter*term`\ (-t?rm`), n.	   A term or word which is the opposite of, or antithesis to,	   another; an antonym; -- the opposite of synonym; as, "foe" is	   the counterterm of "friend". --C. J. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Countertime \Coun"ter*time`\ (-t?m`), n.	   1. (Man.) The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his	      cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad	      horseman, or the bad temper of the horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resistance; opposition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Give not shus the countertime to fate. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Countertrippant \Coun"ter*trip`pant\ (-tr?p`pant), a. (Her.)	   Trippant in opposite directions. See {Trippant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Countertripping \Coun"ter*trip`ping\ (-tr?p`p?ng), a. (Her.)	   Same as {Countertrippant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterturn \Coun"ter*turn`\ (-t?rn`), n.	   The critical moment in a play, when, contrary to expectation,	   the action is embroiled in new difficulties. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Countervail \Coun`ter*vail"\ (koun`t?r-v?l"), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Countervailed} (-v?ld); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Countervailing}.] [OF. contrevaloir; contre (L. contra) +	   valoir to avail, fr. L. valere to be strong, avail. See	   {Vallant}.]	   To act against with equal force, power, or effect; to thwart	   or overcome by such action; to furnish an equivalent to or	   for; to counterbalance; to compensate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon balancing the account, the profit at last will	         hardly countervail the inconveniences that go allong	         with it.                                 --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Countervail \Coun"ter*vail`\ (koun"t?r-v?l`), n.	   Power or value sufficient to obviate any effect; equal	   weight, strength, or value; equivalent; compensation;	   requital. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Surely, the present pleasure of a sinful act is a poor	         countervail for the bitterness of the review. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Countervallation \Coun`ter*val*la"tion\ (-v?l-l?"s??n), n.	   (Fort.)	   See {Contravallation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterview \Coun"ter*view`\ (koun"t?r-v?`), n.	   1. An opposite or opposing view; opposition; a posture in	      which two persons front each other.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within the gates of hell sat Death and Sin,	            In counterview.                       --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	            M. Peisse has ably advocated the counterview in his	            preface and appendix.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A position in which two dissimilar things illustrate each	      other by opposition; contrast.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have drawn some lines of Linger's character, on	            purpose to place it in counterview, or contrast with	            that of the other company.            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Countervote \Coun`ter*vote"\ (koun`t[~e]r*v[=o]t"), v. t.	   To vote in opposition to; to balance or overcome by voting;	   to outvote. --Dr. J. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterwait \Coun`ter*wait"\ (koun`t[~e]r*w[=a]t"), v. t.	   To wait or watch for; to be on guard against. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterweigh \Coun`ter*weigh"\ (-w[=a]"), v. t.	   To weigh against; to counterbalance.	   [1913 Webster]
Counter weight \Coun"ter *weight`\ (-w[=a]t`), n.	   A counterpoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterwheel \Coun`ter*wheel"\ (-hw[=e]l"), v. t. (Mil.)	   To cause to wheel or turn in an opposite direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Counterwork \Coun`ter*work"\ (-w[^u]rk"), v. t.	   To work in opposition to; to counteract.	   [1913 Webster]	         That counterworks each folly and caprice. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Countess \Count"ess\ (kount"?s), n.; pl. {Countesses} (-?s). [F.	   comtesse. See {Count} a nobleman.]	   The wife of an earl in the British peerage, or of a count in	   the Continental nobility; also, a lady possessed of the same	   dignity in her own right. See the Note under {Count}.	   [1913 Webster] Countinghouse
Countinghouse \Count"ing*house`\ (kount"?ng-hous`), Countingroom
\Count"ing*room`\ (kount"?ng-r??m`), n. [See {Count}, v.]	   The house or room in which a merchant, trader, or	   manufacturer keeps his books and transacts business; the	   offices used by the accountants of a business.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Countless \Count"less\ (-l?s), a.	   Incapable of being counted; not ascertainable; innumerable.	   [1913 Webster]
Countor \Count"or\ (kount"?r), n. [From {Count}, v. t. (in sense	   4).] (O. Eng. Law)	   An advocate or professional pleader; one who counted for his	   client, that is, orally pleaded his cause. [Obs.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster] Countour
Countour \Coun*tour"\ (k??n-t??r"), Countourhouse
\Coun*tour"house`\ (-hous`), n. [See 2d {Counter}.]	   A merchant's office; a countinghouse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Countre- \Coun"tre-\ (koun"ter-).	   Same as prefix {Counter-}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Countreplete \Coun`tre*plete"\ (-pl?t"), v. t. [Countre- + plete	   to plead.]	   To counterplead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Countretaille \Coun"tre*taille`\ (koun"t?r-t?l`), n. [F.	   contretaille; contre (L. contra) + taille cut. See {Tally}.]	   A counter tally; correspondence (in sound). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {At the countretaille}, in return. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Countrified \Coun"tri*fied\ (k[u^]n"tr[i^]*f[imac]d), p. a.	   [Also spelled {countryfied}.]	   Having the appearance and manners of a rustic; rude; as,	   countrified clothes.	   [1913 Webster]	         As being one who took no pride,	         And was a deal too countrified.          --Lloyd.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. rendered in a manner resembling rural style; as,	      countrified rock music.	      [PJC]	   3. unsophisticated.	      [PJC]
Countrify \Coun"tri*fy\ (k?n"tr?-f?), v. t.	   To give a rural appearance to; to cause to appear rustic.	   --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Country \Coun"try\ (k?n"tr?), n.; pl. {Countries} (-tr?z). [F.	   contr['e]e, LL. contrata, fr. L. contra over against, on the	   opposite side. Cf. {Counter}, adv., {Contra}.]	   1. A tract of land; a region; the territory of an independent	      nation; (as distinguished from any other region, and with	      a personal pronoun) the region of one's birth, permanent	      residence, or citizenship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Return unto thy country, and to thy kindred. --Gen.	                                                  xxxxii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            I might have learned this by my last exile,	            that change of countries cannot change my state.	                                                  --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many a famous realm	            And country, whereof here needs no account --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rural regions, as opposed to a city or town.	      [1913 Webster]	            As they walked, on their way into the country.	                                                  --Mark xvi. 12	                                                  (Rev. Ver. ).	      [1913 Webster]	            God made the covatry, and man made the town.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only very great men were in the habit of dividing	            the year between town and country.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The inhabitants or people of a state or a region; the	      populace; the public. Hence:	      (a) One's constituents.	      (b) The whole body of the electors of state; as, to	          dissolve Parliament and appeal to the country.	          [1913 Webster]	                All the country in a general voice	                Cried hate upon him.              --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) A jury, as representing the citizens of a country.	      (b) The inhabitants of the district from which a jury is	          drawn.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining.) The rock through which a vein runs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conclusion to the country}. See under {Conclusion}.	   {To put one's self upon the country}, or {To throw one's self	   upon the country}, to appeal to one's constituents; to stand	      trial before a jury.	      [1913 Webster]	Country \Coun"try\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the regions remote from a city; rural;	      rustic; as, a country life; a country town; the country	      party, as opposed to city.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of refinement; rude; unpolished; rustic; not	      urbane; as, country manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining, or peculiar, to one's own country.	      [1913 Webster]	            She, bowing herself towards him, laughing the cruel	            tyrant to scorn, spake in her country language. --2	                                                  Macc. vii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	Country bank \Coun"try bank\ (Banking)	   A national bank not in a reserve city. [Colloq., U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Country-base \Coun"try-base`\ (-b?s`), n.	   Same as {Prison base}.	   [1913 Webster]
Country club \Coun"try club\	   A club usually located in the suburbs or vicinity of a city	   or town and devoted mainly to outdoor sports, and usually	   having an attached golf course.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Country cousin \Coun"try cousin\	   A relative from the country visiting the city and unfamiliar	   with city manners and sights.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Country-dance \Coun"try-dance`\ (-d?ns`), n. [Prob. an	   adaptation of contradance.]	   See {Contradance}.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had introduced the English country-dance to the	         knowledge of the Dutch ladies.           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
countryfied \countryfied\ adj.	   same as {countrified}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Countryman \Coun"try*man\ (k[u^]n"tr[i^]-man), n.; pl.	   {Countrymen} (-men).	   1. An inhabitant or native of a region. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One born in the same country with another; a compatriot;	      -- used with a possessive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            In perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils	            by mine own countrymen.               --2 Cor. xi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who dwells in the country, as distinguished from a	      townsman or an inhabitant of a city; a rustic; a	      husbandman or farmer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A simple countryman that brought her figs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Country seat \Coun"try seat`\ (k?n"tr? s?t`).	   A dwelling in the country, used as a place of retirement from	   the city.	   [1913 Webster]
Countryside \Coun"try*side`\ (-s?d`), n.	   A particular rural district; a country neighborhood. [Eng.]	   --W. Black. Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
country-style \country-style\ adj.	   of a style associated with rural areas; as, country-style	   sausage.	   Syn: country(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Countrywoman \Coun"try*wom`an\ (-w??m`an), n.; pl.	   {Countrywomen} (-w?m`?n).	   A woman born, or dwelling, in the country, as opposed to the	   city; a woman born or dwelling in the same country with	   another native or inhabitant. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Count-wheel \Count"-wheel`\ (kount"hw?l`), n.	   The wheel in a clock which regulates the number of strokes.	   [1913 Webster]
countrywide \countrywide\ adj.	   extending throughout a country or nation as a whole; as, a	   countrywide fund-raising campaign.	   Syn: nationwide.	        [WordNet 1.5]
County \Coun"ty\ (koun"t[y^]), n.; pl. {Counties} (-t[i^]z). [F.	   comt['e], fr. LL. comitatus. See {Count}.]	   1. An earldom; the domain of a count or earl. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circuit or particular portion of a state or kingdom,	      separated from the rest of the territory, for certain	      purposes in the administration of justice and public	      affairs; -- called also a {shire}. See {Shire}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every county, every town, every family, was in	            agitation.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A count; an earl or lord. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {County commissioners}. See {Commissioner}.	   {County corporate}, a city or town having the privilege to be	      a county by itself, and to be governed by its own sheriffs	      and other magistrates, irrespective of the officers of the	      county in which it is situated; as London, York, Bristol,	      etc. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.	   {County court}, a court whose jurisdiction is limited to	      county.	   {County palatine}, a county distinguished by particular	      privileges; -- so called a palatio (from the palace),	      because the owner had originally royal powers, or the same	      powers, in the administration of justice, as the king had	      in his palace; but these powers are now abridged. The	      counties palatine, in England, are Lancaster, Chester, and	      Durham.	   {County rates}, rates levied upon the county, and collected	      by the boards of guardians, for the purpose of defraying	      the expenses to which counties are liable, such as	      repairing bridges, jails, etc. [Eng.]	   {County seat}, a county town. [U.S.]	   {County sessions}, the general quarter sessions of the peace	      for each county, held four times a year. [Eng.]	   {County town}, the town of a county, where the county	      business is transacted; a shire town.	      [1913 Webster]
countywide \countywide\ adj.	   including or occurring in all parts of a county; as, a	   countywide war on drugs; countywide elections.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Coup \Coup\ (k[=oo]), n. [F., fr.L. colaphus a cuff, Gr.	   ko`lafos.]	   1. A sudden stroke delivered with promptness and force; --	      used also in various ways to convey the idea of an	      unexpected, clever, and successful tactic or stratagem.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A single roll of the wheel at roulette, or a deal at rouge	      et noir. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Among some tribes of North American Indians especially of	      the Great Plains, the act of striking or touching an enemy	      in warfare with the hand or at close quarters, as with a	      short stick, in such a manner as by custom to entitle the	      doer to count the deed an act of bravery; hence, any of	      various other deeds recognized by custom as acts of	      bravery or honor.	            While the coup was primarily, and usually, a blow	            with something held in the hand, other acts in	            warfare which involved great danger to him who	            performed them were also reckoned coups by some	            tribes.                               --G. B.	                                                  Grinnell.	            Among the Blackfeet the capture of a shield, bow,	            gun, war bonnet, war shirt, or medicine pipe was	            deemed a coup.                        --G. B.	                                                  Grinnell.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Coup de grace} (k[=oo]` de gr[.a]s") [F.], the stroke of	      mercy with which an executioner ends by death the	      sufferings of the condemned; hence, a decisive, finishing	      stroke.	   {Coup de main} (k[=oo]` de m[a^]N") [F.] (Mil.), a sudden and	      unexpected movement or attack.	   {Coup de soleil} (k[=o]` de s[-o]*l[asl]l or -l[asl]"y') [F.]	      (Med.), a sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.	   {Coup d'['e]tat} (k[=oo]" d[asl]*t[aum]") [F.] (Politics), a	      sudden, decisive exercise of power whereby the existing	      government is subverted without the consent of the people;	      an unexpected measure of state, more or less violent; a	      stroke of policy.	   {Coup d'[oe]il} (k[=oo]` d[~e]l"). [F.]	      (a) A single view; a rapid glance of the eye; a	          comprehensive view of a scene; as much as can be seen	          at one view.	      (b) The general effect of a picture.	      (c) (Mil.) The faculty or the act of comprehending at a	          glance the weakness or strength of a military	          position, of a certain arrangement of troops, the most	          advantageous position for a battlefield, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Coup \Coup\ v. i.	   To make a coup.	         Woe to the Sioux if the Northern Cheyennes get a chance	         to coup !                                --F.	                                                  Remington.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coupable \Cou"pa*ble\ (k[=oo]"p[.a]*b'l), a. [F.]	   Culpable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coup'e \Cou`p['e]"\ (k[=oo]`p[asl]"), n. [F., fr. coup['e], p.	   p. of couper to cut. See {Coppice}.]	   1. The front compartment of a French diligence; also, the	      front compartment (usually for three persons) of a car or	      carriage on British railways.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A four-wheeled enclosed carriage for two persons inside,	      with an outside seat for the driver; -- so called because	      giving the appearance of a larger carriage cut off.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a two-door automobile with front seats and a luggage	      compartment.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Couped \Couped\ (k[=oo]pt), a. [F. couper to cut.] (Her.)	   Cut off smoothly, as distinguished from erased; -- used	   especially for the head or limb of an animal. See {Erased}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coupee \Cou*pee"\ (k[=oo]*p[=e]"; F. k[=oo]`p[asl]"), n. [F.	   coup['e], n., properly p. p. of couper to cut. Cf.	   {Coup['e]}, {Coopee}.]	   A motion in dancing, when one leg is a little bent, and	   raised from the floor, and with the other a forward motion is	   made. --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Coupe-gorge \Coupe`-gorge"\ (k[=oo]p`g[^o]rzh"), n. [F., cut	   throat.] (Mil.)	   Any position giving the enemy such advantage that the troops	   occupying it must either surrender or be cut to pieces.	   --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Couple \Cou"ple\ (k[u^]p"'l), n. [F. couple, fr. L. copula a	   bond, band; co- + apere, aptum, to join. See {Art}, a., and	   cf. {Copula}.]	   1. That which joins or links two things together; a bond or	      tie; a coupler. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is in some sort with friends as it is with dogs	            in couples; they should be of the same size and	            humor.                                --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll go in couples with her.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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" --Addison. "A couple of miles."	      --Dickens. "A couple of weeks." --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adding one to one we have the complex idea of a	            couple.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Ziba] met him with a couple of asses saddled. --2	                                                  Sam. xvi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A male and female associated together; esp., a man and	      woman who are married or betrothed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such were our couple, man and wife.   --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair couple linked in happy, nuptial league.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) See {Couple-close}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Elec.) One of the pairs of plates of two metals which	      compose a voltaic battery; -- called a {voltaic couple} or	      {galvanic couple}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) Two rotations, movements, etc., which are equal in	      amount but opposite in direction, and acting along	      parallel lines or around parallel axes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The effect of a couple of forces is to produce a	         rotation. A couple of rotations is equivalent to a	         motion of translation.	         [1913 Webster]	Couple \Cou"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coupled} (k[u^]p"'ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Coupling} (k[u^]p"l[i^]ng).] [F. coupler, fr.	   L. copulare. See {Couple}, n., and cf. {Copulate}, {Cobble},	   v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To link or tie, as one thing to another; to connect or	      fasten together; to join.	      [1913 Webster]	            Huntsman, I charge thee, tender well my hounds, . .	            .	            And couple Clowder with the deep-mouthed brach.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join in wedlock; to marry. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A parson who couples all our beggars. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Couple \Cou"ple\, v. i.	   To come together as male and female; to copulate. [Obs.]	   --Milton. Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Couple-beggar \Cou"ple-beg`gar\ (-b?g`g?r), n.	   One who makes it his business to marry beggars to each other.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Couple-close \Cou"ple-close`\ (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]s`), n.; pl.	   {Couple-closes} (k[u^]p"'l*kl[=o]"s[e^]z).	   1. (Her.) A diminutive of the chevron, containing one fourth	      of its surface. Couple-closes are generally borne one on	      each side of a chevron, and the blazoning may then be	      either a chevron between two couple-closes or chevron	      cottised.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A pair of rafters framed together with a tie fixed	      at their feet, or with a collar beam. [Engl.]	      [1913 Webster]
coupled \coupled\ adj.	   1. joined together especially in a pair or pairs.	   Syn: conjugate, conjugated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. connected by a physical link, as railway cars or trailer	      trucks. Opposite of {unconnected} or {unlinked}	   Syn: joined, linked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Couplement \Cou"ple*ment\ (k?p"'l-ment), n. [Cf. OF.	   couplement.]	   Union; combination; a coupling; a pair. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And forth together rode, a goodly couplement.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Coupler \Coup"ler\ (k?p"l?r), n.	   One who couples; that which couples, as a link, ring, or	   shackle, to connect cars.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coupler of an organ}, a contrivance by which any two or more	      of the ranks of keys, or keys and pedals, are connected so	      as to act together when the organ is played.	      [1913 Webster]
Couplet \Coup"let\ (-l?t), n. [F. couplet, dim. of couple. See	   {Couple}, n. ]	   Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of	   verse that rhyme with each other.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sudden couplet rushes on your mind.    --Crabbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Coupling \Coup"ling\ (-l?ng), n.	   1. The act of bringing or coming together; connection; sexual	      union.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A device or contrivance which serves to couple or	      connect adjacent parts or objects; as, a belt coupling,	      which connects the ends of a belt; a car coupling, which	      connects the cars in a train; a shaft coupling, which	      connects the ends of shafts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Box coupling}, {Chain coupling}. See under {Box}, Chain.	   {Coupling box}, a coupling shaped like a journal box, for	      clamping together the ends of two shafts, so that they may	      revolve together.	   {Coupling pin}, a pin or bolt used in coupling or joining	      together railroad cars, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Coupon \Cou"pon\ (k??"p?n; F. k??`p?n"), n. [F., fr. couper to	   cut, cut off. See {Coppice}.]	   1. (Com.) A certificate of interest due, printed at the	      bottom of transferable bonds (state, railroad, etc.),	      given for a term of years, designed to be cut off and	      presented for payment when the interest is due; an	      interest warrant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A section of a ticket, showing the holder to be entitled	      to some specified accomodation or service, as to a passage	      over a designated line of travel, a particular seat in a	      theater, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a ticket or form allowing the bearer to purchase a	      specific quantity of rationed goods; -- such coupons are	      typically issued by a governmental agency.	      [PJC]	   4. a printed form, often distributed as part of an	      advertisement, entitling the bearer to purchase a specific	      item of merchandise at a discount; or, a similar form	      which may be submitted to the issuer to obtain goods or	      information. Such coupons may be issued by the	      manufacturer ({manufacturer's coupon}) or by a retail	      establishment; in the latter case they may then be	      redeemed only at that particular retail store.	      [PJC]
Coupstick \Coup"stick`\ (k[=oo]"st[i^]k`), n. [Coup + stick.]	   A stick or switch used among some American Indians in making	   or counting a coup.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coupure \Cou*pure"\ (k??-p?r"), n. [F., fr. couper to cut.]	   (Fort.)	   A passage cut through the glacis to facilitate sallies by the	   besieged. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
Courage \Cour"age\ (k[u^]r"[asl]j; 48), n. [OE. corage heart,	   mind, will, courage, OF. corage, F. courage, fr. a LL.	   derivative of L. cor heart. See {Heart}.]	   1. The heart; spirit; temper; disposition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So priketh hem nature in here corages. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord, cheer up your spirits; our foes are nigh,	            and this soft courage makes your followers faint.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heart; inclination; desire; will. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'd such a courage to do him good.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger	      and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or	      fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king-becoming graces . . .	            Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude,	            I have no relish of them.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes	            a man when he has occasion for it.    --Addison.	   Syn: Heroism; bravery; intrepidity; valor; gallantry; daring;	        firmness; hardihood; boldness; dauntlessness;	        resolution.	   Usage: See {Heroism}. -- {Courage}, {Bravery}, {Fortitude},	          {Intrepidity}, {Gallantry}, {Valor}. Courage is that	          firmness of spirit and swell of soul which meets	          danger without fear. Bravery is daring and impetuous	          courage, like that of one who has the reward	          continually in view, and displays his courage in	          daring acts. Fortitude has often been styled "passive	          courage," and consist in the habit of encountering	          danger and enduring pain with a steadfast and unbroken	          spirit. Valor is courage exhibited in war, and can not	          be applied to single combats; it is never used	          figuratively. Intrepidity is firm, unshaken courage.	          Gallantry is adventurous courage, which courts danger	          with a high and cheerful spirit. A man may show	          courage, fortitude, or intrepidity in the common	          pursuits of life, as well as in war. Valor, bravery,	          and gallantry are displayed in the contest of arms.	          Valor belongs only to battle; bravery may be shown in	          single combat; gallantry may be manifested either in	          attack or defense; but in the latter case, the defense	          is usually turned into an attack.	          [1913 Webster]	Courage \Cour"age\, v. t.	   To inspire with courage; to encourage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Paul writeth unto Timothy . . . to courage him.	                                                  --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Courageous \Cour*a"geous\ (k?r-?"j?s), a. [F. courageux.]	   Possessing, or characterized by, courage; brave; bold.	   [1913 Webster]	         With this victory, the women became most courageous and	         proud, and the men waxed . . . fearful and desperate.	                                                  --Stow.	   Syn: Gallant; brave; bold; daring; valiant; valorous; heroic;	        intrepid; fearless; hardy; stout; adventurous;	        enterprising. See {Gallant}.	        [1913 Webster]
Courageously \Cour*a"geous*ly\, adv.	   In a courageous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Courageousness \Cour*a"geous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being courageous; courage.	   [1913 Webster]
Courant \Cou*rant"\ (k??-r?nt"), a. [F., p. pr. of courir to	   run, L. currere. Cf. {Current}.] (Her.)	   Represented as running; -- said of a beast borne in a coat of	   arms.	   [1913 Webster]	Courant \Cou*rant"\ (k??-r?nt"), n. [F. courante, fr. courant,	   p. pr.]	   1. A piece of music in triple time; also, a lively dance; a	      coranto.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circulating gazette of news; a newspaper.	      [1913 Webster]
Couranto \Cou*ran"to\ (-r?n"t?), n.	   A sprightly dance; a coranto; a courant.	   [1913 Webster]
Courap \Cou*rap"\ (k??-r?p), n. (Med.)	   A skin disease, common in India, in which there is perpetual	   itching and eruption, esp. of the groin, breast, armpits, and	   face.	   [1913 Webster]
Courb \Courb\ (k??rb), a. [F. courbe, fr. L. curvus. See	   {Curve}, a.]	   Curved; rounded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her neck is short, her shoulders courb.  --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	Courb \Courb\ (k??rb), v. i. [F. courber. See {Curs}.]	   To bend; to stop; to bow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Then I courbed on my knees.              --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Courbaril \Cour"ba*ril\ (k??r"b?-r?l), n. [F. courbaril, from a	   South American word.]	   See {Anim['e]}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Courche \Courche\ (k??rsh), n. [Cf. {Kerchief}.]	   A square piece of linen used formerly by women instead of a	   cap; a kerchief. [Scot.] [Written also {curch}.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
courgette \courgette\ n.	   1. a marrow squash plant whose fruit are eaten when small; --	      called also {zucchini}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: zucchini.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a small cucumber-shaped vegetable marrow; typically dark	      green; -- called also {zucchini}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: zucchini.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Courier \Cou"ri*er\ (k??"r?-?r), n. [F. courrier, fr. courre,	   courir, to run, L. currere. See {Course}, {Current}.]	   1. A messenger sent with haste to convey letters or	      dispatches, usually on public business.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wary Bassa . . . by speedy couriers, advertised	            Solyman of the enemy's purpose.       --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An attendant on travelers, whose business it is to make	      arrangements for their convenience at hotels and on the	      way.	      [1913 Webster]
Courlan \Cour"lan\ (k??r"l?n), n. (Zool.)	   A South American bird, of the genus {Aramus}, allied to the	   rails.	   [1913 Webster]
Course \Course\ (k[=o]rs), n. [F. cours, course, L. cursus, fr.	   currere to run. See {Current}.]	   1. The act of moving from one point to another; progress;	      passage.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we	            came to Ptolemais.                    --Acts xxi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ground or path traversed; track; way.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same horse also run the round course at	            Newmarket.                            --Pennant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Motion, considered as to its general or resultant	      direction or to its goal; line progress or advance.	      [1913 Webster]	            A light by which the Argive squadron steers	            Their silent course to Ilium's well known shore.	                                                  --Dennham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Westward the course of empire takes its way.	                                                  --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Progress from point to point without change of direction;	      any part of a progress from one place to another, which is	      in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a	      long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a	      surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without	      interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly	      progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or	      action; as, the course of an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            The course of true love never did run smooth.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of	      events according to natural laws.	      [1913 Webster]	            By course of nature and of law.       --Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Day and night,	            Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost,	            Shall hold their course.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct;	      behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord of York commends the plot and the general	            course of the action.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            By perseverance in the course prescribed.	                                                  --Wodsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            You hold your course without remorse. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a	      succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as,	      a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order;	      turn.	      [1913 Webster]	            He appointed . . . the courses of the priests --2	                                                  Chron. viii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. That part of a meal served at one time, with its	       accompaniments.	       [1913 Webster]	             He [Goldsmith] wore fine clothes, gave dinners of	             several courses, paid court to venal beauties.	                                                  --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Arch.) A continuous level range of brick or stones of	       the same height throughout the face or faces of a	       building. --Gwilt.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Naut.) The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged	       vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. pl. (Physiol.) The menses.	       [1913 Webster]	   {In course}, in regular succession.	   {Of course}, by consequence; as a matter of course; in	      regular or natural order.	   {In the course of}, at same time or times during. "In the	      course of human events." --T. Jefferson.	   Syn: Way; road; route; passage; race; series; succession;	        manner; method; mode; career; progress.	        [1913 Webster]	Course \Course\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coursed} (k?rst)); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Coursing}.]	   1. To run, hunt, or chase after; to follow hard upon; to	      pursue.	      [1913 Webster]	            We coursed him at the heels.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to chase after or pursue game; as, to course	      greyhounds after deer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To run through or over.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bounding steed courses the dusty plain. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Course \Course\, v. i.	   1. To run as in a race, or in hunting; to pursue the sport of	      coursing; as, the sportsmen coursed over the flats of	      Lancashire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move with speed; to race; as, the blood courses through	      the veins. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Coursed \Coursed\ (k?rst), a.	   1. Hunted; as, a coursed hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Arranged in courses; as, coursed masonry.	      [1913 Webster]
Courser \Cours"er\ (k?rs"?r), n. [F. coursier.]	   1. One who courses or hunts.	      [1913 Webster]	            leash is a leathern thong by which . . . a courser	            leads his greyhound. --Hanmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swift or spirited horse; a racer or a war horse; a	      charger. [Poetic.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A grallatorial bird of Europe {(Cursorius	      cursor)}, remarkable for its speed in running. Sometimes,	      in a wider sense, applied to running birds of the Ostrich	      family.	      [1913 Webster]
Coursey \Cour"sey\ (k?r"s?), n. [Cf. OF. corsie, coursie,	   passage way to the stern. See {Course}, n. ] (Naut.)	   A space in the galley; a part of the hatches. --Ham. Nav.	   Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Coursing \Cours"ing\ (k?rs"?ng), n.	   The pursuit or running game with dogs that follow by sight	   instead of by scent.	   [1913 Webster]	         In coursing of a deer, or hart, with greyhounds.	                                                  --Bacon	   [1913 Webster]
Court \Court\ (k[=o]rt), n. [OF. court, curt, cort, F. cour, LL.	   cortis, fr. L. cohors, cors, chors, gen. cohortis, cortis,	   chortis, an inclosure, court, thing inclosed, crowd, throng;	   co- + a root akin to Gr. chorto`s inclosure, feeding place,	   and to E. garden, yard, orchard. See {Yard}, and cf.	   {Cohort}, {Curtain}.]	   1. An inclosed space; a courtyard; an uncovered area shut in	      by the walls of a building, or by different building;	      also, a space opening from a street and nearly surrounded	      by houses; a blind alley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The courts of the house of our God.   --Ps. cxxxv.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            And round the cool green courts there ran a row	            Of cloisters.                         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Goldsmith took a garret in a miserable court.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The residence of a sovereign, prince, nobleman, or other	      dignitary; a palace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attends the emperor in his royal court. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This our court, infected with their manners,	            Shows like a riotous inn.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The collective body of persons composing the retinue of a	      sovereign or person high in authority; all the	      surroundings of a sovereign in his regal state.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord, there is a nobleman of the court at door	            would speak with you.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love rules the court, the camp, the grove. --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any formal assembling of the retinue of a sovereign; as,	      to hold a court.	      [1913 Webster]	            The princesses held their court within the fortress.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Attention directed to a person in power; conduct or	      address designed to gain favor; courtliness of manners;	      civility; compliment; flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	            No solace could her paramour intreat	            Her once to show, ne court, nor dalliance.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I went to make my court to the Duke and Duchess of	            Newcastle.                            --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law)	      (a) The hall, chamber, or place, where justice is	          administered.	      (b) The persons officially assembled under authority of	          law, at the appropriate time and place, for the	          administration of justice; an official assembly,	          legally met together for the transaction of judicial	          business; a judge or judges sitting for the hearing or	          trial of causes.	      (c) A tribunal established for the administration of	          justice.	      (d) The judge or judges; as distinguished from the counsel	          or jury, or both.	          [1913 Webster]	                Most heartily I do beseech the court	                To give the judgment.             --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. The session of a judicial assembly.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Any jurisdiction, civil, military, or ecclesiastical.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A place arranged for playing the game of tennis; also, one	      of the divisions of a tennis court.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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}.	   {Court circular}, one or more paragraphs of news respecting	      the sovereign and the royal family, together with the	      proceedings or movements of the court generally, supplied	      to the newspapers by an officer specially charged with	      such duty. [Eng.] --Edwards.	   {Court of claims} (Law), a court for settling claims against	      a state or government; specif., a court of the United	      States, created by act of Congress, and holding its	      sessions at Washington. It is given jurisdiction over	      claims on contracts against the government, and sometimes	      may advise the government as to its liabilities. [Webster	      1913 Suppl.]	   {Court day}, a day on which a court sits to administer	      justice.	   {Court dress}, the dress prescribed for appearance at the	      court of a sovereign.	   {Court fool}, a buffoon or jester, formerly kept by princes	      and nobles for their amusement.	   {Court guide}, a directory of the names and adresses of the	      nobility and gentry in a town.	   {Court hand}, the hand or manner of writing used in records	      and judicial proceedings. --Shak.	   {Court lands} (Eng. Law), lands kept in demesne, -- that is,	      for the use of the lord and his family.	   {Court marshal}, one who acts as marshal for a court.	   {Court party}, a party attached to the court.	   {Court rolls}, the records of a court. See{Roll}.	   {Court in banc}, or {Court in bank}, The full court sitting	      at its regular terms for the hearing of arguments upon	      questions of law, as distinguished from a sitting at nisi	      prius.	   {Court of Arches}, {audience}, etc. See under {Arches},	      {Audience}, etc.	   {Court of Chancery}. See {Chancery}, n.	   {Court of Common pleas}. (Law) See {Common pleas}, under	      {Common}.	   {Court of Equity}. See under {Equity}, and {Chancery}.	   {Court of Inquiry} (Mil.), a court appointed to inquire into	      and report on some military matter, as the conduct of an	      officer.	   {Court of St. James}, the usual designation of the British	      Court; -- so called from the old palace of St. James,	      which is used for the royal receptions, levees, and	      drawing-rooms.	   {The court of the Lord}, the temple at Jerusalem; hence, a	      church, or Christian house of worship.	   {General Court}, the legislature of a State; -- so called	      from having had, in the colonial days, judicial power; as,	      the General Court of Massachusetts. [U.S.]	   {To pay one's court}, to seek to gain favor by attentions.	      "Alcibiades was assiduous in paying his {court} to	      Tissaphernes." --Jowett.	   {To put out of court}, to refuse further judicial hearing.	      [1913 Webster]	Court \Court\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Courted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Courting}.]	   1. To endeavor to gain the favor of by attention or flattery;	      to try to ingratiate one's self with.	      [1913 Webster]	            By one person, hovever, Portland was still	            assiduously courted.                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endeavor to gain the affections of; to seek in	      marriage; to woo.	      [1913 Webster]	            If either of you both love Katharina . . .	            Leave shall you have to court her at your pleasure.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attempt to gain; to solicit; to seek.	      [1913 Webster]	            They might almost seem to have courted the crown of	            martyrdom.                            --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Guilt and misery . . . court privacy and solitude.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To invite by attractions; to allure; to attract.	      [1913 Webster]	            A well-worn pathway courted us	            To one green wicket in a privet hedge. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Court \Court\, v. i.	   1. To play the lover; to woo; as, to go courting.	      [1913 Webster]
Court-baron \Court"-bar`on\ (-b?r`?n), n. (Law)	   An inferior court of civil jurisdiction, attached to a manor,	   and held by the steward; a baron's court; -- now fallen into	   disuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtbred \Court"bred`\ (-br?d`), a.	   Bred, or educated, at court; polished; courtly.	   [1913 Webster]
Court-craft \Court"-craft`\ (k?rt"kr?ft`), n.	   The artifices, intrigues, and plottings, at courts.	   [1913 Webster]
Court-cupboard \Court"-cup`board\ (-k?b`b?rd), n.	   A movable sideboard or buffet, on which plate and other	   articles of luxury were displayed on special ocasions. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A way with the joint stools, remove the court-cupboard,	         look to the plate.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Courteous \Cour"te*ous\ (k?r"t?-?s; 277), a. [OE. cortais,	   corteis, cortois, rarely corteous, OF. corties, corteis, F.	   courtois. See {Court}.]	   Of courtlike manners; pertaining to, or expressive of,	   courtesy; characterized by courtesy; civil; obliging; well	   bred; polite; affable; complaisant.	   [1913 Webster]	         A patient and courteous bearing.         --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	         His behavior toward his people is grave and courteous.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Courteously \Cour"te*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a courteous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Courteousness \Cour"te*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being courteous; politeness; courtesy.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtepy \Cour"te*py\ (k??r"t?-p?), n. [D. kort short + pije a	   coarse cloth.]	   A short coat of coarse cloth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Courter \Court"er\ (k?rt"?r), n.	   One who courts; one who plays the lover, or who solicits in	   marriage; one who flatters and cajoles. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtesan \Cour"te*san\ (k?r"t?-z?n; 277), n. [F. courtisane,	   fr. courtisan courtier, It. cortigiano; or directly fr. It.	   cortigiana, or Sp. cortesana. See {Court}.]	   A woman who prostitutes herself for hire; a prostitute; a	   harlot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lasciviously decked like a courtesan.    --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtesanship \Cour"te*san*ship\, n.	   Harlotry.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtesy \Cour"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. {Courtesies} (-s?z).	   [OE. cortaisie, corteisie, courtesie, OF. curteisie,	   cortoisie, OF. curteisie, cortoisie, F. courtoisie, fr.	   curteis, corteis. See {Courteous}.]	   1. Politeness; civility; urbanity; courtliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            And trust thy honest-offered courtesy,	            With oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,	            With smoky rafters, than in tapestry walls	            And courts of princes, where it first was named,	            And yet is most pretended.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pardon me, Messer Claudio, if once more	            I use the ancient courtesies of speech.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of civility or respect; an act of kindness or favor	      performed with politeness.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord, for your many courtesies I thank you.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Favor or indulgence, as distinguished from right; as, a	      title given one by courtesy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Courtesy title}, a title assumed by a person, or popularly	      conceded to him, to which he has no valid claim; as, the	      courtesy title of Lord prefixed to the names of the	      younger sons of noblemen.	   Syn: Politeness; urbanity; civility; complaisance;	        affability; courteousness; elegance; refinement;	        courtliness; good breeding. See {Politeness}.	        [1913 Webster]	Courtesy \Courte"sy\ (k[^u]rt"s[y^]), n. [See the preceding	   word.]	   An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women,	   consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body,	   with bending of the knees. [Written also {curtsy} and	   {curtsey}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The lady drops a courtesy in token of obedience, and	         the ceremony proceeds as usual.          --Golgsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Courtesied}	   (-s[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Courtesying}.]	   To make a respectful salutation or movement of respect; esp.	   (with reference to women), to bow the body slightly, with	   bending of the knes.	   [1913 Webster]	Courtesy \Courte"sy\, v. t.	   To treat with civility. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Courthouse \Court"house`\ (k[=o]rt"hous`), n.	   1. A house in which established courts are held, or a house	      appropriated to courts and public meetings. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A county town; -- so called in Virginia and some others of	      the Southern States.	      [1913 Webster]	            Providence, the county town of Fairfax, is unknown	            by that name, and passes as Fairfax Court House.	                                                  --Barlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Courtier \Court"ier\ (k[=o]rt"y[~e]r), n. [From {Court}.]	   1. One who is in attendance at the court of a prince; one who	      has an appointment at court.	      [1913 Webster]	            You know I am no courtier, nor versed in state	            affairs.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            This courtier got a frigate, and that a company.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who courts or solicits favor; one who flatters.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was not among all our princes a greater	            courtier of the people than Richard III. --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]
Courtiery \Court"ier*y\ (-?), n.	   The manners of a courtier; courtliness. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Court-leet \Court"-leet`\ (-l?t`), n. (Eng. Law)	   A court of record held once a year, in a particular hundred,	   lordship, or manor, before the steward of the leet.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtlike \Court"like`\ (-l?k`), a.	   After the manner of a court; elegant; polite; courtly.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtliness \Court"li*ness\ (-l?-n?s), n. [From {Courtly}.]	   The quality of being courtly; elegance or dignity of manners.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtling \Court"ling\ (-l?ng), n. [Court + -ling.]	   A sycophantic courtier. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtly \Court"ly\ (-l?), a. [From {Court}.]	   1. Relating or belonging to a court.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Elegant; polite; courtlike; flattering.	      [1913 Webster]	            In courtly company or at my beads.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disposed to favor the great; favoring the policy or party	      of the court; obsequious. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Courtly \Court"ly\, adv.	   In the manner of courts; politely; gracefully; elegantly.	   [1913 Webster]	         They can produce nothing so courtly writ. --Dryden	   [1913 Webster]
Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\ (k?rt`m?r"shal), n.; pl.	   {Courts-martial} (k?rts`-).	   A court consisting of military or naval officers, for the	   trial of one belonging to the army or navy, or of offenses	   against military or naval law.	   [1913 Webster]	Court-martial \Court`-mar"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Court-martialed} (-shald); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Court-martialing}.]	   To subject to trial by a court-martial.	   [1913 Webster]
Court-plaster \Court"-plas`ter\ (k?rt"pl?s`t?r), n.	   Sticking plaster made by coating taffeta or silk on one side	   with some adhesive substance, commonly a mixture of isinglass	   and glycerin.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtship \Court"ship\ (k?rt"sh?p), n.	   1. The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a	      favor. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of wooing in love; solicitation of woman to	      marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            This method of courtship, [by which] both sides are	            prepared for all the matrimonial adventures that are	            to follow.                            --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Courtliness; elegance of manners; courtesy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Trim gallants, full of courtship and of state.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Court policy; the character of a courtier; artifice of a	      court; court-craft; finesse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She [the Queen] being composed of courtship and	            Popery.                               --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Court tennis \Court" ten"nis\ (k?rt" t?n"n?s).	   See under {Tennis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Courtyard \Court"yard\ (k?rt"y?rd`), n.	   A court or inclosure attached to a house.	   [1913 Webster]
Couscous \Cous"cous`\ (k??s"k??s`), n.	   A kind of food used by the natives of Western Africa, made of	   millet flour with flesh, and leaves of the baobab; -- called	   also {lalo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Couscousou \Cous`cou*sou"\ (k[=oo]s`k[=oo]*s[=oo]"), n.	   A favorite dish in Barbary. See {Couscous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cousin \Cous"in\ (k[u^]z"'n), n. [F. cousin, LL. cosinus,	   cusinus, contr. from L. consobrinus the child of a mother's	   sister, cousin; con- + sobrinus a cousin by the mother's	   side, a form derived fr. soror (for sosor) sister. See	   {Sister}, and cf. {Cozen}, {Coz}.]	   1. One collaterally related more remotely than a brother or	      sister; especially, the son or daughter of an uncle or	      aunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The children of brothers and sisters are usually	         denominated {first cousins}, or {cousins-german}. In	         the second generation, they are called {second	         cousins}. See {Cater-cousin}, and {Quater-cousin}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thou art, great lord, my father's sister's son,	               A cousin-german to great Priam's seed. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A title formerly given by a king to a nobleman,	      particularly to those of the council. In English writs,	      etc., issued by the crown, it signifies any earl.	      [1913 Webster]	            My noble lords and cousins, all, good morrow.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cousin \Cous"in\, n.	   Allied; akin. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cousinage \Cous"in*age\ (-?j), n. [F. cousinage, OF., also,	   cosinage. Cf. {Cosinage}, {Cozenage}.]	   Relationship; kinship. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Cousin-german \Cous"in-ger"man\ (-j?r"man), n. [Cousin + german	   closely akin.]	   A first cousin. See Note under {Cousin}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Cousinhood \Cous"in*hood\ (-h??d), n.	   The state or condition of a cousin; also, the collective body	   of cousins; kinsfolk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cousinly \Cous"in*ly\, a.	   Like or becoming a cousin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cousinry \Cous"in*ry\ (k?z"'n-r?), n.	   A body or collection of cousins; the whole number of persons	   who stand in the relation of cousins to a given person or	   persons.	   [1913 Webster]
Cousinship \Cous"in*ship\, n.	   The relationship of cousins; state of being cousins;	   cousinhood. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Coussinet \Cous"si*net`\ (k??s"s?-n?t`), n. [F., dim. of coussin	   cushion. See {Cushionet}.] (Arch.)	   (a) A stone placed on the impost of a pier for receiving the	       first stone of an arch.	   (b) That part of the Ionic capital between the abacus and	       quarter round, which forms the volute. --Gwilt.	       [1913 Webster]
Couteau \Cou*teau"\ (k??-t?"), n. [F.]	   A knife; a dagger.	   [1913 Webster]
Couth \Couth\ (k??th), imp. & p. p. of {Can}. [See {Can}, and	   cf. {Uncouth}.]	   Could; was able; knew or known; understood. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Above all other one Daniel	         He loveth, for he couth well	         Divine, that none other couth;	         To him were all things couth,	         As he had it of God's grace.             --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
couture \couture\ n.	   high fashion designing and dressmaking.	   [WordNet 1.5]
couturier \couturier\ n.	   someone who designs clothing.	   Syn: fashion designer, clothes designer, designer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Couvade \Cou`vade"\ (k[=oo]`v[.a]d"), n. [F., fr. couver. See	   {Covey}.]	   A custom, among certain barbarous tribes, that when a woman	   gives birth to a child her husband takes to his bed, as if	   ill.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world-wide custom of the couvade, where at	         childbirth the husband undergoes medical treatment, in	         many cases being put to bed for days.    --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Couveuse \Cou`veuse"\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   An incubator for sickly infants, esp. those prematurely born.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
covariance \covariance\ n.	   a statistical measure of the relationship of two variables,	   formed by multiplying the difference of each variable from	   its mean, both variables being measured at the same time, and	   averaging all such products.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Covariant \Co*va"ri*ant\ (k?-v?"r?-ant), n. (Higher Alg.)	   A function involving the coefficients and the variables of a	   quantic, and such that when the quantic is lineally	   transformed the same function of the new variables and	   coefficients shall be equal to the old function multiplied by	   a factor. An invariant is a like function involving only the	   coefficients of the quantic.	   [1913 Webster]
Cove \Cove\ (k[=o]v), n. [AS. cofa room; akin to G. koben	   pigsty, orig., hut, Icel. kofi hut, and perh. to E. cobalt.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A retired nook; especially, a small, sheltered inlet,	      creek, or bay; a recess in the shore.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vessels which were in readiness for him within	            secret coves and nooks.               --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strip of prairie extending into woodland; also, a recess	      in the side of a mountain. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) A concave molding.	      (b) A member, whose section is a concave curve, used	          especially with regard to an inner roof or ceiling, as	          around a skylight.	          [1913 Webster]	Cove \Cove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coved} (k?vd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Coving}.] (Arch.)	   To arch over; to build in a hollow concave form; to make in	   the form of a cove.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mosques and other buildings of the Arabians are	         rounded into domes and coved roofs.      --H.	                                                  Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coved ceiling}, a ceiling, the part of which next the wail	      is constructed in a cove.	   {Coved vault}, a vault composed of four coves meeting in a	      central point, and therefore the reverse of a groined	      vault.	      [1913 Webster]	Cove \Cove\, v. t. [CF. F. couver, It. covare. See {Covey}.]	   To brood, cover, over, or sit over, as birds their eggs.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not being able to cove or sit upon them [eggs], she	         [the female tortoise] bestoweth them in the gravel.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Cove \Cove\, n. [A gypsy word, covo that man, covi that woman.]	   A boy or man of any age or station. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	         There's a gentry cove here.              --Wit's	                                                  Recreations	                                                  (1654).	   [1913 Webster]	         Now, look to it, coves, that all the beef and drink	         Be not filched from us.                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster] Covelline
Covelline \Co*vel"line\ (k?-v?l"l?n), Covellite \Co*vel"lite\	   (-l?t), n. [After Covelli, the discoverer.] (Min.)	   A native sulphide of copper, occuring in masses of a dark	   blue color; -- hence called {indigo copper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Covenable \Cov"e*na*ble\ (k?v"?-n?-b'l), a. [OF. covenable, F.	   convenable. See {Covenant}.]	   Fit; proper; suitable. [Obs.] "A covenable day." --Wyclif	   (Mark vi. 21).	   [1913 Webster]
Covenably \Cov"e*na*bly\ (k?v"?-n?-bly), adv.	   Fitly; suitably. [Obs.] "Well and covenably." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Covenant \Cov"e*nant\ (k?v"?-nant), n. [OF. covenant, fr. F. &	   OF. convenir to agree, L. convenire. See {Convene}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A mutual agreement of two or more persons or parties, or	      one of the stipulations in such an agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then Jonathan and David made a covenant. --1 Sam.	                                                  xviiii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let there be covenants drawn between us. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we conclude a peace,	            It shall be with such strict and severe covenants	            As little shall the Frenchmen gain thereby. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) An agreement made by the Scottish Parliament	      in 1638, and by the English Parliament in 1643, to	      preserve the reformed religion in Scotland, and to	      extirpate popery and prelacy; -- usually called the	      "Solemn League and Covenant."	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Wharton] was born in the days of the Covenant,	            and was the heir of a covenanted house. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) The promises of God as revealed in the	      Scriptures, conditioned on certain terms on the part of	      man, as obedience, repentance, faith, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will establish my covenant between me and thee and	            thy seed after thee in their generations for an	            everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to	            thy seed after thee.                  --Gen. xvii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A solemn compact between members of a church to maintain	      its faith, discipline, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 writing containing the terms of agreement.	      (b) A form of action for the violation of a promise or	          contract under seal.	   Syn: Agreement; contract; compact; bargain; arrangement;	        stipulation.	   Usage: {Covenant}, {Contract}, {Compact}, {Stipulation}.	          These words all denote a mutual agreement between two	          parties. Covenant is frequently used in a religious	          sense; as, the covenant of works or of grace; a church	          covenant; the Solemn League and Covenant. Contract is	          the word most used in the business of life. Crabb and	          Taylor are wrong in saying that a contract must always	          be in writing. There are oral and implied contracts as	          well as written ones, and these are equally enforced	          by law. In legal usage, the word covenant has an	          important place as connected with contracts. A compact	          is only a stronger and more solemn contract. The term	          is chiefly applied to political alliances. Thus, the	          old Confederation was a compact between the States.	          Under the present Federal Constitution, no individual	          State can, without consent of Congress, enter into a	          compact with any other State or foreign power. A	          stipulation is one of the articles or provisions of a	          contract.	          [1913 Webster]	Covenant \Cov"e*nant\ (k?v"?-n?nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Covenanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Covenanting}.]	   To agree (with); to enter into a formal agreement; to bind	   one's self by contract; to make a stipulation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jupiter covenanted with him, that it should be hot or	         cold, wet or dry, . . . as the tenant should direct.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         And they covenanted with him for thyrty pieces of	         silver.                                  --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  15.	   Syn: To agree; contract; bargain; stipulate.	        [1913 Webster]	Covenant \Cov"e*nant\, v. t.	   To grant or promise by covenant.	   [1913 Webster]	         My covenant of peace that I covenanted with you.	                                                  --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Covenantee \Cov`e*nan*tee"\ (k?v`?-nan-t?"), n. (Law)	   The person in whose favor a covenant is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Covenanter \Cov"e*nant*er\ (k?v"?-n?nt-?r), n.	   1. One who makes a covenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One who subscribed and defended the "Solemn	      League and Covenant." See {Covenant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Covenanting \Cov"e*nant*ing\, a.	   Belonging to a covenant. Specifically, belonging to the	   Scotch Covenanters.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be they covenanting traitors,	         Or the brood of false Argyle?            --Aytoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Covenantor \Cov"e*nant*or`\ (-?r`), n. (Law)	   The party who makes a covenant. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Covenous \Cov"e*nous\ (k?v"?-n?s), a.	   See {Covinous}, and {Covin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Covent \Cov"ent\ (k?v"ent), n. [OF. covent, F. couvent. See	   {Convent}.]	   A convent or monastery. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Covent Garden}, a large square in London, so called because	      originally it was the garden of a monastery.	      [1913 Webster]
Coventry \Cov"en*try\ (k?v"en-tr?), n.	   A town in the county of Warwick, England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To send to Coventry}, to exclude from society; to shut out	      from social intercourse, as for ungentlemanly conduct.	   {Coventry blue}, blue thread of a superior dye, made at	      Coventry, England, and used for embroidery.	      [1913 Webster]
Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered} (-?rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Covering}.] [OF. covrir, F. couvrir, fr. L.	   cooperire; co- + operire to cover; probably fr. ob towards,	   over + the root appearing in aperire to open. Cf. {Aperient},	   {Overt}, {Curfew}.]	   1. To overspread the surface of (one thing) with another; as,	      to cover wood with paint or lacquer; to cover a table with	      a cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To envelop; to clothe, as with a mantle or cloak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with the majesty of darkness round	            Covers his throne.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that beauty than doth cover thee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invest (one's self with something); to bring upon	      (one's self); as, he covered himself with glory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The powers that covered themselves with everlasting	            infamy by the partition of Poland.    --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hide sight; to conceal; to cloak; as, the enemy were	      covered from our sight by the woods.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cloud covered the mount.            --Exod. xxiv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            In vain shou striv'st to cover shame with shame.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To brood or sit on; to incubate.	      [1913 Webster]	            While the hen is covering her eggs, the male . . .	            diverts her with his songs.           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To overwhelm; to spread over.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waters returned and covered the chariots and the	            horsemen.                             --Ex. xiv. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To shelter, as from evil or danger; to protect; to defend;	      as, the cavalry covered the retreat.	      [1913 Webster]	            His calm and blameless life	            Does with substantial blessedness abound,	            And the soft wings of peace cover him round.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To remove from remembrance; to put away; to remit.	      "Blessed is he whose is covered." --Ps. xxxii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To extend over; to be sufficient for; to comprehend,	      include, or embrace; to account for or solve; to	      counterbalance; as, a mortgage which fully covers a sum	      loaned on it; a law which covers all possible cases of a	      crime; receipts than do not cover expenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To put the usual covering or headdress on.	       [1913 Webster]	             Cover thy head . . .; nay, prithee, be covered.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To copulate with (a female); to serve; as, a horse covers	       a mare; -- said of the male.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To cover ground} or {To cover distance}, to pass over; as,	      the rider covered the ground in an hour.	   {To cover one's short contracts} (Stock Exchange), to buy	      stock when the market rises, as a dealer who has sold	      short does in order to protect himself.	   {Covering party} (Mil.), a detachment of troops sent for the	      protection of another detachment, as of men working in the	      trenches.	   {To cover into}, to transfer to; as, to cover into the	      treasury.	   Syn: To shelter; screen; shield; hide; overspread.	        [1913 Webster]	Cover \Cov"er\ (k?v"?r), n.	   1. Anything which is laid, set, or spread, upon, about, or	      over, another thing; an envelope; a lid; as, the cover of	      a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which veils or conceals; a screen; disguise; a	      cloak. "Under cover of the night." -- Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            A handsome cover for imperfections.   --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Shelter; protection; as, the troops fought under cover of	      the batteries; the woods afforded a good cover.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being compelled to lodge in the field . . . whilst	            his army was under cover, they might be forced to	            retire.                               --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Hunting) The woods, underbrush, etc., which shelter and	      conceal game; covert; as, to beat a cover; to ride to	      cover.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That portion of a slate, tile, or shingle, which is hidden	      by the overlap of the course above. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Steam Engine) The lap of a slide valve.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. [Cf. F. couvert.] A tablecloth, and the other table	      furniture; esp., the table furniture for the use of one	      person at a meal; as, covers were laid for fifty guests.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To break cover}, to start from a covert or lair; -- said of	      game.	   {Under cover}, in an envelope, or within a letter; -- said of	      a written message.	      [1913 Webster]	            Letters . . . dispatched under cover to her	            ladyship.                             --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Cover \Cov"er\, v. i.	   To spread a table for a meal; to prepare a banquet. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Coverage \Cov"er*age\, n.	   1. the range of items covered. Coverage may be small ({narrow	      coverage}], or large ({broad coverage} or {wide	      coverage}).	      [PJC]	   2. The aggregate of risks covered by the terms of a contract	      of insurance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. the state of being insured; insurance.	      [PJC]	   4. the areas reached by a radio transmission signal, or group	      of people reached by a communications medium, such as	      television or a newspaper.	      [PJC]	   5. the range of topics treated in a discourse or document, or	      the depth to which a subject is discussed; as, a news	      program may have extensive coverage of an event.	      "gavel-to-gavel coverage of the Democratic convention."	      [PJC]	   6. the news as presented by reporters for newspapers or radio	      of television; as, they accused the paper of biased	      coverage of race relations.	   Syn: reporting, reportage.	        [WordNet 1.5]
coverall \coverall\ n.	   a loose-fitting one-piece garment that is worn over other	   clothing, especially one with trouser-like pants legs.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Coverchief \Cov"er*chief\ (ch[=e]f), n. [See {Kerchief}.]	   A covering for the head. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Covercle \Cov"er*cle\ (k?v"?r-k'l), n. [OF. covercle, F.	   couvercle, fr. L. cooperculum fr. cooperire. See {cover}]	   A small cover; a lid. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cover crop \Cov"er crop\	   A catch crop planted, esp. in orchards. as a protection to	   the soil in winter, as well as for the benefit of the soil	   when plowed under in spring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Covered \Cov"ered\ (k?v"?rd), a.	   Under cover; screened; sheltered; not exposed; hidden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Covered way} (Fort.), a corridor or banquette along the top	      of the counterscarp and covered by an embankment whose	      slope forms the glacis. It gives the garrison an open line	      of communication around the works, and a standing place	      beyond the ditch. See Illust. of {Ravelin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Coverer \Cov"er*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, covers.	   [1913 Webster]
Covering \Cov"er*ing\, n.	   Anything which covers or conceals, as a roof, a screen, a	   wrapper, clothing, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Noah removed the covering of the ark.    --Gen. viii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         They cause the naked to lodge without clothing, that	         they have no covering in the cold.       --Job. xxiv.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]	         A covering over the well's mouth.        --2 Sam. xvii.	                                                  19.	   [1913 Webster]
Coverlet \Cov"er*let\ (k?v"?r-l?t), n. [F. couvre-lit; couvrir	   to cover + lit bed, fr. L. lectus bed. See {Cover}.]	   The uppermost cover of a bed or of any piece of furniture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lay her in lilies and in violets . . .	         And odored sheets and arras coverlets.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Coverlid \Cov"er*lid\ (-l[i^]d), n.	   A coverlet.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the coverlid was cloth of gold.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cover-point \Cov"er-point`\ (-point!), n.	   The fielder in the games of cricket and lacrosse who supports	   "point."	   [1913 Webster]
Coversed sine \Co*versed" sine\ (k?-v?rst" s?n`). [Co- (=co- in	   co- sine) + versed sine.] (Geom.)	   The versed sine of the complement of an arc or angle. See	   Illust. of {Functions}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cover-shame \Cov"er-shame`\ (-sh?m`), n.	   Something used to conceal infamy. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Coverside \Cov"er*side`\, n.	   A region of country having covers; a hunting country.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Covert \Cov"ert\ (k?v"?rt), a. [OF. covert, F. couvert, p. p. of	   couvrir. See {Cover}, v. t.]	   1. Covered over; private; hid; secret; disguised.	      [1913 Webster]	            How covert matters may be best disclosed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether of open war or covert guile.  --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sheltered; not open or exposed; retired; protected; as, a	      covert nook. -- Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of either side the green, to plant a covert alley.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Under cover, authority or protection; as, a feme	      covert, a married woman who is considered as being under	      the protection and control of her husband.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Covert way}, (Fort.) See {Covered way}, under {Covered}.	   Syn: Hidden; secret; private; covered; disguised; insidious;	        concealed. See {Hidden}.	        [1913 Webster]	Covert \Cov"ert\, n. [OF. See {Covert}, a.]	   1. A place that covers and protects; a shelter; a defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tabernacle . . . for a covert from storm. --Is.	                                                  iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The highwayman has darted from his covered by the	            wayside.                              --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. couverte.] (Zool.) One of the special feathers	      covering the bases of the quills of the wings and tail of	      a bird. See Illust. of {Bird}.	      [1913 Webster]	Covert baron \Cov"ert bar`on\ (b?r`?n). (Law)	   Under the protection of a husband; married. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Covertly \Cov"ert*ly\, adv.	   Secretly; in private; insidiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Covertness \Cov"ert*ness\ (k?v"?rt-n?s), n.	   Secrecy; privacy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coverture \Cov"er*ture\ (k?v"?r-t?r; 135), n. [OF.	   coverture,F.couverture.]	   1. Covering; shelter; defense; hiding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Protected by walls or other like coverture.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beatrice, who even now	            Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The condition of a woman during marriage, because	      she is considered under the cover, influence, power, and	      protection of her husband, and therefore called a {feme	      covert}, or {femme couverte}.	      [1913 Webster]
Covet \Cov"et\ (k?v"?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Covered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Coveting}.] [OF. coveitier, covoitier, F. convoiter,	   from a derivative fr. L. cupere to desire; cf. Skr. kup to	   become excited. Cf. {Cupidity}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To wish for with eagerness; to desire possession of; --	      used in a good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Covet earnestly the best gifts.       --1. Cor.	                                                  xxii. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it be a sin to covet honor,	            I am the most offending soul alive.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To long for inordinately or unlawfully; to hanker after	      (something forbidden).	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house. --Ex. xx.	                                                  17.	   Syn: To long for; desire; hanker after; crave.	        [1913 Webster]	Covet \Cov"et\, v. i.	   To have or indulge inordinate desire.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which [money] while some coveted after, they have erred	         from the faith.                          --1 Tim. vi.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]
Covetable \Cov"et*a*ble\ (k?v"?t-?-b'l), a.	   That may be coveted; desirable.	   [1913 Webster]
Coveter \Cov"et*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who covets.	   [1913 Webster]
Covetise \Cov"et*ise\ (-?s), n. [OF. coveitise, F. convoitise.	   See {Covet}, v. t. ]	   Avarice. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Covetiveness \Cov"et*ive*ness\ (-?v-), n. (Phren.)	   Acquisitiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Covetous \Cov"et*ous\ (k?v"?t-?s), a. [OF. coveitos, F.	   convoiteux. See {Covet}, v. t.]	   1. Very desirous; eager to obtain; -- used in a good sense.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Covetous of wisdom and fair virtue.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Covetous death bereaved us all,	            To aggrandize one funeral.            --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inordinately desirous; excessively eager to obtain and	      possess (esp. money); avaricious; -- in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The covetous person lives as if the world were	            madealtogether for him, and not he for the world.	                                                  --South.	   Syn: Avaricious; parsimonious; penurious; misrely; niggardly.	        See {Avaricious}.	        [1913 Webster]
Covetously \Cov"et*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a covetous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Covetousness \Cov"et*ous*ness\, n.	   1. Strong desire. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When workmen strive to do better than well,	            They do confound their skill in covetousness.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong or inordinate desire of obtaining and possessing	      some supposed good; excessive desire for riches or money;	      -- in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Covetousness, by a greed of getting more, deprivess	            itself of the true end of getting.    --Sprat.	   Syn: Avarice; cupidity; eagerness.	        [1913 Webster]
Covey \Cov"ey\ (k?v"?), n. [OF. cov?e, F. couv?e, fr. cover, F.	   couver, to sit or brood on, fr. L. cubare to lie down; cf. E.	   incubate. See {Cubit}, and cf. {Cove} to brood.]	   1. A brood or hatch of birds; an old bird with her brood of	      young; hence, a small flock or number of birds together;	      -- said of game; as, a covey of partridges. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A company; a bevy; as, a covey of girls. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Covey \Cov"ey\, v. i.	   To brood; to incubate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [Tortoises] covey a whole year before they hatch.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Covey \Cov"ey\, n.	   A pantry. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Covin \Cov"in\ (k?v"?n), n. [OF. covine, covaine, fr. covenir to	   agree. See {Covenant}.]	   1. (Law) A collusive agreement between two or more persons to	      prejudice a third.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deceit; fraud; artifice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Coving \Cov"ing\, n. (Arch.)	      (a) A cove or series of coves, as the concaved surface	          under the overhang of a projecting upper story.	      (b) The splayed jambs of a flaring fireplace.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Covinous \Cov"in*ous\ (k?v"?n-?s), a. (Law)	   Deceitful; collusive; fraudulent; dishonest.	   [1913 Webster]
Cow \Cow\, n.; pl. {Cows} (kouz); old pl. {Kine} (k[imac]n).	   [OE. cu, cou, AS. c[=u]; akin to D. koe, G. kuh, OHG. kuo,	   Icel. k[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ko, L. bos ox, cow, Gr. boy^s, Skr.	   g[=o]. [root]223. Cf. {Beef}, {Bovine}, {Bucolic}, {Butter},	   {Nylghau}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The mature female of bovine animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The female of certain large mammals, as whales, seals,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Cow \Cow\ (kou), n. [See {Cowl} a hood.]	   A chimney cap; a cowl	   [1913 Webster]	Cow \Cow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cowed} (koud); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cowing}.] [Cf. Icel. kuga, Sw. kufva to check, subdue, Dan.	   kue. Cf. {Cuff}, v. t.]	   To depress with fear; to daunt the spirits or courage of; to	   overawe.	   [1913 Webster]	         To vanquish a people already cowed.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         THe French king was cowed.               --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]	Cow \Cow\, n. [Prob. from same root as cow, v. t.] (Mining)	   A wedge, or brake, to check the motion of a machine or car; a	   chock. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowage \Cow"age\ (kou"[asl]j), n. (Bot.)	   See {Cowhage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowalker \Co`walk"er\, n.	   A phantasmic or "astral" body deemed to be separable from the	   physical body and capable of acting independently; a	   doppelg[aum]nger.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cowan \Cow"an\ (kou"an), n. [Cf. OF. couillon a coward, a	   cullion.]	   One who works as a mason without having served a regular	   apprenticeship. [Scot.]	   Note: Among Freemasons, it is a cant term for pretender,	         interloper.	         [1913 Webster]
Coward \Cow"ard\ (kou"?rd), a. [OF. couard, coard, coart, n. and	   adj., F. couard, fr. OF. coe, coue, tail, F. queue (fr. L.	   coda, a form of cauda tail) + -ard; orig., short-tailed, as	   an epithet of the hare, or perh., turning tail, like a scared	   dog. Cf. {Cue}, {Queue}, {Caudal}.]	   1. (Her.) Borne in the escutcheon with his tail doubled	      between his legs; -- said of a lion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of courage; timid; cowardly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fie, coward woman, and soft-hearted wretch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging to a coward; proceeding from, or expressive of,	      base fear or timidity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He raised the house with loud and coward cries.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Invading fears repel my coward joy.   --Proir.	      [1913 Webster]	Coward \Cow"ard\, n.	   A person who lacks courage; a timid or pusillanimous person;	   a poltroon.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fool is nauseous, but a coward worse.  --Dryden.	   Syn: Craven; poltroon; dastard.	        [1913 Webster]	Coward \Cow"ard\, v. t.	   To make timorous; to frighten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That which cowardeth a man's heart.      --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowardice \Cow"ard*ice\ (-[i^]s), n. [F. couardise, fr. couard.	   See {Coward}.]	   Want of courage to face danger; extreme timidity;	   pusillanimity; base fear of danger or hurt; lack of spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cowardice of doing wrong.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moderation was despised as cowardice.    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowardie \Cow"ard*ie\ (kou"[~e]rd*[y^]), n. [OF. couardie.]	   Cowardice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cowardish \Cow"ard*ish\, a.	   Cowardly. [Obs.] "A base and a cowardish mind." --Robynson	   (More's Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Cowardize \Cow"ard*ize\ (-?z), v. t.	   To render cowardly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         God . . . cowardizeth . . . insolent spirits. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowardliness \Cow"ard*li*ness\ (-l?-n?s), n.	   Cowardice.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, a.	   1. Wanting courage; basely or weakly timid or fearful;	      pusillanimous; spiritless.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cowardly rascals that ran from the battle.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from fear of danger or other consequences;	      befitting a coward; dastardly; base; as, cowardly	      malignity. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cowardly rashness of those who dare not look	            danger in the face.                   --Burke.	   Syn: Timid; fearful; timorous; dastardly; pusillanimous;	        recreant; craven; faint-hearted; chicken-hearted;	        white-livered.	        [1913 Webster]	Cowardly \Cow"ard*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a coward. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowardship \Cow"ard*ship\, n.	   Cowardice. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowbane \Cow"bane`\ (kou"b[=a]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 hemlock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowberry \Cow"ber`ry\ (-b[e^]r`r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowberries}	   (-r[i^]z). (Bot.)	   A species of {Vaccinium} ({Vaccinium Vitis-id[ae]a}), which	   bears acid red berries which are sometimes used in cookery;	   -- locally called {mountain cranberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowbird \Cow"bird`\ (-b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)	   The cow blackbird ({Molothrus ater}), an American starling.	   Like the European cuckoo, it builds no nest, but lays its	   eggs in the nests of other birds; -- so called because	   frequently associated with cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowblakes \Cow"blakes`\ (-bl[=a]ks`), n. pl.	   Dried cow dung used as fuel.[Prov. Eng.] --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowboy \Cow"boy`\ (-boi`), n.	   1. A cattle herder; a drover; specifically, one of an	      adventurous class of herders and drovers on the plains of	      the Western and Southwestern United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the marauders who, in the Revolutionary War	      infested the neutral ground between the American and	      British lines, and committed depredations on the	      Americans.	      [1913 Webster]
Cowcatcher \Cow"catch`er\ (-k?ch`?r), n.	   A strong inclined frame, usually of wrought-iron bars, in	   front of a locomotive engine, for catching or throwing off	   obstructions on a railway, as cattle; the {pilot}. [U.S.]	   Syn: fender, buffer, pilot.	        [1913 Webster]
cow-cockle \cow-cockle\ n.	   a European annual ({Vaccaria hispanica}) with pale	   rose-colored flowers; cultivated flower or self-sown	   grainfield weed; introduced in North America; sometimes	   classified as a soapwort.	   Syn: cowherb, cow cockle, {Vaccaria hispanica}, {Vaccaria	        pyramidata}, {Saponaria vaccaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cowdie \Cow"die\ (kou"d[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   See {Kauri}.	   [1913 Webster]
cowed \cowed\ adj.	   frightened into submission or compliance.	   Syn: browbeaten, bullied, hangdog, intimidated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cower \Cow"er\ (kou"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cowered}	   (kou"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cowering}.] [Cf. Icel. kera to	   doze, liequiet, Sw. kura, Dan. kure, G. kauern to cower, W.	   cwrian.]	   To stoop by bending the knees; to crouch; to squat; hence, to	   quail; to sink through fear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our dame sits cowering o'er a kitchen fire. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like falcons, cowering on the nest.      --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Cower \Cow"er\ (kou"[~e]r), v. t.	   To cherish with care. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
cowering \cowering\ adj.	   characterized by or showing abject fear. [prenominal]	   Syn: craven, cringing(prenominal), fearful, recreant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cowfish \Cow"fish`\ (kou"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) The grampus.	   (b) A California dolphin ({Tursiops Gillii}).	   (c) A marine plectognath fish ({Ostracoin quadricorne}, and	       allied species), having two projections, like horns, in	       front; -- called also {cuckold}, {coffer fish},	       {trunkfish}.	       [1913 Webster]
Cowhage \Cow"hage\ (kou"h[asl]j), n. [Cf. Hind. kaw[=a]nch,	   ko[=a]nch.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous climbing plant of the genus {Mucuna}, having	   crooked pods covered with sharp hairs, which stick to the	   fingers, causing intolerable itching. The spicul[ae] are	   sometimes used in medicine as a mechanical vermifuge.	   [Written also {couhage}, {cowage}, and {cowitch}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cowhearted \Cow"heart`ed\ (-h?rt`?d), a.	   Cowardly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lady Powis . . . patted him with her fan, and	         called him a cowhearted fellow.          --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
cowherb \cowherb\ n.	   a European annual with pale rose-colored flowers; cultivated	   flower or self-sown grainfield weed; introduced in North	   America; sometimes classified as a soapwort; -- also called	   the {cow-cockle}.	   Syn: cow cockle, cow-cockle, Vaccaria hispanica, Vaccaria	        pyramidata, Saponaria vaccaria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cowherd \Cow"herd`\ (-h?rd`), n. [AS. c[=u]hyrde; c[=u] cow +	   hyrde a herder.]	   One whose occupation is to tend cows.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowhide \Cow"hide`\ (-h?d`), n.	   1. The hide of a cow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Leather made of the hide of a cow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A coarse whip made of untanned leather.	      [1913 Webster]	Cowhide \Cow"hide`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cowhided}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cowhiding}.]	   To flog with a cowhide.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowish \Cow"ish\ (kou"[i^]sh), a. [From {Cow}, v. t.]	   Timorous; fearful; cowardly. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cowish \Cow"ish\, n. (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum Cous}) with edible	   tuberous roots, found in Oregon. [Written also {cous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cowitch \Cow"itch\ (kou"?ch; 224), n. (Bot.)	   See {Cowhage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowl \Cowl\ (koul), n. [AS. cuhle, cugle, cugele; cf. dial. G.	   kogel, gugel, OF. coule, goule; all fr. LL. cuculla,	   cucullus, fr. L. cucullus cap, hood; perh. akin to celare to	   conceal, cella cell. Cf. {Cucullate}.]	   1. A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name	      was also applied to the hood and garment together.	      [1913 Webster]	            What differ more, you cry, than crown and cowl?	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to	      improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (aviation) a removable metal covering for an aircraft	      engine, providing streamlining to minimize wind	      resistance; -- also called {cowling}.	      [PJC]	   5. a covering for a chimney or other ventilating shaft	      functioning to increase the draft.	      [PJC]	Cowl \Cowl\, n. [Cf. OF. cuvele, cuvel, dim. of F. cuve tub,	   vat, fr. L. cupa. See {Cup}.]	   A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for	   conveyance of water. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowled \Cowled\ (kould), a.	   Wearing a cowl; hooded; as, a cowled monk. "That cowled	   churchman." --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowleech \Cow"leech`\ (kou"l?ch`), n. [2d cow + leech a	   physician.]	   One who heals diseases of cows; a cow doctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowleeching \Cow"leech`ing\, n.	   Healing the distemper of cows.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowlick \Cow"lick`\ (-l?k`), n.	   A tuft of hair turned up or awry (usually over the forehead),	   as if licked by a cow.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowlike \Cow"like`\ (-l?k`), a.	   Resembling a cow.	   [1913 Webster]	         With cowlike udders and with oxlike eyes. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowlstaff \Cowl"staff`\ (koul"st?f`), n. [Cowl a vessel +	   staff.]	   A staff or pole on which a vessel is supported between two	   persons. --Suckling.	   [1913 Webster] co-worker
co-worker \co`-work"er\, coworker \co`work"er\(k?`w?rk"?r), n.	   One who works with another; a cooperator.	   Syn: colleague, coworker, fellow worker, fellow-worker,	        workfellow.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cow parsley \Cow" pars`ley\ (kou` p?rs`l?). (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant of the genus {Ch[ae]rophyllum}	   ({Ch[ae]rophyllum temulum} and {Ch[ae]rophyllum sylvestre}).	   [1913 Webster]	Cow parsnip \Cow" pars`nip\ (-n?p). (Bot.)	   A coarse umbelliferous weed of the genus {Heracleum}	   ({Heracleum sphondylium} in England, and {Heracleum lanatum}	   in America).	   [1913 Webster]
Cowpea \Cow"pea`\ (kou"p[=e]`), n.	   1. The seed of one or more leguminous plants of the genus	      {Dolichos}; also, the plant itself. Many varieties are	      cultivated in the southern part of the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A leguminous plant ({Vigna Sinensis}, syn. {Vigna	      Catjang}) found throughout the tropics of the Old World.	      It is extensively cultivated in the Southern United States	      for fodder, and the seed is used as food for man.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cowper's glands \Cow"per's glands`\ (kou"p?rz gl?ndz`). [After	   the discoverer, William Cowper, an English surgeon.] (Anat.)	   Two small glands discharging into the male urethra.	   [1913 Webster]
Cow-pilot \Cow"-pi`lot\ (kou"p[imac]`l[u^]t), n. (Zool.)	   A handsomely banded, coral-reef fish, of Florida and the West	   Indies ({Pomacentrus saxatilis}); -- called also {mojarra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowpock \Cow"pock`\ (-p[o^]k`), n.	   See {Cowpox}. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
cowpoke \cowpoke\ n.	   a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on	   horseback; -- an informal name for {cowboy}.	   Syn: cowboy, cowpuncher, puncher, cowman, cattleman, cowhand,	        cowherd.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cowpox \Cow"pox`\ (-p[o^]ks`), n. (Med.)	   A pustular eruptive disease of the cow, which, when	   communicated to the human system, as by vaccination, protects	   from the smallpox; vaccinia; -- called also {kinepox},	   {cowpock}, and {kinepock}. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowquake \Cow"quake`\ (-kw[=a]k`), n. (Bot.)	   A genus of plants ({Briza}); quaking grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowrie \Cow"rie\ (-r[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Kauri}.	   [1913 Webster] Cowrie	Cowrie \Cow"rie\ Cowry \Cow"ry\(kou"r[y^]), n.; pl. {Cowries}	   (-r[i^]z). [Hind. kaur[imac].] (Zool.)	   A marine shell of the genus {Cypr[ae]a}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are numerous species, many of them ornamental.	         Formerly {Cypr[ae]a moneta} and several other species	         were largely used as money in Africa and some other	         countries, and they are still so used to some extent.	         The value is always trifling, and varies at different	         places.	         [1913 Webster]
cows \cows\ n. pl. [pl. of cow.]	   domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or	   age; as, wait till the cows come home.	   Syn: cattle, kine, oxen, Bos taurus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cowshed \cowshed\ n.	   a barn for cows.	   Syn: cowbarn, cow barn, cowhouse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cowskin \cowskin\ n.	   leather from the skin of a cow.	   Syn: cowhide.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cowslip \Cow"slip`\ (-sl[i^]p`), n. [AS. c[=u]slyppe,	   c[=u]sloppe, prob. orig., cow's droppings. Cf. {Slop}, n.]	   (Bot.)	   1. A common flower in England ({Primula veris}) having yellow	      blossoms and appearing in early spring. It is often	      cultivated in the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the United States, the marsh marigold ({Caltha	      palustris}), appearing in wet places in early spring and	      often used as a pot herb. It is nearer to a buttercup than	      to a true cowslip. See Illust. of {Marsh marigold}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {American cowslip} (Bot.), a pretty flower of the West	      ({Dodecatheon Meadia}), belonging to the same order	      ({Primulace[ae]}) with the English cowslip.	   {French cowslip} (Bot.), bear's-ear ({Primula Auricula}).	      [1913 Webster]
Cowslipped \Cow"slipped`\ (-sl[i^]pt`), a.	   Adorned with cowslips. "Cowslipped lawns." --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Cow's lungwort \Cow's" lung"wort`\ (kouz" l?ng"w?rt`).	   Mullein.	   [1913 Webster]
Cow tree \Cow" tree`\ (kou" tr?`). [Cf. SP. palo de vaca.]	   (Bot.)	   A tree ({Galactodendron utile} or {Brosimum Galactodendron})	   of South America, which yields, on incision, a nourishing	   fluid, resembling milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowweed \Cow"weed"\ (-wEd`),, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Cow parsley}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cowwheat \Cow"wheat`\ (-hw?t`), n. (Bot.)	   A weed of the genus {Melampyrum}, with black seeds, found on	   European wheatfields.	   [1913 Webster]
Cox \Cox\ (k?ks), n. [OE. cokes. Cf. {Coax}.]	   A coxcomb; a simpleton; a gull. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Go; you're a brainless cox, a toy, a fop. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Coxa \Cox"a\ (k?ks"?), n. [L., the hip.] (Zool.)	   The first joint of the leg of an insect or crustacean.	   [1913 Webster] Coxalgia
Coxalgia \Cox*al"gi*a\ (-?l"j?-?), Coxalgy \Cox"al`gy\	   (k?ks"?l`j?), n. [NL. coxalgia, fr. L. coxa hip. + Gr. ???	   pain: cf. F. coxalgie.] (Med.)	   Pain in the hip.	   [1913 Webster]
Coxcomb \Cox"comb`\ (k?ks"k?m`), n. [A corrupted spelling of	   cock's comb.]	   1.	      (a) A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock,	          which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.	      (b) The cap itself.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The top of the head, or the head itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will belabor you a little better,	            And beat a little more care into your coxcombs.	                                                  --Beau & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of	      display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or	      accomplishments; a fop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fond to be seen, she kept a bevy	            Of powdered coxcombs at her levee.    --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some are bewildered in the maze of schools,	            And some made coxcombs, nature meant but fools.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of different genera,	      but particularly to {Celosia cristata}, or garden	      cockscomb. Same as {Cockscomb}.	      [1913 Webster]
Coxcombical \Cox*comb"ic*al\ (k?ks-k?m"?-kal), a.	   Befitting or indicating a coxcomb; like a coxcomb; foppish;	   conceited. -- {Cox*comb"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Studded all over in coxcombical fashion with little	         brass nails.                             --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Coxcombly \Cox"comb"ly\ (k?ks"k?m`l?), a.	   like a coxcomb. [Obs.] "You coxcombly ass, you!" --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Coxcombry \Cox"comb`ry\ (-r?), n.	   The manners of a coxcomb; foppishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Coxcomical \Cox*com"ic*al\ (k?ks-k?m"?-kal), a.	   Coxcombical. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coxcomically \Cox*com"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Conceitedly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coxswain \Cox"swain`\ (k?k"sw?n, Colloq. k?k"s'n), n.	   See {Cockswain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coy \Coy\ (koi), a. [OE. coi quiet, still, OF. coi, coit, fr.L.	   quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob.	   akin to E. while. See {While}, and cf. {Quiet}, {Quit},	   {Quite}.]	   1. Quiet; still. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shrinking from approach or familiarity; reserved; bashful;	      shy; modest; -- usually applied to women, sometimes with	      an implication of coquetry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coy, and difficult to win.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coy and furtive graces.               --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor the coy maid, half willings to be pressed,	            Shall kiss the cup, to pass it to the rest.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Soft; gentle; hesitating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enforced hate,	            Instead of love's coy touch, shall rudely tear thee.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: Shy; shriking; reserved; modest; bashful; backward;	        distant.	        [1913 Webster]	Coy \Coy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Coying}.]	   1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the	            fonder sort into their nets.          --Bp. Rainbow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To caress with the hand; to stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come sit thee down upon this flowery bed,	            While I thy amiable cheeks do coy.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Coy \Coy\, v. i.	   1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach	      or familiarity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus to coy it,	            With one who knows you too!           --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If he coyed	            To hear Cominius speak, I 'll keep at home. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
coydog \coydog\ n.	   the offspring of a coyote and a dog.	   Syn: coy-dog.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coyish \Coy"ish\, a.	   Somewhat coy or reserved. --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Coyly \Coy"ly\, adv.	   In a coy manner; with reserve.	   [1913 Webster]
Coyness \Coy"ness\, n.	   The quality of being coy; feigned o? bashful unwillingness to	   become familiar; reserve.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the kind nymph would coyness feign,	         And hides but to be found again.         --Dryden.	   Syn: Reserve; shrinking; shyness; backwardness; modesty;	        bashfulness.	        [1913 Webster]
coyol \coyol\ n.	   a tropical American palm ({Acrocomia vinifera}) having edible	   nuts and yielding a useful fiber.	   Syn: coyol palm, {Acrocomia vinifera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Coyote \Coy"o*te\ (k?"?-t? or k?"?t), n. [Spanish Amer., fr.	   Mexican coyotl.] (Zool.)	   A carnivorous animal ({Canis latrans}), allied to the dog,	   found in the western part of North America; -- called also	   {prairie wolf}. Its voice is a snapping bark, followed by a	   prolonged, shrill howl.	   [1913 Webster]	Coyote State \Coyote State\	   South Dakota; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coyotillo \Co`yo*til"lo\, n. [Mex. Sp. dim. See {Coyote}.]	   A low rhamnaceous shrub ({Karwinskia humboldtiana}) of the	   southwestern United States and Mexico. Its berries are said	   to be poisonous to the coyote.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Coypu \Coy"pu\ (koi"p??), n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A South American rodent ({Myopotamus coypus}), allied to the	   beaver. It produces a valuable fur called {nutria}. [Written	   also {coypou}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Coystrel \Coys"trel\ (kois"tr[e^]l), n.	   Same as {Coistril}.	   [1913 Webster]
Coz \Coz\ (k[u^]z), n.	   A contraction of cousin. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cozen \Coz"en\ (k?z"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cozened} (-'nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Cozening} (-'n-?ng). ] [From cousin, hence,	   literally, to deceive through pretext of relationship, F.	   cousiner.]	   To cheat; to defraud; to beguile; to deceive, usually by	   small arts, or in a pitiful way.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had cozened the world by fine phrases. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Children may be cozened into a knowledge of the	         letters.                                 --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Goring loved no man so well but that he would cozen	         him,	         and expose him to public mirth for having been cozened.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	Cozen \Coz"en\, v. i.	   To deceive; to cheat; to act deceitfully.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some cogging, cozening slave.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cozenage \Coz"en*age\ (-[asl]j), n. [See {Cozen}, and cf.	   {Cousinage}.]	   The art or practice of cozening; artifice; fraud. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cozener \Coz"en*er\ (k?z"'n-?r), n.	   One who cheats or defrauds.	   [1913 Webster]
Cozier \Co*zier\ (k?"zh?r), n.	   See {Cosier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cozily \Co"zi*ly\ (k?"z?-l?), adv.	   Snugly; comfortably.	   [1913 Webster]
Coziness \Co"zi*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being cozy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cozy \Co"zy\ (k?"z?), a. [Compar. {Cozier} (-z?-?r); superl.	   {Coziest}.] [Cf. Scot. cosie, cozie, prob. from Gael. cosach	   abounding in hollows, or cosagach full of holes or crevices,	   snug, sheltered, from cos a hollow, a crevice.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Snug; comfortable; easy; contented. [Written also {cosey}	      and {cosy}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. causer to chat, talk.] Chatty; talkative;	      sociable; familiar. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cozy \Co"zy\, n. [See {Cozy},a.]	   A wadded covering, often decorative, for a teakettle or other	   vessel to keep the contents hot. Also called {tea cozy}	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
CPA \CPA\ n.	   a certified public accountant; an accountant certified by the	   state. [acronym]	   Syn: certified public accountant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
CPI \CPI\ n.	   the {consumer price index}, an index of the cost of all goods	   and services to a typical consumer. The increase of this	   value each year is one measure of monetary inflation.	   [acronym]	   Syn: consumer price index, cost-of-living index.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: For a table of values from the Bureau of Labor	         Statistics of the CPI over time, see CPI-U from 1913 to	         1998.	         [PJC] CPU
CPU \CPU\, cpu \c.p.u.\n. abbr.	   1. (Computers) The {central processing unit}, that part of	      the electronic circuitry of a computer in which the	      arithmetic and logical operations are performed on input	      data, which are thereby converted to output data; it is	      usually located on the mainboard, or motherboard, of a	      computer. The CPU and the memory form the central part of	      a computer to which the peripherals are attached. Most	      personal computers as of 1998 had only one CPU, but some	      computers may have more than one CPU. [acronym]	   Syn: central processing unit, CPU, C.P.U., central processor,	        processor.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
C Q D \C Q D\	   In radiotelegraphy, the letters signified by the code call	   formerly used (cf. S O S) by ships in distress, formed by	   combining the code call C Q (formerly used as a general call	   for all stations) with D for distress.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crab \Crab\ (kr[a^]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. (Zool.) One of the brachyuran Crustacea. They are mostly	      marine, and usually have a broad, short body, covered with	      a strong shell or carapace. The abdomen is small and	      curled up beneath the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is applied to all the Brachyura, and to	         certain Anomura, as the hermit crabs. Formerly, it was	         sometimes applied to Crustacea in general. Many species	         are edible, the blue crab of the Atlantic coast being	         one of the most esteemed. The large European edible	         crab is {Cancer padurus}. {Soft-shelled crabs} are blue	         crabs that have recently cast their shells. See	         {Cancer}; also, {Box crab}, {Fiddler crab}, {Hermit	         crab}, {Spider crab}, etc., under {Box}, {Fiddler}.	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The zodiacal constellation Cancer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Crab}, a.] (Bot.) A crab apple; -- so named from its	      harsh taste.	      [1913 Webster]	            When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,	            Then nightly sings the staring owl.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cudgel made of the wood of the crab tree; a crabstick.	      [Obs.] --Garrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.)	      (a) A movable winch or windlass with powerful gearing,	          used with derricks, etc.	      (b) A form of windlass, or geared capstan, for hauling	          ships into dock, etc.	      (c) A machine used in ropewalks to stretch the yarn.	      (d) A claw for anchoring a portable machine.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Calling crab}. (Zool.) See {Fiddler}., n., 2.	   {Crab apple}, a small, sour apple, of several kinds; also,	      the tree which bears it; as, the European crab apple	      ({Pyrus Malus} var. sylvestris); the Siberian crab apple	      ({Pyrus baccata}); and the American ({Pyrus coronaria}).	      	   {Crab grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) A grass ({Digitaria sanguinalis} syn. {Panicum	          sanguinalis}); -- called also {finger grass}.	      (b) A grass of the genus {Eleusine} ({Eleusine Indica});	          -- called also {dog's-tail grass}, {wire grass}, etc.	          	   {Crab louse} (Zool.), a species of louse ({Phthirius pubis}),	      sometimes infesting the human body.	   {Crab plover} (Zool.), an Asiatic plover ({Dromas ardeola}).	      	   {Crab's eyes}, or {Crab's stones}, masses of calcareous	      matter found, at certain seasons of the year, on either	      side of the stomach of the European crawfishes, and	      formerly used in medicine for absorbent and antacid	      purposes; the gastroliths.	   {Crab spider} (Zool.), one of a group of spiders	      ({Laterigrad[ae]}); -- called because they can run	      backwards or sideways like a crab.	   {Crab tree}, the tree that bears crab applies.	   {Crab wood}, a light cabinet wood obtained in Guiana, which	      takes a high polish. --McElrath.	   {To catch a crab} (Naut.), a phrase used of a rower:	      (a) when he fails to raise his oar clear of the water;	      (b) when he misses the water altogether in making a	          stroke.	          [1913 Webster]	Crab \Crab\ (kr[a^]b), v. t.	   1. To make sour or morose; to embitter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sickness sours or crabs our nature.   --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat with a crabstick. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	Crab \Crab\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To drift sidewise or to leeward, as a vessel. --Ham. Nav.	   Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]	Crab \Crab\, a. [Prob. from the same root as crab, n.]	   Sour; rough; austere.	   [1913 Webster]	         The crab vintage of the neighb'ring coast. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Crabbed \Crab"bed\ (kr?b"b?d), a. [See {Crab},n.]	   1. Characterized by or manifesting, sourness, peevishness, or	      moroseness; harsh; cross; cynical; -- applied to feelings,	      disposition, or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crabbed age and youth can not live together. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by harshness or roughness; unpleasant; --	      applied to things; as, a crabbed taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Obscure; difficult; perplexing; trying; as, a crabbed	      author. "Crabbed eloquence." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            How charming is divine philosophy!	            Not harsh and crabbed, as dull fools suppose.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Cramped; irregular; as, crabbed handwriting. --	      {Crab"bed*ly}, adv. -- {Crab"bed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Crabber \Crab"ber\ (kr?b"b?r), n.	   One who catches crabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Crabbing \Crab"bing\, n.	   1. The act or art of catching crabs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) The fighting of hawks with each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Woolen Manuf.) A process of scouring cloth between rolls	      in a machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Crabbish \Crab"bish\ (kr[a^]b"b[i^]sh), a.	   Somewhat sour or cross.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whips of the most crabbish Satyristes. --Decker.	   [1913 Webster]
Crabby \Crab"by\ (-b[y^]), a.	   Crabbed; difficult, or perplexing. "Persius is crabby,	   because ancient." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Crabeater \Crab"eat`er\ (kr[a^]b"[=e]t`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   (a) The cobia.	   (b) An etheostomoid fish of the southern United States	       ({Hadropterus nigrofasciatus}).	   (c) A small European heron ({Ardea minuta}, and other allied	       species).	       [1913 Webster]
Craber \Cra"ber\ (kr[=a]"b[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   The water rat. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Crabfaced \Crab"faced`\ (kr[a^]b"f[=a]st`), a.	   Having a sour, disagreeable countenance. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Crabsidle \Crab"si`dle\ (-s[imac]`d'l), v. i.	   To move sidewise, as a crab. [Jocular]. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Crabstick \Crab"stick`\ (-st[i^]k`), n.	   A stick, cane, or cudgel, made of the wood of the crab tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Crab tree \Crab" tree\ (tr[=e]`).	   See under {Crab}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crab-yaws \Crab"-yaws`\ (kr?b"y?z`), n. (Med.)	   A disease in the West Indies. It is a kind of ulcer on the	   soles of the feet, with very hard edges. See {Yaws}.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Crache \Crache\ (kr[a^]ch), v.	   To scratch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Crack \Crack\ (kr[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cracked}	   (kr[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cracking}.] [OE. cracken,	   craken, to crack, break, boast, AS. cracian, cearcian, to	   crack; akin to D. kraken, G. krachen; cf. Skr. garj to	   rattle, or perh. of imitative origin. Cf. {Crake},	   {Cracknel}, {Creak}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To break or burst, with or without entire separation of	      the parts; as, to crack glass; to crack nuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rend with grief or pain; to affect deeply with sorrow;	      hence, to disorder; to distract; to craze.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, madam, my old heart is cracked.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He thought none poets till their brains were	            cracked.                              --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to sound suddenly and sharply; to snap; as, to	      crack a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To utter smartly and sententiously; as, to crack a joke.	      --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cry up; to extol; -- followed by up. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To crack a bottle}, to open the bottle and drink its	      contents.	   {To crack a crib}, to commit burglary. [Slang]	   {To crack on}, to put on; as, to crack on more sail, or more	      steam. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Crack \Crack\, v. i.	   1. To burst or open in chinks; to break, with or without	      quite separating into parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            By misfortune it cracked in the coling. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mirror cracked from side to side. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be ruined or impaired; to fail. [Collog.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The credit . . . of exchequers cracks, when little	            comes in and much goes out.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter a loud or sharp, sudden sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            As thunder when the clouds in autumn crack. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To utter vain, pompous words; to brag; to boast; -- with	      of. [Archaic.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ethoipes of their sweet complexion crack. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Crack \Crack\, n.	   1. A partial separation of parts, with or without a	      perceptible opening; a chink or fissure; a narrow breach;	      a crevice; as, a crack in timber, or in a wall, or in	      glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rupture; flaw; breach, in a moral sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            My love to thee is sound, sans crack or flaw.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sharp, sudden sound or report; the sound of anything	      suddenly burst or broken; as, the crack of a falling	      house; the crack of thunder; the crack of a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will the stretch out to the crack of doom? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The tone of voice when changed at puberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though now our voices	            Have got the mannish crack.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Mental flaw; a touch of craziness; partial insanity; as,	      he has a crack.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A crazy or crack-brained person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . can not get the Parliament to listen to me,	            who look upon me as a crack and a projector.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A boast; boasting. [Obs.] "Crack and brags." --Burton.	      "Vainglorius cracks." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Breach of chastity. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A boy, generally a pert, lively boy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Val. 'T is a noble child. Vir. A crack, madam.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A brief time; an instant; as, to be with one in a crack.	       [Eng. & Scot. Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Free conversation; friendly chat. [Scot.]	       [1913 Webster]	             What is crack in English? . . . A crack is . . . a	             chat with a good, kindly human heart in it. --P. P.	                                                  Alexander.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. a witty remark; a wisecrack.	       [PJC]	   13. a chance or opportunity to do something; an attempt; as,	       I'll take a crack at it.	       [PJC]	   14. a form of cocaine, highly purified and prepared as small	       pellets, especially suitable for smoking; -- also called	       {rock}. Used in this form it appears to be more addicting	       than cocaine powder. [slang]	       [PJC]	Crack \Crack\, a.	   Of superior excellence; having qualities to be boasted of;	   as, a crack shot. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One of our crack speakers in the Commons. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, n. [Now usually spelled	   {crackerjack}.] [prob. from crack + jack, a man.]	   1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in	      some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into	      small cakes. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Crackajack \Crack"a*jack`\, a. [Now usually spelled	   {crackerjack}.]	   Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] crackbrained
crackbrained \crackbrained\, Crack-brained
\Crack"-brained`\(-br[=a]nd`), a.	   Having an impaired intellect; whimsical; extremely foolish;	   crazy; as, crackbrained notions. --Pope.	   Syn: idiotic.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cracked \Cracked\ (kr[a^]kt), a.	   1. Coarsely ground or broken; as, cracked wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crack-brained. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Cracker \Crack"er\ (kr[a^]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, cracks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A noisy boaster; a swaggering fellow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What cracker is this same that deafs our ears?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small firework, consisting of a little powder inclosed	      in a thick paper cylinder with a fuse, and exploding with	      a sharp noise; -- usually called {firecracker}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A thin, dry biscuit, often hard or crisp; as, a Boston	      cracker; a Graham cracker; a soda cracker; an oyster	      cracker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A nickname to designate a poor white in some parts of the	      Southern United States. --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) The pintail duck.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. (Mach.) A pair of fluted rolls for grinding	      caoutchouc. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
cracker-barrel \cracker-barrel\ adj.	   characteristic of country life; as, cracker-barrel	   philosophy.	   Syn: folksy, homespun.	        [WordNet 1.5]
crackerberry \crackerberry\ n.	   a creeping red-berried perenial herb ({Cornus canadensis})	   distinguished by clustered leaf whorls at tips of shoots;	   Greenland to Alaska.	   Syn: bunchberry, dwarf cornel, pudding berry, {Cornus	        canadensis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, n. [also spelled {crackerjack}.]	   [prob. from crack + jack, a man.]	   1. An individual of marked ability or excellence, esp. in	      some sport; as, he is a crackajack at tennis. [Slang]	   Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A preparation of popped corn, candied and pressed into	      small cakes. The name Cracker Jack(TM) is now a trademark	      for a similar confection. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. something excellent of its kind.	   Syn: jimdandy, jimhickey.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Crackerjack \Crack"er*jack`\, a. [also spelled {crackajack}.]	   Of marked ability or excellence. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
crackers \crackers\ adj.	   crazy. [informal or slang]	   Syn: balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked,	        daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco,	        loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, wacky.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cracker State \Cracker State\	   Georgia; -- a nickname. See {Cracker}, n. 5.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cracking \cracking\ n.	   1. the act of cracking something.	   Syn: fracture, crack.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Chem.) the process of making lower molecular weight	      hydrocarbons from heavier hydrocarbons in petroleum, by	      exposure to heat and catalysts. It is used to convert	      heavier alkanes into gasoline, or to improve the octane	      number of an alkane mixture.	      [PJC]	cracking \cracking\ adj.	   same as {groovy}, sense 1. [informal]	   Syn: bang-up, bully, cool, corking, dandy, great, groovy,	        keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap-up,	        swell, smashing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crackle \Crac"kle\ (kr[a^]k"k'l), v. i. [Dim. of crack.]	   To make slight cracks; to make small, sharp, sudden noises,	   rapidly or frequently repeated; to crepitate; as, burning	   thorns crackle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The unknown ice that crackles underneath them.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Crackle \Crac"kle\, n.	   1. The noise of slight and frequent cracks or reports; a	      crackling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crackle of fireworks.             --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A kind of crackling sound or r[^a]le, heard in some	      abnormal states of the lungs; as, dry crackle; moist	      crackle. --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fine Arts) A condition produced in certain porcelain,	      fine earthenware, or glass, in which the glaze or enamel	      appears to be cracked in all directions, making a sort of	      reticulated surface; as, Chinese crackle; Bohemian	      crackle.	      [1913 Webster]
Crackled \Crac"kled\ (-k'ld), a. (Fine Arts)	   Covered with minute cracks in the glaze; -- said of some	   kinds of porcelain and fine earthenware.	   [1913 Webster]
Crackleware \Crac"kle*ware`\ (-w?r`), n.	   See {Crackle}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Crackling \Crac"kling\ (kr?k"kl?ng), n.	   1. The making of small, sharp cracks or reports, frequently	      repeated.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the crackling of thorns under a pot, so is the	            laughter of the fool.                 --Eccl. vii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The well-browned, crisp rind of roasted pork.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the first time in his life he tested crackling.	                                                  --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Food for dogs, made from the refuse of tallow melting.	      [1913 Webster] Crack-loo
Crack-loo \Crack"-loo`\, n. Also Crackaloo \Crack"a*loo`\ .	   A kind of gambling game consisting in pitching coins to or	   towards the ceiling of a room so that they shall fall as near	   as possible to a certain crack in the floor. [Gamblers' Cant,	   U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cracknel \Crack"nel\ (kr?k"n?l), n. [F. craquelin, fr. D.	   krakeling, fr. krakken to crack. See {Crack}, v. t.]	   A hard brittle cake or biscuit. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
crackpot \crackpot\ n.	   a whimsically eccentric person.	   Syn: crank, nut, nutcase, screwball.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cracksman \Cracks"man\ (kr?ks"man), n., pl. {Cracksmen} (-men).	   A burglar. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Cracovian \Cra*co"vi*an\ (kr?-k?"v?-an), a.	   Of or pertaining to Cracow in Poland.	   [1913 Webster]
Cracovienne \Cra*co`vi*enne"\ (kr?-k?`v?-?n"), n. [F., fr.	   Cracow, the city.] (Mus.)	   A lively Polish dance, in 2-4 time.	   [1913 Webster]
Cracowes \Cra"cowes\ (kr?"k?z), n. pl.	   Long-toed boots or shoes formerly worn in many parts of	   Europe; -- so called from Cracow, in Poland, where they were	   first worn in the fourteenth century. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Cradle \Cra"dle\ (kr[=a]d'l), n. [AS. cradel, cradol, prob. from	   Celtic; cf. Gael. creathall, Ir. craidhal, W. cryd a shaking	   or rocking, a cradle; perh. akin to E. crate.]	   1. A bed or cot for a baby, oscillating on rockers or	      swinging on pivots; hence, the place of origin, or in	      which anything is nurtured or protected in the earlier	      period of existence; as, a cradle of crime; the cradle of	      liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cradle that received thee at thy birth.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            No sooner was I crept out of my cradle	            But I was made a king, at nine months old. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infancy, or very early life.	      [1913 Webster]	            From their cradles bred together.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A form of worship in which they had been educated	            from their cradles. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Agric.) An implement consisting of a broad scythe for	      cutting grain, with a set of long fingers parallel to the	      scythe, designed to receive the grain, and to lay it	      evenly in a swath.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Engraving) A tool used in mezzotint engraving, which, by	      a rocking motion, raises burrs on the surface of the	      plate, so preparing the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A framework of timbers, or iron bars, moving upon ways or	      rollers, used to support, lift, or carry ships or other	      vessels, heavy guns, etc., as up an inclined plane, or	      across a strip of land, or in launching a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.)	      (a) A case for a broken or dislocated limb.	      (b) A frame to keep the bedclothes from contact with the	          person.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining)	      (a) A machine on rockers, used in washing out auriferous	          earth; -- also called a {rocker}. [U.S.]	      (b) A suspended scaffold used in shafts.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Carp.) The ribbing for vaulted ceilings and arches	      intended to be covered with plaster. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) The basket or apparatus in which, when a line has	      been made fast to a wrecked ship from the shore, the	      people are brought off from the wreck.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cat's cradle}. See under {Cat}.	   {Cradle hole}, a sunken place in a road, caused by thawing,	      or by travel over a soft spot.	   {Cradle scythe}, a broad scythe used in a cradle for cutting	      grain.	      [1913 Webster]	Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cradled} (-d'ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Cradling} (-dl?ng).]	   1. To lay to rest, or rock, as in a cradle; to lull or quiet,	      as by rocking.	      [1913 Webster]	            It cradles their fears to sleep.      --D. A. Clark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To nurse or train in infancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that hath been cradled in majesty will not leave	            the throne to play with beggars.      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut and lay with a cradle, as grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To transport a vessel by means of a cradle.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Lombardy . . . boats are cradled and transported	            over the grade.                       --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cradle a picture}, to put ribs across the back of a	      picture, to prevent the panels from warping.	      [1913 Webster]	Cradle \Cra"dle\, v. i.	   To lie or lodge, as in a cradle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Withered roots and husks wherein the acorn cradled.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cradleland \Cra"dle*land`\ (kr[=a]"d'l*l[a^]nd`), n.	   Land or region where one was cradled; hence, land of origin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cradlesong \cradlesong\ n.	   a quiet song that lulls a child to sleep.	   Syn: lullaby.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cradling \Cra"dling\ (-dl?ng), n.	   1. The act of using a cradle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Coopering) Cutting a cask into two pieces lengthwise, to	      enable it to pass a narrow place, the two parts being	      afterward united and rehooped.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) The framework in arched or coved ceilings to which	      the laths are nailed. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Craft \Craft\ (kr[.a]ft), n. [AS. cr[ae]ft strength, skill, art,	   cunning; akin to OS., G., Sw., & Dan. kraft strength, D.	   kracht, Icel. kraptr; perh. originally, a drawing together,	   stretching, from the root of E. cramp.]	   1. Strength; might; secret power. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Art or skill; dexterity in particular manual employment;	      hence, the occupation or employment itself; manual art; a	      trade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye know that by this craft we have our wealth.	                                                  --Acts xix.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poem is the work of the poet; poesy is his skill	            or craft of making.                   --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since the birth of time, throughout all ages and	            nations,	            Has the craft of the smith been held in repute.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those engaged in any trade, taken collectively; a guild;	      as, the craft of ironmongers.	      [1913 Webster]	            The control of trade passed from the merchant guilds	            to the new craft guilds.              --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Cunning, art, or skill, in a bad sense, or applied to bad	      purposes; artifice; guile; skill or dexterity employed to	      effect purposes by deceit or shrewd devices.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have that crooked wisdom which is called craft.	                                                  --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chief priests and the scribes sought how they	            might take him by craft, and put him to death.	                                                  --Mark xiv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) A vessel; vessels of any kind; -- generally used	      in a collective sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The evolutions of the numerous tiny craft moving	            over the lake.                        --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Small crafts}, small vessels, as sloops, schooners, ets.	      [1913 Webster]	Craft \Craft\, v. t.	   To play tricks; to practice artifice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You have crafted fair.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Craftily \Craft"i*ly\ (-?-l?), adv. [See {Crafty}.]	   With craft; artfully; cunningly.	   [1913 Webster]
Craftiness \Craft"i*ness\ (kr?ft"?-n?s), n.	   Dexterity in devising and effecting a purpose; cunning;	   artifice; stratagem.	   [1913 Webster]	         He taketh the wise in their own craftiness. --Job. v.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]
Craftless \Craft"less\ (-l?s), a.	   Without craft or cunning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Helpless, craftless, and innocent people. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Craftsman \Crafts"man\ (kr?fts"man), n.; pl. {Craftsmen} (-men).	   One skilled in some trade or manual occupation; an artificer;	   a mechanic.	   [1913 Webster]
Craftsmanship \Crafts"man*ship\, n.	   The work of a craftsman.	   [1913 Webster]
Craftsmaster \Crafts"mas`ter\ (-m?s`t?r), n.	   One skilled in his craft or trade; one of superior cunning.	   [1913 Webster]	         In cunning persuasion his craftsmaster.  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Crafty \Craft"y\ (kr?ft"?), a. [AS. cr[ae]ftig.]	   1. Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill;	      dexterous. [Obs.] "Crafty work." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noble crafty man of trees.          --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Skillful at deceiving others; characterized by craft;	      cunning; wily. "A pair of crafty knaves." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With anxious care and crafty wiles.   --J. Baillie.	   Syn: Skillful; dexterous; cunning; artful; wily; sly;	        fraudulent; deceitful; subtle; shrewd. See {Cunning}.	        [1913 Webster]
Crag \Crag\ (kr[a^]g), n. [W. craig; akin to Gael. creag, Corn.	   karak, Armor. karrek.]	   1. A steep, rugged rock; a rough, broken cliff, or point of a	      rock, on a ledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            From crag to crag the signal flew.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with	      shells, of the Tertiary age.	      [1913 Webster]	Crag \Crag\, n. [A form of craw: cf. D. kraag neck, collar, G.	   kragen. See {Craw}.]	   1. The neck or throat [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And bear the crag so stiff and so state. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The neck piece or scrag of mutton. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cragged \Crag"ged\ (-g[e^]d), a.	   Full of crags, or steep, broken rocks; abounding with	   prominences, points, and inequalities; rough; rugged.	   [1913 Webster]	         Into its cragged rents descend.          --J. Baillie.	   [1913 Webster]
Craggedness \Crag"ged*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being cragged; cragginess.	   [1913 Webster]
Cragginess \Crag"gi*ness\ (-g?-n?s), n.	   The state of being craggy.	   [1913 Webster]
Craggy \Crag"gy\ (kr[a^]g"g[y^]), a.	   Full of crags; rugged with projecting points of rocks; as,	   the craggy side of a mountain. "The craggy ledge."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cragsman \Crags"man\ (kr[a^]gz"man), n.; pl. {Cragsmen} (-men).	   One accustomed to climb rocks or crags; esp., one who makes a	   business of climbing the cliffs overhanging the sea to get	   the eggs of sea birds or the birds themselves.	   [1913 Webster]
Craie \Craie\ (kr[=a]), n.	   See {Crare}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Craig flounder \Craig" floun`der\ (kr[=a]g" floun`d[~e]r).	   [Scot. craig a rock. See 1st {Crag}.] (Zool.)	   The pole flounder.	   [1913 Webster]
Crail \Crail\ (kr[=a]l), n. [See {Creel}.]	   A creel or osier basket.	   [1913 Webster]
Crake \Crake\ (kr[=a]k), v. t. & i. [See {Crack}.]	   1. To cry out harshly and loudly, like the bird called crake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To boast; to speak loudly and boastfully. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Each man may crake of that which was his own. --Mir.	                                                  for Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	Crake \Crake\, n.	   A boast. See {Crack}, n. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Crake \Crake\, n. [Cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow, kr[=a]kr raven, Sw.	   kr[*a]ka, Dan. krage; perh. of imitative origin. Cf. {Crow}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any species or rail of the genera {Crex} and {Porzana}; -- so	   called from its singular cry. See {Corncrake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crakeberry \Crake"ber`ry\ (-b?r`r?), n. (Bot.)	   See {Crowberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Craker \Crak"er\ (kr?k"?r), n.	   One who boasts; a braggart. [Obs.] --Old Play.	   [1913 Webster]
Cram \Cram\ (kr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crammed} (kr[a^]md);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Cramming}.] [AS. crammian to cram; akin to	   Icel. kremja to squeeze, bruise, Sw. krama to press. Cf.	   {Cramp}.]	   1. To press, force, or drive, particularly in filling, or in	      thrusting one thing into another; to stuff; to crowd; to	      fill to superfluity; as, to cram anything into a basket;	      to cram a room with people.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their storehouses crammed with grain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will cram his brass down our throats. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill with food to satiety; to stuff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Children would be freer from disease if they were	            not crammed so much as they are by fond mothers.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cram us with praise, and make us	            As fat as tame things.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put hastily through an extensive course of memorizing	      or study, as in preparation for an examination; as, a	      pupil is crammed by his tutor.	      [1913 Webster]	Cram \Cram\, v. i.	   1. To eat greedily, and to satiety; to stuff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gluttony . . . .	            Crams, and blasphemes his feeder.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make crude preparation for a special occasion, as an	      examination, by a hasty and extensive course of memorizing	      or study. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cram \Cram\, n.	   1. The act of cramming.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Information hastily memorized; as, a cram from an	      examination. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Weaving) A warp having more than two threads passing	      through each dent or split of the reed.	      [1913 Webster]
Crambo \Cram"bo\ (-b[-o]), n. [Cf. {Cramp}, a., difficult.]	   1. A game in which one person gives a word, to which another	      finds a rhyme.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw in one corner . . . a cluster of men and	            women, diverting themselves with a game at crambo. I	            heard several double rhymes . . . which raised a	            great deal of mirth.                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word rhyming with another word.	      [1913 Webster]	            His similes in order set	            And every crambo he could get.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dumb crambo}, a game in which one party of players give a	      word which rhymes with another, which last to be guessed	      by the opposing party, who represent in dumb show what	      they think it to be.	      [1913 Webster]
Crammer \Cram"mer\ (kr[a^]m"m[~e]r), n.	   One who crams; esp., one who prepares a pupil hastily for an	   examination, or a pupil who is thus prepared. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster] Cramoisie
Cramoisie \Cra*moi"sie\ Cramoisy \Cra*moi"sy\(kr?-moi"z?), a.	   [F. cramoisi crimson. See {Crimson}.]	   Crimson. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A splendid seignior, magnificent in cramoisy velevet.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Cramp \Cramp\ (kr[a^]mp), n. [OE. crampe, craumpe; akin to D. &	   Sw. kramp, Dan. krampe, G. krampf (whence F. crampe), Icel.	   krappr strait, narrow, and to E. crimp, crumple; cf. cram.	   See {Grape}.]	   1. That which confines or contracts; a restraint; a shackle;	      a hindrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            A narrow fortune is a cramp to a great mind.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crippling his pleasures with the cramp of fear.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Masonry) A device, usually of iron bent at the ends, used	      to hold together blocks of stone, timbers, etc.; a cramp	      iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) A rectangular frame, with a tightening screw, used	      for compressing the joints of framework, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of wood having a curve corresponding to that of	      the upper part of the instep, on which the upper leather	      of a boot is stretched to give it the requisite shape.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) A spasmodic and painful involuntary contraction of	      a muscle or muscles, as of the leg.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cramp, divers nights, gripeth him in his legs.	                                                  --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) A paralysis of certain muscles due to excessive	      use; as, writer's cramp; milker's cramp, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Cramp bone}, the patella of a sheep; -- formerly used as a	      charm for the cramp. --Halliwell. "He could turn cramp	      bones into chess men." --Dickens.	   {Cramp ring}, a ring formerly supposed to have virtue in	      averting or curing cramp, as having been consecrated by	      one of the kings of England on Good Friday.	      [1913 Webster]	Cramp \Cramp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cramped} (kr[a^]mt; 215); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cramping}.]	   1. To compress; to restrain from free action; to confine and	      contract; to hinder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind my be as much cramped by too much knowledge	            as by ignorance.                      --Layard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten or hold with, or as with, a cramp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to bind together; to unite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . fabric of universal justic is well cramped	            and bolted together in all its parts. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To form on a cramp; as, to cramp boot legs.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To afflict with cramp.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the gout cramps my joints.       --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cramp the wheels of wagon}, to turn the front wheels out	      of line with the hind wheels, so that one of them shall be	      against the body of the wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	Cramp \Cramp\, a. [See {Cramp}, n.]	   Knotty; difficult. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Care being taken not to add any of the cramp reasons	         for this opinion.                        --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
crampbark \crampbark\ n.	   a deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub ({Viburnum	   opulus}) with clusters of white flowers and small bright red	   berries.	   Syn: guelder rose, European cranberrybush, European cranberry	        bush, cranberry-tree, {Viburnum opulus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cramped \cramped\ adj.	   inconveniently small; restricting movement; -- of living	   quarters or workspace; as, cramped quarters; a cramped	   office.	   Syn: constricted, inconvenient, uncomfortably small.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crampet \Cram"pet\ (kr?m"p?t), n. [See {Cramp},n.]	   1. (Mil.) A cramp iron or cramp ring; a chape, as of a	      scabbard. [Written also {crampit} and {crampette}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the plates of iron, with attached spikes, forming a	      pair of crampoons; hence (Curling), an iron plate for a	      player to stand on when delivering the stones.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crampfish \Cramp"fish`\ (kr?mp"f?sh`), n. (Zool.)	   The torpedo, or electric ray, the touch of which gives an	   electric shock. See {Electric fish}, and {Torpedo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cramp iron \Cramp" i`ron\ (?`rn).	   See {Cramp}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Crampit \Cram"pit\ (kr[a^]m"p[i^]t), n. (Mil.)	   See {Crampet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crampon \Cram"pon\ (kr[a^]m"p[o^]n), n. [F. See {Crampoons}.]	   1. (Bot.) An a["e]rial rootlet for support in climbing, as of	      ivy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a device with pointed metal projections worn over the	      shoes to provide traction when walking over ice, or in	      mountaineering; -- usually used in the plural.	      [PJC]	   3. same as {crampoon}.	      [PJC]
Cramponee \Cram`po*nee"\ (kr[a^]m`p?-n?"), a. [F. cramponn['e].	   See {Crampoons}.] (Her.)	   Having a cramp or square piece at the end; -- said of a cross	   so furnished.	   [1913 Webster]
Crampoons \Cram*poons"\ (kr[a^]m*p[=oo]nz"), n. pl. [F. crampon,	   fr. OHG. chramph crooked; akin to G. krampf cramp. See	   {Cramp},n., and cf. {Crampon}.]	   1. A clutch formed of hooked pieces of iron, like double	      calipers, for raising stones, lumber, blocks of ice, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Iron instruments with sharp points, worn on the shoes to	      assist in gaining or keeping a foothold.	      [1913 Webster]
Crampy \Cramp"y\ (kr[a^]mp"[y^]),	   1. Affected with cramp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Productive of, or abounding in, cramps. "This crampy	      country." --Howitt.	      [1913 Webster] Cran
Cran \Cran\ (kr[a^]n), Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [Scot., fr.	   Gael. crann.]	   A measure for fresh herrings, -- as many as will fill a	   barrel. [Scot.] --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranage \Cran"age\ (kr[=a]n"[asl]j), n. [See {Crane}.]	   1. The liberty of using a crane, as for loading and unloading	      vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The money or price paid for the use of a crane.	      [1913 Webster]
Cranberry \Cran"ber*ry\ (kr[a^]n"b[e^]r*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Cranberries} (-r[i^]z). [So named from its fruit being ripe	   in the spring when the cranes return. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)	   A red, acid berry, much used for making sauce, etc.; also,	   the plant producing it (several species of {Vaccinum} or	   {Oxycoccus}.) The {high cranberry} or {cranberry tree} is a	   species of {Viburnum} ({Viburnum Opulus}), and the other is	   sometimes called {low cranberry} or {marsh cranberry} to	   distinguish it.	   [1913 Webster] cranberry tree
cranberry tree \cranberry tree\, cranberry-tree
\cranberry-tree\n.	   a deciduous thicket-forming Old World shrub ({Viburnum	   opulus}) with clusters of white flowers and small bright red	   berries. It is sometimes called {high cranberry} to	   distinguish it from the {marsh cranberry} or {low cranberry}.	   Syn: guelder rose, European cranberrybush, European cranberry	        bush, crampbark, {Viburnum opulus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cranch \Cranch\ (kr?nch), v. t.	   See {Craunch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crandall \Cran"dall\ (kr[a^]n"dal), n. [Prob. from Crandall, a	   proper name.] (Stonecutting)	   A kind of hammer having a head formed of a group of pointed	   steel bars, used for dressing ashlar, etc. -- v. t. To dress	   with a crandall.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), n. [AS. cran; akin to D. & LG. craan,	   G. kranich, krahn (this in sense 2), Gr. ge`ranos, L. grus,	   W. & Armor. garan, OSlav. zerav[i^], Lith. gerve, Icel.	   trani, Sw. trana, Dan. trane. [root]24. Cf. {Geranium}.]	   1. (Zool.) A wading bird of the genus {Grus}, and allied	      genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill,	      and long legs and neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European crane is {Grus cinerea}. The	         sand-hill crane ({Grus Mexicana}) and the whooping	         crane ({Grus Americana}) are large American species.	         The Balearic or crowned crane is {Balearica pavonina}.	         The name is sometimes erroneously applied to the herons	         and cormorants.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end,	      used for supporting a suspended weight.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A machine for raising and lowering heavy weights, and,	      while holding them suspended, transporting them through a	      limited lateral distance. In one form it consists of a	      projecting arm or jib of timber or iron, a rotating post	      or base, and the necessary tackle, windlass, etc.; -- so	      called from a fancied similarity between its arm and the	      neck of a crane See Illust. of {Derrick}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side	      or back of a fireplace, for supporting kettles, etc., over	      a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A forked post or projecting bracket to support	      spars, etc., -- generally used in pairs. See {Crotch}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) The American blue heron ({Ardea herodias}).	      [Local, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Crane fly} (Zool.), a dipterous insect with long legs, of	      the genus {Tipula}.	   {Derrick crane}. See {Derrick}.	   {Gigantic crane}. (Zool.) See {Adjutant}, n., 3.	   {Traveling crane}, {Traveler crane}, {Traversing crane}	      (Mach.), a crane mounted on wheels; esp., an overhead	      crane consisting of a crab or other hoisting apparatus	      traveling on rails or beams fixed overhead, as in a	      machine shop or foundry.	   {Water crane}, a kind of hydrant with a long swinging spout,	      for filling locomotive tenders, water carts, etc., with	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	Crane \Crane\ (kr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craned}	   (kr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craning}.]	   1. To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with	      up. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What engines, what instruments are used in craning	            up a soul, sunk below the center, to the highest	            heavens.                              --Bates.	      [1913 Webster]	            An upstart craned up to the height he has.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stretch, as a crane stretches its neck; as, to crane	      the neck disdainfully. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
crane \crane\, v. i.	   to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better;	   as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap.	   --Beaconsfield. Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The passengers eagerly craning forward over the	         bulwarks.                                --Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Crane's-bill \Crane's"-bill`\ (kr?nz"b?l`), n.	   1. (Bot.) The geranium; -- so named from the long axis of the	      fruit, which resembles the beak of a crane. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.	      [1913 Webster]
Crang \Crang\ (kr?ng), n.	   See {Krang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crangonidae \Crangonidae\ n.	   shrimps.	   Syn: family {Crangonidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crania \Cra"ni*a\ (kr?"n?-?), n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of living Brachiopoda; -- so called from its fancied	   resemblance to the cranium or skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranial \Cra"ni*al\ (kr?"n?-al), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the cranium.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranioclasm \Cra"ni*o*clasm\ (kr?"n?-?-kl?z'm), n. [Cranium +	   Gr. ??? to break.] (Med.)	   The crushing of a child's head, as with the cranioclast or	   craniotomy forceps in cases of very difficult delivery.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranioclast \Cra"ni*o*clast\ (-kl?st), n. (Med.)	   An instrument for crushing the head of a fetus, to facilitate	   delivery in difficult eases.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniofacial \Cra`ni*o*fa"cial\ (-f?"shal), a.	   Of or pertaining to the cranium and face; as, the	   craniofacial angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniognomy \Cra`ni*og"no*my\ (-?g"n?-m?), n. [Cranium + Gr.	   ????, ?????. to know.]	   The science of the form and characteristics of the skull.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Craniological \Cra`ni*o*log"ic*al\ (-?-l?j"?-kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to craniology.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniologist \Cra`ni*ol"o*gist\ (-?l"?-j?st), n.	   One proficient in craniology; a phrenologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniology \Cra`ni*ol"o*gy\ (-j?), n. [Cranium + -logy.]	   The department of science (as of ethnology or arch[ae]ology)	   which deals with the shape, size, proportions, indications,	   etc., of skulls; the study of skulls.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniometer \Cra`ni*om"e*ter\ (kr?`n?-?m"?-t?r), n. [Cranium +	   -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the size of skulls.	   [1913 Webster] Craniometric
Craniometric \Cra`ni*o*met"ric\ (-?-m?t"r?k), Craniometrical
\Cra`ni*o*met"ric*al\ (-r?-kal), a.	   Pertaining to craniometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniometry \Cra`ni*om"e*try\ (kr?`n?-?m"?-tr?), n.	   The art or act of measuring skulls.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranioscopist \Cra`ni*os"co*pist\ (kr?`n?-?s"k?-p?st), n.	   One skilled in, or who practices, cranioscopy.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was found of equal dimension in a literary man whose	         skull puzzied the cranioscopists.        --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranioscopy \Cra`ni*os"co*py\ (-p?), n. [Cranium + -scopy.]	   Scientific examination of the cranium.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniota \Cra`ni*o"ta\ (kr?`n?-?t?), n. pl. [NL., fr. cranium.]	   (Zool.)	   A comprehensive division of the Vertebrata, including all	   those that have a skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Craniotomy \Cra`ni*ot"o*my\ (kr?`n?-?t"?-m?), n. [Cranium + Gr.	   ???? to cut off.] (Med.)	   The operation of opening the fetal head, in order to effect	   delivery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranium \Cra"ni*um\ (kr?"n?-?m), n.; pl. E. {Craniums} (-?mz),	   L. {Crania} (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. ????; akin to ka`ra head.]	   The skull of an animal; especially, that part of the skull,	   either cartilaginous or bony, which immediately incloses the	   brain; the brain case or brainpan. See {Skull}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crank \Crank\ (kr[a^][ng]k), n. [OE. cranke; akin to E. cringe,	   cringle, crinkle, and to crank, a., the root meaning,	   probably, "to turn, twist." See {Cringe}.]	   1. (Mach.) A bent portion of an axle, or shaft, or an arm	      keyed at right angles to the end of a shaft, by which	      motion is imparted to or received from it; also used to	      change circular into reciprocating motion, or	      reciprocating into circular motion. See {Bell crank}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any bend, turn, or winding, as of a passage.	      [1913 Webster]	            So many turning cranks these have, so many crooks.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A twist or turn in speech; a conceit consisting in a	      change of the form or meaning of a word.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A twist or turn of the mind; caprice; whim; crotchet;	      also, a fit of temper or passion. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Violent of temper; subject to sudden cranks.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person full of crotchets; one given to fantastic or	      impracticable projects; one whose judgment is perverted in	      respect to a particular matter. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A sick person; an invalid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art a counterfeit crank, a cheater. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 which the connecting rod is attached, at the	      end of a crank, or between the arms of a double crank.	   {Crank shaft}, a shaft bent into a crank, or having a crank	      fastened to it, by which it drives or is driven.	   {Crank wheel}, a wheel acting as a crank, or having a wrist	      to which a connecting rod is attached.	      [1913 Webster]	Crank \Crank\ (kr[a^][ng]k), a. [AS. cranc weak; akin to Icel.	   krangr, D. & G. krank sick, weak (cf. D. krengen to careen).	   Cf. {Crank}, n.]	   1. Sick; infirm. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Liable to careen or be overset, as a ship when she	      is too narrow, or has not sufficient ballast, or is loaded	      too high, to carry full sail.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full of spirit; brisk; lively; sprightly; overconfident;	      opinionated.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who was, a little before, bedrid, . . . was now	            crank and lusty.                      --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you strong electioners did not think you were	            among the elect, you would not be so crank about it.	                                                  --Mrs. Stowe.	      [1913 Webster]	Crank \Crank\, v. i. [See {Crank}, n.]	   To run with a winding course; to double; to crook; to wind	   and turn.	   [1913 Webster]	         See how this river comes me cranking in. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Crankbird \Crank"bird`\ (-b?rd`), n. (Zool.)	   A small European woodpecker ({Picus minor}).	   [1913 Webster]
crankcase \crankcase\ n.	   the housing for a crankshaft and connecting parts in an	   internal-combustion engine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cranked \Cranked\ (kr[a^][ng]kt), a.	   Formed with, or having, a bend or crank; as, a cranked axle.	   [1913 Webster]
Crankiness \Crank"i*ness\ (kr?nk"?-n?s), n.	   Crankness. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Crankle \Cran"kle\ (kr?n"k'l), v. t. [Cf. {Crinkle}.]	   To break into bends, turns, or angles; to crinkle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Old Veg's stream . . . drew her humid train aslope,	         Crankling her banks.                     --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]	Crankle \Cran"kle\, v. i.	   To bend, turn, or wind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Along the crankling path.                --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Crankle \Cran"kle\, n.	   A bend or turn; a twist; a crinkle.	   [1913 Webster]
Crankness \Crank"ness\ (kr?nk"n?s), n.	   1. (Naut.) Liability to be overset; -- said of a ship or	      other vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sprightliness; vigor; health.	      [1913 Webster]
Cranky \Crank"y\ (-?), a.	   1. Full of spirit; crank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Addicted to crotchets and whims; unreasonable in opinions;	      crotchety. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unsteady; easy to upset; crank.	      [1913 Webster]
Crannied \Cran"nied\ (kr?n"n?d), a.	   Having crannies, chinks, or fissures; as, a crannied wall.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Crannog
Crannog \Cran"nog\ (kr?n"n?g), Crannoge \Cran"noge\ (kr?n"n?j),	   n. [From Celtic; cf. Gael. crann a tree.]	   One of the stockaded islands in Scotland and Ireland which in	   ancient times were numerous in the lakes of both countries.	   They may be regarded as the very latest class of prehistoric	   strongholds, reaching their greatest development in early	   historic times, and surviving through the Middle Ages. See	   also {Lake dwellings}, under {Lake}. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Cranny \Cran"ny\ (kr[a^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Crannies} (-n[i^]z).	   [F. cran notch, prob. from L. crena (a doubful word).]	   1. A small, narrow opening, fissure, crevice, or chink, as in	      a wall, or other substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a firm building, the cavities ought not to be	            filled with rubbish, but with brick or stone fitted	            to the crannies.                      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He peeped into every cranny.          --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Glass Making) A tool for forming the necks of bottles,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Cranny \Cran"ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crannied} (-n?d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Crannying}.]	   1. To crack into, or become full of, crannies. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The ground did cranny everywhere.     --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To haunt, or enter by, crannies.	      [1913 Webster]	            All tenantless, save to the crannying wind. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Cranny \Cran"ny\, a. [Perh. for cranky. See {Crank}, a. ]	   Quick; giddy; thoughtless. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Crantara \Cran*ta"ra\ (kr?n-t?"r? or -t?"r?), n. [Gael.	   cranntara.]	   The fiery cross, used as a rallying signal in the Highlands	   of Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
Crants \Crants\ (kr[a^]nts), n. [Cf. D. krans, G. kranz.]	   A garland carried before the bier of a maiden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet here she is allowed her virgin crants, Her maiden	         strewments.                              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Crap \Crap\ (kr[a^]p), n.	   1. In the game of craps, a first throw of the dice in which	      the total is two, three, or twelve, in which case the	      caster loses. Also called {craps}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. same as {excrement} and {feces}. [vulgar]	   Syn: shit. [PJC]	   3. nonsense; balderdash; bullshit; -- also used as an	      expletive. [vulgar]	   Syn: bullshit. [PJC]	Crap \Crap\ (kr[a^]p), v.	   1. to defecate. Same as {take a crap}. [vulgar]	      [PJC]
Crapaud \Cra*paud"\, n. [Written also {crapawd}, {crapald},	   {crepaud}, etc.] [F. crapaud.]	   1. A toad. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Pronounced kr[.a]`p[=o]") As a proper name, {Johnny	      Crapaud}, or Crapaud, a nickname for a Frenchman.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. large toothed frog of South and Central America	      ({Leptodactylus pentadactylus}) resembling the bullfrog.	   Syn: South American bullfrog, {Leptodactylus pentadactylus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crapaudine \Crap"au*dine\ (kr?p"?-d?n), a. [F., n.] (Arch.)	   Turning on pivots at the top and bottom; -- said of a door.	   [1913 Webster]	Crapaudine \Crap"au*dine\, n. [F.] (Far.)	   An ulcer on the coronet of a horse. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Crape \Crape\ (kr[=a]p), n. [F. cr[^e]pe, fr. L. crispus curled,	   crisped. See {Crisp}.]	   A thin, crimped stuff, made of raw silk gummed and twisted on	   the mill. Black crape is much used for mourning garments,	   also for the dress of some clergymen.	   [1913 Webster]	         A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Crape myrtle} (Bot.), a very ornamental shrub	      ({Lagerstroemia Indica}) from the East Indies, often	      planted in the Southern United States. Its foliage is like	      that of the myrtle, and the flower has wavy crisped	      petals.	   {Oriental crape}. See {Canton crape}.	      [1913 Webster]	Crape \Crape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craped} (kr[=a]pt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Craping}.] [F. cr[^e]per, fr. L. crispare to curl,	   crisp, fr. crispus. See {Crape}, n.]	   To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to	   crape the hair; to crape silk.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hour for curling and craping the hair. --Mad.	                                                  D'Arblay.	   [1913 Webster]
crape fern \crape fern\ n.	   a fern of New Zealand ({Leptopteris superba}) with pinnate	   fronds and a densely woolly stalks; sometimes included in	   genus Todea.	   Syn: crape fern, Prince-of-Wales fern, Prince-of-Wales	        feather, Prince-of-Wales plume, {Leptopteris superba},	        Todea superba. [WordNet 1.5]
Crapefish \Crape"fish`\ (kr?p"f?sh`), n.	   Salted codfish hardened by pressure. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
crape jasmine \crape jasmine\ n.	   a tropical shrub ({Tabernaemontana divaricata}), native to	   India, having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers	   with crimped or wavy corollas; Northern India to Thailand.	   Syn: crepe jasmine, crepe gardenia, pinwheel flower, East	        Indian rosebay, Adam's apple, Nero's crown, coffee rose,	        Tabernaemontana divaricata.	        [WordNet 1.5]	crape myrtle \crape myrtle\ n.	   an tall East Indian and Chinese shrub ({Lagerstroemia indica}	   of the loosestrife family, commonly planted in Southern and	   Western U. S. as an ornamental shrub. It has clusters of red,	   white, purple, or pink flowers.	   Syn: crepe myrtle, crepe flower, Lagerstroemia indica.	        [WordNet 1.5]
crapette \crapette\ n.	   a game in which two play solitaire with separate packs.	   Syn: Russian bank.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crapnel \Crap"nel\ (kr?p"nel), n.	   A hook or drag; a grapnel.	   [1913 Webster]
crapola \crapola\ n.	   same as {bullshit}. [vulgar]	   [PJC]
crapper \crap"per\ (kr[a^]p"p[~e]r), n.	   a toilet. [vulgar]	   Syn: toilet, can, commode, pot, potty, stool, throne.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Crappie \Crap"pie\ (kr?p"p?), n. (Zool.)	   A kind of fresh-water bass of the genus {Pomoxys}, found in	   the rivers of the Southern United States and Mississippi	   valley. There are several species. [Written also {croppie}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crapple \Crap"ple\ (kr?p"p'l), n. [See {Graple}.]	   A claw. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
crappy \crap"py\ (kr[a^]p"p[y^]), a.	   of very poor quality. [slang]	   Syn: lousy; crummy. [PJC]
crap out \crap out\ (kr[a^]p` out"), v. i. (Games)	   to throw a 2, 3, or 12 on the first throw in the game of	   craps, thereby losing that turn.	   [PJC]
Craps \Craps\ (kr[a^]ps), n.	   A gambling game with dice. It is one of the more popular	   games in casinos. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Crap shooting \Crap shooting\	   Same as {Craps}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Crapula
Crapula \Crap"u*la\ (kr?p"?-l?), Crapule \Crap"ule\ (kr?p"?l),	   n. [L. crapula intoxication.]	   Same as {Crapulence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crapulence \Crap"u*lence\ (-?-lens), n.	   The sickness occasioned by intemperance; surfeit. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster] Crapulent
Crapulent \Crap"u*lent\ (-lent), Crapulous \Crap"u*lous\ (-l?s),	   a. [L. crapulentus, crapulosus: cf. F. crapuleux.]	   Surcharged with liquor; sick from excessive indulgence in	   liquor; drunk; given to excesses. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crapy \Crap"y\ (kr?p"?), a.	   Resembling crape.	   [1913 Webster]
Crare \Crare\ (kr?r), n. [OF. craier, creer, croyer, ship of	   war, LL. craiera, creyera, perh. from G. krieger warrior, or	   D. krijger.]	   A slow unwieldy trading vessel. [Obs.] [Written also	   {crayer}, {cray}, and {craie}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Crase \Crase\ (kr[=a]z), v. t. [See {Craze}.]	   To break in pieces; to crack. [Obs.] "The pot was crased."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Crash \Crash\ (kr[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crashed}	   (kr[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crashing}.] [OE. crashen, the	   same word as crasen to break, E. craze. See {Craze}.]	   To break in pieces violently; to dash together with noise and	   violence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He shakt his head, and crasht his teeth for ire.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Crash \Crash\, v. i.	   1. To make a loud, clattering sound, as of many things	      falling and breaking at once; to break in pieces with a	      harsh noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roofs were blazing and walls crashing in every part	            of the city.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break with violence and noise; as, the chimney in	      falling crashed through the roof.	      [1913 Webster]	Crash \Crash\, n.	   1. A loud, sudden, confused sound, as of many things falling	      and breaking at once.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wreck of matter and the crash of worlds.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ruin; failure; sudden breaking down, as of a business	      house or a commercial enterprise; as, the stock market	      crash of 1929.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last week of October 1929 remains forever	            imprinted in the American memory. It was, of course,	            the week of the Great Crash, the stock market	            collapse that signaled the collapse of the world	            economy and the Great Depression of the 1930s. From	            an all-time high of 381 in early September 1929, the	            Dow Jones Industrial Average drifted down to a level	            of 326 on October 22, then, in a series of traumatic	            selling waves, to 230 in the course of the following	            six trading days.	            The stock market's drop was far from over; it	            continued its sickening slide for nearly three more	            years, reaching an ultimate low of 41 in July 1932.	            But it was that last week of October 1929 that	            burned itself into the American consciousness. After	            a decade of unprecedented boom and prosperity, there	            suddenly was panic, fear, a yawning gap in the	            American fabric. The party was over.  --Wall street	                                                  Journal,	                                                  October 28,	                                                  1977.	      [PJC]	Crash \Crash\, n. [L. crassus coarse. See {Crass}.]	   Coarse, heavy, narrow linen cloth, used esp. for towels.	   [1913 Webster]
crash-dive \crash-dive\ v. i. & t.	   to descend steeply and rapidly; -- of aircraft.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Crashing \Crash"ing\, n.	   The noise of many things falling and breaking at once.	   [1913 Webster]	         There shall be . . . a great crashing from the hills.	                                                  --Zeph. i. 10.	   [1913 Webster]
Crasis \Cra"sis\ (kr?"s?s), n. [LL., temperament, fr. Gr. ????,	   fr. ???? to mix.]	   1. (Med.) A mixture of constituents, as of the blood;	      constitution; temperament.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A contraction of two vowels (as the final and	      initial vowels of united words) into one long vowel, or	      into a diphthong; syn[ae]resis; as, cogo for coago.	      [1913 Webster]
Craspedota \Cras`pe*do"ta\ (kr?s`p?-d?"t?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ???? to be bordered or edged.] (Zool.)	   The hydroid or naked-eyed medus[ae]. See {Hydroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Craspedote \Cras"pe*dote\ (kr?s"p?-d?t), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Craspedota.	   [1913 Webster]
Crass \Crass\ (kr?s), a. [L. crassus thick, fat, gross, prob.	   orig., closely woven. See {Grease} animal fat, and cf.	   {Crate}, {Hurdle}.]	   Gross; thick; dense; coarse; not elaborated or refined.	   "Crass and fumid exhalations." --Sir. T. Browne. "Crass	   ignorance" --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster] Crassament
Crassament \Cras"sa*ment\ (kr?s"s?-ment), Crassamentum
\Cras`sa*men"tum\ (-m?n"t?m), n. [L. crassamentum, fr. crassare	   to make thick. See {Crass}, a.]	   A semisolid mass or clot, especially that formed in	   coagulation of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Crassiment \Cras"si*ment\ (kr?s"s?-ment), n.	   See {Crassament}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crassitude \Cras"si*tude\ (-t?d), n. [L. crassitudo.]	   Grossness; coarseness; thickness; density. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Crassness \Crass"ness\ (kr?s"n?s), n.	   Grossness. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Crastination \Cras`ti*na"tion\ (kr?s`t?-n?"sh?n), n. [L.	   crastinus of to-morrow, from cras to-morrow.]	   Procrastination; a putting off till to-morrow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crataegus \Cra*t[ae]"gus\ (kr?-t?"g?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   krataigo`s.] (Bot.)	   A genus of small, hardy trees, including the hawthorn, much	   used for ornamental purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cratch \Cratch\ (kr?ch; 224), n. [OE. cracche, crecche, F.	   cr[`e]che crib, manger, fr. OHG. krippa, krippea, G. krippe	   crib. See {Crib}.]	   A manger or open frame for hay; a crib; a rack. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Begin from first where He encradled was,	         In simple cratch, wrapt in a wad of hay. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cratch cradle}, a representation of the figure of the	      cratch, made upon the fingers with a string; cat's cradle;	      -- called also {scratch cradle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Crate \Crate\ (kr[=a]t), n. [L. cratis hurdle; perh. akin to E.	   cradle. See {Hurdle}, and cf. {Crate} a framework.]	   1. A large basket or hamper of wickerwork, used for the	      transportation of china, crockery, and similar wares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A box or case whose sides are of wooden slats with	      interspaces, -- used especially for transporting fruit.	      [1913 Webster]
crate \crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Crating}.]	   To pack in a crate or case for transportation; as, to crate a	   sewing machine; to crate peaches.	   [1913 Webster]
crateful \crate"ful\ n.	   the quantity contained in a crate.	   Syn: crate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crater \Cra"ter\ (kr[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. crater, cratera, a	   mixing vessel, the mouth of a volcano, Gr. krath`r, fr.	   keranny`nai to mix; cf. Skr. [,c]r[imac] to mix, [,c]ir to	   cook, [,c]r[=a] to cook. Cf. {Grail}, in Holy Grail.]	   1. The basinlike opening or mouth of a volcano, through which	      the chief eruption comes; similarly, the mouth of a	      geyser, about which a cone of silica is often built up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) The pit left by the explosion of a bomb, shell, or	      mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A constellation of the southen hemisphere; --	      called also the {Cup}.	      [1913 Webster]
Crateriform \Cra*ter"i*form\ (kr?-t?r"?-f?rm), a. [L. cratera +	   -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a shallow bowl; -- said of a corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Craterous \Cra"ter*ous\ (kr?"t?r-?s), a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a crater. [R.] --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Craunch \Craunch\ (kr?nch), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Craunched}	   (kr?ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Craunching}.] [See {Crunch}.]	   To crush with the teeth; to chew with violence and noise; to	   crunch. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Cravat \Cra*vat"\ (kr?-v?t"), n. [F. cravate, fr. Cravate a	   Croat, an inhabitant of Croatia, one of a body of Austrian	   troops, from whom, in 1636, this article of dress was adopted	   in France.]	   A neckcloth; a piece of silk, fine muslin, or other cloth,	   worn by men about the neck.	   [1913 Webster]	         While his wig was combed and his cravat tied.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cravatted \Cra*vat`ted\ (kr?-v?t"t?d), a.	   Wearing a cravat.	   [1913 Webster]	         The young men faultlessly appointed, handsomely	         cravatted.                               --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Crave \Crave\ (kr[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Craved}	   (kr[=a]vd); p pr. & vb. n. {Craving}.] [AS. crafian; akin to	   Icel. krefja, Sw. kr[aum]fva, Dan. kr[ae]ve.]	   1. To ask with earnestness or importunity; to ask with	      submission or humility; to beg; to entreat; to beseech; to	      implore.	      [1913 Webster]	            I crave your honor's pardon.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joseph . . . went in boldly unto Pilate, and craved	            the body of Jesus.                    --Mark xv. 43.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call for, as a gratification; to long for; hence, to	      require or demand; as, the stomach craves food.	      [1913 Webster]	            His path is one that eminently craves weary walking.	                                                  --Edmund	                                                  Gurney.	   Syn: To ask; seek; beg; beseech; implore; entreat; solicit;	        request; supplicate; adjure.	        [1913 Webster]	Crave \Crave\, v. i.	   To desire strongly; to feel an insatiable longing; as, a	   craving appetite.	   [1913 Webster]	         Once one may crave for love.             --Suckling.	   [1913 Webster]
Craven \Cra"ven\ (kr?"v'n), a. [OE. cravant, cravaunde, OF.	   cravant? struck down, p. p. of cravanter, crevanter, to	   break, crush, strike down, fr. an assumed LL. crepantare, fr.	   L. crepans, p. pr. of crepare to break, crack, rattle. Cf.	   {Crevice}, {Crepitate}.]	   Cowardly; fainthearted; spiritless. "His craven heart."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poor craven bridegroom said never a word. --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         In craven fear of the sarcasm of Dorset. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Craven \Cra"ven\, n. [Formerly written also cravant and	   cravent.]	   A recreant; a coward; a weak-hearted, spiritless fellow. See	   {Recreant}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         King Henry. Is it fit this soldier keep his oath?	         Fluellen. He is a craven and a villain else. --Shak.	   Syn: Coward; poltroon; dastard.	        [1913 Webster]	Craven \Cra"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cravened} (-v'nd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Cravening}.]	   To make recreant, weak, spiritless, or cowardly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a prohibition so divine,	         That cravens my weak hand.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Craver \Crav"er\ (kr?v"?r), n.	   One who craves or begs.	   [1913 Webster]
Craving \Crav"ing\ (-?ng), n.	   Vehement or urgent desire; longing for; beseeching.	   [1913 Webster]	         A succession of cravings and satiety.    --L'Estrange.	   -- {Crav"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Crav"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Craw \Craw\ (kr[add]), n. [Akin to D. kraag neck, collar, G.	   kragen, Sw. kr[aum]fva craw, Dan. kro, and possibly to Gr.	   ???? (E. bronchus), or bro`chqos throat. [root]25. Cf. {Crag}	   neck.] (Zool.)	   (a) The crop of a bird.	   (b) The stomach of an animal.	       [1913 Webster] crawdad
crawdad \craw"dad\ (kr[add]"d[a^]d), crawdaddy
\craw"dad*dy\(kr[add]"d[a^]d*d[y^]), n. (Zool.)	   same as {crawfish}	   [PJC] Crawfish
Crawfish \Craw"fish`\ (kr[add]"f[i^]sh`), Crayfish \Cray"fish`\	   (kr[=a]"f[i^]sh`), n.; pl. {-fishes} or {-fish}. [Corrupted	   fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F. ['e]crevisse, fr.	   OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The ending -fish	   arose from confusion with E. fish.] (Zool.)	   Any decapod crustacean of the family {Astacid[ae]} (genera	   {Cambarus} and {Cambarus}), resembling the lobster, but	   smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed	   very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North	   American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus	   {Cambarus}. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave is	   {Cambarus pellucidus}. The common European species is	   {Astacus fluviatilis}.	   Syn: crawdad, crawdaddy.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. tiny lobsterlike crustaceans usually boiled briefly.	   Syn: crawdad, ecrevisse.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a large edible marine crustacean having a spiny carapace	      but lacking the large pincers of true lobsters.	   Syn: spiny lobster, langouste, rock lobster, crayfish, sea	        crawfish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
crawfish \crawfish\ v. i.	   to back out in a humilating manner; as, We'll have to	   crawfish out from meeting with him.	   Syn: retreat, back out, back away, crawfish out, withdraw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crawford \Craw"ford\ (kr[add]"f[~e]rd), n.	   A Crawford peach; a well-known freestone peach, with yellow	   flesh, first raised by Mr. William Crawford, of New Jersey.	   [1913 Webster]
Crawl \Crawl\ (kr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crawled}	   (kr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crawling}.] [Dan. kravle, or	   Icel. krafla, to paw, scrabble with the hands; akin to Sw.	   kr[aum]la to crawl; cf. LG. krabbeln, D. krabbelen to	   scratch.]	   1. To move slowly by drawing the body along the ground, as a	      worm; to move slowly on hands and knees; to creep.	      [1913 Webster]	            A worm finds what it searches after only by feeling,	            as it crawls from one thing to another. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was hardly able to crawl about the room.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The meanest thing that crawl'd beneath my eyes.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To advance slowly and furtively; to insinuate one's self;	      to advance or gain influence by servile or obsequious	      conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Secretly crawling up the battered walls. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Absurd opinions crawl about the world. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have a sensation as of insect creeping over the body;	      as, the flesh crawls. See {Creep}, v. i., 7.	      [1913 Webster]	Crawl \Crawl\ (kr?l), n.	   The act or motion of crawling; slow motion, as of a creeping	   animal.	   [1913 Webster]	Crawl \Crawl\, n. [Cf. {Kraal}.]	   A pen or inclosure of stakes and hurdles on the seacoast, for	   holding fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Crawler \Crawl"er\ (kr?l"?r), n.	   One who, or that which, crawls; a creeper; a reptile.	   [1913 Webster]
Crawly \Crawl"y\ (kr?l"?), a.	   Creepy. [Colloq.]
Crawl stroke \Crawl stroke\ (Swimming)	   A racing stroke, in which the swimmer, lying flat on the	   water with face submerged, takes alternate overhand arm	   strokes while moving his legs up and down alternately from	   the knee.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cray
Cray \Cray\ (kr[=a]), Crayer \Cray"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   See {Crare}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crayfish \Cray"fish\ (kr[=a]"f[i^]sh), n. (Zool.)	   See {Crawfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crayon \Cray"on\ (kr?"?n), n. [F., a crayon, a lead pencil	   (crayon Cont['e] Cont['e]'s pencil, i. e., one made a black	   compound invented by Cont['e]), fr. craie chalk, L. creta;	   said to be, properly, Cretan earth, fr. Creta the island	   Crete. Cf. {Cretaceous}.]	   1. An implement for drawing, made of clay and plumbago, or of	      some preparation of chalk, usually sold in small prisms or	      cylinders.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no day pass over you . . . without giving some	            strokes of the pencil or the crayon.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The black crayon gives a deeper black than the lead	         pencil. This and the colored crayons are often called	         chalks. The red crayon is also called sanguine. See	         {Chalk}, and {Sanguine}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A crayon drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Electricity) A pencil of carbon used in producing	      electric light.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crayon board}, cardboard with a surface prepared for crayon	      drawing.	   {Crayon drawing}, the act or art of drawing with crayons; a	      drawing made with crayons.	      [1913 Webster]	Crayon \Cray"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crayoned} (-?nd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Crayoning}.] [Cf. F. crayonner.]	   To sketch, as with a crayon; to sketch or plan.	   [1913 Webster]	         He soon afterwards composed that discourse, conformably	         to the plan which he had crayoned out.   --Malone.	   [1913 Webster]
Crax \Crax\ (kr[a^]ks), n.	   the type genus of the {Cracidae}; curassows.	   Syn: genus {Crax}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Craze \Craze\ (kr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crazed}	   (kr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crazing}.] [OE. crasen to break,	   fr. Scand., perh. through OF.; cf. Sw. krasa to crackle,	   sl[*a] i kras, to break to pieces, F. ['e]craser to crush,	   fr. the Scand. Cf. {Crash}.]	   1. To break into pieces; to crush; to grind to powder. See	      {Crase}.	      [1913 Webster]	            God, looking forth, will trouble all his host, And	            craze their chariot wheels.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To weaken; to impair; to render decrepit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till length of years,	            And sedentary numbness, craze my limbs. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To derange the intellect of; to render insane.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any man . . . that is crazed and out of his wits.	                                                  --Tilloston.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grief hath crazed my wits.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Craze \Craze\, v. i.	   1. To be crazed, or to act or appear as one that is crazed;	      to rave; to become insane.	      [1913 Webster]	            She would weep and he would craze.    --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crack, as the glazing of porcelain or pottery.	      [1913 Webster]	Craze \Craze\, n.	   1. Craziness; insanity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong habitual desire or fancy; a crotchet.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was quite a craze with him [Burns] to have his	            Jean dressed genteelly.               --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A temporary passion or infatuation, as for same new	      amusement, pursuit, or fashion; a fad; as, the bric-a-brac	      craze; the [ae]sthetic craze.	      [1913 Webster]	            Various crazes concerning health and disease. --W.	                                                  Pater.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Ceramics) A crack in the glaze or enamel such as is	      caused by exposure of the pottery to great or irregular	      heat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crazedness \Craz"ed*ness\ (-?d-n?s), n.	   A broken state; decrepitude; an impaired state of the	   intellect.	   [1913 Webster] Craze-mill
Craze-mill \Craze"-mill`\ (kr[=a]z"m[i^]l`), Crazing-mill
\Craz"ing-mill`\ (kr?"z?ng-), n. [See 1st {Craze}.]	   A mill for grinding tin ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Crazily \Cra"zi*ly\ (kr[=a]"z[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a crazy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Craziness \Cra"zi*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being broken down or weakened; as, the	      craziness of a ship, or of the limbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being broken in mind; imbecility or weakness	      of intellect; derangement.	      [1913 Webster]
Crazing \Craz"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Craze}, v. Hence: n.	   Fine cracks resulting from shrinkage on the surface of glazed	   pottery, concrete, or other material. The admired crackle in	   some Oriental potteries and porcelains is crazing produced in	   a foreseen and regulated way. In common pottery it is often	   the result of exposure to undue heat, and the beginning of	   disintegration.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crazy \Cra"zy\ (kr[=a]"z[y^]), a. [From {Craze}.]	   1. Characterized by weakness or feebleness; decrepit; broken;	      falling to decay; shaky; unsafe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Piles of mean andcrazy houses.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of great riches, but a crazy constitution.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . got a crazy boat to carry them to the	            island.                               --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Broken, weakened, or dissordered in intellect; shattered;	      demented; deranged.	      [1913 Webster]	            Over moist and crazy brains.          --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inordinately desirous; foolishly eager. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The girls were crazy to be introduced to him. --R.	                                                  B. Kimball.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crazy bone}, the bony projection at the end of the elbow	      (olecranon), behind which passes the ulnar nerve; -- so	      called on account of the curiously painful tingling felt,	      when, in a particular position, it receives a blow; --	      called also {funny bone}.	   {Crazy quilt}, a bedquilt made of pieces of silk or other	      material of various sizes, shapes, and colors, fancifully	      stitched together without definite plan or arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]
crazyweed \crazyweed\ n.	   any of several leguminous plants of Western North America	   causing locoism in livestock.	   Syn: locoweed, crazy weed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Creable \Cre"a*ble\ (kr?"?-b'l), a. [L. creabilis, from creare	   to create. See {Create}.]	   Capable of being created. [Obs.] --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Creaght \Creaght\ (kr[=a]t), n. [Ir. & Gael. graidh, graigh.]	   A drove or herd. [Obs.] --Haliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Creaght \Creaght\, v. i.	   To graze. [Obs.] --Sir. L. Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Creak \Creak\ (kr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Creaked}	   (kr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Creaking}.] [OE. creken, prob.	   of imitative origin; cf. E. crack, and. D. krieken to	   crackle, chirp.]	   To make a prolonged sharp grating or squeaking sound, as by	   the friction of hard substances; as, shoes creak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The creaking locusts with my voice conspire. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doors upon their hinges creaked.         --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Creak \Creak\, v. t.	   To produce a creaking sound with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Creaking my shoes on the plain masonry.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Creak \Creak\ (kr[=e]k), n.	   The sound produced by anything that creaks; a creaking.	   --Roget.	   [1913 Webster]
Creaking \Creak"ing\, n.	   A harsh grating or squeaking sound, or the act of making such	   a sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Start not at the creaking of the door.   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
creaky \creaky\ adj.	   1. worn down with age or use; in poor condition.	   Syn: decrepit, flea-bitten, run-down, rundown, woebegone.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. producing a rasping or grating sound under some	      circumsatance; as, they were alerted by the creaky stairs;	      my creaky kitchen door needs oiling.	   Syn: creaking, screaky.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. aching when flexed; -- of body parts; as, my creaky old	      joints.	   Syn: arthritic, rheumatic, rheumatoid.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cream \Cream\ (kr[=e]m), n. [F. cr[^e]me, perh. fr. LL. crema	   cream of milk; cf. L. cremor thick juice or broth, perh. akin	   to cremare to burn.]	   1. The rich, oily, and yellowish part of milk, which, when	      the milk stands unagitated, rises, and collects on the	      surface. It is the part of milk from which butter is	      obtained.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of any liquor that rises, and collects on the	      surface. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A delicacy of several kinds prepared for the table from	      cream, etc., or so as to resemble cream.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cosmetic; a creamlike medicinal preparation.	      [1913 Webster]	            In vain she tries her paste and creams,	            To smooth her skin or hide its seams. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The best or choicest part of a thing; the quintessence;	      as, the cream of a jest or story; the cream of a	      collection of books or pictures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Welcome, O flower and cream of knights errant.	                                                  --Shelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bavarian cream}, a preparation of gelatin, cream, sugar, and	      eggs, whipped; -- to be eaten cold.	   {Cold cream}, an ointment made of white wax, almond oil, rose	      water, and borax, and used as a salve for the hands and	      lips.	   {Cream cheese}, a kind of cheese made from curd from which	      the cream has not been taken off, or to which cream has	      been added.	   {Cream gauge}, an instrument to test milk, being usually a	      graduated glass tube in which the milk is placed for the	      cream to rise.	   {Cream nut}, the Brazil nut.	   {Cream of lime}.	      (a) A scum of calcium carbonate which forms on a solution	          of milk of lime from the carbon dioxide of the air.	      (b) A thick creamy emulsion of lime in water.	   {Cream of tartar} (Chem.), purified tartar or argol; so	      called because of the crust of crystals which forms on the	      surface of the liquor in the process of purification by	      recrystallization. It is a white crystalline substance,	      with a gritty acid taste, and is used very largely as an	      ingredient of baking powders; -- called also {potassium	      bitartrate}, {acid potassium tartrate}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Cream \Cream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Creamed} (kr?md); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Creaming}.]	   1. To skim, or take off by skimming, as cream.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take off the best or choicest part of.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with, or as with, cream.	      [1913 Webster]	            Creaming the fragrant cups.           --Mrs.	                                                  Whitney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cream butter} (Cooking), to rub, stir, or beat, butter	      till it is of a light creamy consistency.	      [1913 Webster]	Cream \Cream\, v. i.	   To form or become covered with cream; to become thick like	   cream; to assume the appearance of cream; hence, to grow	   stiff or formal; to mantle.	   [1913 Webster]	         There are a sort of men whose visages	         Do cream and mantle like a standing pool. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Creamcake \Cream"cake`\ (-k?k`), n. (Cookery)	   A kind of cake filled with custard made of cream, eggs, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cream-colored \Cream"-col`ored\ (-k?l`?rd), a.	   Of the color of cream; light yellow. "Cream-colored horses."	   --Hazlitt.	   [1913 Webster]
creamcups \creamcups\ n.	   a California plant ({Platystemon californicus}) with small	   pale yellow flowers.	   Syn: {Platystemon californicus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
creamer \creamer\ n.	   a small pitcher for serving cream; as, the coffee set	   included a sugar bowl and creamer.	   Syn: cream pitcher.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Creamery \Cream"er*y\ (-?r-?), n.; pl. {Creameries} (-?z). [CF.	   F. cr?meric.]	   1. A place where butter and cheese are made, or where milk	      and cream are put up in cans for market.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place or apparatus in which milk is set for raising	      cream.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An establishment where cream is sold.	      [1913 Webster]
Cream-faced \Cream"-faced`\ (kr?m"f?st`), a.	   White or pale, as the effect of fear, or as the natural	   complexion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou cream-faced loon.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cream-fruit \Cream"-fruit`\ (kr?m"fr?t`), n. (Bot.)	   A plant of Sierra Leone which yields a wholesome, creamy	   juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Creaminess \Cream"i*ness\ (-?-n?s), n.	   The quality of being creamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cream laid \Cream" laid`\ (kr?m" l?d`).	   See under {Laid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cream-slice \Cream"-slice`\ (-sl?s`), n.	   A wooden knife with a long thin blade, used in handling cream	   or ice cream.	   [1913 Webster]
Cream-white \Cream"-white`\ (-hw?t`), a.	   As white as cream.	   [1913 Webster]
Creamy \Cream"y\ (kr?m"?), a.	   Full of, or containing, cream; resembling cream, in nature,	   appearance, or taste; creamlike; unctuous. "Creamy bowls."	   --Collins. "Lines of creamy spray." --Tennyson. "Your creamy	   words but cozen." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Creance \Cre"ance\ (kr[=e]"ans), n. [F. cr['e]ance, lit.,	   credence, fr. L. credere to trust. See {Credence}.]	   1. Faith; belief; creed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) A fine, small line, fastened to a hawk's leash,	      when it is first lured.	      [1913 Webster]	Creance \Cre"ance\ (kr[=e]"ans), v. i. & t.	   To get on credit; to borrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Creant \Cre"ant\ (kr[=e]"ant), a. [L. creans, p. pr. of creare	   to create.]	   Creative; formative. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Crease \Crease\ (kr[=e]s), n.	   See {Creese}. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Crease \Crease\, n. [Cf. LG. krus, G. krause, crispness,	   krausen, kr[aum]usen, to crisp, curl, lay on folds; or perh.	   of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. kriz a wrinkle, crease, kriza to	   wrinkle, fold, W. crych a wrinkle, crychu to rumple, ripple,	   crease.]	   1. A line or mark made by folding or doubling any pliable	      substance; hence, a similar mark, however produced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cricket) One of the lines serving to define the limits of	      the bowler and the striker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Lacrosse) The combination of four lines forming a	      rectangle inclosing either goal, or the inclosed space	      itself, within which no attacking player is allowed unless	      the ball is there; -- called also {goal crease}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bowling crease} (Cricket), a line extending three feet four	      inches on each side of the central strings at right angles	      to the line between the wickets.	   {Return crease} (Cricket), a short line at each end of the	      bowling crease and at right angles to it, extending toward	      the bowler.	   {Popping crease} (Cricket),, a line drawn in front of the	      wicket, four feet distant from it, parallel to the bowling	      crease and at least as long as the latter. --J. H. Walsh	      (Encyc. of Rural Sports).	      [1913 Webster]	Crease \Crease\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Creased} (kr?st); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Creasing}.]	   To make a crease or mark in, as by folding or doubling.	   [1913 Webster]	         Creased, like dog's ears in a folio.     --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Creaser \Creas"er\ (kr?s"?r), n.	   1. A tool, or a sewing-machine attachment, for making lines	      or creases on leather or cloth, as guides to sew by.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool for making creases or beads, as in sheet iron, or	      for rounding small tubes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bookbinding) A tool for making the band impression	      distinct on the back. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Creasing \Creas"ing\ (kr[=e]s"[i^]ng), n. (Arch.)	   A layer of tiles forming a corona for a wall. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Creasote \Cre"a*sote\ (kr[=e]"[.a]*s[=o]t), n.	   See {Creosote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Creasy \Creas"y\ (kr?s"?), a.	   Full of creases. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Creat \Cre"at\ (kr[=e]"[a^]t), n. [F. cr['e]at, ultimately fr.	   L. creatus created, begotten; cf. It. creato pupil, servant,	   Sp. criado a servant, client.] (Man.)	   An usher to a riding master.	   [1913 Webster]
Creatable \Cre*at"a*ble\ (kr?-?"t?-b'l), a.	   That may be created.	   [1913 Webster]
Create \Cre*ate"\ (kr[-e]*[=a]t"), a. [L. creatus, p. p. of	   creare to create; akin to Gr. krai`nein to accomplish, Skr.	   k[.r] to make, and to E. ending -cracy in aristocracy, also	   to crescent, cereal.]	   Created; composed; begotten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hearts create of duty and zeal.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Create \Cre*ate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Created}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Creating}.]	   1. To bring into being; to form out of nothing; to cause to	      exist.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the beginning, God created the heaven and the	            earth.                                --Gen. i. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To effect by the agency, and under the laws, of causation;	      to be the occasion of; to cause; to produce; to form or	      fashion; to renew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your eye in Scotland	            Would create soldiers.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Create in me a clean heart.           --Ps. li. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invest with a new form, office, or character; to	      constitute; to appoint; to make; as, to create one a peer.	      "I create you companions to our person." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Creatic \Cre*at"ic\ (kr?-?t"?k), a. [Gr. ???, ???, flesh.]	   Relating to, or produced by, flesh or animal food; as,	   creatic nausea. [Written also {kreatic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Creatin \Cre"a*tin\ (kr?"?-t?n), n. [Gr. ??? flesh.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance found abundantly	   in muscle tissue. [Written also {kreatine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Creatinin \Cre*at"i*nin\ (kr?-?t"?-n?n), n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, nitrogenous body closely related to	   creatin but more basic in its properties, formed from the	   latter by the action of acids, and occurring naturally in	   muscle tissue and in urine. [Written also {kretinine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Creation \Cre*a"tion\ (kr?-A"sh?n), n. [L. creatio: cf. F.	   cr?ation. See {Create}.]	   1. The act of creating or causing to exist. Specifically, the	      act of bringing the universe or this world into existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the creation to the general doom. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when a new particle of matter dotn begin to	            exist, in rerum natura, which had before no being;	            and this we call creation.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is created; that which is produced or caused to	      exist, as the world or some original work of art or of the	      imagination; nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            We know that the whole creation groaneth. --Rom.	                                                  viii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dagger of the mind, a false creation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Choice pictures and creations of curious art.	                                                  --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of constituting or investing with a new character;	      appointment; formation.	      [1913 Webster]	            An Irish peer of recent creation.     --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]
Creational \Cre*a"tion*al\ (-al), a.	   Of or pertaining to creation.	   [1913 Webster]
Creationism \Cre*a"tion*ism\ (-?z'm), n.	   The doctrine that a soul is specially created for each human	   being as soon as it is formed in the womb; -- opposed to	   traducianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Creative \Cre*a"tive\ (-t?v), a.	   Having the power to create; exerting the act of creation.	   "Creative talent." --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	         The creative force exists in the germ.   --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Creativeness \Cre*a"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being creative.	   [1913 Webster]
Creator \Cre*a"tor\ (kr[-e]*[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. creator: cf. F.	   cr['e]ateur.]	   One who creates, produces, or constitutes. Specifically, the	   Supreme Being.	   [1913 Webster]	         To sin's rebuke and my Creater's praise. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poets and artists of Greece, who are at the same	         time its prophets, the creators of its divinities, and	         the revealers of its theological beliefs. --Caird.	   [1913 Webster]
Creatorship \Cre*a"tor*ship\, n.	   State or condition of a creator.	   [1913 Webster]
Creatress \Cre*a"tress\, n. [L. creatrix: cf. F. cr['e]atrice.]	   She who creates. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Creatrix \Cre*a"trix\ (-tr?ks), n. [L.]	   A creatress. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Creatural \Crea"tur*al\ (kr?"t?r-al; 135), a.	   Belonging to a creature; having the qualities of a creature.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Creature \Crea"ture\ (kr[=e]"t[=u]r; 135), n. [F. cr['e]ature,	   L. creatura. See {Create}.]	   1. Anything created; anything not self-existent; especially,	      any being created with life; an animal; a man.	      [1913 Webster]	            He asked water, a creature so common and needful	            that it was against the law of nature to deny him.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's first creature was light.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            On earth, join, all ye creatures, to extol	            Him first, him last, him midst, and without end.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And most attractive is the fair result	            Of thought, the creature of a polished mind.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A human being, in pity, contempt, or endearment; as, a	      poor creature; a pretty creature.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world hath not a sweeter creature. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who owes his rise and fortune to another; a	      servile dependent; an instrument; a tool.	      [1913 Webster]	            A creature of the queen's, Lady Anne Bullen. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both Charles himself and his creature, Laud.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A general term among farmers for horses, oxen, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Creature comforts}, those objects, as food, drink, and	      shelter, which minister to the comfort of the body.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Creatureless \Crea"ture*less\, a.	   Without created beings; alone.	   [1913 Webster]	         God was alone And creatureless at first. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Creaturely \Crea"ture*ly\, a.	   Creatural; characteristic of a creature. [R.] "Creaturely	   faculties." --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Creatureship \Crea"ture*ship\, n.	   The condition of being a creature.	   [1913 Webster]
Creaturize \Crea"tur*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t.	   To make like a creature; to degrade [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Degrade and creaturize that mundane soul. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Creaze \Creaze\ (kr[=e]z), n. (Mining)	   The tin ore which collects in the central part of the washing	   pit or buddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Crebricostate \Cre`bri*cos"tate\ (kr[=e]`br[i^]*k[o^]s"t[asl]t),	   a. [L. creber close + costa rib.] (Zool.)	   Marked with closely set ribs or ridges.	   [1913 Webster]
Crebrisulcate \Cre`bri*sul"cate\ (kr[=e]`br[i^]*s[u^]l"k[asl]t),	   a. [L. creber close + sulcus furrow.] (Zool.)	   Marked with closely set transverse furrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Crebritude \Creb"ri*tude\ (kr[=e]b"r[i^]*t[=u]d), n. [L.	   crebritudo, fr. creber close.]	   Frequency. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Crebrous \Cre"brous\ (kr[=e]"br[u^]s), a. [L. creber close set,	   frequent.]	   Frequent; numerous. [Obs.] --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Creche \Cr[`e]che\ (kr[asl]sh), n. [F.]	   1. A public nursery, where the young children of poor women	      are cared for during the day, while their mothers are at	      work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a day-care center for young children.	      [PJC]	   3. a three-dimensional model of the scene described in the	      Bible at the birth of Jesus Christ in a stable at	      Bethlehem, with Mary and Joseph near a manger in which a	      model of the infant Christ child is lain, and usually	      including figures of animals, shepherds, and the three	      wise men; -- also called a {Nativity scene}. The figures	      in the scene are typically made as individual statues or	      figurines. Smaller models are displayed in homes and other	      indoor locations during the Christmans season, and larger	      models, often life-size, may be displayed out of doors.	      [PJC]	   4. (Biol.) a nest where the young of several animals are	      cared for in a communal fashion.	      [PJC]
Crecy \Crecy\ n.	   1. the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in	      1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French	      under King Philip of Valois.	   Syn: battle of Crecy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Credence \Cre"dence\ (kr[=e]"dens), n. [LL. credentia, fr. L.	   credens, -entis, p. pr. of credere to trust, believe: cf. OF.	   credence. See {Creed}, and cf. {Credent}, {Creance}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Reliance of the mind on evidence of facts derived from	      other sources than personal knowledge; belief; credit;	      confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            To give credence to the Scripture miracles.	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            An assertion which might easily find credence.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which gives a claim to credit, belief, or confidence;	      as, a letter of credence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) The small table by the side of the altar or	      communion table, on which the bread and wine are placed	      before being consecrated.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cupboard, sideboard, or cabinet, particularly one	      intended for the display of rich vessels or plate, and	      consisting chiefly of open shelves for that purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	Credence \Cre"dence\, v. t.	   To give credence to; to believe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Credendum \Cre*den"dum\ (kr?-d?n"d?m), n.; pl. {Credenda} (-d?).	   [L., fr. credere to believe.] (Theol.)	   A thing to be believed; an article of faith; -- distinguished	   from {agendum}, a practical duty.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great articles and credenda of Christianity.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Credent \Cre"dent\ (kr?"dent), a. [. credens, -entis, p. pr. of	   credere to trust, believe. See {Creed}.]	   1. Believing; giving credence; credulous. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If with too credent ear you list songs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having credit or authority; credible. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For my authority bears of a credent bulk. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Credential \Cre*den"tial\ (kr[-e]*d[e^]n"shal), a. [Cf. It.	   credenziale, fr. LL. credentia. See {Credence}.]	   Giving a title or claim to credit or confidence; accrediting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their credential letters on both sides.  --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]	Credential \Cre*den"tial\, n. [Cf. It. credenziale.]	   1. That which gives a title to credit or confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Testimonials showing that a person is entitled to	      credit, or has right to exercise official power, as the	      letters given by a government to an ambassador or envoy,	      or a certificate that one is a duly elected delegate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The committee of estates excepted against the	            credentials of the English commissioners.	                                                  --Whitelocke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had they not shown undoubted credentials from the	            Divine Person who sent them on such a message.	                                                  --Addison.
credentialed \credentialed\ adj.	   having an official document certifying fitness for a	   particular task.	   Syn: certificated, documented.	        [WordNet 1.5]
credenza \credenza\ n.	   1. a {credence[3]}.	   Syn: credence.	        [PJC]	   2. a buffet or sideboard similar to a credence[4], especially	      one without legs. --MW10	      [WordNet 1.5]
Credibility \Cred`i*bil"i*ty\ (kr[e^]d`[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n. [Cf. F. cr['e]dibilit['e].]	   The quality of being credible; credibleness; as, the	   credibility of facts; the credibility of witnesses.	   [1913 Webster]
Credible \Cred"i*ble\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. credibilis, fr.	   credere. See {Creed}.]	   Capable of being credited or believed; worthy of belief;	   entitled to confidence; trustworthy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Things are made credible either by the known condition	         and quality of the utterer or by the manifest	         likelihood of truth in themselves.       --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         A very diligent and observing person, and likewise very	         sober and credible.                      --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]
Credibleness \Cred"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being credible; worthiness of belief;	   credibility. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Credibly \Cred"i*bly\, adv.	   In a manner inducing belief; as, I have been credibly	   informed of the event.	   [1913 Webster]
Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]t), n. [F. cr['e]dit (cf. It.	   credito), L. creditum loan, prop. neut. of creditus, p. p. of	   credere to trust, loan, believe. See {Creed}.]	   1. Reliance on the truth of something said or done; belief;	      faith; trust; confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Jonathan and the people heard these words they	            gave no credit unto them, nor received them. --1	                                                  Macc. x. 46.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reputation derived from the confidence of others; esteem;	      honor; good name; estimation.	      [1913 Webster]	            John Gilpin was a citizen	            Of credit and renown.                 --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ground of, or title to, belief or confidence; authority	      derived from character or reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The things which we properly believe, be only such	            as are received on the credit of divine testimony.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which tends to procure, or add to, reputation or	      esteem; an honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I published, because I was told I might please such	            as it was a credit to please.         --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Influence derived from the good opinion, confidence, or	      favor of others; interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having credit enough with his master to provide for	            his own interest.                     --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Com.) Trust given or received; expectation of future	      playment for property transferred, or of fulfillment or	      promises given; mercantile reputation entitling one to be	      trusted; -- applied to individuals, corporations,	      communities, or nations; as, to buy goods on credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Credit is nothing but the expectation of money,	            within some limited time.             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The time given for payment for lands or goods sold on	      trust; as, a long credit or a short credit.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Bookkeeping) The side of an account on which are entered	      all items reckoned as values received from the party or	      the category named at the head of the account; also, any	      one, or the sum, of these items; -- the opposite of	      {debit}; as, this sum is carried to one's credit, and that	      to his debit; A has several credits on the books of B.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bank credit}, or {Cash credit}. See under {Cash}.	   {Bill of credit}. See under {Bill}.	   {Letter of credit}, a letter or notification addressed by a	      banker to his correspondent, informing him that the person	      named therein is entitled to draw a certain sum of money;	      when addressed to several different correspondents, or	      when the money can be drawn in fractional sums in several	      different places, it is called a {circular letter of	      credit}.	   {Public credit}.	      (a) The reputation of, or general confidence in, the	          ability or readiness of a government to fulfill its	          pecuniary engagements.	      (b) The ability and fidelity of merchants or others who	          owe largely in a community.	          [1913 Webster]	                He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and	                it sprung upon its feet.          --D. Webster.	          [1913 Webster]	Credit \Cred"it\ (kr[e^]d"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Credited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Crediting}.]	   1. To confide in the truth of; to give credence to; to put	      trust in; to believe.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall they credit	            A poor unlearned virgin?              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring honor or repute upon; to do credit to; to raise	      the estimation of.	      [1913 Webster]	            You credit the church as much by your government as	            you did the school formerly by your wit. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bookkeeping) To enter upon the credit side of an account;	      to give credit for; as, to credit the amount paid; to set	      to the credit of; as, to credit a man with the interest	      paid on a bond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To credit with}, to give credit for; to assign as justly due	      to any one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crove, Helmholtz, and Meyer, are more than any	            others to be credited with the clear enunciation of	            this doctrine.                        --Newman.	      [1913 Webster]
Creditable \Cred"it*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   1. Worthy of belief. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Divers creditable witnesses deposed.  --Ludlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deserving or possessing reputation or esteem; reputable;	      estimable.	      [1913 Webster]	            This gentleman was born of creditable parents.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bringing credit, reputation, or honor; honorable; as, such	      conduct is highly creditable to him. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            He settled him in a good creditable way of living.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Creditableness \Cred"it*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being creditable.	   [1913 Webster]
Creditably \Cred"it*a*bly\ (-?-bl?), adv.	   In a creditable manner; reputably; with credit.	   [1913 Webster]
Cr'edit foncier \Cr['e]`dit" fon`cier"\ (kr?d?" f?n`s??"). [F.	   cr['e]dit credit & foncier relating to land, landed.]	   A company licensed for the purpose of carrying out	   improvements, by means of loans and advances upon real	   securities.	   [1913 Webster]	Cr'edit mobilier \Cr['e]`dit" mo`bi`lier"\ (m?`b?`ly?"). [F.	   cr['e]dit credit & mobilier personal, pertaining to personal	   property.]	   A joint stock company, formed for general banking business,	   or for the construction of public works, by means of loans on	   personal estate, after the manner of the {cr['e]dit foncier}	   on real estate. In practice, however, this distinction has	   not been strictly observed.	   [1913 Webster]
Creditor \Cred"it*or\ (kr?d"?t-?r), n. [L.: cf. F. cr?diteur.	   See {Credit}.]	   1. One who credits, believes, or trusts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The easy creditors of novelties.      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who gives credit in business matters; hence, one to	      whom money is due; -- correlative to debtor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Creditors have better memories than debtors.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster] Creditress
Creditress \Cred"it*ress\ (kr?d"?t-r?s), Creditrix \Cred"i*trix\	   (kr?d"?-tr?ks), n. [L. creditrix.]	   A female creditor.	   [1913 Webster] credit-worthy
credit-worthy \credit-worthy\ creditworthy \creditworthy\adj.	   having an acceptable credit rating; worthy of having credit	   extended; as, a credit-worthy customer.	   Syn: responsible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Credo \Cre"do\ (kr?"d?), n. [L. See {Creed}.]	   The creed, as sung or read in the Roman Catholic church.	   [1913 Webster]	         He repeated Aves and Credos.             --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Credulity \Cre*du"li*ty\ (kr?-d?"l?-t?), n. [L. credulitas, fr.	   credulus: cf. F. cr['e]dulit['e]. See {Credulous}.]	   Readiness of belief; a disposition to believe on slight	   evidence.	   [1913 Webster]	         That implict credulity is the mark of a feeble mind	         will not be disputed.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Credulous \Cred"u*lous\ (kr?d"?-l?s; 135), a. [L. credulus, fr.	   credere. See {Creed}.]	   1. Apt to believe on slight evidence; easily imposed upon;	      unsuspecting. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eve, our credulous mother.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Believed too readily. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Credulously \Cred"u*lous*ly\, adv.	   With credulity.	   [1913 Webster]
Credulousness \Cred"u*lous*ness\, n.	   Readiness to believe on slight evidence; credulity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beyond all credulity is the credulousness of atheists.	                                                  --S. Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Creed \Creed\ (kr[=e]d), n. [OE. credo, crede, AS. creda, fr. L.	   credo I believe, at the beginning of the Apostles' creed, fr.	   credere to believe; akin to OIr. cretim I believe, and Skr.	   [,c]raddadh[=a]mi; [,c]rat trust + dh[=a] to put. See {Do},	   v. t., and cf. {Credo}, {Grant}.]	   1. A definite summary of what is believed; esp., a summary of	      the articles of Christian faith; a confession of faith for	      public use; esp., one which is brief and comprehensive.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the Protestant system the creed is not coordinate	            with, but always subordinate to, the Bible.	                                                  --Schaff-Herzog	                                                  Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any summary of principles or opinions professed or adhered	      to.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love him not, nor fear him; there's my creed.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apostles' creed}, {Athanasian creed}, {Nicene creed}. See	      under {Apostle}, {Athanasian}, {Nicene}.	      [1913 Webster]	Creed \Creed\, v. t.	   To believe; to credit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That part which is so creeded by the people. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Creedless \Creed"less\, a.	   Without a creed. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Creek \Creek\ (kr[=e]k), n. [AS. crecca; akin to D. kreek, Icel.	   kriki crack, nook; cf. W. crig crack, crigyll ravine, creek.	   Cf. {Crick}, {Crook}.]	   1. A small inlet or bay, narrower and extending further into	      the land than a cove; a recess in the shore of the sea, or	      of a river.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each creek and cavern of the dangerous shore.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            They discovered a certain creek, with a shore.	                                                  --Acts xxvii.	                                                  39.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stream of water smaller than a river and larger than a	      brook.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lesser streams and rivulets are denominated creeks.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any turn or winding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passages of alleys, creeks, and narrow lands.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Creekfish \Creek"fish\ (kr?k"f?sh), n. (Zool.)	   The chub sucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Creeks \Creeks\ (kr[=e]ks), n. pl.; sing. {Creek}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe or confederacy of North American Indians, including	   the Muskogees, Seminoles, Uchees, and other subordinate	   tribes. They formerly inhabited Georgia, Florida, and	   Alabama.	   [1913 Webster]
Creeky \Creek"y\ (kr[=e]k"[y^]), a.	   Containing, or abounding in, creeks; characterized by creeks;	   like a creek; winding. "The creeky shore." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Creel \Creel\ (kr[=e]l), n. [Gael. craidhleag basket, creel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An osier basket, such as anglers use. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Spinning) A bar or set of bars with skewers for holding	      paying-off bobbins, as in the roving machine, throstle,	      and mule.	      [1913 Webster]
Creep \Creep\ (kr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. {Crept} (kr[e^]pt) ({Crope}	   (kr[=o]p), Obs.); p. p. {Crept}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Creeping}.]	   [OE. crepen, creopen, AS. cre['o]pan; akin to D. kruipen, G.	   kriechen, Icel. krjupa, Sw. krypa, Dan. krybe. Cf. {Cripple},	   {Crouch}.]	   1. To move along the ground, or on any other surface, on the	      belly, as a worm or reptile; to move as a child on the	      hands and knees; to crawl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye that walk	            The earth, and stately tread, or lowly creep.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move slowly, feebly, or timorously, as from	      unwillingness, fear, or weakness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whining schoolboy . . . creeping, like snail,	            Unwillingly to school.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a guilty thing, I creep.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move in a stealthy or secret manner; to move	      imperceptibly or clandestinely; to steal in; to insinuate	      itself or one's self; as, age creeps upon us.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sophistry which creeps into most of the books of	            argument.                             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of this sort are they which creep into houses, and	            lead captive silly women.             --2. Tim. iii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To slip, or to become slightly displaced; as, the	      collodion on a negative, or a coat of varnish, may creep	      in drying; the quicksilver on a mirror may creep.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To move or behave with servility or exaggerated humility;	      to fawn; as, a creeping sycophant.	      [1913 Webster]	            To come as humbly as they used to creep. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To grow, as a vine, clinging to the ground or to some	      other support by means of roots or rootlets, or by	      tendrils, along its length. "Creeping vines." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To have a sensation as of insects creeping on the skin of	      the body; to crawl; as, the sight made my flesh creep. See	      {Crawl}, v. i., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To drag in deep water with creepers, as for recovering a	      submarine cable.	      [1913 Webster]	Creep \Creep\, n.	   1. The act or process of creeping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A distressing sensation, or sound, like that occasioned by	      the creeping of insects.	      [1913 Webster]	            A creep of undefinable horror.        --Blackwood's	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out of the stillness, with gathering creep,	            Like rising wind in leaves.           --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A slow rising of the floor of a gallery,	      occasioned by the pressure of incumbent strata upon the	      pillars or sides; a gradual movement of mining ground.	      [1913 Webster]
Creeper \Creep"er\ (kr[=e]p"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, creeps; any creeping thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Standing waters are most unwholesome, . . . full of	            mites, creepers; slimy, muddy, unclean. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant that clings by rootlets, or by tendrils, to	      the ground, or to trees, etc.; as, the Virginia creeper	      (Ampelopsis quinquefolia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A small bird of the genus {Certhia}, allied to the	      wrens. The brown or common European creeper is {Certhia	      familiaris}, a variety of which (var. Americana) inhabits	      America; -- called also {tree creeper} and {creeptree}.	      The American black and white creeper is {Mniotilta varia}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of patten mounted on short pieces of iron instead	      of rings; also, a fixture with iron points worn on a shoe	      to prevent one from slipping.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. A spurlike device strapped to the boot, which enables	      one to climb a tree or pole; -- called often {telegraph	      creepers}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A small, low iron, or dog, between the andirons.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. An instrument with iron hooks or claws for dragging at	      the bottom of a well, or any other body of water, and	      bringing up what may lie there.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Any device for causing material to move steadily from one	      part of a machine to another, as an apron in a carding	      machine, or an inner spiral in a grain screen.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. (Arch.) Crockets. See {Crocket}.	      [1913 Webster]
Creephole \Creep"hole`\ (-h?l`), n.	   1. A hole or retreat into which an animal may creep, to	      escape notice or danger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A subterfuge; an excuse.	      [1913 Webster]
Creepie \Creep"ie\ (-[y^]), n.	   A low stool. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Creepiness \Creep"i*ness\ (-[i^]-n[e^]s), n.	   An uneasy sensation as of insects creeping on the skin.	   [1913 Webster]	         She felt a curious, uneasy creepiness.   --Mrs.	                                                  Alexander.	   [1913 Webster]
Creeping \Creep"ing\, a.	   1. Crawling, or moving close to the ground. "Every creeping	      thing." --Gen. vi. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing along, and clinging to, the ground, or to a wall,	      etc., by means of rootlets or tendrils.	      [1913 Webster]	            Casements lined with creeping herbs.  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ceeping crowfoot} (Bot.), a plant, the {Ranunculus repens}.	      	   {Creeping snowberry}, an American plant ({Chiogenes	      hispidula}) with white berries and very small round leaves	      having the flavor of wintergreen.	      [1913 Webster]	Creeping Charlie \Creep"ing Char"lie\	   The stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Creepingly \Creep"ing*ly\, adv.	   by creeping slowly; in the manner of a reptile; insidiously;	   cunningly.	   [1913 Webster]	         How slily and creepingly did he address himself to our	         first parents.                           --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Creeple \Cree"ple\ (kr[=e]"p'l), n. [See {Cripple}.]	   1. A creeping creature; a reptile. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There is one creeping beast, or long creeple (as the	            name is in Devonshire), that hath a rattle at his	            tail that doth discover his age.      --Morton	                                                  (1632).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is lame; a cripple. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou knowest how lame a creeple this world is.	                                                  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]
Creepy \Creep"y\ (kr[=e]p"[y^]), a.	   Crawly; having or producing a sensation like that caused by	   insects creeping on the skin. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One's whole blood grew curdling and creepy. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Crees \Crees\ (kr[=e]z), n. pl.; sing. {Cree}. (Ethnol.)	   An Algonquin tribe of Indians, inhabiting a large part of	   British America east of the Rocky Mountains and south of	   Hudson's Bay.	   [1913 Webster]
Creese \Creese\ (kr[=e]s), n. [Malay. kris.]	   A dagger or short sword used by the Malays, commonly having a	   serpentine blade. [Written also {crease} and {kris}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From a Malayan creese to a sailor's jackknife. --Julian	                                                  Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cr'emaillere \Cr['e]`mail`l[`e]re"\ (kr?`m?`ly?r" or -m?`y?r"),	   n. [F.] (Fort.)	   An indented or zigzaged line of intrenchment.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremaster \Cre*mas"ter\ (kr?-m?s"t?r), n. [NL., from Gr. ???,	   fr. ???? to hang.]	   1. (Anat.) A thin muscle which serves to draw up the	      testicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The apex of the last abdominal segment of an	      insect.	      [1913 Webster]
Cremasteric \Crem`as*ter"ic\ (kr?m`3s-t?r"?k), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric	   artery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremate \Cre"mate\ (kr?"m?t or kr?-m?t"), v. t. [L. crematus, p.	   p. of cremare to burn; cf. Skr. cr? to cook.]	   To burn; to reduce to ashes by the action of fire, either	   directly or in an oven or retort; to incremate or incinerate;	   as, to cremate a corpse, instead of burying it.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremation \Cre*ma"tion\ (kr?-m?"sh?n), n. [L. crematio.]	   A burning; esp., the act or practice of cremating the dead.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without cremation . . . of their bodies. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremationist \Cre*ma"tion*ist\, n.	   One who advocates the practice of cremation.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremator \Cre*ma"tor\ (-t?r), n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, cremates or consumes to ashes.	   [1913 Webster] Crematorium
Crematorium \Crem`a*to"ri*um\ (kr?m`?-t?"r?-?m), Crematory
\Crem"a*to*ry\ (kr?m"?-t?-r?), n.; pl. {Crematoriums} (-[u^]mz),	   {Crematories} (-r?z). [NL. crematorium, fr. L. cremator.]	   A furnace for cremating corpses; a building containing such a	   furnace.	   [1913 Webster]
Crematory \Crem"a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or employed in, cremation.	   [1913 Webster]
Creme \Cr[^e]me\, n. [F.]	   Cream; -- a term used esp. in cookery, names of liqueurs,	   etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cremocarp \Crem"o*carp\ (kr[e^]m"[-o]*k[aum]rp or	   kr[=e]"m[-o]-), n. [Gr. kremanny`nai to hang + karpo`s	   fruit.] (Bot.)	   The peculiar fruit of fennel, carrot, parsnip, and the like,	   consisting of a pair of carpels pendent from a supporting	   axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremona \Cre*mo"na\ (kr[-e]*m[=o]"n[.a]), n.	   A superior kind of violin, formerly made at Cremona, in	   Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremor \Cre"mor\ (kr?"m?r), n. [L. CF. {Cream}.]	   Cream; a substance resembling cream; yeast; scum.	   [1913 Webster]
Cremosin \Crem"o*sin\ (kr?m"?-s?n), n.	   See {Crimson}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crems \Crems\ (kr[e^]mz), n.	   See {Krems}.	   [1913 Webster] Crenate
Crenate \Cre"nate\ (kr[=e]"n[asl]t), Crenated \Cre"na*ted\	   (kr[=e]"n[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. crena notch. See {Cranny}.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the margin cut into rounded teeth notches, or	   scallops.	   [1913 Webster]
Crenation \Cre*na"tion\ (kr?-n?"sh?n), n.	   1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth on the edge of a leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being crenate.	      [1913 Webster]
Crenature \Cren"a*ture\ (kr?n"?-t?r or kr?"n?-; 135), n.	   1. (Bot.) A rounded tooth or notch of a crenate leaf, or any	      part that is crenate; -- called also {crenelle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being crenated or notched.	      [1913 Webster]
Crenel \Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n.	   See {Crenelle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crenelate \Cren"el*ate\ (kr?n"?l-?t or kr?"n?l-?t), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Crenelated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crenelating}	   (-?`t?ng).] [LL. crenellare, kernellare: cf. F. cr?neler to	   indent. See {Crenelle}.] [Written also {crenellate}.]	   1. To furnish with crenelles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To indent; to notch; as, a crenelated leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crenelated molding} (Arch.), a kind of indented molding used	      in Norman buildings.	      [1913 Webster]
crenelated \crenelated\ adj.	   1. having repeated square indentations like those in a	      battlement; as, a crenelated molding.	   Syn: embattled, crenelate, crenellated, crenellate, indented.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having turrets and battlements in the style of a castle;	      -- of a building.	   Syn: battlemented, castellated, castled, crenellated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crenelation \Cren`el*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n.	   The act of crenelating, or the state of being crenelated; an	   indentation or an embrasure. [Written also {crenellation}.]	   [1913 Webster] Crenelle
Crenelle \Cre*nelle"\, Crenel \Cre*nel"\ (kr?-n?l"), n. [OF.	   crenel, F. cr?neau, LL. crenellus, kernellus, dim. (prob.)	   fr. L. crena notch. See {Crenny}.]	   1. An embrasure or indentation in a battlement; a loophole in	      a fortress; an indentation; a notch. See {Merlon}, and	      Illust. of {Battlement}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Crenature}.	      [1913 Webster]
Crenelled \Cre*nelled"\ (kr?-n?ld") a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Crenate}.	   [1913 Webster] Crengle
Crengle \Cren"gle\ (kr?n"g'l), Crenkle \Cren"kle\ (-k'l), n.	   See {Cringle}.	   [1913 Webster] Crenulate
Crenulate \Cren"u*late\ (kr?n"?-l?t), Crenulated \Cren"u*la`ted\	   (-l?`t?d), a. [Dim. of crenate.] (Bot.)	   Minutely crenate.	   [1913 Webster]
Crenulation \Cren`u*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n.	   1. A minute crenation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being minutely scalloped.	      [1913 Webster]
Creole \Cre"ole\ (kr?"?l), n. [F. cr?ole, Sp. criollo, from an	   American negro word, perh. a corruption of a Sp. criadillo,	   dim. of criado servant, formerly also, child, fr. L. creatus,	   p. p. of creare to create. Cf. {Create}.]	   One born of European parents in the American colonies of	   France or Spain or in the States which were once such	   colonies, esp. a person of French or Spanish descent, who is	   a native inhabitant of Louisiana, or one of the States	   adjoining, bordering on the Gulf of of Mexico.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The term creole negro is employed in the English West	         Indies to distinguish the negroes born there from the	         Africans imported during the time of the slave trade.	         The application of this term to the colored people has	         led to an idea common in some parts of the United	         States, though wholly unfounded, that it implies an	         admixture greater or less of African blood." --R.	         Hildreth.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The title [Creole] did not first belong to the	         descendants of Spanish, but of French, settlers, But	         such a meaning implied a certain excellence of origin,	         and so came early to include any native of French or	         Spanish descent by either parent, whose nonalliance	         with the slave race entitled him to social rank. Later,	         the term was adopted by, not conceded to, the natives	         of mixed blood, and is still so used among themselves.	         . . . Besides French and Spanish, there are even, for	         convenience of speech, 'colored' Creoles; but there are	         no Italian, or Sicilian, nor any English, Scotch,	         Irish, or 'Yankee' Creoles, unless of parentage married	         into, and themselves thoroughly proselyted in, Creole	         society." --G. W. Cable.	         [1913 Webster]	Creole \Cre"ole\ (kr?"?l), a.	   Of or pertaining to a Creole or the Creoles.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In New Orleans the word Creole is applied to any	         product, or variety of manufacture, peculiar to	         Louisiana; as, Creole ponies, chickens, cows, shoes,	         eggs, wagons, baskets, etc.	         [1913 Webster] Creolean
Creolean \Cre*o"le*an\ (kr?-?"l?-an), Creolian \Cre*o"li*an\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Creoles. -- n. A	   Creole.	   [1913 Webster]
Creole State \Creole State\	   Louisiana; -- a nickname. See {Creole}, n. & a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Creosol \Cre"o*sol\ (kr[=e]"[-o]*s[=o]l), n. [Creosote +	   phenol.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid resembling phenol or carbolic acid,	   homologous with pyrocatechin, and obtained from beechwood tar	   and gum guaiacum. [Written also {creasol}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Creosote \Cre"o*sote\ (kr[=e]"[-o]*s[=o]t), n. [Gr. kre`as, gen.	   kre`ws, flesh + sw`zein to preserve.] (Chem.)	   Wood-tar oil; an oily antiseptic liquid, of a burning smoky	   taste, colorless when pure, but usually colored yellow or	   brown by impurity or exposure. It is a complex mixture of	   various phenols and their ethers, and is obtained by the	   distillation of wood tar, especially that of beechwood.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is remarkable as an antiseptic and deodorizer in the	         preservation of wood, flesh, etc., and in the	         prevention of putrefaction; but it is a poor germicide,	         and in this respect has been overrated. Smoked meat, as	         ham, owes its preservation and taste to a small	         quantity of creosote absorbed from the smoke to which	         it is exposed. {Carbolic acid} is {phenol[1]} proper,	         while creosote is a mixture of several phenols.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Coal-tar creosote} (Chem.), a colorless or yellow, oily	      liquid, obtained in the distillation of coal tar, and	      resembling wood-tar oil, or creosote proper, in	      composition and properties.	      [1913 Webster]	Creosote \Cre"o*sote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Creosoted}	   (-s?"t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Creosoting}.]	   To saturate or impregnate with creosote, as timber, for the	   prevention of decay.	Creosote bush \Cre"o*sote bush\	   A shrub ({Covillea mexicana}) found in desert regions from	   Colorado to California and southward through Mexico. It has	   yellow flowers and very resinous foliage with a strong odor	   of creosote.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Crepance
Crepance \Cre"pance\ (kr?"pans), Crepane \Cre"pane\ (kr?"p?n),	   n. [Cf. L. crepare to crack.] (Far.)	   An injury in a horse's leg, caused by the shoe of one hind	   foot striking and cutting the other leg. It sometimes forms	   an ulcer.	   [1913 Webster]
Crepe \Cr[^e]pe\ (kr[asl]p), [F.] n.	   1. Same as {Crape}. [Also spelled {crepe}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (kr[^a]p; Eng. kr[=a]p), Any of various crapelike fabrics,	      whether crinkled or not.	   3. A small thin pancake. [wns16=2]	      [PJC]	   4. Paper with a finely crinkle texture, usually sold in rolls	      of 2-3 inches width; crepe paper; -- it is usually colored	      brightly and used for decoration. [wns16=1]	      [PJC]	   {Cr[^e]pe de Chine}, n. [F. de Chine of China], Canton crape	      or an inferior gauzy fabric resembling it. [Also spelled	      {crepe de Chine}.]	   {Cr[^e]pe lisse} (l[=e]s) [F. lisse smooth], smooth, or	      unwrinkled, crape[2].	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
crepe paper \crepe` pa"per\ (kr[=a]p` p[=a]"p[~e]r)	   Paper with a finely crinkle texture, usually sold in rolls of	   2-3 inches width; crepe paper; -- it is usually colored	   brightly and used for decoration. Same as {crepe}[4].	   [PJC] Crepes Suzette	   Crepe Suzette
Crepe Suzette \Cr[^e]pe` Su*zette"\ (kr?p` s?*z[e^]t"), pl.
Crepes Suzette \Cr[^e]pes` Su*zette"\ or Crepe Suzettes
\Cr[^e]pe` Su*zettes"\ [F.] n.	   A rolled or folded {crepe[3]}, heated in an orange-flavored	   liqueur (or in a hot orange-butter sauce and moistened with a	   liqueur) and set on fire when served.	   [PJC]
Crepis \Crepis\ prop. n.	   A genus of plants including the hawk's beard; cosmopolitan in	   the northern hemisphere.	   Syn: genus {Crepis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
crepitant \crep"i*tant\ (kr?p"?-tant), a. [See {Crepitate}.]	   Having a crackling sound; crackling; rattling.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Crepitant rale} (Med.), a peculiar crackling sound audible	      with inspiration in pneumonia and other lung disease.	      [1913 Webster]
Crepitate \Crep"i*tate\ (kr?p"?-t?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Crepitated} (-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crepitating}	   (-t?`t?ng).] [L. crepitatus, p. p. of crepitare to crackle,	   v. intensive of crepare to crack. Cf. {Crevice}.]	   To make a series of small, sharp, rapidly repeated explosions	   or sounds, as salt in fire; to crackle; to snap.	   [1913 Webster]
Crepitation \Crep`i*ta"tion\ (kr?p`?-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   cr['e]pitation.]	   1. The act of crepitating or crackling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A grating or crackling sensation or sound, as that	          produced by rubbing two fragments of a broken bone	          together, or by pressing upon cellular tissue	          containing air.	      (b) A crepitant r[^a]le.	          [1913 Webster]
Crepitus \Crep"i*tus\ (kr?p"?-t?s), n. [L., fr. crepare to	   crack.] (Med.)	      (a) The noise produced by a sudden discharge of wind from	          the bowels.	      (b) Same as {Crepitation}, 2.	          [1913 Webster]
Crepon \Cre"pon\ (kr?"p?n; F. kr?`{p?n}"), n. [F.]	   A thin stuff made of the finest wool or silk, or of wool and	   silk.	   [1913 Webster]
Crept \Crept\ (kr[e^]pt),	   imp. & p. p. of {Creep}.	   [1913 Webster] Crepuscle
Crepuscle \Cre*pus"cle\ (kr[-e]*p[u^]s"s'l), Crepuscule
\Cre*pus"cule\ (kr[-e]*p[u^]s"k[-u]l), n. [L. crepusculum, fr.	   creper dusky, dark: cf. F. cr['e]puscule.]	   Twilight. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster] Crepuscular
Crepuscular \Cre*pus"cu*lar\ (-k?-l?r), Crepusculous
\Cre*pus"cu*lous\ (-l?s), a. [Cf. F. cr['e]pusculaire.]	   1. Pertaining to twilight; glimmering; hence, imperfectly	      clear or luminous.	      [1913 Webster]	            This semihistorical and crepuscular period. --Sir G.	                                                  C. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Flying in the twilight or evening, or before	      sunrise; -- said certain birds and insects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others feed only in the twilight, as bats and owls,	            and are called crepuscular.           --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Crepusculine \Cre*pus"cu*line\ (-l[i^]n), a.	   Crepuscular. [Obs.] --Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]
Crescence \Cres"cence\ (kr[e^]s"sens), n. [See {Crescent}.]	   Increase; enlargement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And toward the moon's attractive crescence bend. --H.	                                                  Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Crescendo \Cres*cen"do\ (kr?s-s?n"d?; It. kr?-sh?n"d?), a. &	   adv. [It., from crescere to increase. See {Crescent}.] (Mus.)	   With a constantly increasing volume of voice; with gradually	   increasing strength and fullness of tone; -- a direction for	   the performance of music, indicated by the mark, or by	   writing the word on the score.	   [1913 Webster]	Crescendo \Cres*cen"do\, n. (Mus.)	   (a) A gradual increase in the strength and fullness of tone	       with which a passage is performed.	   (b) A passage to be performed with constantly increasing	       volume of tone.	       [1913 Webster]
Crescent \Cres"cent\ (kr[e^]s"sent), n. [OE. cressent,	   cressaunt, crescent (in sense 1), OF. creissant increasing,	   F. croissant, p. pr. of cro[^i]tre, OF. creistre, fr. L.	   crescere to increase, v. incho.; akin to creare to create.	   See {Create}, and cf. {Accrue}, {Increase}, {Crescendo}.]	   1. The increasing moon; the moon in her first quarter, or	      when defined by a concave and a convex edge; also, applied	      improperly to the old or decreasing moon in a like state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything having the shape of a crescent or new moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A representation of the increasing moon, often used as an	      emblem or badge; as:	      (a) A symbol of Artemis, or Diana.	      (b) The ancient symbol of Byzantium or Constantinople.	          Hence:	      (c) The emblem of the Turkish Empire, adopted after the	          taking of Constantinople.	          [1913 Webster]	                The cross of our faith is replanted,	                The pale, dying crescent is daunted. --Campbell.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Any one of three orders of knighthood; the first	      instituted by Charles I., king of Naples and Sicily, in	      1268; the second by Ren['e] of Anjou, in 1448; and the	      third by the Sultan Selim III., in 1801, to be conferred	      upon foreigners to whom Turkey might be indebted for	      valuable services. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) The emblem of the increasing moon with horns	      directed upward, when used in a coat of arms; -- often	      used as a mark of cadency to distinguish a second son and	      his descendants.	      [1913 Webster]	Crescent \Cres"cent\ (kr[e^]s"sent), a.	   1. Shaped like a crescent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Astarte, queen of heaven, with crescent horns.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Increasing; growing.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, I see the crescent promise of my spirit hath not	            set.                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Crescent \Cres"cent\, v. t.	   1. To form into a crescent, or something resembling a	      crescent. [R.] --Anna Seward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn with crescents.	      [1913 Webster]
Crescentic \Cres*cen"tic\ (kr[e^]s*s[e^]n"t[i^]k), a.	   Crescent-shaped. "Crescentic lobes." --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Crescentwise \Cres"cent*wise`\ (kr[e^]s"sent*w[imac]z`), adv.	   In the form of a crescent; like a crescent. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Crescive \Cres"cive\ (kr?s"s?v), a. [L. crescere to increase.]	   Increasing; growing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Unseen, yet crescive in his faculty.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cresol \Cre"sol\ (kr[=e]"s[=o]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 wood tar, and are colorless, oily liquids or	   solids.	   Note: [Called also {cresylic acid}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Cresorcin \Cre*sor"cin\ (kr?-s?r"s?n), n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Isorcin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cress \Cress\ (kr[e^]s), n.; pl. {Cresses} (kr[e^]s"[e^]z). [OE.	   ces, cresse, kers, kerse, AS. cresse, cerse; akin to D. kers,	   G. kresse, Dan. karse, Sw. krasse, and possibly also to OHG.	   chresan to creep.] (Bot.)	   A plant of various species, chiefly cruciferous. The leaves	   have a moderately pungent taste, and are used as a salad and	   antiscorbutic.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The garden cress, called also {peppergrass}, is the	         {Lepidium sativum}; the water cress is the {Nasturtium	         officinale}. Various other plants are sometimes called	         cresses.	         [1913 Webster]	               To strip the brook with mantling cresses spread.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bitter cress}. See under {Bitter}.	   {Not worth a cress}, or {"not worth a kers."} a common old	      proverb, now turned into the meaningless "not worth a	      curse." --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster]
Cresselle \Cres*selle"\ (kr?s-s?l"), n. [F. cr['e]celle rattle.]	   (Eccl.)	   A wooden rattle sometimes used as a substitute for a bell, in	   the Roman Catholic church, during the latter part of Holy	   Week, or the last week of Lent.	   [1913 Webster]
Cresset \Cres"set\ (kr?s"s?t), n. [OF. crasset, cresset, sort of	   lamp or torch; perh. of Dutch or German origin, and akin to	   E. cruse, F. creuset crucible, E. crucible.]	   1. An open frame or basket of iron, filled with combustible	      material, to be burned as a beacon; an open lamp or	      firrepan carried on a pole in nocturnal processions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Starry lamps and blazing cressets, fed	            With naphtha and asphaltus.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a cresset true that darts its length	            Of beamy luster from a tower of strength.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Coopering) A small furnace or iron cage to hold fire for	      charring the inside of a cask, and making the staves	      flexible. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Cressy \Cress"y\ (kr[e^]s"[y^]), a.	   Abounding in cresses.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cressy islets white in flower.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Crest \Crest\ (kr[e^]st), n. [OF. creste, F. cr[^e]te, L.	   crista.]	   1. A tuft, or other excrescence or natural ornament, growing	      on an animal's head; the comb of a cock; the swelling on	      the head of a serpent; the lengthened feathers of the	      crown or nape of bird, etc. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Attack] his rising crest, and drive the serpent	            back.                                 --C. Pitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The plume of feathers, or other decoration, worn on a	      helmet; the distinctive ornament of a helmet, indicating	      the rank of the wearer; hence, also, the helmet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stooping low his lofty crest.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on his head there stood upright	            A crest, in token of a knight.        --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) A bearing worn, not upon the shield, but usually	      above it, or separately as an ornament for plate,	      liveries, and the like. It is a relic of the ancient	      cognizance. See {Cognizance}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The upper curve of a horse's neck.	      [1913 Webster]	            Throwing the base thong from his bending crest.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The ridge or top of a wave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like wave with crest of sparkling foam. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The summit of a hill or mountain ridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The helm or head, as typical of a high spirit; pride;	      courage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the time is come	            That France must vail her lofty plumed crest.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Arch.) The ornamental finishing which surmounts the ridge	      of a roof, canopy, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The finials of gables and pinnacles are sometimes	            called crests.                        --Parker.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Engin.) The top line of a slope or embankment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crest tile}, a tile made to cover the ridge of a roof,	      fitting upon it like a saddle.	   {Interior crest} (Fort.), the highest line of the parapet.	      [1913 Webster]	Crest \Crest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crested}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cresting}.]	   1. To furnish with, or surmount as, a crest; to serve as a	      crest for.	      [1913 Webster]	            His legs bestrid the ocean, his reared arm	            Crested the world.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mid groves of clouds that crest the mountain's brow.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with lines or streaks, like, or regarded as like,	      waving plumes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like as the shining sky in summer's night, . . .	            Is crested with lines of fiery light. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Crest \Crest\ (kr[e^]st), v. i.	   To form a crest.	   [1913 Webster]
Crested \Crest"ed\ (kr[e^]st"[e^]d), a.	   1. Having a crest.	      [1913 Webster]	            But laced crested helm.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a crest of feathers or hair upon the head.	      "The crested bird." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bott.) Bearing any elevated appendage like a crest, as an	      elevated line or ridge, or a tuft. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Crestfallen \Crest"fall`en\ (-f?l`'n), a.	   1. With hanging head; hence, dispirited; dejected; cowed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let it make thee crestfullen;	            Ay, and allay this thy abortive pride. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the crest, or upper part of the neck, hanging to	      one side; -- said of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Cresting \Crest"ing\, n. (Arch.)	   An ornamental finish on the top of a wall or ridge of a roof.	   [1913 Webster]
Crestless \Crest"less\, a.	   Without a crest or escutcheon; of low birth. "Crestless	   yeomen." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cresylic \Cre*syl"ic\ (kr[-e]*s[i^]l"[i^]k), a. [From	   {Creosote}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, cresol, creosote, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cresylic acid}. (Chem.) See {Cresol}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cretaceous \Cre*ta"ceous\ (kr[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L.	   cretaceus, fr. creta chalk. See {Crayon}.]	   1. Having the qualities of chalk; abounding with chalk;	      chalky; as, cretaceous rocks and formations. See {Chalk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the period of	      time following the Jurassic and preceding the Tertiary,	      generally given as from 144 million years b. p. to 65	      million years b. p.. Also called
Cretacic \Cre*tac"ic\	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Cretaceous acid},	   an old name for carbonic acid.	   {Cretaceous formation} (Geol.), the series of strata of	      various kinds, including beds of chalk, green sand, etc.,	      formed in the Cretaceous period; -- called also the {chalk	      formation}. See the Diagram under {Geology}.	   {Cretaceous period} (Geol.), the time in the latter part of	      the Mesozoic age during which the Cretaceous formation was	      deposited, and at the end of which the dinosaurs died out.	      See {Cretaceous}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cretaceously \Cre*ta"ceous*ly\, adv.	   In a chalky manner; as chalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary \Cre*ta"ceous-Tert"i*ar*y
boun"da*ry\ (kr[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), n.	   a thin layer of geologic deposits, of varying thickness in	   different parts of the world, found between the geological	   strata identified as Cretaceous and the strata above,	   identified as Tertiary; also, the time point or period	   marking the boundary between the Cretaceous and Tertiary	   periods.	   Syn: K/T boundary.	        [PJC]	   Note: According to a theory gaining acceptance (as of 1997),	         these deposits were formed as the debris of a large	         comet or meteorite impact on the earth, which threw up	         a large quantity of dust into the atmosphere, causing	         profound though temporary climatic change, and caused	         or hastened the extinction of numerous species,	         including the dinosaurs. This hypothesis was first	         postulated by Luis and Walter Alvarez on the basis of	         an excess of iridium found in the boundary layer, and	         was later supported by additional evidence of various	         types. The impact is believed to have occurred at the	         edge of the Yucatan peninsula in Mexico, forming what	         is termed the [a	         href="http:]/dsaing.uqac.uquebec.ca/~mhiggins/MIAC/chicxulub.htm">Chicxulub	         crater, which is partly under the Gulf of Mexico, is	         not evident from surface topography, and was detected	         primarily by gravity anomaly readings and subsurface	         geological characteristics.	         [PJC]
Cretan \Cre"tan\ (kr[=e]"tan), a.	   Pertaining to Crete, or Candia. -- n. A native or inhabitant	   of Crete or Candia.	   [1913 Webster]
Crete \Crete\ (kr[=e]t), n. [L. Cres, Cretis.]	   A Cretan	   [1913 Webster]
Cretian \Cre"tian\ (kr[=e]"shan), a. & n.	   See {Cretan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cretic \Cre"tic\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]k), n. [L. Creticus (sc. pes	   foot), Gr. Kritiko`s (sc. poy`s foot), prop., a Cretan	   (metrical) foot.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)	   A poetic foot, composed of one short syllable between two	   long ones (- [crescent] -). --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Creticism \Cre"ti*cism\ (-t[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.	   Falsehood; lying; cretism.	   [1913 Webster]
Cretin \Cre"tin\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n), n. [F. cr['e]tin; of uncertain	   origin.]	   One afflicted with cretinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Cretinism \Cre"tin*ism\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [F.	   cr['e]tinisme.]	   A condition of endemic or inherited idiocy, accompanied by	   physical degeneracy and deformity (usually with goiter),	   frequent in certain mountain valleys, esp. of the Alps.	   [1913 Webster]
Cretinous \Cre"tin*ous\ (-[u^]s), a.	   Having the characteristics of a cretin. "Cretinous	   stupefaction." --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cretism \Cre"tism\ (kr[=e]"t[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. ????? lying, fr.	   ????? to act like a Cretan, that is, to lie. "The Cretians	   are always liars." --Titus i. 12.]	   A Cretan practice; lying; a falsehood.	   [1913 Webster]
Cretonne \Cre*tonne"\ (kr?-t?n"), n. [F., gr. Creton, its first	   manufacturer.]	   1. A strong white fabric with warp of hemp and weft of flax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fabric with cotton warp and woolen weft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of chintz with a glossy surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Cretose \Cre"tose\ (kr?"t?s), a. [L. cretosus, fr. creta chalk.]	   Chalky; cretaceous. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Creutzer \Creut"zer\ (kroit"s[~e]r) n.	   See {Kreutzer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Creux \Creux\ (kr?), n. [F., adj., hollow, n., a hollow.]	   Used in English only in the expression en creux. Thus,	   engraving en creux is engraving in intaglio, or by sinking or	   hollowing out the design.	   [1913 Webster]
Crevalle \Cre`val*le"\ (kr?`v?l-l?"), n. [Prob. of same origin	   as cavally. See {Cavally}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The cavally or jurel. See {Cavally}, and {Jurel}.	   (b) The pompano ({Trachynotus Carolinus}).	       [1913 Webster]
Crevasse \Cre`vasse"\ (kr?`v?s"), n. [F. See {Crevice}.]	   1. A deep crevice or fissure, as in embankment; one of the	      clefts or fissure by which the mass of a glacier is	      divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A breach in the levee or embankment of a river, caused by	      the pressure of the water, as on the lower Mississippi.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Crevet \Crev"et\ (kr?v"?t), n. [Cf. {Creut}.]	   A crucible or melting pot; a cruset. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Crevice \Crev"ice\ (kr?v"?s), n. [OE. crevace, crevice. F.	   crevasse, fr. crever to break, burst, fr. L. crepare to	   crack,break. Cf. {Craven}, {Crepitate}, {Crevasse}.]	   A narrow opening resulting from a split or crack or the	   separation of a junction; a cleft; a fissure; a rent.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mouse,	         Behind the moldering wainscot, shrieked,	         Or from the crevice peered about.        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Crevice \Crev"ice\, v. t.	   To crack; to flaw. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Creviced \Crev"iced\ (-?st), a.	   Having a crevice or crevices; as, a creviced structure for	   storing ears of corn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trickling through the creviced rock.     --J.	                                                  Cunningham.	   [1913 Webster]
Crevis \Crev"is\ (-?s), n. (Zool.)	   The crawfish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crew \Crew\ (kr[udd]), n. (Zool.)	   The Manx shearwater.	   [1913 Webster]	Crew \Crew\ (kr[udd]), n. [From older accrue accession,	   reenforcement, hence, company, crew; the first syllable being	   misunderstood as the indefinite article. See {Accrue},	   {Crescent}.]	   1. A company of people associated together; an assemblage; a	      throng.	      [1913 Webster]	            There a noble crew	            Of lords and ladies stood on every side. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faithful to whom? to thy rebellious crew? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The company of seamen who man a ship, vessel, or at; the	      company belonging to a vessel or a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word crew, in law, is ordinarily used as equivalent	         to ship's company, including master and other officers.	         When the master and other officers are excluded, the	         context always shows it. --Story. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. In an extended sense, any small body of men associated for	      a purpose; a gang; as (Naut.), the carpenter's crew; the	      boatswain's crew.	   Syn: Company; band; gang; horde; mob; herd; throng; party.	        [1913 Webster]	Crew \Crew\ (kr[udd]),	   imp. of {Crow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crewel \Crew"el\ (kr[udd]"[e^]l), n. [Perh. for clewel, dim. of	   clew a ball of thread; or cf. D. krul curl, E. curl.	   [root]26.]	   Worsted yarn,, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.	   [1913 Webster]
Crewelwork \Crew"el*work`\ (-w?rk`), n.	   Embroidery in crewels, commonly done upon some plain	   material, such as linen.	   [1913 Webster]
crewet \crew"et\ (kr[udd]"[e^]t), n.	   See {Cruet}.	   [1913 Webster]
crewman \crew"man\ (kr[udd]"man), n.	   any member of a ship's crew.	   Syn: sailor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a member of a flight crew.	   Syn: crew member.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a member of a work crew.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Crex \Crex\ n.	   a genus of birds including the corncrake ({Crex crex}).	   Syn: genus {Crex}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crib \Crib\ (kr[i^]b), n. [AS. crybb; akin to OS. kribbja, D.	   krib, kribbe, Dan. krybbe, G. krippe, and perh. to MHG. krebe	   basket, G, korb, and E. rip a sort of wicker basket.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            The steer lion at one crib shall meet. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stall for oxen or other cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where no oxen are, the crib is clean. --Prov. xiv.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing	      grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A hovel; a hut; a cottage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why rather, Sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs, . . .	            Than in the perfumed chambers of the great? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) A structure or frame of timber for a foundation,	      or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used	      for docks, pier, dams, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A small raft of timber. [Canada]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A small theft; anything purloined; a plagiarism; hence, a	      translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or	      reciting his lessons. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Latin version technically called a crib. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Occasional perusal of the Pagan writers, assisted by	            a crib.                               --Wilkie	                                                  Collins.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A miner's luncheon. [Cant] --Raymond.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Card Playing) The discarded cards which the dealer can	       use in scoring points in cribbage.	       [1913 Webster]	Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cribbed} (kr[i^]bd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cribbing}.]	   1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to	      cramp.	      [1913 Webster]	            If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to	      appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from	      Milton. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Crib \Crib\, v. i.	   1. To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in	      narrow accommodations. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who sought to make . . . bishops to crib in a	            Presbyterian trundle bed.             --Gauden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or	      examination. [College Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth	      and draw in wind; -- said of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Cribbage \Crib"bage\ (kr?b"?j), n. [From {Crib}, v. t., 2.]	   A game of cards, played by two or four persons, in which	   there is a crib. (See {Crib}, 11.) It is characterized by a	   great variety of chances.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man's fancy would be summed up in cribbage. --John	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cribbage board}, a board with holes and pegs, used by	      cribbage players to score their game.	      [1913 Webster] Cribber
Cribber \Crib"ber\ (kr?b"?r), Crib-biter \Crib"-bit`er\	   (-b?t"?r), n.	   A horse that has the habit of cribbing.	   [1913 Webster]
Cribbing \Crib"bing\ (kr?b"b?ng), n.	   1. The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close	      quarters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a	      shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays	      hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air	      into the stomach with a grunting sound.	      [1913 Webster]
Crib-biting \Crib"-bit`ing\ (kr?b"b?t`?ng), n.	   Same as {Cribbing}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Cribble \Crib"ble\ (kr?b"b'l), n. [F. crible, LL. criblus sieve,	   fr. L. cribrum.]	   1. A coarse sieve or screen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Cribble \Crib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cribbled} (-b'ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Cribbling} (-bl?ng).] [Cf. F. cribler.]	   To cause to pass through a sieve or riddle; to sift.	   [1913 Webster]	Cribble \Crib"ble\, a.	   Coarse; as, cribble bread. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Cribellum \Cri*bel"lum\ (kr?b?l"l?m), n. [L., a small sieve,	   dim. of cribrum sieve.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar perforated organ of certain spiders	   ({Ciniflonid[ae]}), used for spinning a special kind of silk.	   [1913 Webster]
Cribrate \Crib"rate\ (kr?b"r?t), a. [L. cribratus, p. p. of	   cribrare to sift, fr. cribrum a sieve.]	   Cribriform.	   [1913 Webster]
Cribration \Cri*bra"tion\ (kr?-br?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F. cribration,	   fr. L. cribrare to sift. See {Cribble}, n.] (Pharmacy)	   The act or process of separating the finer parts of drugs	   from the coarser by sifting.	   [1913 Webster]
Cribriform \Crib"ri*form\ (kr?b"r?f?rm), a. [L. cribrum sieve +	   -form: cf. F. cribriforme.]	   Resembling, or having the form of, a sieve; pierced with	   holes; as, the cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone; a	   cribriform compress.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cribriform cells} (Bot.), those which have here and there	      oblique or transverse sieve plates, or places perforated	      with many holes.	      [1913 Webster]
Cribrose \Crib"rose\ (kr?b"r?s), a. [L. cribrum sieve.]	   Perforated like a sieve; cribriform.	   [1913 Webster]
Cric \Cric\ (kr[i^]k), n. [prob. fr. F. cric a jackscrew.]	   The ring which turns inward and condenses the flame of a	   lamp. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Crick \Crick\ (kr[i^]k), n. [See {Creak}.]	   The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it. [Obs.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Crick \Crick\, n. [The same as creek a bending, twisting. See	   {Creek}, {Crook}.]	   1. A painful, spasmodic affection of the muscles of some part	      of the body, as of the neck or back, rendering it	      difficult to move the part.	      [1913 Webster]	            To those also that, with a crick or cramp, have thei	            necks drawn backward.                 --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. cric.] A small jackscrew. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Cricket \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}.] (Zool.)	   An orthopterous insect of the genus {Gryllus}, and allied	   genera. The males make chirping, musical notes by rubbing	   together the basal parts of the veins of the front wings.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European cricket is {Gryllus domesticus};	         the common large black crickets of America are {Gryllus	         niger}, {Gryllus neglectus}, and others.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Balm cricket}. See under {Balm}.	   {Cricket bird}, a small European bird ({Silvia locustella});	      -- called also {grasshopper warbler}.	   {Cricket frog}, a small American tree frog ({Acris gryllus});	      -- so called from its chirping.	      [1913 Webster]	Cricket \Crick"et\, n. [AS. cricc, crycc, crooked staff, crutch.	   Perh. first used in sense 1, a stool probably having been	   first used as a wicket. See {Crutch}.]	   1. A low stool.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game much played in England, and sometimes in America,	      with a ball, bats, and wickets, the players being arranged	      in two contesting parties or sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A small false roof, or the raising of a portion of	      a roof, so as to throw off water from behind an obstacle,	      such as a chimney.	      [1913 Webster]	Cricket \Crick"et\, v. i.	   To play at cricket. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cricketer \Crick"et*er\ (kr?k"?t-?r), n.	   One who plays at cricket.	   [1913 Webster]
Cricoid \Cri"coid\ (kr?"koid), a. [Gr. ???? ring + -oid.]	   (Anat.)	   Resembling a ring; -- said esp. of the cartilage at the	   larynx, and the adjoining parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Cricothyroid \Cri`co*thy"roid\ (-k?-th?"roid), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid	   cartilages.	   [1913 Webster]
Cried \Cried\ (kr[imac]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Cry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crier \Cri"er\ (kr?"?r), n. [Cf. F. crieur. See {Cry}.]	   One who cries; one who makes proclamation. Specifically, an	   officer who proclaims the orders or directions of a court, or	   who gives public notice by loud proclamation; as, a	   town-crier.	   [1913 Webster]	         He openeth his mouth like a crier.       --Ecclus. xx.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]
Crime \Crime\ (kr[imac]m), n. [F. crime, fr. L. crimen judicial	   decision, that which is subjected to such a decision, charge,	   fault, crime, fr. the root of cernere to decide judicially.	   See {Certain}.]	   1. Any violation of law, either divine or human; an omission	      of a duty commanded, or the commission of an act forbidden	      by law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gross violation of human law, in distinction from a	      misdemeanor or trespass, or other slight offense. Hence,	      also, any aggravated offense against morality or the	      public welfare; any outrage or great wrong. "To part error	      from crime." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Crimes, in the English common law, are grave offenses	         which were originally capitally punished (murder, rape,	         robbery, arson, burglary, and larceny), as	         distinguished from misdemeanors, which are offenses of	         a lighter grade. See {Misdemeanors}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Any great wickedness or sin; iniquity.	      [1913 Webster]	            No crime was thine, if 'tis no crime to love.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which occasion crime. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The tree of life, the crime of our first father's	            fall.                                 --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Capital crime}, a crime punishable with death.	   Syn: Sin; vice; iniquity; wrong.	   Usage: {Crime}, {Sin},{Vice}. Sin is the generic term,	          embracing wickedness of every kind, but specifically	          denoting an offense as committed against God. Crime is	          strictly a violation of law either human or divine;	          but in present usage the term is commonly applied to	          actions contrary to the laws of the State. Vice is	          more distinctively that which springs from the	          inordinate indulgence of the natural appetites, which	          are in themselves innocent. Thus intemperance,	          unchastity, duplicity, etc., are vices; while murder,	          forgery, etc., which spring from the indulgence of	          selfish passions, are crimes.	          [1913 Webster]
Crimea \Crimea\ n.	   a Ukrainian peninsula between the Black Sea and the Sea of	   Azov.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Crimeful \Crime"ful\ (kr?m"f?l), a.	   Criminal; wicked; contrary to law, right, or dury. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Crimeless \Crime"less\, a.	   Free from crime; innocent. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Criminal \Crim"i*nal\ (kr?m"?-nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr.	   crimen: cf. F. criminel. See {Crime}.]	   1. Guilty of crime or sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us	            criminal in the sight of God.         --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Involving a crime; of the nature of a crime; -- said of an	      act or of conduct; as, criminal carelessness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foppish and fantastic ornaments are only indications	            of vice, not criminal in themselves.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to crime; -- opposed to civil; as, the criminal	      code.	      [1913 Webster]	            The officers and servants of the crown, violating	            the personal liberty, or other right of the subject	            . . . were in some cases liable to criminal process.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Criminal action} (Law), an action or suit instituted to	      secure conviction and punishment for a crime.	   {Criminal conversation} (Law), unlawful intercourse with a	      married woman; adultery; -- usually abbreviated, crim.	      con.	   {Criminal law}, the law which relates to crimes.	      [1913 Webster]	Criminal \Crim"i*nal\, n.	   One who has commited a crime; especially, one who is found	   guilty by verdict, confession, or proof; a malefactor; a	   felon.	   [1913 Webster]
Criminalist \Crim"i*nal*ist\, n.	   One versed in criminal law. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Criminality \Crim`i*nal"i*ty\ (kr?m`?-n?l"?-t?), n. [LL.	   criminalitas, fr. L. criminalis. See {Criminal}.]	   The quality or state of being criminal; that which	   constitutes a crime; guiltiness; guilt.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is by no means the only criterion of criminality.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
criminalize \criminalize\ v. t.	   to declare (an act) to be illegal.	   Syn: outlaw, illegalize, ban.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Criminally \Crim"i*nal*ly\ (kr?m"?-nal-l?), adv.	   In violation of law; wickedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Criminalness \Crim"i*nal*ness\, n.	   Criminality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Criminate \Crim"i*nate\ (kr?m"?-n?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Criminated} (-n?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criminating}	   (-n?"t?ng).] [L. criminatus, p. p. of criminare, criminari,	   to criminate, fr. crimen. See {Crime}.]	   1. To accuse of, or charge with, a crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            To criminate, with the heavy and ungrounded charge	            of disloyalty and disaffection, an uncorrupt,	            independent, and reforming parliament. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To involve in a crime or in its consequences; to render	      liable to a criminal charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impelled by the strongest pressure of hope and fear	            to criminate him.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Crimination \Crim`i*na"tion\ (kr?m`?-n?"sh?n), n. [L.	   criminatio.]	   The act of accusing; accusation; charge; complaint.	   [1913 Webster]	         The criminations and recriminations of the adverse	         parties.                                 --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Criminative \Crim"i*na*tive\ (kr?m"?-n?-t?v), a.	   Charging with crime; accusing; criminatory. --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Criminatory \Crim"i*na*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a.	   Relating to, or involving, crimination; accusing; as, a	   criminatory conscience.	   [1913 Webster]
criminological \criminological\ adj.	   of or pertaining to criminology.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Criminology \Crim`i*nol"o*gy\ (-n?l"?-j?), n. [L. crimen,	   crimenis, crime + -logy.]	   1. A treatise on crime or the criminal population.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The branch of sociology which studies crime and criminals.	      [PJC] -- {Crim`i*nol"o*gist} (-j?st), n.	      [1913 Webster]
Criminous \Crim"i*nous\ (kr?m"?-n?s), a. [L. criminosus, fr.	   crimen. See {Crime}.]	   Criminal; involving great crime or grave charges; very	   wicked; heinous. [Obs.] --Holland. -- {Crim"i*nous*ly}, adv.	   -- {Crim"i*nous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crimosin \Crim"o*sin\ (kr?m"?-z?n), n. [Obs.]	   See {Crimson}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crimp \Crimp\ (kr[i^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crimped}	   (kr[i^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crimping}.] [Akin to D.	   krimpen to shrink, shrivel, Sw. krympa, Dan. krympe, and to	   E. cramp. See {Cramp}.]	   1. To fold or plait in regular undulation in such a way that	      the material will retain the shape intended; to give a	      wavy appearance to; as, to crimp the border of a cap; to	      crimp a ruffle. Cf. {Crisp}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The comely hostess in a crimped cap.  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pinch and hold; to seize.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to entrap into the military or naval service; as,	      to crimp seamen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coaxing and courting with intent to crimp him.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Cookery) To cause to contract, or to render more crisp,	      as the flesh of a fish, by gashing it, when living, with a	      knife; as, to crimp skate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Firearms) In cartridge making, to fold the edge of (a	      cartridge case) inward so as to close the mouth partly and	      confine the charge.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Crimping house}, a low lodging house, into which men are	      decoyed and plied with drink, to induce them to ship or	      enlist as sailors or soldiers.	   {Crimping iron}.	      (a) An iron instrument for crimping and curling the hair.	      (b) A crimping machine.	   {Crimping machine}, a machine with fluted rollers or with	      dies, for crimping ruffles, leather, iron, etc.	   {Crimping pin}, an instrument for crimping or puckering the	      border of a lady's cap.	      [1913 Webster]	Crimp \Crimp\, a.	   1. Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the fowler . . . treads the crimp earth. --J.	                                                  Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weak; inconsistent; contradictory. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The evidence is crimp; the witnesses swear backward	            and forward, and contradict themselves. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Crimp \Crimp\, n.	   1. A coal broker. [Prov. Eng.] --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who decoys or entraps men into the military or naval	      service. -- Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A keeper of a low lodging house where sailors and	      emigrants are entrapped and fleeced.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hair which has been crimped; -- usually in pl.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A game at cards. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Boot crimp}. See under {Boot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Crimpage \Crimp"age\ (-?j), n.	   The act or practice of crimping; money paid to a crimp for	   shipping or enlisting men.	   [1913 Webster]
Crimper \Crimp"er\ (-[~a]r), n.	   One who, or that which, crimps; as:	   (a) A curved board or frame over which the upper of a boot or	       shoe is stretched to the required shape.	   (b) A device for giving hair a wavy appearance.	   (c) A machine for crimping or ruffling textile fabrics.	       [1913 Webster]
Crimple \Crim"ple\ (kr?m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crimpled}	   (-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crimpling} (-pl?ng).] [Dim. of	   crimp, v. t. ]	   To cause to shrink or draw together; to contract; to curl.	   [R.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Crimpy \Crimp"y\ (kr?mp"?), a.	   Having a crimped appearance; frizzly; as, the crimpy wool of	   the Saxony sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Crimson \Crim"son\ (kr[i^]m"z'n), n. [OE. crimson, OF.	   crimoisin, F. cramoisi (cf. Sp. carmesi.) LL. carmesinus, fr.	   Ar. qermazi, fr. qermez crimson, kermes, fr. Skr. k[.r]mija	   produced by a worm; k?mi worm or insect + jan to generate;	   akin to E. kin. CF. {Carmine}, {Kermes}.]	   A deep red color tinged with blue; also, red color in	   general.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white	         as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be	         as wool.                                 --Is. i. 18.	   [1913 Webster]	         A maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of	         modesty.                                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Crimson \Crim"son\, a.	   Of a deep red color tinged with blue; deep red. "A crimson	   tide." --Mrs. Hemans.	   [1913 Webster]	         The blushing poppy with a crimson hue.   --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Crimson \Crim"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crimsoned} (-z'nd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Crimsoning}.]	   To dye with crimson or deep red; to redden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Signed in thy spoil and crimsoned in thy lethe. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Crimson \Crim"son\, v. t.	   To become crimson; to blush.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ancient towers . . . beginning to crimson with the	         radiant luster of a cloudless July morning. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinal \Cri"nal\ (kr[imac]"nal), a. [L. crinalis, fr. crinis the	   hair.]	   Of or pertaining to the hair. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinated \Cri"na*ted\ (kr[imac]"n[asl]*t[e^]d), a.	   Having hair; hairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinatory \Cri"na*to*ry\ (kr?"n?-t?-r?), a.	   Crinitory. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Crincum \Crin"cum\ (kr?n"k?m), n. [Cf. {Crinkle}.]	   A twist or bend; a turn; a whimsey. [Colloq.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Crincum-crancum \Crin"cum-cran"cum\ (kr?n"k?m-kr?n"k?m), n.	   A twist; a whimsey or whim. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crined \Crined\ (kr[imac]nd), a. [L. crinis hair.] (Her.)	   Having the hair of a different tincture from the rest of the	   body; as, a charge crined of a red tincture.	   [1913 Webster] Crinel
Crinel \Cri"nel\ (kr?"nEl), Crinet \Cri"net\ (kr?"n?t), n. [L.	   crinis hair.]	   A very fine, hairlike feather. --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cringe \Cringe\ (kr[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cringed}	   (kr[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cringing}.] [As. crincgan,	   cringan, crincan, to jield, fall; akin to E. crank.]	   To draw one's self together as in fear or servility; to bend	   or crouch with base humility; to wince; hence, to make court	   in a degrading manner; to fawn.	   [1913 Webster]	         When they were come up to the place where the lions	         were, the boys that went before were glad to cringe	         behind, for they were afraid of the lions. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sly hypocrite, . . . who more than thou	         Once fawned and cringed, and servilely adored	         Heaven's awful monarch?                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Flatterers . . . are always bowing and cringing.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Cringe \Cringe\, v. t.	   To contract; to draw together; to cause to shrink or wrinkle;	   to distort. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Till like a boy you see him cringe his face,	         And whine aloud for mercy.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cringe \Cringe\, n.	   Servile civility; fawning; a shrinking or bowing, as in fear	   or servility. "With cringe and shrug, and bow obsequious."	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Cringeling \Cringe"ling\, n.	   One who cringes meanly; a fawner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cringer \Crin"ger\ (kr?n"j?r), n.	   One who cringes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cringingly \Crin"ging*ly\, adv.	   In a cringing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cringle \Crin"gle\ (kr[i^][ng]"g'l), n. [Icel. kringla orb; akin	   to kring around, and to D. kring circle, and to E. cringe,	   crank.]	   1. A withe for fastening a gate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) An iron or pope thimble or grommet worked into or	      attached to the edges and corners of a sail; -- usually in	      the plural. The cringles are used for making fast the	      bowline bridles, earings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Crinicultural \Crin`i*cul"tur*al\ (kr?n`?-k?l"t?r-al; 135), a.	   [L. crinis hair + cultura.]	   Relating to the growth of hair. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crinigerous \Cri*nig"er*ous\ (kr?-n?j"?r-?s), a. [L. criniger;	   crinis hair + gerere to bear.]	   Bearing hair; hairy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crinital \Cri"ni*tal\ (kr?"n?-tal), a.	   Same as {Crinite},	   1.	      [1913 Webster]	            He the star crinital adoreth.         --Stanyhurst.	      [1913 Webster]
Crinite \Cri"nite\ (kr?"n?t), a. [L. crinitus, p. p. of crinire	   to provide or cover with hair, fr. crinis hair.]	   1. Having the appearance of a tuft of hair; having a hairlike	      tail or train. "Comate, crinite, caudate stars."	      --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Bearded or tufted with hairs. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Crinitory \Cri"ni*to*ry\ (kr?"n?-t?-r?), a.	   Of or relating to hair; as, a crinitory covering. --T. Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinkle \Crin"kle\ (kr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Crinkled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crinkling} (-kl[i^]ng).]	   [A dim., fr. the root of cringe; akin to D. krinkelen to wind	   or twist. Cf. {Cringle}, {Cringe}.]	   To form with short turns, bends, or wrinkles; to mold into	   inequalities or sinuosities; to cause to wrinkle or curl.	   [1913 Webster]	         The house?s crinkled to and fro.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her face all bowsy,	         Comely crinkled,	         Wondrously wrinkled.                     --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The flames through all the casements pushing forth,	         Like red-not devils crinkled into snakes. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Crinkle \Crin"kle\, v. i.	   To turn or wind; to run in and out in many short bends or	   turns; to curl; to run in waves; to wrinkle; also, to rustle,	   as stiff cloth when moved.	   [1913 Webster]	         The green wheat crinkles like a lake.    --L. T.	                                                  Trowbridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         And all the rooms	         Were full of crinkling silks.            --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Crinkle \Crin"kle\, n.	   A winding or turn; wrinkle; sinuosity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The crinkles in this glass, making objects appear	         double.                                  --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinkled \Crin"kled\ (kr?n"k'ld), a.	   Having short bends, turns, or wrinkles; wrinkled; wavy;	   zigzag. "The crinkled lightning." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster] crinkle root
crinkle root \crinkle root\, crinkleroot \crinkleroot\n.	   a North American herb ({Dentaria diphylla}) with pungent	   scaly or toothed roots; -- called also {toothwort}.	   Syn: pepper root, toothwort, {Cardamine diphylla}, {Dentaria	        diphylla}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crinkly \Crin"kly\ (-kl?), a.	   Having crinkles; wavy; wrinkly.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinoid \Cri"noid\ (kr[imac]"noid), a. [See {Crinoidea}.]	   (Zool.)	   Crinoidal. -- n. One of the Crinoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinoidal \Cri*noid"al\ (kr[-i]*noid"al), a. (Zool.)	   Of pertaining to crinoids; consisting of, or containing,	   crinoids.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinoidea \Cri*noid"e*a\ (kr[-i]*noid"[-e]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   from Gr. kri`non lily + -oid: cf. F. crino["i]de.] (Zool.)	   A large class of Echinodermata, including numerous extinct	   families and genera, but comparatively few living ones. Most	   of the fossil species, like some that are recent, were	   attached by a jointed stem. See {Blastoidea}, {Cystoidea},	   {Comatula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinoidean \Cri*noid"e*an\ (-an), n. (Zool)	   One of the Crinoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Crinoline \Crin"o*line\ (kr?n"?-l?n), n. [F., fr. crin hair,L.	   crinis.]	   1. A kind of stiff cloth, used chiefly by women, for	      underskirts, to expand the gown worn over it; -- so called	      because originally made of hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lady's skirt made of any stiff material; latterly, a	      hoop skirt.	      [1913 Webster]
Crinose \Cri*nose"\ (kr?-n?s"), a. [L. crinis hair.]	   Hairy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crinosity \Cri*nos"i*ty\ (kr?-n?s"?-t?), n.	   Hairiness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crinum \Cri"num\ (kr[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kri`non	   lily.] (Bot.)	   A genus of bulbous plants, of the order {Amaryllidace[ae]},	   cultivated as greenhouse plants on account of their beauty.	   [1913 Webster]
Criosphinx \Cri"o*sphinx`\ (kr[imac]"[-o]*sf[i^][ng]ks`), n.	   [Gr. krio`s ram + sfi`gx sphinx.]	   A sphinx with the head of a ram.	   [1913 Webster]
Cripple \Crip"ple\ (kr[i^]p"p'l), n. [OE. cripel, crepel,	   crupel, AS. crypel (akin to D. kreuple, G. kr["u]ppel, Dan.	   kr["o]bling, Icel. kryppill), prop., one that can not walk,	   but must creep, fr. AS. cre['o]pan to creep. See {Creep}.]	   One who creeps, halts, or limps; one who has lost, or never	   had, the use of a limb or limbs; a lame person; hence, one	   who is partially disabled.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am a cripple in my limbs; but what decays are in my	         mind, the reader must determine.         --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Cripple \Crip"ple\, (kr[i^]p"p'l), n. [Local. U. S.]	   (a) Swampy or low wet ground, often covered with brush or	       with thickets; bog.	             The flats or cripple land lying between high- and	             low-water lines, and over which the waters of the	             stream ordinarily come and go.       --Pennsylvania	                                                  Law Reports.	   (b) A rocky shallow in a stream; -- a lumberman's term.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cripple \Crip"ple\ (kr[i^]p"p'l), a.	   Lame; halting. [R.] "The cripple, tardy-gaited night."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Cripple \Crip"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crippled} (-p'ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Crippling} (-pl?ng).]	   1. To deprive of the use of a limb, particularly of a leg or	      foot; to lame.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had crippled the joints of the noble child. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of strength, activity, or capability for	      service or use; to disable; to deprive of resources; as,	      to be financially crippled.	      [1913 Webster]	            More serious embarrassments . . . were crippling the	            energy of the settlement in the Bay.  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            An incumbrance which would permanently cripple the	            body politic.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Crippled \Crip"pled\ (kr?p"p'ld), a.	   Lamed; lame; disabled; impeded. "The crippled crone."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Crippleness \Crip"ple*ness\, n.	   Lameness. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Crippler \Crip"pler\ (-pl?r), n.	   A wooden tool used in graining leather. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Crippling \Crip"pling\ (-pl?ng), n.	   Spars or timbers set up as a support against the side of a	   building.	   [1913 Webster]
Cripply \Crip"ply\ (-pl?), a.	   Lame; disabled; in a crippled condition. [R.] --Mrs.	   Trollope.	   [1913 Webster]
Crisis \Cri"sis\ (kr?"s?s), n.; pl. {Crises} (-s?z). [L. crisis,	   Gr. ????, fr. ???? to separate. See {Certain}.]	   1. The point of time when it is to be decided whether any	      affair or course of action must go on, or be modified or	      terminate; the decisive moment; the turning point.	      [1913 Webster]	            This hour's the very crisis of your fate. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very times of crisis for the fate of the	            country.                              --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) That change in a disease which indicates whether	      the result is to be recovery or death; sometimes, also, a	      striking change of symptoms attended by an outward	      manifestation, as by an eruption or sweat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till some safe crisis authorize their skill.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Crisp \Crisp\ (kr?sp), a. [AS. crisp, fr. L. crispus; cf.	   carpere to pluck, card (wool), and E. harvest. Cf. {Crape}.]	   1. Curling in stiff curls or ringlets; as, crisp hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Curled with the ripple of the water. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            You nymphs called Naiads, of the winding brooks . .	            .	            Leave jour crisp channels.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Brittle; friable; in a condition to break with a short,	      sharp fracture; as, crisp snow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cakes at tea ate short and crisp. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Possessing a certain degree of firmness and freshness; in	      a fresh, unwilted condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [laurel] has been plucked nine months, and yet	            looks as hale and crisp as if it would last ninety	            years.                                --Leigh Hunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Lively; sparking; effervescing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your neat crisp claret.               --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Brisk; crackling; cheerful; lively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The snug, small room, and the crisp fire. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Crisp \Crisp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crisped} (kr?spt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Crisping}.] [L. crispare, fr. crispus. See {Crisp}.	   a. ]	   1. To curl; to form into ringlets, as hair, or the nap of	      cloth; to interweave, as the branches of trees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to undulate irregularly, as crape or water; to	      wrinkle; to cause to ripple. Cf. {Crimp}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lover with the myrtle sprays	            Adorns his crisped tresses.           --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Along the crisped shades and bowers.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crisped brooks,	            Rolling on orient pearl and sands of gold. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make crisp or brittle, as in cooking.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crisping iron}, an instrument by which hair or any textile	      fabric is crisped.	   {Crisping pin}, the simplest form of crisping iron. --Is.	      iii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	Crisp \Crisp\, v. i.	   To undulate or ripple. Cf. {Crisp}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	         To watch the crisping ripples on the beach. --Tennuson.	   [1913 Webster]	Crisp \Crisp\, n.	   That which is crisp or brittle; the state of being crisp or	   brittle; as, burned to a crisp; specifically, the rind of	   roasted pork; crackling.	   [1913 Webster] Crispate
Crispate \Cris"pate\ (kr?s"p?t), Crispated \Cris"pa*ted\	   (-p?-t?d), a. [L. crispatus, p. p. of crispare.]	   Having a crisped appearance; irregularly curled or twisted.	   [1913 Webster]
Crispation \Cris*pa"tion\ (kr?s-p?"sh?n), n. [CF. F.	   crispation.]	   1. The act or process of curling, or the state of being	      curled. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very slight convulsive or spasmodic contraction of	      certain muscles, external or internal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Few men can look down from a great height without	            creepings and crispations.            --O. W.	                                                  Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]
Crispature \Cris"pa*ture\ (kr?s"p?-t?r; 135), n.	   The state of being crispate.	   [1913 Webster]
Crisper \Crisp"er\ (kr?s"p?r), n.	   One who, or that which, crisps or curls; an instrument for	   making little curls in the nap of cloth, as in chinchilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Crispin \Cris"pin\ (kr?s"p?n), n.	   1. A shoemaker; -- jocularly so called from the patron saint	      of the craft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of a union or association of shoemakers.	      [1913 Webster]
Crisply \Crisp"ly\ (kr?sp"l?), adv.	   In a crisp manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Crispness \Crisp"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being crisp.	   [1913 Webster]
Crispy \Crisp"y\ (-?), a.	   1. Formed into short, close ringlets; frizzed; crisp; as,	      crispy locks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crisp; brittle; as, a crispy pie crust.	      [1913 Webster]
Crissal \Cris"sal\ (kr?s"sal), a. (Zool.)	   1. Pertaining to the crissum; as, crissal feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having highly colored under tail coverts; as, the crissal	      thrasher.	      [1913 Webster]
Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`; 115), n. [A corruption of	   Christcross.]	   1. A mark or cross, as the signature of a person who is	      unable to write.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child's game played on paper or on a slate, consisting	      of lines arranged in the form of a cross.	      [1913 Webster]	Crisscross \Criss"cross`\, v. t.	   To mark or cover with cross lines; as, a paper was	   crisscrossed with red marks.	   [1913 Webster]	Crisscross \Criss"cross`\ (kr?s"kr?s`;115), adv.	   1. In opposite directions; in a way to cross something else;	      crossing one another at various angles and in various	      ways.	      [1913 Webster]	            Logs and tree luing crisscross in utter confusion.	                                                  --W. E.	                                                  Boardman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With opposition or hindrance; at cross purposes;	      contrarily; as, things go crisscross.	      [1913 Webster]
Crisscross-row \Criss"cross-row`\ (-r?`), n.	   See {Christcross-row}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crissum \Cris"sum\ (kr?s"s?m),, n.; pl. {Crissa} (-s?). [NL.;	   cf. L. crisso to move the haunches.] (Zool.)	   That part of a bird, or the feathers, surrounding the cloacal	   opening; the under tail coverts.	   [1913 Webster]
Cristate \Cris"tate\ (kr?s"t?t), a. [L. ctistatus, fr. crista	   crest.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Crested.	   [1913 Webster] criterial
criterial \criterial\ criterional \criterional\adj.	   Serving as a basis for evaluation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Criterion \Cri*te"ri*on\ (kr?-t?"r?-?n), n.; pl. {Criteria}	   (-?), sometimes {Criterions} (-?nz). [Gr. ????? a means for	   judging, fr. ???? decider, judge, fr. ????? to separate. See	   {Certain}.]	   A standard of judging; any approved or established rule or	   test, by which facts, principles opinions, and conduct are	   tried in forming a correct judgment respecting them.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of the diseases of the mind there is no criterion.	                                                  --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inferences founded on such enduring criteria. --Sir G.	                                                  C. Lewis.	   Syn: Standard; measure; rule.	        [1913 Webster]
Crith \Crith\ (kr[i^]th), n. [Gr. kriqh` a barleycorn, a small	   weight.] (Chem.)	   The unit for estimating the weight of a["e]riform substances;	   -- the weight of a liter of hydrogen at 0[deg] centigrade,	   and with a tension of 76 centimeters of mercury. It is 0.0896	   of a gram, or 1.38274 grains.	   [1913 Webster]
Crithomancy \Crith"o*man`cy\ (kr[i^]th"[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^]), n.	   [Gr. kriqai`, pl., barley + -mancy: cf. F. crithomancie.]	   A kind of divination by means of the dough of the cakes	   offered in the ancient sacrifices, and the meal strewed over	   the victims.	   [1913 Webster]
Critic \Crit"ic\ (kr[i^]t"[i^]k), n. [L. criticus, Gr.	   kritiko`s, a critic; prop., an adj. meaning able to discuss,	   from kri`nein to judge, discern. See {Certain}, and cf.	   {Critique}.]	   1. One skilled in judging of the merits of literary or	      artistic works; a connoisseur; an adept; hence, one who	      examines literary or artistic works, etc., and passes	      judgment upon them; a reviewer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The opininon of the most skillful critics was, that	            nothing finer [than Goldsmith's "Traveler"] had	            appeared in verse since the fourth book of the	            "Dunciad."                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who passes a rigorous or captious judgment; one who	      censures or finds fault; a harsh examiner or judge; a	      caviler; a carper.	      [1913 Webster]	            When an author has many beauties consistent with	            virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics	            exalt themselves, and shower down their ill nature.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            You know who the critics are? the men who have	            failed in literature and art.         --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art of criticism. [Obs.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An act of criticism; a critique. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And make each day a critic on the last. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Critic \Crit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to critics or criticism; critical. [Obs.]	   "Critic learning." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Critic \Crit"ic\, v. i. [Cf. F. critiquer.]	   To criticise; to play the critic. [Obs.]	   Syn: critique.	        [1913 Webster]	              Nay, if you begin to critic once, we shall never	              have done.                          --A. Brewer.	        [1913 Webster]
Critical \Crit"ic*al\ (kr[i^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [See {Critic}, n.,	   {Crisis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Qualified to criticise, or pass judgment upon, literary or	      artistic productions.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is submitted to the judgment of more critical	            ears to direct and determine what is graceful and	            what is not.                          --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to criticism or the critic's art; of the nature	      of a criticism; accurate; as, critical knowledge; a	      critical dissertation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inclined to make nice distinctions, or to exercise careful	      judgment and selection; exact; nicely judicious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virgil was so critical in the rites of religion,	            that he would never have brought in such prayers as	            these, if they had not been agreeable to the Roman	            customs.                              --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inclined to criticise or find fault; fastidious; captious;	      censorious; exacting.	      [1913 Webster]	            O gentle lady, do not put me to 't,	            For I am nothing, if not critical.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Characterized by thoroughness and a reference to	      principles, as becomes a critic; as, a critical analysis	      of a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [See {Crisis}.] Pertaining to, or indicating, a crisis,	      turning point, or specially important juncture; important	      as regards consequences; hence, of doubtful issue;	      attended with risk; dangerous; as, the critical stage of a	      fever; a critical situation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our circumstances are indeed critical. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The small moment, the exact point, the critical	            minute, on which every good work so much depends.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Critical angle} (Optics), that angle of incidence of a	      luminous ray at which it is wholly reflected, and no	      portion of it transmitted. The sine of this angle is the	      reciprocal of the refractive index of the medium.	   {Critical philosophy}, the metaphysical system of Kant; -- so	      called from his most important work, the "Critique of Pure	      Reason."	      [1913 Webster]
Critically \Crit"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In a critical manner; with nice discernment; accurately;	      exactly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Critically to discern good writers from bad.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At a crisis; at a critical time; in a situation, place, or	      condition of decisive consequence; as, a fortification	      critically situated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coming critically the night before the session.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Criticalness \Crit"ic*al*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being critical, or of occurring at	      a critical time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accuracy in examination or decision; exactness.	      [1913 Webster]
critical point \crit"ic*al point\ (Physics),	   That combination of volume and pressure, at the critical	   temperature of the substance, at which the liquid and gaseous	   phases of a given quantity of a substance have identical	   values for their densities and other properties.	   [PJC]	critical temperature \crit"ic*al tem"per*a*ture\ (Physics),	   A certain temperature, different for different gases, but	   always the same for each gas, regarded as the temperature	   above which no amount of pressure can produce condensation to	   a liquid; the temperature above which a gas cannot be	   liquified.	   [1913 Webster]
Criticaster \Crit"ic*as`ter\ (kr[i^]t"[i^]k*[a^]s`t[~e]r), n.	   A contemptible or vicious critic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rancorous and reptile crew of poeticules, who	         decompose into criticasters.             --Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Criticisable \Crit"i*cis`a*ble\	   (kr[i^]t"[i^]*s[imac]z`[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being criticised.	   [1913 Webster]
Criticise \Crit"i*cise\ (kr?t"?-s?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Criticised} (-s?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Criticising}.]	   [Written also, more analogically, but less commonly,	   criticize.] [Cf. G. kritisiren. See {Critic}.]	   1. To examine and judge as a critic; to pass literary or	      artistic judgment upon; as, to criticise an author; to	      criticise a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express one's views as to the merit or demerit of;	      esp., to animadvert upon; to find fault with; as, to	      criticise conduct. --Blackwood's Mag.	   Syn: criticize, pick apart.	        [1913 Webster]	Criticise \Crit"i*cise\, v. i.	   1. To act as a critic; to pass literary or artistic judgment;	      to play the critic; -- formerly used with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Several of these ladies, indeed, criticised upon the	            form of the association.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discuss the merits or demerits of a thing or person;	      esp., to find fault.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cavil you may, but never criticise.   -- Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Criticiser \Crit"i*ci`ser\ (-s?`z?r), n.	   One who criticises; a critic.	   [1913 Webster]
Criticism \Crit"i*cism\ (kr?t"?-s?z'm), n.	   1. The rules and principles which regulate the practice of	      the critic; the art of judging with knowledge and	      propriety of the beauties and faults of a literary	      performance, or of a production in the fine arts; as,	      dramatic criticism.	      [1913 Webster]	            The elements ofcriticism depend on the two	            principles of Beauty and Truth, one of which is the	            final end or object of study in every one of its	            pursuits: Beauty, in letters and the arts; Truth, in	            history and sciences.                 --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	            By criticism, as it was first instituted by	            Aristotle, was meant a standard of judging well.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of criticising; a critical judgment passed or	      expressed; a critical observation or detailed examination	      and review; a critique; animadversion; censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            About the plan of "Rasselas" little was said by the	            critics; and yet the faults of the plan might seem	            to invite severe criticism.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
criticize \criticize\ v. t.	   same as {criticise}; as, The paper criticized the new movie.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Critique \Cri*tique"\ (kr[i^]*t[=e]k"), n. [F. critique, f., fr.	   Gr. kritikh` (sc. te`chnh) the critical art, from kritiko`s.	   See {Critic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art of criticism. [Written also {critic}.] [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A critical examination or estimate of a work of literature	      or art; a critical dissertation or essay; a careful and	      thorough analysis of any subject; a criticism; as, Kant's	      "Critique of Pure Reason."	      [1913 Webster]	            I should as soon expect to see a critique on the	            poesy of a ring as on the inscription of a medal.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A critic; one who criticises. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A question among critiques in the ages to come.	                                                  --Bp. Lincoln.	      [1913 Webster]	Critique \Cri*tique"\, v. t. [Cf. {Critic}, v.]	   To criticise or pass judgment upon. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
critter \crit"ter\ (kr[i^]t"t[~e]r), n. [from creature.] [Also	   spelled {crittur}.]	   1. Any animal; as, lots of critters come out only at night.	      [U. S., western dialect]	      [PJC]	   2. Specifically: A domestic animal or a non-predatory wild	      animal; -- contrasted with {varmint}, also dialectal. [U.	      S., western dialect]	      [PJC]
Crizzel \Criz"zel\ (kr[i^]z"z'l), n. [Cf. grizzle darkish gray,	   or G. griselig gravelly, granular, speckled.]	   A kind of roughness on the surface of glass, which clouds its	   transparency. [Written also {crizzeling} and {crizzle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
CRO \CRO\ n. (Electronics)	   acronym for {cathode-ray oscilloscope}, an electronic device	   which provides visual images of varying electrical	   quantities. See {oscilloscope}.	   Syn: oscilloscope, scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Croak \Croak\ (kr[=o]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Croaked}.	   (kr[=o]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Croaking}.] [From the primitive	   of AS. cracettan to croak as a raven; akin to G. kr[aum]chzen	   to croak, and to E. creak, crake.]	   1. To make a low, hoarse noise in the throat, as a frog, a	      raven, or a crow; hence, to make any hoarse, dismal sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loud thunder to its bottom shook the bog,	            And the hoarse nation croaked.        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to	      utter complaints or forebodings habitually.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marat . . . croaks with reasonableness. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Croak \Croak\, v. t.	   To utter in a low, hoarse voice; to announce by croaking; to	   forebode; as, to croak disaster.	   [1913 Webster]	         The raven himself is hoarse,	         That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two ravens now began to croak	         Their nuptial song.                      --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Croak \Croak\, n.	   The coarse, harsh sound uttered by a frog or a raven, or a	   like sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Croaker \Croak"er\ (-?r), n.	   1. One who croaks, murmurs, grumbles, or complains	      unreasonably; one who habitually forebodes evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A small American fish ({Micropogon undulatus}), of the	          Atlantic coast.	      (a) An American fresh-water fish ({Aplodinotus	          grunniens}); -- called also {drum}.	      (c) The surf fish of California.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: When caught these fishes make a croaking sound; whence	         the name, which is often corrupted into crocus.
croaky \croaky\ adj.	   like the sounds of frogs and crows; as, acres of croaky	   frogs.	   Syn: croaking, guttural.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Croat \Cro"at\ (kr?"?t), n. [Cf. {Cravat}.]	   1. A native or resident of Croatia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An irregular soldier, generally from Croatia. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]
Croatia \Croatia\ n.	   a Slavic-speaking country on the Adriatic, part of the Balkan	   region. It was formerly part of Yugoslavia.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Croatian \Cro*a"tian\ (kr?-?"shan), a.	   Of or pertaining to Croatia. -- n. A Croat.	   [1913 Webster]
croc \croc\, n.	   a contraction for {crocodile}. [informal]	   [PJC]
Crocein \Cro"ce*in\ (kr?"s?-?n), n. [See {Croceous}.] (Chem.)	   A name given to any one of several yellow or scarlet	   dyestuffs of artificial production and complex structure. In	   general they are diazo and sulphonic acid derivatives of	   benzene and naphthol.	   [1913 Webster]
Croceous \Cro"ceous\ (kr?"sh?s), a. [L. croceus, fr. crocus	   saffron. See {Crocus}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or like, saffron; deep reddish yellow.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crocetin \Cro"ce*tin\ (kr?"s?-t?n), n. (Chem.)	   A dyestuff, obtained from the Chinese crocin, which produces	   a brilliant yellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Croche \Croche\ (kr[=o]ch), n. [OF. croche, equiv. to F.	   crochet, croc, hook. See {Crotchet}, {Crook}.]	   A little bud or knob at the top of a deer's antler.	   [1913 Webster]
Crochet \Cro*chet"\ (kr?-sh?"), n. [F. crochet small hook. See	   {Croche}.]	   A kind of knitting done by means of a hooked needle, with	   worsted, silk, or cotton; crochet work. Commonly used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Crochet hook}, {Crochet needle}, a small hook, or a hooked	      needle (often of bone), used in crochet work.	      [1913 Webster]	Crochet \Cro*chet"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Crocheted}	   (sh[=a]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crocheting} (-sh[=a]"[i^]ng).]	   To knit with a crochet needle or hook; as, to crochet a	   shawl.	   [1913 Webster]
crocheting \crocheting\ n.	   1. something created by interlocking looped stitches with a	      hooked needle.	   Syn: crochet.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. creating a garment of needlework.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Crociary \Cro"ci*a*ry\ (kr?"sh?-?-r?), n. [See {Crosier}.]	   (Eccl.)	   One who carries the cross before an archbishop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crocidolite \Cro*cid"o*lite\ (kr?-s?d"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kroky`s	   nap on cloth + -lite.] (Min.)	   A mineral occuring in silky fibers of a lavender blue color.	   It is related to hornblende and is essentially a silicate of	   iron and soda; -- called also {blue asbestus}. A silicified	   form, in which the fibers penetrating quartz are changed to	   oxide of iron, is the yellow brown {tiger-eye} of the	   jewelers.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocin \Cro"cin\ (kr?"s?n), n. [Gr. ???? saffron.] (Chem.)	   (a) The coloring matter of Chinese yellow pods, the fruit of	       {Gardenia grandiflora}. --Watts.	   (b) A red powder (called also {polychroite}), which is made	       from the saffron ({Crocus sativus}). See {Polychroite}.	       [1913 Webster]
Crock \Crock\ (kr[o^]k), n. [Cf. W. croeg cover, Scot. crochit	   covered.]	   The loose black particles collected from combustion, as on	   pots and kettles, or in a chimney; soot; smut; also, coloring	   matter which rubs off from cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	Crock \Crock\, n.	   A low stool. "I . . . seated her upon a little crock."	   --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	Crock \Crock\ (kr[o^]k), n. [AS. croc, croca, crog, croh; akin	   to D. kruik, G. krug, Icel. krukka, Dan. krukke, Sw. kruka;	   but cf. W. crwc bucket, pail, crochan pot, cregen earthen	   vessel, jar. Cf. {Cruet}.]	   Any piece of crockery, especially of coarse earthenware; an	   earthen pot or pitcher.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like foolish flies about an honey crock. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Crock \Crock\, n.	   1. a person who is worn out with age or illness.	      [PJC]	   2. an old person who complains frequently about illness,	      especially imaginary ailments.	      [PJC]
crock \crock\, n.	   nonsense; balderdash; humbug; -- usually used in the phrase a	   crock. [slang]	   [PJC]
Crock \Crock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crocked} (kr[o^]kt); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Crocking}.]	   To soil by contact, as with soot, or with the coloring matter	   of badly dyed cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	Crock \Crock\, v. i.	   To give off crock or smut.	   [1913 Webster]	Crock \Crock\, v. t.	   To lay up in a crock; as, to crock butter. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
crocked \crocked\ adj.	   drunk, inebriated. Opposite of {sober}. [slang]	   Syn: blotto, fuddled, loaded, pissed, pixilated, plastered,	        potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soused, sozzled,	        squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crocker \Crock"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   A potter. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Crockery \Crock"er*y\ ( kr?k"?r-?), n. [From {Crock} an earthen	   vessel.]	   Earthenware; vessels formed of baked clay, especially the	   coarser kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocket \Crock"et\ (kr?k"?t), n. [OF. croquet, F. crochet, dim.	   of croc hook. See {Crook}, and cf. {Crotchet}.]	   1. (Arch.) An ornament often resembling curved and bent	      foliage, projecting from the sloping edge of a gable,	      spire, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A croche, or knob, on the top of a stag's antler.	      [1913 Webster]	            The antlers and the crockets.         --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]
Crocketed \Crock"et*ed\, a. (Arch.)	   Ornamented with crockets.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocketing \Crock"et*ing\, n. (Arch.)	   Ornamentation with crockets. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocky \Crock"y\ (-?), a. [From {Crock} soot.]	   Smutty.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocodile \Croc"o*dile\ (kr[o^]k"[-o]*d[imac]l; 277), n. [L.	   crocodilus, Gr. kroko`deilos: cf. F. crocodile. Cf.	   {Cookatrice}.]	   1. (Zool.) A large reptile of the genus {Crocodilus}, of	      several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or	      eighteen feet, and inhabit the large rivers of Africa,	      Asia, and America. The eggs, laid in the sand, are hatched	      by the sun's heat. The best known species is that of the	      Nile ({Crocodilus vulgaris}, or {Crocodilus Niloticus}).	      The Florida crocodile ({Crocodilus Americanus}) is much	      less common than the alligator and has longer jaws. The	      name is also sometimes applied to the species of other	      related genera, as the gavial and the alligator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) A fallacious dilemma, mythically supposed to have	      been first used by a crocodile.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crocodile bird} (Zool.), an African plover ({Pluvianus	      [ae]gypticus}) which alights upon the crocodile and	      devours its insect parasites, even entering its open mouth	      (according to reliable writers) in pursuit of files, etc.;	      -- called also {Nile bird}. It is the {trochilos} of	      ancient writers.	   {Crocodile tears}, false or affected tears; hypocritical	      sorrow; -- derived from the fiction of old travelers, that	      crocodiles shed tears over their prey.	      [1913 Webster]
Crocodilia \Croc`o*dil"i*a\ (-d?l"?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   crocodilus crocodile.] (Zool.)	   An order of reptiles including the crocodiles, gavials,	   alligators, and many extinct kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocodilian \Croc`o*dil"i*an\ (kr?k`?-d?l"?-an), a. (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the crocodile; characteristic of the	   crocodile. -- n. One of the Crocodilia.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocodility \Croc`o*dil"i*ty\ (-?-t?), n. (Logic)	   A caption or sophistical mode of arguing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crocoisite \Cro"cois*ite\ (kr?"kois-?t), n. [Cf. F. croco?se.]	   (Min.)	   Same as {Crocoite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crocoite \Cro"co*ite\ (kr?"k?-?t), n. [Gr. ???? saffron.] (Min.)	   Lead chromate occuring in crystals of a bright hyacinth red	   color; -- called also {red lead ore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Croconate \Cro"con*ate\ (kr?"k?n-?t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the union of croconic acid with a base.	   [1913 Webster]
Croconic \Cro*con"ic\ (kr?-k?n"?k), a. [Gr. ???? saffron.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling saffron; having the color	      of saffron; as, croconic acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or derived from, croconic acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Croconic acid} (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance,	      {C5O3(OH)2}, obtained from potassium carboxide, rhodizonic	      acid, and various phenol and quinone derivatives of	      benzene, and forming yellow or orange colored salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Crocose \Cro"cose\ (kr[=o]"k[=o]s), n. [Gr. kro`kos saffron.]	   (Chem.)	   A white crystalline sugar, metameric with glucose, obtained	   from the coloring matter of saffron. [Written also	   {crokose}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crocus \Cro"cus\ (kr[=o]"k[u^]s), n. [L., saffron, fr. Gr.	   kro`kos; cf. Heb. kark[=o]m, Ar. kurkum, Skr. ku[.n]kuma.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of iridaceous plants, with pretty blossoms	      rising separately from the bulb or corm. {Crocus vernus}	      is one of the earliest of spring-blooming flowers; {Crocus	      sativus} produces the saffron, and blossoms in the autumn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A deep yellow powder; the oxide of some metal	      calcined to a red or deep yellow color; esp., the oxide of	      iron ({Crocus of Mars} or {colcothar}) thus produced from	      salts of iron, and used as a polishing powder.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crocus of Venus} (Old Chem.), oxide of copper.	      [1913 Webster]
Croesus \Cr[oe]"sus\ (kr[=e]"s[u^]s), prop. n. [L., fr. G.	   Kroi^sos.]	   A king of Lydia who flourished in the 6th century b. c., and	   was renowned for his vast wealth; hence, a common appellation	   for a very rich man; as, he is a veritable Cr[oe]sus.	   [1913 Webster]
Croft \Croft\ (kr[o^]ft; 115), n. [AS. croft; akin to D. kroft	   hillock; cf. Gael. croit hump, croft.]	   A small, inclosed field, adjoining a house; a small farm.	   [1913 Webster]	         A few small crofts of stone-encumbered ground.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Crofter \Croft"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who rents and tills a small farm or holding; as, the	   crofters of Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
Crofting \Croft"ing\, n.	   1. Croftland. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Textile Manuf.) Exposing linen to the sun, on the grass,	      in the process of bleaching.	      [1913 Webster]
Croftland \Croft"land\ (-l?nd), n.	   Land of superior quality, on which successive crops are	   raised. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Crofton system \Crof"ton sys"tem\ [After Sir Walter Crofton,	   Irish penologist.] (Penology)	   A system of prison discipline employing for consecutive	   periods cellular confinement, associated imprisonment under	   the mark system, restraint intermediate between imprisonment	   and freedom, and liberation on ticket of leave.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crois \Crois\ (krois). n. [OF.]	   See {Cross}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Croisade
Croisade \Croi*sade"\ (kroi-s?d"), Croisado \Croi*sa"do\	   (-s?"d?), n. [F. criosade. See {Crusade}.]	   A holy war; a crusade. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Croise \Croise\ (krois), n. [F. crois['e] crusader, fr. OF.	   crois, F. croix, cross. See {Cross}.]	   1. A pilgrim bearing or wearing a cross. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A crusader. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The conquests of the croises extending over	            Palestine.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Croissant'e \Crois`san`t['e]"\ (krw?`s?n`t?"), a. [F. croissant,	   adj. & n., crescent.] (Her.)	   Terminated with crescents; -- said of a cross the ends of	   which are so terminated.	   [1913 Webster]
Croker \Cro"ker\ (kr[=o]"k[~e]r), n. [Gr. kro`kos saffron.]	   A cultivator of saffron; a dealer in saffron. [Obs.]	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Croma \Cro"ma\ (kr[=o]"m[.a]), n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A quaver. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cro-magnon \Cro-magnon\ prop. n.	   1. a race of human-like hominids of the Upper Paleolithic in	      Europe, considered of the same species as modern humans	      ({Homo sapiens}). Their skeletal remains were found mostly	      in southern France.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a member of the Cro-Magnon race.	      [PJC]
Cromlech \Crom"lech\ (kr[o^]m"l[e^]k), n. [W. cromlech; crom	   bending or bent, concave + llech a flat stone; akin to Ir.	   cromleac.] (Arch[ae]ol.)	   A monument of rough stones composed of one or more large ones	   supported in a horizontal position upon others. They are	   found chiefly in countries inhabited by the ancient Celts,	   and are of a period anterior to the introduction of	   Christianity into these countries.	   [1913 Webster]
cromorna \cro*mor"na\ (kr[-o]*m[^o]r"n[.a]), n. [F. cromorne	   (cf. It. cromorno), fr. G. krummhorn crooked horn, cornet, an	   organ pipe turned like a trumpet; krumm crooked + horn horn.]	   (Mus.)	   A certain reed stop in the organ, of a quality of tone	   resembling that of the oboe. [Corruptly written {cromona}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cromwell \Cromwell\ prop. n.	   Oliver Cromwell, b. 1599, d. 1658.	   Syn: Oliver Cromwell.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cromwellian \Cromwellian\ prop. adj.	   of or pertaining to Oliver Cromwell.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cronartium \Cronartium\ n.	   A genus of rust fungi having aecia produced in raised or	   swollen sori and teliospores borne in waxy columns.	   Syn: genus {Cronartium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
crone \crone\ (kr[=o]n), n. [OD. kronie, karonie, an old sheep,	   OF. carogne, F. charogne, carrion (also F. carogne	   ill-natured woman.). See {Carrion}, and {Crony}.]	   1. An old ewe. [Obs.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old woman; -- usually in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            But still the crone was constant to her note.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An old man; especially, a man who talks and acts like an	      old woman. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The old crone [a negro man] lived in a hovel, . . .	            which his master had given him.       --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            A few old battered crones of office.  --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]
cronel \cro"nel\ (kr[=o]"n[e^]l), n. [Cf. {Coronel} spearhead,	   {Crown}.]	   The iron head of a tilting spear.	   [1913 Webster]
cronet \cro"net\ (kr[=o]"n[e^]t), n. [Cf. {Coronet}, {Crownet}.]	   The coronet of a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Cronian \Cro"ni*an\ (kr[=o]"n[i^]*an), a. [Gr. Kro`nios	   Saturnian, fr. Kro`nos Saturn.]	   Saturnian; -- applied to the North Polar Sea. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
cronstedtite \cron"stedt*ite\ (kr[o^]n"st[e^]t*[imac]t), n.	   (Min.)	   A mineral consisting principally of silicate of iron, and	   crystallizing in hexagonal prisms with perfect basal	   cleavage; -- so named from the Swedish mineralogist	   Cronstedt.	   [1913 Webster]
crony \cro"ny\ (kr[=o]"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Cronies}	   (kr[=o]"n[i^]z). [Orig., an old woman. See {Crone}.]	   1. A crone. [Obs.] "Marry not an old crony." --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An intimate companion; a familiar friend. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He soon found his former cronies, though all rather	            the worse for the wear and tear of time. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
croodle \croo"dle\ (kr[=oo]"d'l), v. i. [Cf. {Cruddle},	   {Crudle}.]	   1. To cower or cuddle together, as from fear or cold; to lie	      close and snug together, as pigs in straw. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Wright. --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dove to fly home to her nest and croodle there.	                                                  --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fawn or coax. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To coo. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
crook \crook\ (kr[oo^]k), n. [OE. crok; akin to Icel. kr[=o]kr	   hook, bend, SW. krok, Dan. krog, OD. krooke; or cf. Gael.	   crocan crook, hook, W. crwca crooked. Cf. {Crosier},	   {Crotchet}, {Crutch}, {Encroach}.]	   1. A bend, turn, or curve; curvature; flexure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through lanes, and crooks, and darkness. --Phaer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any implement having a bent or crooked end. Especially:	      (a) The staff used by a shepherd, the hook of which serves	          to hold a runaway sheep.	      (b) A bishop's staff of office. Cf. {Pastoral staff}.	          [1913 Webster]	                He left his crook, he left his flocks. --Prior.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A pothook. "As black as the crook." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An artifice; trick; tricky device; subterfuge.	      [1913 Webster]	            For all yuor brags, hooks, and crooks. --Cranmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A small tube, usually curved, applied to a trumpet,	      horn, etc., to change its pitch or key.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A person given to fraudulent practices; an accomplice of	      thieves, forgers, etc. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {By hook or by crook}, in some way or other; by fair means or	      foul.	      [1913 Webster]
Crook \Crook\ (kr??k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooked} (kr??kt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Crooking}.] [OE. croken; cf. Sw. kr?ka, Dan.	   kr?ge. See Crook, n.]	   1. To turn from a straight line; to bend; to curve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crook the pregnant hinges of the knee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn from the path of rectitude; to pervert; to	      misapply; to twist. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no one thing that crooks youth more than	            such unlawfull games.                 --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	            What soever affairs pass such a man's hands, he	            crooketh them to his own ends.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Crook \Crook\, v. i.	   To bend; to curve; to wind; to have a curvature. " The port .	   . . crooketh like a bow." --Phaer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their shoes and pattens are snouted, and piked more	         than a finger long, crooking upwards.    --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Crookback \Crook"back`\ (kr[oo^]k"b[a^]k`), n.	   A crooked back; one who has a crooked or deformed back; a	   hunchback.	   [1913 Webster]	Crookback \Crook"back`\, a.	   Hunched. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Crookbill \Crook"bill`\ (kr[oo^]k"b[i^]l`), n. (Zool)	   A New Zealand plover ({Anarhynchus frontalis}), remarkable	   for having the end of the beak abruptly bent to the right.	   [1913 Webster]
Crooked \Crook"ed\ (kr??k"?d), a.	   1. Characterized by a crook or curve; not straight; turning;	      bent; twisted; deformed. "Crooked paths." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            he is deformed, crooked, old, and sere. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not straightforward; deviating from rectitude; distorted	      from the right.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are a perverse and crooked generation. --Deut.	                                                  xxxii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. False; dishonest; fraudulent; as, crooked dealings.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crooked whisky}, whisky on which the payment of duty has	      been fraudulently evaded. [Slang, U.S.] --Barlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Crookedly \Crook"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a curved or crooked manner; in a perverse or untoward	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Crookedness \Crook"ed*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being crooked; hence, deformity	   of body or of mind; deviation from moral rectitude;	   perverseness.	   [1913 Webster]
Crooken \Crook"en\ (kr??k"'n), v. t.	   To make crooked. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crookes space \Crookes space\ (kr[oo^]ks). [After Sir William	   Crookes, English chemist, who first described it.] (Physics)	   The dark space within the negative-pole glow at the cathode	   of a vacuum tube, observed only when the pressure is low	   enough to give a striated discharge; -- called also {Crookes	   layer}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Crookes tube \Crookes" tube`\ (kr??ks" t?b`). (Phys.)	   A vacuum tube in which the exhaustion is carried to a very	   high degree, with the production of a distinct class of	   effects; -- so called from W. Crookes who introduced it.	   [1913 Webster]
crookneck \crook"neck`\, n.	   Either of two varieties of squash, distinguished by their	   tapering, recurved necks. The {summer crookneck} is	   botanically a variety of the pumpkin ({Cucurbita pepo}) and	   matures early in the season. It is pale yellow in color, with	   warty excrescences. The {winter crookneck} belongs to a	   distinct species ({Cucurbita moschata}) and is smooth and	   often striped. [U. S.]	   Syn: crookneck squash.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Croquante \Cro`quante"\, n. [F.]	   A brittle cake or other crisp pastry.
Croon \Croon\ (kr[=oo]n), v. i. [OE. croinen, cf. D. kreunen to	   moan. [root]24.]	   1. To make a continuous hollow moan, as cattle do when in	      pain. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hum or sing in a low tone; to murmur softly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here an old grandmother was crooning over a sick	            child, and rocking it to and fro.     --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sing in a soft, evenly modulated manner adapted to	      amplifying systems, especially to sing in such a way with	      exaggerated sentimentality. --MW10 --RHUD	      [PJC]	Croon \Croon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crooned} (kr[=oo]nd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Crooning}.]	   1. To sing in a low tone, as if to one's self; to hum.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearing such stanzas crooned in her praise. --C.	                                                  Bront['e].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To soothe by singing softly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fragment of the childish hymn with which he sung	            and crooned himself asleep.           --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Croon \Croon\, n.	   1. A low, continued moan; a murmur.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low singing; a plain, artless melody.	      [1913 Webster]
crooner \croon"er\ n.	   a singer of popular ballads.	   Syn: balladeer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
crooning \crooning\ n.	   1. singing in a soft low tone; as, her crooning soon put the	      child to sleep.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the act of singing popular songs in a sentimental manner.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Crop \Crop\ (kr[o^]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	   bunch on the body, body; but cf. also W. cropa, croppa, crop	   or craw of a bird, Ir. & Gael. sgroban. Cf. {Croup},	   {Crupper}, {Croup}.]	   1. The pouchlike enlargement of the gullet of birds, serving	      as a receptacle for food; the craw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The top, end, or highest part of anything, especially of a	      plant or tree. [Obs.] "Crop and root." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is cropped, cut, or gathered from a single	      felld, or of a single kind of grain or fruit, or in a	      single season; especially, the product of what is planted	      in the earth; fruit; harvest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lab'ring the soil, and reaping plenteous crop,	            Corn, wine, and oil.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Grain or other product of the field while standing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything cut off or gathered.	      [1913 Webster]	            Guiltless of steel, and from the razor free,	            It falls a plenteous crop reserved for thee.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Hair cut close or short, or the act or style of so	      cutting; as, a convict's crop.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) A projecting ornament in carved stone.	      Specifically, a finial. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mining.)	      (a) Tin ore prepared for smelting.	      (b) Outcrop of a vein or seam at the surface. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. A riding whip with a loop instead of a lash.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Neck and crop}, altogether; roughly and at once. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Crop \Crop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cropped} (kr[o^]pt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cropping}.]	   1. To cut off the tops or tips of; to bite or pull off; to	      browse; to pluck; to mow; to reap.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will crop off from the top of his young twigs a	            tender one.                           --Ezek. xvii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To cut off, as if in harvest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death . . . .crops the growing boys. --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to bear a crop; as, to crop a field.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to cut off an unnecessary portion at the edges; -- of	      photographs and other two-dimensional images; as, to crop	      her photograph up to the shoulders.	      [PJC]	Crop \Crop\, v. i.	   To yield harvest.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To crop out}.	   (a) (Geol.) To appear above the surface, as a seam or vein,	       or inclined bed, as of coal.	   (b) To come to light; to be manifest; to appear; as, the	       peculiarities of an author crop out.	   {To crop up}, to sprout; to spring up; to appear suddenly.	      "Cares crop up in villas." --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Crop-ear \Crop"-ear`\ (kr?p"?r`), n.	   A person or animal whose ears are cropped.	   [1913 Webster]
Crop-eared \Crop"-eared`\ (kr?p"?rd`), a.	   Having the ears cropped.	   [1913 Webster]
Cropful \Crop"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Having a full crop or belly; satiated. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
cropped \cropped\ adj.	   1. cut very short; as, her cropped hair.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having an unnecessary portion at the edges cut off; -- of	      photographs and other two-dimensional images.	      [PJC]
Cropper \Crop"per\ (kr?p"p?r), n.	   1. One that crops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of pigeon with a large crop; a pouter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A machine for cropping, as for shearing off bolts	      or rod iron, or for facing cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fall on one's head when riding at full speed, as in	      hunting; hence, a sudden failure or collapse. [Slang.]	      [1913 Webster]
Cropsick \Crop"sick`\ (kr?"s?k`), a.	   Sick from excess in eating or drinking. [Obs.] "Cropsick	   drunkards." --Tate. -- {Crop"sick`ness}, n. [Obs.]	   --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Crop-tailed \Crop"-tailed`\ (-t?ld`), a.	   Having the tail cropped.	   [1913 Webster]
Croquet \Cro*quet"\ (kr?-k?"), n. [From French; cf. Walloon	   croque blow, fillip. F. croquet a crisp biscuit, croquer to	   crunch, fr. croc a crackling sound, of imitative origin.	   Croquet then properly meant a smart tap on the ball.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to	      drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series	      of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some	      pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of croqueting.	      [1913 Webster]	Croquet \Cro*quet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Croqueted} (-k?d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Croqueting} (-k?"?ng).]	   In the game of croquet, to drive away an opponent's ball,	   after putting one's own in contact with it, by striking one's	   own ball with the mallet.	   [1913 Webster]
Croquette \Cro*quette"\ (kr?-k?t"), n. [F., fr. croquer to	   crunch.] (Cookery)	   A ball of minced meat, fowl, rice, vegetables, or other	   ingredients, often in a thick white sauce, highly seasoned,	   breaded, and fried; as, a dish of crab croquettes.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Crore \Crore\ (kr[=o]r), n. [Hind. karo[.r], Skr. ko[.t]i.]	   Ten millions; as, a crore of rupees (which is nearly	   $5,000,000). [East Indies] --Malcolm.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosier \Cro"sier\ (kr?"zh?r), n. [OE. rocer, croser, croyser,	   fr. croce crosier, OF. croce, croche, F. crosse, fr. LL.	   crocea, crocia, from the same German or Celtic sourse as F.	   croc hook; akin to E. crook.]	   The pastoral staff of a bishop (also of an archbishop, being	   the symbol of his office as a shepherd of the flock of God.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The true shape of the crosier was with a hooked or	         curved top; the archbishop's staff alone bore a cross	         instead of a crook, and was of exceptional, not of	         regular form. --Skeat.	         [1913 Webster]
Crosiered \Cro"siered\ (-zh?rd), a.	   Bearing a crosier.	   [1913 Webster]
Croslet \Cros"let\ (kr?s"l?t; 115), n.	   See {Crosslet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross \Cross\ (kr[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. crois, croys, cros; the	   former fr. OF. crois, croiz, F. croix, fr. L. crux; the	   second is perh. directly fr. Prov. cros, crotz. fr. the same	   L. crux; cf. Icel. kross. Cf. {Crucial}, {Crusade}, {Cruise},	   {Crux}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A gibbet, consisting of two pieces of timber placed	      transversely upon one another, in various forms, as a T,	      or +, with the horizontal piece below the upper end of the	      upright, or as an X. It was anciently used in the	      execution of criminals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nailed to the cross	            By his own nation.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sign or mark of the cross, made with the finger, or in	      ink, etc., or actually represented in some material; the	      symbol of Christ's death; the ensign and chosen symbol of	      Christianity, of a Christian people, and of Christendom.	      [1913 Webster]	            The custom of making the sign of the cross with the	            hand or finger, as a means of conferring blessing or	            preserving from evil, is very old.    --Schaff-Herzog	                                                  Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the cross has waned the crescent's ray. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tis where the cross is preached.      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Affiction regarded as a test of patience or virtue; trial;	      disappointment; opposition; misfortune.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven prepares a good man with crosses. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of money stamped with the figure of a cross, also,	      that side of such a piece on which the cross is stamped;	      hence, money in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should bear no cross if I did bear you; for I	            think you have no money in your purse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An appendage or ornament or anything in the form of a	      cross; a badge or ornamental device of the general shape	      of a cross; hence, such an ornament, even when varying	      considerably from that form; thus, the Cross of the	      British Order of St. George and St. Michael consists of a	      central medallion with seven arms radiating from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.) A monument in the form of a cross, or surmounted	      by a cross, set up in a public place; as, a market cross;	      a boundary cross; Charing Cross in London.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dun-Edin's Cross, a pillared stone,	            Rose on a turret octagon.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Her.) A common heraldic bearing, of which there are many	      varieties. See the Illustration, above.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The crosslike mark or symbol used instead of a signature	      by those unable to write.	      [1913 Webster]	            Five Kentish abbesses . . . .subscribed their names	            and crosses.                          --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Church lands. [Ireland] [Obs.] --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A line drawn across or through another line.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Hence: A mixing of breeds or stock, especially in cattle	       breeding; or the product of such intermixture; a hybrid	       of any kind.	       [1913 Webster]	             Toning down the ancient Viking into a sort of a	             cross between Paul Jones and Jeremy Diddler. --Lord	                                                  Dufferin.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Surveying) An instrument for laying of offsets	       perpendicular to the main course.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Mech.) A pipe-fitting with four branches the axes of	       which usually form's right angle.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Cross and pile}, a game with money, at which it is put to	      chance whether a coin shall fall with that side up which	      bears the cross, or the other, which is called pile, or	      reverse; the game called {heads or tails}.	   {Cross bottony} or	   {Cross botton['e]}. See under {Bottony}.	   {Cross estoil['e]} (Her.). a cross, each of whose arms is	      pointed like the ray of a star; that is, a star having	      four long points only.	   {Cross of Calvary}. See {Calvary}, 3.	   {Southern cross}. (Astron.) See under {Southern}.	   {To do a thing on the cross}, to act dishonestly; -- opposed	      to acting on the square. [Slang]	   {To take up the cross}, to bear troubles and afflictions with	      patience from love to Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	Cross \Cross\ (kr[o^]s), a.	   1. Not parallel; lying or falling athwart; transverse;	      oblique; intersecting.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cross refraction of the second prism. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not accordant with what is wished or expected;	      interrupting; adverse; contrary; thwarting; perverse. "A	      cross fortune." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cross and unlucky issue of my design.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            The article of the resurrection seems to lie	            marvelously cross to the common experience of	            mankind.                              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are both love's captives, but with fates so	            cross,	            One must be happy by the other's loss. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by, or in a state of, peevishness,	      fretfulness, or ill humor; as, a cross man or woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had received a cross answer from his mistress.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Made in an opposite direction, or an inverse relation;	      mutually inverse; interchanged; as, cross interrogatories;	      cross marriages, as when a brother and sister marry	      persons standing in the same relation to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cross action} (Law), an action brought by a party who is	      sued against the person who has sued him, upon the same	      subject matter, as upon the same contract. --Burrill.	   {Cross aisle} (Arch.), a transept; the lateral divisions of a	      cruciform church.	   {Cross axle}.	      (a) (Mach.) A shaft, windlass, or roller, worked by levers	          at opposite ends, as in the copperplate printing	          press.	      (b) A driving axle, with cranks set at an angle of 90[deg]	          with each other.	   {Cross bedding} (Geol.), oblique lamination of horizontal	      beds.	   {Cross bill}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Cross bitt}. Same as {Crosspiece}.	   {Cross bond}, a form of bricklaying, in which the joints of	      one stretcher course come midway between those of the	      stretcher courses above and below, a course of headers and	      stretchers intervening. See {Bond}, n., 8.	   {Cross breed}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Cross breeding}. See under {Breeding}.	   {Cross buttock}, a particular throw in wrestling; hence, an	      unexpected defeat or repulse. --Smollet.	   {Cross country}, across the country; not by the road. "The	      cross-country ride." --Cowper.	   {Cross fertilization}, the fertilization of the female	      products of one physiological individual by the male	      products of another, -- as the fertilization of the ovules	      of one plant by pollen from another. See {Fertilization}.	      	   {Cross file}, a double convex file, used in dressing out the	      arms or crosses of fine wheels.	   {Cross fire} (Mil.), lines of fire, from two or more points	      or places, crossing each other.	   {Cross forked}. (Her.) See under {Forked}.	   {Cross frog}. See under {Frog}.	   {Cross furrow}, a furrow or trench cut across other furrows	      to receive the water running in them and conduct it to the	      side of the field.	   {Cross handle}, a handle attached transversely to the axis of	      a tool, as in the augur. --Knight.	   {Cross lode} (Mining), a vein intersecting the true or	      principal lode.	   {Cross purpose}. See {Cross-purpose}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Cross reference}, a reference made from one part of a book	      or register to another part, where the same or an allied	      subject is treated of.	   {Cross sea} (Naut.), a chopping sea, in which the waves run	      in contrary directions.	   {Cross stroke}, a line or stroke across something, as across	      the letter t.	   {Cross wind}, a side wind; an unfavorable wind.	   {Cross wires}, fine wires made to traverse the field of view	      in a telescope, and moved by a screw with a graduated	      head, used for delicate astronomical observations; spider	      lines. Fixed cross wires are also used in microscopes,	      etc.	   Syn: Fretful; peevish. See {Fretful}.	        [1913 Webster]	Cross \Cross\, prep.	   Athwart; across. [Archaic or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A fox was taking a walk one night cross a village.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To go cross lots}, to go across the fields; to take a short	      cut. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Cross \Cross\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crossed} (kr[o^]st; 115); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Crossing}.]	   1. To put across or athwart; to cause to intersect; as, to	      cross the arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay or draw something, as a line, across; as, to cross	      the letter t.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass from one side to the other of; to pass or move	      over; to traverse; as, to cross a stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hunted hare . . . crosses and confounds her former	            track.                                -- I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass, as objects going in an opposite direction at the	      same time. "Your kind letter crossed mine." --J. D.	      Forbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To run counter to; to thwart; to obstruct; to hinder; to	      clash or interfere with.	      [1913 Webster]	            In each thing give him way; cross him in nothing.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            An oyster may be crossed in love.     -- Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To interfere and cut off; to debar. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To cross me from the golden time I look for. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To make the sign of the cross upon; -- followed by the	      reflexive pronoun; as, he crossed himself.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To cancel by marking crosses on or over, or drawing a line	      across; to erase; -- usually with out, off, or over; as,	      to cross out a name.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To cause to interbreed; -- said of different stocks or	      races; to mix the breed of.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cross a check} (Eng. Banking), to draw two parallel	      transverse lines across the face of a check, with or	      without adding between them the words "and company", with	      or without the words "not negotiable", or to draw the	      transverse lines simply, with or without the words "not	      negotiable" (the check in any of these cases being crossed	      generally). Also, to write or print across the face of a	      check the name of a banker, with or without the words "not	      negotiable" (the check being then crossed specially). A	      check crossed generally is payable only when presented	      through a bank; one crossed specially, only when presented	      through the bank mentioned. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To cross one's path}, to oppose one's plans. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Cross \Cross\, v. i.	   1. To lie or be athwart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move or pass from one side to the other, or from place	      to place; to make a transit; as, to cross from New York to	      Liverpool.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be inconsistent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Men's actions do not always cross with reason. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To interbreed, as races; to mix distinct breeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            If two individuals of distinct races cross, a third	            is invariably produced different from either.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Cross-armed \Cross"-armed`\ (kr?s"?rmd), a.	   With arms crossed.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-banded \Cross"-band`ed\ (-b?nd`?d), a.	   A term used when a narrow ribbon of veneer is inserted into	   the surface of any piece of furniture, wainscoting, etc., so	   that the grain of it is contrary to the general surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbar \Cross"bar`\ (-b[aum]r`), n.	   A transverse bar or piece, as a bar across a door, or as the	   iron bar or stock which passes through the shank of an anchor	   to insure its turning fluke down. --Russell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Crossbar shot}, a projectile which folds into a sphere for	      loading, but on leaving the gun expands to a cross with a	      quarter ball at the end of each arm; -- used in naval	      actions for cutting the enemy's rigging.	      [1913 Webster]
Crossbarred \Cross"barred`\ (-b[aum]rd`), a.	   1. Secured by, or furnished with, crossbars. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made or patterned in lines crossing each other; as,	      crossbarred muslin.	      [1913 Webster]
Crossbeak \Cross"beak`\ (-b[=e]k`), n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Crossbill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbeam \Cross"beam`\ (-b[=e]m`). n.	   1. (Arch.) A girder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A beam laid across the bitts, to which the cable	      is fastened when riding at anchor.	      [1913 Webster]
Cross-bearer \Cross"-bear`er\ (-b?r`?r), n. (R.C.Ch.)	   A subdeacon who bears a cross before an archbishop or primate	   on solemn occasions.	   [1913 Webster]
crossbencher \crossbencher\ n.	   a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who does	   not vote regularly with either the Government or the	   Opposition.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Crossbill \Cross"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`). (Law)	   A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit,	   against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in	   that suit. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In criminal practice, cross bills of indictment for	         assault, in which the prosecutor in once case is the	         defendant in another, may be tried together.	         [1913 Webster]	Crossbill \Cross"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird of the genus {Loxia}, allied to the finches. Their	   mandibles are strongly curved and cross each other; the	   crossbeak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-birth \Cross"-birth`\ (kr[o^]s"b[~e]rth`), n. (Med.)	   Any preternatural labor, in which the body of the child lies	   across the pelvis of the mother, so that the shoulder, arm,	   or trunk is the part first presented at the mouth of the	   uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbite \Cross"bite`\ (kr[o^]s"b[imac]t`), n.	   A deception; a cheat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Crossbite \Cross"bite"\, v. t.	   To deceive; to trick; to gull. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbones \Cross"bones`\ (kr[o^]s"b[=o]nz`), n. pl.	   A representation of two of the leg bones or arm bones of a	   skeleton, laid crosswise, often surmounted with a skull, and	   serving as a symbol of death.	   [1913 Webster]	         Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious	         emblems of mortality.                    --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbow \Cross"bow`\ (kr[o^]s"b[=o]`), n. (Archery)	   A weapon, used in discharging arrows or bolts, formed by	   placing a bow crosswise on a stock.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbower \Cross"bow`er\ (-b?`?r), n.	   A crossbowman.[Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbowman \Cross"bow`man\ (-man), n.	   One who shoots with a crossbow. See {Arbalest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbred \Cross"bred`\ (-br?d`), a. (Stock Breeding)	   Produced by mixing distinct breeds; mongrel.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossbreed \Cross"breed`\ (-br[=e]d`), n.	   1. A breed or an animal produced from parents of different	      breeds; a new variety, as of plants, combining the	      qualities of two parent varieties or stocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything partaking of the natures of two different things;	      a hybrid.	      [1913 Webster]
Cross-bun \Cross"-bun`\ (-b[u^]n`), n.	   A bun or cake marked with a cross of icing, and intended to	   be eaten on Good Friday; also, called {{hot cross bun}}, even	   when not hot.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cross-buttock \Cross"-but`tock\, n. (Wrestling)	   A throw in which the wrestler turns his left side to his	   opponent, places his left leg across both legs of his	   opponent, and pulls him forward over his hip; hence, an	   unexpected defeat or repulse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cross-country \cross-country\ adj.	   1. from one side of a country to the other; as, a	      cross-country railway.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. moving across open country rather than following tracks or	      roads; as, a cross-country race. Opposite of {road}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	cross-country \cross-country\ n.	   a race over a course including countryside, rather than over	   roads or prepared paths.	   Syn: cross country.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cross-crosslet \Cross`-cross"let\ (-kr?s"l?t; 115), n. (Her.)	   A cross having the three upper ends crossed, so as to from	   three small crosses.	   [1913 Webster]
cross-cultural \cross-cultural\ adj.	   dealing with or comparing two or more cultures; as, a	   cross-cultural survey.	   [WordNet 1.5]
crosscurrent \crosscurrent\ n.	   1. a stretch of turbulent water in the sea.	   Syn: rip, riptide, tide rip.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a tendency or sentiment within a group which conflicts	      with that of the majority; -- often used in the plural.	      [PJC]
Crosscut \Cross"cut`\ (-k[u^]t`), v. t.	   To cut across or through; to intersect.	   [1913 Webster]	Crosscut \Cross"cut`\, n.	   1. A short cut across; a path shorter than by the high road.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A level driven across the course of a vein, or	      across the main workings, as from one gangway to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 end, for cutting	          large logs crosswise.	          [1913 Webster]
Cross-days \Cross"-days`\ (-d?z`), n. pl. (Eccl.)	   The three days preceding the Feast of the Ascension.	   [1913 Webster]
cross-division \cross-division\ n.	   classification according to more than one attribute at the	   same time.	   Syn: cross-classification.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cross-dress \cross-dress\ v.	   to dress in the clothes of the other sex.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cross-dresser \cross-dresser\ n.	   someone who adopts the dress or manner or sexual role of the	   opposite sex.	   Syn: transvestite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crosse \Crosse\, n. [F., crosier, hooked stick.]	   The implement with which the ball is thrown and caught in the	   game of lacrosse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crossette \Cros*sette"\ (kr?s-s?t`), n. [F., dim. of crosse. See	   {Crosier}.] (Arch.)	   (a) A return in one of the corners of the architrave of a	       door or window; -- called also {ancon}, {ear}, {elbow}.	   (b) The shoulder of a joggled keystone.	       [1913 Webster]
cross-eyed \cross-eyed\ adj.	   having convergent strabismus. Contrasted with {walleyed}.	   Syn: crosseyed, boss-eyed[Brit. informal].	        [WordNet 1.5]
cross-eye \cross-eye\ adj.	   convergent strabismus; a disorder in which one or both eyes	   turn inward toward the nose rather than directly at the	   object of vision; crossed eyes.	   [PJC]
cross-examination \cross"-ex*am`i*na"tion\	   (kr?s"?gz-?m`?-n?"sh?n; 115), n. (Law)	   The interrogating or questioning of a witness by the party	   against whom he has been called and examined. See	   {Examination}.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. [fig.] close or detailed questioning.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cross-examine \Cross"-ex*am"ine\ (-?m"?n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Cross-examined} (-?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cross-examining}.]	   (Law)	   To examine or question, as a witness who has been called and	   examined by the opposite party. "The opportunity to	   cross-examine the witnesses." --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-examiner \Cross"-ex*am"in*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who cross-examines or conducts a crosse-examination.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-eye \Cross"-eye`\ (-?`), n.	   See {Strabismus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-eyed \Cross"-eyed`\ (-?d`), a.	   Affected with strabismus; squint-eyed; squinting.	   [1913 Webster] cross-fertilisation
cross-fertilisation \cross-fertilisation\, cross-fertilization
\cross-fertilization\n.	   1. fertilization by the union of male and female gametes from	      different individuals of the same species.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cross-fertilize \Cross"-fer"ti*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Cross-fertilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cross-fertilizing}.]	   (Bot.)	   To fertilize, as the stigmas of a flower or plant, with the	   pollen from another individual of the same species.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cross-file \cross-file\ v. i. & t.	   to register as a candidate for more than one political party	   in the same election.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Crossfish \Cross"fish`\ (-f?sh`), n. (Zool.)	   A starfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossflow \Cross"flow`\ (-fl?`), v. i.	   To flow across, or in a contrary direction. "His crossflowing	   course." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-garnet \Cross"-gar`net\ (kr?s"g?r`n?t), n.	   A hinge having one strap perpendicular and the other strap	   horizontal giving it the form of an Egyptian or T cross.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossgrained \Cross"grained\ (-gr?nd`), a.	   1. Having the grain or fibers run diagonally, or more or less	      transversely and irregularly, so as to interfere with	      splitting or planing.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the stuff proves crossgrained, . . . then you	            must turn your stuff to plane it the contrary way.	                                                  --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Perverse; untractable; contrary; difficult to deal with.	   Syn: balky, contrarious.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              She was none of your crossgrained, termagant,	              scolding jades.                     --Arbuthnot.	        [1913 Webster]
Crosshatch \Cross"hatch`\ (-h?ch`; 224), v. t.	   To shade by means of crosshatching.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosshatching \Cross"hatch`ing\, n.	   In drawing and line engraving, shading with lines that cross	   one another at an angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosshead \Cross"head`\ (-h?d), n. (Mach.)	   A beam or bar across the head or end of a rod, etc., or a	   block attached to it and carrying a knuckle pin; as the solid	   crosspiece running between parallel slides, which receives	   motion from the piston of a steam engine and imparts it to	   the connecting rod, which is hinged to the crosshead.	   [1913 Webster]
crossheading \crossheading\ n.	   a heading of a subsection printed within the body of the	   text.	   Syn: crosshead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cross-index \cross-index\ n.	   a reference at one place in a work to information at another	   place in the same work.	   Syn: cross-reference.	        [WordNet 1.5]	cross-index \cross-index\ v. t.	   to provide cross-references in (a book or other document).	   Syn: cross-reference.	        [PJC]
Crossing \Cross"ing\, n. [See {Cross}, v. t. ]	   1. The act by which anything is crossed; as, the crossing of	      the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of making the sign of the cross. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of interbreeding; a mixing of breeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Intersection, as of two paths or roads.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A place where anything (as a stream) is crossed; a paved	      walk across a street, or a set of marks across the street	      pavement indicating that this is a designated location for	      pedestrians to cross.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. Contradiction; thwarting; obstruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not bear these crossings.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
crossing guard \cross"ing guard`\, n.	   a person who stands at a street crossing to assist children	   to cross the street safely; -- usually used near schools	   during the times that children are entering or leaving the	   school.	   Note: Crossing guards may be employed by a municipality as	         auxiliary police officers, or may be unpaid volunteers.	         Some wear uniforms, others do not. They are commonly	         older citizens who are retired or not employed	         full-time at other tasks. At some schools, older	         students from the school are trained to perform the	         function of crossing guards.	         [PJC]
Crossjack \Cross"jack`\ (kr?s"j?k` or kr?"j?k`), n. (Naut.)	   The lowest square sail, or the lower yard of the mizzenmast.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosslegged \Cross"legged`\ (-l?gd`), a.	   Having the legs crossed.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosslet \Cross"let\ (-lEt), n. [Dim. of cross.]	   1. A small cross. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. OF. croisel crucible, and {E}. {Cresset}.] A	      crucible. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Crosslet \Cross"let\, a. (Her.)	   Crossed again; -- said of a cross the arms of which are	   crossed. See{Cross-crosslet}.	   [1913 Webster]
cross-linguistic \cross-linguistic\ adj.	   of, relating to, or derived from more than one family of	   languages; as, cross-linguistic evidence.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cross-link \cross-link\ n. (Chem., Biochem.)	   a covalent bond that links two chains of atoms, or two	   sections of one chain, in a polymeric molecule; the	   cross-link is created by a third bond in a monomer unit in	   addition to the two bonds forming the polymeric chain; -- a	   cross-link may be internal to a single chain, rather than	   between two otherwise unlinked chains; as, ultraviolet	   irradiation creates cross-links between the two chains of a	   DNA double helix; many enzymes have cross-links formed by	   disulfide bonds; polystyrene resins have their porosity	   controlled by the proportion of cross-links. Called also	   {cross-linkage}.	   Syn: cross-linkage.	        [WordNet 1.5]	cross-link \cross-link\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {cross-linked}, p.	   pr. & vb. n. {cross-linking}.] (Chem., Biochem.)	   to create cross links in; -- of polymeric molecules.	   [PJC]
cross-linkage \cross-linkage\ n.	   same as {cross-link}, n.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cross-linked \cross-linked\ a. (Chem., Biochem.)	   containing {cross-links}; -- of polymeric molecules.	   Syn: cross-linkage.	        [PJC]
Crossly \Cross"ly\, adv.	   Athwart; adversely; unfortunately; peevishly; fretfully; with	   ill humor.	   [1913 Webster]
cross-match \cross-match\ v. t.	   to match items from two or more lists.	   [PJC]
cross-mate \cross-mate\ v. t.	   to crossbreed.	   [PJC]
cross-modal \cross-modal\ adj. (Grammar)	   relating to different sense modalities.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cross-modality \cross-modality\ n. (Grammar)	   ability to integrate information from different sense	   modalities.	   [PJC]
Crossness \Cross"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being cross; peevishness;	   fretfulness; ill humor.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossopterygian \Cros*sop`ter*yg"i*an\ (kr?s-s?p`t?r-?j?-an), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Crossopterygii. -- n. One of the	   Crossopterygii.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossopterygii \Cros*sop`te*ryg"i*i\ (kr?s-s?p`t?-r?j?-?), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? tassels, a fringe + ?????, dim. of ????	   wing, fin.] (Zool.)	   An order of ganoid fishes including among living species the	   bichir ({Polypterus}). See {Brachioganoidei}.	   [1913 Webster]
crossover \crossover\ n.	   1. (genetics) the interchange of sections between pairing	      homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis.	   Syn: crossing over.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a structure, such as a bridge, bearing a path for crossing	      over a river or highway.	      [PJC]	   3. votes from members of one political party cast for	      candidates of another party; -- called also {crossover	      vote}; as, there was a high crossover in this election.	      [PJC]	   4. a member of one political party who votes for a candidate	      of another party; -- called also {crossover voter}.	      [PJC]	   5. (Plumbing) a U-shaped section of pipe which serves to pass	      one pipeline over another which is directly in its path.	      [PJC]
Crosspatch \Cross"patch`\ (-p?ch`; 224), n.	   An ill-natured person. [Colloq.] "Crosspatch, draw the	   latch." --Mother Goose.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-pawl \Cross"-pawl`\ (-p?l`), n. (Shipbuilding)	   Same as {Cross-spale}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosspiece \Cross"piece`\ (kr?s"p?s`; 115), n.	   1. A piece of any structure which is fitted or framed	      crosswise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A bar or timber connecting two knightheads or two	      bitts.	      [1913 Webster]
cross-pollinate \cross-pollinate\ v.	   to fertilize by transfering pollen.	   Syn: pollinate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cross-pollination \cross-pollination\ n.	   fertilization by transfer of pollen from the anthers of one	   flower to the stigma of another.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cross-purpose \cross"-pur`pose\ (-p?r`p?s), n.	   1. A counter or opposing purpose; a contrary aim; hence, that	      which is inconsistent or contradictory. --Shaftesbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A conversational game, in which questions and answers	      are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas.	      --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be at cross-purposes}, to misunderstand or to act counter	      to one another without intending it; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]
Cross-question \Cross"-ques`tion\ (-kw?s`ch?n), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Cross-questioned} (-ch?nd), p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cross-questioning}.]	   To cross-examine; to subject to close questioning.	   [1913 Webster]
cross-question \cross-question\ n.	   a question asked in cross-examination.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cross-reading \Cross"-read`ing\ (r?d`?ng), n.	   The reading of the lines of a newspaper directly across the	   page, instead of down the columns, thus producing a ludicrous	   combination of ideas.	   [1913 Webster]
cross-refer \cross-refer\ v.	   to refer from one entry to another, as in catalogues, books,	   and lists.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cross-reference \cross-reference\ n.	   a reference at one place in a work to information at another	   place in the same work.	   Syn: cross-index.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crossroad \Cross"road`\ (-r?d`), n.	   A road that crosses another; an obscure road intersecting or	   avoiding the main road.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossrow \Cross"row`\ (-r?`), n.	   1. The alphabet; -- called also {Christcross-row}.	      [1913 Webster]	            And from the crossrow plucks the letter G. -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A row that crosses others.	      [1913 Webster]
Crossruff \Cross"ruff`\ (-r?f`), n. (Whist)	   The play in bridge or whist where partners trump each a	   different suit, and lead to each other for that purpose; --	   called also {seesaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
cross section \cross section\ n.	   1. a flat plane cutting through a three-dimensional object,	      usually at right angles to the longest axis of the object.	      [PJC]	   2. any visual representation of a {cross section[1]}, showing	      the internal structure of the object in the plane of the	      cross section; as, the technician prepared a series of MRI	      cross sections of the skull.	   Note: Different cross sections created by different	         techniques may show different aspects of internal	         structure. Thus computerized axial tomography using	         X-rays shows different structures than are visualized	         by MRI.	         [PJC]	   3. a thin slice of an object made by cutting it transversely;	      as, to view a cross section of a bacterium with an	      electron microscope after staining the DNA; cross sections	      were prepared with a microtome.	      [PJC]	   4. a representative sample of a complex group; as, the town	      contained a cross section of the American population.	      [PJC]	   5. (Physics) a measure of the probability that a nucleus will	      interact in a specified way with a bombarding particle,	      expressed as the effective area that the nucleus presents	      to the particle; -- called also {nuclear cross section}.	      [PJC]	cross section \cross section\ v. t.	   to create one or a series of {cross sections[3]} by cutting	   (an object) into thin slices.	   [PJC]
cross-sectional \cross-sectional\ adj.	   of or pertaining to a cross section; as, a cross-sectional	   slice.	   [WordNet 1.5] Cross-spale
Cross-spale \Cross"-spale`\ (-sp?l`), Cross-spall
\Cross"-spall`\ (-sp?l`), n. [See {Spale} & {Spall}.]	   (Shipbuilding)	   One of the temporary wooden braces, placed horizontally	   across a frame to hold it in position until the deck beams	   are in; a cross-pawl.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-springer \Cross"-spring`er\ (-spr?ng`?r), n. (Arch.)	   One of the ribs in a groined arch, springing from the corners	   in a diagonal direction.	   Note: [See Illustr. of {Groined vault}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Cross-staff \Cross"-staff`\ (-st?f`), n.	   1. An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the	      altitudes of celestial bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring offsets.	      [1913 Webster]
Cross-stitch \Cross"-stitch`\ (-st?ch`; 224), n.	   1. A form of stitch, where the stitches are diagonal and in	      pairs, the thread of one stitch crossing that of the	      other. "Tent and cross-stitch." --Sir W. Scott. --	      {Cross"-stitch`}, v. t. & i.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. embroidery done in cross-stitch.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cross-stone \Cross"-stone`\ (-st?n`), n. (Min.)	   See {Harmotome}, and {Staurotide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-tail \Cross"-tail`\ (-t?l`), n. (Steam Engine)	   A bar connecting the ends of the side rods or levers of a	   backaction or side-lever engine.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-tie \Cross"-tie`\ (-t?`), n. (Railroad)	   A sleeper supporting and connecting the rails, and holding	   them in place.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-tining \Cross"-tin`ing\ (kr?s"t?n`?ng), n. (Agric.)	   A mode of harrowing crosswise, or transversely to the ridges.	   --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosstrees \Cross"trees`\ (-tr?z`), n. pl. (Naut.)	   Pieces of timber at a masthead, to which are attached the	   upper shrouds. At the head of lower masts in large vessels,	   they support a semicircular platform called the "top."	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-vaulting \Cross"-vault`ing\ (-v?lt`?ng), n. (Arch.)	   Vaulting formed by the intersection of two or more simple	   vaults.	   [1913 Webster]
Crossway \Cross"way`\ (-w?`), n.	   See {Crossroad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cross-week \Cross"-week`\ (-w?k`), n.	   Rogation week, when the cross was borne in processions.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosswise \Cross"wise`\ (-w?z`), adv.	   In the form of a cross; across; transversely. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Crosswort \Cross"wort`\ (-w?rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several inconspicuous plants having leaves in	   whorls of four, as species of Crucianella, Valantia, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
crotal \crotal\ n.	   any of several lichens of the genus {Parmelia} from which	   reddish brown or purple dyes are made.	   Syn: crottle, crottal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crotalaria \Crot`a*la"ri*a\ (kr?t`?-l?"r?-? or kr?`t?-l?"r?-A),	   n. [NL. See {Crotalum}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous plants; rattlebox.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Crotalaria juncea} furnishes the fiber called sunn or	         Bombay hemp.	         [1913 Webster]
Crotaline \Crot"a*line\ (kr?t"?-l?n or kr?`t?-), a. [See	   {Crotalus}.] (Zool.)	   Resembling, or pertaining to, the {Crotalidae}, or	   Rattlesnake family.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotalo \Crot"a*lo\ (-l?), n.	   A Turkish musical instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotalum \Crot"a*lum\ (-l?m), n. [L., fr. Gr. ???? rattle.]	   (Mus.)	   A kind of castanet used by the Corybantes.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotalus \Crot"a*lus\ (-l?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? rattle.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of poisonous serpents, including the rattlesnakes.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotaphite \Crot"a*phite\ (kr?t"?-f?t), n. [Gr. ???? the side of	   the forehead.] (Anat.)	   The temple or temporal fossa. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotaphitic \Crot`a*phit"ic\ (kr?t`?-f?t"?k), n. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the temple; temporal.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotaphytus \Crotaphytus\ n.	   a genus of lizards of the family {Iguanidae}, including the	   collared lizards.	   Syn: genus {Crotaphytus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crotch \Crotch\ (kr[o^]ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crotches}	   (kr[o^]ch"[e^]z). [Cf. {Crotchet}, {Crutch}.]	   1. The angle formed by the parting of two legs or branches; a	      fork; the point where a trunk divides; as, the crotch of a	      tree. more specifically, the space on the human torso	      between the two legs; also, the corresponding part between	      the legs of a pair of pants, which is in contact with the	      crotch of the wearer; as, pants with a tight crotch have	      become very popular.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Naut.) A stanchion or post of wood or iron, with two arms	      for supporting a boom, spare yards, etc.; -- called also	      {crane} and {crutch}. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Billiards) In the three-ball carom game, a small space at	      each corner of the table. See {Crotched}, below.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Crotch \Crotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crotched} (kr[o^]cht); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Crotch"ing}.]	   1. To provide with a crotch; to give the form of a crotch to;	      as, to crotch the ends of ropes in splicing or tying	      knots.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Logging) To notch (a log) on opposite sides to provide a	      grip for the dogs in hauling. [Western, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Crotch chain \Crotch chain\ (Logging)	   A form of tackle for loading a log sideways on a sled,	   skidway, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crotched \Crotched\ (kr[o^]cht), a.	   1. Having a crotch; forked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cross; peevish. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Billiards) Lying within a crotch; -- said of the object	      balls in the three-ball carom game whenever the centers of	      both lie within a 41/2-inch square at a corner of the	      table, in which case but three counts are allowed unless	      one or both balls be forced out of the crotch.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crotchet \Crotch"et\ (kr?ch"?t; 224), n. [F. crochet, prop., a	   little hook, a dim. from the same source as croc hook. See	   {Crook}, and cf. {Crochet}, {Crocket}, {Crosier}.]	   1. A forked support; a crotch.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crotchets of their cot in columns rise.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A time note, with a stem, having one fourth the	      value of a semibreve, one half that of a minim, and twice	      that of a quaver; a quarter note.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fort.) An indentation in the glacis of the covered way,	      at a point where a traverse is placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, either forward	      or rearward, so as to form a line nearly perpendicular to	      the general line of battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A bracket. See {Bracket}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) An instrument of a hooked form, used in certain	      cases in the extraction of a fetus. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A perverse fancy; a whim which takes possession of the	      mind; a conceit.	      [1913 Webster]	            He ruined himself and all that trusted in him by	            crotchets that he could never explain to any	            rational man.                         --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Crotchet \Crotch"et\, v. i.	   To play music in measured time. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotcheted \Crotch"et*ed\, a.	   Marked or measured by crotchets; having musical notation.	   --Harmar (1587).	   [1913 Webster]
Crotchetiness \Crotch"et*i*ness\ (kr?ch"?t-?-n?s), n.	   The state or character of being crotchety, or whimsical.	   [1913 Webster]	         This belief in rightness is a kind of	         conscientiousness, and when it degenerates it becomes	         crotchetiness.                           --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotchety \Crotch"et*y\ (kr?ch"?t-?), a.	   Given to crotchets; subject to whims; as, a crotchety man.	   [1913 Webster]
Croton \Cro"ton\ (kr?"t?n), n. [Gr. ????, prop., a tick, which	   the seed of the croton resembles.] (Bot.)	   A genus of euphorbiaceous plants belonging to tropical	   countries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Croton oil} (Med.), a viscid, acrid, brownish yellow oil	      obtained from the seeds of {Croton Tiglium}, a small tree	      of the East Indies. It is a most powerful drastic	      cathartic, and is used externally as a pustulant.	      [1913 Webster]	Croton bug \Cro"ton bug`\ (b[u^]g`). [From the Croton water of	   New York.] (Zool.)	   A small, active, winged species of cockroach ({Ectobia	   Germanica}), the water bug. It is common aboard ships, and in	   houses in cities, esp. in those with hot-water pipes; --	   called also the {German cockroach}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Crotonic \Cro*ton"ic\ (kr?-t?n"?k), a.	   Of or pertaining to, or derived from, a plant of the genus	   {Croton}, or from croton oil.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Crotonic acid} (Chem.), a white crystalline organic acid,	      {C3H5.CO2H}, of the ethylene, or acrylic acid series. It	      was so named because formerly supposed to exist in croton	      oil. Also, any acid metameric with crotonic acid proper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The acid characteristic of croton oil is tiglic or	         tiglinic acid, a derivative of {crotonic acid}.	         [1913 Webster]
Crotonine \Cro"ton*ine\ (kr?"t?n-?n), n. (Chem.)	   A supposed alkaloid obtained from croton oil by boiling it	   with water and magnesia, since found to be merely a magnesia	   soap of the oil. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotonylene \Cro*ton"y*lene\ (kr?-t?n"?-l?n), n. [Crotonic +	   acet-ylene.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, volatile, pungent liquid, {C4H6}, produced	   artificially, and regarded as an unsaturated hydrocarbon of	   the acetylene series, and analogous to crotonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Crotophaga \Crotophaga\ n.	   a genus of birds including the anis. See {ani}.	   Syn: genus {Crotophaga}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
crottal \crottal\ n.	   any of several lichens of the genus Parmelia from which	   reddish brown or purple dyes are made. [Also spelled	   {crottle} and {crotal}.]	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
crottle \crottle\ n.	   see {crottal}.	   Syn: crottal, crotal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crottles \Crot"tles\ (kr?t"t'lz), n. pl. [Gael. crotal.]	   A name given to various lichens gathered for dyeing. See	   {crottal}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crouch \Crouch\ (krouch; 129), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crouched}	   (kroucht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crouching}.] [OE. cruchen,	   crouchen, crouken; cf. E. creep, G. krauchen, kriechen, or E.	   crook to bend, also crouch to cross.]	   1. To bend down; to stoop low; to lie close to the ground	      with the logs bent, as an animal when waiting for prey, or	      in fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now crouch like a cur.                --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bend servilely; to stoop meanly; to fawn; to cringe. "A	      crouching purpose." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Must I stand and crouch	            Under your testy humor?               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Crouch \Crouch\, v. t. [OE. cruchen, crouchen, from cruche,	   crouche, cross. Cf. {Crosier}, {Crook}.]	   1. To sign with the cross; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bend, or cause to bend, as in humility or fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            She folded her arms across her chest,	            And crouched her head upon her breast. --Colerige.	      [1913 Webster]
Crouched \Crouched\ (kroucht), a.	   Marked with the sign of the cross. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Crouched friar}. See {Crutched friar}, under {Crutched}.	      [1913 Webster]
Croud \Croud\ (kroud), n. (Mus.)	   See {Crowd}, a violin.	   [1913 Webster]
Crouke \Crouke\ (krouk), n.	   A crock; a jar. [Obs.] --Chauser.	   [1913 Webster]
Croup \Croup\ (kr[=oo]p), n. [F. croupe hind quarters, croup,	   rump, of German or Icel. origin; cf. Icel. kryppa hump; akin	   to Icel. kroppr. Cf. {Crop}.]	   The hinder part or buttocks of certain quadrupeds, especially	   of a horse; hence, the place behind the saddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         So light to the croup the fair lady he swung,	         So light to the saddle before her he sprung. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Croup \Croup\ (kr[=oo]p), n. [Scot. croup, cf. croup, crowp, to	   croak, to cry or speak with a hoarse voice; cf. also LG.	   kropp, G. kropf, the crop or craw of a bird, and tumor on the	   anterior part of the neck, a wen, etc. Cf. {Crop}.] (Med.)	   An inflammatory affection of the larynx or trachea,	   accompanied by a hoarse, ringing cough and stridulous,	   difficult breathing; esp., such an affection when associated	   with the development of a false membrane in the air passages	   (also called {membranous croup}). See {False croup}, under	   {False}, and {Diphtheria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Croupade \Crou*pade"\ (kr??-p?d"), n. [F., fr. croupe hind	   quarters.] (Man.)	   A leap in which the horse pulls up his hind legs toward his	   belly.	   [1913 Webster]
Croupal \Croup"al\ (kr??p"al), a.	   Croupy.	   [1913 Webster]
Crouper \Croup"er\ (kr[=oo]p"[~e]r), n.	   See {Crupper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Croupier \Crou"pi*er\ (kr[=oo]"p[i^]*[~e]r), n. [F.; prop., one	   who sits on the croup, and hence, in the second place; an	   assistant. See 1st {Croup}.]	   1. One who presides at a gaming table and collects the	      stakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, at a public dinner party, sits at the lower end	      of the table as assistant chairman.	      [1913 Webster]
Croupous \Croup"ous\ (kr??p"?s), a. (Med.)	   Relating to or resembling croup; especially, attended with	   the formation of a deposit or membrane like that found in	   membranous croup; as, croupous laryngitis.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Croupous pneumonia}, pneumonia attended with deposition of	      fibrinous matter in the air vesicles of the lungs;	      ordinary acute pneumonia.	      [1913 Webster]
Croupy \Croup"y\ (kr[=oo]p"[y^]), a.	   Of or pertaining to croup; resembling or indicating croup;	   as, a croupy cough.	   [1913 Webster]
Crouse \Crouse\ (kr[=oo]s), a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Brisk; lively; bold; self-complacent. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Croustade \Crou`stade"\ (kr??`st?d"), n. [F., fr. cro?te a	   crust, OF. crouste.] (Cookery)	   Bread baked in a mold, and scooped out, to serve minces upon.	   --Bishop.	   [1913 Webster]
Crout \Crout\ (krout), n. [G. kraut.]	   See {Sourkrout}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crouton \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Crow \Crow\ (kr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Crew} (kr[udd]) or {Crowed}	   (kr[=o]d); p. p. {Crowed} ({Crown} (kr[=o]n), Obs.); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Crowing}.] [AS. cr[=a]wan; akin to D. kraijen, G.	   kr[aum]hen, cf. Lith. groti to croak. [root]24. Cf. {Crake}.]	   1. To make the shrill sound characteristic of a cock, either	      in joy, gayety, or defiance. "The cock had crown."	      --Bayron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The morning cock crew loud.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter a sound expressive of joy or pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sweetest little maid,	            That ever crowed for kisses.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To crow over}, to exult over a vanquished antagonist.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sennacherib crowing over poor Jerusalem. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	Crow \Crow\, n. [AS. cr[=a]we a crow (in sense 1); akin to D.	   kraai, G. kr[aum]he; cf. Icel. kr[=a]ka crow. So named from	   its cry, from AS. cr[=a]wan to crow. See {Crow}, v. i. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A bird, usually black, of the genus {Corvus},	      having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles. It	      has a harsh, croaking note. See {Caw}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common crow of Europe, or carrion crow, is {Corvus	         corone}. The common American crow is {Corvus	         Americanus}. See {Carrion crow}, and Illustr., under	         {Carrion}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A bar of iron with a beak, crook, or claw; a bar of iron	      used as a lever; a crowbar.	      [1913 Webster]	            Get me an iron crow, and bring it straight	            Unto my cell.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The cry of the cock. See {Crow}, v. i., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The mesentery of a beast; -- so called by butchers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carrion crow}. See under {Carrion}.	   {Crow blackbird} (Zool.), an American bird ({Quiscalus	      quiscula}); -- called also {purple grackle}.	   {Crow pheasant} (Zool.), an Indian cuckoo; the common coucal.	      It is believed by the natives to give omens. See {Coucal}.	      	   {Crow shrike} (Zool.), any bird of the genera {Gymnorhina},	      {Craticus}, or {Strepera}, mostly from Australia.	   {Red-legged crow}. See {Crough}.	   {As the crow flies}, in a direct line.	   {To pick a crow}, {To pluck a crow}, to state and adjust a	      difference or grievance (with any one).	      [1913 Webster]
Crowbar \Crow"bar`\ (kr?"b?r), n.	   A bar of iron sharpened at one end, and used as a lever.	   [1913 Webster]
Crowberry \Crow`ber`ry\ (kr?"b?r`r?), n. (Bot.)	   A heathlike plant of the genus {Empetrum}, and its fruit, a	   black, scarcely edible berry; -- also called {crakeberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
crowing \crowing\ adj.	   1. same as {bragging}.	   Syn: boastful, braggart(prenominal), bragging(prenominal),	        braggy, big, cock-a-hoop, self-aggrandizing,	        vainglorious.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crowd \Crowd\ (kroud), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crowded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Crowding}.] [OE. crouden, cruden, AS. cr[=u]dan; cf.	   D. kruijen to push in a wheelbarrow.]	   1. To push, to press, to shove. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To press or drive together; to mass together. "Crowd us	      and crush us." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill by pressing or thronging together; hence, to	      encumber by excess of numbers or quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The balconies and verandas were crowded with	            spectators, anxious to behold their future	            sovereign.                            --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To press by solicitation; to urge; to dun; hence, to treat	      discourteously or unreasonably. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To crowd out}, to press out; specifically, to prevent the	      publication of; as, the press of other matter crowded out	      the article.	   {To crowd sail} (Naut.), to carry an extraordinary amount of	      sail, with a view to accelerate the speed of a vessel; to	      carry a press of sail.	      [1913 Webster]	Crowd \Crowd\, v. i.	   1. To press together or collect in numbers; to swarm; to	      throng.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole company crowded about the fire. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Images came crowding on his mind faster than he	            could put them into words.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To urge or press forward; to force one's self; as, a man	      crowds into a room.	      [1913 Webster]	Crowd \Crowd\, n. [AS. croda. See {Crowd}, v. t. ]	   1. A number of things collected or closely pressed together;	      also, a number of things adjacent to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	            A crowd of islands.                   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number of persons congregated or collected into a close	      body without order; a throng.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crowd of Vanity Fair.             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crowds that stream from yawning doors. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The lower orders of people; the populace; the vulgar; the	      rabble; the mob.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fool the crowd with glorious lies. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He went not with the crowd to see a shrine.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Throng; multitude. See {Throng}.	        [1913 Webster]	Crowd \Crowd\, n. [W. crwth; akin to Gael. cruit. Perh. named	   from its shape, and akin to Gr. kyrto`s curved, and E. curve.	   Cf. {Rote}.]	   An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of	   violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played	   with a bow. [Written also {croud}, {crowth}, {cruth}, and	   {crwth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A lackey that . . . can warble upon a crowd a little.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Crowd \Crowd\, v. t.	   To play on a crowd; to fiddle. [Obs.] "Fiddlers, crowd on."	   --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
crowded \crowded\ adj.	   1. overfilled or compacted or concentrated; filled to excess;	      as, a crowded program. Opposite of {uncrowded}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {full, jammed, jam-packed, packed}]	         [WordNet 1.5]	   2. filled with a crowd; as, a crowded marketplace.	      [PJC]	   3. having an uncomfortable density of people; filled to	      excess with people; as, crowded trains; a crowded theater.	      [PJC]
Crowder \Crowd"er\ (kroud"[~e]r), n.	   One who plays on a crowd; a fiddler. [Obs.] "Some blind	   crowder." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Crowder \Crowd"er\, n.	   One who crowds or pushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Crowdy \Crow"dy\ (krou"d[y^]), n.	   A thick gruel of oatmeal and milk or water; food of the	   porridge kind. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crowflower \Crow"flow`er\ (kr?"flou`?r), n. (Bot.)	   A kind of campion; according to Gerarde, the Lychnis	   Flos-cuculi.	   [1913 Webster]
Crowfoot \Crow"foot`\ (kr?"f??t`), n.	   1. (Bot.) The genus {Ranunculus}, of many species; some are	      common weeds, others are flowering plants of considerable	      beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A number of small cords rove through a long block,	      or euphroe, to suspend an awning by.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also {crow's-foot}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Well Boring) A tool with a side claw for recovering	      broken rods, etc. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Crowkeeper \Crow"keep`er\ (-k?p`?r), n.	   A person employed to scare off crows; hence, a scarecrow.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Scaring the ladies like a crowkeeper.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Crown \Crown\ (kr?n),	   p. p. of {Crow}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Crown \Crown\ (kroun), n. [OE. corone, coroun, crune, croun, OF.	   corone, corune, F. couronne, fr. L. corona crown, wreath;	   akin to Gr. korw`nh anything curved, crown; cf. also L.	   curvus curved, E. curve, curb, Gael. cruinn round, W. crwn.	   Cf. {Cornice}, {Corona}, {Coroner}, {Coronet}.]	   1. A wreath or garland, or any ornamental fillet encircling	      the head, especially as a reward of victory or mark of	      honorable distinction; hence, anything given on account	      of, or obtained by, faithful or successful effort; a	      reward. "An olive branch and laurel crown." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They do it to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an	            incorruptible.                        --1 Cor. ix.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a	            crown of life.                        --Rev. ii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A royal headdress or cap of sovereignty, worn by emperors,	      kings, princes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Nobles wear coronets; the triple crown of the pope is	         usually called a tiara. The crown of England is a	         circle of gold with crosses, fleurs-de-lis, and	         imperial arches, inclosing a crimson velvet cap, and	         ornamented with thousands of diamonds and precious	         stones.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The person entitled to wear a regal or imperial crown; the	      sovereign; -- with the definite article.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parliament may be dissolved by the demise of the	            crown.                                --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Large arrears of pay were due to the civil and	            military servants of the crown.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Imperial or regal power or dominion; sovereignty.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a power behind the crown greater than the	            crown itself.                         --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything which imparts beauty, splendor, honor, dignity,	      or finish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hoary head is a crown of glory, if it be found	            in the way of righteousness.          --Prov. xvi.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband. --Prov.	                                                  xvi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Highest state; acme; consummation; perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mutual love, the crown of all our bliss. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The topmost part of anything; the summit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The steepy crown of the bare mountains. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The topmost part of the head (see Illust. of {Bird}.);	      that part of the head from which the hair descends toward	      the sides and back; also, the head or brain.	      [1913 Webster]	            From toe to crown he'll fill our skin with pinches.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twenty things which I set down:	            This done, I twenty more-had in my crown. --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The part of a hat above the brim.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Anat.) The part of a tooth which projects above the gum;	       also, the top or grinding surface of a tooth.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Arch.) The vertex or top of an arch; -- applied	       generally to about one third of the curve, but in a	       pointed arch to the apex only.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Bot.) Same as {Corona}.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Naut.)	       (a) That part of an anchor where the arms are joined to	           the shank.	       (b) The rounding, or rounded part, of the deck from a	           level line.	       (c) pl. The bights formed by the several turns of a	           cable. --Totten.	           [1913 Webster]	   14. The upper range of facets in a rose diamond.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. The dome of a furnace.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Geom.) The area inclosed between two concentric	       perimeters.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Eccl.) A round spot shaved clean on the top of the head,	       as a mark of the clerical state; the tonsure.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. A size of writing paper. See under {Paper}.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. A coin stamped with the image of a crown; hence,a	       denomination of money; as, the English crown, a silver	       coin of the value of five shillings sterling, or a little	       more than $1.20; the Danish or Norwegian crown, a money	       of account, etc., worth nearly twenty-seven cents.	       [1913 Webster]	   20. An ornaments or decoration representing a crown; as, the	       paper is stamped with a crown.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Crown of aberration} (Astron.), a spurious circle around the	      true circle of the sun.	   {Crown antler} (Zool.), the topmost branch or tine of an	      antler; also, an antler having a cuplike top, with tines	      springing from the rim.	   {Crown bar}, one of the bars which support the crown sheet of	      steam-boiler furnace.	   {Crown glass}. See under {Glass}.	   {Crown imperial}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Crown jewels}, the jewels appertaining to the sovereign	      while wearing the crown. [Eng.] "She pawned and set to	      sale the crown jewels." --Milton.	   {Crown land}, land belonging to the crown, that is, to the	      sovereign.	   {Crown law}, the law which governs criminal prosecutions.	      [Eng.]	   {Crown lawyer}, one employed by the crown, as in criminal	      cases. [Eng.]	   {Crown octavo}. See under {Paper}.	   {Crown office}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Crown paper}. See under {Paper}.	   {Crown piece}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Crown Prince}, the heir apparent to a crown or throne.	   {Crown saw}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Crown scab} (Far.), a cancerous sore formed round the	      corners of a horse's hoof.	   {Crown sheet}, the flat plate which forms the top of the	      furnace or fire box of an internally fired steam boiler.	      	   {Crown shell}. (Zool.) See {Acorn-shell}.	   {Crown side}. See {Crown office}.	   {Crown tax} (Eccl. Hist.), a golden crown, or its value,	      which was required annually from the Jews by the king of	      Syria, in the time of the Maccabees. --1 Macc. x. 20.	   {Crown wheel}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Crown work}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Pleas of the crown} (Engl. law), criminal actions.	      [1913 Webster]	Crown \Crown\ (kroun), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crowned} (kround);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Crowning}.] [OE. coronen, corunen, crunien,	   crounien, OF. coroner, F. couronner, fr. L. coronare, fr.	   corona a crown. See {Crown}, n.]	   1. To cover, decorate, or invest with a crown; hence, to	      invest with royal dignity and power.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her who fairest does appear,	            Crown her queen of all the year.      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crown him, and say, "Long live our emperor." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow something upon as a mark of honor, dignity, or	      recompense; to adorn; to dignify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou . . . hast crowned him with glory and honor.	                                                  --Ps. viii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form the topmost or finishing part of; to complete; to	      consummate; to perfect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amidst the grove that crowns yon tufted hill.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            One day shall crown the alliance.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To crown the whole, came a proposition. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) To cause to round upward; to make anything higher	      at the middle than at the edges, as the face of a machine	      pulley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) To effect a lodgment upon, as upon the crest of the	      glacis, or the summit of the breach.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To crown a knot} (Naut.), to lay the ends of the strands	      over and under each other.	      [1913 Webster]
crownbeard \crownbeard\ n.	   any plant of the genus {Verbesina} having clustered white or	   yellow flower heads.	   Syn: crown beard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crown colony \Crown colony\	   A colony of the British Empire not having an elective	   magistracy or a parliament, but governed by a chief	   magistrate (called Governor) appointed by the Crown, with	   executive councilors nominated by him and not elected by the	   people.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crowned \Crowned\ (kround), p. p. & a.	   1. Having or wearing a crown; surmounted, invested, or	      adorned, with a crown, wreath, garland, etc.; honored;	      rewarded; completed; consummated; perfected. "Crowned with	      one crest." --Shak. "Crowned with conquest." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            With surpassing glory crowned.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great; excessive; supreme. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Crowner \Crown"er\ (kroun"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, crowns. --Beau. & FL.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Coroner}.] A coroner. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Crownet \Crown"et\ (kroun"?t), n. [See {Crown}, {Coronet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A coronet. [R.] --P. Whitehead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ultimate end and result of an undertaking; a chief	      end. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O this false soul of Egypt! this grave charm . . . .	            Whose bosom was my crownet, my chief end. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Crown-imperial \Crown"-im*pe"ri*al\ (-?m-p?"r?-al), n. (Bot.)	   A spring-blooming plant ({Fritillaria imperialis}) of the	   Lily family, having at the top of the stalk a cluster of	   pendent bell-shaped flowers surmounted with a tuft of green	   leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Crownland \Crown"land`\, n. [G. kronland.]	   In Austria-Hungary, one of the provinces, or largest	   administrative divisions of the monarchy; as, the crownland	   of Lower Austria.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Crownless \Crown"less\, a.	   Without a crown.	   [1913 Webster]
Crownlet \Crown"let\ (-l?t), n.	   A coronet. [Poetic] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Crown office \Crown" of`fice\ (?f`f?s; 115). (Eng. Law)	   The criminal branch of the Court of King's or Queen's Bench,	   commonly called the crown side of the court, which takes	   cognizance of all criminal cases. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
crown-of-the-field \crown-of-the-field\ n.	   a European annual ({Agrostemma githago}) having large	   trumpet-shaped reddish-purple flowers and poisonous seed; a	   common weed in grainfields and beside roadways; naturalized	   in America.	   Syn: corn cockle, corncockle, corn-cockle, corn campion,	        {Agrostemma githago}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crownpiece \Crown"piece`\ (-p?s`), n.	   (a) A piece or part which passes over the head, as in a	       bridle.	   (b) A coin [In sense	   (b) properly crown piece.] See {Crown}, 19.	       [1913 Webster]
Crown-post \Crown"-post`\ (kroun"p?st`), n.	   Same as {King-post}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crown-saw \Crown"-saw`\ (-s?`), n. [From its supposed	   resemblance to a crown.] (Mech.)	   A saw in the form of a hollow cylinder, with teeth on the end	   or edge, and operated by a rotative motion.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The trephine was the first of the class of crownsaws.	         --Knight.	         [1913 Webster]
Crown side \Crown" side`\ (s?d`).	   See {Crown office}.	   [1913 Webster]	Crown wheel \Crown" wheel`\ (hw?l`). [Named from its resemblance	   to a crown.] (Mach.)	   A wheel with cogs or teeth set at right angles to its plane;	   -- called also a {contrate wheel} or {face wheel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crownwork \Crown"work`\ (-w?rk`), n. (Fort.)	   A work consisting of two or more bastioned fronts, with their	   outworks, covering an enceinte, a bridgehead, etc., and	   connected by wings with the main work or the river bank.	   [1913 Webster]
Crow-quill \Crow"-quill`\ (kr?"kw?l`), n.	   A quill of the crow, or a very fine pen made from such a	   quill.	   [1913 Webster]
Crows \Crows\ (kr[=o]z), n. pl.; sing. {Crow}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians of the Dakota stock, living in Montana; --	   also called {Upsarokas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crow's-foot \Crow's"-foot`\ (kr?z"f??t`), n.; pl. {Crow's-feet}	   (-f[=e]t`).	   [1913 Webster]	   1. pl. The wrinkles that appear, as the effect of age or	      dissipation, under and around the outer corners of the	      eyes. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A caltrop. [Written also {crowfoot}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) Same as {Bird's-mouth}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Crow-silk \Crow"-silk`\ (kr?"s?lk`), n. (Bot.)	   A filamentous fresh-water alga ({Conferva rivularis} of	   Linnaeus, {Rhizoclonium rivulare} of Kutzing).	   [1913 Webster] crow's-nest
crow's-nest \crow's"-nest`\, crow's nest \crow's"
nest`\(kr[=o]z"n[e^]st`), n. (Naut.)	   A box or platform near the top of a mast, esp. in whalers, to	   shelter the man on the lookout.	   [1913 Webster]
Crowstep \Crow"step`\ (kr?"st?p`), n. (Arch.)	   See {Corriestep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crowstone \Crow"stone`\ (kr?"st?n`), n. (Arch.)	   The top stone of the gable end of a house. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Crowth \Crowth\ (krouth), n.	   An ancient musical instrument. See 4th {Crowd}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crowtoe \Crow"toe`\ (kr[=o]"t[=o]`), n. (Bot.)	   1. The {Lotus corniculatus}. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unidentified plant, probably the crowfoot. "The tufted	      crowtoe." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Crow-trodden \Crow"-trod`den\ (kr[=o]"tr?d`d'n), a.	   Marked with crow's-feet, or wrinkles, about the eyes.	   [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Do I look as if I were crow-trodden?     --Beau. & FL.	   [1913 Webster]
Croydon \Croy"don\, n. [From Croydon, England.]	   1. A kind of carriage like a gig, orig. of wicker-work.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of cotton sheeting; also, a calico.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Croylstone \Croyl"stone`\ (kroil"st[=o]n`), n. (Min.)	   Crystallized cawk, in which the crystals are small.	   [1913 Webster]
Croys \Croys\ (krois), n.	   See {Cross}, n. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Croze \Croze\ (kr?z), n. [Cf. {Cross}, and {Crosier}.]	   A cooper's tool for making the grooves for the heads of	   casks, etc.; also, the groove itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Crozier \Cro"zier\ (kr?"zh?r), n.	   See {Crosier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Croziered \Cro"ziered\ (-zh?rd), a.	   Crosiered.	   [1913 Webster]
Crucial \Cru"cial\ (kr?"shal), 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, crucial ligaments; a crucial	      incision.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severe; trying or searching, as if bringing to the cross;	      decisive; as, a crucial test.	      [1913 Webster]
Crucian carp \Cru"cian carp`\ (-shan k?rp`). [Cf. Sw. karussa,	   G. karausche, F. carousse, -assin, corassin, LL. coracinus,	   Gr. ????? a sort of fish.] (Zool.)	   A kind of European carp ({Carasius vulgaris}), inferior to	   the common carp; -- called also {German carp}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The gibel or Prussian carp is now generally considered	         a variety of the crucian carp, or perhaps a hybrid	         between it and the common carp.	         [1913 Webster]
Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t or -sh?t; 106), a. [L.	   cruciatus, p. p. of cruciare to crucify, torture, fr. crux,	   crucis, a cross. See {Cross}.]	   1. Tormented. [Obs.] --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the leaves or petals arranged in the form of	      a cross; cruciform.	      [1913 Webster]	Cruciate \Cru"ci*ate\ (kr?"sh?-?t), v. t.	   To torture; to torment. [Obs.] See {Excruciate}. --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruciation \Cru`ci*a"tion\ (kr?`sh?-?"sh?n), n. [LL. cruciatio.]	   The act of torturing; torture; torment. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Crucible \Cru"ci*ble\ (kr[udd]"s[i^]*b'l), n. [LL. crucibulum a	   hanging lamp, an earthen pot for melting metals (cf. OF.	   croisel, creuseul, sort of lamp, crucible, F. creuset	   crucible), prob. of German origin; cf. OHG. kr[=u]sul, LG.	   kr["u]sel, hanging lamp, kroos, kruus, mug, jug, jar, D.	   kroes cup, crucible, Dan. kruus, Sw. krus, E. cruse. It was	   confused with derivatives of L. crux cross (cf. {Crosslet}),	   and crucibles were said to have been marked with a cross, to	   prevent the devil from marring the chemical operation. See	   {Cruse}, and cf. {Cresset}.]	   1. A vessel or melting pot, composed of some very refractory	      substance, as clay, graphite, platinum, and used for	      melting and calcining substances which require a strong	      degree of heat, as metals, ores, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hollow place at the bottom of a furnace, to receive the	      melted metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A test of the most decisive kind; a severe trial; as, the	      crucible of affliction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hessian crucible} (Chem.), a cheap, brittle, and fragile,	      but very refractory crucible, composed of the finest fire	      clay and sand, and commonly used for a single heating; --	      named from the place of manufacture.	      [1913 Webster]	Crucible steel \Cru"ci*ble steel\	   Cast steel made by fusing in crucibles crude or scrap steel,	   wrought iron, and other ingredients and fluxes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
crucifer \cru"ci*fer\ (-f?r), n. [See {Cruciferous}.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the family {Crucifer[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cruciferae \Cruciferae\ n.	   a natural family of plants with four-petaled flowers; the	   mustard family.	   Syn: family {Cruciferae}, Brassicaceae, family	        {Brassicaceae}, mustard family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cruciferous \Cru*cif"er*ous\ (kr[.u]*s?f"?r-?s), a. [L. crux,	   crucis, cross + -ferous: cf. F. crucif[`e]re.]	   1. Bearing a cross.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of	      plants which have four petals arranged like the arms of a	      cross, as the mustard, radish, turnip, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Crucifier \Cru"ci*fi`er\ (kr?"s?-f?`?r), n.	   One who crucifies; one who subjects himself or another to a	   painful trial.	   [1913 Webster]
Crucifix \Cru"ci*fix\ (kr?"s?-f?ks), n.; pl. {Crucifixes} (-?z).	   [F. crucifix or LL. crucifixum, fr. L. crux, crucis, cross +	   figere, fixum, to fix. See {Cross}, and {Fix}, and cf.	   Crucify.]	   1. A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the	      cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross	      of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, used by the Roman	      Catholics in their devotions.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cross, too, by degrees, become the crucifix.	                                                  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	            And kissing oft her crucifix,	            Unto the block she drew.              --Warner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cross or religion of Christ. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Crucifixion \Cru`ci*fix"ion\ (kr?`s?-f?k"sh?n), n.	   1. The act of nailing or fastening a person to a cross, for	      the purpose of putting him to death; the use of the cross	      as a method of capital punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of one who is nailed or fastened to a cross;	      death upon a cross.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intense suffering or affliction; painful trial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do ye prove	            What crucifixions are in love?        --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]
Cruciform \Cru"ci*form\ (kr?"s?-f?rm), a. [L. crux, crucis,	   cress + -form: cf. F. cruciforme.]	   Cross-shaped; (Bot.) having four parts arranged in the form	   of a cross.	   [1913 Webster]
Crucify \Cru"ci*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crucified}	   (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crucifying}.] [F. crucifier, fr.	   (assumed) LL. crucificare, for crucifigere, fr, L. crux,	   crucis, cross + figere to fix, the ending -figere being	   changed to -ficare, F. -fier (in compounds), as if fr. L.	   facere to do, make. See {Cross}, and {Fix}, and cf.	   {Crucifix}.]	   1. To fasten to a cross; to put to death by nailing the hands	      and feet to a cross or gibbet.	      [1913 Webster]	            They cried, saying, Crucify him, cricify him. --Luke	                                                  xxiii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy the power or ruling influence of; to subdue	      completely; to mortify.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that are Christ's have crucified the flesh,	            with the affections and lusts.        --Gal. v. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To vex or torment. --Beau. & FL.	      [1913 Webster]
Crucigerous \Cru*cig"er*ous\ (kr?-s?j"?r-?s), a. [L. crux,	   cricis, cross + -gerous.]	   Bearing the cross; marked with the figure of a cross. --Sir.	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Crud \Crud\ (kr?d), n.	   See {Curd}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cruddle \Crud"dle\ (-d'l), v. i.	   To curdle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         See how thy blood cruddles at this.      --Bea? & FL.	   [1913 Webster]
Crude \Crude\ (kr[udd]d), a. [Compar. {Cruder} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Crudest}.] [L. crudus raw; akin to cruor blood (which flows	   from a wound). See {Raw}, and cf. {Cruel}.]	   1. In its natural state; not cooked or prepared by fire or	      heat; undressed; not altered, refined, or prepared for use	      by any artificial process; raw; as, crude flesh. "Common	      crude salt." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Molding to its will each successive deposit of the	            crude materials.                      --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unripe; not mature or perfect; immature.	      [1913 Webster]	            I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not reduced to order or form; unfinished; not arranged or	      prepared; ill-considered; immature. "Crude projects."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crude, undigested masses of suggestion, furnishing	            rather raw materials for composition. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The originals of Nature in their crude	            Conception.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Undigested; unconcocted; not brought into a form to give	      nourishment. "Crude and inconcoct." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having, or displaying, superficial and undigested	      knowledge; without culture or profundity; as, a crude	      reasoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Paint.) Harsh and offensive, as a color; tawdry or in bad	      taste, as a combination of colors, or any design or work	      of art.	      [1913 Webster]
Crudely \Crude"ly\, adv.	   In a crude, immature manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Crudeness \Crude"ness\, n.	   A crude, undigested, or unprepared state; rawness;	   unripeness; immatureness; unfitness for a destined use or	   purpose; as, the crudeness of iron ore; crudeness of theories	   or plans.	   [1913 Webster]
crudites \crudites\ n. (Cookery)	   an appetizer consisting of raw vegetables cut into bite-sized	   strips and served with a dip.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Crudity \Cru"di*ty\ (kr[udd]"d[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Crudities}	   (-t[i^]z). [L. cruditas, fr. crudus: cf. F. crudit['e]. See	   {Crude}.]	   1. The condition of being crude; rawness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is in a crude or undigested state; hence,	      superficial, undigested views, not reduced to order or	      form. "Crudities in the stomach." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Crudle \Cru"dle\ (-d'l), v. i.	   See {Cruddle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crudy \Crud"y\ (kr?d"?), a. [From {Crud}.]	   Coagulated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His cruel wounds with crudy blood congealed. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Crudy \Cru"dy\ (kr?"d?), a. [From {Crude}.]	   Characterized by crudeness; raw. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The foolish and dull and crudy vapors.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruel \Cru"el\ (kr[udd]"[e^]l), n.	   See {Crewel}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cruel \Cru"el\ (kr[udd]"[e^]l), a. [F. cruel, fr. L. crudelis,	   fr. crudus. See {Crude}.]	   1. Disposed to give pain to others; willing or pleased to	      hurt, torment, or afflict; destitute of sympathetic	      kindness and pity; savage; inhuman; hard-hearted;	      merciless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold a people cometh from the north country; . . .	            they are cruel and have no mercy.     --Jer. vi.	                                                  22,23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing, or fitted to cause, pain, grief, or misery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cruel wars, wasting the earth.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their	            wrath for it was cruel.               --Gen. xlix.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Attended with cruetly; painful; harsh.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have seen cruel proof of this man's strength.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cruelly \Cru"el*ly\, adv.	   1. In a cruel manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extremely; very. [Colloq.] --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Cruelness \Cru"el*ness\, n.	   Cruelty. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruels \Cru"els\ (kr[udd]"[e^]lz), n. pl. [Corrupt. fr. F.	   ['e]crouelles scrofula.]	   Glandular scrofulous swellings in the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruelty \Cru"el*ty\ (-t[y^]), n.; pl. {Cruelties} (-t[i^]z).	   [OF. cruelt['e], F. cruaut['e], fr. L. crudelitas, fr.	   crudelis. See {Cruel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to	      give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity;	      barbarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pierced through the heart with your stern cruelty.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of	      willfully causing unnecessary pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cruelties worthy of the dungeons of the Inquisition.	            Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Cruentate \Cru"en*tate\ (kr?"?n-t?t), a. [L. cruentatus, p. p.	   of cruentare to make bloody, fr. cruentus bloody, fr. cruor.	   See {Crude}.]	   Smeared with blood. [Obs.] --Glanwill.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruentous \Cru*en"tous\ (kr?-?n"t?s), a. [L. cruentus.]	   Bloody; cruentate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cruet \Cru"et\ (kr[udd]"[e^]t), n. [Anglo-French cruet, a dim.	   from OF. crue, cruie; of German or Celtic origin, and akin to	   E. crock an earthen vessel.]	   1. A bottle or vessel; esp., a vial or small glass bottle for	      holding vinegar, oil, pepper, or the like, for the table;	      a caster. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A vessel used to hold wine, oil, or water for the	      service of the altar.	      [1913 Webster] cruet-stand
cruet-stand \cruet-stand\, cruet stand \cruet stand\n.	   a frame for holding cruets; a caster; a stand for cruets	   together with the cruets containing various condiments.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cruise \Cruise\ (kr[udd]s), n.	   See {Cruse}, a small bottle.	   [1913 Webster]	Cruise \Cruise\ (kr[udd]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cruised}	   (kr[udd]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cruising}.] [D. kruisen to move	   crosswise or in a zigzag, to cruise, fr. kruis cross, fr. OF.	   crois, croiz, F. croix, or directly fr. OF. croisier, F.	   croiser, to cross, cruise, fr. crois a cross. See {Cross}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sail back and forth on the ocean; to sail, as for the	      protection of commerce, in search of an enemy, for	      plunder, or for pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A ship cruises in any particular sea or ocean; as, in	         the Baltic or in the Atlantic. She cruises off any	         cape; as, off the Lizard; off Ushant. She cruises on a	         coast; as, on the coast of Africa. A pirate cruises to	         seize vessels; a yacht cruises for the pleasure of the	         owner.	         [1913 Webster]	               Ships of war were sent to cruise near the isle of	               Bute.                              --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]	               'Mid sands, and rocks, and storms to cruise for	               pleasure.                          --Young.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To wander hither and thither on land. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Forestry) To inspect forest land for the purpose of	      estimating the quantity of lumber it will yield.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. To travel primarily for pleasure, or without any fixed	      purpose, rather than with the main goal of reaching a	      particular destination. To cruise the streets of town,	      looking for an interesting party to crash.	      [PJC]	Cruise \Cruise\, v. t.	   1. To cruise over or about.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Forestry) To explore with reference to capacity for the	      production of lumber; as, to cruise a section of land.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cruise \Cruise\, n.	   1. A voyage made in various directions, as of an armed	      vessel, for the protection of other vessels, or in search	      of an enemy; a sailing to and fro, as for exploration or	      for pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            He feigned a compliance with some of his men, who	            were bent upon going a cruise to Manilla. --Dampier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A voyage aboard a ship, in which the activities on	      the ship itself form a major objective of the voyage; --	      used particularly of vacation voyages, or voyages during	      which some special activity occurs on board the ship, such	      as a series of seminars.	      [PJC]
Cruiser \Cruis"er\ (kr?"z?r), n.	   One who, or a vessel that, cruises; Specif.: (Nav.) A	   man-of-war less heavily armed and armored than a battle ship,	   having great speed, and generally of from two thousand to	   twelve thousand tons displacement.	   [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cruive \Cruive\ (kr[.u]v), n.	   A kind of weir or dam for trapping salmon; also, a hovel.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crull \Crull\ (kr[.u]l), a. [See {Curl}.]	   Curly; curled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cruller \Crul"ler\ (kr[u^]l"l[~e]r), n. [Cf. {Curl}.]	   A kind of sweet cake cut in strips and curled or twisted, and	   fried crisp in boiling fat. [Also written {kruller}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crumb \Crumb\ (kr[u^]m), n. [AS. cruma, akin to D. kruim, G.	   krume; cf. G. krauen to scratch, claw.] [Written also	   {crum}.]	   1. A small fragment or piece; especially, a small piece of	      bread or other food, broken or cut off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from	            the rich man's table.                 --Luke xvi.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A little; a bit; as, a crumb of comfort.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The soft part of bread.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dust unto dust, what must be, must;	            If you can't get crumb, you'd best eat crust. --Old	                                                  Song.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crumb brush}, a brush for sweeping crumbs from a table.	   {To a crum}, with great exactness; completely.	      [1913 Webster]	Crumb \Crumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbed} (kr[u^]md); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Crumbing} (kr[u^]m"[i^]ng).]	   To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; as, to	   crumb bread. [Written also {crum}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crumbcloth \Crumb"cloth`\ (-kl[o^]th`; 115), n.	   A cloth to be laid under a dining table to receive falling	   fragments, and keep the carpet or floor clean. [Written also	   {crumcloth}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crumble \Crum"ble\ (kr[u^]m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumbled}	   (kr[u^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumbling}	   (kr[u^]m"bl[i^]ng).] [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D.	   kruimelen G. kr["u]meln.]	   To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces.	   [1913 Webster]	         He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints,	         And crumble all thy sinews.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Crumble \Crum"ble\, v. i.	   To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small	   fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become	   disintegrated; to perish.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into	         the form of gravel.                      --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The league deprived of its principal supports must soon	         crumble to pieces.                       --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
crumbled \crumbled\ adj.	   broken into small fragments; as, crumbled cookies.	   Syn: fragmented.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crumbly \Crum"bly\ (-bl[y^]), a.	   Easily crumbled; friable; brittle. "The crumbly soil."	   --Hawthorne.	   Syn: crimp.	        [1913 Webster]
Crumenal \Cru"me*nal\ (kr?"m?-nal), n. [L. crumena purse.]	   A purse. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Crummable \Crum"ma*ble\ (kr[u^]m"m[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being crumbed or broken into small pieces.	   [1913 Webster]
Crummy \Crum"my\ (kr[u^]m"m[y^]), a.	   1. Full of crumb or crumbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soft, as the crumb of bread is; not crusty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. of very poor quality. [informal]	   Syn: bum, cheap, cheesy, chintzy, crummy, punk, sleazy,	        tinny. [WordNet 1.5]
Crump \Crump\ (kr[u^]mp), a. [AS. crumb stooping, bent down;	   akin to OHG. chrumb, G. krumm, Dan. krum, D. krom, and E.	   cramp.]	   1. Crooked; bent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Crooked backs and crump shoulders.    --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hard or crusty; dry baked; as, a crump loaf. [Prov. Eng. &	      Scot.] --Hallivell.	      [1913 Webster]
crumpet \crump"et\ (kr[u^]mp"[e^]t), n. [Prob. from W. crempog,	   crammwgth, a pancake or fritter.]	   1. A kind of large, thin, unsweetened muffin or cake, light	      and spongy, and cooked on a griddle or spider, or	      sometimes toasted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a sexually attractive woman. [British slang] --RHUD	      [PJC]
Crumple \Crum"ple\ (kr[u^]m"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crumpled}	   (-p'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crumpling} (-pl[i^]ng).] [Dim. fr.	   crump, a.]	   To draw or press into wrinkles or folds; to crush together;	   to rumple; as, to crumple paper.	   [1913 Webster]	         They crumpled it into all shapes, and diligently	         scanned every wrinkle that could be made. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Crumple \Crum"ple\, v. i.	   To contract irregularly; to show wrinkles after being crushed	   together; as, leaves crumple.	   [1913 Webster]
Crumpy \Crump"y\ (kr[u^]mp"[y^]), a.	   Brittle; crisp. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Crunch \Crunch\ (kr[u^]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crunched}	   (kr[u^]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crunching}.] [Prob. of	   imitative origin; or cf. D. schransen to eat heartily, or E.	   scrunch.]	   1. To chew with force and noise; to craunch.	      [1913 Webster]	            And their white tusks crunched o'er the whiter	            skull.                                --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grind or press with violence and noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ship crunched through the ice.    --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit a grinding or craunching noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crunching and ratting of the loose stones. --H.	                                                  James.	      [1913 Webster]	Crunch \Crunch\, v. t.	   To crush with the teeth; to chew with a grinding noise; to	   craunch; as, to crunch a biscuit.	   [1913 Webster] Crunk
Crunk \Crunk\ (kr[u^][ng]k), Crunkle \Crun"kle\	   (kr[u^][ng]"k'l), v. i. [Cf. Icel. kr?nka to croak.]	   To cry like a crane. [Obs.] "The crane crunketh." --Withals	   (1608).	   [1913 Webster]
Crunodal \Cru*no"dal\ (kr?-n?"dal), a. (Geom.)	   Possessing, or characterized by, a crunode; -- used of	   curves.	   [1913 Webster]
Crunode \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruor \Cru"or\ (kr?"?r), n. [L., blood. See {Crude}.]	   The coloring matter of the blood; the clotted portion of	   coagulated blood, containing the coloring matter; gore.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruorin \Cru"o*rin\ (-?-r?n), n. (Physiol.)	   The coloring matter of the blood in the living animal;	   h[ae]moglobin.	   [1913 Webster]
Crup \Crup\ (kr?p), a. [Cf. OHG. grop, G. grob, coarse.]	   Short; brittle; as, crup cake. --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]	Crup \Crup\ (kr?p), n.	   See {Croup}, the rump of a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Crupper \Crup"per\ (kr?p"p?r in U.S.; kr?p"?r in Eng.), n. [F.	   croupi?re, fr. croupe. See {Croup} the rump of a horse.]	   [Written also {crouper}.]	   1. The buttocks or rump of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leather loop, passing under a horse's tail, and buckled	      to the saddle to keep it from slipping forwards.	      [1913 Webster]	Crupper \Crup"per\, v. t.	   To fit with a crupper; to place a crupper upon; as, to	   crupper a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Crura \Cru"ra\ (kr?"r?), n. pl. (Anat.)	   See {Crus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crural \Cru"ral\ (-ral), a. [L. cruralis, fr. crus, cruris, leg:	   cf. F. crural.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the thigh or leg, or to any of the parts	   called crura; as, the crural arteries; crural arch; crural	   canal; crural ring.	   [1913 Webster]
Crus \Crus\ (kr?s), n.; pl. {Crura} (kr?"r?). [L., the leg.]	   (Anat.)	   (a) That part of the hind limb between the femur, or thigh,	       and the ankle, or tarsus; the shank.	   (b) Often applied, especially in the plural, to parts which	       are supposed to resemble a pair of legs; as, the crura of	       the diaphragm, a pair of muscles attached to it; crura	       cerebri, two bundles of nerve fibers in the base of the	       brain, connecting the medulla and the forebrain.	       [1913 Webster]
Crusade \Cru*sade"\ (kr?-s?d"), n. [F. croisade, fr. Pr.	   crozada, or Sp cruzada, or It. crociata, from a verb	   signifying to take the cross, mark one's self with a cross,	   fr. L. crux cross; or possibly taken into English directly	   fr. Pr. Cf. {Croisade}, {Crosado}, and see {Cross}.]	   1. Any one of the military expeditions undertaken by	      Christian powers, in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries,	      for the recovery of the Holy Land from the Mohammedans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any enterprise undertaken with zeal and enthusiasm; as, a	      crusade against intemperance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Portuguese coin. See {Crusado}.	      [1913 Webster]	Crusade \Cru*sade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Crusaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Crusading}.]	   To engage in a crusade; to attack in a zealous or hot-headed	   manner. "Cease crusading against sense." --M. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Crusader \Cru*sad"er\ (-s?"d?r), n.	   One engaged in a crusade; as, the crusaders of the Middle	   Ages.	   [1913 Webster]	         Azure-eyed and golden-haired,	         Forth the young crusaders fared.         --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Crusading \Cru*sad"ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a crusade; as, a crusading spirit.	   [1913 Webster]
Crusado \Cru*sa"do\ (-s?"d?), n. [Pg. cruzado, fr. cruz, fr. L.	   crux. See {Crusade}, 3.]	   An old Portuguese coin, worth about seventy cents. [Written	   also {cruade}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cruse \Cruse\ (kr?s), n. [Akin to LG. kruus, kroos, mug, jug,	   jar, D. kroes, G. krause, Icel. krus, Sw. krus, Dan. kruus.	   Cf. {Crucible}, {Cresset}.]	   1. A cup or dish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take with thee . . . a cruse of honey. --1 Kings	                                                  xiv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bottle for holding water, oil, honey, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            So David took . . . the cruse of water. --1 Sam.	                                                  xxvi. 12.	      [1913 Webster]
Cruset \Cru"set\ (kr?"s?t), n. [Cf. F. creuset. See {Cruse},	   {Crucible}.]	   A goldsmith's crucible or melting pot.	   [1913 Webster]
Crush \Crush\ (kr[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crushed}	   (kr[u^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Crushing}.] [OE. cruschen,	   crousshen, Of. cruisir, croissir, fr. LL. cruscire, prob. of	   Ger. origin, from a derivative of the word seen in Goth.	   kruistan to gnash; akin to Sw. krysta to squeeze, Dan.	   kryste, Icel. kreysta.]	   1. To press or bruise between two hard bodies; to squeeze, so	      as to destroy the natural shape or integrity of the parts,	      or to force together into a mass; as, to crush grapes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall not offer unto the Lord that which is	            bruised, or crushed, or broken, or cut. --Lev. xxii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ass . . . thrust herself unto the wall, and	            crushed Balaam's foot against the wall. --Num. xxii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to fine particles by pounding or grinding; to	      comminute; as, to crush quartz.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To overwhelm by pressure or weight; to beat or force down,	      as by an incumbent weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Truth, crushed to earth, shall rise again. --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To oppress or burden grievously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway.	                                                  --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To overcome completely; to subdue totally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speedily overtaking and crushing the rebels. --Sir.	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. to subdue or overwhelm (a person) by argument or a cutting	      remark; to cause (a person) to feel chagrin or	      humiliation; to squelch.	      [PJC]	   {To crush a cup}, to drink. [Obs.]	   {To crush out}.	      (a) To force out or separate by pressure, as juice from	          grapes.	      (b) To overcome or destroy completely; to suppress.	          [1913 Webster]	Crush \Crush\ (kr[u^]sh), v. i.	   To be or become broken down or in, or pressed into a smaller	   compass, by external weight or force; as, an eggshell crushes	   easily.	   [1913 Webster]	Crush \Crush\, n.	   1. A violent collision or compression; a crash; destruction;	      ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wreck of matter, and the crush of worlds.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent pressure, as of a crowd; a crowd which produced	      uncomfortable pressure; as, a crush at a reception.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crush hat}, a hat which collapses, and can be carried under	      the arm, and when expanded is held in shape by springs;	      hence, any hat not injured by compressing.	   {Crush room}, a large room in a theater, opera house, etc.,	      where the audience may promenade or converse during the	      intermissions; a foyer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Politics leave very little time for the bow window	            at White's in the day, or for the crush room of the	            opera at night.                       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
crushed \crushed\ adj.	   1. treated so as to have a permanently wrinkled appearance;	      -- of fabrics; as, crushed velvet.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. utterly defeated.	   Syn: subdued.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. brought low in condition or status by confusion,	      humiliation, or severe disappointment.	   Syn: broken, humbled, humiliated, low.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   4. broken or pounded into small fragments; used of e.g. ore	      or stone. paved with crushed bluestone	   Syn: ground.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Crusher \Crush"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, crushes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Crusher gauge}, an instrument for measuring the explosive	      force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a	      piece of metal.	      [1913 Webster]
Crushing \Crush"ing\, a.	   That crushes; overwhelming. "The blow must be quick and	   crushing." --Macualay.	   [1913 Webster]
Crust \Crust\ (kr?st), n. [L. crusta: cf. OF. crouste, F.	   cro[^u]te; prob. akin to Gr. ????? ice, E. crystal, from the	   same root as E. crude, raw. See {Raw}, and cf. {Custard}.]	   1. The hard external coat or covering of anything; the hard	      exterior surface or outer shell; an incrustation; as, a	      crust of snow.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have known the statute of an emperor quite hid	            under a crust of dross.               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Below this icy crust of conformity, the waters of	            infidelity lay dark and deep as ever. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery)	      (a) The hard exterior or surface of bread, in distinction	          from the soft part or crumb; or a piece of bread grown	          dry or hard.	      (b) The cover or case of a pie, in distinction from the	          soft contents.	      (c) The dough, or mass of doughy paste, cooked with a	          potpie; -- also called {dumpling}.	          [1913 Webster]	                Th' impenetrable crust thy teeth defies.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                He that keeps nor crust nor crumb. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                They . . . made the crust for the venison pasty.	                                                  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) The exterior portion of the earth, formerly	      universally supposed to inclose a molten interior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The shell of crabs, lobsters, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) A hard mass, made up of dried secretions blood, or	      pus, occurring upon the surface of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An incrustation on the interior of wine bottles, the	      result of the ripening of the wine; a deposit of tartar,	      etc. See {Beeswing}.	      [1913 Webster]	Crust \Crust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Crusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Crusting}.] [Cf. OF. crouster, L. crustare. See {Crust}, n.	   ]	   To cover with a crust; to cover or line with an incrustation;	   to incrust.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole body is crusted over with ice. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now their legs, and breast, and bodies stood	         Crusted with bark.                       --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Very foul and crusted bottles.           --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their minds are crusted over, like diamonds in the	         rock.                                    --Felton.	   [1913 Webster]	Crust \Crust\, v. i.	   To gather or contract into a hard crust; to become incrusted.	   [1913 Webster]	         The place that was burnt . . . crusted and healed.	                                                  --Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Crusta \Crus"ta\ (kr?s"t?), n. [L., shell, crust, inlaid work.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A crust or shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gem engraved, or a plate embossed in low relief, for	      inlaying a vase or other object.	      [1913 Webster]
Crustacea \Crus*ta"ce*a\ (kr?s-t?"sh?-?), n. pl. [Neut. pl. of	   NL. crustaceus pert. to the crust or shell, from L. crusta	   the hard surfsce of a body, rind, shell.] (Zool.)	   One of the classes of the arthropods, including lobsters and	   crabs; -- so called from the crustlike shell with which they	   are covered.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The body usually consists of an anterior part, made up	         of the head and thorax combined, called the	         cephalothorax, and of a posterior jointed part called	         the abdomen, postabdomen, and (improperly) tail. They	         breathe by means of gills variously attached to some of	         the limbs or to the sides the body, according to the	         group. They are divisible into two subclasses,	         Entomostraca and Malacostraca, each of which includes	         several orders.	         [1913 Webster]
Crustacean \Crus*ta"cean\ (kr?s-t?"shan; 97), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Crustacea; crustaceous. -- n. An	   animal belonging to the class Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustaceological \Crus*ta`ce*o*log"ic*al\ (-sh?-?-l?j"?-kal), a.	   Pertaining to crustaceology.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustaceologist \Crus*ta`ce*ol"o*gist\ (-?ll"?-j?st), n.	   One versed in crustaceology; a crustalogist.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustaceology \Crus*ta`ce*ol"o*gy\ (-j?), n. [Crustacea +	   -logy.]	   That branch of Zoology which treats of the Crustacea;	   malacostracology; carcinology.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustaceous \Crus*ta"ceous\ (kr?s-t?"sh?s; 97), a. [NL.	   crustaceous. See {crustacea}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or of the nature of, crust or shell; having	      a crustlike shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Belonging to the Crustacea; crustacean.	      [1913 Webster]
Crustaceousness \Crus*ta"ceous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being crustaceous or having a	   crustlike shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustal \Crust"al\ (kr?st"al), a.	   Relating to a crust.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustalogical \Crus`ta*log"ic*al\ (kr?s`t?-l?j"?-kal), a.	   Pertaining to crustalogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustalogist \Crus*tal"o*gist\ (-t?l"?-j?st), n.	   One versed in crustalogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustalogy \Crus*tal"o*gy\ (kr?s-t?l"?-j?), n. [L. crusta shell	   + -logy.]	   Crustaceology.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustated \Crus"ta*ted\ (kr?s"t?-t?d), a. [L. crustatus, p. p.	   of crustare, fr. crusta. See {Crust}.]	   Covered with a crust; as, crustated basalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustation \Crus*ta"tion\ (kr?s-t?"sh?n), n.	   An adherent crust; an incrustation. --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Crusted \Crust"ed\ (kr?st"?d), a.	   Incrusted; covered with, or containing, crust; as, old,	   crusted port wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustific \Crus*tif`ic\ (kr?s-t?f"?k), a. [L. crusta crust +	   -facere to make.]	   Producing or forming a crust or skin. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Crustily \Crust"i*ly\ (kr[u^]st"[i^]-l[y^]), adv.	   In a crusty or surly manner; morosely.	   [1913 Webster]
Crustiness \Crust"i*ness\ (-[i^]-n[e^]s), n.	   1. The state or quality of having crust or being like crust;	      hardness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being crusty or surly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old Christy forgot his usual crustiness. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Crusty \Crust"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Having the nature of crust; pertaining to a hard covering;	      as, a crusty coat; a crusty surface or substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Possibly a corruption of cursty. Cf. {Curst},	      {Curstness}.] Having a hard exterior, or a short, rough	      manner, though kind at heart; snappish; peevish; surly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou crusty batch of nature, what's the news?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Crut \Crut\ (kr[u^]t), n. [Cf. F. cro[^u]te crust.]	   The rough, shaggy part of oak bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Crutch \Crutch\ (kr[u^]ch; 224), n.; pl. {Crutches} (-[e^]z).	   [OE. crucche, AS. crycc, cricc; akin to D. kruk, G.	   kr["u]cke, Dan. krykke, Sw. krycka, and to E. crook. See	   {Crook}, and cf. {Cricket} a low stool.]	   1. A staff with a crosspiece at the head, to be placed under	      the arm or shoulder, to support the lame or infirm in	      walking.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll lean upon one crutch, and fight with the other.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rhyme is a crutch that lifts the weak alone. --H.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a	      forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) A knee, or piece of knee timber.	      (b) A forked stanchion or post; a crotch. See {Crotch}.	          [1913 Webster]	Crutch \Crutch\, v. t.	   To support on crutches; to prop up. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Two fools that crutch their feeble sense on verse.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Crutched \Crutched\ (kr?cht), a.	   1. Supported upon crutches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Crouch}, v. t., and {Crouched}, a. ] Marked with the	      sign of the cross; crouched.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crutched friar} (Eccl.), one of a religious order, so called	      because its members bore the sign of the cross on their	      staves and habits; -- called also {crossed friar} and	      {crouched friar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cruth \Cruth\ (kr?th), n. [W. crwth.] (Mus.)	   See 4th {Crowd}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crux \Crux\ (kr[u^]ks), n.; pl. E. {Cruxes} (-[e^]z), L.	   {Cruces} (kr[udd]"s[=e]z). [L., cross, torture, trouble.]	   Anything that is very puzzling or difficult to explain. --Dr.	   Sheridan.	   [1913 Webster]	         The perpetual crux of New Testament chronologists.	                                                  --Strauss.	   [1913 Webster]	Crux ansata \Crux an*sa"ta\ [L., cross with a handle.]	   A cross in the shape of the ankh.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cruzado \Cru*za"do\ (kr?-z?"d?), n.	   A coin. See {Crusado}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crwth \Crwth\ (kr[=oo]th), n. [W.] (Mus.)	   See 4th {Crowd}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cry \Cry\ (kr[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cried} (kr[imac]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Crying}.] [F. crier, cf. L. quiritare to	   raise a plaintive cry, scream, shriek, perh. fr. queri to	   complain; cf. Skr. cvas to pant, hiss, sigh. Cf. {Quarrel} a	   brawl, {Querulous}.]	   1. To make a loud call or cry; to call or exclaim vehemently	      or earnestly; to shout; to vociferate; to proclaim; to	      pray; to implore.	      [1913 Webster]	            And about the ninth hour, Jesus cried with a loud	            voice.                                -- Matt.	                                                  xxvii. 46.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clapping their hands, and crying with loud voice.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hear the voice of my supplications when I cry unto	            thee.                                 -- Ps. xxviii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness,	            Prepare ye the way of the Lord.       --Is. xl. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some cried after him to return.       --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter lamentations; to lament audibly; to express pain,	      grief, or distress, by weeping and sobbing; to shed tears;	      to bawl, as a child.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall cry for sorrow of heart.     --Is. lxv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could find it in my heart to disgrace my man's	            apparel and to cry like a woman.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter inarticulate sounds, as animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young ravens which cry.           --Ps. cxlvii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a cowslip's bell I lie	            There I couch when owls do cry.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cry on} or {To cry upon}, to call upon the name of; to	      beseech. "No longer on Saint Denis will we cry." --Shak.	   {To cry out}.	      (a) To exclaim; to vociferate; to scream; to clamor.	      (b) To complain loudly; to lament.	   {To cry out against}, to complain loudly of; to censure; to	      blame.	   {To cry out on} or {To cry out upon}, to denounce; to	      censure. "Cries out upon abuses." --Shak.	   {To cry to}, to call on in prayer; to implore.	   {To cry you mercy}, to beg your pardon. "I cry you mercy,	      madam; was it you?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cry \Cry\, v. t.	   1. To utter loudly; to call out; to shout; to sound abroad;	      to declare publicly.	      [1913 Webster]	            All, all, cry shame against ye, yet I 'll speak.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man . . . ran on,crying, Life! life! Eternal	            life!                                 --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to do something, or bring to some state, by	      crying or weeping; as, to cry one's self to sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make oral and public proclamation of; to declare	      publicly; to notify or advertise by outcry, especially	      things lost or found, goods to be sold, ets.; as, to cry	      goods, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love is lost, and thus she cries him. --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, to publish the banns of, as for marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should not be surprised if they were cried in	            church next Sabbath.                  --Judd.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cry aim}. See under {Aim}.	   {To cry down}, to decry; to depreciate; to dispraise; to	      condemn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of dissolute lives cry down religion, because	            they would not be under the restraints of it.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   {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 value or reputation of by public	      and noisy praise; to extol; to laud publicly or urgently.	      [1913 Webster]	Cry \Cry\ (kr?), n.; pl. {Cries} (kr?z). [F. cri, fr. crier to	   cry. See {Cry}, v. i. ]	   1. A loud utterance; especially, the inarticulate sound	      produced by one of the lower animals; as, the cry of	      hounds; the cry of wolves. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outcry; clamor; tumult; popular demand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Again that cry was found to have been as	            unreasonable as ever.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any expression of grief, distress, etc., accompanied with	      tears or sobs; a loud sound, uttered in lamentation.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall be a great cry throughout all the land.	                                                  --Ex. xi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            An infant crying in the night,	            An infant crying for the light;	            And with no language but a cry.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Loud expression of triumph or wonder or of popular	      acclamation or favor. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cry went once on thee.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Importunate supplication.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, the most piteous cry of the poor souls. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Public advertisement by outcry; proclamation, as by	      hawkers of their wares.	      [1913 Webster]	            The street cries of London.           --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Common report; fame.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cry goes that you shall marry her. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A word or phrase caught up by a party or faction and	      repeated for effect; as, the party cry of the Tories.	      [1913 Webster]	            All now depends upon a good cry.      --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A pack of hounds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cry more tunable	            Was never hollaed to, nor cheered with horn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A pack or company of persons; -- in contempt.	       [1913 Webster]	             Would not this . . . get me a fellowship in a cry	             of players?                          --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. The crackling noise made by block tin when it is bent	       back and forth.	       [1913 Webster]	   {A far cry}, a long distance; -- in allusion to the sending	      of criers or messengers through the territory of a	      Scottish clan with an announcement or summons.	      [1913 Webster]
Cryal \Cry"al\ (kr?"al), n. [Cf. W. creyr, cryr, crychydd. Cf.	   {Cruer} a hawk.]	   The heron [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryer \Cry"er\ (-?r), n. [F. faucon gruyer a falcon trained to	   fly at the crane, fr. crye crane, fr. L. crus crane. Cf.	   {Cryal}.]	   The female of the hawk; a falcon-gentil.	   [1913 Webster]
Crying \Cry"ing\, a.	   Calling for notice; compelling attention; notorious; heinous;	   as, a crying evil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too much fondness for meditative retirement is not the	         crying sin of our modern Christianity.   --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryohydrate \Cry`o*hy"drate\ (kr?`?-h?"dr?t), n. [Gr. kry`os	   cold + E. hydrate.] (Chem.)	   A substance, as salt, ammonium chloride, etc., which	   crystallizes with water of crystallization only at low	   temperatures, or below the freezing point of water. -- F.	   Guthrie.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryolite \Cry"o*lite\ (kr[imac]"?-l?t), n. [Gr. kry`os icy cold,	   frost + -lite: cf. F. cryolithe.] (Min.)	   A fluoride of sodium and aluminum, found in Greenland, in	   white cleavable masses; -- used as a source of soda and	   alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
cryometer \cry*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? cold, frost + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   A thermometer for the measurement of low temperatures, esp.	   such an instrument containing alcohol or some other liquid of	   a lower freezing point than mercury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cryopathy \cryopathy\ n.	   destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by	   tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene.	   Syn: frostbite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cryophobia \cryophobia\ n.	   a morbid fear of freezing.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cryophorus \cry*oph"o*rus\ (kr[-i]*[o^]f"[-o]*r[u^]s), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. kry`os icy cold, frost + fe`rein to bear.] (Chem.)	   An instrument used to illustrate the freezing of water by its	   own evaporation. The ordinary form consists of two glass	   bulbs, connected by a tube of the same material, and	   containing only a quantity of water and its vapor, devoid of	   air. The water is in one of the bulbs, and freezes when the	   other is cooled below 32[deg] Fahr.	   [1913 Webster]
cryoscope \cry"o*scope\ n.	   an instrument for measuring freezing and melting points.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cryostat \cry"o*stat\ n.	   a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Crypt \Crypt\ (kr[i^]pt), n. [L. crypta vault, crypt, Gr.	   kry`pth, fr. kry`ptein to hide. See {Grot}, {Grotto}.]	   1. A vault wholly or partly under ground; especially, a vault	      under a church, whether used for burial purposes or for a	      subterranean chapel or oratory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Priesthood works out its task age after age, . . .	            treasuring in convents and crypts the few fossils of	            antique learning.                     --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	            My knees are bowed in crypt and shrine. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A simple gland, glandular cavity, or tube; a	      follicle; as, the crypts of Lieberk["u]hn, the simple	      tubular glands of the small intestines.	      [1913 Webster]
Cryptal \Crypt"al\ (-al), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to crypts.	   [1913 Webster]
cryptanalysis \crypt"a*nal"y*sis\, n.	   1. the science which studies methods to discovering the	      secret meaning of encrypted messages for which one does	      not possess the secret decoding information (called the	      {key}).	      [PJC]	   2. the methods and procedures used to discover the secret	      meaning hidden in encrypted messages.	      [PJC] Cryptic
Cryptic \Cryp"tic\ (kr[i^]p"t[i^]k), Cryptical \Cryp"tic*al\	   (-t?-kal), a. [L. crypticus, Gr. kryptiko`s, fr. kry`ptein to	   hide.]	   Hidden; secret; occult. "Her [nature's] more cryptic ways of	   working." --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. incomprehensible to those not familiar with the culture or	      jargon; as, the new insurance policy is written without	      cryptic or mysterious terms.	   Syn: inscrutable, mysterious, mystifying.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having a secret or hidden meaning; as, cryptic symbols	      engraved in stone; cryptic writings.	   Syn: cabalistic, occult, secret, sibylline.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having a puzzling terseness; as, a cryptic note.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. not evident; unrecognized; as, a cryptic infection.	      [PJC]	   5. written in a code or cipher; as, a cryptic message.	   Syn: encoded, enciphered, encrypted.	        [PJC]
Cryptically \Cryp"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   Secretly; occultly; in a manner so as to hide or obscure	   meaning.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Cryptidine \Cryp"ti*dine\ (kr?p"t?-d?n; 104), n. [Gr. krypto`s	   hidden.] (Chem.)	   One of the quinoline bases, obtained from coal tar as an oily	   liquid, {C11H11N}; also, any one of several substances	   metameric with, and resembling, cryptidine proper.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptobranchiata \Cryp`to*bran`chi*a"ta\ (kr?p`t?-bra?`k?-?"t?),	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden + L. branchia a gill.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A division of the Amphibia; the Derotremata.	   (b) A group of nudibranch mollusks.	       [1913 Webster]
Cryptobranchiate \Cryp`to*bran"chi*ate\ (-br??"k?-?t), a.	   (Zool.)	   Having concealed or rudimentary gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptocercus \Cryptocercus\ n.	   a genus of cockroaches.	   Syn: genus {Cryptocercus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cryptocoryne \cryptocoryne\ n.	   any plant of the genus Cryptocoryne; evergreen perennials	   growing in fresh or brackish water; tropical Asia.	   Syn: water trumpet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cryptocrystalline \Cryp`to*crys"tal*line\ (-kr?s"tal-l?n), a.	   [Gr. krypto`s hidden + E. crystalline.] (Geol.)	   Indistinctly crystalline; -- applied to rocks and minerals,	   whose state of aggregation is so fine that no distinct	   particles are visible, even under the microscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptogam \Cryp"to*gam\ (kr?p"t?-g?m), n. [Cf. F. cryptogame.	   See {Cryptogamia}.] (Bot.)	   A plant belonging to the Cryptogamia. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptogamia \Cryp`to*ga"mi*a\ (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-?), n.; pl.	   {Cryptogami[ae]} (-?). [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden, secret	   + ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.)	   The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never	   having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of	   various kinds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The	         following arrangement recognizes four classes: -- I.	         {{Pteridophyta}, or {Vascular Acrogens}.} These include	         Ferns, {Equiseta} or Scouring rushes, {Lycopodiace[ae]}	         or Club mosses, {Selaginelle[ae]}, and several other	         smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal	         plants called {Lepidodendron}, {Sigillaria}, and	         {Calamites}. II. {{Bryophita}, or {Cellular Acrogens}}.	         These include {Musci}, or Mosses, {Hepatic[ae]}, or	         Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly	         {Charace[ae]}, the Stoneworts. III. {{Alg[ae]}}, which	         are divided into {Floride[ae]}, the Red Seaweeds, and	         the orders {Dictyote[ae]}, {Oospore[ae]},	         {Zoospore[ae]}, {Conjugat[ae]}, {Diatomace[ae]}, and	         {Cryptophyce[ae]}. IV. {{Fungi}}. The molds, mildews,	         mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped	         into several subclasses and many orders. The {Lichenes}	         or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature,	         each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga.	         [1913 Webster] Cryptogamic	         Cryptogamian
Cryptogamian \Cryp`to*ga"mi*an\ (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-an), Cryptogamic
\Cryp`to*gam"ic\ (kr?p`t?-g?m"?k), Cryptogamous
\Cryp*to"gam*ous\a.	   Of or pertaining to the series Cryptogamia, or to plants of	   that series.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptogamist \Cryp*tog"a*mist\ (-m?st), n.	   One skilled in cryptogamic botany.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptogram \Cryp"to*gram\ (kr?p"t?-gr?m), n.	   A cipher writing. Same as {Cryptograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptogramma \Cryptogramma\ n.	   a genus sometimes placed in the family {Polypodiaceae} or	   {Cryptogrammataceae}.	   Syn: genus Cryptogramma.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cryptogrammataceae \Cryptogrammataceae\ n.	   one of a number of families into which the family	   {Polypodiaceae} has been subdivided in some classification	   systems.	   Syn: family {Cryptogrammataceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cryptograph \Cryp"to*graph\ (-gr?f), n. [Gr. krypto`s hidden +	   -graph: cf. F. cryptographe.]	   Cipher; something written in cipher. "Decipherers of	   cryptograph." --J. Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptographal \Cryp*tog"ra*phal\ (kr?p-t?g"r?-fal), a.	   Pertaining to cryptography; cryptographical. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
cryptographer \cryp*tog"ra*pher\ (kr?p-t?g"r?-f?r), n.	   1. One who writes in cipher, or secret characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. one who studies methods for encoding and decoding	      messages; one who studies cryptography.	      [PJC] Cryptographic
Cryptographic \Cryp`to*graph"ic\ (kr?p`t?-gr?f"?k),
Cryptographical \Cryp`to*graph"ic*al\ (kr?p`t?-gr?f"?-kal), a.	   Relating to cryptography; written in secret characters or in	   cipher, or with sympathetic ink.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptographist \Cryp*tog"ra*phist\ (kr?p-t?g"r?-f?st), n.	   Same as {Cryptographer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptography \Cryp*tog"ra*phy\ (-f?), n. [Cf. F. cryptographie.]	   1. The act or art of writing in code or secret characters;	      also, secret characters, codes or ciphers, or messages	      written in a secret code.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The science which studies methods for encoding messages so	      that they can be read only by a person who knows the	      secret information required for decoding, called the key;	      it includes {cryptanalysis}, the science of decoding	      encrypted messages without possessing the proper key, and	      has several other branches; see for example	      {steganography}.	      [PJC]
Cryptology \Cryp*tol"o*gy\ (kr?p-t?l"?-j?), n. [Gr. krypto`s	   hidden + -logy.]	   Secret or enigmatical language. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptonym \Cryp"to*nym\ (kr?p"t?-n?m), n. [Gr. ???? secret +	   ???? name.]	   A secret name; a name by which a person is known only to the	   initiated.	   [1913 Webster]
Cryptopine \Cryp"to*pine\ (kr?p"t?-p?n; 104), n. [Gr. krypto`s	   hidden + E. opium.] (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline alkaloid obtained in small quantities	   from opium.	   [1913 Webster]
Crypturi \Cryp*tu"ri\ (kr[i^]p*t[=u]"r[imac]), n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Gr. krypto`s hidden + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   An order of flying, drom[ae]ognathous birds, including the	   tinamous of South America. See {Tinamou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystal \Crys"tal\ (kr[i^]s"tal), n. [OE. cristal, F. cristal,	   L. crystallum crystal, ice, fr. Gr. kry`stallos, fr. kry`os	   icy cold, frost; cf. AS. crystalla, fr. L. crystallum; prob.	   akin to E. crust. See {Crust}, {Raw}.]	   1. (Chem. & Min.) The regular form which a substance tends to	      assume in solidifying, through the inherent power of	      cohesive attraction. It is bounded by plane surfaces,	      symmetrically arranged, and each species of crystal has	      fixed axial ratios. See {Crystallization}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material of quartz, in crystallization transparent or	      nearly so, and either colorless or slightly tinged with	      gray, or the like; -- called also {rock crystal}.	      Ornamental vessels are made of it. Cf. {Smoky quartz},	      {Pebble}; also {Brazilian pebble}, under {Brazilian}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A species of glass, more perfect in its composition and	      manufacture than common glass, and often cut into	      ornamental forms. See {Flint glass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The glass over the dial of a watch case.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything resembling crystal, as clear water, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blue crystal of the seas.         --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blood crystal}. See under {Blood}.	   {Compound crystal}. See under {Compound}.	   {Iceland crystal}, a transparent variety of calcite, or	      crystallized calcium carbonate, brought from Iceland, and	      used in certain optical instruments, as the polariscope.	      	   {Rock crystal}, or {Mountain crystal}, any transparent	      crystal of quartz, particularly of limpid or colorless	      quartz.	      [1913 Webster]	Crystal \Crys"tal\, a.	   Consisting of, or like, crystal; clear; transparent; lucid;	   pellucid; crystalline.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through crystal walls each little mote will peep.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         By crystal streams that murmur through the meads.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The crystal pellets at the touch congeal,	         And from the ground rebounds the ratting hail. --H.	                                                  Brooks.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallin \Crys"tal*lin\ (-l?n), n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   See {Gobulin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystalline \Crys"tal*line\ (kr?s"tal-l?n or -l?n; 277), a. [L.	   crystallinus, from Gr. ????: cf. F. cristallin. See	   {Crystal}.]	   1. Consisting, or made, of crystal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mount, eagle, to my palace crystalline. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed by crystallization; like crystal in texture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their crystalline structure.          --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Imperfectly crystallized; as, granite is only crystalline,	      while quartz crystal is perfectly crystallized.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Resembling crystal; pure; transparent; pellucid.	      "The crystalline sky." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crystalline heavens}, or {Crystalline spheres}, in the	      Ptolemaic system of astronomy, two transparent spheres	      imagined to exist between the region of the fixed stars	      and the primum mobile (or outer circle of the heavens,	      which by its motion was supposed to carry round all those	      within it), in order to explain certain movements of the	      heavenly bodies.	   {Crystalline lens} (Anat.), the capsular lenslike body in the	      eye, serving to focus the rays of light. It consists of	      rodlike cells derived from the external embryonic	      epithelium.	      [1913 Webster]	Crystalline \Crys"tal*line\, n.	   1. A crystalline substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Aniline}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Crystallite \Crys"tal*lite\ (kr?s"tal-l?t), n. [See {Crystal}.]	   (Min.)	   A minute mineral form like those common in glassy volcanic	   rocks and some slags, not having a definite crystalline	   outline and not referable to any mineral species, but marking	   the first step in the crystallization process. According to	   their form crystallites are called {trichites}, {belonites},	   {globulites}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallizable \Crys"tal*li`za*ble\	   (kr[i^]s"tal*l[imac]`z[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being crystallized; that may be formed into	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallization \Crys`tal*li*za"tion\	   (kr[i^]s`tal*l[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   cristallization.]	   1. (Chem. & Min.) The act or process by which a substance in	      solidifying assumes the form and structure of a crystal,	      or becomes crystallized; the formation of crystals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body formed by crystallizing; as, silver on	      precipitation forms arborescent crystallizations.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The systems of crystallization are the several classes	         to which the forms are mathematically referable. They	         are most simply described according to the relative	         lengths and inclinations of certain assumed lines	         called axes; but the real distinction is the degree of	         symmetry characterizing them. 1. {The Isometric	         system}, or {The Monometric system} has the axes all	         equal, as in the cube, octahedron, etc. 2. {The	         Tetragonal system}, or {The Dimetric system} has a	         varying vertical axis, while the lateral are equal, as	         in the right square prism. 3. {The Orthorhombic	         system}, or {The Trimetric system} has the three axes	         unequal, as in the rectangular and rhombic prism. In	         this system, the lateral axes are called, respectively,	         macrodiagonal and brachydiagonal. -- The preceding are	         erect forms, the axes intersecting at right angles. The	         following are oblique. 4. {The Monoclinic system},	         having one of the intersections oblique, as in the	         oblique rhombic prism. In this system, the lateral axes	         are called respectively, clinodiagonal and	         orthodiagonal. 5. {The Triclinic system}, having all	         the three intersections oblique, as in the oblique	         rhomboidal prism. There is also: 6. {The Hexagonal	         system} (one division of which is called Rhombohedral),	         in which there are three equal lateral axes, and a	         vertical axis of variable length, as in the hexagonal	         prism and the rhombohedron.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Diclinic system, sometimes recognized, with two	         oblique intersections, is only a variety of the	         Triclinic.	         [1913 Webster]
Crystallize \Crys"tal*lize\ (kr[i^]s"tal*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Crystallized} (-l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Crystallizing}.] [Cf. F. cristalliser. See {Crystal}.]	   To cause to form crystals, or to assume the crystalline form.	   [1913 Webster]
crystallize \crys"tal*lize\, v. i.	   To be converted into a crystal; to take on a crystalline	   form, through the action of crystallogenic or cohesive	   attraction; to precipitate from a solution in the form of	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
crystallized \crystallized\ adj.	   1. smoothly coated with crystals of sugar; -- used especially	      of fruits.	   Syn: candied, glac['e], glac['e]ed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. caused to form into crystals; hence, in a crystalline	      form.	      [PJC] Crystallogenic
Crystallogenic \Crys`tal*lo*gen"ic\ (-l?-j?n"?k),
Crystallogenical \Crys`tal*lo*gen"ic*al\ (-?-kal), a.	   Pertaining to the production of crystals; crystal-producing;	   as, crystallogenic attraction.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallogeny \Crys`tal*log"e*ny\ (kr?s`tal-l?j"?-n?), n. [Gr.	   kry`stallos crystal + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.]	   The science which pertains to the production of crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallographer \Crys`tal*log"ra*pher\	   (kr[i^]s"tal*l[o^]g"r[.a]*f[~e]r), n.	   One who describes crystals, or the manner of their formation;	   one versed in crystallography.	   [1913 Webster] Crystallographic
Crystallographic \Crys`tal*lo*graph"ic\ (-l?-gr?f"?k),
Crystallographical \Crys`tal*lo*graph"ic*al\ (-?-kal), a. [Cf.	   F. crystallographique.]	   Pertaining to crystallography.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallographically \Crys`tal*lo*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of crystallography.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallography \Crys`tal*log"ra*phy\	   (kr[i^]s"tal*l[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal	   + -graphy: cf. F. cristallographie. See {Crystal}.]	   1. The doctrine or science of crystallization, teaching the	      system of forms among crystals, their structure, and their	      methods of formation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A discourse or treatise on crystallization.	      [1913 Webster]
Crystalloid \Crys"tal*loid\ (kr[i^]s"tal*loid), a. [Gr.	   kry`stallos crystal + -oid.]	   Crystal-like; transparent like crystal.	   [1913 Webster]	Crystalloid \Crys"tal*loid\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A body which, in solution, diffuses readily	      through animal membranes, and generally is capable of	      being crystallized; -- opposed to colloid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the microscopic particles resembling	      crystals, consisting of protein matter, which occur in	      certain plant cells; -- called also {protein crystal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Crystallology \Crys`tal*lol"o*gy\	   (kr[i^]s`tal*l[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. kry`stallos crystal	   + -logy.]	   The science of the crystalline structure of inorganic bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallomancy \Crys"tal*lo*man`cy\ (-l?-m?n`s?), n. [Gr.	   kry`stallos crystal + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of a crystal or other transparent body,	   especially a beryl.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallometry \Crys`tal*lom"e*try\ (-l?m"?-tr?), n. [Gr.	   kry`stallos crystal + -metry.]	   The art of measuring crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Crystallurgy \Crys"tal*lur`gy\ (-l?r`j?), n. [Gr. kry`stallos	   crystal + 'e`rgon work.]	   Crystallization.	   [1913 Webster]
CSA \CSA\ prop. n.	   acronym for the {Confederate States of America}.	   Syn: Confederate States of America, the confederacy.	        [PJC]
C-section \C-section\ n.	   contraction of {caesarean section}.	   Syn: cesarean section, cesarian section,, cesarean, cesarian,	        caesarean.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ctenocyst \Cte"no*cyst\ (t[=e]"n[-o]*s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ktei`s,	   kteno`s, comb + ky`stis bladder.] (Zool.)	   An organ of the Ctenophora, supposed to be sensory.	   [1913 Webster]
Ctenoid \Cte"noid\ (t[=e]"noid or t[e^]n"oid), a. (Zool.)	   (a) Having a comblike margin, as a ctenoid scale.	   (b) Pertaining to the Ctenoidei. -- n. A ctenoidean.	       [1913 Webster]
Ctenoidean \Cte*noid"e*an\ (t[-e]*noid"[-e]*an), a. (Zool.)	   Relating to the Ctenoidei. -- n. One of the Ctenoidei.	   [1913 Webster]
Ctenoidei \Cte*noid"e*i\ (-?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ????,	   comb + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A group of fishes, established by Agassiz, characterized by	   having scales with a pectinated margin, as in the perch. The	   group is now generally regarded as artificial.	   [1913 Webster]
Ctenophora \Cte*noph"o*ra\ (t?-n?f"?-r?), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   ???, ???, comb + ???? to carry.] (Zool.)	   A phylum of invertebrates, commonly ellipsoidal in shape,	   swimming by means of eight longitudinal rows of paddles. They	   are commonly called the {comb jellies}, because the separate	   paddles somewhat resemble combs. This phylum was formerly	   classified as a subdivision (class) within the	   C[oe]lenterata.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ctenophore \Cten"o*phore\ (t?n"?-f?r), n. (Zool.)	   One of the Ctenophora.	   [1913 Webster] Ctenophoric
Ctenophoric \Cten`o*phor"ic\ (t?n`?-f?r"?k), Ctenophorous
\Cte*noph"o*rous\ (t?-n?f"?-r?s), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ctenophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Ctenostomata \Cten`o*stom"a*ta\ (t?n`?-st?m"?-t?), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ???, ???, comb + ????, -??? mouth.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Bryozoa, usually having a circle of bristles	   below the tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Cu \Cu\ n.	   the chemical symbol for {copper}.	   Syn: copper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cub \Cub\ (k[u^]b), n. [Cf. Ir. cuib cub, whelp, young dog, Ir.	   & Gael. cu dog; akin to E. hound.]	   1. A young animal, esp. the young of the bear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jocosely or in contempt, a boy or girl, esp. an awkward,	      rude, ill-mannered boy.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, thou dissembling cub! what wilt thou be	            When time hath sowed a grizzle on thy case? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cub \Cub\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Cubbed} (k[u^]bd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cubbing}.]	   To bring forth; -- said of animals, or in contempt, of	   persons. "Cubb'd in a cabin." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Cub \Cub\, n. [Cf. {Cub} a young animal.]	   1. A stall for cattle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I would rather have such . . . .in cub or kennel	            than in my closet or at my table.     --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cupboard. [Obs.] --Laud.	      [1913 Webster]	Cub \Cub\, v. t.	   To shut up or confine. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuba \Cuba\ (k[=u]"b[.a]), prop. n.	   1. a country on the island of Cuba.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the largest island in the West Indies.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cuban \Cu"ban\ (k[=u]"ban), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Cuba or its inhabitants. -- n. A native	   or an inhabitant of Cuba.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubation \Cu*ba"tion\ (k?-b?"sh?n), n. [L. cubatio, fr. cubare	   to lie down.]	   The act of lying down; a reclining. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cubatory \Cu"ba*to*ry\ (k?"b?-t?-r?), a. [L. cubator he who lies	   down, fr. cubare.]	   Lying down; recumbent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cubature \Cu"ba*ture\ (k?"b?-t?r; 135), n. [L. cubus cube: cf.	   F. cubature. See {Cube}.]	   The process of determining the solid or cubic contents of a	   body.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubbridge-head \Cub"bridge-head`\ (k?b"r?jj-h?d), n. (Naut.)	   A bulkhead on the forecastle and half deck of a ship.	   [1913 Webster] Cubby
Cubby \Cub"by\ (k?b"b?), Cubbyhole \Cub"by*hole`\ (-h?l`), n.	   [See {Cub} a stall.]	   A snug or confined or secluded place; a small room or a snug	   space within a room.	   Syn: snuggery, snug.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
cubbyhole \cubbyhole\ n.	   a small compartment.	   Syn: pigeonhole.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cubdrawn \Cub"*drawn`\ (k?b"dr?n`), a.	   Sucked by cubs. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This night, wherein the cub-drawn bear would couch.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cube \Cube\ (k[=u]b), n. [F. cube, L. cubus, fr. Gr. ???? a	   cube, a cubical die.]	   1. (Geom.) A regular solid body, with six equal square sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The product obtained by taking a number or	      quantity three times as a factor; as, 4x4=16, and 16x4=64,	      the cube of 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cube ore} (Min.), pharmacosiderite. It commonly crystallizes	      in cubes of a green color.	   {Cube root}. (Math.), the number or quantity which,	      multiplied into itself, and then into the product,	      produces the given cube; thus, 3 is the cube root of 27,	      for 3x3x3 = 27.	   {Cube spar} (Min.), anhydrite; anhydrous calcium sulphate.	      [1913 Webster]	Cube \Cube\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cubed} (k[=u]bd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cubing}.]	   To raise to the third power; to obtain the cube of.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubeb \Cu"beb\ (k[=u]"b[e^]b), n. [F. cub[`e]be (cf. It. cubebe,	   Pr., Sp., Pg., & NL. cubeba), fr. Ar. kab[=a]bat.]	   The small, spicy berry of a species of pepper ({Piper	   Cubeba}; in (Med.), {Cubeba officinalis}), native in Java and	   Borneo, but now cultivated in various tropical countries. The	   dried unripe fruit is much used in medicine as a stimulant	   and purgative.	   [1913 Webster]
cubebic \cu*beb"ic\ (k?-b?b"?k), a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, cubebs; as, cubebic acid (a	   soft olive-green resin extracted from cubebs).	   [1913 Webster] cube-shaped
cube-shaped \cube-shaped\ cubical \cubical\adj.	   Shaped like or approximately like a cube.	   Syn: cubelike, cubiform, cuboid, cuboidal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cubhood \Cub"hood\ (k?b"h??d), n.	   The state of being a cub. [Jocose] "From cubhood to old age."	   --W. B. Dawkins.	   [1913 Webster] Cubic
Cubic \Cu"bic\ (k?"b?k), Cubical \Cu"bic*al\ (-b?-kal), a. [L.	   cubicus, Gr. ?????: cf. F. cubique. See {Cube}.]	   1. Having the form or properties of a cube; contained, or	      capable of being contained, in a cube.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Isometric or monometric; as, cubic cleavage.	      See {Crystallization}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cubic equation}, an equation in which the highest power of	      the unknown quantity is a cube.	   {Cubic foot}, a volume equivalent to a cubical solid which	      measures a foot in each of its dimensions.	   {Cubic number}, a number produced by multiplying a number	      into itself, and that product again by the same number.	      See {Cube}.	   {Cubical parabola} (Geom.), two curves of the third degree,	      one plane, and one on space of three dimensions.	      [1913 Webster]	Cubic \Cu"bic\, n. (Geom.)	   A curve of the third degree.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Circular cubic}. See under {Circular}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cubically \Cu"bic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a cubical method.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubicalness \Cu"bic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being cubical.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubicle \Cu"bi*cle\ (k?"b?-k'l), n. [L. cubiculum.]	   A loding room; esp., a sleeping place partitioned off from a	   large dormitory.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubicular \Cu*bic"u*lar\ (k?-??k"?-l?r), a. [L. cubicularis, fr.	   cubiculum a sleeping room, fr. cubare to lie down.]	   Belonging to a chamber or bedroom. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubiform \Cu"bi*form\ (k?"b?-f?rm), a.	   Of the form of a cube.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubile \Cu*bi"le\ (k?-b?"l?), n. [L., bed.]	   The lowest course of stones in a building.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubilose \Cu"bi*lose`\ (k?"b?-l?s`), n. [L. cubile bed, nest.]	   A mucilagenous secretion of certain birds found as the	   characteristic ingredient of edible bird's-nests.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubism \Cu"bism\ (k[=u]"b[i^]z'm), n. (Painting)	   A movement or phase in post-impressionism (which see, below).	   -- {Cu"bist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cubit \Cu"bit\ (k[=u]"b[i^]t), n. [L. cubitum, cubitus; elbow,	   ell, cubit, fr. (because the elbow serves for leaning upon)	   cubare to lie down, recline; cf. Gr. ky`biton elbow, ky`ptein	   to bend, stoop, kyfo`s bent, stooping, humpbacked. Cf.	   {Incumbent}, {Covey}.]	   1. (Anat.) The forearm; the ulna, a bone of the arm extending	      from elbow to wrist. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure of length, being the distance from the elbow to	      the extremity of the middle finger.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cubit varies in length in different countries, the	         Roman cubit being 17.47 inches, the Greek 18.20, the	         Hebrew somewhat longer, and the English 18 inches.	         [1913 Webster]
Cubital \Cu"bit*al\ (k?"b?t-al), a. [L. cubitalis.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna; as, the cubital	      nerve; the cubital artery; the cubital muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the length of a cubit. --Sir. T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Cubital \Cu"bit*al\, n.	   A sleeve covering the arm from the elbow to the hand.	   --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubited \Cu"bit*ed\, a.	   Having the measure of a cubit.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubless \Cub"less\ (k?b"l?s), a.	   Having no cubs. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuboid \Cu"boid\ (k?"boid), a. [Cube + -oid: cf. Gr. ???.]	   (Anat.)	   Cube-shaped, or nearly so; as, the cuboid bone of the foot.	   -- n. (Anat.) The bone of the tarsus, which, in man and most	   mammals, supports the metatarsals of the fourth and fifth	   toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuboidal \Cu*boid"al\ (k?-boid"al), a. (Anat.)	   Cuboid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubo-octahedral \Cu`bo-oc`ta*he"dral\ (k?`b?-?k`t?-h?dral), a.	   Presenting a combination of a cube and an octahedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Cubo-octahedron \Cu`bo-oc`ta*he"dron\ (-dr?n), n. (Crystallog.)	   A combination of a cube and octahedron, esp. one in which the	   octahedral faces meet at the middle of the cubic edges.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuca \Cu"ca\ (k??"k?), n. [Sp., fr. native name.]	   See {Coca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cucking stool \Cuck"ing stool`\ (k?k"?ng st??l`). [Cf. AS.	   scealfingst[=o]l, a word of similar meaning, allied to	   scealfor a diver, mergus avis; or possibly from F. coquine a	   hussy, slut, jade, f. of coquin, OE. cokin, a rascal; or cf.	   Icel. k?ka to dung, k?kr dung, the name being given as to a	   disgracing or infamous punishment.]	   A kind of chair formerly used for punishing scolds, and also	   dishonest tradesmen, by fastening them in it, usually in	   front of their doors, to be pelted and hooted at by the mob,	   but sometimes to be taken to the water and ducked; -- called	   also a {castigatory}, a {tumbrel}, and a {trebuchet}; and	   often, but not so correctly, a {ducking stool}. --Sir. W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckold \Cuck"old\ (k?k"?ld), n. [OE. kukeweld, cokewold,	   cokold, fr. OF. coucoul, cucuault, the last syllable being	   modified by the OE. suffix -wold (see {Herald}); cf. F. cocu	   a cuckold, formerly also, a cuckoo, and L. cuculus a cuckoo.	   The word alludes to the habit of the female cuckoo, who lays	   her eggs in the nests of other birds, to be hatched by them.]	   1. A man whose wife is unfaithful; the husband of an	      adulteress. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A West Indian plectognath fish ({Ostracion	          triqueter}).	      (b) The cowfish.	          [1913 Webster]	Cuckold \Cuck"old\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cuckolded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cuckolding}.]	   To make a cuckold of, as a husband, by seducing his wife, or	   by her becoming an adulteress. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckoldize \Cuck"old*ize\ (-?z), v. t.	   To cuckold. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckoldly \Cuck"old*ly\, a.	   Having the qualities of a cuckold; mean-spirited; sneaking.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckoldom \Cuck"ol*dom\ (-?l-d?m), n.	   The state of a cuckold; cuckolds, collectively. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckoldry \Cuck"old*ry\ (-?ld-r?), n.	   The state of being a cuckold; the practice of making	   cuckolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckold's knot \Cuck"old's knot`\ (k?k"?ldz n?t`). (Naut.)	   A hitch or knot, by which a rope is secured to a spar, the	   two parts of the rope being crossed and seized together; --	   called also {cuckold's neck}. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckoo \Cuck"oo\ (k[oo^]k"[=oo]), n. [OE. coccou, cukkow, F.	   coucou, prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. cuculus, Gr. ????,	   Skr. k?ki?a, G. kuckuk, D. koekoek.] (Zool.)	   A bird belonging to {Cuculus}, {Coccyzus}, and several allied	   genera, of many species.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European cuckoo ({Cuculus canorus}) builds no nest	         of its own, but lays its eggs in the nests of other	         birds, to be hatched by them. The American	         yellow-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus Americanus}) and the	         black-billed cuckoo ({Coccyzus erythrophthalmus}) build	         their own nests.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cuckoo clock}, a clock so constructed that at the time for	      striking it gives forth sounds resembling the cry of the	      cuckoo.	   {Cuckoo dove} (Zool.), a long-tailed pigeon of the genus	      {Macropygia}. Many species inhabit the East Indies.	   {Cuckoo fish} (Zool.), the European red gurnard ({Trigla	      cuculus}). The name probably alludes to the sound that it	      utters.	   {Cuckoo falcon} (Zool.), any falcon of the genus {Baza}. The	      genus inhabits Africa and the East Indies.	   {Cuckoo maid} (Zool.), the wryneck; -- called also {cuckoo	      mate}.	   {Cuckoo ray} (Zool.), a British ray ({Raia miraletus}).	   {Cuckoo spit}, or {Cuckoo spittle}.	   (a) A frothy secretion found upon plants, exuded by the	       larvae of certain insects, for concealment; -- called	       also {toad spittle} and {frog spit}.	   (b) (Zool.) A small hemipterous insect, the larva of which,	       living on grass and the leaves of plants, exudes this	       secretion. The insects belong to {Aphrophora},	       {Helochara}, and allied genera.	   {Ground cuckoo}, the chaparral cock.	      [1913 Webster]
cuckoo bee \cuckoo bee\ n. (Zool.),	   a bee, parasitic in the larval stage in the nests of other	   bees, feeding either upon their food or larvae. They belong	   to the genera {Nomada}, {Melecta}, {Epeolus}, and others.	   [1913 Webster]
cuckoo-bumblebee \cuckoo-bumblebee\ n.	   1. a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees.	      [WordNet 1.5] cuckoopint
cuckoopint \cuck"oo*pint`\, cuckoo-pint \cuck"oo-pint`\n.	   a common European arum ({Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate	   spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring,	   and is the source of a sagolike starch called {arum}.	   Syn: cuckoopint, lords and ladies, lords-and-ladies,	        jack-in-the-pulpit, {Arum maculatum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cuckoobud \Cuck"oo*bud"\ (k??k"??-b?d`), n. (Bot.)	   A species of {Ranunculus} ({Ranunculus bulbosus}); -- called	   also {butterflower}, {buttercup}, {kingcup}, {goldcup}.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckooflower \Cuck"oo*flow`er\ (-flou`?r), n. (Bot.)	   A species of {Cardamine} ({Cardamine pratensis}), or lady's	   smock. Its leaves are used in salads. Also, the ragged robin	   ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}).	   [1913 Webster]
Cuckoopint \Cuck"oo*pint`\ (-p?nt`), n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Arum} ({Arum maculatum}); the European	   wake-robin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cucquean \Cuc"quean`\ (k?k"kw?n`), n. [Cuckold + quean.]	   A woman whose husband is unfaithful to her. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cucujo \Cu*cu"jo\ (k??-k??"h?), n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The fire beetle of Mexico and the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster] Cucullate
Cucullate \Cu"cul*late\ (k?"k?l-l?t or k?-k?l"l?t), Cucullated
\Cu"cul*la`ted\ (-l?`t?d or -l?-t?d), a. [LL. cullatus, fr. L.	   cucullus a cap, hood. See {Cowl} a hood.]	   1. Hooded; cowled; covered, as with a hood. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the edges toward the base rolled inward, as	      the leaf of the commonest American blue violet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Having the prothorax elevated so as to form a sort of	          hood, receiving the head, as in certain insects.	      (b) Having a hoodlike crest on the head, as certain birds,	          mammals, and reptiles.	          [1913 Webster]
Cucullus \Cu*cul"lus\, n.; pl. {Cuculli}. [L., a hood.]	   1. (Bot.) A hood-shaped organ, resembling a cowl or monk's	      hood, as certain concave and arched sepals or petals.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Zool.) A color marking or structure on the head somewhat	      resembling a hood.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cuculoid \Cu"cu*loid\ (k?k?-loid), a. [L.cuculus a cuckoo +	   -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the cuckoos ({Cuculid[ae]}).	   [1913 Webster]
Cucumber \Cu"cum*ber\ (k?`k?m-b?r, formerly kou"k?m-b?r), n.	   [OE. cucumer, cocumber, cucumber, fr. L. cucmis,	   gen.cucumeris; cf. OF. cocombre,F. concombre.] (Bot.)	   A creeping plant, and its fruit, of several species of the	   genus {Cucumis}, esp. {Cucumis sativus}, the unripe fruit of	   which is eaten either fresh or picked. Also, similar plants	   or fruits of several other genera. See below.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bitter cucumber} (Bot.), the {Citrullus Colocynthis} syn.	      {Cucumis Colocynthis}. See {Colocynth}.	   {Cucumber beetle.} (Zool.)	   (a) A small, black flea-beetle ({Crepidodera cucumeris}),	       which destroys the leaves of cucumber, squash, and melon	       vines.	   (b) The squash beetle.	   {Cucumber tree}.	   (a) A large ornamental or shade tree of the genus {Magnolia}	       {(Magnolia acuminata)}, so called from a slight	       resemblance of its young fruit to a small cucumber.	   (b) An East Indian plant ({Averrhoa Bilimbi}) which produces	       the fruit known as bilimbi.	   {Jamaica cucumber}, {Jerusalem cucumber}, the prickly-fruited	      gherkin ({Cucumis Anguria}).	   {Snake cucumber}, a species ({Cucumis flexuosus}) remarkable	      for its long, curiously-shaped fruit.	   {Squirting cucumber}, a plant ({Ecbalium Elaterium}) whose	      small oval fruit separates from the footstalk when ripe	      and expels its seeds and juice with considerable force	      through the opening thus made. See {Elaterium}.	   {Star cucumber}, a climbing weed ({Sicyos angulatus}) with	      prickly fruit.	      [1913 Webster]
Cucumiform \Cu*cu"mi*form\ (k?-k?"m?-f?rm), a. [L. cucumis	   cucumber + -form.]	   Having the form of a cucumber; having the form of a cylinder	   tapered and rounded at the ends, and either straight or	   curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Cucumis \Cu"cu*mis\ (k?k?--m?s), n. [L., cucumber.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the cucumber, melon, and same	   kinds of gourds.	   [1913 Webster] Cucurbit
Cucurbit \Cu*cur"bit\ Cucurbite
\Cu*cur"bite\(k[-u]*k[^u]r"b[i^]t), n. [L. cucurbita a gourd:	   cf. F. cucurbite. See {Gourd}.] (Chem.)	   A vessel or flask for distillation, used with, or forming	   part of, an alembic; a matrass; -- originally in the shape of	   a gourd, with a wide mouth. See {Alembic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cucurbita \Cucurbita\ n.	   the type genus of the {Cucurbitaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Cucurbita}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cucurbitaceae \Cucurbitaceae\ n.	   a natural family of plants including the cucumber; melon;	   squash; and pumpkin.	   Syn: family {Cucurbitaceae}, gourd family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cucurbitaceous \Cu*cur`bi*ta"ceous\ (-b[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.	   [Cf. F. cucurbitac['e].] (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a family of plants of which	   the cucumber, melon, and gourd are common examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Cucurbitive \Cu*cur"bi*tive\ (k?-k?r"b?-t?v), a.	   Having the shape of a gourd seed; -- said of certain small	   worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Cud \Cud\ (k[u^]d), n. [AS. cudu, cwudu,cwidu,cweodo, of	   uncertain origin; cf, G. k["o]der bait, Icel. kvi[eth]r womb,	   Goth. qi[thorn]us. Cf. {Quid}.]	   1. That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by	      ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed	      a second time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever parteth the hoof, and is cloven-footed,	            and cheweth the cud, among the beasts, that shall ye	            eat.                                  --Levit. xi. 3	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portion of tobacco held in the mouth and chewed; a quid.	      [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The first stomach of ruminating beasts. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To chew the cud}, to ruminate; to meditate; used with of;	      as, to chew the cud of bitter memories.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chewed the thrice turned cud of wrath. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Cudbear \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, difficult to moisten with	      water, used for making violet or purple dye. It is	      prepared from certain species of lichen, especially	      {Lecanora tartarea}. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A lichen ({Lecanora tartarea}), from which the	      powder is obtained.	      [1913 Webster]
Cudden \Cud"den\ (k?d"d'n), n. [For sense 1, cf. Scot. cuddy an	   ass; for sense 2, see 3d {Cuddy}.]	   1. A clown; a low rustic; a dolt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The slavering cudden, propped upon his staff.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The coalfish. See 3d {Cuddy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuddle \Cud"dle\ (k[u^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cuddled}	   (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cuddling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [Prob. for	   couthle, fr. couth known; cf. OE. ku[thorn][thorn]en to	   cuddle, or cu[eth]lechen to make friends with. See{Couth},	   {Uncouth}, {Can}.]	   To lie close or snug; to crouch; to nestle.	   [1913 Webster]	         She cuddles low beneath the brake;	         Nor would she stay, nor dares she fly.   --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Cuddle \Cud"dle\, v. t.	   To embrace closely; to fondle. --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]	Cuddle \Cud"dle\, n.	   A close embrace.	   [1913 Webster] cuddlesome
cuddlesome \cuddlesome\ cuddly \cuddly\adj.	   inviting cuddling or hugging; as, a cuddlesome baby.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cuddling \cuddling\ n.	   1. holding close in a tender and afectionate manner.	      [PJC]	   2. lying closely together while caressing; nestling together.	      [PJC]	   3. foreplay without contact with the genital organs. [slang]	   Syn: caressing, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting,	        smooching, snuggling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cuddy \Cud"dy\ (-d?), n. [See {Cudden}. ]	   1. An ass; esp., one driven by a huckster or greengrocer.	      [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A blockhead; a lout. --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A lever mounted on a tripod for lifting stones,	      leveling up railroad ties, etc. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Cuddy \Cud"dy\ (k?d"d?), n. [Prob. a contraction fr. D. kajuit	   cabin: cf. F.cahute hut.] (Naut.)	   A small cabin: also, the galley or kitchen of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]	Cuddy \Cud"dy\, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. cudaig, cudainn, or	   E.cuttlefish, or cod, codfish.] (Zool)	   The coalfish ({Pollachius carbonarius}). [Written also	   {cudden}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cudgel \Cudg"el\ (k?j"?l), n. [OE. kuggel; cf. G. keule club	   (with a round end), kugel ball, or perh. W. cogyl cudgel, or	   D. cudse, kuds, cudgel.]	   A staff used in cudgel play, shorter than the quarterstaff,	   and wielded with one hand; hence, any heavy stick used as a	   weapon.	   [1913 Webster]	         He getteth him a grievous crabtree cudgel and . . .	         falls to rating of them as if they were dogs. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cudgel play}, a fight or sportive contest with cudgels.	   {To cross the cudgels}, to forbear or give up the contest; --	      a phrase borrowed from the practice of cudgel players, who	      lay one cudgel over another when the contest is ended.	   {To take up cudgels for}, to engage in a contest in behalf of	      (some one or something).	      [1913 Webster]	Cudgel \Cudg"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cudgeled} or {Cudgelled}	   (-?ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cudgeling} or {cudgelling}.]	   To beat with a cudgel.	   [1913 Webster]	         An he here, I would cudgel him like a dog. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To cudgel one's brains}, to exercise one's wits.	      [1913 Webster]
Cudgeler \Cudg"el*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who beats with a cudgel. [Written also {cudgeller}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cudweed \Cud"weed`\ (k?d"w?d`), n. [Apparently fr. cud + weed,	   but perh. a corruption of cottonweed; or of cut weed, so	   called from its use as an application to cuts and chafings.]	   (Bot.)	   A small composite plant with cottony or silky stem and	   leaves, primarily a species of {Gnaphalium}, but the name is	   now given to many plants of different genera, as {Filago},	   {Antennaria}, etc.; cottonweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Cue \Cue\ (k[=u]), n. [ OF. coue, coe, F. queue, fr. L. coda,	   cauda, tail. Cf. {Caudal}, {Coward}, {Queue}.]	   1. The tail; the end of a thing; especially, a tail-like	      twist of hair worn at the back of the head; a queue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The last words of a play actor's speech, serving as an	      intimation for the next succeeding player to speak; any	      word or words which serve to remind a player to speak or	      to do something; a catchword.	      [1913 Webster]	            When my cue comes, call me, and I will answer.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hint or intimation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give them [the servants] their cue to attend in two	            lines as he leaves the house.         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The part one has to perform in, or as in, a play.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were it my cueto fight, I should have known it	            Without a prompter.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Humor; temper of mind. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A straight tapering rod used to impel the balls in playing	      billiards.	      [1913 Webster]	Cue \Cue\, v. t.	   To form into a cue; to braid; to twist.	   [1913 Webster]	Cue \Cue\, n. [From q, an abbreviation for quadrans a farthing.]	   A small portion of bread or beer; the quantity bought with a	   farthing or half farthing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term was formerly current in the English	         universities, the letter q being the mark in the	         buttery books to denote such a portion. --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]	               Hast thou worn	               Gowns in the university, tossed logic,	               Sucked philosophy, eat cues?       --Old Play.	         [1913 Webster]
Cuerpo \Cuer"po\ (kw[~e]r"p[-o]), n. [Sp. cuerpo, fr. L. corpus	   body. See {Corpse}.]	   The body. dale a tu cuerpo alegria, Macarena! (1996)	   [1913 Webster]	   {In cuerpo}, without full dress, so that the shape of the	      Body is exposed; hence, naked or uncovered.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exposed in cuerpo to their rage.      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuesta \Cues"ta\, n. [Sp.]	   A sloping plain, esp. one with the upper end at the crest of	   a cliff; a hill or ridge with one face steep and the opposite	   face gently sloping. [Southwestern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cuff \Cuff\ (k?f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cuffed} (k?ft); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cuffing}.] [Cf. Sw. kuffa to knock, push,kufva to	   check, subdue, and E. cow, v. t. ]	   1. To strike; esp., to smite with the palm or flat of the	      hand; to slap.	      [1913 Webster]	            I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They with their quills did all the hurt they could,	            And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To buffet. "Cuffed by the gale." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Cuff \Cuff\, v. i.	   To fight; to scuffle; to box.	   [1913 Webster]	         While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Cuff \Cuff\, n.	   A blow; esp.,, a blow with the open hand; a box; a slap.	   [1913 Webster]	         Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies;	         Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many a bitter kick and cuff.             --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Cuff \Cuff\, n. [Perh. from F. coiffe headdress, hood, or coif;	   as if the cuff were a cap for the hand. Cf. {Coif}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The fold at the end of a sleeve; the part of a sleeve	      turned back from the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would visit his mistress in a morning gown, band,	            short cuffs, and a peaked beard.      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any ornamental appendage at the wrist, whether attached to	      the sleeve of the garment or separate; especially, in	      modern times, such an appendage of starched linen, or a	      substitute for it of paper, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuffy \Cuf"fy\ (k?f`f?), n.	   A name for a negro. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Cufic \Cu"fic\ (k?`f?k), a. [So called from the town of Cufa, in	   the province of Bagdad.]	   Of or pertaining to the older characters of the Arabic	   language. [Written also {Kufic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cui bono \Cui` bo"no\ [L.]	   Lit., for whose benefit; incorrectly understood, it came to	   be used in the sense, of what good or use; and hence, (what)	   purpose; object; specif., the ultimate object of life.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cuinage \Cuin"age\ (kw?n`?j), n. [Corrupted fr. coinage.]	   The stamping of pigs of tin, by the proper officer, with the	   arms of the duchy of Cornwall.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuirass \Cui*rass"\ (kw[-e]*r[.a]s", or kw[=e]"r[a^]s; 277), n.;	   pl. {Cuirasses}(-[e^]z). [F.cuirasse, orig., a breastplate of	   leather, for OF. cuir['e]e, cuirie influenced by It. corazza,	   or Sp. coraza, fr. an assumed LL. coriacea, fr. L. coriaceus,	   adj., of leather, fr. corium leather, hide; akin to Gr.	   cho`rion intestinal membrane, OSlav. skora hide, Lith. skura	   hide, leather. Cf. {Coriaceous}.]	   1.	      (a) A piece of defensive armor, covering the body from the	          neck to the girdle.	      (b) The breastplate taken by itself.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cuirass covered the body before and behind. It	         consisted of two parts, a breast- and backpiece of iron	         fastened together by means of straps and buckles or	         other like contrivances. It was originally, as the name	         imports, made of leather, but afterward of metal.	         --Grose.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool) An armor of bony plates, somewhat resembling a	      cuirass.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuirassed \Cui*rassed"\ (kw[-e]*r[.a]st" or kw[=e]"r[a^]st), a.	   1. Wearing a cuirass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool) Having a covering of bony plates, resembling a	      cuirass; -- said of certain fishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuirassier \Cui`ras*sier"\ (kw?`r?s-s?r"), n. [F. cuirassier.	   See {Curass}.] (Mil.)	   A soldier armed with a cuirass; especially, a soldier of the	   heaviest cavalry, wearing a cuirass only when in full dress.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cuir bouilli \Cuir" bou`illi"\ [F.]	   In decorative art, boiled leather, fitted by the process to	   receive impressed patterns, like those produced by chasing	   metal, and to retain the impression permanently.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cuish \Cuish\ (kw?s), n. [F. cuisse thigh, fr. L. coxa hip: cf.	   F. cuissard, OF, cuissot, armor for the thigh, cuish. Cf.	   {Hough}.]	   Defensive armor for the thighs. [ Written also {cuisse}, and	   {quish}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cuisine \Cui`sine"\ (kw?`z?n"), n. [F., fr. L. coquina kitchen,	   fr. coquere to cook. See {Kitchen}.]	   1. The kitchen or cooking department.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner or style of cooking.	      [1913 Webster]
cul \cul\ n.	   a contraction of {cul-de-sac}.	   Syn: cul de sac, deadend.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Culasse \Cu`lasse"\ (ku`l?s"), n. [F., fr. cul back.]	   The lower faceted portion of a brilliant-cut diamond.	   [1913 Webster]
Culcita \Culcita\ n.	   a genus that includes some plants usually placed in e.g.	   genus {Dicksonia}; terrestrial brackenlike ferns of tropical	   America, Malasia to Australia and Polynesia; also native in	   southwestern Europe and Atlantic islands.	   Syn: genus Culcita.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Culicidae \Culicidae\ n.	   a family of insects comprising the mosquitoes.	   Syn: family {Culicidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Culdee \Cul*dee"\ (k?l-d?" or k?l"d?), n. [ Prob. fr.	   Gael.cuilteach; cf. Ir. ceilede.]	   One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of	   Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pure Culdees	         Were Albyn's earliest priests of God.    --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cul-de-sac \Cul`-de-sac"\ (ku`de-s?k" or kul`de-s?k"), n.; pl.	   {Culs-de-sac} (ku`- or kulz`-). [ F., lit., bottom of a bag.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A passage with only one outlet, as a street closed at one	      end; a blind alley; hence, a trap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) a position in which an army finds itself with no	      way of exit but to the front.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Any bag-shaped or tubular cavity, vessel, or	      organ, open only at one end.	      [1913 Webster]
Culerage \Cul"er*age\ (k?l"?r-?j), n. (Bot.)	   See {Culrage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Culex \Cu"lex\, n. [L., a gnat.] (Zool.)	   A genus of mosquitoes of the family {Culicidae}, to which	   most of the North American species belong. Some members of	   this genus are exceedingly annoying, as {Culex sollicitans},	   which breeds in enormous numbers in the salt marshes of the	   Atlantic coast, and {Culex pipiens}, the common house	   mosquito, breeding very widely in the fresh waters of North	   America. (For characters distinguishing these from the	   malaria mosquitoes, see {Anopheles}, above). The yellow-fever	   mosquito is now placed in another genus, {Stegomyia}.	   Note: This genus formerly (ca. 1900) included the gnat as	         well as the mosquito.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Culicid \Cu"li*cid\, a. [L. culex, -icis, gnat.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Mosquito family ({Culicid[ae]}). --	   n. A culicid insect.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Culiciform \Cu*lic"i*form\ (k?-l?s"i-f?rm). a. [L. culex a gnat	   + -form:cf. F. culiciforme.] (Zool.)	   Gnat-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Culinarily \Cu"li*na*ri*ly\ (k?`l?-n?-r?-l?), adv.	   In the manner of a kitchen; in connection with a kitchen or	   cooking.	   [1913 Webster]
Culinary \Cu"li*na*ry\ (k?"l?-n?-r?), a. [L. culinarius, fr.	   culina kitchen, perh. akin to carbo coal: cf. F. culinare.]	   Relating to the kitchen, or to the art of cookery; used in	   kitchens; as, a culinary vessel; the culinary art.	   [1913 Webster]
Cull \Cull\ (k?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Culled} (k?ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Culling}.] [OE.cullen, OF. cuillir, coillir,	   F.cueillir, to gather, pluck, pick, fr. L. colligere. See	   {Coil}, v. t., and cf. {Collect}.]	   To separate, select, or pick out; to choose and gather or	   collect; as, to cull flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	         From his herd he culls,	         For slaughter, from the fairest of his bulls. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whitest honey in fairy gardens culled.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Cull \Cull\, n.	   A cully; a dupe; a gull. See {Cully}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cullender \Cul"len*der\ (k?l"l?n-d?r), n.	   A strainer. See {Colander}.	   [1913 Webster]
Culler \Cull"er\ (k?l"?r), n.	   One who picks or chooses; esp., an inspector who selects	   wares suitable for market.	   [1913 Webster]
Cullet \Cul"let\ (k[u^]l"l[e^]t), n. [From {Cull}, v. t. ]	   Broken glass for remelting.	   [1913 Webster]	Cullet \Cul"let\, n. [A dim. from F. cul back.]	   A small central plane in the back of a cut gem. See {Collet},	   3	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Cullibility \Cul`li*bil"i*ty\ (-l?-b?l"?-ty), n. [From cully to	   trick, cheat.]	   Gullibility. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Cullible \Cul"li*ble\ (k?l"l?-b'l), a.	   Easily deceived; gullible.	   [1913 Webster]
Culling \Cull"ing\ (k?l"?ng), n.	   1. The act of one who culls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Anything separated or selected from a mass.	      [1913 Webster]
Cullion \Cul"lion\ (k?l"y?n), n. [OF. couillon, coillon, F.	   co?on, a vile fellow, coward, dupe, from OF. couillon,	   coillon, testicle, fr. il the scrotum, fr. L. coleus a	   leather bag, the scrotum.]	   A mean wretch; a base fellow; a poltroon; a scullion. "Away,	   base cullions." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cullionly \Cul"lion*ly\, a.	   Mean; base. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cullis \Cul"lis\ (k?l"l?s), n. [OF. cole["i]s, F. coulis, fr.	   OF. & F. couler to strain, to flow, fr. L. colare to filter,	   strain; cf. LL. coladicium. Cf. {Colander}.]	   A strong broth of meat, strained and made clear for invalids;	   also, a savory jelly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When I am exellent at caudles	         And cullises . . . you shall be welcome to me. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Cullis \Cul"lis\, n.; pl. {Cullises} (-?z). [F.coulisse groove,	   fr. the same source as E. cullis broth.] (Arch.)	   A gutter in a roof; a channel or groove.	   [1913 Webster]
Culls \Culls\ (k?lz), n. pl. [From Cull,, v. t.]	   1. Refuse timber, from which the best part has been culled	      out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any refuse stuff, as rolls not properly baked.	      [1913 Webster]
Cully \Cul"ly\ (k?l"l?), n.; pl. {Cullies} (-l?z). [Abbrev. fr.	   cullion.]	   A person easily deceived, tricked, or imposed on; a mean	   dupe; a gull.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have learned that . . . I am not the first cully whom	         she has passed upon for a countess.      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Cully \Cul"ly\, v. t. [See {Cully},n., and cf. D. kullen to	   cheat, gull.]	   To trick, cheat, or impose on; to deceive. "Tricks to cully	   fools." --Pomfret.	   [1913 Webster]
Cullyism \Cul"ly*ism\ (-?z'm), n.	   The state of being a cully.	   [1913 Webster]	         Less frequent instances of eminent cullyism.	                                                  --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Culm \Culm\ (k[u^]lm), n. [L. culmus stalk, stem; akin to	   calamus. See{Halm}.] (Bot.)	   The stalk or stem of grain and grasses (including the	   bamboo), jointed and usually hollow.	   [1913 Webster]	Culm \Culm\, n. [Perh. from W. cwlm knot or tie, applied to this	   species of coal, which is much found in balls or knots in	   some parts of Wales: cf. OE. culme smoke, soot.] (Min.)	   (a) Mineral coal that is not bituminous; anthracite,	       especially when found in small masses.	   (b) The waste of the Pennsylvania anthracite mines,	       consisting of fine coal, dust, etc., and used as fuel. --	       Raymond.	       [1913 Webster]
Culmen \Cul"men\ (k?l"m?n), n. [L., fr. cellere (in comp.) to	   impel; cf. celsus pushed upward, lofty.]	   1. Top; summit; acme. --R. North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The dorsal ridge of a bird's bill.	      [1913 Webster]
Culmiferous \Cul*mif"er*ous\ (k?l-m?f"?r-?s), a. [L. culmus	   stalk or stem + -ferous: cf. F. culmif[`e]re.]	   Having jointed stems or culms.	   [1913 Webster]	Culmiferous \Cul*mif"er*ous\ (k[u^]l*m[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [2d	   culm + -ferous.] (Min.)	   Containing, or abounding in, culm or glance coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Culminal \Cul"mi*nal\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*nal), a.	   Pertaining to a culmen.	   [1913 Webster]
Culminant \Cul"mi*nant\ (-nant), a.	   Being vertical, or at the highest point of altitude; hence,	   predominant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Culminated} (-n[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Culminating} (-n[=a]`t[i^]ng.] [L. cuimen top or ridge. See	   {Column}.]	   1. To reach its highest point of altitude; to come to the	      meridian; to be vertical or directly overhead.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when his beams at noon	            Culminate from the equator.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reach the highest point, as of rank, size, power,	      numbers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reptile race culminated in the secondary era.	                                                  --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	            The house of Burgundy was rapidly culminating.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	Culminate \Cul"mi*nate\ (k[u^]l"m[i^]*n[asl]t), a.	   Growing upward, as distinguished from a lateral growth; --	   applied to the growth of corals. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Culmination \Cul"mi*na"tion\ (k[u^]l`m?-n?"sh?n), n. [Cf.	   F.culmination]	   1. The attainment of the highest point of altitude reached by	      a heavenly body; passage across the meridian; transit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attainment or arrival at the highest pitch of glory,	      power, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
culottes \culottes\ n. pl.	   a type of women's trousers with wide legs cut loose and full	   so as to resemble a skirt.	   Syn: culotte.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Culpa \Cul"pa\ (k[u^]l"p[.a]), n. [L.] (Law)	   Negligence or fault, as distinguishable from dolus (deceit,	   fraud), which implies intent, culpa being imputable to defect	   of intellect, dolus to defect of heart. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Culpability \Cul`pa*bil"i*ty\ (k?l`p?-b?l`?-t?), n.; pl.	   {Culpabilities} (-t?z). [Cf. F. culpabilit['e].]	   The state of being culpable.	   [1913 Webster]
Culpable \Cul"pa*ble\ (k?l"p?-b'l), a. [OE. culpable, coulpable,	   coupable, F. coupable, formerly also coupable, formerly also	   coulpable, culpable, fr. L. culpabilis, fr. culpare to blame,	   fr. culpa fault.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Deserving censure; worthy of blame; faulty; immoral;	      criminal. --State Trials (1413).	      [1913 Webster]	            If he acts according to the best reason he hath, he	            is not culpable, though he be mistaken in his	            measures.                             --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Guilty; as, culpable of a crime. [Obs.] --Spenser. --	      {Cul"pa*ble*ness}, n. -- {Cul"pa*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Culpatory \Cul"pa*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a.	   Expressing blame; censuring; reprehensory; inculpating.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adjectives . . . commonly used by Latian authors in a	         culpatory sense.                         --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Culpe \Culpe\ (k[u^]lp), n. [F. coulpe, fr.L.culpa.]	   Blameworthiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Banished out of the realme . . . without culpe. --E.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Culpon \Cul"pon\ (k[u^]l"p[o^]n), n. [See {Coupon}.]	   A shred; a fragment; a strip of wood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Culprit \Cul"prit\ (k[u^]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 arraigned for, a crime, as before a	      judge.	      [1913 Webster]	            An author is in the condition of a culprit; the	            public are his judges.                --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One quilty of a fault; a criminal.	      [1913 Webster]
Culrage \Cul"rage\ (k?l"r?j), n. [OE. culrage, culrache; prob.	   fr. F. cul the buttok + F. & E. rage; F. curage.] (Bot.)	   Smartweed ({Polygonum Hydropiper}).	   [1913 Webster]
Cult \Cult\ (k[u^]lt) n. [F. culte, L. cultus care, culture, fr.	   colere to cultivate. Cf. {Cultus}.]	   1. Attentive care; homage; worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every one is convinced of the reality of a better	            self, and of the cult or homage which is due to it.	                                                  --Shaftesbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A system of religious belief and worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which was the religion of Moses is the	            ceremonial or cult of the religion of Christ.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A system of intense religious veneration of a particular	      person, idea, or object, especially one considered	      spurious or irrational by traditional religious bodies;	      as, the Moonie cult.	      [PJC]	   4. The group of individuals who adhere to a cult (senses 2 or	      3).	      [PJC]	   5. A strong devotion or interest in a particular person, idea	      or thing without religious associations, or the people	      holding such an interest; as, the cult of James Dean; the	      cult of personality in totalitarian societies.	      [PJC]
Cultch \Cultch\ (k?lch; 224), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Empty oyster shells and other substances laid down on oyster	   grounds to furnish points for the attachment of the spawn of	   the oyster. [Also written {cutch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Young or seed oysters together with the shells and other	      objects to which they are usually attached.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Rubbish; d['e]bris; refuse.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Culter \Cul"ter\ (k?l"t?r), n. [L.]	   A colter. See {Colter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultirostral \Cul`ti*ros"tral\ (-t?-r?s"tral), a. [See	   {Cultirostres}.] (Zool.)	   Having a bill shaped like the colter of a plow, or like a	   knife, as the heron, stork, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultirostres \Cul`ti*ros"tres\ (-tr?z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   culter colter of a plow, knife + rostrum bill.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of wading birds including the stork, heron, crane,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultivable \Cul"ti*va*ble\ (k?l"t?-v?-b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   cultivable.]	   Capable of being cultivated or tilled. --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
cultivar \cultivar\ n.	   a variety of a plant developed from a natural species and	   maintained under cultivation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cultivatable \Cul"ti*va`ta*ble\ (k?l"t?-v?`t?-b'l), a.	   Cultivable.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultivate \Cul"ti*vate\ (k?l"t?-v?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Cultivated} (-v?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cultivating}	   (-v?`-t?ng).] [LL. cultivatus, p. p. of cultivare to	   cultivate, fr. cultivus cultivated, fr. L. cultus, p. p. of	   colere to till, cultivate. Cf. {Colony}.]	   1. To bestow attention, care, and labor upon, with a view to	      valuable returns; to till; to fertilize; as, to cultivate	      soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct special attention to; to devote time and thought	      to; to foster; to cherish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leisure . . . to cultivate general literature.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seek the society of; to court intimacy with.	      [1913 Webster]	            I ever looked on Lord Keppel as one of the greatest	            and best men of his age; and I loved and cultivated	            him accordingly.                      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To improve by labor, care, or study; to impart culture to;	      to civilize; to refine.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cultivate the wild, licentious savage. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind of man hath need to be prepared for piety	            and virtue; it must be cultivated to the end.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To raise or produce by tillage; to care for while growing;	      as, to cultivate corn or grass.	      [1913 Webster]
cultivated \cultivated\ adj.	   1. marked by refinement in taste and manners; as, cultivated	      tastes in art.	   Syn: civilized, cultured, genteel, polite.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. used for raising crops; -- of land or soil.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cultivation \Cul`ti*va"tion\ (k?l`t?-v?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   cultivation.]	   1. The art or act of cultivating; improvement for	      agricultural purposes or by agricultural processes;	      tillage; production by tillage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bestowal of time or attention for self-improvement or for	      the benefit of others; fostering care.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being cultivated; advancement in physical,	      intellectual, or moral condition; refinement; culture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Italy . . . was but imperfectly reduced to	            cultivation before the irruption of the barbarians.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
Cultivator \Cul"ti*va`tor\ (k?l"t?-v?`t?r), n. [Cf. F.	   cultivateur.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who cultivates; as, a cultivator of the soil; a	      cultivator of literature. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agricultural implement used in the tillage of growing	      crops, to loosen the surface of the earth and kill the	      weeds; esp., a triangular frame set with small shares,	      drawn by a horse and by handles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a broader signification it includes any complex	         implement for pulverizing or stirring the surface of	         the soil, as harrows, grubbers, horse hoes, etc.	         [1913 Webster] Cultrate
Cultrate \Cul"trate\ (k?l"tr?t), Cultrated \Cul"tra*ted\	   (-tr?-t?d), a. [L. cultratus knife-shaped, fromculter,	   cultri, knife.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Sharp-edged and pointed; shaped like a pruning knife, as the	   beak of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultriform \Cul"tri*form\ (-tr?-f?rm), a. [L. culter, cultri,	   knife + -form.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Shaped like a pruning knife; cultrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultrivorous \Cul*triv"o*rous\ (k?l-tr?b"?-r?s), a. [L. culter,	   cultri, knife + vorare to devour.]	   Devouring knives; swallowing, or pretending to swallow,	   knives; -- applied to persons who have swallowed, or have	   seemed to swallow, knives with impunity. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Culturable \Cul"tur*a*ble\ (k?l"t?r-?-b'l; 135), a.	   Capable of, or fit for, being cultivated; capable or becoming	   cultured. --London Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultural \Cul"tur*al\ (k?l"t?r-al), a.	   Of or pertaining to culture.	   [1913 Webster]
Culture \Cul"ture\ (k?l"t?r; 135), n. [F. culture, L. cultura,	   fr. colere to till, cultivate; of uncertain origin. Cf.	   {Colony}.]	   1. The act or practice of cultivating, or of preparing the	      earth for seed and raising crops by tillage; as, the	      culture of the soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of, or any labor or means employed for, training,	      disciplining, or refining the moral and intellectual	      nature of man; as, the culture of the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            If vain our toil	            We ought to blame the culture, not the soil. --Pepe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being cultivated; result of cultivation;	      physical improvement; enlightenment and discipline	      acquired by mental and moral training; civilization;	      refinement in manners and taste.	      [1913 Webster]	            What the Greeks expressed by their paidei`a, the	            Romans by their humanitas, we less happily try to	            express by the more artificial word culture. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	            The list of all the items of the general life of a	            people represents that whole which we call its	            culture.                              --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.)	      (a) The cultivation of bacteria or other organisms (such	          as fungi or eukaryotic cells from mulitcellular	          organisms) in artificial media or under artificial	          conditions.	      (b) The collection of organisms resulting from such a	          cultivation.	   Note: The growth of cells obtained from multicellular animals	         or plants in artificial media is called {tissue	         culture}.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Note: The word is used adjectively with the above senses in	         many phrases, such as: culture medium, any one of the	         various mixtures of gelatin, meat extracts, etc., in	         which organisms cultivated; culture flask, culture	         oven, culture tube, gelatin culture, plate culture,	         etc.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Cartography) Those details of a map, collectively, which	      do not represent natural features of the area delineated,	      as names and the symbols for towns, roads, houses,	      bridges, meridians, and parallels.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Culture fluid}, {Culture medium} a fluid in which	      microscopic organisms are made to develop, either for	      purposes of study or as a means of modifying their	      virulence. If the fluid is gelled by, for example, the use	      of agar, it then is called, depending on the vessel in	      which the gelled medium is contained, a plate, a slant, or	      a stab.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Culture \Cul"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cultured} (-t?rd; 135);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Culturing}.]	   To cultivate; to educate.	   [1913 Webster]	         They came . . . into places well inhabited and	         cultured.                                --Usher.	   [1913 Webster]
Cultured \Cul"tured\ (k?l"t?rd), a.	   1. Under culture; cultivated. "Cultured vales." --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by mental and moral training; disciplined;	      refined; well-educated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sense of beauty in nature, even among cultured	            people, is less often met with than other mental	            endowments.                           --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cunning hand and cultured brain.  --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]
Culture features \Culture features\ (Surv.)	   The artificial features of a district as distinguished from	   the natural.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cultureless \Cul"ture*less\, a.	   Having no culture.	   [1913 Webster]
Culture myth \Culture myth\	   A myth accounting for the discovery of arts and sciences or	   the advent of a higher civilization, as in the Prometheus	   myth.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Culturist \Cul"tur*ist\, n.	   1. A cultivator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is an advocate of culture.	      [1913 Webster]	            The culturists, by which term I mean not those who	            esteem culture (as what intelligent man does not?)	            but those its exclusive advocates who recommend it	            as the panacea for all the ills of humanity, for its	            effects in cultivating the whole man. --J. C. Shairp	      [1913 Webster]
Cultus \Cul"tus\ (k?l"t?s), n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Cultuses}	   (-?z). [L., cultivation, culture. See {Cult}.]	   Established or accepted religious rites or usages of worship;	   state of religious development. Cf. {Cult}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]	Cultus \Cul"tus\, a. [See {Cultus cod}.]	   Bad, worthless; no good. [Northwestern U. S.]	         "A bad horse, cultus [no good] !" he said, beating it	         with his whip.                           --F. H. Balch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cultus cod \Cul"tus cod`\ (k?d`). [Chinook cultus of little	   worth.] (Zool.)	   See {Cod}, and {Buffalo cod}, under {Buffalo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Culver \Cul"ver\ (k?"v?r), n. [AS. culfre, perh. fr. L.	   columba.]	   A dove. "Culver in the falcon's fist." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Culver \Cul"ver\, n. [Abbrev. fr. {Culverin}.]	   A culverin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Falcon and culver on each tower	         Stood prompt their deadly hail to shower. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Culverhouse \Cul"ver*house`\ (-hous`), n.	   A dovecote.	   [1913 Webster]
Culverin \Cul"ver*in\ (k?l"v?r-?n), n. [F. coulevrine, prop.	   fem. of couleuvrin like a serpent, fr. couleuvre adder, fr.	   L. coluber, colubra.]	   A long cannon of the 16th century, usually an 18-pounder with	   serpent-shaped handles.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trump, and drum, and roaring culverin.   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Culverkey \Cul"ver*key`\ (-k?`), n.	   1. A bunch of the keys or samaras of the ash tree. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An English meadow plant, perhaps the columbine or the	      bluebell squill ({Scilla nutans}). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A girl cropping culverkeys and cowslips to make	            garlands.                             --Walton.	      [1913 Webster] Culver's physic
Culver's physic \Cul"ver's phys"ic\, or Culver's root \Cul"ver's
root`\ [So called after a Dr. Culver, who used it.] (Bot.)	   The root of a handsome erect herb ({Leptandra Virginica} syn.	   {Veronica Virginica}) common in most moist woods of North	   America, used as an active cathartic and emetic; also, the	   plant itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Culvert \Cul"vert\ (k?l"v?rt), n. [Prob. from OF. coulouere, F.	   couloir, channel, gutter, gallery, fr. couler to flow. See	   {Cullis}.]	   A transverse drain or waterway of masonry under a road,	   railroad, canal, etc.; a small bridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Culvertail \Cul"ver*tail`\ (k?l"v?r-t?l`), n. (Carp.)	   Dovetail.	   [1913 Webster]
Culvertailed \Cul"ver*tailed`\ (-t?ld`), a.	   United or fastened by a dovetailed joint.	   [1913 Webster]
cum \cum\ (k[u^]m; k[oo^]m), prep. [L. with prep.]	   with; together with; along with; as, I work at home in an	   office-cum-bedroom.	   [PJC]	cum \cum\ (k[u^]m), n.	   same as {semen[2]}; -- also spelled {come}. [vulgar slang]	   [PJC]
Cumacea \Cu*ma"ce*a\ (k?-m?"sh?-? or -s?-?), n. pl. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of marine Crustacea, mostly of small size.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumbent \Cum"bent\ (k?m"bent), a. [Cf. {Recumbent}, {Covey}.]	   Lying down; recumbent. --J. Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumber \Cum"ber\ (k?m"b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cumbered}	   (-b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumbering}.] [OE. combren,	   cumbren,OF. combrer to hinder, from LL. cumbrus a heap, fr.	   L. cumulus; cf. Skr. ?? to increase, grow strong. Cf.	   {Cumulate}.]	   To rest upon as a troublesome or useless weight or load; to	   be burdensome or oppressive to; to hinder or embarrass in	   attaining an object, to obstruct or occupy uselessly; to	   embarrass; to trouble.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why asks he what avails him not in fight,	         And would but cumber and retard his flight? --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Martha was cumbered about much serving.  --Luke x. 40.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cut it down; why cumbereth it the ground? -- Luke xiii.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]	         The multiplying variety of arguments, especially	         frivolous ones, . . . but cumbers the memory. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Cumber \Cum"ber\ (k?m"b?r), n. [Cf. encombre hindrance,	   impediment. See Cuber,v.]	   Trouble; embarrassment; distress. [Obs.] [Written also	   {comber}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A place of much distraction and cumber.  -- Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sage counsel in cumber.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Cumberland
Cumberland \Cumberland\, Cumberland River \Cumberland
River\prop. n.	   a tributary of the Ohio River.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
cumbersome \cum"ber*some\ (k?m"b?r-s?m), a.	   1. Burdensome or hindering, as a weight or drag;	      embarrassing; vexatious; cumbrous.	      [1913 Webster]	            To perform a cumbersome obedience.    --Sir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not easily managed; as, a cumbersome contrivance or	      machine.	      [1913 Webster]	            He holds them in utter contempt, as lumbering,	            cumbersome, circuitous.               --I. Taylor.	      -- {Cum"ber*some*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"ber*some*ness},n.	      [1913 Webster]
Cumbrance \Cum"brance\ (k?m"brans), n.	   Encumbrance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Extol not riches then, the toil of fools,	         The wise man's cumbrance, if not snare.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumbrian \Cum"bri*an\ (k?m"br?-an), a.	   Pertaining to Cumberland, England, or to a system of rocks	   found there.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cumbrian system} (Geol.), the slate or graywacke system of	      rocks, now included in the Cambrian or Silurian system; --	      so called because most prominent at Cumberland.	      [1913 Webster]
Cumbrous \Cum"brous\ (k?m"br?s), a.	   1. Rendering action or motion difficult or toilsome; serving	      to obstruct or hinder; burdensome; clogging.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sunk beneath the cumbrous weight.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            That cumbrousand unwieldy style which disfigures	            English composition so extensively.   --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Giving trouble; vexatious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A clud of cumbrous gnats.             --Spenser.	      -- {Cum"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Cum"brous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Cumene \Cu"mene\ (k?"m?n), n. [From {Cumin}.] (Chem.)	   A colorless oily hydrocarbon, {C6H5.C3H7}, obtained by the	   distillation of cuminic acid; -- called also {cumol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumfrey \Cum"frey\ (k?m"fr?), n. (Bot.)	   See {Comfrey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumic \Cu"mic\ (k?"m?k), a. (Chem.)	   See {Cuming}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumidine \Cu"mi*dine\ (k?"m?-d?n or -d?n), n. [From {Cumin}.]	   (Chem.)	   A strong, liquid, organic base, {C3H7.C6H4.NH2}, homologous	   with aniline.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumin \Cum"in\ (k?m"?n), n. [OE.comin, AS. cymen, fr. L.	   cuminum, Gr. ???????; of Semitic origin, cf. Ar. kamm?n, Heb.	   kamm?n; cf. OF. comin, F. cumin. Cf. {Kummel}.] (Bot.)	   A dwarf umbelliferous plant, somewhat resembling fennel	   ({Cuminum Cyminum}), cultivated for its seeds, which have a	   bitterish, warm taste, with an aromatic flavor, and are used	   like those of anise and caraway. [Written also {cummin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Rank-smelling rue, and cumin good for eyes. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black cumin} (Bot.), a plant ({Nigella sativa}) with pungent	      seeds, used by the Afghans, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuminic \Cu*min"ic\ (k?-m?n"?k), a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, cumin, or from oil of	   caraway; as, cuminic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cuminic acid} (Chem.), white crystalline substance,	      {C3H7.C6H4.CO2H}, obtained from oil of caraway.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuminil \Cu"mi*nil\ (k?"m?-n?l), n.	   A substance, analogous to benzil, obtained from oil of	   caraway.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuminol \Cu"mi*nol\ (-n?l), n. [Cuminic + L. oleum.]	   A liquid, {C3H7.C6H4.CHO}, obtained from oil of caraway; --	   called also {cuminic aldehyde}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cummerbund \Cum"mer*bund`\, n. [Written also {kummerbund},	   {cummerband}, etc.] [Hind. kamarband, fr. Per. Kamar loins +	   band fastening.]	   A sash for the waist; a girdle. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cummin \Cum"min\ (k?m"m?n), n.	   Same as {Cumin}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye pay tithe of mint, and cummin.        -- Matt.	                                                  xxiii. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
cumquat \cum"quat\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Kumquat}.	   Syn: kumquat, kumquat tree.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cumshaw \Cum"shaw\ (k?m"sha), n. [Chin. kom-tsie.]	   A present or bonus; -- originally applied to that paid on	   ships which entered the port of Canton. -- S. Wells Williams.	   [1913 Webster]	Cumshaw \Cum"shaw\, v. t.	   To give or make a present to.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumu-cirro-stratus \Cu"mu-cir`ro-stra"tus\	   (k?`m?-s?r`r?-str?"t?s), n. (Meteor.)	   Nimbus, or rain cloud. See {Nimbus}, and {Cloud}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumulate \Cu"mu*late\ (k?"m?-l?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Cumulated} (-l?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cumulating}	   (-l?`t?ng).] [L. cumulatus, p. p. of cumulare to heap up, fr.	   cumulus a heap. See {Cumber}.]	   To gather or throw into a heap; to heap together; to	   accumulate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shoals of shells, bedded and cumulated heap upon heap.	                                                  --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumulation \Cu`mu*la"tion\ (k?`m?-l?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   cumulation.]	   The act of heaping together; a heap. See {Accumulation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumulatist \Cu"mu*la*tist\ (k?"m?-l?-t?st), n.	   One who accumulates; one who collects. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cumulative \Cu"mu*la*tive\ (k?"m?-l?-t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   cumulatif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Composed of parts in a heap; forming a mass; aggregated.	      "As for knowledge which man receiveth by teaching, it is	      cumulative, not original." --Bacon	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Augmenting, gaining, or giving force, by successive	      additions; as, a cumulative argument, i. e., one whose	      force increases as the statement proceeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            The argument . . . is in very truth not logical and	            single, but moral and cumulative.     --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) Tending to prove the same point to which other	          evidence has been offered; -- said of evidence.	      (b) Given by same testator to the same legatee; -- said of	          a legacy. --Bouvier. --Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Cumulative action} (Med.), that action of certain drugs, by	      virtue of which they produce, when administered in small	      doses repeated at considerable intervals, the same effect	      as if given in a single large dose.	   {Cumulative poison}, a poison the action of which is	      cumulative.	   {Cumulative vote} or {Cumulative system of voting}	      (Politics), that system which allows to each voter as many	      votes as there are persons to be voted for, and permits	      him to accumulate these votes upon one person, or to	      distribute them among the candidates as he pleases.	      [1913 Webster]
Cumulose \Cu"mu*lose`\ (k[=u]"m[-u]*l[=o]s`), a. [From	   {Cumulus}.]	   Full of heaps.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumulostratus \Cu"mu*lo*stra"tus\	   (k[=u]"m[-u]*l[-o]*str[=a]"t[u^]s), n. (Meteor.)	   A form of cloud. See {Cloud}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cumulus \Cu"mu*lus\ (k[=u]"m[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Cumuli}	   (-l[imac]). [L., a heap. See {Cumber}.] (Meteor.)	   One of the four principal forms of clouds. See{Cloud}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cun \Cun\ (k[u^]n), v. t. [See {Cond}.]	   To con (a ship). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Cun \Cun\, v. t. [See 1st {Con}.]	   To know. See {Con}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cunabula \Cu*nab"u*la\ (k[-u]*n[a^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), 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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bibliography) The extant copies of the first or earliest	      printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th	      century.	      [1913 Webster]
Cunctation \Cunc*ta"tion\ (k?nk-t?"sh?n), n. [L. cunctatio, fr.	   cunctari, p. p. cunctatus, to delay.]	   Delay; procrastination. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cunctative \Cunc"ta*tive\ (k?nk"t?-t?v), a.	   Slow; tardy; dilatory; causing delay.	   [1913 Webster]
Cunctator \Cunc*ta"tor\ (k?nk-t?"t?r), n. [L., lit., a delayer;	   -- applied as a surname to Q. Fabius Maximus.]	   One who delays or lingers. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cunctipotent \Cunc*tip"o*tent\ (k?nk-t?p"?-tent), a. [L.	   cunctipotens; cunctus all + potens powerful.]	   All-powerful; omnipotent. [R] "God cunctipotent." --Neale	   (Trans. Rhythm of St. Bernard).	   [1913 Webster]
Cund \Cund\ (k[u^]nd), v. t. [See {Cond}.]	   To con (a ship). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cundurango \Cun`du*ran"go\ (k?n`d?-r?n"g?), n. (Med.)	   The bark of a South American vine ({Gonolobus Condurango}) of	   the Milkweed family. It has been supposed, but erroneously,	   to be a cure for cancer. [Written also {condurango}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cuneal \Cu"ne*al\ (k?"n?-al), [L. cuneus a wege. See {Coin}.]	   Relating to a wedge; wedge-shaped.	   [1913 Webster] Cuneate
Cuneate \Cu"ne*ate\ (k?"n?-?t), Cuneated \Cu"ne*a`ted\ (-?`tEd),	   a. [L.cuneatus, fr. cuneus a wege See{Coin}.]	   Wedge-shaped; (Bot.), wedge-shaped, with the point at the	   base; as, a cuneate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuneatic \Cu`ne*at"ic\ (k?`n?-?t"?k), a.	   Cuneiform. "Cuneatic decipherment." --Sayce.	   [1913 Webster] Cuneiform
Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\ (k?-n?"?-f?rm), Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\	   (k?"n?-f?rm), a. [L. cuneus a wedge + -form: cf. F.	   cunei-forme. See {Coin}.]	   1. Wedge-shaped; as, a cuneiform bone; -- especially applied	      to the wedge-shaped or arrowheaded characters of ancient	      Persian and Assyrian inscriptions. See {Arrowheaded}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or versed in, the ancient wedge-shaped	      characters, or the inscriptions in them. "A cuneiform	      scholar." --Rawlinson.	      [1913 Webster] Cuneiform	Cuneiform \Cu*ne"i*form\, Cuniform \Cu"ni*form\, n.	   1. The wedge-shaped characters used in ancient Persian and	      Assyrian inscriptions. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) One of the three tarsal bones supporting the first,	          second third metatarsals. They are usually designated	          as external, middle, and internal, or {ectocuniform},	          {mesocuniform}, and {entocuniform}, respectively.	      (b) One of the carpal bones usually articulating with the	          ulna; -- called also {pyramidal} and {ulnare}.	          [1913 Webster]
Cunette \Cu*nette"\ (k[-u]*n[e^]t"), n. [F.] (Fort.)	   A drain trench, in a ditch or moat; -- called also {cuvette}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cunner \Cun"ner\ (k[u^]n"n[~e]r), n. [Cf. {Conner}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A small edible fish of the Atlantic coast ({Ctenolabrus	       adspersus}); -- called also {chogset}, {burgall}, {blue	       perch}, and {bait stealer}. [Written also {conner}.]	   (b) A small shellfish; the limpet or patella.	       [1913 Webster]
cunnilinctus \cun`ni*linc"tus\ n.	   Same as {cunnilingus}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cunnilingus \cun`ni*lin"gus\ n. [NL., fr. L. cunnus vulva +	   lingere to lick.]	   Stimulation of the vulva or clitoris of one person by the	   tongue of another, for the purpose of giving sexual	   gratification.	   Syn: cunnilinctus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cunning \Cun"ning\ (k[u^]n"n[i^]ng), a. [AS. cunnan to know, to	   be able. See 1st {Con}, {Can}.]	   1. Knowing; skillful; dexterous. "A cunning workman." -- Ex.	      xxxviii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white	            Nature's own sweet and cunning hand laid on. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Esau was a cunning hunter.            --Gen xxv. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wrought with, or exhibiting, skill or ingenuity;	      ingenious; curious; as, cunning work.	      [1913 Webster]	            Over them Arachne high did lift	            Her cunning web.                      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Crafty; sly; artful; designing; deceitful.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are resolved to be cunning; let others run the	            hazard of being sincere.              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pretty or pleasing; as, a cunning little boy. [Colloq.	      U.S.] --Barlett.	   Syn: {Cunning}, {Artful}, {Sly}, {Wily}, {Crafty}.	   Usage: These epithets agree in expressing an aptitude for	          attaining some end by peculiar and secret means.	          Cunning is usually low; as, a cunning trick. Artful is	          more ingenious and inventive; as, an artful device.	          Sly implies a turn for what is double or concealed;	          as, sly humor; a sly evasion. Crafty denotes a talent	          for dexterously deceiving; as, a crafty manager. Wily	          describes a talent for the use of stratagems; as, a	          wily politician. A cunning man often shows his	          dexterity in simply concealing. An artful man goes	          further, and exerts his ingenuity in misleading. A	          crafty man mingles cunning with art, and so shapes his	          actions as to lull suspicions. The young may be	          cunning, but the experienced only can be crafty.	          Slyness is a vulgar kind of cunning; the sly man goes	          cautiously and silently to work. Wiliness is a species	          of cunning or craft applicable only to cases of attack	          and defense." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Cunning \Cun"ning\, n. [AS. cunnung trial, or Icel. kunnandi	   knowledge. See {Cunning}, a.]	   1. Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let my right hand forget her cunning. --Ps. cxxxvii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            A carpenter's desert	            Stands more in cunning than in power. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The faculty or act of using stratagem to accomplish a	      purpose; fraudulent skill or dexterity; deceit; craft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discourage cunning in a child; cunning is the ape of	            wisdom.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            We take cunning for a sinister or crooked wisdom.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Cunningly \Cun"ning*ly\ (k?n"n?ng-l?), adv.	   In a cunning manner; with cunning.	   [1913 Webster]
cunningman \cun"ning*man`\ (-m?n`), n.	   A fortune teller; one who pretends to reveal mysteries.	   [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
cunningness \cun"ning*ness\, n.	   Quality of being cunning; craft.	   [1913 Webster]
cunt \cunt\, n.	   1. The female pudenda; specifically the vagina. [vulgar	      slang]	      [PJC]	   2. A woman; -- usually used derogatorily and considered	      obscene.	      [PJC]
Cuon \Cuon\ prop. n.	   a genus of canids including the Asiatic wild dog.	   Syn: Cyon, genus {Cuon}, genus {Cyon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cup \Cup\ (k[u^]p), n. [AS. cuppe, LL. cuppa cup; cf. L. cupa	   tub, cask; cf. also Gr. ky`ph hut, Skr. k[=u]pa pit, hollow,	   OSlav. kupa cup. Cf. {Coop}, {Cupola}, {Cowl} a water vessel,	   and {Cob}, {Coif}, {Cop}.]	   1. A small vessel, used commonly to drink from; as, a tin	      cup, a silver cup, a wine cup; especially, in modern	      times, the pottery or porcelain vessel, commonly with a	      handle, used with a saucer in drinking tea, coffee, and	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The contents of such a vessel; a cupful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me a cup of sack, boy.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Repeated potations; social or excessive indulgence in	      intoxicating drinks; revelry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thence from cups to civil broils.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is to be received or indured; that which is	      allotted to one; a portion.	      [1913 Webster]	            O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass	            from me.                              --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  39.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything shaped like a cup; as, the cup of an acorn, or of	      a flower.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cowslip's golden cup no more I see. --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) A cupping glass or other vessel or instrument used	      to produce the vacuum in cupping.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cup and ball}, a familiar toy of children, having a cup on	      the top of a piece of wood to which, a ball is attached by	      a cord; the ball, being thrown up, is to be caught in the	      cup; bilboquet. --Milman.	   {Cup and can}, familiar companions.	   {Dry cup}, {Wet cup} (Med.), a cup used for dry or wet	      cupping. See under {Cupping}.	   {To be in one's cups}, to be drunk.	      [1913 Webster]	Cup \Cup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupped} (k[u^]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Cupping}.]	   1. To supply with cups of wine. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cup us, till the world go round.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) To apply a cupping apparatus to; to subject to the	      operation of cupping. See {Cupping}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) To make concave or in the form of a cup; as, to	      cup the end of a screw.	      [1913 Webster]
Cupbearer \Cup"bear`er\ (-b[^a]r`[~e]r), n.	   1. One whose office it is to fill and hand the cups at an	      entertainment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Antiq.) One of the attendants of a prince or noble,	      permanently charged with the performance of this office	      for his master. "I was the king's cupbearer." --Neh. i.	      11.	      [1913 Webster]
Cupboard \Cup"board\ (k[u^]b"b[~e]rd), n. [Cup + board.]	   1. A board or shelf for cups and dishes. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small closet in a room, with shelves to receive cups,	      dishes, food, etc.; hence, any small closet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cupboard love}, interested love, or that which has an eye to	      the cupboard. "A cupboard love is seldom true." --Poor	      Robin. [Colloq.]	   {To cry cupboard}, to call for food; to express hunger.	      [Colloq.] "My stomach cries cupboard." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Cupboard \Cup"board\, v. t.	   To collect, as into a cupboard; to hoard. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupel \Cu"pel\ (k[=u]"p[e^]l), n. [LL. cupella cup (cf. L.	   cupella, small cask, dim. of cupa) : cf. F. coupelle. See	   {Cup}, and cf. {Coblet}.]	   A shallow porous cup, used in refining precious metals,	   commonly made of bone ashes (phosphate of lime). [Written	   also {coppel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cupel dust}, powder used in purifying metals.	      [1913 Webster]	Cupel \Cu*pel"\ (k[-u]*p[e^]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cupelled}	   (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cupelling}.]	   To refine by means of a cupel.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupellation \Cu`pel*la"tion\ (k[=u]`p[e^]l*l[=a]"sh[u^]n) n.	   [See {Cupel}.]	   The act or process of refining gold or silver, etc., in a	   cupel.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The process consist in exposing the cupel containing	         the metal to be assayed or refined to a hot blast, by	         which the lead, copper, tin, etc., are oxidized,	         dissolved, and carried down into the porous cupel,	         leaving the unoxidizable precious metal. If lead is not	         already present in the alloy it must be added before	         cupellation.	         [1913 Webster]
Cupful \Cup"ful\ (k?p"f?l), n.; pl. {Cupfuls} (-f?lz).	   As much as a cup will hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Cup-gall \Cup"-gall`\ (-g?l`), n.	   A kind of oak-leaf gall. See {Gall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupid \Cu"pid\ (k?"p?d), n. [L.Cupido, fr. cupido desire, desire	   of love, fr. cupidus. See {Cupidity}.] (Rom. Myth.)	   The god of love, son of Venus; usually represented as a	   naked, winged boy with bow and arrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pretty dimpled boys, like smiling cupids. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupidity \Cu*pid"i*ty\ (k?-p?d"?-t?), n. [F. cupidite, L.	   cupiditas, fr. cupidus longing, desiring, fr. cupere to long	   for, desire. See {Covet}.]	   1. A passionate desire; love. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eager or inordinate desire, especially for wealth; greed	      of gain; avarice; covetousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            With the feelings of political distrust were mingled	            those of cupidity and envy, as the Spaniard saw the	            fairest provinces of the south still in the hands of	            the accursed race of Ishmael.         --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Cup-moss \Cup"-moss`\ (k?p"m?s`; 115), n. (Bot.)	   A kind of lichen, of the genus {Cladonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupola \Cu"po*la\ (k?"p?-l?), n.; pl. {Cupolas} (-l?z). [It.	   cupola, LL. cupula, cuppula (cf. L. cupula little tub). fr.	   cupa, cuppa, cup; cf. L. cupa tub. So called on account of	   its resemblance to a cup turned over. See {Cup}, and cf.	   {Cupule}.]	   1. (Arch.) A roof having a rounded form, hemispherical or	      nearly so; also, a ceiling having the same form. When on a	      large scale it is usually called {dome}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small structure standing on the top of a dome; a	      lantern.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A furnace for melting iron or other metals in large	      quantity, -- used chiefly in foundries and steel works.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A revolving shot-proof turret for heavy ordnance.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) The top of the spire of the cochlea of the ear.	      [1913 Webster]
cuppa \cuppa\ n.	   a cup of tea. [British]	   Syn: cupper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cupper \Cup"per\ (k[u^]p"p[~e]r), n. [Fropm cup.]	   One who performs the operation of cupping.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupping \Cup"ping\ (k?p"p?ng), n. (Med.)	   The operation of drawing blood to or from the surface of the	   person by forming a partial vacuum over the spot. Also,	   sometimes, a similar operation for drawing pus from an	   abscess.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cupping glass}, a glass cup in which a partial vacuum is	      produced by heat, in the process of cupping.	   {Dry cupping}, the application of a cupping instrument	      without scarification, to draw blood to the surface,	      produce counter irritation, etc.	   {Wet cupping}, the operation of drawing blood by the	      application of a cupping instrument after scarification.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuppy \Cup"py\, a.	   1. Hollow; cuplike; also, full of cups, or small depressions.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Characterized by cup shakes; -- said of timber.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cupreous \Cu"pre*ous\ (k?"pr?-?s), a. [L. cupreus, fr. cuprum.]	   Consisting of copper or resembling copper; coppery.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupressus \Cupressus\ n.	   one of the genera of cypress trees, the type genus of the	   {Cupressaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Cupressus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cupric \Cu"pric\ (k?"pr?k), a. [From {Cuprum}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing	   copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this	   element is present in its lowest proportion.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupriferous \Cu*prif"er*ous\ (k?-pr?f"?r-?s), a. [Cuprum +	   -ferous.]	   Containing copper; as, cupriferous silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuprite \Cu"prite\ (k?"pr?t), n. (Min.)	   The red oxide of copper; red copper; an important ore of	   copper, occurring massive and in isometric crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuproid \Cu"proid\ (k?"proid), n. [Cuprum + -oid.] (Crystalloq.)	   A solid related to a tetrahedron, and contained under twelve	   equal triangles.	   [1913 Webster]
Cup-rose \Cup"-rose\ (k?p"r?z), n.	   Red poppy. See {Cop-rose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuprous \Cu"prous\ (k?"pr?s), a. [From {Cuprum}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, copper; containing	   copper; -- said of those compounds of copper in which this	   element is present in its highest proportion.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuprum \Cu"prum\ (k?"pr?m), n. [L.] (Chem.)	   Copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Cup shake \Cup shake\ (Forestry)	   A shake or fissure between the annual rings of a tree, found	   oftenest near the roots.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
cup-shaped \cup-shaped\ adj.	   shaped like a cup.	   Syn: cupular, cupulate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cupulate \Cu"pu*late\ (k?"p?-l?t), a.	   Having or bearing cupules; cupuliferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Cupule \Cu"pule\ (k?"p?l), n. [See {Cupola}.]	   1. (Bot.) A cuplet or little cup, as of the acorn; the husk	      or bur of the filbert, chestnut, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sucker or acetabulum.	      [1913 Webster]
Cupuliferous \Cu`pu*lif"er*ous\ (k?`p?-l?f"?r-?s), a. [Cupule +	   -ferous: cf. F. cupulif[`e]re.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the family of plants of	   which the oak and the chestnut are examples, -- trees bearing	   a smooth, solid nut inclosed in some kind of cup or bur;	   bearing, or furnished with, a cupule.	   [1913 Webster]
Cur \Cur\ (k[^u]r), n. [OE. curre, kur; cf. dial. Sw. kurre dog,	   OD. korre watchdog, and Icel. kurra to murmur, grumble, Sw.	   kurra to rumble, croak, Dan. kurre to coo, whirr; prob. of	   imitative origin.]	   1. A mongrel or inferior dog.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . like to village curs,	            Bark when their fellows do.           -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A worthless, snarling fellow; -- used in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            What would you have, you curs,	            That like nor peace nor war?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Curability \Cur`a*bil"i*ty\ (k?r`?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The state of being curable; curableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Curable \Cur"a*ble\ (k?r"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F. curable. See {Cure},	   v. t.]	   Capable of being cured; admitting remedy. "Curable diseases."	   --Harvey. -- {Cur"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Cur`a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Cura[,c]ao
Curacao \Cu`ra*[,c]ao"\, Curacoa \Cu`ra*[,c]oa"\, (k??`r?-s?"),	   n.	   A liqueur, or cordial, flavored with the peel from the sour	   orange, and sometimes with cinnamon and mace; -- first made	   at the island of Cura[,c]cao in the Netherlands Antilles near	   Venezuela.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Curacy \Cu"ra*cy\ (k?"r?-s?), n.; pl. {Curacies} (-s?z). [See	   {Cure}, {Curate}.]	   The office or employment of a curate.	   [1913 Webster] Curare
Curare \Cu*ra"re\ Curari \Cu*ra"ri\(k?-r?"r?), n. [Native name.	   Cf. {Wourall}.]	   A black resinoid extract prepared by the South American	   Indians from the bark of several species of {Strychnos}	   ({Strychnos toxifera}, etc.). It sometimes has little effect	   when taken internally, but is quickly fatal when introduced	   into the blood, and used by the Indians as an arrow poison.	   [Written also {urari}, {woorali}, {woorari}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Curarine \Cu"ra*rine\ (k?"r?-r?n or k?-r?"r?n; 104), n. (Chem.)	   A deadly alkaloid extracted from the curare poison and from	   the {Strychnos toxifera}. It is obtained in crystalline	   colorless salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Curarize \Cu"ra*rize\ (-r?z), v. t.	   To poison with curare.	   [1913 Webster]
Curassow \Cu*ras"sow\ (k?-r?s"s?), n. [Native name in Brazil.]	   (Zool.)	   A large gallinaceous bird of the American genera {Crax},	   {Ourax}, etc., of the family {Cracid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The crested curassow ({Crax alector}) is black, and	         about the size of a small hen-turkey, with an erectile	         crest of curled feathers. It ranges from Mexico to	         Brazil. The galeated curassow or cushew bird ({Ourax	         Pauxi}) is similar in size, and has a large, hollow,	         blue, pear-shaped protuberance on the head.	         [1913 Webster]
Curat \Cu"rat\ (k?"r?t), n. [See{Cuirass}.]	   A cuirass or breastplate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Curate \Cu"rate\ (k[=u]"r[asl]t), n. [LL. curatus, prop., one	   who is charged with the care (L. cura) of souls. See {Cure},	   n., and cf. {Cur['e]}]	   One who has the cure of souls; originally, any clergyman, but	   now usually limited to one who assists a rector or vicar.	   --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]	         All this the good old man performed alone,	         He spared no pains, for curate he had none. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Curateship \Cu"rate*ship\, n.	   A curacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Curation \Cu*ra"tion\ (k?-r?"sh?n), n. [Cf. OF.curacion.]	   Cure; healing. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Curative \Cur"a*tive\ (k?r"?-t?v), a. [Cf. F.curatif. See	   {Cure}, v. t.]	   Relating to, or employed in, the cure of diseases; tending to	   cure. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Curator \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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One appointed to act as guardian of the estate of a person	      not legally competent to manage it, or of an absentee; a	      trustee; a guardian.	      [1913 Webster]
curatorial \curatorial\ adj.	   of or pertaining to curator; as, curatorial duties.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Curatorship \Cu*ra"tor*ship\, n.	   The office of a curator.	   [1913 Webster]
Curatrix \Cu*ra"trix\ (-tr?ks), n. [L.]	   1. A woman who cures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who is a guardian or custodian. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Curb \Curb\ (k[^u]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curbed} (k[^u]rbd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Curbing}.] [F. courber to bend, curve,	   L.curvare, fr. curvus bent, curved; cf. Gr. kyrto`s curved.	   Cf. {Curve}.]	   1. To bend or curve. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Crooked and curbed lines.             --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To guide and manage, or restrain, as with a curb; to bend	      to one's will; to subject; to subdue; to restrain; to	      confine; to keep in check.	      [1913 Webster]	            Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where pinching want must curb thy warm desires.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with a curb, as a well; also, to restrain by a	      curb, as a bank of earth.	      [1913 Webster]	Curb \Curb\, v. i.	   To bend; to crouch; to cringe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Virtue itself of vice must pardon beg,	         Yea, curb and woo for leave to do him good. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Curb \Curb\, n.	   1. That which curbs, restrains, or subdues; a check or	      hindrance; esp., a chain or strap attached to the upper	      part of the branches of a bit, and capable of being drawn	      tightly against the lower jaw of the horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that before ran in the pastures wild	            Felt the stiff curb control his angry jaws.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By these men, religion,that should be	            The curb, is made the spur of tyranny. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An assemblage of three or more pieces of timber,	      or a metal member, forming a frame around an opening, and	      serving to maintain the integrity of that opening; also, a	      ring of stone serving a similar purpose, as at the eye of	      a dome.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A frame or wall round the mouth of a well; also, a frame	      within a well to prevent the earth caving in.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A curbstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Far.) A swelling on the back part of the hind leg of a	      horse, just behind the lowest part of the hock joint,	      generally causing lameness. --James Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Curb bit}, a stiff bit having branches by which a leverage	      is obtained upon the jaws of horse. --Knight.	   {Curb pins} (Horology), the pins on the regulator which	      restrain the hairspring.	   {Curb plate} (Arch.), a plate serving the purpose of a curb.	      	   {Deck curb}. See under {Deck}.	      [1913 Webster]
curbed \curbed\ adj.	   held back from some action, especially by force. Opposite of	   {unrestrained}.	   Syn: checked, restrained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Curbless \Curb"less\, a.	   Having no curb or restraint.	   [1913 Webster]
Curb roof \Curb" roof`\ (r??f`).	   A roof having a double slope, or composed, on each side, of	   two parts which have unequal inclination; a gambrel roof.	   [1913 Webster]
curbside \curbside\ n.	   the edge of a sidewalk that borders a curb; as, policemen	   stood at intervals along the curbside	   [WordNet 1.5]
Curbstone \Curb"stone`\ (k?rb"st?n`), n.	   A stone set along a margin as a limit and protection, as	   along the edge of a sidewalk next the roadway; an edge stone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Curbstone broker}. See under {Broker}.	      [1913 Webster]
Curch \Curch\ (k??rch), n.	   See {Courche}.	   [1913 Webster]
Curculio \Cur*cu"li*o\ (k?r-r?"l?-?), n.; pl. {Curculios} (-?z).	   [L., a grain weevil.] (Zool.)	   One of a large group of beetles ({Rhynchophora}) of many	   genera; -- called also {weevils}, {snout beetles},	   {billbeetles}, and {billbugs}. Many of the species are very	   destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice	   weevils, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Curculionidous \Cur`cu*li*on"i*dous\ (k?r`-k?-l?-?n"?-d?s), a.	   (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the {Curculionide[ae]}, or weevil tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Curcuma \Cur"cu*ma\ (k?r"k?-m?), n. [Cf. F., It., & Sp. curcuma;	   all fr. Ar. kurkum. Cf. {Turmeric}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the order {Scitamine[ae]}, including the	   turmeric plant ({Curcuma longa}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Curcuma paper}. (Chem.) See {Turmeric paper}, under	      {Turmeric}.	      [1913 Webster]
Curcumin \Cur"cu*min\ (-m?n), n. (Chem.)	   The coloring principle of turmeric, or curcuma root,	   extracted as an orange yellow crystalline substance,	   {C14H14O4}, with a green fluorescence.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It possesses acid properties and with alkalies forms	         brownish salts. This change in color from yellow to	         brown is the characteristic reaction of tumeric paper.	         See {Turmeric paper}, under {Turmeric}.	         [1913 Webster]
Curd \Curd\ (k[^u]rd), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. gruth,	   Ir, gruth, cruth, curd, cruthaim I milk.] [Sometimes written	   {crud}.]	   1. The coagulated or thickened part of milk, as distinguished	      from the whey, or watery part. It is eaten as food,	      especially when made into cheese.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curds and cream, the flower of country fare.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The coagulated part of any liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The edible flower head of certain brassicaceous plants, as	      the broccoli and cauliflower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Broccoli should be cut while the curd, as the	            flowering mass is termed, is entire.  --R. Thompson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cauliflowers should be cut for use while the head,	            or curd, is still close and compact.  --F. Burr.	      [1913 Webster]	Curd \Curd\ (k[^u]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Curding}.]	   To cause to coagulate or thicken; to cause to congeal; to	   curdle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Does it curd thy blood	         To say I am thy mother?                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Curd \Curd\, v. i.	   To become coagulated or thickened; to separate into curds and	   whey --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Curdiness \Curd"i*ness\ (-?-n?s), n.	   The state of being curdy.	   [1913 Webster]
Curdle \Cur"dle\ (k[^u]r"d'l), v. i. [From {Curd}.] [Sometimes	   written {crudle} and {cruddle}.]	   1. To change into curd; to coagulate; as, rennet causes milk	      to curdle. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thicken; to congeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then Mary could feel her heart's blood curdle cold.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	Curdle \Cur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curdled} (-d'ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Curdling} (-dl[i^]ng).]	   1. To change into curd; to cause to coagulate. "To curdle	      whites of eggs" --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To congeal or thicken.	      [1913 Webster]	            My chill blood is curdled in my veins. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Curdless \Curd"less\ (k[^u]rd"l[e^]s), a.	   Destitute of curd.	   [1913 Webster]
Curdy \Curd"y\ (k[^u]rd"[y^]), a.	   Like curd; full of curd; coagulated. "A curdy mass."	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Cure \Cure\ (k[=u]r), n. [OF, cure care, F., also, cure,	   healing, cure of souls, L. cura care, medical attendance,	   cure; perh. akin to cavere to pay heed, E. cution. Cure is	   not related to care.]	   1. Care, heed, or attention. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of study took he most cure and most heed. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vicarages of greatcure, but small value. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spiritual charge; care of soul; the office of a parish	      priest or of a curate; hence, that which is committed to	      the charge of a parish priest or of a curate; a curacy;	      as, to resign a cure; to obtain a cure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The appropriator was the incumbent parson, and had	            the cure of the souls of the parishioners.	                                                  --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Medical or hygienic care; remedial treatment of disease; a	      method of medical treatment; as, to use the water cure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Act of healing or state of being healed; restoration to	      health from disease, or to soundness after injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Past hope! pastcure! past help.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do cures to-day and to-morrow.      --Luke xii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Means of the removal of disease or evil; that which heals;	      a remedy; a restorative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cold, hunger, prisons, ills without a cure.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper cure of such prejudices.   --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]	Cure \Cure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cured} (k[=u]rd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Curing}.] [OF. curer to take care, to heal, F., only, to	   cleanse, L. curare to take care, to heal, fr. cura. See	   {Cure},.]	   1. To heal; to restore to health, soundness, or sanity; to	      make well; -- said of a patient.	      [1913 Webster]	            The child was cured from that very hour. --Matt.	                                                  xvii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subdue or remove by remedial means; to remedy; to	      remove; to heal; -- said of a malady.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cure this deadly grief.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then he called his twelve disciples together, and	            gave them power . . . to cure diseases. --Luke ix.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set free from (something injurious or blameworthy), as	      from a bad habit.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never knew any man cured of inattention. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To prepare for preservation or permanent keeping; to	      preserve, as by drying, salting, etc.; as, to cure beef or	      fish; to cure hay.	      [1913 Webster]	Cure \Cure\, v. i.	   1. To pay heed; to care; to give attention. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restore health; to effect a cure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose smile and frown, like to Achilles' spear,	            Is able with the change to kill and cure. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become healed.	      [1913 Webster]	            One desperate grief cures with another's languish.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Cur'e \Cu`r['e]"\ (k[.u]`r[asl]"), n. [F., fr. LL. curatus. See	   {Curate}.]	   A curate; a pardon.	   [1913 Webster]
Cureall \Cure"*all`\ (k?r"?l`), n.	   A remedy for all diseases, or for all ills; a panacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cureless \Cure"less\, a.	   Incapable of cure; incurable.	   [1913 Webster]	         With patience undergo	         A cureless ill, since fate will have it so. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Curer \Cur"er\ (-?r), n.	   1. One who cures; a healer; a physician.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who prepares beef, fish, etc., for preservation by	      drying, salting, smoking, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
curettage \cu`ret*tage"\ (k[=u]`r[e^]*t[aum]zh" or	   k[=u]*r[e^]t"[asl]j), n.	   surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as	   the uterus) by scraping with a curette; the act of scraping	   with a curette.	   Syn: curettement.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Curette \Cu*rette"\ (k[.u]*r[e^]t"), n. [F., fr. curer to	   cleanse.] (Med.)	   A scoop or ring with either a blunt or a cutting edge, for	   removing substances from the walls of a cavity, as from the	   eye, ear, or womb.	   [1913 Webster]	Curette \Cu*rette"\ (k[.u]*r[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Curetted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Curetting}.] (Med.)	   To scrape with a curette.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
curettement \curettement\ n.	   surgery to remove tissue or growths from a bodily cavity (as	   the uterus) by scraping with a curette.	   Syn: curettage.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Curfew \Cur"few\ (k[^u]r"f[=u]), n. [OE. courfew, curfu, fr. OF.	   cuevrefu, covrefeu, F. couvre-feu; covrir to cover + feu	   fire, fr. L. focus fireplace, hearth. See {Cover}, and	   {Focus}.]	   1. The ringing of an evening bell, originally a signal to the	      inhabitants to cover fires, extinguish lights, and retire	      to rest, -- instituted by William the Conqueror; also, the	      bell itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            He begins at curfew, and walks till the first cock.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The village curfew, as it tolled profound.	                                                  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A utensil for covering the fire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For pans, pots, curfews, counters and the like.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Curia \Cu"ri*a\ (k?"r?-?), n.; pl. {Curle} (-?). [L.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.)	      (a) One of the thirty parts into which the Roman people	          were divided by Romulus.	      (b) The place of assembly of one of these divisions.	      (c) The place where the meetings of the senate were held;	          the senate house.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Middle Ages) The court of a sovereign or of a feudal	      lord; also; his residence or his household. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Any court of justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The Roman See in its temporal aspects, including all the	      machinery of administration; -- called also {curia	      Romana}.	      [1913 Webster]
Curial \Cu"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the papal curia; as, the curial etiquette	   of the Vatican. -- n. A member of a curia, esp. of that of	   Rome or the later Italian sovereignties.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Curialism \Cu"ri*a*lism\ (k[=u]"r[i^]*[.a]*l[i^]?z'm), n.	   The view or doctrine of the ultramontane party in the Latin	   Church. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Curialist \Cu"ri*a*list\ (k?"r?-?-l?st), n.	   One who belongs to the ultramontane party in the Latin	   Church. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Curialistic \Cu`ri*a*lis"tic\ (-l?s"t?k), a. [L.curialis	   belonging to the imperial court, fr. curia, LL., also,	   counselors and retinue of a king.]	   1. Pertaining to a court.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating or belonging to the ultramontane party in the	      Latin Church.	      [1913 Webster]
Curiality \Cu`ri*al"i*ty\ (-?l"?-t?), n. [Cf. LL. curialitas	   courtesy, fr. curialis.]	   The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Curiet \Cu"ri*et\ (k?"r?-?t), n.	   A cuirass. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Curing \Cur"ing\ (k?r"?ng),	   p. a. & vb. n. of {Cure}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Curing house}, a building in which anything is cured;	      especially, in the West Indies, a building in which sugar	      is drained and dried.	      [1913 Webster]
Curio \Cu"ri*o\ (k?"r?-?), n.; pl. {Curios} (-?z). [Abbreviation	   of curiosity.]	   Any curiosity[3] or article of virtu; any object esteemed for	   its unusual nature.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors	         hunt for curios.                         --F. Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]
Curiologic \Cu`ri*o*log"ic\ (-?-l?j"?k), a. [Gr. kyriologiko`s	   speaking literally (applied to curiologic hieroglyphics);	   ky`rios authoritative, proper + lo`gos word, thought. Cf.	   {Cyriologic}.]	   Pertaining to a rude kind of hieroglyphics, in which a thing	   is represented by its picture instead of by a symbol.	   [1913 Webster]
Curiosity \Cu`ri*os"i*ty\ (k[=u]`r[i^]*[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.;	   pl. {Curiosities} (-t[i^]z). [OE. curiouste, curiosite, OF.	   curioset['e], curiosit['e], F. curiosit['e], fr. L.	   curiositas, fr. curiosus. See {Curious}, and cf. {Curio}.]	   1. The state or quality or being curious; nicety; accuracy;	      exactness; elaboration. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            When thou wast in thy gilt and thy perfume, they	            mocked thee for too much curiosity.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A screen accurately cut in tapiary work . . . with	            great curiosity.                      --Evelin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposition to inquire, investigate, or seek after	      knowledge; a desire to gratify the mind with new	      information or objects of interest; inquisitiveness.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is curious, or fitted to excite or reward	      attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            We took a ramble together to see the curiosities of	            this great town.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            There hath been practiced also a curiosity, to set a	            tree upon the north side of a wall, and, at a little	            hieght, to draw it through the wall, etc. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Curioso \Cu`ri*o"so\ (k??`r?-?"z? or k?`r?-?"s?), n.; pl.	   {Curiosos} (-z?z or -s?z). [It. See {Curious}.]	   A virtuoso.	   [1913 Webster]
Curious \Cu"ri*ous\ (k?"r?-?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F.	   curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See	   {Cure}.]	   1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct;	      careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Little curious in her clothes.        --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall we,	            If he be curious, work upon his faith? --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting care or nicety; artfully constructed;	      elaborate; wrought with elegance or skill.	      [1913 Webster]	            To devise curious works.              --Ex. xxxv. 32	      [1913 Webster]	            His body couched in a curious bed.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Careful or anxious to learn; eager for knowledge; given to	      research or inquiry; habitually inquisitive; prying; --	      sometimes with after or of.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a pity a gentleman so very curious after	            things that were elegant and beautiful should not	            have been as curious as to their origin, their uses,	            and their natural history.            --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Exciting attention or inquiry; awakening surprise;	      inviting and rewarding inquisitiveness; not simple or	      plain; strange; rare. "Acurious tale" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A multitude of curious analogies.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore.	                                                  --E. A. Poe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abstruse investigations in recondite branches of	            learning or sciense often bring to light curious	            results.                              --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Curious arts}, magic. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many . . . which used curious arts brought their	            books together, and burned them.      --Acts xix.	                                                  19.	   Syn: Inquisitive; prying. See {Inquisitive}.	        [1913 Webster]
Curiously \Cu"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a curious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Curiousness \Cu"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   1. Carefulness; painstaking. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My father's care	            With curiousness and cost did train me up. --	                                                  Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being curious; exactness of workmanship;	      ingenuity of contrivance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inquisitiveness; curiosity.	      [1913 Webster]
curium \curium\ n. [after Pierre and Marie Curie.]	   a radioactive transuranic element of atomic number 96, having	   an atomic weight of 247 for its most stable isotope	   (half-life 1.6 x 10^{7} years). The chemical symbol is Cm.	   Note: It was first prepared in 1944 by helium-ion bombardment	         of plutonium in a cyclotron by Glenn Seaborg and	         colleagues in California. It has never been detected in	         nature, though minute quantities may exist in uranium	         deposits as a consequence of the neutron flux there.	   Syn: Cm, atomic number 96.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Curl \Curl\ (k[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curled} (k[^u]rld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Curling}.] [Akin to D. krullen, Dan.	   kr["o]lle, dial. Sw. krulla to curl, crisp; possibly akin to	   E. crook. Cf. {Curl}, n., {Cruller}.]	   1. To twist or form into ringlets; to crisp, as the hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            But curl their locks with bodkins and with braid.	                                                  --Cascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twist or make onto coils, as a serpent's body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of his tortuous train,	            Curled many a wanton wreath in sight of Eve.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deck with, or as with, curls; to ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thicker than the snaky locks	            That curledMeg[ae]ra.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curling with metaphors a plain intention. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To raise in waves or undulations; to ripple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seas would be pools without the brushing air	            To curl the waves.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Hat Making) To shape (the brim) into a curve.	      [1913 Webster]	Curl \Curl\, v. i.	   1. To contract or bend into curls or ringlets, as hair; to	      grow in curls or spirals, as a vine; to be crinkled or	      contorted; to have a curly appearance; as, leaves lie	      curled on the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou seest it [hair] will not curl by nature.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move in curves, spirals, or undulations; to contract in	      curving outlines; to bend in a curved form; to make a curl	      or curls. "Cirling billows." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then round her slender waist he curled. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curling smokes from village tops are seen. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gayly curl the waves before each dashing prow.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            He smiled a king of sickly smile, and curled up on	            the floor.                            --Bret Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play at the game called curling. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Curl \Curl\ (k[^u]rl), n. [Akin to D. krul, Dan. kr["o]lle. See	   {Curl}, v. ]	   1. A ringlet, especially of hair; anything of a spiral or	      winding form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under a coronet, his flowing hair	            In curls on either cheek played.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An undulating or waving line or streak in any substance,	      as wood, glass, etc.; flexure; sinuosity.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the glass of the prisms . . . be without those	            numberless waves or curls which usually arise from	            the sand holes.                       --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A disease in potatoes, in which the leaves, at their first	      appearance, seem curled and shrunken.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue curls}. (Bot.) See under {Blue}.	      [1913 Webster]
Curled \Curled\ (k[^u]rld), a.	   Having curls; curly; sinuous; wavy; as, curled maple (maple	   having fibers which take a sinuous course).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Curled hair} (Com.), the hair of the manes and tails of	      horses, prepared for upholstery purposes. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]
Curledness \Curl"ed*ness\, n.	   State of being curled; curliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Curler \Curl"er\ (k[^u]rl"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, curls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A player at the game called {curling}. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small cylindrical object sometimes having a clamping	      attachment, around which hair is wound so as to produce	      curls; as, she slept all night with a head full of	      curlers.	      [PJC]	   4. an electrical appliance with a handle and a metal	      rod-shaped tip which is heated and around which hair is	      wound, to produce curls in the hair; -- called also	      curling iron.	      [PJC]
Curlew \Cur"lew\ (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu,	   courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus	   courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zool.)	   A wading bird of the genus {Numenius}, remarkable for its	   long, slender, curved bill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European curlew is {Numenius arquatus}. The	         long-billed ({Numenius longirostris}), the Hudsonian	         ({Numenius Hudsonicus}), and the Eskimo curlew	         ({Numenius borealis}, are American species. The name is	         said to imitate the note of the European species.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Curlew Jack} (Zool.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew.	   {Curlew sandpiper} (Zool.), a sandpiper ({Tringa ferruginea}	      or {Tringa subarquata}), common in Europe, rare in	      America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved	      bill. See Illustation in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]
curlicue \curl"i*cue\ (k?rl"?-k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.]	   Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on	   paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome	   caper. [Sometimes written {curlycue} or {carlicue}.] [	   Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Curliness \Curl"i*ness\ (k?rl"?-n?s), n.	   State of being curly.	   [1913 Webster]
Curling \Curl"ing\, n.	   1. The act or state of that which curls; as, the curling of	      smoke when it rises; the curling of a ringlet; also, the	      act or process of one who curls something, as hair, or the	      brim of hats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scottish game in which heavy weights of stone or iron	      are propelled by hand over the ice towards a mark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curling . . . is an amusement of the winter, and	            played on the ice, by sliding from one mark to	            another great stones of 40 to 70 pounds weight, of a	            hemispherical form, with an iron or wooden handle at	            top. The object of the player is to lay his stone as	            near to the mark as possible, to guard that of his	            partner, which has been well laid before, or to	            strike off that of his antagonist.    --Pennant	                                                  (Tour in	                                                  Scotland.	                                                  1772).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Curling irons}, {Curling tong}, an instrument for curling	      the hair; -- commonly heated when used. Called also	      {curler[4]}.	      [1913 Webster]
Curlingly \Curl"ing*ly\, adv.	   With a curl, or curls.	   [1913 Webster]
Curly \Curl"y\ (k?rl"?), a.	   Curling or tending to curl; having curls; full of ripples;	   crinkled.	   [1913 Webster]
curlycue \curl"y*cue\ (k?rl"?-k?), n. [Cf. F. caracole.]	   Some thing curled or spiral, as a flourish made with a pen on	   paper, or with skates on the ice; a trick; a frolicsome	   caper. Same as {curlicue}. [Sometimes written {carlicue}.] [	   Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To cut a curlycue}, to make a flourish; to cut a caper.	      [1913 Webster]	            I gave a flourishing about the room and cut a	            curlycue with my right foot.          --McClintock.	      [1913 Webster]
curly-heads \curly-heads\ n.	   a shrubby clematis ({Clematis ochreleuca}) of eastern US	   having curly foliage.	   Syn: {Clematis ochreleuca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Curmudgeon \Cur*mudg"eon\ (k?r-m?j"?n), n. [OE. cornmudgin,	   where -mudgin is prob. from OF. muchier, mucier, F. musser to	   hide; of uncertain origin; cf. OE. muchares skulking thieves,	   E. miche, micher.]	   An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gray-headed curmudgeon of a negro.     --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Curmudgeonly \Cur*mudg"eon*ly\, a.	   Like a curmudgeon; niggardly; churlish; as, a curmudgeonly	   fellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Curmurring \Cur*mur"ring\ (k?r-m?r"r?ng), n.	   Murmuring; grumbling; -- sometimes applied to the rumbling	   produced by a slight attack of the gripes. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Curr \Curr\ (k[^u]r), v. i. [Prob. imitative.]	   To coo. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The owlets hoot, the owlets curr.        --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Currant \Cur"rant\ (k?r"rant), n. [F. corinthe (raisins de	   Corinthe raisins of Corinth) currant (in sense 1), from the	   city of Corinth in Greece, whence, probably, the small dried	   grape (1) was first imported, the Ribes fruit (2) receiving	   the name from its resemblance to that grape.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small kind of seedless raisin, imported from the Levant,	      chiefly from Zante and Cephalonia; -- used in cookery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The acid fruit or berry of the {Ribes rubrum} or common	      red currant, or of its variety, the white currant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A shrub or bush of several species of the genus	      {Ribes} (a genus also including the gooseberry); esp., the	      {Ribes rubrum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black currant},a shrub or bush ({Ribes nigrum} and {Ribes	      floridum}) and its black, strong-flavored, tonic fruit.	   {Cherry currant}, a variety of the red currant, having a	      strong, symmetrical bush and a very large berry.	   {Currant borer} (Zool.), the larva of an insect that bores	      into the pith and kills currant bushes; specif., the	      larvae of a small clearwing moth ({[AE]geria	      tipuliformis}) and a longicorn beetle ({Psenocerus	      supernotatus}).	   {Currant worm} (Zool.), an insect larva which eats the leaves	      or fruit of the currant. The most injurious are the	      currant sawfly ({Nematus ventricosus}), introduced from	      Europe, and the spanworm ({Eufitchia ribearia}). The fruit	      worms are the larva of a fly ({Epochra Canadensis}), and a	      spanworm ({Eupithecia}).	   {Flowering currant}, {Missouri currant}, a species of {Ribes}	      ({Ribes aureum}), having showy yellow flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
currawong \cur"ra*wong\ (k[^u]r"[.a]*w[o^]ng), n.	   any of several bluish black fruit-eating birds of Australia	   of the genus {Strepera} having a bell-like call.	   Syn: bell magpie.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Currency \Cur"ren*cy\ (k?r"r?n-c?), n.; pl. {Currencies} (-s?z).	   [Cf. LL. currentia a current, fr. L. currens, p. pr. of	   currere to run. See {Current}.]	   1. A continued or uninterrupted course or flow like that of a	      stream; as, the currency of time. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or quality of being current; general acceptance	      or reception; a passing from person to person, or from	      hand to hand; circulation; as, a report has had a long or	      general currency; the currency of bank notes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is in circulation, or is given and taken as	      having or representing value; as, the currency of a	      country; a specie currency; esp., government or bank notes	      circulating as a substitute for metallic money.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fluency; readiness of utterance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Current value; general estimation; the rate at which	      anything is generally valued.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . takes greatness of kingdoms according to	            their bulk and currency, and not after intrinsic	            value.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bare name of Englishman . . . too often gave a	            transient currency to the worthless and ungrateful.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Current \Cur"rent\ (k?r"rent), a. [OE. currant, OF. curant,	   corant, p. pr. of curre, corre, F. courre, courir, to run,	   from L. currere; perh. akin to E. horse. Cf. {Course},	   {Concur}, {Courant}, {Coranto}.]	   1. Running or moving rapidly. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the current fire, that renneth	            Upon a cord.                          --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            To chase a creature that was current then	            In these wild woods, the hart with golden horns.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Now passing, as time; as, the current month.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Passing from person to person, or from hand to hand;	      circulating through the community; generally received;	      common; as, a current coin; a current report; current	      history.	      [1913 Webster]	            That there was current money in Abraham's time is	            past doubt.                           --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His current value, which is less or more as men have	            occasion for him.                     --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Commonly estimated or acknowledged.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fitted for general acceptance or circulation; authentic;	      passable.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Buckingham, now do I play the touch	            To try if thou be current gold indeed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Account current}. See under {Account}.	   {Current money}, lawful money. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	Current \Cur"rent\, n. [Cf. F. courant. See {Current}, a. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A flowing or passing; onward motion. Hence: A body of	      fluid moving continuously in a certain direction; a	      stream; esp., the swiftest part of it; as, a current of	      water or of air; that which resembles a stream in motion;	      as, a current of electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two such silver currents, when they join,	            Do glorify the banks that bound them in. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The surface of the ocean is furrowed by currents,	            whose direction . . . the navigator should know.	                                                  --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. General course; ordinary procedure; progressive and	      connected movement; as, the current of time, of events, of	      opinion, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Current meter}, an instrument for measuring the velocity,	      force, etc., of currents.	   {Current mill}, a mill driven by a current wheel.	   {Current wheel}, a wheel dipping into the water and driven by	      the current of a stream or by the ebb and flow of the	      tide.	   Syn: Stream; course. See {Stream}.	        [1913 Webster]
Currently \Cur"rent*ly\, adv.	   In a current manner; generally; commonly; as, it is currently	   believed.	   [1913 Webster]
Currentness \Cur"rent*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being current; currency; circulation;	      general reception.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easiness of pronunciation; fluency. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When currentness [combineth] with staidness, how can	            the language . . . sound other than most full of	            sweetness?                            --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]
Curricle \Cur"ri*cle\ (k?r"r?-k'l), n. [L.curriculum a running,	   a race course, fr. currere to run. See {Current}, and cf.	   {Curriculum}.]	   1. A small or short course.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon a curricle in this world depends a long course	            of the next.                          --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A two-wheeled chaise drawn by two horses abreast.	      [1913 Webster]
curriculae \cur*ric"u*lae\ (k[u^]r*r[i^]k"[=u]*l[=e]), n. pl.	   [Presumably a pseudo-Latinate coinage based on {curricula}.	   See {Curriculum}.]	   Same as {curricula}, plural of {curriculum}. This is used	   commonly in the same sense as {curricula}, and appears to	   have arisen due to an incorrect assumption that {curricula}	   is a Latin-derived singular word. [Ungrammatical]	   [PJC]
Curriculum \Cur*ric"u*lum\ (k?r-r?k"?-l?m), n.; pl. E.	   {Curriculums} (-l?mz), L. {Curricula} (-l[.a]). [L. See	   {Curricle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A race course; a place for running.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A course; particularly, a specified fixed course of study,	      as in a university.	      [1913 Webster]
curriculum vitae \cur*ric"u*lum vi"tae\	   (k[u^]r*r[i^]k"[=u]*l[u^]m v[imac]"t[=e],	   k[u^]r*r[i^]k"[=u]*l[u^]m v[imac]"t[imac]), n.; pl.	   {curricula vitae} (-l[.a]). [L. the course of one's life or	   career. See {Curriculum}.]	   A brief biographical summary of the main points of a person's	   life, especially one's education and training, the jobs one	   has held, and other notable activities one has participated	   in, as well as other notable points such as honors one has	   received. It is prepared and used commonly by a person who is	   submitting an application for a job or position of	   responsibility. It is also called a {vita} or {vitae}, and is	   abbreviated CV.	   [PJC]
Currie \Cur"rie\ (k?r"r?), n. & v.	   See 2d & 3d {Curry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Curried \Cur"ried\ (-r?d), p. a. [See {Curry}, v. t., and	   {Curry}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Dressed by currying; cleaned; prepared.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prepared with curry; as, curried rice, fowl, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Currier \Cur"ri*er\ (k?"r?-?r), n. [From 1st {Curry}.]	   One who curries and dresses leather, after it is tanned.	   [1913 Webster]
Currish \Cur"rish\ (k?r"r?sh), a. [From {Cur}.]	   Having the qualities, or exhibiting the characteristics, of a	   cur; snarling; quarrelsome; snappish; churlish; hence, also	   malicious; malignant; brutal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy currish spirit	         Governed a wolf.                         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some currish plot, -- some trick.        --Lockhart.	   -- {Cur"rish*ly}, adv. -- {Cur"rish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Curry \Cur"ry\ (k?r"r?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curried} (-r?d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Currying}.] [OE. curraien, curreien, OF.	   cunreer, correier, to prepare, arrange, furnish, curry (a	   horse), F. corroyer to curry (leather) (cf. OF. conrei,	   conroi, order, arrangement, LL. conredium); cor- (L.com-) +	   roi, rei, arrangement, order; prob. of German origin, and	   akin to E. ready. See {Ready}, {Greith}, and cf. {Corody},	   {Array}.]	   1. To dress or prepare for use by a process of scraping,	      cleansing, beating, smoothing, and coloring; -- said of	      leather.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress the hair or coat of (a horse, ox, or the like)	      with a currycomb and brush; to comb, as a horse, in order	      to make clean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your short horse is soon curried.     --Beau. & FL.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beat or bruise; to drub; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have seen him curry a fellow's carcass handsomely.	                                                  --Beau. & FL.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To curry favor}, to seek to gain favor by flattery or	      attentions. See {Favor}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Curry \Cur"ry\, n. [Tamil kari.] [Written also {currie}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Cookery) A kind of sauce much used in India, containing	      garlic, pepper, ginger, and other strong spices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stew of fowl, fish, or game, cooked with curry.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Curry powder} (Cookery), a condiment used for making curry,	      formed of various materials, including strong spices, as	      pepper, ginger, garlic, coriander seed, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Curry \Cur"ry\ (k?r"r?), v. t.	   To flavor or cook with curry.	   [1913 Webster]
Currycomb \Cur"ry*comb`\ (k?r"r?-k?m`), n.	   A kind of card or comb having rows of metallic teeth or	   serrated ridges, used in currying a horse.	   [1913 Webster]	Currycomb \Cur"ry*comb`\, v. t.	   To comb with a currycomb.	   [1913 Webster]
Curse \Curse\ (k?rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cursed} (k?rst) or	   {Curst}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cursing}.] [AS. cursian, corsian,	   perh. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. korse to make the sign of	   the cross, Sw. korsa, fr. Dan. & Sw. kors cross, Icel kross,	   all these Scand. words coming fr. OF. crois, croiz, fr. L.	   crux cross. Cf. {Cross}.]	   1. To call upon divine or supernatural power to send injury	      upon; to imprecate evil upon; to execrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not . . . curse the ruler of thy people.	                                                  --Ex. xxii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere sunset I'll make thee curse the deed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring great evil upon; to be the cause of serious harm	      or unhappiness to; to furnish with that which will be a	      cause of deep trouble; to afflict or injure grievously; to	      harass or torment.	      [1913 Webster]	            On impious realms and barbarous kings impose	            Thy plagues, and curse 'em with such sons as those.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To curse by bell, book, and candle}. See under {Bell}.	      [1913 Webster]	Curse \Curse\, v. i.	   To utter imprecations or curses; to affirm or deny with	   imprecations; to swear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then began he to curse and to swear.     --Matt. xxi.	                                                  74.	   [1913 Webster]	         His spirits hear me,	         And yet I need must curse.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Curse \Curse\, n. [AS. curs. See {Curse}, v. t.]	   1. An invocation of, or prayer for, harm or injury;	      malediction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lady, you know no rules of charity,	            Which renders good for bad, blessings for curses.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evil pronounced or invoked upon another, solemnly, or in	      passion; subjection to, or sentence of, divine	      condemnation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priest shall write these curses in a book.	                                                  --Num. v. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curses, like chickens, come home to roost. --Old	                                                  Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The cause of great harm, evil, or misfortune; that which	      brings evil or severe affliction; torment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common curse of mankind, folly and ignorance.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that I eat, or drink, or shall beget,	            Is propagated curse.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The curse of Scotland} (Card Playing), the nine of diamonds.	      	   {Not worth a curse}. See under {Cress}.	   Syn: Malediction; imprecation; execration. See {Malediction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Cursed \Curs"ed\ (k?rs"?d), a.	   Deserving a curse; execrable; hateful; detestable;	   abominable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us fly this cursed place.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         This cursed quarrel be no more renewed.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cursedly \Curs"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a cursed manner; miserably; in a manner to be detested;	   enormously. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Cursedness \Curs"ed*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being under a curse or of being doomed to	      execration or to evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wickedness; sin; cursing. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Shrewishness. "My wife's cursedness." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Curser \Curs"er\ (k?rs"?r), n.	   One who curses.	   [1913 Webster]
Curship \Cur"ship\ (k?r"sh?p), n. [Cur +-ship.]	   The state of being a cur; one who is currish. [Jocose]	   [1913 Webster]	         How durst he, I say, oppose thy curship! --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Cursitating \Cur"si*ta`ting\ (k?r"s?-t?`t?ng), a. [See	   {Cursitor}.]	   Moving about slightly. [R.] --H. Bushnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cursitor \Cur"si*tor\ (k?r"s?-t?r), n. [LL. cursitor, equiv. to	   L. cursor, fr. cursare to run hither and thither, fr. currere	   to run. See {Current}, and cf. {Cursor}.]	   1. A courier or runner. [Obs.] "Cursitors to and fro."	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng.Law) An officer in the Court of Chancery, whose	      business is to make out original writs.	      [1913 Webster]
Cursive \Cur"sive\ (k?r"s?v), a. [LL. cursivus: cf. F. cursif	   See {Cursitor}.]	   Running; flowing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cursive hand},a running handwriting.	      [1913 Webster]	Cursive \Cur"sive\, n.	   1. A character used in cursive writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A manuscript, especially of the New Testament, written in	      small, connected characters or in a running hand; --	      opposed to uncial. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Cursor \Cur"sor\ (k?r"s?r), n. [L., a runner. See {Cursitor}.]	   Any part of a mathematical instrument that moves or slides	   backward and forward upon another part.	   [1913 Webster]
Cursorary \Cur"so*ra*ry\ (-s?-r?-r?), a.	   Cursory; hasty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With a cursorary eye o'erglanced the articles. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cursores \Cur*so"res\ (k?r-s?"rEz), n. pl. [L. cursor, pl.	   cursores, a runner.] (Zool.)	   (a) An order of running birds including the ostrich, emu, and	       allies; the Ratita[ae].	   (b) A group of running spiders; the wolf spiders.	       [1913 Webster]
Cursorial \Cur*so"ri*al\ (k?r-s?"r?-al), a. (Zool.)	   (a) Adapted to running or walking, and not to prehension; as,	       the limbs of the horse are cursorial. See Illust. of	       {Aves}.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the {Cursores}.	       [1913 Webster]
Cursorily \Cur"so*ri*ly\ (k?r"s?-r?-l?), adv.	   In a running or hasty manner; carelessly.	   [1913 Webster]
Cursoriness \Cur"so*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being cursory; superficial performance; as,	   cursoriness of view.	   [1913 Webster]
Cursory \Cur"so*ry\ (k?r"s?-r?), a. [L. cursorius, fr. cursor.	   See {Cursor}.]	   1. Running about; not stationary. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by haste; hastily or superficially	      performed; slight; superficial; careless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Events far too important to be treated in a cursory	            manner.                               --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
Curst \Curst\ (k?rst),	   imp. & p. p. of {Curse}.	   [1913 Webster]	Curst \Curst\, a. [See{Curse}.]	   Froward; malignant; mischievous; malicious; snarling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Though his mind	         Be ne'er so curst, his tonque is kind.   --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Curstfully \Curst"ful*ly\ (-f[.u]l*l[y^]), adv.	   Peevishly; vexatiously; detestably. [Obs.] "Curstfully mad."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Curstness \Curst"ness\ (k[^u]rst"n[e^]s), n.	   Peevishness; malignity; frowardness; crabbedness; surliness.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Curt \Curt\ (k[u^]rt), a. [L. curtus; cf. Skr. kart to cut. Cf.	   {Curtail}.]	   Characterized by excessive brevity; short; rudely concise;	   as, curt limits; a curt answer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The curt, yet comprehensive reply.       --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtail \Cur*tail"\ (k[u^]r*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Curtailed} (-t[=a]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtailing}.] [See	   {Curtal}.]	   To cut off the end or tail, or any part, of; to shorten; to	   abridge; to diminish; to reduce.	   [1913 Webster]	         I, that am curtailed of this fair proportion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our incomes have been curtailed; his salary has been	         doubled.                                 --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Curtail \Cur"tail\ (k?r"t?l), n.	   The scroll termination of any architectural member, as of a	   step, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Curtail dog \Cur"tail dog`\ (d[o^]g`; 115).	   A dog with a docked tail; formerly, the dog of a person not	   qualified to course, which, by the forest laws, must have its	   tail cut short, partly as a mark, and partly from a notion	   that the tail is necessary to a dog in running; hence, a dog	   not fit for sporting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hope is a curtail dog in some affairs.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtailer \Cur*tail"er\ (k[u^]r*t[=a]l"[~e]r), n.	   One who curtails.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtailment \Cur*tail"ment\ (k?r-t?l"ment), n.	   The act or result of curtailing or cutting off. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtain \Cur"tain\ (k[^u]r"t[i^]n; 48), n. [OE.cortin,	   curtin,fr. OF. cortine, curtine, F. courtine, LL. cortina,	   curtian (in senses 1 and 2), also, small court, small	   inclosure surrounded by walls, from cortis court. See	   {Court}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hanging screen intended to darken or conceal, and	      admitting of being drawn back or up, and reclosed at	      pleasure; esp., drapery of cloth or lace hanging round a	      bed or at a window; in theaters, and like places, a	      movable screen for concealing the stage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) That part of the rampart and parapet which is	      between two bastions or two gates. See Illustrations of	      {Ravelin} and {Bastion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) That part of a wall of a building which is between	      two pavilions, towers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A flag; an ensign; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Behind the curtain}, in concealment; in secret.	   {Curtain lecture}, a querulous lecture given by a wife to her	      husband within the bed curtains, or in bed. --Jerrold.	      [1913 Webster]	            A curtain lecture is worth all the sermons in the	            world for teaching the virtues of patience and	            long-suffering.                       --W. Irving.	   {The curtain falls}, the performance closes.	   {The curtain rises}, the performance begins.	   {To draw the curtain}, to close it over an object, or to	      remove it; hence:	      (a) To hide or to disclose an object.	      (b) To commence or close a performance.	   {To drop the curtain}, to end the tale, or close the	      performance.	      [1913 Webster]	Curtain \Cur"tain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curtained}	   (k[^u]r"t[i^]nd; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Curtaining}.]	   To inclose as with curtains; to furnish with curtains.	   [1913 Webster]	         So when the sun in bed	         Curtained with cloudy red.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
curtained \curtained\ (k[^u]r"t[i^]nd; 48), adj.	   furnished or concealed with curtains or draperies; as, a	   curtained alcove. Opposite of {curtainless}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
curtainless \curtainless\ adj.	   not provided with curtains; as, blank, curtainless windows	   stared back at her. Opposite of {curtained}.	   Syn: uncurtained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Curtal \Cur"tal\ (k[^u]r"tal), a. [OF. courtault, F. courtaud,	   having a docked tail (cf. It. cortaldo), fr. court short, L.	   curtus. See {Curt}, and {Curtail}.]	   Curt; brief; laconic.	   [1913 Webster]	         Essays and curtal aphorisms.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Curtal dog}. See {Curtail dog}.	      [1913 Webster]	Curtal \Cur"tal\, n.	   A horse with a docked tail; hence, anything cut short. [Obs]	   --Nares.	   [1913 Webster] Curtle ax	   Curtal ax	Curtal ax \Cur"tal ax`\ (?ks`), Curtle ax \Cur"tle ax`\,
Curtelasse \Curte"lasse\ (k?rt"las).	   A corruption of {Cutlass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtal friar \Cur"tal fri`ar\ (fr?`?r).	   A friar who acted as porter at the gate of a monastery. --Sir	   W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtana \Cur*ta"na\ (k?r-t?"n?), n.	   The pointless sword carried before English monarchs at their	   coronation, and emblematically considered as the sword of	   mercy; -- also called the {sword of Edward the Confessor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtate \Cur"tate\ (k?r"t?t), a. [L. curtatus, p. p. of curtare	   to shorten, fr. curtus. See {Curt}.] (Astron.)	   Shortened or reduced; -- said of the distance of a planet	   from the sun or earth, as measured in the plane of the	   ecliptic, or the distance from the sun or earth to that point	   where a perpendicular, let fall from the planet upon the	   plane of the ecliptic, meets the ecliptic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Curtate cycloid}. (Math.) See {Cycloid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Curtation \Cur*ta"tion\ (k?r-t?"sh?n), n. (Astron.)	   The interval by which the curtate distance of a planet is	   less than the true distance.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtein \Cur*tein"\ (k?r-t?n"), n.	   Same as {Curtana}.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtes \Cur*tes"\ (k?r-t?s"), a.	   Courteous. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtesy \Cur"te*sy\ (k?r"t?-s?), n.; pl. {Curtesies} (-s?z).	   [Either fr. courlesy, the lands being held as it were by	   favor; or fr. court (LL. curtis), the husband being regarded	   as holding the lands as a vassal of the court. See {Court},	   {Courtesy}.] (Law)	   the life estate which a husband has in the lands of his	   deceased wife, which by the common law takes effect where he	   has had issue by her, born alive, and capable of inheriting	   the lands. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtilage \Cur"ti*lage\ (k?r"t?-l?j), n. [OF. cortillage,	   curtillage, fr. cortil court, courtyard, LL. cortis court.	   See {Court}.] (Law)	   A yard, courtyard, or piece of ground, included within the	   fence surrounding a dwelling house. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtly \Curt"ly\ (k[^u]rt"l[y^]), adv.	   In a curt manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Curtness \Curt"ness\, n.	   The quality of bing curt.	   [1913 Webster] curtsey
curtsey \curt"sey\, curtsy \curt"sy\(k[^u]rt"s[y^]), n.	   An act of civility, respect, or reverence, made by women,	   consisting of a slight depression or dropping of the body,	   with bending of the knees. Same as 2nd {Courtesy}, n..	   Syn: curtsy; courtesy.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] curtsey	curtsey \curtsey\, curtsy \curtsy\v. i.	   to perform a {curtsy}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Curule \Cu"rule\ (k[=u]"r[udd]l), a. [L. curulis, fr. currus a	   chariot: cf. F. curule.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a chariot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to a kind of chair	      appropriated to Roman magistrates and dignitaries;	      pertaining to, having, or conferring, the right to sit in	      the curule chair; hence, official.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The curule chair was usually shaped like a camp stool,	         and provided with curved legs. It was at first	         ornamented with ivory, and later sometimes made of	         ivory and inlaid with gold.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Curule dignity} right of sitting in the curule chair.	      [1913 Webster]
Cururo \Cu*ru"ro\ (k??-r??"r?), n. [Chilian name.] (Zool.)	   A Chilian burrowing rodent of the genus {Spalacopus}.	   [1913 Webster]
curvaceous \curvaceous\ adj.	   having a pronounced womanly shape; having a slender waist	   with prominent breasts and hips. [chiefly dialect]	   Syn: bosomy, buxom, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, voluptuous.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Curval
Curval \Cur"val\ (k?r"val), Curvant \Cur"vant\ (-vant), a. [L.	   curvans, p. pr. ] (Her.)	   Bowed; bent; curved.	   [1913 Webster] Curvate
Curvate \Cur"vate\ (k?r"v?t), Curvated \Cur"va*ted\ (-v?-t?d),	   a. [L. curvatus p. p. of curvare to curve, fr. curvus. See	   {Curve}.]	   Bent in a regular form; curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvation \Cur*va"tion\ (k?r-v?"sh?n), n. [L. curvatio.]	   The act of bending or crooking.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvative \Cur"va*tive\ (k?r"v?-t?v), a. (Bot.)	   Having the margins only a little curved; -- said of leaves.	   --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvature \Cur"va*ture\ (k?r"v?-t?r; 135), n. [L. curvatura. See	   {Curvate}.]	   1. The act of curving, or the state of being bent or curved;	      a curving or bending, normal or abnormal, as of a line or	      surface from a rectilinear direction; a bend; a curve.	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The elegant curvature of their fronds. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The amount of degree of bending of a mathematical	      curve, or the tendency at any point to depart from a	      tangent drawn to the curve at that point.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aberrancy of curvature} (Geom.), the deviation of a curve	      from a circular form.	   {Absolute curvature}. See under {Absolute}.	   {Angle of curvature} (Geom.), one that expresses the amount	      of curvature of a curve.	   {Chord of curvature}. See under {Chord}.	   {Circle of curvature}. See {Osculating circle of a curve},	      under {Circle}.	   {Curvature of the spine} (Med.), an abnormal curving of the	      spine, especially in a lateral direction.	   {Radius of curvature}, the radius of the circle of curvature,	      or osculatory circle, at any point of a curve.	      [1913 Webster]
Curve \Curve\ (k[^u]rv), a. [L. curvus bent, curved. See	   {Cirb}.]	   Bent without angles; crooked; curved; as, a curve line; a	   curve surface.	   [1913 Webster]	Curve \Curve\, n. [See {Curve}, a., {Cirb}.]	   1. A bending without angles; that which is bent; a flexure;	      as, a curve in a railway or canal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A line described according to some low, and having	      no finite portion of it a straight line.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Axis of a curve}. See under {Axis}.	   {Curve of quickest descent}. See {Brachystochrone}.	   {Curve tracing} (Math.), the process of determining the	      shape, location, singular points, and other peculiarities	      of a curve from its equation.	   {Plane curve} (Geom.), a curve such that when a plane passes	      through three points of the curve, it passes through all	      the other points of the curve. Any other curve is called a	      {curve of double curvature}, or a {twisted curve}.	      [1913 Webster]	Curve \Curve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Curved} (k[^u]rvd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Curving}.] [L. curvare., fr. curvus. See {Curve}, a.,	   {Curb}.]	   To bend; to crook; as, to curve a line; to curve a pipe; to	   cause to swerve from a straight course; as, to curve a ball	   in pitching it.	   [1913 Webster]	Curve \Curve\, v. i.	   To bend or turn gradually from a given direction; as, the	   road curves to the right.	   [1913 Webster]
curved \curved\ adj.	   1. not straight; having or marked by curves. Opposite of	      {straight}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {arced, arched, arching, arciform,	         arcuate, bowed}; {falcate, sickle-shaped}; {flexuous};	         {incurvate, incurved}: {recurved, recurvate};	         {semicircular}: {serpentine, snaky}: {sinuate, sinuous,	         wavy}: {sinusoidal}]	   Syn: curving.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Botany) curved with the micropyle near the base almost	      touching its stalk; -- of a plant ovule. Opposite of	      {orthotropous}.	   Syn: campylotropous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Curvedness \Curv"ed*ness\ (-?d-n?s), n.	   The state of being curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvet \Cur"vet\ (k[^u]r"v?t or k[^u]r-v?t"; 277), n. [OE.	   corvet, It.corvetta: cf. F. courbette. See {Curve}, and cf.	   {Corvetto}.]	   1. (Man.) A particular leap of a horse, when he raises both	      his fore legs at once, equally advanced, and, as his fore	      legs are falling, raises his hind legs, so that all his	      legs are in the air at once.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prank; a frolic.	      [1913 Webster]	Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Curveted} or {-vetted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Curveting} or {-vetting}.] [Cf. It.	   corvettare. See {Curvet}, n.]	   1. To make a curvet; to leap; to bound. "Oft and high he did	      curvet." --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To leap and frisk; to frolic. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Curvet \Cur"vet\, v. t.	   To cause to curvet. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvicaudate \Cur`vi*cau"date\ (k?r`v?-k?"d?t), a. [L. curvus	   bent + E. caudate.] (Zool.)	   Having a curved or crooked tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvicostate \Cur`vi*cos"tate\ (k?r`v?-k?s"t?t), a. [L. curvus +	   E. costate.] (Bot.)	   Having bent ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvidentate \Cur`vi*den"tate\ (k?r`v?-d?n"t?t), a. [L. curvus +	   E. dentate.]	   Having curved teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Curviform \Cur"vi*form\ (k?r"v?-f?rm), a. [L. curvus + -form.]	   Having a curved form.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvilinead \Cur`vi*lin"e*ad\ (k?r`v?-l?n"?-?d), n. (Geom.)	   An instrument for drawing curved lines.	   [1913 Webster] Curvilineal
Curvilineal \Cur`vi*lin"e*al\ (-al), Curvilinear
\Cur`vi*lin"e*ar\ (-?r), a. [L. curvus bent + E. lineal,	   linear.]	   Consisting of, or bounded by, curved lines; as, a curvilinear	   figure.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvilinearity \Cur`vi*lin`e*ar"i*ty\ (-?r"?-t?), n.	   The state of being curvilinear or of being bounded by curved	   lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvilinearly \Cur`vi*lin"e*ar*ly\ (-?r-l?), adv.	   In a curvilinear manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvinerved \Cur"vi*nerved`\ (-n?rvd`), a. [L. curvus bent + E.	   nerve. ] (Bot.)	   Having the ribs or the veins of the leaves curved; -- called	   also {curvinervate} and {curve-veined}.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvirostral \Cur`vi*ros"tral\ (-r?s"tral), a. [L. curvus + E.	   rostral.] (Zool.)	   Having a crooked beak, as the crossbill.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvirostres \Cur"vi*ros"tres\ (-r?s"tr?z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   curvus curved + rostrum beak, rostrum.] (Zool.)	   A group of passerine birds, including the creepers and	   nuthatches.	   [1913 Webster]
Curviserial \Cur`vi*se"ri*al\ (-s?"r?-al), a. [L. curvus bent +	   E. serial.] (Bot.)	   Distributed in a curved line, as leaves along a stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvity \Cur"vi*ty\ (k?r"v?-y?), n. [L. curvitas, from curvus	   bent: cf. F. curvit['e].]	   The state of being curved; a bending in a regular form;	   crookedness. --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Curvograph \Cur"vo*graph\ (k?r"v?-gr?f), n. [L. curvus bent +	   -graph.] (Geom.)	   An arcograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuscus \Cus"cus\, n. [The same word as {Couscous}, fr. F.	   couscous couscous, Ar. kuskus.] (Bot.)	   A soft grass ({Pennisetum typhoideum}) found in all tropical	   regions, used as food for men and cattle in Central Africa.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cuscus oil \Cuscus oil\	   Same as {Vetiver oil}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cushat \Cush"at\ (k??sh"?t), n. [AS. cusceote.] (Zool.)	   The ringdove or wood pigeon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Scarce with cushat's homely song can vie. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Cushewbird \Cush"ew*bird\ (k?sh"?-b?rd`), n. (Zool)	   The galeated curassow. See {Curassow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cushion \Cush"ion\ (k??sh"?n), n. [OE. cuischun, quisshen, OF.	   coissin, cuissin, F. coussin, fr. (assumed) LL. culcitinum,	   dim. of L. culcita cushion, mattress, pillow. See {Quilt},	   and cf. {Counterpoint} a {coverlet}.]	   1. A case or bag stuffed with some soft and elastic material,	      and used to sit or recline upon; a soft pillow or pad.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two cushions stuffed with straw, the seat to raise.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a cushion in properties or use; as:	      (a) a pad on which gilders cut gold leaf;	      (b) a mass of steam in the end of the cylinder of a steam	          engine to receive the impact of the piston;	      (c) the elastic edge of a billiard table.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A riotous kind of dance, formerly common at weddings; --	      called also {cushion dance}. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cushion capital}.(Arch.) A capital so sculptured as to	      appear like a cushion pressed down by the weight of its	      entablature.	      (b) A name given to a form of capital, much used in the	          Romanesque style, modeled like a bowl, the upper part	          of which is cut away on four sides, leaving vertical	          faces.	   {Cushion star} (Zool.) a pentagonal starfish belonging to	      {Goniaster}, {Astrogonium}, and other allied genera; -- so	      called from its form.	      [1913 Webster]	Cushion \Cush"ion\ (k[oo^]sh"[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Cushioned} (-[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Cushioning}.]	   1. To seat or place on, or as on a cushion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many who are cushioned on thrones would have	            remained in obscurity.                --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with cushions; as, to cushion a chaise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conceal or cover up, as under a cushion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cushioned hammer}, a dead-stroke hammer. See under	      {Dead-stroke}.	      [1913 Webster]
cushioned \cushioned\ (k[oo^]sh"[u^]nd), adj.	   1. furnished with a cushion or other device to reduce	      hardness.	   Syn: cushiony, padded.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. having the severity reduced; having the unpleasant effects	      mitigated.	      [PJC]	   3. protected against shock by adding soft padding or other	      device to reduce deceleration in a collision.	   Syn: cushioned.	        [PJC]
Cushionet \Cush"ion*et\ (k[oo^]sh"[u^]n*[e^]t), n. [OF.	   coissinet, F. coussinet. See {Cushion}, and cf. {Coussinet}.]	   A little cushion.	   [1913 Webster]
cushioning \cushioning\ n.	   soft or resilient material used to fill or give shape or	   protect or add comfort.	   Syn: padding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cushionless \Cush"ion*less\, a.	   Not furnished with a cushion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rows of long, cushionless benches, supplying the place	         of pews.                                 --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Cushion tire \Cushion tire\	   A thick solid-rubber tire, as for a bicycle, with a hollow	   groove running lengthwise on the inside.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cushiony \Cush"ion*y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Like a cushion; soft; pliable.	   [1913 Webster]	         A flat and cushiony nose.                --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Cushite \Cush"ite\ (k[u^]sh"[imac]t), n.	   A descendant of Cush, the son of Ham and grandson of Noah.	   [1913 Webster]
cushy \cushy\ (k[oo^]sh"[y^]), adj.	   not requiring strong efforts; easy; -- said of paid	   employment; as, He got a cushy job in a large company.	   [informal]	   Syn: soft.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cusk \Cusk\ (k[u^]sk), n. (Zool.)	   A large, edible, marine fish ({Brosmius brosme}), allied to	   the cod, common on the northern coasts of Europe and America;	   -- called also {tusk} and {torsk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuskin \Cus"kin\ (k[u^]s"k?n), n.	   A kind of drinking cup. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cusp \Cusp\ (k[u^]sp), n. [L. cuspis, -idis, point, pointed	   end.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A triangular protection from the intrados of an	      arch, or from an inner curve of tracery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) The beginning or first entrance of any house in	      the calculations of nativities, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron) The point or horn of the crescent moon or other	      crescent-shaped luminary.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) A multiple point of a curve at which two or more	      branches of the curve have a common tangent.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) A prominence or point, especially on the crown of	      a tooth.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) A sharp and rigid point.	      [1913 Webster]	Cusp \Cusp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cusped} (k[u^]spt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Cusping}.]	   To furnish with a cusp or cusps.	   [1913 Webster] cuspate
cuspate \cuspate\ cusped \cusped\adj.	   having cusps or points.	   Syn: cuspated, cuspidal, cuspidate, cuspidated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cuspated \Cus"pa*ted\ (k?s"p?-t?d), a.	   Ending in a point.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuspid \Cus"pid\ (k[u^]s"p[i^]d), n. [See {Cusp}.] (Anat.)	   One of the canine teeth; -- so called from having but one	   point or cusp on the crown. See {Tooth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuspidal \Cus"pi*dal\ (-p?-dal), a. [From L. cuspis, cuspidis.	   See {Cusp}.]	   Ending in a point.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuspidate \Cus"pi*date\ (-d?t), v. t.	   To make pointed or sharp.	   [1913 Webster] Cuspidate	Cuspidate \Cus"pi*date\ (k?s"p?-d?t), Cuspidated \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 spear; terminating in	   a hard point; as, a cuspidate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
cuspidation \cuspidation\ n.	   a decoration using cusps.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cuspidor \Cus"pi*dor\ (-d?r), n. [Pg. cuspideria, fr. cuspir to	   spit.]	   Any ornamental vessel used as a spittoon; hence, to avoid the	   common term, a spittoon of any sort.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuspis \Cus"pis\ (k?s"p?s), n. [L.]	   A point; a sharp end.	   [1913 Webster]
cussed \cus"sed\ (c[u^]s"[e^]d), adj.	   stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing; obstinate. [Slang or	   Colloq., U. S.]	   Note: [Narrower terms: {unregenerate (vs. regenerate),	         unregenerated}]	   Syn: obdurate, obstinate, perverse, unrepentant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cussedness \Cuss"ed*ness\ (c[u^]s"[e^]d*n[e^]s), n. [Cussed (for	   cursed) + -ness.]	   Disposition to willful wrongdoing; malignity; perversity;	   cantankerousness; obstinacy. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         In her opinion it was all pure "cussedness." --Mrs.	                                                  Humphry Ward.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Disputatiousness and perversity (what the Americans	         call "cussedness").                      --James Bryce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Custard \Cus"tard\ (k[u^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [Prob. the same word as	   OE. crustade, crustate, a pie made with a crust, fr. L.	   crustatus covered with a crust, p. p. of crustare, fr. crusta	   crust; cf. OF. croustade pasty, It. crostata, or F. coutarde.	   See {Crust}, and cf. {Crustated}.]	   A mixture of milk and eggs, sweetened, and baked or boiled.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Custard apple} (Bot.), a low tree or shrub of tropical	      America, including several species of {Anona} ({Anona	      squamosa}, {Anona reticulata}, etc.), having a roundish or	      ovate fruit the size of a small orange, containing a soft,	      yellowish, edible pulp.	   {Custard coffin}, pastry, or crust, which covers or coffins a	      custard [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Custode \Cus"tode\ (k?s"t?d), n. [F. or It. custode, fr. L.	   custos, -odis.]	   See {Custodian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Custodial \Cus*to"di*al\ (k?s-t?"d?-al), a. [Cf. F. custodial,	   fr. L. custodia. See {Custody}.]	   Relating to custody or guardianship.	   [1913 Webster]
Custodian \Cus*to"di*an\ (k?s-t?"d?-an), n. [From {Custody}.]	   One who has care or custody, as of some public building; a	   keeper or superintendent.	   [1913 Webster]
Custodianship \Cus*to"di*an*ship\, n.	   Office or duty of a custodian.	   [1913 Webster]
Custodier \Cus*to"di*er\ (-?r), n. [Cf. LL. custodiarus.]	   A custodian. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Custody \Cus"to*dy\ (k?s"t?-d?), n. [L. custodia, fr. custos	   guard; prob. akin to Gr. ?????? to hide, and E. hide. Seee	   {Hide} to cover.]	   1. A keeping or guarding; care, watch, inspection, for	      keeping, preservation, or security.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fleet of thirty ships for the custody of the	            narrow seas.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Judicial or penal safe-keeping.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jailer, take him to thy custody.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State of being guarded and watched to prevent escape;	      restraint of liberty; confinement; imprisonment.	      [1913 Webster]	            What pease will be given	            To us enslaved, but custody severe,	            And stripes and arbitrary punishment? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Custom \Cus"tom\ (k[u^]s"t[u^]m), n. [OF. custume, costume,	   Anglo-Norman coustome, F. coutume, fr. (assumed) LL.	   consuetumen custom, habit, fr. L. consuetudo, -dinis, fr.	   consuescere to accustom, verb inchoative fr. consuere to be	   accustomed; con- + suere to be accustomed, prob. originally,	   to make one's own, fr. the root of suus one's own; akin to E.	   so, adv. Cf. {Consuetude}, {Costume}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Frequent repetition of the same act; way of acting common	      to many; ordinary manner; habitual practice; usage; method	      of doing or living.	      [1913 Webster]	            And teach customs which are not lawful. --Acts xvi.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moved beyond his custom, Gama said.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A custom	            More honored in the breach than the observance.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Habitual buying of goods; practice of frequenting, as a	      shop, manufactory, etc., for making purchases or giving	      orders; business support.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him have your custom, but not your votes.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Long-established practice, considered as unwritten	      law, and resting for authority on long consent; usage. See	      {Usage}, and {Prescription}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Usage is a fact. Custom is a law. There can be no	         custom without usage, though there may be usage without	         custom. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Familiar aquaintance; familiarity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Age can not wither her, nor custom stale	            Her infinite variety.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Custom of merchants}, a system or code of customs by which	      affairs of commerce are regulated.	   {General customs}, those which extend over a state or	      kingdom.	   {Particular customs}, those which are limited to a city or	      district; as, the customs of London.	   Syn: Practice; fashion. See {Habit}, and {Usage}.	        [1913 Webster]	Custom \Cus"tom\, v. t. [Cf. OF. costumer. Cf. {Accustom}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make familiar; to accustom. [Obs.] --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply with customers. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Custom \Cus"tom\, v. i.	   To have a custom. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         On a bridge he custometh to fight.       --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Custom \Cus"tom\, n. [OF. coustume, F. coutume, tax, i. e., the	   usual tax. See 1st {Custom}.]	   1. The customary toll, tax, or tribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Render, therefore, to all their dues: tribute to	            whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom. --Rom.	                                                  xiii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Duties or tolls imposed by law on commodities,	      imported or exported.	      [1913 Webster]	Custom \Cus"tom\, v. t.	   To pay the customs of. [Obs.] --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Customable \Cus"tom*a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. OF.	   coustumable.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Customary. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to the payment of customs; dutiable.	      [1913 Webster]
Customableness \Cus"tom*a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being customable; conformity to custom. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Customably \Cus"tom*a*bly\, adv.	   Usually. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Customarily \Cus"tom*a*ri*ly\ (-[asl]*r[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a customary manner; habitually.	   [1913 Webster]
Customariness \Cus"tom*a*ri*ness\, n.	   Quality of being customary.	   [1913 Webster]
Customary \Cus"tom*a*ry\ (k[u^]s"t[u^]m*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [CF.	   OF. coustumier, F. coutumier. See {Custom}, and cf.	   {Customer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Agreeing with, or established by, custom; established by	      common usage; conventional; habitual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even now I met him	            With customary compliment.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A formal customary attendance upon the offices.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Holding or held by custom; as, customary tenants;	      customary service or estate.	      [1913 Webster]	Customary \Cus"tom*a*ry\, n. [OF. coustumier, F. coutumier.]	   A book containing laws and usages, or customs; as, the	   Customary of the Normans. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Customer \Cus"tom*er\ (k[u^]s"t[u^]m*[~e]r), n. [A doublet of	   customary, a.: cf. LL. custumarius toll gatherer. See	   {Custom}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who collect customs; a toll gatherer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The customers of the small or petty custom and of	            the subsidy do demand of them custom for kersey	            cloths.                               --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who regularly or repeatedly makes purchases of a	      trader; a purchaser; a buyer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has got at last the character of a good customer;	            by this means he gets credit for something	            considerable, and then never pays for it.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person with whom a business house has dealings; as, the	      customers of a bank. --J. A. H. Murray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A peculiar person; -- in an indefinite sense; as, a queer	      customer; an ugly customer. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A lewd woman. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Customhouse \Cus"tom*house"\ (-hous`), n.	   The building where customs and duties are paid, and where	   vessels are entered or cleared.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Customhouse broker}, an agent who acts for merchants in the	      business of entering and clearing goods and vessels.	      [1913 Webster]
customize \customize\ v.	   1. to make to specifications.	   Syn: custom-make, taylor-make.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to make according to requirements.	   Syn: customise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
custom-made \custom-made\ adj.	   1. made specially for a specific purpose; -- of articles of	      manufacture. Contrasted with {mass-produced},	      {standardized}.	   Syn: made-to-order.	        [PJC WordNet 1.5]	   2. made or tailored to fit a specific person; -- of clothing.	      Contrasted with {off-the-rack}, {ready-to-wear}. a	      custom-made suit	   Syn: made-to-order.	        [PJC]
customs \customs\ n. pl.	   1. money collected under a tariff; a duty imposed on imported	      goods.	   Syn: customs duty, custom, impost.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the government department administering the collection of	      import tariffs. Used with as singular verb.	      [PJC]	   3. that area within an airport, sea port, or other border	      station where freight or the baggage of travellers is	      checked for dutiable materials or contraband; as, it took	      an hour to get through customs.	      [PJC]
Custos \Cus"tos\ (k[u^]s"t[o^]s), n.; pl. {Custodes}	   (k[u^]s*t[=o]"d[=e]z). [L.]	   A keeper; a custodian; a superintendent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Custos rotulorum} (r[o^]t`[-u]*l[=o]"r[u^]m) [LL., keeper of	      the rolls] (Eng. Law), the principal justice of the peace	      in a county, who is also keeper of the rolls and records	      of the sessions of the peace.	      [1913 Webster]
Custrel \Cus"trel\ (k[u^]s"trel), n. [OF. coustillier. See	   {Coistril}.]	   An armor-bearer to a knight. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Custrel \Cus"trel\, n.	   See {Costrel}. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Custumary \Cus"tu*ma*ry\ (-t[-u]*m[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   See {Customary}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cut}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Cutting}.] [OE. cutten, kitten, ketten; prob. of Celtic	   origin; cf. W. cwtau to shorten, curtail, dock, cwta	   bobtailed, cwt tail, skirt, Gael. cutaich to shorten,	   curtail, dock, cutach short, docked, cut a bobtail, piece,	   Ir. cut a short tail, cutach bobtailed. Cf. {Coot}.]	   1. To separate the parts of with, or as with, a sharp	      instrument; to make an incision in; to gash; to sever; to	      divide.	      [1913 Webster]	            You must cut this flesh from off his breast. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the whistling winds the vessels fly,	            With rapid swiftness cut the liquid way. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sever and cause to fall for the purpose of gathering;	      to hew; to mow or reap.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy servants can skill to cut timer.  --2. Chron.	                                                  ii. 8	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sever and remove by cutting; to cut off; to dock; as,	      to cut the hair; to cut the nails.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To castrate or geld; as, to cut a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To form or shape by cutting; to make by incision, hewing,	      etc.; to carve; to hew out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should a man. whose blood is warm within,	            Sit like his grandsire cut in alabaster? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loopholes cut through thickest shade. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce;	      to lacerate; as, sarcasm cuts to the quick.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man was cut to the heart.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To intersect; to cross; as, one line cuts another at right	      angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To refuse to recognize; to ignore; as, to cut a person in	      the street; to cut one's acquaintance. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To absent one's self from; as, to cut an appointment, a	      recitation. etc. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An English tradesman is always solicitous to cut the	            shop whenever he can do so with impunity. --Thomas	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a	       chopping movement of the bat.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. (Billiards, etc.) To drive (an object ball) to either	       side by hitting it fine on the other side with the cue	       ball or another object ball.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) To strike (a ball) with the racket	       inclined or struck across the ball so as to put a certain	       spin on the ball.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. (Croquet) To drive (a ball) to one side by hitting with	       another ball.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To cut a caper}. See under {Caper}.	   {To cut the cards}, to divide a pack of cards into portions,	      in order to determine the deal or the trump, or to change	      the cards to be dealt.	   {To cut both ways}, to have effects both advantageous and	      disadvantageous.	   {To cut corners}, to deliberately do an incomplete or	      imperfect job in order to save time or money.	   {To cut a dash} or {To cut a figure}, to make a display of	      oneself; to give a conspicuous impression. [Colloq.]	   {To cut down}.	       (a) To sever and cause to fall; to fell; to prostrate.	           "Timber . . . cut down in the mountains of Cilicia."	           --Knolles.	       (b) To put down; to abash; to humble. [Obs] "So great is	           his natural eloquence, that he cuts down the finest	           orator." --Addison	       (c) To lessen; to retrench; to curtail; as, to cut down	           expenses.	       (d) (Naut.) To raze; as, to cut down a frigate into a	           sloop.	   {To cut the knot} or {To cut the Gordian knot}, to dispose of	      a difficulty summarily; to solve it by prompt, arbitrary	      action, rather than by skill or patience.	   {To cut lots}, to determine lots by cuttings cards; to draw	      lots.	   {To cut off}.	       (a) To sever; to separate.	           [1913 Webster +PJC]	                 I would to God, . . .	                 The king had cut off my brother's. --Shak.	       (b) To put an untimely death; to put an end to; to	           destroy. "Iren[ae]us was likewise cut off by	           martyrdom." --Addison.	       (c) To interrupt; as, to cut off communication; to cut	           off (the flow of) steam from (the boiler to) a steam	           engine.	       (d) To intercept; as,, to cut off an enemy's retreat.	       (e) To end; to finish; as, to cut off further debate.	   {To cut out}.	       (a) To remove by cutting or carving; as, to cut out a	           piece from a board.	       (b) To shape or form by cutting; as, to cut out a	           garment. " A large forest cut out into walks."	           --Addison.	       (c) To scheme; to contrive; to prepare; as, to cut out	           work for another day. "Every man had cut out a place	           for himself." --Addison.	       (d) To step in and take the place of; to supplant; as, to	           cut out a rival. [Colloq.]	       (e) To debar. "I am cut out from anything but common	           acknowledgments." --Pope.	       (f) To seize and carry off (a vessel) from a harbor, or	           from under the guns of an enemy.	       (g) to separate from the midst of a number; as, to cut	           out a steer from a herd; to cut out a car from a	           train.	       (h) to discontinue; as, to cut out smoking.	   {To cut to pieces}.	       (a) To cut into pieces; as, to cut cloth to pieces.	       (b) To slaughter; as, to cut an army to pieces.	   {To cut a play} (Drama), to shorten it by leaving out	      passages, to adapt it for the stage.	   {To cut rates} (Railroads, etc.), to reduce the charges for	      transportation below the rates established between	      competing lines.	   {To cut short}, to arrest or check abruptly; to bring to a	      sudden termination. "Achilles cut him short, and thus	      replied." --Dryden.	   {To cut stick}, to make off clandestinely or precipitately.	      [Slang]	   {To cut teeth}, to put forth teeth; to have the teeth pierce	      through the gum and appear.	   {To have cut one's eyeteeth}, to be sharp and knowing.	      [Colloq.]	   {To cut one's wisdom teeth}, to come to years of discretion.	      	   {To cut under}, to undersell; as, to cut under a competitor	      in trade; more commonly referred to as {undercut}.	   {To cut up}.	       (a) To cut to pieces; as, to cut up an animal, or bushes.	       (b) To damage or destroy; to injure; to wound; as, to cut	           up a book or its author by severe criticism. "This	           doctrine cuts up all government by the roots."	           --Locke.	       (c) To afflict; to discourage; to demoralize; as, the	           death of his friend cut him up terribly. [Colloq.]	           --Thackeray.	           [1913 Webster +PJC]	Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), v. i.	   1. To do the work of an edged tool; to serve in dividing or	      gashing; as, a knife cuts well.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting	      instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Panels of white wood that cuts like cheese.	                                                  --Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perform the operation of dividing, severing, incising,	      intersecting, etc.; to use a cutting instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saved the lives of thousands by his manner of	            cutting for the stone.                --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make a stroke with a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To interfere, as a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To move or make off quickly. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To divide a pack of cards into two portion to decide the	      deal or trump, or to change the order of the cards to be	      dealt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cut across}, to pass over or through in the most direct	      way; as, to cut across a field.	   {To cut and run}, to make off suddenly and quickly; -- from	      the cutting of a ship's cable, when there is not time to	      raise the anchor. [Colloq.]	   {To cut in} or {To cut into}, to interrupt; to join in	      anything suddenly.	   {To cut up}.	      (a) To play pranks. [Colloq.]	      (b) To divide into portions well or ill; to have the	          property left at one's death turn out well or poorly	          when divided among heirs, legatees, etc. [Slang.]	          "When I die, may I cut up as well as Morgan	          Pendennis." --Thackeray.	          [1913 Webster]	Cut \Cut\, n.	   1. An opening made with an edged instrument; a cleft; a gash;	      a slash; a wound made by cutting; as, a sword cut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stroke or blow or cutting motion with an edged	      instrument; a stroke or blow with a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which wounds the feelings, as a harsh remark or	      criticism, or a sarcasm; personal discourtesy, as	      neglecting to recognize an acquaintance when meeting him;	      a slight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rip called him by name, but the cur snarled, snapped	            his teeth, and passed on. This was an unkind cut	            indeed.                               --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a	      furrow; a groove; as, a cut for a railroad.	      [1913 Webster]	            This great cut or ditch Secostris . . . purposed to	            have made a great deal wider and deeper. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The surface left by a cut; as, a smooth or clear cut.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A portion severed or cut off; a division; as, a cut of	      beef; a cut of timber.	      [1913 Webster]	            It should be understood, moreover, . . . that the	            group are not arbitrary cuts, but natural groups or	            types.                                --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an	      engraving; as, a book illustrated with fine cuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   8.	      (a) The act of dividing a pack cards.	      (b) The right to divide; as, whose cut is it?	          [1913 Webster]	   9. Manner in which a thing is cut or formed; shape; style;	      fashion; as, the cut of a garment.	      [1913 Webster]	            With eyes severe and beard of formal cut. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A common work horse; a gelding. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             He'll buy me a cut, forth for to ride. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. The failure of a college officer or student to be present	       at any appointed exercise. [College Cant]	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A skein of yarn. --Wright.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Lawn Tennis, etc.) A slanting stroke causing the ball to	       spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin so given to	       the ball.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. (Cricket) A stroke on the off side between point and the	       wicket; also, one who plays this stroke.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {A cut in rates} (Railroad), a reduction in fare, freight	      charges, etc., below the established rates.	   {A short cut}, a cross route which shortens the way and cuts	      off a circuitous passage.	   {The cut of one's jib}, the general appearance of a person.	      [Colloq.]	   {To draw cuts}, to draw lots, as of paper, etc., cut unequal	      lengths.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now draweth cut . . .	            The which that hath the shortest shall begin.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Cut \Cut\ (k[u^]t), a.	   1. Gashed or divided, as by a cutting instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed or shaped as by cutting; carved.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Overcome by liquor; tipsy. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 a rolled plate of	      iron, in distinction from a wrought nail.	   {Cut stone}, stone hewn or chiseled to shape after having	      been split from the quarry.	      [1913 Webster]
cutaneal \cu*ta"ne*al\ adj.	   same as {cutaneous}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cutaneous \cu*ta"ne*ous\ (k[-u]*t[=a]"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.	   cutan['e], fr. L. cutis skin. See {Cuticle}.]	   Of or pertaining to the skin; existing on, or affecting, the	   skin; as, a cutaneous disease; cutaneous absorption;	   cutaneous respiration; cutaneous nerves; a cutaneous	   infection.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cutaway \Cut"a*way`\ (k[u^]t"[.a]*w[=a]`), a.	   Having a part cut off or away; having the corners rounded or	   cut away.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cutaway coat}, a coat whose skirts are cut away in front so	      as not to meet at the bottom.	      [1913 Webster]
cutback \cutback\ n.	   1. a reduction in quantity or rate; a reduction in the amount	      of an activity or the funding for an activity; as,	      cutbacks in government research funding increased	      unemployment among scientists; the recession caused a	      cutback in auto production.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a return to an earlier scene or story line in a novel,	      movie, etc.	      [PJC]	   3. (Sports) a sudden switching of directions of a running	      football player, a surfboarder, etc.	      [PJC]
Cutch \Cutch\ (k[u^]ch; 224), n.	   See {Catechu}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cutch \Cutch\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Cultch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cutchery \Cutch"er*y\ (k[u^]ch"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Hind. kachahri.]	   A hindu hall of justice. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Cute \Cute\ (k[=u]t), a. [An abbrev. of acute.]	   1. Clever; sharp; shrewd; ingenious; cunning. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pleasantly attractive, in a delicate way; -- said of	      children, young ladies, pet animals and some objects, but	      seldom of adults; as, a cute child; a cute kitten; a cute	      little house; a cute statue.	      [PJC]	   3. smart-alecky or impertinent; as, a cute remark.	      [PJC]	   4. affectedly clever. --RHUD	      [PJC]
Cuteness \Cute"ness\, n.	   Acuteness; cunning. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cuterebridae \Cuterebridae\ n.	   a natural family of New World botflies.	   Syn: family {Cuterebridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cutgrass \Cut"grass`\ (k[u^]t"gr[.a]s`).	   A grass with leaves having edges furnished with very minute	   hooked prickles, which form a cutting edge; one or more	   species of {Leersia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuticle \Cu"ti*cle\ (k[=u]"t[i^]*k'l), n. [L. cuticula, dim. of	   cutis skin; akin to E. hide skin of an animal.]	   1. (Anat.) The scarfskin or epidermis. See {Skin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The outermost skin or pellicle of a plant, found	      especially in leaves and young stems.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin skin formed on the surface of a liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
cuticula \cuticula\ n.	   the outer body wall of an insect.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cuticular \Cu*tic"u*lar\ (k[-u]*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a.	   Pertaining to the cuticle, or external coat of the skin;	   epidermal.	   [1913 Webster]
cut-in \cut-in\ n.	   1. (film) a still inserted and interrupting the action.	   Syn: insert.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (broadcasting) a local announcement inserted into a	      network broadcast.	   Syn: insert.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cutin \Cu"tin\ (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.]	   (Plant Physiol.)	   A waxy substance containing fatty acids, soaps, and resinous	   material which, combined with cellulose, forms a substance	   nearly impervious to water and constituting the cuticle in	   plants.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cutinization \Cu`tin*i*za"tion\ (k?`t?n-?-z?"sh?n), n. (Bot.)	   The conversion of cell walls into a material which repels	   water, as in cork.	   [1913 Webster]
Cutinize \Cu"tin*ize\ (k?"t?n-?z), v. t. & i.	   To change into cutin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cutis \Cu"tis\ (k?"t?s), n. [L. See {Cuticle}.] (Anat.)	   See {Dermis}.	   [1913 Webster]
cutlas \cutlas\ n.	   variant spelling of {cutlass}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cutlass \Cut"lass\ (k[u^]t"las), n.; pl. {Cutlasses} (-[e^]z).	   [F. coutelas (cf. It. coltellaccio), augm. fr. L. cuttellus a	   small knife, dim. of culter knife. See {Colter}, and cf.	   {Curtal ax}.]	   A short, heavy, curving sword, used in the navy. See {Curtal	   ax}.	   [1913 Webster] cutlass fish
cutlass fish \cutlass fish\, cutlassfish \cutlassfish\n.	   1. (Zool.) a peculiar, long, thin, marine fish ({Trichiurus	      lepturus}) of the southern United States and West Indies,	      having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp daggerlike	      teeth; -- called also {frostfish}, {saber fish}, {silver	      eel}, and, improperly, {swordfish}; also, several related	      members of the genus {Trichiurus}. It is closely related	      to snake mackerel.	   Syn: frost fish, frostfish, hairtail.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Cutler \Cut"ler\ (k[u^]t"l[~e]r), n. [OE. coteler, F. coutelier,	   LL. cultellarius, fr. L. cultellus. See {Cutlass}.]	   One who makes or deals in cutlery, or knives and other	   cutting instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Cutlery \Cut"ler*y\ (k[u^]t"l[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   1. The business of a cutler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Edged or cutting instruments, collectively, especially	      knives for cutting food.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons.	      [PJC]
Cutlet \Cut"let\ (k[u^]t"l[e^]t), n. [F. c[^o]telette, prop.,	   little rib, dim. of c[^o]te rib, fr. L. costa. See {Coast}.]	   A piece of meat, especially of veal or mutton, cut for	   broiling.	   [1913 Webster]
Cutling \Cut"ling\ (k[u^]t"l[i^]ng), n., [Cf. {Cuttle} a knife.]	   The art of making edged tools or cutlery. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cut-off \Cut"-off`\ (k[u^]t"[o^]f`; 115), n.	   1. That which cuts off or shortens, as a nearer passage or	      road.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.)	      (a) The valve gearing or mechanism by which steam is cut	          off from entering the cylinder of a steam engine after	          a definite point in a stroke, so as to allow the	          remainder of the stroke to be made by the expansive	          force of the steam already let in. See {Expansion	          gear}, under {Expansion}.	      (b) Any device for stopping or changing a current, as of	          grain or water in a spout.	          [1913 Webster]
Cutose \Cu"tose\ (k[=u]"t[=o]s), n. [L. cutis skin.] (Chem.)	   A variety of cellulose, occuring as a fine transparent	   membrane covering the aerial organs of plants, and forming an	   essential ingredient of cork; by oxidation it passes to	   suberic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cut-out \Cut"-out`\ (k[u^]t"out`), n.	   (a)	   1. (Telegraphy) A species of switch for changing the current	      from one circuit to another, or for shortening a circuit.	      (b) (Elec.) A device for breaking or separating a portion	          of circuit.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Something cut out from another object, especially a piece	      of thick paper or cardboard with a picture on it (as of a	      person or other object), embedded in a larger sheet of	      paper and having perforations around the edges of the	      figure to allow easy removal from the larger sheet.	      [PJC]	   3. A valve in the exhaust system of an internal combustion	      engine which, when activated, permits the exhaust gases to	      bypass the muffler.	      [PJC]
cut-price \cut-price\ adj. prenom.	   same as {cut-rate}. [Chiefly British]	   Syn: cut-rate(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cutpurse \Cut"purse`\ (k[u^]t"p[^u]rs`), n.	   One who cuts purses for the sake of stealing them or their	   contents (an act common when men wore purses fastened by a	   string to their girdles); one who steals from the person; a	   pickpocket	   [1913 Webster]	         To have an open ear, a quick eye, and a nimble hand, is	         necessary for a cutpurse.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
cut-rate \cut-rate\ adj.	   1. offering goods or services at less than standard price or	      rate; as, cut-rate store.	   Syn: cut-price(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. costing less than standard price.	   Syn: bargain-priced, cut-price, dirt-cheap.	        [WordNet 1.5]	cut-rate \cut-rate\ n.	   a price below the standard price.	   Syn: bargain rate, cheapness, cut rate, cut price.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cuttable \cuttable\ adj.	   easy to cut or chew.	   Syn: chewable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cutter \Cut"ter\ (k[u^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   1. One who cuts; as, a stone cutter; a die cutter; esp., one	      who cuts out garments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which cuts; a machine or part of a machine, or a tool	      or instrument used for cutting, as that part of a mower	      which severs the stalk, or as a paper cutter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fore tooth; an incisor. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) A boat used by ships of war.	      (b) A fast sailing vessel with one mast, rigged in most	          essentials like a {sloop}. A cutter is narrower and	          deeper than a {sloop} of the same length, and depends	          for stability on a deep keel, often heavily weighted	          with lead.	      (c) In the United States, a sailing vessel with one mast	          and a bowsprit, setting one or two headsails. In Great	          Britain and Europe, a cutter sets two headsails, with	          or without a bowsprit.	      (d) A small armed vessel, usually a steamer, in the	          revenue marine service; -- also called {revenue	          cutter}.	          [1913 Webster +RDH]	   5. A small, light one-horse sleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An officer in the exchequer who notes by cutting on the	      tallies the sums paid.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A ruffian; a bravo; a destroyer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A kind of soft yellow brick, used for facework; -- so	      called from the facility with which it can be cut.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cutter bar}. (Mach.)	      (a) A bar which carries a cutter or cutting tool, as in a	          boring machine.	      (b) The bar to which the triangular knives of a harvester	          are attached.	   {Cutter head} (Mach.), a rotating head, which itself forms a	      cutter, or a rotating stock to which cutters may be	      attached, as in a planing or matching machine. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\ (k[u^]t"thr[=o]t`), n.	   One who cuts throats; a murderer; an assassin.	   [1913 Webster]	Cutthroat \Cut"throat`\, a.	   1. Murderous; cruel; barbarous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ruthless; conducted without restraint; as, cutthroat	      competition.	      [PJC]
Cutting \Cut"ting\ (k[u^]t"t[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act or process of making an incision, or of severing,	      felling, shaping, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something cut, cut off, or cut out, as a twig or scion cut	      off from a stock for the purpose of grafting or of rooting	      as an independent plant; something cut out of a newspaper;	      an excavation cut through a hill or elsewhere to make a	      way for a railroad, canal, etc.; a cut.	      [1913 Webster]	Cutting \Cut"ting\, a.	   1. Adapted to cut; as, a cutting tool.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Chilling; penetrating; sharp; as, a cutting wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Severe; sarcastic; biting; as, a cutting reply; a cutting	      remark.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuttingly \Cut"ting*ly\, adv.	   In a cutting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k?t"t'l), n. [OF. cultel, coltel, coutel, fr.	   L. cultellus. See {Cutlass}.]	   A knife. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster] Cuttle	Cuttle \Cut"tle\ (k[u^]t"t'l), Cuttlefish \Cut"tle*fish`\	   (-f[i^]sh`), n. [OE. codule, AS. cudele; akin to G.	   kuttelfish; cf. G. k["o]tel, D. keutel, dirt from the guts,	   G. kuttel bowels, entrails. AS. cwi[thorn] womb, Goth.	   qi[thorn]us belly, womb.]	   1. (Zool.) A cephalopod of the genus {Sepia}, having an	      internal shell, large eyes, and ten arms furnished with	      denticulated suckers, by means of which it secures its	      prey. The name is sometimes applied to dibranchiate	      cephalopods generally.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has an ink bag, opening into the siphon, from which,	         when pursued, it throws out a dark liquid that clouds	         the water, enabling it to escape observation.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A foul-mouthed fellow. "An you play the saucy cuttle with	      me." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Cuttle bone \Cut"tle bone`\ (b[=o]n`).	   The shell or bone of cuttlefishes, used for various purposes,	   as for making polishing powder, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuttoo plate \Cut*too" plate`\ (k?t-t??" pl?t`).	   A hood over the end of a wagon wheel hub to keep dirt away	   from the axle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cutty \Cut"ty\ (k[u^]t"t[y^]), a. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. cut a short	   tail, cutach bobtailed. See {Cut}.]	   Short; as, a cutty knife; a cutty sark. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Cutty \Cut"ty\ (k?t"t?), n. [Scotch.]	   1. A short spoon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short tobacco pipe. --Ramsay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A light or unchaste woman. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Cuttystool \Cut"ty*stool`\ (-st[=oo]l`), n.	   1. A low stool. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A seat in old Scottish churches, where offenders were made	      to sit, for public rebuke by the minister.	      [1913 Webster]
Cutwal \Cut"wal\ (k[u^]t"w[add]l), n. [Per. kotw[=a]l.]	   The chief police officer of a large city. [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Cutwater \Cut"wa`ter\ (k[u^]t"w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.)	   1. The fore part of a ship's prow, which cuts the water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A starling or other structure attached to the pier of a	      bridge, with an angle or edge directed up stream, in order	      better to resist the action of water, ice, etc.; the	      sharpened upper end of the pier itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A sea bird of the Atlantic ({Rhynchops nigra}); --	      called also {black skimmer}, {scissorsbill}, and	      {razorbill}. See {Skimmer}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cutwork \Cut"work`\ (k[u^]t"w[^u]rk`), n. (Fine Arts)	   An ancient term for embroidery, esp. applied to the earliest	   form of lace, or to that early embroidery on linen and the	   like, from which the manufacture of lace was developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Cutworm \Cut"worm`\ (-w?rm`), n. (Zool.)	   A caterpillar which at night eats off young plants of	   cabbage, corn, etc., usually at the ground. Some kinds ascend	   fruit trees and eat off the flower buds. During the day, they	   conceal themselves in the earth. The common cutworms are the	   larv[ae] of various species of {Agrotis} and related genera	   of noctuid moths.	   [1913 Webster]
Cuvette \Cu*vette"\ (k?-w?t"), n. [F., dim. of cuve a tub.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A pot, bucket, or basin, in which molten plate glass is	      carried from the melting pot to the casting table.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A cunette.
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CV \CV\, CV \C.V.\(s[=e]`v[=e]"), n.	   Same as {curriculum vitae}; -- a commonly used initialism.	   [initialism]	   [PJC]
Cyamelide \Cy*am"e*lide\ (s[-i]*[a^]m"[-e]*l[i^]d or -l[imac]d;	   104), n. (Chem.)	   A white amorphous substance, regarded as a polymeric	   modification of isocyanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyamellone \Cy*am"el*lone\ (s[-i]*[a^]m"[e^]l*l[=o]n), n. (Chem)	   A complex derivative of cyanogen, regarded as an acid, and	   known chiefly in its salts; -- called also {hydromellonic	   acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyamus \Cyamus\ prop. n.	   a genus of whale lice.	   Syn: genus {Cyamus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyanate \Cy"a*nate\ (s?"?-n?t), n. [Cf. F. cuanate. See	   {Cyanic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of cyanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ammonium cyanate} (Chem.), a remarkable white crystalline	      substance, {NH4.O.CN}, which passes, on standing, to the	      organic compound, urea, {CO.(NH2)2}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cyanaurate \Cy`an*au"rate\ (s?`?n-?"r?t), n.	   See {Aurocyanide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanean \Cy*a"ne*an\ (s?-?"n?-an), a. [Gr. kya`neos dark blue.]	   Having an azure color. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanic \Cy*an"ic\ (s?-?n"?k), a. [Gr. ky`anos a dark blue	   substance: cf. F. cyanique. Cf. {Kyanite}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or containing, cyanogen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a blue color.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cyanic acid} (Chem.), an acid, {HOCN}, derived from	      cyanogen, well known in its salts, but never isolated in	      the free state.	   {Cyanic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having some	      tinge of blue; -- opposed to {xanthic colors}. A color of	      either series may pass into red or white, but not into the	      opposing color. Red and pure white are more common among	      flowers of cyanic tendency than in those of the other	      class.	      [1913 Webster]
Cyanide \Cy"a*nide\ (s?"?-n?d or -n?d; 104), n. [Cf. F. cyanide.	   See {Cyanic}.] (Chem.)	   A compound formed by the union of cyanogen with an element or	   radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanin \Cy"a*nin\ (s?"?-n?n), n. [See {Cyanic}.] (Chem.)	   The blue coloring matter of flowers; -- called also	   {anthokyan} and {anthocyanin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanine \Cy"a*nine\ (s?"?-n?n or -n?n; 104), n. (Chem.)	   One of a series of artificial blue or red dyes obtained from	   quinoline and lepidine and used in calico printing.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanite \Cy"a*nite\ (-n?t), n. [See {Cyanic}.] (Min.)	   A mineral occuring in thin-bladed crystals and crystalline	   aggregates, of a sky-blue color. It is a silicate of	   aluminium. [Written also {kyanite}.]	   [1913 Webster] cyanobacterium
cyanobacterium \cyanobacterium\ pl. cyanobacteria
\cyanobacteria\ [from the pigment phycocyanin.]	   any of a group of photosynthetic autotrophic prokaryotic	   microorganisms possessing characteristics of both bacteria	   and plants. When classed as bacteria, they are assigned to	   the Cyanobacteria; when classed as plants, they are assigned	   to the Cyanophyta. They were earlier named {blue-green	   algae}, a term less used now in technical discussions. Since	   the chlorophyll within the cyanobacteria is diffused	   throughout the cell, rather than being contained in	   chloroplasts, they are no longer thought of as true plants.	   [PJC]
Cyanogen \Cy*an"o*gen\ (s?-?n"?-j?n), n. [Gr. ky`anos a dark	   blue substance + -gen: cf. F. cyanog[`e]ne. So called because	   it produced blue dyes.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, inflammable, poisonous gas, {C2N2}, with a	   peach-blossom odor, so called from its tendency to form blue	   compounds; obtained by heating ammonium oxalate, mercuric	   cyanide, etc. It is obtained in combination, forming an	   alkaline cyanide when nitrogen or a nitrogenous compound is	   strongly ignited with carbon and soda or potash. It conducts	   itself like a member of the halogen group of elements, and	   shows a tendency to form complex compounds. The name is also	   applied to the univalent radical, {CN} (the half molecule of	   cyanogen proper), which was one of the first compound	   radicals recognized.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Cyanogen is found in the commercial substances,	         potassium cyanide, or prussiate of potash, yellow	         prussiate of potash, Prussian blue, Turnbull's blue,	         prussic acid, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Cyanometer \Cy`a*nom"e*ter\ (s?`?-n?m"?-t?r), n. [Gr. ky`anos a	   dark blue substance + -meter: cf. F. cyanom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring degress of blueness.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanopathy \Cy`a*nop"a*thy\ (-n?p"?-th?), n. [Gr. ky`anos a dark	   blue substance + pa`qos affection.] (Med.)	   A disease in which the body is colored blue in its surface,	   arising usually from a malformation of the heart, which	   causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood; blue	   jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanophyll \Cy*an"o*phyll\ (s?-?n"?-f?l), n. [Gr. ky`anos a dark	   blue substance + fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.)	   A blue coloring matter supposed by some to be one of the	   component parts of chlorophyll.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanosed \Cy"a*nosed\ (s?"?-n?st), a. [See {Cyanic}.]	   Rendered blue, as the surface of the body, from cyanosis or	   deficient a["e]ration of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanosis \Cy`a*no"sis\ (s?`?-n?"s?s), n. [NL. See {Cyanic}.]	   (Med.)	   A condition in which, from insufficient a["e]ration of the	   blood, the surface of the body becomes blue. See	   {Cyanopathy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanosite \Cy*an"o*site\ (s?-?n"?-s?t), n. [See {Cyanic}.]	   (Min.)	   Native sulphate of copper. Cf. {Blue vitriol}, under {Blue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanotic \Cy`a*not"ic\ (s?`?-n?t"?k), a. (Med.)	   Relating to cyanosis; affected with cyanosis; as, a cyanotic	   patient; having the hue caused by cyanosis; as, a cyanotic	   skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanotype \Cy*an"o*type\ (s?-?n"?-t?p), n. [Cyanide + -type.]	   A photographic picture obtained by the use of a cyanide.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanurate \Cy"an"u*rate\ (s?-?n"?-r?t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of cyanuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanuret \Cy*an"u*ret\ (-r?t), n. (Chem.)	   A cyanide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cyanuric \Cy`a*nu"ric\ (s?`?-n?"r?k), a. [Cyanic + uric: Cf. F.	   cyanurique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, cyanic and uric acids.	   [1913 Webster]	Cyanuric acid \Cyanuric acid\ (Chem.),	   an organic acid, {C3O3N3H3}, first obtained by heating uric	   acid or urea, and called {pyrouric acid}; afterwards obtained	   from {isocyanic acid}. It is a white crystalline substance,	   odorless and almost tasteless; -- called also {tricarbimide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyathiform \Cy*ath"i*form\ (s?-?th"?-f?rm), a. [L. cyathus a cup	   (Gr, ky`aqos) -form:cf. F. cyathiforme.]	   In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyatholith \Cy*ath"olith\ (s?-?th"?-l?th), n. [Gr. ky`aqos a cup	   + -lith.] (Biol.)	   A kind of coccolith, which in shape resembles a minute cup	   widened at the top, and varies in size from 1/6000 to 1/8000	   of an inch.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyathophylloid \Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid\ (s?`?-th?-f?l"loid), a. [NL.	   cyathophyllum, fr. Gr. ky`aqos a cup + fy`llon a leaf.]	   (Paleon.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the family {Cyathophyllid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	Cyathophylloid \Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil coral of the family {Cyathophyllid[ae]}; sometimes	   extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging	   to the group Rugosa; -- also called {cup corals}. Thay are	   found in paleozoic rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycad \Cy"cad\ (s[imac]"k[a^]d), n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the natural order {Cycadace[ae]}, as the sago	   palm, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycadaceae \Cycadaceae\ n.	   a natural family of ancient palmlike plants closely related	   to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids.	   Syn: family {Cycadaceae}, cycad family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cycadaceous \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycadales \Cycadales\ n.	   an order of primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the	   Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms.	   Syn: order {Cycadales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cycadofilicales \Cycadofilicales\ n.	   an order of fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants	   from the Devonian: seed ferns.	   Syn: order {Cycadofilicales}, Lyginopteridales, order	        {Lyginopteridales}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Cycadophytina	        Cycadophyta
Cycadophyta \Cycadophyta\, Cycadophytina \Cycadophytina\,
Cycadopsida \Cycadopsida\n.	   a class or subdivision of plants comprising palmlike	   gymnosperms: it includes the surviving order {Cycadales} and	   several extinct orders; possibly not a natural group; in some	   systems considered a class (Cycadopsida) and in others a	   subdivision (Cycadophytina or Cycadophyta).	   Syn: class Cycadopsida, subdivision Cycadophytina,	        subdivision Cycadophyta.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cycas \Cy"cas\ (s?"k?s), n. [Of uncertain origin. Linn[ae]us	   derives it from one of the "obscure Greek words."] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees, intermediate in character between the palms	   and the pines. The pith of the trunk of some species	   furnishes a valuable kind of sago.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclades \Cyclades\ n.	   1. the pre-Mycenaean civilization on the Cyclades islands in	      the S Aegean sea.	   Syn: Cycladic civilization, Cycladic culture.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an archipelago consisting of over 200 islands in the	      southern Aegean sea.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Cyclamen \Cyc"la*men\ (s?k"l?-m?n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   kykla`minos, kyklami`s.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the Primrose family, having depressed	   rounded corms, and pretty nodding flowers with the petals so	   reflexed as to point upwards, whence it is called {rabbits'	   ears}. It is also called {sow bread}, because hogs are said	   to eat the corms.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclamin \Cyc"la*min\ (-m?n), n.	   A white amorphous substance, regarded as a glucoside,	   extracted from the corm of {Cyclamen Europ[ae]um}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclas \Cy"clas\ (s?"kl?s), n. [Cf. {Ciclatoun}.]	   A long gown or surcoat (cut off in front), worn in the Middle	   Ages. It was sometimes embroidered or interwoven with gold.	   Also, a rich stuff from which the gown was made.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycle \Cy"cle\ (s?"k'l), n. [F. ycle, LL. cyclus, fr. Gr.	   ky`klos ring or circle, cycle; akin to Skr. cakra wheel,	   circle. See {Wheel}.]	   1. An imaginary circle or orbit in the heavens; one of the	      celestial spheres. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An interval of time in which a certain succession of	      events or phenomena is completed, and then returns again	      and again, uniformly and continually in the same order; a	      periodical space of time marked by the recurrence of	      something peculiar; as, the cycle of the seasons, or of	      the year.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wages . . . bear a full proportion . . . to the	            medium of provision during the last bad cycle of	            twenty years.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An age; a long period of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An orderly list for a given time; a calendar. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We . . . present our gardeners with a complete cycle	            of what is requisite to be done throughout every	            month of the year.                    --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The circle of subjects connected with the exploits of the	      hero or heroes of some particular period which have served	      as a popular theme for poetry, as the legend of Arthur and	      the knights of the Round Table, and that of Charlemagne	      and his paladins.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) One entire round in a circle or a spire; as, a	      cycle or set of leaves. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A bicycle or tricycle, or other light velocipede.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A motorcycle.	      [PJC]	   9. (Thermodynamics) A series of operations in which heat is	      imparted to (or taken away from) a working substance which	      by its expansion gives up a part of its internal energy in	      the form of mechanical work (or being compressed increases	      its internal energy) and is again brought back to its	      original state.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. (Technology) A complete positive and negative, or forward	       and reverse, action of any periodic process, such as a	       vibration, an electric field oscillation, or a current	       alternation; one period. Hence: (Elec.) A complete	       positive and negative wave of an alternating current. The	       number of cycles (per second) is a measure of the	       frequency of an alternating current.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]	   {Calippic cycle}, a period of 76 years, or four Metonic	      cycles; -- so called from Calippus, who proposed it as an	      improvement on the Metonic cycle.	   {Cycle of eclipses}, a period of about 6,586 days, the time	      of revolution of the moon's node; -- called {Saros} by the	      Chaldeans.	   {Cycle of indiction}, a period of 15 years, employed in Roman	      and ecclesiastical chronology, not founded on any	      astronomical period, but having reference to certain	      judicial acts which took place at stated epochs under the	      Greek emperors.	   {Cycle of the moon}, or {Metonic cycle}, a period of 19	      years, after the lapse of which the new and full moon	      returns to the same day of the year; -- so called from	      Meton, who first proposed it.	   {Cycle of the sun}, {Solar cycle}, a period of 28 years, at	      the end of which time the days of the month return to the	      same days of the week. The dominical or Sunday letter	      follows the same order; hence the solar cycle is also	      called the {cycle of the Sunday letter}. In the Gregorian	      calendar the solar cycle is in general interrupted at the	      end of the century.	      [1913 Webster]	Cycle \Cy"cle\ (s?"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Cycled}. (-k'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Cycling} (-kl?ng).]	   1. To pass through a cycle[2] of changes; to recur in cycles.	      --Tennyson. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ride a bicycle, tricycle, or other form of cycle.	      [1913 Webster]
cycle \cy"cle\ (s?"k'l), v. t.	   To cause to pass through a cycle[2].	   [PJC] Cyclic
Cyclic \Cyc"lic\ (s?k"l?k or s?"kl?k), Cyclical \Cyc"lic*al\	   (s?k"l?-kal), a. [Cf. F. cycluque, Gr. kykliko`s, fr. ky`klos	   See {Cycle}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a cycle or circle; moving in cycles;	      as, cyclical time. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chemistry) Having atoms bonded to form a ring structure.	      Opposite of {acyclic}.	   Note: Used most commonly in respect to organic compounds.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {bicyclic}; {heterocyclic};	         {homocyclic, isocyclic}]	   Syn: closed-chain, closed-ring.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Recurring in cycles[2]; having a pattern that repeats at	      approximately equal intervals; periodic. Opposite of	      {noncyclic}.	   Note: [Narrower terms: {alternate(prenominal),	         alternating(prenominal)}; {alternate(prenominal), every	         other(prenominal), every second(prenominal)};	         {alternating(prenominal), oscillating(prenominal)};	         {biyearly}; {circadian exhibiting 24-hour	         periodicity)}; {circular}; {daily, diurnal};	         {fortnightly, biweekly}; {hourly}; {midweek,	         midweekly}; {seasonal}; {semestral, semestrial};	         {semiannual, biannual, biyearly}; {semiweekly,	         biweekly}; {weekly}; {annual, yearly}; {biennial};	         {bimonthly, bimestrial}; {half-hourly}; {half-yearly};	         {monthly}; {tertian, alternate(prenominal)};	         {triennial}]	         [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Marked by repeated cycles[2].	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Cyclic chorus}, the chorus which performed the songs and	      dances of the dithyrambic odes at Athens, dancing round	      the altar of Bacchus in a circle.	   {Cyclic poets}, certain epic poets who followed Homer, and	      wrote merely on the Trojan war and its heroes; -- so	      called because keeping within the circle of a single	      subject. Also, any series or coterie of poets writing on	      one subject. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]
cyclide \cy"clide\ (s?"kl?d), n. [Gr. ky`klos circle.] (Geom.)	   A surface of the fourth degree, having certain special	   relations to spherical surfaces. The tore or anchor ring is	   one of the cyclides.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycling \Cy"cling\ (s?"kl?ng), n.	   The act, art, or practice, of riding a cycle, esp. a bicycle	   or tricycle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclist \Cy"clist\ (s?"kl?st), n.	   A cycler.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclo- \Cy"clo-\ (s?"kl?-). [Gr. ky`klos circle, wheel.]	   A combining form meaning circular, of a circle or wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclobranchiate \Cy`clo*bran"chi*ate\ (s?`kl?-br?n"k?-?t), a.	   [Cyclo- + branchiate.] (Zool)	   Having the gills around the margin of the body, as certain	   limpets.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycloganoid \Cy`clo*ga"noid\ (s?`kl?-g?"noid or -g?n"oid), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Cycloganoidei.	   [1913 Webster]	Cycloganoid \Cy`clo*ga"noid\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Cycloganoidei.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycloganoidei \Cy`clo*ga*noi"de*i\ (s?"kl?-g?-noi"d?-?), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos circle + NL. ganoidei. See {Ganoid}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of ganoid fishes, having cycloid scales. The bowfin	   ({Amia calva}) is a living example.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclograph \Cy"clo*graph\ (s?"kl?-gr?f), n. [Cyclo- + -graph.]	   See {Arcograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycloid \Cy"cloid\ (s?"kloid), n. [Cyclo- + -oid: cf. F.	   cyclo["i]de.] (Geom.)	   A curve generated by a point in the plane of a circle when	   the circle is rolled along a straight line, keeping always in	   the same plane.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common cycloid is the curve described when the	         generating point (p) is on the circumference of the	         generating circle; the curtate cycloid, when that point	         lies without the circumference; the prolate or	         inflected cycloid, when the generating point (p) lies	         within that circumference.	         [1913 Webster]	Cycloid \Cy"cloid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Cycloidei.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cycloid scale} (Zool.), a fish scale which is thin and shows	      concentric lines of growth, without serrations on the	      margin.	      [1913 Webster]	Cycloid \Cy"cloid\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Cycloidei.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycloidal \Cy*cloid"al\ (-al), a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a cycloid; as, the cycloidal	   space is the space contained between a cycloid and its base.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cycloidal engine}. See {Geometric lathe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cycloidei \Cy*cloi"de*i\ (s?-kloi"d?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ky`klos circle + -oid.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes, formerly proposed by Agassiz, for those	   with thin, smooth scales, destitute of marginal spines, as	   the herring and salmon. The group is now regarded as	   artificial.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycloidian \Cy*cloid"i*an\ (s?-kloid"?-an), a. & n. (Zool.)	   Same as 2d and 3d {Cycloid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclometer \Cy*clom"e*ter\ (s?-kl?m"?-t?r), n. [Cyclo- +	   -meter.]	   A contrivance for recording the revolutions of a wheel, as of	   a bicycle.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclometry \Cy*clom"e*try\ (-tr?), n. [Cyclo- + -metry: cf. F.	   cyclom['e]trie.] (Geom.)	   The art of measuring circles.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclone \Cy"clone\ (s?"kl?n), n. [Gr.????? moving in a circle,	   p. pr. of ?????, fr. ky`klos circle.]	   1. (Meteor.) A violent storm, often of vast extent,	      characterized by high winds rotating about a calm center	      of low atmospheric pressure. This center moves onward,	      often with a velocity of twenty or thirty miles an hour.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The atmospheric disturbance usually accompanying a	         cyclone, marked by an onward moving area of high	         pressure, is called an anticyclone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Meteor.) In general, a condition of the atmosphere	      characterized by a central area of pressure much lower	      than that of surrounding areas, and a system of winds	      blowing inward and around (clockwise in the southern	      hemisphere and counter-clockwise in the northern); --	      called also a {low-area storm}. It is attended by high	      temperature, moist air, abundant precipitation, and	      clouded sky. The term includes the hurricane, typhoon, and	      tropical storms; it should not be applied to the moderate	      disturbances attending ordinary areas of low pressure nor	      to tornadoes, waterspouts, or "twisters," in which the	      vertical motion is more important than the horizontal.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A tornado. See above, and {Tornado}. [Middle U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cyclone cellar	Cyclone cellar \Cyclone cellar\ or Cyclone pit \Cyclone pit\ .	   A cellar or excavation used for refuge from a cyclone, or	   tornado. [Middle U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cyclonic \Cy*clon"ic\ (s?-kl?n"?k), a.	   Pertaining to a cyclone.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclonoscope \Cy*clo"no*scope\, n. [Cyclone + -scope.]	   An apparatus to assist in locating the center of a cyclone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cyclop \Cy"clop\ (s?"kl?p), n.	   See Note under {Cyclops}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclopean \Cy`clo*pe"an\ (s?`kl?-p?"an), a. [L. Cyclopeus, Gr.	   ?????, fr. ????? Cyclops: cf. F. cyclopeen.]	   Pertaining to the Cyclops; characteristic of the Cyclops;	   huge; gigantic; vast and rough; massive; as, Cyclopean	   labors; Cyclopean architecture.	   [1913 Webster] Cyclopedia
Cyclopedia \Cy`clo*pe"di*a\ Cyclopaedia
\Cy`clo*p[ae]"di*a\(s?`kl?-p?"d?-?), n. [NL., from Gr. ky`klos	   circle + paidei`a the bringing up of a child, education,	   erudition, fr. paidey`ein to bring up a child. See {Cycle},	   and cf. {Encyclopedia}, {Pedagogue}.]	   1. The circle or compass of the arts and sciences	      (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and	      sciences); circle of human knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A work containing, in alphabetical order,	      information in all departments of knowledge, or on a	      particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the	      physical sciences, or of mechanics; an encyclopedia. See	      {Encyclopedia}.	      [PJC]
Cyclopedic \Cy`clo*ped"ic\ (s?`kl?-p?d"?k or -p?"d?k), a.	   Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia;	   of the nature of a cyclopedia; hence, of great range, extent,	   or amount; as, a man of cyclopedic knowledge.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclopedist \Cy`clo*pe"dist\ (-p?"d?st), n.	   A maker of, or writer for, a cyclopedia.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclophorus \Cyclophorus\ n.	   a genus of tropical Old World ferns having closely crowded	   circular sori and no indusia.	   Syn: genus {Cyclophorus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyclopic \Cy*clop"ic\ (s?-kl?p"?k), a. [Gr. ?????, fr. ????.]	   Pertaining to the Cyclops; Cyclopean.	   [1913 Webster]
cyclopropane \cyclopropane\ n.	   a colorless flammable gas ({C3H6}) with a three-carbon ring,	   sometimes used as an anesthetic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cyclops \Cy"clops\ (s?"kl?ps), n. sing. & pl. [L. Cyclops, Gr.	   Ky`klwps (strictly round-eyed), pl. Ky`klwpes; ky`klos circle	   + 'w`ps eye.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) One of a race of giants, sons of Neptune and	      Amphitrite, having but one eye, and that in the middle of	      the forehead. They were fabled to inhabit Sicily, and to	      assist in the workshops of Vulcan, under Mt. Etna.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pope, in his translation of the "Odyssey," uniformly	         spells this word Cyclop, when used in the singular.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of minute Entomostraca, found both in	      fresh and salt water. See {Copepoda}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A portable forge, used by tinkers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Cyclopteridae \Cyclopteridae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the lumpfishes.	   Syn: family {Cyclopteridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyclopterus \Cyclopterus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Cyclopteridae}, consisting of	   lumpfishes. It includes {Cyclopterus lumpus} of the North	   Atlantic.	   Syn: genus {Cyclopterus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyclorama \Cy`clo*ra"ma\ (s?`kl?-r?"m? or -r?"m?), n. [Cyclo- +	   Gr. "o`rama sight, spectacle.]	   A pictorial view which is extended circularly, so that the	   spectator is surrounded by the objects represented as by	   things in nature. The realistic effect is increased by	   putting, in the space between the spectator and the picture,	   things adapted to the scene represented, and in some places	   only parts of these objects, the completion of them being	   carried out pictorially.	   [1913 Webster]
Cycloscope \Cy"clo*scope\ (s?"kl?-sk?p), n. [Cyclo- + -scope.]	   A machine for measuring at any moment velocity of rotation,	   as of a wheel of a steam engine. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclosis \Cy*clo"sis\ (s?-kl?"s?s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klwsis	   circulation, from kykloy^n. See {Cyclone}.] (Bot.)	   The circulation or movement of protoplasmic granules within a	   living vegetable cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclosorus \Cyclosorus\ n.	   a small genus of terrestrial ferns of tropical and	   subtropical southern hemisphere.	   Syn: genus {Cyclosorus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyclosporeae \Cyclosporeae\ n.	   in more recent classifications superseded by the order	   Fucales.	   Syn: class Cyclosporeae.	        [WordNet 1.5] cyclosporin
cyclosporin \cyclosporin\, cyclosporine \cyclosporine\n.	   a chemical substance produced by some soil fungi, which	   suppresses the cellular immune response by inhibiting T cell	   activation, and has been used in medicine to reduce foreign	   tissue rejection, especially subsequent to organ transplant	   surgery.	   [PJC] Cyclostomata
Cyclostomata \Cy`clo*stom"a*ta\ (s?`kl?-st?m"?-t?), Cyclostoma
\Cy*clos"to*ma\ (s?-kl?s"t?-m?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`klos	   circle + sto`ma, -atos mouth.] (Zool.)	   A division of Bryozoa, in which the cells have circular	   apertures.	   [1913 Webster] Cyclostome
Cyclostome \Cy"clo*stome\ (s?"kl?-st?m), Cyclostomous
\Cy*clos"to*mous\ (s?-kl?s"t?-m?s), a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Cyclostomi.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclostomi \Cy*clos"to*mi\ (s?-kl?s"t?-m?), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Cyclostomata}.] (Zool.)	   A glass of fishes having a suckerlike mouth, without jaws, as	   the lamprey; the Marsipobranchii.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclostylar \Cy`clo*sty"lar\ (s?`kl?-st?"?r), a. [Cyclo- + Gr.	   sty^los column.]	   Relating to a structure composed of a circular range of	   columns, without a core or building within. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyclostyle \Cy"clo*style\ (s?"kl?-st?l), n. [Cyclo + style.]	   A contrivance for producing manifold copies of writing or	   drawing. The writing or drawing is done with a style carrying	   a small wheel at the end which makes minute punctures in the	   paper, thus converting it into a stencil. Copies are	   transferred with an inked roller.	   [1913 Webster]
cyclothymia \cyclothymia\ n.	   a mild bipolar disorder.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cyclothymic \cyclothymic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to cyclothymia.	   Syn: cyclothymic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cyclotron \cyclotron\ n.	   a particle accelerator that imparts energies of several	   million electron-volts to rapidly moving particles; it is	   used in investigations in nuclear physics and particle	   physics.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Cycnoches \Cycnoches\ n.	   a genus of epiphytic or terrestrial tropical American	   orchids.	   Syn: genus {Cycnoches}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyder \Cy"der\ (s?"d?r), n.	   See {Cider}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster] Cydippida
Cydippida \Cydippida\, Cydippidea \Cydippidea\n.	   an order of ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles.	   Syn: order {Cydippida}, Cydippidea, order Cydippidea,	        Cydippea, order Cydippea.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cydonia \Cydonia\ n.	   a genus of plants including the quince.	   Syn: genus {Cydonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cydonin \Cy*do"nin\ (s?-d?"n?n), n. (Chem.)	   A peculiar mucilaginous substance extracted from the seeds of	   the quince ({Cydonia vulgaris}), and regarded as a variety of	   amylose.	   [1913 Webster]
Cygnet \Cyg"net\ (s[i^]g"n[e^]t), n. [Dim. of F. cygne swan, L.	   cycnus. cygnus, fr. Gr. ky`klos: but F. cygne seems to be an	   etymological spelling of OF. cisne, fr. LL. cecinus, cicinus,	   perh. ultimately also fr. Gr. ky`klos.] (Zool.)	   A young swan. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cygnus \Cyg"nus\ (s?g"n?s), n. [L., a swan.] (Astron.)	   A constellation of the northern hemisphere east of, or	   following, Lyra; the Swan.	   [1913 Webster]
Cylinder \Cyl"in*der\ (s?l"?n-d?r), n. [F. cylindre, OF.	   cilindre, L. cylindrus, fr. Gr. ky`lindros, fr. kyli`ndein,	   kyli`ein, to roll. Cf. {Calender} the machine.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Geom.)	      (a) A solid body which may be generated by the rotation of	          a parallelogram round one its sides; or a body of	          rollerlike form, of which the longitudinal section is	          oblong, and the cross section is circular.	      (b) The space inclosed by any cylindrical surface. The	          space may be limited or unlimited in length.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any hollow body of cylindrical form, as:	      (a) The chamber of a steam engine in which the piston is	          moved by the force of steam.	      (b) The barrel of an air or other pump.	      (c) (Print.) The revolving platen or bed which produces	          the impression or carries the type in a cylinder	          press.	      (d) The bore of a gun; the turning chambered breech of a	          revolver.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The revolving square prism carrying the cards in a	      Jacquard loom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cylinder axis}. (Anat.) See {Axis cylinder}, under {Axis}.	      	   {Cylinder engine} (Paper Making), a machine in which a	      cylinder takes up the pulp and delivers it in a continuous	      sheet to the dryers.	   {Cylinder escapement}. See {Escapement}.	   {Cylinder glass}. See {Glass}.	   {Cylinder mill}. See {Roller mill}.	   {Cylinder press}. See {Press}.	      [1913 Webster]
Cylindraceous \Cyl`in*dra"ceous\ (-dr?"sh?s), a. [Cf. F.	   cylyndrac['e]]	   Cylindrical, or approaching a cylindrical form.	   [1913 Webster] Cylindric
Cylindric \Cy*lin"dric\ (s?-l?n"dr?k), Cylindrical
\Cy*lin"dric*al\ (-dr?-kal), a. [Gr. kylindriko`s, from	   ky`lindros cylinder: cf. F. cylindrique.]	   Having the form of a cylinder, or of a section of its convex	   surface; partaking of the properties of the cylinder.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cylindrical lens}, a lens having one, or more than one,	      cylindrical surface.	   {Cylindric surface} or {Cylindrical surface}, (Geom.), a	      surface described by a straight line that moves according	      to any law, but so as to be constantly parallel to a given	      line.	   {Cylindrical vault}. (Arch.) See under {Vault}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
cylindricality \cylindricality\ n.	   1. the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder.	   Syn: cylindricalness; cylindricity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cylindrically \cy*lin"dric*al*ly\ (s?-l?n"dr?-kal-l?), adv.	   In the manner or shape of a cylinder; so as to be	   cylindrical.	   [1913 Webster]
cylindricalness \cylindricalness\ n.	   1. the roundness of a 3-dimensional cylinder.	   Syn: cylindricality; cylindricity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cylindricity \cyl*`in*dric"i*ty\ (s?l`?n-dr?s"?-t?), n.	   The quality or condition of being cylindrical.	   [1913 Webster]
Cylindriform \Cy*lin"dri*form\ (s?-l?n"dr?-f?rm), a. [L.	   cylindrus (Gr. ky`lindros) cylinder + -form: cf. F.	   cylindriforme.]	   Having the form of a cylinder.	   [1913 Webster]
Cylindroid \Cyl"in*droid\ (s?l"?n-droid), n. [Gr. ky`lindros	   cylinder + -oid: cf. F. cylindro["i]de.]	   1. A solid body resembling a right cylinder, but having the	      bases or ends elliptical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A certain surface of the third degree, described	      by a moving straight line; -- used to illustrate the	      motions of a rigid body and also the forces acting on the	      body.	      [1913 Webster]
Cylindrometric \Cy*lin`dro*met"ric\ (s?-l?n`dr?-m?t"r?k), a.	   [Gr. ky`lindros + me`tron measure.]	   Belonging to a scale used in measuring cylinders.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyma \Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[.a]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma See {Cyme}]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of	      which is wavelike in form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma}, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and	      swelling below.	   {Cyma reversa}, or {Cyma Ogee}, a cyma swelling out on the	      upper part and hollow below.	      [1913 Webster]
Cymar \Cy*mar"\ (s?-m?r"), n. [F. simarre. See {Chimere}.]	   A slight covering; a scarf. See {Simar}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her body shaded with a light cymar.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymatium \Cy*ma"ti*um\ (s?-m?"sh?-?m), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?????,	   dim. of ???? a wave.] (Arch.)	   A capping or crowning molding in classic architecture.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymbal \Cym"bal\ (s?m"bal). n. [OE. cimbale, simbale, OF.	   cimbale, F. cymbale, L. cymbalum, fr. Gr. ky`mbalon, fr.	   ky`mbh, ky`mbos, anything hollow, hollow vessel, basin, akin	   to Skr. kubha pot. Cf. {Chime}.]	   1. A musical instrument used by the ancients. It is supposed	      to have been similar to the modern kettle drum, though	      perhaps smaller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A musical instrument of brass, shaped like a circular dish	      or a flat plate, with a handle at the back; -- used in	      pairs to produce a sharp ringing sound by clashing them	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In orchestras, one cymbal is commonly attached to the	         bass drum, and the other heid in the drummer's left	         hand, while his right hand uses the drumstick.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A musical instrument used by gypsies and others, made of	      steel wire, in a triangular form, on which are movable	      rings.	      [1913 Webster]
Cymbalist \Cym"bal*ist\, n.	   A performer upon cymbals.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymbiform \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 concave, as the glumes of many grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymbium \Cym"bi*um\ (s?m"b?-?m), n. [L., a small cup, fr. Gr.	   ????.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine univalve shells; the gondola.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyme \Cyme\ (s?m), n. [L. cyma the young sprount of a cabbage,	   fr. Gr. ???, prop., anything swollen, hence also cyme, wave,	   fr. ??? to be pregnant.] (Bot.)	   A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or	   determinate type, differing from a corymb chiefly in the	   order of the opening of the blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymene \Cy"mene\ (s?"m?n), n. (Chem.)	   A colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon,	   {CH3.C6H4.C3H7}, of pleasant odor, obtained from oil of	   cumin, oil of caraway, carvacrol, camphor, etc.; -- called	   also {paracymene}, and formerly {camphogen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymenol \Cy"me*nol\ (s?"m?-n?l), n. (Chem.)	   See {Carvacrol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymidine \Cy"mi*dine\ ( s?"m?-d?n or -d?n; 104), n. (Chem.)	   A liquid organic base, {C10H13.NH2}, derived from cymene.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymiferous \Cy*mif"er*ous\ (s?-m?f"?r-?s), a. [Cyme + -ferous.]	   Producing cymes.	   [1913 Webster] Cymling
Cymling \Cym"ling\, Cymbling \Cymb"ling\ (s?m"l?ng), n.	   A scalloped or "pattypan" variety of summer squash.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymogene \Cy"mo*gene\ (s?"m?-j?n), n. (Chem.)	   A highly volatile liquid, condensed by cold and pressure from	   the first products of the distillation of petroleum; -- used	   for producing low temperatures.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymograph \Cy"mo*graph\, n. [Cyma + -graph.]	   (a) An instrument for making tracings of the outline or	       contour of profiles, moldings, etc.	   (b) Var. of {Kymograph}. -- {Cy`mo*graph"ic}, a.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Cymograph \Cy"mo*graph\, v. t.	   To trace or copy with a cymograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cymoid \Cy"moid\ (s?"moid), a. [Cyme + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a cyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymometer \Cy*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? wave -meter.]	   An instrument for exhibiting and measuring wave motion;	   specif. (Elec.), an instrument for determining the frequency	   of electic wave oscillations, esp. in connection with	   wireless telegraphy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Cymophane \Cym"o*phane\ (s?m"?-f?n or s?"m?-), n. [Gr. ??? wave	   + ??? To appear: cf. F. cymophane. So named in allusion to a	   peculiar opalescence often seen in it.] (Min.)	   See {Chrysoberyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymophanous \Cy*moph"a*nous\ (s?-m?f"?-n?s or s?-), a.	   Having a wavy, floating light; opalescent; chatoyant.
Cymoscope \Cy"mo*scope\, n. [Gr. ? wave + -scope.] (Elec.)	   Any device for detecting the presence of electric waves. The	   influence of electric waves on the resistance of a particular	   kind of electric circuit, on the magnetization of steel, on	   the polarization of an electrolytic cell, or on the electric	   condition of a vacuum has been applied in the various	   cymoscopes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Cymose
Cymose \Cy"mose\ (s?"m?s; 277), Cymous \Cy"mous\ (s?"m?s), a.	   [L. cymosus full of shoots: cf. FF. cymeux. See Cyme.] (Bot.)	   Having the nature of a cyme, or derived from a cyme; bearing,	   or pertaining to, a cyme or cymes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cymric \Cym"ric\ (k?m"r?k), a. [W. Cymru Wales.]	   Welsh. -- n. The Welsh language. [Written also {Kymric}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cymry \Cym"ry\ (-r?), n. [W., pl.]	   A collective term for the Welsh race; -- so called by	   themselves . [{Written also Cymri}, {Cwmry}, {Kymry}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Cymule \Cy"mule\ (s?"m?l), n. [Cf. L. cymula a tender sprout,	   dim. of cyna. See {Cyme}.] (Bot.)	   A small cyme, or one of very few flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynanche \Cy*nan"che\ (s?-n?n"k?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ????? a dog's	   collar, a bad kind of sore throat. Cf. {Quinsy}.] (Med.)	   Any disease of the tonsils, throat, or windpipe, attended	   with inflammation, swelling, and difficulty of breathing and	   swallowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynanthropy \Cy*nan"thro*py\ (s?-n?n"thr?-p?), n. [Gr. ????? of	   a dog-man; ????, ???, dog + ????? man: cf. F. cynanthropie.]	   (Med.)	   A kind of madness in which men fancy themselves changed into	   dogs, and imitate the voice and habits of that animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynarctomachy \Cyn`arc*tom"a*chy\ (s?n`?rk-t?m"?-k?). n. [Gr.	   ????, ????, dog + ??? bear + ??? fight.]	   Bear baiting with a dog. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynarrhodium \Cyn`ar*rho"di*um\ (s?n`?r-r?"d?-?m), n. [NL., from	   Gr. ????? dog-rose; ????, ???, dog + ??? rose.] (Bot.)	   A fruit like that of the rose, consisting of a cup formed of	   the calyx tube and receptacle, and containing achenes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynegetics \Cyn`e*get"ics\ (s[i^]n`[-e]*j[e^]t"[i^]ks), n. [Gr.	   kynhgetikh` (sc. te`chnh art), fr. kynhge`ths hunter; ky`wn,	   kyno`s, dog + ??? to lead.]	   The art of hunting with dogs.	   [1913 Webster] Cynic
Cynic \Cyn"ic\ (s[i^]n"[i^]k), Cynical \Cyn"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal),	   a. [L. cynicus of the sect of Cynics, fr. Gr. kyniko`s,	   prop., dog-like, fr. ky`wn, kyno`s, dog. See {Hound}.]	   1. Having the qualities of a surly dog; snarling; captious;	      currish.	            I hope it is no very cynical asperity not to confess	            obligations where no benefit has been received.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the Dog Star; as, the cynic, or Sothic,	      year; cynic cycle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging to the sect of philosophers called cynics;	      having the qualities of a cynic; pertaining to, or	      resembling, the doctrines of the cynics.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Given to sneering at rectitude and the conduct of life by	      moral principles; believing the worst of human nature and	      motives; disbelieving in the reality of any human purposes	      which are not suggested or directed by self-interest or	      self-indulgence; having a sneering disbelief in the	      selflessness of others; as, a cynical man who scoffs at	      pretensions of integrity; characterized by such opinions;	      as, cynical views of human nature.	   Syn: misanthropic, misanthropical.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: In prose, cynical is used rather than cynic, in the	         senses 1 and 4.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cynic spasm} (Med.), a convulsive contraction of the muscles	      of one side of the face, producing a sort of grin,	      suggesting certain movements in the upper lip of a dog.	      [1913 Webster]	Cynic \Cyn"ic\, n. (Gr. Philos)	   1. One of a sect or school of philosophers founded by	      Antisthenes, and of whom Diogenes was a disciple. The	      first Cynics were noted for austere lives and their scorn	      for social customs and current philosophical opinions.	      Hence the term Cynic symbolized, in the popular judgment,	      moroseness, and contempt for the views of others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds views resembling those of the Cynics; a	      snarler; a misanthrope; particularly, a person who	      believes that human conduct is directed, either	      consciously or unconsciously, wholly by self-interest or	      self-indulgence, and that appearances to the contrary are	      superficial and untrustworthy.	      [1913 Webster]	            He could obtain from one morose cynic, whose opinion	            it was impossible to despise, scarcely any not	            acidulated with scorn.                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Cynically \Cyn"ic*al*ly\ (s[i^]n"[i^]*kal*l[y^]), adv.	   In a cynical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynicalness \Cyn"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being cynical.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynicism \Cyn"i*cism\ (s[i^]n"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.	   The doctrine of the Cynics; the quality of being cynical; the	   mental state, opinions, or conduct, of a cynic; morose and	   contemptuous views and opinions.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynocephalus \Cynocephalus\ n.	   the type genus of the family {Cynocephalidae}.	   Syn: genus {Cynocephalus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cynodon \Cynodon\ n.	   a genus of creeping perennial grasses of tropical and	   southern Africa.	   Syn: genus {Cynodon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cynodont \cynodont\ n.	   any member of the Cynodontia, a group of small carnivorous	   reptiles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cynodontia \Cynodontia\ n.	   a division of Triassic Therapsida comprising small	   carnivorous reptiles often with mammallike teeth.	   Syn: division Cynodontia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cynoglossidae \Cynoglossidae\ n.	   a natural family of fish including the tonguefishes.	   Syn: family {Cynoglossidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cynoidea \Cy*noi"de*a\ (s?-noi"d?-a), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???,	   ???, a dog + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A division of Carnivora, including the dogs, wolves, and	   foxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynomys \Cynomys\ n.	   a genus of mammals comprising the prairie dogs.	   Syn: genus Cynomys.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cynorexia \Cyn`o*rex"i*a\ (s?n`?-r?ks"?-?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ????, ???, dog + ????? appetite. ] (Med.)	   A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynoscephalae \Cynoscephalae\ n.	   1. the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC);	      the Romans defeated King Philip of Macedon.	   Syn: battle of Cynoscephalae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cynoscion \Cynoscion\ n.	   a genus of sea trout.	   Syn: genus Cynoscion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cynosural \Cy`no*su"ral\ (s?`n?-sh?"ral or s?n`?-), a.	   Of or pertaining to a cynosure.	   [1913 Webster]
Cynosure \Cy"no*sure\ (s?"n?-sh?r or s?n"?-sh?r; 277), n. [L.	   Cynosura theconstellation Cynosure, Gr. ????? dog's tail, the	   constellation Cynosure; ????, ????, dog + o'yra` tail.	   See{Cynic}.]	   1. The constellation of the Lesser Bear (Ursa Minor), to	      which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners	      and travelers were often directed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves to direct. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center	      of attraction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where perhaps some beauty lies,	            The cynosure of neighboring eyes.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Cynthia \Cynthia\ n. (Classical mythology)	   the virgin goddess of the hunt and the moon; daughter of Leto	   and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana.	   Syn: Artemis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyon \Cy"on\ (s?"?n), n.	   See {Cion}, and {Scion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyperaceous \Cyp`er*a"ceous\ (s?p`?r-?"sh?s or s?`p?r-), a.	   (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large family of plants of	   which the sedge is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyperus \Cyp"e*rus\ (s?p"?-r?s), n. [NL., from Gr. ???? sedge.]	   (Bot.)	   A large genus of plants belonging to the Sedge family, and	   including the species called galingale, several bulrushes,	   and the Egyptian papyrus.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypher \Cy"pher\ (s?"f?r), n. & v.	   See {Cipher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyphonautes \Cyph`o*nau"tes\ (s?f`?-n?"t?z), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ??? bent + ???? sailor.] (Zool.)	   The free-swimming, bivalve larva of certain Bryozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyphonism \Cyph"o*nism\ (s?f`?-n?z'm or s?"f?-), n. [Gr. ????,	   fr. ???? a crooked piece of wood, a sort of pillory, fr. ???	   bent, stooping.]	   A punishment sometimes used by the ancients, consisting in	   the besmearing of the criminal with honey, and exposing him	   to insects. It is still in use among some Oriental nations.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypraea \Cy*pr[ae]"a\ (s?-pr?"?), n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ???? a name	   of Venus.] (Zool.)	   A genus of mollusks, including the cowries. See {Cowrie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypraeidae \Cypraeidae\ n.	   a natural family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries.	   Syn: family {Cypraeidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cypre \cypre\ n.	   a large tropical American tree ({Cordia alliodora}) grown for	   its abundant creamy white flowers and valuable wood.	   Syn: Spanish elm, Equador laurel, salmwood, princewood,	        {Cordia alliodora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cypres \Cy`pres"\ (s?`pr?" or s?`pr?s"), n. [OF., nearly.] (Law)	   A rule for construing written instruments so as to conform as	   nearly to the intention of the parties as is consistent with	   law. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypress \Cy"press\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cypresses} (-?z). [OE.	   cipres, cipresse, OF. cipres, F. cypr?s, L. cupressus,	   cyparissus (cf. the usual Lat. form cupressus), fr. Gr. ????,	   perh. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. g?pher, Gen. vi. 14.] (Bot)	   A coniferous tree of the genus {Cupressus}. The species are	   mostly evergreen, and have wood remarkable for its	   durability.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the trees called cypress are the common Oriental	         cypress, {Cupressus sempervirens}, the evergreen	         American cypress, {Cupressus thyoides} (now called	         {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}), and the deciduous	         American cypress, {Taxodium distichum}. As having	         anciently been used at funerals, and to adorn tombs,	         the Oriental species is an emblem of mourning and	         sadness.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cypress vine} (Bot.), a climbing plant with red or white	      flowers ({Ipot[oe]a Quamoclit}, formerly {Quamoclit	      vulgaris}).	      [1913 Webster]
cypress-pine \cypress-pine\ n.	   any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of Australia and N	   Caledonia.	   Syn: cypress pine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\ (s?p"r?-an), a. [L. Cyprius, fr. Cyprus, Gr.	   ????, an island in the Mediterranean, renowned for the	   worship of Venus.]	   1. Belonging to Cyprus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of, pertaining, or conducing to, lewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	Cyprian \Cyp"ri*an\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Cyprus, especially of ancient	      Cyprus; a Cypriot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lewd woman; a harlot.	      [1913 Webster]
Cyprine \Cyp"rine\ (s?p"r?n or s?"pr?n), a. [Cf. {Cypress}.]	   Of or pertaining to the cypress.	   [1913 Webster]	Cyprine \Cyp"rine\, a. [See {Cyprinoid}.] (Zool.)	   Cyprinoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyprinidae \Cyprinidae\ n.	   a natural family of fishes including the carp; tench; roach;	   rudd; and dace.	   Syn: family {Cyprinidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cypriniformes \Cypriniformes\ n.	   an order of fishes including almost entirely freshwater	   fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes	   classified as {Cyprinoidea}, a suborder of {Ostariophysi}.	   Syn: order {Cypriniformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyprinodont \Cy*prin"o*dont\ (s?-pr?n"?-d?nt), n. [Gr. ???? kind	   of carp + ????, ????, a tooth.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Cyprinodontidae}, a family of fishes including	   the killifishes or minnows. See {Minnow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyprinodontidae \Cyprinodontidae\ n.	   a large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes;	   flagfishes; swordtails; guppies.	   Syn: family {Cyprinodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Cyprinoid \Cyp"ri*noid\ (s?p"r?-noid), a. [Gr. ???? a kind of	   carp + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like the carp ({Cyprinus}). -- n. One of the {Cyprinidae}, or	   Carp family, as the goldfish, barbel, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyprinus \Cyprinus\ n.	   the type genus of the family {Cyprinidae}; carp.	   Syn: genus {Cyprinus}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Cypriot
Cypriot \Cyp"ri*ot\, Cypriote \Cyp"ri*ote\(s?p"r?-?t), n. [F.	   Cypriot, Chypriot.]	   A native or inhabitant of Cyprus.	   Syn: Cypriot, Cyprian.	        [1913 Webster] Cypriot	Cypriot \Cyp"ri*ot\, Cypriote \Cyp"ri*ote\adj.	   of or relating to Cyprus or its people or culture; as,	   Cypriote monasteries.	   Syn: Cyprian, Cypriot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
cypripedia \cypripedia\ n.	   a plant or flower of the genus {Cypripedium}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Cypripedium \Cyp`ri*pe"di*um\ (s?p`r?-p?"d?-?m), n. [NL., fr.	   Cypris Venus + pes, pedis, foot.] (Bot.)	   A genus of orchidaceous plants including the lady's slipper.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypris \Cy"pris\ (s?"pr?s), n.; pl. {Cyprides} (s?p"r?-d?z). [L.	   Cypris, the Cyprian goddess Venus, Gr. Ky`pris. See	   {Cyprian}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small, bivalve, fresh-water Crustacea, belonging	   to the Ostracoda; also, a member of this genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyprus \Cy"prus\ (s?"pr?s), n. [OE. cipres, cypirs; perh. so	   named as being first manufactured in Cyprus. Cf. {Cipers}.]	   A thin, transparent stuff, the same as, or corresponding to,	   crape. It was either white or black, the latter being most	   common, and used for mourning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lawn as white as driven snow,	         Cyprus black as e'er was crow.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypruslawn \Cy"prus*lawn`\ (-l?n`), n.	   Same as {Cyprus}. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypsela \Cyp"se*la\ (s?p"s?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. kypse`lh any	   hollow vessel.] (Bot.)	   A one-seeded, one-celled, indehiscent fruit; an achene with	   the calyx tube adherent.	   [1913 Webster]
Cypseliform \Cyp*sel"i*form\ (s?p-s?l"?-f?rm), a. [L. cypselus a	   kind of swallow, Gr. ???? + -form.] (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the swifts ({Cypselid[ae]}.)	   [1913 Webster]
Cyrenaic \Cyr`e*na"ic\ (s?r`?-n?"?k or s?`r?-), a. [L.	   Cyrenaicus, fr. Cyrene, in Libya.]	   Pertaining to Cyrenaica, an ancient country of northern	   Africa, and to Cyrene, its principal city; also, to a school	   of philosophy founded by Aristippus, a native of Cyrene. --	   n. A native of Cyrenaica; also, a disciple of the school of	   Aristippus. See {Cyrenian}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyrenian \Cy*re"ni*an\ (s?-r?"n?-an), a.	   Pertaining to Cyrene, in Africa; Cyrenaic.	   [1913 Webster]	Cyrenian \Cy*re"ni*an\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Cyrene.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a school of philosophers, established at Cyrene by	      Aristippus, a disciple of Socrates. Their doctrines were	      nearly the same as those of the Epicureans.	      [1913 Webster]
Cyriologic \Cyr`i*o*log"ic\ (s?r`?-?-l?j"?k or s?`r?-), a. [See	   {Curiologic}.]	   Relating to capital letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyrtostyle \Cyr"to*style\ (s?r"t?-st?l), n. [Gr. ???? bent + ???	   pillar.] (Arch.)	   A circular projecting portion.	   [1913 Webster]
Cyst \Cyst\ (s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ky`stis bladder, bag, pouch, fr.	   ky`ein to be pregnant. Cf. {Cyme}.]	   1. (Med.)	      (a) A pouch or sac without opening, usually membranous and	          containing morbid matter, which is accidentally	          developed in one of the natural cavities or in the	          substance of an organ.	      (b) In old authors, the urinary bladder, or the gall	          bladder. [Written also {cystis}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the bladders or air vessels of certain	      alg[ae], as of the great kelp of the Pacific, and common	      rockweeds ({Fuci}) of our shores. --D. C. Eaton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A small capsule or sac of the kind in which many	          immature entozoans exist in the tissues of living	          animals; also, a similar form in Rotifera, etc.	      (b) A form assumed by Protozoa in which they become	          saclike and quiescent. It generally precedes the	          production of germs. See {Encystment}.	          [1913 Webster]
Cysted \Cyst"ed\ (s?s"t?d), a.	   Inclosed in a cyst.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystic \Cyst"ic\ (s?s"t?k), a. [Cf. F. cystique.]	   1. Having the form of, or living in, a cyst; as, the cystic	      entozoa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing cysts; cystose; as, cystic sarcoma.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or contained in, a cyst; esp.,	      pertaining to, or contained in, either the urinary bladder	      or the gall bladder.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cystic duct}, the duct from the gall bladder which unites	      with the hepatic to form the common bile duct.	   {Cystic worm} (Zool.), a larval tape worm, as the cysticercus	      and echinococcus.	      [1913 Webster] Cysticerce
Cysticerce \Cys"ti*cerce\ (s?s"t?-s?rs), Cysticercus
\Cys`ti*cer"cus\ (-s?r"k?s), n. [NL. cysticercus, fr. Gr. ????	   bladder + ke`rkos tail: cf. F. cysticerque.] (Zool.)	   The larval form of a tapeworm, having the head and neck of a	   tapeworm attached to a saclike body filled with fluid; --	   called also {bladder worm}, {hydatid}, and {measle} (as, pork	   measle).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These larvae live in the tissues of various living	         animals, and, when swallowed by a suitable carnivorous	         animal, develop into adult tapeworms in the intestine.	         See {Measles}, 4, {Tapeworm}.	         [1913 Webster]
Cysticule \Cys"ti*cule\ (s?s"t?-k?l), n. [Dim. of cyst.] (Anat.)	   An appendage of the vestibular ear sac of fishes. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystid \Cys"tid\ (s?s"t?d), n. (Zool.)	   One of the Cystidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystidea \Cys*tid"e*a\ (s?s-t?d"?-?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ????	   a bladder, pouch.] (Zool.)	   An order of Crinoidea, mostly fossils of the Paleozoic rocks.	   They were usually roundish or egg-shaped, and often	   unsymmetrical; some were sessile, others had short stems.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystidean \Cys*tid"e*an\ (-t?d"?-an), n. (Zool.)	   One of the Cystidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystine \Cyst"ine\ (s?s"t?n; 104), n. [See {Cyst}.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance, {C3H7NSO2}, containing	   sulphur, occuring as a constituent of certain rare urinary	   calculi, and occasionally found as a sediment in urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystis \Cys"tis\ (s?s"t?s), n. [NL.]	   A cyst. See {Cyst}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystitis \Cys*ti"tis\ (s?s-t?"t?s), n. [Cyst + -itis: cf. F.	   cystite.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystocarp \Cys"to*carp\ (s?s"t?-k?rp), n. [Gr. ???? bladder +	   karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)	   A minute vesicle in a red seaweed, which contains the	   reproductive spores.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystocele \Cys"to*cele\ (-s?l), n. [Gr. ???? bladder + ???	   tumor: cf. F. cystocele.] (Med.)	   Hernia in which the urinary bladder protrudes; vesical	   hernia.	   [1913 Webster] Cystoid
Cystoid \Cys"toid\, Cystoidean \Cys*toid"e*an\, n.	   Same as {Cystidean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystoidea \Cys*toi"de*a\ (s?s-toi"d?-?), n.	   Same as {Cystidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystolith \Cys"to*lith\ (s?s"t?-l?th), n. [Gr. ???? bladder +	   -lith.]	   1. (Bot.) A concretion of mineral matter within a leaf or	      other part of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A urinary calculus.	      [1913 Webster]
Cystolithic \Cys`to*lith"ic\ (-l?th"?k), a. (Med.)	   Relating to stone in the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystoplast \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 cell; a cell concerned in	   growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystose \Cyst"ose\ (s?s"t?s), a.	   Containing, or resembling, a cyst or cysts; cystic; bladdery.	   [1913 Webster]
cytosine \cy"to*sine\ (s[imac]"t[-o]*s[i^]n or	   s[imac]"t[-o]*s[=e]n), n. (Biochemistry)	   A pyrimidine ({C4H5N3O}) which is one of the four major basic	   components of DNA and RNA in most organisms, forming	   glyosides with ribose and deoxyribose. It is the basic	   component of cytidine, deoxycytidine, cytosine, cytidine	   monophosphate, and derivatives of those compounds.	   [PJC]
cytoskeletal \cy`to*skel"e*tal\	   (s[imac]`t[-o]*sk[e^]l"[e^]*tal), a. (Cell Biology)	   Of or pertaining to the cytoskeleton; as, cytoskeletal	   microtubules.	   [PJC]
cytoskeleton \cy`to*skel"e*ton\	   (s[imac]`t[-o]*sk[e^]l"[i^]*t'n), n. (Cell Biology)	   An arrangement of microtubules, microfilaments, and larger	   filaments within a cell serving to provide structural support	   of components of the cell, and to transport components from	   one part of the cell to another; the filaments are composed	   of protein and form a latticelike arrangement which may	   change rapidly with time.	   [PJC]
cytosol \cy"to*sol\ (s[imac]"t[-o]*s[add]l or	   s[imac]"t[-o]*s[o^]l), n. (Biology)	   The soluble components of the fluid matter enclosed within	   the cellular membrane; the portion of the cytoplasm which	   remains after removal of particulate components.	   [PJC]
cytostasis \cy`to*sta"sis\ (s[imac]`t[-o]*st[=a]"s[i^]s), n.	   (Biology)	   The inhibition or cessation of cell growth or division.	   [PJC]
cytostatic \cy`to*stat"ic\ (s[imac]`t[-o]*st[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   (Biology)	   Having an inhibitory action on cell growth or cell division.	   [PJC]
cytostome \cytostome\ n.	   The mouth of a protozoan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
cytotaxis \cy`to*tax"is\ (s[imac]`t[-o]*t[a^]k"s[i^]s), n.	   (Biology)	   The movement of cells toward or away from other cells, as a	   result of some stimulation, such as chemical signals	   transmitted and received by the cells.	   [PJC]
cytotaxonomy \cy`to*tax*on"o*my\	   (s[imac]`t[-o]*t[a^]ks*[o^]n"[-o]*m[y^]), n. (Biology)	   A branch of taxonomy which uses the characteristics of	   cellular structures, such as somatic chromosomes, to classify	   organisms.	   [PJC] -- {cy`to*tax*on"o*mist}, n. -- {cy`to*tax`o*nom"ic},	   a. -- {cy`to*tax`o*nom"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [PJC]
Cystotome \Cys"to*tome\ (s?s"t?-t?m), n. [Gr. ??? bladder + ????	   to cut: cf. F. cystotome.] (Surg.)	   A knife or instrument used in cystotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Cystotomy \Cys*tot"o*my\ (s??s-t?t"?-m?), n. [Gr. ???? bladder +	   ???? to cut: cf. F. cystotomie.]	   The act or practice of opening cysts; esp., the operation of	   cutting into the bladder, as for the extraction of a	   calculus.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytherean \Cyth`er*e"an\ (s?th`?r--?"an), a. [L. Cythereus, from	   Cythera, Gr. ???, now Cerigo, an island in the [AE]gean Sea,	   celebrated for the worship of Venus.]	   Pertaining to the goddess Venus.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytoblast \Cy"to*blast\ (s?"t?-bl?st), n. [Gr. ky`tos hollow	   vessel + -blast.] (Biol.)	   The nucleus of a cell; the germinal or active spot of a	   cellule, through or in which cell development takes place.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytoblastema \Cy`to*blas*te"ma\ (-bl?s-t?"m?), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ky`tos hollow vessel + ???? growth.] (Biol.)	   See {Protoplasm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytococcus \Cy`to*coc"cus\ (-k?k"k?s), n.; pl. {Cytococci}	   (-s?). [NL., fr. Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel + ???? kernel.]	   (Biol.)	   The nucleus of the cytula or parent cell. --H[ae]ckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytode \Cy"tode\ (s?"t?d), n. [Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel, from	   ????. See {Cyst}.] (Biol.)	   A nonnucleated mass of protoplasm, the supposed simplest form	   of independent life differing from the {amoeba}, in which	   nuclei are present.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytogenesis \Cy`to*gen"e*sis\ (s?`t?-j?n"?-s?s), n. [Gr. ky`tos	   hollow vessel + E. genesis.] (Biol.)	   Development of cells in animal and vegetable organisms. See	   {Gemmation}, {Budding}, {Karyokinesis}; also {Cell	   development}, under {Cell}.	   [1913 Webster] Cytogenic
Cytogenic \Cy`to*gen"ic\ (s?`t?-j?n"?k), Cytogenetic
\Cy`to*ge*net"ic\ (-j?-n?t"?k), a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to cytogenesis or cell development.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytogenous \Cy*tog"e*nous\ (s?-t?j"?-n?s), a. (Anat.)	   Producing cells; -- applied esp. to lymphatic, or adenoid,	   tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytogeny \Cy*tog"e*ny\ (-n?), n. (Biol.)	   Cell production or development; cytogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytoid \Cy"toid\ (s?"toid), a. [Gr. ky`tos hollow vessel +	   -oid.] (Physiol.)	   Cell-like; -- applied to the corpuscles of lymph, blood,	   chyle, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytoplasm \Cy"to*plasm\ (s?"t?-pl?z'm), n. [Gr. ky`tos hollow	   vessel + ???? a mold.] (Biol.)	   The substance of the body of a cell, as distinguished from	   the {karyoplasma}, or substance of the nucleus. --	   {Cy`to*plas"mic} (-pl?z"m?k), a.	   [1913 Webster]
Cytula \Cyt"u*la\ (s?t"?-l?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky`tos a hollow	   vessel.] (Biol.)	   The fertilized egg cell or parent cell, from the development	   of which the child or other organism is formed. --H[ae]ckel.	   [1913 Webster]
czar \czar\ (z[aum]r), n. [Russ. tsare, fr. L. Caesar C[ae]sar;	   cf. OPol. czar, Pol. car. ]	   A king; a chief; the title of the emperor of Russia. [Written	   also {tsar} and {tzar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
czarevna \cza*rev"na\ (z?-r?v"n?), n. [Russ. tsarevna.]	   The title of the wife of the czarowitz.	   [1913 Webster]
czarina \cza*ri"na\ (z?-r?"n?), n. [Cf. G. Zarin, Czarin, fem.,	   Russ. tsaritsa.]	   The title of the empress of Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Czarinian \Cza*rin"i*an\ (z?-r?n"?-an), a.	   Of or pertaining to the czar or the czarina; czarish.	   [1913 Webster]
Czarish \Czar"ish\ (z?r"?sh), a.	   Of or pertaining to the czar.	   [1913 Webster]
Czarowitz \Czar"o*witz\ (z?r"?-w?ts or t??r"?-v?ch), n.; pl.	   {Czarowitzes} (-?z). [Russ. tsar['e]vich'.]	   The title of the eldest son of the czar of Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Czech \Czech\ (ch[e^]k; 204), prop. n.	   1. One of the Czechs; an inhabitant or native of the Czech	      Republic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Czechs (often called Bohemian), the	      harshest and richest of the Slavic languages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic.	      [PJC]
Czechic \Czech"ic\ (ch?k"?k), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Czechs. "One Czechic realm." --The	   Nation.	   [1913 Webster]
Czechoslovakian \Czechoslovakian\ prop. adj.	   Of or pertaining to Czechoslovakia. Since the dissolution of	   Czechoslovakia into the Czech republic and Slovakia in	   January 1993, this term no longer refers to any current	   country.	   Syn: Czechoslovak, Czech.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of	      Czechoslovakia or the Czech Republic; as, the Czech	      population.	   Syn: Czechoslovak, Czech.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Czechoslovakian \Czechoslovakian\ prop. n.	   a native or inhabitant of Czechoslovakia. Since the	   dissolution of Czechoslovakia into the Czech republic and	   Slovakia in January 1993, this term no longer refers to a	   citizen of any current country. The natives of the former	   Czechoslovakia are now Czechs or Slovaks.	   Syn: Chechoslovak, Czech.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Czechs \Czechs\ (ch[e^]ks), prop. n. pl.; sing. {Czech}. [Named	   after their chieftain, Czech.] (Ethnol.)	   The most westerly branch of the great Slavic family of	   nations, numbering now more than 6,000,000, and found	   principally in the Czech Republic, consisting of the old	   regions of Bohemia and Moravia.
D \D\ (d[=e])	   1. The fourth letter of the English alphabet, and a vocal	      consonant. The English letter is from Latin, which is from	      Greek, which took it from Ph[oe]nician, the probable	      ultimate origin being Egyptian. It is related most nearly	      to t and th; as, Eng. deep, G. tief; Eng. daughter, G.	      tochter, Gr. qyga`thr, Skr. duhitr. See Guide to	      Pronunciation, [root]178, 179, 229.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The nominal of the second tone in the model major	      scale (that in C), or of the fourth tone in the relative	      minor scale of C (that in A minor), or of the key tone in	      the relative minor of F.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. As a numeral D stands for 500. in this use it is not the	      initial of any word, or even strictly a letter, but one	      half of the sign ? (or ? ) the original Tuscan numeral for	      1000.	      [1913 Webster]
Dab \Dab\ (d[a^]b), n. [Perh. corrupted fr. adept.]	   A skillful hand; a dabster; an expert. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One excels at a plan or the titlepage, another works	         away at the body of the book, and the third is a dab at	         an index.                                --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster] Dab	Dab \Dab\, n. [Perh. so named from its quickness in diving	   beneath the sand. Cf. {Dabchick}.] (Zool.)	   A name given to several species of flounders, esp. to the	   European species, {Pleuronectes limanda}. The American rough	   dab is {Hippoglossoides platessoides}.	   [1913 Webster]	Dab \Dab\ (d[a^]b), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbed} (d[a^]bd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dabbing}.] [OE. dabben to strice; akin to OD.	   dabben to pinch, knead, fumble, dabble, and perh. to G.	   tappen to grope.]	   1. To strike or touch gently, as with a soft or moist	      substance; to tap; hence, to besmear with a dabber.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sore should . . . be wiped . . . only by dabbing	            it over with fine lint.               --S. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike by a thrust; to hit with a sudden blow or	      thrust. "To dab him in the neck." --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	Dab \Dab\, n.	   1. A gentle blow with the hand or some soft substance; a	      sudden blow or hit; a peck.	      [1913 Webster]	            A scratch of her claw, a dab of her beak.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small mass of anything soft or moist.	      [1913 Webster]
Dabb \Dabb\ (d[.a]b), n. (Zool.)	   A large, spine-tailed lizard ({Uromastix spinipes}), found in	   Egypt, Arabia, and Palestine; -- called also {dhobb}, and	   {dhubb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dabber \Dab"ber\ (d[a^]b"b[~e]r), n.	   That with which one dabs; hence, a pad or other device used	   by printers, engravers, etc., as for dabbing type or engraved	   plates with ink.	   [1913 Webster]
Dabble \Dab"ble\ (d[a^]b"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dabbled}	   (d[a^]b"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dabbling} (d[a^]b"bl[i^]ng).]	   [Freq. of dab: cf. OD. dabbelen.]	   To wet by little dips or strokes; to spatter; to sprinkle; to	   moisten; to wet. "Bright hair dabbled in blood." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dabble \Dab"ble\, v. i.	   1. To play in water, as with the hands; to paddle or splash	      in mud or water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the duck dabbles 'mid the rustling sedge.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work in slight or superficial manner; to do in a small	      way; to tamper; to meddle. "Dabbling here and there with	      the text." --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            During the first year at Dumfries, Burns for the	            first time began to dabble in politics. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
Dabbler \Dab"bler\ (d[a^]b"bl[~e]r), n.	   1. One who dabbles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who dips slightly into anything; a superficial	      meddler. "our dabblers in politics." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Dabblingly \Dab"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a dabbling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dabchick \Dab"chick`\ (d[a^]b"ch[i^]k`), n. [For dabchick. See	   {Dap}, {Dip}, cf. {Dipchick}.] (Zool.)	   A small water bird ({Podilymbus podiceps}), allied to the	   grebes, remarkable for its quickness in diving; -- called	   also {dapchick}, {dobchick}, {dipchick}, {didapper},	   {dobber}, {devil-diver}, {hell-diver}, and {pied-billed	   grebe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Daboia \Da*boi"a\, n. (Zool.)	   A large and highly venomous Asiatic viper ({Daboia	   xanthica}).	   [1913 Webster]
Dabster \Dab"ster\, n. [Cf. {Dab} an expert.]	   One who is skilled; a master of his business; a proficient;	   an adept. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes improperly used for dabbler; as, "I am but a	         dabster with gentle art".	         [1913 Webster]
Dacapo \Da`ca"po\ [It., from [the] head or beginning.] (Mus.)	   From the beginning; a direction to return to, and end with,	   the first strain; -- indicated by the letters D. C. Also, the	   strain so repeated.	   [1913 Webster]
Dace \Dace\ (d[=a]s), n. [Written also dare, dart, fr. F. dard	   dase, dart, of German origin. Dace is for an older darce, fr.	   an OF. nom. darz. See {Dart} a javelin.] (Zool.)	   A small European cyprinoid fish ({Leuciscus leuciscus},	   formerly {Squalius leuciscus} or {Leuciscus vulgaris}); --	   called also {dare}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In America the name is given to several related fishes	         of the genera {Squalius}, {Minnilus}, etc. The	         black-nosed dace is {Rhinichthys atronasus} the horned	         dace is {Semotilus corporalis}. For red dace, see	         {Redfin}.	         [1913 Webster]
Dacelo \Dacelo\ n.	   a genus of Australasian kingfishers.	   Syn: genus {Dacelo}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dacha \dacha\ n. [Russian.]	   a Russian country house, especially a cottage used in the	   summer.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dachshund \Dachs"hund`\ (d[aum]ks"h[udd]nt`), n. [G., from dachs	   badger + hund dog.] (Zool.)	   One of a breed of small dogs with short crooked legs, and	   long body; -- called also {badger dog}. There are two kinds,	   the rough-haired and the smooth-haired.	   [1913 Webster]
Dacian \Da"cian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Dacia or the Dacians. -- n. A native of	   ancient Dacia.	   [1913 Webster]
Dacninae \Dacninae\ n.	   a natural family comprising the honeycreepers.	   Syn: Coerebidae, family {Coerebidae}, family {Dacninae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dacoit \da*coit"\ (d[.a]*koit"), n. [Hind. [dsdot]akait,	   [dsdot][=a]k[=a]yat.]	   One of a class of robbers, in India and Burma (Myanmar), who	   act in gangs and are usually armed. [Also spelled {dakoit}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
dacoity \da*coit"y\, n.	   The practice of gang robbery in India; robbery committed by	   dacoits.	   [1913 Webster]
Dacotahs \Da*co"tahs\, n. pl.; sing. {Dacotan}. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Dacotas}. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Dacron \Dacron\ n. [Trademark.]	   a brand of polyester textile fiber, or the wrinkle-resistant	   fabric prepared from it.	   Syn: dacron, Terylene.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dacrycarpus \Dacrycarpus\ n.	   a genus of evergreen coniferous shrubs or trees of New	   Zealand to Malaysia and Philippines.	   Syn: genus {Dacrycarpus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dacrydium \Dacrydium\ n.	   a genus of Australasian evergreen trees or shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Dacrydium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dacrymyces \Dacrymyces\ n.	   the type genus of the {Dacrymycetaceae}, consisting of fungi	   with a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa.	   Syn: genus {Dacrymyces}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dactyl \dac"tyl\ (d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n. [L. dactylus, Gr. da`ktylos	   a finger, a dactyl. Cf. {Digit}.]	   1. (Pros.) A poetical foot of three sylables (--- [crescent]	      [crescent]), one long followed by two short, or one	      accented followed by two unaccented; as, L.	      t["e]gm[i^]n[e^], E. mer[bprime]ciful; -- so called from	      the similarity of its arrangement to that of the joints of	      a finger. [Written also {dactyle}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A finger or toe; a digit.	      (b) The claw or terminal joint of a leg of an insect or	          crustacean.	          [1913 Webster]
dactylar \dac"tyl*ar\ (d[a^]k"t[i^]l*[~e]r), a.	   1. Pertaining to dactyl; dactylic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a finger or toe, or to the	      claw of an insect crustacean.	      [1913 Webster]
Dactylet \Dac"tyl*et\ (d[a^]k"t[i^]l*[e^]t), n. [Dactyl + -et.]	   A dactyl. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dactylic \Dac*tyl"ic\ (d[a^]k*t[i^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. dactylicus,	   Gr. daktyliko`s, fr. da`ktylos.]	   Pertaining to, consisting chiefly or wholly of, dactyls; as,	   dactylic verses.	   [1913 Webster]	Dactylic \Dac*tyl"ic\, n.	   1. A line consisting chiefly or wholly of dactyls; as, these	      lines are dactylics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Dactylic meters.	      [1913 Webster]
dactylioglyph \dac*tyl"i*o*glyph\	   (d[a^]k*t[i^]l"[i^]*[-o]*gl[i^]f), n. [Gr. daktyliogly`fos an	   engraver of gems; dakty`lios finger ring (fr. da`ktylos	   finger) + gly`fein to engrave.] (Fine Arts)	      (a) An engraver of gems for rings and other ornaments.	      (b) The inscription of the engraver's name on a finger	          ring or gem.	          [1913 Webster]
dactylioglyphy \dac*tyl`i*og"ly*phy\, n.	   The art or process of gem engraving.	   [1913 Webster]
Dactyliography \Dac*tyl`i*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. dakty`lios finger	   ring + -graphy.] (Fine Arts)	   (a) The art of writing or engraving upon gems.	   (b) In general, the literature or history of the art.	       [1913 Webster]
Dactyliology \Dac*tyl`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. dakty`lios finger ring	   + -logy.] (Fine Arts)	   (a) That branch of arch[ae]ology which has to do with gem	       engraving.	   (b) That branch of arch[ae]ology which has to do with finger	       rings.	       [1913 Webster]
Dactyliomancy \Dac*tyl"i*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. dakty`lios +	   -mancy.]	   Divination by means of finger rings.	   [1913 Webster]
Dactylist \Dac"tyl*ist\, n.	   A writer of dactylic verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Dactylitis \Dac`tyl*i"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. da`ktylos finger +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   An inflammatory affection of the fingers. --Gross.	   [1913 Webster]
Dactylology \Dac`tyl*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. da`ktylos finger +	   -logy.]	   The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and	   positions of the fingers; a form of sign language, especially	   the manual alphabets used by the deaf and dumb.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: There are two different manual alphabets, the one-hand	         alphabet (which was perfected by Abb['e] de l'Ep['e]e,	         who died in 1789), and the two-hand alphabet. The	         latter was probably based on the manual alphabet	         published by George Dalgarus of Aberdeen, in 1680. See	         Illustration in Appendix.	         [1913 Webster]
Dactylomancy \Dac*tyl"o*man`cy\, n.	   Dactyliomancy. [R.] --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dactylonomy \Dac`tyl*on"o*my\, n. [Gr. da`ktylos finger + no`mos	   law, distribution.]	   The art of numbering or counting by the fingers.	   [1913 Webster]
Dactylopterous \Dac`tyl*op"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. da`ktylos finger +	   ? wing, fin.] (Zool.)	   Having the inferior rays of the pectoral fins partially or	   entirely free, as in the gurnards.	   [1913 Webster]
Dactyloscopidae \Dactyloscopidae\ n.	   a natural family of Atlantic fishes comprising the {sand	   stargazers}.	   Syn: family {Dactyloscopidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dactylotheca \Dac`ty*lo*the"ca\	   (d[a^]k`t[i^]*l[-o]*th[=e]"k[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. da`ktylos	   finger, toe + qh`kh case, box.] (Zool.)	   The scaly covering of the toes, as in birds.	   [1913 Webster]
dactylozooid \dac`tyl*o*zo"oid\ (d[a^]k`t[i^]*l[-o]*z[=o]"oid),	   n. [Gr. da`ktylos finger + E. zooid.] (Zool.)	   A kind of zooid of Siphonophora which has an elongated or	   even vermiform body, with one tentacle, but no mouth. See	   {Siphonophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dad \Dad\ (d[a^]d), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid,	   Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. tata, Gr. ta`ta, te`tta, Skr.	   t[=a]ta.]	   Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was never so bethumped with words,	         Since I first called my brother's father dad. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Daddle \Dad"dle\ (d[a^]d"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Daddled}, p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Daddling}.] [Prob. freq. of dade.]	   To toddle; to walk unsteadily, like a child or an old man;	   hence, to do anything slowly or feebly.	   [1913 Webster]
Daddock \Dad"dock\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. dad a large piece.]	   The rotten body of a tree. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Daddy \Dad"dy\, n.	   Diminutive of {Dad}. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Daddy longlegs \Dad"dy long"legs`\	   1. (Zool.) An arachnidan of the genus {Phalangium}, and	      allied genera, having a small body and four pairs of long	      legs; -- called also {harvestman}, {carter}, and	      {grandfather longlegs}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A name applied to many species of dipterous	      insects of the genus {Tipula}, and allied genera, with	      slender bodies, and very long, slender legs; the crane	      fly; -- called also {father longlegs}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dade \Dade\, v. t. [Of. uncertain origin. Cf. {Dandle},	   {Daddle}.]	   To hold up by leading strings or by the hand, as a child	   while he toddles. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Little children when they learn to go	         By painful mothers daded to and fro.     --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Dade \Dade\, v. i.	   To walk unsteadily, as a child in leading strings, or just	   learning to walk; to move slowly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         No sooner taught to dade, but from their mother trip.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dado \Da"do\, n.; pl. {Dadoes}. [It. dado die, cube, pedestal;	   of the same origin as E. die, n. See {Die}, n.] (Arch.)	   (a) That part of a pedestal included between the base and the	       cornice (or surbase); the die. See Illust. of {Column}.	       Hence:	   (b) In any wall, that part of the basement included between	       the base and the base course. See {Base course}, under	       {Base}.	   (c) In interior decoration, the lower part of the wall of an	       apartment when adorned with moldings, or otherwise	       specially decorated. Daedal
Daedal \D[ae]"dal\, Daedalian \D[ae]*dal"ian\, a. [L. daedalus	   cunningly wrought, fr. Gr. ?; cf. ? to work cunningly. The	   word also alludes to the mythical D[ae]dalus (Gr. ?, lit.,	   the cunning worker).]	   1. Cunningly or ingeniously formed or working; skillful;	      artistic; ingenious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our bodies decked in our d[ae]dalian arms.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The d[ae]dal hand of Nature.          --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doth the d[ae]dal earth throw forth to thee,	            Out of her fruitful, abundant flowers. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crafty; deceitful. [R.] --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]
Daedalous \D[ae]d"a*lous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a variously cut or incised margin; -- said of leaves.	   Daemon
Daemon \D[ae]"mon\, n., Daemonic \D[ae]*mon"ic\, a.	   See {Demon}, {Demonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Daff \Daff\ (d[.a]f), v. t. [Cf. {Doff}.]	   To cast aside; to put off; to doff. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Canst thou so daff me? Thou hast killed my child.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Daff \Daff\, n. [See {Daft}.]	   A stupid, blockish fellow; a numskull. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Daff \Daff\ (d[.a]f), v. i.	   To act foolishly; to be foolish or sportive; to toy. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Daff \Daff\, v. t.	   To daunt. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[a^]f"f[-o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle,	   prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or	   OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[`e]le), L. asphodelus,	   fr. Gr. 'asfo`delos. The initial d in English is not	   satisfactorily explained. See {Asphodel}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the genus {Asphodelus}.	   (b) A plant of the genus {Narcissus} ({Narcissus	       Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful	       flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also	       {daffodilly}, {daffadilly}, {daffadowndilly},	       {daffydowndilly}, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	             Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies,	             And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies.	                                                  --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	             A college gown	             That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson	       [1913 Webster]	             And chance-sown daffodil.            --Whittier.	       [1913 Webster]
Daft \Daft\ (d[.a]ft), a. [OE. daft, deft, deft, stupid; prob.	   the same word as E. deft. See {Deft}.]	   1. Stupid; foolish; idiotic; also, delirious; insane; as, he	      has gone daft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us think no more of this daft business --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gay; playful; frolicsome. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Daftness \Daft"ness\, n.	   The quality of being daft.	   [1913 Webster]
Dag \Dag\ (d[a^]g), n. [Cf. F. dague, LL. daga, D. dagge (fr.	   French); all prob. fr. Celtic; Cf. Gael. dag a pistol, Armor.	   dag dagger, W. dager, dagr, Ir. daigear. Cf. {Dagger}.]	   1. A dagger; a poniard. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large pistol formerly used. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Spaniards discharged their dags, and hurt some.	                                                  --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sort of pistol, called dag, was used about the	            same time as hand guns and harquebuts. --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The unbranched antler of a young deer.	      [1913 Webster]	Dag \Dag\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. dagg, Icel. d["o]gg.	   [root]71. See {Dew}.]	   A misty shower; dew. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dag \Dag\, n. [OE. dagge (cf. {Dagger}); or cf. AS. d[=a]g what	   is dangling.]	   A loose end; a dangling shred.	   [1913 Webster]	         Daglocks, clotted locks hanging in dags or jags at a	         sheep's tail.                            --Wedgwood.	   [1913 Webster]	Dag \Dag\, v. t. [1, from {Dag} dew. 2, from {Dag} a loose end.]	   1. To daggle or bemire. [Prov. Eng.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut into jags or points; to slash; as, to dag a	      garment. [Obs.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Dag \Dag\, v. i.	   To be misty; to drizzle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
dagame \dagame\ n.	   the {lemonwood tree} ({Calycophyllum candidissimum}); -- it	   is a tropical American tree which is source of a tough	   elastic wood.	   Syn: lemonwood tree, {Calycophyllum candidissimum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dagan \Dagan\ prop. n.	   the Mesopotanian god of agriculture and earth; it is a	   counterpart of Phoenician and Philistine Dagon.	   Note: See references to Dagon in the Bible and in the opera	         Samson et Dalila.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dagda \Dagda\ n.	   in Irish legend, chief god of the Tuatha De Danann; father of	   Angus Og and Brigit.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dagga \dagga\ n.	   a relatively nontoxic South African herb ({Leonotis	   leonurus}) smoked like tobacco.	   Syn: Cape dagga, red dagga, wilde dagga, {Leonotis leonurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dagger \Dag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), n. [Cf. OE. daggen to pierce, F.	   daguer. See {Dag} a dagger.]	   1. A short weapon used for stabbing. This is the general	      term: cf. {Poniard}, {Stiletto}, {Bowie knife}, {Dirk},	      {Misericorde}, {Anlace}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A mark of reference in the form of a dagger	      [[dagger]]. It is the second in order when more than one	      reference occurs on a page; -- called also {obelisk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dagger moth} (Zool.), any moth of the genus {Apatalea}. The	      larv[ae] are often destructive to the foliage of fruit	      trees, etc.	   {Dagger of lath}, the wooden weapon given to the Vice in the	      old Moralities. --Shak.	   {Double dagger}, a mark of reference [[dag]] which comes next	      in order after the dagger.	   {To look daggers}, or {To speak daggers}, to look or speak	      fiercely or reproachfully.	      [1913 Webster]	Dagger \Dag"ger\, v. t.	   To pierce with a dagger; to stab. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dagger \Dag"ger\, n. [Perh. from diagonal.]	   A timber placed diagonally in a ship's frame. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Dagges \Dagges\ (d[a^]gz), n. pl. [OE. See {Dag} a loose end.]	   An ornamental cutting of the edges of garments, introduced	   about a. d. 1346, according to the Chronicles of St Albans.	   [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Daggle \Dag"gle\ (d[a^]g"g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daggled}	   (-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daggling} (-gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of	   dag, v. t., 1.]	   To trail, so as to wet or befoul; to make wet and limp; to	   moisten.	   [1913 Webster]	         The warrior's very plume, I say,	         Was daggled by the dashing spray.        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Daggle \Dag"gle\, v. i.	   To run, go, or trail one's self through water, mud, or slush;	   to draggle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor, like a puppy [have I] daggled through the town.	                                                  --Pope.	   Daggle-tail
Daggle-tail \Dag"gle-tail`\ (d[a^]g"g'l-t[=a]l`), Daggle-tailed
\Dag"gle-tailed`\ (-t[=a]ld`), a.	   Having the lower ends of garments defiled by trailing in mire	   or filth; draggle-tailed.	   [1913 Webster]
Daggle-tail \Dag"gle-tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n.	   A slovenly woman; a slattern; a draggle-tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Daglock \Dag"lock`\ (-l[o^]k`), n. [Dag a loose end + lock.]	   A dirty or clotted lock of wool on a sheep; a taglock.	   [1913 Webster]
Dago \Da"go\ (d[=a]"g[-o]), n.; pl. {Dagos} (-g[=o]z). [Cf. Sp.	   Diego, E. James.]	   A nickname given to a person of Spanish (or, by extension,	   Portuguese or Italian) descent. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dagoba \Da*go"ba\ (d[.a]*g[=o]"b[.a]), n. [Singhalese	   d[=a]goba.]	   A dome-shaped structure built over relics of Buddha or some	   Buddhist saint. [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Dagon \Da"gon\ (d[=a]"g[o^]n), [Heb. D[=a]gon, fr. dag a fish:	   cf. Gr. Dagw`n.]	   The national god of the Philistines, represented with the	   face and hands and upper part of a man, and the tail of a	   fish. --W. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	         This day a solemn feast the people hold	         To Dagon, their sea idol.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         They brought it into the house of Dagon. --1 Sam. v. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	Dagon \Dag"on\ (d[a^]g"[o^]n), n. [See {Dag} a loose end.]	   A slip or piece. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dagswain \Dag"swain`\, n. [From {Dag} a loose end?]	   A coarse woolen fabric made of daglocks, or the refuse of	   wool. "Under coverlets made of dagswain." --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dag-tailed \Dag"-tailed`\, a. [Dag a loose end + tail.]	   Daggle-tailed; having the tail clogged with daglocks.	   "Dag-tailed sheep." --Bp. Hall. Daguerrean
Daguerrean \Da*guer"re*an\ (d[.a]*g[e^]r"[i^]*an), Daguerreian
\Da*guerre"i*an\, a.	   Pertaining to Daguerre, or to his invention of the	   daguerreotype.	   [1913 Webster]
Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[.a]*g[e^]r"[-o]*t[imac]p),	   n. [From Daguerre the inventor + -type.]	   1. An early variety of photograph, produced on a silver	      plate, or copper plate covered with silver, and rendered	      sensitive by the action of iodine, or iodine and bromine,	      on which, after exposure in the camera, the latent image	      is developed by the vapor of mercury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process of taking such pictures.	      [1913 Webster]	Daguerreotype \Da*guerre"o*type\ (d[.a]*g[e^]r"[-o]*t[imac]p),	   v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daguerreotyped} (-t[imac]pt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Daguerreotyping} (-t[imac]`p[i^]ng).]	   1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a	      picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impress with great distinctness; to imprint; to imitate	      exactly. Daguerreotyper
Daguerreotyper \Da*guerre"o*ty`per\, Daguerreotypist
\Da*guerre"o*ty`pist\, n.	   One who takes daguerreotypes.	   [1913 Webster]
Daguerreotypy \Da*guerre"o*ty`py\, n.	   The art or process of producing pictures by method of	   Daguerre.	   [1913 Webster]
Dahabeah \Da`ha*be"ah\ (d[aum]`h[.a]*b[=e]"[.a]), n. [Ar.]	   A Nile boat constructed on the model of a floating house,	   having large lateen sails.	   [1913 Webster]
Dahlia \Dah"lia\ (d[aum]l"y[.a] or d[=a]l"y[.a]; 277, 106), n.;	   pl. {Dahlias}. [Named after Andrew Dahl a Swedish botanist.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of plants native to Mexico and Central America, of	   the order Composit[ae]; also, any plant or flower of the	   genus. The numerous varieties of cultivated dahlias bear	   conspicuous flowers which differ in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Dahlin \Dah"lin\ (d[aum]"l[i^]n), n. [From {Dahlia}.] (Chem.)	   A variety of starch extracted from the dahlia; -- called also	   {inulin}. See {Inulin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dahoon \Da*hoon"\ (d[.a]*h[=oo]n"), [Origin unknown.]	   An evergreen shrub or small tree ({Ilex cassine}) of the	   southern United States, bearing red drupes and having soft,	   white, close-grained wood; -- called also {dahoon holly}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
daikon \daikon\ n.	   a radish of Japan ({Raphanus sativus longipinnatus}) with a	   long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked.	   Syn: Japanese radish, {Raphanus sativus longipinnatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dail \Dail\ n.	   the lower house of the parliament of the Republic of Ireland;	   -- also called the {Dail Eirann}. From its members is	   selected the {Taoiseach}, or prime minister.	   Syn: Dail Eireann.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dailiness \Dai"li*ness\, n.	   Daily occurence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Daily \Dai"ly\ (d[=a]"l[y^]), a. [AS. d[ae]gl[imac]c; d[ae]g day	   + -l[imac]c like. See {Day}.]	   Happening, or belonging to, each successive day; diurnal; as,	   daily labor; a daily bulletin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give us this day our daily bread.        --Matt. vi.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bunyan has told us . . . that in New England his dream	         was the daily subject of the conversation of thousands.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: {Daily}, {Diurnal}.	   Usage: Daily is Anglo-Saxon, and diurnal is Latin. The former	          is used in reference to the ordinary concerns of life;	          as, daily wants, daily cares, daily employments. The	          latter is appropriated chiefly by astronomers to what	          belongs to the astronomical day; as, the diurnal	          revolution of the earth.	          [1913 Webster]	                Man hath his daily work of body or mind	                Appointed, which declares his dignity,	                And the regard of Heaven on all his ways.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Half yet remains unsung, but narrower bound	                Within the visible diurnal sphere. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Daily \Dai"ly\, n.; pl. {Dailies}.	   A publication which appears regularly every day; as, the	   morning dailies.	   [1913 Webster]	Daily \Dai"ly\, adv.	   Every day; day by day; as, a thing happens daily.	   [1913 Webster]
Daimio \Dai"mi*o\, n.; pl. {Daimios}. [Jap., fr. Chin. tai ming	   great name.]	   The title of the feudal nobles of Japan.	   [1913 Webster]	         The daimios, or territorial nobles, resided in Yedo and	         were divided into four classes.          --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Daint \Daint\, n. [See {Dainty}, n.]	   Something of exquisite taste; a dainty. [Obs.] -- a. Dainty.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To cherish him with diets daint.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Daintify \Dain"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daintified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Daintifying}.] [Dainty + -fy.]	   To render dainty, delicate, or fastidious. "Daintified	   emotion." --Sat. rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Daintily \Dain"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a dainty manner; nicely; scrupulously; fastidiously;	   deliciously; prettily.	   [1913 Webster]
Daintiness \Dain"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dainty; nicety; niceness; elegance;	   delicacy; deliciousness; fastidiousness; squeamishness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The daintiness and niceness of our captains --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]	         More notorious for the daintiness of the provision . .	         . than for the massiveness of the dish.  --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]	         The duke exeeded in the daintiness of his leg and foot,	         and the earl in the fine shape of his hands, --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Daintrel \Dain"trel\, n. [From daint or dainty; cf. OF.	   daintier.]	   Adelicacy. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dainty \Dain"ty\, n.; pl. {Dainties}. [OE. deinie, dainte,	   deintie, deyntee, OF. deinti['e] delicacy, orig., dignity,	   honor, fr. L. dignitas, fr. dignus worthy. See {Deign}, and	   cf. {Dignity}.]	   1. Value; estimation; the gratification or pleasure taken in	      anything. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I ne told no deyntee of her love.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is delicious or delicate; a delicacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            That precious nectar may the taste renew	            Of Eden's dainties, by our parents lost. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A term of fondness. [Poetic] --B. Jonson.	   Syn: {Dainty}, {Delicacy}.	   Usage: These words are here compared as denoting articles of	          food. The term delicacy as applied to a nice article	          of any kind, and hence to articles of food which are	          particularly attractive. Dainty is stronger, and	          denotes some exquisite article of cookery. A hotel may	          be provided with all the delicacies of the season, and	          its table richly covered with dainties.	          [1913 Webster]	                These delicacies	                I mean of taste, sight, smell, herbs, fruits,	                and flowers,	                Walks and the melody of birds.    --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                [A table] furnished plenteously with bread,	                And dainties, remnants of the last regale.	                                                  --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	Dainty \Dain"ty\, a. [Compar. {Daintier}; superl. {Daintiest}.]	   1. Rare; valuable; costly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a deynt['e] horse had he in stable.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hence the proverb "dainty maketh dearth," i. e., rarity	         makes a thing dear or precious.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Delicious to the palate; toothsome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dainty bits	            Make rich the ribs.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Nice; delicate; elegant, in form, manner, or breeding;	      well-formed; neat; tender.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those dainty limbs which nature lent	            For gentle usage and soft delicacy.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would be the girdle.	            About her dainty, dainty waist.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please;	      fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thew were a fine and dainty people.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            And let us not be dainty of leave-taking,	            But shift away.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make dainty}, to assume or affect delicacy or	      fastidiousness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah ha, my mistresses! which of you all	            Will now deny to dance? She that makes dainty,	            She, I'll swear, hath corns.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
daiquiri \daiquiri\ n.	   an alcoholic beverage containing rum and lime or lemon juice,	   usually mixed with a fruit juice or fruit extract and often	   blended with crushed ice; as, a strawberry daiquiri.	   Syn: rum cocktail.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Daira \Da"["i]*ra\ (d[aum]"[-e]*r[aum]), n. [Turk. daire	   circuit, department, fr. Ar. da["i]rah circle.]	   Any of several valuable estates of the Egyptian khedive or	   his family. The most important are the Da"i*ra Sa"ni*eh	   (s[aum]"n[i^]*[e^]), or Da"i*ra Sa"ni*yeh, and the Da"i*ra	   Khas"sa, administered by the khedive's European bondholders,	   and known collectively as the Daira, or the Daira estates.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dairy \Dai"ry\ (d[=a]"r[y^]), n.; pl. {Dairies} (-r[i^]z). [OE.	   deierie, from deie, daie, maid; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.	   deigja maid, dairymaid, Sw. deja, orig., a baking maid, fr.	   Icel. deig. [root]66. See {Dough}.]	   1. The place, room, or house where milk is kept, and	      converted into butter or cheese.	      [1913 Webster]	            What stores my dairies and my folds contain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That department of farming which is concerned in the	      production of milk, and its conversion into butter and	      cheese.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grounds were turned much in England either to	            feeding or dairy; and this advanced the trade of	            English butter.                       --Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dairy farm. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dairy is much used adjectively or in combination; as,	         dairy farm, dairy countries, dairy house or dairyhouse,	         dairyroom, dairywork, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Dairying \Dai"ry*ing\, n.	   The business of conducting a dairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dairymaid \Dai"ry*maid`\, n.	   A female servant whose business is the care of the dairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dairyman \Dai"ry*man\, n.; pl. {Dairymen}.	   A man who keeps or takes care of a dairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dairywoman \Dai"ry*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Dairywomen}.	   A woman who attends to a dairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dais \Da"is\ (d[=a]"[i^]s), n. [OE. deis, des, table, dais, OF.	   deis table, F. dais a canopy, L. discus a quoit, a dish (from	   the shape), LL., table, fr. Gr. ? a quoit, a dish. See	   {Dish}.]	   1. The high or principal table, at the end of a hall, at	      which the chief guests were seated; also, the chief seat	      at the high table. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A platform slightly raised above the floor of a hall or	      large room, giving distinction to the table and seats	      placed upon it for the chief guests.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A canopy over the seat of a person of dignity. [Obs.]	      --Shiply.	      [1913 Webster]
Daisied \Dai"sied\, a.	   Full of daisies; adorned with daisies. "The daisied green."	   --Langhorne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grass all deep and daisied.          --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Daisy \Dai"sy\ (d[=a]"z[y^]), n.; pl. {Daisies} (d[=a]"z[i^]z).	   [OE. dayesye, AS. d[ae]ges-e['a]ge day's eye, daisy. See	   {Day}, and {Eye}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of low herbs ({Bellis}), belonging to the family	       {Composit[ae]}. The common English and classical daisy is	       {Bellis perennis}, which has a yellow disk and white or	       pinkish rays.	   (b) The whiteweed ({Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum}), the plant	       commonly called daisy in North America; -- called also	       {oxeye daisy}. See {Whiteweed}.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word daisy is also used for composite plants of	         other genera, as {Erigeron}, or fleabane.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Michaelmas daisy} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Aster}, of	      which there are many species.	   {Oxeye daisy} (Bot.), the whiteweed. See {Daisy}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster] daisybush
daisybush \daisybush\, daisy bush \daisy bush\n.	   any of various mostly Australian attractively shaped shrubs	   of the genus {Olearia} grown for their handsome and sometimes	   fragrant evergreen foliage and profusion of daisy flowers	   with white or purple or blue rays.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dak \Dak\ (d[add]k or d[aum]k), n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]k.]	   Post; mail; also, the mail or postal arrangements; -- spelt	   also {dawk}, and {dauk}. [India]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dak boat}, a mail boat. --Percy Smith.	   {Dak bungalow}, a traveler's rest-house at the end of a dak	      stage.	   {To travel by dak}, to travel by relays of palanquins or	      other carriage, as fast as the post along a road.
Dakar \Dakar\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Senegal. Population (2000) = 1,729,823.	   [PJC] Daker
Daker \Da"ker\, Dakir \Da"kir\, n. [See {Dicker}.] (O. Eng. &	   Scots Law)	   A measure of certain commodities by number, usually ten or	   twelve, but sometimes twenty; as, a daker of hides consisted	   of ten skins; a daker of gloves of ten pairs. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	Daker hen \Da"ker hen`\ [Perh. fr. W. crecial the daker hen;	   crec a sharp noise (creg harsh, hoarse, crechian to scream) +	   iar hen; or cf. D. duiken to dive, plunge.] (Zool.)	   The corncrake or land rail. Dakoit
Dakoit \Da*koit"\, n., Dakoity \Da*koit"y\, n.	   See {Dacoit}, {Dacoity}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dakota group \Da*ko"ta group`\ (Geol.)	   A subdivision at the base of the cretaceous formation in	   Western North America; -- so named from the region where the	   strata were first studied.	   [1913 Webster]
Dakotas \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	   part, called {Sioux}. [Written also {Dacotahs}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dal \Dal\ (d[aum]l), n. [Hind.]	   Split pulse, esp. of {Cajanus Indicus}. [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Dalbergia \Dalbergia\ n.	   a large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and	   paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their	   dramatically grained and colored timbers.	   Syn: genus {Dalbergia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dale \Dale\ (d[=a]l), n. [AS. d[ae]l; akin to LG., D., Sw.,	   Dan., OS., & Goth. dal, Icel. dalr, OHG. tal, G. thal, and	   perh. to Gr. qo`los a rotunda, Skr. dh[=a]ra depth. Cf.	   {Dell}.]	   1. A low place between hills; a vale or valley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where mountaines rise, umbrageous dales descend.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trough or spout to carry off water, as from a pump.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Dalea \Dalea\ n.	   a genus of plants including the indigo bush.	   Syn: genus {Dalea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dalesman \Dales"man\ (d[=a]lz"man), n.; pl. {Dalesmen}	   (d[=a]lz"men).	   One living in a dale; -- a term applied particularly to the	   inhabitants of the valleys in the north of England, Norway,	   etc. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
daleth \daleth\,	   the fourth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.	   [PJC]
Dalf \Dalf\,	   imp. of {Delve}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dalles \Dalles\ (d[a^]lz), n. pl. [F. dalle a tube, gutter,	   trough.]	   A rapid, esp. one where the channel is narrowed between rock	   walls. [Northwestern U. S. & Canada]	         The place below, where the compressed river wound like	         a silver thread among the flat black rocks, was the	         far-famed Dalles of the Columbia.        --F. H. Balch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dalliance \Dal"li*ance\, n. [From {Dally}.]	   1. The act of dallying, trifling, or fondling; interchange of	      caresses; wanton play.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look thou be true, do not give dalliance	            Too much the rein.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, the dalliance and the wit,	            The flattery and the strife!          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Delay or procrastination. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Entertaining discourse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Dallier \Dal"li*er\, n.	   One who fondles; a trifler; as, dalliers with pleasant words.	   --Asham.	   [1913 Webster] dallis grass
dallis grass \dallis grass\, dallisgrass \dallisgrass\n.	   a tall tufted perennial tropical American grass ({Paspalum	   dilatatum}) naturalized as pasture and forage grass in the	   southern U.S.	   Syn: paspalum, {Paspalum dilatatum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dallop \Dal"lop\ (d[a^]l"l[o^]p), n. [Etymol. unknown.]	   A tuft or clump. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dally \Dal"ly\ (d[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dallied}	   (d[a^]l"l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dallying}.] [OE. dalien,	   dailien; cf. Icel. pylja to talk, G. dallen, dalen, dahlen,	   to trifle, talk nonsense, OSw. tule a droll or funny man; or	   AS. dol foolish, E. dull.]	   1. To waste time in effeminate or voluptuous pleasures, or in	      idleness; to fool away time; to delay unnecessarily; to	      tarry; to trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have trifled too long already; it is madness to	            dally any longer.                     --Calamy.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have put off God, and dallied with his grace.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interchange caresses, especially with one of the	      opposite sex; to use fondling; to wanton; to sport.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not dallying with a brace of courtesans. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our aerie . . . dallies with the wind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Dally \Dal"ly\, v. t.	   To delay unnecessarily; to while away.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dallying off the time with often skirmishes. --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Dalmania \Dal*ma"ni*a\, n. [From Dalman, the geologist.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of trilobites, of many species, common in the Upper	   Silurian and Devonian rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Dalmanites \Dal`ma*ni"tes\, n.	   Same as {Dalmania}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dalmatian \Dal*ma"tian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Dalmatia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dalmatian dog} (Zool.), a carriage dog, shaped like a	      pointer, and having black or bluish spots on a white	      ground; the coach dog. Dalmatica
Dalmatica \Dal*mat"i*ca\, n., Dalmatic \Dal*mat"ic\, n.[LL.	   dalmatica: cf. F. dalmatique.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) A vestment with wide sleeves, and with two	      stripes, worn at Mass by deacons, and by bishops at	      pontifical Mass; -- imitated from a dress originally worn	      in Dalmatia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A robe worn on state ocasions, as by English kings at	      their coronation.	      [1913 Webster]
dalo \dalo\ n.	   a herb of the Pacific islands ({Colocasia esculenta}) grown	   throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate	   areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves.	   Syn: taro, taro plant, dasheen, {Colocasia esculenta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dal segno \Dal` se"gno\ [It., from the sign.] (Mus.)	   A direction to go back to the sign ? and repeat from thence	   to the close. See {Segno}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dalton \Dalton\ n.	   John Dalton, scientist, born 1766, died 1844.	   Syn: John Dalton.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dalton \dalton\ n. [from the chemist John Dalton, proponent of	   the modern atomic theory of matter.]	   a unit of mass, approximately 1.66 x 10^{-24} grams; -- it is	   approximately equal to the mass of one hydrogen atom, but the	   exact value differs slightly as used in physics and	   chemistry. It is used mostly to describe the size of proteins	   and nucleic acids in biochemistry.	   Note: Molecular weights are often expressed as dimensionless	         units, the unit being understood (in chemistry) to be	         the atomic mass unit with carbon equal to 14. Thus	         having a "molecular weight of 255" means the same as	         each molecule having a mass of 255 daltons.	   Syn: Syn. atomic mass unit.	        [PJC]
Daltonian \Dal*to"ni*an\, n.	   One afflicted with color blindness.	   [1913 Webster]
Daltonism \Dal"ton*ism\, n.	   Inability to perceive or distinguish certain colors, esp.	   red; color blindness. It has various forms and degrees. So	   called from the chemist Dalton, who had this infirmity.	   --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Dam \Dam\ (d[a^]m), n. [OE. dame mistress, lady; also, mother,	   dam. See {Dame}.]	   1. A female parent; -- used of beasts, especially of	      quadrupeds; sometimes applied in contempt to a human	      mother.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our sire and dam, now confined to horses, are a	            relic of this age (13th century) . . . .Dame is used	            of a hen; we now make a great difference between	            dame and dam.                         --T. L. K.	                                                  Oliphant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dam runs lowing up and down,	            Looking the way her harmless young one went. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A king or crowned piece in the game of draughts.	      [1913 Webster]	Dam \Dam\, n. [Akin to OLG., D., & Dan. dam, G. & Sw. damm,	   Icel. dammr, and AS. fordemman to stop up, Goth.	   Fa['u]rdammjan.]	   1. A barrier to prevent the flow of a liquid; esp., a bank of	      earth, or wall of any kind, as of masonry or wood, built	      across a water course, to confine and keep back flowing	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) A firebrick wall, or a stone, which forms the	      front of the hearth of a blast furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dam plate} (Blast Furnace), an iron plate in front of the	      dam, to strengthen it.	      [1913 Webster]	Dam \Dam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dammed} (d[a^]md); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Damming}.]	   1. To obstruct or restrain the flow of, by a dam; to confine	      by constructing a dam, as a stream of water; -- generally	      used with in or up.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll have the current in this place dammed up.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A weight of earth that dams in the water.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shut up; to stop up; to close; to restrain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strait pass was dammed	            With dead men hurt behind, and cowards. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dam out}, to keep out by means of a dam.	      [1913 Webster]
Dama \Dama\ n.	   a genus of deer including the Eurasian fallow deer, {Dama	   dama}.	   Syn: genus {Dama}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Damage \Dam"age\ (d[a^]m"[asl]j; 48), n. [OF. damage, domage, F.	   dommage, fr. assumed LL. damnaticum, from L. damnum damage.	   See {Damn}.]	   1. Injury or harm to person, property, or reputation; an	      inflicted loss of value; detriment; hurt; mischief.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that sendeth a message by the hand of a fool	            cutteth off the feet and drinketh damage. --Prov.	                                                  xxvi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great errors and absurdities many commit for want of	            a friend to tell them of them, to the great damage	            both of their fame and fortune.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Law) The estimated reparation in money for detriment	      or injury sustained; a compensation, recompense, or	      satisfaction to one party, for a wrong or injury actually	      done to him by another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In common-law actions, the jury are the proper judges	         of damages.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Consequential damage}. See under {Consequential}.	   {Exemplary damages} (Law), damages imposed by way of example	      to others. Similar in purpose to {vindictive damages},	      below.	   {Nominal damages} (Law), those given for a violation of a	      right where no actual loss has accrued.	   {vindictive damages} or {punitive damages}, those given	      specially for the punishment of the wrongdoer.	   Syn: Mischief; injury; harm; hurt; detriment; evil; ill. See	        {Mischief}.	        [1913 Webster]	Damage \Dam"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damaged}	   (d[a^]m"[asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damaging}	   (d[a^]m"[asl]*j[i^]ng).] [Cf. OF. damagier, domagier. See	   {Damage}, n.]	   To occasion damage to the soundness, goodness, or value of;	   to hurt; to injure; to impair.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . came up to the English admiral and gave him a	         broadside, with which he killed many of his men and	         damaged the ship.                        --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	Damage \Dam"age\ (d[a^]m"[asl]j), v. i.	   To receive damage or harm; to be injured or impaired in	   soundness or value; as, some colors in cloth damage in	   sunlight.	   [1913 Webster]
Damageable \Dam"age*a*ble\ (d[a^]m"[asl]j*[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. OF.	   damageable, F. dommageable for sense 2.]	   1. Capable of being injured or impaired; liable to, or	      susceptible of, damage; as, a damageable cargo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hurtful; pernicious. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That it be not damageable unto your royal majesty.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]
damaged \damaged\ (d[a^]m"[asl]jd), adj.	   1. changed so as to reduce value, function, or other	      desirable trait; -- usually not used of persons. Opposite	      of {undamaged}. [Narrower terms: {battered, beat-up,	      beaten-up, bedraggled, broken-down, dilapidated,	      ramshackle, tumble-down, unsound}; {bent, crumpled,	      dented}; {blasted, rent, ripped, torn}; {broken-backed};	      {burned-out(prenominal), burned out(predicate),	      burnt-out(prenominal), burnt out(predicate)}; {burst,	      ruptured}; {corroded}; {cracked, crackled, crazed};	      {defaced, marred}; {hurt, weakened};	      {knocked-out(prenominal), knocked out}; {mangled,	      mutilated}; {peeling}; {scraped, scratched};	      {storm-beaten}] Also See {blemished}, {broken}, {damaged},	      {destroyed}, {impaired}, {injured}, {unsound}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Rendered imperfect by impairing the integrity of some	      part, or by breaking. Opposite of {unbroken}. [Narrower	      terms: {busted}; {chipped}; {cracked}; {crumbled,	      fragmented}; {crushed, ground}; {dissolved}; {fractured};	      {shattered, smashed, splintered}; {split}; {unkept,	      violated}] Also See: {damaged}, {imperfect}, {injured},	      {unsound}.	   Syn: broken.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. being unjustly brought into disrepute; as, her damaged	      reputation.	   Syn: discredited.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. made to appear imperfect; -- especially of reputation; as,	      the senator's seriously damaged reputation.	   Syn: besmirched, flyblown, spotted, stained, sullied,	        tainted, tarnished.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Damage feasant \Dam"age fea`sant\ [OF. damage + F. faisant	   doing, p. pr. See {Feasible}.] (Law)	   Doing injury; trespassing, as cattle. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
damages \damages\ n. (Law)	   a sum of money paid in compensation for an injury or wrong.	   Syn: amends, indemnity, indemnification, restitution,	        redress.	        [WordNet 1.5]
damaging \damaging\ adj.	   1. causing harm or injury; as, damaging to career and	      reputation.	   Syn: detrimental, detrimental to(predicate), prejudicial,	        prejudicious.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. designed or tending to discredit, especially without	      positive or helpful suggestions.	   Syn: negative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Damaliscus \Damaliscus\ n.	   a genus of African antelopes including the sassaby,	   {Damaliscus lunatus}.	   Syn: genus {Damaliscus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Daman \Da"man\ (d[aum]"m[.a]n), n. (Zool.)	   A small herbivorous mammal of the genus {Hyrax}. The species	   found in Palestine and Syria is {Hyrax Syriacus}; that of	   Northern Africa is {Hyrax Brucei}; -- called also {ashkoko},	   {dassy}, and {rock rabbit}. See {Cony}, and {Hyrax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Damar \Dam"ar\, n.	   See {Dammar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Damara \Da*ma"ra\ (d[aum]*m[aum]"r[aum]), n. [The name is	   supposed to be from Hottentot dama vanquished.]	   A native of Damaraland, German Southwest Africa. The Damaras	   include an important and warlike Bantu tribe, and the Hill	   Damaras, who are Hottentots and mixed breeds hostile to the	   Bantus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Damascene \Dam"as*cene\ (d[a^]m"as*s[=e]n), a. [L. Damascenus of	   Damascus, fr. Damascus the city, Gr. Damasko`s. See {Damask},	   and cf. {Damaskeen}, {Damaskin}, {Damson}.]	   Of or relating to Damascus.	   [1913 Webster]	Damascene \Dam"as*cene\ (d[a^]m"as*s[=e]n), n.	   A kind of plum, now called {damson}. See {Damson}.	   [1913 Webster]	Damascene \Dam`as*cene"\ (d[a^]m`as*s[=e]n"), v. t.	   Same as {Damask}, or {Damaskeen}, v. t. "Damascened armor."	   --Beaconsfield. "Cast and damascened steel." --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
damascened \damascened\ adj.	   decorated or inlaid with a wavy pattern of different	   (especially precious) metals; -- of metallic objects; as, a	   damascened sword.	   Syn: damascene.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Damascus \Damascus\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Syria. Population (2000) = 1,549,932.	   [PJC]	   {Damascus blade}, a sword or scimiter, made chiefly at	      Damascus, having a variegated appearance of watering, and	      proverbial for excellence.	   {Damascus iron}, or {Damascus twist}, metal formed of thin	      bars or wires of iron and steel elaborately twisted and	      welded together; used for making gun barrels, etc., of	      high quality, in which the surface, when polished and	      acted upon by acid, has a damask appearance.	   {Damascus steel}. See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Damascus steel \Da*mas"cus steel\	   See {Damask steel}, under {Damask}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Damask \Dam"ask\ (d[a^]m"ask), n. [From the city Damascus, L.	   Damascus, Gr. Damasko`s, Heb. Dammesq, Ar. Daemeshq; cf. Heb.	   d'meseq damask; cf. It. damasco, Sp. damasco, F. damas. Cf.	   {Damascene}, {Damass['e]}.]	   1. Damask silk; silk woven with an elaborate pattern of	      flowers and the like. "A bed of ancient damask." --W.	      Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Linen so woven that a pattern in produced by the different	      directions of the thread, without contrast of color.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A heavy woolen or worsted stuff with a pattern woven in	      the same way as the linen damask; -- made for furniture	      covering and hangings.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Damask or Damascus steel; also, the peculiar markings or	      "water" of such steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A deep pink or rose color. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	Damask \Dam"ask\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or originating at, the city of Damascus;	      resembling the products or manufactures of Damascus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the color of the damask rose.	      [1913 Webster]	            But let concealment, like a worm i' the bud,	            Feed on her damask cheek.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Damask color}, a deep rose-color like that of the damask	      rose.	   {Damask plum}, a small dark-colored plum, generally called	      {damson}.	   {Damask rose} (Bot.), a large, pink, hardy, and very fragrant	      variety of rose ({Rosa damascena}) from Damascus. "Damask	      roses have not been known in England above one hundred	      years." --Bacon.	   {Damask steel}, or {Damascus steel}, steel of the kind	      originally made at Damascus, famous for its hardness, and	      its beautiful texture, ornamented with waving lines;	      especially, that which is inlaid with damaskeening; --	      formerly much valued for sword blades, from its great	      flexibility and tenacity.	      [1913 Webster]	Damask \Dam"ask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damasked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Damasking}.]	   To decorate in a way peculiar to Damascus or attributed to	   Damascus; particularly:	   (a) with flowers and rich designs, as silk;	   (b) with inlaid lines of gold, etc., or with a peculiar	       marking or "water," as metal. See {Damaskeen}.	       [1913 Webster]	             Mingled metal damasked o'er with gold. --Dryde?.	       [1913 Webster]	             On the soft, downy bank, damasked with flowers.	                                                  --Milton.	       Damaskeen
Damaskeen \Dam"as*keen`\, Damasken \Dam"as*ken\, v. t. [F.	   damaschinare. See {Damascene}, v.]	   To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or	   "water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with	   designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another	   metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask.	   [1913 Webster]	         Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly	         engraving, and partly carving.           --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Damaskin \Dam"as*kin\, n. [Cf. F. damasquin, adj., It.	   damaschino, Sp. damasquino. See {Damaskeen}.]	   A sword of Damask steel.	   [1913 Webster]	         No old Toledo blades or damaskins.       --Howell	                                                  (1641).	   [1913 Webster]
Damass'e \Da*mas*s['e]"\, a. [F. damass['e], fr. damas. See	   {Damask}.]	   Woven like damask. -- n. A damass['e] fabric, esp. one of	   linen.	   [1913 Webster]
Damassin \Dam"as*sin\ (d[a^]m"as*s[i^]n), n. [F., fr. damas. See	   {Damask}.]	   A kind of modified damask or brocade.	   [1913 Webster]
Dambonite \Dam"bo*nite\ (-b[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Cf. F.	   dambonite.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, sugary substance obtained from an	   African caoutchouc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dambose \Dam"bose\ (d[a^]m"b[=o]s), n. (Chem.)	   A crystalline variety of fruit sugar obtained from dambonite.	   [1913 Webster]
Dame \Dame\ (d[=a]m), n. [F. dame, LL. domna, fr. L. domina	   mistress, lady, fem. of dominus master, ruler, lord; akin to	   domare to tame, subdue. See {Tame}, and cf. {Dam} a mother,	   {Dan}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}, {Dominie}, {Don}, n., {Duenna}.]	   1. A mistress of a family, who is a lady; a woman in	      authority; especially, a lady.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shall these lords do vex me half so much,	            As that proud dame, the lord protector's wife.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mistress of a family in common life, or the mistress	      of a common school; as, a dame's school.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the dame's classes at the village school.	      --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A woman in general, esp. an elderly woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mother; -- applied to human beings and quadrupeds.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Damewort \Dame"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A cruciferrous plant ({Hesperis matronalis}), remarkable for	   its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; --	   called also {rocket} and {dame's violet}. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Damiana \Da`mi*a"na\, n. [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Med.)	   A Mexican drug, used as an aphrodisiac.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several varieties derived from different	         plants, esp. from a species of {Turnera} and from	         {Bigelovia veneta}. --Wood & Bache.	         [1913 Webster]
Damianist \Da"mi*an*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Damian, patriarch of Alexandria in the 6th	   century, who held heretical opinions on the doctrine of the	   Holy Trinity. Dammar
Dammar \Dam"mar\, Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. [Jav. & Malay. damar.]	   An oleoresin used in making varnishes; dammar gum; dammara	   resin. It is obtained from certain resin trees indigenous to	   the East Indies, esp. {Shorea robusta} and the dammar pine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dammar pine}, (Bot.), a tree of the Moluccas ({Agathis	      orientalis} syn. {Dammara orientalis}), yielding dammar.	      [1913 Webster]
Dammara \Dam"ma*ra\, n. (Bot.)	   A large tree of the order {Conifer[ae]}, indigenous to the	   East Indies and Australasia; -- called also {Agathis}. There	   are several species.	   [1913 Webster]
Damn \Damn\ (d[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Damned} (d[a^]md or	   d[a^]m"n[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Damning} (d[a^]m"[i^]ng or	   d[a^]m"n[i^]ng).] [OE. damnen dampnen (with excrescent p),	   OF. damner, dampner, F. damner, fr. L. damnare, damnatum, to	   condemn, fr. damnum damage, a fine, penalty. Cf. {Condemn},	   {Damage}.]	   1. To condemn; to declare guilty; to doom; to adjudge to	      punishment; to sentence; to censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall not live; look, with a spot I damn him.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) To doom to punishment in the future world; to	      consign to perdition; to curse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as	      by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are not so arrant a critic as to damn them [the	            works of modern poets] . . . without hearing.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer,	            And without sneering teach the rest to sneer.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Damn is sometimes used interjectionally, imperatively,	         and intensively.	         [1913 Webster]	Damn \Damn\, v. i.	   To invoke damnation; to curse. "While I inwardly damn."	   --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Damnability \Dam`na*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being damnable; damnableness. --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Damnable \Dam"na*ble\, a. [L. damnabilis, fr. damnare: cf. F.	   damnable. See {Damn}.]	   1. Liable to damnation; deserving, or for which one deserves,	      to be damned; of a damning nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            A creature unprepared unmeet for death,	            And to transport him in the mind he is,	            Were damnable.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Odious; pernicious; detestable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Begin, murderer; . . . leave thy damnable faces.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Damnableness \Dam"na*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of deserving damnation; execrableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The damnableness of this most execrable impiety.	                                                  --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Damnably \Dam"na*bly\, adv.	   1. In a manner to incur severe censure, condemnation, or	      punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Odiously; detestably; excessively. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Damnation \Dam*na"tion\, n. [F. damnation, L. damnatio, fr.	   damnare. See {Damn}.]	   1. The state of being damned; condemnation; openly expressed	      disapprobation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Condemnation to everlasting punishment in the	      future state, or the punishment itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            How can ye escape the damnation of hell? --Matt.	                                                  xxiii. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wickedness is sin, and sin is damnation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sin deserving of everlasting punishment. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The deep damnation of his taking-off. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Damnatory \Dam"na*to*ry\ (d[a^]m"n[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a. [L.	   damnatorius, fr. damnator a condemner.]	   Dooming to damnation; condemnatory. "Damnatory invectives."	   --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Damned \Damned\, a.	   1. Sentenced to punishment in a future state; condemned;	      consigned to perdition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hateful; detestable; abominable.	      [1913 Webster]	            But, O, what damned minutes tells he o'er	            Who doats, yet doubts, suspects, yet strongly loves.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Damnific \Dam*nif"ic\, a. [L. damnificus; damnum damage, loss +	   facere to make. See {Damn}.]	   Procuring or causing loss; mischievous; injurious.	   [1913 Webster]
Damnification \Dam`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [LL. damnificatio.]	   That which causes damage or loss.	   [1913 Webster]
Damnify \Dam"ni*fy\ (d[a^]m"n[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [LL.	   damnificare, fr. L. damnificus: cf. OF. damnefier. See	   {Damnific}.]	   To cause loss or damage to; to injure; to impair. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This work will ask as many more officials to make	         expurgations and expunctions, that the commonwealth of	         learning be not damnified.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Damning \Damn"ing\, a.	   That damns; damnable; as, damning evidence of guilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Damningness \Damn"ing*ness\, n.	   Tendency to bring damnation. "The damningness of them	   [sins]." --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
damnum \dam"num\, n. [L.] (law)	   Harm; detriment, either to character or property.	   [1913 Webster] Damosella	   Damosel
Damosel \Dam"o*sel\ (d[a^]m"[-o]*z[e^]l), Damosella
\Dam`o*sel"la\ (-z[e^]l"l[.a]), Damoiselle \Da`moi`selle"\	   (d[.a]`mw[aum]`z[e^]l"), n.	   See {Damsel}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Damourite \Dam"our*ite\ (d[a^]m"[oo^]*[imac]t), n. [Ater the	   French chemist Damour.] (Min.)	   A kind of Muscovite, or potash mica, containing water.	   [1913 Webster]
Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), n. [Akin to LG., D., & Dan. damp vapor,	   steam, fog, G. dampf, Icel. dampi, Sw. damb dust, and to MNG.	   dimpfen to smoke, imp. dampf.]	   1. Moisture; humidity; fog; fogginess; vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Night . . . with black air	            Accompanied, with damps and dreadful gloom.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dejection; depression; cloud of the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even now, while thus I stand blest in thy presence,	            A secret damp of grief comes o'er my soul.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            It must have thrown a damp over your autumn	            excursion.                            --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A gaseous product, formed in coal mines, old	      wells, pints, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Choke damp}, a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid	      gas; -- so called from its extinguishing flame and animal	      life. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.	   {Damp sheet}, a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air	      currents and prevent accumulation of gas.	   {Fire damp}, a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted	      hydrogen; -- so called from its tendence to explode when	      mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with	      flame.	      [1913 Webster]	Damp \Damp\ (d[a^]mp), a. [Compar. {Damper}; superl. {Dampest}.]	   1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet;	      moist; humid.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All these and more came flocking, but with looks	            Downcast and damp.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Damp \Damp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Damped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Damping}.] [OE. dampen to choke, suffocate. See {Damp}, n.]	   1. To render damp; to moisten; to make humid, or moderately	      wet; to dampen; as, to damp cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put out, as fire; to depress or deject; to deaden; to	      cloud; to check or restrain, as action or vigor; to make	      dull; to weaken; to discourage. "To damp your tender	      hopes." --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	            Usury dulls and damps all industries, improvements,	            and new inventions, wherein money would be stirring	            if it were not for this slug.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many a day has been damped and darkened by an	            angry word!                           --Sir J.	                                                  Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	            The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of	            the soldiers.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Dampen \Damp"en\ (d[a^]mp"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {dampened}	   (d[a^]mp"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {dampening}.]	   1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.	                                                  --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]	Dampen \Damp"en\, v. i.	   To become damp; to deaden. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
dampening \dampening\ n.	   the act or process of making something slightly wet.	   Syn: moistening.	        [WordNet 1.5]
damper \damp"er\ (d[a^]m"p[~e]r), n.	   That which damps or checks; as:	   (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a	       stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the	       draught of air.	   (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations;	       or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action	       at a particular time.	       [1913 Webster]	             Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any	             damper at the modest little festivities. --W.	                                                  Black.	       [1913 Webster]
Dampish \Damp"ish\, a.	   Moderately damp or moist. -- {Damp"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Damp"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dampne \Damp"ne\, v. t.	   To damn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dampness \Damp"ness\, n.	   Moderate humidity; moisture; fogginess; moistness.	   [1913 Webster]
Damp off \Damp" off`\	   To decay and perish through excessive moisture.	   [1913 Webster]
Dampy \Damp"y\, a.	   1. Somewhat damp. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dejected; gloomy; sorrowful. [Obs.] "Dispel dampy	      throughts." --Haywards.	      [1913 Webster]
Damsel \Dam"sel\ (d[a^]m"z[e^]l), n. [OE. damosel, damesel,	   damisel, damsel, fr. OF. damoisele, damisele, gentlewoman, F.	   demoiselle young lady; cf. OF. damoisel young nobleman, F.	   damoiseau; fr. LL. domicella, dominicella, fem., domicellus,	   dominicellus, masc., dim. fr. L. domina, dominus. See {Dame},	   and cf. {Demoiselle}, {Doncella}.]	   1. A young person, either male or female, of noble or gentle	      extraction; as, Damsel Pepin; Damsel Richard, Prince of	      Wales. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young unmarried woman; a girl; a maiden.	      [1913 Webster]	            With her train of damsels she was gone,	            In shady walks the scorching heat to shun. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes a troop of damsels glad, . . .	            Goes by to towered Camelot.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Milling) An attachment to a millstone spindle for shaking	      the hopper.	      [1913 Webster]
damselfish \damselfish\ n.	   small brilliantly colored tropical marine fishes of coral	   reefs.	   Syn: demoiselle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
damselfly \damselfly\ n.	   a slender nonstinging insect similar to but smaller than the	   dragonfly but having wings folded when at rest.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Damson \Dam"son\ (d[a^]m"z'n), n. [OE. damasin the Damascus	   plum, fr. L. Damascenus. See {Damascene}.]	   A small oval plum of a blue color, the fruit of a variety of	   the {Prunus domestica}; -- called also {damask plum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dan \Dan\ (d[a^]n), n. [OE. dan, danz, OF. danz (prop. only	   nom.), dan, master, fr. L. dominus. See {Dame}.]	   A title of honor equivalent to master, or sir. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Old Dan Geoffry, in gently spright	         The pure wellhead of poetry did dwell.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         What time Dan Abraham left the Chaldee land. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Dan \Dan\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mining)	   A small truck or sledge used in coal mines.	   [1913 Webster]
Danaidae \Danaidae\ n.	   a small natural family of usually tropical butterflies,	   including the monarch butterflies.	   Syn: family {Danaidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Danaide \Da"na*ide\ (d[=a]"n[.a]*[imac]d), n. [From the mythical	   Danaides, who were condemned to fill with water a vessel full	   of holes.] (Mach.)	   A water wheel having a vertical axis, and an inner and outer	   tapering shell, between which are vanes or floats attached	   usually to both shells, but sometimes only to one.	   [1913 Webster]
Danaite \Da"na*ite\ (d[=a]"n[.a]*[imac]t), n. [Named after J.	   Freeman Dana.] (Min.)	   A cobaltiferous variety of arsenopyrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Danalite \Da"na*lite\, n. [Named after James Dwight Dana.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral occuring in octahedral crystals, also massive, of a	   reddish color. It is a silicate of iron, zinc manganese, and	   glucinum, containing sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Danaus \Danaus\ n.	   the type genus of the Danaidae, including the monarch	   butterfly, {Danaus plexippus}.	   Syn: genus {Danaus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Danburite \Dan"bu*rite\, n. (Min.)	   A borosilicate of lime, first found at Danbury, Conn. It is	   near the topaz in form. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Dance \Dance\ (d[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Danced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dancing}.] [F. danser, fr. OHG. dans[=o]n to draw;	   akin to dinsan to draw, Goth. apinsan, and prob. from the	   same root (meaning to stretch) as E. thin. See {Thin}.]	   1. To move with measured steps, or to a musical	      accompaniment; to go through, either alone or in company	      with others, with a regulated succession of movements,	      (commonly) to the sound of music; to trip or leap	      rhythmically.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jack shall pipe and Gill shall dance. --Wither.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good shepherd, what fair swain is this	            Which dances with your daughter?      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move nimbly or merrily; to express pleasure by motion;	      to caper; to frisk; to skip about.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then, 'tis time to dance off.         --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            More dances my rapt heart	            Than when I first my wedded mistress saw. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shadows in the glassy waters dance.   --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where rivulets dance their wayward round.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dance on a rope}, or {To dance on nothing}, to be hanged.	      [1913 Webster]	Dance \Dance\, v. t.	   To cause to dance, or move nimbly or merrily about, or up and	   down; to dandle.	   [1913 Webster]	         To dance our ringlets to the whistling wind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy grandsire loved thee well;	         Many a time he danced thee on his knee.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To dance attendance}, to come and go obsequiously; to be or	      remain in waiting, at the beck and call of another, with a	      view to please or gain favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of his place, and so near our favor,	            To dance attendance on their lordships' pleasure.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Dance \Dance\, n. [F. danse, of German origin. See {Dance}, v.	   i.]	   1. The leaping, tripping, or measured stepping of one who	      dances; an amusement, in which the movements of the	      persons are regulated by art, in figures and in accord	      with music.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A tune by which dancing is regulated, as the	      minuet, the waltz, the cotillon, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word dance was used ironically, by the older	         writers, of many proceedings besides dancing.	         [1913 Webster]	               Of remedies of love she knew parchance	               For of that art she couth the olde dance.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dance of Death} (Art), an allegorical representation of the	      power of death over all, -- the old, the young, the high,	      and the low, being led by a dancing skeleton.	   {Morris dance}. See {Morris}.	   {To lead one a dance}, to cause one to go through a series of	      movements or experiences as if guided by a partner in a	      dance not understood.	      [1913 Webster]
Dancer \Dan"cer\, n.	   One who dances or who practices dancing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The merry dancers}, beams of the northern lights when they	      rise and fall alternately without any considerable change	      of length. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}.	      [1913 Webster]
Danceress \Dan"cer*ess\, n.	   A female dancer. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Dancett'e \Dan`cet`t['e]"\, a. [Cf. F. danch['e] dancett['e],	   dent tooth.] (Her.)	   Deeply indented; having large teeth; thus, a fess dancett['e]	   has only three teeth in the whole width of the escutcheon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dancing \Dan"cing\, p. a. & vb. n.	   from {Dance}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dancing girl}, one of the women in the East Indies whose	      profession is to dance in the temples, or for the	      amusement of spectators. There are various classes of	      dancing girls.	   {Dancing master}, a teacher of dancing.	   {Dancing school}, a school or place where dancing is taught.	      [1913 Webster]
Dancy \Dan"cy\, a. (Her.)	   Same as {Dancett['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandelion \Dan"de*li`on\, n. [F. dent de lion lion's tooth, fr.	   L. dens tooth + leo lion. See {Tooth}, n., and {Lion}.]	   (Bot.)	   A well-known plant of the genus {Taraxacum} ({Taraxacum	   officinale}, formerly called {Taraxacum Dens-leonis} and	   {Leontodos Taraxacum}) bearing large, yellow, compound	   flowers, and deeply notched leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Dander \Dan"der\, n. [Corrupted from dandruff.]	   1. Dandruff or scurf on the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anger or vexation; rage. [Low] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Dander \Dan"der\, v. i. [See {Dandle}.]	   To wander about; to saunter; to talk incoherently. [Prov.	   Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandi \Dan"di\, n. [Hind. [dsdot][=a]n[dsdot]i, fr.	   [dsdot][=a]n[dsdot] an oar.]	   A boatman; an oarsman. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Dandie \Dan"die\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a breed of small terriers; -- called also {Dandie	   Dinmont}.	   [1913 Webster] Dandie Dinmont	Dandie Dinmont \Dan"die Din"mont\ (d[a^]n"d[i^] d[i^]n"m[o^]nt),	   or Dandie Dinmont \Dan"die Din"mont\, n.	   1. In Scott's "Guy Mannering", a Border farmer of eccentric	      but fine character, who owns two terriers claimed to be	      the progenitors of the Dandie Dinmont terriers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. One of a breed of terriers with short legs, long body, and	      rough coat, originating in the country about the English	      and Scotch border.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dandified \Dan"di*fied\, a.	   Made up like a dandy; having the dress or manners of a dandy;	   buckish.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandify \Dan"di*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dandifying}.] [Dandy + -fy.]	   To cause to resemble a dandy; to make dandyish.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandiprat \Dan"di*prat\, n. [Dandy + brat child.]	   1. A little fellow; -- in sport or contempt. "A dandiprat	      hop-thumb." --Stanyhurst.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small coin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Henry VII. stamped a small coin called dandiprats.	                                                  --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]
Dandle \Dan"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dandled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dandling}.] [Cf. G. d[aum]ndeln to trifly, dandle, OD. &	   Prov. G. danten, G. tand trifly, prattle; Scot. dandill,	   dander, to go about idly, to trifly.]	   1. To move up and down on one's knee or in one's arms, in	      affectionate play, as an infant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall be dandled . . . upon her knees. --Is.?	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with fondness, as if a child; to fondle; to toy	      with; to pet.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have put me in a silk gown and gaudy fool's	            cap; I as ashamed to be dandled thus. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The book, thus dandled into popularity by bishops	            and good ladies, contained many pieces of nursery	            eloquence.                            --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play with; to put off or delay by trifles; to wheedle.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Captains do so dandle their doings, and dally in the	            service, as it they would not have the enemy	            subdued.                              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Dandler \Dan"dler\ (d[a^]n"dl[~e]r), n.	   One who dandles or fondles.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandriff \Dan"driff\ (d[a^]n"dr[i^]f), n.	   See {Dandruff}. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandruff \Dandruff\ (d[a^]n"dr[u^]f), n. [Prob. from W.	   toncrust, peel, skin + AS. dr[=o]f dirty, draffy, or W. drwg	   bad: cf. AS. tan a letter, an eruption. [root]240.]	   A scurf which forms on the head, and comes off in small	   scales or particles. [Written also {dandriff}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dandy \Dan"dy\ (d[a^]n"d[y^]), n.; pl. {Dandies}	   (d[a^]n"d[i^]z). [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly fellow,	   dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to E.	   dandle. Senses 2 & 3 are of uncertain etymology.]	   1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to	      dress; a fop; a coxcomb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is	          set.	      (b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small	          boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A dandy roller. See below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush.	   {Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}.	   {Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached	      several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at	      each end.	   {Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making	      paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the	      paper. Dandy-cock
Dandy-cock \Dan"dy-cock`\, n. masc., Dandy-hen \Dan"dy-hen`\, n.	   fem.[See {Dandy}.]	   A bantam fowl.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandyish \Dan"dy*ish\, a.	   Like a dandy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandyism \Dan"dy*ism\, n.	   The manners and dress of a dandy; foppishness. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandyize \Dan"dy*ize\, v. t. & i.	   To make, or to act, like a dandy; to dandify.	   [1913 Webster]
Dandyling \Dan"dy*ling\, n. [Dandy + -ling.]	   A little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop.	   [1913 Webster]
Dane \Dane\, n. [LL. Dani: cf. AS. Dene.]	   A native, or a naturalized inhabitant, of Denmark.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Great Dane}. (Zool.) See {Danish dog}, under {Danish}.	      Danegeld
Danegeld \Dane"geld`\, Danegelt \Dane"gelt`\, n. [AS. danegeld.	   See {Dane}, and {Geld}, n.] (Eng. Hist.)	   An annual tax formerly laid on the English nation to buy off	   the ravages of Danish invaders, or to maintain forces to	   oppose them. It afterward became a permanent tax, raised by	   an assessment, at first of one shilling, afterward of two	   shillings, upon every hide of land throughout the realm.	   --Wharton's Law Dict. Tomlins.	   [1913 Webster]
Danewort \Dane"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A fetid European species of elder ({Sambucus Ebulus}); dwarf	   elder; wallwort; elderwort; -- called also {Daneweed},	   {Dane's weed}, and {Dane's-blood}.	   Note: [Said to grow on spots where battles were fought	         against the Danes.]	         [1913 Webster]
Dang \Dang\,	   imp. of {Ding}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dang \Dang\, v. t. [Cf. {Ding}.]	   To dash. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage,	         Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage. --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Danger \Dan"ger\, n. [OE. danger, daunger, power, arrogance,	   refusal, difficulty, fr. OF. dagier, dongier (with same	   meaning), F. danger danger, fr. an assumed LL. dominiarium	   power, authority, from L. dominium power, property. See	   {Dungeon}, {Domain}, {Dame}.]	   1. Authority; jurisdiction; control. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In dangerhad he . . . the young girls. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power to harm; subjection or liability to penalty. [Obs.]	      See {In one's danger}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	            You stand within his danger, do you not? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Covetousness of gains hath brought [them] in	            dangerof this statute.                --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exposure to injury, loss, pain, or other evil; peril;	      risk; insecurity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Difficulty; sparingness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Coyness; disdainful behavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In one's danger}, in one's power; liable to a penalty to be	      inflicted by him. [Obs.] This sense is retained in the	      proverb, "Out of debt out of danger."	      [1913 Webster]	            Those rich man in whose debt and danger they be not.	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   {To do danger}, to cause danger. [Obs.] --Shak.	   Syn: Peril; hazard; risk; jeopardy.	   Usage: {Danger}, {Peril}, {Hazard}, {Risk}, {Jeopardy}.	          Danger is the generic term, and implies some	          contingent evil in prospect. Peril is instant or	          impending danger; as, in peril of one's life. Hazard	          arises from something fortuitous or beyond our	          control; as, the hazard of the seas. Risk is doubtful	          or uncertain danger, often incurred voluntarily; as,	          to risk an engagement. Jeopardy is extreme danger.	          Danger of a contagious disease; the perils of	          shipwreck; the hazards of speculation; the risk of	          daring enterprises; a life brought into jeopardy.	          [1913 Webster]	Danger \Dan"ger\, v. t.	   To endanger. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dangerful \Dan"ger*ful\, a.	   Full of danger; dangerous. [Obs.] -- {Dan"ger*ful*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dangerless \Dan"ger*less\, a.	   Free from danger. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dangerous \Dan"ger*ous\, a. [OE., haughty, difficult, dangerous,	   fr. OF. dangereus, F. dangereux. See {Danger}.]	   1. Attended or beset with danger; full of risk; perilous;	      hazardous; unsafe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our troops set forth to-morrow; stay with us;	            The ways are dangerous.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is dangerous to assert a negative. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing danger; ready to do harm or injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they incline to think you dangerous	            To less than gods.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a condition of danger, as from illness; threatened with	      death. [Colloq.] --Forby. Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hard to suit; difficult to please. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My wages ben full strait, and eke full small;	            My lord to me is hard and dangerous.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Reserved; not affable. [Obs.] "Of his speech dangerous."	      --Chaucer. -- {Dan"ger*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Dan"ger*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Dangle \Dan"gle\ (d[a^][ng]"g'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dangled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dangling}.] [Akin to Dan. dangle, dial. Sw.	   dangla, Dan. dingle, Sw. dingla, Icel. dingla; perh. from E.	   ding.]	   To hang loosely, or with a swinging or jerking motion.	   [1913 Webster]	         He'd rather on a gibbet dangle	         Than miss his dear delight, to wrangle.  --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	         From her lifted hand	         Dangled a length of ribbon.              --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To dangle about} or {To dangle after}, to hang upon	      importunately; to court the favor of; to beset.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Presbyterians, and other fanatics that dangle	            after them,	            are well inclined to pull down the present	            establishment.                        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Dangle \Dan"gle\, v. t.	   To cause to dangle; to swing, as something suspended loosely;	   as, to dangle the feet.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the bridegroom stood dangling his bonnet and plume.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dangleberry \Dan"gle*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A dark blue, edible berry with a white bloom, and its shrub	   ({Gaylussacia frondosa}) closely allied to the common	   huckleberry. The bush is also called blue tangle, and is	   found from New England to Kentucky, and southward.	   [1913 Webster]
Dangler \Dan"gler\, n.	   One who dangles about or after others, especially after	   women; a trifler. " Danglers at toilets." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Daniel \Dan"i*el\, n.	   A Hebrew prophet distinguished for sagacity and ripeness of	   judgment in youth; hence, a sagacious and upright judge.	   [1913 Webster]	         A Daniel come to judgment.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Danish \Dan"ish\, a. [See {Dane}.]	   Belonging to the Danes, or to their language or country. --	   n. The language of the Danes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Danish dog} (Zool.), one of a large and powerful breed of	      dogs reared in Denmark; -- called also {great Dane}. See	      Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]
Danite \Dan"ite\, n.	   1. A descendant of Dan; an Israelite of the tribe of Dan.	      --Judges xiii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [So called in remembrance of the prophecy in Gen. xlix.	      17, "Dan shall be a serpent by the way," etc.] One of a	      secret association of Mormons, bound by an oath to obey	      the heads of the church in all things. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dank \Dank\, a. [Cf. dial, Sw. dank a moist place in a field,	   Icel. d["o]kk pit, pool; possibly akin to E. damp or to	   daggle dew.]	   Damp; moist; humid; wet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now that the fields are dank and ways are mire.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cheerless watches on the cold, dank ground. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	Dank \Dank\, n.	   Moisture; humidity; water. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dank \Dank\, n.	   A small silver coin current in Persia.	   [1913 Webster]
Dankish \Dank"ish\, a.	   Somewhat dank. -- {Dank"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a dark and dankish vault at home.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dannebrog \Dan"ne*brog\, n.	   The ancient battle standard of Denmark, bearing figures of	   cross and crown.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Order of Dannebrog}, an ancient Danish order of knighthood.	      [1913 Webster]
Danseuse \Dan`seuse"\, n. [F., fr. danser to dance.]	   A professional female dancer; a woman who dances at a public	   exhibition as in a ballet.	   [1913 Webster]
Dansk \Dansk\, a. [Dan.]	   Danish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dansker \Dansk"er\, n.	   A Dane. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Inquire me first what Danskers are in Paris. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dantean \Dan*te"an\, a.	   Relating to, emanating from or resembling, the poet Dante or	   his writings.	   [1913 Webster]
Dantesque \Dan*tesque"\, a. [Cf. It. Dantesco.]	   Dantelike; Dantean. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Danubian \Da*nu"bi*an\, a.	   Pertaining to, or bordering on, the river Danube.	   [1913 Webster]
Dap \Dap\ (d[a^]p), v. i. [Cf. {Dip}.] (Angling)	   To drop the bait gently on the surface of the water.	   [1913 Webster]	         To catch a club by dapping with a grasshoper. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dapatical \Da*pat"ic*al\, a. [L. dapaticus, fr. daps feast.]	   Sumptuous in cheer. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Daphne \Daph"ne\, n. [L., a laurel tree, from Gr. da`fnh.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of diminutive Shrubs, mostly evergreen, and	      with fragrant blossoms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Myth.) A nymph of Diana, fabled to have been changed into	      a laurel tree.	      [1913 Webster]
Daphnetin \Daph"ne*tin\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance, {C9H6O4}, extracted from	   daphnin.	   [1913 Webster]
Daphnia \Daph"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of the genus {Daphnia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Daphnin \Daph"nin\, n. [Cf. F. daphnine.] (Chem.)	   (a) A dark green bitter resin extracted from the mezereon	       ({Daphne mezereum}) and regarded as the essential	       principle of the plant. [R.]	   (b) A white, crystalline, bitter substance, regarded as a	       glucoside, and extracted from {Daphne mezereum} and	       {Daphne alpina}.	       [1913 Webster]
Daphnomancy \Daph"no*man`cy\, n. [Gr. da`fnh the laurel +	   -mancy.]	   Divination by means of the laurel.	   [1913 Webster]
Dapifer \Dap"i*fer\, n. [L., daps a feast + ferre to bear.]	   One who brings meat to the table; hence, in some countries,	   the official title of the grand master or steward of the	   king's or a nobleman's household.	   [1913 Webster]
Dapper \Dap"per\, a. [OE. daper; prob. fr. D. dapper brave,	   valiant; akin to G. tapfer brave, OHG. taphar heavy, weighty,	   OSlav. dobr[u^] good, Russ. dobrui. Cf. {Deft}.]	   Little and active; spruce; trim; smart; neat in dress or	   appearance; lively.	   [1913 Webster]	         He wondered how so many provinces could be held in	         subjection by such a dapper little man.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dapper ditties that I wont devise.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sharp-nosed, dapper steam yachts.        --Julian	                                                  Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dapperling \Dap"per*ling\, n.	   A dwarf; a dandiprat. [r.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dapple \Dap"ple\, n. [Cf. Icel. depill a spot, a dot, a dog with	   spots over the eyes, dapi a pool, and E. dimple.]	   One of the spots on a dappled animal.	   [1913 Webster]	         He has . . . as many eyes on his body as my gray mare	         hath dapples.                            --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   Dapple	Dapple \Dap"ple\, Dappled \Dap"pled\, a.	   Marked with spots of different shades of color; spotted;	   variegated; as, a dapple horse.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some dapple mists still floated along the peaks. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is used in composition to denote that some	         color is variegated or marked with spots; as,	         dapple-bay; dapple-gray.	         [1913 Webster]	               His steed was all dapple-gray.     --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               O, swiftly can speed my dapple-gray steed. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	         [1913 Webster]	Dapple \Dap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dappled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dappling}.]	   To variegate with spots; to spot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gentle day, . . .	         Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dappled pink and blushing rose.      --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Darbies \Dar"bies\ (d[aum]r"b[i^]z), n. pl.	   Manacles; handcuffs. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]	         Jem Clink will fetch you the darbies.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In "The Steel Glass" by Gascoigne, printed in 1576,	         occurs the line "To binde such babes in father Derbies	         bands."	         [1913 Webster]
Darby \Dar"by\ (d[aum]r"b[y^]), n.	   A plasterer's float, having two handles; -- used in smoothing	   ceilings, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Darbyite \Dar"by*ite\, n.	   One of the Plymouth Brethren, or of a sect among them; -- so	   called from John N. Darby, one of the leaders of the	   Brethren.	   [1913 Webster]
Dardanelles \Dardanelles\ n.	   1. the strait between the Aegean and the Sea of Marmara that	      separates European from Asian Turkey.	   Syn: Hellespont.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the unsuccessful campaign in World War I (1915) by the	      English and French to open a passage for aid to Russia;	      defeated by the Turks.	   Syn: Dardanelles campaign.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dardanian \Dar*da"ni*an\, a. & n.[From L. Dardania, poetic name	   of Troy.]	   Trojan.	   [1913 Webster]
Dare \Dare\ (d[^a]r), v. i. [imp. {Durst} (d[^u]rst) or {Dared}	   (d[^a]rd); p. p. {Dared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Daring}.] [OE. I	   dar, dear, I dare, imp. dorste, durste, AS. ic dear I dare,	   imp. dorste. inf. durran; akin to OS. gidar, gidorsta,	   gidurran, OHG. tar, torsta, turran, Goth. gadar,	   gada['u]rsta, Gr. tharsei^n, tharrei^n, to be bold, tharsy`s	   bold, Skr. Dhrsh to be bold. [root]70.]	   To have adequate or sufficient courage for any purpose; to be	   bold or venturesome; not to be afraid; to venture.	   [1913 Webster]	         I dare do all that may become a man; Who dares do more	         is none.                                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why then did not the ministers use their new law?	         Bacause they durst not, because they could not.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who dared to sully her sweet love with suspicion.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tie of party was stronger than the tie of blood,	         because a partisan was more ready to dare without	         asking why.                              --Jowett	                                                  (Thu?yd.).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The present tense, I dare, is really an old past tense,	         so that the third person is he dare, but the form he	         dares is now often used, and will probably displace the	         obsolescent he dare, through grammatically as incorrect	         as he shalls or he cans. --Skeat.	         [1913 Webster]	               The pore dar plede (the poor man dare plead).	                                                  --P. Plowman.	         [1913 Webster]	               You know one dare not discover you. --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	               The fellow dares not deceive me.   --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Here boldly spread thy hands, no venom'd weed	               Dares blister them, no slimy snail dare creep.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly durst was also used as the present. Sometimes	         the old form dare is found for durst or dared.	         [1913 Webster]	Dare \Dare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Daring}.]	   1. To have courage for; to attempt courageously; to venture	      to do or to undertake.	      [1913 Webster]	            What high concentration of steady feeling makes men	            dare every thing and do anything?     --Bagehot.	      [1913 Webster]	            To wrest it from barbarism, to dare its solitudes.	                                                  --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To challenge; to provoke; to defy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time, I dare thee to discover	            Such a youth and such a lover.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Dare \Dare\, n.	   1. The quality of daring; venturesomeness; boldness; dash.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It lends a luster . . .	            A large dare to our great enterprise. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Defiance; challenge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Childish, unworthy dares	            Are not enought to part our powers.   --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sextus Pompeius	            Hath given the dare to C[ae]sar.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Dare \Dare\, v. i. [OE. darien, to lie hidden, be timid.]	   To lurk; to lie hid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dare \Dare\, v. t.	   To terrify; to daunt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For I have done those follies, those mad mischiefs,	         Would dare a woman.                      --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To dare larks}, to catch them by producing terror through to	      use of mirrors, scarlet cloth, a hawk, etc., so that they	      lie still till a net is thrown over them. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	Dare \Dare\, n. [See {Dace}.] (Zool.)	   A small fish; the dace.	   [1913 Webster]
Dare-devil \Dare"-dev`il\, n.	   A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil	   excitement.	   [1913 Webster]	         A humorous dare-devil -- the very man	         To suit my prpose.                       --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dare-deviltry \Dare"-dev`il*try\, n; pl. {Dare-deviltries}.	   Reckless mischief; the action of a dare-devil.	   [1913 Webster]
Dareful \Dare"ful\, a.	   Full of daring or of defiance; adventurous. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Darer \Dar"er\, n.	   One who dares or defies.
Dar es Salaam \Dar es Salaam\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The administrative capital city of Tanzania. Population	   (2000) = 1,360,850.	   [PJC] Darg
Darg \Darg\, Dargue \Dargue\, n. [Scot., contr. fr. day work.]	   A day's work; also, a fixed amount of work, whether more or	   less than that of a day. [Local, Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Daric \Dar"ic\ (d[a^]r"[i^]k), n. [Gr. dareiko`s, of Persian	   origin.]	   1. (Antiq.)	      (a) A gold coin of ancient Persia, weighing usually a	          little more than 128 grains, and bearing on one side	          the figure of an archer.	      (b) A silver coin of about 86 grains, having the figure of	          an archer, and hence, in modern times, called a daric.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any very pure gold coin.	      [1913 Webster]
Daring \Dar"ing\, n.	   Boldness; fearlessness; adventurousness; also, a daring act.	   [1913 Webster]	Daring \Dar"ing\, a.	   Bold; fearless; adventurous; as, daring spirits. --	   {Dar"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Dar"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dariole \Da`ri*ole"\ (d[.a]`r[i^]*[=o]l"), n. [F.]	   1. A crustade. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A shell or cup of pastry filled with custard, whipped	      cream, crushed macaroons, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dark \Dark\ (d[aum]rk), a. [OE. dark, derk, deork, AS. dearc,	   deorc; cf. Gael. & Ir. dorch, dorcha, dark, black, dusky.]	   1. Destitute, or partially destitute, of light; not	      receiving, reflecting, or radiating light; wholly or	      partially black, or of some deep shade of color; not	      light-colored; as, a dark room; a dark day; dark cloth;	      dark paint; a dark complexion.	      [1913 Webster]	            O dark, dark, dark, amid the blaze of noon,	            Irrecoverably dark, total eclipse	            Without all hope of day!              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the dark and silent grave.         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not clear to the understanding; not easily seen through;	      obscure; mysterious; hidden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dark problems of existence.       --Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	            What may seem dark at the first, will afterward be	            found more plain.                     --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            What's your dark meaning, mouse, of this light word?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destitute of knowledge and culture; in moral or	      intellectual darkness; unrefined; ignorant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The age wherein he lived was dark, but he	            Could not want light who taught the world to see.	                                                  --Denhan.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tenth century used to be reckoned by medi[ae]val	            historians as the darkest part of this intellectual	            night.                                --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Evincing black or foul traits of character; vile; wicked;	      atrocious; as, a dark villain; a dark deed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Left him at large to his own dark designs. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Foreboding evil; gloomy; jealous; suspicious.	      [1913 Webster]	            More dark and dark our woes.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deep melancholy took possesion of him, and gave a	            dark tinge to all his views of human nature.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is, in every true woman-s heart, a spark of	            heavenly fire, which beams and blazes in the dark	            hour of adversity.                    --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Deprived of sight; blind. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was, I think, at this time quite dark, and so had	            been for some years.                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dark is sometimes used to qualify another adjective;	         as, dark blue, dark green, and sometimes it forms the	         first part of a compound; as, dark-haired, dark-eyed,	         dark-colored, dark-seated, dark-working.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A dark horse}, in racing or politics, a horse or a candidate	      whose chances of success are not known, and whose	      capabilities have not been made the subject of general	      comment or of wagers. [Colloq.]	   {Dark house}, {Dark room}, a house or room in which madmen	      were confined. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Dark lantern}. See {Lantern}. -- The	   {Dark Ages}, a period of stagnation and obscurity in	      literature and art, lasting, according to Hallam, nearly	      1000 years, from about 500 to about 1500 A. D.. See	      {Middle Ages}, under {Middle}.	   {The Dark and Bloody Ground}, a phrase applied to the State	      of Kentucky, and said to be the significance of its name,	      in allusion to the frequent wars that were waged there	      between Indians.	   {The dark day}, a day (May 19, 1780) when a remarkable and	      unexplained darkness extended over all New England.	   {To keep dark}, to reveal nothing. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	Dark \Dark\ (d[aum]rk), n.	   1. Absence of light; darkness; obscurity; a place where there	      is little or no light.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here stood he in the dark, his sharp sword out.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of ignorance; gloom; secrecy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look, what you do, you do it still i' th' dark.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till we perceive by our own understandings, we are	            as much in the dark, and as void of knowledge, as	            before.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fine Arts) A dark shade or dark passage in a painting,	      engraving, or the like; as, the light and darks are well	      contrasted.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lights may serve for a repose to the darks, and	            the darks to the lights.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Dark \Dark\, v. t.	   To darken; to obscure. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
dark-blue \dark-blue\ adj.	   of a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky.	   Syn: blue, bluish, light-blue, cerulean.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dark-brown \dark-brown\ adj.	   of a color similar to that of wood or earth.	   Syn: brown, brownish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Darken \Dark"en\ (d[aum]rk"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darkened}	   (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darkening} (-n*[i^]ng).] [AS.	   deorcian. See {Dark}, a.]	   1. To make dark or black; to deprive of light; to obscure;	      as, a darkened room.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [locusts] covered the face of the whole earth,	            so that the land was darkened.        --Ex. x. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the Sovran Voice; and clouds began	            To darken all the hill.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render dim; to deprive of vision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let their eyes be darkened, that they may not see.	                                                  --Rom. xi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cloud, obscure, or perplex; to render less clear or	      intelligible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such was his wisdom that his confidence did seldom	            darkenhis foresight.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without	            knowledge?                            --Job.	                                                  xxxviii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cast a gloom upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            With these forced thoughts, I prithee, darken not	            The mirth of the feast.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make foul; to sully; to tarnish.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must not think there are	            Evils enough to darken all his goodness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Darken \Dark"en\, v. i.	   To grow or darker.	   [1913 Webster]
darkened \darkened\ adj.	   overtaken by night or darkness.	   Syn: nighted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Darkener \Dark"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, darkens.	   [1913 Webster]
Darkening \Dark"en*ing\, n.	   Twilight; gloaming. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Darkful \Dark"ful\, a.	   Full of darkness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
dark-green \dark-green\ adj.	   similar to the color of fresh grass.	   Syn: green, greenish, light-green.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dark-haired \dark-haired\ adj.	   same as {brunet}; as, a dark-haired beauty.	   Syn: black-haired.	        [WordNet 1.5]
darkie \dark"ie\ (d[aum]r"k[=e]), n.	   a black person; an African-American; -- an older term now	   considered offensive.	   Syn: darky, darkey.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Darkish \Dark"ish\ (d[aum]r"k[i^]sh), a.	   Somewhat dark; dusky.	   [1913 Webster]
Darkle \Dar"kle\ (d[aum]r"k'l), v. i. [Freq. of dark.]	   To grow dark; to show indistinctly. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Darkling \Dark"ling\ (d[aum]rk"l[i^]ng), adv. [Dark + the	   adverbial suffix -ling.]	   In the dark. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         So, out went the candle, and we were left darkling.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         As the wakeful bird	         Sings darkling.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Darkling \Dark"ling\, p. pr. & a.	   1. Becoming dark or gloomy; frowing.	      [1913 Webster]	            His honest brows darkling as he looked towards me.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dark; gloomy. "The darkling precipice." --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]
Darkly \Dark"ly\, adv.	   1. With imperfect light, clearness, or knowledge; obscurely;	      dimly; blindly; uncertainly.	      [1913 Webster]	            What fame to future times conveys but darkly down.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            so softly dark and darkly pure.       --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With a dark, gloomy, cruel, or menacing look.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking darkly at the clerguman.      --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Darkness \Dark"ness\, n.	   1. The absence of light; blackness; obscurity; gloom.	      [1913 Webster]	            And darkness was upon the face of the deep. --Gen.	                                                  i. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of privacy; secrecy.	      [1913 Webster]	            What I tell you in darkness, that speak ye in light.	                                                  --Matt. x. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of ignorance or error, especially on moral or	      religious subjects; hence, wickedness; impurity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men loved darkness rather than light, because their	            deeds were evil.                      --John. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pursue these sons of darkness: drive them out	            From all heaven's bounds.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Want of clearness or perspicuity; obscurity; as, the	      darkness of a subject, or of a discussion.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A state of distress or trouble.	      [1913 Webster]	            A day of clouds and of thick darkness. --Joel. ii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prince of darkness}, the Devil; Satan. "In the power of the	      Prince of darkness." --Locke.	   Syn: {Darkness}, {Dimness}, {Obscurity}, {Gloom}.	   Usage: Darkness arises from a total, and dimness from a	          partial, want of light. A thing is obscure when so	          overclouded or covered as not to be easily perceived.	          As tha shade or obscurity increases, it deepens into	          gloom. What is dark is hidden from view; what is	          obscure is difficult to perceive or penetrate; the eye	          becomes dim with age; an impending storm fills the	          atmosphere with gloom. When taken figuratively, these	          words have a like use; as, the darkness of ignorance;	          dimness of discernment; obscurity of reasoning; gloom	          of superstition.	          [1913 Webster]
dark-skinned \dark-skinned\ adj.	   1. same as {colored}. [Narrower terms: {black (vs. white)}]	   Syn: colored, coloured.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a dark color; -- of skin color.	   Syn: dusky, swart, swarthy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Darksome \Dark"some\, a.	   Dark; gloomy; obscure; shaded; cheerless. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         He brought him through a darksome narrow pass	         To a broad gate, all built of beaten gold. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
darky \dark"y\, n.	   a negro; an African-American; -- an older term now considered	   offensive. [Slang]	   Syn: darkie, darkey.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
darling \dar"ling\, n. [OE. derling, deorling, AS. de['o]rling;	   de['o]re dear + -ling. See {Dear}, and {-ling}.]	   One dearly beloved; a favorite.	   [1913 Webster]	         And can do naught but wail her darling's loss. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	darling \dar"ling\, a.	   Dearly beloved; regarded with especial kindness and	   tenderness; favorite. "Some darling science." --I. Watts.	   "Darling sin." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Darlingtonia \Dar`ling*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dr. William	   Darlington, a botanist of West Chester, Penn.] (Bot.)	   A genus of California pitcher plants consisting of a single	   species. The long tubular leaves are hooded at the top, and	   frequently contain many insects drowned in the secretion of	   the leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Darmera \Darmera\ n.	   a genus consisting of one species.	   Syn: genus {Darmera}, Peltiphyllum, genus {Peltiphyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Darn \Darn\ (d[aum]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darned}	   (d[aum]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Darning}.] [OE. derne, prob. of	   Celtic origin; cf. W. darnio to piece, break in pieces, W. &	   Arm. to E. tear. Cf. {Tear}, v. t.]	   To mend as a rent or hole, with interlacing stitches of yarn	   or thread by means of a needle; to sew together with yarn or	   thread.	   [1913 Webster]	         He spent every day ten hours in his closet, in darning	         his stockings.                           --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Darning last}. See under {Last}.	   {Darning needle}.	   (a) A long, strong needle for mending holes or rents,	       especially in stockings.	   (b) (Zool.) Any species of dragon fly, having a long,	       cylindrical body, resembling a needle. These flies are	       harmless and without stings.	   Note: [In this sense, usually written with a hyphen.] Called	         also {devil's darning-needle}.	         [1913 Webster]	Darn \Darn\, n.	   A place mended by darning.	   [1913 Webster]	Darn \Darn\, v. t.	   A colloquial euphemism for {Damn}.	   [1913 Webster]
darned \darned\ adj.	   an intensifying expletive; a eupehmism for {damned}; as, for	   no darned reason at all.	   Syn: blasted, blessed, damn, damned, deuced, goddam, goddamn,	        goddamned, gosh-darned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
darnel \dar"nel\ (d[a^]r"n[e^]l), n. [OE. darnel, dernel, of	   uncertain origin; cf. dial. F. darnelle, Sw. d[*a]r-repe;	   perh. named from a supposed intoxicating quality of the	   plant, and akin to Sw. d[*a]ra to infatuate, OD. door	   foolish, G. thor fool, and Ee. dizzy.] (Bot.)	   Any grass of the genus {Lolium}, esp. the {Lolium temulentum}	   (bearded darnel), the grains of which have been reputed	   poisonous. Other species, as {Lolium perenne} (rye grass or	   ray grass), and its variety {Lolium Italicum} (Italian rye	   grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Under darnel our early herbalists comprehended all	         kinds of cornfield weeds. --Dr. Prior.	         [1913 Webster]
Darner \Darn"er\ (d[a^]rn"[~e]r), n.	   One who mends by darning. Darnex
Darnex \Dar"nex\ (d[a^]r"n[e^]ks), Darnic \Dar"nic\	   (d[a^]r"n[i^]k), n.	   Same as {Dornick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Daroo \Da*roo"\ (d[.a]*r[=oo]"), n. (Bot.)	   The Egyptian sycamore ({Ficus Sycamorus}). See {Sycamore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Darr \Darr\ (d[a^]r), n. (Zool.)	   The European black tern. Darraign
Darraign \Dar"raign\, Darrain \Dar"rain\,, v. t. [OF. deraisnier	   to explain, defend, to maintain in legal action by proof and	   reasonings, LL. derationare; de- + rationare to discourse,	   contend in law, fr. L. ratio reason, in LL., legal cause. Cf.	   {Arraign}, and see {Reason}.]	   1. To make ready to fight; to array. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Darrain your battle, for they are at hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fight out; to contest; to decide by combat. [Obs.] "To	      darrain the battle." --Chaucer .	      [1913 Webster]
Darrein \Dar"rein\, a. [OF. darrein, darrain, fr. an assumed LL.	   deretranus; L. de + retro back, backward.] (Law)	   Last; as, darrein continuance, the last continuance.	   [1913 Webster]
Dart \Dart\ (d[aum]rt), n. [OF. dart, of German origin; cf. OHG.	   tart javelin, dart, AS. dara[eth], daro[eth], Sw. dart	   dagger, Icel. darra[eth]r dart.]	   1. A pointed missile weapon, intended to be thrown by the	      hand; a short lance; a javelin; hence, any sharp-pointed	      missile weapon, as an arrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he [Joab] took three darts in his hand, and	            thrust them through the heart of Absalom. --2 Sa.	                                                  xviii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a dart; anything that pierces or	      wounds like a dart.	      [1913 Webster]	            The artful inquiry, whose venomed dart	            Scarce wounds the hearing while it stabs the heart.	                                                  --Hannan More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A spear set as a prize in running. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A fish; the dace. See {Dace}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dart sac} (Zool.), a sac connected with the reproductive	      organs of land snails, which contains a dart, or arrowlike	      structure.	      [1913 Webster]	Dart \Dart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Darted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Darting}.]	   1. To throw with a sudden effort or thrust, as a dart or	      other missile weapon; to hurl or launch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw suddenly or rapidly; to send forth; to emit; to	      shoot; as, the sun darts forth his beams.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or what ill eyes malignant glances dart? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Dart \Dart\, v. i.	   1. To fly or pass swiftly, as a dart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To start and run with velocity; to shoot rapidly along;	      as, the deer darted from the thicket.	      [1913 Webster]
Dartars \Dar"tars\, n. [F. dartre eruption, dandruff.	   [root]240.]	   A kind of scab or ulceration on the skin of lambs.	   [1913 Webster] dartboard
dartboard \dartboard\, dart board \dart board\n.	   a circular board of wood or cork used as the target in the	   game of darts. It may have any of several patterns on it,	   such as concentric circles, or a central circle with rays.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Darter \Dart"er\, n.	   1. One who darts, or who throw darts; that which darts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The snakebird, a water bird of the genus {Plotus};	      -- so called because it darts out its long, snakelike neck	      at its prey. See {Snakebird}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A small fresh-water etheostomoid fish. The group	      includes numerous genera and species, all of them	      American. See {Etheostomoid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dartingly \Dart"ing*ly\, adv.	   Like a dart; rapidly.	   [1913 Webster]
Dartle \Dar"tle\, v. t. & i.	   To pierce or shoot through; to dart repeatedly: --	   frequentative of dart.	   [1913 Webster]	         My star that dartles the red and the blue. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Dartoic \Dar*to"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the dartos.	   [1913 Webster]
Dartoid \Dar"toid\, a. [Dartos + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Like the dartos; dartoic; as, dartoid tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Dartos \Dar"tos\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? flayed.] (Anat.)	   A thin layer of peculiar contractile tissue directly beneath	   the skin of the scrotum.	   [1913 Webster]
Dartrous \Dar"trous\, a. [F. dartreux. See {Dartars}.] (Med.)	   Relating to, or partaking of the nature of, the disease	   called tetter; herpetic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dartrous diathesis}, A morbid condition of the system	      predisposing to the development of certain skin diseases,	      such as eczema, psoriasis, and pityriasis. Also called	      {rheumic diathesis}, and {herpetism}. --Piffard.	      [1913 Webster]
Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan \Darussalam Bandar Seri Begawan\	   prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Brunei. Population (2000) = 52,300.	   [PJC]
Darwinian \Dar*win"i*an\, a. [From the name of Charles Darwin,	   an English scientist.]	   Pertaining to Darwin; as, the Darwinian theory, a theory of	   the manner and cause of the supposed development of living	   things from certain original forms or elements.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This theory was put forth by Darwin in 1859 in a work	         entitled "The Origin of species by Means of Natural	         Selection." The author argues that, in the struggle for	         existence, those plants and creatures best fitted to	         the requirements of the situation in which they are	         placed are the ones that will live; in other words,	         that Nature selects those which are to survive. This is	         the theory of natural selection or the survival of the	         fittest. He also argues that natural selection is	         capable of modifying and producing organisms fit for	         their circumstances. See {Development theory}, under	         {Development}.	         [1913 Webster]	Darwinian \Dar*win"i*an\, n.	   An advocate of Darwinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Darwinianism \Dar*win"i*an*ism\, n.	   Darwinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Darwinism \Dar"win*ism\, n. (Biol.)	   The theory or doctrines put forth by Darwin. See above.	   --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dase \Dase\ (d[=a]z), v. t.	   See {Daze}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dasewe \Dase"we\, v. i. [OE. dasewen, daswen; cf. AS. dysegian	   to be foolish.]	   To become dim-sighted; to become dazed or dazzled. [Obs.]	   --Chauscer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dash \Dash\ (d[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dashed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dashing}.] [Of. Scand. origin; cf. Dan daske to beat,	   strike, Sw. & Icel. daska, Dan. & Sw. dask blow.]	   1. To throw with violence or haste; to cause to strike	      violently or hastily; -- often used with against.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you dash a stone against a stone in the botton of	            the water, it maketh a sound.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break, as by throwing or by collision; to shatter; to	      crust; to frustrate; to ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter's	            vessel.                               --Ps. ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brave vessel, . . .	            Dashed all to pieces.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To perplex and dash	            Maturest counsels.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put to shame; to confound; to confuse; to abash; to	      depress. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dash the proud gamester in his gilded car. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To throw in or on in a rapid, careless manner; to mix,	      reduce, or adulterate, by throwing in something of an	      inferior quality; to overspread partially; to bespatter;	      to touch here and there; as, to dash wine with water; to	      dash paint upon a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	            I take care to dash the character with such	            particular circumstance as may prevent ill-natured	            applications.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very source and fount of day	            Is dashed with wandering isles of night. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To form or sketch rapidly or carelessly; to execute	      rapidly, or with careless haste; -- with off; as, to dash	      off a review or sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To erase by a stroke; to strike out; knock out; -- with	      out; as, to dash out a word.	      [1913 Webster]	Dash \Dash\, v. i.	   To rush with violence; to move impetuously; to strike	   violently; as, the waves dash upon rocks.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] dashed through thick and thin.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         On each hand the gushing waters play,	         And down the rough cascade all dashing fall. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Dash \Dash\, n.	   1. Violent striking together of two bodies; collision; crash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden check; abashment; frustration; ruin; as, his	      hopes received a dash.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A slight admixture, infusion, or adulteration; a partial	      overspreading; as, wine with a dash of water; red with a	      dash of purple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Innocence when it has in it a dash of folly.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rapid movement, esp. one of short duration; a quick	      stroke or blow; a sudden onset or rush; as, a bold dash at	      the enemy; a dash of rain.	      [1913 Webster]	            She takes upon her bravely at first dash. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Energy in style or action; animation; spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A vain show; a blustering parade; a flourish; as, to make	      or cut a great dash. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Punctuation) A mark or line [--], in writing or printing,	      denoting a sudden break, stop, or transition in a	      sentence, or an abrupt change in its construction, a long	      or significant pause, or an unexpected or epigrammatic	      turn of sentiment. Dashes are also sometimes used instead	      of marks or parenthesis. --John Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.)	      (a) The sign of staccato, a small mark [?] denoting that	          the note over which it is placed is to be performed in	          a short, distinct manner.	      (b) The line drawn through a figure in the thorough bass,	          as a direction to raise the interval a semitone.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Racing) A short, spirited effort or trial of speed upon a	      race course; -- used in horse racing, when a single trial	      constitutes the race.	      [1913 Webster]
Dashboard \Dash"board`\ (d[a^]sh"b[=o]rd`), n.	   1. A board placed on the fore part of a carriage, sleigh, or	      other vehicle, to intercept water, mud, or snow, thrown up	      by the heels of the horses; -- in England commonly called	      {splashboard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) The float of a paddle wheel.	      (b) A screen at the bow af a steam launch to keep off the	          spray; -- called also {sprayboard}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. an instrument panel beneath the front window of a motor	      vehicle (such as an automobile or truck), containing	      indicating gauges and dials, such as the speedometer and	      fuel gauges, and sometimes certain control knobs or other	      devices.	      [PJC]
Dasheen \Dash`een"\ (d[a^]sh`[=e]n"), n.	   1. A tropical aroid (of the genus {Caladium}, syn.	      {Colocasia}) having an edible farinaceous root. It is	      related to the taro and to the tanier, but is much	      superior to it in quality and is as easily cooked as the	      potato. It is a staple food plant of the tropics, being	      prepared like potatoes, and has been introduced into the	      Southern United States.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics	      for its edible root and in temperate areas as an	      ornamental for its large glossy leaves.	   Syn: taro, taro plant, dalo, Colocasia esculenta.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants.	   Syn: taro, cocoyam, eddo.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a tropical starchy tuberous root.	   Syn: taro, taro root, cocoyam, edda.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dasher \dash"er\ (d[a^]sh"[~e]r), n.	   1. That which dashes or agitates; as, the dasher of a churn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dashboard or splashboard. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who makes an ostentatious parade. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Dashing \Dash"ing\, a.	   Bold; spirited; showy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the	         listless.                                --T. Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dashingly \Dash"ing*ly\, adv.	   Conspicuously; showily. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A dashingly dressed gentleman.           --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dashism \Dash"ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   The character of making ostentatious or blustering parade or	   show. [R. & Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He must fight a duel before his claim to . . . dashism	         can be universally allowed.              --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster] dashpot
dashpot \dash"pot`\, dash-pot \dash-pot\(d[a^]sh"p[o^]t`), n.	   (Mach.)	   a mechanical damping device containing a piston that moves in	   a fluid-filled chamber to serve as a pneumatic or hydraulic	   cushion for a falling weight, as in the valve gear of a steam	   engine, to prevent shock.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   Note: It consists of a chamber, containing air or a liquid,	         in which a piston (a), attached to the weight, falls	         freely until it enters a space (as below the openings,	         b) from which the air or liquid can escape but slowly	         (as through cock c), when its fall is gradually	         checked.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: A cataract of an engine is sometimes called a dashpot.	         [1913 Webster]
Dashy \Dash"y\, a. [From {Dash}.]	   Calculated to arrest attention; ostentatiously fashionable;	   showy. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dastard \Das"tard\ (d[a^]s"t[~e]rd), n. [Prob. from Icel.	   d[ae]str exhausted. breathless, p. p. of d[ae]sa to groan,	   lose one's breath; cf. dasask to become exhausted, and E.	   daze.]	   One who meanly shrinks from danger; an arrant coward; a	   poltroon.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are all recreants and dashtards, and delight to	         live in slavery to the nobility.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dastard \Das"tard\, a.	   Meanly shrinking from danger; cowardly; dastardly. "Their	   dastard souls." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Dastard \Das"tard\, v. t.	   To dastardize. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dastardize \Das"tard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dastardized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dastardizing}.]	   To make cowardly; to intimidate; to dispirit; as, to	   dastardize my courage. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dastardliness \Das"tard*li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dastardly; cowardice; base fear.	   [1913 Webster]
Dastardly \Das"tard*ly\, a.	   Meanly timid; cowardly; base; as, a dastardly outrage.	   [1913 Webster]
Dastardness \Das"tard*ness\, n.	   Dastardliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Dastardy \Das"tard*y\, n.	   Base timidity; cowardliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Daswe \Das"we\, v. i.	   See {Dasewe} [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dasymeter \Da*sym"e*ter\, n. [Gr. dasy`s rough, thick + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for testing the density of gases, consisting of	   a thin glass globe, which is weighed in the gas or gases, and	   then in an atmosphere of known density.	   [1913 Webster]
Dasypaedal \Das`y*p[ae]"dal\, a. (Zool.)	   Dasyp[ae]dic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dasypaedes \Das`y*p[ae]"des\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. dasy`s	   hairy, shaggy + ?, ?, a child.] (Zool.)	   Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched.	   [1913 Webster]
Dasypaedic \Das`y*p[ae]"dic\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Dasyp[ae]des; ptilop[ae]dic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dasyproctidae \Dasyproctidae\ n.	   a natural family including the agoutis and pacas.	   Syn: family {Dasyproctidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dasypus \Dasypus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Dasypodidae}.	   Syn: genus {Dasypus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dasyuridae \Dasyuridae\ n.	   a natural family including the dasyures, native cats, pouched	   mice, banded anteaters, and Tasmanian devils.	   Syn: family {Dasyuridae}, family {Dasyurinae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dasyure \das"y*ure\ (d[a^]s"[i^]*[=u]r), n. [Gr. dasy`s thick,	   shaggy + o'yra` tail: cf. F. dasyure.]	   1. (Zool.) A carnivorous catlike marsupial quadruped of	      Australia, belonging to the genus {Dasyurus}, called also	      {native cat}. There are several species.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Zool.) any of several related animals, such as the	      Tasmanian devil; -- called also {ursine dasyure}.	      [PJC]
Dasyurine \Das`y*u"rine\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or like, the dasyures.	   [1913 Webster]
Dasyurus \Dasyurus\ n.	   the type genus of the family Dasyuridae: native cats.	   Syn: genus {Dasyurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
DAT \DAT\ n. [acronym, from Digital AudioTape.]	   digital audiotape, a digitally encoded tape recording of	   sound; -- in contrast to the usual analog audio tape.	   [acronym]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Data \Da"ta\, n. pl. [L. pl. of datum.]	   1. See {Datum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a collection of facts, observations, or other information	      related to a particular question or problem; as, the	      historical data show that the budget deficit is only a	      small factor in determining interest rates.	   Note: The term in this sense is used especially in reference	         to experimental observations collected in the course of	         a controlled scientific investigation.	         [PJC]	   3. (Computers) information, most commonly in the form of a	      series of binary digits, stored on a physical storage	      medium for manipulation by a computer program. It is	      contrasted with the {program} which is a series of	      instructions used by the central processing unit of a	      computer to manipulate the data. In some conputers data	      and execuatble programs are stored in separate locations.	      [PJC]
database \database\ n.	   an organized body of related information.	   [WordNet 1.5]
data-based \data-based\ adj.	   relying on observation or experiment.	   Syn: experimental, observational.	        [WordNet 1.5]
datable \dat"a*ble\, a.	   That may be dated; having a known or ascertainable date.	   "Datable almost to a year." --The Century.	   Syn: dateable. [1913 Webster]
Dataria \Da*ta"ri*a\, n. [LL., fr. L. datum given.] (R. C. Ch.)	   Formerly, a part of the Roman chancery; now, a separate	   office from which are sent graces or favors, cognizable in	   foro externo, such as appointments to benefices. The name is	   derived from the word datum, given or dated (with the	   indications of the time and place of granting the gift or	   favor).	   [1913 Webster]
Datary \Da"ta*ry\, n. [LL. datarius. See {Dataria}.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) An officer in the pope's court, having charge	      of the Dataria.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office or employment of a datary.	      [1913 Webster]
Date \Date\, n.[F. datte, L. dactylus, fr. Gr. ?, prob. not the	   same word as da`ktylos finger, but of Semitic origin.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of the date palm; also, the date palm itself.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This fruit is somewhat in the shape of an olive,	         containing a soft pulp, sweet, esculent, and wholesome,	         and inclosing a hard kernel.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Date palm}, or {Date tree} (Bot.), the genus of palms which	      bear dates, of which common species is {Ph[oe]nix	      dactylifera}. See Illust.	   {Date plum} (Bot.), the fruit of several species of	      {Diospyros}, including the American and Japanese	      persimmons, and the European lotus ({Diospyros Lotus}).	   {Date shell}, or {Date fish} (Zool.), a bivalve shell, or its	      inhabitant, of the genus {Pholas}, and allied genera. See	      {Pholas}.	      [1913 Webster]	Date \Date\, n. [F. date, LL. data, fr. L. datus given, p. p. of	   dare to give; akin to Gr. ?, OSlaw. dati, Skr. d[=a]. Cf.	   {Datum}, Dose, {Dato}, {Die}.]	   1. That addition to a writing, inscription, coin, etc., which	      specifies the time (as day, month, and year) when the	      writing or inscription was given, or executed, or made;	      as, the date of a letter, of a will, of a deed, of a coin.	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bonds without a date, they say, are void.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The point of time at which a transaction or event takes	      place, or is appointed to take place; a given point of	      time; epoch; as, the date of a battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            He at once,	            Down the long series of eventful time,	            So fixed the dates of being, so disposed	            To every living soul of every kind	            The field of motion, and the hour of rest.	                                                  --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Assigned end; conclusion. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What Time would spare, from Steel receives its date.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Given or assigned length of life; dyration. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Good luck prolonged hath thy date.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through his life's whole date.        --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bear date}, to have the date named on the face of it; --	      said of a writing.	      [1913 Webster]	Date \Date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dating}.] [Cf. F. dater. See 2d {Date}.]	   1. To note the time of writing or executing; to express in an	      instrument the time of its execution; as, to date a	      letter, a bond, a deed, or a charter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To note or fix the time of, as of an event; to give the	      date of; as, to date the building of the pyramids.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: We may say dated at or from a place.	         [1913 Webster]	               The letter is dated at Philadephia. --G. T.	                                                  Curtis.	         [1913 Webster]	               You will be suprised, I don't question, to find	               among your correspondencies in foreign parts, a	               letter dated from Blois.           --Addison.	         [1913 Webster]	               In the countries of his jornal seems to have been	               written; parts of it are dated from them. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	         [1913 Webster]	Date \Date\, v. i.	   To have beginning; to begin; to be dated or reckoned; -- with	   from.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Batavian republic dates from the successes of the	         French arms.                             --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]
dateable \dateable\ adj.	   that can be given a date. Opposite of {undatable}. [Narrower	   terms: {dated}]	   Syn: datable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              a concrete and dateable happening   --C. W.	                                                  Shumaker
dated \dated\ adj.	   1. marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted	      past.	   Syn: outmoded; pass['e]. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. bearing a date; as, dated and stamped documents.	      [WordNet 1.5]
dateless \date"less\, a.	   1. Without date; having no fixed time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. not having a social companion for an occasion; as, to be	      dateless for the prom.	      [PJC]
Date line \Date line\	   The hypothetical line on the surface of the earth fixed by	   international or general agreement as a boundary on one side	   of which the same day shall have a different name and date in	   the calendar from its name and date on the other side. Also	   called {International Date Line}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Note: Speaking generally, the date line coincides with the	         meridian 180[deg] from Greenwich. It deflects between	         north latitudes 80[deg] and 45[deg], so that all Asia	         lies to the west, all North America, including the	         Aleutian Islands, to the east of the line; and between	         south latitudes 12[deg] and 56[deg], so that Chatham	         Island and the Tonga group lie to the west of it. A	         vessel crossing this line to the westward sets the date	         forward by one day, as from Sunday to Monday. A vessel	         crossing the line to the eastward sets the date back by	         one day, as from Monday to Sunday. Hawaii has the same	         day name as San Francisco; Manila, the same day name as	         Australia, and this is one day later than the day of	         Hawaii. Thus when it is Monday May 1st at San Francisco	         it is Tuesday may 2d at Manila.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dater \Dat"er\, n.	   One who dates.	   [1913 Webster]
Datiscin \Da*tis"cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline glucoside extracted from the bastard hemp	   ({Datisca cannabina}).	   [1913 Webster]
Dative \Da"tive\, a. [L. dativus appropriate to giving, fr. dare	   to give. See 2d {Date}.]	   1. (Gram.) Noting the case of a noun which expresses the	      remoter object, and is generally indicated in English by	      to or for with the objective.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) In one's gift; capable of being disposed of at will	          and pleasure, as an office.	      (b) Removable, as distinguished from perpetual; -- said of	          an officer.	      (c) Given by a magistrate, as distinguished from being	          cast upon a party by the law. --Burril. Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Dative executor}, one appointed by the judge of probate, his	      office answering to that of an administrator.	      [1913 Webster]	Dative \Da"tive\, n. [L. dativus.]	   The dative case. See {Dative}, a., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Datively \Da"tive*ly\, adv.	   As a gift. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Datolite \Dat"o*lite\, n. [From. Gr. ? to divide + -lite; in	   allusion to the granular structure of a massive variety.]	   (Min.)	   A borosilicate of lime commonly occuring in glassy,, greenish	   crystals. [Written also {datholite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Datril \Datril\ n.	   an analgesic derived from acetanolide; also used as an	   antipyretic; Datril and Tylenol are trademarks of brands of	   acetaminophen tablets. See {acetaminophen}.	   Syn: acetaminophen, Tylenol.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Datum \Da"tum\, n.; pl. {Data}. [L. See 2d {Date}.]	   1. Something given or admitted; a fact or principle granted;	      that upon which an inference or an argument is based; --	      used chiefly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any writer, therefore, who . . . furnishes us with	            data sufficient to determine the time in which he	            wrote.                                --Priestley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a single piece of information; a fact; especially a piece	      of information obtained by observation or experiment; --	      used mostly in the plural.	      [PJC]	   3. pl. (Math.) The quantities or relations which are assumed	      to be given in any problem.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surveying) a point, line, or level surface used as a	      reference in measuring elevations. --RHUD	      [PJC]	   {Datum line} (Surv.), the horizontal or base line, from which	      the heights of points are reckoned or measured, as in the	      plan of a railway, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Datura \Da*tu"ra\, n. [NL.; cf. Skr. dhatt[=u]ra, Per. & Ar.	   tat[=u]ra, Tat[=u]la.] (Bot.)	   A genus of solanaceous plants, with large funnel-shaped	   flowers and a four-celled, capsular fruit.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The commonest species are the thorn apple ({D.	         stramonium}), with a prickly capsule (see Illust. of	         {capsule}), white flowers and green stem, and {Datura	         tatula}, with a purplish tinge of the stem and flowers.	         Both are narcotic and dangerously poisonous.	         [1913 Webster]
Daturine \Da*tu"rine\, n. [From {Datura}.] (Chem.)	   Atropine; -- called also {daturia} and {daturina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Daub \Daub\ (d[add]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daubed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Daubing}.] [OE. dauben to smear, OF. dauber to	   plaster, fr. L. dealbare to whitewash, plaster; de- + albare	   to whiten, fr. albus white, perh. also confused with W. dwb	   plaster, dwbio to plaster, Ir. & OGael. dob plaster. See	   {Alb}, and cf. {Dealbate}.]	   1. To smear with soft, adhesive matter, as pitch, slime, mud,	      etc.; to plaster; to bedaub; to besmear.	      [1913 Webster]	            She took for him an ark of bulrushes, and daubed it	            with slime and with pitch.            --Ex. ii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To paint in a coarse or unskillful manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a picture is daubed with many bright and glaring	            colors, the vulgar admire it is an excellent piece.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lame, imperfect piece, rudely daubed over.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cover with a specious or deceitful exterior; to	      disguise; to conceal.	      [1913 Webster]	            So smooth he daubed his vice with show of virtue.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To flatter excessively or glossy. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I can safely say, however, that, without any daubing	            at all,	            I am very sincerely your very affectionate, humble	            servant.                              --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put on without taste; to deck gaudily. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him be daubed with lace.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Daub \Daub\ (d[add]b), v. i.	   To smear; to play the flatterer.	   [1913 Webster]	         His conscience . . . will not daub nor flatter.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Daub \Daub\, n.	   1. A viscous, sticky application; a spot smeared or daubed; a	      smear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) A picture coarsely executed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did you . . . take a look at the grand picture? . .	            . 'T is a melancholy daub, my lord.   --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]
daubed \daubed\ adj.	   smeared thickly; as, mud-daubed walls.	   Syn: beplastered, besmeared.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Daubentonia \Daubentonia\ n.	   1. the type genus, coextensive with the family	      {Daubentoniidae}.	   Syn: genus {Daubentonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Daubentoniidae \Daubentoniidae\ n.	   a natural family comprising solely the {aye-aye}.	   Syn: family {Daubentoniidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dauber \Daub"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, daubs; especially, a coarse,	      unskillful painter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Copperplate Print.) A pad or ball of rags, covered over	      with canvas, for inking plates; a dabber.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A low and gross flatterer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The mud wasp; the mud dauber. Daubery
Daubery \Daub"er*y\, or Daubry \Daub"ry\, n.	   A daubing; specious coloring; false pretenses.	   [1913 Webster]	         She works by charms, by spells, by the figure, and such	         daubery as this is.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Daubing \Daub"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who daubs; that which is daubed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rough coat of mortar put upon a wall to give it the	      appearance of stone; rough-cast.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In currying, a mixture of fish oil and tallow worked into	      leather; -- called also {dubbing}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Daubreelite \Dau"bree*lite\, n. [From Daubr['e]e, a French	   mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of chromium observed in some meteoric irons.	   [1913 Webster]
Dauby \Daub"y\, a.	   Smeary; viscous; glutinous; adhesive. "Dauby wax."	   [1913 Webster]
Daughter \Daugh"ter\, n.; pl. {Daughters}; obs. pl. {Daughtren}.	   [OE. doughter, doghter, dohter, AS. dohtor, dohter; akin to	   OS. dohtar, D. dochter, G. tochter, Icel. d[=o]ttir, Sw.	   dotter, Dan. dotter, datter, Goth. da['u]htar,, OSlav.	   d[u^]shti, Russ. doche, Lith. dukt[=e], Gr. qyga`thr, Zend.	   dughdhar, Skr. duhit[.r]; possibly originally, the milker,	   cf. Skr. duh to milk. [root]68, 245.]	   1. The female offspring of the human species; a female child	      of any age; -- applied also to the lower animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A female descendant; a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            This woman, being a daughter of Abraham. --Luke	                                                  xiii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dinah, the daughter of Leah, which she bare unto	            Jacob, went out to see the daughter of the land.	                                                  --Gen. xxxiv.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A son's wife; a daughter-in-law.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Naomi said, Turn again, my daughters. --Ruth. i.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A term of address indicating parental interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Daughter, be of good comfort.         --Matt. ix.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Daughter cell} (Biol.), one of the cells formed by cell	      division. See {Cell division}, under {Division}.	      [1913 Webster]
Daughter-in-law \Daugh"ter-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Daughters-in-law}.	   The wife of one's son.	   [1913 Webster]
Daughterliness \Daugh"ter*li*ness\, n.	   The state of a daughter, or the conduct becoming a daughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Daughterly \Daugh"ter*ly\, a.	   Becoming a daughter; filial.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sir Thomas liked her natural and dear daughterly	         affection towards him.                   --Cavendish.	   [1913 Webster]
Dauk \Dauk\, v. t.	   See {Dawk}, v. t., to cut or gush.	   [1913 Webster]
Daun \Daun\, n.	   A variant of Dan, a title of honor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Daunt \Daunt\ (d[add]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daunted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Daunting}.] [OF. danter, F. dompter to tame,	   subdue, fr. L. domitare, v. intens. of domare to tame. See	   {Tame}.]	   1. To overcome; to conquer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repress or subdue the courage of; to check by fear of	      danger; to cow; to intimidate; to dishearten.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some presences daunt and discourage us. --Glanvill.	   Syn: To dismay; appall. See {Dismay}.	        [1913 Webster]
Daunter \Daunt"er\, n.	   One who daunts.	   [1913 Webster]
daunting \daunting\ adj.	   serving to discourage, dishearten, or intimidate;	   discouraging; disheartening. Opposite of {encouraging}.	   Syn: intimidating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dauntless \daunt"less\, a.	   Incapable of being daunted; undaunted; bold; fearless;	   intrepid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dauntless he rose, and to the fight returned. --Dryden.	   -- {Daunt"less*ly}, adv. -- {Daunt"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
dauntlessness \dauntlessness\ n.	   resolute courageousness.	   Syn: intrepidity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dauphin \Dau"phin\, n. [F. dauphin, prop., a dolphin, from L.	   delphinus. See {Dolphin}. The name was given, for some reason	   unexplained, to Guigo, count of Vienne, in the 12th century,	   and was borne by succeeding counts of Vienne. In 1349,	   Dauphiny was bequeathed to Philippe de Valois, king of	   France, on condition that the heir of the crown should always	   hold the title of Dauphin de Viennois.]	   The title of the eldest son of the king of France, and heir	   to the crown. Since the revolution of 1830, the title has	   been discontinued. Dauphiness
Dauphiness \Dau"phin*ess\, or Dauphine \Dau"phine\, n.	   The title of the wife of the dauphin.	   [1913 Webster]
Dauw \Dauw\, n. [D.] (Zool.)	   The striped quagga, or Burchell's zebra, of South Africa	   ({Asinus Burchellii}); -- called also {peechi}, or {peetsi}.	   [1913 Webster]
davallia \davallia\ n.	   any fern of the genus {Davallia}; they have scaly creeping	   rhizomes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Davalliaceae \Davalliaceae\ n.	   one of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been	   subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera	   {Araiostegia}; {Davallia}; {Davallodes}; {Gymnogrammitis};	   {Humata}; {Leucostegia}; {Scyphularia}; {Trogostolon}.	   Syn: family {Davalliaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Davenport \Dav"en*port\, n. [From the name of the original	   maker. --Encyc. Dict.]	   A kind of small writing table, generally somewhat ornamental,	   and forming a piece of furniture for the parlor or boudoir.	   [1913 Webster]	         A much battered davenport in one of the windows, at	         which sat a lady writing.                --A. B.	                                                  Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Davidic \Da*vid"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to David, the king and psalmist of Israel,	   or to his family.	   [1913 Webster]
Daviesia \Daviesia\ n.	   a genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small	   yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods.	   Syn: genus {Daviesia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Davit \Dav"it\, n. [Cf. F. davier forceps, davit, cooper's	   instrument, G. david davit; all probably from the proper name	   David.] (Naut.)	   (a) A spar formerly used on board of ships, as a crane to	       hoist the flukes of the anchor to the top of the bow,	       without injuring the sides of the ship; -- called also	       the {fish davit}.	   (b) pl. Curved arms of timber or iron, projecting over a	       ship's side of stern, having tackle to raise or lower a	       boat, swing it in on deck, rig it out for lowering, etc.;	       -- called also {boat davits}. --Totten.	       [1913 Webster]
Davy Jones \Da"vy Jones"\	   The spirit of the sea; sea devil; -- a term used by sailors.	   [1913 Webster]	         This same Davy Jones, according to the mythology of	         sailors, is the fiend that presides over all the evil	         spirits of the deep, and is seen in various shapes	         warning the devoted wretch of death and woe.	                                                  --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Davy Jones's Locker}, the ocean, or bottom of the ocean.	   {Gone to Davy Jones's Locker}, dead, and buried in the sea;	      thrown overboard.	      [1913 Webster]	Davy lamp \Da"vy lamp`\	   See {Safety lamp}, under {Lamp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Davyne \Da"vyne\, n. [See {Davyum}.] (Min.)	   A variety of nephelite from Vesuvius.	   [1913 Webster]
Davyum \Da"vy*um\, n. [Named after Sir Humphry Davy, the English	   chemist.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element found in platinum ore. It is a white	   malleable substance. Symbol Da. Atomic weight 154.	   [1913 Webster]
Daw \Daw\ (d[add]), n. [OE. dawe; akin to OHG. t[=a]ha, MHG.	   t[=a]he, t[=a]hele, G. dohle. Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zool.)	   A European bird of the Crow family ({Corvus monedula}), often	   nesting in church towers and ruins; a jackdaw.	   [1913 Webster]	         The loud daw, his throat	         displaying, draws	         The whole assembly of his fellow daws.   --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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.	         [1913 Webster]	Daw \Daw\, v. i. [OE. dawen. See {Dawn}.]	   To dawn. [Obs.] See Dawn. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Daw \Daw\, v. t. [Contr. fr. {Adaw}.]	   1. To rouse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To daunt; to terrify. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Dawdle \Daw"dle\ (d[add]"d'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawdled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dawdling}.] [Cf. {Daddle}.]	   To waste time in trifling employment; to trifle; to saunter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Come some evening and dawdle over a dish of tea with	         me.                                      --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	         We . . . dawdle up and down Pall Mall.   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Dawdle \Daw"dle\, v. t.	   To waste by trifling; as, to dawdle away a whole morning.	   [1913 Webster]	Dawdle \Daw"dle\, n.	   A dawdler. --Colman & Carrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Dawdler \Daw"dler\, n.	   One who wastes time in trifling employments; an idler; a	   trifler.	   [1913 Webster]
Dawe \Dawe\, n. [See {Day}.]	   Day. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dawish \Daw"ish\, a.	   Like a daw.	   [1913 Webster]
Dawk \Dawk\ (d[add]k), n.	   See {Dak}.	   [1913 Webster]	Dawk \Dawk\, v. t. [Prov. E. dauk to cut or pierce with a jerk;	   cf. OE. dalk a dimple. Cf. Ir. tolch, tollachd, tolladh, a	   hole, crevice, toll to bore, pierce, W. tyllu.]	   To cut or mark with an incision; to gash. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]	Dawk \Dawk\, n.	   A hollow, crack, or cut, in timber. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dawn \Dawn\ (d[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dawned} (d[add]nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dawning}.] [OE. dawnen, dawen, dagen, daien,	   AS. dagian to become day, to dawn, fr. d[ae]g day; akin to D.	   dagen, G. tagen, Icel. daga, Dan. dages, Sw. dagas. See	   {Day}. [root]71.]	   1. To begin to grow light in the morning; to grow light; to	      break, or begin to appear; as, the day dawns; the morning	      dawns.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the end of the Sabbath, as it began to dawn	            toward the first day of the week, came Mary	            Magdalene . . . to see the sepulcher. --Matt.	                                                  xxviii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To began to give promise; to begin to appear or to expand.	      "In dawning youth." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            When life awakes, and dawns at every line. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid. --Heber,	      [1913 Webster]	Dawn \Dawn\, n.	   1. The break of day; the first appearance of light in the	      morning; show of approaching sunrise.	      [1913 Webster]	            And oft at dawn, deep noon, or falling eve.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            No sun, no moon, no morn, no noon,	            No dawn, no dusk, no proper time of day. --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. First opening or expansion; first appearance; beginning;	      rise. "The dawn of time." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            These tender circumstances diffuse a dawn of	            serenity over the soul.               --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
dawning \dawn"ing\ n.	   the first light of day; dawn.	   Syn: dawn, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of	        day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup,	        cockcrow.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dawsonite \Daw"son*ite\, n. [Named after J. W. Dawson of	   Montreal.] (Min.)	   A hydrous carbonate of alumina and soda, occuring in white,	   bladed crustals.	   [1913 Webster]
Day \Day\ (d[=a]), n. [OE. day, dai, dei, AS. d[ae]g; akin to	   OS., D., Dan., & Sw. dag, G. tag, Icel. dagr, Goth. dags; cf.	   Skr. dah (for dhagh ?) to burn. [root]69. Cf. {Dawn}.]	   1. The time of light, or interval between one night and the	      next; the time between sunrise and sunset, or from dawn to	      darkness; hence, the light; sunshine; -- also called	      {daytime}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The period of the earth's revolution on its axis. --	      ordinarily divided into twenty-four hours. It is measured	      by the interval between two successive transits of a	      celestial body over the same meridian, and takes a	      specific name from that of the body. Thus, if this is the	      sun, the day (the interval between two successive transits	      of the sun's center over the same meridian) is called a	      {solar day}; if it is a star, a {sidereal day}; if it is	      the moon, a {lunar day}. See {Civil day}, {Sidereal day},	      below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those hours, or the daily recurring period, allotted by	      usage or law for work.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A specified time or period; time, considered with	      reference to the existence or prominence of a person or	      thing; age; time.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man who was great among the Hellenes of his day.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	      [1913 Webster]	            If my debtors do not keep their day, . . .	            I must with patience all the terms attend. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Preceded by the) Some day in particular, as some day of	      contest, some anniversary, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The field of Agincourt,	            Fought on the day of Crispin Crispianus. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His name struck fear, his conduct won the day.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Day is much used in self-explaining compounds; as,	         daybreak, daylight, workday, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n.	   {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but	      beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four	      hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day,	      as that most used by astronomers.	   {Born days}. See under {Born}.	   {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}.	   {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary	      reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning	      at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two	      series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized	      by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and	      Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews	      at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight.	      	   {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}.	   {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day;	      continually; without intermission of a day. See under	      {By}. "Day by day we magnify thee." --Book of Common	      Prayer.	   {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return	      of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called	      because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench,	      or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill.	   {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a	      suit.	   {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which	      devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley.	   {Days of grace}. See {Grace}.	   {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is	      obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley.	   {Day owl}, (Zool.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk owl}.	      	   {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished)	      allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go	      beyond the prison limits for a single day.	   {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in	      distinction from a boarding school.	   {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}.	   {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's	      course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon.	   {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as,	      he improves from day to day.	   {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset.	   {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the	      apparent solar days of the year.	   {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually	      of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later. "Well,	      niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a husband."	      --Shak.	   {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance;	      temporarily. --Bacon.	   {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits	      of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The	      Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time.	   {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S.	      Butler.	   {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day.	      	   {Working day}.	      (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction	          from Sundays and legal holidays.	      (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom,	          during which a workman, hired at a stated price per	          day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay.	          [1913 Webster]
Dayaks \Day"aks\ (d[imac]"[a^]ks), n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   See {Dyaks}.	   [1913 Webster]
day-and-night \day-and-night\ adj.	   same as {around-the-clock}.	   Syn: around-the-clock, nonstop, round-the-clock.	        [WordNet 1.5]
daybed \daybed\ n.	   1. an armless couch; a seat by day and a bed by night.	   Syn: divan bed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a long chair; for reclining.	   Syn: chaise longue, chaise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
day boarder \day boarder\ n.	   a schoolchild at a boarding school who has meals at school	   but sleeps at home.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Daybook \Day"book`\ (d[=a]"b[oo^]k`), n.	   A journal of accounts; a primary record book in which are	   recorded the debts and credits, or accounts of the day, in	   their order, and from which they are transferred to the	   journal.	   [1913 Webster]
dayboy \dayboy\ n.	   a day boarder who is a boy.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Daybreak \Day"break`\ (d[=a]"br[=a]k`), n.	   The time of the first appearance of light in the morning.	   [1913 Webster]
Day-coal \Day"-coal`\ (d[=a]"k[=o]l`), n. (Mining)	   The upper stratum of coal, as nearest the light or surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Daydream \Day"dream`\ (-dr[=e]m`), n.	   A vain fancy speculation; a reverie; a castle in the air;	   unfounded hope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mrs. Lambert's little daydream was over. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Daydreamer \Day"dream`er\, n.	   One given to daydreams.	   [1913 Webster]
Dayflower \Day"flow`er\ (-flou`[~e]r), n. (Bot.)	   A genus consisting mostly of tropical perennial herbs	   ({Commelina}), having ephemeral flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Dayfly \Day"fly`\ (d[=a]"fl[imac]`), n. (Zool.)	   A neuropterous insect of the genus {Ephemera} and related	   genera, of many species, and inhabiting fresh water in the	   larval state; the ephemeral fly; -- so called because it	   commonly lives but one day in the winged or adult state. See	   {Ephemeral fly}, under {Ephemeral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Day-labor \Day"-la`bor\, n.	   Labor hired or performed by the day. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Day-laborer \Day"-la`bor*er\, n.	   One who works by the day; -- usually applied to a farm	   laborer, or to a workman who does not work at any particular	   trade. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Daylight \Day"light`\ (-l[imac]t), n.	   1. The light of day as opposed to the darkness of night; the	      light of the sun, as opposed to that of the moon or to	      artificial light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The eyes. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster] day lily
day lily \day" lil`y\, daylily \day"lil`y\(l[i^]l`[y^]). (Bot.)	      (a) any plant of a genus of plants ({Hemerocallis})	          closely resembling true lilies, but having tuberous	          rootstocks instead of bulbs. The common species have	          long narrow leaves and either yellow or tawny-orange	          flowers, which often bloom for only one day.	      (b) A genus of plants ({Funkia}) differing from the last	          in having ovate veiny leaves, and large white or blue	          flowers.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Daymaid \Day"maid`\ (-m[=a]d`), n.	   A dairymaid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Daymare \Day"mare`\ (d[=a]"m[^a]r`), n. [Day + mare incubus.]	   (Med.)	   A kind of incubus which occurs during wakefulness, attended	   by the peculiar pressure on the chest which characterizes	   nightmare. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Day-net \Day"-net`\ (-n[e^]t`), n.	   A net for catching small birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Day-peep \Day"-peep`\ (-p[=e]p`), n.	   The dawn. [Poetic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Daysman \Days"man\ (d[=a]z"m[a^]n), n. [From day in the sense of	   day fixed for trial.]	   An umpire or arbiter; a mediator.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither is there any daysman betwixt us. --Job ix. 33.	   [1913 Webster]
dayspring \day"spring`\ (d[=a]"spr[i^]ng`), n.	   The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the	   dawn; hence, the beginning. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tender mercy of our God; whereby the dayspring from	         on high hath visited us.                 --Luke i. 78.	   [1913 Webster]
day-star \day"-star`\ (d[=a]"st[aum]r`), n.	   1. The morning star; the star which ushers in the day; --	      usually the planet Venus, when seen before and just after	      sunrise.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            A dark place, until the day dawn, and the day-star	            arise in your hearts.                 --2 Peter i.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sun, as the orb of day. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            So sinks the day-star in the ocean bed,	            And yet anon repairs his drooping head,	            And tricks his beams, and with new-spangled ore	            Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
daytime \day"time`\ (d[=a]"t[imac]m`), n.	   The time during which there is daylight, as distinguished	   from the night; same as {day}, 1; as, during the daytime.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
day-to-day \day-to-day\ adj.	   occurring every day.	   Syn: daily, day-after-day.	        [WordNet 1.5]
daywoman \day"wom`an\ (d[=a]"w[oo^]m`an), n.	   A dairymaid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Daze \Daze\ (d[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazed} (d[=a]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dazing}.] [OE. dasen, prob. from Icel. dasask	   to become weary, a reflexive verb; cf. Sw. dasa to lie idle,	   and OD. daesen to be foolish, insane, daes, dwaes, D. dwaas,	   foolish, insane, AS. dw[=ae]s, dysig, stupid. [root]71. Cf.	   {Dizzy}, {Doze}.]	   To stupefy with excess of light; with a blow, with cold, or	   with fear; to confuse; to benumb.	   [1913 Webster]	         While flashing beams do daze his feeble eyen.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such souls,	         Whose sudden visitations daze the world. --Sir H.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         He comes out of the room in a dazed state, that is an	         odd though a sufficient substitute for interest.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Daze \Daze\, n.	   1. The state of being dazed; as, he was in a daze. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A glittering stone.	      [1913 Webster]
dazed \dazed\ adj.	   1. stupefied; conscious but unable to think clearly; --	      usually caused by a blow or other shock.	   Syn: foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. stunned from or as if from repeated blows.	   Syn: punch-drunk, silly, slaphappy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dazzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dazzling}.] [Freq. of daze.]	   1. To overpower with light; to confuse the sight of by	      brilliance of light.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those heavenly shapes	            Will dazzle now the earthly, with their blaze	            Insufferably bright.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unreflected light did never yet	            Dazzle the vision feminine.           --Sir H.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bewilder or surprise with brilliancy or display of any	      kind. "Dazzled and drove back his enemies." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Dazzle \Daz"zle\, v. i.	   1. To be overpoweringly or intensely bright; to excite	      admiration by brilliancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah, friend! to dazzle, let the vain design. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of	      brightness.	      [1913 Webster]	            An overlight maketh the eyes dazzle.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I dare not trust these eyes;	            They dance in mists, and dazzle with surprise.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Dazzle \Daz"zle\, n.	   A light of dazzling brilliancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dazzlement \Daz"zle*ment\, n.	   Dazzling flash, glare, or burst of light. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dazzlingly \Daz"zling*ly\, adv.	   In a dazzling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
DBMS \DBMS\ n. [acronym from DataBase Management System.]	   a database management system, a software system that	   facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an	   electronic database.	   Syn: database management system.	        [WordNet 1.5]
D-day \D-day\ n.	   1. (Mil.) the day designated for the beginning of a planned	      attack by a military force; in communications the day is	      often otherwise unspecified for security reasons; as, the	      day before D-day the troops will move into position.	      [PJC]	   2. 6 June 1944, the day of the landing in France, by troops	      allied against the Germans in World War II.	   Syn: 6 June 1944.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the day for commencement or execution of any elaborate	      planned activity; -- often used jocosely. [informal]	      [PJC]
De- \De-\	   A prefix from Latin de down, from, away; as in debark,	   decline, decease, deduct, decamp. In words from the French it	   is equivalent to Latin dis- apart, away; or sometimes to de.	   Cf. {Dis-}. It is negative and opposite in derange, deform,	   destroy, etc. It is intensive in deprave, despoil, declare,	   desolate, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
de-access \de-access\ v. t.	   to sell or otherwise give up ownership; -- used mostly of	   artworks in museums.	   Syn: sell off.	        [WordNet 1.5] deaccession
deaccession \deaccession\, de-accession \de-accession\v. t. [de-	   + accession. Ca. 1970.]	   to sell (artwork); -- used of sales of art by museums.	   Note: The word appears to have been coined as a euphemism to	         avoid the negative connotations of the word "sell",	         particularly for works donated by benefactors. The	         practise is justified as a means of acquiring funds for	         purchase of more valuable artworks.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Deacon \Dea"con\ (d[=e]"k'n), n. [OE. diakne, deakne, deken, AS.	   diacon, deacon, L. diaconus, fr. Gr. dia`konos a servant or	   minister, a minister of the church; of uncertain origin. In	   sense 2 prob. confused with dean.]	   1. (Eccl.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to	      perform certain subordinate duties varying in different	      communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches,	      a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry,	      subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian	      churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders,	      and has charge of certain duties connected with the	      communion service and the care of the poor. In	      Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor,	      and has duties as in the Presbyterian church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The chairman of an incorporated company. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Deacon \Dea"con\ (d[=e]"k'n), v. t.	   1. To read aloud each line of (a psalm or hymn) before	      singing it, -- usually with off. [Colloq. New. Eng.] See	      {Line}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The expression is derived from a former custom in the	         Congregational churches of New England. It was part of	         the office of a deacon to read aloud the psalm given	         out, one line at a time, the congregation singing each	         line as soon as read; -- called, also, lining out the	         psalm.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. With humorous reference to hypocritical posing: To pack	      (fruit or vegetables) with the finest specimens on top; to	      alter slyly the boundaries of (land); to adulterate or	      doctor (an article to be sold), etc. [Colloq., U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Deaconess \Dea"con*ess\, n. (Eccl.)	   A female deacon; as:	   (a) (Primitive Ch.) One of an order of women whose duties	       resembled those of deacons.	   (b) (Ch. of Eng. and Prot. Epis. Ch.) A woman set apart for	       church work by a bishop.	   (c) A woman chosen as a helper in church work, as among the	       Congregationalists.	       [1913 Webster]
Deaconhood \Dea"con*hood\, n.	   The state of being a deacon; office of a deacon; deaconship.	   [1913 Webster]
Deaconry \Dea"con*ry\, n.	   See {Deaconship}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deaconship \Dea"con*ship\, n.	   The office or ministry of a deacon or deaconess.	   [1913 Webster]
deactivate \de*ac"ti*vate\, v. t.	   1. To make inactive; to render ineffective; as, to deactivate	      a bomb; to deactivate a machine; to deactivate the alarm.	   Note: The deactivation of a machine or device is usually a	         reversible process; switching off an electrical device	         may be referred to as deactivation. To render an enzyme	         or catalyst ineffective is more commonly referred to as	         to {inactivate}.	         [PJC]	   2. To disband (a military unit, or other group); to	      discontinue (a group activity); as, to deactivate the	      regiment; to deactivate the investigation.	      [PJC]
deactivation \de*ac`ti*va"tion\, n.	   The act or process of deactivating.	   [PJC]
Dead \Dead\ (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de['a]d; akin	   to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. &	   Dan. d["o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning	   to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.]	   1. Deprived of life; -- opposed to {alive} and {living};	      reduced to that state of a being in which the organs of	      motion and life have irrevocably ceased to perform their	      functions; as, a dead tree; a dead man. "The queen, my	      lord, is dead." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crew, all except himself, were dead of hunger.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seek him with candle, bring him dead or living.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of life; inanimate; as, dead matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling death in appearance or quality; without show of	      life; deathlike; as, a dead sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Still as death; motionless; inactive; useless; as, dead	      calm; a dead load or weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. So constructed as not to transmit sound; soundless; as, a	      dead floor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Unproductive; bringing no gain; unprofitable; as, dead	      capital; dead stock in trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Lacking spirit; dull; lusterless; cheerless; as, dead eye;	      dead fire; dead color, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Monotonous or unvaried; as, a dead level or pain; a dead	      wall. "The ground is a dead flat." --C. Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Sure as death; unerring; fixed; complete; as, a dead shot;	      a dead certainty.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had them a dead bargain.            --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Bringing death; deadly. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Wanting in religious spirit and vitality; as, dead faith;	       dead works. "Dead in trespasses." --Eph. ii. 1.	       [1913 Webster]	   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 compared with crimson.	           [1913 Webster]	   13. (Law) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of	       the power of enjoying the rights of property; as, one	       banished or becoming a monk is civilly dead.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Mach.) Not imparting motion or power; as, the dead	       spindle of a lathe, etc. See {Spindle}.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Elec.) Carrying no current, or producing no useful	       effect; -- said of a conductor in a dynamo or motor, also	       of a telegraph wire which has no instrument attached and,	       therefore, is not in use.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   16. Out of play; regarded as out of the game; -- said of a	       ball, a piece, or a player under certain conditions in	       cricket, baseball, checkers, and some other games.	             [In golf], a ball is said to lie dead when it lies	             so near the hole that the player is certain to hole	             it in the next stroke.               --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Dead ahead} (Naut.), directly ahead; -- said of a ship or	      any object, esp. of the wind when blowing from that point	      toward which a vessel would go.	   {Dead angle} (Mil.), an angle or space which can not be seen	      or defended from behind the parapet.	   {Dead block}, either of two wooden or iron blocks intended to	      serve instead of buffers at the end of a freight car.	   {Dead calm} (Naut.), no wind at all.	   {Dead center}, or {Dead point} (Mach.), either of two points	      in the orbit of a crank, at which the crank and connecting	      rod lie a straight line. It corresponds to the end of a	      stroke; as, A and B are dead centers of the crank	      mechanism in which the crank C drives, or is driven by,	      the lever L.	   {Dead color} (Paint.), a color which has no gloss upon it.	   {Dead coloring} (Oil paint.), the layer of colors, the	      preparation for what is to follow. In modern painting this	      is usually in monochrome.	   {Dead door} (Shipbuilding), a storm shutter fitted to the	      outside of the quarter-gallery door.	   {Dead flat} (Naut.), the widest or midship frame.	   {Dead freight} (Mar. Law), a sum of money paid by a person	      who charters a whole vessel but fails to make out a full	      cargo. The payment is made for the unoccupied capacity.	      --Abbott.	   {Dead ground} (Mining), the portion of a vein in which there	      is no ore.	   {Dead hand}, a hand that can not alienate, as of a person	      civilly dead. "Serfs held in dead hand." --Morley. See	      {Mortmain}.	   {Dead head} (Naut.), a rough block of wood used as an anchor	      buoy.	   {Dead heat}, a heat or course between two or more race	      horses, boats, etc., in which they come out exactly equal,	      so that neither wins.	   {Dead horse}, an expression applied to a debt for wages paid	      in advance. [Law]	   {Dead language}, a language which is no longer spoken or in	      common use by a people, and is known only in writings, as	      the Hebrew, Greek, and Latin.	   {Dead plate} (Mach.), a solid covering over a part of a fire	      grate, to prevent the entrance of air through that part.	      	   {Dead pledge}, a mortgage. See {Mortgage}.	   {Dead point}. (Mach.) See {Dead center}.	   {Dead reckoning} (Naut.), the method of determining the place	      of a ship from a record kept of the courses sailed as	      given by compass, and the distance made on each course as	      found by log, with allowance for leeway, etc., without the	      aid of celestial observations.	   {Dead rise}, the transverse upward curvature of a vessel's	      floor.	   {Dead rising}, an elliptical line drawn on the sheer plan to	      determine the sweep of the floorheads throughout the	      ship's length.	   {Dead-Sea apple}. See under {Apple}.	   {Dead set}. See under {Set}.	   {Dead shot}.	       (a) An unerring marksman.	       (b) A shot certain to be made.	   {Dead smooth}, the finest cut made; -- said of files.	   {Dead wall} (Arch.), a blank wall unbroken by windows or	      other openings.	   {Dead water} (Naut.), the eddy water closing in under a	      ship's stern when sailing.	   {Dead weight}.	       (a) A heavy or oppressive burden. --Dryden.	       (b) (Shipping) A ship's lading, when it consists of heavy	           goods; or, the heaviest part of a ship's cargo.	       (c) (Railroad) The weight of rolling stock, the live	           weight being the load. --Knight.	   {Dead wind} (Naut.), a wind directly ahead, or opposed to the	      ship's course.	   {To be dead}, to die. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I deme thee, thou must algate be dead. --Chaucer.	   Syn: Inanimate; deceased; extinct. See {Lifeless}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dead \Dead\ (d[e^]d), adv.	   To a degree resembling death; to the last degree; completely;	   wholly. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I was tired of reading, and dead sleepy. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dead drunk}, so drunk as to be unconscious.	      [1913 Webster]	Dead \Dead\ (d[e^]d), n.	   1. The most quiet or deathlike time; the period of	      profoundest repose, inertness, or gloom; as, the dead of	      winter.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the drum beat at dead of night.  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is dead; -- commonly used collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Abraham stood up from before his dead. --Gen.	                                                  xxiii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Dead \Dead\, v. t.	   To make dead; to deaden; to deprive of life, force, or vigor.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Heaven's stern decree,	         With many an ill, hath numbed and deaded me. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Dead \Dead\, v. i.	   To die; to lose life or force. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So iron, as soon as it is out of the fire, deadeth	         straightway.                             --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] dead beat
dead beat \dead` beat"\ (d[e^]d`b[=e]t"), deadbeat
\dead"beat`\(d[e^]d"b[=e]t`).	   a loafer, sponger, or swindler; especially, one who does not	   pay his debts. Same as {Beat}, n., 7. [Low, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deadbeat \Dead"beat`\, a. (Physics)	   Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single	   beat or excursion; -- said of galvanometers and other	   instruments in which the needle or index moves to the extent	   of its deflection and stops with little or no further	   oscillation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deadbeat escapement}. See under {Escapement}.	      [1913 Webster]
Deadborn \Dead"born`\, a.	   Stillborn. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Deaden \Dead"en\ (d[e^]d"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deadened}	   (d[e^]d"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deadening}.] [From {Dead}; cf.	   AS. d?dan to kill, put to death. See {Dead}, a.]	   1. To make as dead; to impair in vigor, force, activity, or	      sensation; to lessen the force or acuteness of; to blunt;	      as, to deaden the natural powers or feelings; to deaden a	      sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            As harper lays his open palm	            Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lessen the velocity or momentum of; to retard; as, to	      deaden a ship's headway.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make vapid or spiritless; as, to deaden wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deprive of gloss or brilliancy; to obscure; as, to	      deaden gilding by a coat of size.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To render impervious to sound, as a wall or floor; to	      deafen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Deadener \Dead"en*er\ (d[e^]d"'n*[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, deadens or checks.	   [1913 Webster]
deadening \dead"en*ing\ adj. [p. pr. of verb {deaden}[3].]	   Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous; as, the	   deadening effect of some routine tasks.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; as,	      the deadening effect of some routine tasks.	   Syn: boring, dreary, ho-hum, irksome, tedious, tiresome,	        wearisome.	        [WordNet 1.5]	deadening \dead"en*ing\ n.	   The act of making something futile and useless (as by	   routine).	   Syn: stultification, impairment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dead-eye \Dead"-eye`\ (d[e^]d"[imac]`), n. (Naut.)	   A round, flattish, wooden block, encircled by a rope, or an	   iron band, and pierced with three holes to receive the	   lanyard; -- used to extend the shrouds and stays, and for	   other purposes. Called also {deadman's eye}. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Deadhead \Dead"head`\, n.	   1. One who receives free tickets for theaters, public	      conveyances, etc. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A buoy. See under {Dead}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Dead-hearted \Dead"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless. --	   {Dead"-heart`ed*ness}, n. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Deadhouse \Dead"house`\, n.	   A morgue; a place for the temporary reception and exposure of	   dead bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Deadish \Dead"ish\, a.	   Somewhat dead, dull, or lifeless; deathlike.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lips put on a deadish paleness.      --A. Stafford.	   [1913 Webster]
Deadlatch \Dead"latch`\, n.	   A kind of latch whose bolt may be so locked by a detent that	   it can not be opened from the inside by the handle, or from	   the outside by the latch key. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Deadlight \Dead"light`\, n. (Naut.)	   A strong shutter, made to fit open ports and keep out water	   in a storm.	   [1913 Webster]
Deadlihood \Dead"li*hood\, n.	   State of the dead. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deadliness \Dead"li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being deadly.	   [1913 Webster]
deadlock \dead"lock`\, n.	   1. A lock which is not self-latching, but requires a key to	      throw the bolt forward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A counteraction of things, which produces an entire	      stoppage; a complete obstruction of action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things are at a deadlock.             --London	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Board is much more likely to be at a deadlock of	            two to two.                           --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]
deadlocked \deadlocked\ adj.	   at a complete standstill because of opposition of two	   unrelenting forces or factions.	   Syn: stalemated, blocked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deadly \dead"ly\, a.	   1. Capable of causing death; mortal; fatal; destructive;	      certain or likely to cause death; as, a deadly blow or	      wound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aiming or willing to destroy; implacable; desperately	      hostile; flagitious; as, deadly enemies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy assailant is quick, skillful, and deadly.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subject to death; mortal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The image of a deadly man.            --Wyclif (Rom.	                                                  i. 23).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deadly nightshade} (Bot.), a poisonous plant; belladonna.	      See under {Nightshade}.	      [1913 Webster]	deadly \dead"ly\, adv.	   1. In a manner resembling, or as if produced by, death;	      deathly. "Deadly pale." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a manner to occasion death; mortally.	      [1913 Webster]	            The groanings of a deadly wounded man. --Ezek. xxx.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In an implacable manner; destructively.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Extremely. [Obs.] "Deadly weary." --Orrery. "So deadly	      cunning a man." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Deadness \Dead"ness\, n.	   The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit,	   activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness;	   vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body,	   or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the	   affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the	   world, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
dead-on \dead-on\ adj.	   precisely accurate and to the point; as, a dead-on feel for	   characterization. [prenominal and informal]	   Syn: precise.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              She avoids big scenes . . . preferring to rely on	              small gestures and dead-on dialogue. --Peter S.	                                                  Prescott	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dead-pay \Dead"-pay`\, n.	   Pay drawn for soldiers, or others, really dead, whose names	   are kept on the rolls.	   [1913 Webster]	         O you commanders,	         That, like me, have no dead-pays.        --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Dead-reckoning \Dead"-reck`on*ing\, n. (Naut.)	   See under {Dead}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Deads \Deads\, n. pl. (Mining)	   The substances which inclose the ore on every side.	   [1913 Webster]
Dead-stroke \Dead"-stroke`\, a. (Mech.)	   Making a stroke without recoil; deadbeat.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dead-stroke hammer} (Mach.), a power hammer having a spring	      interposed between the driving mechanism and the hammer	      head, or helve, to lessen the recoil of the hammer and	      reduce the shock upon the mechanism.	      [1913 Webster]
Deadwood \Dead"wood`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A mass of timbers built into the bow and stern of	      a vessel to give solidity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dead trees or branches; useless material.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [fig.] People who are unproductive; -- used especially in	      reference to employees.	      [PJC]
Deadworks \Dead"works`\, n. pl. (Naut.)	   The parts of a ship above the water when she is laden.	   [1913 Webster]
Deaf \Deaf\ (d[e^]f or d[=e]f; 277), a. [OE. def, deaf, deef,	   AS. de['a]f; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan.	   d["o]v, Sw. d["o]f, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the	   original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses),	   and perh. to Gr. tyflo`s (for qyflo`s) blind, ty^fos smoke,	   vapor, folly, and to G. toben to rage. Cf. {Dum}b.]	   1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part;	      unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf	      man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive;	      regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or	      exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, that men's ears should be	            To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A deaf murmur through the squadron went. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs.	      or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they	            [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds	            will be deaf, void, light, and naught. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Deaf \Deaf\ (?; 277), v. t.	   To deafen. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
deaf-aid \deaf-aid\ n.	   an electronic device which amplifies sound and is worn to	   compensate for poor hearing.	   Syn: hearing aid.	        [WordNet 1.5] deaf and dumb
deaf and dumb \deaf and dumb\, deaf-and-dumb \deaf-and-dumb\adj.	   both deaf and unable to speak; without the sense of hearing	   or the faculty of speech. Same as {Deaf-mute}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Deafen \Deaf"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deafened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deafening}.] [From {Deaf}.]	   1. To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to	      render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deafened and stunned with their promiscuous cries.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or	      floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining	      with paper, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
deafened \deafened\ adj.	   rendered deaf.	   [WordNet 1.5]
deafening \deaf"en*ing\, n.	   The act or process of rendering impervious to sound, as a	   floor or wall; also, the material with which the spaces are	   filled in this process; pugging; sound insulation.	   [1913 Webster]	deafening \deaf"en*ing\, a.	   extremely loud; so loud as to cause deafness; as, a disco	   with rock music played at a deafening volume.	   [PJC]
Deafly \Deaf"ly\, adv.	   Without sense of sounds; obscurely.	   [1913 Webster]	Deafly \Deaf"ly\, a.	   Lonely; solitary. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Deaf-mute \Deaf"-mute`\, n.	   A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation	   or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power	   of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of {Dactylology}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Deaf-mutes are still so called, even when, by	         artificial methods, they have been taught to speak	         imperfectly.	   [1913 Webster] deaf-muteness
deaf-muteness \deaf-muteness\, deaf-mutism \deaf-mutism\n.	   the condition of being a deaf-mute; a congenital deafness	   that results in inability to speak.	   [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Deafness \Deaf"ness\, n.	   1. Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs	      which prevents the impression which constitute hearing;	      want of the sense of hearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is	      addressed to the understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nervous deafness}, a variety of deafness dependent upon	      morbid change in some portion of the nervous system,	      especially the auditory nerve.	      [1913 Webster]
Deal \Deal\ (d[=e]l), n. [OE. del, deel, part, AS. d[=ae]l; akin	   to OS. d[=e]l, D. & Dan. deel, G. theil, teil, Icel. deild,	   Sw. del, Goth. dails. [root]65. Cf. 3d {Dole}.]	   1. A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity,	      degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time	      and trouble; a deal of cold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three tenth deals [parts of an ephah] of flour.	                                                  --Num. xv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            As an object of science it [the Celtic genius] may	            count for a good deal . . . as a spiritual power.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was resolved to be a good deal more circumspect.	                                                  --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was formerly limited by some, every, never a, a	         thousand, etc.; as, some deal; but these are now	         obsolete or vulgar. In general, we now qualify the word	         with great or good, and often use it adverbially, by	         being understood; as, a great deal of time and pains; a	         great (or good) deal better or worse; that is, better	         by a great deal, or by a great part or difference.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The process of dealing cards to the players; also, the	      portion disturbed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deal, the shuffle, and the cut.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Distribution; apportionment. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An arrangement to attain a desired result by a combination	      of interested parties; -- applied to stock speculations	      and political bargains. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Prob. from D. deel a plank, threshing floor. See	      {Thill}.] The division of a piece of timber made by	      sawing; a board or plank; particularly, a board or plank	      of fir or pine above seven inches in width, and exceeding	      six feet in length. If narrower than this, it is called a	      batten; if shorter, a deal end.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Whole deal is a general term for planking one and one	         half inches thick.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. Wood of the pine or fir; as, a floor of deal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deal tree}, a fir tree. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Deal \Deal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dealt} (d[e^]lt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dealing}.] [OE. delen, AS. d[=ae]lan, fr. d[=ae]l share;	   akin to OS. d[=e]lian, D. deelen, G. theilen, teilen, Icel.	   deila, Sw. dela, Dan. dele, Goth. dailjan. See {Deal}, n.]	   1. To divide; to separate in portions; hence, to give in	      portions; to distribute; to bestow successively; --	      sometimes with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry? --Is.	                                                  lviii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Rome deals out her blessings and her gold.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nightly mallet deals resounding blows. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hissing through the skies, the feathery deaths were	            dealt.                                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To distribute, as cards, to the players at	      the commencement of a game; as, to deal the cards; to deal	      one a jack.	      [1913 Webster]	Deal \Deal\, v. i.	   1. To make distribution; to share out in portions, as cards	      to the players.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do a distributing or retailing business, as	      distinguished from that of a manufacturer or producer; to	      traffic; to trade; to do business; as, he deals in flour.	      [1913 Webster]	            They buy and sell, they deal and traffic. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is to drive to wholesale trade, when all other	            petty merchants deal but for parcels. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To act as an intermediary in business or any affairs; to	      manage; to make arrangements; -- followed by between or	      with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes he that deals between man and man, raiseth	            his own credit with both, by pretending greater	            interest than he hath in either.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To conduct one's self; to behave or act in any affair or	      towards any one; to treat.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he will deal clearly and impartially, . . . he	            will acknowledge all this to be true. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To contend (with); to treat (with), by way of opposition,	      check, or correction; as, he has turbulent passions to	      deal with.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 engaged in; to practice; as,	          they deal in political matters.	      (b) To buy and sell; to furnish, as a retailer or	          wholesaler; as, they deal in fish.	   {To deal with}.	      (a) To treat in any manner; to use, whether well or ill;	          to have to do with; specifically, to trade with.	          "Dealing with witches." --Shak.	      (b) To reprove solemnly; to expostulate with.	          [1913 Webster]	                The deacons of his church, who, to use their own	                phrase, "dealt with him" on the sin of rejecting	                the aid which Providence so manifestly held out.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	          [1913 Webster]	                Return . . . and I will deal well with thee.	                                                  --Gen. xxxii.	                                                  9.	          [1913 Webster]
Dealbate \De*al"bate\, v. t. [L. dealbatus, p. p. of dealbare.	   See {Daub}.]	   To whiten. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Dealbation \De`al*ba"tion\, n. [L. dealbatio: cf. F.	   d['e]albation.]	   Act of bleaching; a whitening. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dealer \Deal"er\, n.	   1. One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with	      others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a	      broker, or a merchant; as, a dealer in dry goods; a dealer	      in stocks; a retail dealer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who distributes cards to the players.	      [1913 Webster]
Dealfish \Deal"fish`\, n. [From deal a long, narrow plank.]	   (Zool.)	   A long, thin fish of the arctic seas ({Trachypterus	   arcticus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Dealing \Deal"ing\, n.	   The act of one who deals; distribution of anything, as of	   cards to the players; method of business; traffic;	   intercourse; transaction; as, to have dealings with a person.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Double dealing}, insincere, treacherous dealing; duplicity.	      	   {Plain dealing}, fair, sincere, honorable dealing; honest,	      outspoken expression of opinion.	      [1913 Webster]
Dealth \Dealth\, n.	   Share dealt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deambulate \De*am"bu*late\, v. i. [L. deambulare, deambulatum;	   de- + ambulare to walk.]	   To walk abroad. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Deambulation \De*am`bu*la"tion\, n. [L. deambulatio.]	   A walking abroad; a promenading. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Deambulatory \De*am"bu*la*to*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. deambulator a	   traveler.]	   Going about from place to place; wandering; of or pertaining	   to a deambulatory. [Obs.] "Deambulatory actors." --Bp.	   Morton.	   [1913 Webster]	Deambulatory \De*am"bu*la*to*ry\, n. [L. deambulatorium.]	   A covered place in which to walk; an ambulatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Dean \Dean\, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen,	   eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten,	   one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks,	   from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.]	   1. A dignitary or presiding officer in certain ecclesiastical	      and lay bodies; esp., an ecclesiastical dignitary,	      subordinate to a bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dean of cathedral church}, the chief officer of a chapter;	      he is an ecclesiastical magistrate next in degree to	      bishop, and has immediate charge of the cathedral and its	      estates.	   {Dean of peculiars}, a dean holding a preferment which has	      some peculiarity relative to spiritual superiors and the	      jurisdiction exercised in it. [Eng.]	   {Rural dean}, one having, under the bishop, the especial care	      and inspection of the clergy within certain parishes or	      districts of the diocese.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collegiate officer in the universities of Oxford and	      Cambridge, England, who, besides other duties, has regard	      to the moral condition of the college. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The head or presiding officer in the faculty of some	      colleges or universities.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A registrar or secretary of the faculty in a department of	      a college, as in a medical, or theological, or scientific	      department. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The chief or senior of a company on occasion of ceremony;	      as, the dean of the diplomatic corps; -- so called by	      courtesy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cardinal dean}, the senior cardinal bishop of the college of	      cardinals at Rome. --Shipley.	   {Dean and chapter}, the legal corporation and governing body	      of a cathedral. It consists of the dean, who is chief, and	      his canons or prebendaries.	   {Dean of arches}, the lay judge of the court of arches.	   {Dean of faculty}, the president of an incorporation or	      barristers; specifically, the president of the	      incorporation of advocates in Edinburgh.	   {Dean of guild}, a magistrate of Scotch burghs, formerly, and	      still, in some burghs, chosen by the Guildry, whose duty	      is to superintend the erection of new buildings and see	      that they conform to the law.	   {Dean of a monastery}, {Monastic dean}, a monastic superior	      over ten monks.	   {Dean's stall}. See {Decanal stall}, under {Decanal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Deanery \Dean"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deaneries}.	   1. The office or the revenue of a dean. See the Note under	      {Benefice}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The residence of a dean. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The territorial jurisdiction of a dean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each archdeaconry is divided into rural deaneries,	            and each deanery is divided into parishes.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Deanship \Dean"ship\, n.	   The office of a dean.	   [1913 Webster]	         I dont't value your deanship a straw.    --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Dear \Dear\ (d[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Dearer} (d[=e]r"[~e]r);	   superl. {Dearest} (d[=e]r"[e^]st).] [OE. dere, deore, AS.	   de['o]re; akin to OS. diuri, D. duur, OHG. tiuri, G. theuer,	   teuer, Icel. d[=y]rr, Dan. & Sw. dyr. Cf. {Darling},	   {Dearth}.]	   1. Bearing a high price; high-priced; costly; expensive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cheapest of us is ten groats too dear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked by scarcity or dearth, and exorbitance of price;	      as, a dear year.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Highly valued; greatly beloved; cherished; precious. "Hear	      me, dear lady." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither count I my life dear unto myself. --Acts xx.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the last joy was dearer than the rest. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dear as remember'd kisses after death. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, close to the heart; heartfelt; present in mind;	      engaging the attention.	      (a) Of agreeable things and interests.	          [1913 Webster]	                [I'll] leave you to attend him: some dear cause	                Will in concealment wrap me up awhile. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                His dearest wish was to escape from the bustle	                and glitter of Whitehall.         --Macaulay.	      (b) Of disagreeable things and antipathies.	          [1913 Webster]	                In our dear peril.                --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven	                Or ever I had seen that day.      --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	Dear \Dear\, n.	   A dear one; lover; sweetheart.	   [1913 Webster]	         That kiss I carried from thee, dear.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dear \Dear\, adv.	   Dearly; at a high price.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thou attempt it, it will cost thee dear. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dear \Dear\, v. t.	   To endear. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dearborn \Dear"born\, n.	   A four-wheeled carriage, with curtained sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Dear-bought \Dear"-bought`\, a.	   Bought at a high price; as, dear-bought experience.	   [1913 Webster]
Deare \Deare\,	   variant of {Dere}, v. t. & n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dearie \Dear"ie\, n.	   Same as {Deary}. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Dearling \Dear"ling\, n.	   A darling. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dear-loved \Dear"-loved`\, a.	   Greatly beloved. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dearly \Dear"ly\, adv.	   1. In a dear manner; with affection; heartily; earnestly; as,	      to love one dearly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At a high rate or price; grievously.	      [1913 Webster]	            He buys his mistress dearly with his throne.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exquisitely. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Dearn \Dearn\, a. [AS. derne, dyrne, dierne, hidden, secret. Cf.	   {Derne}.]	   Secret; lonely; solitary; dreadful. [Obs.] --Shak. --	   {Dearn"ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dearn \Dearn\, v. t.	   Same as {Darn}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dearness \Dear"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being dear; costliness; excess of	      price.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dearness of corn.                 --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fondness; preciousness; love; tenderness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dearness of friendship.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Dearth \Dearth\, n. [OE. derthe, fr. dere. See {Dear}.]	   Scarcity which renders dear; want; lack; specifically, lack	   of food on account of failure of crops; famine.	   [1913 Webster]	         There came a dearth over all the land of Egypt. --Acts	                                                  vii. 11.	   [1913 Webster]	         He with her press'd, she faint with dearth. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dearth of plot, and narrowness of imagination.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dearticulate \De`ar*tic"u*late\, v. t.	   To disjoint.	   [1913 Webster]
Dearworth \Dear"worth`\, a. [See {Derworth}.]	   Precious. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Deary \Dear"y\, n.	   A dear; a darling. [Familiar]	   [1913 Webster]
Deas \De"as\, n.	   See {Dais}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Death \Death\ (d[e^]th), n. [OE. deth, dea[eth], AS.	   de['a][eth]; akin to OS. d[=o][eth], D. dood, G. tod, Icel.	   dau[eth]i, Sw. & Dan. d["o]d, Goth. dau[thorn]us; from a verb	   meaning to die. See {Die}, v. i., and cf. {Dead}.]	   1. The cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of	      resuscitation, either in animals or plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Local death is going on at all times and in all parts	         of the living body, in which individual cells and	         elements are being cast off and replaced by new; a	         process essential to life. General death is of two	         kinds; death of the body as a whole (somatic or	         systemic death), and death of the tissues. By the	         former is implied the absolute cessation of the	         functions of the brain, the circulatory and the	         respiratory organs; by the latter the entire	         disappearance of the vital actions of the ultimate	         structural constituents of the body. When death takes	         place, the body as a whole dies first, the death of the	         tissues sometimes not occurring until after a	         considerable interval. --Huxley.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the	      death of memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The death of a language can not be exactly compared	            with the death of a plant.            --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Manner of dying; act or state of passing from life.	      [1913 Webster]	            A death that I abhor.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me die the death of the righteous. --Num. xxiii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Cause of loss of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swiftly flies the feathered death.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He caught his death the last county sessions.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally	      represented as a skeleton with a scythe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death! great proprietor of all.       --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            And I looked, and behold a pale horse; and his name	            that sat on him was Death.            --Rev. vi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Danger of death. "In deaths oft." --2 Cor. xi. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Murder; murderous character.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to suffer a man of death to live. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Theol.) Loss of spiritual life.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be carnally minded is death.       --Rom. viii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Anything so dreadful as to be like death.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was death to them to think of entertaining such	            doctrines.                            --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            And urged him, so that his soul was vexed unto	            death.                                --Judg. xvi.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Death is much used adjectively and as the first part of	         a compound, meaning, in general, of or pertaining to	         death, causing or presaging death; as, deathbed or	         death bed; deathblow or death blow, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Black death}. See {Black death}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Civil death}, the separation of a man from civil society, or	      the debarring him from the enjoyment of civil rights, as	      by banishment, attainder, abjuration of the realm,	      entering a monastery, etc. --Blackstone.	   {Death adder}. (Zool.)	      (a) A kind of viper found in South Africa ({Acanthophis	          tortor}); -- so called from the virulence of its	          venom.	      (b) A venomous Australian snake of the family	          {Elapid[ae]}, of several species, as the	          {Hoplocephalus superbus} and {Acanthopis antarctica}.	          	   {Death bell}, a bell that announces a death.	      [1913 Webster]	            The death bell thrice was heard to ring. --Mickle.	   {Death candle}, a light like that of a candle, viewed by the	      superstitious as presaging death.	   {Death damp}, a cold sweat at the coming on of death.	   {Death fire}, a kind of ignis fatuus supposed to forebode	      death.	      [1913 Webster]	            And round about in reel and rout,	            The death fires danced at night.      --Coleridge.	   {Death grapple}, a grapple or struggle for life.	   {Death in life}, a condition but little removed from death; a	      living death. [Poetic] "Lay lingering out a five years'	      death in life." --Tennyson.	   {Death rate}, the relation or ratio of the number of deaths	      to the population.	      [1913 Webster]	            At all ages the death rate is higher in towns than	            in rural districts.                   --Darwin.	   {Death rattle}, a rattling or gurgling in the throat of a	      dying person.	   {Death's door}, the boundary of life; the partition dividing	      life from death.	   {Death stroke}, a stroke causing death.	   {Death throe}, the spasm of death.	   {Death token}, the signal of approaching death.	   {Death warrant}.	      (a) (Law) An order from the proper authority for the	          execution of a criminal.	      (b) That which puts an end to expectation, hope, or joy.	          	   {Death wound}.	      (a) A fatal wound or injury.	      (b) (Naut.) The springing of a fatal leak.	   {Spiritual death} (Scripture), the corruption and perversion	      of the soul by sin, with the loss of the favor of God.	   {The gates of death}, the grave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? --Job	                                                  xxxviii. 17.	   {The second death}, condemnation to eternal separation from	      God. --Rev. ii. 11.	   {To be the death of}, to be the cause of death to; to make	      die. "It was one who should be the death of both his	      parents." --Milton.	   Syn: {Death}, {Decease}, {Demise}, {Departure}, {Release}.	   Usage: Death applies to the termination of every form of	          existence, both animal and vegetable; the other words	          only to the human race. Decease is the term used in	          law for the removal of a human being out of life in	          the ordinary course of nature. Demise was formerly	          confined to decease of princes, but is now sometimes	          used of distinguished men in general; as, the demise	          of Mr. Pitt. Departure and release are peculiarly	          terms of Christian affection and hope. A violent death	          is not usually called a decease. Departure implies a	          friendly taking leave of life. Release implies a	          deliverance from a life of suffering or sorrow.	          [1913 Webster]
Deathbed \Death"bed\, n.	   The bed in which a person dies; hence, the closing hours of	   life of one who dies by sickness or the like; the last	   sickness.	   [1913 Webster]	         That often-quoted passage from Lord Hervey in which the	         Queen's deathbed is described.           --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathbird \Death"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   Tengmalm's or Richardson's owl ({Nyctale Tengmalmi}); -- so	   called from a superstition of the North American Indians that	   its note presages death.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathblow \Death"blow`\, n.	   A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or	   destroys.	   [1913 Webster]	         The deathblow of my hope.                --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathful \Death"ful\, a.	   1. Full of death or slaughter; murderous; destructive;	      bloody.	      [1913 Webster]	            These eyes behold	            The deathful scene.                   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to undergo death; mortal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deathless gods and deathful earth. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Deathfulness \Death"ful*ness\, n.	   Appearance of death. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
death knell \death" knell`\, n.	   1. A stroke or tolling of a bell, announcing a death; a	      knell[1].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (figuratively) A sign or harbinger of the end,	      death, or passing away of anything.	      [PJC]
Deathless \Death"less\, a.	   Not subject to death, destruction, or extinction; immortal;	   undying; imperishable; as, deathless beings; deathless fame.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathlike \Death"like`\, a.	   1. Resembling death.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deathlike slumber, and a dead repose. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deadly. [Obs.] "Deathlike dragons." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Deathliness \Death"li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being deathly; deadliness. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathly \Death"ly\, a.	   Deadly; fatal; mortal; destructive.	   [1913 Webster]	Deathly \Death"ly\, adv.	   Deadly; as, deathly pale or sick.	   [1913 Webster]
death-roll \death-roll\ n.	   a list of persons killed in a war or other disaster.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Death's-head \Death's"-head`\, n.	   A naked human skull as the emblem of death; the head of the	   conventional personification of death.	   [1913 Webster]	         I had rather be married to a death's-head with a bone	         in his mouth.                            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Death's-head moth} (Zool.), a very large European moth	      ({Acherontia atropos}), so called from a figure resembling	      a human skull on the back of the thorax; -- called also	      {death's-head sphinx}.	      [1913 Webster]
Death's-herb \Death's"-herb`\, n.	   The deadly nightshade ({Atropa belladonna}). --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathsman \Deaths"man\, n.	   An executioner; a headsman or hangman. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathward \Death"ward\, adv.	   Toward death.	   [1913 Webster]
Deathwatch \Death"watch`\ (?; 224), n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (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 sexes to each other, but has been imagined by	          superstitious people to presage death.	      (b) A small wingless insect, of the family {Psocid[ae]},	          which makes a similar but fainter sound; -- called	          also {deathtick}.	          [1913 Webster]	                She is always seeing apparitions and hearing	                deathwatches.                     --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                I did not hear the dog howl, mother, or the	                deathwatch beat.                  --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The guard set over a criminal before his execution.	      [1913 Webster]
Deaurate \De*au"rate\, a. [L. deauratus, p. p. of deaurare to	   gild; de- + aurum gold.]	   Gilded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Deaurate \De*au"rate\, v. t.	   To gild. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deauration \De`au*ra"tion\, n.	   Act of gilding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deave \Deave\, v. t. [See {Deafen}.]	   To stun or stupefy with noise; to deafen. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Debacchate \De*bac"chate\, v. i. [L. debacchatus, p. p. of	   debacchari to rage; de- + bacchari to rage like a bacchant.]	   To rave as a bacchanal. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Debacchation \De`bac*cha"tion\, n. [L. debacchatio.]	   Wild raving or debauchery. [R.] --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Debacle \De*ba"cle\, n. [F. d['e]b[^a]cle, fr. d['e]b[^a]cler to	   unbar, break loose; pref. d['e]- (prob. = L. dis) + b[^a]cler	   to bolt, fr. L. baculum a stick.]	   1. (Geol.) A breaking or bursting forth; a violent rush or	      flood of waters which breaks down opposing barriers, and	      hurls forward and disperses blocks of stone and other	      d['e]bris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden breaking up or breaking loose; a violent	      dispersion or disruption; impetuous rush; outburst.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a complete and ludicrous failure; a rout, as of an army; a	      great disaster; a {fiasco}.	      [PJC]
Debar \De*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Debarring}.] [Pref. de- + bar.]	   To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to	   preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to	   shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; -- with from, and	   sometimes with of.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposed	         Labor, as to debar us when we need	         Refreshment.                             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from	         the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized	         life.                                    --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]
Debarb \De*barb"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + L. barba beard.]	   To deprive of the beard. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Debark \De"bark"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Debarked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Debarking}.] [F. d['e]barquer; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-)	   + barque. See {Bark} the vessel, and cf. {Disbark}.]	   To go ashore from a ship or boat; to disembark; to put	   ashore.	   [1913 Webster]
Debarkation \De`bar*ka"tion\, n.	   Disembarkation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The debarkation, therefore, had to take place by small	         steamers.                                --U. S. Grant.	   [1913 Webster]
Debarment \De*bar"ment\, n.	   Hindrance from approach; exclusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Debarrass \De*bar"rass\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]barrasser. See	   {Embarrass}.]	   To disembarrass; to relieve. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Debase \De*base"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debased}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Debasing}.] [Pref. de- + base. See {Base}, a., and cf.	   {Abase}.]	   To reduce from a higher to a lower state or grade of worth,	   dignity, purity, station, etc.; to degrade; to lower; to	   deteriorate; to abase; as, to debase the character by crime;	   to debase the mind by frivolity; to debase style by vulgar	   words.	   [1913 Webster]	         The coin which was adulterated and debased. --Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a kind of taking God's name in vain to debase	         religion with such frivolous disputes.   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         And to debase the sons, exalts the sires. --Pope.	   Syn: To abase; degrade. See {Abase}.	        [1913 Webster]
Debased \De*based"\, a. (Her.)	   Turned upside down from its proper position; inverted;	   reversed.	   [1913 Webster]
Debasement \De*base"ment\, n.	   The act of debasing or the state of being debased. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Debaser \De*bas"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, debases.	   [1913 Webster]
Debasingly \De*bas"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to debase.	   [1913 Webster]
Debatable \De*bat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. debatable. See {Debate}.]	   Liable to be debated; disputable; subject to controversy or	   contention; open to question or dispute; as, a debatable	   question.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Debatable Land} or {or Ground}, a tract of land between	      the Esk and the Sark, claimed by both England and	      Scotland; the Batable Ground.	      [1913 Webster]
Debate \De*bate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Debating}.] [OF. debatre, F. d['e]battre; L. de + batuere	   to beat. See {Batter}, v. t., and cf. {Abate}.]	   1. To engage in combat for; to strive for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Volunteers . . . thronged to serve under his banner,	            and the cause of religion was debated with the same	            ardor in Spain as on the plains of Palestine.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contend for in words or arguments; to strive to	      maintain by reasoning; to dispute; to contest; to discuss;	      to argue for and against.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wise council . . . that did debate this business.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself. --Prov.	                                                  xxv. 9.	   Syn: To argue; discuss; dispute; controvert. See {Argue}, and	        {Discuss}.	        [1913 Webster]	Debate \De*bate"\, v. i.	   1. To engage in strife or combat; to fight. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well could he tourney and in lists debate.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contend in words; to dispute; hence, to deliberate; to	      consider; to discuss or examine different arguments in the	      mind; -- often followed by on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He presents that great soul debating upon the	            subject of life and death with his intimate friends.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	Debate \De*bate"\, n. [F. d['e]bat, fr. d['e]battre. See	   {Debate}, v. t.]	   1. A fight or fighting; contest; strife. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            On the day of the Trinity next ensuing was a great	            debate . . . and in that murder there were slain . .	            . fourscore.                          --R. of	                                                  Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]	            But question fierce and proud reply	            Gave signal soon of dire debate.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contention in words or arguments; discussion for the	      purpose of elucidating truth or influencing action; strife	      in argument; controversy; as, the debates in Parliament or	      in Congress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heard, noted, answer'd, as in full debate. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subject of discussion. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Statutes and edicts concerning this debate.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Debateful \De*bate"ful\, a.	   Full of contention; contentious; quarrelsome. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Debatefully \De*bate"ful*ly\, adv.	   With contention. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Debatement \De*bate"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. debatement a beating.]	   Controversy; deliberation; debate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A serious question and debatement with myself.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Debater \De*bat"er\, n.	   One who debates; one given to argument; a disputant; a	   controvertist.	   [1913 Webster]	         Debate where leisure serves with dull debaters. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Debating \De*bat"ing\, n.	   The act of discussing or arguing; discussion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Debating society} or {Debating club}, a society or club for	      the purpose of debate and improvement in extemporaneous	      speaking.	      [1913 Webster]
Debatingly \De*bat"ing*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a debate.	   [1913 Webster]
Debauch \De*bauch"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Debauched}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Debauching}.] [F. d['e]baucher, prob.	   originally, to entice away from the workshop; pref. d['e]-	   (L. dis- or de) + OF. bauche, bauge, hut, cf. F. bauge lair	   of a wild boar; prob. from G. or Icel., cf. Icel. b[=a]lkr.	   See {Balk}, n.]	   To lead away from purity or excellence; to corrupt in	   character or principles; to mar; to vitiate; to pollute; to	   seduce; as, to debauch one's self by intemperance; to debauch	   a woman; to debauch an army.	   [1913 Webster]	         Learning not debauched by ambition.      --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man must have got his conscience thoroughly debauched	         and hardened before he can arrive to the height of sin.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her pride debauched her judgment and her eyes.	                                                  --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]	Debauch \De*bauch"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]bauche.]	   1. Excess in eating or drinking; intemperance; drunkenness;	      lewdness; debauchery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first physicians by debauch were made. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act or occasion of debauchery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silenus, from his night's debauch,	            Fatigued and sick.                    --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]
Debauched \De*bauched"\, a.	   Dissolute; dissipated. "A coarse and debauched look." --Ld.	   Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Debauchedly \De*bauch"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a profligate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Debauchedness \De*bauch"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being debauched; intemperance. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Debauchee \Deb`au*chee"\, n. [F. d['e]bauch['e], n., properly p.	   p. of d['e]baucher. See {Debauch}, v. t.]	   One who is given to intemperance or bacchanalian excesses; a	   man habitually lewd; a libertine.	   [1913 Webster]
Debaucher \De*bauch"er\, n.	   One who debauches or corrupts others; especially, a seducer	   to lewdness.	   [1913 Webster]
Debauchery \De*bauch"er*y\, n.; pl. {Debaucheries}.	   1. Corruption of fidelity; seduction from virtue, duty, or	      allegiance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The republic of Paris will endeavor to complete the	            debauchery of the army.               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive indulgence of the appetites; especially,	      excessive indulgence of lust; intemperance; sensuality;	      habitual lewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oppose . . . debauchery by temperance. --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]
Debauchment \De*bauch"ment\, n.	   The act of corrupting; the act of seducing from virtue or	   duty.	   [1913 Webster]
Debauchness \De*bauch"ness\, n.	   Debauchedness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Debeige \De*beige"\, n. [F. de of + beige the natural color of	   wool.]	   A kind of woolen or mixed dress goods. [Written also	   {debage}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Debel \De*bel"\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]beller. See {Debellate}.]	   To conquer. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Debellate \De*bel"late\, v. t. [L. debellatus, p. p. of	   debellare to subdue; de- + bellum war.]	   To subdue; to conquer in war. [Obs.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Debellation \Deb`el*la"tion\, n. [LL. debellatio.]	   The act of conquering or subduing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
De bene esse \De be"ne es"se\ [L.] (Law)	   Of well being; of formal sufficiency for the time;	   conditionally; provisionally. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Debenture \De*ben"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. debentur they are due,	   fr. debere to owe; cf. F. debentur. So called because these	   receipts began with the words Debentur mihi.]	   1. A writing acknowledging a debt; a writing or certificate	      signed by a public officer, as evidence of a debt due to	      some person; the sum thus due.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A customhouse certificate entitling an exporter of	      imported goods to a drawback of duties paid on their	      importation. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is applied in England to deeds of mortgage given by	         railway companies for borrowed money; also to municipal	         and other bonds and securities for money loaned.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Any of various instruments issued, esp. by corporations,	      as evidences of debt. Such instruments (often called	   {debenture bonds}) are generally, through not necessarily,	      under seal, and are usually secured by a mortgage or other	      charge upon property; they may be registered or	      unregistered. A debenture secured by a mortgage on	      specific property is called a	   {mortgage debenture}; one secured by a floating charge (which	      see), a	   {floating debenture}; one not secured by any charge	   {a naked debenture}. In general the term debenture in British	      usage designates any security issued by companies other	      than their shares, including, therefore, what are in the	      United States commonly called {bonds}. When used in the	      United States debenture generally designates an instrument	      secured by a floating charge junior to other charges	      secured by fixed mortgages, or, specif., one of a series	      of securities secured by a group of securities held in	      trust for the benefit of the debenture holders.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Debentured \De*ben"tured\ (?; 135), a.	   Entitled to drawback or debenture; as, debentured goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Debenture stock \Debenture stock\ (Finance)	   The debt or series of debts, collectively, represented by a	   series of debentures; a debt secured by a trust deed of	   property for the benefit of the holders of shares in the debt	   or of a series of debentures. By the terms of much debenture	   stock the holders are not entitled to demand payment until	   the winding up of the company or default in payment; in the	   case of railway debentures, they cannot demand payment of the	   principal, and the debtor company cannot redeem the stock,	   except by authority of an act of Parliament. [Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Debile \Deb"ile\, a. [L. debilis: cf. F. d['e]bile. See	   {Debility}.]	   Weak. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Debilitant \De*bil"i*tant\, a. [L. debilitants, p. pr.] (Med.)	   Diminishing the energy of organs; reducing excitement; as, a	   debilitant drug.	   [1913 Webster]
Debilitate \De*bil"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debilitated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Debilitating}.] [L. debilitatus, p. p. of	   debilitare to debilitate, fr. debilis. See {Debility}.]	   To impair the strength of; to weaken; to enfeeble; as, to	   debilitate the body by intemperance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Various ails debilitate the mind.        --Jenyns.	   [1913 Webster]	         The debilitated frame of Mr. Bertram was exhausted by	         this last effort.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
debilitated \debilitated\ adj.	   1. lacking strength or vigor; weakened.	   Syn: adynamic, asthenic, enervated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. weakened due to illness.	   Syn: enfeebled, infirm, seedy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
debilitating \debilitating\ adj.	   causing weakness. Opposite of {invigorating}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
debilitative \debilitative\ adj.	   causing weakness. [Narrower terms: {debilitating (vs.	   invigorating)}]	   Syn: enervating, enfeebling, weakening.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Debilitation \De*bil`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. debilitatio: cf. F.	   d['e]bilitation.]	   The act or process of debilitating, or the condition of one	   who is debilitated; weakness.	   [1913 Webster]
Debility \De*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. debilitas, fr. debilis weak,	   prob. fr. de- + habilis able: cf. F. d['e]bilit['e]. See	   {Able}, a.]	   The state of being weak; weakness; feebleness; languor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inconveniences of too strong a perspiration, which	         are debility, faintness, and sometimes sudden death.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   Syn: {Debility}, {Infirmity}, {Imbecility}.	   Usage: An infirmity belongs, for the most part, to particular	          members, and is often temporary, as of the eyes, etc.	          Debility is more general, and while it lasts impairs	          the ordinary functions of nature. Imbecility attaches	          to the whole frame, and renders it more or less	          powerless. Debility may be constitutional or may be	          the result or superinduced causes; Imbecility is	          always constitutional; infirmity is accidental, and	          results from sickness or a decay of the frame. These	          words, in their figurative uses, have the same	          distinctions; we speak of infirmity of will, debility	          of body, and an Imbecility which affects the whole	          man; but Imbecility is often used with specific	          reference to feebleness of mind.	          [1913 Webster]
Debit \Deb"it\, n. [L. debitum what is due, debt, from debere to	   owe: cf. F. d['e]bit. See {Debt}.]	   A debt; an entry on the debtor (Dr.) side of an account; --	   mostly used adjectively; as, the debit side of an account.	   [1913 Webster]	Debit \Deb"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Debited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Debiting}.]	   1. To charge with debt; -- the opposite of, and correlative	      to, credit; as, to debit a purchaser for the goods sold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bookkeeping) To enter on the debtor (Dr.) side of an	      account; as, to debit the amount of goods sold.	      [1913 Webster]	Debit card \Deb"it card`\, n. [See {debit}.]	   a small usually plastic card with a magnetic coded number,	   similar to a credit card, which is used to pay for purchases	   by the electronic deduction of a sum of money (a debit)	   directly from the card-holder's bank account. Such cards do	   not require the establishment of a credit line, and such	   transactions do not incur any interest payments.	   [1913 Webster]
Debitor \Deb"it*or\, n. [L. See {Debtor}.]	   A debtor. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Debituminization \De`bi*tu`mi*ni*za"tion\, n.	   The act of depriving of bitumen.	   [1913 Webster]
Debituminize \De`bi*tu"mi*nize\, v. t.	   To deprive of bitumen.	   [1913 Webster]
D'eblai \D['e]`blai"\, n. [F.] (Fort.)	   The cavity from which the earth for parapets, etc. (remblai),	   is taken.	   [1913 Webster]
Debonair \Deb`o*nair"\, a. [OE. debonere, OF. de bon aire,	   debonaire, of good descent or lineage, excellent, debonair,	   F. d['e]bonnaire debonair; de of (L. de) + bon good (L.	   bonus) + aire. See {Air}, and {Bounty}, and cf. {Bonair}.]	   Characterized by courteousness, affability, or gentleness; of	   good appearance and manners; graceful; complaisant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Was never prince so meek and debonair.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Debonairity \Deb`o*nair"i*ty\, n. [OF. debonairet['e], F.	   d['e]bonnairet['e].]	   Debonairness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Debonairly \Deb`o*nair"ly\, adv.	   Courteously; elegantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Debonairness \Deb`o*nair"ness\, n.	   The quality of being debonair; good humor; gentleness;	   courtesy. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Debosh \De*bosh"\, v. t. [Old form of debauch.]	   To debauch. [Obs.] "A deboshed lady." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Deboshment \De*bosh"ment\, n.	   Debauchment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Debouch \De*bouch"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Debouched}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Debouching}.] [F. d['e]boucher; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-	   or de) + boucher to stop up, fr. bouche mouth, fr. L. bucca	   the cheek. Cf. {Disembogue}.]	   To march out from a wood, defile, or other confined spot,	   into open ground; to issue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Battalions debouching on the plain.      --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geog.) To issue; -- said of a stream passing from a gorge	      out into an open valley or a plain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
D'ebouch'e \D['e]`bou`ch['e]"\, n. [F.]	   A place for exit; an outlet; hence, a market for goods.	   [1913 Webster]	         The d['e]bouch['e]s were ordered widened to afford easy	         egress.                                  --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
D'ebouchure \D['e]`bou`chure"\, n. [F.]	   The outward opening of a river, of a valley, or of a strait.	   [1913 Webster]
Debrief \De*brief"\, v.	   to interrogate (a person who has recently experienced an	   event), to obtain information about that experience; -- used	   especially of military pilots or diplomatic agents who have	   just returned from a mission.	   [PJC]
Debride \De*bride"\, v.	   to remove (e. g., dead tissue) surgically from a wound.	   [PJC]
Debridement \De*bride"ment\, n.	   the surgical excision of dead, contaminated, or damaged	   tissue, and foreign matter, especially from a wound.	   [PJC]
D'ebris \D['e]`bris"\, n. [F., fr. pref. d['e]- (L. dis) +	   briser to break, shatter; perh. of Celtic origin.]	   1. (Geol.) Broken and detached fragments, taken collectively;	      especially, fragments detached from a rock or mountain,	      and piled up at the base.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rubbish, especially such as results from the destruction	      of anything; remains; ruins.	      [1913 Webster]
Debruised \De*bruised"\, a. [Cf. OF. debruisier to shatter,	   break. Cf. {Bruise}.] (Her.)	   Surmounted by an ordinary; as, a lion is debruised when a	   bend or other ordinary is placed over it, as in the cut.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lion of England and the lilies of France without	         the baton sinister, under which, according to the laws	         of heraldry, they where debruised in token of his	         illegitimate birth.                      --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Debt \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}.]	   1. That which is due from one person to another, whether	      money, goods, or services; that which one person is bound	      to pay to another, or to perform for his benefit; thing	      owed; obligation; liability.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your son, my lord, has paid a soldier's debt.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When you run in debt, you give to another power over	            your liberty.                         --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A duty neglected or violated; a fault; a sin; a trespass.	      "Forgive us our debts." --Matt. vi. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An action at law to recover a certain specified sum	      of money alleged to be due. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bond debt}, {Book debt}, etc. See under {Bond}, {Book}, etc.	      	   {Debt of nature}, death.	      [1913 Webster]
Debted \Debt"ed\, p. a.	   Indebted; obliged to. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I stand debted to this gentleman.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Debtee \Debt*ee"\, n. (Law)	   One to whom a debt is due; creditor; -- correlative to	   debtor. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Debtless \Debt"less\, a.	   Free from debt. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Debtor \Debt"or\, n. [OE. dettur, dettour, OF. detor, detur,	   detour, F. d['e]biteur, fr. L. debitor, fr. debere to owe.	   See {Debt}.]	   One who owes a debt; one who is indebted; -- correlative to	   creditor.	   [1913 Webster]	         [I 'll] bring your latter hazard back again,	         And thankfully rest debtor for the first. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In Athens an insolvent debtor became slave to his	         creditor.                                --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]	         Debtors for our lives to you.            --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Debulliate \De*bul"li*ate\, v. i. [Pref. d['e]- + L. bullire to	   boil.]	   To boil over. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Debullition \Deb`ul*li"tion\, n. [See {Debulliate}.]	   A bubbling or boiling over. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deburse \De*burse"\, v. t. & i. [Pref. de + L. bursa purse.]	   To disburse. [Obs.] --Ludlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Debuscope \De"bu*scope\, n. [From the inventor, Debus, a French	   optician + -scope.] (Opt.)	   A modification of the kaleidoscope; -- used to reflect images	   so as to form beautiful designs.	   [1913 Webster]
D'ebut \D['e]`but"\, n. [F. d['e]but, prop., the first cast or	   throw at play, fr. but aim, mark. See {Butt} an end.]	   A beginning or first attempt; hence, a first appearance	   before the public, as of an actor or public speaker. Debutant
D'ebutant \D['e]`bu`tant"\, n.; fem. D'ebutante
\D['e]`bu`tante"\ [F., p. pr. of d['e]buter to have the first	   throw, to make one's d['e]but. See {D['e]but}.]	   A person who makes his (or her) first appearance before the	   public.	   [1913 Webster]
D'ebutante \D['e]`bu`tante"\, fem. n.	   A young woman making her first appearance in society,	   especially one who is one of the honorees at a debutante	   cotillion. See {cotillion}[4].	   [PJC]
Deca- \Dec"a-\ pref. [Cf. {Ten}.]	   A prefix, from Gr. de`ka, signifying ten; specifically:	   (Metric System), a prefix signifying the weight or measure	   that is ten times the principal unit.	   [1913 Webster]
Decacerata \De*cac`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten +	   ke`ras a horn.] (Zool.)	   The division of Cephalopoda which includes the squids,	   cuttlefishes, and others having ten arms or tentacles; --	   called also {Decapoda}. [Written also {Decacera}.] See	   {Dibranchiata}. Decachord
Decachord \Dec"a*chord\, Decachordon \Dec`a*chor"don\, n. [Gr.	   deka`chordos tenstringed; de`ka ten + chordj` a string.]	   1. An ancient Greek musical instrument of ten strings,	      resembling the harp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something consisting of ten parts. --W. Watson.	      [1913 Webster]
Decacuminated \Dec`a*cu"mi*na`ted\, a. [L. decacuminare to cut	   off the top. See {Cacuminate}.]	   Having the point or top cut off. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Decad \Dec"ad\, n.	   A decade.	   [1913 Webster]	         Averill was a decad and a half his elder. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Decadal \Dec"a*dal\, a.	   Pertaining to ten; consisting of tens.	   [1913 Webster]
Decade \Dec"ade\, n. [F. d['e]cade, L. decas, -adis, fr. Gr. ?,	   fr. de`ka ten. See {Ten}.]	   A group or division of ten; esp., a period of ten years; a	   decennium; as, a decade of years or days; a decade of	   soldiers; the second decade of Livy. [Written also {decad}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         During this notable decade of years.     --Gladstone.	   Decadence
Decadence \De*ca"dence\, Decadency \De*ca"den*cy\, n. [LL.	   decadentia; L. de- + cadere to fall: cf. F. d['e]cadence. See	   {Decay}.]	   A falling away; decay; deterioration; declension. "The old	   castle, where the family lived in their decadence." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Decadent \De*ca"dent\, a.	   Decaying; deteriorating.	   [1913 Webster]	Decadent \De*ca"dent\, n.	   One that is decadent, or deteriorating; esp., one	   characterized by, or exhibiting, the qualities of those who	   are degenerating to a lower type; -- specif. applied to a	   certain school of modern French writers.	         The decadents and [ae]sthetes, and certain types of	         realists.                                --C. L. Dana.	         The business men of a great State allow their State to	         be represented in Congress by "decadents". --The	                                                  Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Decadist \Dec"a*dist\, n.	   A writer of a book divided into decades; as, Livy was a	   decadist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decagon \Dec"a*gon\, n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. ? a corner or angle:	   cf. F. d['e]cagone.] (Geom.)	   A plane figure having ten sides and ten angles; any figure	   having ten angles. A regular decagon is one that has all its	   sides and angles equal.	   [1913 Webster]
Decagonal \De*cag"o*nal\, a.	   Pertaining to a decagon; having ten sides. Decagram
Decagram \Dec"a*gram\, Decagramme \Dec"a*gramme\, n. [F.	   d['e]cagramme; Gr. de`ka ten + F. gramme. See {Gram}.]	   A mass in the metric system equal to ten grams, and equal to	   about 154.32 grains avoirdupois. See 3rd {Gram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Decagynia \Dec`a*gyn"i*a\ (d[e^]k`[.a]*j[i^]n"[i^]*[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + gynh` a woman, a female.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of plants characterized by having ten	   styles. Decagynian
Decagynian \Dec`a*gyn"i*an\ (d[e^]k`[.a]*j[i^]n"[i^]*an),
Deccagynous \Dec*cag"y*nous\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cagyne.] (Bot.)	   Belonging to the Decagynia; having ten styles.	   [1913 Webster]
Decahedral \Dec`a*he"dral\ (d[e^]k`[.a]*h[=e]"dral), a.	   Having ten sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Decahedron \Dec`a*he"dron\ (d[e^]k`[.a]*h[=e]"dr[o^]n), n.; pl.	   E. {Decahedrons} (d[e^]k`[.a]*h[=e]"dr[o^]nz), L.	   {Decahedra}. [Pref. deca- + Gr. 'e`dra a seat, a base, fr.	   'e`zesqai to sit: cf. F. d['e]ca[`e]dre.] (Geom.)	   A solid figure or body inclosed by ten plane surfaces.	   [Written also, less correctly, {decaedron}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decalcification \De*cal`ci*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The removal of calcareous matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Decalcify \De*cal"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decalcified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Decalcifying}.]	   To deprive of calcareous matter; thus, to decalcify bones is	   to remove the stony part, and leave only the gelatin.	   Decalcomania
Decalcomania \De*cal`co*ma"ni*a\, Decalcomanie
\De*cal`co*ma"nie\, n. [F. d['e]calcomanie.]	   The art or process of transferring pictures and designs to	   china, glass, marble, etc., and permanently fixing them	   thereto. Decaliter
Decaliter \Dec"a*li`ter\, Decalitre \Dec"a*li`tre\, n. [F.	   d['e]calitre; Gr. de`ka ten + F. litre. See {Liter}.]	   A measure of capacity in the metric system; a cubic volume of	   ten liters, equal to about 610.24 cubic inches, that is,	   2.642 wine gallons.	   [1913 Webster]
Decalog \Dec"a*log\ (?; 115), n.	   Decalogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Decalogist \De*cal"o*gist\, n.	   One who explains the decalogue. --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Decalogue \Dec"a*logue\ (?; 115), n. [F. d['e]calogue, L.	   decalogus, fr. Gr. ?; de`ka ten + ? speech, ? to speak, to	   say. See {Ten}.]	   The Ten Commandments or precepts given by God to Moses on	   Mount Sinai, and originally written on two tables of stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Decameron \De*cam"e*ron\, n. [It. decamerone, fr. Gr. de`ka ten	   + ? part; though quite generally supposed to be derived from	   "hme`ra day: cf. F. d['e]cam['e]ron.]	   A celebrated collection of tales, supposed to be related in	   ten days; -- written in the 14th century, by Boccaccio, an	   Italian. Decameter
Decameter \Dec"a*me`ter\, Decametre \Dec"a*me`tre\, n. [F.	   d['e]cam[`e]tre; Gr. de`ka ten + m[`e]tre. See {Meter}.]	   A measure of length in the metric system; ten meters, equal	   to about 393.7 inches.	   [1913 Webster]
Decamp \De*camp"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decamped} (?; 215); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Decamping}.] [F. d['e]camper; pref. d['e]- (L.	   dis) + camp camp. See {Camp}.]	   1. To break up a camp; to move away from a camping ground,	      usually by night or secretly. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to depart suddenly; to run away; -- generally used	      disparagingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fathers were ordered to decamp, and the house	            was once again converted into a tavern. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Decampment \De*camp"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]campement.]	   Departure from a camp; a marching off.	   [1913 Webster]
Decanal \Dec"a*nal\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. d['e]canal. See	   {Dean}.]	   Pertaining to a dean or deanery.	   [1913 Webster]	         His rectorial as well as decanal residence. --Churton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Decanal side}, the side of the choir on which the dean's	      tall is placed.	   {Decanal stall}, the stall allotted to the dean in the choir,	      on the right or south side of the chancel. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Decandria \De*can"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + ?, ?,	   a man.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants characterized by having ten	   stamens. Decandrian
Decandrian \De*can"dri*an\, Decandrous \De*can"drous\, a. [Cf.	   F. d['e]candre.] (Bot.)	   Belonging to the Decandria; having ten stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Decane \Dec"ane\, n. [See {Deca-}.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H22}, of the paraffin series,	   including several isomeric modifications.	   [1913 Webster]
Decangular \Dec*an"gu*lar\, a. [Pref. deca- + angular.]	   Having ten angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Decani \De*ca"ni\, a. [L., lit., of the dean.]	   Used of the side of the choir on which the dean's stall is	   placed; decanal; -- correlative to {cantoris}; as, the	   decanal, or decani, side.	   [1913 Webster]
Decant \De*cant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decanted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Decanting}.] [F. d['e]canter (cf. It. decantare), prop.,	   to pour off from the edge of a vessel; pref. d['e]- (L. de) +	   OF. cant (It. canto) edge, border, end. See {Cant} an edge.]	   To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the	   sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to	   decant wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Decantate \De*can"tate\, v. t.	   To decant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decantation \De`can*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]cantation.]	   The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or	   sediment, or from one vessel into another.	   [1913 Webster]
Decanter \De*cant"er\, n.	   1. A vessel used to decant liquors, or for receiving decanted	      liquors; a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or	      other liquors, from which drinking glasses are filled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who decants liquors.	      [1913 Webster]
Decaphyllous \De*caph"yl*lous\, a. [Pref. deca- + Gr. ? leaf:	   cf. F. d['e]caphylle.] (Bot.)	   Having ten leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Decapitate \De*cap"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decapitated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Decapitating}.] [LL. decapitatus, p. p. of	   decapitare; L. de- + caput head. See {Chief}.]	   1. To cut off the head of; to behead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove summarily from office. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
decapitated \decapitated\ adj.	   having had the head cut off.	   Syn: beheaded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Decapitation \De*cap`i*ta"tion\, n. [LL. decapitatio: cf. F.	   d['e]capitation.]	   The act of beheading; beheading.	   [1913 Webster]
Decapod \Dec"a*pod\ (d[e^]k"[.a]*p[o^]d), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]capode.] (Zool.)	   A crustacean with ten feet or legs, as a crab; one of the	   {Decapoda}. Also used adjectively, as a decapod crustacean.	   [1913 Webster]
Decapoda \De*cap"o*da\ (d[-e]*k[a^]p"[-o]*d[.a]), prop. n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. de`ka ten + poy`s, podo`s, foot.]	   1. (Zool.) The order of Crustacea which includes the shrimps,	      lobsters, crabs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have a carapace, covering and uniting the somites	         of the head and thorax and inclosing a gill chamber on	         each side, and usually have five (rarely six) pairs of	         legs. They are divided into two principal groups:	         Brachyura and Macrura. Some writers recognize a third	         (Anomura) intermediate between the others.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A division of the dibranchiate cephalopods	      including the cuttlefishes and squids. See {Decacera}.	      Decapodal
Decapodal \De*cap"o*dal\, Decapodous \De*cap"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the decapods; having ten feet; ten-footed.	   [1913 Webster]
Decarbonate \De*car"bon*ate\, v. t.	   To deprive of carbonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Decarbonization \De*car`bon*i*za"tion\, n.	   The action or process of depriving a substance of carbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Decarbonize \De*car"bon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Decarbonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decarbonizing}.]	   To deprive of carbon; as, to decarbonize steel; to	   decarbonize the blood.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Decarbonized iron}. See {Malleable iron}.	   {Decarbonized steel}, homogenous wrought iron made by a steel	      process, as that of Bessemer; ingot iron.	      [1913 Webster]
Decarbonizer \De*car"bon*i`zer\, n.	   He who, or that which, decarbonizes a substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Decarburization \De*car`bu*ri*za"tion\, n.	   The act, process, or result of decarburizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Decarburize \De*car"bu*rize\, v. t.	   To deprive of carbon; to remove the carbon from.	   [1913 Webster]
Decard \De*card"\, v. t.	   To discard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You have cast those by, decarded them.   --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Decardinalize \De*car"di*nal*ize\, v. t.	   To depose from the rank of cardinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Decastere \Dec"a*stere\, n. [L. d['e]cast[`e]re; Gr. de`ka ten +	   F. st[`e]re a stere.] (Metric System)	   A measure of capacity, equal to ten steres, or ten cubic	   meters.	   [1913 Webster]
Decastich \Dec"a*stich\, n. [Pref. deca- + Gr. sti`chos a row, a	   line of writing, a verse.]	   A poem consisting of ten lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Decastyle \Dec"a*style\, a. [Gr. ?; de`ka ten + sty`los a	   column.] (Arch.)	   Having ten columns in front; -- said of a portico, temple,	   etc. -- n. A portico having ten pillars or columns in front.	   [1913 Webster]
Decasyllabic \Dec`a*syl*lab"ic\, a. [Pref. deca- + syllabic: cf.	   F. d['e]casyllabique, d['e]casyllable.]	   Having, or consisting of, ten syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
decathlon \de*cath"lon\, n. [See {Deca-}; {Pentathlon}.]	   In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest consisting	   of a 100-meter run, a broad jump, putting the shot, a running	   high-jump, a 400-meter run, throwing the discus, a 100-meter	   hurdle race, pole vaulting, throwing the javelin, and a	   1500-meter run.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Decatoic \Dec`a*to"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, decane.	   [1913 Webster]
Decay \De*cay"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Decaying}.] [OF. decaeir, dechaer, decheoir, F. d['e]choir,	   to decline, fall, become less; L. de- + cadere to fall. See	   {Chance}.]	   To pass gradually from a sound, prosperous, or perfect state,	   to one of imperfection, adversity, or dissolution; to waste	   away; to decline; to fail; to become weak, corrupt, or	   disintegrated; to rot; to perish; as, a tree decays; fortunes	   decay; hopes decay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,	         Where wealth accumulates and men decay.  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Decay \De*cay"\, v. t.	   1. To cause to decay; to impair. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Infirmity, that decays the wise.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Decay \De*cay"\, n.	   1. Gradual failure of health, strength, soundness,	      prosperity, or of any species of excellence or perfection;	      tendency toward dissolution or extinction; corruption;	      rottenness; decline; deterioration; as, the decay of the	      body; the decay of virtue; the decay of the Roman empire;	      a castle in decay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps my God, though he be far before,	            May turn, and take me by the hand, and more 	            May strengthen my decays.             --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            His [Johnson's] failure was not to be ascribed to	            intellectual decay.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which has caused the decay of the consonants to	            follow somewhat different laws.       --James Byrne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destruction; death. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cause of decay. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that plots to be the only figure among ciphers,	            is the decay of the whole age.        --Bacon.	   Syn: Decline; consumption. See {Decline}.	        [1913 Webster]
decayable \decayable\ adj.	   susceptible to decay.	   Syn: putrescible, putrefiable, spoilable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Decayed \De*cayed"\, a.	   Fallen, as to physical or social condition; affected with	   decay; rotten; as, decayed vegetation or vegetables; a	   decayed fortune or gentleman. -- {De*cay"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Decayer \De*cay"er\, n.	   A causer of decay. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decease \De*cease"\, n. [OE. deses, deces, F. d['e]c[`e]s, fr.	   L. decessus departure, death, fr. decedere to depart, die;	   de- + cedere to withdraw. See {Cease}, {Cede}.]	   Departure, especially departure from this life; death.	   [1913 Webster]	         His decease, which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.	                                                  --Luke ix. 31.	   [1913 Webster]	         And I, the whilst you mourn for his decease,	         Will with my mourning plaints your plaint increase.	                                                  --Spenser.	   Syn: Death; departure; dissolution; demise; release. See	        {Death}.	        [1913 Webster]	Decease \De*cease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deceased}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deceasing}.]	   To depart from this life; to die; to pass away.	   [1913 Webster]	         She's dead, deceased, she's dead.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         When our summers have deceased.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inasmuch as he carries the malignity and the lie with	         him, he so far deceases from nature.     --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceased \De*ceased"\, a.	   Passed away; dead; gone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The deceased}, the dead person.	      [1913 Webster]
Decede \De*cede"\, v. i. [L. decedere. See {Decease}, n.]	   To withdraw. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Decedent \De*ce"dent\, a. [L. decedens, p. pr. of decedere.]	   Removing; departing. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]	Decedent \De*ce"dent\, n.	   A deceased person. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceit \De*ceit"\, n. [OF. deceit, des[,c]ait, decept (cf.	   deceite, de[,c]oite), fr. L. deceptus deception, fr.	   decipere. See {Deceive}.]	   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 to entrap; deception; a wily device; fraud.	      [1913 Webster]	            Making the ephah small and the shekel great, and	            falsifying the balances by deceit.    --Amos viii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Friendly to man, far from deceit or guile. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet still we hug the dear deceit.     --N. Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Any trick, collusion, contrivance, false	      representation, or underhand practice, used to defraud	      another. When injury is thereby effected, an action of	      deceit, as it called, lies for compensation.	   Syn: Deception; fraud; imposition; duplicity; trickery;	        guile; falsifying; double-dealing; stratagem. See	        {Deception}.	        [1913 Webster]
Deceitful \De*ceit"ful\, a.	   Full of, or characterized by, deceit; serving to mislead or	   insnare; trickish; fraudulent; cheating; insincere.	   [1913 Webster]	         Harboring foul deceitful thoughts.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceitfully \De*ceit"ful*ly\, adv.	   With intent to deceive.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceitfulness \De*ceit"ful*ness\, n.	   1. The disposition to deceive; as, a man's deceitfulness may	      be habitual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being deceitful; as, the deceitfulness of a	      man's practices.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tendency to mislead or deceive. "The deceitfulness of	      riches." --Matt. xiii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]
Deceitless \De*ceit"less\, a.	   Free from deceit. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceivable \De*ceiv"a*ble\, a. [F. d['e]cevable.]	   1. Fitted to deceive; deceitful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The fraud of deceivable traditions.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to deceit; capable of being misled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blind, and thereby deceivable.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Deceivableness \De*ceiv"a*ble*ness\, n.	   1. Capability of deceiving.	      [1913 Webster]	            With all deceivableness of unrighteousness. --2	                                                  Thess. ii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liability to be deceived or misled; as, the deceivableness	      of a child.	      [1913 Webster]
Deceivably \De*ceiv"a*bly\, adv.	   In a deceivable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceive \De*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deceived}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deceiving}.] [OE. deceveir, F. d['e]cevoir, fr. L.	   decipere to catch, insnare, deceive; de- + capere to take,	   catch. See {Capable}, and cf. {Deceit}, {Deception}.]	   1. To lead into error; to cause to believe what is false, or	      disbelieve what is true; to impose upon; to mislead; to	      cheat; to disappoint; to delude; to insnare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse,	            deceiving, and being deceived.        --2 Tim. iii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What can 'scape the eye	            Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beguile; to amuse, so as to divert the attention; to	      while away; to take away as if by deception.	      [1913 Webster]	            These occupations oftentimes deceived	            The listless hour.                    --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive by fraud or stealth; to defraud. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Plant fruit trees in large borders, and set therein	            fine flowers, but thin and sparingly, lest they	            deceive the trees.                    --Bacon.	   Syn: {Deceive}, {Delude}, {Mislead}.	   Usage: Deceive is a general word applicable to any kind of	          misrepresentation affecting faith or life. To delude,	          primarily, is to make sport of, by deceiving, and is	          accomplished by playing upon one's imagination or	          credulity, as by exciting false hopes, causing him to	          undertake or expect what is impracticable, and making	          his failure ridiculous. It implies some infirmity of	          judgment in the victim, and intention to deceive in	          the deluder. But it is often used reflexively,	          indicating that a person's own weakness has made him	          the sport of others or of fortune; as, he deluded	          himself with a belief that luck would always favor	          him. To mislead is to lead, guide, or direct in a	          wrong way, either willfully or ignorantly.	          [1913 Webster]
Deceiver \De*ceiv"er\, n.	   One who deceives; one who leads into error; a cheat; an	   impostor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The deceived and the deceiver are his.   --Job xii. 16.	   Syn: {Deceiver}, {Impostor}.	   Usage: A deceiver operates by stealth and in private upon	          individuals; an impostor practices his arts on the	          community at large. The one succeeds by artful	          falsehoods, the other by bold assumption. The	          faithless friend and the fickle lover are deceivers;	          the false prophet and the pretended prince are	          impostors.	          [1913 Webster]
decelerate \decelerate\ v. i.	   1. 1 to reduce speed; as, The car decelerated. Opposite of	      {accelerate}.	   Syn: slow, slow down, slow up, retard.	        [WordNet 1.5]	decelerate \decelerate\ v. t.	   to cause to reduce speed. Opposite of {accelerate}.	   Syn: slow down.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deceleration \deceleration\ n.	   a decrease in velocity. Opposite of {acceleration}	   Syn: slowing, retardation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
December \De*cem"ber\ (d[-e]*s[e^]m"b[~e]r), prop. n. [F.	   d['e]cembre, from L. December, fr. decem ten; this being the	   tenth month among the early Romans, who began the year in	   March. See {Ten}.]	   1. The twelfth and last month of the year, containing	      thirty-one days. During this month occurs the winter	      solstice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: With reference to the end of the year and to the	      winter season; as, the December of his life.	      [1913 Webster]
Decembrist \De*cem"brist\, n. (Russian Hist.)	   One of those who conspired for constitutional government	   against the Emperor Nicholas on his accession to the throne	   at the death of Alexander I., in December, 1825; -- called	   also {Dekabrist}.	         He recalls the history of the decembrists . . . that	         gallant band of revolutionists.          --G. Kennan.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Decemdentate \De`cem*den"tate\, a. [L. decem ten + E. dentate.]	   Having ten points or teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Decemfid \De*cem"fid\ (d[-e]*s[e^]m"f[i^]d), a. [L. decem ten +	   root of findere to cleave.] (Bot.)	   Cleft into ten parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Decemlocular \De`cem*loc"u*lar\, a. [L. decem ten + E. locular.]	   (Bot.)	   Having ten cells for seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Decempedal \De*cem"pe*dal\ (d[-e]*s[e^]m"p[-e]*dal), a. [L.	   decem ten + E. pedal.]	   1. Ten feet in length.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having ten feet; decapodal. [R.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]
Decemvir \De*cem"vir\ (d[-e]*s[e^]m"v[~e]r), n.; pl. E.	   {Decemvirs}, L. {Decemviri}. [L., fr. decem ten + vir a man.]	   1. One of a body of ten magistrates in ancient Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The title of decemvirs was given to various bodies of	         Roman magistrates. The most celebrated decemvirs framed	         "the laws of the Twelve Tables," about 450 B. C., and	         had absolute authority for three years.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of any body of ten men in authority.	      [1913 Webster]
Decemviral \De*cem"vi*ral\, a. [L. decemviralis.]	   Pertaining to the decemvirs in Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Decemvirate \De*cem"vi*rate\, n. [L. decemviratus.]	   1. The office or term of office of the decemvirs in Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of ten men in authority.	      [1913 Webster]
Decemvirship \De*cem"vir*ship\, n.	   The office of a decemvir. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Decence \De"cence\, n.	   Decency. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Decency \De"cen*cy\, n.; pl. {Decencies}. [L. decentia, fr.	   decens: cf. F. d['e]cence. See {Decent}.]	   1. The quality or state of being decent, suitable, or	      becoming, in words or behavior; propriety of form in	      social intercourse, in actions, or in discourse; proper	      formality; becoming ceremony; seemliness; hence, freedom	      from obscenity or indecorum; modesty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Observances of time, place, and of decency in	            general.                              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Immodest words admit of no defense,	            For want of decency is want of sense. --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is proper or becoming.	      [1913 Webster]	            The external decencies of worship.    --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those thousand decencies, that daily flow	            From all her words and actions.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Decene \De"cene\, n. [L. decem ten.] (Chem.)	   One of the higher hydrocarbons, {C10H20}, of the ethylene	   series.	   [1913 Webster]
Decennary \De*cen"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Decennaries}. [L. decennium a	   period of ten years; decem ten + annus a year.]	   1. A period of ten years.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) A tithing consisting of ten neighboring	      families. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Decennial \De*cen"ni*al\, a. [See {Decennary}.]	   Consisting of ten years; happening every ten years; as, a	   decennial period; decennial games. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	Decennial \De*cen"ni*al\, n.	   A tenth year or tenth anniversary.	   [1913 Webster]
Decennium \De*cen"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Decenniums}, L. {Decennia}.	   [L.]	   A period of ten years. "The present decennium." --Hallam.	   "The last decennium of Chaucer's life." --A. W. Ward.	   Decennoval
Decennoval \De*cen"no*val\, Decennovary \De*cen"no*va*ry\, a.	   [L. decem ten + novem nine.]	   Pertaining to the number nineteen; of nineteen years. [R.]	   --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
decent \de"cent\ (d[=e]"sent), a. [L. decens, decentis, p. pr.	   of decere to be fitting or becoming; akin to decus glory,	   honor, ornament, Gr. dokei^n to seem good, to seem, think;	   cf. Skr. d[=a][,c] to grant, to give; and perh. akin to E.	   attire, tire: cf. F. d['e]cent. Cf. {Decorate}, {Decorum},	   {Deign}.]	   1. Suitable in words, behavior, dress, or ceremony; becoming;	      fit; decorous; proper; seemly; as, decent conduct; decent	      language. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before his decent steps.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from immodesty or obscenity; modest.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Comely; shapely; well-formed. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            A sable stole of cyprus lawn	            Over thy decent shoulders drawn.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By foreign hands thy decent limbs composed. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Moderate, but competent; sufficient; hence, respectable;	      fairly good; reasonably comfortable or satisfying; as, a	      decent fortune; a decent person.	      [1913 Webster]	            A decent retreat in the mutability of human affairs.	                                                  --Burke.	      -- {De"cent*ly}, adv. -- {De"cent*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
decentralisation \decentralisation\ n.	   same as {decentralization}.	   Syn: decentralization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
decentralise \decentralise\ v.	   same as {decentralize}. Opposite of {centralize} and	   {concentrate}	   Syn: decentralize, deconcentrate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
decentralizing \decentralizing\ adj. prenom.	   causing a dispersion or movement away from the center; --	   used especially of power or administrative functions.	   Opposite of {centralizing}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
decentralization \de*cen`tral*i*za"tion\, n.	   1. The action of decentralizing, or the state of being	      decentralized. "The decentralization of France." --J. P.	      Peters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the spread of power away from the center to local branches	      or governments.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Decentralize \De*cen"tral*ize\, v. t.	   to make less central; to prevent from centralizing; to cause	   to withdraw from the center or place of concentration; to	   divide and distribute (what has been united or concentrated);	   -- esp. said of authority, or the administration of public	   affairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceptible \De*cep"ti*ble\, a.	   Capable of being deceived; deceivable. --Sir T. Browne. --	   {De*cep`ti*bil"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Deception \De*cep"tion\, n. [F. d['e]ception, L. deceptio, fr.	   decipere, deceptum. See {Deceive}.]	   1. The act of deceiving or misleading. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being deceived or misled.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is one thing relating either to the action or	            enjoyments of man in which he is not liable to	            deception.                            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which deceives or is intended to deceive; false	      representation; artifice; cheat; fraud.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was of course room for vast deception.	                                                  --Motley.	   Syn: {Deception}, {Deceit}, {Fraud}, {Imposition}.	   Usage: Deception usually refers to the act, and deceit to the	          habit of the mind; hence we speak of a person as	          skilled in deception and addicted to deceit. The	          practice of deceit springs altogether from design, and	          that of the worst kind; but a deception does not	          always imply aim and intention. It may be undesigned	          or accidental. An imposition is an act of deception	          practiced upon some one to his annoyance or injury; a	          fraud implies the use of stratagem, with a view to	          some unlawful gain or advantage.	          [1913 Webster]
Deceptious \De*cep"tious\, a. [LL. deceptiosus.]	   Tending deceive; delusive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As if those organs had deceptious functions. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceptive \De*cep"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]ceptif. See {Deceive}.]	   Tending to deceive; having power to mislead, or impress with	   false opinions; as, a deceptive countenance or appearance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Language altogether deceptive, and hiding the deeper	         reality from our eyes.                   --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deceptive cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the subdominant, or	      in some foreign key, postponing the final close.	      [1913 Webster]
Deceptively \De*cep"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to deceive.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceptiveness \De*cep"tive*ness\, n.	   The power or habit of deceiving; tendency or aptness to	   deceive.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceptivity \De`cep*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   Deceptiveness; a deception; a sham. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Deceptory \De*cep"to*ry\, a. [L. deceptorius, from decipere.]	   Deceptive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decern \De*cern"\, v. t. [L. decernere. See {Decree}.]	   1. To perceive, discern, or decide. [Obs.] --Granmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) To decree; to adjudge.	      [1913 Webster]
Decerniture \De*cern"i*ture\ (?; 135), n. (Scots Law)	   A decree or sentence of a court. --Stormonth.	   [1913 Webster]
Decerp \De*cerp"\, v. t. [L. decerpere; de- + carpere to pluck.]	   To pluck off; to crop; to gather. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decerpt \De*cerpt"\, a. [L. decerptus, p. p. of decerpere.]	   Plucked off or away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decerptible \De*cerp"ti*ble\, a.	   That may be plucked off, cropped, or torn away. [Obs.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Decerption \De*cerp"tion\, n.	   1. The act of plucking off; a cropping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is plucked off or rent away; a fragment; a	      piece. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Decertation \De`cer*ta"tion\, n. [L. decertatio, fr. decertare,	   decertatum; de- + certare to contend.]	   Contest for mastery; contention; strife. [R.] --Arnway.	   [1913 Webster]
Decession \De*ces"sion\, n. [L. decessio, fr. decedere to	   depart. See {Decease}, n.]	   Departure; decrease; -- opposed to accesion. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Decharm \De*charm"\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]charmer. See {Charm}.]	   To free from a charm; to disenchant.	   [1913 Webster]
Dechristianize \De*chris"tian*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Dechristianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dechristianizing}.]	   To turn from, or divest of, Christianity.	   [1913 Webster]
Decidable \De*cid"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being decided; determinable.	   [1913 Webster]
Deciare \Dec"i*are`\, n. [F. d['e]ciare; pref. d['e]ci- tenth	   (fr. L. decimus) + are. See 2d {Are}.] (Metric System)	   A measure of area, the tenth part of an are; ten square	   meters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Decide \De*cide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decided}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deciding}.] [L. dec[imac]dere; de- + caedere to cut, cut	   off; prob. akin to E. shed, v.: cf. F. d['e]cider. Cf.	   {Decision}.]	   1. To cut off; to separate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our seat denies us traffic here;	            The sea, too near, decides us from the rest.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to a termination, as a question, controversy,	      struggle, by giving the victory to one side or party; to	      render judgment concerning; to determine; to settle.	      [1913 Webster]	            So shall thy judgment be; thyself hast decided it.	                                                  --1 Kings xx.	                                                  40.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quarrel toucheth none but us alone;	            Betwixt ourselves let us decide it then. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Decide \De*cide"\, v. i.	   To determine; to form a definite opinion; to come to a	   conclusion; to give decision; as, the court decided in favor	   of the defendant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Decided \De*cid"ed\, a.	   1. Free from ambiguity; unequivocal; unmistakable;	      unquestionable; clear; evident; as, a decided advantage.	      "A more decided taste for science." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from doubt or wavering; determined; of fixed purpose;	      fully settled; positive; resolute; as, a decided opinion	      or purpose.	   Syn: {Decided}, {Decisive}.	   Usage: We call a thing decisive when it has the power or	          quality of deciding; as, a decisive battle; we speak	          of it as decided when it is so fully settled as to	          leave no room for doubt; as, a decided preference, a	          decided aversion. Hence, a decided victory is one	          about which there is no question; a decisive victory	          is one which ends the contest. Decisive is applied	          only to things; as, a decisive sentence, a decisive	          decree, a decisive judgment. Decided is applied	          equally to persons and things. Thus we speak of a man	          as decided in his whole of conduct; and as having a	          decided disgust, or a decided reluctance, to certain	          measures. "A politic caution, a guarded	          circumspection, were among the ruling principles of	          our forefathers in their most decided conduct."	          --Burke. "The sentences of superior judges are final,	          decisive, and irrevocable." --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]
Decidedly \De*cid"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a decided manner; indisputably; clearly; thoroughly.	   [1913 Webster]
Decidement \De*cide"ment\, n.	   Means of forming a decision. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Decidence \Dec"i*dence\, n. [L. decidens falling off.]	   A falling off. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Decider \De*cid"er\, n.	   One who decides.	   [1913 Webster]
Decidua \De*cid"u*a\ (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. deciduus. See	   {Deciduous}.] (Anat.)	   The inner layer of the wall of the uterus, which envelops the	   embryo, forms a part of the placenta, and is discharged with	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Deciduata \De*cid`u*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A group of Mammalia in which a decidua is thrown off with, or	   after, the fetus, as in the human species.	   [1913 Webster]
Deciduate \De*cid"u*ate\ (?; 135), a. (Anat.)	   Possessed of, or characterized by, a decidua.	   [1913 Webster]
Deciduity \Dec`i*du"i*ty\, n.	   Deciduousness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deciduous \De*cid"u*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. deciduus, fr. dec?dere	   to fall off; de- + cadere to fall. See {Chance}.] (Biol.)	   Falling off, or subject to fall or be shed, at a certain	   season, or a certain stage or interval of growth, as leaves	   (except of evergreens) in autumn, or as parts of animals,	   such as hair, teeth, antlers, etc.; also, shedding leaves or	   parts at certain seasons, stages, or intervals; as, deciduous	   trees; the deciduous membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Deciduousness \De*cid"u*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being deciduous.	   [1913 Webster] Decigram
Decigram \Dec"i*gram\, Decigramme \Dec"i*gramme\, n. [F.	   d['e]cigramme; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +	   gramme.]	   A quantity of mass in the metric system equal to one tenth of	   a gram, and equal to 1.5432 grains avoirdupois. See 3rd	   {gram}.	   [1913 Webster] Decil
Decil \Dec"il\, Decile \Dec"ile\, n. [F. d['e]cil, fr. L. decem	   ten? cf. It. decile.] (Astrol.)	   An aspect or position of two planets, when they are distant	   from each other a tenth part of the zodiac, or 36[deg].	   [1913 Webster] Deciliter
Deciliter \Dec"i*li`ter\, Decilitre \Dec"i*li`tre\, n. [F.	   d['e]cilitre; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (L. decimus) + litre. See	   {Liter}.]	   A measure of capacity or volume in the metric system; one	   tenth of a liter, equal to 6.1022 cubic inches, or 3.38 fluid	   ounces.	   [1913 Webster]
Decillion \De*cil"lion\, n. [L. decem ten + the ending of	   million.]	   According to the English notation, a million involved to the	   tenth power, or a unit with sixty ciphers annexed; according	   to the French and American notation, a thousand involved to	   the eleventh power, or a unit with thirty-three ciphers	   annexed. [See the Note under {Numeration}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decillionth \De*cil"lionth\, a.	   Pertaining to a decillion, or to the quotient of unity	   divided by a decillion.	   [1913 Webster]	Decillionth \De*cil"lionth\, n.	   (a) The quotient of unity divided by a decillion.	   (b) One of a decillion equal parts.	       [1913 Webster]
Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, a. [F. d['e]cimal (cf. LL. decimalis), fr.	   L. decimus tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Dime}.]	   Of or pertaining to decimals; numbered or proceeding by tens;	   having a tenfold increase or decrease, each unit being ten	   times the unit next smaller; as, decimal notation; a decimal	   coinage.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Decimal arithmetic}, the common arithmetic, in which	      numeration proceeds by tens.	   {Decimal fraction}, a fraction in which the denominator is	      some power of 10, as 2/10, [frac25x100], and is usually	      not expressed, but is signified by a point placed at the	      left hand of the numerator, as .2, .25.	   {Decimal point}, a dot or full stop at the left of a decimal	      fraction. The figures at the left of the point represent	      units or whole numbers, as 1.05.	      [1913 Webster]	Decimal \Dec"i*mal\, n.	   A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and	   almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal	   fraction.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Circulating decimal}, or {Circulatory decimal}, a decimal	      fraction in which the same figure, or set of figures, is	      constantly repeated; as, 0.354354354; -- called also	      {recurring decimal}, {repeating decimal}, and {repetend}.	      [1913 Webster]
decimalisation \decimalisation\ n.	   same as {decimalization}.	   Syn: decimalization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
decimalise \decimalise\ v.	   1. same as {decimalize}.	   Syn: decimalize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
decimalization \decimalization\ n.	   the act of changing to a decimal system; as, the	   decimalization of the British currency.	   Syn: decimalisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
decimalism \dec"i*mal*ism\, n.	   The system of a decimal currency, decimal weights, measures,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Decimalize \Dec"i*mal*ize\, v. t.	   to convert the dominant units of measure (e.g. of currency)	   to a decimal-based system; to reduce to a decimal system; as,	   to decimalize the currency. -- {Dec`i*mal*i*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Decimally \Dec"i*mal*ly\, adv.	   By tens; by means of decimals.	   [1913 Webster]
Decimate \Dec"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decimated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Decimating}.] [L. decimatus, p. p. of decimare to	   decimate (in senses 1 & 2), fr. decimus tenth. See	   {Decimal}.]	   1. To take the tenth part of; to tithe. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To select by lot and punish with death every tenth man of;	      as, to decimate a regiment as a punishment for mutiny.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy a considerable part of; as, to decimate an army	      in battle; to decimate a people by disease.	      [1913 Webster]
Decimation \Dec`i*ma"tion\, n. [L. decimatio: cf. F.	   d['e]cimation.]	   1. A tithing. [Obs.] --State Trials (1630).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A selection of every tenth person by lot, as for	      punishment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The destruction of any large proportion, as of people by	      pestilence or war. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]
Decimator \Dec"i*ma`tor\, n. [Cf. LL. decimator.]	   One who decimates. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
D'ecime \D['e]`cime"\, n. [F.]	   A French coin, the tenth part of a franc, equal to about two	   cents (around 1900). In 2001 all previous French coins were	   superseded by the euro.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Decimeter
Decimeter \Dec"i*me`ter\, Decimetre \Dec"i*me`tre\, n. [F.	   d['e]cim[`e]tre; pref. d['e]ci- tenth (fr. L. decimus) +	   m[`e]tre. See {Meter}.]	   A measure of length in the metric system; one tenth of a	   meter, equal to 3.937 inches.	   [1913 Webster]
Decimosexto \Dec`i*mo*sex"to\, n. [Prop., in sixteenth; fr. L.	   decimus tenth + sextus sixth.]	   A book consisting of sheets, each of which is folded into	   sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a	   size of book; -- usually written 16mo or 16[deg].	   [1913 Webster]	Decimosexto \Dec`i*mo*sex"to\, a.	   Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; as, a decimosexto form,	   book, leaf, size.	   [1913 Webster]
Decine \De"cine\ (?; 104), n. [From L. decem ten.] (Chem.)	   One of the higher hydrocarbons, C10H15, of the acetylene	   series; -- called also {decenylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Decipher \De*ci"pher\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deciphered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Deciphering}.] [Pref. de- + cipher. Formed in	   imitation of F. d['e]chiffrer. See {Cipher}.]	   1. To translate from secret characters or ciphers into	      intelligible terms; as, to decipher a letter written in	      secret characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To find out, so as to be able to make known the meaning	      of; to make out or read, as words badly written or partly	      obliterated; to detect; to reveal; to unfold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stamp; to detect; to discover. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You are both deciphered, . . .	            For villains.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Decipherable \De*ci"pher*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being deciphered; as, old writings not	   decipherable.	   [1913 Webster]
Decipherer \De*ci"pher*er\, n.	   One who deciphers.	   [1913 Webster]
Decipheress \De*ci"pher*ess\, n.	   A woman who deciphers.	   [1913 Webster]
Decipherment \De*ci"pher*ment\, n.	   The act of deciphering.	   [1913 Webster]
Decipiency \De*cip"i*en*cy\, n. [L. decipiens, p. pr. of	   decipere. See {Deceive}.]	   State of being deceived; hallucination. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Decipium \De*cip"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. decipere to deceive.]	   (Chem.)	   A supposed rare element, said to be associated with cerium,	   yttrium, etc., in the mineral samarskite, and more recently	   called samarium. Symbol Dp. See {Samarium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Decision \De*ci"sion\, n. [L. decisio, fr. dec[imac]dere,	   decisum: cf. F. d['e]cision. See {Decide}.]	   1. Cutting off; division; detachment of a part. [Obs.] --Bp.	      Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of deciding; act of settling or terminating, as a	      controversy, by giving judgment on the matter at issue;	      determination, as of a question or doubt; settlement;	      conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The decision of some dispute.         --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An account or report of a conclusion, especially of a	      legal adjudication or judicial determination of a question	      or cause; as, a decision of arbitrators; a decision of the	      Supreme Court.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The quality of being decided; prompt and fixed	      determination; unwavering firmness; as, to manifest great	      decision.	   Syn: {Decision}, {Determination}, {Resolution}.	   Usage: Each of these words has two meanings, one implying the	          act of deciding, determining, or resolving; and the	          other a habit of mind as to doing. It is in the last	          sense that the words are here compared. Decision is a	          cutting short. It implies that several courses of	          action have been presented to the mind, and that the	          choice is now finally made. It supposes, therefore, a	          union of promptitude and energy. Determination is the	          natural consequence of decision. It is the settling of	          a thing with a fixed purpose to adhere. Resolution is	          the necessary result in a mind which is characterized	          by firmness. It is a spirit which scatters (resolves)	          all doubt, and is ready to face danger or suffering in	          carrying out one's determinations. Martin Luther was	          equally distinguished for his prompt decision, his	          steadfast determination, and his inflexible	          resolution.	          [1913 Webster]
Decisive \De*ci*sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cisif. See {Decision}.]	   1. Having the power or quality of deciding a question or	      controversy; putting an end to contest or controversy;	      final; conclusive. "A decisive, irrevocable doom."	      --Bates. "Decisive campaign." --Macaulay. "Decisive	      proof." --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked by promptness and decision.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noble instance of this attribute of the decisive	            character.                            --J. Foster.	   Syn: Decided; positive; conclusive. See {Decided}. --	        {De*ci"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*ci"sive*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Decisory \De*ci"so*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cisoire. See	   {Decision}.]	   Able to decide or determine; having a tendency to decide.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decistere \Dec"i*stere\, n. [F. d['e]cist[`e]re; pref. d['e]ci-	   tenth (fr. L. decimus) + st[`e]re a stere.] (Metric System)	   The tenth part of the stere or cubic meter, equal to 3.531	   cubic feet. See {Stere}.	   [1913 Webster]
Decitizenize \De*cit"i*zen*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of the rights of citizenship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We have no law -- as the French have -- to decitizenize	         a citizen.                               --Edw. Bates.	   [1913 Webster]
Decivilize \De*civ"i*lize\, v. t.	   To reduce from civilization to a savage state. [R.]	   --Blackwood's Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Deck \Deck\ (d[e^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decked} (d[e^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Decking}.] [D. dekken to cover; akin to E.	   thatch. See {Thatch}.]	   1. To cover; to overspread.	      [1913 Webster]	            To deck with clouds the uncolored sky. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress, as the person; to clothe; especially, to clothe	      with more than ordinary elegance; to array; to adorn; to	      embellish.	   Syn: adorn, decorate, grace, embellish, ornament, beautify.	        [1913 Webster]	              Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency.	                                                  --Job xl. 10.	        [1913 Webster]	              And deck my body in gay ornaments.  --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	              The dew with spangles decked the ground. --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with a deck, as a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to knock down (a person) with a forceful blow; as, He	      decked his opponent with a single punch.	   Syn: coldcock, dump, knock down, floor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Deck \Deck\, n. [D. dek. See {Deck}, v.]	   1. The floorlike covering of the horizontal sections, or	      compartments, of a ship. Small vessels have only one deck;	      larger ships have two or three decks.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The following are the more common names of the decks of	         vessels having more than one.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Berth deck} (Navy), a deck next below the gun deck, where	      the hammocks of the crew are swung.	   {Boiler deck} (River Steamers), the deck on which the boilers	      are placed.	   {Flush deck}, any continuous, unbroken deck from stem to	      stern.	   {Gun deck} (Navy), a deck below the spar deck, on which the	      ship's guns are carried. If there are two gun decks, the	      upper one is called the main deck, the lower, the lower	      gun deck; if there are three, one is called the middle gun	      deck.	   {Half-deck}, that portion of the deck next below the spar	      deck which is between the mainmast and the cabin.	   {Hurricane deck} (River Steamers, etc.), the upper deck,	      usually a light deck, erected above the frame of the hull.	      	   {Orlop deck}, the deck or part of a deck where the cables are	      stowed, usually below the water line.	   {Poop deck}, the deck forming the roof of a poop or poop	      cabin, built on the upper deck and extending from the	      mizzenmast aft.	   {Quarter-deck}, the part of the upper deck abaft the	      mainmast, including the poop deck when there is one.	   {Spar deck}.	      (a) Same as the upper deck.	      (b) Sometimes a light deck fitted over the upper deck.	   {Upper deck}, the highest deck of the hull, extending from	      stem to stern.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (arch.) The upper part or top of a mansard roof or curb	      roof when made nearly flat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroad) The roof of a passenger car.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pack or set of playing cards.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king was slyly fingered from the deck. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A heap or store. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who . . . hath such trinkets	            Ready in the deck.                    --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (A["e]ronautics) A main a["e]roplane surface, esp. of a	      biplane or multiplane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. the portion of a bridge which serves as the roadway.	      [PJC]	   8. a flat platform adjacent to a house, usually without a	      roof; -- it is typically used for relaxing out of doors,	      outdoor cooking, or entertaining guests.	      [PJC]	   {Between decks}. See under {Between}.	   {Deck bridge} (Railroad Engineering), a bridge which carries	      the track upon the upper chords; -- distinguished from a	      through bridge, which carries the track upon the lower	      chords, between the girders.	   {Deck curb} (Arch.), a curb supporting a deck in roof	      construction.	   {Deck floor} (Arch.), a floor which serves also as a roof, as	      of a belfry or balcony.	   {Deck hand}, a sailor hired to help on the vessel's deck, but	      not expected to go aloft.	   {Deck molding} (Arch.), the molded finish of the edge of a	      deck, making the junction with the lower slope of the	      roof.	   {Deck roof} (Arch.), a nearly flat roof which is not	      surmounted by parapet walls.	   {Deck transom} (Shipbuilding), the transom into which the	      deck is framed.	   {To clear the decks} (Naut.), to remove every unnecessary	      incumbrance in preparation for battle; to prepare for	      action.	   {To sweep the deck} (Card Playing), to clear off all the	      stakes on the table by winning them.	      [1913 Webster]
Deckel \Deck"el\, n. (Paper Making)	   Same as {Deckle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deck chair \Deck" chair`\, n.	   a folding chair, usually having arms and a full-length leg	   rest; -- used for relaxing on the deck of a ship, at	   poolside, etc. Also called {steamer chair}	   [PJC]
decked \decked\ adj.	   clothed or adorned with finery.	   Syn: adorned(predicate), bedecked(predicate)(predicate),	        decked out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Decker \Deck"er\ (d[e^]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, decks or adorns; a coverer; as, a	      table decker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel or vehicle which has a deck or decks; -- used	      esp. in composition; as, a single-decker; a three-decker;	      a double-decker bus.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
deckle \dec"kle\ (d[e^]k"k'l), n. [Cf. G. deckel cover, lid.]	   (Paper Making)	   A separate thin wooden frame used to form the border of a	   hand mold, or a curb of India rubber or other material which	   rests on, and forms the edge of, the mold in a paper machine	   and determines the width of the paper. [Spelt also {deckel},	   and {dekle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deckle edge \Dec"kle edge`\	   The rough, untrimmed edge of paper left by the deckle; also,	   a rough edge in imitation of this.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] deckle-edged
deckle-edged \dec"kle-edged`\ deckled \dec"kled\, a.	   having a rough edge; having a deckle edge; -- used of	   handmade paper or paper resembling handmade; as, deckle-edged	   paper; a deckle-edged book.	   Syn: featheredged.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Declaim \De*claim"\ (d[-e]*kl[=a]m"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Declaimed} (d[-e]*kl[=a]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaiming}.]	   [L. declamare; de- + clamare to cry out: cf. F. d['e]clamer.	   See {Claim}.]	   1. To speak rhetorically; to make a formal speech or oration;	      to harangue; specifically, to recite a speech, poem, etc.,	      in public as a rhetorical exercise; to practice public	      speaking; as, the students declaim twice a week.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak for rhetorical display; to speak pompously,	      noisily, or theatrically; to make an empty speech; to	      rehearse trite arguments in debate; to rant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grenville seized the opportunity to declaim on the	            repeal of the stamp act.              --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	Declaim \De*claim"\, v. t.	   1. To utter in public; to deliver in a rhetorical or set	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defend by declamation; to advocate loudly. [Obs.]	      "Declaims his cause." --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Declaimant \De*claim"ant\, n.	   A declaimer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Declaimer \De*claim"er\, n.	   One who declaims; an haranguer.	   [1913 Webster]
Declamation \Dec`la*ma"tion\, n. [L. declamatio, from declamare:	   cf. F. d['e]clamation. See {Declaim}.]	   1. The act or art of declaiming; rhetorical delivery;	      haranguing; loud speaking in public; especially, the	      public recitation of speeches as an exercise in schools	      and colleges; as, the practice declamation by students.	      [1913 Webster]	            The public listened with little emotion, but with	            much civility, to five acts of monotonous	            declamation.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A set or harangue; declamatory discourse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pretentious rhetorical display, with more sound than	      sense; as, mere declamation.	      [1913 Webster]
Declamator \Dec"la*ma`tor\, n. [L.]	   A declaimer. [R.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Declamatory \De*clam"a*to*ry\, a. [L. declamatorius: cf. F.	   d['e]clamatoire.]	   1. Pertaining to declamation; treated in the manner of a	      rhetorician; as, a declamatory theme.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by rhetorical display; pretentiously	      rhetorical; without solid sense or argument; bombastic;	      noisy; as, a declamatory way or style.	      [1913 Webster]
Declarable \De*clar"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being declared. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Declarant \De*clar"ant\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]clarant, p. pr. of	   d['e]clarer.] (Law)	   One who declares. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Declaration \Dec`la*ra"tion\, n. [F. d['e]claration, fr. L.	   declaratio, fr. declarare. See {Declare}.]	   1. The act of declaring, or publicly announcing; explicit	      asserting; undisguised token of a ground or side taken on	      any subject; proclamation; exposition; as, the declaration	      of an opinion; a declaration of war, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is declared or proclaimed; announcement;	      distinct statement; formal expression; avowal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Declarations of mercy and love . . . in the Gospel.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The document or instrument containing such statement or	      proclamation; as, the Declaration of Independence (now	      preserved in Washington).	      [1913 Webster]	            In 1776 the Americans laid before Europe that noble	            Declaration, which ought to be hung up in the	            nursery of every king, and blazoned on the porch of	            every royal palace.                   --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) That part of the process or pleadings 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 counts. See {Count}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Declaration of Independence}. (Amer. Hist.) See Declaration	      of Independence in the vocabulary. See also under	      {Independence}.	   {Declaration of rights}. (Eng. Hist) See {Bill of rights},	      under {Bill}.	   {Declaration of trust} (Law), a paper subscribed by a grantee	      of property, acknowledging that he holds it in trust for	      the purposes and upon the terms set forth. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	Declaration of Independence \Declaration of Independence\, n.	   (Amer. Hist.)	   The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the	   thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an	   independent country. See note below.	   [PJC]	   Note: The Declaration of Independence of The United States of	         America	         When in the Course of human events, it becomes	         necessary for one people to dissolve the political	         bands which have connected them with another, and to	         assume, among the Powers of the earth, the separate and	         equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of	         Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the	         opinions of mankind requires that they should declare	         the causes which impel them to the separation.	         We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men	         are created equal, that they are endowed by their	         Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among	         these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.	         That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted	         among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent	         of the governed, That whenever any Form of Government	         becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of	         the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute	         new Government, laying its foundation on such	         principles and organizing its powers in such form, as	         to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety	         and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that	         Governments long established should not be changed for	         light and transient causes; and accordingly all	         experience hath shown, that mankind are more disposed	         to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right	         themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are	         accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and	         usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object	         evinces a design to reduce them under absolute	         Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to	         throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards	         for their future security. -- Such has been the patient	         sufferance of these Colonies; and such is now the	         necessity which constrains them to alter their former	         Systems of Government.	         The history of the present King of Great Britain is a	         history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all	         having in direct object the establishment of an	         absolute Tyranny over these States. To prove this, let	         Facts be submitted to a candid world.	         He has refused his Assent to Laws, the most wholesome	         and necessary for the public good.	         He has forbidden his Governors to pass Laws of	         immediate and pressing importance, unless suspended in	         their operation till his Assent should be obtained; and	         when so suspended, he has utterly neglected to attend	         to them.	         He has refused to pass other Laws for the accommodation	         of large districts of people, unless those people would	         relinquish the right of Representation in the	         Legislature, a right inestimable to them and formidable	         to tyrants only.	         He has called together legislative bodies at places	         unusual, uncomfortable, and distant from the depository	         of their Public Records, for the sole purpose of	         fatiguing them into compliance with his measures.	         He has dissolved Representative Houses repeatedly, for	         opposing with manly firmness his invasions on the	         rights of the people.	         He has refused for a long time, after such	         dissolutions, to cause others to be elected; whereby	         the Legislative Powers, incapable of Annihilation, have	         returned to the People at large for their exercise; the	         State remaining in the mean time exposed to all the	         dangers of invasion from without, and convulsions	         within.	         He has endeavoured to prevent the population of these	         States; for that purpose obstructing the Laws of	         Naturalization of Foreigners; refusing to pass others	         to encourage their migration hither, and raising the	         conditions of new Appropriations of Lands.	         He has obstructed the Administration of Justice, by	         refusing his Assent to Laws for establishing Judiciary	         Powers.	         He has made judges dependent on his Will alone, for the	         tenure of their offices, and the amount and payment of	         their salaries.	         He has erected a multitude of New Offices, and sent	         hither swarms of Officers to harass our People, and eat	         out their substance.	         He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing	         Armies without the Consent of our legislatures.	         He has affected to render the Military independent of	         and superior to the Civil Power.	         He has combined with others to subject us to a	         jurisdiction foreign to our constitution, and	         unacknowledged by our laws; giving his Assent to their	         Acts of pretended legislation:	         For quartering large bodies of armed troops among us:	         For protecting them, by a mock Trial, from Punishment	         for any Murders which they should commit on the	         Inhabitants of these States:	         For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world:	         For imposing taxes on us without our Consent:	         For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefits of	         Trial by Jury:	         For transporting us beyond Seas to be tried for	         pretended offences:	         For abolishing the free System of English Laws in a	         neighbouring Province, establishing therein an	         Arbitrary government, and enlarging its Boundaries so	         as to render it at once an example and fit instrument	         for introducing the same absolute rule into these	         Colonies:	         For taking away our Charters, abolishing our most	         valuable Laws, and altering fundamentally the Forms of	         our Governments:	         For suspending our own Legislatures, and declaring	         themselves invested with Power to legislate for us in	         all cases whatsoever.	         He has abdicated Government here, by declaring us out	         of his Protection and waging War against us.	         He has plundered our seas, ravaged our Coasts, burnt	         our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people.	         He is at this time transporting large armies of foreign	         mercenaries to compleat the works of death, desolation	         and tyranny, already begun with circumstances of	         Cruelty & perfidy scarcely paralleled in the most	         barbarous ages, and totally unworthy of the Head of a	         civilized nation.	         He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on	         the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to	         become the executioners of their friends and Brethren,	         or to fall themselves by their Hands.	         He has excited domestic insurrections amongst us, and	         has endeavoured to bring on the inhabitants of our	         frontiers, the merciless Indian Savages, whose known	         rule of warfare, is an undistinguished destruction of	         all ages, sexes and conditions.	         In every stage of these Oppressions We have Petitioned	         for Redress in the most humble terms: Our repeated	         Petitions have been answered only by repeated injury. A	         Prince, whose character is thus marked by every act	         which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of	         a free People.	         Nor have We been wanting in attention to our British	         brethren. We have warned them from time to time of	         attempts by their legislature to extend an	         unwarrantable jurisdiction over us. We have reminded	         them of the circumstances of our emigration and	         settlement here. We have appealed to their native	         justice and magnanimity, and we have conjured them by	         the ties of our common kindred to disavow these	         usurpations, which would inevitably interrupt our	         connections and correspondence. They too have been deaf	         to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must,	         therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces	         our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of	         mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends.	         We, therefore, the Representatives of the United States	         of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing	         to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of	         our intentions, do, in the Name, and by the Authority	         of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish	         and declare, That these United Colonies are, and of	         Right ought to be Free and Independent States; that	         they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British	         Crown, and that all political connection between them	         and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be	         totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent	         States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude	         Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to	         do all other Acts and Things which Independent States	         may of right do. And for the support of this	         Declaration, with a firm reliance on the Protection of	         Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our	         Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor.
Declarative \De*clar"a*tive\, a. [L. declarativus, fr.	   declarare: cf. F. d['e]claratif.]	   Making declaration, proclamation, or publication;	   explanatory; assertive; declaratory. "Declarative laws."	   --Baker.	   [1913 Webster]	         The "vox populi," so declarative on the same side.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Declaratively \De*clar"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   By distinct assertion; not impliedly; in the form of a	   declaration.	   [1913 Webster]	         The priest shall expiate it, that is, declaratively.	                                                  --Bates.	   [1913 Webster]
Declarator \Dec"la*ra`tor\, n. [L., an announcer.] (Scots Law)	   A form of action by which some right or interest is sought to	   be judicially declared.	   [1913 Webster]
Declaratorily \De*clar"a*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a declaratory manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Declaratory \De*clar"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]claratoire.]	   Making declaration, explanation, or exhibition; making clear	   or manifest; affirmative; expressive; as, a clause	   declaratory of the will of the legislature.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Declaratory act} (Law), an act or statute which sets forth	      more clearly, and declares what is, the existing law.	      [1913 Webster]
Declare \De*clare"\ (d[-e]*kl[^a]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Declared} (d[-e]*kl[^a]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Declaring}.]	   [F. d['e]clarer, from L. declarare; de + clarare to make	   clear, clarus, clear, bright. See {Clear}.]	   1. To make clear; to free from obscurity. [Obs.] "To declare	      this a little." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make known by language; to communicate or manifest	      explicitly and plainly in any way; to exhibit; to publish;	      to proclaim; to announce.	      [1913 Webster]	            This day I have begot whom I declare	            My only Son.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavens declare the glory of God. --Ps. xix. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make declaration of; to assert; to affirm; to set	      forth; to avow; as, he declares the story to be false.	      [1913 Webster]	            I the Lord . . . declare things that are right.	                                                  --Isa. xlv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) To make full statement of, as goods, etc., for the	      purpose of paying taxes, duties, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To declare off}, to recede from an agreement, undertaking,	      contract, etc.; to renounce.	   {To declare one's self}, to avow one's opinion; to show	      openly what one thinks, or which side he espouses.	      [1913 Webster]	Declare \De*clare"\, v. i.	   1. To make a declaration, or an open and explicit avowal; to	      proclaim one's self; -- often with for or against; as,	      victory declares against the allies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like fawning courtiers, for success they wait,	            And then come smiling, and declare for fate.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To state the plaintiff's cause of action at law in a	      legal form; as, the plaintiff declares in trespass.	      [1913 Webster]
declared \declared\ adj.	   1. made known or openly avowed; as, their declared and their	      covert objectives; a declared liberal. Opposite of	      {undeclared}. [Narrower terms: {avowed(prenominal),	      professed(prenominal)}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. stated as fact; explicitly stated.	   Syn: stated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Declaredly \De*clar"ed*ly\, adv.	   Avowedly; explicitly.	   [1913 Webster]
Declaredness \De*clar"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being declared.	   [1913 Webster]
Declarement \De*clare"ment\, n.	   Declaration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Declarer \De*clar"er\, n.	   One who makes known or proclaims; that which exhibits.	   --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Declass \De*class"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Declassed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Declassing}.] [Cf. F. d['e]classer.]	   To remove from a class; to separate or degrade from one's	   class. --North Am. Rev.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
d'eclass'e \d['e]class['e]\ (d[asl]`kl[a^]`s[=a]",	   d[asl]`kl[aum]`s[=a]") adj. [F. Cf. F. d['e]classer.]	   1. Reduced or fallen in status, social position, class or	      rank; fallen from a high status or rank to a lower one.	      [PJC]	   2. Of inferior grade, rank, status, or prestige.	      [PJC]
declassification \declassification\ n.	   Reduction by the government of restrictions on a classified	   document or weapon.	   [WordNet 1.5]
declassified \declassified\ adj.	   having a security classification removed so as to be open to	   public inspection; -- of documents or information.	   [WordNet 1.5]
declassify \declassify\ v.	   to lift the restriction on publication [of documents] by	   reducing or eliminating the secrecy classification of; --	   usually applied to government documents classified as secret.	   Syn: make available again.	        [WordNet 1.5]
declaw \declaw\ v. t.	   to remove the claws from, -- used especially with a cat as an	   object.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Declension \De*clen"sion\, n. [Apparently corrupted fr. F.	   d['e]clinaison, fr. L. declinatio, fr. declinare. See	   {Decline}, and cf. {Declination}.]	   1. The act or the state of declining; declination; descent;	      slope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The declension of the land from that place to the	            sea.                                  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency;	      deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of	      science, of a state, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seduced the pitch and height of all his thoughts	            To base declension.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Act of courteously refusing; act of declining; a	      declinature; refusal; as, the declension of a nomination.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.)	      (a) Inflection of nouns, adjectives, etc., according to	          the grammatical cases.	      (b) The form of the inflection of a word declined by	          cases; as, the first or the second declension of	          nouns, adjectives, etc.	      (c) Rehearsing a word as declined.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The nominative was held to be the primary and original	         form, and was likened to a perpendicular line; the	         variations, or oblique cases, were regarded as fallings	         (hence called casus, cases, or fallings) from the	         nominative or perpendicular; and an enumerating of the	         various forms, being a sort of progressive descent from	         the noun's upright form, was called a declension.	         --Harris.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Declension of the needle}, declination of the needle.	      [1913 Webster]
Declensional \De*clen"sion*al\, a.	   Belonging to declension.	   [1913 Webster]	         Declensional and syntactical forms.      --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Declinable \De*clin"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]clinable. See	   {Decline}.]	   Capable of being declined; admitting of declension or	   inflection; as, declinable parts of speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Declinal \De*clin"al\, a.	   Declining; sloping.	   [1913 Webster]
Declinate \Dec"li*nate\, a. [L. declinatus, p. p. of declinare.	   See {Decline}.]	   Bent downward or aside; (Bot.) bending downward in a curve;	   declined.	   [1913 Webster]
Declination \Dec`li*na"tion\, n. [L. declinatio a bending aside,	   an avoiding: cf. F. d['e]clination a decadence. See	   {Declension}.]	   1. The act or state of bending downward; inclination; as,	      declination of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or state of falling off or declining from	      excellence or perfection; deterioration; decay; decline.	      "The declination of monarchy." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Summer . . . is not looked on as a time	            Of declination or decay.              --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of deviating or turning aside; oblique motion;	      obliquity; withdrawal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The declination of atoms in their descent.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every declination and violation of the rules.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act or state of declining or refusing; withdrawal;	      refusal; averseness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queen's declination from marriage. --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron.) The angular distance of any object from the	      celestial equator, either northward or southward.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Dialing) The arc of the horizon, contained between the	      vertical plane and the prime vertical circle, if reckoned	      from the east or west, or between the meridian and the	      plane, reckoned from the north or south.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gram.) The act of inflecting a word; declension. See	      {Decline}, v. t., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of declination}, the angle made by a descending line,	      or plane, with a horizontal plane.	   {Circle of declination}, a circle parallel to the celestial	      equator.	   {Declination compass} (Physics), a compass arranged for	      finding the declination of the magnetic needle.	   {Declination of the compass} or {Declination of the needle},	      the horizontal angle which the magnetic needle makes with	      the true north-and-south line.	      [1913 Webster]
Declinator \Dec"li*na`tor\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]clinateur. See	   {Decline}.]	   1. An instrument for taking the declination or angle which a	      plane makes with the horizontal plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dissentient. [R.] --Bp. Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]
Declinatory \De*clin"a*to*ry\ (?; 277), a. [LL. declinatorius,	   fr. L. declinare: cf. F. d['e]clinatoire.]	   Containing or involving a declination or refusal, as of	   submission to a charge or sentence. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Declinatory plea} (O. Eng. Law), the plea of sanctuary or of	      benefit of clergy, before trial or conviction; -- now	      abolished.	      [1913 Webster]
Declinature \De*clin"a*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   The act of declining or refusing; as, the declinature of an	   office.	   [1913 Webster]
Decline \De*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Declined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Declining}.] [OE. declinen to bend down, lower, sink,	   decline (a noun), F. d['e]cliner to decline, refuse, fr. L.	   declinare to turn aside, inflect (a part of speech), avoid;	   de- + clinare to incline; akin to E. lean. See {Lean}, v. i.]	   1. To bend, or lean downward; to take a downward direction;	      to bend over or hang down, as from weakness, weariness,	      despondency, etc.; to condescend. "With declining head."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . would decline even to the lowest of his	            family.                               --Lady	                                                  Hutchinson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disdaining to decline,	            Slowly he falls, amidst triumphant cries. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ground at length became broken and declined	            rapidly.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tend or draw towards a close, decay, or extinction; to	      tend to a less perfect state; to become diminished or	      impaired; to fail; to sink; to diminish; to lessen; as,	      the day declines; virtue declines; religion declines;	      business declines.	      [1913 Webster]	            That empire must decline	            Whose chief support and sinews are of coin.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            And presume to know . . .	            Who thrives, and who declines.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To turn or bend aside; to deviate; to stray; to withdraw;	      as, a line that declines from straightness; conduct that	      declines from sound morals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet do I not decline from thy testimonies. --Ps.	                                                  cxix. 157.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To turn away; to shun; to refuse; -- the opposite of	      accept or consent; as, he declined, upon principle.	      [1913 Webster]	Decline \De*cline"\, v. t.	   1. To bend downward; to bring down; to depress; to cause to	      bend, or fall.	      [1913 Webster]	            In melancholy deep, with head declined. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now fair Phoebus gan decline in haste	            His weary wagon to the western vale.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to decrease or diminish. [Obs.] "You have	      declined his means." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knoweth his error, but will not seek to decline	            it.                                   --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put or turn aside; to turn off or away from; to refuse	      to undertake or comply with; reject; to shun; to avoid;	      as, to decline an offer; to decline a contest; he declined	      any participation with them.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could I	            Decline this dreadful hour?           --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) To inflect, or rehearse in order the changes of	      grammatical form of; as, to decline a noun or an	      adjective.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Now restricted to such words as have case inflections;	         but formerly it was applied both to declension and	         conjugation.	         [1913 Webster]	               After the first declining of a noun and a verb.	                                                  --Ascham.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. To run through from first to last; to repeat like a	      schoolboy declining a noun. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Decline \De*cline"\, n. [F. d['e]clin. See {Decline}, v. i.]	   1. A falling off; a tendency to a worse state; diminution or	      decay; deterioration; also, the period when a thing is	      tending toward extinction or a less perfect state; as, the	      decline of life; the decline of strength; the decline of	      virtue and religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their fathers lived in the decline of literature.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) That period of a disorder or paroxysm when the	      symptoms begin to abate in violence; as, the decline of a	      fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gradual sinking and wasting away of the physical	      faculties; any wasting disease, esp. pulmonary	      consumption; as, to die of a decline. --Dunglison.	   Syn: {Decline}, {Decay}, {Consumption}.	   Usage: Decline marks the first stage in a downward progress;	          decay indicates the second stage, and denotes a	          tendency to ultimate destruction; consumption marks a	          steady decay from an internal exhaustion of strength.	          The health may experience a decline from various	          causes at any period of life; it is naturally subject	          to decay with the advance of old age; consumption may	          take place at almost any period of life, from disease	          which wears out the constitution. In popular language	          decline is often used as synonymous with consumption.	          By a gradual decline, states and communities lose	          their strength and vigor; by progressive decay, they	          are stripped of their honor, stability, and greatness;	          by a consumption of their resources and vital energy,	          they are led rapidly on to a completion of their	          existence.	          [1913 Webster]
Declined \De*clined"\, a.	   Declinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Decliner \De*clin"er\, n.	   He who declines or rejects.	   [1913 Webster]	         A studious decliner of honors.           --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
declining \declining\ adj.	   1. decreasing; as, steadily declining incomes.	   Syn: down(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. going from better to worse.	   Syn: deteriorating, failing, regressing, retrograde,	        retrogressive.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. becoming less or smaller; as, declining powers of body and	      mind. Opposite of {increasing}.	   Syn: eroding.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. drawing to an end; waning; as, his declining years.	      [prenominal]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Declinometer \Dec`li*nom"e*ter\, n. [Decline + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the declination of the magnetic	   needle.	   [1913 Webster]
Declinous \De*clin"ous\, a.	   Declinate. Declivitous
Declivitous \De*cliv"i*tous\, Declivous \De*cli"vous\, a.	   Descending gradually; moderately steep; sloping; downhill.	   [1913 Webster]
Declivity \De*cliv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Declivities}. [L. declivitas,	   fr. declivis sloping, downhill; de + clivus a slope, a hill;	   akin to clinare to incline: cf. F. d['e]clivit['e]. See	   {Decline}.]	   1. Deviation from a horizontal line; gradual descent of	      surface; inclination downward; slope; -- opposed to	      acclivity, or ascent; the same slope, considered as	      descending, being a declivity, which, considered as	      ascending, is an acclivity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A descending surface; a sloping place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commodious declivities and channels for the passage	            of the waters.                        --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]
declutch \declutch\ v. i. & t.	   to disengage the clutch of a car.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Decoct \De*coct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decocted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Decocting}.] [L. decoctus, p. p. of decoquere to boil	   down; de- + coquere to cook, boil. See {Cook} to decoct.]	   1. To prepare by boiling; to digest in hot or boiling water;	      to extract the strength or flavor of by boiling; to make	      an infusion of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare by the heat of the stomach for assimilation; to	      digest; to concoct.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To warm, strengthen, or invigorate, as if by boiling. [R.]	      "Decoct their cold blood." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Decoctible \De*coct"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being boiled or digested.	   [1913 Webster]
Decoction \De*coc"tion\, n. [F. d['e]coction, L. decoctio.]	   1. The act or process of boiling anything in a watery fluid	      to extract its virtues.	      [1913 Webster]	            In decoction . . . it either purgeth at the top or	            settleth at the bottom.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extract got from a body by boiling it in water.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the plant be boiled in water, the strained liquor	            is called the decoction of the plant. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            In pharmacy decoction is opposed to infusion, where	            there is merely steeping.             --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]
Decocture \De*coc"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A decoction. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
decode \decode\ v. t.	   to convert from a coded form into the original form; -- of	   communications. Inverse of encode.	   Syn: decrypt, decipher[WE1].	        [PJC]
Decoherer \De`co*her"er\ (d[=e]`k[-o]*h[=e]r"[~e]r), n. [Pref.	   de- + coherer.] (Elec.)	   A device for restoring a coherer to its normal condition	   after it has been affected by an electric wave, a process	   usually accomplished by some method of tapping or shaking, or	   by rotation of the coherer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
decollate \de*col"late\ (d[-e]*k[o^]l"l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Decollated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decollating}.] [L.	   decollatus, p. p. of decollare to behead; de- + collum neck.]	   To sever from the neck; to behead; to decapitate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The decollated head of St. John the Baptist. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Decollated \De*col"la*ted\, a. (Zool.)	   Decapitated; worn or cast off in the process of growth, as	   the apex of certain univalve shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Decollation \De`col*la"tion\, n. [L. decollatio: cf. F.	   d['e]collation.]	   1. The act of beheading or state of one beheaded; --	      especially used of the execution of St. John the Baptist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A painting representing the beheading of a saint or	      martyr, esp. of St. John the Baptist.	      [1913 Webster]
D'ecolletage \D['e]`col`le*tage"\ (d[=a]`k[-o]`l'*t[.a]zh), n.	   [F. See {D['e]collet['e]}.] (Costume)	   1. The upper border or part of a low-cut (i.e.,	      d['e]collet['e]) dress.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. The exposed upper parts of the breasts of a woman wearing	      a low-cut dress; as, transfixed by her stunning	      decolletage.	      [PJC]
D'ecollet'e \D['e]`col`le*t['e]"\ (d[asl]`k[o^]l`le*t[asl]"), a.	   [F., p. p. of d['e]colleter to bare the neck and shoulders;	   d['e]- + collet collar, fr. L. collum neck.]	   1. Leaving the neck and shoulders uncovered; cut low in the	      neck, or low-necked, as a dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wearing a d['e]collet['e] gown.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Decolling \De*col"ling\, n.	   Beheading. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By a speedy dethroning and decolling of the king.	                                                  --Parliamentary	                                                  History	                                                  (1648).	   [1913 Webster]
decolonisation \decolonisation\ n.	   same as {decolonization}. [mostly British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
decolonization \decolonization\ n.	   1. the action of changing from colonial to independent	      status.	   Syn: decolonisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
decolonize \decolonize\ v. t.	   to grant independence to (a former colony). [Also spelled	   {decolonise}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]	decolonize \decolonize\ v. i.	   to release one's colonies and free them to become	   independednt nations; -- of nations. [Also spelled	   {decolonise}.]	   [PJC]
Decolor \De*col"or\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]colorer, L. decolorare.	   Cf. {Discolor}.]	   To deprive of color; to bleach.	   [1913 Webster]
Decolorant \De*col"or*ant\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]colorant, p. pr.]	   A substance which removes color, or bleaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Decolorate \De*col"or*ate\, a. [L. decoloratus, p. p. of	   decolorare.]	   Deprived of color.	   [1913 Webster]	Decolorate \De*col"or*ate\, v. t.	   To decolor.	   [1913 Webster]
Decoloration \De*col`or*a"tion\	   (d[-e]*k[u^]l`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. decoloratio: cf. F.	   d['e]coloration.]	   The removal or absence of color. --Ferrand.	   [1913 Webster]
Decolorize \De*col"or*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of color; to whiten. --Turner. --	   {De*col`or*i*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Decomplex \De"com*plex`\, a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + complex.]	   Repeatedly compound; made up of complex constituents.	   [1913 Webster]
Decomposable \De`com*pos"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being resolved into constituent elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Decompose \De`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decomposed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Decomposing}.] [Cf. F. d['e]composer. Cf.	   {Discompose}.]	   To separate the constituent parts of; to resolve into	   original elements; to set free from previously existing forms	   of chemical combination; to bring to dissolution; to rot or	   decay.	   [1913 Webster]	Decompose \De`com*pose"\, v. i.	   To become resolved or returned from existing combinations; to	   undergo dissolution; to decay; to rot.	   [1913 Webster]
Decomposed \De`com*posed"\, a. (Zool.)	   Separated or broken up; -- said of the crest of birds when	   the feathers are divergent.	   [1913 Webster]
Decomposite \De`com*pos"ite\, a. [Pref. de- (intens.) +	   composite.]	   1. Compounded more than once; compounded with things already	      composite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) See {Decompound}, a., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Decomposite \De`com*pos"ite\, n.	   Anything decompounded.	   [1913 Webster]	         Decomposites of three metals or more.    --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Decomposition \De*com`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. de- (in sense 3	   intensive) + composition: cf. F. d['e]composition. Cf.	   {Decomposition}.]	   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	      dissolution consequent on the removal or alteration of	      some of the ingredients of a compound; disintegration; as,	      the decomposition of wood, rocks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being reduced into original elements.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Repeated composition; a combination of compounds. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Decomposition of forces}. Same as {Resolution of forces},	      under {Resolution}.	   {Decomposition of light}, the division of light into the	      prismatic colors.	      [1913 Webster]
decompositional \decompositional\ adj.	   causing organic decay.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Decompound \De`com*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decompounded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Decompounding}.] [Pref. de- (intens. in	   sense 1) + compound, v. t.]	   1. To compound or mix with that is already compound; to	      compound a second time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to constituent parts; to decompose.	      [1913 Webster]	            It divides and decompounds objects into . . . parts.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	Decompound \De`com*pound"\, a. [Pref. de- (intens.) + compound,	   a.]	   1. Compound of what is already compounded; compounded a	      second time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Several times compounded or divided, as a leaf or	      stem; decomposite.	      [1913 Webster]	Decompound \De`com*pound"\, n.	   A decomposite.	   [1913 Webster]
Decompoundable \De`com*pound"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being decompounded.	   [1913 Webster]
decompress \decompress\ v. i.	   to undergo the process of {decompression}.	   [PJC]	decompress \decompress\ v. t.	   to subject to the process of {decompression}.	   [PJC]
decompressing \decompressing\ n.	   1. the process of experiencing {decompression}; the act or	      process of relieving or reducing pressure.	   Syn: decompression.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
decompression \decompression\ n.	   1. the process of experiencing {decompression}; the act or	      process of relieving or reducing pressure.	   Syn: decompressing.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. the reduction of atmospheric pressure experienced by	      divers rising from deep water to the surface, thus	      reducing the concentration of dissolved atmospheric gases	      in the blood; -- especially applied to a gradual reduction	      of such pressure.	      [PJC]	   3. the process, analogous to sense 2, undergone by divers in	      a decompression chamber, in which an artificially high	      atmospheric pressure is gradually lowered to normal	      pressure.	      [PJC]	   4. a return to a normal, more relaxed state after a period of	      intense stress, psychological pressure, or urgent	      activity; -- of people.	      [PJC]	   5. (Computers) the process of converting digitally encoded	      data from a more compact (compressed) form to its	      original, larger size.	   Note: The process of compression and decompression may	         completely recover all of the original data (called	         lossless compression), or may lose some of the original	         data in order to achieve higher degress of compression	         (lossy compression). The latter is used especially with	         images or video data, which may be of very large size	         relative to text, and for which small changes may be	         imperceptible to the human eye. The {JPEG} data	         compression format is a lossy format.	         [PJC]
Deconcentrate \De`con*cen"trate\, v. t.	   To withdraw from concentration; to decentralize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deconcentration \De*con`cen*tra"tion\, n.	   Act of deconcentrating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deconcoct \De`con*coct"\ (d[=e]`k[o^]n*k[o^]kt"), v. t.	   To decompose. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Deconsecrate \De*con"se*crate\ (d[-e]*k[o^]n"s[-e]*kr[=a]t), v.	   t.	   To deprive of sacredness; to secularize. --	   {De*con`se*cra"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
deconstruct \de`con*struct"\ (d[-e]`k[u^]n*str[u^]kt"), v. t.	   To interpret (a text or an artwork) by the method of	   deconstruction.	   [WordNet 1.5]
deconstruction \de`con*struc"tion\	   (d[-e]`k[u^]n*str[u^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   A philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or	   film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a	   work by delving below its surface meaning. This method	   questions the ability of language to represent a fixed	   reality, and proposes that a text has no stable meaning	   because words only refer to other words, that metaphysical or	   ethnocentric assumptions about the meaning of words must be	   questioned, and words may be redefined in new contexts and	   new, equally valid and even contradictory meanings may be	   found. Such new interpretations may be based on the	   philosophical, political, or social implications of the words	   of a text, rather than solely on attempts to determine the	   author's intentions. --RHUD --MW10	   Syn: deconstructionism.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. the process of criticising or interpreting a text by the	      method of {deconstruction[1]}.	      [PJC]
deconstructionism \de`con*struc"tion*ism\	   (d[-e]`k[u^]n*str[u^]k"sh[u^]n*[i^]z'm), n.	   Same as {decontruction[1]}.	   Syn: deconstruction.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deconstructionist \de`con*struc"tion*ist\	   (d[-e]`k[u^]n*str[u^]k"sh[u^]n*[i^]st), adj.	   Of or pertaining to deconstruction or deconstructionism; as,	   deconstructionist criticism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
decontaminate \de`con*tam"i*nate\	   (d[-e]`k[u^]n*t[a^]m"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   To remove contamination or contaminants from, by a cleansing	   process; -- usually used of radioactive, infectious, or toxic	   materials; as, to decontaminate clothing worn by persons with	   infective disease; decontaminate an area of PCB's after	   explosion of a transformer.	   [PJC]
decontamination \decontamination\ n.	   The removal of contaminants; as, the decontamination of a	   room after a spill of radioactive materials.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] decor
decor \decor\, d'ecor \d['e]cor\n. [Fr. d['e]cor, fr. d['e]corer	   to decorate, fr. L decorare. See {decorate}.]	   1. the layout, style, and furnishings of a livable interior.	   Syn: interior decoration.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Decoration[2].	      [PJC]	   3. (Theater) A stage setting. --MW10	      [PJC]
Decorament \Dec"o*ra*ment\ (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[.a]*ment), n. [L.	   decoramentum. See {Decorate}, v. t.]	   Ornament. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Decorate \Dec"o*rate\ (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Decorated} (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Decorating} (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. decoratus, p.	   p. of decorare, fr. decus ornament; akin to decere to be	   becoming. See {Decent}.]	   To deck with that which is becoming, ornamental, or honorary;	   to adorn; to beautify; to embellish; as, to decorate the	   person; to decorate an edifice; to decorate a lawn with	   flowers; to decorate the mind with moral beauties; to	   decorate a hero with honors.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her fat neck was ornamented with jewels, rich bracelets	         decorated her arms.                      --Thackeray.	   Syn: To adorn; embellish; ornament; beautify; grace. See	        {Adorn}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Decorated style} (Arch.), a name given by some writers to	      the perfected English Gothic architecture; it may be	      considered as having flourished from about a. d. 1300 to	      a. d. 1375.	      [1913 Webster]
decorated \decorated\ adj.	   having decorations. [Narrower terms: {beaded, beady,	   bejeweled, bejewelled, bespangled, gemmed, jeweled, jewelled,	   sequined, spangled, spangly}; {bedaubed}; {bespectacled,	   monocled, spectacled}; {braided}; {brocaded, embossed,	   raised}; {buttony}; {carbuncled}; {champleve, cloisonne,	   enameled}; {crested, plumed having a decorative plume)};	   {crested, top-knotted, topknotted, tufted}; {crested};	   {embellished, ornamented, ornate}; {embroidered}; {encircled,	   ringed, wreathed}; {fancied up, gussied, gussied up, tricked	   out}; {feathery, feathered, plumy}; {frilled, frilly,	   ruffled}; {fringed}; {gilt-edged}; {inflamed}; {inlaid};	   {inwrought}; {laced}; {mosaic, tessellated}; {paneled,	   wainscoted}; {studded}; {tapestried}; {tasseled, tasselled};	   {tufted}; {clinquant, tinseled, tinselly}; {tricked-out}]	   Also See: {clothed}, {fancy}. Antonym: {unadorned}.	   Syn: adorned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
decoration \dec`o*ra"tion\ (d[e^]k`[-o]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [LL.	   decoratio: cf. F. d['e]coration.]	   1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring;	      ornamentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something	      added by way of embellishment; ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of	            its decoration.                       --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the	      person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of	      knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great	      achievements in literature, art, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Decoration Day \Decoration Day\	   a day, May 30, originally appointed for decorating with	   flowers the graves of the Union soldiers and sailors, who	   fell in the Civil War in the United States; -- now called	   {Memorial Day}, and established as the last Monday in May,	   and designated as a day for commemorating those who died in	   all wars of the United States. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Decorative \Dec"o*ra*tive\ (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[.a]*t[i^]v or	   d[e^]k"[-o]*r[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. d['e]coratif.]	   Suited to decorate or embellish; adorning. --	   {Dec"o*ra*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Decorative art}, fine art which has for its end	      ornamentation, rather than the representation of objects	      or events.	      [1913 Webster]
Decorator \Dec"o*ra`tor\ (d[e^]k"[-o]*r[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]corateur.]	   One who decorates, adorns, or embellishes; specifically, an	   artisan whose business is the decoration of houses, esp.	   their interior decoration.	   [1913 Webster]
decore \de*core"\ (d[-e]*k[=o]r"), v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]corer. See	   {Decorate}.]	   To decorate; to beautify. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To decore and beautify the house of God. --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Decorement \De*core"ment\, n.	   Ornament. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decorous \Dec"or*ous\ (d[e^]k"[-o]r*[u^]s or d[-e]*k[=o]"r[u^]s;	   277), a. [L. dec[=o]rus, fr. decor comeliness, beauty; akin	   to decere. See {Decent}, and cf. {Decorum}.]	   Suitable to a character, or to the time, place, and occasion;	   marked with decorum; becoming; proper; seemly; befitting; as,	   a decorous speech; decorous behavior; a decorous dress for a	   judge.	   [1913 Webster]	         A decorous pretext the war.              --Motley.	   -- {De*co"rous*ly}, adv. -- {De*co"rous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Decorticate \De*cor"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Decorticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decorticating}.] [L.	   decorticatus, p. p. of decorticare to bark; de- + cortex	   bark.]	   To divest of the bark, husk, or exterior coating; to husk; to	   peel; to hull. "Great barley dried and decorticated."	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Decortication \De*cor`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. decorticatio: cf. F.	   d['e]cortication.]	   The act of stripping off the bark, rind, hull, or outer coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Decorticator \De*cor"ti*ca`tor\, n.	   A machine for decorticating wood, hulling grain, etc.; also,	   an instrument for removing surplus bark or moss from fruit	   trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Decorum \De*cor"um\, n. [L. dec[=o]rum, fr. dec[=o]rus. See	   {Decorous}.]	   Propriety of manner or conduct; grace arising from	   suitableness of speech and behavior to one's own character,	   or to the place and occasion; decency of conduct; seemliness;	   that which is seemly or suitable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Negligent of the duties and decorums of his station.	                                                  --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	         If your master	         Would have a queen his beggar, you must tell him,	         That majesty, to keep decorum, must	         No less beg than a kingdom.              --Shak.	   Syn: {Decorum}, {Dignity}.	   Usage: Decorum, in accordance with its etymology, is that	          which is becoming in outward act or appearance; as,	          the decorum of a public assembly. Dignity springs from	          an inward elevation of soul producing a corresponding	          effect on the manners; as, dignity of personal	          appearance.	          [1913 Webster]
Decoy \De*coy"\ (d[-e]*koi"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decoyed}	   (-koid"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Decoying}.] [Pref. de- + coy;	   orig., to quiet, soothe, caress, entice. See {Coy}.]	   To lead into danger by artifice; to lure into a net or snare;	   to entrap; to insnare; to allure; to entice; as, to decoy	   troops into an ambush; to decoy ducks into a net.	   [1913 Webster]	         Did to a lonely cot his steps decoy.     --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	         E'en while fashion's brightest arts decoy,	         The heart, distrusting, asks if this be joy.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   Syn: To entice; tempt; allure; lure. See {Allure}.	        [1913 Webster]	Decoy \De*coy"\, n.	   1. Anything intended to lead into a snare; a lure that	      deceives and misleads into danger, or into the power of an	      enemy; a bait.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fowl, or the likeness of one, used by sportsmen to	      entice other fowl into a net or within shot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place into which wild fowl, esp. ducks, are enticed in	      order to take or shoot them.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person employed by officers of justice, or parties	      exposed to injury, to induce a suspected person to commit	      an offense under circumstances that will lead to his	      detection.	      [1913 Webster]
Decoy-duck \De*coy"-duck`\, n.	   A duck used to lure wild ducks into a decoy; hence, a person	   employed to lure others into danger. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Decoyer \De*coy"er\, n.	   One who decoys another.	   [1913 Webster]
Decoy-man \De*coy"-man`\, n.; pl. {Decoy-men}.	   A man employed in decoying wild fowl.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrease \De*crease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Decreased}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Decreasing}.] [OE. decrecen, fr. OF. decreistre, F.	   d['e]cro[^i]tre, or from the OF. noun (see {Decrease}, n.),	   fr. L. decrescere to grow less; de + crescere to grow. See	   {Crescent}, and cf. {Increase}.]	   To grow less, -- opposed to increase; to be diminished	   gradually, in size, degree, number, duration, etc., or in	   strength, quality, or excellence; as, they days decrease in	   length from June to December.	   [1913 Webster]	         He must increase, but I must decrease.   --John iii.	                                                  30.	   Syn: To {Decrease}, {Diminish}.	   Usage: Things usually decrease or fall off by degrees, and	          from within, or through some cause which is	          imperceptible; as, the flood decreases; the cold	          decreases; their affection has decreased. Things	          commonly diminish by an influence from without, or one	          which is apparent; as, the army was diminished by	          disease; his property is diminishing through	          extravagance; their affection has diminished since	          their separation their separation. The turn of	          thought, however, is often such that these words may	          be interchanged.	          [1913 Webster]	                The olive leaf, which certainly them told	                The flood decreased.              --Drayton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Crete's ample fields diminish to our eye;	                Before the Boreal blasts the vessels fly.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	Decrease \De*crease"\, v. t.	   To cause to grow less; to diminish gradually; as,	   extravagance decreases one's means.	   [1913 Webster]	         That might decrease their present store. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Decrease \De*crease"\, n. [OE. decrees, OF. decreis, fr.	   decreistre. See {Decrease}, v.]	   1. A becoming less; gradual diminution; decay; as, a decrease	      of revenue or of strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The wane of the moon. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
decreased \decreased\ adj.	   made less in size or amount or degree. Opposite of	   {increased}. [Narrower terms: {attenuate, attenuated, faded,	   weakened}; {belittled, diminished, small}; {cut, cut-rate};	   {diminished, lessened}; {minimized}; {remittent};	   {attenuated}]	   Syn: reduced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Decreaseless \De*crease"less\, a.	   Suffering no decrease. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It [the river] flows and flows, and yet will flow,	         Volume decreaseless to the final hour.   --A. Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Decreasing \De*creas"ing\, a.	   Becoming less and less; diminishing. -- {De*creas"ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Decreasing series} (Math.), a series in which each term is	      numerically smaller than the preceding term.	      [1913 Webster]
Decreation \De`cre*a"tion\, n.	   Destruction; -- opposed to creation. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Decree \De*cree"\, n. [OE. decre, F. d['e]cret, fr. L. decretum,	   neut. decretus, p. p. of decernere to decide; de- + cernere	   to decide. See {Certain}, and cf. {Decreet}, {Decretal}.]	   1. An order from one having authority, deciding what is to be	      done by a subordinate; also, a determination by one having	      power, deciding what is to be done or to take place;	      edict, law; authoritative ru?? decision. "The decrees of	      Venice." --Sh???.	      [1913 Webster]	            There went out a decree from C[ae]sar Augustus that	            all the world should be taxed.        --Luke ii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor hand, why quiverest thou at this decree?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A decision, order, or sentence, given in a cause by a	          court of equity or admiralty.	      (b) A determination or judgment of an umpire on a case	          submitted to him. --Brande.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) An edict or law made by a council for regulating	      any business within their jurisdiction; as, the decrees of	      ecclesiastical councils.	   Syn: Law; regulation; edict; ordinance. See {Law}.	        [1913 Webster]	Decree \De*cree"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decreed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Decreeing}.]	   1. To determine judicially by authority, or by decree; to	      constitute by edict; to appoint by decree or law; to	      determine; to order; to ordain; as, a court decrees a	      restoration of property.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be	            established unto thee.                --Job xxii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ordain by fate.	      [1913 Webster]	Decree \De*cree"\, v. i.	   To make decrees; -- used absolutely.	   [1913 Webster]	         Father eternal! thine is to decree;	         Mine, both in heaven and earth to do thy will.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Decreeable \De*cree"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being decreed.	   [1913 Webster]
Decreer \De*cre"er\, n.	   One who decrees. --J. Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Decreet \De*creet"\, n. [Cf. {Decree}.] (Scots Law)	   The final judgment of the Court of Session, or of an inferior	   court, by which the question at issue is decided.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrement \Dec"re*ment\, n. [L. decrementum, fr. decrescere. See	   {Decrease}.]	   1. The state of becoming gradually less; decrease;	      diminution; waste; loss.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twit me with the decrements of my pendants. --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rocks, mountains, and the other elevations of the	            earth suffer a continual decrement.   --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity lost by gradual diminution or waste; --	      opposed to {increment}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Crystallog.) A name given by Ha["u]y to the successive	      diminution of the layers of molecules, applied to the	      faces of the primitive form, by which he supposed the	      secondary forms to be produced.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) The quantity by which a variable is diminished.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equal decrement of life}.	      (a) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which	          the assumed law of mortality is such that of a given	          large number of persons, all being now of the same	          age, an equal number shall die each consecutive year.	      (b) The decrease of life in a group of persons in which	          the assumed law of mortality is such that the ratio of	          those dying in a year to those living through the year	          is constant, being independent of the age of the	          persons.	          [1913 Webster]
Decrepit \De*crep"it\, a. [L. decrepitus, perhaps orig., noised	   out, noiseless, applied to old people, who creep about	   quietly; de- + crepare to make a noise, rattle: cf. F.	   d['e]cr['e]pit. See {Crepitate}.]	   Broken down with age; wasted and enfeebled by the infirmities	   of old age; feeble; worn out. "Beggary or decrepit age."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Already decrepit with premature old age. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes incorrectly written decrepid.	         [1913 Webster]
Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Decrepitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Decrepitating}.] [Cf. F.	   d['e]cr['e]piter.]	   To roast or calcine so as to cause a crackling noise; as, to	   decrepitate salt.	   [1913 Webster]	Decrepitate \De*crep"i*tate\, v. i.	   To crackle, as salt in roasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrepitation \De*crep`i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]cr['e]pitation.]	   The act of decrepitating; a crackling noise, such as salt	   makes when roasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrepitness \De*crep"it*ness\, n.	   Decrepitude. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrepitude \De*crep"i*tude\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]cr['e]pitude.]	   The broken state produced by decay and the infirmities of	   age; infirm old age.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrescendo \De`cres*cen"do\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   With decreasing volume of sound; -- a direction to	   performers, either written upon the staff (abbreviated Dec.,	   or Decresc.), or indicated by the sign.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrescent \De*cres"cent\, a. [L. decrescens, p. pr. of	   decrescere. See {Decrease}.]	   Becoming less by gradual diminution; decreasing; as, a	   decrescent moon.	   [1913 Webster]	Decrescent \De*cres"cent\, n. (Her.)	   A crescent with the horns directed towards the sinister.	   --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Decretal \De*cre"tal\, a. [L. decretalis, fr. decretum. See	   {Decree}.]	   Appertaining to a decree; containing a decree; as, a decretal	   epistle. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	Decretal \De*cre"tal\, n. [LL. decretale, neut. of L.	   decretalis. See {Decretal}, a.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) An authoritative order or decree; especially,	      a letter of the pope, determining some point or question	      in ecclesiastical law. The decretals form the second part	      of the canon law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Canon Law) The collection of ecclesiastical decrees and	      decisions made, by order of Gregory IX., in 1234, by St.	      Raymond of Pennafort.	      [1913 Webster]
Decrete \De*crete"\, n. [L. decretum. See {Decree}.]	   A decree. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Decretion \De*cre"tion\, n. [From L. decrescere, decretum. See	   {Decrease}.]	   A decrease. [Obs.] --Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Decretist \De*cre"tist\, n. [LL. decretista, fr. decretum: cf.	   F. d['e]cr['e]tiste. See {Decree}, n.]	   One who studies, or professes the knowledge of, the	   decretals.	   [1913 Webster]
Decretive \De*cre"tive\, a. [From L. decretum. See {Decree}, n.]	   Having the force of a decree; determining.	   [1913 Webster]	         The will of God is either decretive or perceptive.	                                                  --Bates.	   [1913 Webster]
Decretorial \Dec`re*to"ri*al\, a.	   Decretory; authoritative. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Decretorily \Dec"re*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a decretory or definitive manner; by decree.	   [1913 Webster]
Decretory \Dec"re*to*ry\, a. [L. decretorius, from decretum. See	   {Decree}.]	   1. Established by a decree; definitive; settled.	      [1913 Webster]	            The decretory rigors of a condemning sentence.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving to determine; critical. "The critical or decretory	      days." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Decrew \De*crew"\, v. i. [F. d['e]crue, n., decrease, and	   d['e]cru, p. p. of d['e]cro[^i]tre. See {Decrease}, and cf.	   {Accrue}.]	   To decrease. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrial \De*cri"al\, n. [See {Decry}.]	   A crying down; a clamorous censure; condemnation by censure.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrier \De*cri"er\, n.	   One who decries.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrown \De*crown"\, v. t.	   To deprive of a crown; to discrown. [R.] --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Decrustation \De`crus*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. d['e]crustation.]	   The removal of a crust.	   [1913 Webster]
Decry \De*cry"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Decrying}.] [F. d['e]crier, OF. descrier; pref. des- (L.	   dis-) + crier to cry. See {Cry}, and cf. {Descry}.]	   To cry down; to censure as faulty, mean, or worthless; to	   clamor against; to blame clamorously; to discredit; to	   disparage.	   [1913 Webster]	         For small errors they whole plays decry. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Measures which are extolled by one half of the kingdom	         are naturally decried by the other.      --Addison.	   Syn: To {Decry}, {Depreciate}, {Detract}, {Disparage}.	   Usage: Decry and depreciate refer to the estimation of a	          thing, the former seeking to lower its value by	          clamorous censure, the latter by representing it as of	          little worth. Detract and disparage also refer to	          merit or value, which the former assails with	          caviling, insinuation, etc., while the latter	          willfully underrates and seeks to degrade it. Men	          decry their rivals and depreciate their measures. The	          envious detract from the merit of a good action, and	          disparage the motives of him who performs it.	          [1913 Webster]
decrypt \decrypt\ v.	   to convert from a coded form into the original; -- of	   communications. Inverse of encrypt.	   Syn: decode, decipher[WE1].	        [PJC]
Decubation \Dec`u*ba"tion\, n. [From L. decubare; de- + cubare.	   See {Decumbent}.]	   Act of lying down; decumbence. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Decubitus \De*cu"bi*tus\, n. [NL., fr. L. de- + cubare, to lie	   down: cf. F. d['e]cubitus.] (Med.)	   An attitude assumed in lying down; as, the dorsal decubitus.	   [1913 Webster] Deculassement
D'eculassement \D['e]`cu`lasse`ment"\, n. [F.] Also, sometimes,	   Anglicized Deculassment \Dec`u*lass"ment\(Ordnance)	   An accidental blowing off of, or other serious damage to, the	   breechblock of a gun; also, a removal of the breechblock for	   the purpose of disabling the gun.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Decuman \Dec"u*man\, a. [L. decumanus of the tenth, and by	   metonymy, large, fr. decem ten.]	   Large; chief; -- applied to an extraordinary billow, supposed	   by some to be every tenth in order. [R.] Also used	   substantively. "Such decuman billows." --Gauden. "The baffled	   decuman." --Lowell.
decumary \decumary\ n.	   a woody climber of southeastern US ({Decumaria barbara})	   having white flowers in compound terminal clusters.	   Syn: {Decumaria barbata}, {Decumaria barbara}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Decumbence
Decumbence \De*cum"bence\, Decumbency \De*cum"ben*cy\, n.	   The act or posture of lying down.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ancient manner of decumbency.        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Decumbent \De*cum"bent\, a. [L. decumbens, -entis, p. pr. of	   decumbere; de- + cumbere (only in comp.), cubare to lie	   down.]	   1. Lying down; prostrate; recumbent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The decumbent portraiture of a woman. --Ashmole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Reclining on the ground, as if too weak to stand,	      and tending to rise at the summit or apex; as, a decumbent	      stem. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Decumbently \De*cum"bent*ly\, adv.	   In a decumbent posture.	   [1913 Webster]
Decumbiture \De*cum"bi*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   1. Confinement to a sick bed, or time of taking to one's bed	      from sickness. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) Aspect of the heavens at the time of taking to	      one's sick bed, by which the prognostics of recovery or	      death were made.	      [1913 Webster]
Decuple \Dec"u*ple\, a. [F. d['e]cuple, L. decuplus, fr. decem	   ten.]	   Tenfold. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Decuple \Dec"u*ple\, n.	   A number ten times repeated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Decuple \Dec"u*ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decupled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Decupling}.]	   To make tenfold; to multiply by ten. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decurion \De*cu"ri*on\, n. [L. decurio, decurionis, fr. decuria	   a squad of ten, fr. decem ten.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A head or chief over ten; especially, an officer who	   commanded a division of ten soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]
Decurionate \De*cu"ri*on*ate\, n. [L. decurionatus, fr.	   decurio.]	   The office of a decurion.	   [1913 Webster]
Decurrence \De*cur"rence\, n.	   The act of running down; a lapse. [R.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Decurrent \De*cur"rent\, a. [L. decurrens, -entis, p. pr. of	   decurrere to run down; de- + currere to run: cf. F.	   d['e]current.] (Bot.)	   Extending downward; -- said of a leaf whose base extends	   downward and forms a wing along the stem. --	   {De*cur"rent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Decursion \De*cur"sion\, n. [L. decursio, fr. decurrere. See	   {Decurrent}.]	   A flowing; also, a hostile incursion. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Decursive \De*cur"sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]cursif. See	   {Decurrent}.]	   Running down; decurrent.	   [1913 Webster]
Decursively \De*cur"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a decursive manner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Decursively pinnate} (Bot.), having the leaflets decurrent,	      or running along the petiole; -- said of a leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Decurt \De*curt"\, v. t. [L. decurtare; de- + curtare.]	   To cut short; to curtail. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Decurtation \De`cur*ta"tion\, n. [L. decurtatio.]	   Act of cutting short. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Decury \Dec"u*ry\, n.; pl. {Decuries}. [L. decuria, fr. decem	   ten.]	   A set or squad of ten men under a decurion. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Decussate \De*cus"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decussated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Decussating}.] [L. decussatus, p. p. of	   decussare to cross like an X, fr. decussis (orig. equiv. to	   decem asses) the number ten, which the Romans represented by	   X.]	   To cross at an acute angle; to cut or divide in the form of	   X; to intersect; -- said of lines in geometrical figures,	   rays of light, nerves, etc. Decussate	Decussate \De*cus"sate\, Decussated \De*cus"sa*ted\, a.	   1. Crossed; intersected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Growing in pairs, each of which is at right angles	      to the next pair above or below; as, decussated leaves or	      branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) Consisting of two rising and two falling clauses,	      placed in alternate opposition to each other; as, a	      decussated period.	      [1913 Webster]
Decussately \De*cus"sate*ly\, adv.	   In a decussate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Decussation \De`cus*sa"tion\, n. [L. decussatio.]	   Act of crossing at an acute angle, or state of being thus	   crossed; an intersection in the form of an X; as, the	   decussation of lines, nerves, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Decussative \De*cus"sa*tive\, a.	   Intersecting at acute angles. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Decussatively \De*cus"sa*tive*ly\, adv.	   Crosswise; in the form of an X. "Anointed decussatively."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Decyl \De"cyl\, n. [L. decem ten + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon radical, {C10H21.}, never existing alone, but	   regarded as the characteristic constituent of a number of	   compounds of the paraffin series.	   [1913 Webster]
Decylic \De*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Allied to, or containing, the radical decyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedalian \De*dal"ian\, a.	   See {D[ae]dalian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedalous \Ded"a*lous\, a.	   See {D[ae]dalous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedans \De*dans"\, n. [F.] (Court Tennis)	   A division, at one end of a tennis court, for spectators.	   [1913 Webster]
Dede \Dede\, a.	   Dead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedecorate \De*dec"o*rate\, v. t. [L. dedecoratus, p. p. of	   dedecorare to disgrace. See {Decorate}.]	   To bring to shame; to disgrace. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedecoration \De*dec`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. dedecoratio.]	   Disgrace; dishonor. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedecorous \De*dec"o*rous\, a. [L. dedecorus. See {Decorous}.]	   Disgraceful; unbecoming. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedentition \De`den*ti"tion\, n.	   The shedding of teeth. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, p. a. [L. dedicatus, p. p. of dedicare to	   affirm, to dedicate; de- + dicare to declare, dedicate; akin	   to dicere to say. See {Diction}.]	   Dedicated; set apart; devoted; consecrated. "Dedicate to	   nothing temporal." --Shak.	   Syn: Devoted; consecrated; addicted.	        [1913 Webster]	Dedicate \Ded"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dedicated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dedicating}.]	   1. To set apart and consecrate, as to a divinity, or for	      sacred uses; to devote formally and solemnly; as, to	      dedicate vessels, treasures, a temple, or a church, to a	      religious use.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vessels of silver, and vessels of gold, . . . which	            also king David did dedicate unto the Lord. --2 Sam.	                                                  viii. 10, 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as	            a final resting place for those who here gave their	            lives that that nation might live. . . . But in a	            larger sense we can not dedicate, we can not	            consecrate, we can not hallow this ground. --A.	                                                  Lincoln.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To devote, set apart, or give up, as one's self, to a duty	      or service.	      [1913 Webster]	            The profession of a soldier, to which he had	            dedicated himself.                    --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inscribe or address, as to a patron.	      [1913 Webster]	            He complied ten elegant books, and dedicated them to	            the Lord Burghley.                    --Peacham.	   Syn: See {Addict}.	        [1913 Webster]
dedicated \dedicated\ adj.	   1. wholly committed to a purpose or cause; as, a dedicated	      musician.	   Syn: devoted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. zealous in loyalty or affection; as, dedicated nurses.	   Syn: devoted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. set apart especially for a higher purpose; as, a life	      dedicated to science. [Narrower terms: {consecrated (vs.	      desecrated), consecrate}]	   Syn: dedicated to(predicate), devoted to(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dedicatee \Ded`i*ca*tee"\, n.	   One to whom a thing is dedicated; -- correlative to	   dedicator.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedication \Ded`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. dedicatio.]	   1. The act of setting apart or consecrating to a divine	      Being, or to a sacred use, often with religious	      solemnities; solemn appropriation; as, the dedication of	      Solomon's temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A devoting or setting aside for any particular purpose;	      as, a dedication of lands to public use.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An address to a patron or friend, prefixed to a book,	      testifying respect, and often recommending the work to his	      special protection and favor.	      [1913 Webster]
Dedicator \Ded"i*ca`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. d['e]dicateur.]	   One who dedicates; more especially, one who inscribes a book	   to the favor of a patron, or to one whom he desires to	   compliment.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedicatorial \Ded`i*ca*to"ri*al\, a.	   Dedicatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedicatory \Ded"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]dicatoire.]	   Constituting or serving as a dedication; complimental. "An	   epistle dedicatory." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Dedicatory \Ded"i*ca*to*ry\, n.	   Dedication. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedimus \Ded"i*mus\, n. [L. dedimus we have given, fr. dare to	   give. So called because the writ began, Dedimus potestatem,	   etc.] (Law)	   A writ to commission private persons to do some act in place	   of a judge, as to examine a witness, etc. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedition \De*di"tion\, n. [L. deditio, fr. dedere to give away,	   surrender; de- + dare to give.]	   The act of yielding; surrender. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Dedolent \Ded"o*lent\, a. [L. dedolens, p. pr. of dedolere to	   give over grieving; de- + dolere to grieve.]	   Feeling no compunction; apathetic. [R.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Deduce \De*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deduced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deducing}.] [L. deducere; de- + ducere to lead, draw. See	   {Duke}, and cf. {Deduct}.]	   1. To lead forth. [A Latinism]	      [1913 Webster]	            He should hither deduce a colony.     --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take away; to deduct; to subtract; as, to deduce a part	      from the whole. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To derive or draw; to derive by logical process; to obtain	      or arrive at as the result of reasoning; to gather, as a	      truth or opinion, from what precedes or from premises; to	      infer; -- with from or out of.	      [1913 Webster]	            O goddess, say, shall I deduce my rhymes	            From the dire nation in its early times? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reasoning is nothing but the faculty of deducing	            unknown truths from principles already known.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            See what regard will be paid to the pedigree which	            deduces your descent from kings and conquerors.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Deducement \De*duce"ment\, n.	   Inference; deduction; thing deduced. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Deducibility \De*du`ci*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Deducibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Deducible \De*du"ci*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being deduced or inferred; derivable by	      reasoning, as a result or consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            All properties of a triangle depend on, and are	            deducible from, the complex idea of three lines	            including a space.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being brought down. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As if God [were] deducible to human imbecility.	                                                  --State Trials	                                                  (1649).	      [1913 Webster]
Deducibleness \De*du"ci*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being deducible; deducibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Deducibly \De*du"ci*bly\, adv.	   By deduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Deducive \De*du"cive\, a.	   That deduces; inferential.	   [1913 Webster]
Deduct \De*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deducted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deducting}.] [L. deductus, p. p. of deducere to deduct.	   See {Deduce}.]	   1. To lead forth or out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A people deducted out of the city of Philippos.	                                                  --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take away, separate, or remove, in numbering,	      estimating, or calculating; to subtract; -- often with	      from or out of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deduct what is but vanity, or dress.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two and a half per cent should be deducted out of	            the pay of the foreign troops.        --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            We deduct from the computation of our years that	            part of our time which is spent in . . . infancy.	      --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reduce; to diminish. [Obs.] "Do not deduct it to days."	      --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
deducted \deducted\ adj.	   taken away. Opposite of {added}.	   Syn: subtracted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deductible \De*duct"i*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being deducted, taken away, or withdrawn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not one found honestly deductible	            From any use that pleased him.        --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deducible; consequential.	      [1913 Webster]
Deduction \De*duc"tion\, n. [L. deductio: cf. F. d['e]duction.]	   1. Act or process of deducing or inferring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deduction of one language from another.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            This process, by which from two statements we deduce	            a third, is called deduction.         --J. R. Seely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of deducting or taking away; subtraction; as, the	      deduction of the subtrahend from the minuend.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is deduced or drawn from premises by a process	      of reasoning; an inference; a conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make fair deductions; see to what they mount.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is or may be deducted; the part taken away;	      abatement; as, a deduction from the yearly rent in	      compensation for services; deductions from income in	      calculating income taxes.	   Syn: See {Induction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Deductive \De*duct"ive\, a. [Cf. L. deductivus derivative.]	   Of or pertaining to deduction; capable of being deduced from	   premises; deducible.	   [1913 Webster]	         All knowledge of causes is deductive.    --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Notions and ideas . . . used in a deductive process.	                                                  --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Deductively \De*duct"ive*ly\, adv.	   By deduction; by way of inference; by consequence. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Deductor \De*duc"tor\, n. [L., a guide. See {Deduce}.] (Zool.)	   The pilot whale or blackfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Deduit \De*duit"\, n. [F. d['e]duit. Cf. {Deduct}.]	   Delight; pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deduplication \De*du`pli*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. de- + duplication.]	   (Biol.)	   The division of that which is morphologically one organ into	   two or more, as the division of an organ of a plant into a	   pair or cluster.	   [1913 Webster]
Deed \Deed\ (d[=e]d), a.	   Dead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Deed \Deed\, n. [AS. d[=ae]d; akin to OS. d[=a]d, D. & Dan.	   daad, G. that, Sw. d[*a]d, Goth. d[=e]ds; fr. the root of do.	   See {Do}, v. t.]	   1. That which is done or effected by a responsible agent; an	      act; an action; a thing done; -- a word of extensive	      application, including, whatever is done, good or bad,	      great or small.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Joseph said to them, What deed is this which ye	            have done?                            --Gen. xliv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            We receive the due reward of our deeds. --Luke	                                                  xxiii. 41.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would serve his kind in deed and word. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Illustrious act; achievement; exploit. "Knightly deeds."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose deeds some nobler poem shall adorn. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power of action; agency; efficiency. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To be, both will and deed, created free. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fact; reality; -- whence we have indeed.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A sealed instrument in writing, on paper or	      parchment, duly executed and delivered, containing some	      transfer, bargain, or contract.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is generally applied to conveyances of real	         estate, and it is the prevailing doctrine that a deed	         must be signed as well as sealed, though at common law	         signing was formerly not necessary.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blank deed}, a printed form containing the customary legal	      phraseology, with blank spaces for writing in names,	      dates, boundaries, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Performance; -- followed by of. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In deed}, in fact; in truth; verily. See {Indeed}.	      [1913 Webster]	Deed \Deed\, v. t.	   To convey or transfer by deed; as, he deeded all his estate	   to his eldest son. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deedful \Deed"ful\, a.	   Full of deeds or exploits; active; stirring. [R.] "A deedful	   life." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Deedless \Deed"less\, a.	   Not performing, or not having performed, deeds or exploits;	   inactive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deedless in his tongue.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deed poll \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 as it was anciently	   termed, instead of being indented. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
deeds \deeds\ n. (Religion)	   performance of moral or religious acts; salvation is not by	   deeds, but by faith; to do good deeds.	   Syn: works.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Deedy \Deed"y\, a.	   Industrious; active. [R.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Deem \Deem\ (d[=e]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deemed} (d[=e]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Deeming}.] [OE. demen to judge, condemn, AS.	   d[=e]man, fr. d[=o]m doom; akin to OFries. d[=e]ma, OS.	   ad[=o]mian, D. doemen, OHG. tuommen, Icel. d[ae]ma, Sw.	   d["o]mma, Dan. d["o]mme, Goth. d[=o]mjan. See {Doom}, n., and	   cf. {Doom}, v.]	   1. To decide; to judge; to sentence; to condemn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Claudius . . . Was demed for to hang upon a tree.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To account; to esteem; to think; to judge; to hold in	      opinion; to regard.	      [1913 Webster]	            For never can I deem him less him less than god.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Deem \Deem\, v. i.	   1. To be of opinion; to think; to estimate; to opine; to	      suppose.	      [1913 Webster]	            And deemest thou as those who pore,	            With aged eyes, short way before?     --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass judgment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Deem \Deem\, n.	   Opinion; judgment. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deemster \Deem"ster\ (d[=e]m"st[~e]r), n. [Deem + -ster; i. e.,	   doomster. Cf. {Dempster}.]	   A judge in the Isle of Man who decides controversies without	   process. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
de-energize \de-energize\ v. t.	   to deprive of energy, especially electrical energy; the door	   locks were de-energized and opened manually.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Deep \Deep\ (d[=e]p), a. [Compar. {Deeper} (d[=e]p"[~e]r);	   superl. {Deepest} (d[=e]p"[e^]st).] [OE. dep, deop, AS.	   de['o]p; akin to D. diep, G. tief, Icel. dj[=u]pr, Sw. diup,	   Dan. dyb, Goth. diups; fr. the root of E. dip, dive. See	   {Dip}, {Dive}.]	   1. Extending far below the surface; of great perpendicular	      dimension (measured from the surface downward, and	      distinguished from high, which is measured upward); far to	      the bottom; having a certain depth; as, a deep sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            The water where the brook is deep.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extending far back from the front or outer part; of great	      horizontal dimension (measured backward from the front or	      nearer part, mouth, etc.); as, a deep cave or recess or	      wound; a gallery ten seats deep; a company of soldiers six	      files deep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shadowing squadrons deep.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Safely in harbor	            Is the king's ship in the deep nook.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Low in situation; lying far below the general surface; as,	      a deep valley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hard to penetrate or comprehend; profound; -- opposed to	      {shallow} or {superficial}; intricate; mysterious; not	      obvious; obscure; as, a deep subject or plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speculations high or deep.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A question deep almost as the mystery of life. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Lord, . . . thy thoughts are very deep. --Ps.	                                                  xcii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Of penetrating or far-reaching intellect; not superficial;	      thoroughly skilled; sagacious; cunning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deep clerks she dumbs.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Profound; thorough; complete; unmixed; intense; heavy;	      heartfelt; as, deep distress; deep melancholy; deep	      horror. "Deep despair." --Milton. "Deep silence."	      --Milton. "Deep sleep." --Gen. ii. 21. "Deeper darkness."	      --Hoole. "Their deep poverty." --2 Cor. viii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            An attitude of deep respect.          --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Strongly colored; dark; intense; not light or thin; as,	      deep blue or crimson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Of low tone; full-toned; not high or sharp; grave; heavy.	      "The deep thunder." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bass of heaven's deep organ.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Muddy; boggy; sandy; -- said of roads. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ways in that vale were very deep. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A deep line of operations} (Military), a long line.	   {Deep mourning} (Costume), mourning complete and strongly	      marked, the garments being not only all black, but also	      composed of lusterless materials and of such fashion as is	      identified with mourning garments.	      [1913 Webster]	Deep \Deep\, adv.	   To a great depth; with depth; far down; profoundly; deeply.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deep-versed in books, and shallow in himself. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Deep, in its usual adverbial senses, is often prefixed	         to an adjective; as, deep-chested, deep-cut,	         deep-seated, deep-toned, deep-voiced, "deep-uddered	         kine."	         [1913 Webster]	Deep \Deep\, n.	   1. That which is deep, especially deep water, as the sea or	      ocean; an abyss; a great depth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courage from the deeps of knowledge springs.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hollow deep of hell resounded.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blue Neptune storms, the bellowing deeps resound.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is profound, not easily fathomed, or	      incomprehensible; a moral or spiritual depth or abyss.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy judgments are a great deep.       --Ps. xxxvi.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deep of night}, the most quiet or profound part of night;	      dead of night.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deep of night is crept upon our talk. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Deepen \Deep"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deepened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deepening}.]	   1. To make deep or deeper; to increase the depth of; to sink	      lower; as, to deepen a well or a channel.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would . . . deepen the bed of the Tiber.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make darker or more intense; to darken; as, the event	      deepened the prevailing gloom.	      [1913 Webster]	            You must deepen your colors.          --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make more poignant or affecting; to increase in degree;	      as, to deepen grief or sorrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make more grave or low in tone; as, to deepen the tones	      of an organ.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deepens the murmur of the falling floods. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Deepen \Deep"en\, v. i.	   To become deeper; as, the water deepens at every cast of the	   lead; the plot deepens.	   [1913 Webster]	         His blood-red tresses deepening in the sun. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
deep-eyed \deep-eyed\ adj.	   having eyes set well behind the brow; characteristic of the	   bony face of a cadaver.	   Syn: hollow-eyed, sunken-eyed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
deep fat \deep fat\ n.	   Hot liquified fat used to deep-fry food. See {deep-fry}.	   [PJC]
deep-fat-fry \deep-fat-fry\ v. t.	   To fry in deep fat.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Deep-fet \Deep"-fet`\ (d[=e]p"f[e^]t`), a.	   Deeply fetched or drawn. [Obs.] "Deep-fet groans." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
deep-fried \deep-fried\ adj.	   Fried in fat or oil deep enough to cover the object.	   Syn: fried.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
deep-fry \deep-fry\ v.	   to cook by immersing in hot fat or oil.	   Syn: french-fry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deep-laid \Deep"-laid`\, a.	   Laid deeply; formed with cunning and sagacity; secretly and	   carefully planned; as, deep-laid plans.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Deeply \Deep"ly\, adv.	   1. At or to a great depth; far below the surface; as, to sink	      deeply.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Profoundly; thoroughly; not superficially; in a high	      degree; intensely; as, deeply skilled in ethics.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had deeply offended both his nobles and people.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sighed deeply in his spirit.       --Mark viii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very; with a tendency to darkness of color.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deeply red juice of buckthorn berries. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Gravely; with low or deep tone; as, a deeply toned	      instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. With profound skill; with art or intricacy; as, a deeply	      laid plot or intrigue.	      [1913 Webster]
deep-mined \deep-mined\ adj.	   taken from an undergrround mine; -- as contrasted with coal	   obtained from a strip mine; as, deep-mined coal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Deep-mouthed \Deep"-mouthed`\, a.	   Having a loud and sonorous voice. "Deep-mouthed dogs."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Deepness \Deep"ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being deep, profound, mysterious,	      secretive, etc.; depth; profundity; -- opposed to	      shallowness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Because they had no deepness of earth. --Matt. xiii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Craft; insidiousness. [R.] --J. Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]
Deep-read \Deep"-read`\, a.	   Profoundly book- learned. "Great writers and deep-read men."	   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
deep-rooted \deep-rooted\ adj.	   well-established; as, deep-rooted prejudice.	   Syn: deep-seated, fundamental, ingrained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deep-sea \Deep"-sea`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the deeper parts of the sea; as, a	   deep-sea line (i. e., a line to take soundings at a great	   depth); deep-sea lead; deep-sea soundings, explorations, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. at some distance from the shore; as, deep-sea fishing.	   Syn: offshore.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. taking place in the deeper parts of the sea; as, deep-sea	      exploration.	      [WordNet 1.5]
deep-seated \deep-seated\ adj.	   same as {deep-rooted}.	   Syn: deep-rooted, fundamental, ingrained.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
deep-set \deep-set\ adj.	   having a sunken area.	   Syn: sunken, recessed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deep-six \deep-six\ v. t.	   1. to discard in a deep body of water; -- also used	      figuratively, to discard contemptuously.	   Syn: deep six, give it the deep six.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to throw from a boat into the water.	   Syn: deep six, throw overboard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deep-waisted \Deep"-waist`ed\, a. (Naut.)	   Having a deep waist, as when, in a ship, the poop and	   forecastle are much elevated above the deck.	   [1913 Webster]
deep-water \deep-water\ adj.	   1. having waters of great depth; as, a deep-water port.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. carried on in waters of great depth.	   Syn: deep-sea.	        [PJC]
Deer \Deer\ (d[=e]r), n. sing. & pl. [OE. der, deor, animal,	   wild animal, AS. de['o]r; akin to D. dier, OFries. diar, G.	   thier, tier, Icel. d[=y]r, Dan. dyr, Sw. djur, Goth. dius; of	   unknown origin. [root]71.]	   1. Any animal; especially, a wild animal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mice and rats, and such small deer.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The camel, that great deer.           --Lindisfarne	                                                  MS.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A ruminant of the genus {Cervus}, of many species,	      and of related genera of the family {Cervid[ae]}. The	      males, and in some species the females, have solid	      antlers, often much branched, which are shed annually.	      Their flesh, for which they are hunted, is called	      {venison}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The deer hunted in England is {Cervus elaphus}, called	         also stag or {red deer}; the fallow deer is {Cervus	         dama}; the common American deer is {Cervus	         Virginianus}; the blacktailed deer of Western North	         America is {Cervus Columbianus}; and the mule deer of	         the same region is {Cervus macrotis}. See {Axis},	         {Fallow deer}, {Mule deer}, {Reindeer}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Deer is much used adjectively, or as the first part of	         a compound; as, deerkiller, deerslayer, deerslaying,	         deer hunting, deer stealing, deerlike, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Deer mouse} (Zool.), the white-footed mouse ({Peromyscus	      leucopus}, formerly {Hesperomys leucopus}) of America.	   {Small deer}, petty game, not worth pursuing; -- used	      metaphorically. (See citation from Shakespeare under the	      first definition, above.) "Minor critics . . . can find	      leisure for the chase of such small deer." --G. P. Marsh.	      [1913 Webster]
Deerberry \Deer"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A shrub of the blueberry group ({Vaccinium stamineum}); also,	   its bitter, greenish white berry; -- called also {squaw	   huckleberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deergrass \Deer"grass`\, n. (Bot.)	   An American genus ({Rhexia}) of perennial herbs, with	   opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple),	   with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the	   order {Melastomace[ae]} inhabiting a temperate clime.	   [1913 Webster]
Deerhound \Deer"hound`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a large and fleet breed of hounds used in hunting	   deer; a staghound.	   [1913 Webster]
Deerlet \Deer"let\, n. [Deer + - let.] (Zool.)	   A chevrotain. See {Kanchil}, and {Napu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deer-neck \Deer"-neck`\, n.	   A deerlike, or thin, ill-formed neck, as of a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
deer's-ear \deer's-ear\ n.	   any of various tall perennial herbs constituting the genus	   {Frasera}; it is widely distributed in warm dry upland areas	   of the US Pacific states.	   Syn: columbo, American columbo, deer's-ears, pyramid plant,	        American gentian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deerskin \Deer"skin`\, n.	   The skin of a deer, or the leather which is made from it.	   --Hakluyt. Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Deerstalker \Deer"stalk`er\, n.	   1. One who practices deerstalking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A close-fitting cap, usually woolen, such as is worn in	      deerstalking, having a low crown and visors both in front	      and back, and having earflaps which are usually worn tied	      together over the top; also called {fore-and-after},	      {deerstalker hat} and {deerstalker cap}; a hunter's cap;	      formerly also used for any stiff, round hat. [Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Deerstalking \Deer"stalk`ing\, n.	   The hunting of deer on foot, by stealing upon them unawares.	   [1913 Webster]
Deer's-tongue \Deer's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Liatris odoratissima}) whose fleshy leaves give out	   a fragrance compared to vanilla. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
dee \dee\ (d[=e]), n. (Physics)	   an electrode with a large interior cavity, shaped like the	   letter "D", used in opposed pairs to accelerate particles in	   a cyclotron.	   [PJC]
Dees \Dees\ (d[=e]s), n. pl.	   Dice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dees \Dees\, n.	   A dais. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
de-escalate \de-escalate\ v. t.	   to reduce in intensity (a crisis or a war).	   [WordNet 1.5]
de-escalation \de-escalation\ n.	   a reduction in intensity (of a crisis or a war).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Deesis \De*e"sis\ (d[-e]*[=e]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`hsis	   supplication.] (Rhet.)	   An invocation of, or address to, the Supreme Being.	   [1913 Webster]
Deess \De"ess\ (d[-e]"[e^]s), n. [F. d['e]esse, fem. of dieu	   god.]	   A goddess. [Obs.] --Croft.	   [1913 Webster]
Deev \Deev\, n. (Hind. & Pers. Myth.)	   See {Dev}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deface \De*face"\ (d[-e]*f[=a]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defaced}	   (d[-e]*f[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defacing}.] [OE. defacen	   to disfigure, efface, OF. desfacier; L. dis- + facies face.	   See {Face}, and cf. {Efface}.]	   1. To destroy or mar the face or external appearance of; to	      disfigure; to injure, spoil, or mar, by effacing or	      obliterating important features or portions of; as, to	      deface a monument; to deface an edifice; to deface	      writing; to deface a note, deed, or bond; to deface a	      record. "This high face defaced." --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	            So by false learning is good sense defaced. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. d['e]faire.] To destroy; to make null. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [Profane scoffing] doth . . . deface the reverence	            of religion.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            For all his power was utterly defaste [defaced].	                                                  --Spenser.	   Syn: See {Efface}.	        [1913 Webster]
defaced \defaced\ adj.	   having the external appearance impaired, usually	   deliberately.	   Syn: marred.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Defacement \De*face"ment\, n.	   1. The act of defacing, or the condition of being defaced;	      injury to the surface or exterior; obliteration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which mars or disfigures. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Defacer \De*fa"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, defaces or disfigures.	   [1913 Webster]
De facto \De` fac"to\ [L.]	   Actually; in fact; in reality; as, a king de facto, --	   distinguished from a king de jure, or by right.	   [1913 Webster]
Defail \De*fail"\, v. t. [F. d['e]faillir to fail; pref. d['e]-	   (L. de) + faillir. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.]	   To cause to fail. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Defailance \De*fail"ance\, n. [F. d['e]faillance.]	   Failure; miscarriage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Possibility of defailance in degree or continuance.	                                                  --Comber.	   [1913 Webster]
Defailure \De*fail"ure\, n.	   Failure. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Defalcate \De*fal"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defalcated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Defalcating}.] [LL. defalcatus, p. p. of	   defalcare to deduct, orig., to cut off with a sickle; L. de-	   + falx, falcis, a sickle. See {Falchion}.]	   To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly	   of money, accounts, rents, income, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated	         from them [the estimates].               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Defalcate \De*fal"cate\, v. i.	   To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust. "Some	   partner defalcating, or the like." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Defalcation \De`fal*ca"tion\, n. [LL. defalcatio: cf. F.	   d['e]falcation.]	   1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit.	      Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a	      counterclaim; set- off. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent	      having it in trust; an embezzlement.	      [1913 Webster]
Defalcator \Def"al*ca`tor\, n.	   A defaulter or embezzler. [Modern]	   [1913 Webster]
Defalk \De*falk"\, v. t. [F. d['e]falquer. See {Defalcate}.]	   To lop off; to abate. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Defamation \Def`a*ma"tion\, n. [OE. diffamacioun, F.	   diffamation. See {Defame}.]	   Act of injuring another's reputation by any slanderous	   communication, written or oral; the wrong of maliciously	   injuring the good name of another; slander; detraction;	   calumny; aspersion.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In modern usage, written defamation bears the title of	         libel, and oral defamation that of slander. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]
Defamatory \De*fam"a*to*ry\, a.	   Containing defamation; injurious to reputation; calumnious;	   slanderous; as, defamatory words; defamatory writings.	   [1913 Webster]
Defame \De*fame"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defamed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Defaming}.] [OE. defamen, diffamen, from F. diffamer, or	   OF. perh. defamer, fr. L. diffamare (cf. defamatus infamous);	   dis- (in this word confused with de) + fama a report. See	   {Fame}.]	   1. To harm or destroy the good fame or reputation of; to	      disgrace; especially, to speak evil of maliciously; to	      dishonor by slanderous reports; to calumniate; to asperse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render infamous; to bring into disrepute.	      [1913 Webster]	            My guilt thy growing virtues did defame;	            My blackness blotted thy unblemish'd name. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To charge; to accuse. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rebecca is . . . defamed of sorcery practiced on the	            person of a noble knight.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   Syn: To asperse; slander; calumniate; vilify. See {Asperse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Defame \De*fame"\, n.	   Dishonor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Defamer \De*fam"er\, n.	   One who defames; a slanderer; a detractor; a calumniator.	   [1913 Webster]
Defamingly \De*fam"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a defamatory manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Defamous \Def"a*mous\, a.	   Defamatory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Defatigable \De*fat"i*ga*ble\, a. [See {Defatigate}.]	   Capable of being wearied or tired out. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Defatigate \De*fat"i*gate\, v. t. [L. defatigatus, p. p. of	   defatigare; de- + fatigare to weary. See {Fatigue}.]	   To weary or tire out; to fatigue. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Defatigation \De*fat`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. defatigatio.]	   Weariness; fatigue. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Default \De*fault"\, n. [OE. defaute, OF. defaute, defalte,	   fem., F. d['e]faut, masc., LL. defalta, fr. a verb meaning,	   to be deficient, to want, fail, fr. L. de- + fallere to	   deceive. See {Fault}.]	   1. A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be	      done; neglect to do what duty or law requires; as, this	      evil has happened through the governor's default.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fault; offense; ill deed; wrong act; failure in virtue or	      wisdom.	      [1913 Webster]	            And pardon craved for his so rash default.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Regardless of our merit or default.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A neglect of, or failure to take, some step	      necessary to secure the benefit of law, as a failure to	      appear in court at a day assigned, especially of the	      defendant in a suit when called to make answer; also of	      jurors, witnesses, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In default of}, in case of failure or lack of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cooks could make artificial birds and fishes in	            default of the real ones.             --Arbuthnot.	   {To suffer a default} (Law), to permit an action to be called	      without appearing to answer.	      [1913 Webster]	Default \De*fault"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Defaulted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Defaulting}.]	   1. To fail in duty; to offend.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he gainst courtesy so foully did default.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail in fulfilling a contract, agreement, or duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fail to appear in court; to let a case go by default.	      [1913 Webster]	Default \De*fault"\, v. t.	   1. To fail to perform or pay; to be guilty of neglect of; to	      omit; as, to default a dividend.	      [1913 Webster]	            What they have defaulted towards him as no king.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To leave out of account; to omit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Defaulting unnecessary and partial discourses.	                                                  --Hales.	      [1913 Webster]
Defaulter \De*fault"er\, n.	   1. One who makes default; one who fails to appear in court	      when court when called.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who fails to perform a duty; a delinquent;	      particularly, one who fails to account for public money	      intrusted to his care; a peculator; a defalcator.	      [1913 Webster]
Defeasance \De*fea"sance\, n. [OF. defesance, fr. defesant, F.	   d['e]faisant, p. pr. of defaire, F. d['e]faire, to undo. See	   {Defeat}.]	   1. A defeat; an overthrow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            After his foes' defeasance.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rendering null or void.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A condition, relating to a deed, which being	      performed, the deed is defeated or rendered void; or a	      collateral deed, made at the same time with a feoffment,	      or other conveyance, containing conditions, on the	      performance of which the estate then created may be	      defeated.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mortgages were usually made in this manner in former	         times, but the modern practice is to include the	         conveyance and the defeasance in the same deed.	         [1913 Webster]
Defeasanced \De*fea"sanced\, a. (Law)	   Liable to defeasance; capable of being made void or	   forfeited.	   [1913 Webster]
Defeasible \De*fea"si*ble\, a. [See {Defeasance}.]	   Capable of being annulled or made void; as, a defeasible	   title. -- {De*fea"si*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Defeat \De*feat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defeated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Defeating}.] [From F. d['e]fait, OF. desfait, p. p. ofe	   d['e]faire, OF. desfaire, to undo; L. dis- + facere to do.	   See {Feat}, {Fact}, and cf. {Disfashion}.]	   1. To undo; to disfigure; to destroy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His unkindness may defeat my life.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render null and void, as a title; to frustrate, as	      hope; to deprive, as of an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He finds himself naturally to dread a superior Being	            that can defeat all his designs, and disappoint all	            his hopes.                            --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The escheators . . . defeated the right heir of his	            succession.                           --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            In one instance he defeated his own purpose. --A. W.	                                                  Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To overcome or vanquish, as an army; to check, disperse,	      or ruin by victory; to overthrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To resist with success; as, to defeat an assault.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sharp reasons to defeat the law.      --Shak.	   Syn: To baffle; disappoint; frustrate.	        [1913 Webster]	Defeat \De*feat"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]faite, fr. d['e]faire. See	   {Defeat}, v.]	   1. An undoing or annulling; destruction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon whose property and most dear life	            A damned defeat was made.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frustration by rendering null and void, or by prevention	      of success; as, the defeat of a plan or design.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An overthrow, as of an army in battle; loss of a battle;	      repulse suffered; discomfiture; -- opposed to {victory}.	      [1913 Webster]
defeatism \defeatism\ n.	   acceptance of the inevitability of defeat.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Defeature \De*fea"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. desfaiture a killing,	   disguising, prop., an undoing. See {Defeat}, and cf.	   {Disfeature}.]	   1. Overthrow; defeat. [Obs.] "Nothing but loss in their	      defeature." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] "Strange defeatures in my	      face." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Defeatured \De*fea"tured\ (?; 135), p. p.	   Changed in features; deformed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Features when defeatured in the . . . way I have	         described.                               --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Defecate \Def"e*cate\, a. [L. defaecatus, p. p. of defaecare to	   defecate; de- + faex, faecis, dregs, lees.]	   Freed from anything that can pollute, as dregs, lees, etc.;	   refined; purified.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till the soul be defecate from the dregs of sense.	                                                  --Bates.	   [1913 Webster]	Defecate \Def"e*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defecated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Defecating}.]	   1. To clear from impurities, as lees, dregs, etc.; to	      clarify; to purify; to refine.	      [1913 Webster]	            To defecate the dark and muddy oil of amber.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from extraneous or polluting matter; to clear; to	      purify, as from that which materializes.	      [1913 Webster]	            We defecate the notion from materiality. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Defecated from all the impurities of sense. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	Defecate \Def"e*cate\, v. i.	   1. To become clear, pure, or free. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To void excrement.	      [1913 Webster]
Defecation \Def`e*ca"tion\, n. [L. defaecatio: cf. F.	   d['e]f['e]cation.]	   1. The act of separating from impurities, as lees or dregs;	      purification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The act or process of voiding excrement.	      [1913 Webster]
Defecator \Def"e*ca`tor\, n.	   That which cleanses or purifies; esp., an apparatus for	   removing the feculencies of juices and sirups. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Defect \De*fect"\, n. [L. defectus, fr. deficere, defectum, to	   desert, fail, be wanting; de- + facere to make, do. See	   {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Deficit}.]	   1. Want or absence of something necessary for completeness or	      perfection; deficiency; -- opposed to superfluity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Errors have been corrected, and defects supplied.	                                                  --Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Failing; fault; imperfection, whether physical or moral;	      blemish; as, a defect in the ear or eye; a defect in	      timber or iron; a defect of memory or judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trust not yourself; but, your defects to know,	            Make use of every friend -- and every foe. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among boys little tenderness is shown to personal	            defects.                              --Macaulay.	   Syn: Deficiency; imperfection; blemish. See {Fault}.	        [1913 Webster]	Defect \De*fect"\, v. i.	   To fail; to become deficient. [Obs.] "Defected honor."	   --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. to abandon one country or faction, and join another.	      [PJC]	Defect \De*fect"\, v. t.	   To injure; to damage. "None can my life defect." [R.]	   --Troubles of Q. Elizabeth (1639).	   [1913 Webster]
Defectibility \De*fect`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Deficiency; imperfection. [R.] --Ld. Digby. Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Defectible \De*fect"i*ble\, a.	   Liable to defect; imperfect. [R.] "A defectible	   understanding." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Defection \De*fec"tion\, n. [L. defectio: cf. F. d['e]fection.	   See {Defect}.]	   Act of abandoning a person or cause to which one is bound by	   allegiance or duty, or to which one has attached himself;	   desertion; failure in duty; a falling away; apostasy;	   backsliding. "Defection and falling away from God." --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	         The general defection of the whole realm. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Defectionist \De*fec"tion*ist\, n.	   One who advocates or encourages defection.	   [1913 Webster]
Defectious \De*fec"tious\, a.	   Having defects; imperfect. [Obs.] "Some one defectious	   piece." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Defective \De*fect"ive\, a. [L. defectivus: cf. F. d['e]fectif.	   See {Defect}.]	   1. Wanting in something; incomplete; lacking a part;	      deficient; imperfect; faulty; -- applied either to natural	      or moral qualities; as, a defective limb; defective	      timber; a defective copy or account; a defective	      character; defective rules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Lacking some of the usual forms of declension or	      conjugation; as, a defective noun or verb. --	      {De*fect"ive*ly}, adv. -- {De*fect"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Defective \De*fect"ive\, n.	   1. Anything that is defective or lacking in some respect.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Med.) One who is lacking physically or mentally.	   Note: Under the term defectives are included deaf-mutes, the	         blind, the feeble-minded, the insane, and sometimes,	         esp. in criminology, criminals and paupers.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Defectuosity \De*fec`tu*os"i*ty\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]fectuosit['e].]	   Great imperfection. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Defectuous \De*fec"tu*ous\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fectueux.]	   Full of defects; imperfect. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Defedation \Def`e*da"tion\, n. [L. defoedare, defoedatum, to	   defile; de- + foedare to foul, foedus foul.]	   The act of making foul; pollution. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Defence \De*fence"\ (d[-e]*f[e^]ns"), n. & v. t.	   See {Defense}.	   [1913 Webster]
defenceless \defenceless\ adj.	   same as {defenseless}; as, a defenceless child.	   Syn: defenseless, helpless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Defend \De*fend"\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Defended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Defending}.] [F. d['e]fendre, L.	   defendere; de- + fendere (only in comp.) to strike; perh.	   akin to Gr. qei`nein to strike, and E. dint. Cf. {Dint},	   {Defense}, {Fend}.]	   1. To ward or fend off; to drive back or away; to repel. [A	      Latinism & Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Th' other strove for to defend	            The force of Vulcan with his might and main.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prohibit; to forbid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which God defend that I should wring from him.	                                                  --Shak.	   3. To repel danger or harm from; to protect; to secure	      against attack; to maintain against force or argument; to	      uphold; to guard; as, to defend a town; to defend a cause;	      to defend character; to defend the absent; -- sometimes	      followed by from or against; as, to defend one's self	      from, or against, one's enemies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lord mayor craves aid . . . to defend the city.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            God defend the right!                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A village near it was defended by the river.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law.) To deny the right of the plaintiff in regard to	      (the suit, or the wrong charged); to oppose or resist, as	      a claim at law; to contest, as a suit. --Burrill.	   Syn: To {Defend}, {Protect}.	   Usage: To defend is literally to ward off; to protect is to	          cover so as to secure against approaching danger. We	          defend those who are attacked; we protect those who	          are liable to injury or invasion. A fortress is	          defended by its guns, and protected by its wall.	          [1913 Webster]	                As birds flying, so will the Lord of hosts	                defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver	                it.                               --Is. xxxi. 5.	          [1913 Webster]	                Leave not the faithful side	                That gave thee being, still shades thee and	                protects.                         --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Defendable \De*fend"a*ble\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   d['e]fendable.]	   Capable of being defended; defensible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Defendant \De*fend"ant\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"ant), a. [F.	   d['e]fendant, p. pr. of d['e]fendre. See {Defend}.]	   1. Serving, or suitable, for defense; defensive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With men of courage and with means defendant.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making defense.	      [1913 Webster]	Defendant \De*fend"ant\, n.	   1. One who defends; a defender.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rampiers and ditches which the defendants had	            cast up.                              --Spotswood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A person required to make answer in an action or	      suit; -- opposed to plaintiff. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is applied to any party of whom a demand is	         made in court, whether the party denies and defends the	         claim, or admits it, and suffers a default; also to a	         party charged with a criminal offense.	         [1913 Webster]
Defendee \De`fen*dee"\ (d[-e]`f[e^]n*d[=e]" or	   d[-e]*f[e^]nd"[=e]`), n.	   One who is defended.	   [1913 Webster]
Defender \De*fend"er\ (d[-e]*f[e^]nd"[~e]r), n. [Cf. {Fender}.]	   One who defends; one who maintains, supports, protects, or	   vindicates; a champion; an advocate; a vindicator.	   [1913 Webster]	         Provinces . . . left without their ancient and puissant	         defenders.                               --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Defendress \De*fend"ress\, n.	   A female defender. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Defendress of the faith.                 --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
defenestrate \de*fen"es*trate\ (d[-e]*f[e^]n"[e^]s*tr[=a]t), v.	   t.	   to throw (something or someone) out of a window.	   [PJC]
defenestration \de*fen`es*tra"tion\	   (d[-e]*f[e^]n`[e^]s*tr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   the act of throwing (something or someone) out of a window.	   [PJC]
defensative \de*fen"sa*tive\, n. [L. defensare, defensatum, to	   defend diligently, intens. of defendere. See {Defend}.]	   That which serves to protect or defend. Defense
Defense \De*fense"\, Defence \De*fence"\, n. [F. d['e]fense, OF.	   defense, fem., defens, masc., fr. L. defensa (cf. LL.	   defensum), from defendere. See {Defend}, and cf. {Fence}.]	   1. The act of defending, or the state of being defended;	      protection, as from violence or danger.	      [1913 Webster]	            In cases of defense 't is best to weigh	            The enemy more mighty than he seems.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which defends or protects; anything employed to	      oppose attack, ward off violence or danger, or maintain	      security; a guard; a protection.	      [1913 Webster]	            War would arise in defense of the right. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            God, the widow's champion and defense. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Protecting plea; vindication; justification.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defense.	                                                  --Acts xxii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The defendant's answer or plea; an opposing or	      denial of the truth or validity of the plaintiff's or	      prosecutor's case; the method of proceeding adopted by the	      defendant to protect himself against the plaintiff's	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Act or skill in making defense; defensive plan or policy;	      practice in self defense, as in fencing, boxing, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of great defense.               --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            By how much defense is better than no skill. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Severe defenses . . . against wearing any linen	            under a certain breadth.              --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Defense \De*fense"\, v. t.	   To furnish with defenses; to fortify. [Obs.] [Written also	   {defence}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Better manned and more strongly defensed. --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Defenseless \De*fense"less\, a.	   Destitute of defense; unprepared to resist attack; unable to	   oppose; unprotected. [Also spelled {defenceless}.]--	   {De*fense"less*ly}, adv. -- {De*fense"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. unarmed; used of persons or the military. {armed}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Defenser \De*fens"er\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]fenseur, L. defensor. Cf.	   {Defensor}.]	   Defender. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Defensibility \De*fen`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being defended.	   [1913 Webster]
Defensible \De*fen"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fensable, LL.	   defensabilis, defensibilis. See {Defense}, and cf.	   {Defendable}.]	   1. Capable of being defended; as, a defensible city, or a	      defensible cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of offering defense. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Defensibleness \De*fen"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Capability of being defended; defensibility. --Priestley.	   [1913 Webster]
Defensive \De*fen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fensif.]	   1. Serving to defend or protect; proper for defense; opposed	      to offensive; as, defensive armor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A moat defensive to a house.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Carried on by resisting attack or aggression; -- opposed	      to offensive; as, defensive war.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a state or posture of defense. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Defensive \De*fen"sive\, n.	   That which defends; a safeguard.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wars preventive, upon just fears, are true defensives.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be on the defensive}, {To stand on the defensive}, to be	      or stand in a state or posture of defense or resistance,	      in opposition to aggression or attack.	      [1913 Webster]
Defensively \De*fen"sive*ly\, adv.	   On the defensive.	   [1913 Webster]
Defensor \De*fen"sor\, n. [L. See {Defenser}.]	   1. A defender. --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A defender or an advocate in court; a guardian or	      protector.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) The patron of a church; an officer having charge	      of the temporal affairs of a church.	      [1913 Webster]
Defensory \De*fen"so*ry\, a. [L. defensorius.]	   Tending to defend; defensive; as, defensory preparations.	   [1913 Webster]
Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deferred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deferring}.] [OE. differren, F. diff['e]rer, fr. L. differre	   to delay, bear different ways; dis- + ferre to bear. See	   {Bear} to support, and cf. {Differ}, {Defer} to offer.]	   To put off; to postpone to a future time; to delay the	   execution of; to delay; to withhold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Defer the spoil of the city until night. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         God . . . will not long defer	         To vindicate the glory of his name.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Defer \De*fer"\, v. i.	   To put off; to delay to act; to wait.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pius was able to defer and temporize at leisure. --J.	                                                  A. Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]	Defer \De*fer"\, v. t. [F. d['e]f['e]rer to pay deference, to	   yield, to bring before a judge, fr. L. deferre to bring down;	   de- + ferre to bear. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Defer}	   to delay, {Delate}.]	   1. To render or offer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Worship deferred to the Virgin.       --Brevint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay before; to submit in a respectful manner; to refer;	      -- with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hereupon the commissioners . . . deferred the matter	            to the Earl of Northumberland.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Defer \De*fer"\, v. i.	   To yield deference to the wishes of another; to submit to the	   opinion of another, or to authority; -- with to.	   [1913 Webster]	         The house, deferring to legal right, acquiesced.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Deference \Def"er*ence\, n. [F. d['e]f['e]rence. See 3d	   {Defer}.]	   A yielding of judgment or preference from respect to the	   wishes or opinion of another; submission in opinion; regard;	   respect; complaisance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deference to the authority of thoughtful and sagacious	         men.                                     --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deference is the most complicate, the most indirect,	         and the most elegant of all compliments. --Shenstone.	   Syn: {Deference}, {Reverence}, {Respect}.	   Usage: Deference marks an inclination to yield one's opinion,	          and to acquiesce in the sentiments of another in	          preference to one's own. Respect marks the estimation	          that we have for another, which makes us look to him	          as worthy of high confidence for the qualities of his	          mind and heart. Reverence denotes a mingling of fear	          with a high degree of respect and esteem. Age, rank,	          dignity, and personal merit call for deference;	          respect should be paid to the wise and good; reverence	          is due to God, to the authors of our being, and to the	          sanctity of the laws.	          [1913 Webster]
Deferent \Def"er*ent\, a. [L. deferens, p. pr. of deferre. See	   3d {Defer}.]	   Serving to carry; bearing. [R.] "Bodies deferent." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Deferent \Def"er*ent\, n.	   1. That which carries or conveys.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though air be the most favorable deferent of sounds.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ptolemaic Astron.) An imaginary circle surrounding the	      earth, in whose periphery either the heavenly body or the	      center of the heavenly body's epicycle was supposed to be	      carried round.	      [1913 Webster]
Deferential \Def`er*en"tial\, a. [See {Deference}.]	   Expressing deference; accustomed to defer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deferentially \Def`er*en"tial*ly\, adv.	   With deference.	   [1913 Webster]
Deferment \De*fer"ment\, n. [See 1st {Defer}.]	   The act of delaying; postponement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My grief, joined with the instant business,	         Begs a deferment.                        --Suckling.	   [1913 Webster]
Deferrer \De*fer"rer\, n.	   One who defers or puts off. Defervescence
Defervescence \De`fer*ves"cence\, Defervescency
\De`fer*ves"cency\, n. [L. defervescere to grow cool.]	   1. A subsiding from a state of ebullition; loss of heat;	      lukewarmness.	      [1913 Webster]	            A defervescency in holy actions.      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The subsidence of a febrile process; as, the stage	      of defervescence in pneumonia.	      [1913 Webster]
Defeudalize \De*feu"dal*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of the feudal character or form.	   [1913 Webster]
Defiance \De*fi"ance\, n. [OF. defiance, desfiance, challenge,	   fr. desfier to challenge, F. d['e]fier. See {Defy}.]	   1. The act of defying, putting in opposition, or provoking to	      combat; a challenge; a provocation; a summons to combat.	      [1913 Webster]	            A war without a just defiance made.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stood for her cause, and flung defiance down.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of opposition; willingness to flight; disposition	      to resist; contempt of opposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            He breathed defiance to my ears.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A casting aside; renunciation; rejection. [Obs.] "Defiance	      to thy kindness." --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bid defiance}, {To set at defiance}, to defy; to	      disregard recklessly or contemptuously. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Defiant \De*fi"ant\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]fiant, p. pr. of d['e]fier.	   See {Defy}.]	   Full of defiance; bold; insolent; as, a defiant spirit or	   act.	   [1913 Webster]	         In attitude stern and defiant.           --Longfellow.	   -- {De*fi"ant*ly}, adv. -- {De*fi"ant*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Defiatory \De*fi"a*to*ry\, a. [See {Defy}.]	   Bidding or manifesting defiance. [Obs.] --Shelford.	   [1913 Webster]
Defibrinate \De*fi"bri*nate\, v. t.	   To deprive of fibrin, as fresh blood or lymph by stirring	   with twigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Defibrination \De*fi`bri*na"tion\, n.	   The act or process of depriving of fibrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Defibrinize \De*fi"bri*nize\, v. t.	   To defibrinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Deficience \De*fi"cience\, n.	   Same as {Deficiency}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou in thyself art perfect, and in thee	         Is no deficience found.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Deficiency \De*fi"cien*cy\, n.; pl. {Deficiencies}. [See	   {Deficient}.]	   The state of being deficient; inadequacy; want; failure;	   imperfection; shortcoming; defect. "A deficiency of blood."	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his	         deficiencies made him the ridicule of his	         contemporaries.                          --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deficiency of a curve} (Geom.), the amount by which the	      number of double points on a curve is short of the maximum	      for curves of the same degree.	      [1913 Webster]
Deficient \De*fi"cient\, a. [L. deficiens, -entis, p. pr. of	   deficere to be wanting. See {Defect}.]	   Wanting, to make up completeness; wanting, as regards a	   requirement; not sufficient; inadequate; defective;	   imperfect; incomplete; lacking; as, deficient parts;	   deficient estate; deficient strength; deficient in judgment.	   [1913 Webster]	         The style was indeed deficient in ease and variety.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deficient number}. (Arith.) See under {Abundant}. --	      {De*fi"cient-ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Deficit \Def"i*cit\, n. [Lit., it is wanting, 3d person pres.	   indic. of L. deficere, cf. F. d['e]ficit. See {Defect}.]	   Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack; as, a	   deficit in taxes, revenue, etc. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Defier \De*fi"er\, n. [See {Defy}.]	   One who dares and defies; a contemner; as, a defier of the	   laws.	   [1913 Webster]
Defiguration \De*fig`u*ra"tion\, n.	   Disfiguration; mutilation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Defigure \De*fig"ure\, v. t. [Pref. de- (intens.) + figure.]	   To delineate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         These two stones as they are here defigured. --Weever.	   [1913 Webster]
Defilade \De`fi*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defiladed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Defilading}.] [Cf. F. d['e]filer to defile, and	   d['e]filade act of defiling. See 1st {Defile}.] (Mil.)	   To raise, as a rampart, so as to shelter interior works	   commanded from some higher point.	   [1913 Webster]
Defilading \De`fi*lad"ing\, n. (Mil.)	   The art or act of determining the directions and heights of	   the lines of rampart with reference to the protection of the	   interior from exposure to an enemy's fire from any point	   within range, or from any works which may be erected.	   --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Defiled} (d[-e]*f[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defiling}.]	   [F. d['e]filer; pref. d['e]-, for des- (L. dis-) + file a row	   or line. See {File} a row.]	   To march off in a line, file by file; to file off.	   [1913 Webster]	Defile \De*file"\, v. t. (Mil.)	   Same as {Defilade}.	   [1913 Webster]	Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l" or d[=e]"f[imac]l; 277), n.	   [Cf. F. d['e]fil['e], fr. d['e]filer to defile.]	   1. Any narrow passage or gorge in which troops can march only	      in a file, or with a narrow front; a long, narrow pass	      between hills, rocks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) The act of defilading a fortress, or of raising the	      exterior works in order to protect the interior. See	      {Defilade}.	      [1913 Webster]	Defile \De*file"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]l"), v. t. [OE. defoulen,	   -foilen, to tread down, OF. defouler; de- + fouler to trample	   (see {Full}, v. t.), and OE. defoulen to foul (influenced in	   form by the older verb defoilen). See {File} to defile,	   {Foul}, {Defoul}.]	   1. To make foul or impure; to make filthy; to dirty; to	      befoul; to pollute.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that touch pitch will be defiled. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To soil or sully; to tarnish, as reputation; to taint.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is . . . among the greatest prelates of this age,	            however his character may be defiled by . . . dirty	            hands.                                --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To injure in purity of character; to corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Defile not yourselves with the idols of Egypt.	                                                  --Ezek. xx. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To corrupt the chastity of; to debauch; to violate; to	      rape.	      [1913 Webster]	            The husband murder'd and the wife defiled. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make ceremonially unclean; to pollute.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts,	            he shall not eat to defile therewith. --Lev. xxii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]
defiled \defiled\ adj.	   1. morally blemished. [archaic]	   Syn: maculate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Religion) ritually unclean. Opposite of {clean}.	   Syn: unclean, impure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Defilement \De*file"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]filement. See	   {Defile}] (Mil.)	   The protection of the interior walls of a fortification from	   an enfilading fire, as by covering them, or by a high parapet	   on the exposed side.	   [1913 Webster]	Defilement \De*file"ment\, n. [From 3d {Defile}.]	   The act of defiling, or state of being defiled, whether	   physically or morally; pollution; foulness; dirtiness;	   uncleanness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Defilements of the flesh.                --Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chaste can not rake into such filth without danger	         of defilement.                           --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Defiler \De*fil"er\, n.	   One who defiles; one who corrupts or violates; that which	   pollutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Defiliation \De*fil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. de- + filius son.]	   Abstraction of a child from its parents. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Definable \De*fin"a*ble\, a. [From {Define}.]	   Capable of being defined, limited, or explained;	   determinable; describable by definition; ascertainable; as,	   definable limits; definable distinctions or regulations;	   definable words. -- {De*fin"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Define \De*fine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Defining}.] [OE. definer, usually, to end, to finish, F.	   d['e]finir to define, L. definire to limit, define; de- +	   finire to limit, end, finis boundary, limit, end. See	   {Final}, {Finish}.]	   1. To fix the bounds of; to bring to a termination; to end.	      "To define controversies." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To determine or clearly exhibit the boundaries of; to mark	      the limits of; as, to define the extent of a kingdom or	      country.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To determine with precision; to mark out with	      distinctness; to ascertain or exhibit clearly; as, the	      defining power of an optical instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rings . . . very distinct and well defined. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To determine the precise signification of; to fix the	      meaning of; to describe accurately; to explain; to expound	      or interpret; as, to define a word, a phrase, or a	      scientific term.	      [1913 Webster]	            They define virtue to be life ordered according to	            nature.                               --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	Define \De*fine"\, v. i.	   To determine; to decide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Definement \De*fine"ment\, n.	   The act of defining; definition; description. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Definer \De*fin"er\, n.	   One who defines or explains.	   [1913 Webster]
Definite \Def"i*nite\, a. [L. definitis, p. p. of definire: cf.	   F. d['e]fini. See {Define}.]	   1. Having certain or distinct; determinate in extent or	      greatness; limited; fixed; as, definite dimensions; a	      definite measure; a definite period or interval.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elements combine in definite proportions. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having certain limits in signification; determinate;	      certain; precise; fixed; exact; clear; as, a definite	      word, term, or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Serving to define or restrict; limiting; determining; as,	      the definite article.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Definite article} (Gram.), the article the, which is used to	      designate a particular person or thing, or a particular	      class of persons or things; -- also called a definitive.	      See {Definitive}, n. - 	   {Definite inflorescence}. (Bot.) See {Determinate	      inflorescence}, under {Determinate}.	   {Law of definite proportions} (Chem.), the essential law of	      chemical combination that every definite compound always	      contains the same elements in the same proportions by	      weight; and, if two or more elements form more than one	      compound with each other, the relative proportions of each	      are fixed. Compare Law of multiple proportions, under	      {Multiple}.	      [1913 Webster]	Definite \Def"i*nite\, n.	   A thing defined or determined. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Definitely \Def"i*nite*ly\, adv.	   In a definite manner; with precision; precisely;	   determinately.	   [1913 Webster]
Definiteness \Def"i*nite*ness\, n.	   The state of being definite; determinateness; precision;	   certainty.	   [1913 Webster]
Definition \Def`i*ni"tion\, n. [L. definitio: cf. F.	   d['e]finition.]	   1. The act of defining; determination of the limits; as, a	      telescope accurate in definition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of ascertaining and explaining the signification; a	      description of a thing by its properties; an explanation	      of the meaning of a word or term; as, the definition of	      "circle;" the definition of "wit;" an exact definition; a	      loose definition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Definition being nothing but making another	            understand by words what the term defined stands	            for.                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Description; sort. [R.] "A new creature of another	      definition." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) An exact enunciation of the constituents which	      make up the logical essence.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Opt.) Distinctness or clearness, as of an image formed by	      an optical instrument; precision in detail.	   Syn: {Definition}, {Explanation}, {Description}.	   Usage: A definition is designed to settle a thing in its	          compass and extent; an explanation is intended to	          remove some obscurity or misunderstanding, and is	          therefore more extended and minute; a description	          enters into striking particulars with a view to	          interest or impress by graphic effect. It is not	          therefore true, though often said, that description is	          only an extended definition. "Logicians distinguish	          definitions into essential and accidental. An	          essential definition states what are regarded as the	          constituent parts of the essence of that which is to	          be defined; and an accidental definition lays down	          what are regarded as circumstances belonging to it,	          viz., properties or accidents, such as causes,	          effects, etc." --Whately.	          [1913 Webster]
Definitional \Def`i*ni"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to definition; of the nature of a definition;	   employed in defining.	   [1913 Webster]
Definitive \De*fin"i*tive\, a. [L. definitivus: cf. F.	   d['e]finitif.]	   1. Determinate; positive; final; conclusive; unconditional;	      express.	      [1913 Webster]	            A strict and definitive truth.        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some definitive . . . scheme of reconciliation.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Limiting; determining; as, a definitive word.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Determined; resolved. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Definitive \De*fin"i*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   A word used to define or limit the extent of the	   signification of a common noun, such as the definite article,	   and some pronouns.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Definitives . . . are commonly called by grammarians	         articles. . . . They are of two kinds, either those	         properly and strictly so called, or else pronominal	         articles, such as this, that, any, other, some, all,	         no, none, etc. --Harris (Hermes).	         [1913 Webster]
Definitively \De*fin"i*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a definitive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Definitiveness \De*fin"i*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being definitive.	   [1913 Webster]
Definitude \De*fin"i*tude\, n.	   Definiteness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Definitude . . . is a knowledge of minute differences.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Defix \De*fix"\, v. t. [L. defixus, p. p. of defigere to fix;	   de- + figere to fix.]	   To fix; to fasten; to establish. [Obs.] "To defix their	   princely seat . . . in that extreme province." --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflagrability \Def`la*gra*bil"i*ty\, n. (Chem.)	   The state or quality of being deflagrable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ready deflagrability . . . of saltpeter. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflagrable \De*fla"gra*ble\ (?; 277), a. [See {Deflagrate}.]	   (Chem.)	   Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter;	   hence, slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when	   heated, as salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflagrate \Def"la*grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deflagrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Deflagrating}.] [L. deflagratus, p. p. of	   deflagrare to burn up; de- + flagrare to flame, burn.]	   (Chem.)	   To burn with a sudden and sparkling combustion, as niter;	   also, to snap and crackle with slight explosions when heated,	   as salt.	   [1913 Webster]	Deflagrate \Def"la*grate\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To cause to burn with sudden and sparkling combustion, as by	   the action of intense heat; to burn or vaporize suddenly; as,	   to deflagrate refractory metals in the oxyhydrogen flame.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflagration \Def`la*gra"tion\, n. [L. deflagratio: cf. F.	   d['e]flagration.]	   1. A burning up; conflagration. "Innumerable deluges and	      deflagrations." --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The act or process of deflagrating.	      [1913 Webster]
Deflagrator \Def"la*gra`tor\, n. (Chem.)	   A form of the voltaic battery having large plates, used for	   producing rapid and powerful combustion.	   [1913 Webster]
deflate \de*flate"\, v. t. [Pref. de- down + L. flare, flatus to	   blow.]	   To reduce from an inflated condition; used literally and	   metaphorically; as, to deflate a tire; to deflate	   expectations.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
deflated \deflated\ adj.	   1. brought low in spirit. left us fatigued and deflated	      spiritually	   Syn: chapfallen, chopfallen, crestfallen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deflation \deflation\ n.	   1. the act or process of deflating.	      [PJC]	   2. a fall in the average prices of goods and services; --	      usually associated with contraction of economic activity.	      Opposite of {inflation}. Compare {disinflation}.	      [PJC]	   3. the reduction of available credit or a contraction of	      economic activity resulting from or associated with a	      decline of prices.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. the act of letting the air out of something.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   5. (Geol.) the erosion of land structures such as sand or	      soil due to the action of wind. --RHUD	      [PJC]
deflationary \deflationary\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to deflation; as, deflationary signs.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Economics) associated with or tending to cause decreases	      in consumer prices or increases in the purchasing power of	      money; as, deflationary measures. Opposite of	      {inflationary}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
deflator \deflator\ n.	   a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of	   inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant	   dollars; as, the GNP deflator..	   [WordNet 1.5]
deflect \de*flect"\ (d[-e]*fl[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Deflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deflecting}.] [L. deflectere;	   de- + flectere to bend or turn. See {Flexible}.]	   To cause to turn aside; to bend; as, rays of light are often	   deflected; to deflect a punch; to deflect criticism by	   acknowledging a mistake.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         Sitting with their knees deflected under them. --Lord	                                                  (1630).	   [1913 Webster]
Deflect \De*flect"\, v. i.	   To turn aside; to deviate from a right or a horizontal line,	   or from a proper position, course or direction; to swerve.	   [1913 Webster]	         At some part of the Azores, the needle deflecteth not,	         but lieth in the true meridian.          --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         To deflect from the line of truth and reason.	                                                  --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflectable \De*flect"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being deflected.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflected \De*flect"ed\, a.	   1. Turned aside; deviating from a direct line or course.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bent downward; deflexed.	      [1913 Webster]
Deflection \De*flec"tion\, n. [L. deflexio, fr. deflectere: cf.	   F. d['e]flexion.]	   1. The act of turning aside, or state of being turned aside;	      a turning from a right line or proper course; a bending,	      esp. downward; deviation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The other leads to the same point, through certain	            deflections.                          --Lowth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gunnery) The deviation of a shot or ball from its true	      course.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Opt.) A deviation of the rays of light toward the surface	      of an opaque body; inflection; diffraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Engin.) The bending which a beam or girder undergoes from	      its own weight or by reason of a load.	      [1913 Webster]
Deflectionization \De*flec`tion*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of freeing from inflections. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflectionize \De*flec"tion*ize\, v. t.	   To free from inflections.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deflectionized languages are said to be analytic.	                                                  --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflective \De*flect"ive\, a.	   Causing deflection.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deflective forces}, forces that cause a body to deviate from	      its course.	      [1913 Webster]
Deflector \De*flect"or\, n. (Mech.)	   That which deflects, as a diaphragm in a furnace, or a cone	   in a lamp (to deflect and mingle air and gases and help	   combustion).	   [1913 Webster]
Deflexed \De*flexed"\, a.	   Bent abruptly downward.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflexion \De*flex"ion\, n.	   See {Deflection}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflexure \De*flex"ure\, n. [From L. deflectere, deflexum. See	   {Deflect}.]	   A bending or turning aside; deflection. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflorate \De*flo"rate\, a. [LL. defloratus, p. p. of deflorare.	   See {Deflour}.] (Bot.)	   Past the flowering state; having shed its pollen. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Defloration \Def`lo*ra"tion\, n. [LL. defloratio: cf. F.	   d['e]floration.]	   1. The act of deflouring; as, the defloration of a virgin.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is chosen as the flower or choicest part;	      careful culling or selection. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The laws of Normandy are, in a great measure, the	            defloration of the English laws.      --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
deflour \de*flour"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + flower.]	   Same as {Deflower}. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         He died innocent and before the sweetness of his soul	         was defloured and ravished from him.     --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflourer \De*flour"er\, n.	   See {Deflowerer}. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Deflow \De*flow"\, v. i. [Pref. de- + flow: cf. L. defluere.]	   To flow down. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
deflower \de*flow"er\, v. t. [Previously also spelled	   {deflour}.] [imp. & p. p. {Deflowered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deflowering}.] [F. d['e]florer, LL. deflorare; L. de- +	   flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}, and cf. {Deflorate}.]	   1. To deprive of flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	            An earthquake . . . deflowering the gardens. --W.	                                                  Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take away the prime beauty and grace of; to rob of the	      choicest ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of virginity, as a woman; to violate; to	      ravish; also, to seduce.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man had deflowered a virgin.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Deflowerer \De*flow"er*er\, n.	   One who deflowers; a ravisher. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Defluous \Def"lu*ous\, a. [L. defluus, fr. defluere to flow	   down; de- + fluere to flow.]	   Flowing down; falling off. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deflux \De*flux"\, n. [L. defluxus, fr. defluere, defluxum.]	   Downward flow. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Defluxion \De*flux"ion\, n. [L. defluxio.] (Med.)	   A discharge or flowing of humors or fluid matter, as from the	   nose in catarrh; -- sometimes used synonymously with	   inflammation. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Defly \Def"ly\, adv.	   Deftly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Defoedation \Def`[oe]*da"tion\, n.	   Defedation. [Obs.] Defoliate
Defoliate \De*fo"li*ate\, Defoliated \De*fo"li*a`ted\ a.	   Deprived of leaves, as by their natural fall.	   [1913 Webster]
deformational \deformational\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to deformation (in all senses).	      [WordNet 1.5]
defoliate \de*fol"i*ate\, v. t. [LL. defoliare, to shed leaves;	   L. de- + folium leaf: cf. F. d['e]foliation.]	   to cause (a plant) to shed its leaves.	   [PJC]
defoliation \de*fo`li*a"tion\, n. [LL. defoliare, defoliatum, to	   shed leaves; L. de- + folium leaf: cf. F. d['e]foliation.]	   The separation of ripened leaves from a branch or stem; the	   falling or shedding of the leaves.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. the act or process of causing plants to lose their leaves,	      especially by application of a chemical agent.	   Note: The deliberate defoliation of plants has been used in	         war (as in Vietnam) to deprive an enemy of cover and	         allow attack from the air; also, to destroy	         narcotic-producing plants as a tactic against illegal	         drug production. The chemical defoliating agents are	         often sprayed over large areas from airplanes.	         [PJC]
Deforce \De*force"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deforced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deforcing}.] [OF. deforcier; de- or des- (L. de or	   dis-) + forcier, F. forcer. See {Force}, v.] (Law)	      (a) To keep from the rightful owner; to withhold	          wrongfully the possession of, as of lands or a	          freehold.	      (b) (Scots Law) To resist the execution of the law; to	          oppose by force, as an officer in the execution of his	          duty. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]
Deforcement \De*force"ment\, n. [OF.] (Law)	      (a) A keeping out by force or wrong; a wrongful	          withholding, as of lands or tenements, to which	          another has a right.	      (b) (Scots Law) Resistance to an officer in the execution	          of law. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]
Deforceor \De*force"or\, n.	   Same as {Deforciant}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deforciant \De*for"ciant\, n. [OF. deforciant, p. pr. of	   deforcier. See {Deforce}.] (Eng. Law)	   (a) One who keeps out of possession the rightful owner of an	       estate.	   (b) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought.	       [Obs.] --Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]
Deforciation \De*for`ci*a"tion\, n. (Law)	   Same as {Deforcement}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Deforest \De*for"est\, v. t.	   To clear of forests; to disforest. --U. S. Agric. Reports.	   [1913 Webster]
Deform \De*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deformed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deforming}.] [L. deformare; de- + formare to form, shape,	   fr. forma: cf. F. d['e]former. See {Form}.]	   1. To spoil the form of; to mar in form; to misshape; to	      disfigure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deformed, unfinished, sent before my time	            Into this breathing world.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render displeasing; to deprive of comeliness, grace, or	      perfection; to dishonor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Above those passions that this world deform.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Deform \De*form"\, a. [L. deformis; de- + forma form: cf. OF.	   deforme, F. difforme. Cf. {Difform}.]	   Deformed; misshapen; shapeless; horrid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sight so deform what heart of rock could long	         Dry-eyed behold?                         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Deformation \Def`or*ma"tion\, n. [L. deformatio: cf. F.	   d['e]formation.]	   1. The act of deforming, or state of anything deformed. --Bp.	      Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transformation; change of shape.	      [1913 Webster]
Deformed \De*formed"\, a.	   Unnatural or distorted in form; having a deformity;	   misshapen; disfigured; as, a deformed person; a deformed	   head. -- {De*form"ed*ly}, adv. -- {De*form"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Deformer \De*form"er\, n.	   One who deforms.	   [1913 Webster]
Deformity \De*form"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Deformities}. [L. deformitas,	   fr. deformis: cf. OF. deformet['e], deformit['e], F.	   difformit['e]. See {Deform}, v. & a., and cf. {Disformity}.]	   1. The state of being deformed; want of proper form or	      symmetry; any unnatural form or shape; distortion;	      irregularity of shape or features; ugliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make an envious mountain on my back,	            Where sits deformity to mock my body. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that destroys beauty, grace, or propriety;	      irregularity; absurdity; gross deviation from order or the	      established laws of propriety; as, deformity in an	      edifice; deformity of character.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confounded, that her Maker's eyes	            Should look so near upon her foul deformities.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Deforser \De*fors"er\, n. [From {Deforce}.] [Written also	   deforsor.]	   A deforciant. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Defoul \De*foul"\, v. t. [See {Defile}, v. t.]	   1. To tread down. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make foul; to defile. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Defraud \De*fraud"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defrauded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Defrauding}.] [L. defraudare; de- + fraudare to	   cheat, fr. fraus, fraudis, fraud: cf. OF. defrauder. See	   {Fraud}.]	   To deprive of some right, interest, or property, by a	   deceitful device; to withhold from wrongfully; to injure by	   embezzlement; to cheat; to overreach; as, to defraud a	   servant, or a creditor, or the state; -- with of before the	   thing taken or withheld.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have defrauded no man.                --2 Cor. vii.	                                                  2.	   [1913 Webster]	         Churches seem injured and defrauded of their rights.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Defraudation \De`frau*da"tion\, n. [L. defraudatio: cf. F.	   d['e]fraudation.]	   The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Defrauder \De*fraud"er\, n.	   One who defrauds; a cheat; an embezzler; a peculator.	   [1913 Webster]
Defraudment \De*fraud"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. defraudement.]	   Privation by fraud; defrauding. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Defray \De*fray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defrayed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Defraying}.] [F. d['e]frayer; pref. d['e]- (L. de or	   dis-) + frais expense, fr. LL. fredum, fridum, expense, fine	   by which an offender obtained peace from his sovereign, or	   more likely, atoned for an offense against the public peace,	   fr. OHG. fridu peace, G. friede. See {Affray}.]	   1. To pay or discharge; to serve in payment of; to provide	      for, as a charge, debt, expenses, costs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the discharge of his expenses, and defraying his	            cost, he allowed him . . . four times as much.	                                                  --Usher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To avert or appease, as by paying off; to satisfy; as, to	      defray wrath. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Defrayal \De*fray"al\, n.	   The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary	   costs.	   [1913 Webster]
Defrayer \De*fray"er\, n.	   One who pays off expenses.	   [1913 Webster]
Defrayment \De*fray"ment\, n.	   Payment of charges.	   [1913 Webster]
defrock \defrock\ v. t.	   To divest of the frock, i. e. to deprive (a priest, minister,	   etc.) of official ecclesiastical authority; -- of church	   officials.	   Syn: unfrock.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
defrost \defrost\ v. t.	   To remove the frost or ice from; as, to defrost the car	   window; to defrost a refrigerator.	   Syn: deice.	        [WordNet 1.5]	defrost \defrost\ v. i.	   1. To become free of frost or ice; as, it took four hours for	      the refrigerator to defrost.	   Syn: deice.	        [PJC]	   2. To thaw; -- used especially of items removed from a	      freezer, such as frozen foods.	      [PJC]
defroster \defroster\ n.	   A device that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a	   refrigerator or the wings of an airplane).	   Syn: deicer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deft \deft\ (d[e^]ft), a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild,	   gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS.	   d[ae]ft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting,	   seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth.	   gadaban to be fit. Cf. {Daft}, {Daff}, {Dapper}.]	   1. Apt; fit; spruce; neat. [Archaic or Poetic] "The deftest	      way." --Shak. "Deftest feats." --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me be deft and debonair.          --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. dexterous; clever; handy; as, a deft feat of legerdemain.	      [PJC]	            The limping god, so deft at his new ministry.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Deftly \Deft"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Defly}.]	   Aptly; fitly; dexterously; neatly. "Deftly dancing."	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thyself and office deftly show.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deftness \Deft"ness\, n.	   The quality of being deft.                     --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Defunct \De*funct"\ (d[-e]*f[u^][ng]kt"). a. [L. defunctus, p.	   p. of defungi to acquit one's self of, to perform, finish,	   depart, die; de + fungi to perform, discharge: cf. F.	   d['e]funt. See {Function}.]	   1. Having finished the course of life; dead; deceased.	      "Defunct organs." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The boar, defunct, lay tripped up, near. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. No longer in effect or use; no longer operating; as, a	      defunct business; a defunct law.	      [PJC]	Defunct \De*funct"\, n.	   A dead person; one deceased.	   [1913 Webster]
Defunction \De*func"tion\ (d[-e]*f[u^][ng]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   defunctio performance, death.]	   Death. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         After defunction of King Pharamond.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
defunctive \de*func"tive\ (d[-e]*f[u^][ng]k"t[i^]v), a.	   Funereal. [Obs.] "Defunctive music." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
defuse \de*fuse"\ (d[-e]*f[=u]z"), v. t. [Cf. {Diffuse}.]	   1. To disorder; to make shapeless. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove the fuse from; to deactivate (a bomb or other	      explosive device) or make it ineffective.	   Syn: deactivate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. To make less dangerous; as, to defuse a tense	      confrontation between demonstrators and police.	      [PJC]
defusing \defusing\ (d[-e]*f[=u]z"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of deactivating or making ineffective (as a bomb).	   Syn: deactivation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
defy \de*fy"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Defied}	   (d[-e]*f[imac]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Defying}.] [F. d['e]fier,	   OF. deffier, desfier, LL. disfidare to disown faith or	   fidelity, to dissolve the bond of allegiance, as between the	   vassal and his lord; hence, to challenge, defy; fr. L. dis- +	   fides faith. See {Faith}, and cf. {Diffident}, {Affiance}.]	   1. To renounce or dissolve all bonds of affiance, faith, or	      obligation with; to reject, refuse, or renounce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I defy the surety and the bond.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thee I have defied my constant mistress. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provoke to combat or strife; to call out to combat; to	      challenge; to dare; to brave; to set at defiance; to treat	      with contempt; as, to defy an enemy; to defy the power of	      a magistrate; to defy the arguments of an opponent; to	      defy public opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I once again	            Defy thee to the trial of mortal fight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I defy the enemies of our constitution to show the	            contrary.                             --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	defy \de*fy"\ (d[-e]*f[imac]"), n.	   A challenge. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
d'egag'e \d['e]`ga`g['e]"\, a. [F., p. p. of d['e]gager to	   disengage. See {De-}, 1st Gage, and cf. {Disgage}.]	   Unconstrained; easy; free. --Vanbrugh.	         A graceful and d['e]gag['e] manner.      --Poe.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
degarnish \de*gar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {degarnished}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {degarnishing}.] [F. d['e]garnir; pref. d['e]-,	   des- (L. dis-) + garnir to furnish. See {Garnish}, and cf.	   {Disgarnish}.]	   1. To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture,	      ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish; as, to degarnish a house,	      etc. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for	      defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort. [R.]	      --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]
Degarnishment \De*gar"nish*ment\, n.	   The act of depriving, as of furniture, apparatus, or a	   garrison. [R.]
degauss \de*gauss"\ (d[-e]*gous"), n.	   1. To make a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by applying an	      opposing magnetic field.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To remove irregular magnetization in (the electron gun of	      a cathode-ray tube); -- used to improve picture quality,	      especially in computer monitors.	      [PJC]
degaussing \degaussing\ n.	   the process of making a (steel) ship's hull nonmagnetic by	   producing an opposing magnetic field.	   [WordNet 1.5] Degender
Degender \De*gen"der\, Degener \De*gen"er\, v. i. [See	   {Degenerate}.]	   To degenerate. [Obs.] "Degendering to hate." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         He degenereth into beastliness.          --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Degeneracy \De*gen"er*a*cy\, n. [From {Degenerate}, a.]	   1. The act of becoming degenerate; a growing worse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Willful degeneracy from goodness.     --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of having become degenerate; decline in good	      qualities; deterioration; meanness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Degeneracy of spirit in a state of slavery.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            To recover mankind out of their universal corruption	            and degeneracy.                       --S. Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]
Degenerate \De*gen"er*ate\, a. [L. degeneratus, p. p. of	   degenerare to degenerate, cause to degenerate, fr. degener	   base, degenerate, that departs from its race or kind; de- +	   genus race, kind. See {Kin} relationship.]	   Having become worse than one's kind, or one's former state;	   having declined in worth; having lost in goodness;	   deteriorated; degraded; unworthy; base; low.	   [1913 Webster]	         Faint-hearted and degenerate king.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A degenerate and degraded state.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Degenerate from their ancient blood.     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         These degenerate days.                   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         I had planted thee a noble vine . . . : how then art	         thou turned into the degenerate plant of a strange vine	         unto me?                                 --Jer. ii. 21.	   [1913 Webster]	Degenerate \De*gen"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Degenerated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Degenerating}.]	   1. To be or grow worse than one's kind, or than one was	      originally; hence, to be inferior; to grow poorer, meaner,	      or more vicious; to decline in good qualities; to	      deteriorate.	      [1913 Webster]	            When wit transgresseth decency, it degenerates into	            insolence and impiety.                --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To fall off from the normal quality or the healthy	      structure of its kind; to become of a lower type.	      [1913 Webster]
degenerate \de*gen"er*ate\, n.	   1. a person who has declined from a high standard, especially	      a sexual deviate; -- usually used disparagingly or	      opprobriously of persons whose sexual behavior does not	      conform to the norms of accepted morals.	      [PJC]	   2. a person or thing that has fallen from a higher to a lower	      state, or reverted to an earlier type or stage of	      development or culture. --RHUD	      [PJC]
Degenerately \De*gen"er*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a degenerate manner; unworthily.	   [1913 Webster]
Degenerateness \De*gen"er*ate*ness\, n.	   Degeneracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Degeneration \De*gen`er*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]g['e]n['e]ration.]	   1. The act or state of growing worse, or the state of having	      become worse; decline; degradation; debasement;	      degeneracy; deterioration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our degeneration and apostasy.        --Bates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) That condition of a tissue or an organ in which	      its vitality has become either diminished or perverted; a	      substitution of a lower for a higher form of structure;	      as, fatty degeneration of the liver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) A gradual deterioration, from natural causes, of	      any class of animals or plants or any particular organ or	      organs; hereditary degradation of type.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The thing degenerated. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cockle, aracus, . . . and other degenerations. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Amyloid degeneration}, {Caseous degeneration}, etc. See	      under {Amyloid}, {Caseous}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Degenerationist \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 degeneration from a superior state.	   [1913 Webster]
Degenerative \De*gen"er*a*tive\, a.	   Undergoing or producing degeneration; tending to degenerate.	   [1913 Webster]
Degenerous \De*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. degener. See {Degenerate}.]	   Degenerate; base. [Obs.] "Degenerous passions." --Dryden.	   "Degenerous practices." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Degenerously \De*gen"er*ous*ly\, adv.	   Basely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Degerm \De*germ"\, v. t. (Milling)	   To extract the germs from, as from wheat grains.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Degerminator \De*ger"mi*na`tor\, n. (Milling)	   A machine for breaking open the kernels of wheat or other	   grain and removing the germs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Deglaze \De*glaze"\, v. t.	   To remove the glaze from, as pottery or porcelain, so as to	   give a dull finish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Deglazing \De*glaz"ing\, n.	   The process of giving a dull or ground surface to glass by	   acid or by mechanical means. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Degloried \De*glo"ried\, a.	   Deprived of glory; dishonored. [Obs.] "With thorns	   degloried." --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Deglutinate \De*glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Deglutinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deglutinating}.] [L.	   deglutinatus, p. p. of deglutinare to deglutinate; de- +	   glutinare to glue, gluten glue.]	   To loosen or separate by dissolving the glue which unties; to	   unglue.	   [1913 Webster]
Deglutination \De*glu`ti*na"tion\, n.	   The act of ungluing.	   [1913 Webster]
Deglutition \Deg`lu*ti"tion\, n. [L. deglutire to swallow down;	   de- + glutire to swallow: cf. F. d['e]glutition. See {Glut}.]	   The act or process of swallowing food; the power of	   swallowing.	   [1913 Webster]	         The muscles employed in the act of deglutition.	                                                  --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Deglutitious \Deg`lu*ti"tious\, a.	   Pertaining to deglutition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deglutitory \De*glu"ti*to*ry\, a.	   Serving for, or aiding in, deglutition.	   [1913 Webster]
Degradation \Deg`ra*da"tion\, n. [LL. degradatio, from	   degradare: cf. F. d['e]gradation. See {Degrade}.]	   1. The act of reducing in rank, character, or reputation, or	      of abasing; a lowering from one's standing or rank in	      office or society; diminution; as, the degradation of a	      peer, a knight, a general, or a bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw many removes and degradations in all the	            other offices of which he had been possessed.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being reduced in rank, character, or	      reputation; baseness; moral, physical, or intellectual	      degeneracy; disgrace; abasement; debasement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . degradation of a needy man of letters.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deplorable is the degradation of our nature.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moments there frequently must be, when a sinner is	            sensible of the degradation of his state. --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Diminution or reduction of strength, efficacy, or value;	      degeneration; deterioration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The development and degradation of the alphabetic	            forms can be traced.                  --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) A gradual wearing down or wasting, as of rocks and	      banks, by the action of water, frost etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) The state or condition of a species or group which	      exhibits degraded forms; degeneration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The degradation of the species man is observed in	            some of its varieties.                --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physiol.) Arrest of development, or degeneration of any	      organ, or of the body as a whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Degradation of energy}, or {Dissipation of energy}	      (Physics), the transformation of energy into some form in	      which it is less available for doing work.	   Syn: Abasement; debasement; reduction; decline.	        [1913 Webster]
Degrade \De*grade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degraded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Degrading}.] [F. d['e]grader, LL. degradare, fr. L.	   de- + gradus step, degree. See {Grade}, and cf. {Degree}.]	   1. To reduce from a higher to a lower rank or degree; to	      lower in rank; to deprive of office or dignity; to strip	      of honors; as, to degrade a nobleman, or a general	      officer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prynne was sentenced by the Star Chamber Court to be	            degraded from the bar.                --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce in estimation, character, or reputation; to	      lessen the value of; to lower the physical, moral, or	      intellectual character of; to debase; to bring shame or	      contempt upon; to disgrace; as, vice degrades a man.	      [1913 Webster]	            O miserable mankind, to what fall	            Degraded, to what wretched state reserved! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet time ennobles or degrades each line. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her pride . . . struggled hard against this	            degrading passion.                    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) To reduce in altitude or magnitude, as hills and	      mountains; to wear down.	   Syn: To abase; demean; lower; reduce. See {Abase}.	        [1913 Webster]	Degrade \De*grade"\, v. i. (Biol.)	   To degenerate; to pass from a higher to a lower type of	   structure; as, a family of plants or animals degrades through	   this or that genus or group of genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Degraded \De*grad"ed\, a.	   1. Reduced in rank, character, or reputation; debased;	      sunken; low; base.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Netherlands . . . were reduced practically to a	            very degraded condition.              --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having the typical characters or organs in a	      partially developed condition, or lacking certain parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some families of plants are degraded dicotyledons.	                                                  --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. F. degr['e] step.] (Her.) Having steps; -- said of a	      cross each of whose extremities finishes in steps growing	      larger as they leave the center; -- termed also on	      degrees.	      [1913 Webster]
Degradement \De*grade"ment\, n.	   Deprivation of rank or office; degradation. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
degrading \de*grad"ing\, a.	   causing humiliation or degradation; as, a degrading	   surrender.	   [PJC]
degradingly \de*grad"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a degrading manner.	   [1913 Webster]
D'egras \D['e]`gras"\, Degras \Deg"ras\, n. [F.; cf. F. gras, a.	   & n., fat.]	   A semisolid emulsion produced by the treatment of certain	   skins with oxidized fish oil, which extracts their soluble	   albuminoids. It was formerly solely a by-product of chamois	   leather manufacture, but is now made for its own sake, being	   valuable as a dressing for hides.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Degravation \Deg`ra*va"tion\, n. [L. degravare, degravatum, to	   make heavy. See {Grave}, a.]	   The act of making heavy. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Degrease \De*grease"\, v. t.	   To remove grease or fatty matter from, as wool or silk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Degree \De*gree"\, n. [F. degr['e], OF. degret, fr. LL.	   degradare. See {Degrade}.]	   1. A step, stair, or staircase. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By ladders, or else by degree.        --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a series of progressive steps upward or downward,	      in quality, rank, acquirement, and the like; a stage in	      progression; grade; gradation; as, degrees of vice and	      virtue; to advance by slow degrees; degree of comparison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The point or step of progression to which a person has	      arrived; rank or station in life; position. "A dame of	      high degree." --Dryden. "A knight is your degree." --Shak.	      "Lord or lady of high degree." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Measure of advancement; quality; extent; as, tastes differ	      in kind as well as in degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            The degree of excellence which proclaims genius, is	            different in different times and different places.	                                                  --Sir. J.	                                                  Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Grade or rank to which scholars are admitted by a college	      or university, in recognition of their attainments; also,	      (informal) the diploma provided by an educational	      institution attesting to the achievement of that rank; as,	      the degree of bachelor of arts, master, doctor, etc.; to	      hang one's degrees on the office wall.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In the United States diplomas are usually given as the	         evidence of a degree conferred. In the humanities the	         first degree is that of {bachelor of arts} (B. A. or A.	         B.); the second that of {master of arts} (M. A. or A.	         M.). The degree of bachelor (of arts, science,	         divinity, law, etc.) is conferred upon those who	         complete a prescribed course of undergraduate study.	         The first degree in medicine is that of {doctor of	         medicine} (M. D.). The degrees of master and doctor are	         also conferred, in course, upon those who have	         completed certain prescribed postgraduate studies, as	         {doctor of philosophy} (Ph. D.); the degree of doctor	         is also conferred as a complimentary recognition of	         eminent services in science or letters, or for public	         services or distinction (as {doctor of laws} (LL. D.)	         or {doctor of divinity} (D. D.), when they are called	         {honorary degrees}.	         [1913 Webster]	               The youth attained his bachelor's degree, and	               left the university.               --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Genealogy) A certain distance or remove in the line of	      descent, determining the proximity of blood; one remove in	      the chain of relationship; as, a relation in the third or	      fourth degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the 11th century an opinion began to gain ground	            in Italy, that third cousins might marry, being in	            the seventh degree according to the civil law.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arith.) Three figures taken together in numeration; thus,	      140 is one degree, 222,140 two degrees.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Algebra) State as indicated by sum of exponents; more	      particularly, the degree of a term is indicated by the sum	      of the exponents of its literal factors; thus, a^{2}b^{3}c	      is a term of the sixth degree. The degree of a power, or	      radical, is denoted by its index, that of an equation by	      the greatest sum of the exponents of the unknown	      quantities in any term; thus, ax^{4} + bx^{2} = c, and	      mx^{2}y^{2} + nyx = p, are both equations of the fourth	      degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Trig.) A 360th part of the circumference of a circle,	      which part is taken as the principal unit of measure for	      arcs and angles. The degree is divided into 60 minutes and	      the minute into 60 seconds.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A division, space, or interval, marked on a mathematical	       or other instrument, as on a thermometer.	   11. (Mus.) A line or space of the staff.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The short lines and their spaces are added degrees.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Accumulation of degrees}. (Eng. Univ.) See under	      {Accumulation}.	   {By degrees}, step by step; by little and little; by moderate	      advances. "I'll leave it by degrees." --Shak.	   {Degree of a curve} or {Degree of a surface} (Geom.), the	      number which expresses the degree of the equation of the	      curve or surface in rectilinear coordinates. A straight	      line will, in general, meet the curve or surface in a	      number of points equal to the degree of the curve or	      surface and no more.	   {Degree of latitude} (Geog.), on the earth, the distance on a	      meridian between two parallels of latitude whose latitudes	      differ from each other by one degree. This distance is not	      the same on different parts of a meridian, on account of	      the flattened figure of the earth, being 68.702 statute	      miles at the equator, and 69.396 at the poles.	   {Degree of longitude}, the distance on a parallel of latitude	      between two meridians that make an angle of one degree	      with each other at the poles -- a distance which varies as	      the cosine of the latitude, being at the equator 69.16	      statute miles.	   {To a degree}, to an extreme; exceedingly; as, mendacious to	      a degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            It has been said that Scotsmen . . . are . . . grave	            to a degree on occasions when races more favored by	            nature are gladsome to excess.        --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]
degreed \de*greed"\ (d[-e]*gr[=e]d"),a.	   possessing a college degree or degrees.	   [PJC]
degressive \degressive\ adj.	   1. going down by steps.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. gradually decreasing in rate on sums below a certain	      amount.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Degu \De"gu\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small South American rodent ({Octodon Cumingii}), of the	   family {Octodontid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Degum \De*gum"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Degummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Degumming}.]	   To deprive of, or free from, gum; as, to degum ramie.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Degust \De*gust"\, v. t. [L. degustare: cf. F. d['e]guster. See	   {Gust} to taste.]	   To taste. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Degustation \Deg`us*ta"tion\, n. [L. degustatio: cf. F.	   d['e]gustation.] (Physiol.)	   Tasting; the appreciation of sapid qualities by the taste	   organs. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehisce \De*hisce"\, v. i. [L. dehiscere; de- + hiscere to	   gape.]	   To gape; to open by dehiscence.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehiscence \De*his"cence\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]hiscence.]	   1. The act of gaping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A gaping or bursting open along a definite line of	      attachment or suture, without tearing, as in the opening	      of pods, or the bursting of capsules at maturity so as to	      emit seeds, etc.; also, the bursting open of follicles, as	      in the ovaries of animals, for the expulsion of their	      contents.	      [1913 Webster]
Dehiscent \De*his"cent\, a. [L. dehiscens, -entis, p. pr. Cf. F.	   d['e]hiscent.]	   Characterized by dehiscence; opening in some definite way, as	   the capsule of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehonestate \De`ho*nes"tate\, v. t. [L. dehonestatus, p. p. of	   dehonestare to dishonor; de- + honestare to make honorable.	   Cf. {Dishonest}, and see {Honest}.]	   To disparage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dehonestation \De*hon`es*ta"tion\, n. [L. dehonestatio.]	   A dishonoring; disgracing. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehorn \De*horn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dehorning}.]	   To deprive of horns; to prevent the growth of the horns of	   (cattle) by burning their ends soon after they start. See	   {Dishorn}. "Dehorning cattle." --Farm Journal (1886).	   [1913 Webster]
Dehors \De*hors"\, prep. [F., outside.] (Law)	   Out of; without; foreign to; out of the agreement, record,	   will, or other instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	Dehors \De*hors"\, n. (Mil.)	   All sorts of outworks in general, at a distance from the main	   works; any advanced works for protection or cover. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehort \De*hort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dehorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dehorting}.] [L. dehortari; de- + hortari to urge,	   exhort.]	   To urge to abstain or refrain; to dissuade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The apostles vehemently dehort us from unbelief. --Bp.	                                                  Ward.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Exhort" remains, but dehort, a word whose place	         neither "dissuade" nor any other exactly supplies, has	         escaped us.                              --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehortation \De`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. dehortatio.]	   Dissuasion; advice against something. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dehortative \De*hort"a*tive\, a.	   Dissuasive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dehortatory \De*hort"a*to*ry\, a. [L. dehortatorius.]	   Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehorter \De*hort"er\, n.	   A dissuader; an adviser to the contrary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dehumanize \De*hu"man*ize\, v. t.	   To divest of human qualities, such as pity, tenderness, etc.;	   as, dehumanizing influences.	   [1913 Webster]
dehumidify \de*hu*mid"i*fy\ v. t.	   to remove the moisture from (air or another gas); to reduce	   the humidity of; as, The air conditioner dehumidifies the air	   in the summer.	   Syn: make less humid.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dehusk \De*husk"\, v. t.	   To remove the husk from. [Obs.] "Wheat dehusked upon the	   floor." --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]
dehydrate \de*hy"drate\, v. t.	   To deprive of water; to render free from water; as, to	   dehydrate alcohol; to dehydrate food for preservation.	   [1913 Webster]	dehydrate \de*hy"drate\, v. i.	   1. to lose water or moisture.	      [PJC]	   2. to lose sufficent water to cause physiological distress;	      -- of living organisms; as, victims trapped in the	      earthquake rubble may dehydrate if not found quickly.	      [PJC]
dehydrated \dehydrated\ adj.	   1. thoroughly dried out.	   Syn: desiccated, dried-out.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. suffering from fluid deprivation; as, to become deydrated	      from overexertion on a hot day.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Dehydration \De`hy*dra"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or process of freeing from water; also, the condition	   of a body from which the water has been removed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehydrogenate \De*hy"dro*gen*ate\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To deprive of, or free from, hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Dehydrogenation \De*hy`dro*gen*a"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or process of freeing from hydrogen; also, the	   condition resulting from the removal of hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
deice \de*ice\ v. t.	   to remove ice or frost from.	   Syn: defrost.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deicer \deicer\ n.	   a devie that removes ice or frost (as from a windshield or a	   refrigerator or the wings of an airplane).	   Syn: defroster.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deicide \De"i*cide\, n. [L. deicida a deicide (in sense 2); deus	   god + c[ae]dere to cut, kill: cf. F. d['e]icide.]	   1. The act of killing a being of a divine nature;	      particularly, the putting to death of Jesus Christ. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Earth profaned, yet blessed, with deicide. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One concerned in putting Christ to death.	      [1913 Webster]
Deictic \Deic"tic\ (d[imac]k"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. deiktiko`s serving	   to show or point out, fr. deikny`nai to show.]	   1. (Logic) Direct; proving directly; -- applied to reasoning,	      and opposed to {elenchtic} or refutative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Grammar) showing or pointing to directly; pertaining to	      deixis; -- used to designate words that specify identity,	      location, or time from the perspective of one of the	      participants in a discourse, using the surrounding context	      as reference; as, the words this, that, these, those,	      here, there, now, then, we, you, they, the former, and the	      latter serve a deictic function.	      [PJC]
Deictically \Deic"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to show or point out; directly; absolutely;	   definitely.	   [1913 Webster]	         When Christ spake it deictically.        --Hammond.	   Deific
Deific \De*if"ic\, Deifical \De*if"ic*al\, a. [L. deificus; deus	   god + facere to make: cf. F. d['e]ifique.]	   Making divine; producing a likeness to God; god-making. "A	   deifical communion." --Homilies.	   [1913 Webster]
Deification \De`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [LL. deificare to deify: cf.	   F. d['e]ification. See {Deify}.]	   The act of deifying; exaltation to divine honors; apotheosis;	   excessive praise.	   [1913 Webster]
Deified \De"i*fied\, a.	   Honored or worshiped as a deity; treated with supreme regard;	   godlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Deifier \De"i*fi`er\, n.	   One who deifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Deiform \De"i*form\, a. [L. deus a god + -form.]	   1. Godlike, or of a godlike form. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conformable to the will of God. [R.] --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Deiformity \De`i*for"mi*ty\, n.	   Likeness to deity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deify \De"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deified}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deifying}.] [F. d['e]ifier, LL. deificare, fr. L. deificus.	   See {Deific}, {Deity}, {-fy}.]	   1. To make a god of; to exalt to the rank of a deity; to	      enroll among the deities; to apotheosize; as, Julius	      C[ae]sar was deified.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To praise or revere as a deity; to treat as an object of	      supreme regard; as, to deify money.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did again so extol and deify the pope. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render godlike.	      [1913 Webster]	            By our own spirits are we deified.    --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Deign \Deign\ (d[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deigned} (d[=a]nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Deigning}.] [OE. deinen, deignen, OF.	   degner, deigner, daigner, F. daigner, fr. L. dignari to deem	   worthy, deign, fr. dignus worthy; akin to decere to be	   fitting. See {Decent}, and cf. {Dainty}, {Dignity},	   {Condign}, {Disdain}.]	   1. To esteem worthy; to consider worth notice; -- opposed to	      disdain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I fear my Julia would not deign my lines. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To condescend to give or bestow; to stoop to furnish; to	      vouchsafe; to allow; to grant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor would we deign him burial of his men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Deign \Deign\, v. i.	   To think worthy; to vouchsafe; to condescend; - - followed by	   an infinitive.	   [1913 Webster]	         O deign to visit our forsaken seats.     --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet not Lord Cranstone deigned she greet. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Round turned he, as not deigning	         Those craven ranks to see.               --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In early English deign was often used impersonally.	         [1913 Webster]	               Him deyneth not to set his foot to ground.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]
Deignous \Deign"ous\, a. [For disdeignous, OF. desdeignos,	   desdaigneus, F. d['e]daigneux. See {Disdain}.]	   Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deil \Deil\ (d[=e]l), n.	   Devil; -- spelt also {deel}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deil's buckie}. See under {Buckie}.	      [1913 Webster]
Deinoceras \Dei*noc"e*ras\, n. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   See {Dinoceras}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deinornis \Dei*nor"nis\, n. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   See {Dinornis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deinosaur \Dei"no*saur\ (d[imac]"n[-o]*s[add]r), n. [NL.]	   (Paleon.)	   See {Dinosaur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deinotherium \Dei`no*the"ri*um\	   (d[imac]`n[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   See {Dinotherium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deintegrate \De*in"te*grate\, v. t. [L. deintegrare to impair;	   de- + integrare to make whole.]	   To disintegrate. [Obs.] Deinteous
Deinteous \Dein"te*ous\, Deintevous \Dein"te*vous\, a.	   Rare; excellent; costly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
de-iodinase \de-iodinase\ n.	   an enzyme that removes the iodine radical.	   [WordNet 1.5]
de-iodinate \de-iodinate\ v. t. (chemistry)	   to remove iodine from.	   [WordNet 1.5]
de-iodinating \de-iodinating\ adj.	   removing iodine from. {iodinating}	   [WordNet 1.5]
de-iodination \de-iodination\ n.	   the removal of iodine atoms from organic compounds.	   [WordNet 1.5]
de-ionate \de-ionate\ v. (Chem.)	   to remove ions from.	   [WordNet 1.5]
deionization \de*i`on*i*za"tion\ n. (Chem.)	   the act or process of removing ions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
deionize \de*i"on*ize`\ v. t.	   1. (Chem.) to remove ions from (a solution).	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to reassociate the ions of (an ionized gas). --RHUD	      [PJC]
deionized \de*i"on*ized`\ a. (Chem.)	   freed from ions by a process of deionization; as, deionized	   water.	   Note: In chemistry and biochemistry, experiments often	         require water free from contaminating ions, and the	         ordinary distilled water may be subjected to a process	         of deionization in order to render the ion content	         sufficiently low so as not to interfere with the	         investigation.	         [PJC]
deionizer \de*i"on*iz`er\ n. (Chem.)	   an apparatus used to remove ions from a solution; a common	   variant contains a mixture of cation exchange resin in the	   acid form and anion exchange resin in the hydroxyl form	   inside a replaceable cartridge; ions in aqueous solution are	   exchanged for the elements of water by passing the solution	   through the mixed resin.	   Note: In chemistry and biochemistry, experiments often	         require water free from contaminating ions, and	         ordinary distilled water may be further purified by	         passing through a deionizer in order to render the ion	         content sufficiently low so as not to interfere with	         the investigation.	         [PJC]
deiparous \de*ip"a*rous\ (d[-e]*[i^]p"[.a]*r[u^]s), a. [L. deus	   a god + parere to bring forth.]	   Bearing or bringing forth a god; -- said of the Virgin Mary.	   [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deipnosophist \Deip*nos"o*phist\ (d[imac]p*n[o^]s"[-o]*f[i^]st),	   n. [Gr. deipnosofisth`s; dei^pnon a meal + sofisth`s a wise	   man, sophist.]	   One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated	   learned conversation at meals.	   [1913 Webster]
Deis \De"is\ (d[=e]"[i^]s), n.	   See {Dais}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deism \De"ism\ (d[=e]"[i^]z'm), n. [L. deus god: cf. F.	   d['e]isme. See {Deity}.]	   The doctrine or creed of a deist; the belief or system of	   those who acknowledge the existence of one God, but deny	   revelation.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Deism is the belief in natural religion only, or those	         truths, in doctrine and practice, which man is to	         discover by the light of reason, independent of any	         revelation from God. Hence, deism implies infidelity,	         or a disbelief in the divine origin of the Scriptures.	         [1913 Webster]
Deist \De"ist\ (d[=e]"[i^]st), n. [L. deus god: cf. F.	   d['e]iste. See {Deity}.]	   One who believes in the existence of a God, but denies	   revealed religion; a freethinker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A deist, as denying a revelation, is opposed to a	         Christian; as, opposed to the denier of a God, whether	         {atheist} or {pantheist}, a deist is generally	         denominated {theist}. --Latham.	   Syn: See {Infidel}. Deistic
Deistic \De*is"tic\ (d[-e]*[i^]s"t[i^]k), Deistical
\De*is"tic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, savoring of, or consisting in, deism; as, a	   deistic writer; a deistical book.	   [1913 Webster]	         The deistical or antichristian scheme.   --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Deistically \De*is"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   After the manner of deists.	   [1913 Webster]
Deisticalness \De*is"tic*al*ness\, n.	   State of being deistical.	   [1913 Webster]
Deitate \De"i*tate\ (d[=e]"[i^]*t[asl]t), a.	   Deified. [Obs.] --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deity \De"i*ty\ (d[=e]"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deities}	   (d[=e]"[i^]*t[i^]z). [OE. deite, F. d['e]it['e], fr. L.	   deitas, fr. deus a god; akin to divus divine, Jupiter, gen.	   Jovis, Jupiter, dies day, Gr. di^os divine, Zey`s, gen.	   Dio`s, Zeus, Skr. d[=e]va divine, as a noun, god, daiva	   divine, dy[=o] sky, day, hence, the sky personified as a god,	   and to the first syllable of E. Tuesday, Gael. & Ir. dia God,	   W. duw. Cf. {Divine}, {Journey}, {Journal}, {Tuesday}.]	   1. The collection of attributes which make up the nature of a	      god; divinity; godhead; as, the deity of the Supreme Being	      is seen in his works.	      [1913 Webster]	            They declared with emphasis the perfect deity and	            the perfect manhood of Christ.        --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A god or goddess; a heathen god.	      [1913 Webster]	            To worship calves, the deities	            Of Egypt.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Deity}, God, the Supreme Being.	      [1913 Webster]	            This great poet and philosopher [Simonides], the	            more he contemplated the nature of the Deity, found	            that he waded but the more out of his depth.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
deixis \deixis\ (d[imac]k"s[i^]s), n. (Grammar)	   the function or operation of a deictic word; the function of	   pointing or specifying from the perspective of a participant	   in an act of speech or writing; aspects of a communication	   whose interpretation depends on knowledge of the context in	   which the communication occurs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Deject \De*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dejected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dejecting}.] [L. dejectus, p. p. of dejicere to throw	   down; de- + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]	   1. To cast down. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Christ dejected himself even unto the hells.	                                                  --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes she dejects her eyes in a seeming	            civility; and many mistake in her a cunning for a	            modest look.                          --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast down the spirits of; to dispirit; to discourage;	      to dishearten.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor think, to die dejects my lofty mind. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Deject \De*ject"\, a. [L. dejectus, p. p.]	   Dejected. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dejecta \De*jec"ta\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L. dejectus, p.	   p.]	   Excrements; as, the dejecta of the sick.	   [1913 Webster]
Dejected \De*ject"ed\, a.	   Cast down; afflicted; low-spirited; sad; as, a dejected look	   or countenance. -- {De*ject"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {De*ject"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dejecter \De*ject"er\, n.	   One who casts down, or dejects.	   [1913 Webster]
Dejection \De*jec"tion\, n. [L. dejectio a casting down: cf. F.	   d['e]jection.]	   1. A casting down; depression. [Obs. or Archaic] --Hallywell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of humbling or abasing one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adoration implies submission and dejection. --Bp.	                                                  Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lowness of spirits occasioned by grief or misfortune;	      mental depression; melancholy.	      [1913 Webster]	            What besides,	            Of sorrow, and dejection, and despair,	            Our frailty can sustain, thy tidings bring.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A low condition; weakness; inability. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A dejection of appetite.              --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.)	      (a) The discharge of excrement.	      (b) F[ae]ces; excrement. --Ray.	          [1913 Webster]
Dejectly \De*ject"ly\, adv.	   Dejectedly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dejectory \De*jec"to*ry\, a. [L. dejector a dejecter.]	   1. Having power, or tending, to cast down.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Promoting evacuations by stool. --Ferrand.	      [1913 Webster]
Dejecture \De*jec"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   That which is voided; excrements. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Dejerate \Dej"er*ate\, v. i. [L. dejeratus, p. p. of dejerare to	   swear; de- + jurare to swear.]	   To swear solemnly; to take an oath. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Dejeration \Dej`er*a"tion\, n. [L. dejeratio.]	   The act of swearing solemnly. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
D'ejeun'e \D['e]`jeu`n['e]"\, n. [F.]	   A d['e]jeuner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Take a d['e]jeun['e] of muskadel and eggs. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
D'ejeuner \D['e]`jeu`ner"\, n. [F. d['e]jeuner breakfast, as a	   verb, to breakfast. Cf. {Dinner}.]	   A breakfast; sometimes, also, a lunch or collation.	   [1913 Webster]
De jure \De` ju"re\ [L.]	   By right; of right; by law; -- often opposed to {de facto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deka- \Dek"a-\ (Metric System)	   A prefix signifying ten. See {Deca-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dekabrist \Dek"a*brist\, n.	   A {Decembrist}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dekagram \Dek"a*gram\, n.	   Same as {Decagram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dekaliter \Dek"a*li`ter\, n.	   Same as {Decaliter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dekameter \Dek"a*me`ter\, n.	   Same as {Decameter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dekastere \Dek"a*stere`\, n.	   Same as {Decastere}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dekle \De"kle\, n. (Paper Making)	   See {Deckle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Del \Del\, n. [See {Deal}, n.]	   Share; portion; part. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
del \del\ n. (Math.)	   a differential operator which, operating on a function of	   several variables, gives the sum of the partial derivatives	   of the function with respect to the three orthogonal spatial	   coordinates; -- also called the {gradient} or {grad}. It is	   represented by an inverted Greek capital delta ([nabla]), and	   is thus because of its shape also called {nabla}, meaning	   harp in Hebrew.	   [PJC]
Delaceration \De*lac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. delacerare, delaceratum,	   to tear in pieces. See {Lacerate}.]	   A tearing in pieces. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Delacrymation \De*lac`ry*ma"tion\, n. [L. delacrimatio, fr.	   delacrimare to weep. See {Lachrymation}.]	   An involuntary discharge of watery humors from the eyes;	   wateriness of the eyes. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Delactation \De`lac*ta"tion\, n. [Pref. de- + L. lactare to suck	   milk, from lac milk.]	   The act of weaning. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Delaine \De*laine"\, n. [See Muslin delaine, under {Muslin}.]	   A kind of fabric for women's dresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Delamination \De*lam`i*na"tion\, n. (Biol.)	   Formation and separation of lamin[ae] or layers; one of the	   methods by which the various blastodermic layers of the ovum	   are differentiated.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This process consists of a concentric splitting of the	         cells of the blastosphere into an outer layer	         (epiblast) and an inner layer (hypoblast). By the	         perforation of the resultant two-walled vesicle, a	         gastrula results similar to that formed by the process	         of invagination.	         [1913 Webster]
Delapsation \De`lap*sa"tion\, n.	   See {Delapsion}. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Delapse \De*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Delapsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Delapsing}.] [L. delapsus, p. p. of delabi to fall	   down; de- + labi to fall or side.]	   To pass down by inheritance; to lapse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which Anne derived alone the right, before all other,	         Of the delapsed crown from Philip.       --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Delapsion \De*lap"sion\, n.	   A falling down, or out of place; prolapsion.	   [1913 Webster]
Delassation \De`las*sa"tion\, n. [L. delassare, delassatum, to	   tire out; de- + lassare to tire.]	   Fatigue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Able to continue without delassation.    --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Delate \De*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Delating}.] [L. delatus, used as p. p. of deferre. See	   {Tolerate}, and cf. 3d {Defer}, {Delay}, v.] [Obs. or	   Archaic]	   1. To carry; to convey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Try exactly the time wherein sound is delated.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry abroad; to spread; to make public.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the crime is delated or notorious. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To carry or bring against, as a charge; to inform against;	      to accuse; to denounce.	      [1913 Webster]	            As men were delated, they were marked down for such	            a fine.                               --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To carry on; to conduct. --Warner.	      [1913 Webster]	Delate \De*late"\, v. i.	   To dilate. [Obs.] --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Delation \De*la"tion\, n. [L. delatio accusation: cf. F.	   d['e]lation.]	   1. Conveyance. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            In delation of sounds, the inclosure of them	            preserveth them.                      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Accusation by an informer. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]
Delator \De*la"tor\, n. [L.]	   An accuser; an informer. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Delaware \Del"a*ware\ (d[e^]l"[.a]*w[^a]r), n.	   1. one of the thirteen original states of the United States	      of America.	      [PJC]	   2. (Bot.) An American grape, with compact bunches of small,	      amber-colored berries, sweet and of a good flavor.	      [1913 Webster]
Delawarean \Delawarean\ n.	   a resident of Delaware.	   Syn: Delawarian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Delawarian \Delawarian\ n.	   a resident of Delaware.	   Syn: Delawarean.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Delawares \Del"a*wares\ (d[e^]l"[.a]*w[^a]rz), n. pl.; sing.	   {Delaware}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the valley of the	   Delaware River, but now mostly located in the Indian	   Territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Delay \De*lay"\, n.; pl. {Delays}. [F. d['e]lai, fr. OF. deleer	   to delay, or fr. L. dilatum, which, though really from a	   different root, is used in Latin only as a p. p. neut. of	   differre to carry apart, defer, delay. See {Tolerate}, and	   cf. {Differ}, {Delay}, v.]	   A putting off or deferring; procrastination; lingering	   inactivity; stop; detention; hindrance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without any delay, on the morrow I sat on the judgment	         seat.                                    --Acts xxv.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	         The government ought to be settled without the delay of	         a day.                                   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Delay \De*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Delaying}.] [OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun d['e]lai, or	   directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put	   off. See {Delay}, n., and cf. {Delate}, 1st {Defer},	   {Dilate}.]	   1. To put off; to defer; to procrastinate; to prolong the	      time of or before.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord delayeth his coming.          --Matt. xxiv.	                                                  48.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time; to	      retard the motion, or time of arrival, of; as, the mail is	      delayed by a heavy fall of snow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thyrsis! whose artful strains have oft delayed	            The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To allay; to temper. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The watery showers delay the raging wind. --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	Delay \De*lay"\, v. i.	   To move slowly; to stop for a time; to linger; to tarry.	   [1913 Webster]	         There seem to be certain bounds to the quickness and	         slowness of the succession of those ideas, . . . beyond	         which they can neither delay nor hasten. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Delayer \De*lay"er\, n.	   One who delays; one who lingers.	   [1913 Webster]
Delayingly \De*lay"ing*ly\, adv.	   By delays. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Delayment \De*lay"ment\, n.	   Hindrance. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Del credere \Del` cred"er*e\ [It., of belief or trust.]	   (Mercantile Law)	   An agreement by which an agent or factor, in consideration of	   an additional premium or commission (called a del credere	   commission), engages, when he sells goods on credit, to	   insure, warrant, or guarantee to his principal the solvency	   of the purchaser, the engagement of the factor being to pay	   the debt himself if it is not punctually discharged by the	   buyer when it becomes due.	   [1913 Webster]
Dele \De"le\, imperative sing. of L. delere to destroy. [Cf.	   {Delete}.] (Print.)	   Erase; remove; -- a direction to cancel something which has	   been put in type; usually expressed by a peculiar form of d,	   thus: [dele].	   [1913 Webster]	Dele \De"le\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deleing}.] [From the preceding word.] (Print.)	   To erase; to cancel; to delete; to mark for omission.	   [1913 Webster]	Dele \Dele\, v. t. [See {Deal}.]	   To deal; to divide; to distribute. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deleble \Del"e*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. delebilis. See 1st {Dele}.]	   Capable of being blotted out or erased. "An impression easily	   deleble." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Delectable \De*lec"ta*ble\, a. [OF. delitable, OF. delitable, F.	   d['e]lectable, fr. L. delectabilis, fr. delectare to delight.	   See {Delight}.]	   1. Highly pleasing; delightful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delectable both to behold and taste.  --Milton.	   2. extremely pleasing to the sense of taste; same as	      {luscious}, 1.	   Syn: delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting, scrumptious,	        toothsome, yummy.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {De*lec"ta*ble*ness}, n. --	        {De*lec"ta*bly}, adv. -- {De*lec`ta*bil"i*ty}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Delectate \De*lec"tate\, v. t. [L. delectatus, p. p. of	   delectare. See {Delight}.]	   To delight; to charm. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delectation \De`lec*ta"tion\, n. [L. delectatio: cf. F.	   d['e]lectation.]	   Great pleasure; delight.	   [1913 Webster]
Delectus \De*lec"tus\, n. [L., selection, from deligere,	   delectum, to select.]	   A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or	   Greek. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Delegacy \Del`e*ga*cy\, n. [From {Delegate}, a.]	   1. The act of delegating, or state of being delegated;	      deputed power. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By way of delegacy or grand commission. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of delegates or commissioners; a delegation. [Obs.]	      --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]
Delegate \Del"e*gate\, n. [L. delegatus, p. p. of delegare to	   send, delegate; de- + legare to send with a commission, to	   depute. See {Legate}.]	   1. Any one sent and empowered to act for another; one deputed	      to represent; a chosen deputy; a representative; a	      commissioner; a vicar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) One elected by the people of a territory to represent	          them in Congress, where he has the right of debating,	          but not of voting.	      (b) One sent by any constituency to act as its	          representative in a convention; as, a delegate to a	          convention for nominating officers, or for forming or	          altering a constitution. [U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Court of delegates}, formerly, the great court of appeal	      from the archbishops' courts and also from the court of	      admiralty. It is now abolished, and the privy council is	      the immediate court of appeal in such cases. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Delegate \Del"e*gate\, a. [L. delegatus, p. p.]	   Sent to act for or represent another; deputed; as, a delegate	   judge. "Delegate power." --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]	Delegate \Del"e*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delegated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Delegating}.]	   1. To send as one's representative; to empower as an	      ambassador; to send with power to transact business; to	      commission; to depute; to authorize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To intrust to the care or management of another; to	      transfer; to assign; to commit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The delegated administration of the law. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delegated executive power.            --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	            The power exercised by the legislature is the	            people's power, delegated by the people to the	            legislative.                          --J. B. Finch.	      [1913 Webster]
delegating \delegating\ n.	   the act or process of authorizing subordinates to make	   certain decisions.	   Syn: delegation, relegating, relegation, deputation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Delegation \Del`e*ga"tion\, n. [L. delegatio: cf. F.	   d['e]l['e]gation.]	   1. The act of delegating, or investing with authority to act	      for another; the appointment of a delegate or delegates.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      from Massachusetts; a deputation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rom. Law) A kind of novation by which a debtor, to be	      liberated from his creditor, gives him a third person, who	      becomes obliged in his stead to the creditor, or to the	      person appointed by him. --Pothier.	      [1913 Webster]
Delegatory \Del"e*ga*to*ry\, a. [L. delegatorius pert. to an	   assignment.]	   Holding a delegated position. --Nash.	   [1913 Webster]
Delenda \De*len"da\, n. pl. [L., fr. delere to destroy.]	   Things to be erased or blotted out.	   [1913 Webster]
Delenifical \Del`e*nif"ic*al\, a. [L. delenificus; delenire to	   soothe + facere to make. See {Lenient}.]	   Assuaging pain. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Delete \De*lete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deleted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deleting}.] [L. deletus, p. p. of delere to destroy. Cf.	   1st {Dele}.]	   To blot out; to erase; to expunge; to dele; to omit.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have, therefore, . . . inserted eleven stanzas which	         do not appear in Sir Walter Scott's version, and have	         deleted eight.                           --Aytoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Deleterious \Del`e*te"ri*ous\, a. [LL. deleterius noxious, Gr.	   dhlhth`rios, fr. dhlei^sqai to hurt, damage; prob. akin to L.	   delere to destroy.]	   Hurtful; noxious; destructive; pernicious; as, a deleterious	   plant or quality; a deleterious example. --	   {Del`e*te"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Del`e*te"ri*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Deletery \Del"e*ter*y\, a. [LL. deleterius: cf. F.	   d['e]l['e]t[`e]re.]	   Destructive; poisonous. [Obs.] "Deletery medicines."	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Deletery \Del"e*ter*y\, n.	   That which destroys. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They [the Scriptures] are the only deletery of	         heresies.                                --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Deletion \De*le"tion\, n. [L. deletio, fr. delere. See	   {Delete}.]	   Act of deleting, blotting out, or erasing; destruction.	   [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         A total deletion of every person of the opposing party.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Deletitious \Del`e*ti"tious\, a. [L. deleticius.]	   Of such a nature that anything may be erased from it; -- said	   of paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Deletive \Del"e*tive\, a.	   Adapted to destroy or obliterate. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Deletory \Del"e*to*ry\, n. [See {Delete}.]	   That which blots out. [Obs.] "A deletory of sin." --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Delf \Delf\ (d[e^]lf), n. [AS. delf a delving, digging. See	   {Delve}.]	   A mine; a quarry; a pit dug; a ditch. [Written also {delft},	   and {delve}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The delfts would be so flown with waters, that no gins	         or machines could . . . keep them dry.   --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
delf \delf\, n.	   Same as {Delftware}.	   [1913 Webster]
delft \delft\ (d[e^]lft), n.	   Same as {Delftware}.	   [1913 Webster]
Delftware \Delft"ware`\, n.	   (a) Pottery made at the city of Delft in Holland; hence:	   (b) Earthenware made in imitation of the above; any glazed	       earthenware made for table use, and the like.	       [1913 Webster]
Delibate \Del"i*bate\, v. t. [L. delibatus, p. p. of delibare to	   taste; de- + libare to taste.]	   To taste; to take a sip of; to dabble in. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delibation \Del`i*ba"tion\, n. [L. delibatio: cf. F.	   d['e]libation.]	   Act of tasting; a slight trial. [Obs.] --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliber \Del"i*ber\, v. t. & i.	   To deliberate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\ (d[-e]*l[i^]b"[~e]r*[asl]t), a. [L.	   deliberatus, p. p. of deliberare to deliberate; de- + librare	   to weigh. See {Librate}.]	   1. Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or	      decision; carefully considering the probable consequences	      of a step; circumspect; slow in determining; -- applied to	      persons; as, a deliberate judge or counselor. "These	      deliberate fools." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed with deliberation; well-advised; carefully	      considered; not sudden or rash; as, a deliberate opinion;	      a deliberate measure or result.	      [1913 Webster]	            Settled visage and deliberate word.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not hasty or sudden; slow. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            His enunciation was so deliberate.    --W. Wirt.	   4. having awareness of the likely consequences; intentional.	      [PJC]	Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\ (d[-e]*l[i^]b"[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Deliberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliberating}.]	   To weigh in the mind; to consider the reasons for and	   against; to consider maturely; to reflect upon; to ponder;	   as, to deliberate a question.	   [1913 Webster]	Deliberate \De*lib"er*ate\, v. i.	   To take counsel with one's self; to weigh the arguments for	   and against a proposed course of action; to reflect; to	   consider; to hesitate in deciding; -- sometimes with on,	   upon, about, concerning.	   [1913 Webster]	         The woman that deliberates is lost.      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliberately \De*lib"er*ate*ly\, adv.	   With careful consideration, or deliberation; circumspectly;	   warily; not hastily or rashly; slowly; as, a purpose	   deliberately formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliberateness \De*lib"er*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being deliberate; calm consideration;	   circumspection.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliberation \De*lib`er*a"tion\, n. [L. deliberatio: cf. F.	   d['e]lib['e]ration.]	   1. The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the	      reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful	      consideration; mature reflection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Choosing the fairest way with a calm deliberation.	                                                  --W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and	      against a measure; as, the deliberations of a legislative	      body or council.	      [1913 Webster]
Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, a. [L. deliberativus: cf. F.	   d['e]lib['e]ratif.]	   Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by	   deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating;	   as, a deliberative body.	   [1913 Webster]	         A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	         The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from	         the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown.	                                                  --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	Deliberative \De*lib"er*a*tive\, n.	   1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed	      and examined. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and	      convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them	      to adopt it.	      [1913 Webster]
Deliberatively \De*lib"er*a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a deliberative manner; circumspectly; considerately.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliberator \De*lib"er*a`tor\, n.	   One who deliberates.	   [1913 Webster]
Delibrate \Del"i*brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delibrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Delibrating}.] [L. delibratus, p. p. of	   delibrare to delibrate; de from + liber bark.]	   To strip off the bark; to peel. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Delibration \Del`i*bra"tion\, n.	   The act of stripping off the bark. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Delicacy \Del"i*ca*cy\, n.; pl. {Delicacies}. [From {Delicate},	   a.]	   1. The state or condition of being delicate; agreeableness to	      the senses; delightfulness; as, delicacy of flavor, of	      odor, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            What choice to choose for delicacy best. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nicety or fineness of form, texture, or constitution;	      softness; elegance; smoothness; tenderness; and hence,	      frailty or weakness; as, the delicacy of a fiber or a	      thread; delicacy of a hand or of the human form; delicacy	      of the skin; delicacy of frame.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Nice propriety of manners or conduct; susceptibility or	      tenderness of feeling; refinement; fastidiousness; and	      hence, in an exaggerated sense, effeminacy; as, great	      delicacy of behavior; delicacy in doing a kindness;	      delicacy of character that unfits for earnest action.	      [1913 Webster]	            You know your mother's delicacy in this point.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Addiction to pleasure; luxury; daintiness; indulgence;	      luxurious or voluptuous treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to those dainty limbs which Nature lent	            For gentle usage and soft delicacy?   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Nice and refined perception and discrimination; critical	      niceness; fastidious accuracy.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Augustan delicacy of taste which is the boast	            of the great public schools of England. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The state of being affected by slight causes;	      sensitiveness; as, the delicacy of a chemist's balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which is alluring, delicate, or refined; a luxury or	      pleasure; something pleasant to the senses, especially to	      the sense of taste; a dainty; as, delicacies of the table.	      [1913 Webster]	            The merchants of the earth are waxed rich through	            the abundance of her delicacies.      --Rev. xviii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Pleasure; gratification; delight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He Rome brent for his delicacie.      --Chaucer.	   Syn: See {Dainty}.	        [1913 Webster]
Delicate \Del"i*cate\, a. [L. delicatus pleasing the senses,	   voluptuous, soft and tender; akin to deliciae delight: cf. F.	   d['e]licat. See {Delight}.]	   1. Addicted to pleasure; luxurious; voluptuous; alluring.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Dives, for his delicate life, to the devil went.	                                                  --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Haarlem is a very delicate town.      --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pleasing to the senses; refinedly agreeable; hence,	      adapted to please a nice or cultivated taste; nice; fine;	      elegant; as, a delicate dish; delicate flavor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful; as, "a delicate	      creature." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fine or slender; minute; not coarse; -- said of a thread,	      or the like; as, delicate cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Slight or smooth; light and yielding; -- said of texture;	      as, delicate lace or silk.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Soft and fair; -- said of the skin or a surface; as, a	      delicate cheek; a delicate complexion.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Light, or softly tinted; -- said of a color; as, a	      delicate blue.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend;	      considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as,	      delicate behavior; delicate attentions; delicate	      thoughtfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Tender; not able to endure hardship; feeble; frail;	      effeminate; -- said of constitution, health, etc.; as, a	      delicate child; delicate health.	      [1913 Webster]	            A delicate and tender prince.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Requiring careful handling; not to be rudely or hastily	       dealt with; nice; critical; as, a delicate subject or	       question.	       [1913 Webster]	             There are some things too delicate and too sacred	             to be handled rudely without injury to truth. --F.	                                                  W. Robertson.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Of exacting tastes and habits; dainty; fastidious.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Nicely discriminating or perceptive; refinedly critical;	       sensitive; exquisite; as, a delicate taste; a delicate	       ear for music.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Affected by slight causes; showing slight changes; as, a	       delicate thermometer.	       [1913 Webster]	Delicate \Del"i*cate\, n.	   1. A choice dainty; a delicacy. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With abstinence all delicates he sees. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A delicate, luxurious, or effeminate person.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the vessels, then, which our delicates have, --	            those I mean that would seem to be more fine in	            their houses than their neighbors, -- are only of	            the Corinth metal.                    --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Delicately \Del"i*cate*ly\ (d[e^]l"[i^]*k[asl]t*l[y^]), adv.	   In a delicate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Delicateness \Del"i*cate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being delicate.	   [1913 Webster]
Delicatessen \Del`i*ca*tes"sen\, n. pl. [G., fr. F.	   d['e]licatesse.]	   1. Relishes for the table; dainties; delicacies. "A dealer in	      delicatessen". --G. H. Putnam.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. ready-to-eat foods, such as cold cuts, cooked meats, and	      prepared salads.	      [PJC]	   3. sing.; pl. {delicatessens}. a store or section of a store	      where delicatessen[2] is sold. "Get a sandwich for lunch	      at the delicatessen counter."	      [PJC]
Delices \Del"i*ces\, n. pl. [F. d['e]lices, fr. L. deliciae.]	   Delicacies; delights. [Obs.] "Dainty delices." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliciate \De*li"ci*ate\, v. t.	   To delight one's self; to indulge in feasting; to revel.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delicious \De*li"cious\, a. [OF. delicieus, F. d['e]licieux, L.	   deliciosus, fr. deliciae delight, fr. delicere to allure. See	   {Delight}.]	   1. Affording exquisite pleasure; delightful; most sweet or	      grateful to the senses, especially to the taste; charming.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some delicious landscape.             --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            One draught of spring's delicious air. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were not his words delicious?         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Addicted to pleasure; seeking enjoyment; luxurious;	      effeminate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Others, lastly, of a more delicious and airy spirit,	            retire themselves to the enjoyments of ease and	            luxury.                               --Milton.	   Syn: {Delicious}, {Delightful}.	   Usage: Delicious refers to the pleasure derived from certain	          of the senses, particularly the taste and smell; as,	          delicious food; a delicious fragrance. Delightful may	          also refer to most of the senses (as, delightful	          music; a delightful prospect; delightful sensations),	          but has a higher application to matters of taste,	          feeling, and sentiment; as, a delightful abode,	          conversation, employment; delightful scenes, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                Like the rich fruit he sings, delicious in	                decay.                            --Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	                No spring, nor summer, on the mountain seen,	                Smiles with gay fruits or with delightful green.	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]
Deliciously \De*li"cious*ly\, adv.	   Delightfully; as, to feed deliciously; to be deliciously	   entertained.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliciousness \De*li"cious*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being delicious; as, the deliciousness of a	      repast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Luxury. "To drive away all superfluity and deliciousness."	      --Sir T. North.	      [1913 Webster]
Delict \De*lict"\, n. [L. delictum fault.] (Law)	   An offense or transgression against law; (Scots Law) an	   offense of a lesser degree; a misdemeanor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every regulation of the civil code necessarily implies	         a delict in the event of its violation.  --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deligate \Del"i*gate\, v. t. [L. deligatus, p. p. of deligare to	   bind up; de- + ligare to bind.] (Surg.)	   To bind up; to bandage.	   [1913 Webster]
Deligation \Del`i*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]ligation.] (Surg.)	   A binding up; a bandaging. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Delight \De*light"\, n. [OE. delit, OF. delit, deleit, fr.	   delitier, to delight. See {Delight}, v. t.]	   1. A high degree of gratification of mind; a high- wrought	      state of pleasurable feeling; lively pleasure; extreme	      satisfaction; joy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sounds and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt	            not.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fool hath no delight in understanding. --Prov.	                                                  xviii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which gives great pleasure or delight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven's last, best gift, my ever new delight.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Licentious pleasure; lust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Delight \De*light"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delighted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Delighting}.] [OE. deliten, OF. delitier, deleitier,	   F. d['e]lecter, fr. L. delectare to entice away, to delight	   (sc. by attracting or alluring), intens. of delicere to	   allure, delight; de- + lacere to entice, allure; cf. laqueus	   a snare. Cf. {Delectate}, {Delicate}, {Delicious},	   {Dilettante}, {Elicit}, {Lace}.]	   To give delight to; to affect with great pleasure; to please	   highly; as, a beautiful landscape delights the eye; harmony	   delights the ear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inventions to delight the taste.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Delight our souls with talk of knightly deeds.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Delight \De*light"\, v. i.	   To have or take great delight or pleasure; to be greatly	   pleased or rejoiced; -- followed by an infinitive, or by in.	   [1913 Webster]	         Love delights in praises.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I delight to do thy will, O my God.      --Ps. xl. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Delightable \De*light"a*ble\, a. [See {Delectable}.]	   Capable of delighting; delightful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many a spice delightable.                --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Delighted \De*light"ed\, a.	   Endowed with delight.	   [1913 Webster]	         If virtue no delighted beauty lack.      --Shak.	   Syn: Glad; pleased; gratified. See {Glad}.	        [1913 Webster]
Delightedly \De*light"ed*ly\, adv.	   With delight; gladly.	   [1913 Webster]
Delighter \De*light"er\, n.	   One who gives or takes delight.	   [1913 Webster]
Delightful \De*light"ful\, a.	   Highly pleasing; affording great pleasure and satisfaction.	   "Delightful bowers." --Spenser. "Delightful fruit." --Milton.	   Syn: Delicious; charming. See {Delicious}. --	        {De*light"ful*ly}, adv. -- {De*light"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Delighting \De*light"ing\, a.	   Giving delight; gladdening. -- {De*light"ing*ly}, adv. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Delightless \De*light"less\, a.	   Void of delight. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Delightous \De*light"ous\a. [OF. delitos.]	   Delightful. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Delightsome \De*light"some\, a.	   Very pleasing; delightful. "Delightsome vigor." --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye shall be a delightsome land, . . . saith the Lord.	                                                  --Mal. iii.	                                                  12.	   -- {De*light"some*ly}, adv. -- {De*light"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Delignate \De*lig"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delignated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Delignating}.] [Pref. de- + L. lignum wood.]	   1. To clear or strip of wood (by cutting down trees). [R.]	      --Fuller.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To strip or remove the wood from; as, to delignate ramie,	      in the preparation of ribbons of the fiber for further	      working.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Delilah \De*li"lah\, n.	   The mistress of Samson, who betrayed him (--Judges xvi.);	   hence, a harlot; a temptress.	   [1913 Webster]	         Other Delilahs on a smaller scale Burns met with during	         his Dumfries sojourn.                    --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Delimit \De*lim"it\, v. t. [L. delimitare: cf. F. d['e]limiter.]	   To fix the limits of; to demarcate; to bound.	   [1913 Webster]
delimitate \delimitate\ v.	   1. to determine the essential quality of.	   Syn: specify, define, delineate, delimit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to set, mark, or draw the boundaries of something.	   Syn: demarcate, delimit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Delimitation \De*lim`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. delimitatio: cf. F.	   d['e]limitation.]	   The act or process of fixing limits or boundaries;	   limitation. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
deline \de*line"\ (d[-e]*l[imac]n"), v. t.	   1. To delineate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark out. [Obs.] --R. North.	      [1913 Webster]
Delineable \De*lin"e*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or liable to be, delineated. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Delineament \De*lin"e*a*ment\, n. [See {Delineate}.]	   Delineation; sketch. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, a. [L. delineatus, p. p. of delineare	   to delineate; de- + lineare to draw, fr. linea line. See	   {Line}.]	   Delineated; portrayed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Delineate \De*lin"e*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delineated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Delineating}.]	   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 in lines, as with the pen, pencil, or graver;	      hence, to represent with accuracy and minuteness. See	      {Delineation}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adventurous to delineate nature's form. --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To portray to the mind or understanding by words; to set	      forth; to describe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Customs or habits delineated with great accuracy.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
delineated \delineated\ adj.	   1. represented accurately or precisely. [Narrower terms:	      {diagrammatic, diagrammatical}; {drawn}; {painted}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. described in words with sharpness and detail or with vivid	      imagery. Opposite of {undelineated}.	   Syn: represented, delineate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Delineation \De*lin`e*a"tion\, n. [L. delineatio: cf. F.	   d['e]lin['e]ation.]	   1. The act of representing, portraying, or describing, as by	      lines, diagrams, sketches, etc.; drawing an outline; as,	      the delineation of a scene or face; in drawing and	      engraving, representation by means of lines, as	      distinguished from representation by means of tints and	      shades; accurate and minute representation, as	      distinguished from art that is careless of details, or	      subordinates them excessively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A delineated picture; representation; sketch; description	      in words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their softest delineations of female beauty. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   Syn: Sketch; portrait; outline. See {Sketch}.	        [1913 Webster]
Delineator \De*lin"e*a`tor\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, delineates; a sketcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surv.) A perambulator which records distances and	      delineates a profile, as of a road.	      [1913 Webster]
Delineatory \De*lin"e*a*to*ry\, a.	   That delineates; descriptive; drawing the outline;	   delineating.	   [1913 Webster]
Delineature \De*lin"e*a*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Delineation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delinition \Del`i*ni"tion\, n. [L. delinere to smear. See	   {Liniment}.]	   A smearing. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Delinquency \De*lin"quen*cy\, n.; pl. {Delinquencies}. [L.	   delinquentia, fr. delinquens.]	   Failure or omission of duty; a fault; a misdeed; an offense;	   a misdemeanor; a crime.	   [1913 Webster]	         The delinquencies of the little commonwealth would be	         represented in the most glaring colors.  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Delinquent \De*lin"quent\a. [L. delinquens, -entis, p. pr. of	   delinquere to fail, be wanting in one's duty, do wrong; de- +	   linquere to leave. See {Loan}, n.]	   Failing in duty; offending by neglect of duty.	   [1913 Webster]	Delinquent \De*lin"quent\, n.	   One who fails or neglects to perform his duty; an offender or	   transgressor; one who commits a fault or a crime; a culprit.	   [1913 Webster]	         A delinquent ought to be cited in the place or	         jurisdiction where the delinquency was committed.	                                                  --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Delinquently \De*lin"quent*ly\, adv.	   So as to fail in duty.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliquate \Del"i*quate\, v. i. [L. deliquatus, p. p. of	   deliquare to clear off, de- + liquare to make liquid, melt,	   dissolve.]	   To melt or be dissolved; to deliquesce. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Deliquate \Del"i*quate\, v. t.	   To cause to melt away; to dissolve; to consume; to waste.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dilapidating, or rather deliquating, his bishopric.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliquation \Del`i*qua"tion\, n.	   A melting. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deliquesce \Del`i*quesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deliquesced};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Deliquescing}.] [L. deliquescere to melt,	   dissolve; de- + liquescere to become fluid, melt, fr. liquere	   to be fluid. See {Liquid}.] (Chem.)	   To dissolve gradually and become liquid by attracting and	   absorbing moisture from the air, as certain salts, acids, and	   alkalies.	         In very moist air crystals of strontites deliquesce.	                                                  --Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliquescence \Del`i*ques"cence\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]liquescence.]	   The act of deliquescing or liquefying; process by which	   anything deliquesces; tendency to melt.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliquescent \Del`i*ques"cent\, a. [L. deliquescens, -entis, p.	   pr. of deliquescere: cf. F. d['e]liquescent.]	   1. Dissolving; liquefying by contact with the air; capable of	      attracting moisture from the atmosphere and becoming	      liquid; as, deliquescent salts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Branching so that the stem is lost in branches, as	      in most deciduous trees. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Deliquiate \De*liq"ui*ate\, v. i. [L. deliquia a flowing off, a	   gutter, deliquium a flowing down, fr. deliquare. See	   {Deliquate}.]	   To melt and become liquid by absorbing water from the air; to	   deliquesce. --Fourcroy.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliquiation \De*liq`ui*a"tion\, n.	   The act of deliquiating.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliquium \De*liq"ui*um\, n. [L. See {Deliquiate}.]	   1. (Chem.) A melting or dissolution in the air, or in a moist	      place; a liquid condition; as, a salt falls into a	      deliquium. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sinking away; a swooning. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A melting or maudlin mood. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Deliracy \De*lir"a*cy\, n. [See {Delirate}.]	   Delirium. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delirament \De*lir"a*ment\, n. [L. deliramentum, fr. delirare.	   See {Delirium}.]	   A wandering of the mind; a crazy fancy. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Delirancy \De*lir"an*cy\, n.	   Delirium. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Delirant \De*lir"ant\, a. [L. delirans, - antis, p. pr. of	   delirare. See {Delirium}.]	   Delirious. [Obs.] --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Delirate \De*lir"ate\, v. t. & i. [L. deliratus, p. p. of	   delirare. See {Delirium}.]	   To madden; to rave. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An infatuating and delirating spirit in it. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliration \Del`i*ra"tion\, n. [L. deliratio.]	   Aberration of mind; delirium. --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deliration or alienation of the understanding. --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliriant \De*lir"i*ant\, n. [See {Delirium}.] (Med.)	   A poison which occasions a persistent delirium, or mental	   aberration (as belladonna).	   [1913 Webster]
Delirifacient \De*lir`i*fa"cient\, a. [Delirium + L. faciens,	   -entis, p. pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)	   Producing, or tending to produce, delirium. -- n. Any	   substance which tends to cause delirium.	   [1913 Webster]
Delirious \De*lir"i*ous\, a. [From {Delirium}.]	   Having a delirium; wandering in mind; light-headed; insane;	   raving; wild; as, a delirious patient; delirious fancies. --	   {De*lir"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {De*lir"i*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Delirium \De*lir"i*um\ (d[-e]*l[i^]r"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.	   delirare to rave, to wander in mind, prop., to go out of the	   furrow in plowing; de- + lira furrow, track; perh. akin to G.	   geleise track, rut, and E. last to endure.]	   1. (Med.) A state in which the thoughts, expressions, and	      actions are wild, irregular, and incoherent; mental	      aberration; a roving or wandering of the mind, -- usually	      dependent on a fever or some other disease, and so	      distinguished from {mania}, or madness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strong excitement; wild enthusiasm; madness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The popular delirium [of the French Revolution] at	            first caught his enthusiastic mind.   --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            The delirium of the preceding session (of	            Parliament).                          --Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Delirium tremens}. [L., trembling delirium] (Med.), a	      violent delirium induced by the excessive and prolonged	      use of intoxicating liquors.	   {Traumatic delirium} (Med.), a variety of delirium following	      injury.	   Syn: Insanity; frenzy; madness; derangement; aberration;	        mania; lunacy; fury. See {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Delit \De*lit"\, n.	   Delight. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Delitable \De*lit"a*ble\, a.	   Delightful; delectable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delitescence \Del`i*tes"cence\, n. [See {Delitescent}.]	   1. Concealment; seclusion; retirement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The delitescence of mental activities. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The sudden disappearance of inflammation.	      [1913 Webster]
Delitescency \Del`i*tes"cen*cy\, n.	   Concealment; seclusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mental organization of the novelist must be	         characterized, to speak craniologically, by an	         extraordinary development of the passion for	         delitescency.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Delitescent \Del`i*tes"cent\, a. [L. delitescens, -entis, p. pr.	   of delitescere to lie hid.]	   Lying hid; concealed.	   [1913 Webster]
Delitigate \De*lit"i*gate\, v. i. [L. delitigare to rail. See	   {Litigate}.]	   To chide; to rail heartily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delitigation \De*lit`i*ga"tion\, n.	   Chiding; brawl. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deliver \De*liv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delivered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Delivering}.] [F. d['e]livrer, LL. deliberare to	   liberate, give over, fr. L. de + liberare to set free. See	   {Liberate}.]	   1. To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release;	      to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to	      save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with	      from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from	      fear of death.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.	                                                  --Ezek.	                                                  xxxiii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Promise was that I	            Should Israel from Philistian yoke deliver.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to	      part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to	      resign; -- often with up or over, to or into.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand.	                                                  --Gen. xl. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            The constables have delivered her over. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exalted mind	            All sense of woe delivers to the wind. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate;	      to utter; to speak; to impart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till he these words to him deliver might. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereof the former delivers the precepts of the art,	            and the latter the perfection.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to	      deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shaking his head and delivering some show of tears.	                                                  --Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            An uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the	            jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a	      child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was delivered safe and soon.      --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tully was long ere he could be delivered of a few	            verses, and those poor ones.          --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To discover; to show. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll deliver	            Myself your loyal servant.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To deliberate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To admit; to allow to pass. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   Syn: To {Deliver}, {Give Forth}, {Discharge}, {Liberate},	        {Pronounce}, {Utter}.	   Usage: Deliver denotes, literally, to set free. Hence the	          term is extensively applied to cases where a thing is	          made to pass from a confined state to one of greater	          freedom or openness. Hence it may, in certain	          connections, be used as synonymous with any or all of	          the above-mentioned words, as will be seen from the	          following examples: One who delivers a package gives	          it forth; one who delivers a cargo discharges it; one	          who delivers a captive liberates him; one who delivers	          a message or a discourse utters or pronounces it; when	          soldiers deliver their fire, they set it free or give	          it forth.	          [1913 Webster]	Deliver \De*liv"er\, a. [OF. delivre free, unfettered. See	   {Deliver}, v. t.]	   Free; nimble; sprightly; active. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wonderly deliver and great of strength.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliverable \De*liv"er*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or about to be, delivered; necessary to be	   delivered. --Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliverance \De*liv"er*ance\, n. [F. d['e]livrance, fr.	   d['e]livrer.]	   1. The act of delivering or freeing from restraint,	      captivity, peril, and the like; rescue; as, the	      deliverance of a captive.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to	            preach deliverance to the captives.   --Luke iv. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            One death or one deliverance we will share.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of bringing forth children. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Act of speaking; utterance. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this and in the preceding sense delivery is the word	         more commonly used.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being delivered, or freed from restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do desire deliverance from these officers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything delivered or communicated; esp., an opinion or	      decision expressed publicly. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Metaph.) Any fact or truth which is decisively attested	      or intuitively known as a psychological or philosophical	      datum; as, the deliverance of consciousness.	      [1913 Webster]
Deliverer \De*liv"er*er\, n.	   1. One who delivers or rescues; a preserver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who relates or communicates.	      [1913 Webster]
Deliveress \De*liv"er*ess\, n.	   A female deliverer. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliverly \De*liv"er*ly\, adv.	   Actively; quickly; nimbly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Swim with your bodies,	         And carry it sweetly and deliverly.      --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Deliverness \De*liv"er*ness\, n.	   Nimbleness; agility. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Delivery \De*liv"er*y\, n.; pl. {Deliveries}.	   1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release;	      liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his	      dungeon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of	      the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the	      delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods,	      of letters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a	      good delivery; a clear delivery.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or	      extraction of a fetus and its membranes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neater limbs and freer delivery.      --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher	      has a swift delivery.	      [1913 Webster]
Dell \Dell\, n. [AS. del, akin to E. dale; cf. D. delle, del,	   low ground. See {Dale}.]	   1. A small, retired valley; a ravine.	      [1913 Webster]	            In dells and dales, concealed from human sight.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young woman; a wench. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet doxies and dells.               --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Della Crusca \Del"la Crus"ca\	   A shortened form of Accademia della Crusca, an academy in	   Florence, Italy, founded in the 16th century, especially for	   conserving the purity of the Italian language.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Accademia della Crusca (literally, academy of the	         bran or chaff) was so called in allusion to its chief	         object of bolting or purifying the national language.	         [1913 Webster]
Dellacruscan \Del`la*crus"can\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Accademia della Crusca in Florence.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Dellacruscan School}, a name given in satire to a class	      of affected English writers, most of whom lived in	      Florence, about a. d. 1785.	      [1913 Webster]
Deloo \De"loo\ (d[asl]"l[=o]), n. (Zool.)	   The duykerbok.	   [1913 Webster]
Deloul \De*loul"\ (d[asl]*l[=oo]l"), n. [Prob. of Arabic or	   Bedouin origin.] (Zool.)	   A special breed of the dromedary used for rapid traveling;	   the swift camel; -- called also {herire}, and {maharik}.	   [1913 Webster]
Delph \Delph\, n.	   Delftware.	   [1913 Webster]	         Five nothings in five plates of delph.   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Delph \Delph\, n. (Hydraul. Engin.)	   The drain on the land side of a sea embankment. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Delphian \Del"phi*an\, a.	   Delphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Delphic \Del"phic\, a. [L. Delphicus, fr. Gr. Delfiko`s, fr.	   Delfoi`, L. Delphi, a town of Phocis, in Greece, now Kastri.]	   (Gr. Antiq.)	   1. Of or relating to Delphi, or to the famous oracle of that	      place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ambiguous; mysterious. "If he is silent or delphic." --New	      York Times. Delphin
Delphin \Del"phin\, Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [See {Dauphin}.]	   Pertaining to the dauphin of France; as, the Delphin	   classics, an edition of the Latin classics, prepared in the	   reign of Louis XIV., for the use of the dauphin (in usum	   Delphini).	   [1913 Webster]	Delphin \Del"phin\, n. [L. delphinus a dolphin.] (Chem.)	   A fatty substance contained in the oil of the dolphin and the	   porpoise; -- called also {phocenin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Delphine \Del"phine\, a. [L. delphinus a dolphin, Gr. delfi`s,	   delfi`n.]	   Pertaining to the dolphin, a genus of fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [See {Delphin}, n.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the dolphin; phocenic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Delphinic acid}. (Chem.) See {Valeric acid}, under	      {Valeric}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Delphinic \Del*phin"ic\, a. [From NL. Delphinium, the name of	   the genus.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the larkspur; specifically,	   relating to the stavesacre ({Delphinium staphisagria}).	   [1913 Webster]
Delphinine \Del"phi*nine\ (?; 104), n. [Cf. F. delphinine.]	   (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid extracted from the stavesacre	   ({Delphinium staphisagria}), as a colorless amorphous powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Delphinoid \Del"phi*noid\, a. [L. delphinus a dolphin + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the dolphin.	   [1913 Webster]
Delphinoidea \Del`phi*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The division of Cetacea which comprises the dolphins,	   porpoises, and related forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Delphinus \Del*phi"nus\, n. [L., a dolphin, fr. Gr. delfi`s,	   delfi`n.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of Cetacea, including the dolphin. See	      {Dolphin}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The Dolphin, a constellation near the equator	      and east of Aquila.	      [1913 Webster] Delsarte
Delsarte \Del*sarte"\, n., or Delsarte system \Delsarte system\	   A system of calisthenics patterned on the theories of	   Fran[,c]ois Delsarte (1811 -- 71), a French teacher of	   dramatic and musical expression.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Delta \Del"ta\, n.; pl. {Deltas}. [Gr. de`lta, the name of the	   fourth letter of the Greek alphabet (the capital form of	   which is [Delta], Eng. D), from the Ph[oe]nician name of the	   corresponding letter. The Greeks called the alluvial deposit	   at the mouth of the Nile, from its shape, the Delta of the	   Nile.]	   1. The fourth letter of the Greek alphabet ([Delta] [delta]),	      corresponding to {D}. Hence, an object having the shape of	      the capital [Delta].	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A tract of land shaped like the letter delta ([Delta]),	      especially when the land is alluvial and inclosed between	      two or more mouths of a river; as, the delta of the	      Ganges, of the Nile, or of the Mississippi.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.) The closed figure produced by connecting three	      coils or circuits successively, end for end, esp. in a	      three-phase system; -- often used attributively, as delta	      winding, delta connection (which see), etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Delta connection \Delta connection\ (Elec.)	   One of the usual forms or methods for connecting apparatus to	   a three-phase circuit, the three corners of the delta or	   triangle, as diagrammatically represented, being connected to	   the three wires of the supply circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Delta current \Delta current\ (Elec.)	   The current flowing through a delta connection.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Deltafication \Del`ta*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Delta + L. facere to	   make.]	   The formation of a delta or of deltas. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deltaic \Del*ta"ic\, a.	   Relating to, or like, a delta.	   [1913 Webster]
Delthyris \Del*thy"ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`lta the name of the	   letter [Delta] + thy`ra door.] (Zool.)	   A name formerly given to certain Silurian brachiopod shells	   of the genus {Spirifer}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Delthyris limestone} (Geol.), one of the divisions of the	      Upper Silurian rocks in New York.	      [1913 Webster]
Deltic \Del"tic\, a.	   Deltaic.	   [1913 Webster]
Deltidium \Del*tid"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`lta, the letter	   [Delta].] (Zool.)	   The triangular space under the beak of many brachiopod	   shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Deltohedron \Del`to*he"dron\, n. [Gr. de`lta, the letter [Delta]	   + 'e`dra seat, base.] (Crystallog.)	   A solid bounded by twelve quadrilateral faces. It is a	   hemihedral form of the isometric system, allied to the	   tetrahedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Deltoid \Del"toid\, a. [Gr. deltoeidh`s delta- shaped; de`lta	   the name of the letter [Delta] + e'i^dos form: cf. F.	   delto["i]de. See {Delta}.]	   1. Shaped like the Greek [Delta] (delta); delta-shaped;	      triangular.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deltoid leaf} (Bot.), a leaf in the form of a triangle with	      the stem inserted at the middle of the base.	   {Deltoid muscle} (Anat.), a large triangular muscle covering	      the shoulder joint, which serves to raise the arm directly	      upward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of or pertaining to the {deltoid muscle}.	      [PJC]	Deltoid \Del"toid\, n. [see {deltoid}, a.]	   the {deltoid muscle}.	   [PJC]
delts \delts\ (d[e^]lts), n. pl. (Anat.)	   The deltoid muscles; -- a contraction used by body-building	   and health enthusiasts. Used similarly to {abs} and {pecs}.	   See {deltoid muscle}. [abbrev.]	   [PJC]
Deludable \De*lud"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being deluded; liable to be imposed on; gullible.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Delude \De*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deluding}.] [L. deludere, delusum; de- + ludere to play,	   make sport of, mock. See {Ludicrous}.]	   1. To lead from truth or into error; to mislead the mind or	      judgment of; to beguile; to impose on; to dupe; to make a	      fool of.	      [1913 Webster]	            To delude the nation by an airy phantom. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To frustrate or disappoint.	      [1913 Webster]	            It deludes thy search.                --Dryden.	   Syn: To mislead; deceive; beguile; cajole; cheat; dupe. See	        {Deceive}.	        [1913 Webster]
Deluder \De*lud"er\, n.	   One who deludes; a deceiver; an impostor.	   [1913 Webster]
Deluge \Del"uge\ (d[e^]l"[-u]j), n. [F. d['e]luge, L. diluvium,	   fr. diluere wash away; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare	   to wash. See {Lave}, and cf. {Diluvium}.]	   1. A washing away; an overflowing of the land by water; an	      inundation; a flood; specifically, The Deluge, the great	      flood in the days of Noah (--Gen. vii.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Anything which overwhelms, or causes great	      destruction. "The deluge of summer." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fiery deluge fed	            With ever-burning sulphur unconsumed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I grub up some quaint old fragment of a [London]	            street, or a house, or a shop, or tomb or burial	            ground, which has still survived in the deluge. --F.	                                                  Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	            After me the deluge.	            (Apr['e]s moi le d['e]luge.)          --Madame de	                                                  Pompadour.	      [1913 Webster]	Deluge \Del"uge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deluged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deluging}.]	   1. To overflow with water; to inundate; to overwhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deluged earth would useless grow. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overwhelm, as with a deluge; to cover; to overspread;	      to overpower; to submerge; to destroy; as, the northern	      nations deluged the Roman empire with their armies; the	      land is deluged with woe.	      [1913 Webster]	            At length corruption, like a general flood . . .	            Shall deluge all.                     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Delundung \De*lun"dung\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   An East Indian carnivorous mammal ({Prionodon gracilis}),	   resembling the civets, but without scent pouches. It is	   handsomely spotted.	   [1913 Webster]
Delusion \De*lu"sion\n. [L. delusio, fr. deludere. See	   {Delude}.]	   1. The act of deluding; deception; a misleading of the mind.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being deluded or misled.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is falsely or delusively believed or	      propagated; false belief; error in belief.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fondly mourned the dear delusion gone. --Prior.	   Syn: {Delusion}, {Illusion}.	   Usage: These words both imply some deception practiced upon	          the mind. Delusion is deception from want of	          knowledge; illusion is deception from morbid	          imagination. An illusion is a false show, a mere cheat	          on the fancy or senses. It is, in other words, some	          idea or image presented to the bodily or mental vision	          which does not exist in reality. A delusion is a false	          judgment, usually affecting the real concerns of life.	          Or, in other words, it is an erroneous view of	          something which exists indeed, but has by no means the	          qualities or attributes ascribed to it. Thus we speak	          of the illusions of fancy, the illusions of hope,	          illusive prospects, illusive appearances, etc. In like	          manner, we speak of the delusions of stockjobbing, the	          delusions of honorable men, delusive appearances in	          trade, of being deluded by a seeming excellence. "A	          fanatic, either religious or political, is the subject	          of strong delusions; while the term illusion is	          applied solely to the visions of an uncontrolled	          imagination, the chimerical ideas of one blinded by	          hope, passion, or credulity, or lastly, to spectral	          and other ocular deceptions, to which the word	          delusion is never applied." --Whately.	          [1913 Webster]
Delusional \De*lu"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to delusions; as, delusional monomania.	   [1913 Webster]
Delusive \De*lu"sive\, a. [See {Delude}.]	   Apt or fitted to delude; tending to mislead the mind;	   deceptive; beguiling; delusory; as, delusive arts; a delusive	   dream.	   [1913 Webster]	         Delusive and unsubstantial ideas.        --Whewell.	   -- {De*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {De*lu"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Delusory \De*lu"so*ry\a.	   Delusive; fallacious. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
deluxe \deluxe\ adj.	   1. impressively expensive; notably exceeding typical price or	      quality.	   Syn: gilded, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. especially elegant and sumptuous; of the highest quality;	      as, a deluxe car; deluxe accommodations.	   Syn: gilded, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous, de	        luxe, luxe, luxury(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Delve \Delve\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Delving}.] [AS. delfan to dig; akin to OS. bidelban to bury,	   D. delven to dig, MHG. telben, and possibly to E. dale. Cf.	   {Delf} a mine.]	   1. To dig; to open (the ground) as with a spade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delve of convenient depth your thrashing floor.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dig into; to penetrate; to trace out; to fathom.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not delve him to the root.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Delve \Delve\, v. i.	   To dig or labor with a spade, or as with a spade; to labor as	   a drudge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Delve may I not: I shame to beg.         --Wyclif (Luke	                                                  xvi. 3).	   [1913 Webster]	Delve \Delve\, n. [See {Delve}, v. t., and cf. {Delf} a mine.]	   A place dug; a pit; a ditch; a den; a cave.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which to that shady delve him brought at last.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The very tigers from their delves	         Look out.                                --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Delver \Delv"er\, n.	   One who digs, as with a spade.	   [1913 Webster]
demagnetization \demagnetization\ n.	   the act or process of removing magnetization.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Demagnetize \De*mag"net*ize\, v. t.	   1. To deprive of magnetic properties; to render nonmagnetic.	      See {Magnetize}.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the bar be rapidly magnetized and demagnetized.	                                                  --Am. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from mesmeric influence; to demesmerize. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster +PJC] -- {De*mag`net*i*za"tion}, n. --	      {De*mag"net*i`zer}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Demagog \Dem"a*gog\ (?; 115), n.	   Demagogue. Demagogic
Demagogic \Dem`a*gog"ic\, Demagogical \Dem`a*gog"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   dhmagwkiko`s: cf. F. d['e]magogique.]	   Relating to, or like, a demagogue; factious.	   [1913 Webster]
Demagogism \Dem"a*gog*ism\ (?; 115), n.	   The practices of a demagogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Demagogue \Dem"a*gogue\ (?; 115), n. [Gr. dhmagwgo`s a popular	   leader; commonly in a bad sense, a leader of the mob; dh^mos	   the people + 'agwgo`s leading, fr. 'a`gein to lead; akin to	   E. act: cf. F. d['e]magogue.]	   A leader of the rabble; one who attempts to control the	   multitude by specious or deceitful arts; an unprincipled and	   factious mob orator or political leader.	   [1913 Webster]
demagoguery \demagoguery\ n.	   1. impassioned appeals to the prejudices and emotions of the	      populace.	   Syn: demagogy, demagogism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Demagogy \Dem"a*gog`y\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]magogie, Gr. dhmagwgi`a	   leadership of the people.]	   Demagogism.	   Syn: demagoguery. [1913 Webster]
Demain \De*main"\, n. [See {Demesne}.]	   1. Rule; management. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) See {Demesne}.	      [1913 Webster]
Demand \De*mand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demanded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Demanding}.] [F. demander, LL. demandare to demand,	   summon, send word, fr. L. demandare to give in charge,	   intrust; de- + mandare to commit to one's charge, commission,	   order, command. Cf. {Mandate}, {Commend}.]	   1. To ask or call for with authority; to claim or seek from,	      as by authority or right; to claim, as something due; to	      call for urgently or peremptorily; as, to demand a debt;	      to demand obedience.	      [1913 Webster]	            This, in our foresaid holy father's name,	            Pope Innocent, I do demand of thee.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inquire authoritatively or earnestly; to ask, esp. in a	      peremptory manner; to question.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did demand what news from Shrewsbury. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To require as necessary or useful; to be in urgent need	      of; hence, to call for; as, the case demands care.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To call into court; to summon. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Demand \De*mand"\, v. i.	   To make a demand; to inquire.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soldiers likewise demanded of him, saying, And what	         shall we do?                             --Luke iii.	                                                  14.	   [1913 Webster]	Demand \De*mand"\, n. [F. demande, fr. demander. See {Demand},	   v. t.]	   1. The act of demanding; an asking with authority; a	      peremptory urging of a claim; a claiming or challenging as	      due; requisition; as, the demand of a creditor; a note	      payable on demand.	      [1913 Webster]	            The demand [is] by the word of the holy ones. --Dan.	                                                  iv. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that has confidence to turn his wishes into	            demands will be but a little way from thinking he	            ought to obtain them.                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Earnest inquiry; question; query. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A diligent seeking or search; manifested want; desire to	      possess; request; as, a demand for certain goods; a	      person's company is in great demand.	      [1913 Webster]	            In 1678 came forth a second edition [Pilgrim's	            Progress] with additions; and then the demand became	            immense.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which one demands or has a right to demand; thing	      claimed as due; claim; as, demands on an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) The asking or seeking for what is due or claimed as	          due.	      (b) The right or title in virtue of which anything may be	          claimed; as, to hold a demand against a person.	      (c) A thing or amount claimed to be due.	          [1913 Webster]	   {In demand}, in request; being much sought after.	   {On demand}, upon presentation and request of payment.	      [1913 Webster]
Demandable \De*mand"a*ble\, a.	   That may be demanded or claimed. "All sums demandable."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Demandant \De*mand"ant\n. [F. demandant, p. pr. of demander.]	   One who demands; the plaintiff in a real action; any	   plaintiff.	   [1913 Webster]
Demander \De*mand"er\, n.	   One who demands.	   [1913 Webster]
Demandress \De*mand"ress\, n.	   A woman who demands.	   [1913 Webster]
Demantoid \De*man"toid\, n. [G. demant diamond + -oid.] (Min.)	   A yellow-green, transparent variety of garnet found in the	   Urals. It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of	   luster, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Demarcate \De*mar"cate\, v. t. [See {Demarcation}.]	   To mark by bounds; to set the limits of; to separate; to	   discriminate. --Wilkinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Demarcation \De`mar*ca"tion\, n. [F. d['e]marcation; pref.	   d['e]- (L. de) + marquer to mark, of German origin. See	   {Mark}.]	   The act of marking, or of ascertaining and setting a limit;	   separation; distinction.	   [1913 Webster]	         The speculative line of demarcation, where obedience	         ought to end and resistance must begin, is faint,	         obscure, and not easily definable.       --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Demarch \De*march"\, n. [F. d['e]marche. See {March}, n.]	   March; walk; gait. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Demarch \De*march\ (d[=e]"m[aum]rk), n. [Gr. dh`marchos; dh^mos	   people + 'a`rchein to rule.]	   A chief or ruler of a deme or district in Greece.	   [1913 Webster]
Demarkation \De`mar*ka"tion\, n.	   Same as {Demarcation}.	   [1913 Webster]
demasculinization \demasculinization\ n.	   the act or process of demasculinizing; the removal of the	   testicles of a male animal.	   Syn: emasculation, castration.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
demasculinize \demasculinize\ v. t.	   to remove the testicles of a male animal.	   Syn: emasculate, castrate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dematerialize \De`ma*te"ri*al*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of material or physical qualities or	   characteristics.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dematerializing matter by stripping it of everything	         which . . . has distinguished matter.    --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Deme \Deme\ (d[=e]m), n. [Gr. dh^mos.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A territorial subdivision of Attica (also of	      modern Greece), corresponding to a township. --Jowett	      (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) An undifferentiated aggregate of cells or	      plastids.	      [1913 Webster]
Demean \De*mean"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demeaned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Demeaning}.] [OF. demener to conduct, guide, manage, F.	   se d['e]mener to struggle; pref. d['e]- (L. de) + mener to	   lead, drive, carry on, conduct, fr. L. minare to drive	   animals by threatening cries, fr. minari to threaten. See	   {Menace}.]	   1. To manage; to conduct; to treat.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Our] clergy have with violence demeaned the matter.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To conduct; to behave; to comport; -- followed by the	      reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have demeaned themselves	            Like men born to renown by life or death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They answered . . . that they should demean	            themselves according to their instructions.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To debase; to lower; to degrade; -- followed by the	      reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her son would demean himself by a marriage with an	            artist's daughter.                    --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This sense is probably due to a false etymology which	         regarded the word as connected with the adjective mean.	         [1913 Webster]	Demean \De*mean"\, n. [OF. demene. See {Demean}, v. t.]	   1. Management; treatment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Vile demean and usage bad.            --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Behavior; conduct; bearing; demeanor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With grave demean and solemn vanity.  --West.	      [1913 Webster]	Demean \De*mean"\, n. [See {Demesne}.]	   1. Demesne. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Resources; means. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You know	            How narrow our demeans are.           --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Demeanance \De*mean"ance\, n.	   Demeanor. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Demeanor \De*mean"or\, n. [Written also {demeanour}.] [For	   demeanure, fr. demean. See {Demean}, v. t.]	   1. Management; treatment; conduct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God commits the managing so great a trust . . .	            wholly to the demeanor of every grown man. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Behavior; deportment; carriage; bearing; mien.	      [1913 Webster]	            His demeanor was singularly pleasing. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men, as usual, liked her artless kindness and	            simple refined demeanor.              --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Demeanure \De*mean"ure\, n.	   Behavior. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Demency \De"men*cy\, n. [L. dementia, fr. demens mad. See	   {Dement}.]	   Dementia; loss of mental powers. See {Insanity}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dement \De*ment"\, v. t. [L. dementare, fr. demens, -mentis, out	   of one's mind, mad; de + mens mind. See {Mental}, and cf.	   {Dementate}.]	   To deprive of reason; to make mad. [R.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	Dement \De*ment"\, a. [L. demens, - mentis.]	   Demented; dementate. [R.] --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dementate \De*men"tate\, a. [L. dementatus, p. p. See {Dement},	   v. t.]	   Deprived of reason.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arise, thou dementate sinner!            --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Dementate \De*men"tate\v. t.	   To deprive of reason; to dement. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dementation \De`men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of depriving of reason; madness. --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Demented \De*ment"ed\, a. [From {Dement}.]	   Insane; mad; of unsound mind. -- {De*ment"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
dementedness \de*ment"ed*ness\ n.	   mental deterioration of organic or functional origin.	   Syn: dementia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dementia \De*men"ti*a\, n. [L., fr. demens. See {Dement}.]	   Insanity; madness; esp. that form which consists in weakness	   or total loss of thought and reason; mental imbecility;	   idiocy.	   [1913 Webster]
Demephitize \De*meph"i*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Demephitized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Demephitizing}.] [Cf. F.	   m['e]phitiser to infect with mephitis.]	   To purify from mephitic or foul air. --	   {De*meph`i*ti*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Demerge \De*merge"\, v. t. [L. demergere.]	   To plunge down into; to sink; to immerse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The water in which it was demerged.      --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Demerit \De*mer"it\, n. [F. d['e]m['e]rite demerit (in sense 2),	   OF. demerite demerit (in sense 1), fr. L. demerere to deserve	   well, LL., to deserve well or ill; de- + merere to deserve.	   See {De}-, and {Merit}.]	   1. That which one merits or deserves, either of good or ill;	      desert. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By many benefits and demerits whereby they obliged	            their adherents, [they] acquired this reputation.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which deserves blame; ill desert; a fault; a vice;	      misconduct; -- the opposite of {merit}.	      [1913 Webster]	            They see no merit or demerit in any man or any	            action.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Secure, unless forfeited by any demerit or offense.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of one who deserves ill.	      [1913 Webster]	Demerit \De*mer"it\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]m['e]riter to deserve	   ill. See {Demerit}, n.]	   1. To deserve; -- said in reference to both praise and blame.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If I have demerited any love or thanks. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Executed as a traitor . . . as he well demerited.	                                                  --State Trials	                                                  (1645).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To depreciate or cry down. [R.] --Bp. Woolton.	      [1913 Webster]	Demerit \De*mer"it\, v. i.	   To deserve praise or blame.	   [1913 Webster]
Demerse \De*merse"\, v. t. [L. demersus, p. p. of demergere. See	   {Merge}.]	   To immerse. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Demersed \De*mersed"\, a. (Bot.)	   Situated or growing under water, as leaves; submersed.	   [1913 Webster]
Demersion \De*mer"sion\n. [L. demersio.]	   1. The act of plunging into a fluid; a drowning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being overwhelmed in water, or as if in	      water. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]
Demesmerize \De*mes"mer*ize\, v. t.	   To relieve from mesmeric influence. See {Mesmerize}.	   [1913 Webster]
Demesne \De*mesne"\, n. [OE. demeine, demain, rule, demesne, OF.	   demeine, demaine, demeigne, domaine, power, F. domaine	   domain, fr. L. dominium property, right of ownership, fr.	   dominus master, proprietor, owner. See {Dame}, and cf.	   {Demain}, {Domain}, {Danger}, {Dungeon}.] (Law)	   A lord's chief manor place, with that part of the lands	   belonging thereto which has not been granted out in tenancy;	   a house, and the land adjoining, kept for the proprietor's	   own use. [Written also {demain}.] --Wharton's Law Dict.	   Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ancient demesne}. (Eng. Law) See under {Ancient}.	      [1913 Webster]
Demesnial \De*mesn"i*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a demesne; of the nature of a demesne.	   [1913 Webster]
Demi- \Dem"i-\ [F. demi-, fr. L. dimidius half; di- = dis- +	   medius middle. See {Medium}, and cf. {Demy}, {Dimidiate}.]	   A prefix, signifying half.	   [1913 Webster]
Demi \De*mi"\, n.	   See {Demy}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Demibastion \Dem"i*bas"tion\ (?; 106), n. [Cf. F. demi-	   bastion.] (Fort.)	   A half bastion, or that part of a bastion consisting of one	   face and one flank.	   [1913 Webster]
Demibrigade \Dem"i*bri*gade"\, n. [Cf. F. demi- brigade.]	   A half brigade.	   [1913 Webster]
Demicadence \Dem"i*ca`dence\n. (Mus.)	   An imperfect or half cadence, falling on the dominant instead	   of on the key note.	   [1913 Webster]
Demicannon \Dem"i*can"non\, n. (Mil. Antiq.)	   A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from thirty to	   thirty-six pounds. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Demicircle \Dem"i*cir`cle\, n. [Cf. F. demi-cercle.]	   An instrument for measuring angles, in surveying, etc. It	   resembles a protractor, but has an alidade, sights, and a	   compass.	   [1913 Webster]
Demiculverin \Dem"i*cul"ver*in\, n. (Mil. Antiq.)	   A kind of ordnance, carrying a ball weighing from nine to	   thirteen pounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Demideify \Dem"i*de"i*fy\v. t.	   To deify in part. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Demidevil \Dem"i*dev`il\, n.	   A half devil. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Demigod \Dem"i*god\, n.	   A half god, or an inferior deity; a fabulous hero, the	   offspring of a deity and a mortal.	   [1913 Webster]
Demigoddess \Dem"i*god`dess\, n.	   A female demigod.	   [1913 Webster]
Demigorge \Dem"i*gorge`\, n. [Cf. F. demi- gorge.] (Fort.)	   Half the gorge, or entrance into a bastion, taken from the	   angle of the flank to the center of the bastion.	   [1913 Webster]
Demigrate \Dem"i*grate\, v. i. [L. demigrare, demigratum, to	   emigrate. See {De}-, and {Migrate}.]	   To emigrate. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Demigration \Dem`i*gra"tion\n. [L. demigratio.]	   Emigration. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Demigroat \Dem"i*groat`\, n.	   A half groat.	   [1913 Webster]
Demi-island \Dem"i-is`land\, n.	   Peninsula. [Obs.] --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Demijohn \Dem"i*john\, n. [F. dame-jeanne, i.e., Lady Jane, a	   corruption of Ar. damaj[=a]na, damj[=a]na, prob. fr. Damaghan	   a town in the Persian province of Khorassan, once famous for	   its glass works.]	   A glass vessel or bottle with a large body and small neck,	   inclosed in wickerwork.	   [1913 Webster]
Demilance \Dem"i*lance`\, n.	   A light lance; a short spear; a half pike; also, a	   demilancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Demilancer \Dem"i*lan`cer\, n.	   A soldier of light cavalry of the 16th century, who carried a	   demilance.	   [1913 Webster]
Demilune \Dem"i*lune`\, n. [F. demi- lune.]	   1. (Fort.) A work constructed beyond the main ditch of a	      fortress, and in front of the curtain between two	      bastions, intended to defend the curtain; a ravelin. See	      {Ravelin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) A crescentic mass of granular protoplasm	      present in the salivary glands.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Each crescent is made of polyhedral cells which under	         some circumstances are supposed to give rise to new	         salivary cells.	         [1913 Webster]
Demiman \Dem"i*man`\, n.	   A half man. [R.] --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Demimonde \Dem`i*monde"\, n. [F.; demi + monde world, L.	   mundus.]	   Persons of doubtful reputation; esp., women who are kept as	   mistresses, though not public prostitutes; demireps.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Literary demimonde}, writers of the lowest kind.	      [1913 Webster]
Deminatured \Dem"i*na"tured\ (?; 135), a.	   Having half the nature of another. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Demiquaver \Dem"i*qua`ver\, n. (Mus.)	   A note of half the length of the quaver; a semiquaver. [R.]	   Demirelief
Demirelief \Dem`i*re*lief"\, Demirelievo \Dem`i*re*lie"vo\, n.	   Half relief. See {Demi-rilievo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Demirep \Dem"i*rep`\, n. [Contr. fr. demi-reputation.]	   A woman of doubtful reputation or suspected character; an	   adventuress. [Colloq.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Demi-rilievo \Dem"i-ri*lie"vo\, n. [Pref. demi- + It. rilievo.]	   (Fine Arts)	   (a) Half relief; sculpture in relief of which the figures	       project from the background by one half their full	       roundness.	   (b) A work of sculpture of the above character. See	       {Alto-rilievo}.	       [1913 Webster]
Demisability \De*mis`a*bil"i*ty\, n. (Law)	   The state of being demisable.	   [1913 Webster]
Demisable \De*mis"a*ble\, a. [From {Demise}.] (Law)	   Capable of being leased; as, a demisable estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Demise \De*mise"\, n. [F. d['e]mettre, p. p. d['e]mis,	   d['e]mise, to put away, lay down; pref. d['e]- (L. de or	   dis-) + mettre to put, place, lay, fr. L. mittere to send.	   See {Mission}, and cf. {Dismiss}, {Demit}.]	   1. Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or	      successor; transference; especially, the transfer or	      transmission of the crown or royal authority to a	      successor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The decease of a royal or princely person; hence, also,	      the death of any illustrious person.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the demise of the Queen [of George II.], in	            1737, they [drawing- rooms] were held but twice a	            week.                                 --P.	                                                  Cunningham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The conveyance or transfer of an estate, either in	      fee for life or for years, most commonly the latter.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The demise of the crown is a transfer of the crown,	         royal authority, or kingdom, to a successor. Thus, when	         Edward IV. was driven from his throne for a few months	         by the house of Lancaster, this temporary transfer of	         his dignity was called a demise. Thus the natural death	         of a king or queen came to be denominated a demise, as	         by that event the crown is transferred to a successor.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Demise and redemise}, a conveyance where there are mutual	      leases made from one to another of the same land, or	      something out of it.	   Syn: Death; decease; departure. See {Death}.	        [1913 Webster]	Demise \De*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Demising}.]	   1. To transfer or transmit by succession or inheritance; to	      grant or bestow by will; to bequeath. "Power to demise my	      lands." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            What honor	            Canst thou demise to any child of mine? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convey; to give. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His soul is at his conception demised to him.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To convey, as an estate, by lease; to lease.	      [1913 Webster]
Demisemiquaver \Dem`i*sem"i*qua`ver\, n. (Mus.)	   A short note, equal in time to the half of a semiquaver, or	   the thirty-second part of a whole note.	   [1913 Webster]
Demiss \De*miss"\, a. [L. demissus, p. p. of demittere.]	   Cast down; humble; submissive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He down descended like a most demiss	         And abject thrall.                       --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Demission \De*mis"sion\, n. [L. demissio, fr. demittere. See	   {Demit}.]	   1. The act of demitting, or the state of being demitted; a	      letting down; a lowering; dejection. "Demission of mind."	      --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            Demission of sovereign authority.     --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resignation of an office. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Demissionary \De*mis"sion*a*ry\, a.	   1. Pertaining to transfer or conveyance; as, a demissionary	      deed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to lower, depress, or degrade.	      [1913 Webster]
Demissive \De*miss"ive\, a. [See {Demiss}.]	   Downcast; submissive; humble. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They pray with demissive eyelids.        --Lord (1630).	   [1913 Webster]
Demissly \De*miss"ly\, adv.	   In a humble manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Demisuit \Dem"i*suit`\, n. (Mil. Antiq.)	   A suit of light armor covering less than the whole body, as	   having no protection for the legs below the thighs, no vizor	   to the helmet, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Demit \De*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Demitting}.] [L. demittere to send or bring down, to lower;	   de- + mittere to send. Cf. {Demise}.]	   1. To let fall; to depress. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They [peacocks] demit and let fall the same [i. e.,	            their train].                         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield or submit; to humble; to lower; as, to demit	      one's self to humble duties. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lay down, as an office; to resign. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            General Conway demitted his office.   --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	Demit \De*mit"\, v. i. [F. d['e]mettre to remove, se d['e]mettre	   to resign; d['e]- (L. dis-) + mettre to put, fr. L. mittere	   to send. Cf. {Dismiss}.]	   To lay down or relinquish an office, membership, authority,	   or the like; to resign, as from a Masonic lodge; -- generally	   used with an implication that the act is voluntary.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Demit \De*mit"\, n.	   The act of demitting; also, a letter, certificate, or the	   like, certifying that a person has (honorably) demitted, as	   from a Masonic lodge.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Demi-tasse \De*mi"-tasse"\, n. [F., half cup.]	   A small cup for, or of, black coffee.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Demitint \Dem"i*tint`\, n. (Fine Arts)	   (a) That part of a painting, engraving, or the like, which is	       neither in full darkness nor full light.	   (b) The shade itself; neither the darkest nor the lightest in	       a composition. Also called half tint.	       [1913 Webster]
Demitone \Dem"i*tone`\, n. (Mus.)	   Semitone. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Demiurge \Dem"i*urge\, n. [Gr. dhmioyrgo`s a worker for the	   people, a workman, especially the maker of the world, the	   Creator; dh`mios belonging to the people (fr. dh^mos the	   people) + 'e`rgon a work.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) The chief magistrate in some of the Greek	      states.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. God, as the Maker of the world.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. According to the Gnostics, an agent or one employed by the	      Supreme Being to create the material universe and man.	      [1913 Webster]
Demiurgic \Dem`i*ur"gic\, a. [Gr. dhmioyrgiko`s.]	   Pertaining to a demiurge; formative; creative. "Demiurgic	   power." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Demivill \Dem"i*vill`\, n. (Old Law)	   A half vill, consisting of five freemen or frankpledges.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Demivolt \Dem"i*volt`\, n. [Cf. F. demi- volte.] (Man.)	   A half vault; one of the seven artificial motions of a horse,	   in which he raises his fore legs in a particular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Demiwolf \Dem"i*wolf`\, n.	   A half wolf; a mongrel dog, between a dog and a wolf. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Demobilization \De*mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]mobilisation. See {Mobilization}.] (Mil.)	   The disorganization or disarming of troops which have	   previously been mobilized or called into active service; the	   change from a war footing to a peace footing.	   [1913 Webster]
Demobilize \De*mob"i*lize\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]mobiliser.]	   (Mil.)	   To disorganize, or disband and send home, as troops which	   have been mobilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Demochelys \Demochelys\ prop. n.	   the type genus of the {Dermochelyidae}, consisting of	   leatherback turtles.	   Syn: genus {Dermochelys}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Democracy \De*moc"ra*cy\ (d[-e]*m[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Democracies} (d[-e]*m[o^]k"r[.a]*s[i^]z). [F. d['e]mocratie,	   fr. Gr. dhmokrati`a; dh^mos the people + kratei^n to be	   strong, to rule, kra`tos strength.]	   1. Government by the people; a form of government in which	      the supreme power is retained and directly exercised by	      the people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Government by popular representation; a form of government	      in which the supreme power is retained by the people, but	      is indirectly exercised through a system of representation	      and delegated authority periodically renewed; a	      constitutional representative government; a republic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Collectively, the people, regarded as the source of	      government. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The principles and policy of the Democratic party, so	      called. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Democrat \Dem"o*crat\ (d[e^]m"[-o]*kr[a^]t), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]mocrate.]	   1. One who is an adherent or advocate of democracy, or	      government by the people.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever they call him, what care I,	            Aristocrat, democrat, autocrat.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [capitalized] A member of the Democratic party. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large light uncovered wagon with two or more seats. [U.	      S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Democratic \Dem`o*crat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. d['e]mocratique.]	   1. Pertaining to democracy; favoring democracy, or	      constructed upon the principle of government by the	      people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. belonging to or relating to the Democratic party, the	      political party so called.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Befitting the common people; -- opposed to {aristocratic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Democratic party}, the name of one of the chief	      political parties in the United States.	   Note: Presidents of the United States who belonged to the	         Democratic party in the twentieth century were Woodrow	         Wilson, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry Truman, John F.	         Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Jimmy Carter, and Bill	         Clinton.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Democratical \Dem`o*crat"ic*al\, a.	   Democratic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The democratical embassy was democratically received.	                                                  --Algernon	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Democratically \Dem`o*crat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a democratic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Democratism \De*moc"ra*tism\, n.	   The principles or spirit of a democracy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Democratist \De*moc"ra*tist\, n.	   A democrat. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Democratize \De*moc"ra*tize\v. t.	   To render democratic.	   [1913 Webster]
Democraty \De*moc"ra*ty\, n.	   Democracy. [Obs.] --Milton.
demodulator \demodulator\ n. (Electronics)	   An electronic device which extracts the modulation from a	   radio carrier wave, and outputs the original	   information-bearing signal.	   Syn: detector.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	        [1913 Webster]
Demogorgon \De`mo*gor"gon\ (d[=e]"m[-o]*g[^o]r*g[o^]n or	   d[e^]m"[-o]*g[^o]r*g[o^]n), n. [First mentioned by Lutatius,	   or Lactantius Placidus, the scholiast on Statius, perh. fr.	   Gr. dai`mwn god, deity + gorgo`s fierce, terrible]	   A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some	   as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who	   was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See	   {Gorgon}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Orcus and Ades, and the dreaded name	         Of Demogorgon.                           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
demographic \demographic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to demography; as, demographic surveys.	   [WordNet 1.5]
demography \de*mog"ra*phy\ (d[-e]*m[o^]g"r[.a]f[y^]), n. [Gr.	   dh^mos the people + -graphy.]	   The study of vital statistics, such as births, deaths,	   marriages, mortality, health, etc., in populations and	   subgroups of populations. -- {Dem`o*graph"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Demoiselle \De`moi`selle"\, n. [F. See {Damsel}.]	   1. A young lady; a damsel; a lady's maid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The Numidian crane ({Anthropoides virgo}); -- so	      called on account of the grace and symmetry of its form	      and movements.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A beautiful, small dragon fly of the genus	      {Agrion}.	      [1913 Webster]
Demolish \De*mol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demolished}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Demolishing}.] [F. d['e]molir, fr. L. demoliri, p.	   p. demolitus; de- + moliri to set a thing in motion, to work,	   construct, from moles a huge mass or structure. See {Mole} a	   mound, and {Finish}.]	   To throw or pull down; to raze; to destroy the fabric of; to	   pull to pieces; to ruin; as, to demolish an edifice, or a	   wall.	   [1913 Webster]	         I expected the fabric of my book would long since have	         been demolished, and laid even with the ground.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   Syn: To {Demolish}, {Overturn}, {Destroy}, {Dismantle},	        {Raze}. That is overturned or overthrown which had stood	        upright; that is destroyed whose component parts are	        scattered; that is demolished which had formed a mass or	        structure; that is dismantled which is stripped of its	        covering, as a vessel of its sails, or a fortress of its	        bastions, etc.; that is razed which is brought down	        smooth, and level to the ground. An ancient pillar is	        overturned or overthrown as the result of decay; a city	        is destroyed by an invasion of its enemies; a monument,	        the walls of a castle, a church, or any structure, real	        or imaginary, may be demolished; a fortress may be	        dismantled from motives of prudence, in order to render	        it defenseless; a city may be razed by way of	        punishment, and its ruins become a memorial of	        vengeance.	        [1913 Webster]
Demolisher \De*mol"ish`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, demolishes; as, a demolisher of	   towns.	   [1913 Webster]
Demolishment \De*mol"ish*ment\, n.	   Demolition.	   [1913 Webster]
Demolition \Dem`o*li"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. demolitio, fr.	   demoliri: cf. F. d['e]molition. See {Demolish}.]	   The act of overthrowing, pulling down, or destroying a pile	   or structure; destruction by violence; utter overthrow; --	   opposed to construction; as, the demolition of a house, of	   military works, of a town, or of hopes.	   [1913 Webster]
Demolitionist \Dem`o*li"tion*ist\, n.	   A demolisher. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Demon \De"mon\, n. [F. d['e]mon, L. daemon a spirit, an evil	   spirit, fr. Gr. dai`mwn a divinity; of uncertain origin.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a	      middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology.	      [1913 Webster]	            The demon kind is of an intermediate nature between	            the divine and the human.             --Sydenham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One's genius; a tutelary spirit or internal voice; as, the	      demon of Socrates. [Often written {d[ae]mon}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An evil spirit; a devil.	      [1913 Webster]	            That same demon that hath gulled thee thus. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Demoness \De"mon*ess\, n.	   A female demon.	   [1913 Webster]
demonetisation \demonetisation\ n.	   same as {demonetization}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
demonetization \de*mon`e*ti*za"tion\, n.	   The act of demonetizing, or the condition of being	   demonetized; specificially, the declaration by a government	   that something (e.g. gold or silver) is no longer the legal	   tender of a country; as, the demonetization of gold.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
demonetize \de*mon"e*tize\ (?; see {Monetary}), v. t.	   To deprive of current value; to withdraw from use, as money.	   [1913 Webster]	         They [gold mohurs] have been completely demonetized by	         the [East India] Company.                --R. Cobden.	   Demoniac
Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, Demoniacal \Dem`o*ni"a*cal\ (?; 277), a.	   [L. daemoniacus, fr. daemon; cf. F. d['e]moniaque. See	   {Demon}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a demon or evil	      spirit; devilish; as, a demoniac being; demoniacal	      practices.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sarcastic, demoniacal laughter.       --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Influenced or produced by a demon or evil spirit; as,	      demoniac or demoniacal power. "Demoniac frenzy." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. resembling or suggesting possession by a demon; as,	      demoniac energy.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. in a murderous frenzy as if possessed by a demon.	   Syn: amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, possessed(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	Demoniac \De*mo"ni*ac\, n.	   1. A human being possessed by a demon or evil spirit; one	      whose faculties are directly controlled by a demon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The demoniac in the gospel was sometimes cast into	            the fire.                             --Bates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists who maintain	      that the demons or devils will finally be saved.	      [1913 Webster]
Demoniacally \Dem`o*ni"a*cal*ly\, adv.	   In a demoniacal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Demoniacism \Dem`o*ni"a*cism\, n.	   The state of being demoniac, or the practices of demoniacs.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonial \De*mo"ni*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a demon. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonian \De*mo"ni*an\, a.	   Relating to, or having the nature of, a demon. "Demonian	   spirits." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonianism \De*mo"ni*an*ism\, n.	   The state of being possessed by a demon or by demons.	   [1913 Webster]
Demoniasm \De*mo"ni*asm\, n.	   See {Demonianism}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Demonic \De*mo"nic\, a. [L. daemonicus, Gr. daimoniko`s.]	   Of or pertaining to a demon or to demons; demoniac. "Demonic	   ambushes." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonism \De"mon*ism\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]monisme.]	   The belief in demons or false gods.	   [1913 Webster]	         The established theology of the heathen world . . .	         rested upon the basis of demonism.       --Farmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonist \De"mon*ist\, n.	   A believer in, or worshiper of, demons.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonize \De"mon*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demonized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Demonizing}.] [Cf. LL. daemonizare to be possessed by	   a demon, Gr. ?.]	   1. To convert into a demon; to infuse the principles or fury	      of a demon into.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To control or possess by a demon.	      [1913 Webster]
Demonocracy \De`mon*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + kra`tos	   strength: cf. F. d['e]monocratie.]	   The power or government of demons.	   [1913 Webster]	         A demonocracy of unclean spirits.        --H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonographer \De`mon*og"ra*pher\, n. [Demon + -graph + -er.]	   A demonologist. [R.] --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonolatry \De`mon*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + latrei`a	   worship, ? to serve, worship: cf. F. d['e]monol[^a]trie.]	   The worship of demons.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonologer \De`mon*ol"o*ger\, n.	   One versed in demonology. --R. North. Demonologic
Demonologic \De`mon*o*log"ic\, Demonological
\De`mon*o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]monologique.]	   Of or pertaining to demonology.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonologist \De`mon*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One who writes on, or is versed in, demonology.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonology \De`mon*ol"o*gy\ (?; 277), n. [Demon + -logy: cf. F.	   d['e]monologie.]	   A treatise on demons; a supposititious science which treats	   of demons and their manifestations. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonomagy \De`mon*om"a*gy\, n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + magei`a	   magic.]	   Magic in which the aid of demons is invoked; black or	   infernal magic. --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonomania \De*mon`o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Demon + mania.]	   A form of madness in which the patient conceives himself	   possessed of devils.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonomist \De*mon"o*mist\n.	   One in subjection to a demon, or to demons. [R.] --Sir T.	   Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonomy \De*mon"o*my\, n. [Gr. dai`mwn demon + no`mos law.]	   The dominion of demons. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonry \De"mon*ry\, n.	   Demoniacal influence or possession. --J. Baillie.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonship \De"mon*ship\, n.	   The state of a demon. --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstrability \De*mon`stra*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstrable \De*mon"stra*ble\, a. [L. demonstrabilis: cf. OF.	   demonstrable, F. d['e]montrable.]	   1. Capable of being demonstrated; that can be proved beyond	      doubt or question.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grand articles of our belief are as demonstrable	            as geometry.                          --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proved; apparent. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Demonstrableness \De*mon"stra*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being demonstrable; demonstrability.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstrably \De*mon"stra*bly\, adv.	   In a demonstrable manner; incontrovertibly; clearly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cases that demonstrably concerned the public cause.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstrance \De*mon"strance\, n. [OF. demonstrance.]	   Demonstration; proof. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstrate \Dem"on*strate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. demonstratus, p.	   p. of demonstrare to demonstrate; de- + monstrare to show.	   See {Monster}.]	   1. To point out; to show; to exhibit; to make evident.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show, or make evident, by reasoning or proof; to prove	      by deduction; to establish so as to exclude the	      possibility of doubt or denial.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can not demonstrate these things so as to show	            that the contrary often involves a contradiction.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) To exhibit and explain (a dissection or other	      anatomical preparation).	      [1913 Webster]
demonstrated \demonstrated\ adj.	   having been proved or verified beyond doubt; proved by	   demonstration.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Demonstrater \Dem"on*stra`ter\, n.	   See {Demonstrator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstration \Dem`on*stra"tion\, n. [L. demonstratio: cf. F.	   d['e]monstration.]	   1. The act of demonstrating; an exhibition; proof;	      especially, proof beyond the possibility of doubt;	      indubitable evidence, to the senses or reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those intervening ideas which serve to show the	            agreement of any two others are called "proofs;" and	            where agreement or disagreement is by this means	            plainly and clearly perceived, it is called	            demonstration.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An expression, as of the feelings, by outward signs; a	      manifestation; a show. See also sense 7 for a more	      specific related meaning.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Did your letters pierce the queen to any	            demonstration of grief?               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loyal demonstrations toward the prince. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The exhibition and explanation of a dissection or	      other anatomical preparation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) a decisive exhibition of force, or a movement	      indicating an attack.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic) The act of proving by the syllogistic process, or	      the proof itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) A course of reasoning showing that a certain	      result is a necessary consequence of assumed premises; --	      these premises being definitions, axioms, and previously	      established propositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. a public gathering of people to express some sentiment or	      feelings by explicit means, such as picketing, parading,	      carrying signs or shouting, usually in favor of or opposed	      to some action of government or of a business.	      [PJC]	   8. the act of showing how a certain device, machine or	      product operates, or how a procedure is performed; --	      usually done for the purpose of inducing prospective	      customers to buy a product; as, a demonstration of the	      simple operation of a microwave oven.	      [PJC]	   {Direct demonstration}, or {Positive demonstration}, (Logic &	      Math.), one in which the correct conclusion is the	      immediate sequence of reasoning from axiomatic or	      established premises; -- opposed to	   {Indirect demonstration}, or {Negative demonstration} (called	      also {reductio ad absurdum}), in which the correct	      conclusion is an inference from the demonstration that any	      other hypothesis must be incorrect.	      [1913 Webster]
Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, a. [F. d['e]monstratif, L.	   demonstrativus.]	   1. Having the nature of demonstration; tending to	      demonstrate; making evident; exhibiting clearly or	      conclusively. "Demonstrative figures." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            An argument necessary and demonstrative. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing, or apt to express, much; displaying feeling or	      sentiment; as, her nature was demonstrative.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consisting of eulogy or of invective. "Demonstrative	      eloquence." --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Demonstrative pronoun} (Gram.), a pronoun distinctly	      designating that to which it refers.	      [1913 Webster]	Demonstrative \De*mon"stra*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   A demonstrative pronoun; as, "this" and "that" are	   demonstratives.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstratively \De*mon"stra*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a manner fitted to demonstrate; clearly; convincingly;	   forcibly.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstrativeness \De*mon"stra*tive*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being demonstrative.	   [1913 Webster]
Demonstrator \Dem"on*stra`tor\ (?; 277), n. [L.: cf. F.	   d['e]monstrateur.]	   1. One who demonstrates; specif.	      (a) one who proves anything with certainty, or establishes	          it by indubitable evidence.	      (b) one who shows how a certain device operates or a	          procedure is performed.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A teacher of practical anatomy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a person who participates in a demonstration[7].	      [PJC]
Demonstratory \De*mon"stra*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to demonstrate; demonstrative. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Demorage \De*mor"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Demurrage. [Obs.] --Pepys (1663).	   [1913 Webster]
Demoralization \De*mor`al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]moralisation.]	   The act of corrupting or subverting morals. Especially: The	   act of corrupting or subverting discipline, courage, hope,	   etc., or the state of being corrupted or subverted in	   discipline, courage, etc.; as, the demoralization of an army	   or navy.	   [1913 Webster]
Demoralize \De*mor"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoralized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Demoralizing}.] [F. d['e]moraliser; pref.	   d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + moraliser. See {Moralize}.]	   To corrupt or undermine in morals; to destroy or lessen the	   effect of moral principles on; to render corrupt or	   untrustworthy in morals, in discipline, in courage, spirit,	   etc.; to weaken in spirit or efficiency.	   [1913 Webster]	         The demoralizing example of profligate power and	         prosperous crime.                        --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vices of the nobility had demoralized the army.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
demoralized \demoralized\ adj.	   made less hopeful or enthusiastic; rendered pessimistic; as,	   the demoralized Iraqi ground troops put up little resistance.	   Syn: discouraged, disheartened.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
demoralizing \demoralizing\ adj.	   1. discouraging. Opposite of {encouraging}.	   Syn: demoralising, disheartening, dispiriting.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Demosthenes \Demosthenes\ prop. n.	   a famous Grecian orator, born circa 385 BC, died circa 322	   BC.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Demosthenic \Dem`os*then"ic\, a. [L. Demosthenicus: cf. F.	   D['e]mosth['e]nique.]	   Pertaining to, or in the style of, Demosthenes, the Grecian	   orator.	   [1913 Webster]
Demote \De*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Demoted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Demoting}.] [Pref. de- + mote, as in promote; cf. L.	   demovere to remove.]	   To reduce to a lower grade or rank, as in the military, one's	   employment, or in school; to assign to a lower position.	   Syn: bump, relegate, kick downstairs, break one's rank.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC WordNet 1.5]
Demotic \De*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. dhmotiko`s, fr. dh^mos the people:	   cf. F. d['e]motique.]	   Of or pertaining to the people; popular; common.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Demotic alphabet} or {Demotic character}, a form of writing	      used in Egypt after six or seven centuries before Christ,	      for books, deeds, and other such writings; a simplified	      form of the hieratic character; -- called also	      {epistolographic character}, and {enchorial character}.	      See {Enchorial}.	      [1913 Webster]
Demotics \De*mot"ics\, n.	   The department of knowledge relative to the care and culture	   of the people; sociology in its broadest sense; -- in library	   cataloguing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Demount \De*mount"\, v. i.	   To dismount. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Demountable \De*mount"a*ble\, [See {De-}; {Mount}.]	   Capable of being dismounted; -- said of a form of rim, for an	   automobile wheel, which can be removed with its tire from the	   wheel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dempne \Demp"ne\ (d[e^]mp"ne) v. t.	   To damn; to condemn. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Dempster
Dempster \Demp"ster\ (?; 215), Demster \Dem"ster\, n. [See	   {Deemster}.]	   1. A deemster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Scots Law) An officer whose duty it was to announce	      the doom or sentence pronounced by the court.	      [1913 Webster]
Demulce \De*mulce"\, v. t. [L. demulcere; de- + mulcere to	   stroke, soothe.]	   To soothe; to mollify; to pacify; to soften. [R.] --Sir T.	   Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, a. [L. demulcens, p. pr. of demulcere.]	   Softening; mollifying; soothing; assuasive; as, oil is	   demulcent.	   [1913 Webster]	Demulcent \De*mul"cent\, n. (Med.)	   A substance, usually of a mucilaginous or oily nature,	   supposed to be capable of soothing an inflamed nervous	   membrane, or protecting it from irritation. Gum Arabic,	   glycerin, olive oil, etc., are demulcents.	   [1913 Webster]
Demulsion \De*mul"sion\, n.	   The act of soothing; that which soothes. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Demur \De*mur"\ (d[-e]*m[^u]r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Demurred}	   (d[-e]*m[^u]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Demurring}.] [OF. demurer,	   demorer, demourer, to linger, stay, F. demeurer, fr. L.	   demorari; de- + morari to delay, tarry, stay, mora delay;	   prob. originally, time for thinking, reflection, and akin to	   memor mindful. See {Memory}.]	   1. To linger; to stay; to tarry. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp.	                                                  --Nicols.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in	      view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the	      determination or conclusion of an affair.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon this rub, the English embassadors thought fit	            to demur.                             --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To scruple or object; to take exception, especailly on the	      basis of scruple or modesty; as, I demur to that	      statement; they wanted to make him president, but he	      demurred.	      [1913 Webster]	            When introduced as the world's smartest man, he was	            not inclined to demur.                --Kip Thorne	      [PJC]	   4. (Law) To interpose a demurrer. See {Demurrer}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Demur \De*mur"\, v. t.	   1. To suspend judgment concerning; to doubt of or hesitate	      about. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The latter I demur, for in their looks	            Much reason, and in their actions, oft appears.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause delay to; to put off. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He demands a fee,	            And then demurs me with a vain delay. --Quarles.	      [1913 Webster]	Demur \De*mur"\, n. [OF. demor, demore, stay, delay. See	   {Demur}, v. i.]	   Stop; pause; hesitation as to proceeding; suspense of	   decision or action; scruple.	   [1913 Webster]	         All my demurs but double his attacks;	         At last he whispers, "Do; and we go snacks." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Demure \De*mure"\ (d[-e]*m[=u]r"), a. [Perh. from OF. de murs	   (i. e., de bonnes murs of good manners); de of + murs, mours,	   meurs, mors, F. m[oe]urs, fr. L. mores (sing. mos) manners,	   morals (see {Moral}); or more prob. fr. OF. me["u]r, F.	   m[^u]r mature, ripe (see {Mature}) in a phrase preceded by	   de, as de m[^u]re conduite of mature conduct.]	   1. Of sober or serious mien; composed and decorous in	      bearing; of modest look; staid; grave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sober, steadfast, and demure.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nan was very much delighted in her demure way, and	            that delight showed itself in her face and in her	            clear bright eyes.                    --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affectedly modest, decorous, or serious; making a show of	      gravity.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cat lay, and looked so demure, as if there had	            been neither life nor soul in her.    --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Miss Lizzy, I have no doubt, would be as demure and	            coquettish, as if ten winters more had gone over her	            head.                                 --Miss	                                                  Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	Demure \De*mure"\, v. i.	   To look demurely. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Demurely \De*mure"ly\, adv.	   In a demure manner; soberly; gravely; -- now, commonly, with	   a mere show of gravity or modesty.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . looked as demurely as they could; for 't was	         a hanging matter to laugh unseasonably.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Demureness \De*mure"ness\ (d[-e]*m[=u]r"n[e^]s), n.	   The state of being demure; gravity; the show of gravity or	   modesty.	   [1913 Webster]
Demurity \De*mur"i*ty\ (d[-e]*m[=u]r"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Demureness; also, one who is demure. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Demurrable \De*mur"ra*ble\ (d[-e]*m[^u]r"r[.a]*b'l), a.	   That may be demurred to. --Stormonth.	   [1913 Webster]
Demurrage \De*mur"rage\, n. [Cf. OF. demorage delay. See	   {Demur}.] (Law)	   (a) The detention of a vessel by the freighter beyond the	       time allowed in her charter party for loading, unloading,	       or sailing.	   (b) The allowance made to the master or owner of the ship for	       such delay or detention.	       [1913 Webster]	             The claim for demurrage ceases as soon as the ship	             is cleared out and ready for sailing. --M`Culloch.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also applied to similar delays and	         allowances in land carriage, by wagons, railroads, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Demurral \De*mur"ral\, n.	   Demur; delay in acting or deciding.	   [1913 Webster]	         The same causes of demurral existed which prevented	         British troops from assisting in the expulsion of the	         French from Rome.                        --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Demurrer \De*mur"rer\, n.	   1. One who demurs.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 sufficient in law to sustain the action or defense, and	      hence whether the party resting is bound to answer or	      proceed further.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Demurrer to evidence}, an exception taken by a party to the	      evidence offered by the opposite party, and an objecting	      to proceed further, on the allegation that such evidence	      is not sufficient in law to maintain the issue, and a	      reference to the court to determine the point. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Demy \De*my"\, n.; pl. {Demies}. [See {Demi-}.]	   1. A printing and a writing paper of particular sizes. See	      under {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A half fellow at Magdalen College, Oxford. [Written also	      {demi}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was elected into Magdalen College as a demy; a	            term by which that society denominates those	            elsewhere called "scholars," young men who partake	            of the founder's benefaction, and succeed in their	            order to vacant fellowships.          --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Demy \De*my"\, a.	   Pertaining to, or made of, the size of paper called demy; as,	   a demy book.	   [1913 Webster]
demythologisation \demythologisation\ n.	   same as {demythologization}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
demythologization \demythologization\ n.	   the restatement of a message (as a religious one) in rational	   terms.	   Syn: demythologisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
demythologize \demythologize\ v. t.	   to remove the mythical elements from; -- of writings, such as	   the Bible.	   [WordNet 1.5]
demythologized \demythologized\ adj.	   having mythical elements removed.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Den \Den\ (d[e^]n), n. [AS. denn; perh. akin to G. tenne floor,	   thrashing floor, and to AS. denu valley.]	   1. A small cavern or hollow place in the side of a hill, or	      among rocks; esp., a cave used by a wild beast for shelter	      or concealment; as, a lion's den; a den of robbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A squalid place of resort; a wretched dwelling place; a	      haunt; as, a den of vice. "Those squalid dens, which are	      the reproach of great capitals." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any snug or close retreat where one goes to be alone.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [AS. denu.] A narrow glen; a ravine; a dell. [Old Eng. &	      Scotch] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Den \Den\, v. i.	   To live in, or as in, a den.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sluggish salvages that den below.    --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Denali \Denali\ prop. n.	   1. The native name for Mount McKinley in Alaska, translated	      as the great one.	   Syn: Mount McKinley.	        [PJC]	   2. a national park in Alaska in which Mount McKinley is	      located.	   Syn: Denali national park.	        [PJC]
Denarcotize \De*nar"co*tize\, v. t.	   To deprive of narcotine; as, to denarcotize opium. --	   {De*nar`co*ti*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Denarius \De*na"ri*us\, n.; pl. {Denarii}. [L. See 2d {Denier}.]	   A Roman silver coin of the value of about fourteen cents; the	   "penny" of the New Testament; -- so called from being worth	   originally ten of the pieces called as.	   [1913 Webster]
Denary \Den"a*ry\, a. [L. denarius. See 2d {Denier}.]	   Containing ten; tenfold; proceeding by tens; as, the denary,	   or decimal, scale.	   [1913 Webster]	Denary \Den"a*ry\, n.	   1. The number ten; a division into ten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coin; the Anglicized form of denarius. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
denationalisation \de*na"tion*al*i*sa"tion\ n.	   same as {denationalization}.	   Syn: privatization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Denationalization \De*na`tion*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]nationalisation.]	   The act or process of denationalizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Denationalize \De*na"tion*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Denationalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denationalizing}.] [Cf. F.	   d['e]nationaliser.]	   1. To divest or deprive of national character or rights.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bonaparte's decree denationalizes, as he calls it,	            all ships that have touched at a British port.	                                                  --Cobbett.	      [1913 Webster]	            An expatriated, denationalized race.  --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to change (something, as an industry or business) from	      state to private ownership or control; as, the British	      denationalization of steel.	   Syn: privatize, denationalise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Denaturalize \De*nat"u*ral*ize\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Denaturalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denaturalizing}.] [Cf. F.	   d['e]naturaliser.]	   1. To render unnatural; to alienate from nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To renounce the natural rights and duties of; to deprive	      of citizenship; to denationalize. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They also claimed the privilege, when aggrieved, of	            denaturalizing themselves, or, in other words, of	            publicly renouncing their allegiance to their	            sovereign, and of enlisting under the banners of his	            enemy.                                --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. same as {denature}.	      [PJC]
Denature \De*na"ture\, v. t. [De- + nature.]	   To deprive of its natural qualities; change the nature of.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to render (ethyl alcohol) unfit to drink by adding in	      toxic or unpalatable substances (such as benzene or	      pyridine) which nevertherless permit alcohol to be used as	      a solvent.	      [PJC]	   3. modify the tertiary structure of (a protein or nucleic	      acid) so as to reduce or destroy its characteristic	      biological activity.	   Note: Bioactive macromolecules such as enzymes or DNA may be	         denatured by heat, acid, alkali, or solvent treatment;	         the extent of such treatment required to denature a	         molecule varies with the specific compound. In some	         cases the denatured molecules may regain their original	         properties (renature) by other treatments. Denaturation	         may also cause a change in the physical properties of	         such molecules, e.g. proteins may become insoluble in	         water.	         [PJC]	Denature \De*na"ture\, v. i.	   To become denatured.	   [PJC]
denaturized \denaturized\ adj.	   changed in nature or natural quality.	   Syn: denatured.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Denay \De*nay"\, v. t. [See {Deny}.]	   To deny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That with great rage he stoutly doth denay. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Denay \De*nay"\, n.	   Denial; refusal. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dendrachate \Den"dra*chate\, n. [L. dendrachates; Gr. de`ndron a	   tree + ? agate: cf. F. dendrachate, dendragate.] (Min.)	   Arborescent or dendritic agate.	   [1913 Webster]
Dendranthema \Dendranthema\ n.	   a genus comprising plants often included in the genus	   {Chrysanthemum}.	   Syn: genus {Dendranthema}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dendraspis \Dendraspis\ prop. n.	   a genus of African snakes comprising the mambas.	   Syn: {Dendroaspis}, genus {Dendroaspis}, genus {Dendraspis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dendriform \Den"dri*form\, a. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -form.]	   Resembling in structure a tree or shrub; having a branching	   shape.	   Syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque,	        arboriform, dendroid, dendroidal, treelike, tree-shaped.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Dendrite \Den"drite\, n. [Gr. dendri`ths, fem. dendri^tis, of a	   tree, fr. de`ndron a tree: cf. F. dendrite.] (Min.)	   A stone or mineral on or in which are branching figures	   resembling shrubs or trees, produced by a foreign mineral,	   usually an oxide of manganese, as in the moss agate; also, a	   crystallized mineral having an arborescent form, e. g., gold	   or silver; an arborization. Dendritic
Dendritic \Den*drit"ic\, Dendritical \Den*drit"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a dendrite, or to arborescent crystallization;	   having a form resembling a shrub or tree; arborescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Dendroaspis \Dendroaspis\ prop. n.	   a genus of African snakes comprising the mambas.	   Syn: {Dendraspis}, genus {Dendroaspis}, genus {Dendroaspis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dendrocoela \Den`dro*c[oe]"la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ndron	   tree + koi^los hollow.] (Zool.)	   A division of the Turbellaria in which the digestive cavity	   gives off lateral branches, which are often divided into	   smaller branchlets. Dendroid
Dendroid \Den"droid\, Dendroidal \Den*droid"al\, a. [Gr. ?	   treelike; de`ndron tree + e'i^dos form: cf. F. dendro["i]de.]	   Resembling a shrub or tree in form; treelike; branching.	   Syn: arboreal, arboreous, arborescent, arboresque,	        arboriform, dendriform, treelike, tree-shaped.	        [1913 Webster]
Dendrolagus \Dendrolagus\ prop. n.	   a genus comprising the tree wallabies.	   Syn: genus {Dendrolagus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dendrolite \Den"dro*lite\, n. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -lite: cf. F.	   dendrolithe.] (Paleon.)	   A petrified or fossil shrub, plant, or part of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Dendrologist \Den*drol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in the natural history of trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Dendrologous \Den*drol"o*gous\, a.	   Relating to dendrology.	   [1913 Webster]
dendrology \den*drol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -logy: cf.	   F. dendrologie.]	   1. the branch of botany studying trees and shrubs; the	      natural history of trees.	      [PJC]	   2. A discourse or treatise on trees.	      [1913 Webster] -- {den`dro*log"ic*al}, a. --	      {den`dro*log"ic}, a. -- {den*drol"o*gist}, a.	      [PJC]
Dendromecon \Dendromecon\ prop. n.	   a genus having only one species, the bush poppy.	   Syn: genus {Dendromecon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dendrometer \Den*drom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. de`ndron tree + -meter:	   cf. F. dendrom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument to measure the height and diameter of trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Denegate \Den"e*gate\, v. t. [L. denegatus, p. p. of denegare.	   See {Deny}.]	   To deny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Denegation \Den`e*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]n['e]gation.]	   Denial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dengue \Den"gue\ (d[e^][ng]"g[asl]), n. [See Note, below.]	   (Med.)	   A specific epidemic disease attended with high fever,	   cutaneous eruption, and severe pains in the head and limbs,	   resembling those of rheumatism; -- called also {breakbone	   fever}. It occurs in India, Egypt, the West Indies, etc., is	   of short duration, and rarely fatal.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This disease, when it first appeared in the British	         West India Islands, was called the dandy fever, from	         the stiffness and constraint which it grave to the	         limbs and body. The Spaniards of the neighboring	         islands mistook the term for their word dengue,	         denoting prudery, which might also well express	         stiffness, and hence the term dengue became, as last,	         the name of the disease. --Tully.	         [1913 Webster]
Deniable \De*ni"a*ble\, a. [See {Deny}.]	   Capable of being, or liable to be, denied.	   [1913 Webster]
Denial \De*ni"al\, n. [See {Deny}.]	   1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation;	      -- the contrary of {affirmation}.	      [1913 Webster]	            You ought to converse with so much sincerity that	            your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A refusal to admit the truth of a statement, charge,	      imputation, etc.; assertion of the untruth of a thing	      stated or maintained; a contradiction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A refusal to grant; rejection of a request.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commissioners, . . . to obtain from the king's	            subjects as much as they would willingly give, . . .	            had not to complain of many peremptory denials.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A refusal to acknowledge; disclaimer of connection with;	      disavowal; -- the contrary of confession; as, the denial	      of a fault charged on one; a denial of God.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Denial of one's self}, a declining of some gratification;	      restraint of one's appetites or propensities; self-denial.	      [1913 Webster]
Deniance \De*ni"ance\, n.	   Denial. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Denier \De*ni"er\, n.	   One who denies; as, a denier of a fact, or of the faith, or	   of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]	Denier \De*nier"\, n. [F. denier, fr. L. denarius a Roman silver	   coin orig. equiv. to ten asses, later, a copper, fr. deni ten	   by ten, fr. the root of decem ten; akin to E. ten. See {Ten},	   and cf. {Denary}, {Dinar}.]	   A small copper coin of insignificant value.	   [1913 Webster]	         My dukedom to a beggarly denier.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Denigrate \Den"i*grate\, v. t. [L. denigrare; de- + nigrare to	   blacken, niger black.]	   1. To blacken thoroughly; to make very black. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To blacken or sully; to defame. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To denigrate the memory of Voltaire.  --Morley.	      [1913 Webster]
denigrating \denigrating\ adj.	   harmful and often untrue; tending to discredit or malign; --	   used of statements.	   Syn: calumniatory, calumnious, defamatory, denigrative,	        libellous, libelous, slanderous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Denigration \Den`i*gra"tion\, n. [L. denigratio.]	   1. The act of making black. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A blackening; defamation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vigorous denigration of science.  --Morley.	      [1913 Webster]
Denigrator \Den"i*gra`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, blackens.	   [1913 Webster]
denigratory \denigratory\, a.	   same as {denigrating}.	   [PJC]
Denim \Den"im\ (d[e^]n"[i^]m), n. [Of uncertain origin.]	   A coarse cotton drilling used for overalls, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Denitration \Den`i*tra"tion\, n. [Pref. de- + nitrate.]	   A disengaging, or removal, of nitric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Denitrification \De*ni`tri*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or process of freeing from nitrogen; also, the	   condition resulting from the removal of nitrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Denitrify \De*ni"tri*fy\, v. t. [Pref. de- + nitrogen + -fy.]	   To deprive of, or free from, nitrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Denization \Den`i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of making one a denizen or adopted citizen;	   naturalization. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Denize \De*nize"\ (d[-e]*n[imac]z"), v. t.	   To make a denizen; to confer the rights of citizenship upon;	   to naturalize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There was a private act made for denizing the children	         of Richard Hills.                        --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Denizen \Den"i*zen\ (d[e^]n"[i^]*z'n), n. [OF. denzein,	   deinzein, prop., one living (a city or country); opposed to	   forain foreign, and fr. denz within, F. dans, fr. L. de	   intus, prop., from within, intus being from in in. See {In},	   and cf. {Foreign}.]	   1. A dweller; an inhabitant. "Denizens of air." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Denizens of their own free, independent state. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is admitted by favor to all or a part of the	      rights of citizenship, where he did not possess them by	      birth; an adopted or naturalized citizen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One admitted to residence in a foreign country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye gods,	            Natives, or denizens, of blest abodes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Denizen \Den"i*zen\, v. t.	   1. To constitute (one) a denizen; to admit to residence, with	      certain rights and privileges.	      [1913 Webster]	            As soon as denizened, they domineer.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide with denizens; to populate with adopted or	      naturalized occupants.	      [1913 Webster]	            There [islets] were at once denizened by various	            weeds.                                --J. D.	                                                  Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Denizenation \Den`i*zen*a"tion\, n.	   Denization; denizening. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Denizenize \Den"i*zen*ize\, v. t.	   To constitute (one) a denizen; to denizen. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Denizenship \Den"i*zen*ship\, n.	   State of being a denizen.	   [1913 Webster]
Denmark satin \Den"mark sat"in\	   See under {Satin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dennet \Den"net\, n.	   A light, open, two-wheeled carriage for one horse; a kind of	   gig. ("The term and vehicle common about 1825." --Latham.)	   [1913 Webster]
Denominable \De*nom"i*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being denominated or named. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Denominate \De*nom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denominated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Denominating}.] [L. denominatus, p. p. of	   denominare to name; de- + nominare to call by name. See	   {Nominate}.]	   To give a name to; to characterize by an epithet; to entitle;	   to name; to designate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Passions commonly denominating selfish.  --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]	Denominate \De*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. denominatus, p. p.]	   Having a specific name or denomination; specified in the	   concrete as opposed to abstract; thus, 7 feet is a denominate	   quantity, while 7 is mere abstract quantity or number. See	   {Compound number}, under {Compound}.	   [1913 Webster]
Denomination \De*nom`i*na"tion\, n. [L. denominatio metonymy:	   cf. F. d['e]nomination a naming.]	   1. The act of naming or designating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That by which anything is denominated or styled; an	      epithet; a name, designation, or title; especially, a	      general name indicating a class of like individuals; a	      category; as, the denomination of units, or of thousands,	      or of fourths, or of shillings, or of tons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those [qualities] which are classed under the	            denomination of sublime.              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A class, or society of individuals, called by the same	      name; a sect; as, a denomination of Christians.	   Syn: Name; appellation; title. See {Name}.	        [1913 Webster]
Denominational \De*nom`i*na"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a denomination, especially to a sect or	   society. "Denominational differences." --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]
Denominationalism \De*nom`i*na"tion*al*ism\, n.	   A denominational or class spirit or policy; devotion to the	   interests of a sect or denomination.	   [1913 Webster]
Denominationalist \De*nom`i*na"tion*al*ist\, n.	   One imbued with a denominational spirit. --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Denominationally \De*nom`i*na"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a denominational manner; by denomination or sect.	   [1913 Webster]
Denominative \De*nom`i*na"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]nominatif.]	   1. Conferring a denomination or name.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Connotative; as, a denominative name.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Possessing, or capable of possessing, a distinct	      denomination or designation; denominable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The least denominative part of time is a minute.	                                                  --Cocker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Derived from a substantive or an adjective; as, a	      denominative verb.	      [1913 Webster]	Denominative \De*nom`i*na"tive\, n.	   A denominative name or term; denominative verb. --Jer.	   Taylor. Harkness.	   [1913 Webster]
Denominatively \De*nom`i*na"tive*ly\, adv.	   By denomination.	   [1913 Webster]
Denominator \De*nom"i*na`tor\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]nominateur.]	   1. One who, or that which, gives a name; origin or source of	      a name.	      [1913 Webster]	            This opinion that Aram . . . was the father and	            denomination of the Syrians in general. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arith.) That number placed below the line in common	      fractions which shows into how many parts the integer or	      unit is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thus, in 3/5, 5 is the denominator, showing that the	         integer is divided into five parts; and the numerator,	         3, shows how many parts are taken.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Alg.) That part of any expression under a fractional form	      which is situated below the horizontal line signifying	      division.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, the denominator is not necessarily a	         number, but may be any expression, either positive or	         negative, real or imaginary. --Davies & Peck (Math.	         Dict.)	         [1913 Webster]	   {common denominator} a number which can divide either of two	      or more other numbers without leaving a remainder in any	      of the divisions; as, 2 and 4 are common denominators of	      12 and 28..	   {greatest common denominator} the largest {common	      denominator} of two or more numbers; as, 9 is the greatest	      common denominator of 18 and 27..	      [PJC]
Denotable \De*not"a*ble\, a. [From {Denote}.]	   Capable of being denoted or marked. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
denotatum \denotatum\ n.	   the actual object referred to by a linguistic expression.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Denotate \De*no"tate\, v. t. [L. denotatus, p. p. of denotare.]	   To mark off; to denote. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         These terms denotate a longer time.      --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	         What things should be denotated and signified by the	         color.                                   --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Denotation \De`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. denotatio: cf. F.	   d['e]notation.]	   The marking off or separation of anything. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Denotative \De*not"a*tive\, a.	   Having power to denote; designating or marking off.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proper names are pre["e]minently denotative; telling us	         that such as object has such a term to denote it, but	         telling us nothing as to any single attribute.	                                                  --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Denote \De*note"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denoted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Denoting}.] [L. denotare; de- + notare to mark, nota	   mark, sign, note: cf. F. d['e]noter. See {Note}.]	   1. To mark out plainly; to signify by a visible sign; to	      serve as the sign or name of; to indicate; to point out;	      as, the hands of the clock denote the hour.	      [1913 Webster]	            The better to denote her to the doctor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be the sign of; to betoken; to signify; to mean.	      [1913 Webster]	            A general expression to denote wickedness of every	            sort.                                 --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]
Denotement \De*note"ment\, n.	   Sign; indication. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A word found in some editions of Shakespeare.	         [1913 Webster]
Denotive \De*not"ive\, a.	   Serving to denote.	   [1913 Webster]
D'enouement \D['e]`noue`ment"\, n. [F. d['e]nouement, fr.	   d['e]nouer to untie; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + nouer to tie,	   fr. L. nodus knot, perh. for gnodus and akin to E. knot.]	   1. The unraveling or discovery of a plot; the catastrophe,	      especially of a drama or a romance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The solution of a mystery; issue; outcome.	      [1913 Webster]
Denounce \De*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denounced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Denouncing}.] [F. d['e]noncer, OF. denoncier, fr. L.	   denuntiare, denunciare; de- + nunciare, nuntiare, to	   announce, report, nuntius a messenger, message. See {Nuncio},	   and cf. {Denunciate}.]	   1. To make known in a solemn or official manner; to declare;	      to proclaim (especially an evil). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Denouncing wrath to come.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely	            perish.                               --Deut. xxx.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proclaim in a threatening manner; to threaten by some	      outward sign or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            His look denounced desperate.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To point out as deserving of reprehension or punishment,	      etc.; to accuse in a threatening manner; to invoke censure	      upon; to stigmatize.	      [1913 Webster]	            Denounced for a heretic.              --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            To denounce the immoralities of Julius C[ae]sar.	                                                  --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Denouncement \De*nounce"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. denoncement.]	   Solemn, official, or menacing announcement; denunciation.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         False is the reply of Cain, upon the denouncement of	         his curse.                               --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Denouncer \De*noun"cer\n.	   One who denounces, or declares, as a menace.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here comes the sad denouncer of my fate. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dense \Dense\, a. [L. densus; akin to Gr. ? thick with hair or	   leaves: cf. F. dense.]	   1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together;	      close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small	      space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a	      dense fog.	      [1913 Webster]	            All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            To replace the cloudy barrier dense.  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.	      [1913 Webster]
Densely \Dense"ly\, adv.	   In a dense, compact manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Denseness \Dense"ness\, n.	   The quality of being dense; density.	   [1913 Webster]
densification \densification\ n.	   an increase in the density of something.	   Syn: compaction, compression, concretion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Densimeter \Den*sim"e*ter\, n. [L. densus dense + -meter: cf. F.	   densim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity or	   density of a substance.	   [1913 Webster]
densitometer \densitometer\ n.	   1. an instrument for determining optical or photographic	      density. A variety capable of measuring optical density of	      a sample at a number of different wavelengths, is called a	      {spectrophotometer}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {densimeter}.	      [PJC]
densitometry \densitometry\ n.	   measuring the optical density of a substance by shining light	   through it and measuring the intensity of the transmitted	   light.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Density \Den"si*ty\ (d[e^]n"s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. densitas; cf.	   F. densit['e].]	   1. The quality of being dense, close, or thick; compactness;	      -- opposed to {rarity}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The ratio of mass, or quantity of matter, to	      bulk or volume, esp. as compared with the mass and volume	      of a portion of some substance used as a standard.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: For gases the standard substance is hydrogen, at a	         temperature of 0[deg] Centigrade and a pressure of 760	         millimeters. For liquids and solids the standard is	         water at a temperature of 4[deg] Centigrade. The	         density of solids and liquids is usually called	         specific gravity, and the same is true of gases when	         referred to air as a standard.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Photog.) Depth of shade. --Abney.	      [1913 Webster]
Dent \Dent\ (d[e^]nt), n. [A variant of {Dint}.]	   1. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.] "That dent of thunder."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slight depression, or small notch or hollow, made by a	      blow or by pressure; an indentation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A blow that would have made a dent in a pound of	            butter.                               --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Dent \Dent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dented}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Denting}.]	   To make a dent upon; to indent.	   [1913 Webster]	         The houses dented with bullets.          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Dent \Dent\, n. [F., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth. See {Tooth}.]	   (Mach.)	   A tooth, as of a card, a gear wheel, etc. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
dental \den"tal\ (d[e^]n"tal), a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf.	   F. dental. See {Tooth}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the teeth or to dentistry; as, dental	      surgery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Formed by the aid of the teeth; -- said of certain	      articulations and the letters representing them; as, d and	      t are dental letters.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dental formula} (Zool.), a brief notation used by zoologists	      to denote the number and kind of teeth of a mammal.	   {Dental surgeon}, a dentist.	      [1913 Webster]
Dental \Den"tal\, n. [Cf. F. dentale. See {Dental}, a.]	   1. An articulation or letter formed by the aid of the teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A marine mollusk of the genus {Dentalium}, with a	      curved conical shell resembling a tooth. See {Dentalium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dentalism \Den"tal*ism\ (d[e^]n"tal*[i^]z'm), n.	   The quality of being formed by the aid of the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentalium \Den*ta"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis, tooth.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of marine mollusks belonging to the Scaphopoda,	   having a tubular conical shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentaria \Dentaria\ n.	   a genus usually included in genus {Cardamine}; in some	   classifications considered a separate genus.	   Syn: genus {Dentaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dentary \Den"ta*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or bearing, teeth. -- n. The distal bone of	   the lower jaw in many animals, which may or may not bear	   teeth. Dentate
Dentate \Den"tate\ (d[e^]n"t[asl]t), Dentated \Den"ta*ted\	   (d[e^]n"t[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. dentatus, fr. dens, dentis,	   tooth.]	   1. (Bot.) Toothed; especially, with the teeth projecting	      straight out, not pointed either forward or backward; as,	      a dentate leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having teeth or toothlike points. See Illust. of	      {Antenn[ae]}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dentate-ciliate \Den"tate-cil"i*ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the margin dentate and also ciliate or fringed with	   hairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentately \Den"tate*ly\, adv.	   In a dentate or toothed manner; as, dentately ciliated, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentate-sinuate \Den"tate-sin"u*ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a form intermediate between dentate and sinuate.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentation \Den*ta"tion\, n.	   Formation of teeth; toothed form. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How did it [a bill] get its barb, its dentation?	                                                  --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dented \Dent"ed\, a. [From {Dent}, v. t.]	   Indented; impressed with little hollows.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentel \Dent"el\, n.	   Same as {Dentil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentelle \Den*telle"\, n. [F.] (Bookbinding)	   An ornamental tooling like lace. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentelli \Den*tel"li\, n. pl. [It., sing. dentello, prop.,	   little tooth, dim. of dente tooth, L. dens, dentis. Cf.	   {Dentil}.]	   Modillions. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentex \Den"tex\, n. [NL., cf. L. dentix a sort of sea fish.]	   (Zool.)	   An edible European marine fish ({Sparus dentex}, or {Dentex	   vulgaris}) of the family {Percid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Denticete \Den`ti*ce"te\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. dens, dentis,	   tooth + cetus, pl. cete, whale, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   The division of Cetacea in which the teeth are developed,	   including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Denticle \Den"ti*cle\, n. [L. denticulus a little tooth, dim. of	   dens, dentis, tooth. See {Dental}, and cf. {Dentelli}.]	   A small tooth or projecting point. Denticulate
Denticulate \Den*tic"u*late\, Denticulated \Den*tic"u*la`ted\,	   a. [L. denticulatus, fr. denticulus. See {Denticle}.]	   Furnished with denticles; notched into little toothlike	   projections; as, a denticulate leaf of calyx. --	   {Den*tic"u*late*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Denticulation \Den*tic`u*la"tion\, n.	   1. The state of being set with small notches or teeth.	      --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) A diminutive tooth; a denticle.	      [1913 Webster]
Dentiferous \Den*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth +	   -ferous.]	   Bearing teeth; dentigerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentiform \Den"ti*form\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -form: cf.	   F. dentiforme.]	   Having the form of a tooth or of teeth; tooth-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentifrice \Den"ti*frice\, n. [L. dentifricium; dens, dentis,	   tooth + fricare to rub: cf. F. dentifrice. See {Tooth}, and	   {Friction}.]	   A powder or other substance to be used in cleaning the teeth;	   tooth powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentigerous \Den*tig"er*ous\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth +	   -gerous.]	   Bearing teeth or toothlike structures.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentil \Den"til\, n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. Cf.	   {Dentelli}, {Denticle}, {Dentile}.] (Arch.)	   A small square block or projection in cornices, a number of	   which are ranged in an ornamental band; -- used particularly	   in the Ionic, Corinthian, and Composite orders.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentilabial \Den`ti*la"bi*al\, a.	   Formed by the teeth and the lips, or representing a sound so	   formed. -- n. A dentilabial sound or letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentilated \Den"ti*la`ted\, a.	   Toothed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentilation \Den`ti*la"tion\, n.	   Dentition.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentilave \Den"ti*lave\, n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + lavare to	   wash.]	   A wash for cleaning the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentile \Den"tile\, n. [LL. dentillus, for L. denticulus. See	   {Dentil}.] (Zool.)	   A small tooth, like that of a saw.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentilingual \Den`ti*lin"gual\, a. [L. dens tooth + E. lingual.]	   Produced by applying the tongue to the teeth or to the gums;	   or representing a sound so formed. -- n. A dentilingual sound	   or letter.	   [1913 Webster]	         The letters of this fourth, dentilingual or	         linguidental, class, viz., d, t, s, z, l, r. --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentiloquist \Den*til"o*quist\, n.	   One who speaks through the teeth, that is, with the teeth	   closed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentiloquy \Den*til"o*quy\, n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + loqui	   to speak.]	   The habit or practice of speaking through the teeth, or with	   them closed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentinal \Den"ti*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to dentine.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentine \Den"tine\ (d[e^]n"t[i^]n), n. [Cf. F. dentine.] (Anat.)	   The dense calcified substance of which teeth are largely	   composed. It contains less animal matter than bone, and in	   the teeth of man is situated beneath the enamel.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentiphone \Den"ti*phone\ (d[e^]n"t[i^]*f[=o]n), n. [L. dens,	   dentis, tooth + Gr. fwnh` sound.]	   An instrument which, placed against the teeth, conveys sound	   to the auditory nerve; an audiphone. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentiroster \Den`ti*ros"ter\, n.; pl. {Dentirostres}. [NL., fr.	   L. dens, dentis, tooth + rostrum bill, beak: cf. F.	   dentirostre.] (Zool.)	   A dentirostral bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentirostral \Den`ti*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a toothed bill; -- applied to a group of passerine	   birds, having the bill notched, and feeding chiefly on	   insects, as the shrikes and vireos. See Illust. (N) under	   {Beak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentirostrate \Den`ti*ros"trate\, a.	   Dentirostral.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentiscalp \Den"ti*scalp\, n. [L. dens tooth + scalpere to	   scrape.]	   An instrument for scraping the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentist \Den"tist\, n. [From L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F.	   dentiste. See {Tooth}.]	   One whose business it is to clean, extract, or repair natural	   teeth, and to make and insert artificial ones; a dental	   surgeon. Dentistic
Dentistic \Den*tis"tic\, Dentistical \Den*tis"ti*cal\, a.	   Pertaining to dentistry or to dentists. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dentistry \Den"tist*ry\, n.	   The art or profession of a dentist; dental surgery.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentition \Den*ti"tion\, n. [L. dentitio, fr. dentire to cut	   teeth, fr. dens, dentis, tooth. See {Dentist}.]	   1. The development and cutting of teeth; teething.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The system of teeth peculiar to an animal.	      [1913 Webster]
Dentize \Den"tize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dentized}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Dentizing}.] [L. dens, dentis, tooth.]	   To breed or cut new teeth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The old countess . . . did dentize twice or thrice.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentoid \Den"toid\, a. [L. dens, dentis, tooth + -oid.]	   Shaped like a tooth; tooth-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Dentolingual \Den`to*lin"gual\, a.	   Dentilingual.	   [1913 Webster]
Denture \Den"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. dens, dentis, tooth: cf. F.	   denture, OF. denteure.] (Dentistry)	   An artificial tooth, block, or set of teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Denudate \De*nud"ate\, v. t. [L. denudatus, p. p. of denudare.	   See {Denude}.]	   To denude. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Denudation \Den`u*da"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. denudatio: cf. F.	   d['e]nudation.]	   1. The act of stripping off covering, or removing the	      surface; a making bare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The laying bare of rocks by the washing away of	      the overlying earth, etc.; or the excavation and removal	      of them by the action of running water.	      [1913 Webster]
Denude \De*nude"\, v. t. [L. denudare; de- + nudare to make	   naked or bare, nudus naked. See {Nude}.]	   To divest of all covering; to make bare or naked; to strip;	   to divest; as, to denude one of clothing, or lands; the	   hurricane denuded the trees.	   [1913 Webster]
denumerable \denumerable\ adj.	   that can be counted.	   Syn: countable, enumerable, numerable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Denunciate \De*nun"ci*ate\, v. t. [L. denuntiatus, denunciatus,	   p. p. of denuntiare, -ciare. See {Denounce}.]	   To denounce; to condemn publicly or solemnly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To denunciate this new work.             --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Denunciation \De*nun`ci*a"tion\, n. [L. denuntiatio, -ciatio.]	   1. Proclamation; announcement; a publishing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Public . . . denunciation of banns before marriage.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of denouncing; public menace or accusation; the	      act of inveighing against, stigmatizing, or publicly	      arraigning; arraignment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That by which anything is denounced; threat of evil;	      public menace or accusation; arraignment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uttering bold denunciations of ecclesiastical error.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
Denunciative \De*nun"ci*a*tive\, a. [L. denuntiativus,	   -ciativus, monitory.]	   Same as {Denunciatory}. --Farrar.	   [1913 Webster]
Denunciator \De*nun"ci*a`tor\, n. [L. denuntiator, -ciator, a	   police officer.]	   One who denounces, publishes, or proclaims, especially	   intended or coming evil; one who threatens or accuses.	   [1913 Webster]
Denunciatory \De*nun"ci*a*to*ry\, a.	   Characterized by or containing a denunciation; minatory;	   accusing; threatening; as, severe and denunciatory language.	   [1913 Webster]
Denutrition \De`nu*tri"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The opposition of nutrition; the failure of nutrition causing	   the breaking down of tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Deny \De*ny"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Denying}.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F.	   d['e]nier, fr. L. denegare; de- + negare to say no, deny. See	   {Negation}.]	   1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; --	      opposed to affirm, allow, or admit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: We deny what another says, or we deny the truth of an	         assertion, the force of it, or the assertion itself.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To refuse (to do something or to accept something); to	      reject; to decline; to renounce. [Obs.] "If you deny to	      dance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To refuse to grant; to withhold; to refuse to gratify or	      yield to; as, to deny a request.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who finds not Providence all good and wise,	            Alike in what it gives, and what denies? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            To some men, it is more agreeable to deny a vicious	            inclination, than to gratify it.      --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To disclaim connection with, responsibility for, and the	      like; to refuse to acknowledge; to disown; to abjure; to	      disavow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The falsehood of denying his opinion. --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou thrice denied, yet thrice beloved. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To deny one's self}, to decline the gratification of	      appetites or desires; to practice self-denial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him deny himself, and take up his cross. --Matt.	                                                  xvi. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	Deny \De*ny"\, v. i.	   To answer in ??? negative; to declare an assertion not to be	   true.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was	         afraid.                                  --Gen. xviii.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]
Denyingly \De*ny"ing*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of one denies a request. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Deobstruct \De`ob*struct"\, v. t.	   To remove obstructions or impediments in; to clear from	   anything that hinders the passage of fluids; as, to	   deobstruct the pores or lacteals. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Deobstruent \De*ob"stru*ent\, a. (Med.)	   Removing obstructions; having power to clear or open the	   natural ducts of the fluids and secretions of the body;	   aperient. -- n. (Med.) A medicine which removes obstructions;	   an aperient.	   [1913 Webster]
Deodand \De"o*dand`\, n. [LL. deodandum, fr. L. Deo dandum to be	   given to God.] (Old Eng. Law)	   A personal chattel which had caused the death of a person,	   and for that reason was given to God, that is, forfeited to	   the crown, to be applied to pious uses, and distributed in	   alms by the high almoner. Thus, if a cart ran over a man and	   killed him, it was forfeited as a deodand.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Deodands are unknown in American law, and in 1846 were	         abolished in England.	         [1913 Webster]
Deodar \De`o*dar"\, n. [Native name, fr. Skr. d[=e]vad[=a]ru,	   prop., timber of the gods.] (Bot.)	   A kind of cedar ({Cedrus Deodara}), growing in India, highly	   valued for its size and beauty as well as for its timber, and	   also grown in England as an ornamental tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Deodate \De"o*date`\, n. [L. Deo to God (Deus God) + datum thing	   given.]	   A gift or offering to God. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherein that blessed widow's deodate was laid up.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Deodorant \De*o"dor*ant\, n.	   A deodorizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deodorization \De*o`dor*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of depriving of odor, especially of offensive odors	   resulting from impurities.	   [1913 Webster]
Deodorize \De*o"dor*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of odor, especially of such as results from	   impurities.	   [1913 Webster]
Deodorizer \De*o"dor*i`zer\, n.	   He who, or that which, deodorizes; esp., an agent that	   destroys offensive odors.	   [1913 Webster]
Deonerate \De*on"er*ate\, v. t. [L. deoneratus, p. p. of	   deonerare. See {Onerate}.]	   To unload; to disburden. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Deontological \De*on`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to deontology.	   [1913 Webster]
Deontologist \De`on*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in deontology.	   [1913 Webster]
Deontology \De`on*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? gen. ?, necessity,	   obligation (p. neut. of ? it is necessary) + -logy.]	   The science which relates to duty or moral obligation. --J.	   Bentham.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoperculate \De`o*per"cu*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the lid removed; -- said of the capsules of mosses.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoppilate \De*op"pi*late\, v. t.	   To free from obstructions; to clear a passage through. [Obs.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoppilation \De*op`pi*la"tion\, n.	   Removal of whatever stops up the passages. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoppilative \De*op"pi*la*tive\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Deobstruent; aperient. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Deordination \De*or`di*na"tion\, n. [LL. deordinatio depraved	   morality.]	   Disorder; dissoluteness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Excess of riot and deordination.         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Deosculate \De*os"cu*late\, v. t. [L. deosculatus, p. p. of	   deosculari. See {Osculate}.]	   To kiss warmly. [Obs.] -- {De*os`cu*la"tion}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxidate \De*ox"i*date\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To deoxidize.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxidation \De*ox`i*da"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or process of reducing from the state of an oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxidization \De*ox`i*di*za"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   Deoxidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxidize \De*ox"i*dize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To deprive of oxygen; to reduce from the state of an oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxidizer \De*ox"i*di`zer\, n. (Chem.)	   That which removes oxygen; hence, a reducing agent; as,	   nascent hydrogen is a deoxidizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxygenate \De*ox"y*gen*ate\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To deoxidize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxygenation \De*ox`y*gen*a"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or operation of depriving of oxygen.	   [1913 Webster]
Deoxygenize \De*ox"y*gen*ize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To deoxidize.	   [1913 Webster]
deoxyribonucleic acid \deoxyribonucleic acid\ n.	   a nucleic acid, usually of very high molecular weight,	   consisting of a linear sequence of monomer units of	   deoxyribonucleotides, occurring in most organisms in pairs of	   strands, wound together in the form of a double helix; it is	   the main component of chromosomes and contains the genetic	   information which is the basis of heredity, transmitted from	   parent to progeny, and found in all living organisms except	   for certain viruses which have RNA as their basic genetic	   material; -- usually referred to by the acronym {DNA}.	   Syn: DNA, desoxyribonucleic acid.	        [PJC]	   Note: The monomer units making up the DNA each contain one of	         four heterocyclic bases: thymine, adenine, cytosine, or	         guanine. The genetic information is contained in the	         precise sequence of these monomer units, which	         ultimately specify the sequence of proteins to be made	         by the organism's biosynthetic processes, mediated	         through the synthesis of RNA having a base sequence	         corresponding to that of the DNA. The DNA sequence also	         specifies the sequence of the various RNA molecules the	         RNA base sequence being a copy of that on one of the	         DNA strands. Most of the RNA synthesized is involved in	         protein synthesis. In the double-helical form of DNA,	         the thymine on one strand is paired with the adenine on	         the opposite strand, and cytosine of one strand is	         paired with guanine on the opposite strand. There is in	         DNA also certain controlling information concerning the	         timing and amount of RNA to be made, encoded within the	         sequence of the DNA in ways that are still being	         elucidated.	         When this structure is replicated in the course of cell	         multiplication, two identical double-helical molecules	         are formed, each containing one strand from the	         original molecule. Each resulting molecule is	         distributred to either the parent or progeny organism,	         and this is the basic mechanism for transmission of	         hereditary information. In RNA-based viruses, or those	         having single strands of DNA (as certain viruses), the	         genetic information transmission occurs through a	         double-stranded intermediate by a similar mechanism.	         In some organisms slight modifications of the bases of	         DNA are found, such as methylcytosine or, in some	         viruses, uracil or hydroxymethyluracil; these unusual	         bases act analogously to the normal bases in their	         genetic coding function. A small percentage of	         methylcytosine is found in many organisms, and it	         serves in some cases as a special signal, as for	         restriction enzymes.	         [PJC]
deoxyribonucleotide \deoxyribonucleotide\ n.	   an organic molecule consisting of a hereocyclic base attached	   to the 1-carbon of a deoxyribose ring, with a phosphate group	   esterified at the 5 position of the deoxyribose.	   Deoxyribonuceotides are the monomer units which make up	   {deoxyribonucleic acid}, the molecule carrying the hereditary	   information in most organisms. The most common forms of	   deoxyribonuceotide are {thymidine-5'-phosphate} (abbreviated	   {TMP}), {deoxyadenosine-5'-phosphate} (abbreviated {dAMP}),	   {deoxyguanosine-5'-phosphate} (abbreviated {dGMP}), and	   {deoxycytidine-5'-phosphate} (abbreviated {dCMP}).	   [PJC]
deoxyribose \deoxyribose\ n.	   a pentose ({C5H10O4}) in which one of the hydroxyl groups of	   ribose has been replaced by a hydrogen. In deoxyribonucleic	   acids, the deoxyribose is {D-2-deoxyribose}, in which the	   hydroxyl at the 2 position of ribose is the one which is	   replaced by hydrogen.	   [PJC]
deoxyribosenucleic acid \deoxyribosenucleic acid\ n.	   same as {deoxyribonucleic acid}. [Rare]	   [PJC]
Depaint \De*paint"\, p. p. [F. d['e]peint, p. p. of d['e]peindre	   to paint, fr. L. depingere. See {Depict}, p. p.]	   Painted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Depaint \De*paint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depainted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depainting}.]	   1. To paint; to picture; hence, to describe; to delineate in	      words; to depict. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And do unwilling worship to the saint	            That on his shield depainted he did see. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            In few words shall see the nature of many memorable	            persons . . . depainted.              --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with, or as with, color; to color.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silver drops her vermeil cheeks depaint. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
Depainter \De*paint"er\n.	   One who depaints. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Depardieux \De*par"dieux`\, interj. [OF., a corruption of de	   part Dieu, lit., on the part of God.]	   In God's name; certainly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Depart \De*part"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Departed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Departing}.] [OE. departen to divide, part, depart, F.	   d['e]partir to divide, distribute, se d['e]partir to separate	   one's self, depart; pref. d['e]- (L. de) + partir to part,	   depart, fr. L. partire, partiri, to divide, fr. pars part.	   See {Part}.]	   1. To part; to divide; to separate. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go forth or away; to quit, leave, or separate, as from	      a place or a person; to withdraw; -- opposed to arrive; --	      often with from before the place, person, or thing left,	      and for or to before the destination.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will depart to mine own land.       --Num. x. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere thou from hence depart.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He which hath no stomach to this fight,	            Let him depart.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To forsake; to abandon; to desist or deviate (from); not	      to adhere to; -- with from; as, we can not depart from our	      rules; to depart from a title or defense in legal	      pleading.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the plan of the convention be found to depart	            from republican principles.           --Madison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass away; to perish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glory is departed from Israel.    --1 Sam. iv.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To quit this world; to die.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace.	                                                  --Luke ii. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To depart with}, to resign; to part with. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Depart \De*part"\, v. t.	   1. To part thoroughly; to dispart; to divide; to separate.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till death departed them, this life they lead.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide in order to share; to apportion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And here is gold, and that full great plentee,	            That shall departed been among us three. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To leave; to depart from. "He departed this life."	      --Addison. "Ere I depart his house." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Depart \De*part"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]part, fr. d['e]partir.]	   1. Division; separation, as of compound substances into their	      ingredients. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The chymists have a liquor called water of depart.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A going away; departure; hence, death. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At my depart for France.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your loss and his depart.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Departable \De*part"a*ble\, a.	   Divisible. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
departed \departed\ n. sing. & pl.	   someone who is no longer alive; as, let us pray for the	   departed.	   Syn: dead person, dead soul, deceased person, deceased,	        decedent.	        [WordNet 1.5]	departed \departed\ adj.	   1. past; -- used of time; as, departed summers.	   Syn: bygone, bypast, foregone, gone.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. dead; as, our dear departed parents. [euphemistic]	   Syn: asleep(predicate), at peace(predicate), at	        rest(predicate), cold, deceased, gone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
departing \departing\ adj.	   leaving a starting or stopping point on a journey; as,	   Departing flights were delayed by the snowstorm. Opposite of	   {arriving}. [prenominal]	   Syn: outbound, outward, outward-bound.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Departer \De*part"er\, n.	   1. One who refines metals by separation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who departs.	      [1913 Webster]
Department \De*part"ment\, n. [F. d['e]partement, fr.	   d['e]partir. See {Depart}, v. i.]	   1. Act of departing; departure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sudden departments from one extreme to another.	                                                  --Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part, portion, or subdivision.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A distinct course of life, action, study, or the like;	      appointed sphere or walk; province.	      [1913 Webster]	            Superior to Pope in Pope's own peculiar department	            of literature.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Subdivision of business or official duty; especially, one	      of the principal divisions of executive government; as,	      the treasury department; the war department; also, in a	      university, one of the divisions of instruction; as, the	      medical department; the department of physics.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A territorial division; a district; esp., in France, one	      of the districts composed of several arrondissements into	      which the country is divided for governmental purposes;	      as, the Department of the Loire.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A military subdivision of a country; as, the Department of	      the Potomac.	      [1913 Webster]
Departmental \De`part*men"tal\, a.	   Pertaining to a department or division. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Department store \De*part"ment store\	   A store keeping a great variety of goods which are arranged	   in several departments.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Departure \De*par"ture\ (?; 135), n. [From {Depart}.]	   1. Division; separation; putting away. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No other remedy . . . but absolute departure.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Separation or removal from a place; the act or process of	      departing or going away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Departure from this happy place.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Removal from the present life; death; decease.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time of my departure is at hand.  --2 Tim. iv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            His timely departure . . . barred him from the	            knowledge of his son's miseries.      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Deviation or abandonment, as from or of a rule or course	      of action, a plan, or a purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any departure from a national standard. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) The desertion by a party to any pleading of the	      ground taken by him in his last antecedent pleading, and	      the adoption of another. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Nav. & Surv.) The distance due east or west which a	      person or ship passes over in going along an oblique line.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Since the meridians sensibly converge, the departure in	         navigation is not measured from the beginning nor from	         the end of the ship's course, but is regarded as the	         total easting or westing made by the ship or person as	         he travels over the course.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To take a departure} (Nav. & Surv.), to ascertain, usually	      by taking bearings from a landmark, the position of a	      vessel at the beginning of a voyage as a point from which	      to begin her dead reckoning; as, the ship took her	      departure from Sandy Hook.	   Syn: Death; demise; release. See {Death}.	        [1913 Webster]
Depascent \De*pas"cent\, a. [L. depascens, p. pr. of depascere;	   de- + pascere to feed.]	   Feeding. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Depasture \De*pas"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. & i.	   To pasture; to feed; to graze; also, to use for pasture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Cattle, to graze and departure in his grounds.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         A right to cut wood upon or departure land. --Washburn.	   [1913 Webster]
Depatriate \De*pa"tri*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. de- + patria one's	   country.]	   To withdraw, or cause to withdraw, from one's country; to	   banish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A subject born in any state	         May, if he please, depatriate.           --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Depauperate \De*pau"per*ate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Depauperated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depauperating}.] [LL.	   depauperatus, p. p. depauperare to impoverish; L. de- +	   pauperare to make poor, pauper poor.]	   To make poor; to impoverish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Liming does not depauperate; the ground will last long,	         and bear large grain.                    --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Humility of mind which depauperates the spirit. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Depauperate \De*pau"per*ate\, a. [L. depauperatus, p. p.] (Bot.)	   Falling short of the natural size, from being impoverished or	   starved. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Depauperize \De*pau"per*ize\, v. t.	   To free from paupers; to rescue from poverty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Depeach \De*peach"\, v. t. [L. d['e]p[^e]cher. See {Dispatch}.]	   To discharge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As soon as the party . . . before our justices shall be	         depeached.                               --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Depectible \De*pec"ti*ble\, a. [L. depectere to comb off; de- +	   pectere to comb.]	   Tough; thick; capable of extension. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some bodies are of a more depectible nature than oil.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Depeculation \De*pec`u*la"tion\, n. [L. depeculari, p. p.	   depeculatus, to rob. See {Peculate}.]	   A robbing or embezzlement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Depeculation of the public treasure.     --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Depeinct \De*peinct"\, v. t. [See {Depaint}.]	   To paint. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Depend \De*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Depended}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Depending}.] [F. d['e]pendre, fr. L. depend?re; de- +	   pend?re to hang. See {Pendant}.]	   1. To hang down; to be sustained by being fastened or	      attached to something above.	      [1913 Webster]	            And ever-living lamps depend in rows. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hang in suspense; to be pending; to be undetermined or	      undecided; as, a cause depending in court.	      [1913 Webster]	            You will not think it unnatural that those who have	            an object depending, which strongly engages their	            hopes and fears, should be somewhat inclined to	            superstition.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rely for support; to be conditioned or contingent; to	      be connected with anything, as a cause of existence, or as	      a necessary condition; -- followed by on or upon, formerly	      by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The truth of God's word dependeth not of the truth	            of the congregation.                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conclusion . . . that our happiness depends	            little on political institutions, and much on the	            temper and regulation of our own minds. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven forming each on other to depend. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To trust; to rest with confidence; to rely; to confide; to	      be certain; -- with on or upon; as, we depend on the word	      or assurance of our friends; we depend on the mail at the	      usual hour.	      [1913 Webster]	            But if you 're rough, and use him like a dog,	            Depend upon it -- he 'll remain incog. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To serve; to attend; to act as a dependent or retainer.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To impend. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
dependability \dependability\ n.	   the trait of being dependable or reliable.	   Syn: dependableness, reliability, reliableness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dependable \De*pend"a*ble\, a.	   Worthy of being depended on; trustworthy. "Dependable	   friendships." --Pope. Dependance	   Dependant
Dependant \De*pend"ant\, Dependance \De*pend"ance\, n.,
Dependancy \De*pend"an*cy\, n.	   See {Dependent}, {Dependence}, {Dependency}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The forms dependant, dependance, dependancy are from	         the French; the forms dependent, etc., are from the	         Latin. Some authorities give preference to the form	         dependant when the word is a noun, thus distinguishing	         it from the adjective, usually written dependent.	         [1913 Webster]
Dependence \De*pend"ence\, n. [LL. dependentia, fr. L.	   dependens. See {Dependent}, and cf. {Dependance}.]	   1. The act or state of depending; state of being dependent; a	      hanging down or from; suspension from a support.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being influenced and determined by something;	      subjection (as of an effect to its cause).	      [1913 Webster]	            The cause of effects, and the dependence of one	            thing upon another.                   --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mutual connection and support; concatenation; systematic	      inter-relation.	      [1913 Webster]	            So dark and so intricate of purpose, without any	            dependence or order.                  --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Subjection to the direction or disposal of another;	      inability to help or provide for one's self; a lack of	      independence or self-sufficiency.	   Syn: dependance, dependency.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              Reduced to a servile dependence on their mercy.	                                                  --Burke.	        [1913 Webster]	   5. A resting with confidence; reliance; trust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Affectionate dependence on the Creator is the	            spiritual life of the soul.           --T. Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That on which one depends or relies; as, he was her sole	      dependence.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which depends; anything dependent or suspended;	      anything attached a subordinate to, or contingent on,	      something else.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a large cluster of black grapes they show	            And make a large dependence from the bough.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A matter depending, or in suspense, and still to be	      determined; ground of controversy or quarrel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To go on now with my first dependence. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Dependency \De*pend"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Dependencies}.	   1. State of being dependent; dependence; state of being	      subordinate; subordination; concatenation; connection;	      reliance; trust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any long series of action, the parts of which have	            very much dependency each on the other. --Sir J.	                                                  Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	            So that they may acknowledge their dependency on the	            crown of England.                     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing hanging down; a dependence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is attached to something else as its	      consequence, subordinate, satellite, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            This earth and its dependencies.      --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Modes I call such complex ideas which . . . are	            considered as dependencies on or affections of	            substances.                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A territory remote from the kingdom or state to which it	      belongs, but subject to its dominion; a colony; as, Great	      Britain has its dependencies in Asia, Africa, and America.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dependence is more used in the abstract, and dependency	         in the concrete. The latter is usually restricted in	         meaning to 3 and 4.	         [1913 Webster]
Dependent \De*pend"ent\, a. [L. dependens, -entis, p. pr.	   dependere. See {Depend}, and cf. {Dependant}.]	   1. Hanging down; as, a dependent bough or leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relying on, or subject to, something else for support; not	      able to exist, or sustain itself, or to perform anything,	      without the will, power, or aid of something else; not	      self-sustaining; subordinate; -- often with on or upon;	      as, dependent on God; dependent upon friends. Opposite of	      {independent}. [Narrower terms: {interdependent,	      mutualist, mutually beneficial}; {parasitic, parasitical,	      leechlike, bloodsucking}; {subordinate}; {underage};	      {myrmecophilous}; {symbiotic}] Also See: {unfree}.	      [1913 Webster]	            England, long dependent and degraded, was again a	            power of the first rank.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. conditional; contingent or conditioned. Opposite of	      {unconditional}.	   Syn: qualified.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. addicted to drugs.	   Syn: addicted, dependent, drug-addicted, hooked, strung-out.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Dependent covenant} or {Dependent contract} (Law), one not	      binding until some connecting stipulation is performed.	   {Dependent variable} (Math.), a varying quantity whose	      changes are arbitrary, but are regarded as produced by	      changes in another variable, which is called the	      {independent variable}.	      [1913 Webster]	Dependent \De*pend"ent\, n.	   1. One who depends; one who is sustained by another, or who	      relies on another for financial support or favor; a	      hanger-on; a retainer; as, a numerous train of dependents.	      [1913 Webster]	            A host of dependents on the court, suborned to play	            their part as witnesses.              --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which depends; corollary; consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            With all its circumstances and dependents. --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the Note under {Dependant}.	         [1913 Webster]
Dependently \De*pend"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a dependent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Depender \De*pend"er\, n.	   One who depends; a dependent.	   [1913 Webster]
Dependingly \De*pend"ing*ly\, adv.	   As having dependence. --Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Depeople \De*peo"ple\, v. t.	   To depopulate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deperdit \De*per"dit\, n. [LL. deperditum, fr. L. deperditus, p.	   p. of deperdere; de- + perdere to lose, destroy.]	   That which is lost or destroyed. [R.] --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Deperditely \De*per"dite*ly\, adv.	   Hopelessly; despairingly; in the manner of one ruined; as,	   deperditely wicked. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Deperdition \Dep`er*di"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]perdition.]	   Loss; destruction. [Archaic] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Depertible \De*per"ti*ble\, a. [See {Depart}.]	   Divisible. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dephase \De*phase"\, v. t. (Elec.)	   To put out of phase, as two parts of a single alternating	   current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dephlegm \De*phlegm"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + phlegm water; cf. F.	   d['e]phlegmer, d['e]flegmer.] (O. Chem.)	   To rid of phlegm or water; to dephlegmate. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dephlegmate \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	   distillation; to clear of aqueous matter; to rectify; -- used	   of spirits and acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Dephlegmation \De`phleg*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]flegmation.]	   (Chem.)	   The operation of separating water from spirits and acids, by	   evaporation or repeated distillation; -- called also	   {concentration}, especially when acids are the subject of it.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dephlegmator \De*phleg"ma*tor\, n.	   An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by	   evaporation or distillation; the part of a distilling	   apparatus in which the separation of the vapors is effected.	   [1913 Webster]
Dephlegmatory \De*phleg"ma*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or producing, dephlegmation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dephlegmedness \De*phlegm"ed*ness\, n.	   A state of being freed from water. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dephlogisticcate \De`phlo*gis"tic*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Dephlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dephlogisticating}.]	   [Pref. de- + phlosticate: cf. F. d['e]phlogistiguer.] (O.	   Chem.)	   To deprive of phlogiston, or the supposed principle of	   inflammability. --Priestley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dephlogisticated air}, oxygen gas; -- so called by Dr.	      Priestly and others of his time. --	      {De`phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Dephosphorization \De*phos`phor*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of freeing from phosphorous.	   [1913 Webster]
Depict \De*pict"\ (d[-e]*p[i^]kt"), p. p. [L. depictus, p. p. of	   depingere to depict; de- + pingere to paint. See {Paint}, and	   cf. {Depaint}, p. p.]	   Depicted. --Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster]	Depict \De*pict"\ (d[-e]*p[i^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Depicted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Depicting}.]	   1. To form a colored likeness of; to represent by a picture;	      to paint; to portray.	      [1913 Webster]	            His arms are fairly depicted in his chamber.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent in words; to describe vividly.	      [1913 Webster]	            C[ae]sar's gout was then depicted in energetic	            language.                             --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
depicted \depicted\ adj.	   represented graphically by sketch or design or lines.	   Syn: pictured, portrayed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Depiction \De*pic"tion\, n. [L. depictio.]	   A painting or depicting; a representation.	   [1913 Webster]
Depicture \De*pic"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depictured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Depicturing}.]	   To make a picture of; to paint; to picture; to depict.	   [1913 Webster]	         Several persons were depictured in caricature.	                                                  --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Depilate \Dep"i*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depilated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depilating}.] [L. depilatus, p. p. of depilare to	   depilate; de- + pilare to put forth hairs, pilus hair.]	   To strip of hair; to husk. --Venner.	   [1913 Webster]
Depilation \Dep`i*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]pilation.]	   Act of pulling out or removing the hair; unhairing. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Depilatory \De*pil"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]pilatoire.]	   Having the quality or power of removing hair. -- n. An	   application used to take off hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Depilous \Dep"i*lous\, a. [Pref. de- + pilous: cf. L. depilis.]	   Hairless. --Sir t. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplanate \De*pla"nate\, a. [L. deplanetus, p. p. of deplanare	   to make level. See {Plane}, v. t.] (Bot.)	   Flattened; made level or even.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplant \De*plant"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + plan: cf. F.	   d['e]planter, L. deplantare to take off a twig. See {Plant},	   v. t.]	   To take up (plants); to transplant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deplantation \De`plan*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]plantation.]	   Act of taking up plants from beds.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplete \De*plete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depleted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depleting}.] [From L. deplere to empty out; de- +	   plere to fill. Forined like replete, complete. See {Fill},	   {Full}, a.]	   1. (Med.) To empty or unload, as the vessels of human system,	      by bloodletting or by medicine. --Copland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce by destroying or consuming the vital powers of;	      to exhaust, as a country of its strength or resources, a	      treasury of money, etc. --Saturday Review.	      [1913 Webster]
depleted \depleted\ adj.	   1. no longer sufficient; as, our funds are depleted.	   Syn: low.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having resources completely depleted.	   Syn: drained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Depletion \De*ple"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]pl['e]tion.]	   1. The act of depleting or emptying.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) the act or process of diminishing the quantity of	      fluid in the vessels by bloodletting or otherwise; also	      excessive evacuation, as in severe diarrhea.	      [1913 Webster]
Depletive \De*ple"tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]pl['e]tif.]	   Able or fitted to deplete. -- n. A substance used to deplete.	   [1913 Webster]
Depletory \De*ple"to*ry\, a.	   Serving to deplete.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplication \Dep`li*ca"tion\, n. [LL. deplicare to unfold; L.	   de- + plicare to fold.]	   An unfolding, untwisting, or unplaiting. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Deploitation \Dep`loi*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. {Exploitation},	   {Deploy}.]	   Same as Exploitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplorability \De*plor`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Deplorableness. --Stormonth.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplorable \De*plor"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]plorable.]	   Worthy of being deplored or lamented; lamentable; causing	   grief; hence, sad; calamitous; grievous; wretched; as, life's	   evils are deplorable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Individual sufferers are in a much more deplorable	         conditious than any others.              --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplorableness \De*plor"a*ble*ness\, n.	   State of being deplorable.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplorably \De*plor"a*bly\, adv.	   In a deplorable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplorate \De*plo"rate\, a. [L. deploratus, p. p. of deplorare.	   See {Deplore}.]	   Deplorable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A more deplorate estate.                 --Baker.	   [1913 Webster]
Deploration \Dep`lo*ra"tion\, n. [L. deploratio: cf. F.	   d['e]ploration.]	   The act of deploring or lamenting; lamentation. --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplore \De*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deplored}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deploring}.] [L. deplorare; de- + plorare to cry out,	   wail, lament; prob. akin to pluere to rain, and to E. flow:	   cf. F. d['e]plorer. Cf. Flow.]	   1. To feel or to express deep and poignant grief for; to	      bewail; to lament; to mourn; to sorrow over.	      [1913 Webster]	            To find her, or forever to deplore	            Her loss.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As some sad turtle his lost love deplores. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To complain of. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To regard as hopeless; to give up. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   Syn: To {Deplore}, {Mourn}, {Lament}, {Bewail}, {Bemoan}.	   Usage: Mourn is the generic term, denoting a state of grief	          or sadness. To lament is to express grief by outcries,	          and denotes an earnest and strong expression of	          sorrow. To deplore marks a deeper and more prolonged	          emotion. To bewail and to bemoan are appropriate only	          to cases of poignant distress, in which the grief	          finds utterance either in wailing or in moans and	          sobs. A man laments his errors, and deplores the ruin	          they have brought on his family; mothers bewail or	          bemoan the loss of their children.	          [1913 Webster]	Deplore \De*plore"\, v. i.	   To lament. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Deploredly \De*plor"ed*ly\, adv.	   Lamentably.	   [1913 Webster]
Deploredness \De*plor"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being deplored or deplorable. [R.] --Bp. Hail.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplorement \De*plore"ment\, n.	   Deploration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deplorer \De*plor"er\, n.	   One who deplores.	   [1913 Webster]
Deploringly \De*plor"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a deploring manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Deploy \De*ploy"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Deployed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deploying}.] [F. d['e]ployer; pref. d['e]? = d['e]s	   (L. dis) + ployer, equiv. to plier to fold, fr. L. plicare.	   See {Ply}, and cf. {Display}.] (Mil.)	   To open out; to unfold; to spread out (a body of troops) in	   such a way that they shall display a wider front and less	   depth; -- the reverse of ploy; as, to deploy a column of	   troops into line of battle.	   [1913 Webster]
deploy \de*ploy"\, v. t.	   To place (people or other resources) into a position so as to	   be ready to for action or use.	   [PJC] Deploy
Deploy \De*ploy"\, Deployment \De*ploy"ment\, n. (Mil.)	   The act of deploying; a spreading out of a body of men in	   order to extend their front. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deployments . . . which cause the soldier to turn his	         back to the enemy are not suited to war. --H. L. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
deployment \deployment\ n.	   the arrangement or distribution (of resources such as people	   or equipment), in preparation for battle or work.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Deplumate \De*plu"mate\, a. [LL. diplumatus, p. p. of deplumare.	   See {Deplume}.] (Zool.)	   Destitute or deprived of features; deplumed.	   [1913 Webster]
Deplumation \Dep`lu*ma"tion\, n. [See {Deplumate}.]	   1. The stripping or falling off of plumes or feathers. --Bp.	      Stillingfleet	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A disease of the eyelids, attended with loss of the	      eyelashes. --Thomas.	      [1913 Webster]
Deplume \De*plume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deplumed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depluming}.] [LL. deplumare; L. de- + plumare to	   cover with feathers, pluma feather: cf. deplumis featherless,	   and F. d['e]plumer.]	   1. To strip or pluck off the feather of; to deprive of of	      plumage.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the depluming of the pope every bird had his own	            feather.                              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay bare; to expose.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exposure and depluming of the leading humbugs of	            the age.                              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Depolarization \De*po`lar*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]polarisation.]	   The act of depriving of polarity, or the result of such	   action; reduction to an unpolarized condition.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Depolarization of light} (Opt.), a change in the plane of	      polarization of rays, especially by a crystalline medium,	      such that the light which had been extinguished by the	      analyzer reappears as if the polarization had been	      anulled. The word is inappropriate, as the ray does not	      return to the unpolarized condition.	      [1913 Webster]
Depolarize \De*po"lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depolarized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Depolarizing}.] [Pref. de- + polarize: cf.	   F. d['e]polarizer.]	   1. (Opt.) To deprive of polarity; to reduce to an unpolarized	      condition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word has been inaccurately applied in optics to	         describe the effect of a polarizing medium, as a	         crystalline plate, in causing the reappearance of a	         ray, in consequence of a change in its plane of	         polarization, which previously to the change was	         intercepted by the analyzer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) To free from polarization, as the negative plate	      of the voltaic battery.	      [1913 Webster]
Depolarizer \De*po"lar*i`zer\, n. (Elec.)	   A substance used to prevent polarization, as upon the	   negative plate of a voltaic battery.	   [1913 Webster]
Depolish \De*pol"ish\ (d[-e]*p[o^]l"[i^]sh), v. t.	   To remove the polish or glaze from.	   [1913 Webster]
Depolishing \De*pol"ish*ing\ (d[-e]*p[o^]l"[i^]sh*[i^]ng), n.	   (Ceramics)	   The process of removing the vitreous glaze from porcelain,	   leaving the dull luster of the surface of ivory porcelain.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Depone \De*pone"\ (d[-e]*p[=o]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deponed}	   (-p[=o]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Deponing}.] [L. deponere,	   depositum, to put down, in LL., to assert under oath; de- +	   ponere to put, place. See {Position}, and cf. {Deposit}.]	   1. To lay, as a stake; to wager. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay down. [R.] --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assert under oath; to depose. [A Scotticism]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sprot deponeth that he entered himself thereafter in	            conference.                           --State	                                                  Trials(1606).	      [1913 Webster]	Depone \De*pone"\, v. i.	   To testify under oath; to depose; to bear witness. [A	   Scotticism]	   [1913 Webster]	         The fairy Glorians, whose credibility on this point can	         not be called in question, depones to the confinement	         of Merlin in a tree.                     --Dunlop.	   [1913 Webster]
Deponent \De*po"nent\, n. [L. deponenes, -entis, laying down.	   See {Depone}, v. t.]	   1. (Law) One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who	      gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. & Lat. Gram.) A deponent verb.	   Syn: {Deponent}, {Affiant}.	   Usage: These are legal terms describing a person who makes a	          written declaration under oath, with a view to	          establish certain facts. An affiant is one who makes	          an affidavit, or declaration under oath, in order to	          establish the truth of what he says. A deponenet is	          one who makes a deposition, or gives written testimony	          under oath, to be used in the trial of some case	          before a court of justice. See under {Deposition}.	          [1913 Webster]	Deponent \De*po"nent\, a. [L. deponens, -entis, laying down (its	   proper passive meaning), p. pr. of deponere: cf. F.	   d['e]ponent. See {Depone}.] (Gram.)	   Having a passive form with an active meaning, as certain	   latin and Greek verbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Depopulacy \De*pop"u*la*cy\, n.	   Depopulation; destruction of population. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Depopulate \De*pop"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depopulated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Depopulating}.] [L. depopulatus, p. p. of	   depopulari to ravage; de- + populari to ravage, fr. populus	   people: cf. OF. depopuler, F. d['e]peupler. See {People}.]	   To deprive of inhabitants, whether by death or by expulsion;	   to reduce greatly the populousness of; to dispeople; to	   unpeople.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where is this viper,	         That would depopulate the city?          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is not synonymous with laying waste or destroying,	         being limited to the loss of inhabitants; as, an army	         or a famine may depopulate a country. It rarely	         expresses an entire loss of inhabitants, but often a	         great diminution of their numbers; as, the deluge	         depopulated the earth.	         [1913 Webster]	Depopulate \De*pop"u*late\, v. i.	   To become dispeopled. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether the country be depopulating or not.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Depopulation \De*pop`u*la"tion\, n. [L. depopulatio pillaging:	   cf. F. d['e]population depopulation.]	   The act of depopulating, or condition of being depopulated;	   destruction or explusion of inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	         The desolation and depopulation [of St.Quentin] were	         now complete.                            --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Depopulator \De*pop"u*la`tor\, n. [L., pillager.]	   One who depopulates; a dispeopler.	   [1913 Webster]
Deport \De*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deported}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deporting}.] [F. d['e]porter to transport for life, OF.,	   to divert, amuse, from L. deportare to carry away; de- +	   portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.]	   1. To transport; to carry away; to exile; to send into	      banishment; to expel (from a region or country).	      [1913 Webster]	            He told us he had been deported to Spain. --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry or demean; to conduct; to behave; -- followed by	      the reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let an ambassador deport himself in the most	            graceful manner befor a prince.       --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Deport \De*port"\, n.	   Behavior; carriage; demeanor; deportment. [Obs.] "Goddesslike	   deport." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Deportation \De`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. depotatio: cf. F.	   d['e]portation.]	   The act of deporting or exiling, or the state of being	   deported; banishment; transportation.	   [1913 Webster]	         In their deportations, they had often the favor of	         their conquerors.                        --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
deportee \deportee\ n.	   a person who was expelled from home or country by	   governmental authority; one who has been deported.	   Syn: exile.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deportment \De*port"ment\, n. [F. d['e]portement misconduct,	   OF., demeanor. See {Deport}.]	   Manner of deporting or demeaning one's self; manner of	   acting; conduct; carriage; especially, manner of acting with	   respect to the courtesies and duties of life; behavior;	   demeanor; bearing.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gravity of his deportment carried him safe through	         many difficulties.                       --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Deporture \De*por"ture\, n.	   Deportment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Stately port and majestical deporture.   --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Deposable \De*pos"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being deposed or deprived of office. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Deposal \De*pos"al\, n.	   The act of deposing from office; a removal from the throne.	   --Fox.	   [1913 Webster]
Depose \De*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deposing}.][FF. d['e]poser, in the sense of L. deponere	   to put down; but from pref. d['e]- (L. de) + poser to place.	   See {Pose}, {Pause}.]	   1. To lay down; to divest one's self of; to lay aside. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus when the state one Edward did depose,	            A greater Edward in his room arose.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To let fall; to deposit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Additional mud deposed upon it.       --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove from a throne or other high station; to	      dethrone; to divest or deprive of office.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tyrant over his subjects, and therefore worthy to	            be deposed.                           --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To testify under oath; to bear testimony to; -- now	      usually said of bearing testimony which is officially	      written down for future use. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	            To depose the yearly rent or valuation of lands.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put under oath. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Depose him in the justice of his cause. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Depose \De*pose"\, v. i.	   To bear witness; to testify under oath; to make deposition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then, seeing't was he that made you to despose,	         Your oath, my lord, is vain and frivolous. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deposer \De*pos"er\, n.	   1. One who deposes or degrades from office.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who testifies or deposes; a deponent.	      [1913 Webster]
Deposit \De*pos"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deposited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depositing}.] [L. depositus, p. p. of deponere. See	   {Depone}, and cf. {Deposit}, n.]	   1. To lay down; to place; to put; to let fall or throw down	      (as sediment); as, a crocodile deposits her eggs in the	      sand; the waters deposited a rich alluvium.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fear is deposited in conscience.  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay up or away for safe keeping; to put up; to store;	      as, to deposit goods in a warehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lodge in some one's hands for safe keeping; to commit	      to the custody of another; to intrust; esp., to place in a	      bank, as a sum of money subject to order.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lay aside; to rid one's self of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If what is written prove useful to you, to the	            depositing that which I can not but deem an error.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both this verb and the noun following were formerly	         written {deposite}.	         [1913 Webster]	Deposit \De*pos"it\, n. [L. depositum, fr. depositus, p. p. of	   deponere: cf. F. d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost. See {Deposit}, v.	   t., and cf. {Depot}.]	   1. That which is deposited, or laid or thrown down; as, a	      deposit in a flue; especially, matter precipitated from a	      solution (as the siliceous deposits of hot springs), or	      that which is mechanically deposited (as the mud, gravel,	      etc., deposits of a river).	      [1913 Webster]	            The deposit already formed affording to the	            succeeding portion of the charged fluid a basis.	                                                  --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A natural occurrence of a useful mineral under	      the conditions to invite exploitation. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is placed anywhere, or in any one's hands, for	      safe keeping; something intrusted to the care of another;	      esp., money lodged with a bank or banker, subject to	      order; anything given as pledge or security.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) A bailment of money or goods to be kept gratuitously	          for the bailor.	      (b) Money lodged with a party as earnest or security for	          the performance of a duty assumed by the person	          depositing.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A place of deposit; a depository. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bank of deposit}. See under {Bank}.	   {In deposit}, or {On deposit}, in trust or safe keeping as a	      deposit; as, coins were received on deposit.	      [1913 Webster]
Depositary \De*pos"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Depositaries}. [L.	   depositarius, fr. deponere. See {Deposit}.]	   1. One with whom anything is lodged in the trust; one who	      receives a deposit; -- the correlative of depositor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . made you my guardians, my depositaries.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The depositaries of power, who are mere delegates of	            the people.                           --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A storehouse; a depository. --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) One to whom goods are bailed, to be kept for the	      bailor without a recompense. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Deposition \Dep`o*si"tion\, n. [L. depositio, fr. deponere: cf.	   F. d['e]position. See {Deposit}.]	   1. The act of depositing or deposing; the act of laying down	      or thrown down; precipitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deposition of rough sand and rolled pebbles.	                                                  --H. Miller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of bringing before the mind; presentation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The influence of princes upon the dispositions of	            their courts needs not the deposition of their	            examples, since it hath the authority of a known	            principle.                            --W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of setting aside a sovereign or a public officer;	      deprivation of authority and dignity; displacement;	      removal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A deposition differs from an abdication, an abdication	         being voluntary, and a deposition compulsory.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is deposited; matter laid or thrown down;	      sediment; alluvial matter; as, banks are sometimes	      depositions of alluvial matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An opinion, example, or statement, laid down or asserted;	      a declaration.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) The act of laying down one's testimony in writing;	      also, testimony laid or taken down in writing, under oath	      or affirmation, before some competent officer, and in	      reply to interrogatories and cross-interrogatories.	   Syn: {Deposition}, {Affidavit}.	   Usage: Affidavit is the wider term. It denotes any authorized	          ex parte written statement of a person, sworn to or	          affirmed before some competent magistrate. It is made	          without cross-examination, and requires no notice to	          an opposing party. It is generally signed by the party	          making it, and may be drawn up by himself or any other	          person. A deposition is the written testimony of a	          witness, taken down in due form of law, and sworn to	          or affirmed by the deponent. It must be taken before	          some authorized magistrate, and upon a prescribed or	          reasonable notice to the opposing party, that may	          attend and cross-examine. It is generally written down	          from the mouth of the witness by the magistrate, or	          some person for him, and in his presence.	          [1913 Webster]
Depositor \De*pos"i*tor\ (d[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]*t[~e]r), n. [L., fr.	   deponere. See {Depone}.]	   One who makes a deposit, especially of money in a bank; --	   the correlative of depository.	   [1913 Webster]
Depository \De*pos"i*to*ry\ (-t[-o]*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Depositories} (-r[i^]z).	   1. A place where anything is deposited for sale or keeping;	      as, warehouse is a depository for goods; a clerk's office	      is a depository for records.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One with whom something is deposited; a depositary.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the sole depository of my own secret, and it	            shall perish with me.                 --Junius.	      [1913 Webster]
Depositum \De*pos"i*tum\ (-t[u^]m), n. [L.]	   Deposit.	   [1913 Webster]
Depositure \De*pos"i*ture\ (-t[-u]r; 135), n.	   The act of depositing; deposition. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Depot \De"pot\ (d[=e]"p[-o]; French d[asl]*p[=o]"; 277), n. [F.	   d['e]p[^o]t, OF. depost, fr. L. depositum a deposit. See	   {Deposit}, n.]	   1. A place of deposit for the storing of goods; a warehouse;	      a storehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The islands of Guernsey and Jersey are at present	            the great depots of this kingdom.     --Brit. Critic	                                                  (1794).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.)	      (a) A military station where stores and provisions are	          kept, or where recruits are assembled and drilled.	      (b) (Eng. & France) The headquarters of a regiment, where	          all supplies are received and distributed, recruits	          are assembled and instructed, infirm or disabled	          soldiers are taken care of, and all the wants of the	          regiment are provided for.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A railway station; a building for the accommodation and	      protection of railway passengers or freight. [U. S.]	   Syn: See {Station}.	        [1913 Webster]
Depper \Dep"per\ (d[e^]p"p[~e]r), a.	   Deeper. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Depravation \Dep`ra*va"tion\ (d[e^]p`r[.a]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. depravitio, from depravare: cf. F. d['e]pravation. See	   {Deprave}.]	   1. Detraction; depreciation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To stubborn critics, apt, without a theme,	            For depravation.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of	      corrupting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy;	      depravity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The depravation of his moral character destroyed his	            judgment.                             --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid	      perversion.	   Syn: Depravity; corruption. See {Depravity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Deprave \De*prave"\ (d[-e]*pr[=a]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Depraved} (d[-e]*pr[=a]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Depraving}.]	   [L. depravare, depravatum; de- + pravus crooked, distorted,	   perverse, wicked.]	   1. To speak ill of; to depreciate; to malign; to revile.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And thou knowest, conscience, I came not to chide	            Nor deprave thy person with a proud heart. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make bad or worse; to vitiate; to corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose pride depraves each other better part.	                                                  --Spenser.	   Syn: To corrupt; vitiate; contaminate; pollute.	        [1913 Webster]
Depravedly \De*prav"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a depraved manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Depravedness \De*prav"ed*ness\, n.	   Depravity. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Depravement \De*prave"ment\ (d[-e]*pr[=a]v"ment), n.	   Depravity. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Depraver \De*prav"er\ (d[-e]*pr[=a]v"[~e]r), n.	   One who depraves or corrupts.	   [1913 Webster]
Depravingly \De*prav"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a depraving manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Depravity \De*prav"i*ty\, n. [From {Deprave}: cf. L. pravitas	   crookedness, perverseness.]	   The state of being depraved or corrupted; a vitiated state of	   moral character; general badness of character; wickedness of	   mind or heart; absence of religious feeling and principle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Total depravity}. See {Original sin}, and {Calvinism}.	   Syn: Corruption; vitiation; wickedness; vice; contamination;	        degeneracy.	   Usage: {Depravity}, {Depravation}, {Corruption}. Depravilty	          is a vitiated state of mind or feeling; as, the	          depravity of the human heart; depravity of public	          morals. Depravation points to the act or process of	          making depraved, and hence to the end thus reached;	          as, a gradual depravation of principle; a depravation	          of manners, of the heart, etc. Corruption is the only	          one of these words which applies to physical	          substances, and in reference to these denotes the	          process by which their component parts are dissolved.	          Hence, when figuratively used, it denotes an utter	          vitiation of principle or feeling. Depravity applies	          only to the mind and heart: we can speak of a depraved	          taste, or a corrupt taste; in the first we introduce	          the notion that there has been the influence of bad	          training to pervert; in the second, that there is a	          want of true principle to pervert; in the second, that	          there is a want of true principles to decide. The	          other two words have a wider use: we can speak of the	          depravation or the corruption of taste and public	          sentiment. Depravity is more or less open; corruption	          is more or less disguised in its operations. What is	          depraved requires to be reformed; what is corrupt	          requires to be purified.	          [1913 Webster]
deprecable \dep"re*ca*ble\, a. [L. deprecabilis exorable.]	   That may or should be deprecated. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
deprecate \dep"re*cate\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Deprecated} (-k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deprecating} (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. deprecatus, p. p. of	   deprecari to avert by prayer, to deprecate; de- + precari to	   pray. See {Pray}.]	   To pray against, as an evil; to seek to avert by prayer; to	   seek deliverance from; to express deep regret for; to desire	   the removal of. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To protest against; to advance reasons against.	      [PJC]	            His purpose was deprecated by all round him, and he	            was with difficulty induced to adandon it. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disapprove of strongly; to express a low opinion of.	      [PJC]
Deprecatingly \Dep"re*ca`ting*ly\ (-k[=a]`t[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   In a deprecating manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Deprecation \Dep`re*ca"tion\ (d[e^]p`r[-e]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. deprecatio; cf. F. d['e]pr['e]cation.]	   1. The act of deprecating; a praying against evil; prayer	      that an evil may be removed or prevented. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Humble deprecation.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entreaty for pardon; petitioning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An imprecation or curse. [Obs.] --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A strong expression of disapprobation; an expression of a	      low opinion.	      [PJC]
Deprecative \Dep"re*ca*tive\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[asl]*t[i^]v), a.	   [L. deprecativus: cf. F. d['e]pr['e]catif.]	   Serving to deprecate; deprecatory.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: belittling, derogatory, pejorative, disparaging,	        depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory, detractive,	        detracting, slighting, denigratory, uncomplimentary.	        [PJC] -- {Dep"re*ca*tive*ly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Deprecator \Dep"re*ca`tor\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.]	   One who deprecates.	   [1913 Webster]
deprecatory \dep"re*ca*to*ry\ (d[e^]p"r[-e]*k[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]),	   a. [L. deprecatorius.]	   1. Tending to remove or avert evil by prayer; apologetic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Humble and deprecatory letters.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving to deprecate; expressing a low opinion of.	   Syn: belittling, disparaging, depreciative, deprecatory,	        depreciatory, derogatory, detractive, detracting,	        slighting, pejorative, denigratory.	        [PJC]
Depreciate \De*pre"ci*ate\ (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Depreciated}	   (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Depreciating} (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.	   depretiatus, depreciatus, p. p. of depretiare, -ciare, to	   depreciate; de- + pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See	   {Price}.]	   To lessen in price or estimated value; to lower the worth of;	   to represent as of little value or claim to esteem; to	   undervalue. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which . . . some over-severe philosophers may look upon	         fastidiously, or undervalue and depreciate. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         To prove that the Americans ought not to be free, we	         are obliged to depreciate the value of freedom itself.	                                                  --Burke.	   Syn: To decry; disparage; traduce; lower; detract; underrate.	        See {Decry}.	        [1913 Webster]	Depreciate \De*pre"ci*ate\, v. i.	   To fall in value; to become of less worth; to sink in	   estimation; as, a paper currency will depreciate, unless it	   is convertible into specie.	   [1913 Webster]
Depreciation \De*pre`ci*a"tion\	   (d[-e]*pr[=e]`sh[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]pr['e]ciation.]	   1. The act of lessening, or seeking to lessen, price, value,	      or reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The falling of value; reduction of worth. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the state of being depreciated.	      [1913 Webster]
Depreciative \De*pre"ci*a`tive\ (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[=a]`t[i^]v	   or d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[.a]*t[i^]v), a.	   Tending, or intended, to depreciate; expressing depreciation;	   undervaluing. -- {De*pre"ci*a`tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Depreciator \De*pre"ci*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who depreciates.	   [1913 Webster]
Depreciatory \De*pre"ci*a*to*ry\	   (d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^] or	   d[-e]*pr[=e]"sh[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Tending to depreciate; undervaluing; depreciative.	   Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,	        derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting,	        pejorative, denigratory.	        [1913 Webster]
Depredable \Dep"re*da*ble\, a.	   Liable to depredation. [Obs.] "Made less depredable."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Depredate \Dep"re*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depredated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Depredating}.] [L. depraedatus, p. p. of	   depraedari to plunder; de- + praedari to plunder, praeda	   plunder, prey. See {Prey}.]	   To subject to plunder and pillage; to despoil; to lay waste;	   to prey upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         It makes the substance of the body . . . less apt to be	         consumed and depredated by the spirits.  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Depredate \Dep"re*date\, v. i.	   To take plunder or prey; to commit waste; as, the troops	   depredated on the country.	   [1913 Webster]
Depredation \Dep`re*da"tion\, n. [L. depraedatio: cf. F.	   d['e]pr['e]dation.]	   The act of depredating, or the state of being depredated; the	   act of despoiling or making inroads; as, the sea often makes	   depredation on the land.	   [1913 Webster]
Depredator \Dep"re*da`tor\, n. [L. depraedator.]	   One who plunders or pillages; a spoiler; a robber.	   [1913 Webster]
Depredatory \Dep"re*da`to*ry\, a.	   Tending or designed to depredate; characterized by	   depredation; plundering; as, a depredatory incursion.	   [1913 Webster]
Depredicate \De*pred"i*cate\, v. t. [Pref. de- (intensive) +	   predicate.]	   To proclaim; to celebrate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deprehend \Dep`re*hend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprehended}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Deprehending}.] [L. deprehendere, deprehensum;	   de- + prehendere to lay hold of, seize. See {Prehensile}.]	   1. To take unawares or by surprise; to seize, as a person	      commiting an unlawful act; to catch; to apprehend.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deprehended adulteress.Jer.       --Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To detect; to discover; to find out.	      [1913 Webster]	            The motion . . . are to be deprehended by	            experience.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Deprehensible \Dep`re*hen"si*ble\, a.	   That may be caught or discovered; apprehensible. [Obs.]	   --Petty. -- {Dep`re*hen"si*ble*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deprehension \Dep`re*hen"sion\, n. [L. deprehensio.]	   A catching; discovery. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Depress \De*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de-	   + premere to press. See {Press}.]	   1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower;	      as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.	      "With lips depressed." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were	      depressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as	      trade, commerce, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to	      cheapen; to depreciate.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To depress the pole} (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to	      appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward	      the equator.	   Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble;	        degrade; dispirit; discourage.	        [1913 Webster]	Depress \De*press"\, a. [L. depressus, p. p.]	   Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If the seal be depress or hollow.        --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Depressant \De*press"ant\, n. (Med.)	   An agent or remedy which lowers the vital powers.	   [1913 Webster]
Depressed \De*pressed"\, a.	   1. Pressed or forced down; lowed; sunk; dejected; dispirited;	      sad; humbled.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having the vertical diameter shorter than the	      horizontal or transverse; -- said of the bodies of	      animals, or of parts of the bodies.	      [1913 Webster]
Depressingly \De*press"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a depressing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Depression \De*pres"sion\, n. [L. depressio: cf. F.	   d['e]pression.]	   1. The act of depressing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being depressed; a sinking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A falling in of the surface; a sinking below its true	      place; a cavity or hollow; as, roughness consists in	      little protuberances and depressions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Humiliation; abasement, as of pride.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dejection; despondency; lowness.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a great depression of spirit.      --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Diminution, as of trade, etc.; inactivity; dullness.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Astron.) The angular distance of a celestial object below	      the horizon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Math.) The operation of reducing to a lower degree; --	      said of equations.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Surg.) A method of operating for cataract; couching. See	      {Couch}, v. t., 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of depression} (Geod.), one which a descending line	      makes with a horizontal plane.	   {Depression of the dewpoint} (Meteor.), the number of degrees	      that the dew-point is lower than the actual temperature of	      the atmosphere.	   {Depression of the pole}, its apparent sinking, as the	      spectator goes toward the equator.	   {Depression of the visible horizon}. (Astron.) Same as {Dip	      of the horizon}, under {Dip}.	   Syn: Abasement; reduction; sinking; fall; humiliation;	        dejection; melancholy.	        [1913 Webster]
Depressive \De*press"ive\, a.	   Able or tending to depress or cast down. --	   {De*press"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Depressomotor \De*pres`so*mo"tor\, a. (Med.)	   Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement, as	   depressomotor nerves, which lower or inhibit muscular	   activity. -- n. Any agent that depresses the activity of the	   motor centers, as bromides, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Depressor \De*press"or\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, presses down; an oppressor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A muscle that depresses or tends to draw down a	      part.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Depressor nerve} (Physiol.), a nerve which lowers the	      activity of an organ; as, the depressor nerve of the	      heart.	      [1913 Webster]
Depriment \Dep"ri*ment\, a. [L. deprimens, p. pr. of deprimere.	   See {Depress}.]	   Serving to depress. [R.] "Depriment muscles." --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Deprisure \De*pri"sure\, n. [F. d['e]priser to undervalue; pref.	   d['e]- (L. dis-) + priser to prize, fr. prix price, fr. L.	   pretium. See {Dispraise}.]	   Low estimation; disesteem; contempt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deprivable \De*priv"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or liable to be, deprived; liable to be	   deposed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kings of Spain . . . deprivable for their tyrannies.	                                                  --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Deprivation \Dep`ri*va"tion\, n. [LL. deprivatio.]	   1. The act of depriving, dispossessing, or bereaving; the act	      of deposing or divesting of some dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being deprived; privation; loss; want;	      bereavement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl. Law) the taking away from a clergyman his benefice,	      or other spiritual promotion or dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Deprivation may be a beneficio or ab officio; the first	         takes away the living, the last degrades and deposes	         from the order.	         [1913 Webster]
Deprive \De*prive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deprived}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depriving}.] [LL. deprivare, deprivatium, to divest	   of office; L. de- + privare to bereave, deprive: cf. OF.	   depriver. See {Private}.]	   1. To take away; to put an end; to destroy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis honor to deprive dishonored life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispossess; to bereave; to divest; to hinder from	      possessing; to debar; to shut out from; -- with a remoter	      object, usually preceded by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath deprived her of wisdom.      --Job xxxix.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was seldom that anger deprived him of power over	            himself.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To divest of office; to depose; to dispossess of dignity,	      especially ecclesiastical.	      [1913 Webster]	            A minister deprived for inconformity. --Bacon.	   Syn: To strip; despoil; rob; abridge.	        [1913 Webster]
deprived \deprived\ adj.	   marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life	   or healthful environmental or social influences; as, a	   childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living	   off charity; boys from a deprived environment, wherein the	   family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation,	   and disregard for law.	   Syn: disadvantaged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deprivement \De*prive"ment\, n.	   Deprivation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Depriver \De*priv"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, deprives.	   [1913 Webster]
Deprostrate \De*pros"trate\, a.	   Fully prostrate; humble; low; rude. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How may weak mortal ever hope to file	         His unsmooth tongue, and his deprostrate style. --G.	                                                  Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Deprovincialize \De`pro*vin"cial*ize\, v. t.	   To divest of provincial quality or characteristics.	   [1913 Webster]
Depth \Depth\ (s[e^]pth), n. [From {Deep}; akin to D. diepte,	   Icel. d[=y]pt, d[=y]p[eth], Goth. diupi[thorn]a.]	   1. The quality of being deep; deepness; perpendicular	      measurement downward from the surface, or horizontal	      measurement backward from the front; as, the depth of a	      river; the depth of a body of troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Profoundness; extent or degree of intensity; abundance;	      completeness; as, depth of knowledge, or color.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mindful of that heavenly love	            Which knows no end in depth or height. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lowness; as, depth of sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is deep; a deep, or the deepest, part or place;	      the deep; the middle part; as, the depth of night, or of	      winter.	      [1913 Webster]	            From you unclouded depth above.       --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            The depth closed me round about.      --Jonah ii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic) The number of simple elements which an abstract	      conception or notion includes; the comprehension or	      content.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Horology) A pair of toothed wheels which work together.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (A["e]ronautics) The perpendicular distance from the chord	      to the farthest point of an arched surface.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Computers) the maximum number of times a type of	      procedure is reiteratively called before the last call is	      exited; -- of subroutines or procedures which are	      reentrant; -- used of call stacks.	      [PJC]	   {Depth of a sail} (Naut.), the extent of a square sail from	      the head rope to the foot rope; the length of the after	      leach of a staysail or boom sail; -- commonly called the	      {drop of a sail}.	      [1913 Webster]
Depthen \Depth"en\, v. t.	   To deepen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Depthless \Depth"less\, a.	   1. Having no depth; shallow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of measureless depth; unfathomable.	      [1913 Webster]	            In clouds of depthless night.         --Francis.	      [1913 Webster]
Depucelate \De*pu"ce*late\, v. t. [L. de + LL. pucella virgin,	   F. pucelle: cf. F. d['e]puceler.]	   To deflour; to deprive of virginity. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Depudicate \De*pu"di*cate\, v. t. [L. depudicatus, p. p. of	   depudicare.]	   To deflour; to dishonor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Depulse \De*pulse"\, v. t. [L. depulsus, p. p. of depellere to	   drive out; de- + pellere to drive.]	   To drive away. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Depulsion \De*pul"sion\, n. [L. depulsio.]	   A driving or thrusting away. [R.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Depulsory \De*pul"so*ry\, a. [L. depulsorius.]	   Driving or thrusting away; averting. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Depurant \Dep"u*rant\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Depurative.	   [1913 Webster]
Depurate \Dep"u*rate\, a. [LL. depuratus, p. p. of depurare to	   purify; L. de- + purare to purify, purus clean, pure. Cf.	   {Depure}.]	   Depurated; cleansed; freed from impurities. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Depurate \Dep"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depurated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Depurating}.]	   To free from impurities, heterogeneous matter, or feculence;	   to purify; to cleanse.	   [1913 Webster]	         To depurate the mass of blood.           --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Depuration \Dep`u*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]puration.]	   The act or process of depurating or freeing from foreign or	   impure matter, as a liquid or wound.	   [1913 Webster]
Depurative \Dep"u*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]puratif.] (Med.)	   Purifying the blood or the humors; depuratory. -- n. A	   depurative remedy or agent; or a disease which is believed to	   be depurative.	   [1913 Webster]
Depurator \Dep"u*ra`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, cleanses.	   [1913 Webster]
Depuratory \Dep"u*ra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]puratoire.]	   Depurating; tending to depurate or cleanse; depurative.	   [1913 Webster]
Depure \De*pure"\, v. t. [F. d['e]purer. See {Depurate}.]	   To depurate; to purify. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall first be depured and cleansed before that he	         shall be laid up for pure gold in the treasures of God.	                                                  --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Depurgatory \De*pur"ga*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to purge; tending to cleanse or purify. [Obs.]	   --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Depurition \Dep`u*ri"tion\, n.	   See {Depuration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deputable \Dep"u*ta*ble\, a.	   Fit to be deputed; suitable to act as a deputy. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Deputation \Dep`u*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]putation. See	   {Depute}.]	   1. The act of deputing, or of appointing or commissioning a	      deputy or representative; office of a deputy or delegate;	      vicegerency.	      [1913 Webster]	            The authority of conscience stands founded upon its	            vicegerency and deputation under God. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person or persons deputed or commissioned by another	      person, party, or public body to act in his or its behalf;	      delegation; as, the general sent a deputation to the enemy	      to propose a truce.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By deputation}, or {In deputation}, by delegated authority;	      as substitute; through the medium of a deputy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Say to great C[ae]sar this: In deputation	            I kiss his conquering hand.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Deputator \Dep"u*ta`tor\, n.	   One who deputes, or makes a deputation. [R.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Depute \De*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deputed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deputing}.] [F. d['e]puter, fr. L. deputare to esteem,	   consider, in LL., to destine, allot; de- + putare to clean,	   prune, clear up, set in order, reckon, think. See {Pure}.]	   1. To appoint as deputy or agent; to commission to act in	      one's place; to delegate.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.	                                                  --2. Sam. xv.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some persons, deputed by a meeting.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appoint; to assign; to choose. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The most conspicuous places in cities are usually	            deputed for the erection of statues.  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Depute \De*pute"\, n.	   A person deputed; a deputy. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
deputise \dep"u*tise\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[imac]z), v. t.	   same as {deputize}.	   Syn: depute, deputize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
deputize \dep"u*tize\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[imac]z), v. t.	   To appoint as one's deputy; to empower to act in one's stead;	   to appoint as one's substitute; to depute.	   [1913 Webster]
deputy \dep"u*ty\ (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deputies}	   (d[e^]p"[-u]*t[i^]z). [F. d['e]put['e], fr. LL. deputatus.	   See {Depute}.]	   1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered	      to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in	      office; a lieutenant; a representative; a delegate; a	      vicegerent; as, the deputy of a prince, of a sheriff, of a	      township, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was then [in the days of Jehoshaphat] no king	            in Edom; a deputy was king.           --1 Kings	                                                  xxii. 47.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's substitute,	            His deputy anointed in His sight.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Deputy is used in combination with the names of various	         executive officers, to denote an assistant empowered to	         act in their name; as, deputy collector, deputy	         marshal, deputy sheriff.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the Chamber of Deputies. [France]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chamber of Deputies}, one of the two branches of the French	      legislative assembly; -- formerly called {Corps	      L['e]gislatif}. Its members, called deputies, are elected	      by the people voting in districts.	   Syn: Substitute; representative; legate; delegate; envoy;	        agent; factor.	        [1913 Webster]
Dequantitate \De*quan"ti*tate\, v. t. [L. de- + quantitas,	   -atis. See {Quantity}.]	   To diminish the quantity of; to disquantity. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dequeen \De*queen"\, v. t. (Apiculture)	   To remove the queen from (a hive of bees).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Deracinate \De*rac"i*nate\ (d[-e]*r[a^]s"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Deracinated} (d[-e]*r[a^]s"[i^]*n[=a]`t[e^]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Deracinating}	   (d[-e]*r[a^]s"[i^]*n[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [F. d['e]raciner; pref.	   d['e]- (L. dis) + racine root, fr. an assumed LL. radicina,	   fr. L. radix, radicis, root.]	   To pluck up by the roots; to extirpate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         While that the colter rusts	         That should deracinate such savagery.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deracination \De*rac`i*na"tion\, n.	   The act of pulling up by the roots; eradication. [R.] Deraign
Deraign \De*raign"\, Derain \De*rain"\, v. t. [See {Darraign}.]	   (Old Law)	   To prove or to refute by proof; to clear (one's self). [Obs.]	   Deraignment
Deraignment \De*raign"ment\, Derainment \De*rain"ment\, n. [See	   {Darraign}.]	   1. The act of deraigning. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The renunciation of religious or monastic vows. [Obs.]	      --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]
Derail \De*rail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derailed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Derailing}.]	   To cause to run off from the rails of a railroad, as a	   locomotive. --Lardner.	   [1913 Webster]
Derailment \De*rail"ment\, n.	   The act of going off, or the state of being off, the rails of	   a railroad.	   [1913 Webster]
Derange \De*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deranged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deranging}.] [F. d['e]ranger; pref. d['e]- = d['e]s-	   (L. dis) + ranger to range. See {Range}, and cf.	   {Disarrange}, {Disrank}.]	   1. To put out of place, order, or rank; to disturb the proper	      arrangement or order of; to throw into disorder,	      confusion, or embarrassment; to disorder; to disarrange;	      as, to derange the plans of a commander, or the affairs of	      a nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb in action or function, as a part or organ, or	      the whole of a machine or organism.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sudden fall deranges some of our internal parts.	                                                  --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disturb in the orderly or normal action of the	      intellect; to render insane.	   Syn: To disorder; disarrange; displace; unsettle; disturb;	        confuse; discompose; ruffle; disconcert.	        [1913 Webster]
Deranged \De*ranged"\, a.	   Disordered; especially, disordered in mind; crazy; insane.	   [1913 Webster]	         The story of a poor deranged parish lad. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Derangement \De*range"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]rangement.]	   The act of deranging or putting out of order, or the state of	   being deranged; disarrangement; disorder; confusion;	   especially, mental disorder; insanity.	   Syn: Disorder; confusion; embarrassment; irregularity;	        disturbance; insanity; lunacy; madness; delirium; mania.	        See {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Deranger \De*ran"ger\, n.	   One who deranges.	   [1913 Webster]
Deray \De*ray"\, n. [OF. derroi, desroi, desrei; pref. des- (L.	   dis-) + roi, rei, rai, order. See {Array}.]	   Disorder; merriment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Derbio \Der"bi*o\, n. (Zool.)	   A large European food fish ({Lichia glauca}).	   [1913 Webster]
Derby \Der"by\ (?; usually ? in Eng.; 85), n.	   1. A race for three-old horses, run annually at Epsom (near	      London), for the Derby stakes. It was instituted by the	      12th Earl of Derby, in 1780.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Derby Day}, the day of the annual race for the Derby stakes,	      -- Wednesday of the week before Whitsuntide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stiff felt hat with a dome-shaped crown.	      [1913 Webster]
Derbyshire spar \Der"by*shire spar"\ (Min.)	   A massive variety of fluor spar, found in Derbyshire,	   England, and wrought into vases and other ornamental work.	   [1913 Webster]
Derdoing \Der*do"ing\, a. [See {Dere}, v. t.]	   Doing daring or chivalrous deeds. [Obs.] "In derdoing arms."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dere \Dere\, v. t. [AS. derian to hurt.]	   To hurt; to harm; to injure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dere \Dere\, n.	   Harm. [Obs.] --Robert of Brunne.
Derecho \De*re"cho\, n. [Sp. derecho straight.]	   A straight wind without apparent cyclonic tendency, usually	   accompanied with rain and often destructive, common in the	   prairie regions of the United States.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Dereine
Dereine \De*reine\, Dereyne \De*reyne"\, v. t.	   Same as {Darraign}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Derelict \Der"e*lict\, a. [L. derelictus, p. p. of derelinquere	   to forsake wholly, to abandon; de- + relinquere to leave. See	   {Relinquish}.]	   1. Given up or forsaken by the natural owner or guardian;	      left and abandoned; as, derelict lands.	      [1913 Webster]	            The affections which these exposed or derelict	            children bear to their mothers, have no grounds of	            nature or assiduity but civility and opinion. --Jer.	      Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lost; adrift; hence, wanting; careless; neglectful;	      unfaithful.	      [1913 Webster]	            They easily prevailed, so as to seize upon the	            vacant, unoccupied, and derelict minds of his	            [Chatham's] friends; and instantly they turned the	            vessel wholly out of the course of his policy.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A government which is either unable or unwilling to	            redress such wrongs is derelict to its highest	            duties.                               --J. Buchanan.	      [1913 Webster]	Derelict \Der"e*lict\, n. (Law)	      (a) A thing voluntary abandoned or willfully cast away by	          its proper owner, especially a ship abandoned at sea.	      (b) A tract of land left dry by the sea, and fit for	          cultivation or use.	          [1913 Webster]
Dereliction \Der`e*lic"tion\, n. [L. derelictio.]	   1. The act of leaving with an intention not to reclaim or	      resume; an utter forsaking abandonment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cession or dereliction, actual or tacit, of other	            powers.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A neglect or omission as if by willful abandonment.	      [1913 Webster]	            A total dereliction of military duties. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being left or abandoned.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A retiring of the sea, occasioning a change of	      high-water mark, whereby land is gained.	      [1913 Webster]
Dereligionize \De`re*li"gion*ize\, v. t.	   To make irreligious; to turn from religion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would dereligionize men beyond all others. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dereling \Dere"ling\, n.	   Darling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dereling \Dere"ling\, n.	   Darling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dereplication \De`rep*li*ca"tion\, n. (Biochem.)	   the process of testing samples of mixtures which are active	   in a screening process, so as to recognize and eliminate from	   consideration those active substances already studied; -- a	   stage subsequent to the preliminary screening in the process	   of discovery of new pharmacologically active substances in	   mixtures of natural products; -- also called	   {counterscreening}. See {screening}.	   Note: In the process of pharmaceutical screening (testing a	         large number of substances to find those having	         desirable pharmacological activity), the testing of	         samples of substances extracted from living organisms	         (plants, microorganisms, etc.) often detects substances	         already detected in prior screening. Such "known" or	         "replicate" activities must be recognized at an early	         stage to avoid duplicating previous efforts at	         purification and structural identification. The process	         of testing an sample which is active in a primary	         screen, to determine if the activity is due to a	         previously known substance, is called dereplication or	         counterscreening.	         [PJC]
Derf \Derf\, a. [Icel. djafr.]	   Strong; powerful; fierce. [Obs.] -- {Derf"ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deride \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 to scorn; to turn to	   ridicule or make sport of; to mock; to scoff at.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the Pharisees, also, . . . derided him. --Luke xvi.	                                                  14.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sport that wrinkled Care derides.	         And Laughter holding both his sides.     --Milton.	   Syn: To mock; laugh at; ridicule; insult; taunt; jeer;	        banter; rally.	   Usage: To {Deride}, {Ridicule}, {Mock}, {Taunt}. A man may	          ridicule without any unkindness of feeling; his object	          may be to correct; as, to ridicule the follies of the	          age. He who derides is actuated by a severe a	          contemptuous spirit; as, to deride one for his	          religious principles. To mock is stronger, and denotes	          open and scornful derision; as, to mock at sin. To	          taunt is to reproach with the keenest insult; as, to	          taunt one for his misfortunes. Ridicule consists more	          in words than in actions; derision and mockery evince	          themselves in actions as well as words; taunts are	          always expressed in words of extreme bitterness.	          [1913 Webster]
Derider \De*rid"er\, n.	   One who derides, or laughs at, another in contempt; a mocker;	   a scoffer.	   [1913 Webster]
Deridingly \De*rid"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of derision or mockery.	   [1913 Webster]
De rigueur \De ri`gueur"\ [F. See 2d {Rigor}.]	   According to strictness (of etiquette, rule, or the like);	   obligatory; strictly required.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Derision \De*ri"sion\, n. [L. derisio: cf. F. d['e]rision. See	   {Deride}.]	   1. The act of deriding, or the state of being derided;	      mockery; scornful or contemptuous treatment which holds	      one up to ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that sitteth in the heavens shall laugh; the Lord	            shall have them in derision.          --Ps. ii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satan beheld their plight,	            And to his mates thus in derision called. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An object of derision or scorn; a laughing-stock.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was a derision to all my people.    --Lam. iii.	                                                  14.	   Syn: Scorn; mockery; contempt; insult; ridicule.	        [1913 Webster]
Derisive \De*ri"sive\, a.	   Expressing, serving for, or characterized by, derision.	   "Derisive taunts." --Pope. -- {De*ri"sive*ly}, adv. --	   {De*ri"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Derisory \De*ri"so*ry\, a. [L. derisorius: cf. F. d['e]risoire.]	   Derisive; mocking. --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Derivable \De*riv"a*ble\, a. [From {Derive}.]	   That can be derived; obtainable by transmission; capable of	   being known by inference, as from premises or data; capable	   of being traced, as from a radical; as, income is derivable	   from various sources.	   [1913 Webster]	         All honor derivable upon me.             --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         The exquisite pleasure derivable from the true and	         beautiful relations of domestic life.    --H. G. Bell.	   [1913 Webster]	         The argument derivable from the doxologies. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Derivably \De*riv"a*bly\, adv.	   By derivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Derival \De*riv"al\, n.	   Derivation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The derival of e from a.                 --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Derivate \Der"i*vate\, a. [L. derivatus, p. p. of derivare. See	   {Derive}.]	   Derived; derivative. [R.] --H. Taylor. -- n. A thing derived;	   a derivative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Derivate \Der"i*vate\, v. t.	   To derive. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Derivation \Der`i*va"tion\, n. [L. derivatio: cf. F.	   d['e]rivation. See {Derive}.]	   1. A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.	      [Obs.] --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of	      procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as	      profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from	      evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            As touching traditional communication, . . . I do	            not doubt but many of those truths have had the help	            of that derivation.                   --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or	      genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan	      root.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state or method of being derived; the relation of	      origin when established or asserted.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That from which a thing is derived.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the Euphrates into an artificial derivation of	            that river.                           --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) The operation of deducing one function from	      another according to some fixed law, called the law of	      derivation, as the operation of differentiation or of	      integration.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Med.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the	      body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The formation of a word from its more original or radical	      elements; also, a statement of the origin and history of a	      word.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Derivational \Der`i*va"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to derivation. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Derivative \De*riv"a*tive\, a. [L. derivativus: cf. F.	   d['e]rivatif.]	   Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or	   fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something	   else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative	   word.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, unoriginal (said of art or other intellectual	      products.	      [PJC]	   {Derivative circulation}, a modification of the circulation	      found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries	      empty directly into the veins without the interposition of	      capillaries. --Flint. -- {De*riv"a*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {De*riv"a*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Derivative \De*riv"a*tive\, n.	   1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A word formed from another word, by a prefix or	      suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a	      word which takes its origin from a root.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another	      by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root	      implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation	      (in the medical sense).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A derived function; a function obtained from a	      given function by a certain algebraic process.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Except in the mode of derivation the derivative is the	         same as the differential coefficient. See {Differential	         coefficient}, under {Differential}.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) A substance so related to another substance by	      modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as	      derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives	      of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of	      methane, benzene, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
derivatize \derivatize\ v. t. (Chem.)	   to alter the chemical composition [of a compound] by a	   chemical reaction which changes some part of the molecule,	   leaving most of the molecule unchanged; to prepare a	   derivative[6] from.	   Syn: modify.	        [PJC]
Derive \De*rive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derived}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Deriving}.] [F. d['e]river, L. derivare; de- + rivus	   stream, brook. See {Rival}.]	   1. To turn the course of, as water; to divert and distribute	      into subordinate channels; to diffuse; to communicate; to	      transmit; -- followed by to, into, on, upon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For fear it [water] choke up the pits . . . they	            [the workman] derive it by other drains. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her due loves derived to that vile witch's share.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Derived to us by tradition from Adam to Noah. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To receive, as from a source or origin; to obtain by	      descent or by transmission; to draw; to deduce; --	      followed by from.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To trace the origin, descent, or derivation of; to	      recognize transmission of; as, he derives this word from	      the Anglo-Saxon.	      [1913 Webster]	            From these two causes . . . an ancient set of	            physicians derived all diseases.      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) To obtain one substance from another by actual or	      theoretical substitution; as, to derive an organic acid	      from its corresponding hydrocarbon.	   Syn: To trace; deduce; infer.	        [1913 Webster]	Derive \De*rive"\, v. i.	   To flow; to have origin; to descend; to proceed; to be	   deduced. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Power from heaven	         Derives, and monarchs rule by gods appointed. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Derivement \De*rive"ment\, n.	   That which is derived; deduction; inference. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I offer these derivements from these subjects. --W.	                                                  Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Deriver \De*riv"er\, n.	   One who derives.	   [1913 Webster]
Derk \Derk\, a.	   Dark. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
-derm \-derm\ [See {Derm}, n.]	   A suffix or terminal formative, much used in anatomical	   terms, and signifying skin, integument, covering; as,	   blastoderm, ectoderm, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Derm \Derm\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin, fr. ? to skin, flay:	   cf. F. derme. See {Tear}, v. t.]	   1. The integument of animal; the skin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) See {Dermis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Derma \Der"ma\, n. [NL. See {Derm}.] (Anat.)	   See {Dermis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermacentor \Dermacentor\ n.	   a genus comprising vectors of important diseases of man and	   animals.	   Syn: genus {Dermacentor}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dermal \Derm"al\, a. [From {Derm}.]	   1. Pertaining to the integument or skin of animals; dermic;	      as, the dermal secretions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis or true skin. Dermaptera
Dermaptera \Der*map"te*ra\, Dermapteran \Der*map"ter*an\, n.	   (Zool.)	   See {Dermoptera}, {Dermopteran}. Dermatic
Dermatic \Der*mat"ic\, Dermatine \Der"ma*tine\, a. [Gr. ?, ?,	   fr. ? skin.]	   Of or pertaining to the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermatitis \Der`ma*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin	   + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermatogen \Der*mat"o*gen\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -gen.]	   (Bot.)	   Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming	   condition.	   [1913 Webster]	Dermatogen \Der*mat"o*gen\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -gen.]	   (Bot.)	   Nascent epidermis, or external cuticle of plants in a forming	   condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermatography \Der*ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin +	   -graphy.]	   An anatomical description of, or treatise on, the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermatoid \Der"ma*toid\, a. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin + -oid: cf.	   F. dermato["i]de. Cf. {Dermoid}.]	   Resembling skin; skinlike.	   [1913 Webster] dermatologic
dermatologic \dermatologic\, dermatological \dermatological\adj.	   of or pertaining to dermatology.	   Syn: dermatologic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dermatologist \der`ma*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One who discourses on the skin and its diseases; one versed	   in dermatology; especially, a physician with specialized	   training in dermatology, licensed to practise as a specialist	   in treating diseases of the skin.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Dermatology \Der`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin +	   -logy: cf. F. dermatologie.]	   The science which treats of the skin, its structure,	   functions, and diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermatopathic \Der`ma*to*path"ic\, a. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin +	   pa`qos suffering.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to skin diseases, or their cure.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermatophyte \Der*mat"o*phyte\ (d[~e]r*m[a^]t"[-o]*f[imac]t or	   d[~e]r"m[.a]*t[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr. de`rma, -atos, skin +	   fyto`n plant.] (Med.)	   A fungus infecting and parasitic on the skin, especially one	   which causes disease; as, ringworm is caused by a	   dermatophyte.
Dermestes \Der*mes"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. dermhsth`s; de`rma	   skin + root of ? to eat.] (Zool.)	   A genus of coleopterous insects, the larv[ae] of which feed	   animal substances. They are very destructive to dries meats,	   skins, woolens, and furs. The most common species is	   {Dermestes lardarius}, known as the {bacon beetle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermestoid \Der*mes"toid\, a. [Dermestes + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to or resembling the genus Dermestes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The carpet beetle, called the buffalo moth, is a	         dermestoid beetle.                       --Pop. Sci.	                                                  Monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermic \Der"mic\, a.	   1. Relating to the derm or skin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to the dermis; dermal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Underneath each nail the deep or dermic layer of the	            integument is peculiarly modified.    --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dermic remedies} (Med.), such as act through the skin.	      [1913 Webster]
Dermis \Der"mis\, n. [NL. See {Derm}.] (Anat.)	   The deep sensitive layer of the skin beneath the scarfskin or	   epidermis; -- called also {true skin}, {derm}, {derma},	   {corium}, {cutis}, and {enderon}. See {Skin}, and Illust. in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermobranchiata \Der`mo*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A group of nudibranch mollusks without special gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermobranchiate \Der`mo*bran"chi*ate\, a. [Derm + branchiate.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the skin modified to serve as a gill.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermohaemal \Der`mo*h[ae]"mal\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and h[ae]mal	   structures; as, the dermoh[ae]mal spines or ventral fin rays	   of fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermoid \Der"moid\, a. [Derm + -oid: cf. F. dermo["i]de.]	   Same as {Dermatoid}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dermoid cyst} (Med.), a cyst containing skin, or structures	      connected with skin, such as hair.	      [1913 Webster]
Dermoneural \Der`mo*neu"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or in relation with, both dermal and neural	   structures; as, the dermoneural spines or dorsal fin rays of	   fishes. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermopathic \Der`mo*path"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Dermatopathic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermophyte \Der"mo*phyte\, n.	   A dermatophyte.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermoptera \Der*mop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? skin + ?	   wing.]	   1. (Zool.) The division of insects which includes the earwigs	      ({Forticulid[ae]}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A group of lemuroid mammals having a parachutelike	      web of skin between the fore and hind legs, of which the	      colugo ({Galeopithecus}) is the type. See {Colugo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An order of Mammalia; the {Chiroptera}. [Written	      also {Dermaptera}, and {Dermatoptera}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dermopteran \Der*mop"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   An insect which has the anterior pair of wings coriaceous,	   and does not use them in flight, as the earwig.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermopteri \Der*mop"te*ri\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Dermopterygii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermopterygii \Der*mop`te*ryg"i*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? skin	   + ? wing, fin, dim. of ? wing.] (Zool.)	   A group of fishlike animals including the Marsipobranchiata	   and Leptocardia.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermoskeleton \Der`mo*skel"e*ton\, n. [Derm + skeleton.] (Anat.)	   See {Exoskeleton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dermostosis \Der`mos*to"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? skin + ?	   bone.] (Physiol.)	   Ossification of the dermis.	   [1913 Webster]
Dern \Dern\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A gatepost or doorpost. [Local Eng.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Dern \Dern\, a. [See {Dearn}, a.]	   1. Hidden; concealed; secret. [Obs.] "Ye must be full dern."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Solitary; sad. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Derne \Derne\, v. t. & i. [AS. dyrnan to hide. See {Dern}, a.,	   {Dearn}, a.]	   To hide; to skulk. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He at length escaped them by derning himself in a	         foxearth.                                --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Dernful \Dern"ful\, a.	   Secret; hence, lonely; sad; mournful. [Obs.] "Dernful noise."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dernier \Der`nier"\, a. [F., from OF. darrein, derrain. See	   {Darrein}.]	   Last; final.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dernier ressort}[F.], last resort or expedient.	      [1913 Webster]
Dernly \Dern"ly\, adv.	   Secretly; grievously; mournfully. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Derogant \Der"o*gant\, a. [L. derogans, p. pr.]	   Derogatory. [R.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Derogate \Der"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Derogated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Derogating}.] [L. derogatus, p. p. of derogare to	   derogate; de- + rogare to ask, to ask the people about a law.	   See {Rogation}.]	   1. To annul in part; to repeal partly; to restrict; to limit	      the action of; -- said of a law.	      [1913 Webster]	            By several contrary customs, . . . many of the civil	            and canon laws are controlled and derogated. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage; to depreciate;	      -- said of a person or thing. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Anything . . . that should derogate, minish, or hurt	            his glory and his name.               --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	Derogate \Der"o*gate\, v. i.	   1. To take away; to detract; to withdraw; -- usually with	      from.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we did derogate from them whom their industry	            hath made great.                      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            It derogates little from his fortitude, while it	            adds infinitely to the honor of his humanity.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act beneath one-s rank, place, birth, or character; to	      degenerate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You are a fool granted; therefore your issues, being	            foolish, do not derogate.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would Charles X. derogate from his ancestors? Would	            he be the degenerate scion of that royal line?	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	Derogate \Der"o*gate\, n. [L. derogatus, p. p.]	   Diminished in value; dishonored; degraded. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Derogately \Der"o*gate*ly\, adv.	   In a derogatory manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Derogation \Der`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. derogatio: cf. F.	   d['e]rogation.]	   1. The act of derogating, partly repealing, or lessening in	      value; disparagement; detraction; depreciation; --	      followed by of, from, or to.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope it is no derogation to the Christian	            religion.                             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            He counted it no derogation of his manhood to be	            seen to weep.                         --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Stock Exch.) An alteration of, or subtraction from, a	      contract for a sale of stocks.	      [1913 Webster]
Derogative \De*rog"a*tive\, a.	   Derogatory. -- {De*rog"a*tive*ly}, adv. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,	        derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting,	        pejorative, denigratory.	        [1913 Webster]
Derogator \Der"o*ga`tor\, n. [L.]	   A detractor.	   [1913 Webster]
derogatorily \de*rog"a*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a derogatory manner; disparagingly. --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
derogatoriness \de*rog"a*to*ri*ness\, n.	   Quality of being derogatory.	   [1913 Webster]
derogatory \de*rog"a*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to derogate, or lessen in value; expressing a low	   opinion; expressing derogation; detracting; injurious; --	   with from, to, or unto.	   Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,	        derogatory, detractive, detracting, slighting,	        pejorative, denigratory.	        [1913 Webster]	              Acts of Parliament derogatory from the power of	              subsequent Parliaments bind not.    --Blackstone.	        [1913 Webster]	              His language was severely censured by some of his	              brother peers as derogatory to their other.	                                                  --Macaulay.	        [1913 Webster]	   {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 will he may make thereafter shall be valid, unless	      this clause is inserted word for word; -- a precaution to	      guard against later wills extorted by violence, or	      obtained by suggestion.	      [1913 Webster]
Derotremata \Der`o*tre"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. de`ros skin	   + ?, ?, hole.] (Zool.)	   The tribe of aquatic Amphibia which includes Amphiuma,	   Menopoma, etc. They have permanent gill openings, but no	   external gills; -- called also {Cryptobranchiata}. [Written	   also {Derotrema}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Derre \Der"re\, a.	   Dearer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Derrick \Der"rick\, n. [Orig., a gallows, from a hangman named	   Derrick. The name is of Dutch origin; D. Diederik, Dierryk,	   prop. meaning, chief of the people; cf. AS. pe['o]dric, E.	   Theodoric, G. Dietrich. See {Dutch}, and {Rich}.]	   1. A mast, spar, or tall frame, supported at the top by stays	      or guys, and usually pivoted at the base, with suitable	      tackle for hoisting heavy weights, such as stones in	      building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The pyramidal structure or tower over a deep	      drill hole, such as that of an oil well (also called an	      oil derrick .	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Derrick crane}, a combination of the derrick and the crane,	      having facility for hoisting and also for swinging the	      load horizontally.	      [1913 Webster]
Derring \Der"ring\, a.	   Daring or warlike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Drad for his derring doe and bloody deed. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
derring-do \derring-do\ n.	   brave and heroic deeds.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Derringer \Der"rin*ger\, n. [From the American inventor.]	   A kind of short-barreled pocket pistol, of very large	   caliber, often carrying a half-ounce ball.	   [1913 Webster]
Derth \Derth\, n.	   Dearth; scarcity. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dertrotheca \Der`tro*the"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? beak + ? box,	   case.] (Zool.)	   The horny covering of the end of the bill of birds. Dervise	   Dervish
Dervish \Der"vish\, Dervise \Der"vise\, Dervis \Der"vis\, n.	   [Per. derw[=e]sch, fr. OPer. derew to beg, ask alms: cf. F.	   derviche.]	   1. A Turkish or Persian monk, especially one who professes	      extreme poverty and leads an austere life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the fanatical followers of the Mahdi, in the Sudan,	      in the 1880's.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. in modern times, a member of an ascetic Mohammedan sect	      notable for its devotional exercises, which include	      energetic chanting or shouting and rhythmic bodily	      movement, such as whirling, leading to a trance-like state	      or ecstasy. From these exercises the phrase whirling	      dervish is derived.	      [PJC]	   4. figuratively, a person who whirls or engages in frenzied	      activity reminiscent of the dervish[3] dancing.	      [PJC]
Derworth \Der"worth\ (d[=e]r"w[~e]rth), a. [AS.	   de['o]rwur[thorn]e, lit., dearworth.]	   Precious. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
desalinate \desalinate\ v. t.	   to remove the salt from, especially from water; as, it is	   necessary to desalinate sea water to make it fit to drink.	   Note: several processes are in comon use for desalinating sea	         water. Distillation is effective, but expensive.	         {Reverse osmosis} is more economical.	   Syn: desalt, desalinize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desalination \desalination\ n.	   same as {desalinization}.	   Syn: desalinization, desalinisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desalinisation \desalinisation\ n.	   same as {desalinization}.	   Syn: desalination, desalinization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desalinization \desalinization\ n.	   the removal of salt (especially from sea water); the act or	   process of desalinating.	   Syn: desalination, desalinisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desalinize \desalinize\ v. t.	   same as {desalinate}.	   Syn: desalinate, desalt.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desalt \desalt\ v.	   to remove the salt from (a solution of salt).	   Note: This term is used in a more general sense than	         {desalinate}, which usually refers to the removal of	         common salt (sodium chloride) from a water solution,	         such as sea water. Desalt is commonly used to refer to	         any laboratory or industrial process in which any salt	         may be removed from a mixture of substances dssolved in	         a solvent, usually water. It is thus used as a method	         of purification in chemical processes. The methods for	         desalting are very varied.	   Syn: desalinate, desalinize.	        [PJC]
descale \descale\ v. t.	   to remove the scales from; -- e.g. of fish, or water boilers.	   Syn: scale.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Descant \Des"cant\ (d[e^]s"k[a^]nt), n. [OF. descant, deschant,	   F. d['e]chant, discant, LL. discantus, fr. L. dis + cantus	   singing, melody, fr. canere to sing. See {Chant}, and cf.	   {Descant}, v. i., {Discant}.]	   1. (Mus.)	      (a) Originally, a double song; a melody or counterpoint	          sung above the plain song of the tenor; a variation of	          an air; a variation by ornament of the main subject or	          plain song.	      (b) The upper voice in part music.	      (c) The canto, cantus, or soprano voice; the treble.	          --Grove.	          [1913 Webster]	                Twenty doctors expound one text twenty ways, as	                children make descant upon plain song.	                                                  --Tyndale.	          [1913 Webster]	                She [the nightingale] all night long her amorous	                descant sung.                     --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term has also been used synonymously with	         counterpoint, or polyphony, which developed out of the	         French d['e]chant, of the 12th century.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A discourse formed on its theme, like variations on a	      musical air; a comment or comments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon that simplest of themes how magnificent a	            descant!                              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Descant \Des*cant"\ (d[e^]s*k[a^]nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Descanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Descanting}.] [From descant;	   n.; or directly fr. OF. descanter, deschanter; L. dis- +	   cantare to sing.]	   1. To sing a variation or accomplishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To comment freely; to discourse with fullness and	      particularity; to discourse at large.	      [1913 Webster]	            A virtuous man should be pleased to find people	            descanting on his actions.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Descanter \Des*cant"er\, n.	   One who descants.	   [1913 Webster]
Descartes \Descartes\ (d[asl]*k[aum]rt") prop. n.	   Ren['e] Descartes, a French philosopher and mathematician,	   born 1596, died 1650. See biography, below.	   Syn: Rene Descartes.	        [WordNet 1.5] Descartes, Ren['e] (Latinized Renatus	        Cartesius). Born at La Haye, Touraine, France, March 31,	        1596: died at Stockholm, Feb. 11, 1650. A. celebrated	        French philosopher, founder of Cartesianism and of	        modern philosophy in general. He was graduated at	        seventeen from the Jesuit college of La Fl[`e]che, spent	        five years in Paris (1613-18), and then roamed about in	        search of knowledge in Germany, Italy, Holland, and	        Poland. In 1628 he attended the siege of La Rochelle as	        a volunteer. From 1629 to 1649 he led a retired life in	        Holland, spreading and defending his philosophical	        ideas. He finally went to Stockholm on the invitation of	        Queen Christina of Sweden; five months later he died	        there of pneumonia. The work that has made him famous as	        a philosopher is a short treatise entitled "Discours de	        la m['e]thode" (Leyden, 1637). It was published in	        French together with three essays in support of his	        theories, "La dioptrique," "Les m['e]t['e]ores," and "La	        g['e]om['e]trie." In it he revolutionized the science of	        thought. Descartes himself published during his lifetime	        "Meditationes de prima philosophia "(Paris, 1641;	        Amsterdam, 1642; translated into French, 1647),	        "Principia philosophiae" (Amsterdam, 1644), "Trait['e]	        des passions de l'[^a]me" (Amsterdam, 1649), and a	        polemic pamphlet entitled "Epistola Renati Descartes ad	        Gisbertum Vo["e]itum" (Amsterdam, 1643). After his death	        his friends published his "De l'homme" (1664),	        "Trait['e] de la formation du foetus" (1664), "Le monde	        ou trait['e] de la lumi[`e]re de Descartes" (1664),	        "Lettres" (1657-67), and "Opuscula posthuma, physica et	        mathematica" (Amsterdam, 1701). Descartes ranked among	        the foremost mathematicians of his day. A separate	        reprint was made of his geometry, and the work itself	        was translated into Latin in 1649, and re["e]dited in	        1659 with notes and comments. In this form it	        constituted a classic standard throughout Europe, and	        presented an entirely new basis for the study of algebra	        and geometry.	        [Century Dict. 1906]
Descend \De*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Descended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Descending}.] [F. descendre, L. descendere,	   descensum; de- + scandere to climb. See {Scan}.]	   1. To pass from a higher to a lower place; to move downwards;	      to come or go down in any way, as by falling, flowing,	      walking, etc.; to plunge; to fall; to incline downward; --	      the opposite of ascend.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rain descended, and the floods came. --Matt.	                                                  vii. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will here descend to matters of later date.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter mentally; to retire. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] with holiest meditations fed,	            Into himself descended.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make an attack, or incursion, as if from a vantage	      ground; to come suddenly and with violence; -- with on or	      upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on the suitors let thy wrath descend. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To come down to a lower, less fortunate, humbler, less	      virtuous, or worse, state or station; to lower or abase	      one's self; as, he descended from his high estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To pass from the more general or important to the	      particular or less important matters to be considered.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To come down, as from a source, original, or stock; to be	      derived; to proceed by generation or by transmission; to	      fall or pass by inheritance; as, the beggar may descend	      from a prince; a crown descends to the heir.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Anat.) To move toward the south, or to the southward.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.) To fall in pitch; to pass from a higher to a lower	      tone.	      [1913 Webster]	Descend \De*scend"\, v. t.	   To go down upon or along; to pass from a higher to a lower	   part of; as, they descended the river in boats; to descend a	   ladder.	   [1913 Webster]	         But never tears his cheek descended.     --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Descendant \De*scend"ant\, a. [F. descendant, p. pr. of	   descendre. Cf. {Descendent}.]	   Descendent.	   [1913 Webster]	Descendant \De*scend"ant\, n.	   One who descends, as offspring, however remotely; --	   correlative to ancestor or ascendant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our first parents and their descendants. --Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	         The descendant of so many kings and emperors. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
descendants \descendants\ n.	   all of the offspring of a given progenitor.	   Syn: posterity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Descendent \De*scend"ent\, a. [L. descendens, -entis, p. pr. of	   descendre. Cf. {Descendant}.]	   Descending; falling; proceeding from an ancestor or source.	   [1913 Webster]	         More than mortal grace	         Speaks thee descendent of ethereal race. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Descender \De*scend"er\, n.	   One who descends.	   [1913 Webster]
Descendibility \De*scend`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being descendible; capability of being	   transmitted from ancestors; as, the descendibility of an	   estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Descendible \De*scend"i*ble\, a.	   1. Admitting descent; capable of being descended.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That may descend from an ancestor to an heir. "A	      descendant estate." --Sir W. Jones.	      [1913 Webster]
Descending \De*scend"ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to descent; moving downwards.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Descending constellations} or {Descending signs} (Astron.),	      those through which the planets descent toward the south.	      	   {Descending node} (Astron.), that point in a planet's orbit	      where it intersects the ecliptic in passing southward.	   {Descending series} (Math.), a series in which each term is	      numerically smaller than the preceding one; also, a series	      arranged according to descending powers of a quantity.	      [1913 Webster]
Descendingly \De*scend"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a descending manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Descension \De*scen"sion\, n. [OF. descension, L. descensio. See	   {Descent}.]	   The act of going downward; descent; falling or sinking;	   declension; degradation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oblique descension} (Astron.), the degree or arc of the	      equator which descends, with a celestial object, below the	      horizon of an oblique sphere.	   {Right descension}, the degree or arc of the equator which	      descends below the horizon of a right sphere at the same	      time with the object. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Descensional \De*scen"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to descension. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Descensive \De*scen"sive\, a.	   Tending to descend; tending downwards; descending. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Descensory \De*scen"so*ry\, n. [NL. descensorium: cf. OF.	   descensoire. See {Descend}.]	   A vessel used in alchemy to extract oils.	   [1913 Webster]
Descent \De*scent"\, n. [F. descente, fr. descendre; like vente,	   from vendre. See {Descend}.]	   1. The act of descending, or passing downward; change of	      place from higher to lower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incursion; sudden attack; especially, hostile invasion	      from sea; -- often followed by upon or on; as, to make a	      descent upon the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The United Provinces . . . ordered public prayer to	            God, when they feared that the French and English	            fleets would make a descent upon their coasts.	                                                  --Jortin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Progress downward, as in station, virtue, as in station,	      virtue, and the like, from a higher to a lower state, from	      a higher to a lower state, from the more to the less	      important, from the better to the worse, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Derivation, as from an ancestor; procedure by generation;	      lineage; birth; extraction. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Transmission of an estate by inheritance, usually,	      but not necessarily, in the descending line; title to	      inherit an estate by reason of consanguinity. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Inclination downward; a descending way; inclined or	      sloping surface; declivity; slope; as, a steep descent.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which is descended; descendants; issue.	      [1913 Webster]	            If care of our descent perplex us most,	            Which must be born to certain woe.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A step or remove downward in any scale of gradation; a	      degree in the scale of genealogy; a generation.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man living is a thousand descents removed from	            Adam himself.                         --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Lowest place; extreme downward place. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And from the extremest upward of thy head,	            To the descent and dust below thy foot. --Shak.	   10. (Mus.) A passing from a higher to a lower tone.	   Syn: Declivity; slope; degradation; extraction; lineage;	        assault; invasion; attack.	        [1913 Webster]
Describable \De*scrib"a*ble\, a.	   That can be described; capable of description.	   [1913 Webster]
Describe \De*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Described}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Describing}.] [L. describere, descriptum; de- +	   scribere to write: cf. OE. descriven, OF. descrivre, F.	   d['e]crire. See {Scribe}, and cf. {Descry}.]	   1. To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate;	      to trace or mark out; as, to describe a circle by the	      compasses; a torch waved about the head in such a way as	      to describe a circle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent by words written or spoken; to give an	      account of; to make known to others by words or signs; as,	      the geographer describes countries and cities.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To distribute into parts, groups, or classes; to mark off;	      to class. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Passed through the land, and described it by cities	            into seven parts in a book.           --Josh. xviii.	                                                  9.	   Syn: To set forth; represent; delineate; relate; recount;	        narrate; express; explain; depict; portray; chracterize.	        [1913 Webster]	Describe \De*scribe"\, v. i.	   To use the faculty of describing; to give a description; as,	   Milton describes with uncommon force and beauty.	   [1913 Webster]
Describent \De*scrib"ent\, n. [L. describens, p. pr. of	   describere.] (Geom.)	   Same as {Generatrix}.	   [1913 Webster]
Describer \De*scrib"er\, n.	   One who describes.	   [1913 Webster]
Descrier \De*scri"er\, n.	   One who descries.	   [1913 Webster]
Description \De*scrip"tion\, n. [F. description, L. descriptio.	   See {Describe}.]	   1. The act of describing; a delineation by marks or signs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sketch or account of anything in words; a portraiture or	      representation in language; an enumeration of the	      essential qualities of a thing or species.	      [1913 Webster]	            Milton has descriptions of morning.   --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A class to which a certain representation is applicable;	      kind; sort.	      [1913 Webster]	            A difference . . . between them and another	            description of public creditors.      --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The plates were all of the meanest description.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Account; definition; recital; relation; detail;	        narrative; narration; explanation; delineation;	        representation; kind; sort. See {Definition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Descriptive \De*scrip"tive\, a. [L. descriptivus: cf. F.	   descriptif.]	   Tending to describe; having the quality of representing;	   containing description; as, a descriptive figure; a	   descriptive phrase; a descriptive narration; a story	   descriptive of the age.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Descriptive anatomy}, that part of anatomy which treats of	      the forms and relations of parts, but not of their	      textures.	   {Descriptive geometry}, that branch of geometry. which treats	      of the graphic solution of problems involving three	      dimensions, by means of projections upon auxiliary planes.	      --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. ) -- {De*scrip"tive*ly}, adv.	      -- {De*scrip"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Descrive \De*scrive"\, v. t. [OF. descrivre. See {Describe}.]	   To describe. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Descry \De*scry"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Descried}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Descrying}.] [OE. descrien, discrien, to espy, prob. from	   the proclaiming of what was espied, fr. OF. descrier to	   proclaim, cry down, decry, F. d['e]crier. The word was	   confused somewhat with OF. descriven, E. describe, OF.	   descrivre, from L. describere. See {Decry}.]	   1. To spy out or discover by the eye, as objects distant or	      obscure; to espy; to recognize; to discern; to discover.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the house of Joseph sent to descry Bethel.	                                                  --Judg. i. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Edmund, I think, is gone . . . to descry	            The strength o' the enemy.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now their way to earth they had descried.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discover; to disclose; to reveal. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His purple robe he had thrown aside, lest it should	            descry him.                           --Milton.	   Syn: To see; behold; espy; discover; discern.	        [1913 Webster]	Descry \De*scry"\, n.	   Discovery or view, as of an army seen at a distance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Near, and on speedy foot; the main descry	         Stands on the hourly thought.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Desecate \Des"e*cate\, v. t. [L. desecare to cut off.]	   To cut, as with a scythe; to mow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desecrate \Des"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desecrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Desecrating}.] [L. desecratus, p. p. of	   desecrare (also desacrare) to consecrate, dedicate; but taken	   in the sense if to divest of a sacred character; de- +	   sacrare to consecrate, fr. sacer sacred. See {Sacred}.]	   To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a	   sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to	   put to an unworthy use; -- the opposite of consecrate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The [Russian] clergy can not suffer corporal punishment	         without being previously desecrated.     --W. Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The founders of monasteries imprecated evil on those	         who should desecrate their donations.    --Salmon.	   [1913 Webster]
Desecrater \Des"e*cra`ter\, n.	   One who desecrates; a profaner. --Harper's Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Desecration \Des`e*cra"tion\, n.	   The act of desecrating; profanation; condition of anything	   desecrated.	   [1913 Webster]
Desecrator \Des"e*cra`tor\, n.	   One who desecrates. "Desecrators of the church." --Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Desegmentation \De*seg`men*ta"tion\, n. (Anat.)	   The loss or obliteration of division into segments; as, a	   desegmentation of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
desegregate \de*seg"re*gate\ v. t.	   to eliminate laws, regulations, or customs which prohibit	   members of a specific racial or national group from using	   (certain locations, organizations, or facilities); to	   introduce members of a racial or religious group into (a	   community, facility, or organization from which they had been	   barred).	   [PJC]
desegregation \de`seg*re*ga"tion\ n.	   the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into	   a community; the elimination of laws, regulations, or customs	   which prohibit members of a specific racial or national group	   from using certain locations, organizations, or facilities.	   Note: In the 1960's and 1970's civil rights legislation was	         passed by the U. S. congress, prohibiting segregation	         by governmental agencies and in places of public	         accommodation, which resulteo in widospread	         besegregotion of schools and places of business. Some	         segregation remains in privately operated	         organizations.	   Syn: integration, integrating.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
desensitisation \desensitisation\ n.	   same as {desensitization}.	   Syn: desensitization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desensitise \desensitise\ v. t.	   same as {desensitize}.	   Syn: deaden.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desensitized \desensitized\ adj.	   rendered insensitive.	   Syn: deadened.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desensitization \desensitization\ n.	   the process of reducing or eliminating sensitivity.	   Syn: desensitisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desensitize \desensitize\ v. t.	   to rendered insensitive or less sensitive. Opposite of	   {sensitize}.	   Syn: deaden.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desensitizing \desensitizing\ adj.	   making less susceptible or sensitive to either physical or	   emotional stimuli. Opposite of {sensitizing}. [Narrower	   terms: {numbing}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Desert \De*sert"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rt"), n. [OF. deserte, desserte,	   merit, recompense, fr. deservir, desservir, to merit. See	   {Deserve}.]	   That which is deserved; the reward or the punishment justly	   due; claim to recompense, usually in a good sense; right to	   reward; merit.	   [1913 Webster]	         According to their deserts will I judge them. --Ezek.	                                                  vii. 27.	   [1913 Webster]	         Andronicus, surnamed Pius	         For many good and great deserts to Rome. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         His reputation falls far below his desert. --A.	                                                  Hamilton.	   Syn: Merit; worth; excellence; due.	        [1913 Webster]	Desert \Des"ert\ (d[e^]z"[~e]rt), n. [F. d['e]sert, L. desertum,	   from desertus solitary, desert, pp. of deserere to desert;	   de- + serere to join together. See {Series}.]	   1. A deserted or forsaken region; a barren tract incapable of	      supporting population, as the vast sand plains of Asia and	      Africa which are destitute of moisture and vegetation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dreary desert and a gloomy waste.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tract, which may be capable of sustaining a population,	      but has been left unoccupied and uncultivated; a	      wilderness; a solitary place.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will make her wilderness like Eden, and her	            desert like the garden of the Lord.   --Is. li. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Also figuratively.	         [1913 Webster]	               Before her extended	               Dreary and vast and silent, the desert of life.	                                                  --Longfellow.	         [1913 Webster]	Desert \Des"ert\, a. [Cf. L. desertus, p. p. of deserere, and F.	   d['e]sert. See 2d {Desert}.]	   Of or pertaining to a desert; forsaken; without life or	   cultivation; unproductive; waste; barren; wild; desolate;	   solitary; as, they landed on a desert island.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . went aside privately into a desert place.	                                                  --Luke ix. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	         Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,	         And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Desert flora} (Bot.), the assemblage of plants growing	      naturally in a desert, or in a dry and apparently	      unproductive place.	   {Desert hare} (Zool.), a small hare ({Lepus sylvaticus}, var.	      Arizon[ae]) inhabiting the deserts of the Western United	      States.	   {Desert mouse} (Zool.), an American mouse ({Hesperomys	      eremicus}), living in the Western deserts.	      [1913 Webster]	Desert \De*sert"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Deserted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserting}.] [Cf. L. desertus,	   p. p. of deserere to desert, F. d['e]serter. See 2d	   {Desert}.]	   1. To leave (especially something which one should stay by	      and support); to leave in the lurch; to abandon; to	      forsake; -- implying blame, except sometimes when used of	      localities; as, to desert a friend, a principle, a cause,	      one's country. "The deserted fortress." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To abandon (the service) without leave; to forsake	      in violation of duty; to abscond from; as, to desert the	      army; to desert one's colors.	      [1913 Webster]	Desert \De*sert"\, v. i.	   To abandon a service without leave; to quit military service	   without permission, before the expiration of one's term; to	   abscond.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soldiers . . . deserted in numbers.  --Bancroft.	   Syn: To abandon; forsake; leave; relinquish; renounce; quit;	        depart from; abdicate. See {Abandon}.	        [1913 Webster]
deserted \deserted\ adj.	   1. having no residents; as, deserted villages.	   Syn: uninhabited.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. no longer used by people.	   Syn: abandoned, derelict.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. remote from civilization; as, the victim was lured to a	      deserted spot.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. being left by another without support or assistance; left	      in the lurch; -- of people; as, deserted wives and	      children.	   Note: In this sense, the label implies some level of	         dependence of the person(s) being deserted on those	         deserting them.
Deserter \De*sert"er\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rt"[~e]r), n.	   One who forsakes a duty, a cause or a party, a friend, or any	   one to whom he owes service; especially, a soldier or a	   seaman who abandons the service without leave; one guilty of	   desertion.	   [1913 Webster]
Desertful \De*sert"ful\, a.	   Meritorious. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Desertion \De*ser"tion\ (d[-e]*z[~e]r"sh[u^]n), n. [L. desertio:	   cf. F. d['e]sertion.]	   1. The act of deserting or forsaking; abandonment of a	      service, a cause, a party, a friend, or any post of duty;	      the quitting of one's duties willfully and without right;	      esp., an absconding from military or naval service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a resignation would have seemed to his superior	            a desertion or a reproach.            --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being forsaken; desolation; as, the king in	      his desertion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abandonment by God; spiritual despondency.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spiritual agonies of a soul under desertion.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Desertless \De*sert"less\, a.	   Without desert. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desertlessly \De*sert"less*ly\, adv.	   Undeservedly. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Desertness \Des"ert*ness\, n.	   A deserted condition. [R.] "The desertness of the country."	   --Udall. Desertrix
Desertrix \De*sert"rix\, Desertrice \De*sert"rice\, n. [L.	   desertrix.]	   A feminine deserter. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Deserve \De*serve"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Deserved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Deserving}.] [OF. deservir,	   desservir, to merit, L. deservire to serve zealously, be	   devoted to; de- + servire to serve. See {Serve}.]	   1. To earn by service; to be worthy of (something due, either	      good or evil); to merit; to be entitled to; as, the	      laborer deserves his wages; a work of value deserves	      praise.	      [1913 Webster]	            God exacteth of thee less than thine iniquity	            deserveth.                            --Job xi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            John Gay deserved to be a favorite.   --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Encouragement is not held out to things that deserve	            reprehension.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To serve; to treat; to benefit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man that hath	            So well deserved me.                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
deserve \de*serve"\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"), v. i.	   To be worthy of recompense; -- usually with ill or with well.	   [1913 Webster]	         One man may merit or deserve of another. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
deserved \deserved\ adj.	   properly earned; warranted; merited. Opposite of	   {undeserved}.	   Syn: due. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
deservedly \de*serv"ed*ly\ (d[-e]*z[~e]rv"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   According to desert (whether good or evil); justly.	   [1913 Webster]
Deservedness \De*serv"ed*ness\, n.	   Meritoriousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Deserver \De*serv"er\, n.	   One who deserves.	   [1913 Webster]
Deserving \De*serv"ing\, n.	   Desert; merit.	   [1913 Webster]	         A person of great deservings from the republic.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Deserving \De*serv"ing\, a.	   Meritorious; worthy; as, a deserving person or act. --	   {De*serv"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
desex \desex\ v. t.	   to make infertile, especially by removing or incapacitating	   the sexual organs; -- used of both males and females.	   Syn: sterilize, unsex, desexualize, fix.	        [WordNet 1.5]
desexualize \desexualize\ v. i. & t.	   to direct one's libidinous urges into another direction.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {desex}.	   Syn: sterilize, desex, unsex, fix, make infertile.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deshabille \Des`ha*bille\, n. [F. d['e]shabill['e], fr.	   d['e]shabiller to undress; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + habiller	   to dress. See {Habiliment}, and cf. {Dishabille}.]	   An undress; a careless toilet.	   [1913 Webster]
desicate \desicate\ v. t.	   variant spelling of {desiccate}.	   Syn: dehydrate, dry up, dessicate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dessicate \dessicate\ v. t.	   variant spelling of {desiccate}.	   Syn: dehydrate, dry up, desicate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Desiccant \De*sic"cant\, a. [L. desiccans, p. pr. of desiccare.	   See {Desiccate}.]	   Drying; desiccative. -- n. (Med.) A medicine or application	   for drying up a sore. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Desiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiccating}.] [L. desiccatus,	   p. p. of desiccare to dry up; de- + siccare to dry, siccus	   dry. See {Sack} wine.]	   To dry up; to deprive or exhaust of moisture; to preserve by	   drying; as, to desiccate fish or fruit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bodies desiccated by heat or age.        --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Desiccate \Des"ic*cate\, v. i.	   To become dry.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiccation \Des`ic*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dessiccation.]	   The act of desiccating, or the state of being desiccated.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiccative \De*sic"ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dessicatif.]	   Drying; tending to dry. --Ferrand. -- n. (Med.) An	   application for drying up secretions.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiccator \Des"ic*ca`tor\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, desiccates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A short glass jar fitted with an air-tight cover,	      and containing some desiccating agent, as sulphuric acid,	      phosphorus pentoxide, or calcium chloride, above which is	      supported on a perforated platform the material to be	      dried, or preserved from moisture.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A machine or apparatus for drying fruit, milk, etc.,	      usually by the aid of heat; an evaporator.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Desiccatory \De*sic"ca*to*ry\, a.	   Desiccative.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiderable \De*sid"er*a*ble\, a.	   Desirable. [R.] "Good and desiderable things." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiderata \De*sid`e*ra"ta\, n. pl.	   See {Desideratum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiderate \De*sid"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desiderated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Desiderating}.] [L. desideratus, p. p. of	   desiderare to desire, miss. See {Desire}, and cf.	   {Desideratum}.]	   To desire; to feel the want of; to lack; to miss; to want.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pray have the goodness to point out one word missing	         that ought to have been there -- please to insert a	         desiderated stanza. You can not.         --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men were beginning . . . to desiderate for them an	         actual abode of fire.                    --A. W. Ward.	   [1913 Webster]
Desideration \De*sid`er*a"tion\, n. [L. desideratio.]	   Act of desiderating; also, the thing desired. [R.] --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Desiderative \De*sid"er*a*tive\, a. [L. desiderativus.]	   Denoting desire; as, desiderative verbs.	   [1913 Webster]	Desiderative \De*sid"er*a*tive\, n.	   1. An object of desire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A verb formed from another verb by a change of	      termination, and expressing the desire of doing that which	      is indicated by the primitive verb.	      [1913 Webster]
Desideratum \De*sid`e*ra"tum\, n.; pl. {Desiderata}. [L., fr.	   desideratus, p. p. See {Desiderate}.]	   Anything desired; that of which the lack is felt; a want	   generally felt and acknowledge. Desidiose
Desidiose \De*sid"i*ose`\, Desidious \De*sid"i*ous\, a. [L.	   desidiosus, fr. desidia a sitting idle, fr. desid?re to sit	   idle; de- + sed?re to sit.]	   Idle; lazy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desidiousness \De*sid"i*ous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being desidiose, or indolent. [Obs.]	   --N. Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Desight \De*sight"\, n. [Pref. de- + sight.]	   An unsightly object. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desightment \De*sight"ment\, n.	   The act of making unsightly; disfigurement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To substitute jury masts at whatever desightment or	         damage in risk.                          --London	                                                  Times.	   [1913 Webster]
Design \De*sign"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Designed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Designing}.] [F. d['e]signer to designate, cf.	   F. dessiner to draw, dessin drawing, dessein a plan or	   scheme; all, ultimately, from L. designare to designate; de-	   + signare to mark, mark out, signum mark, sign. See {Sign},	   and cf. {Design}, n., {Designate}.]	   1. To draw preliminary outline or main features of; to sketch	      for a pattern or model; to delineate; to trace out; to	      draw. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark out and exhibit; to designate; to indicate; to	      show; to point out; to appoint.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall see	            Justice design the victor's chivalry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meet me to-morrow where the master	            And this fraternity shall design.     --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To create or produce, as a work of art; to form a plan or	      scheme of; to form in idea; to invent; to project; to lay	      out in the mind; as, a man designs an essay, a poem, a	      statue, or a cathedral.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To intend or purpose; -- usually with for before the	      remote object, but sometimes with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ask of politicians the end for which laws were	            originally designed.                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was designed to the study of the law. --Dryden.	   Syn: To sketch; plan; purpose; intend; propose; project;	        mean.	        [1913 Webster]	Design \De*sign"\, v. i.	   To form a design or designs; to plan.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Design for}, to intend to go to. [Obs.] "From this city she	      designed for Collin [Cologne]." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Design \De*sign"\, n. [Cf. dessein, dessin.]	   1. A preliminary sketch; an outline or pattern of the main	      features of something to be executed, as of a picture, a	      building, or a decoration; a delineation; a plan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plan or scheme formed in the mind of something to be	      done; preliminary conception; idea intended to be	      expressed in a visible form or carried into action;	      intention; purpose; -- often used in a bad sense for evil	      intention or purpose; scheme; plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vast design and purpos? of the King. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The leaders of that assembly who withstood the	            designs of a besotted woman.          --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            A . . . settled design upon another man's life.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            How little he could guess the secret designs of the	            court!                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, intention or purpose as revealed or inferred	      from the adaptation of means to an end; as, the argument	      from design.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The realization of an inventive or decorative plan; esp.,	      a work of decorative art considered as a new creation;	      conception or plan shown in completed work; as, this	      carved panel is a fine design, or of a fine design.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) The invention and conduct of the subject; the	      disposition of every part, and the general order of the	      whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arts of design}, those into which the designing of artistic	      forms and figures enters as a principal part, as	      architecture, painting, engraving, sculpture.	   {School of design}, one in which are taught the invention and	      delineation of artistic or decorative figures, patterns,	      and the like.	   Syn: Intention; purpose; scheme; project; plan; idea.	   Usage: {Design}, {Intention}, {Purpose}. Design has reference	          to something definitely aimed at. Intention points to	          the feelings or desires with which a thing is sought.	          Purpose has reference to a settled choice or	          determination for its attainment. "I had no design to	          injure you," means it was no part of my aim or object.	          "I had no intention to injure you," means, I had no	          wish or desire of that kind. "My purpose was directly	          the reverse," makes the case still stronger.	          [1913 Webster]	                Is he a prudent man . . . that lays designs only	                for a day, without any prospect to the remaining	                part of his life?                 --Tillotson.	          [1913 Webster]	                I wish others the same intention, and greater	                successes.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is the purpose that makes strong the vow.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]
Designable \Des"ig*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being designated or distinctly marked out;	   distinguishable. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Designate \Des"ig*nate\, a. [L. designatus, p. p. of designare.	   See {Design}, v. t.]	   Designated; appointed; chosen. [R.] --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]	Designate \Des"ig*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Designated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Designating}.]	   1. To mark out and make known; to point out; to name; to	      indicate; to show; to distinguish by marks or description;	      to specify; as, to designate the boundaries of a country;	      to designate the rioters who are to be arrested.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call by a distinctive title; to name.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To indicate or set apart for a purpose or duty; -- with to	      or for; as, to designate an officer for or to the command	      of a post or station.	   Syn: To name; denominate; style; entitle; characterize;	        describe.	        [1913 Webster]
Designation \Des`ig*na"tion\, n. [L. designatio: cf. F.	   d['e]signation.]	   1. The act of designating; a pointing out or showing;	      indication.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Selection and appointment for a purpose; allotment;	      direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which designates; a distinguishing mark or name;	      distinctive title; appellation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The usual designation of the days of the week.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Use or application; import; intention; signification, as	      of a word or phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	            Finite and infinite seem . . . to be attributed	            primarily, in their first designation, only to those	            things which have parts.              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Designative \Des"ig*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]signatif.]	   Serving to designate or indicate; pointing out.	   [1913 Webster]
Designator \Des"ig*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) An officer who assigned to each his rank and	      place in public shows and ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who designates.	      [1913 Webster]
Designatory \Des"ig*na*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to designate; designative; indicating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Designedly \De*sign"ed*ly\, adv.	   By design; purposely; intentionally; -- opposed to	   accidentally, ignorantly, or inadvertently.	   [1913 Webster]
Designer \De*sign"er\, n.	   1. One who designs, marks out, or plans; a contriver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) One who produces or creates original works of	      art or decoration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A plotter; a schemer; -- used in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]
Designful \De*sign"ful\, a.	   Full of design; scheming. [R.] -- {De*sign"ful*ness}, n. [R.]	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Designing \De*sign"ing\, a.	   Intriguing; artful; scheming; as, a designing man.	   [1913 Webster]	Designing \De*sign"ing\, n.	   The act of making designs or sketches; the act of forming	   designs or plans.	   [1913 Webster]
Designless \De*sign"less\, a.	   Without design. [Obs.] -- {De*sign"less*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Designment \De*sign"ment\, n.	   1. Delineation; sketch; design; ideal; invention. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For though that some mean artist's skill were shown	            In mingling colors, or in placing light,	            Yet still the fair designment was his own. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Design; purpose; scheme. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Desilver \De*sil"ver\, v. t.	   To deprive of silver; as, to desilver lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Desilverization \De*sil`ver*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or the process of freeing from silver; also, the	   condition resulting from the removal of silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Desilverize \De*sil"ver*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive, or free from, silver; to remove silver from.	   [1913 Webster]
Desinence \Des"i*nence\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]sinence.]	   Termination; ending. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Desinent \Des"i*nent\, a. [L. desinens, p. pr. of desinere,	   desitum, to leave off, cease; de- + sinere to let, allow.]	   Ending; forming an end; lowermost. [Obs.] "Their desinent	   parts, fish." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Desinential \Des`i*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]sinentiel.]	   Terminal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Furthermore, b, as a desinential element, has a dynamic	         function.                                --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Desipient \De*sip"i*ent\, a. [L. desipiens, p. pr. of desipere	   to be foolish; de- + sapere to be wise.]	   Foolish; silly; trifling. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desirability \De*sir`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being desirable; desirableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Desirable \De*sir"a*ble\, a. [F. d['e]sirable, fr. L.	   desiderabilis. See {Desire}, v. t.]	   Worthy of desire or longing; fitted to excite desire or a	   wish to possess; pleasing; agreeable.	   [1913 Webster]	         All of them desirable young men.         --Ezek. xxiii.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	         As things desirable excite	         Desire, and objects move the appetite.   --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Desirableness \De*sir"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being desirable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The desirableness of the Austrian alliance. --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Desirably \De*sir"a*bly\, adv.	   In a desirable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Desire \De*sire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desired}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Desiring}.] [F. d['e]sirer, L. desiderare, origin	   uncertain, perh. fr. de- + sidus star, constellation, and	   hence orig., to turn the eyes from the stars. Cf. {Consider},	   and {Desiderate}, and see {Sidereal}.]	   1. To long for; to wish for earnestly; to covet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither shall any man desire thy land. --Ex. xxxiv.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye desire your child to live.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express a wish for; to entreat; to request.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then she said, Did I desire a son of my lord? --2	                                                  Kings iv. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            Desire him to go in; trouble him no more. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To require; to demand; to claim. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A doleful case desires a doleful song. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To miss; to regret. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She shall be pleasant while she lives, and desired	            when she dies.                        --Jer. Taylor.	   Syn: To long for; hanker after; covet; wish; ask; request;	        solicit; entreat; beg.	   Usage: To {Desire}, {Wish}. In desire the feeling is usually	          more eager than in wish. "I wish you to do this" is a	          milder form of command than "I desire you to do this,"	          though the feeling prompting the injunction may be the	          same. --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	Desire \De*sire"\, n. [F. d['e]sir, fr. d['e]sirer. See	   {Desire}, v. t.]	   1. The natural longing that is excited by the enjoyment or	      the thought of any good, and impels to action or effort	      its continuance or possession; an eager wish to obtain or	      enjoy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unspeakable desire to see and know.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An expressed wish; a request; petition.	      [1913 Webster]	            And slowly was my mother brought	            To yield consent to my desire.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything which is desired; an object of longing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Desire of all nations shall come. --Hag. ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Excessive or morbid longing; lust; appetite.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Grief; regret. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   Syn: Wish; appetency; craving; inclination; eagerness;	        aspiration; longing.	        [1913 Webster]
Desireful \De*sire"ful\, a.	   Filled with desire; eager. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The desireful troops.                    --Godfrey	                                                  (1594).	   [1913 Webster]
Desirefulness \De*sire"ful*ness\, n.	   The state of being desireful; eagerness to obtain and	   possess. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The desirefulness of our minds much augmenteth and	         increaseth our pleasure.                 --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Desireless \De*sire"less\, a.	   Free from desire. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Desirer \De*sir"er\, n.	   One who desires, asks, or wishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Desirous \De*sir"ous\, a. [F. d['e]sireux, OF. desiros, fr.	   desir. See {Desire}, n.]	   Feeling desire; eagerly wishing; solicitous; eager to obtain;	   covetous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him. --John	                                                  xvi. 19.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be not desirous of his dainties.         --Prov. xxiii.	                                                  3.	   [1913 Webster]
Desirously \De*sir"ous*ly\, adv.	   With desire; eagerly.	   [1913 Webster]
Desirousness \De*sir"ous*ness\, n.	   The state of being desirous.	   [1913 Webster]
Desist \De*sist"\ (?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desisted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Desisting}.] [L. desistere; de- + sistere to	   stand, stop, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. d['e]sister. See	   {Stand}.]	   To cease to proceed or act; to stop; to forbear; -- often	   with from.	   [1913 Webster]	         Never desisting to do evil.              --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         To desist from his bad practice.         --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]	         Desist (thou art discern'd,	         And toil'st in vain).                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Desistance \De*sist"ance\, n. [Cf. F. desistance.]	   The act or state of desisting; cessation. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         If fatigue of body or brain were in every case followed	         by desistance . . . then would the system be but seldom	         out of working order.                    --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Desistive \De*sist"ive\, a. [See {Desist}.]	   Final; conclusive; ending. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desition \De*si"tion\, n. [See {Desinent}.]	   An end or ending. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desitive \Des"i*tive\, a.	   Final; serving to complete; conclusive. [Obs.] "Desitive	   propositions." --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	Desitive \Des"i*tive\, n. (Logic)	   A proposition relating to or expressing an end or conclusion.	   [Obs.] --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Desk \Desk\, n. [OE. deske, the same word as dish, disk. See	   {Dish}, and cf. {Disk}.]	   1. A table, frame, or case, usually with sloping top, but	      often with flat top, for the use writers and readers. It	      often has a drawer or repository underneath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reading table or lectern to support the book from which	      the liturgical service is read, differing from the pulpit	      from which the sermon is preached; also (esp. in the	      United States), a pulpit. Hence, used symbolically for	      "the clerical profession."	      [1913 Webster]	Desk \Desk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Desking}.]	   To shut up, as in a desk; to treasure.	   [1913 Webster]
Deskwork \Desk"work`\, n.	   Work done at a desk, as by a clerk or writer. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Desman \Des"man\ (d[e^]s"man), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zool.)	   An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia ({Myogale	   moschata}). It is allied to the moles, but is called	   {muskrat} by some English writers. [Written also	   {d[ae]sman}.] Desmid
Desmid \Des"mid\, Desmidian \Des*mid"i*an\, n. [Gr. desmo`s	   chain + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)	   A microscopic plant of the family {Desmidi[ae]}, a group of	   unicellular alg[ae] in which the species have a greenish	   color, and the cells generally appear as if they consisted of	   two coalescing halves.	   [1913 Webster]
Desmine \Des"mine\, n. [Gr. de`smh, desmo`s, bundle, fr. dei^n	   to bind.] (Min.)	   Same as {Stilbite}. It commonly occurs in bundles or tufts of	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Desmobacteria \Des`mo*bac*te"ri*a\	   (d[e^]s`m[-o]*b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [Gr. desmo`s	   bond + E. bacteria.]	   See {Microbacteria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Desmodontidae \Desmodontidae\ n.	   a natural family comprisng the true vampire bats.	   Syn: family {Desmodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Desmodus \Desmodus\ n.	   the type genus of the {Desmodontidae}, consisting of vampire	   bats.	   Syn: genus {Desmodus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Desmodont \Des"mo*dont\ (d[e^]s"m[-o]*d[o^]nt), n. [Gr. desmo`s	   bond + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Zool.)	   A member of a group of South American blood-sucking bats, of	   the genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Desmognathous \Des*mog"na*thous\, a. [Gr. desmo`s bond + gna`qos	   jaw.] (Zool.)	   Having the maxillo-palatine bones united; -- applied to a	   group of carinate birds ({Desmognath[ae]}), including various	   wading and swimming birds, as the ducks and herons, and also	   raptorial and other kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Desmoid \Des"moid\, a. [Gr. desmo`s ligament + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Resembling, or having the characteristics of, a ligament;	   ligamentous.	   [1913 Webster]
Desmology \Des*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. desmo`s ligament + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the ligaments. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desmomyaria \Des`mo*my*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? bond + ?	   muscle.] (Zool.)	   The division of Tunicata which includes the Salp[ae]. See	   {Salpa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Desolate \Des"o*late\, a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to	   leave alone, forsake; de- + solare to make lonely, solus	   alone. See {Sole}, a.]	   1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted;	      uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a	      desolate wilderness; a desolate house.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will make Jerusalem . . . a den of dragons, and I	            will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an	            inhabitant.                           --Jer. ix. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the silvery marish flowers that throng	            The desolate creeks and pools among.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed;	      as, desolate altars.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have mercy upon, for I am desolate.   --Ps. xxv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Voice of the poor and desolate.       --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Lost to shame; dissolute. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I were right now of tales desolate.   --Chaucer.	   Syn: Desert; uninhabited; lonely; waste.	        [1913 Webster]	Desolate \Des"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Desolating}.]	   1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of	      inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the	      flood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a	      city.	      [1913 Webster]	            Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war.	                                                  --Sparks.	      [1913 Webster]
desolated \desolated\ adj.	   reduced to a barren and lifeless state.	   Syn: blasted, desolate, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Desolately \Des"o*late*ly\, adv.	   In a desolate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Desolateness \Des"o*late*ness\, n.	   The state of being desolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Desolater \Des"o*la`ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste. --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Desolation \Des`o*la"tion\, n. [F. d['e]solation, L. desolatio.]	   1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of	      inhabitants; depopulation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto the end of the war desolations are determined.	                                                  --Dan. ix. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being desolated or laid waste; ruin;	      solitariness; destitution; gloominess.	      [1913 Webster]	            You would have sold your king to slaughter, . . .	            And his whole kingdom into desolation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place or country wasted and forsaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            How is Babylon become a desolation!   --Jer. l. 23.	   Syn: Waste; ruin; destruction; havoc; devastation; ravage;	        sadness; destitution; melancholy; gloom; gloominess.	        [1913 Webster]
Desolator \Des"o*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   Same as {Desolater}. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Desolatory \Des"o*la*to*ry\, a. [L. desolatorius.]	   Causing desolation. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Desophisticate \De`so*phis"ti*cate\, v. t.	   To clear from sophism or error. [R.] --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Desoxalic \Des`ox*al"ic\, a. [F. pref. des- from + E. oxalic.]	   (Chem.)	   Made or derived from oxalic acid; as, desoxalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
desoxyribonucleic acid \desoxyribonucleic acid\ n.	   same as {deoxyribonucleic acid}.	   [PJC]
Despair \De*spair"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Despaired}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Despairing}.] [OE. despeiren, dispeiren, OF.	   desperer, fr. L. desperare; de- + sperare to hope; akin to	   spes hope, and perh. to spatium space, E. space, speed; cf.	   OF. espeir hope, F. espoir. Cf. {Prosper}, {Desperate}.]	   To be hopeless; to have no hope; to give up all hope or	   expectation; -- often with of.	   [1913 Webster]	         We despaired even of life.               --2 Cor. i. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	         Never despair of God's blessings here.   --Wake.	   Syn: See {Despond}.	        [1913 Webster]	Despair \De*spair"\, v. t.	   1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I would not despair the greatest design that could	            be attempted.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to despair. [Obs.] --Sir W. Williams.	      [1913 Webster]	Despair \De*spair"\, n. [Cf. OF. despoir, fr. desperer.]	   1. Loss of hope; utter hopelessness; complete despondency.	      [1913 Webster]	            We in dark dreams are tossing to and fro,	            Pine with regret, or sicken with despair. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before he [Bunyan] was ten, his sports were	            interrupted by fits of remorse and despair.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is despaired of. "The mere despair of surgery	      he cures." --Shak.	   Syn: Desperation; despondency; hopelessness.	        [1913 Webster]
Despairer \De*spair"er\, n.	   One who despairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Despairful \De*spair"ful\, a.	   Hopeless. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Despairing \De*spair"ing\, a.	   Feeling or expressing despair; hopeless. --	   {De*spair"ing*ly}, adv. -- {De*spair"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Desparple \De*spar"ple\, v. t. & i. [OF. desparpeillier.]	   To scatter; to disparkle. [Obs.] --Mandeville.	   [1913 Webster]
Despatch \De*spatch"\, n. & v.	   Same as {Dispatch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Despecificate \De`spe*cif"i*cate\, v. t. [Pref. de- (intens.) +	   specificate.]	   To discriminate; to separate according to specific	   signification or qualities; to specificate; to desynonymize.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Inaptitude and ineptitude have been usefully	         despecificated.                          --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Despecification \De*spec`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   Discrimination.	   [1913 Webster]
Despect \De*spect"\, n. [L. despectus, fr. despicere. See	   {Despite}, n.]	   Contempt. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Despection \De*spec"tion\, n. [L. despectio.]	   A looking down; a despising. [R.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Despeed \De*speed"\, v. t.	   To send hastily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Despeeded certain of their crew.         --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Despend \De*spend"\, v. t.	   To spend; to squander. See {Dispend}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some noble men in Spain can despend [pounds]50,000.	                                                  --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Desperado \Des`per*a"do\, n.; pl. {Desperadoes}. [OSp.	   desperado, p. p. of desperar, fr. L. desperare. See	   {Desperate}.]	   A reckless, furious man; a person urged by furious passions,	   and regardless of consequence; a wild ruffian.	   [1913 Webster]
Desperate \Des"per*ate\, a. [L. desperatus, p. p. of desperare.	   See {Despair}, and cf. {Desperado}.]	   1. Without hope; given to despair; hopeless. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am desperate of obtaining her.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beyond hope; causing despair; extremely perilous;	      irretrievable; past cure, or, at least, extremely	      dangerous; as, a desperate disease; desperate fortune.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proceeding from, or suggested by, despair; without regard	      to danger or safety; reckless; furious; as, a desperate	      effort. "Desperate expedients." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Extreme, in a bad sense; outrageous; -- used to mark the	      extreme predominance of a bad quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            A desperate offendress against nature. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most desperate of reprobates.     --Macaulay.	   Syn: Hopeless; despairing; desponding; rash; headlong;	        precipitate; irretrievable; irrecoverable; forlorn; mad;	        furious; frantic.	        [1913 Webster]	Desperate \Des"per*ate\, n.	   One desperate or hopeless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desperately \Des"per*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a desperate manner; without regard to danger or safety;	   recklessly; extremely; as, the troops fought desperately.	   [1913 Webster]	         She fell desperately in love with him.   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Desperateness \Des"per*ate*ness\ n.	   Desperation; virulence.	   [1913 Webster]
Desperation \Des`per*a"tion\, n. [L. desperatio: cf. OF.	   desperation.]	   1. The act of despairing or becoming desperate; a giving up	      of hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            This desperation of success chills all our industry.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of despair, or utter hopeless; abandonment of	      hope; extreme recklessness; reckless fury.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the desperation of the moment, the officers even	            tried to cut their way through with their swords.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Despicability \Des`pi*ca*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Despicableness. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Despicable \Des"pi*ca*ble\, a. [L. despicabilis, fr. despicari	   to despise; akin to despicere. See {Despise}.]	   Fit or deserving to be despised; contemptible; mean; vile;	   worthless; as, a despicable man; despicable company; a	   despicable gift.	   Syn: Contemptible; mean; vile; worthless; pitiful; paltry;	        sordid; low; base. See {Contemptible}.	        [1913 Webster]
Despicableness \Des"pi*ca*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being despicable; meanness; vileness;	   worthlessness.	   [1913 Webster]
Despicably \Des"pi*ca*bly\, adv.	   In a despicable or mean manner; contemptibly; as, despicably	   stingy.	   [1913 Webster]
Despiciency \Des*pi"cien*cy\, n. [L. despicientia. See	   {Despise}.]	   A looking down; despection. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Despisable \De*spis"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. despisable.]	   Despicable; contemptible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Despisal \De*spis"al\, n.	   A despising; contempt. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A despisal of religion.                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Despise \De*spise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Despising}.] [OF. despis-, in some forms of despire	   to despise, fr. L. despicere, despectum, to look down upon,	   despise; de- + spicere, specere, to look. See {Spy}, and cf.	   {Despicable}, {Despite}.]	   To look down upon with disfavor or contempt; to contemn; to	   scorn; to disdain; to have a low opinion or contemptuous	   dislike of.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fools despise wisdom and instruction.    --Prov. i. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men naturally despise those who court them, but respect	         those who do not give way to them.       --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	   Syn: To contemn; scorn; disdain; slight; undervalue. See	        {Contemn}.	        [1913 Webster]
Despisedness \De*spis"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being despised.	   [1913 Webster]
Despisement \De*spise"ment\, n.	   A despising. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Despiser \De*spis"er\, n.	   One who despises; a contemner; a scorner.	   [1913 Webster]
Despisingly \De*spis"ing*ly\, adv.	   Contemptuously.	   [1913 Webster]
Despite \De*spite"\, n. [OF. despit, F. d['e]pit, fr. L.	   despectus contempt, fr. despicere. See {Despise}, and cf.	   {Spite}, {Despect}.]	   1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous	      hate.	      [1913 Webster]	            With all thy despite against the land of Israel.	                                                  --Ezek. xxv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous	      defiance; a deed of contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            A despite done against the Most High. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      contrary." --W. Irving.	   {In your despite}, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite	      of you. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Despite \De*spite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Despiting}.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare,	   intens. of despicere. See {Despite}, n.]	   To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Despite \De*spite"\, prep.	   In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as,	   despite his prejudices.	   Syn: See {Notwithstanding}.	        [1913 Webster]
Despiteful \De*spite"ful\, a. [See {Despite}, and cf.	   {Spiteful}.]	   Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate;	   malicious. -- {De*spite"ful*ly}, adv. -- {De*spite"ful*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters. --Rom. i.	                                                  30.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pray for them which despitefully use you. --Matt. v.	                                                  44.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us examine him with despitefulness and fortune.	                                                  --Book of	                                                  Wisdom ii. 19.	   [1913 Webster]
Despiteous \Des*pit"e*ous\, a. [OE. despitous, OF. despiteus,	   fr. despit; affected in form by E. piteous. See {Despite}.]	   Feeling or showing despite; malicious; angry to excess;	   cruel; contemptuous. [Obs.] "Despiteous reproaches."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Despiteously \Des*pit"e*ous*ly\, adv.	   Despitefully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Despitous \De*spit"ous\, a.	   Despiteous; very angry; cruel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was to sinful man not despitous.      --Chaucer.	   - {De*spit"ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Despoil \De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despoiled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Despoiling}.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L.	   despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob,	   spolium spoil, booty. Cf. {Spoil}, {Despoliation}.]	   1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to	      strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clothed earth is then bare,	            Despoiled is the summer fair.         --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            A law which restored to them an immense domain of	            which they had been despoiled.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.	        [1913 Webster]
despoil \de*spoil"\, n.	   Spoil. [Obs.] --Wolsey.	   [1913 Webster]
despoiled \despoiled\ adj.	   having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence.	   Syn: pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
despoiler \de*spoil"er\, n.	   One who despoils.	   [1913 Webster]
despoilment \de*spoil"ment\, n.	   Despoliation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Despoina \Despoina\ prop. n. (Classical Mythology)	   the daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the	   underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with	   Roman {Proserpina}.	   Syn: Persephone, Kore, Cora.	        [WordNet 1.5]
despoliation \de*spo`li*a"tion\, n. [L. despoliatio. See	   {Despoil}.]	   A stripping or plundering; spoliation. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
despond \de*spond"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Desponded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Desponding}.] [L. despond[=e]re, desponsum, to	   promise away, promise in marriage, give up, to lose	   (courage); de- + spond[=e]re to promise solemnly. See	   {Sponsor}.]	   To give up the will, courage, or spirit; to be thoroughly	   disheartened; to lose all courage; to become dispirited or	   depressed; to take an unhopeful view.	   [1913 Webster]	         I should despair, or at least despond.   --Scott's	                                                  Letters.	   [1913 Webster]	         Others depress their own minds, [and] despond at the	         first difficulty.                        --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         We wish that . . . desponding patriotism may turn its	         eyes hitherward, and be assured that the foundations of	         our national power still stand strong.   --D. Webster.	   Syn: {Despond}, {Dispair}.	   Usage: Despair implies a total loss of hope, which despond	          does not, at least in every case; yet despondency is	          often more lasting than despair, or than desperation,	          which impels to violent action.	          [1913 Webster]
Despond \De*spond"\ n.	   Despondency. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The slough of despond.                   --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Despondence \De*spond"ence\, n.	   Despondency.	   [1913 Webster]	         The people, when once infected, lose their relish for	         happiness [and] saunter about with looks of	         despondence.                             --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Despondency \De*spond"en*cy\, n.	   The state of desponding; loss of hope and cessation of	   effort; discouragement; depression or dejection of the mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         The unhappy prince seemed, during some days, to be sunk	         in despondency.                          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Despondent \De*spond"ent\, a. [L. despondens, -entis, p. pr. of	   despond[=e]re.]	   Marked by despondence; given to despondence; low-spirited;	   as, a despondent manner; a despondent prisoner. --	   {De*spond"ent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Desponder \De*spond"er\, n.	   One who desponds.	   [1913 Webster]
Despondingly \De*spond"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a desponding manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Desponsage \De*spon"sage\, n. [From L. desponsus, p. p. See	   {Despond}.]	   Betrothal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ethelbert . . . went peaceably to King Offa for	         desponsage of Athilrid, his daughter.    --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Desponsate \De*spon"sate\, v. t. [L. desponsatus, p. p. of	   desponsare, intens. of despondere to betroth. See {Despond}.]	   To betroth. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Desponsation \Des`pon*sa"tion\, n. [L. desponsatio: cf. OF.	   desponsation.]	   A betrothing; betrothal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For all this desponsation of her . . . she had not set	         one step toward the consummation of her marriage.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Desponsory \De*spon"so*ry\, n.; pl. {Desponsories}.	   A written pledge of marriage. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Desport \De*sport"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Disport}.	   [1913 Webster]
Despot \Des"pot\, n. [F. despote, LL. despotus, fr. Gr.	   despo`ths master, lord, the second part of which is akin to	   po`sis husband, and L. potens. See {Potent}.]	   1. A master; a lord; especially, an absolute or irresponsible	      ruler or sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]	            Irresponsible power in human hands so naturally	            leads to it, that cruelty has become associated with	            despot and tyrant.                    --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who rules regardless of a constitution or laws; a	      tyrant.	      [1913 Webster]
Despotat \Des"po*tat\, n. [Cf. F. despotat.]	   The station or government of a despot; also, the domain of a	   despot. --Freeman. Despotic
Despotic \Des*pot"ic\, Despotical \Des*pot"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   despotiko`s: cf. F. despotique.]	   Having the character of, or pertaining to, a despot; absolute	   in power; possessing and abusing unlimited power; evincing	   despotism; tyrannical; arbitrary. -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   -- {Des*pot"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Despotism \Des"po*tism\, n. [Cf. F. despotisme.]	   1. The power, spirit, or principles of a despot; absolute	      control over others; tyrannical sway; tyranny. "The	      despotism of vice." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A government which is directed by a despot; a despotic	      monarchy; absolutism; autocracy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Despotism . . . is the only form of government which	            may with safety to itself neglect the education of	            its infant poor.                      --Bp. Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Despotist \Des"po*tist\, n.	   A supporter of despotism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Despotize \Des"po*tize\, v. t.	   To act the despot.	   [1913 Webster]
Despread \De*spread"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Dispread}.	   [1913 Webster]
Despumate \Des"pu*mate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Despumated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Despumating}.] [L. despumatus, p. p. of	   despumare to despume; de- + spumare to foam, froth, spuma	   froth, scum.]	   To throw off impurities in spume; to work off in foam or	   scum; to foam.	   [1913 Webster]
Despumation \Des`pu*ma"tion\, n. [L. despumatio: cf. F.	   despumation.]	   The act of throwing up froth or scum; separation of the scum	   or impurities from liquids; scumming; clarification.	   [1913 Webster]
Despume \De*spume"\, v. t. [Cf. F. despumer. See {Despumate}.]	   To free from spume or scum. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If honey be despumed.                    --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Desquamate \Des"qua*mate\, v. i. [L. desquamatus, p. p. of	   desquamare to scale off; de- + squama scale.] (Med.)	   To peel off in the form of scales; to scale off, as the skin	   in certain diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Desquamation \Des`qua*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. desquamation.] (Med.)	   The separation or shedding of the cuticle or epidermis in the	   form of flakes or scales; exfoliation, as of bones.	   Desquamative
Desquamative \De*squam"a*tive\, Desquamatory \De*squam"a*to*ry\,	   a.	   Of, pertaining to, or attended with, desquamation.	   [1913 Webster]
Desquamatory \De*squam"a*to*ry\, n. (Surg.)	   An instrument formerly used in removing the lamin[ae] of	   exfoliated bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Dess \Dess\, n.	   Dais. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dessert \Des*sert"\, n. [F., fr. desservir to remove from table,	   to clear the table; pref. des- (L. dis-) + servir to serve,	   to serve at table. See {Serve}.]	   A service of pastry, fruits, or sweetmeats, at the close of a	   feast or entertainment; pastry, fruits, etc., forming the	   last course at dinner.	   [1913 Webster]	         "An 't please your honor," quoth the peasant,	         "This same dessert is not so pleasant."  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dessert spoon}, a spoon used in eating dessert; a spoon	      intermediate in size between a teaspoon and a tablespoon.	      	   {Dessert-spoonful}, n., pl. {Dessert-spoonfuls}, as much as a	      dessert spoon will hold, usually reckoned at about two and	      a half fluid drams.	      [1913 Webster]
Destemper \Des*tem"per\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]trempe, fr.	   d['e]tremper.]	   A kind of painting. See {Distemper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Destin \Des"tin\, n. [Cf. F. destin.]	   Destiny. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Destinable \Des"ti*na*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. destinable.]	   Determined by destiny; fated. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Destinably \Des"ti*na*bly\, adv.	   In a destinable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Destinal \Des"ti*nal\, a.	   Determined by destiny; fated. [Obs.] "The order destinal."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Destinate \Des"ti*nate\, a. [L. destinatus, p. p. of destinare.	   See {Destine}.]	   Destined. [Obs.] "Destinate to hell." --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Destinate \Des"ti*nate\, v. t.	   To destine, design, or choose. [Obs.] "That name that God . .	   . did destinate." --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Destination \Des`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. destinatio determination:	   cf. F. destination destination.]	   1. The act of destining or appointing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Purpose for which anything is destined; predetermined end,	      object, or use; ultimate design.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place set for the end of a journey, or to which	      something is sent; place or point aimed at.	   Syn: Appointment; design; purpose; intention; destiny; lot;	        fate; end.	        [1913 Webster]
Destine \Des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Destining}.] [F. destiner, L. destinare; de + the root of	   stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Obstinate}.]	   To determine the future condition or application of; to set	   apart by design for a future use or purpose; to fix, as by	   destiny or by an authoritative decree; to doom; to ordain or	   preordain; to appoint; -- often with the remoter object	   preceded by to or for.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are decreed,	         Reserved, and destined to eternal woe.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till the loathsome opposite	         Of all my heart had destined, did obtain. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not enjoyment and not sorrow	         Is our destined end or way.              --Longfellow.	   Syn: To design; mark out; determine; allot; choose; intend;	        devote; consecrate; doom.	        [1913 Webster]
Destinist \Des"ti*nist\, n.	   A believer in destiny; a fatalist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Destiny \Des"ti*ny\, n.; pl. {Destinies}. [OE. destinee,	   destene, F. destin['e]e, from destiner. See {Destine}.]	   1. That to which any person or thing is destined;	      predetermined state; condition foreordained by the Divine	      or by human will; fate; lot; doom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thither he	            Will come to know his destiny.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man of woman born,	            Coward or brave, can shun his destiny. --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fixed order of things; invincible necessity; fate; a	      resistless power or agency conceived of as determining the	      future, whether in general or of an individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            But who can turn the stream of destiny? --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fame comes only when deserved, and then is as	            inevitable as destiny, for it is destiny.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Destinies} (Anc. Myth.), the three Parc[ae], or Fates;	      the supposed powers which preside over human life, and	      determine its circumstances and duration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marked by the Destinies to be avoided. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Destituent \De*stit"u*ent\ (?; 135), a. [L. destituens, p. pr.	   of destituere.]	   Deficient; wanting; as, a destituent condition. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Destitute \Des"ti*tute\, a. [L. destitutus, p. p. of destituere	   to set away, leave alone, forsake; de + statuere to set. See	   {Statute}.]	   1. Forsaken; not having in possession (something necessary,	      or desirable); deficient; lacking; devoid; -- often	      followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            In thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.	                                                  --Ps. cxli. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Totally destitute of all shadow of influence.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not possessing the necessaries of life; in a condition of	      want; needy; without possessions or resources; very poor.	      [1913 Webster]	            They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins;	            being destitute, afflicted, tormented. --Heb. xi.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	Destitute \Des"ti*tute\, v. t.	   1. To leave destitute; to forsake; to abandon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To forsake or destitute a plantation. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make destitute; to cause to be in want; to deprive; --	      followed by of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Destituted of all honor and livings.  --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disappoint. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When his expectation is destituted.   --Fotherby.	      [1913 Webster]
Destitutely \Des"ti*tute*ly\, adv.	   In destitution.	   [1913 Webster]
Destituteness \Des"ti*tute*ness\, n.	   Destitution. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Destitution \Des`ti*tu"tion\, n. [L. destitutio a forsaking.]	   The state of being deprived of anything; the state or	   condition of being destitute, needy, or without resources;	   deficiency; lack; extreme poverty; utter want; as, the	   inundation caused general destitution. Destrer
Destrer \Des*trer"\, Dextrer \Dex"trer\, n. [OF. destrier, fr.	   L. dextra on the right side. The squire led his master's	   horse beside him, on his right hand. Skeat.]	   A war horse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Destrie \De*strie"\, v. t.	   To destroy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Destroy \De*stroy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Destroyed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Destroying}.] [OE. destroien, destruien, destrien,	   OF. destruire, F. d['e]truire, fr. L. destruere, destructum;	   de + struere to pile up, build. See {Structure}.]	   1. To unbuild; to pull or tear down; to separate virulently	      into its constituent parts; to break up the structure and	      organic existence of; to demolish.	      [1913 Webster]	            But ye shall destroy their altars, break their	            images, and cut down their groves.    --Ex. xxxiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ruin; to bring to naught; to put an end to; to	      annihilate; to consume.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation.	                                                  --Jer. xii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put an end to the existence, prosperity, or beauty of;	      to kill.	      [1913 Webster]	            If him by force he can destroy, or, worse,	            By some false guile pervert.          --Milton.	   Syn: To demolish; lay waste; consume; raze; dismantle; ruin;	        throw down; overthrow; subvert; desolate; devastate;	        deface; extirpate; extinguish; kill; slay. See	        {Demolish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Destroyable \De*stroy"a*ble\, a.	   Destructible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Plants . . . scarcely destroyable by the weather.	                                                  --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
destroyed \destroyed\ adj.	   1. p. p. of {destroy}. [Narrower terms: {annihilated,	      exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate,	      desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted};	      {blighted, spoilt}; {blotted out, obliterate,	      obliterated}; {demolished, dismantled, razed}; {done	      for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,	      finished(predicate)}; {extinguished}; {ruined, wiped	      out(predicate), impoverished}; {totaled, wrecked};	      {war-torn, war-worn}; {despoiled, pillaged, raped,	      ravaged, sacked}] Also See: {damaged}. Antonym:	      {preserved}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. destroyed physically or morally.	   Syn: ruined.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Destroyer \De*stroy"er\, n. [Cf. OF. destruior.]	   1. One who destroys, ruins, kills, or desolates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nav.) a small fast warship used primarily as an escort to	      larger vessels and typically armed with a combination of	      5-inch guns, torpedos, depth charges, and missiles;	      formerly identical to the {Torpedo-boat destroyer}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Destruct \De*struct"\, v. t. [L. destructus, p. p. of destruere.	   See {Destroy}.]	   To destroy. [Obs.] --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Destructibility \De*struc`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   destructibilit['e].]	   The quality of being capable of destruction;	   destructibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Destructible \De*struc"ti*ble\, a. [L. destructibilis.]	   Liable to destruction; capable of being destroyed.	   [1913 Webster]
Destructibleness \De*struc"ti*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being destructible.	   [1913 Webster]
Destruction \De*struc"tion\, n. [L. destructio: cf. F.	   destruction. See {Destroy}.]	   1. The act of destroying; a tearing down; a bringing to	      naught; subversion; demolition; ruin; slaying;	      devastation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews smote all their enemies with the stroke of	            the sword, and slaughter, and destruction. --Esth.	                                                  ix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis safer to be that which we destroy	            Than by destruction dwell in doubtful joy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Destruction of venerable establishment. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being destroyed, demolished, ruined, slain,	      or devastated.	      [1913 Webster]	            This town came to destruction.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou castedst them down into destruction. --Ps.	                                                  lxxiii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A destroying agency; a cause of ruin or of devastation; a	      destroyer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The destruction that wasteth at noonday. --Ps. xci.	                                                  6.	   Syn: Demolition; subversion; overthrow; desolation;	        extirpation; extinction; devastation; downfall;	        extermination; havoc; ruin.	        [1913 Webster]
Destructionist \De*struc"tion*ist\, n.	   1. One who delights in destroying that which is valuable; one	      whose principles and influence tend to destroy existing	      institutions; a destructive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) One who believes in the final destruction or	      complete annihilation of the wicked; -- called also	      {annihilationist}. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Destructive \De*struc"tive\, a. [L. destructivus: cf. F.	   destructif.]	   Causing destruction; tending to bring about ruin, death, or	   devastation; ruinous; fatal; productive of serious evil;	   mischievous; pernicious; -- often with of or to; as,	   intemperance is destructive of health; evil examples are	   destructive to the morals of youth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time's destructive power.                --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Destructive distillation}. See {Distillation}.	   {Destructive sorties}(Logic), a process of reasoning which	      involves the denial of the first of a series of dependent	      propositions as a consequence of the denial of the last; a	      species of reductio ad absurdum. --Whately.	   Syn: Mortal; deadly; poisonous; fatal; ruinous; malignant;	        baleful; pernicious; mischievous.	        [1913 Webster]	Destructive \De*struc"tive\, n.	   One who destroys; a radical reformer; a destructionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Destructively \De*struc"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a destructive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
destructive-metabolic \destructive-metabolic\ adj. prenom.	   (Biochemistry & Physiology)	   energy-releasing (prenominal); same as {catabolic}.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
Destructiveness \De*struc"tive*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of destroying or ruining. --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) The faculty supposed to impel to the commission	      of acts of destruction; propensity to destroy.	      [1913 Webster]
Destructor \De*struc"tor\, n. [L., from destruere. See	   {Destroy}, and cf. {Destroyer}.]	   1. A destroyer. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fire, the destructor and the artificial death of	            things.                               --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A furnace or oven for the burning or carbonizing of	      refuse; specif. (Sewage Disposal), a furnace (called in	      full	   {refuse destructor}) in which the more solid constituents of	      sewage are burnt. Destructors are often so constructed as	      to utilize refuse as fuel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Computers) in object-oriented programming, a function	      which destroys an object which was previously created by a	      different function.	      [PJC]
Destruie \De*struie"\, v. t.	   To destroy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Desudation \Des`u*da"tion\, n. [L. desudatio, fr. desudare to	   sweat greatly; de + sudare to sweat.] (Med.)	   A sweating; a profuse or morbid sweating, often succeeded by	   an eruption of small pimples.	   [1913 Webster]
Desuete \De*suete"\, a. [L. desuetus, p. p. of desuescere to	   disuse.]	   Disused; out of use. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desuetude \Des"ue*tude\, n. [L. desuetudo, from desuescere, to	   grow out of use, disuse; de + suescere to become used or	   accustomed: cf. F. d['e]su['e]tude. See {Custom}.]	   The cessation of use; disuse; discontinuance of practice,	   custom, or fashion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The desuetude abrogated the law, which, before, custom	         had established.                         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Desulphurate \De*sul"phu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Desulphurated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desulphurating}.]	   To deprive of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Desulphuration \De*sul`phu*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]sulfuration.]	   The act or process of depriving of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Desulphurize \De*sul"phur*ize\, v. t.	   To desulphurate; to deprive of sulphur. --	   {De*sul`phur*i*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Desultorily \Des"ul*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a desultory manner; without method; loosely;	   immethodically.	   [1913 Webster]
Desultoriness \Des"ul*to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being desultory or without order or method;	   unconnectedness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The seeming desultoriness of my method.  --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Desultorious \Des`ul*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Desultory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Desultory \Des"ul*to*ry\, a. [L. desultorius, fr. desultor a	   leaper, fr. desilire, desultum, to leap down; de + salire to	   leap. See {Saltation}.]	   1. Leaping or skipping about. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I shot at it [a bird], but it was so desultory that	            I missed my aim.                      --Gilbert	                                                  White.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jumping, or passing, from one thing or subject to another,	      without order or rational connection; without logical	      sequence; disconnected; immethodical; aimless; as,	      desultory minds. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Goldsmith] knew nothing accurately; his reading	            had been desultory.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Out of course; by the way; as a digression; not connected	      with the subject; as, a desultory remark.	   Syn: Rambling; roving; immethodical; discursive; inconstant;	        unsettled; cursory; slight; hasty; loose.	        [1913 Webster]
Desume \De*sume"\, v. t. [L. desumere; de + sumere to take.]	   To select; to borrow. [Obs.] --Sir. M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
desynchronize \desynchronize\, v. t.	   to cause a process to occur at times or in cycles independent	   of another process.	   [PJC] desynchronization
desynchronization \desynchronization\, desynchronizing
\desynchronizing\n.	   a process causing an absence of synchronization; the relation	   that exists when things occur at unrelated times; as, the	   stimulus produced a desynchronizing of the brain waves.	   Syn: asynchronism, asynchrony, desynchronization,	        desynchronisation.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Desynonymization \De`syn*on`y*mi*za"tion\, n.	   The act of desynonymizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Desynonymize \De`syn*on"y*mize\, v. t.	   To deprive of synonymous character; to discriminate in use;	   -- applied to words which have been employed as synonyms.	   --Coleridge. Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Detach \De*tach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detached}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Detaching}.] [F. d['e]tacher (cf. It. distaccare,	   staccare); pref. d['e] (L. dis) + the root found also in E.	   attach. See {Attach}, and cf. {Staccato}.]	   1. To part; to separate or disunite; to disengage; -- the	      opposite of attach; as, to detach the coats of a bulbous	      root from each other; to detach a man from a leader or	      from a party.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate for a special object or use; -- used	      especially in military language; as, to detach a ship from	      a fleet, or a company from a regiment.	   Syn: To separate; disunite; disengage; sever; disjoin;	        withdraw; draw off. See {Detail}.	        [1913 Webster]	Detach \De*tach"\, v. i.	   To push asunder; to come off or separate from anything; to	   disengage.	   [1913 Webster]	         [A vapor] detaching, fold by fold,	         From those still heights.                --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Detachable \De*tach"a*ble\, a.	   That can be detached.	   [1913 Webster]
Detached \De*tached"\, a.	   Separate; unconnected, or imperfectly connected; as, detached	   parcels. "Extensive and detached empire." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Detached escapement}. See {Escapement}.	      [1913 Webster]
Detachment \De*tach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tachement.]	   1. The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being	      detached.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or	      part of a fleet sent from the main body on special	      service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Troops . . . widely scattered in little detachments.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abstraction from worldly objects; renunciation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A trial which would have demanded of him a most	            heroic faith and the detachment of a saint. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]
Detail \De"tail\ (d[=e]"t[=a]l or d[-e]*t[=a]l"; 277), n. [F.	   d['e]tail, fr. d['e]tailler to cut in pieces, tell in detail;	   pref. d['e]- (L. de or dis-) + tailler to cut. See {Tailor}.]	   1. A minute portion; one of the small parts; a particular; an	      item; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the details of a	      scheme or transaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The details of the campaign in Italy. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrative which relates minute points; an account which	      dwells on particulars.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) The selection for a particular service of a person	      or a body of men; hence, the person or the body of men so	      selected.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch. & Mach.)	      (a) A minor part, as, in a building, the cornice, caps of	          the buttresses, capitals of the columns, etc., or	          (called {larger details}) a porch, a gable with its	          windows, a pavilion, or an attached tower.	      (b) A detail drawing.	   {Detail drawing}, a drawing of the full size, or on a large	      scale, of some part of a building, machine, etc.	   {In detail}, in subdivisions; part by part; item by item;	      circumstantially; with particularity.	   Syn: Account; relation; narrative; recital; explanation;	        narration.	        [1913 Webster]	Detail \De"tail\ (d[-e]*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Detailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detailing}.] [Cf. F.	   d['e]tailler to cut up in pieces, tell in detail. See	   {Detail}, n.]	   1. To relate in particulars; to particularize; to report	      minutely and distinctly; to enumerate; to specify; as, he	      detailed all the facts in due order.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To tell off or appoint for a particular service, as	      an officer, a troop, or a squadron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To provide with fine or intricate added decoration.	      [PJC]	   Syn: {Detail}, {Detach}.	   Usage: Detail respects the act of individualizing the person	          or body that is separated; detach, the removing for	          the given end or object.	          [1913 Webster]
detailed \de*tailed"\ (d[-e]*t[=a]ld"), adj.	   1. Developed or executed with care and in minute detail; as,	      a detailed plan.	   Syn: elaborate, elaborated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Containing details; containing subordinate parts as well	      as more general discussion; -- of a discourse; as, a	      specific and detailed account of the accident. Opposite of	      {sketchy}, {general}, {vague}.	   Syn: circumstantial, particularized, particularised.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having fine or intricate added decoration.	      [PJC]
Detailer \De*tail"er\ (d[-e]*t[=a]l"[~e]r), n.	   One who details.	   [1913 Webster]
detailing \detailing\ n.	   1. description of something in detail.	   Syn: particularization.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Thorough cleaning, esp. of the interior of automobiles.	   Syn: detailed cleaning.	        [PJC]
details \details\ n.	   confidential information.	   Syn: dope, low-down, poop, inside information.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Detain \De*tain"\ (d[-e]*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Detained}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detaining}.] [F. d['e]tenir, L.	   detinere, detentum; de + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.]	   1. To keep back or from; to withhold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Detain not the wages of the hireling. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restrain from proceeding; to stay or stop; to delay;	      as, we were detained by an accident.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a	            kid for thee.                         --Judges xiii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold or keep in custody.	   Syn: To withhold; retain; stop; stay; arrest; check; retard;	        delay; hinder.	        [1913 Webster]	Detain \De*tain"\, n.	   Detention. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Detainder \De*tain"der\ (-d[~e]r), n. (Law)	   A writ. See {Detinue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Detainer \De*tain"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who detains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The keeping possession of what belongs to another;	          detention of what is another's, even though the	          original taking may have been lawful. Forcible	          detainer is indictable at common law.	      (b) A writ authorizing the keeper of a prison to continue	          to keep a person in custody.	          [1913 Webster]
Detainment \De*tain"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. detenement.]	   Detention. [R.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Detect \De*tect"\ (d[-e]*t[e^]kt"), a. [L. detectus, p. p. of	   detegere to uncover, detect; de + tegere to cover. See	   {Tegument}.]	   Detected. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]	Detect \De*tect"\ (d[-e]*t[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Detected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Detecting}.]	   1. To uncover; to discover; to find out; to bring to light;	      as, to detect a crime or a criminal; to detect a mistake	      in an account.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plain good intention . . . is as easily discovered	            at the first view, as fraud is surely detected at	            last.                                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like following life through creatures you dissect,	            You lose it in the moment you detect. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inform against; to accuse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was untruly judged to have preached such articles	            as he was detected of.                --Sir T. More.	   Syn: To discover; find out; lay bare; expose. Detectable
Detectable \De*tect"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), Detectible
\De*tect"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being detected or found out; as, parties not	   detectable. "Errors detectible at a glance." --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Detecter \De*tect"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, detects or brings to light; one who	   finds out what another attempts to conceal; a detector.	   [1913 Webster]
Detection \De*tec"tion\, n. [L. detectio an uncovering,	   revealing.]	   The act of detecting; the laying open what was concealed or	   hidden; discovery; as, the detection of a thief; the	   detection of fraud, forgery, or a plot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such secrets of guilt are never from detection. --D.	                                                  Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Detective \De*tect"ive\, a.	   Fitted for, or skilled in, detecting; employed in detecting	   crime or criminals; as, a detective officer.	   [1913 Webster]	Detective \De*tect"ive\, n.	   One who business it is so detect criminals or discover	   matters of secrecy.	   [1913 Webster]
Detector \De*tect"or\, n. [L., a revealer.]	   One who, or that which, detects; a detecter. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A deathbed's detector of the heart.      --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) An indicator showing the depth of the water in a	          boiler.	      (b) (Elec.) A galvanometer, usually portable, for	          indicating the direction of a current.	      (c) (Elec.) Any of various devices for detecting the	          presence of electric waves.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bank-note detector}, a publication containing a description	      of genuine and counterfeit bank notes, designed to enable	      persons to discriminate between them.	   {Detector lock}. See under {Lock}.	      [1913 Webster]	Detector bar \De*tect"or bar\ (Railroads)	   A bar, connected with a switch, longer than the distance	   between any two consecutive wheels of a train (45 to 50	   feet), laid inside a rail and operated by the wheels so that	   the switch cannot be thrown until all the train is past the	   switch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Detenebrate \De*ten"e*brate\, v. t. [L. de + tenebrare to make	   dark, fr. tenebrae darkness.]	   To remove darkness from. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Detent \De*tent"\, n. [F. d['e]tente, fr. d['e]tendre to unbend,	   relax; pref. d['e]- (L. dis- or de) + tendre to stretch. See	   {Distend}.] (Mech.)	   That which locks or unlocks a movement; a catch, pawl, or	   dog; especially, in clockwork, the catch which locks and	   unlocks the wheelwork in striking.	   [1913 Webster]
detente \detente\ (d[asl]*t[aum]nt"), n.	   the easing of tensions or strained relations (especially	   between nations), as by agreement, negotiation, or tacit	   understandings.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Detention \De*ten"tion\, n. [L. detentio: cf. F. d['e]tention.	   See {Detain}.]	   1. The act of detaining or keeping back; a withholding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being detained (stopped or hindered); delay	      from necessity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Confinement; restraint; custody.	      [1913 Webster]	            The archduke Philip . . . found himself in a sort of	            honorable detention at Henry's court. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
Deter \De*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deterring}.] [L. deterrere; de + terrere to frighten,	   terrify. See {Terror}.]	   To prevent by fear; hence, to hinder or prevent from action	   by fear of consequences, or difficulty, risk, etc. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Potent enemies tempt and deter us from our duty.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         My own face deters me from my glass.     --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Deterge \De*terge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deterged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deterging}.] [L. detergere, detersum; de + tergere to	   rub or wipe off: cf. F. d['e]terger.]	   To cleanse; to purge away, as foul or offending matter from	   the body, or from an ulcer.	   [1913 Webster]
Detergency \De*ter"gen*cy\, n.	   A cleansing quality or power. --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Detergent \De*ter"gent\, a. [L. detergens, -entis, p. pr. of	   detergere: cf. F. d['e]tergent.]	   Cleansing; purging. -- n. A substance which cleanses the	   skin, as water or soap; a medicine to cleanse wounds, ulcers,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Deteriorate \De*te"ri*o*rate\ (d[-e]*t[=e]"r[i^]*[-o]*r[=a]t),	   v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deteriorated}	   (d[-e]*t[=e]"r[i^]*[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Deteriorating} (d[-e]*t[=e]"r[i^]*[-o]*r[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.	   deterioratus, p. p. of deteriorare to deteriorate, fr.	   deterior worse, prob. a comparative fr. de down, away.]	   To make worse; to make inferior in quality or value; to	   impair; as, to deteriorate the mind. --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]	         The art of war . . . was greatly deteriorated.	                                                  --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
deteriorate \de*te"ri*o*rate\ (d[-e]*t[=e]"r[i^]*[-o]*r[=a]t),	   v. i.	   To grow worse; to be impaired in quality; to degenerate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Under such conditions, the mind rapidly deteriorates.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
deteriorating \deteriorating\ adj.	   going from better to worse.	   Syn: declining, failing, regressing, retrograde,	        retrogressive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deterioration \De*te`ri*o*ra"tion\, n. [LL. deterioratio: cf. F.	   d['e]t['e]rioration.]	   The process of growing worse, or the state of having grown	   worse.	   [1913 Webster]
deteriority \de*te`ri*or"i*ty\, n. [L. deterior worse. See	   {Deteriorate}.]	   Worse state or quality; inferiority. "The deteriority of the	   diet." [R.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Determent \De*ter"ment\, n. [From {Deter}.]	   The act of deterring; also, that which deters. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinability \De*ter`mi*na*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being determinable; determinableness.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinable \De*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. [L. determinabilis finite.	   See {Determine}, v. t.]	   Capable of being determined, definitely ascertained, decided	   upon, or brought to a conclusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not wholly determinable from the grammatical use of the	         words.                                   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinableness \De*ter"mi*na*ble*ness\, n.	   Capability of being determined; determinability.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinacy \De*ter"mi*na*cy\, n.	   Determinateness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Determinant \De*ter"mi*nant\, a. [L. determinans, p. pr. of	   determinare: cf. F. d['e]terminant.]	   Serving to determine or limit; determinative.	   [1913 Webster]	Determinant \De*ter"mi*nant\, n.	   1. That which serves to determine; that which causes	      determination.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The sum of a series of products of several	      numbers, these products being formed according to certain	      specified laws;	   Note: thus, the determinant of the nine numbers	         a, b, c,a', b', c',a'', b'', c'',	         is a b' c'' - a b'' c' + a' b'' c] - a' b c'' + a'' b'	         c. The determinant is written by placing the numbers	         from which it is formed in a square between two	         vertical lines. The theory of determinants forms a very	         important branch of modern mathematics.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) A mark or attribute, attached to the subject or	      predicate, narrowing the extent of both, but rendering	      them more definite and precise. --Abp. Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. determinatus, p. p. of	   determinare. See {Determine}.]	   1. Having defined limits; not uncertain or arbitrary; fixed;	      established; definite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quantity of words and a determinate number of feet.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conclusive; decisive; positive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The determinate counsel and foreknowledge of God.	                                                  --Acts ii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Determined or resolved upon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My determinate voyage.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of determined purpose; resolute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            More determinate to do than skillful how to do.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      inflorescence}.	   {Determinate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of a	      limited number of solutions.	   {Determinate quantities}, {Determinate equations} (Math.),	      those that are finite in the number of values or	      solutions, that is, in which the conditions of the problem	      or equation determine the number.	      [1913 Webster]	Determinate \De*ter"mi*nate\, v. t.	   To bring to an end; to determine. See {Determine}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sly, slow hours shall not determinate	         The dateless limit of thy dear exile.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinately \De*ter"mi*nate*ly\, adv.	   1. In a determinate manner; definitely; ascertainably.	      [1913 Webster]	            The principles of religion are already either	            determinately true or false, before you think of	            them.                                 --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resolutely; unchangeably.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being determinately . . . bent to marry. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Determinateness \De*ter"mi*nate*ness\, n.	   State of being determinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Determination \De*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. determinatio boundary,	   end: cf. F. d['e]termination.]	   1. The act of determining, or the state of being determined.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bringing to an end; termination; limit.	      [1913 Webster]	            A speedy determination of that war.   --Ludlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Direction or tendency to a certain end; impulsion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remissness can by no means consist with a constant	            determination of the will . . . to the greatest	            apparent good.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The quality of mind which reaches definite conclusions;	      decision of character; resoluteness.	      [1913 Webster]	            He only is a well-made man who has a good	            determination.                        --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The state of decision; a judicial decision, or ending of	      controversy.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is determined upon; result of deliberation;	      purpose; conclusion formed; fixed resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            So bloodthirsty a determination to obtain	            convictions.                          --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) A flow, rush, or tendency to a particular part; as,	      a determination of blood to the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Physical Sciences) The act, process, or result of any	      accurate measurement, as of length, volume, weight,	      intensity, etc.; as, the determination of the ohm or of	      the wave length of light; the determination of the salt in	      sea water, or the oxygen in the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Logic)	      (a) The act of defining a concept or notion by giving its	          essential constituents.	      (b) The addition of a differentia to a concept or notion,	          thus limiting its extent; -- the opposite of	          {generalization}.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Nat. Hist.) The act of determining the relations of an	       object, as regards genus and species; the referring of	       minerals, plants, or animals, to the species to which	       they belong; classification; as, I am indebted to a	       friend for the determination of most of these shells.	   Syn: Decision; conclusion; judgment; purpose; resolution;	        resolve; firmness. See {Decision}.	        [1913 Webster]
Determinative \De*ter"mi*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]terminatif.]	   Having power to determine; limiting; shaping; directing;	   conclusive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Incidents . . . determinative of their course. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Determinative tables} (Nat. Hist.), tables presenting the	      specific character of minerals, plants, etc., to assist in	      determining the species to which a specimen belongs.	      [1913 Webster]	Determinative \De*ter"mi*na*tive\, n.	   That which serves to determine.	   [1913 Webster]	         Explanatory determinatives . . . were placed after	         words phonetically expressed, in order to serve as an	         aid to the reader in determining the meaning. --I.	                                                  Taylor (The	                                                  Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]
Determinator \De*ter"mi*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who determines. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Determine \De*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Determined}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Determining}.] [F. d['e]terminer, L.	   determinare, determinatum; de + terminare limit, terminus	   limit. See {Term}.]	   1. To fix the boundaries of; to mark off and separate.	      [1913 Webster]	            [God] hath determined the times before appointed.	                                                  --Acts xvii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set bounds to; to fix the determination of; to limit;	      to bound; to bring to an end; to finish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The knowledge of men hitherto hath been determined	            by the view or sight.                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, where is he that will not stay so long	            Till his friend sickness hath determined me? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fix the form or character of; to shape; to prescribe	      imperatively; to regulate; to settle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The character of the soul is determined by the	            character of its God.                 --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something divinely beautiful . . . that at some time	            or other might influence or even determine her	            course of life.                       --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix the course of; to impel and direct; -- with a	      remoter object preceded by to; as, another's will	      determined me to this course.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To ascertain definitely; to find out the specific	      character or name of; to assign to its true place in a	      system; as, to determine an unknown or a newly discovered	      plant or its name.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To bring to a conclusion, as a question or controversy; to	      settle authoritative or judicial sentence; to decide; as,	      the court has determined the cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To resolve on; to have a fixed intention of; also, to	      cause to come to a conclusion or decision; to lead; as,	      this determined him to go immediately.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Logic) To define or limit by adding a differentia.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Physical Sciences) To ascertain the presence, quantity,	      or amount of; as, to determine the parallax; to determine	      the salt in sea water.	      [1913 Webster]	Determine \De*ter"mine\, v. i.	   1. To come to an end; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He who has vented a pernicious doctrine or published	            an ill book must know that his life determine not	            together.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Estates may determine on future contingencies.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come to a decision; to decide; to resolve; -- often	      with on. "Determine on some course." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall pay as the judges determine. --Ex. xxi. 22.	      [1913 Webster]
Determined \De*ter"mined\, a.	   Decided; resolute. "Adetermined foe." --Sparks.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinedly \De*ter"min*ed*ly\, adv.	   In a determined manner; with determination.	   [1913 Webster]
Determiner \De*ter"min*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, determines or decides.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinism \De*ter"min*ism\, n. (Metaph.)	   The doctrine that the will is not free, but is inevitably and	   invincibly determined by motives, preceding events, and	   natural laws.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its superior suitability to produce courage, as	         contrasted with scientific physical determinism, is	         obvious.                                 --F. P. Cobbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Determinist \De*ter"min*ist\, n. (Metaph.)	   One who believes in determinism. Also adj.; as, determinist	   theories.	   [1913 Webster]
deterministic \de*ter`min*ist"ic\, a.	   1. of or pertaining to determinism; as, deterministic	      theories.	      [PJC]	   2. causally determined and not subject to random chance.	      [PJC]
Deterration \De`ter*ra"tion\, n. [L. de + terra earth: cf. F.	   d['e]terrer to unearth.]	   The uncovering of anything buried or covered with earth; a	   taking out of the earth or ground. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Deterrence \De*ter"rence\, n.	   That which deters; a deterrent; a hindrance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, a. [L. deterrens, p. pr. of deterrere.	   See {Deter}.]	   Serving to deter. "The deterrent principle." --E. Davis.	   [1913 Webster]	Deterrent \De*ter"rent\, n.	   That which deters or prevents.	   [1913 Webster]
Detersion \De*ter"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tersion. See	   {Deterge}.]	   The act of deterging or cleansing, as a sore.	   [1913 Webster]
Detersive \De*ter"sive\, a. [Cf. d['e]tersif.]	   Cleansing; detergent. -- n. A cleansing agent; a detergent.	   [1913 Webster]
Detersively \De*ter"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a way to cleanse.	   [1913 Webster]
Detersiveness \De*ter"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of cleansing.	   [1913 Webster]
Detest \De*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Detesting}.] [L. detestare, detestatum, and detestari, to	   curse while calling a deity to witness, to execrate, detest;	   de + testari to be a witness, testify, testis a witness: cf.	   F. d['e]tester. See {Testify}.]	   1. To witness against; to denounce; to condemn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The heresy of Nestorius . . . was detested in the	            Eastern churches.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath detested them with his own mouth. --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hate intensely; to abhor; to abominate; to loathe; as,	      we detest what is contemptible or evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who dares think one thing, and another tell,	            My heart detests him as the gates of hell. --Pope.	   Syn: To abhor; abominate; execrate. See {Hate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Detestability \De*test`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capacity of being odious. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Detestable \De*test"a*ble\, a. [L. detestabilis: cf. F.	   d['e]testable.]	   Worthy of being detested; abominable; extremely hateful; very	   odious; deserving abhorrence; as, detestable vices.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast defiled my sanctuary will all thy detestable	         things, and with all thine abominations. --Ezek. v. 11.	   Syn: Abominable; odious; execrable; abhorred.	        [1913 Webster]
Detestableness \De*test"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being detestable.	   [1913 Webster]
Detestably \De*test"a*bly\, adv.	   In a detestable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Detestate \De*tes"tate\, v. t.	   To detest. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Detestation \Det`es*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. detestatio: cf. F.	   d['e]testation.]	   The act of detesting; extreme hatred or dislike; abhorrence;	   loathing.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are heartily agreed in our detestation of civil war.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Detester \De*test"er\, n.	   One who detests.	   [1913 Webster]
dethrone \de*throne"\ (d[-e]*thr[=o]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Dethroned} (d[-e]*thr[=o]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dethroning}.] [Pref. de- + throne: cf. F. d['e]tr[^o]ner;	   pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + tr[^o]ne throne. See {Throne}.]	   To remove or drive from a throne; to depose; to divest of	   supreme authority and dignity. "The Protector was dethroned."	   --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
dethronement \de*throne"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]tr[^o]nement.]	   Deposal from a throne; deposition from regal power.	   [1913 Webster]
dethroner \de*thron"er\, n.	   One who dethrones.	   [1913 Webster]
Dethronization \De*thron`i*za"tion\, n.	   Dethronement. [Obs.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dethronize \De*thron"ize\, v. t. [Cf. LL. dethronizare.]	   To dethrone or unthrone. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Detinue \Det"i*nue\ (?; 277), n. [OF. detinu, detenu, p. p. of	   detenir to detain. See {Detain}.]	   A person or thing detained; (Law) A form of action for the	   recovery of a personal chattel wrongfully detained.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of detinue} (Law), one that lies against him who	      wrongfully detains goods or chattels delivered to him, or	      in possession, to recover the thing itself, or its value	      and damages, from the detainer. It is now in a great	      measure superseded by other remedies.	      [1913 Webster]
Detonate \Det"o*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Detonated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Detonating}.] [L. detonare, v. i., to thunder down;	   de + tonare to thunder; akin to E. thunder. See {Thunder},	   and cf. {Detonize}.]	   To explode with a sudden report; as, niter detonates with	   sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]	Detonate \Det"o*nate\, v. t.	   To cause to explode; to cause to burn or inflame with a	   sudden report.	   [1913 Webster]
Detonating \Det"o*na`ting\, a. & n.	   from {Detonate}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Detonating gas}, a mixture of two volumes of hydrogen with	      one volume of oxygen, which explodes with a loud report	      upon ignition.	   {Detonating powder}, any powder or solid substance, as	      fulminate of mercury, which when struck, explodes with	      violence and a loud report.	   {Detonating primer}, a primer exploded by a fuse; -- used to	      explode gun cotton in blasting operations.	   {Detonating tube}, a strong tube of glass, usually graduated,	      closed at one end, and furnished with two wires passing	      through its sides at opposite points, and nearly meeting,	      for the purpose of exploding gaseous mixtures by an	      electric spark, as in gas analysis, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Detonation \Det`o*na"tion\ (d[e^]t`[-o]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf.	   F. d['e]tonation.]	   An explosion or sudden report made by the instantaneous	   decomposition or combustion of unstable substances; as, the	   detonation of gun cotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Detonator \Det"o*na`tor\ (d[e^]t"[-o]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n.	   One that detonates; specif.:	   (a) An explosive whose action is practically instantaneous.	   (b) Something used to detonate a charge, as a detonating	       fuse.	   (c) A case containing detonating powder, the explosion of	       which serves as a signal, as on railroads.	   (d) A gun fired by a percussion cap. [Obs.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Detonization \Det`o*ni*za"tion\	   (d[e^]t`[-o]*n[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of detonizing; detonation.	   [1913 Webster]
Detonize \Det"o*nize\ (d[e^]t"[-o]*n[imac]z), v. t. & i. [See	   {Detonate}.] [imp. & p. p.{Detonized}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Detonizing}.]	   To explode, or cause to explode; to burn with an explosion;	   to detonate.	   [1913 Webster]
Detorsion \De*tor"sion\, n.	   Same as {Detortion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Detort \De*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Detorting}.] [L. detortus, p. p. of detorquere to turn	   away; de + torquere to turn about, twist: cf. F.	   d['e]torquer, d['e]tordre.]	   To turn form the original or plain meaning; to pervert; to	   wrest. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Detortion \De*tor"tion\, n.	   The act of detorting, or the state of being detorted; a	   twisting or warping.	   [1913 Webster]
Detour \De`tour"\, n. [F. d['e]tour, fr. d['e]tourner to turn	   aside; pref. d['e]- (L. dis-) + tourner to turn. See {Turn}.]	   A turning; a circuitous route; a deviation from a direct	   course; as, the detours of the Mississippi.	   [1913 Webster]
detox \detox\ n.	   1. the hospital ward or clinic in which patients are	      detoxified; -- often used attributively.	   Syn: detox ward. [WordNet 1.5]	   2. detoxification.	      [PJC]	detox \detox\ v. t.	   to detoxify. [informal]	   [PJC]
detoxicate \detoxicate\ v. t.	   to remove poison from.	   Syn: detoxify.	        [WordNet 1.5]
detoxify \detoxify\ v. t.	   1. to remove poison from; to rid of the effects of poison.	   Syn: detoxicate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to render (a poisonous substance) non-toxic or harmless.	      [PJC]
detoxification \detoxification\ n.	   1. a medically supervised treatment for addiction to drugs or	      alcohol intended to rid the body of the addictive	      substances.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. treatment for poisoning by counteracting its toxic	      properties.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. conversion (of a poisonous substance) to a non-toxic or	      harmless state.	      [PJC]
Detract \De*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detracted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Detracting}.] [L. detractus, p. p. of detrahere to	   detract; de + trahere to draw: cf. F. d['e]tracter. See	   {Trace}.]	   1. To take away; to withdraw.	      [1913 Webster]	            Detract much from the view of the without. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take credit or reputation from; to defame.	      [1913 Webster]	            That calumnious critic . . .	            Detracting what laboriously we do.    --Drayton.	   Syn: To derogate; decry; disparage; depreciate; asperse;	        vilify; defame; traduce. See {Decry}.	        [1913 Webster]	Detract \De*tract"\, v. i.	   To take away a part or something, especially from one's	   credit; to lessen reputation; to derogate; to defame; --	   often with from.	   [1913 Webster]	         It has been the fashion to detract both from the moral	         and literary character of Cicero.        --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Detracter \De*tract"er\, n.	   One who detracts; a detractor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Other detracters and malicious writers.  --Sir T.	                                                  North.	   [1913 Webster]
Detractingly \De*tract"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a detracting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Detraction \De*trac"tion\, n. [F. d['e]traction, L. detractio.]	   1. A taking away or withdrawing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The detraction of the eggs of the said wild fowl.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of taking away from the reputation or good name of	      another; a lessening or cheapening in the estimation of	      others; the act of depreciating another, from envy or	      malice; calumny.	   Syn: Depreciation; disparagement; derogation; slander;	        calumny; aspersion; censure.	        [1913 Webster]
Detractious \De*trac"tious\, a.	   Containing detraction; detractory. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Detractive \De*tract"ive\, a.	   1. Tending to detractor draw. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to lower in estimation; depreciative.	      [1913 Webster]
Detractiveness \De*tract"ive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being detractive.	   [1913 Webster]
Detractor \De*tract"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. d['e]tracteur.]	   One who detracts; a derogator; a defamer.	   [1913 Webster]	         His detractors were noisy and scurrilous. --Macaulay.	   Syn: Slanderer; calumniator; defamer; vilifier.	        [1913 Webster]
Detractory \De*tract"o*ry\, a.	   Defamatory by denial of desert; derogatory; calumnious. --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Detractress \De*tract"ress\, n.	   A female detractor. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Detrain \De*train"\, v. i. & t.	   To alight, or to cause to alight, from a railway train.	   [Eng.] --London Graphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Detrect \De*trect"\, v. t. [L. detrectare; de + tractare,	   intens. of trahere to draw.]	   To refuse; to decline. [Obs.] "To detrect the battle."	   --Holinshed.
detribalisation \detribalisation\ n.	   same as {detribalization}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
detribalization \detribalization\ n.	   the act of causing tribal people to abandon their customs and	   adopt urban ways of living.	   Syn: detribalisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
detribalize \detribalize\ v. t.	   to cause (members of a tribe) to lose their cultural identity	   and adopt other customs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Detriment \Det"ri*ment\ (d[e^]t"r[i^]*ment), n. [L. detrimentum,	   fr. deterere, detritum, to rub or wear away; de + terere to	   rub: cf. F. d['e]triment. See {Trite}.]	   1. That which injures or causes damage; mischief; harm;	      diminution; loss; damage; -- used very generically; as,	      detriments to property, religion, morals, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can repair	            That detriment, if such it be.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A charge made to students and barristers for incidental	      repairs of the rooms they occupy. [Eng.]	   Syn: Injury; loss; damage; disadvantage; prejudice; hurt;	        mischief; harm.	        [1913 Webster]	Detriment \Det"ri*ment\, v. t.	   To do injury to; to hurt. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Other might be determined thereby.       --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Detrimental \Det`ri*men"tal\, a.	   Causing detriment; injurious; hurtful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither dangerous nor detrimental to the donor.	                                                  --Addison.	   Syn: Injurious; hurtful; prejudicial; disadvantageous;	        mischievous; pernicious.	        [1913 Webster]
Detrimentalness \Det`ri*men"tal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being detrimental; injuriousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Detrital \De*tri"tal\, a. (Geol.)	   Pertaining to, or composed of, detritus.	   [1913 Webster]
Detrite \De*trite"\, a. [L. detritus, p. p.]	   Worn out.	   [1913 Webster]
Detrition \De*tri"tion\, n. [LL. detritio. See {Detriment}.]	   A wearing off or away.	   [1913 Webster]	         Phonograms which by process long-continued detrition	         have reached a step of extreme simplicity. --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]
Detritus \De*tri"tus\, n. [F. d['e]tritus, fr. L. detritus, p.	   p. of deterere. See {Detriment}.]	   1. (Geol.) A mass of substances worn off from solid bodies by	      attrition, and reduced to small portions; as, diluvial	      detritus.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: For large portions, the word d['e]bris is used.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any fragments separated from the body to which they	      belonged; any product of disintegration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mass of detritus of which modern languages are	            composed.                             --Farrar.	      [1913 Webster]
Detrude \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 force. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Detruncate \De*trun"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Detruncated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Detruncating}.] [L. detruncatus, p. p. of	   detruncare to cut off; de + truncare to maim, shorten, cut	   off. See {Truncate}.]	   To shorten by cutting; to cut off; to lop off.	   [1913 Webster]
Detruncation \De`trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. detruncatio: cf. F.	   d['e]troncation.]	   The act of lopping or cutting off, as the head from the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Detrusion \De*tru"sion\, n. [L. detrusio. See {Detrude}.]	   The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward	   thrust. -- {De*tru"sive}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Dette \Dette\, n.	   Debt. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Detteles \Dette"les\, a.	   Free from debt. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Detumescence \De`tu*mes"cence\, n. [L. detumescere to cease	   swelling; de + tumescere, tumere, to swell.]	   Diminution of swelling; subsidence of anything swollen. [R.]	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Detur \De"tur\, n. [L. detur let it be given.]	   A present of books given to a meritorious undergraduate	   student as a prize. [Harvard Univ., U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deturb \De*turb"\, v. t. [L. deturbare.]	   To throw down. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Deturbate \De*tur"bate\, v. t. [LL. deturbatus, p. p. of	   deturbare, fr. L. deturbare to thrust down.]	   To evict; to remove. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Deturbation \Det`ur*ba"tion\, n.	   The act of deturbating. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deturn \De*turn"\, v. t. [Pref. de- + turn. Cf. {Detour}.]	   To turn away. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Deturpate \De*tur"pate\, v. t. [L. deturpare; de + turpare to	   make ugly, defile, turpis ugly, foul.]	   To defile; to disfigure. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Deturpation \Det`ur*pa"tion\, n.	   A making foul. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuce \Deuce\ (d[=u]s), n. [F. deux two, OF. deus, fr. L. duo.	   See {Two}.]	   1. (Gaming) Two; a card or a die with two spots; as, the	      deuce of hearts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Tennis) A condition of the score beginning whenever each	      side has won three strokes in the same game (also reckoned	      "40 all"), and reverted to as often as a tie is made until	      one of the sides secures two successive strokes following	      a tie or deuce, which decides the game.	      [1913 Webster]	Deuce \Deuce\, n. [Cf. LL. dusius, Armor, dus, te[^u]z, phantom,	   specter; Gael. taibhs, taibhse, apparition, ghost; or fr. OF.	   deus God, fr. L. deus (cf. {Deity}).]	   The devil; a demon. [A euphemism, written also {deuse}.]	   [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Deuced \Deu"ced\, a.	   Devilish; excessive; extreme. [Low] -- {Deu"ced*ly}, adv.	   Deuse
Deuse \Deuse\ (d[=u]s), n.; Deused \Deu"sed\ (d[=u]"s[e^]d), a.	   See {Deuce}, {Deuced}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuterocanonical \Deu`ter*o*ca*non"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? second + E.	   canonical.]	   Pertaining to a second canon, or ecclesiastical writing of	   inferior authority; -- said of the Apocrypha, certain	   Epistles, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuterogamist \Deu`ter*og"a*mist\, n. [See {Deuterogamy}.]	   One who marries the second time.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuterogamy \Deu`ter*og"a*my\, n. [Gr. ?; ? second + ? wedding,	   marriage.]	   A second marriage, after the death of the first husband of	   wife; -- in distinction from bigamy, as defined in the old	   canon law. See {Bigamy}. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuterogenic \Deu`ter*o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? second + root of ? to	   be born.] (Geol.)	   Of secondary origin; -- said of certain rocks whose material	   has been derived from older rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuteronomist \Deu`ter*on"o*mist\, n.	   The writer of Deuteronomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuteronomy \Deu`ter*on"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?; ? second + ? law: cf.	   L. Deuteronomium.] (Bibl.)	   The fifth book of the Pentateuch, containing the second	   giving of the law by Moses. Deuteropathia
Deuteropathia \Deu`ter*o*pa*thi"a\, Deuteropathy
\Deu`ter*op"a*thy\, n. [NL. deuteropathia, fr. Gr. ? second + ?	   suffering, fr. ?, ?, to suffer: cf. F. deut['e]ropathie.]	   (Med.)	   A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, as headache	   from an overloaded stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuteropathic \Deu`ter*o*path"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to deuteropathy; of the nature of deuteropathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuteroscopy \Deu`ter*os"co*py\, n. [Gr. ? second + -scopy.]	   1. Second sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            I felt by anticipation the horrors of the Highland	            seers, whom their gift of deuteroscopy compels to	            witness things unmeet for mortal eye. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is seen at a second view; a meaning beyond the	      literal sense; the second intention; a hidden	      signification. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Deuterozooid \Deu`ter*o*zo"oid\, n. [Gr. ? second + E. zooid.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the secondary, and usually sexual, zooids produced by	   budding or fission from the primary zooids, in animals having	   alternate generations. In the tapeworms, the joints are	   deuterozooids.	   [1913 Webster]
Deuthydroguret \Deut`hy*drog"u*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Deutohydroguret}. Deuto
Deuto- \Deu"to-\or Deut- \Deut-\ (d[=u]t-)[Contr. from Gr.	   dey`teros second.] (Chem.)	   A prefix which formerly properly indicated the second in a	   regular series of compound in the series, and not to its	   composition, but which is now generally employed in the same	   sense as {bi-} or {di-}, although little used.	   [1913 Webster]
Deutohydroguret \Deu`to*hy*drog"u*ret\, n. [Pref. deut-, deuto-	   + hydroguret.] (Chem.)	   A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of hydrogen	   united with some other element or radical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deutoplasm \Deu"to*plasm\, n. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. ? form.]	   (Biol.)	   The lifeless food matter in the cytoplasm of an ovum or a	   cell, as distinguished from the active or true protoplasm;	   yolk substance; yolk.	   [1913 Webster]
Deutoplastic \Deu`to*plas"tic\, a. [Pref. deuto- + Gr. ?	   plastic.] (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or composed of, deutoplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Deutosulphuret \Deu`to*sul"phu*ret\, n. [Pref. deuto- +	   sulphuret.] (Chem.)	   A disulphide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deutoxide \Deu*tox"ide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. deut- + oxide.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound containing in the molecule two atoms of oxygen	   united with some other element or radical; -- usually called	   {dioxide}, or less frequently, {binoxide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Deutzia \Deut"zi*a\, n. [NL. Named after Jan Deutz of Holland.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs with pretty white flowers, much cultivated.	   Dev
Dev \Dev\, or Deva \De"va\ (?), n. [Skr. d?va. Cf. {Deity}.]	   (Hind. Myth.)	   A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king.	   [1913 Webster]
Devanagari \De`va*na"ga*ri\, n. [Skr. d[=e]van[=a]gar[imac];	   d[=e]va god + nagara city, i. e., divine city.]	   The script or characters in which Sanskrit and Hindi are	   written.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Devaporation \De*vap`o*ra"tion\, n.	   The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain.	   [1913 Webster]
Devast \De*vast"\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]vaster. See {Devastate}.]	   To devastate. [Obs.] --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Devastate \Dev"as*tate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus,	   p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste,	   vastus waste. See {Vast}.]	   To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whole countries . . . were devastated.   --Macaulay.	   Syn: To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder;	        pillage.	        [1913 Webster]
devastated \devastated\ adj.	   same as {desolated}.	   Syn: blasted, desolate, desolated, ravaged, ruined, wasted.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
devastating \devastating\ adj.	   1. highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating	      portrait of human folly.	   Syn: annihilating, withering.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. causing or capable of causing complete destruction; as, a	      devastating hurricane.	   Syn: annihilative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Devastation \Dev`as*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]vastation.]	   1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated;	      a laying waste.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even now the devastation is begun,	            And half the business of destruction done.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or	      administrator. --Blackstone.	   Syn: Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin;	        overthrow.	        [1913 Webster]
Devastator \Dev"as*ta`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, devastates. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Devastavit \Dev`as*ta"vit\, n. [L., he has wasted.] (Law)	   Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by	   an executor or an administrator. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Devata \De"va*ta\, n. [Hind., fr. Skr. d?va god.] (Hind. Myth.)	   A deity; a divine being; a good spirit; an idol. [Written	   also {dewata}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Deve \Deve\, a. [See {Deaf}.]	   Deaf. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Develin \Dev"el*in\, n. (Zool.)	   The European swift. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Develop \De*vel"op\ (d[-e]*v[e^]l"[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Developed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Developing}.] [F. d['e]veloper;	   d['e]- (L. dis-) + OF. voluper, voleper, to envelop, perh.	   from L. volup agreeably, delightfully, and hence orig., to	   make agreeable or comfortable by enveloping, to keep snug	   (cf. {Voluptuous}); or. perh. fr. a derivative of volvere,	   volutum, to roll (cf. {Devolve}). Cf. {Envelop}.] [Written	   also {develope}.]	   1. To free from that which infolds or envelops; to unfold; to	      lay open by degrees or in detail; to make visible or	      known; to disclose; to produce or give forth; as, to	      develop theories; a motor that develops 100 horse power.	      [1913 Webster]	            These serve to develop its tenets.    --Milner.	      [1913 Webster]	            The 20th was spent in strengthening our position and	            developing the line of the enemy.     --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unfold gradually, as a flower from a bud; hence, to	      bring through a succession of states or stages, each of	      which is preparatory to the next; to form or expand by a	      process of growth; to cause to change gradually from an	      embryo, or a lower state, to a higher state or form of	      being; as, sunshine and rain develop the bud into a	      flower; to develop the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sound developed itself into a real compound.	                                                  --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	            All insects . . . acquire the jointed legs before	            the wings are fully developed.        --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To advance; to further; to prefect; to make to increase;	      to promote the growth of.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must develop our own resources to the utmost.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) To change the form of, as of an algebraic	      expression, by executing certain indicated operations	      without changing the value.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Photog.) To cause to become visible, as an invisible or	      latent image upon plate, by submitting it to chemical	      agents; to bring to view.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To develop a curved surface on a plane} (Geom.), to produce	      on the plane an equivalent surface, as if by rolling the	      curved surface so that all parts shall successively touch	      the plane.	   Syn: To uncover; unfold; evolve; promote; project; lay open;	        disclose; exhibit; unravel; disentangle.	        [1913 Webster]	Develop \De*vel"op\, v. i.	   1. To go through a process of natural evolution or growth, by	      successive changes from a less perfect to a more perfect	      or more highly organized state; to advance from a simpler	      form of existence to one more complex either in structure	      or function; as, a blossom develops from a bud; the seed	      develops into a plant; the embryo develops into a	      well-formed animal; the mind develops year by year.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor poets enough to understand	            That life develops from within.       --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become apparent gradually; as, a picture on sensitive	      paper develops on the application of heat; the plans of	      the conspirators develop.	      [1913 Webster]
Developable \De*vel"op*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being developed. --J. Peile.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Developable surface} (Math.), a surface described by a	      moving right line, and such that consecutive positions of	      the generator intersect each other. Hence, the surface can	      be developed into a plane.	      [1913 Webster]
developed \developed\ adj.	   1. being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more	      complete or more useful; as, the developed qualities of	      the Hellenic outlook; the state's well-developed	      industries. Oppositre of {undeveloped}. [Narrower terms:	      {formulated}; {mature}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. made more useful and profitable as by building or laying	      out roads; -- of real estate. new houses are springing up	      on the developed tract of land near the river	   Syn: improved.	        [WordNet 1.5]
developing \developing\ adj.	   1. not industrialized but undergoing industrialization; --	      sometimes used as a euphemism for "undeveloped"; -- of	      nations.	   Syn: underdeveloped.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. [pr. p. of {develop} (WN definition 5)] becoming or	      arising; as, the rushing yellow of the developing day.	      [WordNet 1.5]	developing \developing\ n.	   the process of treating a photosensitive material with	   chemicals in order to make a latent image visible.	   Syn: development.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Developer \De*vel"op*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, develops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog.) A chemical bath or reagent used in developing	      photographs.	   Note: By the action of the developer, the latent image on a	         photographic plate or film, not perceptible to the eye	         after exposure in the camera, is developed and becomes	         visible.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Dyeing) A reagent used to produce an ingrain color by its	      action upon some substance on the fiber.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. a corporation or individual who finances or organizes a	      real estate development[5].	      [PJC]
Development \De*vel"op*ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]veloppement.]	   [Written also {developement}.]	   1. The act of developing or disclosing that which is unknown;	      a gradual unfolding process by which anything is	      developed, as a plan or method, or an image upon a	      photographic plate; gradual advancement or growth through	      a series of progressive changes; also, the result of	      developing, or a developed state.	      [1913 Webster]	            A new development of imagination, taste, and poetry.	                                                  --Channing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The series of changes which animal and vegetable	      organisms undergo in their passage from the embryonic	      state to maturity, from a lower to a higher state of	      organization.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.)	      (a) The act or process of changing or expanding an	          expression into another of equivalent value or	          meaning.	      (b) The equivalent expression into which another has been	          developed.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) The elaboration of a theme or subject; the	      unfolding of a musical idea; the evolution of a whole	      piece or movement from a leading theme or motive.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A tract of land on which a number of buildings have been	      constructed; -- especially used for tract on which from	      two to hundreds of houses have been constructed by a	      commercial developer[4] for sale to individuals.	      [PJC]	   {Development theory} (Biol.), the doctrine that animals and	      plants possess the power of passing by slow and successive	      stages from a lower to a higher state of organization, and	      that all the higher forms of life now in existence were	      thus developed by uniform laws from lower forms, and are	      not the result of special creative acts. See the Note	      under {Darwinian}.	   Syn: Unfolding; disclosure; unraveling; evolution;	        elaboration; growth.	        [1913 Webster]
Developmental \De*vel`op*men"tal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the process of	   development; as, the developmental power of a germ.	   --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Devenustate \Dev`e*nus"tate\, v. t. [L. devenustatus, p. p. of	   devenustare to disfigure; de + venustus lovely, graceful.]	   To deprive of beauty or grace. [Obs.] Devergence
Devergence \De*ver"gence\, Devergency \De*ver"gen*cy\, n.	   See {Divergence}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Devest \De*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Devesting}.] [L. devestire to undress; de + vestire to	   dress: cf. OF. devestir, F. d['e]v[^e]tir. Cf. {Divest}.]	   1. To divest; to undress. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take away, as an authority, title, etc., to deprive; to	      alienate, as an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is now generally written divest, except in	         the legal sense.	         [1913 Webster]	Devest \De*vest"\, v. i. (Law)	   To be taken away, lost, or alienated, as a title or an	   estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Devex \De*vex"\, a. [L. devexus, from devehere to carry down.]	   Bending down; sloping. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Devex \De*vex"\, n.	   Devexity. [Obs.] --May (Lucan).	   [1913 Webster]
Devexity \De*vex"i*ty\, n. [L. devexitas, fr. devexus. See	   {Devex}, a.]	   A bending downward; a sloping; incurvation downward;	   declivity. [R.] --Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)	   [1913 Webster]
Devi \De"vi\, n.
;  fem. of {Deva}. A goddess.	   [1913 Webster]
deviance \deviance\ n.	   1. an aberrant state or condition.	   Syn: aberrance, aberrancy, aberration.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. deviate behavior.	   Syn: deviation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Deviant \De"vi*ant\, a.	   1. Deviating. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. having behavior or characteristics differing from that	      which is normal or expected, especially in an undesirable	      or socially disapproved manner; as, deviant behavior.	   Syn: deviate. [PJC]
Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Deviated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Deviating}.] [L. deviare to deviate; de + viare to	   go, travel, via way. See {Viaduct}.]	   To go out of the way; to turn aside from a course or a	   method; to stray or go astray; to err; to digress; to	   diverge; to vary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus Pegasus, a nearer way to take,	         May boldly deviate from the common track. --Pope.	   Syn: To swerve; stray; wander; digress; depart; deflect; err.	        [1913 Webster]	Deviate \De"vi*ate\, v. t.	   To cause to deviate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To deviate a needle.                     --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	   [1913 Webster]
deviate \de"vi*ate\ (d[=e]"v[-e]*[i^]t), a.	   having behavior differing from that which is normal or	   expected, especially in an undesirable or socially	   disapproved manner; as, deviate behavior.	   Syn: deviant. [PJC]	deviate \de"vi*ate\ (d[=e]"v[-e]*[i^]t), n.	   a person having behavior differing from that which is normal	   or socially acceptable; -- used especially to characterize	   persons whose sexual behavior is considered morally	   unacceptable.	   Syn: deviant. [PJC]
deviation \de`vi*a"tion\, n. [LL. deviatio: cf. F.	   d['e]viation.]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or result of having deviated; a transgression;	      an act of sin; an error; an offense.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) The voluntary and unnecessary departure of a ship	      from, or delay in, the regular and usual course of the	      specific voyage insured, thus releasing the underwriters	      from their responsibility.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Statistics, Physics) the difference between an expected	      value of an observation or measurement and the actual	      value.	      [PJC]	   {Deviation of a falling body} (Physics), that deviation from	      a strictly vertical line of descent which occurs in a body	      falling freely, in consequence of the rotation of the	      earth.	   {Deviation of the compass}, the angle which the needle of a	      ship's compass makes with the magnetic meridian by reason	      of the magnetism of the iron parts of the ship.	   {Deviation of the line of the vertical}, the difference	      between the actual direction of a plumb line and the	      direction it would have if the earth were a perfect	      ellipsoid and homogeneous, -- caused by the attraction of	      a mountain, or irregularities in the earth's density.	      [1913 Webster]
Deviator \De"vi*a`tor\, n. [L., a forsaker.]	   One who, or that which, deviates.	   [1913 Webster]
Deviatory \De"vi*a*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to deviate; devious; as, deviatory motion. [R.]	   --Tully.	   [1913 Webster]
Device \De*vice"\, n. [OE. devis, devise, will, intention,	   opinion, invention, fr. F. devis architect's plan and	   estimates (in OF., division, plan, wish), devise device (in	   sense 3), in OF. also, division, wish, last will, fr.	   deviser. See {Devise}, v. t., and cf. {Devise}, n.]	   1. That which is devised, or formed by design; a contrivance;	      an invention; a project; a scheme; often, a scheme to	      deceive; a stratagem; an artifice.	      [1913 Webster]	            His device in against Babylon, to destroy it. --Jer.	                                                  li. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their recent device of demanding benevolences.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            He disappointeth the devices of the crafty. --Job v.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power of devising; invention; contrivance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must have instruments of my own device. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) An emblematic design, generally consisting of one or	          more figures with a motto, used apart from heraldic	          bearings to denote the historical situation, the	          ambition, or the desire of the person adopting it. See	          {Cognizance}.	      (b) Improperly, an heraldic bearing.	          [1913 Webster]	                Knights-errant used to distinguish themselves by	                devices on their shields.         --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                A banner with this strange device 	                Excelsior.                        --Longfellow.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything fancifully conceived. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A spectacle or show. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Opinion; decision. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   7. any artifactual object designed to perform an action or	      process, with or without an operator in attendance.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Contrivance; invention; design; scheme; project;	        stratagem; shift.	   Usage: -- {Device}, {Contrivance}. Device implies more of	          inventive power, and contrivance more of skill and	          dexterity in execution. A device usually has reference	          to something worked out for exhibition or show; a	          contrivance usually respects the arrangement or	          disposition of things with reference to securing some	          end. Devices were worn by knights-errant on their	          shields; contrivances are generally used to promote	          the practical convenience of life. The word device is	          often used in a bad sense; as, a crafty device;	          contrivance is almost always used in a good sense; as,	          a useful contrivance.	          [1913 Webster]
Deviceful \De*vice"ful\, a.	   Full of devices; inventive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A carpet, rich, and of deviceful thread. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Devicefully \De*vice"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a deviceful manner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Devil \Dev"il\, n. [AS. de['o]fol, de['o]ful; akin to G. ?eufel,	   Goth. diaba['u]lus; all fr. L. diabolus the devil, Gr. ? the	   devil, the slanderer, fr. ? to slander, calumniate, orig., to	   throw across; ? across + ? to throw, let fall, fall; cf. Skr.	   gal to fall. Cf. {Diabolic}.]	   1. The Evil One; Satan, represented as the tempter and	      spiritual of mankind.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.	                                                  --Luke iv. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            That old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which	            deceiveth the whole world.            --Rev. xii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An evil spirit; a demon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dumb man possessed with a devil.    --Matt. ix.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A very wicked person; hence, any great evil. "That devil	      Glendower." "The devil drunkenness." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have not I chosen you twelve, and one of you is a	            devil?                                --John vi. 70.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An expletive of surprise, vexation, or emphasis, or,	      ironically, of negation. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	            The devil a puritan that he is, . . . but a	            timepleaser.                          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The things, we know, are neither rich nor rare,	            But wonder how the devil they got there. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Cookery) A dish, as a bone with the meat, broiled and	      excessively peppered; a grill with Cayenne pepper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men and women busy in baking, broiling, roasting	            oysters, and preparing devils on the gridiron. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Manuf.) A machine for tearing or cutting rags, cotton,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue devils}. See under {Blue}.	   {Cartesian devil}. See under {Cartesian}.	   {Devil bird} (Zool.), one of two or more South African drongo	      shrikes ({Edolius retifer}, and {Edolius remifer}),	      believed by the natives to be connected with sorcery.	   {Devil may care}, reckless, defiant of authority; -- used	      adjectively. --Longfellow.	   {Devil's apron} (Bot.), the large kelp ({Laminaria	      saccharina}, and {Laminaria longicruris}) of the Atlantic	      ocean, having a blackish, leathery expansion, shaped	      somewhat like an apron.	   {Devil's coachhorse}. (Zool.)	      (a) The black rove beetle ({Ocypus olens}). [Eng.]	      (b) A large, predacious, hemipterous insect ({Prionotus	          cristatus}); the wheel bug. [U.S.]	   {Devil's darning-needle}. (Zool.) See under {Darn}, v. t.	   {Devil's fingers}, {Devil's hand} (Zool.), the common British	      starfish ({Asterias rubens}); -- also applied to a sponge	      with stout branches. [Prov. Eng., Irish & Scot.]	   {Devil's riding-horse} (Zool.), the American mantis ({Mantis	      Carolina}).	   {The Devil's tattoo}, a drumming with the fingers or feet.	      "Jack played the Devil's tattoo on the door with his boot	      heels." --F. Hardman (Blackw. Mag.).	   {Devil worship}, worship of the power of evil; -- still	      practiced by barbarians who believe that the good and evil	      forces of nature are of equal power.	   {Printer's devil}, the youngest apprentice in a printing	      office, who runs on errands, does dirty work (as washing	      the ink rollers and sweeping), etc. "Without fearing the	      printer's devil or the sheriff's officer." --Macaulay.	   {Tasmanian devil} (Zool.), a very savage carnivorous	      marsupial of Tasmania ({Dasyurus ursinus} syn. {Diabolus	      ursinus}).	   {To play devil with}, to molest extremely; to ruin. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
devil \dev"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Deviled}or {Devilled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Deviling}or {Devilling}.]	   1. To make like a devil; to invest with the character of a	      devil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grill with Cayenne pepper; to season highly in cooking,	      as with pepper.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deviled leg of turkey.              --W. Irving.	      Devil-diver
Devil-diver \Dev"il-div`er\, Devil bird \Dev"il bird`\, n..	   (Zool.)	   A small water bird. See {Dabchick}.	   [1913 Webster]
deviled egg \deviled egg\	   a hard-boiled egg, sliced into halves and with the yolk	   removed and replaced with a paste, usually made from the yolk	   and mayonnaise, seasoned with salt and/or spices such as	   paprika.	   [PJC]
Deviless \Dev"il*ess\, n.	   A she-devil. [R.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilet \Dev"il*et\, n.	   A little devil. [R.] --Barham.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilfish \Dev"il*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A huge ray ({Manta birostris} or {Cephaloptera vampyrus})	       of the Gulf of Mexico and Southern Atlantic coasts.	       Several other related species take the same name. See	       {Cephaloptera}.	   (b) A large cephalopod, especially the very large species of	       {Octopus} and {Architeuthis}. See {Octopus}.	   (c) The gray whale of the Pacific coast. See {Gray whale}.	   (d) The goosefish or angler ({Lophius}), and other allied	       fishes. See {Angler}.	       [1913 Webster]
Deviling \Dev"il*ing\, n.	   A young devil. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilish \Dev"il*ish\, a.	   1. Resembling, characteristic of, or pertaining to, the	      devil; diabolical; wicked in the extreme. "Devilish	      wickedness." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is	            earthly, sensual, devilish.           --James iii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extreme; excessive. [Colloq.] --Dryden.	   Syn: Diabolical; infernal; hellish; satanic; wicked;	        malicious; detestable; destructive. -- {Dev"il*ish*ly},	        adv. -- {Dev"il*ish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Devilism \Dev"il*ism\, n.	   The state of the devil or of devils; doctrine of the devil or	   of devils. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilize \Dev"il*ize\, v. t.	   To make a devil of. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He that should deify a saint, should wrong him as much	         as he that should devilize him.          --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilkin \Dev"il*kin\, n.	   A little devil; a devilet.	   [1913 Webster]
devil-may-care \devil-may-care\ adj.	   1. cheerfully irresponsible.	   Syn: carefree, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. marked by a carefree unconventionality or	      disreputableness.	   Syn: raffish, rakish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Devilment \Dev"il*ment\, n.	   Deviltry. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilry \Dev"il*ry\, n.; pl. {Devilries}.	   1. Conduct suitable to the devil; extreme wickedness;	      deviltry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stark lies and devilry.               --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole body of evil spirits. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Devil's darning-needle \Dev"il's darn"ing-nee`dle\ (Zool.)	   A dragon fly. See {Darning needle}, under {Darn}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilship \Dev"il*ship\, n.	   The character or person of a devil or the devil. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Deviltry \Dev"il*try\, n.; pl. {Deviltries}.	   Diabolical conduct; malignant mischief; devilry. --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Devilwood \Dev"il*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of tree ({Osmanthus Americanus}), allied to the	   European olive.	   [1913 Webster]
Devious \De"vi*ous\, a. [L. devius; de + via way. See	   {Viaduct}.]	   1. Out of a straight line; winding; varying from directness;	      as, a devious path or way.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Going out of the right or common course; going astray;	      erring; wandering; as, a devious step.	   Syn: Wandering; roving; rambling; vagrant. -- {De"vi*ous*ly},	        adv. -- {De"vi*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Devirginate \De*vir"gin*ate\, a. [L. devirginatus, p. p. of	   devirginare.]	   Deprived of virginity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Devirginate \De*vir"gin*ate\, v. t.	   To deprive of virginity; to deflower. [R.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Devirgination \De*vir`gi*na"tion\, n. [L. devirginatio.]	   A deflowering. [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Devisable \De*vis"a*ble\, a. [From {Devise}.]	   1. Capable of being devised, invented, or contrived.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being bequeathed, or given by will.	      [1913 Webster]
Devisal \De*vis"al\, n.	   A devising. --Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
Devise \De*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Devising}.] [OF. deviser to distribute, regulate, direct,	   relate, F., to chat, fr. L. divisus divided, distributed, p.	   p. of dividere. See {Divide}, and cf. {Device}.]	   1. To form in the mind by new combinations of ideas, new	      applications of principles, or new arrangement of parts;	      to formulate by thought; to contrive; to excogitate; to	      invent; to plan; to scheme; as, to devise an engine, a new	      mode of writing, a plan of defense, or an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            To devise curious works.              --Ex. CCTV.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	            Devising schemes to realize his ambitious views.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plan or scheme for; to purpose to obtain.	      [1913 Webster]	            For wisdom is most riches; fools therefore	            They are which fortunes do by vows devise.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To say; to relate; to describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To imagine; to guess. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) To give by will; -- used of real estate; formerly,	      also, of chattels.	   Syn: To bequeath; invent; discover; contrive; excogitate;	        imagine; plan; scheme. See {Bequeath}.	        [1913 Webster]	Devise \De*vise"\, v. i.	   To form a scheme; to lay a plan; to contrive; to consider.	   [1913 Webster]	         I thought, devised, and Pallas heard my prayer. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Devise was formerly followed by of; as, let us devise	         of ease. --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]	Devise \De*vise"\, n. [OF. devise division, deliberation, wish,	   will, testament. See {Device}.]	   1. The act of giving or disposing of real estate by will; --	      sometimes improperly applied to a bequest of personal	      estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A will or testament, conveying real estate; the clause of	      a will making a gift of real property.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fines upon devises were still exacted. --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Property devised, or given by will.	      [1913 Webster]	Devise \De*vise"\, n.	   Device. See {Device}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Devisee \Dev`i*see"\, n. (Law)	   One to whom a devise is made, or real estate given by will.	   [1913 Webster]
Deviser \De*vis"er\, n.	   One who devises.	   [1913 Webster]
Devisor \De*vis"or\, n. (Law)	   One who devises, or gives real estate by will; a testator; --	   correlative to devisee.	   [1913 Webster]
Devitable \Dev"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. devitare to avoid; de + vitare	   to shun, avoid.]	   Avoidable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Devitalize \De*vi"tal*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of life or vitality. -- {De*vi`tal*i*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Devitation \Dev`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. devitatio.]	   An avoiding or escaping; also, a warning. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Devitrification \De*vit`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or process of devitrifying, or the state of being	   devitrified. Specifically, the conversion of molten glassy	   matter into a stony mass by slow cooling, the result being	   the formation of crystallites, microbites, etc., in the	   glassy base, which are then called devitrification products.	   [1913 Webster]
Devitrify \De*vit"ri*fy\, v. t.	   To deprive of glasslike character; to take away vitreous	   luster and transparency from.	   [1913 Webster]
Devocalize \De*vo"cal*ize\, v. t.	   To make toneless; to deprive of vowel quality. --	   {De*vo`cal*i*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         If we take a high vowel, such as (i) [= nearly i of	         bit], and devocalize it, we obtain a hiss which is	         quite distinct enough to stand for a weak (jh). --H.	                                                  Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Devocation \Dev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. devocare to call off or away;	   de + vocare to call.]	   A calling off or away. [R.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Devoid \De*void"\, v. t. [OE. devoiden to leave, OF. desvuidier,	   desvoidier, to empty out. See {Void}.]	   To empty out; to remove.	   [1913 Webster]	Devoid \De*void"\, a. [See {Devoid}, v. t.]	   1. Void; empty; vacant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute; not in possession; -- with of; as, devoid of	      sense; devoid of pity or of pride.	      [1913 Webster]
Devoir \De*voir"\, n. [F., fr. L. debere to owe. See {Due}.]	   Duty; service owed; hence, due act of civility or respect; --	   now usually in the plural; as, they paid their devoirs to the	   ladies. "Do now your devoid, young knights!" --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Devolute \Dev"o*lute\, v. t. [L. devolutus, p. p. of devolvere.	   See {Devolve}.]	   To devolve. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Devolution \Dev`o*lu"tion\, n. [LL. devolutio: cf. F.	   d['e]volution.]	   1. The act of rolling down. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The devolution of earth down upon the valleys.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transference from one person to another; a passing or	      devolving upon a successor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The devolution of the crown through a . . . channel	            known and conformable to old constitutional	            requisitions.                         --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Devolve \De*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devolved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Devolving}.] [L. devolvere, devolutum, to roll down;	   de + volvere to roll down; de + volvere to roll. See	   {Voluble}.]	   1. To roll onward or downward; to pass on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every headlong stream	            Devolves its winding waters to the main. --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	            Devolved his rounded periods.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To transfer from one person to another; to deliver over;	      to hand down; -- generally with upon, sometimes with to or	      into.	      [1913 Webster]	            They devolved a considerable share of their power	            upon their favorite.                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They devolved their whole authority into the hands	            of the council of sixty.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Devolve \De*volve"\, v. i.	   To pass by transmission or succession; to be handed over or	   down; -- generally with on or upon, sometimes with to or	   into; as, after the general fell, the command devolved upon	   (or on) the next officer in rank.	   [1913 Webster]	         His estate . . . devolved to Lord Somerville.	                                                  --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Devolvement \De*volve"ment\, n.	   The act or process of devolving;; devolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Devon \De"von\, n.	   One of a breed of hardy cattle originating in the country of	   Devon, England. Those of pure blood have a deep red color.	   The small, longhorned variety, called North Devons, is	   distinguished by the superiority of its working oxen.	   [1913 Webster]
Devonian \De*vo"ni*an\, a. (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to Devon or Devonshire in England; as, the	   Devonian rocks, period, or system.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 Devonian formation or system, and include the	      old red sandstone of Great Britain. They contain, besides	      plants and numerous invertebrates, the bony portions of	      many large and remarkable fishes of extinct groups. See	      the Diagram under {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]	Devonian \De*vo"ni*an\, n.	   The Devonian age or formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Devoration \Dev`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. devoratio. See {Devour}.]	   The act of devouring. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Devotary \De*vo"ta*ry\, n. [See {Devote}, {Votary}.]	   A votary. [Obs.] --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Devote \De*vote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Devoting}.] [L. devotus, p. p. of devovere; de + vovere	   to vow. See {Vow}, and cf. {Devout}, {Devow}.]	   1. To appropriate by vow; to set apart or dedicate by a	      solemn act; to consecrate; also, to consign over; to doom;	      to evil; to devote one to destruction; the city was	      devoted to the flames.	      [1913 Webster]	            No devoted thing that a man shall devote unto the	            Lord . . . shall be sold or redeemed. --Lev. xxvii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To execrate; to curse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give up wholly; to addict; to direct the attention of	      wholly or compound; to attach; -- often with a reflexive	      pronoun; as, to devote one's self to science, to one's	      friends, to piety, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy servant who is devoted to thy fear. --Ps. cxix.	                                                  38.	      [1913 Webster]	            They devoted themselves unto all wickedness. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	            A leafless and simple branch . . . devoted to the	            purpose of climbing.                  --Gray.	   Syn: To addict; apply; dedicate; consecrate; resign; destine;	        doom; consign. See {Addict}.	        [1913 Webster]	Devote \De*vote"\, a. [L. devotus, p. p.]	   Devoted; addicted; devout. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Devote \De*vote"\, n.	   A devotee. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Devoted \De*vot"ed\, a.	   Consecrated to a purpose; strongly attached; zealous; devout;	   as, a devoted admirer. -- {De*vot"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {De*vot"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Devotee \Dev`o*tee"\, n.	   One who is wholly devoted; esp., one given wholly to	   religion; one who is superstitiously given to religious	   duties and ceremonies; a bigot.	   [1913 Webster]	         While Father Le Blanc was very devout he was not a	         devotee.                                 --A. S. Hardy.	   [1913 Webster]
Devotement \De*vote"ment\, n.	   The state of being devoted, or set apart by a vow. [R.] --Bp.	   Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Devoter \De*vot"er\, n.	   One who devotes; a worshiper.	   [1913 Webster]
Devotion \De*vo"tion\, n. [F. d['e]votion, L. devotio.]	   1. The act of devoting; consecration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination;	      strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially,	      feelings toward God appropriately expressed by acts of	      worship; devoutness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Genius animated by a fervent spirit of devotion.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Act of devotedness or devoutness; manifestation of strong	      attachment; act of worship; prayer. "The love of public	      devotion." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Disposal; power of disposal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They are entirely at our devotion, and may be turned	            backward and forward, as we please.   --Godwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A thing consecrated; an object of devotion. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Churches and altars, priests and all devotions,	            Tumbled together into rude chaos.     --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Days of devotion}. See under {Day}.	   Syn: Consecration; devoutness; religiousness; piety;	        attachment; devotedness; ardor; earnestness.	        [1913 Webster]
Devotional \De*vo"tion*al\, a. [L. devotionalis.]	   Pertaining to, suited to, or used in, devotion; as, a	   devotional posture; devotional exercises; a devotional frame	   of mind. Devotionalist
Devotionalist \De*vo"tion*al*ist\, Devotionist \De*vo"tion*ist\,	   n.	   One given to devotion, esp. to excessive formal devotion.	   [1913 Webster]
Devotionality \De*vo`tion*al"i*ty\, n.	   The practice of a devotionalist. --A. H. Clough.	   [1913 Webster]
Devotionally \De*vo"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a devotional manner; toward devotion.	   [1913 Webster]
Devoto \De*vo"to\, n. [It.]	   A devotee. --Dr. J. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Devotor \De*vo"tor\, n. [L.]	   A worshiper; one given to devotion. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Devour \De*vour"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Devouring}.] [F. d['e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare	   to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.]	   1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast	      upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some evil beast hath devoured him.    --Gen. xxxvii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily,	      selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use	      up; to waste; to annihilate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Famine and pestilence shall devour him. --Ezek. vii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            I waste my life and do my days devour. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly	      by the senses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Longing they look, and gaping at the sight,	            Devour her o'er with vast delight.    --Dryden.	   Syn: To consume; waste; destroy; annihilate.	        [1913 Webster]
Devourable \De*vour"a*ble\, a.	   That may be devoured.	   [1913 Webster]
Devourer \De*vour"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, devours.	   [1913 Webster]
Devouringly \De*vour"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a devouring manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Devout \De*vout"\, a. [OE. devot, devout, F. d['e]vot, from L.	   devotus devoted, p. p. of devovere. See {Devote}, v. t.]	   1. Devoted to religion or to religious feelings and duties;	      absorbed in religious exercises; given to devotion; pious;	      reverent; religious.	      [1913 Webster]	            A devout man, and one that feared God. --Acts x. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must be constant and devout in the worship of	            God.                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing devotion or piety; as, eyes devout; sighs	      devout; a devout posture. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Warmly devoted; hearty; sincere; earnest; as, devout	      wishes for one's welfare.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The devout}, devoutly religious persons, those who are	      sincerely pious.	   Syn: Holy; pure; religious; prayerful; pious; earnest;	        reverent; solemn; sincere.	        [1913 Webster]	Devout \De*vout"\, n.	   1. A devotee. [Obs.] --Sheldon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A devotional composition, or part of a composition;	      devotion. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Devoutful \De*vout"ful\, a.	   1. Full of devotion. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sacred. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To take her from austerer check of parents,	            To make her his by most devoutful rights. --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]
Devoutless \De*vout"less\, a.	   Destitute of devotion. -- {De*vout"less*ly}, adv. --	   {De*vout"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Devoutly \De*vout"ly\, adv.	   1. In a devout and reverent manner; with devout emotions;	      piously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cast her fair eyes to heaven and prayed devoutly.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sincerely; solemnly; earnestly.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is a consummation	            Devoutly to be wished.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Devoutness \De*vout"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being devout.	   [1913 Webster]
Devove \De*vove"\, v. t. [See {Devote}, v. t.]	   To devote. [Obs.] --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Devow \De*vow"\, v. t. [F. d['e]vouer, L. devovere. See	   {Devote}, v. t.]	   1. To give up; to devote. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. OF. desvoer. Cf. {Disavow}.] To disavow; to disclaim.	      [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]
Devulgarize \De*vul"gar*ize\, v. t.	   To free from what is vulgar, common, or narrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shakespeare and Plutarch's "Lives" are very	         devulgarizing books.                     --E. A.	                                                  Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dew \Dew\ (d[=u]), n. [AS. de['a]w; akin to D. dauw, G. thau,	   tau, Icel. d["o]gg, Sw. dagg, Dan. dug; cf. Skr. dhav,	   dh[=a]v, to flow. [root]72. Cf. {Dag} dew.]	   1. Moisture from the atmosphere condensed by cool bodies upon	      their surfaces, particularly at night.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her tears fell with the dews at even. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, anything which falls lightly and in a	      refreshing manner. "The golden dew of sleep." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An emblem of morning, or fresh vigor. "The dew of his	      youth." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dew is used in combination; as, dew-bespangled,	         dew-drenched, dewdrop, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Dew \Dew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dewing}.]	   To wet with dew or as with dew; to bedew; to moisten; as with	   dew.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grasses grew	         A little ranker since they dewed them so. --A. B.	                                                  Saxton.	   [1913 Webster]	Dew \Dew\, a. & n.	   Same as {Due}, or {Duty}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Dewar vessel	   Dewar
Dewar \Dew"ar\ (d[=u]"[~e]r), Dewar vessel \Dew"ar ves`sel\,	Dewar flask \Dew"ar flask\ [After Sir James Dewar, British	   physicist.]	   A double-walled glass vessel for holding liquid air, liquid	   nitrogen, etc., having the space between the walls exhausted	   so as to prevent conduction of heat, and sometimes having the	   glass silvered to prevent absorption of radiant heat; --	   called also, according to the particular shape,	   {Dewar bulb},	   {Dewar tube}, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Dewberry \Dew"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The fruit of certain species of bramble ({Rubus}); in	       England, the fruit of {Rubus c[ae]sius}, which has a	       glaucous bloom; in America, that of {Rubus canadensis}	       and {Rubus hispidus}, species of low blackberries.	   (b) The plant which bears the fruit.	       [1913 Webster]	             Feed him with apricots and dewberries. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]
Dewclaw \Dew"claw`\, n.	   In any animal, esp. of the Herbivora, a rudimentary claw or	   small hoof not reaching the ground.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some cut off the dewclaws [of greyhounds]. --J. H.	                                                  Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewdrop \Dew"drop`\, n.	   A drop of dew. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Deweyan \Deweyan\ prop. adj.	   of or pertaining to Dewey.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dewfall \dew"fall`\, n.	   The falling of dew; the time when dew begins to fall.	   [1913 Webster]
dewiness \dew"i*ness\, n.	   State of being dewy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewlap \Dew"lap`\, n. [Dew + lap to lick.]	   1. The pendulous skin under the neck of an ox, which laps or	      licks the dew in grazing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flesh upon the human throat, especially when with age.	      [Burlesque]	      [1913 Webster]	            On her withered dewlap pour the ale.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Dewlapped \Dew"lapped`\, a.	   Furnished with a dewlap.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewless \Dew"less\, a.	   Having no dew. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dew-point \Dew"-point`\, n. (Meteor.)	   The temperature at which dew begins to form. It varies with	   the humidity and temperature of the atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewret \Dew"ret`\, v. t. [Dew + ret, v. t.]	   To ret or rot by the process called dewretting.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewretting \Dew"ret`ting\, n.	   Dewrotting; the process of decomposing the gummy matter of	   flax and hemp and setting the fibrous part, by exposure on a	   sward to dew, rain, and sunshine.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewrot \Dew"rot`\, v. t.	   To rot, as flax or hemp, by exposure to rain, dew, and sun.	   See {Dewretting}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewworm \Dew"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Earthworm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dewy \Dew"y\, a.	   1. Pertaining to dew; resembling, consisting of, or moist	      with, dew.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dewy mist	            Went and watered all the ground.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When dewy eve her curtain draws.      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Falling gently and beneficently, like the dew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dewy sleep ambrosial.                 --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Resembling a dew-covered surface; appearing as if	      covered with dew.	      [1913 Webster]
dexamethasone \dexamethasone\ n.	   a corticosteroid drug used to treat allergies or	   inflammation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dexedrine \Dexedrine\ n.	   an isomer of amphetamine used as a central nervous system	   stimulant (Dexedrine is a trademark).	   Syn: dextroamphetamine sulphate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dexter \Dex"ter\ (d[e^]ks"t[~e]r), a. [L.,; akin to Gr. ?, ?,	   Skr. dakshi[.n]a (cf. daksh to be strong, suit); Goth.	   taihswa, OHG. zeso. Cf. {Dexterous}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or situated on, the right hand; right, as	      opposed to {sinister}, or {left}.	      [1913 Webster]	            On sounding wings a dexter eagle flew. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) On the right-hand side of a shield, i. e., towards	      the right hand of its wearer. To a spectator in front, as	      in a pictorial representation, this would be the left	      side.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dexter chief}, or {Dexter point} (Her.), a point in the	      dexter upper corner of the shield, being in the dexter	      extremity of the chief, as A in the cut.	   {Dexter base}, a point in the dexter lower part or base of	      the shield, as B in the cut.	      [1913 Webster]	Dexter \Dex"ter\, n. [Prob. so named after the original	   breeder.]	   One of a breed of small hardy cattle originating from the	   Kerry breed of Ireland, valuable both for beef and milk. They	   are usually chiefly black, sometimes red, and somewhat	   resemble a small shorthorn in build. Called also {Dexter	   Kerry}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dexterical \Dex*ter"i*cal\, a.	   Dexterous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dexterity \Dex*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. dexteritas, fr. dexter: cf. F.	   dext['e]rit['e]. See {Dexter}.]	   1. Right-handedness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Readiness and grace in physical activity; skill and ease	      in using the hands; expertness in manual acts; as,	      dexterity with the chisel.	      [1913 Webster]	            In youth quick bearing and dexterity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Readiness in the use or control of the mental powers;	      quickness and skill in managing any complicated or	      difficult affair; adroitness.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wisdom . . . was turned . . . into a dexterity	            to deliver himself.                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had conducted his own defense with singular	            boldness and dexterity.               --Hallam.	   Syn: Adroitness; activity; nimbleness; expertness; skill;	        cleverness; art; ability; address; tact; facility;	        aptness; aptitude; faculty. See {Skill}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dexterous \Dex"ter*ous\, a. [L. dexter. See {Dexter}.] [Written	   also {dextrous}.]	   1. Ready and expert in the use of the body and limbs;	      skillful and active with the hands; handy; ready; as, a	      dexterous hand; a dexterous workman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Skillful in contrivance; quick at inventing expedients;	      expert; as, a dexterous manager.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dexterous the craving, fawning crowd to quit.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done with dexterity; skillful; artful; as, dexterous	      management. "Dexterous sleights of hand." --Trench.	   Syn: Adroit; active; expert; skillful; clever; able; ready;	        apt; handy; versed.	        [1913 Webster]
Dexterously \Dex"ter*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a dexterous manner; skillfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Dexterousness \Dex"ter*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dexterous; dexterity.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextrad \Dex"trad\, adv. [L. dextra the right hand + ad to.]	   (Anat.)	   Toward the right side; dextrally.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextral \Dex"tral\, a. [From {Dexter}.]	   Right, as opposed to sinistral, or left.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dextral shell} (Zool.), a spiral shell the whorls of which	      turn from left right, or like the hands of a watch when	      the apex of the spire is toward the eye of the observer.	      [1913 Webster]
Dextrality \Dex*tral"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being on the right-hand side; also, the quality	   of being right-handed; right-handedness. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextrally \Dex"tral*ly\, adv.	   Towards the right; as, the hands of a watch rotate dextrally.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextrer \Dex*trer"\, n.	   A war horse; a destrer. [Obs.] "By him baiteth his dextrer."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextrin \Dex"trin\, n. [Cf. F. dextrine, G. dextrin. See	   {Dexter}.] (Chem.)	   A translucent, gummy, amorphous substance, nearly tasteless	   and odorless, used as a substitute for gum, for sizing, etc.,	   and obtained from starch by the action of heat, acids, or	   diastase. It is of somewhat variable composition, containing	   several carbohydrates which change easily to their respective	   varieties of sugar. It is so named from its rotating the	   plane of polarization to the right; -- called also {British	   gum}, {Alsace gum}, {gommelin}, {leiocome}, etc. See	   {Achroodextrin}, and {Erythrodextrin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextro- \Dex"tro-\	   A prefix, from L. dexter, meaning, pertaining to, or toward,	   the right; (Chem. & Opt.) having the property of turning the	   plane of polarized light to the right; as, dextrotartaric	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextrogerous \Dex*trog"er*ous\, a. (Physics & Chem.)	   See {Dextrogyrate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextroglucose \Dex`tro*glu"cose`\, n. [Dextro- + glucose.]	   (Chem.)	   Same as {Dextrose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextrogyrate \Dex`tro*gy"rate\, a. [Dextro- + gyrate.] (Chem. &	   Opt.)	   Same as {Dextrorotatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextronic \Dex*tron"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, dextrose; as, dextronic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dextronic acid}, a sirupy substance obtained by the partial	      oxidation of various carbohydrates, as dextrose, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Dextrorotary \Dex`tro*ro"ta*ry\, a. (Physics & Chem.)	   See {Dextrotatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dextrorotatory \Dex`tro*ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Dextro- + rotatory.]	   (Chem. & Opt.)	   Turning, or causing to turn, toward the right hand; esp.,	   turning the plane of polarization of luminous rays toward the	   right hand; as, dextrorotatory crystals, sugars, etc. Cf.	   {Levorotatory}. Dextrorsal
Dextrorsal \Dex*tror"sal\, Dextrorse \Dex"trorse`\, a. [L.	   dextrorsum, contr. fr. dextrovorsum, dextroversum, toward the	   right side; dexter right + versus, vorsus, p. p. of vertere,	   vortere, to turn.] (Botany)	   Turning from the left to the right, in the ascending line, as	   in the spiral inclination of the stem of the common	   morning-glory; as, dextrorse vines.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: At present scientists predicate dextrorse or	         sinistrorse quality of the plant regarded objectively;	         formerly the plant was regarded subjectively, and what	         is now called dextrorse was then considered	         sinistrorse.	         [1913 Webster]
Dextrose \Dex"trose`\ (d[e^]ks"tr[=o]s`), 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 in many ripe fruits, and also called	   {glucose}. Dextrose and levulose are obtained by the	   inversion of cane sugar or sucrose, and hence the mixture is	   called called invert sugar. Dextrose is chiefly obtained by	   the action of heat and acids on starch, and hence called also	   {starch sugar}. It is also formed from starchy food by the	   action of the amylolytic ferments of saliva and pancreatic	   juice.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The solid products are known to the trade as {grape	         sugar}; the sirupy products as {glucose}, or {mixing	         sirup}. These are harmless, but are only about half as	         sweet as cane sugar or sucrose. Dextrously	         Dextrous
Dextrous \Dex"trous\, a., Dextrously \Dex"trous*ly\, adv.,
Dextrousness \Dex"trous*ness\, n.	   Same as {Dexterous}, {Dexterously}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dey \Dey\, n. [See {Dairy}.]	   A servant who has charge of the dairy; a dairymaid. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dey \Dey\, n.; pl. {Deys}. [Turk. d[=a]i, orig., a maternal	   uncle, then a friendly title formerly given to middle-aged or	   old people, especially among the Janizaries; and hence, in	   Algiers, consecrated at length to the commanding officer of	   that corps, who frequently became afterward pasha or regent	   of that province; hence the European misnomer of dey, as	   applied to the latter: cf. F. dey.]	   The governor of Algiers; -- so called before the French	   conquest in 1830.	   [1913 Webster]
Deye \Deye\, v. i.	   To die. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Deynte
Deynte \Deyn"te\, Deyntee \Deyn"tee\, n. & a.	   See {Dainty}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dezincification \De*zinc`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or process of freeing from zinc; also, the condition	   resulting from the removal of zinc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dezincify \De*zinc"i*fy\, v. t. [Pref. de- + zinc + -fy.]	   To deprive of, or free from, zinc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dhaka \Dhaka\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Bangladesh. Population (2000) =	   3,839,000.	   [PJC]
Dharma \Dharma\ prop. n. (Hinduism)	   The basic principles of the cosmos; also: an ancient sage in	   Hindu mythology worshipped as a god by some lower castes;.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dhaulagiri \Dhaulagiri\ prop. n.	   a mountain in Nepal, 26,810 feet high. [proper name]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dhole \Dhole\, n. (Zool.)	   A fierce, wild dog ({Canis Dukhunensis}), found in the	   mountains of India. It is remarkable for its propensity to	   hunt the tiger and other wild animals in packs.	   [1913 Webster]
Dhony \Dho"ny\, n.	   A Ceylonese boat. See {Doni}.	   [1913 Webster] Dhourra	   Dhoorra
Dhoorra \Dhoor"ra\, Dhourra \Dhour"ra\, or Dhurra \Dhur"ra\, n.	   Indian millet. See {Durra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dhow \Dhow\, n. [Ar. d[=a]o?]	   A coasting vessel of Arabia, East Africa, and the Indian	   Ocean. It has generally but one mast and a lateen sail. [Also	   written {dow}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Di- \Di-\ [Gr. di`s- twice; akin to ? two, L. bis twice. See	   {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}, {Dia-}. The L. pref. dis- sometimes	   assumes the form di-. See {Dis-}.]	   A prefix, signifying twofold, double, twice; (Chem.) denoting	   two atoms, radicals, groups, or equivalents, as the case may	   be. See {Bi-}, 2. Dia
Dia- \Di"a-\, Di- \Di-\ . [Gr. dia` through; orig., dividing	   into two parts; akin to ? two. See {Two}, and cf. 1st {Di-}.]	   A prefix denoting through; also, between, apart, asunder,	   across. Before a vowel dia- becomes {di-}; as, diactinic;	   dielectric, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Diabase \Di"a*base\, n. [F. diabase, fr. Gr. ? a crossing or	   passing over, fr. ?; ? + ? to go; -- so called by Brongniart,	   because it passes over to diorite.] (Min.)	   A basic, dark-colored, holocrystalline, igneous rock,	   consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar and pyroxene	   with magnetic iron; -- often limited to rocks pretertiary in	   age. It includes part of what was early called greenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Diabaterial \Di*ab`a*te"ri*al\, a. [Gr. ? ? (sc. ?) offerings	   before crossing the border, fr. ? to pass over. See	   {Diabase}.]	   Passing over the borders. [R.] --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
diabatic \diabatic\ adj. (Physics)	   involving a transfer of heat. a diabatic process {adiabatic}	   [WordNet 1.5]
diabetes \di`a*be"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? to pass or	   cross over. See {Diabase}.] (Med.)	   Any of several diseases which is attended with a persistent,	   excessive discharge of urine; when used without	   qualification, the term usually refers to {diabetes	   mellitus}. The most common form is {diabetes mellitus}, in	   which the urine is not only increased in quantity, but	   contains saccharine matter, and the condition if untreated is	   generally fatal.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The two major subtypes recognized are	   {diabetes insipidus} and	   {diabetes mellitus}. In {diabetes insipidus} there is	      excretion of large amounts of urine of relatively low	      density, accompanied by extreme thirst, but the urine	      contains no abnormal constituent. The more serious form	      {diabetes mellitus} (from Latin mellitus, sweetened with	      honey) is a metabolic disease in which the utilization of	      carbohydrate is reduced and that of lipids and proteins is	      increased. This form is caused by a deficiency in insulin	      (which is mostly formed in the pancreas), and may be	      accompanied by glucosuria, hyperglycemia, elecrolyte loss,	      ketoacidosis, and sometimes coma. It has severe long-term	      effects, including damage to the nerves, the retina, and	      the kidney, and degeneration of blood vessels which may	      lead to poor circulation, especially in the limbs,	      subsequent infection, and eventual loss of limbs.	      Diabetes mellitus itself has recognized variants, being	      divided into {insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus} and	      {non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus}.	      Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus is also called	      {adult-onset diabetes} (abbreviated NIDDM), and is the	      less severe form of diabetes mellitus, occurring mostly in	      obese individuals over the age of 35. It may be treated by	      diet and oral hypoglycemic agents, though occasionally	      serious degenerative effects may develop.	      Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (abbreviated IDDM),	      also called {type I diabetes}, is a severe form of the	      disease, usually starting when the affected person is	      young (hence also called {juvenile-onset diabetes}). In	      addition to the increased urine (polyuria) common to all	      forms of diabetes, this form is characterized by low	      levels of insulin in the blood, ketoacidosis, increased	      appetite, and increased fluid intake, and may lead to	      weight loss and eventually the severe degenerative effects	      mentioned above. Treatment requires administration of	      insulin and careful regulation of the diet. --Stedman	      [PJC]	   {Diabetes mellitus} [NL., sweet diabetes], that form of	      diabetes in which the urine contains saccharine matter.	   {Diabetes insipidus} [NL., lit., diabetes], the form of	      diabetes in which the urine contains no abnormal	      constituent. Diabetic
Diabetic \Di`a*bet"ic\, Diabetical \Di`a*bet"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to diabetes; as, diabetic or diabetical treatment.	   --Quian.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diabetic sugar}. (Chem.) Same as {Dextrose}. Diablerie
Diablerie \Dia`ble*rie"\, Diabley \Di*ab"le*y\, n. [F.	   diablerie, fr. diable devil, L. diabolus. See {Devil}.]	   Devilry; sorcery or incantation; a diabolical deed; mischief.	   Diabolic
Diabolic \Di`a*bol"ic\, Diabolical \Di`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.	   diabolicus, Gr. ? devilish, slanderous: cf. F. diabolique.	   See {Devil}.]	   1. Pertaining to the devil; resembling, or appropriate, or	      appropriate to, the devil; befitting hell or satan;	      devilish; infernal; impious; as, a diabolic or diabolical	      temper or act; the diabolical expression on his face;	      fires lit up a diabolic scene. "Diabolic power." --Milton.	      "The diabolical institution." --Motley.	   Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. showing a wicked cunning or ingenuity; as, the cold	      calculation and diabolic art of some statesmen.	   Syn: devilish, mephistophelian, mephistophelean.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. extremely evil or cruel; atrocious; outrageously wicked;	      as, diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils;	      diabolical torturers taking pleasure in their craft.	   Syn: demonic, fiendish, hellish, infernal, nefarious,	        satanic.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- {Di`a*bol"ic*al*ly},	        adv. -- {Di`a*bol"ic*al*ness}, n.
Diabolify \Di`a*bol"i*fy\, v. t. [L. diabolus devil + -fy.]	   To ascribed diabolical qualities to; to change into, or to	   represent as, a devil. [R.] --Farindon.	   [1913 Webster]
Diabolism \Di*ab"o*lism\, n.	   1. Character, action, or principles appropriate to the devil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possession by the devil. --Bp. Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]
Diabolize \Di*ab"o*lize\, v. t.	   To render diabolical. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diabolo \Di*ab"o*lo\ (d[i^]*[a^]b"[-o]*l[=o]), n.	   An old game or sport (revived under this name) consisting in	   whirling on a string, fastened to two sticks, a small	   somewhat spool-shaped object (called the diabolo) so as to	   balance it on a string, toss it in the air and catch it, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Diacatholicon \Di`a*ca*thol"i*con\, n. [Pref. dia- +	   catholicon.] (Med.)	   A universal remedy; -- a name formerly given to a purgative	   electuary.	   [1913 Webster]
Diacaustic \Di`a*caus"tic\, a. [Pref. dia- + caustic.] (Opt.)	   Pertaining to, or possessing the properties of, a species of	   caustic curves formed by refraction. See {Caustic surface},	   under {Caustic}.	   [1913 Webster]	Diacaustic \Di`a*caus"tic\, n.	   1. (Med.) That which burns by refraction, as a double convex	      lens, or the sun's rays concentrated by such a lens,	      sometimes used as a cautery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A curved formed by the consecutive intersections	      of rays of light refracted through a lens. Diachylon
Diachylon \Di*ach"y*lon\, Diachylum \Di*ach"y*lum\, n. [NL.	   diachylum, fr. Gr. ? very juicy; dia` thoroughly + ? juice.]	   (Med. & Chem.)	   A plaster originally composed of the juices of several plants	   (whence its name), but now made of an oxide of lead and oil,	   and consisting essentially of glycerin mixed with lead salts	   of the fat acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Diacid \Di*ac"id\, a. [Pref. di- + acid.] (Chem.)	   Divalent; -- said of a base or radical as capable of	   saturating two acid monad radicals or a dibasic acid. Cf.	   {Dibasic}, a., and {Biacid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diacodium \Di`a*co"di*um\, n. [L., from Gr. ? ? from poppy	   heads; dia` through, from + ? head, a poppy head.]	   A sirup made of poppies.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaconal \Di*ac"o*nal\, a. [LL. diaconalis: cf. F. diaconal. Cf.	   {Deacon}.]	   Of or pertaining to a deacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaconate \Di*ac"o*nate\, n. [L. diaconatus: cf. F. diaconat.]	   The office of a deacon; deaconship; also, a body or board of	   deacons.	   [1913 Webster]	Diaconate \Di*ac"o*nate\, a.	   Governed by deacons. "Diaconate church." --T. Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Diacope \Di*ac"o*pe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a cutting in two; dia`	   through + ?.] (Gram.)	   Tmesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Diacoustic \Di`a*cous"tic\, a. [Pref. di- + acoustic.]	   Pertaining to the science or doctrine of refracted sounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Diacoustics \Di`a*cous"tics\, n. [Cf. F. diacoustique.]	   That branch of natural philosophy which treats of the	   properties of sound as affected by passing through different	   mediums; -- called also {diaphonics}. See the Note under	   {Acoustics}. Diacritic
Diacritic \Di`a*crit"ic\, Diacritical \Di`a*crit"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to separate, distinguish; dia` through + ? to	   separate. See {Critic}.]	   That separates or distinguishes; -- applied to points or	   marks used to distinguish letters of similar form, or	   different sounds of the same letter, as, [=a], [a^], [aum],	   [=o], [o^], etc. "Diacritical points." --Sir W. Jones.	   [1913 Webster]	         A glance at this typography will reveal great	         difficulties, which diacritical marks necessarily throw	         in the way of both printer and writer.   --A. J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Diactinic \Di`ac*tin"ic\, a. [Pref. di- + actinic.] (Physics)	   Capable of transmitting the chemical or actinic rays of	   light; as, diactinic media.	   [1913 Webster]
Diadelphia \Di`a*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s-	   twice + ? brother.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants whose stamens are united into	   two bodies or bundles by their filaments. Diadelphian
Diadelphian \Di`a*del"phi*an\, Diadelphous \Di`a*del"phous\, a.	   [Cf. F. diadelphe.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the class Diadelphia; having the stamens	   united into two bodies by their filaments (said of a plant or	   flower); grouped into two bundles or sets by coalescence of	   the filaments (said of stamens).	   [1913 Webster]
Diadem \Di"a*dem\, n. [F. diad[`e]me, L. diadema, fr. Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to bind round; dia` through, across + ? to bind; cf. Skr.	   d[=a] to bind.]	   1. Originally, an ornamental head band or fillet, worn by	      Eastern monarchs as a badge of royalty; hence (later),	      also, a crown, in general. "The regal diadem." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as	      symbolized by the crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) An arch rising from the rim of a crown (rarely also	      of a coronet), and uniting with others over its center.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Diadem lemur}. (Zool.) See {Indri}.	   {Diadem spider} (Zool.), the garden spider.	      [1913 Webster]	Diadem \Di"a*dem\, v. t.	   To adorn with a diadem; to crown.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not so, when diadem'd with rays divine.  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         To terminate the evil,	         To diadem the right.                     --R. H. Neale.	   [1913 Webster]
Diadrom \Di"a*drom\, n. [Gr. ? a running through; dia` through +	   ?, used as inf. aor. of ? to run.]	   A complete course or vibration; time of vibration, as of a	   pendulum. [Obs.] --Locke. Diaeresis
Diaeresis \Di*[ae]r"e*sis\, Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\ (?; 277), n.;	   pl. {Di[ae]reses} or {Diereses}. [L. diaeresis, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   to divide; dia` through, asunder + ? to take. See {Heresy}.]	   1. (Gram.) The separation or resolution of one syllable into	      two; -- the opposite of syn[ae]resis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark consisting of two dots [[umlaut]], placed over the	      second of two adjacent vowels, to denote that they are to	      be pronounced as distinct letters; as, co["o]perate,	      a["e]rial.	      [1913 Webster]
Diaeretic \Di`[ae]*ret"ic\, a. [Gr. ? dividing.] (Med.)	   Caustic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diageotropic \Di`a*ge`o*trop"ic\, a. [Gr. dia` through, at	   variance + ? earth + ? turning.] (Bot.)	   Relating to, or exhibiting, diageotropism.	   [1913 Webster]
Diageotropism \Di`a*ge*ot"ro*pism\, n. (Bot.)	   The tendency of organs (as roots) of plants to assume a	   position oblique or transverse to a direction towards the	   center of the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaglyph \Di"a*glyph\, n. [Gr. ? to engrave; dia` through + ? to	   carve.]	   An intaglio. --Mollett. Diaglyphic
Diaglyphic \Di`a*glyph"ic\, Diaglyphtic \Di`a*glyph"tic\, a.	   Represented or formed by depressions in the general surface;	   as, diaglyphic sculpture or engraving; -- opposed to	   {anaglyphic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagnose \Di`ag*nose"\, v. t. & i.	   To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See	   {Diagnosticate}.	   [1913 Webster]
diagnosing \diagnosing\ n.	   the act or process of identifying the nature or cause of some	   phenomenon.	   Syn: diagnosis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diagnosis \Di`ag*no"sis\, n.; pl. {Diagnoses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to distinguish; dia` through, asunder + ? to know. See	   {Know}.]	   1. (Med.) The art or act of recognizing the presence of	      disease from its signs or symptoms, and deciding as to its	      character; also, the decision arrived at.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the act or process of identifying the nature or	      cause of some phenomenon, especially the abnormal behavior	      of an animal or artifactual device; as, diagnosis of a	      vibration in an automobile; diagnosis of the failure of a	      sales campaign; diagnosis of a computer malfunction.	      [PJC]	   3. Scientific determination of any kind; the concise	      description of characterization of a species.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Critical perception or scrutiny; judgment based on such	      scrutiny; esp., perception of, or judgment concerning,	      motives and character.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quick eye for effects, the clear diagnosis of	            men's minds, and the love of epigram. --Compton	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	            My diagnosis of his character proved correct. --J.	                                                  Payn.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Differential diagnosis} (Med.), the determination of the	      distinguishing characteristics as between two similar	      diseases or conditions.	      [1913 Webster]
Diagnostic \Di`ag*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. ? able to distinguish, fr.	   ?: cf. F. diagnostique.]	   Pertaining to, or furnishing, a diagnosis; indicating the	   nature of a disease.	   [1913 Webster]	Diagnostic \Di`ag*nos"tic\, n.	   The mark or symptom by which one disease is known or	   distinguished from others.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagnosticate \Di`ag*nos"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [From	   {Diagnostic}.]	   To make a diagnosis of; to recognize by its symptoms, as a	   disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagnostics \Di`ag*nos"tics\, n.	   That part of medicine which has to do with ascertaining the	   nature of diseases by means of their symptoms or signs.	   [1913 Webster]	         His rare skill in diagnostics.           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagometer \Di`a*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to transmit + -meter.]	   A sort of electroscope, invented by Rousseau, in which the	   dry pile is employed to measure the amount of electricity	   transmitted by different bodies, or to determine their	   conducting power. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, a. [L. diagonalis, fr. Gr. ? from to	   angle; dia` through + ? an angle; perh. akin to E. knee: cf.	   F. diagonal.] (Geom.)	   Joining two not adjacent angles of a quadrilateral or	   multilateral figure; running across from corner to corner;	   crossing at an angle with one of the sides.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diagonal bond} (Masonry), herringbone work. See	      {Herringbone}, a.	   {Diagonal built} (Shipbuilding), built by forming the outer	      skin of two layers of planking, making angles of about	      45[deg] with the keel, in opposite directions.	   {Diagonal cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.	   {Diagonal molding} (Arch.), a chevron or zigzag molding.	   {Diagonal rib}. (Arch.) See {Cross-springer}.	   {Diagonal scale}, a scale which consists of a set of parallel	      lines, with other lines crossing them obliquely, so that	      their intersections furnish smaller subdivisions of the	      unit of measure than could be conveniently marked on a	      plain scale.	   {Diagonal stratification}. (Geol.) Same as {Cross bedding},	      under {Cross}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Diagonal \Di*ag"o*nal\, n.	   1. A right line drawn from one angle to another not adjacent,	      of a figure of four or more sides, and dividing it into	      two parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) A member, in a framed structure, running	      obliquely across a panel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A diagonal cloth; a kind of cloth having diagonal stripes,	      ridges, or welts made in the weaving.	      [1913 Webster]
diagonalizable \diagonalizable\ adj. (Math.)	   able to be diagonalized; -- of a matrix.	   [PJC]
diagonalize \diagonalize\ v. t. (Math.)	   to transform a matrix to a diagonal matrix.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Diagonally \Di*ag"o*nal*ly\, adv.	   In a diagonal direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagonial \Di`a*go"ni*al\, a.	   Diagonal; diametrical; hence; diametrically opposed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sin can have no tenure by law at all, but is rather an	         eternal outlaw, and in hostility with law past all	         atonement; both diagonal contraries, as much allowing	         one another as day and night together in one	         hemisphere.                              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagram \Di"a*gram\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to mark out by lines; dia`	   through + ? to draw, write: cf. F. diagramme. See {Graphic}.]	   1. (Geom.) A figure or drawing made to illustrate a	      statement, or facilitate a demonstration; a plan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any simple drawing made for mathematical or scientific	      purposes, or to assist a verbal explanation which refers	      to it; a mechanical drawing, as distinguished from an	      artistical one.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Indicator diagram}. (Steam Engine) See {Indicator card},	      under {indicator}	      [1913 Webster]	Diagram \Di"a*gram\, v. t.	   To put into the form of a diagram.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagrammatic \Di`a*gram*mat"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a diagram; showing by	   diagram. -- {Di`a*gram*mat"ic*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagraph \Di"a*graph\, n. [Gr. ? to draw: cf. F. diagraphe. See	   {Diagram}.]	   A drawing instrument, combining a protractor and scale.	   Diagraphic
Diagraphic \Di`a*graph"ic\, Diagraphical \Di`a*graph"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. diagraphique.]	   Descriptive.	   [1913 Webster]
Diagraphics \Di`a*graph"ics\, n.	   The art or science of descriptive drawing; especially, the	   art or science of drawing by mechanical appliances and	   mathematical rule.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaheliotropic \Di`a*he`li*o*trop"ic\, a. [Gr. ? through, at	   variance + ? sun + ? turning.] (Bot.)	   Relating or, or manifesting, diaheliotropism.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaheliotropism \Di`a*he`li*ot"ro*pism\, n. (Bot.)	   A tendency of leaves or other organs of plants to have their	   dorsal surface faced towards the rays of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Dial \Di"al\, n. [LL. dialis daily, fr. L. dies day. See	   {Deity}.]	   1. An instrument, formerly much used for showing the time of	      day from the shadow of a style or gnomon on a graduated	      arc or surface; esp., a sundial; but there are lunar and	      astral dials. The style or gnomon is usually parallel to	      the earth's axis, but the dial plate may be either	      horizontal or vertical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The graduated face of a timepiece, on which the time of	      day is shown by pointers or hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A miner's compass.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dial bird} (Zool.), 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 one or more plates having	      numbers or letters upon them. These plates must be	      adjusted in a certain determined way before the lock can	      be operated.	   {Dial plate}, the plane or disk of a dial or timepiece on	      which lines and figures for indicating the time are	      placed.	      [1913 Webster]	Dial \Di"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dialed}or {Dialled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dialing} or {Dialling}.]	   1. To measure with a dial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hours of that true time which is dialed in heaven.	                                                  --Talfourd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) To survey with a dial. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Dialect \Di"a*lect\, n. [F. dialecte, L. dialectus, fr. Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to converse, discourse. See {Dialogue}.]	   1. Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue;	      form of speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            This book is writ in such a dialect	            As may the minds of listless men affect.	            Bunyan.	            The universal dialect of the world.   --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The form of speech of a limited region or people, as	      distinguished from ether forms nearly related to it; a	      variety or subdivision of a language; speech characterized	      by local peculiarities or specific circumstances; as, the	      Ionic and Attic were dialects of Greece; the Yorkshire	      dialect; the dialect of the learned.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the midst of this Babel of dialects there	            suddenly appeared a standard English language.	                                                  --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Charles V.] could address his subjects from every	            quarter in their native dialect.      --Prescott.	   Syn: Language; idiom; tongue; speech; phraseology. See	        {Language}, and {Idiom}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dialectal \Di`a*lec"tal\, a.	   Relating to a dialect; dialectical; as, a dialectical	   variant.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialectic \Di`a*lec"tic\, n.	   Same as {Dialectics}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plato placed his dialectic above all sciences.	                                                  --Liddell &	                                                  Scott.	   Dialectic	Dialectic \Di`a*lec"tic\, Dialectical \Di`a*lec"tic*al\, a. [L.	   dialecticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. dialectique. See {Dialect}.]	   1. Pertaining to dialectics; logical; argumental.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to a dialect or to dialects. --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]
Dialectically \Di`a*lec"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a dialectical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialectician \Di`a*lec*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. dialecticien.]	   One versed in dialectics; a logician; a reasoner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialectics \Di`a*lec"tics\, n. [L. dialectica (sc. ars), Gr. ?	   (sc. ?): cf. F. dialectique.]	   That branch of logic which teaches the rules and modes of	   reasoning; the application of logical principles to	   discursive reasoning; the science or art of discriminating	   truth from error; logical discussion.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dialectics was defined by Aristotle to be the method of	         arguing with probability on any given problem, and of	         defending a tenet without inconsistency. By Plato, it	         was used in the following senses:	   1. Discussion by dialogue as a method of scientific	      investigation.	   2. The method of investigating the truth by analysis.	   3. The science of ideas or of the nature and laws of being --	      higher metaphysics. By Kant, it was employed to signify	      the logic of appearances or illusions, whether these arise	      from accident or error, or from those necessary	      limitations which, according to this philosopher,	      originate in the constitution of the human intellect.	      [1913 Webster]
Dialectology \Di`a*lec*tol"o*gy\, n. [Dialect + -logy.]	   That branch of philology which is devoted to the	   consideration of dialects. --Beck.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialector \Di`a*lec"tor\, n.	   One skilled in dialectics.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialing \Di"al*ing\, n.	   1. The art of constructing dials; the science which treats of	      measuring time by dials. [Written also {dialling}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A method of surveying, especially in mines, in which the	      bearings of the courses, or the angles which they make	      with each other, are determined by means of the	      circumferentor.	      [1913 Webster]
Dialist \Di"al*ist\, n.	   A maker of dials; one skilled in dialing.	   [1913 Webster]
Diallage \Di*al"la*ge\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? interchange, change,	   fr. ? to interchange.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which arguments are placed in various points of	   view, and then turned to one point. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Diallage \Di"al*lage\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ? change, alluding to	   the change and inequality of luster between the natural	   joints of the mineral.] (Min.)	   A dark green or bronze-colored laminated variety of pyroxene,	   common in certain igneous rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Diallel \Di"al*lel\, a. [Gr. ? crossing.]	   Meeting and intersecting, as lines; not parallel; -- opposed	   to {parallel}. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Diallyl \Di*al"lyl\, n. (Chem.)	   A volatile, pungent, liquid hydrocarbon, {C6H10}, consisting	   of two allyl radicals.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialogical \Di`a*log"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? belonging to discourse.]	   Relating to a dialogue; dialogistical. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialogically \Di`a*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner or nature of a dialogue. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialogism \Di*al"o*gism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. dialogisme.	   See {Dialogue}.]	   An imaginary speech or discussion between two or more;	   dialogue. --Fulke.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialogist \Di*al"o*gist\, n. [L. dialogista: cf. F. dialogiste.]	   1. A speaker in a dialogue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A writer of dialogues. --P. Skelton. Dialogistic
Dialogistic \Di*al`o*gis"tic\, Dialogistical
\Di*al`o*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to a dialogue; having the form or nature of a	   dialogue. -- {Di*al`o*gis"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialogite \Di*al"o*gite\, n. [From Gr. ? an arguing.] (Min.)	   Native carbonate of manganese; rhodochrosite.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialogize \Di*al"o*gize\, v. t. [Gr. ?: cf. F. dialogiser.]	   To discourse in dialogue. --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialogue \Di"a*logue\ (?; 115), n. [OE. dialogue, L. dialogus,	   fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to converse, dia` through + ? to speak: cf.	   F. dialogue. See {Legend}.]	   1. A conversation between two or more persons; particularly,	      a formal conservation in theatrical performances or in	      scholastic exercises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A written composition in which two or more persons are	      represented as conversing or reasoning on some topic; as,	      the Dialogues of Plato.	      [1913 Webster]	Dialogue \Di"a*logue\, v. i. [Cf. F. dialoguer.]	   To take part in a dialogue; to dialogize. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dialogue \Di"a*logue\, v. t.	   To express as in dialogue. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And dialogued for him what he would say. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialypetalous \Di`al*y*pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. dia` through,	   asunder + ? to loose + ? leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having separate petals; polypetalous.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialysis \Di*al"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Dialyses}. [L., separation, fr.	   Gr. ?, fr. ? to part asunder, dissolve; dia` through + ? to	   loose.]	   1. (Gram.) Di[ae]resis. See {Di[ae]resis}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) Same as {Asyndeton}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.)	      (a) Debility.	      (b) A solution of continuity; division; separation of	          parts.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) The separation of different substances in	      solution, as crystalloids and colloids, by means of their	      unequal diffusion, especially through natural or	      artificial membranes.	      [1913 Webster]
Dialytic \Di`a*lyt"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {Dialysis}.]	   Having the quality of unloosing or separating. --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dialytic telescope}, an achromatic telescope in which the	      colored dispersion produced by a single object lens of	      crown glass is corrected by a smaller concave lens, or	      combination of lenses, of high dispersive power, placed at	      a distance in the narrower part of the converging cone of	      rays, usually near the middle of the tube.	      [1913 Webster]
Dialyzate \Di*al"y*zate\, n. (Chem.)	   The material subjected to dialysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialyzation \Di`a*ly*za"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or process of dialysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialyze \Di"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dialyzed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dialyzing}.] (Chem.)	   To separate, prepare, or obtain, by dialysis or osmose; to	   pass through an animal membrane; to subject to dialysis.	   [Written also {dialyse}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dialyzed \Di"a*lyzed\, a.	   Prepared by diffusion through an animal membrane; as,	   dialyzed iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Dialyzer \Di"a*ly`zer\, n.	   The instrument or medium used to effect chemical dialysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamagnet \Di`a*mag"net\, n. [Pref. dia- + magnet.]	   A body having diamagnetic polarity.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of, diamagnetism;	   taking, or being of a nature to take, a position at right	   angles to the lines of magnetic force. See {Paramagnetic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diamagnetic attraction}. See under {Attraction}.	      [1913 Webster]	Diamagnetic \Di`a*mag*net"ic\, n.	   Any substance, as bismuth, glass, phosphorous, etc., which in	   a field of magnetic force is differently affected from the	   ordinary magnetic bodies, as iron; that is, which tends to	   take a position at right angles to the lines of magnetic	   force, and is repelled by either pole of the magnet.	   Contrasted with {paramagnetic} and {ferromagnetic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamagnetically \Di`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of, or according to, diamagnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamagnetism \Di`a*mag"net*ism\, n.	   1. The science which treats of diamagnetic phenomena, and of	      the properties of diamagnetic bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The magnetic action which characterizes diamagnetic	      substances, the magnetic moments of which tend to oppose	      an externally applied magnetic field. Contrasted with	      {paramagnetism} and {ferromagnetism}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Diamantiferous \Di`a*man*tif"er*ous\, a. [F. diamant diamond +	   -ferous.]	   Yielding diamonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamantine \Di`a*man"tine\, a.	   Adamantine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diameter \Di*am"e*ter\, n. [F. diam[`e]tre, L. diametros, fr.	   Gr. ?; dia` through + ? measure. See {Meter}.]	   1. (Geom.)	      (a) Any right line passing through the center of a figure	          or body, as a circle, conic section, sphere, cube,	          etc., and terminated by the opposite boundaries; a	          straight line which bisects a system of parallel	          chords drawn in a curve.	      (b) A diametral plane.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The length of a straight line through the center of an	      object from side to side; width; thickness; as, the	      diameter of a tree or rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In an elongated object the diameter is usually taken at	         right angles to the longer axis.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The distance through the lower part of the shaft	      of a column, used as a standard measure for all parts of	      the order. See {Module}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conjugate diameters}. See under {Conjugate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Diametral \Di*am"e*tral\, a. [Gr. F. diam['e]tral.]	   Pertaining to a diameter; diametrical.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diametral curve}, {Diametral surface} (Geom.), any line or	      surface which bisects a system of parallel chords drawn in	      a curve or surface.	   {Diametral planes} (Crystal.), planes in which two of the	      axes lie.	      [1913 Webster]	Diametral \Di*am"e*tral\, n.	   A diameter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Diametrally \Di*am"e*tral*ly\, adv.	   Diametrically. Diametric
Diametric \Di*am"e*tric\, Diametrical \Di*am"e*tric*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a diameter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As remote as possible, as if at the opposite end of a	      diameter; directly adverse.	      [1913 Webster]
Diametrically \Di*am"e*tric*al*ly\, adv.	   In a diametrical manner; directly; as, diametrically	   opposite.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose principles were diametrically opposed to his.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamide \Di*am"ide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + amide.] (Chem.)	   Any compound containing two amido groups united with one or	   more acid or negative radicals, -- as distinguished from a	   diamine. Cf. Amido acid, under {Amido}, and Acid amide, under	   {Amide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamido- \Di*am"i*do-\, a. (Chem.)	   A prefix or combining form of {Diamine}.	   Note: [Also used adjectively.]	         [1913 Webster]
Diamine \Di*am"ine\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + amine.] (Chem.)	   A compound containing two amido groups united with one or	   more basic or positive radicals, -- as contrasted with a	   diamide.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In chemical nomenclature, if any amine or diamine is	         named by prefixing the nitrogen group, the name of the	         latter takes the form of amido, diamido, etc., thus	         ethylene diamine, {C2H4.(NH2)2}, is also called	         diamido-ethylene.	         [1913 Webster]
Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), n. [OE. diamaund, diamaunt, F.	   diamant, corrupted, fr. L. adamas, the hardest iron, steel,	   diamond, Gr. ?. Perh. the corruption is due to the influence	   of Gr. ? transparent. See {Adamant}, {Tame}.]	   1. A precious stone or gem excelling in brilliancy and	      beautiful play of prismatic colors, and remarkable for	      extreme hardness.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The diamond is native carbon in isometric crystals,	         often octahedrons with rounded edges. It is usually	         colorless, but some are yellow, green, blue, and even	         black. It is the hardest substance known. The diamond	         as found in nature (called a rough diamond) is cut, for	         use in jewelry, into various forms with many reflecting	         faces, or facets, by which its brilliancy is much	         increased. See {Brilliant}, {Rose}. Diamonds are said	         to be of the first water when very transparent, and of	         the second or third water as the transparency	         decreases.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A geometrical figure, consisting of four equal straight	      lines, and having two of the interior angles acute and two	      obtuse; a rhombus; a lozenge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a suit of playing cards, stamped with the figure of	      a diamond.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A pointed projection, like a four-sided pyramid,	      used for ornament in lines or groups.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Baseball) The infield; the square space, 90 feet on a	      side, having the bases at its angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) The smallest kind of type in English printing,	      except that called brilliant, which is seldom seen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: [hand] This line is printed in the type called	         {Diamond}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Black diamond}, coal; (Min.) See {Carbonado}.	   {Bristol diamond}. See {Bristol stone}, under {Bristol}.	   {Diamond beetle} (Zool.), a large South American weevil	      ({Entimus imperialis}), remarkable for its splendid luster	      and colors, due to minute brilliant scales.	   {Diamond bird} (Zool.), a small Australian bird ({Pardalotus	      punctatus}, family {Ampelid[ae]}.). It is black, with	      white spots.	   {Diamond drill} (Engin.), a rod or tube the end of which is	      set with black diamonds; -- used for perforating hard	      substances, esp. for boring in rock.	   {Diamond finch} (Zool.), a small Australian sparrow, often	      kept in a cage. Its sides are black, with conspicuous	      white spots, and the rump is bright carmine.	   {Diamond groove} (Iron Working), a groove of V-section in a	      roll.	   {Diamond mortar} (Chem.), a small steel mortar used for	      pulverizing hard substances.	   {Diamond-point tool}, a cutting tool whose point is	      diamond-shaped.	   {Diamond snake} (Zool.), a harmless snake of Australia	      ({Morelia spilotes}); the carpet snake.	   {Glazier's diamond}, a small diamond set in a glazier's tool,	      for cutting glass.	      [1913 Webster]	Diamond \Di"a*mond\ (?; 277), a.	   Resembling a diamond; made of, or abounding in, diamonds; as,	   a diamond chain; a diamond field.	   [1913 Webster] Diamond anniversary	Diamond anniversary \Diamond anniversary\, Diamond jubilee
\Diamond jubilee\, etc.	   an anniversary celebrated upon the completion of sixty, or,	   according to some, seventy-five, years from the beginning of	   the event commemorated.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Diamond-back \Di"a*mond-back`\, n. (Zool.)	   The salt-marsh terrapin of the Atlantic coast ({Malacoclemmys	   palustris}).	   [1913 Webster]
Diamonded \Di"a*mond*ed\, a.	   1. Having figures like a diamond or lozenge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adorned with diamonds; diamondized. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Diamondize \Di"a*mond*ize\, v. t.	   To set with diamonds; to adorn; to enrich. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Diamondizing of your subject.            --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamond-shaped \Di"a*mond-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like a diamond or rhombus.	   [1913 Webster]
Diamond State \Diamond State\	   Delaware; -- a nickname alluding to its small size.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Diamylene \Di*am"y*lene\, n. [Pref. di- + amylene.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H20}, of the ethylene series,	   regarded as a polymeric form of amylene.	   [1913 Webster]
Dian \Di"an\, a.	   Diana. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Diana \Di*a"na\, n. [L. Diana.] (Myth.)	   The daughter of Jupiter and Latona; a virgin goddess who	   presided over hunting, chastity, and marriage; -- identified	   with the Greek goddess {Artemis}.	   [1913 Webster]	         And chaste Diana haunts the forest shade. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diana monkey} (Zool.), a handsome, white-bearded monkey of	      West Africa ({Cercopithecus Diana}).	      [1913 Webster]
Diandria \Di*an"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice +	   ?, ?, a man, a male.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants having two stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Diandrian \Di*an"dri*an\, a.	   Diandrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Diandrous \Di*an"drous\, n. [Cf. F. diandre.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the class Diandria; having two stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Dianium \Di*a"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. Diana; either as the name	   of the Roman goddess, or from its use in OE. as a name of	   silver.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Columbium}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dianoetic \Di`a*no*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; dia` through + ? to	   revolve in the mind.] (Metaph.)	   Pertaining to the discursive faculty, its acts or products.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would employ . . . dianoetic to denote the operation	         of the discursive, elaborative, or comparative faculty.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dianoialogy \Di`a*noi*al"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? thought + -logy.]	   The science of the dianoetic faculties, and their operations.	   --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dianthus \Di*an"thus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, gen. ?, Zeus +	   'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants containing some of the most popular of	   cultivated flowers, including the pink, carnation, and Sweet	   William.	   [1913 Webster]
Diapase \Di"a*pase\, n.	   Same as {Diapason}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A tuneful diapase of pleasures.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Diapasm \Di"a*pasm\, n. [L. diapasma, Gr. ?, fr. ?; dia` through	   + ? to sprinkle: cf. F. diapasme.]	   Powdered aromatic herbs, sometimes made into little balls and	   strung together. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diapason \Di`a*pa"son\, n. [L., fr. Gr. diapasw^n (i. e., "h	   dia` pasw^n chordw^n symfoni`a the concord of the first and	   last notes, the octave); dia` through + pasw^n, gen. pl. of	   pa^s all: cf. F. diapason. Cf. {Panacea}.]	   1. (Gr. Mus.) The octave, or interval which includes all the	      tones of the diatonic scale. Compare {disdiapason}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Concord, as of notes an octave apart; harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fair music that all creatures made . . .	            In perfect diapason.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The entire compass of tones; the entire compass of tones	      of a voice or an instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through all the compass of the notes it ran,	            The diapason closing full in man.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A standard of pitch; a tuning fork; as, the French normal	      diapason.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of certain stops in the organ, so called because they	      extend through the scale of the instrument. They are of	      several kinds, as {open diapason}, {stopped diapason},	      {double diapason}, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Diapedesis \Di`a*pe*de"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a leaping or	   oozing through, fr. ? to leap through; dia` through + ? to	   leap.] (Med.)	   The passage of the corpuscular elements of the blood from the	   blood vessels into the surrounding tissues, without rupture	   of the walls of the blood vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Diapensiaceae \Diapensiaceae\ n.	   a natural family of northern temperate low evergreen plants;	   in some classifications placed in its own order	   {Diapensiales}.	   Syn: family {Diapensiaceae}, diapensia family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diapensiales \Diapensiales\ n.	   an order of plants, used in some classifications as	   coextensive with the family {{Diapensiaceae}}.	   Syn: order {Diapensiales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diapente \Di`a*pen"te\ (-p[e^]n"t[-e]), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   dia`pente a fifth; dia` through + pe`nte five: cf. F.	   diapente.]	   1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval of the fifth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A composition of five ingredients.	      [1913 Webster]
Diaper \Di"a*per\ (d[imac]"[.a]*p[~e]r), n. [OF. diaspre,	   diapre, diaspe, sort of figured cloth, It. diaspro jasper,	   diaspo figured cloth, from L. jaspis a green-colored precious	   stone. See {Jasper}.]	   1. Any textile fabric (esp. linen or cotton toweling) woven	      in diaper pattern. See 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) Surface decoration of any sort which consists	      of the constant repetition of one or more simple figures	      or units of design evenly spaced.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A towel or napkin for wiping the hands, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let one attend him with a silver basin, . . .	            Another bear the ewer, the third a diaper. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An infant's breechcloth.	      [1913 Webster]	Diaper \Di"a*per\, v. t.	   1. To ornament with figures, etc., arranged in the pattern	      called diaper, as cloth in weaving. "Diapered light." --H.	      Van Laun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Engarlanded and diapered	            With in wrought flowers.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put a diaper on (a child).	      [1913 Webster]	Diaper \Di"a*per\, v. i.	   To draw flowers or figures, as upon cloth. "If you diaper on	   folds." --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Diapering \Di"a*per*ing\, n.	   Same as {Diaper}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphane \Di"a*phane\, n. [Cf. F. diaphane diaphanous. See	   {Diaphanous}.]	   A woven silk stuff with transparent and colored figures;	   diaper work.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphaned \Di"a*phaned\, a. [Cf. OF. diaphaner to make	   transparent. See {Diaphanous}.]	   Transparent or translucent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphaneity \Di`a*pha*ne"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. diaphan['e]it['e].	   See {Diaphanous}.]	   The quality of being diaphanous; transparency; pellucidness.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphanic \Di`a*phan"ic\, a. [See {Diaphanous}.]	   Having power to transmit light; transparent; diaphanous.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphanie \Di*aph"a*nie\, n.	   The art of imitating stained glass with translucent paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphanometer \Di`a*pha*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? transparent +	   -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the transparency of the air.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphanoscope \Di`a*phan"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? transparent +	   -scope.] (Photog.)	   A dark box constructed for viewing transparent pictures, with	   or without a lens.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphanotype \Di`a*phan"o*type\, n. [Gr. ? transparent + -type.]	   (Photog.)	   A colored photograph produced by superimposing a translucent	   colored positive over a strong uncolored one.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphanous \Di*aph"a*nous\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show or shine	   through; dia` through + ? to show, and in the passive, to	   shine: cf. F. diaphane. See {Phantom}, and cf. {Diaphane},	   {Diaphanic}.]	   Allowing light to pass through, as porcelain; translucent or	   transparent; pellucid; clear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Another cloud in the region of them, light enough to be	         fantastic and diaphanous.                --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphanously \Di*aph"a*nous*ly\, adv.	   Translucently.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphemetric \Di*aph`e*met"ric\, a. [Gr. dia` through + ? touch	   + ? measure.] (Physiol.)	   Relating to the measurement of the tactile sensibility of	   parts; as, diaphemetric compasses. --Dunglison. Diaphonic
Diaphonic \Di`a*phon"ic\, Diaphonical \Di`a*phon"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   dia` through + ? sound, tone.]	   Diacoustic.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphonics \Di`a*phon"ics\, n.	   The doctrine of refracted sound; diacoustics.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphoresis \Di`a*pho*re"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to carry	   through, to throw off by perspiration; dia` through + ? to	   carry.] (Med.)	   Perspiration, or an increase of perspiration. Diaphoretic
Diaphoretic \Di`a*pho*ret"ic\, Diaphoretical
\Di`a*pho*ret"ic*al\, a. [L. diaphoreticus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   diaphor['e]tique. See {Diaphoresis}.]	   Having the power to increase perspiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphoretic \Di`a*pho*ret"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine or agent which promotes perspiration.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Diaphoretics differ from sudorifics; the former only	         increase the insensible perspiration, the latter excite	         the sensible discharge called sweat. --Parr.	         [1913 Webster]
Diaphote \Di"a*phote\, n. [Pref. dia- + Gr. ?, light.] (Elec.)	   An instrument designed for transmitting pictures by	   telegraph. --Fallows.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaphragm \Di"a*phragm\, n. [L. diaphragma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   fence by a partition wall; dia` through + ?, ?, to fence,	   inclose; prob. akin to L. fareire to stuff: cf. F.	   diaphragme. See {Farce}.]	   1. A dividing membrane or thin partition, commonly with an	      opening through it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The muscular and tendinous partition separating	      the cavity of the chest from that of the abdomen; the	      midriff.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A calcareous plate which divides the cavity of	      certain shells into two parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Opt.) A plate with an opening, which is generally	      circular, used in instruments to cut off marginal portions	      of a beam of light, as at the focus of a telescope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) A partition in any compartment, for various	      purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Diaphragm pump}, one in which a flexible diaphragm takes the	      place of a piston.	      [1913 Webster]
Diaphragmatic \Di`a*phrag*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. diaphragmatique.]	   Pertaining to a diaphragm; as, diaphragmatic respiration; the	   diaphragmatic arteries and nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
diaphyseal \diaphyseal\ adj.	   of or pertaining to diaphysis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Diaphysis \Di*aph"y*sis\, n. [Gr. ? a growing through; dia`	   through + ? to bring forth.]	   1. (Bot.) An abnormal prolongation of the axis of	      inflorescence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The shaft, or main part, of a bone, which is first	      ossified.	      [1913 Webster]
Diapnoic \Di`ap*no"ic\, a. [Gr. ? outlet for the wind,	   exhalation, fr. ? to blow through; dia` through + ? to blow,	   breathe: cf. F. diapno["i]que.] (Med.)	   Slightly increasing an insensible perspiration; mildly	   diaphoretic. -- n. A gentle diaphoretic.	   [1913 Webster]
Diapophysical \Di*ap`o*phys"ic*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to a diapophysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Diapophysis \Di`a*poph"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Dia-}, and	   {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   The dorsal transverse, or tubercular, process of a vertebra.	   See {Vertebra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diarchy \Di"arch*y\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? to rule.]	   A form of government in which the supreme power is vested in	   two persons. Diarial
Diarial \Di*a"ri*al\, Diarian \Di*a"ri*an\, a. [See {Diary}.]	   Pertaining to a diary; daily.	   [1913 Webster]
Diarist \Di"a*rist\, n.	   One who keeps a diary. Diarrhea
Diarrhea \Di`ar*rhe"a\, Diarrhoea \Di`ar*rh[oe]"a\,	   (d[imac]`ar*r[=e]"[.a]), n. [L. diarrhoea, Gr. dia`rroia, fr.	   dia`rrei^n to flow through; dia` + "rei^n to flow; akin to E.	   stream. See {Stream}.] (Med.)	   A morbidly frequent and profuse discharge of loose or fluid	   evacuations from the intestines, without tenesmus; a purging	   or looseness of the bowels; a flux. Diarrheal
Diarrheal \Di`ar*rhe"al\, Diarrhoeal \Di`ar*rh[oe]"al\ a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to diarrhea; like diarrhea. Diarrhetic
Diarrhetic \Di`ar*rhet"ic\, Diarrhoetic \Di`ar*rh[oe]t"ic\, a.	   (Med.)	   Producing diarrhea, or a purging.	   [1913 Webster]
Diarthrodial \Di`ar*thro"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Relating to diarthrosis, or movable articulations.	   [1913 Webster]
Diarthrosis \Di`ar*thro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   joint, articulate; dia` through, asunder + ? to fasten by a	   joint, 'a`rqron joint.] (Anat.)	   A form of articulation which admits of considerable motion; a	   complete joint; abarticulation. See {Articulation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diary \Di"a*ry\ (d[imac]"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Diaries}. [L.	   diarium, fr. dies day. See {Deity}.]	   A register of daily events or transactions; a daily record; a	   journal; a blank book dated for the record of daily	   memoranda; as, a diary of the weather; a physician's diary.	   [1913 Webster]	Diary \Di"a*ry\, a.	   lasting for one day; as, a diary fever. [Obs.] "Diary ague."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaspora \Di*as"po*ra\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Diaspore}.]	   Lit., "Dispersion." -- applied collectively: (a) To those	   Jews who, after the Exile, were scattered through the Old	   World, and afterwards to Jewish Christians living among	   heathen. Cf. --James i. 1. (b) By extension, to Christians	   isolated from their own communion, as among the Moravians to	   those living, usually as missionaries, outside of the parent	   congregation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Diaspore \Di"a*spore\, n. [From Gr. ? a scattering; dia`	   through, asunder + ? to sow, scatter like seed: cf. F.	   diaspore.] (Min.)	   A hydrate of alumina, often occurring in white lamellar	   masses with brilliant pearly luster; -- so named on account	   of its decrepitating when heated before the blowpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Diastase \Di"a*stase\, n. [Gr. ? separation, fr. ?, ? to stand	   apart; dia` through + ?, ?, to stand, set: cf. F. diastase.	   Cf. {Diastasis}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A soluble enzyme, capable of converting starch and dextrin	   into sugar.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is more particularly applied to that enzyme	         formed during the germination of grain, as in the	         malting of barley; but it is also occasionally used to	         designate the amylolytic enzyme contained in animal	         fluids, as in the saliva.	         [1913 Webster]
Diastasic \Di`a*sta"sic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, diastase; as, diastasic	   ferment.	   [1913 Webster]
Diastasis \Di*as"ta*sis\, n. [NL. See {Diastase}.] (Surg.)	   A forcible separation of bones without fracture.	   [1913 Webster]
Diastatic \Di`a*stat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? separative. See {Diastase}.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Relating to diastase; having the properties of diastase;	   effecting the conversion of starch into sugar.	   [1913 Webster]	         The influence of acids and alkalies on the diastatic	         action of saliva.                        --Lauder	                                                  Brunton.	   [1913 Webster]
Diastem \Di"a*stem\, n. [L. diastema, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F.	   diast[`e]me.]	   (a) Intervening space; interval.	   (b) (Anc. Mus.) An interval.	       [1913 Webster]
Diastema \Di`a*ste"ma\, n. [L. See {Diastem}.] (Anat.)	   A vacant space, or gap, esp. between teeth in a jaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Diaster \Di*as"ter\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? star.]	   (Biol.)	   A double star; -- applied to the nucleus of a cell, when,	   during cell division, the loops of the nuclear network	   separate into two groups, preparatory to the formation of two	   daughter nuclei. See {Karyokinesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diastole \Di*as"to*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put asunder,	   to separate; dia` through + ? to set, to place.]	   1. (Physiol.) The rhythmical expansion or dilatation of the	      heart and arteries; -- correlative to {systole}, or	      contraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A figure by which a syllable naturally short is	      made long.	      [1913 Webster]
Diastolic \Di`as*tol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to diastole.	   [1913 Webster]
Diastyle \Di"a*style\, n. [L. diastylus, Gr. ?; dia` through,	   asunder + ? pillar, column: cf. F. diastyle.] (Arch.)	   See under {Intercolumniation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diatessaron \Di`a*tes"sa*ron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?); dia`	   through + ?, gen. of ? four (sc. ?.).]	   1. (Anc. Mus.) The interval of a fourth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) A continuous narrative arranged from the first	      four books of the New Testament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An electuary compounded of four medicines.	      [1913 Webster]
Diathermal \Di`a*ther"mal\, a. [Gr. ? thoroughly warm; dia`	   through + ? warm, hot. Cf. {Diathermous}.]	   Freely permeable by radiant heat. Diathermancy
Diathermancy \Di`a*ther"man*cy\, Diathermaneity
\Di`a*ther`ma*ne"i*ty\, n. [See {Diathermanous}.]	   The property of transmitting radiant heat; the quality of	   being diathermous. --Melloni.	   [1913 Webster]
Diathermanism \Di`a*ther"ma*nism\, n.	   The doctrine or the phenomena of the transmission of radiant	   heat. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Diathermanous \Di`a*ther"ma*nous\, a. [Gr. ? to warm through;	   dia` through + ? to warm, ? warm.]	   Having the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal;	   -- opposed to {athermanous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diathermic \Di`a*ther"mic\, a.	   Affording a free passage to heat; as, diathermic substances.	   --Melloni.	   [1913 Webster]
Diathermometer \Di`a*ther*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? warm + -meter.	   See {Diathermal}.] (Physics)	   An instrument for examining the thermal resistance or	   heat-conducting power of liquids.	   [1913 Webster]
Diathermous \Di`a*ther"mous\, a.	   Same as {Diathermal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diathesis \Di*ath"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place	   separately, arrange; dia` through, asunder + ? to place,	   put.] (Med.)	   Bodily condition or constitution, esp. a morbid habit which	   predisposes to a particular disease, or class of diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Diathetic \Di`a*thet"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or dependent on, a diathesis or special	   constitution of the body; as, diathetic disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Diatom \Di"a*tom\ (d[imac]`[.a]*t[o^]m), n. [Gr. dia`tomos cut	   in two. See {Diatomous}.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the {Diatomace[ae]}, a family of minute	      unicellular Alg[ae] having a siliceous covering of great	      delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous	      division. By some authors diatoms are called	      {Bacillari[ae]}, but this word is not in general use.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particle or atom endowed with the vital principle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The individual is nothing. He is no more than the	            diatom, the bit of protoplasm.        --Mrs. E. Lynn	                                                  Linton.	      [1913 Webster]
diatomaceous \di`a*to*ma"ceous\	   (d[imac]`[.a]*t[-o]*m[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [See {Diatomous}.]	   consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils; as,	   diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite).	   [PJC]	diatomaceous earth \di`a*to*ma"ceous earth`\ (Geol.),	   a deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material,	   composed mainly of the shells of the microscopic plants	   called diatoms; also called {infusorial earth}, {kieselguhr},	   and {diatomite}. It is used in polishing powder, and in the	   manufacture of dynamite.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
diatomic \di`a*tom"ic\ (d[imac]`[.a]*t[o^]m"[i^]k), a. [Pref.	   di- + atomic.] (Chem.)	   (a) Containing two atoms.	   (b) Having two replaceable atoms or radicals.	       [1913 Webster]
Diatomophyceae \Diatomophyceae\ n.	   a class of marine and freshwater eukaryotic algae comprising	   the diatoms.	   Syn: Bacillariophyceae, class Bacillariophyceae, class	        Diatomophyceae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diatomous \Di*at"o*mous\, a. [Gr. dia`tomos cut through, fr.	   diate`mnein to cut through; dia` through + te`mnein to cut.	   Cf. {Diatom}.] (Min.)	   Having a single, distinct, diagonal cleavage; -- said of	   crystals. --Mohs.	   [1913 Webster]
Diatonic \Di`a*ton"ic\ (d[imac]`[.a]*t[o^]n"[i^]k), a. [L.	   diatonicus, diatonus, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to stretch out; dia`	   through + ? to stretch: cf. F. diatonique. See {Tone}.]	   (Mus.)	   Pertaining to the scale of eight tones, the eighth of which	   is the octave of the first.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diatonic scale} (Mus.), a scale consisting of eight sounds	      with seven intervals, of which two are semitones and five	      are whole tones; a modern major or minor scale, as	      distinguished from the {chromatic} scale.	      [1913 Webster]
Diatonically \Di`a*ton"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a diatonic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Diatribe \Di"a*tribe\ (?; 277), n. [L. diatriba a learned	   discussion, Gr. ?, prop., a wearing away of time, fr. ? to	   rub away, spend time; dia` through + ? to rub: cf. L. terere,	   F. trite: cf. F. diatribe.]	   A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an	   acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or	   railing language; a philippic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ephemeral diatribe of a faction.     --John Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Diatribist \Di*at"ri*bist\, n.	   One who makes a diatribe or diatribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Diatryma \Di`a*try"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. dia` through + ?	   hole.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct eocene bird from New Mexico, larger than the	   ostrich. Diazeuctic
Diazeuctic \Di`a*zeuc"tic\, Diazeutic \Di`a*zeu"tic\, a. [Gr. ?	   disjunctive, fr. ? to disjoin; dia` through, asunder + ? to	   join, yoke.] (Anc. Mus.)	   Disjoining two fourths; as, the diazeutic tone, which, like	   that from F to G in modern music, lay between two fourths,	   and, being joined to either, made a fifth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diazo- \Di*az"o-\ [Pref. di- + azo-] (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively), meaning pertaining	   to, or derived from, a series of compounds containing a	   radical of two nitrogen atoms, united usually to an aromatic	   radical; as, diazo-benzene, {C6H5.N2.OH}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Diazo compounds are in general unstable, but are of	         great importance in recent organic chemistry. They are	         obtained by a partial reduction of the salts of certain	         amido compounds.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Diazo reactions} (Chem.), a series of reactions whereby	      diazo compounds are employed in substitution. These	      reactions are of great importance in organic chemistry.	      [1913 Webster]
Diazotize \Di*az"o*tize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To subject to such reactions or processes that diazo	   compounds, or their derivatives, shall be produced by	   chemical exchange or substitution.	   [1913 Webster]
Dib \Dib\, v. i.	   To dip. [Prov. Eng.] --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]	Dib \Dib\, n.	   1. One of the small bones in the knee joints of sheep uniting	      the bones above and below the joints.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A child's game, played with dib bones.	      [1913 Webster]
Dibasic \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, as oxalic or sulphuric acids. Cf. {Diacid},	   {Bibasic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the case of certain acids dibasic and divalent are	         not synonymous; as, tartaric acid is tetravalent and	         dibasic, lactic acid is divalent but monobasic.	         [1913 Webster]
Dibasicity \Di`ba*sic"i*ty\, n. (Chem.)	   The property or condition of being dibasic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dibber \Dib"ber\, n.	   A dibble. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dibble \Dib"ble\, n. [See {Dibble}, v. i.]	   A pointed implement used to make holes in the ground in which	   no set out plants or to plant seeds.	   [1913 Webster]	Dibble \Dib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dibbling}.] [Freq. of Prov. E. dib, for dip to thrust in.	   See {Dip}.]	   To dib or dip frequently, as in angling. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]	Dibble \Dib"ble\, v. t.	   1. To plant with a dibble; to make holes in (soil) with a	      dibble, for planting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make holes or indentations in, as if with a dibble.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clayey soil around it was dibbled thick at the	            time by the tiny hoofs of sheep.      --H. Miller.	      [1913 Webster]
Dibbler \Dib"bler\, n.	   One who, or that which, dibbles, or makes holes in the ground	   for seed.	   [1913 Webster]
dibrach \dibrach\ n. (Prosody)	   a foot of two short (unstressed-unstressed) syllables.	   Syn: pyrrhic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dibranch \dibranch\ n.	   a cephalopod having two gills; a member of the	   {Dibranchiata}.	   Syn: dibranchiate, dibranchiate mollusk.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dibranchia \Dibranchia\ n.	   1. comprising all living cephalopods except the family	      Nautilidae: the orders Octopoda (octopuses) and Decapoda	      (squids and cuttlefish).	   Syn: Dibranchiata, subclass ta, Dibranchia, subclass	        Dibranchia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dibranchiata \Di*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- =	   di`s- twice + ? gills.] (Zool.)	   An order of cephalopods which includes those with two gills,	   an apparatus for emitting an inky fluid, and either eight or	   ten cephalic arms bearing suckers or hooks, as the octopi and	   squids. See {Cephalopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dibranchiate \Di*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having two gills. -- n. One of the Dibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
dibs \dibs\ (d[i^]bz), n.	   1. A sweet preparation or treacle of grape juice, much used	      in the East. --Johnston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small amount of money.	      [PJC]	   3. A right or claim, such as the right of use, or of first	      choice; as, I have dibs on the binoculars after Jim is	      finished..	      [PJC]
dibstone \dib"stone`\ (d[i^]b"st[=o]n`; 110), n.	   A pebble used in a child's game called dibstones. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
dibutyl \di*bu"tyl\ (d[-i]*b[=u]"t[i^]l), n. [Pref. di- +	   butyl.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C8H18}, of the alkane series, being	   one of several octanes, and consisting of two butyl radicals.	   Cf. {Octane}.	   [1913 Webster]
dicacious \di*ca"cious\ (d[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. dicax,	   dicacis, fr. dicere to say.]	   Talkative; pert; saucy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
dicacity \di*cac"i*ty\ (d[i^]*k[a^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   dicacitas: cf. F. dicacit['e]. See {Dicacious}.]	   Pertness; sauciness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
dicalcic \di*cal"cic\ (d[-i]*k[a^]l"s[i^]k), a. [Pref. di- +	   calcic.] (Chem.)	   Having two atoms or equivalents of calcium to the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
dicarbonic \di`car*bon"ic\ (d[imac]`k[aum]r*b[o^]n"[i^]k), a.	   [Pref. di- + carbonic.] (Chem.)	   Containing two carbon residues, or two carboxyl groups or	   radicals; as, oxalic acid is the simplest dicarbonic acid. In	   the latter sense, synonymous with {dicarboxylic}; as,	   succinic acid is a {dicarboxylic} acid.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
dicast \di"cast\ (d[imac]"k[.a]st), n. [Gr. dikasth`s, fr.	   dika`zein to judge, di`kh right, judgment, justice.]	   A functionary in ancient Athens resembling closely to the	   modern juryman.	   [1913 Webster]
dicastery \di*cas"ter*y\, n. [Gr. dikasth`rion, fr. dikasth`s	   juryman. See {Dicast}.]	   A court of justice; judgment hall. [R.] --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
dice \dice\ (d[imac]s), n.; pl. of {Die}.	   Small cubes used in gaming or in determining by chance; also,	   the game played with dice. See {Die}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {dice coal}, a kind of coal easily splitting into cubical	      fragments. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	dice \dice\ (d[imac]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {diced} (d[imac]st);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {dicing}.]	   To play games with dice.	   [1913 Webster]	         I . . . diced not above seven times a week. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	dice \dice\ (d[imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diced} (d[imac]st);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dicing}.]	   1. (Cooking) To cut into small cubes; as, to slice and dice	      carrots.	      [PJC]	   2. To ornament with squares, diamonds, or cubes.	      [1913 Webster]
dicebox \dice"box`\ (d[imac]s"b[o^]ks`), n.	   A box from which dice are thrown in gaming. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicentra \Di*cen"tra\ (d[-i]*s[e^]n"tr[.a]), Prop. n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ke`ntron spur.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbaceous plants, with racemes of two-spurred or	   heart-shaped flowers, including the {Dutchman's breeches},	   and the more showy {Bleeding heart} ({Dicentra spectabilis}).	   [Corruptly written {dielytra}.]	   [1913 Webster]
dicephalous \di*ceph"a*lous\ (d[-i]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Gr.	   dike`falos; di- = di`s- twice + kefalh` head.]	   Having two heads on one body; double-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicer \Di"cer\, n.	   A player at dice; a dice player; a gamester.	   [1913 Webster]	         As false as dicers' oaths.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dich \Dich\, v. i.	   To ditch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dichastic \Di*chas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? to part asunder, fr. ? in	   two, asunder, fr. di`s- twice.] (Biol.)	   Capable of subdividing spontaneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichlamydeous \Di`chla*myd"e*ous\	   (d[imac]`kl[.a]*m[i^]d"[-e]*[u^]s), a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice	   + chlamy`s, chlamy`dos, a cloak.] (Bot.)	   Having two coverings, a calyx and a corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichloride \Di*chlo"ride\, n. [Pref. di- + chloride.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Bichloride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichogamous \Di*chog"a*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Manifesting dichogamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichogamy \Di*chog"a*my\, n. [Gr. ? in two, asunder + ?	   marriage.] (Bot.)	   The condition of certain species of plants, in which the	   stamens and pistil do not mature simultaneously, so that	   these plants can never fertilize themselves.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichotomist \Di*chot"o*mist\, n.	   One who dichotomizes. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichotomize \Di*chot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Dichotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dichotomizing}.] [See	   {Dichotomous}.]	   1. To cut into two parts; to part into two divisions; to	      divide into pairs; to bisect. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The apostolical benediction dichotomizes all good	            things into grace and peace.          --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) To exhibit as a half disk. See {Dichotomy}, 3.	      "[The moon] was dichotomized." --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	Dichotomize \Di*chot"o*mize\, v. i.	   To separate into two parts; to branch dichotomously; to	   become dichotomous.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichotomous \Di*chot"o*mous\, a. [L. dichotomos, Gr. ?; ? in	   two, asunder + diate`mnein to cut.]	   Regularly dividing by pairs from bottom to top; as, a	   dichotomous stem. -- {Di*chot"o*mous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichotomy \Di*chot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. dichotomie.	   See {Dichotomous}.]	   1. A cutting in two; a division.	      [1913 Webster]	            A general breach or dichotomy with their church.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Division or distribution of genera into two species;	      division into two subordinate parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) That phase of the moon in which it appears	      bisected, or shows only half its disk, as at the	      quadratures.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) Successive division and subdivision, as of a stem	      of a plant or a vein of the body, into two parts as it	      proceeds from its origin; successive bifurcation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The place where a stem or vein is forked.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic) Division into two; especially, the division of a	      class into two subclasses opposed to each other by	      contradiction, as the division of the term man into white	      and not white.	      [1913 Webster]
Dichroic \Di*chro"ic\, a. [See {Dichroism}.]	   Having the property of dichroism; as, a dichroic crystal.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichroiscope \Di*chro"i*scope\, n.	   Same as {Dichroscope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichroism \Di"chro*ism\, n. [Gr. ? two-colored; di- = di`s-	   twice + ? color.] (Opt.)	   The property of presenting different colors by transmitted	   light, when viewed in two different directions, the colors	   being unlike in the direction of unlike or unequal axes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichroite \Di"chro*ite\, n. [See {Dichroism}.] (Min.)	   Iolite; -- so called from its presenting two different colors	   when viewed in two different directions. See {Iolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichroitic \Di`chro*it"ic\, a.	   Dichroic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichromate \Di*chro"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of chromic acid containing two equivalents of the acid	   radical to one of the base; -- called also {bichromate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichromatic \Di`chro*mat"ic\, a. [Pref. di- + chromatic: cf. Gr.	   ?.]	   1. Having or exhibiting two colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having two color varieties, or two phases	      differing in color, independently of age or sex, as in	      certain birds and insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Dichromatism \Di*chro"ma*tism\, n.	   The state of being dichromatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichromic \Di*chro"mic\, a. [Gr. ? two-colored; di- = di`s-	   twice + ? color.]	   Furnishing or giving two colors; -- said of defective vision,	   in which all the compound colors are resolvable into two	   elements instead of three. --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichroous \Di"chro*ous\, a.	   Dichroic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichroscope \Di"chro*scope\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? color	   + ? to view.]	   An instrument for examining the dichroism of crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Dichroscopic \Di`chro*scop"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to the dichroscope, or to observations with it.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicing \Di"cing\, n.	   1. An ornamenting in squares or cubes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gambling with dice. --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]
Dickcissel \Dick*cis"sel\, n. (Zool.)	   The American black-throated bunting ({Spiza Americana}).	   [1913 Webster]
Dickens \Dick"ens\, n. or interj. [Perh. a contr. of the dim.	   devilkins.]	   The devil. [A vulgar euphemism.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I can not tell what the dickens his name is. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicker \Dick"er\, n. [Also daker, dakir; akin to Icel. dekr,	   Dan. deger, G. decher; all prob. from LL. dacra, dacrum, the	   number ten, akin to L. decuria a division consisting of ten,	   fr. decem ten. See {Ten}.]	   1. The number or quantity of ten, particularly ten hides or	      skins; a dakir; as, a dicker of gloves. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A dicker of cowhides.                 --Heywood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chaffering, barter, or exchange, of small wares; as, to	      make a dicker. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For peddling dicker, not for honest sales.	                                                  --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]	Dicker \Dick"er\, v. i. & t.	   To negotiate a dicker; to barter. [U.S.] "Ready to dicker.	   and to swap." --Cooper. Dickey
Dickey \Dick"ey\, Dicky \Dick"y\, n.	   1.	   1. A false detachable shirt front or bosom. [Also spelled	      {dickie}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gentleman's shirt collar. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hat; esp., in U. S., a stiff hat or derby; in Eng., a	      straw hat. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4.	      (a) A seat for the driver (In a carriage); -- called also	          dickey box or dickie seat.	      (b) A seat at the back for servants.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. One of various animals; specif.:	      (a) A donkey.	      (b) Any small bird; -- called also {dickeybird} or {dickey	          bird}. [Colloq.]	      (c) The hedge sparrow. [Dial. Eng.]	      (d) The haddock.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.] dickeybird
dickeybird \dickeybird\, dickey bird \dickey bird\n.	   Any small bird; as, adults talking to children sometimes call	   small birds dickeybirds. [informal]	   Syn: dickybird.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dickie \dickie\ n.	   1. A small 3rd seat in the back of an old-fashioned 2-seat	      car. [British English]	   Syn: dickey, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat, dicky-seat,	        dickey box.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An article of clothing worn by men, consisting of a	      detachable insert (usually starched), worn suspended from	      the neck, which simulates the front of a shirt.	   Syn: dickey, dicky, shirtfront.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dickie-seat \dickie-seat\ n.	   1. A small 3rd seat in the back of an old-fashioned 2-seat	      car. [British English]	   Syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dicky-seat, dickey	        box.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dicksonia \Dicksonia\ prop. n.	   A genus of tree ferns of temperate Australasia having	   bipinnatifid or tripinnatifid fronds and usually marginal	   sori; in some classification systems it is placed in the	   family {Cyatheaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Dicksonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dicksoniaceae \Dicksoniaceae\ prop. n.	   1. A family of plants comprising the tree ferns; it includes	      the genera {Dicksonia}; {Cibotium}; {Culcita}; and	      {Thyrsopteris}.	   Syn: family {Dicksoniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dicky \dicky\ adj.	   Faulty. [British informal]	   Syn: dickey.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              I've got this dicky heart           --John le	                                                  Carre	dicky \dicky\ n.	   See {dickey}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dickybird \dickybird\ n.	   same as {dickeybird}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dicky-seat \dicky-seat\ n.	   1. same as {dickie-seat}.	   Syn: dickey, dickie, dicky, dickey-seat, dickie-seat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diclinic \Di*clin"ic\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? to	   incline.] (Crystallog.)	   Having two of the intersections between the three axes	   oblique. See {Crystallization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diclinous \Dic"li*nous\, a. [Gr. ? = ? bed.]	   Having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicoccous \Di*coc"cous\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? grain,	   seed.] (Bot.)	   Composed of two coherent, one-seeded carpels; as, a dicoccous	   capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
dicot \di"cot\ (d[imac]"k[o^]t), n. [by shortening from	   dicotyledon.] (Bot.)	   same as {dicotyledon}.	   Syn: dicotyledon, dicotyl.	        [PJC]
dicotyl \di*cot"yl\ (d[-i]*k[o^]t"'l), n. [by shortening from	   dicotyledon.] (Bot.)	   same as {dicotyledon}.	   Syn: dicotyledon, dicot.	        [PJC]
dicotyledon \di*cot`y*le"don\ (d[-i]*k[o^]t`[i^]*l[=e]"d[u^]n),	   n. [Pref. di- + cotyledon.] (Bot.)	   A plant whose seeds divide into two seed lobes, or	   cotyledons, in germinating.	   Syn: dicot, dicotyl.	        [1913 Webster]
Dicotyledonae \Dicotyledonae\ n. (Bot.)	   a class of plants comprising those seed plants that produce	   an embryo with two cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided	   into six (not always well distinguished) subclasses (or	   superorders): {Magnoliidae} and {Hamamelidae} (considered	   primitive); {Caryophyllidae} (an early and distinctive	   offshoot); and three more or less advanced groups:	   {Dilleniidae}; {Rosidae}; {Asteridae}.	   Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledonae,	        Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dicotyledones \Dicotyledones\ n. (Bot.)	   same as {Dicotyledonae}.	   Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledonae,	        Magnoliopsida, class Magnoliopsida.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dicotyledonous \di*cot`y*led"on*ous\	   (d[-i]*k[o^]t`[i^]*l[e^]d"[u^]n*[u^]s), a. (Bot.)	   Having two cotyledons or seed lobes; as, a dicotyledonous	   plant. Dicrotal
Dicrotal \Di"cro*tal\, Dicrotous \Di"cro*tous\, a. [Gr. ? a	   double beating.]	   Dicrotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicrotic \Di*crot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? = ? to knock, beat.] (Physiol.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to dicrotism; as, a dicrotic pulse.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the second expansion of the artery in	       the dicrotic pulse; as, the dicrotic wave.	       [1913 Webster]
Dicrotism \Di"cro*tism\, n. (Physiol.)	   A condition in which there are two beats or waves of the	   arterial pulse to each beat of the heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicta \Dic"ta\, n. pl. [L.]	   See {Dictum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dictagraph \Dic"ta*graph\ (d[i^]k"t[.a]*gr[.a]f).	   Var. of {Dictograph}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dictamen \Dic*ta"men\, n. [LL., fr. dictare to dictate.]	   A dictation or dictate. [R.] --Falkland.	   [1913 Webster]
Dictamnus \Dic*tam"nus\ (d[i^]k*t[a^]m"n[u^]s), n. [L. See	   {Dittany}.] (Bot.)	   A suffrutescent herb, {Dictamnus Fraxinella} (the only	   species), with strong perfume and showy flowers. The volatile	   oil of the leaves is highly inflammable.	   [1913 Webster]
Dictaphone \Dic"ta*phone\, n. [Dictate + -phone, as in	   telephone.]	   A form of phonographic recorder and reproducer adapted for	   use in dictation, as in business.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dictate \Dic"tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dictated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dictating}.] [L. dictatus, p. p. of dictare, freq. of	   dicere to say. See {Diction}, and cf. {Dight}.]	   1. To tell or utter so that another may write down; to	      inspire; to compose; as, to dictate a letter to an	      amanuensis.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind which dictated the Iliad.    --Wayland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pages dictated by the Holy Spirit.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To say; to utter; to communicate authoritatively; to	      deliver (a command) to a subordinate; to declare with	      authority; to impose; as, to dictate the terms of a	      treaty; a general dictates orders to his troops.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever is dictated to us by God must be	            believed.                             --Watts.	   Syn: To suggest; prescribe; enjoin; command; point out; urge;	        admonish.	        [1913 Webster]	Dictate \Dic"tate\, v. i.	   1. To speak as a superior; to command; to impose conditions	      (on).	      [1913 Webster]	            Who presumed to dictate to the sovereign.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compose literary works; to tell what shall be written	      or said by another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sylla could not skill of letters, and therefore knew	            not how to dictate.                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Dictate \Dic"tate\, n. [L. dictatum. See {Dictate}, v. t.]	   A statement delivered with authority; an order; a command; an	   authoritative rule, principle, or maxim; a prescription; as,	   listen to the dictates of your conscience; the dictates of	   the gospel.	   [1913 Webster]	         I credit what the Grecian dictates say.  --Prior.	   Syn: Command; injunction; direction suggestion; impulse;	        admonition.	        [1913 Webster]
Dictation \Dic*ta"tion\, n. [L. dictatio.]	   1. The act of dictating; the act or practice of prescribing;	      also that which is dictated.	      [1913 Webster]	            It affords security against the dictation of laws.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The speaking to, or the giving orders to, in an	      overbearing manner; authoritative utterance; as, his	      habit, even with friends, was that of dictation.	      [1913 Webster]
Dictator \Dic*ta"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who dictates; one who prescribes rules and maxims	      authoritatively for the direction of others. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One invested with absolute authority; especially, a	      magistrate created in times of exigence and distress, and	      invested with unlimited power.	      [1913 Webster]	            Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a	            pope, over our language.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Dictatorial \Dic`ta*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.]	   1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Military powers quite dictatorial.    --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical;	      overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. --	      {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly}, adv. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Dictatorian \Dic`ta*to"ri*an\, a.	   Dictatorial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dictatorship \Dic*ta"tor*ship\, n.	   The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence,	   absolute power.	   [1913 Webster]
Dictatory \Dic"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. dictatorius.]	   Dogmatical; overbearing; dictatorial. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dictatress \Dic*ta"tress\, n.	   A woman who dictates or commands.	   [1913 Webster]	         Earth's chief dictatress, ocean's mighty queen.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Dictatrix \Dic*ta"trix\, n. [L.]	   A dictatress.	   [1913 Webster]
Dictature \Dic*ta"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. dictatura: cf. F.	   dictature.]	   Office of a dictator; dictatorship. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Diction \Dic"tion\, n. [L. dicto a saying, a word, fr. dicere,	   dictum, to say; akin to dicare to proclaim, and to E. teach,	   token: cf. F. diction. See {Teach}, and cf. {Benison},	   {Dedicate}, {Index}, {Judge}, {Preach}, {Vengeance}.]	   Choice of words for the expression of ideas; the	   construction, disposition, and application of words in	   discourse, with regard to clearness, accuracy, variety, etc.;	   mode of expression; language; as, the diction of Chaucer's	   poems.	   [1913 Webster]	         His diction blazes up into a sudden explosion of	         prophetic grandeur.                      --De Quincey.	   Syn: {Diction}, {Style}, {Phraseology}.	   Usage: Style relates both to language and thought; diction,	          to language only; phraseology, to the mechanical	          structure of sentences, or the mode in which they are	          phrased. The style of Burke was enriched with all the	          higher graces of composition; his diction was varied	          and copious; his phraseology, at times, was careless	          and cumbersome. "Diction is a general term applicable	          alike to a single sentence or a connected composition.	          Errors in grammar, false construction, a confused	          disposition of words, or an improper application of	          them, constitute bad diction; but the niceties, the	          elegancies, the peculiarities, and the beauties of	          composition, which mark the genius and talent of the	          writer, are what is comprehended under the name of	          style." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
Dictionalrian \Dic`tion*al"ri*an\, n.	   A lexicographer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dictionary \Dic"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Dictionaries}. [Cf. F.	   dictionnaire. See {Diction}.]	   1. A book containing the words of a language, arranged	      alphabetically, with explanations of their meanings; a	      lexicon; a vocabulary; a wordbook.	      [1913 Webster]	            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 dictionary.        --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a book containing the words belonging to any system	      or province of knowledge, arranged alphabetically; as, a	      dictionary of medicine or of botany; a biographical	      dictionary.	      [1913 Webster]
Dictograph \Dic"to*graph\ (d[i^]k"t[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [L. dictum	   a thing said + E. -graph.]	   A telephonic instrument for office or other similar use,	   having a sound-magnifying device enabling the ordinary	   mouthpiece to be dispensed with. Much use has been made of it	   for overhearing, or for recording, conversations for the	   purpose of obtaining evidence for use in litigation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The makers of this instrument spell it dictograph.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
dictostylium \dictostylium\ n.	   1. any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Dictum \Dic"tum\, n.; pl. L. {Dicta}, E. {Dictums}. [L., neuter	   of dictus, p. p. of dicere to say. See {Diction}, and cf.	   {Ditto}.]	   1. An authoritative statement; a dogmatic saying; an	      apothegm.	      [1913 Webster]	            A class of critical dicta everywhere current. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A judicial opinion expressed by judges on points that	          do not necessarily arise in the case, and are not	          involved in it.	      (b) (French Law) The report of a judgment made by one of	          the judges who has given it. --Bouvier.	      (c) An arbitrament or award.	          [1913 Webster]
Dictyogen \Dic*ty"o*gen\, n. [Gr. ? a net + -gen.] (Bot.)	   A plant with net-veined leaves, and monocotyledonous embryos,	   belonging to the class Dictyogen[ae], proposed by Lindley for	   the orders {Dioscoreace[ae]}, {Smilace[ae]}, {Trilliace[ae]},	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicyanide \Di*cy"a*nide\, n. [Pref. di- + cyanogen.] (Chem.)	   A compound of a binary type containing two cyanogen groups or	   radicals; -- called also {bicyanide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicyemata \Di`cy*e"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s-	   twice + ? an embryo.] (Zool.)	   An order of worms parasitic in cephalopods. They are	   remarkable for the extreme simplicity of their structure. The	   embryo exists in two forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicyemid \Di`cy*e"mid\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the Dicyemata. -- n. One of the	   {Dicyemata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dicynodont \Di*cyn"o*dont\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? dog +	   'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.)	   One of a group of extinct reptiles having the jaws armed with	   a horny beak, as in turtles, and in the genus {Dicynodon},	   supporting also a pair of powerful tusks. Their remains are	   found in triassic strata of South Africa and India.	   [1913 Webster]
Did \Did\,	   imp. of {Do}. Didactic
Didactic \Di*dac"tic\, Didactical \Di*dac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to teach; akin to L. docere to teach: cf. F.	   didactique. See {Docile}.]	   1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction;	      preceptive; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as,	      didactic essays. "Didactical writings." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The finest didactic poem in any language.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. excessively prone to instruct, even those who do not wish	      to be instructed; -- of people. [Pejorative]	   Syn: didactic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Didactic \Di*dac"tic\, n.	   A treatise on teaching or education. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Didactically \Di*dac"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a didactic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Didacticism \Di*dac"ti*cism\, n.	   The didactic method or system.	   [1913 Webster]
Didacticity \Di`dac*tic"i*ty\, n.	   Aptitude for teaching. --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Didactics \Di*dac"tics\, n.	   The art or science of teaching.	   [1913 Webster]
Didactyl \Di*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? finger,	   toe: cf. F. didactyle.] (Zool.)	   An animal having only two digits.	   [1913 Webster]
Didactylous \Di*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having only two digits; two-toed.	   [1913 Webster]
Didal \Di"dal\, n.	   A kind of triangular spade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Didapper \Di"dap`per\, n. [For divedapper. See {Dive}, {Dap},	   {Dip}, and cf. {Dabchick}.] (Zool.)	   See {Dabchick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Didascalar \Di*das"ca*lar\, a.	   Didascalic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Didascalic \Di`das*cal"ic\, a. [L. didascalius, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   teach: cf. F. didascalique.]	   Didactic; preceptive. [R.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Diddle \Did"dle\, v. i. [Cf. {Daddle}.]	   To totter, as a child in walking. [Obs.] --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]	Diddle \Did"dle\, v. t. [Perh. from AS. dyderian to deceive, the	   letter r being changed to l.]	   To cheat or overreach. [Colloq.] --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Diddler \Did"dler\, n.	   A cheat. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jeremy Diddler}, a character in a play by James Kenney,	      entitled "Raising the wind." The name is applied to any	      needy, tricky, constant borrower; a confidence man.	      [1913 Webster]
Didelphia \Di*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? = ? matrix,	   uterus.] (Zool.)	   The subclass of Mammalia which includes the marsupials. See	   {Marsupialia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Didelphian \Di*del"phi*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or relating to the Didelphia. -- n. One of the Didelphia.	   [1913 Webster]
Didelphic \Di*del"phic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the uterus double; of or pertaining to the Didelphia.	   [1913 Webster]
Didelphid \Di*del"phid\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Didelphic}.	   [1913 Webster]	Didelphid \Di*del"phid\, n. (Zool.)	   A marsupial animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Didelphous \Di*del"phous\, a. (Zool.)	   Didelphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Didelphyc \Di*del"phyc\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Didelphic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Didelphys \Di*del"phys\, n. [NL. See {Didelphia}.] (Zool.)	   Formerly, any marsupial; but the term is now restricted to an	   American genus which includes the opossums, of which there	   are many species. See {Opossum}. [Written also {Didelphis}.]	   See Illustration in Appendix. --Cuvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Didine \Di"dine\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus {Didus}, or the dodo.	   [1913 Webster]
Dido \Di"do\, n.; pl. {Didos}.	   A shrewd trick; an antic; a caper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To cut a dido}, to play a trick; to cut a caper; -- perhaps	      so called from the trick of Dido, who having bought so	      much land as a hide would cover, is said to have cut it	      into thin strips long enough to inclose a spot for a	      citadel.	      [1913 Webster]
Didonia \Di*do"ni*a\, n. [NL. So called in allusion to the	   classical story of Dido and the bull's hide.] (Geom.)	   The curve which on a given surface and with a given perimeter	   contains the greatest area. --Tait. Didrachm
Didrachm \Di"drachm\, Didrachma \Di*drach"ma\, n. [Gr. ?; di- =	   di`s- twice + ? a drachm.]	   A two-drachma piece; an ancient Greek silver coin, worth	   nearly forty cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Didst \Didst\,	   the 2d pers. sing. imp. of {Do}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diducement \Di*duce"ment\, n.	   Diduction; separation into distinct parts. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Diduction \Di*duc"tion\, n. [L. diductio, fr. diducere,	   diductum, to draw apart; di- = dis- + ducere to lead, draw.]	   The act of drawing apart; separation.	   [1913 Webster]
Didym \Di"dym\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Didymium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Didymium \Di*dym"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? twin.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic substance usually associated with the metal	   cerium; -- hence its name. It was formerly supposed to be an	   element, but has since been found to consist of two simpler	   elementary substances, neodymium and praseodymium. See	   {Neodymium}, and {Praseodymium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Didymous \Did"y*mous\ (d[i^]d"[i^]*m[u^]s), a. [Gr. di`dymos	   twofold, twin.] (Bot.)	   Growing in pairs or twins.	   [1913 Webster]
Didynamia \Did`y*na"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s-	   twice + ? power.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants having four stamens disposed in	   pairs of unequal length.	   [1913 Webster]
Didynamian \Did`y*na"mi*an\, a.	   Didynamous.	   [1913 Webster]
Didynamous \Di*dyn"a*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the Didynamia; containing four stamens	   disposed in pairs of unequal length.	   [1913 Webster]
Die \Die\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Died}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dying}.]	   [OE. deyen, dien, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. deyja; akin to	   Dan. d["o]e, Sw. d["o], Goth. diwan (cf. Goth. afd?jan to	   harass), OFries. d?ia to kill, OS. doian to die, OHG. touwen,	   OSlav. daviti to choke, Lith. dovyti to torment. Cf. {Dead},	   {Death}.]	   1. To pass from an animate to a lifeless state; to cease to	      live; to suffer a total and irreparable loss of action of	      the vital functions; to become dead; to expire; to perish;	      -- said of animals and vegetables; often with of, by,	      with, from, and rarely for, before the cause or occasion	      of death; as, to die of disease or hardships; to die by	      fire or the sword; to die with horror at the thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            To die by the roadside of grief and hunger.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            She will die from want of care.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer death; to lose life.	      [1913 Webster]	            In due time Christ died for the ungodly. --Rom. v.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perish in any manner; to cease; to become lost or	      extinct; to be extinguished.	      [1913 Webster]	            Letting the secret die within his own breast.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great deeds can not die.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To sink; to faint; to pine; to languish, with weakness,	      discouragement, love, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart died within, and he became as a stone. --1	                                                  Sam. xxv. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young men acknowledged, in love letters, that	            they died for Rebecca.                --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To become indifferent; to cease to be subject; as, to die	      to pleasure or to sin.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To recede and grow fainter; to become imperceptible; to	      vanish; -- often with out or away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blemishes may die away and disappear amidst the	            brightness.                           --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) To disappear gradually in another surface, as	      where moldings are lost in a sloped or curved face.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To become vapid, flat, or spiritless, as liquor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To die in the last ditch}, to fight till death; to die	      rather than surrender.	      [1913 Webster]	            "There is one certain way," replied the Prince	            [William of Orange] " by which I can be sure never	            to see my country's ruin, -- I will die in the last	            ditch."                               --Hume (Hist.	                                                  of Eng. ).	   {To die out}, to cease gradually; as, the prejudice has died	      out.	   Syn: To expire; decease; perish; depart; vanish.	        [1913 Webster]	Die \Die\, n.; pl. in 1 and (usually) in 2, {Dice} (d[imac]s);	   in 4 & 5, {Dies} (d[imac]z). [OE. dee, die, F. d['e], fr. L.	   datus given, thrown, p. p. of dare to give, throw. See {Date}	   a point of time.]	   1. A small cube, marked on its faces with spots from one to	      six, and used in playing games by being shaken in a box	      and thrown from it. See {Dice}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small cubical or square body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words . . . pasted upon little flat tablets or dies.	                                                  --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is, or might be, determined, by a throw of the	      die; hazard; chance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such is the die of war.               --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) That part of a pedestal included between base and	      cornice; the dado.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.)	      (a) A metal or plate (often one of a pair) so cut or	          shaped as to give a certain desired form to, or	          impress any desired device on, an object or surface,	          by pressure or by a blow; used in forging metals,	          coining, striking up sheet metal, etc.	      (b) A perforated block, commonly of hardened steel used in	          connection with a punch, for punching holes, as	          through plates, or blanks from plates, or for forming	          cups or capsules, as from sheet metal, by drawing.	      (c) A hollow internally threaded screw-cutting tool, made	          in one piece or composed of several parts, for forming	          screw threads on bolts, etc.; one of the separate	          parts which make up such a tool.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Cutting die} (Mech.), a thin, deep steel frame, sharpened to	      a cutting edge, for cutting out articles from leather,	      cloth, paper, etc.	   {The die is cast}, the hazard must be run; the step is taken,	      and it is too late to draw back; the last chance is taken.	      Diecian
Diecian \Di*e"cian\, a., Diecious \Di*e"cious\, a. (Bot.)	   See {Di[oe]cian}, and {Di[oe]cious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diedral \Di*e"dral\, a.	   The same as {Dihedral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dieffenbachia \Dieffenbachia\ n.	   a genus of evergreen perennial herbs of tropical America with	   lush foliage and poisonous sap; often cultivated as	   houseplants.	   Syn: genus {Dieffenbachia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diegesis \Di`e*ge"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to narrate;	   dia` through + ? to lead.]	   A narrative or history; a recital or relation.	   [1913 Webster]
diehard \die"hard`\ (d[imac]"h[aum]rd`), n.	   1. one who stubbornly adheres to traditional and outdated	      views.	   Syn: traditionalist.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. one who vigorously defends an apparently hopeless	      position, a lost cause, etc.	      [PJC]	diehard \die"hard`\ (d[imac]"h[aum]rd`), a.	   stubbornly and vigorously resisting in the face of seemingly	   hopeless odds; as, diehard opposition.	   Syn: never-say-die. [PJC]
Dielectric \Di`e*lec"tric\, n. [Pref. dia- + electric.] (Elec.)	   Any substance or medium that transmits the electric force by	   a process different from conduction, as in the phenomena of	   induction; a nonconductor, separating a body electrified by	   induction, from the electrifying body.	   [1913 Webster]
Dielytra \Di*el"y*tra\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Dicentra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diencephalon \Di`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Dia-}, and	   {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)	   The interbrain or thalamencephalon; -- sometimes abbreviated	   to dien. See {Thalamencephalon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dieresis \Di*er"e*sis\, n. [NL.]	   Same as {Di[ae]resis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diervilla \Diervilla\ n.	   small genus of low deciduous shrubs; the bush honeysuckles.	   Syn: genus {Diervilla}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Diesel engine	        Diesel
Diesel \Diesel\, Diesel engine \Die"sel en`gine\ or Diesel motor
\Die"sel mo`tor\ (d[=e]"zel). [After Dr. Rudolf Diesel, of	   Munich, the inventor.]	   A type of internal-combustion engine in which the air drawn	   in by the suction stroke is so highly compressed that the	   heat generated ignites the fuel (usually a heavy oil), the	   fuel being automatically sprayed into the cylinder under	   pressure. The Diesel engine has a very high thermal	   efficiency.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
dieses \dieses\ n.	   plural of {diesis}.	   Syn: double daggers, double obelisks.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diesinker \Die"sink`er\, n.	   An engraver of dies for stamping coins, medals, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Diesinking \Die"sink`ing\, n.	   The process of engraving dies.	   [1913 Webster]
Dies Irae \Di"es I"r[ae]\	   Day of wrath; -- the name and beginning of a famous	   medi[ae]val Latin hymn on the Last Judgment.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The text of the Dies Irae follows:	         DIES IRAE attributed to Tomaso de Celano	         =========================================================	         Latin English	         =========================================================	         Dies irae, dies illa The day of wrath, that day solvet	         saeclum in favilla: which will reduce the world to	         ashes, teste David cum Sibylla. as foretold by David	         and the Sybil. Quantus tremor est futurus, What terror	         there will be, quando judex est venturus, when the Lord	         will come cuncta stricte discussurus! to rigorously	         judge all! Tuba mirum spargens sonum The trumpet,	         scattering a wondrous sound per sepulcra regionum,	         among the graves of all the lands, coget omnes ante	         thronum. will assemble all before the Throne. Mors	         stupebit et natura, Death and Nature will be astounded	         cum resurget creatura, when they see a creature rise	         again judicanti responsura. to answer to the Judge.	         Liber scriptus proferetur, The book will be brought	         forth in quo totum continetur, in which all deeds are	         noted, unde mundus judicetur. for which humanity will	         answer. Judex ergo cum sedebit, When the judge will be	         seated, quidquid latet apparebit, all that is hidden	         will appear, nil inultum remanebit. and nothing will go	         unpunished. Quid sum miser tunc dicturus? Alas, what	         will I then say? Quem patronum rogaturus, To what	         advocate shall I appeal, cum vix justus sit securus?	         when even the just tremble? Rex tremendae majestatis, O	         king of redoutable majesty, qui salvandos salvas	         gratis, who freely saves the elect, salva me fons	         pietatis. save me, o fount of piety! Recordare Jesu	         pie, Remember, good Jesus, quod sum causa tuae viae,	         that I am the cause of your journey, ne me perdas illa	         die. do not lose me on that day. Quaerens me sedisti	         lassus, You wearied yourself in finding me. redemisti	         crucem passus, You have redeemed me through the cross.	         tantus labor non sit cassus. Let not such great efforts	         be in vain. Juste judex ultionis, O judge of vengeance,	         justly donum fac remissionis make a gift of your	         forgiveness ante diem rationis. before the day of	         reckoning. Ingemisco tanquam reus, I lament like a	         guilty one. culpa rubet vultus meus, My faults cause me	         to blush, supplicanti parce, Deus. I beg you, spare me.	         Qui Mariam absolvisti, You who have absolved Mary et	         latronem exaudisti, and have heard the thief's prayer,	         mihi quoque spem dedisti. have also given me hope.	         Preces meae non sunt dignae: My prayers are not worthy,	         sed tu bonus fac benigne, but you, o Good One, please	         grant freely ne perenni cremer igne. that I do not burn	         in the eternal fire. Inter oves locum praesta, Give me	         a place among the sheep, et ab haedis me sequestra,	         separate me from the goats statuens in parte dextra. by	         placing me at your right. Confutatis maledictis, Having	         destroyed the accursed, flammis acribus addictis:	         condemned them to the fierce flames, voca me cum	         benedictis. Count me among the blessed. Oro Supplex Et	         Acclinis, I prostrate myself, supplicating, Cor	         Contritum Quasi Cinis, my heart in ashes, repentant;	         Gere Curam Mei Finis. take good care of my last moment!	         Lacrimosa dies illa, That tearful day, qua resurget ex	         favilla when shall rise again from the ashes judicandus	         homo reus. sinful man to be judged. Huic ergo parce,	         Deus: Therefore pardon him, o God. pie Jesu Domine,	         Holy Lord Jesus, dona eis requiem. give them rest.	         Amen. Amen.	         [PJC]
Diesis \Di"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Dieses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   let go through, dissolve; dia` through + ? to let go, send.]	   1. (Mus.) A small interval, less than any in actual practice,	      but used in the mathematical calculation of intervals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) The mark [dag]; -- called also {double dagger}.	      It is used in printing to indicate a cross reference or	      footnote	   Syn: double obelisk.	        [1913 Webster]
Dies juridicus \Di"es ju*rid"i*cus\; pl. {Dies juridici}. [L.]	   (Law)	   A court day.	   [1913 Webster]	Dies non \Di"es non"\ [L. dies non juridicus.] (Law)	   A day on which courts are not held, as Sunday or any legal	   holiday.	   [1913 Webster]
Diestock \Die"stock`\, n.	   A stock to hold the dies used for cutting screws.	   [1913 Webster] diestrous
diestrous \diestrous\ diestrual \diestrual\adj.	   in a period of sexual inactivity; -- of animals that have	   several estrous cycles in one breeding season.	   Syn: dioestrous, dioestrual.	        [WordNet 1.5]
diestrum \diestrum\ n.	   same as {diestrus}.	   Syn: diestrus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
diestrus \diestrus\ n.	   a state or interval of sexual inactivity or quiescence	   between periods of activity; -- of animals having several	   estrous cycles in one breeding season.	   Syn: diestrum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diet \Di"et\, n. [F. di[`e]te, L. diaeta, fr. Gr. ? manner of	   living.]	   1. Course of living or nourishment; what is eaten and drunk	      habitually; food; victuals; fare. "No inconvenient diet."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A course of food selected with reference to a particular	      state of health; prescribed allowance of food; regimen	      prescribed.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fast like one that takes diet.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Diet kitchen}, a kitchen in which diet is prepared for	      invalids; a charitable establishment that provides proper	      food for the sick poor.	      [1913 Webster]	Diet \Di"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dieted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dieting}.]	   1. To cause to take food; to feed. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed	      rules; to regulate medicinally the food of.	      [1913 Webster]	            She diets him with fasting every day. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Diet \Di"et\, v. i.	   1. To eat; to take one's meals. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him . . . diet in such places, where there is	            good company of the nation, where he traveleth.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eat according to prescribed rules; to ear sparingly;	      as, the doctor says he must diet.	      [1913 Webster]	Diet \Di"et\, n. [F. di[`e]te, LL. dieta, diaeta, an assembly, a	   day's journey; the same word as diet course of living, but	   with the sense changed by L. dies day: cf. G. tag day, and	   {Reichstag}.]	   A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany, Poland,	   and some other countries of Europe; a deliberative	   convention; a council; as, the Diet of Worms, held in 1521.	   Specifically: Any of various national or local assemblies;	   as,	   (a) Occasionally, the Reichstag of the German Empire,	       Reichsrath of the Austrian Empire, the federal	       legislature of Switzerland, etc.	   (b) The legislature of Denmark, Sweden, Japan, or Hungary.	   (c) The state assembly or any of various local assemblies in	       the states of the German Empire, as the legislature	       (Landtag) of the kingdom of Prussia, and the Diet of the	       Circle (Kreistag) in its local government.	   (d) The local legislature (Landtag) of an Austrian province.	   (e) The federative assembly of the old Germanic Confederation	       (1815 -- 66).	   (f) In the old German or Holy Roman Empire, the great formal	       assembly of counselors (the Imperial Diet or Reichstag)	       or a small, local, or informal assembly of a similar kind	       (the Court Diet, or Hoftag).	   Note: The most celebrated Imperial Diets are the three	         following, all held under Charles V.:	   {Diet of Worms}, 1521, the object of which was to check the	      Reformation and which condemned Luther as a heretic;	   {Diet of Spires}, or {Diet of Speyer}, 1529, which had the	      same object and issued an edict against the further	      dissemination of the new doctrines, against which edict	      Lutheran princes and deputies protested (hence	      Protestants):	   {Diet of Augsburg}, 1530, the object of which was the	      settlement of religious disputes, and at which the	      Augsburg Confession was presented but was denounced by the	      emperor, who put its adherents under the imperial ban.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dietarian \Di`e*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One who lives in accordance with prescribed rules for diet; a	   dieter.	   [1913 Webster]
Dietary \Di"et*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to diet, or to the rules of diet.	   [1913 Webster]	Dietary \Di"et*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Dietaries}.	   A rule of diet; a fixed allowance of food, as in workhouse,	   prison, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dieter \Di"et*er\, n.	   One who diets; one who prescribes, or who partakes of, food,	   according to hygienic rules. Dietetic
Dietetic \Di`e*tet"ic\, Dietetical \Di`e*tet"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F. di['e]t['e]tique. See {Diet}.]	   Of or performance to diet, or to the rules for regulating the	   kind and quantity of food to be eaten.	   [1913 Webster]
Dietetically \Di`e*tet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a dietetical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dietetics \Di`e*tet"ics\, n.	   That part of the medical or hygienic art which relates to	   diet or food; rules for diet.	   [1913 Webster]	         To suppose that the whole of dietetics lies in	         determining whether or not bread is more nutritive than	         potatoes.                                --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dietetist \Di`e*tet"ist\, n.	   A physician who applies the rules of dietetics to the cure of	   diseases. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Diethylamine \Di*eth`yl*am"ine\, n. [Pref. di- + ethylamine.]	   (Chem.)	   A colorless, volatile, alkaline liquid, {NH(C2H5)2}, having a	   strong fishy odor resembling that of herring or sardines. Cf.	   {Methylamine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dietic \Di*et"ic\, a.	   Dietetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dietical \Di*et"ic*al\, a.	   Dietetic. [R.] --Ferrand.	   [1913 Webster]
Dietine \Di"et*ine\, n. [Cf. F. di['e]tine.]	   A subordinate or local assembly; a diet of inferior rank.	   Dietist
Dietist \Di"et*ist\, Dietitian \Di`e*ti"tian\, n.	   One skilled in dietetics. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diffame \Dif*fame`\, n. [See {Defame}.]	   Evil name; bad reputation; defamation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffarreation \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 {Confarreation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Differ \Dif"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Differed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Differing}.] [L. differre; dif- = dis- + ferre to bear,	   carry: cf. F. diff['e]rer. See 1st {Bear}, and cf. {Defer},	   {Delay}.]	   1. To be or stand apart; to disagree; to be unlike; to be	      distinguished; -- with from.	      [1913 Webster]	            One star differeth from another star in glory. --1	                                                  Cor. xv. 41.	      [1913 Webster]	            Minds differ, as rivers differ.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be of unlike or opposite opinion; to disagree in	      sentiment; -- often with from or with.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have a difference, cause of variance, or quarrel; to	      dispute; to contend.	      [1913 Webster]	            We 'll never differ with a crowded pit. --Rowe.	   Syn: To vary; disagree; dissent; dispute; contend; oppose;	        wrangle.	   Usage: -- To {Differ with}, {Differ from}. Both differ from	          and aiffer with are used in reference to opinions; as,	          "I differ from you or with you in that opinion."" In	          all other cases, expressing simple unlikeness, differ	          from is used; as, these two persons or things differ	          entirely from each other.	          [1913 Webster]	                Severely punished, not for differing from us in	                opinion, but for committing a nuisance.	                                                  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	                Davidson, whom on a former occasion we quoted,	                to differ from him.               --M. Arnold.	          [1913 Webster]	                Much as I differ from him concerning an	                essential part of the historic basis of	                religion.                         --Gladstone.	          [1913 Webster]	                I differ with the honorable gentleman on that	                point.                            --Brougham.	          [1913 Webster]	                If the honorable gentleman differs with me on	                that subject, I differ as heartily with him, and	                shall always rejoice to differ.   --Canning.	          [1913 Webster]	Differ \Dif"fer\, v. t.	   To cause to be different or unlike; to set at variance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But something 'ts that differs thee and me. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Difference \Dif"fer*ence\, n. [F. diff['e]rence, L.	   differentia.]	   1. The act of differing; the state or measure of being	      different or unlike; distinction; dissimilarity;	      unlikeness; variation; as, a difference of quality in	      paper; a difference in degrees of heat, or of light; what	      is the difference between the innocent and the guilty?	      [1913 Webster]	            Differencies of administration, but the same Lord.	                                                  --1 Cor. xii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disagreement in opinion; dissension; controversy; quarrel;	      hence, cause of dissension; matter in controversy.	      [1913 Webster]	            What was the difference? It was a contention in	            public.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Away therefore went I with the constable, leaving	            the old warden and the young constable to compose	            their difference as they could.       --T. Ellwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That by which one thing differs from another; that which	      distinguishes or causes to differ; mark of distinction;	      characteristic quality; specific attribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            The marks and differences of sovereignty. --Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Choice; preference. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That now he chooseth with vile difference	            To be a beast, and lack intelligence. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) An addition to a coat of arms to distinguish the	      bearings of two persons, which would otherwise be the	      same. See {Augmentation}, and {Marks of cadency}, under	      {Cadency}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic) The quality or attribute which is added to those	      of the genus to constitute a species; a differentia.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) The quantity by which one quantity differs from	      another, or the remainder left after subtracting the one	      from the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ascensional difference}. See under {Ascensional}.	   Syn: Distinction; dissimilarity; dissimilitude; variation;	        diversity; variety; contrariety; disagreement; variance;	        contest; contention; dispute; controversy; debate;	        quarrel; wrangle; strife.	        [1913 Webster]	Difference \Dif"fer*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Differenced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Differencing}.]	   To cause to differ; to make different; to mark as different;	   to distinguish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou mayest difference gods from men.    --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kings, in receiving justice and undergoing trial, are	         not differenced from the meanest subject. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         So completely differenced by their separate and	         individual characters that we at once acknowledge them	         as distinct persons.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Different \Dif"fer*ent\, a. [L. differens, -entis, p. pr. of	   differre: cf. F. diff['e]rent.]	   1. Distinct; separate; not the same; other. "Five different	      churches." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of various or contrary nature, form, or quality; partially	      or totally unlike; dissimilar; as, different kinds of food	      or drink; different states of health; different shapes;	      different degrees of excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are as different from each other, as the regions	            in which they are born are different. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Different is properly followed by from. Different to,	         for different from, is a common English colloquialism.	         Different than is quite inadmissible.	         [1913 Webster]
differentia \dif`fer*en"ti*a\, n.; pl. {Differenti[ae]}. [L. See	   {Difference}.]	   1. (Logic) The formal or distinguishing part of the essence	      of a species, by which it is distinguished from other	      members of its genus; the characteristic attribute of a	      species; specific difference; as, a proper definition must	      have both genus and differentia.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. the set of characteristics distinguishing an entity from	      related entities.	      [PJC]
differentiable \differentiable\ adj.	   1. (Math.) possessing a differential coefficient or	      derivative; -- of a mathematical expression.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. capable of being perceived as different; as,	      differentiable species.	      [WordNet 1.5]
differentiated \differentiated\ adj.	   1. made different (especially in the course of development)	      or shown to be different; as, the differentiated markings	      of butterflies; the regionally differentiated results.	      Opposite of {undifferentiated}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Biol.) exhibiting biological specialization; adapted	      during development to a specific function or environment;	      as, differentiated cells.	      [WordNet 1.5]
differential \dif`fer*en"tial\, a. [Cf. F. diff['e]rentiel.]	   1. Relating to or indicating a difference; creating a	      difference; discriminating; special; as, differential	      characteristics; differential duties; a differential rate.	      [1913 Webster]	            For whom he produced differential favors. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Of or pertaining to a differential, or to	      differentials.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) Relating to differences of motion or leverage;	      producing effects by such differences; said of mechanism.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Differential calculus}. (Math.) See under {Calculus}.	   {Differential coefficient}, the limit of the ratio of the	      increment of a function of a variable to the increment of	      the variable itself, when these increments are made	      indefinitely small.	   {Differential coupling}, a form of slip coupling used in	      light machinery to regulate at pleasure the velocity of	      the connected shaft.	   {Differential duties} (Polit. Econ.), duties which are not	      imposed equally upon the same products imported from	      different countries.	   {Differential galvanometer} (Elec.), a galvanometer having	      two coils or circuits, usually equal, through which	      currents passing in opposite directions are measured by	      the difference of their effect upon the needle.	   {Differential gearing}, a train of toothed wheels, usually an	      epicyclic train, so arranged as to constitute a	      {differential motion}.	   {Differential motion}, a mechanism in which a simple	      differential combination produces such a change of motion	      or force as would, with ordinary compound arrangements,	      require a considerable train of parts. It is used for	      overcoming great resistance or producing very slow or very	      rapid motion.	   {Differential pulley}. (Mach.)	      (a) A portable hoisting apparatus, the same in principle	          as the differential windlass.	      (b) A hoisting pulley to which power is applied through a	          differential gearing.	   {Differential screw}, a compound screw by which a motion is	      produced equal to the difference of the motions of the	      component screws.	   {Differential thermometer}, a thermometer usually with a	      U-shaped tube terminating in two air bulbs, and containing	      a colored liquid, used for indicating the difference	      between the temperatures to which the two bulbs are	      exposed, by the change of position of the colored fluid,	      in consequence of the different expansions of the air in	      the bulbs. A graduated scale is attached to one leg of the	      tube.	   {Differential windlass}, or {Chinese windlass}, a windlass	      whose barrel has two parts of different diameters. The	      hoisting rope winds upon one part as it unwinds from the	      other, and a pulley sustaining the weight to be lifted	      hangs in the bight of the rope. It is an ancient example	      of a differential motion.	      [1913 Webster]
Differential \Dif`fer*en"tial\, n.	   1. (Math.) An increment, usually an indefinitely small one,	      which is given to a variable quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: According to the more modern writers upon the	         differential and integral calculus, if two or more	         quantities are dependent on each other, and subject to	         increments of value, their differentials need not be	         small, but are any quantities whose ratios to each	         other are the limits to which the ratios of the	         increments approximate, as these increments are reduced	         nearer and nearer to zero.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A small difference in rates which competing railroad	      lines, in establishing a common tariff, allow one of their	      number to make, in order to get a fair share of the	      business. The lower rate is called a differential rate.	      Differentials are also sometimes granted to cities.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.)	      (a) One of two coils of conducting wire so related to one	          another or to a magnet or armature common to both,	          that one coil produces polar action contrary to that	          of the other.	      (b) A form of conductor used for dividing and distributing	          the current to a series of electric lamps so as to	          maintain equal action in all. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Partial differential} (Math.), the differential of a	      function of two or more variables, when only one of the	      variables receives an increment.	   {Total differential} (Math.), the differential of a function	      of two or more variables, when each of the variables	      receives an increment. The total differential of the	      function is the sum of all the {partial differentials}.	      [1913 Webster]
Differentially \Dif`fer*en"tial*ly\, adv.	   In the way of differentiation.	   [1913 Webster]
Differentiate \Dif`fer*en"ti*ate\, v. t.	   1. To distinguish or mark by a specific difference; to effect	      a difference in, as regards classification; to develop	      differential characteristics in; to specialize; to	      desynonymize.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word then was differentiated into the two forms	            then and than.                        --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two or more of the forms assumed by the same	            original word become differentiated in	            signification.                        --Dr. Murray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express the specific difference of; to describe the	      properties of (a thing) whereby it is differenced from	      another of the same class; to discriminate. --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) To obtain the differential, or differential	      coefficient, of; as, to differentiate an algebraic	      expression, or an equation.	      [1913 Webster]	Differentiate \Dif`fer*en"ti*ate\, v. i. (Biol.)	   To acquire a distinct and separate character. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Differentiation \Dif`fer*en`ti*a"tion\, n.	   1. The act of differentiating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Further investigation of the Sanskrit may lead to	            differentiation of the meaning of such of these	            roots as are real roots.              --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) The act of distinguishing or describing a thing,	      by giving its different, or specific difference; exact	      definition or determination.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The gradual formation or production of organs or	      parts by a process of evolution or development, as when	      the seed develops the root and the stem, the initial stem	      develops the leaf, branches, and flower buds; or in animal	      life, when the germ evolves the digestive and other organs	      and members, or when the animals as they advance in	      organization acquire special organs for specific purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Metaph.) The supposed act or tendency in being of every	      kind, whether organic or inorganic, to assume or produce a	      more complex structure or functions.	      [1913 Webster]
Differentiator \Dif`fer*en"ti*a`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, differentiates.	   [1913 Webster]
Differently \Dif"fer*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a different manner; variously.	   [1913 Webster]
Differingly \Dif"fer*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a differing or different manner. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Difficile \Dif"fi*cile\, a. [L. difficilis: cf. F. difficile.	   See {Difficult}.]	   Difficult; hard to manage; stubborn. [Obs.] --	   {Dif"fi*cile*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Difficilitate \Dif`fi*cil"i*tate\, v. t.	   To make difficult. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Difficult \Dif"fi*cult\, a. [From {Difficulty}.]	   1. Hard to do or to make; beset with difficulty; attended	      with labor, trouble, or pains; not easy; arduous.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Difficult implies the notion that considerable mental	         effort or skill is required, or that obstacles are to	         be overcome which call for sagacity and skill in the	         agent; as, a difficult task; hard work is not always	         difficult work; a difficult operation in surgery; a	         difficult passage in an author.	         [1913 Webster]	               There is not the strength or courage left me to	               venture into the wide, strange, and difficult	               world, alone.                      --Hawthorne.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hard to manage or to please; not easily wrought upon;	      austere; stubborn; as, a difficult person.	   Syn: Arduous; painful; crabbed; perplexed; laborious;	        unaccommodating; troublesome. See {Arduous}.	        [1913 Webster]	Difficult \Dif"fi*cult\, v. t.	   To render difficult; to impede; to perplex. [R.] --Sir W.	   Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Difficultate \Dif"fi*cult*ate\, v. t.	   To render difficult; to difficilitate. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Difficultly \Dif"fi*cult*ly\, adv.	   With difficulty. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Difficultness \Dif"fi*cult*ness\, n.	   Difficulty. [R.] --Golding.	   [1913 Webster]
Difficulty \Dif"fi*cul*ty\, n.; pl. {Difficulties}. [L.	   difficultas, fr. difficilis difficult; dif- = dis- + facilis	   easy: cf. F. difficult['e]. See {Facile}.]	   1. The state of being difficult, or hard to do; hardness;	      arduousness; -- opposed to {easiness} or {facility}; as,	      the difficulty of a task or enterprise; a work of	      difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not being able to promote them [the interests of	            life] on account of the difficulty of the region.	                                                  --James Byrne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something difficult; a thing hard to do or to understand;	      that which occasions labor or perplexity, and requires	      skill and perseverance to overcome, solve, or achieve; a	      hard enterprise; an obstacle; an impediment; as, the	      difficulties of a science; difficulties in theology.	      [1913 Webster]	            They lie under some difficulties by reason of the	            emperor's displeasure.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A controversy; a falling out; a disagreement; an	      objection; a cavil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Measures for terminating all local difficulties.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Embarrassment of affairs, especially financial affairs; --	      usually in the plural; as, to be in difficulties.	      [1913 Webster]	            In days of difficulty and pressure.   --Tennyson.	   Syn: Impediment; obstacle; obstruction; embarrassment;	        perplexity; exigency; distress; trouble; trial;	        objection; cavil. See {Impediment}.	        [1913 Webster]
Diffide \Dif*fide"\, v. i. [L. diffidere. See {Diffident}.]	   To be distrustful. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffidence \Dif"fi*dence\, n. [L. diffidentia.]	   1. The state of being diffident; distrust; want of	      confidence; doubt of the power, ability, or disposition of	      others. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            That affliction grew heavy upon me, and weighed me	            down even to a diffidence of God's mercy. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distrust of one's self or one's own powers; lack of	      self-reliance; modesty; modest reserve; bashfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is good to speak on such questions with	            diffidence.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            An Englishman's habitual diffidence and awkwardness	            of address.                           --W. Irving.	   Syn: Humility; bashfulness; distrust; suspicion; doubt; fear;	        timidity; apprehension; hesitation. See {Humility}, and	        {Bashfulness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Diffidency \Dif"fi*den*cy\, n.	   See {Diffidence}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diffident \Dif"fi*dent\, a. [L. diffidens, -entis, p. pr. of	   diffidere; dif- = dis + fidere to trust; akin to fides faith.	   See {Faith}, and cf. {Defy}.]	   1. Wanting confidence in others; distrustful. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            You were always extremely diffident of their	            success.                              --Melmoth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting confidence in one's self; distrustful of one's own	      powers; not self-reliant; timid; modest; bashful;	      characterized by modest reserve.	      [1913 Webster]	            The diffident maidens,	            Folding their hands in prayer.        --Longfellow.	   Syn: Distrustful; suspicious; hesitating; doubtful; modest;	        bashful; lowly; reserved.	        [1913 Webster]
Diffidently \Dif"fi*dent*ly\, adv.	   In a diffident manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         To stand diffidently against each other with their	         thoughts in battle array.                --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffind \Dif*find\, v. t. [L. diffindere, diffissum; dif- = dis-	   + findere to split.]	   To split. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffine \Dif*fine"\, v. t.	   To define. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffinitive \Dif*fin"i*tive\, a. [For definitive.]	   Definitive; determinate; final. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffission \Dif*fis"sion\, n. [See {Diffind}.]	   Act of cleaving or splitting. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Difflation \Dif*fla"tion\, n. [LL. difflatio, fr. L. difflare,	   difflatum, to disperse by blowing.]	   A blowing apart or away. [Obs.] --Bailey. Diffluence
Diffluence \Dif"flu*ence\, Diffluency \Dif"flu*en*cy\, n.	   A flowing off on all sides; fluidity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diffluent \Dif"flu*ent\, a. [L. diffluens, p. pr. of diffluere	   to flow off; dif- = dis- + fluere to flow.]	   Flowing apart or off; dissolving; not fixed. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Difform \Dif"form`\, a. [Cf. F. difforme, fr. L. dif- = dis- +	   forma form. Cf. {Deform}.]	   Irregular in form; -- opposed to {uniform}; anomalous; hence,	   unlike; dissimilar; as, to difform corolla, the parts of	   which do not correspond in size or proportion; difform	   leaves.	   [1913 Webster]	         The unequal refractions of difform rays. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Difformity \Dif*form"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. difformit['e]. See	   {Difform}, {Deformity}.]	   Irregularity of form; diversity of form; want of uniformity.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffract \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	   {Fracture}.]	   To break or separate into parts; to deflect, or decompose by	   deflection, a? rays of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffraction \Dif*frac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. diffraction.] (Opt.)	   The deflection and decomposition of light in passing by the	   edges of opaque bodies or through narrow slits, causing the	   appearance of parallel bands or fringes of prismatic colors,	   as by the action of a grating of fine lines or bars.	   [1913 Webster]	         Remarked by Grimaldi (1665), and referred by him to a	         property of light which he called diffraction.	                                                  --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diffraction grating}. (Optics) See under {Grating}.	   {Diffraction spectrum}. (Optics) See under {Spectrum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Diffractive \Dif*frac"tive\, a.	   That produces diffraction. Diffranchise
Diffranchise \Dif*fran"chise\, Diffranchisement
\Dif*fran"chise*ment\	   See {Disfranchise}, {Disfranchisement}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusate \Dif*fus"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or	   passed through the separating membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diffused}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Diffusing}.] [L. diffusus, p. p. of diffundere to	   pour out, to diffuse; dif- = dis- + fundere to pour. See	   {Fuse} to melt.]	   To pour out and cause to spread, as a fluid; to cause to flow	   on all sides; to send out, or extend, in all directions; to	   spread; to circulate; to disseminate; to scatter; as to	   diffuse information.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thence diffuse	         His good to worlds and ages infinite.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         We find this knowledge diffused among all civilized	         nations.                                 --Whewell.	   Syn: To expand; spread; circulate; extend; scatter; disperse;	        publish; proclaim.	        [1913 Webster]	Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, v. i.	   To pass by spreading every way, to diffuse itself.	   [1913 Webster]	Diffuse \Dif*fuse"\, a. [L. diffusus, p. p.]	   Poured out; widely spread; not restrained; copious; full;	   esp., of style, opposed to {concise} or {terse}; verbose;	   prolix; as, a diffuse style; a diffuse writer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A diffuse and various knowledge of divine and human	         things.                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Prolix; verbose; wide; copious; full. See {Prolix}.	        [1913 Webster]
Diffused \Dif*fused"\, a.	   Spread abroad; dispersed; loose; flowing; diffuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         It grew to be a widely diffused opinion. --Hawthorne.	   -- {Dif*fus"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dif*fus"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusely \Dif*fuse"ly\, adv.	   In a diffuse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffuseness \Dif*fuse"ness\, n.	   The quality of being diffuse; especially, in writing, the use	   of a great or excessive number of word to express the	   meaning; copiousness; verbosity; prolixity.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffuser \Dif*fus"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, diffuses.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusibility \Dif*fu`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being diffusible; capability of being poured	   or spread out.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusible \Dif*fu"si*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of flowing or spreading in all directions; that	      may be diffused.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Capable of passing through animal membranes by	      osmosis.	      [1913 Webster]
Diffusibleness \Dif*fu"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Diffusibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusion \Dif*fu"sion\, n. [L. diffusio: cf. F. diffusion.]	   1. The act of diffusing, or the state of being diffused; a	      spreading; extension; dissemination; circulation;	      dispersion.	      [1913 Webster]	            A diffusion of knowledge which has undermined	            superstition.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The act of passing by osmosis through animal	      membranes, as in the distribution of poisons, gases, etc.,	      through the body. Unlike absorption, diffusion may go on	      after death, that is, after the blood ceases to circulate.	   Syn: Extension; spread; propagation; circulation; expansion;	        dispersion.	        [1913 Webster]
Diffusive \Dif*fu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. diffusif.]	   Having the quality of diffusing; capable of spreading every	   way by flowing; spreading widely; widely reaching; copious;	   diffuse. "A plentiful and diffusive perfume." --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusively \Dif*fu"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a diffusive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusiveness \Dif*fu"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being diffusive or diffuse;	   extensiveness; expansion; dispersion. Especially of style:	   Diffuseness; want of conciseness; prolixity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fault that I find with a modern legend, it its	         diffusiveness.                           --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Diffusivity \Dif`fu*siv"i*ty\, n.	   Tendency to become diffused; tendency, as of heat, to become	   equalized by spreading through a conducting medium.	   [1913 Webster]
Dig \Dig\ (d[i^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dug} (d[u^]g) or	   {Digged} (d[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Digging}. -- Digged is	   archaic.] [OE. diggen, perh. the same word as diken, dichen	   (see {Dike}, {Ditch}); cf. Dan. dige to dig, dige a ditch; or	   (?) akin to E. 1st dag. [root]67.]	   1. To turn up, or delve in, (earth) with a spade or a hoe; to	      open, loosen, or break up (the soil) with a spade, or	      other sharp instrument; to pierce, open, or loosen, as if	      with a spade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be first to dig the ground.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get by digging; as, to dig potatoes, or gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hollow out, as a well; to form, as a ditch, by removing	      earth; to excavate; as, to dig a ditch or a well.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To thrust; to poke. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You should have seen children . . . dig and push	            their mothers under the sides, saying thus to them:	            Look, mother, how great a lubber doth yet wear	            pearls.                               --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To like; enjoy; admire. The whole class digs Pearl Jam.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   {To dig down}, to undermine and cause to fall by digging; as,	      to dig down a wall.	   {To dig from}, {To dig out of}, {To dig out}, {To dig up}, to	      get out or obtain by digging; as, to dig coal from or out	      of a mine; to dig out fossils; to dig up a tree. The	      preposition is often omitted; as, the men are digging	      coal, digging iron ore, digging potatoes.	   {To dig in},	      (a) to cover by digging; as, to dig in manure.	      (b) To entrench oneself so as to give stronger resistance;	          -- used of warfare or negotiating situations.	   {to dig in one's heels} To offer stubborn resistance.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Dig \Dig\, v. i.	   1. To work with a spade or other like implement; to do	      servile work; to delve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dig for it more than for hid treasures. --Job iii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not dig; to beg I am ashamed.   --Luke xvi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) To take ore from its bed, in distinction from	      making excavations in search of ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To work hard or drudge; specif. (U. S.): To study	      ploddingly and laboriously. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            Peter dug at his books all the harder. --Paul L.	                                                  Ford.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Mach.) Of a tool: To cut deeply into the work because ill	      set, held at a wrong angle, or the like, as when a lathe	      tool is set too low and so sprung into the work.	   {To dig out}, to depart; to leave, esp. hastily; decamp.	      [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
dig \dig\ (d[i^]g), v. t.	   1. To understand; as, do you dig me?. [slang]	      [PJC]	   2. To notice; to look at; as, dig that crazy hat!. [slang]	      [PJC]	   3. To appreciate and enjoy; as, he digs classical music as	      well as rock. [slang]	      [PJC]
Dig \Dig\, n.	   1. A thrust; a punch; a poke; as, a dig in the side or the	      ribs. See {Dig}, v. t., 4. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plodding and laborious student. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tool for digging. [Dial. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. An act of digging.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. An amount to be dug.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Mining) same as {Gouge}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. a critical and sometimes sarcastic or insulting remark,	      but often good-humored; as, celebrities at a roast must	      suffer through countless digs.	      [PJC]	   8. An archeological excavation site.	      [PJC]
Digamist \Dig"a*mist\, n. [Gr. ? = ? twice + ? to marry. Cf.	   {Bigamist}.]	   One who marries a second time; a deuterogamist. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Digamma \Di*gam"ma\, n. [Gr. ?; ? = ? twice + ga`mma the letter	   [Gamma]. So called because it resembled two gammas placed one	   above the other.] (Gr. Gram.)	   A letter (?, ?) of the Greek alphabet, which early fell into	   disuse.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This form identifies it with the Latin F, though in	         sound it is said to have been nearer V. It was	         pronounced, probably, much like the English W.	         Digammate
Digammate \Di*gam"mate\, Digammated \Di*gam"mated\, a.	   Having the digamma or its representative letter or sound; as,	   the Latin word vis is a digammated form of the Greek 'i`s.	   --Andrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Digamous \Dig"a*mous\, a.	   Pertaining to a second marriage, that is, one after the death	   of the first wife or the first husband.	   [1913 Webster]
Digamy \Dig"a*my\, n. [Gr. ? a second marriage; di- = di`s-	   twice + ? marriage. Cf. {Bigamy}.]	   Act, or state, of being twice married; deuterogamy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Digastric \Di*gas"tric\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? belly:	   cf. F. digastrique.] (Anat.)	   (a) Having two bellies; biventral; -- applied to muscles	       which are fleshy at each end and have a tendon in the	       middle, and esp. to the muscle which pulls down the lower	       jaw.	   (b) Pertaining to the digastric muscle of the lower jaw; as,	       the digastric nerves.	       [1913 Webster]
Digenea \Di*ge"ne*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?	   race, offspring.] (Zool.)	   A division of Trematoda in which alternate generations occur,	   the immediate young not resembling their parents.	   [1913 Webster]
Digenesis \Di*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. di- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   The faculty of multiplying in two ways; -- by ova fecundated	   by spermatic fluid, and asexually, as by buds. See	   {Parthenogenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Digenous \Dig"e*nous\, a. [Pref. di- + -genous.] (Biol.)	   Sexually reproductive.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Digenous reproduction}. (Biol.) Same as {Digenesis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Digerent \Dig"er*ent\, . [L. digerens, p. pr. of digerere. See	   {Digest}.]	   Digesting. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Digest \Di*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Digested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Digesting}.] [L. digestus, p. p. of digerere to separate,	   arrange, dissolve, digest; di- = dis- + gerere to bear,	   carry, wear. See {Jest}.]	   1. To distribute or arrange methodically; to work over and	      classify; to reduce to portions for ready use or	      application; as, to digest the laws, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joining them together and digesting them into order.	                                                  --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have cause to be glad that matters are so well	            digested.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) To separate (the food) in its passage through	      the alimentary canal into the nutritive and nonnutritive	      elements; to prepare, by the action of the digestive	      juices, for conversion into blood; to convert into chyme.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To think over and arrange methodically in the mind; to	      reduce to a plan or method; to receive in the mind and	      consider carefully; to get an understanding of; to	      comprehend.	      [1913 Webster]	            Feelingly digest the words you speak in prayer.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall this bosom multiplied digest	            The senate's courtesy?                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To appropriate for strengthening and comfort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grant that we may in such wise hear them [the	            Scriptures], read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest	            them.                                 --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: To bear comfortably or patiently; to be reconciled	      to; to brook.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never can digest the loss of most of Origin's	            works.                                --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) To soften by heat and moisture; to expose to a	      gentle heat in a boiler or matrass, as a preparation for	      chemical operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) To dispose to suppurate, or generate healthy pus,	      as an ulcer or wound.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To ripen; to mature. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Well-digested fruits.                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To quiet or abate, as anger or grief.	      [1913 Webster]	Digest \Di*gest"\, v. i.	   1. To undergo digestion; as, food digests well or ill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To suppurate; to generate pus, as an ulcer.	      [1913 Webster]	Digest \Di"gest\, n. [L. digestum, pl. digesta, neut., fr.	   digestus, p. p.: cf. F. digeste. See {Digest}, v. t.]	   That which is digested; especially, that which is worked	   over, classified, and arranged under proper heads or titles;	   esp. (Law), A compilation of statutes or decisions	   analytically arranged. The term is applied in a general sense	   to the Pandects of Justinian (see {Pandect}), but is also	   specially given by authors to compilations of laws on	   particular topics; a summary of laws; as, Comyn's Digest; the	   United States Digest.	   [1913 Webster]	         A complete digest of Hindu and Mahommedan laws after	         the model of Justinian's celebrated Pandects. --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	   [1913 Webster]	         They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy,	         called the Rights of Man.                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Digestedly \Di*gest"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a digested or well-arranged manner; methodically.	   [1913 Webster]
Digester \Di*gest"er\, n.	   1. One who digests.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A medicine or an article of food that aids digestion, or	      strengthens digestive power.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rice is . . . a great restorer of health, and a	            great digester.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A strong closed vessel, in which bones or other substances	      may be subjected, usually in water or other liquid, to a	      temperature above that of boiling, in order to soften	      them.	      [1913 Webster]
Digestibility \Di*gest`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being digestible.	   [1913 Webster]
Digestible \Di*gest"i*ble\, a. [F. digestible, L. digestibilis.]	   Capable of being digested.	   [1913 Webster]
Digestibleness \Di*gest"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being digestible; digestibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Digestion \Di*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [F. digestion, L.	   digestio.]	   1. The act or process of digesting; reduction to order;	      classification; thoughtful consideration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The conversion of food, in the stomach and	      intestines, into soluble and diffusible products, capable	      of being absorbed by the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Generation of pus; suppuration.	      [1913 Webster]
Digestive \Di*gest"ive\, a. [F. digestif, L. digestivus.]	   Pertaining to digestion; having the power to cause or promote	   digestion; as, the digestive ferments.	   [1913 Webster]	         Digestive cheese and fruit there sure will be. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Digestive apparatus}, the organs of food digestion, esp. the	      alimentary canal and glands connected with it.	   {Digestive salt}, the chloride of potassium.	      [1913 Webster]	Digestive \Di*gest"ive\, n.	   1. That which aids digestion, as a food or medicine.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            That digestive [a cigar] had become to me as	            necessary as the meal itself.         --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A substance which, when applied to a wound or ulcer,	          promotes suppuration. --Dunglison.	      (b) A tonic. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]
Digestor \Di*gest"or\, n.	   See {Digester}.	   [1913 Webster]
Digesture \Di*ges"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Digestion. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Diggable \Dig"ga*ble\, a.	   Capable of being dug.	   [1913 Webster]
Digger \Dig"ger\, n.	   One who, or that which, digs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Digger wasp} (Zool.), any one of the fossorial Hymenoptera.	      [1913 Webster]
Diggers \Dig"gers\, n. pl.; sing. {Digger}. (Ethnol.)	   A degraded tribe of California Indians; -- so called from	   their practice of digging roots for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Digging \Dig"ging\, n.	   1. The act or the place of digging or excavating.	   Syn: excavation, dig.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Places where ore is dug; especially, certain	      localities in California, Australia, and elsewhere, at	      which gold is obtained. [Recent]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Region; locality. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or	      confusion).	   Syn: ransacking, rummage.	        [WordNet 1.5]
diggings \diggings\ n.	   temporary living quarters.	   Syn: digs, domiciliation, lodgings, pad.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dight \Dight\ (d[imac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dight} or	   {Dighted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dighting}.] [OF. dihten, AS.	   dihtan to dictate, command, dispose, arrange, fr. L. dictare	   to say often, dictate, order; cf. G. dichten to write poetry,	   fr. L. dictare. See {Dictate}.]	   1. To prepare; to put in order; hence, to dress, or put on;	      to array; to adorn. [Archaic] "She gan the house to	      --dight." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two harmless turtles, dight for sacrifice.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clouds in thousand liveries dight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Dighter \Dight"er\, n.	   One who dights. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
digit \dig"it\ (d[i^]j"[i^]t), n. [L. digitus finger; prob. akin	   to Gr. da`ktylos, of uncertain origin; possibly akin to E.	   toe. Cf. {Dactyl}.]	   1. (Zool.) One of the terminal divisions of a limb appendage;	      a finger or toe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ruminants have the "cloven foot," i. e., two	            hoofed digits on each foot.           --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A finger's breadth, commonly estimated to be three fourths	      of an inch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) One of the ten figures or symbols, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4,	      5, 6, 7, 8, 9, by which all numbers are expressed; -- so	      called because of the use of the fingers in counting and	      computing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By some authorities the symbol 0 is not included with	         the digits.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) One twelfth part of the diameter of the sun or	      moon; -- a term used to express the quantity of an	      eclipse; as, an eclipse of eight digits is one which hides	      two thirds of the diameter of the disk.	      [1913 Webster]	digit \dig"it\, v. t.	   To point at or out with the finger. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
digital \dig"i*tal\ (d[i^]j"[i^]*tal), a. [L. digitals.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the fingers; done with the fingers;	      as, digital compression; digital examination.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of or pertaining to digits[3]; expressed in digits[3], or	      using digits[3]; as, a digital display; a digital clock.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) performing internal logical and arithmetic	      operations by means of digits, usually represented as	      binary numbers. Contrasted to {analog}, wherein variables	      are represented as coninuous physical quantities such as	      voltages or the position of a pointer on a continuous	      scale; as, a digital computer.	      [PJC]	   Note: In digital computers, physical quantities in analog	         form, such as images, sounds, distances, voltages,	         etc., must first be converted to an internal digital	         representation before calculations can be performed on	         them. The conversion may be done by the data enterer,	         by approximation, in the case of numerical values, or	         by analog-to-digital conversion in the case of light or	         sound intensities. The latter case uses special	         equipment to convert the physical impulses into a	         digital value, using a pre-defined encoding system.	         [PJC]	digital computer \digital computer\ n.	   1. (Computers) a computer that represents information by	      numerical digits with a fixed number of values; -- most	      commonly each piece of information is internally	      represented in binary code, as an array of {bits}, which	      are information units each of which can take only two	      values. The possible values of each {bit} are	      conventionally represented as the numbers 1 or 0.	   Note: The bits of information are usually further organized,	         maniplulated, and discussed as {nybbles} (4 bits,	         rarely used), {bytes} (8 bits, most commonly used), or	         {words} (from 16 to 128 bits, and in the future	         probably more). A {word} is usually defined as the	         number of bits that are processed at one time by the	         central procesor unit.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
digitalin \dig"i*ta`lin\, n. [Cf. F. digitaline.]	      (a) (Medicine, Pharmacy) Any one of several extracts of	          foxglove ({Digitalis}), as the "French extract," the	          "German extract," etc., which differ among themselves	          in composition and properties. Both {Digitalis lanata}	          and {Digitalis purpurea} have been used to prepare	          such extracts.	      (b) (Chem.) the distinctive chemical substance, a steroid	          glycoside, which is the essential ingredient of the	          extracts of foxglove. It is a white, crystalline	          substance ({C36H56O14}), and is a 3-substituted	          diglucoside of a steroid. It is a powerful cardiac	          stimulant and is used as a cardiotonic for treatment	          of certain heart conditions, such as congestive heart	          failure. Chemically it is	          (3[beta],5[beta],16[beta])-3-[6-Deoxy-4-O-[beta]-D-glucopyranosyl-3-O-methyl-[beta]-D-galactopyranosyl)oxy]-14,16-dihyroxy-card-20	          (22)-enolide. The related compounds {digitoxin} and	          {digoxin} are also extracted from the foxglove. The	          class of steroid glycosides having cardiotonic	          properties are refered to as the cardiac glycosides.	          --MI11	   Syn: digitalinum verum, Diginorgin, Schmiedeberg's digitalin,	        digitalis, digitalis glycoside. [1913 Webster +PJC]
Digitalis \Dig`i*ta"lis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. digitale. So named	   (according to Linn[ae]us) from its finger-shaped corolla.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the family	      {Schrophulariaceae}, including the foxglove.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The dried leaves of the purple foxglove ({Digitalis	      purpurea}), formerly used in heart disease, disturbance of	      the circulation, etc. Its use has been largely replaced by	      that of the pure active ingredient, {digitalin}. See	      {digitalin}.	      [1913 Webster]
digitalisation \digitalisation\ n.	   same as {digitalization}.	   Syn: digitalization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
digitalization \digitalization\ n.	   1. the administration of digitalis for the treatment of	      certain heart disorders.	   Syn: digitalisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the effect produced by the administraation of dititalis.	      [PJC]
digitalize \digitalize\ v. t.	   1. to record digitally, e. g. on digital tape or compact	      disks.	   Syn: digitize.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to convert from a non-digital form (such as a voltage or	      an image or an analog recording) to a digital[2] form, for	      storage or transmission.	   Syn: digitize.	        [PJC]
Digitaria \Digitaria\ n.	   a genus of plants including the crab grass ({Digitaria	   sanguinalis}); finger grass.	   Syn: genus {Digitaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
digitate \dig"i*tate\, v. t. [LL. digitatus, p. p. of digitare,	   fr. L. digitus. See {Digit}.]	   To point out as with the finger. [R.] --Robinson (Eudoxa).	   Digitate
Digitate \Dig"i*tate\, Digitated \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 petiole. Also, in	   general, characterized by digitation. -- {Dig"i*tate*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Digitation \Dig`i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. digitation.]	   A division into fingers or fingerlike processes; also, a	   fingerlike process.	   [1913 Webster]
Digitiform \Dig"i*ti*form\, a. [L. digitus a finger + -form.]	   Formed like a finger or fingers; finger-shaped; as, a	   digitiform root.	   [1913 Webster]
Digitigrade \Dig"i*ti*grade\, a. [L. digitus finger, toe + gradi	   to step, walk: cf. F. digitigrade.] (Zool.)	   Walking on the toes; -- distinguished from {plantigrade}.	   [1913 Webster]	Digitigrade \Dig"i*ti*grade\, n. (Zool.)	   An animal that walks on its toes, as the cat, lion, wolf,	   etc.; -- distinguished from a plantigrade, which walks on the	   palm of the foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Digitipartite \Dig`i*ti*par"tite\, a. [L. digitus finger +	   partite.] (Bot.)	   Parted like the fingers.	   [1913 Webster]
digitize \dig"i*tize\ (d[i^]j"[i^]*t[imac]z), v. t. [Digit +	   -ize.]	   1. To finger; as, to digitize a pen. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   2. (Computers) To convert (information, a signal, an image)	      into a form expressible in numbers or in binary notation.	      The original signal before digitization is usually in	      {analog} form.	   Note: Digitization allows convenient storage, accurate	         reproduction, modification and other manipulations by	         digital computers.	         [PJC]
Digitorium \Dig`i*to"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. digitus a finger.]	   A small dumb keyboard used by pianists for exercising the	   fingers; -- called also {dumb piano}.	   [1913 Webster]
digitoxin \dig`i*tox"in\ (d[i^]j`[i^]*t[o^]k"s[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical	   substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a	   white, crystalline substance ({C41H64O13}), and is a	   3-substituted triglucoside of a steroid, related structurally	   to digitalin and digoxin. It is used as a cardiotonic for	   treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive	   heart failure. Chemically it is	   (3[beta],5[beta])-3-[(O-2,6-Dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1[rarr]4)-O-2,6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1[rarr]4)-2,	   6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-14-hydroxy-card-20(22)-enolide.	   The related compounds {digitalin} and {digoxin} are also	   extracted from the foxglove ({Digitalis lanata} and	   {Digitalis purpurea}). The class of steroid glycosides having	   cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac	   glycoside group. --MI11	   [PJC]
Digitule \Dig"i*tule\, n. [L. digitulus, dim. of digitus.]	   (Zool.)	   A little finger or toe, or something resembling one.	   [1913 Webster]
Digladiate \Di*gla"di*ate\, v. i. [L. digladiari; di- = dis- +	   gladius a sword.]	   To fight like gladiators; to contend fiercely; to dispute	   violently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Digladiating like [AE]schines and Demosthenes. --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Digladiation \Di*gla`di*a"tion\, n.	   Act of digladiating. [Obs.] "Sore digladiations and contest."	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Diglottism \Di*glot"tism\, n. [Gr. ? speaking two languages; di-	   = di`s- twice + ? tongue. See {Glottis}.]	   Bilingualism. [R.] --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Diglyph \Di"glyph\, n. [Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice + ? to hollow	   out, carve.] (Arch.)	   A projecting face like the triglyph, but having only two	   channels or grooves sunk in it.	   [1913 Webster]
Dignation \Dig*na"tion\, n. [L. dignatio.]	   The act of thinking worthy; honor. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Digne \Digne\, a. [F., fr. L. dignus. See {Design}.]	   1. Worthy; honorable; deserving. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitable; adequate; fit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Dignification \Dig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Dignify}.]	   The act of dignifying; exaltation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dignified \Dig"ni*fied\, a.	   Marked with dignity; stately; as, a dignified judge.	   [1913 Webster]
dignify \dig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dignified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dignifying}.] [OF. dignifier, fr. LL. dignificare; L.	   dignus worthy + ficare (in comp.), facere to make. See	   {Deign}, and {Fact}.]	   To invest with dignity or honor; to make illustrious; to give	   distinction to; to exalt in rank; to honor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your worth will dignify our feast.       --B. Jonson.	   Syn: To exalt; elevate; prefer; advance; honor; illustrate;	        adorn; ennoble.	        [1913 Webster]
dignifying \dignifying\ adj.	   serving to make dignified.	   Syn: ennobling.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
dignitary \dig"ni*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {dignitaries}. [Cf. F.	   dignitaire, fr. L. dignitas.]	   One who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity	   or honor; especially, one who holds an ecclesiastical rank	   above that of a parochial priest or clergyman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dignity \Dig"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Dignities}. [OE. dignete, dignite,	   OF. dignet['e], dignit['e], F. dignit['e], fr. L. dignitas,	   from dignus worthy. See {Dainty}, {Deign}.]	   1. The state of being worthy or honorable; elevation of mind	      or character; true worth; excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Elevation; grandeur.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dignity of this act was worth the audience of	            kings.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Elevated rank; honorable station; high office, political	      or ecclesiastical; degree of excellence; preferment;	      exaltation. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the king said, What honor and dignity hath been	            done to Mordecai for this?            --Esth. vi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reuben, thou art my firstborn, . . . the excellency	            of dignity, and the excellency of power. --Gen.	                                                  xlix. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Quality suited to inspire respect or reverence; loftiness	      and grace; impressiveness; stateliness; -- said of mien,	      manner, style, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A letter written with singular energy and dignity of	            thought and language.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One holding high rank; a dignitary.	      [1913 Webster]	            These filthy dreamers . . . speak evil of dignities.	                                                  --Jude. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sciences concluding from dignities, and principles	            known by themselves.                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   Syn: See {Decorum}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {To stand upon one's dignity}, to have or to affect a high	      notion of one's own rank, privilege, or character.	      [1913 Webster]	            They did not stand upon their dignity, nor give	            their minds to being or to seeming as elegant and as	            fine as anybody else.                 --R. G. White.	      [1913 Webster]
Dignotion \Dig*no"tion\, n. [L. dignoscere to distinguish; di- =	   dis- + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know.]	   Distinguishing mark; diagnostic. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Digonous \Dig"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ? = ? double + ? an angle.]	   Having two angles. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
digoxin \di*gox"in\, n. (Chem.)	   a steroid glycoside, one of the cardiotonic chemical	   substances which is extracted from the foxglove. It is a	   white, crystalline substance ({C41H64O14}), and is a	   3-substituted triglucoside of a steroid, related structurally	   to digitalin and digitoxin. It is used as a cardiotonic for	   treatment of certain heart conditions, such as congestive	   heart failure. Chemically it is	   (3[beta],5[beta],12[beta])-3-[(O-2,6-Dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-O-2,6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl-(1->4)-2
,  6-dideoxy-[beta]-D-ribo-hexopyranosyl)oxy]-12,14-dihydroxy-card-20(22)-enolide.	   The related compounds {digitalin} and {digoxin} are also	   extracted from the foxglove ({Digitalis lanata} and	   {Digitalis purpurea}). The class of steroid glycosides having	   cardiotonic properties are refered to as the cardiac	   glycosides. --MI11	   [PJC]
Digram \Di"gram\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? letter.]	   A digraph.	   [1913 Webster]
Digraph \Di"graph\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a writing, ?	   to write.]	   Two signs or characters combined to express a single	   articulated sound; as ea in head, or th in bath.	   [1913 Webster]
Digraphic \Di*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a digraph. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Digress \Di*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Digressed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Digressing}.] [L. digressus, p. p. of digredi to go	   apart, to deviate; di- = dis- + gradi to step, walk. See	   {Grade}.]	   1. To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially,	      to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or	      course of argument, in writing or speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room	            to digress into a particular definition as often as	            a man varies the signification of any term. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to	      offend. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy abundant goodness shall excuse	            This deadly blot on thy digressing son. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Digress \Di*gress"\, n.	   Digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Digression \Di*gres"sion\, n. [L. digressio: cf. F. digression.]	   1. The act of digressing or deviating, esp. from the main	      subject of a discourse; hence, a part of a discourse	      deviating from its main design or subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            The digressions I can not excuse otherwise, than by	            the confidence that no man will read them. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A turning aside from the right path; transgression;	      offense. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then my digression is so vile, so base,	            That it will live engraven in my face. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The elongation, or angular distance from the sun;	      -- said chiefly of the inferior planets. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Digressional \Di*gres"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having the character of, a digression;	   departing from the main purpose or subject. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Digressive \Di*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. digressif.]	   Departing from the main subject; partaking of the nature of	   digression. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Digressively \Di*gress"ive*ly\, adv.	   By way of digression.	   [1913 Webster]
digs \digs\ n.	   same as {diggings}. [Coll.]	   Syn: diggings, domiciliation, lodgings, pad.	        [PJC]
Digue \Digue\, n. [F. See {Dike}.]	   A bank; a dike. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Digynia \Di*gyn"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a	   woman, a female.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of plants having two styles. Digynian
Digynian \Di*gyn"i*an\, Digynous \Dig"y*nous\, a. [Cf. F.	   digyne.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the Digynia; having two styles.	   [1913 Webster]
Dihedral \Di*he"dral\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a seat,	   bottom, base, fr. ? to sit. Cf. {Diedral}.]	   1. Having two plane faces; as, the dihedral summit of a	      crystal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a kite or an a["e]roplane, having wings that make with	      one another a dihedral angle, esp. when the angle between	      the upper sides is less than 180[deg].	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (A["e]ronautics) Of wing pairs, inclined at an upward	      angle to each other.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Dihedral angle}, the angular space contained between planes	      which intersect. It is measured by the angle made by any	      two lines at right angles to the two planes.	      [1913 Webster]
Dihedron \Di*he"dron\, n. [See {Dihedral}.]	   A figure with two sides or surfaces. --Buchanan.	   [1913 Webster]
Dihexagonal \Di`hex*ag"o*nal\, a. [Pref. di- + hexagonal.]	   (a) Consisting of two hexagonal parts united; thus, a	       dihexagonal pyramid is composed of two hexagonal pyramids	       placed base to base.	   (b) Having twelve similar faces; as, a dihexagonal prism.	       [1913 Webster]
Diiamb \Di`i*amb"\, n.	   A diiambus.	   [1913 Webster]
Diiambus \Di`i*am"bus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice +	   ?. See {Lambus}.] (Pros.)	   A double iambus; a foot consisting of two iambuses (? ? ? ?).	   [1913 Webster]
Diiodide \Di*i"o*dide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + iodine.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound of a binary type containing two atoms of iodine;	   -- called also {biniodide}.	   [1913 Webster] diiodotyrosine
diiodotyrosine \di*i`o*do*tyr"o*sine\, di-iodotyrosine
\di-iodotyrosine\n. (Chem., Med.)	   a chemical substance consisting of tyrosine with two hydrogen	   atoms on the benzene ring replaced by iodine atoms.	   Note: The isomer 3,5-diiodotyrosine is an inhibitor of	         thyroid function.	         [WordNet 1.5]
Diisatogen \Di`i*sat"o*gen\, n. [Pref. di- + isatine + -gen.]	   (Chem.)	   A red crystalline nitrogenous substance of artificial	   production, which by reduction passes directly to indigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Dijudicant \Di*ju"di*cant\, n. [L. dijudicans, p. pr.]	   One who dijudicates. [R.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Dijudicate \Di*ju"di*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dijudicated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dijucating}.] [L. dijudicatus, p. p. of	   dijudicare to decide; di- = dis- + judicare to judge.]	   To make a judicial decision; to decide; to determine. [R.]	   --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Dijudication \Di*ju`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. dijudicatio.]	   The act of dijudicating; judgment. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Dika \Di"ka\, n. [Native West African name.]	   A kind of food, made from the almondlike seeds of the	   {Irvingia Barteri}, much used by natives of the west coast of	   Africa; -- called also {dika bread}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dike \Dike\ (d[imac]), n. [OE. dic, dike, diche, ditch, AS.	   d[imac]c dike, ditch; akin to D. dijk dike, G. deich, and	   prob. teich pond, Icel. d[imac]ki dike, ditch, Dan. dige;	   perh. akin to Gr. tei^chos (for qei^chos) wall, and even E.	   dough; or perh. to Gr. ti^fos pool, marsh. Cf. {Ditch}.]	   1. A ditch; a channel for water made by digging.	      [1913 Webster]	            Little channels or dikes cut to every bed. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An embankment to prevent inundations; a levee.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dikes that the hands of the farmers had raised . . .	            Shut out the turbulent tides.         --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wall of turf or stone. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) A wall-like mass of mineral matter, usually an	      intrusion of igneous rocks, filling up rents or fissures	      in the original strata.	      [1913 Webster]	Dike \Dike\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Diking}.] [OE. diken, dichen, AS. d[imac]cian to dike. See	   {Dike}.]	   1. To surround or protect with a dike or dry bank; to secure	      with a bank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drain by a dike or ditch.	      [1913 Webster]	Dike \Dike\, v. i.	   To work as a ditcher; to dig. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would thresh and thereto dike and delve. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Diker \Dik"er\, n.	   1. A ditcher. --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who builds stone walls; usually, one who builds them	      without lime. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dilacerate \Di*lac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilacerated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilacerating}.] [L. dilaceratus, p. p. of	   dilacerare to tear apart; di- = dis- + lacerare to tear.]	   To rend asunder; to tear to pieces. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilaceration \Di*lac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. dilaceratio: cf. F.	   dilac['e]ration.]	   The act of rending asunder. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilaniate \Di*la"ni*ate\, v. t. [L. dilaniatus, p. p. of	   dilaniare to dilacerate; di- = dis- + laniare to tear to	   pieces.]	   To rend in pieces; to tear. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilaniation \Di*la`ni*a"tion\, n.	   A rending or tearing in pieces; dilaceration. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dilapidate \Di*lap"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilapidated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dilapidating}.] [L. dilapidare to scatter	   like stones; di- = dis- + lapidare to throw stones, fr. lapis	   a stone. See {Lapidary}.]	   1. To bring into a condition of decay or partial ruin, by	      misuse or through neglect; to destroy the fairness and	      good condition of; -- said of a building.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the bishop, parson, or vicar, etc., dilapidates	            the buildings, or cuts down the timber of the	            patrimony.                            --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impair by waste and abuse; to squander.	      [1913 Webster]	            The patrimony of the bishopric of Oxon was much	            dilapidated.                          --Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	Dilapidate \Di*lap"i*date\, v. i.	   To get out of repair; to fall into partial ruin; to become	   decayed; as, the church was suffered to dilapidate.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilapidated \Di*lap"i*da`ted\, a.	   Decayed; fallen into partial ruin; injured by bad usage or	   neglect.	   [1913 Webster]	         A deserted and dilapidated buildings.    --Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilapidation \Di*lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. dilapidatio: cf. F.	   dilapidation.]	   1. The act of dilapidating, or the state of being	      dilapidated, reduced to decay, partially ruined, or	      squandered.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell the people that are relived by the dilapidation	            of their public estate.               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ecclesiastical waste; impairing of church property by an	      incumbent, through neglect or by intention.	      [1913 Webster]	            The business of dilapidations came on between our	            bishop and the Archibishop of York.   --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The pulling down of a building, or suffering it to	      fall or be in a state of decay. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Dilapidator \Di*lap"i*da`tor\, n. [Cf. F. dilapidateur.]	   One who causes dilapidation. --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilatability \Di*la`ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. dilatabilit['e].]	   The quality of being dilatable, or admitting expansion; --	   opposed to {contractibility}. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilatable \Di*lat"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. dilatable.]	   Capable of expansion; that may be dilated; -- opposed to	   {contractible}; as, the lungs are dilatable by the force of	   air; air is dilatable by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilatation \Dil`a*ta"tion\, n. [OE. dilatacioun, F. dilatation,	   L. dilatatio, fr. dilatare. See {Dilate}, and cf. 2d	   {Dilation}.]	   1. Prolixity; diffuse discourse. [Obs.] "What needeth greater	      dilatation?" --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of dilating; expansion; an enlarging on al? sides;	      the state of being dilated; dilation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) A dilation or enlargement of a canal or other	      organ.	      [1913 Webster]
Dilatator \Dil`a*ta"tor\, n. [NL. Cf. L. dilatator a	   propagator.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which dilates any part; a dilator.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilate \Di*late"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dilated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dilating}.] [L. dilatare; either fr. di- = dis-	   + latus wide, not the same word as latus, used as p. p. of	   ferre to bear (see {Latitude}); or fr. dilatus, used as p. p.	   of differre to separate (see {Delay}, {Tolerate}, {Differ},	   and cf. {Dilatory}): cf. F. dilater.]	   1. To expand; to distend; to enlarge or extend in all	      directions; to swell; -- opposed to {contract}; as, the	      air dilates the lungs; air is dilated by increase of heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enlarge upon; to relate at large; to tell copiously or	      diffusely. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Do me the favor to dilate at full	            What hath befallen of them and thee till now.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: To expand; swell; distend; enlarge; spread out; amplify;	        expatiate.	        [1913 Webster]	Dilate \Di*late"\, v. i.	   1. To grow wide; to expand; to swell or extend in all	      directions.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart dilates and glories in his strength.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak largely and copiously; to dwell in narration; to	      enlarge; -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            But still on their ancient joys dilate. --Crabbe.	      [1913 Webster]	Dilate \Di*late"\, a.	   Extensive; expanded. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilated \Di*lat"ed\, a.	   1. Expanded; enlarged. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Widening into a lamina or into lateral winglike	      appendages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having the margin wide and spreading.	      [1913 Webster]
Dilatedly \Di*lat"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a dilated manner. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilater \Di*lat"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, dilates, expands, or enlarges.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilation \Di*la"tion\, n. [L. dilatio. See {Dilatory}.]	   Delay. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Dilation \Di*la"tion\, n. [From dilate, v., cf. {Dilatation},	   {Dilator}.]	   The act of dilating, or the state of being dilated;	   expansion; dilatation. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         At first her eye with slow dilation rolled. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gigantic dilation of the hateful figure. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilative \Di*lat"ive\, a.	   Causing dilation; tending to dilate, on enlarge; expansive.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilatometer \Dil`a*tom"e*ter\, n. [Dilate + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the dilatation or expansion of a	   substance, especially of a fluid.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilator \Di*lat"or\, n. [See {Dilate}.]	   1. One who, or that which, widens or expands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A muscle that dilates any part.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) An instrument for expanding a part; as, a urethral	      dilator.	      [1913 Webster]
Dilatorily \Dil"a*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   With delay; tardily.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilatoriness \Dil"a*to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dilatory; lateness; slowness; tardiness;	   sluggishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilatory \Dil"a*to*ry\, a. [L. dilatorius, fr. dilator a	   delayer, fr. dilatus, used as p. p. of differe to defer,	   delay: cf. F. dilatoire. See {Dilate}, {Differ}, {Defer}.]	   1. Inclined to defer or put off what ought to be done at	      once; given the procrastination; delaying;	      procrastinating; loitering; as, a dilatory servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked by procrastination or delay; tardy; slow; sluggish;	      -- said of actions or measures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alva, as usual, brought his dilatory policy to bear	            upon his adversary.                   --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dilatory plea} (Law), a plea designed to create delay in the	      trial of a cause, generally founded upon some matter not	      connected with the merits of the case.	   Syn: Slow; delaying; sluggish; inactive; loitering;	        behindhand; backward; procrastinating. See {Slow}.	        [1913 Webster]
dildo \dil"do\ (d[i^]l"d[-o]), n.	   A burden in popular songs. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Delicate burthens of dildos and fadings. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dildo \Dil"do\, n. (Bot.)	   A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies ({Cereus	   Swartzii}).	   [1913 Webster]
dildo \dil"do\ (d[i^]l"d[-o]), n.	   a device shaped like an erect penis, used by some women for	   sexual stimulation. [Slang]	   [PJC]
Dilection \Di*lec"tion\, n. [L. dilectio: dilection. See	   {Diligent}.]	   Love; choice. [Obs.] --T. Martin.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilemma \Di*lem"ma\, n. [L. dilemma, Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice +	   ? to take. See {Lemma}.]	   1. (Logic) An argument which presents an antagonist with two	      or more alternatives, but is equally conclusive against	      him, whichever alternative he chooses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 when he should gain a cause. The master sued	         for his reward, and the scholar endeavored to elude his	         claim by a dilemma. "If I gain my cause, I shall	         withhold your pay, because the judge's award will be	         against you; if I lose it, I may withhold it, because I	         shall not yet have gained a cause." "On the contrary,"	         says the master, "if you gain your cause, you must pay	         me, because you are to pay me when you gain a cause; if	         you lose it, you must pay me, because the judge will	         award it." --Johnson.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of things in which evils or obstacles present	      themselves on every side, and it is difficult to determine	      what course to pursue; a vexatious alternative or	      predicament; a difficult choice or position.	      [1913 Webster]	            A strong dilemma in a desperate case!	            To act with infamy, or quit the place. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Horns of a dilemma}, alternatives, each of which is equally	      difficult of encountering.	      [1913 Webster]
Dilettant \Dil"et*tant`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to dilettanteism; amateur; as, dilettant	   speculation. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Dilettant \Dil`et*tant"\, n.	   A dilettante.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though few art lovers can be connoisseurs, many are	         dilettants.                              --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilettante \Dil`et*tan"te\, n.; pl. {Dilettanti}. [It., prop. p.	   pr. of dillettare to take delight in, fr. L. delectare to	   delight. See {Delight}, v. t.]	   An admirer or lover of the fine arts; popularly, an amateur;	   especially, one who follows an art or a branch of knowledge,	   desultorily, or for amusement only.	   [1913 Webster]	         The true poet is not an eccentric creature, not a mere	         artist living only for art, not a dreamer or a	         dilettante, sipping the nectar of existence, while he	         keeps aloof from its deeper interests.   --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilettanteish \Dil`et*tan"te*ish\, a.	   Somewhat like a dilettante.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilettanteism \Dil`et*tan"te*ism\, n.	   The state or quality of being a dilettante; the desultory	   pursuit of art, science, or literature.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilettantish \Dil`et*tant"ish\, a.	   Dilettanteish.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilettantism \Dil`et*tant"ism\, n.	   Same as {Dilettanteism}. --F. Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]
Diligence \Dil"i*gence\, n. [F. diligence, L. diligentia.]	   1. The quality of being diligent; carefulness; careful	      attention; -- the opposite of negligence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Interested and persevering application; devoted and	      painstaking effort to accomplish what is undertaken;	      assiduity in service.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified	            in; and the best of me is diligence.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) Process by which persons, lands, or effects	      are seized for debt; process for enforcing the attendance	      of witnesses or the production of writings.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To do one's diligence}, {give diligence}, {use diligence},	      to exert one's self; to make interested and earnest	      endeavor.	      [1913 Webster]	            And each of them doth all his diligence	            To do unto the fest['e] reverence.    --Chaucer.	   Syn: Attention; industry; assiduity; sedulousness;	        earnestness; constancy; heed; heedfulness; care;	        caution. -- {Diligence}, {Industry}. Industry has the	        wider sense of the two, implying an habitual devotion to	        labor for some valuable end, as knowledge, property,	        etc. Diligence denotes earnest application to some	        specific object or pursuit, which more or less directly	        has a strong hold on one's interests or feelings. A man	        may be diligent for a time, or in seeking some favorite	        end, without meriting the title of industrious. Such was	        the case with Fox, while Burke was eminent not only for	        diligence, but industry; he was always at work, and	        always looking out for some new field of mental effort.	        [1913 Webster]	              The sweat of industry would dry and die,	              But for the end it works to.        --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	              Diligence and accuracy are the only merits which	              an historical writer ascribe to himself. --Gibbon.	        [1913 Webster]	Diligence \Di`li*gence"\, n. [F.]	   A four-wheeled public stagecoach, used in France.	   [1913 Webster]
Diligency \Dil"i*gen*cy\, n. [L. diligentia.]	   Diligence; care; persevering endeavor. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Diligent \Dil"i*gent\, a. [F. diligent, L. diligens, -entis, p.	   pr. of diligere, dilectum, to esteem highly, prefer; di- =	   dis- + legere to choose. See {Legend}.]	   1. Prosecuted with careful attention and effort; careful;	      painstaking; not careless or negligent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The judges shall make diligent inquisition. --Deut.	                                                  xix. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Interestedly and perseveringly attentive; steady and	      earnest in application to a subject or pursuit; assiduous;	      industrious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall	            stand before kings.                   --Prov. xxii.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diligent cultivation of elegant literature.	                                                  --Prescott.	   Syn: Active; assiduous; sedulous; laborious; persevering;	        attentive; industrious.	        [1913 Webster]
Diligently \Dil"i*gent*ly\, adv.	   In a diligent manner; not carelessly; not negligently; with	   industry or assiduity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye diligently keep commandments of the Lord your God.	                                                  --Deut. vi.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]
Dill \Dill\ (d[i^]l), n. [AS dile; akin to D. dille, OHG. tilli,	   G. dill, dille, Sw. dill, Dan. dild.] (Bot.)	   An herb ({Peucedanum graveolens}), the seeds of which are	   moderately warming, pungent, and aromatic, and were formerly	   used as a soothing medicine for children; -- called also	   {dillseed}. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Dill \Dill\, v. t. [OE. dillen, fr. dul dull, a.]	   To still; to calm; to soothe, as one in pain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
dillenia \dillenia\ n.	   any of several evergreen trees or shrubs of the genus	   {Dillenia} grown for their foliage and nodding magnolialike	   flowers which are followed by fruit that is used in curries	   and jellies and preserves.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dilleniaceae \Dilleniaceae\ n.	   a natural family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and	   climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems,	   including the genera {Dillenia} and {Hibbertia}.	   Syn: family {Dilleniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dilleniidae \Dilleniidae\ n.	   a group of families of more or less advanced trees and shrubs	   and herbs having either polypetalous or gamopetalous corollas	   and often with ovules attached to the walls of the ovary; it	   contains 69 families including {Ericaceae} and {Cruciferae}	   and {Malvaceae}; it is sometimes classified as a superorder.	   Syn: subclass Dilleniidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dilling \Dil"ling\ (d[i^]l"l[i^]ng), n.	   A darling; a favorite. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whilst the birds billing,	         Each one with his dilling.               --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilluing \Dil*lu"ing\ (d[i^]l*l[=u]"[i^]ng), n. (Min.)	   A process of sorting ore by washing in a hand sieve. [Written	   also {deluing}.]	   [1913 Webster]
dilly \dil"ly\ (d[i^]l"l[y^]), n. [Contr. fr. diligence.]	   A kind of stagecoach. "The Derby dilly." --J. H. Frere.	   [1913 Webster]	dilly \dil"ly\ (d[i^]l"l[y^]), n.	   something remarkable, highly unusual, or exceptionally	   effective; as, a dilly of a movie; when I make a mistake,	   it's a dilly.	   [PJC]
dilly-dally \dil"ly-dal`ly\, v. i. [See {Dally}.]	   To loiter or trifle; to waste time.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilogical \Di*log"ic*al\, a.	   Ambiguous; of double meaning. [Obs.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilogy \Dil"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Dilogies}. [L. dilogia, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   doubtful; di- = di`s- twice + ? to speak.] (Rhet.)	   An ambiguous speech; a figure in which a word is used an	   equivocal sense. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dilucid \Di*lu"cid\, a. [L. dilucidus, fr. dilucere to be light	   enough to distinguish objects apart. See {Lucid}.]	   Clear; lucid. [Obs.] --Bacon. -- {Di*lu"cid*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   -- {Di`lu*cid"i*ty}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dilucidate \Di*lu"ci*date\, v. t. [L. dilucidatus, p. p. of	   dilucidare.]	   To elucidate. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilucidation \Di*lu`ci*da"tion\, n. [L. dilucidatio.]	   The act of making clear. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluent \Dil"u*ent\, a. [L. diluens, p. pr. diluere. See	   {Dilute}.]	   Diluting; making thinner or weaker by admixture, esp. of	   water. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Diluent \Dil"u*ent\, n.	   1. That which dilutes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An agent used for effecting dilution of the blood;	      a weak drink.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no real diluent but water.   --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diluted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Diluting}.] [L. dilutus, p. p. of diluere to wash away,	   dilute; di- = dis- + luere, equiv. to lavare to wash, lave.	   See {Lave}, and cf. {Deluge}.]	   1. To make thinner or more liquid by admixture with	      something; to thin and dissolve by mixing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mix their watery store.	            With the chyle's current, and dilute it more.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To diminish the strength, flavor, color, etc., of, by	      mixing; to reduce, especially by the addition of water; to	      temper; to attenuate; to weaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest these colors should be diluted and weakened by	            the mixture of any adventitious light. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	Dilute \Di*lute"\, v. i.	   To become attenuated, thin, or weak; as, it dilutes easily.	   [1913 Webster]	Dilute \Di*lute"\, a. [L. dilutus, p. p.]	   Diluted; thin; weak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dilute and waterish exposition.        --Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluted \Di*lut"ed\, a.	   Reduced in strength; thin; weak. -- {Di*lut"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluteness \Di*lute"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being dilute. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluter \Di*lut"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, dilutes or makes thin, more liquid,	   or weaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Dilution \Di*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dilution.]	   The act of diluting, or the state of being diluted.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluvial \Di*lu"vi*al\, a. [L. diluvialis. fr. diluvium.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a flood or deluge, esp. to the great	      deluge in the days of Noah; diluvian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Effected or produced by a flood or deluge of	      water; -- said of coarse and imperfectly stratified	      deposits along ancient or existing water courses. Similar	      unstratified deposits were formed by the agency of ice.	      The time of deposition has been called the Diluvian epoch.	      [1913 Webster]
Diluvialist \Di*lu"vi*al*ist\, n.	   One who explains geological phenomena by the Noachian deluge.	   --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluvian \Di*lu"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. diluvien.]	   Of or pertaining to a deluge, esp. to the Noachian deluge;	   diluvial; as, of diluvian origin. --Buckland.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluviate \Di*lu"vi*ate\, v. i. [L. diluviare.]	   To run as a flood. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Diluvium \Di*lu"vi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Diluviums}, L. {Diluvia}.	   [L. diluvium. See {Dilute}, {Deluge}.] (Geol.)	   A deposit of superficial loam, sand, gravel, stones, etc.,	   caused by former action of flowing waters, or the melting of	   glacial ice.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The accumulation of matter by the ordinary operation of	         water is termed alluvium.	         [1913 Webster]
Dim \Dim\, a. [Compar. {Dimmer}; superl. {Dimmest}.] [AS. dim;	   akin to OFries. dim, Icel. dimmr: cf. MHG. timmer, timber; of	   uncertain origin.]	   1. Not bright or distinct; wanting luminousness or clearness;	      obscure in luster or sound; dusky; darkish; obscure;	      indistinct; overcast; tarnished.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dim magnificence of poetry.       --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            How is the gold become dim!           --Lam. iv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never saw	            The heavens so dim by day.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three sleepless nights I passed in sounding on,	            Through words and things, a dim and perilous way.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of obscure vision; not seeing clearly; hence, dull of	      apprehension; of weak perception; obtuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow. --Job	                                                  xvii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            The understanding is dim.             --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Obvious compounds: dim-eyed; dim-sighted, etc.	   Syn: Obscure; dusky; dark; mysterious; imperfect; dull;	        sullied; tarnished.	        [1913 Webster]	Dim \Dim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dimming}.]	   1. To render dim, obscure, or dark; to make less bright or	      distinct; to take away the luster of; to darken; to dull;	      to obscure; to eclipse.	      [1913 Webster]	            A king among his courtiers, who dims all his	            attendants.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now set the sun, and twilight dimmed the ways.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of distinct vision; to hinder from seeing	      clearly, either by dazzling or clouding the eyes; to	      darken the senses or understanding of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her starry eyes were dimmed with streaming tears.	                                                  --C. Pitt.	      [1913 Webster]	Dim \Dim\, v. i.	   To grow dim. --J. C. Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimble \Dim"ble\, n. [Prob. orig., a cavity, and the same word	   as dimple. See {Dimple}.]	   A bower; a dingle. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dime \Dime\ (d[imac]m), n. [F. d[^i]me tithe, OF. disme, fr. L.	   decimus the tenth, fr. decem ten. See {Decimal}.]	   A silver coin of the United States, of the value of ten	   cents; the tenth of a dollar.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dime novel}, a novel, commonly sensational and trashy, which	      is sold for a dime, or ten cents; -- they were popular	      from ca. 1850 to ca. 1920. Sometimes the term is still	      applied to any novel of the type, though the price has	      greatly increased.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Dimension \Di*men"sion\, n. [L. dimensio, fr. dimensus, p. p. of	   dimetiri to measure out; di- = dis- + metiri to measure: cf.	   F. dimension. See {Measure}.]	   1. Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height,	      thickness, or circumference; extension; measurement; --	      usually, in the plural, measure in length and breadth, or	      in length, breadth, and thickness; extent; size; as, the	      dimensions of a room, or of a ship; the dimensions of a	      farm, of a kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentlemen of more than ordinary dimensions. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Space of dimension}, extension that has length but no	      breadth or thickness; a straight or curved line.	   {Space of two dimensions}, extension which has length and	      breadth, but no thickness; a plane or curved surface.	   {Space of three dimensions}, extension which has length,	      breadth, and thickness; a solid.	   {Space of four dimensions}, as imaginary kind of extension,	      which is assumed to have length, breadth, thickness, and	      also a fourth imaginary dimension. Space of five or six,	      or more dimensions is also sometimes assumed in	      mathematics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extent; reach; scope; importance; as, a project of large	      dimensions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) The degree of manifoldness of a quantity; as, time	      is quantity having one dimension; volume has three	      dimensions, relative to extension.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Alg.) A literal factor, as numbered in characterizing a	      term. The term dimensions forms with the cardinal numbers	      a phrase equivalent to degree with the ordinal; thus,	      a^{2}b^{2}c is a term of five dimensions, or of the fifth	      degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Phys.) The manifoldness with which the fundamental	      units of time, length, and mass are involved in	      determining the units of other physical quantities.	   Note: Thus, since the unit of velocity varies directly as the	         unit of length and inversely as the unit of time, the	         dimensions of velocity are said to be length [divby]	         time; the dimensions of work are mass [times]	         (length)^{2} [divby] (time)^{2}; the dimensions of	         density are mass [divby] (length)^{3}.	   {Dimensional lumber}, {Dimension lumber}, {Dimension	   scantling}, or {Dimension stock} (Carp.), lumber for	      building, etc., cut to the sizes usually in demand, or to	      special sizes as ordered.	   {Dimension stone}, stone delivered from the quarry rough, but	      brought to such sizes as are requisite for cutting to	      dimensions given.	      [1913 Webster]
Dimensional \Di*men"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to dimension.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimensioned \Di*men"sioned\, a.	   Having dimensions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dimensionless \Di*men"sion*less\, a.	   Without dimensions; having no appreciable or noteworthy	   extent. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimensity \Di*men"si*ty\, n.	   Dimension. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimensive \Di*men"sive\, a.	   Without dimensions; marking dimensions or the limits.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who can draw the soul's dimensive lines? --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimera \Dim"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ?	   part.] (Zool.)	   (a) A division of Coleoptera, having two joints to the tarsi.	   (b) A division of the Hemiptera, including the aphids.	       [1913 Webster]
Dimeran \Dim"er*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Dimera.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimerous \Dim"er*ous\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? part.]	   Composed of, or having, two parts of each kind.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A dimerous flower has two sepals, two petals, two	         stamens, and two pistils.	         [1913 Webster]
Dimeter \Dim"e*ter\, a. [L. dimeter, Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice +	   ? measure.]	   Having two poetical measures or meters. -- n. A verse of two	   meters.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimethyl \Di*meth"yl\, n. [Pref. di- + methyl.] (Chem.)	   Ethane; -- sometimes so called because regarded as consisting	   of two methyl radicals. See {Ethane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimetric \Di*met"ric\, a. [See {Dimeter}, a.] (Crystallog.)	   Same as {Tetragonal}. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimication \Dim`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. dimicatio, fr. dimicare to	   fight.]	   A fight; contest. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimidiate \Di*mid"i*ate\, a. [L. dimidiatus, p. p. of dimidiare	   to halve, fr. dimidius half. See {Demi-}.]	   1. Divided into two equal parts; reduced to half in shape or	      form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.)	      (a) Consisting of only one half of what the normal	          condition requires; having the appearance of lacking	          one half; as, a dimidiate leaf, which has only one	          side developed.	      (b) Having the organs of one side, or half, different in	          function from the corresponding organs on the other	          side; as, dimidiate hermaphroditism.	          [1913 Webster]	Dimidiate \Di*mid"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dimidiated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dimidiating}.]	   1. To divide into two equal parts. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) To represent the half of; to halve.	      [1913 Webster]
Dimidiation \Di*mid`i*a"tion\, n. [L. dimidiatio.]	   The act of dimidiating or halving; the state of being	   dimidiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diminished}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Diminishing}.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf.	   L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See {Dis-}, and	   {Minish}.]	   1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or	      amount; to lessen; -- opposed to {augment} or {increase}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to	      degrade; to abase; to weaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule	            over the nations.                     --Ezek. xxix.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars	            Hide their diminished heads.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an	      interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take away; to subtract.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Diminished column}, one whose upper diameter is less than	      the lower.	   {Diminished scale}, or {Diminishing scale}, a scale of	      gradation used in finding the different points for drawing	      the spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt.	   {Diminishing rule} (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge,	      for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.	   {Diminishing stile} (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one	      part than in another, as in many glazed doors.	   Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail;	        impair; degrade. See {Decrease}.	        [1913 Webster]	Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. i.	   To become or appear less or smaller; to lessen; as, the	   apparent size of an object diminishes as we recede from it.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminishable \Di*min"ish*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being diminished or lessened.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminisher \Di*min"ish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, diminishes anything. --Clerke (1637).	   [1913 Webster]
Diminishingly \Di*min"ish*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to diminish.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminishment \Di*min"ish*ment\, n.	   Diminution. [R.] --Cheke.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminuendo \Di*min`u*en"do\, adv. [It., p. pr. of diminuere to	   diminish.] (Mus.)	   In a gradually diminishing manner; with abatement of tone;	   decrescendo; -- expressed on the staff by Dim., or Dimin., or	   the sign.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminuent \Di*min"u*ent\, a. [L. diminuens, p. pr. of diminuere.	   See {Diminish}.]	   Lessening. --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminutal \Dim`i*nu"tal\, a.	   Indicating or causing diminution. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminute \Dim"i*nute\, a.	   Small; diminished; diminutive. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminutely \Dim"i*nute*ly\, adv.	   Diminutively. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diminution \Dim`i*nu"tion\, n. [L. diminutio, or perh. rather	   deminutio: cf. F. diminution. See {Diminish}.]	   1. The act of diminishing, or of making or becoming less;	      state of being diminished; reduction in size, quantity, or	      degree; -- opposed to {augmentation} or {increase}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of lessening dignity or consideration, or the	      state of being deprived of dignity; a lowering in	      estimation; degradation; abasement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world's opinion or diminution of me. --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor thinks it diminution to be ranked	            In military honor next.               --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Omission, inaccuracy, or defect in a record.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) In counterpoint, the imitation of, or reply to, a	      subject, in notes of half the length or value of those the	      subject itself.	   Syn: Decrease; decay; abatement; reduction; deduction;	        decrement.	        [1913 Webster]
Diminutival \Di*min`u*ti"val\, a.	   Indicating diminution; diminutive. "Diminutival forms" [of	   words]. --Earle. -- n. A diminutive. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, a. [Cf. L. deminutivus, F.	   diminutif.]	   1. Below the average size; very small; little.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing diminution; as, a diminutive word.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tending to diminish. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Diminutive of liberty.                --Shaftesbury.	      [1913 Webster]	Diminutive \Di*min"u*tive\, n.	   1. Something of very small size or value; an insignificant	      thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such water flies, diminutives of nature. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A derivative from a noun, denoting a small or a	      young object of the same kind with that denoted by the	      primitive; as, gosling, eaglet, lambkin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Babyisms and dear diminutives.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word sometimes denotes a derivative verb which	         expresses a diminutive or petty form of the action, as	         scribble.	         [1913 Webster]
Diminutively \Di*min"u*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a diminutive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Diminutiveness \Di*min"u*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being diminutive; smallness; littleness;	   minuteness.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimish \Dim"ish\, a.	   See {Dimmish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimission \Di*mis"sion\, n. [L. dimissio. See {Dimit}, and cf.	   {Dismission}.]	   Leave to depart; a dismissing. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimissory \Dim"is*so*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. dimissorius: cf. F.	   dimissoire. See {Dimit}.]	   Sending away; dismissing to another jurisdiction; granting	   leave to depart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Letters dimissory} (Eccl.), letters given by a bishop	      dismissing a person who is removing into another diocese,	      and recommending him for reception there. --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Dimit \Di*mit"\, v. t. [L. dimittere to send away, le? go; di- =	   dis- + mittere to send. See {Dismiss}.]	   To dismiss, let go, or release. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dimity \Dim"i*ty\, n. [Prob. fr. Gr. ? of double thread, dimity;	   di- = di`s- twice + ? a thread of the warp; prob. through D.	   diemet, of F. dimite, d['e]mitte. Cf. {Samite}.]	   A cotton fabric employed for hangings and furniture	   coverings, and formerly used for women's under-garments. It	   is of many patterns, both plain and twilled, and occasionally	   is printed in colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimly \Dim"ly\, adv.	   In a dim or obscure manner; not brightly or clearly; with	   imperfect sight. Dimmish
Dimmish \Dim"mish\, Dimmy \Dim"my\, a.	   Somewhat dim; as, dimmish eyes. "Dimmy clouds." --Sir P.	   Sidney.
Dimness \Dim"ness\, n. [AS. dimness.]	   1. The state or quality ? being dim; lack of brightness,	      clearness, or distinctness; dullness; obscurity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dullness, or want of clearness, of vision or of	      intellectual perception. --Dr. H. More.	   Syn: Darkness; obscurity; gloom. See {Darkness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dimorph \Di"morph`\, n. [Gr. ? two-formed; di`s- twice (see	   {Di-}) + morfh` form.] (Crystallog.)	   Either one of the two forms of a dimorphous substance; as,	   calcite and aragonite are dimorphs.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimorphic \Di*mor"phic\, a.	   Having the property of dimorphism; dimorphous.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimorphism \Di*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. dimorphisme.]	   1. (Biol.) Difference of form between members of the same	      species, as when a plant has two kinds of flowers, both	      hermaphrodite (as in the partridge berry), or when there	      are two forms of one or both sexes of the same species of	      butterfly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dimorphism is the condition of the appearance of the	            same species under two dissimilar forms. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Crystallization in two independent forms of	      the same chemical compound, as of calcium carbonate as	      calcite and aragonite.	      [1913 Webster]
Dimorphous \Di*mor"phous\, a. [Cf. F. dimorphe.]	   1. (Biol.) Characterized by dimorphism; occurring under two	      distinct forms, not dependent on sex; dimorphic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Crystallizing under two forms fundamentally	      different, while having the same chemical composition.	      [1913 Webster]
Dimple \Dim"ple\, n. [Prob. a nasalized dim. of dip. See {Dip},	   and cf. {Dimble}.]	   1. A slight natural depression or indentation on the surface	      of some part of the body, esp. on the cheek or chin.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dimple of her chin.               --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slight indentation on any surface.	      [1913 Webster]	            The garden pool's dark surface . . .	            Breaks into dimples small and bright. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dimpling}.]	   To form dimples; to sink into depressions or little	   inequalities.	   [1913 Webster]	         And smiling eddies dimpled on the main.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Dimple \Dim"ple\, v. t.	   To mark with dimples or dimplelike depressions. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimplement \Dim"ple*ment\, n.	   The state of being dimpled, or marked with gentle	   depressions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The ground's most gentle dimplement.     --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimply \Dim"ply\, a.	   Full of dimples, or small depressions; dimpled; as, the	   dimply pool. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dim-sighted \Dim"-sight`ed\, a.	   Having dim sight; lacking perception. --	   {Dim"-sight`ed*ness}, n.
dim-witted \dim-witted\ adj.	   mentally retarded; relatively slow in mental function.	   Syn: half-witted, simple, simple-minded.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Dimya
Dimya \Dim"y*a\, Dimyaria \Dim`y*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   = ? + ? to close.] (Zool.)	   An order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and	   posterior adductor muscle, as the common clam. See {Bivalve}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimyarian \Dim`y*a"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Dimya. -- n. One of the Dimya.	   [1913 Webster]
Dimyary \Dim"y*a*ry\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Dimyarian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Din \Din\ (d[i^]n), n. [AS. dyne, dyn; akin to Icel. dynr, and	   to AS. dynian to resound, Icel. dynja to pour down like hail	   or rain; cf. Skr. dhuni roaring, a torrent, dhvan to sound.	   Cf. {Dun} to ask payment.]	   Loud, confused, harsh noise; a loud, continuous, rattling or	   clanging sound; clamor; roar.	   [1913 Webster]	         Think you a little din can daunt mine ears? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He knew the battle's din afar.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dust and din and steam of town.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Din \Din\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dinning}.] [AS. dynian. See {Din}, n.]	   1. To strike with confused or clanging sound; to stun with	      loud and continued noise; to harass with clamor; as, to	      din the ears with cries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter with a din; to repeat noisily; to ding.	      [1913 Webster]	            This hath been often dinned in my ears. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To din into}, to fix in the mind of another by frequent and	      noisy repetitions. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Din \Din\, v. i.	   To sound with a din; a ding.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gay viol dinning in the dale.        --A. Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinaphthyl \Di*naph"thyl\, n. [Pref. di- + naphthylene.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, {C20H14}, obtained from	   naphthylene, and consisting of a doubled naphthylene radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinar \Di"nar\ (d[imac]"n[~e]r or d[-e]*n[aum]r"), n. [Ar.	   d[imac]n[=a]r, from Gr. dhna`rion, fr. L. denarius. See	   {Denier}.]	   1. A petty money of accounts of Persia; 100 dinars consituted	      a rial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ancient gold coin of the East, issued by various	      Islamic countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the unit of currency of Yugoslavia. One dinar equals 100	      paras. Abbreviated Din.	      [PJC]
Dinarchy \Di"nar*chy\, n.	   See {Diarchy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dine \Dine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dined}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dining}.] [F. d[^i]ner, OF. disner, LL. disnare, contr. fr.	   an assumed disjunare; dis- + an assumed junare (OF. juner) to	   fast, for L. jejunare, fr. jejunus fasting. See {Jejune}, and	   cf. {Dinner}, {D?jeuner}.]	   To eat the principal regular meal of the day; to take dinner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now can I break my fast, dine, sup, and sleep. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To dine with Duke Humphrey}, to go without dinner; -- a	      phrase common in Elizabethan literature, said to be from	      the practice of the poor gentry, who beguiled the dinner	      hour by a promenade near the tomb of Humphrey, Duke of	      Gloucester, in Old Saint Paul's.	      [1913 Webster]	Dine \Dine\, v. t.	   1. To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to	      feed; as, to dine a hundred men.	      [1913 Webster]	            A table massive enough to have dined Johnnie	            Armstrong and his merry men.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dine upon; to have to eat. [Obs.] "What will ye dine."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Diner \Din"er\, n.	   One who dines.	   [1913 Webster]
Diner-out \Din"er-out`\, n.	   One who often takes his dinner away from home, or in company.	   [1913 Webster]	         A brilliant diner-out, though but a curate. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinetical \Di*net"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? to whirl round.]	   Revolving on an axis. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ding \Ding\ (d[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinged}, {Dang}	   (Obs.), or {Dung} (Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dinging}.] [OE.	   dingen, dengen; akin to AS. dencgan to knock, Icel. dengja to	   beat, hammer, Sw. d[aum]nga, G. dengeln.]	   1. To dash; to throw violently. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To ding the book a coit's distance from him.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to sound or ring.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ding (anything) in one's ears}, to impress one by noisy	      repetition, as if by hammering.	      [1913 Webster]	Ding \Ding\, v. i.	   1. To strike; to thump; to pound. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Diken, or delven, or dingen upon sheaves. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sound, as a bell; to ring; to clang.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fretful tinkling of the convent bell evermore	            dinging among the mountain echoes.    --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk with vehemence, importunity, or reiteration; to	      bluster. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	Ding \Ding\, n.	   A thump or stroke, especially of a bell.	   [1913 Webster]
ding-a-ling \ding"-a-ling\	   a stupid or foolish person; -- used in a deprecatory or	   contemptuous sense. [slang]	   Syn: dingdong, doofus. [PJC] dingdong
dingdong \ding"dong`\, ding-dong \ding-dong\, n. [See {Ding}.]	   1. The sound of, or as of, repeated strokes on a metallic	      body, as a bell; a repeated and monotonous sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Horol.) An attachment to a clock by which the quarter	      hours are struck upon bells of different tones.	   3. a stupid or foolish person; -- used in a deprecatory or	      contemptuous sense. [slang]	   Syn: ding-a-ling, doofus. [PJC]
Dingdong theory \Ding"dong` the"o*ry\ (Philol.)	   The theory which maintains that the primitive elements of	   language are reflex expressions induced by sensory	   impressions; that is, as stated by Max M["u]ller, the	   creative faculty gave to each general conception as it	   thrilled for the first time through the brain a phonetic	   expression; -- jocosely so called from the analogy of the	   sound of a bell induced by the stroke of the clapper.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Dingy	   Dingey
Dingey \Din"gey\, Dingy \Din"gy\, Dinghy \Din"ghy\, n. [Bengalee	   dingi.]	   1. a small boat propelled by oars or sails, used in the East	      Indies, in sheltered waters. [Written also {dinghey}.]	      --Malcom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a small boat intended to be used as a tender or lifeboat,	      carried or towed by a ship. It may be propelled by oars,	      sail, or a motor.	      [PJC]	   3. a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats	      and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled.	   Syn: dory, rowboat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dingily \Din"gi*ly\, adv.	   In a dingy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinginess \Din"gi*ness\, n.	   Quality of being dingy; a dusky hue.	   [1913 Webster]
Dingle \Din"gle\, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. AS. ding prison;	   or perh. akin to dimble.]	   A narrow dale; a small dell; a small, secluded, and embowered	   valley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dingle-dangle \Din"gle-dan`gle\, adv.	   In a dangling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dingo \Din"go\, n. (Zool.)	   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.	   [1913 Webster]
Dingthrift \Ding"thrift`\, n.	   A spendthrift. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wilt thou, therefore, a drunkard be,	         A dingthrift and a knave?                --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]
Dingy \Din"gy\ (d[i^]n"j[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dingier}; superl.	   {Dingiest}.] [Prob. fr. dung. Cf. {Dungy}.]	   Soiled; sullied; of a dark or dusky color; dark brown; dirty.	   "Scraps of dingy paper." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinichthys \Di*nich"thys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ?	   fish.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large extinct Devonian ganoid fishes. In some	   parts of Ohio remains of the Dinichthys are abundant,	   indicating animals twenty feet in length.	   [1913 Webster]
Dining \Din"ing\, n. & a.	   from {Dine}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used either adjectively or as the first part of a	         compound; as, dining hall or dining-hall, dining room,	         dining table, etc.	         [1913 Webster] dining-hall	         dininghall
dininghall \dininghall\, dining-hall \dining-hall\, dining hall
\dining hall\n.	   a large room at a college or university, used especially for	   dining.	   [WordNet 1.5] diningroom
diningroom \diningroom\, dining room \dining room\n.	   a room used for dining. In a residence, it usually contains a	   dining table and some furniture, such as a buffet or	   sideboard, for storing tableware and dining utensils.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dink \Dink\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Trim; neat. [Scot.] --Burns. -- {Dink"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
dink \dink\, v. t.	   To deck; -- often with out or up. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	dink \dink\, n. [ca. 1985, acronym from double income no kids.]	   either of a married couple who both are employed and have no	   children. The term is often used as the prototype of	   midde-class persons with higher-than-average disposable	   income.	   [PJC]	dink \dink\, n. (Tennis)	   a ball hit softly that falls to the ground just beyond the	   net.	   [PJC]	dink \dink\, n.	   an Asian person, especially a Vietnamese; -- used	   contemptuously, considered disparaging and offensive. [U.S.	   slang]	   Syn: slant, slope. [PJC]
Dinka \Dinka\ prop. n.	   a Nilotic language.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dinky \dinky\ adj.	   1. small and insignificant; shabby or unimpressive; as, he	      drove to work in a dinky old Volkswagen; we stayed in a	      dinky little hotel. [informal]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. pretty and neat; fashionable or well-dressed; as, what a	      dinky little hat. [British informal]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Dinmont \Din"mont\, n. (Zool.)	   A wether sheep between one and two years old. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
dinner \din"ner\, n. [F. d[^i]ner, fr. d[^i]ner to dine. See	   {Dine}.]	   1. The principal meal of the day, eaten in some countries	      about midday, but in others (especially in the U. S. and	      in large cities) at a later hour.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An entertainment; a feast.	      [1913 Webster]	            A grand political dinner.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dinner is much used, in an obvious sense, either	         adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as,	         dinner time, or dinner-time, dinner bell, dinner hour,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Dinnerless \Din"ner*less\, a.	   Having no dinner; as, the naughty child was sent to bed	   dinnerless. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinnerly \Din"ner*ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to dinner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The dinnerly officer.                    --Copley.	   [1913 Webster]
dinnertime \dinnertime\ n.	   the time when people eat dinner, usually the time for the	   evening meal.	   Syn: suppertime.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dinoceras \Di*noc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ?, ?,	   horn.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large extinct Eocene mammals from Wyoming; --	   called also {{Uintatherium}}. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They were herbivorous, and remarkable for three pairs	         of hornlike protuberances on the skull. The males were	         armed with a pair of powerful canine tusks.	         [1913 Webster]
Dinocerata \Dinocerata\ n.	   a small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and	   Eocene.	   Syn: order {Dinocerata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dinoflagellata \Dinoflagellata\ n.	   and order of plankton, in some classifications it is	   considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others it is	   included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta. Its members usually	   have two flagella, one of which extends from its center.	   Syn: order {Dinoflagellata}, Cilioflagellata, order	        {Cilioflagellata}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
dinoflagellate \dinoflagellate\ n.	   a member of the {Dinoflagellata}, chiefly marine protozoa	   having two flagella. The dinoflagellates form a chief	   constituent of plankton.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dinornis \Di*nor"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ? bird.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct, ostrichlike birds of gigantic size, which	   formerly inhabited New Zealand. See {Moa}. [Written also	   {Deinornis}.] Dinosaur
Dinosaur \Di"no*saur\, Dinosaurian \Di`no*sau"ri*an\, n. [Gr. ?	   terrible + ? lizard.] (Paleon.)	   One of the Dinosauria. [Written also {deinosaur}, and	   {deinosaurian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dinosauria \Di`no*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? terrible + ?	   lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An order of extinct mesozoic reptiles, mostly of large size	   (whence the name). Notwithstanding their size, they present	   birdlike characters in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and	   hind limbs. Some walked on their three-toed hind feet, thus	   producing the large "bird tracks," so-called, of mesozoic	   sandstones; others were five-toed and quadrupedal. See	   Illust. of {Compsognathus}, also Illustration of Dinosaur in	   Appendix. Dinothere
Dinothere \Di"no*there\, Dinotherium \Di`no*the"ri*um\, n. [NL.	   dinotherium, fr. Gr. deino`s terrible + qhri`on beast.]	   (Paleon.)	   A large extinct proboscidean mammal from the miocene beds of	   Europe and Asia. It is remarkable for a pair of tusks	   directed downward from the decurved apex of the lower jaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinoxide \Din*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Dioxide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinsome \Din"some\, a.	   Full of din. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Dint \Dint\, n. [OE. dint, dent, dunt, a blow, AS. dynt; akin to	   Icel. dyntr a dint, dynta to dint, and perh. to L. fendere	   (in composition). Cf. 1st {Dent}, {Defend}.]	   1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs.] "Mortal dint." --Milton. "Like	      thunder's dint." --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mark left by a blow; an indentation or impression made	      by violence; a dent. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every dint a sword had beaten in it [the shield].	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Force; power; -- esp. in the phrase by dint of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now you weep; and, I perceive, you feel	            The dint of pity.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was by dint of passing strength	            That he moved the massy stone at length. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Dint \Dint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dinting}.]	   To make a mark or cavity on or in, by a blow or by pressure;	   to dent. --Donne. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dinumeration \Di*nu`mer*a"tion\, n. [L. dinumeratio; di- = dis-	   + numerare to count, fr. numerus number.]	   Enumeration. [Obs.] --Bullokar.	   [1913 Webster]
Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\ (?; 277), a. [LL. dioecesanus: cf. F.	   dioc['e]sain.]	   Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.	   [1913 Webster]	Diocesan \Di*oc"e*san\, n.	   1. A bishop, viewed in relation to his diocese; as, the	      diocesan of New York.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The clergy or the people of a diocese. --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]
Diocese \Di"o*cese\, n.; pl. {Dioceses}. [OE. diocise, OF.	   diocise, F. dioc['e]se, L. dioecesis, fr. Gr. ? housekeeping,	   administration, a province, a diocese, fr. ? to keep house,	   manage; dia` through + ? to manage a household, ? a house.	   See {Economy}.] (Eccl.)	   The circuit or extent of a bishop's jurisdiction; the	   district in which a bishop exercises his ecclesiastical	   authority. [Frequently, but improperly, spelt {diocess}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diocesener \Di`o*ce"se*ner\, n.	   One who belongs to a diocese. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Diodon \Di"o*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth: cf. F. diodon.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of spinose, plectognath fishes, having the	      teeth of each jaw united into a single beaklike plate.	      They are able to inflate the body by taking in air or	      water, and, hence, are called {globefishes},	      {swellfishes}, etc. Called also {porcupine fishes}, and	      {sea hedgehogs}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of whales.	      [1913 Webster]
Diodont \Di"o*dont\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus Diodon. -- n. A fish of the	   genus Diodon, or an allied genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioecia \Di*[oe]"ci*a\ (d[-i]*[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. di = di`s twice + o'i^kos a house.]	   1. (Bot.) A Linn[ae]an class of plants having the stamens and	      pistils on different plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A subclass of gastropod mollusks in which the	      sexes are separate. It includes most of the large marine	      species, like the conchs, cones, and cowries. Dioecian
Dioecian \Di*[oe]"cian\, Dioecious \Di*[oe]"cious\, a. (Biol.)	   Having the sexes in two separate individuals; -- applied to	   plants in which the female flowers occur on one individual	   and the male flowers on another of the same species, and to	   animals in which the ovum is produced by one individual and	   the sperm cell by another; -- opposed to {mon[oe]cious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioeciously \Di*[oe]"cious*ly\, adv. (Biol.)	   In a di[oe]cious manner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Di[oe]ciously hermaphrodite} (Bot.), having flowers	      structurally perfect, but practically di[oe]cious, --	      those on one plant producing no pollen, and those on	      another no ovules.	      [1913 Webster]
Dioeciousness \Di*[oe]"cious*ness\, n. (Biol.)	   The state or quality of being di[oe]cious.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioecism \Di*[oe]"cism\, n. (Biol.)	   The condition of being di[oe]cious.	   [1913 Webster] dioestrous
dioestrous \dioestrous\ dioestrual \dioestrual\adj.	   in a period of sexual inactivity; -- of animals that have	   several estrous cycles in one breeding season.	   Syn: diestrous, diestrual.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diogenes \Di*og"e*nes\, n.	   A Greek Cynic philosopher (412?-323 B. C.) who lived much in	   Athens and was distinguished for contempt of the common aims	   and conditions of life, and for sharp, caustic sayings.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diogenes' crab} (Zool.), a species of terrestrial hermit	      crabs ({Cenobita Diogenes}), abundant in the West Indies	      and often destructive to crops.	   {Diogenes' tub}, the tub which the philosopher Diogenes is	      said to have carried about with him as his house, in which	      he lived.	      [1913 Webster]
Dioicous \Di*oi"cous\, a.	   See {Di[oe]cious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diomedea \Di*om`e*de"a\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large sea birds, including the albatross. See	   {Albatross}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dionaea \Di`o*n[ae]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a name of Aphrodite.]	   (Bot.)	   An insectivorous plant. See {Venus's flytrap}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dionysia \Di`o*ny"si*a\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Antiq.)	   Any of the festivals held in honor of the Olympian god	   Dionysus. They correspond to the Roman Bacchanalia; the	   greater Dionysia were held at Athens in March or April, and	   were celebrated with elaborate performances of both tragedies	   and comedies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dionysiac \Di`o*ny"si*ac\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Dionysus or to the Dionysia; Bacchic; as,	   a Dionysiac festival; the Dionysiac theater at Athens.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dionysian \Di`o*ny"sian\, a.	   Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the	   Dionysian, or Christian, era.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the	      cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,	      or 19 years; -- sometimes called the {Greek paschal	      cycle}, or {Victorian period}.	      [1913 Webster]
Diophantine \Di`o*phan"tine\, a.	   Originated or taught by Diophantus, the Greek writer on	   algebra.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diophantine analysis} (Alg.), that branch of indeterminate	      analysis which has for its object the discovery of	      rational values that satisfy given equations containing	      squares or cubes; as, for example, to find values of x and	      y which make x^{2} + y^{2} an exact square.	      [1913 Webster]
Diopside \Di*op"side\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a sight,	   fr. the root of ? I shall see: cf. F. diopside.] (Min.)	   A crystallized variety of pyroxene, of a clear, grayish green	   color; mussite.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioptase \Di*op"tase\, n. [Gr. ? = dia` through + ? to see: cf.	   F. dioptase.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of copper, occurring in emerald-green	   crystals. Diopter
Diopter \Di*op"ter\, Dioptra \Di*op"tra\, n. [L. dioptra, fr.	   Gr. ?. See 2d {Dioptric}.]	   An optical instrument, invented by Hipparchus, for taking	   altitudes, leveling, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioptre \Di*op"tre\, n. [F. See 2d {Dioptric}.] (Optics)	   A unit employed by oculists in numbering glasses according to	   the metric system; a refractive power equal to that of a	   glass whose principal focal distance is one meter.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioptric \Di*op"tric\, a. (Optics)	   Of or pertaining to the dioptre, or to the metric system of	   numbering glasses. -- n. A dioptre. See {Dioptre}. Dioptric	Dioptric \Di*op"tric\, Dioptrical \Di*op"tric*al\, a. [Gr. ?	   belonging to the use of the ?; ? = dia` through + the root of	   ? I shall see: cf. F. dioptrique.]	   Of or pertaining to dioptrics; assisting vision by means of	   the refraction of light; refractive; as, the dioptric system;	   a dioptric glass or telescope. "Dioptrical principles."	   --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dioptric curve} (Geom.), a Cartesian oval. See under	      {Cartesian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dioptrics \Di*op"trics\, n. [Gr. ? ?: cf. F. dioptrique.]	   (Optics)	   The science of the refraction of light; that part of	   geometrical optics which treats of the laws of the refraction	   of light in passing from one medium into another, or through	   different mediums, as air, water, or glass, and esp. through	   different lenses; -- distinguished from catoptrics, which	   refers to reflected light.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioptry \Di*op"try\, n. (Optics)	   A dioptre.	   [1913 Webster]
Diorama \Di`o*ra"ma\, n. [Gr. ? to see through; ? = dia` through	   + ? to see; cf. ? that which is seen, a sight: cf. F.	   diorama. Cf. {Panorama}.]	   1. A mode of scenic representation, invented by Daguerre and	      Bouton, in which a painting is seen from a distance	      through a large opening. By a combination of transparent	      and opaque painting, and of transmitted and reflected	      light, and by contrivances such as screens and shutters,	      much diversity of scenic effect is produced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building used for such an exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]
Dioramic \Di`o*ram"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to a diorama.	   [1913 Webster]
Diorism \Di"o*rism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to distinguish; ? = dia`	   through + ? to divide from, fr. ? a boundary.]	   Definition; logical direction. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioristic \Di`o*ris"tic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Distinguishing; distinctive; defining. [R.] --	   {Di`o*ris"tic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Diorite \Di"o*rite\, n. [Cf. F. diorite. See {Diorism}.] (Min.)	   An igneous, crystalline in structure, consisting essentially	   of a triclinic feldspar and hornblende. It includes part of	   what was called greenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioritic \Di`o*rit"ic\, a.	   Containing diorite.	   [1913 Webster]
Diorthotic \Di`or*thot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? = ? + ? to set	   straight.]	   Relating to the correcting or straightening out of something;	   corrective.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioscorea \Di`os*co"re*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dioscorides the	   Greek physician.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, the roots of which are eaten as {yams}.	   See {Yam}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Dioscoreaceae \Dioscoreaceae\ n.	   1. a natural family of tuberous plants including the yams.	   Syn: family {Dioscoreaceae}, yam family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diota \Di*o"ta\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? two-handled; di- = di`s-	   twice + ?, ?, ear, handle.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A vase or drinking cup having two handles or ears.	   [1913 Webster]
Dioxide \Di*ox"ide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   (a) An oxide containing two atoms of oxygen in each molecule;	       binoxide.	   (b) An oxide containing but one atom or equivalent of oxygen	       to two of a metal; a suboxide. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Carbon dioxide}. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dioxindol \Di`ox*in"dol\, n. [Pref. di- + oxygen + indol.]	   (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance obtained by the	   reduction of isatin. It is a member of the indol series; --	   hence its name.	   [1913 Webster]
Dip \Dip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dipped}or {Dipt} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dipping}.] [OE. dippen, duppen, AS. dyppan; akin to	   Dan. dyppe, Sw. doppa, and to AS. d?pan to baptize, OS.	   d?pian, D. doopen, G. taufen, Sw. d["o]pa, Goth. daupjan,	   Lith. dubus deep, hollow, OSlav. dupl? hollow, and to E.	   dive. Cf. {Deep}, {Dive}.]	   1. To plunge or immerse; especially, to put for a moment into	      a liquid; to insert into a fluid and withdraw again.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priest shall dip his finger in the blood. --Lev.	                                                  iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Wat'ry fowl] now dip their pinions in the briny	            deep.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            While the prime swallow dips his wing. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To immerse for baptism; to baptize by immersion. --Book of	      Common Prayer. Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wet, as if by immersing; to moisten. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            A cold shuddering dew	            Dips me all o'er.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To plunge or engage thoroughly in any affair.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was . . . dipt in the rebellion of the Commons.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take out, by dipping a dipper, ladle, or other	      receptacle, into a fluid and removing a part; -- often	      with out; as, to dip water from a boiler; to dip out	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To engage as a pledge; to mortgage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Live on the use and never dip thy lands. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dipped candle}, a candle made by repeatedly dipping a wick	      in melted tallow.	   {To dip snuff}, to take snuff by rubbing it on the gums and	      teeth. [Southern U. S.]	   {To dip the colors} (Naut.), to lower the colors and return	      them to place; -- a form of naval salute.	      [1913 Webster]	Dip \Dip\, v. i.	   1. To immerse one's self; to become plunged in a liquid; to	      sink.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun's rim dips; the stars rush out. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform the action of plunging some receptacle, as a	      dipper, ladle. etc.; into a liquid or a soft substance and	      removing a part.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whoever dips too deep will find death in the pot.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pierce; to penetrate; -- followed by in or into.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I dipt into the future.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To enter slightly or cursorily; to engage one's self	      desultorily or by the way; to partake limitedly; --	      followed by in or into. "Dipped into a multitude of	      books." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To incline downward from the plane of the horizon; as,	      strata of rock dip.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To dip snuff. [Southern U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Dip \Dip\, n.	   1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a	      liquid. "The dip of oars in unison." --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line;	      slope; pitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a hollow or depression in a surface, especially in the	      ground.	      [PJC]	   4. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a	      ladle or spoon. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A gymnastic exercise on the parallel bars in which the	      performer, resting on his hands, lets his arms bend and	      his body sink until his chin is level with the bars, and	      then raises himself by straightening his arms.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. In the turpentine industry, the viscid exudation, which is	      dipped out from incisions in the trees; as, virgin dip	      (the runnings of the first year), yellow dip (the runnings	      of subsequent years).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (A["e]ronautics) A sudden drop followed by a climb,	      usually to avoid obstacles or as the result of getting	      into an airhole.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. a liquid, in which objects are soaked by dipping; e.g., a	      parasiticide or insecticide solution into which animals	      are dipped (see {sheep-dip}).	      [PJC]	   10. a sauce into which foods are dipped to enhance the	       flavor; e. g., an {onion dip} made from sour cream and	       dried onions, into which potato chips are dipped.	       [PJC]	   11. a {pickpocket}. [slang]	       [PJC]	   {Dip of the horizon} (Astron.), the angular depression of the	      seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon;	      the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal	      line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of	      the ocean.	   {Dip of the needle}, or {Magnetic dip}, the angle formed, in	      a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle,	      or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; --	      called also {inclination}.	   {Dip of a stratum} (Geol.), its greatest angle of inclination	      to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its	      direction or strike; -- called also the {pitch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dipaschal \Di*pas"chal\, a. [Pref. di- + paschal.]	   Including two passovers. --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipchick \Dip"chick`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Dabchick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipetalous \Di*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. di- + petalous.] (Bot.)	   Having two petals; two-petaled.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphenyl \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 or phenyl radicals united.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphtheria \Diph*the"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? leather (hence	   taken in the sense of membrane): cf. ? to make soft, L.	   depsere to knead.] (Med.)	   A very dangerous contagious disease in which the air	   passages, and especially the throat, become coated with a	   false membrane, produced by the solidification of an	   inflammatory exudation. Cf. {Group}. Diphtherial
Diphtherial \Diph*the"ri*al\, Diphtheric \Diph*ther"ic\, a.	   Relating to diphtheria; diphtheritic.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphtheritic \Diph`the*rit"ic\, a. (Med.)	   1. Pertaining to, or connected with, diphtheria.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having characteristics resembling those of diphtheria; as,	      diphtheritic inflammation of the bladder.	      [1913 Webster]
Diphthong \Diph"thong\ (?; 115, 277), n. [L. diphthongus, Gr. ?;	   di- = di`s- twice + ? voice, sound, fr. ? to utter a sound:	   cf. F. diphthongue.] (Ortho["e]py)	      (a) A coalition or union of two vowel sounds pronounced in	          one syllable; as, ou in out, oi in noise; -- called a	          {proper diphthong}.	      (b) A vowel digraph; a union of two vowels in the same	          syllable, only one of them being sounded; as, ai in	          rain, eo in people; -- called an {improper diphthong}.	          [1913 Webster]	Diphthong \Diph"thong\, v. t.	   To form or pronounce as a diphthong; diphthongize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diphthongal \Diph*thon"gal\ (?; 115), a.	   Relating or belonging to a diphthong; having the nature of a	   diphthong. -- {Diph*thon"gal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphthongalize \Diph*thon"gal*ize\ (?; 115), v. t.	   To make into a diphthong; to pronounce as a diphthong.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphthongation \Diph`thon*ga"tion\, n.	   See {Diphthongization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphthongic \Diph*thong"ic\ (?; 115), a.	   Of the nature of diphthong; diphthongal. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphthongization \Diph`thong*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of changing into a diphthong. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphthongize \Diph"thong*ize\, v. t. & i.	   To change into a diphthong, as by affixing another vowel to a	   simple vowel. "The diphthongized long vowels." --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphycercal \Diph`y*cer"cal\, a. [Gr. difyh`s double (di- =	   di`s- twice + fy`ein to produce) + ke`rkos tail.] (Anat.)	   Having the tail fin divided into two equal parts by the	   notochord, or end of the vertebral column; protocercal. See	   {Protocercal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphygenic \Diph`y*gen"ic\ (-j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. difyh`s of	   double form + -genic.] (Zool.)	   Having two modes of embryonic development.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphyllous \Diph"yl*lous\ (d[i^]f"[i^]l*l[u^]s or	   d[-i]*f[i^]l"-), a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + fy`llon leaf:	   cf. F. diphylle.] (Bot.)	   Having two leaves, as a calyx, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphyodont \Diph"y*o*dont\, a. [Gr. ? double (di- = di`s- twice	   + ? to produce) + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Anat.)	   Having two successive sets of teeth (deciduous and	   permanent), one succeeding the other; as, a diphyodont	   mammal; diphyodont dentition; -- opposed to {monophyodont}.	   -- n. An animal having two successive sets of teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Diphyozooid \Diph`y*o*zo"oid\, n. [Gr. ? of double from + E.	   zooid.] (Zool.)	   One of the free-swimming sexual zooids of Siphonophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplanar \Di*pla"nar\, a. [Pref. di- + plane.] (Math.)	   Of or pertaining to two planes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipleidoscope \Di*plei"do*scope\, n. [Gr. ? double + ? image +	   -scope.] (Astron.)	   An instrument for determining the time of apparent noon. It	   consists of two mirrors and a plane glass disposed in the	   form of a prism, so that, by the reflections of the sun's	   rays from their surfaces, two images are presented to the	   eye, moving in opposite directions, and coinciding at the	   instant the sun's center is on the meridian.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplex \Di"plex\, a. [Pref. di- + -plex, as in duplex.] (Teleg.)	   Pertaining to the sending of two messages in the same	   direction at the same time. Diplex and {contraplex} are the	   two varieties of duplex.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Diploblastic \Dip`lo*blas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? doublet + -blast +	   -ic.] (Biol.)	   Characterizing the ovum when it has two primary germinal	   layers.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplocardiac \Dip`lo*car"di*ac\, a. [Gr. ? double + E. cardiac.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the heart completely divided or double, one side	   systemic, the other pulmonary.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplococcus \Dip`lo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Diplococci}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. diplo`os twofold + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Biol.)	   A form of micrococcus in which cocci are united in a binary	   manner. See {Micrococcus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diploe \Dip"lo*["e]\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fold, fr. ? twofold,	   double.] (Anat.)	   The soft, spongy, or cancellated substance between the plates	   of the skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Diploetic \Dip`lo*et"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Diploic.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplogenic \Dip`lo*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? double + the root of ? to	   produce.]	   Partaking of the nature of two bodies; producing two	   substances. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplograph \Dip"lo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? double + -graph.]	   An instrument used for double writing, as one for producing	   embossed writing for the blind and ordinary writing at the	   same time. -- {Dip`lo*graph"ic*al}, a. -- {Dip*log"ra*phy},	   n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Diploic \Di*plo"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the diplo["e].	   [1913 Webster]
diploid \dip"loid\ (d[i^]p"loid), n. [Gr. diplo`os twofold +	   -oid.]	   1. (Crystallog.) A solid bounded by twenty-four similar	      quadrilateral faces. It is a hemihedral form of the	      hexoctahedron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) a cell or organism having a number of chromosomes	      corresponding to two copies of each chromosome; a diploid	      cell or organism.	      [PJC]	            A: I'm not interested in diploids.	            B: Oh, how I wish your parents had felt the same	            way!	diploid \dip"loid\ (d[i^]p"loid), a. [Gr. diplo`os twofold +	   -oid.] (Biol.)	   having a number of chromosomes corresponding to two copies of	   each chromosome; having double the basic number of	   chromosomes, as seen in a haploid cell. Contrasted to	   {haploid} and {polyploid}.	   Note: in diploid cells, although the number of chromosomes is	         double that in haploid cells, it is not always true	         that there are two copies of every chromosome, since	         the two sex chromosomes in males will differ from each	         other. In females, and for other chromosomes, however,	         there are generally two copies of each, giving rise to	         the classical hereditary and sorting patterns of	         Mendelian genetics.	         [PJC]
Diploma \Di*plo"ma\, n.; pl. {Diplomas}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?	   to double, fr. diplo`os twofold. See {Double}.]	   A letter or writing, usually under seal, conferring some	   privilege, honor, or power; a document bearing record of a	   degree conferred by a literary society or educational	   institution.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplomacy \Di*plo"ma*cy\, n. [F. diplomatie. This word, like	   supremacy, retains the accent of its original. See	   {Diploma}.]	   1. The art and practice of conducting negotiations between	      nations (particularly in securing treaties), including the	      methods and forms usually employed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dexterity or skill in securing advantages; tact.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The body of ministers or envoys resident at a court; the	      diplomatic body. [R.] --Burke. Diplomat
Diplomat \Dip"lo*mat\, Diplomate \Dip"lo*mate\, n. [F.	   diplomate.]	   A diplomatist.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplomate \Dip"lo*mate\, v. t.	   To invest with a title or privilege by diploma. [R.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplomatial \Dip`lo*ma"tial\, a.	   Diplomatic. [R.] Diplomatic
Diplomatic \Dip`lo*mat"ic\, Diplomatical \Dip`lo*mat"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. diplomatique.]	   1. Pertaining to diplomacy; relating to the foreign ministers	      at a court, who are called the diplomatic body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by tact and shrewdness; dexterous; artful;	      as, diplomatic management.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to diplomatics; paleographic. --Astle.	      [1913 Webster]	Diplomatic \Dip`lo*mat"ic\, n.	   A minister, official agent, or envoy to a foreign court; a	   diplomatist.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplomatically \Dip`lo*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to the rules of diplomacy; in the manner of a	   diplomatist; artfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplomatics \Dip`lo*mat"ics\, n.	   The science of diplomas, or the art of deciphering ancient	   writings, and determining their age, authenticity, etc.;	   paleography.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplomatism \Di*plo"ma*tism\, n.	   Diplomacy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diplomatist \Di*plo"ma*tist\, n. [Cf. F. diplomatiste a student	   of diplomatics.]	   A person employed in, or skilled in, diplomacy; a diplomat.	   [1913 Webster]	         In ability, Avaux had no superior among the numerous	         able diplomatists whom his country then possessed.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Diplopia
Diplopia \Di*plo"pi*a\, Diplopy \Dip"lo*py\, n. [NL. diplopia,	   from Gr. ? double + the root of ? sight: cf. F. diplopie.]	   (Med.)	   The act or state of seeing double.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In crossed or heteronymous diplopia the image seen by	         the right eye is upon the left hand, and that seen by	         the left eye is upon the right hand. In homonymous	         diplopia the image seen by the right eye is on the	         right side, that by the left eye on the left side. In	         vertical diplopia one image stands above the other.	         [1913 Webster]
Diplopod \Dip"lo*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Diplopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplopoda \Di*plop"o*da\, n. pl. [Gr. ? double + -poda.] (Zool.)	   An order of myriapods having two pairs of legs on each	   segment; the Chilognatha.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplostemonous \Dip`lo*stem"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ? double + ? the	   warp, a thread.] (Bot.)	   Having twice as many stamens as petals, as the geranium. --R.	   Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Diplostemony \Dip`lo*stem"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)	   The condition of being diplostemonous.	   [1913 Webster]
diplotene \diplotene\ n. (Cell biol.)	   the fourth stage of the prophase of meiosis, when the paired	   chromosomes being to separate. This stage follows the	   {pachytene}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dipneumona \Dip*neu"mo*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? = ? lung.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of spiders having only two lunglike organs. [Written	   also {Dipneumones}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dipnoi \Dip"no*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ? with two breathing	   apertures; di- = di`s- twice + ? breath.] (Zool.)	   A group of ganoid fishes, including the living genera	   {Ceratodus} and {Lepidosiren}, which present the closest	   approximation to the Amphibia. The air bladder acts as a	   lung, and the nostrils open inside the mouth. See	   {Ceratodus}, and Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipodomys \Dipodomys\ n.	   a genus of rodents of the family {Heteromyidae}, comprising	   the genus of kangaroo rats which live in arid regions of	   Mexico and the western U. S.	   Note: An Australian rodent of the genus {Notomys} is also	         referred to as a {kangaroo rat}, as is the potoroo. See	         {kangaroo rat}	   Syn: genus {Dipodomys}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dipogon \Dipogon\ n.	   a genus of plants consisting of one species, the Australian	   pea.	   Syn: genus {Dipogon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dipody \Dip"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Dipodies}. [Gr. ?, fr. ? two-footed;	   di- = di`s- twice + ?, ?, foot.] (Pros.)	   Two metrical feet taken together, or included in one measure.	   --Hadley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trochaic, iambic, and anapestic verses . . . are	         measured by dipodies.                    --W. W.	                                                  Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipolar \Di*po"lar\, a. [Pre. di- + polar. Cf. {Bipolar}.]	   Having two poles, as a magnetic bar.	   [1913 Webster]
dipped \dipped\ adj.	   having an abnormal sagging of the spine, especially in	   horses.	   Syn: sway-backed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dippel's oil \Dip"pel's oil`\ (Chem.) [From the name of the	   inventor.]	   See {Bone oil}, under {Bone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipper \Dip"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, dips; especially, a vessel used to	      dip water or other liquid; a ladle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A small grebe; the dabchick.	      (b) The buffel duck.	      (c) The water ouzel ({Cinolus aquaticus}) of Europe.	      (d) The American dipper or ouzel ({Cinclus Mexicanus}).	          [1913 Webster]	   {The Dipper} (Astron.), the seven principal stars in the	      constellation of the Great Bear; popularly so called from	      their arrangement in the form of a dipper; -- called also	      {Charles's Wain}. See {Ursa Major}, under {Ursa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dipping \Dip"ping\, n.	   1. The act or process of immersing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of inclining downward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of lifting or moving a liquid with a dipper,	      ladle, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The process of cleaning or brightening sheet metal or	      metalware, esp. brass, by dipping it in acids, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The practice of taking snuff by rubbing the teeth or gums	      with a stick or brush dipped in snuff. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dipping needle}, a magnetic needle suspended at its center	      of gravity, and moving freely in a vertical plane, so as	      to indicate on a graduated circle the magnetic dip or	      inclination.	      [1913 Webster]
Diprismatic \Di`pris*mat"ic\, a. [Prefix di- + prismatic.]	   Doubly prismatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipropargyl \Di`pro*par"gyl\, n. [Prefix di- + propargyl.]	   (Chem.)	   A pungent, mobile, volatile liquid, {C6H6}, produced	   artificially from certain allyl derivatives. Though isomeric	   with benzine, it is very different in its chemical relations.	   Called also {dipropinyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipropyl \Di*pro"pyl\, n. [Pref. di- + propyl.] (Chem.)	   One of the hexane paraffins, found in petroleum, consisting	   of two propyl radicals. See {Hexane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diprotodon \Di*pro"to*don\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? first	   + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct Quaternary marsupial from Australia, about as	   large as the hippopotamus; -- so named because of its two	   large front teeth. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipsas \Dip"sas\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? thirst.]	   1. A serpent whose bite was fabled to produce intense thirst.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of harmless colubrine snakes.	      [1913 Webster]
Dipsetic \Dip*set"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Tending to produce thirst. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster] Dipsie	   Dipsey
Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, a.	   Deep-sea; as, a dipsey line; a dipsy lead. [Sailor's Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Dipsie	   Dipsey	Dipsey \Dip"sey\, Dipsie \Dip"sie\, Dipsy \Dip"sy\, n.	   1. A sinker attached to a fishing line; also, a line having	      several branches, each with such a sinker, used in	      deep-sea fishing. [Local, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Naut.) A deep-sea lead. [Rare]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dipsomania \Dip`so*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thirst + ?	   mania.] (Med.)	   A morbid an uncontrollable craving (often periodic) for	   drink, esp. for alcoholic liquors; also improperly used to	   denote acute and chronic alcoholism.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipsomaniac \Dip`so*ma"ni*ac\, n.	   One who has an irrepressible desire for alcoholic drinks.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipsomaniacal \Dip`so*ma*ni"a*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to dipsomania.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipsosis \Dip*so"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thirst.] (Med.)	   Excessive thirst produced by disease.	   [1913 Webster]
dipstick \dipstick\ n.	   a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid	   level; as, to check the oil level in a car with a dipstick.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Diptera \Dip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with two wings, di-	   = di`s- twice + ? feather, wing: cf. F. dipt[`e]re.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of insects having only two functional	   wings and two balancers, as the house fly, mosquito, etc.	   They have a suctorial proboscis, often including two pairs of	   sharp organs (mandibles and maxill[ae]) with which they	   pierce the skin of animals. They undergo a complete	   metamorphosis, their larv[ae] (called maggots) being usually	   without feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipteral \Dip"ter*al\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Having two wings only; belonging to the order	      Diptera.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anc. Arch.) Having a double row of columns on each on the	      flanks, as well as in front and rear; -- said of a temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Dipteran \Dip"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   An insect of the order Diptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipterocarpus \Dip`te*ro*car"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with two	   wings + ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees found in the East Indies, some species of	   which produce a fragrant resin, other species wood oil. The	   fruit has two long wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipterous \Dip"ter*ous\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Having two wings, as certain insects; belonging to	      the order Diptera.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having two wings; two-winged.	      [1913 Webster]
Dipterygian \Dip`ter*yg"i*an\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a	   fin, dim. of ? wing.] (Zool.)	   Having two dorsal fins; -- said of certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipteryx \Dipteryx\ n.	   a genus of tropical American trees which produce a black seed	   called the {tonka bean}.	   Syn: Coumarouna, genus {Coumarouna}, genus {Dipteryx}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diptote \Dip"tote\, n. [Gr. ?; di- = di`s- twice + ? falling,	   fr. ? to fall: cf. F. diptote.] (Gram.)	   A noun which has only two cases. --Andrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Diptych \Dip"tych\, n. [L. diptycha, pl., fr. Gr. ? folded,	   doubled; di- = di`s- twice + ? to fold, double up.]	   1. Anything consisting of two leaves. Especially:	      (a) (Roman Antiq.) A writing tablet consisting of two	          leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and	          shutting together so as to protect the writing within.	      (b) A picture or series of pictures painted on two tablets	          connected by hinges. See {Triptych}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A double catalogue, containing in one part the names of	      living, and in the other of deceased, ecclesiastics and	      benefactors of the church; a catalogue of saints.	      [1913 Webster]
Dipyre \Di*pyre"\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice fire.] (Min.)	   A mineral of the scapolite group; -- so called from the	   double effect of fire upon it, in fusing it, and rendering it	   phosphorescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipyrenous \Di`py*re"nous\, a. [Pref. di- + pyrene.] (Bot.)	   Containing two stones or nutlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipyridine \Di*pyr"i*dine\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + pyridine.]	   (Geom.)	   A polymeric form of pyridine, {C10H10N2}, obtained as a	   colorless oil by the action of sodium on pyridine.	   [1913 Webster]
Dipyridyl \Di*pyr"i*dyl\, n. [Pref. di- + pyridine + -yl.]	   (Chem.)	   A crystalline nitrogenous base, {C10H8N2}, obtained by the	   reduction of pyridine.	   [1913 Webster]
Diradiation \Di*ra`di*a"tion\, n. [Pref. di- + radiation.]	   The emission and diffusion of rays of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Dire \Dire\ (d[imac]r), a. [Compar. {Direr} (d[imac]r"[~e]r);	   superl. {Direst}.] [L. dirus; of uncertain origin.]	   1. Ill-boding; portentous; as, dire omens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evil in great degree; dreadful; dismal; horrible;	      terrible; lamentable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dire was the tossing, deep the groans. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gorgons and hydras and chimeras dire. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Direct \Di*rect"\, a. [L. directus, p. p. of dirigere to direct:	   cf. F. direct. See {Dress}, and cf. {Dirge}.]	   1. Straight; not crooked, oblique, or circuitous; leading by	      the short or shortest way to a point or end; as, a direct	      line; direct means.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is direct to, what slides by, the question.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Straightforward; not of crooked ways, or swerving from	      truth and openness; sincere; outspoken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be even and direct with me.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Immediate; express; plain; unambiguous.	      [1913 Webster]	            He nowhere, that I know, says it in direct words.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A direct and avowed interference with elections.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In the line of descent; not collateral; as, a descendant	      in the direct line.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron.) In the direction of the general planetary	      motion, or from west to east; in the order of the signs;	      not {retrograde}; -- said of the motion of a celestial	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Political Science) Pertaining to, or effected immediately	      by, action of the people through their votes instead of	      through one or more representatives or delegates; as,	      direct nomination, direct legislation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Direct action}.	      (a) (Mach.) See {Direct-acting}.	      (b) (Trade unions) See {Syndicalism}, below. [Webster 1913	          Suppl.]	   {Direct discourse} (Gram.), the language of any one quoted	      without change in its form; as, he said "I can not come;"	      -- correlative to {indirect discourse}, in which there is	      change of form; as, he said that he could not come. They	      are often called respectively by their Latin names,	      {oratio directa}, and {oratio obliqua}.	   {Direct evidence} (Law), evidence which is positive or not	      inferential; -- opposed to {circumstantial evidence}, or	      {indirect evidence}. -- This distinction, however, is	      merely formal, since there is no direct evidence that is	      not circumstantial, or dependent on circumstances for its	      credibility. --Wharton.	   {Direct examination} (Law), the first examination of a	      witness in the orderly course, upon the merits. --Abbott.	   {Direct fire} (Mil.), fire, the direction of which is	      perpendicular to the line of troops or to the parapet	      aimed at.	   {Direct process} (Metal.), one which yields metal in working	      condition by a single process from the ore. --Knight.	   {Direct tax}, a tax assessed directly on lands, etc., and	      polls, distinguished from taxes on merchandise, or	      customs, and from excise.	      [1913 Webster]	Direct \Di*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Directed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Directing}.]	   1. To arrange in a direct or straight line, as against a	      mark, or towards a goal; to point; to aim; as, to direct	      an arrow or a piece of ordnance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To point out or show to (any one), as the direct or right	      course or way; to guide, as by pointing out the way; as,	      he directed me to the left-hand road.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord direct your into the love of God. --2	                                                  Thess. iii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The next points to which I will direct your	            attention.                            --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To determine the direction or course of; to cause to go on	      in a particular manner; to order in the way to a certain	      end; to regulate; to govern; as, to direct the affairs of	      a nation or the movements of an army.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will direct their work in truth.    --Is. lxi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To point out to with authority; to instruct as a superior;	      to order; as, he directed them to go.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll first direct my men what they shall do.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put a direction or address upon; to mark with the name	      and residence of the person to whom anything is sent; to	      superscribe; as, to direct a letter.	   Syn: To guide; lead; conduct; dispose; manage; regulate;	        order; instruct; command.	        [1913 Webster]	Direct \Di*rect"\, v. i.	   To give direction; to point out a course; to act as guide.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wisdom is profitable to direct.          --Eccl. x. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	Direct \Di*rect"\, n. (Mus.)	   A character, thus [?], placed at the end of a staff on the	   line or space of the first note of the next staff, to apprise	   the performer of its situation. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	   [1913 Webster]
Direct-acting \Di*rect"-act`ing\, a. (Mach.)	   Acting directly, as one part upon another, without the	   intervention of other working parts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Direct-acting steam engine}, one in which motion is	      transmitted to the crank without the intervention of a	      beam or lever; -- also called {direct-action steam	      engine}.	   {Direct-acting steam pump}, one in which the steam piston rod	      is directly connected with the pump rod; -- also called	      {direct-action steam pump}.	      [1913 Webster]
Direct-coupled \Di*rect"-cou"pled\, a.	   Coupled without intermediate connections, as an engine and a	   dynamo.	   {Direct-coupled antenna} (Wireless Teleg.), an antenna	      connected electrically with one point of a closed	      oscillation circuit in syntony with it and earthed.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Direct current \Direct current\ (Elec.)	   (a) A current flowing in one direction only; -- distinguished	       from {alternating current}. When steady and not pulsating	       a direct current is often called a {continuous current}.	   (b)	   {A direct induced current}, or momentary current of the same	      direction as the inducing current, produced by stopping or	      removing the latter; also, a similar current produced by	      removal of a magnet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
directed \directed\ adj.	   1. having a specified direction; often used in combination;	      as, goal-directed.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. marked with a destination; -- of mail or parcels; as, I	      throw away all mail directed to `resident'. Opposite of	      {unaddressed}.	   Syn: addressed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Directer \Di*rect"er\, n.	   One who directs; a director.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Directer plane} (Geom.), the plane to which all right-lined	      elements in a warped surface are parallel.	      [1913 Webster]
Direction \Di*rec"tion\, n. [L. directio: cf. F. direction.]	   1. The act of directing, of aiming, regulating, guiding, or	      ordering; guidance; management; superintendence;	      administration; as, the direction o? public affairs or of	      a bank.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do commit his youth	            To your direction.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All nature is but art, unknown to thee;	            ll chance, direction, which thou canst not see.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is imposed by directing; a guiding or	      authoritative instruction; prescription; order; command;	      as, he grave directions to the servants.	      [1913 Webster]	            The princes digged the well . . . by the direction	            of the law giver.                     --Numb. xxi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The name and residence of a person to whom any thing is	      sent, written upon the thing sent; superscription;	      address; as, the direction of a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The line or course upon which anything is moving or aimed	      to move, or in which anything is lying or pointing; aim;	      line or point of tendency; direct line or course; as, the	      ship sailed in a southeasterly direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The body of managers of a corporation or enterprise; board	      of directors.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gun.) The pointing of a piece with reference to an	      imaginary vertical axis; -- distinguished from elevation.	      The direction is given when the plane of sight passes	      through the object. --Wilhelm.	   Syn: Administration; guidance; management; superintendence;	        oversight; government; order; command; guide; clew.	   Usage: {Direction}, {Control}, {Command}, {Order}. These	          words, as here compared, have reference to the	          exercise of power over the actions of others. Control	          is negative, denoting power to restrain; command is	          positive, implying a right to enforce obedience;	          directions are commands containing instructions how to	          act. Order conveys more prominently the idea of	          authority than the word direction. A shipmaster has	          the command of his vessel; he gives orders or	          directions to the seamen as to the mode of sailing it;	          and exercises a due control over the passengers.	          [1913 Webster]
directional \directional\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to direction (definition 2).	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. serving to indicate direction.	      [PJC]	   3. (Radio) transmitting radio signals in a specific	      direction, or receiving signals only from a narrow angle	      of directions, thus serving to indicate the direction from	      which radio signals are coming. Used of antennas; as, a	      directional antenna.	      [PJC]
directionality \directionality\ n.	   the property of a microphone or antenna of being more	   sensitive to signal arriving from one direction than from	   another.	   Syn: directivity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
directionless \directionless\ adj.	   1. purposeless. Opposite of {purposeful}.	   Syn: adrift(predicate), afloat(predicate), aimless, planless,	        rudderless, undirected.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Directive \Di*rect"ive\, a. [LL. directivus: cf. F. directif.]	   1. Having power to direct; tending to direct, guide, or	      govern; showing the way. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The precepts directive of our practice in relation	            to God.                               --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able to be directed; manageable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Swords and bows	            Directive by the limbs.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
directivity \directivity\ n.	   the property of a microphone or antenna of being more	   sensitive to sounds coming from one direction than from	   another.	   Syn: directionality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Directly \Di*rect"ly\, adv.	   1. In a direct manner; in a straight line or course. "To run	      directly on." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indirectly and directly too	            Thou hast contrived against the very life	            Of the defendant.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a straightforward way; without anything intervening;	      not by secondary, but by direct, means.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without circumlocution or ambiguity; absolutely; in	      express terms.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man hath hitherto been so impious as plainly and	            directly to condemn prayer.           --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Exactly; just.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stand you directly in Antonius' way.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Straightforwardly; honestly.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have dealt most directly in thy affair. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Manifestly; openly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Desdemona is directly in love with him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Straightway; next in order; without delay; immediately.	      "Will she go now to bed?' ?Directly.'" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Immediately after; as soon as.	      [1913 Webster]	            Directly he stopped, the coffin was removed.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use of the word is common in England, especially	         in colloquial speech, but it can hardly be regarded as	         a well-sanctioned or desirable use.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Directly proportional} (Math.), proportional in the order of	      the terms; increasing or decreasing together, and with a	      constant ratio; -- opposed to {inversely proportional}.	   Syn: Immediately; forthwith; straightway; instantly;	        instantaneously; soon; promptly; openly; expressly.	   Usage: -- {Directly}, {Immediately}, {Instantly},	          {Instantaneously}. Directly denotes, without any delay	          or diversion of attention; immediately implies,	          without any interposition of other occupation;	          instantly implies, without any intervention of time.	          Hence, "I will do it directly," means, "I will go	          straightway about it." "I will do it immediately,"	          means, "I will do it as the very next thing." "I will	          do it instantly," allows not a particle of delay.	          Instantaneously, like instantly, marks an interval too	          small to be appreciable, but commonly relates to	          physical causes; as, the powder touched by fire	          instantaneously exploded.	          [1913 Webster]
Directness \Di*rect"ness\, n.	   The quality of being direct; straightness;	   straightforwardness; immediateness.	   [1913 Webster]
Direct nomination \Direct nomination\ (Political Science)	   The nomination or designation of candidates for public office	   by direct popular vote rather than through the action of a	   convention or body of elected nominating representatives or	   delegates. The term is applied both to the nomination of	   candidates without any nominating convention, and, loosely,	   to the nomination effected, as in the case of candidates for	   president or senator of the United States, by the election of	   nominating representatives pledged or instructed to vote for	   certain candidates dssignated by popular vote.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Directoire style \Di`rec`toire" style\ (Dressmaking)	   A style of dress prevalent at the time of the French	   Directory, characterized by great extravagance of design and	   imitating the Greek and Roman costumes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Director \Di*rect"or\, n. [Cf. F. directeur.]	   1. One who, or that which, directs; one who regulates,	      guides, or orders; a manager or superintendent.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all affairs thou sole director.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a body of persons appointed to manage the affairs	      of a company or corporation; as, the directors of a bank,	      insurance company, or railroad company.	      [1913 Webster]	            What made directors cheat in South-Sea year? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A part of a machine or instrument which directs	      its motion or action.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surg.) A slender grooved instrument upon which a knife is	      made to slide when it is wished to limit the extent of	      motion of the latter, or prevent its injuring the parts	      beneath.	      [1913 Webster]
Directorate \Di*rect"o*rate\, n. [Cf. F. directorat.]	   The office of director; also, a body of directors taken	   jointly.	   [1913 Webster]
Directorial \Di*rec*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. directorial.]	   1. Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide;	      directive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically,	      relating to the Directory of France under the first	      republic. See {Directory}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whoever goes to the directorial presence under this	            passport.                             --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Directorship \Di*rect"or*ship\, n.	   The condition or office of a director; directorate.	   [1913 Webster]
Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, a. [L. directorius.]	   Containing directions; enjoining; instructing; directorial.	   [1913 Webster]	Directory \Di*rect"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Directories}.	   1. A collection or body of directions, rules, or ordinances;	      esp., a book of directions for the conduct of worship; as,	      the Directory used by the nonconformists instead of the	      Prayer Book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book containing the names and residences of the	      inhabitants of any place, or of classes of them; an	      address book; as, a business directory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. F. directoire.] A body of directors; board of	      management; especially, a committee which held executive	      power in France under the first republic.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Direction; guide. [R.] --Whitlock.	      [1913 Webster]
Direct primary \Direct primary\ (Political Science)	   A primary by which direct nominations of candidates for	   office are made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Directress \Di*rect"ress\, n.	   A woman who directs. --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Directrix \Di*rect"rix\, n.; pl. E. {Directrixes}, L.	   {Directrices}.	   1. A directress. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.)	      (a) A line along which a point in another line moves, or	          which in any way governs the motion of the point and	          determines the position of the curve generated by it;	          the line along which the generatrix moves in	          generating a surface.	      (b) A straight line so situated with respect to a conic	          section that the distance of any point of the curve	          from it has a constant ratio to the distance of the	          same point from the focus.	          [1913 Webster]
Direful \Dire"ful\, a. [Dire + -ful.]	   Dire; dreadful; terrible; calamitous; woeful; as, a direful	   fiend; a direful day. -- {Dire"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Dire"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Direly \Dire"ly\, adv.	   In a dire manner. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirempt \Di*rempt"\ (?; 215), a. [L. diremptus, p. p. of	   dirimere to take apart, separate; di- = dis- + emere to buy,	   orig., to take.]	   Divided; separated. [Obs.] --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]	Dirempt \Di*rempt"\, v. t.	   To separate by force; to tear apart. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Diremption \Di*remp"tion\, n. [L. diremptio.]	   A tearing apart; violent separation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Direness \Dire"ness\, n. [Dire- + -ness.]	   Terribleness; horror; woefulness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Direption \Di*rep"tion\, n. [L. direptio, fr. diripere to tear	   asunder, plunder; di- = dis- + rapere to seize and carry	   off.]	   The act of plundering, despoiling, or snatching away. [R.]	   --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Direptitious \Di*rep*ti"tious\, a.	   Characterized by direption. [R.] --Encyc. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Direptitiously \Di*rep*ti"tious*ly\, adv.	   With plundering violence; by violent injustice. [R.]	   --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirge \Dirge\, n. [Contraction of Lat. dirige, direct thou	   (imperative of dirigere), the first word of a funeral hymn	   (Lat. transl. of Psalm v. 8) beginning, "Dirige, Domine, in	   conspectu tuo vitam meam." See {Direct}, a., and cf.	   {Dirige}.]	   A piece of music of a mournful character, to accompany	   funeral rites; a funeral hymn.	   [1913 Webster]	         The raven croaked, and hollow shrieks of owls	         Sung dirges at her funeral.              --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirgeful \Dirge"ful\, a.	   Funereal; moaning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Soothed sadly by the dirgeful wind.      --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirige \Dir"i*ge\, n. [L. See {Dirge}.]	   A service for the dead, in the Roman Catholic Church, being	   the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of which Dirige is	   the first word; a dirge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Evensongs and placebo and dirige.        --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         Resort, I pray you, unto my sepulture	         To sing my dirige with great devotion.   --Lamentation	                                                  of Mary	                                                  Magdalene.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirigent \Dir"i*gent\, a. [L. dirigens, p. pr. of dirigere. See	   {Direct}, a.]	   Directing. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]	Dirigent \Dir"i*gent\, n. (Geom.)	   The line of motion along which a describent line or surface	   is carried in the genesis of any plane or solid figure; a	   directrix. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirigible \Dir"i*gi*ble\, a.	   Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible	   balloon.	   [1913 Webster]
dirigisme \dir`i*gisme"\, n. [L. dirigere to direct.]	   The practice or inclination to direct (activities) by a	   central authority; as, the linguistic dirigisme of	   prescriptivists clashes with the modern tendency toward	   acceptance of multiculturalism. See also {dirigiste}.	   [PJC]
dirigiste \dir`i*giste"\, a. [L. dirigere to direct.]	   Directed by a central authority; as, a dirigiste economy;	   with respect to economics, opposed to {free-market}. See also	   {dirigisme}.	   [PJC]
Diriment \Dir"i*ment\, a. [L. dirimens, p. pr. of dirimere. See	   {Dirempt}.] (Law)	   Absolute.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diriment impediment} (R. C. Ch.), an impediment that	      nullifies marriage.	      [1913 Webster]
Dirk \Dirk\, n. [Ir. duirc.]	   A kind of dagger or poniard; -- formerly much used by the	   Scottish Highlander.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dirk knife}, a clasp knife having a large, dirklike blade.	      [1913 Webster]	Dirk \Dirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dirking}.]	   To stab with a dirk. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Dirk \Dirk\, a. [See {Dark}, a.]	   Dark. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dirk \Dirk\, v. t.	   To darken. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirkness \Dirk"ness\, n.	   Darkness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirl \Dirl\, v. i. & t. [Cf. {Drill}, {Thrill}.]	   To thrill; to vibrate; to penetrate. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirt \Dirt\ (d[~e]rt), n. [OE. drit; kin to Icel. drit	   excrement, dr[imac]ta to dung, OD. drijten to dung, AS.	   gedr[imac]tan.]	   1. Any foul of filthy substance, as excrement, mud, dust,	      etc.; whatever, adhering to anything, renders it foul or	      unclean; earth; as, a wagonload of dirt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose waters cast up mire and dirt.   --Is. lvii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Meanness; sordidness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honors . . . thrown away upon dirt and infamy.	                                                  --Melmoth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In placer mining, earth, gravel, etc., before washing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dirt bed} (Geom.), a layer of clayey earth forming a stratum	      in a geological formation. Dirt beds are common among the	      coal measures.	   {Dirt eating}.	      (a) The use of certain kinds of clay for food, existing	          among some tribes of Indians; geophagism. --Humboldt.	      (b) (Med.) Same as {Chthonophagia}.	   {Dirt pie}, clay or mud molded by children in imitation of	      pastry. --Otway (1684).	   {To eat dirt}, to submit in a meanly humble manner to	      insults; to eat humble pie.	      [1913 Webster]	Dirt \Dirt\, v. t.	   To make foul of filthy; to dirty. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
dirt-cheap \dirt-cheap\ adj.	   costing much less than standard price; as, the store went out	   of business and sold their remaining stock for dirt-cheap	   prices.	   Syn: bargain-priced, cut-rate, cut-price.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dirtily \Dirt"i*ly\, adv.	   In a dirty manner; foully; nastily; filthily; meanly;	   sordidly.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirtiness \Dirt"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being dirty; filthiness; foulness; nastiness;	   baseness; sordidness.	   [1913 Webster]
Dirty \Dirt"y\, a. [Compar. {Dirtier}; superl. {Dirtiest}.]	   1. Defiled with dirt; foul; nasty; filthy; not clean or pure;	      serving to defile; as, dirty hands; dirty water; a dirty	      white. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sullied; clouded; -- applied to color. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sordid; base; groveling; as, a dirty fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The creature's at his dirty work again. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sleety; gusty; stormy; as, dirty weather.	      [1913 Webster]	            Storms of wind, clouds of dust, an angry, dirty sea.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	   Syn: Nasty; filthy; foul. See {Nasty}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dirty \Dirt"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dirtied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dirtying}.]	   1. To foul; to make filthy; to soil; as, to dirty the clothes	      or hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tarnish; to sully; to scandalize; -- said of	      reputation, character, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
dirtying \dirtying\ n.	   the act of soiling something.	   Syn: soiling, soilure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Diruption \Di*rup"tion\, n. [L. diruptio, fr. dirumpere. See	   {Disrupt}, a.]	   Disruption.	   [1913 Webster]
dis- \dis-\ (?; 258)	   1. A prefix from the Latin, whence F. d['e]s, or sometimes	      d['e]-, dis-. The Latin dis-appears as {di-}before b, d,	      g, l, m, n, r, v, becomes dif-before f, and either dis-or	      di- before j. It is from the same root as bis twice, and	      duo, E. two. See {Two}, and cf. {Bi-}, {Di-}, {Dia-}. Dis-	      denotes separation, a parting from, as in distribute,	      disconnect; hence it often has the force of a privative	      and negative, as in disarm, disoblige, disagree. Also	      intensive, as in dissever.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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, g, z], a liquid [l, m, n, r], or a vowel; as,	         disable, disease, disorder, disuse, disband, disdain,	         disgrace, disvalue, disjoin, dislike, dislodge, dismay,	         dismember, dismiss, dismount, disnatured, disrank,	         disrelish, disrobe." Dr. Webster's example in	         disapproving of Walker's rule and pronouncing dis-as	         diz in only one (disease) of the above words, is	         followed by recent ortho["e]pists. See {Disable},	         {Disgrace}, and the other words, beginning with dis-,	         in this Dictionary.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A prefix from Gr. di`s- twice. See {Di-}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dis \Dis\, prop. n. [L.]	   The god Pluto, god of the underworld; also called {Dis	   Pater}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
dis \dis\ v. t. [shortened from disrespect.] [imp. & p. p.	   {dissed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {dissing}.]	   to treat in a disrespectful manner; to insult, disparage or	   belittle. [slang]	   [PJC]
disa \disa\ n.	   any orchid of the genus {Disa}, a genus of beautiful orchids	   with dark green leaves and usually hooded flowers; -- they	   are much prized as emblematic flowers in their native	   regions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
disability \dis`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Disabilities}.	   1. State of being disabled; deprivation or want of ability;	      absence of competent physical, intellectual, or moral	      power, means, fitness, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grossest faults, or disabilities to perform what was	            covenanted.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chatham refused to see him, pleading his disability.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of legal qualification to do a thing; legal	      incapacity or incompetency.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disabilities of idiocy, infancy, and coverture.	                                                  --Abbott.	   Syn: Weakness; inability; incompetence; impotence;	        incapacity; incompetency; disqualification.	   Usage: -- {Disability}, {Inability}. Inability is an inherent	          want of power to perform the thing in question;	          disability arises from some deprivation or loss of the	          needed competency. One who becomes deranged is under a	          disability of holding his estate; and one who is made	          a judge, of deciding in his own case. A man may	          decline an office on account of his inability to	          discharge its duties; he may refuse to accept a trust	          or employment on account of some disability prevents	          him from entering into such engagements.	          [1913 Webster]
Disable \Dis*a"ble\, a.	   Lacking ability; unable. [Obs.] "Our disable and unactive	   force." --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	Disable \Dis*a"ble\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disabling}.]	   1. To render unable or incapable; to destroy the force,	      vigor, or power of action of; to deprive of competent	      physical or intellectual power; to incapacitate; to	      disqualify; to make incompetent or unfit for service; to	      impair.	      [1913 Webster]	            A Christian's life is a perpetual exercise, a	            wrestling and warfare, for which sensual pleasure	            disables him.                         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            And had performed it, if my known offense	            Had not disabled me.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have disabled mine estate.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To deprive of legal right or qualification; to	      render legally incapable.	      [1913 Webster]	            An attainder of the ancestor corrupts the blood, and	            disables his children to inherit.     --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of that which gives value or estimation; to	      declare lacking in competency; to disparage; to	      undervalue. [Obs.] "He disabled my judgment." --Shak.	   Syn: To weaken; unfit; disqualify; incapacitate.	        [1913 Webster]
disabled \disabled\ adj.	   1. injured so as to be unable to function; as, disabled	      veterans.	   Syn: hors de combat, out of action.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. unable to function at normal capacity.	   Syn: handicapped, incapacitated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Disablement \Dis*a"ble*ment\, n.	   Deprivation of ability; incapacity. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
disabling \disabling\ adj.	   1. causing or having caused disability; rendering disabled;	      as, disabling injury.	   Syn: crippling, incapacitating.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. depriving of legal right; rendering legally disqualified;	      as, certain disabling restrictions disqualified him for	      citizenship. {enabling}	   Syn: disqualifying.	        [WordNet 1.5]
disabuse \dis`a*buse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disabused}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disabusing}.] [Pref. dis- + abuse; cf. F.	   d['e]sabuser.]	   To set free from mistakes; to undeceive; to disengage from	   fallacy or deception; to set right; -- often used with of;	   as, to disabuse one of his illusions.	   [1913 Webster]	         To undeceive and disabuse the people.    --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         If men are now sufficiently enlightened to disabuse	         themselves or artifice, hypocrisy, and superstition,	         they will consider this event as an era in their	         history.                                 --J. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
disaccommodate \dis`ac*com"mo*date\, v. t. [Pref. dis- +	   accommodate.]	   To put to inconvenience; to incommode. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaccommodation \Dis`ac*com`mo*da"tion\, n.	   A state of being unaccommodated or unsuited. [R.] --Sir M.	   Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaccord \Dis`ac*cord"\, v. i. [Cf. F. d['e]saccorder to cause	   discord.]	   To refuse to assent. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Disaccord \Dis`ac*cord"\, n.	   Disagreement. --Pop. Sci. Monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaccordant \Dis`ac*cord"ant\, a.	   Not accordant. --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaccustom \Dis`ac*cus"tom\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]saccoutumer.]	   To destroy the force of habit in; to wean from a custom.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disacidify \Dis`a*cid"i*fy\, v. t.	   To free from acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Disacknowledge \Dis`ac*knowl"edge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disacknowledged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disacknowledging}.]	   To refuse to acknowledge; to deny; to disown. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Disacquaint \Dis`ac*quaint"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + acquaint: cf.	   OF. desacointier.]	   To render unacquainted; to make unfamiliar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         While my sick heart	         With dismal smart	         Is disacquainted never.                  --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Disacquaintance \Dis`ac*quaint"ance\, n.	   Neglect of disuse of familiarity, or familiar acquaintance.	   [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Disacryl \Dis*ac"ryl\, n. [Pref. dis- (Gr. di`s- twice) +	   acrolein + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A white amorphous substance obtained as a polymeric	   modification of acrolein.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadorn \Dis`a*dorn"\, v. t.	   To deprive of ornaments. --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadvance \Dis`ad*vance"\ (?; 61), v. t. & i. [Pref. dis- +	   advance: cf. OF. desavancier.]	   To draw back, or cause to draw back. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadvantage \Dis`ad*van"tage\ (?; 48, 61), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]savantage.]	   1. Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial	      quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which	      hinders success, or causes loss or injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was brought here under the disadvantage of being	            unknown by sight to any of you.       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abandoned by their great patron, the faction	            henceforward acted at disadvantage.   --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame,	      credit, profit, or other good.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would throw a construction on his conduct, to	            his disadvantage before the public.   --Bancroft.	   Syn: Detriment; injury; hurt; loss; damage.	        [1913 Webster]	Disadvantage \Dis`ad*van"tage\, v. t. [Cf. F. d['e]savantager.]	   To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadvantageable \Dis`ad*van"tage*a*ble\, a.	   Injurious; disadvantageous. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadvantageous \Dis*ad`van*ta"geous\, a. [Cf. F.	   d['e]savantageux.]	   Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or	   prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to	   {advantageous}; as, the situation of an army is	   disadvantageous for attack or defense.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had	         been placed, he gave clear indications of future	         excellence.                              --Prescott.	   -- {Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ly}, adv. --	   {Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadventure \Dis`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- +	   adventure: cf. OF. desaventure.]	   Misfortune; mishap. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadventurous \Dis`ad*ven"tur*ous\, a.	   Unprosperous; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disadvise \Dis`ad*vise"\, v. t.	   To advise against; to dissuade from. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaffect \Dis`af*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disaffected}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disaffecting}.]	   1. To alienate or diminish the affection of; to make	      unfriendly or less friendly; to fill with discontent and	      unfriendliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had attempted to disaffect and discontent his	            majesty's late army.                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb the functions of; to disorder.	      [1913 Webster]	            It disaffects the bowels.             --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lack affection for; to be alienated from, or indisposed	      toward; to dislike. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Disaffected \Dis`af*fect"ed\, a.	   Alienated in feeling; not wholly loyal. --J. H. Newman. --	   {Dis`af*fect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`af*fect"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaffection \Dis`af*fec"tion\, n.	   1. State of being disaffected; alienation or want of	      affection or good will, esp. toward those in authority;	      unfriendliness; dislike.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the making laws, princes must have regard to . .	            . the affections and disaffections of the people.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disorder; bad constitution. [R.] --Wiseman.	   Syn: Dislike; disgust; discontent; unfriendliness;	        alienation; disloyalty; hostility.	        [1913 Webster]
Disaffectionate \Dis`af*fec"tion*ate\, a.	   Not disposed to affection; unfriendly; disaffected. [R.]	   --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaffirm \Dis`af*firm"\, v. t.	   1. To assert the contrary of; to contradict; to deny; -- said	      of that which has been asserted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To refuse to confirm; to annul, as a judicial	      decision, by a contrary judgment of a superior tribunal.	      [1913 Webster]
Disaffirmance \Dis`af*firm"ance\, n.	   1. The act of disaffirming; denial; negation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Overthrow or annulment by the decision of a superior	      tribunal; as, disaffirmance of judgment.	      [1913 Webster]
Disaffirmation \Dis*af`fir*ma"tion\, n.	   The act of disaffirming; negation; refutation.	   [1913 Webster]
Disafforest \Dis`af*for"est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disafforested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disafforesting}.] [Pref.	   dis- + afforest: cf. OF. desaforester.] (Eng. Law)	   To reduce from the privileges of a forest to the state of	   common ground; to exempt from forest laws.	   [1913 Webster]	         By charter 9 Henry III. many forests were	         disafforested.                           --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaggregate \Dis*ag"gre*gate\ (d[i^]s*[a^]g"gr[-e]*g[=a]t), v.	   t.	   To destroy the aggregation of; to separate into component	   parts, as an aggregate mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaggregation \Dis*ag`gre*ga"tion\	   (d[i^]s*[a^]g`gr[-e]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]sagr['e]gation.]	   The separation of an aggregate body into its component parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Disagree \Dis`a*gree"\ (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]"), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Disagreed} (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]d"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Disagreeing}.] [Pref. dis- + agree: cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]er	   to displease.]	   1. To fail to accord; not to agree; to lack harmony; to	      differ; to be unlike; to be at variance.	      [1913 Webster]	            They reject the plainest sense of Scripture, because	            it seems to disagree with what they call reason.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To differ in opinion; to hold discordant views; to be at	      controversy; to quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who shall decide, when doctors disagree? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be unsuited; to have unfitness; as, medicine sometimes	      disagrees with the patient; food often disagrees with the	      stomach or the taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Usually followed by with, sometimes by to, rarely by	         from; as, I disagree to your proposal.	   Syn: To differ; vary; dissent.	        [1913 Webster]
Disagreeable \Dis`a*gree"a*ble\ (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]"[.a]*b'l),	   a. [Cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]able.]	   1. Not agreeable, conformable, or congruous; contrary;	      unsuitable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preach you truly the doctrine which you have	            received, and each nothing that is disagreeable	            thereunto.                            --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses;	      displeasing; unpleasant.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which is disagreeable to one is many times	            agreeable to another, or disagreeable in a less	            degree.                               --Wollaston.	      [1913 Webster]
Disagreeableness \Dis`a*gree"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being; disagreeable; unpleasantness.	   [1913 Webster]
Disagreeably \Dis`a*gree"a*bly\, adv.	   In a disagreeable manner; unsuitably; offensively.	   [1913 Webster]
Disagreeance \Dis`a*gree"ance\ (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]"ans), n.	   Disagreement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disagreement \Dis`a*gree"ment\ (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]"ment), n.	   [Cf. F. d['e]sagr['e]ment disagreeable circumstance,	   disagreeableness.]	   1. The state of disagreeing; a being at variance;	      dissimilitude; diversity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unsuitableness; unadaptedness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Difference of opinion or sentiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A falling out, or controversy; difference.	   Syn: Difference; diversity; dissimilitude; unlikeness;	        discrepancy; variance; dissent; misunderstanding;	        dissension; division; dispute; jar; wrangle; discord.	        [1913 Webster]
Disagreer \Dis`a*gre"er\ (d[i^]s`[.a]*gr[=e]"[~e]r), n.	   One who disagrees. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Disalliege \Dis`al*liege"\ (d[i^]s`[a^]l*l[=e]j"), v. t.	   To alienate from allegiance. [Obs. & R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disallow \Dis`al*low"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disallowed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disallowing}.] [Pref. dis- + allow: cf. OF.	   desalouer, desloer, to blame, dissuade.]	   To refuse to allow; to deny the force or validity of; to	   disown and reject; as, the judge disallowed the executor's	   charge.	   [1913 Webster]	         To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed	         indeed of men, but chosen of God.        --1 Pet. ii.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	         That the edicts of C[ae]sar we may at all times	         disallow, but the statutes of God for no reason we may	         reject.                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This verb was sometimes followed by of; as, "What	         follows, if we disallow of this?" --Shak. See {Allow}.	   Syn: To disapprove; prohibit; censure; reject.	        [1913 Webster]
Disallowable \Dis`al*low"a*ble\, a.	   Not allowable; not to be suffered. --Raleigh. --	   {Dis`al*low"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disallowance \Dis`al*low"ance\, n.	   The act of disallowing; refusal to admit or permit;	   rejection.	   Syn: Disapprobation; prohibition; condemnation; censure;	        rejection.	        [1913 Webster]
Disally \Dis`al*ly"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + ally: cf. F.	   d['e]saltier.]	   To part, as an alliance; to sunder. [R.] "Disallied their	   nuptials." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disanchor \Dis*an"chor\, v. t. & i. [Pref. dis- + anchor: cf. F.	   d['e]sancrer.]	   To raise the anchor of, as a ship; to weigh anchor. [Obs.]	   --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Disangelical \Dis`an*gel"ic*al\, a.	   Not angelical. [R.] "Disangelical nature." --Coventry.	   [1913 Webster]
Disanimate \Dis*an"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disanimated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disanimating}.]	   1. To deprive of life. [R.] --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of spirit; to dishearten. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Disanimation \Dis*an`i*ma"tion\, n.	   1. Privation of life. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being disanimated or discouraged; depression	      of spirits.	      [1913 Webster]
Disannex \Dis`an*nex"\, v. t.	   To disunite; to undo or repeal the annexation of. --State	   Trials (1608).	   [1913 Webster]
Disannul \Dis`an*nul"\, v. t.	   To annul completely; to render void or of no effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         For the Lord of hosts hath purposed, and who shall	         disannul it?                             --Isaiah xiv.	                                                  27.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The prefix in this word an its derivatives is	         intensive, and not negative.	         [1913 Webster]
Disannuller \Dis`an*nul"ler\, n.	   One who disannuls.	   [1913 Webster]
Disannulment \Dis`an*nul"ment\, n.	   Complete annulment.	   [1913 Webster]
Disanoint \Dis`a*noint"\, v. t.	   To invalidate the consecration of; as, to disanoint a king.	   [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disapparel \Dis`ap*par"el\, v. t. [See {Apparel}, v. t.] [Pref.	   dis- + apparel: cf. OF. desapareiller.]	   To disrobe; to strip of apparel; to make naked.	   [1913 Webster]	         Drink disapparels the soul.              --Junius	                                                  (1635).	   [1913 Webster]
Disappear \Dis`ap*pear"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disappeared}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disappearing}.]	   1. To cease to appear or to be perceived; to pass from view,	      gradually or suddenly; to vanish; to be no longer seen;	      as, darkness disappears at the approach of light; a ship	      disappears as she sails from port.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cease to be or exist; as, the epidemic has disappeared.	      [1913 Webster]
Disappearance \Dis`ap*pear"ance\, n.	   The act of disappearing; cessation of appearance; removal	   from sight; vanishing. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Disappearing \Dis`ap*pear"ing\,	   p. pr. & vb. n. of {Disappear}.	   {Disappearing carriage} (Ordnance), a carriage for heavy	      coast guns on which the gun is raised above the parapet	      for firing and upon discharge is lowered behind the	      parapet for protection. The standard type of disappearing	      carriage in the coast artillery of the United States army	      is the Buffington-Crozier carriage, in which the gun	      trunnions are secured at the upper and after ends of a	      pair of heavy levers, at the lower ends of which is	      attached a counterweight of lead. The levers are pivoted	      at their middle points, which are, with the top carriage,	      permitted restrained motion along the slightly inclined	      chassis rails. The counterweight is held in place by a	      pawl and ratchet. When the gun is loaded the pawl is	      released and the counterweight sinks, raising the gun to	      the firing position above the parapet. The recoil	      following the discharge returns the gun to the loading	      position, the counterweight rising until the pawl engages	      the ratchet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Disappendency \Dis`ap*pend"en*cy\, n.	   A detachment or separation from a former connection. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disappendent \Dis`ap*pend"ent\, a.	   Freed from a former connection or dependence; disconnected.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disappoint \Dis`ap*point"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapointed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disappointing}.] [OF. desapointier, F.	   d['e]sappointer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + apointier, F.	   appointier, to appoint. See {Appoint}.]	   1. To defeat of expectation or hope; to hinder from the	      attainment of that which was expected, hoped, or desired;	      to balk; as, a man is disappointed of his hopes or	      expectations, or his hopes, desires, intentions,	      expectations, or plans are disappointed; a bad season	      disappoints the farmer of his crops; a defeat disappoints	      an enemy of his spoil.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was disappointed, but very agreeably. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Disappointed of a thing not obtained; disappointed in a	         thing obtained.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To frustrate; to fail; to hinder of result.	      [1913 Webster]	            His retiring foe	            Shrinks from the wound, and disappoints the blow.	                                                  --Addison.	   Syn: To tantalize; fail; frustrate; balk; baffle; delude;	        foil; defeat. See {Tantalize}.	        [1913 Webster]
Disappointed \Dis`ap*point"ed\, a.	   1. Defeated of expectation or hope; balked; as, a	      disappointed person or hope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unprepared; unequipped. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cut off even in the blossoms of my sin,	            Unhouseled, disappointed, unaneled.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
disappointing \disappointing\ a.	   defeating one's expectations or hopes; failing to fulfill	   one's expectations or hopes; as, a disappointing result; a	   disappointing crop yield.	   [PJC]	disappointing \disappointing\ n.	   the act of disappointing someone.	   Syn: disappointment, dashing hopes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disappointment \Dis`ap*point"ment\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]sappointement.]	   1. The act of disappointing, or the state of being	      disappointed; defeat or failure of expectation or hope;	      miscarriage of design or plan; frustration.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we hope for things of which we have not	            thoroughly considered the value, our disappointment	            will be greater than our pleasure in the fruition of	            them.                                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            In disappointment thou canst bless.   --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which disappoints.	   Syn: Miscarriage; frustration; balk.	        [1913 Webster]
Disappreciate \Dis`ap*pre"ci*ate\, v. t. [See {Appreciate}.]	   To undervalue; not to esteem. -- {Dis`ap*pre`ci*a"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disapprobation \Dis*ap`pro*ba"tion\, n. [Pref. dis- +	   approbation: cf. F. d['e]sapprobation. Cf. {Disapprove}.]	   The act of disapproving; mental condemnation of what is	   judged wrong, unsuitable, or inexpedient; feeling of censure.	         We have ever expressed the most unqualified	         disapprobation of all the steps.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disapprobatory \Dis*ap"pro*ba`to*ry\, a.	   Containing disapprobation; serving to disapprove.	   [1913 Webster]
Disappropriate \Dis`ap*pro"pri*ate\, a. (Law)	   Severed from the appropriation or possession of a spiritual	   corporation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The appropriation may be severed, and the church become	         disappropriate, two ways.                --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Disappropriate \Dis`ap*pro"pri*ate\, v. t.	   1. To release from individual ownership or possession.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To sever from appropriation or possession a	      spiritual corporation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appropriations of the several parsonages . . . would	            heave been, by the rules of the common law,	            disappropriated.                      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Disappropriation \Dis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion\, n.	   The act of disappropriating.	   [1913 Webster]
Disapproval \Dis`ap*prov"al\, n.	   Disapprobation; dislike; censure; adverse judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Disapprove \Dis`ap*prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disapproved}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disapproving}.] [Pref. dis- + approve: cf. F.	   d['e]approuver. Cf. {Disapprobation}.]	   1. To pass unfavorable judgment upon; to condemn by an act of	      the judgment; to regard as wrong, unsuitable, or	      inexpedient; to censure; as, to disapprove the conduct of	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refuse official approbation to; to disallow; to decline	      to sanction; as, the sentence of the court-martial was	      disapproved by the commander in chief.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This verb is often followed by of; as, to disapprove of	         an opinion, of such conduct. See {Approve}.	         [1913 Webster]
Disapprover \Dis`ap*prov"er\, n.	   One who disapproves.	   [1913 Webster]
disapproving \disapproving\ adj.	   expressing disapproval.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Disapprovingly \Dis`ap*prov"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a disapproving manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Disard \Dis"ard\, n.	   See {Dizzard}. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disarm \Dis*arm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disarming}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Disarming}.] [OE. desarmen, F. d['e]sarmer; pref. d['e]s-	   (L. dis-) + armer to arm. See {Arm}.]	   1. To deprive of arms; to take away the weapons of; to	      deprive of the means of attack or defense; to render	      defenseless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Security disarms the best-appointed army. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proud was half disarmed of pride. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of the means or the disposition to harm; to	      render harmless or innocuous; as, to disarm a man's wrath.	      [1913 Webster]
Disarmament \Dis*arm"a*ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]sarmement.]	   The act of disarming.	   [1913 Webster]
Disarmature \Dis*ar"ma*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- +	   armature.]	   The act of divesting of armature. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disarmed \Dis*armed"\, a.	   1. Deprived of arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Deprived of claws, and teeth or beaks. --Cussans.	      [1913 Webster]
Disarmer \Dis*arm"er\, n.	   One who disarms.	   [1913 Webster]
disarming \disarming\ adj.	   1. capable of allaying suspicion or hostility and inspiring	      confidence; as, a disarming smile.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. capable of allaying hostility.	      [WordNet 1.5]	disarming \disarming\ n.	   act of reducing or depriving of weapons.	   Syn: disarmament.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disarrange \Dis`ar*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disarranged};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disarranging}.] [Pref. dis- + arrange: cf.	   F. d['e]sarranger.]	   To unsettle or disturb the order or due arrangement of; to	   throw out of order.	   [1913 Webster]
disarranged \disarranged\ adj.	   having the arrangement disturbed; not put in order; as, her	   disarranged hair. Opposite of {arranged}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Disarrangement \Dis`ar*range"ment\, n.	   The act of disarranging, or the state of being disarranged;	   confusion; disorder. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Disarray \Dis`ar*ray"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disarrayed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disarraying}.] [Pref. dis- + array, v.: cf. OF.	   desarroyer, desarreier.]	   1. To throw into disorder; to break the array of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who with fiery steeds	            Oft disarrayed the foes in battle ranged. --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take off the dress of; to unrobe.	      [1913 Webster]	            So, as she bade, the witch they disarrayed.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Disarray \Dis`ar*ray"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]sarroi.]	   1. Want of array or regular order; disorder; confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disrank the troops, set all in disarray. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confused attire; undress. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Disarrayment \Dis`ar*ray"ment\, n.	   Disorder. [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Disarticulate \Dis`ar*tic"u*late\, v. t.	   To sunder; to separate, as joints. -- {Dis`ar*tic`u*la"tion},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disarticulator \Dis`ar*tic"u*la`tor\, n.	   One who disarticulates and prepares skeletons.	   [1913 Webster]
disassemble \dis`as*sem"ble\ v. t.	   1. to take apart; to disconnect the parts of; to convert a	      whole into its constituent pieces.	   Syn: dismantle, take apart, break apart, break up. [PJC]	   2. (Computers) to convert a computer program in machine	      language into an equivalent assembly-language file.	      [PJC]	disassemble \dis`as*sem"ble\ v. i.	   to be able to come apart easily; to be converted into	   constituent parts; as, the rifle disassembles into small	   pieces for concealment.	   [PJC]
disassembler \dis`as*sem"bler\ n. (Computers)	   a computer program that takes as input a computer program in	   machine language and produces an equivalent assembly-language	   file.	   [PJC]
Disassent \Dis`as*sent"\, v. i.	   To dissent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Disassent \Dis`as*sent"\, n.	   Dissent. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disassenter \Dis`as*sent"er\, n.	   One who disassents; a dissenter. [Obs.] --State Trials	   (1634).	   [1913 Webster]
Disassiduity \Dis*as`si*du"i*ty\, n.	   Want of assiduity or care. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disassimilate \Dis`as*sim"i*late\, v. t. (Physiol.)	   To subject to disassimilation.	   [1913 Webster]
Disassimilation \Dis`as*sim`i*la"tion\, n. (Physics)	   The decomposition of complex substances, within the organism,	   into simpler ones suitable only for excretion, with evolution	   of energy, -- a normal nutritional process the reverse of	   assimilation; downward metabolism; -- now more commonly	   called {catabolism}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The breaking down of already existing chemical	         compounds into simpler ones, sometimes called	         disassimilation.                         --Martin.	   [1913 Webster]
Disassimilative \Dis`as*sim"i*la*tive\, a. (Physiol.)	   Having power to disassimilate; of the nature of	   disassimilation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disassimilative processes constitute a marked feature	         in the life of animal cells.             --McKendrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Disassociate \Dis`as*so"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disassociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disassociating}.]	   To disconnect from things associated; to disunite; to	   dissociate. --Florio.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaster \Dis*as"ter\, n. [F. d['e]sastre; pref. d['e]s- (L.	   dis-) + astre star, fr. L. astrum; a word of astrological	   origin. See {Aster}, {Astral}, {Star}.]	   1. An unpropitious or baleful aspect of a planet or star;	      malevolent influence of a heavenly body; hence, an ill	      portent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Disasters in the sun.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An adverse or unfortunate event, esp. a sudden and	      extraordinary misfortune; a calamity; a serious mishap.	      [1913 Webster]	            But noble souls, through dust and heat,	            Rise from disaster and defeat	            The stronger.                         --Longfellow.	   Syn: Calamity; misfortune; mishap; mischance; visitation;	        misadventure; ill luck. See {Calamity}.	        [1913 Webster]	Disaster \Dis*as"ter\, v. t.	   1. To blast by the influence of a baleful star. [Obs.] --Sir	      P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring harm upon; to injure. [R.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Disasterly \Dis*as"ter*ly\, adv.	   Disastrously. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disastrous \Dis*as"trous\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]sastreux. See	   {Disaster}.]	   1. Full of unpropitious stellar influences; unpropitious;	      ill-boding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The moon	            In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attended with suffering or disaster; very unfortunate;	      calamitous; ill-fated; ending in utter failure or ruin;	      as, a disastrous day; a disastrous termination of an	      undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherein I spake of most disastrous chances. --Shak.	      -- {Dis*as"trous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*as"trous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Disattire \Dis`at*tire"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + attire: cf. OF.	   desatirier.]	   To unrobe; to undress. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaugment \Dis`aug*ment"\, v. t.	   To diminish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disauthorize \Dis*au"thor*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of credit or authority; to discredit. [R.] --W.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disavaunce \Dis`a*vaunce"\, v. t. [Cf. {Disadvance}.]	   To retard; to repel; to do damage to. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaventure \Dis`a*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [See {Disadventure},	   {Adventure}.]	   Misfortune. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disaventurous \Dis`a*ven"tur*ous\, a.	   Misadventurous; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disavouch \Dis`a*vouch"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + avouch. Cf.	   {Disavow}.]	   To disavow. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Disavow \Dis`a*vow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disavowed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disavowing}.] [F. d['e]savouer; pref. d['e]s- (L.	   dis-) + avouer to avow. See {Avow}, and cf. {Disavouch}.]	   1. To refuse strongly and solemnly to own or acknowledge; to	      deny responsibility for, approbation of, and the like; to	      disclaim; to disown; as, he was charged with embezzlement,	      but he disavows the crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            A solemn promise made and disavowed.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deny; to show the contrary of; to disprove.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet can they never	            Toss into air the freedom of my birth,	            Or disavow my blood Plantagenet's.    --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]
disavowable \disavowable\ adj.	   able to be disavowed.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Disavowal \Dis`a*vow"al\, n.	   The act of disavowing, disclaiming, or disowning; rejection	   and denial.	   [1913 Webster]	         An earnest disavowal of fear often proceeds from fear.	                                                  --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disavowance \Dis`a*vow"ance\, n.	   Disavowal. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Disavower \Dis`a*vow"er\, n.	   One who disavows.	   [1913 Webster]
Disavowment \Dis`a*vow"ment\, n.	   Disavowal. [R.] --Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disband \Dis*band"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disbanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbanding}.] [Pref. dis- +	   band: cf. OF. desbander, F. d['e]bander, to unbind, unbend.	   See {Band}, and cf. {Disbend}, {Disbind}.]	   1. To loose the bands of; to set free; to disunite; to	      scatter; to disperse; to break up the organization of;	      especially, to dismiss from military service; as, to	      disband an army.	      [1913 Webster]	            They disbanded themselves and returned, every man to	            his own dwelling.                     --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divorce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And therefore . . . she ought to be disbanded.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Disband \Dis*band"\, v. i.	   To become separated, broken up, dissolved, or scattered;	   especially, to quit military service by breaking up	   organization.	   [1913 Webster]	         When both rocks and all things shall disband.	                                                  --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	         Human society would in a short space disband.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbandment \Dis*band"ment\, n.	   The act of disbanding.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbar \Dis*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbarred}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Disbarring}.] (Law)	   To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive	   (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and	   privileges as such. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbark \Dis*bark"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + bark a small ship: cf.	   OF. desbarquer, F. d['e]barquer. Cf. {Debark}, {Disembark}.]	   To disembark. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Disbark \Dis*bark"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + bark rind.]	   To strip of bark; to bark. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbarment \Dis*bar"ment\, n.	   Act of disbarring.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbase \Dis*base"\, v. t. [Cf. {Debase}.]	   To debase or degrade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor you nor your house were so much as spoken of before	         I disbased myself.                       --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbecome \Dis`be*come"\, v. t.	   To misbecome. [Obs.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbelief \Dis*be*lief"\, n.	   The act of disbelieving;; a state of the mind in which one is	   fully persuaded that an opinion, assertion, or doctrine is	   not true; refusal of assent, credit, or credence; denial of	   belief.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our belief or disbelief of a thing does not alter the	         nature of the thing.                     --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         No sadder proof can be given by a man of his own	         littleness that disbelief in great men.  --Carlyle.	   Syn: Distrust; unbelief; incredulity; doubt; skepticism. --	        {Disbelief}, {Unbelief}. Unbelief is a mere failure to	        admit; disbelief is a positive rejection. One may be an	        unbeliever in Christianity from ignorance or want of	        inquiry; a unbeliever has the proofs before him, and	        incurs the guilt of setting them aside. Unbelief is	        usually open to conviction; disbelief is already	        convinced as to the falsity of that which it rejects.	        Men often tell a story in such a manner that we regard	        everything they say with unbelief. Familiarity with the	        worst parts of human nature often leads us into a	        disbelief in many good qualities which really exist	        among men.	        [1913 Webster]
Disbelieve \Dis`be*lieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbelieved};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disbelieving}.]	   Not to believe; to refuse belief or credence to; to hold not	   to be true or actual.	   [1913 Webster]	         Assertions for which there is abundant positive	         evidence are often disbelieved, on account of what is	         called their improbability or impossibility. --J. S.	                                                  Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbeliever \Dis`be*liev"er\, n.	   One who disbelieves, or refuses belief; an unbeliever.	   Specifically, one who does not believe the Christian	   religion. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbench \Dis*bench"\, v. t.	   1. To drive from a bench or seat. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) To deprive (a bencher) of his privileges.	      --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Disbend \Dis*bend\, v. t.	   To unbend. [Obs.] --Stirling.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbind \Dis*bind"\, v. t. [Cf. {Disband}.]	   To unbind; to loosen. [Obs.] --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Disblame \Dis*blame"\, v. t. [OE. desblamen, OF. desblasmer;	   pref. des- (L. dis-) + blasmer, F. bl[^a]mer, to blame.]	   To clear from blame. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbodied \Dis*bod"ied\, a.	   Disembodied. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disboscation \Dis`bos*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. dis- + F. bosquet	   grove.]	   Converting forest land into cleared or arable land; removal	   of a forest. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbowel \Dis*bow"el\, v. t. [See {Bowel}, v. t.]	   To disembowel. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbranch \Dis*branch"\, v. t. [See {Branch}, v.]	   To divest of a branch or branches; to tear off. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disbud \Dis*bud"\, v. t. [See {Bud}, v.] (Hort.)	   To deprive of buds or shoots, as for training, or economizing	   the vital strength of a tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Disburden \Dis*bur"den\, v. t. [See {Burden}, v. t.] [Cf.	   {Disburthen}.]	   To rid of a burden; to free from a load borne or from	   something oppressive; to unload; to disencumber; to relieve.	   [1913 Webster]	         He did it to disburden a conscience.     --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	         My mediations . . . will, I hope, be more calm, being	         thus disburdened.                        --Hammond.	   Syn: To unload; unburden; discharge; free.	        [1913 Webster]	Disburden \Dis*bur"den\, v. i.	   To relieve one's self of a burden; to ease the mind.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disburgeon \Dis*bur"geon\, v. t.	   To strip of burgeons or buds; to disbud. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Disburse \Dis*burse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disbursed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disbursing}.] [OF. desbourser, F. d['e]bourser; pref.	   des- (L. dis-) + bourse purse. See {Burse}, and cf.	   {Dispurse}.]	   To pay out; to expend; -- usually from a public fund or	   treasury.	   [1913 Webster]	         The duty of collecting and disbursing his revenues.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Disbursing officer}, an officer in any department of the	      public service who is charged with the duty of paying out	      public money.	      [1913 Webster]
Disbursement \Dis*burse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]boursement.]	   1. The act of disbursing or paying out.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disbursement of the public moneys. --U. S.	                                                  Statutes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is disbursed or paid out; as, the annual	      disbursements exceed the income.	      [1913 Webster]
Disburser \Dis*burs"er\, n.	   One who disburses money.	   [1913 Webster]
Disburthen \Dis*bur"then\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disburthened};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disburthening}.] [Cf. {Disburden}.]	   To disburden; to relieve of a load. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Disc \Disc\ (d[i^]sk), n. [See {Disk}, {Dish}.]	   A flat round plate; (Biol.) A circular structure either in	   plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc.	   Same as {Disk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Discage \Dis*cage"\, v. t.	   To uncage. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Discal \Disc"al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a disk; as, discal cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Discalceate \Dis*cal"ce*ate\, v. t. [L. discalceatus unshod;	   dis- + calceus shoe.]	   To pull off shoes or sandals from. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Discalceated \Dis*cal"ce*at`ed\, a.	   Deprived off shoes or sandals; unshod; discalced.	   [1913 Webster]
Discalceation \Dis*cal`ce*a"tion\, n.	   The act of pulling off the shoes or sandals. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Discalced \Dis*calced"\, a.	   Unshod; barefooted; -- in distinction from calced. "The	   foundation of houses of discalced friars." --Cardinal	   Manning's St. Teresa.	   [1913 Webster]
Discamp \Dis*camp"\, v. t. [See {Decamp}.]	   To drive from a camp. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Discandy \Dis*can"dy\, v. i.	   To melt; to dissolve; to thaw. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discant \Dis"cant\, n.	   See {Descant}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Discapacitate \Dis*ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t.	   To deprive of capacity; to incapacitate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discard \Dis*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discarded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Discarding}.]	   1. (Card Playing) To throw out of one's hand, as superfluous	      cards; to lay aside (a card or cards).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast off as useless or as no longer of service; to	      dismiss from employment, confidence, or favor; to	      discharge; to turn away.	      [1913 Webster]	            They blame the favorites, and think it nothing	            extraordinary that the queen should . . . resolve to	            discard them.                         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put or thrust away; to reject.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man discards the follies of boyhood. --I. Taylor.	   Syn: To dismiss; displace; discharge; cashier.	        [1913 Webster]	Discard \Dis*card"\, v. i. (Card Playing)	   To make a discard.	   [1913 Webster]	Discard \Dis*card"\, n. (Card Playing)	   The act of discarding; also, the card or cards discarded.	   [1913 Webster]
Discardure \Dis*car"dure\ (?; 135), n.	   Rejection; dismissal. [R.] --Hayter.	   [1913 Webster]
Discarnate \Dis*car"nate\, a. [L. dis- + carnatus fleshy, fr.	   caro, carnis, flesh.]	   Stripped of flesh. [Obs.] "Discarnate bones." --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Discase \Dis*case"\, v. t.	   To strip; to undress. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Discede \Dis*cede"\, v. i. [L. discedere; dis- + cedere to	   yield.]	   To yield or give up; to depart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I dare not discede from my copy a tittle. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Discept \Dis*cept"\, v. i. [L. disceptare.]	   To debate; to discuss. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One dissertates, he is candid;	         Two must discept, -- has distinguished.  --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Disceptation \Dis`cep*ta"tion\, n. [L. disceptatio.]	   Controversy; disputation; discussion. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Verbose janglings and endless disceptations. --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Disceptator \Dis`cep*ta"tor\, n. [L.]	   One who arbitrates or decides. [R.] --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Discern \Dis*cern"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discerned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Discerning}.] [F. discerner, L. discernere,	   discretum; dis- + cernere to separate, distinguish. See	   {Certain}, and cf. {Discreet}.]	   1. To see and identify by noting a difference or differences;	      to note the distinctive character of; to discriminate; to	      distinguish.	      [1913 Webster]	            To discern such buds as are fit to produce blossoms.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A counterfeit stone which thine eye can not discern	            from a right stone.                   --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To see by the eye or by the understanding; to perceive and	      recognize; as, to discern a difference.	      [1913 Webster]	            And [I] beheld among the simple ones, I discerned	            among the youths, a young man void of understanding.	                                                  --Prov. vii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our unassisted sight . . . is not acute enough to	            discern the minute texture of visible objects.	                                                  --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wake, and I discern the truth.      --Tennyson.	   Syn: To perceive; distinguish; discover; penetrate;	        discriminate; espy; descry; detect. See {Perceive}.	        [1913 Webster]	Discern \Dis*cern"\, v. i.	   1. To see or understand the difference; to make distinction;	      as, to discern between good and evil, truth and falsehood.	      [1913 Webster]	            More than sixscore thousand that cannot discern	            between their right hand their left.  --Jonah iv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make cognizance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Discernance \Dis*cern"ance\, n.	   Discernment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discerner \Dis*cern"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, discerns, distinguishes, perceives,	   or judges; as, a discerner of truth, of right and wrong.	   [1913 Webster]	         A great observer and discerner of men's natures.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Discernible \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 ideas is discernible by the understanding.	   [1913 Webster]	         The effect of the privations and sufferings . . . was	         discernible to the last in his temper and deportment.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Perceptible; distinguishable; apparent; visible;	        evident; manifest.	        [1913 Webster]
Discernibleness \Dis*cern"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being discernible.	   [1913 Webster]
Discernibly \Dis*cern"i*bly\, adv.	   In a manner to be discerned; perceptibly; visibly. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Discerning \Dis*cern"ing\, a.	   Acute; shrewd; sagacious; sharp-sighted. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Discerningly \Dis*cern"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a discerning manner; with judgment; judiciously; acutely.	   --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]
Discernment \Dis*cern"ment\, n. [Cf. F. discernement.]	   1. The act of discerning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power or faculty of the mind by which it distinguishes	      one thing from another; power of viewing differences in	      objects, and their relations and tendencies; penetrative	      and discriminate mental vision; acuteness; sagacity;	      insight; as, the errors of youth often proceed from the	      want of discernment.	   Syn: Judgment; acuteness; discrimination; penetration;	        sagacity; insight. -- {Discernment}, {Penetration},	        {Discrimination}. Discernment is keenness and accuracy	        of mental vision; penetration is the power of seeing	        deeply into a subject in spite of everything that	        intercepts the view; discrimination is a capacity of	        tracing out minute distinctions and the nicest shades of	        thought. A discerning man is not easily misled; one of a	        penetrating mind sees a multitude of things which escape	        others; a discriminating judgment detects the slightest	        differences.	        [1913 Webster]
Discerp \Dis*cerp"\, v. t. [L. discerpere, discerptum; dis- +	   carpere to pluck.]	   1. To tear in pieces; to rend. [R.] --Stukeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate; to disunite. [R.] --Bp. Hurd. Discerpibility
Discerpibility \Dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty\, Discerptibility
\Dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability or liableness to be discerped. [R.] --Wollaston.	   Discerpible
Discerpible \Dis*cerp"i*ble\, Discerptible \Dis*cerp"ti*ble\, a.	   [See {Discerp}.]	   Capable of being discerped. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discerption \Dis*cerp"tion\, n. [L. discerptio.]	   The act of pulling to pieces, or of separating the parts.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Discerptive \Dis*cerp"tive\, a.	   Tending to separate or disunite parts. --Encys. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Discession \Dis*ces"sion\, n. [L. discessio, fr. discedere,	   discessum. See {Discede}.]	   Departure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discharged}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Discharging}.] [OE. deschargen, dischargen, OF.	   deschargier, F. d['e]charger; pref. des- (L. dis) + chargier,	   F. charger. See {Charge}.]	   1. To relieve of a charge, load, or burden; to empty of a	      load or cargo; to unburden; to unload; as, to discharge a	      vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free of the missile with which anything is charged or	      loaded; to let go the charge of; as, to discharge a bow,	      catapult, etc.; especially, said of firearms, -- to fire	      off; to shoot off; also, to relieve from a state of	      tension, as a Leyden jar.	      [1913 Webster]	            The galleys also did oftentimes, out of their prows,	            discharge their great pieces against the city.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Feeling in other cases discharges itself in indirect	            muscular actions.                     --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To of something weighing upon or impeding over one, as a	      debt, claim, obligation, responsibility, accusation, etc.;	      to absolve; to acquit; to clear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discharged of business, void of strife. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            In one man's fault discharge another man of his	            duty.                                 --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To relieve of an office or employment; to send away from	      service; to dismiss.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discharge the common sort	            With pay and thanks.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grindal . . . was discharged the government of his	            see.                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To release legally from confinement; to set at liberty;	      as, to discharge a prisoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To put forth, or remove, as a charge or burden; to take	      out, as that with which anything is loaded or filled; as,	      to discharge a cargo.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To let fly, as a missile; to shoot.	      [1913 Webster]	            They do discharge their shot of courtesy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To set aside; to annul; to dismiss.	      [1913 Webster]	            We say such an order was "discharged on appeal."	                                                  --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	            The order for Daly's attendance was discharged.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To throw off the obligation of, as a duty or debt; to	      relieve one's self of, by fulfilling conditions,	      performing duty, trust, and the like; hence, to perform or	      execute, as an office, or part.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had I a hundred tongues, a wit so large	            As could their hundred offices discharge. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To send away (a creditor) satisfied by payment; to pay	       one's debt or obligation to. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             If he had	             The present money to discharge the Jew. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To give forth; to emit or send out; as, a pipe discharges	       water; to let fly; to give expression to; to utter; as,	       to discharge a horrible oath.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To prohibit; to forbid. [Scot. Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Textile Dyeing & Printing) To bleach out or to remove or	       efface, as by a chemical process; as, to discharge the	       color from a dyed fabric in order to form light figures	       on a dark ground.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Discharging arch} (Arch.), an arch over a door, window, or	      other opening, to distribute the pressure of the wall	      above. See Illust. of {Lintel}.	   {Discharging piece}, {Discharging strut} (Arch.), a piece set	      to carry thrust or weight to a solid point of support.	   {Discharging rod} (Elec.), a bent wire, with knobs at both	      ends, and insulated by a glass handle. It is employed for	      discharging a Leyden jar or an electrical battery. See	      {Discharger}.	   Syn: See {Deliver}.	        [1913 Webster]	Discharge \Dis*charge"\, v. i.	   To throw off or deliver a load, charge, or burden; to unload;	   to emit or give vent to fluid or other contents; as, the	   water pipe discharges freely.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cloud, if it were oily or fatty, would not	         discharge.                               --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Discharge \Dis*charge"\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]charge. See	   {Discharge}, v. t.]	   1. The act of discharging; the act of relieving of a charge	      or load; removal of a load or burden; unloading; as, the	      discharge of a ship; discharge of a cargo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firing off; explosive removal of a charge; explosion;	      letting off; as, a discharge of arrows, of artillery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Act of relieving of something which oppresses or weighs	      upon one, as an obligation, liability, debt, accusation,	      etc.; acquittance; as, the discharge of a debtor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Act of removing, or getting rid of, an obligation,	      liability, etc.; fulfillment, as by the payment of a debt,	      or the performance of a trust or duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indefatigable in the discharge of business.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing can absolve us from the discharge of those	            duties.                               --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Release or dismissal from an office, employment, etc.;	      dismission; as, the discharge of a workman by his	      employer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the	      discharge of a prisoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The state of being discharged or relieved of a debt,	      obligation, office, and the like; acquittal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too secure of our discharge	            From penalty.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. That which discharges or releases from an obligation,	      liability, penalty, etc., as a price of ransom, a legal	      document.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death, who sets all free,	            Hath paid his ransom now and full discharge.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A flowing or issuing out; emission; vent; evacuation;	      also, that which is discharged or emitted; as, a rapid	      discharge of water from the pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hemorrhage being stopped, the next occurrence is	            a thin serous discharge.              --S. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Elec.) The equalization of a difference of electric	       potential between two points. The character of the	       discharge is mostly determined by the nature of the	       medium through which it takes place, the amount of the	       difference of potential, and the form of the terminal	       conductors on which the difference exists. The discharge	       may be alternating, continuous, brush, connective,	       disruptive, glow, oscillatory, stratified, etc.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Charge and discharge}. (Equity Practice) See under {Charge},	      n.	   {Paralytic discharge} (Physiol.), the increased secretion	      from a gland resulting from the cutting of all of its	      nerves.	      [1913 Webster]
Discharger \Dis*char"ger\, n.	   One who, or that which, discharges. Specifically, in	   electricity, an instrument for discharging a Leyden jar, or	   electrical battery, by making a connection between the two	   surfaces; a discharging rod.	   [1913 Webster]
Dischevele \Dis*chev"ele\, a.	   Disheveled. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dischurch \Dis*church"\, v. t.	   To deprive of status as a church, or of membership in a	   church. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Discide \Dis*cide"\, v. t. [L. discidere; dis- + caedere to	   cut.]	   To divide; to cleave in two. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disciferous \Dis*cif"er*ous\, a. [Disc- + -ferous.]	   Bearing disks. Discifloral
Discifloral \Dis`ci*flo"ral\, Disciflorous \Dis`ci*flo"rous\, a.	   [See {Disk}, and {Floral}.] (Bot.)	   Bearing the stamens on a discoid outgrowth of the receptacle;	   -- said of a subclass of plants. Cf. {Calycifloral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disciform \Dis"ci*form\, a.	   Discoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Discina \Dis*ci"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. discus disk, Gr. ?.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of Branchiopoda, having a disklike shell, attached by	   one valve, which is perforated by the peduncle.	   [1913 Webster]
Discinct \Dis*cinct\, a. [L. discinctus, p. p. of discingere to	   ungird; dis- + cingere to gird.]	   Ungirded; loosely dressed. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Discind \Dis*cind"\, v. t. [L. discindere; dis- + scindere to	   cut, split.]	   To part; to divide. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disciple \Dis*ci"ple\, n. [OE. disciple, deciple, OF. disciple,	   fr. L. discipulus, fr. discere to learn (akin to docere to	   teach; see {Docile}) + prob. a root meaning to turn or drive,	   as in L. pellere to drive (see {Pulse}).]	   One who receives instruction from another; a scholar; a	   learner; especially, a follower who has learned to believe in	   the truth of the doctrine of his teacher; an adherent in	   doctrine; as, the disciples of Plato; the disciples of our	   Savior.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The disciples}, or {The twelve disciples}, the twelve	      selected companions of Jesus; -- also called {the	      apostles}.	   {Disciples of Christ}. See {Christian}, n., 3, and	      {Campbellite}.	   Syn: Learner; scholar; pupil; follower; adherent.	        [1913 Webster]	Disciple \Dis*ci"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discipled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Discipling}.]	   1. To teach; to train. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That better were in virtues discipled. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To punish; to discipline. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make disciples of; to convert to doctrines or	      principles. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sending missionaries to disciple all nations. --E.	                                                  D. Griffin.	      [1913 Webster]
Discipleship \Dis*ci"ple*ship\, n.	   The state of being a disciple or follower in doctrines and	   precepts. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Discipless \Dis*ci"pless\, n.	   A female disciple. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disciplinable \Dis"ci*plin*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. disciplinable. See	   {Discipline}.]	   1. Capable of being disciplined or improved by instruction	      and training.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable or deserving to be disciplined; subject to	      disciplinary punishment; as, a disciplinable offense.	      [1913 Webster]
Disciplinableness \Dis"ci*plin*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being improvable by discipline. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Disciplinal \Dis"ci*plin*al\, a.	   Relating to discipline. --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Disciplinant \Dis"ci*plin*ant\, n. [See {Discipline}.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   A flagellant. See {Flagellant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disciplinarian \Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an\, a.	   Pertaining to discipline. "Displinarian system." --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]	Disciplinarian \Dis`ci*plin*a"ri*an\, n.	   1. One who disciplines; one who excels in training,	      especially with training, especially with regard to order	      and obedience; one who enforces rigid discipline; a	      stickler for the observance of rules and methods of	      training; as, he is a better disciplinarian than scholar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Puritan or Presbyterian; -- because of rigid adherence	      to religious or church discipline. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Disciplinary \Dis"ci*plin*a*ry\, a. [LL. disciplinarius	   flogging: cf. F. disciplinaire.]	   Pertaining to discipline; intended for discipline;	   corrective; belonging to a course of training.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those canons . . . were only disciplinary. --Bp. Ferne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The evils of the . . . are disciplinary and remedial.	                                                  --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]
Discipline \Dis`ci*pline\, n. [F. discipline, L. disciplina,	   from discipulus. See {Disciple}.]	   1. The treatment suited to a disciple or learner; education;	      development of the faculties by instruction and exercise;	      training, whether physical, mental, or moral.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wife and children are a kind of discipline of	            humanity.                             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discipline aims at the removal of bad habits and the	            substitution of good ones, especially those of	            order, regularity, and obedience.     --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Training to act in accordance with established rules;	      accustoming to systematic and regular action; drill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their wildness lose, and, quitting nature's part,	            Obey the rules and discipline of art. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subjection to rule; submissiveness to order and control;	      habit of obedience.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most perfect, who have their passions in the	            best discipline, are yet obliged to be constantly on	            their guard.                          --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Severe training, corrective of faults; instruction by	      means of misfortune, suffering, punishment, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sharp discipline of half a century had sufficed to	            educate us.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Correction; chastisement; punishment inflicted by way of	      correction and training.	      [1913 Webster]	            Giving her the discipline of the strap. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The subject matter of instruction; a branch of knowledge.	      --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Eccl.) The enforcement of methods of correction against	      one guilty of ecclesiastical offenses; reformatory or	      penal action toward a church member.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (R. C. Ch.) Self-inflicted and voluntary corporal	      punishment, as penance, or otherwise; specifically, a	      penitential scourge.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Eccl.) A system of essential rules and duties; as, the	      Romish or Anglican discipline.	   Syn: Education; instruction; training; culture; correction;	        chastisement; punishment.	        [1913 Webster]	Discipline \Dis"ci*pline\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disciplined}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disciplining}.] [Cf. LL. disciplinarian to	   flog, fr. L. disciplina discipline, and F. discipliner to	   discipline.]	   1. To educate; to develop by instruction and exercise; to	      train.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 habit of obedience in; to drill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ill armed, and worse disciplined.     --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mind . . . imperfectly disciplined by nature.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To improve by corrective and penal methods; to chastise;	      to correct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Has he disciplined Aufidius soundly?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To inflict ecclesiastical censures and penalties upon.	   Syn: To train; form; teach; instruct; bring up; regulate;	        correct; chasten; chastise; punish.	        [1913 Webster]
Discipliner \Dis"ci*plin*er\, n.	   One who disciplines.	   [1913 Webster]
disc jockey \disc" jock`ey\ (d[i^]sk" j[o^]k`[y^]), n.	   a person who plays records or compact disks of recorded	   music; especially, a person who selects and plays recorded	   music for broadcast over the radio, often making comments	   about the music or other topics and also announcing	   commercial advertising messages; also, one who plays recorded	   music at a dance or social gathering, especially as a	   profession. [Also spelled {disk jockey}.]	   Syn: DJ. [PJC]
Disclaim \Dis*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclaimed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disclaiming}.]	   1. To renounce all claim to deny; ownership of, or	      responsibility for; to disown; to disavow; to reject.	      [1913 Webster]	            He calls the gods to witness their offense;	            Disclaims the war, asserts his innocence. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He disclaims the authority of Jesus.  --Farmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deny, as a claim; to refuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The payment was irregularly made, if not disclaimed.	                                                  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To relinquish or deny having a claim; to disavow	      another's claim; to decline accepting, as an estate,	      interest, or office. --Burrill.	   Syn: To disown; disavow; renounce; repudiate.	        [1913 Webster]	Disclaim \Dis*claim"\, v. t.	   To disavow or renounce all part, claim, or share.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Disclaim in}, {Disclaim from}, to disown; to disavow. [Obs.]	      "Nature disclaims in thee." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Disclaimer \Dis*claim"er\, n.	   1. One who disclaims, disowns, or renounces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A denial, disavowal, or renunciation, as of a title,	      claim, interest, estate, or trust; relinquishment or	      waiver of an interest or estate. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A public disavowal, as of pretensions, claims, opinions,	      and the like. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Disclamation \Dis`cla*ma"tion\, n.	   A disavowing or disowning. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disclame \Dis*clame"\, v. t.	   To disclaim; to expel. [Obs.] "Money did love disclame."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disclaunder \Dis*claun"der\, v. t. [From OE. disclaundre, n.,	   for sclandre, esclandre, OF. esclandre. See {Sclaundre},	   {Slander}.]	   To injure one's good name; to slander. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discloak \Dis*cloak"\, v. t.	   To take off a cloak from; to uncloak. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disclose \Dis*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disclosed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disclosing}.] [OE. desclosen, disclosen, fr. disclos,	   desclos, not shut in, open, OF. desclos, p. p. of desclore to	   open, F. d['e]clore; pref. des- (L. dis-) + clore to shut,	   fr. L. claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Disclusion}.]	   1. To unclose; to open; -- applied esp. to eggs in the sense	      of to hatch.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ostrich layeth her eggs under sand, where the	            heat of the discloseth them.          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove a cover or envelope from;; to set free from	      inclosure; to uncover.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shells being broken, . . . the stone included in	            them is thereby disclosed and set at liberty.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lay open or expose to view; to cause to appear; to	      bring to light; to reveal.	      [1913 Webster]	            How softly on the Spanish shore she plays,	            Disclosing rock, and slope, and forest brown!	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her lively looks a sprightly mind disclose. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make known, as that which has been kept secret or	      hidden; to reveal; to expose; as, events have disclosed	      his designs.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I disclose my passion,	            Our friendship 's an end.             --Addison.	   Syn: To uncover; open; unveil; discover; reveal; divulge;	        tell; utter.	        [1913 Webster]	Disclose \Dis*close"\, n.	   Disclosure. [Obs.] --Shak. Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Disclosed \Dis*closed"\, p. a. (Her.)	   Represented with wings expanded; -- applied to doves and	   other birds not of prey. --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Discloser \Dis*clos"er\, n.	   One who discloses.	   [1913 Webster]
Disclosure \Dis*clo"sure\ (?; 135), n. [See {Disclose}, v. t.,	   and cf. {Closure}.]	   1. The act of disclosing, uncovering, or revealing; bringing	      to light; exposure.	      [1913 Webster]	            He feels it [his secret] beating at his heart,	            rising to his throat, and demanding disclosure. --D.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is disclosed or revealed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were the disclosures of 1695 forgotten? --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Discloud \Dis*cloud"\, v. t.	   To clear from clouds. [Archaic] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Disclout \Dis*clout"\, v. t.	   To divest of a clout. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disclusion \Dis*clu"sion\, n. [L. disclusio, fr. discludere,	   disclusum, to separate. See {Disclose}.]	   A shutting off; exclusion. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoast \Dis*coast"\, v. i. [Pref. dis- + coast: cf. It.	   discostare.]	   To depart; to quit the coast (that is, the side or border) of	   anything; to be separated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As far as heaven and earth discoasted lie. --G.	                                                  Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	         To discoast from the plain and simple way of speech.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoblastic \Dis`co*blas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? disk + ? to grow.]	   (Biol.)	   Applied to a form of egg cleavage seen in osseous fishes,	   which occurs only in a small disk that separates from the	   rest of the egg.	   [1913 Webster]
Discobolus \Dis*cob"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Discoboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ?;	   ? a discu + ? to throw.] (Fine Arts)	   (a) A thrower of the discus.	   (b) A statue of an athlete holding the discus, or about to	       throw it.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Discobolus of Myron was a famous statue of	         antiquity, and several copies or imitations of it have	         been preserved.	         [1913 Webster]
Discodactyl \Dis`co*dac"tyl\, n. [See {Discodactylia}.] (Zool.)	   One of the tree frogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Discodactylia \Dis`co*dac*tyl"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? disk	   + ? finger.] (Zool.)	   A division of amphibians having suctorial disks on the toes,	   as the tree frogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Discodactylous \Dis`co*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having sucking disks on the toes, as the tree frogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoherent \Dis`co*her"ent\, a.	   Incoherent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discoid \Dis"coid\, a. [Gr. ? quoit-shaped, ? a round plate,	   quoit + e'i^dos form, shape: cf. F. disco["i]de. See {Disk}.]	   Having the form of a disk, as those univalve shells which	   have the whorls in one plane, so as to form a disk, as the	   pearly nautilus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Discoid flower} (Bot.), a compound flower, consisting of	      tubular florets only, as a tansy, lacking the rays which	      are seen in the daisy and sunflower.	      [1913 Webster]	Discoid \Dis"coid\, n.	   Anything having the form of a discus or disk; particularly, a	   discoid shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoidal \Dis*coid"al\, a. [Cf. F. disco["i]dal.]	   Disk-shaped; discoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Discolith \Dis"co*lith\, n. [Gr. ? a round plate + -lith.]	   (Biol.)	   One of a species of coccoliths, having an oval discoidal	   body, with a thick strongly refracting rim, and a thinner	   central portion. One of them measures about 1/50000 of an	   inch in its longest diameter.	   [1913 Webster]
Discolor \Dis*col"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discolored}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Discoloring}.] [OE. descolouren, OF. descolorer, F.	   d['e]colorer, fr. L. dis- + cololare, coloratum, to color,	   color color. See {Color}.] [Written also {discolour}.]	   1. To alter the natural hue or color of; to change to a	      different color; to stain; to tinge; as, a drop of wine	      will discolor water; silver is discolored by sea water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alter the true complexion or appearance of; to put a	      false hue upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            To discolor all your ideas.           --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Discolorate \Dis*col"or*ate\, v. t.	   To discolor. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoloration \Dis*col`or*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. decoloration.]	   1. The act of discoloring, or the state of being discolored;	      alteration of hue or appearance. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A discolored spot; a stain. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
discolored \dis*col"ored\, a.	   1. Altered in color; stained; spotted or streaked with	      foreign matter.	   Syn: discoloured. [1913 Webster]	   2. Variegated; of divers colors. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That ever wore discolored arms.       --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
discolour \discolour\ v.	   same as {discolor}. [Brit.]	   Syn: discolor, colour, change color.	        [WordNet 1.5]
discoloured \discoloured\ adj.	   same as {discolored}; as, discoloured paneling. [Brit.]	   Syn: discolored.	        [WordNet 1.5]
discombobulate \discombobulate\ v.	   to cause to be confused; confuse emotionally.	   Syn: confuse, flurry, consternate, disconcert, put off,	        bewilder, bemuse, throw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
discombobulated \discombobulated\ adj.	   confused; upset; as, the hecklers pelted the discombobulated	   speaker with anything that came to hand.	   Syn: discomfited, discomfitted, disconcerted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomfited}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Discomfiting}.] [OF. desconfit, p. p. of	   desconfire, F. d['e]confire; fr. L. dis- + conficere to make	   ready, prepare, bring about. See {Comfit}, {Fact}.]	   1. To scatter in fight; to put to rout; to defeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            And his proud foes discomfit in victorious field.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break up and frustrate the plans of; to balk? to throw	      into perplexity and dejection; to disconcert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well, go with me and be not so discomfited. --Shak.	   Syn: To defeat; overthrow; overpower; vanquish; conquer;	        baffle; frustrate; confound; discourage.	        [1913 Webster]	Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, a.	   Discomfited; overthrown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Discomfit \Dis*com"fit\, n.	   Rout; overthrow; discomfiture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a discomfit as shall quite despoil him. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] discomfited
discomfited \discomfited\ discomfitted \discomfitted\adj.	   1. thwarted; -- used especially of feelings of defeat and	      discouragement.	   Syn: baffled, balked, discouraged, frustrated, disconcerted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {discombobulated}.	   Syn: discombobulated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	discomfited \discomfited\ n. pl.	   people who are defeated.	   Syn: defeated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Discomfiture \Dis*com"fi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. desconfiture,	   F. d['e]confiture. See {Discomfort}, v. t., and cf.	   {Comfiture}.]	   The act of discomfiting, or the state of being discomfited;	   rout; overthrow; defeat; frustration; confusion and	   dejection.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every man's sword was against his fellow, and there was	         a very great discomfiture.               --1 Sam. xiv.	                                                  20.	   [1913 Webster]	         A hope destined to end . . . in discomfiture and	         disgrace.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Discomfort \Dis*com"fort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomforted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomforting}.] [OF. desconforter, F.	   d['e]conforter, to discourage; pref. des- (L dis-) +	   conforter. See {Comfort}.]	   1. To discourage; to deject.	      [1913 Webster]	            His funeral shall not be in our camp,	            Lest it discomfort us.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy or disturb the comfort of; to deprive of quiet	      enjoyment; to make uneasy; to pain; as, a smoky chimney	      discomforts a family.	      [1913 Webster]	Discomfort \Dis*com"fort\, n. [OF. desconfort, F. d['e]confort.	   See {Discomfort}, v. t.]	   1. Discouragement. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of comfort; uneasiness, mental or physical;	      disturbance of peace; inquietude; pain; distress; sorrow.	      "An age of spiritual discomfort." --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strive against all the discomforts of thy	            sufferings.                           --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Discomfortable \Dis*com"fort*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF.	   desconfortable.]	   1. Causing discomfort; occasioning uneasiness; making sad.	      [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of comfort; uncomfortable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A labyrinth of little discomfortable garrets.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      -- {Dis*com"fort*a*ble*ness}, n. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Discommend \Dis`com*mend"\, v. t.	   1. To mention with disapprobation; to blame; to disapprove.	      [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            By commending something in him that is good, and	            discommending the same fault in others. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose to censure or ill favor; to put out of the good	      graces of any one.	      [1913 Webster]	            A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]
Discommendable \Dis`com*mend"a*ble\	   (d[i^]s`k[o^]m*m[e^]nd"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Deserving, disapprobation or blame. --	   {Dis`com*mend"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Discommendation \Dis*com`men*da"tion\, n.	   Blame; censure; reproach. [R.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Discommender \Dis`com*mend"er\, n.	   One who discommends; a dispraiser. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Discommission \Dis`com*mis"sion\, v. t.	   To deprive of a commission or trust. [R.] --Laud.	   [1913 Webster]
Discommodate \Dis*com"mo*date\, v. t. [L. dis- + commodatus, p.	   p. of commodare to make fit or suitable, fr. commodus fit,	   commodious. See {Commodious}, and cf. {Discommode}.]	   To discommode. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Discommode \Dis`com*mode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discommoded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Discommoding}.] [See {Discommodate}.]	   To put inconvenience; to incommode; to trouble. [R.]	   Syn: To incommode; annoy; inconvenience.	        [1913 Webster]
Discommodious \Dis`com*mo"di*ous\, a.	   Inconvenient; troublesome; incommodious. [R.] --Spenser. --	   {Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`com*mo"di*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Discommodity \Dis`com*mod"i*ty\, n.	   Disadvantage; inconvenience. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Discommon \Dis*com"mon\, v. t.	   1. To deprive of the right of common. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of privileges. [R.] --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To deprive of commonable quality, as lands, by	      inclosing or appropriating. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Discommunity \Dis`com*mu"ni*ty\, n.	   A lack of common possessions, properties, or relationship.	   [1913 Webster]	         Community of embryonic structure reveals community of	         descent; but dissimilarity of embryonic development	         does not prove discommunity of descent.  --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Discompany \Dis*com"pa*ny\, v. t.	   To free from company; to dissociate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It she be alone now, and discompanied.   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Discomplexion \Dis`com*plex"ion\, v. t.	   To change the complexion or hue of. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Discompliance \Dis`com*pli"ance\, n.	   Failure or refusal to comply; noncompliance.	   [1913 Webster]	         A compliance will discommend me to Mr. Coventry, and a	         discompliance to my lord chancellor.     --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Discompose \Dis`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discomposed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Discomposing}.] [Pref. dis- + compose: cf.	   OF. decomposer, F. d['e]composer.]	   1. To disarrange; to interfere with; to disturb; to disorder;	      to unsettle; to break up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or discomposed the headdress of a prude. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw into disorder; to ruffle; to destroy the	      composure or equanimity; to agitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opposition . . . discomposeth the mind's serenity.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put out of place or service; to discharge; to displace.	      [Obs.] --Bacon.	   Syn: To disorder; derange; unsettle; disturb; disconcert;	        agitate; ruffle; fret; vex.	        [1913 Webster]
Discomposed \Dis`com*posed"\, a.	   Disordered; disturbed; disquieted. -- {Dis`com*pos"ed*ly},	   adv. -- {Dis`com*pos"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Discomposition \Dis*com`po*si"tion\, n.	   Inconsistency; discordance. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Discomposure \Dis`com*po"sure\ (?; 135), n.	   1. The state of being discomposed; disturbance; disorder;	      agitation; perturbation.	      [1913 Webster]	            No discomposure stirred her features. --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discordance; disagreement of parts. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Discompt \Dis*compt"\, v. t. [See {Discount}.]	   To discount. See {Discount}. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconcerted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconcerting}.] [Pref. dis- + concert: cf.	   OF. desconcerter, F. d['e]concerter.]	   1. To break up the harmonious progress of; to throw into	      disorder or confusion; as, the emperor disconcerted the	      plans of his enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confuse the faculties of; to disturb the composure of;	      to discompose; to abash.	      [1913 Webster]	            The embrace disconcerted the daughter-in-law	            somewhat, as the caresses of old gentlemen unshorn	            and perfumed with tobacco might well do.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   Syn: To discompose; derange; ruffle; confuse; disturb;	        defeat; frustrate.	        [1913 Webster]	Disconcert \Dis`con*cert"\, n.	   Want of concert; disagreement. --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
disconcerting \disconcerting\ adj.	   hard to deal with; causing uncertainty or confusion about how	   to act or react.	   Syn: awkward, embarrassing, off-putting, sticky, tight,	        unenviable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disconcertion \Dis`con*cer"tion\, n.	   The act of disconcerting, or state of being disconcerted;	   discomposure; perturbation. [R.] --State Trials (1794).	   [1913 Webster]
Disconducive \Dis`con*du"cive\, a.	   Not conductive; impeding; disadvantageous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disconformable \Dis`con*form"a*ble\, a.	   Not conformable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disconformable in religion from us.      --Stow (1603).	   [1913 Webster]
Disconformity \Dis`con*form"i*ty\, n.	   Want of conformity or correspondence; inconsistency;	   disagreement.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those . . . in some disconformity to ourselves.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disagreement and disconformity betwixt the speech and	         the conception of the mind.              --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Discongruity \Dis`con*gru"i*ty\, n.	   Incongruity; disagreement; unsuitableness. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Disconnect \Dis`con*nect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disconnected};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disconnecting}.]	   To dissolve the union or connection of; to disunite; to	   sever; to separate; to disperse.	   [1913 Webster]	         The commonwealth itself would . . . be disconnected	         into the dust and powder of individuality. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         This restriction disconnects bank paper and the	         precious metals.                         --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
disconnected \disconnected\ adj.	   1. marked by or composed of disconnected parts or sounds.	      [Narrower terms: {staccato (vs. legato)}]	   Syn: abrupt, broken off(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. not switched on or not connected to a power source; -- of	      electrical equipment. [Narrower terms: {off-line (vs.	      on-line), offline, off line(predicate)}; {unplugged}]	   Syn: not ready, off.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. noncontinuous; not continuing in time or space. Opposite	      of {continuous}.	   Syn: disrupted, discontinuous.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   4. unconnected, detached. Opposite of {connected}.	   Syn: disjoined, separate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. lacking orderly continuity; illogical or seemingly	      irrational; as, disconnected fragments of a story.	   Syn: confused, disjointed, disordered, disorganized,	        desultory, garbled, illogical, rambling, scattered,	        unconnected.	        [WordNet 1.5]
disconnectedness \disconnectedness\ n.	   the state of being disconnected.	   Syn: disjunction, disjuncture, disconnection.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disconnection \Dis`con*nec"tion\, n.	   The act of disconnecting, or state of being disconnected;	   separation; want of union.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing was therefore to be left in all the subordinate	         members but weakness, disconnection, and confusion.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disconsecrate \Dis*con"se*crate\, v. t.	   To deprive of consecration or sacredness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disconsent \Dis`con*sent"\ (d[i^]s`k[o^]n*s[e^]nt"), v. i.	   To differ; to disagree; to dissent. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disconsolacy \Dis*con"so*la`cy\, n.	   The state of being disconsolate. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Disconsolate \Dis*con"so*late\, n.	   Disconsolateness. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Disconsolate \Dis*con"so*late\, a. [LL. disconsolatus; L. dis- +	   consolatus, p. p. of consolari to console. See {Console}, v.	   t.]	   1. Destitute of consolation; deeply dejected and dispirited;	      hopelessly sad; comfortless; filled with grief; as, a	      bereaved and disconsolate parent.	      [1913 Webster]	            One morn a Peri at the gate	            Of Eden stood disconsolate.           --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ladies and the knights, no shelter nigh,	            Were dropping wet, disconsolate and wan. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inspiring dejection; saddening; cheerless; as, the	      disconsolate darkness of the winter nights. --Ray.	   Syn: Forlorn; melancholy; sorrowful; desolate; woeful;	        hopeless; gloomy. -- {Dis*con"so*late*ly}, adv. --	        {Dis*con"so*late*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Disconsolated \Dis*con"so*la`ted\, a.	   Disconsolate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A poor, disconsolated, drooping creature. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Disconsolation \Dis*con`so*la"tion\, n.	   Dejection; grief. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\ (d[i^]s`k[o^]n*t[e^]nt"), a.	   Not content; discontented; dissatisfied. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Passion seemed to be much discontent, but Patience was	         very quiet.                              --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discontented};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Discontenting}.]	   To deprive of content; to make uneasy; to dissatisfy.	   --Suckling.	   [1913 Webster]	Discontent \Dis`con*tent"\, n.	   1. Want of content; uneasiness and inquietude of mind;	      dissatisfaction; disquiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now is the winter of our discontent	            Made glorious summer by this sun of York. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rapacity of his father's administration had	            excited such universal discontent.    --Hallam	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A discontented person; a malcontent. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus was the Scotch nation full of discontents.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Discontentation \Dis*con`ten*ta"tion\, n.	   Discontent. [Obs.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontented \Dis`con*tent"ed\, p. p. & a.	   Dissatisfied; uneasy in mind; malcontent.	   [1913 Webster]	         And every one that was in distress, and every one that	         was in debt, and every one that was discontented,	         gathered themselves unto him.            --1 Sam. xxii.	                                                  2.	   -- {Dis`con*tent"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`con*tent"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontentful \Dis`con*tent"ful\, a.	   Full of discontent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discontenting \Dis`con*tent"ing\, a.	   1. Discontented. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing discontent; dissatisfying. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Discontentive \Dis`con*tent"ive\, a.	   Relating or tending to discontent. [R.] "Pride is ever	   discontentive." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontentment \Dis`con*tent"ment\, n.	   The state of being discontented; uneasiness; inquietude.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontinuable \Dis`con*tin"u*a*ble\, a.	   Admitting of being discontinued. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discontinuance \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; as, a	      discontinuance of conversation or intercourse;	      discontinuance of a highway or of travel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A breaking off or interruption of an estate, which	          happened when an alienation was made by a tenant in	          tail, or other tenant, seized in right of another, of	          a larger estate than the tenant was entitled to,	          whereby the party ousted or injured was driven to his	          real action, and could not enter. This effect of such	          alienation is now obviated by statute in both England	          and the United States.	      (b) The termination of an action in practice by the	          voluntary act of the plaintiff; an entry on the record	          that the plaintiff discontinues his action.	      (c) That technical interruption of the proceedings in	          pleading in an action, which follows where a defendant	          does not answer the whole of the plaintiff's	          declaration, and the plaintiff omits to take judgment	          for the part unanswered. --Wharton's Law Dict.	          Burrill.	   Syn: Cessation; intermission; discontinuation; separation;	        disunion; disjunction; disruption; break.	        [1913 Webster]
Discontinuation \Dis`con*tin`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   discontinuation.]	   Breach or interruption of continuity; separation of parts in	   a connected series; discontinuance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon any discontinuation of parts, made either by	         bubbles or by shaking the glass, the whole mercury	         falls.                                   --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontinue \Dis`con*tin"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Discontinued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discontinuing}.] [Cf. F.	   discontinuer.]	   To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice	   or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease	   using, to stop; to leave off.	   [1913 Webster]	         Set up their conventicles again, which had been	         discontinued.                            --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have discontinued school	         Above a twelvemonth.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Taught the Greek tongue, discontinued before in these	         parts the space of seven hundred years.  --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	         They modify and discriminate the voice, without	         appearing to discontinue it.             --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]	Discontinue \Dis`con*tin"ue\, v. i.	   1. To lose continuity or cohesion of parts; to be disrupted	      or broken off. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be separated or severed; to part.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thyself shalt discontinue from thine heritage.	                                                  --Jer. xvii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]
Discontinuee \Dis`con*tin`u*ee"\, n. (Law)	   One whose possession of an estate is broken off, or	   discontinued; one whose estate is subject to discontinuance.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontinuer \Dis`con*tin"u*er\, n.	   One who discontinues, or breaks off or away from; an	   absentee.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was no gadder abroad, not discontinuer from his	         convent for a long time.                 --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontinuity \Dis*con`ti*nu"i*ty\, n.	   Want of continuity or cohesion; disunion of parts.	   "Discontinuity of surface." --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontinuor \Dis`con*tin"u*or\, n. (Law)	   One who deprives another of the possession of an estate by	   discontinuance. See {Discontinuance}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Discontinuous \Dis`con*tin"u*ous\, a.	   1. Not continuous; interrupted; broken off.	      [1913 Webster]	            A path that is zigzag, discontinuous, and	            intersected at every turn by human negligence. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting a dissolution of continuity; gaping.	      "Discontinuous wound." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Discontinuous function} (Math.), a function which for	      certain values or between certain values of the variable	      does not vary continuously as the variable increases. The	      discontinuity may, for example, consist of an abrupt	      change in the value of the function, or an abrupt change	      in its law of variation, or the function may become	      imaginary.	      [1913 Webster]
Disconvenience \Dis`con*ven"ience\, n.	   Unsuitableness; incongruity. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disconvenient \Dis`con*ven"ient\, a.	   Not convenient or congruous; unsuitable; ill-adapted. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Reynolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Discophora \Dis*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? disk + ? to	   bear.] (Zool.)	   A division of acalephs or jellyfishes, including most of the	   large disklike species. -- {Dis*coph"o*rous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Discord \Dis"cord`\, n. [OE. discord, descord, OF. discorde,	   descorde, F. discorde, from L. discordia, fr. discors,	   -cordis, discordant, disagreeable; dis- + cor, cordis, heart;	   cf. F. discord, n., and OF. descorder, discorder, F.	   discorder, to discord, L. discordare, from discors. See	   {Heart}, and cf. {Discord}, v. i.]	   1. Want of concord or agreement; absence of unity or harmony	      in sentiment or action; variance leading to contention and	      strife; disagreement; -- applied to persons or to things,	      and to thoughts, feelings, or purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	            A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that	            soweth discord among brethren.        --Prov. vi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peace to arise out of universal discord fomented in	            all parts of the empire.              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Union of musical sounds which strikes the ear	      harshly or disagreeably, owing to the incommensurability	      of the vibrations which they produce; want of musical	      concord or harmony; a chord demanding resolution into a	      concord.	      [1913 Webster]	            For a discord itself is but a harshness of divers	            sounds m???ing.                       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apple of discord}. See under {Apple}.	   Syn: Variance; difference; opposition; contrariety; clashing;	        dissension; contention; strife; disagreement;	        dissonance.	        [1913 Webster]	Discord \Dis*cord"\, v. i. [OE. discorden, descorden, from the	   French. See {Discord}, n.]	   To disagree; to be discordant; to jar; to clash; not to suit.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The one discording with the other.       --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Discordable \Dis*cord"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. descordable.]	   That may produce discord; disagreeing; discordant. [R.]	   --Halliwell. Discordance
Discordance \Dis*cord"ance\, Discordancy \Dis*cord"an*cy\, n.	   [Cf. F. discordance.]	   State or quality of being discordant; disagreement;	   inconsistency.	   [1913 Webster]	         There will arise a thousand discordances of opinion.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Discordant \Dis*cord"ant\, a. [OE. discordant, descordaunt, OF.	   descordant, discordant, F. discordant, p. pr. of discorder,	   OF. also, descorder. See {Discord}, n.]	   1. Disagreeing; incongruous; being at variance; clashing;	      opposing; not harmonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The discordant elements out of which the emperor had	            compounded his realm did not coalesce. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Discord}, n.,	   2. ] (Mus.) Dissonant; not in harmony or musical concord;	      harsh; jarring; as, discordant notes or sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            For still their music seemed to start	            Discordant echoes in each heart.      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Said of strata which lack conformity in direction	      of bedding, either as in unconformability, or as caused by	      a fault.	   Syn: Disagreeing; incongruous; contradictory; repugnant;	        opposite; contrary; inconsistent; dissonant; harsh;	        jarring; irreconcilable. -- {Dis*cord"ant*ly}, adv. --	        {Dis*cord"ant*ness}, n. [R.]	        [1913 Webster]
Discordful \Dis*cord"ful\, a.	   Full of discord; contentious. [Obs.] "His discordful dame."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Discordous \Dis*cord"ous\, a.	   Full of discord. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discorporate \Dis*cor"po*rate\, a.	   Deprived of the privileges or form of a body corporate.	   [Obs.] --Jas. II.	   [1913 Webster]
Discorrespondent \Dis*cor`re*spond"ent\, a.	   Incongruous. --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Discost \Dis*cost"\, v. i.	   Same as {Discoast}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discounsel \Dis*coun"sel\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + counsel: cf. OF.	   desconseiller.]	   To dissuade. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Discount \Dis"count`\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Discounted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discounting}.] [OF. desconter,	   descompter, to deduct, F. d['e]compter to discount; pref.	   des- (L. dis-) + conter, compter. See {Count}, v.]	   1. To deduct from an account, debt, charge, and the like; to	      make an abatement of; as, merchants sometimes discount	      five or six per cent for prompt payment of bills.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lend money upon, deducting the discount or allowance	      for interest; as, the banks discount notes and bills of	      exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discount only unexceptionable paper.  --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take into consideration beforehand; to anticipate and	      form conclusions concerning (an event).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To leave out of account; to take no notice of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the three opinions (I discount Brown's). --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	Discount \Dis"count`\ (?; 277), v. i.	   To lend, or make a practice of lending, money, abating the	   discount; as, the discount for sixty or ninety days.	   [1913 Webster]	Discount \Dis"count`\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]compte. See {Discount},	   v. t.]	   1. A counting off or deduction made from a gross sum on any	      account whatever; an allowance upon an account, debt,	      demand, price asked, and the like; something taken or	      deducted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deduction made for interest, in advancing money upon, or	      purchasing, a bill or note not due; payment in advance of	      interest upon money.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The rate of interest charged in discounting.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At a discount}, below par, or below the nominal value;	      hence, colloquially, out of favor; poorly esteemed;	      depreciated.	   {Bank discount}, a sum equal to the interest at a given rate	      on the principal (face) of a bill or note from the time of	      discounting until it become due.	   {Discount broker}, one who makes a business of discounting	      commercial paper; a bill broker.	   {Discount day}, a particular day of the week when a bank	      discounts bills.	   {True discount}, the interest which, added to a principal,	      will equal the face of a note when it becomes due. The	      principal yielding this interest is the present value of	      the note.	      [1913 Webster]
Discountable \Dis*count"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or suitable to be, discounted; as, certain	   forms are necessary to render notes discountable at a bank.	   [1913 Webster]
Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Discountenanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discountenancing}.]	   [Pref. dis- + countenance: cf. OF. descontenancer, F.	   d['e]contenancer.]	   1. To ruffle or discompose the countenance of; to put of	      countenance; to put to shame; to abash.	      [1913 Webster]	            How would one look from his majestic brow . . .	            Discountenance her despised!          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hermit was somewhat discountenanced by this	            observation.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refuse to countenance, or give the support of one's	      approval to; to give one's influence against; to restrain	      by cold treatment; to discourage.	      [1913 Webster]	            A town meeting was convened to discountenance riot.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	Discountenance \Dis*coun"te*nance\, n.	   Unfavorable aspect; unfriendly regard; cold treatment;	   disapprobation; whatever tends to check or discourage.	   [1913 Webster]	         He thought a little discountenance on those persons	         would suppress that spirit.              --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Discountenancer \Dis*coun"te*nan*cer\, n.	   One who discountenances; one who disfavors. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Discounter \Dis"count`er\, n.	   One who discounts; a discount broker. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Discourage \Dis*cour"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Discouraged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discouraging}.] [Pref. dis- +	   courage: cf. OF. descoragier, F. d['e]courager: pref. des-	   (L. dis-) + corage, F. courage. See {Courage}.]	   1. To extinguish the courage of; to dishearten; to depress	      the spirits of; to deprive of confidence; to deject; --	      the opposite of encourage; as, he was discouraged in his	      undertaking; he need not be discouraged from a like	      attempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest	            they be discouraged.                  --Col. iii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dishearten one with respect to; to discountenance; to	      seek to check by disfavoring; to deter one from; as, they	      discouraged his efforts.	   Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; depress; deject; dissuade;	        disfavor.	        [1913 Webster]	Discourage \Dis*cour"age\, n.	   Lack of courage; cowardliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Discourageable \Dis*cour"age*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being discouraged; easily disheartened. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Discouragement \Dis*cour"age*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. descouragement,	   F. d['e]couragement.]	   1. The act of discouraging, or the state of being	      discouraged; depression or weakening of confidence;	      dejection.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 every possible discouragement. "Discouragements from	      vice." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Discourager \Dis*cour"a*ger\, n.	   One who discourages.	   [1913 Webster]	         The promoter of truth and the discourager of error.	                                                  --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	   [1913 Webster]
Discouraging \Dis*cour"a*ging\, a.	   Causing or indicating discouragement. --	   {Dis*cour"a*ging*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoure \Dis*coure"\, v. t.	   To discover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That none might her discoure.            --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Discourse \Dis*course"\, n. [L. discursus a running to and fro,	   discourse, fr. discurrere, discursum, to run to and fro, to	   discourse; dis- + currere to run: cf. F. discours. See	   {Course}.]	   1. The power of the mind to reason or infer by running, as it	      were, from one fact or reason to another, and deriving a	      conclusion; an exercise or act of this power; reasoning;	      range of reasoning faculty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Difficult, strange, and harsh to the discourses of	            natural reason.                       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sure he that made us with such large discourse,	            Looking before and after, gave us not	            That capability and godlike reason	            To fust in us unused.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conversation; talk.	      [1913 Webster]	            In their discourses after supper.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Filling the head with variety of thoughts, and the	            mouth with copious discourse.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art and manner of speaking and conversing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of excellent breeding, admirable discourse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Consecutive speech, either written or unwritten, on a	      given line of thought; speech; treatise; dissertation;	      sermon, etc.; as, the preacher gave us a long discourse on	      duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dealing; transaction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Good Captain Bessus, tell us the discourse	            Betwixt Tigranes and our king, and how	            We got the victory.                   --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Discourse \Dis*course"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Discoursed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Discoursing}.]	   1. To exercise reason; to employ the mind in judging and	      inferring; to reason. [Obs.] "Have sense or can	      discourse." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express one's self in oral discourse; to expose one's	      views; to talk in a continuous or formal manner; to hold	      forth; to speak; to converse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid me discourse, I will enchant thine ear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To relate something; to tell. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To treat of something in writing and formally.	      [1913 Webster]	Discourse \Dis*course"\, v. t.	   1. To treat of; to expose or set forth in language. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The life of William Tyndale . . . is sufficiently	            and at large discoursed in the book.  --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter or give forth; to speak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will discourse most eloquent music. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk to; to confer with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I have spoken to my brother, who is the patron, to	            discourse the minister about it.      --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Discourser \Dis*cours"er\, n.	   1. One who discourse; a narrator; a speaker; an haranguer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his conversation he was the most clear	            discourser.                           --Milward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The writer of a treatise or dissertation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philologers and critical discoursers. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Discoursive \Dis*cours"ive\, a. [See {Discursive}.]	   1. Reasoning; characterized by reasoning; passing from	      premises to consequences; discursive. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing dialogue or conversation; interlocutory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The epic is everywhere interlaced with dialogue or	            discoursive scenes.                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inclined to converse; conversable; communicative; as, a	      discoursive man. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Discoursive \Dis*cours"ive\, n.	   The state or quality of being discoursive or able to reason.	   [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Discourteous \Dis*cour"te*ous\ (?; see {Courteous}, 277), a.	   [Pref. dis- + courteous: cf. OF. discortois.]	   Uncivil; rude; wanting in courtesy or good manners;	   uncourteous. -- {Dis*cour"te*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Dis*cour"te*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Discourtesy \Dis*cour"te*sy\, n. [Pref. dis- + courtesy: cf. OF.	   descourtoisie.]	   Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation	   of disrespect; incivility.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be calm in arguing; for fierceness makes	         Error a fault, and truth discourtesy.    --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Discourtship \Dis*court"ship\, n.	   Want of courtesy. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Discous \Disc"ous\, a. [L. discus disk. See {Disk}.]	   Disklike; discoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Discovenant \Dis*cov"e*nant\, v. t.	   To dissolve covenant with.	   [1913 Webster]
Discover \Dis*cov"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discovered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Discovering}.] [OE. discoveren, discuren, descuren,	   OF. descovrir, descouvrir, F. d['e]couvrir; des- (L. dis-) +	   couvrir to cover. See {Cover}.]	   1. To uncover. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether any man hath pulled down or discovered any	            church.                               --Abp.	                                                  Grindal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disclose; to lay open to view; to make visible; to	      reveal; to make known; to show (what has been secret,	      unseen, or unknown). [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, draw aside the curtains, and discover	            The several caskets to this noble prince. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prosperity doth best discover vice; but adversity	            doth best discover virtue.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will discover ourselves unto them. --1 Sam. xiv.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discover not a secret to another.     --Prov. xxv.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To obtain for the first time sight or knowledge of, as of	      a thing existing already, but not perceived or known; to	      find; to ascertain; to espy; to detect. [WordNet sense	      1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some to discover islands far away.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To manifest without design; to show.	      [1913 Webster]	            The youth discovered a taste for sculpture. --C. J.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To explore; to examine. [Obs.]	   Syn: To disclose; bring out; exhibit; show; manifest; reveal;	        communicate; impart; tell; espy; find; out; detect. --	        To {Discover}, {Invent}. We discover what existed	        before, but remained unknown; we invent by forming	        combinations which are either entirely new, or which	        attain their end by means unknown before. Columbus	        discovered America; Newton discovered the law of	        gravitation; Whitney invented the cotton gin; Galileo	        invented the telescope.	        [1913 Webster]	Discover \Dis*cov"er\, v. i.	   To discover or show one's self. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This done, they discover.                --Decker.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor was this the first time that they discovered to be	         followers of this world.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoverability \Dis*cov`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being discoverable. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoverable \Dis*cov"er*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being discovered, found out, or perceived; as,	   many minute animals are discoverable only by the help of the	   microscope; truths discoverable by human industry.	   [1913 Webster]
Discoverer \Dis*cov"er*er\, n.	   1. One who discovers; one who first comes to the knowledge of	      something; one who discovers an unknown country, or a new	      principle, truth, or fact.	      [1913 Webster]	            The discoverers and searchers of the land. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scout; an explorer. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Discoverment \Dis*cov"er*ment\, n.	   Discovery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Discovert \Dis*cov"ert\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]couvert uncovered, OF.	   descovert. See {Discover}, {Covert}.] (Law)	   Not covert; not within the bonds of matrimony; unmarried; --	   applied either to a woman who has never married or to a	   widow.	   [1913 Webster]	Discovert \Dis*cov"ert\, n.	   An uncovered place or part. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {At discovert}, uncovered. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Discoverture \Dis*cov"er*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- +	   coverture: cf. OF. descoverture.]	   1. Discovery. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A state of being released from coverture; freedom of	      a woman from the coverture of a husband.	      [1913 Webster]
Discovery \Dis*cov"er*y\, n.; pl. {Discoveries}.	   1. The action of discovering; exposure to view; laying open;	      showing; as, the discovery of a plot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A making known; revelation; disclosure; as, a bankrupt is	      bound to make a full discovery of his assets.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the clear discoveries of the next [world].	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Finding out or ascertaining something previously unknown	      or unrecognized; as, Harvey's discovery of the circulation	      of the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brilliant career of discovery and conquest.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            We speak of the "invention" of printing, the	            discovery of America.                 --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is discovered; a thing found out, or for the	      first time ascertained or recognized; as, the properties	      of the magnet were an important discovery.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Exploration; examination. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Discovery Day \Dis*cov"er*y Day\	   same as {Columbus Day}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Discradle \Dis*cra"dle\, v. t.	   To take from a cradle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This airy apparition first discradled	         From Tournay into Portugal.              --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, n. [Cf. F. discr['e]dit.]	   1. The act of discrediting or disbelieving, or the state of	      being discredited or disbelieved; as, later accounts have	      brought the story into discredit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, some degree of dishonor or disesteem; ill repute;	      reproach; -- applied to persons or things.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the duty of every Christian to be concerned	            for the reputation or discredit his life may bring	            on his profession.                    --Rogers.	   Syn: Disesteem; disrepute; dishonor; disgrace; ignominy;	        scandal; disbelief; distrust.	        [1913 Webster]	Discredit \Dis*cred"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discredited}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Discrediting}.] [Cf. F. discr['e]diter.]	   1. To refuse credence to; not to accept as true; to	      disbelieve; as, the report is discredited.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of credibility; to destroy confidence or trust	      in; to cause disbelief in the accuracy or authority of.	      [1913 Webster]	            An occasion might be given to the . . . papists of	            discrediting our common English Bible. --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of credit or good repute; to bring reproach	      upon; to make less reputable; to disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            He. . . least discredits his travels who returns the	            same man he went.                     --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
discreditable \dis*cred"it*a*ble\, a.	   Not creditable; injurious to reputation; disgraceful;	   disreputable. -- {Dis*cred"it*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
discredited \discredited\ adj.	   1. being brought into disrepute; as, a discredited	      politician.	   Syn: damaged.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. suffering shame.	   Syn: disgraced, dishonored, shamed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having been shown to be incorrect; as, a discredited	      theory or policy.	      [PJC]
discreditor \dis*cred"it*or\, n.	   One who discredits.	   [1913 Webster]
Discreet \Dis*creet"\, a. [Compar. {Discreeter}; superl.	   {Discreetest}.] [F. discret, L. discretus separated (whence	   the meaning reserved, prudent), p. p. of discernere. See	   {Discern}, and cf. {Discrete}.]	   1. Possessed of discernment, especially in avoiding error or	      evil, and in the adaptation of means to ends; prudent;	      sagacious; judicious; not rash or heedless; cautious.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the discreet man, not the witty, nor the	            learned, nor the brave, who guides the conversation,	            and gives measures to society.        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satire 's my weapon, but I 'm too discreet	            To run amuck, and tilt at all I meet. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sea is silent, the sea is discreet.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Differing; distinct. [Obs.] --Spenser. -- {Dis*creet"ly},	      adv. -- {Dis*creet"ness}, n. Discrepance
Discrepance \Dis*crep"ance\ (?; 277), Discrepancy
\Dis*crep"an*cy\, n.; pl. {-ances}, {-ancies}. [L. disrepantia:	   cf. OF. discrepance. See {Discrepant}.]	   The state or quality of being discrepant; disagreement;	   variance; discordance; dissimilarity; contrariety.	   [1913 Webster]	         There hath been ever a discrepance of vesture of youth	         and age, men and women.                  --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no real discrepancy between these two	         genealogies.                             --G. S. Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Discrepant \Dis*crep"ant\, a. [L. discrepans, -antis, p. pr. of	   discrepare to sound differently or discordantly; dis- +	   crepare to rattle, creak: cf. OF. discrepant. See	   {Crepitate}.]	   Discordant; at variance; disagreeing; contrary; different.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Egyptians were . . . the most oddly discrepant from	         the rest in their manner of worship.     --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Discrepant \Dis*crep"ant\, n.	   A dissident. --J. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Discrete \Dis*crete"\, a. [L. discretus, p. p. of discernere.	   See {Discreet}.]	   1. Separate; distinct; disjunct. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disjunctive; containing a disjunctive or discretive	      clause; as, "I resign my life, but not my honor," is a	      discrete proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Separate; not coalescent; -- said of things usually	      coalescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Discrete movement}. See {Concrete movement of the voice},	      under {Concrete}, a.	   {Discrete proportion}, proportion where the ratio of the	      means is different from that of either couplet; as,	      3:6::8:16, 3 bearing the same proportion to 6 as 8 does to	      16. But 3 is not to 6 as 6 to 8. It is thus opposed to	      continued or {continual proportion}; as, 3:6::12:24.	   {Discrete quantity}, that which must be divided into units,	      as number, and is opposed to {continued quantity}, as	      duration, or extension.	      [1913 Webster]	Discrete \Dis*crete"\, v. t.	   To separate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Discretely \Dis*crete"ly\, adv.	   Separately; disjunctively.	   [1913 Webster]
Discretion \Dis*cre"tion\, n. [F. discr['e]tion, L. discretio	   separation, difference, discernment, fr. discernere,	   discretum. See {Discreet}, {Discern}.]	   1. Disjunction; separation. [Obs.] --Mede.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being discreet; wise conduct and	      management; cautious discernment, especially as to matters	      of propriety and self-control; prudence; circumspection;	      wariness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The better part of valor is discretion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greatest parts without discretion may be fatal	            to their owner.                       --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Discrimination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well spoken, with good accent and good discretion.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Freedom to act according to one's own judgment;	      unrestrained exercise of choice or will.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At discretion}, without conditions or stipulations.	      [1913 Webster] Discretional
Discretional \Dis*cre"tion*al\, Discretionary
\Dis*cre"tion*a*ry\, [Cf. F. discr['e]tionnaire.]	   Left to discretion; unrestrained except by discretion or	   judgment; as, an ambassador with discretionary powers.	   Discretionally
Discretionally \Dis*cre"tion*al*ly\, Discretionarily
\Dis*cre"tion*a*ri*ly\, adv.	   At discretion; according to one's discretion or judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Discretive \Dis*cre"tive\, a. [L. discretivus. See {Discrete}.]	   Marking distinction or separation; disjunctive.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Discretive proposition} (Logic & Gram.), one that expresses	      distinction, opposition, or variety, by means of	      discretive particles, as but, though, yet, etc.; as,	      travelers change their climate, but not their temper.	      [1913 Webster]
Discretively \Dis*cre"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a discretive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminable \Dis*crim"i*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being discriminated. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminal \Dis*crim"i*nal\, a. [L. discriminalis serving to	   divide.]	   In palmistry, applied to the line which marks the separation	   between the hand and the arm.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminant \Dis*crim"i*nant\, n. [L. discriminans, p. pr. of	   discriminare.] (Math.)	   The eliminant of the n partial differentials of any	   homogenous function of n variables. See {Eliminant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, a. [L. discriminatus, p. p. of	   discriminare to divide, separate, fr. discrimen division,	   distinction, decision, fr. discernere. See {Discern}, and cf.	   {Criminate}.]	   Having the difference marked; distinguished by certain	   tokens. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Discriminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discriminating}.]	   To set apart as being different; to mark as different; to	   separate from another by discerning differences; to	   distinguish. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         To discriminate the goats from the sheep. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Discriminate \Dis*crim"i*nate\, v. i.	   1. To make a difference or distinction; to distinguish	      accurately; as, in judging of evidence, we should be	      careful to discriminate between probability and slight	      presumption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) To treat unequally.	      (b) (Railroads) To impose unequal tariffs for	          substantially the same service.	          [1913 Webster]
Discriminately \Dis*crim"i*nate*ly\, adv.	   In a discriminating manner; distinctly.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminateness \Dis*crim"i*nate*ness\, n.	   The state of being discriminated; distinctness.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminating \Dis*crim"i*na`ting\, a.	   1. Marking a difference; distinguishing. --	      {Dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            And finds with keen discriminating sight,	            Black's not so black; -- nor white so very white.	                                                  --Canning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. making careful or fine distinctions, especially as to	      quality or accuracy; as, a discriminating observer.	   Syn: discerning, perspicacious. [PJC]	   3. having a refined taste or excellent judgment; as, a	      discriminating taste.	      [PJC]
Discrimination \Dis*crim`i*na"tion\, n. [L. discriminatio the	   contrasting of opposite thoughts.]	   1. The act of discriminating, distinguishing, or noting and	      marking differences.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make an anxious discrimination between the	            miracle absolute and providential.    --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being discriminated, distinguished, or set	      apart. --Sir J. Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroads) The arbitrary imposition of unequal tariffs	      for substantially the same service.	      [1913 Webster]	            A difference in rates, not based upon any	            corresponding difference in cost, constitutes a case	            of discrimination.                    --A. T.	                                                  Hadley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The quality of being discriminating; faculty of nicely	      distinguishing; acute discernment; as, to show great	      discrimination in the choice of means.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which discriminates; mark of distinction.	   Syn: Discernment; penetration; clearness; acuteness;	        judgment; distinction. See {Discernment}.	        [1913 Webster]
Discriminative \Dis*crim"i*na*tive\, a.	   1. Marking a difference; distinguishing; distinctive;	      characteristic.	      [1913 Webster]	            That peculiar and discriminative form of life.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Observing distinctions; making differences;	      discriminating. "Discriminative censure." --J. Foster.	      "Discriminative Providence." --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Discriminatively \Dis*crim"i*na*tive*ly\, adv.	   With discrimination or distinction. --J. Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminator \Dis*crim"i*na`tor\, n. [LL.]	   One who discriminates.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminatory \Dis*crim"i*na*to*ry\, a.	   Discriminative.	   [1913 Webster]
Discriminous \Dis*crim"i*nous\, a. [LL. discriminosus, fr. L.	   discrimen the dangerous, decisive moment. See {Discriminate},	   a.]	   Hazardous; dangerous. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Discrive \Dis*crive"\, v. t. [OF. descrivre. See {Describe}.]	   To describe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Discrown \Dis*crown"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discrowned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Discrowning}.]	   To deprive of a crown.	   [1913 Webster]	         The end had crowned the work; it not unreasonably	         discrowned the workman.                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Discruciate \Dis*cru"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Discruciated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Discruciating}.] [L.	   discruciatus, p. p. of discruciare. See {Cruciate}.]	   To torture; to excruciate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Discruciate a man in deep distress.      --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Discubitory \Dis*cu"bi*to*ry\, a. [L. discumbere, discubitum, to	   lie down, recline at table; dis- + cumbere (in comp.) to lie	   down.]	   Leaning; fitted for a reclining posture. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Disculpate \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	   fault.]	   To free from blame or the imputation of a fault; to	   exculpate.	   [1913 Webster]	         I almost fear you think I begged it, but I can	         disculpate myself.                       --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Disculpation \Dis`cul*pa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. disculpation.]	   Exculpation. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disculpatory \Dis*cul"pa*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to exculpate; exculpatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Discumbency \Dis*cum"ben*cy\, n. [From L. discumbens, p. pr. of	   discumbere. See {Discubitory}.]	   The act of reclining at table according to the manner of the	   ancients at their meals. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Discumber \Dis*cum"ber\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + cumber: cf. OF.	   descombrer.]	   To free from that which cumbers or impedes; to disencumber.	   [Archaic] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Discure \Dis*cure"\, v. t. [See {Discover}.]	   To discover; to reveal; to discoure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will, if please you it discure, assay	         To ease you of that ill, so wisely as I may. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Discurrent \Dis*cur"rent\, a.	   Not current or free to circulate; not in use. [Obs.] --Sir E.	   Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Discursion \Dis*cur"sion\, n. [LL. discursio a running different	   ways. See {Discourse}.]	   The act of discoursing or reasoning; range, as from thought	   to thought. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Discursist \Dis*cur"sist\, n.	   A discourser. [Obs.] --L. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Discursive \Dis*cur"sive\, a. [Cf. F. discursif. See	   {Discourse}, and cf. {Discoursive}.]	   1. Passing from one thing to another; ranging over a wide	      field; roving; digressive; desultory. "Discursive	      notices." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The power he [Shakespeare] delights to show is not	            intense, but discursive.              --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man rather tacit than discursive.   --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reasoning; proceeding from one ground to another, as in	      reasoning; argumentative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason is her being,	            Discursive or intuitive.              --Milton.	      -- {Dis*cur"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*cur"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Discursory \Dis*cur`so*ry\, a.	   Argumentative; discursive; reasoning. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Discursus \Dis*cur"sus\, n. [L.] (Logic)	   Argumentation; ratiocination; discursive reasoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Discus \Dis"cus\, n.; pl. E. {Discuses}, L. {Disci}. [L. See	   {Disk}.]	   1.	      (a) A quoit; a circular plate of some heavy material	          intended to be pitched or hurled as a trial of	          strength and skill.	      (b) The exercise with the discus.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: This among the Greeks was one of the chief gymnastic	         exercises and was included in the Pentathlon (the	         contest of the five exercises). The chief contest was	         that of throwing the discus to the greatest possible	         distance.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A disk. See {Disk}.	      [1913 Webster]
Discuss \Dis*cuss"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Discussed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Discussing}.] [L. discussus, p. p. of discutere to	   strike asunder (hence came the sense to separate mentally,	   distinguish); dis- + quatere to shake, strike. See {Quash}.]	   1. To break to pieces; to shatter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break up; to disperse; to scatter; to dissipate; to	      drive away; -- said especially of tumors. [archaic]	   Note: This usage is preserved only in the word {discussive}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Many arts were used to discuss the beginnings of	               new affection.                     --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	         [1913 Webster]	               A pomade . . . of virtue to discuss pimples.	                                                  --Rambler.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To shake; to put away; to finish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All regard of shame she had discussed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To examine in detail or by disputation; to reason upon by	      presenting favorable and adverse considerations; to	      debate; to sift; to investigate; to ventilate. "We sat and	      . . . discussed the farm . . . and the price of grain."	      --Tennyson. "To discuss questions of taste." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deal with, in eating or drinking. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We sat quietly down and discussed a cold fowl that	            we had brought with us.               --Sir S.	                                                  Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To examine or search thoroughly; to exhaust a remedy	      against, as against a principal debtor before proceeding	      against the surety. --Burrill.	   Syn: To {Discuss}, {Examine}, {Debate}. We speak of examining	        a subject when we ponder it with care, in order to	        discover its real state, or the truth respecting it. We	        speak of discussing a topic when we examine it	        thoroughly in its distinct parts. The word is very	        commonly applied to matters of opinion. We may discuss a	        subject without giving in an adhesion to any conclusion.	        We speak of debating a point when we examine it in	        mutual argumentation between opposing parties. In debate	        we contend for or against some conclusion or view.	        [1913 Webster]
discussant \discussant\ n.	   a participant in a discussion, especially a member of a	   panel.	   Syn: panelist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Discusser \Dis*cuss"er\, n.	   One who discusses; one who sifts or examines. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Discussion \Dis*cus"sion\, n. [L. discussio a shaking,	   examination, discussion: cf. F. discussion.]	   1. The act or process of discussing by breaking up, or	      dispersing, as a tumor, or the like. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of discussing or exchanging reasons; examination	      by argument; debate; disputation; agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The liberty of discussion is the great safeguard of	            all other liberties.                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Discussion of a problem} or {Discussion of an equation}	      (Math.), the operation of assigning different reasonable	      values to the arbitrary quantities and interpreting the	      result. --Math. Dict.	      [1913 Webster]
Discussional \Dis*cus"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to discussion.	   [1913 Webster]
discussive \dis*cuss"ive\, a. [Cf. F. discussif.]	   1. (Med.) Able or tending to discuss or disperse tumors or	      coagulated matter; discutient.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Doubt-dispelling; decisive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A kind of peremptory and discussive voice.	                                                  --Hopkins.	      [1913 Webster]
Discussive \Dis*cuss"ive\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine that discusses or disperses morbid humors; a	   discutient.	   [1913 Webster]
Discutient \Dis*cu"tient\, a. [L. discutiens, p. pr. of	   discutere. See {Discuss}.] (Med.)	   Serving to disperse morbid matter; discussive; as, a	   discutient application. -- n. An agent (as a medicinal	   application) which serves to disperse morbid matter. "Foment	   with discutiens." --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdain \Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), n. [OE. desdain, disdein, OF.	   desdein, desdaing, F. d['e]dain, fr. the verb. See {Disdain},	   v. t.]	   1. A feeling of contempt and aversion; the regarding anything	      as unworthy of or beneath one; scorn.	      [1913 Webster]	            How my soul is moved with just disdain! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often implying an idea of haughtiness.	         [1913 Webster]	               Disdain and scorn ride sparkling in her eyes.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is worthy to be disdained or regarded with	      contempt and aversion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Most loathsome, filthy, foul, and full of vile	            disdain.                              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being despised; shame. [Obs.] --Shak.	   Syn: Haughtiness; scorn; contempt; arrogance; pride. See	        {Haughtiness}.	        [1913 Webster]	Disdain \Dis*dain"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disdained};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disdaining}.] [OE. disdainen, desdainen, OF.	   desdeigner, desdaigner, F. d['e]daigner; des- (L. dis-) +	   daigner to deign, fr. L. dignari to deem worthy. See	   {Deign}.]	   1. To think unworthy; to deem unsuitable or unbecoming; as,	      to disdain to do a mean act.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disdaining . . . that any should bear the armor of	            the best knight living.               --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reject as unworthy of one's self, or as not deserving	      one's notice; to look with scorn upon; to scorn, as base	      acts, character, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the Philistine . . . saw David, he disdained	            him; for he was but a youth.          --1 Sam. xvii.	                                                  42.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is great, 't is manly to disdain disguise.	                                                  --Young.	   Syn: To contemn; despise; scorn. See {Contemn}.	        [1913 Webster]	Disdain \Dis*dain"\, v. i.	   To be filled with scorn; to feel contemptuous anger; to be	   haughty.	   [1913 Webster]	         And when the chief priests and scribes saw the marvels	         that he did . . . they disdained.        --Genevan	                                                  Testament	                                                  (Matt. xxi.	                                                  15).	   [1913 Webster]
Disdained \Dis*dained"\, a.	   Disdainful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Revenge the jeering and disdained contempt	         Of this proud king.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdainful \Dis*dain"ful\, a.	   Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous;	   haughty.	   [1913 Webster]	         From these	         Turning disdainful to an equal good.     --Akenside.	   -- {Dis*dain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*dain"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdainishly \Dis*dain"ish*ly\, adv.	   Disdainfully. [Obs.] --Vives.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdainous \Dis*dain"ous\, a. [OF. desdeignos, desdaigneux, F.	   d['e]daigneux.]	   Disdainful. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdainously \Dis*dain"ous*ly\, adv.	   Disdainfully. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdeify \Dis*de"i*fy\, v. t.	   To divest or deprive of deity or of a deific rank or	   condition. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdeign \Dis*deign"\, v. t.	   To disdain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Guyon much disdeigned so loathly sight.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdiaclast \Dis*di"a*clast\, n. [Gr. di`s- twice + diakla^n to	   break in twain; dia` through + kla^n to break.] (Physiol.)	   One of the dark particles forming the doubly refracting disks	   of muscle fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Disdiapason \Dis*di`a*pa"son\, n. [Pref. dis- (Gr. ?) +	   diapason.] (Anc. Mus.)	   An interval of two octaves, or a fifteenth; -- called also	   {bisdiapason}. Compare {diapason[1]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disease \Dis*ease"\, n. [OE. disese, OF. desaise; des- (L. dis-)	   + aise ease. See {Ease}.]	   1. Lack of ease; uneasiness; trouble; vexation; disquiet.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So all that night they passed in great disease.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shield thee from diseases of the world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alteration in the state of the body or of some of its	      organs, interrupting or disturbing the performance of the	      vital functions, and causing or threatening pain and	      weakness; malady; affection; illness; sickness; disorder;	      -- applied figuratively to the mind, to the moral	      character and habits, to institutions, the state, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diseases desperate grown,	            By desperate appliances are relieved. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The instability, injustice, and confusion introduced	            into the public counsels have, in truth, been the	            mortal diseases under which popular governments have	            every where perished.                 --Madison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Disease germ}. See under {Germ}.	   Syn: Distemper; ailing; ailment; malady; disorder; sickness;	        illness; complaint; indisposition; affection. --	        {Disease}, {Disorder}, {Distemper}, {Malady},	        {Affection}. Disease is the leading medical term.	        Disorder mean? much the same, with perhaps some slight	        reference to an irregularity of the system. Distemper is	        now used by physicians only of the diseases of animals.	        Malady is not a medical term, and is less used than	        formerly in literature. Affection has special reference	        to the part, organ, or function disturbed; as, his	        disease is an affection of the lungs. A disease is	        usually deep-seated and permanent, or at least	        prolonged; a disorder is often slight, partial, and	        temporary; malady has less of a technical sense than the	        other terms, and refers more especially to the suffering	        endured. In a figurative sense we speak of a disease	        mind, of disordered faculties, and of mental maladies.	        [1913 Webster]	Disease \Dis*ease"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diseased}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Diseasing}.]	   1. To deprive of ease; to disquiet; to trouble; to distress.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His double burden did him sore disease. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To derange the vital functions of; to afflict with disease	      or sickness; to disorder; -- used almost exclusively in	      the participle diseased.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was diseased in body and mind.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Diseased \Dis*eased"\, a.	   Afflicted with disease.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is my own diseased imagination that torments me.	                                                  --W. Irving.	   Syn: See {Morbid}.	        [1913 Webster]
Diseasedness \Dis*eas"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being diseased; a morbid state; sickness. [R.]	   --T. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Diseaseful \Dis*ease"ful\, a.	   1. Causing uneasiness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Disgraceful to the king and diseaseful to the	            people.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding with disease; producing diseases; as, a	      diseaseful climate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Diseasefulness \Dis*ease"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality of being diseaseful; trouble; trial. [R.] --Sir	   P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Diseasement \Dis*ease"ment\, n.	   Uneasiness; inconvenience. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disedge \Dis*edge"\, v. t.	   To deprive of an edge; to blunt; to dull.	   [1913 Webster]	         Served a little to disedge	         The sharpness of that pain about her heart. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disedify \Dis*ed"i*fy\, v. t.	   To fail of edifying; to injure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diselder \Dis*eld"er\, v. t.	   To deprive of an elder or elders, or of the office of an	   elder. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Diselenide \Di*sel"e*nide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + selenide.]	   (Chem.)	   A selenide containing two atoms of selenium in each molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembark \Dis`em*bark"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembarked}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disembarking}.] [Pref. dis- + embark: cf. F.	   d['e]sembarquer.]	   To remove from on board a vessel; to put on shore; to land;	   to debark; as, the general disembarked the troops.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go to the bay, and disembark my coffers. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Disembark \Dis`em*bark"\, v. i.	   To go ashore out of a ship or boat; to leave a ship; to	   debark.	   [1913 Webster]	         And, making fast their moorings, disembarked. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembarkation \Dis*em`bar*ka"tion\, n.	   The act of disembarking.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembarkment \Dis`em*bark"ment\, n.	   Disembarkation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disembarrass \Dis`em*bar"rass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disembarrassed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembarrassing}.] [Pref.	   dis- + embarrass: cf. F. d['e]sembarasser.]	   To free from embarrassment, or perplexity; to clear; to	   extricate.	   [1913 Webster]	         To disembarrass himself of his companion. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembarrassment \Dis`em*bar"rass*ment\, n.	   Freedom or relief from impediment or perplexity.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembay \Dis`em*bay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembayed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disembaying}.] [Pref. dis- + embay.]	   To clear from a bay. --Sherburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembellish \Dis`em*bel"lish\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + embellish:	   cf. F. d['e]sembellir.]	   To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembitter \Dis`em*bit"ter\, v. t.	   To free from	   [1913 Webster]
Disembodied \Dis`em*bod"ied\, a.	   Divested of a body; ceased to be corporal; incorporeal.	   [1913 Webster]	         The disembodied spirits of the dead.     --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembodiment \Dis`em*bod"i*ment\, n.	   The act of disembodying, or the state of being disembodied.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembody \Dis`em*bod"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembodied}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disembodying}.]	   1. To divest of the body or corporeal existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Devils embodied and disembodied.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To disarm and disband, as a body of soldiers.	      --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]
Disembogue \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) +	   boca mouth, fr. L. bucca cheek. Cf. {Debouch}, {Embogue}.]	   1. To pour out or discharge at the mouth, as a stream; to	      vent; to discharge into an ocean, a lake, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rolling down, the steep Timavus raves,	            And through nine channels disembogues his waves.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eject; to cast forth. [R.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Disembogue \Dis`em*bogue"\, v. i.	   To become discharged; to flow out; to find vent; to pour out	   contents.	   [1913 Webster]	         Volcanos bellow ere they disembogue.     --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Disemboguement \Dis`em*bogue"ment\, n.	   The act of disemboguing; discharge. --Mease.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembossom \Dis`em*bos"som\, v. t.	   To separate from the bosom. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembowel \Dis`em*bow"el\ (d[i^]s`[e^]m*bou"[e^]l), v. t. [See	   {Embowel}.]	   1. To take or let out the bowels or interior parts of; to	      eviscerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soon after their death, they are disemboweled.	                                                  --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roaring floods and cataracts that sweep	            From disemboweled earth the virgin gold. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take or draw from the body, as the web of a spider.	      [R.] "Her disemboweled web." --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
Disembowelment \Dis`em*bow"el*ment\, n.	   The act of disemboweling, or state of being disemboweled;	   evisceration.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembowered \Dis`em*bow"ered\, a.	   Deprived of, or removed from, a bower. [Poetic] --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembrangle \Dis`em*bran"gle\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + em = en (L.	   in) + brangle.]	   To free from wrangling or litigation. [Obs.] --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Disembroil \Dis`em*broil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disembroiled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disembroiling}.] [Pref. dis- + embroil.]	   To disentangle; to free from perplexity; to extricate from	   confusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vaillant has disembroiled a history that was lost to	         the world before his time.               --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Disemploy \Dis`em*ploy"\, v. t.	   To throw out of employment. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Disemployment \Dis`em*ploy"ment\, n.	   The state of being disemployed, or deprived of employment.	   [1913 Webster]	         This glut of leisure and disemployment.  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Disempower \Dis`em*pow"er\, v. t.	   To deprive of power; to divest of strength. --H. Bushnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenable \Dis`en*a"ble\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + enable.]	   To disable; to disqualify.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sight of it might damp me and disenable me to	         speak.                                   --State Trials	                                                  (1640).	   [1913 Webster]
Disenamor \Dis`en*am"or\, v. t.	   To free from the captivity of love. --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenchained \Dis`en*chained"\, a.	   Freed from restraint; unrestrained. [Archaic] --E. A. Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenchant \Dis`en*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disenchanted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disenchanting}.] [Pref. dis- + enchant: cf.	   F. d['e]senchanter.]	   1. To free from enchantment; to deliver from the power of	      charms or spells.	      [1913 Webster]	            Haste to thy work; a noble stroke or two	            Ends all the charms, and disenchants the grove.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to free (a person) from fascination or delusion; to	      destroy the false hopes or overoptimistic expectations of	      (a person); to disillusion; -- used with people or events	      as the agent (subject); as, the candidate was disenchanted	      by the low turnout at the rally.	      [PJC]
Disenchanter \Dis`en*chant"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, disenchants.	   [1913 Webster]
disenchanting \disenchanting\ adj.	   freeing from illusion, credulity, overoptimism, or false	   belief.	   Syn: disillusioning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disenchantment \Dis`en*chant"ment\, n. [Pref. dis- +	   enchantment: cf. F. d['e]senchantement.]	   The act of disenchanting, or state of being disenchanted.	   --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disencharm \Dis`en*charm"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + en (L. in) +	   charm.]	   To free from the influence of a charm or spell; to	   disenchant. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenclose \Dis`en*close\, v. t.	   See {Disinclose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disencouragement \Dis`en*cour"age*ment\, n.	   Discouragement. [Obs.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Disencrese \Dis`en*crese"\, v. i. [Pref. dis- + OE. encrese, E.	   increase.]	   To decrease. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Disencrese \Dis`en*crese"\, n.	   Decrease. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disencumber \Dis`en*cum"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disencumbered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disencumbering}.] [Pref.	   dis- + encumber: cf. F. d['e]sencombrer.]	   To free from encumbrance, or from anything which clogs,	   impedes, or obstructs; to disburden. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have disencumbered myself from rhyme.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Disencumbrance \Dis`en*cum"brance\, n.	   Freedom or deliverance from encumbrance, or anything	   burdensome or troublesome. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Disendow \Dis`en*dow"\, v. t.	   To deprive of an endowment, as a church. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Disendowment \Dis`en*dow"ment\, n.	   The act of depriving of an endowment or endowments.	   [1913 Webster]	         [The] disendowment of the Irish Church.  --G. B. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenfranchise \Dis`en*fran"chise\, v. t.	   To disfranchise; to deprive of the rights of a citizen. --	   {Dis`en*fran"chise*ment}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
disenfranchised \disenfranchised\ adj.	   deprived of the rights of citizenship, especially the right	   to vote. Opposite of {enfranchised}.	   Syn: disfranchised, voteless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disengage \Dis`en*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disengaged}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disengaging}.] [Pref. dis- + engage: cf. F.	   d['e]sengager.]	   To release from that with which anything is engaged,	   engrossed, involved, or entangled; to extricate; to detach;	   to set free; to liberate; to clear; as, to disengage one from	   a party, from broils and controversies, from an oath,	   promise, or occupation; to disengage the affections a	   favorite pursuit, the mind from study.	   [1913 Webster]	         To disengage him and the kingdom, great sums were to be	         borrowed.                                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Caloric and light must be disengaged during the	         process.                                 --Transl. of	                                                  Lavoisier.	   Syn: To liberate; free; loose; extricate; clear; disentangle;	        detach; withdraw; wean.	        [1913 Webster]	Disengage \Dis`en*gage"\, v. i.	   To release one's self; to become detached; to free one's	   self.	   [1913 Webster]	         From a friends's grave how soon we disengage! --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Disengaged \Dis`en*gaged"\, a.	   Not engaged; free from engagement; at leisure; free from	   occupation or care; vacant. -- {Dis`en*ga"ged*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disengagement \Dis`en*gage"ment\, n. [Pref. dis- + engagement:	   cf. F. d['e]sengagement.]	   1. The act of disengaging or setting free, or the state of	      being disengaged.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is easy to render this disengagement of caloric	            and light evident to the senses.      --Transl. of	                                                  Lavoisier.	      [1913 Webster]	            A disengagement from earthly trammels. --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from engrossing occupation; leisure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disengagement is absolutely necessary to enjoyment.	                                                  --Bp. Butler.	      [1913 Webster]
Disengaging \Dis`en*ga"ging\, a.	   Loosing; setting free; detaching.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Disengaging machinery}. See under {Engaging}.	      [1913 Webster]
Disennoble \Dis`en*no"ble\, v. t.	   To deprive of that which ennobles; to degrade.	   [1913 Webster]	         An unworthy behavior degrades and disennobles a man.	                                                  --Guardian.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenroll \Dis`en*roll"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disenrolled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disenrolling}.]	   To erase from a roll or list. [Written also {disenrol}.]	   --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Disensanity \Dis`en*san"i*ty\, n. [Pref. dis- + en (L. in) +	   sanity.]	   Insanity; folly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What tediosity and disensanity	         Is here among!                           --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenshrouded \Dis`en*shroud"ed\, a.	   Freed from a shroudlike covering; unveiled.	   [1913 Webster]	         The disenshrouded statue.                --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenslave \Dis`en*slave"\, v. t.	   To free from bondage or slavery; to disenthrall.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall disenslave and redeem his soul. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Disentail \Dis`en*tail"\, v. t. (Law)	   To free from entailment.	   [1913 Webster]
disentangle \dis`en*tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disentangled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disentangling}.]	   1. To free from entanglement; to release from a condition of	      being intricately and confusedly involved or interlaced;	      to reduce to orderly arrangement; to straighten out; as,	      to disentangle a skein of yarn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To extricate from complication and perplexity; disengage	      from embarrassing connection or intermixture; to	      disembroil; to set free; to separate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To disentangle truth from error.      --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	            To extricate and disentangle themselves out of this	            labyrinth.                            --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mind free and disentangled from all corporeal	            mixtures.                             --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   Syn: To loose; extricate; disembarrass; disembroil; clear;	        evolve; disengage; separate; detach.	        [1913 Webster]
disentangled \disentangled\ adj.	   1. freed from an entanglement; -- of people or agents.	   Syn: extricated, freed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. straightened out.	   Syn: loosened, unsnarled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disentanglement \Dis`en*tan"gle*ment\, n.	   The act of disentangling or clearing from difficulties.	   --Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenter \Dis`en*ter"\, v. t.	   See {Disinter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenthrall \Dis`en*thrall"\, v. t. [See {Enthrall}.]	   To release from thralldom or slavery; to give freedom to; to	   disinthrall. [Written also {disenthral}.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disenthrallment \Dis`en*thrall"ment\, n.	   Liberation from bondage; emancipation; disinthrallment.	   [Written also {disenthralment}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disenthrone \Dis`en*throne"\, v. t.	   To dethrone; to depose from sovereign authority. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disentitle \Dis`en*ti"tle\, v. t.	   To deprive of title or claim.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every ordinary offense does not disentitle a son to the	         love of his father.                      --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Disentomb \Dis`en*tomb"\, v. t.	   To take out from a tomb; a disinter.	   [1913 Webster]
Disentrail \Dis`en*trail"\, v. t.	   To disembowel; to let out or draw forth, as the entrails.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As if he thought her soul to disentrail. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disentrance \Dis`en*trance"\, v. t.	   To awaken from a trance or an enchantment. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Disentwine \Dis`en*twine"\, v. t.	   To free from being entwined or twisted. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Disepalous \Di*sep"al*ous\, a. [Pref. di- + sepalous.] (Bot.)	   Having two sepals; two-sepaled.	   [1913 Webster]
Disert \Dis*ert"\, a. [L. disertus, for dissertus, p. p.: cf. F.	   disert. See {Dissert}.]	   Eloquent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disertitude \Dis*er"ti*tude\, n. [L. disertitud?.]	   Eloquence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diserty \Dis*ert"y\, adv.	   Expressly; clearly; eloquently. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Disespouse \Dis`es*pouse"\, v. t.	   To release from espousal or plighted faith. [Poetic]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disestablish \Dis`es*tab"lish\, v. t.	   To unsettle; to break up (anything established); to deprive,	   as a church, of its connection with the state. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Disestablishment \Dis`es*tab"lish*ment\, n.	   1. The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which	      has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the	      support of the state from an established church; as, the	      disestablishment and disendowment of the Irish Church by	      Act of Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being disestablished.	      [1913 Webster]
disestablishmentarianism \dis`es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrine or political position that advocates abrogating	   the establishment of a church as the official state	   religion..	   [PJC]	         Prior to the Puritans, very few earlier believers	         contended for any form of disestablishmentarianism.	                                                  --David. W.	                                                  Hall (Savior	                                                  or Servant?	                                                  Putting	                                                  Government in	                                                  Its Place: The	                                                  Covenant	                                                  Foundation,	                                                  1996)
Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, n.	   Want of esteem; low estimation, inclining to dislike;	   disfavor; disrepute.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disesteem and contempt of the public affairs. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Disesteem \Dis`es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disesteemed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disesteeming}.]	   1. To feel an absence of esteem for; to regard with disfavor	      or slight contempt; to slight.	      [1913 Webster]	            But if this sacred gift you disesteem. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Qualities which society does not disesteem. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of esteem; to bring into disrepute; to cause to	      be regarded with disfavor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What fables have you vexed, what truth redeemed,	            Antiquities searched, opinions disesteemed? --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Disesteemer \Dis`es*teem"er\, n.	   One who disesteems. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disestimation \Dis*es`ti*ma"tion\, n.	   Disesteem.	   [1913 Webster]
Disexercise \Dis*ex"er*cise\, v. t.	   To deprive of exercise; to leave untrained. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By disexercising and blunting our abilities. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfame \Dis*fame"\, n.	   Disrepute. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfancy \Dis*fan"cy\, v. t.	   To dislike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disfashion \Dis*fash"ion\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + fashion. See	   {Fashion}, and cf. {Defeat}.]	   To disfigure. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfavor \Dis*fa"vor\, n. [Pref. dis- + favor: cf. OF.	   disfaveur, F. d['e]faveur.] [Written also {disfavour}.]	   1. Want of favor of favorable regard; disesteem; disregard.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people that deserved my disfavor. --Is. x. 6	                                                  (1551).	      [1913 Webster]	            Sentiment of disfavor against its ally. --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of not being in favor; a being under the	      displeasure of some one; state of unacceptableness; as, to	      be in disfavor at court.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An unkindness; a disobliging act.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might dispense favors and disfavors. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Disfavor \Dis*fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfavored}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disfavoring}.]	   1. To withhold or withdraw favor from; to regard with	      disesteem; to show disapprobation of; to discountenance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Countenanced or disfavored according as they obey.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To injure the form or looks of. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Disfavorable \Dis*fa"vor*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]favorable.]	   Unfavorable. [Obs.] --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfavorably \Dis*fa"vor*a*bly\, adv.	   Unpropitiously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disfavorer \Dis*fa"vor*er\, n.	   One who disfavors. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfeature \Dis*fea"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [Cf. {Defeature}.]	   To deprive of features; to mar the features of. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disfellowship \Dis*fel"low*ship\, v. t. [See {Fellowship}, v.	   t.]	   To exclude from fellowship; to refuse intercourse with, as an	   associate.	   [1913 Webster]	         An attempt to disfellowship an evil, but to fellowship	         the evildoer.                            --Freewill	                                                  Bapt. Quart.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfiguration \Dis*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [See {Disfigure}, and cf.	   {Defiguration}.]	   The act of disfiguring, or the state of being disfigured;	   defacement; deformity; disfigurement. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfiguring}.] [OF.	   desfigurer, F. d['e]figurer; pref. des- (L. dis-) + figurer	   to fashion, shape, fr. L. figurare, fr. figura figure. See	   {Figure}, and cf. {Defiguration}.]	   To mar the figure of; to render less complete, perfect, or	   beautiful in appearance; to deface; to deform.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disfiguring not God's likeness, but their own.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: To deface; deform; mar; injure.	        [1913 Webster]	Disfigure \Dis*fig"ure\, n.	   Disfigurement; deformity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
disfigured \disfigured\ adj.	   having the appearance spoiled; as, a disfigured face; strip	   mining left a disfigured landscape.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Disfigurement \Dis*fig"ure*ment\, n.	   1. Act of disfiguring, or state of being disfigured;	      deformity. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which disfigures; a defacement; a blot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uncommon expressions . . . are a disfigurement	            rather than any embellishment of discourse. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]
Disfigurer \Dis*fig"ur*er\, n.	   One who disfigures.	   [1913 Webster]
Disflesh \Dis*flesh"\, v. t.	   To reduce the flesh or obesity of. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disforest \Dis*for"est\, v. t.	   1. To disafforest. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clear or deprive of forests or trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Disforestation \Dis*for`es*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of clearing land of forests. --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Disformity \Dis*form"i*ty\, n. [Cf. {Deformity}.]	   Discordance or diversity of form; unlikeness in form.	   [1913 Webster]	         Uniformity or disformity in comparing together the	         respective figures of bodies.            --S. Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfranchise \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	   of the rights of a citizen, or of a particular privilege, as	   of voting, holding office, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sir William Fitzwilliam was disfranchised. --Fabyan	                                                  (1509).	   [1913 Webster]	         He was partially disfranchised so as to be made	         incapable of taking part in public affairs.	                                                  --Thirlwall.	   [1913 Webster]
disfranchised \disfranchised\ adj.	   deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to	   vote. Opposite of {enfranchised}.	   Syn: disenfranchised, voteless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disfranchisement \Dis*fran"chise*ment\, n.	   The act of disfranchising, or the state of being	   disfranchised; deprivation of privileges of citizenship or of	   chartered immunities.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sentenced first to dismission from the court, and then	         to disfranchisement and expulsion from the colony.	                                                  --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfriar \Dis*fri"ar\ (d[i^]s*fr[imac]"[~e]r), v. t.	   To depose or withdraw from the condition of a friar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfrock \Dis*frock"\ (d[i^]s*fr[o^]k"), v. t.	   To unfrock.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfurnish \Dis*fur"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disfurnished};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disfurnishing}.] [Pref. dis- + furnish.]	   To deprive of that with which anything is furnished	   (furniture, equipments, etc.); to strip; to render destitute;	   to divest.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am a thing obscure, disfurnished of	         All merit, that can raise me higher.     --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfurnishment \Dis*fur"nish*ment\, n.	   The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.	   --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Disfurniture \Dis*fur"ni*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Disfurniture \Dis*fur"ni*ture\, v. t.	   To disfurnish. [R.] --East.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgage \Dis*gage"\, v. t.	   To free from a gage or pledge; to disengage. [Obs.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgallant \Dis*gal"lant\, v. t.	   To deprive of gallantry. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgarland \Dis*gar"land\, v. t.	   To strip of a garland. [Poetic] "Thy locks disgarland."	   --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgarnish \Dis*gar"nish\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + garnish. See	   {Degarnish}.]	   To divest of garniture; to disfurnish; to dismantle. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgarrison \Dis*gar"ri*son\, v. t.	   To deprive of a garrison. --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgavel \Dis*gav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgaveled}or	   {Disgaveled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disgaveling}.] [See	   {Gavelkind}.] (Eng. Law)	   To deprive of that principal quality of gavelkind tenure by	   which lands descend equally among all the sons of the tenant;	   -- said of lands. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgest \Dis*gest"\, v. t.	   To digest. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgestion \Dis*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n.	   Digestion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disglorify \Dis*glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disglorified};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disglorifying}.]	   To deprive of glory; to treat with indignity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Disglorified, blasphemed, and had in scorn. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disglory \Dis*glo"ry\, n.	   Dishonor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To the disglory of God's name.           --Northbrooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgorge \Dis*gorge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgorged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disgorging}.] [F. d['e]gorger, earlier desgorger;	   pref. d['e]-, des- (L. dis-) + gorge. See {Gorge}.]	   1. To eject or discharge by the throat and mouth; to vomit;	      to pour forth or throw out with violence, as if from the	      mouth; to discharge violently or in great quantities from	      a confined place.	      [1913 Webster]	            This mountain when it rageth, . . . casteth forth	            huge stones, disgorgeth brimstone.    --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            They loudly laughed	            To see his heaving breast disgorge the briny	            draught.                              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give up unwillingly as what one has wrongfully seized	      and appropriated; to make restitution of; to surrender;	      as, he was compelled to disgorge his ill-gotten gains.	      [1913 Webster]	Disgorge \Dis*gorge"\, v. i.	   To vomit forth what anything contains; to discharge; to make	   restitution.	   [1913 Webster]	         See where it flows, disgorging at seven mouths	         Into the sea.                            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgorgement \Dis*gorge"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]gorgement.]	   The act of disgorging; a vomiting; that which is disgorged.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgospel \Dis*gos"pel\, v. i.	   To be inconsistent with, or act contrary to, the precepts of	   the gospel; to pervert the gospel. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgrace \Dis*grace"\ (?; 277), n. [F. disgr[^a]ce; pref. dis-	   (L. dis-) + gr[^a]ce. See {Grace}.]	   1. The condition of being out of favor; loss of favor,	      regard, or respect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Macduff lives in disgrace.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being dishonored, or covered with shame;	      dishonor; shame; ignominy.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tumble down thy husband and thyself	            From top of honor to disgrace's feet? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which brings dishonor; cause of shame or reproach;	      great discredit; as, vice is a disgrace to a rational	      being.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An act of unkindness; a disfavor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The interchange continually of favors and disgraces.	                                                  --Bacon.	   Syn: Disfavor; disesteem; opprobrium; reproach; discredit;	        disparagement; dishonor; shame; infamy; ignominy;	        humiliation.	        [1913 Webster]	Disgrace \Dis*grace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgraced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disgracing}.] [Cf. F. disgracier. See {Disgrace}, n.]	   1. To put out of favor; to dismiss with dishonor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flatterers of the disgraced minister. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pitt had been disgraced and the old Duke of	            Newcastle dismissed.                  --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do disfavor to; to bring reproach or shame upon; to	      dishonor; to treat or cover with ignominy; to lower in	      estimation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall heap with honors him they now disgrace.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            His ignorance disgraced him.          --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat discourteously; to upbraid; to revile.	      [1913 Webster]	            The goddess wroth gan foully her disgrace.	                                                  --Spenser.	   Syn: To degrade; humble; humiliate; abase; disparage; defame;	        dishonor; debase.	        [1913 Webster]
disgraced \disgraced\ adj.	   suffering shame or dishonor.	   Syn: discredited, dishonored, shamed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disgraceful \Dis*grace"ful\, a.	   Bringing disgrace; causing shame; shameful; dishonorable;	   unbecoming; as, profaneness is disgraceful to a man. --	   {Dis*grace"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*grace"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Senate have cast you forth disgracefully. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgracer \Dis*gra"cer\, n.	   One who disgraces.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgracious \Dis*gra"cious\, a. [Cf. F. disgracieux.]	   Wanting grace; unpleasing; disagreeable. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgracive \Dis*gra"cive\, a.	   Disgracing. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgradation \Dis`gra*da"tion\, n. (Scots Law)	   Degradation; a stripping of titles and honors.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgrade \Dis*grade"\, v. t.	   To degrade. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgraduate \Dis*grad"u*ate\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To degrade; to reduce in rank. [Obs.] --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgregate \Dis"gre*gate\, v. t. [L. disgregare; dis- + gregare	   to collect, fr. grex, gregis, flock or herd.]	   To disperse; to scatter; -- opposite of congregate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disgregation \Dis`gre*ga"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The process of separation, or the condition of being	   separate, as of the molecules of a body.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgruntle \Dis*grun"tle\, v. t.	   To dissatisfy; to disaffect; to anger. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disguise \Dis*guise"\ (?; 232), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disguised};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disguising}.] [OE. desguisen, disgisen,	   degisen, OF. desguisier, F. d['e]guiser; pref. des- (L. dis-)	   + guise. See {Guise}.]	   1. To change the guise or appearance of; especially, to	      conceal by an unusual dress, or one intended to mislead or	      deceive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hide by a counterfeit appearance; to cloak by a false	      show; to mask; as, to disguise anger; to disguise one's	      sentiments, character, or intentions.	      [1913 Webster]	            All God's angels come to us disguised. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have just left the right worshipful, and his	            myrmidons, about a sneaker of five gallons; the	            whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I	            gave them the ship.                   --Spectator.	   Syn: To conceal; hide; mask; dissemble; dissimulate; feign;	        pretend; secrete. See {Conceal}.	        [1913 Webster]	Disguise \Dis*guise"\, n.	   1. A dress or exterior put on for purposes of concealment or	      of deception; as, persons doing unlawful acts in disguise	      are subject to heavy penalties.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no passion which steals into the heart more	            imperceptibly and covers itself under more	            disguises, than pride.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false	      appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.	      [1913 Webster]	            That eye which glances through all disguises. --D.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Change of manner by drink; intoxication. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A masque or masquerade. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Disguise was the old English word for a masque. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Disguisedly \Dis*guis"ed*ly\, adv.	   In disguise.	   [1913 Webster]
Disguisedness \Dis*guis"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being disguised.	   [1913 Webster]
Disguisement \Dis*guise"ment\, n.	   Disguise. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disguiser \Dis*guis"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, disguises. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who wears a disguise; an actor in a masquerade; a	      masker. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Disguising \Dis*guis"ing\, n.	   A masque or masquerade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disgust \Dis*gust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disgusted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disgusting}.] [OF. desgouster, F. d['e]go[^u]ter;	   pref. des- (L. dis-) + gouster to taste, F. go[^u]ter, fr. L.	   gustare, fr. gustus taste. See {Gust} to taste.]	   To provoke disgust or strong distaste in; to cause (any one)	   loathing, as of the stomach; to excite aversion in; to offend	   the moral taste of; -- often with at, with, or by.	   [1913 Webster]	         To disgust him with the world and its vanities.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	         [AE]rius is expressly declared . . . to have been	         disgusted at failing.                    --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Alarmed and disgusted by the proceedings of the	         convention.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Disgust \Dis*gust"\, n. [Cf. OF. desgoust, F. d['e]go[^u]t. See	   {Disgust}, v. t.]	   Repugnance to what is offensive; aversion or displeasure	   produced by something loathsome; loathing; strong distaste;	   -- said primarily of the sickening opposition felt for	   anything which offends the physical organs of taste; now	   rather of the analogous repugnance excited by anything	   extremely unpleasant to the moral taste or higher	   sensibilities of our nature; as, an act of cruelty may excite	   disgust.	   [1913 Webster]	         The manner of doing is more consequence than the thing	         done, and upon that depends the satisfaction or disgust	         wherewith it is received.                --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a vulgar hack writer such oddities would have	         excited only disgust.                    --Macaulay.	   Syn: Nausea; loathing; aversion; distaste; dislike;	        disinclination; abomination. See {Dislike}.	        [1913 Webster]
disgusted \disgusted\ adj.	   having a strong distaste from surfeit.	   Syn: fed up(predicate), sick of(predicate), tired	        of(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disgustful \Dis*gust"ful\, a.	   Provoking disgust; offensive to the taste; exciting aversion;	   disgusting.	   [1913 Webster]	         That horrible and disgustful situation.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgustfulness \Dis*gust"ful*ness\, n.	   The state of being disgustful.	   [1913 Webster]
Disgusting \Dis*gust"ing\, a.	   That causes disgust; sickening; offensive; revolting. --	   {Dis*gust"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Dish \Dish\ (d[i^]sh), n. [AS. disc, L. discus dish, disc,	   quoit, fr. Gr. di`skos quoit, fr. dikei^n to throw. Cf.	   {Dais}, {Desk}, {Disc}, {Discus}.]	   1. A vessel, as a platter, a plate, a bowl, used for serving	      up food at the table.	      [1913 Webster]	            She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. --Judg.	                                                  v. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The food served in a dish; hence, any particular kind of	      food, especially prepared food; as, a cold dish; a warm	      dish; a delicious dish. "A dish fit for the gods." --Shak.	            Home-home dishes that drive one from home. --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being concave, or like a dish, or the degree	      of such concavity; as, the dish of a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A hollow place, as in a field. --Ogilvie.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining)	      (a) A trough about 28 inches long, 4 deep, and 6 wide, in	          which ore is measured.	      (b) That portion of the produce of a mine which is paid to	          the land owner or proprietor.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. anything with a discoid and concave shape, like that of a	      dish.	      [PJC]	   7. an electronic device with a concave reflecting surface	      which focuses reflected radio waves to or from a point,	      used as a receiving or transmitting antenna; also called	      {dish antenna}. The dish is often shaped as a paraboloid	      so as to achieve a high sensitivity and enable reception	      of weak signals when used as a receiving antenna, or to	      focus transmitted signals into a narrow beam when used as	      a transmitting antenna.	   Syn: dish aerial, dish antenna, saucer. [PJC]	   8. a very attractive woman or young lady, especaially one	      sexually attractive; -- sometimes considered offensive and	      sexist; as, the departmental secretary is quite a dish.	      [slang]	   Syn: smasher, stunner, knockout, beauty, sweetheart, peach,	        lulu, looker, mantrap, dish. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	   9. a favorite activity, or an activity at which one excels.	      [slang]	   Syn: cup of tea, bag. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	   10. the quantity that a dish will hold, or a dish filled with	       some material.	   Syn: dishful. [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	   {satellite dish} a dish antenna used to receive signals from	      or to transmit signals to a satellite which transmits or	      receives radio signals. In most common usage, it refers to	      small dish antennas used to receive television programs	      broadcast from geostationary satellites.	      [PJC]	Dish \Dish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dished}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dishing}.]	   1. To put in a dish, ready for the table.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make concave, or depress in the middle, like a dish;	      as, to dish a wheel by inclining the spokes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To frustrate; to beat; to ruin. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to talk about (a person) in a disparaging manner; to	      gossip about (a person); as, the secretaries spent their	      break time dishing the newest employee. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {To dish out}.	   1. To serve out of a dish; to distribute in portions at	      table.	   2. (Arch.) To hollow out, as a gutter in stone or wood.	   2. to dispense freely; -- also used figuratively; as, to dish	      out punishment; to dish out abuse or insult.	   {To dish up}, to take (food) from the oven, pots, etc., and	      put in dishes to be served at table.	      [1913 Webster]
Dishabilitate \Dis`ha*bil"i*tate\, v. t. [Cf. {Disability}.]	   To disqualify. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dishabille \Dis`ha*bille"\, n. [See {Deshabille}.]	   An undress; a loose, negligent dress; deshabille.	   [1913 Webster]	         They breakfast in dishabille.            --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishabit \Dis*hab"it\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + habit to inhabit.]	   To dislodge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those sleeping stones . . . from their fixed beds of	         lime	         Had been dishabited.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishabited \Dis*hab"it*ed\, p. a.	   Rendered uninhabited. "Dishabited towns." --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishabituate \Dis`ha*bit"u*ate\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To render unaccustomed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishable \Dis*ha"ble\, v. t.	   1. To disable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disparage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She oft him blamed . . . and him dishabled quite.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Dishallow \Dis*hal"low\, v. t.	   To make unholy; to profane. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor can the unholiness of the priest dishallow the	         altar.                                   --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Disharmonious \Dis`har*mo"ni*ous\, a.	   Unharmonious; discordant. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Disharmony \Dis*har"mo*ny\, n.	   Want of harmony; discord; incongruity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A disharmony in the different impulses that constitute	         it [our nature].                         --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishaunt \Dis*haunt"\, v. t.	   To leave; to quit; to cease to haunt. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishcloth \Dish"cloth`\ (?; 115), n.	   A cloth used for washing dishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishclout \Dish"clout`\, n.	   A dishcloth. [Obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster]
Disheart \Dis*heart"\, v. t.	   To dishearten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dishearten \Dis*heart"en\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'n), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Disheartened} (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Disheartening}.] [Pref. dis- + hearten.]	   To discourage; to deprive of courage and hope; to depress the	   spirits of; to deject.	   [1913 Webster]	         Regiments . . . utterly disorganized and disheartened.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: To dispirit; discourage; depress; deject; deter;	        terrify.	        [1913 Webster]
disheartened \dis*heart"ened\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'nd), adj.	   made less hopeful or enthusiastic; as, their lack of interest	   disheartened the instructor. [Narrower terms: pessimistic	   (vs. optimistic)]	   Syn: demoralized, discouraged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
disheartening \disheartening\ adj.	   Causing loss of hope or enthusiasm.	   Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, dispiriting.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
disheartenment \dis*heart"en*ment\ (d[i^]s*h[aum]rt"'n*ment), n.	   Discouragement; dejection; depression of spirits.	   [1913 Webster]
disheir \dis*heir"\ (d[i^]z*[^a]r"), v. t. [Cf. {Disherit}.]	   To disinherit. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
dishelm \dis*helm"\ (d[i^]s*h[e^]lm"), v. t. [Pref. dis- + helm	   helmet.]	   To deprive of the helmet. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lying stark,	         Dishelmed and mute, and motionlessly pale. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
disherison \dis*her"i*son\ (d[i^]s*h[e^]r"[i^]z'n), n. [See	   {Disherit}.]	   The act of disheriting, or debarring from inheritance;	   disinherison. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
disherit \dis*her"it\ (d[i^]s*h[e^]r"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disherited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disheriting}.] [F.	   d['e]sh['e]riter; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) + h['e]riter to	   inherit. See {Inherit}, and cf. {Dusheir}, {Disinherit}.]	   To disinherit; to cut off, or detain, from the possession or	   enjoyment of an inheritance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disheritance \Dis*her"it*ance\ (d[i^]s*h[e^]r"[i^]t*ans), n.	   [Cf. OF. desheritance.]	   The act of disinheriting or state of being disinherited;	   disinheritance. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Disheritor \Dis*her"it*or\ (d[i^]s*h[e^]r"[i^]t*[~e]r), n. (Law)	   One who puts another out of his inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishevel \Di*shev"el\ (d[i^]*sh[e^]v"'l or -[e^]l), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Disheveled}or {Dishevelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Disheveling} or {Dishevelling}.] [OF. descheveler, F.	   d['e]cheveler, LL. discapillare; dis- + L. capillus the hair	   of the head. See {Capillary}.]	   1. To suffer (the hair) to hang loosely or disorderly; to	      spread or throw (the hair) in disorder; -- used chiefly in	      the passive participle.	      [1913 Webster]	            With garments rent and hair disheveled,	            Wringing her hands and making piteous moan.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread loosely or disorderly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the fair flower disheveled in the wind.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Dishevel \Di*shev"el\, v. i.	   To be spread in disorder or hang negligently, as the hair.	   [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishevele \Di*shev"ele\, p. p. & a.	   Disheveled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dishevele, save his cap, he rode all bare. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] adj.	   1.; .	   Syn: disheveled, ungroomed.	        [WordNet 1.5] disheveled
disheveled \di*shev"eled\, dishevelled \di*shev"elled\, a.	   1. Hanging in loose disorder; disarranged; in disarray; not	      made neat; -- used especially of hair or clothing; as,	      disheveled hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the hair in loose disorder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dancing maidens are disheveled M[ae]nads. --J.	                                                  A. Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Dishful \Dish"ful\, n.; pl. {Dishfuls}.	   As much as a dish holds when full.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishing \Dish"ing\, a.	   Dish-shaped; concave.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishonest \Dis*hon"est\, a. [Pref. dis- + honest: cf. F.	   d['e]shonn[^e]te, OF. deshoneste.]	   1. Dishonorable; shameful; indecent; unchaste; lewd. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Inglorious triumphs and dishonest scars. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speak no foul or dishonest words before them [the	            women].                               --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dishonored; disgraced; disfigured. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Dishonest with lopped arms the youth appears,	            Spoiled of his nose and shortened of his ears.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wanting in honesty; void of integrity; faithless; disposed	      to cheat or defraud; not trustworthy; as, a dishonest man.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by fraud; indicating a want of probity;	      knavish; fraudulent; unjust.	      [1913 Webster]	            To get dishonest gain.                --Ezek. xxii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dishonest profits of men in office. --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	Dishonest \Dis*hon"est\, v. t. [Cf. OF. deshonester.]	   To disgrace; to dishonor; as, to dishonest a maid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will no longer dishonest my house.     --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishonestly \Dis*hon"est*ly\, adv.	   In a dishonest manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishonesty \Dis*hon"es*ty\, n. [Cf. OF. deshonest['e], F.	   d['e]shonn[^e]tet['e].]	   1. Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame. [Obs.] "The hidden	      things of dishonesty." --2 Cor. iv. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want	      of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to	      defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation	      from probity; a dishonest act.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Lewdness; unchastity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
dishpan \dishpan\ n.	   1. large pan for washing dishes.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]r or	   d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]r), n. [OE. deshonour, dishonour, OF.	   deshonor, deshonur, F. d['e]shonneur; pref. des- (L. dis-) +	   honor, honur, F. honneur, fr. L. honor. See {Honor}.]	   [Written also {dishonour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lack of honor; disgrace; ignominy; shame; reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonor.	                                                  --Ezra iv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            His honor rooted in dishonor stood.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The nonpayment or nonacceptance of commercial paper	      by the party on whom it is drawn.	   Syn: Disgrace; ignominy; shame; censure; reproach;	        opprobrium.	        [1913 Webster]	Dishonor \Dis*hon"or\ (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]r or	   d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dishonored}	   (d[i^]s*[o^]n"[~e]rd or d[i^]z*[o^]n"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dishonoring}.] [OE. deshonouren, F. d['e]shonorer; pref.	   d['e]s- (L. dis-) + honorer to honor, fr. L. honorare. See	   {Honor}, v. t.] [Written also {dishonour}.]	   1. To deprive of honor; to disgrace; to bring reproach or	      shame on; to treat with indignity, or as unworthy in the	      sight of others; to stain the character of; to lessen the	      reputation of; as, the duelist dishonors himself to	      maintain his honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing . . . that may dishonor	            Our law, or stain my vow of Nazarite. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To violate the chastity of; to debauch. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To refuse or decline to accept or pay; -- said of a bill,	      check, note, or draft which is due or presented; as, to	      dishonor a bill exchange.	   Syn: To disgrace; shame; debase; degrade; lower; humble;	        humiliate; debauch; pollute.	        [1913 Webster]
Dishonorable \Dis*hon"or*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. d['e]shonorable.]	   1. Wanting in honor; not honorable; bringing or deserving	      dishonor; staining the character, and lessening the	      reputation; shameful; disgraceful; base.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting in honor or esteem; disesteemed.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is dishonorable in riches, how much more in	            poverty!                              --Ecclus. x.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            To find ourselves dishonorable graves. --Shak.	      -- {Dis*hon"or*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Dis*hon"or*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Dishonorary \Dis*hon"or*a*ry\, a.	   Bringing dishonor on; tending to disgrace; lessening	   reputation. --Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishonorer \Dis*hon"or*er\, n.	   One who dishonors or disgraces; one who treats another	   indignity. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishorn \Dis*horn"\, v. t.	   To deprive of horns; as, to dishorn cattle. "Dishorn the	   spirit." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishorse \Dis*horse"\, v. t.	   To dismount; to knock (a person) from a horse. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dishouse \Dis*house"\, v. t.	   To deprive of house or home. "Dishoused villagers." --James	   White.	   [1913 Webster]
dishpan \dishpan\ n.	   a large pan for washing dishes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dishrag \dishrag\ n.	   a cloth for washing dishes.	   Syn: dishcloth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dishumor \Dis*hu"mor\, n.	   Ill humor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dishumor \Dis*hu"mor\, v. t.	   To deprive of humor or desire; to put out of humor. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
dishware \dishware\ n.	   eating and serving dishes collectively.	   Syn: crockery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dishwasher \Dish"wash`er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, washes dishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A European bird; the wagtail.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. an electrical appliance[4] which washes tableware	      automatically by directing powerful streams of hot soapy	      water at the items from multiple jets.	      [PJC]
Dishwater \Dish"wa`ter\, n.	   Water in which dishes have been washed. "Suds and dishwater."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
dishy \dishy\ adj.	   good-looking; -- used of persons. [British informal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Disillusion \Dis`il*lu"sion\, n.	   The act or process of freeing from an illusion, or the state	   of being freed therefrom. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Disillusion \Dis`il*lu"sion\, v. t.	   To free from an illusion; to disillusionize.	   [1913 Webster]
disillusioning \disillusioning\ adj.	   freeing from illusion or false belief.	   Syn: disenchanting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disillusionize \Dis`il*lu"sion*ize\, v. t.	   To disenchant; to free from illusion. "The bitter	   disillusionizing experience of postnuptial life." --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Disillusionment \Dis`il*lu"sion*ment\, n.	   The act of freeing from an illusion, or the state of being	   freed therefrom.	   [1913 Webster]
Disimbitter \Dis`im*bit"ter\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + imbitter. Cf.	   {Disembitter}.]	   To free from bitterness.	   [1913 Webster]
Disimpark \Dis`im*park"\, v. t.	   To free from the barriers or restrictions of a park. [R.]	   --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Disimpassioned \Dis`im*pas"sioned\, a.	   Free from warmth of passion or feeling.	   [1913 Webster]
Disimprove \Dis`im*prove"\, v. t.	   To make worse; -- the opposite of improve. [R.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Disimprove \Dis`im*prove"\, v. i.	   To grow worse; to deteriorate.	   [1913 Webster]
Disimprovement \Dis`im*prove"ment\, n.	   Reduction from a better to a worse state; as, disimprovement	   of the earth; specific features which are worse than former	   features; disimprovements in the new Windows operating	   system.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Disincarcerate \Dis`in*car"cer*ate\, v. t.	   To liberate from prison. [R.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinclination \Dis*in`cli*na"tion\, n.	   The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire,	   or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair	         sex.                                     --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Having a disinclination to books or business.	                                                  --Guardian.	   Syn: Unwillingness; disaffection; alienation; dislike;	        indisposition; distaste; aversion; repugnance.	        [1913 Webster]
Disincline \Dis`in*cline"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinclined};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinclining}.]	   To incline away the affections of; to excite a slight	   aversion in; to indispose; to make unwilling; to alienate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or	         affection to the Queen.                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         To social scenes by nature disinclined.  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinclose \Dis`in*close"\, v. t. [Cf. {Disenclose}.]	   To free from being inclosed.	   [1913 Webster]
Disincorporate \Dis`in*cor"po*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disincorporated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disincorporating}.]	   1. To deprive of corporate powers, rights, or privileges; to	      divest of the condition of a corporate body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To detach or separate from a corporation. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Disincorporate \Dis`in*cor"po*rate\, a.	   Separated from, or not included in, a corporation;	   disincorporated. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disincorporation \Dis`in*cor`po*ra"tion\, n.	   Deprivation of the rights and privileges of a corporation.	   --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinfect \Dis`in*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinfected}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disinfecting}.]	   To free from infectious or contagious matter; to destroy	   putrefaction; to purify; to make innocuous.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the infectious matter and the infectious matter	         and the odoriferous matter are one . . . then to	         deodorize is to disinfect.               --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
disinfectant \dis`in*fect"ant\, n.	   That which disinfects, especially an agent for killing or	   removing the microorganisms which cause infection. Commonly	   used disinfectants are chlorine, sodium hypochlorite	   solution, hydrogen peroxide, and alcohol.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
disinfection \dis`in*fec"tion\, n.	   The act of disinfecting; purification from infecting matter.	   [1913 Webster]
disinfector \dis`in*fect"or\, n.	   One who, or that which, disinfects; an apparatus for applying	   disinfectants.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinflame \Dis`in*flame"\, v. t.	   To divest of flame or ardor. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
disinflation \disinflation\ n.	   1. a reduction in the rate of price increases; a lessening of	      inflationary pressure.	      [PJC]	   2. a reduction of the value of a currency in international	      exchange markets caused by a government; -- usually done	      as a means to improve the country's international balance	      of payments.	      [PJC]
Disingenuity \Dis*in`ge*nu"i*ty\, n.	   Disingenuousness. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disingenuous \Dis`in*gen"u*ous\, a.	   1. Not noble; unbecoming true honor or dignity; mean;	      unworthy; as, disingenuous conduct or schemes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not ingenuous; wanting in noble candor or frankness; not	      frank or open; uncandid; unworthily or meanly artful.	      [1913 Webster]	            So disingenuous as not to confess them [faults].	                                                  --Pope.	      -- {Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ly}, adv. --T. Warton. --	      {Dis`in*gen"u*ous*ness}, n. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Disinhabited \Dis`in*hab"it*ed\, a.	   Uninhabited. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disinherison \Dis`in*her"i*son\, n. [See {Disinherit}, v. t.,	   and cf. {Disherison}.]	   Same as {Disherison}. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinherit \Dis`in*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinherited};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinheriting}.] [Cf. {Disherit},	   {Disheir}.]	   1. To cut off from an inheritance or from hereditary	      succession; to prevent, as an heir, from coming into	      possession of any property or right, which, by law or	      custom, would devolve on him in the course of descent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of how fair a portion Adam disinherited his whole	            posterity!                            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of heritage; to dispossess.	      [1913 Webster]	            And disinherit Chaos, that reigns here. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Disinheritance \Dis`in*her"it*ance\, n.	   The act of disinheriting, or the condition of being;	   disinherited; disherison.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinhume \Dis`in*hume"\, v. t.	   To disinter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disinsure \Dis`in*sure"\, v. t.	   To render insecure; to put in danger. [Obs.] --Fanshawe.	   [1913 Webster]
Disintegrable \Dis*in"te*gra*ble\, a.	   Capable of being disintegrated, or reduced to fragments or	   powder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Argillo-calcite is readily disintegrable by exposure.	                                                  --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Disintegrate \Dis*in"te*grate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disintegrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disintegrating}.] [L. dis-	   + integratus, p. p. of integrare to renew, repair, fr.	   integer entire, whole. See {Integer}.]	   To separate into integrant parts; to reduce to fragments or	   to powder; to break up, or cause to fall to pieces, as a	   rock, by blows of a hammer, frost, rain, and other mechanical	   or atmospheric influences.	   [1913 Webster]	         Marlites are not disintegrated by exposure to the	         atmosphere, at least in six years.       --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]	Disintegrate \Dis*in"te*grate\, v. i.	   To decompose into integrant parts; as, chalk rapidly	   disintegrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Disintegration \Dis*in`te*gra"tion\, n.	   (a) The process by which anything is disintegrated; the	       condition of anything which is disintegrated.	       Specifically	   (b) (Geol.) The wearing away or falling to pieces of rocks or	       strata, produced by atmospheric action, frost, ice, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             Society had need of further disintegration before	             it could begin to reconstruct itself locally.	                                                  --Motley.	       [1913 Webster]
Disintegrator \Dis*in"te*gra`tor\, n. (Mech.)	   A machine for grinding or pulverizing by percussion.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinter \Dis`in*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinterred}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disinterring}.]	   1. To take out of the grave or tomb; to unbury; to exhume; to	      dig up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring out, as from a grave or hiding place; to bring	      from obscurity into view. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Disinteress \Dis*in"ter*ess\, v. t. [F. d['e]sint['e]resser to	   deprive of interest in; pref. d['e]s- (L. dis-) +	   int['e]resser to interest, fr. L. interesse to import,	   concern. See {Interest}, and cf. {Disinterest}.]	   To deprive or rid of interest in, or regard for; to	   disengage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disinteressment \Dis*in"ter*ess*ment\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]sint['e]ressement.]	   Disinterestedness; impartiality; fairness. [Obs.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinterest \Dis*in"ter*est\, p. a.	   Disinterested. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The measures they shall walk by shall be disinterest	         and even.                                --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Disinterest \Dis*in"ter*est\, n.	   1. What is contrary to interest or advantage; disadvantage.	      [Obs.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indifference to profit; want of regard to private	      advantage; disinterestedness. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Disinterest \Dis*in"ter*est\, v. t.	   To divest of interest or interested motives. [Obs.]	   --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinterested \Dis*in"ter*est*ed\, a. [Cf. {Disinteressed}.]	   Not influenced by regard to personal interest or advantage;	   free from selfish motive; having no relation of interest or	   feeling; not biased or prejudiced; as, a disinterested	   decision or judge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The happiness of disinterested sacrifices. --Channing.	   Syn: Unbiased; impartial; uninterested; indifferent.	        [1913 Webster]
Disinterestedly \Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ly\, adv.	   In a disinterested manner; without bias or prejudice.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinterestedness \Dis*in"ter*est*ed*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.	   [1913 Webster]	         That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of	         which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes	         found in woman.                          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinteresting \Dis*in"ter*est*ing\, a.	   Uninteresting. [Obs.] "Disinteresting passages." --Bp.	   Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinterment \Dis`in*ter"ment\, n.	   The act of disinterring, or taking out of the earth;	   exhumation.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinthrall \Dis`in*thrall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disinthralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disinthralling}.] [Pref.	   dis- + inthrall. Cf. {Disenthrall}.]	   To free from thralldom; to disenthrall. [Written also	   {disinthral}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disinthrallment \Dis`in*thrall"ment\, n.	   A releasing from thralldom or slavery; disenthrallment.	   [Written also {disinthralment}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disintricate \Dis*in"tri*cate\, v. t.	   To disentangle. [R.] "To disintricate the question." --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinure \Dis`in*ure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disinured}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disinuring}.] [Pref. dis- + inure.]	   To render unaccustomed or unfamiliar.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are hindered and disinured . . . towards the true	         knowledge.                               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinvestiture \Dis`in*ves"ti*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   The act of depriving of investiture. [Obs.] --Ogilvie.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinvigorate \Dis`in*vig"or*ate\, v. t.	   To enervate; to weaken. [R.] --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Disinvolve \Dis`in*volve"\, v. t.	   To uncover; to unfold or unroll; to disentangle. [R.] --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disjection \Dis*jec"tion\, n. [L. disjicere, disjectum, to throw	   asunder, disperse; dis- + jacere to throw.]	   Destruction; dispersion. --Bp. Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]
disk jockey \disk jockey\ n.	   same as {disc jockey}.	   Syn: DJ.	        [WordNet 1.5]
diskjockey \diskjockey\ v. i.	   to comment on music to be played.	   Syn: DJ.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disjoin \Dis*join"\ (d[i^]s*join"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disjoined} (d[i^]s*joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Disjoining}.]	   [OF. desjoindre, F. disjoindre, d['e]joindre, fr. L.	   disjungere; dis- + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf.	   {Disjoint}, {Disjunct}.]	   To part; to disunite; to separate; to sunder.	   [1913 Webster]	         That marriage, therefore, God himself disjoins.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Never let us lay down our arms against France, till we	         have utterly disjoined her from the Spanish monarchy.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Windmill Street consisted of disjoined houses.	                                                  --Pennant.	   Syn: To disunite; separate; detach; sever; dissever; sunder;	        disconnect.	        [1913 Webster]	Disjoin \Dis*join"\, v. i.	   To become separated; to part.	   [1913 Webster]
disjoined \disjoined\ adj.	   unconnected, detached. {joined}	   Syn: disconnected, separate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, a. [OF. desjoint, p. p. of desjoindre.	   See {Disjoin}.]	   Disjointed; unconnected; -- opposed to {conjoint}. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, n. [From OF. desjoint, p. p. of	   desjoindre. See {Disjoint}, v. t.]	   Difficult situation; dilemma; strait. [Obs.] "I stand in such	   disjoint." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disjointed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disjointing}.]	   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	      disjoint a fowl in carving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet what could swords or poisons, racks or flame,	            But mangle and disjoint the brittle frame? --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate at junctures or joints; to break where parts	      are united; to break in pieces; as, disjointed columns; to	      disjoint an edifice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some half-ruined wall	            Disjointed and about to fall.         --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To break the natural order and relations of; to make	      incoherent; as, a disjointed speech.	      [1913 Webster]	Disjoint \Dis*joint"\, v. i.	   To fall in pieces. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disjointed \Dis*joint"ed\, a.	   Separated at the joints; disconnected; incoherent. --	   {Dis*joint"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*joint"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disjointly \Dis*joint"ly\, adv.	   In a disjointed state. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Disjudication \Dis*ju`di*ca"tion\, n.	   Judgment; discrimination. See {Dijudication}. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disjunct \Dis*junct"\ (d[i^]s*j[u^][ng]kt"), a. [L. disjunctus,	   p. p. of disjungere to disjoin. See {Disjoin}, and cf.	   {Disjoint}.]	   1. Disjoined; separated. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the head, thorax, and abdomen separated by	      a deep constriction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Disjunct tetrachords} (Mus.), tetrachords so disposed to	      each other that the gravest note of the upper is one note	      higher than the acutest note of the other.	      [1913 Webster]
Disjunction \Dis*junc"tion\, n. [L. disjunctio.]	   1. The act of disjoining; disunion; separation; a parting;	      as, the disjunction of soul and body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disjunctive proposition. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Disjunctive \Dis*junc"tive\, a. [L. disjunctivus: cf. F.	   disjonctif.]	   1. Tending to disjoin; separating; disjoining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Pertaining to disjunct tetrachords. "Disjunctive	      notes." --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Disjunctive conjunction} (Gram.), one connecting	      grammatically two words or clauses, expressing at the same	      time an opposition or separation inherent in the notions	      or thoughts; as, either, or, neither, nor, but, although,	      except, lest, etc.	   {Disjunctive proposition}, a proposition in which the parts	      are connected by disjunctive conjunctions, specifying that	      one of two or more propositions may hold, but that no two	      propositions may hold at the same time; as it is either	      day or night.	   {Disjunctive syllogism} (Logic), one in which the major	      proposition is disjunctive; as, the earth moves in a	      circle or an ellipse; but in does not move in a circle,	      therefore it moves in an ellipse.	      [1913 Webster]	Disjunctive \Dis*junc"tive\, n.	      (a) (Gram.) A disjunctive conjunction.	      (b) (Logic) A disjunctive proposition.	          [1913 Webster]
Disjunctively \Dis*junc"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a disjunctive manner; separately. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disjuncture \Dis*junc"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   The act of disjoining, or state of being disjoined;	   separation. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Disk \Disk\ (d[i^]sk), n. [L. discus, Gr. di`skos. See {Dish}.]	   [Written also {disc}.]	   1. A discus; a quoit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen	      projected of the heavens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) A circular structure either in plants or animals;	      as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.)	      (a) The whole surface of a leaf.	      (b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in	          sunflower.	      (c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under,	          or around, or even on top of, the pistil.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.)	      (a) The anterior surface or oral area of c[oe]lenterate	          animals, as of sea anemones.	      (b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates,	          especially when used for locomotion, when it is often	          called a creeping disk.	      (c) In owls, the space around the eyes.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Disk engine}, a form of rotary steam engine.	   {Disk shell} (Zool.), any species of Discina.	      [1913 Webster]	Disk clutch \Disk clutch\ (Engin.)	   A friction clutch in which the gripping surfaces are disks or	   more or less resemble disks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
diskette \diskette\ n. (Computers)	   a data-storage medium consisting of a small plastic disk	   coated with a thin layer of magnetizable material on one or	   both sides, enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit.	   It is used in a specially designed disk drive, in which the	   disk is rotated at high speed, and which stores data on the	   disk by causing changes in the direction of magnetization of	   the magnetic layer as the disk spins and as sequential	   locations on the disk pass under the read-write head of the	   drive. Reading of the data occurs in the reverse process, by	   detection of the patterns of magnetization of the disk. Such	   disks are used to store data or programs for a microcomputer.	   Syn: floppy, floppy disk.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
diskindness \dis*kind"ness\, n.	   Unkindness; disservice. [R.] --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Diskless \Disk"less\, a.	   Having no disk; appearing as a point and not expanded into a	   disk, as the image of a faint star in a telescope.	   [1913 Webster]
disklike \disklike\ adj.	   resembling a disk in shape; circular and having a height	   considerably smaller than the diameter.	   Syn: discoid, discoidal.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dislade \Dis*lade"\, v. t.	   To unlade. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Disleal \Dis*leal"\, a. [See {Disloyal}, {Leal}.]	   Disloyal; perfidious. [Obs.] "Disleal knight." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disleave \Dis*leave"\, v. t.	   To deprive of leaves. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The cankerworms that annually that disleaved the elms.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dislike \Dis*like"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disliked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disliking}.]	   1. To regard with dislike or aversion; to disapprove; to	      disrelish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every nation dislikes an impost.      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To awaken dislike in; to displease. "Disliking	      countenance." --Marston. "It dislikes me." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
dislike \dis*like"\, n.	   1. A feeling of positive and usually permanent aversion to	      something unpleasant, uncongenial, or offensive;	      disapprobation; repugnance; displeasure; disfavor; -- the	      opposite of liking or fondness.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's grace . . . gives him continual dislike to	            sin.                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hint malevolent, the look oblique,	            The obvious satire, or implied dislike. --Hannah	                                                  More.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have spoken of the dislike of these excellent	            women for Sheridan and Fox.           --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	            His dislike of a particular kind of sensational	            stories.                              --A. W. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discord; dissension. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   Syn: Distaste; disinclination; disapprobation; disfavor;	        disaffection; displeasure; disrelish; aversion;	        reluctance; repugnance; disgust; antipathy. --	        {Dislike}, {Aversion}, {Reluctance}, {Repugnance},	        {Disgust}, {Antipathy}. Dislike is the more general	        term, applicable to both persons and things and arising	        either from feeling or judgment. It may mean little more	        than want of positive liking; but antipathy, repugnance,	        disgust, and aversion are more intense phases of	        dislike. Aversion denotes a fixed and habitual dislike;	        as, an aversion to or for business. Reluctance and	        repugnance denote a mental strife or hostility something	        proposed (repugnance being the stronger); as, a	        reluctance to make the necessary sacrifices, and a	        repugnance to the submission required. Disgust is	        repugnance either of taste or moral feeling; as, a	        disgust at gross exhibitions of selfishness. Antipathy	        is primarily an instinctive feeling of dislike of a	        thing, such as most persons feel for a snake. When used	        figuratively, it denotes a correspondent dislike for	        certain persons, modes of acting, etc. Men have an	        aversion to what breaks in upon their habits; a	        reluctance and repugnance to what crosses their will; a	        disgust at what offends their sensibilities; and are	        often governed by antipathies for which they can give no	        good reason.	        [1913 Webster]
dislikeful \dis*like"ful\, a.	   Full of dislike; disaffected; malign; disagreeable. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
dislikelihood \dis*like"li*hood\, n.	   The want of likelihood; improbability. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Disliken \Dis*lik"en\, v. t.	   To make unlike; to disguise. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dislikeness \Dis*like"ness\, n.	   Unlikeness. [R.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disliker \Dis*lik"er\, n.	   One who dislikes or disrelishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dislimb \Dis*limb"\, v. t.	   To tear limb from limb; to dismember. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dislimn \Dis*limn"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + limn.]	   To efface, as a picture. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dislink \Dis*link"\, v. t.	   To unlink; to disunite; to separate. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dislive \Dis*live"\, v. t.	   To deprive of life. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Telemachus dislived Amphimedon.          --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dislocate \Dis"lo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislocated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dislocating}.] [LL. dislocatus, p. p. of	   dislocare; dis- + locare to place, fr. locus place. See	   {Locus}.]	   To displace; to put out of its proper place. Especially, of a	   bone: To remove from its normal connections with a	   neighboring bone; to put out of joint; to move from its	   socket; to disjoint; as, to dislocate your bones. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         After some time the strata on all sides of the globe	         were dislocated.                         --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	         And thus the archbishop's see, dislocated or out of	         joint for a time, was by the hands of his holiness set	         right again.                             --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Dislocate \Dis"lo*cate\, a. [LL. dislocatus, p. p.]	   Dislocated. --Montgomery.	   [1913 Webster]
dislocated \dislocated\ adj.	   separated at the joint; -- used especially of limbs; as, a	   dislocated knee.	   Syn: disjointed, separated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dislocation \Dis`lo*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dislocation.]	   1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced.	      --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The displacement of parts of rocks or portions of	      strata from the situation which they originally occupied.	      Slips, faults, and the like, are dislocations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) The act of dislocating, or putting out of joint;	      also, the condition of being thus displaced.	      [1913 Webster]
Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dislodged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dislodging}.] [OF. deslogier, F. d['e]loger; pref.	   des- (L. dis-) + OF. logier, F. loger. See {Lodge}.]	   1. To drive from a lodge or place of rest; to remove from a	      place of quiet or repose; as, shells resting in the sea at	      a considerate depth are not dislodged by storms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive out from a place of hiding or defense; as, to	      dislodge a deer, or an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Volscians are dislodg'd.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, v. i.	   To go from a place of rest. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Where Light and Darkness in perpetual round	         Lodge and dislodge by turns.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Dislodge \Dis*lodge"\, n.	   Dwelling apart; separation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
dislodgement \dislodgement\ n.	   1. forced removal from a position of advantage.	   Syn: dislodgment.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. dislodgment.	      [PJC]
Dislodgment \Dis*lodg"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]logement, OF.	   deslogement.]	   The act or process of dislodging, or the state of being	   dislodged.	   [1913 Webster]
Disloign \Dis*loign"\, v. t. [OF. desloignier. See {Eloign}.]	   To put at a distance; to remove. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Low-looking dales, disloigned from common gaze.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disloyal \Dis*loy"al\, a. [Pref. dis- + loyal: cf. OF. desloial,	   desleal, F. d['e]loyal. See {Loyal}.]	   Not loyal; not true to a sovereign or lawful superior, or to	   the government under which one lives; false where allegiance	   is due; faithless; as, a subject disloyal to the king; a	   husband disloyal to his wife.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without a thought disloyal.              --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   Syn: Disobedient; faithless; untrue; treacherous; perfidious;	        dishonest; inconstant; disaffected.	        [1913 Webster]
Disloyally \Dis*loy"al*ly\, adv.	   In a disloyal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Disloyalty \Dis*loy"al*ty\, n. [Pref. dis- + loyalty: cf. OF.	   desloiaut['e], deslealt['e], F. d['e]loyaut['e].]	   Want of loyalty; lack of fidelity; violation of allegiance.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismail \Dis*mail"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + mail: cf. OF.	   desmaillier.]	   To divest of coat of mail. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismal \Dis"mal\, a. [Formerly a noun; e. g., "I trow it was in	   the dismalle." Chaucer. Of uncertain origin; but perh. (as	   suggested by Skeat) from OF. disme, F. d[^i]me, tithe, the	   phrase dismal day properly meaning, the day when tithes must	   be paid. See {Dime}.]	   1. Fatal; ill-omened; unlucky. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An ugly fiend more foul than dismal day. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gloomy to the eye or ear; sorrowful and depressing to the	      feelings; foreboding; cheerless; dull; dreary; as, a	      dismal outlook; dismal stories; a dismal place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full well the busy whisper, circling round,	            Convey'd the dismal tidings when he frowned.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dismal description of an English November.	                                                  --Southey.	   Syn: Dreary; lonesome; gloomy; dark; ominous; ill-boding;	        fatal; doleful; lugubrious; funereal; dolorous;	        calamitous; sorrowful; sad; joyless; melancholy;	        unfortunate; unhappy.	        [1913 Webster]
Dismally \Dis"mal*ly\, adv.	   In a dismal manner; gloomily; sorrowfully; uncomfortably.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismalness \Dis"mal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dismal; gloominess.	   [1913 Webster]
Disman \Dis*man"\, v. t.	   To unman. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismantle \Dis*man"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismantled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dismantling}.] [F. d['e]manteler, OF.	   desmanteler; pref: des- (L. dis-) + manteler to cover with a	   cloak, defend, fr. mantel, F. manteau, cloak. See {Mantle}.]	   1. To strip or deprive of dress; to divest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip of furniture and equipments, guns, etc.; to	      unrig; to strip of walls or outworks; to break down; as,	      to dismantle a fort, a town, or a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dismantled house, without windows or shutters to	            keep out the rain.                    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disable; to render useless. --Comber.	   Syn: To demo?sh; raze. See {Demol?sh}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dismarch \Dis*march"\, v. i.	   To march away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dismarry \Dis*mar"ry\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + marry: cf. OF.	   desmarier, F. d['e]marier.]	   To free from the bonds of marriage; to divorce. [Obs.] --Ld.	   Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismarshal \Dis*mar"shal\, v. t.	   To disarrange; to derange; to put in disorder. [R.]	   --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismask \Dis*mask"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + mask: cf. F.	   d['e]masquer.]	   To divest of a mask. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismast \Dis*mast"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismasted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dismasting}.] [Pref. dis- + mast: cf. F.	   d['e]m[^a]ter.]	   To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the	   masts from; as, a storm dismasted the ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismastment \Dis*mast"ment\, n.	   The act of dismasting; the state of being dismasted. [R.]	   --Marshall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismaw \Dis*maw"\, v. t.	   To eject from the maw; to disgorge. [R.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismayed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dismaying}.] [OE. desmaien, dismaien, OF. esmaier; pref.	   es- (L. ex) + OHG. magan to be strong or able; akin to E.	   may. In English the pref. es- was changed to dis- (L. dis-).	   See {May}, v. i.]	   1. To disable with alarm or apprehensions; to depress the	      spirits or courage of; to deprive or firmness and energy	      through fear; to daunt; to appall; to terrify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed. --Josh. i.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            What words be these? What fears do you dismay?	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render lifeless; to subdue; to disquiet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not dismay yourself for this.      --Spenser.	   Syn: To terrify; fright; affright; frighten; appall; daunt;	        dishearthen; dispirit; discourage; deject; depress. --	        To {Dismay}, {Daunt}, {Appall}. Dismay denotes a state	        of deep and gloomy apprehension. To daunt supposes	        something more sudden and startling. To appall is the	        strongest term, implying a sense of terror which	        overwhelms the faculties.	        [1913 Webster]	              So flies a herd of beeves, that hear, dismayed,	              The lions roaring through the midnight shade.	                                                  --Pope.	        [1913 Webster]	              Jove got such heroes as my sire, whose soul	              No fear could daunt, nor earth nor hell control.	                                                  --Pope.	        [1913 Webster]	              Now the last ruin the whole host appalls;	              Now Greece has trembled in her wooden walls.	                                                  --Pope.	        [1913 Webster]	Dismay \Dis*may"\, v. i.	   To take dismay or fright; to be filled with dismay. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dismay \Dis*may"\, n. [Cf. OF. esmai, F. ['e]moi. See {Dismay},	   v. t.]	   1. Loss of courage and firmness through fear; overwhelming	      and disabling terror; a sinking of the spirits;	      consternation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . can not think of such a battle without	            dismay.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou with a tiger spring dost leap upon thy prey,	            And tear his helpless breast, o'erwhelmed with wild	            dismay.                               --Mrs.	                                                  Barbauld.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Condition fitted to dismay; ruin. --Spenser.	   Syn: Dejection; discouragement; depression; fear; fright;	        terror; apprehension; alarm; affright.	        [1913 Webster]
Dismayedness \Dis*may"ed*ness\, n.	   A state of being dismayed; dejection of courage;	   dispiritedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismayful \Dis*may"ful\, a.	   Terrifying. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disme \Disme\, n. [OF. See {Dime}.]	   A tenth; a tenth part; a tithe. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismember \Dis*mem"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dismembered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dismembering}.] [OF. desmembrer, F.	   d['e]membrer; pref. des- (L. dis) + OF. & F. membre limb. See	   {Member}.]	   1. To tear limb from limb; to dilacerate; to disjoin member	      from member; to tear or cut in pieces; to break up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fowls obscene dismembered his remains. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            A society lacerated and dismembered.  --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            By whose hands the blow should be struck which would	            dismember that once mighty empire.    --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of membership. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They were dismembered by vote of the house. --R.	                                                  North.	   Syn: To disjoint; dislocate; dilacerate; mutilate; divide;	        sever.	        [1913 Webster]
Dismemberment \Dis*mem"ber*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. desmembrement, F.	   d['e]membrement.]	   The act of dismembering, or the state of being dismembered;	   cutting in piece; m?tilation; division; separation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Castilians would doubtless have resented the	         dismemberment of the unwieldy body of which they formed	         the head.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismettled \Dis*met"tled\, a.	   Destitute of mettle, that is, or fire or spirit. [R.]	   --Llewellyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismiss \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['e]mettre. See	   {Demise}, and cf. {Dimit}.]	   1. To send away; to give leave of departure; to cause or	      permit to go; to put away.	      [1913 Webster]	            He dismissed the assembly.            --Acts xix.	                                                  41.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dismiss their cares when they dismiss their flock.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though he soon dismissed himself from state affairs.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discard; to remove or discharge from office, service,	      or employment; as, the king dismisses his ministers; the	      matter dismisses his servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lay aside or reject as unworthy of attentions or	      regard, as a petition or motion in court.	      [1913 Webster]	Dismiss \Dis*miss"\, n.	   Dismission. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismissal \Dis*miss"al\, n.	   Dismission; discharge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Officeholders were commanded faithfully to enforce it,	         upon pain of immediate dismissal.        --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
dismissible \dismissible\ adj.	   subject to dismissal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dismission \Dis*mis"sion\, n. [Cf. L. dimissio.]	   1. The act dismissing or sending away; permission to leave;	      leave to depart; dismissal; as, the dismission of the	      grand jury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Removal from office or employment; discharge, either with	      honor or with disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rejection; a setting aside as trivial, invalid, or	      unworthy of consideration.	      [1913 Webster]
Dismissive \Dis*miss"ive\, a.	   Giving dismission.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismortgage \Dis*mort"gage\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Dismortaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dismortgaging}.]	   To redeem from mortgage. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dismount \Dis*mount"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dismounted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Dismounting}.] [Pref. dis- + mount: cf. OF.	   desmonter, F. d['e]monter.]	   1. To come down; to descend. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            But now the bright sun ginneth to dismount.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alight from a horse; to descend or get off, as a rider	      from his beast; as, the troops dismounted.	      [1913 Webster]	Dismount \Dis*mount"\, v. t.	   1. To throw or bring down from an elevation, place of honor	      and authority, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dismounted from his authority.        --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw or remove from a horse; to unhorse; as, the	      soldier dismounted his adversary.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) To take down, or apart, as a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To throw or remove from the carriage, or from that on	      which a thing is mounted; to break the carriage or wheels	      of, and render useless; to deprive of equipments or	      mountings; -- said esp. of artillery.	      [1913 Webster]
Disnaturalize \Dis*nat"u*ral*ize\, v. t.	   To make alien; to deprive of the privileges of birth.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Disnatured \Dis*na"tured\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. dis- + nature: cf.	   OF. desnatur['e], F. d['e]natur['e].]	   Deprived or destitute of natural feelings; unnatural. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobedience \Dis`o*be"di*ence\, n.	   Neglect or refusal to obey; violation of a command or	   prohibition.	   [1913 Webster]	         He is undutiful to him other actions, and lives in open	         disobedience.                            --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobediency \Dis`o*be"di*en*cy\, n.	   Disobedience.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobedient \Dis`o*be"di*ent\, a. [Pref. dis- + obedient. See	   {Disobey}, {Obedient}.]	   1. Neglecting or refusing to obey; omitting to do what is	      commanded, or doing what is prohibited; refractory; not	      observant of duty or rules prescribed by authority; --	      applied to persons and acts.	      [1913 Webster]	            This disobedient spirit in the colonies. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disobedient unto the word of the Lord. --1 Kings	                                                  xiii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not yielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Medicines used unnecessarily contribute to shorten	            life, by sooner rendering peculiar parts of the	            system disobedient to stimuli.        --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Disobediently \Dis`o*be"di*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a disobedient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobeisance \Dis`o*bei"sance\, n. [F. d['e]sob['e]issance.]	   Disobedience. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobeisant \Dis`o*bei"sant\, a. [F. d['e]sob['e]issant.]	   Disobedient. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobeyed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disobeying}.] [F. d['e]sob['e]ir; pref. d['e]s- (L.	   dis-) + ob['e]ir. See {Obey}, and cf. {Disobedient}.]	   Not to obey; to neglect or refuse to obey (a superior or his	   commands, the laws, etc.); to transgress the commands of (one	   in authority); to violate, as an order; as, refractory	   children disobey their parents; men disobey their Maker and	   the laws.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not to disobey her lord's behest.        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Disobey \Dis`o*bey"\, v. i.	   To refuse or neglect to obey; to violate commands; to be	   disobedient.	   [1913 Webster]	         He durst not know how to disobey.        --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobeyer \Dis`o*bey"er\, n.	   One who disobeys.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobligation \Dis*ob`li*ga"tion\, n.	   1. The act of disobliging.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disobliging act; an offense. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Release from obligation. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Disobligatory \Dis*ob"li*ga*to*ry\, a.	   Releasing from obligation. "Disobligatory power." --Charles	   I.	   [1913 Webster]
Disoblige \Dis`o*blige"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disobliged}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disobliging}.] [Pref. dis- + oblige: cf. F.	   d['e]sobliger.]	   1. To do an act which contravenes the will or desires of; to	      offend by an act of unkindness or incivility; to	      displease; to refrain from obliging; to be unaccommodating	      to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those . . . who slight and disoblige their friends,	            shall infallibly come to know the value of them by	            having none when they shall most need them. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            My plan has given offense to some gentlemen, whom it	            would not be very safe to disoblige.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To release from obligation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Absolving and disobliging from a more general	            command for some just and reasonable cause.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Disobligement \Dis`o*blige"ment\, n.	   Release from obligation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disobliger \Dis`o*bli"ger\, n.	   One who disobliges.	   [1913 Webster]
Disobliging \Dis`o*bli"ging\, a.	   1. Not obliging; not disposed to do a favor; unaccommodating;	      as, a disobliging person or act.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Displeasing; offensive. [Obs.] --Cov. of Tongue. --	      {Dis`o*bli"ging*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`o*bli"ging*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Disoccident \Dis*oc"ci*dent\, v. t.	   To turn away from the west; to throw out of reckoning as to	   longitude. [Obs.] --Marvell.	   [1913 Webster]
Disoccupation \Dis*oc`cu*pa"tion\, n.	   The state of being unemployed; want of occupation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disopinion \Dis`o*pin"ion\, n.	   Want or difference of belief; disbelief. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Reynolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Disoppilate \Dis*op"pi*late\, v. t. [L. dis- + oppilatus, p. p.	   of oppilare to shut up.]	   To open. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Disorb \Dis*orb"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + orb.]	   To throw out of the proper orbit; to unsphere. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disord \Dis*ord"\, n.	   Disorder. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Disordeined \Dis`or*deined"\, a. [See {Ordain}.]	   Inordinate; irregular; vicious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disorder \Dis*or"der\, n. [Pref. dis- + order: cf. F.	   d['e]sordre.]	   1. Want of order or regular disposition; lack of arrangement;	      confusion; disarray; as, the troops were thrown into	      disorder; the papers are in disorder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Neglect of order or system; irregularity.	      [1913 Webster]	            From vulgar bounds with brave disorder part,	            And snatch a grace beyond the reach of art. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Breach of public order; disturbance of the peace of	      society; tumult. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Disturbance of the functions of the animal economy or of	      the soul; sickness; derangement. "Disorder in the body."	      --Locke.	   Syn: Irregularity; disarrangement; confusion; tumult; bustle;	        disturbance; disease; illness; indisposition; sickness;	        ailment; malady; distemper. See {Disease}.	        [1913 Webster]	Disorder \Dis*or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disordered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disordering}.]	   1. To disturb the order of; to derange or disarrange; to	      throw into confusion; to confuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disordering the whole frame or jurisprudence.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The burden . . . disordered the aids and auxiliary	            rafters into a common ruin.           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb or interrupt the regular and natural functions	      of (either body or mind); to produce sickness or	      indisposition in; to discompose; to derange; as, to	      disorder the head or stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man whose judgment was so much disordered by party	            spirit.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To depose from holy orders. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   Syn: To disarrange; derange; confuse; discompose.	        [1913 Webster]
Disordered \Dis*or"dered\, a.	   1. Thrown into disorder; deranged; as, a disordered house,	      judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disorderly. [Obs.] --Shak. -- {Dis*or"dered*ly}, adv. --	      {Dis*or"dered*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Disorderliness \Dis*or"der*li*ness\, n.	   The state of being disorderly.	   [1913 Webster]
Disorderly \Dis*or"der*ly\, a.	   1. Not in order; marked by disorder; disarranged;	      immethodical; as, the books and papers are in a disorderly	      state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not acting in an orderly way, as the functions of the body	      or mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not complying with the restraints of order and law;	      tumultuous; unruly; lawless; turbulent; as, disorderly	      people; disorderly assemblies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Offensive to good morals and public decency;	      notoriously offensive; as, a disorderly house.	   Syn: Irregular; immethodical; confused; tumultuous;	        inordinate; intemperate; unruly; lawless; vicious.	        [1913 Webster]	Disorderly \Dis*or"der*ly\, adv.	   In a disorderly manner; without law or order; irregularly;	   confusedly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh	         disorderly.                              --2 Thess.	                                                  iii. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	         Savages fighting disorderly with stones. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Disordinance \Dis*or"di*nance\, n.	   Disarrangement; disturbance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disordinate \Dis*or"di*nate\, a.	   Inordinate; disorderly. [Obs.] "With disordinate gestures."	   --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Disordinately \Dis*or"di*nate*ly\, adv.	   Inordinately. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disordination \Dis*or`di*na"tion\, n.	   The state of being in disorder; derangement; confusion.	   [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disorganization \Dis*or`gan*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   d['e]sorganisation. See {Disorganize}, v. t.]	   1. The act of disorganizing; destruction of system.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being disorganized; as, the disorganization	      of the body, or of government.	      [1913 Webster]	            The magazine of a pawnbroker in such total	            disorganization, that the owner can never lay his	            hands upon any one article at the moment he has	            occasion for it.                      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Disorganize \Dis*or"gan*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disorganized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disorganizing}.] [Pref. dis-	   + organize: cf. F. d['e]sorganiser.]	   To destroy the organic structure or regular system of (a	   government, a society, a party, etc.); to break up (what is	   organized); to throw into utter disorder; to disarrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lyford . . . attempted to disorganize the church.	                                                  --Eliot	                                                  (1809).	   [1913 Webster]
Disorganizer \Dis*or"gan*i`zer\, n.	   One who disorganizes or causes disorder and confusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Disorient \Dis*o"ri*ent\, v. t.	   1. To turn away from the east; to confuse as to which way is	      east; to cause to lose one's bearings. [R.] --Bp.	      Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to cause (a person) to lose one's sense of direction; to	      cause to lose one's bearings or way; as, the tourist was	      disoriented by the winding and narrow streets.	      [PJC]	   3. (Psychiatry) to cause one to lose one's sense of time or	      place, or of one's own personal identity.	      [PJC]	   4. to confuse (a person) by changing or removing something	      which has served as a standard or guide to action; as,	      workers were rendered unemployed and disoriented by the	      rapid changes in the markets.	      [PJC]
Disorientate \Dis*o"ri*en*tate\, v. t.	   To turn away from the east, or (figuratively) from the right	   or the truth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
disoriented \disoriented\ adj.	   1. having lost one's bearings physically or mentally. I	      frequently find myself disoriented when I come up out of	      the subway;the anesthetic left her completely disoriented	   Syn: confused, lost.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. socially disoriented; withdrawn from social interactions.	   Syn: alienated, anomic.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
disorienting \disorienting\ adj.	   1. causing disorientation: causing confusion of directions.	      Also See: {unoriented}. Antonym: {orienting}	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Disown \Dis*own"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disowned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Disowning}.]	   1. To refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one's	      self; to disavow or deny, as connected with one's self	      personally; as, a parent can hardly disown his child; an	      author will sometimes disown his writings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refuse to acknowledge or allow; to deny.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then they, who brother's better claim disown,	            Expel their parents, and usurp the throne. --Dryden.	   Syn: To disavow; disclaim; deny; abnegate; renounce;	        disallow.	        [1913 Webster]
disowned \disowned\ adj.	   having social connections repudiated.	   Syn: repudiated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
disowning \disowning\ n.	   the refusal to acknowledge (something or somebody) as one's	   own.	   Syn: disownment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disownment \Dis*own"ment\, n.	   Act of disowning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disoxidate \Dis*ox"i*date\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To deoxidate; to deoxidize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disoxidation \Dis*ox`i*da"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   Deoxidation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disoxygenate \Dis*ox"y*gen*ate\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To deprive of oxygen; to deoxidize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disoxygenation \Dis*ox`y*gen*a"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   Deoxidation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dispace \Dis*pace"\, v. i. [Pref. dis- asunder, different ways,	   to and fro + pace.]	   To roam. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In this fair plot dispacing to and fro.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispair \Dis*pair"\, v. t.	   To separate (a pair). [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I have . . . dispaired two doves.        --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispand \Dis*pand"\, v. t. [L. dispandere to spread out; pref.	   dis- + pandere, pansum, to spread out.]	   To spread out; to expand. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispansion \Dis*pan"sion\, n. [See {Dispand}.]	   Act of dispanding, or state of being dispanded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disparadised \Dis*par"a*dised\, a.	   Removed from paradise. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Disparage \Dis*par"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disparaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disparaging}.] [OF.	   desparagier, F. d['e]parager, to marry unequally; pref. des-	   (L. dis-) + F. parage extraction, lineage, from L. par equal,	   peer. See {Peer}.]	   1. To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor by an unequal	      marriage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas! that any of my nation	            Should ever so foul disparaged be.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to	      lower in rank or estimation by actions or words; to speak	      slightingly of; to depreciate; to undervalue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those forbidding appearances which sometimes	            disparage the actions of men sincerely pious. --Bp.	                                                  Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou durst not thus disparage glorious arms.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: To decry; depreciate; undervalue; underrate; cheapen;	        vilify; reproach; detract from; derogate from; degrade;	        debase. See {Decry}.	        [1913 Webster]	Disparage \Dis"pa*rage`\, n.	   Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dissuaded her from such a disparage.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disparagement \Dis*par"age*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. desparagement.]	   1. Matching any one in marriage under his or her degree;	      injurious union with something of inferior excellence; a	      lowering in rank or estimation. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And thought that match a foul disparagement.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Injurious comparison with an inferior; a depreciating or	      dishonoring opinion or insinuation; diminution of value;	      dishonor; indignity; reproach; disgrace; detraction; --	      commonly with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            It ought to be no disparagement to a star that it is	            not the sun.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imitation is a disparagement and a degradation in a	            Christian minister.                   --I. Taylor.	   Syn: Indignity; derogation; detraction; reproach; dishonor;	        debasement; degradation; disgrace.	        [1913 Webster]
disparager \dis*par"a*ger\, n.	   One who disparages or dishonors; one who vilifies or	   disgraces.	   [1913 Webster]
disparaging \disparaging\ adj.	   expressing a low opinion of; same as {derogatory}; as,	   disparaging remarks about the new house.	   Syn: belittling, depreciative, deprecatory, depreciatory,	        derogative, derogatory, detractive, detracting,	        slighting, pejorative, denigratory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
disparagingly \dis*par"a*ging*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to disparage or dishonor; slightingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Disparate \Dis"pa*rate\, a. [L. disparatus, p. p. of disparare	   to part, separate; dis- + parare to make ready, prepare.]	   1. Unequal; dissimilar; separate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Connecting disparate thoughts, purely by means of	            resemblances in the words expressing them.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Pertaining to two coordinate species or divisions.	      [1913 Webster]
Disparates \Dis"pa*rates\, n. pl.	   Things so unequal or unlike that they can not be compared	   with each other.	   [1913 Webster]
Disparition \Dis`pa*ri"tion\, n. [Cf. F. disparition.]	   Act of disappearing; disappearance. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disparity \Dis*par"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Disparities}. [LL.	   disparitas, fr. L. dispar unlike, unequal; dis- + par equal:	   cf. F. disparit['e]. See {Par}, {Peer}.]	   Inequality; difference in age, rank, condition, or	   excellence; dissimilitude; -- followed by between, in, of, as	   to, etc.; as, disparity in, or of, years; a disparity as to	   color.	   [1913 Webster]	         The disparity between God and his intelligent	         creatures.                               --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The disparity of numbers was not such as ought to cause	         any uneasiness.                          --Macaulay.	   Syn: Inequality; unlikeness; dissimilitude; disproportion;	        difference.	        [1913 Webster]
Dispark \Dis*park"\, v. t.	   1. To throw (a park or inclosure); to treat (a private park)	      as a common.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Gentiles were made to be God's people when the	            Jews' inclosure was disparked.        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set at large; to release from inclosure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till his free muse threw down the pale,	            And did at once dispark them all.     --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]
Disparkle \Dis*par"kle\, v. t. [OF. desparpeillier.]	   To scatter abroad. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispart \Dis*part"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disparted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disparting}.] [Pref. dis- + part: cf. OF. despartir.]	   To part asunder; to divide; to separate; to sever; to rend;	   to rive or split; as, disparted air; disparted towers.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Them in twelve troops their captain did dispart.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world will be whole, and refuses to be disparted.	                                                  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispart \Dis*part"\, v. i.	   To separate, to open; to cleave.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispart \Dis*part"\, n.	   1. (Gun.) The difference between the thickness of the metal	      at the mouth and at the breech of a piece of ordnance.	      [1913 Webster]	            On account of the dispart, the line of aim or line	            of metal, which is in a plane passing through the	            axis of the gun, always makes a small angle with the	            axis.                                 --Eng. Cys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) A piece of metal placed on the muzzle, or near the	      trunnions, on the top of a piece of ordnance, to make the	      line of sight parallel to the axis of the bore; -- called	      also {dispart sight}, and {muzzle sight}.	      [1913 Webster]	Dispart \Dis*part"\, v. t.	   1. (Gun.) To make allowance for the dispart in (a gun), when	      taking aim.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every gunner, before he shoots, must truly dispart	            his piece.                            --Lucar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) To furnish with a dispart sight.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispassion \Dis*pas"sion\, n.	   Freedom from passion; an undisturbed state; apathy. --Sir W.	   Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispassionate \Dis*pas"sion*ate\, a.	   1. Free from passion; not warped, prejudiced, swerved, or	      carried away by passion or feeling; judicial; calm;	      composed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wise and dispassionate men.           --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not dictated by passion; not proceeding from temper or	      bias; impartial; as, dispassionate proceedings; a	      dispassionate view.	   Syn: Calm; cool; composed serene; unimpassioned; temperate;	        moderate; impartial; unruffled. --	        {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pas"sion*ate*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Dispassioned \Dis*pas"sioned\, a.	   Free from passion; dispassionate. [R.] "Dispassioned men."	   --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispatch \Dis*patch"\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Dispatched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispatching}.] [OF.	   despeechier, F. d['e]p[^e]cher; prob. from pref. des- (L.	   dis-) + (assumed) LL. pedicare to place obstacles in the way,	   fr. L. pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and	   cf. {Impeach}, {Despatch}.] [Written also {despatch}.]	   1. To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly;	      to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere we put ourselves in arms, dispatch we	            The business we have talked of.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The] harvest men . . . almost in one fair day	            dispatcheth all the harvest work.     --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rid; to free. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I had clean dispatched myself of this great charge.	                                                  --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unless dispatched to the mansion house in the	            country . . . they perish among the lumber of	            garrets.                              --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To send off or away; -- particularly applied to sending	      off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special	      business, and implying haste.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even with the speediest expedition	            I will dispatch him to the emperor's cou??. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To send out of the world; to put to death.	      [1913 Webster]	            The company shall stone them with stones, and	            dispatch them with their swords.      --Ezek. xxiii.	                                                  47.	   Syn: To expedite; hasten; speed; accelerate; perform;	        conclude; finish; slay; kill.	        [1913 Webster]	Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, v. i.	   To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of	   business.	   [1913 Webster]	         They have dispatched with Pompey.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispatch \Dis*patch"\, n. [Cf. OF. despeche, F. d['e]p[^e]che.	   See {Dispatch}, v. t.] [Written also {despatch}.]	   1. The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on	      important business.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the utter dispatch of all their most beloved	            comforts.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of	      business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.	      [1913 Webster]	            Serious business, craving quick dispatch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To carry his scythe . . . with a sufficient dispatch	            through a sufficient space.           --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an	      important official letter sent from one public officer to	      another; -- often used in the plural; as, a messenger has	      arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval	      or military dispatches.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A message transmitted by telegraph. [Modern]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dispatch boat}, a swift vessel for conveying dispatches; an	      advice boat.	   {Dispatch box}, a box for carrying dispatches; a box for	      papers and other conveniences when traveling.	   Syn: Haste; hurry; promptness; celerity; speed. See {Haste}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dispatcher \Dis*patch"er\, n.	   One who dispatches.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispatchful \Dis*patch"ful\, a.	   Bent on haste; intent on speedy execution of business or any	   task; indicating haste; quick; as, dispatchful looks.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispatchment \Dis*patch"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. despechement.]	   The act of dispatching. [Obs.] --State Trials (1529).	   [1913 Webster]
Dispathy \Dis"pa*thy\, n.; pl. {Dispathies}. [Pref. dis- + Gr. ?	   passion. See {Pathos}.]	   Lack of sympathy; want of passion; apathy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many discrepancies and some dispathies between us.	                                                  --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispauper \Dis*pau"per\, v. t.	   To deprive of the claim of a pauper to public support; to	   deprive of the privilege of suing in forma pauperis.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispauperize \Dis*pau"per*ize\, v. t.	   To free a state of pauperism, or from paupers. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispeed \Dis*peed"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + speed.]	   To send off with speed; to dispatch. [Obs.] --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then they dispeeded themselves of the Cid and of their	         mother-in-law, Do?a Ximena.              --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispel \Dis*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispelled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dispelling}.] [L. dispellere; dis- + pellere to push,	   drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]	   To drive away by scattering, or so to cause to vanish; to	   clear away; to banish; to dissipate; as, to dispel a cloud,	   vapors, cares, doubts, illusions.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Satan] gently raised	         their fainting courage, and dispelled their fears.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         I saw myself the lambent easy light	         Gild the brown horror, and dispel the night. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispence \Dis*pence"\, v. i. & n.	   See {Dispense}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dispend \Dis*pend"\, v. t. [OF. despendre, L. dispendere to	   weigh out, dispense; dis- + pendere to weigh. See {Pension},	   {Spend}, and cf. {Dispense}.]	   To spend; to lay out; to expend. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Able to dispend yearly twenty pounds and above.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispender \Dis*pend"er\, n.	   One who dispends or expends; a steward. [Obs.] --Wyclif (1	   Cor. iv. 1).	   [1913 Webster]
Dispensable \Dis*pen"sa*ble\, a. [LL. dispensabilis. See	   {Dispense}.]	   1. Capable of being dispensed or administered.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being dispensed with. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispensableness \Dis*pen"sa*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being dispensable.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispensary \Dis*pen"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Dispensaries}. [Cf. F.	   dispensaire.]	   1. A place where medicines are prepared and dispensed; esp.,	      a place where the poor can obtain medical advice and	      medicines gratuitously or at a nominal price.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dispensatory. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispensation \Dis`pen*sa"tion\, n. [F. dispensation, L.	   dispensatio.]	   1. The act of dispensing or dealing out; distribution; often	      used of the distribution of good and evil by God to man,	      or more generically, of the acts and modes of his	      administration.	      [1913 Webster]	            To respect the dispensations of Providence. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is dispensed, dealt out, or appointed; that	      which is enjoined or bestowed; especially (Theol.), A	      system of principles, promises, and rules ordained and	      administered; scheme; economy; as, the Patriarchal,	      Mosaic, and Christian dispensations.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither are God's methods or intentions different in	            his dispensations to each private man. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The relaxation of a law in a particular case; permission	      to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something	      enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church,	      exemption from some ecclesiastical law or obligation to	      God which a man has incurred of his own free will (oaths,	      vows, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]	            A dispensation was obtained to enable Dr. Barrow to	            marry.                                --Ward.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispensative \Dis*pen"sa*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dispensatif.]	   Granting dispensation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispensatively \Dis*pen"sa*tive*ly\, adv.	   By dispensation. --Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispensator \Dis"pen*sa`tor\, n. [L.]	   A distributer; a dispenser. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispensatorily \Dis*pen"sa*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In the way of dispensation; dispensatively.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispensatory \Dis*pen"sa*to*ry\, a. [L. dispensatorius relating	   to management. See {Dispense}, v. t.]	   Granting, or authorized to grant, dispensations.	   "Dispensatory power." --Bp. Rainbow.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispensatory \Dis*pen"sa*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Dispensatories}.	   A book or medicinal formulary containing a systematic	   description of drugs, and of preparations made from them. It	   is usually, but not always, distinguished from a	   pharmacop[oe]ia in that it issued by private parties, and not	   by an official body or by government.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispense \Dis*pense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispensed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dispensing}.] [F. dispenser, L. dispensare, intens.	   of dispendere. See {Dispend}.]	   1. To deal out in portions; to distribute; to give; as, the	      steward dispenses provisions according directions; Nature	      dispenses her bounties; to dispense medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is delighted to dispense a share of it to all the	            company.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apply, as laws to particular cases; to administer; to	      execute; to manage; to direct.	      [1913 Webster]	            While you dispense the laws, and guide the state.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pay for; to atone for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His sin was dispensed	            With gold, whereof it was compensed.  --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exempt; to excuse; to absolve; -- with from.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was resolved that all members of the House who	            held commissions, should be dispensed from	            parliamentary attendance.             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            He appeared to think himself born to be supported by	            others, and dispensed from all necessity of	            providing for himself.                --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Dispense \Dis*pense"\, v. i.	   1. To compensate; to make up; to make amends. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            One loving hour	            For many years of sorrow can dispense. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give dispensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [the pope] can also dispense in all matters of	            ecclesiastical law.                   --Addis &	                                                  Arnold (Cath.	                                                  Dict. )	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dispense with}.	      (a) To permit the neglect or omission of, as a form, a	          ceremony, an oath; to suspend the operation of, as a	          law; to give up, release, or do without, as services,	          attention, etc.; to forego; to part with.	      (b) To allow by dispensation; to excuse; to exempt; to	          grant dispensation to or for. [Obs.] "Conniving and	          dispensing with open and common adultery." --Milton.	      (c) To break or go back from, as one's word. [Obs.]	          --Richardson.	          [1913 Webster]	Dispense \Dis*pense"\, n. [Cf. F. dispense dispensation. See	   {Dispense}, v. t.]	   Dispensation; exemption. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dispense \Dis*pense"\, n. [OF. despense, F. d['e]pense.]	   Expense; profusion; outlay. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It was a vault built for great dispense. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
dispensed \dispensed\ adj.	   distributed or weighed out in carefully determined portions;	   as, medicines dispensed to the sick.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dispenser \Dis*pens"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, dispenses; a distributer; as, a	   dispenser of favors.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispeople \Dis*peo"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispeopled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dispeopling}.] [Pref. dis- + people: cf. F.	   d['e]peupler.]	   To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leave the land dispeopled and desolate.  --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]	         A certain island long before dispeopled . . . by sea	         rivers.                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispeopler \Dis*peo"pler\, n.	   One who, or that which, dispeoples; a depopulator. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Disperge \Dis*perge"\, v. t. [L. dispergere. See {Disperse}.]	   To sprinkle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dispermous \Di*sper"mous\ (d[-i]*sp[~e]r"m[u^]s), a. [Gr. di- =	   dis + spe`rma seed, fr. spei`rein to sow: cf. F. disperme.]	   (Bot.)	   Containing only two seeds; two-seeded.	   [1913 Webster]
Disperple \Dis*per"ple\, v. t. [OF. desparpeulier.]	   To scatter; to sprinkle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Odorous water was	         Disperpled lightly on my head and neck.  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispersal \Dis*per"sal\, n.	   The act or result of dispersing or scattering; dispersion.	   --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Disperse \Dis*perse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispersed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dispersing}.] [L. dispersus, p. p. of dispergere to	   strew, scatter. See {Sparse}.]	   1. To scatter abroad; to drive to different parts; to	      distribute; to diffuse; to spread; as, the Jews are	      dispersed among all nations.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lips of the wise disperse knowledge. --Prov. xv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two lions, in the still, dark night,	            A herd of beeves disperse.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scatter, so as to cause to vanish; to dissipate; as, to	      disperse vapors.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dispersed are the glories.            --Shak.	   Syn: To scatter; dissipate; dispel; spread; diffuse;	        distribute; deal out; disseminate.	        [1913 Webster]	Disperse \Dis*perse"\, v. i.	   1. To separate; to go or move into different parts; to	      vanish; as, the company dispersed at ten o'clock; the	      clouds disperse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To distribute wealth; to share one's abundance with	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor. --Ps.	                                                  cxii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispersed \Dis*persed"\, a.	   Scattered. -- {Dis*pers"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*pers"ed*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dispersed harmony} (Mus.), harmony in which the tones	      composing the chord are widely separated, as by an octave	      or more.	      [1913 Webster]
Disperseness \Dis*perse"ness\, n.	   Dispersedness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disperser \Dis*pers"er\, n.	   One that disperses.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispersion \Dis*per"sion\, n. [CF. F. dispersion.]	   1. The act or process of scattering or dispersing, or the	      state of being scattered or separated; as, the Jews in	      their dispersion retained their rites and ceremonies; a	      great dispersion of the human family took place at the	      building of Babel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The days of your slaughter and of your dispersions	            are accomplished.                     --Jer. xxv.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) The separation of light into its different colored	      rays, arising from their different refrangibilities.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dispersion of the optic axes} (Crystallog.), the separation	      of the optic axes in biaxial crystals, due to the fact	      that the axial angle has different values for the	      different colors of the spectrum.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispersive \Dis*pers"ive\, a.	   Tending to disperse.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dispersive power} (Opt.), the relative effect of a material	      in separating the different rays of light by refraction,	      as when the substance is formed into a prism. --	      {Dis*pers"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Disperson'ate \Dis*per"son'*ate\, v. t.	   To deprive of personality or individuality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We multiply; we dispersonate ourselves.  --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispirit \Dis*pir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispirited}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Dispiriting}.] [Pref. dis- + spirit.]	   1. To deprive of cheerful spirits; to depress the spirits of;	      to dishearten; to discourage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not dispirited with my afflictions.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has dispirited himself by a debauch. --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To distill or infuse the spirit of. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This makes a man master of his learning, and	            dispirits the book into the scholar.  --Fuller.	   Syn: To dishearten; discourage; deject; damp; depress; cast	        down; intimidate; daunt; cow.	        [1913 Webster]
dispirited \dis*pir"it*ed\, a.	   Depressed in spirits; deprived of cheer or enthusiasm;	   disheartened; discouraged; daunted.	   Syn: depressed, down(predicate), downcast, downhearted, low,	        low-spirited, disheartened, discouraged, demoralized.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Dis*pir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --	        {Dis*pir"it*ed}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
dispiriting \dispiriting\ adj.	   causing dejection; discouraging. Opposite of {encouraging}.	   Syn: demoralizing, demoralising, disheartening.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. causing dejection or depression.	   Syn: black, dark, depressing, grim.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dispiritment \Dis*pir"it*ment\, n.	   Depression of spirits; discouragement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Procter, in evident distress and dispiritment, was	         waiting the slow conclusion of this.     --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispiteous \Dis*pit"e*ous\, a. [Pref. dis- + piteous. Cf.	   {Despiteous}.]	   Full of despite; cruel; spiteful; pitiless. --Spenser. --	   {Dis*pit"e*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Displace \Dis*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displaced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Displacing}.] [Pref. dis- + place: cf. F.	   d['e]placer.]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crowd out; to take the place of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Holland displaced Portugal as the mistress of those	            seas.                                 --London	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove from a state, office, dignity, or employment; to	      discharge; to depose; as, to displace an officer of the	      revenue.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dislodge; to drive away; to banish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You have displaced the mirth.         --Shak.	   Syn: To disarrange; derange; dismiss; discard.	        [1913 Webster]
Displaceable \Dis*place"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being displaced.	   [1913 Webster]
Displacement \Dis*place"ment\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]placement.]	   1. The act of displacing, or the state of being displaced; a	      putting out of place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unnecessary displacement of funds.    --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The displacement of the sun by parallax. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity of anything, as water, displaced by a	      floating body, as by a ship, the weight of the displaced	      liquid being equal to that of the displacing body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The process of extracting soluble substances from	      organic material and the like, whereby a quantity of	      saturated solvent is displaced, or removed, for another	      quantity of the solvent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Piston displacement} (Mech.), the volume of the space swept	      through, or weight of steam, water, etc., displaced, in a	      given time, by the piston of a steam engine or pump.	      [1913 Webster]
Displacency \Dis*pla"cen*cy\, n. [LL. displacentia, for L.	   displicentia, fr. displicere to displease; dis- + placere to	   please. See {Displease}, and cf. {Displeasance}.]	   Want of complacency or gratification; envious displeasure;	   dislike. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Displacer \Dis*pla"cer\, n.	   1. One that displaces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The funnel part of the apparatus for solution by	      displacement.	      [1913 Webster]
Displant \Dis*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Di?planted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Displanting}.] [Pref. dis- + plant: cf. OF.	   desplanter, F. d['e]planter.]	   1. To remove (what is planted or fixed); to unsettle and take	      away; to displace; to root out; as, to displant	      inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did not think a look,	            Or a poor word or two, could have displanted	            Such a fixed constancy.               --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip of what is planted or settled; as, to displant a	      country of inhabitants. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Displantation \Dis`plan*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of displanting; removal; displacement. --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Displat \Dis*plat"\, v. t.	   To untwist; to uncurl; to unplat. [Obs.] --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Display \Dis*play"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displayed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Displaying}.] [OE. displaien, desplaien, OF.	   despleier, desploier, F. d['e]ployer; pref. des- (L. dis-) +	   pleier, ploier, plier, F. ployer, plier, to fold, bend, L.	   plicare. See {Ply}, and cf. {Deploy}, {Splay}.]	   1. To unfold; to spread wide; to expand; to stretch out; to	      spread.	      [1913 Webster]	            The northern wind his wings did broad display.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To extend the front of (a column), bringing it into	      line. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spread before the view; to show; to exhibit to the	      sight, or to the mind; to make manifest.	      [1913 Webster]	            His statement . . . displays very clearly the actual	            condition of the army.                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make an exhibition of; to set in view conspicuously or	      ostentatiously; to exhibit for the sake of publicity; to	      parade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Proudly displaying the insignia of their order.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) To make conspicuous by large or prominent type.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To discover; to descry. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And from his seat took pleasure to display	            The city so adorned with towers.      --Chapman.	   7. (Computers) To output (results or data) in a visible	      manner on the screen of a monitor, CRT, or other device.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To exhibit; show; manifest; spread out; parade; expand;	        flaunt.	        [1913 Webster]	Display \Dis*play"\, v. i.	   To make a display; to act as one making a show or	   demonstration. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Display \Dis*play"\, n.	   1. An opening or unfolding; exhibition; manifestation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having witnessed displays of his power and grace.	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ostentatious show; exhibition for effect; parade.	      [1913 Webster]	            He died, as erring man should die,	            Without display, without parade.      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Electronics) An electronic device on which the output	      signal of another electronic device may be presented in a	      visual form; -- also called {display device}. Typically	      the display device it is the screen of a cathode-ray tube,	      as in a computer monitor, but other forms of visual	      display such as LED or liquid crystal devices are also	      used. The printed output from a computer or other device	      is not considered as a display.	      [PJC]	   4. (Computers) The output signal from a computer program,	      displayed on a display device. The displayed signal may	      consist of letters, numbers, or any graphical image.	      [PJC]	   5. (Biology) a pattern of behavior, such as showing a body	      part to another animal, by which one animal conveys	      information to another, as for mating or defense.	      [PJC]
Displayed \Dis*played"\, a.	   1. Unfolded; expanded; exhibited conspicuously or	      ostentatiously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) With wings expanded; -- said of a bird of prey,	      esp. an eagle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) Set with lines of prominent type interspersed, to	      catch the eye.	      [1913 Webster]
Displayer \Dis*play"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, displays.	   [1913 Webster]
Disple \Dis"ple\, v. t.	   To discipline; to correct. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And bitter Penance, with an iron whip,	         Was wont him once to disple every day.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Displeasance \Dis*pleas"ance\, n. [OF. desplaisance, F.	   d['e]plaisance. Cf. {Displacency}.]	   Displeasure; discontent; annoyance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Displeasant \Dis*pleas"ant\, a. [OF. desplaisant, F.	   d['e]plaisant. See {Displease}.]	   Unpleasing; offensive; unpleasant. [Obs.] --Speed. --	   {Dis*pleas"ant*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Strype. --	   {Dis*pleas"ant*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Displease \Dis*please"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displeased}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Displeasing}.] [OF. desplaisir, whence F.	   d['e]plaisir displeasure; pref. des- (L. dis-) + plaisir to	   please. See {Please}, and cf. {Displeasure}.]	   1. To make not pleased; to excite a feeling of disapprobation	      or dislike in; to be disagreeable to; to offend; to vex;	      -- often followed by with or at. It usually expresses less	      than to anger, vex, irritate, or provoke.	      [1913 Webster]	            God was displeased with this thing.   --1 Chron.	                                                  xxi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wilt thou be displeased at us forever? --Psalms	                                                  lxxxv. 5 (Bk.	                                                  of Com.	                                                  Prayer).	      [1913 Webster]	            This virtuous plaster will displease	            Your tender sides.                    --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adversity is so wholesome . . . why should we be	            displeased therewith?                 --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail to satisfy; to miss of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall displease my ends else.       --Beau. & Fl.	   Syn: To offend; disgust; vex; annoy; dissatisfy; chafe;	        anger; provoke; affront.	        [1913 Webster]	Displease \Dis*please"\, v. i.	   To give displeasure or offense. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Displeasedly \Dis*pleas"ed*ly\, adv.	   With displeasure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Displeasedness \Dis*pleas"ed*ness\, n.	   Displeasure. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Displeaser \Dis*pleas"er\, n.	   One who displeases.	   [1913 Webster]
Displeasing \Dis*pleas"ing\, a.	   Causing displeasure or dissatisfaction; offensive;	   disagreeable. -- {Dis*pleas"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Dis*pleas"ing*ness}, n. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Displeasure \Dis*pleas"ure\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. dis- + pleasure:	   cf. OF. desplaisir, F. d['e]plaisir. Cf. {Displease}.]	   1. The feeling of one who is displeased; irritation or	      uneasiness of the mind, occasioned by anything that	      counteracts desire or command, or which opposes justice or	      a sense of propriety; disapprobation; dislike;	      dissatisfaction; disfavor; indignation.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger, neither	            chasten me in thy hot displeasure.    --Ps. vi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Undoubtedly he will relent, and turn	            From his displeasure.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which displeases; cause of irritation or annoyance;	      offense; injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hast thou delight to see a wretched man	            Do outrage and displeasure to himself? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State of disgrace or disfavor; disfavor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He went into Poland, being in displeasure with the	            pope for overmuch familiarity.        --Peacham.	   Syn: Dissatisfaction; disapprobation; disfavor; distaste;	        dislike; anger; hate; aversion; indignation; offense.	        [1913 Webster]	Displeasure \Dis*pleas"ure\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To displease. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Displenish \Dis*plen"ish\, v. t.	   To deprive or strip, as a house of furniture, or a barn of	   stock. [Scot.] Displicence
Displicence \Dis"pli*cence\, Displicency \Dis"pli*cen*cy\, n.	   [L. displicentia. See {Displacency}.]	   Dislike; dissatisfaction; discontent. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Displode \Dis*plode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disploded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disploding}.] [L. displodere, displosum; dis- +	   plodere, plaudere, to clap, strike, beat.]	   To discharge; to explode.	   [1913 Webster]	         In posture to displode their second tire	         Of thunder.                              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Displode \Dis*plode"\, v. i.	   To burst with a loud report; to explode. "Disploding	   engines." --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Displosion \Dis*plo"sion\, n.	   Explosion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vast displosion dissipates the clouds. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Displosive \Dis*plo"sive\, a.	   Explosive.	   [1913 Webster]
Displume \Dis*plume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Displumed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Displuming}.] [Pref. dis- + plume: cf. OF. desplumer,	   F. d['e]plumer.]	   To strip of, or as of, a plume, or plumes; to deprive of	   decoration; to dishonor; to degrade.	   [1913 Webster]	         Displumed, degraded, and metamorphosed.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispoline \Dis"po*line\, n. (Chem.)	   One of several isomeric organic bases of the quinoline series	   of alkaloids.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispond \Dis*pond"\, n.	   See {Despond}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispondee \Di*spon"dee\, n. [L. dispondeus, Gr. ?; di- = di`s-	   twice + ? spondee.] (Gr. ? Lat. Pros.)	   A double spondee; a foot consisting of four long syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispone \Dis*pone"\, v. t. [L. disponere. See {Disposition}.]	   1. (Her.) To dispose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispose of. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) To make over, or convey, legally.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has disponed . . . the whole estate. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Disponee \Dis`po*nee"\, n. (Scots Law)	   The person to whom any property is legally conveyed.	   [1913 Webster]
Disponer \Dis*pon"er\, n. (Scots Law)	   One who legally transfers property from himself to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Disponge \Dis*ponge"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + sponge.]	   To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge. [Poetic & Rare]	   [Written also {dispunge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O sovereign mistress of true melancholy,	         The poisonous damp of night disponge upon me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispope \Dis*pope"\, v. t.	   To refuse to consider as pope; to depose from the popedom.	   [1913 Webster]	         One whom they dispoped.                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disporous \Di*spor"ous\, a. [Pref. di- + sporous.] (Biol.)	   Having two spores.	   [1913 Webster]
Disport \Dis*port"\, n. [OF. desport, deport. See {Disport}, v.	   i., and cf. {Sport}.]	   Play; sport; pastime; diversion; playfulness. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Disport \Dis*port"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disported}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disporting}.] [OF. se desporter; pref. des- (L. dis-)	   + F. porter to carry; orig. therefore, to carry one's self	   away from work, to go to amuse one's self. See {Port}	   demeanor, and cf. {Sport}.]	   To play; to wanton; to move in gayety; to move lightly and	   without restraint; to amuse one's self.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where light disports in ever mingling dyes. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Childe Harold basked him in the noontide sun,	         Disporting there like any other fly.     --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Disport \Dis*port"\, v. t. [OF. desporter. See {Disport}, v. i.]	   1. To divert or amuse; to make merry.	      [1913 Webster]	            They could disport themselves.        --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove from a port; to carry away. --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]
Disportment \Dis*port"ment\, n.	   Act of disporting; diversion; play. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disposable \Dis*pos"a*ble\, a. [From {Dispose}.]	   Subject to disposal; free to be used or employed as occasion	   may require; not assigned to any service or use.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great of this kingdom . . . has easily afforded a	         disposable surplus.                      --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. designed to be disposed of after use; -- of articles of	      commerce. The term implies that it is less expensive to	      manufacture a new one than to clean and recycle the used	      item to make it fit for use again; as, disposable dishes;	      disposable diapers; disposable gloves. Opposite of	      {reusable}.	   Syn: throwaway(predicate), non-reusable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
disposable income \dis*pos"a*ble in"come\, n. (Economics)	   that portion of income which is available for spending on	   discretionary purchases; for individuals, it is usually	   calculated as total income less taxes. National disposable	   income, which is the disposable income of all individuals and	   businesses, is calculated as total national income minus	   taxes plus transfer payments. --Dornbusch and Fischer	   (Macroeconomics)	   [PJC]
Disposal \Dis*pos"al\, n. [From {Dispose}.]	   1. The act of disposing, or disposing of, anything;	      arrangement; orderly distribution; a putting in order; as,	      the disposal of the troops in two lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ordering; regulation; adjustment; management; government;	      direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The execution leave to high disposal. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Regulation of the fate, condition, application, etc., of	      anything; the transference of anything into new hands, a	      new place, condition, etc.; alienation, or parting; as, a	      disposal of property.	      [1913 Webster]	            A domestic affair of great importance, which is no	            less than the disposal of my sister Jenny for life.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Power or authority to dispose of, determine the condition	      of, control, etc., especially in the phrase at, or in, the	      disposal of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sole and absolute disposal of him an his	            concerns.                             --South.	   Syn: Disposition; dispensation; management; conduct;	        government; distribution; arrangement; regulation;	        control.	        [1913 Webster]
Dispose \Dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disposed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disposing}.] [F. disposer; pref. dis- + poser to	   place. See {Pose}.]	   1. To distribute and put in place; to arrange; to set in	      order; as, to dispose the ships in the form of a crescent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who hath disposed the whole world?    --Job xxxiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            All ranged in order and disposed with grace. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest themselves in troops did else dispose.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regulate; to adjust; to settle; to determine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The knightly forms of combat to dispose. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deal out; to assign to a use; to bestow for an object	      or purpose; to apply; to employ; to dispose of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Importuned him that what he designed to bestow on	            her funeral, he would rather dispose among the poor.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give a tendency or inclination to; to adapt; to cause	      to turn; especially, to incline the mind of; to give a	      bent or propension to; to incline; to make inclined; --	      usually followed by to, sometimes by for before the	      indirect object.	      [1913 Webster]	            Endure and conquer; Jove will soon dispose	            To future good our past and present woes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suspicions dispose kings to tyranny, husbands to	            jealousy, and wise men to irresolution and	            melancholy.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dispose of}.	      (a) To determine the fate of; to exercise the power of	          control over; to fix the condition, application,	          employment, etc. of; to direct or assign for a use.	          [1913 Webster]	                Freedom to order their actions and dispose of	                their possessions and persons.    --Locke.	      (b) To exercise finally one's power of control over; to	          pass over into the control of some one else, as by	          selling; to alienate; to part with; to relinquish; to	          get rid of; as, to dispose of a house; to dispose of	          one's time.	          [1913 Webster]	                More water . . . than can be disposed of. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	          [1913 Webster]	                I have disposed of her to a man of business.	                                                  --Tatler.	          [1913 Webster]	                A rural judge disposed of beauty's prize.	                                                  --Waller.	   Syn: To set; arrange; order; distribute; adjust; regulate;	        adapt; fit; incline; bestow; give.	        [1913 Webster]	Dispose \Dis*pose"\, v. i.	   To bargain; to make terms. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She had disposed with C[ae]sar.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispose \Dis*pose"\, n.	   1. Disposal; ordering; management; power or right of control.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But such is the dispose of the sole Disposer of	            empires.                              --Speed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cast of mind; disposition; inclination; behavior;	      demeanor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath a person, and a smooth dispose	            To be suspected.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Disposed \Dis*posed"\, p. a.	   1. Inclined; minded.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he was disposed to pass into Achaia. --Acts	                                                  xviii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to mirth; jolly. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Well disposed}, in good condition; in good health. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Disposedness \Dis*pos"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being disposed or inclined; inclination;	   propensity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disposement \Dis*pose"ment\, n.	   Disposal. [Obs.] --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Disposer \Dis*pos"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, disposes; a regulator; a director; a	   bestower.	   [1913 Webster]	         Absolute lord and disposer of all things. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Disposingly \Dis*pos"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to dispose.	   [1913 Webster]
Disposited \Dis*pos"it*ed\, a. [See {Disposition}.]	   Disposed. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Disposition \Dis`po*si"tion\, n. [F. disposition, dispositio,	   fr. disponere to dispose; dis- + ponere to place. See	   {Position}, and cf. {Dispone}.]	   1. The act of disposing, arranging, ordering, regulating, or	      transferring; application; disposal; as, the disposition	      of a man's property by will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who have received the law by the disposition of	            angels.                               --Acts vii.	                                                  53.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disposition of the work, to put all things in a	            beautiful order and harmony, that the whole may be	            of a piece.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 of an edifice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tendency to any action or state resulting from natural	      constitution; nature; quality; as, a disposition in plants	      to grow in a direction upward; a disposition in bodies to	      putrefaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conscious inclination; propension or propensity.	      [1913 Webster]	            How stands your disposition to be married? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Natural or prevailing spirit, or temperament of mind,	      especially as shown in intercourse with one's fellow-men;	      temper of mind. "A man of turbulent disposition."	      --Hallam. "He is of a very melancholy disposition."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His disposition led him to do things agreeable to	            his quality and condition wherein God had placed	            him.                                  --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Mood; humor.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I perchance hereafter shall think meet	            To put an antic disposition on.       --Shak.	   Syn: Disposal; adjustment; regulation; arrangement;	        distribution; order; method; adaptation; inclination;	        propensity; bestowment; alienation; character; temper;	        mood. -- {Disposition}, {Character}, {Temper}.	        Disposition is the natural humor of a person, the	        predominating quality of his character, the	        constitutional habit of his mind. Character is this	        disposition influenced by motive, training, and will.	        Temper is a quality of the fiber of character, and is	        displayed chiefly when the emotions, especially the	        passions, are aroused.	        [1913 Webster]
Dispositional \Dis`po*si"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to disposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispositioned \Dis`po*si"tioned\, a.	   Having (such) a disposition; -- used in compounds; as,	   well-dispositioned.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispositive \Dis*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dispositif.]	   1. Disposing; tending to regulate; decretive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His dispositive wisdom and power.     --Bates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to disposition or natural, tendency. [Obs.]	      "Dispositive holiness." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispositively \Dis*pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a dispositive manner; by natural or moral disposition.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Do dispositively what Moses is recorded to have done	         literally, . . . break all the ten commandments at	         once.                                    --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispositor \Dis*pos"it*or\, n. [L. See {Disposition}.]	   1. A disposer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) The planet which is lord of the sign where	      another planet is. [Obs.] --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispossess \Dis`pos*sess"\ (?; see {Possess}), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Dispossessed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dispossessing}.] [Pref.	   dis- + possess: cf. F. d['e]poss['e]der.]	   To put out of possession; to deprive of the actual occupancy	   of, particularly of land or real estate; to disseize; to	   eject; -- usually followed by of before the thing taken away;	   as, to dispossess a king of his crown.	   [1913 Webster]	         Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
dispossessed \dispossessed\ adj.	   physically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security.	   Syn: homeless, roofless.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              made a living out of shepherding dispossessed	              people from one country to another  --James Stern
Dispossession \Dis`pos*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]possession.]	   1. The act of putting out of possession; the state of being	      dispossessed. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The putting out of possession, wrongfully or	      otherwise, of one who is in possession of a freehold, no	      matter in what title; -- called also {ouster}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispossessor \Dis`pos*sess"or\, n.	   One who dispossesses. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispost \Dis*post"\, v. t.	   To eject from a post; to displace. [R.] --Davies (Holy	   Roode).	   [1913 Webster]
Disposure \Dis*po"sure\, n. [From {Dispose}.]	   1. The act of disposing; power to dispose of; disposal;	      direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give up	            My estate to his disposure.           --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposition; arrangement; position; posture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In a kind of warlike disposure.       --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Dispraisable \Dis*prais"a*ble\, a.	   Blamable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dispraise \Dis*praise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dispraised}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dispraising}.] [OE. dispreisen, OF. desprisier,	   despreisier, F. d['e]priser; pref. des- (L. dis-) + prisier,	   F. priser, to prize, praise. See {Praise}, and cf.	   {Disprize}, {Depreciate}.]	   To withdraw praise from; to notice with disapprobation or	   some degree of censure; to disparage; to blame.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dispraising the power of his adversaries. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I dispraised him before the wicked, that the wicked	         might not fall in love with him.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispraise \Dis*praise"\, n. [Cf. OF. despris. See {Dispraise},	   v. t.]	   The act of dispraising; detraction; blame censure; reproach;	   disparagement. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         In praise and in dispraise the same.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispraiser \Dis*prais"er\, n.	   One who blames or dispraises.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispraisingly \Dis*praising*ly\, adv.	   By way of dispraise.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispread \Dis*pread"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + spread.]	   To spread abroad, or different ways; to spread apart; to	   open; as, the sun dispreads his beams. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispread \Dis*pread"\, v. i.	   To extend or expand itself. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         While tyrant Heat, dispreading through the sky.	                                                  --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispreader \Dis*pread"er\, n.	   One who spreads abroad.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dispreaders both of vice and error.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprejudice \Dis*prej"u*dice\, v. t.	   To free from prejudice. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprepare \Dis`pre*pare"\, v. t.	   To render unprepared. [Obs.] --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprince \Dis*prince"\, v. t.	   To make unlike a prince. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For I was drench'd with ooze, and torn with briers, . .	         .	         And, all one rag, disprinced from head to heel.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprison \Dis*pris"on\, v. t.	   To let loose from prison, to set at liberty. [R.] --Bulwer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprivilege \Dis*priv"i*lege\, v. t.	   To deprive of a privilege or privileges. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disprize \Dis*prize"\, v. t. [Cf. {Dispraise}.]	   To depreciate. [R.] --Cotton (Ode to Lydia).	   [1913 Webster]
Disprofess \Dis`pro*fess"\, v. t.	   To renounce the profession or pursuit of.	   [1913 Webster]	         His arms, which he had vowed to disprofess. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprofit \Dis*prof"it\, n.	   Loss; damage. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Disprofit \Dis*prof"it\, v. i. & i.	   To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit. [Obs. or	   Archaic] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprofitable \Dis*prof"it*a*ble\, a.	   Unprofitable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disproof \Dis*proof"\, n. [Pref. dis- + proof. Cf. {Disprove}.]	   A proving to be false or erroneous; confutation; refutation;	   as, to offer evidence in disproof of a statement.	   [1913 Webster]	         I need not offer anything farther in support of one, or	         in disproof of the other.                --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproperty \Dis*prop"er*ty\, v. t.	   To cause to be no longer property; to dispossess of. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproportion \Dis`pro*por"tion\, n. [Pref. dis- + proportion:	   cf. F. disproportion.]	   1. Want of proportion in form or quantity; lack of symmetry;	      as, the arm may be in disproportion to the body; the	      disproportion of the length of a building to its height.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of suitableness, adequacy, or due proportion to an	      end or use; unsuitableness; disparity; as, the	      disproportion of strength or means to an object.	      [1913 Webster]	Disproportion \Dis`pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disproportioned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disproportioning}.]	   To make unsuitable in quantity, form, or fitness to an end;	   to violate symmetry in; to mismatch; to join unfitly.	   [1913 Webster]	         To shape my legs of an unequal size;	         To disproportion me in every part.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A degree of strength altogether disproportioned to the	         extent of its territory.                 --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproportionable \Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble\, a.	   Disproportional; unsuitable in form, size, quantity, or	   adaptation; disproportionate; inadequate. --	   {Dis`pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness}, n. --Hammond. --	   {Dis`pro*por"tion*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproportional \Dis`pro*por"tion*al\, a.	   Not having due proportion to something else; not having	   proportion or symmetry of parts; unsuitable in form, quantity	   or value; inadequate; unequal; as, a disproportional limb	   constitutes deformity in the body; the studies of youth	   should not be disproportional to their understanding.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproportionality \Dis`pro*por`tion*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being disproportional. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproportionally \Dis`pro*por"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a disproportional manner; unsuitably in form, quantity, or	   value; unequally.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproportionate \Dis`pro*por"tion*ate\, a.	   Not proportioned; unsymmetrical; unsuitable to something else	   in bulk, form, value, or extent; out of proportion;	   inadequate; as, in a perfect body none of the limbs are	   disproportionate; it is wisdom not to undertake a work	   disproportionate means. -- {Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ly}, adv. --	   {Dis`pro*por"tion*ate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispropriate \Dis*pro"pri*ate\, v. t. [L. dis- + propriare to	   appropriate, fr. proprius one's own, proper.]	   To cancel the appropriation of; to disappropriate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disprovable \Dis*prov"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being disproved or refuted. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disproval \Dis*prov"al\, n.	   Act of disproving; disproof. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disprove \Dis*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disproved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disproving}.] [Pref. dis- + prove: cf. OF.	   desprover.]	   1. To prove to be false or erroneous; to confute; to refute.	      [1913 Webster]	            That false supposition I advanced in order to	            disprove it.                          --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disallow; to disapprove of. [Obs.] --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]
Disprover \Dis*prov"er\, n.	   One who disproves or confutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Disprovide \Dis`pro*vide"\, v. t.	   Not to provide; to fail to provide. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispunct \Dis*punct"\, a.	   Wanting in punctilious respect; discourteous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That were dispunct to the ladies.        --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispunct \Dis*punct"\, v. t. [See 1st {Dispunge}.]	   To expunge. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispunge \Dis*punge"\, v. t. [L. dispungere to prick apart, i.	   e., check off the debts and credits of an account; dis- +	   pungere to prick.]	   To expunge; to erase. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dispunge \Dis*punge"\, v. t.	   See {Disponge}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dispunishable \Dis*pun"ish*a*ble\, a.	   Without penal restraint; not punishable. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispurpose \Dis*pur"pose\, v. t.	   To dissuade; to frustrate; as, to dispurpose plots. [R.] --A.	   Brewer.
Dispurse \Dis*purse"\, v. t.	   To disburse. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispurvey \Dis`pur*vey"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + purvey: cf. OF.	   desporveoir, F. d['e]pourvoir.]	   To disfurnish; to strip. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispurveyance \Dis`pur*vey"ance\, n.	   Want of provisions; ?ack of food. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Disputable \Dis`pu*ta*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. disputabilis: cf. F.	   disputable. See {Dispute}, v. i.]	   1. Capable of being disputed; liable to be called in	      question, controverted, or contested; or doubtful	      certainty or propriety; controvertible; as, disputable	      opinions, propositions, points, or questions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Actions, every one of which is very disputable.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disputatious; contentious. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Disputableness \Dis`pu*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   State of being disputable.	   [1913 Webster]
Disputacity \Dis`pu*tac"i*ty\, n. [See {Dispute}, v. i.]	   Proneness to dispute. [Obs.] --Bp. Ward.	   [1913 Webster]
disputant \dis"pu*tant\, a. [L. disputants, p. pr. of disputare:	   cf. F. disputant. See {Dispute}, v. i.]	   Disputing; engaged in controversy. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	disputant \dis"pu*tant\, n.	   One who disputes; one who argues in opposition to another;	   one appointed to dispute; a controvertist; a reasoner in	   opposition.	   [1913 Webster]	         A singularly eager, acute, and pertinacious disputant.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Disputation \Dis`pu*ta"tion\, n. [OE. desputeson, disputacion,	   OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See	   {Dispute}, v. i.]	   1. The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in	      opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy	      in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some	      fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in	      opposition to each other on some question proposed.	      [1913 Webster]
Disputatious \Dis`pu*ta"tious\, a.	   Inclined to dispute; apt to civil or controvert;	   characterized by dispute; as, a disputatious person or	   temper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Christian doctrine of a future life was no	         recommendation of the new religion to the wits and	         philosophers of that disputations period.	                                                  --Buckminster.	   -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`pu*ta"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disputative \Dis*put"a*tive\, a. [L. disputativus.]	   Disposed to dispute; inclined to cavil or to reason in	   opposition; as, a disputative temper. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Disputed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disputing}.] [OE. desputen, disputen, OF. desputer,	   disputer, F. disputer, from L. disputare, disputatum; dis- +	   putare to clean; hence, fig., to clear up, set in order,	   reckon, think. See {Putative}, {Pure}.]	   To contend in argument; to argue against something	   maintained, upheld, or claimed, by another; to discuss; to	   reason; to debate; to altercate; to wrangle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Therefore disputed [reasoned, --Rev. Ver.] he in	         synagogue with the Jews.                 --Acts xvii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	Dispute \Dis*pute"\, v. t.	   1. To make a subject of disputation; to argue pro and con; to	      discuss.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest I reserve it be disputed how the magistrate	            is to do herein.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To oppose by argument or assertion; to attempt to	      overthrow; to controvert; to express dissent or opposition	      to; to call in question; to deny the truth or validity of;	      as, to dispute assertions or arguments.	      [1913 Webster]	            To seize goods under the disputed authority of writs	            of assistance.                        --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strive or contend about; to contest.	      [1913 Webster]	            To dispute the possession of the ground with the	            Spaniards.                            --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To struggle against; to resist. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Dispute it [grief] like a man.        --Shak.	   Syn: To controvert; contest; gainsay; doubt; question; argue;	        debate; discuss; impugn. See {Argue}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dispute \Dis*pute"\, n. [Cf. F. dispute. See {Dispute}, v. i.]	   1. Verbal controversy; contest by opposing argument or	      expression of opposing views or claims; controversial	      discussion; altercation; debate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Addicted more	            To contemplation and profound dispute. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contest; struggle; quarrel. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beyond dispute}, {Without dispute}, indisputably;	      incontrovertibly.	   Syn: Altercation; controversy; argumentation; debate;	        discussion; quarrel; disagreement; difference;	        contention; wrangling. See {Altercation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Disputeless \Dis*pute"less\, a.	   Admitting no dispute; incontrovertible. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Disputer \Dis*put"er\, n.	   One who disputes, or who is given to disputes; a	   controvertist.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where is the disputer of this world?     --1 Cor. i.	                                                  20.	   [1913 Webster]
Disputison \Dis*pu"ti*son\, n. [See {Disputation}.]	   Dispute; discussion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disqualification \Dis*qual`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   1. The act of disqualifying, or state of being disqualified;	      want of qualification; incompetency; disability; as, the	      disqualification of men for holding certain offices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which disqualifies; that which incapacitates or makes	      unfit; as, conviction of crime is a disqualification of a	      person for office; sickness is a disqualification for	      labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must still retain the consciousness of those	            disqualifications which you have been pleased to	            overlook.                             --Sir J.	                                                  Shore.	      [1913 Webster]
disqualified \dis*qual"i*fied\ (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l"[i^]*f[imac]d),	   adj.	   1. rendered ineligible by law or rule or provision; as,	      disqualified from voting.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Sports) barred from competition for violation of rules;	      as, a disqualified player.	      [WordNet 1.5]
disqualify \dis*qual"i*fy\ (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Disqualified} (d[i^]s*kw[o^]l"[i^]*f[imac]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Disqualifying}.]	   1. To deprive of the qualities or properties necessary for	      any purpose; to render unfit; to incapacitate; -- with for	      or from before the purpose, state, or act.	      [1913 Webster]	            My common illness disqualifies me for all	            conversation; I mean my deafness.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Me are not disqualified by their engagements in	            trade from being received in high society.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of some power, right, or privilege, by positive	      restriction; to disable; to debar legally; as, a	      conviction of perjury disqualifies a man to be a witness.	      [1913 Webster]
Disquantity \Dis*quan"ti*ty\, v. t.	   To diminish the quantity of; to lessen. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, a.	   Deprived of quiet; impatient; restless; uneasy. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Disquiet \Dis*qui"et\, n.	   Want of quiet; want of tranquility in body or mind;	   uneasiness; restlessness; disturbance; anxiety. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Disquiet \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.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why art thou cast down, O my soul, and why art thou	         disquieted within me?                    --Ps. xlii.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]	         As quiet as these disquieted times will permit. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   Syn: To harass; disturb; vex; fret; excite; agitate.	        [1913 Webster]
Disquietal \Dis*qui"et*al\, n.	   The act of disquieting; a state of disquiet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [It] roars and strives 'gainst its disquietal. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquieter \Dis*qui"et*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, disquiets, or makes uneasy; a	   disturber.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquietful \Dis*qui"et*ful\, a.	   Producing inquietude or uneasiness. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquietive \Dis*qui"et*ive\, a.	   Tending to disquiet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disquietly \Dis*qui"et*ly\, adv.	   In a disquiet manner; uneasily; as, he rested disquietly that	   night. [R.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquietment \Dis*qui"et*ment\, n.	   State of being disquieted; uneasiness; harassment. [R.]	   --Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquietness \Dis*qui"et*ness\, n.	   Disturbance of quiet in body or mind; restlessness;	   uneasiness. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquietous \Dis*qui"et*ous\, a.	   Causing uneasiness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So distasteful and disquietous to a number of men.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquiettude \Dis*qui"et*tude\, n.	   Want of peace or tranquility; uneasiness; disturbance;	   agitation; anxiety.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fears and disquietude, and unavoidable anxieties of	         mind.                                    --Abp. Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquisition \Dis`qui*si"tion\, n. [L. disquisitio, fr.	   disquirere to inquire diligently, investigate; dis- +	   quaerere to seek. See {Quest}.]	   A formal or systematic inquiry into, or discussion of, any	   subject; a full examination or investigation of a matter,	   with the arguments and facts bearing upon it; elaborate	   essay; dissertation.	   [1913 Webster]	         For accurate research or grave disquisition he was not	         well qualified.                          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquisitional \Dis`qui*si"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to disquisition; of the nature of disquisition.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquisitionary \Dis`qui*si"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to disquisition; disquisitional.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquisitive \Dis*quis"i*tive\, a.	   Relating to disquisition; fond of discussion or	   investigation; examining; inquisitive.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquisitorial \Dis*quis`i*to"ri*al\, a.	   Disquisitory.	   [1913 Webster]
Disquisitory \Dis*quis"i*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to disquisition; disquisitive. --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrange \Dis*range"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + range: cf. OF.	   desrengier, F. d['e]rangier. See {Derange}, {Disrank}.]	   To disarrange. [Obs.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrank \Dis*rank"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [Cf. {Derange}.]	   1. To degrade from rank. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw out of rank or into confusion. --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]
disrate \dis*rate"\, v. t.	   To reduce to a lower rating or rank; to degrade. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
disray \dis*ray"\,	   {Disarray}; -- an obsolete variant. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
disrealize \dis*re"al*ize\, v. t.	   To divest of reality; to make uncertain. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
disregard \dis`re*gard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {disregarded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {disregarding}.]	   Not to regard; to pay no heed to; to omit to take notice of;	   to neglect to observe; to slight as unworthy of regard or	   notice; as, to disregard the admonitions of conscience.	   [1913 Webster]	         Studious of good, man disregarded fame.  --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Disregard \Dis`re*gard"\, n.	   The act of disregarding, or the state of being disregarded;	   intentional neglect; omission of notice; want of attention;	   slight.	   [1913 Webster]	         The disregard of experience.             --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Disregarder \Dis`re*gard"er\, n.	   One who disregards.	   [1913 Webster]
Disregardful \Dis`re*gard"ful\, a.	   Neglect; negligent; heedless; regardless.	   [1913 Webster]
Disregardfully \Dis`re*gard"ful*ly\, adv.	   Negligently; heedlessly.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrelish \Dis*rel"ish\ (?; see {Dis-}), n.	   1. Want of relish; dislike (of the palate or of the mind);	      distaste; a slight degree of disgust; as, a disrelish for	      some kinds of food.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men love to hear of their power, but have an extreme	            disrelish to be told of their duty.   --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Absence of relishing or palatable quality; bad taste;	      nauseousness. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Disrelish \Dis*rel"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrelished}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Disrelishing}.]	   1. Not to relish; to regard as unpalatable or offensive; to	      feel a degree of disgust at. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of relish; to make nauseous or disgusting in a	      slight degree. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Disremember \Dis`re*mem"ber\, v. t.	   To fail to remember; to forget. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Disrepair \Dis`re*pair"\, n.	   A state of being in bad condition, and needing repair.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fortifications were ancient and in disrepair. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Disreputability \Dis*rep`u*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being disreputable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disreputable \Dis*rep"u*ta*ble\, a.	   Not reputable; of bad repute; not in esteem; dishonorable;	   disgracing the reputation; tending to bring into disesteem;	   as, it is disreputable to associate familiarly with the mean,	   the lewd, and the profane.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why should you think that conduct disreputable in	         priests which you probably consider as laudable in	         yourself?                                --Bp. Watson.	   Syn: Dishonorable; discreditable; low; mean; disgraceful;	        shameful.	        [1913 Webster]
Disreputably \Dis*rep"u*ta*bly\, adv.	   In a disreputable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Disreputation \Dis*rep`u*ta"tion\, n.	   Loss or want of reputation or good name; dishonor; disrepute;	   disesteem. "A disreputation of piety." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrepute \Dis`re*pute"\, n.	   Loss or want of reputation; ill character; disesteem;	   discredit.	   [1913 Webster]	         At the beginning of the eighteenth century astrology	         fell into general disrepute.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   Syn: Disesteem; discredit; dishonor; disgrace.	        [1913 Webster]	Disrepute \Dis`re*pute"\, v. t.	   To bring into disreputation; to hold in dishonor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         More inclined to love them than to disrepute them.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrespect \Dis`re*spect"\, n.	   Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility;	   discourtesy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Impatience of bearing the least affront or disrespect.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Disrespect \Dis`re*spect"\, v. t.	   To show disrespect to.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have disrespected and slighted God.   --Comber.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrespectability \Dis`re*spect`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of respectability. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrespectable \Dis`re*spect"a*ble\, a.	   Not respectable; disreputable. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrespecter \Dis`re*spect"er\, n.	   One who disrespects.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrespectful \Dis`re*spect"ful\, a.	   Wanting in respect; manifesting disesteem or lack of respect;	   uncivil; as, disrespectful behavior. --	   {Dis`re*spect"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis`re*spect"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrespective \Dis`re*spect"ive\, a.	   Showing lack of respect; disrespectful. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disreverence \Dis*rev"er*ence\, v. t.	   To treat irreverently or with disrespect. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrobe \Dis*robe"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disrobed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disrobing}.]	   To divest of a robe; to undress; figuratively, to strip of	   covering; to divest of that which clothes or decorates; as,	   autumn disrobes the fields of verdure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two great peers were disrobed of their glory. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrober \Dis*rob"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, disrobes.	   [1913 Webster]
Disroof \Dis*roof"\, v. t.	   To unroof. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Disroot \Dis*root"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrooted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disrooting}.]	   To tear up the roots of, or by the roots; hence, to tear from	   a foundation; to uproot.	   [1913 Webster]	         A piece of ground disrooted from its situation by	         subterraneous inundations.               --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrout \Dis*rout"\, v. i. [Cf. OF. desrouter, F. d['e]router.]	   To put to rout. --Taylor (1630).	   [1913 Webster]
Disrudder \Dis*rud"der\, v. t.	   To deprive of the rudder, as a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrulily \Dis*ru"li*ly\, adv.	   In a disorderly manner. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Disruly \Dis*ru"ly\, a.	   Unruly; disorderly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disrupt \Dis*rupt"\, a. [L. disruptus, diruptus, p. p. of	   disrumpere, to break or burst asunder; dis- + rumpere to	   break, burst. See {Rupture}.]	   Rent off; torn asunder; severed; disrupted.	   [1913 Webster]
disrupt \dis*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disrupted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disrupting}.]	   1. To break asunder; to rend. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to destroy the continuity of, usually temporarily; as,	      electrical power was disrupted by the hurricane.	      [PJC]	   3. To interfere with or halt, especially by causing a lack of	      order; as, the shouting of the demonstrators disrupted the	      meeting.	      [PJC]
disrupted \disrupted\ adj.	   Not continuous in time or space. Opposite of {continuous}.	   Syn: disconnected, discontinuous, noncontinuous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Disruption \Dis*rup"tion\, n. [L. disruptio, diruptio.]	   The act or rending asunder, or the state of being rent	   asunder or broken in pieces; breach; rent; dilaceration;	   rupture; as, the disruption of rocks in an earthquake;	   disruption of a state.	   [1913 Webster]
Disruptive \Dis*rupt"ive\, a.	   Causing, or tending to cause, disruption; caused by	   disruption; breaking through; bursting; as, the disruptive	   discharge of an electrical battery. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Disrupture \Dis*rup"ture\, n.	   Disruption. [R.] --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissatisfaction \Dis*sat`is*fac"tion\, n.	   The state of being dissatisfied, unsatisfied, or	   discontented; uneasiness proceeding from the want of	   gratification, or from disappointed wishes and expectations.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ambitious man has little happiness, but is subject	         to much uneasiness and dissatisfaction.  --Addison.	   Syn: Discontent; discontentment; displeasure; disapprobation;	        distaste; dislike.	        [1913 Webster]
Dissatisfactory \Dis*sat`is*fac"to*ry\, a.	   Causing dissatisfaction; unable to give content;	   unsatisfactory; displeasing.	   [1913 Webster]	         To have reduced the different qualifications in the	         different States to one uniform rule, would probably	         have been as dissatisfactory to some of the States, as	         difficult for the Convention.            --A. Hamilton.	   -- {Dis*sat`is*fac"to*ri*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
dissatisfied \dissatisfied\ adj.	   in a state of sulky dissatisfaction.	   Syn: disgruntled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dissatisfy \Dis*sat"is*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissatisfied};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissatisfying}.]	   To render unsatisfied or discontented; to excite uneasiness	   in by frustrating wishes or expectations; to displease by the	   want of something requisite; as, to be dissatisfied with	   one's fortune.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dissatisfied factions of the autocracy. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseat \Dis*seat"\, v. t.	   To unseat. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissect \Dis*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dissecting}.] [L. dissectus, p. p. of dissecare; dis-	   + secare to cut. See {Section}.]	   1. (Anat.) To divide into separate parts; to cut in pieces;	      to separate and expose the parts of, as an animal or a	      plant, for examination and to show their structure and	      relations; to anatomize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To analyze, for the purposes of science or criticism; to	      divide and examine minutely.	      [1913 Webster]	            This paragraph . . . I have dissected for a sample.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissected \Dis*sect"ed\, a.	   1. Cut into several parts; divided into sections; as, a	      dissected map.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Cut deeply into many lobes or divisions; as, a	      dissected leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissectible \Dis*sect"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being dissected, or separated by dissection.	   --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissecting \Dis*sect"ing\, a.	   1. Dividing or separating the parts of an animal or vegetable	      body; as, a dissecting aneurism, one which makes its way	      between or within the coats of an artery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to, or received during, a dissection; as,	      a dissecting wound.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Used for or in dissecting; as, a dissecting knife; a	      dissecting microscope.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissection \Dis*sec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dissection.]	   1. The act of dissecting an animal or plant; as, dissection	      of the human body was held sacrilege till the time of	      Francis I.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The act of separating or dividing for the purpose of	      critical examination.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything dissected; especially, some part, or the whole,	      of an animal or plant dissected so as to exhibit the	      structure; an anatomical so prepared.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dissection wound}, a poisoned wound incurred during the	      dissection of a dead body.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissector \Dis*sect"or\, n. [Cf. F. dissecteur.]	   One who dissects; an anatomist.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseize \Dis*seize"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disseized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disseizing}.] [Pref. dis- + seize: cf. F. dessaisir.]	   (Law)	   To deprive of seizin or possession; to dispossess or oust	   wrongfully (one in freehold possession of land); -- followed	   by of; as, to disseize a tenant of his freehold. [Written	   also {disseise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which savage beasts strive as eagerly to keep and hold	         those golden mines, as the Arimaspians to disseize them	         thereof.                                 --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseizee \Dis`sei*zee"\, n. (Law)	   A person disseized, or put out of possession of an estate	   unlawfully; -- correlative to disseizor. [Written also	   {disseisee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disseizin \Dis*sei"zin\, n. [OF. dessaisine.] (Law)	   The act of disseizing; an unlawful dispossessing and ouster	   of a person actually seized of the freehold. [Written also	   {disseisin}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseizor \Dis*sei"zor\, n. (Law)	   One who wrongfully disseizes, or puts another out of	   possession of a freehold. [Written also {disseisor}.]	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseizoress \Dis*sei"zor*ess\, n. (Law)	   A woman disseizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseizure \Dis*sei"zure\ (?; 135), n.	   Disseizin. --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissemblance \Dis*sem"blance\, n. [Cf. F. dissemblance. See	   {Dissemble}.]	   Want of resemblance; dissimilitude. [R.] --Osborne.	   [1913 Webster]	Dissemblance \Dis*sem"blance\, n. [Dissemble + -ance.]	   The act or art of dissembling; dissimulation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dissemble \Dis*sem"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissembled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dissembling}.] [OF. dissembler to be	   dissimilar; pref. dis- (L. dis-) + F. sembler to seem, L.	   simulare to simulate; cf. L. dissimulare to dissemble. See	   {Simulate}, and cf. {Dissimulate}.]	   1. To hide under a false semblance or seeming; to feign	      (something) not to be what it really is; to put an untrue	      appearance upon; to disguise; to mask.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dissemble all your griefs and discontents. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps it was right to dissemble your love,	            But -- why did you kick me down stairs? --J. P.	                                                  Kemble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put on the semblance of; to make pretense of; to	      simulate; to feign.	      [1913 Webster]	            He soon dissembled a sleep.           --Tatler.	   Syn: To conceal; disguise; cloak; cover; equivocate. See	        {Conceal}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dissemble \Dis*sem"ble\, v. i.	   To conceal the real fact, motives, intention, or sentiments,	   under some pretense; to assume a false appearance; to act the	   hypocrite.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that hateth dissembleth with his lips. --Prov. xxvi.	                                                  24.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [an enemy] dissembles when he assumes an air of	         friendship.                              --C. J. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissembler \Dis*sem"bler\, n.	   One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or	   dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the	         greatest dissemblers.                    --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. --Pope.	   Syn: {Dissembler}, {Hypocrite}.	   Usage: 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 false character.	          But hypocrite is the stronger word, being commonly	          used to characterize a person who is habitually	          insincere and false, especially one who makes	          professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and	          his life corrupt.	          [1913 Webster]
Dissembling \Dis*sem"bling\, a.	   That dissembles; hypocritical; false. -- {Dis*sem"bling*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseminate \Dis*sem"i*nate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disseminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disseminating}.] [L.	   disseminatus, p. p. of disseminare to disseminate; dis- +	   seminare to sow, semen seed. See {Seminary}.]	   1. to spread around widely; to sow broadcast or as seed; to	      scatter for growth and propagation, like seed; to spread	      abroad; to diffuse; as, principles, ideas, opinions, and	      errors are disseminated when they are spread abroad for	      propagation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread or extend by dispersion.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nearly uniform and constant fire or heat	            disseminated throughout the body of the earth.	                                                  --Woodward.	   Syn: To spread; diffuse; propagate; circulate; disperse;	        scatter.	        [1913 Webster]
disseminated \dis*sem"i*na`ted\, p. a. (Min.)	   Occurring in small portions scattered through some other	   substance; scattered widely.	   [1913 Webster]
disseminating \disseminating\ adj.	   serving to diffuse, disseminate, or disperse.	   Syn: diffusing(prenominal), diffusive, dispersive,	        disseminative, scattering, spreading.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dissemination \dis*sem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. disseminatio: cf. F.	   diss['e]mination.]	   The act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated;	   diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or	   spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         The universal dissemination of those writings.	                                                  --Wayland.	   [1913 Webster]
disseminative \dis*sem"i*na*tive\, a.	   Tending to disseminate, or to become disseminated.	   [1913 Webster]	         The effect of heresy is, like the plague, infectious	         and disseminative.                       --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseminator \Dis*sem"i*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, disseminates, spreads, or propagates;	   as, disseminators of disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissension \Dis*sen"sion\, n. [L. dissensio: cf. F. dissension.	   See {Dissent}.]	   Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character,	   producing warm debates or angry words; contention in words;	   partisan and contentious divisions; breach of friendship and	   union; strife; discord; quarrel.	   [1913 Webster]	         Paul and Barnabas had no small dissension and	         disputation with them.                   --Acts xv. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         Debates, dissension, uproars are thy joy. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A seditious person and raiser-up of dissension among	         the people.                              --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Dissensious \Dis*sen"sious\, a.	   Disposed to discord; contentious; dissentious. [R.] --Ascham.	   -- {Dis*sen"sious*ly}, adv. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissent \Dis*sent"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dissented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dissenting}.] [L. dissentire, dissentum; dis- +	   sentire to feel, think. See {Sense}.]	   1. To differ in opinion; to be of unlike or contrary	      sentiment; to disagree; -- followed by from.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bill passed . . . without a dissenting voice.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opinions in which multitudes of men dissent from us.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) To differ from an established church in regard to	      doctrines, rites, or government.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To differ; to be of a contrary nature. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Dissent \Dis*sent"\, n.	   1. The act of dissenting; difference of opinion; refusal to	      adopt something proposed; nonagreement, nonconcurrence, or	      disagreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dissent of no small number [of peers] is	            frequently recorded.                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Separation from an established church, especially	      that of England; nonconformity.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the dissidence of dissent and the	            protestantism of the Protestant religion. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Contrariety of nature; diversity in quality. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The dissent of the metals.            --Bacon.	   Syn: Disagreement; variance; difference; nonconcurrence;	        nonconformity.	        [1913 Webster]
Dissentaneous \Dis`sen*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. dissentaneus.]	   Disagreeing; contrary; differing; -- opposed to	   {consentaneous}. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissentany \Dis"sen*ta*ny\, a.	   Dissentaneous; inconsistent. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissentation \Dis`sen*ta"tion\, n.	   Dissension. [Obs.] --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissenter \Dis*sent"er\, n.	   1. One who dissents; one who differs in opinion, or declares	      his disagreement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) One who separates from the service and worship of	      an established church; especially, one who disputes the	      authority or tenets of the Church of England; a	      nonconformist.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dissenters from the establishment of their several	            countries.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Robert Brown is said to have the first formal	            dissenter.                            --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The word is commonly applied only to Protestants. The	         Roman Catholics are generally referred to as a distinct	         class." --Brande & C.	         [1913 Webster]
Dissenterism \Dis*sent"er*ism\, n.	   The spirit or principles of dissenters. --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissentiate \Dis*sen"ti*ate\, v. t.	   To throw into a state of dissent. [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissentient \Dis*sen"tient\, a. [L. dissentiens, p. pr. of	   dissentire. See {Dissent}, v. i.]	   Disagreeing; declaring dissent; dissenting. -- n. One who	   dissents. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
dissenting \dissenting\ adj.	   disagreeing, especially with a majority.	   Syn: dissentient, dissident.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dissentious \Dis*sen"tious\, a.	   Marked by dissensions; apt to breed discord; quarrelsome;	   contentious; factious. -- {Dis*sen"tious*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissentive \Dis*sent"ive\, a.	   Disagreeing; inconsistent. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissepiment \Dis*sep"i*ment\, n. [L. dissaepimentum, fr.	   dissaepire; dis- + saepire to hedge in, inclose.]	   1. A separating tissue; a partition; a septum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the partitions which divide a compound ovary	      into cells.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the transverse, calcareous partitions	      between the radiating septa of a coral.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissert \Dis*sert"\, v. i. [L. dissertus, p. p. of disserere;	   dis- + serere to join, connect: cf. F. disserter. See	   {Series}.]	   To discourse or dispute; to discuss. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We have disserted upon it a little longer than was	         necessary.                               --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissertate \Dis"ser*tate\, v. i. [L. dissertatus, p. p. of	   dissertare to discuss, intents, fr. disserere. See	   {Dissert}.]	   To deal in dissertation; to write dissertations; to	   discourse. [R.] --J. Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissertation \Dis`ser*ta"tion\, n. [L. dissertatio: cf. F.	   dissertation.]	   A formal or elaborate argumentative discourse, oral or	   written; a disquisition; an essay; a discussion; as,	   Dissertations on the Prophecies.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissertational \Dis`ser*ta"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to dissertations; resembling a dissertation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissertationist \Dis`ser*ta"tion*ist\, n.	   A writer of dissertations.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissertator \Dis"ser*ta`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. dissertateur.]	   One who writers a dissertation; one who discourses. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissertly \Dis*sert"ly\, adv.	   See {Disertly}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disserve \Dis*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Di?????}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disserving}.] [Pref. dis- + serve: cf. F. desservir.]	   To fail to serve; to do injury or mischief to; to damage; to	   hurt; to harm.	   [1913 Webster]	         Have neither served nor disserved the interests of any	         party.                                   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Disservice \Dis*serv"ice\, n. [Pref. dis- + service: cf. F.	   desservice.]	   Injury; mischief.	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall rather perform good offices unto truth than	         any disservice unto their relators.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Disserviceable \Dis*serv"ice*a*ble\, a.	   Calculated to do disservice or harm; not serviceable;	   injurious; harmful; unserviceable. --Shaftesbury. --	   {Dis*serv"ice*a*ble*ness}, n. --Norris. --	   {Dis*serv"ice*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissettle \Dis*set"tle\, v. t.	   To unsettle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dissettlement \Dis*set"tle*ment\, n.	   The act of unsettling, or the state of being unsettled.	   --Marvell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissever \Dis*sev"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissevered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Dissevering}.] [OE. dessevrer; pref. des- (L. dis-)	   + sevrer to sever, F. sevrer to wean, L. separate to	   separate. In this word the prefix is intensive. See {Dis-},	   and {Sever}.]	   To part in two; to sever thoroughly; to sunder; to disunite;	   to separate; to disperse.	   [1913 Webster]	         The storm so dissevered the company . . . that most of	         therm never met again.                   --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         States disserved, discordant, belligerent. --D.	                                                  Webster.	   [1913 Webster]	Dissever \Dis*sev"er\, v. i.	   To part; to separate. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseverance \Dis*sev"er*ance\, n. [OF. dessevrance.]	   The act of disserving; separation.	   [1913 Webster]
Disseveration \Dis*sev`er*a"tion\, n.	   The act of disserving; disseverance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disseverment \Dis*sev"er*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. dessevrement.]	   Disseverance. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Disshadow \Dis*shad"ow\, v. t.	   To free from shadow or shade. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissheathe \Dis*sheathe"\, v. i.	   To become unsheathed. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Disship \Dis*ship"\, v. t.	   To dismiss from service on board ship. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Disshiver \Dis*shiv"er\, v. t. & i.	   To shiver or break in pieces. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dissidence \Dis"si*dence\, n. [L. dissidentia: cf. F.	   dissidence. See {Dissident}, a.]	   Disagreement; dissent; separation from the established	   religion. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the dissidence of dissent.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissident \Dis"si*dent\, a. [L. dissidens, -entis, p. pr. of	   dissidere to sit apart, to disagree; dis- + sedere to sit:	   cf. F. dissident. See {Sit}.]	   No agreeing; dissenting; discordant; different.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our life and manners be dissident from theirs.	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	Dissident \Dis"si*dent\, n. (Eccl.)	   One who disagrees or dissents; one who separates from the	   established religion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dissident, habituated and taught to think of his	         dissidenc? as a laudable and necessary opposition to	         ecclesiastical usurpation.               --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissidently \Dis"si*dent*ly\, adv.	   In a dissident manner. Dissilience
Dissilience \Dis*sil"i*ence\ (?; 106), Dissiliency
\Dis*sil"i*en*cy\, n.	   The act of leaping or starting asunder. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissilient \Dis*sil"i*ent\, a. [L. dissiliens, -entis, p. pr. of	   dissilire to leap asunder: dis- + salire to leap.]	   Starting asunder; bursting and opening with an elastic force;	   dehiscing explosively; as, a dissilient pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissilition \Dis`si*li"tion\, n.	   The act of bursting or springing apart. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimilar \Dis*sim"i*lar\, a. [Pref. dis- + similar: cf. F.	   dissimilaire.]	   Not similar; unlike; heterogeneous; as, the tempers of men	   are as dissimilar as their features.	   [1913 Webster]	         This part very dissimilar to any other.  --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimilarity \Dis*sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.	   Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilitude; variety; as,	   the dissimilarity of human faces and forms. --Sir W. Jones.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimilarly \Dis*sim"i*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a dissimilar manner; in a varied style.	   [1913 Webster]	         With verdant shrubs dissimilarly gay.    --C. Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimilate \Dis*sim"i*late\, v. t.	   To render dissimilar.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimilation \Dis*sim`i*la"tion\, n.	   The act of making dissimilar. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimile \Dis*sim"i*le\, n. [L. dissimile, neut. of dissimilis	   unlike.] (Rhet.)	   Comparison or illustration by contraries.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimilitude \Dis`si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. dissimilitudo, fr.	   dissimilis: cf. F. dissimilitude.]	   1. Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dissimilitude between the Divinity and images.	                                                  --Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A comparison by contrast; a dissimile.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissimulate \Dis*sim"u*late\, a. [L. dissimulatus, p. p. of	   dissimulare. See {Dissemble}.]	   Feigning; simulating; pretending. [Obs.] --Henryson.	   [1913 Webster]
dissimulate \dis*sim"u*late\, v. i.	   To dissemble; to feign; to pretend.	   [1913 Webster]
dissimulating \dissimulating\ adj.	   concealing under a false appearance with the intent to	   deceive.	   Syn: dissembling, dissimulative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dissimulation \dis*sim`u*la"tion\, n. [L. dissimulatio: cf. F.	   dissimulation.]	   The act of dissembling; a hiding under a false appearance;	   concealment by feigning; false pretension; hypocrisy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let love be without dissimulation.       --Rom. xii. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dissimulation . . . when a man lets fall signs and	         arguments that he is not that he is.     --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Simulation is a pretense of what is not, and	         dissimulation a concealment of what is.  --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimulator \Dis*sim"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who dissimulates; a dissembler.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimule \Dis*sim"ule\, v. t. & i. [F. dissimuler. See	   {Dissimulate}.]	   To dissemble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimuler \Dis*sim"u*ler\, n.	   A dissembler. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dissimulour \Dis*sim"u*lour\, n. [OF. dissimuleur.]	   A dissembler. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissipable \Dis"si*pa*ble\, a. [L. dissipabilis.]	   Capable of being scattered or dissipated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The heat of those plants is very dissipable. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
dissipate \dis"si*pate\ (d[i^]s"s[i^]*p[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Dissipated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissipating}.] [L.	   dissipatus, p. p. of dissipare; dis- + an obsolete verb	   sipare, supare. to throw.]	   1. To scatter completely; to disperse and cause to disappear;	      -- used esp. of the dispersion of things that can never	      again be collected or restored.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dissipated those foggy mists of error. --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I soon dissipated his fears.          --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extreme tendency of civilization is to dissipate	            all intellectual energy.              --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy by wasteful extravagance or lavish use; to	      squander.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vast wealth . . . was in three years dissipated.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	   Syn: To disperse; scatter; dispel; spend; squander; waste;	        consume; lavish.	        [1913 Webster]
Dissipate \Dis"si*pate\, v. i.	   1. To separate into parts and disappear; to waste away; to	      scatter; to disperse; to vanish; as, a fog or cloud	      gradually dissipates before the rays or heat of the sun;	      the heat of a body dissipates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be extravagant, wasteful, or dissolute in the pursuit	      of pleasure; to engage in dissipation.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissipated \Dis"si*pa`ted\ (d[i^]s"s[i^]*p[=a]`t[e^]d), a.	   1. Squandered; scattered. "Dissipated wealth." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wasteful of health, money, etc., in the pursuit of	      pleasure; dissolute; intemperate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A life irregular and dissipated.      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissipation \Dis`si*pa"tion\ (d[i^]s`s[i^]*p[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. dissipatio: cf. F. dissipation.]	   1. The act of dissipating or dispersing; a state of	      dispersion or separation; dispersion; waste.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without loss or dissipation of the matter. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The famous dissipation of mankind.    --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dissolute course of life, in which health, money, etc.,	      are squandered in pursuit of pleasure; profuseness in	      vicious indulgence, as late hours, riotous living, etc.;	      dissoluteness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To reclaim the spendthrift from his dissipation and	            extravagance.                         --P. Henry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A trifle which wastes time or distracts attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prevented from finishing them [the letters] a	            thousand avocations and dissipations. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dissipation of energy}. Same as {Degradation of energy},	      under {Degradation}.	      [1913 Webster]
dissipative \dis"si*pa*tive\ (d[i^]s"s[i^]*p[asl]*t[i^]v), a.	   Tending to dissipate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dissipative system} (Mech.), an assumed system of matter and	      motions in which forces of friction and resistances of	      other kinds are introduced without regard to the heat or	      other molecular actions which they generate; -- opposed to	      {conservative system}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissipativity \Dis`si*pa*tiv"i*ty\	   (d[i^]s`s[i^]*p[.a]*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The rate at which palpable energy is dissipated away into	   other forms of energy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissite \Dis"site\, a. [L. dissitus.]	   Lying apart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lands far dissite and remote asunder.    --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Disslander \Dis*slan"der\, v. t. [Pref. dis- (intens.) +	   slander.]	   To slander. [Obs.] --Legend of Dido.	   [1913 Webster]	Disslander \Dis*slan"der\, n.	   Slander. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disslanderous \Dis*slan"der*ous\, a.	   Slanderous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dissociability \Dis*so`cia*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Want of sociability; unsociableness. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissociable \Dis*so"cia*ble\, a. [L. dissociabilis, fr.	   dissociare: cf. F. dissociable. See {Dissociate}.]	   1. Not well associated or assorted; incongruous.	      [1913 Webster]	            They came in two and two, though matched in the most	            dissociable manner.                   --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a tendency to dissolve social connections;	      unsuitable to society; unsociable.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissocial \Dis*so"cial\, a. [Pref. dis- + social: cf. L.	   dissocialis. See {Dissociate}, v. t.]	   Unfriendly to society; contracted; selfish; as, dissocial	   feelings.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissocialize \Dis*so"cial*ize\, v. t.	   To render unsocial.	   [1913 Webster]
dissociate \dis*so"ci*ate\ (d[i^]s*s[=o]"sh[i^]*[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Dissociated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dissociating}.]	   [L. dissociatus, p. p. of dissociare to dissociate; dis- +	   sociare to unite, associate, socius companion. See {Social}.]	   To separate from fellowship or union; to disunite; to	   disjoin; as, to dissociate the particles of a concrete	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Before Wyclif's death in 1384, John of Gaunt had openly	         dissociated himself from the reformer.   --A. W. Ward.	   [1913 Webster]
dissociated \dissociated\ adj.	   1. not connected or associated.	   Syn: unconnected.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Chem.) diffusing independently in a fluid; -- said of	      ions or molecules which may form relatively stable	      associated structures; as, the products become rapidly	      dissociated from the active site of the enzyme. Opposite	      of {associated}.	      [PJC]
Dissociation \Dis*so`ci*a"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. dissociatio:	   cf. F. dissociation.]	   1. The act of dissociating or disuniting; a state of	      separation; disunion.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will add infinitely dissociation, distraction,	            and confusion of these confederate republics.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The process by which a compound body breaks up	      into simpler constituents; -- said particularly of the	      action of heat on gaseous or volatile substances; as, the	      dissociation of the sulphur molecules; the dissociation of	      ammonium chloride into hydrochloric acid and ammonia.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissociative \Dis*so"ci*a*tive\, a.	   Tending or leading to dissociation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolubility \Dis`so*lu*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being dissoluble; capacity of being	   dissoluble; capacity of being dissolved by heat or moisture,	   and converted into a fluid.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissoluble \Dis"so*lu*ble\, a. [L. dissolubilis: cf. F.	   dissoluble. See {Dissolve}, and cf. {Dissolvable}.]	   1. Capable of being dissolved; having its parts separable by	      heat or moisture; convertible into a fluid. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being disunited.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissolubleness \Dis"so*lu*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dissoluble; dissolubility. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolute \Dis"so*lute\, a. [L. dissolutus, p. p. of dissolvere:	   cf. F. dissolu. See {Dissolve}.]	   1. With nerves unstrung; weak. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loosed from restraint; esp., loose in morals and conduct;	      recklessly abandoned to sensual pleasures; profligate;	      wanton; lewd; debauched. "A wild and dissolute soldier."	      --Motley.	   Syn: Uncurbed; unbridled; disorderly; unrestrained; reckless;	        wild; wanton; vicious; lax; licentious; lewd; rakish;	        debauched; profligate.	        [1913 Webster]
Dissolutely \Dis"so*lute*ly\, adv.	   In a dissolute manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissoluteness \Dis"so*lute*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being dissolute; looseness of morals and	   manners; addictedness to sinful pleasures; debauchery;	   dissipation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chivalry had the vices of dissoluteness. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolution \Dis`so*lu"tion\, n. [OE. dissolucioun	   dissoluteness, F. dissolution, fr. L. dissolutio, fr.	   dissolvere. See {Dissolve}.]	   1. The act of dissolving, sundering, or separating into	      component parts; separation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dissolutions of ancient amities.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Change from a solid to a fluid state; solution by heat or	      moisture; liquefaction; melting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Change of form by chemical agency; decomposition;	      resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dissolution of the compound.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The dispersion of an assembly by terminating its sessions;	      the breaking up of a partnership.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dissolution is the civil death of Parliament.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The extinction of life in the human body; separation of	      the soul from the body; death.	      [1913 Webster]	            We expected	            Immediate dissolution.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The state of being dissolved, or of undergoing	      liquefaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of continual dissolution and thaw. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The new product formed by dissolving a body; a solution.	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Destruction of anything by the separation of its parts;	      ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make a present dissolution of the world.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Corruption of morals; dissipation; dissoluteness. [Obs. or	      R.] --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissolvability \Dis*solv`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capacity of being dissolved; solubility. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolvable \Dis*solv"a*ble\, a. [From {Dissolve}, cf.	   {Dissoluble}.]	   Capable of being dissolved, or separated into component	   parts; capable of being liquefied; soluble. --	   {Dis*solv"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though everything which is compacted be in its own	         nature dissolvable.                      --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such things as are not dissolvable by the moisture of	         the tongue.                              --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolvative \Dis*solv"a*tive\, n.	   Having the power to dissolve anything; solvent. [Obs.]	   --Frampton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolve \Dis*solve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissolved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dissolving}.] [L. dissolvere, dissolutum; dis- +	   solvere to loose, free. See {Solve}, and cf. {Dissolute}.]	   1. To separate into competent parts; to disorganize; to break	      up; hence, to bring to an end by separating the parts,	      sundering a relation, etc.; to terminate; to destroy; to	      deprive of force; as, to dissolve a partnership; to	      dissolve Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest his ungoverned rage dissolve the life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break the continuity of; to disconnect; to disunite; to	      sunder; to loosen; to undo; to separate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing can dissolve us.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Down fell the duke, his joints dissolved asunder.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            For one people to dissolve the political bands which	            have connected them with another.     --The	                                                  Declaration of	                                                  Independence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To convert into a liquid by means of heat, moisture,	      etc.,; to melt; to liquefy; to soften.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if the world were all dissolved to tears. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To solve; to clear up; to resolve. "Dissolved the	      mystery." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make interpretations and dissolve doubts. --Dan. v.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To relax by pleasure; to make powerless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Angels dissolved in hallelujahs lie.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To annul; to rescind; to discharge or release; as,	      to dissolve an injunction.	   Syn: See {Adjourn}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dissolve \Dis*solve"\, v. i.	   1. To waste away; to be dissipated; to be decomposed or	      broken up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become fluid; to be melted; to be liquefied.	      [1913 Webster]	            A figure	            Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat	            Dissolves to water, and doth lose his form. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fade away; to fall to nothing; to lose power.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charm dissolves apace.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
dissolved \dissolved\ adj.	   1. changed from a solid to a liquid state by increase of	      temperature; melted. Opposite of {unmelted}.	   Syn: liquefied, liquified, melted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. sundered by divorce, separation, or desertion; -- of	      social bonds and relations.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. diffused into a liquid of differing chemical composition,	      forming a stable solution; -- said of chemical substances.	      [PJC]
dissolvent \dis*solv"ent\, a. [L. dissolvens, -entis, p. pr. of	   dissolvere.]	   Having power to dissolve power to dissolve a solid body; as,	   the dissolvent juices of the stomach. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolvent \Dis*solv"ent\, n.	   1. That which has the power of dissolving or melting other	      substances, esp. by mixture with them; a menstruum; a	      solvent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Melted in the crucible dissolvents.   --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secret treaty of December acted as an immediate	            dissolvent to the truce.              --Mothley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A remedy supposed capable of dissolving concretions	      in the body, such as calculi, tubercles, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissolver \Dis*solv"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, has power to dissolve or dissipate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou kind dissolver of encroaching care. --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissolving \Dis*solv"ing\, a.	   Melting; breaking up; vanishing. -- {Dis*solv"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dissolving view}, a picture which grows dim and is gradually	      replaced by another on the same field; -- an effect	      produced by magic lanterns.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissonance \Dis"so*nance\, n. [L. dissonantia: cf. F.	   dissonance.]	   1. A mingling of discordant sounds; an inharmonious	      combination of sounds; discord.	      [1913 Webster]	            Filled the air with barbarous dissonance. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of agreement; incongruity. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissonancy \Dis"so*nan*cy\, n.	   Discord; dissonance.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissonant \Dis"so*nant\, a. [L. dissonans, -antis, p. pr. of	   dissonare to disagree in sound, be discordant; dis- + sonare	   to sound: cf. F. dissonant. See {Sonant}.]	   1. Sounding harshly; discordant; unharmonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            With clamor of voices dissonant and loud.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disagreeing; incongruous; discrepant, -- with from or to.	      "Anything dissonant to truth." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            What can be dissonant from reason and nature than	            that a man, naturally inclined to clemency, should	            show himself unkind and inhuman?      --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]
Disspirit \Dis*spir"it\, v. t.	   See {Dispirit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissuade \Dis*suade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissuaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dissuading}.] [L. dissuadere, dissuasum; dis- +	   suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. dissuader. See	   {Suasion}.]	   1. To advise or exhort against; to try to persuade (one from	      a course). [Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Burchell, on the contrary, dissuaded her with	            great ardor: and I stood neuter.      --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            War, therefore, open or concealed, alike	            My voice dissuades.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divert by persuasion; to turn from a purpose by reasons	      or motives; -- with from; as, I could not dissuade him	      from his purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have tried what is possible to dissuade him.	                                                  --Mad. D'	                                                  Arblay.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissuader \Dis*suad"er\, n.	   One who dissuades; a dehorter.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissuasion \Dis*sua"sion\, n. [L. dissuasio: cf. F. dissuasion.	   See {Dissuade}.]	   1. The act of dissuading; exhortation against a thing;	      dehortation.	      [1913 Webster]	            In spite of all the dissuasions of his friends.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A motive or consideration tending to dissuade; a	      dissuasive.	      [1913 Webster]
Dissuasive \Dis*sua"sive\, a.	   Tending to dissuade or divert from a measure or purpose;	   dehortatory; as, dissuasive advice. -- n. A dissuasive	   argument or counsel; dissuasion; dehortation. --Prynne. --	   {Dis*sua"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissuasory \Dis*sua"so*ry\, n.	   A dissuasive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This virtuous and reasonable person, however, has ill	         luck in all his dissuasories.            --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissunder \Dis*sun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dissundered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dissundering}.] [Pref. dis- (intens) + sunder.]	   To separate; to sunder; to destroy. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissweeten \Dis*sweet"en\, v. t.	   To deprive of sweetness. [R.] --Bp. Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissyllabic \Dis`syl*lab"ic\ (d[i^]s`s[i^]l*l[a^]b"[i^]k), a.	   [Cf. F. dissyllabique. See {Dissylable}.]	   Consisting of two syllables only; as, a dissyllabic foot in	   poetry. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissyllabification \Dis`syl*lab`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   A forming into two syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissyllabify \Dis`syl*lab"i*fy\, v. t. [Dissyllable + -fly.]	   To form into two syllables. --Ogilvie.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissyllabize \Dis*syl"la*bize\, v. t.	   To form into two syllables; to dissyllabify.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissyllable \Dis*syl"la*ble\ (?; 277), n. [F. dissyllabe, L.	   disyllabus, adj., of two syllables, fr. Gr. ?; di- = di`s-	   twice + ? syllable. See {Syllable}.]	   A word of two syllables; as, pa-per.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissymmetrical \Dis`sym*met"ric*al\, a.	   Not having symmetry; asymmetrical; unsymmetrical.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissymmetry \Dis*sym"me*try\, n. [Pref. dis- + symmetry.]	   Absence or defect of symmetry; asymmetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Dissympathy \Dis*sym"pa*thy\, n.	   Lack of sympathy; want of interest; indifference. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Distad \Dis"tad\, adv. [Distal + L. ad toward.] (Anat.)	   Toward a distal part; on the distal side of; distally.	   [1913 Webster]
Distaff \Dis"taff\, n.; pl. {Distaffs}, rarely {Distaves}. [OE.	   distaf, dysestafe, AS. distaef; cf. LG. diesse the bunch of	   flax on a distaff, and E. dizen. See {Staff}.]	   1. The staff for holding a bunch of flax, tow, or wool, from	      which the thread is drawn in spinning by hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will the distaff hold; come thou and spin.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used as a symbol of the holder of a distaff; hence, a	      woman; women, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            His crown usurped, a distaff on the throne.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some say the crozier, some say the distaff was too	            busy.                                 --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plural is regular, but Distaves occurs in Beaumont	         & Fletcher.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Descent by distaff}, descent on the mother's side.	   {Distaff Day}, or {Distaff's Day}, the morrow of the	      Epiphany, that is, January 7, because working at the	      distaff was then resumed, after the Christmas festival; --	      called also {Rock Day}, a distaff being called a rock.	      --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Distain \Dis*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distained}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Distaining}.] [OE. desteinen, OF. desteindre to take	   away the color, F. d['e]teindre; pref. des- (L. dis-) + F.	   teindre to tinge, dye, L. tingere. See {Tinge}, and cf.	   {Stain}.]	   To tinge with a different color from the natural or proper	   one; to stain; to discolor; to sully; to tarnish; to defile;	   -- used chiefly in poetry. "Distained with dirt and blood."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         [She] hath . . . distained her honorable blood.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The worthiness of praise distains his worth. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Distal \Dis"tal\, a. [From {Distant}.] (Physiol.)	   (a) Remote from the point of attachment or origin; as, the	       distal end of a bone or muscle; -- opposed to {proximal}.	   (b) Pertaining to that which is distal; as, the distal	       tuberosities of a bone.	       [1913 Webster]
Distally \Dis"tal*ly\, adv. (Anat.)	   Toward a distal part.	   [1913 Webster]
Distance \Dis"tance\, n. [F. distance, L. distantia.]	   1. The space between two objects; the length of a line,	      especially the shortest line joining two points or things	      that are separate; measure of separation in place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every particle attracts every other with a force . .	            . inversely proportioned to the square of the	            distance.                             --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remoteness of place; a remote place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Easily managed from a distance.       --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is distance lends enchantment to the view. --T.	                                                  Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] waits at distance till he hears from Cato.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Racing) A space marked out in the last part of a race	      course.	      [1913 Webster]	            The horse that ran the whole field out of distance.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In trotting matches under the rules of the American	         Association, the distance varies with the conditions of	         the race, being 80 yards in races of mile heats, best	         two in three, and 150 yards in races of two-mile heats.	         At that distance from the winning post is placed the	         distance post. If any horse has not reached this	         distance post before the first horse in that heat has	         reached the winning post, such horse is distanced, and	         disqualified for running again during that race.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) Relative space, between troops in ranks, measured	      from front to rear; -- contrasted with {interval}, which	      is measured from right to left. "Distance between	      companies in close column is twelve yards." --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Space between two antagonists in fencing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Painting) The part of a picture which contains the	      representation of those objects which are the farthest	      away, esp. in a landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a picture, the	   {Middle distance} is the central portion between the	      foreground and the distance or the extreme distance. In a	      perspective drawing, the	   {Point of distance} is the point where the visual rays meet.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Ideal disjunction; discrepancy; contrariety. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Length or interval of time; period, past or future,	      between two eras or events.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten years' distance between one and the other.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The writings of Euclid at the distance of two	            thousand years.                       --Playfair.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The remoteness or reserve which respect requires; hence,	      respect; ceremoniousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope your modesty	            Will know what distance to the crown is due.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is by respect and distance that authority is	            upheld.                               --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A withholding of intimacy; alienation; coldness;	       disagreement; variance; restraint; reserve.	       [1913 Webster]	             Setting them [factions] at distance, or at least	             distrust amongst themselves.         --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	             On the part of Heaven,	             Now alienated, distance and distaste. --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Remoteness in succession or relation; as, the distance	       between a descendant and his ancestor.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mus.) The interval between two notes; as, the distance	       of a fourth or seventh.	       [1913 Webster]	   {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 distance on the heavens	      of a heavenly body from the north pole. It is the	      complement of the declination.	   {Zenith distance} (Astron.), the arc on the heavens from a	      heavenly body to the zenith of the observer. It is the	      complement of the altitude.	   {To keep one's distance}, to stand aloof; to refrain from	      familiarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man makes me keep my distance, the comfort is	            he keeps his at the same time.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Distance \Dis"tance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distanced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Distancing}.]	   1. To place at a distance or remotely.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard nothing thereof at Oxford, being then miles	            distanced thence.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to appear as if at a distance; to make seem	      remote.	      [1913 Webster]	            His peculiar art of distancing an object to	            aggrandize his space.                 --H. Miller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To outstrip by as much as a distance (see {Distance}, n.,	      3); to leave far behind; to surpass greatly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He distanced the most skillful of his	            contemporaries.                       --Milner.	      [1913 Webster]
Distancy \Dis"tan*cy\, n.	   Distance. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Distant \Dis"tant\, a. [F., fr. L. distans, -antis, p. pr. of	   distare to stand apart, be separate or distant; dis- + stare	   to stand. See {Stand}.]	   1. Separated; having an intervening space; at a distance;	      away.	      [1913 Webster]	            One board had two tenons, equally distant. --Ex.	                                                  xxxvi. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diana's temple is not distant far.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Far separated; far off; not near; remote; -- in place,	      time, consanguinity, or connection; as, distant times;	      distant relatives.	      [1913 Webster]	            The success of these distant enterprises.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reserved or repelling in manners; cold; not cordial;	      somewhat haughty; as, a distant manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            He passed me with a distant bow.      --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Indistinct; faint; obscure, as from distance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some distant knowledge.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A distant glimpse.                    --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not conformable; discrepant; repugnant; as, a practice so	      widely distant from Christianity.	   Syn: Separate; far; remote; aloof; apart; asunder; slight;	        faint; indirect; indistinct.	        [1913 Webster]
Distantial \Dis*tan"tial\, a.	   Distant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         More distantial from the eye.            --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Distantly \Dis"tant*ly\, adv.	   At a distance; remotely; with reserve.	   [1913 Webster]
Distaste \Dis*taste"\, n.	   1. Aversion of the taste; dislike, as of food or drink;	      disrelish. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discomfort; uneasiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prosperity is not without many fears and distastes,	            and adversity is not without comforts and hopes.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Alienation of affection; displeasure; anger.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the part of Heaven,	            Now alienated, distance and distaste. --Milton.	   Syn: Disrelish; disinclination; dislike; aversion;	        displeasure; dissatisfaction; disgust.	        [1913 Webster]	Distaste \Dis*taste"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distasted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Distasting}.]	   1. Not to have relish or taste for; to disrelish; to loathe;	      to dislike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Although my will distaste what it elected. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offend; to disgust; to displease. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He thought in no policy to distaste the English or	            Irish by a course of reformation, but sought to	            please them.                          --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of taste or relish; to make unsavory or	      distasteful. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Distaste \Dis*taste"\, v. i.	   To be distasteful; to taste ill or disagreeable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dangerous conceits are, in their natures, poisons,	         Which at the are scarce found to distaste. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Distasteful \Dis*taste"ful\, a.	   1. Unpleasant or disgusting to the taste; nauseous;	      loathsome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Offensive; displeasing to the feelings; disagreeable; as,	      a distasteful truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Distasteful answer, and sometimes unfriendly	            actions.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Manifesting distaste or dislike; repulsive. "Distasteful	      looks." --Shak.	   Syn: Nauseous; unsavory; unpalatable; offensive; displeasing;	        dissatisfactory; disgusting. - {Dis*taste"ful*ly}, adv.	        -- {Dis*taste"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Distasteive \Dis*taste"ive\, a.	   Tending to excite distaste. [Obs.] -- n. That which excites	   distaste or aversion. [Obs.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Distasture \Dis*tas"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Something which excites distaste or disgust. [Obs.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Distemper \Dis*tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distempered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Distempering}.] [OF. destemprer, destremper, to	   distemper, F. d['e]tremper to soak, soften, slake (lime);	   pref. des- (L. dis-) + OF. temprer, tremper, F. tremper, L.	   temperare to mingle in due proportion. See {Temper}, and cf.	   {Destemprer}.]	   1. To temper or mix unduly; to make disproportionate; to	      change the due proportions of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When . . . the humors in his body ben distempered.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To derange the functions of, whether bodily, mental, or	      spiritual; to disorder; to disease. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imagination, when completely distempered, is the	            most incurable of all disordered faculties.	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of temper or moderation; to disturb; to ruffle;	      to make disaffected, ill-humored, or malignant.	      "Distempered spirits." --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To intoxicate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The courtiers reeling,	            And the duke himself, I dare not say distempered,	            But kind, and in his tottering chair carousing.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Paint.) To mix (colors) in the way of distemper; as, to	      distemper colors with size. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Distemper \Dis*tem"per\, n. [See {Distemper}, v. t., and cf.	   {Destemprer}.]	   1. An undue or unnatural temper, or disproportionate mixture	      of parts. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This meaning and most of the following are to be	         referred to the Galenical doctrine of the four "humors"	         in man. See {Humor}. According to the old physicians,	         these humors, when unduly tempered, produce a	         disordered state of body and mind.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Severity of climate; extreme weather, whether hot or cold.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those countries . . . under the tropic, were of a	            distemper uninhabitable.              --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A morbid state of the animal system; indisposition;	      malady; disorder; -- at present chiefly applied to	      diseases of brutes; as, a distemper in dogs; the horse	      distemper; the horn distemper in cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            They heighten distempers to diseases. --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Morbid temper of the mind; undue predominance of a passion	      or appetite; mental derangement; bad temper; ill humor.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Little faults proceeding on distemper. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some frenzy distemper had got into his head.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Political disorder; tumult. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Paint.)	      (a) A preparation of opaque or body colors, in which the	          pigments are tempered or diluted with weak glue or	          size (cf. {Tempera}) instead of oil, usually for scene	          painting, or for walls and ceilings of rooms.	      (b) A painting done with this preparation.	   Syn: Disease; disorder; sickness; illness; malady;	        indisposition; ailment. See {Disease}.	        [1913 Webster]
Distemperance \Dis*tem"per*ance\, n.	   Distemperature. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Distemperate \Dis*tem"per*ate\, a. [LL. distemperatus, p. p.]	   1. Immoderate. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Diseased; disordered. [Obs.] --Wodroephe.	      [1913 Webster]
Distemperately \Dis*tem"per*ate*ly\, adv.	   Unduly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Distemperature \Dis*tem"per*a*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   1. Bad temperature; intemperateness; excess of heat or cold,	      or of other qualities; as, the distemperature of the air.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disorder; confusion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disorder of body; slight illness; distemper.	      [1913 Webster]	            A huge infectious troop	            Of pale distemperatures and foes to life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Perturbation of mind; mental uneasiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sprinkled a little patience on the heat of his	            distemperature.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Distemperment \Dis*tem"per*ment\, n.	   Distempered state; distemperature. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Distending}.] [L. distendere, distentum, distensum;	   dis- + tendere to stretch, stretch out: cf. F. distendre to	   distend, d['e]tendre to unbend. See {Tend}, and cf.	   {Detent}.]	   1. To extend in some one direction; to lengthen out; to	      stretch. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But say, what mean those colored streaks in heaven	            Distended as the brow of God appeased? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stretch out or extend in all directions; to dilate; to	      enlarge, as by elasticity of parts; to inflate so as to	      produce tension; to cause to swell; as, to distend a	      bladder, the stomach, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warmth distends the chinks.       --Dryden.	   Syn: To dilate; expand; enlarge; swell; inflate.	        [1913 Webster]	Distend \Dis*tend"\, v. i.	   To become expanded or inflated; to swell. "His heart distends	   with pride." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Distensibility \Dis*ten`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or capacity of being distensible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Distensible \Dis*ten"si*ble\, a.	   Capable of being distended or dilated.	   [1913 Webster]
Distension \Dis*ten"sion\, n.	   Same as {Distention}.	   [1913 Webster]
Distensive \Dis*ten"sive\, a.	   Distending, or capable of being distended.	   [1913 Webster]
Distent \Dis*tent"\, a. [L. distentus, p. p. See {Distend}.]	   Distended. [Poetic] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Distent \Dis*tent"\, n.	   Breadth. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Distention \Dis*ten"tion\, n. [L. distentio: cf. F. distension.]	   1. The act of distending; the act of stretching in breadth or	      in all directions; the state of being Distended; as, the	      distention of the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Breadth; extent or space occupied by the thing distended.	      [1913 Webster]
Dister \Dis*ter"\, v. t. [L. dis- + terra earth, country; cf.	   Sp. & Pg. desterrar.]	   To banish or drive from a country. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Disterminate \Dis*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. disterminatus, p. p. of	   disterminare to limit. See {Terminate}.]	   Separated by bounds. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Distermination \Dis*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. disterminatio.]	   Separation by bounds. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Disthene \Dis"thene\, n. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? force: cf.	   F. disth[`e]ne.] (Min.)	   Cyanite or kyanite; -- so called in allusion to its unequal	   hardness in two different directions. See {Cyanite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disthrone \Dis*throne"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- + throne: cf. OF.	   desthroner, F. d['e]troner.]	   To dethrone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disthronize \Dis*thron"ize\, v. t.	   To dethrone. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Distich \Dis"tich\, n. [L. distichon, Gr. ?, neut. of ? with two	   rows, of two verses; di- = di`s- twice + ? row, verse, fr. ?	   to ascend; akin to AS. st[imac]gan to ascend: cf. F.	   distique. See {Stirrup}.] (Pros.)	   A couple of verses or poetic lines making complete sense; an	   epigram of two verses. Distich	Distich \Dis"tich\, Distichous \Dis"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See	   {Distich}, n.]	   Disposed in two vertical rows; two-ranked.	   [1913 Webster]
Distichously \Dis"tich*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a distichous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Distil \Dis*til"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Distill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Distill \Dis*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Distilled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Distilling}.] [F. distiller, from L. destillare,	   destillatum; de + stillare to drop, stilla a drop, prob. fr.	   stiria frozen drop, icicle; prob. akin to stare, E. stand.	   Cf. {Still}, n. & v., {Instill}.] [Written also {distil}.]	   1. To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flow gently, or in a small stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of	            Armenia.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To practice the art of distillation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Distill \Dis*till"\, v. t.	   1. To let fall or send down in drops.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dew which on the tender grass	            The evening had distilled.            --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of	      evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by	      distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify;	      as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic	      spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from	      flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.	      "Distilling odors on me." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in	      making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dissolve or melt. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. to extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and	      refine; to present the essential elements of; -- of ideas	      or texts.	      [PJC]
Distillable \Dis*till"a*ble\ (d[i^]s*t[i^]l"[.a]*b'l), a.	   (Chem.)	   Capable of being distilled; especially, capable of being	   distilled without chemical change or decomposition; as,	   alcohol is distillable; olive oil is not distillable.	   [1913 Webster]
Distillate \Dis"till*ate\ (d[i^]s"t[i^]l*[asl]t or	   d[i^]s*t[i^]l"[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   The product of distillation; as, the distillate from	   molasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Distillation \Dis`til*la"tion\ (d[i^]s`t[i^]l*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [F. distillation, L. destillatio.]	   1. The act of falling in drops, or the act of pouring out in	      drops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which falls in drops. [R.] --Johnson	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The separation of the volatile parts of a	      substance from the more fixed; specifically, the operation	      of driving off gas or vapor from volatile liquids or	      solids, by heat in a retort or still, and the condensation	      of the products as far as possible by a cool receiver,	      alembic, or condenser; rectification; vaporization;	      condensation; as, the distillation of illuminating gas and	      coal, of alcohol from sour mash, or of boric acid in	      steam.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The evaporation of water, its condensation into clouds,	         and its precipitation as rain, dew, frost, snow, or	         hail, is an illustration of natural distillation.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The substance extracted by distilling. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Destructive distillation} (Chem.), the distillation,	      especially of complex solid substances, so that the	      ultimate constituents are separated or evolved in new	      compounds, -- usually requiring a high degree of heat; as,	      the destructive distillation of soft coal or of wood.	   {Dry distillation}, the distillation of substances by	      themselves, or without the addition of water or of other	      volatile solvent; as, the dry distillation of citric acid.	      	   {Fractional distillation}. (Chem.) See under {Fractional}.	      [1913 Webster]
Distillatory \Dis*til"la*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. distillatoire.]	   Belonging to, or used in, distilling; as, distillatory	   vessels. -- n. A distillatory apparatus; a still.	   [1913 Webster]
Distiller \Dis*till"er\, n.	   1. One who distills; esp., one who extracts alcoholic liquors	      by distillation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condenser of a distilling apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]
Distillery \Dis*till"er*y\, n.; pl. {Distilleries}. [F.	   distillerie.]	   1. The building and works where distilling, esp. of alcoholic	      liquors, is carried on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of distilling spirits. [R.] --Todd.	      [1913 Webster]
Distillment \Dis*till"ment\, n.	   Distillation; the substance obtained by distillation. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, a. [L. distinctus, p. p. of distinguere:	   cf. F. distinct. See {Distinguish}.]	   1. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by	      a visible sign; marked out; specified. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherever thus created -- for no place	            Is yet distinct by name.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked; variegated. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The which [place] was dight	            With divers flowers distinct with rare delight.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Separate in place; not conjunct; not united by growth or	      otherwise; -- with from.	      [1913 Webster]	            The intention was that the two armies which marched	            out together should afterward be distinct.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not identical; different; individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            To offend, and judge, are distinct offices. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. So separated as not to be confounded with any other thing;	      not liable to be misunderstood; not confused;	      well-defined; clear; as, we have a distinct or indistinct	      view of a prospect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Relation more particular and distinct. --Milton.	   Syn: Separate; unconnected; disjoined; different; clear;	        plain; conspicuous; obvious.	        [1913 Webster]	Distinct \Dis*tinct"\, v. t.	   To distinguish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinction \Dis*tinc"tion\, n. [L. distinctio: cf. F.	   distinction.]	   1. A marking off by visible signs; separation into parts;	      division. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The distinction of tragedy into acts was not known.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of distinguishing or denoting the differences	      between objects, or the qualities by which one is known	      from others; exercise of discernment; discrimination.	      [1913 Webster]	            To take away therefore that error, which confusion	            breedeth, distinction is requisite.   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which distinguishes one thing from another;	      distinguishing quality; sharply defined difference; as,	      the distinction between real and apparent good.	      [1913 Webster]	            The distinction betwixt the animal kingdom and the	            inferior parts of matter.             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Estimation of difference; regard to differences or	      distinguishing circumstance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maids, women, wives, without distinction, fall.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Conspicuous station; eminence; superiority; honorable	      estimation; as, a man of distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your country's own means of distinction and defense.	                                                  --D. Webster.	   Syn: Difference; variation, variety; contrast; diversity;	        contrariety; disagreement; discrimination; preference;	        superiority; rank; note; eminence.	        [1913 Webster]
Distinctive \Dis*tinc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. distinctif.]	   1. Marking or expressing distinction or difference;	      distinguishing; characteristic; peculiar.	      [1913 Webster]	            The distinctive character and institutions of New	            England.                              --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the power to distinguish and discern;	      discriminating. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Distinctively \Dis*tinc"tive*ly\, adv.	   With distinction; plainly.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinctiveness \Dis*tinc"tive*ness\, n.	   State of being distinctive.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinctly \Dis*tinct"ly\, adv.	   1. With distinctness; not confusedly; without the blending of	      one part or thing another; clearly; plainly; as, to see	      distinctly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With meaning; significantly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou dost snore distinctly;	            There's meaning in thy snores.        --Shak.	   Syn: Separately; clearly; plainly; obviously.	        [1913 Webster]
Distinctness \Dis*tinct"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being distinct; a separation or	      difference that prevents confusion of parts or things.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul's . . . distinctness from the body.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nice discrimination; hence, clearness; precision; as, he	      stated his arguments with great distinctness.	   Syn: Plainness; clearness; precision; perspicuity.	        [1913 Webster]
Distincture \Dis*tinc"ture\, n.	   Distinctness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Distinguished}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distinguishing}.] [F.	   distinguer, L. distinguere, distinctum; di- = dis- +	   stinguere to quench, extinguish; prob. orig., to prick, and	   so akin to G. stechen, E. stick, and perh. sting. Cf.	   {Extinguish}.]	   1. Not set apart from others by visible marks; to make	      distinctive or discernible by exhibiting differences; to	      mark off by some characteristic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not more distinguished by her purple vest,	            Than by the charming features of her face. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Milton has distinguished the sweetbrier and the	            eglantine.                            --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate by definition of terms or logical division of	      a subject with regard to difference; as, to distinguish	      sounds into high and low.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses distinguished the causes of the flood into	            those that belong to the heavens, and those that	            belong to the earth.                  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recognize or discern by marks, signs, or characteristic	      quality or qualities; to know and discriminate (anything)	      from other things with which it might be confounded; as,	      to distinguish the sound of a drum.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are enabled to distinguish good from evil, as	            well as truth from falsehood.         --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor more can you distinguish of a man,	            Than of his outward show.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To constitute a difference; to make to differ.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who distinguisheth thee?              --1 Cor. iv.	                                                  7. (Douay	                                                  version).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To separate from others by a mark of honor; to make	      eminent or known; to confer distinction upon; -- with by	      or for."To distinguish themselves by means never tried	      before." --Johnson.	   Syn: To mark; discriminate; differentiate; characterize;	        discern; perceive; signalize; honor; glorify.	        [1913 Webster]	Distinguish \Dis*tin"guish\, v. i.	   1. To make distinctions; to perceive the difference; to	      exercise discrimination; -- with between; as, a judge	      distinguishes between cases apparently similar, but	      differing in principle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become distinguished or distinctive; to make one's self	      or itself discernible. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The little embryo . . . first distinguishes into a	            little knot.                          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Distinguishable \Dis*tin"guish*a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being distinguished; separable; divisible;	      discernible; capable of recognition; as, a tree at a	      distance is distinguishable from a shrub.	      [1913 Webster]	            A simple idea being in itself uncompounded . . . is	            not distinguishable into different ideas. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of note or special regard. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Distinguishableness \Dis*tin"guish*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being distinguishable.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinguishably \Dis*tin"guish*a*bly\, adv.	   So as to be distinguished.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinguished \Dis*tin"guished\, a.	   1. Marked; special.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most distinguished politeness.    --Mad. D'	                                                  Arblay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Separated from others by distinct difference; having, or	      indicating, superiority; eminent or known; illustrious; --	      applied to persons and deeds.	   Syn: Marked; noted; famous; conspicuous; celebrated;	        transcendent; eminent; illustrious; extraordinary;	        prominent. -- {Distinguished}, {Eminent}, {Conspicuous},	        {Celebrated}, {Illustrious}. A man is eminent, when he	        stands high as compared with those around him;	        conspicuous, when he is so elevated as to be seen and	        observed; distinguished, when he has something which	        makes him stand apart from others in the public view;	        celebrated, when he is widely spoken of with honor and	        respect; illustrious, when a splendor is thrown around	        him which confers the highest dignity.	        [1913 Webster]
Distinguishedly \Dis*tin"guish*ed*ly\, adv.	   In a distinguished manner. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinguisher \Dis*tin"guish*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, distinguishes or separates one	      thing from another by marks of diversity. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who discerns accurately the difference of things; a	      nice or judicious observer. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Distinguishing \Dis*tin"guish*ing\, a.	   Constituting difference, or distinction from everything else;	   distinctive; peculiar; characteristic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The distinguishing doctrines of our holy religion.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Distinguishing pennant} (Naut.), a special pennant by which	      any particular vessel in a fleet is recognized and	      signaled. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Distinguishingly \Dis*tin"guish*ing*ly\, adv.	   With distinction; with some mark of preference. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Distinguishment \Dis*tin"guish*ment\, n.	   Observation of difference; distinction. --Graunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Distitle \Dis*ti"tle\, v. t.	   To deprive of title or right. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Distoma \Dis"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. di- = di`s- twice + sto`ma	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   A genus of parasitic, trematode worms, having two suckers for	   attaching themselves to the part they infest. See 1st	   {Fluke}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Distort \Dis*tort"\, a. [L. distortus, p. p. of distorquere to	   twist, distort; dis- + torquere to twist. See {Torsion}.]	   Distorted; misshapen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her face was ugly and her mouth distort. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Distort \Dis*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distorted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Distorting}.]	   1. To twist of natural or regular shape; to twist aside	      physically; as, to distort the limbs, or the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose face was distorted with pain.   --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To force or put out of the true posture or direction; to	      twist aside mentally or morally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrath and malice, envy and revenge, do darken and	            distort the understandings of men.    --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wrest from the true meaning; to pervert; as, to distort	      passages of Scripture, or their meaning.	   Syn: To twist; wrest; deform; pervert.	        [1913 Webster]
Distorter \Dis*tort"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, distorts.	   [1913 Webster]
Distortion \Dis*tor"tion\, n. [L. distortio: cf. F. distortion.]	   1. The act of distorting, or twisting out of natural or	      regular shape; a twisting or writhing motion; as, the	      distortions of the face or body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wresting from the true meaning. --Bp. Wren.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being distorted, or twisted out of shape or	      out of true position; crookedness; perversion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) An unnatural deviation of shape or position of any	      part of the body producing visible deformity.	      [1913 Webster]
Distortive \Dis*tort"ive\, a.	   Causing distortion.	   [1913 Webster]
Distract \Dis*tract"\, a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to	   draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, and cf.	   {Distraught}.]	   1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distracted}, old p.	   p. {Distraught}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distracting}.]	   1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.	      [1913 Webster]	            A city . . . distracted from itself.  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different	      directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the	      eye; to distract the attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of	      motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horror and doubt distract	            His troubled thoughts.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to	      madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,	      distracted.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Distracted \Dis*tract"ed\, a.	   Mentally disordered; unsettled; mad.	   [1913 Webster]	         My distracted mind.                      --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Distractedly \Dis*tract"ed*ly\, adv.	   Disjointedly; madly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Distractedness \Dis*tract"ed*ness\, n.	   A state of being distracted; distraction. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Distracter \Dis*tract"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, distracts away.	   [1913 Webster]
Distractful \Dis*tract"ful\, a.	   Distracting. [R.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Distractible \Dis*tract"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being drawn aside or distracted.	   [1913 Webster]
Distractile \Dis*tract"ile\, a. (Bot.)	   Tending or serving to draw apart.	   [1913 Webster]
Distracting \Dis*tract"ing\, a.	   Tending or serving to distract.	   [1913 Webster]
Distraction \Dis*trac"tion\, n. [L. distractio: cf. F.	   distraction.]	   1. The act of distracting; a drawing apart; separation.	      [1913 Webster]	            To create distractions among us.      --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which diverts attention; a diversion. "Domestic	      distractions." --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A diversity of direction; detachment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His power went out in such distractions as	            Beguiled all species.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. State in which the attention is called in different ways;	      confusion; perplexity.	      [1913 Webster]	            That ye may attend upon the Lord without	            distraction.                          --1 Cor. vii.	                                                  35.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Confusion of affairs; tumult; disorder; as, political	      distractions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never was known a night of such distraction.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Agitation from violent emotions; perturbation of mind;	      despair.	      [1913 Webster]	            The distraction of the children, who saw both their	            parents together, would have melted the hardest	            heart.                                --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Derangement of the mind; madness. --Atterbury.	   Syn: Perplexity; confusion; disturbance; disorder;	        dissension; tumult; derangement; madness; raving;	        franticness; furiousness.	        [1913 Webster]
Distractious \Dis*trac"tious\, a.	   Distractive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Distractive \Dis*trac"tive\, a.	   Causing perplexity; distracting. "Distractive thoughts."	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrain \Dis*train"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrained}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Distraining}.] [OE. destreinen to force, OF.	   destreindre to press, oppress, force, fr. L. distringere,	   districtum, to draw asunder, hinder, molest, LL., to punish	   severely; di- = stringere to draw tight, press together. See	   {Strain}, and cf. {Distress}, {District}, {Distraint}.]	   1. To press heavily upon; to bear down upon with violence;	      hence, to constrain or compel; to bind; to distress,	      torment, or afflict. [Obs.] "Distrained with chains."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rend; to tear. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither guile nor force might it [a net] distrain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) To seize, as a pledge or indemnification; to take	          possession of as security for nonpayment of rent, the	          reparation of an injury done, etc.; to take by	          distress; as, to distrain goods for rent, or of an	          amercement.	      (b) To subject to distress; to coerce; as, to distrain a	          person by his goods and chattels.	          [1913 Webster]	Distrain \Dis*train"\, v. i.	   To levy a distress.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon whom I can distrain for debt.       --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrainable \Dis*train"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or liable to be, distrained. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrainer \Dis*train"er\, n.	   Same as {Distrainor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrainor \Dis*train"or\, n. (Law)	   One who distrains; the party distraining goods or chattels.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Distraint \Dis*traint"\, n. [OF. destrainte distress, force.]	   (Law)	   The act or proceeding of seizing personal property by	   distress. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrait \Dis`trait"\, a. [F. See {Distract}.]	   Absent-minded; lost in thought; abstracted.	   [1913 Webster]
Distraught \Dis*traught"\, p. p. & a. [OE. distract, distrauht.	   See {Distract}, a.]	   1. Torn asunder; separated. [Obs.] "His greedy throat . . .	      distraught." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distracted; perplexed. "Distraught twixt fear and pity."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if thou wert distraught and mad with terror.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To doubt betwixt our senses and our souls	            Which are the most distraught and full of pain.	                                                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Distraughted \Dis*traught"ed\, a.	   Distracted. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Distream \Dis*tream"\, v. i. [Pref. dis- (intens.) + stream.]	   To flow. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet o'er that virtuous blush distreams a tear.	                                                  --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Distress \Dis*tress"\, n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF.	   destresse, destrece, F. d['e]tresse, OF. destrecier to	   distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p.	   p. of distringere. See {Distrain}, and cf. {Stress}.]	   1. Extreme pain or suffering; anguish of body or mind; as, to	      suffer distress from the gout, or from the loss of	      friends.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not fearing death nor shrinking for distress.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which occasions suffering; painful situation;	      misfortune; affliction; misery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Affliction's sons are brothers in distress. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of danger or necessity; as, a ship in distress,	      from leaking, loss of spars, want of provisions or water,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) The act of distraining; the taking of a personal	          chattel out of the possession of a wrongdoer, by way	          of pledge for redress of an injury, or for the	          performance of a duty, as for nonpayment of rent or	          taxes, or for injury done by cattle, etc.	      (b) The thing taken by distraining; that which is seized	          to procure satisfaction. --Bouvier. --Kent. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	                If he were not paid, he would straight go and	                take a distress of goods and cattle. --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                The distress thus taken must be proportioned to	                the thing distrained for.         --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Abuse of distress}. (Law) See under {Abuse}.	   Syn: Affliction; suffering; pain; agony; misery; torment;	        anguish; grief; sorrow; calamity; misfortune; trouble;	        adversity. See {Affliction}.	        [1913 Webster]	Distress \Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distressed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Distressing}.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See {Distress},	   n.]	   1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with	      calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed.	                                                  --2 Cor. iv.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compel by pain or suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a	            sacrifice of duty.                    --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.	   Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict;	        worry; annoy.	        [1913 Webster]
distressed \distressed\ adj.	   1. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;	      as, distressed companies need loans and technical advice.	   Syn: hard-pressed, hard put, in a bad way(predicate), in	        trouble(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. experienceing a generalized feeling of distress. Also See:	      {dejected}, {unhappy}, {sad}. Antonym: {euphoric}.	   Syn: dysphoric, unhappy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. suffering severe physical strain or discomfort; as, he	      dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having	      difficulty breathing.	   Syn: stressed, in a bad way(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. emotionally upset.	   Syn: unstrung.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Distressedness \Dis*tress"ed*ness\, n.	   A state of being distressed or greatly pained.	   [1913 Webster]
Distressful \Dis*tress"ful\, a.	   Full of distress; causing, indicating, or attended with,	   distress; as, a distressful situation. "Some distressful	   stroke." --Shak. "Distressful cries." --Pope.	   Syn: distressing.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Dis*tress"ful*ly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
distressfulness \distressfulness\ n.	   the quality of causing mental anguish.	   Syn: seriousness.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
distressing \dis*tress"ing\ (d[i^]s*tr[e^]s"[i^]ng), a.	   Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.	   [1913 Webster]
Distressing \Dis*tress"ing\, adv.	   In a distressing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributable \Dis*trib"u*ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being distributed. --Sir W. Jones.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributary \Dis*trib"u*ta*ry\, a.	   Tending to distribute or be distributed; that distributes;	   distributive.	   [1913 Webster]
Distribute \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,	   give, allot. See {Tribute}.]	   1. To divide among several or many; to deal out; to	      apportion; to allot.	      [1913 Webster]	            She did distribute her goods to all them that were	            nearest of kindred.                   --Judith xvi.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispense; to administer; as, to distribute justice.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To divide or separate, as into classes, orders, kinds, or	      species; to classify; to assort, as specimens, letters,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Printing)	      (a) To separate (type which has been used) and return it	          to the proper boxes in the cases.	      (b) To spread (ink) evenly, as upon a roller or a table.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic) To employ (a term) in its whole extent; to take as	      universal in one premise.	      [1913 Webster]	            A term is said to be distributed when it is taken	            universal, so as to stand for everything it is	            capable of being applied to.          --Whately.	   Syn: To dispense; deal out; apportion; allot; share; assign;	        divide.	        [1913 Webster]	Distribute \Dis*trib"ute\, v. i.	   To make distribution.	   [1913 Webster]
distributed \distributed\ adj.	   1. spread from a central location to multiple points or	      recipients. Opposite of {concentrated}. [Narrower terms:	      {apportioned, dealt out, doled out, meted out, parceled	      out}; {diffuse, diffused}; {dispensed}; {dispersed,	      spread}; {divided, divided up, shared, shared out on the	      basis of a plan or purpose)}; {encyclical}; {rationed};	      {scattered, widespread}; {sparse, thin}; {unfocused,	      unfocussed}] Also See: {distributive}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. spread among a variety of securities; -- of investments.	   Syn: diversified.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              Distributing to the necessity of saints. --Rom.	                                                  xii. 13.	        [1913 Webster]
Distributer \Dis*trib"u*ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, distributes or deals out anything; a	   dispenser. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributing \Dis*trib"u*ting\, a.	   That distributes; dealing out.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Distributing past office}, an office where the mails for a	      large district are collected to be assorted according to	      their destination and forwarded.	      [1913 Webster]
Distribution \Dis`tri*bu"tion\, n. [L. distributio: cf. F.	   distribution.]	   1. The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing	      or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as,	      the distribution of an estate among heirs or children.	      [1913 Webster]	            The phenomena of geological distribution are exactly	            analogous to those of geography.      --A. R.	                                                  Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Separation into parts or classes; arrangement of anything	      into parts; disposition; classification.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is distributed. "Our charitable distributions."	      --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) A resolving a whole into its parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) The sorting of types and placing them in their	      proper boxes in the cases.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Steam Engine) The steps or operations by which steam is	      supplied to and withdrawn from the cylinder at each stroke	      of the piston; viz., admission, suppression or cutting	      off, release or exhaust, and compression of exhaust steam	      prior to the next admission.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Geographical distribution}, the natural arrangements of	      animals and plants in particular regions or districts.	   Syn: Apportionments; allotment; dispensation; disposal;	        dispersion; classification; arrangement.	        [1913 Webster]
Distributional \Dis`tri*bu"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to distribution. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributionist \Dis`tri*bu"tion*ist\, n.	   A distributer. [R.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributive \Dis*trib"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. distributif.]	   1. Tending to distribute; serving to divide and assign in	      portions; dealing to each his proper share. "Distributive	      justice." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Assigning the species of a general term.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Expressing separation; denoting a taking singly,	      not collectively; as, a distributive adjective or pronoun,	      such as each, either, every; a distributive numeral, as	      (Latin) bini (two by two).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Distributive operation} (Math.), any operation which either	      consists of two or more parts, or works upon two or more	      things, and which is such that the result of the total	      operation is the same as the aggregated result of the two	      or more partial operations. Ordinary multiplication is	      distributive, since a [times] (b + c) = ab + ac, and (a +	      b) [times] c = ac + bc.	   {Distributive proportion}. (Math.) See {Fellowship}.	      [1913 Webster]	Distributive \Dis*trib"u*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   A distributive adjective or pronoun; also, a distributive	   numeral.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributively \Dis*trib"u*tive*ly\, adv.	   By distribution; singly; not collectively; in a distributive	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributiveness \Dis*trib"u*tive*ness\, n.	   Quality of being distributive.	   [1913 Webster]
Distributor \Dis*trib"u*tor\, n. [L.]	   One that distributes; a distributer; specif.:	   (a) A machine for distributing type.	   (b) An appliance, as a roller, in a printing press, for	       distributing ink.	   (c) An apparatus for distributing an electric current, either	       to various points in rotation, as in some motors, or	       along two or more lines in parallel, as in a distributing	       system.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
District \Dis"trict\, a. [L. districtus, p. p.]	   Rigorous; stringent; harsh. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Punishing with the rod of district severity. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	District \Dis"trict\, n. [LL. districtus district, fr. L.	   districtus, p. p. of distringere: cf. F. district. See	   {Distrain}.]	   1. (Feudal Law) The territory within which the lord has the	      power of coercing and punishing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A division of territory; a defined portion of a state,	      town, or city, etc., made for administrative, electoral,	      or other purposes; as, a congressional district, judicial	      district, land district, school district, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            To exercise exclusive legislation . . . over such	            district not exceeding ten miles square. --The	                                                  Constitution	                                                  of the United	                                                  States.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any portion of territory of undefined extent; a region; a	      country; a tract.	      [1913 Webster]	            These districts which between the tropics lie.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Congressional district}. See under {Congressional}.	   {District attorney}, the prosecuting officer of a district or	      district court.	   {District court}, a subordinate municipal, state, or United	      States tribunal, having jurisdiction in certain cases	      within a judicial district.	   {District judge}, one who presides over a district court.	   {District school}, a public school for the children within a	      school district. [U.S.]	   Syn: Division; circuit; quarter; province; tract; region;	        country.	        [1913 Webster]	District \Dis"trict\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Districted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Districting}.]	   To divide into districts or limited portions of territory;	   as, legislatures district States for the choice of	   representatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Distriction \Dis*tric"tion\, n. [L. districtio a stretching	   out.]	   Sudden display; flash; glitter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A smile . . . breaks out with the brightest	         distriction.                             --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Districtly \Dis"trict*ly\, adv.	   Strictly. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Distringas \Dis*trin"gas\, n. [L., that you distrain, fr.	   distringere. See {Distrain}.] (Law)	   A writ commanding the sheriff to distrain a person by his	   goods or chattels, to compel a compliance with something	   required of him.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrouble \Dis*trou"ble\, v. t. [Pref. dis- (intens.) +	   trouble.]	   To trouble. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
distrust \dis*trust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distrusted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Distrusting}.] [Cf. {Mistrust}.]	   To feel absence of trust in; not to confide in or rely upon;	   to deem of questionable sufficiency or reality; to doubt; to	   be suspicious of; to mistrust.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not distrusting my health.               --2 Mac. ix.	                                                  22.	   [1913 Webster]	         To distrust the justice of your cause.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that requireth the oath doth distrust that other.	                                                  --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of all afraid,	         Distrusting all, a wise, suspicious maid. --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mistrust has been almost wholly driven out by distrust.	         --T. L. K. Oliphant.	         [1913 Webster]	distrust \dis*trust"\, n.	   1. Doubt of sufficiency, reality, or sincerity; lack of	      confidence, faith, or reliance; as, distrust of one's	      power, authority, will, purposes, schemes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suspicion of evil designs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alienation and distrust . . . are the growth of	            false principles.                     --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State of being suspected; loss of trust. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Distruster \Dis*trust"er\, n.	   One who distrusts.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrustful \Dis*trust"ful\, a.	   1. Not confident; diffident; wanting confidence or thrust;	      modest; as, distrustful of ourselves, of one's powers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Distrustful sense with modest caution speaks.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt to distrust; suspicious; mistrustful. --Boyle. --	      {Dis*trust"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Dis*trust"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Distrusting \Dis*trust"ing\, a.	   That distrusts; suspicious; lacking confidence in. --	   {Dis*trust"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Distrustless \Dis*trust"less\, a.	   Free from distrust. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Distune \Dis*tune"\, v. t.	   To put out of tune. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disturb \Dis*turb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disturbed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Disturbing}.] [OE. desturben, destourben, OF.	   destorber, desturber, destourber, fr. L. disturbare,	   disturbatum; dis- + turbare to disturb, trouble, turba	   disorder, tumult, crowd. See {Turbid}.]	   1. To throw into disorder or confusion; to derange; to	      interrupt the settled state of; to excite from a state of	      rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preparing to disturb	            With all-cofounding war the realms above. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bellow's noise disturbed his quiet rest.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The utmost which the discontented colonies could do,	            was to disturb authority.             --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agitate the mind of; to deprive of tranquillity; to	      disquiet; to render uneasy; as, a person is disturbed by	      receiving an insult, or his mind is disturbed by envy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To turn from a regular or designed course. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And disturb	            His inmost counsels from their destined aim.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: To disorder; disquiet; agitate; discompose; molest;	        perplex; trouble; incommode; ruffle.	        [1913 Webster]	Disturb \Dis*turb"\, n.	   Disturbance. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disturbance \Dis*turb"ance\, n. [OF. destorbance.]	   1. An interruption of a state of peace or quiet; derangement	      of the regular course of things; disquiet; disorder; as, a	      disturbance of religious exercises; a disturbance of the	      galvanic current.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confusion of the mind; agitation of the feelings;	      perplexity; uneasiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any man . . . in a state of disturbance and	            irritation.                           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent agitation in the body politic; public commotion;	      tumult.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disturbance was made to support a general	            accusation against the province.      --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The hindering or disquieting of a person in the	      lawful and peaceable enjoyment of his right; the	      interruption of a right; as, the disturbance of a	      franchise, of common, of ways, and the like. --Blackstone.	   Syn: Tumult; brawl; commotion; turmoil; uproar; hubbub;	        disorder; derangement; confusion; agitation;	        perturbation; annoyance.	        [1913 Webster]
Disturbation \Dis`tur*ba"tion\, n. [L. disturbatio.]	   Act of disturbing; disturbance. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Disturber \Dis*turb"er\, n. [Cf. OF. destorbeor.]	   1. One who, or that which, disturbs of disquiets; a violator	      of peace; a troubler.	      [1913 Webster]	            A needless disturber of the peace of God's church	            and an author of dissension.          --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who interrupts or incommodes another in the	      peaceable enjoyment of his right.	      [1913 Webster]
Disturn \Dis*turn"\, v. t. [OF. destourner, F. d['e]tourner. See	   {Detour}.]	   To turn aside. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Distyle \Dis"tyle\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? pillar: cf. F.	   distyle.] (Arch.)	   Having two columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico, or	   the like.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Distyle in antis}, having columns between two ant[ae]. See	      {Anta}.	      [1913 Webster]
Disulphate \Di*sul"phate\, n. [Pref. di- + sulphate.] (Chem.)	   (a) A salt of disulphuric or pyrosulphuric acid; a	       pyrosulphate.	   (b) An acid salt of sulphuric acid, having only one	       equivalent of base to two of the acid.	       [1913 Webster]
Disulphide \Di*sul"phide\ (?; 104), n. [Pref. di- + sulphide.]	   (Chem.)	   A binary compound of sulphur containing two atoms of sulphur	   in each molecule; -- formerly called disulphuret. Cf.	   {Bisulphide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disulphuret \Di*sul"phu*ret\, n. [Pref. di- + sulphuret.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Disulphide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Disulphuric \Di`sul*phu"ric\, a. [Pref. di- + sulphuric.]	   (Chem.)	   Applied to an acid having in each molecule two atoms of	   sulphur in the higher state of oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Disulphuric acid}, a thick oily liquid, {H2S2O7}, called	      also {Nordhausen acid} (from Nordhausen in the Harts,	      where it was originally manufactured), {fuming sulphuric	      acid}, and especially {pyrosulphuric acid}. See under	      {Pyrosulphuric}.	      [1913 Webster]
Disuniform \Dis*u"ni*form\, a.	   Not uniform. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disunion \Dis*un"ion\, n. [Pref. dis- + union: cf. F.	   d['e]sunion.]	   1. The termination of union; separation; disjunction; as, the	      disunion of the body and the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A breach of concord and its effect; alienation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a disunion between the two houses as might much	            clou? the happiness of this kingdom.  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The termination or disruption of the union of the States	      forming the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not accustomed myself to hang over the	            precipice of disunion.                --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]
Disunionist \Dis*un"ion*ist\, n.	   An advocate of disunion, specifically, of disunion of the	   United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Disunite \Dis`u*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Disunited}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Disuniting}.]	   1. To destroy the union of; to divide; to part; to sever; to	      disjoin; to sunder; to separate; as, to disunite particles	      of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alienate in spirit; to break the concord of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go on both in hand, O nations, never be disunited,	            be the praise . . . of all posterity! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Disunite \Dis`u*nite"\, v. i.	   To part; to fall asunder; to become separated.	   [1913 Webster]	         The joints of the body politic do separate and	         disunite.                                --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Disuniter \Dis`u*nit"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, disjoins or causes disunion.	   [1913 Webster]
Disunity \Dis*u"ni*ty\, n.	   A state of separation or disunion; want of unity. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Disusage \Dis*us"age\, n.	   Gradual cessation of use or custom; neglect of use; disuse.	   [R.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Disuse \Dis*use"\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Disused}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Disusing}.]	   1. To cease to use; to discontinue the practice of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disaccustom; -- with to or from; as, disused to toil.	      "Disuse me from . . . pain." --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	Disuse \Dis*use"\, n.	   Cessation of use, practice, or exercise; inusitation;	   desuetude; as, the limbs lose their strength by disuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         The disuse of the tongue in the only . . . remedy.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Church discipline then fell into disuse. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Disutilize \Dis*u"til*ize\, v. t.	   To deprive of utility; to render useless. [R.] --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Disvaluation \Dis*val`u*a"tion\, n.	   Disesteem; depreciation; disrepute. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Disvalue \Dis*val"ue\ (?; see {Dis-}), v. t.	   To undervalue; to depreciate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Disvalue \Dis*val"ue\, n.	   Disesteem; disregard. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Disvantageous \Dis`van*ta"geous\, a. [Pref. dis- + vantage.]	   Disadvantageous. [Obs.] "Disadvantageous ground." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disvelop \Dis*vel"op\, v. t.	   To develop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Disventure \Dis*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A disadventure. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disvouch \Dis*vouch"\, v. t.	   To discredit; to contradict. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Diswarn \Dis*warn"\, v. t. [Pref. dis- (intens.) + warn.]	   To dissuade from by previous warning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diswitted \Dis*wit"ted\, a.	   Deprived of wits or understanding; distracted. [Obs.]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Diswont \Dis*wont"\, v. t.	   To deprive of wonted usage; to disaccustom. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Disworkmanship \Dis*work"man*ship\, n.	   Bad workmanship. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Disworship \Dis*wor"ship\, v. t.	   To refuse to worship; to treat as unworthy. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]	Disworship \Dis*wor"ship\, n.	   A deprivation of honor; a cause of disgrace; a discredit.	   [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Disworth \Dis*worth"\, v. t.	   To deprive of worth; to degrade. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Disyoke \Dis*yoke"\, v. t.	   To unyoke; to free from a yoke; to disjoin. [Poetic] --R.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Dit \Dit\, n. [{Ditty}.]	   1. A word; a decree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ditty; a song. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Dit \Dit\, v. t. [AS. dyttan, akin to Icel. ditta.]	   To close up. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditation \Di*ta"tion\, n. [L. ditare to enrich, fr. dis, ditis,	   same as dives, rich.]	   The act of making rich; enrichment. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditch \Ditch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. {Ditches}. [OE. dich, orig. the	   same word as dik. See {Dike}.]	   1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a	      trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing	      inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or	      fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a {moat}	      or a {fosse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of	      the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	Ditch \Ditch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ditched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ditching}.]	   1. To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or	      ditches; as, to ditch moist land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To surround with a ditch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw into a ditch; as, the engine was ditched and	      turned on its side.	      [1913 Webster]	Ditch \Ditch\, v. i.	   To dig a ditch or ditches. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditcher \Ditch"er\, n.	   One who digs ditches.	   [1913 Webster]
Dite \Dite\, v. t. [See {Dight}.]	   To prepare for action or use; to make ready; to dight. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His hideous club aloft he dites.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Diterebene \Di*ter"e*bene\, n. [Pref. di- + terebene.] (Chem.)	   See {Colophene}. Dithecal
Dithecal \Di*the"cal\, Dithecous \Di*the"cous\, a. [Pref. di- +	   theca.] (Bot.)	   Having two thec[ae], cells, or compartments.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditheism \Di"the*ism\, n. [Pref. di- + theism: cf. F.	   dith['e]isme.]	   The doctrine of those who maintain the existence of two gods	   or of two original principles (as in Manicheism), one good	   and one evil; dualism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditheist \Di"the*ist\, n.	   One who holds the doctrine of ditheism; a dualist.	   --Cudworth. Ditheistic
Ditheistic \Di`the*is"tic\, Ditheistical \Di`the*is"tic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to ditheism; dualistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dithionic \Di`thi*on"ic\, a. [Pref. di- + -thionic.] (Chem.)	   Containing two equivalents of sulphur; as, dithionic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dithionic acid} (Chem.), an unstable substance, {H2S2O6},	      known only in its solutions, and in certain well-defined	      salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Dithyramb \Dith"y*ramb\, n. [L. dithyrambus, Gr. ? a kind of	   lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus; also, a name of Bacchus; of	   unknown origin: cf. F. dithyrambe.]	   A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a	   band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general,	   a poem written in a wild irregular strain. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dithyrambic \Dith`y*ram"bic\, a. [L. dithyrambicus, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. dithyrambique.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and	   boisterous. "Dithyrambic sallies." --Longfellow. -- n. A	   dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb.	   [1913 Webster]
Dithyrambus \Dith`y*ram"bus\, n. [L.]	   See {Dithyramb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dition \Di"tion\, n. [L. ditio, dicio: cf. F. dition.]	   Dominion; rule. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditionary \Di"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Under rule; subject; tributary. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Ditionary \Di"tion*a*ry\, n.	   A subject; a tributary. [Obs.] --Eden.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditokous \Di"to*kous\, a. [Gr. di- = di`s- twice + ? a bringing	   forth, offspring.] (Zool.)	   (a) Having two kinds of young, as certain annelids.	   (b) Producing only two eggs for a clutch, as certain birds	       do.	       [1913 Webster]
Ditolyl \Di*tol"yl\, n. [Pref. di- + tolyl.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, {C14H14},	   consisting of two radicals or residues of toluene.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditone \Di"tone`\, n. [Gr. ? of two tones; di- = di`s- twice + ?	   tone.] (Mus.)	   The Greek major third, which comprehend two major tones (the	   modern major third contains one major and one minor whole	   tone).	   [1913 Webster]
Ditrichotomous \Di`tri*chot"o*mous\, a. [Pref. di- +	   trichotomous.]	   1. Divided into twos or threes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Dividing into double or treble ramifications; --	      said of a leaf or stem. [R.] --Loudon.	      [1913 Webster]
Ditrochean \Di`tro*che"an\, a. (Pros.)	   Containing two trochees.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditrochee \Di*tro"chee\, n. [L. ditrochaeus, Gr. ?; di- = di`s-	   twice + ? trochee.] (Pros.)	   A double trochee; a foot made up of two trochees.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditroite \Dit"ro*ite\, n. [Named from Ditro in Transylvania.]	   (Min.)	   An igneous rock composed of orthoclase, el[ae]olite, and	   sodalite.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditt \Ditt\, n.	   See {Dit}, n., 2. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dittander \Dit*tan"der\, n. [See {Dittany}.] (Bot.)	   A kind of peppergrass ({Lepidium latifolium}).	   [1913 Webster]
Dittany \Dit"ta*ny\, n. [OE. dytane, detane, dytan, OF. ditain,	   F. dictame, L. dictamnum, fr. Gr. di`ktamnon, di`ktamnos, a	   plant growing in abundance on Mount Dicte in Crete. Cf.	   {Dittander}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the Mint family ({Origanum Dictamnus}), a	       native of Crete.	   (b) The {Dictamnus Fraxinella}. See {Dictamnus}.	   (c) In America, the {Cunila Mariana}, a fragrant herb of the	       Mint family.	       [1913 Webster]
Dittied \Dit"tied\, a. [From {Ditty}.]	   Set, sung, or composed as a ditty; -- usually in composition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who, with his soft pipe, and smooth-dittied song.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditto \Dit"to\, n.; pl. {Dittos}. [It., detto, ditto, fr. L.	   dictum. See {Dictum}.]	   The aforesaid thing; the same (as before). Often contracted	   to do., or to two "turned commas" ("), or small marks. Used	   in bills, books of account, tables of names, etc., to save	   repetition.	   [1913 Webster]	         A spacious table in the center, and a variety of	         smaller dittos in the corners.           --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Ditto \Dit"to\, adv.	   As before, or aforesaid; in the same manner; also.	   [1913 Webster]
Dittology \Dit*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. dittologi`a. Attic form of	   dissologi`a repetition of words: ? twofold + ? to speak.]	   A double reading, or twofold interpretation, as of a	   Scripture text. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ditty \Dit"ty\, n.; pl. {Ditties}. [OE. dite, OF. diti['e], fr.	   L. dictatum, p. p. neut. of dictare to say often, dictate,	   compose. See {Dictate}, v. t.]	   1. A saying or utterance; especially, one that is short and	      frequently repeated; a theme.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, too high ditty for my simple rhyme. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A song; a lay; a little poem intended to be sung.	      "Religious, martial, or civil ditties." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to the warbling lute soft ditties sing.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	Ditty \Dit"ty\, v. i.	   To sing; to warble a little tune.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beasts fain would sing; birds ditty to their notes.	                                                  --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditty-bag \Dit"ty-bag`\, n.	   A sailor's small bag to hold thread, needles, tape, etc.; --	   also called {sailor's housewife}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ditty-box \Dit"ty-box`\, n.	   A small box to hold a sailor's thread, needless, comb, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Diureide \Di*u"re*ide\, n. [Di- + ureide.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as	   containing two molecules of urea or their radicals, as uric	   acid or allantoin. Cf. {Ureide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Diuresis \Di`u*re"sis\, n. [NL. See {Diuretic}.] (Med.)	   Free excretion of urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Diuretic \Di`u*ret"ic\, a. [L. diureticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make	   water; ? through + ? to make water, fr. ? urine: cf. F.	   diur['e]tique.] (Med.)	   Tending to increase the secretion and discharge of urine. --	   n. A medicine with diuretic properties.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diuretic salt} (Med.), potassium acetate; -- so called	      because of its diuretic properties.	      [1913 Webster]
Diuretical \Di`u*ret"ic*al\, a.	   Diuretic. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Diureticalness \Di`u*ret"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being diuretical; diuretic property.	   [1913 Webster]
Diurna \Di*ur"na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. diurnus belonging to the	   day.] (Zool.)	   A division of Lepidoptera, including the butterflies; -- so	   called because they fly only in the daytime.	   [1913 Webster]
Diurnal \Di*ur"nal\, a. [L. diurnalis, fr. dies day. See	   {Deity}, and cf. {Journal}.]	   1. Relating to the daytime; belonging to the period of	      daylight, distinguished from the night; -- opposed to	      {nocturnal}; as, diurnal heat; diurnal hours.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Daily; recurring every day; performed in a day; going	      through its changes in a day; constituting the measure of	      a day; as, a diurnal fever; a diurnal task; diurnal	      aberration, or diurnal parallax; the diurnal revolution of	      the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere twice the horses of the sun shall bring	            Their fiery torcher his diurnal ring. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Opening during the day, and closing at night; --	      said of flowers or leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Active by day; -- applied especially to the eagles	      and hawks among raptorial birds, and to butterflies	      (Diurna) among insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Diurnal aberration} (Anat.), the aberration of light arising	      from the effect of the earth's rotation upon the apparent	      direction of motion of light.	   {Diurnal arc}, the arc described by the sun during the	      daytime or while above the horizon; hence, the arc	      described by the moon or a star from rising to setting.	   {Diurnal circle}, the apparent circle described by a	      celestial body in consequence of the earth's rotation.	   {Diurnal motion of the earth}, the motion of the earth upon	      its axis which is described in twenty-four hours.	   {Diurnal motion of a heavenly body}, that apparent motion of	      the heavenly body which is due to the earth's diurnal	      motion.	   {Diurnal parallax}. See under {Parallax}.	   {Diurnal revolution of a planet}, the motion of the planet	      upon its own axis which constitutes one complete	      revolution.	   Syn: See {Daily}.	        [1913 Webster]	Diurnal \Di*ur"nal\, n. [Cf. F. diurnal a prayerbook. See	   {Diurnal}, a.]	   1. A daybook; a journal. [Obs.] --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A small volume containing the daily service	      for the "little hours," viz., prime, tierce, sext, nones,	      vespers, and compline.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A diurnal bird or insect.	      [1913 Webster]
Diurnalist \Di*ur"nal*ist\, n.	   A journalist. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Diurnally \Di*ur"nal*ly\, adv.	   Daily; every day.	   [1913 Webster]
Diurnalness \Di*ur"nal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being diurnal.	   [1913 Webster]
Diurnation \Di`ur*na"tion\, n.	   1. Continuance during the day. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The condition of sleeping or becoming dormant by	      day, as is the case of the bats.	      [1913 Webster]
Diuturnal \Di`u*tur"nal\, a. [L. diuturnus, fr. diu a long time,	   by day; akin to dies day.]	   Of long continuance; lasting. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Diuturnity \Di`u*tur"ni*ty\, n. [L. diuturnitas.]	   Long duration; lastingness. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Diva \Di"va\ (d[=e]"v[.a]), n.; It. pl. {Dive} (d[=e]"v[=a]).	   [It., prop. fem. of divo divine, L. divus.]	   A prima donna.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Divagation \Di`va*ga"tion\, n. [L. divagari to wander about; di-	   = dis- + vagari to stroll about: cf. F. divagation. See	   {Vagary}.]	   A wandering about or going astray; digression.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us be set down at Queen's Crawley without further	         divagation.                              --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Divalent \Div"a*lent\, a. [Pref. di- + L. valens, valentis, p.	   pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having two units of combining power; bivalent. Cf. {Valence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Divan \Di*van"\, n. [Per. d[imac]w[=a]n a book of many leaves,	   an account book, a collection of books, a senate, council:	   cf. Ar. daiw[=a]n, F. divan.]	   1. A book; esp., a collection of poems written by one author;	      as, the divan of Hafiz. [Persia]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Turkey and other Oriental countries: A council of	      state; a royal court. Also used by the poets for a grand	      deliberative council or assembly. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chief officer of state. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A saloon or hall where a council is held, in Oriental	      countries, the state reception room in places, and in the	      houses of the richer citizens. Cushions on the floor or on	      benches are ranged round the room.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A cushioned seat, or a large, low sofa or couch;	      especially, one fixed to its place, and not movable.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A coffee and smoking saloon. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Divaricate \Di*var"i*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Divaricated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Divaricating}.] [L. divaricatus, p. p. of	   divaricare to stretch apart; di- = dis- + varicare to	   straddle, fr. varicus straddling, fr. varus stretched	   outwards.]	   1. To part into two branches; to become bifid; to fork.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To diverge; to be divaricate. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	Divaricate \Di*var"i*cate\, v. t.	   To divide into two branches; to cause to branch apart.	   [1913 Webster]	Divaricate \Di*var"i*cate\, a. [L. divaricatus, p. p.]	   1. Diverging; spreading asunder; widely diverging.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Forking and diverging; widely diverging; as the	      branches of a tree, or as lines of sculpture, or color	      markings on animals, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Divaricately \Di*var"i*cate*ly\, adv.	   With divarication.	   [1913 Webster]
Divarication \Di*var`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. divarication.]	   1. A separation into two parts or branches; a forking; a	      divergence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ambiguity of meaning; a disagreement of difference in	      opinion. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) A divergence of lines of color sculpture, or of	      fibers at different angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Divaricator \Di*var`i*ca"tor\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the muscles which open the shell of brachiopods; a	   cardinal muscle. See Illust. of {Brachiopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Divast \Di*vast"\, a.	   Devastated; laid waste. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dive \Dive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dived}, colloq. {Dove}, a	   relic of the AS. strong forms de['a]f, dofen; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Diving}.] [OE. diven, duven, AS. d?fan to sink, v. t., fr.	   d?fan, v. i.; akin to Icel. d?fa, G. taufen, E. dip, deep,	   and perh. to dove, n. Cf. {Dip}.]	   1. To plunge into water head foremost; to thrust the body	      under, or deeply into, water or other fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not that pearls fetch a high price because men	            have dived for them.                  --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The colloquial form dove is common in the United States	         as an imperfect tense form.	         [1913 Webster]	               All [the walruses] dove down with a tremendous	               splash.                            --Dr. Hayes.	         [1913 Webster]	               When closely pressed it [the loon] dove . . . and	               left the young bird sitting in the water. --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To plunge or to go deeply into any subject,	      question, business, etc.; to penetrate; to explore.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Dive \Dive\, v. t.	   1. To plunge (a person or thing) into water; to dip; to duck.	      [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To explore by diving; to plunge into. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Curtii bravely dived the gulf of fame. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            He dives the hollow, climbs the steeps. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	Dive \Dive\, n.	   1. A plunge headforemost into water, the act of one who	      dives, literally or figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of low resort. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            The music halls and dives in the lower part of the	            city.                                 --J.	                                                  Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Divedapper \Dive"dap`per\, n. [See {Dive}, {Didapper}.] (Zool.)	   A water fowl; the didapper. See {Dabchick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Divel \Di*vel"\, v. t. [L. divellere; dit- = dis- + vellere to	   pluck.]	   To rend apart. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Divellent \Di*vel"lent\, a. [L. divellens, p. pr.]	   Drawing asunder. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Divellicate \Di*vel"li*cate\, v. t. [L. di- = vellicatus, p. p.	   of vellicare to pluck, fr. vellere to pull.]	   To pull in pieces. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diver \Div"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, dives.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divers and fishers for pearls.        --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: One who goes deeply into a subject, study, or	      business. "A diver into causes." --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any bird of certain genera, as {Urinator}	      (formerly {Colymbus}), or the allied genus {Colymbus}, or	      {Podiceps}, remarkable for their agility in diving.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The northern diver ({Urinator imber}) is the loon; the	         black diver or velvet scoter ({Oidemia fusca}) is a sea	         duck. See {Loon}, and {Scoter}.	         [1913 Webster]
Diverb \Di"verb\, n. [L. diverbium the colloquial part of a	   comedy, dialogue; di- = dis- + verbum word.]	   A saying in which two members of the sentence are contrasted;	   an antithetical proverb. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Italy, a paradise for horses, a hell for women, as the	         diverb goes.                             --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Diverberate \Di*ver"ber*ate\, v. t. [L. diverberatus, p. p. of	   diverberare to strike asunder; di- = dis- + verberare. See	   {Verberate}.]	   To strike or sound through. [R.] --Davies (Holy Roode).	   [1913 Webster]
Diverberation \Di*ver`ber*a"tion\, n.	   A sounding through.	   [1913 Webster]
Diverge \Di*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Diverged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Diverging}.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend,	   incline. See {Verge}.]	   1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to	      tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to	      spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given	      direction); -- opposed to {converge}; as, rays of light	      diverge as they proceed from the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal	      condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally	      held or taken.	      [1913 Webster]
Divergement \Di*verge"ment\, n.	   Divergence. Divergence
Divergence \Di*ver"gence\, Divergency \Di*ver"gen*cy\, n. [Cf.	   F. divergence.]	   1. A receding from each other in moving from a common center;	      the state of being divergent; as, an angle is made by the	      divergence of straight lines.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rays come to the eye in a state of divergency.	                                                  --??????.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disagreement; difference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Related with some divergence by other writers. --Sir	                                                  G. C. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]
Divergent \Di*ver"gent\, a. [Cf. F. divergent. See {Diverge}.]	   1. Receding farther and farther from each other, as lines	      radiating from one point; deviating gradually from a given	      direction; -- opposed to {convergent}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Optics) Causing divergence of rays; as, a divergent lens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Disagreeing from something given; differing; as, a	      divergent statement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Divergent series}. (Math.) See {Diverging series}, under	      {Diverging}.	      [1913 Webster]
Diverging \Di*ver"ging\, a.	   Tending in different directions from a common center;	   spreading apart; divergent.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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	      extended indefinitely; -- opposed to a {converging	      series}.	      [1913 Webster]
Divergingly \Di*ver"ging*ly\, adv.	   In a diverging manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Divers \Di"vers\, a. [F. divers, L. diversus turned in different	   directions, different, p. p. of divertere. See {Divert}, and	   cf. {Diverse}.]	   1. Different in kind or species; diverse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Every sect of them hath a divers posture. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not sow thy vineyard with divers seeds.	                                                  --Deut. xxii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Several; sundry; various; more than one, but not a great	      number; as, divers philosophers. Also used substantively	      or pronominally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divers of Antonio's creditors.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Divers is now limited to the plural; as, divers ways	         (not divers way). Besides plurality it ordinarily	         implies variety of kind.	         [1913 Webster]
Diverse \Di"verse\ (?; 277), a. [The same word as divers. See	   {Divers}.]	   1. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from	            its original import.                  --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she.	                                                  --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of various forms; multiform.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eloquence is a great and diverse thing. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Diverse \Di*verse"\, adv.	   In different directions; diversely.	   [1913 Webster]	Diverse \Di*verse"\, v. i.	   To turn aside. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversely \Di"verse*ly\, adv.	   1. In different ways; differently; variously. "Diversely	      interpreted." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            How diversely love doth his pageants play.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In different directions; to different points.	      [1913 Webster]	            On life's vast ocean diversely we sail. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Diverseness \Di*verse"ness\, n.	   The quality of being diverse.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversifiability \Di*ver`si*fi`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or capacity of being diversifiable. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversifiable \Di*ver"si*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being diversified or varied. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversification \Di*ver`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Diversify}.]	   1. The act of making various, or of changing form or quality.	      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of diversity or variation; variegation;	      modification; change; alternation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infinite diversifications of tints may be produced.	                                                  --Adventurer.	      [1913 Webster]
Diversified \Di*ver"si*fied\, a.	   Distinguished by various forms, or by a variety of aspects or	   objects; variegated; as, diversified scenery or landscape.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversifier \Di*ver"si*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, diversifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversiform \Di*ver"si*form\, a. [L. diversus diverse + -form.]	   Of a different form; of varied forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversify \Di*ver"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diversified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Diversifying}.] [F. diversifier, LL.	   diversificare, fr. L. diversus diverse + ficare (in comp.),	   akin to facere to make. See {Diverse}.]	   To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give	   variety to; to variegate; to distinguish by numerous	   differences or aspects.	   [1913 Webster]	         Separated and diversified on from another. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its seven colors, that diversify all the face of	         nature.                                  --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Diversiloquent \Di`ver*sil"o*quent\, a. [L. diversus diverse +	   loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.]	   Speaking in different ways. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Diversion \Di*ver"sion\, n. [Cf. F. diversion. See {Divert}.]	   1. The act of turning aside from any course, occupation, or	      object; as, the diversion of a stream from its channel;	      diversion of the mind from business.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which diverts; that which turns or draws the mind	      from care or study, and thus relaxes and amuses; sport;	      play; pastime; as, the diversions of youth. "Public	      diversions." --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such productions of wit and humor as expose vice and	            folly, furnish useful diversion to readers.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) The act of drawing the attention and force of an	      enemy from the point where the principal attack is to be	      made; the attack, alarm, or feint which diverts.	   Syn: Amusement; entertainment; pastime; recreation; sport;	        game; play; solace; merriment.	        [1913 Webster]
diversionary \diversionary\ adj.	   likely or designed to confuse or deceive; -- of tactics.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Diversity \Di*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Diversities}. [F.	   diversit['e], L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See {Diverse}.]	   1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.	      [1913 Webster]	            They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare	            diversity, rise into a contrariety.   --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety.	      "Diversity of sounds." --Shak. "Diversities of opinion."	      --Secker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Variegation. "Bright diversities of day." --Pope.	   Syn: See {Variety}.	        [1913 Webster]
Diversivolent \Di`ver*siv"o*lent\, a. [L. diversus diverse +	   volens, -entis, p. pr. of velle to wish.]	   Desiring different things. [Obs.] --Webster (White Devil).	   [1913 Webster]
Diversory \Di*ver"so*ry\, a.	   Serving or tending to divert; also, distinguishing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Diversory \Di*ver"so*ry\, n. [L. diversorium, deversorium, an	   inn or lodging.]	   A wayside inn. [Obs. or R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Divert \Di*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Diverted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Diverting}.] [F. divertir, fr. L. divertere, diversum, to	   go different ways, turn aside; di- = dis- + vertere to turn.	   See {Verse}, and cf. {Divorce}.]	   1. To turn aside; to turn off from any course or intended	      application; to deflect; as, to divert a river from its	      channel; to divert commerce from its usual course.	      [1913 Webster]	            That crude apple that diverted Eve.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn away from any occupation, business, or study; to	      cause to have lively and agreeable sensations; to amuse;	      to entertain; as, children are diverted with sports; men	      are diverted with works of wit and humor.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy. --C.	                                                  J. Smith.	   Syn: To please; gratify; amuse; entertain; exhilarate;	        delight; recreate. See {Amuse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Divert \Di*vert"\, v. i.	   To turn aside; to digress. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Diverter \Di*vert"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, diverts, turns off, or pleases.	   [1913 Webster]
Divertible \Di*vert"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being diverted.	   [1913 Webster]
Diverticle \Di*ver"ti*cle\, n. [L. diverticulum, deverticulum, a	   bypath, fr. divertere to turn away.]	   1. A turning; a byway; a bypath. [Obs.] --Hales.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A diverticulum.	      [1913 Webster]
Diverticular \Div`er*tic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to a diverticulum.	   [1913 Webster]
Diverticulum \Div`er*tic"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Diverticula}. [L. See	   {Diverticle}.] (Anat.)	   A blind tube branching out of a longer one.	   [1913 Webster]
Divertimento \Di*ver`ti*men"to\, n.; pl. {-ti}. [It.] (Mus.)	   A light and pleasing composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Diverting \Di*vert"ing\, a.	   Amusing; entertaining. -- {Di*vert"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Di*vert"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Divertise \Di*vert"ise\, v. t. [F. divertir, p. pr.	   divertissant.]	   To divert; to entertain. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Divertisement \Di*vert"ise*ment\, n. [Cf. the next word.]	   Diversion; amusement; recreation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Divertissement \Di`ver`tisse`ment"\, n. [F.]	   A short ballet, or other entertainment, between the acts of a	   play. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Divertive \Di*vert"ive\, a. [From {Divert}.]	   Tending to divert; diverting; amusing; interesting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Things of a pleasant and divertive nature. --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Dives \Di"ves\, n. [L., rich.]	   The name popularly given to the rich man in our Lord's	   parable of the "Rich Man and Lazarus" (--Luke xvi. 19-31).	   Hence, a name for a rich worldling.	   [1913 Webster]
Divest \Di*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Divesting}.] [LL. divestire (di- = dis- + L. vestire to	   dress), equiv. to L. devestire. It is the same word as	   devest, but the latter is rarely used except as a technical	   term in law. See {Devest}, {Vest}.]	   1. To unclothe; to strip, as of clothes, arms, or equipage;	      -- opposed to {invest}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To strip; to deprive; to dispossess; as, to divest	      one of his rights or privileges; to divest one's self of	      prejudices, passions, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wretches divested of every moral feeling.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tendency of the language to divest itself of its	            gutturals.                            --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) See {Devest}. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Divestible \Di*vest"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being divested.	   [1913 Webster]
Divestiture \Di*vest"i*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   The act of stripping, or depriving; the state of being	   divested; the deprivation, or surrender, of possession of	   property, rights, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Divestment \Di*vest"ment\, n.	   The act of divesting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Divesture \Di*ves"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Divestiture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Divet \Div"et\, n.	   See {Divot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dividable \Di*vid"a*ble\, a. [From {Divide}.]	   1. Capable of being divided; divisible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Divided; separated; parted. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Dividant \Di*vid"ant\, a.	   Different; distinct. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Divide \Di*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divided}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dividing}.] [L. dividere, divisum; di- = dis- + root	   signifying to part; cf. Skr. vyadh to pierce; perh. akin to	   L. vidua widow, and E. widow. Cf. {Device}, {Devise}.]	   1. To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts	      or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divide the living child in two.       --1 Kings iii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be separate; to keep apart by a partition, or	      by an imaginary line or limit; as, a wall divides two	      houses; a stream divides the towns.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let it divide the waters from the waters. --Gen. i.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make partition of among a number; to apportion, as	      profits of stock among proprietors; to give in shares; to	      distribute; to mete out; to share.	      [1913 Webster]	            True justice unto people to divide.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall divide the land by lot.      --Num. xxxiii.	                                                  54.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To disunite in opinion or interest; to make discordant or	      hostile; to set at variance.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a kingdom be divided against itself, that kingdom	            can not stand.                        --Mark iii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every family became now divided within itself.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To separate into two parts, in order to ascertain the	      votes for and against a measure; as, to divide a	      legislative house upon a question.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) To subject to arithmetical division.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Logic) To separate into species; -- said of a genus or	      generic term.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.) To mark divisions on; to graduate; as, to divide a	      sextant.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Music) To play or sing in a florid style, or with	      variations. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   Syn: To sever; dissever; sunder; cleave; disjoin; disunite;	        detach; disconnect; part; distribute; share.	        [1913 Webster]	Divide \Di*vide"\, v. i.	   1. To be separated; to part; to open; to go asunder.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Indo-Germanic family divides into three groups.	                                                  --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause separation; to disunite.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gulf, a strait, the sea intervening between	            islands, divide less than the matted forest.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To break friendship; to fall out. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have a share; to partake. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To vote, as in the British Parliament, by the members	      separating themselves into two parties (as on opposite	      sides of the hall or in opposite lobbies), that is, the	      ayes dividing from the noes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The emperors sat, voted, and divided with their	            equals.                               --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	Divide \Di*vide"\, n.	   A dividing ridge of land between the tributaries of two	   streams; also called {watershed} and {water parting}. A	   divide on either side of which the waters drain into two	   different oceans is called a {continental divide}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Divided \Di*vid"ed\, a.	   1. Parted; disunited; distributed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Cut into distinct parts, by incisions which reach	      the midrib; -- said of a leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Dividedly \Di*vid"ed*ly\, adv.	   Separately; in a divided manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dividend \Div"i*dend\, n. [L. dividendum thing to be divided,	   neut. of the gerundive of dividere: cf. F. dividende.]	   1. A sum of money to be divided and distributed; the share of	      a sum divided that falls to each individual; a distribute	      sum, share, or percentage; -- applied to the profits as	      appropriated among shareholders, and to assets as	      apportioned among creditors; as, the dividend of a bank, a	      railway corporation, or a bankrupt estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A number or quantity which is to be divided.	      [1913 Webster]
Divident \Div"i*dent\, n.	   Dividend; share. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Divider \Di*vid"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, divides; that which separates	      anything into parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who deals out to each his share.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who made me a judge or a divider over you? --Luke	                                                  xii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who, or that which, causes division.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hate is of all things the mightiest divider.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Money, the great divider of the world. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. An instrument for dividing lines, describing circles,	      etc., compasses. See {Compasses}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word dividers is usually applied to the instrument	         as made for the use of draughtsmen, etc.; compasses to	         the coarser instrument used by carpenters.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall	      divides one room from another).	   Note: The structure may be a wall with an opening in it to	         allow seeing one part of the room from the other. This	         term is also used to designate a semitransparent	         curtain formed by hanging multiple strings of various	         materials from a ceiling, intended to visually	         partition a room without inhibiting passage between the	         partitions	   Syn: partition, room divider.	        [WordNet 1.5 PJC]
Dividing \Di*vid"ing\, a.	   That divides; separating; marking divisions; graduating.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dividing engine}, a machine for graduating circles (as for	      astronomical instruments) or bars (as for scales); also,	      for spacing off and cutting teeth in wheels.	   {Dividing sinker}. (Knitting Mach.). See under {Sinker}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dividingly \Di*vid"ing*ly\, adv.	   By division.	   [1913 Webster]
Divi-divi \Di"vi-di"vi\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.)	   A small tree of tropical America ({C[ae]salpinia coriaria}),	   whose legumes contain a large proportion of tannic and gallic	   acid, and are used by tanners and dyers.	   [1913 Webster]
Dividual \Di*vid"u*al\ (?; 135), a. [See {Dividuous}.]	   Divided, shared, or participated in, in common with others.	   [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dividually \Di*vid"u*al*ly\, adv.	   By dividing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dividuous \Di*vid"u*ous\, a. [L. dividuus divisible, divided,	   fr. dividere.]	   Divided; dividual. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He so often substantiates distinctions into dividuous,	         selfsubsistent.                          --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Divination \Div`i*na"tion\, n. [L. divinatio, fr. divinare,	   divinatum, to foresee, foretell, fr. divinus: cf. F.	   divination. See {Divine}.]	   1. The act of divining; a foreseeing or foretelling of future	      events; the pretended art discovering secret or future by	      preternatural means.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall not be found among you any one that . .	            . useth divination, or an observer of times, or an	            enchanter.                            --Deut. xviii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the ancient heathen philosophers natural	         divination was supposed to be effected by a divine	         afflatus; artificial divination by certain rites,	         omens, or appearances, as the flight of birds, entrails	         of animals, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An indication of what is future or secret; augury omen;	      conjectural presage; prediction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Birds which do give a happy divination of things to	            come.                                 --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]
Divinator \Div"i*na`tor\, n. [L. See {Divination}.]	   One who practices or pretends to divination; a diviner. [R.]	   --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Divinatory \Di*vin"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. divinatoire.]	   Professing, or relating to, divination. "A natural divinatory	   instinct." --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Divine \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. deus, God.	   See {Deity}.]	   1. Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the divine	      will. "The immensity of the divine nature." --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from God; as, divine judgments. "Divine	      protection." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appropriated to God, or celebrating his praise; religious;	      pious; holy; as, divine service; divine songs; divine	      worship.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, a deity; partaking of	      the nature of a god or the gods. "The divine Apollo said."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Godlike; heavenly; excellent in the highest degree;	      supremely admirable; apparently above what is human. In	      this application, the word admits of comparison; as, the	      divinest mind. --Sir J. Davies. "The divine Desdemona."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A divine sentence is in the lips of the king.	                                                  --Prov. xvi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            But not to one in this benighted age	            Is that diviner inspiration given.    --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Presageful; foreboding; prescient. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet oft his heart, divine of something ill,	            Misgave him.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Relating to divinity or theology.	      [1913 Webster]	            Church history and other divine learning. --South.	   Syn: Supernatural; superhuman; godlike; heavenly; celestial;	        pious; holy; sacred; pre["e]minent.	        [1913 Webster]	Divine \Di*vine"\, n. [L. divinus a soothsayer, LL., a	   theologian. See {Divine}, a.]	   1. One skilled in divinity; a theologian. "Poets were the	      first divines." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A minister of the gospel; a priest; a clergyman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first divines of New England were surpassed by	            none in extensive erudition.          --J.	                                                  Woodbridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Divine \Di*vine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Divining}.] [L. divinare: cf. F. deviner. See	   {Divination}.]	   1. To foresee or foreknow; to detect; to anticipate; to	      conjecture.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sagacity which divined the evil designs.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To foretell; to predict; to presage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Darest thou . . . divine his downfall? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render divine; to deify. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Living on earth like angel new divined. --Spenser.	   Syn: To foretell; predict; presage; prophesy; prognosticate;	        forebode; guess; conjecture; surmise.	        [1913 Webster]	Divine \Di*vine"\, v. i.	   1. To use or practice divination; to foretell by divination;	      to utter prognostications.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prophets thereof divine for money. --Micah iii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or feel a presage or foreboding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suggest but truth to my divining thoughts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conjecture or guess; as, to divine rightly.	      [1913 Webster]
Divinely \Di*vine"ly\, adv.	   1. In a divine or godlike manner; holily; admirably or	      excellently in a supreme degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most divinely fair.                   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By the agency or influence of God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divinely set apart . . . to be a preacher of	            righteousness.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Divinement \Di*vine"ment\, n.	   Divination. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Divineness \Di*vine"ness\, n.	   The quality of being divine; superhuman or supreme	   excellence. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Diviner \Di*vin"er\, n.	   1. One who professes divination; one who pretends to predict	      events, or to reveal occult things, by supernatural means.	      [1913 Webster]	            The diviners have seen a lie, and have told false	            dreams; they comfort in vain.         --Zech. x. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conjecture; a guesser; one who makes out occult things.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Divineress \Di*vin"er*ess\, n.	   A woman who divines. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Diving \Div"ing\, a.	   That dives or is used or diving.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diving beetle} (Zool.), any beetle of the family	      {Dytiscid[ae]}, which habitually lives under water; --	      called also {water tiger}.	   {Diving bell}, a hollow inverted vessel, sometimes	      bell-shaped, in which men may descend and work under	      water, respiration being sustained by the compressed air	      at the top, by fresh air pumped in through a tube from	      above.	   {Diving dress}. See {Submarine armor}, under {Submarine}.	   {Diving stone}, a kind of jasper.	      [1913 Webster]
Divinify \Di*vin"i*fy\, v. t. [L. divinus divine + -fy.]	   To render divine; to deify. [Obs.] "Blessed and divinified	   soul." --Parth. Sacra (1633).	   [1913 Webster]
Divining \Di*vin"ing\, a.	   That divines; for divining.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Divining rod}, a rod, commonly of witch hazel, with forked	      branches, used by those who claim to be able to discover	      water or metals under ground by sensing them through such	      a rod.	      [1913 Webster]
Diviningly \Di*vin"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a divining manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Divinistre \Div`i*nis"tre\, n.	   A diviner. [Obs.] " I am no divinistre." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Divinity \Di*vin"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Divinities}. [F. divinit['e],	   L. divinitas. See {Divine}, a.]	   1. The state of being divine; the nature or essence of God;	      deity; godhead.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he attributes divinity to other things than	            God, it is only a divinity by way of participation.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Deity; the Supreme Being; God.	      [1913 Webster]	            This the divinity that within us.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pretended deity of pagans; a false god.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beastly divinities, and droves of gods. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A celestial being, inferior to the supreme God, but	      superior to man.	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . employing these subservient divinities.	                                                  --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something divine or superhuman; supernatural power or	      virtue; something which inspires awe.	      [1913 Webster]	            They say there is divinity in odd numbers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's such divinity doth hedge a king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The science of divine things; the science which treats of	      God, his laws and moral government, and the way of	      salvation; theology.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divinity is essentially the first of the	            professions.                          --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Case divinity}, casuistry.	      [1913 Webster]	Divinity calf \Di*vin"i*ty calf`\ (Bookbinding)	   Calf stained dark brown and worked without gilding, often	   used for theological books.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Divinization \Div`i*ni*za"tion\, n.	   A making divine. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Divinize \Div"i*nize\, v. t.	   To invest with a divine character; to deify. [R.] --M.	   Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Man had divinized all those objects of awe. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Divisibility \Di*vis`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. divisibilit['e].]	   The quality of being divisible; the property of bodies by	   which their parts are capable of separation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Divisibility . . . is a primary attribute of matter.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. divisibilis, fr. dividere: cf.	   F. divisible. See {Divide}.]	   Capable of being divided or separated.	   [1913 Webster]	         Extended substance . . . is divisible into parts. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Divisible contract} (Law), a contract containing agreements	      one of which can be separated from the other.	   {Divisible offense} (Law), an offense containing a lesser	      offense in one of a greater grade, so that on the latter	      there can be an acquittal, while on the former there can	      be a conviction. -- {Di*vis"i*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Di*vis"i*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	Divisible \Di*vis"i*ble\, n.	   A divisible substance. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Division \Di*vi"sion\, n. [F. division, L. divisio, from	   dividere. See {Divide}.]	   1. The act or process of diving anything into parts, or the	      state of being so divided; separation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which divides or keeps apart; a partition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The portion separated by the divining of a mass or body; a	      distinct segment or section.	      [1913 Webster]	            Communities and divisions of men.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Disunion; difference in opinion or feeling; discord;	      variance; alienation.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a division among the people. --John vii.	                                                  43.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Difference of condition; state of distinction;	      distinction; contrast. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will put a division between my people and thy	            people.                               --Ex. viii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Separation of the members of a deliberative body, esp. of	      the Houses of Parliament, to ascertain the vote.	      [1913 Webster]	            The motion passed without a division. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) The process of finding how many times one number	      or quantity is contained in another; the reverse of	      multiplication; also, the rule by which the operation is	      performed.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Logic) The separation of a genus into its constituent	      species.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mil.)	      (a) Two or more brigades under the command of a general	          officer.	      (b) Two companies of infantry maneuvering as one	          subdivision of a battalion.	      (c) One of the larger districts into which a country is	          divided for administering military affairs.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) One of the groups into which a fleet is divided.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Mus.) A course of notes so running into each other as to	       form one series or chain, to be sung in one breath to one	       syllable.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Rhet.) The distribution of a discourse into parts; a	       part so distinguished.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Biol.) A grade or rank in classification; a portion of a	       tribe or of a class; or, in some recent authorities,	       equivalent to a subkingdom.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Cell division} (Biol.), a method of cell increase, in which	      new cells are formed by the division of the parent cell.	      In this process, the cell nucleus undergoes peculiar	      differentiations and changes, as shown in the figure (see	      also {Karyokinesis}). At the same time the protoplasm of	      the cell becomes gradually constricted by a furrow	      transverse to the long axis of the nuclear spindle,	      followed, on the completion of the division of the	      nucleus, by a separation of the cell contents into two	      masses, called the daughter cells.	   {Long division} (Math.), the process of division when the	      operations are mostly written down.	   {Short division} (Math.), the process of division when the	      operations are mentally performed and only the results	      written down; -- used principally when the divisor is not	      greater than ten or twelve.	   Syn: compartment; section; share; allotment; distribution;	        separation; partition; disjunction; disconnection;	        difference; variance; discord; disunion.	        [1913 Webster]
Divisional \Di*vi"sion*al\, a.	   That divides; pertaining to, making, or noting, a division;	   as, a divisional line; a divisional general; a divisional	   surgeon of police.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Divisional planes} (Geol.), planes of separation between	      rock masses. They include joints.	      [1913 Webster]
Divisionally \Di*vi"sion*al*ly\, adv.	   So as to be divisional.	   [1913 Webster]
Divisionary \Di*vi"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Divisional.	   [1913 Webster]
Divisionor \Di*vi"sion*or\, n.	   One who divides or makes division. [Obs.] --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Divisive \Di*vi"sive\, a. [Cf. F. divisif.]	   1. Indicating division or distribution. --Mede.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Creating, or tending to create, division, separation, or	      difference.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [culture] is after all a dainty and divisive	            quality, and can not reach to the depths of	            humanity.                             --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      -- {Di*vi"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Di*vi"sive*ness}, n.	      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Divisor \Di*vi"sor\, n. [L., fr. dividere. See {Divide}.]	   (Math.)	   The number by which the dividend is divided.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Common divisor}. (Math.) See under {Common}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Divorce \Di*vorce"\, n. [F. divorce, L. divortium, fr.	   divortere, divertere, to turn different ways, to separate.	   See {Divert}.]	   1. (Law)	      (a) A legal dissolution of the marriage contract by a	          court or other body having competent authority. This	          is properly a divorce, and called, technically,	          divorce a vinculo matrimonii. "from the bond of	          matrimony."	      (b) The separation of a married woman from the bed and	          board of her husband -- divorce a mensa et toro (or a	          mensa et thoro), "from bed and board".	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The decree or writing by which marriage is dissolved.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Separation; disunion of things closely united.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make divorce of their incorporate league. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which separates. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of divorce}. See under {Bill}.	      [1913 Webster]	Divorce \Di*vorce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divorced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Divorcing}.] [Cf. F. divorcer. See {Divorce}, n.]	   1. To dissolve the marriage contract of, either wholly or	      partially; to separate by divorce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate or disunite; to sunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [a word] was divorced from its old sense.	                                                  --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make away; to put away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing but death	            Shall e'er divorce my dignities.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Divorceable \Di*vorce"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being divorced.	   [1913 Webster]
divorced \divorced\ adj.	   having a marriage legally terminated and having not	   remarried.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Divorcee \Di*vor`cee"\, n.	   A person divorced.	   [1913 Webster]
Divorceless \Di*vorce"less\, a.	   Incapable of being divorced or separated; free from divorce.	   [1913 Webster]
Divorcement \Di*vorce"ment\, n.	   Dissolution of the marriage tie; divorce; separation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let him write her a divorcement.         --Deut. xxiv.	                                                  1.	   [1913 Webster]	         The divorcement of our written from our spoken	         language.                                --R. Morris.	   [1913 Webster]
Divorcer \Di*vor"cer\, n.	   The person or cause that produces or effects a divorce.	   --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Divorcible \Di*vor"ci*ble\, a.	   Divorceable. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Divorcive \Di*vor"cive\, a.	   Having power to divorce; tending to divorce. "This divorcive	   law." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Divot \Div"ot\, n.	   1. A thin, oblong turf used for covering cottages, and also	      for fuel. [Scot.] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Golf) a small piece of turf gouged out of the ground by	      the head of a golf club when making a stroke; as, all	      divots should be replaced.	      [PJC]
Divulgate \Di*vul"gate\, a. [L. divulgatus, p. p. of divulgare.	   See {Divulge}.]	   Published. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	Divulgate \Di*vul"gate\, v. t.	   To divulge. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Divulgater \Div"ul*ga`ter\, n.	   A divulger. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Divulgation \Div`ul*ga"tion\, n. [L. divulgatio: cf. F.	   divulgation.]	   The act of divulging or publishing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Secrecy hath no use than divulgation.    --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Divulge \Di*vulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Divulged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Divulging}.] [F. divulguer, L. divulgare; di- = dis-	   + vulgare to spread among the people, from vulgus the common	   people. See {Vulgar}.]	   1. To make public; to several or communicate to the public;	      to tell (a secret) so that it may become generally known;	      to disclose; -- said of that which had been confided as a	      secret, or had been before unknown; as, to divulge a	      secret.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divulge not such a love as mine.      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To indicate publicly; to proclaim. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . marks	            The just man, and divulges him through heaven.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impart; to communicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which would not be	      [1913 Webster]	            To them [animals] made common and divulged.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: To publish; disclose; discover; uncover; reveal;	        communicate; impart; tell.	        [1913 Webster]	Divulge \Di*vulge"\, v. i.	   To become publicly known. [R.] "To keep it from divulging."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Divulsive \Di*vul"sive\, a.	   Tending to pull asunder, tear, or rend; distracting.	   [1913 Webster]
divvy \divvy\ (d[i^]v"v[y^]), n. [shortened from dividend.]	   a dividend, especially one paid by a cooperative society.	   [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]	divvy \div"vy\ (d[i^]v"v[y^]), v. t. & i. [shortened from	   divide.]	   divide up among a group; distribute; -- often followed by up;	   as, divvy up the proceeds; divvy up the loot. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Dixie \Dix"ie\ (d[i^]ks"[y^]), prop. n.	   1. A colloquial name for the Southern portion of the United	      States, esp. during the Civil War. [U.S.]	   Syn: Dixieland, Dixie Land, the Confederacy, Confederate	        States of America, the South.	   Syn: . [1913 Webster]	   2. a song popular in the Confederate states during the	      American Civil War, and still played as a nostalgic anthem	      by those patriotic to the American south. It was written	      by Daniel D. Emmett in 1859.	      [PJC]	   {whistle Dixie} to talk unrealistically; to engage in	      unrealistic or overoptimistic fantasies; as, that ain't	      just whistlin' Dixie.	      [PJC]
Dixiecrats \Dixiecrats\ n.	   a former political party in the US; formed in 1948 by	   Southern Democrats opposed to the candidacy of Harry S.	   Truman.	   Syn: States' Rights Democratic Party.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dixieland \Dixieland\ n.	   the 11 southern states that seceded from the U. S. in 1861.	   Syn: Confederacy, Confederate States of America, South,	        Dixie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dizen \Diz"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dizening}.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and	   allied to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put	   tow or flax on a distaff, i. e., to dress it. Cf. {Distaff}.]	   1. To dress; to attire. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress gaudily; to overdress; to bedizen; to deck out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a tragedy queen, he has dizened her out.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow when the masks shall fall	            That dizen Nature's carnival.         --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Dizz \Dizz\ (d[i^]z), v. t. [See {Dizzy}.]	   To make dizzy; to astonish; to puzzle. [Obs.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dizzard \Diz"zard\ (d[i^]z"z[~e]rd), n. [See {Dizzy}, and cf.	   {Disard}.]	   A blockhead. [Obs.] [Written also {dizard}, and {disard}.] --	   {Diz"zard*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dizzily \Diz"zi*ly\ (d[i^]z"z[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a dizzy manner or state.	   [1913 Webster]
Dizziness \Diz"zi*ness\, n. [AS. dysigness folly. See {Dizzy}.]	   Giddiness; a whirling sensation in the head; vertigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Dizzy \Diz"zy\ (d[i^]z"z[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dizzier}	   (d[i^]z"z[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dizziest}.] [OE. dusi, disi,	   desi, foolish, AS. dysig; akin to LG. d["u]sig dizzy, OD.	   deuzig, duyzig, OHG. tusig foolish, OFries. dusia to be	   dizzy; LG. dusel dizziness, duselig, dusselig, D. duizelig,	   dizzy, Dan. d["o]sig drowsy, slepy, d["o]se to make dull,	   drowsy, d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, and to AS. dw[=ae]s	   foolish, G. thor fool. [root]71. Cf. {Daze}, {Doze}.]	   1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling, with a	      tendency to fall; vertiginous; giddy; hence, confused;	      indistinct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas! his brain was dizzy.            --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing, or tending to cause, giddiness or vertigo.	      [1913 Webster]	            To climb from the brink of Fleet Ditch by a dizzy	            ladder.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without distinct thought; unreflecting; thoughtless;	      heedless. "The dizzy multitude." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Dizzy \Diz"zy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizzied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dizzying}.]	   To make dizzy or giddy; to give the vertigo to; to confuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the jangling of thy bells had not dizzied thy	         understanding.                           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.
DJ \DJ\ (d[=e]"j[=a]`) n.	   same as {disc jockey}. [acronym, capitalized]	   [PJC] Djereed
Djereed \Djer*eed"\or Djerrid \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 also {jereed}, {jerrid},	       etc.]	       [1913 Webster]
DJIA \DJIA\ (d[=e]"j[=a]*[imac]`[=a]), n. (Finance)	   The {Dow Jones Industrial Average}. [acronym]	   Syn: DJI, DJIA, Dow, Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Average. [PJC]
Djibouti \Djibouti\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Djibouti. Population (2000) = 395,000.	   [PJC]
Djiboutian \Djiboutian\ prop. adj.	   Of or relating to Djibouti or its people or culture; as,	   Djiboutian landscape; Djiboutian merchants.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Djiboutian \Djiboutian\ n.	   A native or inhabitant of Djibouti.	   [WordNet 1.5] djinni	   djinnee
djinnee \djin"nee\ djinni \djin"ni\, djinny
\djin"ny\(j[i^]n"n[=e]), n.; pl. {djinn} (j[i^]n) or {djinns}	   (j[i^]nz).	   A spirit believed by Muslims to inhabit the earth and	   influence mankind by appearing in the form of humans or	   animals. Same as {djinni} and {Jinnee}. See {Jinnee}, {Jinn}.	   Syn: genie, jinn, jinni, jinnee, djinn, djinni.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
dkg \dkg\ n.	   ten grams. [abbr.]	   Syn: dekagram, decagram, dag.	        [WordNet 1.5]
D-layer \D-layer\ n.	   the lowest region of the ionosphere (35 to 50 miles up) that	   reflects low-frequency radio waves.	   Syn: D region.	        [WordNet 1.5]
DNA \DNA\ (d[=e]"[e^]n*[=a]`) n. (Biochemistry, Genetics)	   abbreviation for {deoxyribonucleic acid}; -- more commonly	   used than the full name. See also {RNA}. [acronym]	   Syn: deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid,	        deoxyribosenucleic acid.	        [PJC]	DNA polymerase \DNA polymerase\ (d[=e]`[e^]n*[=a]"	   p[o^]*l[i^]m"[~e]r*[=a]s) n. (Biochemistry, Genetics)	   an enzyme that catalyzes the formation of DNA from	   deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates. Cells contain several	   types of DNA polymerase, some of which are required for	   replication of DNA, and are indispensable for multipliation	   and division of cells.	   [PJC] DNase
DNase \DNase\ (d[=e]`[e^]n*[=a]s"), DNAase \DNAase\	   (d[=e]`[e^]n*[=a]"[=a]s) n. (Biochem.)	   any of numerous enzymes that catalyze the breakdown of DNA	   into oligonucleotides or mononucleotides.	   [PJC]
do \do.\, n.	   An abbreviation of {Ditto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Do \Do\ (d[=o]), n. (Mus.)	   A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic	   scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the	   first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of	   musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the	   syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America	   the same syllables are used by many as a scale pattern, while	   the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the	   first seven letters of the alphabet.	   [1913 Webster]
do \do\ (d[=oo]), v. t. or auxiliary. [imp. {did} (d[i^]d); p.	   p. {done} (d[u^]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Doing} (d[=oo]"[i^]ng).	   This verb, when transitive, is formed in the indicative,	   present tense, thus: I do, thou doest (d[=oo]"[e^]st) or dost	   (d[u^]st), he does (d[u^]z), doeth (d[=oo]"[e^]th), or doth	   (d[u^]th); when auxiliary, the second person is, thou dost.	   As an independent verb, dost is obsolete or rare, except in	   poetry. "What dost thou in this world?" --Milton. The form	   doeth is a verb unlimited, doth, formerly so used, now being	   the auxiliary form. The second pers, sing., imperfect tense,	   is didst (d[i^]dst), formerly didest (d[i^]d"[e^]st).] [AS.	   d[=o]n; akin to D. doen, OS. duan, OHG. tuon, G. thun, Lith.	   deti, OSlav. d[=e]ti, OIr. d['e]nim I do, Gr. tiqe`nai to	   put, Skr. dh[=a], and to E. suffix -dom, and prob. to L.	   facere to do, E. fact, and perh. to L. -dere in some	   compounds, as addere to add, credere to trust. [root]65. Cf.	   {Deed}, {Deem}, {Doom}, {Fact}, {Creed}, {Theme}.]	   1. To place; to put. [Obs.] --Tale of a Usurer (about 1330).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause; to make; -- with an infinitive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord Abbot of Westminster did do shewe to me late	            certain evidences.                    --W. Caxton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall . . . your cloister do make.  --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fatal plague which many did to die. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            We do you to wit [i. e., We make you to know] of the	            grace of God bestowed on the churches of Macedonia.	                                                  --2 Cor. viii.	                                                  1.	   Note: We have lost the idiom shown by the citations (do used	         like the French faire or laisser), in which the verb in	         the infinitive apparently, but not really, has a	         passive signification, i. e., cause . . . to be made.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring about; to produce, as an effect or result; to	      effect; to achieve.	      [1913 Webster]	            The neglecting it may do much danger. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither	            good not harm.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To perform, as an action; to execute; to transact to carry	      out in action; as, to do a good or a bad act; do our duty;	      to do what I can.	      [1913 Webster]	            Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy work. --Ex.	                                                  xx. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            We did not do these things.           --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	            You can not do wrong without suffering wrong.	                                                  --Emerson.	      Hence: To do homage, honor, favor, justice, etc., to	      render homage, honor, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bring to an end by action; to perform completely; to	      finish; to accomplish; -- a sense conveyed by the	      construction, which is that of the past participle done.	      "Ere summer half be done." "I have done weeping." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make ready for an object, purpose, or use, as food by	      cooking; to cook completely or sufficiently; as, the meat	      is done on one side only.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To put or bring into a form, state, or condition,	      especially in the phrases, to do death, to put to death;	      to slay; to do away (often do away with), to put away; to	      remove; to do on, to put on; to don; to do off, to take	      off, as dress; to doff; to do into, to put into the form	      of; to translate or transform into, as a text.	      [1913 Webster]	            Done to death by slanderous tongues.  -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ground of the difficulty is done away. -- Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suspicions regarding his loyalty were entirely done	            away.                                 --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            To do on our own harness, that we may not; but we	            must do on the armor of God.          -- Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then Jason rose and did on him a fair	            Blue woolen tunic.                    -- W. Morris	                                                  (Jason).	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the former legal pollution be now done off,	            yet there is a spiritual contagion in idolatry as	            much to be shunned.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It ["Pilgrim's Progress"] has been done into verse:	            it has been done into modern English. -- Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To cheat; to gull; to overreach. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was not be done, at his time of life, by	            frivolous offers of a compromise that might have	            secured him seventy-five per cent.    -- De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To see or inspect; to explore; as, to do all the points of	      interest. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Stock Exchange) To cash or to advance money for, as a	       bill or note.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To perform work upon, about, for, or at, by way of caring	       for, looking after, preparing, cleaning, keeping in	       order, or the like.	             The sergeants seem to do themselves pretty well.	                                                  --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. To deal with for good and all; to finish up; to undo; to	       ruin; to do for. [Colloq. or Slang]	             Sometimes they lie in wait in these dark streets,	             and fracture his skull, . . . or break his arm, or	             cut the sinew of his wrist; and that they call	             doing him.                           --Charles	                                                  Reade.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note:	       (a) Do and did are much employed as auxiliaries, the verb	           to which they are joined being an infinitive. As an	           auxiliary the verb do has no participle. "I do set my	           bow in the cloud." --Gen. ix. 13. [Now archaic or	           rare except for emphatic assertion.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 Rarely . . . did the wrongs of individuals to	                 the knowledge of the public.     -- Macaulay.	       (b) They are often used in emphatic construction. "You	           don't say so, Mr. Jobson. -- but I do say so." --Sir	           W. Scott. "I did love him, but scorn him now."	           --Latham.	       (c) In negative and interrogative constructions, do and	           did are in common use. I do not wish to see them;	           what do you think? Did C[ae]sar cross the Tiber? He	           did not. "Do you love me?" --Shak.	       (d) Do, as an auxiliary, is supposed to have been first	           used before imperatives. It expresses entreaty or	           earnest request; as, do help me. In the imperative	           mood, but not in the indicative, it may be used with	           the verb to be; as, do be quiet. Do, did, and done	           often stand as a general substitute or representative	           verb, and thus save the repetition of the principal	           verb. "To live and die is all we have to do."	           --Denham. In the case of do and did as auxiliaries,	           the sense may be completed by the infinitive (without	           to) of the verb represented. "When beauty lived and	           died as flowers do now." --Shak. "I . . . chose my	           wife as she did her wedding gown." --Goldsmith.	           [1913 Webster]	                 My brightest hopes giving dark fears a being.	                 As the light does the shadow.    -- Longfellow.	           In unemphatic affirmative sentences do is, for the	           most part, archaic or poetical; as, "This just	           reproach their virtue does excite." --Dryden.	           [1913 Webster]	   {To do one's best}, {To do one's diligence} (and the like),	      to exert one's self; to put forth one's best or most or	      most diligent efforts. "We will . . . do our best to gain	      their assent." --Jowett (Thucyd.).	   {To do one's business}, to ruin one. [Colloq.] --Wycherley.	   {To do one shame}, to cause one shame. [Obs.]	   {To do over}.	       (a) To make over; to perform a second time.	       (b) To cover; to spread; to smear. "Boats . . . sewed	           together and done over with a kind of slimy stuff	           like rosin." --De Foe.	   {To do to death}, to put to death. (See 7.) [Obs.]	   {To do up}.	       (a) To put up; to raise. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	       (b) To pack together and envelop; to pack up.	       (c) To accomplish thoroughly. [Colloq.]	       (d) To starch and iron. "A rich gown of velvet, and a	           ruff done up with the famous yellow starch."	           --Hawthorne.	   {To do way}, to put away; to lay aside. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {To do with}, to dispose of; to make use of; to employ; --	      usually preceded by what. "Men are many times brought to	      that extremity, that were it not for God they would not	      know what to do with themselves." --Tillotson.	   {To have to do with}, to have concern, business or	      intercourse with; to deal with. When preceded by what, the	      notion is usually implied that the affair does not concern	      the person denoted by the subject of have. "Philology has	      to do with language in its fullest sense." --Earle. "What	      have I to do with you, ye sons of Zeruiah?" --2 Sam. xvi.	      10.	      [1913 Webster]
Do \Do\, v. i.	   1. To act or behave in any manner; to conduct one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fear not the Lord, neither do they after . . .	            the law and commandment.              -- 2 Kings	                                                  xvii. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fare; to be, as regards health; as, they asked him how	      he did; how do you do to-day?	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perh. a different word. OE. dugen, dowen, to avail, be of	      use, AS. dugan. See {Doughty}.] To succeed; to avail; to	      answer the purpose; to serve; as, if no better plan can be	      found, he will make this do.	      [1913 Webster]	            You would do well to prefer a bill against all kings	            and parliaments since the Conquest; and if that	            won't do; challenge the crown.        -- Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To do by}. See under {By}.	   {To do for}.	      (a) To answer for; to serve as; to suit.	      (b) To put an end to; to ruin; to baffle completely; as, a	          goblet is done for when it is broken. [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Some folks are happy and easy in mind when their	                victim is stabbed and done for.   --Thackeray.	   {To do withal}, to help or prevent it. [Obs.] "I could not do	      withal." --Shak.	   {To do without}, to get along without; to dispense with.	   {To have done}, to have made an end or conclusion; to have	      finished; to be quit; to desist.	   {To have done with}, to have completed; to be through with;	      to have no further concern with.	   {Well to do}, in easy circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	Do \Do\, n.	   1. Deed; act; fear. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ado; bustle; stir; to do. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A great deal of do, and a great deal of trouble. --	                                                  Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cheat; a swindle. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Doab \Do"ab\, [Pers. & Hind. do[=a]b, prop., two waters.]	   A tongue or tract of land included between two rivers; as,	   the doab between the Ganges and the Jumna. [India] --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Doable \Do"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being done. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Do-all \Do"-all`\, n.	   General manager; factotum.	   [1913 Webster]	         Under him, Dunstan was the do-all at court, being the	         king's treasurer, councilor, chancellor, confessor, all	         things.                                  -- Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Doand \Do"and\, p. pr.	   Doing. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Doat \Doat\, v. i.	   See {Dote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dobber \Dob"ber\, n.	   1. (Zool.) See {Dabchick}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A float to a fishing line. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dobbin \Dob"bin\, n.	   1. An old jaded horse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sea gravel mixed with sand. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dobby \Dob"by\, n. (Weaving)	   An apparatus resembling a Jacquard for weaving small figures	   (usually about 12 - 16 threads, seldom more than 36 - 40	   threads).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dobchick \Dob"chick`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Dabchick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dobell's solution \Do*bell's" so*lu"tion\ (Med.)	   An aqueous solution of carbolic acid, borax, sodium	   bicarbonate, and glycerin, used as a spray in diseases of the	   nose and throat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dobson \Dob"son\, n. (Zool.)	   The aquatic larva of a large neuropterous insect ({Corydalus	   cornutus}), used as bait in angling. See {Hellgamite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dobule \Dob"ule\, n. (Zool.)	   The European dace.	   [1913 Webster]
Docent \Do"cent\, a. [L. docens, -entis, p. pr. of docere to	   teach.]	   Serving to instruct; teaching. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Docetae \Do*ce"t[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. ? to appear.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   Ancient heretics who held that Christ's body was merely a	   phantom or appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Docetic \Do*cet"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, held by, or like, the Docet[ae]. "Docetic	   Gnosticism." -- Plumptre.	   [1913 Webster]
Docetism \Doc"e*tism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The doctrine of the Docet[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Dochmiac \Doch"mi*ac\, a. (Pros.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, the dochmius.	   [1913 Webster]
Dochmius \Doch"mi*us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Pros.)	   A foot of five syllables (usually ? -- -? -). Docibility
Docibility \Doc`i*bil"i*ty\, Docibleness \Doc"i*ble*ness\, n.	   [L. docibilitas.]	   Aptness for being taught; teachableness; docility.	   [1913 Webster]	         To persons of docibility, the real character may be	         easily taught in a few days. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The docibleness of dogs in general.      --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Docible \Doc"i*ble\, a. [L. docibilis, fr. docere to teach.]	   Easily taught or managed; teachable. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Docile \Doc"ile\, a. [L. docilis,fr. docere to teach; cf. Gr. ?,	   and L. discere to learn, Gr. ? learned, ? knowing: cf. F.	   docile. Cf. {Doctor}, {Didactic}, {Disciple}.]	   1. Teachable; easy to teach; docible. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to be taught; tractable; easily managed; as, a	      docile child.	      [1913 Webster]	            The elephant is at once docible and docile. -- C. J.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Docility \Do*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F.	   docilit['e].]	   1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness.	      [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The humble docility of little children is, in the	            New Testament, represented as a necessary	            preparative to the reception of the Christian faith.	                                                  -- Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]
Docimacy \Doc"i*ma*cy\, n. [Gr. ? an assay, examination, fr. ?	   to examine (Metals), fr. ? assayed, tested, fr. ? to take,	   approve: cf. F. docimasie.]	   The art or practice of applying tests to ascertain the	   nature, quality, etc., of objects, as of metals or ores, of	   medicines, or of facts pertaining to physiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Docimastic \Doc`i*mas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. docimastique.]	   Proving by experiments or tests.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Docimastic art}, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals;	      the art of separating metals from foreign matters, and	      determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances	      contained in any ore or mineral.	      [1913 Webster]
Docimology \Doc`i*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a test + -logy.]	   A treatise on the art of testing, as in assaying metals, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Docity \Doc"i*ty\, n.	   Teachableness. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dock \Dock\ (d[o^]k), n. [AS. docce; of uncertain origin; cf. G.	   docken-bl[aum]tter, Gael. dogha burdock, OF. doque; perh.	   akin to L. daucus, daucum, Gr. ?, ?, a kind of parsnip or	   carrot, used in medicine. Cf. {Burdock}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants ({Rumex}), some species of which are	   well-known weeds which have a long taproot and are difficult	   of extermination.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Yellow dock is {Rumex crispus}, with smooth curly	         leaves and yellow root, which that of other species is	         used medicinally as an astringent and tonic.	         [1913 Webster]	Dock \Dock\, n. [Cf. Icel. dockr a short tail, Fries. dok a	   little bundle or bunch, G. docke bundle, skein, a short and	   thick column.]	   1. The solid part of an animal's tail, as distinguished from	      the hair; the stump of a tail; the part of a tail left	      after clipping or cutting. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A case of leather to cover the clipped or cut tail of a	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	Dock \Dock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Docked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Docking}.] [See {Dock} a tail. Cf. W. tociaw, and twciaw, to	   dock, clip.]	   1. to cut off, as the end of a thing; to curtail; to cut	      short; to clip; as, to dock the tail of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            His top was docked like a priest biforn. -- Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut off a part from; to shorten; to deduct from; to	      subject to a deduction; as, to dock one's wages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut off, bar, or destroy; as, to dock an entail.	      [1913 Webster]	Dock \Dock\, n. [Akin to D. dok; of uncertain origin; cf. LL.	   doga ditch, L. doga ditch, L. doga sort of vessel, Gr. ?	   receptacle, fr. ? to receive.]	   1. An artificial basin or an inclosure in connection with a	      harbor or river, -- used for the reception of vessels, and	      provided with gates for keeping in or shutting out the	      tide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The slip or water way extending between two piers or	      projecting wharves, for the reception of ships; --	      sometimes including the piers themselves; as, to be down	      on the dock.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place in court where a criminal or accused person	      stands.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Balance dock}, a kind of {floating dock} which is kept level	      by pumping water out of, or letting it into, the	      compartments of side chambers.	   {Dry dock}, a dock from which the water may be shut or pumped	      out, especially, one in the form of a chamber having walls	      and floor, often of masonry and communicating with deep	      water, but having appliances for excluding it; -- used in	      constructing or repairing ships. The name includes	      structures used for the examination, repairing, or	      building of vessels, as graving docks, floating docks,	      hydraulic docks, etc.	   {Floating dock}, a dock which is made to become buoyant, and,	      by floating, to lift a vessel out of water.	   {Graving dock}, a dock for holding a ship for graving or	      cleaning the bottom, etc.	   {Hydraulic dock}, a dock in which a vessel is raised clear of	      the water by hydraulic presses.	   {Naval dock}, a dock connected with which are naval stores,	      materials, and all conveniences for the construction and	      repair of ships.	   {Sectional dock}, a form of {floating dock} made in separate	      sections or caissons.	   {Slip dock}, a dock having a sloping floor that extends from	      deep water to above high-water mark, and upon which is a	      railway on which runs a cradle carrying the ship.	   {Wet dock}, a dock where the water is shut in, and kept at a	      given level, to facilitate the loading and unloading of	      ships; -- also sometimes used as a place of safety; a	      basin.	      [1913 Webster]	Dock \Dock\, v. t.	   To draw, law, or place (a ship) in a dock, for repairing,	   cleaning the bottom, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dockage \Dock"age\, n.	   A charge for the use of a dock.	   [1913 Webster]
Dock-cress \Dock"-cress`\, n. (Bot.)	   Nipplewort.	   [1913 Webster]
docker \docker\ n.	   a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.	   Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, dockhand, dock worker,	        dock-walloper, lumper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Docket \Dock"et\, n. [Dock to cut off + dim. suffix -et.]	   1. A small piece of paper or parchment, containing the heads	      of a writing; a summary or digest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bill tied to goods, containing some direction, as the	      name of the owner, or the place to which they are to be	      sent; a label. --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 the names of parties, and minutes of	          the proceedings, in each case in court.	      (b) (U. S.) A list or calendar of causes ready for hearing	          or trial, prepared for the use of courts by the	          clerks.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A list or calendar of business matters to be acted on in	      any assembly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On the docket}, in hand; in the plan; under consideration;	      in process of execution or performance. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Docket \Dock"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Docketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Docketing}.]	   1. To make a brief abstract of (a writing) and indorse it on	      the back of the paper, or to indorse the title or contents	      on the back of; to summarize; as, to docket letters and	      papers. --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) To make a brief abstract of and inscribe in a book;	          as, judgments regularly docketed.	      (b) To enter or inscribe in a docket, or list of causes	          for trial.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To mark with a ticket; as, to docket goods.	      [1913 Webster]
dockhand \dockhand\ n.	   a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.	   Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dock worker,	        dock-walloper, lumper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
docking \docking\ n.	   1. (Naut.) a act of securing an arriving vessel with ropes or	      anchors.	   Syn: mooring, tying up, dropping anchor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Astronautics) the coming together and joining of two	      space vehicles. The joining usually is accomplished by	      bringing special connecting devices, the docking ports,	      into contact, and fastening the ships together by clamping	      devices. The docking ports are often fitted so as to allow	      a passage to be opened between the two space vehciles, and	      thus to permit transfer of materials or personnel between	      them.	      [PJC]
dock-walloper \dock-walloper\ n.	   a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port.	   Syn: stevedore, loader, longshoreman, docker, dockhand, dock	        worker, lumper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dockyard \dock"yard`\, n.	   A yard or storage place for all sorts of naval stores and	   timber for shipbuilding.	   [1913 Webster]
Docoglossa \Doc`o*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a beam + ?	   the tongue.] (Zool.)	   An order of gastropods, including the true limpets, and	   having the teeth on the odontophore or lingual ribbon.	   [1913 Webster]
docquet \doc"quet\, n. & v.	   See {Docket}.	   [1913 Webster]
doctor \doc"tor\, n. [OF. doctur, L. doctor, teacher, fr. docere	   to teach. See {Docile}.]	   1. A teacher; one skilled in a profession, or branch of	      knowledge; a learned man. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the doctors of Italy, Nicholas Macciavel. --	                                                  Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An academical title, originally meaning a man so well	      versed in his department as to be qualified to teach it.	      Hence: One who has taken the highest degree conferred by a	      university or college, or has received a diploma of the	      highest degree; as, a doctor of divinity, of law, of	      medicine, of music, or of philosophy. Such diplomas may	      confer an honorary title only.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One duly licensed to practice medicine; a member of the	      medical profession; a physician.	      [1913 Webster]	            By medicine life may be prolonged, yet death	            Will seize the doctor too.            -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any mechanical contrivance intended to remedy a difficulty	      or serve some purpose in an exigency; as, the doctor of a	      calico-printing machine, which is a knife to remove	      superfluous coloring matter; the doctor, or auxiliary	      engine, called also {donkey engine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The friar skate. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Doctors' Commons}. See under {Commons}.	   {Doctor's stuff}, physic, medicine. --G. Eliot.	   {Doctor fish} (Zool.), any fish of the genus {Acanthurus};	      the surgeon fish; -- so called from a sharp lancetlike	      spine on each side of the tail. Also called {barber fish}.	      See {Surgeon fish}.	      [1913 Webster]
Doctor \Doc"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doctored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Doctoring}.]	   1. To treat as a physician does; to apply remedies to; to	      repair; as, to doctor a sick man or a broken cart.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confer a doctorate upon; to make a doctor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tamper with and arrange for one's own purposes; to	      falsify; to adulterate; as, to doctor election returns; to	      doctor whisky. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Doctor \Doc"tor\, v. i.	   To practice physic. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doctoral \Doc"tor*al\, a. [Cf. F. doctoral.]	   Of or relating to a doctor, or to the degree of doctor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doctoral habit and square cap.           -- Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctorally \Doc"tor*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a doctor.[R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doctorate \Doc"tor*ate\, n. [Cf. F. doctorat.]	   The degree, title, or rank, of a doctor.	   [1913 Webster]	Doctorate \Doc"tor*ate\, v. t.	   To make (one) a doctor.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was bred . . . in Oxford and there doctorated. --	                                                  Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctoress \Doc"tor*ess\, n.	   A female doctor.[R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doctorly \Doc"tor*ly\, a.	   Like a doctor or learned man. [Obs.] "Doctorly prelates."	   --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctorship \Doc"tor*ship\, n.	   Doctorate. [R.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctress \Doc"tress\, n.	   A female doctor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doctrinable \Doc"tri*na*ble\, a.	   Of the nature of, or constituting, doctrine. [Obs.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctrinaire \Doc`tri*naire"\, n. [F. See {Doctrine}.]	   One who would apply to political or other practical concerns	   the abstract doctrines or the theories of his own	   philosophical system; a propounder of a new set of opinions;	   a dogmatic theorist. Used also adjectively; as, doctrinaire	   notions.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In french history, the Doctrinaires were a	         constitutionalist party which originated after the	         restoration of the Bourbons, and represented the	         interests of liberalism and progress. After the	         Revolution of July, 1830, when they came into power,	         they assumed a conservative position in antagonism with	         the republicans and radicals. --Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]
doctrinal \doc"tri*nal\ (d[o^]k"tr[i^]*nal), a. [LL.	   doctrinalis, fr. L. doctrina: cf. F. doctrinal. See	   {Doctrine}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or containing, doctrine or something taught	      and to be believed; as, a doctrinal observation.	      "Doctrinal clauses." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or having to do with, teaching.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word of God serveth no otherwise than in the	            nature of a doctrinal instrument.     -- Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Doctrinal \Doc"tri*nal\, n.	   A matter of doctrine; also, a system of doctrines. --T.	   Goodwin. Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctrinally \Doc"tri*nal*ly\, adv.	   In a doctrinal manner or form; by way of teaching or positive	   direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctrinarian \Doc"tri*na"ri*an\, n.	   A doctrinaire. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Doctrinarianism \Doc`tri*na"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The principles or practices of the Doctrinaires.	   [1913 Webster]
doctrine \doc"trine\ (d[o^]k"tr[i^]n), n. [F. doctrine, L.	   doctrina, fr. doctor. See {Doctor}.]	   1. Teaching; instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            He taught them many things by parables, and said	            unto them in his doctrine, Hearken.   -- Mark iv. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is taught; what is held, put forth as true, and	      supported by a teacher, a school, or a sect; a principle	      or position, or the body of principles, in any branch of	      knowledge; any tenet or dogma; a principle of faith; as,	      the doctrine of atoms; the doctrine of chances. "The	      doctrine of gravitation." --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Articles of faith and doctrine.       -- Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Monroe doctrine} (Politics), a policy enunciated by	      President Monroe (Message, Dec. 2, 1823), the essential	      feature of which is that the United States will regard as	      an unfriendly act any attempt on the part of European	      powers to extend their systems on this continent, or any	      interference to oppress, or in any manner control the	      destiny of, governments whose independence had been	      acknowledged by the United States.	   Syn: Precept; tenet; principle; maxim; dogma.	   Usage: -- {Doctrine}, {Precept}. Doctrine denotes whatever is	          recommended as a speculative truth to the belief of	          others. Precept is a rule down to be obeyed. Doctrine	          supposes a teacher; precept supposes a superior, with	          a right to command. The doctrines of the Bible; the	          precepts of our holy religion.	          [1913 Webster]	                Unpracticed he to fawn or seek for power	                By doctrines fashioned to the varying hour. --	                                                  Goldsmith.	          [1913 Webster]
docudrama \docudrama\ n.	   a film or TV program presenting the facts about a person or	   event.	   Syn: documentary, documentary film, infotainment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
document \doc"u*ment\ (d[o^]k"[-u]*ment), n. [LL. documentum,	   fr. docere to teach: cf. F. document. See {Docile}.]	   1. That which is taught or authoritatively set forth;	      precept; instruction; dogma. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Learners should not be too much crowded with a heap	            or multitude of documents or ideas at one time. --	                                                  I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An example for instruction or warning. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They were forth with stoned to death, as a document	            to others.                            -- Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An original or official paper relied upon as the basis,	      proof, or support of anything else; -- in its most	      extended sense, including any writing, book, or other	      instrument conveying information in the case; any material	      substance on which the thoughts of men are represented by	      any species of conventional mark or symbol.	      [1913 Webster]	            Saint Luke . . . collected them from such documents	            and testimonies as he . . . judged to be authentic.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]
Document \Doc"u*ment\, v. t.	   1. To teach; to school. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am finely documented by my own daughter. --	                                                  Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with documents or papers necessary to establish	      facts or give information; as, a a ship should be	      documented according to the directions of law.	      [1913 Webster]
Documental \Doc`u*men"tal\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to instruction. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to written evidence; documentary; as,	      documental testimony.	      [1913 Webster]
Documentary \Doc`u*men"ta*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to written evidence; contained or certified in	   writing. "Documentary evidence." --Macaulay. DoD
DoD \DoD\, DOD \DOD\(d[o^]d or d[=e]"[=o]*d[=e]`), prop. n.	   [from Department of Defense.]	   the United States Department of Defense, the federal	   department responsible for safeguarding national security;	   created in 1947. It includes within its jurisdiction control	   of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marines. [acronym]	   Syn: Department of Defense, Defense Department, Defense.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Dodd
Dodd \Dodd\, Dod \Dod\, v. t. [OE. dodden.]	   To cut off, as wool from sheep's tails; to lop or clip off.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Doddart \Dod"dart\, n.	   A game much like hockey, played in an open field; also, the,	   bent stick for playing the game. [Local, Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodded \Dod"ded\, a. [See {Dodd}.]	   Without horns; as, dodded cattle; without beards; as, dodded	   corn. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodder \Dod"der\, n. [Cf. Dan. dodder, Sw. dodra, G. dotter.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Cuscuta}. It is a leafless parasitical	   vine with yellowish threadlike stems. It attaches itself to	   some other plant, as to flax, goldenrod, etc., and decaying	   at the root, is nourished by the plant that supports it.	   [1913 Webster]	Dodder \Dod"der\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. dyderian to deceive,	   delude, and E. didder, dudder.]	   To shake, tremble, or totter. "The doddering mast."	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Doddered \Dod"dered\, a.	   Shattered; infirm. "A laurel grew, doddered with age."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
doddering \doddering\ adj.	   1. shaking as from old age.	   Syn: doddery, shaking, tottering, tottery.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. mentally or physically infirm with age.	   Syn: gaga, senile.	        [WordNet 1.5]
doddery \doddery\ adj.	   same as {doddering[1]}.	   Syn: doddering, shaking, tottering, tottery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dodecagon \Do*dec"a*gon\, n. [Gr. ? twelve + ? angle: cf. F.	   dod['e]cagone.] (Geom.)	   A figure or polygon bounded by twelve sides and containing	   twelve angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodecagynia \Do*dec`a*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? twelve +	   ? woman, female.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of plants having twelve styles.	   Dodecagynian
Dodecagynian \Do*dec`a*gyn"i*an\, Dodecagynous
\Do`de*cag"y*nous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the Dodecagynia; having twelve styles.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodecahedral \Do*dec`a*he"dral\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, a dodecahedion; consisting of twelve	   equal sides.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dodecahedral cleavage}. See under {Cleavage}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dodecahedron \Do*dec`a*he"dron\, n. [Gr. ?; ? twelve + ? seat,	   bottom, base: cf. F. dod['e]ca[`e]dre.] (Geom. & Crystallog.)	   A solid having twelve faces.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The regular dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal and	         regular pentagons; the pyritohedron (see	         {Pyritohedron}) is related to it; the rhombic	         dodecahedron is bounded by twelve equal rhombic faces.	         [1913 Webster]
Dodecandria \Do`de*can"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? twelve +	   ?, ?, man, male.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants including all that have any	   number of stamens between twelve and nineteen. Dodecandrian
Dodecandrian \Do`de*can"dri*an\, Dodecandrous \Do`de*can"drous\,	   a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the Dodecandria; having twelve stamens,	   or from twelve to nineteen.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodecane \Do"de*cane\, n. [Gr. ? twelve.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a group of thick oily hydrocarbons, {C12H26}, of	   the paraffin series.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodecastyle \Do*dec"a*style\, a. [Gr. ? twelve + ? column: cf.	   F. dod['e]castyle.] (Arch.)	   Having twelve columns in front. -- n. A dodecastyle portico,	   or building.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodecasyllabic \Do*dec`a*syl*lab"ic\, a. [Gr. ? twelve + E.	   syllabic.]	   Having twelve syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodecasyllable \Do*dec"a*syl`la*ble\, n.	   A word consisting of twelve syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodecatemory \Do*dec`a*tem"o*ry\, n. [Gr. ?; ? twelve + ?, dim.	   of ? part: cf. F. dod['e]cat['e]morie.] (Astron.)	   A tern applied to the twelve houses, or parts, of the zodiac	   of the primum mobile, to distinguish them from the twelve	   signs; also, any one of the twelve signs of the zodiac.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodge \Dodge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dodged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dodging}.] [Of uncertain origin: cf. dodder, v., daddle,	   dade, or dog, v. t.]	   1. To start suddenly aside, as to avoid a blow or a missile;	      to shift place by a sudden start. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To evade a duty by low craft; to practice mean shifts; to	      use tricky devices; to play fast and loose; to quibble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some dodging casuist with more craft than sincerity.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Dodge \Dodge\, v. t.	   1. To evade by a sudden shift of place; to escape by starting	      aside; as, to dodge a blow aimed or a ball thrown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To evade by craft; as, to dodge a question; to dodge	      responsibility. [Colloq.] --S. G. Goodrich.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To follow by dodging, or suddenly shifting from place to	      place. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Dodge \Dodge\, n.	   The act of evading by some skillful movement; a sudden	   starting aside; hence, an artful device to evade, deceive, or	   cheat; a cunning trick; an artifice. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some, who have a taste for good living, have many	         harmless arts, by which they improve their banquet, and	         innocent dodges, if we may be permitted to use an	         excellent phrase that has become vernacular since the	         appearance of the last dictionaries.     -- Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodgem \Dodgem\ n.	   a small low-powered electrically powered vehicle driven on a	   special platform where there are many others to be dodged.	   Syn: bumper car.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dodger \dodg"er\, n.	   1. One who dodges or evades; one who plays fast and loose, or	      uses tricky devices. --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small handbill. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. See {Corndodger}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dodger \Dodg"er\, prop. n.	   a member of the professional baseball team called the	   Dodgers. At one time the team was headquartered in Brooklyn,	   New York, when it was called the Borrooklyn Dodgers, but the	   franchise was transferred to Los Angeles.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodgery \Dodg"er*y\, n.	   trickery; artifice. [Obs.] --Hacket. Dodipate
Dodipate \Dod"i*pate\, Dodipoll \Dod"i*poll\, n. [Perh. fr. OE.	   dodden to cut off, to shear, and first applied to	   shaven-polled priests.]	   A stupid person; a fool; a blockhead.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some will say, our curate is naught, an ass-head, a	         dodipoll. -- Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodkin \Dod"kin\, n. [D. duitken, dim. of duit. See {Doit}, and	   cf. {Doitkin}.]	   A doit; a small coin. --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dodman \Dod"man\, n.	   1. A snail; also, a snail shell; a hodmandod. [Obs. or Prov.	      Eng.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any shellfish which casts its shell, as a lobster.	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dodo \Do"do\, n.; pl. {Dodoes}. [Said to be fr. Pg. doudo silly,	   foolish (cf. {Booby}); this is fr. Prov. E. dold, the same	   word as E. dolt.] (Zool.)	   A large, extinct bird ({Didus ineptus}), formerly inhabiting	   the Island of Mauritius. It had short, half-fledged wings,	   like those of the ostrich, and a short neck and legs; --	   called also {dronte}. It was related to the pigeons.	   [1913 Webster]
Doe \Doe\ (d[=o]), n. [AS. d[=a]; cf. Dan. daa, daa-dyr, deer,	   and perh. L. dama. [root]66.] (Zool.)	   A female deer or antelope; specifically, the female of the	   fallow deer, of which the male is called a buck. Also applied	   to the female of other animals, as the rabbit. See the Note	   under {Buck}.	   [1913 Webster]	Doe \Doe\ (d[=oo]), n.	   A feat. [Obs.] See {Do}, n. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Doe John \Doe, John\ (Law)	   The fictitious lessee acting as plaintiff in the common-law	   action of ejectment, the fictitious defendant being usually	   denominated {Richard Roe}. Hence, a fictitious name for a	   party, real or fictitious, to any action or proceeding.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Doeglic \D[oe]g"lic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the d[oe]gling; as,	   d[oe]glic acid (Chem.), an oily substance resembling oleic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Doegling \D[oe]g"ling\, n. [Native name in Faroe Islands.]	   (Zool.)	   The beaked whale ({Bal[ae]noptera rostrata}), from which	   d[oe]gling oil is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Doer \Do"er\, n. [From {Do}, v. t. & i.]	   1. One who does; one who performs or executes; one who is	      wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doers of the law shall be justified. -- Rom. ii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) An agent or attorney; a factor. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Does \Does\ (d[u^]z).	   The 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Do}.	   [1913 Webster]
Doeskin \Doe"skin`\, n.	   1. The skin of the doe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A firm woolen cloth with a smooth, soft surface like a	      doe's skin; -- made for men's wear.	      [1913 Webster]
Doff \Doff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Doffing}.] [Do + off. See {Do}, v. t., 7.]	   1. To put off, as dress; to divest one's self of; hence,	      figuratively, to put or thrust away; to rid one's self of.	      [1913 Webster]	            And made us doff our easy robes of peace. -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At night, or in the rain,	            He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --	                                                  Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip; to divest; to undress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven's King, who doffs himself our flesh to wear.	                                                  -- Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	Doff \Doff\, v. i.	   To put off dress; to take off the hat.	   [1913 Webster]
Doffer \Doff"er\, n.	   1. (Mach.) A revolving cylinder, or a vibrating bar, with	      teeth, in a carding machine, which doffs, or strips off,	      the fiber from the cards.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Spinning) A worker who replaces full bobbins by empty	      ones on the throstle or ring frames.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dog \Dog\ (d[add]g or d[o^]g), n. [AS. docga; akin to D. dog	   mastiff, Dan. dogge, Sw. dogg.]	   1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus {Canis}, esp. the	      domestic dog ({Canis familiaris}).	   Note: The dog is distinguished above all others of the	         inferior animals for intelligence, docility, and	         attachment to man. There are numerous carefully bred	         varieties, as the {akita}, {beagle}, {bloodhound},	         {bulldog}, {coachdog}, {collie}, {Danish dog},	         {foxhound}, {greyhound}, {mastiff}, {pointer},	         {poodle}, {St. Bernard}, {setter}, {spaniel}, {spitz},	         {terrier}, {German shepherd}, {pit bull}, {Chihuahua},	         etc. There are also many mixed breeds, and partially	         domesticated varieties, as well as wild dogs, like the	         dingo and dhole. (See these names in the Vocabulary.)	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A mean, worthless fellow; a wretch.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is thy servant, which is but a dog, that he	            should do this great thing?           -- 2 Kings	                                                  viii. 13 (Rev.	                                                  Ver. )	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fellow; -- used humorously or contemptuously; as, a sly	      dog; a lazy dog. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) One of the two constellations, Canis Major and	      Canis Minor, or the Greater Dog and the Lesser Dog. Canis	      Major contains the Dog Star (Sirius).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An iron for holding wood in a fireplace; a firedog; an	      andiron.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.)	      (a) A grappling iron, with a claw or claws, for fastening	          into wood or other heavy articles, for the purpose of	          raising or moving them.	      (b) An iron with fangs fastening a log in a saw pit, or on	          the carriage of a sawmill.	      (c) A piece in machinery acting as a catch or clutch;	          especially, the carrier of a lathe, also, an	          adjustable stop to change motion, as in a machine	          tool.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. an ugly or crude person, especially an ugly woman. [slang]	      [PJC]	   8. a {hot dog}. [slang]	      [PJC]	   Note: Dog is used adjectively or in composition, commonly in	         the sense of relating to, or characteristic of, a dog.	         It is also used to denote a male; as, dog fox or g-fox,	         a male fox; dog otter or dog-otter, dog wolf, etc.; --	         also to denote a thing of cheap or mean quality; as,	         dog Latin.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A dead dog}, a thing of no use or value. --1 Sam. xxiv. 14.	   {A dog in the manger}, an ugly-natured person who prevents	      others from enjoying what would be an advantage to them	      but is none to him.	   {Dog ape} (Zool.), a male ape.	   {Dog cabbage}, or {Dog's cabbage} (Bot.), a succulent herb,	      native to the Mediterranean region ({Thelygonum	      Cynocrambe}).	   {Dog cheap}, very cheap. See under {Cheap}.	   {Dog ear} (Arch.), an acroterium. [Colloq.]	   {Dog flea} (Zool.), a species of flea ({Pulex canis}) which	      infests dogs and cats, and is often troublesome to man. In	      America it is the common flea. See {Flea}, and	      {Aphaniptera}.	   {Dog grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Triticum caninum}) of the same	      genus as wheat.	   {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; as, the dog Latin of pharmacy.	      	   {Dog lichen} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Peltigera canina})	      growing on earth, rocks, and tree trunks, -- a lobed	      expansion, dingy green above and whitish with fuscous	      veins beneath.	   {Dog louse} (Zool.), a louse that infests the dog, esp.	      {H[ae]matopinus piliferus}; another species is	      {Trichodectes latus}.	   {Dog power}, a machine operated by the weight of a dog	      traveling in a drum, or on an endless track, as for	      churning.	   {Dog salmon} (Zool.), a salmon of northwest America and	      northern Asia; -- the {gorbuscha}; -- called also {holia},	      and {hone}.	   {Dog shark}. (Zool.) See {Dogfish}.	   {Dog's meat}, meat fit only for dogs; refuse; offal.	   {Dog Star}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Dog wheat} (Bot.), Dog grass.	   {Dog whelk} (Zool.), any species of univalve shells of the	      family {Nassid[ae]}, esp. the {Nassa reticulata} of	      England.	   {To give to the dogs}, or {To throw to the dogs}, to throw	      away as useless. "Throw physic to the dogs; I'll none of	      it." --Shak.	   {To go to the dogs}, to go to ruin; to be ruined.	      [1913 Webster]	Dog \Dog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dogging}.]	   To hunt or track like a hound; to follow insidiously or	   indefatigably; to chase with a dog or dogs; to worry, as if	   by dogs; to hound with importunity.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have been pursued, dogged, and waylaid. -- Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your sins will dog you, pursue you.      --Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eager ill-bred petitioners, who do not so properly	         supplicate as hunt the person whom they address to,	         dogging him from place to place, till they even extort	         an answer to their rude requests.        -- South.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogal \Do"gal\, a. [LL. dogalis for ducalis. See {Doge}.]	   Of or pertaining to a doge.[R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dogate \Do"gate\, n. [Cf. F. dogat, It. dogato. See {Doge}, and	   cf. {Dogeate}.]	   The office or dignity of a doge.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogbane \Dog"bane`\, n. [Said to be poisonous to dogs. Cf.	   {Apocynaceous}.] (Bot.)	   A small genus of perennial herbaceous plants, with poisonous	   milky juice, bearing slender pods pods in pairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog bee \Dog" bee`\	   A male or drone bee. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogberry \Dog"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The berry of the dogwood; -- called also {dogcherry}. --Dr.	   Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dogberry tree} (Bot.), the dogwood.	      [1913 Webster]
Dogbolt \Dog"bolt`\, n. (Gun.)	   The bolt of the cap-square over the trunnion of a cannon.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog-brier \Dog"-bri`er\, n. (Bot.)	   The dog-rose.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogcart \Dog"cart`\, n.	   A light one-horse carriage, commonly two-wheeled, patterned	   after a cart. The original dogcarts used in England by	   sportsmen had a box at the back for carrying dogs. Dog day
Dog day \Dog" day`\ or Dogday \Dog"day`\	   One of the dog days.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dogday cicada} (Zool.), a large American cicada ({Cicada	      pruinosa}), which trills loudly in midsummer.	      [1913 Webster] Dog days	Dog days \Dog" days`\, dog-days \dog-days\	   A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously	   placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and	   the early part of September; canicular days; -- so called in	   reference to the rising in ancient times of the Dog Star	   (Sirius) with the sun. Popularly, the sultry, close part of	   the summer; metaphorically, a period of inactivity.	   Syn: dog days, canicule, canicular days.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The conjunction of the rising of the Dog Star with the	         rising of the sun was regarded by the ancients as one	         of the causes of the sultry heat of summer, and of the	         maladies which then prevailed. But as the conjunction	         does not occur at the same time in all latitudes, and	         is not constant in the same region for a long period,	         there has been much variation in calendars regarding	         the limits of the dog days. The astronomer Roger Long	         states that in an ancient calendar in Bede (died 735)	         the beginning of dog days is placed on the 14th of	         July; that in a calendar prefixed to the Common Prayer,	         printed in the time of Queen Elizabeth, they were said	         to begin on the 6th of July and end on the 5th of	         September; that, from the Restoration (1660) to the	         beginning of New Style (1752), British almanacs placed	         the beginning on the 19th of July and the end on the	         28th of August; and that after 1752 the beginning was	         put on the 30th of July, the end on the 7th of	         September. Some English calendars now put the beginning	         on July 3d, and the ending on August 11th. A popular	         American almanac of the present time (1890) places the	         beginning on the 25th of July, and the end on the 5th	         of September.	         [1913 Webster]
Dogdraw \Dog"draw`\, n. (Eng. Forest Law)	   The act of drawing after, or pursuing, deer with a dog.	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Doge \Doge\, n. [It doge, dogio, for duce, duca, fr. L. dux,	   ducis, a leader, commander. See {Duke}.]	   The chief magistrate in the republics of Venice and Genoa.	   [1913 Webster]
dog-ear \dog-ear\ n.	   a corner of a page turned down to mark a place.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dog-eared \dog"-eared`\, a.	   1. Having the corners of the leaves turned down and soiled by	      careless or long-continued usage; -- said of a book; as,	      an old book with dog-eared pages.	   Note: Making a page dog-eared is sometimes done deliberately	         to mark a location in a book.	         [1913 Webster]	               Statute books before unopened, not dog-eared.	                                                  --Ld.	                                                  Mansfield.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. worn down, shabby.	   Syn: eared.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dogeate \Doge"ate\, n.	   Dogate. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogeless \Doge"less\, a.	   Without a doge. -- Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
dogey \do"gey\ (d[=o]"g[=e]), n.	   a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled	   {dogy} and {dogie}.]	   Syn: leppy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dog-faced \Dog"-faced`\, a.	   Having a face resembling that of a dog.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dog-faced baboon} (Zool.), any baboon of the genus	      {Cynocephalus}. See {Drill}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dog fancier \Dog" fan`cier\	   One who has an unusual fancy for, or interest in, dogs; also,	   one who deals in dogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogfish \Dog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   1. A small shark, of many species, of the genera {Mustelus},	      {Scyllium}, {Spinax}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European spotted dogfishes ({Scyllium catudus}, and	         {Scyllium canicula}) are very abundant; the American	         smooth, or blue dogfish is {Mustelus canis}; the common	         picked, or horned dogfish ({Squalus acanthias})	         abundant on both sides of the Atlantic.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The bowfin ({Amia calva}). See {Bowfin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The burbot of Lake Erie.	      [1913 Webster]
Dog-fox \Dog"-fox`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) A male fox. See the Note under {Dog}, n., 6. --Sir W.	          Scott.	      (b) The Arctic or blue fox; -- a name also applied to	          species of the genus {Cynalopex}.	          [1913 Webster]
Dogged \Dog"ged\, a. [Fron. {Dog}.]	   1. Sullen; morose. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sulky spite of a temper naturally dogged. -- Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sullenly obstinate; obstinately determined or persistent;	      as, dogged resolution; dogged work; dogged pursuit.	      [1913 Webster]
Doggedly \Dog"ged*ly\, adv.	   In a dogged manner; sullenly; with obstinate resolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Doggedness \Dog"ged*ness\, n.	   1. Sullenness; moroseness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sullen or obstinate determination; grim resolution or	      persistence.	      [1913 Webster]
Dogger \Dog"ger\, n. [D., fr. dogger codfish, orig. used in the	   catching of codfish.] (Naut.)	   A two-masted fishing vessel, used by the Dutch.	   [1913 Webster]	Dogger \Dog"ger\, n.	   A sort of stone, found in the mines with the true alum rock,	   chiefly of silica and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Doggerel \Dog"ger*el\, a. [OE. dogerel.]	   Low in style, and irregular in measure; as, doggerel rhymes.	   [1913 Webster]	         This may well be rhyme doggerel, quod he. -- Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Doggerel \Dog"ger*el\, n.	   A sort of loose or irregular verse; mean or undignified	   poetry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doggerel like that of Hudibras.          -- Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ill-spelt lines of doggerel in which he expressed	         his reverence for the brave sufferers.   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Doggerman \Dog"ger*man\, n.	   A sailor belonging to a dogger.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogget \Dog"get\, n.	   Docket. See {Docket}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doggish \Dog"gish\, a.	   Like a dog; having the bad qualities of a dog; churlish;	   growling; brutal. -- {Dog"gish*ly}, adv. -- {Dog"gish*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster] doggone
doggone \dog"gone\, doggoned \dog"goned\, a. [Euphemism from	   God-damned.]	   Damned; confounded; -- used as an expression of displeasure;	   as, I wish those doggone telemarketers would quit calling at	   suppertime. [Informal]	   [PJC] doggone	doggone \dog"gone\, doggoned \dog"goned\, adv.	   Damned; darned; -- used as an informal intensifier; as, he's	   a doggoned good golfer. [Informal]	   [PJC]	doggone \dog"gone\, v. t. [Euphemism for God-damn.]	   Damn; -- used to express displeasure or annoyance; as,	   doggone it!. [Informal]	   [PJC]
Doggrel \Dog"grel\, a. & n.	   Same as {Doggerel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog-headed \Dog"-head`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a head shaped like that of a dog; -- said of certain	   baboons.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog-hearted \Dog"-heart`ed\, a.	   Inhuman; cruel. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Doghole \Dog"hole`\, n.	   A place fit only for dogs; a vile, mean habitation or	   apartment. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
dogie \do"gie\ (d[=o]"g[=e]), n.	   a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled	   {dogy} and {dogey}.]	   Syn: leppy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dog-legged \dog"-leg`ged\, a. (Arch)	   Noting a flight of stairs, consisting of two or more straight	   portions connected by a platform (landing) or platforms, and	   running in opposite directions without an intervening	   wellhole.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogma \Dog"ma\ (d[o^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Dogmas}	   (d[o^]g"m[.a]z), L. {Dogmata} (d[o^]g"m[.a]*t[.a]). [L.	   dogma, Gr. do`gma, pl. do`gmata, fr. dokei^n to think, seem,	   appear; akin to L. decet it is becoming. Cf. {Decent}.]	   1. That which is held as an opinion; a tenet; a doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The obscure and loose dogmas of early antiquity. --	                                                  Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A formally stated and authoritatively settled doctrine; a	      definite, established, and authoritative tenet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A doctrinal notion asserted without regard to evidence or	      truth; an arbitrary dictum.	   Syn: tenet; opinion; proposition; doctrine.	   Usage: -- {Dogma}, {Tenet}. A tenet is that which is	          maintained as true with great firmness; as, the tenets	          of our holy religion. A dogma is that which is laid	          down with authority as indubitably true, especially a	          religious doctrine; as, the dogmas of the church. A	          tenet rests on its own intrinsic merits or demerits; a	          dogma rests on authority regarded as competent to	          decide and determine. Dogma has in our language	          acquired, to some extent, a repulsive sense, from its	          carrying with it the idea of undue authority or	          assumption. This is more fully the case with its	          derivatives dogmatical and dogmatism.	          [1913 Webster]
dogmatic \dog*mat"ic\ (d[o^]g*m[a^]t"[i^]k), n.	   One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general	   principles; -- opposed to the {Empiric}. dogmatic	dogmatic \dog*mat"ic\ (d[o^]g*m[a^]t"[i^]k), dogmatical
\dog*mat`ic*al\ (d[o^]g*m[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [L. dogmaticus, Gr.	   dogmatiko`s, fr. do`gma: cf. F. dogmatique.]	   1. Pertaining to a dogma, or to an established and authorized	      doctrine or tenet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Asserting a thing positively and authoritatively;	      positive; magisterial; hence, arrogantly authoritative;	      overbearing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Critics write in a positive, dogmatic way. --	                                                  Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] are as assertive and dogmatical as if they	            were omniscient.                      -- Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dogmatic theology}. Same as {Dogmatics}.	   Syn: Magisterial; arrogant. See {Magisterial}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dogmatically \Dog*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a dogmatic manner; positively; magisterially.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogmaticalness \Dog*mat"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dogmatical; positiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogmatician \Dog`ma*ti"cian\, n.	   A dogmatist.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogmatics \Dog*mat"ics\, n.	   The science which treats of Christian doctrinal theology.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogmatism \Dog"ma*tism\, n.	   The manner or character of a dogmatist; arrogance or	   positiveness in stating opinion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The self-importance of his demeanor, and the dogmatism	         of his conversation.                     -- Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogmatist \Dog"ma*tist\, n. [L. dogmatistes, Gr. ?, fr. ?.]	   One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and	   arrogant advancer of principles.	   [1913 Webster]	         I expect but little success of all this upon the	         dogmatist; his opinioned assurance is paramount to	         argument.                                -- Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogmatize \Dog"ma*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dogmatized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dogmatizing}.] [L. dogmatizare to lay down an	   opinion, Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. dogmatiser. See {Dogma}.]	   To assert positively; to teach magisterially or with bold and	   undue confidence; to advance with arrogance.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pride of dogmatizing schools.        --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]	Dogmatize \Dog"ma*tize\, v. t.	   To deliver as a dogma. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dogmatizer \Dog"ma*ti`zer\, n.	   One who dogmatizes; a bold asserter; a magisterial teacher.	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog-rose \Dog"-rose`\, n. (Bot.)	   A common European wild rose, with single pink or white	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog's-bane \Dog's"-bane`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Dogbane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog's-ear \Dog's"-ear`\, n.	   The corner of a leaf, in a book, turned down like the ear of	   a dog. --Gray. -- {Dog's"-eared`}, a. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogship \Dog"ship\, n.	   The character, or individuality, of a dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogshore \Dog"shore`\, n. (Naut.)	   One of several shores used to hold a ship firmly and prevent	   her moving while the blocks are knocked away before	   launching.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogsick \Dog"sick`\, a.	   Sick as a dog sometimes is very sick. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dogskin \Dog"skin\, n.	   The skin of a dog, or leather made of the skin. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogsleep \Dog"sleep`\, n.	   1. Pretended sleep. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The fitful naps taken when all hands are kept up	      by stress.	      [1913 Webster]
Dog's-tail grass \Dog's"-tail grass`\, n. (Bot.)	   A hardy species of British grass ({Cynosurus cristatus})	   which abounds in grass lands, and is well suited for making	   straw plait; -- called also {goldseed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog Star \Dog" Star`\	   Sirius, a star of the constellation Canis Major, or the	   Greater Dog, and the brightest star in the heavens; -- called	   also {Canicula}, and, in astronomical charts, {[alpha] Canis	   Majoris}. See {Dog days}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog's-tongue \Dog's"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)	   Hound's-tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogtie \Dog"tie`\, n. (Arch.)	   A cramp.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogtooth \Dog"tooth`\, n.; pl. {Dogteeth}.	   1. See {Canine tooth}, under {Canine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornament common in Gothic architecture,	      consisting of pointed projections resembling teeth; --	      also called {tooth ornament}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dogtooth spar} (Min.), a variety of calcite, in acute	      crystals, resembling the tooth of a dog. See {Calcite}.	   {Dogtooth violet} (Bot.), a small, bulbous herb of the Lily	      family (genus {Erythronium}). It has two shining flat	      leaves and commonly one large flower. [Written also	      {dog's-tooth violet}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dogtrick \Dog"trick`\, n.	   A gentle trot, like that of a dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogvane \Dog"vane`\, n. (Naut.)	   A small vane of bunting, feathers, or any other light	   material, carried at the masthead to indicate the direction	   of the wind. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogwatch \Dog"watch`\, n. (Naut.)	   A half watch; a watch of two hours, of which there are two,	   the first dogwatch from 4 to 6 o'clock, p. m., and the second	   dogwatch from 6 to 8 o'clock, p. m. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Dog-weary \Dog"-wea`ry\, a.	   Extremely weary. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dogwood \Dog"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), 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 which is exceedingly hard, and serviceable for many	   purposes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several species, one of which, {Cornus	         mascula}, called also {cornelian cherry}, bears a red	         acid berry. {Cornus florida} is the flowering dogwood,	         a small American tree with very showy blossoms.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dogwood tree}.	   (a) The dogwood or {Cornus}.	   (b) A papilionaceous tree ({Piscidia erythrina}) growing in	       Jamaica. It has narcotic properties; -- called also	       {Jamaica dogwood}.	       [1913 Webster]
dogy \do"gy\ (d[=o]"g[=e]), n.	   a motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Also spelled	   {dogey} and {dogie}.]	   Syn: leppy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
doh \doh\ (d[=o]), n.	   the syllable naming the first (tonic) note of any major	   diatonic scale in solmization, usually written {do}.	   Syn: do, ut.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Doha \Doha\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Qatar. Population (2000) = 300,000.	   [PJC]
Dohtren \Doh"tren\ (d[=o]"tr[e^]n), n. pl.	   Daughters. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doily \Doi"ly\, n. [So called from the name of the dealer.]	   1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] "Some doily petticoats."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find	            days of grace, and be worn for variety. -- Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; --	      commonly colored and fringed.	      [1913 Webster]
Doing \Do"ing\, n.; pl. {Doings}.	   Anything done; a deed; an action good or bad; hence, in the	   plural, conduct; behavior. See {Do}.	   [1913 Webster]	         To render an account of his doings.      -- Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Doit \Doit\ (doit), n. [D. duit, Icel. pveit, prop., a piece cut	   off. See {Thwaite} a piece of ground, {Thwite}.]	   1. A small Dutch coin, worth about half a farthing; also, a	      similar small coin once used in Scotland; hence, any small	      piece of money. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing of small value; as, I care not a doit.	      [1913 Webster]
Doitkin \Doit"kin\ (doit"k[i^]n), n.	   A very small coin; a doit.	   [1913 Webster]
do-it-yourself \do-it-yourself\ adj.	   performed or made by an end-user who is without professional	   training in the relevant techniques; as, their house was a	   do-it-yourself project. Contrasted with {factory-made} and	   {professional}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
do-it-yourselfer \do-it-yourselfer\ n.	   a person who often makes objects typically made by	   professionals, or performs repairs typically performed by	   professionals, though not having professional training in the	   relevant art. The term is used mostly to refer to activities	   related to maintaining a home.	   [PJC]
Dokimastic \Dok`i*mas"tic\, a.	   Docimastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Doko \Do"ko\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Lepidosiren}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolabra \Do*la"bra\, n. [L., fr. dolare to hew.]	   A rude ancient ax or hatchet, seen in museums.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolabriform \Do*lab"ri*form\, a. [L. dolabra a mattock + -form.]	   Shaped like the head of an ax or hatchet, as some leaves, and	   also certain organs of some shellfish. Dolce
Dolce \Dol"ce\, Dolcemente \Dol`ce*men"te\, adv. [It., fr. L.	   dulcis sweet, soft.] (Mus.)	   Softly; sweetly; with soft, smooth, and delicate execution.	   Dolcino
Dolcino \Dol*ci"no\, or Dulcino \Dul*ci"no\, n. [Cf. It.	   dolcigno sweetish.] (Mus.)	   A small bassoon, formerly much used. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
doldrums \dol"drums\ (d[o^]l"dr[u^]mz), n. pl. [Cf. Gael.	   doltrum grief, vexation?]	   A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms,	   squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent	   all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be in the doldrums}, to be in a state of listlessness	      ennui, or tedium.	      [1913 Webster]
Dole \Dole\ (d[=o]l), n. [OE. deol, doel, dol, OF. doel, fr.	   doloir to suffer, fr. L. dolere; perh. akin to dolare to	   hew.]	   grief; sorrow; lamentation. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         And she died.	         So that day there was dole in Astolat.   -- Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Dole \Dole\, n. [L. dolus: cf. F. dol.] (Scots Law)	   See {Dolus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Dole \Dole\, n. [AS. d[=a]l portion; same word as d[=ae]l. See	   {Deal}.]	   1. Distribution; dealing; apportionment.	      [1913 Webster]	            At her general dole,	            Each receives his ancient soul.       -- Cleveland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is dealt out; a part, share, or portion also, a	      scanty share or allowance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Alms; charitable gratuity or portion.	      [1913 Webster]	            So sure the dole, so ready at their call,	            They stood prepared to see the manna fall. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven has in store a precious dole.  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A boundary; a landmark. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A void space left in tillage. --[Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dole beer}, beer bestowed as alms. [Obs.]	   {Dole bread}, bread bestowed as alms. [Obs.]	   {Dole meadow}, a meadow in which several persons have a	      common right or share.	   {on the dole}, receiving financial assistance from a	      governmental agency, such as a welfare agency; as, after	      his unemployment benefits ran out, his family was on the	      dole for a year.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Dole \Dole\ (d[=o]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doled} (d[=o]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Doling}.]	   To deal out in small portions; to distribute, as a dole; to	   deal out scantily or grudgingly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The supercilious condescension with which even his	         reputed friends doled out their praises to him. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Doleful \Dole"ful\, a.	   Full of dole or grief; expressing or exciting sorrow;	   sorrowful; sad; dismal.	   [1913 Webster]	         With screwed face and doleful whine.     --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Regions of sorrow, doleful shades.       --Milton.	   Syn: Piteous; rueful; sorrowful; woeful; melancholy; sad	        gloomy; dismal; dolorous; woe-begone. -- {Dole"ful*ly},	        adv. -- {Dole"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Dolent \Do"lent\, a. [L. dolens, p. pr. of dolere: cf. F.	   dolent. See {Dole} sorrow.]	   Sorrowful. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolente \Do*len"te\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Plaintively. See {Doloroso}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolerite \Dol"er*ite\, n. [Gr. dolero`s deceptive, because it	   was easily confounded with diorite.] (Petrography)	   (a) A dark, crystalline, igneous rock, chiefly pyroxene with	       labradorite.	   (b) Coarse-grained basalt.	   (c) Diabase.	   (d) Any dark, igneous rock composed chiefly of silicates of	       iron and magnesium with some feldspar. -- {Dol`er*it"ic},	       a.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Doleritic \Dol`er*it"ic\, a.	   Of the nature of dolerite; as, much lava is doleritic lava.	   --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolesome \Dole"some\, a.	   Doleful; dismal; gloomy; sorrowful. -- {Dole"some*ly}, adv.	   -- {Dole"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolf \Dolf\,	   imp. of {Delve}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Dolichocephalic
Dolichocephalic \Dol`i*cho*ce*phal"ic\	   (d[o^]l`[i^]*k[-o]*s[-e]*f[a^]l"[i^]k), Dolichocephalous
\Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lous\ (d[o^]l`[i^]*k[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s),	   a. [Gr. dolicho`s long + kefalh` head.] (Anat.)	   Having the cranium, or skull, long to its breadth;	   long-headed; -- opposed to {brachycephalic}. --	   {Dol`i*cho*ceph"al}, a. & n. Dolichocephaly
Dolichocephaly \Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*ly\	   (d[o^]l`[i^]*k[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[y^]), Dolichocephalism
\Dol`i*cho*ceph"a*lism\	   (d[o^]l`[i^]*k[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   dolichc['e]phalie.]	   The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolichotis \Dolichotis\ n.	   1. a genus of rodents including the maras.	   Syn: genus {Dolichotis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dolioform \do"li*o*form\, a. [L. dolium large jar + -form.]	   (Biol.)	   Barrel-shaped, or like a cask in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Doliolidae \Doliolidae\ n.	   a natural family of oceanic tunicates.	   Syn: family {Doliolidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Doliolum \Do*li"o*lum\, n. [L. doliolum a small cask.] (Zool.)	   A genus of freeswimming oceanic tunicates, allied to {Salpa},	   and having alternate generations.	   [1913 Webster]
Do-little \Do"-lit`tle\, n.	   One who performs little though professing much. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Great talkers are commonly dolittles.    --Bp.	                                                  Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolium \Do"li*um\, n. [L. large jar.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large univalve mollusks, including the partridge	   shell and tun shells.	   [1913 Webster]
doll \doll\ (d[o^]l), n. [A contraction of Dorothy; or less	   prob. an abbreviation of idol; or cf. OD. dol a whipping top,	   D. dollen to rave, and E. dull.]	   1. a small, usually flexible figure representing a human	      being, especially a toy baby for a little girl; a child's	      puppet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an attractive woman or girl. [slang]	      [PJC]	            Come along and be my party doll.      --(The first	                                                  words of the	                                                  song)
dollar \dol"lar\, n. [D. daalder, LG. dahler, G. thaler, an	   abbreviation of Joachimsthaler, i. e., a piece of money first	   coined, about the year 1518, in the valley (G. thal) of St.	   Joachim, in Bohemia. See {Dale}.]	   1.	      (a) A silver coin of the United States containing 371.25	          grains of silver and 41.25 grains of alloy, that is,	          having a total weight of 412.5 grains.	      (b) A gold coin of the United States containing 23.22	          grains of gold and 2.58 grains of alloy, that is,	          having a total weight of 25.8 grains, nine-tenths	          fine. It is no longer coined.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Previous to 1837 the silver dollar had a larger amount	         of alloy, but only the same amount of silver as now,	         the total weight being 416 grains. The gold dollar as a	         distinct coin was first made in 1849. The eagles, half	         eagles, and quarter eagles coined before 1834 contained	         24.75 grains of gold and 2.25 grains of alloy for each	         dollar.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A coin of the same general weight and value as the United	      States silver dollar, though differing slightly in	      different countries, formerly current in Mexico, Canada,	      parts of South America, also in Spain, and several other	      European countries.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. The value of a dollar; the unit of currency, differing in	      value in different countries, commonly employed in the	      United States and a number of other countries, including	      Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, parts of the Carribbean,	      Liberia, and several others.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Chop dollar}. See under 9th {Chop}.	   {Dollar fish} (Zool.), a fish of the United States coast	      ({Stromateus triacanthus}), having a flat, roundish form	      and a bright silvery luster; -- called also {butterfish},	      and {Lafayette}. See {Butterfish}.	   {Trade dollar}, a silver coin formerly made at the United	      States mint, intended for export, and not legal tender at	      home. It contained 378 grains of silver and 42 grains of	      alloy.	dollar bill \dollar bill\	   A paper note printed by the Treasury, or by one of the	   Federal Reserve Banks under authority of the treasury, having	   the value of one dollar. Also five dollar bill, ten dollar	   bill, etc.: notes with the value of five, ten, etc. dollars.	   Prior to 1964 such notes could be redeemed for the equivalent	   dollar value in silver coins, but in that year the backing of	   the currency with silver was discontinued. Such notes not	   convertible into precious metals at a fixed rate are called	   "fiat money", receiving their value solely from the good	   faith of the issuing government and the confidence of those	   using the currency.	   [PJC]
Dollardee \Dol`lar*dee"\, n. (Zool.)	   A species of sunfish ({Lepomis pallidus}), common in the	   United States; -- called also {blue sunfish}, and	   {copper-nosed bream}.	   [1913 Webster]
dollarfish \dollarfish\ n.	   1. small food fish ({Poronotus triacanthus}) of the Atlantic	      coast.	   Syn: {Poronotus triacanthus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any of several silvery marine fishes with very flat	      bodies.	   Syn: moonfish, Atlantic moonfish, horsefish, horsehead,	        Selene setapinnis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dollhouse \dollhouse\ n.	   1. a house so small that it is likened to a child's	      dollhouse. Sometimes used in reference to a small house	      with especially elaborate exterior decoration.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a small model of a house used as a toy by children,	      usually including miniature furniture and other objects	      that can be arranged inside it as the would be in a real	      house.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dollman \Doll"man\, n.	   See {Dolman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolly \Dol"ly\, n.; pl. {Dollies}.	   1. (Mining) A contrivance, turning on a vertical axis by a	      handle or winch, and giving a circular motion to the ore	      to be washed; a stirrer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A tool with an indented head for shaping the head	      of a rivet. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In pile driving, a block interposed between the head of	      the pile and the ram of the driver.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small truck with a single wide roller used for moving	      heavy beams, columns, etc., in bridge building.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A compact, narrow-gauge locomotive used for moving	      construction trains, switching, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Dolly \Dol"ly\, n.	   A child's mane for a doll.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dolly shop}, a shop where rags, old junk, etc., are bought	      and sold; usually, in fact, an unlicensed pawnbroker's	      shop, formerly distinguished by the sign of a black doll.	      [England]	      [1913 Webster]	Dolly Varden \Dol"ly Var"den\	   1. A character in Dickens's novel "Barnaby Rudge," a	      beautiful, lively, and coquettish girl who wore a	      cherry-colored mantle and cherry-colored ribbons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A style of light, bright-figured dress goods for women;	      also, a style of dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dolly Varden trout} (Zool.), a trout of northwest America;	      -- called also {bull trout}, {malma}, and {red-spotted	      trout}. See {Malma}.	      [1913 Webster]
dolma \dolma\ n.; pl. {dolmas} or {dolmades}. (Cookery)	   a dish composed of well-seasoned rice (with nuts or currants	   of minced lamb) simmered or braised in stock, stuffed into	   tomatoes or green peppers, or wrapped in grape leaves; --	   popular in the near east.	   Syn: stuffed grape leaves.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dolman \Dol"man\ (d[o^]l"man), n.; pl. {Dolmans}. [Turk.	   d[=o]l[=a]m[=a]n: cf. F. doliman.]	   1. A long robe or outer garment, with long sleeves, worn by	      the Turks. [Written also {doliman}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman's cloak with capelike pieces instead of sleeves.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The uniform jacket of many European hussar regiments, worn	      like a cloak, fastened with a cord or chain, and with	      sleeves hanging loose.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
dolmas \dolmas\ n. (Cookery)	   plural of {dolma}; -- sometimes used as a singular form.	   Syn: stuffed grape leaves.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dolmen \dol"men\ (d[o^]l"m[e^]n), n. [Armor. taol, tol, table +	   mean, maen, men, stone: cf. F. dolmen.]	   A cromlech. See {Cromlech}. [Written also {tolmen}.]	   [1913 Webster]
dolomite \dol"o*mite\ (d[o^]l"[-o]*m[imac]t), n. [After the	   French geologist Dolomieu.] (Geol. & Min.)	   A mineral consisting of the carbonate of lime and magnesia in	   varying proportions. It occurs in distinct crystals, and in	   extensive beds as a compact limestone, often crystalline	   granular, either white or clouded. It includes much of the	   common white marble. Also called {bitter spar}.	   [1913 Webster]
dolomitic \dol`o*mit"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to dolomite.	   [1913 Webster]
dolomize \dol"o*mize\, v. t.	   To convert into dolomite. -- {Dol`o*mi*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
dolor \do"lor\, n. [OE. dolor, dolur, dolour, F. douleur, L.	   dolor, fr. dolere. See 1st {Dole}.]	   Pain; grief; distress; anguish. [Written also {dolour}.]	   [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of death and dolor telling sad tidings.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Doloriferous \Dol`or*if"er*ous\, a. [L. dolor pain + -ferous.]	   Producing pain. --Whitaker. Dolorific
Dolorific \Dol`or*if"ic\, Dolorifical \Dol`or*if"ic*al\, a. [LL.	   dolorificus; L. dolor pain + facere to make.]	   Causing pain or grief. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Doloroso \Do`lo*ro"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Plaintive; pathetic; -- used adverbially as a musical	   direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolorous \Dol"or*ous\, a. [L. dolorosus, from dolor: cf. F.	   douloureux. See {Dolor}.]	   1. Full of grief; sad; sorrowful; doleful; dismal; as, a	      dolorous object; dolorous discourses.	      [1913 Webster]	            You take me in too dolorous a sense;	            I spake to you for your comfort.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occasioning pain or grief; painful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their dispatch is quick, and less dolorous than the	            paw of the bear or teeth of the lion. --Dr. H. More.	      -- {Dol"or*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Dol"or*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
dolourous \dolourous\ adj.	   1. same as {dolorous}. [Brit.]	   Syn: dolorous, dolourous, lachrymose, tearful, weeping.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dolostone \dolostone\ n.	   a stone or rock entirely composed of the mineral dolomite.	   --Dict. Sci. Tech.	   Syn: dolomite rock.	        [PJC]
dolphin \dol"phin\ (d[o^]l"f[i^]n), n. [F. dauphin dolphin,	   dauphin, earlier spelt also doffin; cf. OF. dalphinal of the	   dauphin; fr. L. delphinus, Gr. delfi`s a dolphin (in senses	   1, 2, 3, & 6), perh. properly, belly fish; cf. delfy`s womb,	   Skr. garbha; perh. akin to E. calf. Cf. {Dauphin},	   {Delphine}.]	   1. (Zool.) A cetacean of the genus {Delphinus} and allied	      genera (esp. {Delphinus delphis}); the true dolphin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The dolphin of the ancients ({Delphinus delphis}) is	         common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, and attains a	         length of from six to eight feet.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The {Coryph[ae]na hippuris}, a fish of about five	      feet in length, celebrated for its surprising changes of	      color when dying. It is the fish commonly known as the	      dolphin. The term is also applied to the related	      {Coryphaena equisetis}. Called also {dolphinfish} and	      (especially in Hawaii) {mahimahi}. See also {dolphinfish}	      and {Coryph[ae]noid}.	   Syn: dolphinfish, mahimahi.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. [Gr. delfi`s] (Gr. Antiq.) A mass of iron or lead hung	      from the yardarm, in readiness to be dropped on the deck	      of an enemy's vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) A kind of wreath or strap of plaited cordage.	      (b) A spar or buoy held by an anchor and furnished with a	          ring to which ships may fasten their cables. --R. H.	          Dana.	      (c) A mooring post on a wharf or beach.	      (d) A permanent fender around a heavy boat just below the	          gunwale. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gun.) In old ordnance, one of the handles above the	      trunnions by which a cannon was lifted.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astron.) A small constellation between Aquila and	      Pegasus. See {Delphinus}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dolphin fly} (Zool.), the black, bean, or collier, Aphis	      ({Aphis fable}), destructive to beans.	   {Dolphin striker} (Naut.), a short vertical spar under the	      bowsprit.	      [1913 Webster]
dolphinet \dol"phin*et\, n.	   A female dolphin. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
dolphinfish \dolphinfish\ n.	   either of two large slender food and game fish ({Coryphaena	   equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm waters. They are	   highly esteemed as food fish, especially in Hawaii, where	   they are usually referred to as {mahimahi}. See also	   {dolphin[2]}.	   Syn: dolphin, mahimahi.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
dolt \dolt\ (d[=o]lt; 110), n. [OE. dulte, prop. p. p. of dullen	   to dull. See {Dull}.]	   A heavy, stupid fellow; a blockhead; a numskull; an	   ignoramus; a dunce; a dullard.	   [1913 Webster]	         This Puck seems but a dreaming dolt.     --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	dolt \dolt\, v. i.	   To behave foolishly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
doltish \dolt"ish\ (d[=o]lt"[i^]sh), a.	   Doltlike; dull in intellect; stupid; blockish; as, a doltish	   clown. -- {Dolt"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Dolt"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolus \Do"lus\, n. [L., deceit; akin to Gr. ?.] (Law)	   Evil intent, embracing both malice and fraud. See {Culpa}.	   --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dolven \Dolv"en\, p. p.	   of {Delve}. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
-dom \-dom\	   A suffix denoting:	   (a) Jurisdiction or property and jurisdiction, dominion, as	       in kingdom earldom.	   (b) State, condition, or quality of being, as in wisdom,	       freedom.	   Note: It is from the same root as doom meaning authority and	         judgment. ?. See {Doom}.	         [1913 Webster]
Dom \Dom\ (d[o^]m), n. [Pg. See {Don}.]	   1. A title anciently given to the pope, and later to other	      church dignitaries and to some monastic orders. See {Don},	      and {Dan}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Portugal and Brazil, the title given to a member of the	      higher classes.	      [1913 Webster]
Domable \Dom"a*ble\, a. [L. domabilis, fr. domare to tame.]	   Capable of being tamed; tamable.	   [1913 Webster]
Domableness \Dom"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Tamableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Domage \Dom"age\, n. [See {Damage}.]	   1. Damage; hurt. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subjugation. [Obs.] --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]
Domain \Do*main"\, n. [F. domaine, OF. demaine, L. dominium,	   property, right of ownership, fr. dominus master, owner. See	   {Dame}, and cf {Demesne}, {Dungeon}.]	   1. Dominion; empire; authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The territory over which dominion or authority is exerted;	      the possessions of a sovereign or commonwealth, or the	      like. Also used figuratively. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster]	            The domain of authentic history.      --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	            The domain over which the poetic spirit ranges. --J.	                                                  C. Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Landed property; estate; especially, the land about the	      mansion house of a lord, and in his immediate occupancy;	      demesne. [WordNet sense 2] --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Ownership of land; an estate or patrimony which one	      has in his own right; absolute proprietorship; paramount	      or sovereign ownership.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) the set of values which the independent variable	      of a function may take. Contrasted to {range}, which is	      the set of values taken by the dependent variable.	      [WordNet sense 3]	      [PJC]	   6. (Math.) a connected set of points, also called a {region}.	      [PJC]	   7. (Physics) a region within a ferromagnetic material,	      composed of a number of atoms whose magnetic poles are	      pointed in the same direction, and which may move together	      in a coordinated manner when disturbed, as by heating. The	      direction of polarity of adjacent domains may be	      different, but may be aligned by a strong external	      magnetic field.	      [PJC]	   8. (Computers) an address within the internet computer	      network, which may be a single computer, a network of	      computers, or one of a number of accounts on a multiuser	      computer. The domain specifies the location (host	      computer) to which communications on the internet are	      directed. Each domain has a corresponding 32-bit number	      usually represented by four numbers separated by periods,	      as 128.32.282.56. Each domain may also have an	      alphabetical name, usually composed of a name plus an	      extension separated by a period, as worldsoul.org; the	      alphabetical name is referred to as a domain name.	      [PJC]	   9. (Immunology) the three-dimensional structure within an	      immunoglobulin which is formed by one of the homology	      regions of a heavy or light chain. --Dict. Sci. Tech.	      [PJC]	   10. the field of knowledge, expertise, or interest of a	       person; as, he had a limited domain of discourse; I can't	       comment on that, it's outside my domain. [WordNet sense	       5]	   Syn: domain, realm, field, area. [PJC]	   11. a particular environment or walk of life. [WordNet sense	       1]	   Syn: sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena. [PJC]	   12. people in general; especially a distinctive group of	       people with some shared interest. [WordNet sense 4]	   Syn: world, domain. [PJC]	   {Public domain},	   1. the territory belonging to a State or to the general	      government; public lands. [U.S.]	   2. the situation or status of intellectual property which is	      not protected by copyright, patent or other restriction on	      use. Anything	   {in the public domain} may be used by anyone without	      restriction. The effective term of force of copyrights and	      patents are limited by statute, and after the term	      expires, the writings and inventions thus protected go	      into the public domain and are free for use by all.	   {Right of eminent domain}, that superior dominion of the	      sovereign power over all the property within the state,	      including that previously granted by itself, which	      authorizes it to appropriate any part thereof to a	      necessary public use, reasonable compensation being made.	      [1913 Webster]
Domal \Do"mal\, a. [L. domus house.] (Astrol.)	   Pertaining to a house. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Domanial \Do*ma"ni*al\, a.	   Of or relating to a domain or to domains.	   [1913 Webster]
Dome \Dome\, n. [F. d[^o]me, It. duomo, fr. L. domus a house,	   domus Dei or Domini, house of the Lord, house of God; akin to	   Gr. ? house, ? to build, and E. timber. See {Timber}.]	   1. A building; a house; an edifice; -- used chiefly in	      poetry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Approach the dome, the social banquet share. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A cupola formed on a large scale.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The Italians apply the term il duomo to the principal	         church of a city, and the Germans call every cathedral	         church Dom; and it is supposed that the word in its	         present English sense has crept into use from the	         circumstance of such buildings being frequently	         surmounted by a cupola." --Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Any erection resembling the dome or cupola of a building;	      as the upper part of a furnace, the vertical steam chamber	      on the top of a boiler, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Crystallog.) A prism formed by planes parallel to a	      lateral axis which meet above in a horizontal edge, like	      the roof of a house; also, one of the planes of such a	      form.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: If the plane is parallel to the longer diagonal	         (macrodiagonal) of the prism, it is called a macrodome;	         if parallel to the shorter (brachydiagonal), it is a	         brachydome; if parallel to the inclined diagonal in a	         monoclinic crystal, it is called a clinodome; if	         parallel to the orthodiagonal axis, an orthodome.	         --Dana.	         [1913 Webster]	Dome \Dome\, n. [See {Doom}.]	   Decision; judgment; opinion; a court decision. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Domebook \Dome"book`\, n. [Dome doom + book.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A book said to have been compiled under the direction of King	   Alfred. It is supposed to have contained the principal maxims	   of the common law, the penalties for misdemeanors, and the	   forms of judicial proceedings. Domebook was probably a	   general name for book of judgments. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Domed \Domed\, a.	   Furnished with a dome; shaped like a dome.	   [1913 Webster]
Domesday \Domes"day`\, n.	   A day of judgment. See {Doomsday}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Domesday Book}, the ancient record of the survey of most of	      the lands of England, made by order of William the	      Conqueror, about 1086. It consists of two volumes, a large	      folio and a quarto, and gives the proprietors' tenures,	      arable land, woodland, etc. [Written also {Doomsday	      Book}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Domesman \Domes"man\, n.; pl. {Domesmen}. [See {Doom}.]	   A judge; an umpire. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Domestic \Do*mes"tic\, a. [L. domesticus, fr. domus use: cf. F.	   domestique. See 1st {Dome}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to one's house or home, or one's	      household or family; relating to home life; as, domestic	      concerns, life, duties, cares, happiness, worship,	      servants.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fortitude is the more extraordinary, because his	            domestic feelings were unusually strong. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to a nation considered as a family or	      home, or to one's own country; intestine; not foreign; as,	      foreign wars and domestic dissensions. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Remaining much at home; devoted to home duties or	      pleasures; as, a domestic man or woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated;	      tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Made in one's own house, nation, or country; as, domestic	      manufactures, wines, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Domestic \Do*mes"tic\, n.	   1. One who lives in the family of an other, as hired	      household assistant; a house servant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The master labors and leads an anxious life, to	            secure plenty and ease to the domestic. --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Com.) Articles of home manufacture, especially cotton	      goods. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Domestical \Do*mes"tic*al\, a.	   Domestic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our private and domestical matter.       --Sir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Domestical \Do*mes"tic*al\, n.	   A family; a household. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Domestically \Do*mes"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a domestic manner; privately; with reference to domestic	   affairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Domesticant \Do*mes"ti*cant\, a.	   Forming part of the same family. [Obs.] --Sir E. Dering.	   [1913 Webster]
Domesticate \Do*mes"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Domesticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Domesticating.}] [LL.	   domesticatus, p. p. of domesticare to reside in, to tame. See	   {Domestic}, a.]	   1. To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to	      domesticate one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be, as it were, of one's family or country;	      as, to domesticate a foreign custom or word.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate	      wild animals; to domesticate a plant.	      [1913 Webster]
domesticated \domesticated\ adj.	   1. tame, tamed; -- of animals. Opposite of {wild}.	   Syn: domestic.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. accustomed to home life; as, some men think it unmanly to	      be domesticated; others find gratification in it.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. acclimated to a new environment; -- of plants or animals.	   Syn: naturalized, nonnative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Domestication \Do*mes`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. domestication.]	   The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action	   of taming wild animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Domesticator \Do*mes"ti*ca`tor\, n.	   One who domesticates.	   [1913 Webster]
Domesticity \Do`mes*tic"i*ty\, n. [LL. domesticitas: cf. F.	   domesticit['e].]	   The state of being domestic; domestic character; household	   life.	   [1913 Webster]
Domett \Dom"ett\, n.	   A kind of baize of which the ward is cotton and the weft	   woolen. --Blakely.	   [1913 Webster]
Domeykite \Do"mey*kite\, n. [Named after Domeyko, a mineralogist	   of Chili.] (Min.)	   A massive mineral of tin-white or steel-gray color, an	   arsenide of copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Domical \Dom"i*cal\, a.	   Relating to, or shaped like, a dome.	   [1913 Webster]
Domicile \Dom"i*cile\, n. [L. domicilium; domus house + (prob.)	   root of celare to conceal: cf. F. domicile. See {Dome}, and	   {Conceal}.]	   1. An abode or mansion; a place of permanent residence,	      either of an individual or a family.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A residence at a particular place accompanied with	      an intention to remain there for an unlimited time; a	      residence accepted as a final abode. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	Domicile \Dom"i*cile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Domiciled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Domiciling}.] [Cf. F. domicilier. Cf. {Domiciliate}.]	   To establish in a fixed residence, or a residence that	   constitutes habitancy; to domiciliate. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Domiciliar \Dom`i*cil"i*ar\, n.	   A member of a household; a domestic.	   [1913 Webster]
Domicillary \Dom`i*cil"l*a*ry\, a. [LL. domiciliarius.]	   Of or pertaining to a domicile, or the residence of a person	   or family.	   [1913 Webster]	         The personal and domiciliary rights of the citizen	         scrupulously guarded.                    --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Domiciliary visit} (Law), a visit to a private dwelling,	      particularly for searching it, under authority.	      [1913 Webster]
Domiciliate \Dom`i*cil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Domiciliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Domiciliating}.] [See	   {Domicile}.]	   1. To establish in a permanent residence; to domicile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To domesticate. --Pownall.	      [1913 Webster]
Domiciliation \Dom`i*cil`i*a"tion\, n.	   The act of domiciliating; permanent residence; inhabitancy.	   --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Domiculture \Dom"i*cul`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. domus house + E.	   culture. See 1st {Dome}.]	   The art of house-keeping, cookery, etc. [R.] --R. Park.	   [1913 Webster]
Domify \Dom"i*fy\, v. t. [L. domus + -fy: cf. F. domifier.]	   1. (Astrol.) To divide, as the heavens, into twelve houses.	      See {House}, in astrological sense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tame; to domesticate. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Domina \Dom"i*na\, n. [L., lady. See {Dame}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Lady; a lady; -- a title formerly given to noble ladies who	   held a barony in their own right. --Burrill. Dominance
Dominance \Dom"i*nance\, Dominancy \Dom"i*nan*cy\, n.	   Predominance; ascendency; authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Dominant \Dom"i*nant\, a. [L. dominans, -antis, p. pr. of	   dominari: cf. F. dominant. See {Dominate}.]	   Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as,	   the dominant party, church, spirit, power.	   [1913 Webster]	         The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with	         the subject race, seldom indeed fraudulent, . . . but	         imperious, insolent, and cruel.          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dominant estate} or {Dominant tenement} (Law), the estate to	      which a servitude or easement is due from another estate,	      the estate over which the servitude extends being called	      the servient estate or tenement. --Bouvier. --Wharton's	      Law Dict.	   {Dominant owner} (Law), one who owns lands on which there is	      an easement owned by another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Governing; ruling; controlling; prevailing; predominant;	        ascendant.	        [1913 Webster]	Dominant \Dom"i*nant\, n. (Mus.)	   The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A	   of D, and so on.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dominant chord} (Mus.), the chord based upon the dominant.	      [1913 Webster]
Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dominated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dominating}.] [L. dominatus, p. p. of dominari to	   dominate, fr. dominus master, lord. See {Dame}, and cf.	   {Domineer}.]	   To predominate over; to rule; to govern. "A city dominated by	   the ax." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	         We everywhere meet with Slavonian nations either	         dominant or dominated.                   --W. Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]	Dominate \Dom"i*nate\, v. i.	   To be dominant. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
dominated \dominated\ adj.	   1. controlled or ruled by superior authority or power.	   Syn: dominated by, under the thumb of(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. controlled by one's wife; -- of men.	   Syn: henpecked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dominating \dominating\ adj.	   1. exercising influence or control. Opposite of	      {subordinate}.	   Syn: ascendant, ascendent, prestigious, dominant.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. high enough to provide a clear view of the surrounding	      area; -- of a height or viewpoint.	   Syn: commanding, overlooking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Domination \Dom`i*na"tion\, n. [F. domination, L. dominatio.]	   1. The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling;	      dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or	      insolent sway.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a people, the haughtiness of domination	            combines with the spirit of freedom.  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ruling party; a party in power. [R.] --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --	      a meaning given by the schoolmen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Dominative \Dom"i*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dominatif.]	   Governing; ruling; imperious. --Sir E. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Dominator \Dom"i*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   A ruler or ruling power. "Sole dominator of Navarre." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jupiter and Mars are dominators for this northwest part	         of the world.                            --Camden.	   [1913 Webster] domine
domine \dom"i*ne\, dominee \dominee\, n. [See {Dominie}.]	   1. A name given to a pastor of the Reformed Church. The word	      is also applied locally in the United States, in	      colloquial speech, to any clergyman.	   Syn: dominus, dominie.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. [From Sp. domine a schoolmaster.] (Zool.) A West Indian	      fish ({Epinula magistralis}), of the family	      {Trichiurid[ae]}. It is a long-bodied, voracious fish.	      [1913 Webster]
Domineer \Dom`i*neer"\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Domineered};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Domineering}.] [F. dominer, L. dominari: cf.	   OD. domineren to feast luxuriously. See {Dominate}, v. t.]	   To rule with insolence or arbitrary sway; to play the master;	   to be overbearing; to tyrannize; to bluster; to swell with	   conscious superiority or haughtiness; -- often with over; as,	   to domineer over dependents.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go to the feast, revel and domineer.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         His wishes tend abroad to roam,	         And hers to domineer at home.            --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Domineering \Dom`i*neer"ing\, a.	   Ruling arrogantly; overbearing.	   [1913 Webster]	         A violent, brutal, domineering old reprobate. --Blackw.	                                                  Mag.	   Syn: Haughty; overbearing; lordly. See {Imperious}. --	        {Dom`i*neer"ing*ly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Dominical \Do*min"ic*al\, a. [LL. dominicalis, for L. dominicus	   belonging to a master or lord (dominica dies the Lord's day),	   fr. dominus master or lord: cf. F. dominical. See {Dame}.]	   1. Indicating, or pertaining to, the Lord's day, or Sunday.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or given by, our Lord; as, the dominical (or	      Lord's) prayer. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some words altered in the dominical Gospels.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dominical altar} (Eccl.), the high altar.	   {Dominical letter}, the letter which, in almanacs, denotes	      Sunday, or the Lord's day (dies Domini). The first seven	      letters of the alphabet are used for this purpose, the	      same letter standing for Sunday during a whole year	      (except in leap year, when the letter is changed at the	      end of February). After twenty-eight years the same	      letters return in the same order. The dominical letters go	      backwards one day every common year, and two every leap	      year; e. g., if the dominical letter of a common year be	      G, F will be the dominical letter for the next year.	      Called also {Sunday letter}. Cf. {Solar cycle}, under	      {Cycle}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Dominical \Do*min"ic*al\, n.	   The Lord's day or Sunday; also, the Lord's prayer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, prop. a. [NL. Dominicanus, fr.	   Dominicus, Dominic, the founder: cf. F. Dominicain.]	   Of or pertaining to St. Dominic (Dominic de Guzman), or to	   the religious communities named from him.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dominican nuns}, an order of nuns founded by St. Dominic,	      and chiefly employed in teaching.	   {Dominican tertiaries} the third order of St. Dominic. See	      {Tertiary}.	      [1913 Webster]	Dominican \Do*min"i*can\, prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of an order of mendicant monks founded by Dominic de	   Guzman, in 1215. A province of the order was established in	   England in 1221. The first foundation in the United States	   was made in 1807. The Master of the Sacred Palace at Rome is	   always a Dominican friar. The Dominicans are called also	   {preaching friars}, {friars preachers}, {black friars} (from	   their black cloak), {brothers of St. Mary}, and in France,	   {Jacobins}.	   [1913 Webster]
dominicide \do*min"i*cide\, n. [L. dominus master + caedere to	   cut down, kill.]	   1. The act of killing a master.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who kills his master.	      [1913 Webster]
Dominick \Dom"i*nick\ n. (Zool.),	   an American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage	   raised for meat and brown eggs.	   Syn: Dominique.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dominie \Dom"i*nie\, n. [L. dominus master. See {Don}, {Dame}.]	   1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This was Abel Sampson, commonly called, from	            occupation as a pedagogue, Dominie Sampson. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clergyman. See {Domine}, 1. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dominion \Do*min"ion\, n. [LL. dominio, equiv. to L. dominium.	   See {Domain}, {Dungeon}.]	   1. Sovereign or supreme authority; the power of governing and	      controlling; independent right of possession, use, and	      control; sovereignty; supremacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            I praised and honored him that liveth forever, whose	            dominion is an everlasting dominion.  --Dan. iv. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	            To choose between dominion or slavery. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superior prominence; predominance; ascendency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Objects placed foremost ought . . . have dominion	            over things confused and transient.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is governed; territory over which authority is	      exercised; the tract, district, or county, considered as	      subject; as, the dominions of a king. Also used	      figuratively; as, the dominion of the passions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. A supposed high order of angels; dominations. See	      {Domination}, 3. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By him were all things created . . . whether they be	            thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers.	                                                  --Col. i. 16.	   Syn: Sovereignty; control; rule; authority; jurisdiction;	        government; territory; district; region.	        [1913 Webster]	Dominion Day \Do*min"ion Day\	   In Canada, a legal holiday, July lst, being the anniversary	   of the proclamation of the formation of the Dominion in 1867.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dominique \Dominique\ n. (Zool.),	   an American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage	   raised for meat and brown eggs.	   Syn: Dominick.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Domino \Dom"i*no\, n.; pl. {Dominos} or (esp. the pieces for a	   game) {Dominoes}. [F. domino, or It. domin[`o], or Sp.	   domin['o], fr. L. dominus master. The domino was orig. a hood	   worn by the canons of a cathedral. See {Don}, {Dame}.]	   1. A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a	      sort of amice. --Kersey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mourning veil formerly worn by women.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at	      masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face.	      Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of	      a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person wearing a domino.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. A game played by two or more persons, with	      twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat,	      oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided	      by a line in the middle, and either left blank or	      variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is	      played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched	      half of a domino already played --Hoyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is	      played. --Hoyle.	   {fall like dominoes}. To fall sequentially, as when one	      object in a line, by falling against the next object,	      causes it in turn to fall, and that second object causes a	      third to fall, etc.; the process can be repeated an	      indefinite number of times.	   Note: The phrase is derived from an entertainment using	         dominoes arranged in a row, each standing on edge and	         therefore easily knocked over; when the first is made	         to fall against the next, it starts a sequence which	         ends when all have fallen. For amusement, people have	         arranged such sequences involving thousands of	         dominoes, arrayed in fanciful patterns.	Domino theory \Dom"i*no the"o*ry\	   A political theory current in the 1960's, according to which	   the conversion of one country in South Asia to communism will	   start a sequential process causing all Asian countries to	   convert to Communism.	   Note: The apparent assumption was that an Asian country	         politically aligned with the West was as politically	         unstable as a domino standing on edge. It was used by	         some as a justification for American involvement in the	         Vietnam war, 1964-1972.	         [PJC]	Domino whist \Dom"i*no whist\	   A game of cards in which the suits are played in sequence,	   beginning with a 5 or 9, the player who gets rid of his cards	   first being the winner.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dominus \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.	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Domitable \Dom"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. domitare to tame, fr. domare.]	   That can be tamed. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Domite \Do"mite\, n. (Min.)	   A grayish variety of trachyte; -- so called from the	   Puy-de-D[^o]me in Auvergne, France, where it is found.	   [1913 Webster]
Don \Don\ (d[o^]n), n. [Sp. don; akin to Pg. dom, It. donno; fr.	   L. dominus master. See {Dame}, and cf. {Domine}, {Dominie},	   {Domino}, {Dan}, {Dom}.]	   1. Sir; Mr; Signior; -- a title in Spain, formerly given to	      noblemen and gentlemen only, but now common to all	      classes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Don is used in Italy, though not so much as in	            Spain. France talks of Dom Calmet, England of Dan	            Lydgate.                              --Oliphant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grand personage, or one making pretension to	      consequence; especially, the head of a college, or one of	      the fellows at the English universities. [Univ. Cant] "The	      great dons of wit." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Don \Don\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Donned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Donning}.] [Do + on; -- opposed to doff. See {Do}, v. t.,	   7.]	   To put on; to dress in; to invest one's self with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Should I don this robe and trouble you.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         At night, or in the rain,	         He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dona \Do"[~n]a\, n. [Sp. do[~n]a. See {Duenna}.]	   1. Lady; mistress; madam; -- a title of respect used in	      Spain, prefixed to the Christian name of a lady.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lady or gentlewoman; -- used in Spanish-speaking	      countries.	      [PJC]
Donable \Do"na*ble\, a. [L. donabilis, fr. donare to donate.]	   Capable of being donated or given. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Donar \Donar\ n.	   the Teutonic god of thunder; counterpart of Norse Thor.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Donary \Do"na*ry\, n. [L. donarium, fr. donare.]	   A thing given to a sacred use. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Donat \Don"at\, n. [From Donatus, a famous grammarian.]	   A grammar. [Obs.] [Written also {donet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Donatary \Don"a*ta*ry\, n.	   See {Donatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Donate \Do"nate\ (d[=o]"n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Donated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Donating}.] [L. donatus, p. p. of donare to	   donate, fr. donum gift, fr. dare to give. See 2d {Date}.]	   To give; to bestow; to present; as, to donate fifty thousand	   dollars to a college.	   [1913 Webster]
donated \donated\ adj.	   given freely especially to a cause or fund; as, the donated	   van made their meal-on-wheels venture possible.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Donation \Do*na"tion\, n. [L. donatio; cf. F. donation.]	   1. The act of giving or bestowing; a grant.	      [1913 Webster]	            After donation there is an absolute change and	            alienation of the property of the thing given.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is given as a present; that which is	      transferred to another gratuitously; a gift.	      [1913 Webster]	            And some donation freely to estate	            On the bless'd lovers.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The act or contract by which a person voluntarily	      transfers the title to a thing of which be is the owner,	      from himself to another, without any consideration, as a	      free gift. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Donation party}, a party assembled at the house of some one,	      as of a clergyman, each one bringing some present. [U.S.]	      --Bartlett.	   Syn: Gift; present; benefaction; grant. See {Gift}.	        [1913 Webster]
Donatism \Don"a*tism\, n. [Cf. F. Donatisme.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   The tenets of the Donatists.	   [1913 Webster]
Donatist \Don"a*tist\, n. [LL. Donatista: cf. F. Donatiste.]	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Donatus, the leader of a body of North African	   schismatics and purists, who greatly disturbed the church in	   the 4th century. They claimed to be the true church.	   [1913 Webster]
Donatistic \Don`a*tis"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to Donatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Donative \Don"a*tive\, n. [L. donativum, fr. donare: cf. F.	   donatif. See {Donate}.]	   1. A gift; a largess; a gratuity; a present. "The Romans were	      entertained with shows and donatives." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Law) A benefice conferred on a person by the	      founder or patron, without either presentation or	      institution by the ordinary, or induction by his orders.	      See the Note under {Benefice}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Donative \Don"a*tive\, a.	   Vested or vesting by donation; as, a donative advowson.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Donator \Do*na"tor\, n. [L. Cf. {Donor}.] (Law)	   One who makes a gift; a donor; a giver.	   [1913 Webster]
Donatory \Don"a*to*ry\, n. (Scots Law)	   A donee of the crown; one the whom, upon certain condition,	   escheated property is made over.	   [1913 Webster]
Do-naught \Do"-naught`\, n. [Do + naught.]	   A lazy, good-for-nothing fellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Donax \Do"nax\, n. [L., reed, also a sea fish, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   A canelike grass of southern Europe ({Arundo Donax}), used	   for fishing rods, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Doncella \Don*cel"la\, n. [Sp., lit., a maid. Cf. {Damsel}.]	   (Zool.)	   A handsome fish of Florida and the West Indies ({Platyglossus	   radiatus}). The name is applied also to the ladyfish ({Harpe	   rufa}) of the same region.	   [1913 Webster]
Done \Done\,	   p. p. from {Do}, and formerly the infinitive.	   1. Performed; executed; finished.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. It is done or agreed; let it be a match or bargain; --	      used elliptically.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Done brown}, a phrase in cookery; applied figuratively to	      one who has been thoroughly deceived, cheated, or fooled.	      [Colloq.]	   {Done for}, tired out; used up; collapsed; destroyed; dead;	      killed. [Colloq.]	   {Done up}.	      (a) Wrapped up.	      (b) Worn out; exhausted. [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]	Done \Done\, a. [Prob. corrupted from OF. don['e], F. donn['e],	   p. p. of OF. doner, F. donner, to give, issue, fr. L. donare	   to give. See {Donate}, and cf. {Donee}.]	   Given; executed; issued; made public; -- used chiefly in the	   clause giving the date of a proclamation or public act.	   [1913 Webster]
Donee \Do*nee"\, n. [OF. don['e], F. donn['e], p. p. See the	   preceding word.]	   1. The person to whom a gift or donation is made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Anciently, one to whom lands were given; in later	      use, one to whom lands and tenements are given in tail; in	      modern use, one on whom a power is conferred for	      execution; -- sometimes called the appointor.	      [1913 Webster]
Donet \Don"et\, n.	   Same as {Donat}. Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Doni \Do"ni\, n. [Tamil t?n[imac].] (Naut.)	   A clumsy craft, having one mast with a long sail, used for	   trading purposes on the coasts of Coromandel and Ceylon.	   [Written also {dhony}, {doney}, and {done}.] --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Doniferous \Do*nif"er*ous\ (d[-o]*n[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   donum gift + -ferous.]	   Bearing gifts. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Donjon \Don"jon\ (d[u^]n"j[u^]n), n. [See {Dungeon}.]	   The chief tower, also called the {keep}; a massive tower in	   ancient castles, forming the strongest part of the	   fortifications. See Illust. of {Castle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Donkey \Don"key\ (d[o^][ng]"k[y^]), n.; pl. {Donkeys}	   (d[o^][ng]"k[i^]z). [Prob. dun, in allusion to the color of	   the animal + a dim. termination.]	   1. An ass; or (less frequently) a mule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stupid or obstinate fellow; an ass.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Donkey engine}, a small auxiliary engine not used for	      propelling, but for pumping water into the boilers,	      raising heavy weights, and like purposes.	   {Donkey pump}, a steam pump for feeding boilers,	      extinguishing fire, etc.; -- usually an auxiliary.	   {Donkey's eye} (Bot.), the large round seed of the {Mucuna	      pruriens}, a tropical leguminous plant.	      [1913 Webster]
donkey's tail \donkey's tail\ n.	   a Mexican plant ({Sedum morganianum}) bearing small	   rose-colored flowers; called also {burro's tail}, {horse's	   tail}, and {lamb's tail}. --RHUD	   [PJC]	donkey's years \donkey's years\ n.	   a very long time; ages. [informal]	   [PJC]
donkeywork \donkeywork\ n.	   hard menial routine work.	   Syn: drudgery, grind, scut work.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dongola \Don"go*la\, n.	   1. A government of Upper Egypt.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. same as {Dongola kid}.	   {Dongola kid}, {D. leather}, leather made by the Dongola	      process.	   {Dongola process}, a process of tanning goatskin, and now	      also calfskin and sheepskin, with a combination of	      vegetable and mineral agents, so that it resembles kid.	   {Dongola race}, a boat race in which the crews are composed	      of a number of pairs, usually of men and women.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Donna \Don"na\, n. [It. donna, L. domina. See {Don}, {Dame}.]	   A lady; madam; mistress; -- the title given a lady in Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Donnat \Don"nat\, n. [Corrupted from do-naught.]	   See {Do-naught}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Donn'ee \Don`n['e]e"\, n. [F., fr. donner to give.]	   Lit., given; hence, in a literary work, as a drama or tale,	   that which is assumed as to characters, situation, etc., as a	   basis for the plot or story. --W. E. Henley.	         That favorite romance donn['e]e of the heir kept out of	         his own.                                 --Saintsbury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Donnian \Donnian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to John Donne.	   Syn: Donnean.	        [WordNet 1.5]
donnish \donnish\ adj.	   like a university don; marked by a narrow focus on or display	   of learning, especially its trivial aspects.	   Syn: academic, pedantic, bookish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
donnism \don"nism\, n. [{Don}, n., 2.]	   Self-importance; loftiness of carriage. [Cant, Eng.	   Universities]	   Syn: donnishness. [1913 Webster]
Donor \Do"nor\, n. [F. donneur, OF. daneor, fr. donner. See	   {Donee}, and cf. {Donator}.]	   1. One who gives or bestows; one who confers anything	      gratuitously; a benefactor. Inverse of recipient.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who grants an estate; in later use, one who	      confers a power; -- the opposite of donee. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Touching, the parties unto deeds and charters, we	            are to consider as well the donors and granters as	            the donees or grantees.               --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]
do-nothing \do"-noth`ing\, a.	   Doing nothing; disinclined to work or exertion; inactive;	   idle; lazy; -- of people; as, a do-nothing policy.	   [prenominal]	   Syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose,	        shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	do-nothing \do-nothing\ n.	   person who does no work.	   Syn: idler, loafer, layabout, bum, ne'er-do-well,	        good-for-nothing.	        [WordNet 1.5] Do-nothingism
Do-nothingism \Do"-noth`ing*ism\, Do-nothingness
\Do"-noth`ing*ness\, n.	   Inactivity; habitual sloth; idleness. [Jocular] --Carlyle.	   Miss Austen.	   [1913 Webster]
Donship \Don"ship\, n.	   The quality or rank of a don, gentleman, or knight.	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Donzel \Don"zel\, n. [Cf. It. donzello, Sp. doncel, OF. danzel.	   See {Damsel}, {Don}, n.]	   A young squire, or knight's attendant; a page. [Obs.] --Beau.	   & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Doo \Doo\ (d[=oo]), n. (Zool.)	   A dove. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doob grass \Doob" grass`\ [Hind. d?b.] (Bot.)	   A perennial, creeping grass ({Cynodon dactylon}), highly	   prized, in Hindostan, as food for cattle, and acclimated in	   the United States. [Written also {doub grass}.]	   [1913 Webster]
doodle \doo"dle\, n. [Cf. {Dawdle}.]	   A trifler; a simple fellow.	   [1913 Webster]
doodlesack \doo"dle*sack`\, n. [Cf. G. dudelsack.]	   The Scotch bagpipe. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
doofus \doo"fus\, n.	   a person who is stupid or inept; -- used contemptuously.	   [Also spelled {dufus}.] [Slang]	   Syn: dingdong, ding-a-ling. [PJC]
doohickey \doo"hick*ey\, n.	   Any object, usually a tool or other device, whose name is	   forgotten, or not known.	   Syn: thingumbob, whatchamacallit, whachamacallit. [PJC]
doole \doole\, n.	   Sorrow; dole. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dooly \Doo"ly\, n.; pl. {Doolies}. [Skr. d[=o]la.]	   A kind of litter suspended from men's shoulders, for carrying	   persons or things; a palanquin. [Written also {doolee} and	   {doolie}.] [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]	         Having provided doolies, or little bamboo chairs slung	         on four men's shoulders, in which I put my papers and	         boxes, we next morning commenced the ascent. --J. D.	                                                  Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Doom \Doom\ (d[=oo]m), n. [As. d[=o]m; akin to OS. d[=o]m, OHG.	   tuom, Dan. & Sw. dom, Icel. d[=o]mr, Goth. d[=o]ms, Gr.	   qe`mis law; fr. the root of E. do, v. t. [root]65. See {Do},	   v. t., and cf. {Deem}, {-dom}.]	   1. Judgment; judicial sentence; penal decree; condemnation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first dooms of London provide especially the	            recovery of cattle belonging to the citizens. --J.	                                                  R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now against himself he sounds this doom. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That to which one is doomed or sentenced; destiny or fate,	      esp. unhappy destiny; penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere Hector meets his doom.            --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And homely household task shall be her doom.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ruin; death.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the day of doom for Bassianus. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Discriminating opinion or judgment; discrimination;	      discernment; decision. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And there he learned of things and haps to come,	            To give foreknowledge true, and certain doom.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   Syn: Sentence; condemnation; decree; fate; destiny; lot;	        ruin; destruction.	        [1913 Webster]	Doom \Doom\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dooming}.]	   1. To judge; to estimate or determine as a judge. [Obs.]	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pronounce sentence or judgment on; to condemn; to	      consign by a decree or sentence; to sentence; as, a	      criminal doomed to chains or death.	      [1913 Webster]	            Absolves the just, and dooms the guilty souls.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ordain as penalty; hence, to mulct or fine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have I tongue to doom my brother's death? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assess a tax upon, by estimate or at discretion. [New	      England] --J. Pickering.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To destine; to fix irrevocably the destiny or fate of; to	      appoint, as by decree or by fate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of genius . . . doomed to struggle with	            difficulties.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Doomage \Doom"age\, n.	   A penalty or fine for neglect. [Local, New England]	   [1913 Webster]
Doomful \Doom"ful\, a.	   Full of condemnation or destructive power. [R.] "That doomful	   deluge." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Doom palm \Doom" palm`\ [Ar. daum, d[=u]m: cf. F. doume.] (Bot.)	   A species of palm tree ({Hyph[ae]ne Thebaica}), highly valued	   for the fibrous pulp of its fruit, which has the flavor of	   gingerbread, and is largely eaten in Egypt and Abyssinia.	   [Written also {doum palm}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doomsday \Dooms"day`\, n. [AS. d?mes d[=a]g. See {Doom}, and	   {Day}.]	   1. A day of sentence or condemnation; day of death. "My	      body's doomsday." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The day of the final judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could not tell till doomsday.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Doomsday Book}. See {Domesday Book}.	      [1913 Webster]
Doomsman \Dooms"man\, n. [Doom + man.]	   A judge; an umpire. [Obs.] --Hampole.	   [1913 Webster]
Doomster \Doom"ster\, n.	   Same as {Dempster}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Door \Door\, n. [OE. dore, dure, AS. duru; akin to OS. dura,	   dor, D. deur, OHG. turi, door, tor gate, G. th["u]r, thor,	   Icel. dyrr, Dan. d["o]r, Sw. d["o]rr, Goth. daur, Lith.	   durys, Russ. dvere, Olr. dorus, L. fores, Gr. ?; cf. Skr.	   dur, dv[=a]ra. [root]246. Cf. {Foreign}.]	   1. An opening in the wall of a house or of an apartment, by	      which to go in and out; an entrance way.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the same end, men several paths may tread,	            As many doors into one temple lead.   --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The frame or barrier of boards, or other material, usually	      turning on hinges, by which an entrance way into a house	      or apartment is closed and opened.	      [1913 Webster]	            At last he came unto an iron door	            That fast was locked.                 --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Passage; means of approach or access.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the door; by me if any man enter in, he shall	            be saved.                             --John x. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An entrance way, but taken in the sense of the house or	      apartment to which it leads.	      [1913 Webster]	            Martin's office is now the second door in the	            street.                               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blank door}, {Blind door}, etc. (Arch.) See under {Blank},	      {Blind}, etc.	   {In doors}, or {Within doors}, within the house.	   {Next door to}, near to; bordering on.	      [1913 Webster]	            A riot unpunished is but next door to a tumult.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      	   {Out of doors}, or {Without doors}, and, [colloquially], {Out	   doors}, out of the house; in open air; abroad; away; lost.	      [1913 Webster]	            His imaginary title of fatherhood is out of doors.	                                                  --Locke.	   {To lay (a fault, misfortune, etc.) at one's door}, to charge	      one with a fault; to blame for.	   {To lie at one's door}, to be imputable or chargeable to.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I have failed, the fault lies wholly at my door.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Door is used in an adjectival construction or as the	         first part of a compound (with or without the hyphen),	         as, door frame, doorbell or door bell, door knob or	         doorknob, door latch or doorlatch, door jamb, door	         handle, door mat, door panel.	         [1913 Webster]
doorbell \doorbell\ n.	   a bell or other sounding device, actuated by a push button at	   an outer door; the push button activating the bell; alos, the	   ringing of such a bell; as, I was in the shower and didn't	   hear the doorbell.	   Syn: bell, buzzer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Doorcase \Door"case`\, n.	   The surrounding frame into which a door shuts.	   [1913 Webster]
Doorcheek \Door"cheek`\, n.	   The jamb or sidepiece of a door. --Ex. xii. 22 (Douay	   version).	   [1913 Webster]
Doorga \Door"ga\, n. [Skr. Durg[=a].] (Myth.)	   A Hindoo divinity, the consort of Siva, represented with ten	   arms. [Written also Durga.] --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Dooring \Door"ing\, n.	   The frame of a door. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Doorkeeper \Door"keep`er\, n.	   One who guards the entrance of a house or apartment; a	   porter; a janitor.	   [1913 Webster]
doorknocker \doorknocker\ n.	   a device (usually metal and ornamental) attached by a hinge	   to a door, which may be swung by hand against the door to	   make a loud knocking sound.	   Syn: knocker.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Doorless \Door"less\, a.	   Without a door.	   [1913 Webster]
doorlock \doorlock\ n.	   a lock on an exterior door.	   [WordNet 1.5]
doorman \doorman\ n.	   someone who guards the entrance to a building.	   Syn: doorkeeper, door guard, hall porter, porter, gatekeeper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
doormat \doormat\ n.	   1. a mat placed outside and exterior door for wiping the	      shoes before entering. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: welcome mat.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (figurative) A person who is habitually abused, taken	      advantage of or humiliated; sometimes, one who is	      physically weak; as, they used him for a doormat. [WordNet	      sense 1]	   Syn: weakling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Doornail \Door"nail`\ (d[=o]r"n[=a]l`), n.	   The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker	   struck; -- hence the old saying, "As dead as a doornail."	   [1913 Webster]
Doorplane \Door"plane`\, n.	   A plane on a door, giving the name, and sometimes the	   employment, of the occupant.	   [1913 Webster]
Doorpost \Door"post`\, n.	   The jamb or sidepiece of a doorway.	   [1913 Webster]
Doorsill \Door"sill`\, n.	   The sill or threshold of a door.	   [1913 Webster]
Doorstead \Door"stead\, n.	   Entrance or place of a door. [Obs. or Local] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Doorstep \Door"step`\, n.	   The stone or plank forming a step before an outer door.	   [1913 Webster]
Doorstone \Door"stone`\, n.	   The stone forming a threshold.	   [1913 Webster]
doorstop \door"stop`\, n. (Carp.)	   The block or strip of wood or similar material which stops,	   at the right place, the shutting of a door; any object used	   to stop open doors from moving.	   [1913 Webster]
doorstopper \door"stop*per\ n.	   same as {doorstop}.	   Syn: doorstop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
door-to-door \door-to-door\ adj.	   1. direct without intermediate changes of vehicle; -- of e.g.	      journeys or deliveries; as, the limousine offers direct	      door-to-door service.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. omitting no one; from the door of one house to that of the	      next; as, a door-to-door solicitation, canvass, or	      campaign.	   Syn: house-to-house.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Doorway \Door"way`\, n.	   The passage of a door; entrance way into a house or a room.	   [1913 Webster]
Dooryard \Door"yard`\, n.	   A yard in front of a house or around the door of a house. Dop
Dop \Dop\, Doop \Doop\, n.	   A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being	   cut.	   [1913 Webster]	Dop \Dop\, v. i. [Cf. {Dap}, {Dip}.]	   To dip. [Obs.] --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]	Dop \Dop\, n.	   A dip; a low courtesy. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dopant \Dop"ant\ (d[=o]p"ant), n.	   a foreign substance added to a material to alter its	   properties; -- a process used. e.g., in making semiconductors	   from pure silicon in the manufacture of semiconductor chips	   and integrated circuits.	   [PJC]
Dope \Dope\ (d[=o]p), n. [D. doop a dipping, fr. doopen to dip.	   Cf. {Dip}.]	   1. Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for	      medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the	      case of a race horse, to stimulate. [Slang or Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. An absorbent material; esp., in high explosives, the	      sawdust, infusorial earth, mica, etc., mixed with	      nitroglycerin to make a damp powder (dynamite, etc.) less	      dangerous to transport, and ordinarily explosive only by	      suitable fulminating caps.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Information concerning the previous performances of race	      horses, or other facts concerning them which may be of	      assistance in judging of their chances of winning future	      races; similar information concerning other sports; by	      extension, any information not generally known, especially	      when coming from an inside source; as, the inside dope.	      [Sporting Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   5. an ignorant or stupid person. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   {get the dope on} learn the true story; get the inside	      information.	Dope \Dope\, v. t.	   1. To treat or affect with dope; as, to dope nitroglycerin;	      specif.:	      (a) To give stupefying drugs to; to drug. [Slang]	      (b) To administer a stimulant to (a horse) to increase his	          speed. It is a serious offense against the laws of	          racing. [Race-track Slang]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid	      of dope. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. to impregnate with a dopant.	      [PJC]
Dope-book \Dope"-book`\, n.	   A chart of previous performances, etc., of race horses; a	   racing form. [Race-track Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Dopey
Dopey \Dop"ey\, Dopy \Dop"y\, a.	   1. stupid; as, a dopy kid. [Colloq.]	   Syn: cloddish, doltish.	        [PJC]	   2. [affected by {dope[2]}.] dulled or stupefied by alcohol or	      narcotics; sluggish or dull as though under the influence	      of a narcotic. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. revealing stupidity; as, a dopey answer. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: anserine, dopey, fool(prenominal), foolish, goosey,	        goosy, gooselike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Doppelgaumnger \Dop"pel*g[aum]ng`er\, n. [G.]	   A spiritual or ghostly double or counterpart; esp., an	   apparitional double of a living person; a cowalker.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dopper \Dop"per\, n. [D. dooper.] [Written also {doper}.]	   An Anabaptist or Baptist. [Contemptuous] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dopplerite \Dop"pler*ite\, n. [Named after the physicist and	   mathematician Christian Doppler.] (Min.)	   A brownish black native hydrocarbon occurring in elastic or	   jellylike masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Doquet \Doq"uet\, n.	   A warrant. See {Docket}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. AS. dora drone, locust, D. tor beetle, L.	   taurus a kind of beetle. Cf. {Dormouse}.] (Zool.)	   A large European scaraboid beetle ({Geotrupes stercorarius}),	   which makes a droning noise while flying. The name is also	   applied to allied American species, as the {June bug}. Called	   also {dorr}, {dorbeetle}, or {dorrbeetle}, {dorbug},	   {dorrfly}, and {buzzard clock}.	   [1913 Webster]	Dor \Dor\, n. [Cf. {Dor} a beetle, and {Hum}, {Humbug}.]	   A trick, joke, or deception. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To give one the dor}, to make a fool of him. [Archaic] --P.	      Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	Dor \Dor\, v. t.	   To make a fool of; to deceive. [Obs.] [Written also {dorr}.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorado \Do*ra"do\, n. [Sp. dorado gilt, fr. dorar to gild, fr.	   L. deaurare. See 1st {Dory}, and cf. {Fl Dorado}.]	   1. (Astron.) A southern constellation, within which is the	      south pole of the ecliptic; -- called also sometimes	      Xiphias, or the Swordfish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large, oceanic fish of the genus {Coryph[ae]na}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dorbeetle \Dor"bee`tle\, n. (Zool.)	   See 1st {Dor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Doree \Do"ree\, n. [See {Dory}.] (Zool.)	   A European marine fish ({Zeus faber}), of a yellow color. See	   Illust. of {John Doree}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The popular name in England is {John Doree}, or {Dory},	         well known to be a corruption of F. jaune-dor['e]e, i.	         e., golden-yellow. See 1st {Dory}.	         [1913 Webster]
Doretree \Dore"tree`\, n.	   A doorpost. [Obs.] "As dead as a doretree." --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorhawk \Dor"hawk`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European goatsucker; -- so called because it eats the dor	   beetle. See {Goatsucker}. [Written also {dorrhawk}.] --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorian \Do"ri*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks of Doris; Doric;	      as, a Dorian fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Same as {Doric}, 3. "Dorian mood." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dorian mode} (Mus.), the first of the authentic church modes	      or tones, from D to D, resembling our D minor scale, but	      with the B natural. --Grove.	      [1913 Webster]	Dorian \Do"ri*an\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Doris in Greece.	   [1913 Webster]
Doric \Dor"ic\, a. [L. Doricus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the Dorians.]	   1. Pertaining to Doris, in ancient Greece, or to the Dorians;	      as, the Doric dialect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Belonging to, or resembling, the oldest and	      simplest of the three orders of architecture used by the	      Greeks, but ranked as second of the five orders adopted by	      the Romans. See {Abacus}, {Capital}, {Order}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This order is distinguished, according to the treatment	         of details, as Grecian Doric, or Roman Doric.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) Of or relating to one of the ancient Greek musical	      modes or keys. Its character was adapted both to religions	      occasions and to war.	      [1913 Webster]	Doric \Dor"ic\, n.	   The Doric dialect.	   [1913 Webster]
Doricism \Dor"i*cism\, n.	   A Doric phrase or idiom.	   [1913 Webster]
Doris \Do"ris\, n. [L. Doris, the daughter of Oceanus, and wife	   of Nereus, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks having a wreath of	   branchi[ae] on the back.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorism \Do"rism\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   A Doric phrase or idiom.	   [1913 Webster]
dork \dork\ (d[^o]rk), n.	   1. a person who is stupid, socially inept, or ridiculous; --	      always used disparagingly. [slang.]	   Syn: nerd; jerk. [PJC]	   2. the penis. [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]
Dorking fowl \Dor"king fowl`\ (d[^o]r"k[i^]ng foul`). [From the	   town of Dorking in England.] (Zool.)	   One of a breed of large-bodied domestic fowls, having five	   toes, or the hind toe double. There are several strains, as	   the white, gray, and silver-gray. They are highly esteemed	   for the table.	   [1913 Webster]
dorky \dork"y\ (d[^o]rk"[=e]), n.	   stupid, socially inept, unfashionable, or ridiculous; --	   always used disparagingly. [slang.]	   Syn: nerd; jerk. [PJC]
Dorm \Dorm\, n.	   a dormitory. [College slang.]	   [PJC]
Dormancy \Dor"man*cy\, n. [From {Dormant}.]	   The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.	   [1913 Webster]	Dormancy \Dor"man*cy\, n. [From {Dormant}.]	   The state of being dormant; quiescence; abeyance.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is by lying dormant a long time, or being . . . very	         rarely exercised, that arbitrary power steals upon a	         people.                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) In a sleeping posture; as, a lion dormant; --	      distinguished from {couchant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dormant partner} (Com.), a partner who takes no share in the	      active business of a company or partnership, but is	      entitled to a share of the profits, and subject to a share	      in losses; -- called also {sleeping partner} or {silent	      partner}.	   {Dormant window} (Arch.), a dormer window. See {Dormer}.	   {Table dormant}, a stationary table. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Dormant \Dor"mant\, n. [See {Dormant}, a.] (Arch.)	   A large beam in the roof of a house upon which portions of	   the other timbers rest or " sleep." --Arch. Pub. Soc. --	   Called also {dormant tree}, {dorman tree}, {dormond}, and	   {dormer}. --Halliwell. Dormer
Dormer \Dor"mer\, or Dormer window \Dor"mer win"dow\, n.	   [Literally, the window of a sleeping apartment. F. dormir to	   sleep. See {Dormant}, a. & n.] (Arch.)	   A window pierced in a roof, and so set as to be vertical	   while the roof slopes away from it. Also, the gablet, or	   houselike structure, in which it is contained.	   [1913 Webster]
Dormitive \Dor"mi*tive\, a. [Cf. F. dormitif, fr. dormire to	   sleep.]	   Causing sleep; as, the dormitive properties of opium.	   --Clarke. -- n. (Med.) A medicine to promote sleep; a	   soporific; an opiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Dormitory \Dor"mi*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Dormitories}. [L.	   dormitorium, fr. dormitorius of or for sleeping, fr. dormire	   to sleep. See {Dormant}.]	   1. A sleeping room, or a building containing a series of	      sleeping rooms; a sleeping apartment capable of containing	      many beds; esp., one connected with a college or boarding	      school. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A burial place. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	            My sister was interred in a very honorable manner in	            our dormitory, joining to the parish church.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Dormouse \Dor"mouse\, n.; pl. {Dormice}. [Perh. fr. F. dormir to	   sleep (Prov. E. dorm to doze) + E. mouse; or perh. changed	   fr. F. dormeuse, fem., a sleeper, though not found in the	   sense of a dormouse.] (Zool.)	   A small European rodent of the genus {Myoxus}, of several	   species. They live in trees and feed on nuts, acorns, etc.;	   -- so called because they are usually torpid in winter.	   [1913 Webster]
Dormy \Dor"my\, a. [Origin uncertain.] (Golf)	   Up, or ahead, as many holes as remain to be played; -- said	   of a player or side.	   Note: A player who is dormy can not be beaten, and at the	         worst must halve the match. --Encyc. of Sport.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dorn \Dorn\, n. [Cf. G. dorn thorn, D. doorn, and G. dornfisch	   stickleback.] (Zool.)	   A British ray; the thornback.	   [1913 Webster] Dornick
Dornick \Dor"nick\, or Dornock \Dor"nock\, n.	   A coarse sort of damask, originally made at Tournay (in	   Flemish, Doornick), Belgium, and used for hangings, carpets,	   etc. Also, a stout figured linen manufactured in Scotland.	   [Formerly written also {darnex}, {dornic}, {dorneck}, etc.]	   --Halliwell. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ure says that dornock, a kind of stout figured linen,	         derives its name from a town in Scotland where it was	         first manufactured for tablecloths.	         [1913 Webster]
Dorp \Dorp\, n. [LG. & D. dorp. See {Thorpe}.]	   A hamlet. "A mean fishing dorp." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorr \Dorr\, n.	   The dorbeetle; also, a drone or an idler. See 1st {Dor}.	   --Robynson (More's Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	Dorr \Dorr\, v. t.	   1. To deceive. [Obs.] See {Dor}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deafen with noise. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Dorrfly \Dorr"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   See 1st {Dor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorrhawk \Dorr"hawk`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Dorhawk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsad \Dor"sad\, adv. [Dorsum +L. ad towards.] (Anat.)	   Toward the dorsum or back; on the dorsal side; dorsally.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsal \Dor"sal\, a. [F. dorsal, LL. dorsalis, fr. L. dorsualis,	   fr. dorsum back; cf. Gr. ?, ?, mountain ridge. Cf. {Dorse},	   {Dorsel}, {Dosel}.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the back, or	      dorsum, of an animal or of one of its parts; notal;	      tergal; neural; as, the dorsal fin of a fish; the dorsal	      artery of the tongue; -- opposed to {ventral}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Pertaining to the surface naturally inferior, as of a	          leaf.	      (b) Pertaining to the surface naturally superior, as of a	          creeping hepatic moss.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Dorsal vessel} (Zool.), a central pulsating blood vessel	      along the back of insects, acting as a heart.	      [1913 Webster]	Dorsal \Dor"sal\, n. [LL. dorsale, neut. fr. dorsalis. See	   {Dorsal}, a.] (Fine Arts)	   A hanging, usually of rich stuff, at the back of a throne, or	   of an altar, or in any similar position.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsale \Dor"sale\, n.	   Same as {Dorsal}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsally \Dor"sal*ly\, adv. (Anat.)	   On, or toward, the dorsum, or back; on the dorsal side of;	   dorsad.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorse \Dorse\, n. [Cf. L. dorsum the back. See {Dorsel},	   {Dosel}.]	   1. Same as {dorsal}, n. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The back of a book. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Books, all richly bound, with gilt dorses. --Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	Dorse \Dorse\, n. (Zool.)	   The Baltic or variable cod ({Gadus callarias}), by some	   believed to be the young of the common codfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsel \Dor"sel\, n. [See {Dosser}.]	   1. A pannier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Dorsal}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Dorser \Dor"ser\, n.	   See {Dosser}.	   [1913 Webster]
dorsibranchiata \dor`si*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from L.	   dorsum back + branchiae gills.] (Zool.)	   A division of ch[ae]topod annelids in which the branchi[ae]	   are along the back, on each side, or on the parapodia. [See	   Illusts. under {Annelida} and {Ch[ae]topoda}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsibranchiate \Dor`si*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having branchi[ae] along the back; belonging to the	   Dorsibranchiata. -- n. One of the Dorsibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsiferous \Dor*sif"er*ous\,. [Dorsum + -ferous; cf. F.	   dorsif[`e]re.] (Biol.)	   Bearing, or producing, on the back; -- applied to ferns which	   produce seeds on the back of the leaf, and to certain	   Batrachia, the ova of which become attached to the skin of	   the back of the parent, where they develop; dorsiparous.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsimeson \Dor`si*mes"on\, n. [Dorsum + meson.]	   (Anat.) See {Meson}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsiparous \Dor*sip"a*rous\, a. [Dorsum + L. parere to bring	   forth.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Dorsiferous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsiventral \Dor`si*ven"tral\, a. [Dorsum + ventral.]	   1. (Biol.) Having distinct upper and lower surfaces, as most	      common leaves. The leaves of the iris are not	      dorsiventral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) See {Dorsoventral}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dorsoventral \Dor`so*ven"tral\, a. [dorsum + ventral.] (Anat.)	   From the dorsal to the ventral side of an animal; as, the	   dorsoventral axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Dorsum \Dor"sum\, n. [L.]	   1. The ridge of a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The back or dorsal region of an animal; the upper	      side of an appendage or part; as, the dorsum of the	      tongue. Dortour
Dortour \Dor"tour\, Dorture \Dor"ture\, n. [F. dortoir, fr. L.	   dormitorium.]	   A dormitory. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. {Dories}. [Named from 1st color, fr. F.	   dor['e]e gilded, fr. dorer to gild, L. deaurare. See	   {Deaurate}, and cf. {Aureole}.]	   1. (Zool.) A European fish. See {Doree}, and {John Doree}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The American wall-eyed perch; -- called also	      {dor['e]}. See {Pike perch}.	      [1913 Webster]	Dory \Do"ry\, n.; pl. {Dories}.	   A small, strong, flat-bottomed rowboat, with sharp prow and	   flaring sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Doryphora \Do*ryph"o*ra\, n. [NL. See {Doryphoros}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of plant-eating beetles, including the potato beetle.	   See {Potato beetle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Doryphoros \Do*ryph"o*ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., spear	   bearing; ? a spear + fe`rein to bear.] (Fine Arts)	   A spear bearer; a statue of a man holding a spear or in the	   attitude of a spear bearer. Several important sculptures of	   this subject existed in antiquity, copies of which remain to	   us.	   [1913 Webster]
Dos-a-dos \Dos`-[`a]-dos"\, adv. [F.]	   Back to back; as, to sit dos-[`a]-dos in a dogcart; to dance	   dos-[`a]-dos, or so that two dancers move forward and pass	   back to back.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Dos-a-dos \Dos`-[`a]-dos"\, n.	   A sofa, open carriage, or the like, so constructed that the	   occupants sit back to back.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dosage \Dos"age\ (d[=o]s"[asl]j), n. [Cf. F. dosage. See {Dose},	   v.]	   1. (Med.) The administration of medicine in doses; specif., a	      scheme or system of grading doses of medicine according to	      age, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The process of adding some ingredient, as to wine, to give	      flavor, character, or strength.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. same as {dose[1]}; as, 200 mg q.i.d. [WordNet sense 1]	      [PJC]	   4. the quantity of a medicine or other substance given to an	      animal, expressed as a quantity per body weight; as, use a	      dosage of 10 milligrams per kilogram	      [PJC]	   5. the quantity of radiation given to or absorbed by an	      object; as, a maximum dosage of 1 mrad per day is allowed.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: dose.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dose \Dose\ (d[=o]s), n. [F. dose, Gr. do`sis a giving, a dose,	   fr. dido`nai to give; akin to L. dare to give. See {Date}	   point of time.]	   1. The quantity of medicine given, or prescribed to be taken,	      at one time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sufficient quantity; a portion; as much as one can take,	      or as falls to one to receive.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything unpleasant that one is obliged to take; a	      disagreeable portion thrust upon one; also used	      figuratively, as to give someone a dose of his own	      medicine, i. e. to retaliate in kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am for curing the world by gentle alteratives, not	            by violent doses.                     -- W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            I dare undertake that as fulsome a dose as you give	            him, he shall readily take it down.   -- South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a quantity of radiation which an object absorbs, or to	      which it is exposed.	      [PJC]	Dose \Dose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dosed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {dosing}.] [Cf. F. doser. See {Dose}, n.]	   1. To proportion properly (a medicine), with reference to the	      patient or the disease; to form into suitable doses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give doses to; to medicine or physic to; to give	      potions to, constantly and without need.	      [1913 Webster]	            A self-opinioned physician, worse than his	            distemper, who shall dose, and bleed, and kill him,	            "secundum artem."                     -- South	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give anything nauseous to.	      [1913 Webster]
Dosel \Dos"el\, n. [OF. dossel; cf. LL. dorsale. See {Dorsal},	   and cf. {Dorse}, {Dorsel}.]	   Same as {Dorsal}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
do-si-do \do`-si`-do"\, n. [from dos-[`a]-dos, back to back.]	   a movement in square-dancing in which two dancers move around	   each other in a back-to-back position, and return to their	   original places.	   [PJC]
dosimeter \dosimeter\ n.	   1. for measuring doses of .	   Syn: dosemeter.	        [WordNet 1.5]	dosimeter \do*sim"et*er\, n. [NL. dosis dose + -meter.]	   a device for measuring doses of radiation, especially	   ionizing radiation such as X-rays, gamma rays, or ionizing	   particles.	   [PJC]	dosimeter badge \do*sim"et*er badge\, n.	   a dosimeter cosisting of a radiation-sensitive material, such	   as film, worn in a small package on a person's clothing, to	   record the accumulated radiation exposure of the person over	   a period of time; -- used to monitor the exposure of	   individuals, such as workers in a nuclear power plant, to	   ionizing radiation.	   [PJC]
dosimetry \do*sim"e*try\, n. [NL. dosis dose + -metry.] (Med.)	   Measurement of doses; specif., a system of therapeutics which	   uses but few remedies, mostly alkaloids, and gives them in	   doses fixed by certain rules. -- {Do`si*met"ric}, a. --	   {Do*sim"e*trist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dosology \Do*sol"o*gy\, n. [Dose + -logy.]	   Posology. [R.] --Ogilvie.	   [1913 Webster]
Doss \Doss\ (d[o^]s), n. [Etym. uncertain.]	   A place to sleep in; a bed; hence, sleep. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
doss \doss\ v. i.	   to sleep in a convenient place.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Doss house \Doss house\	   A cheap lodging house.	         They [street Arabs] consort together and sleep in low	         doss houses where they meet with all kinds of villainy.	                                                  --W. Besant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dossel \Dos"sel\, n. [See {Dosel}, n.]	   Same as {Dorsal}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dosser \Dos"ser\, n. [LL. dosserum, or F.dossier bundle of	   papers, part of a basket resting on the back, fr. L. dorsum	   back. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Dosel}.] [Written also {dorser}	   and {dorsel}.]	   1. A pannier, or basket.	      [1913 Webster]	            To hire a ripper's mare, and buy new dossers.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hanging tapestry; a dorsal.	      [1913 Webster]
Dossier \Dos`sier"\ (d[-o]s`sy[asl]"; E. d[o^]s"s[i^]*[~e]r), n.	   [F., back of a thing, bulging bundle of papers, fr. dos	   back.]	   A bundle containing the papers in reference to some matter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dossil \Dos"sil\, n. [OE. dosil faucet of a barrel, OF. dosil,	   duisil, spigot, LL. diciculus, ducillus, fr. L. ducere to	   lead, draw. See {Duct}, {Duke}.]	   1. (Surg.) A small ovoid or cylindrical roil or pledget of	      lint, for keeping a sore, wound, etc., open; a tent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Printing) A roll of cloth for wiping off the face of a	      copperplate, leaving the ink in the engraved lines.	      [1913 Webster]
Dost \Dost\, 2d pers. sing. pres.	   of {Do}.	   [1913 Webster] Dostoevski
Dostoevski \Dostoevski\, Dostoyevski \Dostoyevski\prop. n.	   Russian author Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski; born 1821,	   died 1881.	   Syn: Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevski.	        [WordNet 1.5] Dostoevskian
Dostoevskian \Dostoevskian\ Dostoyevskian \Dostoyevskian\prop.	   adj.	   of or pertaining to Fyodor Dostoevski.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dot \Dot\ (d[o^]t), n. [F., fr. L. dos, dotis, dowry. See	   {Dower}, and cf. {Dote} dowry.] (Law)	   A marriage portion; dowry. [Louisiana]	   [1913 Webster]	Dot \Dot\, n. [Cf. AS. dott small spot, speck; of uncertain	   origin.]	   1. A small point or spot, made with a pen or other pointed	      instrument; a speck, or small mark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything small and like a speck comparatively; a small	      portion or specimen; as, a dot of a child.	      [1913 Webster]	Dot \Dot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dotting}.]	   1. To mark with dots or small spots; as, to dot a line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark or diversify with small detached objects; as, a	      landscape dotted with cottages.	      [1913 Webster]	Dot \Dot\, v. i.	   To make dots or specks.	   [1913 Webster] DOT	   DoT
DoT \DoT\, DOT \DOT\, DOT \D.O.T.\(d[=e]"[=o]*t[=e]`), prop. n.	   The United States Department of Transportation. [acronym]	   Note: The Department of Transportation promulgates standards	         for the strength of shipping containers, and this	         abgreviation is often seen on cardboard boxes.	         [1913 Webster]
Dotage \Do"tage\, n. [From {Dote}, v. i.]	   1. Feebleness or imbecility of understanding or mind,	      particularly in old age; the childishness of old age;	      senility; as, a venerable man, now in his dotage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Capable of distinguishing between the infancy and	            the dotage of Greek literature.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foolish utterance; drivel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sapless dotages of old Paris and Salamanca. --	                                                  Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excessive fondness; weak and foolish affection.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dotage of the nation on presbytery. -- Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Dotal \Do"tal\, a. [L. dotalis, fr. dos, dotis, dowry: cf. F.	   dotal. See {Dot} dowry.]	   Pertaining to dower, or a woman's marriage portion;	   constituting dower, or comprised in it. --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotant \Do"tant\, n.	   A dotard. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotard \Do"tard\, n. [{Dote}, v. i.]	   One whose mind is impaired by age; one in second childhood.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sickly dotard wants a wife.          -- Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotardly \Do"tard*ly\, a.	   Foolish; weak. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotary \Do"ta*ry\, n.	   A dotard's weakness; dotage. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotation \Do*ta"tion\, n. [LL. dotatio, fr. L. dotare to endow,	   fr. dos, dotis, dower: cf. F. dotation. See {Dot} dowry.]	   1. The act of endowing, or bestowing a marriage portion on a	      woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Endowment; establishment of funds for support, as of a	      hospital or eleemosynary corporation. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Dote \Dote\, n. [See {Dot} dowry.]	   1. A marriage portion. [Obs.] See 1st {Dot}, n. --Wyatt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Natural endowments. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Dote \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.	   F. doter, OF. radoter (to dote, rave, talk idly or	   senselessly), which are from the same source.] [Written also	   {doat}.]	   1. To act foolishly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He wol make him doten anon right.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be weak-minded, silly, or idiotic; to have the	      intellect impaired, especially by age, so that the mind	      wanders or wavers; to drivel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time has made you dote, and vainly tell	            Of arms imagined in your lonely cell. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He survived the use of his reason, grew infatuated,	            and doted long before he died.        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be excessively or foolishly fond; to love to excess; to	      be weakly affectionate; -- with on or upon; as, the mother	      dotes on her child.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sing, siren, for thyself, and I will dote. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What dust we dote on, when 't is man we love. --	                                                  Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Dote \Dote\, n.	   An imbecile; a dotard. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Doted \Dot"ed\, a.	   1. Stupid; foolish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Senseless speech and doted ignorance. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Half-rotten; as, doted wood. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dotehead \Dote"head`\, n.	   A dotard. [R.] --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Doter \Dot"er\, n.	   1. One who dotes; a man whose understanding is enfeebled by	      age; a dotard. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One excessively fond, or weak in love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Dotery \Dot"er*y\, n.	   The acts or speech of a dotard; drivel. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doth \Doth\, 3d pers. sing. pres.	   of {Do}.	   [1913 Webster]
Doting \Dot"ing\, a.	   That dotes; silly; excessively fond. -- {Dot"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Dot"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotish \Dot"ish\, a.	   Foolish; weak; imbecile. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dottard \Dot"tard\, n. [For {Dotard}?]	   An old, decayed tree. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotted \Dot"ted\, a.	   Marked with, or made of, dots or small spots; diversified	   with small, detached objects.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dotted note} (Mus.), a note followed by a dot to indicate an	      increase of length equal to one half of its simple value;	      thus, a dotted semibreve is equal to three minims, and a	      dotted quarter to three eighth notes.	   {Dotted rest}, a rest lengthened by a dot in the same manner	      as a dotted note.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Notes and rests are sometimes followed by two dots, to	         indicate an increase of length equal to three quarters	         of their simple value, and they are then said to be	         double-dotted.	         [1913 Webster]
Dotterel \Dot"ter*el\, a. [Cf. {Dottard}.]	   Decayed. "Some old dotterel trees." [Obs.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]	Dotterel \Dot"ter*el\, n. [From {Dote}, v. i.]	   1. (Zool.) A European bird of the Plover family ({Eudromias	      morinellus}, syn. {Charadrius morinellus}). It is tame and	      easily taken, and is popularly believed to imitate the	      movements of the fowler.	      [1913 Webster]	            In catching of dotterels we see how the foolish bird	            playeth the ape in gestures.          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ringed dotterel (or ring plover) is {Charadrius	         hiaticula}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A silly fellow; a dupe; a gull. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Dotting pen \Dot"ting pen`\	   See under {Pun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dottrel \Dot"trel\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Dotterel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dotty \Dot"ty\, a. [From 2d {Dot}.]	   1. Composed of, or characterized by, dots.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. [Perh. a different word; cf. {Totty}.] Unsteady in gait;	      hence, feeble; half-witted. [Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Doty \Do"ty\, a. [See {Dottard}.]	   Half-rotten; as, doty timber. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Douane \Dou`ane"\, n. [F.]	   A customhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Douanier \Dou`a"nier"\, n. [F.]	   An officer of the French customs. [Anglicized form	   {douaneer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Douar \Dou"ar\, n. [F., fr. Ar. d?[=a]r.]	   A village composed of Arab tents arranged in streets.	   [1913 Webster]
Douay Bible \Dou"ay Bi"ble\ [From Douay, or Douai, a town in	   France.]	   A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for	   the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; -- done from the	   Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New	   Testament portion was published at Rheims, A. D. 1582, the	   Old Testament at Douai, A. D. 1609-10. Various revised	   editions have since been published. [Written also {Doway	   Bible}. Called also the {Rheims and Douay version}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Doub grass \Doub" grass`\ (d[=oo]b" gr[.a]s).(Bot.)	   Doob grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Double \Dou"ble\ (d[u^]b"'l), a. [OE. doble, duble, double, OF.	   doble, duble, double, F. double, fr. L. duplus, fr. the root	   of duo two, and perh. that of plenus full; akin to Gr.	   diplo`os double. See {Two}, and {Full}, and cf. {Diploma},	   {Duple}.]	   1. Twofold; multiplied by two; increased by its equivalent;	      made twice as large or as much, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me. -- 2	                                                  Kings ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Darkness and tempest make a double night. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in pairs; presenting two of a kind, or two in a set	      together; coupled.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Let] The swan, on still St. Mary's lake,	            Float double, swan and shadow.        --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Divided into two; acting two parts, one openly and the	      other secretly; equivocal; deceitful; insincere.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a double heart do they speak.    -- Ps. xii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Having the petals in a flower considerably	      increased beyond the natural number, usually as the result	      of cultivation and the expense of the stamens, or stamens	      and pistils. The white water lily and some other plants	      have their blossoms naturally double.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Double is often used as the first part of a compound	         word, generally denoting two ways, or twice the number,	         quantity, force, etc., twofold, or having two.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Double base}, or {Double bass} (Mus.), the largest and	      lowest-toned instrument in the violin form; the	      contrabasso or violone.	   {Double convex}. See under {Convex}.	   {Double counterpoint} (Mus.), that species of counterpoint or	      composition, in which two of the parts may be inverted, by	      setting one of them an octave higher or lower.	   {Double court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for four	      players, two on each side.	   {Double dagger} (Print.), a reference mark ([dag]) next to	      the dagger ([dagger]) in order; a diesis.	   {Double drum} (Mus.), a large drum that is beaten at both	      ends.	   {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States having the	      value of 20 dollars.	   {Double entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.	   {Double floor} (Arch.), a floor in which binding joists	      support flooring joists above and ceiling joists below.	      See Illust. of Double-framed floor.	   {Double flower}. See {Double}, a., 4.	   {Double-framed floor} (Arch.), a double floor having girders	      into which the binding joists are framed.	   {Double fugue} (Mus.), a fugue on two subjects.	   {Double letter}.	      (a) (Print.) Two letters on one shank; a ligature.	      (b) A mail requiring double postage.	   {Double note} (Mus.), a note of double the length of the	      semibreve; a breve. See {Breve}.	   {Double octave} (Mus.), an interval composed of two octaves,	      or fifteen notes, in diatonic progression; a fifteenth.	   {Double pica}. See under {Pica}.	   {Double play} (Baseball), a play by which two players are put	      out at the same time.	   {Double plea} (Law), a plea alleging several matters in	      answer to the declaration, where either of such matters	      alone would be a sufficient bar to the action. --Stephen.	   {Double point} (Geom.), a point of a curve at which two	      branches cross each other. Conjugate or isolated points of	      a curve are called double points, since they possess most	      of the properties of double points (see {Conjugate}). They	      are also called {acnodes}, and those points where the	      branches of the curve really cross are called {crunodes}.	      The extremity of a cusp is also a double point.	   {Double quarrel}. (Eccl. Law) See {Duplex querela}, under	      {Duplex}.	   {Double refraction}. (Opt.) See {Refraction}.	   {Double salt}. (Chem.)	      (a) A mixed salt of any polybasic acid which has been	          saturated by different bases or basic radicals, as the	          double carbonate of sodium and potassium,	          {NaKCO3.6H2O}.	      (b) A molecular combination of two distinct salts, as	          common alum, which consists of the sulphate of	          aluminium, and the sulphate of potassium or ammonium.	          	   {Double shuffle}, a low, noisy dance.	   {Double standard} (Polit. Econ.), a double standard of	      monetary values; i. e., a gold standard and a silver	      standard, both of which are made legal tender.	   {Double star} (Astron.), two stars so near to each other as	      to be seen separate only by means of a telescope. Such	      stars may be only optically near to each other, or may be	      physically connected so that they revolve round their	      common center of gravity, and in the latter case are	      called also binary stars.	   {Double time} (Mil.). Same as {Double-quick}.	   {Double window}, a window having two sets of glazed sashes	      with an air space between them.	      [1913 Webster]	Double \Dou"ble\, adv.	   Twice; doubly.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was double their age.                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Double \Dou"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doubled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Doubling}.] [OE. doblen, dublen, doublen, F. doubler, fr. L.	   duplare, fr. duplus. See {Double}, a.]	   1. To increase by adding an equal number, quantity, length,	      value, or the like; multiply by two; as, to double a sum	      of money; to double a number, or length.	      [1913 Webster]	            Double six thousand, and then treble that. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make of two thicknesses or folds by turning or bending	      together in the middle; to fold one part upon another part	      of; as, to double the leaf of a book, and the like; to	      clinch, as the fist; -- often followed by up; as, to	      double up a sheet of paper or cloth. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then the old man	            Was wroth, and doubled up his hands.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or	      be worth twice as much as.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus re["e]nforced, against the adverse fleet,	            Still doubling ours, brave Rupert leads the way.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass around or by; to march or sail round, so as to	      reverse the direction of motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sailing along the coast, the doubled the promontory	            of Carthage.                          --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) To unite, as ranks or files, so as to form one from	      each two.	      [1913 Webster]	Double \Dou"ble\, v. i.	   1. To be increased to twice the sum, number, quantity,	      length, or value; to increase or grow to twice as much.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is observed in particular nations, that within	            the space of three hundred years, notwithstanding	            all casualties, the number of men doubles. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To return upon one's track; to turn and go back over the	      same ground, or in an opposite direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doubling and turning like a hunted hare. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doubling and doubling with laborious walk.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play tricks; to use sleights; to play false.	      [1913 Webster]	            What penalty and danger you accrue,	            If you be found to double.            --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) To set up a word or words a second time by	      mistake; to make a doublet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To double upon} (Mil.), to inclose between two fires.	      [1913 Webster]	Double \Dou"ble\, n.	   1. Twice as much; twice the number, sum, quantity, length,	      value, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the thief be found, let him pay double. --Ex.	                                                  xxii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Among compositors, a doublet (see {Doublet}, 2.); among	      pressmen, a sheet that is twice pulled, and blurred.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is doubled over or together; a doubling; a	      plait; a fold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rolled up in sevenfold double	            Of plagues.                           --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A turn or circuit in running to escape pursues; hence, a	      trick; a shift; an artifice.	      [1913 Webster]	            These men are too well acquainted with the chase to	            be flung off by any false steps or doubles.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person or thing that is the counterpart of another; a	      duplicate; copy; (Obs.) transcript; -- now chiefly used of	      persons. Hence, a wraith.	      [1913 Webster]	            My charming friend . . . has, I am almost sure, a	            double, who preaches his afternoon sermons for him.	                                                  --Atlantic	                                                  Monthly.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A player or singer who prepares to take the part of	      another player in his absence; a substitute; -- used	      especially of a person who resembles an actor and takes	      the actor's place in scenes requiring special skills; as,	      a stunt double.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. Double beer; strong beer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Eccl.) A feast in which the antiphon is doubled, hat is,	      said twice, before and after the Psalms, instead of only	      half being said, as in simple feasts. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Lawn Tennis) A game between two pairs of players; as, a	      first prize for doubles.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.) An old term for a variation, as in Bach's Suites.	       [1913 Webster]
Double-acting \Dou"ble-act`ing\, a.	   Acting or operating in two directions or with both motions;	   producing a twofold result; as, a double-acting engine or	   pump.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-bank \Dou"ble-bank"\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To row by rowers sitting side by side in twos on a bank or	   thwart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To double-bank an oar}, to set two men to pulling one oar.	      [1913 Webster]
Double-banked \Dou"ble-banked`\, a.	   Applied to a kind of rowing in which the rowers sit side by	   side in twos, a pair of oars being worked from each bank or	   thwart. Double-barreled
Double-barreled \Dou"ble-bar`reled\, or -barrelled \-bar`relled\
,  a.	   Having two barrels; -- applied to a gun.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-beat valve \Dou"ble-beat` valve"\	   See under {Valve}.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-breasted \Dou"ble-breast`ed\, a.	   Folding or lapping over on the breast, with a row of buttons	   and buttonholes on each side; as, a double-breasted coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-charge \Dou"ble-charge`\, v. t.	   1. To load with a double charge, as of gunpowder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overcharge. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] double cross
double cross \double cross\, double-cross \double-cross\v. t.	   to betray or swindle (a colleague); to promise (a	   collaborator) one thing and to treacherously do another, to	   the detriment of the collaborator.	   Syn: cross, betray.	        [PJC] double cross	double cross \double cross\, double-cross \double-cross\n.	   teh act of double-crossing; the betrayal or swindling of a	   collaborator or colleague.	   Syn: cross, betray.	        [PJC]
double-crosser \double-crosser\ n.	   one who double-crosses another; a person who says one thing	   and does another.	   Syn: double-dealer, betrayer, traitor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
doubled \doubled\ adj.	   1. rendered twice as great or twice as many.	   Syn: double, duplex, twofold, diploid.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. folded in two; as, doubled sheets of paper.	   Syn: doubled over.	        [WordNet 1.5] Double dealer
Double dealer \Dou"ble deal"er\, double-dealer \dou"ble-deal"er\	   One who practices double dealing; a deceitful, trickish	   person; a person who says one thing and does another.	   --L'Estrange.	   Syn: double-crosser, betrayer, traitor.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Double dealing	Double dealing \Dou"ble deal"ing\, double-dealing
\dou"ble-deal"ing\	   False or deceitful dealing; acting in bad faith; deception by	   pretending to entertain one set of intentions while acting	   under the influence of another. See {Double dealing}, under	   {Dealing}. --Shak.	   Syn: duplicity.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
double-dealing \double-dealing\ adj.	   1. given to deception especially by pretending one set of	      feelings and acting under the influence of another; as,	      they accused each other of double-dealing behavior.	   Syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, duplicitous, two-faced.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Double-decker \Dou"ble-deck"er\, n.	   1. (Naut.)	   1. A man-of-war having two gun decks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A tenement house having two families on each floor.	          [Local, U. S.]	      (b) A biplane a["e]roplane or kite. [Colloq.]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. anything having two decks or levels, as a bus with two	      levels for passengers. In older vehicles, less often	      today, the upper deck was open, as on street cars.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Double-dye \Dou"ble-dye`\, v. t.	   To dye again or twice over.	   [1913 Webster]	         To double-dye their robes in scarlet.    --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-dyed \Dou"ble-dyed`\, a.	   Dyed twice; thoroughly or intensely colored; hence; firmly	   fixed in opinions or habits; as, a double-dyed villain.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-ender \Dou"ble-end"er\, n.	   (a) (Naut.) A vessel capable of moving in either direction,	       having bow and rudder at each end.	   (b) (Railroad) A locomotive with pilot at each end. --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]
Double-entendre \Dou"ble-en*ten"dre\, n. [F. double double +	   entendre to mean. This is a barbarous compound of French	   words. The true French equivalent is double entente.]	   A word or expression admitting of a double interpretation,	   one of which is often obscure or indelicate.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-eyed \Dou"ble-eyed`\, a.	   Having a deceitful look. [R.] "Deceitful meanings is	   double-eyed." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubleganger \Dou"ble*gang`er\, n. [G. doppelg[aum]nger; doppel	   double + g[aum]nger walker.]	   An apparition or double of a living person; a	   doppelg[aum]nger.	         Either you are Hereward, or you are his doubleganger.	                                                  --C. Kingsley.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Double-faced \Dou"ble-faced`\, a.	   1. Having two faces designed for use; as, a double-faced	      hammer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deceitful; hypocritical; treacherous. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Double first \Dou"ble first`\ (Eng. Universities)	      (a) A degree of the first class both in classics and	          mathematics.	      (b) One who gains at examinations the highest honor both	          in the classics and the mathematics. --Beaconsfield.	          [1913 Webster]
Double-handed \Dou"ble-hand"ed\, a.	   1. Having two hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deceitful; deceptive. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Double-headed \Dou"ble-head"ed\, a.	   Having two heads; bicipital.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Double-headed rail} (Railroad), a rail whose flanges are	      duplicates, so that when one is worn the other may be	      turned uppermost.	      [1913 Webster]
doubleheader \doubleheader\ n.	   two events, usually entertainment or sports performances,	   occurring immediately in succession or within a short time of	   each other; especially, two sports games played by the same	   teams on the same day, one right after another.	   Note: A doubleheader in baseball is often scheduled between	         teams when a previously shceduled game is postponed, as	         due to rain or other interfering factors. In such	         cases, the admission price for the doubleheader remains	         that of a single game, though two games are played.	   Syn: twin bill, double feature.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Double-hearted \Dou"ble-heart"ed\, a.	   Having a false heart; deceitful; treacherous. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-hung \Dou"ble-hung`\, a.	   Having both sashes hung with weights and cords; -- said of a	   window.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-lock \Dou"ble-lock`\, v. t.	   To lock with two bolts; to fasten with double security.	   --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-milled \Dou"ble-milled`\, a.	   Twice milled or fulled, to render more compact or fine; --	   said of cloth; as, double-milled kerseymere.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-minded \Dou"ble-mind"ed\, a.	   Having different minds at different times; unsettled;	   undetermined.	   [1913 Webster]	         A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. --Jas.	                                                  i. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubleness \Dou"ble*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being double or doubled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Duplicity; insincerity. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Double pedro \Double pedro\	   Cinch (the game).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, a. (Mil.)	   Of, or performed in, the fastest time or step in marching,	   next to the run; as, a double-quick step or march.	   [1913 Webster]	Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, n.	   Double-quick time, step, or march.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Double-quick time requires 165 steps, each 33 inches in	         length, to be taken in one minute. The number of steps	         may be increased up to 180 per minute.	         [1913 Webster]	Double-quick \Dou"ble-quick`\, v. i. & t. (Mil.)	   To move, or cause to move, in double-quick time.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubler \Dou"bler\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, doubles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) An instrument for augmenting a very small quantity	      of electricity, so as to render it manifest by sparks or	      the electroscope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part of a distilling apparatus for intercepting the	      heavier fractions and returning them to be redistilled.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Calico Printing) A blanket or felt placed between the	      fabric and the printing table or cylinder.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Double-ripper \Dou"ble-rip"per\, n.	   A kind of coasting sled, made of two sleds fastened together	   with a board, one before the other. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
doubles \dou"bles\ n.	   1. badminton played with two players on each side.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. tennis played with two players on each side.	      [WordNet 1.5]
double-shade \dou"ble-shade`\, v. t.	   To double the natural darkness of (a place). --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
double standard \dou"ble stan"dard\, n.	   a standard or set of principles governing conduct, which is	   applied more stringently or differently to one group of	   people than to another; -- used especially of standards of	   sexual behavior that condemn behavior on the part of women	   that is condoned or not condemned when exhibited by men.	   [PJC]
Double-surfaced \Dou"ble-sur"faced\, a.	   Having two surfaces; -- said specif. of a["e]roplane wings or	   a["e]rocurves which are covered on both sides with fabric,	   etc., thus completely inclosing their frames.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Doublet \Doub"let\, n. [In sense 3, OF. doublet; in sense 4, F.	   doublet, dim. of double double. See {Double}, a.]	   1. Two of the same kind; a pair; a couple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A word or words unintentionally doubled or set up	      a second time.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Lapidary Work) A counterfeit gem, composed of two pieces	      of crystal, with a color them, and thus giving the	      appearance of a naturally colored gem. Also, a piece of	      paste or glass covered by a veneer of real stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Opt.) An arrangement of two lenses for a microscope,	      designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic	      dispersion, thus rendering the image of an object more	      clear and distinct. --W. H. Wollaston.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (See No. 1.) Two dice, each of which, when thrown, has	      the same number of spots on the face lying uppermost; as,	      to throw doublets.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. [Cf. Pr. doblier, dobler draughtboard.] A game	      somewhat like backgammon. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. One of two or more words in the same language derived by	      different courses from the same original from; as, crypt	      and grot are doublets; also, guard and ward; yard and	      garden; abridge and abbreviate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Double-threaded \Dou"ble-thread`ed\, a.	   1. Consisting of two threads twisted together; using two	      threads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) Having two screw threads instead of one; -- said	      of a screw in which the pitch is equal to twice the	      distance between the centers of adjacent threads.	      [1913 Webster]
Double-tongue \Dou"ble-tongue`\, n.	   Deceit; duplicity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now cometh the sin of double-tongue, such as speak fair	         before folk and wickedly behind.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Double-tongued \Dou"ble-tongued`\, a.	   Making contrary declarations on the same subject; deceitful.	   Syn: deceitful, double-faced, hypocritical, Janus-faced,	        two-faced.	        [1913 Webster]	              Likewise must the deacons be grave, not	              double-tongued.                     --1 Tim. iii.	                                                  8.	        [1913 Webster]
Double-tonguing \Dou"ble-tongu`ing\, n. (Mus.)	   A peculiar action of the tongue by flute players in	   articulating staccato notes; also, the rapid repetition of	   notes in cornet playing.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubletree \Dou"ble*tree`\, n.	   The bar, or crosspiece, of a carriage, to which the	   singletrees are attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Doublets \Doub"lets\, n. pl.	   See {Doublet}, 6 and 7.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubling \Dou"bling\, n.	   1. The act of one that doubles; a making double;	      reduplication; also, that which is doubled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A turning and winding; as, the doubling of a hunted hare;	      shift; trick; artifice. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) The lining of the mantle borne about the shield or	      escutcheon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The process of redistilling spirits, to improve the	      strength and flavor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. raising the stakes in a game, such as a card game or	      backgammon, by a factor of 2.	   Syn: double.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Doubling a cape}, {promontory}, etc. (Naut.), sailing around	      or passing beyond a cape, promontory, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Doubloon \Doub*loon"\, n. [F. doublon, Sp. doblon. See {Double},	   a., and cf. {Dupion}.]	   A Spanish gold coin, no longer issued, varying in value at	   different times from over fifteen dollars to about five. See	   {Doblon} in Sup.	   [1913 Webster]
Doublure \Dou`blure"\, n. [F.]	   1. (Bookbinding) The lining of a book cover, esp. one of	      unusual sort, as of tooled leather, painted vellum, rich	      brocade, or the like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Paleon.) The reflexed margin of the trilobite carapace.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Doubly \Dou"bly\ (d[u^]b"l[y^]), adv.	   1. In twice the quantity; to twice the degree; as, doubly	      wise or good; to be doubly sensible of an obligation.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deceitfully. "A man that deals doubly." --Huloet.	      [1913 Webster]
Doubt \Doubt\ (dout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doubted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Doubting}.] [OE. duten, douten, OF. duter, doter,	   douter, F. douter, fr. L. dubitare; akin to dubius doubtful.	   See {Dubious}.]	   1. To waver in opinion or judgment; to be in uncertainty as	      to belief respecting anything; to hesitate in belief; to	      be undecided as to the truth of the negative or the	      affirmative proposition; to b e undetermined.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even in matters divine, concerning some things, we	            may lawfully doubt, and suspend our judgment.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            To try your love and make you doubt of mine.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive. [Obs.]	   Syn: To waver; vacillate; fluctuate; hesitate; demur;	        scruple; question.	        [1913 Webster]	Doubt \Doubt\, v. t.	   1. To question or hold questionable; to withhold assent to;	      to hesitate to believe, or to be inclined not to believe;	      to withhold confidence from; to distrust; as, I have heard	      the story, but I doubt the truth of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            To admire superior sense, and doubt their own!	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            I doubt not that however changed, you keep	            So much of what is graceful.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To doubt not but}.	            I do not doubt but I have been to blame. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            We doubt not now	            But every rub is smoothed on our way. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: That is, we have no doubt to prevent us from believing,	         etc. (or notwithstanding all that may be said to the	         contrary) -- but having a preventive sense, after verbs	         of "doubting" and "denying" that convey a notion of	         hindrance. --E. A. Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To suspect; to fear; to be apprehensive of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Edmond [was a] good man and doubted God. --R. of	                                                  Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]	            I doubt some foul play.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That I of doubted danger had no fear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill with fear; to affright. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The virtues of the valiant Caratach	            More doubt me than all Britain.       --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Doubt \Doubt\, n. [OE. dute, doute, F. doute, fr. douter to	   doubt. See {Doubt}, v. i.]	   1. A fluctuation of mind arising from defect of knowledge or	      evidence; uncertainty of judgment or mind; unsettled state	      of opinion concerning the reality of an event, or the	      truth of an assertion, etc.; hesitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doubt is the beginning and the end of our efforts to	            know.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doubt, in order to be operative in requiring an	            acquittal, is not the want of perfect certainty	            (which can never exist in any question of fact) but	            a defect of proof preventing a reasonable assurance	            of quilt.                             --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncertainty of condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy life shall hang in doubt before thee. --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 66.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suspicion; fear; apprehension; dread. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I stand in doubt of you.              --Gal. iv. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor slack her threatful hand for danger's doubt.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Difficulty expressed or urged for solution; point	      unsettled; objection.	      [1913 Webster]	            To every doubt your answer is the same. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {No doubt}, undoubtedly; without doubt.	   {Out of doubt}, beyond doubt. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   Syn: Uncertainty; hesitation; suspense; indecision;	        irresolution; distrust; suspicion; scruple; perplexity;	        ambiguity; skepticism.	        [1913 Webster]
Doubtable \Doubt"a*ble\, a. [OF. doutable, L. dubitabilis, from	   dubitare. Cf. {Dubitable}.]	   1. Capable of being doubted; questionable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of being feared; redoubtable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Doubtance \Doubt"ance\, n. [OF. doutance. Cf. {Dubitancy}.]	   State of being in doubt; uncertainty; doubt. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubter \Doubt"er\, n.	   One who doubts; one whose opinion is unsettled; one who	   scruples.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubtful \Doubt"ful\, a.	   1. Not settled in opinion; undetermined; wavering; hesitating	      in belief; also used, metaphorically, of the body when its	      action is affected by such a state of mind; as, we are	      doubtful of a fact, or of the propriety of a measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methinks I should know you, and know this man;	            Yet I am doubtful.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With doubtful feet and wavering resolution.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admitting of doubt; not obvious, clear, or certain;	      questionable; not decided; not easy to be defined,	      classed, or named; as, a doubtful case, hue, claim, title,	      species, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beauty is but a vain and doubtful good. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it a great cruelty to expel from our abode the	            enemy of our peace, or even the doubtful friend [i.	            e., one as to whose sincerity there may be doubts]?	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by ambiguity; dubious; as, a doubtful	      expression; a doubtful phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of uncertain issue or event.	      [1913 Webster]	            We . . . have sustained one day in doubtful fight.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strife between the two principles had been long,	            fierce, and doubtful.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fearful; apprehensive; suspicious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am doubtful that you have been conjunct	            And bosomed with her.                 --Shak.	   Syn: Wavering; vacillating; hesitating; undetermined;	        distrustful; dubious; uncertain; equivocal; ambiguous;	        problematical; questionable.	        [1913 Webster]
Doubtfully \Doubt"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a doubtful manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor did the goddess doubtfully declare.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubtfulness \Doubt"ful*ness\, n.	   1. State of being doubtful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncertainty of meaning; ambiguity; indefiniteness. " The	      doubtfulness of his expressions." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Uncertainty of event or issue. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Doubting \Doubt"ing\, a.	   That is uncertain; that distrusts or hesitates; having	   doubts. -- {Doubt"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubtless \Doubt"less\, a.	   Free from fear or suspicion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pretty child, sleep doubtless and secure. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Doubtless \Doubt"less\, adv.	   Undoubtedly; without doubt.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubtlessly \Doubt"less*ly\, adv.	   Unquestionably. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Doubtous \Doubt"ous\, a. [OF. dotos, douteus, F. douteux.]	   Doubtful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Douc \Douc\, n. (Zool.)	   A monkey ({Semnopithecus nem[ae]us}), remarkable for its	   varied and brilliant colors. It is a native of Cochin China.	   [1913 Webster]
Douce \Douce\, a. [F. doux, masc., douce, fem., sweet, fr. L.	   duleis sweet.]	   1. Sweet; pleasant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sober; prudent; sedate; modest. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And this is a douce, honest man.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Doucepere \Douce"pere`\, n. [F. les douze pairs the twelve peers	   of France, renowned in romantic fiction.]	   One of the twelve peers of France, companions of Charlemagne	   in war. [Written also {douzepere}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Big-looking like a doughty doucepere.    --Spenser.	   Doucet
Doucet \Dou"cet\, Dowset \Dow"set\, n. [F. doucet sweet, dim. of	   doux. See {Douce}.]	   1. A custard. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dowcet, or deep's testicle.	      [1913 Webster]
Douceur \Dou`ceur"\, n. [F., fr. doux sweet. See {Douce}.]	   1. Gentleness and sweetness of manner; agreeableness.	      --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gift for service done or to be done; an honorarium; a	      present; sometimes, a bribe. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Douche \Douche\, n. [F., fr. It. doccia, fr. docciare to flow,	   pour, fr. an assumed LL. ductiare, fr. L. ducere, ductum, to	   lead, conduct (water). See {Duct}.]	   1. A jet or current of water or vapor directed upon some part	      of the body to benefit it medicinally; a douche bath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A syringe.	      [1913 Webster]
Doucine \Dou"cine\, n. [F.] (Arch.)	   Same as Cyma?recta, under {Cyma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Doucker \Douck"er\, n. [From aouck, for duck. See {Duck}, v. t.]	   (Zool.)	   A grebe or diver; -- applied also to the golden-eye, pochard,	   scoter, and other ducks. [Written also {ducker}.] [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dough \Dough\, n. [OE. dagh, dogh, dow, AS. d[=a]h; akin to D.	   deeg, G. teig, Icel. deig, Sw. deg, Dan. deig, Goth. daigs;	   also, to Goth. deigan to knead, L. fingere to form, shape,	   Skr. dih to smear; cf. Gr. ? wall, ? to touch, handle. ?. Cf.	   {Feign}, {Figure}, {Dairy}, {Duff}.]	   1. Paste of bread; a soft mass of moistened flour or meal,	      kneaded or unkneaded, but not yet baked; as, to knead	      dough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything of the consistency of such paste.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To have one's cake dough}. See under {Cake}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dough-baked \Dough"-baked`\, a.	   Imperfectly baked; hence, not brought to perfection;	   unfinished; also, of weak or dull understanding. [Colloq.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughbird \Dough"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The Eskimo curlew ({Numenius borealis}). See {Curlew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughface \Dough"face`\, n.	   A contemptuous nickname for a timid, yielding politician, or	   one who is easily molded. [Political cant, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dough-faced \Dough"-faced`\, a.	   Easily molded; pliable.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughfaceism \Dough"face`ism\, n.	   The character of a doughface; truckling pliability.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughiness \Dough"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being doughy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dough-kneaded \Dough"-knead`ed\, a.	   Like dough; soft.	   [1913 Webster]	         He demeans himself . . . like a dough-kneaded thing.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughnut \Dough"nut\, n.	   A small cake (usually sweetened) fried in a kettle of boiling	   lard.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughtily \Dough"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a doughty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughtiness \Dough"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughtren \Dough"tren\, n. pl. [See {Daughter}.]	   Daughters. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Doughty \Dough"ty\ (dou"t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Doughtier}	   (dou"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Doughtiest}.] [OE. duhti, dohti,	   douhti, brave, valiant, fit, useful, AS. dyhtig; akin to G.	   t["u]chtig, Dan. dygtig, Sw. dygdig virtuous, and fr. AS.	   dugan to avail, be of use, be strong, akin to D. deugen, OHG.	   tugan, G. taugen, Icel. & Sw. duga, Dan. due, Goth. dugan,	   but of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. duh to milk, give milk,	   draw out, or Gr. ty`chh fortune. [root]68.]	   Able; strong; valiant; redoubtable; as, a doughty hero.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sir Thopas wex [grew] a doughty swain.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doughty families, hugging old musty quarrels to their	         hearts, buffet each other from generation to	         generation.                              --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Now seldom used, except in irony or burlesque.	         [1913 Webster]
Doughy \Dough"y\ (d[=o]"[y^]), a.	   Like dough; soft and heavy; pasty; crude; flabby and pale;	   as, a doughy complexion.	   [1913 Webster]
Doulocracy \Dou*loc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. doy^los slave + kratei^n to	   rule.]	   A government by slaves. [Written also {dulocracy}.] --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Doum palm \Doum" palm`\ (d[=oo]m" p[aum]m`).	   See {Doom palm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Doupe \Doupe\, n. (Zool.)	   The carrion crow. [Written also {dob}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dour \Dour\, a. [Cf. F. dur, L. durus.]	   Hard; inflexible; obstinate; sour in aspect; hardy; bold.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A dour wife, a sour old carlin.          --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster] Doura
Doura \Dou"ra\, dourah \dourah\, n.	   sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa; A kind of	   millet. See {Durra}.	   Syn: durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet,	        Guinea corn.	        [1913 Webster]
Douroucouli \Dou`rou*cou"li\, n. (Zool.)	   A small, nocturnal, South American monkey of the genus	   {Aotus} (formerly {Nyctipithecus trivirgatus}), with large	   owl-like eyes; hence, the common name {owl monkey}. [Written	   also {Durukuli} and {dourikuli}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC ]
Douse \Douse\ (dous), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doused} (doust); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dousing}.] [Cf. {Dowse}, and OD. donsen to	   strike with the fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down	   violently and noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]	   1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to	      dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly;	      as, douse the topsail.	      [1913 Webster]	Douse \Douse\, v. i.	   To fall suddenly into water. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Douse \Douse\, v. t. [AS. dw[ae]scan. (Skeat.)]	   To put out; to extinguish; as, douse the lights. [Slang] " To	   douse the glim." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dousing-chock \Dous"ing-chock`\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   One of several pieces fayed across the apron and lapped in	   the knightheads, or inside planking above the upper deck.	   --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dout \Dout\, v. t. [Do + out. Cf. {Doff}.]	   To put out. [Obs.] "It douts the light." --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Douter \Dout"er\, n.	   An extinguisher for candles. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dove \Dove\ (d[u^]v), n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[=u]fe;	   akin to OS. d[=u]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[=u]ba, G. taube, Icel.	   d[=u]fa, Sw. dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[=u]b[=o]; perh. from	   the root of E. dive.]	   1. (Zool.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} and various	      related genera. The species are numerous.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called	         {fantails}, {tumblers}, {carrier pigeons}, etc., was	         derived from the {rock pigeon} ({Columba livia}) of	         Europe and Asia; the {turtledove} of Europe, celebrated	         for its sweet, plaintive note, is {Columba turtur} or	         {Turtur vulgaris}; the {ringdove}, the largest of	         European species, is {Columba palumbus}; the {Carolina	         dove}, or {Mourning dove}, is {Zenaidura macroura}; the	         {sea dove} is the little auk ({Mergulus alle} or {Alle	         alle}). See {Turtledove}, {Ground dove}, and {Rock	         pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of peace, innocence,	         gentleness, and affection; also, in art and in the	         Scriptures, the typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A word of endearment for one regarded as pure and gentle.	      [1913 Webster]	            O my dove, . . . let me hear thy voice. --Cant. ii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a person advocating peace, compromise or conciliation	      rather than war or conflict. Opposite of {hawk}.	      [PJC]	   {Dove tick} (Zool.), a mite ({Argas reflexus}) which infests	      doves and other birds.	   {Soiled dove}, a prostitute. [Slang] Dovecot
Dovecot \Dove"cot`\, Dovecote \Dove"cote`\, n.	   A small house or box, raised to a considerable height above	   the ground, and having compartments, in which domestic	   pigeons breed; a dove house.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like an eagle in a dovecote, I	         Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dove-eyed \Dove"-eyed`\, a.	   Having eyes like a dove; meekeyed; as, dove-eyed Peace.	   [1913 Webster]
Dovekie \Dove"kie\, n. (Zool.)	   A guillemot ({Uria grylle}), of the arctic regions. Also	   applied to the little auk or sea dove. See under {Dove}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dovelet \Dove"let\, n.	   A young or small dove. --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]
Dovelike \Dove"like`\, a.	   Mild as a dove; gentle; pure and lovable. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Dove plant \Dove" plant`\ (Bot.)	   A Central American orchid ({Peristeria elata}), having a	   flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose	   white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the	   flower resembles a dove; -- called also {Holy Spirit plant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dover's Powder \Do"ver's Pow"der\ [From Dr. Dover, an English	   physician.] (Med.)	   A powder of ipecac and opium, compounded, in the United	   States, with sugar of milk, but in England (as formerly in	   the United States) with sulphate of potash, and in France (as	   in Dr. Dover's original prescription) with nitrate and	   sulphate of potash and licorice. It is an anodyne	   diaphoretic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dove's-foot \Dove's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A small annual species of Geranium, native in England; --	       so called from the shape of the leaf.	   (b) The columbine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	       [1913 Webster]
Doveship \Dove"ship\, n.	   The possession of dovelike qualities, harmlessness and	   innocence. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, n. (Carp.)	   A flaring tenon, or tongue (shaped like a bird's tail	   spread), and a mortise, or socket, into which it fits	   tightly, making an interlocking joint between two pieces	   which resists pulling a part in all directions except one.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dovetail molding} (Arch.), a molding of any convex section	      arranged in a sort of zigzag, like a series of dovetails.	      	   {Dovetail saw} (Carp.), a saw used in dovetailing.	      [1913 Webster]	Dovetail \Dove"tail`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dovetailed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Dovetailing}.]	   1. (Carp.)	      (a) To cut to a dovetail.	      (b) To join by means of dovetails.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit in or connect strongly, skillfully, or nicely; to	      fit ingeniously or complexly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He put together a piece of joinery so crossly	            indented and whimsically dovetailed . . . that it	            was indeed a very curious show.       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Dovish \Dov"ish\, a.	   1. Like a dove; harmless; innocent. "Joined with dovish	      simplicity." --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. advocating peace, compromise or conciliation rather than	      war or conflict. Opposite of {hawkish}	      [PJC]
Dovyalis \Dovyalis\ n.	   a small genus of sometimes spiny shrubs or small trees, found	   in Africa, India, and Sri Lanka.	   Syn: genus {Dovyalis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dow \Dow\, n.	   A kind of vessel. See {Dhow}.	   [1913 Webster]	Dow \Dow\, v. t. [F. douer. See {Dower}.]	   To furnish with a dower; to endow. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Dow \Dow\ (dou), prop. n. (Finance)	   shortened form of {the Dow-Jones Index} or Dow Jones	   Industrial Average; as, the Dow rose 100 points today.	   [PJC]
Dowable \Dow"a*ble\, a. [From {Dow}, v. t.]	   Capable of being endowed; entitled to dower. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowager \Dow"a*ger\, n. [OF. douagiere, fr. douage dower. See	   {Dower}.]	   1. (Eng. Law) A widow endowed, or having a jointure; a widow	      who either enjoys a dower from her deceased husband, or	      has property of her own brought by her to her husband on	      marriage, and settled on her after his decease. --Blount.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A title given in England to a widow, to distinguish her	      from the wife of her husband's heir bearing the same name;	      -- chiefly applied to widows of personages of rank.	      [1913 Webster]	            With prudes for proctors, dowagers for deans.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.	      [1913 Webster]
Dowagerism \Dow"a*ger*ism\, n.	   The rank or condition of a dowager; formality, as that of a	   dowager. Also used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mansions that have passed away into dowagerism.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowcet \Dow"cet\, n. [See {Doucet}.]	   One of the testicles of a hart or stag. [Spelt also	   {doucet}.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowdy \Dow"dy\, a. [Compar. {Dowdier}; superl. {Dowdiest}.]	   [Scot. dawdie slovenly, daw, da sluggard, drab, Prov. E. dowd	   flat, dead.]	   Showing a vulgar taste in dress; awkward and slovenly in	   dress; vulgar-looking. -- {Dow"di*ly}, adv. -- {Dow"di*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	Dowdy \Dow"dy\, n.; pl. {Dowdies}.	   An awkward, vulgarly dressed, inelegant woman. --Shak.	   Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowdyish \Dow"dy*ish\, a.	   Like a dowdy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowel \Dow"el\, n. [Cf. G. d["o]bel peg, F. douelle state of a	   cask, surface of an arch, douille socket, little pipe,	   cartridge.] (Mech.)	   1. A pin, or block, of wood or metal, fitting into holes in	      the abutting portions of two pieces, and being partly in	      one piece and partly in the other, to keep them in their	      proper relative position.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of wood driven into a wall, so that other pieces	      may be nailed to it.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dowel joint}, a joint secured by a dowel or dowels.	   {Dowel pin}, a dowel. See {Dowel}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Dowel \Dow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doweled}or {Dowelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Doweling} or {Dowelling}.]	   To fasten together by dowels; to furnish with dowels; as, a	   cooper dowels pieces for the head of a cask.	   [1913 Webster]
doweling \doweling\ n.	   fastening by dowels.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dower \Dow"er\, n. [F. douaire, LL. dotarium, from L. dotare to	   endow, portion, fr. dos dower; akin to Gr. ? gift, and to L.	   dare to give. See 1st {Date}, and cf. {Dot} dowry,	   {Dotation}.]	   1. That with which one is gifted or endowed; endowment; gift.	      [1913 Webster]	            How great, how plentiful, how rich a dower! --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man in his primeval dower arrayed.    --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The property with which a woman is endowed; especially:	      (a) That which a woman brings to a husband in marriage;	          dowry. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                His wife brought in dower Cilicia's crown.	                                                  --Dryden.	      (b) (Law) That portion of the real estate of a man which	          his widow enjoys during her life, or to which a woman	          is entitled after the death of her husband.	          --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dower, in modern use, is and should be distinguished	         from dowry. The former is a provision for a widow on	         her husband's death; the latter is a bride's portion on	         her marriage. --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Assignment of dower}. See under {Assignment}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dowered \Dow"ered\, p. a.	   Furnished with, or as with, dower or a marriage portion.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowerless \Dow"er*less\, a.	   Destitute of dower; having no marriage portion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowery \Dow"er*y\, n.	   See {Dower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowitcher \Dow"itch*er\, n. (Zool.)	   The red-breasted or gray snipe ({Macrorhamphus griseus}); --	   called also {brownback}, and {grayback}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dow-Jones Index \Dow-Jones Index\, n. (Finance)	   an index of certain stock prices on the New York Stock	   Exchange, computed by the Dow Jones publishing company as a	   weighted average of the prices of specific stocks in certain	   categories. Three indices are maintained, the Industrials,	   the Transportations, and the Utilities. When used without	   qualification, the term usually refers to the Dow Jones	   Industrial Average.	   Syn: Dow, Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Average. [PJC]	Dow-Jones Industrial Average \Dow-Jones Industrial Average\, n.	   (Finance)	   an index of certain stock prices on the New York Stock	   Exchange, computed by the Dow Jones publishing company as a	   weighted average of the prices of the common stocks of 30	   specific companies classified as "industrial". The Dow Jones	   Industrial Average is often taken as an indicator of the	   movement of American stock prices generally, though other	   indices are maintained, averaging the prices of other stocks,	   and these often change in opposite directions from those of	   the DJIA.	   Syn: DJI, DJIA, Dow, Dow Jones, Dow-Jones Average. [PJC]
Dowl \Dowl\, n.	   Same as {Dowle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowlas \Dow"las\, n. [Prob. fr. Doullens, a town of Picardy, in	   France, formerly celebrated for this manufacture.]	   A coarse linen cloth made in the north of England and in	   Scotland, now nearly replaced by calico. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowle \Dowle\, n. [Cf. OF. douille soft. Cf. {Ductile}.]	   Feathery or wool-like down; filament of a feather. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         No feather, or dowle of a feather.       --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Down \Down\, n. [Akin to LG. dune, dun, Icel. d?nn, Sw. dun,	   Dan. duun, G. daune, cf. D. dons; perh. akin to E. dust.]	   1. Fine, soft, hairy outgrowth from the skin or surface of	      animals or plants, not matted and fleecy like wool; esp.:	      (a) (Zool.) The soft under feathers of birds. They have	          short stems with soft rachis and bards and long	          threadlike barbules, without hooklets.	      (b) (Bot.) The pubescence of plants; the hairy crown or	          envelope of the seeds of certain plants, as of the	          thistle.	      (c) The soft hair of the face when beginning to appear.	          [1913 Webster]	                And the first down begins to shade his face.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is made of down, as a bed or pillow; that which	      affords ease and repose, like a bed of down	      [1913 Webster]	            When in the down I sink my head,	            Sleep, Death's twin brother, times my breath.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou bosom softness, down of all my cares!	                                                  --Southern.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Down tree} (Bot.), a tree of Central America ({Ochroma	      Lagopus}), the seeds of which are enveloped in vegetable	      wool.	      [1913 Webster]	Down \Down\ (doun), v. t.	   To cover, ornament, line, or stuff with down. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Down \Down\, n. [OE. dun, doun, AS. d[=u]n; of Celtic origin;	   cf. Ir. d[=u]n hill, fortified hill, Gael. dun heap, hillock,	   hill, W. din a fortified hill or mount; akin to E. town. See	   {Town}, and cf. {Down}, adv. & prep., {Dune}.]	   1. A bank or rounded hillock of sand thrown up by the wind	      along or near the shore; a flattish-topped hill; --	      usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hills afford prospects, as they must needs	            acknowledge who have been on the downs of Sussex.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            She went by dale, and she went by down. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tract of poor, sandy, undulating or hilly land near the	      sea, covered with fine turf which serves chiefly for the	      grazing of sheep; -- usually in the plural. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Seven thousand broad-tailed sheep grazed on his	            downs.                                --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A road for shipping in the English Channel or Straits	      of Dover, near Deal, employed as a naval rendezvous in	      time of war.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the 11th [June, 1771] we run up the channel . . .	            at noon we were abreast of Dover, and about three	            came to an anchor in the Downs, and went ashore at	            Deal.                                 --Cook (First	                                                  Voyage).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. [From the adverb.] A state of depression; low state;	      abasement. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It the downs of life too much outnumber the ups.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	Down \Down\, adv. [For older adown, AS. ad[=u]n, ad[=u]ne,	   prop., from or off the hill. See 3d {Down}, and cf. {Adown},	   and cf. {Adown}.]	   1. In the direction of gravity or toward the center of the	      earth; toward or in a lower place or position; below; --	      the opposite of {up}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in many derived uses, as:	      (a) From a higher to a lower position, literally or	          figuratively; in a descending direction; from the top	          of an ascent; from an upright position; to the ground	          or floor; to or into a lower or an inferior condition;	          as, into a state of humility, disgrace, misery, and	          the like; into a state of rest; -- used with verbs	          indicating motion.	          [1913 Webster]	                It will be rain to-night. Let it come down.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                I sit me down beside the hazel grove.	                                                  --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	                And that drags down his life.     --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	                There is not a more melancholy object in the	                learned world than a man who has written himself	                down.                             --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                The French . . . shone down [i. e., outshone]	                the English.                      --Shak.	      (b) In a low or the lowest position, literally or	          figuratively; at the bottom of a descent; below the	          horizon; on the ground; in a condition of humility,	          dejection, misery, and the like; in a state of quiet.	          [1913 Webster]	                I was down and out of breath.     --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                The moon is down; I have not heard the clock.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                He that is down needs fear no fall. --Bunyan.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. From a remoter or higher antiquity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Venerable men! you have come down to us from a	            former generation.                    --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. From a greater to a less bulk, or from a thinner to a	      thicker consistence; as, to boil down in cookery, or in	      making decoctions. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Down is sometimes used elliptically, standing for go	         down, come down, tear down, take down, put down, haul	         down, pay down, and the like, especially in command or	         exclamation.	               Down, therefore, and beg mercy of the duke.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               If he be hungry more than wanton, bread alone	               will down.                         --Locke.	         Down is also used intensively; as, to be loaded down;	         to fall down; to hang down; to drop down; to pay down.	               The temple of Her[`e] at Argos was burnt down.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	         Down, as well as up, is sometimes used in a	         conventional sense; as, down East.	               Persons in London say down to Scotland, etc., and	               those in the provinces, up to London.	                                                  --Stormonth.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Down helm} (Naut.), an order to the helmsman to put the helm	      to leeward.	   {Down on} or {Down upon} (joined with a verb indicating	      motion, as go, come, pounce), to attack, implying the idea	      of threatening power.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come down upon us with a mighty power. --Shak.	   {Down with}, take down, throw down, put down; -- used in	      energetic command, often by people aroused in crowds,	      referring to people, laws, buildings, etc.; as, down with	      the king! "Down with the palace; fire it." --Dryden.	   {To be down on}, to dislike and treat harshly. [Slang, U.S.]	      	   {To cry down}. See under {Cry}, v. t.	   {To cut down}. See under {Cut}, v. t.	   {Up and down}, with rising and falling motion; to and fro;	      hither and thither; everywhere. "Let them wander up and	      down." --Ps. lix. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	Down \Down\, prep. [From {Down}, adv.]	   1. In a descending direction along; from a higher to a lower	      place upon or within; at a lower place in or on; as, down	      a hill; down a well.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Towards the mouth of a river; towards the sea; as,	      to sail or swim down a stream; to sail down the sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Down the country}, toward the sea, or toward the part where	      rivers discharge their waters into the ocean.	   {Down the sound}, in the direction of the ebbing tide; toward	      the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	Down \Down\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Downed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Downing}.]	   To cause to go down; to make descend; to put down; to	   overthrow, as in wrestling; hence, to subdue; to bring down.	   [Archaic or Colloq.] "To down proud hearts." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         I remember how you downed Beauclerk and Hamilton, the	         wits, once at our house.                 --Madame	                                                  D'Arblay.	   [1913 Webster]	Down \Down\, v. i.	   To go down; to descend. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Down \Down\, a.	   1. Downcast; as, a down look. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Downright; absolute; positive; as, a down denial. [Obs.]	      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Downward; going down; sloping; as, a down stroke; a down	      grade; a down train on a railway.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Down draught}, a downward draft, as in a flue, chimney,	      shaft of a mine, etc.	   {Down in the mouth}, {Down at the mouth} chopfallen;	      dejected.	      [1913 Webster]
down-and-out \down-and-out\ adj.	   1. impoverished; -- usually implying a state of dejection as	      well.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. physically weak.	   Syn: down-and-out.	        [PJC]	down-and-out \down-and-out\ n.	   a person who is destitute; as, he tried to help the	   down-and-out.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Downbear \Down"bear`\, v. t.	   To bear down; to depress.	   [1913 Webster]
downbeat \downbeat\ n. (Music)	   the first beat of a musical measure (as the conductor's arm	   moves downward).	   [WordNet 1.5]
downbound \downbound\ adj.	   leading in a downward direction.	   Syn: down(prenominal), downward(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
down-bow \down-bow\ n. (Music)	   a downward stroke from the heel to the tip of the bow, in	   bowing a stringed instrument. Contrasted with {up-bow}, when	   the bow is moved in the opposite direction.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
downcast \down"cast`\, a.	   Cast downward; directed to the ground, from bashfulness,	   modesty, dejection, or guilt.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is love, said she; and then my downcast eyes,	         And guilty dumbness, witnessed my surprise. --Dryden.	   2. depressed; dispirited; dejected; -- of people.	   Syn: down(predicate), downhearted, low, low-spirited.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {Down"cast`ly}, adv. --	        {Down"cast`ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Downcast \Down"cast`\, n.	   1. Downcast or melancholy look.	      [1913 Webster]	            That downcast of thine eye.           --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A ventilating shaft down which the air passes in	      circulating through a mine.	      [1913 Webster]
Downcome \Down"come`\ (doun"k[u^]m`), n.	   1. Sudden fall; downfall; overthrow. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Iron Manuf.) A pipe for leading combustible gases	      downward from the top of the blast furnace to the	      hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are burned.	      [1913 Webster]
Downcomer \Down"com`er\, n.	   A pipe to conduct something downwards; specif.:	   (a) (Iron Manuf.) A pipe for leading the hot gases from the	       top of a blast furnace downward to the regenerators,	       boilers, etc.	   (b) (Steam Engin.) In some water-tube boilers, a tube larger	       in diameter than the water tubes to conduct the water	       from each top drum to a bottom drum, thus completing the	       circulation.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
downed \downed\ adj.	   1. knocked down.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Football) touched to the ground, thus ending the play; --	      of a football.	      [PJC]
downer \downer\ n.	   a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person.	   [Colloq.]	   Syn: sedative, depressant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Downfall \Down"fall`\ (doun"f[add]l`), n.	   1. A sudden fall; a body of things falling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or	      happiness; destruction; ruin; as, the senator's	      unrestrained sexual escapades led to his downfall.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Dire were the consequences which would follow the	            downfall of so important a place.     --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
Downfallen \Down"fall`en\ (doun"f[add]l`'n), a.	   Fallen; ruined. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Downfalling \Down"fall`ing\, a.	   Falling down.	   [1913 Webster]
Downgyved \Down"gyved`\, a.	   Hanging down like gyves or fetters. [Poetic & Rare] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Downhaul \Down"haul`\ (doun"h[add]l`), n. (Naut.)	   A rope to haul down, or to assist in hauling down, a sail;	   as, a staysail downhaul; a trysail downhaul.	   [1913 Webster]
Downhearted \Down"heart`ed\, a.	   Dejected; low-spirited.	   [1913 Webster]
Downhill \Down"hill`\, adv.	   Towards the bottom of a hill; as, water runs downhill.	   [1913 Webster]	Downhill \Down"hill`\, a.	   Declivous; descending; sloping. "A downhill greensward."	   --Congrewe.	   [1913 Webster]	Downhill \Down"hill`\, n.	   Declivity; descent; slope.	   [1913 Webster]	         On th' icy downhills of this slippery life. --Du Bartas	                                                  (Trans. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Downiness \Down"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being downy.	   [1913 Webster]
Downlooked \Down"looked`\, a.	   Having a downcast countenance; dejected; gloomy; sullen. [R.]	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Downlying \Down"ly`ing\, n.	   The time of retiring to rest; time of repose. --Cavendish.	   [1913 Webster]	   {At the downlying}, at the travail in childbirth. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
down-market \down-market\ adj.	   designed for low-income consumers. Opposite of {upmarket}.	   Syn: downmarket.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Downpour \Down"pour`\, n.	   A pouring or streaming downwards; esp., a heavy or continuous	   shower.	   [1913 Webster]
Downright \Down"right`\, adv.	   1. Straight down; perpendicularly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In plain terms; without ceremony.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall chide downright, if I longer stay. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without delay; at once; completely. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She fell downright into a fit.        --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Downright \Down"right`\, a.	   1. Plain; direct; forthright; unceremonious; blunt; positive;	      as, he spoke in his downright way.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of plain, downright character.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Open; artless; undisguised; absolute; unmixed; as,	      downright atheism.	   Syn: honest-to-goodness. [1913 Webster]	              The downright impossibilities charged upon it.	                                                  --South.	        [1913 Webster]	              Gloomy fancies which in her amounted to downright	              insanity.                           --Prescott.	        -- {Down"right`ly}, adv. -- {Down"right`ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Down-share \Down"-share`\, n.	   A breastplow used in paring off turf on downs. [Eng.]	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Downsitting \Down"sit`ting\, n.	   The act of sitting down; repose; a resting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou knowest my downsitting and my uprising. --Ps.	                                                  cxxxix. 2.	   [1913 Webster]
downsizing \downsizing\ n. (Economics)	   the reduction of expeditures and personnel in order to become	   financial stable; -- of businesses.	   Syn: retrenchment, curtailment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
downslope \downslope\ n.	   a downward slope.	   Syn: descent, declivity, fall, decline.	        [WordNet 1.5]
downstage \downstage\ n. (Theater)	   the front half of a stage. Opposite of {upstage}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	downstage \downstage\ adj. (Theater)	   of or pertaining to the front half of a stage. Opposite of	   {upstage}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	downstage \downstage\ adv. (Theater)	   at the front half of the stage; as, the dialog is clearer	   when conducted downstage. Opposite of {upstage}.	   [WordNet 1.5] downstair
downstair \downstair\, downstairs \downstairs\adj.	   on or of the lower floors of a building, especially the	   ground floor; as, the downstairs (or downstair phone; the	   house has no downstairs bathroom. Opposite of {upstairs}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
downstairs \down"stairs\, adv.	   Down the stairs; to a lower floor; as, she headed downstairs	   as soon as she heard the horn.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Downsteepy \Down"steep`y\, a.	   Very steep. [Obs.] --Florio.	   [1913 Webster]
Downstream \Down"stream`\, adv.	   Down the stream; as, floating downstream.	   [1913 Webster]
Downstroke \Down"stroke`\, n. (Penmanship)	   A stroke made with a downward motion of the pen or pencil.	   [1913 Webster] Down syndrome
Down syndrome \Down" syn`drome\, Down's syndrome \Down's"
syn`drome\, n. (Med.)	   A congenital disorder caused by an extra chromosome 21 in	   some or all cells. It causes a variable number and degree of	   abnormalities, including retarded growth, mental retardation,	   a short nose, prominent epicanthic folds on the eyelids, a	   protruding lower lip, and other physical features having	   varying degrees of deviation from the normal. Called also	   {mongolism}, {trisomy-21} and {trisomy 21 syndrome}.	   [PJC]
Downthrow \Down"throw`\, n. (Geol.)	   The sudden drop or depression of the strata of rocks on one	   side of a fault. See {Throw}, n.
down-to-earth \down-to-earth\ adj.	   facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and	   observation rather than theory. Opposite of {idealistic},	   {unrealistic}, {impractical}, and {pie-in-the-sky}.	   Syn: hardheaded, hard-nosed, practical, pragmatic.	        [WordNet 1.5] Downtrod
Downtrod \Down"trod`\, Downtrodden \Down"trod`den\, a.	   Trodden down; trampled down; abused by superior power.	   --Shak. Downward
Downward \Down"ward\, Downwards \Down"wards\, adv. [AS.	   ad?nweard. See {Down}, adv., and {-ward}.]	   1. From a higher place to a lower; in a descending course;	      as, to tend, move, roll, look, or take root, downward or	      downwards. "Looking downwards." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their heads they downward bent.       --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From a higher to a lower condition; toward misery,	      humility, disgrace, or ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            And downward fell into a groveling swine. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. From a remote time; from an ancestor or predecessor; from	      one to another in a descending line.	      [1913 Webster]	            A ring the county wears,	            That downward hath descended in his house,	            From son to son, some four or five descents. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Downward \Down"ward\, a.	   1. Moving or extending from a higher to a lower place;	      tending toward the earth or its center, or toward a lower	      level; declivous.	      [1913 Webster]	            With downward force	            That drove the sand along he took his way. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Descending from a head, origin, or source; as, a downward	      line of descent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tending to a lower condition or state; depressed;	      dejected; as, downward thoughts. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Downweed \Down"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Cudweed, a species of {Gnaphalium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Downweigh \Down`weigh"\ (-w[=a]"), v. t.	   To weigh or press down.	   [1913 Webster]	         A different sin downweighs them to the bottom.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Down-wind \Down"-wind`\, adv.	   With the wind.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
downwind \down"wind\ adj.	   on the side or in the direction away from the direction from	   which the wind is blowing; in the direction toward which the	   wind is blowing; as, good hunters stay downwind of their	   prey. Opposite of {upwind}, and {windward}.	   Syn: lee(prenominal), leeward.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Downy \Down"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Covered with down, or with pubescence or soft hairs. "A	      downy feather." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plants that . . . have downy or velvet rind upon	            their leaves.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made of, or resembling, down. Hence, figuratively: Soft;	      placid; soothing; quiet. "A downy shower." --Keble. "Downy	      pillow." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time steals on with downy feet.       --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cunning; wary. [Slang, Eng.] --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	Downy woodpecker \Down"y wood"peck*er\ (-[y^]), n. (Zool.)	   A small black and white ladder-backed woodpecker ({Picoides	   pubescens}) of Central and Eastern U. S. and Canada. It	   strongly resembles the hairy woodpecker, but is smaller (6	   1/2"), compared with about 9-1/2" for the hairy. It is common	   in suburban backyards.	   [PJC]
Dowral \Dow"ral\ (dou"ral), a.	   Of or relating to a dower. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dowress \Dow"ress\, n.	   A woman entitled to dower. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowry \Dow"ry\ (dou"r[y^]), n.; pl. {Dowries} (dou"r[i^]z).	   [Contr. from dowery; cf. LL. dotarium. See {Dower}.]	   1. A gift; endowment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The money, goods, or estate, which a woman brings to her	      husband in marriage; a bride's portion on her marriage.	      See Note under {Dower}. --Shak. Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gift or presents for the bride, on espousal. See	      {Dower}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give	            . . .; but give me the damsel to wife. --Gen. xxxiv.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]
Dowse \Dowse\, v. t. [Cf. 1st {Douse}.]	   1. To plunge, or duck into water; to immerse; to douse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. OD. doesen to strike, Norw. dusa to break.] To beat	      or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Dowse \Dowse\, v. i.	   To use the dipping or divining rod, as in search of water,	   ore, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adams had the reputation of having dowsed successfully	         for more than a hundred wells.           --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]	Dowse \Dowse\, n.	   A blow on the face. [Low] --Colman.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowser \Dows"er\, n.	   1. A divining rod used in searching for water, ore, etc., a	      dowsing rod. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who uses the dowser or divining rod. --Eng. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Dowst \Dowst\, n.	   A dowse. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Dowve \Dow"ve\ (dou"ve), n.	   A dove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Doxological \Dox`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to doxology; giving praise to God. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Doxologize \Dox*ol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Doxologized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Doxologizing}.]	   To give glory to God, as in a doxology; to praise God with	   doxologies.	   [1913 Webster]
Doxology \Dox*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Doxologies}. [LL. doxologia,	   Gr. ?, fr. ? praising, giving glory; ? opinion, estimation,	   glory, praise (from ? to think, imagine) + ? to speak: cf. F.	   doxologie. See {Dogma}, and {Legend}.]	   In Christian worship: A hymn expressing praise and honor to	   God; a form of praise to God designed to be sung or chanted	   by the choir or the congregation.	   [1913 Webster]	         David breaks forth into these triumphant praises and	         doxologies.                              --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Doxy \Dox"y\, n.; pl. {Doxies}. [See {Duck} a pet.]	   A loose wench; a disreputable sweetheart. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Doyen \Doy`en"\ (dw[aum]`y[aum]N"), n. [F. See {Dean}.]	   Lit., a dean; the senior member of a body or group; as, the	   doyen of French physicians. "This doyen of newspapers." --A.	   R. Colquhoun.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
doyenne \doy`enne"\ n. f.	   a female doyen.	   [PJC]
doyley \doyley\ n.	   1. a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl;	      same as {doily}.	   Syn: doily, doyly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
doyly \doy"ly\, n.	   See {Doily}.	   Syn: doily, doyley.	        [1913 Webster]
Doze \Doze\ (d[=o]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dozed} (d[=o]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dozing}.] [Prob. akin to daze, dizzy: cf. Icel.	   d[=u]sa to doze, Dan. d["o]se to make dull, heavy, or drowsy,	   d["o]s dullness, drowsiness, d["o]sig drowsy, AS. dw[=ae]s	   dull, stupid, foolish. [root]71. Cf. {Dizzy}.]	   To slumber; to sleep lightly; to be in a dull or stupefied	   condition, as if half asleep; to be drowsy.	   [1913 Webster]	         If he happened to doze a little, the jolly cobbler	         waked him.                               --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Doze \Doze\, v. t.	   1. To pass or spend in drowsiness; as, to doze away one's	      time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make dull; to stupefy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I was an hour . . . in casting up about twenty sums,	            being dozed with much work.           --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	            They left for a long time dozed and benumbed.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Doze \Doze\, n.	   A light sleep; a drowse. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dozen \Doz"en\ (d[u^]z"'n), n.; pl. {Dozen} (before another	   noun), {Dozens} (d[u^]z"'nz). [OE. doseine, dosein, OF.	   doseine, F. douzaine, fr. douze twelve, fr. L. duodecim; duo	   two + decem ten. See {Two}, {Ten}, and cf. {Duodecimal}.]	   1. A collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve;	      with or without of before the substantive which follows.	      "Some six or seven dozen of Scots." "A dozen of shirts to	      your back." "A dozen sons." "Half a dozen friends."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indefinite small number. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A baker's dozen}, thirteen; -- called also a {long dozen}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dozenth \Doz"enth\, a.	   Twelfth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dozer \Doz"er\, n.	   One who dozes or drowses.	   [1913 Webster]
Doziness \Doz"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being dozy; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Dozy \Doz"y\, a.	   Drowsy; inclined to doze; sleepy; sluggish; as, a dozy head.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dozzled \Doz"zled\, a. [[root]71.]	   Stupid; heavy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
DPhil \DPhil\ n.	   1. Doctor of Philosophy, a British doctorate.	   Syn: Doctor of Philosophy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dr \Dr.\ n.	   abbreviation for {doctor}, a title accorded to a person who	   holds a doctorate degree from an academic institution, such	   as a Ph.D. degree or M.D. degree. [abbrev.]	   Syn: doctor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a licensed doctor of medicine.	   Syn: doctor, doc, physician, MD, medico.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drab \Drab\ (dr[a^]b), n. [AS. drabbe dregs, lees; akin to D.	   drab, drabbe, dregs, G. treber; for sense 1, cf. also Gael.	   drabag a slattern, drabach slovenly. Cf. {Draff}.]	   1. A low, sluttish woman. --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lewd wench; a strumpet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wooden box, used in salt works for holding the salt when	      taken out of the boiling pans.	      [1913 Webster]	Drab \Drab\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drabbing}.]	   To associate with strumpets; to wench. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Drab \Drab\, n. [F. drap cloth: LL. drappus, trapus, perh.	   orig., a firm, solid stuff, cf. F. draper to drape, also to	   full cloth; prob. of German origin; cf. Icel. drepa to beat,	   strike, AS. drepan, G. treffen; perh. akin to E. drub. Cf.	   {Drape}, {Trappings}.]	   1. A kind of thick woolen cloth of a dun, or dull brownish	      yellow, or dull gray, color; -- called also {drabcloth}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dull brownish yellow or dull gray color.	      [1913 Webster]	Drab \Drab\, a.	   Of a color between gray and brown. -- n. A drab color.	   [1913 Webster]
Drabber \Drab"ber\, n.	   One who associates with drabs; a wencher. --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Drabbet \Drab"bet\, n.	   A coarse linen fabric, or duck.	   [1913 Webster]
Drabbish \Drab"bish\, a.	   Somewhat drab in color.	   [1913 Webster]	Drabbish \Drab"bish\, a.	   Having the character of a drab or low wench. "The drabbish	   sorceress." --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]
Drabble \Drab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drabbled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Drabbling}.] [???.See {Drab}, {Draff}.]	   To draggle; to wet and befoul by draggling; as, to drabble a	   gown or cloak. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Drabble \Drab"ble\, v. i.	   To fish with a long line and rod; as, to drabble for barbels.	   [1913 Webster]
Drabbler \Drab"bler\, n. (Naut.)	   A piece of canvas fastened by lacing to the bonnet of a sail,	   to give it a greater depth, or more drop.	   [1913 Webster]
Drabble-tail \Drab"ble-tail`\, n.	   A draggle-tail; a slattern. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dracaena \Dra*c[ae]"na\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? she-dragon.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of liliaceous plants with woody stems and	   funnel-shaped flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Drac[ae]na Draco, the source of the dragon's blood of	         the Canaries, forms a tree, sometimes of gigantic size.	         [1913 Webster]
Dracanth \Dra"canth\, n.	   A kind of gum; -- called also {gum tragacanth}, or	   {tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drachm \Drachm\, n. [See {Drachma}.]	   1. A drachma.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Dram}.	      [1913 Webster]
Drachma \Drach"ma\, n.; pl. E. {Drachmas}, L. {Drachm[ae]}. [L.,	   fr. Gr. ?. See {Dram}.]	   1. A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, having a different	      value in different States and at different periods. The	      average value of the Attic drachma is computed to have	      been about 19 cents (U. S. currency, ca. 1913).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gold and silver coin of modern Greece worth 19.3 cents.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight of about 66.5 grains;	      among the modern Greeks, a weight equal to a gram.	      [1913 Webster]
Drachme \Drach"me\, n. [F.]	   See {Drachma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dracin \Dra"cin\, n. [Cf. F. dracine.] (Chem.)	   See {Draconin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Draco \Dra"co\, n. [L. See {Dragon}.]	   1. (Astron.) The Dragon, a northern constellation within	      which is the north pole of the ecliptic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A genus of lizards. See {Dragon}, 6.	      [1913 Webster]
Dracocephalum \Dra`co*ceph"a*lum\ prop. n.	   A genus of American herbs and dwarf shrubs of the mind	   family; the dragonheads.	   Syn: genus {Dracocephalum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Draconian \Dra*co"ni*an\, a.	   Pertaining to Draco, a famous lawgiver of Athens, 621 b. c.	   Used especially in the phrase {Draconian punishment}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Draconian code}, or {Draconian laws}, a code of laws made by	      Draco. Their measures were so severe that they were said	      to be written in letters of blood; hence, any laws of	      excessive rigor.	   {Draconian punishment}, punishment so severe as to seem	      excessive for the crime being punished.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Draconic \Dra*con"ic\, a.	   Relating to Draco, the Athenian lawgiver; or to the	   constellation Draco; or to dragon's blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Draconin \Dra*co"nin\, n. [Cf. F. draconine. See {Draco}.]	   (Chem.)	   A red resin forming the essential basis of dragon's blood; --	   called also {dracin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dracontic \Dra*con"tic\, a. [From L. draco dragon, in allusion	   to the terms dragon's head and dragon's tail.] (Astron.)	   Belonging to that space of time in which the moon performs	   one revolution, from ascending node to ascending node. See	   {Dragon's head}, under {Dragon}. [Obs.] "Dracontic month."	   --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Dracontine \Dra*con"tine\, a. [L. draco dragon.]	   Belonging to a dragon. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dracunculus \Dra*cun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Dracunculi}. [L., dim. of	   draco dragon.] (Zool.)	   (a) A fish; the dragonet.	   (b) The Guinea worm ({Filaria medinensis}).	       [1913 Webster]
Drad \Drad\, p. p. & a.	   Dreaded. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dradde \Drad"de\, imp.	   of {Dread}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dradge \Dradge\, n. (Min.)	   Inferior ore, separated from the better by cobbing.	   --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Draff \Draff\, n. [Cf. D. draf the sediment of ale, Icel. draf	   draff, husks. Cf. 1st {Drab}.]	   Refuse; lees; dregs; the wash given to swine or cows;	   hogwash; waste matter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prodigals lately come from swine keeping, from eating	         draff and husks.                         -- Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The draff and offal of a bygone age.     -- Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mere chaff and draff, much better burnt. -- Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Draffish \Draff"ish\, a.	   Worthless; draffy. --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Draffy \Draff"y\, a.	   Dreggy; waste; worthless.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dregs and draffy part.               -- Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Draft \Draft\ (dr[.a]ft), n. [The same word as draught. OE.	   draught, draht, fr. AS. dragan to draw. See {Draw}, and cf.	   {Draught}.]	   1. The act of drawing; also, the thing drawn. Same as	      {Draught}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Everything available for draft burden. -- S. G.	                                                  Goodrich.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A selecting or detaching of soldiers from an army,	      or from any part of it, or from a military post; also from	      any district, or any company or collection of persons, or	      from the people at large; also, the body of men thus	      drafted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Several of the States had supplied the deficiency by	            drafts to serve for the year.         --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An order from one person or party to another, directing	      the payment of money; a bill of exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	            I thought it most prudent to defer the drafts till	            advice was received of the progress of the loan. --	                                                  A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An allowance or deduction made from the gross weight of	      goods. -- Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A drawing of lines for a plan; a plan delineated, or drawn	      in outline; a delineation. See {Draught}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The form of any writing as first drawn up; the first rough	      sketch of written composition, to be filled in, or	      completed. See {Draught}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Masonry)	      (a) A narrow border left on a finished stone, worked	          differently from the rest of its face.	      (b) A narrow border worked to a plane surface along the	          edge of a stone, or across its face, as a guide to the	          stone-cutter.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Milling) The slant given to the furrows in the dress of a	      millstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) Depth of water necessary to float a ship. See	      {Draught}.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A current of air. Same as {Draught}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A quantity of liquid poured out for drinking; a dose.	       [PJC]	   12. The act of drawing a quantity of liquid from a large	       container; also, the quantity of liquid so drawn.	       [PJC]	   13. A device for regulating the flow of gases in a chimney,	       stovepipe, fireplace, etc.; as, to close the chimney	       draft. It is usually a flat plate of the same internal	       dimensions as the flue, which can be rotated to be	       parallel to or perpendicular to the current of gases.	       [PJC]	Draft \Draft\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or used for, drawing or pulling (as	      vehicles, loads, etc.). Same as {Draught}; as, a draft	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of	      air. Same as {Draught}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The forms draft and draught, in the senses above-given,	         are both in approved use.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Draft box}, {Draft engine}, {Draft horse}, {Draft net},	   {Draft ox}, {Draft tube}. Same as {Draught box}, {Draught	      engine}, etc. See under {Draught}.	      [1913 Webster]	Draft \Draft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drafted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drafting}.]	   1. To draw the outline of; to delineate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compose and write; as, to draft a memorial.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw from a military band or post, or from any	      district, company, or society; to detach; to select;	      especially, to compulsorily select and induct members of a	      population to serve in the armed forces.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            HotLips Houlihan: How did a degenerate person like	            him achieve such a position of responsibility in the	            army? Radar: He was drafted.          --M*A*S*H (the	                                                  movie)	            Some royal seminary in Upper Egypt, from whence they	            drafted novices to supply their colleges and	            temples.                              -- Holwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To transfer by draft.	      [1913 Webster]	            All her rents been drafted to London. -- Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]
drafting \drafting\ n.	   1. writing a first version to be filled out and polished	      later.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the craft of drawing blueprints.	   Syn: mechanical drawing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a creation of artistic drawings.	   Syn: drawing, draftsmanship.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Draftsman \Drafts"man\, n.	   See {Draughtsman}.	   [1913 Webster]
draftsmanship \draftsmanship\ n.	   the creation of artistic drawings.	   Syn: drawing, drafting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
draftsperson \draftsperson\ n.	   a skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines.	   Syn: draftsman, draughtsman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
drafty \draft"y\ adj.	   not airtight; allowing in currents of air, especially	   uncomfortably cold air; -- of buildings.	   Syn: draughty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drag \Drag\, n. [See 3d {Dredge}.]	   A confection; a comfit; a drug. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Drag \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 same	   word as E. draw. ? See {Draw}.]	   1. To draw slowly or heavily onward; to pull along the ground	      by main force; to haul; to trail; -- applied to drawing	      heavy or resisting bodies or those inapt for drawing, with	      labor, along the ground or other surface; as, to drag	      stone or timber; to drag a net in fishing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dragged by the cords which through his feet were	            thrust.                               --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grossness of his nature will have weight to drag	            thee down.                            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A needless Alexandrine ends the song	            That, like a wounded snake, drags its slow length	            along.                                --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break, as land, by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to	      harrow; to draw a drag along the bottom of, as a stream or	      other water; hence, to search, as by means of a drag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then while I dragged my brains for such a song.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw along, as something burdensome; hence, to pass in	      pain or with difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have dragged a lingering life.        -- Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To drag an anchor} (Naut.), to trail it along the bottom	      when the anchor will not hold the ship.	   Syn: See {Draw}.	        [1913 Webster]	Drag \Drag\, v. i.	   1. To be drawn along, as a rope or dress, on the ground; to	      trail; to be moved onward along the ground, or along the	      bottom of the sea, as an anchor that does not hold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance	      with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The day drags through, though storms keep out the	            sun.                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long, open panegyric drags at best.   -- Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.	      [1913 Webster]	            A propeller is said to drag when the sails urge the	            vessel faster than the revolutions of the screw can	            propel her.                           --Russell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fish with a dragnet.	      [1913 Webster]	Drag \Drag\, n. [See {Drag}, v. t., and cf. {Dray} a cart, and	   1st {Dredge}.]	   1. The act of dragging; anything which is dragged.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A net, or an apparatus, to be drawn along the bottom under	      water, as in fishing, searching for drowned persons, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of sledge for conveying heavy bodies; also, a kind	      of low car or handcart; as, a stone drag.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A heavy coach with seats on top; also, a heavy carriage.	      [Collog.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A heavy harrow, for breaking up ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   6.	      (a) Anything towed in the water to retard a ship's	          progress, or to keep her head up to the wind; esp., a	          canvas bag with a hooped mouth, so used. See {Drag	          sail} (below).	      (b) Also, a skid or shoe, for retarding the motion of a	          carriage wheel.	      (c) Hence, anything that retards; a clog; an obstacle to	          progress or enjoyment.	          [1913 Webster]	                My lectures were only a pleasure to me, and no	                drag.                             --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. Motion affected with slowness and difficulty, as if	      clogged. "Had a drag in his walk." -- Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Founding) The bottom part of a flask or mold, the upper	      part being the cope.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Masonry) A steel instrument for completing the dressing	      of soft stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Marine Engin.) The difference between the speed of a	       screw steamer under sail and that of the screw when the	       ship outruns the screw; or between the propulsive effects	       of the different floats of a paddle wheel. See Citation	       under {Drag}, v. i., 3.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Drag sail} (Naut.), a sail or canvas rigged on a stout	      frame, to be dragged by a vessel through the water in	      order to keep her head to the wind or to prevent drifting;	      -- called also {drift sail}, {drag sheet}, {drag anchor},	      {sea anchor}, {floating anchor}, etc.	   {Drag twist} (Mining), a spiral hook at the end of a rod for	      cleaning drilled holes.	      [1913 Webster]
Dragantine \Dra*gan"tine\, n. [See {Dracanth}.]	   A mucilage obtained from, or containing, gum tragacanth.	   [1913 Webster]
Dragbar \Drag"bar`\, n.	   Same as {Drawbar}	   (b) . Called also {draglink}, and {drawlink}. [U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]
Dragbolt \Drag"bolt`\, n.	   A coupling pin. See under {Coupling}. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
dragee \dragee\ n.	   1. sugar-coated medication.	   Syn: drag['e]es. [WordNet 1.5]	   2. silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. sugar-coated nut or fruit piece.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Drag'ees \Dra`g['e]es"\, n. pl. [F. See 3d {Dredge}.] (Pharmacy)	   Sugar-coated medicines.	   [1913 Webster]
dragging \dragging\ adj.	   painfully or tediously slow and boring; as, the dragging	   minutes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Draggle \Drag"gle\ (dr[a^]g"g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draggled}	   (dr[a^]g"g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Draggling}	   (dr[a^]g"gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of drag. [root]73. Cf. {Drawl}.]	   To wet and soil by dragging on the ground, mud, or wet grass;	   to drabble; to trail. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	         With draggled nets down-hanging to the tide. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	Draggle \Drag"gle\, v. i.	   To be dragged on the ground; to become wet or dirty by being	   dragged or trailed in the mud or wet grass. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
draggled \draggled\ adj.	   limp and soiled as if dragged in the mud.	   Syn: bedraggled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Draggle-tail \Drag"gle-tail`\, n.	   A slattern who suffers her gown to trail in the mire; a	   drabble-tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Draggle-tailed \Drag"gle-tailed`\, a.	   Untidy; sluttish; slatternly. --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster] Drag line
Drag line \Drag line\ or Drag rope \Drag rope\ (A["e]ronautics)	   A guide rope.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Draglink \Drag"link`\, n. (Mach.)	   (a) A link connecting the cranks of two shafts.	   (b) A drawbar.	       [1913 Webster]
Dragman \Drag"man\, n.; pl. {Dragmen}.	   A fisherman who uses a dragnet. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Dragnet \Drag"net`\, n. [Cf. AS. dr[ae]gnet.]	   A net to be drawn along the bottom of a body of water, as in	   fishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Dragoman \Drag"o*man\, n.; pl. {Dragomans}. [From F. dragoman,	   or Sp. dragoman, or It. dragomanno; all fr. LGr. ?, Ar.	   tarjum[=a]n, from the same source as E. targum. Cf.	   {Drogman}, {Truchman}.]	   An interpreter; -- so called in the Levant and other parts of	   the East.	   [1913 Webster]
dragon \drag"on\ (dr[a^]g"[u^]n), n. [F. dragon, L. draco, fr.	   Gr. dra`kwn, prob. fr. de`rkesqai, dra`kein, to look (akin to	   Skr. dar[,c] to see), and so called from its terrible eyes.	   Cf. {Drake} a dragon, {Dragoon}.]	   1. (Myth.) A fabulous animal, generally represented as a	      monstrous winged serpent or lizard, with a crested head	      and enormous claws, and regarded as very powerful and	      ferocious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dragons which appear in early paintings and	            sculptures are invariably representations of a	            winged crocodile.                     --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Scripture the term dragon refers to any great	         monster, whether of the land or sea, usually to some	         kind of serpent or reptile, sometimes to land serpents	         of a powerful and deadly kind. It is also applied	         metaphorically to Satan.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thou breakest the heads of the dragons in the	               waters.                            -- Ps. lxxiv.	                                                  13.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder; the	               young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample	               under feet.                        -- Ps. xci.	                                                  13.	         [1913 Webster]	               He laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent,	               which is the Devil and Satan, and bound him a	               thousand years.                    --Rev. xx. 2.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A fierce, violent person, esp. a woman. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A constellation of the northern hemisphere	      figured as a dragon; Draco.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A luminous exhalation from marshy grounds, seeming to move	      through the air as a winged serpent.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil. Antiq.) A short musket hooked to a swivel attached	      to a soldier's belt; -- so called from a representation of	      a dragon's head at the muzzle. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) A small arboreal lizard of the genus Draco, of	      several species, found in the East Indies and Southern	      Asia. Five or six of the hind ribs, on each side, are	      prolonged and covered with weblike skin, forming a sort of	      wing. These prolongations aid them in making long leaps	      from tree to tree. Called also {flying lizard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) A variety of carrier pigeon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Her.) A fabulous winged creature, sometimes borne as a	      charge in a coat of arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dragon is often used adjectively, or in combination, in	         the sense of relating to, resembling, or characteristic	         of, a dragon.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dragon arum} (Bot.), the name of several species of	      {Aris[ae]ma}, a genus of plants having a spathe and	      spadix. See {Dragon root}(below).	   {Dragon fish} (Zool.), the dragonet.	   {Dragon fly} (Zool.), any insect of the family	      {Libellulid[ae]}. They have finely formed, large and	      strongly reticulated wings, a large head with enormous	      eyes, and a long body; -- called also {mosquito hawks}.	      Their larv[ae] are aquatic and insectivorous.	   {Dragon root} (Bot.), an American aroid plant ({Aris[ae]ma	      Dracontium}); green dragon.	   {Dragon's blood}, a resinous substance obtained from the	      fruit of several species of {Calamus}, esp. from {Calamus	      Rotang} and {Calamus Draco}, growing in the East Indies. A	      substance known as dragon's blood is obtained by exudation	      from {Drac[ae]na Draco}; also from {Pterocarpus Draco}, a	      tree of the West Indies and South America. The color is	      red, or a dark brownish red, and it is used chiefly for	      coloring varnishes, marbles, etc. Called also {Cinnabar	      Gr[ae]corum}.	   {Dragon's head}.	      (a) (Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus	          {Dracocephalum}. They are perennial herbs closely	          allied to the common catnip.	      (b) (Astron.) The ascending node of a planet, indicated,	          chiefly in almanacs, by the symbol ?. The deviation	          from the ecliptic made by a planet in passing from one	          node to the other seems, according to the fancy of	          some, to make a figure like that of a dragon, whose	          belly is where there is the greatest latitude; the	          intersections representing the head and tail; -- from	          which resemblance the denomination arises. --Encyc.	          Brit.	   {Dragon shell} (Zool.), a species of limpet.	   {Dragon's skin}, fossil stems whose leaf scars somewhat	      resemble the scales of reptiles; -- a name used by miners	      and quarrymen. --Stormonth.	   {Dragon's tail} (Astron.), the descending node of a planet,	      indicated by the symbol ?. See {Dragon's head} (above).	   {Dragon's wort} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Artemisia}	      ({Artemisia dracunculus}).	   {Dragon tree} (Bot.), a West African liliaceous tree	      ({Drac[ae]na Draco}), yielding one of the resins called	      dragon's blood. See {Drac[ae]na}.	   {Dragon water}, a medicinal remedy very popular in the	      earlier half of the 17th century. "Dragon water may do	      good upon him." --Randolph (1640).	   {Flying dragon}, a large meteoric fireball; a bolide.	      [1913 Webster]
Dragonet \Drag"on*et\, n.	   1. A little dragon. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small British marine fish ({Callionymuslyra});	      -- called also {yellow sculpin}, {fox}, and {gowdie}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dragonish \Drag"on*ish\, a.	   resembling a dragon. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dragonlike \Drag"on*like`\ (-l[imac]k`), a.	   Like a dragon. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dragonnade \Drag`on*nade"\ (dr[a^]g`[o^]n*n[=a]d"), n. [F., fr.	   dragon dragoon, because Louis XIV., in persecuting the	   Protestants of his kingdom, quartered dragoons upon them.]	   The severe persecution of French Protestants under Louis	   XIV., by an armed force, usually of dragoons; hence, a rapid	   and devastating incursion; dragoonade.	   [1913 Webster]	         He learnt it as he watched the dragonnades, the	         tortures, the massacres of the Netherlands. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	   Dragon's head	   Dragon's blood
Dragon's blood \Drag"on's blood\, Dragon's head \Drag"on's
head\, Dragon's tail \Drag"on's tail\ .	   See {Dragon's blood}, {Dragon's head}, etc., under {Dragon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dragoon \Dra*goon"\ (dr[.a]*g[=oo]n"), n. [F. dragon dragon,	   dragoon, fr. L. draco dragon, also, a cohort's standard (with	   a dragon on it). The name was given from the sense standard.	   See {Dragon}.]	   1. ((Mil.) Formerly, a soldier who was taught and armed to	      serve either on horseback or on foot; now, a mounted	      soldier; a cavalry man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of pigeon. --Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dragoon bird} (Zool.), the umbrella bird.	      [1913 Webster]	Dragoon \Dra*goon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dragooned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dragooning}.]	   1. To harass or reduce to subjection by dragoons; to	      persecute by abandoning a place to the rage of soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compel submission by violent measures; to harass; to	      persecute.	      [1913 Webster]	            The colonies may be influenced to anything, but they	            can be dragooned to nothing.          --Price.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lewis the Fourteenth is justly censured for trying	            to dragoon his subjects to heaven.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Dragoonade \Drag`oon*ade"\, n.	   See {Dragonnade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dragooner \Dra*goon"er\, n.	   A dragoon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Drail \Drail\ (dr[=a]l), v. t. & i. [[root]73.]	   To trail; to draggle. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Drain \Drain\ (dr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drained}	   (dr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Draining}.] [AS. drehnigean to	   drain, strain; perh. akin to E. draw.]	   1. To draw off by degrees; to cause to flow gradually out or	      off; hence, to cause the exhaustion of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fountains drain the water from the ground adjacent.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            But it was not alone that the he drained their	            treasure and hampered their industry. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhaust of liquid contents by drawing them off; to make	      gradually dry or empty; to remove surface water, as from	      streets, by gutters, etc.; to deprive of moisture; hence,	      to exhaust; to empty of wealth, resources, or the like;	      as, to drain a country of its specie.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sinking waters, the firm land to drain,	            Filled the capacious deep and formed the main.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To filter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Salt water, drained through twenty vessels of earth,	            hath become fresh.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Drain \Drain\, v. i.	   1. To flow gradually; as, the water of low ground drains off.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become emptied of liquor by flowing or dropping; as,	      let the vessel stand and drain.	      [1913 Webster]	Drain \Drain\, n.	   1. The act of draining, or of drawing off; gradual and	      continuous outflow or withdrawal; as, the drain of specie	      from a country; the project is a drain on resources.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That means of which anything is drained; a channel; a	      trench; a water course; a sewer; a sink.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The grain from the mashing tub; as, brewers' drains.	      [Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Box drain}, {Counter drain}. See under {Box}, {Counter}.	   {Right of drain} (Law), an easement or servitude by which one	      man has a right to convey water in pipes through or over	      the estate of another. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Drainable \Drain"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being drained.	   [1913 Webster]
Drainage \Drain"age\, n.	   1. A draining; a gradual flowing off of any liquid; also,	      that which flows out of a drain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mode in which the waters of a country pass off by its	      streams and rivers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Engin.) The system of drains and their operation, by	      which superfluous water is removed from towns, railway	      beds, mines, and other works.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Area or district drained; as, the drainage of the Po, the	      Thames, etc. --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Surg.) The act, process, or means of drawing off the pus	      or fluids from a wound, abscess, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Drainage tube} (Surg.), a tube introduced into a wound,	      etc., to draw off the discharges.	      [1913 Webster]
drainboard \drain"board`\ n.	   a board beside a kitchen sink having a surface inclined so as	   to drain into the sink.	   Syn: draining board.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Draine \Draine\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The missel thrush.	   [1913 Webster]
drained \drained\ adj.	   having lost much energy or emotion from vigorous activity; --	   of people; as, the day's events left her completely drained	   of strength.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having resources completely depleted.	   Syn: depleted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having no power remaining; -- of a battery.	   Syn: run-down.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {to go down the drain}	   1. to be consumed in profitless activity; to be wasted; to	      become worthless.	   2. to vanish or cease existing.	      [PJC]
Drainer \Drain"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, drains.	   [1913 Webster]
Draining \Drain"ing\, vb. n. of {Drain}, v. t. (Agric.)	   The art of carrying off surplus water, as from land.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Draining tile}. Same as {Draintile}.	      [1913 Webster]
Drainpipe \Drain"pipe`\, n.	   A pipe used for carrying off surplus water.	   [1913 Webster]
Draintile \Drain"tile`\, n.	   A hollow tile used in making drains; -- called also {draining	   tile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Draintrap \Drain"trap`\, n.	   See 4th {Trap}, 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Drake \Drake\ (dr[=a]k), n. [Akin to LG. drake, OHG. antrache,	   anetrecho, G. enterich, Icel. andriki, Dan. andrik, OSw.	   andrak, andrage, masc., and fr. AS. ened, fem., duck; akin to	   D. eend, G. ente, Icel. ["o]nd, Dan. and, Sw. and, Lith.	   antis, L. anas, Gr. ? (for ?), and perh. Skr. [=a]ti a water	   fowl. [root]207. In English the first part of the word was	   lost. The ending is akin to E. rich. Cf. {Gulaund}.]	   1. The male of the duck kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. Dragon fly, under {Dragon}.] The drake fly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drake will mount steeple height into the air.	                                                  --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Drake fly}, a kind of fly, sometimes used in angling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dark drake fly, good in August.   --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	Drake \Drake\, n. [AS. draca dragon, L. draco. See {Dragon}.]	   1. A dragon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Beowulf resolves to kill the drake.   --J. A.	                                                  Harrison	                                                  (Beowulf).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small piece of artillery. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of	            drakes, made them stagger.            --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Drake \Drake\, n. [Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle,	   etc.]	   Wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also	   {drawk}, {dravick}, and {drank}. [Prov. Eng.] --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Drakestone \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 {ducks and drakes}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Internal earthquakes, that, not content with one throe,	         run along spasmodically, like boys playing at what is	         called drakestone.                       --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dram \Dram\ (dr[a^]m), n. [OF. drame, F. drachme, L. drachma,	   drachm, drachma, fr. Gr. drachmh`, prop., a handful, fr.	   dra`ssesqai to grasp. Cf. {Drachm}, {Drachma}.]	   1. A weight; in Apothecaries' weight, one eighth part of an	      ounce, or sixty grains; in Avoirdupois weight, one	      sixteenth part of an ounce, or 27.34375 grains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A minute quantity; a mite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were I the chooser, a dram of well-doing should be	            preferred before many times as mush the forcible	            hindrance of evildoing.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. As much spirituous liquor as is usually drunk at once; as,	      a dram of brandy; hence, a potation or potion; as, a dram	      of poison. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Numis.) A Persian daric. --Ezra ii. 69.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fluid dram}, or {Fluid drachm}. See under {Fluid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Dram \Dram\, v. i. & t.	   To drink drams; to ply with drams. [Low] --Johnson.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster] DRAM
DRAM \DRAM\, D-RAM \D-RAM\n. (Computers)	   same as {dynamic RAM}. [acron.]	   Syn: dynamic RAM.	        [PJC]
Drama \Dra"ma\ (dr[aum]"m[.a] or dr[=a]"m[.a]; 277), n. [L.	   drama, Gr. dra^ma, fr. dra^n to do, act; cf. Lith. daryti.]	   1. A composition, in prose or poetry, accommodated to action,	      and intended to exhibit a picture of human life, or to	      depict a series of grave or humorous actions of more than	      ordinary interest, tending toward some striking result. It	      is commonly designed to be spoken and represented by	      actors on the stage.	      [1913 Webster]	            A divine pastoral drama in the Song of Solomon.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of real events invested with a dramatic unity and	      interest. "The drama of war." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Westward the course of empire takes its way;	            The four first acts already past,	            A fifth shall close the drama with the day;	            Time's noblest offspring is the last. --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drama and contrivances of God's providence.	                                                  --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dramatic composition and the literature pertaining to or	      illustrating it; dramatic literature.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal species of the drama are {tragedy} and	         {comedy}; inferior species are {tragi-comedy},	         {melodrama}, {operas}, {burlettas}, and {farces}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The romantic drama}, the kind of drama whose aim is to	      present a tale or history in scenes, and whose plays (like	      those of Shakespeare, Marlowe, and others) are stories	      told in dialogue by actors on the stage. --J. A. Symonds.	      Dramatic
Dramatic \Dra*mat"ic\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), Dramatical
\Dra*mat"ic*al\ (dr[.a]*m[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. dramatiko`s,	   fr. dra^ma: cf. F. dramatique.]	   Of or pertaining to the drama; as, dramatic arts. [WordNet	   sense 3]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. suitable to or characteristic of or having the qualities	      of, a drama; theatrical; as, a dramatic entrance in a	      swirling cape; a dramatic rescue at sea. Opposite of	      {undramatic}. [WordNet sense 1] [Narrower terms:	      {melodramatic}; {awe-inspiring, spectacular}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	            The emperor . . . performed his part with much	            dramatic effect.                      --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. striking in appearance or effect; vivid; having a	      thrilling effect; as, a dramatic sunset; a dramatic pause.	      [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: spectacular, striking.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. (Music) marked by power and expressiveness and a	      histrionic or theatrical style; -- of a singer or singing	      voice; as, a dramatic tenor; a dramatic soprano.	      Contrasted to {lyric}. [WordNet sense 4]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Dramatically \Dra*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a dramatic manner; theatrically; vividly.	   [1913 Webster]
dramatisation \dramatisation\ n.	   same as {dramatization}.	   Syn: dramatization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dramatis personae \Dram"a*tis per*so"n[ae]\ [L.]	   The actors in a drama or play.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramatist \Dram"a*tist\, n. [Cf. F. dramatiste.]	   The author of a dramatic composition; a writer of plays.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramatizable \Dram"a*ti`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being dramatized.	   [1913 Webster]
dramatization \dram`a*ti*za"tion\, n.	   Act of dramatizing; a dramatic representation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramatize \Dram"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dramatized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dramatizing}.] [Cf. F. dramatiser.]	   To compose in the form of the drama; to represent in a drama;	   to adapt to dramatic representation; as, to dramatize a	   novel, or an historical episode.	   [1913 Webster]	         They dramatized tyranny for public execration.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramaturgic \Dram`a*tur"gic\, a.	   Relating to dramaturgy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramaturgist \Dram"a*tur`gist\, n.	   One versed in dramaturgy. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramaturgy \Dram"a*tur`gy\, n. [Gr. ? dramatic composition; ?	   drama + a root akin to E. work: cf. F. dramaturgie.]	   The art of dramatic composition and representation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramming \Dram"ming\, n.	   The practice of drinking drams.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramseller \Dram"sell`er\, n.	   One who sells distilled liquors by the dram or glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Dramshop \Dram"shop`\, n.	   A shop or barroom where spirits are sold by the dram.	   [1913 Webster]
Drank \Drank\, imp.	   of {Drink}.	   [1913 Webster]	Drank \Drank\, n. [Cf. 3d {Drake}.]	   Wild oats, or darnel grass. See {Drake} a plant. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Drap d''et'e \Drap` d'['e]*t['e]"\ [F., clot of summer.]	   A thin woolen fabric, twilled like merino.	   [1913 Webster]
Drape \Drape\ (dr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Draping}.] [F. draper, fr. drap cloth. See 3d	   {Drab}.]	   1. To cover or adorn with drapery or folds of cloth, or as	      with drapery; as, to drape a bust, a building, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole people were draped professionally. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            These starry blossoms, [of the snow] pure and white,	            Soft falling, falling, through the night,	            Have draped the woods and mere.       --Bungay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rail at; to banter. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Drape \Drape\, v. i.	   1. To make cloth. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To design drapery, arrange its folds, etc., as for	      hangings, costumes, statues, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
draped \draped\ adj.	   1. covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak; as,	      a beam draped with cobwebs. Contrasted with {uncovered}.	   Syn: cloaked, clothed, mantled, wrapped.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. curtained; -- of windows; as, velvet-draped windows.	      Opposite of {curtainless}.	      [PJC]
Draper \Dra"per\, n. [F. drapier.]	   One who sells cloths; a dealer in cloths; as, a draper and	   tailor.	   [1913 Webster]
Draperied \Dra"per*ied\, a.	   Covered or supplied with drapery. [R.] --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Drapery \Dra"per*y\, n.; pl. {Draperies}. [F. draperie.]	   1. The occupation of a draper; cloth-making, or dealing in	      cloth. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloth, or woolen stuffs in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            People who ought to be weighing out grocery or	            measuring out drapery.                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A textile fabric used for decorative purposes, especially	      when hung loosely and in folds carefully disturbed; as:	      (a) Garments or vestments of this character worn upon the	          body, or shown in the representations of the human	          figure in art.	      (b) Hangings of a room or hall, or about a bed.	          [1913 Webster]	                Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch	                About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.	                                                  --Bryant.	          [1913 Webster]	                All the decent drapery of life is to be rudely	                torn off.                         --Burke.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Casting of draperies}. See under {Casting}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The casting of draperies . . . is one of the most	            important of an artist's studies.     --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Drapet \Dra"pet\, n. [Dim. of drap.]	   Cloth. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Drastic \Dras"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to do, act: cf. F.	   drastique. See {Drama}.] (Med.)	   Acting rapidly and violently; efficacious; powerful; --	   opposed to {bland}; as, drastic purgatives. -- n. (Med.) A	   violent purgative. See {Cathartic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drasty \Dras"ty\, a. [AS. d[ae]rstan, dresten, dregs.]	   Filthy; worthless. [Obs.] "Drasty ryming." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Draugh \Draugh\, n.	   See {Draft}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Draught \Draught\, n. [The same as draft, the spelling with gh	   indicating an older pronunciation. See {Draft}, n., {Draw}.]	   1. The act of drawing or pulling; as:	      (a) The act of moving loads by drawing, as by beasts of	          burden, and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	                A general custom of using oxen for all sort of	                draught would be, perhaps, the greatest	                improvement.                      --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      (b) The drawing of a bowstring. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                She sent an arrow forth with mighty draught.	                                                  --Spenser.	      (c) Act of drawing a net; a sweeping the water for fish.	          [1913 Webster]	                Upon the draught of a pond, not one fish was	                left.                             --Sir M. Hale.	      (d) The act of drawing liquor into the mouth and throat;	          the act of drinking.	          [1913 Webster]	                In his hands he took the goblet, but a while the	                draught forbore.                  --Trench.	      (e) A sudden attack or drawing upon an enemy. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                By drawing sudden draughts upon the enemy when	                he looketh not for you.           --Spenser.	      (f) (Mil.) The act of selecting or detaching soldiers; a	          draft (see {Draft}, n., 2)	      (g) The act of drawing up, marking out, or delineating;	          representation. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is drawn; as:	      (a) That which is taken by sweeping with a net.	          [1913 Webster]	                Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets	                for a draught.                    --Luke v. 4.	          [1913 Webster]	                He laid down his pipe, and cast his net, which	                brought him a very great draught. --L'Estrange.	      (b) (Mil.) The force drawn; a detachment; -- in this sense	          usually written draft.	      (c) The quantity drawn in at once in drinking; a potion or	          potation.	          [1913 Webster]	                Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, Slavery, .	                . . still thou art a bitter draught. --Sterne.	          [1913 Webster]	                Low lies that house where nut-brown draughts	                inspired.                         --Goldsmith.	      (d) A sketch, outline, or representation, whether written,	          designed, or drawn; a delineation.	          [1913 Webster]	                A draught of a Toleration Act was offered to the	                Parliament by a private member.   --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	                No picture or draught of these things from the	                report of the eye.                --South.	      (e) (Com.) An order for the payment of money; -- in this	          sense almost always written draft.	      (f) A current of air moving through an inclosed place, as	          through a room or up a chimney. --Thackeray.	          [1913 Webster]	                He preferred to go and sit upon the stairs, in .	                . . a strong draught of air, until he was again	                sent for.                         --Dickens.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which draws; as:	      (a) A team of oxen or horses. --Blackstone.	      (b) A sink or drain; a privy. --Shak. --Matt. xv. 17.	      (c) pl. (Med.) A mild vesicatory; a sinapism; as, to apply	          draughts to the feet.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Capacity of being drawn; force necessary to draw;	      traction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Hertfordshire wheel plow . . . is of the easiest	            draught.                              --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) The depth of water necessary to float a ship, or	      the depth a ship sinks in water, especially when laden;	      as, a ship of twelve feet draught.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Com.) An allowance on weighable goods. [Eng.] See	      {Draft}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A move, as at chess or checkers. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, in order	      that it may be drawn from the sand without injury to the	      mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Masonry) See {Draft}, n., 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of draught}, the angle made with the plane over which	      a body is drawn by the line in which the pulling force	      acts, when the latter has the direction best adapted to	      overcome the obstacles of friction and the weight of the	      body.	   {Black draught}. See under {Black}, a.	   {Blast draught}, or {Forced draught}, the draught produced by	      a blower, as by blowing in air beneath a fire or drawing	      out the gases from above it.	   {Natural draught}, the draught produced by the atmosphere	      flowing, by its own weight, into a chimney wherein the air	      is rarefied by heat.	   {On draught}, so as to be drawn from the wood (as a cask,	      barrel, etc.) in distinction from being bottled; as, ale	      on draught.	   {Sheer draught}. See under {Sheer}.	      [1913 Webster]	Draught \Draught\, a.	   1. Used for drawing vehicles, loads, etc.; as, a draught	      beast; draught hooks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or characterized by, a draft, or current of	      air.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Used in making drawings; as, draught compasses.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Drawn directly from the barrel, or other receptacle, in	      distinction from bottled; on draught; -- said of ale,	      cider, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, especially in the first and second meanings,	         is often written draft, a spelling which is approved by	         many authorities.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Draught box}. See {Draught tube}, below.	   {Draught engine} (Mining), an engine used for pumping,	      raising heavy weights, and the like.	   {Draught hook} (Mil.), one of the hooks on a cannon carriage,	      used in drawing the gun backward and forward.	   {Draught horse}, a horse employed in drawing loads, plowing,	      etc., as distinguished from a saddle horse or carriage	      horse.	   {Draught net}, a seine or hauling net.	   {Draught ox}, an ox employed in hauling loads, plowing, etc.	      	   {Draught tube} (Water Wheels), an air-tight pipe extending	      downward into the tailrace from a turbine wheel located	      above it, to make the whole fall available; -- called also	      {draught box}.	      [1913 Webster]	Draught \Draught\ (dr[.a]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Draughted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Draughting}.]	   1. To draw out; to call forth. See {Draft}. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To diminish or exhaust by drawing. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Parliament so often draughted and drained. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of,	      as in architectural and mechanical drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Draughting room}, a room draughtsmen to work in, and where	      plans are kept.	      [1913 Webster]
Draughtboard \Draught"board`\ (-b[=o]rd`), n.	   A checkered board on which draughts are played. See	   {Checkerboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Draughthouse \Draught"house`\ (-hous`), n.	   A house for the reception of waste matter; a privy. [Obs.]	   --2 Kings x. 27.	   [1913 Webster]
Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl.	   A mild vesicatory. See {Draught}, n., 3	   (c) .	       [1913 Webster]	Draughts \Draughts\, n. pl.	   A game, now more commonly called {checkers}. See {Checkers}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Polish draughts} is sometimes played with 40 pieces on	         a board divided into 100 squares. --Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]
Draughtsman \Draughts"man\, n.; pl. {Draughtsmen}.	   1. One who draws pleadings or other writings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who draws plans and sketches of machinery, structures,	      and places; also, more generally, one who makes drawings	      of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A "man" or piece used in the game of draughts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who drinks drams; a tippler. [Obs.] --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]
Draughtsmanship \Draughts"man*ship\, n.	   The office, art, or work of a draughtsman.	   [1913 Webster]
Draughty \Draught"y\, a.	   Pertaining to a draught, or current of air; as, a draughtly,	   comfortless room.	   [1913 Webster]
Drave \Drave\,	   old imp. of {Drive}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dravida \Dra"vi*da\, n. pl. [Skr. Dr[=a]vi[dsdot]a, prob.	   meaning, Tamil.] (Ethnol.)	   A race of Hindustan, believed to be the original people who	   occupied the land before the Hindu or Aryan invasion.	   [1913 Webster]
Dravidian \Dra*vid"i*an\, prop. a. [From Skr. Dr[=a]vi[dsdot]a,	   the name of the southern portion of the peninsula of India.]	   (Ethnol.)	   Of or pertaining to the Dravida.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dravidian languages}, a group of languages of Southern	      India, which seem to have been the idioms of the natives,	      before the invasion of tribes speaking Sanskrit. Of these	      languages, the Tamil is the most important; Telegu,	      Malayalam, and Kannada are included. These languages are	      distinct from the Indo-European family of languages.	      [1913 Webster]
Dravidic \Dravidic\ prop. n.	   one of the languages native to southern India; a Dravidian	   language.	   Syn: Dravidian, Dravidian language.	        [WordNet 1.5]
draw \draw\ (dr[add]), v. t. [imp. {Drew} (dr[udd]); p. p.	   {Drawn} (dr[add]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drawing}.] [OE.	   dra[yogh]en, drahen, draien, drawen, AS. dragan; akin to	   Icel. & Sw. draga, Dan. drage to draw, carry, and prob. to	   OS. dragan to bear, carry, D. dragen, G. tragen, Goth.	   dragan; cf. Skr. dhraj to move along, glide; and perh. akin	   to Skr. dhar to hold, bear. [root]73. Cf. 2d {Drag}, {Dray} a	   cart, 1st {Dredge}.]	   1. To cause to move continuously by force applied in advance	      of the thing moved; to pull along; to haul; to drag; to	      cause to follow.	      [1913 Webster]	            He cast him down to ground, and all along	            Drew him through dirt and mire without remorse.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hastened to draw the stranger into a private	            room.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not rich men oppress you, and draw you before the	            judgment seats?                       --James ii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arrow is now drawn to the head.   --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To influence to move or tend toward one's self; to	      exercise an attracting force upon; to call towards itself;	      to attract; hence, to entice; to allure; to induce.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poet	            Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and	            floods.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All eyes you draw, and with the eyes the heart.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to come out for one's use or benefit; to extract;	      to educe; to bring forth; as:	      (a) To bring or take out, or to let out, from some	          receptacle, as a stick or post from a hole, water from	          a cask or well, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                The drew out the staves of the ark. --2 Chron.	                                                  v. 9.	          [1913 Webster]	                Draw thee waters for the siege.   --Nahum iii.	                                                  14.	          [1913 Webster]	                I opened the tumor by the point of a lancet	                without drawing one drop of blood. --Wiseman.	      (b) To pull from a sheath, as a sword.	          [1913 Webster]	                I will draw my sword, my hand shall destroy	                them.                             --Ex. xv. 9.	      (c) To extract; to force out; to elicit; to derive.	          [1913 Webster]	                Spirits, by distillations, may be drawn out of	                vegetable juices, which shall flame and fume of	                themselves.                       --Cheyne.	          [1913 Webster]	                Until you had drawn oaths from him. --Shak.	      (d) To obtain from some cause or origin; to infer from	          evidence or reasons; to deduce from premises; to	          derive.	          [1913 Webster]	                We do not draw the moral lessons we might from	                history.                          --Burke.	      (e) To take or procure from a place of deposit; to call	          for and receive from a fund, or the like; as, to draw	          money from a bank.	      (f) To take from a box or wheel, as a lottery ticket; to	          receive from a lottery by the drawing out of the	          numbers for prizes or blanks; hence, to obtain by good	          fortune; to win; to gain; as, he drew a prize.	      (g) To select by the drawing of lots.	          [1913 Webster]	                Provided magistracies were filled by men freely	                chosen or drawn.                  --Freeman.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. To remove the contents of; as:	      (a) To drain by emptying; to suck dry.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sucking and drawing the breast dischargeth the	                milk as fast as it can generated. --Wiseman.	      (b) To extract the bowels of; to eviscerate; as, to draw a	          fowl; to hang, draw, and quarter a criminal.	          [1913 Webster]	                In private draw your poultry, clean your tripe.	                                                  --King.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. To take into the lungs; to inhale; to inspire; hence,	      also, to utter or produce by an inhalation; to heave.	      "Where I first drew air." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drew, or seemed to draw, a dying groan. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To extend in length; to lengthen; to protract; to stretch;	      to extend, as a mass of metal into wire.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long her face is drawn!           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the huge Offa's dike which he drew from the	            mouth of Wye to that of Dee.          --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To represent by lines drawn; to form a sketch or a picture	      of; to represent by a picture; to delineate; hence, to	      represent by words; to depict; to describe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A flattering painter who made it his care	            To draw men as they ought to be, not as they are.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can I, untouched, the fair one's passions move,	            Or thou draw beauty and not feel its power? --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To write in due form; to prepare a draught of; as, to draw	      a memorial, a deed, or bill of exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clerk, draw a deed of gift.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To require (so great a depth, as of water) for floating;	       -- said of a vessel; to sink so deep in (water); as, a	       ship draws ten feet of water.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To withdraw. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	             Go wash thy face, and draw the action. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To trace by scent; to track; -- a hunting term.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Games)	       (a) (Cricket) To play (a short-length ball directed at	           the leg stump) with an inclined bat so as to deflect	           the ball between the legs and the wicket.	       (b) (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the toe of the club so	           that it is deflected toward the left.	       (c) (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) below the center	           so as to give it a backward rotation which causes it	           to take a backward direction on striking another	           ball.	       (d) (Curling) To throw up (the stone) gently.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. To leave (a contest) undecided; as, the battle or game	       was drawn. "Win, lose, or draw."	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Note: Draw, in most of its uses, retains some shade of its	         original sense, to pull, to move forward by the	         application of force in advance, or to extend in	         length, and usually expresses an action as gradual or	         continuous, and leisurely. We pour liquid quickly, but	         we draw it in a continued stream. We force compliance	         by threats, but we draw it by gradual prevalence. We	         may write a letter with haste, but we draw a bill with	         slow caution and regard to a precise form. We draw a	         bar of metal by continued beating.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To draw a bow}, to bend the bow by drawing the string for	      discharging the arrow.	   {To draw a cover}, to clear a cover of the game it contains.	      	   {To draw a curtain}, to cause a curtain to slide or move,	      either closing or unclosing. "Night draws the curtain,	      which the sun withdraws." --Herbert.	   {To draw a line}, to fix a limit or boundary.	   {To draw back}, to receive back, as duties on goods for	      exportation.	   {To draw breath}, to breathe. --Shak.	   {To draw cuts} or {To draw lots}. See under {Cut}, n.	   {To draw in}.	       (a) To bring or pull in; to collect.	       (b) To entice; to inveigle.	   {To draw interest}, to produce or gain interest.	   {To draw off}, to withdraw; to abstract. --Addison.	   {To draw on}, to bring on; to occasion; to cause. "War which	      either his negligence drew on, or his practices procured."	      --Hayward.	   {To draw (one) out}, to elicit cunningly the thoughts and	      feelings of another.	   {To draw out}, to stretch or extend; to protract; to spread	      out. -- "Wilt thou draw out thine anger to all	      generations?" --Ps. lxxxv. 5. "Linked sweetness long drawn	      out." --Milton.	   {To draw over}, to cause to come over, to induce to leave one	      part or side for the opposite one.	   {To draw the longbow}, to exaggerate; to tell preposterous	      tales.	   {To draw (one) to} or {To draw (one) on to} (something), to	      move, to incite, to induce. "How many actions most	      ridiculous hast thou been drawn to by thy fantasy?"	      --Shak.	   {To draw up}.	       (a) To compose in due form; to draught; to form in	           writing.	       (b) To arrange in order, as a body of troops; to array.	           "Drawn up in battle to receive the charge." --Dryden.	   Syn: To {Draw}, {Drag}.	   Usage: Draw differs from drag in this, that drag implies a	          natural inaptitude for drawing, or positive	          resistance; it is applied to things pulled or hauled	          along the ground, or moved with toil or difficulty.	          Draw is applied to all bodies moved by force in	          advance, whatever may be the degree of force; it	          commonly implies that some kind of aptitude or	          provision exists for drawing. Draw is the more general	          or generic term, and drag the more specific. We say,	          the horses draw a coach or wagon, but they drag it	          through mire; yet draw is properly used in both cases.	          [1913 Webster]
Draw \Draw\, v. i.	   1. To pull; to exert strength in drawing anything; to have	      force to move anything by pulling; as, a horse draws well;	      the sails of a ship draw well.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A sail is said to draw when it is filled with wind.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw a liquid from some receptacle, as water from a	      well.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to	            draw with, and the well is deep.      --John iv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To exert an attractive force; to act as an inducement or	      enticement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep a watch upon the particular bias of their	            minds, that it may not draw too much. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) To have efficiency as an epispastic; to act as a	      sinapism; -- said of a blister, poultice, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To have draught, as a chimney, flue, or the like; to	      furnish transmission to smoke, gases, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To unsheathe a weapon, especially a sword.	      [1913 Webster]	            So soon as ever thou seest him, draw; and as thou	            drawest, swear horrible.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To perform the act, or practice the art, of delineation;	      to sketch; to form figures or pictures. "Skill in	      drawing." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To become contracted; to shrink. "To draw into less room."	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To move; to come or go; literally, to draw one's self; --	      with prepositions and adverbs; as, to draw away, to move	      off, esp. in racing, to get in front; to obtain the lead	      or increase it; to draw back, to retreat; to draw level,	      to move up even (with another); to come up to or overtake	      another; to draw off, to retire or retreat; to draw on, to	      advance; to draw up, to form in array; to draw near, draw	      nigh, or draw towards, to approach; to draw together, to	      come together, to collect.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To make a draft or written demand for payment of money	       deposited or due; -- usually with on or upon.	       [1913 Webster]	             You may draw on me for the expenses of your	             journey.                             --Jay.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To admit the action of pulling or dragging; to undergo	       draught; as, a carriage draws easily.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To sink in water; to require a depth for floating.	       "Greater hulks draw deep." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To draw to a head}.	       (a) (Med.) To begin to suppurate; to ripen, as a boil.	       (b) Fig.: To ripen, to approach the time for action; as,	           the plot draws to a head.	           [1913 Webster]	Draw \Draw\, n.	   1. The act of drawing; draught.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lot or chance to be drawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the act of drawing a lot or chance. "The luck of the	      draw."	      [PJC]	   3. A drawn game or battle, etc; a tied game; a tie. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. That part of a bridge which may be raised, swung round, or	      drawn aside; the movable part of a drawbridge. See the	      Note under {Drawbridge}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The result of drawing, or state of being drawn; specif.:	      (a) A drawn battle, game, or the like.	      (b) The spin or twist imparted to a ball, or the like, by	          a drawing stroke.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. That which is drawn or is subject to drawing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Drawable \Draw"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being drawn.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawback \Draw"back`\, n.	   1. A loss of advantage, or deduction from profit, value,	      success, etc.; a discouragement or hindrance;	      objectionable feature.	      [1913 Webster]	            The avarice of Henry VII . . . . must be deemed a	            drawback from the wisdom ascribed to him. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) Money paid back or remitted; especially, a certain	      amount of duties or customs, sometimes the whole, and	      sometimes only a part, remitted or paid back by the	      government, on the exportation of the commodities on which	      they were levied. --M?Culloch.	      [1913 Webster]
Drawbar \Draw"bar`\, n. (Railroad)	      (a) An openmouthed bar at the end of a car, which receives	          a coupling link and pin by which the car is drawn. It	          is usually provided with a spring to give elasticity	          to the connection between the cars of a train.	      (b) A bar of iron with an eye at each end, or a heavy	          link, for coupling a locomotive to a tender or car.	          [1913 Webster]
Drawbench \Draw"bench`\, n. (Med.)	   A machine in which strips of metal are drawn through a	   drawplate; especially, one in which wire is thus made; --	   also called drawing bench.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawbolt \Draw"bolt`\, n. (Engin.)	   A coupling pin. See under {Coupling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawbore \Draw"bore`\, n. (Joinery)	   A hole bored through a tenon nearer to the shoulder than the	   holes through the cheeks are to the edge or abutment against	   which the shoulder is to rest, so that a pin or bolt, when	   driven into it, will draw these parts together. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]	Drawbore \Draw"bore`\, v. t.	   1. To make a drawbore in; as, to drawbore a tenon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enlarge the bore of a gun barrel by drawing, instead of	      thrusting, a revolving tool through it.	      [1913 Webster]
Drawboy \Draw"boy`\, n. (Weaving)	   A boy who operates the harness cords of a hand loom; also, a	   part of power loom that performs the same office.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawbridge \Draw"bridge`\, n.	   A bridge of which either the whole or a part is made to be	   raised up, let down, or drawn or turned aside, to admit or	   hinder communication at pleasure, as before the gate of a	   town or castle, or over a navigable river or canal.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The movable portion, or draw, is called, specifically,	         a bascule, balance, or lifting bridge, a turning,	         swivel, or swing bridge, or a rolling bridge, according	         as it turns on a hinge vertically, or on a pivot	         horizontally, or is pushed on rollers.	         [1913 Webster]
Drawcansir \Draw"can*sir\, n. [From the name of a bullying	   braggart character in the play by George Villiers called "The	   Rehearsal."]	   A blustering, bullying fellow; a pot-valiant braggart; a	   bully.	   [1913 Webster]	         The leader was of an ugly look and gigantic stature; he	         acted like a drawcansir, sparing neither friend nor	         foe.                                     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Draw-cut \Draw"-cut`\, n.	   A single cut with a knife.	   [1913 Webster]
drawee \draw*ee"\, n. (Law)	   The person on whom an order or bill of exchange is drawn; --	   the correlative of drawer.	   [1913 Webster]
drawer \draw"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, draws; as:	      (a) One who draws liquor for guests; a waiter in a	          taproom. --Shak.	      (b) One who delineates or depicts; a draughtsman; as, a	          good drawer.	      (c) (Law) One who draws a bill of exchange or order for	          payment; -- the correlative of drawee.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is drawn; as:	      (a) A sliding box or receptacle in a case, which is opened	          by pulling or drawing out, and closed by pushing in.	      (b) pl. An under-garment worn on the lower limbs.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Chest of drawers}. See under {Chest}.	      [1913 Webster]
Drawfiling \Draw"fil`ing\, n.	   The process of smooth filing by working the file sidewise	   instead of lengthwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawgear \Draw"gear`\, n.	   1. A harness for draught horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railroad) The means or parts by which cars are connected	      to be drawn.	      [1913 Webster]
Drawgloves \Draw"gloves`\, n. pl.	   An old game, played by holding up the fingers. --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawhead \Draw"head`\, n. (Railroad)	   The flanged outer end of a drawbar; also, a name applied to	   the drawgear.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawing \Draw"ing\, n.	   1. The act of pulling, or attracting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or the art of representing any object by means of	      lines and shades; especially, such a representation when	      in one color, or in tints used not to represent the colors	      of natural objects, but for effect only, and produced with	      hard material such as pencil, chalk, etc.; delineation;	      also, the figure or representation drawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The process of stretching or spreading metals as by	      hammering, or, as in forming wire from rods or tubes and	      cups from sheet metal, by pulling them through dies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Textile Manuf.) The process of pulling out and elongating	      the sliver from the carding machine, by revolving rollers,	      to prepare it for spinning.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The distribution of prizes and blanks in a lottery.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Drawing is used adjectively or as the first part of	         compounds in the sense of pertaining to drawing, for	         drawing (in the sense of pulling, and of pictorial	         representation); as, drawing master or drawing-master,	         drawing knife or drawing-knife, drawing machine,	         drawing board, drawing paper, drawing pen, drawing	         pencil, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A drawing of tea}, a small portion of tea for steeping.	   {Drawing knife}. See in the {Vocabulary}.	   {Drawing paper} (Fine Arts), a thick, sized paper for	      draughtsman and for water-color painting.	   {Drawing slate}, a soft, slaty substance used in crayon	      drawing; -- called also {black chalk}, or {drawing chalk}.	      	   {Free-hand drawing}, a style of drawing made without the use	      of guiding or measuring instruments, as distinguished from	      mechanical or geometrical drawing; also, a drawing thus	      executed.	      [1913 Webster] Drawing knife	Drawing knife \Draw"ing knife"\, Drawknife \Draw"knife`\, n.	   1. A woodworker`s and joiner's tool having a blade with a	      handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing	      it toward one; a shave; -- called also {drawshave}, and	      {drawing shave}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.) A tool used for the purpose of making an incision	      along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from	      tearing the surface of the wood.	      [1913 Webster]
Drawing-room \Draw"ing-room`\, n. [Abbrev. fr.	   withdraw-ing-room.]	   1. A room appropriated for the reception of company; a room	      to which company withdraws from the dining room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The company assembled in such a room; also, a reception of	      company in it; as, to hold a drawing-room.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Johnson] would amaze a drawing-room by suddenly	            ejaculating a clause of the Lord's Prayer.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Drawing-room car}. See {Palace car}, under {Car}.	      [1913 Webster]
drawknife \drawknife\ n.	   see {drawing knife}.	   Syn: drawshave.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drawl \Drawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drawled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drawling}.] [Prob. fr. draw: cf. D. dralen to linger, tarry,	   Icel. dralla to loiter. See {Draw}, and cf. {Draggle}.]	   To utter in a slow, lengthened tone.	   [1913 Webster]	Drawl \Drawl\, v. i.	   To speak with slow and lingering utterance, from laziness,	   lack of spirit, affectation, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Theologians and moralists . . . talk mostly in a	         drawling and dreaming way about it.      --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Drawl \Drawl\, n.	   A lengthened, slow monotonous utterance.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawlatch \Draw"latch`\, n.	   A housebreaker or thief. [Obs.] --Old Play (1631).	   [1913 Webster]
Drawling \Drawl"ing\, n.	   The act of speaking with a drawl; a drawl. -- {Drawl"ing*ly},	   adv. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawlink \Draw"link`\, n.	   Same as {Drawbar}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Drawloom \Draw"loom`\, n.	   1. A kind of loom used in weaving figured patterns; -- called	      also {drawboy}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of damask made on the drawloom.	      [1913 Webster]
Drawn \Drawn\, p. p. & a.	   See {Draw}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Drawn butter}, butter melter and prepared to be used as a	      sort of gravy.	   {Drawn fowl}, an eviscerated fowl.	   {Drawn game} or {Drawn battle}, one in which neither party	      wins; one equally contested.	   {Drawn fox}, one driven from cover. --Shak.	   {Drawn work}, ornamental work made by drawing out threads	      from fine cloth, and uniting the cross threads, to form a	      pattern.	      [1913 Webster]
Drawnet \Draw"net`\, n.	   A net for catching the larger sorts of birds; also, a	   dragnet. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
drawnwork \drawnwork\ n.	   ornamental needlework done by drawing threads to form	   lacelike patterns.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Drawplate \Draw"plate`\, n.	   A hardened steel plate having a hole, or a gradation of	   conical holes, through which wires are drawn to be reduced	   and elongated.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawrod \Draw"rod`\, n. (Railroad)	   A rod which unites the drawgear at opposite ends of the car,	   and bears the pull required to draw the train.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawshave \Draw"shave`\, n.	   See {Drawing knife}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drawspring \Draw"spring`\, n. (Railroad)	   The spring to which a drawbar is attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Dray \Dray\, n.	   A squirrel's nest. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Dray \Dray\, n. [AS. dr[ae]ge a dragnet, fr. dragan. ????. See	   {Draw}, and cf. 2d {Drag}, 1st {Dredge}.]	   1. A strong low cart or carriage used for heavy burdens.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of sledge or sled. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dray cart}, a dray.	   {Dray horse}, a heavy, strong horse used in drawing a dray.	      [1913 Webster]
Drayage \Dray"age\, n.	   1. Use of a dray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The charge, or sum paid, for the use of a dray.	      [1913 Webster]
Drayman \Dray"man\, n.; pl. {Draymen}.	   A man who attends a dray.	   [1913 Webster]
Drazel \Draz"el\, n. [Cf. {Dross}, {Drossel}.]	   A slut; a vagabond wench. Same as {Drossel}. [Obs.]	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Dread \Dread\ (dr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dreaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dreading}.] [AS. dr[=ae]dan, in comp.; akin to OS.	   dr[=a]dan, OHG. tr[=a]tan, both only in comp.]	   To fear in a great degree; to regard, or look forward to,	   with terrific apprehension.	   [1913 Webster]	         When at length the moment dreaded through so many years	         came close, the dark cloud passed away from Johnson's	         mind.                                    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Dread \Dread\, v. i.	   To be in dread, or great fear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dread not, neither be afraid of them.    --Deut. i. 29.	   [1913 Webster]	Dread \Dread\, n.	   1. Great fear in view of impending evil; fearful apprehension	      of danger; anticipatory terror.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secret dread of divine displeasure. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dread of something after death.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reverential or respectful fear; awe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fear of you, and the dread of you, shall be upon	            every beast of the earth.             --Gen. ix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            His scepter shows the force of temporal power,	            The attribute to awe and majesty,	            Wherein doth sit the dread and fear of kings.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An object of terrified apprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person highly revered. [Obs.] "Una, his dear dread."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fury; dreadfulness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Doubt; as, out of dread. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   Syn: Awe; fear; affright; terror; horror; dismay;	        apprehension. See {Reverence}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dread \Dread\, a.	   1. Exciting great fear or apprehension; causing terror;	      frightful; dreadful.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dread eternity! how surely mine.    --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inspiring with reverential fear; awful' venerable; as,	      dread sovereign; dread majesty; dread tribunal.	      [1913 Webster]
Dreadable \Dread"a*ble\, a.	   Worthy of being dreaded.	   [1913 Webster]
Dread-bolted \Dread"-bolt`ed\, a.	   Armed with dreaded bolts. "Dread-bolted thunder." [Poetic]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreader \Dread"er\, n.	   One who fears, or lives in fear.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreadful \Dread"ful\, a.	   1. Full of dread or terror; fearful. [Obs.] "With dreadful	      heart." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inspiring dread; impressing great fear; fearful; terrible;	      as, a dreadful storm. " Dreadful gloom." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            For all things are less dreadful than they seem.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inspiring awe or reverence; awful. [Obs.] "God's dreadful	      law." --Shak.	   Syn: Fearful; frightful; terrific; terrible; horrible;	        horrid; formidable; tremendous; awful; venerable. See	        {Frightful}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dreadfully \Dread"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a dreadful manner; terribly. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreadfulness \Dread"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality of being dreadful.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreadingly \Dread"ing*ly\, adv.	   With dread. --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreadless \Dread"less\, a.	   1. Free from dread; fearless; intrepid; dauntless; as,	      dreadless heart. "The dreadless angel." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exempt from danger which causes dread; secure. " safe in	      his dreadless den." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Dreadless \Dread"less\, adv.	   Without doubt. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreadlessness \Dread"less*ness\, n.	   Freedom from dread.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreadly \Dread"ly\, a.	   Dreadful. [Obs.] "Dreadly spectacle." --Spenser. -- adv. With	   dread. [Obs.] "Dreadly to shake." --Sylvester (Du Bartas).	   [1913 Webster]
Dreadnaught \Dread"naught`\, n.	   1. A fearless person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A garment made of very thick cloth, that can defend	      against storm and cold; also, the cloth itself;	      fearnaught.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A {dreadnought}, in either sense.	      [PJC]
Dreadnought \Dread"nought`\, n.	   1. (Capitalized) A British battleship, completed in 1906 --	      1907, having an armament consisting of ten 12-inch guns	      mounted in turrets, and of twenty-four 12-pound quick-fire	      guns for protection against torpedo boats. This was the	      first battleship of the type characterized by a main	      armament of big guns all of the same caliber. She had a	      displacement of 17,900 tons at load draft, and a speed of	      21 knots per hour.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any battleship having its main armament entirely of big	      guns all of one caliber. Since the Dreadnought was built,	      the caliber of the heaviest guns has increased from 12 in.	      to 131/2 in., 14 in., and 15 in., and the displacement of	      the largest batteships from 18,000 tons to 30,000 tons and	      upwards. The term {superdreadnought} is popularly applied	      to battleships with such increased displacement and gun	      caliber. [Also spelled {dreadnaught}.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dream \Dream\ (dr[=e]m), n. [Akin to OS. dr[=o]m, D. droom, G.	   traum, Icel. draumr, Dan. & Sw. dr["o]m; cf. G. tr["u]gen to	   deceive, Skr. druh to harm, hurt, try to hurt. AS. dre['a]m	   joy, gladness, and OS. dr[=o]m joy are, perh., different	   words; cf. Gr. qry^los noise.]	   1. The thoughts, or series of thoughts, or imaginary	      transactions, which occupy the mind during sleep; a	      sleeping vision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dreams are but interludes which fancy makes.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had a dream which was not all a dream. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A visionary scheme; a wild conceit; an idle fancy; a	      vagary; a revery; -- in this sense, applied to an	      imaginary or anticipated state of happiness; as, a dream	      of bliss; the dream of his youth.	      [1913 Webster]	            There sober thought pursued the amusing theme,	            Till Fancy colored it and formed a dream. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not them a mere dream, but a very real aim	            which they propose.                   --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	Dream \Dream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dreamed} (dr[=e]md) or	   {Dreamt} (dr[e^]mt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dreaming}.] [Cf. AS.	   dr[=e]man, dr[=y]man, to rejoice. See {Dream}, n.]	   1. To have ideas or images in the mind while in the state of	      sleep; to experience sleeping visions; -- often with of;	      as, to dream of a battle, or of an absent friend.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To let the mind run on in idle revery or vagary; to	      anticipate vaguely as a coming and happy reality; to have	      a visionary notion or idea; to imagine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here may we sit and dream	            Over the heavenly theme.              --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            They dream on in a constant course of reading, but	            not digesting.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Dream \Dream\, v. t.	   To have a dream of; to see, or have a vision of, in sleep, or	   in idle fancy; -- often followed by an objective clause.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your old men shall dream dreams.         --Acts ii. 17.	   [1913 Webster]	         At length in sleep their bodies they compose,	         And dreamt the future fight.             --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         And still they dream that they shall still succeed.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To dream away} {To dream out}, {To dream through}, etc., to	      pass in revery or inaction; to spend in idle vagaries; as,	      to dream away an hour; to dream through life. " Why does	      Antony dream out his hours?" --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Dreamer \Dream"er\ (dr[=e]m"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who dreams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A visionary; one lost in wild imaginations or vain schemes	      of some anticipated good; as, a political dreamer.	      [1913 Webster]
Dreamful \Dream"ful\ (dr[=e]m"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of dreams. " Dreamful ease." --Tennyson. --	   {Dream"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreamily \Dream"i*ly\ (dr[=e]m"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   As if in a dream; softly; slowly; languidly. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreaminess \Dream"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being dreamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreamingly \Dream"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a dreamy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreamland \Dream"land`\, n.	   An unreal, delightful country such as in sometimes pictured	   in dreams; region of fancies; fairyland.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] builds a bridge from dreamland for his lay.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreamless \Dream"less\, a.	   Free from, or without, dreams. --Camden. -- {Dream"less*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
dreamlike \dreamlike\ adj.	   resembling a dream; vague or fantastic; as, night invested	   the lake with a dreamlike quality.	   Syn: surreal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dreamworld \dream"world`\ (dr[=e]m"w[^u]rld), n.	   A pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination; a	   fantasy land.	   Syn: never-never land, dreamland.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dreamy \dream"y\ (dr[=e]m"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dreamier}	   (dr[=e]m"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dreamiest}.]	   1. Abounding in dreams or given to dreaming; appropriate to,	      or like, dreams; visionary. "The dreamy dells."	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. soothing; restful; as, dreamy music.	      [PJC]	   3. Like what one dreams of; wonderful; delightful; marvelous;	      ideal; as, a dreamy house and garden. [informal]	      [PJC]	   4. Prone to indulge in fantasy or daydreaming; as, a dreamy	      young girl.	      [PJC]
Drear \Drear\ (dr[=e]r), a. [See {Dreary}.]	   Dismal; gloomy with solitude. "A drear and dying sound."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Drear \Drear\, n.	   Sadness; dismalness. [Obs.] --Spenser. Drearihead
Drearihead \Drear"i*head\ (dr[=e]r"[i^]*h[e^]d), Drearihood
\Drear"i*hood\ (dr[=e]r"[i^]*h[oo^]d), n.	   Affliction; dreariness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Drearily \Drear"i*ly\, adv.	   Gloomily; dismally.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreariment \Drear"i*ment\ (dr[=e]r"[i^]*ment), n.	   Dreariness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreariness \Drear"i*ness\, n.	   1. Sorrow; wretchedness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dismalness; gloomy solitude.	      [1913 Webster]
Drearing \Drear"ing\, n.	   Sorrow. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Drearisome \Drear"i*some\ (dr[=e]r"[i^]*s[u^]m), a.	   Very dreary. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreary \Drear"y\ (dr[=e]r"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Drearier}; superl.	   {Dreariest}.] [OE. dreori, dreri, AS. dre['o]rig, sad; akin	   to G. traurig, and prob. to AS. dre['o]san to fall, Goth.	   driusan. Cf. {Dross}, {Drear}, {Drizzle}, {Drowse}.]	   1. Sorrowful; distressful. [Obs.] " Dreary shrieks."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting cheerless sensations, feelings, or associations;	      comfortless; dismal; gloomy. " Dreary shades." --Dryden.	      "The dreary ground." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a dreary anxious hour.      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Johnson entered on his vocation in the most dreary	            part of that dreary interval which separated two	            ages of prosperity.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Drecche \Drec"che\ (dr[e^]ch"e), v. t. [AS. dreccan, dreccean.]	   1. To vex; to torment; to trouble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As man that in his dream is drecched sore.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Drecche \Drec"che\, v. i.	   To delay. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Dredge \Dredge\ (dr[e^]j), n. [F. dr[`e]ge, dreige, fish net,	   from a word akin to E. draw; cf. D. dreg, dregge, small	   anchor, dregnet dragnet. [root]73. See {Draw}.]	   1. Any instrument used to gather or take by dragging; as:	      (a) A dragnet for taking up oysters, etc., from their	          beds.	      (b) A dredging machine.	      (c) An iron frame, with a fine net attached, used in	          collecting animals living at the bottom of the sea.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) Very fine mineral matter held in suspension in	      water. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	Dredge \Dredge\ (dr[e^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dredged}	   (dr[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dredging}.]	   To catch or gather with a dredge; to deepen with a dredging	   machine. --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dredging machine}, a machine (commonly on a boat) used to	      scoop up mud, gravel, or obstructions from the bottom of	      rivers, docks, etc., so as to deepen them.	      [1913 Webster]	Dredge \Dredge\, n. [OE. dragge, F. drag['e]e, dredge, also,	   sugar plum; cf. Prov. dragea, It. treggea; corrupted fr. LL.	   tragemata, pl., sweetmeats, Gr. tragh`mata, fr. trw`gein to	   gnaw.]	   A mixture of oats and barley. [Obs.] --Kersey.	   [1913 Webster]	Dredge \Dredge\, v. t.	   To sift or sprinkle flour, etc., on, as on roasting meat.	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dredging box}.	   (a) Same as 2d {Dredger}.	   (b) (Gun.) A copper box with a perforated lid; -- used for	       sprinkling meal powder over shell fuses. --Farrow.	       [1913 Webster]
Dredger \Dredg"er\ (dr[e^]j"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who fishes with a dredge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dredging machine.	      [1913 Webster]	Dredger \Dredg"er\, n. (Cookery)	   A box with holes in its lid; -- used for sprinkling flour, as	   on meat or a breadboard; -- called also {dredging box},	   {drudger}, and {drudging box}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dree \Dree\ (dr[=e]), v. t. [AS. dre['o]gan to bear, endure,	   complete.]	   To endure; to suffer. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dree \Dree\, v. i.	   To be able to do or endure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Dree \Dree\, a.	   Wearisome; tedious. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dreg \Dreg\ (dr[e^]g), n. [Prob. from Icel. dregg; akin to Sw.	   dr[aum]gg, cf. Icel. & Sw. draga to draw. Cf. {Draw}.]	   Corrupt or defiling matter contained in a liquid, or	   precipitated from it; refuse; feculence; lees; grounds;	   sediment; hence, the vilest and most worthless part of	   anything; as, the dregs of society.	   [1913 Webster]	         We, the dregs and rubbish of mankind.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used formerly (rarely) in the singular, as by Spenser	         and Shakespeare, but now chiefly in the plural.	         [1913 Webster]
Dregginess \Dreg"gi*ness\ (dr[e^]g"g[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   Fullness of dregs or lees; foulness; feculence.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreggish \Dreg"gish\ (dr[e^]g"g[i^]sh), a.	   Foul with lees; feculent. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreggy \Dreg"gy\ (dr[e^]g"g[y^]), a.	   Containing dregs or lees; muddy; foul; feculent. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreibund \Drei"bund`\, n. [G., fr. drei three + bund league.]	   A triple alliance; specif., the alliance of Germany, Austria,	   and Italy, formed in 1882.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] dreidel
dreidel \dreidel\, dreidl \dreidl\(dr[=a]d"'l), n.	   1. a toy shaped somewhat like a top, but having four flat	      sides, each marked with one of the Hebrew letters nun,	      gimel, he, or shin. It is spun like a top, and the letter	      showing when it stops spinning determines the outcome of a	      game of chance.	      [PJC]	   2. a game of chance played with a dreidel[1], most commonly	      by children at Hannukah.	      [PJC]
Drein \Drein\, v. i.	   To drain. [Obs.] --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster] Dreinte
Dreinte \Drein"te\, imp., Dreint \Dreint\,	   p. p. of {Drench} to drown. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dreissena \Dreis"se*na\, prop. n. [NL. Named after Dreyssen, a	   Belgian physician.] (Zool.)	   A genus of bivalve shells of which one species ({Dreissena	   polymorpha}) is often so abundant as to be very troublesome	   in the fresh waters of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Drench \Drench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drenching}.] [AS. drencan to give to drink, to drench, the	   causal of drincan to drink; akin to D. drenken, Sw.	   dr[aum]nka, G. tr[aum]nken. See {Drink}.]	   1. To cause to drink; especially, to dose by force; to put a	      potion down the throat of, as of a horse; hence. to purge	      violently by physic.	      [1913 Webster]	            As "to fell," is "to make to fall," and "to lay," to	            make to lie." so "to drench," is "to make to drink."	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To steep in moisture; to wet thoroughly; to soak; to	      saturate with water or other liquid; to immerse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now dam the ditches and the floods restrain;	            Their moisture has already drenched the plain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Drench \Drench\, n. [AS. drenc. See {Drench}, v. t.]	   A drink; a draught; specifically, a potion of medicine poured	   or forced down the throat; also, a potion that causes	   purging. "A drench of wine." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give my roan horse a drench.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Drench \Drench\, n. [AS. dreng warrior, soldier, akin to Icel.	   drengr.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A military vassal mentioned in Domesday Book. [Obs.]	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Drenche \Drench"e\, v. t. & i.	   To drown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the sea he drenched.                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Drencher \Drench"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, west or steeps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who administers a drench.	      [1913 Webster]
Drengage \Dren"gage\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   The tenure by which a drench held land. [Obs.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Drent \Drent\, p. p. [See {Dreinte}.]	   Drenched; drowned. [Obs.] "Condemned to be drent." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dresden ware \Dres"den ware`\	   A superior kind of decorated porcelain made near Dresden in	   Saxony.	   [1913 Webster]
Dress \Dress\ (dr[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dressed}	   (dr[e^]st) or {Drest}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dressing}.] [OF.	   drecier to make straight, raise, set up, prepare, arrange, F.	   dresser, (assumed) LL. directiare, fr. L. dirigere, directum,	   to direct; dis- + regere to rule. See {Right}, and cf.	   {Address}, {Adroit}, {Direct}, {Dirge}.]	   1. To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to	      order. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At all times thou shalt bless God and pray Him to	            dress thy ways.                       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dress is used reflexively in Old English, in sense of	         "to direct one's step; to address one's self."	         [1913 Webster]	               To Grisild again will I me dresse. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To arrange in exact continuity of line, as	      soldiers; commonly to adjust to a straight line and at	      proper distance; to align; as, to dress the ranks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To treat methodically with remedies, bandages, or	      curative appliances, as a sore, an ulcer, a wound, or a	      wounded or diseased part.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To adjust; to put in good order; to arrange; specifically:	      (a) To prepare for use; to fit for any use; to render	          suitable for an intended purpose; to get ready; as, to	          dress a slain animal; to dress meat; to dress leather	          or cloth; to dress or trim a lamp; to dress a garden;	          to dress a horse, by currying and rubbing; to dress	          grain, by cleansing it; in mining and metallurgy, to	          dress ores, by sorting and separating them.	          [1913 Webster]	                And the Lord God took the man, and put him into	                the garden of Eden to dress it.   --Gen. ii. 15.	          [1913 Webster]	                When he dresseth the lamps he shall burn	                incense.                          --Ex. xxx. 7.	          [1913 Webster]	                Three hundred horses . . . smoothly dressed.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Dressing their hair with the white sea flower.	                                                  --Tennyson	          .	          [1913 Webster]	                If he felt obliged to expostulate, he might have	                dressed his censures in a kinder form.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      (b) To cut to proper dimensions, or give proper shape to,	          as to a tool by hammering; also, to smooth or finish.	      (c) To put in proper condition by appareling, as the body;	          to put clothes upon; to apparel; to invest with	          garments or rich decorations; to clothe; to deck.	          [1913 Webster]	                Dressed myself in such humility.  -- Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Prove that ever Idress myself handsome till thy	                return.                           --Shak.	      (d) To break and train for use, as a horse or other	          animal.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To dress up} or {To dress out}, to dress elaborately,	      artificially, or pompously. "You see very often a king of	      England or France dressed up like a Julius C[ae]sar."	      --Addison.	   {To dress a ship} (Naut.), to ornament her by hoisting the	      national colors at the peak and mastheads, and setting the	      jack forward; when dressed full, the signal flags and	      pennants are added. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   Syn: To attire; apparel; clothe; accouter; array; robe; rig;	        trim; deck; adorn; embellish.	        [1913 Webster]	Dress \Dress\, v. i.	   1. (Mil.) To arrange one's self in due position in a line of	      soldiers; -- the word of command to form alignment in	      ranks; as, Dress right, dress!	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clothe or apparel one's self; to put on one's garments;	      to pay particular regard to dress; as, to dress quickly.	      "To dress for a ball." --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	            To flaunt, to dress, to dance, to thrum. --Tennyson	      .	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dress to the right}, {To dress to the left}, {To dress on	   the center} (Mil.), to form alignment with reference to the	      soldier on the extreme right, or in the center, of the	      rank, who serves as a guide.	      [1913 Webster]	Dress \Dress\, n.	   1. That which is used as the covering or ornament of the	      body; clothes; garments; habit; apparel. "In your	      soldier's dress." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lady's gown; as, silk or a velvet dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Attention to apparel, or skill in adjusting it.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of pleasure, dress, and gallantry. -- Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Milling) The system of furrows on the face of a	      millstone. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dress parade} (Mil.), a parade in full uniform for review.	      [1913 Webster]
dressage \dressage\ n.	   maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the	   rider.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dress circle \Dress circle\	   A gallery or balcony in a theater, generally the first above	   the floor, in which originally dress clothes were customarily	   worn.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Dress coat \Dress" coat`\	   A coat with skirts behind only, as distinct from the frock	   coat, of which the skirts surround the body. It is worn on	   occasions of ceremony. The dress coat of officers of the	   United States army is a full-skirted frock coat.	   [1913 Webster]
dressed \dressed\ adj.	   1. same as {attired}.	   Syn: appareled, attired, clad, garbed, garmented,	        habilimented, robed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. covered with medication or a bandage; -- of wounds.	   Syn: bandaged.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. trim and smooth; -- of lumber or stone.	   Syn: polished.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	dressed to kill \dressed to kill\ pred. adj.	   attired in strikingly attractive clothing; -- usually of	   women.	   [PJC]
dressed-up \dressed-up\ adj.	   attired in fancy or formal clothing. [Narrower terms:	   {dressed to kill(predicate)}]	   Syn: dressed to the nines(predicate), dolled up, spruced up,	        spiffed up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dresser \dress"er\, n.	   1. One who dresses; one who put in order or makes ready for	      use; one who on clothes or ornaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A kind of pick for shaping large coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assistant in a hospital, whose office it is to dress	      wounds, sores, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F. dressoir. See {Dress}, v. t.]	      (a) A table or bench on which meat and other things are	          dressed, or prepared for use.	      (b) A cupboard or set of shelves to receive dishes and	          cooking utensils.	          [1913 Webster]	                The pewter plates on the dresser	                Caught and reflected the flame, as shields of	                armies the sunshine.              -- Longfellow.	          [1913 Webster]
Dresser \Dress"er\, n. [F. dressoir. See {Dress}, v. t.]	   A piece of chamber furniture consisting of a chest of	   drawers, or bureau, with a mirror. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dress goods \Dress" goods"\	   A term applied to fabrics for the gowns of women and girls;	   -- most commonly to fabrics of mixed materials, but also	   applicable to silks, printed linens, and calicoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Dressiness \Dress"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being dressy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dressing \Dress"ing\, n.	   1. Dress; raiment; especially, ornamental habiliment or	      attire. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) An application (a remedy, bandage, etc.) to cover	      a sore or wound. --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Manure or compost over land. When it remains on the	      surface, it is called a top-dressing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Cookery)	      (a) A preparation, such as a sauce, to flavor food for	          eating; a condiment; as, a dressing for salad.	      (b) The stuffing of fowls, pigs, etc.; forcemeat.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Gum, starch, and the like, used in stiffening or finishing	      silk, linen, and other fabrics.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An ornamental finish, as a molding around doors, windows,	      or on a ceiling, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Castigation; scolding; -- often with down. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {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, such as is used by a person	      while dressing; a study gown.	   {Dressing room}, an apartment appropriated for making one's	      toilet.	   {Top-dressing}, manure or compost spread over land and not	      worked into the soil.	      [1913 Webster]	Dressing table \Dressing table\, n.	   a table, usually having a vertical back piece containing a	   mirror, at which a person may sit while dressing or applying	   makeup, and on which articles for the toilet stand. It often	   has drawers for toiletries, clothing, or accessories. It is	   also called a {vanity} or {vanity table}.	   [PJC]
Dressmaker \Dress"mak`er\, n.	   A maker of gowns, or similar garments; a mantuamaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Dressmaking \Dress"mak`ing\, n.	   The art, process, or occupation, of making dresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Dressy \Dress"y\, a.	   Showy in dress; attentive to dress.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dressy flaunting maidservant.          --T. Hook.	   [1913 Webster]	         A neat, dressy gentleman in black.       --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Drest \Drest\, p. p.	   of {Dress}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dretch \Dretch\, v. t. & i.	   See {Drecche}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dreul \Dreul\, v. i.	   To drool. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Drevil \Drev"il\, n.	   A fool; a drudge. See {Drivel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drew \Drew\, imp.	   of {Draw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drey \Drey\, n.	   A squirrel's nest. See {Dray}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dreye \Dreye\, a.	   Dry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Dreynte
Dreynte \Dreyn"te\, imp., Dreynt \Dreynt\,	   p. p., of {Drench} to drown. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Drib \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dribbing}.] [Cf. {Drip}.]	   To do by little and little; as:	   (a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.	   (b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.	       [1913 Webster]	             He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.	   (c) To lead along step by step; to entice.	       [1913 Webster]	             With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --	                                                  Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	Drib \Drib\, v. t. & i. (Archery)	   To shoot (a shaft) so as to pierce on the descent. [Obs.]	   --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Drib \Drib\, n.	   1. A drop. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a small portion or small amount of anything; -- used	      mostly in the phrase dribs and drabs.	      [1913 Webster]
Dribber \Drib"ber\, n.	   One who dribs; one who shoots weakly or badly. [Obs.]	   --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dribbled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dribbing}.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]	   1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession	      of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of	      love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an	      error for {dribbing}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2]	      the ball.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. t.	   1. To let fall in drops.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the cook . . . dribble it all the way upstairs.	                                                  -- Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In basketball and various other games, to propel (the	      ball) by successive slight hits or kicks so as to keep it	      always in control.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Dribble \Drib"ble\, n.	   1. A drizzling shower; a falling or leaking in drops.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of dribbling[2] a ball.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dribbler \Drib"bler\, n.	   One who dribbles. Dribblet
Dribblet \Drib"blet\, Driblet \Drib"let\, n. [From {Dribble}.]	   A small piece or part; a small sum; a small quantity of money	   in making up a sum; as, the money was paid in dribblets.	   [1913 Webster]	         When made up in dribblets, as they could, their best	         securities were at an interest of twelve per cent.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Drie \Drie\, v. t. [See {Dree}.]	   To endure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So causeless such drede for to drie.     -- Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dried \Dried\ (dr[imac]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Dry}. Also adj.; as, dried apples.	   [1913 Webster]
dried-out \dried-out\ adj.	   thoroughly dried; having no moisture remaining.	   Syn: dehydrated, desiccated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
dried-up \dried-up\ adj.	   wrinkled or cracked from drying.	   Syn: sere, sear, shriveled, withered.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having its water supply exhausted.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Drier \Dri"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, dries; that which may expel or	      absorb moisture; a desiccative; as, the sun and a	      northwesterly wind are great driers of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) Drying oil; a substance mingled with the oil used	      in oil painting to make it dry quickly. Drier	Drier \Dri"er\, compar., Driest \Dri"est\, superl.,	   of {Dry}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Drift \Drift\, n. [From {drive}; akin to LG. & D. drift a	   driving, Icel. drift snowdrift, Dan. drift, impulse, drove,	   herd, pasture, common, G. trift pasturage, drove. See	   {Drive}.]	   1. A driving; a violent movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dragon drew him [self] away with drift of his	            wings.                                --King	                                                  Alisaunder	                                                  (1332).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or	      drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bad man, being under the drift of any passion,	            will follow the impulse of it till something	            interpose.                            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Course or direction along which anything is driven;	      setting. "Our drift was south." --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or	      the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence,	      also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has made the drift of the whole poem a compliment	            on his country in general.            -- Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now thou knowest my drift.            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is driven, forced, or urged along; as:	      (a) Anything driven at random. "Some log . . . a useless	          drift." --Dryden.	      (b) A mass of matter which has been driven or forced	          onward together in a body, or thrown together in a	          heap, etc., esp. by wind or water; as, a drift of	          snow, of ice, of sand, and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	                Drifts of rising dust involve the sky. -- Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                We got the brig a good bed in the rushing drift	                [of ice].                         --Kane.	      (c) A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Cattle coming over the bridge (with their great	                drift doing much damage to the high ways). --	                                                  Fuller.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or	      vault upon the abutments. [R.] --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Geol.) A collection of loose earth and rocks, or	      boulders, which have been distributed over large portions	      of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of	      forty degrees, by the agency of ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In South Africa, a ford in a river.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mech.) A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or	      shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or	      through it; a broach.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mil.)	       (a) A tool used in driving down compactly the composition	           contained in a rocket, or like firework.	       (b) A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to oblong	           projectiles.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. (Mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft;	       a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or	       tunnel.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Naut.)	       (a) The distance through which a current flows in a given	           time.	       (b) The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes	           with the meridian, in drifting.	       (c) The distance to which a vessel is carried off from	           her desired course by the wind, currents, or other	           causes.	       (d) The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is	           raised and the rail is cut off, and usually	           terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.	       (e) The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.	           [1913 Webster]	   13. The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole	       into which it is driven, or between the circumference of	       a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Phys. Geog.) One of the slower movements of oceanic	       circulation; a general tendency of the water, subject to	       occasional or frequent diversion or reversal by the wind;	       as, the easterly drift of the North Pacific.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. (A["e]ronautics) The horizontal component of the pressure	       of the air on the sustaining surfaces of a flying	       machine. The lift is the corresponding vertical	       component, which sustains the machine in the air.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Drift is used also either adjectively or as the first	         part of a compound. See {Drift}, a.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Drift of the forest} (O. Eng. Law), an examination or view	      of the cattle in a forest, in order to see whose they are,	      whether they are commonable, and to determine whether or	      not the forest is surcharged. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]	   {continental drift} (Geology), the very slow (ca. 1-5 cm per	      year) movement of the continents and parts of continents	      relative to each other and to the points of upwelling of	      magma in the viscous layers beneath the continents; --	      causing, for example, the opening of the South Atlantic	      Ocean by the movement of Africa and South America away	      from each other. See also {plate tectonics}.	      [PJC]	Drift \Drift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drifted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drifting}.]	   1. To float or be driven along by, or as by, a current of	      water or air; as, the ship drifted astern; a raft drifted	      ashore; the balloon drifts slowly east.	      [1913 Webster]	            We drifted o'er the harbor bar.       -- Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven	      into heaps; as, snow or sand drifts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (mining) to make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for	      the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or	      ores; to follow a vein; to prospect. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Drift \Drift\, v. t.	   1. To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body. --J. H.	      Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive into heaps; as, a current of wind drifts snow or	      sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.	      [1913 Webster]	Drift \Drift\, a.	   That causes drifting or that is drifted; movable by wind or	   currents; as, drift currents; drift ice; drift mud. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Drift anchor}. See {Sea anchor}, and also {Drag sail}, under	      {Drag}, n.	   {Drift epoch} (Geol.), the glacial epoch.	   {Drift net}, a kind of fishing net.	   {Drift sail}. Same as {Drag sail}. See under {Drag}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Driftage \Drift"age\, n.	   1. Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that drifts.	      [1913 Webster]
Driftbolt \Drift"bolt`\, n.	   A bolt for driving out other bolts.	   [1913 Webster]
Driftless \Drift"less\, a.	   Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.	   [1913 Webster]
Driftpiece \Drift"piece"\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   An upright or curved piece of timber connecting the plank	   sheer with the gunwale; also, a scroll terminating a rail.	   [1913 Webster]
Driftpin \Drift"pin`\, n. (Mech.)	   A smooth drift. See {Drift}, n., 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Driftway \Drift"way`\, n.	   1. A common way, road, or path, for driving cattle. --Cowell.	      Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) Same as {Drift}, {11}.	      [1913 Webster]
Driftweed \Drift"weed`\, n.	   Seaweed drifted to the shore by the wind. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Driftwind \Drift"wind`\, n.	   A driving wind; a wind that drives snow, sand, etc., into	   heaps. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Driftwood \Drift"wood`\, n.	   1. Wood drifted or floated by water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Whatever is drifting or floating as on water.	      [1913 Webster]	            The current of humanity, with its heavy proportion	            of very useless driftwood.            -- New Your	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]
Drifty \Drift"y\, a.	   Full of drifts; tending to form drifts, as snow, and the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]
Drill \Drill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drilling}.] [D. drillen to bore, drill (soldiers); probably	   akin to AS. pyrlian, pyrelian, to pierce. See {Thrill}.]	   1. To pierce or bore with a drill, or a with a drill; to	      perforate; as, to drill a hole into a rock; to drill a	      piece of metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To train in the military art; to exercise diligently, as	      soldiers, in military evolutions and exercises; hence, to	      instruct thoroughly in the rudiments of any art or branch	      of knowledge; to discipline.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Frederic the Great] drilled his people, as he	            drilled his grenadiers.               -- Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Drill \Drill\, v. i.	   To practice an exercise or exercises; to train one's self.	   [1913 Webster]	Drill \Drill\, n.	   1. An instrument with an edged or pointed end used for making	      holes in hard substances; strictly, a tool that cuts with	      its end, by revolving, as in drilling metals, or by a	      succession of blows, as in drilling stone; also, a drill	      press.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) The act or exercise of training soldiers in the	      military art, as in the manual of arms, in the execution	      of evolutions, and the like; hence, diligent and strict	      instruction and exercise in the rudiments and methods of	      any business; a kind or method of military exercises; as,	      infantry drill; battalion drill; artillery drill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any exercise, physical or mental, enforced with regularity	      and by constant repetition; as, a severe drill in Latin	      grammar.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A marine gastropod, of several species, which	      kills oysters and other bivalves by drilling holes through	      the shell. The most destructive kind is {Urosalpinx	      cinerea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bow drill}, {Breast drill}. See under {Bow}, {Breast}.	   {Cotter drill}, or {Traverse drill}, a machine tool for	      drilling slots.	   {Diamond drill}. See under {Diamond}.	   {Drill jig}. See under {Jig}.	   {Drill pin}, the pin in a lock which enters the hollow stem	      of the key.	   {Drill sergeant} (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer whose	      office it is to instruct soldiers as to their duties, and	      to train them to military exercises and evolutions.	   {Vertical drill}, a drill press.	      [1913 Webster]	Drill \Drill\, v. t. [Cf. {Trill} to trickle, {Trickle},	   {Dribble}, and W. rhillio to put in a row, drill.]	   1. To cause to flow in drills or rills or by trickling; to	      drain by trickling; as, waters drilled through a sandy	      stratum. [R.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sow, as seeds, by dribbling them along a furrow or in a	      row, like a trickling rill of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To entice; to allure from step; to decoy; -- with on.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            See drilled him on to five-fifty.     -- Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to slip or waste away by degrees. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This accident hath drilled away the whole summer. --	                                                  Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Drill \Drill\, v. i.	   1. To trickle. [Obs. or R.] --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sow in drills.	      [1913 Webster]	Drill \Drill\, n.	   1. A small trickling stream; a rill. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Springs through the pleasant meadows pour their	            drills.                               --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agr.)	      (a) An implement for making holes for sowing seed, and	          sometimes so formed as to contain seeds and drop them	          into the hole made.	      (b) A light furrow or channel made to put seed into	          sowing.	      (c) A row of seed sown in a furrow.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Drill is used adjectively, or as the first part of a	         compound; as, drill barrow or drill-barrow; drill	         husbandry; drill plow or drill-plow.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Drill barrow}, a wheeled implement for planting seed in	      drills.	   {Drill bow}, a small bow used for the purpose of rapidly	      turning a drill around which the bowstring takes a turn.	      	   {Drill harrow}, a harrow used for stirring the ground between	      rows, or drills.	   {Drill plow}, or {Drill plough}, a sort plow for sowing grain	      in drills.	      [1913 Webster]	Drill \Drill\, n. [Cf. {Mandrill}.] (Zool.)	   A large African baboon ({Cynocephalus leucoph[ae]us}).	   [1913 Webster]	Drill \Drill\, n. [Usually in pl.] (Manuf.)	   Same as {Drilling}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Imperial drill}, a linen fabric having two threads in the	      warp and three in the filling.	      [1913 Webster]
Driller \Drill"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, drills.	   [1913 Webster]
Drilling \Drill"ing\, n.	   1. The act of piercing with a drill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A training by repeated exercises.	      [1913 Webster]	Drilling \Drill"ing\, n.	   The act of using a drill in sowing seeds.	   [1913 Webster]	Drilling \Drill"ing\, n. [G. drillich, fr. L. trilix having	   three threads, fr. the of tres three + licium a thread of the	   warm. See {Three}, and cf. {Twill}.] (Manuf.)	   A heavy, twilled fabric of linen or cotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Drillmaster \Drill"mas`ter\, n.	   One who teaches drill, especially in the way of gymnastics.	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Drill press \Drill" press`\ .	   A machine for drilling holes in metal, the drill being	   pressed to the metal by the action of a screw.	   [1913 Webster]
Drillstock \Drill"stock`\, n. (Mech.)	   A contrivance for holding and turning a drill. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Drily \Dri"ly\, adv.	   See {Dryly}. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Drimys \Dri"mys\ (dr[imac]"m[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. drimy`s	   sharp, acrid.] (Bot.)	   A genus of magnoliaceous trees. {Drimys aromatica} furnishes	   Winter's bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Drink \Drink\ (dr[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Drank} (dr[a^][ng]k),	   formerly {Drunk} (dr[u^][ng]k); & p. p. {Drunk}, {Drunken}	   (-'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drinking}. Drunken is now rarely	   used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually	   intoxicated; the form drank, not infrequently used as a p.	   p., is not so analogical.] [AS. drincan; akin to OS. drinkan,	   D. drinken, G. trinken, Icel. drekka, Sw. dricka, Dan.	   drikke, Goth. drigkan. Cf. {Drench}, {Drunken}, {Drown}.]	   1. To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other	      purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in	      satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink from a spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gird thyself, and serve me, till have eaten and	            drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink.	                                                  --Luke xvii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall drink of the wrath the Almighty. --Job xxi.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drink of the cup that can not cloy.   --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To quaff exhilarating or intoxicating liquors, in	      merriment or feasting; to carouse; to revel; hence, to	      lake alcoholic liquors to excess; to be intemperate in the	      ?se of intoxicating or spirituous liquors; to tipple.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they drank, and were merry with him. --Gem.	                                                  xliii. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bolingbroke always spoke freely when he had drunk	            freely.                               --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To drink to}, to salute in drinking; to wish well to, in the	      act of taking the cup; to pledge in drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	            I drink to the general joy of the whole table,	            And to our dear friend Banquo.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Drink \Drink\, v. t.	   1. To swallow (a liquid); to receive, as a fluid, into the	      stomach; to imbibe; as, to drink milk or water.	      [1913 Webster]	            There lies she with the blessed gods in bliss,	            There drinks the nectar with ambrosia mixed.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bowl of punch which was brewed and drunk in Mrs.	            Betty's room.                         --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to	      absorb; to imbibe.	      [1913 Webster]	            And let the purple violets drink the stream.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to	      inhale; to hear; to see.	      [1913 Webster]	            To drink the cooler air,              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            My ears have not yet drunk a hundred words	            Of that tongue's utterance.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me . . . drink delicious poison from thy eye.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To smoke, as tobacco. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And some men now live ninety years and past,	            Who never drank to tobacco first nor last. --Taylor	                                                  (1630.)	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 receive and appropriate as in satisfaction of	      thirst. "Song was the form of literature which he [Burns]	      had drunk in from his cradle." --J. C. Shairp.	   {To drink off} or {To drink up}, to drink completely,	      especially at one draught; as, to drink off a cup of	      cordial.	   {To drink the health of}, or {To drink to the health of}, to	      drink while expressing good wishes for the health or	      welfare of.	      [1913 Webster]	Drink \Drink\, n.	   1. Liquid to be swallowed; any fluid to be taken into the	      stomach for quenching thirst or for other purposes, as	      water, coffee, or decoctions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me some drink, Titinius.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, intoxicating liquor; as, when drink is on,	      wit is out.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Drink money}, or {Drink penny}, an allowance, or perquisite,	      given to buy drink; a gratuity.	   {Drink offering} (Script.), an offering of wine, etc., in the	      Jewish religious service.	   {In drink}, drunk. "The poor monster's in drink." --Shak.	   {Strong drink}, intoxicating liquor; esp., liquor containing	      a large proportion of alcohol. " Wine is a mocker, strong	      drink is raging."                           --Prov. xx. 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Drinkable \Drink"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink; potable.	   --Macaulay. Also used substantively, esp. in the plural.	   --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]
Drinkableness \Drink"a*ble*ness\, n.	   State of being drinkable.	   [1913 Webster]
Drinker \Drink"er\, n.	   One who drinks; as, the effects of tea on the drinker; also,	   one who drinks spirituous liquors to excess; a drunkard.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Drinker moth} (Zool.), a large British moth ({Odonestis	      potatoria}).	      [1913 Webster]
Drinking \Drink"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who drinks; the act of imbibing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice of partaking to excess of intoxicating	      liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An entertainment with liquors; a carousal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Drinking is used adjectively, or as the first part of a	         compound; as, a drinking song, drinking cup, drinking	         glass, drinking house, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Drinking horn}, a drinking vessel made of a horn.	      [1913 Webster]
Drinkless \Drink"less\, a.	   Destitute of drink. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Drip \Drip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dripped}or {Dript}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dripping}.] [Akin to LG. drippen, Dan. dryppe, from a	   noun. See {Drop}.]	   1. To fall in drops; as, water drips from the eaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To let fall drops of moisture or liquid; as, a wet garment	      drips.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dark round of the dripping wheel. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Drip \Drip\, v. t.	   To let fall in drops.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which from the thatch drips fast a shower of rain.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Drip \Drip\, n.	   1. A falling or letting fall in drops; a dripping; that which	      drips, or falls in drops.	      [1913 Webster]	            The light drip of the suspended oar.  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) That part of a cornice, sill course, or other	      horizontal member, which projects beyond the rest, and is	      of such section as to throw off the rain water.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Right of drip} (Law), an easement or servitude by which a	      man has the right to have the water flowing from his house	      fall on the land of his neighbor.	      [1913 Webster]
drip-dry \drip-dry\ adj.	   1. treated so as to be easily or quickly washed and dried and	      requiring little or no ironing; -- of clothing.	   Syn: wash-and-wear.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. requiring no ironing; -- used of fabrics and clothing; as,	      drip-dry shirts for travel.	   Syn: permanent-press.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dripping \Drip"ping\, n.	   1. A falling in drops, or the sound so made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which falls in drops, as fat from meat in roasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dripping pan}, a pan for receiving the fat which drips from	      meat in roasting.	      [1913 Webster]
Dripple \Drip"ple\, a. [From {Drip}, cf. {Dribble}.]	   Weak or rare. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
drippy \drippy\ adj.	   persistently dripping even when shut; as, a drippy faucet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dripstone \Drip"stone`\, n. (Arch.)	   A drip, when made of stone. See {Drip}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Drive \Drive\ (dr[imac]v), v. t. [imp. {Drove} (dr[=o]v),	   formerly {Drave} (dr[=a]v); p. p. {Driven} (dr[i^]v'n); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Driving}.] [AS. dr[imac]fan; akin to OS.	   dr[imac]ban, D. drijven, OHG. tr[imac]ban, G. treiben, Icel.	   dr[imac]fa, Goth. dreiban. Cf. {Drift}, {Drove}.]	   1. To impel or urge onward by force in a direction away from	      one, or along before one; to push forward; to compel to	      move on; to communicate motion to; as, to drive cattle; to	      drive a nail; smoke drives persons from a room.	      [1913 Webster]	            A storm came on and drove them into Pylos. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	      [1913 Webster]	            Shield pressed on shield, and man drove man along.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go drive the deer and drag the finny prey. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To urge on and direct the motions of, as the beasts which	      draw a vehicle, or the vehicle borne by them; hence, also,	      to take in a carriage; to convey in a vehicle drawn by	      beasts; as, to drive a pair of horses or a stage; to drive	      a person to his own door.	      [1913 Webster]	            How . . . proud he was to drive such a brother!	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To urge, impel, or hurry forward; to force; to constrain;	      to urge, press, or bring to a point or state; as, to drive	      a person by necessity, by persuasion, by force of	      circumstances, by argument, and the like. " Enough to	      drive one mad." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, driven to dismount, threatened, if I did not do	            the like, to do as much for my horse as fortune had	            done for his.                         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To carry or; to keep in motion; to conduct; to prosecute.	      [Now used only colloquially.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trade of life can not be driven without	            partners.                             --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To clear, by forcing away what is contained.	      [1913 Webster]	            To drive the country, force the swains away.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) To dig Horizontally; to cut a horizontal gallery	      or tunnel. --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To pass away; -- said of time. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Specif., in various games, as tennis, baseball, etc., to	      propel (the ball) swiftly by a direct stroke or forcible	      throw.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. to operate (a vehicle) while it is on motion, by	      manipulating the controls, such as the steering,	      propulsion, and braking mechanisms.	      [PJC]	Drive \Drive\, n.	   1. In various games, as tennis, cricket, etc., the act of	      player who drives the ball; the stroke or blow; the flight	      of the ball, etc., so driven.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Golf) A stroke from the tee, generally a full shot made	      with a driver; also, the distance covered by such a	      stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Drive, in all its senses, implies forcible or violent	         action. It is the reverse of to lead. To drive a body	         is to move it by applying a force behind; to lead is to	         cause to move by applying the force before, or in	         front. It takes a variety of meanings, according to the	         objects by which it is followed; as, to drive an	         engine, to direct and regulate its motions; to drive	         logs, to keep them in the current of a river and direct	         them in their course; to drive feathers or down, to	         place them in a machine, which, by a current of air,	         drives off the lightest to one end, and collects them	         by themselves. "My thrice-driven bed of down." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Drive \Drive\, v. i.	   1. To rush and press with violence; to move furiously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fierce Boreas drove against his flying sails.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under cover of the night and a driving tempest.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time driveth onward fast,	            And in a little while our lips are dumb. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be forced along; to be impelled; to be moved by any	      physical force or agent; to be driven.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hull drives on, though mast and sail be torn.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chaise drives to Mr. Draper's chambers.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go by carriage; to pass in a carriage; to proceed by	      directing or urging on a vehicle or the animals that draw	      it; as, the coachman drove to my door.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To press forward; to aim, or tend, to a point; to make an	      effort; to strive; -- usually with at.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them therefore declare what carnal or secular	            interest he drove at.                 --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To distrain for rent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Golf) To make a drive, or stroke from the tee.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. to go from one place to another in a vehicle, serving as	      the operator of the vehicle; to drive[9] a vehicle from	      one location to another. He drove from New York to Boston	      in four hours.	      [PJC]	   {To let drive}, to aim a blow; to strike with force; to	      attack. "Four rogues in buckram let drive at me." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Drive \Drive\ (dr[imac]v), p. p.	   Driven. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Drive \Drive\ (dr[imac]v), n.	   1. The act of driving; a trip or an excursion in a carriage,	      as for exercise or pleasure; -- distinguished from a ride	      taken on horseback.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place suitable or agreeable for driving; a road prepared	      for driving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent or rapid motion; a rushing onward or away; esp., a	      forced or hurried dispatch of business.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Murdstonian drive in business.    --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In type founding and forging, an impression or matrix,	      formed by a punch drift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A collection of objects that are driven; a mass of logs to	      be floated down a river. [Colloq.]	   Syn: See {Ride}.	        [1913 Webster]	   6. a private road; a driveway.	      [PJC]	   7. a strong psychological motivation to perform some	      activity.	      [PJC]	   8. (Computers) a device for reading or writing data from or	      to a data storage medium, as a {disk drive}, a {tape	      drive}, a {CD drive}, etc.	      [PJC]	   9. an organized effort by a group to accomplish a goal within	      a limited period of time; as, a fund-raising drive.	      [PJC]	   10. a physiological function of an organism motivating it to	       perform specific behaviors; as, the sex drive.	       [PJC]	   11. (Football) the period during which one team sustains	       movement of the ball toward the opponent's goal without	       losing possession of the ball; as, a long drive	       downfield.	       [PJC]	   12. an act of driving a vehicle, especially an automobile;	       the journey undertaken by driving an automobile; as, to	       go for a drive in the country.	       [PJC]	   13. the mechanism which causes the moving parts of a machine	       to move; as, a belt drive.	       [PJC]	   14. the way in which the propulsive force of a vehicle is	       transmitted to the road; as, a car with four-wheel drive,	       front-wheel drive, etc.	       [PJC]
Drivebolt \Drive"bolt`\, n.	   A drift; a tool for setting bolts home.	   [1913 Webster]
drive-by \drive-by\ n.	   accomplished while driving past in a vehicle; as, a drive-by	   shooting.	   [PJC]
drive-in \drive-in\ n.	   any installation designed to accommodate patrons while	   staying in their automobiles; especially an outdoor movie	   theater in which patrons park in their vehicles to watch the	   movie.	   [WordNet 1.5]	drive-in \drive-in\ a.	   arranged to allow business to be transacted while patrons	   remain in their vehicles; as, a drive-in window at a bank.	   Syn: drive-through. [WordNet 1.5]	drive-in window \drive-in window\ n.	   a window at a business establishment, such as a bank or	   restaurant, where patrons may transact business or order	   goods while staying in their automobiles; as, to cash a check	   at the drive-in window of the bank.	   [PJC]
driveshaft \driveshaft\ n.	   a rotating shaft that transmits power from the engine to the	   point of application.	   [WordNet 1.5]
drive-through \drive-through\ a.	   arranged to allow business to be transacted or sights to be	   seen while patrons remain in their vehicles; as, a	   drive-through car wash; a drive-through safari park.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Drivel \Driv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Driveled}or {Drivelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Driveling} or {Drivelling}.] [Cf. OE.	   dravelen, drabelen, drevelen, drivelen, to slaver, and E.	   drabble. Cf. {Drool}.]	   1. To slaver; to let spittle drop or flow from the mouth,	      like a child, idiot, or dotard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. a different word: cf. Icel. drafa to talk thick.]	      To be weak or foolish; to dote; as, a driveling hero;	      driveling love. --Shak. Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Drivel \Driv"el\, n.	   1. Slaver; saliva flowing from the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inarticulate or unmeaning utterance; foolish talk; babble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A driveler; a fool; an idiot. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A servant; a drudge. [Obs.] --Huloet.	      [1913 Webster]
Driveler \Driv"el*er\, n.	   A slaverer; a slabberer; an idiot; a fool. [Written also	   {driveller}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Driven \Driv"en\, p. p.	   of {Drive}. Also adj.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Driven well}, a well made by driving a tube into the earth	      to an aqueous stratum; -- called also {drive well}.	      [1913 Webster]
Drivepipe \Drive"pipe`\, n.	   A pipe for forcing into the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Driver \Driv"er\, n. [From {Drive}.]	   1. One who, or that which, drives; the person or thing that	      urges or compels anything else to move onward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person who drives beasts or a carriage; a coachman; a	      charioteer, etc.; hence, also, one who controls the	      movements of a any vehicle.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. An overseer of a gang of slaves or gang of convicts at	      their work.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A part that transmits motion to another part by	      contact with it, or through an intermediate relatively	      movable part, as a gear which drives another, or a lever	      which moves another through a link, etc. Specifically:	      (a) The driving wheel of a locomotive.	      (b) An attachment to a lathe, spindle, or face plate to	          turn a carrier.	      (c) A crossbar on a grinding mill spindle to drive the	          upper stone.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) The after sail in a ship or bark, being a	      fore-and-aft sail attached to a gaff; a spanker. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An implement used for driving; as:	      (a) A mallet.	      (b) A tamping iron.	      (c) A cooper's hammer for driving on barrel hoops.	      (d) A wooden-headed golf club with a long shaft, for	          playing the longest strokes.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Driver ant} (Zool.), a species of African stinging ant; one	      of the visiting ants ({Anomma arcens}); -- so called	      because they move about in vast armies, and drive away or	      devour all insects and other small animals.	      [1913 Webster]
Driveway \Drive"way`\, n.	   A passage or way along or through which a carriage may be	   driven.	   [1913 Webster]
Driving \Driv"ing\, a.	   1. Having great force of impulse; as, a driving wind or	      storm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Communicating force; impelling; as, a driving shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Driving axle}, the axle of a driving wheel, as in a	      locomotive.	   {Driving box} (Locomotive), the journal box of a driving	      axle. See Illust. of {Locomotive}.	   {Driving note} (Mus.), a syncopated note; a tone begun on a	      weak part of a measure and held through the next accented	      part, thus anticipating the accent and driving it through.	      	   {Driving spring}, a spring fixed upon the box of the driving	      axle of a locomotive engine to support the weight and	      deaden shocks. [Eng.] --Weale.	   {Driving wheel} (Mach.), a wheel that communicates motion;	      one of the large wheels of a locomotive to which the	      connecting rods of the engine are attached; -- called	      also, simply, driver. See Illust. of {Locomotive}.	      [1913 Webster]	Driving \Driv"ing\, n.	   1. The act of forcing or urging something along; the act of	      pressing or moving on furiously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tendency; drift. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drizzled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Drizzling}.] [Prop. freq. of AS. dre['o]san to fall. See	   {Dreary}.]	   To rain slightly in very small drops; to fall, as water from	   the clouds, slowly and in fine particles; as, it drizzles;	   drizzling drops or rain. "Drizzling tears." --Spenser.	   Syn: mizzle, misle.	        [1913 Webster]	Drizzle \Driz"zle\, v. t.	   To shed slowly in minute drops or particles. "The air doth	   drizzle dew." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Drizzle \Driz"zle\, n.	   A fine rain or mist. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
drizzling \drizzling\ adj.	   raining lightly in a fine mist.	   Syn: drizzly, misting, misty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drizzly \Driz"zly\, a.	   Characterized by small rain, or snow; moist and disagreeable.	   "Winter's drizzly reign." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Drock \Drock\, n.	   A water course. [Prov. Eng.] Drofland
Drofland \Drof"land\, Dryfland \Dryf"land\, n. [See {Drove}.]	   (Law)	   An ancient yearly payment made by some tenants to the king,	   or to their landlords, for the privilege of driving their	   cattle through a manor to fairs or markets. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Drogher \Dro"gher\, n. [Cf. {Drag}.]	   A small craft used in the West India Islands to take off	   sugars, rum, etc., to the merchantmen; also, a vessel for	   transporting lumber, cotton, etc., coastwise; as, a lumber	   drogher. [Written also {droger}.] --Ham. Nar. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster] Drogman
Drogman \Drog"man\, Drogoman \Drog"o*man\, n.	   See {Dragoman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drogue \Drogue\ (dr[=o]g), n.	   1. (Naut.) See {Drag}, n., 6, and {Drag sail}, under {Drag},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a small parachute dragged behind a vehicle as a means of	      stabilizing it, or deployed first so as to assist opening	      of a larger parachute.	      [PJC]	   3. a funnel-shaped attachment at the end of a hose suspended	      from a tanker airplane in flight, to which the probe of	      another airplane may connect, so as to complete a	      connecting hose line through which fuel may be transferred	      from the tanker to the following airplane. It is used for	      in-flight refueling.	      [PJC]
Droh \Droh\, imp.	   of {Draw}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Droil \Droil\ (droil), v. i. [D. druilen to mope.]	   To work sluggishly or slowly; to plod. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Droil \Droil\, n. [D. druil sluggard. Cf. {Droll}.]	   1. A drudge. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mean labor; toil.[Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Droit \Droit\ (droit), n. [F. See {Direct}.]	   A right; law in its aspect of the foundation of rights; also,	   in old law, the writ of right. -- Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Droit d'aubaine}. See under {Aubaine}.	   {Droits of the Admiralty} (Eng. Law), rights or perquisites	      of the Admiralty, arising from seizure of an enemy's ships	      in port on the breaking out of war, or those coming into	      port in ignorance of hostilities existing, or from such	      ships as are taken by noncommissioned captors; also, the	      proceeds of wrecks, and derelict property at sea. The	      droits of admiralty are now paid into the Exchequer for	      the public benefit.	      [1913 Webster]
Droitural \Droi"tu*ral\, a. (O. Eng. Law)	   relating to the mere right of property, as distinguished from	   the right of possession; as, droitural actions. [Obs.]	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Droitzschka \Droitzsch"ka\, n.	   See {Drosky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Droll \Droll\ (dr[=o]l), a. [Compar. {Droller}; superl.	   {Drollest}.] [F. dr[^o]le; cf. G. & D. drollig, LG. drullig,	   D. drol a thick and short person, a droll, Sw. troll a	   magical appearance, demon, trolla to use magic arts, enchant,	   Dan. trold elf, imp, Icel. tr["o]ll giant, magician, evil	   spirit, monster. If this is the origin, cf. {Trull}.]	   Queer, and fitted to provoke laughter; ludicrous from oddity;	   amusing and strange.	   Syn: Comic; comical; farcical; diverting; humorous;	        ridiculous; queer; odd; waggish; facetious; merry;	        laughable; ludicrous. -- {Droll}, {Laughable},	        {Comical}. Laughable is the generic term, denoting	        anything exciting laughter or worthy of laughter;	        comical denotes something of the kind exhibited in	        comedies, something humorous of the kind exhibited in	        comedies, something, as it were, dramatically humorous;	        droll stands lower on the scale, having reference to	        persons or things which excite laughter by their	        buffoonery or oddity. A laughable incident; a comical	        adventure; a droll story.	        [1913 Webster]	Droll \Droll\, n.	   1. One whose practice it is to raise mirth by odd tricks; a	      jester; a buffoon; a merry-andrew. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something exhibited to raise mirth or sport, as a puppet,	      a farce, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Droll \Droll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drolling}.]	   To jest; to play the buffoon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Droll \Droll\, v. t.	   1. To lead or influence by jest or trick; to banter or jest;	      to cajole.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men that will not be reasoned into their senses, may	            yet be laughed or drolled into them.  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a jest of; to set in a comical light. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This drolling everything is rather fatiguing. -- W.	                                                  D. Howells.	      [1913 Webster]
Droller \Droll"er\, n.	   A jester; a droll. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Drollery \Droll"er*y\, n.; pl. {Drolleries}. [F. dr[^o]lerie.	   See {Droll}.]	   1. The quality of being droll; sportive tricks; buffoonery;	      droll stories; comical gestures or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rich drollery of "She Stoops to Conquer." --	                                                  Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something which serves to raise mirth; as:	      (a) A puppet show; also, a puppet. [Obs.] --Shak.	      (b) A lively or comic picture. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                I bought an excellent drollery, which I	                afterward parted with to my brother George of	                Wotton.                           -- Evelyn.	          [1913 Webster]
Drollingly \Droll"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a jesting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Drollish \Droll"ish\, a.	   Somewhat droll. -- Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Drollist \Droll"ist\, n.	   A droll. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Dromaeognathous \Dro`m[ae]*og"na*thous\, a. [NL. dromaius emu +	   Gr. gna`qos jaw.] (Zool.)	   Having the structure of the palate like that of the ostrich	   and emu.	   [1913 Webster]
Dromatherium \Drom`a*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. droma`s	   running + qhri`on beast. See {Dromedary}.] (Paleon.)	   A small extinct triassic mammal from North Carolina, the	   earliest yet found in America.	   [1913 Webster]
Drome \Drome\ (dr[=o]m), n. [F., fr. Gr. droma`s running. See	   {Dromedary}.] (Zool.)	   The crab plover ({Dromas ardeola}), a peculiar North African	   bird, allied to the oyster catcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Drome \Drome\ (dr[=o]m), n.	   Short for {A["e]rodrome}. [Slang]
Dromedary \Drom"e*da*ry\ (dr[u^]m"[-e]*d[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Dromedaries} (-r[i^]z). [F. dromadaire, LL. dromedarius, fr.	   L. dromas (sc. camelus), fr. Gr. droma`s running, from	   dramei^n, used as aor. of tre`chein to run; cf. Skr. dram to	   run.] (Zool.)	   The Arabian camel ({Camelus dromedarius}), having one hump or	   protuberance on the back, in distinction from the {Bactrian	   camel}, which has two humps.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Arabia and Egypt the name is restricted to the	         better breeds of this species of camel. See {Deloul}.	         Dromond
Dromond \Drom"ond\, or Dromon \Drom"on\ [OF. dromont, L. dromo,	   fr. Gr. dro`mwn light vessel, prob. fr. dramei^n to run. See	   {Dromedary}.]	   In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter;	   a large, swift war vessel. [Hist. or Archaic] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great dromond swinging from the quay. -- W. Morris.	   [1913 Webster]
Drone \Drone\, n. [OE. drane a dronebee, AS. dr[=a]n; akin to	   OS. dr[=a]n, OHG. treno, G. drohne, Dan. drone, cf. Gr. ? a	   kind of wasp, dial. Gr. ? drone. Prob. named fr. the droning	   sound. See {Drone}, v. i.]	   1. (Zool.) The male of bees, esp. of the honeybee. It gathers	      no honey. See {Honeybee}.	      [1913 Webster]	            All with united force combine to drive	            The lazy drones from the laborious hive. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who lives on the labors of others; a lazy, idle	      fellow; a sluggard.	      [1913 Webster]	            By living as a drone,to be an unprofitable and	            unworthy member of so noble and learned a society.	                                                  -- Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which gives out a grave or monotonous tone or dull	      sound; as:	      (a) A drum. [Obs.] Halliwell.	      (b) The part of the bagpipe containing the two lowest	          tubes, which always sound the key note and the fifth.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A humming or deep murmuring sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The monotonous drone of the wheel.    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A monotonous bass, as in a pastoral composition.	      [1913 Webster]	Drone \Drone\ (dr[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Droned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Droning}.] [Cf. (for sense 1) D. dreunen, G.	   dr["o]hnen, Icel. drynja to roar, drynr a roaring, Sw.	   dr["o]na to bellow, drone, Dan. dr["o]ne, Goth. drunjus	   sound, Gr. ? dirge, ? to cry aloud, Skr. dhran to sound. Cf.	   {Drone}, n.]	   1. To utter or make a low, dull, monotonous, humming or	      murmuring sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the beetle wheels his droning flight. --T.	                                                  Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To love in idleness; to do nothing. "Race of droning	      kings." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Drone bee \Drone" bee`\ (Zool.)	   The male of the honeybee; a drone.	   [1913 Webster]	Drone fly \Drone" fly`\ (Zool.)	   A dipterous insect ({Eristalis tenax}), resembling the drone	   bee. See {Eristalis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dronepipe \Drone"pipe`\, n.	   One of the low-toned tubes of a bagpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Drongo \Dron"go\, n.; pl. {Drongos}. (Zool.)	   A passerine bird of the family {Dicrurid[ae]}. They are	   usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of	   Asia, Africa, and Australia; -- called also {drongo shrikes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dronish \Dron"ish\, a.	   Like a drone; indolent; slow. --Burke. -- {Dron"ish*ly}, adv.	   -- {Dron"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dronkelewe \Dron"ke*lewe\, a. [See {Drink}.]	   Given to drink; drunken. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dronte \Dron"te\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The dodo.	   [1913 Webster]
Drony \Dron"y\, a.	   Like a drone; sluggish; lazy.	   [1913 Webster]
Drool \Drool\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drooling}.] [Contr. fr. drivel.]	   To drivel, or drop saliva; as, the child drools.	   [1913 Webster]	         His mouth drooling with texts.           -- T. Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Droop \Droop\ (dr[=oo]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drooped}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Drooping}.] [Icel. dr[=u]pa; akin to E. drop. See	   {Drop}.]	   1. To hang bending downward; to sink or hang down, as an	      animal, plant, etc., from physical inability or	      exhaustion, want of nourishment, or the like. "The purple	      flowers droop." "Above her drooped a lamp." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw him ten days before he died, and observed he	            began very much to droop and languish. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow weak or faint with disappointment, grief, or like	      causes; to be dispirited or depressed; to languish; as,	      her spirits drooped.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll animate the soldier's drooping courage.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To proceed downward, or toward a close; to decline. "Then	      day drooped." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Droop \Droop\, v. t.	   To let droop or sink. [R.] --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like to a withered vine	         That droops his sapless branches to the ground. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Droop \Droop\, n.	   A drooping; as, a droop of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Drooper \Droop"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, droops.	   [1913 Webster]
Droopingly \Droop"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a drooping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
droopy \droopy\ adj.	   bending downward due to lack of tautness; -- of lines.	   Syn: drooping, sagging, slack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drop \Drop\ (dr[o^]p), n. [OE. drope, AS. dropa; akin to OS.	   dropo, D. drop, OHG. tropo, G. tropfen, Icel. dropi, Sw.	   droppe; and Fr. AS. dre['o]pan to drip, drop; akin to OS.	   driopan, D. druipen, OHG. triofan, G. triefen, Icel.	   drj[=u]pa. Cf. {Drip}, {Droop}.]	   1. The quantity of fluid which falls in one small spherical	      mass; a liquid globule; a minim; hence, also, the smallest	      easily measured portion of a fluid; a small quantity; as,	      a drop of water.	      [1913 Webster]	            With minute drops from off the eaves. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As dear to me as are the ruddy drops	            That visit my sad heart.              -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That drop of peace divine.            --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles, or that which hangs like, a liquid	      drop; as a hanging diamond ornament, an earring, a glass	      pendant on a chandelier, a sugarplum (sometimes	      medicated), or a kind of shot or slug.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) Same as {Gutta}.	      (b) Any small pendent ornament.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Whatever is arranged to drop, hang, or fall from an	      elevated position; also, a contrivance for lowering	      something; as:	      (a) A door or platform opening downward; a trap door; that	          part of the gallows on which a culprit stands when he	          is to be hanged; hence, the gallows itself.	      (b) A machine for lowering heavy weights, as packages,	          coal wagons, etc., to a ship's deck.	      (c) A contrivance for temporarily lowering a gas jet.	      (d) A curtain which drops or falls in front of the stage	          of a theater, etc.	      (e) A drop press or drop hammer.	      (f) (Mach.) The distance of the axis of a shaft below the	          base of a hanger.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Any medicine the dose of which is measured by drops;	      as, lavender drops.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The depth of a square sail; -- generally applied	      to the courses only. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Act of dropping; sudden fall or descent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ague drop}, {Black drop}. See under {Ague}, {Black}.	   {Drop by drop}, in small successive quantities; in repeated	      portions. "Made to taste drop by drop more than the	      bitterness of death." --Burke.	   {Drop curtain}. See {Drop}, n., 4.	      (d) .	   {Drop forging}. (Mech.)	      (a) A forging made in dies by a drop hammer.	      (b) The process of making drop forgings.	   {Drop hammer} (Mech.), a hammer for forging, striking up	      metal, etc., the weight being raised by a strap or similar	      device, and then released to drop on the metal resting on	      an anvil or die.	   {Drop kick} (Football), a kick given to the ball as it	      rebounds after having been dropped from the hands.	   {Drop lake}, a pigment obtained from Brazil wood. --Mollett.	   {Drop letter}, a letter to be delivered from the same office	      where posted.	   {Drop press} (Mech.), a drop hammer; sometimes, a dead-stroke	      hammer; -- also called drop.	   {Drop scene}, a drop curtain on which a scene is painted. See	      {Drop}, n., 4.	      (d) .	   {Drop seed}. (Bot.) See the List under {Glass}.	   {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}.	      [1913 Webster]	Drop \Drop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dropped}or {Dropt}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dropping}.] [OE. droppen, AS. dropan, v. i. See	   {Drop}, n.]	   1. To pour or let fall in drops; to pour in small globules;	      to distill. "The trees drop balsam." --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	            The recording angel, as he wrote it down, dropped a	            tear upon the word and blotted it out forever.	                                                  --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to fall in one portion, or by one motion, like a	      drop; to let fall; as, to drop a line in fishing; to drop	      a courtesy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To let go; to dismiss; to set aside; to have done with; to	      discontinue; to forsake; to give up; to omit.	      [1913 Webster]	            They suddenly drop't the pursuit.     --S. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	            That astonishing ease with which fine ladies drop	            you and pick you up again.            --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            The connection had been dropped many years. -- Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dropping the too rough H in Hell and Heaven.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bestow or communicate by a suggestion; to let fall in	      an indirect, cautious, or gentle manner; as, to drop hint,	      a word of counsel, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lower, as a curtain, or the muzzle of a gun, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To send, as a letter; as, please drop me a line, a letter,	      word.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To give birth to; as, to drop a lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To cover with drops; to variegate; to bedrop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Show to the sun their waved coats dropped with gold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To drop a vessel} (Naut.), to leave it astern in a race or a	      chase; to outsail it.	      [1913 Webster]	Drop \Drop\, v. i.	   1. To fall in drops.	      [1913 Webster]	            The kindly dew drops from the higher tree,	            And wets the little plants that lowly dwell.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall, in general, literally or figuratively; as, ripe	      fruit drops from a tree; wise words drop from the lips.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mutilations of which the meaning has dropped out of	            memory.                               --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the sound of dropping nuts is heard. --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To let drops fall; to discharge itself in drops.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavens . . . dropped at the presence of God.	                                                  --Ps. lxviii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fall dead, or to fall in death; as, dropping like	      flies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing, says Seneca, so soon reconciles us to the	            thoughts of our own death, as the prospect of one	            friend after another dropping round us. --Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To come to an end; to cease; to pass out of mind; as, the	      affair dropped. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To come unexpectedly; -- with in or into; as, my old	      friend dropped in a moment. --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]	            Takes care to drop in when he thinks you are just	            seated.                               --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To fall or be depressed; to lower; as, the point of the	      spear dropped a little.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To fall short of a mark. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Often it drops or overshoots by the disproportion of	            distance.                             --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To be deep in extent; to descend perpendicularly; as, her	      main topsail drops seventeen yards.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To drop astern} (Naut.), to go astern of another vessel; to	      be left behind; to slacken the speed of a vessel so as to	      fall behind and to let another pass a head.	   {To drop down} (Naut.), to sail, row, or move down a river,	      or toward the sea.	   {To drop off}, to fall asleep gently; also, to die. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
drop cloth \drop" cloth`\ n.	   a sheet of material used to cover objects or surfaces while	   painting a ceiling or wall of a house, so as to protect	   objects from being marred by drops of paint splashed	   inadvertantly in the painting process. Originally such drop	   cloths were made of cloth, but more recently paper or plastic	   have also commonly been used.	   [PJC]	drop forge \drop forge\ n.	   a device for making large forgings, in which a heavy hammer	   drops onto the metalwork to be forged, pressing it into a	   form or anvil underneath, or between dies.	   Syn: drop hammer, drop press. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
dropforge \dropforge\ v. t.	   to forge with a drop forge; -- of metals.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dropkick \dropkick\ n.	   an act of kicking a football (as for a field goal) in which	   the football is dropped and kicked as it touches the ground.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dropkicker \dropkicker\ n.	   a football kicker who drops the ball and kicks it just as it	   reaches the ground.	   [WordNet 1.5]
droplet \drop"let\, n.	   A little drop; a tear. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
droplight \drop"light`\, n.	   An electric or gas light suspended from the ceiling by a	   flexible cord or tube, allowing artificial light to be	   brought down from a chandelier nearer to a table or desk; a	   pendant; also, an electric light bulb in a small holder,	   which can be held in the hand or hung from a hook, and	   attached to a long electric cord, allowing light to be	   brought close to work in dark areas of a room. Dropmeal
Dropmeal \Drop"meal`\, Dropmele \Drop"mele`\, adv. [AS.	   drop-m[=ae]lum; dropa drop + m[=ae]l portion. Cf.	   {Piecemeal}.]	   By drops or small portions. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Distilling dropmeal, a little at once.   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
drop-off \drop-off\ n.	   1. a noticeable decline in performance; as, a drop-off in	      attendance. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: slump, falloff, falling off.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a steep high face of rock.	   Syn: cliff. [WordNet sense 2]	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a change downward; as, there was a sharp drop-off in	      sales. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: decrease, lessening.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dropped \dropped\ adj.	   born; -- used of an animal. Opposite of {unborn}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
dropper \drop"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, drops. Specif.: (Fishing) A fly	      that drops from the leader above the bob or end fly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dropping tube, usually of glass or plastic with a narrow	      opening at the tip and a rubber bulb at the top which can	      be squeezed to control intake or outflow of the fluid. The	      word is used in combinations with obvious significance, as	      {eye dropper}, {medicine dropper}, etc.	   Syn: eye dropper. [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Mining) A branch vein which drops off from, or leaves,	      the main lode.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A dog which suddenly drops upon the ground when it	      sights game, -- formerly a common, and still an	      occasional, habit of the setter.	      [1913 Webster]
Dropping \Drop"ping\, n.	   1. The action of causing to drop or of letting drop; falling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. That which falls in drops; the excrement or dung of	      animals; -- often used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dropping bottle}, an instrument used to supply small	      quantities of a fluid to a test tube or other vessel.	   {Dropping fire}, a continued irregular discharge of firearms.	      	   {Dropping tube}, a tube for ejecting any liquid in drops.	      [1913 Webster]
droppings \droppings\ n. pl.	   fecal matter of animals; plural of {dropping[2]}.	   Syn: dung, muck.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Droppingly \Drop"ping*ly\, adv.	   In drops.	   [1913 Webster]
Dropsical \Drop"si*cal\, a. [From {Dropsy}.]	   1. Diseased with dropsy; hydropical; tending to dropsy; as, a	      dropsical patient.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to dropsy.	      [1913 Webster]
Dropsicalness \Drop"si*cal*ness\, n.	   State of being dropsical.	   [1913 Webster]
Dropsied \Drop"sied\, a.	   Diseased with drops. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dropsy \Drop"sy\, n.; pl. {Dropsies}. [OE. dropsie, dropesie,	   OF. idropisie, F. hydropisie, L. hydropisis, fr. Gr. ?	   dropsy, fr. ? water. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydropsy}.] (Med.)	   An unnatural collection of serous fluid in any serous cavity	   of the body, or in the subcutaneous cellular tissue.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Dropt \Dropt\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Drop}, v. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Dropwise \Drop"wise`\, adv.	   After the manner of a drop; in the form of drops.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trickling dropwise from the cleft.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dropworm \Drop"worm`\ (dr[o^]p"w[^u]rm`), n. (Zool.)	   The larva of any geometrid moth, which drops from trees by	   means of a thread of silk, as the {cankerworm} or {inchworm}.	   See {inchworm} and {geometrid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dropwort \Drop"wort`\ (dr[o^]p"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   An Old World species of {Spir[ae]a} ({Spir[ae]a	   filipendula}), with finely cut leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Drosera \Dros"e*ra\ (dr[o^]s"[-e]*r[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   drosero`s dewy.] (Bot.)	   A genus of low perennial or biennial plants, the leaves of	   which are beset with gland-tipped bristles. See {Sundew}.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Droseraceae \Droseraceae\ n.	   a natural family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs.	   Syn: family {Droseraceae}, sundew family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
droshky \droshky\ n.	   same as {drosky}.	   Syn: drosky.	        [WordNet 1.5]
drosky \dros"ky\ (dr[o^]s"k[y^]), n.; pl. {Droskies}	   (dr[o^]s"k[i^]z). [Russ. drojki, dim. of drogi a kind of	   carriage, prop. pl. of droga shaft or pole of a carriage.]	   A low, four-wheeled, open carriage, formerly used in Poland	   and Russia, consisting of a kind of long, narrow bench, on	   which the passengers ride as on a saddle, with their feet	   reaching nearly to the ground. Other kinds of vehicles have	   been so called, esp. a kind of victoria drawn by one or two	   horses, and used as a public carriage in German cities.	   [Written also {droitzschka}, {droshky} and {droschke}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Drosometer \Dro*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. dro`sos dew + -meter: cf. F.	   drosom[`e]tre.] (Meteorol.)	   An instrument for measuring the quantity of dew on the	   surface of a body in the open air. It consists of a balance,	   having a plate at one end to receive the dew, and at the	   other a weight protected from the deposit of dew.	   [1913 Webster]
Drosophilidae \Drosophilidae\ n.	   a natural family of insects including some of those called	   fruit flies.	   Syn: family {Drosophilidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drosophyllum \Drosophyllum\ n.	   a genus of dicotyledonous plants having only one species.	   Syn: genus {Drosophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dross \Dross\ (dr[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. dros, fr. dre['o]san to	   fall. See {Dreary}.]	   1. The scum or refuse matter which is thrown off, or falls	      from, metals in smelting the ore, or in the process of	      melting; recrement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rust of metals. [R.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Waste matter; any worthless matter separated from the	      better part; leavings; dregs; refuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            All world's glory is but dross unclean. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the devil's booth are all things sold,	            Each ounce of dross coats its ounce of gold.	                                                  --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Drossel \Dros"sel\, n. [Cf. {Drazel}.]	   A slut; a hussy; a drazel. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Drossless \Dross"less\, a.	   Free from dross. --Stevens.	   [1913 Webster]
Drossy \Dross"y\, a. [Compar. {Drossier}; superl. {Drossiest}.]	   Of, pertaining to, resembling, dross; full of dross; impure;	   worthless. " Drossy gold." --Dryden. "Drossy rhymes."	   --Donne. -- {Dross"i*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Drotchel \Drotch"el\, n.	   See {Drossel}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Drough \Drough\, imp.	   of {Draw}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Drought \Drought\ (drout), n. [OE. droght, drougth,	   dru[yogh][eth], AS. druga[eth], from drugian to dry. See	   {Dry}, and cf. {Drouth}, which shows the original final	   sound.]	   1. Dryness; want of rain or of water; especially, such	      dryness of the weather as affects the earth, and prevents	      the growth of plants; aridity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drought of March hath pierced to the root.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a drought the thirsty creatures cry. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thirst; want of drink. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Scarcity; lack.	      [1913 Webster]	            A drought of Christian writers caused a dearth of	            all history.                          --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Droughtiness \Drought"i*ness\, n.	   A state of dryness of the weather; want of rain.	   [1913 Webster]
Droughty \Drought"y\, a.	   1. Characterized by drought; wanting rain; arid; adust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Droughty and parched countries.       --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dry; thirsty; wanting drink.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy droughty throat.                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
Droumy \Drou"my\, a. [Cf. Scot. drum, dram, melancholy, Icel	   prumr a moper, W. trwm heavy, sad.]	   Troubled; muddy. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Drouth \Drouth\, n.	   Same as {Drought}. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	         Another ill accident is drouth at the spindling of	         corn.                                    --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         One whose drouth [thirst],	         Yet scarce allayed, still eyes the current stream.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the dust and drouth of London life.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Drouthy \Drouth"y\, a.	   Droughty.	   [1913 Webster]
Drove \Drove\, imp.	   of {Drive}.	   [1913 Webster]	Drove \Drove\, n. [AS. dr[=a]f, fr. dr[imac]fan to drive. See	   {Drive}.]	   1. A collection of cattle driven, or cattle collected for	      driving; a number of animals, as oxen, sheep, or swine,	      driven in a body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any collection of irrational animals, moving or driving	      forward; as, a finny drove. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A crowd of people in motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where droves, as at a city gate, may pass. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A road for driving cattle; a driftway. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Agric.) A narrow drain or channel used in the irrigation	      of land. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; -- called also {drove work}.	          [1913 Webster]	Drove \Drove\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Droved}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Droving}.] [Cf. {Drove}, n., and {Drover}.]	   1. To drive, as cattle or sheep, esp. on long journeys; to	      follow the occupation of a drover.	            He's droving now with Conroy's sheep along the	            Castlereagh.                          --Paterson.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To finish, as stone, with a drove or drove chisel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Droven \Dro"ven\, p. p.	   of {Drive}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Drover \Dro"ver\, n.	   1. One who drives cattle or sheep to market; one who makes it	      his business to purchase cattle, and drive them to market.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why, that's spoken like an honest drover; so they	            sell bullocks.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boat driven by the tide. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Drovy \Dro"vy\, a. [AS. dr[=o]f dirty; cf. D. droef, G.	   tr["u]be, Goth. dr[=o]bjan to trouble.]	   Turbid; muddy; filthy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Drow \Drow\, imp.	   of {Draw}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Drown \Drown\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drowning}.] [OE. drunen, drounen, earlier drunknen,	   druncnien, AS. druncnian to be drowned, sink, become drunk,	   fr. druncen drunken. See {Drunken}, {Drink}.]	   To be suffocated in water or other fluid; to perish in water.	   [1913 Webster]	         Methought, what pain it was to drown.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Drown \Drown\, v. t.	   1. To overwhelm in water; to submerge; to inundate. "They	      drown the land." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of life by immersion in water or other liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To overpower; to overcome; to extinguish; -- said	      especially of sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most men being in sensual pleasures drowned. --Sir	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            My private voice is drowned amid the senate.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To drown up}, to swallow up. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Drownage \Drown"age\, n.	   The act of drowning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Drowner \Drown"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, drowns.	   [1913 Webster]
Drowse \Drowse\ (drouz), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drowsed} (drouzd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Drowsing}.] [AS. dr[=u]sian, dr[=u]san, to	   sink, become slow or inactive; cf. OD. droosen to be sleepy,	   fall asleep, LG. dr[=u]sen, druusken, to slumber, fall down	   with a noise; prob, akin to AS. dre['o]san to fall. See	   {Dreary}.]	   To sleep imperfectly or unsoundly; to slumber; to be heavy	   with sleepiness; to doze. "He drowsed upon his couch."	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the pool drowsed the cattle up to their knees.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Drowse \Drowse\, v. t.	   To make heavy with sleepiness or imperfect sleep; to make	   dull or stupid. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Drowse \Drowse\, n.	   A slight or imperfect sleep; a doze.	   [1913 Webster]	         But smiled on in a drowse of ecstasy.    --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
drowsihead \drow"si*head\, n.	   Drowsiness. [archaic] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
drowsihed \drow"si*hed\, n.	   Drowsihead. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
drowsily \drow"si*ly\, adv.	   In a drowsy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
drowsiness \drow"si*ness\, n.	   State of being drowsy. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
drowsing \drowsing\ adj. prenom.	   sleeping lightly.	   Syn: drowsy, dozing(prenominal), napping(prenominal),	        nodding(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drowsy \Drow"sy\, a. [Compar. {Drowsier}; superl. {Drowsiest}.]	   1. Inclined to drowse; heavy with sleepiness; lethargic;	      dozy. "When I am drowsy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dapples the drowsy east with spots of gray. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To our age's drowsy blood	            Still shouts the inspiring sea.       --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposing to sleep; lulling; soporific.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drowsy hours, dispensers of all good.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dull; stupid. " Drowsy reasoning." --Atterbury.	   Syn: Sleepy; lethargic; dozy; somnolent; comatose; dull	        heavy; stupid.	        [1913 Webster]
Drowth \Drowth\, n.	   See {Drought}. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Droyle \Droyle\, v. i.	   See {Droil}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Drub \Drub\ (dr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Drubbed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Drubbing}.] [Cf. Prov. E. drab to beat, Icel. & Sw.	   drabba to hit, beat, Dan. dr[ae]be to slay, and perh. OE.	   drepen to strike, kill, AS. drepan to strike, G. & D. freffen	   to hit, touch, Icel. drepa to strike, kill.]	   To beat with a stick; to thrash; to cudgel.	   [1913 Webster]	         Soundly Drubbed with a good honest cudgel.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Drub \Drub\, n.	   A blow with a cudgel; a thump. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Drubber \Drub"ber\ (dr[u^]b"b[~e]r), n.	   One who drubs. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Drudge \Drudge\ (dr[u^]j), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drudged}	   (dr[u^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drudging}.] [OE. druggen; prob	   not akin to E. drag, v. t., but fr. Celtic; cf. Ir. drugaire	   a slave or drudge.]	   To perform menial work; to labor in mean or unpleasant	   offices with toil and fatigue.	   [1913 Webster]	         He gradually rose in the estimation of the booksellers	         for whom he drudged.                     --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Drudge \Drudge\, v. t.	   To consume laboriously; -- with away.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rise to our toils and drudge away the day. --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]	Drudge \Drudge\, n.	   One who drudges; one who works hard in servile employment; a	   menial servant. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Drudger \Drudg"er\ (dr[u^]j"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who drudges; a drudge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dredging box.	      [1913 Webster]
Drudgery \Drudg"er*y\ (dr[u^]j"[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   The act of drudging; disagreeable and wearisome labor;	   ignoble or slavish toil.	   [1913 Webster]	         The drudgery of penning definitions.     --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Paradise was a place of bliss . . . without drudgery	         and with out sorrow.                     --Locke.	   Syn: See {Toll}.	        [1913 Webster]
Drudging box \Drudg"ing box`\	   See {Dredging box}.	   [1913 Webster]
Drudgingly \Drudg"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a drudging manner; laboriously.	   [1913 Webster]
Druery \Dru"er*y\, n. [OF. druerie.]	   Courtship; gallantry; love; an object of love. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Drug \Drug\ (dr[u^]g), v. i. [See 1st {Drudge}.]	   To drudge; to toil laboriously. [Obs.] "To drugge and draw."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Drug \Drug\, n.	   A drudge (?). --Shak. (Timon iv. 3, 253).	   [1913 Webster]	Drug \Drug\, n. [F. drogue, prob. fr. D. droog; akin to E. dry;	   thus orig., dry substance, hers, plants, or wares. See	   {Dry}.]	   1. Any animal, vegetable, or mineral substance used in the	      composition of medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence merchants bring	            Their spicy drugs. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an	      article of slow sale, or in no demand; -- used often in	      the phrase "a drug on the market". "But sermons are mere	      drugs." --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            And virtue shall a drug become.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. any stuff used in dyeing or in chemical operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. any substance intended for use in the treatment,	      prevention, diagnosis, or cure of disease, especially one	      listed in the official pharmacopoeia published by a	      national authority.	      [PJC]	   5. any substance having psychological effects, such as a	      narcotic, stimulant, or hallucinogenic agent, especially	      habit-forming and addictive substances, sold or used	      illegally; as, a drug habit; a drug treatment program; a	      teenager into drugs; a drug bust; addicted to drugs; high	      on drugs.	   Syn: illegal drug. [PJC]	              They [smaller and poorer nations] have lined up to	              recount how drug trafficking and consumption have	              corrupted their struggling economies and societies	              and why they are hard pressed to stop it. --	                                                  Christopher S.	                                                  Wren (N Y.	                                                  Times, June	                                                  10, 1998, p.	                                                  A5)	        [PJC]	Drug \Drug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drugging}.] [Cf. F. droguer.]	   To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Drug \Drug\, v. t.	   1. To affect or season with drugs or ingredients; esp., to	      stupefy by a narcotic drug. Also Fig.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laboring masses . . . [were] drugged into	            brutish good humor by a vast system of public	            spectacles.                           --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drug thy memories, lest thou learn it. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tincture with something offensive or injurious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drugged as oft,	            With hatefullest disrelish writhed their jaws.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dose to excess with, or as with, drugs.	      [1913 Webster]	            With pleasure drugged, he almost longed for woe.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
drugged \drugged\ adj.	   under the influence of narcotics or hypnotic drugs.	   Syn: doped, narcotized.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
drugging \drugging\ n.	   the administration of a sedative agent or drug.	   Syn: sedation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drugger \Drug"ger\, n.	   A druggist. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Drugget \Drug"get\, n. [F. droguet, prop. dim. of drogue trash,	   stuff, perh, the same word as drogue drug, but cf. also W.	   drwg evil, bad, Ir. & Gael. droch, Arm. droug, drouk. See 3d	   {Drug}.]	   (a) A coarse woolen cloth dyed of one color or printed on one	       side; generally used as a covering for carpets.	   (b) By extension, any material used for the same purpose.	       [1913 Webster]
druggist \drug"gist\, n. [F. droguiste, fr. drogue. See 3d	   {Drug}.]	   1. One who deals in drugs; especially, one who buys and sells	      drugs without compounding them; one who owns or operates a	      drugstore.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. one who compounds drugs or distributes drugs into	      containers for distribution to customers; a pharmacist or	      apothecary.	   Syn: dispensing chemist. [PJC]	   Note: The same person often serves as both pharmacist and	         retail seller of drugs. See the Note under	         {Apothecary}.	         [1913 Webster]
Drugster \Drug"ster\, n.	   A druggist. [Obs.] --Boule.	   [1913 Webster]
drugstore \drugstore\ n.	   a retail shop where medicine and other articles are sold.	   Syn: apothecary's shop, chemist's, chemist's shop,	        dispensary, pharmacy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Druid \Dru"id\, n. [L. Druides; of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. &	   Gael. draoi, druidh, magician, Druid, W. derwydd Druid.]	   1. One of an order of priests which in ancient times existed	      among certain branches of the Celtic race, especially	      among the Gauls and Britons.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Druids superintended the affairs of religion and	         morality, and exercised judicial functions. They	         practiced divination and magic, and sacrificed human	         victims as a part of their worship. They consisted of	         three classes; the bards, the vates or prophets, and	         the Druids proper, or priests. Their most sacred rites	         were performed in the depths of oak forests or of	         caves.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of a social and benevolent order, founded in	      London in 1781, and professedly based on the traditions of	      the ancient Druids. Lodges or groves of the society are	      established in other countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Druid stones}, a name given, in the south of England, to	      weatherworn, rough pillars of gray sandstone scattered	      over the chalk downs, but in other countries generally in	      the form of circles, or in detached pillars.	      [1913 Webster]
Druidess \Dru"id*ess\, n.	   A female Druid; a prophetess. Druidic
Druidic \Dru*id"ic\, Druidical \Dru*id"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the Druids.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Druidical circles}. See under {Circle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Druidish \Dru"id*ish\, a.	   Druidic.	   [1913 Webster]
Druidism \Dru"id*ism\, n.	   The system of religion, philosophy, and instruction, received	   and taught by the Druids; the rites and ceremonies of the	   Druids.	   [1913 Webster]
Drum \Drum\, n. [Cf. D. trom, trommel, LG. trumme, G. trommel,	   Dan. tromme, Sw. trumma, OHG. trumba a trumpet, Icel. pruma a	   clap of thunder, and as a verb, to thunder, Dan. drum a	   booming sound, drumme to boom; prob. partly at least of	   imitative origin; perh. akin to E. trum, or trumpet.]	   1. (Mus.) An instrument of percussion, consisting either of a	      hollow cylinder, over each end of which is stretched a	      piece of skin or vellum, to be beaten with a stick; or of	      a metallic hemisphere (kettledrum) with a single piece of	      skin to be so beaten; the common instrument for marking	      time in martial music; one of the pair of tympani in an	      orchestra, or cavalry band.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drums cry bud-a-dub.              --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a drum in form; as:	      (a) A sheet iron radiator, often in the shape of a drum,	          for warming an apartment by means of heat received	          from a stovepipe, or a cylindrical receiver for steam,	          etc.	      (b) A small cylindrical box in which figs, etc., are	          packed.	      (c) (Anat.) The tympanum of the ear; -- often, but	          incorrectly, applied to the tympanic membrane.	      (d) (Arch.) One of the cylindrical, or nearly cylindrical,	          blocks, of which the shaft of a column is composed;	          also, a vertical wall, whether circular or polygonal	          in plan, carrying a cupola or dome.	      (e) (Mach.) A cylinder on a revolving shaft, generally for	          the purpose of driving several pulleys, by means of	          belts or straps passing around its periphery; also,	          the barrel of a hoisting machine, on which the rope or	          chain is wound.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) See {Drumfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A noisy, tumultuous assembly of fashionable people at a	      private house; a rout. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not unaptly styled a drum, from the noise and	            emptiness of the entertainment.       --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There were also drum major, rout, tempest, and	         hurricane, differing only in degrees of multitude and	         uproar, as the significant name of each declares.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. A tea party; a kettledrum. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bass drum}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Double drum}. See under {Double}.	      [1913 Webster]	Drum \Drum\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Drummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drumming}.]	   1. To beat a drum with sticks; to beat or play a tune on a	      drum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat with the fingers, as with drumsticks; to beat with	      a rapid succession of strokes; to make a noise like that	      of a beaten drum; as, the ruffed grouse drums with his	      wings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drumming with his fingers on the arm of his chair.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throb, as the heart. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To go about, as a drummer does, to gather recruits, to	      draw or secure partisans, customers, etc,; -- with for.	      [1913 Webster]	Drum \Drum\, v. t.	   1. To execute on a drum, as a tune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (With out) To expel ignominiously, with beat of drum; as,	      to drum out a deserter or rogue from a camp, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (With up) To assemble by, or as by, beat of drum; to	      collect; to gather or draw by solicitation; as, to drum up	      recruits; to drum up customers.	      [1913 Webster]
Drumbeat \Drum"beat`\, n.	   The sound of a beaten drum; drum music.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose morning drumbeat, following the sun, and keeping	         company with the hours, circles the earth with one	         continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of	         England.                                 --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Drumble \Drum"ble\, v. i. [See {Drumly}.]	   1. To be sluggish or lazy; to be confused. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mumble in speaking. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Drumfish \Drum"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish of the family {Sci[ae]nid[ae]}, which makes a loud	   noise by means of its air bladder; -- called also {drum}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common drumfish ({Pogonias chromis}) is a large	         species, common south of New Jersey. The southern red	         drum or red horse ({Sci[ae]na ocellata}), and the	         fresh-water drum or croaker ({Aplodionotus grunniens}),	         are related species.	         [1913 Webster]
Drumhead \Drum"head`\, n.	   1. The parchment or skin stretched over one end of a drum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The top of a capstan which is pierced with sockets for	      levers used in turning it. See Illust. of {Capstan}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Drumhead court-martial} (Mil.), a summary court-martial	      called to try offenses on the battlefield or the line of	      march, when, sometimes, a drumhead has to do service as a	      writing table.	      [1913 Webster]
Drumlin \Drum"lin\, n. [Gael. druim the ridge of a hill.]	   (Geol.)	   A hill of compact, unstratified, glacial drift or till,	   usually elongate or oval, with the larger axis parallel to	   the former local glacial motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Drumly \Drum"ly\, a. [Cf. {Droumy}.]	   Turbid; muddy. [Scot. & Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wodroephe	   (1623). Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Drum major \Drum" ma"jor\	   .	   1. The chief or first drummer of a regiment; an instructor of	      drummers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The marching leader of a military band. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A noisy gathering. [R.] See under {Drum}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Drummer \Drum"mer\, n.	   1. One whose office is to best the drum, as in military	      exercises and marching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who solicits custom; a commercial traveler. [Colloq.	      U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A fish that makes a sound when caught; as:	      (a) The squeteague.	      (b) A California sculpin.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A large West Indian cockroach ({Blatta gigantea})	      which drums on woodwork, as a sexual call.	      [1913 Webster]
Drumming \Drum"ming\, n.	   The act of beating upon, or as if upon, a drum; also, the	   noise which the male of the ruffed grouse makes in spring, by	   beating his wings upon his sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Drummond light \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 gas, in a state of	   ignition, upon a ball of lime; or a stream of oxygen gas	   through a flame of alcohol upon a ball or disk of lime; --	   called also {oxycalcium light}, or {lime light}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied sometimes to a heliostat,	         invented by Drummond, for rendering visible a distant	         point, as in geodetic surveying, by reflecting upon it	         a beam of light from the sun.	         [1913 Webster]
Drumstick \Drum"stick`\, n.	   1. A stick with which a drum is beaten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a drumstick in form; -- applied	      especially to the tibiotarsus, or second joint, of the leg	      of a fowl, when cooked and served at the table.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Drum winding \Drum winding\ (Elec.)	   A method of armature winding in which the wire is wound upon	   the outer surface of a cylinder or drum from end to end of	   the cylinder; -- distinguished from {ring winding}, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Drunk \Drunk\, a. [OE. dronke, drunke, dronken, drunken, AS.	   druncen. Orig. the same as drunken, p. p. of drink. See	   {Drink}.]	   1. Intoxicated with, or as with, strong drink; inebriated;	      drunken; -- never used attributively, but always	      predicatively; as, the man is drunk (not, a drunk man).	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not drunk with wine, where in is excess. -- Eph.	                                                  v. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drunk with recent prosperity.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will make mine arrows drunk with blood. -- Deut.	                                                  xxxii. 42.	      [1913 Webster]	Drunk \Drunk\, n.	   A drunken condition; a spree. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Drunkard \Drunk"ard\, n. [Drunk + -ard.]	   One who habitually drinks strong liquors immoderately; one	   whose habit it is to get drunk; a toper; a sot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The drunkard and glutton shall come to poverty. --	                                                  Prov. xxiii.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]
Drunken \Drunk"en\, a. [AS. druncen, prop., that has drunk, p.	   p. of drincan, taken as active. See {Drink}, v. i., and cf.	   {Drunk}.]	   1. Overcome by strong drink; intoxicated by, or as by,	      spirituous liquor; inebriated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drunken men imagine everything turneth round. --	                                                  Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Saturated with liquid or moisture; drenched.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the earth be drunken with our blood. -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, intoxication.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drunken quarrels of a rake.       -- Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Drunkenhead \Drunk"en*head\, n.	   Drunkenness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Drunkenly \Drunk"en*ly\, adv.	   In a drunken manner. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Drunkenness \Drunk"en*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being drunken with, or as with, alcoholic	      liquor; intoxication; inebriety; -- used of the casual	      state or the habit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lacedemonians trained up their children to hate	            drunkenness by bringing a drunken man into their	            company.                              --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disorder of the faculties, resembling intoxication by	      liquors; inflammation; frenzy; rage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passion is the drunkenness of the mind. -- South.	   Syn: Intoxication; inebriation; inebriety. -- {Drunkenness},	        {Intoxication}, {Inebriation}. Drunkenness refers more	        to the habit; intoxication and inebriation, to specific	        acts. The first two words are extensively used in a	        figurative sense; a person is intoxicated with success,	        and is drunk with joy. "This plan of empire was not	        taken up in the first intoxication of unexpected	        success." --Burke. Drunkenship
Drunkenship \Drunk"en*ship\, Drunkship \Drunk"ship\, n.	   The state of being drunk; drunkenness. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Drupaceous \Dru*pa"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. drupac['e].] (Bot.)	   Producing, or pertaining to, drupes; having the form of	   drupes; as, drupaceous trees or fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Drupal \Drup"al\, a. (Bot.)	   Drupaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Drupe \Drupe\ (dr[udd]p), n. [F. drupe, L. drupa an overripe,	   wrinkled olive, fr. Gr. dry`ppa.] (Bot.)	   A fruit consisting of pulpy, coriaceous, or fibrous exocarp,	   without valves, containing a nut or stone with a kernel. The	   exocarp is succulent in the plum, cherry, apricot, peach,	   etc.; dry and subcoriaceous in the almond; and fibrous in the	   cocoanut. Drupel
Drupel \Drup"el\, Drupelet \Drupe"let\, n. [Dim. of {Drupe}.]	   (Bot.)	   A small drupe, as one of the pulpy grains of the blackberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Druse \Druse\, n. [Cf. G. druse bonny, crystallized piece of	   ore, Bohem. druza. Cf. {Dross}.] (Min.)	   A cavity in a rock, having its interior surface studded with	   crystals and sometimes filled with water; a geode.	   [1913 Webster]	Druse \Druse\, n.	   One of a people and religious sect dwelling chiefly in the	   Lebanon mountains of Syria.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Druses separated from the Mohammedan Arabs in the	         9th century. Their characteristic dogma is the unity of	         God.                                     -- Am. Cyc.	   Drusy
Drusy \Dru"sy\, Drused \Drused\, a. (Min.)	   Covered with a large number of minute crystals. Druxey
Druxey \Drux"ey\, Druxy \Drux"y\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Having decayed spots or streaks of a whitish color; -- said	   of timber. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Dry \Dry\ (dr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Drier}; superl. {Driest}.]	   [OE. dru[yogh]e, druye, drie, AS. dryge; akin to LG.	   dr["o]ge, D. droog, OHG. trucchan, G. trocken, Icel. draugr a	   dry log. Cf. {Drought}, {Drouth}, 3d {Drug}.]	   1. Free from moisture; having little humidity or none; arid;	      not wet or moist; deficient in the natural or normal	      supply of moisture, as rain or fluid of any kind; -- said	      especially:	      (a) Of the weather: Free from rain or mist.	          [1913 Webster]	                The weather, we agreed, was too dry for the	                season.                           --Addison.	      (b) Of vegetable matter: Free from juices or sap; not	          succulent; not green; as, dry wood or hay.	      (c) Of animals: Not giving milk; as, the cow is dry.	      (d) Of persons: Thirsty; needing drink.	          [1913 Webster]	                Give the dry fool drink.          -- Shak	      (e) Of the eyes: Not shedding tears.	          [1913 Webster]	                Not a dry eye was to be seen in the assembly. --	                                                  Prescott.	      (f) (Med.) Of certain morbid conditions, in which there is	          entire or comparative absence of moisture; as, dry	          gangrene; dry catarrh.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of that which interests or amuses; barren;	      unembellished; jejune; plain.	      [1913 Webster]	            These epistles will become less dry, more	            susceptible of ornament.              --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by a quality somewhat severe, grave, or	      hard; hence, sharp; keen; shrewd; quaint; as, a dry tone	      or manner; dry wit.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was rather a dry, shrewd kind of body. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fine Arts) Exhibiting a sharp, frigid preciseness of	      execution, or the want of a delicate contour in form, and	      of easy transition in coloring.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dry area} (Arch.), a small open space reserved outside the	      foundation of a building to guard it from damp.	   {Dry blow}.	      (a) (Med.) A blow which inflicts no wound, and causes no	          effusion of blood.	      (b) A quick, sharp blow.	   {Dry bone} (Min.), Smithsonite, or carbonate of zinc; -- a	      miner's term.	   {Dry castor} (Zool.) a kind of beaver; -- called also	      {parchment beaver}.	   {Dry cupping}. (Med.) See under {Cupping}.	   {Dry dock}. See under {Dock}.	   {Dry fat}. See {Dry vat} (below).	   {Dry light}, pure unobstructed light; hence, a clear,	      impartial view. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scientific man must keep his feelings under	            stern control, lest they obtrude into his	            researches, and color the dry light in which alone	            science desires to see its objects.   -- J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   {Dry masonry}. See {Masonry}.	   {Dry measure}, a system of measures of volume for dry or	      coarse articles, by the bushel, peck, etc.	   {Dry pile} (Physics), a form of the Voltaic pile, constructed	      without the use of a liquid, affording a feeble current,	      and chiefly useful in the construction of electroscopes of	      great delicacy; -- called also {Zamboni's}, from the names	      of the two earliest constructors of it.	   {Dry pipe} (Steam Engine), a pipe which conducts dry steam	      from a boiler.	   {Dry plate} (Photog.), a glass plate having a dry coating	      sensitive to light, upon which photographic negatives or	      pictures can be made, without moistening.	   {Dry-plate process}, the process of photographing with dry	      plates.	   {Dry point}. (Fine Arts)	      (a) An engraving made with the needle instead of the	          burin, in which the work is done nearly as in etching,	          but is finished without the use acid.	      (b) A print from such an engraving, usually upon paper.	      (c) Hence: The needle with which such an engraving is	          made.	   {Dry rent} (Eng. Law), a rent reserved by deed, without a	      clause of distress. --Bouvier.	   {Dry rot}, a decay of timber, reducing its fibers to the	      condition of a dry powdery dust, often accompanied by the	      presence of a peculiar fungus ({Merulius lacrymans}),	      which is sometimes considered the cause of the decay; but	      it is more probable that the real cause is the	      decomposition of the wood itself. --D. C. Eaton. Called	      also {sap rot}, and, in the United States, {powder post}.	      --Hebert.	   {Dry stove}, a hothouse adapted to preserving the plants of	      arid climates. --Brande & C.	   {Dry vat}, a vat, basket, or other receptacle for dry	      articles.	   {Dry wine}, that in which the saccharine matter and	      fermentation were so exactly balanced, that they have	      wholly neutralized each other, and no sweetness is	      perceptible; -- opposed to {sweet wine}, in which the	      saccharine matter is in excess.	      [1913 Webster]	Dry \Dry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Drying}.] [AS. drygan; cf. drugian to grow dry. See {Dry},	   a.]	   To make dry; to free from water, or from moisture of any	   kind, and by any means; to exsiccate; as, to dry the eyes; to	   dry one's tears; the wind dries the earth; to dry a wet	   cloth; to dry hay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To dry up}.	   (a) To scorch or parch with thirst; to deprive utterly of	       water; to consume.	       [1913 Webster]	             Their honorable men are famished, and their	             multitude dried up with thirst.      -- Is. v. 13.	       [1913 Webster]	             The water of the sea, which formerly covered it,	             was in time exhaled and dried up by the sun.	                                                  --Woodward.	   (b) To make to cease, as a stream of talk.	       [1913 Webster]	             Their sources of revenue were dried up. -- Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	       	   {To dry a cow}, or {To dry up a cow}, to cause a cow to cease	      secreting milk. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Dry \Dry\, v. i.	   1. To grow dry; to become free from wetness, moisture, or	      juice; as, the road dries rapidly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To evaporate wholly; to be exhaled; -- said of moisture,	      or a liquid; -- sometimes with up; as, the stream dries,	      or dries up.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shrivel or wither; to lose vitality.	      [1913 Webster]	            And his hand, which he put forth against him, dried	            up, so that he could not pull it in again to him.	                                                  --I Kings	                                                  xiii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Dryad \Dry"ad\, n. [L. dryas, pl. dryades, Gr. ?, pl. ?, fr. ?	   oak, tree. See {Tree}.] (Class. Myth.)	   A wood nymph; a nymph whose life was bound up with that of	   her tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Dryadella \Dryadella\ n.	   a genus of plants comprising tropical American species	   usually placed in the genus {Masdevallia}; they are very	   dwarf plants having short tufted and usually unifoliate stems	   with usually solitary flowers.	   Syn: genus {Dryadella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dryandra \Dry*an"dra\, n. [NL. Named after J. Dryander.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs growing in Australia, having beautiful,	   hard, dry, evergreen leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Dryas \Dry"as\, n.; pl. {Dryades}. [L. See {Dryad}.] (Class.	   Myth.)	   A dryad.	   [1913 Webster]
Dry-beat \Dry"-beat`\, v. t.	   To beat severely. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dry-boned \Dry"-boned`\, a.	   Having dry bones, or bones without flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
dry-clean \dry-clean\ v. t.	   to clean without the use of water; -- usually by immersing in	   an organic solvent to remove grease.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dry-cleaned \dry-cleaned\ adj.	   cleaned without the use of water; -- usually by immersing in	   an organic solvent to remove grease.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dry dock \Dry" dock`\ (Naut.)	   See under {Dock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dryer \Dry"er\, n.	   See {Drier}. --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Dry-eyed \Dry"-eyed`\, a.	   Not having tears in the eyes. Opposite of {tearful}.	   Syn: tearless.	        [1913 Webster]
Dry-fisted \Dry"-fist`ed\, a.	   Niggardly.	   Syn: stingy; cheap; miserly. [1913 Webster]
Dryfoot \Dry"foot\, n.	   The scent of the game, as far as it can be traced. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dry goods \Dry" goods`\	   A commercial name for textile fabrics, cottons, woolens,	   linen, silks, laces, etc., -- in distinction from groceries.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Drying \Dry"ing\, a.	   1. Adapted or tending to exhaust moisture; as, a drying wind	      or day; a drying room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the quality of rapidly becoming dry.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Drying oil}, an oil which, either naturally or after boiling	      with oxide of lead, absorbs oxygen from the air and dries	      up rapidly. Drying oils are used as the bases of many	      paints and varnishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Dryly \Dry"ly\, adv.	   In a dry manner; not succulently; without interest; without	   sympathy; coldly.	   [1913 Webster]
Drymoglossum \Drymoglossum\ n.	   a genus of epiphytic ferns of Madagascar to tropical Asia and	   New Guinea.	   Syn: genus {Drymoglossum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Drynaria \Drynaria\ n.	   a genus of large robust epiphytic ferns of tropical forest	   and scrub; Africa and Asia and Australia.	   Syn: genus {Drynaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dryness \Dry"ness\, n.	   The state of being dry. See {Dry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dry nurse \Dry" nurse`\	   A nurse who attends and feeds a child by hand; -- in	   distinction from a {wet nurse}, who suckles it.	   [1913 Webster] Drynurse
Drynurse \Dry"nurse`\, dry-nurse \dry"-nurse`\, v. t.	   To feed, attend, and bring up without breastfeeding it.	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Dryobalanops \Dry`o*bal"a*nops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dry^s oak +	   ba`lanos acorn + 'o`psis appearance. The fruit remotely	   resembles an acorn in its cup.] (Bot.)	   The genus to which belongs the single species {Dryobalanops	   Camphora}, a lofty resinous tree of Borneo and Sumatra,	   yielding Borneo camphor and camphor oil.	   [1913 Webster]
drypis \drypis\ n.	   a spiny-leaved perennial herb of southern Europe having	   terminal clusters of small flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Dry-rub \Dry"-rub`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dry-rubbed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dry-rubbing}.]	   To rub and cleanse without wetting. --Dodsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Drysalter \Dry"salt`er\, n.	   A dealer in salted or dried meats, pickles, sauces, etc., and	   in the materials used in pickling, salting, and preserving	   various kinds of food Hence drysalters usually sell a number	   of saline substances and miscellaneous drugs. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Drysaltery \Dry"salt`er*y\, n.	   The articles kept by a drysalter; also, the business of a	   drysalter.	   [1913 Webster]
Dry-shod \Dry"-shod`\, a.	   Without wetting the feet; having or keeping the feet or shoes	   dry; as, a land bridge over which man and beasts could have	   crossed dry-shod.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Dry-stone \Dry"-stone`\, a.	   Constructed of uncemented stone. "Dry-stone walls." --Sir W.	   Scott. Dryth
Dryth \Dryth\, or Drith \Drith\, n.	   Drought. [Obs.] --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Duad \Du"ad\, n. [See {Dyad}.]	   A union of two; duality. [R.] --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Dual \Du"al\, a. [L. dualis, fr. duo two. See {Two}.]	   Expressing, or consisting of, the number two; belonging to	   two; as, the dual number of nouns, etc., in Greek.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here you have one half of our dual truth. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dualin \Du"a*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   An explosive substance consisting essentially of sawdust or	   wood pulp, saturated with nitroglycerin and other similar	   nitro compounds. It is inferior to dynamite, and is more	   liable to explosion.	   [1913 Webster]
Dualism \Du"al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. dualisme.]	   State of being dual or twofold; a twofold division; any	   system which is founded on a double principle, or a twofold	   distinction; as:	   (a) (Philos.) A view of man as constituted of two original	       and independent elements, as matter and spirit. (Theol.)	   (b) A system which accepts two gods, or two original	       principles, one good and the other evil.	   (c) The doctrine that all mankind are divided by the	       arbitrary decree of God, and in his eternal	       foreknowledge, into two classes, the elect and the	       reprobate.	   (d) (Physiol.) The theory that each cerebral hemisphere acts	       independently of the other.	       [1913 Webster]	             An inevitable dualism bisects nature, so that each	             thing is a half, and suggests another thing to make	             it whole.                            --Emerson.	       [1913 Webster]
Dualist \Du"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. dualiste.]	   1. One who believes in dualism; a ditheist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who administers two offices. -- Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Dualistic \Du`al*is"tic\, a.	   Consisting of two; pertaining to dualism or duality.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dualistic system} or {Dualistic theory} (Chem.), an old	      theory, originated by Lavoisier and developed by	      Berzelius, that all definite compounds are binary in their	      nature, and consist of two distinct constituents,	      themselves simple or complex, and possessed of opposite	      chemical or electrical affinities; -- superseded by later	      developments in chemical bonding theory, especially	      quantum mechanics.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Duality \Du"al"i*ty\, n. [L. dualitas: cf. F. dualit['e].]	   The quality or condition of being two or twofold; dual	   character or usage.	   [1913 Webster]
Duan \Du"an\, n. [Gael. & Ir.]	   A division of a poem corresponding to a canto; a poem or	   song. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Duarchy \Du"ar*chy\, n. [Gr. ? two + -archy.]	   Government by two persons.	   [1913 Webster]
Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dubbed} (d[u^]bd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dubbing}.] [AS. dubban to strike, beat	   ("dubbade his sunu . . . to r[imac]dere." --AS. Chron. an.	   1086); akin to Icel. dubba; cf. OF. adouber (prob. fr. Icel.)	   a chevalier, Icel. dubba til riddara.]	   1. To confer knighthood upon; as, the king dubbed his son	      Henry a knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The conclusion of the ceremony was marked by a tap on	         the shoulder with the sword.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To invest with any dignity or new character; to entitle;	      to call.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of wealth is dubbed a man of worth. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To clothe or invest; to ornament; to adorn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His diadem was dropped down	            Dubbed with stones.                   --Morte	                                                  d'Arthure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To strike, rub, or dress smooth; to dab; as:	      (a) To dress with an adz; as, to dub a stick of timber	          smooth.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To strike cloth with teasels to raise a nap.	          --Halliwell.	      (c) To rub or dress with grease, as leather in the process	          of cyrrying it. --Tomlinson.	      (d) To prepare for fighting, as a gamecock, by trimming	          the hackles and cutting off the comb and wattles.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To dub a fly}, to dress a fishing fly. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	   {To dub out} (Plastering), to fill out, as an uneven surface,	      to a plane, or to carry out a series of small projections.	      [1913 Webster]	Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. i.	   To make a noise by brisk drumbeats. "Now the drum dubs."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Dub \Dub\ (d[u^]b), v. t.	   1. to add sound to an existing recording, audio or video; --	      often used with in. The sound may be of any type or of any	      duration.	      [PJC]	   2. to mix together two or more sound or video recordings to	      produce a composite recording.	      [PJC]	Dub \Dub\, n.	   A blow. [R.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Dub \Dub\, n. [Cf. Ir. d['o]b mire, stream, W. dwvr water.]	   A pool or puddle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubb \Dubb\, n. [Ar.] (Zool.)	   The Syrian bear. See under {Bear}. [Written also {dhubb}, and	   {dub}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dubber \Dub"ber\, n.	   One who, or that which, dubs.	   [1913 Webster]	Dubber \Dub"ber\, n. [Hind. dabbah.]	   A globular vessel or bottle of leather, used in India to hold	   ghee, oil, etc. [Also written {dupper}.] --M'Culloch.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubbing \Dub"bing\, n.	   1. The act of dubbing, as a knight, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of rubbing, smoothing, or dressing; a dressing off	      smooth with an adz.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dressing of flour and water used by weavers; a mixture	      of oil and tallow for dressing leather; daubing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The body substance of an angler's fly. --Davy.	      [1913 Webster]
Dubiety \Du*bi"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Dubieties}. [L. dubietas, fr.	   dubius. See {Dubious}.]	   Doubtfulness; uncertainty; doubt. [R.] --Lamb. "The dubiety	   of his fate." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubiosity \Du`bi*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Dubiosities}. [L. dubiosus.]	   The state of being doubtful; a doubtful statement or thing.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for	         certainties, possibilities for feasibilities. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubious \Du"bi*ous\, a. [L. dubius, dubiosus, fr. duo two. See	   {Two}, and cf. {Doubt}.]	   1. Doubtful or not settled in opinion; being in doubt;	      wavering or fluctuating; undetermined. "Dubious policy."	      --Sir T. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dubious, agitated state of mind. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occasioning doubt; not clear, or obvious; equivocal;	      questionable; doubtful; as, a dubious answer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wiping the dingy shirt with a still more dubious	            pocket handkerchief.                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of uncertain event or issue; as, in dubious battle.	   Syn: Doubtful; doubting; unsettled; undetermined; equivocal;	        uncertain. Cf. {Doubtful}.	        [1913 Webster]
Dubiously \Du"bi*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a dubious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubiousness \Du"bi*ous*ness\, n.	   State of being dubious.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubitable \Du"bi*ta*ble\, a. [L. dubitabilis. Cf. {Doubtable}.]	   Liable to be doubted; uncertain. [R.] --Dr. H. More. --	   {Du"bi*ta*bly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dubitancy \Du"bi*tan*cy\, n. [LL. dubitantia.]	   Doubt; uncertainty. [R.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubitate \Du"bi*tate\, v. i. [L. dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare.	   See {Doubt}.]	   To doubt. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If he . . . were to loiter dubitating, and not come.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubitation \Du`bi*ta"tion\, n. [L. dubitatio.]	   Act of doubting; doubt. [R.] --Sir T. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dubitative \Du"bi*ta*tive\, a. [L. dubitativus: cf. F.	   dubitatif.]	   Tending to doubt; doubtful. [R.] -- {Du"bi*ta*tive*ly}, adv.	   [R.] --. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Dublin \Dublin\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Ireland. Population (2000) = nk.	   [PJC]
Duboisia \Du*bois"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Same as {Duboisine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Duboisine \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 of the pupil of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Ducal \Du"cal\, a. [F. ducal. See {Duke}.]	   Of or pertaining to a duke.	   [1913 Webster]	         His ducal cap was to be exchanged for a kingly crown.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Ducally \Du"cal*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a duke, or in a manner becoming the rank of	   a duke.	   [1913 Webster]
Ducat \Duc"at\, n. [F. ducat, It. ducato, LL. ducatus, fr. dux	   leader or commander. See {Duke}.]	   A coin, either of gold or silver, of several countries in	   Europe; originally, one struck in the dominions of a duke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The gold ducat is generally of the value of nine	         shillings and four pence sterling, or somewhat more	         that two dollars. The silver ducat is of about half	         this value.	         [1913 Webster]
Ducatoon \Duc`a*toon"\, n. [F. or Sp. ducaton, fr. ducat.]	   A silver coin of several countries of Europe, and of	   different values.	   [1913 Webster]
Duces tecum \Du"ces te"cum\ [L., bring with thee.]	   A judicial process commanding a person to appear in court and	   bring with him some piece of evidence or other thing to be	   produced to the court.	   [1913 Webster]
Duchess \Duch"ess\, n. [F. duchesse, fr. duc duke.]	   The wife or widow of a duke; also, a lady who has the	   sovereignty of a duchy in her own right.	   [1913 Webster]
Duchesse d'Angouleme \Du`chesse" d'An`gou`l[^e]me"\ [F.] (Bot.)	   A variety of pear of large size and excellent flavor.	   [1913 Webster]	Duchesse lace \Du`chesse" lace\	   A beautiful variety of Brussels pillow lace made originally	   in Belgium and resembling Honiton guipure. It is worked with	   fine thread in large sprays, usually of the primrose pattern,	   with much raised work.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Duchy \Duch"y\ (d[u^]ch"[y^]), n.; pl. {Duchies}. [F. duch['e],	   OF. duch['e]e, (assumed) LL. ducitas, fr. L. dux. See	   {Duke}.]	   The territory or dominions of a duke; a dukedom.	   [1913 Webster]
Duck \Duck\ (d[u^]k), n. [Cf. Dan. dukke, Sw. docka, OHG.	   doccha, G. docke. Cf. {Doxy}.]	   A pet; a darling. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Duck \Duck\, n. [D. doek cloth, canvas, or Icel. d[=u]kr cloth;	   akin to OHG. tuoh, G. tuch, Sw. duk, Dan. dug.]	   1. A linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric, finer and lighter	      than canvas, -- used for the lighter sails of vessels, the	      sacking of beds, and sometimes for men's clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) pl. The light clothes worn by sailors in hot	      climates. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Duck \Duck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ducked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ducking}.] [OE. duken, douken, to dive; akin to D. duiken,	   OHG. t?hhan, MHG. tucken, t["u]cken, t?chen, G. tuchen. Cf.	   5th {Duck}.]	   1. To thrust or plunge under water or other liquid and	      suddenly withdraw.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adams, after ducking the squire twice or thrice,	            leaped out of the tub.                --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plunge the head of under water, immediately withdrawing	      it; as, duck the boy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bow; to bob down; to move quickly with a downward	      motion. " Will duck his head aside." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Duck \Duck\ (d[u^]k), v. i.	   1. To go under the surface of water and immediately reappear;	      to dive; to plunge the head in water or other liquid; to	      dip.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Tiber ducking thrice by break of day. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drop the head or person suddenly; to bow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The learned pate	            Ducks to the golden fool.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Duck \Duck\, n. [OE. duke, doke. See {Duck}, v. t. ]	   1. (Zool.) Any bird of the subfamily {Anatin[ae]}, family	      {Anatid[ae]}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The genera and species are numerous. They are divided	         into {river ducks} and {sea ducks}. Among the former	         are the common domestic duck ({Anas boschas}); the wood	         duck ({Aix sponsa}); the beautiful mandarin duck of	         China ({Dendronessa galeriliculata}); the Muscovy duck,	         originally of South America ({Cairina moschata}). Among	         the sea ducks are the eider, canvasback, scoter, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden inclination of the bead or dropping of the	      person, resembling the motion of a duck in water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here be, without duck or nod,	            Other trippings to be trod.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bombay duck} (Zool.), a fish. See {Bummalo}.	   {Buffel duck}, {Spirit duck}. See {Buffel duck}.	   {Duck ant} (Zool.), a species of white ant in Jamaica which	      builds large nests in trees.	   {Duck barnacle}. (Zool.) See {Goose barnacle}.	   {Duck hawk}. (Zool.)	      (a) In the United States: The peregrine falcon.	      (b) In England: The marsh harrier or moor buzzard.	   {Duck mole} (Zool.), a small aquatic mammal of Australia,	      having webbed feet and a bill resembling that of a duck	      ({Ornithorhynchus anatinus}). It belongs the subclass	      Monotremata and is remarkable for laying eggs like a bird	      or reptile; -- called also {duckbill}, {platypus},	      {mallangong}, {mullingong}, {tambreet}, and {water mole}.	      	   {To make ducks and drakes}, to throw a flat stone obliquely,	      so as to make it rebound repeatedly from the surface of	      the water, raising a succession of jets; hence:	   {To play at ducks and drakes}, with property, to throw it	      away heedlessly or squander it foolishly and unprofitably.	      	   {Lame duck}. See under {Lame}.	      [1913 Webster]
Duckbill \Duck"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
duck-billed \duck-billed\ adj.	   1. having a beak resembling that of a duck.	   Syn: duckbill, duckbilled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Duck-billed \Duck"-billed`\, a.	   Having a bill like that of a duck; as, a duck-billed	   dinosaur..	   [1913 Webster]	Duck-billed platypus \Duck"-billed` plat"y*pus\, a.	   same as {Duck Mole}, under {Duck}..	   Syn: duck mole, duckbill, duck-bill platypus, platypus. [PJC]
Ducker \Duck"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, ducks; a plunger; a diver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cringing, servile person; a fawner.	      [1913 Webster]
Ducking \Duck"ing\,	   n. & a., from {Duck}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ducking stool}, a stool or chair in which common scolds were	      formerly tied, and plunged into water, as a punishment.	      See {Cucking stool}. The practice of ducking began in the	      latter part of the 15th century, and prevailed until the	      early part of the 18th, and occasionally as late as the	      19th century. --Blackstone. Chambers.	      [1913 Webster]
Duck-legged \Duck"-legged`\, a.	   Having short legs, like a waddling duck; short-legged.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Duckling \Duck"ling\, n.	   A young or little duck. --Gay. Duckmeat
Duckmeat \Duck"meat`\, Duck's-meat \Duck's"-meat`\, n. (Bot.)	   Duckweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Duck's-bill \Duck's"-bill`\, a.	   Having the form of a duck's bill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Duck's-bill limpet} (Zool.), a limpet of the genus	      {Parmaphorus}; -- so named from its shape.	      [1913 Webster]
Duck's-foot \Duck's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   The May apple ({Podophyllum peltatum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Duckweed \Duck"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus ({Lemna}) of small plants, seen floating in great	   quantity on the surface of stagnant pools fresh water, and	   supposed to furnish food for ducks; -- called also	   {duckmeat}.	   [1913 Webster]
ducky \ducky\ (d[u^]k"[y^]), a.	   1. fine; satisfactory; excellent. [informal]	      [PJC]	   2. charming; cute. [informal]	      [PJC]	ducky \ducky\ (d[u^]k"[y^]), n.	   a special loved one; a darling; -- used as a term of	   endearment. [Brit.]	   Syn: darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Duct \Duct\ (d[u^]kt), n. [L. ductus a leading, conducting,	   conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead. See {Duke}, and cf.	   {Douche}.]	   1. Any tube or canal by which a fluid or other substance is	      conducted or conveyed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) One of the vessels of an animal body by which the	      products of glandular secretion are conveyed to their	      destination.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A large, elongated cell, either round or prismatic,	      usually found associated with woody fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ducts are classified, according to the character of the	         surface of their walls, or their structure, as annular,	         spiral, scalariform, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Guidance; direction. [Obs.] --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Ductible \Duc"ti*ble\, a.	   Capable of being drawn out [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ductile \Duc"tile\, a. [L. ductilis, fr. ducere to lead: cf. F.	   ductile. See {Duct}.]	   1. Easily led; tractable; complying; yielding to motives,	      persuasion, or instruction; as, a ductile people.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forms their ductile minds	            To human virtues.                     --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being elongated or drawn out, as into wire or	      threads.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gold . . . is the softest and most ductile of all	            metals.                               --Dryden.	      -- {Duc"tile*ly}, adv. -- {Duc"tile*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Ductilimeter \Duc`ti*lim"e*ter\, n. [Ductile + -meter.]	   An instrument for accurately determining the ductility of	   metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ductility \Duc*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ductilit['e].]	   1. The property of a metal which allows it to be drawn into	      wires or filaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tractableness; pliableness. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Duction \Duc"tion\, n. [L. ductio, fr. ducere to lead.]	   Guidance. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ductless \Duct"less\, a.	   Having to duct or outlet; as, a ductless gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ductor \Duc"tor\, n. [L., fr. ducere to lead.]	   1. One who leads. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A contrivance for removing superfluous ink or	      coloring matter from a roller. See {Doctor}, 4. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ductor roller} (Printing), the roller which conveys or	      supplies ink to another roller. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Ducture \Duc"ture\, n.	   Guidance. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Dudder \Dud"der\, v. t. [In Suffolk, Eng., to shiver, shake,	   tremble; also written dodder.]	   To confuse or confound with noise. --Jennings.	   [1913 Webster]	Dudder \Dud"der\, v. i.	   To shiver or tremble; to dodder.	   [1913 Webster]	         I dudder and shake like an aspen leaf.   --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]	Dudder \Dud"der\, n. [From {Duds}.]	   A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap and flashy goods	   pretended to be smuggled; a duffer. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Duddery \Dud"der*y\, n.	   A place where rags are bought and kept for sale. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dude \Dude\, n.	   A kind of dandy; especially, one characterized by an	   ultrafashionable style of dress and other affectations.	   [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]	         The social dude who affects English dress and English	         drawl.                                   --The	                                                  American.	   [1913 Webster]
Dudeen \Du*deen"\, n.	   A short tobacco pipe. [Written also {dudheen}.] [Irish]	   [1913 Webster]
Dudgeon \Dudg"eon\, n.	   1. The root of the box tree, of which hafts for daggers were	      made. --Gerarde (1597).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The haft of a dagger. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dudgeon-hafted dagger; a dagger. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Dudgeon \Dudg"eon\, n. [W. dygen anger, grudge.]	   Resentment; ill will; anger; displeasure.	   [1913 Webster]	         I drink it to thee in dudgeon and hostility.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sir T. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Dudgeon \Dudg"eon\, a.	   Homely; rude; coarse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By my troth, though I am plain and dudgeon,	         I would not be an ass.                   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Dudish \Dud"ish\, a.	   Like, or characterized of, a dude.	   [1913 Webster]
Duds \Duds\, n. pl. [Scot. dud rag, pl. duds clothing of	   inferior quality.]	   1. Old or inferior clothes; tattered garments. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Effects, in general.[Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Due \Due\, a. [OF. deu, F. d[^u], p. p. of devoir to owe, fr. L.	   debere. See {Debt}, {Habit}, and cf. {Duty}.]	   1. Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for	      another; payable; owing and demandable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Justly claimed as a right or property; proper; suitable;	      becoming; appropriate; fit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her obedience, which is due to me.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With dirges due, in sad array,	            Slow through the churchway path we saw him borne.	                                                  --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Such as (a thing) ought to be; fulfilling obligation;	      proper; lawful; regular; appointed; sufficient; exact; as,	      due process of law; due service; in due time.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Appointed or required to arrive at a given time; as, the	      steamer was due yesterday.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Owing; ascribable, as to a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            This effect is due to the attraction of the sun.	                                                  --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	      [1913 Webster]	Due \Due\, adv.	   Directly; exactly; as, a due east course.	   [1913 Webster]	Due \Due\, n.	   1. That which is owed; debt; that which one contracts to pay,	      or do, to or for another; that which belongs or may be	      claimed as a right; whatever custom, law, or morality	      requires to be done; a fee; a toll.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will give the devil his due.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yearly little dues of wheat, and wine, and oil.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Right; just title or claim.	      [1913 Webster]	            The key of this infernal pit by due . . . I keep.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Due \Due\, v. t.	   To endue. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Duebill \Due"bill`\, n. (Com.)	   A brief written acknowledgment of a debt, not made payable to	   order, like a promissory note. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Dueful \Due"ful\, a.	   Fit; becoming. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Duel \Du"el\, n. [It. duello, fr. L. duellum, orig., a contest	   between two, which passed into the common form bellum war,	   fr. duo two: cf. F. duel. See {Bellicose}, {Two}, and cf.	   {Duello}.]	   A combat between two persons, fought with deadly weapons, by	   agreement. It usually arises from an injury done or an	   affront given by one to the other.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trial by duel} (Old Law), a combat between two persons for	      proving a cause; trial by battel.	      [1913 Webster]	Duel \Du"el\, v. i. & t.	   To fight in single combat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dueler \Du"el*er\, n.	   One who engages in a duel. [R.] [Written also {dueller}.]	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Dueling \Du"el*ing\, n.	   The act or practice of fighting in single combat. Also adj.	   [Written also {duelling}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Duelist \Du"el*ist\, n. [F. duelliste.]	   One who fights in single combat. [Written also {duellist}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A duelist . . . always values himself upon his courage,	         his sense of honor, his fidelity and friendship.	                                                  --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Duelo \Du*e"lo\, n. [It. See {Duel}.]	   A duel; also, the rules of dueling. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Duena \Du*e"[~n]a\, n. [Sp.]	   See {Do[~n]a}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dueness \Due"ness\, n.	   Quality of being due; debt; what is due or becoming. --T.	   Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Duenna \Du*en"na\, n.; pl. {Duennas}. [Sp. due[~n]a, do[~n]a,	   fr. L. domina. See {Dame}.]	   1. The chief lady in waiting on the queen of Spain. --Brande.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An elderly lady holding a station between a governess and	      companion, and appointed to have charge over the younger	      ladies in a Spanish or a Portuguese family. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any old woman who is employed to guard a younger one; a	      governess. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Duet \Du*et"\, n. [{Duetto}.] (Mus.)	   A composition for two performers, whether vocal or	   instrumental.	   [1913 Webster]
Duettino \Du`et*ti"no\, n. [It ., dim. fr. duetto a duet.]	   A duet of short extent and concise form.	   [1913 Webster]
Duetto \Du*et"to\, n. [It., fr. It & L. duo two. See {Two}.]	   See {Duet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), n. [From OE. dagh. [root]67. See {Dough}.]	   1. Dough or paste. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stiff flour pudding, boiled in a bag; -- a term used	      especially by seamen; as, plum duff.	      [1913 Webster]	Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), n.	   the buttocks; as, get off your duff and get to work. [slang]	   Syn: rump; ass. []	Duff \Duff\ (d[u^]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duffed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Duffing}.] [Etym. uncertain.] [Colloq. or Slang]	   1. To treat or manipulate so as to give a specious appearance	      to; to fake; hence, to cheat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In Australia, to alter the brands on (cattle, horses,	      etc.); to steal (cattle, etc.), and alter their brands.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Duffel \Duf"fel\, n. [D. duffel, from Duffel, a town not far	   from Antwerp.]	   1. A kind of coarse woolen cloth, having a thick nap or	      frieze. [Written also {duffle}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Good duffel gray and flannel fine.    -- Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outfit or suppplies, collectively; kit. [Colloq., U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Duffel bag \Duffel bag\	   A sack to hold miscellaneous articles, as tools, supplies, or	   the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Duffer \Duf"fer\, n.	   1. A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles,	      as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat. [Slang, Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stupid, awkward, inefficient person.[Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Duffer \Duf"fer\, n.	   1. (Mining) See {Shicer}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Zool.) Any common domestic pigeon.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Duffer \Duf"fer\, n.	   One who duffs cattle, etc. [Australia]	         Unluckily, cattle stealers are by no means so rare as	         would be desirable; they are locally known as duffers.	                                                  --Baden-Powell.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Duffle \Duf"fle\, n.	   See {Duffel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dufrenite \Du*fren"ite\, n. [From ??ierre Armand Dufr['e]noy, a	   French geologist.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a blackish green color, commonly massive or in	   nodules. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Dug \Dug\ (d[u^]g), n. [Akin to Sw. d[aum]gga to suckle (a	   child), Dan. d[ae]gge, and prob. to Goth. daddjan. [root]66.]	   A teat, pap, or nipple; -- formerly that of a human mother,	   now that of a cow or other beast.	   [1913 Webster]	         With mother's dug between its lips.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Dug \Dug\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Dig}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dugong \Du*gong"\ (d[.u]*g[o^]g"), n. [Malayan d[=u]y[=o]ng, or	   Javan. duyung.] (Zool.)	   An aquatic herbivorous mammal ({Halicore dugong}), of the	   order {Sirenia}, allied to the manatee, but with a bilobed	   tail. It inhabits the Red Sea, Indian Ocean, East Indies, and	   Australia. [Written also {duyong}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dugout \Dug"out`\ (d[u^]g"out), n.	   1. A canoe or boat dug out from a large log. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man stepped from his slender dugout. -- G. W.	                                                  Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place dug out.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A house made partly in a hillside or slighter elevation.	      [Western U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Baseball) a structure on the edge of the playing field in	      foul territory, partly below ground and partly above	      ground, open toward the playing field but roofed and with	      the other three sides closed. It is typically long and	      narrow, having benches where the players may sit when not	      on the playing field; as, the foul ball was tipped into	      the dugout.	      [PJC]
Dugway \Dug"way`\, n.	   A way or road dug through a hill, or sunk below the surface	   of the land. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Duke \Duke\ (d[=u]k), n. [F. duc, fr. L. dux, ducis, leader,	   commander, fr. ducere to lead; akin to AS. te['o]n to draw;	   cf. AS. heretoga (here army) an army leader, general, G.	   herzog duke. See {Tue}, and cf. {Doge}, {Duchess}, {Ducat},	   {Duct}, {Adduce}, {Deduct}.]	   1. A leader; a chief; a prince. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hannibal, duke of Carthage.           --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	            All were dukes once, who were "duces" -- captains or	            leaders of their people.              --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In England, one of the highest order of nobility after	      princes and princesses of the royal blood and the four	      archbishops of England and Ireland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In some European countries, a sovereign prince, without	      the title of king.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. The fists; as, put up your dukes. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {Duke's coronet}. See Illust. of {Coronet}.	   {To dine with Duke Humphrey}, to go without dinner. See under	      {Dine}.	      [1913 Webster]	Duke \Duke\ (d[=u]k) v. i.	   To play the duke. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lord Angelo dukes it well in his absence. -- Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
duke \duke\ (d[=u]k) v. t.	   To beat with the fists. [slang]	   [PJC]	   {to duke it out} to fight; -- usually implying, to fight with	      the fists; to settle a dispute by fighting with the fists.	      See duke, n. sense 4.	      [PJC]
Dukedom \Duke"dom\, n.	   1. The territory of a duke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The title or dignity of a duke. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Dukeling \Duke"ling\, n.	   A little or insignificant duke. --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Dukeship \Duke"ship\, n.	   The quality or condition of being a duke; also, the	   personality of a duke. --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster] Dukhobors
Dukhobors \Du*kho*bors"\, Dukhobortsy \Du*kho*bor"tsy\, n. pl.	   [Russ. dukhobortsy spirit wrestlers; dukh spirit + bortsy	   wrestlers.]	   A Russian religious sect founded about the middle of the 18th	   century at Kharkov. They believe that Christ was wholly	   human, but that his soul reappears from time to time in	   mortals. They accept the Ten Commandments and the "useful"	   portions of the Bible, but deny the need of rulers, priests,	   or churches, and have no confessions, icons, or marriage	   ceremonies. They are communistic, opposed to any violence,	   and unwilling to use the labor of animals. Driven out of	   Russia proper, many have emigrated to Cyprus and Canada. See	   {Raskolnik}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dulcamara \Dul`ca*ma"ra\, n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet + amarus	   bitter.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Solanum Dulcamara}). See {Bittersweet}, n., 3	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Dulcamarin \Dul`ca*ma"rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from the bittersweet ({Solanum	   Dulcamara}), as a yellow amorphous substance. It probably	   occasions the compound taste. See {Bittersweet}, 3	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Dulce \Dulce\, v. t.	   To make sweet; to soothe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dulceness \Dulce"ness\, n.	   Sweetness. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcet \Dul"cet\, a. [OF. doucet, dim. of dous sweet, F. doux,	   L. dulcis; akin to Gr. ? . Cf. {Doucet}.]	   1. Sweet to the taste; luscious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She tempers dulcet creams.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sweet to the ear; melodious; harmonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their dainty lays and dulcet melody.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Dulciana \Dul`ci*an"a\, n. [NL., fr. L. dulcis sweet.] (Mus.)	   A sweet-toned stop of an organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcification \Dul`ci*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. dulcification.]	   The act of dulcifying or sweetening. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcified \Dul"ci*fied\, a.	   Sweetened; mollified.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dulcified spirit} or {Dulcified spirits}, a compound of	      alcohol with mineral acids; as, dulcified spirits of	      niter.	      [1913 Webster]
Dulcifluous \Dul*cif"lu*ous\, a. [L. dulcis sweet + fluere to	   flow.]	   Flowing sweetly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcify \Dul"ci*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dulcified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dulcifying}.] [L. dulcis sweet + -fy: cf. F.	   dulcifier.]	   1. (Pharm.) To sweeten; to free from acidity, saltness, or	      acrimony. --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig. : To mollify; to sweeten; to please.	      [1913 Webster]	            As she . . . was further dulcified by her pipe of	            tobacco.                              --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Dulciloquy \Dul*cil"o*quy\, n. [L. dulcis sweet + loqui to	   speak.]	   A soft manner of speaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcimer \Dul"ci*mer\, n. [It. dolcemele,r Sp. dulcemele, fr. L.	   dulcis sweet + melos song, melody, Gr. ?; cf. OF. doulcemele.	   See {Dulcet}, and {Melody}.] (Mus.)	   (a) An instrument, having stretched metallic wires which are	       beaten with two light hammers held in the hands of the	       performer.	   (b) An ancient musical instrument in use among the Jews.	       --Dan. iii. 5. It is supposed to be the same with the	       psaltery.	       [1913 Webster]
Dulcinea \Dul*cin"e*a\, n. [Sp., from Dulcinea del Toboso the	   mistress of the affections of Don {Quixote}.]	   A mistress; a sweetheart.	   [1913 Webster]	         I must ever have some Dulcinea in my head. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulciness \Dul"ci*ness\, n.	   See {Dulceness}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcino \Dul*ci"no\, n. (Mus.)	   See {Dolcino}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcite \Dul"cite\, n. [Cf. F. dulcite, fr. L. dulcis sweet.]	   (Chem.)	   A white, sugarlike substance, {C6H8.(OH)2}, occurring	   naturally in a manna from Madagascar, and in certain plants,	   and produced artificially by the reduction of galactose and	   lactose or milk sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcitude \Dul"ci*tude\, n. [L. dulcitudo, fr. dulcis sweet.	   Sweetness. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcorate \Dul"co*rate\, v. t. [L. dulcoratus, p. p. of	   dulcorare, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis sweet.]	   To sweeten; to make less acrimonious. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulcoration \Dul`co*ra"tion\, n. [LL. dulcoratio.]	   The act of sweetening. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Duledge \Du"ledge\, n. (Mil.)	   One of the dowels joining the ends of the fellies which form	   the circle of the wheel of a gun carriage. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulia \Du*li"a\, n. [LL., fr. Gr. ? servitude, fr. ? slave.] (R.	   C. Ch.)	   An inferior kind of veneration or worship, given to the	   angels and saints as the servants of God.	   [1913 Webster]
Dull \Dull\, a. [Compar. {Duller}; superl. {Dullest}.] [AS. dol	   foolish; akin to gedwelan to err, D. dol mad, dwalen to	   wander, err, G. toll mad, Goth. dwals foolish, stupid, cf.	   Gr. ? turbid, troubled, Skr. dhvr to cause to fall. Cf.	   {Dolt}, {Dwale}, {Dwell}, {Fraud}.]	   1. Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension;	      stupid; doltish; blockish. "Dull at classical learning."	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is not bred so dull but she can learn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward.	      [1913 Webster]	            This people's heart is waxed gross, and their ears	            are dull of hearing.                  --Matt. xiii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, help my weak wit and sharpen my dull tongue.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Insensible; unfeeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think me not	            So dull a devil to forget the loss	            Of such a matchless wife.             -- Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not keen in edge or point; lacking sharpness; blunt. "Thy	      scythe is dull." --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not bright or clear to the eye; wanting in liveliness of	      color or luster; not vivid; obscure; dim; as, a dull fire	      or lamp; a dull red or yellow; a dull mirror.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Heavy; gross; cloggy; insensible; spiritless; lifeless;	      inert. "The dull earth." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As turning the logs will make a dull fire burn, so	            changes of study a dull brain.        -- Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Furnishing little delight, spirit, or variety;	      uninteresting; tedious; cheerless; gloomy; melancholy;	      depressing; as, a dull story or sermon; a dull occupation	      or period; hence, cloudy; overcast; as, a dull day.	      [1913 Webster]	            Along life's dullest, dreariest walk. -- Keble.	   Syn: Lifeless; inanimate; dead; stupid; doltish; heavy;	        sluggish; sleepy; drowsy; gross; cheerless; tedious;	        irksome; dismal; dreary; clouded; tarnished; obtuse. See	        {Lifeless}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dull \Dull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duller}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dulling}.]	   1. To deprive of sharpness of edge or point. "This . . .	      dulled their swords." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make dull, stupid, or sluggish; to stupefy, as the	      senses, the feelings, the perceptions, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those [drugs] she has	            Will stupefy and dull the sense a while. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use and custom have so dulled our eyes. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render dim or obscure; to sully; to tarnish. "Dulls the	      mirror." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deprive of liveliness or activity; to render heavy; to	      make inert; to depress; to weary; to sadden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attention of mind . . . wasted or dulled through	            continuance.                          --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Dull \Dull\, v. i.	   To become dull or stupid. --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Dullard \Dull"ard\, n. [Dull + -ard.]	   A stupid person; a dunce. --Shak. -- a. Stupid. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dull-brained \Dull"-brained`\, a.	   Stupid; doltish. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dull-browed \Dull"-browed`\, a.	   Having a gloomy look.	   [1913 Webster]
Duller \Dull"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, dulls.	   [1913 Webster]
Dull-eyed \Dull"-eyed`\, a.	   Having eyes wanting brightness, liveliness, or vivacity.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dullhead \Dull"head`\, n.	   A blockhead; a dolt. --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Dullish \Dull"ish\, a.	   Somewhat dull; uninteresting; tiresome. "A series of dullish	   verses." --Prof. Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dullness \Dull"ness\, n.	   The state of being dull; slowness; stupidity; heaviness;	   drowsiness; bluntness; obtuseness; dimness; want of luster;	   want of vividness, or of brightness. [Written also	   {dulness}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And gentle dullness ever loves a joke.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Dull-sighted \Dull"-sight`ed\, a.	   Having poor eyesight.	   [1913 Webster]
Dullsome \Dull"some\, a.	   Dull. [R.] --Gataker.	   [1913 Webster]
Dull-witted \Dull"-wit`ted\, a.	   Stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Dully \Dul"ly\, adv.	   In a dull manner; stupidly; slowly; sluggishly; without life	   or spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Supinely calm and dully innocent.        -- G.	                                                  Lyttelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulocracy \Du*loc"ra*cy\, n.	   See {Doulocracy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulse \Dulse\ (d[u^]ls), n. [Cf. Gael. duileasg; duille leaf +	   uisge water. Cf. {Whisky}.] (Bot.)	   A seaweed of a reddish brown color, which is sometimes eaten,	   as in Scotland. The true dulse is {Sarcophyllis edulis}; the	   common is {Rhodymenia}. [Written also {dillisk.}]	   [1913 Webster]	         The crimson leaf of the dulse is seen	         To blush like a banner bathed in slaughter. --Percival.	   [1913 Webster]
Dulwilly \Dul"wil*ly\, n. [Prob. imitative.] (Zool.)	   The ring plover. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Duly \Du"ly\, adv.	   In a due, fit, or becoming manner; as it (anything) ought to	   be; properly; regularly.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumal \Du"mal\, a. [L. dumus bramble.]	   Pertaining to, or set with, briers or bushes; brambly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dumb \Dumb\, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw.	   dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf.	   {Dummy}.]	   1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter	      articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.	      [1913 Webster]	            To unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not	      accompanied by words; as, dumb show.	      [1913 Webster]	            This spirit, dumb to us, will speak to him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To pierce into the dumb past.         -- J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her stern was painted of a dumb white or dun color.	                                                  --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deaf and dumb}. See {Deaf-mute}.	   {Dumb ague}, or {Dumb chill}, a form of intermittent fever	      which has no well-defined "chill." [U.S.]	   {Dumb animal}, any animal except man; -- usually restricted	      to a domestic quadruped; -- so called in contradistinction	      to man, who is a "speaking animal."	   {Dumb cake}, a cake made in silence by girls on St. Mark's	      eve, with certain mystic ceremonies, to discover their	      future husbands. --Halliwell.	   {Dumb cane} (Bot.), a west Indian plant of the Arum family	      ({Dieffenbachia seguina}), which, when chewed, causes the	      tongue to swell, and destroys temporarily the power of	      speech.	   {Dumb crambo}. See under {crambo}.	   {Dumb show}.	      (a) Formerly, a part of a dramatic representation, shown	          in pantomime. "Inexplicable dumb shows and noise."	          --Shak.	      (b) Signs and gestures without words; as, to tell a story	          in dumb show.	   {To strike dumb}, to confound; to astonish; to render silent	      by astonishment; or, it may be, to deprive of the power of	      speech.	   Syn: Silent; speechless; noiseless. See {Mute}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dumb \Dumb\, v. t.	   To put to silence. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] dumbbell
dumbbell \dumb"bell`\, dumb-bell \dumb"-bell`\, n.	   An exercising weight, consisting of two spheres or spheroids,	   connected by a short bar for a handle; used (often in pairs)	   for gymnastic exercise.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. an ignorant or foolish person.	   Syn: dummy, dope, boob, booby, pinhead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dumbfound \dumbfound\ v.	   same as {dumfound}.	   Syn: confuse, perplex, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil,	        puzzle, mystify, baffle, bewilder, flummox, stupefy,	        stupify, nonplus, gravel, amaze, trounce, confound, be	        confusing to, make confused.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dumbfounded \dumbfounded\ adj.	   1. same as {astounded}.	   Syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted,	        stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. astonished and confounded.	   Syn: amazed, dumfounded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dumbfounding \dumbfounding\ adj.	   causing astonishment. [Narrower terms: {incredible (vs.	   credible), unbelievable}]	   Syn: astonishing, astounding, dumfounding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dumbledor \Dum"ble*dor`\, n. [The first part is prob. of	   imitative origin. See {Dor} a beetle.] (Zool.)	   A bumblebee; also, a cockchafer. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dumbly \Dumb"ly\, adv.	   In silence; mutely.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumbness \Dumb"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence;	   inability to speak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumb-waiter \Dumb"-wait`er\, n.	   A framework on which dishes, food, etc., are passed from one	   room or story of a house to another; a lift for dishes, etc.;	   also, a piece of furniture with movable or revolving shelves.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumdum bullet \Dum"dum bul"let\ (Mil.)	   A kind of man-stopping bullet, designed to fragment inside	   the body and thus inflict a severed and painful wound; -- so	   named from Dumdum, in India, where bullets are manufactured	   for the Indian army.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Dumetose \Du"me*tose`\, a. [From L. dumetum a thicket.] (Bot.)	   Dumose.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumfound \Dum"found`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dumfounded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Dumfounding}.]	   To strike dumb; to confuse with astonishment. [Written also	   {dumbfound}.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
dumfounded \dumfounded\ adj.	   same as {dumbfounded}.	   Syn: amazed, astonied, astonished, astounded, flabbergasted,	        stunned, stupefied, thunderstruck.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dumfounder \dum"found`er\, v. t.	   To dumfound; to confound. [Written also {dumbfounder}.]	   [1913 Webster]
dumfounding \dumfounding\ adj.	   same as {dumbfounding}.	   Syn: astonishing, astounding, dumbfounding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dummador \Dum"ma*dor`\, n.	   A dumbledor.	   [1913 Webster]
Dummerer \Dum"mer*er\, n.	   One who feigns dumbness. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dummy \Dum"my\, a. [See {Dumb}.]	   1. Silent; mute; noiseless; as a dummy engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fictitious or sham; feigned; as, a dummy watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dummy car}. See under {Car}.	      [1913 Webster]	Dummy \Dum"my\, n.; pl. {Dummies}.	   1. One who is dumb. --H. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sham package in a shop, or one which does not contain	      what its exterior indicates.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 show the size of the future book, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Drama) One who plays a merely nominal part in any action;	      a sham character.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A thick-witted person; a dolt. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Railroad) A locomotive with condensing engines, and,	      hence, without the noise of escaping steam; also, a dummy	      car.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Card Playing) The fourth or exposed hand when three	      persons play at a four-handed game of cards.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A floating barge connected with a pier. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To play dummy}, to play the exposed or dummy hand in cards.	      The partner of the dummy plays it. Dumose
Dumose \Du`mose"\, Dumous \Du"mous\, a. [L. dumosus, fr. dumus a	   thornbush, a bramble.]	   1. Abounding with bushes and briers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having a compact, bushy form.	      [1913 Webster]
Dump \Dump\ (d[u^]mp), n. [See {Dumpling}.]	   A thick, ill-shapen piece; a clumsy leaden counter used by	   boys in playing chuck farthing. [Eng.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Dump \Dump\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. dumpin melancholy, Dan.dump dull,	   low, D. dompig damp, G. dumpf damp, dull, gloomy, and E.	   damp, or rather perh. dump, v. t. Cf. {Damp}, or {Dump}, v.	   t.]	   1. A dull, gloomy state of the mind; sadness; melancholy; low	      spirits or a mild depression; despondency; ill humor; --	      now used only in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            March slowly on in solemn dump.       --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doleful dumps the mind oppress.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was musing in the midst of my dumps. --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ludicrous associations now attached to this word	         did not originally belong to it. "Holland's translation	         of Livy represents the Romans as being `in the dumps'	         after the battle of Cann[ae]." --Trench.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Absence of mind; revery. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A melancholy strain or tune in music; any tune. [Obs.]	      "Tune a deploring dump." "Play me some merry dump."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An old kind of dance. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	Dump \Dump\ (d[u^]mp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dumped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dumping}.] [OE. dumpen to throw down, fall down, cf.	   Icel. dumpa to thump, Dan. dumpe to fall suddenly, rush,	   dial. Sw. dimpa to fall down plump. Cf. {Dump} sadness.]	   1. To knock heavily; to stump. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put or throw down with more or less of violence; hence,	      to unload from a cart by tilting it; as, to dump sand,	      coal, etc. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dumping car} or {Dumping cart}, a railway car, or a cart,	      the body of which can be tilted to empty the contents; --	      called also {dump car}, or {dump cart}.	      [1913 Webster]	Dump \Dump\, n.	   1. A car or boat for dumping refuse, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ground or place for dumping ashes, refuse, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is dumped.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A pile of ore or rock.	      [1913 Webster]
dump \dump\ n.	   a coarse term for defecation.	   Syn: shit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dumpage \Dump"age\, n.	   1. The act of dumping loads from carts, especially loads of	      refuse matter; also, a heap of dumped matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fee paid for the privilege of dumping loads; called in	      some cases {tipping fee}.	      [1913 Webster]
dumpcart \dumpcart\ n.	   a cart that can be tilted to empty the contents without	   handling them.	   Syn: tumbrel, tumbril.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dump cart \dump cart\ n. (Railroads)	   same as {dump car}.	   Syn: dumping car, dumping cart, dump car. [PJC]
dumped \dumped\ adj.	   1. p. p. of {dump}, v. t.; as, The money was there, dumped	      all over the floor.	      [WordNet 1.5]
dumper \dumper\ n.	   same as {dump truck}.	   Syn: dump truck.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dumpiness \Dump"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being dumpy.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumpish \Dump"ish\, a.	   Dull; stupid; sad; moping; melancholy. " A . . . dumpish and	   sour life." --Lord Herbert. -- {Dump"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Dump"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumple \Dum"ple\, v. t. [See {Dumpling}.]	   To make dumpy; to fold, or bend, as one part over another.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was a little man, dumpled up together. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumpling \Dump"ling\, n. [Dimin. of dump an illshapen piece; cf.	   D. dompelen to plunge, dip, duck, Scot. to dump in to plunge	   into, and E. dump, v. t.]	   A roundish mass of dough boiled in soup, or as a sort of	   pudding; often, a cover of paste inclosing an apple or other	   fruit, and boiled or baked; as, an apple dumpling.	   [1913 Webster]
Dumps \Dumps\ (d[u^]mps), n. pl.	   a gloomy mental state; same as 2nd {dump[1]}; -- used mostly	   in the phrase "in the dumps".	   [PJC]
dump truck \dump" truck`\ n.	   a truck, usually with an open top, the carrying bopdy of	   which can be tilted so as to emptied its contents without	   handling.	   Syn: dumper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dumpy \Dump"y\, a. [Compar. {Dumpier}; superl. {Dumpiest}.] [	   1. From {Dump} a short ill-shapen piece.	   2. From {Dump} sadness.]	   1. Short and thick; of low stature and disproportionately	      stout.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sullen or discontented. See 2nd {dump[1]}. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Dumpy level \Dump"y lev"el\ (Surv.)	   A level having a short telescope (hence its name) rigidly	   fixed to a table capable only of rotatory movement in a	   horizontal plane. The telescope is usually an inverting one.	   It is sometimes called the {Troughton level}, from the name	   of the inventor, and a variety improved by one Gavatt is	   known as the {Gavatt level}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dumuzi \Dumuzi\ prop. n.	   the Sumerian and Babylonian god of pastures and vegetation;	   consort of Inanna.	   Syn: Tammuz.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dun \Dun\ (d[u^]n), n. [See {Dune}.]	   A mound or small hill.	   [1913 Webster]	Dun \Dun\, v. t.	   To cure, as codfish, in a particular manner, by laying them,	   after salting, in a pile in a dark place, covered with salt	   grass or some like substance.	   [1913 Webster]	Dun \Dun\ (d[u^]n), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Dunned} (d[u^]nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Dunning} (d[u^]n"n[i^]ng).] [AS. dyne noise,	   dynian to make a noise, or fr. Icel. dynr, duna, noise,	   thunder, duna to thunder; the same word as E. din. [root]74.	   See {Din}.]	   To ask or beset (e.g., a debtor), for payment; to urge	   importunately.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hath she sent so soon to dun?            --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Dun \Dun\, n.	   1. One who duns; a dunner.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be pulled by the sleeve by some rascally dun.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An urgent request or demand of payment; as, he sent his	      debtor a dun.	      [1913 Webster]	Dun \Dun\, a. [AS. dunn, of Celtic origin; cf. W. dwn, Ir. &	   Gael. donn.]	   Of a dark color; of a color partaking of a brown and black;	   of a dull brown color; swarthy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Summer's dun cloud comes thundering up.  -- Pierpont.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chill and dun	         Falls on the moor the brief November day. --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dun crow} (Zool.), the hooded crow; -- so called from its	      color; -- also called {hoody}, and {hoddy}.	   {Dun diver} (Zool.), the goosander or merganser.	      [1913 Webster]
Dunbird \Dun"bird`\, n. [Named from its color.] (Zool.)	   (a) The pochard; -- called also {dunair}, and {dunker}, or	       {dun-curre}.	   (b) An American duck; the ruddy duck.	       [1913 Webster]
Dunce \Dunce\, n. [From Joannes Duns Scotus, a schoolman called	   the Subtle Doctor, who died in 1308. Originally in the phrase	   "a Duns man". See Note below.]	   One backward in book learning; a child or other person dull	   or weak in intellect; a dullard; a dolt.	   [1913 Webster]	         I never knew this town without dunces of figure.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The schoolmen were often called, after their great	         leader Duns Scotus, Dunsmen or Duncemen. In the revival	         of learning they were violently opposed to classical	         studies; hence, the name of Dunce was applied with	         scorn and contempt to an opposer of learning, or to one	         slow at learning, a dullard.	         [1913 Webster]
Duncedom \Dunce"dom\, n.	   The realm or domain of dunces. [Jocose] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Duncery \Dun"cer*y\, n.	   Dullness; stupidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Duncical \Dun"ci*cal\, a.	   Like a dunce; duncish.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most dull and duncical commissioner. -- Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Duncify \Dun"ci*fy\, v. t. [Dunce + -fy.]	   To make stupid in intellect. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Duncish \Dun"cish\, a.	   Somewhat like a dunce. [R.] -- {Dun"cish*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dunder \Dun"der\, n. [Cf. Sp. redundar to overflow.]	   The lees or dregs of cane juice, used in the distillation of	   rum. [West Indies]	   [1913 Webster]	         The use of dunder in the making of rum answers the	         purpose of yeast in the fermentation of flour. --B.	                                                  Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunderhead \Dun"der*head`\, n. [Prov. Eng. also dunderpoll, from	   dunder, same as thunder.]	   A dunce; a numskull; a blockhead. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunder-headed \Dun"der-head`ed\, a.	   Thick-headed; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunderpate \Dun"der*pate`\, n.	   See {Dunderhead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dune \Dune\ (d[=u]n), n. [The same word as down: cf. D. duin.	   See {Down} a bank of sand.]	   A low hill of drifting sand usually formed on the coats, but	   often carried far inland by the prevailing winds. [Written	   also {dun}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Three great rivers, the Rhine, the Meuse, and the	         Scheldt, had deposited their slime for ages among the	         dunes or sand banks heaved up by the ocean around their	         mouths.                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunfish \Dun"fish\, n.	   Codfish cured in a particular manner, so as to be of a	   superior quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Dung \Dung\ (d[u^]ng), n. [AS. dung; akin to G. dung, d["u]nger,	   OHG. tunga, Sw. dynga; cf. Icel. dyngja heap, Dan. dynge,	   MHG. tunc underground dwelling place, orig., covered with	   dung. Cf. {Dingy}.]	   The excrement of an animal. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Dung \Dung\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dunging}.]	   1. To manure with dung. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Calico Print.) To immerse or steep, as calico, in a bath	      of hot water containing cow dung; -- done to remove the	      superfluous mordant.	      [1913 Webster]	Dung \Dung\, v. i.	   To void excrement. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Dungaree \Dun`ga*ree"\, n.	   1. A coarse kind of unbleached cotton fabric; blue denim.	      [Written also {dungari}.] [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Trousers, overalls or similar work clothes made of	      blue denim.	      [PJC]	   3. pl. Same as {blue jeans}.	      [PJC]
dungeon \dun"geon\ (d[u^]n"j[u^]n), n. [OE. donjoun highest	   tower of a castle, tower, prison, F. donjon tower or platform	   in the midst of a castle, turret, or closet on the top of a	   house, a keep of a castle, LL. domnio, the same word as LL.	   dominus lord. See {Dame}, {Don}, and cf. {Dominion},	   {Domain}, {Demesne}, {Danger}, {Donjon}.]	   A close, dark prison, commonly, under ground, as if the lower	   apartments of the donjon or keep of a castle, these being	   used as prisons.	   [1913 Webster]	         Down with him even into the deep dungeon. -- Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Year after year he lay patiently in a dungeon. --	                                                  Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Dungeon \Dun"geon\, v. t.	   To shut up in a dungeon. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dungfork \Dung"fork`\, n.	   A fork for tossing dung.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunghill \Dung"hill`\, n.	   1. A heap of dung.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any mean situation or condition; a vile abode.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill. --	                                                  1. Sam. ii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dunghill fowl}, a domestic fowl of common breed.	      [1913 Webster]
Dungmeer \Dung"meer`\, n. [Dung + (prob.) meer a pool.]	   A pit where dung and weeds rot for manure.	   [1913 Webster]
Dungy \Dung"y\, a.	   Full of dung; filthy; vile; low. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dungyard \Dung"yard`\, n.	   A yard where dung is collected.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunker \Dun"ker\, prop. n. [G. tunken to dip.]	   One of a religious denomination whose tenets and practices	   are mainly those of the Baptists, but partly those of the	   Quakers; -- called also {Tunkers}, {Dunkards}, {Dippers},	   and, by themselves, {Brethren}, and {German Baptists}, and	   they call their denomination the Church of the Brethren.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The denomination was founded in Germany in 1708, but	         after a few years the members emigrated to the United	         States; they were opposed to military service and	         taking legal oaths, and practiced trine immersion.	         [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   {Seventh-day Dunkers}, a sect which separated from the	      Dunkers and formed a community, in 1728. They keep the	      seventh day or Saturday as the Sabbath.	      [1913 Webster]
Dunkerque \Dunkerque\ prop. n.	   the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II	   (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from	   the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy	   fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England.	   Syn: Dunkirk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dunkirk \Dunkirk\ prop. n.	   the name of a town and a battle fought there, in World War II	   (1940) when 330,000 Allied troops had to be evacuated from	   the beaches at Dunkirk in a desperate retreat under enemy	   fire. Most of the forces were safely evacuated to England.	   Syn: Dunkerque.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill	   (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zool.)	   A species of sandpiper ({Tringa alpina}); -- called also	   {churr}, {dorbie}, {grass bird}, and {red-backed sandpiper}.	   It is found both in Europe and America.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunnage \Dun"nage\, n. [Cf. {Dun} a mound.] (Naut.)	   Fagots, boughs, or loose materials of any kind, laid on the	   bottom of the hold for the cargo to rest upon to prevent	   injury by water, or stowed among casks and other cargo to	   prevent their motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunner \Dun"ner\, n. [From {Dun} to ask payment from.]	   One employed in soliciting the payment of debts.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunnish \Dun"nish\ (d[u^]n"n[i^]sh), a.	   Inclined to a dun color. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
dunno \dun*no"\ (d[u^]n*n[=o]"), phrase [Spelled as often	   pronounced in rapid or slurred speech.]	   A slang shortening of I don't know or don't know; as, dunno	   where I lost my keys; Where'd he go? I dunno..	   [PJC]
Dunnock \Dun"nock\, n. [Cf. {Dun},a.] (Zool.)	   The hedge sparrow or hedge accentor. [Local, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dunny \Dun"ny\, a.	   Deaf; stupid.[Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My old dame Joan is something dunny, and will scarce	         know how to manage.                      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunt \Dunt\, n. [{Dint}.]	   A blow. [Obs.] --R. of Glouc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunted \Dunt"ed\, a.	   Beaten; hence, blunted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fencer's swords . . . having the edge dunted. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Dunter \Dun"ter\, n. (Zool.)	   A porpoise. [Scott.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dunter goose} (Zool.) the eider duck. --J. Brand.	      [1913 Webster]
Duo \Du"o\, n. [It. duo, fr. L. duo two. See {Duet}.] (Mus.)	   A composition for two performers; a duet. Duodecahedral
Duodecahedral \Du`o*dec`a*he"dral\, a., Duodecahedron
\Du`o*dec`a*he"dron\, n.	   See {Dodecahedral}, and {Dodecahedron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Duodecennial \Du`o*de*cen"ni*al\, a. [L. duodecennis; duodecim	   twelve + annus year.]	   Consisting of twelve years. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Duodecimal \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, a. [L. duodecim twelve. See	   {Dozen}.]	   Proceeding in computation by twelves; expressed in the scale	   of twelves. -- {Du`o*dec"i*mal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Duodecimal \Du`o*dec"i*mal\, n.	   1. A twelfth part; as, the duodecimals of an inch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Arch.) A system of numbers, whose denominations rise	      in a scale of twelves, as of feet and inches. The system	      is used chiefly by artificers in computing the superficial	      and solid contents of their work.	      [1913 Webster]
Duodecimfid \Du`o*dec"im*fid\, a. [L. duodecim twelve + findere	   to cleave.]	   Divided into twelve parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Duodecimo \Du`o*dec"i*mo\, a. [L. in duodecimo in twelfth, fr.	   duodecimus twelfth, fr. duodecim twelve. See {Dozen}.]	   Having twelve leaves to a sheet; as, a duodecimo from, book,	   leaf, size, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Duodecimo \Du*o*dec"i*mo\, n.; pl. {Duodecimos}.	   A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into	   twelve leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a	   size of a book; -- usually written 12mo or 12[deg].	   [1913 Webster]
Duodecuple \Du`o*dec"u*ple\, a. [L. duo two + ? decuple.]	   Consisting of twelves. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Duodenal \Du`o*de"nal\, a. [Cf. F. duod['e]nal.]	   Of or pertaining to the duodenum; as, duodenal digestion.	   [1913 Webster]
Duodenary \Du`o*den"a*ry\, a. [L. duodenarius, fr. duodeni	   twelve each: cf. F. duod['e]naire.]	   Containing twelve; twelvefold; increasing by twelves;	   duodecimal.	   [1913 Webster]
Duodenum \Du`o*de"num\, n. [NL., fr. duodeni twelve each: cf. F.	   duodenum. So called because its length is about twelve	   fingers' breadth.] (Anat.)	   The part of the small intestines between the stomach and the	   jejunum. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus, under	   {Digestive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Duograph \Du"o*graph\, n. [L. duo two + -graph.]	   (Photo-engraving)	   A picture printed from two half-tone plates made with the	   screen set at different angles, and usually printed in two	   shades of the same color or in black and one tint.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Duoliteral \Du`o*lit"er*al\, a. [L. duo two + E. literal.]	   Consisting of two letters only; biliteral. --Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]
Duomo \Duo"mo\, n. [It. See {Done}.]	   A cathedral. See {Dome}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of tower or duomo, sunny sweet.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Duotone \Du"o*tone\, n. [L. duo two + tone.] (Photoengraving)	   Any picture printed in two shades of the same color, as	   duotypes and duographs are usually printed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Duotype \Du"o*type\, n. [L. duo two + type.] (Photoengraving)	   A print made from two half-tone plates made from the same	   negative, but etched differently.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dup \Dup\ (d[u^]p), v. t. [Contr. fr. do up, that is, to lift up	   the latch. Cf. {Don}, {Doff}.]	   To open; as, to dup the door. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Dupable \Dup"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being duped.	   [1913 Webster]
Dupe \Dupe\ (d[=u]p), n. [F., prob. from Prov. F. dupe, dube; of	   unknown origin; equiv. to F. huppe hoopoe, a foolish bird,	   easily caught. Cf. Armor. houp['e]rik hoopoe, a man easily	   deceived. Cf. also {Gull}, {Booby}.]	   One who has been deceived or who is easily deceived; a gull;	   as, the dupe of a schemer.	   [1913 Webster]	Dupe \Dupe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duped} (d[=u]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Duping}.] [Cf. F. duper, fr. dupe. See {Dupe}, n.]	   To deceive; to trick; to mislead by imposing on one's	   credulity; to gull; as, dupe one by flattery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ne'er have I duped him with base counterfeits. --	                                                  Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Duper \Dup"er\ (d[=u]p"[~e]r), n.	   One who dupes another.	   [1913 Webster]
Dupery \Dup"er*y\ (d[=u]p"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [F. duperie, fr.	   duper.]	   The act or practice of duping. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dupion \Du"pi*on\, n. [F. doupion, It. doppione, fr. doppio	   double, L. duplus. See {Double}, and cf. {Doubloon}.]	   A double cocoon, made by two silkworms.	   [1913 Webster]
Duple \Du"ple\, a. [L. duplus. See {Double}.]	   Double.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Duple ratio} (Math.), that in which the antecedent term is	      double the consequent, as of 2 to 1, 8 to 4, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Duplex \Du"plex\, a. [L., fr. duo two + plicare to fold. See	   {Two}, and {Complex}.]	   1. Double; twofold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) organized so that data may be transmitted in	      two opposite directions over the same channel; -- of	      communications channels, such as data transfer lines	      between computers.	      [PJC]	   {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 surfacing,	      by means of two cutting tools, on opposite sides of the	      piece operated upon.	   {Duplex pumping engine}, a steam pump in which two steam	      cylinders are placed side by side, one operating the	      valves of the other.	   {Duplex querela} [L., double complaint] (Eccl. Law), a	      complaint in the nature of an appeal from the ordinary to	      his immediate superior, as from a bishop to an archbishop.	      --Mozley & W.	   {Duplex telegraphy}, a system of telegraphy for sending two	      messages over the same wire simultaneously.	   {Duplex watch}, one with a duplex escapement.	   {half duplex} (Computers)	      (a) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in	          both directions, but only in one direction at a time;	          -- of communications channels between computers;	          contrasted with {full duplex(a)}.	      (b) arranged so that the information transmitted to the	          remote computer also appears on the local terminal; --	          of communications channels between computers;	          contrasted with {full duplex(b)}.	   {full duplex}, (Computers)	      (a) arranged so that the information may be transmitted in	          both directions simultaneously; -- of communications	          channels between computers; contrasted with {half	          duplex(a)}.	      (b) arranged so that the information transmitted to the	          remote computer does not appear on the local terminal;	          -- of communications channels between computers;	          contrasted with {half duplex(b)}.	          [1913 Webster]	Duplex \Du"plex\, v. t. [See {Duplex}, a.] (Teleg.)	   To arrange, as a telegraph line, so that two messages may be	   transmitted simultaneously; to equip with a duplex	   telegraphic outfit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
duplex \du"plex\, n. [See {Duplex}, a.]	   1. something which is duplex; -- used mostly in reference to	      a living unit, such as an apartment, in a building having	      two similar living units.	      [PJC]	   2. (Biology, Genetics) a double-stranded region in a nucleic	      acid molecule. See {deoxyribonucleic acid}.	      [PJC]
duplexer \du"plex*er\, n. (Radio)	   a device which switches electronic circuitry so that a radio	   antenna can function as either a transmitting or receiving	   antenna.	   [PJC]
duplicability \duplicability\ n.	   the quality of being reproducible.	   Syn: reproducibility.	        [WordNet 1.5] duplicable
duplicable \duplicable\ duplicatable \duplicatable\adj.	   capable of being duplicated.	   [WordNet 1.5]
duplicate \du"pli*cate\, a. [L. duplicatus, p. p. of duplicare	   to double, fr. duplex double, twofold. See {Duplex}.]	   Double; twofold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Duplicate proportion} or {Duplicate ratio} (Math.), the	      proportion or ratio of squares. Thus, in geometrical	      proportion, the first term to the third is said to be in a	      duplicate ratio of the first to the second, or as its	      square is to the square of the second. Thus, in 2, 4, 8,	      16, the ratio of 2 to 8 is a duplicate of that of 2 to 4,	      or as the square of 2 is to the square of 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Duplicate \Du"pli*cate\, n.	   1. That which exactly resembles or corresponds to something	      else; another, correspondent to the first; hence, a copy;	      a transcript; a counterpart.	      [1913 Webster]	            I send a duplicate both of it and my last dispatch.	                                                  -- Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An original instrument repeated; a document which is	      the same as another in all essential particulars, and	      differing from a mere copy in having all the validity of	      an original. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Duplicate \Du"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Duplicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Duplicating}.]	   1. To double; to fold; to render double.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a duplicate of (something); to make a copy or	      transcript of. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) To divide into two by natural growth or	      spontaneous action; as, infusoria duplicate themselves.	      [1913 Webster]
duplication \du`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. duplicatio: cf. F.	   duplication.]	   1. The act of duplicating, or the state of being duplicated;	      a doubling; a folding over; a fold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The act or process of dividing by natural growth	      or spontaneous action; as, the duplication of cartilage	      cells. --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {duplication of the cube} (Math.), the operation of finding a	      cube having a volume which is double that of a given cube.	      [1913 Webster]
duplicative \du"pli*ca*tive\, a.	   1. Having the quality of duplicating or doubling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having the quality of subdividing into two by	      natural growth. "Duplicative subdivision." --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]
duplicature \du"pli*ca*ture\, n. [Cf. F. duplicature.]	   A doubling; a fold, as of a membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
duplicitous \du*plic"i*tous\ adj.	   exhibiting duplicity[2]; deceitful; double-dealing.	   Syn: ambidextrous, deceitful, double-dealing, two-faced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
duplicity \du*plic"i*ty\, n.; pl. {duplicities}. [F.	   duplicit['e], L. duplicitas, fr. duplex double. See	   {Duplex}.]	   1. Doubleness; a twofold state. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not affect duplicities nor triplicities, nor any	            certain number of parts in your division of things.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Doubleness of heart or speech; insincerity; a sustained	      form of deception which consists in entertaining or	      pretending to entertain one set of feelings, and acting as	      if influenced by another; bad faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far from the duplicity wickedly charged on him, he	            acted his part with alacrity and resolution.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) The use of two or more distinct allegations or	          answers, where one is sufficient. --Blackstone.	      (b) In indictments, the union of two incompatible	          offenses. --Wharton.	   Syn: Double dealing; dissimulation; deceit; guile; deception;	        falsehood.	        [1913 Webster]
Dupper \Dup"per\, n.	   See 2d {Dubber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dur \Dur\, a. [G., fr. L. durus hard, firm, vigorous.] (Mus.)	   Major; in the major mode; as, C dur, that is, C major.	   [1913 Webster]
Dura \Du"ra\, n.	   Short form for {Dura mater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Durability \Du`ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. durabilitas.]	   The state or quality of being durable; the power of	   uninterrupted or long continuance in any condition; the power	   of resisting agents or influences which tend to cause	   changes, decay, or dissolution; lastingness.	   [1913 Webster]	         A Gothic cathedral raises ideas of grandeur in our	         minds by the size, its height, . . . its antiquity, and	         its durability.                          --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Durable \Du"ra*ble\, a. [L. durabilis, fr. durare to last: cf.	   F. durable. See {Dure}.]	   Able to endure or continue in a particular condition;	   lasting; not perishable or changeable; not wearing out or	   decaying soon; enduring; as, durable cloth; durable	   happiness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Riches and honor are with me; yea, durable riches and	         righteousness.                           --Prov. viii.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster]	         An interest which from its object and grounds must be	         so durable.                              --De Quincey.	   Syn: Lasting; permanent; enduring; firm; stable; continuing;	        constant; persistent. See {Lasting}.	        [1913 Webster]
Durableness \Du"ra*ble*ness\, n.	   Power of lasting, enduring, or resisting; durability.	   [1913 Webster]	         The durableness of the metal that supports it.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Durably \Du"ra*bly\, adv.	   In a lasting manner; with long continuance.	   [1913 Webster]
Dural \Du"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the dura, or dura mater.	   [1913 Webster]
Duralumin \Duralumin\ prop. n. [a trademark.]	   an aluminum-based alloy which is both light and strong,	   containing 4 per cent of copper and 0.5 per cent of magnesium	   and smaller amounts of iron, manganese, and silicon. It	   hardens with aging at room temperature.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dura mater \Du"ra ma"ter\ [L., lit., hard mother. The membrane	   was called mater, or mother, because it was formerly thought	   to give rise to every membrane of the body.] (Anat.)	   The tough, fibrous membrane, which lines the cavity of the	   skull and spinal column, and surrounds the brain and spinal	   cord; -- frequently abbreviated to dura.	   [1913 Webster]
Duramen \Du*ra"men\, n. [L., hardness, a hardened, i. e.,	   ligneous, vine branch, fr. durare to harden. See {Dure}.]	   (Bot.)	   The heartwood of an exogenous tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Durance \Dur"ance\, n. [OF. durance duration, fr. L. durans,	   -antis, p. pr. durare to endure, last. See {Dure}, and cf.	   {Durant}.]	   1. Continuance; duration. See {Endurance}. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of how short durance was this new-made state!	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imprisonment; restraint of the person; custody by a	      jailer; duress. Shak. "Durance vile." --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	            In durance, exile, Bedlam or the mint. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) A stout cloth stuff, formerly made in imitation of	          buff leather and used for garments; a sort of tammy or	          everlasting.	          [1913 Webster]	                Where didst thou buy this buff? let me not live	                but I will give thee a good suit of durance.	                                                  --J. Webster.	      (b) In modern manufacture, a worsted of one color used for	          window blinds and similar purposes.	          [1913 Webster]
Durancy \Dur"an*cy\, n.	   Duration. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Durant \Dur"ant\, n. [F. durant, p. pr. of durer to last. Cf.	   {Durance}.]	   See {Durance}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Durante \Du*ran"te\, prep. [L., abl. case of the p. pr. of	   durare to last.] (Law)	   During; as, durante vita, during life; durante bene placito,	   during pleasure.	   [1913 Webster]
Duration \Du*ra"tion\, n. [OF. duration. See {Dure}.]	   The state or quality of lasting; continuance in time; the	   portion of time during which anything exists.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was proposed that the duration of Parliament should	         be limited.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Soon shall have passed our own human duration. --D.	                                                  Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Durative \Dur"a*tive\, a.	   Continuing; not completed; implying duration.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its durative tense, which expresses the thought of it	         as going on.                             --J. Byrne.	   [1913 Webster]
Durbar \Dur"bar\, n. [Hind. darb[=a]r, fr. Per dar?[=a]r house,	   court, hall of audience; dar door, gate + b[=a]r court,	   assembly.]	   An audience hall; the court of a native prince; a state	   levee; a formal reception of native princes, given by the	   governor general of India. [India] [Written also {darbar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Dure \Dure\, a. [L. durus; akin to Ir. & Gael. dur ?, stubborn,	   W. dir certain, sure, cf. Gr. ? force.]	   Hard; harsh; severe; rough; toilsome. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The winter is severe, and life is dure and rude. --W.	                                                  H. Russell.	   [1913 Webster]	Dure \Dure\, v. i. [F. durer, L. durare to harden, be hardened,	   to endure, last, fr. durus hard. See {Dure}, a.]	   To last; to continue; to endure. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a	         while.                                   --Matt. xiii.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]
Dureful \Dure"ful\, a.	   Lasting. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Dureless \Dure"less\, a.	   Not lasting. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Durene \Du"rene\, n. [L. durus hard; -- so called because solid	   at ordinary temperatures.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, crystalline, aromatic hydrocarbon, {C6H2(CH3)4},	   off artificial production, with an odor like camphor.	   [1913 Webster]
Duress \Du"ress\, n. [OF. duresse, du?, hardship, severity, L.	   duritia, durities, fr. durus hard. See {Dure}.]	   1. Hardship; constraint; pressure; imprisonment; restraint of	      liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The agreements . . . made with the landlords during	            the time of slavery, are only the effect of duress	            and force.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The state of compulsion or necessity in which a	      person is influenced, whether by the unlawful restrain of	      his liberty or by actual or threatened physical violence,	      to incur a civil liability or to commit an offense.	      [1913 Webster]	Duress \Du*ress"\, v. t.	   To subject to duress. "The party duressed." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Duressor \Du*ress"or\, n. (Law)	   One who subjects another to duress --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Durga \Dur"ga\, n. (Myth.)	   Same as {Doorga}.	   [1913 Webster]
Durham \Dur"ham\, n.	   One or a breed of short-horned cattle, originating in the	   county of Durham, England. The Durham cattle are noted for	   their beef-producing quality. Durian
Durian \Du"ri*an\, or Durion \Du"ri*on\, n. (Bot.)	   The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or	   ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a	   soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a	   very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like	   chestnuts.	   [1913 Webster]
During \Dur"ing\, prep. [Orig., p. pr. of dure.]	   In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as,	   during life; during the space of a year.	   [1913 Webster]
Durio \Du"ri*o\, n. [NL., fr. Malay d?ri thorn.] (Bot.)	   A fruit tree ({Durio zibethinus}, the only species known) of	   the Indian Archipelago. It bears the {durian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Durity \Du"ri*ty\, n. [L. duritas, fr. durus hard.] [Obs.]	   1. Hardness; firmness. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harshness; cruelty. --Cockeram.	      [1913 Webster]
Durometer \Du*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. durus hard + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the degree of hardness;	   especially, an instrument for testing the relative hardness	   of steel rails and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Durous \Du"rous\, a. [L. durus.]	   Hard. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Durra \Dur"ra\, n. [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.)	   A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced	   into the south of Europe; a variety of {Sorghum vulgare}; --	   called also {Indian millet}, and {Guinea corn}. [Written also	   {dhoorra}, {dhurra}, {doura}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Durst \Durst\, imp.	   of {Dare}. See {Dare}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Durukuli \Du`ru*ku"li\, n. (Zool.)	   A small, nocturnal, South American monkey of the genus	   {Aotus} (formerly {Nyctipthecus trivirgatus}). The {owl	   monkey}. See {douroucouli}. [Written also {douroucouli}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Durylic \Du*ryl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, allied to, or derived from, durene; as,	   durylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Duse \Duse\, n.	   A demon or spirit. See {Deuce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dushanbe \Dushanbe\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Tajikistan. Population (2000) = 524,000.	   [PJC]
Dusk \Dusk\, a. [OE. dusc, dosc, deosc; cf. dial. Sw. duska to	   drizzle, dusk a slight shower. ???.]	   Tending to darkness or blackness; moderately dark or black;	   dusky.	   [1913 Webster]	         A pathless desert, dusk with horrid shades. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Dusk \Dusk\, n.	   1. Imperfect obscurity; a middle degree between light and	      darkness; twilight; as, the dusk of the evening.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A darkish color.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose duck set off the whiteness of the skin.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Dusk \Dusk\, v. t.	   To make dusk. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         After the sun is up, that shadow which dusketh the	         light of the moon must needs be under the earth.	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Dusk \Dusk\, v. i.	   To grow dusk. [R.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Dusken \Dusk"en\, v. t.	   To make dusk or obscure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not utterly defaced, but only duskened.  --Nicolls.	   [1913 Webster]
Duskily \Dusk"i*ly\, adv.	   In a dusky manner. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Duskiness \Dusk"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being dusky.	   [1913 Webster]
Duskish \Dusk"ish\, a.	   Somewhat dusky. " Duskish smoke." --Spenser. --	   {Dusk"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Dusk"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Duskness \Dusk"ness\, n.	   Duskiness. [R.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Dusky \Dusk"y\, a.	   1. Partially dark or obscure; not luminous; dusk; as, a dusky	      valley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through dusky lane and wrangling mart. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to blackness in color; partially black;	      dark-colored; not bright; as, a dusky brown. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Jove in dusky clouds involves the sky.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The figure of that first ancestor invested by family	            tradition with a dim and dusky grandeur.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gloomy; sad; melancholy.	      [1913 Webster]	            This dusky scene of horror, this melancholy	            prospect.                             --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Intellectually clouded.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though dusky wits dare scorn astrology. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Dust \Dust\ (d[u^]st), n. [AS. dust; cf. LG. dust, D. duist meal	   dust, OD. doest, donst, and G. dunst vapor, OHG. tunist,	   dunist, a blowing, wind, Icel. dust dust, Dan. dyst mill	   dust; perh. akin to L. fumus smoke, E. fume. [root]71.]	   1. Fine, dry particles of earth or other matter, so	      comminuted that they may be raised and wafted by the wind;	      that which is crumbled to minute portions; fine powder;	      as, clouds of dust; bone dust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.	                                                  --Gen. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stop! -- for thy tread is on an empire's dust.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A single particle of earth or other matter. [R.] "To touch	      a dust of England's ground." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The earth, as the resting place of the dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            For now shall sleep in the dust.      --Job vii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The earthy remains of bodies once alive; the remains of	      the human body.	      [1913 Webster]	            And you may carve a shrine about my dust.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Figuratively, a worthless thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And by the merit of vile gold, dross, dust. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Figuratively, a low or mean condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            [God] raiseth up the poor out of the dust. --1 Sam.	                                                  ii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Gold dust; hence: (Slang) Coined money; cash.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Down with the dust}, deposit the cash; pay down the money.	      [Slang] "My lord, quoth the king, presently deposit your	      hundred pounds in gold, or else no going hence all the	      days of your life. . . . The Abbot down with his dust, and	      glad he escaped so, returned to Reading." --Fuller.	   {Dust brand} (Bot.), a fungous plant ({Ustilago Carbo}); --	      called also {smut}.	   {Gold dust}, fine particles of gold, such as are obtained in	      placer mining; -- often used as money, being transferred	      by weight.	   {In dust and ashes}. See under {Ashes}.	   {To bite the dust}. See under {Bite}, v. t.	   {To raise dust}, or	   {To kick up dust}, to make a commotion. [Colloq.]	   {To throw dust in one's eyes}, to mislead; to deceive.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Dust \Dust\ (d[u^]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dusted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Dusting}.]	   1. To free from dust; to brush, wipe, or sweep away dust	      from; as, to dust a table or a floor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sprinkle with dust.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reduce to a fine powder; to levigate. --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dyst one's jacket}, to give one a flogging. [Slang.]	      [1913 Webster]
dustbin \dustbin\ (d[u^]st"b[i^]n), n.	   a bin that holds rubbish until it is collected.	   Syn: ashcan, trash can, garbage can, wastebin, ashbin, trash	        barrel, trash bin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dustbrush \Dust"brush`\ (d[u^]st"br[u^]sh), n.	   A brush of feathers, bristles, or hair, for removing dust	   from furniture.	   [1913 Webster]
dustcart \dust"cart\ (d[u^]st"k[aum]rt), n.	   a truck for collecting domestic refuse; as, in England a	   garbage truck is called a dustcart.	   Syn: garbage truck.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dustcloth \dust"cloth`\ (d[u^]st"kl[o^]th`), n.	   A piece of cloth used for wiping dust from objects or	   surfaces.	   Syn: dustrag, duster.	        [WordNet 1.5]
duster \dust"er\ (d[u^]st"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, dusts; a utensil that frees from	      dust. Specifically:	      (a) (Paper Making) A revolving wire-cloth cylinder which	          removes the dust from rags, etc.	      (b) (Milling) A blowing machine for separating the flour	          from the bran.	      (c) A {dustcloth} or a brush used for removing dust from	          objects or surfaces.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A long light overgarment; specifically	      (a) a light over-garment, formerly worn when traveling in	          open vehicles to protect the clothing from dust.	          [U.S.]	      (b) A light housecoat worn by women.	      (c) A light overcoat worn by women, often having no	          lining.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A device for spreading a powder, especially one for	      spreading insecticide on plants.	      [PJC]	   4. (Baseball) A pitch intentionally thrown by a pitcher	      directly at or very close to the batter, intended to make	      the batter stand further away from home plate; also called	      a {dust-back pitch} or a {dust-back}.	      [PJC]	   5. A {dust storm}.	      [PJC]
dustiness \dust"i*ness\ (d[u^]st"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state of being dusty.	   [1913 Webster]
dustless \dust"less\ (d[u^]st"l[e^]s), a.	   Without dust; as a dustless path.	   [1913 Webster]
dustman \dust"man\ (d[u^]st"m[a^]n), n.; pl. {dustmen}	   (d[u^]st"m[e^]n).	   One whose employment is to remove dirt and refuse; a garbage	   man. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
dustmop \dust"mop\ (d[u^]st"m[o^]p), n.	   a dry mop for dusting floors.	   Syn: dust mop, dry mop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dustpan \dust"pan`\ (d[u^]st"p[a^]n`), n.	   A shovel-like utensil with a short handle used for conveying	   away dust brushed from the floor.	   [1913 Webster]
dust-point \dust"-point`\ (d[u^]st"point`), n.	   An old rural game.	   [1913 Webster]	         With any boy at dust-point they shall play. --Peacham	                                                  (1620).	   [1913 Webster]
dust storm \dust" storm`\ (d[u^]st"st[^o]rm`), n.	   A strong windstorm that lifts particles of dust or dry soil	   into the air and blows them around, covering land or objects	   with a thick layer of dust. Dust storms may occur in arable	   areas during periods of drought; when a similar storm occurs	   in a desert area, such a storm is called a {sandstorm}.	   [PJC]
dustup \dust"up\ n.	   an angry dispute.	   Syn: quarrel, wrangle, row, words, run-in.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dusty \dust"y\ (d[u^]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Dustier}	   (d[u^]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Dustiest}	   (d[u^]st"[i^]*[e^]st).] [AS. dystig. See {Dust}.]	   1. Filled, covered, or sprinkled with dust; clouded with	      dust; as, a dusty table; a dusty attic; also, reducing to	      dust.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all our yesterdays have lighted fools	            The way to dusty death.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like dust; of the color of dust; as, a dusty white.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dusty miller} (Bot.), a plant ({Cineraria maritima}); -- so	      called because of the ashy-white coating of its leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Dutch \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 AS.	   pe['o]d, OS. thiod, thioda, Goth. piuda; cf. Lith. tauta	   land, OIr. tuath people, Oscan touto. The English have	   applied the name especially to the Germanic people living	   nearest them, the Hollanders. Cf. {Derrick}, {Teutonic}.]	   Pertaining to Holland, or to its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dutch auction}. See under {Auction}.	   {Dutch cheese}, a small, pound, hard cheese, made from skim	      milk.	   {Dutch clinker}, a kind of brick made in Holland. It is	      yellowish, very hard, and long and narrow in shape.	   {Dutch clover} (Bot.), common white clover ({Trifolium	      repens}), the seed of which was largely imported into	      England from Holland.	   {Dutch concert}, a so-called concert in which all the singers	      sing at the same time different songs. [Slang]	   {Dutch courage}, the courage of partial intoxication. [Slang]	      --Marryat.	   {Dutch door}, a door divided into two parts, horizontally, so	      arranged that the lower part can be shut and fastened,	      while the upper part remains open.	   {Dutch foil}, {Dutch leaf}, or {Dutch gold}, a kind of brass	      rich in copper, rolled or beaten into thin sheets, used in	      Holland to ornament toys and paper; -- called also {Dutch	      mineral}, {Dutch metal}, {brass foil}, and {bronze leaf}.	      	   {Dutch liquid} (Chem.), a thin, colorless, volatile liquid,	      {C2H4Cl2}, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal	      odor, produced by the union of chlorine and ethylene or	      olefiant gas; -- called also {Dutch oil}. It is so called	      because discovered (in 1795) by an association of four	      Hollandish chemists. See {Ethylene}, and {Olefiant}.	   {Dutch oven}, a tin screen for baking before an open fire or	      kitchen range; also, in the United States, a shallow iron	      kettle for baking, with a cover to hold burning coals.	   {Dutch pink}, chalk, or whiting dyed yellow, and used in	      distemper, and for paper staining. etc. --Weale.	   {Dutch rush} (Bot.), a species of horsetail rush or	      {Equisetum} ({Equisetum hyemale}) having a rough,	      siliceous surface, and used for scouring and polishing; --	      called also {scouring rush}, and {shave grass}. See	      {Equisetum}.	   {Dutch tile}, a glazed and painted ornamental tile, formerly	      much exported, and used in the jambs of chimneys and the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Dutch was formerly used for German.	         [1913 Webster]	               Germany is slandered to have sent none to this	               war [the Crusades] at this first voyage; and that	               other pilgrims, passing through that country,	               were mocked by the Dutch, and called fools for	               their pains.                       --Fuller.	         [1913 Webster]	Dutch \Dutch\, n.	   1. pl. The people of Holland; Dutchmen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language spoken in Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Dutchman \Dutch"man\, n.; pl. {Dutchmen}.	   A native, or one of the people, of Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dutchman's laudanum} (Bot.), a West Indian passion flower	      ({Passiflora Murucuja}); also, its fruit.	   {Dutchman's pipe} (Bot.), .	      [1913 Webster] Dutchman's breeches
Dutchman's breeches \Dutchman's breeches\, Dutchman's-breeches
\Dutchman's-breeches\n. (Bot.),	   a delicate perennial spring-flowering herb ({Dicentra	   cucullaria}) of eastern U.S., having peculiar double-spurred	   white flowers. See Illust. of {Dicentra}	   Syn: {Dicentra cucullaria}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Dutchman's-pipe \Dutchman's-pipe\ n.	   a hardy deciduous American vine ({Aristolochia durior})	   having large, heart-shaped leaves and bearing brownish-purple	   flowers which have their calyx tubes curved like the bowl of	   a tobacco pipe. Formerly classified as {Aristolochia Sipho}.	   Syn: pipe vine, {Aristolochia macrophylla}, {Aristolochia	        durior}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Duteous \Du"te*ous\, a. [From {Duty}.]	   1. Fulfilling duty; dutiful; having the sentiments due to a	      superior, or to one to whom respect or service is owed;	      obedient; as, a duteous son or daughter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subservient; obsequious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Duteous to the vices of thy mistress. --Shak.	      -- {Du"te*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Du"te*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Dutiable \Du"ti*a*ble\, a. [From {Duty}.]	   Subject to the payment of a duty; as dutiable goods. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All kinds of dutiable merchandise.       --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Dutied \Du"tied\, a.	   Subjected to a duty. --Ames.	   [1913 Webster]
Dutiful \Du"ti*ful\, a.	   1. Performing, or ready to perform, the duties required by	      one who has the right to claim submission, obedience, or	      deference; submissive to natural or legal superiors;	      obedient, as to parents or superiors; as, a dutiful son or	      daughter; a dutiful ward or servant; a dutiful subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Controlled by, proceeding from, a sense of duty;	      respectful; deferential; as, dutiful affection.	   Syn: Duteous; obedient; reverent; reverential; submissive;	        docile; respectful; compliant. -- {Du"ti*ful*ly}, adv.	        -- {Du"ti*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Duty \Du"ty\, n.; pl. {Duties}. [From {Due}.]	   1. That which is due; payment. [Obs. as signifying a material	      thing.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When thou receivest money for thy labor or ware,	            thou receivest thy duty.              --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which a person is bound by moral obligation to do, or	      refrain from doing; that which one ought to do; service	      morally obligatory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forgetting his duty toward God, his sovereign lord,	            and his country.                      --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, any assigned service or business; as, the duties of	      a policeman, or a soldier; to be on duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            With records sweet of duties done.    --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            To employ him on the hardest and most imperative	            duty.                                 --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            Duty is a graver term than obligation. A duty hardly	            exists to do trivial things; but there may be an	            obligation to do them.                --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically, obedience or submission due to parents and	      superiors. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Respect; reverence; regard; act of respect; homage. "My	      duty to you." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Engin.) The efficiency of an engine, especially a steam	      pumping engine, as measured by work done by a certain	      quantity of fuel; usually, the number of pounds of water	      lifted one foot by one bushel of coal (94 lbs. old	      standard), or by 1 cwt. (112 lbs., England, or 100 lbs.,	      United States).	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Com.) Tax, toll, impost, or customs; excise; any sum of	      money required by government to be paid on the	      importation, exportation, or consumption of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An impost on land or other real estate, and on the	         stock of farmers, is not called a duty, but a direct	         tax. [U.S.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ad valorem duty}, a duty which is graded according to the	      cost, or market value, of the article taxed. See {Ad	      valorem}.	   {Specific duty}, a duty of a specific sum assessed on an	      article without reference to its value or market.	   {On duty}, actually engaged in the performance of one's	      assigned task.	      [1913 Webster]
Duumvir \Du*um"vir\, n.; pl. E. {Duumvirs}, L. {Duumviri}. [L.,	   fr. duo two + vir man.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   One of two Roman officers or magistrates united in the same	   public functions.	   [1913 Webster]
Duumviral \Du*um"vi*ral\, a. [L. duumviralis.]	   Of or belonging to the duumviri or the duumvirate.	   [1913 Webster]
Duumvirate \Du*um"vi*rate\, n. [L. duumviratus, fr. duumvir.]	   The union of two men in the same office; or the office,	   dignity, or government of two men thus associated, as in	   ancient Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Dux \Dux\, n. [L., leader.] (Mus.)	   The scholastic name for the theme or subject of a fugue, the	   answer being called the comes, or companion.	   [1913 Webster]
Duykerbok \Duy"ker*bok\, n. [D. duiker diver + bok a buck, lit.,	   diver buck. So named from its habit of diving suddenly into	   the bush.] (Zool.)	   A small South African antelope ({Cephalous mergens}); --	   called also {impoon}, and {deloo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Duyoung \Du*young"\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Dugong}.	   [1913 Webster]
D valve \D" valve`\ (Mech.)	   A kind of slide valve. See {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dvergr \Dver"gr\, n.; pl. {Dvergar}. [See {Dwarf}.] (Scand.	   Myth.)	   A dwarf supposed to dwell in rocks and hills and to be	   skillful in working metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwale \Dwale\, n. [OE. dwale, dwole, deception, deadly	   nightshade, AS. dwala, dwola, error, doubt; akin to E. dull.	   See {Dull}, a.]	   1. (Bot.) The deadly nightshade ({Atropa Belladonna}), having	      stupefying qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) The tincture sable or black when blazoned according	      to the fantastic system in which plants are substituted	      for the tinctures.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sleeping potion; an opiate. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Dwang \Dwang\, n. [Cf. D. dwingen to force, compel.]	   1. (Carp.) A piece of wood set between two studs, posts,	      etc., to stiffen and support them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.)	      (a) A kind of crowbar.	      (b) A large wrench. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]
Dwarf \Dwarf\, n.; pl. {Dwarfs}. [OE. dwergh, dwerf, dwarf, AS.	   dweorg, dweorh; akin to D. dwerg, MHG. twerc, G. zwerg, Icel.	   dvergr, Sw. & Dan. dverg; of unknown origin.]	   1. An animal or plant which is much below the ordinary size	      of its species or kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: A diminutive human being, small in stature due	      to a pathological condition which causes a distortion of	      the proportions of body parts to each other, such as the	      limbs, torso, and head. A person of unusually small height	      who has normal body proportions is usually called a	      {midget}.	      [PJC]	   Note: During the Middle Ages dwarfs as well as fools shared	         the favor of courts and the nobility.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Folklore) A small, usually misshapen person, typically a	      man, who may have magical powers; mythical dwarves were	      often depicted as living underground in caves.	      [PJC]	   Note: Dwarf is used adjectively in reference to anything much	         below the usual or normal size; as, a dwarf pear tree;	         dwarf honeysuckle.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dwarf elder} (Bot.), danewort.	   {Dwarf wall} (Arch.), a low wall, not as high as the story of	      a building, often used as a garden wall or fence. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	Dwarf \Dwarf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dwarfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Dwarfing}.]	   To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep	   small; to stunt. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even the most common moral ideas and affections . . .	         would be stunted and dwarfed, if cut off from a	         spiritual background.                    --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]	Dwarf \Dwarf\, v. i.	   To become small; to diminish in size.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strange power of the world that, the moment we enter	         it, our great conceptions dwarf.         --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwarfish \Dwarf"ish\, a.	   Like a dwarf; below the common stature or size; very small;	   petty; as, a dwarfish animal, shrub. -- {Dwarf"ish*ly}, adv.	   -- {Dwarf"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwarfling \Dwarf"ling\, n.	   A diminutive dwarf.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwarfy \Dwarf"y\, a.	   Much undersized. [R.] --Waterhouse. Dwaul
Dwaul \Dwaul\, Dwaule \Dwaule\, v. i. [See {Dull}, {Dwell}.]	   To be delirious. [Obs.] --Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwell \Dwell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwelled}, usually contracted	   into {Dwelt} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Dwelling}.] [OE. dwellen,	   dwelien, to err, linger, AS. dwellan to deceive, hinder,	   delay, dwelian to err; akin to Icel. dvelja to delay, tarry,	   Sw. dv[aum]ljas to dwell, Dan. dv[ae]le to linger, and to E.	   dull. See {Dull}, and cf. {Dwale}.]	   1. To delay; to linger. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abide; to remain; to continue.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live	      in a place; to reside.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have	            possessions.                          --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the	            hall where the lord of the domain resides. --C. J.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dwell in}, to abide in (a place); hence, to depend on.	      "My hopes in heaven to dwell." --Shak.	   {To dwell on} or {To dwell upon}, to continue long on or in;	      to remain absorbed with; to stick to; to make much of; as,	      to dwell upon a subject; a singer dwells on a note.	      [1913 Webster]	            They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and	            language, fixed in amazement.         --Buckminster.	   Syn: To inhabit; live; abide; sojourn; reside; continue;	        stay; rest.	        [1913 Webster]	Dwell \Dwell\, v. t.	   To inhabit. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dweller \Dwell"er\, n.	   An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller. "Dwellers at	   Jerusalem." --Acts i. 19.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwelling \Dwell"ing\, n.	   Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode;	   domicile.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons.   --Jer. xlix.	                                                  33.	   [1913 Webster]	         God will deign	         To visit oft the dwellings of just men.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dwelling house}, a house intended to be occupied as a	      residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other	      building.	   {Dwelling place}, place of residence.	      [1913 Webster]
Dwelt \Dwelt\, imp. & p. p.	   of {Dwell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Dwindled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Dwindling}.] [From OE. dwinen to languish, waste away,	   AS. dw[imac]nan; akin to LG. dwinen, D. dwijnen to vanish,	   Icel. dv[imac]na to cease, dwindle, Sw. tvina; of uncertain	   origin. The suffix -le, preceded by d excrescent after n, is	   added to the root with a diminutive force.]	   To diminish; to become less; to shrink; to waste or consume	   away; to become degenerate; to fall away.	   [1913 Webster]	         Weary sennights nine times nine	         Shall he dwindle, peak and pine.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Religious societies, though begun with excellent	         intentions,	         are said to have dwindled into factious clubs. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, v. t.	   1. To make less; to bring low.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our drooping days are dwindled down to naught.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break; to disperse. [R.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Dwindle \Dwin"dle\, n.	   The process of dwindling; dwindlement; decline; degeneracy.	   [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Dwindlement \Dwin"dle*ment\, n.	   The act or process of dwindling; a dwindling. [R.] --Mrs.	   Oliphant.	   [1913 Webster]
dwindling \dwindling\ adj.	   gradually decreasing until little remains.	   Syn: tapering, tapering off.	        [WordNet 1.5]	dwindling \dwindling\ n.	   the act or process of becoming gradually less until little	   remains; as, there is no greater sadness that the dwindling	   away of a family.	   Syn: dwindling away.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dwine \Dwine\, v. i. [See {Dwindle}.]	   To waste away; to pine; to languish. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Dy \Dy\ n.	   the chemical symbol for dysprosium, a rare earth element of	   atomic number 66.	   Syn: dysprosium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dyad \Dy"ad\, n. [L. dyas, dyadis, the number two. Gr. ?: cf. F.	   dyade. See two, and cf. {Duad}.]	   1. Two units treated as one; a couple; a pair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) An element, atom, or radical having a valence or	      combining power of two.	      [1913 Webster]	Dyad \Dy"ad\, a. (Chem.)	   Having a valence or combining power of two; capable of being	   substituted for, combined with, or replaced by, two atoms of	   hydrogen; as, oxygen and calcium are dyad elements. See	   {Valence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyadic \Dy*ad"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? two.]	   Pertaining to the number two; of two parts or elements.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dyadic arithmetic}, the same as {binary arithmetic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Dyaks \Dy"aks\, n. pl.; sing. {Dyak}. (Ethnol.)	   The aboriginal and most numerous inhabitants of Borneo. They	   are partially civilized, but retain many barbarous practices.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyas \Dy"as\, n. [L. dyas the number two.] (Geol.)	   A name applied in Germany to the Permian formation, there	   consisting of two principal groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyaus \Dyaus\ prop. n. (Hinduism)	   the Hindu god of the sky.	   Syn: Dyaus-pitar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dyaus-pitar \Dyaus-pitar\ prop. n. (Hinduism)	   the Hindu god of the sky; same as {Dyaus}.	   Syn: Dyaus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dybbuk \dyb"buk\ (d[i^]b"b[u^]k; Hebrew d[=e]*b[=oo]k"), n.; pl.	   {dybbuks}; Hebr. {dybbukim} (d[=e]`b[=oo]k*[=e]m"). (Jewish	   folklore)	   the wandering soul of a dead person, or a demon, that enters	   the body of a living person and controls that body's	   behavior. It may be exorcised by religious rites.	   Syn: dibbuk.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Dye \Dye\ (d[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dyed} (d[imac]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Dyeing}.] [OE. deyan, dyen, AS. de['a]gian.]	   To stain; to color; to give a new and permanent color to, as	   by the application of dyestuffs.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cloth to be dyed of divers colors.       --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soul is dyed by its thoughts.        --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To dye in the grain}, {To dye in the wool} (Fig.), to dye	      firmly; to imbue thoroughly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might truly be termed a legitimate son of the	            revenue system dyed in the wool.      --Hawthorne.	   Syn: See {Stain}.	        [1913 Webster]	Dye \Dye\, n.	   1. Color produced by dyeing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Material used for dyeing; a dyestuff.	      [1913 Webster]	Dye \Dye\, n.	   Same as {Die}, a lot. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
dyed \dyed\ adj.	   1. colored or impregnated with dye. [Narrower terms:	      {dyed-in-the-wool, yarn-dyed}; {hennaed}] {undyed}	   Syn: tinted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a new color imparted by impregnation with dye;	      having an artificially produced color; not naturally	      colored. [Narrower terms: {bleached}]	   Syn: colored.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dyed-in-the-wool \dyed-in-the-wool\ adj.	   1. thoroughly imbued; thoroughgoing; uncompromising;	      complete; unmitigated; through-and-through.	      [PJC]	   2. dyed before being spun or woven into cloth.	   Syn: yarn-dyed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dyehouse \Dye"house`\, n.	   A building in which dyeing is carried on.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyeing \Dye"ing\, n.	   The process or art of fixing coloring matters permanently and	   uniformly in the fibers of wool, cotton, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyer \Dy"er\, n.	   One whose occupation is to dye cloth and the like.	   [1913 Webster]	   {dyer's rocket}, {Dyer's weed}. Same as {Dyer's broom}.	      [1913 Webster] dyer's broom
dyer's broom \dyer's broom\, dyer's-broom \dyer's-broom\n.	   small Eurasian shrub ({Genista tinctoria}) having clusters of	   yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England	   and U.S.; sometimes grown as an ornamental.	   Syn: woodwaxen, dyer's greenweed, dyer's weed, dyer's rocket,	        dyeweed, greenweed, whin, woadwaxen, {Genista	        tinctoria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dyestuff \Dye"stuff`\, n.	   A material used for dyeing.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyewood \Dye"wood`\, n.	   Any wood from which coloring matter is extracted for dyeing.	   [1913 Webster]
Dying \Dy"ing\, a.	   1. In the act of dying; destined to death; mortal;	      perishable; as, dying bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to dying or death; as, dying bed; dying	      day; dying words; also, simulating a dying state.	      [1913 Webster]	Dying \Dy"ing\, n.	   The act of expiring; passage from life to death; loss of	   life.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyingly \Dy"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a dying manner; as if at the point of death. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyingness \Dy"ing*ness\, n.	   The state of dying or the stimulation of such a state;	   extreme languor; languishment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Tenderness becomes me best, a sort of dyingness; you	         see that picture, Foible, -- a swimmingness in the	         eyes; yes, I'll look so.                 --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyke \Dyke\, n.	   See {Dike}. The spelling dyke is restricted by some to the	   geological meaning.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynactinometer \Dy*nac`ti*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? power + E.	   actinometer.]	   An instrument for measuring the intensity of the photogenic	   (light-producing) rays, and computing the power of object	   glasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynam \Dy"nam\, n. [Cf. F. dyname. See {Dynamic}.]	   A unit of measure for dynamical effect or work; a foot pound.	   See {Foot pound}. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynameter \Dy*nam"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? power + -meter: cf. F.	   dynam[`e]tre. Cf. {Dynamometer}.]	   1. A dynamometer.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 accurately the diameter of the image of the	      object glass there formed; which measurement, compared	      with the actual diameter of the glass, gives the	      magnifying power.	      [1913 Webster]
Dynametrical \Dy`na*met"ric*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a dynameter. Dynamic
Dynamic \Dy*nam"ic\, Dynamical \Dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?	   powerful, fr. ? power, fr. ? to be able; cf. L. durus hard,	   E. dure: cf. F. dynamique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to dynamics; belonging to energy or	      power; characterized by energy or production of force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Science, as well as history, has its past to show,	            -- a past indeed, much larger; but its immensity is	            dynamic, not divine.                  --J.	                                                  Martineau.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vowel is produced by phonetic, not by dynamic,	            causes.                               --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to physical forces, effects, or laws; as,	      dynamical geology.	      [1913 Webster]	            As natural science has become more dynamic, so has	            history.                              --Prof. Shedd.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dynamical electricity}. See under {Electricity}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: WordNet lists a number of narrower terms for dynamic	         and
dynamical \dynamical\ adj. [Narrower terms: {can-do}; {driving};	   {energizing, energising, kinetic}; {forceful, slashing,	   vigorous}; {projectile}; {propellant, propellent, propelling,	   propulsive}; {renascent, resurgent}; {self-propelled,	   self-propelling}; {high-octane, high-powered, high-power,	   high-voltage}]	   [WordNet 1.5] Dynamically \Dy*nam"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In accordance with the principles of dynamics or moving	   forces. --J. Peile.	   [1913 Webster]
dynamic RAM \dynamic RAM\ n. [Random Access Memory.] (Computers)	   a type of {random access memory} using circuits that require	   periodic refresh cycles in order to retain the stored	   information. Contrasted to {static ram}, which maintains the	   memory state as long as the power is still applied. [acron.]	   Note: dynamic RAM is cheaper to manufacture, but because of	         the need for a refresh cycle, is generally slower to	         access than static RAM. It is usually implemented in	         integrated rircuit chips containing thousands to	         millions of bits of information storage capacity, and	         is commonly used as the main type of memory circuit in	         personal computers.	   Syn: DRAM, D-RAM.	        [PJC]
Dynamics \Dy*nam"ics\, n.	   1. That branch of mechanics which treats of the motion of	      bodies (Kinematics) and the action of forces in producing	      or changing their motion (kinetics). Dynamics is held by	      some recent writers to include statics and not kinematics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The moving moral, as well as physical, forces of any kind,	      or the laws which relate to them.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) That department of musical science which relates	      to, or treats of, the power of tones.	      [1913 Webster]
Dynamism \Dy"na*mism\, n. [Cf. F. dynamisme. See {Dynamics}.]	   The doctrine of Leibnitz, that all substance involves force.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamist \Dy"na*mist\, n.	   One who accounts for material phenomena by a theory of	   dynamics.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those who would resolve matter into centers of force	         may be said to constitute the school of dynamists.	                                                  --Ward (Dyn.	                                                  Sociol. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamitard \Dy"na*mi`tard\, n.	   A political dynamiter.	   Note: [A form found in some newspapers.]	         [1913 Webster]
Dynamite \Dy"na*mite\, n. [Gr. ? power. See {Dynamic}.] (Chem.)	   An explosive substance consisting of nitroglycerin absorbed	   by some inert, porous solid, as infusorial earth, sawdust,	   etc. It is safer than nitroglycerin, being less liable to	   explosion from moderate shocks, or from spontaneous	   decomposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamiter \Dy"na*mi`ter\, n.	   One who uses dynamite; esp., one who uses it for the	   destruction of life and property.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamiting \Dy"na*mi`ting\, n.	   Destroying by dynamite, for political ends.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dynamiting is not the American way.      --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamitism \Dy"na*mi`tism\, n.	   The work of dynamiters.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamization \Dy"na*mi*za`tion\, [Gr. ? power. See {Dynamic}.]	   (Homeop.)	   The act of setting free the dynamic powers of a medicine, as	   by shaking the bottle containing it.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamo \Dy"na*mo\, n.	   A dynamo-electric machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamo-electric \Dy`na*mo-e*lec"tric\, a. [Gr. ? power + E.	   electric. See {Dynamic}.]	   Pertaining to the development of electricity, especially	   electrical currents, by power; producing electricity or	   electrical currents by mechanical power.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamograph \Dy*nam"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? power + -graph. See	   {Dynamic}.] (Physiol.)	   A dynamometer to which is attached a device for automatically	   registering muscular power.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamometer \Dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n. [Cf. F. dynamom[`e]tre. See	   {Dynameter}.]	   An apparatus for measuring force or power; especially,	   muscular effort of men or animals, or the power developed by	   a motor, or that required to operate machinery.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It usually embodies a spring to be compressed or weight	         to be sustained by the force applied, combined with an	         index, or automatic recorder, to show the work	         performed. Dynamometric
Dynamometric \Dy`na*mo*met"ric\, Dynamometrical
\Dy`na*mo*met"ric*al\, a.	   Relating to a dynamometer, or to the measurement of force	   doing work; as, dynamometrical instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynamometry \Dy`na*mom"e*try\, n.	   The art or process of measuring forces doing work.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynast \Dy"nast\, n. [L. dynastes, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be able or	   strong: cf. F. dynaste. See {Dynamic}.]	   1. A ruler; a governor; a prince.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dynasty; a government. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Dynasta \Dy*nas"ta\, n. [NL. See {Dynast}.]	   A tyrant. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynastic \Dy*nas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? of a dynast, fr. ?: cf. F.	   dunastique.]	   Of or relating to a dynasty or line of kings. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynastical \Dy*nas"tic*al\, a.	   Dynastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynastidan \Dy*nas"ti*dan\, n. [Gr. ?, fem. of ?. See {Dynast}.	   The name alludes to the immense size of some species.]	   (Zool.)	   One of a group of gigantic, horned beetles, including	   {Dynastus Neptunus}, and the {Hercules beetle} ({Dynastus	   Hercules}) of tropical America, which grow to be six inches	   in length.	   [1913 Webster]
Dynasty \Dy"nas*ty\ (d[imac]"nas*t[y^] or d[i^]n"as*t[y^]; 277),	   n.; pl. {Dynasties} (-t[i^]z). [Gr. dynastei`a lordship, fr.	   dynastey`ein to hold power or lordship, fr. dyna`sths: cf. F.	   dynastie dynasty. See {Dynast}.]	   1. Sovereignty; lordship; dominion. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A race or succession of kings, of the same line or family;	      the continued lordship of a race of rulers.	      [1913 Webster]
Dyne \Dyne\, n. [Formed fr. Gr. ? power. See {Dynamic}.]	   (Physics)	   The unit of force, in the C. G. S. (Centimeter Gram Second)	   system of physical units; that is, the force which, acting on	   a gram for a second, generates a velocity of a centimeter per	   second.	   [1913 Webster]
Dys- \Dys-\	   An inseparable prefix, fr. the Greek dys- hard, ill, and	   signifying ill, bad, hard, difficult, and the like; cf. the	   prefixes, Skr. dus-, Goth. tuz-, OHG. zur-, G. zer-, AS. to-,	   Icel. tor-, Ir. do-.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysaesthesia \Dys`[ae]s*the"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dys- ill,	   bad + ? to perceive, to feel.] (Med.)	   Impairment of any of the senses, esp. of touch.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyscrasia \Dys*cra"si*a\, n. [NL. dyscrasia, fr. Gr. dyskrasi`a;	   dys- bad + kra^sis mixture, fr. keranny`nai to mix: cf. F.	   dycrasie.] (Med.)	   An ill habit or state of the constitution; -- formerly	   regarded as dependent on a morbid condition of the blood and	   humors.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyscrasite \Dys"cra*site\, n. [Gr. ? bad + ? compound.] (Min.)	   A mineral consisting of antimony and silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyscrasy \Dys"cra*sy\, n.; pl. {Discrasies}.	   Dycrasia.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sin is a cause of dycrasies and distempers. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   Dysenteric
Dysenteric \Dys`en*ter"ic\, Dysenterical \Dys`en*ter"ic*al\, a.	   [L. dysentericus, Gr. ?; cf. F. dysent['e]rigue.]	   Of or pertaining to dysentery; having dysentery; as, a	   dysenteric patient. "Dysenteric symptoms." --Copland.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysentery \Dys"en*ter*y\, n. [L. dysenteria, Gr. ?; dys- ill,	   bad + ?, pl. ?, intestines, fr. 'ento`s within, fr. ? in,	   akin to E. in: cf. F. dysenterie. See {Dys}, and {In}.]	   (Med.)	   A disease attended with inflammation and ulceration of the	   colon and rectum, and characterized by griping pains,	   constant desire to evacuate the bowels, and the discharge of	   mucus and blood.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When acute, dysentery is usually accompanied with high	         fevers. It occurs epidemically, and is believed to be	         communicable through the medium of the alvine	         discharges.	         [1913 Webster]
dysfunctional \dysfunctional\ adj.	   1. impaired in function; especially of a bodily system or	      organ.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Psychol.) failing to serve an adjustive purpose; -- of a	      trait or condition; as, dysfunctional behavior.	   Syn: nonadaptive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dysgenesic \Dys`ge*nes"ic\, a.	   Not procreating or breeding freely; as, one race may be	   dysgenesic with respect to another. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysgenesis \Dys*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. dys- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   A condition of not generating or breeding freely;	   infertility; a form of homogenesis in which the hybrids are	   sterile among themselves, but are fertile with members of	   either parent race.	   [1913 Webster]
dysgenic \dysgenic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to dysgenics.	   Syn: cacogenic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dysgenics \dysgenics\ n.	   the study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in	   the type of offspring produced.	   Syn: cacogenics.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dyskinesia \dyskinesia\ n.	   an abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements.	   [WordNet 1.5]
dyslectic \dyslectic\ adj.	   Suffering from dyslexia; having impaired ability to	   comprehend written words; a condition usually associated with	   a neurologic disorder.	   Syn: dyslexic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
dyslexia \dys*lex"i*a\ (d[i^]s*l[e^]ks"[-e]*[.a]) n.	   Any of various reading disorders caused by a damaged or	   congenitally faulty structure within the central nervous	   system, and causing an impairment of the ability to interpret	   spatial relationships or to integrate auditory and visual	   information. A common example is when letter sequences are	   interpreted as inverted in order, as in bat/tab. --RHUD	   [PJC]
dyslexic \dyslexic\ adj.	   1. Of or pertaining to dyslexia.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {dyslectic}.	   Syn: dyslectic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Dyslogistic \Dys`lo*gis"tic\, a. [Gr. dys- ill, bad, + ?	   discourse, fr. ? to speak.]	   Unfavorable; not commendatory; -- opposed to {eulogistic}.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no course of conduct for which dyslogistic or	         eulogistic epithets may be found.        --J. F.	                                                  Stephen.	   [1913 Webster]	         The paternity of dyslogistic -- no bantling, but now	         almost a centenarian -- is adjudged to that genius of	         common sense, Jeremy Bentham.            --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysluite \Dys"lu*ite\, n. [Gr. dys- ill, hard + ? to loose,	   dissolve.] (Min.)	   A variety of the zinc spinel or gahnite.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyslysin \Dys"ly*sin\, n. [Gr. dys- ill, hard + ? a loosing.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A resinous substance formed in the decomposition of cholic	   acid of bile; -- so called because it is difficult to solve.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysmenorrhea \Dys*men`or*rhe"a\, n. [Gr. dys- ill, hard + ?	   month + ? to flow.] (Med.)	   Difficult and painful menstruation.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysnomy \Dys"no*my\, n. [Gr. ?; dys- ill, bad + ? law.]	   Bad legislation; the enactment of bad laws. --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysodile \Dys"o*dile\, n. [Gr. ? ill smell, from ? ill-smelling;	   dys- ill, bad + ? to smell.] (Min.)	   An impure earthy or coaly bitumen, which emits a highly fetid	   odor when burning. Dyspepsia
Dyspepsia \Dys*pep"si*a\, Dyspepsy \Dys*pep"sy\ (?; 277), [L.	   dyspepsia, Gr. ?, fr. ? hard to digest; dys- ill, hard + ? to	   cook, digest; akin to E. cook: cf. F. dyspepsie. See {Dys-},	   and 3d Cook.] (Med.)	   A kind of indigestion; a state of the stomach in which its	   functions are disturbed, without the presence of other	   diseases, or, if others are present, they are of minor	   importance. Its symptoms are loss of appetite, nausea,	   heartburn, acrid or fetid eructations, a sense of weight or	   fullness in the stomach, etc. --Dunglison. Dyspeptic
Dyspeptic \Dys*pep"tic\, Dyspeptical \Dys*pep"tic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to dyspepsia; having dyspepsia; as, a dyspeptic or	   dyspeptical symptom.	   [1913 Webster]	Dyspeptic \Dys*pep"tic\, n.	   A person afflicted with dyspepsia.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyspeptone \Dys*pep"tone\, n. [Pref. dys- + peptone.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   An insoluble albuminous body formed from casein and other	   proteid substances by the action of gastric juice.	   --Meissner.	   [1913 Webster] Dysphagia
Dysphagia \Dys*pha"gi*a\, Dysphagy \Dys"pha*gy\, n. [NL.	   dysphagia, fr. Gr. dys- ill, hard + ? to eat.] (Med.)	   Difficulty in swallowing, or inability to swallow.	   Syn: aglutition.	        [1913 Webster + PJC] Dysphonia
Dysphonia \Dys*pho"ni*a\, Dysphony \Dys"pho*ny\, n. [NL.	   dysphonia, Gr. ?; dys- ill, hard + ? sound, voice: cf. F.	   dysphonie.] (Med.)	   A difficulty in producing vocal sounds; enfeebled or depraved	   voice.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysphoria \Dys*pho"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? hard to	   bear; dys- ill, hard + fe`rein to bear: cf. F. dysphorie.]	   (Med.)	   Impatience under affliction; morbid restlessness;	   dissatisfaction; the fidgets.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyspnoea \Dysp*n[oe]"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? short of	   breath; pref. dys- ill, hard + ?, ?, breathing, ? to blow,	   breathe: cf. F. dyspn['e]e.] (Med.)	   Difficulty of breathing.	   [1913 Webster]
Dyspnoic \Dysp*no"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Affected with shortness of breath; relating to dyspn[oe]a.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysprosium \Dys*pro"si*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. dyspro`sitos hard	   to get at.] (Chem.)	   An element of the rare earth-group. Symbol Dy; at. wt.,	   162.5.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Dysteleology \Dys*te`le*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. dys- + teleology.]	   (Biol.)	   The doctrine of purposelessness; a term applied by Haeckel to	   that branch of physiology which treats of rudimentary organs,	   in view of their being useless to the life of the organism.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the doctrine of dysteleology, or the denial of final	         causes, a proof of the real existence of such a thing	         as instinct must necessarily be fatal.   --Word	                                                  (Dynamic	                                                  Sociology).	   [1913 Webster]
Dystocia \Dys*to"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; dys- ill, hard +	   to`kos delivery.] (Med.)	   Difficult delivery pr parturition.	   [1913 Webster]
Dystome \Dys"tome\, a. [Gr. dys- ill, hard + tomo`s cutting,	   diate`mnein to cut.] (Min.)	   Cleaving with difficulty.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Datolite was called dystome spar by Mohs. Dysuria
Dysuria \Dys*u"ri*a\, Dysury \Dys"u*ry\, n. [L. dysuria, Gr. ?;	   dys- + ? urine: cf. F. dysurie.] (Med.)	   Difficult or painful discharge of urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Dysuric \Dys*u"ric\, a. [Gr. dys-: cf. F. dysurique.]	   Pertaining to, or afflicted with, dysury. Dzeren
Dzeren \Dze"ren\, Dzeron \Dze"ron\, n. (Zool.)	   The Chinese yellow antelope ({Procapra gutturosa}), a	   remarkably swift-footed animal, inhabiting the deserts of	   Central Asia, Tibet, and China.	   [1913 Webster]
Dziggetai \Dzig"ge*tai\, n. (Zool.)	   The kiang, a wild horse or wild ass of Tibet ({Asinus	   hemionus}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes applied also to the koulan or	         onager. See {Koulan}.
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E \E\ ([=e]).	   1. The fifth letter of the English alphabet.	   Note: It derives its form, name, and value from the Latin,	         the form and value being further derived from the	         Greek, into which it came from the Ph[oe]nician, and	         ultimately, probably, from the Egyptian. Its	         etymological relations are closest with the vowels i,	         a, and o, as illustrated by to fall, to fell; man, pl.	         men; drink, drank, drench; dint, dent; doom, deem;	         goose, pl. geese; beef, OF. boef, L. bos; and E. cheer,	         OF. chiere, LL. cara.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The letter e has in English several vowel sounds, the	         two principal being its long or name sound, as in eve,	         me, and the short, as in end, best. Usually at the end	         of words it is silent, but serves to indicate that the	         preceding vowel has its long sound, where otherwise it	         would be short, as in m[=a]ne, c[=a]ne, m[=e]te, which	         without the final e would be pronounced m[a^]n, c[a^]n,	         m[e^]t. After c and g, the final e indicates that these	         letters are to be pronounced as s and j; respectively,	         as in lace, rage. See Guide to Pronunciation,	         [sect][sect] 74-97.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) E is the third tone of the model diatonic scale.	      E[flat] (E flat) is a tone which is intermediate between D	      and E.	      [1913 Webster]
E- \E-\	   A Latin prefix meaning out, out of, from; also, without. See	   {Ex-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ea \Ea\ prop. n.	   1. the Akkadian god of wisdom; son of Apsu and father of	      Marduk; counterpart of the Sumerian Enki.	      [PJC]	   2. the Babylonian god of waters and one of the supreme triad	      including Anu and Bel.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Each \Each\ ([=e]ch), a. or a. pron. [OE. eche, [ae]lc, elk,	   ilk, AS. [ae]lc; [=a] always + gel[imac]c like; akin to OD.	   iegelik, OHG. [=e]ogil[imac]h, MHG. iegel[imac]ch, G.	   jeglich. [root]209. See 3d {Aye}, {Like}, and cf. {Either},	   {Every}, {Ilk}.]	   1. Every one of the two or more individuals composing a	      number of objects, considered separately from the rest. It	      is used either with or without a following noun; as, each	      of you or each one of you. "Each of the combatants."	      --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To each corresponds other. "Let each esteem other	         better than himself." Each other, used elliptically for	         each the other. It is our duty to assist each other;	         that is, it is our duty, each to assist the other, each	         being in the nominative and other in the objective	         case.	         [1913 Webster]	               It is a bad thing that men should hate each	               other; but it is far worse that they should	               contract the habit of cutting one another's	               throats without hatred.            --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]	               Let each	               His adamantine coat gird well.     --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	               In each cheek appears a pretty dimple. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Then draw we nearer day by day,	               Each to his brethren, all to God.  --Keble.	         [1913 Webster]	               The oak and the elm have each a distinct	               character.                         --Gilpin.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Every; -- sometimes used interchangeably with every.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know each lane and every alley green. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In short each man's happiness depends upon himself.	                                                  --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use of each for every, though common in Scotland	         and in America, is now un-English. --Fitzed. Hall.	   Syn: See {Every}.	        [1913 Webster]
Eachwhere \Each"where`\, adv.	   Everywhere. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sky eachwhere did show full bright and fair.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Eacles \Eacles\ n.	   a genus of moths including the {imperial moth} ({Eacles	   imperialis}).	   Syn: genus {Eacles}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eadish \Ead"ish\, n.	   See {Eddish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eager \Ea"ger\, a. [OE. egre sharp, sour, eager, OF. agre,	   aigre, F. aigre, fr. L. acer sharp, sour, spirited, zealous;	   akin to Gr. ? highest, extreme, Skr. a?ra point; fr. a root	   signifying to be sharp. Cf. {Acrid}, {Edge}.]	   1. Sharp; sour; acid. [Obs.] "Like eager droppings into	      milk." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sharp; keen; bitter; severe. [Obs.] "A nipping and an	      eager air." "Eager words." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excited by desire in the pursuit of any object; ardent to	      pursue, perform, or obtain; keenly desirous; hotly	      longing; earnest; zealous; impetuous; vehement; as, the	      hounds were eager in the chase.	      [1913 Webster]	            And gazed for tidings in my eager eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How eagerly ye follow my disgraces!   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When to her eager lips is brought	            Her infant's thrilling kiss.          --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conceit and grief an eager combat fight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Brittle; inflexible; not ductile. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gold will be sometimes so eager, as artists call it,	            that it will as little endure the hammer as glass	            itself.                               --Locke.	   Syn: Earnest; ardent; vehement; hot; impetuous; fervent;	        intense; impassioned; zealous; forward.	   Usage: See {Earnest}. -- {Eager}, {Earnest}. Eager marks an	          excited state of desire or passion; thus, a child is	          eager for a plaything, a hungry man is eager for food,	          a covetous man is eager for gain. Eagerness is liable	          to frequent abuses, and is good or bad, as the case	          may be. It relates to what is praiseworthy or the	          contrary. Earnest denotes a permanent state of mind,	          feeling, or sentiment. It is always taken in a good	          sense; as, a preacher is earnest in his appeals to the	          conscience; an agent is earnest in his solicitations.	          [1913 Webster]	Eager \Ea"ger\, n.	   Same as {Eagre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eagerly \Ea"ger*ly\, adv.	   In an eager manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Eagerness \Ea"ger*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being eager; ardent desire. "The	      eagerness of love." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tartness; sourness. [Obs.]	   Syn: Ardor; vehemence; earnestness; impetuosity; heartiness;	        fervor; fervency; avidity; zeal; craving; heat; passion;	        greediness.	        [1913 Webster]
Eagle \Ea"gle\, n. [OE. egle, F. aigle, fr. L. aquila; prob.	   named from its color, fr. aquilus dark-colored, brown; cf.	   Lith. aklas blind. Cf. {Aquiline}.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family,	      esp. of the genera {Aquila} and {Hali[ae]etus}. The eagle	      is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure,	      keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most	      noted species are the golden eagle ({Aquila	      chrysa["e]tus}); the imperial eagle of Europe ({Aquila	      mogilnik} or {Aquila imperialis}); the American bald eagle	      ({Hali[ae]etus leucocephalus}); the European sea eagle	      ({Hali[ae]etus albicilla}); and the great harpy eagle	      ({Thrasaetus harpyia}). The figure of the eagle, as the	      king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and	      also for standards and emblematic devices. See {Bald	      eagle}, {Harpy}, and {Golden eagle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten	      dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a	      star of the first magnitude. See {Aquila}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard	      of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or	      standard of any people.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the Roman eagle shadow thee.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some modern nations, as the United States, and France	         under the Bonapartes, have adopted the eagle as their	         national emblem. Russia, Austria, and Prussia have for	         an emblem a double-headed eagle.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bald eagle}. See {Bald eagle}.	   {Bold eagle}. See under {Bold}.	   {Double eagle}, a gold coin of the United States worth twenty	      dollars.	   {Eagle hawk} (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested, South American	      hawk of the genus {Morphnus}.	   {Eagle owl} (Zo["o]l.), any large owl of the genus {Bubo},	      and allied genera; as the American great horned owl ({Bubo	      Virginianus}), and the allied European species ({B.	      maximus}). See {Horned owl}.	   {Eagle ray} (Zo["o]l.), any large species of ray of the genus	      {Myliobatis} (esp. {M. aquila}).	   {Eagle vulture} (Zo["o]l.), a large West African bid	      ({Gypohierax Angolensis}), intermediate, in several	      respects, between the eagles and vultures.	      [1913 Webster]
Eagle-eyed \Ea"gle-eyed`\, a.	   Sharp-sighted as an eagle. "Inwardly eagle-eyed." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Eagle-sighted \Ea"gle-sight`ed\, a.	   Farsighted and strong-sighted; sharp-sighted. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eagless \Ea"gless\, n. [Cf. OF. aiglesse.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A female or hen eagle. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Eaglestone \Ea"gle*stone\, n. (Min.)	   A concretionary nodule of clay ironstone, of the size of a	   walnut or larger, so called by the ancients, who believed	   that the eagle transported these stones to her nest to	   facilitate the laying of her eggs; a["e]tites.	   [1913 Webster]
Eaglet \Ea"glet\, n. [Cf. OF. aiglet.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A young eagle, or a diminutive eagle.	   [1913 Webster]
Eagle-winged \Ea"gle-winged`\, a.	   Having the wings of an eagle; swift, or soaring high, like an	   eagle. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eaglewood \Ea"gle*wood`\, n. [From Skr. aguru, through Pg.	   aguila; cf. F. bois d'aigle.]	   A kind of fragrant wood. See {Agallochum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eagrass \Ea"grass\, n.	   See {Eddish}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eagre \Ea"gre\, n. [AS. e['a]gor, ?gor, in comp., water, sea,	   e['a]gor-stre['a]m water stream, sea.]	   A wave, or two or three successive waves, of great height and	   violence, at flood tide moving up an estuary or river; --	   commonly called the {bore} or {tidal bore}. See {Bore}.	   Ealderman
Ealderman \Eal"der*man\, Ealdorman \Eal"dor*man\, n.	   An alderman. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eale \Eale\, n. [See {Ale}.]	   Ale. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eame \Eame\ ([=e]m), n. [AS. e['a]m; akin to D. oom, G. ohm,	   oheim; cf. L. avunculus.]	   Uncle. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ean \Ean\ ([=e]n), v. t. & i. [AS. e['a]nian. See {Yean}.]	   To bring forth, as young; to yean. "In eaning time." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eanling \Ean"ling\ ([=e]n"l[i^]ng), n. [See {Ean}, {Yeanling}.]	   A lamb just brought forth; a yeanling. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ear \Ear\ ([=e]r), n. [AS. e['a]re; akin to OFries. ['a]re,	   ['a]r, OS. [=o]ra, D. oor, OHG. [=o]ra, G. ohr, Icel. eyra,	   Sw. ["o]ra, Dan. ["o]re, Goth. auso, L. auris, Lith. ausis,	   Russ. ukho, Gr. o'y^s; cf. L. audire to hear, Gr. 'ai`ein,	   Skr. av to favor, protect. Cf. {Auricle}, {Orillon}.]	   1. The organ of hearing; the external ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In man and the higher vertebrates, the organ of hearing	         is very complicated, and is divisible into three parts:	         the external ear, which includes the pinna or auricle	         and meatus or external opening; the middle ear, drum,	         or tympanum; and the internal ear, or labyrinth. The	         middle ear is a cavity connected by the Eustachian tube	         with the pharynx, separated from the opening of the	         external ear by the tympanic membrane, and containing a	         chain of three small bones, or ossicles, named malleus,	         incus, and stapes, which connect this membrane with the	         internal ear. The essential part of the internal ear	         where the fibers of the auditory nerve terminate, is	         the membranous labyrinth, a complicated system of sacs	         and tubes filled with a fluid (the endolymph), and	         lodged in a cavity, called the bony labyrinth, in the	         periotic bone. The membranous labyrinth does not	         completely fill the bony labyrinth, but is partially	         suspended in it in a fluid (the perilymph). The bony	         labyrinth consists of a central cavity, the vestibule,	         into which three semicircular canals and the canal of	         the cochlea (spirally coiled in mammals) open. The	         vestibular portion of the membranous labyrinth consists	         of two sacs, the utriculus and sacculus, connected by a	         narrow tube, into the former of which three membranous	         semicircular canals open, while the latter is connected	         with a membranous tube in the cochlea containing the	         organ of Corti. By the help of the external ear the	         sonorous vibrations of the air are concentrated upon	         the tympanic membrane and set it vibrating, the chain	         of bones in the middle ear transmits these vibrations	         to the internal ear, where they cause certain delicate	         structures in the organ of Corti, and other parts of	         the membranous labyrinth, to stimulate the fibers of	         the auditory nerve to transmit sonorous impulses to the	         brain.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The sense of hearing; the perception of sounds; the power	      of discriminating between different tones; as, a nice ear	      for music; -- in the singular only.	      [1913 Webster]	            Songs . . . not all ungrateful to thine ear.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles in shape or position the ear of an	      animal; any prominence or projection on an object, --	      usually one for support or attachment; a lug; a handle;	      as, the ears of a tub, a skillet, or dish. The ears of a	      boat are outside kneepieces near the bow. See Illust. of	      {Bell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.)	      (a) Same as {Acroterium}.	      (b) Same as {Crossette}.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Privilege of being kindly heard; favor; attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dionysius . . . would give no ear to his suit.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {About the ears}, in close proximity to; near at hand.	   {By the ears}, in close contest; as, to set by the ears; to	      fall together by the ears; to be by the ears.	   {Button ear} (in dogs), an ear which falls forward and	      completely hides the inside.	   {Ear finger}, the little finger.	   {Ear of Dionysius}, a kind of ear trumpet with a flexible	      tube; -- named from the Sicilian tyrant, who constructed a	      device to overhear the prisoners in his dungeons.	   {Ear sand} (Anat.), otoliths. See {Otolith}.	   {Ear snail} (Zo["o]l.), any snail of the genus {Auricula} and	      allied genera.	   {Ear stones} (Anat.), otoliths. See {Otolith}.	   {Ear trumpet}, an instrument to aid in hearing. It consists	      of a tube broad at the outer end, and narrowing to a	      slender extremity which enters the ear, thus collecting	      and intensifying sounds so as to assist the hearing of a	      partially deaf person.	   {Ear vesicle} (Zo["o]l.), a simple auditory organ, occurring	      in many worms, mollusks, etc. It consists of a small sac	      containing a fluid and one or more solid concretions or	      otocysts.	   {Rose ear} (in dogs), an ear which folds backward and shows	      part of the inside.	   {To give ear to}, to listen to; to heed, as advice or one	      advising. "Give ear unto my song." --Goldsmith.	   {To have one's ear}, to be listened to with favor.	   {Up to the ears}, deeply submerged; almost overwhelmed; as,	      to be in trouble up to one's ears. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ear \Ear\ ([=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eared} ([=e]rd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Earing}.]	   To take in with the ears; to hear. [Sportive] "I eared her	   language." --Two Noble Kinsmen.	   [1913 Webster]	Ear \Ear\, n. [AS. ear; akin to D. aar, OHG. ahir, G. [aum]hre,	   Icel., Sw., & Dan. ax, Goth. ahs. [root]1. Cf. {Awn},	   {Edge}.]	   The spike or head of any cereal (as, wheat, rye, barley,	   Indian corn, etc.), containing the kernels.	   [1913 Webster]	         First the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn	         in the ear.                              --Mark iv. 28.	   [1913 Webster]	Ear \Ear\, v. i.	   To put forth ears in growing; to form ears, as grain; as,	   this corn ears well.	   [1913 Webster]	Ear \Ear\, v. t. [OE. erien, AS. erian; akin to OFries. era,	   OHG. erran, MHG. eren, ern, Prov. G. aren, [aum]ren, Icel.	   erja, Goth. arjan, Lith. arti, OSlav. orati, L. arare, Gr. ?.	   Cf. {Arable}.]	   To plow or till; to cultivate. "To ear the land." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Earable \Ear"a*ble\, a.	   Arable; tillable. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Earache \Ear"ache`\, n.	   Ache or pain in the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Earal \Ear"al\, a.	   Receiving by the ear. [Obs.] --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Ear-bored \Ear"-bored`\, a.	   Having the ear perforated.	   [1913 Webster]
Earcap \Ear"cap`\, n.	   A cap or cover to protect the ear from cold.	   [1913 Webster]
Earcockle \Ear"coc`kle\, n. (Bot.)	   A disease in wheat, in which the blackened and contracted	   grain, or ear, is filled with minute worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Eardrop \Ear"drop`\, n.	   1. A pendant for the ear; an earring; as, a pair of eardrops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A species of primrose. See {Auricula}.	      [1913 Webster]
Eardrum \Ear"drum`\, n. (Anat.)	   The tympanum. See Illust. of {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eared \Eared\, a.	   1. Having (such or so many) ears; -- used in composition; as,	      long-eared-eared; sharp-eared; full-eared; ten-eared.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Having external ears; having tufts of feathers	      resembling ears.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eared owl} (Zo["o]l.), an owl having earlike tufts of	      feathers, as the {long-eared owl}, and {short-eared owl}.	      	   {Eared seal} (Zo["o]l.), any seal of the family	      {Otariid[ae]}, including the fur seals and hair seals. See	      {Seal}.	      [1913 Webster]
earflap \earflap\ n.	   one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm. On	   some hats the earflaps may be adjusted or tied to the top of	   the hat, and lowered when needed in colder weather.	   Syn: earlap.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eariness \Ear"i*ness\, n. [Scotch ery or eiry affected with	   fear.]	   Fear or timidity, especially of something supernatural.	   [Written also {eiryness}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sense of eariness, as twilight came on. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Earing \Ear"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   (a) A line used to fasten the upper corners of a sail to the	       yard or gaff; -- also called {head earing}.	   (b) A line for hauling the reef cringle to the yard; -- also	       called reef earing.	   (c) A line fastening the corners of an awning to the rigging	       or stanchions.	       [1913 Webster]	Earing \Ear"ing\, n.	   Coming into ear, as corn.	   [1913 Webster]	Earing \Ear"ing\, n.	   A plowing of land. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither earing nor harvest.              --Gen. xlv. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Earl \Earl\, n. [OE. eorl, erl, AS. eorl man, noble; akin to OS.	   erl boy, man, Icel. jarl nobleman, count, and possibly to Gr.	   ? male, Zend arshan man. Cf. {Jarl}.]	   A nobleman of England ranking below a marquis, and above a	   viscount. The rank of an earl corresponds to that of a count	   (comte) in France, and graf in Germany. Hence the wife of an	   earl is still called countess. See {Count}.	   [1913 Webster]	Earl \Earl\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The needlefish. [Ireland]	   [1913 Webster]
Earlap \Ear"lap`\, n.	   The lobe of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Earldom \Earl"dom\, n. [AS. eorl-d?m; eorl man, noble + -d?m	   -dom.]	   1. The jurisdiction of an earl; the territorial possessions	      of an earl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The status, title, or dignity of an earl.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Pulteney] shrunk into insignificancy and an	            earldom.                              --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Earldorman \Earl"dor*man\, n.	   Alderman. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Earlduck \Earl"duck`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator}).	   [1913 Webster]
Earles penny \Earles" pen`ny\ [Cf. {Arles}, 4th {Earnest}.]	   Earnest money. Same as {Arles penny}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Earless \Ear"less\, a.	   Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Earlet \Ear"let\, n. [Ear + -let.]	   An earring. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Ismaelites were accustomed to wear golden earlets.	                                                  --Judg. viii.	                                                  24 (Douay	                                                  version).	   [1913 Webster]
earlier \earlier\ adj.	   occurring at a prior time; as, on earlier occasions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
earliest \earliest\ adj.	   preceding all others in time.	   Syn: premier, premiere.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Earliness \Ear"li*ness\, n.	   The state of being early or forward; promptness.	   [1913 Webster]
Earl marshal \Earl" mar"shal\	   An officer of state in England who marshals and orders all	   great ceremonials, takes cognizance of matters relating to	   honor, arms, and pedigree, and directs the proclamation of	   peace and war. The court of chivalry was formerly under his	   jurisdiction, and he is still the head of the herald's office	   or college of arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Earlock \Ear"lock`\, n. [AS. e['a]r-locca.]	   A lock or curl of hair near the ear; a lovelock. See	   {Lovelock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Early \Ear"ly\ ([~e]r"l[y^]), adv. [OE. erli, erliche, AS.	   [=ae]rl[imac]ce; [=ae]r sooner + l[imac]c like. See {Ere},	   and {Like}.]	   Soon; in good season; seasonably; betimes; as, come early.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those that me early shall find me.       --Prov. viii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	         You must wake and call me early.         --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Early \Ear"ly\, a. [Compar. {Earlier} ([~e]r"l[i^]*[~e]r);	   superl. {Earliest}.] [OE. earlich. [root]204. See {Early},	   adv.]	   1. In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season;	      prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to	      {late}; as, the early bird; an early spring; early fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Early and provident fear is the mother of safety.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The doorsteps and threshold with the early grass	            springing up about them.              --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coming in the first part of a period of time, or among the	      first of successive acts, events, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seen in life's early morning sky.     --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            The forms of its earlier manhood.     --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earliest poem he composed was in his seventeenth	            summer.                               --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Early English} (Philol.) See the Note under {English}.	   {Early English architecture}, the first of the pointed or	      Gothic styles used in England, succeeding the Norman style	      in the 12th and 13th centuries.	   Syn: Forward; timely; not late; seasonable.	        [1913 Webster]
earlyish \earlyish\ adj.	   being somewhat early.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Earmark \Ear"mark`\ ([=e]r"m[aum]rk`), n.	   1. A mark on the ear of sheep, oxen, dogs, etc., as by	      cropping or slitting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark for identification; a distinguishing mark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Money is said to have no earmark.     --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flying, he [a slave] should be described by the	            rounding of his head, and his earmark. --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            A set of intellectual ideas . . . have earmarks upon	            them, no tokens of a particular proprietor.	                                                  --Burrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Earmark \Ear"mark`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earmarked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Earmarking}.]	   1. To mark, as sheep, by cropping or slitting the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To designate or reserve for a specific purpose; as, the	      alumni fund was earmarked for dormitory construction.	      [PJC]
Ear-minded \Ear"-mind"ed\, a. (Physiol. Psychol.)	   Thinking chiefly or most readily through, or in terms related	   to, the sense of hearing; specif., thinking words as spoken,	   as a result of familiarity with speech or of mental	   peculiarity; -- opposed to {eye-minded}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), n. (Zo["o]l.)	   See {Ern}, n. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earned} ([~e]rnd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Earning}.] [AS. earnian; akin to OHG. arn[=o]n	   to reap, aran harvest, G. ernte, Goth. asans harvest, asneis	   hireling, AS. esne; cf. Icel. ["o]nn working season, work.]	   1. To merit or deserve, as by labor or service; to do that	      which entitles one to (a reward, whether the reward is	      received or not).	      [1913 Webster]	            The high repute	            Which he through hazard huge must earn. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acquire by labor, service, or performance; to deserve	      and receive as compensation or wages; as, to earn a good	      living; to earn honors or laurels.	      [1913 Webster]	            I earn that [what] I eat.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bread I have earned by the hazard of my life or	            the sweat of my brow.                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Earned run} (Baseball), a run which is made without the	      assistance of errors on the opposing side.	   Syn: See {Obtain}.	        [1913 Webster]	Earn \Earn\ ([~e]rn), v. t. & i. [See 1st {Yearn}.]	   To grieve. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Earn \Earn\, v. i. [See 4th {Yearn}.]	   To long; to yearn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And ever as he rode, his heart did earn	         To prove his puissance in battle brave.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Earn \Earn\, v. i. [AS. irnan to run. [root]11. See {Rennet},	   and cf. {Yearnings}.]	   To curdle, as milk. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
earned \earned\ ([~e]rnd), adj.	   1. Gained as a result of effort or action; -- used especially	      of income; as, earned income. Contrasted with {unearned}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Baseball) not resulting from an error by an opposing	      team; -- used in the phrase earned runs.	      [PJC]
earner \ear"ner\ ([~e]r"n[~e]r), n.	   someone who earns wages in return for labor.	   Syn: wage earner.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Earnest \Ear"nest\ ([~e]r"n[e^]st), n. [AS. eornost, eornest;	   akin to OHG. ernust, G. ernst; cf. Icel. orrosta battle,	   perh. akin to Gr. 'orny`nai to excite, L. oriri to rise.]	   Seriousness; reality; fixed determination; eagerness;	   intentness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Take heed that this jest do not one day turn to	         earnest.                                 --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         And given in earnest what I begged in jest. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In earnest}, serious; seriously; not in jest; earnestly.	      [1913 Webster]	Earnest \Ear"nest\, a.	   1. Ardent in the pursuit of an object; eager to obtain or do;	      zealous with sincerity; with hearty endeavor; heartfelt;	      fervent; hearty; -- used in a good sense; as, earnest	      prayers.	      [1913 Webster]	            An earnest advocate to plead for him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intent; fixed closely; as, earnest attention.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Serious; important. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They whom earnest lets do often hinder. --Hooker.	   Syn: Eager; warm; zealous; ardent; animated; importunate;	        fervent; sincere; serious; hearty; urgent. See {Eager}.	        [1913 Webster]	Earnest \Ear"nest\, v. t.	   To use in earnest. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To earnest them [our arms] with men.     --Pastor Fido	                                                  (1602).	   [1913 Webster]	Earnest \Ear"nest\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. F. arrhes, L. arra,	   arrha, arrhabo, Gr. 'arrabw`n, of Semitic origin, cf. Heb.	   [=e]r[=a]v[=o]n; or perh. fr. W. ernes, akin to Gael. earlas,	   perh. fr. L. arra. Cf. {Arles}, {Earles penny}.]	   1. Something given, or a part paid beforehand, as a pledge;	      pledge; handsel; a token of what is to come.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who hath also sealed us, and given the earnest of	            the Spirit in our hearts.             --2 Cor. i.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            And from his coffers	            Received the golden earnest of our death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Something of value given by the buyer to the seller,	      by way of token or pledge, to bind the bargain and prove	      the sale. --Kent. Ayliffe. Benjamin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Earnest money} (Law), money paid as earnest, to bind a	      bargain or to ratify and prove a sale.	   Syn: {Earnest}, {Pledge}.	   Usage: These words are here compared as used in their	          figurative sense. Earnest is not so strong as pledge.	          An earnest, like first fruits, gives assurance, or at	          least a high probability, that more is coming of the	          same kind; a pledge, like money deposited, affords	          security and ground of reliance for the future.	          Washington gave earnest of his talent as commander by	          saving his troops after Braddock's defeat; his	          fortitude and that of his soldiers during the winter	          at Valley Forge might rightly be considered a pledge	          of their ultimate triumph.	          [1913 Webster]
Earnestful \Ear"nest*ful\, a.	   Serious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Earnestly \Ear"nest*ly\, adv.	   In an earnest manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Earnestness \Ear"nest*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being earnest; intentness; anxiety.	   [1913 Webster]	         An honest earnestness in the young man's manner. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Earnful \Earn"ful\, a. [From {Earn} to yearn.]	   Full of anxiety or yearning. [Obs.] --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Earning \Earn"ing\, n.; pl. {Earnings}.	   That which is earned; wages gained by work or services; money	   earned; -- used commonly in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         As to the common people, their stock is in their	         persons and in their earnings.           --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Earpick \Ear"pick`\, n.	   An instrument for removing wax from the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
earpiece \earpiece\ n.	   a device for converting electric signals into sounds,	   designed to be held over or inserted into the ear; as, The	   common telephone handset has a speaker and an earpiece.	   Syn: earphone, headphone, phone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ear-piercer \Ear"-pier`cer\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The earwig.	   [1913 Webster]
Earreach \Ear"reach`\, n.	   Earshot. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Earring \Ear"ring`\, n.	   An ornament consisting of a ring passed through the lobe of	   the ear, with or without a pendant.	   [1913 Webster]
Earsh \Earsh\, n.	   See {Arrish}.	   [1913 Webster]
ear-shaped \ear-shaped\ adj.	   having the shape of an ear.	   Syn: auriform.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ear-shell \Ear"-shell`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   any of various large edible marine gastropod mollusks of the	   genus {Haliotis}, having a flattened ear-shaped shell with a	   pearly interior; -- called also {sea-ear}. See {Abalone}.	   Syn: abalone.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Earshot \Ear"shot`\, n.	   Reach of the ear; distance at which words may be heard.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Earshrift \Ear"shrift`\, n.	   A nickname for auricular confession; shrift. [Obs.]	   --Cartwright.	   [1913 Webster]
Earsore \Ear"sore`\, n.	   An annoyance to the ear. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The perpetual jangling of the chimes . . . is no small	         earsore ?s.                              --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ear-splitting \Ear"-split`ting\, a.	   Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting	   strains.	   [1913 Webster]
Earst \Earst\, adv.	   See {Erst}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Earth \Earth\ ([~e]rth), n. [AS. eor[eth]e; akin to OS. ertha,	   OFries. irthe, D. aarde, OHG. erda, G. erde, Icel.	   j["o]r[eth], Sw. & Dan. jord, Goth. a[imac]r[thorn]a, OHG.	   ero, Gr. ?, adv., to earth, and perh. to E. ear to plow.]	   1. The globe or planet which we inhabit; the world, in	      distinction from the sun, moon, or stars. Also, this world	      as the dwelling place of mortals, in distinction from the	      dwelling place of spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            That law preserves the earth a sphere	            And guides the planets in their course. --S. Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            In heaven, or earth, or under earth, in hell.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The solid materials which make up the globe, in	      distinction from the air or water; the dry land.	      [1913 Webster]	            God called the dry land earth.        --Gen. i. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is pure air and fire, and the dull elements of	            earth and water never appear in him.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The softer inorganic matter composing part of the surface	      of the globe, in distinction from the firm rock; soil of	      all kinds, including gravel, clay, loam, and the like;	      sometimes, soil favorable to the growth of plants; the	      visible surface of the globe; the ground; as, loose earth;	      rich earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give him a little earth for charity.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A part of this globe; a region; a country; land.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would I had never trod this English earth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Worldly things, as opposed to spiritual things; the	      pursuits, interests, and allurements of this life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our weary souls by earth beguiled.    --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The people on the globe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole earth was of one language.  --Gen. xi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chem.)	      (a) Any earthy-looking metallic oxide, as alumina,	          glucina, zirconia, yttria, and thoria.	      (b) A similar oxide, having a slight alkaline reaction, as	          lime, magnesia, strontia, baryta.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. A hole in the ground, where an animal hides himself; as,	      the earth of a fox. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [ferrets] course the poor conies out of their	            earths.                               --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Elec.) The connection of any part an electric conductor	      with the ground; specif., the connection of a telegraph	      line with the ground through a fault or otherwise.	   Note: When the resistance of the earth connection is low it	         is termed a good earth.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Earth is used either adjectively or in combination to	         form compound words; as, earth apple or earth-apple;	         earth metal or earth-metal; earth closet or	         earth-closet.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Adamic earth}, {Bitter earth}, {Bog earth}, {Chian earth},	      etc. See under {Adamic}, {Bitter}, etc.	   {Alkaline earths}. See under {Alkaline}.	   {Earth apple}. (Bot.)	      (a) A potato.	      (b) A cucumber.	   {Earth auger}, a form of auger for boring into the ground; --	      called also {earth borer}.	   {Earth bath}, a bath taken by immersing the naked body in	      earth for healing purposes.	   {Earth battery} (Physics), a voltaic battery the elements of	      which are buried in the earth to be acted on by its	      moisture.	   {Earth chestnut}, the pignut.	   {Earth closet}, a privy or commode provided with dry earth or	      a similar substance for covering and deodorizing the	      f[ae]cal discharges.	   {Earth dog} (Zo["o]l.), a dog that will dig in the earth, or	      enter holes of foxes, etc.	   {Earth hog}, {Earth pig} (Zo["o]l.), the aard-vark.	   {Earth hunger}, an intense desire to own land, or, in the	      case of nations, to extend their domain.	   {Earth light} (Astron.), the light reflected by the earth, as	      upon the moon, and corresponding to moonlight; -- called	      also {earth shine}. --Sir J. Herschel.	   {Earth metal}. See 1st {Earth}, 7. (Chem.)	   {Earth oil}, petroleum.	   {Earth pillars} or {Earth pyramids} (Geol.), high pillars or	      pyramids of earth, sometimes capped with a single stone,	      found in Switzerland. --Lyell.	   {Earth pitch} (Min.), mineral tar, a kind of asphaltum.	   {Earth quadrant}, a fourth of the earth's circumference.	   {Earth table} (Arch.), the lowest course of stones visible in	      a building; the ground table.	   {On earth}, an intensive expression, oftenest used in	      questions and exclamations; as, What on earth shall I do?	      Nothing on earth will satisfy him. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Earth \Earth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Earthed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Earthing}.]	   1. To hide, or cause to hide, in the earth; to chase into a	      burrow or den. "The fox is earthed." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with earth or mold; to inter; to bury; --	      sometimes with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            The miser earths his treasure, and the thief,	            Watching the mole, half beggars him ere noon.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why this in earthing up a carcass?    --R. Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	Earth \Earth\, v. i.	   To burrow. --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]	Earth \Earth\, n. [From {Ear} to plow.]	   A plowing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such land as ye break up for barley to sow,	         Two earths at the least, ere ye sow it, bestow.	                                                  --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthbag \Earth"bag`\ ([~e]rth"b[a^]g`), n. (Mil.)	   A bag filled with earth, used commonly to raise or repair a	   parapet.	   [1913 Webster]
earthball \earth"ball`\ n.	   any of various fungi of the genus {Scleroderma} having	   hard-skinned subterranean trufflelike fruiting bodies.	   Syn: earth-ball, false truffle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Earthbank \Earth"bank`\ ([~e]rth"b[a^][ng]k`), n.	   A bank or mound of earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthboard \Earth"board`\ ([~e]rth"b[=o]rd`), n. (Agric.)	   The part of a plow, or other implement, that turns over the	   earth; the moldboard.	   [1913 Webster] Earthborn
Earthborn \Earth"born`\, earth-born
\earth"-born\([~e]rth"b[^o]rn`), a.	   1. Born of the earth; terrigenous; springing originally from	      the earth; human; having the characteristics of earthly	      life; as, earth-born beings.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	            Some earthborn giant.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or occasioned by, earthly objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            All earthborn cares are wrong.        --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Earthbred \Earth"bred`\ ([~e]rth"br[e^]d`), a.	   Low; grovelling; vulgar.	   [1913 Webster]
earth-closet \earth-closet\ n.	   a small building with a bench having holes through which a	   user can defecate.	   Syn: outhouse, privy, jakes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
earth colors \earth colors\ n. pl.	   colors like those of soil or earth; brownish-reds and browns.	   Syn: earth tones. [PJC]
earth-colored \earth-colored\ adj.	   having the color of soil or earth; reddish or reddish-brown.	   Syn: earthlike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Earthdin \Earth"din`\ ([~e]rth"d[i^]n`), n.	   An earthquake. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Earthdrake \Earth"drake`\ ([~e]rth"dr[=a]k`), n.	   A mythical monster of the early Anglo-Saxon literature; a	   dragon. --W. Spalding.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthen \Earth"en\ ([~e]rth"'n), a.	   Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like	   substances; as, an earthen vessel or pipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthen-hearted \Earth"en-heart`ed\, a.	   Hard-hearted; sordid; gross. [Poetic] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthenware \Earth"en*ware`\, n.	   Vessels and other utensils, ornaments, or the like, made of	   baked clay. See {Crockery}, {Pottery}, {Stoneware}, and	   {Porcelain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Earth flax \Earth" flax`\ (Min.)	   A variety of asbestus. See {Amianthus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthfork \Earth"fork`\, n.	   A pronged fork for turning up the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
earth-god \earth-god\ n.	   a god of fertility and vegetation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
earth-goddess \earth-goddess\ n.	   a goddess of fertility and vegetation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Earthiness \Earth"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being earthy, or of containing earth;	   hence, grossness.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthliness \Earth"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being earthly; worldliness;	   grossness; perishableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthling \Earth"ling\, n. [Earth + -ling.]	   An inhabitant of the earth; a mortal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Earthlings oft her deemed a deity.       --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthlight \Earth"light`\, n. (Astron.)	   The sunlight reflected from the earth to the moon, by which	   we see faintly, when the moon is near the sun (either before	   or after new moon), that part of the moon's disk unillumined	   by direct sunlight, or "the old moon in the arms of the new."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Earthly \Earth"ly\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the earth; belonging to this world, or to	      man's existence on the earth; not heavenly or spiritual;	      carnal; worldly; as, earthly joys; earthly flowers;	      earthly praise.	      [1913 Webster]	            This earthly load	            Of death, called life.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly	            things.                               --Phil. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of all things on earth; possible; conceivable.	      [1913 Webster]	            What earthly benefit can be the result? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made of earth; earthy. [Obs.] --Holland.	   Syn: Gross; material; sordid; mean; base; vile; low;	        unsubstantial; temporary; corrupt; groveling.	        [1913 Webster]	Earthly \Earth"ly\, adv.	   In the manner of the earth or its people; worldly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Took counsel from his guiding eyes	         To make this wisdom earthly wise.        --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthly-minded \Earth"ly-mind`ed\, a.	   Having a mind devoted to earthly things; worldly-minded; --	   opposed to {spiritual-minded}. -- {Earth"ly-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthmad \Earth"mad`\, n. [Earth + mad an earthworm.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The earthworm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The earthmads and all the sorts of worms . . . are	         without eyes.                            --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthnut \Earth"nut`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to various roots, tubers, or pods grown under or	   on the ground; as to:	   (a) The esculent tubers of the umbelliferous plants {Bunium	       flexuosum} and {Carum Bulbocastanum}.	   (b) The peanut. See {Peanut}.	       [1913 Webster]
Earthpea \Earth"pea`\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of pea ({Amphicarp[ae]a monoica}). It is a climbing	   leguminous plant, with hairy underground pods.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthquake \Earth"quake`\, n.	   A shaking, trembling, or concussion of the earth, due to	   subterranean causes, often accompanied by a rumbling noise.	   The wave of shock sometimes traverses half a hemisphere,	   destroying cities and many thousand lives; -- called also	   {earthdin}, {earthquave}, and {earthshock}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Earthquake alarm}, a bell signal constructed to operate on	      the theory that a few seconds before the occurrence of an	      earthquake the magnet temporarily loses its power.	      [1913 Webster]	Earthquake \Earth"quake`\, a.	   Like, or characteristic of, an earthquake; loud; startling.	   [1913 Webster]	         The earthquake voice of victory.         --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthquave \Earth"quave`\, n.	   An earthquake.	   [1913 Webster]
earth-shaking \earth-shaking\ adj.	   sufficiently significant to affect the whole world; as,	   earth-shaking proposals; an earth-shaking event.	   Syn: world-shaking, world-shattering(predicate), world	        shattering(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Earth shine \Earth" shine`\	   See {Earth light}, under {Earth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthshock \Earth"shock`\, n.	   An earthquake.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthstar \Earth"star`\, n. (Bot.)	   A curious fungus of the genus {Geaster}, in which the outer	   coating splits into the shape of a star, and the inner one	   forms a ball containing the dustlike spores.	   [1913 Webster]
earth tones \earth tones\ n. pl.	   colors like those of soil or earth; brownish-reds and browns.	   Syn: earth colors. [PJC]
Earth-tongue \Earth"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)	   A fungus of the genus {Geoglossum}. Earthward
Earthward \Earth"ward\, Earthwards \Earth"wards\, adv.	   Toward the earth; -- opposed to {heavenward} or {skyward}.	   [1913 Webster]
Earthwork \Earth"work`\, n.	   1. (Mil.) Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or	      permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the	      material of which is chiefly earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.)	      (a) The operation connected with excavations and	          embankments of earth in preparing foundations of	          buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc.	      (b) An embankment or construction made of earth.	          [1913 Webster]
Earthworm \Earth"worm`\, n.	   1. (Zo["o]l.) Any worm of the genus {Lumbricus} and allied	      genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most	      abundant species in Europe and America is {L. terrestris};	      many others are known; -- called also {angleworm} and	      {dewworm}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mean, sordid person; a niggard. --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]
Earthy \Earth"y\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or resembling, earth; terrene; earthlike;	      as, earthy matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            How pale she looks,	            And of an earthy cold!                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All over earthy, like a piece of earth. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the earth or to, this world; earthly;	      terrestrial; carnal. [R.] "Their earthy charge." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first man is of the earth, earthy; the second	            man is from heaven. As is the earthy, such are they	            also that are earthy.                 --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  47, 48 (Rev.	                                                  Ver. )	      [1913 Webster]	            Earthy spirits black and envious are. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gross; low; unrefined. "Her earthy and abhorred commands."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Min.) Without luster, or dull and roughish to the touch;	      as, an earthy fracture.	      [1913 Webster]
Earwax \Ear"wax`\, n. (Anat.)	   See {Cerumen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Earwig \Ear"wig`\ ([=e]r"w[i^]g`), n. [AS. e['a]rwicga; e['a]re	   ear + wicga beetle, worm: cf. Prov. E. erri-wiggle.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) Any insect of the genus {Forficula} and related	      genera, belonging to the order {Dermaptera} (formerly	      {Euplexoptera}). They have elongated bodies and a	      prominent pair of curved pincers at the rear of their	      abdomen.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) In America, any small chilopodous myriapod,	      esp. of the genus {Geophilus}. See {Geophilus}	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both insects are so called from the supposition that	         they creep into the human ear.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A whisperer of insinuations; a secret counselor.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Earwig \Ear"wig`\ ([=e]r"w[i^]g`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Earwigged} ([=e]r"w[i^]gd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Earwigging}	   ([=e]r"w[i^]g*g[i^]ng).]	   To influence, or attempt to influence, by whispered	   insinuations or private talk. "No longer was he earwigged by	   the Lord Cravens." --Lord Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Earwitness \Ear"wit`ness\, n.	   A witness by means of his ears; one who is within hearing and	   does hear; a hearer. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ease \Ease\ ([=e]z), n. [OE. ese, eise, F. aise; akin to Pr.	   ais, aise, OIt. asio, It. agio; of uncertain origin; cf. L.	   ansa handle, occasion, opportunity. Cf. {Agio}, {Disease}.]	   1. Satisfaction; pleasure; hence, accommodation;	      entertainment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They him besought	            Of harbor and or ease as for hire penny. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from anything that pains or troubles; as:	      (a) Relief from labor or effort; rest; quiet; relaxation;	          as, ease of body.	          [1913 Webster]	                Usefulness comes by labor, wit by ease.	                                                  --Herbert.	          [1913 Webster]	                Give yourself ease from the fatigue of watching.	                                                  --Swift.	      (b) Freedom from care, solicitude, or anything that annoys	          or disquiets; tranquillity; peace; comfort; security;	          as, ease of mind.	          [1913 Webster]	                Among these nations shalt thou find no ease.	                                                  --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 65.	          [1913 Webster]	                Take thine ease, eat, drink, and be merry.	                                                  --Luke xii.	                                                  19.	      (c) Freedom from constraint, formality, difficulty,	          embarrassment, etc.; facility; liberty; naturalness;	          -- said of manner, style, etc.; as, ease of style, of	          behavior, of address.	          [1913 Webster]	                True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                Whate'er he did was done with so much ease,	                In him alone 't was natural to please. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   {At ease}, free from pain, trouble, or anxiety. "His soul	      shall dwell at ease." --Ps. xxv. 12.	   {Chapel of ease}. See under {Chapel}.	   {Ill at ease}, not at ease, disquieted; suffering; anxious.	      	   {To stand at ease} (Mil.), to stand in a comfortable attitude	      in one's place in the ranks.	   {With ease}, easily; without much effort.	   Syn: Rest; quiet; repose; comfortableness; tranquillity;	        facility; easiness; readiness.	        [1913 Webster]	Ease \Ease\ ([=e]z), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Eased} ([=e]zd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Easing}.] [OE. esen, eisen, OF. aisier. See	   {Ease}, n.]	   1. To free from anything that pains, disquiets, or oppresses;	      to relieve from toil or care; to give rest, repose, or	      tranquillity to; -- often with of; as, to ease of pain; to	      ease the body or mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eased [from] the putting off	            These troublesome disguises which we wear. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sing, and I 'll ease thy shoulders of thy load.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render less painful or oppressive; to mitigate; to	      alleviate.	      [1913 Webster]	            My couch shall ease my complaint.     --Job vii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To release from pressure or restraint; to move gently; to	      lift slightly; to shift a little; as, to ease a bar or nut	      in machinery.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To entertain; to furnish with accommodations. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ease off}, {To ease away} (Naut.), to slacken a rope	      gradually.	   {To ease a ship} (Naut.), to put the helm hard, or regulate	      the sail, to prevent pitching when closehauled.	   {To ease the helm} (Naut.), to put the helm more nearly	      amidships, to lessen the effect on the ship, or the strain	      on the wheel rope. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   Syn: To relieve; disburden; quiet; calm; tranquilize;	        assuage; alleviate; allay; mitigate; appease; pacify.	        [1913 Webster]
eased \eased\ adj.	   made less severe or intense; mitigated.	   Syn: alleviated, relieved.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Easeful \Ease"ful\, a.	   Full of ease; suitable for affording ease or rest; quiet;	   comfortable; restful. --Shak. -- {Ease"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Ease"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Easel \Ea"sel\, n. [D. ezel ass, donkey, hence, easel, or G.	   esel; akin to E. ass. See {Ass}.]	   A frame (commonly) of wood serving to hold a canvas upright,	   or nearly upright, for the painter's convenience or for	   exhibition.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Easel picture}, {Easel piece}, a painting of moderate size	      such as is made while resting on an easel, as	      distinguished from a painting on a wall or ceiling.	      [1913 Webster]
Easeless \Ease"less\, a.	   Without ease. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Easement \Ease"ment\, n. [OF. aisement. See {Ease}, n.]	   1. That which gives ease, relief, or assistance; convenience;	      accommodation.	      [1913 Webster]	            In need of every kind of relief and easement.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A liberty, privilege, or advantage, which one	      proprietor has in the estate of another proprietor,	      distinct from the ownership of the soil, as a way, water	      course, etc. It is a species of what the civil law calls	      servitude. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A curved member instead of an abrupt change of	      direction, as in a baseboard, hand rail, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Easily \Eas"i*ly\, adv. [From {Easy}.]	   1. With ease; without difficulty or much effort; as, this	      task may be easily performed; that event might have been	      easily foreseen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without pain, anxiety, or disturbance; as, to pass life	      well and easily. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Readily; without reluctance; willingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not soon provoked, she easily forgives. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Smoothly; quietly; gently; gracefully; without ?umult or	      discord.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Without shaking or jolting; commodiously; as, a carriage	      moves easily.	      [1913 Webster]
Easiness \Eas"i*ness\, n.	   1. The state or condition of being easy; freedom from	      distress; rest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the easiness of a task.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Freedom from emotion; compliance; disposition to yield	      without opposition; unconcernedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give to him, and he shall but laugh at your	            easiness.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Freedom from effort, constraint, or formality; -- said of	      style, manner, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            With painful care, but seeming easiness.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Freedom from jolting, jerking, or straining.	      [1913 Webster]
easing \easing\ n.	   1. a change for the better.	   Syn: moderation, relief.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the act of reducing something unpleasant, such as pain.	   Syn: alleviation, relief.	        [WordNet 1.5]
East \East\ ([=e]st), n. [OE. est, east, AS. e['a]st; akin to D.	   oost, oosten, OHG. [=o]stan, G. ost, osten, Icel. austr, Sw.	   ost, Dan. ["o]st, ["o]sten, Lith. auszra dawn, L. aurora (for	   ausosa), Gr. 'hw`s, "e`os, 'a`yws, Skr. ushas; cf. Skr. ush	   to burn, L. urere. [root]149, 288. Cf. {Aurora}, {Easter},	   {Sterling}.]	   1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to rise at	      the equinox, or the corresponding point on the earth; that	      one of the four cardinal points of the compass which is in	      a direction at right angles to that of north and south,	      and which is toward the right hand of one who faces the	      north; the point directly opposite to the west.	      [1913 Webster]	            The east began kindle.                --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The eastern parts of the earth; the regions or countries	      which lie east of Europe; the orient. In this indefinite	      sense, the word is applied to Asia Minor, Syria, Chaldea,	      Persia, India, China, etc.; as, the riches of the East;	      the diamonds and pearls of the East; the kings of the	      East.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gorgeous East, with richest hand,	            Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (U. S. Hist. and Geog.) Formerly, the part of the United	      States east of the Alleghany Mountains, esp. the Eastern,	      or New England, States; now, commonly, the whole region	      east of the Mississippi River, esp. that which is north of	      Maryland and the Ohio River; -- usually with the definite	      article; as, the commerce of the East is not independent	      of the agriculture of the West.	      [1913 Webster]	   {East by north}, {East by south}, according to the notation	      of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg]	      to the north or south, respectively, of the point due	      east.	   {East-northeast}, {East-southeast}, that which lies	      221/2[deg] to the north or south of east, or half way	      between east and northeast or southeast, respectively. See	      Illust. of {Compass}.	      [1913 Webster]	East \East\, a.	   1. Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun	      rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east	      border; the east side; the east wind is a wind that blows	      from the east.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church	      which contains the choir or chancel; as, the east front of	      a cathedral.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	East \East\, adv.	   Eastward.	   [1913 Webster]	East \East\, v. i.	   To move toward the east; to veer from the north or south	   toward the east; to orientate.	   [1913 Webster]
eastbound \eastbound\ adj.	   1. moving toward the east; as, eastbound trains.	   Syn: eastward.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. designated for traffic moving toward the east; -- of lanes	      in roads or railroads, or other traffic lanes; as, the	      eastbound lanes of Interstate 80 are blocked by an	      overturned tractor-trailer; the train will leave on	      eastbound platform 5.	      [PJC]
east-central \east-central\ adj.	   of a region of the U. S. generally including Kentucky and	   West Virginia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Easter \Eas"ter\ ([=e]s"t[~e]r), n. [AS. e['a]ster, e['a]stran,	   paschal feast, Easter; akin to G. ostern; fr. AS. E['a]stre,	   a goddess of light or spring, in honor of whom a festival was	   celebrated in April; whence this month was called in AS.	   E['a]sterm[=o]na[eth]. From the root of E. east. See {East}.]	   1. An annual church festival commemorating Christ's	      resurrection, and occurring on Sunday, the second day	      after Good Friday. It corresponds to the pascha or	      passover of the Jews, and most nations still give it this	      name under the various forms of {pascha}, {pasque},	      {p[^a]que}, or {pask}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The day on which the festival is observed; Easter day.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Easter is used either adjectively or as the first	         element of a compound; as, Easter day or Easter-day,	         Easter Sunday, Easter week, Easter gifts, Easter eggs.	         [1913 Webster]	               Sundays by thee more glorious break,	               An Easter day in every week.       --Keble.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Easter day, on which the rest of the movable feasts	         depend, is always the first Sunday after the fourteenth	         day of the calendar moon which (fourteenth day) falls	         on, or next after, the 21st of March, according to the	         rules laid down for the construction of the calendar;	         so that if the fourteenth day happen on a Sunday,	         Easter day is the Sunday after. --Eng. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Easter dues} (Ch. of Eng.), money due to the clergy at	      Easter, formerly paid in communication of the tithe for	      personal labor and subject to exaction. For Easter dues,	      Easter offerings, voluntary gifts, have been substituted.	      	   {Easter egg}.	      (a) A painted or colored egg used as a present at Easter.	      (b) An imitation of an egg, in sugar or some fine	          material, sometimes made to serve as a box for jewelry	          or the like, used as an Easter present.	          [1913 Webster]	Easter \East"er\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To veer to the east; -- said of the wind. --Russell.	   [1913 Webster]	Easter lily \Eas"ter lil`y\ (Bot.)	   Any one of various lilies or lilylike flowers which bloom	   about Easter; specif.:	   (a) The common white lily ({Lilium candidum}), called also	       {Annunciation lily}.	   (b) The larger white lily ({Lilium longiflorum eximium}, syn.	       {L. Harrisii}) called also {Bermuda lily}.	   (c) The daffodil ({Narcissus Pseudo-Narcissus}).	   (d) The Atamasco lily.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Easterling \East"er*ling\, n. [Cf. {Sterling}.]	   1. A native of a country eastward of another; -- used, by the	      English, of traders or others from the coasts of the	      Baltic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Merchants of Norway, Denmark, . . . called . . .	            Easterlings because they lie east in respect of us.	                                                  --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of money coined in the east by Richard II. of	      England. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zo["o]l.) The smew.	      [1913 Webster]	Easterling \East"er*ling\, a.	   Relating to the money of the Easterlings, or Baltic traders.	   See {Sterling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Easterly \East"er*ly\, a.	   1. Coming from the east; as, it was easterly wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Situated, directed, or moving toward the east; as, the	      easterly side of a lake; an easterly course or voyage.	      [1913 Webster]	Easterly \East"er*ly\, adv.	   Toward, or in the direction of, the east.	   [1913 Webster]
Eastern \East"ern\, a. [AS. e['a]stern.]	   1. Situated or dwelling in the east; oriental; as, an eastern	      gate; Eastern countries.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eastern churches first did Christ embrace.	                                                  --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Going toward the east, or in the direction of east; as, an	      eastern voyage.	      [1913 Webster]	Eastern Church \Eastern Church\	   That portion of the Christian church which prevails in the	   countries once comprised in the Eastern Roman Empire and the	   countries converted to Christianity by missionaries from	   them. Its full official title is {The Orthodox Catholic	   Apostolic Eastern Church}. It became estranged from the	   Western, or Roman, Church over the question of papal	   supremacy and the doctrine of the filioque, and a separation,	   begun in the latter part of the 9th century, became final in	   1054. The Eastern Church consists of twelve (thirteen if the	   Bulgarian Church be included) mutually independent churches	   (including among these the Hellenic Church, or Church of	   Greece, and the Russian Church), using the vernacular (or	   some ancient form of it) in divine service and varying in	   many points of detail, but standing in full communion with	   each other and united as equals in a great federation. The	   highest five authorities are the patriarch of Constantinople,	   or ecumenical patriarch (whose position is not one of	   supremacy, but of precedence), the patriarch of Alexandria,	   the patriarch of Jerusalem, the patriarch of Antioch, and the	   Holy Synod of Russia. The Eastern Church accepts the first	   seven ecumenical councils (and is hence styled only	   schismatic, not heretical, by the Roman Catholic Church), has	   as its creed the Niceno-Constantinopolitan (without the later	   addition of the filioque, which, with the doctrine it	   represents, the church decisively rejects), baptizes infants	   with trine immersion, makes confirmation follow immediately	   upon baptism, administers the Communion in both kinds (using	   leavened bread) and to infants as well as adults, permits its	   secular clergy to marry before ordination and to keep their	   wives afterward, but not to marry a second time, selects its	   bishops from the monastic clergy only, recognizes the offices	   of bishop, priest, and deacon as the three necessary degrees	   of orders, venerates relics and icons, and has an elaborate	   ritual. See also {Greek Church}, under {Greek}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
easterner \easterner\ n.	   an inhabitant of an eastern area; especially of the eastern	   U. S.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Easternmost \East"ern*most`\, a.	   Most eastern.	   [1913 Webster]
East Indian \East" In"di*an\ (?; see {Indian}).	   Belonging to, or relating to, the East Indies. -- n. A native	   of, or a dweller in, the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Easting \East"ing\, n. (Naut. & Surv.)	   The distance measured toward the east between two meridians	   drawn through the extremities of a course; distance of	   departure eastward made by a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
East-insular \East`-in"su*lar\, a.	   Relating to the Eastern Islands; East Indian. [R.] --Ogilvie.	   Eastward
Eastward \East"ward\, Eastwards \East"wards\, adv.	   Toward the east; in the direction of east from some point or	   place; as, New Haven lies eastward from New York.	   [1913 Webster]
Easy \Eas"y\, a. [Compar. {Easier}; superl. {Easiest}.] [OF.	   aisi['e], F. ais['e], prop. p. p. of OF. aisier. See {Ease},	   v. t.]	   1. At ease; free from pain, trouble, or constraint; as:	      (a) Free from pain, distress, toil, exertion, and the	          like; quiet; as, the patient is easy.	      (b) Free from care, responsibility, discontent, and the	          like; not anxious; tranquil; as, an easy mind.	      (c) Free from constraint, harshness, or formality;	          unconstrained; smooth; as, easy manners; an easy	          style. "The easy vigor of a line." --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Not causing, or attended with, pain or disquiet, or much	      exertion; affording ease or rest; as, an easy carriage; a	      ship having an easy motion; easy movements, as in dancing.	      "Easy ways to die." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not difficult; requiring little labor or effort; slight;	      inconsiderable; as, an easy task; an easy victory.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were an easy leap.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Causing ease; giving freedom from care or labor;	      furnishing comfort; commodious; as, easy circumstances; an	      easy chair or cushion.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not making resistance or showing unwillingness; tractable;	      yielding; complying; ready.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gained their easy hearts.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is too tyrannical to be an easy monarch. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Moderate; sparing; frugal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Com.) Not straitened as to money matters; as, the market	      is easy; -- opposed to {tight}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Honors are easy} (Card Playing), said when each side has an	      equal number of honors, in which case they are not counted	      as points.	   Syn: Quiet; comfortable; manageable; tranquil; calm; facile;	        unconcerned.	        [1913 Webster]
Easy-chair \Eas"y-chair`\ ([=e]z"[y^]*ch[^a]r`), n.	   An armchair for ease or repose. "Laugh . . . in Rabelais'	   easy-chair." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] easygoing
easygoing \eas"y*go`ing\, easy-going
\eas"y-go`ing\([=e]z"[y^]*g[=o]`[i^]ng), a.	   1. Moving easily; hence, mild-tempered; relaxed and casual;	      ease-loving; inactive. Contrasted with {tense}. [WordNet	      sense 2]	   Syn: degage, easy-going, laid-back.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a lax moral or disciplinary standard. [WordNet	      sense 1] {strict}	   Syn: lenient.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. unhurried; as, an easygoing pace. Opposite of {hurried}.	      [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: easy, leisurely.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. unaggressive; as, his easygoing approach to business.	      Opposite of {aggressive}. [WordNet sense 4]	   Syn: low-pressure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
easygoingness \easygoingness\ n.	   being without worry or concern.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Eat \Eat\ ([=e]t), v. t. [imp. {Ate} ([=a]t; 277), Obsolescent &	   Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. p. {Eaten} ([=e]t"'n), Obs. or	   Colloq. {Eat} ([e^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eating}.] [OE. eten,	   AS. etan; akin to OS. etan, OFries. eta, D. eten, OHG. ezzan,	   G. essen, Icel. eta, Sw. [aum]ta, Dan. [ae]de, Goth. itan,	   Ir. & Gael. ith, W. ysu, L. edere, Gr. 'e`dein, Skr. ad.	   [root]6. Cf. {Etch}, {Fret} to rub, {Edible}.]	   1. To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially	      of food not liquid; as, to eat bread. "To eat grass as	      oxen." --Dan. iv. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . ate the sacrifices of the dead. --Ps.	                                                  cvi. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lean . . . did eat up the first seven fat kine.	                                                  --Gen. xli.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lion had not eaten the carcass.   --1 Kings	                                                  xiii. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            With stories told of many a feat,	            How fairy Mab the junkets eat.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The island princes overbold	            Have eat our substance.               --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wretched estate is eaten up with mortgages.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To corrode, as metal, by rust; to consume the flesh, as a	      cancer; to waste or wear away; to destroy gradually; to	      cause to disappear.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To eat humble pie}. See under {Humble}.	   {To eat of} (partitive use). "Eat of the bread that can not	      waste." --Keble.	   {To eat one's words}, to retract what one has said. (See the	      Citation under {Blurt}.)	   {To eat out}, to consume completely. "Eat out the heart and	      comfort of it." --Tillotson.	   {To eat the wind out of a vessel} (Naut.), to gain slowly to	      windward of her.	   Syn: To consume; devour; gnaw; corrode.	        [1913 Webster]	Eat \Eat\, v. i.	   1. To take food; to feed; especially, to take solid, in	      distinction from liquid, food; to board.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did eat continually at the king's table. --2 Sam.	                                                  ix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To taste or relish; as, it eats like tender beef.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make one's way slowly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To eat}, {To eat in} or {To eat into}, to make way by	      corrosion; to gnaw; to consume. "A sword laid by, which	      eats into itself." --Byron.	   {To eat to windward} (Naut.), to keep the course when	      closehauled with but little steering; -- said of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Eatable \Eat"a*ble\ ([=e]t"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being eaten; fit to be eaten; proper for food;	   esculent; edible. -- n. Something fit to be eaten.	   [1913 Webster]
Eatage \Eat"age\ ([=e]t"[asl]j; 48), n.	   Eatable growth of grass for horses and cattle, esp. that of	   aftermath.	   [1913 Webster]
eaten \eaten\ adj.	   ingested through the mouth. Contrasted with {uneaten}.	   [Narrower terms: {consumed}; {devoured, eaten up(predicate)}]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eater \Eat"er\ ([=e]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, eats.	   [1913 Webster]
Eath \Eath\ ([=e]th), a. & adv. [AS. e['a][eth]e.]	   Easy or easily. [Obs.] "Eath to move with plaints."	   --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Eating \Eat"ing\, n.	   1. The act of tasking food; the act of consuming or	      corroding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something fit to be eaten; food; as, a peach is good	      eating. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eating house}, a house where cooked provisions are sold, to	      be eaten on the premises.	      [1913 Webster]
Eau de Cologne \Eau` de Co*logne"\ [F. eau water (L. aqua) + de	   of + Cologne.]	   Same as {Cologne}.	   [1913 Webster]	Eau de vie \Eau` de vie"\ [F., water of life; eau (L. aqua)	   water + de of + vie (L. vita) life.]	   French name for brandy. Cf. Aqua vit[ae], under {Aqua}.	   --Bescherelle.	   [1913 Webster]	Eau forte \Eau` forte"\ ([=o]` f[-o]rt"). [F., strong water,	   nitric acid (which is used in etching plates).] (Art)	   An etching or a print from an etched plate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Eavedrop \Eave"drop`\, n.	   A drop from the eaves; eavesdrop. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Eaves \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.	   upsar-dropi, OSw. ops[aum]-drup water dropping from the	   eaves. Probably from the root of E. over. The s of eaves is	   in English regarded as a plural ending, though not so in	   Saxon. See {Over}, and cf. {Eavesdrop}.]	   1. (Arch.) The edges or lower borders of the roof of a	      building, which overhang the walls, and cast off the water	      that falls on the roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brow; ridge. [Obs.] "Eaves of the hill." --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Eyelids or eyelashes.	      [1913 Webster]	            And closing eaves of wearied eyes.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eaves board} (Arch.), an arris fillet, or a thick board with	      a feather edge, nailed across the rafters at the eaves of	      a building, to raise the lower course of slates a little,	      or to receive the lowest course of tiles; -- called also	      {eaves catch} and {eaves lath}.	   {Eaves channel}, {Eaves gutter}, {Eaves trough}. Same as	      {Gutter}, 1.	   {Eaves molding} (Arch.), a molding immediately below the	      eaves, acting as a cornice or part of a cornice.	   {Eaves swallow} (Zo["o]l.).	      (a) The cliff swallow; -- so called from its habit of	          building retort-shaped nests of mud under the eaves of	          buildings. See {Cliff swallow}, under {Cliff}.	      (b) The European swallow.	          [1913 Webster]
Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\ ([=e]vz"dr[o^]p`), v. i. [Eaves + drop.]	   To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a	   house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence,	   to listen secretly to what is said in private.	   [1913 Webster]	         To eavesdrop in disguises.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Eavesdrop \Eaves"drop`\, n.	   The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.	   [1913 Webster]
Eavesdropper \Eaves"drop`per\, n.	   One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of	   a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.	   [1913 Webster]
Eavesdropping \Eaves"drop`ping\, n. (Law)	   The habit of lurking about dwelling houses, and other places	   where persons meet for private intercourse, secretly	   listening to what is said, and then tattling it abroad. The	   offense is indictable at common law. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebb \Ebb\ ([e^]b), n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The European bunting.	   [1913 Webster]	Ebb \Ebb\, n. [AS. ebba; akin to Fries. ebba, D. eb, ebbe, Dan.	   & G. ebbe, Sw. ebb, cf. Goth. ibuks backward; prob. akin to	   E. even.]	   1. The reflux or flowing back of the tide; the return of the	      tidal wave toward the sea; -- opposed to {flood}; as, the	      boats will go out on the ebb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shoreless flood which in thy ebb and flow	            Claspest the limits of morality!      --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or time of passing away; a falling from a better	      to a worse state; low state or condition; decline; decay.	      "Our ebb of life." --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Painting was then at its lowest ebb.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ebb and flow}, the alternate ebb and flood of the tide;	      often used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            This alternation between unhealthy activity and	            depression, this ebb and flow of the industrial.	                                                  --A. T.	                                                  Hadley.	      [1913 Webster]	Ebb \Ebb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ebbing}.] [AS. ebbian; akin to D. & G. ebben, Dan. ebbe. See	   2d {Ebb}.]	   1. To flow back; to return, as the water of a tide toward the	      ocean; -- opposed to {flow}.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To return or fall back from a better to a worse state; to	      decline; to decay; to recede.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hours of life ebb fast.           --Blackmore.	   Syn: To recede; retire; withdraw; decay; decrease; wane;	        sink; lower.	        [1913 Webster]	Ebb \Ebb\, v. t.	   To cause to flow back. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]	Ebb \Ebb\, a.	   Receding; going out; falling; shallow; low.	   [1913 Webster]	         The water there is otherwise very low and ebb.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Ebb tide \Ebb" tide`\	   The reflux of tide water; the retiring tide; -- opposed to	   {flood tide}.	   [1913 Webster]
EBCDIC \EBCDIC\ ([e^]b"s[e^]*d[i^]k`), n. [acronym from Extended	   Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code.] (Computers)	   a 8-bit code for representing alphanumerical information in a	   digital information storage medium. It was used expecially on	   IBM mainframes, and differed substantially from the ASCII	   code. [acronym]	   [PJC]
Ebionite \E"bi*o*nite\, n. [Heb. ebyon[imac]m poor people.]	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of heretics, in the first centuries of the	   church, whose doctrine was a mixture of Judaism and	   Christianity. They denied the divinity of Christ, regarding	   him as an inspired messenger, and rejected much of the New	   Testament.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebionitism \E"bi*o*ni`tism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The system or doctrine of the Ebionites.	   [1913 Webster]
Eblanin \Eb"la*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Pyroxanthin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eblis \Eb"lis\, n. [Ar. iblis.] (Moham. Myth.)	   The prince of the evil spirits; Satan. [Written also	   {Eblees}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ebola virus \E*bo"la vir`us\ (Med.) ([-e]*b[=o]"l[.a]	   v[imac]'r[u^]s), n.	   an exceptionally virulent hemorrhaic virus with a high	   mortality rate, first recognized in an outbreak on the Ebola	   river in africa.	   [PJC]
Ebon \Eb"on\, a.	   1. Consisting of ebony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like ebony, especially in color; black; dark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	Ebon \Eb"on\, n.	   Ebony. [Poetic] "Framed of ebon and ivory." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebonist \Eb"on*ist\, n.	   One who works in ebony.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebonite \Eb"on*ite\, n. (Chem.)	   A hard, black variety of vulcanite. It may be cut and	   polished, and is used for many small articles, as combs and	   buttons, and for insulating material in electric apparatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebonize \Eb"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ebonized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ebonizing}.]	   To make black, or stain black, in imitation of ebony; as, to	   ebonize wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebony \Eb"on*y\, n.; pl. {Ebonies}. [F. ['e]b[`e]ne, L. ebenus,	   fr. Gr. ?; prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb. hobn[imac]m, pl.	   Cf. {Ebon}.]	   A hard, heavy, and durable wood, which admits of a fine	   polish or gloss. The usual color is black, but it also occurs	   red or green.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The finest black ebony is the heartwood of {Diospyros	         reticulata}, of the Mauritius. Other species of the	         same genus ({D. Ebenum}, {Melanoxylon}, etc.), furnish	         the ebony of the East Indies and Ceylon. The West	         Indian green ebony is from a leguminous tree ({Brya	         Ebenus}), and from the {Exc[ae]caria glandulosa}.	         [1913 Webster]	Ebony \Eb"on*y\, a.	   Made of ebony, or resembling ebony; black; as, an ebony	   countenance.	   [1913 Webster]	         This ebony bird beguiling my sad fancy into smiling.	                                                  --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebracteate \E*brac"te*ate\, a. [Pref. e- + bracteate.] (Bot.)	   Without bracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebracteolate \E*brac"te*o*late\, a. [Pref. e- + bracteolate.]	   (Bot.)	   Without bracteoles, or little bracts; -- said of a pedicel or	   flower stalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebrauke \E*brau"ke\, a. [L. Hebraicus: cf. F. H['e]bra["i]que.]	   Hebrew. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebriety \E*bri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Ebrieties}. [L. ebrietas, from.	   ebrius intoxicated: cf. F. ['e]bri['e]te. Cf. {So?er}.]	   Drunkenness; intoxication by spirituous liquors; inebriety.	   "Ruinous ebriety." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebrillade \E*bril"lade\ ([-e]*br[i^]l"l[a^]d), n. [F.] (Man.)	   A bridle check; a jerk of one rein, given to a horse when he	   refuses to turn.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebriosity \E`bri*os"i*ty\ ([=e]`br[i^]*[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   ebriositas, from ebriousus given to drinking, fr. ebrius. See	   {Ebriety}.]	   Addiction to drink; habitual drunkenness.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebrious \E"bri*ous\ ([=e]`br[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. ebrius.]	   Inclined to drink to excess; intoxicated; tipsy. [R.] --M.	   Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebulliate \E*bul"li*ate\, v. i.	   To boil or bubble up. [Obs.] --Prynne. Ebullience
Ebullience \E*bul"lience\ (?; 106), Ebulliency \E*bul"lien*cy\,	   n.	   A boiling up or over; effervescence. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebullient \E*bul"lient\, a. [L. ebulliens, -entis, p. pr. of	   ebullire to boil up, bubble up; e out, from + bullire to	   boil. See 1st {Boil}.]	   Boiling up or over; hence, manifesting exhilaration or	   excitement, as of feeling; effervescing. "Ebullient with	   subtlety." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ebullient enthusiasm of the French.  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebullioscope \E*bul"li*o*scope\, n. [L. ebullire to boil up +	   -scope.] (Phys. Chem.)	   An instrument for observing the boiling point of liquids,	   especially for determining the alcoholic strength of a	   mixture by the temperature at which it boils.	   [1913 Webster]
Ebullition \Eb`ul*li"tion\, n. [F. ['e]bullition, L. ebullitio,	   fr. ebullire. See {Ebullient}.]	   1. A boiling or bubbling up of a liquid; the motion produced	      in a liquid by its rapid conversion into vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Effervescence occasioned by fermentation or by any other	      process which causes the liberation of a gas or an	      a["e]riform fluid, as in the mixture of an acid with a	      carbonated alkali. [Formerly written {bullition}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden burst or violent display; an outburst; as, an	      ebullition of anger or ill temper.	      [1913 Webster]
Eburin \Eb"ur*in\, n.	   A composition of dust of ivory or of bone with a cement; --	   used for imitations of valuable stones and in making	   moldings, seals, etc. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Eburnation \E`bur*na"tion\, n. [L. eburnus of ivory, fr. ebur	   ivory: cf. F. ['e]burnation. See {Ivory}.] (Med.)	   A condition of bone cartilage occurring in certain diseases	   of these tissues, in which they acquire an unnatural density,	   and come to resemble ivory.	   [1913 Webster]
Eburnean \E*bur"ne*an\, a. [L. eburneus, fr. ebur ivory. See	   {Ivory}.]	   Made of or relating to ivory.	   [1913 Webster]
Eburnification \E*bur`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. eburnus of ivory	   (fr. ebur ivory) + facere to make.]	   The conversion of certain substances into others which have	   the appearance or characteristics of ivory.	   [1913 Webster]
Eburnine \Eb"ur*nine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ivory. "[She] read from tablet eburnine."	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecardines \E*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. e out, without +	   cardo a hinge.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An order of Brachiopoda; the Lyopomata. See {Brachiopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
'Ecart'e \['E]`car`t['e]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. fr. ['e]carter	   to reject, discard.]	   A game at cards for two persons, with 32 cards, ranking K, Q,	   J, A, 10, 9, 8, 7. Five cards are dealt each player, and the	   11th turned as trump. Five points constitute a game.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ecaudate \E*cau"date\, a. [Pref. e- + caudate.]	   1. (Bot.) Without a tail or spur.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Tailless.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecballium \Ec*bal"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Ecbole}.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of cucurbitaceous plants consisting of the single	   species Ecballium agreste (or Elaterium), the squirting	   cucumber. Its fruit, when ripe, bursts and violently ejects	   its seeds, together with a mucilaginous juice, from which	   elaterium, a powerful cathartic medicine, is prepared.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecbasis \Ec"ba*sis\ ([e^]k"b[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   'e`kbasis a going out, issue, or event; 'ek out + bai`nein to	   go.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which the orator treats of things according to	   their events consequences.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecbatic \Ec*bat"ic\, a. [See {Ecbasis}.] (Gram.)	   Denoting a mere result or consequence, as distinguished from	   telic, which denotes intention or purpose; thus the phrase	   "i`na plhrw`qh, if rendered "so that it was fulfilled," is	   ecbatic; if rendered "in order that it might be." etc., is	   telic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecbole \Ec"bo*le\ ([e^]k"b[-o]*l[=e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ekbolh`	   a throwing out, a digression, fr. 'ekba`llein to throw out;	   'ek out of + ba`llein to throw.] (Rhet.)	   A digression in which a person is introduced speaking his own	   words.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecbolic \Ec*bol"ic\, n. [See {Ecbole}.] (Med.)	   A drug, as ergot, which by exciting uterine contractions	   promotes the expulsion of the contents of the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecboline \Ec"bo*line\ (?; 104), n. [Gr. 'ekbolh` a throwing out;	   'ek out + ba`llein to throw.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid constituting the active principle of ergot; -- so	   named from its power of producing abortion.	   [1913 Webster]
Eccaleobion \Ec`ca*le*o"bi*on\, n. [Gr. 'ekkalei^n to call out	   ('ek out of + kalei^n to call) + bi`os life.]	   A contrivance for hatching eggs by artificial heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecce homo \Ec"ce ho"mo\ ([e^]k"s[-e] h[=o]"m[-o]). [L., behold	   the man. See John xix. 5.] (Paint.)	   A picture which represents the Savior as given up to the	   people by Pilate, and wearing a crown of thorns.	   [1913 Webster]
Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\ ([e^]k*s[e^]n"tr[i^]k), a. [F.	   excentrique, formerly also spelled eccentrique, fr. LL.	   eccentros out of the center, eccentric, Gr. 'e`kkentros; 'ek	   out of + ke`ntron center. See {Ex-}, and {Center}, and cf.	   {Excentral}.]	   1. Deviating or departing from the center, or from the line	      of a circle; as, an eccentric or elliptical orbit;	      pertaining to deviation from the center or from true	      circular motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not having the same center; -- said of circles, ellipses,	      spheres, etc., which, though coinciding, either in whole	      or in part, as to area or volume, have not the same	      center; -- opposed to {concentric}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) Pertaining to an eccentric; as, the eccentric rod	      in a steam engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not coincident as to motive or end.	      [1913 Webster]	            His own ends, which must needs be often eccentric to	            those of his master.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or	      established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed	      sphere or way; departing from the usual course; irregular;	      anomalous; odd; as, eccentric conduct. "This brave and	      eccentric young man." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shines eccentric, like a comet's blaze. --Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eccentric anomaly}. (Astron.) See {Anomaly}.	   {Eccentric chuck} (Mach.), a lathe chuck so constructed that	      the work held by it may be altered as to its center of	      motion, so as to produce combinations of eccentric	      combinations of eccentric circles.	   {Eccentric gear}. (Mach.)	      (a) The whole apparatus, strap, and other parts, by which	          the motion of an eccentric is transmitted, as in the	          steam engine.	      (b) A cogwheel set to turn about an eccentric axis used to	          give variable rotation.	   {Eccentric hook} or {Eccentric gab}, a hook-shaped journal	      box on the end of an eccentric rod, opposite the strap.	   {Eccentric rod}, the rod that connects an eccentric strap	      with any part to be acted upon by the eccentric.	   {Eccentric sheave}, or {Eccentric pulley}, an eccentric.	   {Eccentric strap}, the ring, operating as a journal box, that	      encircles and receives motion from an eccentric; -- called	      also {eccentric hoop}.	   Syn: Irregular; anomalous; singular; odd; peculiar; erratic;	        idiosyncratic; strange; whimsical.	        [1913 Webster]	Eccentric \Ec*cen"tric\ ([e^]k*s[e^]n"tr[i^]k), n.	   1. A circle not having the same center as another contained	      in some measure within the first.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, deviates from regularity; an	      anomalous or irregular person or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.)	      (a) In the Ptolemaic system, the supposed circular orbit	          of a planet about the earth, but with the earth not in	          its center.	      (b) A circle described about the center of an elliptical	          orbit, with half the major axis for radius. --Hutton.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A disk or wheel so arranged upon a shaft that the	      center of the wheel and that of the shaft do not coincide.	      It is used for operating valves in steam engines, and for	      other purposes. The motion derived is precisely that of a	      crank having the same throw.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Back eccentric}, the eccentric that reverses or backs the	      valve gear and the engine.	   {Fore eccentric}, the eccentric that imparts a forward motion	      to the valve gear and the engine.	      [1913 Webster]
Eccentrical \Ec*cen"tric*al\, a.	   See {Eccentric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eccentrically \Ec*cen"tric*al*ly\, adv.	   In an eccentric manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Drove eccentrically here and there.      --Lew Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Eccentricity \Ec`cen*tric"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Eccentricities}. [Cf.	   F. excentricit['e].]	   1. The state of being eccentric; deviation from the customary	      line of conduct; oddity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The ratio of the distance between the center and	      the focus of an ellipse or hyperbola to its	      semi-transverse axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The ratio of the distance of the center of the	      orbit of a heavenly body from the center of the body round	      which it revolves to the semi-transverse axis of the	      orbit.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) The distance of the center of figure of a body, as	      of an eccentric, from an axis about which it turns; the	      throw.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecchymose \Ec"chy*mose\, v. t. (Med.)	   To discolor by the production of an ecchymosis, or effusion	   of blood, beneath the skin; -- chiefly used in the passive	   form; as, the parts were much ecchymosed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecchymosis \Ec`chy*mo"sis\, n.; pl. {Ecchymoses}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to extravasate; 'ek out of + ? to pour.] (Med.)	   A livid or black and blue spot, produced by the extravasation	   or effusion of blood into the areolar tissue from a	   contusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecchymotic \Ec`chy*mot"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to ecchymosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Eccle \Ec"cle\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The European green woodpecker; -- also called ecall, eaquall,	   yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesia \Ec*cle"si*a\, n.; pl. {Ecclesi[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) The public legislative assembly of the	      Athenians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A church, either as a body or as a building.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecclesial \Ec*cle"si*al\, a.	   Ecclesiastical. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiarch \Ec*cle"si*arch\, n. [LL. ecclesiarcha, fr. Gr. ?	   church + ? to rule: cf. F. eccl['e]siarque.]	   An official of the Eastern Church, resembling a sacrist in	   the Western Church.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiast \Ec*cle"si*ast\, n.	   1. An ecclesiastic. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Apocryphal book of Ecclesiasticus. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiastes \Ec*cle`si*as"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a preacher.	   See {Ecclesiastic}, a.]	   One of the canonical books of the Old Testament.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiastic \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; 'ek	   out + ? to call. See {Ex-}, and {Hale}, v. t., {Haul}.]	   Of or pertaining to the church. See {Ecclesiastical}.	   "Ecclesiastic government." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Ecclesiastic \Ec*cle`si*as"tic\, n.	   A person in holy orders, or consecrated to the service of the	   church and the ministry of religion; a clergyman; a priest.	   [1913 Webster]	         From a humble ecclesiastic, he was subsequently	         preferred to the highest dignities of the church.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiastical \Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al\, a. [See {Ecclesiastical},	   a.]	   Of or pertaining to the church; relating to the organization	   or government of the church; not secular; as, ecclesiastical	   affairs or history; ecclesiastical courts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every circumstance of ecclesiastical order and	         discipline was an abomination.           --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ecclesiastical commissioners for England}, a permanent	      commission established by Parliament in 1836, to consider	      and report upon the affairs of the Established Church.	   {Ecclesiastical courts}, courts for maintaining the	      discipline of the Established Church; -- called also	      {Christian courts}. [Eng.]	   {Ecclesiastical law}, a combination of civil and canon law as	      administered in ecclesiastical courts. [Eng.]	   {Ecclesiastical modes} (Mus.), the church modes, or the	      scales anciently used.	   {Ecclesiastical States}, the territory formerly subject to	      the Pope of Rome as its temporal ruler; -- called also	      {States of the Church}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiastically \Ec*cle`si*as"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an ecclesiastical manner; according ecclesiastical rules.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiasticism \Ec*cle`si*as"ti*cism\, n.	   Strong attachment to ecclesiastical usages, forms, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiasticus \Ec*cle`si*as"ti*cus\, n. [L.]	   A book of the Apocrypha.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiological \Ec*cle`si*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Belonging to ecclesiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiologist \Ec*cle`si*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in ecclesiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecclesiology \Ec*cle`si*ol"o*gy\, n. [Ecclesia + -logy.]	   The science or theory of church building and decoration.	   [1913 Webster]
Eccritic \Ec*crit"ic\, n. [Gr. ? secretive, fr. ? to choose	   out.] (Med.)	   A remedy which promotes discharges, as an emetic, or a	   cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecderon \Ec"der*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out + ? skin.] (Anat.)	   See {Ecteron}. -- {Ec`der*on"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecdysis \Ec"dy*sis\, n.; pl. {Ecdyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kdysis	   a getting out, fr. 'ekdy`ein, to put off; 'ek out + dy`ein to	   enter.] (Biol.)	   The act of shedding, or casting off, an outer cuticular	   layer, as in the case of serpents, lobsters, etc.; a coming	   out; as, the ecdysis of the pupa from its shell; exuviation.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecgonine \Ec"go*nine\ (?; 104), n. [Gr. 'e`kgonos sprung from.]	   (Chem.)	   A colorless, crystalline, nitrogenous base, obtained by the	   decomposition of cocaine.	   [1913 Webster]
'Echauguette \['E]`chau`guette"\, n. [F.]	   A small chamber or place of protection for a sentinel,	   usually in the form of a projecting turret, or the like. See	   {Castle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eche \Ech"e\ ([=e]sh"e), a. or a. pron.	   Each. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Echelon \Ech"e*lon\ ([e^]sh"e*l[o^]n), n. [F., fr. ['e]chelle	   ladder, fr. L. scala.]	   1. (Mil.) An arrangement of a body of troops when its	      divisions are drawn up in parallel lines each to the right	      or the left of the one in advance of it, like the steps of	      a ladder in position for climbing. Also used adjectively;	      as, echelon distance. --Upton (Tactics).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naval) An arrangement of a fleet in a wedge or V form.	      --Encyc. Dict.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Echelon lens} (Optics), a large lens constructed in several	      parts or layers, extending in a succession of annular	      rings beyond the central lens; -- used in lighthouses.	      [1913 Webster]	Echelon \Ech"e*lon\, v. t. (Mil.)	   To place in echelon; to station divisions of troops in	   echelon.	   [1913 Webster]	Echelon \Ech"e*lon\, v. i.	   To take position in echelon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Change direction to the left, echelon by battalion from	         the right.                               --Upton	                                                  (Tactics).	   [1913 Webster]
Echeneididae \Echeneididae\ n.	   a natural family of fishes having a sucking disk on the head	   for clinging to other fishes and to ships.	   Syn: family {Echeneididae}, family {Echeneidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Echeneis \Echeneis\ n.	   the type genus of the {Echeneididae}; they are typical	   remoras.	   Syn: genus {Echeneis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Echidna \E*chid"na\ ([-e]*k[i^]d"n[.a]), n. [L., a viper, adder,	   Gr. 'e`chidna.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) A monster, half maid and half serpent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of {Monotremata} found in Australia,	      Tasmania, and New Guinea. They are toothless and covered	      with spines; -- called also {porcupine ant-eater}, and	      {Australian ant-eater}.	      [1913 Webster]
Echidnine \E*chid"nine\ (?; 104), n. [See {Echidna}.] (Chem.)	   The clear, viscid fluid secreted by the poison glands of	   certain serpents; also, a nitrogenous base contained in this,	   and supposed to be the active poisonous principle of the	   virus. --Brande & C.
Echidnophaga \E*chid"no*pha*ga\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   a genus of fleas including the {stick-tight flea}	   ({Echidnophaga gallinacea}), which is a serious pest in	   subtropical America, infesting poultry and frequently	   attacking man and domestic animals. --[Stedman]	   [PJC] Echinate
Echinate \Ech"i*nate\, Echinated \Ech"i*na`ted\, a. [L.	   echinatus. See {Echinus}.]	   Set with prickles; prickly, like a hedgehog; bristled; as, an	   echinated pericarp.	   Syn: echinulate.	        [1913 Webster]
Echinid \E*chi"nid\, a. & n. (Zo["o]l.)	   Same as {Echinoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinidan \E*chin"i*dan\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]chinide.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One the Echinoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinital \E*chin"i*tal\, a.	   Of, or like, an echinite.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinite \Ech"i*nite\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]chinite. See {Echinus}.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil echinoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinochloa \Echinochloa\ n.	   1. annual or perennial succulent grasses of warm regions.	   Syn: genus Echinochloa.	        [WordNet 1.5]
echinococcosis \e*chi"no*coc*co`sis\	   ([e^]*k[imac]"n[-o]*k[o^]k*k[=o]`s[i^]s), n. (Med.)	   infestation with echinococci (tapeworms). An infection with	   the larval form is called {hydatid disease}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Echinococcus \E*chi`no*coc"cus\ ([e^]*k[imac]"n[-o]*k[o^]k*k),	   n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + ko`kkos	   grain, seed, berry. So called because forming little granular	   bodies, each armed with hooklets and disposed upon the inner	   wall of the hydatid cysts.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A parasite of man and of many domestic and wild animals,	   forming compound cysts or tumors (called hydatid cysts) in	   various organs, but especially in the liver and lungs, which	   often cause death. It is the larval stage of the {T[ae]nia	   echinococcus}, a small tapeworm peculiar to the dog. The	   adult form is not found in man.	   [1913 Webster]
echinocyte \ech"i*no*cyte\ ([e^]k"[i^]*n[-o]*s[imac]t), n.	   (Biol.)	   a red blood cell which has become crenated.	   [PJC]
Echinoderm \E*chin"o*derm`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the Echinodermata.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinodermal \E*chi`no*der"mal\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Relating or belonging to the echinoderms.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinodermata \E*chi`no*der"ma*ta\	   ([-e]*k[imac]`n[-o]*d[~e]r"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'echi^nos hedgehog, sea urchin + de`rma, -atos, skin.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom. By many	   writers it was formerly included in the Radiata. [Written	   also {Echinoderma}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species usually have an exterior calcareous	         skeleton, or shell, made of many pieces, and often	         covered with spines, to which the name. They may be	         star-shaped, cylindrical, disk-shaped, or more or less	         spherical. The body consists of several similar parts	         (spheromeres) repeated symmetrically around a central	         axis, at one end of which the mouth is situated. They	         generally have suckers for locomotion. The group	         includes the following classes: Crinoidea, Asterioidea,	         Ophiuroidea, Echinoidea, and Holothurioidea. See these	         words in the Vocabulary, and also {Ambulacrum}.	         [1913 Webster]
Echinodermatous \E*chi`no*der"ma*tous\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Relating to Echinodermata; echinodermal.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinoid \E*chi"noid\, a. [Echinus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Of or pertaining to the Echinoidea. -- n. One of the	   Echinoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinoidea \Ech`i*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Echinus}, and	   {-oid}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The class Echinodermata which includes the sea urchins. They	   have a calcareous shell, usually more or less spheroidal or	   disk-shaped, composed of many united plates, and covered with	   movable spines. See {Spatangoid}, {Clypeastroid}. [Written	   also {Echinidea}, and {Echinoida}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Echinozoa \E*chi`no*zo"a\ ([-e]*k[imac]`n[-o]*z[=o]"[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'echi^nos an echinus + zw^,on an animal.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   The Echinodermata.	   [1913 Webster]
Echinulate \E*chin"u*late\, a. (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)	   Set with small spines or prickles.	   Syn: echinate. [1913 Webster]
Echinus \E*chi"nus\, n.; pl. {Echini}. [L., a hedgehog, sea	   urchin, Gr. 'echi^nos.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) A hedgehog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of echinoderms, including the common	      edible sea urchin of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The rounded molding forming the bell of the capital of	          the Grecian Doric style, which is of a peculiar	          elastic curve. See {Entablature}.	      (b) The quarter-round molding (ovolo) of the Roman Doric	          style. See Illust. of {Column}	      (c) A name sometimes given to the egg and anchor or egg	          and dart molding, because that ornament is often	          identified with the Roman Doric capital. The name	          probably alludes to the shape of the shell of the sea	          urchin.	          [1913 Webster]
Echiuroidea \Ech`i*u*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. echiurus, the	   name of one genus (Gr. 'e`chis an adder + o'yra` tail) +	   -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A division of Annelida which includes the genus {Echiurus}	   and allies. They are often classed among the Gephyrea, and	   called the {armed Gephyreans}.	   [1913 Webster]
Echo \Ech"o\ ([e^]k"[-o]), n.; pl. {Echoes} ([e^]k"[=o]z). [L.	   echo, Gr. 'hchw` echo, sound, akin to 'hchh`, 'h^chos, sound,	   noise; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to sound, bellow; perh. akin to E.	   voice: cf. F. ['e]cho.]	   1. A sound reflected from an opposing surface and repeated to	      the ear of a listener; repercussion of sound; repetition	      of a sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The babbling echo mocks the hounds.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woods shall answer, and the echo ring. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Sympathetic recognition; response; answer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fame is the echo of actions, resounding them.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many kind, and sincere speeches found an echo in his	            heart.                                --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) (Myth. & Poetic) A wood or mountain nymph, regarded as	          repeating, and causing the reverberation of them.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sweet Echo, sweetest nymph, that liv'st unseen	                Within thy airy shell.            --Milton.	      (b) (Gr. Myth.) A nymph, the daughter of Air and Earth,	          who, for love of Narcissus, pined away until nothing	          was left of her but her voice.	          [1913 Webster]	                Compelled me to awake the courteous Echo	                To give me answer from her mossy couch.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Whist, Contract Bridge)	      (a) A signal, played in the same manner as a trump signal,	          made by a player who holds four or more trumps (or as	          played by some exactly three trumps) and whose partner	          has led trumps or signaled for trumps.	      (b) A signal showing the number held of a plain suit when	          a high card in that suit is led by one's partner.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Echo organ} (Mus.), a set organ pipes inclosed in a box so	      as to produce a soft, distant effect; -- generally	      superseded by the swell.	   {Echo stop} (Mus.), a stop upon a harpsichord contrived for	      producing the soft effect of distant sound.	   {To applaud to the echo}, to give loud and continuous	      applause. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would applaud thee to the very echo,	            That should applaud again.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Echo \Ech"o\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Echoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Echoing}. -- 3d pers. sing. pres. {Echoes}.]	   1. To send back (a sound); to repeat in sound; to	      reverberate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those peals are echoed by the Trojan throng.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wondrous sound	            Is echoed on forever.                 --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repeat with assent; to respond; to adopt.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would have echoed the praises of the men whom	            they envied, and then have sent to the newspaper	            anonymous libels upon them.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Echo \Ech"o\, v. i.	   To give an echo; to resound; to be sounded back; as, the hall	   echoed with acclamations. "Echoing noise." --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Echoer \Ech"o*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, echoes.	   [1913 Webster]
echo chamber \ech"o cham"ber\, n. (Music, broadcasting)	   A room with walls that resonate sound, producing audible	   echoes; it is used especially to create special sound effects	   in recording music.	   [PJC]
echoic \echoic\ adj.	   1. (linguistics) Formed in imitation of a natural sound; --	      of words. Contrasted to {nonechoic}.	   Syn: imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Like or characteristic of an echo.	   Syn: echolike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
echoing \echoing\ adj.	   Reflecting sounds so as to create multiple echoes; as, a	   hotel with echoing halls.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Echoless \Ech"o*less\, a.	   Without echo or response.	   [1913 Webster]
Echometer \E*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, sound + -meter: cf. F.	   ['e]chom[`e]tre.] (Mus)	   A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds, and	   determining their different, and the relation of their	   intervals. --J. J. Rousseau.	   [1913 Webster]
Echometry \E*chom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]chom['e]trie.]	   1. The art of measuring the duration of sounds or echoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of constructing vaults to produce echoes. Echon
Echon \Ech*on"\, Echoon \Ech*oon"\, pron.	   Each one. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Echopathy \E*chop"a*thy\, n. [Echo + -pathy, as in homeopathy.]	   (Med.)	   A morbid condition characterized by automatic and purposeless	   repetition of words or imitation of actions.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Echoscope \Ech"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, sound + -scope.] (Med.)	   An instrument for intensifying sounds produced by percussion	   of the thorax. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
'Eclair \['E]`clair"\, n. [F.] (Cookery)	   A kind of frosted cake, containing flavored cream.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclaircise \E*clair"cise\, v. t. [F. ['e]claircir; pref. es- (L.	   ex) + clair clear, L. clarus.]	   To make clear; to clear up what is obscure or not understood;	   to explain.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclaircissement \E*clair"cisse*ment\, n. [F., fr. ['e]claircir.	   See {Eclaircise}, v. t.]	   The clearing up of anything which is obscure or not easily	   understood; an explanation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eclaircissement ended in the discovery of the	         informer.                                --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclampsia \Ec*lamp"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a shining forth,	   fr. ? to shine forth; ? out + ? to shine.] (Med.)	   A fancied perception of flashes of light, a symptom of	   epilepsy; hence, epilepsy itself; convulsions.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is generally restricted to a convulsive	         affection attending pregnancy and parturition, and to	         infantile convulsions.	         [1913 Webster]
Eclampsy \Ec*lamp"sy\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Eclampsia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclat \E*clat"\, n. [F. ['e]clat a fragment, splinter,	   explosion, brilliancy, splendor, fr. ['e]clater to splinter,	   burst, explode, shine brilliantly, prob. of German origin;	   cf. OHG. sleizan to slit, split, fr. sl[imac]zan, G.	   schleissen; akin to E. slit.]	   1. Brilliancy of success or effort; splendor; brilliant show;	      striking effect; glory; renown. "The eclat of Homer's	      battles." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Demonstration of admiration and approbation; applause.	      --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Eclectic \Ec*lec"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to pick out, choose out:	   cf. F. ['e]clectique. See {Eclogue}, and cf. {Elect}.]	   1. Selecting; choosing (what is true or excellent in	      doctrines, opinions, etc.) from various sources or	      systems; as, an eclectic philosopher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting, or made up, of what is chosen or selected; as,	      an eclectic method; an eclectic magazine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eclectic physician}, one of a class of practitioners of	      medicine, who select their modes of practice and medicines	      from all schools; formerly, sometimes the same as botanic	      physician. [U.S.]	   {Eclectic school}. (Paint.) See {Bolognese school}, under	      {Bolognese}.	      [1913 Webster]	Eclectic \Ec*lec"tic\, n.	   One who follows an eclectic method.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclectically \Ec*lec"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an eclectic manner; by an eclectic method.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclecticism \Ec*lec"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]clecticisme. Cf.	   {Electicism}.]	   Theory or practice of an eclectic.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclegm \Ec*legm"\, n. [F. ['e]clegme, L. ecligma, fr. Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to lick up.] (Med.)	   A medicine made by mixing oils with sirups. --John Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclipse \E*clipse"\ ([-e]*kl[i^]ps"), n. [F. ['e]clipse, L.	   eclipsis, fr. Gr. 'e`kleipsis, prop., a forsaking, failing,	   fr. 'eklei`pein to leave out, forsake; 'ek out + lei`pein to	   leave. See {Ex-}, and {Loan}.]	   1. (Astron.) An interception or obscuration of the light of	      the sun, moon, or other luminous body, by the intervention	      of some other body, either between it and the eye, or	      between the luminous body and that illuminated by it. A	      lunar eclipse is caused by the moon passing through the	      earth's shadow; a solar eclipse, by the moon coming	      between the sun and the observer. A satellite is eclipsed	      by entering the shadow of its primary. The obscuration of	      a planet or star by the moon or a planet, though of the	      nature of an eclipse, is called an {occultation}. The	      eclipse of a small portion of the sun by Mercury or Venus	      is called a {transit} of the planet.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In ancient times, eclipses were, and among	         unenlightened people they still are, superstitiously	         regarded as forerunners of evil fortune, a sentiment of	         which occasional use is made in literature.	         [1913 Webster]	               That fatal and perfidious bark,	               Built in the eclipse, and rigged with curses	               dark.                              --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The loss, usually temporary or partial, of light,	      brilliancy, luster, honor, consciousness, etc.;	      obscuration; gloom; darkness.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the posterity of our fist parents suffered a	            perpetual eclipse of spiritual life.  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            As in the soft and sweet eclipse,	            When soul meets soul on lovers' lips. --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Annular eclipse}. (Astron.) See under {Annular}.	   {Cycle of eclipses}. See under {Cycle}.	      [1913 Webster]	Eclipse \E*clipse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eclipsed}	   ([-e]*kl[i^]pst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Eclipsing}.]	   1. To cause the obscuration of; to darken or hide; -- said of	      a heavenly body; as, the moon eclipses the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obscure, darken, or extinguish the beauty, luster,	      honor, etc., of; to sully; to cloud; to throw into the	      shade by surpassing. "His eclipsed state." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            My joy of liberty is half eclipsed.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Eclipse \E*clipse"\, v. i.	   To suffer an eclipse.	   [1913 Webster]	         While the laboring moon	         Eclipses at their charms.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
eclipsis \eclipsis\ n. (Linguistics)	   the omission or suppression of parts of words or sentences.	   Syn: ellipsis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ecliptic \e*clip"tic\ ([-e]*kl[i^]p"t[i^]k), n. [Cf. F.	   ['e]cliptique, L. linea ecliptica, Gr. 'ekleiptiko`s, prop.	   adj., of an eclipse, because in this circle eclipses of the	   sun and moon take place. See {Ecliptic}, a.]	   1. (Astron.) A great circle of the celestial sphere, making	      an angle with the equinoctial of about 23[deg] 28'. It is	      the apparent path of the sun, or the real path of the	      earth as seen from the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geog.) A great circle drawn on a terrestrial globe,	      making an angle of 23[deg] 28' with the equator; -- used	      for illustrating and solving astronomical problems.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecliptic \E*clip"tic\, a. [L. eclipticus belonging to an	   eclipse, Gr. 'ekleiptiko`s. See {Eclipse}.]	   1. Pertaining to the ecliptic; as, the ecliptic way.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to an eclipse or to eclipses.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 limit}, the space of 17[deg] from the lunar	      node, within which, if a conjunction of the sun and moon	      occur, the sun will be eclipsed.	      [1913 Webster]
Eclogite \Ec"lo*gite\, n. [See {Ecloque}.] (Min.)	   A rock consisting of granular red garnet, light green	   smaragdite, and common hornblende; -- so called in reference	   to its beauty.	   [1913 Webster]
Eclogue \Ec"logue\, n. [L. ecloga, Gr. ? a selection, choice	   extracts, fr. ? to pick out, choose out; 'ek out + ? to	   gather, choose: cf. F. ['e]gloque, ['e]cloque. See {Ex-}, and	   {Legend}.]	   A pastoral poem, in which shepherds are introduced conversing	   with each other; a bucolic; an idyl; as, the Ecloques of	   Virgil, from which the modern usage of the word has been	   established.
ecobabble \e"co*bab`ble\ n.	   using the technical language of ecology to make the user seem	   ecologically aware.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ecological \ecological\ ([-e]*k[-o]"l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), adj.	   of or pertaining to ecology; as, an ecological disaster.	   Syn: bionomic, bionomical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ecologist \ecologist\ ([-e]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   a biologist who studies the relation between organisms and	   their environment.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ecology \ecology\ ([-e]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. o'i^kos	   house + -logy.] (Biol.)	   the branch of biology concerned with the various relations of	   animals and plants to one another and to their surrounding	   environment.	   [PJC]
econometric \econometric\ adj.	   of or pertaining to econometrics; as, econometric theories.	   [WordNet 1.5]
econometrician \econometrician\ n.	   an economist who uses statistical and mathematical methods.	   [WordNet 1.5]
econometrics \e*con`o*met"rics\	   ([-e]*k[o^]n`[-o]*m[e^]t"r[i^]ks), n.	   the application of mathematics and statistics to the study of	   economic and financial data.	   [WordNet 1.5] Economic
Economic \E`co*nom"ic\ (?; 277), Economical \E`co*nom"ic*al\, a.	   [F. ['e]conomique, L. oeconomicus orderly, methodical, Gr. ?	   economical. See {Economy}.]	   1. Pertaining to the household; domestic. "In this economical	      misfortune [of ill-assorted matrimony.]" --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to domestic economy, or to the management of	      household affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            And doth employ her economic art	            And busy care, her household to preserve. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Managing with frugality; guarding against waste or	      unnecessary expense; careful and frugal in management and	      in expenditure; -- said of character or habits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just rich enough, with economic care,	            To save a pittance.                   --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Managed with frugality; not marked with waste or	      extravagance; using the minimum of time or effort or	      resources required for effectiveness; frugal; -- said of	      acts; saving; as, an economical use of money or of time;	      an economic use of home heating oil. [WordNet sense 3]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   5. of or pertaining to the national or regional economy;	      relating to political economy; relating to the means of	      living, or the resources and wealth of a country; relating	      to the production or consumption of goods and services of	      a nation or region; as, economic growth; economic	      purposes; economical truths; an economic downturn.	      [1913 Webster]	            These matters economical and political. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was no economical distress in England to	            prompt the enterprises of colonization. --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Economic questions, such as money, usury, taxes,	            lands, and the employment of the people. --H. C.	                                                  Baird.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Regulative; relating to the adaptation of means to an end.	      --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. of or pertaining to economics. economic theory	      [WordNet 1.5]	   8. profitable. Opposite of {uneconomic}. [WordNet sense 4]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   9. avoiding waste; as, an economical meal. Opposite of	      {wasteful}.	   Syn: frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting, thrifty.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Economical is the usual form when meaning frugal,	         saving; economic is the form commonly used when meaning	         pertaining to the management of a household, or of	         public affairs.	         [1913 Webster]
Economically \E`co*nom"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   With economy; with careful management; with prudence in	   expenditure.	   [1913 Webster]
Economics \E`co*nom"ics\ ([=e]`k[o^]*n[o^]m"[i^]ks), n. [Gr. ta`	   o'ikonomika`, equiv. to "h o'ikonomi`a. See {Economic}.]	   1. The science of household affairs, or of domestic	      management.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Political economy; the science of the utilities or the	      useful application of wealth or material resources; the	      study of the production, distribution, and consumption of	      goods and services of a nation or region, and its effect	      on the wealth of a country. See {Political economy}, under	      {Political}. "In politics and economics." --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
economise \economise\ v. t.	   same as {economize}.	   Syn: conserve, husband, economize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
economiser \economiser\ n.	   a person who economizes and avoids waste.	   Syn: economizer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Economist \E*con"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]conomiste.]	   1. One who economizes, or manages domestic or other concerns	      with frugality; one who expends money, time, or labor,	      judiciously, and without waste. "Economists even to	      parsimony." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is conversant with political economy; an expert in	      the field of economics. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]
Economization \E*con`o*mi*za"tion\, n.	   The act or practice of using to the best effect. [R.] --H.	   Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Economize \E*con"o*mize\ ([-e]*k[o^]n"[-o]*m[imac]z), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Economized} ([-e]*k[o^]n"[-o]*m[imac]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Economizing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]conomiser.]	   To manage with economy; to use with prudence; to expend with	   frugality; as, to economize one's income. [Written also	   {economise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Expenses in the city were to be economized. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	   [1913 Webster]	         Calculating how to economize time.       --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Economize \E*con"o*mize\, v. i.	   To be prudently sparing in expenditure; to be frugal and	   saving; as, to economize in order to grow rich. [Written also	   {economise}.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Economizer \E*con"o*mi`zer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, economizes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Steam Boilers) An arrangement of pipes for	      heating feed water by waste heat in the gases passing to	      the chimney.	      [1913 Webster]
economy \e*con"o*my\ ([-e]*k[o^]n"[-o]*m[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Economies} ([-e]*k[o^]n"[-o]*m[i^]z). [F. ['e]conomie, L.	   oeconomia household management, fr. Gr. o'ikonomi`a, fr.	   o'ikono`mos one managing a household; o'i^kos house (akin to	   L. vicus village, E. vicinity) + no`mos usage, law, rule, fr.	   ne`mein to distribute, manage. See {Vicinity}, {Nomad}.]	   1. The management of domestic affairs; the regulation and	      government of household matters; especially as they	      concern expense or disbursement; as, a careful economy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Himself busy in charge of the household economies.	                                                  --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Orderly arrangement and management of the internal affairs	      of a state or of any establishment kept up by production	      and consumption; esp., such management as directly	      concerns wealth; as, political economy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The system of rules and regulations by which anything is	      managed; orderly system of regulating the distribution and	      uses of parts, conceived as the result of wise and	      economical adaptation in the author, whether human or	      divine; as, the animal or vegetable economy; the economy	      of a poem; the Jewish economy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The position which they [the verb and adjective]	            hold in the general economy of language. --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the Greek poets, as also in Plautus, we shall see	            the economy . . . of poems better observed than in	            Terence.                              --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews already had a Sabbath, which, as citizens	            and subjects of that economy, they were obliged to	            keep.                                 --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Thrifty and frugal housekeeping; management without loss	      or waste; frugality in expenditure; prudence and	      disposition to save; as, a housekeeper accustomed to	      economy but not to parsimony.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Political economy}. See under {Political}.	   Syn: {Economy}, {Frugality}, {Parsimony}. Economy avoids all	        waste and extravagance, and applies money to the best	        advantage; frugality cuts off indulgences, and proceeds	        on a system of saving. The latter conveys the idea of	        not using or spending superfluously, and is opposed to	        lavishness or profusion. Frugality is usually applied to	        matters of consumption, and commonly points to	        simplicity of manners; parsimony is frugality carried to	        an extreme, involving meanness of spirit, and a sordid	        mode of living. Economy is a virtue, and parsimony a	        vice.	        [1913 Webster]	              I have no other notion of economy than that it is	              the parent to liberty and ease.     --Swift.	        [1913 Webster]	              The father was more given to frugality, and the	              son to riotousness [luxuriousness]. --Golding.	        [1913 Webster]
'Ecorch'e \['E]`cor`ch['e]"\, n. [F.] (Fine Arts)	   A manikin, or image, representing an animal, especially man,	   with the skin removed so that the muscles are exposed for	   purposes of study.	   [1913 Webster]
'Ecossaise \['E]`cos`saise"\, n. [F.] (Mus.)	   A dancing tune in the Scotch style.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecostate \E*cos"tate\, a. [Pref. e- + costate.] (Bot.)	   Having no ribs or nerves; -- said of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
'Ecoute \['E]`coute"\, n. [F., a listening place.] (Mil.)	   One of the small galleries run out in front of the glacis.	   They serve to annoy the enemy's miners.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecphasis \Ec"pha*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak out.]	   (Rhet.)	   An explicit declaration.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecphonema \Ec`pho*ne"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a thing called out,	   fr. ? to cry out; 'ek out + ? voice.] (Rhet.)	   A breaking out with some interjectional particle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecphoneme \Ec"pho*neme\, n. [See {Ecphonema}.]	   A mark (!) used to indicate an exclamation. --G. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecphonesis \Ec`pho*ne"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See	   {Ecphonema}.] (Rhet.)	   An animated or passionate exclamation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The feelings by the ecphonesis are very various.	                                                  --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecphractic \Ec*phrac"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to open; 'ek out +	   ? to block up: cf. F. ecphractique.] (Med.)	   Serving to dissolve or attenuate viscid matter, and so to	   remove obstructions; deobstruent. -- n. An ecphractic	   medicine. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
'Ecrasement \['E]`crase`ment"\, n. [F.] (Surg.)	   The operation performed with an ['e]craseur.	   [1913 Webster]
'Ecraseur \['E]`cra`seur"\, n. [F., fr. ['e]craser to crush.]	   (Surg.)	   An instrument intended to replace the knife in many	   operations, the parts operated on being severed by the	   crushing effect produced by the gradual tightening of a steel	   chain, so that hemorrhage rarely follows.	   [1913 Webster]
'Ecru \['E]`cru"\, a. [F., fr. L. crudus raw.]	   Having the color or appearance of unbleached stuff, as silk,	   linen, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecstasy \Ec"sta*sy\, n.; pl. {Ecstasies}. [F. extase, L.	   ecstasis, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to put out of place, derange; ? =	   'ek out + ? to set, stand. See {Ex-}, and {Stand}.] [Also	   written {extasy}.]	   1. The state of being beside one's self or rapt out of one's	      self; a state in which the mind is elevated above the	      reach of ordinary impressions, as when under the influence	      of overpowering emotion; an extraordinary elevation of the	      spirit, as when the soul, unconscious of sensible objects,	      is supposed to contemplate heavenly mysteries.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a mad prophet in an ecstasy.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the very ecstasy of love.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive and overmastering joy or enthusiasm; rapture;	      enthusiastic delight.	      [1913 Webster]	            He on the tender grass	            Would sit, and hearken even to ecstasy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent distraction of mind; violent emotion; excessive	      grief of anxiety; insanity; madness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That unmatched form and feature of blown youth	            Blasted with ecstasy.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our words will but increase his ecstasy. --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A state which consists in total suspension of	      sensibility, of voluntary motion, and largely of mental	      power. The body is erect and inflexible; the pulsation and	      breathing are not affected. --Mayne.	      [1913 Webster]	Ecstasy \Ec"sta*sy\, v. t.	   To fill ecstasy, or with rapture or enthusiasm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The most ecstasied order of holy . . . spirits. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecstatic \Ec*stat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. extatique. See	   {Ecstasy}, n.]	   1. Pertaining to, or caused by, ecstasy or excessive emotion;	      of the nature, or in a state, of ecstasy; as, ecstatic	      gaze; ecstatic trance.	      [1913 Webster]	            This ecstatic fit of love and jealousy. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Delightful beyond measure; rapturous; ravishing; as,	      ecstatic bliss or joy.	      [1913 Webster]	Ecstatic \Ec*stat"ic\, n.	   An enthusiast. [R.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecstatical \Ec*stat"ic*al\, a.	   1. Ecstatic. --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to external objects. [R.] --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecstatically \Ec*stat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Rapturously; ravishingly. Ect
Ect- \Ect-\, Ecto- \Ec"to-\ [Gr. 'ekto`s outside outside.]	   A combining form signifying without, outside, external.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectad \Ec"tad\, adv. [Ect- + L. ad towards.] (Anat.)	   Toward the outside or surface; -- opposed to {entad}. --B. G.	   Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectal \Ec"tal\, a. [See {Ect-}.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or situated near, the surface; outer; --	   opposed to {ental}. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectasia \Ec*ta"si*a\, n. [NL. See {Ectasis}.] (Med.)	   A dilatation of a hollow organ or of a canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectasis \Ec"ta*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'ek out + ? to stretch.]	   (Pros.)	   The lengthening of a syllable from short to long.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectental \Ec*ten"tal\, a. [Gr. 'ekto`s outside + ? inside.]	   (Biol.)	   Relating to, or connected with, the two primitive germ	   layers, the ectoderm and ectoderm; as, the "ectental line" or	   line of juncture of the two layers in the segmentation of the	   ovum. --C. S. Minot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecteron \Ec"ter*on\, n. [See {Ect-}.] (Anat.)	   The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes;	   epithelium; ecderon. -- {Ec`ter*on"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectethmoid \Ec*teth"moid\, a. [Ect- + ethmoid.] (Anat.)	   External to the ethmoid; prefrontal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecthlipsis \Ec*thlip"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to squeeze	   out.]	   1. The dropping out or suppression from a word of a	      consonant, with or without a vowel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Lat. Pros.) The elision of a final m, with the preceding	      vowel, before a word beginning with a vowel.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecthoreum \Ec`tho*re"um\, n.; pl. {Ecthorea}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to	   leap out; ek out + ?, ?, to leap, dart.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The slender, hollow thread of a nettling cell or cnida. See	   {Nettling cell}. [Written also {ecthor[ae]um}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ecthyma \Ec*thy"ma\, n.; pl. {Ecthymata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   pimple, fr. ? to break out.] (Med.)	   A cutaneous eruption, consisting of large, round pustules,	   upon an indurated and inflamed base. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Ecto- \Ec"to-\	   See {Ect-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectoblast \Ec"to*blast\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ? bud, germ.] (Biol.)	   (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; the epiblast; the	       ectoderm.	   (b) The outer envelope of a cell; the cell wall. --Agassiz.	       [1913 Webster]
Ectobronchium \Ec`to*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. {Ectobronchia}. [NL.	   See {Ecto-}, and {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)	   One of the dorsal branches of the main bronchi in the lungs	   of birds. Ectocuneriform
Ectocuneriform \Ec`to*cu*ne"ri*form\, Ectocuniform
\Ec`to*cu"ni*form\, n. [Ecto- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones of the tarsus. See {Cuneiform}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectocyst \Ec"to*cyst\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ? bladder.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The outside covering of the Bryozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectoderm \Ec"to*derm\, n. [Ecto- + -derm.] (Biol.)	   (a) The outer layer of the blastoderm; epiblast.	   (b) The external skin or outer layer of an animal or plant,	       this being formed in an animal from the epiblast. See	       Illust. of {Blastoderm}. Ectodermal
Ectodermal \Ec`to*der"mal\, Ectodermic \Ec`to*der"mic\, a.	   (Biol.)	   Of or relating to the ectoderm.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectolecithal \Ec`to*lec"i*thal\, a. [Ecto- + Gr. ? the yolk of	   an egg.] (Biol.)	   Having the food yolk, at the commencement of segmentation, in	   a peripheral position, and the cleavage process confined to	   the center of the egg; as, ectolecithal ova.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectomere \Ec"to*mere\, n. [Ecto- + -mere.] (Biol.)	   The more transparent cells, which finally become external, in	   many segmenting ova, as those of mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectoparasite \Ec`to*par"a*site\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   Any parasite which lives on the exterior of animals; --	   opposed to {endoparasite}. -- {Ec`to*par`a*sit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectopia \Ec*to"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ek out + ? place.]	   (Med.)	   A morbid displacement of parts, especially such as is	   congenial; as, ectopia of the heart, or of the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectopic \Ec*top"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Out of place; congenitally displaced; as, an ectopic organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectoplasm \Ec"to*plasm\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.)	   (a) The outer transparent layer of protoplasm in a developing	       ovum.	   (b) The outer hyaline layer of protoplasm in a vegetable	       cell.	   (c) The ectosarc of protozoan.	       [1913 Webster]
Ectoplastic \Ec`to*plas"tic\, a. [Ecto- + Gr. ? to mold.]	   Pertaining to, or composed of, ectoplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectoprocta \Ec`to*proc"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ekto`s outside	   outside + ? the anus.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An order of Bryozoa in which the anus lies outside the circle	   of tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectopy \Ec"to*py\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Ectopia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectorganism \Ect*or"gan*ism\, n. [Ect- + organism.] (Biol.)	   An external parasitic organism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectosarc \Ec"to*sarc\, n. [Ecto- + Gr. ?, ?, flesh.] (Biol.)	   The semisolid external layer of protoplasm in some	   unicellular organisms, as the am[oe]ba; ectoplasm; exoplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectosteal \Ec*tos"te*al\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to ectostosis; as, ectosteal ossification.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectostosis \Ec`tos*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {Ect-}, and {Ostosis}.]	   (Physiol.)	   A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place	   in the perichondrium and either surrounds or gradually	   replaces the cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectozoic \Ec`to*zo"ic\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   See {Epizoic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectozoon \Ec`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Ectozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'ekto`s outside outside + zw^,on an animal.] (Zo["o]l.)	   See {Epizo["o]n}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectropion \Ec*tro"pi*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a turning	   aside; ? from + ? to turn.] (Med.)	   An unnatural eversion of the eyelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectropium \Ec*tro"pi*um\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Same as {Ectropion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectrotic \Ec*trot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? for abortion; 'ek out + ? to	   wound, cause mischief to.] (Med.)	   Having a tendency to prevent the development of anything,	   especially of a disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectypal \Ec"ty*pal\, a. [L. ectypus worked in high relief, Gr.	   ?; out + ? stamp, figure. See {Type}.]	   Copied, reproduced as a molding or cast, in contradistinction	   from the original model.	   [1913 Webster]
Ectype \Ec"type\, n. [Cf. F. ectype. See {Ectypal}.]	   1. (Classical Arch[ae]ol.)	      (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 loosely).	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A copy from an original; a type of something that has	      previously existed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some regarded him [Klopstock] as an ectype of the	            ancient prophets.                     --Eng. Cyc. .	      [1913 Webster]
Ectypography \Ec`ty*pog"ra*phy\, n. [Ectype + -graphy.]	   A method of etching in which the design upon the plate is	   produced in relief. Ecumenic
Ecumenic \Ec`u*men"ic\, Ecumenical \Ec`u*men"ic*al\, a. [L.	   oecumenicus, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the inhabited world, fr. ? to	   inhabit, from o'i^kos house, dwelling. See {Economy}.]	   General; universal; in ecclesiastical usage, that which	   concerns the whole church; as, an ecumenical council.	   [Written also {[oe]cumenical}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ecumenical Bishop}, a title assumed by the popes.	   {Ecumenical council}. See under {Council}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ecurie \Ec"u*rie\, n. [F. See {Equerry}.]	   A stable.	   [1913 Webster]
Eczema \Ec"ze*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`kzema; "ek out + zei^n to	   boil.] (Med.)	   An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the	   presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small	   vesicles, and the discharge of a watery exudation, which	   often dries up, leaving the skin covered with crusts; --	   called also {tetter}, {milk crust}, and {salt rheum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eczematous \Ec*zem"a*tous\, a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to eczema; having the characteristic of eczema.	   [1913 Webster]
-ed \-ed\	   The termination of the past participle of regular, or weak,	   verbs; also, of analogous participial adjectives from nouns;	   as, pigmented; talented.	   [1913 Webster]
Edacious \E*da"cious\, a. [L. edax, edacis, fr. edere to eat.]	   Given to eating; voracious; devouring.	   [1913 Webster]	         Swallowed in the depths of edacious Time. --Carlyle.	   -- {E*da"cious*ly}, adv. -- {E*da"cious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Edacity \E*dac"i*ty\, n. [L. edacitas.]	   Greediness; voracity; ravenousness; rapacity. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Edam
Edam \E"dam\, n., or Edam cheese \Edam cheese\	   A mild Dutch pressed cheese of yellow color and fine flavor,	   made in balls weighing three or four pounds, and usually	   colored crimson outside; -- so called from the village of	   Edam, near Amsterdam. Also, cheese of the same type, wherever	   made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
edaphosaurus \edaphosaurus\ n.	   an extinct heavy-bodied reptile of the late Paleozoic having	   a dorsal sail or crest.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Edda \Ed"da\, n.; pl. {Eddas}. [Icel., lit. great-grandmother	   (i. e., of Scandinavian poetry), so called by Bishop	   Brynj['u]lf Sveinsson, who brought it again to light in	   1643.]	   The religious or mythological book of the old Scandinavian	   tribes of German origin, containing two collections of Sagas	   (legends, myths) of the old northern gods and heroes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are two Eddas. The older, consisting of 39 poems,	         was reduced to writing from oral tradition in Iceland	         between 1050 and 1133. The younger or {prose Edda},	         called also the {Edda of Snorri}, is the work of	         several writers, though usually ascribed to Snorri	         Sturleson, who was born in 1178. Eddaic
Eddaic \Ed*da"ic\, Eddic \Ed"dic\, a.	   Relating to the Eddas; resembling the Eddas.	   [1913 Webster]
Edder \Ed"der\, n. [See {Adder}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An adder or serpent. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	Edder \Ed"der\, n. [AS. edor hedge, fence; akin to etar.]	   Flexible wood worked into the top of hedge stakes, to bind	   them together. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	Edder \Ed"der\, v. t.	   To bind the top interweaving edder; as, to edder a hedge.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eddish \Ed"dish\, n. [AS. edisc; cf. AS. pref. ed- again, anew.	   Cf. {Eddy}, and {Arrish}.]	   Aftermath; also, stubble and stubble field. See {Arrish}.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eddoes \Ed"does\, n. pl. (Bot.)	   The tubers of Colocasia antiquorum. See {Taro}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eddy \Ed"dy\ ([e^]d"d[y^]), n.; pl. {Eddies} ([e^]d"d[i^]z).	   [Prob. fr. Icel. i[eth]a; cf. Icel. pref. i[eth]- back, AS.	   ed-, OS. idug-, OHG. ita-; Goth. id-.]	   1. A current of air or water running back, or in a direction	      contrary to the main current.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A current of water or air moving in a circular direction;	      a whirlpool.	      [1913 Webster]	            And smiling eddies dimpled on the main. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wheel through the air, in circling eddies play.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used also adjectively; as, eddy winds. --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	Eddy \Ed"dy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eddied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Eddying}.]	   To move as an eddy, or as in an eddy; to move in a circle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eddying round and round they sink.       --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Eddy \Ed"dy\, v. t.	   To collect as into an eddy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The circling mountains eddy in	         From the bare wild the dissipated storm. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Eddy current \Ed"dy cur"rent\ (Elec.)	   An induced electric current circulating wholly within a mass	   of metal; -- called also {Foucault current}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Eddy kite \Ed"dy kite\ Called also {Malay kite}. [After William	   A. Eddy, American kite expert.]	   A quadrilateral, tailless kite, with convex surfaces exposed	   to the wind. This kite was extensively used by Eddy in his	   famous meteorological experiments. It is now generally	   superseded by the box kite.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Edelweiss \E"del*weiss\, n. [G., fr. edel noble + weiss white.]	   (Bot.)	   A little, perennial, white, woolly plant ({Leontopodium	   alpinum}), growing at high elevations in the Alps. It is the	   national flower of Austria.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Edema \E*de"ma\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Same as {[oe]dema}. Edematous
Edematous \E*de"ma*tous\, or Edematose \E*de"ma*tose`\, a.	   (Med.)	   Same as {[oe]dematous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eden \E"den\, n. [Heb. [=e]den delight, pleasure; also, a place	   of pleasure, Eden.]	   The garden where Adam and Eve first dwelt; hence, a	   delightful region or residence.	   [1913 Webster]
Edenic \E*den"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Eden; paradisaic. "Edenic joys." --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Edenite \E"den*ite\, n. [From Edenville, N. Y.] (Min.)	   A variety of amphibole. See {Amphibole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Edenized \E"den*ized\, a.	   Admitted to a state of paradisaic happiness. [R.] --Davies	   (Wit's Pilgr. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Edental \E*den"tal\, a.	   See {Edentate}, a. -- n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Edentata.	   [1913 Webster]
Edentalous \E*den"tal*ous\, a.	   See {Edentate}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Edentata \E`den*ta"ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from L.	   edentatus, p. p. of edentare to render toothless; e out +	   dens, dentis, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An order of mammals including the armadillos, sloths, and	   anteaters; -- called also {Bruta}. The incisor teeth are	   rarely developed, and in some groups all the teeth are	   lacking.	   [1913 Webster]
Edentate \E*den"tate\, a.	   1. Destitute of teeth; as, an edentate quadruped; an edentate	      leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Belonging to the Edentata.	      [1913 Webster]	Edentate \E*den"tate\ ([-e]*d[e^]n"t[asl]t), n. (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the Edentata.	   [1913 Webster]
Edentated \E*den`ta*ted\ ([-e]*d[e^]n"t[asl]*t[e^]d), a.	   Same as {Edentate}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Edentation \E`den*ta"tion\ ([=e]`d[e^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   A depriving of teeth. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Edentulous \E*den"tu*lous\ ([-e]*d[e^]n"t[-u]*l[u^]s; 135), a.	   [L. edentulus; e out + dens, dentis, tooth.]	   Toothless.	   [1913 Webster]
Edge \Edge\ ([e^]j), n. [OE. eg, egge, AS. ecg; akin to OHG.	   ekka, G. ecke, Icel. & Sw. egg, Dan. eg, and to L. acies, Gr.	   'akh` point, Skr. a[,c]ri edge. [root]1. Cf. {Egg}, v. t.,	   {Eager}, {Ear} spike of corn, {Acute}.]	   1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as,	      the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence,	      (figuratively), That which cuts as an edge does, or wounds	      deeply, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He which hath the sharp sword with two edges. --Rev.	                                                  ii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slander,	            Whose edge is sharper than the sword. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sharp terminating border; a margin; a brink; extreme	      verge; as, the edge of a table, a precipice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the edge of yonder coppice.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In worst extremes, and on the perilous edge	            Of battle.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pursue even to the very edge of destruction. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sharpness; readiness or fitness to cut; keenness;	      intenseness of desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            The full edge of our indignation.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death and persecution lose all the ill that they can	            have, if we do not set an edge upon them by our	            fears and by our vices.               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The border or part adjacent to the line of division; the	      beginning or early part; as, in the edge of evening. "On	      the edge of winter." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Edge joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by two edges making a	      corner.	   {Edge mill}, a crushing or grinding mill in which stones roll	      around on their edges, on a level circular bed; -- used	      for ore, and as an oil mill. Called also {Chilian mill}.	      	   {Edge molding} (Arch.), a molding whose section is made up of	      two curves meeting in an angle.	   {Edge plane}.	      (a) (Carp.) A plane for edging boards.	      (b) (Shoemaking) A plane for edging soles.	   {Edge play}, a kind of swordplay in which backswords or	      cutlasses are used, and the edge, rather than the point,	      is employed.	   {Edge rail}. (Railroad)	      (a) A rail set on edge; -- applied to a rail of more depth	          than width.	      (b) A guard rail by the side of the main rail at a switch.	          --Knight.	   {Edge railway}, a railway having the rails set on edge.	   {Edge stone}, a curbstone.	   {Edge tool}.	      (a) Any tool or instrument having a sharp edge intended	          for cutting.	      (b) A tool for forming or dressing an edge; an edging	          tool.	   {To be on edge},	      (a) to be eager, impatient, or anxious.	      (b) to be irritable or nervous.	   {on edge},	      (a) See {to be on edge}.	      (b) See {to set the teeth on edge}.	   {To set the teeth on edge},	      (a) to cause a disagreeable tingling sensation in the	          teeth, as by bringing acids into contact with them.	          [archaic] --Bacon.	      (b) to produce a disagreeable or unpleasant sensation; to	          annoy or repel; -- often used of sounds; as, the	          screeching of of the subway train wheels sets my teeth	          on edge.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Edge \Edge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Edging}.]	   1. To furnish with an edge as a tool or weapon; to sharpen.	      [1913 Webster]	            To edge her champion's sword.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shape or dress the edge of, as with a tool.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with a fringe or border; as, to edge a dress;	      to edge a garden with box.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hills whose tops were edged with groves. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make sharp or keen, figuratively; to incite; to	      exasperate; to goad; to urge or egg on. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By such reasonings, the simple were blinded, and the	            malicious edged.                      --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To move by little and little or cautiously, as by pressing	      forward edgewise; as, edging their chairs forwards.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Edge \Edge\, v. i.	   1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this	      way.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sail close to the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must edge up on a point of wind.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To edge away} or {To edge off} (Naut.), to increase the	      distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other	      object.	   {To edge down} (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when	      a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique	      direction from the windward.	   {To edge in}, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees.	   {To edge in with}, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to	      advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.	      [1913 Webster]
Edgebone \Edge"bone`\, n.	   Same as {Aitchbone}.	   [1913 Webster]
edged \edged\ adj.	   1. having a specified kind of border or edge; as, a	      black-edged card; dried sweat left salt-edged patches.	      [Postpositional]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as	      specified; often used in combination; as, a dull-edged	      blade. Opposit of {edgeless}. [Postpositional]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having a biting effect, implying criticism; -- used of	      words or language; as, edged satire.	   Syn: cutting, harsh, sharp, sharp-worded, stinging.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Edgeless \Edge"less\, a.	   Without an edge; not sharp; blunt; obtuse; as, an edgeless	   sword or weapon.	   [1913 Webster]
Edgelong \Edge"long\ (?; 115), adv.	   In the direction of the edge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Three hundred thousand pieces have you stuck	         Edgelong into the ground.                --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Edgeshot \Edge"shot\, a. (Carp.)	   Having an edge planed, -- said of a board. --Knight. Edgeways
Edgeways \Edge"ways\, Edgewise \Edge"wise\, adv.	   With the edge towards anything; in the direction of the edge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {to get a word in edgewise} to succeed in expressing an	      opinion in a conversation, in spite of constant speech	      from another or others; as, he talked incessantly and I	      couldn't get a word in edgewise.	   Note: the form {edgeways} is now uncommon.	         [PJC]	               Glad to get in a word, as they say, edgeways.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	         [1913 Webster]
Edging \Edg"ing\, n.	   1. That which forms an edge or border, as the fringe,	      trimming, etc., of a garment, or a border in a garden.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything,	      as of a piece of metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Edging machine}, a machine tool with a revolving cutter, for	      dressing edges, as of boards, or metal plates, to a	      pattern or templet.	      [1913 Webster]
Edgingly \Edg"ing*ly\, adv.	   Gradually; gingerly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Edgy \Edg"y\, a. [From {Edge}.]	   1. Easily irritated; sharp; as, an edgy temper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) Having some of the forms, such as drapery or	      the like, too sharply defined. "An edgy style of	      sculpture." --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]
Edh \Edh\, n.	   The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter [eth], capital form [Edh].	   It is sounded as "English th in a similar word: [=o][eth]er,	   other, d[^o][eth], doth." --March.	   [1913 Webster]
Edibility \Ed`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Suitableness for being eaten; edibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See	   {Eat}.]	   Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible	   fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Edible bird's nest}. See {Bird's nest}, 2.	   {Edible crab} (Zo["o]l.), any species of crab used as food,	      esp. the American blue crab ({Callinectes hastatus}). See	      {Crab}.	   {Edible frog} (Zo["o]l.), the common European frog ({Rana	      esculenta}), used as food.	   {Edible snail} (Zo["o]l.), any snail used as food, esp.	      {Helix pomatia} and {H. aspersa} of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]
Edibleness \Ed"i*ble*ness\, n.	   Suitableness for being eaten.	   [1913 Webster]
Edict \E"dict\, n. [L. edictum, fr. edicere, edictum, to	   declare, proclaim; e out + dicere to say: cf. F. ['e]dit. See	   {Diction}.]	   A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the	   proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by	   the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the	   Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch.	   [1913 Webster]	         It stands as an edict in destiny.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Edict of Nantes} (French Hist.), an edict issued by Henry	      IV. (A. D. 1598), giving toleration to Protestants. Its	      revocation by Louis XIV. (A. D. 1685) was followed by	      terrible persecutions and the expatriation of thousands of	      French Protestants.	   Syn: Decree; proclamation; law; ordinance; statute; rule;	        order; manifesti; command. See {Law}.	        [1913 Webster]
Edictal \E*dic"tal\, a.	   Relating to, or consisting of, edicts; as, the Roman edictal	   law.	   [1913 Webster]
Edificant \Ed"i*fi*cant\, a. [L. aedificans, -antis, p. pr. of	   aedificare. See {Edify}.]	   Building; constructing. [R.] --Dugard.	   [1913 Webster]
Edification \Ed`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. aedificatio: cf. F.	   ['e]dification. See {Edify}.]	   1. The act of edifying, or the state of being edified; a	      building up, especially in a moral or spiritual sense;	      moral, intellectual, or spiritual improvement;	      instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The assured edification of his church. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out of these magazines I shall supply the town with	            what may tend to their edification.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building or edifice. [Obs.] --Bullokar.	      [1913 Webster]
Edificatory \Ed"i*fi*ca`to*ry\, a.	   Tending to edification. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Edifice \Ed"i*fice\, n. [L. aedificium, fr. aedificare: cf. F.	   ['e]difice. See {Edify}.]	   A building; a structure; an architectural fabric; -- chiefly	   applied to elegant houses, and other large buildings; as, a	   palace, a church, a statehouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Edificial \Ed`i*fi"cial\, a. [L. aedificialis.]	   Pertaining to an edifice; structural.	   [1913 Webster]
Edifier \Ed"i*fi`er\, n.	   1. One who builds. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who edifies, builds up, or strengthens another by	      moral or religious instruction.	      [1913 Webster]
Edify \Ed"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Edified}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Edifying}.] [F. ['e]difier, L. aedificare; aedes a building,	   house, orig., a fireplace (akin to Gr. ? to burn, Skr. idh to	   kindle, OHG. eit funeral pile, AS. [=a]d, OIr. aed fire) +	   facere to make. See {Fact}, {-fy}.]	   1. To build; to construct. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a holy chapel edified.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To instruct and improve, especially in moral and religious	      knowledge; to teach.	      [1913 Webster]	            It does not appear probable that our dispute [about	            miracles] would either edify or enlighten the	            public.                               --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To teach or persuade. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Edify \Ed"i*fy\, v. i.	   To improve. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Edifying \Ed"i*fy`ing\, a.	   Instructing; improving; as, an edifying conversation. --	   {Ed"i*fy`ing*ly}, adv. -- {Ed"i*fy`ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Edile \E"dile\, n. [L. aedilis: cf. F. ['e]dile. Cf.	   {[ae]dile}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   See {[ae]dile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Edileship \E"dile*ship\, n.	   The office of [ae]dile. --T. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Edingtonite \Ed"ing*ton*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A grayish white zeolitic mineral, in tetragonal crystals. It	   is a hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta.	   [1913 Webster]
Edit \Ed"it\ ([e^]d"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edited}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Editing}.] [F. ['e]diter, or L. editus, p. p. of	   edere to give out, put forth, publish; e out + dare to give.	   See {Date} a point of time.]	   To superintend the publication of; to revise and prepare for	   publication; to select, correct, arrange, etc., the matter	   of, for publication; as, to edit a newspaper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Philosophical treatises which have never been edited.	                                                  --Enfield.	   [1913 Webster]
edited \edited\ adj.	   improved or corrected by critical editing.	   Syn: emended.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Edition \E*di"tion\, n. [L. editio, fr. edere to publish; cf. F.	   ['e]dition. See {Edit}.]	   1. A literary work edited and published, as by a certain	      editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of	      Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole number of copies of a work printed and published	      at one time; as, the first edition was soon sold.	      [1913 Webster]
'Edition de luxe \['E]`di`tion" de luxe"\ [F.]	   See {Luxe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Editioner \E*di`tion*er\, n.	   An editor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Editor \Ed"i*tor\, n. [L., that which produces, from edere to	   publish: cf. F. ['e]diteur.]	   One who edits; esp., a person who prepares, superintends,	   revises, and corrects a book, magazine, or newspaper, etc.,	   for publication.	   [1913 Webster]
Editorial \Ed`i*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an editor; written or sanctioned by an	   editor; as, editorial labors; editorial remarks.	   [1913 Webster]	Editorial \Ed`i*to"ri*al\, n.	   A leading article in a newspaper or magazine; an editorial	   article; an article published as an expression of the views	   of the editor.	   [1913 Webster]
editorialize \ed`i*to"ri*al*ize\ v. i.	   1. to write an opinion in an editorial in a publication.	      [PJC]	   2. to insert personal opinions into an article or statement	      that is supposed to be an objective statement of facts.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Editorially \Ed`i*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner or character of an editor or of an editorial	   article.	   [1913 Webster]
Editorship \Ed"i*tor*ship\, n.	   The office or charge of an editor; care and superintendence	   of a publication.	   [1913 Webster]
Editress \Ed"i*tress\, n.	   A female editor.	   [1913 Webster]
Edituate \E*dit"u*ate\, v. t. [LL. aedituatus, p. p. of	   aedituare, fr. L. aedituus a temple warden; aedes building,	   temple + tueri to guard.]	   To guard as a churchwarden does. [Obs.] --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Edomite \E"dom*ite\, n.	   One of the descendants of Esau or Edom, the brother of Jacob;	   an Idumean.	   [1913 Webster]
Edriophthalma \Ed`ri*oph*thal"ma\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "edrai^os steadfast + 'ofqalmo`s the eye.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group of Crustacea in which the eyes are without stalks;	   the Arthrostraca. [Written also {Edriophthalmata}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Edriophthalmous \Ed`ri*oph*thal"mous\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Pertaining to the Edriophthalma.	   [1913 Webster]
educability \ed`u*ca*bil"i*ty\	   ([e^]d`[-u]*k[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   ['e]ducabilit['e].]	   Capability of being educated.	   [1913 Webster]
educable \ed"u*ca*ble\ ([e^]d"[-u]*k[.a]*b'l; 135), a. [Cf. F.	   ['e]ducable.]	   Capable of being educated. "Men are educable." --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
educate \ed"u*cate\ ([e^]d"[-u]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Educated} ([e^]d"[-u]*k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Educating} ([e^]d"[-u]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. educatus, p. p.	   of educare to bring up a child physically or mentally, to	   educate, fr. educere to lead forth, bring up (a child). See	   {Educe}.]	   To bring up or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop	   and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but	   more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to	   expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty,	   etc.; to form and regulate the principles and character of;	   to prepare and fit for any calling or business by systematic	   instruction; to cultivate; to train; to instruct; as, to	   educate a child; to educate the eye or the taste.	   Syn: To develop; instruct; teach; inform; enlighten; edify;	        bring up; train; breed; rear; discipline; indoctrinate.	        [1913 Webster]
Educated \Ed"u*ca`ted\, a.	   Formed or developed by education; as, an educated man.	   [1913 Webster]
educatee \educatee\ n.	   a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution.	   Syn: student, pupil.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Education \Ed`u*ca"tion\ (?; 135), n. [L. educatio; cf. F.	   ['e]ducation.]	   The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as	   determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of	   character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by	   a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as,	   an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his	   education.	   [1913 Webster]	         To prepare us for complete living is the function which	         education has to discharge.              --H. Spenser.	   Syn: {Education}, {Instruction}, {Teaching}, {Training},	        {Breeding}.	   Usage: Education, properly a drawing forth, implies not so	          much the communication of knowledge as the discipline	          of the intellect, the establishment of the principles,	          and the regulation of the heart. Instruction is that	          part of education which furnishes the mind with	          knowledge. Teaching is the same, being simply more	          familiar. It is also applied to practice; as, teaching	          to speak a language; teaching a dog to do tricks.	          Training is a department of education in which the	          chief element is exercise or practice for the purpose	          of imparting facility in any physical or mental	          operation. Breeding commonly relates to the manners	          and outward conduct.	          [1913 Webster]
Educational \Ed`u*ca"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to education. "His educational	   establishment." --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
educationalist \educationalist\ n.	   a specialist in the theory of eduction.	   Syn: educationist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Educationist \Ed`u*ca"tion*ist\, n.	   One who is versed in the theories of, or who advocates and	   promotes, education.	   Syn: educationalist.	        [1913 Webster]
Educative \Ed"u*ca*tive\ (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. ['e]ducatif.]	   Tending to educate; that gives education; as, an educative	   process; an educative experience.	   [1913 Webster]
Educator \Ed"u*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who educates; a teacher.	   [1913 Webster]
Educe \E*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Educed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Educing}.] [L. educere; e out + ducere to lead. See {Duke}.]	   To bring or draw out; to cause to appear; to produce against	   counter agency or influence; to extract; to evolve; as, to	   educe a form from matter.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eternal art educing good from ill.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         They want to educe and cultivate what is best and	         noblest in themselves.                   --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Educible \E*du"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of being educed.	   [1913 Webster]
Educt \E"duct\, n. [L. eductum, fr. educere.]	   That which is educed, as by analysis. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eduction \E*duc"tion\, n. [L. eductio.]	   The act of drawing out or bringing into view.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Eduction pipe}, & {Eduction port}. See {Exhaust pipe} and	      {Exhaust port}, under {Exhaust}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Eductive \E*duc"tive\, a.	   Tending to draw out; extractive.	   [1913 Webster]
Eductor \E*duc"tor\, n. [L., tutor.]	   One who, or that which, brings forth, elicits, or extracts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stimulus must be called an eductor of vital ether. --E.	                                                  Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Edulcorant \E*dul"co*rant\, a. [See {Edulcorate}.]	   Having a tendency to purify or to sweeten by removing or	   correcting acidity and acrimony.	   [1913 Webster]	Edulcorant \E*dul"co*rant\, n.	   An edulcorant remedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Edulcorate \E*dul"co*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Edulcorated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Edulcorating}.] [L. e out + dulcoratus, p.	   p. of dulcorare to sweeten, fr. dulcor sweetness, fr. dulcis	   sweet: cf. F. ['e]dulcorer.]	   1. To render sweet; to sweeten; to free from acidity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Succory . . . edulcorated with sugar and vinegar.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To free from acids, salts, or other soluble	      substances, by washing; to purify. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Edulcoration \E*dul`co*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]dulcoration.]	   1. The act of sweetening or edulcorating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The act of freeing from acids or any soluble	      substances, by affusions of water. [R.] --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Edulcorative \E*dul"co*ra*tive\, a.	   Tending to ?weeten or purify by affusions of water.	   [1913 Webster]
Edulcorator \E*dul"co*ra`tor\, n.	   A contrivance used to supply small quantities of sweetened	   liquid, water, etc., to any mixture, or to test tubes, etc.;	   a dropping bottle.	   [1913 Webster]
Edulious \E*du"li*ous\, a. [L. edulis, fr. edere to eat.]	   Edible. [Obs.] "Edulious pulses." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
-ee \-ee\ [Formed on the F. p. p. ending -['e], masc.]	   A suffix used, chiefly in law terms, in a passive	   signification, to indicate the direct or indirect object of	   an action, or the one to whom an act is done or on whom a	   right is conferred; as in assignee, donee, alienee, grantee,	   etc. It is correlative to -or, the agent or doer. Eek
Eek \Eek\, Eeke \Eeke\, v. t.	   See {Eke}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Eel \Eel\, n. [AS. ?l; akin to D., G., & Dan. aal, Icel. [=a]ll,	   Sw. [*a]l.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An elongated fish of many genera and species. The common eels	   of Europe and America belong to the genus {Anguilla}. The	   electrical eel is a species of {Gymnotus}. The so called	   {vinegar eel} is a minute nematode worm. See {Conger eel},	   {Electric eel}, and {Gymnotus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eelbuck \Eel"buck`\, n.	   An eelpot or eel basket.	   [1913 Webster]
Eelfare \Eel"fare`\, n. [Eel + fare a journey or passage.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A brood of eels. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eelgrass \Eel"grass`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Zostera marina}), with very long and narrow leaves,	   growing abundantly in shallow bays along the North Atlantic	   coast.	   [1913 Webster]
Eel-mother \Eel"-moth`er\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The eelpout.	   [1913 Webster]
Eelpot \Eel"pot`\, n.	   A boxlike structure with funnel-shaped traps for catching	   eels; an eelbuck.	   [1913 Webster]
Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. ?lepute.] (Zo["o]l.)	   (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for	       producing living young; -- called also {greenbone},	       {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American	       species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish},	       and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}.	       Both are edible, but of little value.	   (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot.	       [1913 Webster]
Eelspear \Eel"spear`\, n.	   A spear with barbed forks for spearing eels.	   [1913 Webster]
E'en \E'en\, adv.	   A contraction for even. See {Even}.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have e'en done with you.               --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Een \Een\, n.	   The old plural of {Eye}.	   [1913 Webster]	         And eke with fatness swollen were his een. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
E'er \E'er\ (?; 277), adv.	   A contraction for ever. See {Ever}. Eerie
Eerie \Ee"rie\, Eery \Ee"ry\, a. [Scotch, fr. AS. earh timid.]	   1. Serving to inspire fear, esp. a dread of seeing ghosts;	      wild; weird; as, eerie stories.	      [1913 Webster]	            She whose elfin prancer springs	            By night to eery warblings.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with fear; affrighted. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]
Eerily \Ee"ri*ly\, adv.	   In a strange, unearthly way.	   [1913 Webster]
Eerisome \Ee"ri*some\, a.	   Causing fear; eerie. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eet \Eet\, obs.	   imp. of {Eat}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Effable \Ef"fa*ble\, a. [L. effabilis; ex out + fari to speak.]	   Capable of being uttered or explained; utterable. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Efface \Ef*face"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effaced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Effacing}.] [F. effacer; pref. es- (L. ex) + face face;	   prop., to destroy the face or form. See {Face}, and cf.	   {Deface}.]	   1. To cause to disappear (as anything impresses or inscribed	      upon a surface) by rubbing out, striking out, etc.; to	      erase; to render illegible or indiscernible; as, to efface	      the letters on a monument, or the inscription on a coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy, as a mental impression; to wear away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Efface from his mind the theories and notions	            vulgarly received.                    --Bacon.	   Syn: To blot out; expunge; erase; obliterate; cancel;	        destroy. -- {Efface}, {Deface}. To deface is to injure	        or impair a figure; to efface is to rub out or destroy,	        so as to render invisible.	        [1913 Webster]
Effaceable \Ef*face"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being effaced.	   [1913 Webster]
Effacement \Ef*face"ment\, n. [Cf. F. effacement.]	   The act if effacing; also, the result of the act.	   [1913 Webster]
Effascinate \Ef*fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [L. effascinare.]	   To charm; to bewitch. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Effascination \Ef*fas`ci*na"tion\, n. [L. effascinatio.]	   A charming; state of being bewitched or deluded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Effect \Ef*fect"\, n. [L. effectus, fr. efficere, effectum, to	   effect; ex + facere to make: cf. F. effet, formerly also	   spelled effect. See {Fact}.]	   1. Execution; performance; realization; operation; as, the	      law goes into effect in May.	      [1913 Webster]	            That no compunctious visitings of nature	            Shake my fell purpose, nor keep peace between	            The effect and it.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manifestation; expression; sign.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the large effects	            That troop with majesty.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In general: That which is produced by an agent or cause;	      the event which follows immediately from an antecedent,	      called the cause; result; consequence; outcome; fruit; as,	      the effect of luxury.	      [1913 Webster]	            The effect is the unfailing index of the amount of	            the cause.                            --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Impression left on the mind; sensation produced.	      [1913 Webster]	            Patchwork . . . introduced for oratorical effect.	                                                  --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	            The effect was heightened by the wild and lonely	            nature of the place.                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Power to produce results; efficiency; force; importance;	      account; as, to speak with effect.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Consequence intended; purpose; meaning; general intent; --	      with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            They spake to her to that effect.     --2 Chron.	                                                  xxxiv. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The purport; the sum and substance. "The effect of his	      intent." --Chaucer.	   8. Reality; actual meaning; fact, as distinguished from mere	      appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            No other in effect than what it seems. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. Goods; movables; personal estate; -- sometimes used to	      embrace real as well as personal property; as, the people	      escaped from the town with their effects.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For effect}, for an exaggerated impression or excitement.	   {In effect}, in fact; in substance. See 8, above.	   {Of no effect}, {Of none effect}, {To no effect}, or {Without	   effect}, destitute of results, validity, force, and the like;	      vain; fruitless. "Making the word of God of none effect	      through your tradition." --Mark vii. 13. "All my study be	      to no effect." --Shak.	   {To give effect to}, to make valid; to carry out in practice;	      to push to its results.	   {To take effect}, to become operative, to accomplish aims.	      --Shak.	   Syn: {Effect}, {Consequence}, {Result}.	   Usage: These words indicate things which arise out of some	          antecedent, or follow as a consequent. Effect, which	          may be regarded as the generic term, denotes that	          which springs directly from something which can	          properly be termed a cause. A consequence is more	          remote, not being strictly caused, nor yet a mere	          sequence, but following out of and following	          indirectly, or in the train of events, something on	          which it truly depends. A result is still more remote	          and variable, like the rebound of an elastic body	          which falls in very different directions. We may	          foresee the effects of a measure, may conjecture its	          consequences, but can rarely discover its final	          results.	          [1913 Webster]	                Resolving all events, with their effects	                And manifold results, into the will	                And arbitration wise of the Supreme. --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	                Shun the bitter consequence, for know,	                The day thou eatest thereof, . . . thou shalt	                die.                              --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Effect \Ef*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Effecting}.]	   1. To produce, as a cause or agent; to cause to be.	      [1913 Webster]	            So great a body such exploits to effect. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to pass; to execute; to enforce; to achieve; to	      accomplish.	      [1913 Webster]	            To effect that which the divine counsels had	            decreed.                              --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]	            They sailed away without effecting their purpose.	                                                  --Jowett (Th.	                                                  ).	   Syn: To accomplish; fulfill; achieve; complete; execute;	        perform; attain. See {Accomplish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Effecter \Ef*fect"er\, n.	   One who effects.	   [1913 Webster]
Effectible \Ef*fect"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being done or achieved; practicable; feasible.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Effection \Ef*fec"tion\, n. [L. effectio: cf. F. effection.]	   Creation; a doing. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, a. [L. effectivus: cf. F. effectif.]	   Having the power to produce an effect or effects; producing a	   decided or decisive effect; efficient; serviceable;	   operative; as, an effective force, remedy, speech; the	   effective men in a regiment.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are not effective of anything, nor leave no work	         behind them.                             --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whosoever is an effective, real cause of doing his	         heighbor wrong, is criminal.             --Jer. Taylor.	   Syn: Efficient; forcible; active; powerful; energetic;	        competent. See {Effectual}.	        [1913 Webster]	Effective \Ef*fect"ive\, n.	   1. That which produces a given effect; a cause. --Jer.	      Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is capable of active service.	      [1913 Webster]	            He assembled his army -- 20,000 effectives -- at	            Corinth.                              --W. P.	                                                  Johnston.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [F. effectif real, effective, real amount.] (Com.) Specie	      or coin, as distinguished from paper currency; -- a term	      used in many parts of Europe. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The serviceable soldiers in a country; an army or any	      military body, collectively; as, France's effective.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Effectively \Ef*fect"ive*ly\, adv.	   With effect; powerfully; completely; thoroughly.	   [1913 Webster]
Effectiveness \Ef*fect"ive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being effective.	   [1913 Webster]
Effectless \Ef*fect"less\, a.	   Without effect or advantage; useless; bootless. --Shak. --	   {Ef*fect"less*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Effector \Ef*fect"or\, n. [L.]	   An effecter. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Effectual \Ef*fec"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [See {Effect}, n.]	   Producing, or having adequate power or force to produce, an	   intended effect; adequate; efficient; operative; decisive.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Effectual steps for the suppression of the rebellion.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 Calvinism. See {Calvinism}.	   Syn: {Effectual}, {Efficacious}, {Effective}.	   Usage: An efficacious remedy is had recourse to, and proves	          effective if it does decided good, effectual if it	          does all the good desired. --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
effectuality \effectuality\ n.	   the power to be effective.	   Syn: effectiveness, effectivity, effectualness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Effectually \Ef*fec"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   1. With effect; efficaciously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Actually; in effect. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Effectualness \Ef*fec"tu*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being effectual.	   [1913 Webster]
Effectuate \Ef*fec"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effectuated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Effectuating}.] [Cf. F. effectuer. See	   {Effect}, n. & v. t.]	   To bring to pass; to effect; to achieve; to accomplish; to	   fulfill.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fit instrument to effectuate his desire. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         In order to effectuate the thorough reform. --G. T.	                                                  Curtis.	   [1913 Webster]
Effectuation \Ef*fec`tu*a"tion\, n.	   Act of effectuating. Effectuose
Effectuose \Ef*fec"tu*ose`\, Effectuous \Ef*fec"tu*ous\, a.	   Effective. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Effectuously \Ef*fec"tu*ous*ly\, adv.	   Effectively. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Effeminacy \Ef*fem"i*na*cy\, n.; pl. {Effeminacies}. [From	   {Effeminate}.]	   Characteristic quality of a woman, such as softness,	   luxuriousness, delicacy, or weakness, which is unbecoming a	   man; womanish delicacy or softness; -- used reproachfully of	   men. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, a. [L. effeminatus, p. p. of	   effeminare to make a woman of; ex out + femina a woman. See	   {Feminine}, a.]	   1. Having some characteristic of a woman, as delicacy,	      luxuriousness, etc.; soft or delicate to an unmanly	      degree; womanish; weak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king, by his voluptuous life and mean marriage,	            became effeminate, and less sensible of honor.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            An effeminate and unmanly foppery.    --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Womanlike; womanly; tender; -- in a good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentle, kind, effeminate remorse.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Effeminate and womanish are generally used in a	         reproachful sense; feminine and womanly, applied to	         women, are epithets of propriety or commendation.	         [1913 Webster]	Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effeminated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Effeminating}.]	   To make womanish; to make soft and delicate; to weaken.	   [1913 Webster]	         It will not corrupt or effeminate children's minds.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Effeminate \Ef*fem"i*nate\, v. i.	   To grow womanish or weak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a slothful peace both courage will effeminate and	         manners corrupt.                         --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Effeminately \Ef*fem"i*nate*ly\, adv.	   1. In an effeminate or womanish manner; weakly; softly;	      delicately. "Proud and effeminately gay." --Fawkes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By means of a woman; by the power or art of a woman. [R.]	      "Effeminately vanquished." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Effeminateness \Ef*fem"i*nate*ness\, n.	   The state of being effeminate; unmanly softness. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Effemination \Ef*fem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. effeminatio.]	   Effeminacy; womanishness. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Effeminize \Ef*fem"i*nize\, v. t.	   To make effeminate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Effendi \Ef*fen"di\, n., [Turk. efendi, fr. Modern Gr. ?, fr.	   Gr. ? a chief. See {Authentic}.]	   Master; sir; -- a Turkish title of respect, applied esp. to a	   state official or man of learning, as one learned in the law,	   but often simply as the courtesy title of a gentleman.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Efferent \Ef"fe*rent\, a. [L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere	   to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.)	   (a) Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain	       blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.	   (b) Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as	       are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the	       central nervous organ outwards; -- opposed to {afferent}.	       [1913 Webster]	Efferent \Ef"fe*rent\, n.	   An efferent duct or stream.	   [1913 Webster]
Efferous \Ef"fer*ous\, a. [L. efferus savage; ex (intens.) +	   ferus wild.]	   Like a wild beast; fierce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Effervesce \Ef`fer*vesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Effervesced};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Effervescing}.] [L. effervescere; ex +	   fervescere to begin boiling, incho., fr. fervere to boil. See	   {Fervent}.]	   1. To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and	      hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part	      escapes in a gaseous form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhibit, in lively natural expression, feelings that	      can not be repressed or concealed; as, to effervesce with	      joy or merriment. Effervescence
Effervescence \Ef`fer*ves"cence\, Effervescency
\Ef`fer*ves"cen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. effervescence.]	   A kind of natural ebullition; that commotion of a fluid which	   takes place when some part of the mass flies off in a gaseous	   form, producing innumerable small bubbles; as, the	   effervescence of a carbonate with citric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Effervescent \Ef`fer*ves"cent\, a. [L. effervescences, p. pr. of	   effervescere: cf. F. effervescent.]	   Gently boiling or bubbling, by means of the disengagement of	   gas	   [1913 Webster]
Effervescible \Ef`fer*ves"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of effervescing.	   [1913 Webster]
Effervescive \Ef`fer*ves"cive\, a.	   Tending to produce effervescence. "An effervescive force."	   --Hickok.	   [1913 Webster]
Effet \Ef"fet\, n. [See {Eft}, n.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The common newt; -- called also {asker}, {eft}, {evat}, and	   {ewt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Effete \Ef*fete"\, a. [L. effetus that has brought forth,	   exhausted; ex + fetus that has brought forth. See {Fetus}.]	   No longer capable of producing young, as an animal, or fruit,	   as the earth; hence, worn out with age; exhausted of energy;	   incapable of efficient action; no longer productive; barren;	   sterile.	   [1913 Webster]	         Effete results from virile efforts.      --Mrs.	                                                  Browning	   [1913 Webster]	         If they find the old governments effete, worn out, . .	         . they may seek new ones.                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Efficacious \Ef`fi*ca"cious\, a. [L. eficax, -acis, fr.	   efficere. See {Effect}, n.]	   Possessing the quality of being effective; productive of, or	   powerful to produce, the effect intended; as, an efficacious	   law.	   Syn: See {Effectual}. -- {Ef`fi*ca"cious*ly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
efficaciousness \ef`fi*ca"cious*ness\ n.	   the capacity or power to produce a desired effect.	   Syn: efficacy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
efficacity \ef`fi*cac"i*ty\, n. [L. efficacitas: cf. F.	   efficacit['e].]	   Efficacy. [R.] --J. Fryth.	   [1913 Webster]
efficacy \ef"fi*ca*cy\, n. [L. efficacia, fr. efficax. See	   {Efficacious}.]	   Power to produce effects; operation or energy of an agent or	   force; production of the effect intended; as, the efficacy of	   medicine in counteracting disease; the efficacy of prayer.	   "Of noxious efficacy." --Milton.	   Syn: efficacy.	        [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Virtue; force; energy; potency; efficiency.	        [1913 Webster] efficience
efficience \ef*fi"cience\ ([e^]f*f[i^]sh"ens), efficiency
\ef*fi"cien*cy\ ([e^]f*f[i^]sh"en*s[y^]), n. [L. efficientia.]	   1. The quality of being efficient or producing an effect or	      effects; efficient power; effectual agency.	      [1913 Webster]	            The manner of this divine efficiency being far above	            us.                                   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) The ratio of useful work to energy expended.	      --Rankine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {efficiency of a heat engine}, the ratio of the work done by	      an engine, to the work due to the heat supplied to it.	      [1913 Webster]
efficiency apartment \efficiency apartment\ n.,	   a small apartment[4], sometimes furnished, with minimal	   kitchen and bath facilities. The unit may comprise a single	   room plus a bathroom, and the kitchen facilities are often	   open to the main room, or may form a small niche in a corner.	   There are many variations of efficiency apartment, including	   some in which furnishings such as a bed may be pulled out	   from a wall recess and stored there again when not in use.	   Also called an {efficiency}.	   [PJC]
efficient \ef*fi"cient\ ([e^]f*f[i^]sh"ent), a. [L. efficiens,	   -entis, p. pr. of efficere to effect: cf. F. efficient. See	   {Effect}, n.]	   Causing effects; producing results; that makes the effect to	   be what it is; actively operative; not inactive, slack, or	   incapable; characterized by energetic and useful activity;	   as, an efficient officer, power.	   [1913 Webster]	         The efficient cause is the working cause. --Wilson.	   Syn: Effective; effectual; competent; able; capable;	        material; potent.	        [1913 Webster]
Efficient \Ef*fi"cient\, n.	   An efficient cause; a prime mover.	   [1913 Webster]	         God . . . moveth mere natural agents as an efficient	         only.                                    --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Efficiently \Ef*fi"cient*ly\, adv.	   With effect; effectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Effierce \Ef*fierce"\, v. t. [Pref. ex- (intens.) + fierce.]	   To make fierce. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Effigial \Ef*fig"i*al\, a.	   Relating to an effigy.	   [1913 Webster]
Effigiate \Ef*fig"i*ate\, v. t. [L. effigiatus, p. p. of	   effigiare to form, fr. effigies. See {Effigy}.]	   To form as an effigy; hence, to fashion; to adapt.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He must] effigiate and conform himself to those	         circumstances.                           --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Effigiation \Ef*fig`i*a"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. effigiatio.]	   The act of forming in resemblance; an effigy. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Effigies \Ef*fig"i*es\, n. [L.]	   See {Effigy}. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Effigy \Ef"fi*gy\, n.; pl. {Effigies}. [L. effigies, fr.	   effingere to form, fashion; ex + fingere to form, shape,	   devise. See {Feign}.]	   The image, likeness, or representation of a person, whether a	   full figure, or a part; an imitative figure; -- commonly	   applied to sculptured likenesses, as those on monuments, or	   to those of the heads of princes on coins and medals,	   sometimes applied to portraits.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To burn in effigy}, or {To hang in effigy}, to burn or to	      hang an image or picture of a person, as a token of public	      odium.	      [1913 Webster]
Efflagitate \Ef*flag"i*tate\, v. t. [L. efflagitatus, p. p. of	   efflagitare.]	   To ask urgently. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Efflate \Ef*flate"\, v. t. [L. efflatus, p. p. of efflare to	   blow or breathe out; ex + flare to blow.]	   To fill with breath; to puff up. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Efflation \Ef*fla"tion\, n.	   The act of filling with wind; a breathing or puffing out; a	   puff, as of wind.	   [1913 Webster]	         A soft efflation of celestial fire.      --Parnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Effloresce \Ef`flo*resce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Effloresced};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Efflorescing}.] [L. efflorescere to bloom,	   blossom; ex + florescere to begin to blossom, incho., fr.	   florere to blossom, fr. flos a flower. See {Flower}.]	   1. To blossom forth. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To change on the surface, or throughout, to a	      whitish, mealy, or crystalline powder, from a gradual	      decomposition, esp. from the loss of water, on simple	      exposure to the air; as, Glauber's salts, and many others,	      effloresce.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become covered with a whitish crust or light	      crystallization, from a slow chemical change between some	      of the ingredients of the matter covered and an acid	      proceeding commonly from an external source; as, the walls	      of limestone caverns sometimes effloresce with nitrate of	      calcium in consequence of the action of nitric acid formed	      in the atmosphere.	      [1913 Webster]
Efflorescence \Ef`flo*res"cence\, n. [F. efflorescence.]	   1. (Bot.) Flowering, or state of flowering; the blooming of	      flowers; blowth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A redness of the skin; eruption, as in rash,	      measles, smallpox, scarlatina, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.)	      (a) The formation of the whitish powder or crust on the	          surface of efflorescing bodies, as salts, etc.	      (b) The powder or crust thus formed.	          [1913 Webster]
Efflorescency \Ef`flo*res"cen*cy\, n.	   The state or quality of being efflorescent; efflorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Efflorescent \Ef`flo*res"cent\, a. [F. efflorescent, L.	   efflorescens, -entis, blooming, p. pr. of efflorescere. See	   {Effloresce}, v. i.]	   1. That effloresces, or is liable to effloresce on exposure;	      as, an efflorescent salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with an efflorescence.	      [1913 Webster]
Efflower \Ef*flow"er\, v. t. [Cf. F. effleurer.] (Leather	   Making)	   To remove the epidermis of (a skin) with a concave knife,	   blunt in its middle part, -- as in making chamois leather.	   [1913 Webster]
Effluence \Ef"flu*ence\, n. [Cf. F. effluence.]	   1. A flowing out, or emanation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which flows or issues from any body or substance;	      issue; efflux.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bright effluence of bright essence increate!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, as if the gloom of the earth and sky had been	            but the effluence of these two mortal hearts, it	            vanished with their sorrow.           --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Effluency \Ef"flu*en*cy\, n.	   Effluence.	   [1913 Webster]
Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, a. [L. effluens, -entis, p. pr. of	   effluere to flow out; ex + fluere to flow: cf. F. effluent.	   See {Fluent}.]	   Flowing out; as, effluent beams. --Parnell.	   [1913 Webster]	Effluent \Ef"flu*ent\, n. (Geog.)	   A stream that flows out of another stream or lake.	   [1913 Webster]
Effluviable \Ef*flu"vi*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being given off as an effluvium. "Effluviable	   matter." --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Effluvial \Ef*flu"vi*al\, a.	   Belonging to effluvia.	   [1913 Webster]
Effluviate \Ef*flu"vi*ate\, v. i.	   To give forth effluvium. [R.] "An effluviating power."	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Effluvium \Ef*flu"vi*um\, n.; pl. {Effluvia}. [L., a flowing	   out, fr. effluere to flow out. See {Effluent}, a.]	   Subtile or invisible emanation; exhalation perceived by the	   sense of smell; especially, noisome or noxious exhalation;	   as, the effluvium from diseased or putrefying bodies, or from	   ill drainage.	   [1913 Webster]
Efflux \Ef"flux\, n. [See {Effluent}, {Flux}.]	   1. The act or process of flowing out, or issuing forth;	      effusion; outflow; as, the efflux of matter from an ulcer;	      the efflux of men's piety.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is then that the devout affections . . . are	            incessantly in efflux.                --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which flows out; emanation; effluence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prime cheerer, light! . . .	            Efflux divine.                        --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Efflux \Ef*flux"\, v. i.	   To run out; to flow forth; to pass away. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Effluxion \Ef*flux"ion\, n. [From {Efflux}.]	   1. The act of flowing out; effusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which flows out; effluvium; emanation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some light effluxions from spirit to spirit.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Effodient \Ef*fo"di*ent\, a. [L. effodiens, p. pr. of effodere	   to dig out; ex + fodere to dig.]	   Digging up.	   [1913 Webster]
Efforce \Ef*force\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Efforced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Efforcing}.] [OF. esforcier (F. s'efforcer to exert one's	   self), LL. exforciare; L. ex + fortis strong. See {Force}.]	   To force; to constrain; to compel to yield. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Efform \Ef*form"\, v. t. [Pref. ex- + form.]	   To form; to shape. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Efforming their words within their lips. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Efformation \Ef`for*ma"tion\, n.	   The act of giving shape or form. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Effort \Ef"fort\, n. [F. effort, OF. esfort, for esfors, esforz,	   fr. esforcier. See {Efforce}.]	   1. An exertion of strength or power, whether physical or	      mental, in performing an act or aiming at an object; more	      or less strenuous endeavor; struggle directed to the	      accomplishment of an object; as, an effort to scale a	      wall.	      [1913 Webster]	            We prize the stronger effort of his power. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A force acting on a body in the direction of its	      motion. --Rankine.	   Syn: Endeavor; exertion; struggle; strain; straining;	        attempt; trial; essay. See {Attempt}.	        [1913 Webster]	Effort \Ef"fort\, v. t.	   To stimulate. [Obs.] "He efforted his spirits." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
effortful \effortful\ adj.	   1. requiring great physical effort. Opposite of {effortless}.	      [Narrower terms: {arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking,	      grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious,	      punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome}; {exhausting,	      tiring, wearing, wearying}] Also See: {difficult}, {hard}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Effortless \Ef"fort*less\, a.	   1. Making no effort. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. requiring little or no effort; as, an effortless victory.	      [PJC]
Effossion \Ef*fos"sion\, n. [L. effossio. See {Effodient}.]	   A digging out or up. [R.] "The effossion of coins."	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Effranchise \Ef*fran"chise\, v. t. [Pref. ex- + franchise: cf.	   OF. esfranchir.]	   To enfranchise.	   [1913 Webster]
Effray \Ef*fray"\, v. t. [F. effrayer. See {Affray}.]	   To frighten; to scare. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Effrayable \Ef*fray"a*ble\, a.	   Frightful. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Effrenation \Ef`fre*na"tion\, n. [L. effrenatio, fr. effrenare	   to unbridle; ex + frenum a bridle.]	   Unbridled license; unruliness. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Effront \Ef*front"\, v. t.	   To give assurance to. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Effrontery \Ef*front"er*y\, n.; pl. {Effronteries}. [F.	   effronterie, fr. effront['e] shameless, fr. L. effrons,	   -ontis, putting forth the forehead, i. e., barefaced,	   shameless; ex + frons the forehead. See {Front}.]	   Impudence or boldness in confronting or in transgressing the	   bounds of duty or decorum; insulting presumptuousness;	   shameless boldness; barefaced assurance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Corruption lost nothing of its effrontery. --Bancroft.	   Syn: Impudence; sauciness. See {Impudence}.	        [1913 Webster]
Effrontit \Ef*front"it\, a. [F. effront['e].]	   Marked by impudence. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Effrontuously \Ef*fron"tu*ous*ly\ (?; 135), adv.	   Impudently. [Obs.] --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Effulge \Ef*fulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effulged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Effulging}.] [L. effulgere to shine forth; ex +	   fulgere to flash, shine. See {Fulgent}.]	   To cause to shine with abundance of light; to radiate; to	   beam. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His eyes effulging a peculiar fire.      --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Effulge \Ef*fulge"\, v. i.	   To shine forth; to beam.	   [1913 Webster]
Effulgence \Ef*ful"gence\, n.	   The state of being effulgent; extreme brilliancy; a flood of	   light; great luster or brightness; splendor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The effulgence of his glory abides.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bright and the balmy effulgence of morn. --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]
Effulgent \Ef*ful"gent\, a. [L. effulgens, -entis, p. pr. of	   effulgere.]	   Diffusing a flood of light; shining; luminous; beaming;	   bright; splendid. "Effulgent rays of light." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Effulgently \Ef*ful"gent*ly\, adv.	   In an effulgent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Effumability \Ef*fu`ma*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The capability of flying off in fumes or vapor. [Obs.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Effume \Ef*fume"\, v. t. [L. effumare to emit smoke; ex + fumare	   to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.]	   To breathe or puff out. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Effund \Ef*fund"\, v. t. [L. effundere. See {Effuse}.]	   To pour out. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, a. [L. effusus, p. p. of effundere to pour	   out; ex + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.]	   1. Poured out freely; profuse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So should our joy be very effuse.     --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to pour out freely; prodigal. [Obs.] --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Spreading loosely, especially on one side; as, an	      effuse inflorescence. --Loudon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zo["o]l.) Having the lips, or edges, of the aperture	      abruptly spreading; -- said of certain shells.	      [1913 Webster]	Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, n.	   Effusion; loss. "Much effuse of blood." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Effused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Effusing}.]	   To pour out like a stream or freely; to cause to exude; to	   shed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With gushing blood effused.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Effuse \Ef*fuse"\, v. i.	   To emanate; to issue. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Effusion \Ef*fu"sion\, n. [L. effusio: cf. F. effusion.]	   1. The act of pouring out; as, effusion of water, of blood,	      of grace, of words, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            To save the effusion of my people's blood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is poured out, literally or figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wash me with that precious effusion, and I shall be	            whiter than sow.                      --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            The light effusions of a heedless boy. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pathol.)	      (a) The escape of a fluid out of its natural vessel,	          either by rupture of the vessel, or by exudation	          through its walls. It may pass into the substance of	          an organ, or issue upon a free surface.	      (b) The liquid escaping or exuded.	          [1913 Webster]
effusive \ef*fu"sive\, a.	   1. Pouring out; pouring forth freely. [archaic] "Washed with	      the effusive wave." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) formed by an outpouring of molten lava, or	      pertaining to rocks so formed.	      [PJC]	   3. overly demonstrative; expressing emotion in an	      unrestrained manner; exhibiting unrestrained enthusiasm;	      -- of people and human actions; as, effusive thanks; an	      effusive letter of recommendation. Contrasted with	      {reserved}. [WordNet sense 1+2]	   Syn: gushing, gushy, burbling, burbly. [PJC]	   {Effusive rocks} (Geol.), volcanic rocks formed by a	      nonexplosive outpouring of lava in molten or plastic form;	      in distinction from so-called {intrusive}, or {plutonic},	      rocks. -- {Ef*fu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ef*fu"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
effusiveness \ef*fu"sive*ness\ n.	   a friendly open trait of a talkative person; enthusiasm	   exhibited with little restraint.	   Syn: expansiveness.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Efreet \Ef"reet\, n.	   See {Afrit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eft \Eft\, n. [AS. efete lizard. See {Newt}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   (a) A European lizard of the genus {Seps}.	   (b) A salamander, esp. the European smooth newt ({Triton	       punctatus}).	       [1913 Webster]	Eft \Eft\, adv. [AS. eft, [ae]ft, again, back, afterward. See	   {Aft}, {After}.]	   Again; afterwards; soon; quickly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I wold never eft comen into the snare.   --Spenser.	   Eftsoon
Eftsoon \Eft*soon"\, Eftsoons \Eft*soons"\, adv. [OE. eftsone,	   eftsones; AS. eft + s[=o]na soon. See {Eft}, and {Soon}.]	   Again; anew; a second time; at once; speedily. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         And, if he fall from his capel [horse] eftsone.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The champion stout eftsoons dismounted.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Egad \E*gad"\, interj. [Euphemistic corruption of the oath, "by	   God."]	   An exclamation expressing exultation or surprise, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Egal \E"gal\, a. [F. ['e]gal. See {Equal}.]	   Equal; impartial. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Egality \E*gal"i*ty\, n. [OE. egalite, F. ['e]galit['e].]	   Equality. --Chaucer. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Egean \E*ge"an\, a.	   See {[AE]gean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Egence \E"gence\, n. [L. egens, -entis, p. pr. of egere to be	   needy, suffer want.]	   The state of needing, or of suffering a natural want. [R.]	   --J. Grote. Eger
Eger \E"ger\, Egre \E"gre\, a. [See {Eager}.]	   Sharp; bitter; acid; sour. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The egre words of thy friend.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Eger \E"ger\, n.	   An impetuous flood; a bore. See {Eagre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Egerminate \E*ger"mi*nate\, v. i. [From L. egerminare to	   sprout.]	   To germinate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Egest \E*gest"\, v. t. [L. egestus, p. p. of egerere to carry	   out, to discharge; e out + gerere to carry.] (Physiol.)	   To cast or throw out; to void, as excrement; to excrete, as	   the indigestible matter of the food; in an extended sense, to	   excrete by the lungs, skin, or kidneys.	   [1913 Webster]
Egesta \E*ges"ta\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. from p. p. of L.	   egere. See {Egest}.] (Physiol.)	   That which is egested or thrown off from the body by the	   various excretory channels; excrements; -- opposed to	   {ingesta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Egestion \E*ges"tion\, n. [L. egestio.]	   Act or process of egesting; a voiding. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Egg \Egg\ ([e^]g), n. [OE., fr. Icel. egg; akin to AS. [ae]g	   (whence OE. ey), Sw. [aum]gg, Dan. [ae]g, G. & D. ei, and	   prob. to OSlav. aje, jaje, L. ovum, Gr. 'w,o`n, Ir. ugh,	   Gael. ubh, and perh. to L. avis bird. Cf. {Oval}.]	   1. (Popularly) The oval or roundish body laid by domestic	      poultry and other birds, tortoises, etc. It consists of a	      yolk, usually surrounded by the "white" or albumen, and	      inclosed in a shell or strong membrane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A simple cell, from the development of which the	      young of animals are formed; ovum; germ cell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything resembling an egg in form.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Egg is used adjectively, or as the first part of	         self-explaining compounds; as, egg beater or	         egg-beater, egg case, egg ladle, egg-shaped, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Egg and anchor} (Arch.), see {egg-and-dart} in the	      vocabulary, below; -- called also {egg and dart}, and {egg	      and tongue}. See {Anchor}, n., 5. --Ogilvie.	   {Egg cleavage} (Biol.), a process of cleavage or	      segmentation, by which the egg undergoes endogenous	      division with formation of a mass of nearly similar cells,	      from the growth and differentiation of which the new	      organism is ultimately formed. See {Segmentation of the	      ovum}, under {Segmentation}.	   {Egg development} (Biol.), the process of the development of	      an egg, by which the embryo is formed.	   {Egg mite} (Zo["o]l.), any mite which devours the eggs of	      insects, as {Nothrus ovivorus}, which destroys those of	      the canker worm.	   {Egg parasite} (Zo["o]l.), any small hymenopterous insect,	      which, in the larval stage, lives within the eggs of other	      insects. Many genera and species are known.	      [1913 Webster]	Egg \Egg\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Egged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Egging}.] [OE. eggen, Icel. eggja, fr. egg edge. ??. See	   {Edge}.]	   To urge on; to instigate; to incite?	   [1913 Webster]	         Adam and Eve he egged to ill.            --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         [She] did egg him on to tell	         How fair she was.                        --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
egg-and-anchor \egg-and-anchor\ n.	   same as {egg-and-dart}.	   Syn: egg-and-dart, egg-and-tongue.	        [WordNet 1.5] egg-and-dart
egg-and-dart \egg-and-dart\, egg and dart \egg and dart\n.	   a decorative ovolo molding, having a series of egg-shaped	   figures alternating with another shape in the form of a dart	   or anchor. Also used attributively; as, an egg-and-dart	   molding; an egg-and-dart design. Called also {egg and dart},	   and {egg and tongue}	   Syn: egg-and-anchor, egg and anchor, egg-and-tongue, egg and	        tongue.	        [WordNet 1.5]
egg-and-tongue \egg-and-tongue\ n.	   same as {egg-and-dart}.	   Syn: egg-and-anchor, egg-and-dart.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eggar \Eg"gar\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Any bombycid moth of the genera {Eriogaster} and	   {Lasiocampa}; as, the oak eggar ({L. roboris}) of Europe.	   [1913 Webster] egg beater
egg beater \egg beater\, egg-beater \egg-beater\n.	   a small device having one or usually two blades, each having	   several stiff oval wires at the tip. The blades are swirled	   or rotated for beating eggs or whipping cream. The electrical	   variety typically have two such blades, which are arranged so	   that the tips of the blades interlace while rotating.	   Syn: eggwhisk.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Egg-bird \Egg"-bird`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   A species of tern, esp. the sooty tern ({Sterna fuliginosa})	   of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied	   to the tropic bird, {Pha["e]thon flavirostris}.	   [1913 Webster]
Egg-cup \Egg"-cup`\, n.	   A cup used for holding an egg, at table.	   [1913 Webster]
Eggement \Eg"ge*ment\, n. [Egg, v. t. + -ment.]	   Instigation; incitement. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Egger \Egg"er\, n. [See {Egg}, n.]	   One who gathers eggs; an eggler.	   [1913 Webster]	Egger \Egg"er\, n. [See {Egg}, v. t.]	   One who eggs or incites.	   [1913 Webster]
Eggery \Egg"er*y\, n.	   A place where eggs are deposited (as by sea birds) or kept; a	   nest of eggs. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Egg-glass \Egg"-glass`\, n.	   A small sandglass, running about three minutes, for marking	   time in boiling eggs; also, a small glass for holding an egg,	   at table.	   [1913 Webster]
Egghot \Egg"hot`\, n.	   A kind of posset made of eggs, brandy, sugar, and ale.	   --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Eggler \Egg"ler\, n.	   One who gathers, or deals in, eggs.	   [1913 Webster]
Eggnog \Egg`nog"\, n.	   A drink consisting of eggs beaten up with sugar, milk, and	   (usually) wine or spirits.	   [1913 Webster] eggplant
eggplant \egg"plant`\, egg-plant \egg-plant\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A plant ({Solanum Melongena}), of East Indian	      origin, allied to the tomato, and bearing a large, glossy,	      edible fruit, shaped somewhat like an egg; mad-apple. It	      is widely cultivated for its fruit, commonly eaten as a	      vegetable.	   Syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg,	        mad apple, {Solanum melongena}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. The fruit of the {eggplant[1]}.	      [PJC]
egg-producing \egg-producing\ adj. (Biol.)	   same as {young-bearing}.	   Syn: young-bearing(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
eggshake \eggshake\ n.	   a milkshake with egg in it.	   [WordNet 1.5]
egg-shaped \egg"-shaped`\, a.	   Resembling an egg in form; ovoid.	   Syn: elliptic, elliptical, oval, ovate, oviform, ovoid,	        prolate.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
eggshell \egg"shell`\, n.	   1. The shell or exterior covering of an egg. Also used	      figuratively for anything resembling an eggshell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) A smooth, white, marine, gastropod shell of the	      genus {Ovulum}, resembling an egg in form.	      [1913 Webster]	eggshell \egg"shell`\, a.	   1. of a pale, yellowish-white color; as, an eggshell ceiling	      and light green walls.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Architecture) having a smooth but not glossy texture like	      that of a hen's egg; as, a latex paint giving an eggshell	      finish. Also referred to as {matte glaze} or {non-lustrous	      glaze}.	      [PJC]
Egg squash \Egg" squash`\	   A variety of squash with small egg-shaped fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Eghen \E"ghen\, n. pl.	   Eyes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Egilopical \Eg`i*lop"ic*al\, a. [See {[AE]gilops}.] (Med.)	   Pertaining to, of the nature of, or affected with, an	   [AE]gilops, or tumor in the corner of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Egilops \Eg"i*lops\, n.	   See {[AE]gilops}. Eglandulose
Eglandulose \E*glan"du*lose`\ (?; 135), Eglandulous
\E*glan"du*lous\, a. [Pref. e- + glandulose, glandulosus.]	   Destitute of glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Eglantine \Eg"lan*tine\, n. [F. ['e]glantine, fr. OF. aiglent	   brier, hip tree, fr. (assumed) LL. acuculentus, fr. a dim. of	   L. acus needle; cf. F. aiguille needle. Cf. {Aglet}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A species of rose ({Rosa Eglanteria}), with fragrant	       foliage and flowers of various colors.	   (b) The sweetbrier ({R. rubiginosa}).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Milton, in the following lines, has applied the name to	         some twining plant, perhaps the honeysuckle.	         [1913 Webster]	               Through the sweetbrier, or the vine,	               Or the twisted eglantine.          --L'Allegro,	                                                  47.	         "In our early writers and in Gerarde and the	         herbalists, it was a shrub with white flowers." --Dr.	         Prior.	         [1913 Webster]
Eglatere \Eg"la*tere\, n.	   Eglantine. [Obs. or R.] [Written also {eglantere}.]	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Egling \Eg"ling\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The European perch when two years old. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eglomerate \E*glom"er*ate\, v. t. [Pref. e- + glomerate.]	   To unwind, as a thread from a ball. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
ego \e"go\, n.; pl. {egos}. [L., I.]	   The conscious and permanent subject of all psychical	   experiences, whether held to be directly known or the product	   of reflective thought; the subject consciously considered as	   "I" by a person; -- opposed to {non-ego}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Psychoanalysis) that one of the three parts of a person's	      psychic apparatus that mediates consciously between the	      drives of the id and the realities of the external	      physical and social environment, by integrating	      perceptions of the external world and organizing the	      reactions to it. Contrasted with the {id} and {superego}.	      [PJC]	   3. egotism; as, a job requiring a diplomat without too much	      ego.	      [PJC]	   4. self-esteem; as, he has an overinflated ego.	      [PJC]
egocentric \egocentric\ adj.	   having an attitude which is almost exclusively concerned with	   one's own needs or desires.	   Syn: egoistical, self-centered, self-centred.	        [WordNet 1.5]	egocentric \egocentric\ n.	   a self-centered person with little regard for others.	   Syn: egoist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
egocentrism \egocentrism\ n.	   the personality trait that causes one to attempt to get	   personal recognition for oneself (especially by unacceptable	   means).	   Syn: egoism, self-interest, self-concern, self-centeredness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Egoical \E*go"i*cal\, a.	   Pertaining to egoism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Egoism \E"go*ism\, n. [F. ['e]go["i]sme, fr. L. -ego I. See {I},	   and cf. {Egotism}.]	   1. (Philos.) The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or	      disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which	      finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the	      relations which it implies or provides for.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding	      one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness;	      -- opposed to {altruism}.	      [1913 Webster]
Egoist \E"go*ist\, n. [F. ['e]go["i]ste. See {Egoism}.]	   1. One given overmuch to egoism or thoughts of self.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, dullard egoist, taking no special recognition of	            such nobleness.                       --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) A believer in egoism. Egoistic
Egoistic \E`go*is"tic\, Egoistical \E`go*is"tic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive	   thoughts of self; self-loving.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ill-natured feeling, or egoistic pleasure in making men	         miserable.                               --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Egoistically \E`go*is"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an egoistic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Egoity \E*go"i*ty\, n.	   Personality. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Egomism \E"go*mism\, n.	   Egoism. [R.] --A. Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Egophonic \E`go*phon"ic\, a.	   Belonging to, or resembling, egophony.	   [1913 Webster]
Egophony \E*goph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, goat + ? voice.] (Med.)	   The sound of a patient's voice so modified as to resemble the	   bleating of a goat, heard on applying the ear to the chest in	   certain diseases within its cavity, as in pleurisy with	   effusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Egotheism \E"go*the`ism\, n. [Gr. 'egw` I + qeo`s God.]	   The deification of self. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Egotism \E"go*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. ego I + ending -tism for	   -ism, prob. influenced by other English words in -tism fr.	   the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See	   {Egoism}.]	   The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a	   speaking or writing overmuch of one's self; self-exaltation;	   self-praise; the act or practice of magnifying one's self or	   parading one's own doings. The word is also used in the sense	   of egoism.	   [1913 Webster]	         His excessive egotism, which filled all objects with	         himself.                                 --Hazlitt.	   Syn: {Egotism}, {Self-conceit}, {Vanity}, {Egoism}.	        Self-conceit is an overweening opinion of one's talents,	        capacity, attractions, etc.; egotism is the acting out	        of self-conceit, or self-importance, in words and	        exterior conduct; vanity is inflation of mind arising	        from the idea of being thought highly of by others. It	        shows itself by its eagerness to catch the notice of	        others. Egoism is a state in which the feelings are	        concentrated on one's self. Its expression is egotism.	        [1913 Webster]
Egotist \E"go*tist\, n. [L. ego I + ending -tist for -ist. See	   {Egotism}, and cf. {Egoist}.]	   One addicted to egotism; one who speaks much of himself or	   magnifies his own achievements or affairs. Egotistic
Egotistic \E`go*tis"tic\, Egotistical \E`go*tis"tic*al\, a.	   Addicted to, or manifesting, egotism; having an exaggerated	   view of one's own importance or good qualities.	   Syn: egotistic; narcissistic; self-loving; conceited; vain;	        self-important; opinionated.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Egotistically \E`go*tis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   With egotism.	   [1913 Webster]
Egotize \E"go*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Egotized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Egotizing}.] [See {Egotism}.]	   To talk or write as an egotist. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Egranulose \E*gran"u*lose`\, a. [Pref. e- + granule.] (Bot.)	   Having no granules, as chlorophyll in certain conditions.	   --R. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Egre \E"gre\, a. & n.	   See {Eager}, and {Eagre}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Egregious \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; extraordinary; distinguished (in a bad sense); --	   formerly used with words importing a good quality, but now	   joined with words having a bad sense; as, an egregious	   rascal; an egregious ass; an egregious mistake.	   [1913 Webster]	         The egregious impudence of this fellow.  --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         His [Wyclif's] egregious labors are not to be	         neglected.                               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Egregiously \E*gre"gious*ly\, adv.	   Greatly; enormously; shamefully; as, egregiously cheated.	   [1913 Webster]
Egregiousness \E*gre"gious*ness\ (?; 277), n.	   The state of being egregious.	   [1913 Webster]
Egremoin \Eg"re*moin\, n. [See {Agrimony}.]	   Agrimony ({Agrimonia Eupatoria}). [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Egress \E"gress\, n. [L. egressus, fr. egredi to go out; e out +	   gradi to go. See {Grade}.]	   1. The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave;	      departure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Embarred from all egress and regress. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gates of burning adamant,	            Barred over us, prohibit all egress.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The passing off from the sun's disk of an	      inferior planet, in a transit.	      [1913 Webster]	Egress \E*gress"\, v. i.	   To go out; to depart; to leave.	   [1913 Webster]
Egression \E*gres"sion\, n. [L. egressio.]	   The act of going; egress. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Egressor \E*gress"or\, n.	   One who goes out. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Egret \E"gret\, n. [See {Aigret}, {Heron}.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) The name of several species of herons which	      bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among	      the best known species are the American egret ({Ardea	      egretta} syn. {Herodias egretta}); the great egret ({Ardea	      alba}); the little egret ({Ardea garzetta}), of Europe;	      and the American snowy egret ({Ardea candidissima}).	      [1913 Webster]	            A bunch of egrets killed for their plumage. --G. W.	                                                  Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plume or tuft of feathers worn as a part of a headdress,	      or anything imitating such an ornament; an aigrette.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The flying feathery or hairy crown of seeds or	      achenes, as the down of the thistle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zo["o]l.) A kind of ape.	      [1913 Webster]
Egrette \E*grette"\, n. [See {Aigrette}.]	   Same as {Egret}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Egrimony \Eg"ri*mo*ny\, [Corrupted fr. agrimony.] (Bot.)	   The herb agrimony. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Egrimony \Eg"ri*mo*ny\, n. [L. aegrimonia.]	   Sorrow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Egriot \E"gri*ot\, n. [F. aigrette, griotte, formerly agriote;	   cf. aigre sour.]	   A kind of sour cherry. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Egritude \E"gri*tude\, n. [L. aegritudo, fr. aeger sick.]	   Sickness; ailment; sorrow. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Egypt \Egypt\ n.	   a country at the northeastern corner of Africa. At one time	   it was joined with Syria to form the United Arab Republic.	   Syn: United Arab Republic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, a. [L. Aegyptius, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.	   Aegyptus) Egypt: cf. F. ['e]gyptien. Cf. {Gypsy}.]	   Pertaining to Egypt, in Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Egyptian bean}. (Bot.)	   (a) The beanlike fruit of an aquatic plant ({Nelumbium	       speciosum}), somewhat resembling the water lily.	   (b) See under {Bean}, 1.	   {Egyptian cross}. See Illust. (No. 6) of {Cross}.	   {Egyptian thorn} (Bot.), a medium-sized tree ({Acacia vera}).	      It is one of the chief sources of the best gum arabic.	      [1913 Webster]	Egyptian \E*gyp"tian\, n.	   1. A native, or one of the people, of Egypt; also, the	      Egyptian language.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gypsy. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Egyptize \E"gypt*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Egyptized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Egyptizing}.]	   To give an Egyptian character or appearance to. --Fairbairn.	   Egyptologer
Egyptologer \E`gyp*tol"o*ger\, Egyptologist \E`gyp*tol"o*gist\,	   n.	   One skilled in the antiquities of Egypt; a student of	   Egyptology.	   [1913 Webster]
Egyptological \E*gyp`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or devoted to, Egyptology.	   [1913 Webster]
Egyptology \E`gyp*tol"o*gy\, n. [Egypt + -logy.]	   The science or study of Egyptian antiquities, esp. the	   hieroglyphics.	   [1913 Webster]
Eh \Eh\, interj. [OE. ei, ey.]	   An expression of inquiry or slight surprise.	   [1913 Webster]
Ehlite \Eh"lite\, n. [From Ehl near Linz, where it occurs.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of a green color and pearly luster; a hydrous	   phosphate of copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Eider \Ei"der\, n. [Of Scand. origin, cf. Icel [ae]?r; akin to	   Sw. eider, Dan. ederfugl.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Any species of sea duck of the genus {Somateria}, esp.	   {Somateria mollissima}, which breeds in the northern parts of	   Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken	   from its own body) which is an article of commerce; -- called	   also {eider duck}. The American eider ({S. Dresseri}), the	   king eider ({S. spectabilis}), and the spectacled eider	   ({Arctonetta Fischeri}) are related species.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Eider down}. [Cf. Icel. [ae][eth]ard[=u]n, Sw. eiderd[=u]n,	      Dan. ederduun.] Down of the eider duck, much sought after	      as an article of luxury.	      [1913 Webster]
Eidograph \Ei"do*graph\, n. [Gr. e'i^dos form + graph.]	   An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different	   scale; a form of the pantograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Eidolon \Ei*do"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? image. See {Idol}.]	   An image or representation; a form; a phantom; an apparition.	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Eigh \Eigh\, interj.	   An exclamation expressing delight.	   [1913 Webster]
Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), n. [See {Ait}.]	   An island in a river; an ait. [Obs.] "Osiers on their	   eights." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), a. [AS. eahta; akin to OS. ahto, OFries.	   achta, D. & G. acht, OHG. ahto, Icel. [=a]tta, Sw. [*a]tta,	   Dan. otte, Goth. ahtau, Lith. aszt[*u]ni, Ir. & Gael. ochd,	   W. wyth, Armor. eich, eiz, L. octo, Gr. 'oktw`, Skr.	   ash[.t]an. [root]306. Cf. {Octave}.]	   Seven and one; as, eight years.	   [1913 Webster]	Eight \Eight\ ([=a]t), n.	   1. The number greater by a unit than seven; eight units or	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing eight units, as 8 or viii.	      [1913 Webster]
Eighteen \Eight"een`\ ([=a]"t[=e]n`), a. [AS. eahtat[=y]ne,	   eahtat[=e]ne. See {Eight}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Eighty}.]	   Eight and ten; as, eighteen pounds.	   [1913 Webster]	Eighteen \Eight"een`\, n.	   1. The number greater by a unit than seventeen; eighteen	      units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol denoting eighteen units, as 18 or xviii.	      [1913 Webster]
Eighteenmo \Eight`een"mo\, a. & n.	   See {Octodecimo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eighteenth \Eight"eenth`\, a. [From {Eighteen}.]	   1. Next in order after the seventeenth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of one of eighteen equal parts or divisions of	      a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	Eighteenth \Eight"eenth`\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by eighteen; one of	      eighteen equal parts or divisions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The eighth after the tenth.	      [1913 Webster]
Eightetethe \Eight"e*teth`e\, a. [OE., fr. AS.	   eahtate['o][eth]a; eahta eight + te['o][eth]a tenth. Cf.	   {Eighteenth}, {Tenth}.]	   Eighteenth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eightfold \Eight"fold`\, a.	   Eight times a quantity.	   [1913 Webster]
Eighth \Eighth\ ([=a]tth), a. [AS. eahto[eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the seventh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of one of eight equal divisions of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eighth note} (Mus.), the eighth part of a whole note, or	      semibreve; a quaver.	      [1913 Webster]	Eighth \Eighth\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by eight; one of eight	      equal parts; an eighth part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The interval of an octave.	      [1913 Webster]
Eighthly \Eighth"ly\, adv.	   As the eighth in order.	   [1913 Webster]
eighties \eighties\ n.	   the decade from 1980 to 1989.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the time of life between 80 and 90.	   Syn: mid-eighties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eightieth \Eight"i*eth\, a. [From {Eighty}.]	   1. The next in order after seventy-ninth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of one of eighty equal parts or divisions.	      [1913 Webster]	Eightieth \Eight"i*eth\, n.	   The quotient of a unit divided by eighty; one of eighty equal	   parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Eightling \Eight"ling\, n. [Eight + -ling.] (Crystallog.)	   A compound or twin crystal made up of eight individuals.	   [1913 Webster]
Eightscore \Eight"score`\, a. & n.	   Eight times twenty; a hundred and sixty.	   [1913 Webster]
eightsome \eight"some\ n.	   eight people considered as a unit; as, there was an eightsome	   ahead of us on the golf course.	   Syn: octet, octette.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a Scottish reel for eight dancers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
eight-spot \eight-spot\ n.	   a playing card with eight pips on the face; an eight. [slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
eightvo \eightvo\ n.	   the size of a book (ca. 16 x 23 cm) whose pages are made by	   folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves.	   The pages have about half the area of a {quarto}. Symbolized	   as {8vo}, and {8[deg]}.	   Syn: octavo, 8vo, 8[deg].	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eighty \Eight"y\, a. [AS. eahtatig, where the ending -tig is	   akin to English ten; cf. G. achtzig. See {Eight}, and {Ten}.]	   Eight times ten; fourscore.	   [1913 Webster]	Eighty \Eight"y\, n.	   1. The sum of eight times ten; eighty units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing eighty units, or ten eight times	      repeated, as 80 or lxxx.	      [1913 Webster]
Eigne \Eigne\, a. [OF. aisn['e], ainsn['e], F. a[^i]n['e], fr.	   L. ante natus born before. Cf. {Esnecy}.]	   1. (Law) Eldest; firstborn. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entailed; belonging to the eldest son. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bastard eigne}, a bastard eldest son whose parents	      afterwards intermarry.	      [1913 Webster]
Eiking \Eik"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Eking}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eikon \Ei"kon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. e'ikw`n.]	   1. An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense,	      and rarely for a work of art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an ikon.	      [PJC]
Eikonogen \Ei*kon"o*gen\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n, e'iko`nos, image +	   root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Photog. & Chem.)	   The sodium salt of a sulphonic acid of a naphthol,	   {C10H5(OH)(NH2)SO3Na} used as a developer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Eikosane \Ei"ko*sane\, n. [Gr. e'i`kosi.] (Chem.)	   A solid hydrocarbon, {C20H42}, of the paraffin series, of	   artificial production, and also probably occurring in	   petroleum.	   [1913 Webster]
Eikosylene \Ei*kos"y*lene\, n. [Gr. e'i`kosi twenty +	   acetylene.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C20H38}, of the acetylene series,	   obtained from brown coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Eild \Eild\, n. [See {Eld}.]	   Age. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
eire \eire\, n.	   Air. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Eire \Eire\, prop. n.	   the Irish name for Ireland; the name used in 1937 to 1949 for	   the Republic of Ireland.	   Syn: Erin, Ireland. [PJC]
Eirenarch \Ei`re*narch\, n. [See {Irenarch}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A justice of the peace; irenarch.	   [1913 Webster]
Eirenic \Ei*ren"ic\, a.	   Pacific. See {Irenic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eirie \Ei"rie\, n.	   See {Aerie}, and {Eyrie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eisel \Ei"sel\, n. [OF. aisil, aissil, fr. L. acetum. Cf.	   {Acetic}.]	   Vinegar; verjuice. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Eisteddfod \Eis*tedd"fod\ ([=a]s*t[e^][th]"v[=o]d), n. [W.,	   session, fr. eistedd to sit.]	   An assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress	   of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a	   patriotic revival of the old custom.	   [1913 Webster]
Either \Ei"ther\ ([=e]"[th][~e]r or [imac]"[th][~e]r; 277), a. &	   pron. [OE. either, aither, AS. [=ae]g[eth]er,	   [=ae]ghw[ae][eth]er (akin to OHG. [=e]ogiwedar, MHG.	   iegeweder); [=a] + ge + hw[ae][eth]er whether. See {Each},	   and {Whether}, and cf. {Or}, conj.]	   1. One of two; the one or the other; -- properly used of two	      things, but sometimes of a larger number, for any one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lepidus flatters both,	            Of both is flattered; but he neither loves,	            Nor either cares for him.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scarce a palm of ground could be gotten by either of	            the three.                            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            There have been three talkers in Great British,	            either of whom would illustrate what I say about	            dogmatists.                           --Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Each of two; the one and the other; both; -- formerly,	      also, each of any number.	      [1913 Webster]	            His flowing hair	            In curls on either cheek played.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            On either side . . . was there the tree of life.	                                                  --Rev. xxii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extreme right and left of either army never	            engaged.                              --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd).	      [1913 Webster]	Either \Ei"ther\, conj.	   Either precedes two, or more, co["o]rdinate words or phrases,	   and is introductory to an alternative. It is correlative to	   or.	   [1913 Webster]	         Either he is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a	         journey, or peradventure he sleepeth.    --1 Kings	                                                  xviii. 27.	   [1913 Webster]	         Few writers hesitate to use either in what is called a	         triple alternative; such as, We must either stay where	         we are, proceed, or recede.              --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Either was formerly sometimes used without any	         correlation, and where we should now use or.	         [1913 Webster]	               Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive	               berries? either a vine, figs?      --James iii.	                                                  12.	         [1913 Webster]
Ejaculate \E*jac"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ejaculated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ejaculating}.] [L. ejaculatus, p. p. of	   ejaculari to throw out; e out + ejaculari to throw, fr.	   jaculum javelin, dart, fr. jacere to throw. See {Eject}.]	   1. To throw out suddenly and swiftly, as if a dart; to dart;	      to eject. [Archaic or Technical]	      [1913 Webster]	            Its active rays ejaculated thence.    --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw out, as an exclamation; to utter by a brief and	      sudden impulse; as, to ejaculate a prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	Ejaculate \E*jac"u*late\, v. i.	   1. To utter ejaculations; to make short and hasty	      exclamations. [R.] "Ejaculating to himself." --Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to eject semen; -- of a male animal (esp. a human or other	      mammal) during coitus.	      [PJC]
Ejaculation \E*jac`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]jaculation.]	   1. The act of throwing or darting out with a sudden force and	      rapid flight. [Archaic or Technical] "An ejaculation or	      irradiation of the eye." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The uttering of a short, sudden exclamation or prayer, or	      the exclamation or prayer uttered.	      [1913 Webster]	            In your dressing, let there be jaculations fitted to	            the several actions of dressing.      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) The act of ejecting or suddenly throwing, as a	      fluid from a duct.	      [1913 Webster]
Ejaculator \E*jac"u*la`tor\, n. [NL. See {Ejaculate}.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which helps ejaculation.	   [1913 Webster]
Ejaculatory \E*jac"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   1. Casting or throwing out; fitted to eject; as, ejaculatory	      vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suddenly darted out; uttered in short sentences; as, an	      ejaculatory prayer or petition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sudden; hasty. [Obs.] "Ejaculatory repentances, that take	      us by fits and starts." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Eject \E*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ejected}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ejecting}.] [L. ejectus, p. p. of ejicere; e out + jacere to	   throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]	   1. To expel; to dismiss; to cast forth; to thrust or drive	      out; to discharge; as, to eject a person from a room; to	      eject a traitor from the country; to eject words from the	      language. "Eyes ejecting flame." --H. Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To cast out; to evict; to dispossess; as, to eject	      tenants from an estate.	   Syn: To expel; banish; drive out; discharge; oust; evict;	        dislodge; extrude; void.	        [1913 Webster]	Eject \E"ject\, n. [See {Eject}, v. t.] (Philos.)	   An object that is a conscious or living object, and hence not	   a direct object, but an inferred object or act of a subject,	   not myself; -- a term invented by W. K. Clifford.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ejecta \E*jec"ta\, n. pl. [L., neut. pl. of ejectus cast out.	   See {Eject}.]	   Matter ejected; material thrown out; as, the ejecta of a	   volcano; the ejecta, or excreta, of the body.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ejection \E*jec"tion\, n. [L. ejectio: cf. F. ['e]jection.]	   1. The act of ejecting or casting out; discharge; expulsion;	      evacuation. "Vast ejection of ashes." --Eustace. "The	      ejection of a word." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The act or process of discharging anything from	      the body, particularly the excretions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being ejected or cast out; dispossession;	      banishment.	      [1913 Webster]
Ejectment \E*ject"ment\, n.	   1. A casting out; a dispossession; an expulsion; ejection;	      as, the ejectment of tenants from their homes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A species of mixed action, which lies for the	      recovery of possession of real property, and damages and	      costs for the wrongful withholding of it. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Ejector \E*ject"or\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, ejects or dispossesses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A jet jump for lifting water or withdrawing air	      from a space.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That part of the mechanism of a breech-loading firearm	      which ejects the empty shell.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Ejector condenser} (Steam Engine), a condenser in which the	      vacuum is maintained by a jet pump.	      [1913 Webster]
Ejoo \E"joo\ ([=e]"j[=oo]), n. [Malay [imac]j[=u] or	   h[imac]j[=u].]	   Gomuti fiber. See {Gomuti}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ejulation \Ej`u*la"tion\, n. [L. ejulatio, fr. ejulare to wail,	   lament.]	   A wailing; lamentation. [Obs.] "Ejulation in the pangs of	   death." --Philips. Ekabor
Ekabor \Ek"a*bor`\ ([e^]k"[.a]*b[=o]r`), Ekaboron \Ek"a*bo"ron\	   (-b[=o]"r[o^]n), n. [G., fr. Skr. [=e]ka one + G. bor, boron,	   E. boron.] (Chem.)	   The name given by Mendelejeff in accordance with the periodic	   law, and by prediction, to a hypothetical element then	   unknown, but since discovered and named {scandium}; -- so	   called because it was a missing analogue of the boron group.	   See {Scandium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ekaluminium \Ek*al`u*min"i*um\, n. [Skr. [=e]ka one + E.	   aluminium.] (Chem.)	   The name given by Mendeleev to a hypothetical element, --	   later discovered and called {gallium}. See {Gallium}, and cf.	   {Ekabor}. Also see {periodic table}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ekasilicon \Ek`a*sil"i*con\, n. [Skr. [=e]ka one + E. silicon.]	   (Chem.)	   The name of a hypothetical element predicted by Mendeleev and	   afterwards discovered and named {germanium}; -- so called	   because it was a missing analogue of the silicon group. See	   {Germanium}, and cf. {Ekabor}. Also see {periodic table}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Eke \Eke\ ([=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eked} ([=e]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Eking}.] [AS. [=e]kan, [=y]kan; akin to OFries.	   [=a]ka, OS. [=o]kian, OHG. ouhh[=o]n to add, Icel. auka to	   increase, Sw. ["o]ka, Dan. ["o]ge, Goth. aukan, L. augere,	   Skr. [=o]jas strength, ugra mighty, and probably to English	   wax, v. i. Cf. {Augment}, {Nickname}.]	   To increase; to add to; to augment; -- now commonly used with	   out, the notion conveyed being to add to, or piece out by a	   laborious, inferior, or scanty addition; as, to eke out a	   scanty supply of one kind with some other. "To eke my pain."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         He eked out by his wits an income of barely fifty	         pounds.                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Eke \Eke\, adv. [AS. e['a]c; akin to OFries. ['a]k, OS. ?k, D.	   ?ok, OHG. ouh, G. auch, Icel. auk, Sw. och and, Dan. og,	   Goth. auk for, but. Prob. from the preceding verb.]	   In addition; also; likewise. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         'T will be prodigious hard to prove	         That this is eke the throne of love.     --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         A trainband captain eke was he	         Of famous London town.                   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Eke serves less to unite than to render prominent a	         subjoined more important sentence or notion.	         --M[aum]tzner.	         [1913 Webster]	Eke \Eke\, n.	   An addition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Clumsy ekes that may well be spared.     --Geddes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ekebergite \Ek"e*berg`ite\, n. [From Ekeberg, a German.] (Min.)	   A variety of scapolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Ekename \Eke"name`\, n. [See {Nickname}.]	   An additional or epithet name; a nickname. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eking \Ek"ing\, n. [From {Eke}, v. t.] (Shipbuilding)	   (a) A lengthening or filling piece to make good a deficiency	       in length.	   (b) The carved work under the quarter piece at the aft part	       of the quarter gallery. [Written also {eiking}.]	       [1913 Webster]
E-la \E"-la`\, n.	   Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence,	   proverbially, any extravagant saying. "Why, this is above	   E-la!" --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
El Aaiun \El Aaiun\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Western Sahara. Population (2000) =	   20,010.	   [PJC]
Elaborate \E*lab"o*rate\, a. [L. elaboratus, p. p. of elaborare	   to work out; e out + laborare to labor, labor labor. See	   {Labor}.]	   Wrought with labor; finished with great care; studied;	   executed with exactness or painstaking; as, an elaborate	   discourse; an elaborate performance; elaborate research.	   [1913 Webster]	         Drawn to the life in each elaborate page. --Waller.	   Syn: Labored; complicated; studied; perfected; high-wrought.	        -- {E*lab"o*rate*ly}, adv. -- {E*lab"o*rate*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	Elaborate \E*lab"o*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elaborated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Elaborating}.]	   1. To produce with labor	      [1913 Webster]	            They in full joy elaborate a sigh,    --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perfect with painstaking; to improve or refine with	      labor and study, or by successive operations; as, to	      elaborate a painting or a literary work.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sap is . . . still more elaborated and exalted	            as it circulates through the vessels of the plant.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Elaboration \E*lab`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. elaboratio: cf. F.	   ['e]laboration.]	   1. The act or process of producing or refining with labor;	      improvement by successive operations; refinement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The natural process of formation or	      assimilation, performed by the living organs in animals	      and vegetables, by which a crude substance is changed into	      something of a higher order; as, the elaboration of food	      into chyme; the elaboration of chyle, or sap, or tissues.	      [1913 Webster]
Elaborative \E*lab"o*ra*tive\, a.	   Serving or tending to elaborate; constructing with labor and	   minute attention to details.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Elaborative faculty} (Metaph.), the intellectual power of	      discerning relations and of viewing objects by means of,	      or in, relations; the discursive faculty; thought.	      [1913 Webster]
Elaborator \E*lab"o*ra`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, elaborates.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to elaborate.	   [1913 Webster]	Elaboratory \E*lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.	   A laboratory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elaeagnus \E`l[ae]*ag"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a B[oe]otian	   marsh plant; ? olive + ? sacred, pure.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs or small trees, having the foliage covered	   with small silvery scales; oleaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaeis \E*l[ae]"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? olive tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of palms.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: El[ae]is Guineensis, the African oil palm, is a tree	         twenty or thirty feet high, with immense pinnate leaves	         and large masses of fruit. The berries are rather	         larger than olives, and when boiled in water yield the	         orange-red palm oil.	         [1913 Webster]
Elaeolite \E*l[ae]"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + -lite.]	   (Min.)	   A variety of hephelite, usually massive, of greasy luster,	   and gray to reddish color.	   [1913 Webster]	   {El[ae]olite syenite}, a kind of syenite characterized by the	      presence of el[ae]olite.	      [1913 Webster]
Elaeoptene \E`l[ae]*op"tene\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + ?	   winged, fleeting.] (Chem.)	   The more liquid or volatile portion of certain oily	   substance, as distinguished from stearoptene, the more solid	   parts. [Written also {elaoptene}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elaidate \E*la"i*date\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of elaidic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaidic \E`la*id"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]la["i]dique. See {Elaine}.]	   Relating to oleic acid, or elaine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Elaidic acid} (Chem.), a fatty acid isomeric with oleic	      acid, and obtained from it by the action of nitrous acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Elaidin \E*la"i*din\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]la["i]dine.] (Chem.)	   A solid isomeric modification of olein. Elaine
Elaine \E*la"ine\, or Elain \E*la"in\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil,	   from ? the olive tree: cf. F. ['e]la["i]ne.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Olein}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaiodic \E`lai*od"ic\, a. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + e'i^dos	   form.] (Chem.)	   Derived from castor oil; ricinoleic; as, elaiodic acid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elaiometer \E`lai*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? olive oil, oil + -meter.]	   (Chem.)	   An apparatus for determining the amount of oil contained in	   any substance, or for ascertaining the degree of purity of	   oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Elamite \E"lam*ite\, n.	   A dweller in Flam (or Susiana), an ancient kingdom of	   Southwestern Asia, afterwards a province of Persia.	   [1913 Webster]
Elamping \E*lamp"ing\, a. [See {Lamp}.]	   Shining. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
'Elan \['E]`lan"\, n. [F., fr. ['e]lancer to dart.]	   Ardor inspired by passion or enthusiasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Elance \E*lance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elanced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Elancing}.] [F. ['e]lancer, OF. eslancier; pref. es- (L.	   ex) + F. lancer to dart, throw, fr. lance.]	   To throw as a lance; to hurl; to dart. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         While thy unerring hand elanced . . . a dart. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Eland \E"land\, n. [D. eland elk, of Slav. origin; cf. Pol.	   jelen stag, Russ. ol['e]ne, Lith. elnis; perh. akin to E.	   elk.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) A species of large South African antelope	      ({Oreas canna}). It is valued both for its hide and flesh,	      and is rapidly disappearing in the settled districts; --	      called also {Cape elk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) The elk or moose.	      [1913 Webster]
Elanet \E*la"net\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   A kite of the genus {Elanus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaolite \E*la"o*lite\, n. (Min.)	   See {El[ae]olite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaphe \Elaphe\ n.	   a genus of snakes comprising the Old World and American rat	   snakes.	   Syn: genus {Elaphe}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
elapid \elapid\ n.	   a venomous snake of the family {Elapidae}, including the .	   [WordNet 1.5]
Elapidae \Elapidae\ n.	   a natural family of snakes including the cobras, kraits,	   mambas, the New World coral snakes, and Australian taipan and	   tiger snakes.	   Syn: family {Elapidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Elaoptene \E`la*op"tene\, n. (Chem.)	   See {El[ae]optene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaphine \El"a*phine\, a. [Gr. ? stag.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Pertaining to, resembling, or characteristic of, the stag, or	   {Cervus elaphus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaphure \El"a*phure\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   A species of deer ({Elaphurus Davidianus}) found in china. It	   is about four feet high at the shoulder and has peculiar	   antlers.	   [1913 Webster]
Elapidation \E*lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. elapidatus cleared from	   stones; e out + lapis stone.]	   A clearing away of stones. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elapine \El"a*pine\, a. [See {Elaps}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Like or pertaining to the {Elapid[ae]}, a family of poisonous	   serpents, including the cobras. See {Ophidia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaps \E"laps\, n. [NL., of uncertain origin.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of venomous snakes found both in America and the Old	   World. Many species are known. See {Coral snake}, under	   {Coral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elapse \E*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Elapsed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Elapsing}.] [L. elapsus, p. p. of elabi to glide away; e	   out + labi to fall, slide. See {Lapse}.]	   To slip or glide away; to pass away silently, as time; --	   used chiefly in reference to time.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eight days elapsed; at length a pilgrim came. --Hoole.	   [1913 Webster]
Elapsion \E*lap"sion\, n.	   The act of elapsing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elaqueate \E*la"que*ate\, v. t. [L. elaqueatus, p. p. of	   elaqueare to unfetter.]	   To disentangle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elasipoda \El`a*sip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? metal beaten	   out, metal plate + -poda.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An order of holothurians mostly found in the deep sea. They	   are remarkable for their bilateral symmetry and curious	   forms. [Written also {Elasmopoda}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elasmobranch \E*las"mo*branch\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Of or pertaining to the Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the	   Elasmobranchii.	   [1913 Webster]
Elasmobranchiate \E*las`mo*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Of or pertaining to Elasmobranchii. -- n. One of the	   Elasmobranchii.	   [1913 Webster]
Elasmobranchii \E*las`mo*bran"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   metal plate + L. branchia a gill.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A subclass of fishes, comprising the sharks, the rays, and	   the Chim[ae]ra. The skeleton is mainly cartilaginous.	   [1913 Webster]
Elasmosaurus \E*las`mo*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a metal	   plate + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct, long-necked, marine, cretaceous reptile from	   Kansas, allied to Plesiosaurus.	   [1913 Webster]
Elastic \E*las"tic\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Formed fr. Gr.	   'elay`nein to drive; prob. akin to L. alacer lively, brisk,	   and E. alacrity: cf. F. ['e]lastique.]	   1. Springing back; having a power or inherent property of	      returning to the form from which a substance is bent,	      drawn, pressed, or twisted; springy; having the power of	      rebounding; as, a bow is elastic; the air is elastic;	      India rubber is elastic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Capable of being drawn out by force like a piece of	            elastic gum, and by its own elasticity returning,	            when the force is removed, to its former position.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able to return quickly to a former state or condition,	      after being depressed or overtaxed; having power to	      recover easily from shocks and trials; as, elastic	      spirits; an elastic constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Elastic bitumen}. (Min.) See {Elaterite}.	   {Elastic curve}.	      (a) (Geom.) The curve made by a thin elastic rod fixed	          horizontally at one end and loaded at the other.	      (b) (Mech.) The figure assumed by the longitudinal axis of	          an originally straight bar under any system of bending	          forces. --Rankine.	   {Elastic fluids}, those which have the property of expanding	      in all directions on the removal of external pressure, as	      the air, steam, and other gases and vapors.	   {Elastic limit} (Mech.), the limit of distortion, by bending,	      stretching, etc., that a body can undergo and yet return	      to its original form when relieved from stress; also, the	      unit force or stress required to produce this distortion.	      Within the elastic limit the distortion is directly	      proportional to the stress producing it.	   {Elastic tissue} (Anat.), a variety of connective tissue	      consisting of a network of slender and very elastic fibers	      which are but slightly affected by acids or alkalies.	   {Gum elastic}, caoutchouc.	      [1913 Webster]	Elastic \E*las"tic\, n.	   An elastic woven fabric, as a belt, braces or suspenders,	   etc., made in part of India rubber. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elastical \E*las"tic*al\ ([-e]*l[a^]s"t[i^]*kal), a.	   Elastic. [R.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
elastic band \e*las"tic band"\, n.	   Same as {rubber band}.	   [PJC]
Elastically \E*las"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an elastic manner; by an elastic power; with a spring.	   [1913 Webster]
Elasticity \E`las*tic"i*ty\ ([=e]`l[a^]s*t[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   [Cf. F. ['e]lasticit['e].]	   1. The quality of being elastic; the inherent property in	      bodies by which they recover their former figure or	      dimensions, after the removal of external pressure or	      altering force; springiness; resilience; tendency to	      rebound; as, the elasticity of caoutchouc; the elasticity	      of the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power of resistance to, or recovery from, depression or	      overwork; -- usually referred to as {resilience}[3].	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coefficient of elasticity}, the quotient of a stress (of a	      given kind), by the strain (of a given kind) which it	      produces; -- called also {coefficient of resistance}.	   {Surface of elasticity} (Geom.), the pedal surface of an	      ellipsoid (see {Pedal}); a surface used in explaining the	      phenomena of double refraction and their relation to the	      elastic force of the luminous ether in crystalline media.	      [1913 Webster]
elasticized \elasticized\ adj.	   made with strands or inserts of elastic, allowing it to	   stretch; -- of fabrics; as, slacks with an elasticized	   waistband.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Elasticness \E*las"tic*ness\, n.	   The quality of being elastic; elasticity.	   [1913 Webster]
Elastin \E*las"tin\, n. [Elastic + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nitrogenous substance, somewhat resembling albumin, which	   forms the chemical basis of elastic tissue. It is very	   insoluble in most fluids, but is gradually dissolved when	   digested with either pepsin or trypsin.	   [1913 Webster]
Elastoplast \Elastoplast\ n. [a British trademark.]	   an elastic bandage.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Elate \E*late"\, a. [L. elatus elevated, fig., elated, proud	   (the figure, perh., being borrowed from a prancing horse); e	   out + latus (used as p. p. of ferre to bear), for tlatus, and	   akin to E. tolerate. See {Tolerate}, and cf. {Extol}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lifted up; raised; elevated.	            With upper lip elate.                 --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sovereign law, that State's collected will,	            O'er thrones and globes, elate,	            Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. --Sir	                                                  W. Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the spirits raised by success, or by hope; flushed	      or exalted with confidence; elated; exultant.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, thoughtless mortals! ever blind to fate,	            Too soon dejected, and dejected, and too soon elate.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our nineteenth century is wonderfully set up in its	            own esteem, wonderfully elate at its progress.	                                                  --Mrs. H. H.	                                                  Jackson.	   Syn: Puffed up; lofty; proud; haughty; exalted; inspirited;	        transported; delighted; overjoyed.	        [1913 Webster]	Elate \E*late"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Elating}.]	   1. To raise; to exalt. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By the potent sun elated high.        --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exalt the spirit of; to fill with confidence or	      exultation; to elevate or flush with success; to puff up;	      to make proud.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foolishly elated by spiritual pride.  --Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	            You ought not be elated at the chance mishaps of	            your enemies.                         --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	      [1913 Webster]
Elatedly \E*lat"ed*ly\, adv.	   With elation.	   [1913 Webster]
Elatedness \E*lat"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being elated.	   [1913 Webster]
Elater \E*lat"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, elates.	   [1913 Webster]	Elater \El"a*ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? driver, fr. ? to drive.]	   1. (Bot.) An elastic spiral filament for dispersing the	      spores, as in some liverworts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Any beetle of the family {Elaterid[ae]}, having	      the habit, when laid on the back, of giving a sudden	      upward spring, by a quick movement of the articulation	      between the abdomen and thorax; -- called also {click	      beetle}, {spring beetle}, and {snapping beetle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zo["o]l.) The caudal spring used by {Podura} and related	      insects for leaping. See {Collembola}.	      [1913 Webster]	Elater \El"a*ter\, n. (Chem.)	   The active principle of elaterium, being found in the juice	   of the wild or squirting cucumber ({Ecballium agreste},	   formerly {Motordica Elaterium}) and other related species. It	   is extracted as a bitter, white, crystalline substance, which	   is a violent purgative.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaterite \El"a*ter*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral resin, of a blackish brown color, occurring in	   soft, flexible masses; -- called also {mineral caoutchouc},	   and {elastic bitumen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elaterium \El`a*te"ri*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ?	   driving. See 2d {Elater}.]	   A cathartic substance obtained, in the form of yellowish or	   greenish cakes, as the dried residue of the juice of the wild	   or squirting cucumber ({Ecballium agreste}, formerly called	   {Momordica Elaterium}).	   [1913 Webster]
Elaterometer \El`a*ter*om"e*ter\, n.	   Same as {Elatrometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elatery \El"a*ter*y\, n. [See 2d {Elater}.]	   Acting force; elasticity. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Elation \E*la"tion\, n. [L. elatio. See {Elate}.]	   A lifting up by success; exaltation; inriation with pride of	   prosperity. "Felt the elation of triumph." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Elative \E*la"tive\, a. (Gram.)	   Raised; lifted up; -- a term applied to what is also called	   the absolute superlative, denoting a high or intense degree	   of a quality, but not excluding the idea that an equal degree	   may exist in other cases.	   [1913 Webster]
Elatrometer \El`a*trom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a driver + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the degree of rarefaction of air	   contained in the receiver of an air pump. [Spelt also	   {elaterometer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elayl \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	   {elayle}.] See {Ethylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elbow \El"bow\, n. [AS. elboga, elnboga (akin to D. elleboga,	   OHG. elinbogo, G. ellbogen, ellenbogen, Icel. ?lnbogi; prop.;	   arm-bend); eln ell (orig., forearm) + boga a bending. See 1st	   {Ell}, and 4th {Bow}.]	   1. The joint or bend of the arm; the outer curve in the	      middle of the arm when bent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her arms to the elbows naked.         --R. of	                                                  Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any turn or bend like that of the elbow, in a wall,	      building, and the like; a sudden turn in a line of coast	      or course of a river; also, an angular or jointed part of	      any structure, as the raised arm of a chair or sofa, or a	      short pipe fitting, turning at an angle or bent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A sharp angle in any surface of wainscoting or	      other woodwork; the upright sides which flank any paneled	      work, as the sides of windows, where the jamb makes an	      elbow with the window back. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Elbow is used adjectively or as part of a compound, to	         denote something shaped like, or acting like, an elbow;	         as, elbow joint; elbow tongs or elbow-tongs; elbowroom,	         elbow-room, or elbow room.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At the elbow}, very near; at hand.	   {Elbow grease}, energetic application of force in manual	      labor. [Low]	   {Elbow in the hawse} (Naut.), the twisting together of two	      cables by which a vessel rides at anchor, caused by	      swinging completely round once. --Totten.	   {Elbow scissors} (Surg.), scissors bent in the blade or shank	      for convenience in cutting. --Knight.	   {Out at elbow}, with coat worn through at the elbows; shabby;	      in needy circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	Elbow \El"bow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elbowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Elbowing}.]	   To push or hit with the elbow, as when one pushes by another.	   [1913 Webster]	         They [the Dutch] would elbow our own aldermen off the	         Royal Exchange.                          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To elbow one's way}, to force one's way by pushing with the	      elbows; as, to elbow one's way through a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	Elbow \El"bow\, v. i.	   1. To jut into an angle; to project or to bend after the	      manner of an elbow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To push rudely along; to elbow one's way. "Purseproud,	      elbowing Insolence." --Grainger.	      [1913 Webster]
Elbowboard \El"bow*board`\, n.	   The base of a window casing, on which the elbows may rest.	   [1913 Webster]
Elbowchair \El"bow*chair`\, n.	   A chair with arms to support the elbows; an armchair.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Elbowroom \El"bow*room`\, n.	   Room to extend the elbows on each side; ample room for motion	   or action; free scope. "My soul hath elbowroom." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then came a stretch of grass and a little more	         elbowroom.                               --W. G.	                                                  Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Elcaja \El*ca"ja\, n. [Ar.] (Bot.)	   An Arabian tree ({Trichilia emetica}). The fruit, which is	   emetic, is sometimes employed in the composition of an	   ointment for the cure of the itch.	   [1913 Webster]
Elcesaite \El*ce"sa*ite\, n. [From Elcesai, the leader of the	   sect.] (Eccl.)	   One of a sect of Asiatic Gnostics of the time of the Emperor	   Trajan.	   [1913 Webster]
el cheapo \el cheapo\, a.	   cheap; inexpensive and of inferior quality; as, an el cheapo	   cigar. [jocose slang]	   [PJC]
Eld \Eld\ ([e^]ld), a. [AS. eald.]	   Old. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Eld \Eld\, n. [AS. yldu, yldo, eldo, old age, fr. ald, eald,	   old. See {Old}.]	   1. Age; esp., old age. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            As sooth is said, eelde hath great avantage.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Nature, ever young, yet full of eld.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old times; former days; antiquity. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Astrologers and men of eld.           --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	Eld \Eld\, v. i.	   To age; to grow old. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Eld \Eld\, v. t.	   To make old or ancient. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Time, that eldeth all things.            --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Elder \Eld"er\, a. [AS. yldra, compar. of eald old. See {Old}.]	   1. Older; more aged, or existing longer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the elder men among us emulate their own earlier	            deeds.                                --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Born before another; prior in years; senior; earlier;	      older; as, his elder brother died in infancy; -- opposed	      to {younger}, and now commonly applied to a son, daughter,	      child, brother, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The elder shall serve the younger.    --Gen. xxv.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            But ask of elder days, earth's vernal hour. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Elder hand} (Card Playing), the hand playing, or having the	      right to play, first. --Hoyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Elder \Eld"er\, n. [AS. ealdor an elder, prince, fr. eald old.	   See {Old}, and cf. {Elder}, a., {Alderman}.]	   1. One who is older; a superior in age; a senior. --1 Tim. v.	      1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An aged person; one who lived at an earlier period; a	      predecessor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carry your head as your elders have done.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who, on account of his age, occupies the office	      of ruler or judge; hence, a person occupying any office	      appropriate to such as have the experience and dignity	      which age confers; as, the elders of Israel; the elders of	      the synagogue; the elders in the apostolic church.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the modern Presbyterian churches, elders are lay	         officers who, with the minister, compose the church	         session, with authority to inspect and regulate matters	         of religion and discipline. In some churches, pastors	         or clergymen are called elders, or presbyters.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (M. E. Ch.) A clergyman authorized to administer all the	      sacraments; as, a traveling elder.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Presiding elder} (Meth. Ch.), an elder commissioned by a	      bishop to have the oversight of the churches and preachers	      in a certain district.	   {Ruling elder}, a lay presbyter or member of a Presbyterian	      church session. --Schaff.	      [1913 Webster]	Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.	   elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;	   or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white	   flowers, and small black or red berries.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus	         Canadensis}; the common European species ({S. nigra})	         forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.	         pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient. The	         European elder ({Sambucus nigra}) is also called the	         {elderberry}, {bourtree}, {Old World elder}, {black	         elder}, and {common elder}.	         [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   {Box elder}. See under 1st {Box}.	   {Dwarf elder}. See {Danewort}.	   {Elder tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Elder}. --Shak.	   {Marsh elder}, the cranberry tree {Viburnum Opulus}).	      [1913 Webster]
elderberry \el"der*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   1. The berrylike drupe of the elder. That of the Old World	      elder ({Sambucus nigra}) and that of the American sweet	      elder ({S. Canadensis}) are sweetish acid, and are eaten	      as a berry or made into wines or jellies.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. the European variety of elder (see 3rd {elder}), a common	      black-fruited shrub or small tree of Europe and Asia; the	      fruit is used for wines and jellies.	   Syn: bourtree, black elder, common elder, European elder,	        Sambucus nigra.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Elderish \Eld"er*ish\, a.	   Somewhat old; elderly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elderly \Eld"er*ly\, a.	   Somewhat old; advanced beyond middle age; bordering on old	   age; as, elderly people.	   [1913 Webster]
Eldern \El"dern\, a.	   Made of elder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would discharge us as boys do eldern guns.	                                                  --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Eldership \Eld"er*ship\, n.	   1. The state of being older; seniority. "Paternity an	      eldership." --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Office of an elder; collectively, a body of elders.	      [1913 Webster]
Elderwort \El"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Danewort.	   [1913 Webster]
Eldest \Eld"est\, a. [AS. yldest, superl. of eald old. See	   {Elder}, a.]	   1. Oldest; longest in duration. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Born or living first, or before the others, as a son,	      daughter, brother, etc.; first in origin. See {Elder}. "My	      lady's eldest son." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their eldest historians are of suspected credit.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eldest hand} (Card Playing), the player on the dealer's left	      hand. --R. A. Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]
Elding \El"ding\, n. [Icel. elding, fr. elda to kindle, eldr	   fire; akin to AS. [ae]ld fire, [ae]lan to burn.]	   Fuel. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
El Dorado \El` Do*ra"do\, pl. {El Doradoes}. [Sp., lit., the	   gilt (sc. land); el the + dorado gilt, p. p. of dorare to	   gild. Cf. {Dorado}.]	   1. A name given by the Spaniards in the 16th century to an	      imaginary country in the interior of South America,	      reputed to abound in gold and precious stones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any region of fabulous wealth; exceeding richness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole comedy is a sort of El Dorado of wit. --T.	                                                  Moore.	      [1913 Webster]
Eldritch \El"dritch\, a.	   Hideous; ghastly; as, an eldritch shriek or laugh. [Local,	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eleatic \E`le*at"ic\, a. [L. eleaticus, from Elea (or Velia) in	   Italy.]	   Of or pertaining to a certain school of Greek philosophers	   who taught that the only certain science is that which owes	   nothing to the senses, and all to the reason. -- n. A	   philosopher of the Eleatic school.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleaticism \E`le*at"i*cism\, n.	   The Eleatic doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Elecampane \El`e*cam*pane"\, n. [F. ['e]nulecampane, NL. inula	   campana; L. inula elecampane + LL. campana a bell; cf. G.	   glockenwurz, i. e., "bellwort."]	   1. (Bot.) A large, coarse herb ({Inula Helenium}), with	      composite yellow flowers. The root, which has a pungent	      taste, is used as a tonic, and was formerly of much repute	      as a stomachic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sweetmeat made from the root of the plant.	      [1913 Webster]
Elect \E*lect"\, a. [L. electus, p. p. of eligere to elect; e	   out + legere to choose. See {Legend}, and cf. {Elite},	   {Eclectic}.]	   1. Chosen; taken by preference from among two or more.	      "Colors quaint elect." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Chosen as the object of mercy or divine favor;	      set apart to eternal life. "The elect angels." --1 Tim. v.	      21.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Chosen to an office, but not yet actually inducted into	      it; as, bishop elect; governor or mayor elect.	      [1913 Webster]	Elect \E*lect"\, n.	   1. One chosen or set apart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in	            whom my soul delighteth.              --Is. xlii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Theol.) Those who are chosen for salvation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall not God avenge his won elect?   --Luke xviii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	Elect \E*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elected}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Electing}.]	   1. To pick out; to select; to choose.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deputy elected by the Lord.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To select or take for an office; to select by vote; as, to	      elect a representative, a president, or a governor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) To designate, choose, or select, as an object of	      mercy or favor.	   Syn: To choose; prefer; select. See {Choose}.	        [1913 Webster]
Electant \E*lect"ant\, n. [L. electans, p. pr. of electare.]	   One who has the power of choosing; an elector. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Electary \E*lec"ta*ry\, n. (Med.)	   See {Electuary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Electic \E*lec"tic\, a.	   See {Eclectic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Electicism \E*lec"ti*cism\, n.	   See {Eclecticism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Election \E*lec"tion\, n. [F. ['e]lection, L. electio, fr.	   eligere to choose out. See {Elect}, a.]	   1. The act of choosing; choice; selection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of choosing a person to fill an office, or to	      membership in a society, as by ballot, uplifted hands, or	      viva voce; as, the election of a president or a mayor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Corruption in elections is the great enemy of	            freedom.                              --J. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power of choosing; free will; liberty to choose or act.	      "By his own election led to ill." --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Discriminating choice; discernment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To use men with much difference and election is	            good.                                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Theol.) Divine choice; predestination of individuals as	      objects of mercy and salvation; -- one of the "five	      points" of Calvinism.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a remnant according to the election of	            grace.                                --Rom. xi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) The choice, made by a party, of two alternatives, by	      taking one of which, the chooser is excluded from the	      other.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Those who are elected. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The election hath obtained it.        --Rom. xi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To contest an election}. See under {Contest}.	   {To make one's election}, to choose.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has made his election to walk, in the main, in	            the old paths.                        --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Electioneer \E*lec`tion*eer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Electionered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electioneering}.]	   To make interest for a candidate at an election; to use arts	   for securing the election of a candidate.	   [1913 Webster]	         A master of the whole art of electioneering.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Electioneerer \E*lec`tion*eer"er\, n.	   One who electioneers.	   [1913 Webster]
Elective \E*lect"ive\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectif.]	   1. Exerting the power of choice; selecting; as, an elective	      act.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or consisting in, choice, or right of	      choosing; electoral.	      [1913 Webster]	            The independent use of their elective franchise.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bestowed or passing by election; as, an elective office.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kings of Rome were at first elective; . . . for such	            are the conditions of an elective kingdom. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Dependent on choice; that can be refused; as, an elective	      college course. Opposite of {required} or {mandatory}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Elective affinity} or {Elective attraction} (Chem.), a	      tendency to unite with certain things; chemism.	      [1913 Webster]	Elective \E*lect"ive\, n.	   In an American college, an optional study or course of study;	   a course that is not required. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Electively \E*lect"ive*ly\, adv.	   In an elective manner; by choice.	   [1913 Webster]
elective surgery \e*lect"ive sur"ger*y\, n.	   surgery that is not essential, especially surgery to correct	   a condition that is not life-threatening; surgery that is not	   required for survival. See also {cosmetic surgery}.	   [PJC]
Elector \E*lect"or\, n. [L., fr. eligere: cf. F. ['e]lecteur.]	   1. One who elects, or has the right of choice; a person who	      is entitled to take part in an election, or to give his	      vote in favor of a candidate for office.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically, in any country, a person legally	      qualified to vote.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In the old German empire, one of the princes entitled to	      choose the emperor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the persons chosen, by vote of the people in the	      United States, to elect the President and Vice President.	      [1913 Webster]	Elector \E*lect"or\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectoral.]	   Pertaining to an election or to electors.	   [1913 Webster]	         In favor of the electoral and other princes. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Electoral college}, the body of princes formerly entitled to	      elect the Emperor of Germany; also, a name sometimes	      given, in the United States, to the body of electors	      chosen by the people to elect the President and Vice	      President.	      [1913 Webster]
Electorality \E*lect`or*al"i*ty\, n.	   The territory or dignity of an elector; electorate. [R.]	   --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Electorate \E*lect"or*ate\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lectorat.]	   1. The territory, jurisdiction, or dignity of an elector, as	      in the old German empire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole body of persons in a nation or state who are	      entitled to vote in an election, or any distinct class or	      division of them.	      [1913 Webster]	            The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Electoress \E*lect"or*ess\, n. [Fem. of {Elector}.]	   An electress. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Electorial \E`lec*to"ri*al\, a.	   Electoral. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Electorship \E*lect"or*ship\, n.	   The office or status of an elector. Electre
Electre \E*lec"tre\, Electer \E*lec"ter\, n. [L. electrum: cf.	   F. ['e]lectre mixture of gold and silver. See {Electrum}.]	   1. Amber. See {Electrum}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A metallic substance compounded of gold and silver; an	      alloy. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Electrepeter \E`lec*trep"e*ter\	   ([-e]`l[e^]k*tr[e^]p"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Electro + Gr. tre`pein	   to turn.]	   An instrument used to change the direction of electric	   currents; a commutator. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Electress \E*lect"ress\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[e^]s), n. [Cf. F.	   ['e]lectrice. Cf. {Electoress}.]	   The wife or widow of an elector in the old German empire.	   --Burke. Electric
Electric \E*lec"tric\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[i^]k), Electrical
\E*lec"tric*al\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[i^]*kal), a. [L. electrum amber,	   a mixed metal, Gr. 'h`lektron; akin to 'hle`ktwr the beaming	   sun, cf. Skr. arc to beam, shine: cf. F. ['e]lectrique. The	   name came from the production of electricity by the friction	   of amber.]	   1. Pertaining to electricity; consisting of, containing,	      derived from, or produced by, electricity; as, electric	      power or virtue; an electric jar; electric effects; an	      electric spark; an electric charge; an electric current;	      an electrical engineer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of occasioning the phenomena of electricity; as,	      an electric or electrical machine or substance; an	      electric generator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Electrifying; thrilling; magnetic. "Electric Pindar."	      --Mrs. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. powered by electricity; as, electrical appliances; an	      electric toothbrush; an electric automobile.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Electric atmosphere}, or {Electric aura}. See under {Aura}.	      	   {Electrical battery}. See {Battery}.	   {Electrical brush}. See under {Brush}.	   {Electric cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.	      	   {Electric candle}. See under {Candle}.	   {Electric cat} (Zo["o]l.), one of three or more large species	      of African catfish of the genus {Malapterurus} (esp. {M.	      electricus} of the Nile). They have a large electrical	      organ and are able to give powerful shocks; -- called also	      {sheathfish}.	   {Electric clock}. See under {Clock}, and see	      {Electro-chronograph}.	   {Electric current}, a current or stream of electricity	      traversing a closed circuit formed of conducting	      substances, or passing by means of conductors from one	      body to another which is in a different electrical state.	      	   {Electric eel}, or {Electrical eel} (Zo["o]l.), a South	      American eel-like fresh-water fish of the genus {Gymnotus}	      ({G. electricus}), from two to five feet in length,	      capable of giving a violent electric shock. See	      {Gymnotus}.	   {Electrical fish} (Zo["o]l.), any fish which has an	      electrical organ by means of which it can give an	      electrical shock. The best known kinds are the {torpedo},	      the {gymnotus}, or {electrical eel}, and the {electric	      cat}. See {Torpedo}, and {Gymnotus}.	   {Electric fluid}, the supposed matter of electricity;	      lightning. [archaic]	   {Electrical image} (Elec.), a collection of electrical points	      regarded as forming, by an analogy with optical phenomena,	      an image of certain other electrical points, and used in	      the solution of electrical problems. --Sir W. Thomson.	   {Electric machine}, or {Electrical machine}, an apparatus for	      generating, collecting, or exciting, electricity, as by	      friction.	   {Electric motor}. See {Electro-motor}, 2.	   {Electric osmose}. (Physics) See under {Osmose}.	   {Electric pen}, a hand pen for making perforated stencils for	      multiplying writings. It has a puncturing needle driven at	      great speed by a very small magneto-electric engine on the	      penhandle.	   {Electric railway}, a railway in which the machinery for	      moving the cars is driven by an electric current.	   {Electric ray} (Zo["o]l.), the torpedo.	   {Electric telegraph}. See {Telegraph}.	      [1913 Webster]
Electric \E*lec"tric\, n. (Physics)	   A nonconductor of electricity, as amber, glass, resin, etc.,	   employed to excite or accumulate electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrically \E*lec"tric*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of electricity, or by means of it; thrillingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Electricalness \E*lec"tric*al*ness\, a.	   The state or quality of being electrical.	   [1913 Webster]
electrician \e`lec*tri"cian\ ([=e]`l[e^]k*tr[i^]sh"an), n.	   1. An investigator of electricity; one versed in the science	      of electricity. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a technician who installs, repairs, or maintains	      electrical wiring or electrical devices, especially in	      buildings.	      [PJC]	   3. a person who is licensed by a governmental board to	      install electrical wiring and devices in structures;	      called also a {licensed electrician}.	      [PJC]
Electricity \E`lec*tric"i*ty\ ([=e]`l[e^]k*tr[i^]s"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n.; pl. {Electricities} ([=e]`l[e^]k*tr[i^]s"[i^]*t[i^]z).	   [Cf. F. ['e]lectricit['e]. See {Electric}.]	   1. (Physics) a property of certain of the fundamental	      particles of which matter is composed, called also	      {electric charge}, and being of two types, designated	      positive and negative; the property of electric charge on	      a particle or physical body creates a force field which	      affects other particles or bodies possessing electric	      charge; positive charges create a repulsive force between	      them, and negative charges also create a repulsive force.	      A positively charged body and a negatively charged body	      will create an attractive force between them. The unit of	      electrical charge is the {coulomb}, and the intensity of	      the force field at any point is measured in {volts}.	      [PJC]	   2. any of several phenomena associated with the accumulation	      or movement of electrically charged particles within	      material bodies, classified as {static electricity} and	      {electric current}. Static electricity is often observed	      in everyday life, when it causes certain materials to	      cling together; when sufficient static charge is	      accumulated, an electric current may pass through the air	      between two charged bodies, and is observed as a visible	      spark; when the spark passes from a human body to another	      object it may be felt as a mild to strong painful	      sensation. Electricity in the form of electric current is	      put to many practical uses in electrical and electronic	      devices. Lightning is also known to be a form of electric	      current passing between clouds and the ground, or between	      two clouds. Electric currents may produce heat, light,	      concussion, and often chemical changes when passed between	      objects or through any imperfectly conducting substance or	      space. Accumulation of electrical charge or generation of	      a voltage differnce between two parts of a complex object	      may be caused by any of a variety of disturbances of	      molecular equilibrium, whether from a chemical, physical,	      or mechanical, cause. Electric current in metals and most	      other solid coductors is carried by the movement of	      electrons from one part of the metal to another. In ionic	      solutions and in semiconductors, other types of movement	      of charged particles may be responsible for the observed	      electrical current.	      [PJC]	   Note: Electricity is manifested under following different	         forms: (a)	   {Statical electricity}, called also	   {Frictional electricity} or {Common electricity}, electricity	      in the condition of a stationary charge, in which the	      disturbance is produced by friction, as of glass, amber,	      etc., or by induction. (b)	   {Dynamical electricity}, called also	   {Voltaic electricity}, electricity in motion, or as a current	      produced by chemical decomposition, as by means of a	      voltaic battery, or by mechanical action, as by	      dynamo-electric machines. (c)	   {Thermoelectricity}, in which the disturbing cause is heat	      (attended possibly with some chemical action). It is	      developed by uniting two pieces of unlike metals in a bar,	      and then heating the bar unequally. (d)	   {Atmospheric electricity}, any condition of electrical	      disturbance in the atmosphere or clouds, due to some or	      all of the above mentioned causes. (e)	   {Magnetic electricity}, electricity developed by the action	      of magnets. (f)	   {Positive electricity}, the electricity that appears at the	      positive pole or anode of a battery, or that is produced	      by friction of glass; -- called also {vitreous	      electricity}. (g)	   {Negative electricity}, the electricity that appears at the	      negative pole or cathode, or is produced by the friction	      of resinous substance; -- called also resinous	      electricity. (h)	   {Organic electricity}, that which is developed in organic	      structures, either animal or vegetable, the phrase animal	      electricity being much more common.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The science which studies the phenomena and laws of	      electricity; electrical science.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: excitement, anticipation, or emotional tension,	      usually caused by the occurrence or expectation of	      something unusual or important.
Electrical light \Electrical light\,	   1. the light produced by a current of electricity which in	      passing through a resisting medium heats it to	      incandescence or burns it. See under {Carbon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a lamp whose light is produced by passing an electric	      current through a light bulb, especially an incandescent	      lamp.	      [PJC]
electric chair \e*lec"tric chair`\, n.	   a device used for execution of criminals, consisting of a	   specially designed chair in which the victim is killed by	   passing a large current of electricity through the body. This	   method of killing is called electrocution.	   Syn: the chair, death chair, hot seat. [PJC] electric charge	electric charge \electric charge\, electrical charge \electrical
charge\,	   same as electricity[1].	   [PJC] electric current
electric current \electric current\, electrical current
\electrical current\,	   the movement of electrically charged particles, atoms, or	   ions, through solids, liquids, gases, or free space; the term	   is usually used of relatively smooth movements of electric	   charge through conductors, whether constant or variable.	   Sudden movements of charge are usually referred to by other	   terms, such as {spark} or {lightning} or {discharge}. In	   metallic conductors the electric current is usually due to	   movement of electrons through the metal. The current is	   measured as the rate of movement of charge per unit time, and	   is counted in units of amperes. As a formal definition, the	   direction of movement of electric current is considered as	   the same as the direction of movement of positive charge, or	   in a direction opposite to the movement of negative charge.	   Electric current may move constantly in a single direction,	   called {direct current} (abbreviated {DC}), or may move	   alternately in one direction and then the opposite direction,	   called {alternating current} (abbreviated {AC}).	   [PJC]
Electrifiable \E*lec"tri*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of receiving electricity, or of being charged with	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrification \E*lec`tri*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Physics)	   The act of electrifying, or the state of being charged with	   electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Electrified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Electrifying} .] [Electric + -fy.]	   1. To communicate electricity to; to charge with electricity;	      as, to electrify a jar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by	      electricity; to give an electric shock to; as, to	      electrify a limb, or the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To excite suddenly and violently, esp. by something highly	      delightful or inspiriting; to thrill; as, this patriotic	      sentiment electrified the audience.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the sovereign were now to immure a subject in	            defiance of the writ of habeas corpus . . . the	            whole nation would be instantly electrified by the	            news.                                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Try whether she could electrify Mr. Grandcourt by	            mentioning it to him at table.        --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To equip for employment of electric power; to modify (a	      device) so that it uses electrical power as the main	      source of energy; as, to electrify a railroad.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Electrify \E*lec"tri*fy\, v. i.	   To become electric.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrine \E*lec"trine\, a. [L. electrinus of amber. See	   {Electric}.]	   1. Belonging to, or made of, amber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made of electrum, an alloy used by the ancients.	      [1913 Webster]
Electrition \E`lec*tri"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The recognition by an animal body of the electrical condition	   of external objects.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrization \E*lec`tri*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrisation.]	   The act of electrizing; electrification.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrize \E*lec"trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Electrized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Electrizing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]lectriser.]	   To electricity. --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrizer \E*lec"tri`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, electrizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro- \E*lec"tro-\ [L. electrum amber. See {Electric}.]	   A prefix or combining form signifying pertaining to	   electricity, produced by electricity, producing or employing	   electricity, etc.; as, electro-negative; electro-dynamic;	   electro-magnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro \E*lec"tro\, n.	   An electrotype.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-ballistic \E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to electro-ballistics.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-ballistics \E*lec`tro-bal*lis"tics\, n.	   The art or science of measuring the force or velocity of	   projectiles by means of electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-biologist \E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gist\, n. (Biol.)	   One versed in electro-biology.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-biology \E*lec`tro-bi*ol"o*gy\, n. (Biol.)	   1. That branch of biology which treats of the electrical	      phenomena of living organisms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That phase of mesmerism or animal magnetism, the phenomena	      of which are supposed to be produced by a form of	      electricity.	      [1913 Webster]
Electro-bioscopy \E*lec`tro-bi*os"co*py\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ?	   life + -scopy.] (Biol.)	   A method of determining the presence or absence of life in an	   animal organism with a current of electricity, by noting the	   presence or absence of muscular contraction.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-capillarity \E*lec`tro-cap`il*lar"i*ty\, n. (Physics)	   The occurrence or production of certain capillary effects by	   the action of an electrical current or charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-capillary \E*lec`tro-cap"il*la*ry\, a. (Physics)	   Pert. to, or caused by, electro-capillarity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-chemical \E*lec`tro-chem"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to electro-chemistry. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-chemistry \E*lec`tro-chem"is*try\, n.	   That branch of science which treats of the relation of	   electricity to chemical changes.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-chronograph \E*lec`tro-chron"o*graph\, n. (Astron.	   Physics)	   An instrument for obtaining an accurate record of the time at	   which any observed phenomenon occurs, or of its duration. It	   has an electro-magnetic register connected with a clock. See	   {Chronograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-chronographic \E*lec`tro-chron`o*graph"ic\, a.	   Belonging to the electro-chronograph, or recorded by the aid	   of it.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrocute \E*lec"tro*cute`\, v. t. [Electro- + cute in	   execute.]	   To execute or put to death by electricity. --	   {E*lec`tro*cu"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
electrocution \electrocution\ n.	   1. execution by electricity.	   Note: Electrocution as a form of punishment for crime is	         usually carried out while the victim is sitting in a	         chair specially designed for the purpose, called an	         electric chair, fitted with electrodes that contact the	         head and limbs. To be executed in such a manner is	         sometimes referred to in grim humor as to {ride the	         lightning}.	   Syn: burning.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. killing by electric shock.	      [WordNet 1.5]
electrocutioner \electrocutioner\ n.	   an executioner who uses electricity to kill the condemned	   person.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Electrode \E*lec"trode\ ([-e]*l[e^]k"tr[=o]d), n. [Electro- +	   Gr. "odo`s way, path: cf. F. ['e]lectrode.] (Elec.)	   a conducting object by which electricity is conveyed into or	   from a solution or other non-metallic conducting medium;	   esp., the ends of the wires or conductors, leading from	   source of electricity, and terminating in the medium	   traversed by the current.	   Note: Electrodes may be specially designed or made of a	         special material for particular purposes, as for	         example silver electrodes used in electroplating.	         [1913 Webster +PJC] Electro-dynamic
Electro-dynamic \E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic\, Electro-dynamical
\E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ic*al\, a. (Physics)	   Pertaining to the movements or force of electric or galvanic	   currents; dependent on electric force.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-dynamics \E*lec`tro-dy*nam"ics\, n.	   1. The phenomena of electricity in motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The branch of science which treats of the properties of	      electric currents; dynamical electricity.	      [1913 Webster]
Electro-dynamometer \E*lec`tro-dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n.	   An instrument for measuring the strength of electro-dynamic	   currents.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-engraving \E*lec`tro-en*grav"ing\, n.	   The art or process of engraving by means of electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-etching \E*lec`tro-etch"ing\, n.	   A mode of etching upon metals by electrolytic action.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrogenesis \E*lec`tro*gen"e*sis\, n. [Electro- + genesis.]	   (Physiol.)	   Same as {Electrogeny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrogenic \E*lec`tro*gen"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to electrogenesis; as, an electrogenic	   condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrogeny \E`lec*trog"e*ny\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? to produce.]	   (Physiol.)	   A term sometimes applied to the effects (tetanus) produced in	   the muscles of the limbs, when a current of electricity is	   passed along the spinal cord or nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-gilding \E*lec`tro-gild"ing\, n.	   The art or process of gilding copper, iron, etc., by means of	   voltaic electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-gilt \E*lec"tro-gilt`\, a.	   Gilded by means of voltaic electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrograph \E*lec"tro*graph\, n. [Electro- + -graph.]	   1. A mark, record, or tracing, made by the action of	      electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apparatus, controlled by electric devices, used to	      trace designs for etching.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. An instrument for the reproduction at a distance of	      pictures, maps, etc., by means of electricity. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. An image made by the R["o]ntgen rays; a sciagraph.	      [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. A cinematograph using the arc light. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Electrographic \E*lec`tro*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an electrograph or electrography.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Electrography \E*lec*trog"ra*phy\, n.	   1. The art or process of making electrographs or using an	      electrograph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. = {Galvanography}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Electro-kinetic \E*lec`tro-ki*net"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to electro-kinetics.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-kinetics \E*lec`tro-ki*net"ics\, n.	   That branch of electrical science which treats of electricity	   in motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrolier \E*lec`tro*lier"\, n. [Formed from electric in	   imitation of chandelier.]	   A branching frame, often of ornamental design, to support	   electric illuminating lamps.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrology \E`lec*trol"o*gy\, n. [Electro- + -logy.]	   That branch of physical science which treats of the phenomena	   of electricity and its properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrolysis \E`lec*trol"y*sis\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a loosing,	   dissolving, fr. ? to loose, dissolve.] (Physics & Chem.)	   The act or process of chemical decomposition, by the action	   of electricity; as, the electrolysis of silver or nickel for	   plating; the electrolysis of water.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrolyte \E*lec"tro*lyte\, n. [Electro- + Gr. ? a dissoluble:	   cf. F. ['e]lectrolyte.] (Physics & Chem.)	   A compound decomposable, or subjected to decomposition, by an	   electric current. Electrolytic
Electrolytic \E*lec`tro*lyt"ic\, Electrolytical
\E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrolytique.]	   Pertaining to electrolysis; as, electrolytic action. --	   {E*lec`tro*lyt"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrolyzable \E*lec"tro*ly`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being electrolyzed, or decomposed by electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrolyzation \E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion\, n.	   The act or the process of electrolyzing.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrolyze \E*lec"tro*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Electrolyzed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electrolyzing}.] [Cf. F.	   ['e]lectrolyser. See {Electrolysis}.]	   1. To decompose by the direct action of electricity.	      --Faraday.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Electrolysis}.] To subject to electrolysis. --	      {E*lec`tro*ly*za"tion}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Electro-magnet \E*lec`tro-mag"net\, n.	   A mass, usually of soft iron, but sometimes of some other	   magnetic metal, as nickel or cobalt, rendered temporarily	   magnetic by being placed within a coil of wire through which	   a current of electricity is passing. The metal is generally	   in the form of a bar, either straight, or bent into the shape	   of a horseshoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-magnetic \E*lec`tro-mag*net"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to {electromagnetism}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Electro-magnetic engine}, an engine in which the motive	      force is electro-magnetism.	   {Electro-magnetic theory of light} (Physics), a theory of	      light which makes it consist in the rapid alternation of	      transient electric currents moving transversely to the	      direction of the ray.	      [1913 Webster]
Electro-magnetism \E*lec`tro-mag"net*ism\ n.	   1. magnetism produced by an electric current.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. one of the fundamental forces of nature, responsible for	      both electrical and magnetic phenomena. Called also the	      {electromagnetic force}. Formerly believed to be separate	      phenomena, electricity and magnetism were shown by	      experiment and theory to be different aspects of the	      {electromagnetic force}. It is responsible for the forces	      generated between magnetically or electrically charged	      objects, and is the fundamental force responsible for the	      characteristics of electromagnetic radiation, including	      light.	      [PJC]	   3. the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic	      phenomena.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Electro-metallurgy \E*lec`tro-met"al*lur`gy\, n.	   The act or art precipitating a metal electro-chemical action,	   by which a coating is deposited, on a prepared surface, as in	   electroplating and electrotyping; galvanoplasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrometer \E`lec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Electro- + -meter: cf. F.	   ['e]lectrom[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the quantity or intensity of	   electricity; also, sometimes, and less properly, applied to	   an instrument which indicates the presence of electricity	   (usually called an electroscope).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Balance electrometer}. See under {Balance}. Electro-metric
Electro-metric \E*lec`tro-met"ric\, Electro-metrical
\E*lec`tro-met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]lectrom['e]trique.]	   Pertaining to electrometry; made by means of an electrometer;	   as, an electrometrical experiment.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrometry \E`lec*trom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F.	   ['e]lectrom['e]trie.] (Physics)	   The art or process of making electrical measurements.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-motion \E*lec`tro-mo"tion\, n.	   The motion of electricity or its passage from one metal to	   another in a voltaic circuit; mechanical action produced by	   means of electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-motive \E*lec`tro-mo"tive\, a.	   Producing electro-motion; producing, or tending to produce,	   electricity or an electric current; causing electrical action	   or effects.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Electro-motive force} (Physics), the force which produces,	      or tends to produce, electricity, or an electric current;	      sometimes used to express the degree of electrification as	      equivalent to potential, or more properly difference of	      potential.	      [1913 Webster]
Electromotor \E*lec`tro*mo"tor\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lectromoteur.]	   1. (Physics) A mover or exciter of electricity; as apparatus	      for generating a current of electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) An apparatus or machine for producing motion and	      mechanical effects by the action of electricity; an	      electro-magnetic engine.	      [1913 Webster]
Electro-muscular \E*lec`tro-mus"cu*lar\, a. (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to the reaction (contraction) of the muscles under	   electricity, or their sensibility to it.	   [1913 Webster]
Electron \E*lec"tron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'h`lektron. See	   {Electric}.]	   1. Amber; also, the alloy of gold and silver, called	      {electrum}. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics & Chem.) one of the fundamental subatomic	      particles, having a negative charge and about one	      thousandth the mass of a hydrogen atom. The electron	      carries (or is) a natural unit of negative electricity,	      equal to 3.4 x 10^{-10} electrostatic units, and is	      classed by physicists as a {lepton}. Its mass is	      practically constant at the lesser speeds, but increases	      due to relativistic effects as the velocity approaches	      that of light. Electrons are all of one kind, so far as is	      known. Thus far, no structure has been detected within an	      electron, and it is probably one of the ultimate composite	      constituents of all matter. An atom or group of atoms from	      which an electron has been detached has a positive charge	      and is called a {cation}. Electrons are projected from the	      cathode of vacuum tubes (including television picture	      tubes) as {cathode rays} and from radioactive substances	      as the {beta rays}. Previously also referred to as	      {corpuscle}, an obsolete term. The motion of electrons	      through metallic conductors is observed as an electric	      current. A particle identical to the electron in mass and	      most other respects, but having a positive instead of a	      negative charge, is called a {positron}, or {antielectron}	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Electro-negative
Electro-negative \E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive\, Electronegative
\E*lec`tro*neg"a*tive\, a. (Chem. & Physics)	   1. Having the property of being attracted by an	      electro-positive body, or a tendency to pass to the	      positive pole in electrolysis, by the law that opposite	      electricities attract each other. Contrasted with	      {neutral} and {electropositive}	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Negative; nonmetallic; acidic; -- opposed to {positive},	      {metallic}, or {basic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) carrying a negative electrical charge.	      [PJC]	   4. (Chem. and Physics) having a tendency to take up electrons	      and form negative ions; having a relatively positive	      electrode potential.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Electro-negative \E*lec`tro-neg"a*tive\, n. (Chem. & Physics)	   A body which passes to the positive pole in electrolysis; an	   anion.	   [1913 Webster]
electroneutral \electroneutral\ adj. (Physics)	   having no net electric charge; not electrified; uncharged;	   neutral. Opposite of {charged}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Electronic \E`lec*tron"ic\, a. (Physics & Chem.)	   1. Of or pertaining to an electron or electrons; as,	      electronic energy. [WordNet sense 2]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Using the methods or principles of {electronics} as part	      of the working mechanism; -- of devices; as, electronic	      circuit; electronic devices; electronic entertainment	      devices.	      [PJC]	   3. Using computerized storage or transmission of information;	      as, electronic banking; electronic mail; electronic fund	      transfer.	      [PJC]	   4. of or pertaining to electronics. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]
electronic device \electronic device\ n.	   a device depending on the principles of electronics and using	   the manipulation of electron flow for its operation.	   [PJC]	   Note: Numerous electronic devices are in daily use, among	         them the {television}, {radio}, {computer}, {robot},	         {transmitter}, {receiver}, {VCR}, {CD player}, etc.	         [PJC]
Electronic mail \E`lec*tron"ic mail\, n. (Computers)	   1. a message transmitted from one computer to another,	      accessible by means of a mail reading program on the	      receiving computer. The message may have one or many	      intended recipients, and may be directed by the sending	      program to one or to multiple receiving computers. The	      message is typically in the form of a computer file, and	      may be a simple ASCII text, or any other type of binary	      coded information	   Syn: email. [PJC]
electronics \electronics\ n.	   1. the branch of physics that deals with the behavior of	      electrons. Electronics is primarily concerned with	      phenomena other than simple conduction, such as emission	      of electrons, storage of electrical charge, the effects of	      electrical fields on the conduction of electrons through a	      circuit, and amplification and manipulation of electric	      signals such as voltage or current by design of circuits.	      Electronics also encompasses the application of such	      fundamental principles to the construction of devices	      using the manipulation of electrons in their operation,	      known as {electronic devices}.	      [PJC]	   2. the branch of engineering concerned with design of devices	      using the principles of electronics, for practical	      purposes.	      [PJC]	   3. electronic devices generally, or the electronic circuits	      within an electronic device. The Russian harvesters are	      sturdily constructed, but their electronics are primitive.	      [PJC]
electron-volt \electron-volt\ n.	   a unit of energy, being equal to the kinetic energy acquired	   by an electron when accelerated through a potential	   difference of one volt. It is equal to 1.602 x 10^{-19}	   Joules. It is abbreviated eV.	   Note: The unit electron-volt is often used to express the	         rest mass and the energy of fundamental particles,	         especially when accelerated to high velocity in an	         accelerator. In accelerators, the units encountered are	         more commonly megaelectron-volts (MeV or million	         electron-volts) and giga-electron-volts (GeV or billion	         electron-volts).	         [PJC]
Electropathy \E`lec*trop"a*thy\, n. [Electro- + Gr. pa`qos	   suffering.] (Med.)	   The treatment of disease by electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrophone \E*lec"tro*phone\, n. [Electro- + Gr. fwnh` sound.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for producing sound by means of electric	   currents.	   [1913 Webster]
electrophoresis \electrophoresis\ n.	   1. (Chem.) the motion of charged molecules or particles in a	      liquid medium under the influence of an electric field;	      particles with a positive charge move toward the cathode	      and negative to the anode. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: cataphoresis.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Chem., Biochem.) the application of the principle of	      electrophoresis to separate molecules, used as an	      analytical or preparative technique; as, separation by	      electrophoresis; gel electrophoresis.	      [PJC]	   Note:	   {Gel electrophoresis} is a technique in which the molecules	      to be separated are moved through a gelatinous medium	      under the influence of an electric field. At the	      completion of a period of electrophoresis, the gel, unlike	      a liquid solution, may be manipulated as a single object,	      permitting the substances contained within to be detected	      or visualized by a variety of methods, and their relative	      mobilities determined. It is therefore a popular analytic	      tool in biochemistry, and has many variants. Popular	      substances used to create the gel are starch,	      polyacrylamide, and agarose. Since a polyacrylamide gel	      can be created with different concentrations and different	      degrees of cross-linking, the pore size of the gel can be	      controlled to provide special properties appropriate to	      separation of specific molecules, as for example	      optimizaion for separation within a particular molecular	      weight range. in SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis,	      SDS ({sodium dodecyl sulfate}, a detergent) is included;	      it binds to and denatures protein molecules, allowing them	      to be separated on the basis of their molecular weight	      alone. It is thus used as one method of determining the	      molecular weights of isolated protein chains.	      [PJC]
electrophoretic \electrophoretic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to electrophoresis; electrophoretic	   mobility; accomplished using electrophoresis; as,	   electrophoretic separation; electrophoretic analysis.	   Syn: cataphoretic.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Electrophoridae \Electrophoridae\ n.	   small natural family comprising the electric eels.	   Syn: family {Electrophoridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Electrophorus \E*lec`troph"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Electrophori}. [NL.,	   fr. combining form electro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Physics)	   An instrument for exciting electricity, and repeating the	   charge indefinitely by induction, consisting of a flat cake	   of resin, shellac, or ebonite, upon which is placed a plate	   of metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-physiological \E*lec`tro-phys`i*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to electrical results produced through	   physiological agencies, or by change of action in a living	   organism.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-physiology \E*lec`tro-phys`i*ol"o*gy\, n. (Physiol.)	   That branch of physiology which treats of electric phenomena	   produced through physiological agencies; it is especially	   concerned with electrical impulses generated by and conducted	   between nerves.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Electroplate \E*lec"tro*plate`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Electroplating}.] (Mech.)	   To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver,	   nickel, chromium, or gold, by means of electrolysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Electroplater \E*lec"tro*pla`ter\, n.	   One who electroplates.	   [1913 Webster]
electroplating \e*lec"tro*pla`ting\, n.	   The art or process of depositing a coating (commonly) of	   silver, gold, or nickel on an inferior metal, by means of an	   electric current. The metal to be deposited on an article is	   usually used as the anode and the article to be plated as the	   cathode, in an electrolyte solution in which the plating	   metal is the cation. The process is conducted in a tank	   called an electroplating bath, which holds the electrolyte	   solution.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Electropoion
Electropoion \E*lec`tro*poi"on\, n., or Electropoion fluid
\Electropoion fluid\ [NL.; electro- + Gr. poiw^n, p. pr. of	   poiei^n to make.] (Elec.)	   An exciting and depolarizing acid solution used in certain	   cells or batteries, as the Grenet battery. Electropoion is	   best prepared by mixing one gallon of concentrated sulphuric	   acid diluted with three gallons of water, with a solution of	   six pounds of potassium bichromate in two gallons of boiling	   water. It should be used cold.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Electro-polar \E*lec`tro-po"lar\, a. (Physics)	   Possessing electrical polarity; positively electrified at one	   end, or on one surface, and negatively at the other; -- said	   of a conductor.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, a.	   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 body tends to the positive pole; -- the	      converse or correlative of electro-negative.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An element that is electro-positive in one compound may	         be electro-negative in another, and vice versa.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Hence: Positive; metallic; basic; -- distinguished	      from negative, nonmetallic, or acid.	      [1913 Webster]	Electro-positive \E*lec`tro-pos"i*tive\, n. (Chem. & Physics)	   A body which passes to the negative pole in electrolysis.	   Electro-puncturation
Electro-puncturation \E*lec`tro-punc`tu*ra"tion\,
Electro-puncturing \E*lec`tro-punc`tur*ing\ (?; 135), n. (Med.)	   See {Electropuncture}.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-puncture \E*lec`tro-punc`ture\ (?; 135), n. (Med.)	   An operation that consists in inserting needless in the part	   affected, and connecting them with the poles of a galvanic	   apparatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Electroscope \E*lec"tro*scope\, n. [Electro- + -scope: cf. F.	   ['e]lectroscope.] (Physics)	   An instrument for detecting the presence of electricity, or	   changes in the electric state of bodies, or the species of	   electricity present, as by means of pith balls, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Condensing electroscope} (Physics), a form of electroscope	      in which an increase of sensibility is obtained by the use	      of a condenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Electroscopic \E*lec`tro*scop"ic\, a.	   Relating to, or made by means of, the electroscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrostatic \E*lec`tro*stat"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to electrostatics.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrostatics \E*lec`tro*stat"ics\, n. (Physics)	   That branch of science which treats of statical electricity	   or electric force in a state of rest.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-stereotype \E*lec`tro-ste"re*o*type\, n.	   Same as {Electrotype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-telegraphic \E*lec`tro-tel`e*graph"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to the electric telegraph, or by means of it.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-telegraphy \E*lec`tro-te*leg"ra*phy\, n.	   The art or science of constructing or using the electric	   telegraph; the transmission of messages by means of the	   electric telegraph.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-therapeutics \E*lec`tro-ther`a*peu"tics\, n. (Med.)	   The branch of medical science which treats of the	   applications agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-thermancy \E*lec`tro-ther"man*cy\, n.	   That branch of electrical science which treats of the effect	   of an electric current upon the temperature of a conductor,	   or a part of a circuit composed of two different metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-tint \E*lec"tro-tint`\, n. (Fine Arts)	   A style of engraving in relief by means of voltaic	   electricity. A picture is drawn on a metallic plate with some	   material which resists the fluids of a battery; so that, in	   electro-typing, the parts not covered by the varnish, etc.,	   receive a deposition of metal, and produce the required copy	   in intaglio. A cast of this is then the plate for printing.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotonic \E*lec`tro*ton"ic\, a.	   1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to electrical tension; -- said	      of a supposed peculiar condition of a conducting circuit	      during its exposure to the action of another conducting	      circuit traversed by a uniform electric current when both	      circuits remain stationary. --Faraday.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Relating to electrotonus; as, the electrotonic	      condition of a nerve.	      [1913 Webster]
Electrotonize \E`lec*trot"o*nize\, v. t. (Physiol.)	   To cause or produce electrotonus.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotonous \E`lec*trot"o*nous\, a.	   Electrotonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotonus \E`lec*trot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. combining form	   electro- + Gr. ? tension.] (Physiol.)	   The modified condition of a nerve, when a constant current of	   electricity passes through any part of it. See	   {Anelectrotonus}, and {Catelectrotonus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotype \E*lec"tro*type\, n. [Electro- + -type.]	   A facsimile plate made by electrotypy for use in printing;	   also, an impression or print from such plate. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The face of an electrotype consists of a shell of	         copper, silver, or the like, produced by the action of	         an electrical current upon a plate of metal and a wax	         mold suspended in an acid bath and connected with	         opposite poles of the battery. It is backed up with a	         solid filling of type metal.	         [1913 Webster]	Electrotype \E*lec"tro*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Electrotyped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Electrotyping}.]	   To make facsimile plates of by the electrotype process; as,	   to electrotype a page of type, a book, etc. See	   {Electrotype}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotyper \E*lec"tro*ty`per\, n.	   One who electrotypes.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotypic \E*lec`tro*typ"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or effected by means of, electrotypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotyping \E*lec"tro*ty`ping\, n.	   The act or the process of making electrotypes.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrotypy \E*lec"tro*ty`py\, n.	   The process of producing electrotype plates. See Note under	   {Electrotype}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-vital \E*lec`tro-vi"tal\, a.	   Derived from, or dependent upon, vital processes; -- said of	   certain electric currents supposed by some physiologists to	   circulate in the nerves of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Electro-vitalism \E*lec`tro-vi"tal*ism\, n. (Physiol.)	   The theory that the functions of living organisms are	   dependent upon electricity or a kindred force.	   [1913 Webster]
Electrum \E*lec"trum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Electric}, and	   cf. {Electre}, {Electron}.]	   1. Amber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alloy of gold and silver, of an amber color, used by	      the ancients.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. German-silver plate. See {German silver}, under {German}.	      [1913 Webster]
Electuary \E*lec"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Electuaries}. [OE.	   letuaire, OF. lettuaire, electuaire, F. ['e]lectuaire, L.	   electuarium, electarium. prob. fr. Gr. ?, ? a medicine that	   is licked away, fr. Gr. ? to lick up; 'ek out + ? to lick.	   See {Lick}, and cf. {Eclegm}.] (Med.)	   A medicine composed of powders, or other ingredients,	   incorporated with some convserve, honey, or sirup; a	   confection. See the note under {Confection}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleemosynarily \El`ee*mos"y*na*ri*ly\, adv.	   In an eleemosynary manner; by charity; charitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\ (?; 277), a. [LL.	   eleemosynarius, fr. eleemosyna alms, Gr. ? alms. See {Alms}.]	   1. Relating to charity, alms, or almsgiving; intended for the	      distribution of charity; as, an eleemosynary corporation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given in charity or alms; having the nature of alms; as,	      eleemosynary assistance. "Eleemosynary cures." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Supported by charity; as, eleemosynary poor.	      [1913 Webster]	Eleemosynary \El`ee*mos"y*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Eleemosynaries}.	   One who subsists on charity; a dependent. --South. Elegance
Elegance \El"e*gance\, Elegancy \El"e*gan*cy\, n. [L. elegantia,	   fr. elegans, -antis, elegant: cf. F. ['e]l['e]gance.]	   1. The state or quality of being elegant; beauty as resulting	      from choice qualities and the complete absence of what	      deforms or impresses unpleasantly; grace given by art or	      practice; fine polish; refinement; -- said of manners,	      language, style, form, architecture, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            That grace that elegance affords.     --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The endearing elegance of female friendship.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A trait of native elegance, seldom seen in the	            masculine character after childhood or early youth,	            was shown in the General's fondness for the sight	            and fragrance of flowers.             --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is elegant; that which is tasteful and highly	      attractive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beautiful wildness of nature, without the nicer	            elegancies of art.                    --Spectator.	   Syn: {Elegance}, {Grace}. Elegance implies something of a	        select style of beauty, which is usually produced by	        art, skill, or training; as, elegance of manners,	        composition, handwriting, etc.; elegant furniture; an	        elegant house, etc. Grace, as the word is here used,	        refers to bodily movements, and is a lower order of	        beauty. It may be a natural gift; thus, the manners of a	        peasant girl may be graceful, but can hardly be called	        elegant.	        [1913 Webster]
Elegant \El"e*gant\, a. [L. elegans, -antis; akin to eligere to	   pick out, choose, select: cf. F. ['e]l['e]gant. See {Elect}.]	   1. Very choice, and hence, pleasing to good taste;	      characterized by grace, propriety, and refinement, and the	      absence of every thing offensive; exciting admiration and	      approbation by symmetry, completeness, freedom from	      blemish, and the like; graceful; tasteful and highly	      attractive; as, elegant manners; elegant style of	      composition; an elegant speaker; an elegant structure.	      [1913 Webster]	            A more diligent cultivation of elegant literature.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exercising a nice choice; discriminating beauty or	      sensitive to beauty; as, elegant taste.	   Syn: Tasteful; polished; graceful; refined; comely; handsome;	        richly ornamental.	        [1913 Webster]
Elegantly \El"e*gant*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to please nice taste; with elegance; with due	   symmetry; richly.	   [1913 Webster]
Elegiac \E*le"gi*ac\ (?; 277), a. [L. elegiacus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   ['e]l['e]giaque. See {Elegy}.]	   1. Belonging to elegy, or written in elegiacs; plaintive;	      expressing sorrow or lamentation; as, an elegiac lay;	      elegiac strains.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elegiac griefs, and songs of love.    --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used in elegies; as, elegiac verse; the elegiac distich or	      couplet, consisting of a dactylic hexameter and	      pentameter.	      [1913 Webster]	Elegiac \E*le"gi*ac\, n.	   Elegiac verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Elegiacal \El`e*gi"a*cal\, a.	   Elegiac.	   [1913 Webster]
Elegiast \E*le"gi*ast\, n.	   One who composes elegies. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Elegiographer \El`e*gi*og"ra*pher\, n. [Gr. ? an elegy + -graph	   + -er.]	   An elegist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elegist \El"e*gist\, n.	   A write of elegies. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Elegit \E*le"git\, n. [L., he has chosen, fr. eligere to choose.	   See {Elect}.] (Law)	   A judicial writ of execution, by which a defendant's goods	   are appraised and delivered to the plaintiff, and, if not	   sufficient to satisfy the debt, all of his lands are	   delivered, to be held till the debt is paid by the rents and	   profits, or until the defendant's interest has expired.	   [1913 Webster]
Elegize \El"e*gize\, v. t.	   To lament in an elegy; to celebrate in elegiac verse; to	   bewail. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Elegy \El"e*gy\, n.; pl. {Elegies}. [L. elegia, Gr. ?, fem.	   sing. (cf. ?, prop., neut. pl. of ? a distich in elegiac	   verse), fr. ? elegiac, fr. ? a song of mourning.]	   A mournful or plaintive poem; a funereal song; a poem of	   lamentation. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleidin \E*le"i*din\, n. (Biol.)	   Lifeless matter deposited in the form of minute granules	   within the protoplasm of living cells.	   [1913 Webster] Eleme figs
Eleme figs \El"e*me figs`\, or Elemi figs \El"e*mi figs`\	   ([e^]l"[-e]*m[i^]). [Turk. eleme anything which has been	   sifted and freed from dust or broken parts.]	   A kind of figs of superior quality.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Element \El"e*ment\, n. [F. ['e]l['e]ment, L. elementum.]	   1. One of the simplest or essential parts or principles of	      which anything consists, or upon which the constitution or	      fundamental powers of anything are based.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the ultimate, undecomposable constituents of any	      kind of matter. Specifically: (Chem.) A substance which	      cannot be decomposed into different kinds of matter by any	      means at present employed; as, the elements of water are	      oxygen and hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The elements are naturally classified in several	         families or groups, as the group of the alkaline	         elements, the halogen group, and the like. They are	         roughly divided into two great classes, the metals, as	         sodium, calcium, etc., which form basic compounds, and	         the nonmetals or metalloids, as oxygen, sulphur,	         chlorine, which form acid compounds; but the	         distinction is only relative, and some, as arsenic,	         tin, aluminium, etc., form both acid and basic	         compounds. The essential fact regarding every element	         is its relative atomic number, which is equal to the	         number of protons in the nucleus, and also equal to the	         number of electrons in orbitals around the nucleus when	         the atom is neutral. When the elements are tabulated in	         the order of their ascending atomic numbers, the	         arrangement constitutes the series of the Periodic law	         of Mendelejeff. See {Periodic law}, under {Periodic}.	         This Periodic law enables us to predict the qualities	         of unknown elements. The number of elements known in	         1890 were about seventy-five, but at that time the gaps	         in the Periodic law indicated the possibility of many	         more. All of the elements up to atomic number 100 have	         now been observed though some are radioactive and very	         unstable, and in some cases cannot be accumulated in	         quantity sufficient to actually see by eye. The	         properties predicted by the periodic law wre close to	         the observed properties in many cases. Additional	         unstable elements of atomic number over 100 are	         observed from time to time, prepared in cyclotrons,	         particle acclerators, or nuclear reactors, and some of	         their properties are measurable by careful observation	         of microscopic quantities, as few as several atoms. For	         such unstable elements, the properties are now	         predicted primarily by calculations based on quantum	         mechanics. Such theories suggest that there may be an	         "island" of relative stability of elements of atomic	         number over 120, but this has yet to be confirmed by	         experiment.	         Many of the elements with which we are familiar, as	         hydrogen, carbon, iron, gold, etc., have been	         recognized, by means of spectrum analysis, in the sun	         and the fixed stars. The chemical elements are now	         known not be simple bodies, but only combinations of	         subatomic particles such as protons, neutrons, and	         electrons; ahd protons and neutrons are now believed to	         be themselves combinations of quarks, particles which	         are not observed singly, but only in combinations.	         In formulas, the elements are designated by	         abbreviations of their names in Latin or New Latin,	         given in the table below. The atomic weights given in	         the table below are the	   {chemical atomic weights}, in some cases being the weighted	      average of the atomic weights of individual isotopes, each	      having a different atomic weight. The atomic weight of the	      individual isotopes are called the physical atomic	      weights. In those few cases where there is only one stable	      isotope of an element, the chemical and physical atomic	      weights are the same. The mass-spectrometric atomic	      weights are those used for careful mass-spectrometric	      measurements. For more details about individual elements,	      see the element names in the vocabulary The Elements	      ----------------------------------------------------------	      Name |Sym-| Atomic Weight |	      |bol | O=16 | H=1 | C=12.000	      ----------------------------------------------------------	      Aluminum | Al | 27.1 | 26.9 |	      Antimony (Stibium) | Sb | 120 | 119.1 |	      Argon | A | 39.9 | 39.6 |	      Arsenic | As | 75 | 74.4 |	      Astatine | At |	      Barium | Ba | 137.4 | 136.4 |	      Beryllium | Be |	      Bismuth | Bi | 208.5 | 206.9 |	      Boron | B | 11 | 10.9 |	      Bromine | Br | 79.96 | 79.36|	      Cadmium | Cd | 112.4 | 111.6 |	      Cesium (Caesium) | Cs | 133 | 132 |	      Calcium | Ca | 40 | 39.7 |	      Carbon | C | 12 | 11.91| 12.000	      Cerium | Ce | 140 | 139 |	      Chlorine | Cl | 35.45 | 35.18|	      Chromium | Cr | 52.1 | 51.7 |	      Cobalt | Co |	      Columbium (see {Beryllium})	      Copper | Cu |	      ({Cuprum})	      Erbium | Er |	      Europium | Eu |	      Einsteinium | Es |	      Fermium | Fe |	      Fluorine | F |	      Gadolinium | Gd |	      Gallium | Ga |	      Germanium | Ge |	      Glucinum (now {Beryllium})	      Gold (Aurum) | Au |	      Helium | He |	      Hydrogen | H |	      Indium | In |	      Iodine | I |	      Iridium | Ir |	      Iron | Fe |	      (Ferrum)	      Krypton | Kr |	      Lanthanum | La |	      Lead | Pb |	      (Plumbum)	      Lithium | Li |	      Magnesium | Mg |	      Manganese | Mn |	      Mercury | Hg |	      ({Hydrargyrum})	      Molybdenum | Mo |	      Neodymium | Nd |	      Neon | Ne |	      Nickel | Ni |	      Niobium | Nb |	      (see Columbium)	      Nitrogen | N |	      Osmium | Os |	      Oxygen | O |	      Palladium | Pd |	      Phosphorus | P |	      Platinum | Pt |	      Potassium | K |	      (Kalium)	      Praseodymium | Pr |	      Rhodium | Rh |	      Rubidium | Rb |	      Ruthenium | Ru |	      Samarium | Sa |	      Scandium | Sc |	      Selenium | Se |	      Silicon | Si |	      Silver | Ag |	      (Argentum)	      Sodium | Na |	      (Natrium)	      Strontium | Sr |	      Sulphur | S |	      Tantalum | Ta |	      Tellurium | Te |	      Thallium | Tl |	      Thorium | Th |	      Thulium | Tu |	      Tin | Sn |	      (Stannum)	      Titanium | Ti |	      Tungsten | W |	      (Wolframium)	      Uranium | U |	      Vanadium | V |	      Wolfranium (see {Tungsten})	      Xenon | X |	      Ytterbium | Yb |	      Yttrium | Y |	      Zinc | Zn |	      Zirconium | Zr |	      ----------------------------------------------------------	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several other elements have been announced, as holmium,	         vesbium, austrium, etc., but their properties, and in	         some cases their existence, have not yet been	         definitely established.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the ultimate parts which are variously combined in	      anything; as, letters are the elements of written	      language; hence, also, a simple portion of that which is	      complex, as a shaft, lever, wheel, or any simple part in a	      machine; one of the essential ingredients of any mixture;	      a constituent part; as, quartz, feldspar, and mica are the	      elements of granite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The simplicity which is so large an element in a	            noble nature was laughed to scorn.    --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) One out of several parts combined in a system of	          aggregation, when each is of the nature of the whole;	          as, a single cell is an element of the honeycomb.	      (b) (Anat.) One of the smallest natural divisions of the	          organism, as a blood corpuscle, a muscular fiber.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) One of the simplest essential parts, more commonly	      called cells, of which animal and vegetable organisms, or	      their tissues and organs, are composed.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.)	      (a) An infinitesimal part of anything of the same nature	          as the entire magnitude considered; as, in a solid an	          element may be the infinitesimal portion between any	          two planes that are separated an indefinitely small	          distance. In the calculus, element is sometimes used	          as synonymous with differential.	      (b) Sometimes a curve, or surface, or volume is considered	          as described by a moving point, or curve, or surface,	          the latter being at any instant called an element of	          the former.	      (c) One of the terms in an algebraic expression.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. One of the necessary data or values upon which a system of	      calculations depends, or general conclusions are based;	      as, the elements of a planet's orbit.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. The simplest or fundamental principles of any system	      in philosophy, science, or art; rudiments; as, the	      elements of geometry, or of music.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. Any outline or sketch, regarded as containing the	      fundamental ideas or features of the thing in question;	      as, the elements of a plan.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. One of the simple substances, as supposed by the ancient	       philosophers; one of the imaginary principles of matter.	       (a) The four elements were, air, earth, water, and fire;	   Note: whence it is said, water is the proper element of	         fishes; air is the element of birds. Hence, the state	         or sphere natural to anything or suited for its	         existence.	         [1913 Webster]	               Of elements	               The grosser feeds the purer: Earth the Sea;	               Earth and the Sea feed Air; the Air those Fires	               Ethereal.                          --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	               Does not our life consist of the four elements?	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               And the complexion of the element [i. e.,the sky	               or air]	               In favor's like the work we have in hand,	               Most bloody, fiery, and most terrible. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               About twelve ounces [of food], with mere element	               for drink.                         --Cheyne.	         [1913 Webster]	               They show that they are out of their element.	                                                  --T. Baker.	         Esp., the conditions and movements of the air. "The	         elements be kind to thee."	       (b) The elements of the alchemists were salt, sulphur,	           and mercury. --Brande & C.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. pl. The whole material composing the world.	       [1913 Webster]	             The elements shall melt with fervent heat. --2	                                                  Peter iii. 10.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. pl. (Eccl.) The bread and wine used in the eucharist or	       Lord's supper.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Magnetic element}, one of the hypothetical elementary	      portions of which a magnet is regarded as made up.	      [1913 Webster]	Element \El"e*ment\ ([e^]l"[-e]*m[e^]nt), v. t.	   1. To compound of elements or first principles. [Obs.]	      "[Love] being elemented too." --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To constitute; to make up with elements.	      [1913 Webster]	            His very soul was elemented of nothing but sadness.	                                                  --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]
Elemental \El`e*men"tal\ ([e^]l`[-e]*m[e^]n"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. "Elemental strife."	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to rudiments or first principles; rudimentary;	      elementary. "The elemental rules of erudition."	      --Cawthorn.	      [1913 Webster]
Elementalism \El`e*men"tal*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), a.	   The theory that the heathen divinities originated in the	   personification of elemental powers.	   [1913 Webster]
Elementality \E`le*men*tal"i*ty\ (-m[e^]n*t[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The condition of being composed of elements, or a thing so	   composed.	   [1913 Webster]
Elementally \El`e*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   According to elements; literally; as, the words, "Take, eat;	   this is my body," elementally understood.	   [1913 Webster]
Elementar \El`e*men"tar\, a.	   Elementary. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Elementariness \El`e*men"ta*ri*ness\, n.	   The state of being elementary; original simplicity;	   uncompounded state.	   [1913 Webster]
Elementarity \El`e*men*tar"i*ty\, n.	   Elementariness. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Elementary \El`e*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. elementarius: cf. F.	   ['e]l['e]mentaire.]	   1. Having only one principle or constituent part; consisting	      of a single element; simple; uncompounded; as, an	      elementary substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or treating of, the elements, rudiments, or	      first principles of anything; initial; rudimental;	      introductory; as, an elementary treatise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to one of the four elements, air, water, earth,	      fire. "Some luminous and fiery impressions in the	      elementary region." --J. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Elementation \El`e*men*ta"tion\, n.	   Instruction in the elements or first principles. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elementoid \El"e*men*toid`\, a. [Element + -oid.]	   Resembling an element.	   [1913 Webster]
Elemi \El"e*mi\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lemi, It. elemi, Sp. elemi; of	   American or Oriental. origin.]	   A fragrant gum resin obtained chiefly from tropical trees of	   the genera {Amyris} and {Canarium}. {Amyris elemifera} yields	   Mexican elemi; {Canarium commune}, the Manila elemi. It is	   used in the manufacture of varnishes, also in ointments and	   plasters.	   [1913 Webster]
Elemin \El"e*min\, n. (Chem.)	   A transparent, colorless oil obtained from elemi resin by	   distillation with water; also, a crystallizable extract from	   the resin.	   [1913 Webster]
Elench \E*lench"\ ([-e]*l[e^][ng]k"), n.; pl. {Elenchs}. [L.	   elenchus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to convict, confute, prove: cf. OF.	   elenche.] (Logic)	   (a) That part of an argument on which its conclusiveness	       depends; that which convinces of refutes an antagonist; a	       refutation.	   (b) A specious but fallacious argument; a sophism.	       [1913 Webster]
Elenchical \E*len"chic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to an elench.	   [1913 Webster]
Elenchically \E*len"chic*al*ly\, adv.	   By means of an elench.	   [1913 Webster]
Elenchize \E*len"chize\, v. i.	   To dispute. [R.] --B. Jonson. Elenchtic
Elenchtic \E*lench"tic\, Elenchtical \E*lench"tic*al\, a.	   Same as {Elenctic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elenchus \E*len"chus\, n. [L.]	   Same as {Elench}. Elenctic
Elenctic \E*lenc"tic\, Elenctical \E*lenc"tic*al\, a. [Gr.?.]	   (Logic)	   Serving to refute; refutative; -- applied to indirect modes	   of proof, and opposed to {deictic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elenge \El"enge\, a. [Cf. AS. ellende foreign, strange, G. elend	   miserable.]	   Sorrowful; wretched; full of trouble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Elengeness \El"enge*ness\, n.	   Loneliness; misery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elephansy \El"e*phan*sy\, n. [L. elephantia.]	   Elephantiasis. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Elephant \El"e*phant\ ([e^]l"[-e]*fant), n. [OE. elefaunt,	   olifant, OF. olifant, F. ['e]l['e]phant, L. elephantus,	   elephas, -antis, fr. Gr. 'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos; of unknown	   origin; perh. fr. Skr. ibha, with the Semitic article al, el,	   prefixed, or fr. Semitic Aleph hindi Indian bull; or cf.	   Goth. ulbandus camel, AS. olfend.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) A mammal of the order {Proboscidia} and family	      {Elephantidae}, of which two living species, {Elephas	      maximus} (formerly {Elephas Indicus}) and {Loxodonta	      Africana} (formerly {E. Africanus}), and several fossil	      species, are known. They have five toes, a long proboscis	      or trunk, and two large ivory tusks proceeding from the	      extremity of the upper jaw, and curving upwards. The molar	      teeth are large and have transverse folds. Elephants are	      the largest land animals now existing. The elephant is	      classed as a pachyderm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ivory; the tusk of the elephant. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Elephant apple} (Bot.), an East Indian fruit with a rough,	      hard rind, and edible pulp, borne by {Feronia elephantum},	      a large tree related to the orange.	   {Elephant bed} (Geol.), at Brighton, England, abounding in	      fossil remains of elephants. --Mantell.	   {Elephant beetle} (Zo["o]l.), any very large beetle of the	      genus {Goliathus} (esp. {G. giganteus}), of the family	      {Scarab[ae]id[ae]}. They inhabit West Africa.	   {Elephant fish} (Zo["o]l.), a chim[ae]roid fish	      ({Callorhynchus antarcticus}), with a proboscis-like	      projection of the snout.	   {Elephant paper}, paper of large size, 23 [times] 28 inches.	      	   {Double elephant paper}, paper measuring 263/4 [times] 40	      inches. See Note under {Paper}.	   {Elephant seal} (Zo["o]l.), an African jumping shrew	      ({Macroscelides typicus}), having a long nose like a	      proboscis.	   {Elephant's ear} (Bot.), a name given to certain species of	      the genus Begonia, which have immense one-sided leaves.	   {Elephant's foot} (Bot.)	      (a) A South African plant ({Testudinaria Elephantipes}),	          which has a massive rootstock covered with a kind of	          bark cracked with deep fissures; -- called also	          {tortoise plant}. The interior part is barely edible,	          whence the plant is also called {Hottentot's bread}.	      (b) A genus ({Elephantopus}) of coarse, composite weeds.	          	   {Elephant's tusk} (Zo["o]l.), the tooth shell. See	      {Dentalium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Elephantiac \El`e*phan"ti*ac\, a. (Med.)	   Affected with elephantiasis; characteristic of elephantiasis.	   [1913 Webster]
Elephantiasis \El`e*phan*ti"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from	   'ele`fas, 'ele`fantos, an elephant.] (Med.)	   A disease of the skin, in which it become enormously	   thickened, and is rough, hard, and fissured, like an	   elephant's hide.	   [1913 Webster]
Elephantidae \Elephantidae\ n.	   a natural family of mammals comrising the elephants.	   Syn: family {Elephantidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
elephant-tusk \elephant-tusk\ n.	   an annual of the southern U.S. and Mexico ({Proboscidea	   louisianica}) having large whitish or yellowish flowers	   mottled with purple and a long curving beak.	   Syn: common unicorn plant, devil's claw, common devil's claw,	        proboscis flower, ram's horn, {Proboscidea louisianica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Elephantine \El`e*phan"tine\, a. [L. elephantinus of ivory, Gr.	   ?: cf. F. ['e]l['e]phantin.]	   Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant	   (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of	   elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Elephantine epoch} (Geol.), the epoch distinguished by the	      existence of large pachyderms. --Mantell.	   {Elephantine tortoise} (Zo["o]l.), a huge land tortoise;	      esp., {Testudo elephantina}, from islands in the Indian	      Ocean; and {T. elephantopus}, from the Galapagos Islands.	      Elephantoid
Elephantoid \El"e*phan*toid`\ (?; 277), Elephantoidal
\El`e*phan*toid"al\, a. [Elephant + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Resembling an elephant in form or appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleusine \Eleusine\ n.	   a genus of annual and perennial grasses of savannas and	   upland grasslands.	   Syn: genus {Eleusine}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eleusinian \El`eu*sin"i*an\, a. [L. Eleusinius, Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to Eleusis, in Greece, or to secret rites in honor	   of Ceres, there celebrated; as, Eleusinian mysteries or	   festivals.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleutherodactylus \Eleutherodactylus\ n.	   a genus of completely terrestrial robber frogs.	   Syn: genus {Eleutherodactylus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eleutheromania \E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. 'eleu`qeros free	   + E. mania.]	   A mania or frantic zeal for freedom. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleutheromaniac \E*leu`ther*o*ma"ni*ac\, a.	   Mad for freedom. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eleuthero-petalous \E*leu`ther*o-pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr.	   'eleu`qeros free + E. petal.] (Bot.)	   Having the petals free, that is, entirely separate from each	   other; -- said of both plant and flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Elevate \El"e*vate\, a. [L. elevatus, p. p.]	   Elevated; raised aloft. [Poetic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Elevate \El"e*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elevated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Elevating}.] [L. elevatus, p. p. of elevare; e +	   levare to lift up, raise, akin to levis light in weight. See	   {Levity}.]	   1. To bring from a lower place to a higher; to lift up; to	      raise; as, to elevate a weight, a flagstaff, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise to a higher station; to promote; as, to elevate	      to an office, or to a high social position.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise from a depressed state; to animate; to cheer; as,	      to elevate the spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exalt; to ennoble; to dignify; as, to elevate the mind	      or character.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To raise to a higher pitch, or to a greater degree of	      loudness; -- said of sounds; as, to elevate the voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To intoxicate in a slight degree; to render tipsy.	      [Colloq. & Sportive] "The elevated cavaliers sent for two	      tubs of merry stingo." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To lessen; to detract from; to disparage. [A Latin	      meaning] [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To elevate a piece} (Gun.), to raise the muzzle; to lower	      the breech.	   Syn: To exalt; dignify; ennoble; erect; raise; hoist;	        heighten; elate; cheer; flush; excite; animate.	        [1913 Webster]
Elevated \El"e*va`ted\, a.	   Uplifted; high; lofty; also, animated; noble; as, elevated	   thoughts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Elevated railway}, one in which the track is raised	      considerably above the ground, especially a city railway	      above the line of street travel.	      [1913 Webster]
Elevatedness \El"e*va`ted*ness\, n.	   The quality of being elevated.	   [1913 Webster]
Elevation \El`e*va"tion\, n. [L. elevatio: cf. F.	   ['e]l['e]vation.]	   1. The act of raising from a lower place, condition, or	      quality to a higher; -- said of material things, persons,	      the mind, the voice, etc.; as, the elevation of grain;	      elevation to a throne; elevation of mind, thoughts, or	      character.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Condition of being elevated; height; exaltation. "Degrees	      of elevation above us." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            His style . . . wanted a little elevation. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is raised up or elevated; an elevated place or	      station; as, an elevation of the ground; a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The distance of a celestial object above the	      horizon, or the arc of a vertical circle intercepted	      between it and the horizon; altitude; as, the elevation of	      the pole, or of a star.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Dialing) The angle which the style makes with the	      substylar line.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gunnery) The movement of the axis of a piece in a	      vertical plane; also, the angle of elevation, that is, the	      angle between the axis of the piece and the line o? sight;	      -- distinguished from direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Drawing) A geometrical projection of a building, or other	      object, on a plane perpendicular to the horizon;	      orthographic projection on a vertical plane; -- called by	      the ancients the orthography.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of elevation} (Geodesy), the angle which an ascending	      line makes with a horizontal plane.	   {Elevation of the host} (R. C. Ch.), that part of the Mass in	      which the priest raises the host above his head for the	      people to adore.	      [1913 Webster]
Elevator \El"e*va`tor\, n. [L., one who raises up, a deliverer:	   cf. F. ['e]l['e]vateur.]	   1. One who, or that which, raises or lifts up anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mechanical contrivance, usually an endless belt or chain	      with a series of scoops or buckets, for transferring grain	      to an upper loft for storage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cage or platform (called an elevator car) and the	      hoisting machinery in a hotel, warehouse, mine, etc., for	      conveying persons, goods, etc., to or from different	      floors or levels; -- called in England a {lift}; the cage	      or platform itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A building for elevating, storing, and discharging, grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) A muscle which serves to raise a part of the body,	      as the leg or the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Surg.) An instrument for raising a depressed portion of a	      bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (A["e]ronautics) A movable plane or group of planes used	      to control the altitude or fore-and-aft poise or	      inclination of an airship or flying machine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Elevator head}, {Elevator leg}, & {Elevator boot}, the boxes	      in which the upper pulley, belt, and lower pulley,	      respectively, run in a grain elevator. [1913 Webster]	   {Elevator shoes}, shoes having unusually thick soles and	      heels, designed to make a person appear taller than he or	      she actually is. [PJC]
Elevatory \El"e*va`to*ry\, a.	   Tending to raise, or having power to elevate; as, elevatory	   forces.	   [1913 Webster]	Elevatory \El"e*va`to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]l['e]vatoire.] (Surg.)	   See {Elevator}, n.	   (e) . --Dunglison.	       [1913 Webster]
'Eleve \['E]`l[`e]ve"\ ([asl]`l[asl]v"), n. [F., fr. ['e]lever	   to raise, bring up.]	   A pupil; a student.	   [1913 Webster]
Eleven \E*lev"en\ ([-e]*l[e^]v"'n), a. [OE. enleven, AS.	   endleofan, endlufon, for nleofan; akin to LG. eleve, ["o]lwe,	   ["o]lwen, D. elf, G. elf, eilf, OHG. einlif, Icel. ellifu,	   Sw. elfva, Dan. elleve, Goth. ainlif, cf. Lith. v["e]nolika;	   and fr. the root of E. one + (prob.) a root signifying "to be	   left over, remain," appearing in E. loan, or perh. in leave,	   v. t., life. See {One}, and cf. {Twelve}.]	   Ten and one added; as, eleven men.	   [1913 Webster]	Eleven \E*lev"en\, n.	   1. The sum of ten and one; eleven units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing eleven units, as 11 or xi.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cricket & American Football) The eleven men selected to	      play on one side in a match, as the representatives of a	      club or a locality; as, the all-England eleven.	      [1913 Webster]
eleven-plus \eleven-plus\ n.	   an examination taken by 11 and 12 year old students in	   England to select suitable candidates for grammar school; --	   now no longer used.	   Syn: 11-plus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eleventh \E*lev"enth\, a. [Cf. AS. endlyfta. See {Eleven}.]	   1. Next after the tenth; as, the eleventh chapter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting one of eleven parts into which a thing is	      divided; as, the eleventh part of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to the interval of the octave and	      the fourth.	      [1913 Webster]	Eleventh \E*lev"enth\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by eleven; one of eleven	      equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The interval consisting of ten conjunct degrees;	      the interval made up of an octave and a fourth.	      [1913 Webster]
Elf \Elf\ ([e^]lf), n.; pl. {Elves} ([e^]lvz). [AS. [ae]lf, ylf;	   akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [=a]lfr	   elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [.r]bhu skillful, artful, rabh	   to grasp. Cf. {Auf}, {Oaf}.]	   1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite,	      much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit,	      supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally	      represented as delighting in mischievous tricks.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every elf, and fairy sprite,	            Hop as light as bird from brier.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Elf arrow}, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English	      rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric	      make in the fields and formerly attributed them to	      fairies; -- called also {elf bolt}, {elf dart}, and {elf	      shot}.	   {Elf child}, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of	      one they had stolen. See {Changeling}.	   {Elf fire}, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer.	   {Elf owl} (Zo["o]l.), a small owl ({Micrathene Whitneyi}) of	      Southern California and Arizona.	      [1913 Webster]	Elf \Elf\, v. t.	   To entangle mischievously, as an elf might do.	   [1913 Webster]	         Elf all my hair in knots.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Elfin \Elf"in\ (-[i^]n), a.	   Relating to elves.	   [1913 Webster]	Elfin \Elf"in\, n.	   A little elf or urchin. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Elfish \Elf"ish\, a.	   Of or relating to the elves; elflike; implike; weird;	   scarcely human; mischievous, as though caused by elves.	   "Elfish light." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The elfish intelligence that was so familiar an	         expression on her small physiognomy.     --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Elfishly \Elf"ish*ly\, adv.	   In an elfish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Elfishness \Elf"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality of being elfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Elfkin \Elf"kin\, n.	   A little elf.	   [1913 Webster]
Elfland \Elf"land`\, n.	   Fairyland. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Elflock \Elf"lock`\, n.	   Hair matted, or twisted into a knot, as if by elves.	   [1913 Webster]
Elgin marbles \El"gin mar"bles\	   Greek sculptures in the British Museum. They were obtained at	   Athens, about 1811, by Lord Elgin.	   [1913 Webster]
Elicit \E*lic"it\, a. [L. elictus, p. p. of elicere to elicit; e	   + lacere to entice. Cf. {Delight}, {Lace}.]	   Elicited; drawn out; made real; open; evident. [Obs.] "An	   elicit act of equity." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Elicit \E*lic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elicited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Eliciting}.]	   To draw out or entice forth; to bring to light; to bring out	   against the will; to deduce by reason or argument; as, to	   elicit truth by discussion.	   [1913 Webster]
Elicitate \E*lic"i*tate\, v. t.	   To elicit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elicitation \E*lic`i*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of eliciting. [Obs.] --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
elicited \e*lic"i*ted\ adj.	   called forth from a latent or potential state by stimulation;	   as, an elicited response.	   Syn: evoked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Elide \E*lide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Eliding}.] [L. elidere to strike out or off; e + laedere to	   hurt by striking: cf. F. ['e]lider. See {Lesion}.]	   1. To break or dash in pieces; to demolish; as, to elide the	      force of an argument. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) To cut off, as a vowel or a syllable, usually the	      final one; to subject to elision.	      [1913 Webster]
Eligibility \El`i*gi*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]ligibilit['e].]	   The quality of being eligible; eligibleness; as, the	   eligibility of a candidate; the eligibility of an offer of	   marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Eligible \El"i*gi*ble\, a. [F. ['e]ligible, fr. L. eligere. See	   {Elect}.]	   1. That may be selected; proper or qualified to be chosen;	      legally qualified to be elected and to hold office.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy to be chosen or selected; suitable; desirable; as,	      an eligible situation for a house.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more eligible of the two evils.   --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Eligibleness \El"i*gi*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being worthy or qualified to be chosen;	   suitableness; desirableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Eligibly \El"i*gi*bly\, adv.	   In an eligible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Elimate \El"i*mate\, v. t. [L. elimatus, p. p. of elimare to	   file up; e out + limare to file, fr. lima file.]	   To render smooth; to polish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eliminant \E*lim"i*nant\, n. (Math.)	   The result of eliminating n variables between n homogeneous	   equations of any degree; -- called also {resultant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eliminate \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	   boundary. See {Limit}.]	   1. To put out of doors; to expel; to discharge; to release;	      to set at liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eliminate my spirit, give it range	            Through provinces of thought yet unexplored.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alg.) To cause to disappear from an equation; as, to	      eliminate an unknown quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set aside as unimportant in a process of inductive	      inquiry; to leave out of consideration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eliminate errors that have been gathering and	            accumulating.                         --Lowth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To obtain by separating, as from foreign matters; to	      deduce; as, to eliminate an idea or a conclusion. [Recent,	      and not well authorized]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) To separate; to expel from the system; to	      excrete; as, the kidneys eliminate urea, the lungs	      carbonic acid; to eliminate poison from the system.	      [1913 Webster]
Elimination \E*lim`i*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]limination.]	   1. The act of expelling or throwing off; (Physiol.) the act	      of discharging or excreting waste products or foreign	      substances through the various emunctories.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alg.) Act of causing a quantity to disappear from an	      equation; especially, in the operation of deducing from	      several equations containing several unknown quantities a	      less number of equations containing a less number of	      unknown quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of obtaining by separation, or as the result of	      eliminating; deduction. [See {Eliminate}, 4.]	      [1913 Webster]
Eliminative \E*lim"i*na*tive\, a. (Physiol.)	   Relating to, or carrying on, elimination.	   [1913 Webster]
Elinguate \E*lin"guate\, v. t. [L. elinguare.]	   To deprive of the tongue. [Obs.] --Davies (Holy Roode).	   [1913 Webster]
Elinguation \E`lin*gua"tion\, n. [L. elinguatio. See	   {Elinguid}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Punishment by cutting out the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Elinguid \E*lin"guid\, a. [L. elinguis, prop., deprived of the	   tongue; hence, speechless; e + lingua tongue.]	   Tongue-tied; dumb. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eliquament \E*liq"ua*ment\, n.	   A liquid obtained from fat, or fat fish, by pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Eliquation \El`i*qua"tion\, n. [L. eliquatio, fr. eliquare to	   clarify, strain; e + liquare to make liquid, melt.]	   (Metallurgy)	   The process of separating a fusible substance from one less	   fusible, by means of a degree of heat sufficient to melt the	   one and not the other, as an alloy of copper and lead;	   liquation. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Elison \E*li"son\, n. [L. elisio, fr. elidere, elisum, to strike	   out: cf. F. ['e]lision. See {Elide}.]	   1. Division; separation. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The cutting off or suppression of a vowel or	      syllable, for the sake of meter or euphony; esp., in	      poetry, the dropping of a final vowel standing before an	      initial vowel in the following word, when the two words	      are drawn together.	      [1913 Webster]
Elisor \E*li"sor\, n. [F. ['e]liseur, fr. ['e]lire to choose, L.	   eligere. See {Elect}.] (Eng. Law)	   An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a	   court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and	   the coroners are disqualified.	   [1913 Webster]
'Elite \['E]`lite"\ ([=a]`l[=e]t"), n. [F., fr. ['e]lire to	   choose, L. eligere. See {Elect}.]	   1. A choice or select body; the flower; as, the ['e]lite of	      society.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Army organization}, Switzerland.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Elix \E*lix"\, v. t. [See {Elixate}.]	   To extract. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Elixate \E*lix"ate\, v. t. [L. elixatus, p. p. of elixare to	   seethe, fr. elixus thoroughly boiled; e + lixare to boil, lix	   ashes.]	   To boil; to seethe; hence, to extract by boiling or seething.	   [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Elixation \El`ix*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lixation.]	   A seething; digestion. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Elixir \E*lix"ir\, n. [F. ['e]lixir, Sp. elixir, Ar.	   eliks[imac]r the philosopher's stone, prob. from Gr. ? dry,	   (hence probably) a dry powder; cf. Skr. ksh[=a] to burn.]	   1. (Med.) A tincture with more than one base; a compound	      tincture or medicine, composed of various substances, held	      in solution by alcohol in some form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alchemy) An imaginary liquor capable of transmuting	      metals into gold; also, one for producing life	      indefinitely; as, elixir vit[ae], or the elixir of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The refined spirit; the quintessence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . elixir of worldly delights. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any cordial or substance which invigorates.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grand elixir, to support the spirits of human	            nature.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Elizabeth \Elizabeth\ prop. n. [a proper name from the Hebrew,	   probably meaning " God of the oath" or " oath of God".]	   1. Queen Elizabeth II. of the United Kingdom, born 1926.	   Syn: Elizabeth II.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Elizabeth I., the Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. She	      was the daughter of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn	      (1533-1603).	   Syn: Elizabeth I.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Elizabeth was born at Greenwich, near London, Sept. 7,	         1533: died at Richmond, near London, March 24, 1603.	         She reigned as Queen of England from 1558 to 1603. She	         was the daughter of Henry VIII. and Anne Boleyn; was	         brought up in the Protestant faith; studied the	         classical languages under Roger Ascham; and is said to	         have been proficient in French and Italian. On her	         accession she appointed as secretary of state Sir	         William Cecil (later Baron Burleigh), who remained her	         chief adviser for forty years, until his death in 1598.	         She repealed the Roman Catholic legislation of the	         previous reign, reenacted the laws of Henry VIII.	         relating to the church, published the Thirty-nine	         Articles (1563), and completed the establishment of the	         Anglican Church. In 1564 she concluded the treaty of	         Troyes with France, by which she renounced her claims	         to Calais in consideration of 220,000 crowns. In 1587	         she signed the death-warrant of Mary Queen of Scots,	         who, expelled by a rebellion of her subjects, had taken	         refuge in England in 1568, and who, by means, it is	         said, of forged documents, had been involved by the	         government in a conspiracy of Savage, Ballard,	         Babington, and others against Queen Elizabeth. In 1588	         her admiral Howard, assisted by Drake, Hawkins,	         Frobisher, Winter, and Raleigh defeated the Spanish	         Armada in the English Channel, and prevented an	         invasion of England. Her reign, which was one of	         commercial enterprise and of intellectual activity, was	         made illustrious by Shakespeare, Sidney, Spenser,	         Bacon, and Ben Jonson.	         [Century Dict.]	   3. Saint Elizabeth of Hungary; Born at Presburg, Hungary	      1207, died died at Marburg, Germany, Nov. 19, 1231. She	      was a Hungarian princess, daughter of Andrew II. of	      Hungary, and wife of Louis, landgrave of Thuringia,	      celebrated for her sanctity.	      [PJC]	   4. a city in Union County in northeastern New Jersy, pop. ca.	      106,000. It lies between Newark to the north and Linden to	      the south, and has a large port, regulated by the Port of	      New York Authority. It also contains most of the runway	      area of the Newark International Airport.	      [PJC]
Elizabethan \E*liz"a*beth`an\, prop. a.	   Pertaining to Queen Elizabeth I. or her times, esp. to the	   architecture or literature of her reign; as, the Elizabethan	   writers, drama, literature. -- n. One who lived in England in	   the time of Queen Elizabeth. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
elk \elk\ ([e^]lk), n. [Icel. elgr; akin to Sw. elg, AS. eolh,	   OHG. elaho, MHG. elch, cf. L. alces; perh. akin to E. eland.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A large deer, of several species. The European elk {Alces	   alces} (formerly {Alces machlis} or {Cervus alces}) is	   closely allied to the American moose. The American elk, or	   wapiti ({Cervus Canadensis}) the largest member of the deer	   family, has large, spreading antlers and is closely related	   to the European stag. See {Moose}, and {Wapiti}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Irish elk} (Paleon.), a large, extinct, Quaternary deer	      ({Cervus giganteus}) with widely spreading antlers. Its	      remains have been found beneath the peat of swamps in	      Ireland and England. See Illustration in Appendix; also	      Illustration of {Antler}.	   {Cape elk} (Zo["o]l.), the eland. elk	elk \elk\, elke \elke\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The European wild or whistling swan ({Cygnus ferus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Elk \Elk\ ([e^]lk), prop. n.	   a member of the fraternal organization named Benevolent and	   Protective Order of Elks, supporting various services to	   their communities.	   [PJC]
elkhound \elk"hound\ ([e^]lk"hound), n.	   a breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy gray coat	   developed in Norway for hunting elk.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Elknut \Elk"nut`\, n. (Bot.)	   The buffalo nut. See under {Buffalo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elkwood \Elk"wood`\, n.	   The soft, spongy wood of a species of Magnolia ({M.	   Umbrella}).	   [1913 Webster]
Ell \Ell\, n. [AS. eln; akin to D. el, elle, G. elle, OHG.	   elina, Icel. alin, Dan. alen, Sw. aln, Goth. alenia, L. ulna	   elbow, ell, Gr. ? elbow. Cf. {Elbow}, {Alnage}.]	   A measure for cloth; -- now rarely used. It is of different	   lengths in different countries; the English ell being 45	   inches, the Dutch or Flemish ell 27, the Scotch about 37.	   [1913 Webster]	Ell \Ell\, n. (Arch.)	   See {L}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ellachick \El"la*chick\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A fresh-water tortoise ({Chelopus marmoratus}) of California;	   -- used as food.	   [1913 Webster]
Ellagic \El*lag"ic\, a. [F., fr. galle gall (with the letters	   reversed).] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, gallnuts or gallic acid; as,	   ellagic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ellagic acid} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,	      {C14H8O9}, found in bezoar stones, and obtained by the	      oxidation of gallic acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Ellebore \El"le*bore\, n.	   Hellebore. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Elleborin \El*leb"o*rin\, n.	   See {Helleborin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elleck \El"leck\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The red gurnard or cuckoo fish. [Prov. Eng.] Ellengeness	   Ellinge	   Ellenge
Ellenge \El"lenge\, Ellinge \El"linge\, a., Ellengeness
\El"lenge*ness\, Ellingeness \El"linge*ness\, n.	   See {Elenge}, {Elengeness}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elles \El"les\, adv. & conj.	   See {Else}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ellipse \El*lipse"\ ([e^]l*l[i^]ps"), n. [Gr. 'e`lleipsis,	   prop., a defect, the inclination of the ellipse to the base	   of the cone being in defect when compared with that of the	   side to the base: cf. F. ellipse. See {Ellipsis}.]	   1. (Geom.) An oval or oblong figure, bounded by a regular	      curve, which corresponds to an oblique projection of a	      circle, or an oblique section of a cone through its	      opposite sides. The greatest diameter of the ellipse is	      the major axis, and the least diameter is the minor axis.	      See {Conic section}, under {Conic}, and cf. {Focus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Omission. See {Ellipsis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The elliptical orbit of a planet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Sun flies forward to his brother Sun;	            The dark Earth follows wheeled in her ellipse.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Ellipsis \El*lip"sis\ ([e^]l*l[i^]p"s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Ellipses}	   ([e^]l*l[i^]p"s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'e`lleipsis a leaving,	   defect, fr. 'ellei`pein to leave in, fall short; 'en in +	   lei`pein to leave. See {In}, and {Loan}, and cf. {Ellipse}.]	   1. (Gram.) Omission; a figure of syntax, by which one or more	      words, which are obviously understood, are omitted; as,	      the virtues I admire, for, the virtues which I admire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) An ellipse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Printing) a printing symbol, usually three periods in a	      row (. . .), indicating the omission of some part of a	      text; -- used commonly in quotations, so as to suppress	      words not essential to the meaning. A long dash (---) and	      three asterisks (* * *) are sometimes used with the same	      meaning.	      [PJC]
Ellipsograph \El*lip"so*graph\, n. [Ellipse + graph: cf. F.	   ellipsographe.]	   An instrument for describing ellipses; -- called also	   {trammel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, n. [Ellipse + -oid: cf. F. ellipsoide.]	   (Geom.)	   A solid, all plane sections of which are ellipses or circles.	   See {Conoid}, n., 2	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ellipsoid has three principal plane sections, a, b,	         and c, each at right angles to the other two, and each	         dividing the solid into two equal and symmetrical	         parts. The lines of meeting of these principal sections	         are the axes, or principal diameters of the ellipsoid.	         The point where the three planes meet is the center.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ellipsoid of revolution}, a spheroid; a solid figure	      generated by the revolution of an ellipse about one of its	      axes. It is called a prolate spheroid, or prolatum, when	      the ellipse is revolved about the major axis, and an	      oblate spheroid, or oblatum, when it is revolved about the	      minor axis. Ellipsoid	Ellipsoid \El*lip"soid\, Ellipsoidal \El`lip*soi"dal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or shaped like, an ellipsoid; as, ellipsoid or	   ellipsoidal form. Elliptic
Elliptic \El*lip"tic\, Elliptical \El*lip"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F. elliptique. See {Ellipsis}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an ellipse; having the form of an	      ellipse; oblong, with rounded ends.	      [1913 Webster]	            The planets move in elliptic orbits.  --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	            The billiard sharp who any one catches,	            His doom's extremely hard 	            He's made to dwell	            In a dungeon cell	            On a spot that's always barred.	            And there he plays extravagant matches	            In fitless finger-stalls	            On a cloth untrue	            With a twisted cue	            And elliptical billiard balls!	                                                  --Gilbert and	                                                  Sullivan (The	                                                  Mikado: The	                                                  More Humane	                                                  Mikado Song)	   2. Having a part omitted; as, an elliptical phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. leaving out information essential to comprehension; so	      concise as to be difficult to understand; obscure or	      ambiguous; -- of speech or writing; as, an elliptical	      comment.	      [PJC]	   {Elliptic chuck}. See under {Chuck}.	   {Elliptic compasses}, an instrument arranged for drawing	      ellipses.	   {Elliptic function}. (Math.) See {Function}.	   {Elliptic integral}. (Math.) See {Integral}.	   {Elliptic polarization}. See under {Polarization}.	      [1913 Webster]
Elliptically \El*lip"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In the form of an ellipse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With a part omitted; as, elliptically expressed.	      [1913 Webster]
Ellipticity \El`lip*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ellipticit['e].]	   Deviation of an ellipse or a spheroid from the form of a	   circle or a sphere; especially, in reference to the figure of	   the earth, the difference between the equatorial and polar	   semidiameters, divided by the equatorial; thus, the	   ellipticity of the earth is 1/29966.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some writers use ellipticity as the ratio of the	         difference of the two semiaxes to the minor axis,	         instead of the major. --Nichol.	         [1913 Webster]
Elliptic-lanceolate \El*lip"tic-lan"ce*o*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a form intermediate between elliptic and lanceolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Elliptograph \El*lip"to*graph\, n.	   Same as {Ellipsograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ellwand \Ell"wand\, n.	   Formerly, a measuring rod an ell long.	   [1913 Webster]
Elm \Elm\, n. [AS. elm; akin to D. olm, OHG. elm, G. ulme, Icel.	   almr, Dan. & Sw. alm, L. ulmus, and E. alder. Cf. {Old}.]	   (Bot.)	   A tree of the genus {Ulmus}, of several species, much used as	   a shade tree, particularly in America. The English elm is	   {Ulmus campestris}; the common American or white elm is {U.	   Americana}; the slippery or red elm, {U. fulva}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Elm beetle} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles	      (esp. {Galeruca calmariensis}), which feed on the leaves	      of the elm.	   {Elm borer} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of beetles of	      which the larv[ae] bore into the wood or under the bark of	      the elm (esp. {Saperda tridentata}).	   {Elm butterfly} (Zo["o]l.), one of several species of	      butterflies, which, in the caterpillar state, feed on the	      leaves of the elm (esp. {Vanessa antiopa} and {Grapta	      comma}). See {Comma butterfly}, under {Comma}.	   {Elm moth} (Zo["o]l.), one of numerous species of moths of	      which the larv[ae] destroy the leaves of the elm (esp.	      {Eugonia subsignaria}, called elm spanworm).	   {Elm sawfly} (Zo["o]l.), a large sawfly ({Cimbex Americana}).	      The larva, which is white with a black dorsal stripe,	      feeds on the leaves of the elm.	      [1913 Webster]
Elmen \Elm"en\, a.	   Belonging to elms. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elmo's fire \El"mo's fire`\	   See {Corposant}; also {Saint Elmo's Fire}, under {Saint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elmy \Elm"y\, a.	   Abounding with elms.	   [1913 Webster]	         The simple spire and elmy grange.        --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Elocation \El`o*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. e- + locate.]	   1. A removal from the usual place of residence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Departure from the usual state; an ecstasy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Elocular \E*loc"u*lar\ ([-e]*l[o^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [Pref. e- +	   locular.]	   Having but one cell, or cavity; not divided by a septum or	   partition.	   [1913 Webster]
Elocution \El`o*cu"tion\, n. [L. elocutio, fr. eloqui, elocutus,	   to speak out: cf. F. ['e]locution. See {Eloquent}.]	   1. Utterance by speech. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [Fruit] whose taste . . .	            Gave elocution to the mute, and taught	            The tongue not made for speech to speak thy praise.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Oratorical or expressive delivery, including the graces of	      intonation, gesture, etc.; style or manner of speaking or	      reading in public; as, clear, impressive elocution. "The	      elocution of a reader." --Whately	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suitable and impressive writing or style; eloquent	      diction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To express these thoughts with elocution. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Elocutionary \El`o*cu"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to elocution.	   [1913 Webster]
Elocutionist \El`o*cu"tion*ist\, n.	   One who is versed in elocution; a teacher of elocution.	   [1913 Webster]
Elocutive \El"o*cu`tive\, a.	   Pertaining to oratorical expression. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Elodian \E*lo"di*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   One of a tribe of tortoises, including the terrapins, etc.,	   in which the head and neck can be withdrawn.	   [1913 Webster]
'Eloge \['E]`loge"\, n. [F. See {Elogium}.]	   A panegyrical funeral oration.	   [1913 Webster]
Elogist \El"o*gist\, n. [F. ['e]logiste.]	   One who pronounces an ['e]loge. Elogium
Elogium \E*lo"gi*um\ ([-e]*l[=o]"j[i^]*[u^]m), Elogy \El"o*gy\	   ([e^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [L. elogium a short saying, an	   inscription, fr. Gr. lo`gos speech, fr. le`gein to speak. Cf.	   {['E]loge}.]	   The praise bestowed on a person or thing; panegyric; eulogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Elohim \E*lo"him\ ([-e]*l[=o]"h[i^]m), n. [Heb.]	   One of the principal names by which God is designated in the	   Hebrew Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]
Elohist \E*lo"hist\, n.	   The writer, or one of the writers, of the passages of the Old	   Testament, notably those of the Pentateuch, which are	   characterized by the use of Elohim instead of Jehovah, as the	   name of the Supreme Being; -- distinguished from {Jehovist}.	   --S. Davidson.	   [1913 Webster]
Elohistic \El`o*his"tic\, a.	   Relating to Elohim as a name of God; -- said of passages in	   the Old Testament.	   [1913 Webster]
Eloign \E*loign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eloigned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Eloigning}.] [F. ['e]loigner, OF. esloignier; pref. es-	   (L. ex) + OF. & F. loin far, far off, L. longe, fr. longus	   long. See {Elongate}.] [Written also {eloin}.]	   1. To remove afar off; to withdraw. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From worldly cares he did himself eloign. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To convey to a distance, or beyond the jurisdiction,	      or to conceal, as goods liable to distress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sheriff may return that the goods or beasts are	            eloigned.                             --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Eloignate \E*loign"ate\, v. t.	   To remove. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Eloignment \E*loign"ment\, n. [F. ['e]loignement.]	   Removal to a distance; withdrawal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eloin \E*loin"\, v. t.	   See {Eloign}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eloinate \E*loin"ate\, v. t.	   See {Eloignate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eloinment \E*loin"ment\, n.	   See {Eloignment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elong \E*long"\ (?; 115), v. t. [See {Eloign}, {Elongate}.]	   1. To lengthen out; to prolong. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put away; to separate; to keep off. [Obs.] --Wyatt.	      [1913 Webster]
Elongate \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., and	   cf. {Eloign}.]	   1. To lengthen; to extend; to stretch; as, to elongate a	      line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove further off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Elongate \E*lon"gate\, v. i.	   To depart to, or be at, a distance; esp., to recede	   apparently from the sun, as a planet in its orbit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Elongate \E*lon"gate\, a. [LL. elongatus.]	   Drawn out at length; elongated; as, an elongate leaf. "An	   elongate form." --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
elongated \elongated\ adj.	   1. having a length noticeably longer than the width.	   Syn: elongate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. rendered longer.	   Syn: lengthened.	        [PJC]
Elongation \E`lon*ga"tion\ (?; 277), n. [LL. elongatio: cf. F.	   ['e]longation.]	   1. The act of lengthening, or the state of being lengthened;	      protraction; extension. "Elongation of the fibers."	      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which lengthens out; continuation.	      [1913 Webster]	            May not the mountains of Westmoreland and Cumberland	            be considered as elongations of these two chains?	                                                  --Pinkerton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Removal to a distance; withdrawal; a being at a distance;	      distance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The distant points in the celestial expanse appear	            to the eye in so small a degree of elongation from	            one another, as bears no proportion to what is real.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The angular distance of a planet from the sun;	      as, the elongation of Venus or Mercury.	      [1913 Webster]
Elope \E*lope"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eloped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Eloping}.] [D. ontloopen to run away; pref. ont- (akin to G.	   ent-, AS. and-, cf. E. answer) + loopen to run; akin to E.	   leap. See {Leap}, v. t.]	   To run away, or escape privately, from the place or station	   to which one is bound by duty; -- said especially of a woman	   or a man, either married or unmarried, who runs away with a	   paramour or a sweetheart.	   [1913 Webster]	         Great numbers of them [the women] have eloped from	         their allegiance.                        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Elopement \E*lope"ment\, n.	   The act of eloping; secret departure; -- said of a woman and	   a man, one or both, who run away from their homes for	   marriage or for cohabitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Eloper \E*lop"er\, n.	   One who elopes.	   [1913 Webster]
Elops \E"lops\, n. [L. elops, helops, a kind of sea fish, Gr.	   ?.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of fishes. See {Saury}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mythical serpent. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Eloquence \El"o*quence\, n. [F. ['e]loquence, L. eloquentia, fr.	   eloquens. See {Eloquent}.]	   1. Fluent, forcible, elegant, and persuasive speech in	      public; the power of expressing strong emotions in	      striking and appropriate language either spoken or	      written, thereby producing conviction or persuasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eloquence is speaking out . . . out of the abundance	            of the heart.                         --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Whatever produces the effect of moving and	      persuasive speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silence that spoke and eloquence of eyes. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hearts of men are their books; events are their	            tutors; great actions are their eloquence.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is eloquently uttered or written.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, let my books be then the eloquence	            And dumb presagers of my speaking breast. --Shak.	   Syn: Oratory; rhetoric.	        [1913 Webster]
Eloquent \El"o*quent\, a. [F. ['e]loquent, L. eloquens, -entis,	   p. pr. of eloqui to speak out, declaim; e + loqui to speak.	   See {Loquacious}.]	   1. Having the power of expressing strong emotions or forcible	      arguments in an elevated, impassioned, and effective	      manner; as, an eloquent orator or preacher.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Death, all-eloquent! You only prove	            What dust we dote on when 't is man we love. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted to express strong emotion or to state facts	      arguments with fluency and power; as, an eloquent address	      or statement; an eloquent appeal to a jury.	      [1913 Webster]
Eloquently \El"o*quent*ly\, adv.	   In an eloquent manner. Elrich
Elrich \El"rich\or Elritch \El"ritch\, a.	   Ghastly; preternatural. Same as {Eldritch}. [Scot. & Local,	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Else \Else\, a. & pron. [OE. & AS. elles otherwise, gen. sing.	   of an adj. signifying other; akin to OHG. elles otherwise,	   OSw. [aum]ljes, Sw. eljest, Goth. aljis, adj., other, L.	   alius, Gr. ?. Cf. {Alias}, {Alien}.]	   Other; one or something beside; as, Who else is coming? What	   else shall I give? Do you expect anything else? "Bastards and	   else." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word always follows its noun. It is usual to give	         the possessive form to else rather than to the	         substantive; as, somebody else's; no one else's. "A boy	         who is fond of somebody else's pencil case." --G.	         Eliot. "A suit of clothes like everybody else's."	         --Thackeray.	         [1913 Webster]	Else \Else\, adv. & conj.	   1. Besides; except that mentioned; in addition; as, nowhere	      else; no one else.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Otherwise; in the other, or the contrary, case; if the	      facts were different.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give	            it.                                   --Ps. li. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: After `or', else is sometimes used expletively, as	         simply noting an alternative. "Will you give thanks, .	         . . or else shall I?" --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Elsewhere \Else"where`\, adv.	   1. In any other place; as, these trees are not to be found	      elsewhere.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In some other place; in other places, indefinitely; as, it	      is reported in town and elsewhere.	      [1913 Webster]
Elsewhither \Else"whith`er\, adv.	   To some, or any, other place; as, you will have to go	   elsewhither for it. --R. of Gloucester. "For elsewhither was	   I bound." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Elsewise \Else"wise`\, adv.	   Otherwise. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elsin \El"sin\, n.	   A shoemaker's awl. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elucidate \E*lu"ci*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elucidated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Elucidating}.] [LL. elucidatus, p. p. of	   elucidare; e + lucidus full of light, clear. See {Lucid}.]	   To make clear or manifest; to render more intelligible; to	   illustrate; as, an example will elucidate the subject.	   [1913 Webster]
Elucidation \E*lu`ci*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lucidation.]	   A making clear; the act of elucidating or that which	   elucidates, as an explanation, an exposition, an	   illustration; as, one example may serve for further	   elucidation of the subject.	   [1913 Webster]
Elucidative \E*lu"ci*da`tive\, a.	   Making clear; tending to elucidate; as, an elucidative note.	   [1913 Webster]
Elucidator \E*lu"ci*da`tor\, n.	   One who explains or elucidates; an expositor.	   [1913 Webster]
Elucidatory \E*lu"ci*da*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to elucidate; elucidative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eluctate \E*luc"tate\, v. i. [L. eluctatus, p. p. of eluctari to	   struggle out; e + luctari to wrestle.]	   To struggle out; -- with out. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Eluctation \E`luc*ta"tion\, n. [L. eluctatio.]	   A struggling out of any difficulty. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Elucubrate \E*lu"cu*brate\, v. i. [L. elucubratus, p. p. of	   elucubrare to compose by lamplight.]	   See {Lucubrate}. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Elucubration \E*lu`cu*bra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]lucubration.]	   See {Lucubration}. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Elude \E*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eluded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Eluding}.] [L. eludere, elusum; e + ludere to play: cf. F.	   ['e]luder. See {Ludicrous}.]	   To avoid slyly, by artifice, stratagem, or dexterity; to	   escape from in a covert manner; to mock by an unexpected	   escape; to baffle; as, to elude an officer; to elude	   detection, inquiry, search, comprehension; to elude the force	   of an argument or a blow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Me gentle Delia beckons from the plain,	         Then, hid in shades, eludes he eager swain. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The transition from fetichism to polytheism seems a	         gradual process of which the stages elude close	         definition.                              --Tylor.	   Syn: To evade; avoid; escape; shun; eschew; flee; mock;	        baffle; frustrate; foil.	        [1913 Webster]
Eludible \E*lud"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being eluded; evadible.	   [1913 Webster]
Elul \E"lul\, n. [Heb.]	   The sixth month of the Jewish year, by the sacred reckoning,	   or the twelfth, by the civil reckoning, corresponding nearly	   to the month of September.	   [1913 Webster]
Elumbated \E*lum"ba*ted\, a. [L. elumbis; e + lumbus loin.]	   Weak or lame in the loins. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Elusion \E*lu"sion\, n. [LL. elusio, fr. L. eludere, elusum. See	   {Elude}.]	   Act of eluding; adroit escape, as by artifice; a mockery; a	   cheat; trickery.	   [1913 Webster]
Elusive \E*lu"sive\, a.	   Tending to elude; using arts or deception to escape; adroitly	   escaping or evading; eluding the grasp; fallacious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Elusive of the bridal day, she gives	         Fond hopes to all, and all with hopes deceives. --Pope.	   -- {E*lu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {E*lu"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Elusory \E*lu"so*ry\, a. [LL. elusorius.]	   Tending to elude or deceive; evasive; fraudulent; fallacious;	   deceitful; deceptive. -- {E*lu"so*ri*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Elute \E*lute"\, v. t. [L. elutus, p. p. of eluers to elute; e +	   luere to wash.]	   To wash out. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Elutriate \E*lu"tri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Elutriated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Elutriating}.] [L. elutriatus, p. p. of	   elutriare.]	   To wash or strain out so as to purify; as, to elutriate the	   blood as it passes through the lungs; to strain off or	   decant, as a powder which is separated from heavier particles	   by being drawn off with water; to cleanse, as by washing.	   [1913 Webster]
Elutriation \E*lu`tri*a"tion\, n.	   The process of elutriating; a decanting or racking off by	   means of water, as finer particles from heavier.	   [1913 Webster]
Eluxate \E*lux"ate\, v. t. [Pref. e- + luxate.]	   To dislocate; to luxate.	   [1913 Webster]
Eluxation \E`lux*a"tion\, n.	   Dislocation; luxation.	   [1913 Webster]
Elvan \Elv"an\, a.	   1. Pertaining to elves; elvish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) Of or pertaining to certain veins of feldspathic	      or porphyritic rock crossing metalliferous veins in the	      mining districts of Cornwall; as, an elvan course. Elvan	Elvan \Elv"an\, Elvanite \Elv"an*ite\, n.	   The rock of an elvan vein, or the elvan vein itself; an elvan	   course.	   [1913 Webster]
Elve \Elve\, n.	   An old form of Elf.	   [1913 Webster]
Elver \El"ver\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   A young eel; a young conger or sea eel; -- called also	   {elvene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elves \Elves\, n.; pl. of {Elf}.	   [1913 Webster] Elvish \Elv"ish\, a.	   1. Pertaining to elves; implike; mischievous; weird; also,	      vacant; absent in demeanor. See {Elfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He seemeth elvish by his countenance. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mysterious; also, foolish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Elvishly \Elv"ish*ly\, adv.	   In an elvish manner. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Elwand \El"wand\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Ellwand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elysian \E*ly"sian\, a. [L. Elysius, fr. Elysium.]	   Pertaining, or the abode of the blessed after death; hence,	   yielding the highest pleasures; exceedingly delightful;	   beatific. "Elysian shades." --Massinger. "Elysian age."	   --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]	         This life of mortal breath	         Is but a suburb of the life elysian.     --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Elysium \E*ly"sium\, n.; pl. E. {Elysiums}, L. {Elysia}. [L.,	   fr. Gr. ?, ? ?, Elysian field.] (Anc. Myth.)	   1. A dwelling place assigned to happy souls after death; the	      seat of future happiness; Paradise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any delightful place.	      [1913 Webster]	            An Elysian more pure and bright than that pf the	            Greeks.                               --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Elytriform \E*lyt"ri*form\, a. [Elytrum + -form.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Having the form, or structure, of an elytron.	   [1913 Webster]
Elytrin \El"y*trin\, n. [From {Elytrum}.] (Chem.)	   See {Chitin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Elytroid \El"y*troid\, a. [Gr. ? sheath, a wing case + -oid.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Resembling a beetle's wing case. Elytron
Elytron \El"y*tron\ (?; 277), Elytrum \El"y*trum\ (-tr?m)n.; pl.	   {Elytra}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to roll round.] (Zo["o]l.)	   (a) One of the anterior pair of wings in the Coleoptera and	       some other insects, when they are thick and serve only as	       a protection for the posterior pair. See {Coleoptera}.	   (b) One of the shieldlike dorsal scales of certain annelids.	       See {Ch[ae]topoda}.	       [1913 Webster]
Elzevir \El"ze*vir\, a. (Bibliog.)	   Applied to books or editions (esp. of the Greek New Testament	   and the classics) printed and published by the Elzevir family	   at Amsterdam, Leyden, etc., from about 1592 to 1680; also,	   applied to a round open type introduced by them.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Elzevir editions are valued for their neatness, and	         the elegant small types used.            --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
'Em \'Em\	   An obsolete or colloquial contraction of the old form hem,	   them. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Em \Em\, n. (Print.)	   The portion of a line formerly occupied by the letter m, then	   a square type, used as a unit by which to measure the amount	   of printed matter on a page; the square of the body of a	   type.	   [1913 Webster]
Em- \Em-\	   A prefix. See {En-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emacerate \E*mac"er*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. emaceratus emaciated; e	   + macerare to make soft.]	   To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. [Obs.]	   --Bullokar.	   [1913 Webster]
Emaceration \E*mac`er*a"tion\, n.	   Emaciation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emaciate \E*ma"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emaciated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Emaciating}.] [L. emaciatus, p. p. of emaciare to	   make lean; e + maciare to make lean or meager, fr. macies	   leanness, akin to macer lean. See {Meager}.]	   To lose flesh gradually and become very lean; to waste away	   in flesh. "He emaciated and pined away." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Emaciate \E*ma"ci*ate\, v. t.	   To cause to waste away in flesh and become very lean; as, his	   sickness emaciated him.	   [1913 Webster]	Emaciate \E*ma"ci*ate\, a. [L. emaciatus, p. p.]	   Emaciated. "Emaciate steeds." --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
emaciated \emaciated\ adj.	   having become so thin that the bones noticeably protude under	   the skin; as, emaciated bony hands.	   Syn: bony, cadaverous, gaunt, haggard, pinched, skeletal,	        wasted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Emaciation \E*ma`ci*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]maciation.]	   1. The act of making very lean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being emaciated or reduced to excessive	      leanness; an excessively lean condition.	      [1913 Webster]
Emaculate \E*mac"u*late\, v. t. [L. emaculatus, p. p. of	   emaculare to clear from spots. See {Maculate}.]	   To clear from spots or stains, or from any imperfection.	   [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Emaculation \E*mac`u*la"tion\, n.	   The act of clearing from spots. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] email	   E-mail
E-mail \E-mail\, email \email\, e-mail \e-mail\([=e]"m[^a]l`),	   n.	   electronic mail; a digitally encoded message sent from one	   computer to another through an electronic communications	   medium, especially by means of a computer network.	   Syn: electronic mail.	        [PJC] email	        E-mail	E-mail \E-mail\, email \email\, e-mail \e-mail\v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {E-mailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {E-mailing}.]	   to send (an e-mail message) to someone; as, I emailed the	   article to the editor; she emailed me her report.	   Syn: mail electronically.	        [WordNet 1.5]
aemail ombrant \[ae]`mail` om`brant"\ [F., shaded enamel.] (Fine	   Arts)	   An art or process of flooding transparent colored glaze over	   designs stamped or molded on earthenware or porcelain. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Emanant \Em"a*nant\, a. [L. emanans, -antis, p. pr. of emanare.	   See {Emanate}.]	   Issuing or flowing forth; emanating; passing forth into an	   act, or making itself apparent by an effect; -- said of	   mental acts; as, an emanant volition.	   [1913 Webster]
Emanate \Em"a*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emanated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Emanating}.] [L. emanare, emanatum, to emanate; e out	   + manare to flow, prob. for madnare, and akin to madere to be	   wet, drip, madidus wet, drenched, drunk, Gr. ?, ?, wet, ? to	   be wet, Skr. mad to boil, matta drunk. Cf. {Emane}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To issue forth from a source; to flow out from more or	      less constantly; as, fragrance emanates from flowers.	   2. To proceed from, as a source or fountain; to take origin;	      to arise, to originate.	      [1913 Webster]	            That subsisting from of government from which all	            special laws emanate.                 --De Quincey.	   Syn: To flow; arise; proceed; issue; originate.	        [1913 Webster]	Emanate \Em"a*nate\, a.	   Issuing forth; emanant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emanation \Em`a*na"tion\, n. [L. emanatio: cf. F. ['e]manation.]	   1. The act of flowing or proceeding from a fountain head or	      origin. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those profitable and excellent emanations from God.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which issues, flows, or proceeds from any object as a	      source; efflux; an effluence; as, perfume is an emanation	      from a flower.	      [1913 Webster]	            An emanation of the indwelling life.  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]
Emanative \Em"a*na*tive\, a.	   Issuing forth; effluent.	   [1913 Webster]
Emanatively \Em"a*na*tive*ly\, adv.	   By an emanation.	   [1913 Webster]
Emanatory \Em"a*na*to*ry\, a.	   Emanative; of the nature of an emanation. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Emancipate \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 ownership	   in, fr. manceps purchaser, as being one who laid his hand on	   the thing bought; manus hand + capere to take. See {Manual},	   and {Capable}.]	   To set free from the power of another; to liberate; as:	   (a) To set free, as a minor from a parent; as, a father may	       emancipate a child.	   (b) To set free from bondage; to give freedom to; to manumit;	       as, to emancipate a slave, or a country.	       [1913 Webster]	             Brasidas . . . declaring that he was sent to	             emancipate Hellas.                   --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	   (c) To free from any controlling influence, especially from	       anything which exerts undue or evil influence; as, to	       emancipate one from prejudices or error.	       [1913 Webster]	             From how many troublesome and slavish impertinences	             . . . he had emancipated and freed himself.	                                                  --Evelyn.	       [1913 Webster]	             To emancipate the human conscience.  --A. W. Ward.	       [1913 Webster]	Emancipate \E*man"ci*pate\, a. [L. emancipatus, p. p.]	   Set at liberty.	   [1913 Webster]
emancipated \emancipated\ adj.	   1. free from traditional social restraints; -- used	      especially of women; as, an emancipated young woman	      pursuing her career. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: liberated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. freed from bondage. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: freed, liberated.	        [WordNet 1.5] emancipating
emancipating \emancipating\ emancipative \emancipative\adj.	   permitting or conducive to the reduction of restraints on	   behavior.	   Syn: freeing, liberating.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Emancipation \E*man`ci*pa"tion\, n. [L. emancipatio: cf. F.	   ['e]mancipation.]	   The act of setting free from the power of another, from	   slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence;	   also, the state of being thus set free; the act or process of	   emancipation, or the state thereby achieved; liberation; as,	   the emancipation of slaves; the emancipation of minors; the	   emancipation of a person from prejudices; the emancipation of	   the mind from superstition; the emancipation of a nation from	   tyranny or subjection.	   Syn: Deliverance; liberation; release; freedom; manumission;	        enfranchisement.	        [1913 Webster]
Emancipationist \E*man`ci*pa"tion*ist\, n.	   An advocate of emancipation, esp. the emancipation of slaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Emancipator \E*man"ci*pa`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who emancipates.	   [1913 Webster]
Emancipatory \E*man"ci*pa*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to emancipation, or tending to effect	   emancipation. "Emancipatory laws." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Emancipist \E*man"ci*pist\, n.	   A freed convict. [Australia]	   [1913 Webster]
Emarginate \E*mar"gi*nate\, v. t. [L. emarginare; e out +	   marginare to furnish with a margin, fr. margo margin.]	   To take away the margin of. Emarginate	Emarginate \E*mar"gi*nate\, Emarginated \E*mar"gi*na`ted\, a.	   1. Having the margin interrupted by a notch or shallow sinus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Notched at the summit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cryst.) Having the edges truncated.	      [1913 Webster]
Emarginately \E*mar"gi*nate*ly\, adv.	   In an emarginate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Emargination \E*mar`gi*na"tion\, n.	   The act of notching or indenting the margin, or the state of	   being so notched; also, a notch or shallow sinus in a margin.	   [1913 Webster]
Emasculate \E*mas"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emasculated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Emasculating}.] [L. emasculare; e + masculus	   male, masculine. See {Male} masculine.]	   1. To deprive of virile or procreative power; to castrate	      power; to castrate; to geld.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of masculine vigor or spirit; to weaken; to	      render effeminate; to vitiate by unmanly softness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Luxury had not emasculated their minds. --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]
emasculate \e*mas"cu*late\, a.	   Deprived of virility or vigor; unmanned; weak. "Emasculate	   slave." --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
emasculated \emasculated\ adj.	   1. having the testicles removed; -- of a male animal.	   Syn: cut, gelded, sexless.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. deprived of virility, vigor, or manly character.	      [PJC]
emasculation \e*mas`cu*la"tion\, n.	   1. The act of depriving of virility, or the state of being so	      deprived; castration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of depriving, or state of being deprived, of vigor	      or strength; unmanly weakness.	      [1913 Webster]
Emasculator \E*mas"cu*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, emasculates.	   [1913 Webster]
Emasculatory \E*mas"cu*la*to*ry\, a.	   Serving or tending to emasculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Embace \Em*bace"\, v. t.	   See {Embase}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embale \Em*bale"\, v. t. [F. emballer; pref. em- (L. in) + balle	   bale. See 1st {Bale}.] [Obs.]	   1. To make up into a bale or pack. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind up; to inclose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Legs . . . embaled in golden buskins. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Emball \Em*ball"\, v. t. [See {Embale}.]	   To encircle or embrace. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Embalm \Em*balm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embalmed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Embalming}.] [F. embaumer; pref. em- (L. in) + baume	   balm. See {Balm}.]	   1. To anoint all over with balm; especially, to preserve from	      decay by means of balm or other aromatic oils, or spices;	      to fill or impregnate (a dead body), with aromatics and	      drugs that it may resist putrefaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joseph commanded his servants, the physicians, to	            embalm ?is father; and the physicians embalmed	            Israel.                               --Gem. l. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill or imbue with sweet odor; to perfume.	      [1913 Webster]	            With fresh dews embalmed the earth.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To preserve from decay or oblivion as if with balm; to	      perpetuate in remembrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those tears eternal that embalm the dead. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Embalmer \Em*balm"er\, n.	   One who embalms.	   [1913 Webster]
Embalmment \Em*balm"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embaumement.]	   The act of embalming. [R.] --Malone.	   [1913 Webster]
Embank \Em*bank"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embanked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Embanking}.] [Pref. em- + bank. Cf. {Imbank}.]	   To throw up a bank so as to confine or to defend; to protect	   by a bank of earth or stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Embankment \Em*bank"ment\, n.	   1. The act of surrounding or defending with a bank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A structure of earth, gravel, etc., raised to prevent	      water from overflowing a level tract of country, to retain	      water in a reservoir, or to carry a roadway, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Embar \Em*bar"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Embanking}.] [Pref. em- + bar: cf. F. embarrer. Cf.	   {Embargo}.]	   1. To bar or shut in; to inclose securely, as with bars.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where fast embarred in mighty brazen wall.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stop; to hinder by prohibition; to block up.	      [1913 Webster]	            He embarred all further trade.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Embarcation \Em`bar*ca"tion\, n.	   Same as {Embarkation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embarge \Em*barge"\, v. t.	   To put in a barge. [Poetic] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Embargo \Em*bar"go\, n.; pl. {Embargoes}. [Sp., fr. embargar to	   arrest, restrain; pref. em- (L. in) + Sp. barra bar, akin to	   F. barre bar. See {Bar}.]	   An edict or order of the government prohibiting the departure	   of ships of commerce from some or all of the ports within its	   dominions; a prohibition to sail.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: If the embargo is laid on an enemy's ships, it is	         called a hostile embargo; if on the ships belonging to	         citizens of the embargoing state, it is called a civil	         embargo.	         [1913 Webster]	Embargo \Em*bar"go\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embargoed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Embargoing}.]	   To lay an embargo on and thus detain; to prohibit from	   leaving port; -- said of ships, also of commerce and goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Embark \Em*bark"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embarked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Embarking}.] [F. embarquer; pref. em- (L. in) + barque	   bark: cf. Sp. embarcar, It. imbarcare. See {Bark}. a vessel.]	   1. To cause to go on board a vessel or boat; to put on	      shipboard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage, enlist, or invest (as persons, money, etc.) in	      any affair; as, he embarked his fortune in trade.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the reputation of the sect upon which St.	            Paul embarked his salvation.          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Embark \Em*bark"\, v. i.	   1. To go on board a vessel or a boat for a voyage; as, the	      troops embarked for Lisbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage in any affair.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slow to embark in such an undertaking. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Embarkation \Em`bar*ka"tion\, n.	   1. The act of putting or going on board of a vessel; as, the	      embarkation of troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is embarked; as, an embarkation of Jesuits.	      --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]
Embarkment \Em*bark"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embarquement.]	   Embarkation. [R.] --Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\ ([e^]m*b[a^]r"ras), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Embarrassed} ([e^]m*b[a^]r"rast); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Embarrassing}.] [F. embarrasser (cf. Sp. embarazar, Pg.	   embara[,c]ar, Pr. barras bar); pref. em- (L. in) + LL. barra	   bar. See {Bar}.]	   1. To hinder from freedom of thought, speech, or action by	      something which impedes or confuses mental action; to make	      (a person) unpleasantly self-conscious; to perplex; to	      discompose; to disconcert; as, laughter may embarrass an	      orator. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: abash, discompose, disconcert, discomfit, chagrin. [1913	        Webster +PJC]	   2. To hinder from liberty of movement; to impede; to	      obstruct; as, business is embarrassed; public affairs are	      embarrassed. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie. [1913	        Webster]	   3. (Com.) To involve in difficulties concerning money	      matters; to incumber with debt; to beset with urgent	      claims or demands; -- said of a person or his affairs; as,	      a man or his business is embarrassed when he can not meet	      his pecuniary engagements.	   Syn: To hinder; perplex; entangle; confuse; puzzle;	        disconcert; abash; distress. -- To {Embarrass},	        {Puzzle}, {Perplex}. We are puzzled when our faculties	        are confused by something we do not understand. We are	        perplexed when our feelings, as well as judgment, are so	        affected that we know not how to decide or act. We are	        embarrassed when there is some bar or hindrance upon us	        which impedes our powers of thought, speech, or motion.	        A schoolboy is puzzled by a difficult sum; a reasoner is	        perplexed by the subtleties of his opponent; a youth is	        sometimes so embarrassed before strangers as to lose his	        presence of mind.	        [1913 Webster]	Embarrass \Em*bar"rass\, n. [F. embarras. See {Embarrass}, v.	   t.]	   Embarrassment. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
embarrassed \embarrassed\ adj.	   1. feeling uneasily or unpleasantly self-conscious due to	      some event or circumstance; as, she was embarrassed by her	      child's tantrums.	   Syn: abashed, self-conscious.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. feeling inferior or unworthy and hence unpleasantly	      self-conscious; as, too embarrassed to say hello to his	      drunken father on the street.	   Syn: chagrined, mortified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
embarrassing \embarrassing\ adj.	   1. hard to deal with; as, greeted with an embarrassing	      silence.	   Syn: awkward, disconcerting, off-putting, sticky, tight,	        unenviable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. causing to feel shame or chagrin or vexation.	   Syn: mortifying, shame-making.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Embarrassment \Em*bar"rass*ment\, n. [F. embarrassement.]	   1. A state of being embarrassed; perplexity; impediment to	      freedom of action; entanglement; hindrance; confusion or	      discomposure of mind, as from not knowing what to do or to	      say; disconcertedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The embarrassment which inexperienced minds have	            often to express themselves upon paper. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            The embarrassments tom commerce growing out of the	            late regulations.                     --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Difficulty or perplexity arising from the want of money to	      pay debts.	      [1913 Webster]
Embase \Em*base"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + base, a. or v. t.: cf. OF.	   embaissier.]	   To bring down or lower, as in position, value, etc.; to	   debase; to degrade; to deteriorate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Embased the valleys, and embossed the hills.	                                                  --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]	         Alloy in coin of gold . . . may make the metal work the	         better, but it embaseth it.              --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such pitiful embellishments of speech as serve for	         nothing but to embase divinity.          --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Embasement \Em*base"ment\, n. [From {Embase}, v. t.]	   Act of bringing down; depravation; deterioration. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Embassade \Em"bas*sade\, n. [F. ambassade. See {Embassy}.]	   An embassy. See {Ambassade}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Embassador \Em*bas"sa*dor\, n. [F. ambassadeur, Sp. embajador,	   LL. ambassiator, ambasciator. See {Embassy}, and cf.	   {Ambassador}.]	   Same as {Ambassador}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stilbon, that was a wise embassadour,	         Was sent to Corinth.                     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Myself my king's embassador will go.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Embassadorial \Em*bas`sa*do"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. ambassadorial.]	   Same as {Ambassadorial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embassadress \Em*bas"sa*dress\, n. [Cf. F. ambassadrice.]	   Same as {Ambassadress}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embassadry \Em*bas"sa*dry\, n. [Cf. OF. ambassaderie.]	   Embassy. [Obs.] --Leland.	   [1913 Webster]
Embassage \Em"bas*sage\ (?; 48), n.	   1. An embassy. "He sent a solemn embassage." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Except your embassages have better success.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Message; errand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Embassy \Em"bas*sy\, n.; pl. {Embassies}. [OF. ambass['e]e,	   embasc['e]e, LL. ambasciata, fr. ambasciare for ambactiare to	   go on a mission, fr. L. ambactus vassal, dependent, of Celtic	   or German origin; cf. W. amaeth husbandman, Goth. andbahts	   servant, G. amt office, OHG. ambaht. Cf. {Ambassador}.]	   1. The public function of an ambassador; the charge or	      business intrusted to an ambassador or to envoys; a public	      message to; foreign court concerning state affairs; hence,	      any solemn message.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sends the angels on embassies with his decrees.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person or persons sent as ambassadors or envoys; the	      ambassador and his suite; envoys.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The residence or office of an ambassador.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes, but rarely, spelled ambassy.	         [1913 Webster]
Embastardize \Em*bas"tard*ize\, v. t. [Pref. em- + bastardize.]	   To bastardize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embathe \Em*bathe"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + bathe. Cf. {Imbathe}.]	   To bathe; to imbathe.	   [1913 Webster]
Embattail \Em*bat"tail\, v. t. [See {Embattle}.]	   To furnish with battlements; to fortify as with battlements.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         To embattail and to wall about thy cause	         With iron-worded proof.                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Embattle \Em*bat"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embattled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Embattling}.] [OF. embataillier; pref. em- (L. in) +	   F. bataille battle. See {Battle}, and cf. {Battlement}.]	   To arrange in order of battle; to array for battle; also, to	   prepare or arm for battle; to equip as for battle.	   [1913 Webster]	         One in bright arms embattled full strong. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here once the embattled farmers stood	         And fired the shot heard round the world. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Embattle \Em*bat"tle\, v. i.	   To be arrayed for battle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Embattle \Em*bat"tle\, v. t. [See {Battlement}.]	   To furnish with battlements. "Embattled house." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Embattled \Em*bat"tled\, a.	   1. Having indentations like a battlement. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Having the edge broken like battlements; -- said of	      a bearing such as a fess, bend, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having been the place of battle; as, an embattled plain or	      field. --J. Baillie.	      [1913 Webster]
Embattlement \Em*bat"tle*ment\, n.	   1. An intended parapet; a battlement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fortifying of a building or a wall by means of	      battlements.	      [1913 Webster]
Embay \Em*bay"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + bay to bathe.]	   To bathe; to soothe or lull as by bathing. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Embay \Em*bay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Embaying}.] [Pref. em- + 1st bay.]	   To shut in, or shelter, as in a bay.	   [1913 Webster]	         If that the Turkish fleet	         Be not ensheltered and embayed, they are drowned.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Embayment \Em*bay"ment\, n.	   A bay. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The embayment which is terminated by the land of North	         Berwick.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Embeam \Em*beam"\, v. t.	   To make brilliant with beams. [R.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Embed \Em*bed"\ ([e^]m*b[e^]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embedded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Embedding}.] [Pref. em- + bed. Cf. {Imbed}.]	   To lay as in a bed; to lay in surrounding matter; to bed; as,	   to embed a thing in clay, mortar, or sand.	   [1913 Webster]
embedded \embedded\ adj.	   1. enclosed or fixed firmly in a surrounding mass; surrounded	      on all sides; as, found pebbles embedded in the silt;	      stone containing many embedded fossils; as, peach and plum	      seeds embedded in a sweet edible pulp. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: fixed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole; as,	      confused by the embedded Latin quotations; an embedded	      subordinate clause. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Embedment \Em*bed"ment\, n.	   The act of embedding, or the state of being embedded.	   [1913 Webster]
Embellish \Em*bel"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embellished}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Embellishing}.] [OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F.	   embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See	   {Beauty}.]	   To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to	   adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with	   shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or	   style with metaphors.	   Syn: To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish;	        enrich; ornament; illustrate. See {Adorn}.	        [1913 Webster]
Embellisher \Em*bel"lish*er\, n.	   One who embellishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Embellishment \Em*bel"lish*ment\, n. [Cf. F. embellissement.]	   1. The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned;	      adornment.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the selection of their ground, as well as in the	            embellishment of it.                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration;	      as, pictorial embellishments.	      [1913 Webster]	            The graces and embellishments of the exterior man.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Ember \Em"ber\, n. [OE. emmeres, emeres, AS. ?myrie; akin to	   Icel. eimyrja, Dan. emmer, MHG. eimere; cf. Icel. eimr vapor,	   smoke.]	   A lighted coal, smoldering amid ashes; -- used chiefly in the	   plural, to signify mingled coals and ashes; the smoldering	   remains of a fire. "He rakes hot embers." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         He takes a lighted ember out of the covered vessel.	                                                  --Colebrooke.	   [1913 Webster]	Ember \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 year of the seasons; recurring in	   each quarter of the year; as, ember fasts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ember days} (R. C. & Eng. Ch.), days set apart for fasting	      and prayer in each of the four seasons of the year. The	      Council of Placentia [A. D. 1095] appointed for ember days	      the Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday after the first Sunday	      in Lent, Whitsuntide, the 14th of September, and the 13th	      of December. The weeks in which these days fall are called	      ember weeks.	      [1913 Webster]
Ember-goose \Em"ber-goose`\, n. [Cf. Norw. embergaas, hav-imber,	   hav-immer, Icel. himbrin, himbrimi.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The loon or great northern diver. See {Loon}. [Written also	   {emmer-goose} and {imber-goose}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emberings \Em"ber*ings\, n. pl.	   Ember days. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embetter \Em*bet"ter\, v. t.	   To make better. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embezzle \Em*bez"zle\ ([e^]m*b[e^]z"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Embezzled} ([e^]m*b[e^]z"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Embezzling}.] [Norm. F. embeseiller to destroy; cf. OF.	   besillier to ill treat, ravage, destroy. Cf. {Bezzle}.]	   1. To appropriate fraudulently to one's own use, as property	      intrusted to one's care; to apply to one's private uses by	      a breach of trust; as, to embezzle money held in trust.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To misappropriate; to waste; to dissipate in extravagance.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To embezzle our money in drinking or gaming.	                                                  --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]
embezzled \embezzled\ adj.	   1. taken for one's own use in violation of a trust; -- of	      money; as, the banker absconded with embezzled payroll;	      the embezzled funds amounted to millions of dollars.	   Syn: misappropriated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Embezzlement \Em*bez"zle*ment\, n.	   The fraudulent appropriation of property by a person to whom	   it has been intrusted; as, the embezzlement by a clerk of his	   employer's money; embezzlement of public funds by the public	   officer having them in charge.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Larceny denotes a taking, by fraud or stealth, from	         another's possession; embezzlement denotes an	         appropriation, by fraud or stealth, of property already	         in the wrongdoer's possession. In England and in most	         of the United States embezzlement is made indictable by	         statute.	         [1913 Webster]
Embezzler \Em*bez"zler\, n.	   One who embezzles.	   [1913 Webster]
Embillow \Em*bil"low\, v. i.	   To swell or heave like a wave of the sea. [R.] --Lisle.	   [1913 Webster]
Embiotocidae \Embiotocidae\ n.	   a natural family of viviparous percoid fishes comprising the	   surf fishes.	   Syn: family {Embiotocidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Embiotocoid \Em`bi*ot"o*coid\, a. [NL. Embiotoca, the name of	   one genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, the {Embiotocid[ae]}. -- n. One	   of a family of fishes ({Embiotocid[ae]}) abundant on the	   coast of California, remarkable for being viviparous; -- also	   called {surf fish} and {viviparous fish}. See Illust. in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Embitter \Em*bit"ter\, v. t.	   To make bitter or sad. See {Imbitter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embitterment \Em*bit"ter*ment\, n.	   The act of embittering; also, that which embitters.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblanch \Em*blanch"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + 1st blanch.]	   To whiten. See {Blanch}. [Obs.] --Heylin.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblaze \Em*blaze"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Emblazing}.] [Pref. em- + 1st blaze.]	   1. To adorn with glittering embellishments.	      [1913 Webster]	            No weeping orphan saw his father's stores	            Our shrines irradiate, or emblaze the floors.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To paint or adorn with armorial figures; to blazon, or	      emblazon. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The imperial ensign, . . . streaming to the wind,	            With gems and golden luster rich emblazed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Emblazon \Em*bla"zon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblazoned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Emblazoning}.] [Pref. em- + blazon. Cf. {Emblaze}.]	   1. To depict or represent; -- said of heraldic bearings. See	      {Blazon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deck in glaring colors; to set off conspicuously; to	      display pompously; to decorate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The walls were . . . emblazoned with legends in	            commemoration of the illustrious pair. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Emblazoner \Em*bla"zon*er\, n.	   One who emblazons; also, one who publishes and displays	   anything with pomp.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblazoning \Em*bla"zon*ing\, n.	   The act or art of heraldic decoration; delineation of	   armorial bearings.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblazonment \Em*bla"zon*ment\, n.	   An emblazoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblazonry \Em*bla"zon*ry\, n.; pl. {Emblazonries}.	   The act or art of an emblazoner; heraldic or ornamental	   decoration, as pictures or figures on shields, standards,	   etc.; emblazonment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thine ancient standard's rich emblazonry. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblem \Em"blem\, n. [F. embl[`e]me, L. emblema, -atis, that	   which is put in or on, inlaid work, fr. Gr. ? a thing put in	   or on, fr. ? to throw, lay, put in; ? in + ? to throw. See	   {In}, and {Parable}.]	   1. Inlay; inlaid or mosaic work; something ornamental	      inserted in a surface. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A visible sign of an idea; an object, or the figure of an	      object, symbolizing and suggesting another object, or an	      idea, by natural aptness or by association; a figurative	      representation; a typical designation; a symbol; as, a	      balance is an emblem of justice; a scepter, the emblem of	      sovereignty or power; a circle, the emblem of eternity.	      "His cicatrice, an emblem of war, here on his sinister	      cheek." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A picture accompanied with a motto, a set of verse, or the	      like, intended as a moral lesson or meditation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Writers and artists of the 17th century gave much	         attention and study to the composition of such emblems,	         and many collections of them were published.	   Syn: Sign; symbol; type; device; signal; token.	   Usage: {Sign}, {Emblem}, {Symbol}, {Type}. Sign is the	          generic word comprehending all significant	          representations. An emblem is a visible object	          representing another by a natural suggestion of	          characteristic qualities, or an habitual and	          recognized association; as, a circle, having no	          apparent beginning or end, is an emblem of eternity; a	          particular flag is the emblem of the country or ship	          which has adopted it for a sign and with which it is	          habitually associated. Between emblem and symbol the	          distinction is slight, and often one may be	          substituted for the other without impropriety. See	          {Symbol}. Thus, a circle is either an emblem or a	          symbol of eternity; a scepter, either an emblem or a	          symbol of authority; a lamb, either an emblem or a	          symbol of meekness. "An emblem is always of something	          simple; a symbol may be of something complex, as of a	          transaction . . . In consequence we do not speak of	          actions emblematic." --C. J. Smith. A type is a	          representative example, or model, exhibiting the	          qualities common to all individuals of the class to	          which it belongs; as, the Monitor is a type of a class	          of war vessels.	          [1913 Webster]	Emblem \Em"blem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblemed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Embleming}.]	   To represent by an emblem; to symbolize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Emblemed by the cozening fig tree.       --Feltham.	   Emblematic
Emblematic \Em`blem*at"ic\, Emblematical \Em`blem*at"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. embl['e]matique.]	   Pertaining to, containing, or consisting in, an emblem;	   symbolic; typically representative; representing as an	   emblem; as, emblematic language or ornaments; a crown is	   emblematic of royalty; white is emblematic of purity. --	   {Em`blem*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblematiccize \Em`blem*at"ic*cize\, v. t.	   To render emblematic; as, to emblematicize a picture. [R.]	   --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblematist \Em*blem"a*tist\, n.	   A writer or inventor of emblems. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblematize \Em*blem"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Emblematized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emblematizing}.]	   To represent by, or as by, an emblem; to symbolize.	   [1913 Webster]	         Anciently the sun was commonly emblematized by a starry	         or radiate figure.                       --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblement \Em"ble*ment\, n. [OF. embleer to sow with corn, F.	   emblaver, fr. LL. imbladare; pref. in- + LL. bladum grain, F.	   bl['e].] (Law)	   The growing crop, or profits of a crop which has been sown or	   planted; -- used especially in the plural. The produce of	   grass, trees, and the like, is not emblement. --Wharton's Law	   Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblemize \Em"blem*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emblemized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Emblemizing}.]	   To represent by an emblem; to emblematize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embloom \Em*bloom"\, v. t.	   To emblossom. --Savage.	   [1913 Webster]
Emblossom \Em*blos"som\, v. t.	   To cover or adorn with blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the white emblossomed spray.          --J.	                                                  Cunningham.	   [1913 Webster]
Embodier \Em*bod"i*er\, n.	   One who embodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Embodiment \Em*bod"i*ment\, n.	   1. The act of embodying; the state of being embodied.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which embodies or is embodied; representation in a	      physical body; a completely organized system, like the	      body; as, the embodiment of courage, or of courtesy; the	      embodiment of true piety.	      [1913 Webster]
Embody \Em*bod"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embodied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Embodying}.]	   To form into a body; to invest with a body; to collect into a	   body, a united mass, or a whole; to incorporate; as, to	   embody one's ideas in a treatise. [Written also {imbody}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Devils embodied and disembodied.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soul, while it is embodied, can no more be divided	         from sin.                                --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Embody \Em*bod"y\, v. i.	   To unite in a body, a mass, or a collection; to coalesce.	   [Written also {imbody}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Firmly to embody against this court party. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Embogue \Em*bogue"\, v. i. [See {Disembogue}.]	   To disembogue; to discharge, as a river, its waters into the	   sea or another river. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emboguing \Em*bo"guing\, n.	   The mouth of a river, or place where its waters are	   discharged. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emboil \Em*boil"\, v. i.	   To boil with anger; to effervesce. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Emboil \Em*boil"\, v. t.	   To cause to boil with anger; to irritate; to chafe. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Emboitement \Em`bo[^i]te"ment`\, n. [F., fr. embo[^i]ter to fit	   in, insert; en in + bo[^i]te box.] (Biol.)	   The hypothesis that all living things proceed from	   pre["e]xisting germs, and that these encase the germs of all	   future living things, inclosed one within another. --Buffon.	   [1913 Webster]
Embolden \Em*bold"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emboldened}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Emboldening}.]	   To give boldness or courage to; to encourage. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The self-conceit which emboldened him to undertake this	         dangerous office.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Emboldener \Em*bold"en*er\, n.	   One who emboldens.	   [1913 Webster]
Embolic \Em*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to throw in. See {Embolism}.]	   1. Embolismic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Pertaining to an embolism; produced by an embolism;	      as, an embolic abscess.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Pushing or growing in; -- said of a kind of	      invagination. See under {Invagination}.	      [1913 Webster]
Embolism \Em"bo*lism\, n. [L. embolismus, from Gr. ? to throw or	   put in, insert; cf. ? intercalated: cf. F. embolisme. See	   {Emblem}.]	   1. Intercalation; the insertion of days, months, or years, in	      an account of time, to produce regularity; as, the	      embolism of a lunar month in the Greek year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intercalated time. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The occlusion of a blood vessel by an embolus.	      Embolism in the brain often produces sudden	      unconsciousness and paralysis.	      [1913 Webster]
Embolismal \Em`bo*lis"mal\, a.	   Pertaining to embolism; intercalary; as, embolismal months.	   Embolismatic
Embolismatic \Em`bo*lis*mat"ic\, Embolismatical
\Em`bo*lis*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Embolismic. Embolismic
Embolismic \Em`bo*lis"mic\, Embolismical \Em`bo*lis"mic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. embolismique.]	   Pertaining to embolism or intercalation; intercalated; as, an	   embolismic year, i. e., the year in which there is	   intercalation.	   [1913 Webster]
Embolite \Em"bo*lite\, n. [From Gr. ? something thrown in	   between.] (Min.)	   A mineral consisting of both the chloride and the bromide of	   silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Embolus \Em"bo*lus\, n.; pl. {Emboli}. [L., fr. Gr. ? pointed so	   as to be put or thrust in, fr. ? to throw, thrust, or put in.	   See {Emblem}.]	   1. Something inserted, as a wedge; the piston or sucker of a	      pump or syringe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A plug of some substance lodged in a blood vessel,	      being brought thither by the blood current. It consists	      most frequently of a clot of fibrin, a detached shred of a	      morbid growth, a globule of fat, or a microscopic	      organism.	      [1913 Webster]
Emboly \Em"bo*ly\, n. [Gr. ? a putting into.] (Biol.)	   Embolic invagination. See under {Invagination}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embonpoint \Em`bon`point"\, n. [F., fr. en bon point in good	   condition. See {Bon}, and {Point}.]	   Plumpness of person; -- said especially of persons somewhat	   corpulent.	   [1913 Webster]
Emborder \Em*bor"der\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + border: cf.	   OF. emborder.]	   To furnish or adorn with a border; to imborder.	   [1913 Webster]
Embosom \Em*bos"om\, v. t. [Written also imbosom.]	   1. To take into, or place in, the bosom; to cherish; to	      foster.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glad to embosom his affection.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose or surround; to shelter closely; to place in	      the midst of something.	      [1913 Webster]	            His house embosomed in the grove.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some tender flower . . . .	            Embosomed in the greenest glade.      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]
Emboss \Em*boss"\ (?; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embossed} (?;	   115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Embossing}.] [Pref. em- (L. in) +	   boss: cf. OF. embosser to swell in bunches.]	   1. To raise the surface of into bosses or protuberances;	      particularly, to ornament with raised work.	      [1913 Webster]	            Botches and blains must all his flesh emboss.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise in relief from a surface, as an ornament, a head	      on a coin, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then o'er the lofty gate his art embossed	            Androgeo's death.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exhibiting flowers in their natural color embossed	            upon a purple ground.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Emboss \Em*boss"\, v. t. [Etymology uncertain.]	   To make to foam at the mouth, like a hunted animal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Emboss \Em*boss"\, v. t. [Cf. Pr. & Sp. emboscar, It. imboscare,	   F. embusquer, and E. imbosk.]	   1. To hide or conceal in a thicket; to imbosk; to inclose,	      shelter, or shroud in a wood. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In the Arabian woods embossed.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To surround; to ensheath; to immerse; to beset.	      [1913 Webster]	            A knight her met in mighty arms embossed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Emboss \Em*boss"\, v. i.	   To seek the bushy forest; to hide in the woods. [Obs.] --S.	   Butler.	   [1913 Webster]
Embossed \Em*bossed"\ (?; 115), a.	   1. Formed or covered with bosses or raised figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a part projecting like the boss of a shield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Swollen; protuberant. [Obs.] "An embossed carbuncle."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Embosser \Em*boss"er\ (?; 115), n.	   One who embosses.	   [1913 Webster]
Embossment \Em*boss"ment\, n.	   1. The act of forming bosses or raised figures, or the state	      of being so formed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bosslike prominence; figure in relief; raised work; jut;	      protuberance; esp., a combination of raised surfaces	      having a decorative effect. "The embossment of the	      figure." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Embottle \Em*bot"tle\, v. t.	   To bottle. [R.] --Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Embouchure \Em`bou`chure"\, n. [F., fr. emboucher to put to the	   mouth; pref. em- (L. in) + bouche the mouth. Cf. {Embouge},	   {Debouch}.]	   1. The mouth of a river; also, the mouth of a cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) The mouthpiece of a wind instrument.	      (b) The shaping of the lips to the mouthpiece; as, a flute	          player has a good embouchure.	          [1913 Webster]
Embow \Em*bow"\, v. t.	   To bend like a bow; to curve. "Embowed arches." [Obs. or R.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         With gilded horns embowed like the moon. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Embowel \Em*bow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emboweled}or	   {Embowelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emboweling} or {Embowelling}.]	   1. To disembowel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The barbarous practice of emboweling. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            The boar . . . makes his trough	            In your emboweled bosoms.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Disembowel is the preferable word in this sense.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To imbed; to hide in the inward parts; to bury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or deep emboweled in the earth entire. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Emboweler \Em*bow"el*er\, n.	   One who takes out the bowels. [Written also {emboweller}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embowelment \Em*bow"el*ment\, n.	   Disembowelment.	   [1913 Webster]
Embower \Em*bow"er\, v. t.	   To cover with a bower; to shelter with trees. [Written also	   {imbower}.] [Poetic] --Milton. -- v. i. To lodge or rest in a	   bower. [Poetic] "In their wide boughs embow'ring. "	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Embowl \Em*bowl"\, v. t.	   To form like a bowl; to give a globular shape to. [Obs.]	   --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Embox \Em*box"\, v. t.	   To inclose, as in a box; to imbox.	   [1913 Webster]
Emboyssement \Em*boysse"ment\ ([e^]m*bois"ment), n. [See	   {Embushment}.]	   An ambush. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Embrace \Em*brace"\ ([e^]m*br[=a]s"), v. t. [Pref. em- (intens.)	   + brace, v. t.]	   To fasten on, as armor. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embraced}	   ([e^]m*br[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Embracing}	   ([e^]m*br[=a]"s[i^]ng).] [OE. embracier, F. embrasser; pref.	   em- (L. in) + F. bras arm. See {Brace}, n.]	   1. To clasp in the arms with affection; to take in the arms;	      to hug.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will embrace him with a soldier's arm,	            That he shall shrink under my courtesy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced	            them.                                 --Acts xx. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cling to; to cherish; to love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize eagerly, or with alacrity; to accept with	      cordiality; to welcome. "I embrace these conditions." "You	      embrace the occasion." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is there that he may not embrace for truth?	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To encircle; to encompass; to inclose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Low at his feet a spacious plain is placed,	            Between the mountain and the stream embraced.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To include as parts of a whole; to comprehend; to take in;	      as, natural philosophy embraces many sciences.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not that my song, in such a scanty space,	            So large a subject fully can embrace. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To accept; to undergo; to submit to. "I embrace this	      fortune patiently." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) To attempt to influence corruptly, as a jury or	      court. --Blackstone.	   Syn: To clasp; hug; inclose; encompass; include; comprise;	        comprehend; contain; involve; imply.	        [1913 Webster]	Embrace \Em*brace"\, v. i.	   To join in an embrace.	   [1913 Webster]	Embrace \Em*brace"\, n.	   Intimate or close encircling with the arms; pressure to the	   bosom; clasp; hug.	   [1913 Webster]	         We stood tranced in long embraces,	         Mixed with kisses.                       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Embracement \Em*brace"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embrassement.]	   1. A clasp in the arms; embrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dear though chaste embracements.      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being contained; inclosure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In the embracement of the parts hardly reparable, as	            bones.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Willing acceptance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A ready embracement of . . . his kindness. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Embraceor \Em*brace"or\, n. (Law)	   One guilty of embracery.	   [1913 Webster]
Embracer \Em*bra"cer\, n.	   One who embraces.	   [1913 Webster]
Embracery \Em*bra"cer*y\, n. (Law)	   An attempt to influence a court, jury, etc., corruptly, by	   promises, entreaties, money, entertainments, threats, or	   other improper inducements.	   [1913 Webster]
Embracive \Em*bra"cive\, a.	   Disposed to embrace; fond of caressing. [R.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Embraid \Em*braid"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + 1st braid.]	   1. To braid up, as hair. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To upbraid. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]
Embranchment \Em*branch"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embranchement.]	   The branching forth, as of trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Embrangle \Em*bran"gle\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + brangle.]	   To confuse; to entangle.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am lost and embrangled in inextricable difficulties.	                                                  --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Embrasure \Em*bra"sure\ (?; 135), n. [See {Embrace}.]	   An embrace. [Obs.] "Our locked embrasures." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Embrasure \Em*bra"sure\ (277), n. [F., fr. embraser, perh.	   equiv. to ['e]braser to widen an opening; of unknown origin.]	   1. (Arch.) A splay of a door or window.	      [1913 Webster]	            Apart, in the twilight gloom of a window's	            embrasure,	            Sat the lovers.                       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) An aperture with slant sides in a wall or parapet,	      through which cannon are pointed and discharged; a	      crenelle. See Illust. of {Casemate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Embrave \Em*brave"\, v. t.	   1. To inspire with bravery. [Obs.] --Beaumont.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To decorate; to make showy and fine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And with sad cypress seemly it embraves. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Embrawn \Em*brawn"\, v. t.	   To harden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It will embrawn and iron-crust his flesh. --Nash.	   [1913 Webster]
Embread \Em*bread"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + bread = 1st	   braid.]	   To braid. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Embreathement \Em*breathe"ment\, n.	   The act of breathing in; inspiration. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The special and immediate suggestion, embreathement,	         and dictation of the Holy Ghost.         --W. Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Embrew \Em*brew"\, v. t.	   To imbrue; to stain with blood. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Embright \Em*bright"\, v. t.	   To brighten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embrocate \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; ?	   in + ? to wet.] (Med.)	   To moisten and rub (a diseased part) with a liquid substance,	   as with spirit, oil, etc., by means of a cloth or sponge.	   [1913 Webster]
Embrocation \Em`bro*ca"tion\, n. [NL. embrocatio: cf. F.	   embrocation.] (Med.)	   (a) The act of moistening and rubbing a diseased part with	       spirit, oil, etc.	   (b) The liquid or lotion with which an affected part is	       rubbed.	       [1913 Webster]
Embroglio \Em*brogl"io\, n.	   See {Imbroglio}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embroider \Em*broid"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroidered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Embroidering}.] [OE. embrouden. See {Broider}.]	   To ornament with needlework; as, to embroider a scarf.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt embroider the coat of fine linen. --Ex.	                                                  xxviii. 39.	   [1913 Webster]
embroidered \embroidered\ adj.	   decorated with embroidery.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Embroiderer \Em*broid"er*er\, n.	   One who embroiders.	   [1913 Webster]
embroideress \embroideress\ n.	   a woman who embroiders; a woman embroiderer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Embroidery \Em*broid"er*y\, n.; pl. {Embroideries}.	   1. Needlework used to enrich textile fabrics, leather, etc.;	      also, the art of embroidering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Diversified ornaments, especially by contrasted figures	      and colors; variegated decoration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fields in spring's embroidery are dressed.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mere rhetorical embroidery of phrases. --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Embroil \Em*broil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Embroiled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Embroiling}.] [F. embrouiller; pref. em- (L. in) +	   brouiller. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Imbroglio}.]	   1. To throw into confusion or commotion by contention or	      discord; to entangle in a broil or quarrel; to make	      confused; to distract; to involve in difficulties by	      dissension or strife.	      [1913 Webster]	            The royal house embroiled in civil war. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To implicate in confusion; to complicate; to jumble.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Christian antiquities at Rome . . . are so	            embroiled with ?able and legend.      --Addison.	   Syn: To perplex; entangle; distract; disturb; disorder;	        trouble; implicate; commingle.	        [1913 Webster]	Embroil \Em*broil"\, n.	   See {Embroilment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embroiler \Em*broil"er\, n.	   One who embroils.	   [1913 Webster]
Embroilment \Em*broil"ment\, n. [Cf. F. embrouillement.]	   The act of embroiling, or the condition of being embroiled;	   entanglement in a broil. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Embronze \Em*bronze"\, v. t.	   1. To embody in bronze; to set up a bronze representation of,	      as of a person. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To color in imitation of bronze. See {Bronze}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Embrothel \Em*broth"el\, v. t.	   To inclose in a brothel. [Obs.] --Donne. Embrowde	   Embroude
Embroude \Em*broud"e\, Embrowde \Em*browd"e\, Embroyde
\Em*broyd"e\, v. t.	   To embroider; to adorn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Embrowded was he, as it were a mead	         All full of fresshe flowers, white and red. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Embrown \Em*brown"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + brown.]	   To give a brown color to; to imbrown.	   [1913 Webster]	         Summer suns embrown the laboring swain.  --Fenton.	   [1913 Webster]
Embrue \Em*brue"\, v. t.	   See {Imbrue}, {Embrew}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embrute \Em*brute"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + brute. Cf.	   {Imbrute}.]	   To brutify; to imbrute.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the man embruted in the swine.       --Cawthorn.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryo \Em"bry*o\, n.; pl. {Embryos}. [F. embryon, Gr.	   'e`mbryon, perh. fr. ? in (akin to L. ? E. in) + ? to be full	   of, swell with; perh. akin to E. brew.] (Biol.)	   The first rudiments of an organism, whether animal or plant;	   as:	   (a) The young of an animal in the womb, or more specifically,	       before its parts are developed and it becomes a fetus	       (see {Fetus}).	   (b) The germ of the plant, which is inclosed in the seed and	       which is developed by germination.	       [1913 Webster]	   {In embryo}, in an incipient or undeveloped state; in	      conception, but not yet executed. "The company little	      suspected what a noble work I had then in embryo."	      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Embryo \Em"bry*o\, a.	   Pertaining to an embryo; rudimentary; undeveloped; as, an	   embryo bud.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryogenic \Em`bry*o*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to the development of an embryo.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryogeny \Em`bry*og"e*ny\, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + root	   of ? to produce: cf. F. embryog['e]nie.] (Biol.)	   The production and development of an embryo.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryogony \Em`bry*og"o*ny\, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo + gonh`	   generation.] (Biol.)	   The formation of an embryo.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryography \Em`bry*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo +	   -graphy.] (Biol.)	   The general description of embryos. Embryologic
Embryologic \Em`bry*o*log"ic\, Embryological
\Em`bry*o*log"ic*al\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to embryology.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryologist \Em`bry*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in embryology.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryology \Em`bry*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo +	   -logy: cf. F. embryologie.] (Biol.)	   The science which relates to the formation and development of	   the embryo in animals and plants; a study of the gradual	   development of the ovum until it reaches the adult stage.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryon \Em"bry*on\, n. & a. [NL.]	   See {Embryo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryonal \Em"bry*o*nal\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to an embryo, or the initial state of any organ;	   embryonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryonary \Em"bry*o*na*ry\, a. (Biol.)	   Embryonic. Embryonate
Embryonate \Em"bry*o*nate\, Embryonated \Em"bry*o*na`ted\, a.	   (Biol.)	   In the state of, or having, an embryonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryonic \Em`bry*on"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Embryonic sac} or {Embryonic vesicle} (Bot.), the vesicle	      within which the embryo is developed in the ovule; --	      sometimes called also {amnios sac}, and {embryonal sac}.	      [1913 Webster]
Embryoniferous \Em`bry*o*nif"er*ous\, a. [Embryo + -ferous.]	   (Biol.)	   Having an embryo.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryoniform \Em`bry*on"i*form\, a. [Embryo + -form.] (Biol.)	   Like an embryo in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryoplastic \Em`bry*o*plas"tic\, n. [Embryo + plastic.]	   (Biol.)	   Relating to, or aiding in, the formation of an embryo; as,	   embryoplastic cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryo sac \Em"bry*o sac`\ (Bot.)	   See under {Embryonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryotic \Em`bry*ot"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Embryonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryotomy \Em`bry*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo +	   te`mnein to cut: cf. F. embryotomie.] (Med.)	   The cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to	   effect its removal.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryotroph \Em"bry*o*troph`\, n. [Gr. 'e`mbryon an embryo +	   trofh` nourishment.] (Biol.)	   The material from which an embryo is formed and nourished.	   [1913 Webster]
Embryous \Em"bry*ous\, a.	   Embryonic; undeveloped. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embulk \Em*bulk"\, v. t.	   To enlarge in the way of bulk. [R.] --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Emburse \Em*burse"\, v. t. [See {Imburse}.]	   To furnish with money; to imburse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embush \Em*bush"\, v. t. [Cf. {Ambush}, {Imbosk}.]	   To place or hide in a thicket; to ambush. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Embushment \Em*bush"ment\, n. [OE. embusshement, OF.	   embuschement, F. emb[^u]chement.]	   An ambush. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Embusy \Em*bus"y\, v. t.	   To employ. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eme \Eme\, n. [See {Eame}.]	   An uncle. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Emeer \E*meer"\, n.	   Same as {Emir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emenagogue \E*men"a*gogue\, n.	   See {Emmenagogue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emend \E*mend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Emending}.] [L. emendare; e out + menda, mendum, fault,	   blemish: cf. F. ['e]mender. Cf. {Amend}, {Mend}.]	   To purge of faults; to make better; to correct; esp., to make	   corrections in (a literary work); to alter for the better by	   textual criticism, generally verbal.	   Syn: To amend; correct; improve; better; reform; rectify. See	        {Amend}.	        [1913 Webster]
Emendable \E*mend"a*ble\, a. [L. emendabilis. Cf. {Amendable}.]	   Corrigible; amendable. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Emendately \Em"en*date*ly\, adv.	   Without fault; correctly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emendation \Em`en*da"tion\, n. [L. emendatio: cf. F.	   ['e]mendation.]	   1. The act of altering for the better, or correcting what is	      erroneous or faulty; correction; improvement. "He lies in	      his sin without repentance or emendation." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alteration by editorial criticism, as of a text so as to	      give a better reading; removal of errors or corruptions	      from a document; as, the book might be improved by	      judicious emendations.	      [1913 Webster]
Emendator \Em"en*da`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who emends or critically edits.	   [1913 Webster]
Emendatory \E*mend"a*to*ry\, a. [L. emendatorius.]	   Pertaining to emendation; corrective. "Emendatory criticism."	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Emender \E*mend"er\, n.	   One who emends.	   [1913 Webster]
Emendicate \E*men"di*cate\, v. t. [L. emendicatus, p. p. of	   emendicare to obtain by begging. See {Mendicate}.]	   To beg. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Emerald \Em"er*ald\, n. [OE. emeraude, OF. esmeraude, esmeralde,	   F. ['e]meraude, L. smaragdus, fr. Gr. ?; cf. ?kr. marakata.]	   1. (Min.) A precious stone of a rich green color, a variety	      of beryl. See {Beryl}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A kind of type, in size between minion and	      nonpare?l. It is used by English printers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: [hand] This line is printed in the type called emerald.	         [1913 Webster]	Emerald \Em"er*ald\, a.	   Of a rich green color, like that of the emerald. "Emerald	   meadows." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Emerald fish} (Zo["o]l.), a fish of the Gulf of Mexico	      ({Gobionellus oceanicus}), remarkable for the brilliant	      green and blue color of the base of the tongue; -- whence	      the name; -- called also {esmeralda}.	   {Emerald green}, a very durable pigment, of a vivid light	      green color, made from the arseniate of copper; green	      bice; Scheele's green; -- also used adjectively; as,	      emerald green crystals.	   {Emerald Isle}, a name given to Ireland on account of the	      brightness of its verdure.	   {Emerald spodumene}, or {Lithia emerald}. (Min.) See	      {Hiddenite}.	   {Emerald nickel}. (Min.) See {Zaratite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Emeraldine \Em"er*ald*ine\ (?; 104), n.	   A green compound used as a dyestuff, produced from aniline	   blue when acted upon by acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Emeraud \Em"er*aud\, n. [See {Emerald}, n.]	   An emerald. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Emerge \E*merge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emerged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Emerging}.] [L. emergere, emersum; e out + mergere to	   dip, plunge. See {Merge}.]	   To rise out of a fluid; to come forth from that in which	   anything has been plunged, enveloped, or concealed; to issue	   and appear; as, to emerge from the water or the ocean; the	   sun emerges from behind the moon in an eclipse; to emerge	   from poverty or obscurity. "Thetis . . . emerging from the	   deep." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those who have emerged from very low, some from the	         lowest, classes of society.              --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Emergence \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 appearance.	   [1913 Webster]	         The white color of all refracted light, at its very	         first emergence . . . is compounded of various colors.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         When from the deep thy bright emergence sprung. --H.	                                                  Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Emergency \E*mer"gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Emergencies}. [See	   {Emergence}.]	   1. Sudden or unexpected appearance; an unforeseen occurrence;	      a sudden occasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most our rarities have been found out by casual	            emergency.                            --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unforeseen occurrence or combination of circumstances	      which calls for immediate action or remedy; pressing	      necessity; exigency.	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom she might her doubts propose,	            On all emergencies that rose.         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            A safe counselor in most difficult emergencies.	                                                  --Brougham.	   Syn: Crisis; conjuncture; exigency; pinch; strait; necessity.	        [1913 Webster]
Emergent \E*mer"gent\, a. [L. emergens, p. pr. of emergere.]	   1. Rising or emerging out of a fluid or anything that covers	      or conceals; issuing; coming to light.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountains huge appear emergent.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suddenly appearing; arising unexpectedly; calling for	      prompt action; urgent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Protection granted in emergent danger. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Emergent year} (Chron.), the epoch or date from which any	      people begin to compute their time or dates; as, the	      emergent year of Christendom is that of the birth of	      Christ; the emergent year of the United States is that of	      the declaration of their independence. -- {E*mer"gent*ly},	      adv. -- {E*mer"gent*ness}, n. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Emeril \Em"er*il\, n.	   1. Emery. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A glazier's diamond. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Emerited \Em"er*it*ed\, a. [See {Emeritus}.]	   Considered as having done sufficient public service, and	   therefore honorably discharged. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, a. [L., having served out his time, p.	   p. of emerere, emereri, to obtain by service, serve out one's	   term; e out + merere, mereri, to merit, earn, serve.]	   Honorably discharged from the performance of public duty on	   account of age, infirmity, or long and faithful services; --	   said of an officer of a college or pastor of a church.	   [1913 Webster]	Emeritus \E*mer"i*tus\, n.; pl. {Emeriti}. [L.]	   A veteran who has honorably completed his service. Emerods
Emerods \Em"er*ods\, Emeroids \Em"er*oids\, n. pl. [OF.	   emmeroides. See {Hemorrhoids}.]	   Hemorrhoids; piles; tumors; boils. [R.] --Deut. xxviii. 27.	   [1913 Webster]
Emersed \E*mersed"\, a. [L. emersus, p. p. See {Emerge}.] (Bot.)	   Standing out of, or rising above, water. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Emersion \E*mer"sion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]mersion. See {Emerge}.]	   1. The act of emerging, or of rising out of anything; as,	      emersion from the sea; emersion from obscurity or	      difficulties.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their immersion into water and their emersion out of	            the same.                             --Knatchbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The reappearance of a heavenly body after an	      eclipse or occultation; as, the emersion of the moon from	      the shadow of the earth; the emersion of a star from	      behind the moon.	      [1913 Webster]
Emery \Em"er*y\, n. [F. ['e]meri, earlier ['e]meril, It.	   smeriglio, fr. Gr. ?, ?, ?, cf. ? to wipe; perh. akin to E.	   smear. Cf. {Emeril}.] (Min.)	   Corundum in the form of grains or powder, used in the arts	   for grinding and polishing hard substances. Native emery is	   mixed with more or less magnetic iron. See the Note under	   {Corundum}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Emery board}, cardboard pulp mixed with emery and molded	      into convenient.	   {Emery cloth} or {Emery paper}, cloth or paper on which the	      powder of emery is spread and glued for scouring and	      polishing.	   {Emery wheel}, a wheel containing emery, or having a surface	      of emery. In machine shops, it is sometimes called a {buff	      wheel}, and by the manufacturers of cutlery, a {glazer}.	      [1913 Webster]
Emesis \Em"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Emetic}.] (Med.)	   A vomiting.	   [1913 Webster]
Emetic \E*met"ic\, a. [L. emeticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to vomit, akin	   to L. vomere: cf. F. ['e]m['e]tique. See {Vomit}.] (Med.)	   Inducing to vomit; exciting the stomach to discharge its	   contents by the mouth. -- n. A medicine which causes	   vomiting.	   [1913 Webster]
Emetical \E*met"ic*al\, a.	   Inducing to vomit; producing vomiting; emetic. --	   {E*met"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Emetine \Em"e*tine\ (?; 104), n. [See {Emetic}.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline bitter alkaloid extracted from	   ipecacuanha root, and regarded as its peculiar emetic	   principle.	   [1913 Webster]
Emeto-cathartic \Em`e*to-ca*thar"tic\, a. [Gr. ? vomiting + E.	   cathartic.] (Med.)	   Producing vomiting and purging at the same time. Emeu
Emeu \E"meu\, or Emew \E"mew\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   See {Emu}.	   [1913 Webster]
'Emeute \['E]`meute"\, n. [F.]	   A seditious tumult; an outbreak.	   [1913 Webster]
E M F \E. M. F.\ (Physics)	   An abbreviation for {electro-motive force}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Emforth \Em*forth"\, prep. [AS. em-, emn-, in comp. equiv. to	   efen equal + for[eth] forth.]	   According to; conformably to. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Emforth my might}, so far as lies in my power. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Emgalla \Em*gal"la\, n. (Zo["o]l.) [Native name.]	   The South African wart hog. See {Wart hog}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emicant \Em"i*cant\, a. [L. emicans, p. pr. of emicare. See	   {Emication}.]	   Beaming forth; flashing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which emicant did this and that way dart. --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Emication \Em`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. emicatio, fr. emicare to spring	   out or forth; e out + micare to move quickly to and fro, to	   sparkle.]	   A flying off in small particles, as heated iron or fermenting	   liquors; a sparkling; scintillation. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Emiction \E*mic"tion\, n. [L. e out + mingere, mictum, to make	   water.]	   1. The voiding of urine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. What is voided by the urinary passages; urine.	      [1913 Webster]
Emictory \E*mic"to*ry\, a. & n. (Med.)	   Diuretic.	   [1913 Webster]
Emigrant \Em"i*grant\, a. [L. emigrans, -antis, p. pr. of	   emigrare to emigrate: cf. F. ['e]migrant. See {Emigrate}, v.	   i.]	   1. Removing from one country to another; emigrating; as, an	      emigrant company or nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to an emigrant; used for emigrants; as, an	      emigrant ship or hospital.	      [1913 Webster]	Emigrant \Em"i*grant\, n.	   One who emigrates, or quits one country or region to settle	   in another.	   Syn: {Emigrant}, {Immigrant}. Emigrant and emigration have	        reference to the country from which the migration is	        made; the correlative words immigrant and immigration	        have reference to the country into which the migration	        is made, the former marking the going out from a	        country, the latter the coming into it.	        [1913 Webster]
Emigrate \Em"i*grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Emigrated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Emigrating}.] [L. emigratus, p. p. of emigrare to	   remove, emigrate; e out + migrare to migrate. See {Migrate}.]	   To remove from one country or State to another, for the	   purpose of residence; to migrate from home.	   [1913 Webster]	         Forced to emigrate in a body to America. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         They [the Huns] were emigrating from Tartary into	         Europe in the time of the Goths.         --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	Emigrate \Em"i*grate\, a.	   Migratory; roving. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emigration \Em`i*gra"tion\, n. [L. emigratio: cf. F.	   ['e]migration.]	   1. The act of emigrating; removal from one country or state	      to another, for the purpose of residence, as from Europe	      to America, or, in America, from the Atlantic States to	      the Western.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body emigrants; emigrants collectively; as, the German	      emigration.	      [1913 Webster]
Emigrational \Em`i*gra"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to emigration.	   [1913 Webster]
Emigrationist \Em`i*gra"tion*ist\, n.	   An advocate or promoter of emigration.	   [1913 Webster]
Emigrator \Em"i*gra`tor\, n.	   One who emigrates; am emigrant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
'Emigr'e \['E]`mi`gr['e]"\, n. [F., emigrant.]	   1. One of the natives of France who were opposed to the first	      Revolution, and who left their country in consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any emigrant, especially one who had fled his/her	      native land due to political conditions.	      [PJC]
Eminence \Em"i*nence\, n. [L. eminentia, fr. eminens eminent:	   cf. F. ['e]minence.]	   1. That which is eminent or lofty; a high ground or place; a	      height.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without either eminences or cavities. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The temple of honor ought to be seated on an	            eminence.                             --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An elevated condition among men; a place or station above	      men in general, either in rank, office, or celebrity;	      social or moral loftiness; high rank; distinction;	      preferment. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            You 've too a woman's heart, which ever yet	            Affected eminence, wealth, sovereignty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the	      Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]
Eminency \Em"i*nen*cy\, n.; pl. {Eminences}.	   State of being eminent; eminence. "Eminency of estate."	   --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Eminent \Em"i*nent\, a. [L. eminens, -entis, p. pr. of eminere	   to stand out, be prominent; e out + minere (in comp.) to	   project; of uncertain origin: cf. F. ['e]minent. Cf.	   {Menace}.]	   1. High; lofty; towering; prominent. "A very eminent	      promontory." --Evelyn	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being, metaphorically, above others, whether by birth,	      high station, merit, or virtue; high in public estimation;	      distinguished; conspicuous; as, an eminent station; an	      eminent historian, statements, statesman, or saint.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Right of eminent domain}. (Law) See under {Domain}.	   Syn: Lofty; elevated; exalted; conspicuous; prominent;	        remarkable; distinguished; illustrious; famous;	        celebrated; renowned; well-known. See {Distinguished}.	        [1913 Webster]
Eminently \Em"i*nent*ly\, adv.	   In an eminent manner; in a high degree; conspicuously; as, to	   be eminently learned. Emir
Emir \E"mir\, Emeer \E*meer"\, n. [Ar. em[imac]r, am[imac]r,	   commander: cf. F. ['e]mir. Cf. {Admiral}, {Ameer}.]	   An Arabian military commander, independent chieftain, or	   ruler of a province; also, an honorary title given to the	   descendants of Mohammed, in the line of his daughter Fatima;	   among the Turks, likewise, a title of dignity, given to	   certain high officials. Emirship
Emirship \E`mir*ship\, Emeership \E*meer"ship\, n.	   The rank or office of an Emir.	   [1913 Webster]
Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Emissaries}. [L. emissarius,	   fr. emittere, emissum, to send out: cf. F. ['e]missaire. See	   {Emit}.]	   An agent employed to advance, in a covert manner, the	   interests of his employers; one sent out by any power that is	   at war with another, to create dissatisfaction among the	   people of the latter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Buzzing emissaries fill the ears	         Of listening crowds with jealousies and fears.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: {Emissary}, {Spy}.	   Usage: A spy is one who enters an enemy's camp or territories	          to learn the condition of the enemy; an emissary may	          be a secret agent appointed not only to detect the	          schemes of an opposing party, but to influence their	          councils. A spy must be concealed, or he suffers	          death; an emissary may in some cases be known as the	          agent of an adversary without incurring similar	          hazard.	          [1913 Webster]	Emissary \Em"is*sa*ry\, a.	   1. Exploring; spying. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Applied to the veins which pass out of the cranium	      through apertures in its walls.	      [1913 Webster]
Emissaryship \Em"is*sa*ry*ship`\, n.	   The office of an emissary.	   [1913 Webster]
Emission \E*mis"sion\, n. [L. emissio: cf. F. ['e]mission. See	   {Emit}.]	   1. The act of sending or throwing out; the act of sending	      forth or putting into circulation; issue; as, the emission	      of light from the sun; the emission of heat from a fire;	      the emission of bank notes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is sent out, issued, or put in circulation at	      one time; issue; as, the emission was mostly blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Emission theory} (Physics), the theory of Newton, regarding	      light as consisting of emitted particles or corpuscles.	      See {Corpuscular theory}, under {Corpuscular}.	      [1913 Webster]
Emissitious \Em`is*si"tious\, a. [L. emissitius, fr. emittere.]	   Looking, or narrowly examining; prying. [Obs.] "Those	   emissitious eyes." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Emissive \E*mis"sive\, a.	   Sending out; emitting; as, emissive powers.	   [1913 Webster]
Emissivity \Em`is*siv"i*ty\, n.	   Tendency to emission; comparative facility of emission, or	   rate at which emission takes place; specif. (Physics), the	   rate of emission of heat from a bounding surface per degree	   of temperature difference between the surface and surrounding	   substances (called by Fourier {external conductivity}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Emissory \E*mis"so*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Same as {Emissary}, a., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Emit \E*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Emitting}.] [L. emittere to send out; e out + mittere to	   send. See {Mission}.]	   1. To send forth; to throw or give out; to cause to issue; to	      give vent to; to eject; to discharge; as, fire emits heat	      and smoke; boiling water emits steam; the sun emits light.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest, wrathful, the far-shooting god emit	            His fatal arrows.                     --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To issue forth, as an order or decree; to print and send	      into circulation, as notes or bills of credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            No State shall . . . emit bills of credit. --Const.	                                                  of the U. S.	      [1913 Webster]
Emittent \E*mit"tent\, a. [L. emittens, p. pr. emittere.]	   Sending forth; emissive. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
emitting \emitting\ adj. [pr. p. of {emit} (definition 2)]	   giving off light or heat or radiation; as, the physical	   temperature of the emitting material.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Emmanthe \Emmanthe\ n.	   1. a genus of plants consisting of one species, the yellow	      bells.	   Syn: genus {Emmanthe}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Emmantle \Em*man"tle\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + mantle: cf. F.	   emmanteler. Cf. {Inmantle}.]	   To cover over with, or as with, a mantle; to put about as a	   protection. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Emmanuel \Em*man"u*el\, n.	   See {Immanuel}. --Matt. i. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
Emmarble \Em*mar"ble\, v. t.	   To turn to marble; to harden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou dost emmarble the proud heart.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Emmenagogue \Em*men"a*gogue\, n. [Gr. ?, n. pl., menses (? in +	   ? month) + ? leading, fr. ? to lead: cf. F. emm['e]nagogue.]	   (Med.)	   A medicine that promotes the menstrual discharge.	   [1913 Webster] Emmenthal	   Emmentaler	   Emmental
Emmental \Emmental\, Emmentaler \Emmentaler\, Emmenthal
\Emmenthal\, Emmenthaler \Emmenthaler\n.	   a type of large-holed Swiss cheese.	   Syn: Emmenthal, Emmental, Emmenthaler.	        [WordNet 1.5]
emmer \emmer\ n.	   a hard red wheat ({Triticum dicoccum}) grown especially in	   Russia and Germany; also grown in the U. S. as stock feed.	   Syn: starch wheat, two-grain spelt, {Triticum dicoccum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Emmet \Em"met\ ([e^]m"m[e^]t), n. [OE. emete, amete, AS.	   [ae]mete. See {Ant}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An ant. [chiefly dialect]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Emmet hunter} (Zo["o]l.), the {wryneck[3]}, a type of bird	      related to the woodpeckers.	      [1913 Webster]
Emmetropia \Em`me*tro"pi*a\ ([e^]m"m[-e]*tr[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`mmetros in measure, proportioned, suitable	   ('en in + me`tron measure) + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, eye.] (Med.)	   That refractive condition of the eye in which the rays of	   light are all brought accurately and without undue effort to	   a focus upon the retina; -- opposed to {hypermetropia},	   {myopia}, and {astigmatism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emmetropic \Em`me*trop"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, emmetropia.	   [1913 Webster]	         The normal or emmetropic eye adjusts itself perfectly	         for all distances.                       --J. Le Conte.	   [1913 Webster]
Emmetropy \Em*met"ro*py\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Emmetropia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emmew \Em*mew"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + mew. Cf. {Immew}.]	   To mew or coop up. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Emmove \Em*move"\, v. t. [For emove: cf. F. ['e]mouvoir, L.	   emovere. See {Emotion}.]	   To move; to rouse; to excite. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emodin \Em"o*din\, n. (Chem.)	   An orange-red crystalline substance, {C15H10O5}, obtained	   from the buckthorn, rhubarb, etc., and regarded as a	   derivative of anthraquinone; -- so called from a species of	   rhubarb ({Rheum emodei}).	   [1913 Webster]
Emollescence \Em`ol*les"cence\, n. [L. e out + mollescere,	   incho. fr. mollere to be soft, mollis soft.]	   That degree of softness in a body beginning to melt which	   alters its shape; the first or lowest degree of fusibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Emolliate \E*mol"li*ate\ (?; 106), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Emolliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emolliating}.] [See	   {Emollient}, a.]	   To soften; to render effeminate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Emolliated by four centuries of Roman domination, the	         Belgic colonies had forgotten their pristine valor.	                                                  --Pinkerton.	   [1913 Webster]
Emollient \E*mol"lient\ (?; 106), a. [L. emolliens, -entis, p.	   pr. of emollire to soften; e out + mollire to soften, mollis	   soft: cf. F. ['e]mollient. See {Mollify}.]	   Softening; making supple; acting as an emollient. "Emollient	   applications." --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Emollient \E*mol"lient\ (?; 105), n. (Med.)	   An external something or soothing application to allay	   irritation, soreness, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Emollition \Em`ol*li"tion\, n.	   The act of softening or relaxing; relaxation. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Emolument \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:	   cf. F. ['e]molument. See {Mole} a mound.]	   The profit arising from office, employment, or labor; gain;	   compensation; advantage; perquisites, fees, or salary.	   [1913 Webster]	         A long . . . enjoyment of the emoluments of office.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Emolumental \E*mol`u*men"tal\, a.	   Pertaining to an emolument; profitable. [R.] --Evelyn. Emong
Emong \E*mong"\, Emongst \E*mongst"\, prep.	   Among. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emotion \E*mo"tion\, n. [L. emovere, emotum, to remove, shake,	   stir up; e out + movere to move: cf. F. ['e]motion. See	   {Move}, and cf. {Emmove}.]	   A moving of the mind or soul; excitement of the feelings,	   whether pleasing or painful; disturbance or agitation of mind	   caused by a specific exciting cause and manifested by some	   sensible effect on the body.	   [1913 Webster]	         How different the emotions between departure and	         return!                                  --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some vague emotion of delight.           --Tennyson.	   Syn: Feeling; agitation; tremor; trepidation; perturbation;	        passion; excitement.	   Usage: {Emotion}, {Feeling}, {Agitation}. Feeling is the	          weaker term, and may be of the body or the mind.	          Emotion is of the mind alone, being the excited action	          of some inward susceptibility or feeling; as, an	          emotion of pity, terror, etc. Agitation may be bodily	          or mental, and usually arises in the latter case from	          a vehement struggle between contending desires or	          emotions. See {Passion}. "Agitations have but one	          character, viz., that of violence; emotions vary with	          the objects that awaken them. There are emotions	          either of tenderness or anger, either gentle or	          strong, either painful or pleasing." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
Emotional \E*mo"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, emotion; excitable;	   easily moved; sensational; as, an emotional nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Emotionalism \E*mo"tion*al*ism\, n.	   The cultivation of an emotional state of mind; tendency to	   regard things in an emotional manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Emotionalize \E*mo"tion*al*ize\, v. t.	   To give an emotional character to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Brought up in a pious family where religion was not	         talked about emotionalized, but was accepted as the	         rule of thought and conduct.             --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Emotioned \E*mo"tioned\, a.	   Affected with emotion. [R.] "The emotioned soul." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
emotionless \e*mo"tion*less\ adj.	   1. unsusceptible to, destitute of, or showing no emotion;	      unmoved by feeling. Opposite of {emotional}; as, he kept	      his emotionless objectivity and faith in the cause he	      served. [Narrower terms: {matter-of-fact, prosaic};	      {philosophical, philosophic}; {phlegmatic, phlegmatical,	      stolid}; {stoic, stoical}; {unblinking}] Also See: {cool},	      {passionless}, {unmoved}(predicate), {unmoving}.	   Syn: unemotional, passionless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Emotive \E*mo"tive\, a.	   Attended by, or having the character of, emotion. --H.	   Brooke. -- {E*mo"tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Emotiveness \E*mo"tive*ness\, n.	   Susceptibility to emotion. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Emotivity \E`mo*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   Emotiveness. --Hickok.	   [1913 Webster]
Emove \E*move"\, v. t.	   To move. [Obs.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Empair \Em*pair"\, v. t.	   To impair. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empaistic \Em*pais"tic\, a. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? to stamp in; ?	   in + ? to strike.] (Fine Arts)	   Having to do with inlaid work; -- especially used with	   reference to work of the ancient Greeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Empale \Em*pale"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf. OF.	   empalir.]	   To make pale. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         No bloodless malady empales their face.  --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Empale \Em*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empaled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Empaling}.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler	   to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a	   pale, stake. See {Pale} a stake, and cf. {Impale}.] [Written	   also {impale}.]	   1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line	      of stakes for defense; to impale.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save	            themselves from surprise.             --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose; to surround. See {Impale}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) Same as {Impale}.	      [1913 Webster]
Empalement \Em*pale"ment\, n. [Cf. F. empalement, fr. empaler.	   See {Empale}.] [Written also {impalement}.]	   1. A fencing, inclosing, or fortifying with stakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A putting to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through	      the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Same as {Impalement}.	      [1913 Webster]
Empanel \Em*pan"el\, n. [Pref. em- (L. in) + panel.] (Law)	   A list of jurors; a panel. [Obs.] --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Empanel \Em*pan"el\, v. t.	   See {Impanel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Empanoplied \Em*pan"o*plied\, a. [Pref. em- + panoply.]	   Completely armed; panoplied. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Emparadise \Em*par"a*dise\, v. t.	   Same as {Imparadise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Empark \Em*park"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + park: cf. OF. emparchier,	   emparkier. Cf. {Impark}.]	   To make a park of; to inclose, as with a fence; to impark.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emparlance \Em*par"lance\, n.	   Parley; imparlance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empasm \Em*pasm"\, n. [F. empasme, fr. Gr. ? to sprinkle in or	   on; ? in + ? to sprinkle.]	   A perfumed powder sprinkled upon the body to mask the odor of	   sweat.	   [1913 Webster]
Empassion \Em*pas"sion\, v. t.	   To move with passion; to affect strongly. See {Impassion}.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those sights empassion me full near.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empassionate \Em*pas"sion*ate\, a.	   Strongly affected. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Briton Prince was sore empassionate. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empawn \Em*pawn"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + pawn. Cf. {Impawn}.]	   To put in pawn; to pledge; to impawn.	   [1913 Webster]	         To sell, empawn, and alienate the estates. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Empeach \Em*peach"\, v. t.	   To hinder. See {Impeach}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empearl \Em*pearl"\ ([e^]m*p[~e]rl"), v. t. [Pref. em- + pearl.	   Cf. {Impearl}.]	   To form like pearls; to decorate with, or as with, pearls; to	   impearl.	   [1913 Webster]
Empeople \Em*peo"ple\ ([e^]m*p[=e]"p'l), v. t.	   To form into a people or community; to inhabit; to people.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We now know 't is very well empeopled.   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Emperess \Em"per*ess\, n.	   See {Empress}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emperice \Em"per*ice\, n.	   An empress. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Emperil \Em*per"il\, v. t.	   To put in peril. See {Imperil}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Emperished \Em*per"ished\, a.	   Perished; decayed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I deem thy brain emperished be.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Emperor \Em"per*or\, n. [OF. empereor, empereour, F. empereur,	   L. imperator, fr. imperare to command; in in + parare to	   prepare, order. See {Parade}, and cf. {Imperative},	   {Empress}.]	   The sovereign or supreme monarch of an empire; -- a title of	   dignity superior to that of king; as, the emperor of Germany	   or of Austria; the emperor or Czar of Russia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Emperor goose} (Zo["o]l.), a large and handsome goose	      ({Philacte canagica}), found in Alaska.	   {Emperor moth} (Zo["o]l.), one of several large and beautiful	      bombycid moths, with transparent spots on the wings; as	      the American Cecropia moth ({Platysamia cecropia}), and	      the European species ({Saturnia pavonia}).	   {Emperor paper}. See under {Paper}.	   {Purple emperor} (Zo["o]l.), a large, strong British	      butterfly ({Apatura iris}).	      [1913 Webster]
Emperorship \Em"per*or*ship\, n.	   The rank or office of an emperor.	   [1913 Webster]
Empery \Em"per*y\, n. [L. imperium, influenced by OF. emperie,	   empire. See {Empire}.]	   Empire; sovereignty; dominion. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Struggling for my woman's empery.        --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Empetraceae \Empetraceae\ n.	   a natural family of heathlike shrubs including the crowberry	   ({Empetrum nigrum}).	   Syn: family {Empetraceae}, crowberry family.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Empetrum \Empetrum\ prop. n.	   A genus of heathlike shrubs including the crowberry	   ({Empetrum nigrum}).	   Syn: genus {Empetrum}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
emphasis \em"pha*sis\ ([e^]m"f[.a]*s[i^]s), n.; pl. {Emphases}	   ([e^]m"f[.a]*s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'e`mfasis significance,	   force of expression, fr. 'emfai`nein to show in, indicate;	   'en in + fai`nein to show. See {In}, and {Phase}.]	   1. (Rhet.) A particular stress of utterance, or force of	      voice, given in reading and speaking to one or more words	      whose signification the speaker intends to impress	      specially upon his audience.	      [1913 Webster]	            The province of emphasis is so much more important	            than accent, that the customary seat of the latter	            is changed, when the claims of emphasis require it.	                                                  --E. Porter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of	      thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to	      dwell on a subject with great emphasis.	      [1913 Webster]	            External objects stand before us . . . in all the	            life and emphasis of extension, figure, and color.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a special attention given to, or extra importance attached	      to, something; as, a guided tour of Egypt with emphasis on	      the monuments along the Nile.	      [PJC]	   4. something to which great importance is attached; as, the	      need for increased spending on education was the emphasis	      of his speech.	      [PJC]
emphasise \em"pha*sise\ v. t.	   To place emphasis on; same as {emphasize}.	   Syn: overemphasize, over-emphasize, overstress.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Emphasize \Em"pha*size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emphasized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Emphasizing}.]	   To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to	   make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.
emphasized \em"pha*sized\ adj.	   Having stress or emphasis.	   Syn: emphatic. [WordNet 1.5]
emphasizing \emphasizing\ n.	   The act of giving special importance or significance to	   something.	   Syn: accenting.	        [WordNet 1.5] emphatic
emphatic \em*phat"ic\, emphatical \em*phat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F. emphatique. See {Emphasis}.]	   1. Uttered with emphasis; made prominent and impressive by a	      peculiar stress of voice; laying stress; deserving of	      stress or emphasis; forcible; impressive; strong; as, to	      remonstrate in an emphatic manner; emphatic denials; an	      emphatic word; an emphatic tone; emphatic reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Striking the sense; attracting special attention;	      impressive; forcible. "Emphatical colors." --Boyle.	      "Emphatical evils." --Bp. Reynolds.	   3. Forceful and definite in expression or action; -- of	      statements, actions, or sections of documents; as, the	      document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of	      religious liberty.	   Syn: forceful.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   4. Sudden and strong; -- of statements; as, an emphatic no.	   Syn: exclamatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Syn: Forcible; earnest; impressive; energetic; striking;	        positive; important; special; significant.	        [1913 Webster]
emphatically \em*phat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. With emphasis; forcibly; in a striking manner or degree;	      pre["e]minently; as, he emphatically denied the	      allegations.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was indeed emphatically a popular writer.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not really, but apparently. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Emphaticalness \Em*phat"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being emphatic; emphasis.	   [1913 Webster]
Emphractic \Em*phrac"tic\, a. [Gr. ? obstructing, fr. ? to block	   up.] (Med.)	   Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Emphrensy \Em*phren"sy\, v. t.	   To madden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emphysema \Em`phy*se"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? inflation, fr. ?	   to inflate; ? in + ? to blow: cf. F. emphys[`e]me.] (Med.)	   A swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular	   tissue.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Emphysema of the lungs}, {Pulmonary emphysema} (Med.), a	      common disease of the lungs in which the air cells are	      distended and their partition walls ruptured by an	      abnormal pressure of the air contained in them.	      [1913 Webster]
Emphysematous \Em`phy*sem"a*tous\, a. [Cf. F. emphys['e]mateux.]	   (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, emphysema; swelled;	   bloated.	   [1913 Webster]
Emphyteusis \Em`phy*teu"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., an	   implanting, fr. ? to plant or improve land; ? in + ? to	   plant.] (Rom. Law)	   A real right, susceptible of assignment and of descent,	   charged on productive real estate, the right being coupled	   with the enjoyment of the property on condition of taking	   care of the estate and paying taxes, and sometimes a small	   rent. --Heumann.	   [1913 Webster]
Emphyteutic \Em`phy*teu"tic\, a. [L. emphyteuticus.]	   Of or pertaining to an emphyteusis; as, emphyteutic lands.	   [1913 Webster]
Emphyteuticary \Em`phy*teu"ti*ca*ry\, n. [L. emphyteuticarius,	   a.]	   One who holds lands by emphyteusis.	   [1913 Webster]
Empierce \Em*pierce"\, v. t. [Pref. em- + pierce. Cf.	   {Impierce}.]	   To pierce; to impierce. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empight \Em*pight"\, a. [Pref. em- + pight pitched, fixed.]	   Fixed; settled; fastened. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empire \Em"pire\, n. [F., fr. L. imperium a command,	   sovereignty, dominion, empire, fr. imperare. See {Emperor};	   cf. {Imperial}.]	   1. Supreme power; sovereignty; sway; dominion. "The empire of	      the sea." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Over hell extend	            His empire, and with iron scepter rule. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dominion of an emperor; the territory or countries	      under the jurisdiction and dominion of an emperor (rarely	      of a king), usually of greater extent than a kingdom,	      always comprising a variety in the nationality of, or the	      forms of administration in, constituent and subordinate	      portions; as, the Austrian empire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Empire carries with it the idea of a vast and	            complicated government.               --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any dominion; supreme control; governing influence; rule;	      sway; as, the empire of mind or of reason. "Under the	      empire of facts." --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another force which, in the Middle Ages, shared with	            chivalry the empire over the minds of men. --A. W.	                                                  Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Celestial empire}. See under {Celestial}.	   {Empire City}, a common designation of the city of New York.	      	   {Empire State}, a common designation of the State of New	      York.	   Syn: Sway; dominion; rule; control; reign; sovereignty;	        government; kingdom; realm; state.	        [1913 Webster]	Empire State \Empire State\	   New York; -- a nickname alluding to its size and wealth.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Empire State of the South \Empire State of the South\	   Georgia; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Empire State of the West \Empire State of the West\	   Missouri; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Empiric \Em*pir"ic\ (?; 277), n. [L. empiricus an empiric, Gr. ?	   experienced, equiv. to ?; ? in + ? a trial, experiment; akin	   to ? ford, way, and E. fare: cf. F. empirique. See {In}, and	   {Fare}.]	   1. One who follows an empirical method; one who relies upon	      practical experience.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who confines himself to applying the results of mere	      experience or his own observation; especially, in	      medicine, one who deviates from the rules of science and	      regular practice; an ignorant and unlicensed pretender; a	      quack; a charlatan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the Greek physicians, those who founded their	            practice on experience called themselves empirics.	                                                  --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swallow down opinions as silly people do empirics'	            pills.                                --Locke.	      Empiric	Empiric \Em*pir"ic\, Empirical \Em*pir"ic*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or founded upon, experiment or experience;	      depending upon the observation of phenomena; versed in	      experiments.	      [1913 Webster]	            In philosophical language, the term empirical means	            simply what belongs to or is the product of	            experience or observation.            --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The village carpenter . . . lays out his work by	            empirical rules learnt in his apprenticeship. --H.	                                                  Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Depending upon experience or observation alone, without	      due regard to science and theory; -- said especially of	      medical practice, remedies, etc.; wanting in science and	      deep insight; as, empiric skill, remedies.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Empirical formula}. (Chem.) See under {Formula}.	   Syn: See {Transcendental}.	        [1913 Webster]
Empirically \Em*pir"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By experiment or experience; without science; in the manner	   of quacks.	   [1913 Webster]
Empiricism \Em*pir"i*cism\, n.	   1. The method or practice of an empiric; pursuit of knowledge	      by observation and experiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a practice of medicine founded on mere	      experience, without the aid of science or a knowledge of	      principles; ignorant and unscientific practice;	      charlatanry; quackery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metaph.) The philosophical theory which attributes the	      origin of all our knowledge to experience.	      [1913 Webster]
Empiricist \Em*pir"i*cist\, n.	   An empiric.	   [1913 Webster]
Empiristic \Em`pi*ris"tic\, a. (Physics)	   Relating to, or resulting from, experience, or experiment;	   following from empirical methods or data; -- opposed to	   {nativistic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emplace \Em*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emplaced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Emplacing}.] [Cf. F. emplacer. See {En-}; {Place}, v.	   & n.]	   To put into place or position; to fix on an emplacement.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Emplacement \Em*place"ment\, n. [Cf. F. emplacement.]	   A putting in, or assigning to, a definite place;	   localization; as, the emplacement of a structure.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Emplaster \Em*plas"ter\, n. [OF. emplastre, F. empl[^a]tre, L.	   emplastrum a plaster or salve, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to plaster	   up, daub over; ? in + ? to form, mold, apply as a plaster.]	   See {Plaster}. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Emplaster \Em*plas"ter\, v. t. [Cf. OF. emplastrer, F.	   empl[^a]trer. See {Emplaster}, n.]	   To plaster over; to cover over so as to present a good	   appearance. [Obs.] "Fair as ye his name emplaster."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Emplastic \Em*plas"tic\, a. [Cf. F. emplastique, fr. Gr. ?	   clogging. See {Emplaster}.]	   Fit to be applied as a plaster; glutinous; adhesive; as,	   emplastic applications.	   [1913 Webster]	Emplastic \Em*plas"tic\, n.	   A medicine causing constipation.	   [1913 Webster]
Emplastration \Em`plas*tra"tion\, n. [L. emplastratio a	   budding.]	   1. The act or process of grafting by inoculation; budding.	      [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See 1st {Emplaster}.] (Med.) The application of a plaster	      or salve.	      [1913 Webster]
Emplead \Em*plead"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + plead: cf. F.	   emplaidier. Cf. {Implead}.]	   To accuse; to indict. See {Implead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emplection \Em*plec"tion\, n.	   See {Emplecton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emplecton \Em*plec"ton\, n. [F. or L. emplecton, fr. Gr. ?, fr.	   ? interwoven, fr. ? to plait or weave in; ? in + ? to twist,	   weave.]	   A kind of masonry in which the outer faces of the wall are	   ashlar, the space between being filled with broken stone and	   mortar. Cross layers of stone are interlaid as binders. [R.]	   --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Emplore \Em*plore"\, v. t.	   See {Implore}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Employ \Em*ploy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Employed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Employing}.] [F. employer, fr. L. implicare to fold into,	   infold, involve, implicate, engage; in + plicare to fold. See	   {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicate}.]	   1. To inclose; to infold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 instrument, a means, a material,	          etc., for a specific purpose; to apply; as, to employ	          the pen in writing, bricks in building, words and	          phrases in speaking; to employ the mind; to employ	          one's energies.	          [1913 Webster]	                This is a day in which the thoughts . . . ought	                to be employed on serious subjects. --Addison.	      (b) To occupy; as, to employ time in study.	      (c) To have or keep at work; to give employment or	          occupation to; to intrust with some duty or behest;	          as, to employ a hundred workmen; to employ an envoy.	          [1913 Webster]	                Jonathan . . . and Jahaziah . . . were employed	                about this matter.                --Ezra x. 15.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thy vineyard must employ the sturdy steer	                To turn the glebe.                --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To employ one's self}, to apply or devote one's time and	      attention; to busy one's self.	   Syn: To use; busy; apply; exercise; occupy; engross; engage.	        See {Use}.	        [1913 Webster]	Employ \Em*ploy"\, n. [Cf. F. emploi.]	   That which engages or occupies a person; fixed or regular	   service or business; employment.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole employ of body and of mind.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In one's employ}, in one's service.	      [1913 Webster]
Employable \Em*ploy"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. employable.]	   Capable of being employed; capable of being used; fit or	   proper for use. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Employ'e \Em`ploy`['e]"\, n. [F., p. p. of employer.]	   One employed by another; a clerk or workman in the service of	   an employer.	   [1913 Webster]
Employee \Em`ploy*ee"\, n. [The Eng. form of employ['e].]	   One employed by another.	   [1913 Webster]
Employer \Em*ploy"er\, n.	   One who employs another; as, an employer of workmen.	   [1913 Webster]
Employment \Em*ploy"ment\, n.	   1. The act of employing or using; also, the state of being	      employed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which engages or occupies; that which consumes time	      or attention; office or post of business; service; as,	      agricultural employments; mechanical employments; public	      employments; in the employment of government.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cares are employments, and without employ	            The soul is on a rack.                --Young.	   Syn: Work; business; occupation; vocation; calling; office;	        service; commission; trade; profession.	        [1913 Webster]
Emplumed \Em*plumed"\, a.	   Plumed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emplunge \Em*plunge"\, v. t. [Cf. {Implunge}.]	   To plunge; to implunge. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Empoison \Em*poi"son\, v. t. [F. empoisonner; pref. em- + F.	   poison. See {Poison}, and cf. {Impoison}.]	   To poison; to impoison. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Empoison \Em*poi"son\, n.	   Poison. [Obs.] --Remedy of Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Empoisoner \Em*poi"son*er\, n.	   Poisoner. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Empoisonment \Em*poi"son*ment\, n. [F. empoisonnement.]	   The act of poisoning. --Bacon. Emporetic
Emporetic \Em`po*ret"ic\, Emporetical \Em`po*ret"ic*al\, a. [L.	   emporeticus, Gr. ?. See {Emporium}.]	   Pertaining to an emporium; relating to merchandise. [Obs.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Emporium \Em*po"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Emporiums}, L. {Emporia}. [L.,	   fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? belonging to commerce, fr. ? traveler,	   trader; ? in + ? way through and over, path. See {In}, and	   {Empiric}, {Fare}.]	   1. A place of trade; a market place; a mart; esp., a city or	      town with extensive commerce; the commercial center of a	      country.	      [1913 Webster]	            That wonderful emporium [Manchester] . . . was then	            a mean and ill-built market town.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is pride . . . which fills our streets, our	            emporiums, our theathers.             --Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The brain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Empoverish \Em*pov"er*ish\, v. t.	   See {Impoverish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Empower \Em*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empowered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Empowering}.]	   1. To give authority to; to delegate power to; to commission;	      to authorize (having commonly a legal force); as, the	      Supreme Court is empowered to try and decide cases, civil	      or criminal; the attorney is empowered to sign an	      acquittance, and discharge the debtor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give moral or physical power, faculties, or abilities	      to. "These eyes . . . empowered to gaze." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to enable or permit; to give more opportunity for	      independent action.	      [PJC]
empowered \empowered\ adj.	   1. invested with legal power or official authority especially	      as symbolized by having a scepter.	   Syn: sceptered, sceptred.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. enabled or permitted; as, the women's liberation movement	      empowered wives to take more control of their own lives.	      [PJC]
Empress \Em"press\, n. [OE. empress, emperice, OF. empereis,	   empereris, fr. L. imperatrix, fem. of imperator. See	   {Emperor}.]	   1. The consort of an emperor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A female sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sovereign mistress. "Empress of my soul." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Empress cloth}, a cloth for ladies' dresses, either wholly	      of wool, or with cotton warp and wool weft. It resembles	      merino, but is not twilled.	      [1913 Webster]
Empressement \Em`presse`ment"\, n. [F., fr s'empresser to	   hasten.]	   Demonstrative warmth or cordiality of manner; display of	   enthusiasm.	         He grasped my hand with a nervous empressement. --Poe.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Emprint \Em*print"\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Imprint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emprise \Em*prise"\, n. [OF. emprise, fr. emprendre to	   undertake; pref. em- (L. in) + F. prendre to take, L.	   prehendere, prendere; prae before + a verb akin to E. get.	   See {Get}, and cf. {Enterprise}, {Impresa}.] [Archaic]	   1. An enterprise; endeavor; adventure. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In brave pursuit of chivalrous emprise. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deeds of love and high emprise.   --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The qualifies which prompt one to undertake difficult and	      dangerous exploits.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love thy courage yet and bolt emprise;	            But here thy sword can do thee little stead.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Emprise \Em*prise"\, v. t.	   To undertake. [Obs.] --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]
Emprising \Em*pris"ing\, a. [From {Emprise}, v. t.]	   Full of daring; adventurous. [Archaic] --T. Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Emprison \Em*pris"on\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Imprison}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emprosthotonos \Em`pros*thot"o*nos\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? forward	   + ? to draw.] (Med.)	   A drawing of the body forward, in consequence of the	   spasmodic action of some of the muscles. --Gross.	   [1913 Webster]
Empte \Emp"te\, v. t.	   To empty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Emptier \Emp"ti*er\ (?; 215), n.	   One who, or that which, empties.	   [1913 Webster]	Emptier \Emp"ti*er\, compar.	   of {Empty}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emptiness \Emp"ti*ness\, n. [From {Empty}.]	   1. The state of being empty; absence of contents; void space;	      vacuum; as, the emptiness of a vessel; emptiness of the	      stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of solidity or substance; unsatisfactoriness;	      inability to satisfy desire; vacuity; hollowness; as, the	      emptiness of earthly glory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Want of knowledge; lack of sense; vacuity of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eternal smiles his emptiness betray.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sins of emptiness, gossip, and spite.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Emption \Emp"tion\, n. [L. emptio, fr. emere to buy.]	   The act of buying. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Emptional \Emp"tion*al\, a.	   Capable of being purchased.	   [1913 Webster]
Empty \Emp"ty\ (?; 215), a. [Compar. {Emptier}; superl.	   {Emptiest}.] [AS. emtig, [ae]mtig, [ae]metig, fr. [ae]mta,	   [ae]metta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G.	   emsig busy.]	   1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within;	      void of contents or appropriate contents; not filled; --	      said of an inclosure, or a container, as a box, room,	      house, etc.; as, an empty chest, room, purse, or pitcher;	      an empty stomach; empty shackles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free; clear; devoid; -- often with of. "That fair female	      troop . . . empty of all good." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall find you empty of that fault. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having nothing to carry; unburdened. "An empty messenger."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye go ye shall not go empty.     --Ex. iii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Destitute of effect, sincerity, or sense; -- said of	      language; as, empty words, or threats.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words are but empty thanks.           --Cibber.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unable to satisfy; unsatisfactory; hollow; vain; -- said	      of pleasure, the world, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleas'd in the silent shade with empty praise.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Producing nothing; unfruitful; -- said of a plant or tree;	      as, an empty vine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seven empty ears blasted with the east wind. --Gen.	                                                  xli. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Destitute of, or lacking, sense, knowledge, or courtesy;	      as, empty brains; an empty coxcomb.	      [1913 Webster]	            That in civility thou seem'st so empty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Destitute of reality, or real existence; unsubstantial;	      as, empty dreams.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Empty is used as the first element in a compound; as,	         empty-handed, having nothing in the hands, destitute;	         empty-headed, having few ideas; empty-hearted,	         destitute of feeling.	   Syn: See {Vacant}.	        [1913 Webster]	Empty \Emp"ty\, n.; pl. {Empties}.	   An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; -- used in commerce, esp. in	   transportation of freight; as, "special rates for empties."	   [1913 Webster]	Empty \Emp"ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emptied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Emptying}.]	   To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or	   destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to	   empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern.	   [1913 Webster]	         The clouds . . . empty themselves upon the earth.	                                                  --Eccl. xi. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Empty \Emp"ty\, v. i.	   1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become empty. "The chapel empties." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
empty-bellied \empty-bellied\ adj.	   needing nourishment; hungry; as, empty-bellied children.	   [WordNet 1.5]
empty-handed \empty-handed\ adj.	   having acquired or gained nothing; as, the returned from the	   negotiations empty-handed.	   Syn: unrewarded.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. carrying nothing in the hands.	      [WordNet 1.5]
empty-headed \empty-headed\ adj.	   lacking seriousness; given to frivolity.	   Syn: airheaded, dizzy, featherbrained, giddy, lightheaded,	        light-headed, silly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Emptying \Emp"ty*ing\, n.	   1. The act of making empty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The lees of beer, cider, etc.; yeast. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Empugn \Em*pugn"\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Impugn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Empurple \Em*pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empurpled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Empurpling}.] [Pref. em- + purple. Cf. {Impurple}.]	   To tinge or dye of a purple color; to color with purple; to	   impurple. "The deep empurpled ran." --Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Empuse \Em*puse"\, n. [LL. empusa, Gr. ?.]	   A phantom or specter. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Empuzzle \Em*puz"zle\, v. t. [Pref. em- + puzzle.]	   To puzzle. [Archaic] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Empyema \Em`py*e"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to suppurate; ?	   in + ? pus.] (Med.)	   A collection of blood, pus, or other fluid, in some cavity of	   the body, especially that of the pleura. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term empyema is now restricted to a collection of	         pus in the cavity of the pleura.	         [1913 Webster]
Empyesis \Em`py*e"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? suppuration.] (Med.)	   An eruption of pustules.	   [1913 Webster]
Empyreal \Em*pyr"e*al\, a. [L. empyrius, empyreus, fiery, Gr. ?,	   ?, in fire, fiery; ? in + ? fire. See {In}, and {Fire}.]	   Formed of pure fire or light; refined beyond a["e]rial	   substance; pertaining to the highest and purest region of	   heaven.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go, soar with Plato to the empyreal sphere. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Empyreal air}, oxygen gas.	      [1913 Webster]	Empyreal \Em*pyr"e*al\, n.	   Empyrean. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\ (?; 277), n. [See {Empyreal}.]	   The highest heaven, where the pure element of fire was	   supposed by the ancients to subsist.	   [1913 Webster]	         The empyrean rung	         With hallelujahs.                        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Empyrean \Em`py*re"an\, a.	   Empyreal. --Akenside.	   [1913 Webster]
Empyreuma \Em`py*reu"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a live coal	   covered with ashes, fr. ? to set on fire, fr. ?: cf. F.	   empyreume. See {Empyreal}.] (Chem.)	   The peculiar smell and taste arising from products of	   decomposition of animal or vegetable substances when burnt in	   close vessels. Empyreumatic
Empyreumatic \Em`py*reu*mat"ic\, Empyreumatical
\Em`py*reu*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. empyreumatique.]	   Of or pertaining to empyreuma; as, an empyreumatic odor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Empyreumatic oils}, oils obtained by distilling various	      organic substances at high temperatures. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Empyreumatize \Em`py*reu"ma*tize\, v. t.	   To render empyreumatic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Empyrical \Em*pyr"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? in fire. See {Empyreal}.]	   Containing the combustible principle of coal. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Empyrosis \Em"py*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? in + ? to burn.]	   A general fire; a conflagration. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Emrods \Em"rods\, n. pl.	   See {Emerods}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emu \E"mu\, n. [Cf. Pg. ema ostrich, F. ['e]mou, ['e]meu, emu.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A large Australian bird, of two species ({Dromaius	   Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]} and {D. irroratus}), related to the	   cassowary and the ostrich. The emu runs swiftly, but is	   unable to fly. [Written also {emeu} and {emew}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes erroneously applied, by the	         Brazilians, to the rhea, or South American ostrich.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Emulable \Em"u*la*ble\, a. [L. aemulari to emulate + -able.]	   Capable of being emulated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some imitable and emulable good.         --Abp.	                                                  Leighton.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulate \Em"u*late\, a. [L. aemulatus, p. p. of aemulari, fr.	   aemulus emulous; prob. akin to E. imitate.]	   Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous. [Obs.] "A most emulate	   pride." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Emulate \Em"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Emulating}.]	   To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to	   imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to	   rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thine eye would emulate the diamond.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulation \Em`u*la"tion\, n. [L. aemulatio: cf. F.	   ['e]mulation.]	   1. The endeavor to equal or to excel another in qualities or	      actions; an assiduous striving to equal or excel another;	      rivalry.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noble emulation heats your breast.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such factious emulations shall arise. --Shak.	   3. imitation (of an admired model) for the purpose of	      improving one's own qualities.	      [PJC]	            [Chivalry was] an ideal which, if never met with in	            real life, was acknowledged by all as the highest	            model for emulation.                  --Thomas	                                                  Bulfinch	                                                  (Mythology)	      [PJC]	   4. (Computers) the imitation of the actions of a computer	      system or component, especially a processor, by means of a	      computer program, with the goal of predicting the behavior	      and performance characteristics of that system without	      actually manufacturing it.	      [PJC]	            1996 marked the year that emulation became a	            mainstream design verification tool.  --Computer	                                                  Design	                                                  (editorial,	                                                  1998)	   Syn: Competition; rivalry; contest; contention; strife. --	        {Emulation}, {Competition}, {Rivalry}. Competition is	        the struggle of two or more persons for the same object.	        Emulation is an ardent desire for superiority, arising	        from competition, but now implying, of necessity, any	        improper feeling. Rivalry is a personal contest, and,	        almost of course, has a selfish object and gives rise to	        envy. "Competition and emulation have honor for their	        basis; rivalry is but a desire for selfish	        gratification. Competition and emulation animate to	        effort; rivalry usually produces hatred. Competition and	        emulation seek to merit success; rivalry is contented	        with obtaining it." --Crabb.	        [1913 Webster]
Emulative \Em"u*la*tive\, a.	   Inclined to emulation; aspiring to competition; rivaling; as,	   an emulative person or effort. "Emulative zeal." --Hoole.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulatively \Em"u*la*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an emulative manner; with emulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulator \Em"u*la`tor\, n. [L. aemulator.]	   One who emulates, or strives to equal or surpass.	   [1913 Webster]	         As Virgil rivaled Homer, Milton was the emulator of	         both.                                    --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulatory \Em"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to emulation; connected with rivalry. [R.]	   "Emulatory officiousness." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulatress \Em"u*la`tress\, n.	   A female emulator. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emule \Em"ule\, v. t. [F. ['e]muler. See {Emulate}.]	   To emulate. [Obs.] "Emuled of many." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulge \E*mulge"\, v. t. [L. emulgere, emulsum; e out + mulgere	   to milk; akin to E. milk. See {Milk}.]	   To milk out; to drain. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulgent \E*mul"gent\, a. [L. emulgens, p. pr. of emulgere to	   milk out: cf. F. ['e]mulgent. So called because regarded by	   the ancients as straining out the serum, as if by milking,	   and so producing the urine.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the kidneys; renal; as, emulgent arteries and	   veins. -- n. An emulgent vessel, as a renal artery or vein.	   [1913 Webster]	Emulgent \E*mul"gent\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine that excites the flow of bile. [Obs.] --Hoblyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulous \Em"u*lous\, a. [L. aemulus. See {Emulate}.]	   1. Ambitiously desirous to equal or even to excel another;	      eager to emulate or vie with another; desirous of like	      excellence with another; -- with of; as, emulous of	      another's example or virtues.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vying with; rivaling; hence, contentious, envious.	      "Emulous Carthage." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Emulous missions 'mongst the gods.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Emulously \Em"u*lous*ly\, adv.	   In an emulous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulousness \Em"u*lous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being emulous.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulsic \E*mul"sic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or produced from, emulsin; as, emulsic acid.	   --Hoblyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulsify \E*mul"si*fy\, v. t. [Emulsion + -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 a very finely divided state, giving it the	   semblance of solution; as, the pancreatic juice emulsifies	   the oily part of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Emulsin \E*mul"sin\, n. [See {Emulsion}, {Emulge}.] (Chem.)	   (a) The white milky pulp or extract of bitter almonds. [R.]	   (b) An unorganized ferment (contained in this extract and in	       other vegetable juices), which effects the decomposition	       of certain glucosides.	       [1913 Webster]
Emulsion \E*mul"sion\, n. [From L. emulgere, emulsum: cf. F.	   ['e]mulsion. See {Emulge}.]	   Any liquid preparation of a color and consistency resembling	   milk; as:	   (a) In pharmacy, an extract of seeds, or a mixture of oil and	       water united by a mucilaginous substance.	   (b) In photography, a liquid preparation of collodion holding	       salt of silver, used in the photographic process.	       [1913 Webster]
Emulsive \E*mul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]mulsif.]	   1. Softening; milklike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Yielding oil by expression; as, emulsive seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Producing or yielding a milklike substance; as, emulsive	      acids.	      [1913 Webster]
Emunctory \E*munc"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Emunctories}. [L. emunctorium	   a pair of snuffers, fr. emungere, emunctum, to blow the nose,	   hence, to wipe, cleanse; e out + mungere to blow the nose:	   cf. F. ['e]monctoire, formerly spelled also ['e]monctoire.]	   (Physiol.)	   Any organ or part of the body (as the kidneys, skin, etc.,)	   which serves to carry off excrementitious or waste matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Emuscation \Em`us*ca"tion\, n. [L. emuscare to clear from moss;	   e out + muscus moss.]	   A freeing from moss. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Emu wren \E"mu wren`\ (Zo["o]l.)	   A small wrenlike Australian bird ({Stipiturus malachurus}),	   having the tail feathers long and loosely barbed, like emu	   feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Emyd \E"myd\, n.; pl. E. {Emyds}, E. {Emyd??}. [See {Emydea}.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A fresh-water tortoise of the family {Emydid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Emydea \E*myd"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Emys a genus of tortoises,	   L. emys a kind of fresh-water tortoise, Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group of chelonians which comprises many species of	   fresh-water tortoises and terrapins.	   [1913 Webster]
En- \En-\	   1. [F. en-, L. in.] A prefix signifying in or into, used in	      many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the	      French. Some English words are written indifferently with	      en-or in-. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly	      changed to em-before p, b, and m, as in employ, embody,	      emmew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in	      enable, enfeeble, to cause to be, or to make, able, or	      feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as	      in enchasten. See {In-}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prefix from Gr. ? in, meaning in; as, encephalon,	      entomology. See {In-}.	      [1913 Webster]
-en \-en\	   1. A suffix from AS. -an, formerly used to form the plural of	      many nouns, as in ashen, eyen, oxen, all obs. except oxen.	      In some cases, such as children and brethren, it has been	      added to older plural forms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A suffix corresponding to AS. -en and -on, formerly used	      to form the plural of verbs, as in housen, escapen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A suffix signifying to make, to cause, used to form verbs	      from nouns and adjectives; as in strengthen, quicken,	      frighten. This must not be confused with -en corresponding	      in Old English to the AS. infinitive ending -an.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [AS. -en; akin to Goth. -eins, L. -inus, Gr. ?.] An	      adjectival suffix, meaning made of; as in golden, leaden,	      wooden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [AS. -en; akin to Skr. -na.] The termination of the past	      participle of many strong verbs; as, in broken, gotten,	      trodden.	      [1913 Webster]
En \En\, n. (Print.)	   Half an em, that is, half of the unit of space in measuring	   printed matter. See {Em}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enable \En*a"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enabled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enabling}.]	   1. To give strength or ability to; to make firm and strong.	      [Obs.] "Who hath enabled me." --1 Tim. i. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Receive the Holy Ghost, said Christ to his apostles,	            when he enabled them with priestly power. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make able (to do, or to be, something); to confer	      sufficient power upon; to furnish with means,	      opportunities, and the like; to render competent for; to	      empower; to endow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Temperance gives Nature her full play, and enables	            her to exert herself in all her force and vigor.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Enablement \En*a"ble*ment\, n.	   The act of enabling, or the state of being enabled; ability.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Enact \En*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enacted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Enacting}.]	   1. To decree; to establish by legal and authoritative act; to	      make into a law; especially, to perform the legislative	      act with reference to (a bill) which gives it the validity	      of law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act; to perform; to do; to effect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The king enacts more wonders than a man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To act the part of; to represent; to play.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did enact Julius Caesar.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Enacting clause}, that clause of a bill which formally	      expresses the legislative sanction.	      [1913 Webster]	Enact \En*act"\, n.	   Purpose; determination. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enactive \En*act"ive\, a.	   Having power to enact or establish as a law. --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Enactment \En*act"ment\, n.	   1. The passing of a bill into a law; the giving of	      legislative sanction and executive approval to a bill	      whereby it is established as a law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is enacted or passed into a law; a law; a	      decree; a statute; a prescribed requirement; as, a	      prohibitory enactment; a social enactment.	      [1913 Webster]
Enactor \En*act"or\, n.	   One who enacts a law; one who decrees or establishes as a	   law. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Enacture \En*ac"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Enactment; resolution. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enaliosaur \En*al"i*o*saur`\, n. (Paleon.)	   One of the Enaliosauria.	   [1913 Webster]
Enaliosauria \En*al`i*o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?	   marine (? in + ? the sea) + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct group of marine reptiles, embracing both the	   Ichthyosauria and the Plesiosauria, now regarded as distinct	   orders.	   [1913 Webster]
Enaliosaurian \En*al`i*o*sau"ri*an\, a. (Paleon.)	   Pertaining to the Enaliosauria. -- n. One of the	   Enaliosauria.	   [1913 Webster]
Enallage \E*nal"la*ge\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an exchange, fr. ? to	   exchange; ? in + ? to change.] (Gram.)	   A substitution, as of one part of speech for another, of one	   gender, number, case, person, tense, mode, or voice, of the	   same word, for another.	   [1913 Webster]
Enambush \En*am"bush\, v. t.	   To ambush. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enamel \En*am"el\, n. [Pref. en- + amel. See {Amel}, {Smelt}, v.	   t.]	   1. A variety of glass, used in ornament, to cover a surface,	      as of metal or pottery, and admitting of after decoration	      in color, or used itself for inlaying or application in	      varied colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A glassy, opaque bead obtained by the blowpipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is enameled; also, any smooth, glossy surface,	      resembling enamel, especially if variegated.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) The intensely hard calcified tissue entering into	      the composition of teeth. It merely covers the exposed	      parts of the teeth of man, but in many animals is	      intermixed in various ways with the dentine and cement.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any one of various preparations for giving a smooth,	      glossy surface like that of enamel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. A cosmetic intended to give the appearance of a smooth and	      beautiful complexion.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Enamel painting}, painting with enamel colors upon a ground	      of metal, porcelain, or the like, the colors being	      afterwards fixed by fire.	   {Enamel paper}, paper glazed a metallic coating.	      [1913 Webster]	Enamel \En*am"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enameled}or {Enamelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Enameling} or {Enamelling}.]	   1. To lay enamel upon; to decorate with enamel whether inlaid	      or painted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To variegate with colors as if with enamel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oft he [the serpent]bowed	            His turret crest and sleek enameled neck. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form a glossy surface like enamel upon; as, to enamel	      card paper; to enamel leather or cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To disguise with cosmetics, as a woman's complexion.	      [1913 Webster]	Enamel \En*am"el\, v. i.	   To practice the art of enameling.	   [1913 Webster]	Enamel \En*am"el\, a.	   Relating to the art of enameling; as, enamel painting.	   --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Enamelar \En*am"el*ar\, a.	   Consisting of enamel; resembling enamel; smooth; glossy. [R.]	   --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Enameled \En*am"eled\, a.	   Coated or adorned with enamel; having a glossy or variegated	   surface; glazed. [Written also {enamelled}.] Enameler
Enameler \En*am"el*er\, Enamelist \En*am"el*ist\, n.	   One who enamels; a workman or artist who applies enamels in	   ornamental work. [Written also {enameller}, {enamellist}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enamor \En*am"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enamored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enamoring}.] [OF. enamourer, enamorer; pref. en- (L. in)	   + OF. & F. amour love, L. amor. See {Amour}, and cf.	   {Inamorato}.]	   To inflame with love; to charm; to captivate; -- with of, or	   with, before the person or thing; as, to be enamored with a	   lady; to be enamored of books or science. [Written also	   {enamour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Passionately enamored of this shadow of a dream. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Enamorment \En*am"or*ment\, n.	   The state of being enamored. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enantiomer \E*nan"ti*o*mer\, n. [Gr. 'enanti`os opposite +	   -mer.] (Chem.)	   either of a pair of optical isomers of a chemical substance	   whose molecules are mirror images of each other, i. e., are	   related to each other as a right-handed to a left-handed	   glove; -- meaningful only for structures which have internal	   asymmetry.	   -- {E*nan`ti*o*mer"ic}, a.	   [PJC]
Enantiomorphous \E*nan`ti*o*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. 'enanti`os	   opposite + morfh` form.] (Crystallog.)	   Similar, but not superposable, i. e., related to each other	   as a right-handed to a left-handed glove; -- said of certain	   hemihedral crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Enantiopathic \E*nan`ti*o*path"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Serving to palliate; palliative. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Enantiopathy \E*nan`ti*op"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? of contrary	   properties or affections; 'enanti`os opposite + ? suffering,	   affection, fr. ?, ?, to suffer.]	   1. An opposite passion or affection. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Allopathy; -- a term used by followers of	      Hahnemann, or homeopathists.	      [1913 Webster]
Enantiosis \E*nan`ti*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? contradiction,	   fr. 'enanti`os opposite.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech by which what is to be understood	   affirmatively is stated negatively, and the contrary;	   affirmation by contraries.	   [1913 Webster]
Enarch \En*arch"\, v. t.	   To arch. [Obs.] --Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster]
Enarched \En*arched"\, a. (Her.)	   Bent into a curve; -- said of a bend or other ordinary.	   [1913 Webster]
Enargite \En*ar"gite\, n. (Min.)	   An iron-black mineral of metallic luster, occurring in small	   orthorhombic crystals, also massive. It contains sulphur,	   arsenic, copper, and often silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Enarmed \En*armed"\, a. (Her.)	   Same as {Armed}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Enarration \En`ar*ra"tion\, n. [L. enarratio. See {Narration}.]	   A detailed exposition; relation. [Obs.] --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Enarthrodia \En`ar*thro"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ?. See	   {Arthrodia}.] (Anat.)	   See {Enarthrosis}. -- {En`ar*thro"di*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Enarthrosis \En`ar*thro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? jointed;	   ? in + ? joint.] (Anat.)	   A ball and socket joint, or the kind of articulation	   represented by such a joint. See {Articulation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enascent \E*nas"cent\, a. [L. enascens, p. pr. of enasci to	   spring up; e out + nasci to be born.]	   Coming into being; nascent. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enatation \E`na*ta"tion\, n. [L. enatare to swim out. See	   {Natation}.]	   A swimming out. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Enate \E*nate"\, a. [L. enatus, p. p. of enasci. See	   {Enascent}.]	   Growing out.	   [1913 Webster]
Enation \E*na"tion\, n. (Bot.)	   Any unusual outgrowth from the surface of a thing, as of a	   petal; also, the capacity or act of producing such an	   outgrowth.	   [1913 Webster]
Enaunter \E*naun"ter\, adv. [Pref. en- + aunter.]	   Lest that. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enavigate \E*nav"i*gate\, v. t. [L. enavigatus, p. p. of	   enavigare.]	   To sail away or over. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Enbattled \En*bat"tled\, a.	   Embattled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enbibe \En*bibe"\, v. t.	   To imbibe. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
En bloc \En` bloc"\ [F. Cf. {Block}, n. ]	   In a lump; as a whole; all together. "Movement of the	   ossicles en bloc." --Nature.	         En bloc they are known as "the herd".    --W. A.	                                                  Fraser.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Enbroude \En*broud"e\, v. t.	   See {Embroude}.	   [1913 Webster]
Encaenia \En*c[ae]"ni*a\, n. pl.	   same as {Encenia}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Encage \En*cage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encaged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Engaging}.] [Pref. en- + cage: cf. F. encager.]	   To confine in a cage; to coop up. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Encalendar \En*cal"en*dar\, v. t.	   To register in a calendar; to calendar. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Encamp \En*camp"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Encamped} (?; 215); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Encamping}.]	   To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary	   habitations, as tents or huts; to halt on a march, pitch	   tents, or form huts, and remain for the night or for a longer	   time, as an army or a company traveling.	   [1913 Webster]	         The host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of	         Rephaim.                                 --1 Chron. xi.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	Encamp \En*camp"\, v. t.	   To form into a camp; to place in a temporary habitation, or	   quarters.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bid him encamp his soldiers.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Encampment \En*camp"ment\, n.	   1. The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army	      or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp;	      tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings.	      [1913 Webster]	            A square of about seven hundred yards was sufficient	            for the encampment of twenty thousand Romans.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A green encampment yonder meets the eye. --Guardian.	      [1913 Webster]
Encanker \En*can"ker\, v. t.	   To canker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encapsulation \En*cap`su*la"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane	   around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Encarnalize \En*car"nal*ize\, v. t.	   To carnalize; to make gross. [R.] "Encarnalize their	   spirits." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Encarpus \En*car"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? containing fruit; ? in	   + ? fruit; cf. L. encarpa, pl., Gr. ?.] (Arch.)	   An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of	   fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. [Written also {encarpa}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encase \En*case"\, v. t. [Cf. {Enchase}.]	   To inclose in or as if in a case. See {Incase}. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
encased \encased\ adj.	   covered or protected with or as if with a case; as, products	   encased in leatherette.	   Syn: cased, incased.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Encasement \En*case"ment\, n. [Cf. {Casement}.]	   1. The act of encasing; also, that which encases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) An old theory of generation similar to	      embo[^i]tement. See {Ovulist}.	      [1913 Webster]
Encash \En*cash"\, v. t. (Eng. Banking)	   To turn into cash; to cash. --Sat. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Encashment \En*cash"ment\, n. (Eng. Banking)	   The payment in cash of a note, draft, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Encauma \En*cau"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? mark caused by burning,	   fr. ?. See {Encaustic}.] (Med.)	   An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea, which causes the loss	   of the humors. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Encaustic \En*caus"tic\, a. [L. encausticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   burn in; ? in + ? to burn: cf. F. encaustique. See {Caustic},	   and cf. {Ink}.] (Fine Arts)	   Prepared by means of heat; burned in.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Encaustic painting} (Fine Arts), painting by means of wax	      with which the colors are combined, and which is	      afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors.	      	   {Encaustic tile} (Fine Arts), an earthenware tile which has a	      decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.	      [1913 Webster]	Encaustic \En*caus"tic\, n. [L. encaustica, Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf.	   F. encaustique. See {Encaustic}, a.]	   The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where	   heat is used to fix the colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Encave \En*cave"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + cave: cf. F. encaver. Cf.	   {Incavated}.]	   To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. "Do but encave	   yourself." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
-ence \-ence\ [F. -ence, L. -entia.]	   A noun suffix signifying action, state, or quality; also,	   that which relates to the action or state; as in emergence,	   diffidence, diligence, influence, difference, excellence. See	   {-ance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about,	   surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See	   {Cincture}.]	   1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure	      of a fortress or place; -- called also {body of the	      place}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.	      [1913 Webster]	            The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their	            enceinte.                             --S. W.	                                                  Williams.	      [1913 Webster]	Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of	   cingere to gird about.]	   Pregnant; with child.	   [1913 Webster]
Encenia \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; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford	   and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or	   benefactors.	   [1913 Webster]
Encense \En*cense"\, v. t. & i. [F. encenser, fr. encens. See	   {Incense}, n.]	   To offer incense to or upon; to burn incense. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
encephalartos \encephalartos\ n.	   any of numerous cycads of the genus {Encephalartos} having	   stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long, often	   spiny pinnate leaves.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Encephalic \En`ce*phal"ic\, a. [See {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the encephalon or brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephalitis \En*ceph`a*li"tis\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'egke`falos	   the brain + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the brain. -- {En`ceph*a*lit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephalocele \En*ceph"a*lo*cele\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain	   + kh`lh tumor.] (Med.)	   Hernia of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephaloid \En*ceph"a*loid\, a. [Gr. 'egke`falos + -oid.]	   Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Encephaloid cancer} (Med.), a very malignant form of cancer	      of brainlike consistency. See under {Cancer}.	      [1913 Webster]	Encephaloid \En*ceph"a*loid\, n.	   An encephaloid cancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephalology \En*ceph`a*lol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the	   brain + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the brain, its structure and	   functions.	   [1913 Webster]
encephalon \en*ceph"a*lon\, n.; pl. {encephala}. [NL. See	   {Encephalos}.] (Anat.)	   The contents of the cranium; the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephalopathy \En*ceph`a*lop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the	   brain + pa`schein, paqei^n, to suffer.] (Med.)	   Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of	   the brain; as, lead encephalopathy, the cerebral symptoms	   attending chronic lead poisoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephalos \En*ceph"a*los\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'egke`falos; 'en in	   + kefalh` head.] (Anat.)	   The encephalon.	   [1913 Webster]	         In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven	         years of age.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephalotomy \En*ceph`a*lot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the	   brain + ? a cutting.] (Surg.)	   The act or art of dissecting the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Encephalous \En*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to	   {acephalous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchafe \En*chafe"\, v. t.	   To chafe; to enrage; to heat. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchafing \En*chaf"ing\, n.	   Heating; burning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The wicked enchaufing or ardure of this sin [lust].	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchain \En*chain"\, v. t. [F. encha[^i]ner; pref. en- (L. in)	   cha[^i]ne chain. See {Chain}, and cf. {Incatenation}.]	   1. To bind with a chain; to hold in chains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold fast; to confine; as, to enchain attention.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To link together; to connect. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Enchainment \En*chain"ment\, n. [Cf. F. encha[^i]nement.]	   The act of enchaining, or state of being enchained.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchair \En*chair"\, v. t.	   To seat in a chair. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchannel \En*chan"nel\, v. t.	   To make run in a channel. "Its waters were enchanneled."	   --Sir D. Brewster.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchant \En*chant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enchanted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enchanting}.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or	   utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in,	   against + cantare to sing. See {Chant}, and cf.	   {Incantation}.]	   1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get	      control of by magical words and rites.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now about the caldron sing,	            Like elves and fairies in a ring,	            Enchanting all that you put in.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is enchanted, cannot speak.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as,	      music enchants the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits	            forever should be enchanted.          --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   Syn: To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. {Charm}.	        [1913 Webster]
Enchanted \En*chant"ed\, a.	   Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by	   enchanters; as, an enchanted castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchanter \En*chant"er\, n. [Cf. F. enchanteur.]	   One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who	   delights as by an enchantment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing.   --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Enchanter's nightshade} (Bot.), a genus ({Circ[ae]a}) of low	      inconspicuous, perennial plants, found in damp, shady	      places.	      [1913 Webster]
Enchanting \En*chant"ing\, a.	   Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --	   {En*chant"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchantment \En*chant"ment\, n. [F. enchantement.]	   1. The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful	      effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed	      spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms;	      incantation.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the last enchantment you did here. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The effect produced by the act; the state of being	      enchanted; as, to break an enchantment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence	      or power which fascinates or highly delights.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such an enchantment as there is in words. --South.	   Syn: Incantation; necromancy; magic; sorcery; witchcraft;	        spell; charm; fascination; witchery.	        [1913 Webster]
Enchantress \En*chant"ress\, n. [Cf. F. enchanteresse.]	   A woman versed in magical arts; a sorceress; also, a woman	   who fascinates. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Encharge \En*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encharged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Encharging}.] [OF. enchargier, F. encharger; pref.	   en- (L. in) + F. charger. See {Charge}.]	   To charge (with); to impose (a charge) upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         His countenance would express the spirit and the	         passion of the part he was encharged with. --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Encharge \En*charge"\, n.	   A charge. [Obs.] --A. Copley.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchase \En*chase"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enchased}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enchasing}.] [F. ench[^a]sser; pref. en- (L. in) +	   ch[^a]sse box containing relics, frame, case, the same word	   as caisse case. See 1st {Case}, and cf. {Chase}, {Encase},	   {Incase}.]	   1. To incase or inclose in a border or rim; to surround with	      an ornamental casing, as a gem with gold; to encircle; to	      inclose; to adorn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enchased with a wanton ivy twine.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            An precious stones, in studs of gold enchased,	            The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced. --Mickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to	      enchase a watch case.	      [1913 Webster]	            With golden letters . . . well enchased. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To delineate or describe, as by writing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All which . . . for to enchase,	            Him needeth sure a golden pen, I ween. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Enchaser \En*chas"er\, n.	   One who enchases.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchasten \En*chas"ten\, v. t.	   To chasten. [Obs.] Encheson
Encheson \En*che"son\, Encheason \En*chea"son\, n. [OF.	   enchaison, fr. L. incidere to happen; in + cadere to fall.]	   Occasion, cause, or reason. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchest \En*chest"\, v. t. [Cf. {Inchest}.]	   To inclose in a chest. --Vicars.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchiridion \En`chi*rid"i*on\, n. [L., from Gr. ?; ? in + ?	   hand.]	   Handbook; a manual of devotions. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchisel \En*chis"el\, v. t.	   To cut with a chisel.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchodus \En"cho*dus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a spear + 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct Cretaceous fishes; -- so named from their	   spear-shaped teeth. They were allied to the pike ({Esox}).	   [1913 Webster]
Enchondroma \En`chon*dro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ?	   cartilage + -oma.] (Med.)	   A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone.	   --Quain. Enchorial
Enchorial \En*cho"ri*al\, Enchoric \En*chor"ic\, a. [Gr. ?	   domestic, native; ? in + ? place, country.]	   Belonging to, or used in, a country; native; domestic;	   popular; common; -- said especially of the written characters	   employed by the common people of ancient Egypt, in	   distinction from the hieroglyphics. See {Demotic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchylemma \En`chy*lem"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to pour in + ?	   anything received.] (Biol.)	   The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or	   granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which	   the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded.	   [1913 Webster]
Enchyma \En"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`gchyma an infusion; 'en	   in + chei^n to pour.] (Biol.)	   The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues,	   particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Encincture \En*cinc"ture\, n.	   A cincture. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The vast encincture of that gloomy sea.  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Encindered \En*cin"dered\, a.	   Burnt to cinders. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encircle \En*cir"cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encircled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Encircling}.] [Pref. en- + circle: cf. OF.	   encercler.]	   To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring;	   to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army	   encircled the city.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her brows encircled with his serpent rod. --Parnell.	   Syn: To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.	        [1913 Webster]
Encirclet \En*cir"clet\, n. [Encircle + -let.]	   A small circle; a ring. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
encircling \encircling\ adj.	   surrounding. [prenominal]	   Syn: circumferential, skirting(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enclasp \En*clasp"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + clasp. Cf. {Inclasp}.]	   To clasp. See {Inclasp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enclave \En*clave"\, n. [F., fr. L. in + clavus a nail.]	   A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another	   territory of which it is independent. See {Exclave}. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]	Enclave \En*clave"\, v. t. [Cf. F. enclaver.]	   To inclose within an alien territory. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Enclavement \En*clave"ment\, n. [F.]	   The state of being an enclave. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster] Enclitic
Enclitic \En*clit"ic\ ([e^]n*kl[i^]t"[i^]k), Enclitical
\En*clit"ic*al\ ([e^]n*kl[i^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [L. encliticus, Gr.	   'egkli`tikos, fr. 'egkli`nein to incline; 'en in + kli`nein	   to bend. See {In}, and {Lean}, v. i.] (Gram.)	   Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans	   back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it,	   and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying	   also the accent of the preceding word.	   [1913 Webster]
Enclitic \En*clit"ic\, n. (Gram.)	   A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its	   proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).	   [1913 Webster]
Enclitically \En*clit"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back. --Walker.	   [1913 Webster]
Enclitics \En*clit"ics\, n. (Gram.)	   The art of declining and conjugating words.	   [1913 Webster]
Encloister \En*clois"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Incloister}.]	   To shut up in a cloister; to cloister.	   [1913 Webster]
Enclose \En*close"\, v. t. [F. enclos, p. p. of enclore to	   enclose; pref. en- (L. in) + clore to close. See {Close}, and	   cf. {Inclose}, {Include}.]	   To inclose. See {Inclose}.	   [1913 Webster]
enclosed \enclosed\ adj.	   surrounded or closed in, usually on all sides. Opposite of	   {unenclosed}. [Narrower terms: {basined}; {capsulate,	   capsulated}; {closed, closed in(predicate)}; {coarctate};	   {confined, fenced in, penned}; {embedded, fixed}; {embedded,	   surrounded}; {encircled}; {enveloped}; {fogbound};	   {self-enclosed}; {surrounded, encircled}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
enclosing \enclosing\ n.	   the act of surrounding something with something else, so that	   it is inside the surrounding object.	   Syn: inclosing, enclosure, envelopment, enveloping,	        inclosure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enclosure \En*clo"sure\ (?; 135), n.	   Inclosure. See {Inclosure}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The words enclose and enclosure are written	         indiscriminately enclose or inclose and enclosure or	         inclosure.	         [1913 Webster]
Enclothe \En*clothe"\, v. t.	   To clothe.	   [1913 Webster]
Encloud \En*cloud"\, v. t. [Cf. {Incloud}.]	   To envelop in clouds; to cloud. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Encoach \En*coach"\, v. t. [Cf. {Incoach}.]	   To carry in a coach. [R.] --Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)	   [1913 Webster]
encode \en*code"\ ([e^]n*k[=o]d"), v. t.	   To convert (a text, data) into a series of secret symbols by	   means of a {code}[5]; to encrypt.	   Syn: encrypt, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, inscribe, write	        in code.	        [PJC]
Encoffin \En*cof"fin\, v. t.	   To put in a coffin. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encolden \En*cold"en\, v. t.	   To render cold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encollar \En*col"lar\, v. t.	   To furnish or surround with a collar. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encolor \En*col"or\, v. t.	   To color. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encolure \En`co`lure"\, n. [F.]	   The neck of horse. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Encomber \En*com"ber\, v. t.	   See {Encumber}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encomberment \En*com"ber*ment\, n. [See {Encumberment}.]	   Hindrance; molestation.[Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Encomiast \En*co"mi*ast\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to praise, fr. ?	   encomium: cf. F. encomiaste. See {Encomium}.]	   One who praises; a panegyrist. --Locke. Encomiastic
Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, Encomiastical
\En*co`mi*as"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an	   encomiastic address or discourse. -- {En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Encomiastic \En*co`mi*as"tic\, n.	   A panegyric. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Encomion \En*co"mi*on\, n. [NL.]	   Encomium; panegyric. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Encomium \En*co"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Encomiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (a	   song) chanted in a Bacchic festival in praise of the god; ?	   in + ? a jovial festivity, revel. See {Comedy}.]	   Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation.	   [1913 Webster]	         His encomiums awakened all my ardor.     --W. Irving.	   Syn: See {Eulogy}.	        [1913 Webster]
Encompass \En*com"pass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encompassed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Encompassing}.]	   To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to	   encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the	   finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the	   world. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A question may be encompassed with difficulty. --C. J.	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	         The love of all thy sons encompass thee. --Tennyson.	   Syn: To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ;	        invest; hem in; shut up.	        [1913 Webster]
encompassing \encompassing\ adj.	   closely enveloping or surrounding on all sides.	   Syn: ambient, enveloping, surrounding(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Encompassment \En*com"pass*ment\, n.	   The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded;	   circumvention.	   [1913 Webster]	         By this encompassment and drift of question. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Encore \En`core"\, adv. or interj. [F. The last part of the word	   is fr. L. hora hour. See {Hour}.]	   Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of	   plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a	   repetition of a particular part.	   [1913 Webster]	Encore \En`core"\, n.	   A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a	   repetition; as, the encores were numerous.	   [1913 Webster]	Encore \En`core"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Encoring}.]	   To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a	   song or a singer.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Rebecca] insisted upon encoring one of the duets.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Encorporing \En*cor"po*ring\, n. [Pref. en- + L. corpus body.]	   Incorporation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Encoubert \En`cou`bert"\, n. [F., Pg. encorberto, encuberto,	   lit., covered.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of several species of armadillos of the genera {Dasypus}	   and {Euphractus}, having five toes both on the fore and hind	   feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Encounter \En*coun"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encountered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Encountering}.] [OF. encontrer; pref. en- (L.	   in) + contre against, L. contra. See {Counter}, adv.]	   To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by	   chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in	   opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict	   with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend	   in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter	   obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a	   truth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the	         Stoics, encountered him.                 --Acts xvii.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Encounter \En*coun"ter\, v. i.	   To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as	   enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies	   encountered at Waterloo.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will encounter with Andronicus.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Perception and judgment, employed in the investigation	         of all truth, have in the first place to encounter with	         particulars.                             --Tatham.	   [1913 Webster]	Encounter \En*coun"ter\, n. [OF. encontre, fr. encontrer. See	   {Encounter}, v. t.]	   1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or	      incidental meeting; an interview.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a	      battle; as, a bloody encounter.	      [1913 Webster]	            As one for . . . fierce encounters fit. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To join their dark encounter in mid-air. --Milton	      .	   Syn: Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter;	        attack; engagement; onset. See {Contest}.	        [1913 Webster]
Encounterer \En*coun"ter*er\, n.	   One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Encourage \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 courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope;	   to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate;	   enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of	   {discourage}.	   [1913 Webster]	         David encouraged himself in the Lord.    --1 Sam. xxx.	                                                  6.	   Syn: To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten;	        incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate;	        countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward;	        strengthen.	        [1913 Webster]
encouraged \encouraged\ adj.	   made to feel more courage, hope, or optimism.	   Syn: bucked up(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Encouragement \En*cour"age*ment\, n. [Cf. F. encouragement.]	   1. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to	      practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity.	      [1913 Webster]	            All generous encouragement of arts.   --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance,	      as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase	      of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement	      among a rude people.	      [1913 Webster]	            To think of his paternal care,	            Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Encourager \En*cour"a*ger\, n.	   One who encourages, incites, or helps forward; a favorer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pope is . . . a great encourager of arts.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Encouraging \En*cour"a*ging\, a.	   Furnishing ground to hope; inspiriting; favoring. --	   {En*cour"a*ging*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Encowl \En*cowl"\, v. t.	   To make a monk (or wearer of a cowl) of. [R.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Encradle \En*cra"dle\, v. t.	   To lay in a cradle.	   [1913 Webster]
Encratite \En"cra*tite\, n. [L. Encratitae, pl., fr. Gr. ?	   self-disciplined; ? in + ? strength.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect in the 2d century who abstained from marriage,	   wine, and animal food; -- called also {Continent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Encrease \En*crease"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Increase}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encrimson \En*crim"son\, v. t.	   To give a crimson or red color to; to crimson. --Shak.	   Encrinal	   Encrinic
Encrinic \En*crin"ic\, Encrinal \En*cri"nal\, Encrinital
\En*crin"i*tal\, a. (Paleon.)	   Relating to encrinites; containing encrinites, as certain	   kinds of limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Encrinite \En"cri*nite\, n. [Gr. ? in + ? a lily: cf. F.	   encrinite.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the	   genus {Encrinus}. Sometimes used in a general sense for any	   crinoid. Encrinitic
Encrinitic \En`cri*nit"ic\, Encrinitical \En`cri*nit"ic*al\, a.	   (Paleon.)	   Pertaining to encrinites; encrinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Encrinoidea \En`cri*noid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Encrinus} and	   {-oid}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living	   and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin	   of the oral disk; -- also called {Brachiata} and	   {Articulata}. See Illusts. under {Comatula} and {Crinoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Encrinus \En"cri*nus\, n.; pl. {Encrini}. [NL. See {Encrinite}.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil encrinoidea, from the Mesozoic rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Encrisped \En*crisped"\, a.	   Curled. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Encroach \En*croach"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Encroached}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Encroaching}.] [OF. encrochier to perch, prop., to	   hook, fasten a hook (perh. confused with acrochier, F.	   accrocher, to hook, get hold of, E. accroach); pref. en- (L.	   in) + F. croc hook. See {Crook}, and cf. {Accroach}.]	   To enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions	   or rights of another; to trespass; to intrude; to trench; --	   commonly with on or upon; as, to encroach on a neighbor; to	   encroach on the highway.	   [1913 Webster]	         No sense, faculty, or member must encroach upon or	         interfere with the duty and office of another. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Superstition, . . . a creeping and encroaching evil.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         Exclude the encroaching cattle from thy ground.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: To intrude; trench; infringe; invade; trespass.	        [1913 Webster]	Encroach \En*croach"\, n.	   Encroachment. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Encroacher \En*croach"er\, n.	   One who by gradual steps enters on, and takes possession of,	   what is not his own.	   [1913 Webster]
Encroachingly \En*croach"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of encroachment.	   [1913 Webster]
Encroachment \En*croach"ment\, n.	   1. The act of entering gradually or silently upon the rights	      or possessions of another; unlawful intrusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unconstitutional encroachment of military power	            on the civil establishment.           --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is taken by encroaching on another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An unlawful diminution of the possessions of	      another.	      [1913 Webster]
encrust \en*crust"\, v. t.	   To incrust. See {Incrust}.	   [1913 Webster]
encrusted \encrusted\ adj.	   covered with or hardened into a crust.	   Syn: crusted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
encrustment \en*crust"ment\, n.	   That which is formed as a crust; incrustment; incrustation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disengaging truth from its encrustment of error. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
encrypt \encrypt\ v. t.	   To convert ordinary language or other data into code; to hide	   the meaning of a message by converting it into a form that	   cannot be interpreted without knowing the secret method for	   interpretation, called the key; to encode.	   Syn: encode, code, encipher, cipher, cypher, inscribe, write	        in code.	        [WordNet 1.5]
encrypted \encrypted\ a.	   converted into a coded form that cannot be interpreted	   without knowing the secret method for interpretation, called	   the key; -- of messages or other forms of information.	   Syn: encoded, coded, enciphered, ciphered, cyphered, written	        in code.	        [WordNet 1.5]
encryption \encryption\ n.	   the process of converting messages in ordinary language, or	   other information into a secret coded form that cannot be	   interpreted without knowing the secret method for	   interpretation, called the key.	   Note: Encryption is used commonly to allow messages to be	         transmitted between parties at a distance without	         permitting others to read and understand the message.	         It is also used to make data more secure from possible	         discovery and uninterpretable by unauthorized people	         accessing the data. In order to read an encrypted	         message, a party normally requires knowledge of both	         the method of encryption and the secret key, which may	         be a single word or more complex sequence of	         characters. Until recently, transmission of such secret	         messages required that the key be transmitted secretly	         by some seecure and reliable method to the party	         receiving the message. More recently, a mathematical	         method was discovered to allow a party to publish an	         encoding key (the public key) which allows anyone to	         encode a message, but the message thus encoded can only	         be decoded by the person possessing a corresponding	         key, called the private key. This two-key system is	         called the {public-key encryption} method.	   Syn: encoding, coding, enciphering, ciphering, cyphering,	        writing in code.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Encumber \En*cum"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Encumbered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Encumbering}.] [F. encombrer; pref. en- (L. in) +	   OF. combrer to hinder. See {Cumber}, and cf. {Incumber}.]	   [Written also {incumber}.]	   1. To impede the motion or action of, as with a burden; to	      retard with something superfluous; to weigh down; to	      obstruct or embarrass; as, his movements were encumbered	      by his mantle; his mind is encumbered with useless	      learning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not encumbered with any notable inconvenience.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To load with debts, or other legal claims; as, to encumber	      an estate with mortgages.	   Syn: To load; clog; oppress; overload; embarrass; perplex;	        hinder; retard; obstruct; check; block.	        [1913 Webster]
Encumberment \En*cum"ber*ment\, n. [Cf. F. encombrement.]	   Encumbrance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Encumbrance \En*cum"brance\, n. [Cf. OF. encombrance. Cf.	   {Incumbrance}.]	   1. That which encumbers; a burden which impedes action, or	      renders it difficult and laborious; a clog; an impediment.	      See {Incumbrance}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Same as {Incumbrance}.	   Syn: Burden; clog; impediment; check; hindrance.	        [1913 Webster]
Encumbrancer \En*cum"bran*cer\, n. (Law)	   Same as {Incumbrancer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Encurtain \En*cur"tain\, v. t.	   To inclose with curtains.	   [1913 Webster]
-ency \-en*cy\ [L. -entia.]	   A noun suffix having much the same meaning as -ence, but more	   commonly signifying the quality or state; as, emergency,	   efficiency. See {-ancy}. Encyclic
Encyclic \En*cyc"lic\, Encyclical \En*cyc"li*cal\, a. [L.	   encyclios of a circle, general, Gr. ?; ? in + ? circle: cf.	   F. encyclique. See {Cycle}.]	   Sent to many persons or places; intended for many, or for a	   whole order of men; general; circular; as, an encyclical	   letter of a council, of a bishop, or the pope. Encyclic	Encyclic \En*cyc"lic\, Encyclical \En*cyc"li*cal\, n.	   An encyclical letter, esp. one from a pope. --Shipley.	   Encyclopedia
Encyclopedia \En*cy`clo*pe"di*a\, Encyclopaedia
\En*cy`clo*p[ae]"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, for ? ?, instruction	   in the circle of arts and sciences: cf. F. encyclop['e]die.	   See {Cyclopedia}, and {Encyclical}.] [Formerly written	   {encyclop[ae]dy} and {encyclopedy}.]	   The full circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary	   of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in	   which the various branches of science or art are discussed	   separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.	   [1913 Webster]
Encyclopediacal \En*cy`clo*pe*di"a*cal\, a.	   Encyclopedic.	   [1913 Webster]
Encyclopedian \En*cy`clo*pe"di*an\, a.	   Embracing the whole circle of learning, or a wide range of	   subjects. Encyclopedic
Encyclopedic \En*cy`clo*ped"ic\, Encyclopedical
\En*cy`clo*ped"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. encyclop['e]dique.]	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, an encyclopedia; broad in	   scope or content; embracing a wide range of subjects; as, a	   person having encyclopedic knowledge of a subject. [Also	   spelled {encyclopaedic}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Encyclopedism \En*cy`clo*pe"dism\, n.	   The art of writing or compiling encyclopedias; also,	   possession of the whole range of knowledge; encyclopedic	   learning.	   [1913 Webster]
Encyclopedist \En*cy`clo*pe"dist\, n. [Cf. F.	   encyclop['e]diste.]	   The compiler of an encyclopedia, or one who assists in such	   compilation; also, one whose knowledge embraces the whole	   range of the sciences.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Encyclopedists}, the writers of the great French	      encyclopedia which appeared in 1751-1772. The editors were	      Diderot and D'Alembert. Among the contributors were	      Voltaire and Rousseau.	      [1913 Webster]
Encyst \En*cyst"\, v. t.	   To inclose in a cyst.	   [1913 Webster]
Encystation \En`cys*ta"tion\, n.	   Encystment.	   [1913 Webster]
Encysted \En*cyst"ed\, a.	   Inclosed in a cyst, or a sac, bladder, or vesicle; as, an	   encysted tumor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The encysted venom, or poison bag, beneath the adder's	         fang.                                    --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Encystment \En*cyst"ment\, n.	   1. (Biol.) A process which, among some of the lower forms of	      life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore	      formation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The animal (a) first contracts its body to a globular	         mass (b) and then secretes a transparent cyst (c),	         after which the mass divides into two or more parts (as	         in d e), each of which attains freedom by the bursting	         of the cyst, and becomes an individual animal.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) A process by which many internal parasites,	      esp. in their larval states, become inclosed within a cyst	      in the muscles, liver, etc. See {Trichina}.	      [1913 Webster]
End \End\ ([e^]nd), n. [OE. & AS. ende; akin to OS. endi, D.	   einde, eind, OHG. enti, G. ende, Icel. endir, endi, Sw.	   [aum]nde, Dan. ende, Goth. andeis, Skr. anta. [root]208. Cf.	   {Ante-}, {Anti-}, {Answer}.]	   1. The extreme or last point or part of any material thing	      considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being	      side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part;	      termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line,	      pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end	      to pain; -- opposed to {beginning}, when used of anything	      having a first part.	      [1913 Webster]	            Better is the end of a thing than the beginning	            thereof.                              --Eccl. vii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Point beyond which no procession can be made; conclusion;	      issue; result, whether successful or otherwise; conclusive	      event; consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            My guilt be on my head, and there an end. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O that a man might know	            The end of this day's business ere it come! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Termination of being; death; destruction; extermination;	      also, cause of death or destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unblamed through life, lamented in thy end. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confound your hidden falsehood, and award	            Either of you to be the other's end.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall see an end of him.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The object aimed at in any effort considered as the close	      and effect of exertion; ppurpose; intention; aim; as, to	      labor for private or public ends.	      [1913 Webster]	            Losing her, the end of living lose.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            When every man is his own end, all things will come	            to a bad end.                         --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is left; a remnant; a fragment; a scrap; as,	      odds and ends.	      [1913 Webster]	            I clothe my naked villainy	            With old odd ends stolen out of holy writ,	            And seem a saint, when most I play the devil.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Carpet Manuf.) One of the yarns of the worsted warp in a	      Brussels carpet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {An end}.	      (a) On end; upright; erect; endways. --Spenser	      (b) To the end; continuously. [Obs.] --Richardson.	   {End bulb} (Anat.), one of the bulblike bodies in which some	      sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and	      mucous membranes; -- also called {end corpuscles}.	   {End fly}, a bobfly.	   {End for end}, one end for the other; in reversed order.	   {End man}, the last man in a row; one of the two men at the	      extremities of a line of minstrels.	   {End on} (Naut.), bow foremost.	   {End organ} (Anat.), the structure in which a nerve fiber	      ends, either peripherally or centrally.	   {End plate} (Anat.), one of the flat expansions in which	      motor nerve fibers terminate on muscular fibers.	   {End play} (Mach.), movement endwise, or room for such	      movement.	   {End stone} (Horol.), one of the two plates of a jewel in a	      timepiece; the part that limits the pivot's end play.	   {Ends of the earth}, the remotest regions of the earth.	   {In the end}, finally. --Shak.	   {On end}, upright; erect.	   {To the end}, in order. --Bacon.	   {To make both ends meet}, to live within one's income.	      --Fuller.	   {To put an end to}, to destroy.	      [1913 Webster]	End \End\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ending}.]	   1. To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to	      terminate; as, to end a speech. "I shall end this strife."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the seventh day God ended his work. --Gen. ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the	      word back.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy; to put to death. "This sword hath ended him."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To end up}, to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end	      up a hogshead.	      [1913 Webster]	End \End\, v. i.	   To come to the ultimate point; to be finished; to come to a	   close; to cease; to terminate; as, a voyage ends; life ends;	   winter ends.	   [1913 Webster]
Endable \End"a*ble\, a.	   That may be ended; terminable.	   [1913 Webster]
End-all \End"-all`\, n.	   1. Complete termination. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That but this blow	            Might be the be-all and the end-all here. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the primary or only purpose or goal; as, winning office is	      the be-all and end-all of a politician's life.	      [PJC]
Endamage \En*dam"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endamaged}	   (?; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Endamaging}.] [Pref. en- + damage:	   cf. F. endommager.]	   To bring loss or damage to; to harm; to injure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The trial hath endamaged thee no way.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Endamageable \En*dam"age*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being damaged, or injured; damageable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Endamagement \En*dam"age*ment\, n. [Cf. F. endommagement.]	   Damage; injury; harm. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Endamnify \En*dam"ni*fy\, v. t.	   To damnify; to injure. [R.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Endanger \En*dan"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endangered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Endangering}.]	   1. To put to hazard; to bring into danger or peril; to expose	      to loss or injury; as, to endanger life or peace.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the other difficulties of his reign only	            exercised without endangering him.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To incur the hazard of; to risk. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that turneth the humors back . . . endangereth	            malign ulcers.                        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
endangered \en*dan"gered\, a.	   1. Being in a condition or situation where life or serious	      harm is possible; in danger; at risk.	      [PJC]	   2. Small in numbers, with significant possibility of	      extinction; -- of species.	      [PJC]	endangered species \en*dan"gered spe"cies\, n. sing. & pl.	   A species of plant or animal that has declined in numbers to	   a point where further irreversible decline and extinction[3]	   has a significant chance. Lists of endangered species are	   maintained by government agencies, and in many cases the	   killing of such species or destruction of their habitat is	   prohibited by law.	   Note: In the U. S. in recent years, development of certain	         tracts of land has been prohibited due to the	         likelihood that it will cause a reduction in the	         numbers of an endangered species. In some cases	         environmental organizations have initiated litigation	         to cause the courts to rule that a certain development	         plan is illegal due to a threat to an endangered	         species. Laws protecting endangered species have become	         in some cases a contentious political issue.	         [PJC]
Endangerment \En*dan"ger*ment\, n.	   Hazard; peril. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Endark \En*dark"\, v. t.	   To darken. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Endaspidean \En`das*pid"e*an\, a. [Endo- + Gr. ?, ?, a shield.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the	   inner side; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Endazzle \En*daz"zle\, v. t.	   To dazzle. [Obs.] "Endazzled eyes." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Endear \En*dear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeared}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Endearing}.]	   1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or	      expensive. [R.] --King James I. (1618).	      [1913 Webster]
Endearedly \En*dear"ed*ly\, adv.	   With affection or endearment; dearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Endearedness \En*dear"ed*ness\, n.	   State of being endeared.	   [1913 Webster]
Endearing \En*dear"ing\, a.	   Making dear or beloved; causing love. -- {En*dear"ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Endearment \En*dear"ment\, n.	   The act of endearing or the state of being endeared; also,	   that which manifests, excites, or increases, affection. "The	   great endearments of prudent and temperate speech." --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her first endearments twining round the soul.	                                                  --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Endeavor \En*deav"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeavored}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Endeavoring}.] [OE. endevor; pref. en- + dever,	   devoir, duty, F. devoir: cf. F. se mettre en devoir de faire	   quelque chose to try to do a thing, to go about it. See	   {Devoir}, {Debt}.] [Written also {endeavour}.]	   To exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment	   of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach;	   to try; to attempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these	         beneficial subjects.                     --Ld. Chatham.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To endeavor one's self}, to exert one's self strenuously to	      the fulfillment of a duty. [Obs.] "A just man that	      endeavoreth himself to leave all wickedness." --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Endeavor \En*deav"or\, v. i.	   To exert one's self; to work for a certain end.	   [1913 Webster]	         And such were praised who but endeavored well. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Usually with an infinitive; as, to endeavor to outstrip	         an antagonist.	         [1913 Webster]	               He had . . . endeavored earnestly to do his duty.	                                                  --Prescott.	   Syn: To attempt; try; strive; struggle; essay; aim; seek.	        [1913 Webster]	Endeavor \En*deav"or\, n. [Written also endeavour.]	   An exertion of physical or intellectual strength toward the	   attainment of an object; a systematic or continuous attempt;	   an effort; a trial.	   [1913 Webster]	         To employ all my endeavor to obey you.   --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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. Prynne proceeded to show he had done endeavor to	      prepare his answer." --Fuller.	   Syn: Essay; trial; effort; exertion. See {Attempt}.	        [1913 Webster]
Endeavorer \En*deav"or*er\, n.	   One who makes an effort or attempt. [Written also	   {endeavourer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Endeavorment \En*deav"or*ment\, n.	   Act of endeavoring; endeavor. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Endecagon \En*dec"a*gon\, n. [See {Hendecagon}.] (Geom.)	   A plane figure of eleven sides and angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Endecagynous \En`de*cag"y*nous\, a. [Gr. ? eleven + ? female.]	   (Bot.)	   Having eleven pistils; as, an endecagynous flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Endecane \En"de*cane\, n. [Gr. ? eleven.] (Chem.)	   One of the higher hydrocarbons of the paraffin series,	   {C11H24}, found as a constituent of petroleum. [Written also	   {hendecane}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Endecaphyllous \En`de*caph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? eleven + ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Composed of eleven leaflets; -- said of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Endeictic \En*deic"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to point out, show; ?	   in + ? to show.]	   Serving to show or exhibit; as, an endeictic dialogue, in the	   Platonic philosophy, is one which exhibits a specimen of	   skill. --Enfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Endeixis \En*deix"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? indication. See	   {Endeictic}.] (Med.)	   An indication.	   [1913 Webster]
Endemial \En*de"mi*al\, a.	   Endemic. [R.] Endemic
Endemic \En*de"mic\, Endemical \En*de"mic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, ?; ? +	   ? the people: cf. F. end['e]mique.] (Med.)	   1. Peculiar to a district or particular locality, or class of	      persons; as, an endemic disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An endemic disease is one which is constantly present	         to a greater or less degree in any place, as	         distinguished from an epidemic disease, which prevails	         widely at some one time, or periodically, and from a	         sporadic disease, of which a few instances occur now	         and then.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging or native to a particular people or country;	      native as distinguished from introduced or naturalized;	      hence, regularly or ordinarily occurring in a given	      region; local; as, a plant endemic in Australia; -- often	      distinguished from {exotic}.	            The traditions of folklore . . . form a kind of	            endemic symbolism.                    --F. W. H.	                                                  Myers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Endemic \En*dem"ic\, n. (Med.)	   An endemic disease.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fear, which is an endemic latent in every human heart,	         sometimes rises into an epidemic.        --J. B. Heard.	   [1913 Webster]
Endemically \En*dem"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an endemic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Endemiology \En*dem`i*ol"o*gy\, n.	   The science which treats of endemic affections.	   [1913 Webster]
Endenization \En*den`i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of naturalizing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Endenize \En*den"ize\, v. t.	   To endenizen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Endenizen \En*den"i*zen\, v. t. [Pref. en- + denizen. Cf.	   {Indenizen}.]	   To admit to the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.	   [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ender \End"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, makes an end of something; as, the	   ender of my life.	   [1913 Webster]
Endermatic \En`der*mat"ic\, a.	   Endermic.	   [1913 Webster]
Endermic \En*der"mic\, a. [Gr. ? in + ? skin.] (Med.)	   Acting through the skin, or by direct application to the	   skin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Endermic method}, that in which the medicine enters the	      system through the skin, being applied either to the sound	      skin, or to the surface denuded of the cuticle by a	      blister.	      [1913 Webster]
Endermically \En*der"mic*al*ly\, adv.	   By the endermic method; as, applied endermically.	   [1913 Webster]
Enderon \En"de*ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in + ? skin.] (Anat.)	   The deep sensitive and vascular layer of the skin and mucous	   membranes. -- {En`de*ron"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Endiademed \En*di"a*demed\, a.	   Diademed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Endiaper \En*di"a*per\, v. t. [See {Diaper}.]	   To decorate with a diaper pattern.	   [1913 Webster]
Endict \En*dict"\, v. t.	   See {Indict}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endictment \En*dict"ment\, n.	   See {Indictment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ending \End"ing\, n.	   1. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion;	      destruction; death.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part	      joined to the stem. See 3d {Case}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ending day}, day of death. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Endite \En*dite\, v. t.	   See {Indite}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Endive \En"dive\, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It.	   endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.]	   (Bot.)	   A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided	   and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wild endive} (Bot.), chicory or succory.	      [1913 Webster]
Endless \End"less\, a. [AS. endele['a]s. See {End}.]	   1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual;	      interminable; -- applied to length, and to duration; as,	      an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless	      praise; endless clamor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infinite; excessive; unlimited. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. [R.] "All	      loves are endless." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Void of design; objectless; as, an endless pursuit.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. having a linear or ribbonlike form with the two ends	      connected together, such as in a circle, ellipse, torus,	      or any other closed loop. Belts or chains used in drive	      mechanisms are considered endless in this sense. See	      {endless chain}.	      [PJC]	   {Endless chain}, a chain which is made continuous by uniting	      its two ends.	   {Endless screw}. (Mech.) See under {Screw}.	   Syn: Eternal; everlasting; interminable; infinite; unlimited;	        incessant; perpetual; uninterrupted; continual;	        unceasing; unending; boundless; undying; imperishable.	        [1913 Webster]
Endlessly \End"less*ly\, adv.	   In an endless manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Endlessness \End"less*ness\, n. [AS. endele['a]snys.]	   The quality of being endless; perpetuity.	   [1913 Webster]
Endlong \End"long`\ (?; 115), adv. & prep. [Cf. {Along}.]	   Lengthwise; along. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The doors were all of adamants eterne,	         I-clenched overthwart and endelong	         With iron tough.                         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He pricketh endelong the large space.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To thrust the raft endlong across the moat. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Endmost \End"most`\, a.	   Farthest; remotest; at the very end. --Tylor. Endo
Endo- \En"do-\, End- \End-\ [Gr. 'e`ndon within, fr. ? in. See	   {In}.]	   A combining form signifying within; as, endocarp, endogen,	   endocuneiform, endaspidean.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoblast \En"do*blast\, n. [Endo- + -blast.] (Biol.)	   Entoblast; endoplast. See {Nucleus},	   [1913 Webster]
Endoblastic \En`do*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to the endoblast; as, the endoblastic layer.	   Endocardiac
Endocardiac \En`do*car"di*ac\, Endocardial \En`do*car"di*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the endocardium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Seated or generated within the heart; as,	      endocardial murmurs.	      [1913 Webster]
Endocarditis \En`do*car*di"tis\, n. [NL. See {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the endocardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Endocardium \En`do*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within +	   kardi`a heart.] (Anat.)	   The membrane lining the cavities of the heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Endocarp \En"do*carp\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F.	   endocarpe.] (Bot.)	   The inner layer of a ripened or fructified ovary.	   [1913 Webster]
Endochondral \En`do*chon"dral\, a. [Endo- + Gr. ? cartilage.]	   (Physiol.)	   Growing or developing within cartilage; -- applied esp. to	   developing bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Endochrome \En"do*chrome\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? color.] (Bot.)	   The coloring matter within the cells of plants, whether	   green, red, yellow, or any other color.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoctrine \En*doc"trine\, v. t. [Pref. en- + doctrine.]	   To teach; to indoctrinate. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Endocyst \En"do*cyst\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? bladder, a bag.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   The inner layer of the cells of Bryozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoderm \En"do*derm\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? skin.] (Biol.)	   (a) The inner layer of the skin or integument of an animal.	   (b) The innermost layer of the blastoderm and the structures	       derived from it; the hypoblast; the entoblast. See	       Illust. of {Ectoderm}. Endodermal
Endodermal \En`do*der"mal\, Endodermic \En`do*der"mic\, a.	   (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to the endoderm.	   [1913 Webster]
Endodermis \En`do*der"mis\, n. [NL. See {Endoderm}.] (Bot.)	   A layer of cells forming a kind of cuticle inside of the	   proper cortical layer, or surrounding an individual	   fibrovascular bundle.	   [1913 Webster]
endodontics \endodontics\ n.	   1. the branch of dentistry dealing with diseases of the	      dental pulp.	   Syn: endodontia.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the treatment of diseases of the dental pulp, especially	      by completely removing the pulp and nerve inside a tooth	      and its root, and replacing it with a filling material;	      root canal therapy; pulp canal therapy.	      [PJC]
endodontist \endodontist\ n.	   a dentist specializing in {endodontics}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
endoergic \endoergic\ adj.	   occurring with absorption of energy. [Narrower terms:	   {endothermic}] {exoergic}	   Syn: energy-absorbing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
endogamic \endogamic\ adj.	   1. fertilized by pollen from another flower of the same	      plant.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of marriage within a class or tribe as required by custom	      or law; same as {endogamous}.	   Syn: endogamous, within-group.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Endogamous \En*dog"a*mous\, a. [Endo- + Gr. ? marriage.]	   Marrying within the same tribe; -- opposed to {exogamous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endogamy \En*dog"a*my\, n.	   Marriage only within the tribe; a custom restricting a man in	   his choice of a wife to the tribe to which he belongs; --	   opposed to {exogamy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endogen \En"do*gen\, n. [Endo- + -gen: cf. F. endog[`e]ne.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant which increases in size by internal growth and	   elongation at the summit, having the wood in the form of	   bundles or threads, irregularly distributed throughout the	   whole diameter, not forming annual layers, and with no	   distinct pith. The leaves of the endogens have, usually,	   parallel veins, their flowers are mostly in three, or some	   multiple of three, parts, and their embryos have but a single	   cotyledon, with the first leaves alternate. The endogens	   constitute one of the great primary classes of plants, and	   included all palms, true lilies, grasses, rushes, orchids,	   the banana, pineapple, etc. See {Exogen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endogenesis \En`do*gen"e*sis\, n. [Endo- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   Endogeny.	   [1913 Webster] endogenetic
endogenetic \en`do*ge*net"ic\, endogenic \en`do*gen"ic\adj.	   1. (Biol.) Relating to or arising from an internal process;	      same as {endogenous}.	   Syn: Syn. --.	        [WordNet 1.5	   2. (Geol.) Relating to the interior of the earth; of or	      pertaining to a metamorphic process occurring within a	      planet. Opposed to {exogenetic}.	   Syn: endogenic.	        [PJC]
Endogenous \En*dog"e*nous\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Increasing by internal growth and elongation at the	      summit, instead of externally, and having no distinction	      of pith, wood, and bark, as the rattan, the palm, the	      cornstalk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Originating from within; increasing by internal	      growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Endogenous multiplication} (Biol.), a method of cell	      formation, seen in cells having a cell wall. The nucleus	      and protoplasm divide into two distinct masses; these in	      turn become divided and subdivided, each division becoming	      a new cell, until finally the original cell wall is	      ruptured and the new cells are liberated (see	      {Segmentation}, and Illust. of {Cell Division}, under	      {Division}). This mode of growth is characteristic of many	      forms of cells, both animal and vegetable.	      [1913 Webster]
Endogenously \En*dog"e*nous*ly\, adv.	   By endogenous growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Endogeny \En*dog"e*ny\, n. [See {Endogenesis}.] (Biol.)	   Growth from within; multiplication of cells by endogenous	   division, as in the development of one or more cells in the	   interior of a parent cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Endognath \En"dog*nath\ ([e^]n"d[o^]g*n[a^]th), n. [Endo- + Gr.	   gna`qos the jaw.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The inner or principal branch of the oral appendages of	   Crustacea. See {Maxilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endognathal \En*dog"na*thal\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Pertaining to the endognath.	   [1913 Webster]
Endolymph \En"do*lymph\, n. [Endo- + lymph: cf. F. endolymphe.]	   (Anat.)	   The watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the	   internal ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Endolymphangial \En"do*lym*phan"gi*al\, a. [Endo- +	   lymphangial.] (Anat.)	   Within a lymphatic vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Endolymphatic \En"do*lym*phat"ic\, a. [Endo- + lymphatic.]	   (Anat.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph; as, the	       endolymphatic duct.	   (b) Within a lymphatic vessel; endolymphangial.	       [1913 Webster]
Endome \En*dome"\, v. t.	   To cover as with a dome.	   [1913 Webster]
Endometritis \En`do*me*tri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Endometrium}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the endometrium.	   [1913 Webster]
Endometrium \En`do*me"tri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within +	   mh`tra the womb.] (Anat.)	   The membrane lining the inner surface of the uterus, or womb.	   [1913 Webster]
Endomorph \En"do*morph\, n. [Endo- + Gr. morfh` form.] (Min.)	   A crystal of one species inclosed within one of another, as	   one of rutile inclosed in quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Endomysium \En`do*my"si*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within +	   my^s a muscle.] (Anat.)	   The delicate bands of connective tissue interspersed among	   muscular fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoneurium \En`do*neu"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within +	   ? a sinew, nerve.] (Anat.)	   The delicate bands of connective tissue among nerve fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoparasite \En`do*par"a*site\, n. [Endo- + parasite.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Any parasite which lives in the internal organs of an animal,	   as the tapeworms, Trichina, etc.; -- opposed to	   {ectoparasite}. See {Entozo["o]n}. -- {En`do*par`a*sit"ic},	   a.	   [1913 Webster]
Endophloeum \En`do*phl[oe]"um\ ([e^]n`d[=o]*fl[=e]"[u^]m), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + floio`s bark.] (Bot.)	   The inner layer of the bark of trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Endophragma \En`do*phrag"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ndon + fra`gma	   a fence.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A chitinous structure above the nervous cord in the thorax of	   certain Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Endophragmal \En`do*phrag"mal\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Of or pertaining to the endophragma.	   [1913 Webster]
Endophyllous \En*doph"yl*lous\, a. [Endo- + Gr. fy`llon leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Wrapped up within a leaf or sheath.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoplasm \En"do*plasm\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? anything formed or	   molded.] (Biol.)	   The protoplasm in the interior of a cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoplasma \En`do*plas"ma\, n. [NL. See {Endoplasm}.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Entoplasm} and {Endosarc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoplast \En"do*plast\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? to form.] (Biol.)	   See {Nucleus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoplastica \En`do*plas"ti*ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within +	   ? plastic.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group of Rhizopoda having a distinct nucleus, as the	   am[oe]ba.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoplastule \En`do*plas"tule\ (?; 135), n. [A dim. fr. endo- +	   Gr. ? to mold.] (Biol.)	   See {Nucleolus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endopleura \En`do*pleu"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ? rib,	   side. See {Pleura}.] (Bot.)	   The inner coating of a seed. See {Tegmen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endopleurite \En`do*pleu"rite\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? a rib.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   The portion of each apodeme developed from the interepimeral	   membrane in certain crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Endopodite \En*dop"o*dite\, n. [Endo- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, a	   foot.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The internal or principal branch of the locomotive appendages	   of Crustacea. See {Maxilliped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endorhiza \En`do*rhi"za\, n.; pl. {Endorhiz[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ? within + ? root.] (Bot.)	   Any monocotyledonous plant; -- so named because many	   monocotyledons have an endorhizal embryo.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Endorhiza was proposed by Richard as a substitute for	         the term endogen, and exorhiza as a substitute for the	         term exogen; but they have not been generally adopted.	         Endorhizal
Endorhizal \En`do*rhi"zal\, Endorhizous \En`do*rhi"zous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Having the radicle of the embryo sheathed by the cotyledon,	   through which the embryo bursts in germination, as in many	   monocotyledonous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Endorse \En*dorse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endorsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Endorsing}.] [Formerly endosse, fr. F. endosser to	   put on the back, to endorse; pref. en- (L. in) + dos back, L.	   dorsum. See {Dorsal}, and cf. {Indorse}.]	   Same as {Indorse}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both endorse and indorse are used by good writers; but	         the tendency is to the more general use of indorse and	         its derivatives indorsee, indorser, and indorsement.	         [1913 Webster]	Endorse \En*dorse"\, n. (Her.)	   A subordinary, resembling the pale, but of one fourth its	   width (according to some writers, one eighth).	   [1913 Webster]
Endorsee \En`dor*see"\, n.	   Same as {Indorsee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endorsement \En*dorse"ment\, n. [Cf. F. endossement.]	   Same as {Indorsement}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endorser \En*dors"er\, n.	   Same as {Indorser}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosarc \En"do*sarc\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ?, ?, flesh.] (Biol.)	   The semifluid, granular interior of certain unicellular	   organisms, as the inner layer of sarcode in the am[oe]ba;	   entoplasm; endoplasta.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoscope \En"do*scope\, n. [Endo- + -scope.] (Med.)	   An instrument for examining the interior of the body,	   consisting of a flexible tube with lenses and optical fibers	   permitting illumination of the interior site to be inspected,	   and visualization of the interior site from outside the body;	   it often has small surgical instruments attached to the end	   and manipulable from the outside, permitting biopsy or	   surgery. It is used as a non-invasive or minimally invasive	   tool for diagnosis or treatment, especially in organs having	   an external opening such as the rectum, the urethra, and the	   bladder.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
endoscopic \en`do*scop"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to endoscopy or an endoscope.	   [PJC]
Endoscopy \En*dos"co*py\, n. (Med.)	   The art or process of examination or treatment by means of an	   endoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoskeletal \En`do*skel"e*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or connected with, the endoskeleton; as,	   endoskeletal muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoskeleton \En`do*skel"e*ton\, n. [Endo- + skeleton.] (Anat.)	   The bony, cartilaginous, or other internal framework of an	   animal, as distinguished from the {exoskeleton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosmometer \En`dos*mom"e*ter\, n. [Endosmose + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the force or amount of endosmotic	   action.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosmometric \En*dos`mo*met"ric\, a.	   Pertaining to, or designed for, the measurement of endosmotic	   action. Endosmose
Endosmose \En"dos*mose`\, Endosmosis \En`dos*mo"sis\, n. [NL.	   endosmosis, fr. Gr. 'e`ndon within + ? a thrusting,	   impulsion, fr. ? to push: cf. F. endosmose.] (Physics)	   The transmission of a fluid or gas from without inward in the	   phenomena, or by the process, of osmose.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosmosmic \En`dos*mos"mic\, a.	   Endosmotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosmotic \En`dos*mot"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to endosmose; of the nature endosmose; osmotic.	   --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosperm \En"do*sperm\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? seed.] (Bot.)	   The albumen of a seed; -- limited by recent writers to that	   formed within the embryo sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Endospermic \En`do*sper"mic\, a. (Bot.)	   Relating to, accompanied by, or containing, endosperm.	   [1913 Webster]
Endospore \En"do*spore\, n. [Endo- + spore.] (Bot.)	   The thin inner coat of certain spores.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosporous \En`do*spor"ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the spores contained in a case; -- applied to fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Endoss \En*doss"\ (?; 115), v. t. [F. endosser. See {Endorse}.]	   To put upon the back or outside of anything; -- the older	   spelling of endorse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosteal \En*dos"te*al\, a. (Physiol.)	   Relating to endostosis; as, endosteal ossification.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosternite \En`do*ster"nite\, n. [Endo- + sternum.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The part of each apodeme derived from the intersternal	   membrane in Crustacea and insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Endosteum \En*dos"te*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? a bone.]	   (Anat.)	   The layer of vascular connective tissue lining the medullary	   cavities of bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Endostoma \En*dos"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ?, ?, the mouth.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A plate which supports the labrum in certain Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Endostome \En"do*stome\, n. [See {Endostoma}.]	   1. (Bot.) The foramen or passage through the inner integument	      of an ovule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) And endostoma.	      [1913 Webster]
Endostosis \En`dos*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {Endo-}, and {Ostosis}.]	   (Physiol.)	   A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place	   within the substance of the cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Endostyle \En"do*style\, n. [Endo- + Gr. ? a pillar.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A fold of the endoderm, which projects into the blood cavity	   of ascidians. See {Tunicata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endotheca \En`do*the"ca\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'e`ndon within +	   qh`kh a case, box, fr. ? to place.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The tissue which partially fills the interior of the	   interseptal chambers of most madreporarian corals. It usually	   consists of a series of oblique tranverse septa, one above	   another. -- {En`do*the"cal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Endothecium \En`do*the"ci*um\, n. [NL. See {Endotheca}.] (Bot.)	   The inner lining of an anther cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Endothelial \En`do*the"li*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of, or relating to, endothelium.	   [1913 Webster]
Endothelium \En`do*the"li*um\, n.; pl. {Endothelia}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. 'e`ndon within + ? nipple.] (Anat.)	   The thin epithelium lining the blood vessels, lymphatics, and	   serous cavities. See {Epithelium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endotheloid \En`do*the"loid\, a. [Endothelium + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Like endothelium.	   [1913 Webster]
Endothermic \En`do*ther"mic\, a. [Pref. endo- + thermic.]	   (Chem.)	   Designating, or pert. to, a reaction which occurs with	   absorption of heat; formed by such a reaction; as, an	   endothermic substance; -- opposed to {exothermic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Endothorax \En`do*tho"rax\, n. [Endo- + thorax.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An internal process of the sternal plates in the thorax of	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Endow \En*dow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Endowing}.] [OF. endouer; pref. en- (L. in) + F. douer to	   endow, L. dotare. See {Dower}, and cf. 2d {Endue}.]	   1. To furnish with money or its equivalent, as a permanent	      fund for support; to make pecuniary provision for; to	      settle an income upon; especially, to furnish with dower;	      as, to endow a wife; to endow a public institution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Endowing hospitals and almshouses.    --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enrich or furnish with anything of the nature of a gift	      (as a quality or faculty); -- followed by with, rarely by	      of; as, man is endowed by his Maker with reason; to endow	      with privileges or benefits.	      [1913 Webster]
Endower \En*dow"er\, v. t. [Cf. OF. endouairer. See {Dower},	   {Endow}.]	   To endow. [Obs.] --Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]	Endower \En*dow"er\, n.	   One who endows.	   [1913 Webster]
Endowment \En*dow"ment\, n.	   1. The act of bestowing a dower, fund, or permanent provision	      for support.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is bestowed or settled on a person or an	      institution; property, fund, or revenue permanently	      appropriated to any object; as, the endowment of a church,	      a hospital, or a college.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is given or bestowed upon the person or mind;	      gift of nature; accomplishment; natural capacity; talents;	      -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            His early endowments had fitted him for the work he	            was to do.                            --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Endozoa \En`do*zo"a\ ([e^]n`d[-o]*z[=o]"[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Gr. 'e`ndon within + zw^,on an animal.] (Zo["o]l.)	   See {Entozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
endozoic \en`do*zo"ic\ ([e^]n`d[-o]*z[=o]"[i^]k), adj.	   Living within a living animal, usually as a parasite; as,	   endozoic worms. Contrasted with {epizoic}.	   Syn: entozoic, entozoan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
endpoint \end"point`\ n.	   A point of termination or completion.	   Syn: end point.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Endrudge \En*drudge"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + drudge.]	   To make a drudge or slave of. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Endue \En*due"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Enduing}.] [L. induere, prob. confused with E. endow. See	   {Indue}.]	   To invest. --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued	         with power from on high.                 --Luke xxiv.	                                                  49.	   [1913 Webster]	         Endue them . . . with heavenly gifts.    --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	Endue \En*due"\, v. t.	   An older spelling of {Endow}. --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Enduement \En*due"ment\, n.	   Act of enduing; induement.	   [1913 Webster]
Endurable \En*dur"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. endurable. See {Endure}.]	   Capable of being endured or borne; sufferable. --Macaulay. --	   {En*dur"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Endurably \En*dur"a*bly\, adv.	   In an endurable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Endurance \En*dur"ance\, n. [Cf. OF. endurance. See {Endure}.]	   1. A state or quality of lasting or duration; lastingness;	      continuance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slurring with an evasive answer the question	            concerning the endurance of his own possession.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of bearing or suffering; a continuing under pain	      or distress without resistance, or without being overcome;	      sufferance; patience.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their fortitude was most admirable in their patience	            and endurance of all evils, of pain and of death.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   Syn: Suffering; patience; fortitude; resignation.	        [1913 Webster]
Endurant \En*dur"ant\, a.	   Capable of enduring fatigue, pain, hunger, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ibex is a remarkably endurant animal. --J. G. Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Endure \En*dure"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Endured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enduring}.] [F. endurer; pref. en- (L. in) + durer to	   last. See {Dure}, v. i., and cf. {Indurate}.]	   1. To continue in the same state without perishing; to last;	      to remain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their verdure still endure.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall hold it [his house] fast, but it shall not	            endure.                               --Job viii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer	      patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity;	      to hold out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can thine heart endure, or can thine hands be strong	            in the days that I shall deal with thee? --Ezek.	                                                  xxii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	Endure \En*dure"\, v. t.	   1. To remain firm under; to sustain; to undergo; to support	      without breaking or yielding; as, metals endure a certain	      degree of heat without melting; to endure wind and	      weather.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both were of shining steel, and wrought so pure,	            As might the strokes of two such arms endure.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bear with patience; to suffer without opposition or	      without sinking under the pressure or affliction; to bear	      up under; to put up with; to tolerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will no longer endure it.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sake.	                                                  --2 Tim. ii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            How can I endure to see the evil that shall come	            unto my people?                       --Esther viii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To harden; to toughen; to make hardy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Manly limbs endured with little ease. --Spenser.	   Syn: To last; remain; continue; abide; brook; submit to;	        suffer.	        [1913 Webster]
Endurement \En*dure"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. endurement.]	   Endurance. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Endurer \En*dur"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, endures or lasts; one who bears,	   suffers, or sustains.	   [1913 Webster]
Enduring \En*dur"ing\, a.	   Lasting; durable; long-suffering; as, an enduring	   disposition. "A better and enduring substance." --Heb. x. 34.	   -- {En*dur"ing*ly}, adv. --T. Arnold. -- {En*dur"ing*ness},	   n.
end-user \end-user\ n.	   a person who uses an item of commerce for its designed	   purpose; -- contrasted with those who produce or resell the	   item or incorporate the item into another product.	   Note: Purchasers of items who are not end-users include:	         {reseller}; {value-added reseller, VAR}; and {producer,	         manufacturer}.	   Syn: consumer.	        [PJC] Endways
Endways \End"ways`\, Endwise \End"wise\, adv.	   1. On end; erectly; in an upright position.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With the end forward.	      [1913 Webster]
Endyma \En"dy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a garment.] (Anat.)	   See {Ependyma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Endysis \En"dy*sis\, n.; pl. {Endyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   putting on, fr. ? to put on.] (Biol.)	   The act of developing a new coat of hair, a new set of	   feathers, scales, etc.; -- opposed to {ecdysis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enecate \En"e*cate\, v. t. [L. enecatus, p. p. of enecare; e	   out, utterly + necare to kill.]	   To kill off; to destroy. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Eneid \E*ne"id\, n.	   Same as {[AE]neid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enema \En"e*ma\, n.; pl. L. {Enemata}. [L. enema, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   to send in; ? in + ? to send.] (Med.)	   An injection, or clyster, thrown into the rectum as a	   medicine, or to impart nourishment. --Hoblyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Enemy \En"e*my\, n.; pl. {Enemies}. [OF. enemi, F. ennemi, from	   L. inimicus; in- (negative) + amicus friend. See {Amicable}.]	   One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or	   attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an	   enemy of or to a person; an enemy to truth, or to falsehood.	   [1913 Webster]	         To all good he enemy was still.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         I say unto you, Love your enemies.       --Matt. v. 44.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The enemy} (Mil.), the hostile force. In this sense it is	      construed with the verb and pronoun either in the singular	      or the plural, but more commonly in the singular; as, we	      have met the enemy and he is ours or they are ours.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was difficult in such a country to track the	            enemy. It was impossible to drive him to bay.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Foe; antagonist; opponent. See {Adversary}.	        [1913 Webster]	Enemy \En"e*my\, a.	   Hostile; inimical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Enepidermic \En*ep`i*der"mic\, a. [Pref. en- (Gr. ?) +	   epidermic.] (Med.)	   Applied to the skin without friction; -- said of medicines.	   Energetic
Energetic \En`er*get"ic\, Energetical \En`er*get"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to work, be active, fr. ? active. See {Energy}.]	   1. Having energy or energies; possessing a capacity for	      vigorous action or for exerting force; active. "A Being	      eternally energetic." --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting energy; operating with force, vigor, and	      effect; forcible; powerful; efficacious; as, energetic	      measures; energetic laws.	   Syn: Forcible; powerful; efficacious; potent; vigorous;	        effective; strenuous. -- {En`er*get"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	        {En`er*get"ic*al*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Energetics \En`er*get"ics\, n.	   That branch of science which treats of the laws governing the	   physical or mechanical, in distinction from the vital,	   forces, and which comprehends the consideration and general	   investigation of the whole range of the forces concerned in	   physical phenomena. [R.] Energic
Energic \En*er"gic\, Energical \En*er"gic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   ['e]nergique.]	   1. In a state of action; acting; operating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having energy or great power; energetic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The energic faculty that we call will. --Blackw.	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]
energise \energise\ v. i. & t.	   Same as {energize}. [mostly British]	   Syn: stimulate, arouse, brace, energize, perk up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
energising \energising\ adj.	   Same as {energizing}. [mostly British]	   Syn: energizing, kinetic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Energize \En"er*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Energized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Energizing}.] [From {Energy}.]	   To use strength in action; to act or operate with force or	   vigor; to act in producing an effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of all men it is true that they feel and energize	         first, they reflect and judge afterwards. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]	Energize \En"er*gize\, v. t.	   To give strength or force to; to make active; to alacrify;	   as, to energize the will.	   [1913 Webster]
Energizer \En"er*gi`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, gives energy, or acts in producing an	   effect.	   [1913 Webster]
energizing \en"er*gi`zing\, a.	   1. imparting or capable of imparting vitality and energy.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic.	        [1913 Webster]	              Those nobler exercises of energizing love. --Bp.	                                                  Horsley.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. supplying motive force. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: energizing, energising, kinetic. [PJC]
Energumen \En`er*gu"men\, n. [L. energumenos, fr. Gr. ?	   possessed by an evil spirit, from ?: cf. F. ['e]nergum[`e]ne.	   See {Energetic}.] (Eccl. Antiq.)	   One possessed by an evil spirit; a demoniac.	   [1913 Webster]
Energy \En"er*gy\, n.; pl. {Energies}. [F. ['e]nergie, LL.	   energia, fr. Gr.?, fr. ? active; ? in + ? work. See {In}, and	   {Work}.]	   1. Internal or inherent power; capacity of acting, operating,	      or producing an effect, whether exerted or not; as, men	      possessing energies may suffer them to lie inactive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great energies of nature are known to us only by	            their effects.                        --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power efficiently and forcibly exerted; vigorous or	      effectual operation; as, the energy of a magistrate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strength of expression; force of utterance; power to	      impress the mind and arouse the feelings; life; spirit; --	      said of speech, language, words, style; as, a style full	      of energy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) Capacity for performing work.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The kinetic energy of a body is the energy it has in	         virtue of being in motion. It is measured by one half	         of the product of the mass of each element of the body	         multiplied by the square of the velocity of the	         element, relative to some given body or point. The	         available kinetic energy of a material system	         unconnected with any other system is that energy which	         is due to the motions of the parts of the system	         relative to its center of mass. The potential energy of	         a body or system is that energy which is not kinetic;	         -- energy due to configuration. Kinetic energy is	         sometimes called actual energy. Kinetic energy is	         exemplified in the vis viva of moving bodies, in heat,	         electric currents, etc.; potential energy, in a bent	         spring, or a body suspended a given distance above the	         earth and acted on by gravity.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Accumulation}, {Conservation}, {Correlation}, & {Degradation	   of energy}, etc. (Physics) See under {Accumulation},	      {Conservation}, {Correlation}, etc.	   Syn: Force; power; potency; vigor; strength; spirit;	        efficiency; resolution.	        [1913 Webster]
energy-absorbing \energy-absorbing\ adj.	   capable of absorbing energy; as, energy-absorbing bumpers	   reduce injury and damage in vehicle collisions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
energy-releasing \energy-releasing\ adj.	   1. releasing energy. [Narrower terms: {exothermic (vs.	      endothermic), exothermal}]	   Syn: exoergic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. catabolic. [prenominal] {constructive-metabolic}	   Syn: destructive-metabolic(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
energy-storing \energy-storing\ adj.	   1. anabolic. [prenominal]	   Syn: constructive-metabolic(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enervate \E*ner"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enervated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enervating}.] [L. enervatus, p. p. of enervare, fr.	   enervis nerveless, weak; e out + nervus nerve. See {Nerve}.]	   To deprive of nerve, force, strength, or courage; to render	   feeble or impotent; to make effeminate; to impair the moral	   powers of.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man . . . enervated by licentiousness. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         And rhyme began t' enervate poetry.      --Dryden.	   Syn: To weaken; enfeeble; unnerve; debilitate.	        [1913 Webster]	Enervate \E*ner"vate\, a. [L. enervatus, p. p.]	   Weakened; weak; without strength of force. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
enervated \enervated\ adj.	   lacking strength or vigor.	   Syn: adynamic, asthenic, debilitated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
enervating \enervating\ adj.	   causing the loss of strength or vigor.	   Syn: debilitative, enfeebling, weakening.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enervation \En`er*va"tion\, n. [L. enervatio: cf. F.	   ['e]nervation.]	   1. The act of weakening, or reducing strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being weakened; effeminacy. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Enervative \E*ner"va*tive\, a.	   Having power, or a tendency, to enervate; weakening. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enerve \E*nerve"\, v. t. [Cf. F. ['e]nerver. See {Enervate}.]	   To weaken; to enervate. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enervous \E*nerv"ous\, a. [L. enervis, enervus.]	   Lacking nerve or force; enervated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enface \En*face"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfaced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enfacing}.] [Pref. en- + face.]	   1. To write or print on the face of (a draft, bill, etc.);	      as, to enface drafts with memoranda.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To write or print (a memorandum, direction, or the like)	      on the face of a draft, bill, etc.; as, to enface the	      words "Payable in Calcutta" upon the face of a draft.	   {Enfaced paper} (Com.), Indian government securities the	      principal and interest of which are enfaced as payable in	      silver rupees. --Dict. of Pol. Econ.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Enfamish \En*fam"ish\, v. t.	   To famish; to starve.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfect \En*fect"\, a. [See {Infect}, a.]	   Contaminated with illegality. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfeeble \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}.]	   To make feeble; to deprive of strength; to reduce the	   strength or force of; to weaken; to debilitate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enfeebled by scanty subsistence and excessive toil.	                                                  --Prescott.	   Syn: To weaken; debilitate; enervate.	        [1913 Webster]
enfeebled \enfeebled\ adj.	   same as {debilitated}, 2.	   Syn: debilitated, infirm, seedy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enfeeblement \En*fee"ble*ment\, n.	   The act of weakening; enervation; weakness.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfeebler \En*fee"bler\, n.	   One who, or that which, weakens or makes feeble.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfeeblish \En*fee"blish\, v. i.	   To enfeeble. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfeloned \En*fel"oned\, a. [Pref. en- + felon: cf. OF.	   enfelonner.]	   Rendered fierce or frantic. [Obs.] "Like one enfeloned or	   distraught." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfeoff \En*feoff"\ (?; see {Feoff}, 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Enfeoffed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enfeoffing}.] [Pref. en- +	   feoff, fief: cf. LL. infeofare, OF. enfeffer, enfeofer.]	   1. (Law) To give a feud, or right in land, to; to invest with	      a fief or fee; to invest (any one) with a freehold estate	      by the process of feoffment. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give in vassalage; to make subservient. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [The king] enfeoffed himself to popularity. --Shak.
Enfeoffment \En*feoff"ment\, n. (Law)	      (a) The act of enfeoffing.	      (b) The instrument or deed by which one is invested with	          the fee of an estate.	          [1913 Webster]
Enfester \En*fes"ter\, v. t.	   To fester. [Obs.] "Enfestered sores." --Davies (Holy Roode).	   [1913 Webster]
Enfetter \En*fet"ter\, v. t.	   To bind in fetters; to enchain. "Enfettered to her love."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfever \En*fe"ver\, v. t. [Pref. en- + fever: cf. F.	   enfi['e]vrer.]	   To excite fever in. [R.] --A. Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfierce \En*fierce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfierced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enfiercing}.]	   To make fierce. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfilade \En`fi*lade"\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. enfiler to thread,	   go trough a street or square, rake with shot; pref. en- (L.	   in) + fil thread. See {File} a row.]	   1. A line or straight passage, or the position of that which	      lies in a straight line. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A firing in the direction of the length of a	      trench, or a line of parapet or troops, etc.; a raking	      fire.	      [1913 Webster]	Enfilade \En`fi*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfiladed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Enfilading}.] (Mil.)	   To pierce, scour, or rake with shot in the direction of the	   length of, as a work, or a line of troops. --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfiled \En*filed"\, p. a. [F. enfiler to pierce, thread.]	   (Her.)	   Having some object, as the head of a man or beast, impaled	   upon it; as, a sword which is said to be "enfiled of" the	   thing which it pierces.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfire \En*fire"\, v. t.	   To set on fire. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enflesh \En*flesh"\, v. t.	   To clothe with flesh. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Vices which are . . . enfleshed in him.  --Florio.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfleurage \En`fleu`rage"\, n. [F., fr. en- (L. in) + fleur	   flower.]	   A process of extracting perfumes by exposing absorbents, as	   fixed oils or fats, to the exhalations of the flowers. It is	   used for plants whose volatile oils are too delicate to be	   separated by distillation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Enflower \En*flow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enflowered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Enflowering}.]	   To cover or deck with flowers. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         These odorous and enflowered fields.     --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfold \En*fold"\, v. t.	   To infold. See {Infold}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfoldment \En*fold"ment\, n.	   The act of infolding. See {Infoldment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enforce \En*force"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enforced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enforcing}.] [OF. enforcier to strengthen, force, F.	   enforcir; pref. en- (L. in) + F. force. See {Force}.]	   1. To put force upon; to force; to constrain; to compel; as,	      to enforce obedience to commands.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inward joy enforced my heart to smile. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make or gain by force; to obtain by force; as, to	      enforce a passage. "Enforcing furious way." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put in motion or action by violence; to drive.	      [1913 Webster]	            As swift as stones	            Enforced from the old Assyrian slings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give force to; to strengthen; to invigorate; to urge	      with energy; as, to enforce arguments or requests.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enforcing sentiment of the thrust humanity. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put in force; to cause to take effect; to give effect	      to; to execute with vigor; as, to enforce the laws.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To urge; to ply hard; to lay much stress upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Enforce \En*force\, v. i.	   1. To attempt by force. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prove; to evince. [R.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strengthen; to grow strong. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Enforce \En*force"\, n.	   Force; strength; power. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A petty enterprise of small enforce.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enforceable \En*force"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being enforced.	   [1913 Webster]
Enforced \En*forced"\, a.	   Compelled; forced; not voluntary. "Enforced wrong." "Enforced	   smiles." --Shak. -- {En*for"ced*ly}, adv. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enforcement \En*force"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. enforcement.]	   1. The act of enforcing; compulsion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that contendeth against these enforcements may	            easily master or resist them.         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confess 't was hers, and by what rough enforcement	            You got it from her.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A giving force to; a putting in execution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enforcement of strict military discipline.	                                                  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority,	      or effect to; constraint; force applied.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rewards and punishment of another life, which	            the Almighty has established as the enforcements of	            his law.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Enforcer \En*for"cer\, n.	   One who enforces.	   [1913 Webster]
Enforcible \En*for"ci*ble\, a.	   That may be enforced.	   [1913 Webster]
Enforcive \En*for"cive\, a.	   Serving to enforce or constrain; compulsive. --Marsion. --	   {En*for"cive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Enforest \En*for"est\, v. t.	   To turn into a forest.	   [1913 Webster]
Enform \En*form"\, v. t. [F. enformer. See {Inform}.]	   To form; to fashion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfouldred \En*foul"dred\, a. [Pref. en- + OF. fouldre, foldre,	   lightning, F. foudre, L. fulgur.]	   Mixed with, or emitting, lightning. [Obs.] "With foul	   enfouldred smoke." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enframe \En*frame"\, v. t.	   To inclose, as in a frame.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfranchise \En*fran"chise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enfranchised};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Enfranchising}.] [Pref. en- + franchise: cf.	   F. enfranchir.]	   1. To set free; to liberate from slavery, prison, or any	      binding power. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endow with a franchise; to incorporate into a body	      politic and thus to invest with civil and political	      privileges; to admit to the privileges of a freeman; to	      give the right to vote.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To receive as denizens; to naturalize; as, to enfranchise	      foreign words. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
enfranchised \enfranchised\ adj.	   endowed with the rights of citizenship especially the right	   to vote. {disenfranchised}	   [WordNet 1.5]
Enfranchisement \En*fran"chise*ment\, n.	   1. Releasing from slavery or custody. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admission to the freedom of a corporation or body politic;	      investiture with the privileges of free citizens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Enfranchisement of copyhold} (Eng. Law), the conversion of a	      copyhold estate into a freehold. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Enfranchiser \En*fran"chis*er\, n.	   One who enfranchises.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfree \En*free"\, v. t.	   To set free. [Obs.] "The enfreed Antenor." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfreedom \En*free"dom\, v. t.	   To set free. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfreeze \En*freeze"\, v. t.	   To freeze; to congeal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast enfrozened her disdainful breast. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enfroward \En*fro"ward\, v. t.	   To make froward, perverse, or ungovernable. [Obs.] --Sir E.	   Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Engage \En*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engaged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Engaging}.] [F. engager; pref. en- (L. in) + gage pledge,	   pawn. See {Gage}.]	   1. To put under pledge; to pledge; to place under obligations	      to do or forbear doing something, as by a pledge, oath, or	      promise; to bind by contract or promise. "I to thee	      engaged a prince's word." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gain for service; to bring in as associate or aid; to	      enlist; as, to engage friends to aid in a cause; to engage	      men for service.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To gain over; to win and attach; to attract and hold; to	      draw.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good nature engages everybody to him. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To employ the attention and efforts of; to occupy; to	      engross; to draw on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus shall mankind his guardian care engage. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Taking upon himself the difficult task of engaging	            him in conversation.                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to	      conflict.	      [1913 Webster]	            A favorable opportunity of engaging the enemy.	                                                  --Ludlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.) To come into gear with; as, the teeth of one	      cogwheel engage those of another, or one part of a clutch	      engages the other part.	      [1913 Webster]	Engage \En*gage"\, v. i.	   1. To promise or pledge one's self; to enter into an	      obligation; to become bound; to warrant.	      [1913 Webster]	            How proper the remedy for the malady, I engage not.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embark in a business; to take a part; to employ or	      involve one's self; to devote attention and effort; to	      enlist; as, to engage in controversy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enter into conflict; to join battle; as, the armies	      engaged in a general battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) To be in gear, as two cogwheels working together.	      [1913 Webster]
Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.	   1. Occupied; employed; busy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections	      pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the	      engaged ships continued the fight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Engaged column}. (Arch.) Same as {Attached column}. See	      under {Attach}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Engagedly \En*ga"ged*ly\, adv.	   With attachment; with interest; earnestly.	   [1913 Webster]
Engagedness \En*ga"ged*ness\, n.	   The state of being deeply interested; earnestness; zeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Engagement \En*gage"ment\, n. [Cf. F. engagement.]	   1. The act of engaging, pledging, enlisting, occupying, or	      entering into contest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being engaged, pledged or occupied; specif.,	      a pledge to take some one as husband or wife.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which engages; engrossing occupation; employment of	      the attention; obligation by pledge, promise, or contract;	      an enterprise embarked in; as, his engagements prevented	      his acceptance of any office.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion, which is the chief engagement of our	            league.                               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) An action; a fight; a battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            In hot engagement with the Moors.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) The state of being in gear; as, one part of a	      clutch is brought into engagement with the other part.	   Syn: Vocation; business; employment; occupation; promise;	        stipulation; betrothal; word; battle; combat; fight;	        contest; conflict. See {Battle}.	        [1913 Webster]
Engager \En*ga"ger\, n.	   One who enters into an engagement or agreement; a surety.	   [1913 Webster]	         Several sufficient citizens were engagers. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Engaging \En*ga"ging\, a.	   Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as,	   engaging manners or address. -- {En*ga"ging*ly}, adv. --	   {En*ga"ging*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Engaging and disengaging gear} or {Engaging and disengaging	   machinery}, that in which, or by means of which, one part is	      alternately brought into gear or out of gear with another	      part, as occasion may require.	      [1913 Webster]
Engallant \En*gal"lant\, v. t.	   To make a gallant of. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Engaol \En*gaol"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + gaol: cf. OF. engaoler,	   engeoler. See {Gaol}, and cf. {Enjail}.]	   To put in jail; to imprison. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Engarboil \En*gar"boil\, v. t. [Pref. en- + garboil.]	   To throw into disorder; to disturb. [Obs.] "To engarboil the	   church." --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Engarland \En*gar"land\, v. t. [Pref. en- + garland: cf. F.	   enguirlander.]	   To encircle with a garland, or with garlands. --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Engarrison \En*gar"ri*son\, v. t.	   To garrison; to put in garrison, or to protect by a garrison.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Engastrimuth \En*gas"tri*muth\, n. [Gr. ?; ? in + ? belly + ? to	   speak: cf. F. engastrimythe.]	   An ventriloquist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Engender \En*gen"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engendered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Engendering}.] [F. engender, L. ingenerare; in +	   generare to beget. See {Generate}, and cf. {Ingenerate}.]	   1. To produce by the union of the sexes; to beget. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to exist; to bring forth; to produce; to sow the	      seeds of; as, angry words engender strife.	      [1913 Webster]	            Engendering friendship in all parts of the common	            wealth.                               --Southey.	   Syn: To breed; generate; procreate; propagate; occasion; call	        forth; cause; excite; develop.	        [1913 Webster]	Engender \En*gen"der\, v. i.	   1. To assume form; to come into existence; to be caused or	      produced.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thick clouds are spread, and storms engender there.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come together; to meet, as in sexual embrace. "I saw	      their mouths engender." --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	Engender \En*gen"der\, n.	   One who, or that which, engenders.	   [1913 Webster]
Engendrure \En`gen*drure"\, n. [OF. engendreure.]	   The act of generation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Engild \En*gild"\, v. t.	   To gild; to make splendent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fair Helena, who most engilds the night. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Engine \En"gine\ ([e^]n"j[i^]n), n. [F. engin skill, machine,	   engine, L. ingenium natural capacity, invention; in in + the	   root of gignere to produce. See {Genius}, and cf.	   {Ingenious}, {Gin} a snare.]	   1.	   Note: (Pronounced, in this sense, [e^]n*j[=e]n".) Natural	         capacity; ability; skill. [Obs.]	         [1913 Webster]	               A man hath sapiences three,	               Memory, engine, and intellect also. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything used to effect a purpose; any device or	      contrivance; a machine; an agent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            You see the ways the fisherman doth take	            To catch the fish; what engines doth he make?	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their promises, enticements, oaths, tokens, and all	            these engines of lust.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any instrument by which any effect is produced;	      especially, an instrument or machine of war or torture.	      "Terrible engines of death." --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A compound machine by which any physical power is	      applied to produce a given physical effect.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Engine driver}, one who manages an engine; specifically, the	      engineer of a locomotive.	   {Engine lathe}. (Mach.) See under {Lathe}.	   {Engine tool}, a machine tool. --J. Whitworth.	   {Engine turning} (Fine Arts), a method of ornamentation by	      means of a rose engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term engine is more commonly applied to massive	         machines, or to those giving power, or which produce	         some difficult result. Engines, as motors, are	         distinguished according to the source of power, as	         steam engine, air engine, electro-magnetic engine; or	         the purpose on account of which the power is applied,	         as fire engine, pumping engine, locomotive engine; or	         some peculiarity of construction or operation, as	         single-acting or double-acting engine, high-pressure or	         low-pressure engine, condensing engine, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Engine \En"gine\, v. t.	   1. To assault with an engine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To engine and batter our walls.       --T. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To equip with an engine; -- said especially of steam	      vessels; as, vessels are often built by one firm and	      engined by another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pronounced, in this sense, ?????.) To rack; to torture.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Engineer \En`gi*neer"\, n. [OE. enginer: cf. OF. engignier, F.	   ing['e]nieur. See {Engine}, n.]	   1. A person skilled in the principles and practice of any	      branch of engineering; as, a civil engineer; an electronic	      engineer; a chemical engineer. See under {Engineering}, n.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One who manages as engine, particularly a steam engine; an	      engine driver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who carries through an enterprise by skillful or	      artful contrivance; an efficient manager. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Civil engineer}, a person skilled in the science of civil	      engineering.	   {Military engineer}, one who executes engineering works of a	      military nature. See under {Engineering}.	      [1913 Webster]	Engineer \En`gi*neer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engineered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Engineering}.]	   1. To lay out or construct, as an engineer; to perform the	      work of an engineer on; as, to engineer a road. --J.	      Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use contrivance and effort for; to guide the course of;	      to manage; as, to engineer a bill through Congress.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster] Engineer Corps	Engineer Corps \En`gi*neer" Corps\	      (a) In the United States army, the
Corps of Engineers \Corps of Engineers\, a corps of officers and	   enlisted men consisting of one band and three battalions of	   engineers commanded by a brigadier general, whose title is	   Chief of Engineers. It has charge of the construction of	   fortifications for land and seacoast defense, the improvement	   of rivers and harbors, the construction of lighthouses, etc.,	   and, in time of war, supervises the engineering operations of	   the armies in the field.	      (b) In the United States navy, a corps made up of the	          engineers, which was amalgamated with the line by act	          of March 3, 1899. It consisted of assistant and passed	          assistant engineers, ranking with ensigns and	          lieutenants, chief engineers, ranking from lieutenant	          to captain, and engineer in chief, ranking with	          commodore and having charge of the Bureau of Steam	          Engineering.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Engineering \En`gi*neer"ing\, n.	   Originally, the art of managing engines; in its modern and	   extended sense, the art and science by which the properties	   of matter are made useful to man, whether in structures,	   machines, chemical substances, or living organisms; the	   occupation and work of an engineer. In the modern sense, the	   application of mathematics or systematic knowledge beyond the	   routine skills of practise, for the design of any complex	   system which performs useful functions, may be considered as	   engineering, including such abstract tasks as designing	   software ({software engineering}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In a comprehensive sense, engineering includes	         architecture as a mechanical art, in distinction from	         architecture as a fine art. It was formerly divided	         into military engineering, which is the art of	         designing and constructing offensive and defensive	         works, and civil engineering, in a broad sense, as	         relating to other kinds of public works, machinery,	         etc.	   {Civil engineering}, in modern usage, is strictly the art of	      planning, laying out, and constructing fixed public works,	      such as railroads, highways, canals, aqueducts, water	      works, bridges, lighthouses, docks, embankments,	      breakwaters, dams, tunnels, etc.	   {Mechanical engineering} relates to machinery, such as steam	      engines, machine tools, mill work, etc.	   {Mining engineering} deals with the excavation and working of	      mines, and the extraction of metals from their ores, etc.	      Engineering is further divided into steam engineering, gas	      engineering, agricultural engineering, topographical	      engineering, electrical engineering, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Engineman \En"gine*man\, n.; pl. {Enginemen}.	   A man who manages, or waits on, an engine.	   [1913 Webster]
Enginer \En"gin*er\, n. [See {Engineer}.]	   A contriver; an inventor; a contriver of engines. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enginery \En"gine*ry\, n.	   1. The act or art of managing engines, or artillery.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Engines, in general; instruments of war.	      [1913 Webster]	            Training his devilish enginery.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any device or contrivance; machinery; structure or	      arrangement. --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Engine-sized \En"gine-sized`\, a.	   Sized by a machine, and not while in the pulp; -- said of	   paper. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Engine-type generator \En"gine-type` gen"er*a`tor\ (Elec.)	   A generator having its revolving part carried on the shaft of	   the driving engine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Enginous \En"gi*nous\, a. [OF. engignos. See {Ingenious}.]	   1. Pertaining to an engine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That one act gives, like an enginous wheel,	            Motion to all.                        --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrived with care; ingenious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mark of all enginous drifts.      --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Engird \En*gird"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engirded} or {Engirt}	   (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Engirding}.] [Pref. en- + gird. Cf.	   {Ingirt}.]	   To gird; to encompass. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Engirdle \En*gir"dle\, v. t.	   To surround as with a girdle; to girdle.	   [1913 Webster]
Engirt \En*girt"\, v. t.	   To engird. [R.] --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Engiscope \En"gi*scope\, n. [Gr. ? near + -scope.] (Opt.)	   A kind of reflecting microscope. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Englaimed \En*glaimed"\, a. [OE. engleimen to smear, gleim	   birdlime, glue, phlegm.]	   Clammy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Engle \En"gle\, n. [OE. enghle to coax or cajole. Cf. {Angle} a	   hook, one easily enticed, a gull, {Ingle}.]	   A favorite; a paramour; an ingle. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Engle \En"gle\, v. t.	   To cajole or coax, as favorite. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I 'll presently go and engle some broker. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
English \Eng"lish\, a. [AS. Englisc, fr. Engle, Angle, Engles,	   Angles, a tribe of Germans from the southeast of Sleswick, in	   Denmark, who settled in Britain and gave it the name of	   England. Cf. {Anglican}.]	   Of or pertaining to England, or to its inhabitants, or to the	   present so-called Anglo-Saxon race.	   [1913 Webster]	   {English bond} (Arch.) See 1st {Bond}, n., 8.	   {English breakfast tea}. See {Congou}.	   {English horn}. (Mus.) See {Corno Inglese}.	   {English walnut}. (Bot.) See under {Walnut}.	      [1913 Webster]	English \Eng"lish\, n.	   1. Collectively, the people of England; English people or	      persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of England or of the English nation, and of	      their descendants in America, India, and other countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The English language has been variously divided into	         periods by different writers. In the division most	         commonly recognized, the first period dates from about	         450 to 1150. This is the period of full inflection, and	         is called Anglo-Saxon, or, by many recent writers, Old	         English. The second period dates from about 1150 to	         1550 (or, if four periods be recognized, from about	         1150 to 1350), and is called Early English, Middle	         English, or more commonly (as in the usage of this	         book), Old English. During this period most of the	         inflections were dropped, and there was a great	         addition of French words to the language. The third	         period extends from about 1350 to 1550, and is Middle	         English. During this period orthography became	         comparatively fixed. The last period, from about 1550,	         is called Modern English.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of printing type, in size between Pica and Great	      Primer. See {Type}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The type called English.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Billiards) A twist or spinning motion given to a ball in	      striking it that influences the direction it will take	      after touching a cushion or another ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The King's English} or {The Queen's English}. See under	      {King}.	      [1913 Webster]	English \Eng"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Englished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Englishing}.]	   1. To translate into the English language; to Anglicize;	      hence, to interpret; to explain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those gracious acts . . . may be Englished more	            properly, acts of fear and dissimulation. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caxton does not care to alter the French forms and	            words in the book which he was Englishing. --T. L.	                                                  K. Oliphant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Billiards) To strike (the cue ball) in such a manner as	      to give it in addition to its forward motion a spinning	      motion, that influences its direction after impact on	      another ball or the cushion. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Englishable \Eng"lish*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being translated into, or expressed in, English.	   [1913 Webster]
Englishism \Eng"lish*ism\, n.	   1. A quality or characteristic peculiar to the English. --M.	      Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A form of expression peculiar to the English language as	      spoken in England; an Anglicism.	      [1913 Webster]
Englishman \Eng"lish*man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Englishmen} (-men).	   A native or a naturalized inhabitant of England.	   [1913 Webster]
Englishry \Eng"lish*ry\, n.	   1. The state or privilege of being an Englishman. [Obs.]	      --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of English or people of English descent; --	      commonly applied to English people in Ireland.	      [1913 Webster]	            A general massacre of the Englishry.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
English-speaking \English-speaking\ adj.	   able to communicate in English.	   [WordNet 1.5]
English-weed \English-weed\ n.	   a South African bulbous wood sorrel ({Oxalis cernua}) with	   showy yellow flowers.	   Syn: Bermuda buttercup, Oxalis pes-caprae, {Oxalis cernua}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Englishwoman \Eng"lish*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Englishwomen}.	   Fem. of {Englishman}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Engloom \En*gloom"\, v. t.	   To make gloomy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Englue \En*glue"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + glue: cf. F. engluer to	   smear with birdlime.]	   To join or close fast together, as with glue; as, a coffer	   well englued. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Englut \En*glut"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Englutted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Englutting}.] [Pref. en- + glut: cf. F. engloutir.]	   1. To swallow or gulp down. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To glut. [Obs.] "Englutted with vanity." --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]
Engore \En*gore"\, v. t.	   1. To gore; to pierce; to lacerate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Deadly engored of a great wild boar.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make bloody. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Engorge \En*gorge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engorged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Engorging}.] [Pref. en- + gorge: cf. F. engorger to	   obstruct, cram.]	   1. To gorge; to glut. --Mir. for Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to	      devour. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Engorge \En*gorge"\, v. i.	   To feed with eagerness or voracity; to stuff one's self with	   food. --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Engorged \En*gorged"\, p. a.	   1. Swallowed with greediness, or in large draughts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Filled to excess with blood or other liquid;	      congested.	      [1913 Webster]
Engorgement \En*gorge"ment\, n. [Cf. F. engorgement.]	   1. The act of swallowing greedily; a devouring with voracity;	      a glutting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An overfullness or obstruction of the vessels in	      some part of the system; congestion. --Hoblyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) The clogging of a blast furnace.	      [1913 Webster]
Engouled \En*gouled"\, a. (Her.)	   Partly swallowed; disappearing in the jaws of anything; as,	   an infant engouled by a serpent; said also of an ordinary,	   when its two ends to issue from the mouths of lions, or the	   like; as, a bend engouled.	   [1913 Webster]
Engoul'ee \En`gou`l['e]e"\, a. [F., p. p. of engouler to swallow	   up; pref. en- (L. in) + gueule mouth.] (Her.)	   Same as {Engouled}.	   [1913 Webster]
Engraff \En*graff"\, v. t. [See {Ingraft}.]	   To graft; to fix deeply. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Engraffment \En*graff"ment\, n.	   See {Ingraftment}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Engraft \En*graft"\, v. t.	   See {Ingraft}. --Shak. Engraftation
Engraftation \En`graf*ta"tion\, Engraftment \En*graft"ment\, n.	   The act of ingrafting; ingraftment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Engrail \En*grail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrailed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Engrailing}.] [F. engr[^e]ler; pref. en- (L. in) +	   gr[^e]le hail. See {Grail} gravel.]	   1. To variegate or spot, as with hail.	      [1913 Webster]	            A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) To indent with small curves. See {Engrailed}.	      [1913 Webster]	Engrail \En*grail"\, v. i.	   To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented	   lines. --Parnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Engrailed \En*grailed"\, a. (Her.)	   Indented with small concave curves, as the edge of a bordure,	   bend, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Engrailment \En*grail"ment\, n.	   1. The ring of dots round the edge of a medal, etc. --Brande	      & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Indentation in curved lines, as of a line of	      division or the edge of an ordinary.	      [1913 Webster]
Engrain \En*grain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrained}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Engraining}.] [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. {Ingrain}.]	   1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See {Ingrain}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaves engrained in lusty green.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to	      infuse deeply. See {Ingrain}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stain hath become engrained by time. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See	      {Grain}, v. t., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Engrapple \En*grap"ple\, v. t. & i.	   To grapple. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Engrasp \En*grasp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrasped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Engrasping}.]	   To grasp; to grip. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Engrave \En*grave"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + grave a tomb. Cf.	   {Engrave} to carve.]	   To deposit in the grave; to bury. [Obs.] "Their corses to	   engrave." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Engrave \En*grave"\, v. t. [imp. {Engraved}; p. p. {Engraved} or	   {Engraven}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Engraving}.] [Pref. en- + grave	   to carve: cf. OF. engraver.]	   1. To cut in; to make by incision. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many wounds in his corrupted flesh	            He did engrave.                       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut with a graving instrument in order to form an	      inscription or pictorial representation; to carve figures;	      to mark with incisions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like . . . . a signet thou engrave the two stones	            with the names of the children of Israel. --Ex.	                                                  xxviii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form or represent by means of incisions upon wood,	      stone, metal, or the like; as, to engrave an inscription.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impress deeply; to infix, as if with a graver.	      [1913 Webster]	            Engrave principles in men's minds.    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Engraved \En*graved"\, a.	   1. Made by engraving or ornamented with engraving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Having the surface covered with irregular,	      impressed lines.	      [1913 Webster]
Engravement \En*grave"ment\, n.	   1. Engraving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Engraved work. [R.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Engraver \En*grav"er\, n.	   One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce	   engraved work, especially on metal or wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Engravery \En*grav"er*y\, n.	   The trade or work of an engraver. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Engraving \En*grav"ing\, n.	   1. The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or	      raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like;	      especially, the art of producing such lines, etc., in the	      surface of metal plates or blocks of wood. Engraving is	      used for the decoration of the surface itself; also, for	      producing an original, from which a pattern or design may	      be printed on paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is engraved; an engraved plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An impression from an engraved plate, block of wood, or	      other material; a print.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Engraving on wood is called xylography; on copper,	         chalcography; on stone lithography. Engravings or	         prints take from wood blocks are usually called wood	         cuts, those from stone, lithographs.	         [1913 Webster]
Engregge \En*greg"ge\, v. t. [OF. engregier, from (assumed) LL.	   ingreviare; in + (assumed) grevis heavy, for L. gravis. Cf.	   {Aggravate}.]	   To aggravate; to make worse; to lie heavy on. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Engrieve \En*grieve"\, v. t.	   To grieve. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Engross \En*gross"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrossed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Engrossing}.] [F., fr. pref. en- (L. in) + gros	   gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir,	   engroissier, to make thick, large, or gross. See {Gross}.]	   1. To make gross, thick, or large; to thicken; to increase in	      bulk or quantity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Waves . . . engrossed with mud.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not sleeping, to engross his idle body. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To amass. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To engross up glorious deeds on my behalf. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To copy or write in a large hand (en gross, i. e., in	      large); to write a fair copy of in distinct and legible	      characters; as, to engross a deed or like instrument on	      parchment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some period long past, when clerks engrossed their	            stiff and formal chirography on more substantial	            materials.                            --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laws that may be engrossed on a finger nail. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To seize in the gross; to take the whole of; to occupy the	      attention completely; to absorb; as, the subject engrossed	      all his thoughts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To purchase either the whole or large quantities of, for	      the purpose of enhancing the price and making a profit;	      hence, to take or assume in undue quantity, proportion, or	      degree; as, to engross commodities in market; to engross	      power.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Engrossed bill} (Legislation), one which has been plainly	      engrossed on parchment, with all its amendments,	      preparatory to final action on its passage.	   {Engrossing hand} (Penmanship), a fair, round style of	      writing suitable for engrossing legal documents,	      legislative bills, etc.	   Syn: To absorb; swallow up; imbibe; consume; exhaust; occupy;	        forestall; monopolize. See {Absorb}.	        [1913 Webster]
Engrosser \En*gross"er\, n.	   1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such	      quantities of articles in a market as to raise the price;	      a forestaller. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
engrossing \engrossing\ adj.	   capable of holding the attention completely; very	   interesting.	   Syn: absorbing, fascinating, gripping, riveting.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Engrossment \En*gross"ment\, n.	   1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Engrossments of power and favor.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument,	      legislative bill, goods, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Enguard \En*guard"\, v. t.	   To surround as with a guard. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Engulf \En*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engulfed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Engulfing}.] [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf.	   {Ingulf}.]	   To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.	   [1913 Webster]	         It quite engulfs all human thought.      --Young.	   Syn: See {Absorb}.	        [1913 Webster]
Engulfment \En*gulf"ment\, n.	   A swallowing up as if in a gulf. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Engyn \En*gyn"\	   Variant of {Engine}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhalo \En*ha"lo\, v. t.	   To surround with a halo.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhance \En*hance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enhanced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enhancing}.] [Norm. F. enhauncer, enhaucer, OF.	   enhaleier, enhaucier; pref. en- (L. in) + haucier to lift,	   raise up, from an assumed L. altiare, fr. L. altus high; cf.	   Pr. enansar, enanzar, to advance, exalt, and E. advance. See	   {Altitude}, and cf. {Hawser}.]	   1. To raise or lift up; to exalt. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, naught aghast, his mighty hand enhanced.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 render more heinous; to aggravate; as, to enhance	      crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reputation of ferocity enhanced the value of	            their services, in making them feared as well as	            hated.                                --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	Enhance \En*hance"\, v. i.	   To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly	   by compound interest.	   [1913 Webster]
enhanced \enhanced\ adj.	   improved. Contrasted with {unenhanced}.	   Syn: better.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enhancement \En*hance"ment\, n.	   The act of increasing, or state of being increased;	   augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value,	   price, enjoyments, crime.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhancer \En*han"cer\, n.	   One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount,	   price, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Enharbor \En*har"bor\, v. t.	   To find harbor or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit. --W.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Enharden \En*hard"en\, v. t. [Pref. en- + harden: cf. F.	   enhardir to embolden.]	   To harden; to embolden. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster] Enharmonic
Enharmonic \En`har*mon"ic\ ([e^]n`h[.a]r*m[o^]n"[i^]k),
Enharmonical \En`har*mon"ic*al\ ([e^]n`h[.a]r*m[o^]n"[i^]*kal),	   a. [Gr. 'enarmoniko`s, 'enarmo`nios fitting, accordant; 'en	   in + "armoni`a harmony: cf. F. enharmonique.]	   1. (Anc. Mus.) Of or pertaining to that one of the three	      kinds of musical scale (diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic)	      recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of	      quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the	      most accurate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye, while, as	          the same keys are used, the instrument can mark no	          difference to the ear, as the substitution of A[flat]	          for G[sharp].	      (b) Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which	          recognizes all the notes and intervals that result	          from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their	          transposition into other keys.	          [1913 Webster]
Enharmonically \En`har*mon"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the enharmonic style or system; in just intonation.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhearten \En*heart"en\, v. t.	   To give heart to; to fill with courage; to embolden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The enemy exults and is enheartened.     --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhedge \En*hedge"\, v. t.	   To surround as with a hedge. [R.] --Vicars.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhort \En*hort"\, v. t. [OF. enhorter, enorter, L. inhortari.	   Cf. {Exhort}.]	   To encourage. [Obs.] "To enhort the people." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhunger \En*hun"ger\, v. t.	   To make hungry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those animal passions which vice had . . . enhungered	         to feed on innocence and life.           --J.	                                                  Martineau.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhydros \En*hy"dros\, n. [NL. See {Enhydrous}.] (Min.)	   A variety of chalcedony containing water.	   [1913 Webster]
Enhydrous \En*hy"drous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? in + ? water.]	   Having water within; containing fluid drops; -- said of	   certain crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
enigma \e*nig"ma\ ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl. {enigmas}	   ([-e]*n[i^]g"m[.a]z). [L. aenigma, Gr. a'i`nigma, fr.	   a'ini`ssesqai to speak darkly, fr. a'i^nos tale, fable.]	   1. A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a	      statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered	      or guessed.	      [1913 Webster]	            A custom was among the ancients of proposing an	            enigma at festivals.                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An action, mode of action, or thing, which cannot be	      satisfactorily explained; a puzzle; as, his conduct is an	      enigma. Enigmatic
Enigmatic \E`nig*mat"ic\ (?; 277), Enigmatical
\E`nig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]nigmatique.]	   Relating to or resembling an enigma; not easily explained or	   accounted for; darkly expressed; not clear to the	   understanding; obscure; puzzling; as, an enigmatical answer;	   I didn't grasp the meaning of that enigmatical comment until	   much later; prophetic texts so enigmatical that their meaning	   has been disputed for centuries.	   Syn: dark, obscure, puzzling.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Enigmatically \E`nig*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Darkly; obscurely.	   [1913 Webster]
Enigmatist \E*nig"ma*tist\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   One who makes, or talks in, enigmas. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Enigmatize \E*nig"ma*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Enigmatized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Enigmatizing}.]	   To make, or talk in, enigmas; to deal in riddles.	   Enigmatography
Enigmatography \E*nig`ma*tog"ra*phy\, Enigmatology
\E*nig`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an enigma + -graphy, -logy.]	   The art of making or of solving enigmas.	   [1913 Webster]
Enisled \En*isled"\, p. a.	   Placed alone or apart, as if on an island; severed, as an	   island. [R.] "In the sea of life enisled." --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjail \En*jail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enjailed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enjailing}.] [Pref. en- + jail. Cf. {Engaol}.]	   To put into jail; to imprison. [R.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjoin \En*join"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enjoined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enjoining}.] [F. enjoindre, L. injungere to join into,	   charge, enjoin; in + jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf.	   {Injunction}.]	   1. To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction	      to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            High matter thou enjoin'st me.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am enjoined by oath to observe three things.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or	      decree; to put an injunction on.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is a suit to enjoin the defendants from	            disturbing the plaintiffs.            --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Enjoin has the force of pressing admonition with	         authority; as, a parent enjoins on his children the	         duty of obedience. But it has also the sense of	         command; as, the duties enjoined by God in the moral	         law. "This word is more authoritative than direct, and	         less imperious than command." --Johnson.	         [1913 Webster]	Enjoin \En*join"\, v. t.	   To join or unite. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjoiner \En*join"er\, n.	   One who enjoins.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjoinment \En*join"ment\, n.	   Direction; command; authoritative admonition. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjoy \En*joy"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enjoyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Enjoying}.] [OF. enjoier to receive with joy; pref. en- (L.	   in) + OF. & F. joie joy: cf. OF. enjoir to enjoy. See {Joy}.]	   1. To take pleasure or satisfaction in the possession or	      experience of; to feel or perceive with pleasure; to be	      delighted with; as, to enjoy the dainties of a feast; to	      enjoy conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have, possess, and use with satisfaction; to occupy or	      have the benefit of, as a good or profitable thing, or as	      something desirable; as, to enjoy a free constitution and	      religious liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            That the children of Israel may enjoy every man the	            inheritance of his fathers.           --Num. xxxvi.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            To enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season. --Heb.	                                                  xi. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have sexual intercourse with. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To enjoy one's self}, to feel pleasure; to be happy.	      [1913 Webster]	Enjoy \En*joy"\, v. i.	   To take satisfaction; to live in happiness. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjoyable \En*joy"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being enjoyed or of giving joy; yielding	   enjoyment. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjoyer \En*joy"er\, n.	   One who enjoys.	   [1913 Webster]
Enjoyment \En*joy"ment\, n.	   1. The condition of enjoying anything; pleasure or	      satisfaction, as in the possession or occupancy of	      anything; possession and use; as, the enjoyment of an	      estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which gives pleasure or keen satisfaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hope of everlasting enjoyments.   --Glanvill.	   Syn: Pleasure; satisfaction; gratification; fruition;	        happiness; felicity; delight.	        [1913 Webster]
Enkennel \En*ken"nel\, v. t.	   To put into a kennel.	   [1913 Webster]
Enkerchiefed \En*ker"chiefed\, a.	   Bound with a kerchief; draped; hooded; covered. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         That soft, enkerchiefed hair.            --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Enkidu \Enkidu\ prop. n.	   the Sumerian legendary friend of Gilgamish.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Enkindle \En*kin"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enkindled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enkindling}.]	   1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite; to rouse into action; to incite.	      [1913 Webster]	            To enkindle the enthusiasm of an artist. --Talfourd.	      [1913 Webster]
enkindled \enkindled\ adj.	   set on fire.	   Syn: ignited, kindled, lit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enlace \En*lace"\, v. t.	   To bind or encircle with lace, or as with lace; to lace; to	   encircle; to enfold; hence, to entangle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ropes of pearl her neck and breast enlace. --P.	                                                  Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlacement \En*lace"ment\, n.	   The act of enlacing, or state of being enlaced; a surrounding	   as with a lace.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlard \En*lard"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + lard: cf. OF. enlarder to	   put on the spit, Pr. & Sp. enlardar to rub with grease,	   baste.]	   To cover or dress with lard or grease; to fatten. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlarge \En*large"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlarged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enlarging}.] [OF. enlargier; pref. en- (L. in) + F.	   large wide. See {Large}.]	   1. To make larger; to increase in quantity or dimensions; to	      extend in limits; to magnify; as, the body is enlarged by	      nutrition; to enlarge one's house.	      [1913 Webster]	            To enlarge their possessions of land. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase the capacity of; to expand; to give free scope	      or greater scope to; also, to dilate, as with joy,	      affection, and the like; as, knowledge enlarges the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            O ye Corinthians, our . . . heart is enlarged. --2	                                                  Cor. vi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set at large or set free. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            It will enlarge us from all restraints. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Enlarging hammer}, a hammer with a slightly rounded face of	      large diameter; -- used by gold beaters. --Knight.	   {To enlarge an order} or {To enlarge a rule} (Law), to extend	      the time for complying with it. --Abbott.	   {To enlarge one's self}, to give free vent to speech; to	      spread out discourse. "They enlarged themselves on this	      subject." --Clarendon.	   {To enlarge the heart}, to make free, liberal, and	      charitable.	   Syn: To increase; extend; expand; spread; amplify; augment;	        magnify. See {Increase}.	        [1913 Webster]	Enlarge \En*large"\, v. i.	   1. To grow large or larger; to be further extended; to	      expand; as, a plant enlarges by growth; an estate enlarges	      by good management; a volume of air enlarges by	      rarefaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak or write at length; to be diffuse in speaking or	      writing; to expatiate; to dilate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To enlarge upon this theme.           --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To get more astern or parallel with the vessel's	      course; to draw aft; -- said of the wind.	      [1913 Webster]
Enlarged \En*larged"\, a.	   Made large or larger; extended; swollen. -- {En*lar"ged*ly},	   adv. -- {En*lar"ged*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlargement \En*large"ment\, n.	   1. The act of increasing in size or bulk, real or apparent;	      the state of being increased; augmentation; further	      extension; expansion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expansion or extension, as of the powers of the mind;	      ennoblement, as of the feelings and character; as, an	      enlargement of views, of knowledge, of affection.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A setting at large, or being set at large; release from	      confinement, servitude, or distress; liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give enlargement to the swain.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Diffusiveness of speech or writing; expatiation; a wide	      range of discourse or argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            An enlargement upon the vices and corruptions that	            were got into the army.               --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Enlarger \En*lar"ger\, n.	   1. One who or that which enlarges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photography) an optical device for making copies of	      photographs larger than the original, having a head for	      holding the original, a source of illumination to project	      the image, and a bed for holding the sensitized	      photographic paper which will received the larger image.	      [PJC]
Enlay \En*lay"\, v. t.	   See {Inlay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlengthen \En*length"en\, v. t.	   To lengthen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enleven \En*lev"en\, n.	   Eleven. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlight \En*light"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + light. Cf. {Enlighten}.]	   To illumine; to enlighten. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which from the first has shone on ages past,	         Enlights the present, and shall warm the last. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlighten \En*light"en\, v. t. [Pref. en- + lighten: cf. AS.	   inl[imac]htan. Cf. {Enlight}.]	   1. To supply with light; to illuminate; as, the sun	      enlightens the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            His lightnings enlightened the world. --Ps. xcvii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make clear to the intellect or conscience; to shed the	      light of truth and knowledge upon; to furnish with	      increase of knowledge; to instruct; as, to enlighten the	      mind or understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conscience enlightened by the Word and Spirit of	            God.                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]
Enlightener \En*light"en*er\, n.	   One who enlightens or illuminates; one who, or that which,	   communicates light to the eye, or clear views to the mind.	   [1913 Webster]
enlightening \enlightening\ adj.	   1. enlightening so as to encourage intellectual or moral	      improvement.	   Syn: edifying.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. tending to increase knowledge or dissipate ignorance; as,	      an enlightening glimpse of government in action.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Enlightenment \En*light"en*ment\, n.	   1. Act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or	      instructed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {Aufkl[aum]rung}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
En-lil \En-lil\ prop. n.	   the Sumerian god of the air, and king of the Sumerian gods.	   Syn: Enlil.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enlimn \En*limn"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + limn. Cf. {Enlumine},	   {Illuminate}.]	   To adorn by illuminating or ornamenting with colored and	   decorated letters and figures, as a book or manuscript. [R.]	   --Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlink \En*link"\, v. t.	   To chain together; to connect, as by links. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlist \En*list"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlisted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enlisting}.]	   1. To enter on a list; to enroll; to register.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage for military or naval service, the name being	      entered on a list or register; as, to enlist men.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To secure the support and aid of; to employ in advancing	      interest; as, to enlist persons in the cause of truth, or	      in a charitable enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	Enlist \En*list"\, v. i.	   1. To enroll and bind one's self for military or naval	      service; as, he enlisted in the regular army; the men	      enlisted for the war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter heartily into a cause, as if enrolled.	      [1913 Webster]
enlisted \enlisted\ adj. prenom. (Mil.)	   designating to those members of the armed forces not	   commissioned as an officer; as, an enlisted man.	   [WordNet 1.5]
enlistee \enlistee\ n.	   1. any new member of an organization or supporter of a cause.	   Syn: recruit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an enlisted man or woman in the armed forces.	      [PJC]	   3. a person who enlisted voluntarily in the armed forces; --	      contrasted with {draftee}.	      [PJC]
enlisting \enlisting\ n.	   the act of getting recruits; convincing people to join the	   army, take a job, support a cause etc.	   Syn: recruitment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enlistment \En*list"ment\, n.	   1. The act or enlisting, or the state of being enlisted;	      voluntary enrollment to serve as a soldier or a sailor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The writing by which an enlisted man is bound.	      [1913 Webster]
Enlive \En*live"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + live, a.]	   To enliven. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.
Enliven \En*liv"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enlivened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enlivening}.] [Pref. en- + liven.].	   1. To give life, action, or motion to; to make vigorous or	      active; to excite; to quicken; as, fresh fuel enlivens a	      fire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lo! of themselves th' enlivened chessmen move.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give spirit or vivacity to; to make sprightly, gay, or	      cheerful; to animate; as, mirth and good humor enliven a	      company; enlivening strains of music.	   Syn: To animate; rouse; inspire; cheer; encourage; comfort;	        exhilarate; inspirit; invigorate.	        [1913 Webster]
Enlivener \En*liv"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, enlivens, animates, or invigorates.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlock \En*lock"\, v. t.	   To lock; to inclose.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlumine \En*lu"mine\, v. t. [F. enluminer; pref. en- (L. in) +	   L. luminare to light up, illumine. See {Illuminate}, and cf.	   {Limn}.]	   To illumine. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enlute \En*lute"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + L. lutum mud, clay.]	   To coat with clay; to lute. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmanch'e \En`man`ch['e]"\, a. [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + manche	   sleeve.] (Her.)	   Resembling, or covered with, a sleeve; -- said of the chief	   when lines are drawn from the middle point of the upper edge	   upper edge to the sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmarble \En*mar"ble\, v. t. [Pref. en- + marble.]	   To make hard as marble; to harden. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmesh \En*mesh"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + mesh. Cf. {Inmesh}.]	   To catch or entangle in, or as in, meshes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         My doubts enmesh me if I try.            --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmew \En*mew"\, v. t.	   See {Emmew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmist \En*mist"\, v. t.	   To infold, as in a mist.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmity \En"mi*ty\, n.; pl. {Enmities}. [OE. enemyte, fr. enemy:	   cf. F. inimiti['e], OF. enemisti['e]. See {Enemy}, and cf.	   {Amity}.]	   1. The quality of being an enemy; hostile or unfriendly	      disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            No ground of enmity between us known. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of opposition; hostility.	      [1913 Webster]	            The friendship of the world is enmity with God.	                                                  --James iv. 4.	   Syn: Rancor; hostility; hatred; aversion; antipathy;	        repugnance; animosity; ill will; malice; malevolence.	        See {Animosity}, {Rancor}.	        [1913 Webster]
Enmossed \En*mossed"\ (?; 115), a. [Pref. en- + moss.]	   Covered with moss; mossed. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmove \En*move"\, v. t.	   See {Emmove}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enmuffle \En*muf"fle\, v. t.	   To muffle up.	   [1913 Webster]
Enmure \En*mure"\, v. t.	   To immure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ennation \En*na"tion\, n. [Gr. 'enne`a nine.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The ninth segment in insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Ennead \En"ne*ad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. 'enne`a nine.]	   The number nine or a group of nine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Enneads}, the title given to the works of the	      philosopher Plotinus, published by his pupil Porphyry; --	      so called because each of the six books into which it is	      divided contains nine chapters.	      [1913 Webster]
Enneagon \En"ne*a*gon\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. 'enne`a nine + gwni`a	   corner, angle: cf. enn['e]agone.] (Geom.)	   A polygon or plane figure with nine sides and nine angles; a	   nonagon.	   [1913 Webster]
Enneagonal \En`ne*ag"o*nal\, a. (Geom.)	   Belonging to an enneagon; having nine angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Enneagynous \En`ne*ag"y*nous\, a. [Gr. 'enne`a nine + ? woman,	   female.] (Bot.)	   Having or producing nine pistils or styles; -- said of a	   flower or plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Enneahedral \En`ne*a*he"dral\, a. [Gr. 'enne`a nine + ? side.]	   (Geom.)	   Having nine sides. Enneahedria
Enneahedria \En`ne*a*he"dri*a\, Enneahedron \En`ne*a*he"dron\,	   n. (Geom.)	   A figure having nine sides; a nonagon.	   [1913 Webster]
Enneandria \En`ne*an"dri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'enne`a nine +	   'anh`r, 'andro`s, man, male: cf. F. enn['e]andrie.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants having nine stamens. Enneandrian
Enneandrian \En`ne*an"dri*an\, Enneandrous \En`ne*an"drous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Having nine stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Enneapetalous \En`ne*a*pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. 'enne`a nine + E.	   petalous: cf. F. enn['e]ap['e]tale.] (Bot.)	   Having nine petals, or flower leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Enneaspermous \En`ne*a*sper"mous\, a. [Gr. 'enne`a + spe`rma	   seed.] (Bot.)	   Having nine seeds; -- said of fruits. Enneatic
Enneatic \En`ne*at"ic\, Enneatical \En`ne*at"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   'enne`a nine.]	   Occurring once in every nine times, days, years, etc.; every	   ninth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Enneatical day}, every ninth day of a disease.	   {Enneatical year}, every ninth year of a man's life.	      [1913 Webster]
Ennew \En*new"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + new. Cf. {Innovate}.]	   To make new. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enniche \En*niche"\, v. t.	   To place in a niche. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ennoble \En*no"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ennobled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ennobling}.] [Pref. en- + noble: cf. F. ennoblir.]	   1. To make noble; to elevate in degree, qualities, or	      excellence; to dignify. "Ennobling all that he touches."	      --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            What can ennoble sots, or slaves, or cowards?	            Alas! not all the blood of all the Howards. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise to the rank of nobility; as, to ennoble a	      commoner.	   Syn: To raise; dignify; exalt; elevate; aggrandize.	        [1913 Webster]
Ennoblement \En*no"ble*ment\, n.	   1. The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or	      advancing to nobility. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.	      [1913 Webster]
Ennobler \En*no"bler\, n.	   One who ennobles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ennui \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.	   --T. Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ennuy'e \En`nuy`['e]"\, a. [F., p. p. of ennuyer. See {Ennui}.]	   Affected with ennui; weary in spirits; emotionally exhausted.	   [1913 Webster]	Ennuy'e \En`nuy`['e]"\, n. [F.]	   One who is affected with ennui.	   [1913 Webster]
Ennuy'ee \En`nuy`['e]e"\, n. [F.]	   A woman affected with ennui. --Mrs. Jameson.	   [1913 Webster]
Enodal \E*nod"al\, a. (Bot.)	   Without a node. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Enodation \En`o*da"tion\, n. [L. enodatio explanation, fr.	   enodare to free from knots. See {Enode}.]	   The act or operation of clearing of knots, or of untying;	   hence, also, the solution of a difficulty. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Enode \E*node"\, v. t. [L. enodare; e out + nodare to fill with	   knots, nodus a knot.]	   To clear of knots; to make clear. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Enoint \E*noint"\, a.	   Anointed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enomotarch \E*nom"o*tarch\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + ? leader. See	   {Enomoty}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The commander of an enomoty. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Enomoty \E*nom"o*ty\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? sworn; ? in + ? to	   swear.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A band of sworn soldiers; a division of the Spartan army	   ranging from twenty-five to thirty-six men, bound together by	   oath.	   [1913 Webster]
Enopla \En"o*pla\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? armed; ? in + ?, pl.,	   armor.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the orders of Nemertina, characterized by the presence	   of a peculiar armature of spines or plates in the proboscis.	   [1913 Webster]
Enoptomancy \En*op"to*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? visible in (a thing) +	   -mancy.]	   Divination by the use of a mirror.	   [1913 Webster]
Enorm \E*norm"\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]norme. See {Enormous}.]	   Enormous. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enormity \E*nor"mi*ty\, n.; pl. {Enormities}. [L. enormitas, fr.	   enormis enormous: cf. F. ['e]normit['e]. See {Enormous}.]	   1. The state or quality of exceeding a measure or rule, or of	      being immoderate, monstrous, or outrageous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The enormity of his learned acquisitions. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is enormous; especially, an exceeding offense	      against order, right, or decency; an atrocious crime;	      flagitious villainy; an atrocity.	      [1913 Webster]	            These clamorous enormities which are grown too big	            and strong for law or shame.          --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Enormous \E*nor"mous\, a. [L. enormis enormous, out of rule; e	   out + norma rule: cf. F. ['e]norme. See {Normal}.]	   1. Exceeding the usual rule, norm, or measure; out of due	      proportion; inordinate; abnormal. "Enormous bliss."	      --Milton. "This enormous state." --Shak. "The hoop's	      enormous size." --Jenyns.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exceedingly wicked; outrageous; atrocious; monstrous; as,	      an enormous crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            That detestable profession of a life so enormous.	                                                  --Bale.	   Syn: Huge; vast; immoderate; immense; excessive; prodigious;	        monstrous.	   Usage: -- {Enormous}, {Immense}, {Excessive}. We speak of a	          thing as enormous when it overpasses its ordinary law	          of existence or far exceeds its proper average or	          standard, and becomes -- so to speak -- abnormal in	          its magnitude, degree, etc.; as, a man of enormous	          strength; a deed of enormous wickedness. Immense	          expresses somewhat indefinitely an immeasurable	          quantity or extent. Excessive is applied to what is	          beyond a just measure or amount, and is always used in	          an evil; as, enormous size; an enormous crime; an	          immense expenditure; the expanse of ocean is immense.	          "Excessive levity and indulgence are ultimately	          excessive rigor." --V. Knox. "Complaisance becomes	          servitude when it is excessive." --La Rochefoucauld	          (Trans).	          [1913 Webster]
Enormously \E*nor"mous*ly\, adv.	   In an enormous degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Enormousness \E*nor"mous*ness\, n.	   The state of being enormous.	   [1913 Webster]
Enorthotrope \En*or"tho*trope\, n. [Gr. ? in + ? upright,	   correct + ? to turn.]	   An optical toy; a card on which confused or imperfect figures	   are drawn, but which form to the eye regular figures when the	   card is rapidly revolved. See {Thaumatrope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enough \E*nough"\ ([-e]*n[u^]f"), a. [OE. inoh, inow, enogh, AS.	   gen[=o]h, gen[=o]g, a. & adv. (akin to OS. gin[=o]g, D.	   genoeg, OHG. ginoug, G. genug, Icel. gn[=o]gr, Sw. nog, Dan.	   nok, Goth. gan[=o]hs), fr. geneah it suffices (akin to Goth.	   ganah); pref. ge- + a root akin to L. nancisci to get, Skr.	   na[,c], Gr. 'enegkei^n to carry.]	   Satisfying desire; giving content; adequate to meet the want;	   sufficient; -- usually, and more elegantly, following the	   noun to which it belongs.	   [1913 Webster]	         How many hired servants of my father's have bread	         enough and to spare!                     --Luke xv. 17.	   [1913 Webster]	Enough \E*nough"\, adv.	   1. In a degree or quantity that satisfies; to satisfaction;	      sufficiently.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fully; quite; -- used to express slight augmentation of	      the positive degree, and sometimes equivalent to very; as,	      he is ready enough to embrace the offer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know you well enough; you are Signior Antonio.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou knowest well enough . . . that this is no time	            to lend money.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a tolerable degree; -- used to express mere	      acceptableness or acquiescence, and implying a degree or	      quantity rather less than is desired; as, the song was	      well enough.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Enough usually follows the word it modifies.	         [1913 Webster]	Enough \E*nough"\, n.	   A sufficiency; a quantity which satisfies desire, is adequate	   to the want, or is equal to the power or ability; as, he had	   enough to do take care of himself. "Enough is as good as a	   feast."	   [1913 Webster]	         And Esau said, I have enough, my brother. --Gen.	                                                  xxxiii. 9.	   [1913 Webster]
enough \e*nough"\, interj.	   An exclamation denoting sufficiency, being a shortened form	   of it is enough.	   [1913 Webster]
Enounce \E*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enounced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enouncing}.] [F. ['e]noncer, L. enuntiare; e out +	   nuntiare to announce, fr. nuntius messenger. See {Nuncio},	   and cf. {Enunciate}.]	   1. To announce; to declare; to state, as a proposition or	      argument. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter; to articulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The student should be able to enounce these [sounds]	            independently.                        --A. M. Bell.	      [1913 Webster]
Enouncement \E*nounce"ment\, n.	   Act of enouncing; that which is enounced.	   [1913 Webster]
Enow \E*now"\	   A form of {Enough}. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
En passant \En` pas`sant"\ [F.]	   In passing; in the course of any procedure; -- said specif.	   (Chess), of the taking of an adverse pawn which makes a first	   move of two squares by a pawn already so advanced as to	   threaten the first of these squares. The pawn which takes en	   passant is advanced to the threatened square.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Enpatron \En*pa"tron\, v. t.	   To act the part of a patron towards; to patronize. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enpierce \En*pierce"\, v. t. [See {Empierce}.]	   To pierce. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enquere \En*quere"\, v. i.	   To inquire. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enquicken \En*quick"en\, v. t.	   To quicken; to make alive. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Enquire \En*quire"\, v. i. & t.	   See {Inquire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enquirer \En*quir"er\, n.	   See {Inquirer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enquiry \En*quir"y\, n.	   See {Inquiry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrace \En*race"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + race lineage.]	   To enroot; to implant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrage \En*rage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enraged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enraging}.] [F. enrager to be enraged; pref. en- (L. in)	   + rage rage. See {Rage}.]	   To fill with rage; to provoke to frenzy or madness; to make	   furious.	   Syn: To irritate; incense; inflame; exasperate; provoke;	        anger; madden; infuriate.	        [1913 Webster]
enraged \enraged\ adj.	   filled with or indicating extreme anger; as, an enraged bull.	   Syn: angered, furious, infuriated, maddened, raging.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Enragement \En*rage"ment\, n.	   Act of enraging or state of being enraged; excitement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enrange \En*range"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + range. Cf. {Enrank},	   {Arrange}.]	   1. To range in order; to put in rank; to arrange. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rove over; to range. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Enrank \En*rank"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + rank.]	   To place in ranks or in order. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
En rapport \En` rap`port"\ [F.]	   In accord, harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, esp. a	   private, understanding; of a hypnotic subject, being in such	   a mental state as to be especially subject to the influence	   of a particular person or persons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Enrapt \En*rapt"\, p. a. [Pref. en- + rapt. Cf. {Enravish}.]	   Thrown into ecstasy; transported; enraptured. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrapture \En*rap"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Enraptured} (?; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. {Enrapturing}.]	   To transport with pleasure; to delight beyond measure; to	   enravish. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Enravish \En*rav"ish\, v. t.	   To transport with delight; to enrapture; to fascinate.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enravishingly \En*rav"ish*ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to throw into ecstasy.	   [1913 Webster]
Enravishment \En*rav"ish*ment\, n.	   The state of being enravished or enraptured; ecstasy;	   rapture. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Enregister \En*reg"is*ter\, v. t. [Pref. en- + register: cf. F.	   enregistrer. Cf. {Inregister}.]	   To register; to enroll or record; to inregister.	   [1913 Webster]	         To read enregistered in every nook	         His goodness, which His beauty doth declare. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrheum \En*rheum"\, v. i. [Pref. en- + rheum: cf. F.	   s'enrhumer.]	   To contract a rheum. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrich \En*rich"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enriched}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enriching}.] [F. enrichir; pref. en- (L. in) + riche	   rich. See {Rich}.]	   1. To make rich with any kind of wealth; to render opulent;	      to increase the possessions of; as, to enrich the	      understanding with knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeing, Lord, your great mercy	            Us hath enriched so openly.           --Chaucer's	                                                  Dream.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply with ornament; to adorn; as, to enrich a ceiling	      by frescoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make rich with manure; to fertilize; -- said of the	      soil; as, to enrich land by irrigation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To supply with knowledge; to instruct; to store; -- said	      of the mind. --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Enricher \En*rich"er\, n.	   One who enriches.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrichment \En*rich"ment\, n.	   The act of making rich, or that which enriches; increase of	   value by improvements, embellishment, etc.; decoration;	   embellishment.	   [1913 Webster]
Enridge \En*ridge"\, v. t.	   To form into ridges. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enring \En*ring"\, v. t.	   To encircle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Muses and the Graces, grouped in threes,	         Enringed a billowing fountain in the midst. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Enripen \En*rip"en\, v. t.	   To ripen. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrive \En*rive"\, v. t.	   To rive; to cleave. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enrobe \En*robe"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + robe: cf. OF. enrober.]	   To invest or adorn with a robe; to attire.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrockment \En*rock"ment\, n. [Pref. en- + rock.]	   A mass of large stones thrown into water at random to form	   bases of piers, breakwaters, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Enroll \En*roll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enrolled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enrolling}.] [Pref. en- + roll: cf. F. enr[^o]ler; pref.	   en- (L. in) + r[^o]le roll or register. See {Roll}, n.]	   [Written also {enrol}.]	   1. To insert in a roil; to register or enter in a list or	      catalogue or on rolls of court; hence, to record; to	      insert in records; to leave in writing; as, to enroll men	      for service; to enroll a decree or a law; also,	      reflexively, to enlist.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unwritten law of common right, so engraven in the	            hearts of our ancestors, and by them so constantly	            enjoyed and claimed, as that it needed not	            enrolling.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the citizen capable of bearing arms enrolled	            themselves.                           --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To envelop; to inwrap; to involve. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
enrollee \enrollee\ n.	   one who is enrolled, especially a learner who enrolls in (or	   is enrolled in) a class or course of study.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Enroller \En*roll"er\, n.	   One who enrolls or registers.	   [1913 Webster]
Enrollment \En*roll"ment\, n. [Cf. F. enr[^o]lement.] [Written	   also {enrolment}.]	   1. The act of enrolling; registration. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A writing in which anything is enrolled; a register; a	      record. --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]
Enroot \En*root"\, v. t.	   To fix by the root; to fix fast; to implant deep. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enround \En*round"\, v. t.	   To surround. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
En route \En` route"\ [F.]	   On the way or road.	   [1913 Webster]
Ens \Ens\ ([e^]nz), n. [L., ens, entis, a thing. See {Entity}.]	   1. (Metaph.) Entity, being, or existence; an actually	      existing being; also, God, as the Being of Beings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Something supposed to condense within itself all	      the virtues and qualities of a substance from which it is	      extracted; essence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ensafe \En*safe"\ ([e^]n*s[=a]f"), v. t.	   To make safe. [Obs.] --Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensample \En*sam"ple\, n. [OF. ensample, essample, F. exemple.	   See {Example}.]	   An example; a pattern or model for imitation. [Obs.]	   --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Being ensamples to the flock.            --1 Pet. v. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Ensample \En*sam"ple\, v. t.	   To exemplify, to show by example. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensanguine \En*san"guine\, v. t.	   To stain or cover with blood; to make bloody, or of a	   blood-red color; as, an ensanguined hue. "The ensanguined	   field." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensate \En"sate\, a. [NL. ensatus, fr. L. ensis sword.] (Bot. &	   Zo["o]l.)	   Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Enscale \En*scale"\, v. t.	   To cover with scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Enschedule \En*sched"ule\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To insert in a schedule. See {Schedule}. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensconce \En*sconce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ensconced}; imp. &	   p. p. {Ensconcing}.]	   To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or	   hide securely; to conceal.	   [1913 Webster]	         She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the	         arras.                                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enseal \En*seal"\ ([e^]n*s[=e]l"), v. t.	   To impress with a seal; to mark as with a seal; hence, to	   ratify. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This deed I do enseal.                   --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Enseam \En*seam"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + seam suture. Cf.	   {Inseam}.]	   To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to	   contain. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]	Enseam \En*seam"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + seam grease.]	   To cover with grease; to defile; to pollute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensear \En*sear"\, v. t.	   To sear; to dry up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensearch \En*search"\, v. i. [OF. encerchier. See {Search}.]	   To make search; to try to find something. [Obs.] -- v. t. To	   search for. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Enseel \En*seel"\ ([e^]n*s[=e]l"), v. t.	   To close eyes of; to seel; -- said in reference to a hawk.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enseint \En*seint"\ ([e^]n*s[=a]nt"), a. (Law)	   With child; pregnant. See {Enceinte}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ensemble \En`sem"ble\, n. [F.]	   The whole; all the parts taken together.	   [1913 Webster]	Ensemble \En`sem"ble\, adv. [F.]	   All at once; together.	   [1913 Webster]
Enshelter \En*shel"ter\, v. t.	   To shelter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enshield \En*shield"\, v. t.	   To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Enshield \En*shield"\, a.	   Shielded; enshielded. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enshrine \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 enshrine something in	   memory.	   [1913 Webster]	         We will enshrine it as holy relic.       --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Enshroud \En*shroud"\, v. t.	   To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to shroud. --Churchill.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensiferous \En*sif"er*ous\, a. [L. ensifer; ensis sword + ferre	   to bear: cf. F. ensif[`e]re.]	   Bearing a sword.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensiform \En"si*form\, a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F.	   ensiforme.]	   Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an	   ensiform leaf.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ensiform cartilage}, & {Ensiform process}. (Anat.) See	      {Xiphisternum}.	      [1913 Webster]
ensign \en"sign\ ([e^]n"s[i^]n also [e^]n"s[imac]n, except for	   4a), n. [L. enseigne, L. insignia, pl. of insigne a	   distinctive mark, badge, flag; in + signum mark, sign. See	   {Sign}, and cf. {Insignia}, 3d {Ancient}.]	   1. A flag; a banner; a standard; esp., the national flag, or	      a banner indicating nationality, carried by a ship or a	      body of soldiers; -- as distinguished from flags	      indicating divisions of the army, rank of naval officers,	      or private signals, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hang up your ensigns, let your drums be still.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A signal displayed like a standard, to give notice.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will lift an ensign to the nations from far.	                                                  --Is. v. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sign; badge of office, rank, or power; symbol.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ensigns of our power about we bear. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) Formerly, a commissioned officer of the army who	          carried the ensign or flag of a company or regiment.	      (b) A commissioned officer of the lowest grade in the	          navy, corresponding to the grade of second lieutenant	          in the army. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the British army the rank of ensign was abolished in	         1871. In the United States army the rank is not	         recognized; the regimental flags being carried by a	         sergeant called the color sergeant.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ensign bearer}, one who carries a flag; an ensign.	      [1913 Webster]
Ensign \En"sign\, v. t.	   1. To designate as by an ensign. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Henry but joined the roses that ensigned	            Particular families.                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a	      crown; thus, any charge which has a crown immediately	      above or upon it, is said to be ensigned.	      [1913 Webster]
Ensigncy \En"sign*cy\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Ensigncies}.	   The rank or office of an ensign.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensignship \En"sign*ship\, n.	   The state or rank of an ensign.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensilage \En"si*lage\, n. [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See	   {Silo}.]	   1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye,	      oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and	      fresh in a pit or vat called a silo, where it is kept	      covered from the air; as, the ensilage of fodder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fodder preserved in a silo.	      [1913 Webster]	Ensilage \En"si*lage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ensilaged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ensilaging}.]	   To preserve in a silo; as, to ensilage cornstalks.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensile \En*sile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ensiled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ensiling}.] [F. ensiler: cf. Sp. ensilar. See {Silo}.]	   To store (green fodder) in a silo; to prepare as silage. --	   {En"si*list}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ensis \Ensis\ n.	   a genus of bivalve mollusks consisting of razor clams.	   Syn: genus {Ensis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ensky \En*sky"\, v. t.	   To place in the sky or in heaven. [R.] "A thing enskied and	   sainted." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enslave \En*slave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enslaved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enslaving}.]	   To reduce to slavery; to make a slave of; to subject to a	   dominant influence.	   [1913 Webster]	         The conquer'd, also, and enslaved by war,	         Shall, with their freedom lost, all virtue lose.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pleasure admitted in undue degree	         Enslaves the will.                       --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Enslavedness \En*slav"ed*ness\, n.	   State of being enslaved.	   [1913 Webster]
Enslavement \En*slave"ment\, n.	   The act of reducing to slavery; state of being enslaved;	   bondage; servitude.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fresh enslavement to their enemies.    --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Enslaver \En*slav"er\, n.	   One who enslaves. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensnare \En*snare"\, v. t.	   To catch in a snare. See {Insnare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensnarl \En*snarl"\, v. t.	   To entangle. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensober \En*so"ber\, v. t.	   To make sober. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sad accidents to ensober his spirits.    --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensoul \En*soul"\, v. t.	   To indue or imbue (a body) with soul. [R.] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensphere \En*sphere"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + sphere. Cf.	   {Insphere}.]	   1. To place in a sphere; to envelop.	      [1913 Webster]	            His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into a sphere.	      [1913 Webster]
Enstamp \En*stamp"\, v. t.	   To stamp; to mark as with a stamp; to impress deeply.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the motive . . . which enstamps the character.	                                                  --Gogan.	   [1913 Webster]
Enstate \En*state"\, v. t.	   See {Instate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enstatite \En"sta*tite\, n. [Named fr. Gr. ? an adversary,	   because infusible before the blowpipe.] (Min.)	   A mineral of the pyroxene group, orthorhombic in	   crystallization; often fibrous and massive; color grayish	   white or greenish. It is a silicate of magnesia with some	   iron. Bronzite is a ferriferous variety.	   [1913 Webster]
Enstatitic \En`sta*tit"ic\, a.	   Relating to enstatite.	   [1913 Webster]
Enstore \En*store"\, v. t. [See {Instaurate}.]	   To restore. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Enstyle \En*style"\, v. t.	   To style; to name. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ensuable \En*su"a*ble\, a.	   Ensuing; following.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensue \En*sue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ensued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ensuing}.] [OF. ensevre, OF. & F. ensuivre, fr. L. insequi;	   in + sequi to pursue. See {Sue}.]	   To follow; to pursue; to follow and overtake. [Obs.] "Seek	   peace, and ensue it." --1 Pet. iii. 11.	   [1913 Webster]	         To ensue his example in doing the like mischief.	                                                  --Golding.	   [1913 Webster]	Ensue \En*sue"\, v. i.	   To follow or come afterward; to follow as a consequence or in	   chronological succession; to result; as, an ensuing	   conclusion or effect; the year ensuing was a cold one.	   [1913 Webster]	         So spoke the Dame, but no applause ensued. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Damage to the mind or the body, or to both, ensues,	         unless the exciting cause be presently removed. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   Syn: To follow; pursue; succeed. See {Follow}.	        [1913 Webster]
ensuing \ensuing\ adj.	   subsequent, or occurring as a result; as, ensuing events	   confirmed the prediction.	   Syn: following; succeeding. [WordNet 1.5]
Ensure \En*sure"\, v. t.	   1. To make sure. See {Insure}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To betroth. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Ensurer \En*sur"er\, n.	   See {Insurer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enswathe \En*swathe"\, v. t.	   To swathe; to envelop, as in swaddling clothes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enswathement \En*swathe"ment\, n.	   The act of enswathing, or the state of being enswathed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ensweep \En*sweep"\, v. t.	   To sweep over or across; to pass over rapidly. [R.]	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ent- \Ent-\	   A prefix signifying within. See {Ento-}.	   [1913 Webster]
-ent \-ent\ [F. -ent, L. -ens, -entis.]	   An adjective suffix signifying action or being; as,	   corrodent, excellent, emergent, continent, quiescent. See	   {-ant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entablature \En*tab"la*ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. entablature: cf.	   It intavolatura, fr. LL. intabulare to construct a basis; L.	   in + tabulatum board work, flooring, fr. tabula. See	   {Table}.] (Arch.)	   The superstructure which lies horizontally upon the columns.	   See Illust. of {Column}, {Cornice}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is commonly divided into architrave, the part	         immediately above the column; frieze, the central	         space; and cornice, the upper projecting moldings.	         --Parker.	         [1913 Webster]
Entablement \En*tab"le*ment\, n. [F. entablement, LL.	   intabulamentum.]	   See {Entablature}. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Entackle \En*tac"kle\, v. t.	   To supply with tackle. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Entad \En"tad\, adv. [Ent- + L. ad towards.] (Anat.)	   Toward the inside or central part; away from the surface; --	   opposed to {ectad}. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Entail \En*tail"\, n. [OE. entaile carving, OF. entaille, F., an	   incision, fr. entailler to cut away; pref. en- (L. in) +	   tailler to cut; LL. feudum talliatum a fee entailed, i. e.,	   curtailed or limited. See {Tail} limitation, {Tailor}.]	   1. That which is entailed. Hence: (Law)	      (a) An estate in fee entailed, or limited in descent to a	          particular class of issue.	      (b) The rule by which the descent is fixed.	          [1913 Webster]	                A power of breaking the ancient entails, and of	                alienating their estates.         --Hume.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A	      work of rich entail." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Entail \En*tail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entailed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Entailing}.] [OE. entailen to carve, OF. entailler. See	   {Entail}, n.]	   1. To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a	      person and his descendants or a certain line of	      descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as	      an heritage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Allowing them to entail their estates. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	            I here entail	            The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut or carve in an ornamental way. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Entailed with curious antics.         --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Entailment \En*tail"ment\, n.	   1. The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and	      directing the mode of descent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being entailed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing entailed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brutality as an hereditary entailment becomes an	            ever weakening force.                 --R. L.	                                                  Dugdale.	      [1913 Webster]
Ental \En"tal\, a. [See {Ent-}.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or situated near, central or deep parts;	   inner; -- opposed to {ectal}. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Entame \En*tame"\, v. t.	   To tame. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Entangle \En*tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entangled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Entangling}.]	   1. To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be	      easily separated; to make tangled, confused, and	      intricate; as, to entangle yarn or the hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To involve in such complications as to render extrication	      a bewildering difficulty; hence, metaphorically, to	      insnare; to perplex; to bewilder; to puzzle; as, to	      entangle the feet in a net, or in briers. "Entangling	      alliances." --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	            The difficulties that perplex men's thoughts and	            entangle their understandings.        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Allowing her to entangle herself with a person whose	            future was so uncertain.              --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]
entangled \entangled\ adj.	   1. in a confused mass. Contrasted with {untangled}. [Narrower	      terms: {afoul(postnominal), foul, fouled}; {knotted,	      snarled, snarly}; {matted}; {rootbound}; {intertwined}]	   Syn: tangled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. deeply involved especially in something problematic; as,	      entangled in the conflict.	   Syn: embroiled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. constrained by or as if by a convoluted rope or net;	      ensnared.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Entanglement \En*tan"gle*ment\, n.	   1. State of being entangled; intricate and confused	      involution; that which entangles; intricacy; perplexity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) An extensive low obstacle formed of stakes, stumps,	      or the like, connected by wires, ropes, or the like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Naut.) An obstruction of cables and spars across a river	      or harbor entrance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Entangler \En*tan"gler\, n.	   One that entangles.	   [1913 Webster]
Entasia \En*ta"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Entasis}.] (Med.)	   Tonic spasm; -- applied generically to denote any disease	   characterized by tonic spasms, as tetanus, trismus, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Entasis \En"ta*sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a stretching; fr. ?; ?	   in + ? to extend.]	   1. (Arch.) A slight convex swelling of the shaft of a column.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Same as {Entasia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Entassment \En*tass"ment\, n. [F. entassement, fr. entasser to	   heap up.]	   A heap; accumulation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Entastic \En*tas"tic\, a. [Formed as if fr. (assumed) Gr. ?. See	   {Entasis}.] (Med.)	   Relating to any disease characterized by tonic spasms.	   [1913 Webster]
Entelechy \En*tel"e*chy\, n. [L. entelechia, Gr. ?, prob. fr. ?	   ? ? to be complete; ? + ? completion, end + ? to have or	   hold.] (Peripatetic Philos.)	   An actuality; a conception completely actualized, in	   distinction from mere potential existence.	   [1913 Webster]
Entellus \En*tel"lus\, n. [NL., the specific name, fr. Gr. ? to	   command.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An East Indian long-tailed bearded monkey ({Semnopithecus	   entellus}) regarded as sacred by the natives. It is	   remarkable for the caplike arrangement of the hair on the	   head. Called also {hoonoomaun} and {hungoor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entend \En*tend"\, v. i. [F. entendre, fr. L. intendere. See	   {Intend}.]	   To attend to; to apply one's self to. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Entender \En*ten"der\, v. t.	   1. To make tender. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with tenderness. [R.] --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Ententive \En*ten"tive\, a. [OF. ententif.]	   Attentive; zealous. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enter- \En"ter-\ [F. entre between, fr. L. inter. See {Inter-}]	   A prefix signifying between, among, part.	   [1913 Webster]
Enter \En"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Entering}.] [OE. entren, enteren, F. entrer, fr. L. intrare,	   fr. intro inward, contr. fr. intero (sc. loco), fr. inter in	   between, between. See {Inter-}, {In}, and cf. {Interior}.]	   1. To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass	      within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to	      pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door,	      etc.; the river enters the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            That darksome cave they enter.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, . . . with the multitude of my redeemed,	            Shall enter heaven, long absent.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite in; to join; to be admitted to; to become a	      member of; as, to enter an association, a college, an	      army.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To engage in; to become occupied with; as, to enter the	      legal profession, the book trade, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass within the limits of; to attain; to begin; to	      commence upon; as, to enter one's teens, a new era, a new	      dispensation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to go (into), or to be received (into); to put	      in; to insert; to cause to be admitted; as, to enter a	      knife into a piece of wood, a wedge into a log; to enter a	      boy at college, a horse for a race, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To inscribe; to enroll; to record; as, to enter a name, or	      a date, in a book, or a book in a catalogue; to enter the	      particulars of a sale in an account, a manifest of a ship	      or of merchandise at the customhouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law)	      (a) To go into or upon, as lands, and take actual	          possession of them.	      (b) To place in regular form before the court, usually in	          writing; to put upon record in proper from and order;	          as, to enter a writ, appearance, rule, or judgment.	          --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. To make report of (a vessel or her cargo) at the	      customhouse; to submit a statement of (imported goods),	      with the original invoices, to the proper officer of the	      customs for estimating the duties. See {Entry}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To file or inscribe upon the records of the land office	      the required particulars concerning (a quantity of public	      land) in order to entitle a person to a right pf	      pre["e]mption. [U.S.] --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To deposit for copyright the title or description of (a	       book, picture, map, etc.); as, "entered according to act	       of Congress."	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To initiate; to introduce favorably. [Obs.] --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	Enter \En"ter\, v. i.	   1. To go or come in; -- often with in used pleonastically;	      also, to begin; to take the first steps. "The year	      entering." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            No evil thing approach nor enter in.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Truth is fallen in the street, and equity can not	            enter.                                --Is. lix. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            For we which have believed do enter into rest.	                                                  --Heb. iv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   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;	      sometimes with on or upon; as, a ball enters into the	      body; water enters into a ship; he enters into the plan;	      to enter into a quarrel; a merchant enters into	      partnership with some one; to enter upon another's land;	      the boy enters on his tenth year; to enter upon a task;	      lead enters into the composition of pewter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To penetrate mentally; to consider attentively; -- with	      into.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is particularly pleased with . . . Sallust for	            his entering into internal principles of action.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Enteradenography \En`ter*ad`e*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an	   intestine + ? a gland + -graphy.]	   A treatise upon, or description of, the intestinal glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Enteradenology \En`ter*ad`e*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an	   intestine + ? a gland + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the glands of the alimentary	   canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Enteralgia \En`ter*al"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`nteron an	   intestine + ? pain: cf. F. ent['e]ralgie.] (Med.)	   Pain in the intestines; colic.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterdeal \En"ter*deal`\, n. [Enter- + deal.]	   Mutual dealings; intercourse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The enterdeal of princes strange.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterer \En"ter*er\, n.	   One who makes an entrance or beginning. --A. Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Enteric \En*ter"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Enteritis}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the enteron, or alimentary canal;	   intestinal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Enteric fever} (Med.), typhoid fever.	      [1913 Webster]
enterics \enterics\ n.	   rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family	   {Enterobacteriaceae}; most occur normally or pathogenically	   in intestines of humans and other animals; those of the genus	   {Erwinia} are found in plants.	   Syn: enteric bacteria, enterobacteria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
entering \entering\ adj.	   incoming; -- of a person or group assuming a role. Opposite	   of {leaving} and {outgoing}. [predicate]	   Syn: ingoing.	        [WordNet 1.5] Entering edge
Entering edge \En"ter*ing edge\, or Entrant edge \En"trant edge\	   .	   same as {Advancing edge}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Enteritis \En`te*ri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`nteron an	   intestine + -itis.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of the intestines. --Hoblyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterlace \En`ter*lace"\, v. t.	   See {Interlace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entermete \En`ter*mete"\, v. i. [F. s'entremettre; entre between	   + mettre to place.]	   To interfere; to intermeddle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Entermewer \En"ter*mew`er\, n. [Enter- + mew to molt.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly	   in the second year.	   [1913 Webster]
Entermise \En`ter*mise"\, n. [F. entremise, fr. s'entremettre.	   See {Entermete}.]	   Mediation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
enterobacteria \enterobacteria\ n. pl.	   rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria of the family	   {Enterobacteriaceae}; most occur normally or pathogenically	   in intestines of humans and other animals; some, such as	   those of the genus {Erwinia}, are found in plants.	   Syn: enteric bacteria, enterics.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enterobacteriaceae \En`ter*o*bac`te*ri*a"ce*ae\	   ([e^]n`t[~e]r*[-o]*b[a^]k`t[=e]r*[=e]*[=a]"s[=e]*[=e]), prop.	   n. (Microbiol.)	   a natural family of rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria, most	   of which occur normally or pathogenically in intestines of	   humans and other animals, and some of which grow in plants.	   The type genus is {Escherichia}. They are aerobic and	   facultatively anaerobic, and may be motile or non-motile.	   Most are easily cultured on artificial growth media. Both	   pathogenic and non-pathogenic strains exist.	   [PJC]
enterobacterial \enterobacterial\ a.	   Of or pertaining to the enterobacteria.	   [PJC]
enterobacterium \enterobacterium\ n.	   one of the enterobacteria; a member of the family	   {Enterobacteriaceae}.	   Syn: enteric bacterium, enteric.	        [PJC]
Enterobius \Enterobius\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   a genus of nematode worms.	   [PJC]
Enterocele \En"ter*o*cele`\, n. [Gr. 'enterokh`lh; 'e`nteron an	   intestine + kh`lh tumor, hernia.] (Med.)	   A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterocoele \En"ter*o*c[oe]le`\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine	   + koi^lon a hollow.] (Anat.)	   A perivisceral cavity which arises as an outgrowth or	   outgrowths from the digestive tract; distinguished from a	   {schizoc[oe]le}, which arises by a splitting of the mesoblast	   of the embryo.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterography \En`ter*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine	   + -graphy.] (Anat.)	   A treatise upon, or description of, the intestines;	   enterology.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterolith \En"ter*o*lith\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine +	   -lith.] (Med.)	   An intestinal concretion.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterology \En`ter*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine +	   -logy: cf. F. ent['e]rologie.]	   The science which treats of the viscera of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Enteron \En"te*ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine,	   fr. 'ento`s within.] (Anat.)	   The whole alimentary, or enteric, canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Enteropathy \En`ter*op"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? intestine + ?	   suffering.] (Med.)	   Disease of the intestines.	   [1913 Webster]
Enteropneusta \En`te*rop*neus"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'e`nteron an intestine + ? to breathe.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group of wormlike invertebrates having, along the sides of	   the body, branchial openings for the branchial sacs, which	   are formed by diverticula of the alimentary canal.	   Balanoglossus is the only known genus. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterorrhaphy \En`ter*or"rha*phy\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an	   intestine + ? a sewing.] (Med.)	   The operation of sewing up a rent in the intestinal canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterotome \En"ter*o*tome\, n. [F. ent['e]rotome. See	   {Enterotomy}.] (Med.)	   A kind of scissors used for opening the intestinal canal, as	   in post-mortem examinations.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterotomy \En`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'e`nteron an intestine +	   te`mnein to cut.] (Med.)	   Incision of the intestines, especially in reducing certain	   cases of hernia.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterparlance \En`ter*par"lance\, n.	   Mutual talk or conversation; conference. [Obs.] --Sir J.	   Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterplead \En`ter*plead"\, v. i.	   Same as {Interplead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterprise \En"ter*prise\, n. [F. enterprise, fr. entreprendre	   to undertake; entre between (L. inter) + prendre to take. See	   {Inter}, and {Emprise}.]	   1. That which is undertaken; something attempted to be	      performed; a work projected which involves activity,	      courage, energy, and the like; a bold, arduous, or	      hazardous attempt; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise;	      a warlike enterprise. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their hands can not perform their enterprise. --Job	                                                  v. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Willingness or eagerness to engage in labor which requires	      boldness, promptness, energy, and like qualities; as, a	      man of great enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	Enterprise \En"ter*prise\, v. t.	   1. To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture	      upon. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The business must be enterprised this night.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            What would I not renounce or enterprise for you!	                                                  --T. Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Him at the threshold met, and well did enterprise.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Enterprise \En"ter*prise\, v. i.	   To undertake an enterprise, or something hazardous or	   difficult. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterpriser \En"ter*pri`ser\, n.	   One who undertakes enterprises. --Sir J. Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Enterprising \En"ter*pri`sing\, a.	   Having a disposition for enterprise; characterized by	   enterprise; resolute, active or prompt to attempt; as, an	   enterprising man or firm. -- {En"ter*pri`sing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Entertain \En`ter*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entertained}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Entertaining}.] [F. entretenir; entre between	   (L. inter) + tenir to hold, L. tenere. See {Tenable}.]	   1. To be at the charges of; to take or keep in one's service;	      to maintain; to support; to harbor; to keep.	      [1913 Webster]	            You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to	      receive at one's board, or into one's house; to receive as	      a guest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby	            some have entertained unawares.       --Heb. xiii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To engage the attention of agreeably; to amuse with that	      which makes the time pass pleasantly; to divert; as, to	      entertain friends with conversation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The weary time she can not entertain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give reception to; to receive, in general; to receive	      and take into consideration; to admit, treat, or make use	      of; as, to entertain a proposal.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not here going to entertain so large a theme as	            the philosophy of Locke.              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rumor gained ground, -- and, however absurd, was	            entertained by some very sensible people.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To meet or encounter, as an enemy. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To keep, hold, or maintain in the mind with favor; to keep	      in the mind; to harbor; to cherish; as, to entertain	      sentiments.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To lead on; to bring along; to introduce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To baptize all nations, and entertain them into the	            services institutions of the holy Jesus. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   Syn: To amuse; divert; maintain. See {Amuse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Entertain \En`ter*tain"\, v. i.	   To receive, or provide entertainment for, guests; as, he	   entertains generously.	   [1913 Webster]	Entertain \En`ter*tain"\, n. [Cf. F. entretien, fr. entretenir.]	   Entertainment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
entertained \entertained\ adj.	   p. p. of {entertain}.	   Syn: amused, diverted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Entertainer \En`ter*tain"er\, n.	   1. One who entertains; a host.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. one who amuses people, such as a singer, dancer, comedian,	      magician, etc., especially one who does so as a	      profession.	      [PJC]
Entertaining \En`ter*tain"ing\, a.	   Affording entertainment; pleasing; amusing; diverting. --	   {En`ter*tain"ing*ly}, adv. -- {En`ter*tain"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Entertainment \En`ter*tain"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. entretenement.]	   1. The act of receiving as host, or of amusing, admitting, or	      cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or	      treatment, in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            The entertainment of Christ by faith. --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sincere entertainment and practice of the	            precepts of the gospel.               --Bp. Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which entertains, or with which one is entertained;	      as:	      (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a	          guest; especially, provision for the table; a	          hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal.	      (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or	          diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc.,	          or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement.	          [1913 Webster]	                Theatrical entertainments conducted with greater	                elegance and refinement.          --Prescott.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Admission into service; service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some band of strangers in the adversary's	            entertainment.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Payment of soldiers or servants; wages. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The entertainment of the general upon his first	            arrival was but six shillings and eight pence. --Sir	                                                  J. Davies.	   Syn: Amusement; diversion; recreation; pastime; sport; feast;	        banquet; repast; carousal.	        [1913 Webster]
Entertake \En`ter*take"\, v. t.	   To entertain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Entertissued \En`ter*tis"sued\, a.	   Same as {Intertissued}. Entheal
Entheal \En"the*al\, Enthean \En"the*an\, a. [Gr. ? full of the	   god, inspired; ? in + ? god.]	   Divinely inspired; wrought up to enthusiasm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Entheasm \En"the*asm\, n.	   Inspiration; enthusiasm. [R.] "Religious entheasm." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Entheastic \En`the*as"tic\, a. [Gr. ? inspired, fr. ?, fr. ?.	   See {Entheal}.]	   Of godlike energy; inspired. -- {En`the*as"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Entheat \En"the*at\, a. [Cf. L. entheatus, fr. Gr. ?.]	   Divinely inspired. [Obs.] --Drummond. Enthelmintha
Enthelmintha \En`thel*min"tha\, Enthelminthes
\En`thel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ?, ?, worm.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Intestinal worms. See {Helminthes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthetic \En*thet"ic\ ([e^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'enqetiko`s	   fit for inserting; 'en in + tiqe`nai to place.] (Med.)	   Caused by a pathogenic organism implanted in the system; as,	   an enthetic disease like syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthrall \En*thrall"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + thrall. Cf.	   {Inthrall}.] [Written also {enthral}.]	   To hold in thrall; to enslave. See {Inthrall}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bars survive the captive they enthrall. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
enthralled \enthralled\ adj.	   1. held in slavery.	   Syn: bond, enslaved, in bondage.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. filled with wonder and delight.	   Syn: beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, entranced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
enthralling \enthralling\ adj.	   1. capturing interest as if by a spell; as, an enthralling	      book.	   Syn: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, entrancing,	        fascinating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Enthrallment \En*thrall"ment\, n.	   The act of enthralling, or state of being enthralled. See	   {Inthrallment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthrill \En*thrill"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + thrill.]	   To pierce; to thrill. [Obs.] --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthrone \En*throne"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + throne: cf. OF.	   enthroner. Cf. {Inthronize}.]	   1. To seat on a throne; to exalt to the seat of royalty or of	      high authority; hence, to invest with sovereign authority	      or dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beneath a sculptured arch he sits enthroned. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [mercy] is enthroned in the hearts of kings.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) To induct, as a bishop, into the powers and	      privileges of a vacant see.	      [1913 Webster]
Enthronement \En*throne"ment\, n.	   The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Enthronization \En*thron`i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of enthroning; hence, the admission of a bishop to	   his stall or throne in his cathedral.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthronize \En*thron"ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enthronized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Enthronizing}.] [See {Inthronize}.]	   To place on a throne; hence, to induct into office, as a	   bishop.	   [1913 Webster]	         There openly enthronized as the very elected king.	                                                  --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthuse \En*thuse"\, v. t. & i.	   To make or become enthusiastic. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Enthusiasm \En*thu"si*asm\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to be inspired or	   possessed by the god, fr. ?, ?, inspired: cf. enthousiasme.	   See {Entheal}, {Theism}.]	   1. Inspiration as if by a divine or superhuman power;	      ecstasy; hence, a conceit of divine possession and	      revelation, or of being directly subject to some divine	      impulse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enthusiasm is founded neither on reason nor divine	            revelation, but rises from the conceits of a warmed	            or overweening imagination.           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of impassioned emotion; transport; elevation of	      fancy; exaltation of soul; as, the poetry of enthusiasm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Resolutions adopted in enthusiasm are often repented	            of when excitement has been succeeded by the wearing	            duties of hard everyday routine.      --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exhibiting the seeming contradiction of	            susceptibility to enthusiasm and calculating	            shrewdness.                           --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Enkindled and kindling fervor of soul; strong excitement	      of feeling on behalf of a cause or a subject; ardent and	      imaginative zeal or interest; as, he engaged in his	      profession with enthusiasm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.	                                                  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Lively manifestation of joy or zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philip was greeted with a tumultuous enthusiasm.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Enthusiast \En*thu"si*ast\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. enthousiaste.]	   One moved or actuated by enthusiasm; as:	   (a) One who imagines himself divinely inspired, or possessed	       of some special revelation; a religious madman; a	       fanatic.	   (b) One whose mind is wholly possessed and heated by what	       engages it; one who is influenced by a peculiar; fervor	       of mind; an ardent and imaginative person.	       [1913 Webster]	             Enthusiasts soon understand each other. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   Syn: Visionary; fanatic; devotee; zealot. Enthusiastic
Enthusiastic \En*thu`si*as"tic\, Enthusiastical
\En*thu`si*as"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? .]	   Filled with enthusiasm; characterized by enthusiasm; zealous;	   as, an enthusiastic lover of art. "Enthusiastical raptures."	   --Calamy. -- {En*thu`si*as"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         A young man . . . of a visionary and enthusiastic	         character.                               --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthusiastic \En*thu`si*as"tic\, n.	   An enthusiast; a zealot. [Obs.] Enthymematic
Enthymematic \En`thy*me*mat"ic\, Enthymematical
\En`thy*me*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to, or of the form of, an enthymeme.	   [1913 Webster]
Enthymeme \En"thy*meme\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to keep in mind,	   consider; ? in + ? mind, soul.] (Logic)	   An argument consisting of only two propositions, an	   antecedent and consequent deduced from it; a syllogism with	   one premise omitted; as, We are dependent; therefore we	   should be humble. Here the major proposition is suppressed.	   The complete syllogism would be, Dependent creatures should	   be humble; we are dependent creatures; therefore we should be	   humble.	   [1913 Webster]
Entice \En*tice"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enticed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enticing}.] [OE. entisen, enticen, OF. enticier,	   entichier; pref. en- (L. in) + a word of uncertain origin,	   cf. OF. atisier to stir a fire, provoke, L. titio firebrand,	   or MHG. zicken to push.]	   To draw on, by exciting hope or desire; to allure; to	   attract; as, the bait enticed the fishes. Often in a bad	   sense: To lead astray; to induce to evil; to tempt; as, the	   sirens enticed them to listen.	   [1913 Webster]	         Roses blushing as they blow,	         And enticing men to pull.                --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not.	                                                  --Prov. i. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go, and thine erring brother gain,	         Entice him home to be forgiven.          --Keble.	   Syn: To allure; lure; coax; decoy; seduce; tempt; inveigle;	        incite; persuade; prevail on. See {Allure}.	        [1913 Webster]
Enticeable \En*tice"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being enticed.	   [1913 Webster]
Enticement \En*tice"ment\, n. [OF. enticement.]	   1. The act or practice of alluring or tempting; as, the	      enticements of evil companions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which entices, or incites to evil; means of	      allurement; alluring object; as, an enticement to sin.	   Syn: Allurement; attraction; temptation; seduction;	        inveiglement; persuasion; inducement.	        [1913 Webster]
Enticer \En*ti"cer\, n.	   One who entices; one who incites or allures to evil.	   --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enticing \En*ti"cing\, a.	   That entices; alluring.	   [1913 Webster]
Enticingly \En*ti"cing*ly\, adv.	   In an enticing manner; charmingly. "She . . . sings most	   enticingly." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Entierty \En*tier"ty\, n.	   See {Entirety}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Entire \En*tire"\, a. [F. entier, L. integer untouched,	   undiminished, entire; pref. in-, negative + the root of	   tangere to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Integer}.]	   1. Complete in all parts; undivided; undiminished; whole;	      full and perfect; not deficient; as, the entire control of	      a business; entire confidence, ignorance.	      [1913 Webster]	            That ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.	                                                  --James i. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            With strength entire and free will armed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            One entire and perfect chrysolite.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without mixture or alloy of anything; unqualified; morally	      whole; pure; faithful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pure fear and entire cowardice.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man had ever a heart more entire to the king.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) Consisting of a single piece, as a corolla.	      (b) Having an evenly continuous edge, as a leaf which has	          no kind of teeth.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Not gelded; -- said of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Internal; interior. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   Syn: See {Whole}, and {Radical}.	        [1913 Webster]	Entire \En*tire"\, n.	   1. Entirely. "Too long to print in entire." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Brewing) A name originally given to a kind of beer	      combining qualities of different kinds of beer. [Eng.]	      "Foker's Entire." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Entirely \En*tire"ly\, adv.	   1. In an entire manner; wholly; completely; fully; as, the	      trace is entirely lost.	      [1913 Webster]	            Euphrates falls not entirely into the Persian Sea.	                                                  --Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without alloy or mixture; truly; sincerely.	      [1913 Webster]	            To highest God entirely pray.         --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Entireness \En*tire"ness\, n.	   1. The state or condition of being entire; completeness;	      fullness; totality; as, the entireness of an arch or a	      bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            This same entireness or completeness. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Integrity; wholeness of heart; honesty. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Entireness in preaching the gospel.   --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Oneness; unity; -- applied to a condition of intimacy or	      close association. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            True Christian love may be separated from	            acquaintance, and acquaintance from entireness.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Entirety \En*tire"ty\, n.; pl. {Entireness}. [OF. entieret['e].	   Cf. {Integrity}.]	   1. The state of being entire; completeness; as, entirely of	      interest. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is entire; the whole. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Entire-wheat \En*tire"-wheat"\, a.	   Designating, made of, or relating to, flour including a	   considerable part of the bran; whole-wheat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Entitative \En"ti*ta*tive\, a. [See {Entity}.]	   Considered as pure entity; abstracted from all circumstances.	   --Ellis. -- {En"ti*ta*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Entitle \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 cf.	   {Intitule}.]	   1. To give a title to; to affix to as a name or appellation;	      hence, also, to dignify by an honorary designation; to	      denominate; to call; as, to entitle a book "Commentaries;"	      to entitle a man "Honorable."	      [1913 Webster]	            That which . . . we entitle patience. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a claim to; to qualify for, with a direct object	      of the person, and a remote object of the thing; to	      furnish with grounds for seeking or claiming with success;	      as, an officer's talents entitle him to command.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attribute; to ascribe. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancient proverb . . . entitles this work . . .	            peculiarly to God himself.            --Milton.	   Syn: To name; designate; style; characterize; empower;	        qualify; enable; fit.	        [1913 Webster]
entitlement \entitlement\ n.	   a right granted by law or contract, especially to financial	   benefits from the government.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Entitule \En*tit"ule\, v. t. [See {Entitle}.]	   To entitle. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Entity \En"ti*ty\, n.; pl. {Entities}. [LL. entitas, fr. L. ens,	   entis, thing, prop. p. pr. of esse to be: cf. F. entit['e].	   See {Essence}, {Is}.]	   A real being, whether in thought (as an ideal conception) or	   in fact; being; essence; existence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Self-subsisting entities, such as our own personality.	                                                  --Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fortune is no real entity, . . . but a mere relative	         signification.                           --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Ento- \En"to-\ [Gr. ? within, fr. ? in. See {In}.]	   A combining form signifying within; as, entoblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoblast \En"to*blast\, n. [Ento- + -blast.] (Biol.)	   The inner germ layer; endoderm. See {Nucleolus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entobronchium \En`to*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. {Entobronchia}. [See	   Ento-, and Bronchia.] (Anat.)	   One of the main bronchi in the lungs of birds. Entocuneiform
Entocuneiform \En`to*cu*ne"i*form\, Entocuniform
\En`to*cu"ni*form\, n. [Ento- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones of the tarsus. See {Cuneiform}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoderm \En"to*derm\, n. [Ento- + Gr. ? skin.] (Biol.)	   See {Endoderm}, and Illust. of {Blastoderm}. Entodermal
Entodermal \En`to*der"mal\, Entodermic \En`to*der"mic\, a.	   (Biol.)	   Relating to the entoderm.	   [1913 Webster]
Entogastric \En`to*gas"tric\, a. [Ento- + Gr. ? the stomach.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Pertaining to the interior of the stomach; -- applied to a	   mode of budding from the interior of the gastric cavity, in	   certain hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Entogenous \En*tog"e*nous\, a. [Ento- + -genous.] (Biol.)	   See {Endogenous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoglossal \En`to*glos"sal\, a. [Ento- + Gr. ? the tongue.]	   (Anat.)	   Within the tongue; -- applied to the glossohyal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoil \En*toil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entoiled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Entoiling}.]	   To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Entoiled in woofed phantasies.           --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomb \En*tomb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entombed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Entombing}.] [Pref. en- + tomb: cf. OF. entomber.]	   To deposit in a tomb, as a dead body; to bury; to inter; to	   inhume. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Entombment \En*tomb"ment\, n.	   The act of entombing or burying, or state of being entombed;	   burial. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomere \En"to*mere\, n. [Ento- + -mere.] (Biol.)	   The more granular cells, which finally become internal, in	   many segmenting ova, as those of mammals. Entomic
Entomic \En*tom"ic\, Entomical \En*tom"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? insect.	   See {Entomology}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Relating to insects; entomological.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomoid \En"to*moid\, a. [Gr. ? insect + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Resembling an insect. -- n. An object resembling an insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomolin \En*tom"o*lin\, n. [Gr. ? insect.] (Chem.)	   See {Chitin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomolite \En*tom"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? insect + -lite.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil insect. Entomologic
Entomologic \En`to*mo*log"ic\, Entomological
\En`to*mo*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. entomologique.]	   Of or relating to entomology. -- {En`to*mo*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomologist \En`to*mol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. entomologiste.]	   One versed in entomology.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomologize \En`to*mol"o*gize\, v. i.	   To collect specimens in the study of entomology. --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomology \En`to*mol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Entomologies}. [Gr.	   'e`ntomon insect (so called because nearly cut in two, fr.	   'e`ntomos cut in; 'en in + te`mnein to cut) + -logy: cf. F.	   entomologie. See {In}, and {Tome}, and cf. {Insect}.]	   1. That part of zo["o]logy which treats of insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on the science of entomology.	      [1913 Webster]
Entomophaga \En`to*moph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'e`ntomon an	   insect + fagei^n to eat.] (Zo["o]l.)	   1. a group of hymenopterous insects whose larv[ae] feed	      parasitically upon living insects. See {Ichneumon}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A group of marsupials which are partly insectivorous, as	      the opossum.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A group of edentates, including the ant-eaters.	      [1913 Webster]
Entomophagan \En`to*moph"a*gan\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Relating to the Entomophaga. -- n. One of the {Entomophaga}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomophagous \En`to*moph"a*gous\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Feeding on insects; insectivorous.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomophilous \En`to*moph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. ? insect + ? a	   lover.] (Bot.)	   Fertilized by the agency of insects; -- said of plants in	   which the pollen is carried to the stigma by insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomophthora \Entomophthora\ n.	   the type genus of the {Entomophthoraceae}; fungi parasitic on	   insects.	   Syn: genus {Entomophthora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Entomophthoraceae \Entomophthoraceae\ n.	   a natural family of mostly parasitic lower fungi that	   typically develop in the bodies of insects.	   Syn: family {Entomophthoraceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Entomophthorales \Entomophthorales\ n.	   an order of fungi coextensive with the family	   {Entomophthoraceae}.	   Syn: order Entomophthorales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Entomostraca \En`to*mos"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cut in	   pieces + ? burnt clay, the hard shell of Testacea.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the subclasses of Crustacea, including a large number	   of species, many of them minute. The group embraces several	   orders; as the {Phyllopoda}, {Ostracoda}, {Copepoda}, and	   {Pectostraca}. See {Copepoda}, {Phyllopoda}, and {Cladocera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomostracan \En`to*mos"tra*can\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Relating to the Entomostraca. -- n. One of the Entomostraca.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomostracous \En`to*mos"tra*cous\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Belonging to the Entomostracans.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomotomist \En`to*mot"o*mist\, n.	   One who practices entomotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Entomotomy \En`to*mot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? insect + te`mnein to	   cut.]	   The science of the dissection of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Entonic \En*ton"ic\, a. [Gr. ? strained, fr. ? to strain. See	   {Entasis}.] (Med.)	   Having great tension, or exaggerated action. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoperipheral \En`to*pe*riph"er*al\, a. [Ento- + peripheral.]	   (Physiol.)	   Being, or having its origin, within the external surface of	   the body; -- especially applied to feelings, such as hunger,	   produced by internal disturbances. Opposed to	   {epiperipheral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entophyte \En"to*phyte\, n. [Ento- + Gr. ? a plant.] (Med.)	   A vegetable parasite subsisting in the interior of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Entophytic \En`to*phyt"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to entophytes; as, an entophytic disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoplasm \En"to*plasm\, n. [Ento- + Gr. ? anything formed.]	   (Biol.)	   (a) The inner granular layer of protoplasm in a developing	       ovum.	   (b) Endosarc.	       [1913 Webster]
Entoplastic \En`to*plas"tic\, a. [Ento- + Gr. ? to mold.]	   (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or composed of, entoplasm; as, the entoplastic	   products of some Protozoa, or the entoplastic modification of	   the cell protoplasm, by which a nucleus is produced.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoplastron \En`to*plas"tron\, n.; pl. {Entoplastra}. [Ento- +	   plastron.] (Anat.)	   The median plate of the plastron of turtles; -- called also	   {entosternum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoprocta \En`to*proc"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + ?	   the anus.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group of Bryozoa in which the anus is within the circle of	   tentacles. See {Pedicellina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entoptic \Ent*op"tic\, a. [Ent- + optic.] (Physiol.)	   Relating to objects situated within the eye; esp., relating	   to the perception of objects in one's own eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Entorganism \Ent*or"gan*ism\, n. [Ent- + organism.] (Biol.)	   An internal parasitic organism.	   [1913 Webster]
Entortilation \En*tor`ti*la"tion\, n. [F. entortiller to twist;	   pref. en- (L. in) + tortiller to twist.]	   A turning into a circle; round figures. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Entosternum \En`to*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Entosterna}. [NL. See	   {Ento-}, and {Sternum}.] (Anat.)	   See {Entoplastron}. -- {En`to*ster"nal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Entosthoblast \En*tos"tho*blast\, n. [Gr. 'e`ntosthe from within	   + -blast.] (Biol.)	   The granule within the nucleolus or entoblast of a nucleated	   cell. --Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Entothorax \En`to*tho"rax\, n. [Ento- + thorax.] (Zo["o]l.)	   See {Endothorax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entotic \Ent*ot"ic\, a. [Ent- + Gr. ?, ?, the ear.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the interior of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Entourage \En`tou`rage"\ ([aum]N`t[=oo]`r[.a]zh"), n. [F.]	   Surroundings; specif., collectively, one's attendants or	   associates.	         The entourage and mode of life of the mikados were not	         such as to make of them able rulers.     --B. H.	                                                  Chamberlain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Entozoa \En`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? within + zw,on an	   animal.] (Zo["o]l.)	   1. A group of worms, including the tapeworms, flukes,	      roundworms, etc., most of which live parasitically in the	      interior of other animals; the Helminthes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An artificial group, including all kinds of animals living	      parasitically in others. Entozoal
Entozoal \En`to*zo"al\, Entozoic \En`to*zo"ic\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, the Entozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Entozoologist \En`to*zo*["o]l"o*gist\, n. [Entozo["o]n + -logy +	   -ist.]	   One versed in the science of the Entozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Entozoon \En`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Entozoa}. [NL. See	   {Entozoa}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the Entozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Entr'acte \En`tr'acte"\, n. [F. Cf. {Interact}.]	   1. The interval of time which occurs between the performance	      of any two acts of a drama.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dance, piece of music, or interlude, performed between	      two acts of a drama.	      [1913 Webster]
Entrail \En*trail"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + OF. treiller to grate,	   lattice, F. treille vine, arbor. See {Trellis}.]	   To interweave; to intertwine. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Entrail \En*trail"\, n.	   Entanglement; fold. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Entrails \En"trails\, n. pl. [F. entrailles, LL. intralia,	   intranea, fr. interaneum, pl. interanea, intestine,	   interaneus inward, interior, fr. inter between, among,	   within. See {Internal}.]	   1. The internal parts of animal bodies; the bowels; the guts;	      viscera; intestines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The internal parts; as, the entrails of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            That treasure . . . hid the dark entrails of	            America.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Entrain \En*train"\, v. t. [F. entrainer.]	   To draw along as a current does; as, water entrained by	   steam.	   [1913 Webster]	Entrain \En*train"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + train.]	   To put aboard a railway train; as, to entrain a regiment.	   [Recent, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Entrain \En*train"\, v. i.	   To go aboard a railway train; as, the troops entrained at the	   station. [Recent, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Entrammel \En*tram"mel\, v. t. [See {Trammel}.]	   To trammel; to entangle. --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Entrance \En"trance\, n. [OF. entrance, fr. OF. & F. entrant, p.	   pr. of entrer to enter. See {Enter}.]	   1. The act of entering or going into; ingress; as, the	      entrance of a person into a house or an apartment; hence,	      the act of taking possession, as of property, or of	      office; as, the entrance of an heir upon his inheritance,	      or of a magistrate into office.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liberty, power, or permission to enter; as, to give	      entrance to friends. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The passage, door, or gate, for entering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Show us, we pray thee, the entrance into the city.	                                                  --Judg. i. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The entering upon; the beginning, or that with which the	      beginning is made; the commencement; initiation; as, a	      difficult entrance into business. "Beware of entrance to a	      quarrel." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            St. Augustine, in the entrance of one of his	            discourses, makes a kind of apology.  --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The causing to be entered upon a register, as a ship or	      goods, at a customhouse; an entering; as, his entrance of	      the arrival was made the same day.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.)	      (a) The angle which the bow of a vessel makes with the	          water at the water line. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      (b) The bow, or entire wedgelike forepart of a vessel,	          below the water line. --Totten.	          [1913 Webster]	Entrance \En*trance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entranced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Entrancing}.] [Pref. en- + trance.]	   1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him, still entranced and in a litter laid,	            They bore from field and to the bed conveyed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder;	      to enrapture; to charm.	      [1913 Webster]	            And I so ravished with her heavenly note,	            I stood entranced, and had no room for thought.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
entranced \entranced\ adj.	   filled with wonder and delight.	   Syn: beguiled, captivated, charmed, delighted, enthralled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Entrancement \En*trance"ment\, n.	   The act of entrancing, or the state of trance or ecstasy.	   --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
entranceway \entranceway\ n.	   a passage allowing entry or exit; an entryway.	   Syn: entrance, entryway.	        [WordNet 1.5]
entrancing \entrancing\ adj.	   same as {enthralling}.	   Syn: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling,	        fascinating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Entrant \En"trant\, n. [See {Entrance}, n.]	   1. One who enters; a beginner. "The entrant upon life." --Bp.	      Terrot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An applicant for admission. --Stormonth.	      [1913 Webster]
Entrap \En*trap"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entrapped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Entrapping}.] [Pref. en- + trap: cf. OF. entraper.]	   To catch in a trap; to insnare; hence, to catch, as in a	   trap, by artifices; to involve in difficulties or distresses;	   to catch or involve in contradictions; as, to be entrapped by	   the devices of evil men.	   [1913 Webster]	         A golden mesh, to entrap the hearts of men. --Shak.	   Syn: To insnare; inveigle; tangle; decoy; entangle.	        [1913 Webster]
Entreat \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.	   See {Treat}.]	   1. To treat, or conduct toward; to deal with; to use. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fairly let her be entreated.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will cause the enemy to entreat thee well. --Jer.	                                                  xv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with, or in respect to, a thing desired; hence,	      to ask earnestly; to beseech; to petition or pray with	      urgency; to supplicate; to importune. "Entreat my wife to	      come." "I do entreat your patience." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must entreat of you some of that money. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some late visitor entreating entrance at my chamber	            door.                                 --Poe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Isaac entreated the Lord for his wife. --Gen. xxv.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beseech or supplicate successfully; to prevail upon by	      prayer or solicitation; to persuade.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were a fruitless attempt to appease a power whom	            no prayers could entreat.             --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To invite; to entertain. [Obs.] "Pleasures to entreat."	      --Spenser.	   Syn: To beseech; beg; solicit; crave; implore; supplicate.	        See {Beseech}.	        [1913 Webster]	Entreat \En*treat"\, v. i.	   1. To treat or discourse; hence, to enter into negotiations,	      as for a treaty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of which I shall have further occasion to entreat.	                                                  --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alexander . . . was first that entreated of true	            peace with them.                      --1 Mac. x.	                                                  47.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an earnest petition or request.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Janizaries entreated for them as valiant men.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	Entreat \En*treat"\, n.	   Entreaty. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreatable \En*treat"a*ble\, a.	   That may be entreated.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreatance \En*treat"ance\, n.	   Entreaty. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreater \En*treat"er\, n.	   One who entreats; one who asks earnestly; a beseecher.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreatful \En*treat"ful\, a.	   Full of entreaty. [R.] See {Intreatful}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreatingly \En*treat"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an entreating manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreative \En*treat"ive\, a.	   Used in entreaty; pleading. [R.] "Entreative phrase." --A.	   Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreatment \En*treat"ment\, n.	   Entreaty; invitation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Entreaty \En*treat"y\, n.; pl. {Entreaties}.	   1. Treatment; reception; entertainment. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of entreating or beseeching; urgent prayer;	      earnest petition; pressing solicitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair entreaty, and sweet blandishment. --Spenser.	   Syn: Solicitation; request; suit; supplication; importunity.	        [1913 Webster]
Entr'ee \En`tr['e]e"\, n. [F. See {Entry}.]	   1. A coming in, or entrance; hence, freedom of access;	      permission or right to enter; as, to have the entr['e]e of	      a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) In French usage, a dish served at the beginning	      of dinner to give zest to the appetite; in English usage,	      a side dish, served with a joint, or between the courses,	      as a cutlet, scalloped oysters, etc. [obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the dish which comprises the main course of a meal,	      especially in a restaurant; as, there were many entrees on	      the menu.	      [PJC]
Entremets \En`tre*mets"\, n. sing. & pl. [F., fr. entre between	   + mets a dish, mess.]	   1. (Cookery) A side dish; a dainty or relishing dish usually	      eaten after the joints or principal dish; also, a	      sweetmeat, served with a dinner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small entertainment between two greater ones. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
entrench \en*trench"\, v. t.	   1. (Mil.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as	      in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet.	      Same as {intrench}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to establish in a position from which dislodgement is	      difficult; to place firmly in a strong position.	      [PJC]	   3. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.	   Syn: intrench. [1913 Webster]
entrenchment \entrenchment\ n.	   1. an entrenched fortification; a position protected by	      trenches.	   Syn: intrenchment.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the act or process of entrenching.	      [PJC] entrepot
entrepot \en`tre*pot"\, Entrepot \En`tre*p[^o]t"\, n. [F.]	   1. A warehouse; a magazine for depositing goods, stores, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a port where merchandise can be imported and re-exported	      with paying import duties; a mart or place where	      merchandise is deposited; as, an entrep[^o]t for shipping	      goods in transit.	   Syn: transshipment center.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Entrepreneur \En`tre*pre*neur"\, n. [F. See {Enterprise}.]	   (Polit. Econ.)	   One who takes the initiative to create a product or establish	   a business for profit; generally, whoever undertakes on his	   own account an enterprise in which others are employed and	   risks are taken. --F. A. Walker.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
entrepreneurial \entrepreneurial\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to an entrepreneur or entrepreneurship;	      as, entrepreneurial risks.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. willing to undertake a project requiring initiative and	      involving risk, for one's own purposes; -- of people.	      [PJC]
entrepreneurship \entrepreneurship\ n.	   the activity of organizing, managing, and assuming the risks	   of a business enterprise.	   Note: The individual doing the organizing is called the	         {entrepreneur}.	         [PJC]
Entresol \En`tre*sol"\, n. [F.] (Arch.)	   A low story between two higher ones, usually between the	   ground floor and the first story; mezzanine. --Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Entrick \En*trick"\, v. t. [Cf. OE. entriken to perplex, OF.	   entriquer. Cf. {Trick}, {Intrigue}.]	   To trick, to perplex. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Entrochal \En"tro*chal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, entrochites, or the joints	   of encrinites; -- used of a kind of stone or marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Entrochite \En"tro*chite\, n. [Pref. en- + Gr. ? wheel.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil joint of a crinoid stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Entropion \En*tro"pi*on\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Same as {Entropium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entropium \En*tro"pi*um\, n. [NL. See {Entropy}.] (Med.)	   The inversion or turning in of the border of the eyelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Entropy \En"tro*py\, n. [Gr. ? a turning in; ? in + ? a turn,	   fr. ? to turn.] (Thermodynamics)	   A certain property of a body, expressed as a measurable	   quantity, such that when there is no communication of heat	   the quantity remains constant, but when heat enters or leaves	   the body the quantity increases or diminishes. If a small	   amount, h, of heat enters the body when its temperature is t	   in the thermodynamic scale the entropy of the body is	   increased by h / t. The entropy is regarded as measured from	   some standard temperature and pressure. Sometimes called the	   {thermodynamic function}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The entropy of the universe tends towards a maximum.	                                                  --Clausius.	   [1913 Webster]
Entrust \En*trust"\, v. t.	   See {Intrust}.	   [1913 Webster]
Entry \En"try\, n.; pl. {Entries}. [OE. entree, entre, F.	   entr['e]e, fr. entrer to enter. See {Enter}, and cf.	   {Entr['e]e}.]	   1. The act of entering or passing into or upon; entrance;	      ingress; hence, beginnings or first attempts; as, the	      entry of a person into a house or city; the entry of a	      river into the sea; the entry of air into the blood; an	      entry upon an undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of making or entering a record; a setting down in	      writing the particulars, as of a transaction; as, an entry	      of a sale; also, that which is entered; an item.	      [1913 Webster]	            A notary made an entry of this act.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That by which entrance is made; a passage leading into a	      house or other building, or to a room; a vestibule; an	      adit, as of a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	            A straight, long entry to the temple led. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) The exhibition or depositing of a ship's papers at	      the customhouse, to procure license to land goods; or the	      giving an account of a ship's cargo to the officer of the	      customs, and obtaining his permission to land the goods.	      See {Enter}, v. t., 8, and {Entrance}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) The actual taking possession of lands or tenements, by	          entering or setting foot on them.	      (b) A putting upon record in proper form and order.	      (c) The act in addition to breaking essential to	          constitute the offense or burglary. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of entry}. See under {Bill}.	   {Double entry}, {Single entry}. See {Bookkeeping}.	   {Entry clerk} (Com.), a clerk who makes the original entries	      of transactions in a business.	   {Writ of entry} (Law), a writ issued for the purpose of	      obtaining possession of land from one who has unlawfully	      entered and continues in possession. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Entryng \En"tryng\, n.	   Am entrance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So great an entryng and so large.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Entune \En*tune"\, v. t.	   To tune; to intone. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Entwine \En*twine"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + twine. Cf. {Intwine}.]	   To twine, twist, or wreathe together or round. [Written also	   {intwine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Entwined in duskier wreaths her braided locks.	                                                  --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy glorious household stuff did me entwine. --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Entwine \En*twine"\, v. i.	   To be twisted or twined.	   [1913 Webster]	         With whose imperial laurels might entwine no cypress.	                                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Entwinement \En*twine"ment\, n.	   A twining or twisting together or round; union. --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Entwist \En*twist"\, v. t.	   To twist or wreathe round; to intwine. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enubilate \E*nu"bi*late\, v. t. [L. enubilatus, p. p. of	   enubilare to enubilate; e out + nubila clouds, fr. nubilis	   cloudy, nubes cloud.]	   To clear from mist, clouds, or obscurity. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Enubilous \E*nu"bi*lous\, a. [See {Enubilate}.]	   Free from fog, mist, or clouds; clear. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enucleate \E*nu"cle*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enucleated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Enucleating}.] [L. enucleatus, p. p. of	   enucleare to enucleate; e out + nucleus kernel.]	   1. To bring or peel out, as a kernel from its enveloping	      husks its enveloping husks or shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To remove without cutting (as a tumor).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to light; to make clear. --Sclater (1654).	      [1913 Webster]
Enucleation \E*nu`cle*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]nucl['e]ation.]	   The act of enucleating; elucidation; exposition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither sir, nor water, nor food, seem directly to	         contribute anything to the enucleation of this disease.	                                                  --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Enumerate \E*nu"mer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enumerated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Enumerating}.] [L. enumeratus, p. p. of	   enumerare to count out, enumerate; e out + numerare to count,	   fr. numerus number. See {Number}.]	   To count; to tell by numbers; to count over, or tell off one	   after another; to number; to reckon up; to mention one by	   one; to name over; to make a special and separate account of;	   to recount; as, to enumerate the stars in a constellation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enumerating the services he had done.    --Ludlow.	   Syn: To reckon; compute; calculate; count; estimate; relate;	        rehearse; recapitulate; detail.	        [1913 Webster]
Enumeration \E*nu`mer*a"tion\, n. [L. enumeratio: cf. F.	   ['e]num['e]ration.]	   1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or	      recounting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially	      noticed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Because almost every man we meet possesses these, we	            leave them out of our enumeration.    --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads	      of an argument.	      [1913 Webster]
Enumerative \E*nu"mer*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]num['e]ratif.]	   Counting, or reckoning up, one by one.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enumerative of the variety of evils.     --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Enumerator \E*nu"mer*a`tor\, n.	   One who enumerates.	   [1913 Webster]
Enunciable \E*nun"ci*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being enunciated or expressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Enunciate \E*nun"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enunciated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Enunciating}.] [L. enuntiatus, -ciatus, p. p.	   of enuntiare, -ciare. See {Enounce}.]	   1. To make a formal statement of; to announce; to proclaim;	      to declare, as a truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The terms in which he enunciates the great doctrines	            of the gospel.                        --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make distinctly audible; to utter articulately; to	      pronounce; as, to enunciate a word distinctly.	      [1913 Webster]	Enunciate \E*nun"ci*ate\, v. i.	   To utter words or syllables articulately.	   [1913 Webster]
Enunciation \E*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. enuntiatio,	   -ciatio.]	   1. The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making	      known; open attestation; declaration; as, the enunciation	      of an important truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            By way of interpretation and enunciation. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially as regards	      fullness and distinctness or articulation; as, to speak	      with a clear or impressive enunciation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a	      proposition is expressed; an announcement; a formal	      declaration; a statement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every intelligible enunciation must be either true	            or false.                             --A. Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]
Enunciative \E*nun"ci*a*tive\, a. [L. enuntiativus, -ciativus.]	   Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation; declarative.	   --Ayliffe. -- {E*nun"ci*a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Enunciator \E*nun"ci*a`tor\, n. [L. enuntiator, enunciator.]	   One who enunciates or proclaims.	   [1913 Webster]
Enunciatory \E*nun"ci*a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, enunciation or utterance.	   [1913 Webster]
Enure \En*ure"\, v. t.	   See {Inure}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enuresis \En`u*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to urinate in; ? + ?	   urine.] (Med.)	   An involuntary discharge of urine; incontinence of urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Envassal \En*vas"sal\, v. t.	   To make a vassal of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Envault \En*vault"\, v. t.	   To inclose in a vault; to entomb. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Enveigle \En*vei"gle\, v. t.	   To entice. See {Inveigle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Envelop \En*vel"op\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enveloped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Enveloping}.] [OE. envolupen, envolipen, OF.	   envoluper, envoleper, F. envelopper; pref. en- (L. in) +	   voluper, voleper. See {Develop}.]	   To put a covering about; to wrap up or in; to inclose within	   a case, wrapper, integument or the like; to surround	   entirely; as, to envelop goods or a letter; the fog envelops	   a ship.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nocturnal shades this world envelop.     --J. Philips.	   Envelope
Envelope \En"vel*ope\ (?; 277), Envelop \En*vel"op\ (?; 277), n.	   [F. enveloppe.]	   1. That which envelops, wraps up, encases, or surrounds; a	      wrapper; an inclosing cover; esp., the cover or wrapper of	      a document, as of a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The nebulous covering of the head or nucleus of	      a comet; -- called also {coma}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fort.) A work of earth, in the form of a single parapet	      or of a small rampart. It is sometimes raised in the ditch	      and sometimes beyond it. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) A curve or surface which is tangent to each member	      of a system of curves or surfaces, the form and position	      of the members of the system being allowed to vary	      according to some continuous law. Thus, any curve is the	      envelope of its tangents.	   4. A set of limits for the performance capabilities of some	      type of machine, originally used to refer to aircraft; --	      it is often described graphically as a two-dimensional	      graph of a function showing the maximum of one performance	      variable as a function of another. Now it is also used	      metaphorically to refer to capabilities of any system in	      general, including human organizations, esp. in the phrase	      push the envelope. It is used to refer to the maximum	      performance available at the current state of the	      technology, and therefore refers to a class of machines in	      general, not a specific machine.	      [PJC]	   {push the envelope} to increase the capability of some type	      of machine or system; -- usually by technological	      development.	      [1913 Webster]
enveloped \enveloped\ adj.	   enclosed or surrounded completely; as, the fog-enveloped	   city.	   [WordNet 1.5]
enveloping \enveloping\ adj.	   1. surrounding closely on all sides.	   Syn: ambient, encompassing, surrounding(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	enveloping \enveloping\ n.	   the act or process of enclosing something inside something	   else.	   Syn: enclosure, enclosing, envelopment, inclosure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Envelopment \En*vel"op*ment\, n. [Cf. F. enveloppement.]	   1. The act of enveloping or wrapping; an inclosing or	      covering on all sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which envelops or surrounds; an envelop.	      [1913 Webster]
Envenime \En*ven"ime\, v. t.	   To envenom. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Envenom \En*ven"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envenomed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Envenoming}.] [OE. envenimen, F. envenimer; pref. en-	   (L. in) + F. venin poison. See {Venom}.]	   1. To taint or impregnate with venom, or any substance	      noxious to life; to poison; to render dangerous or deadly	      by poison, as food, drink, a weapon; as, envenomed meat,	      wine, or arrow; also, to poison (a person) by impregnating	      with venom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alcides . . . felt the envenomed robe. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, what a world is this, when what is comely	            Envenoms him that bears it!           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To taint or impregnate with bitterness, malice, or hatred;	      to imbue as with venom; to imbitter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The envenomed tongue of calumny.      --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the question of slavery opinion has of late years	            been peculiarly envenomed.            --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]
Envermeil \En*ver"meil\, v. t. [Pref. en- + vermeil: cf. OF.	   envermeiller. See {Vermil}.]	   To color with, or as with, vermilion; to dye red. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enviable \En"vi*a*ble\, a. [From {Envy}.]	   Fitted to excite envy; capable of awakening an ardent desire	   to posses or to resemble.	   [1913 Webster]	         One of most enviable of human beings.    --Macaulay.	   -- {En"vi*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {En"vi*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Envie \En*vie"\, v. i. [See {Vie}.]	   To vie; to emulate; to strive. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Envier \En"vi*er\, n.	   One who envies; one who desires inordinately what another	   possesses.	   [1913 Webster]
Envigor \En*vig"or\, v. t.	   To invigorate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Envious \En"vi*ous\, a. [OF. envios, F. envieux, fr. L.	   invidiosus, fr. invidia envy. See {Envy}, and cf.	   {Invidious}.]	   1. Malignant; mischievous; spiteful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Each envious brier his weary legs doth scratch.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Feeling or exhibiting envy; actuated or directed by, or	      proceeding from, envy; -- said of a person, disposition,	      feeling, act, etc.; jealously pained by the excellence or	      good fortune of another; maliciously grudging; -- followed	      by of, at, and against; as, an envious man, disposition,	      attack; envious tongues.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul is envious of mine eye.       --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither be thou envious at the wicked. --Prov. xxiv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inspiring envy. [Obs. or Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            He to him leapt, and that same envious gage	            Of victor's glory from him snatched away. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Excessively careful; cautious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No men are so envious of their health. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      -- {En"vi*ous*ly}, adv. -- {En"vi*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Environ \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,	   fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare to turn up and down,	   topsy-turvy. Cf. {Veer}.]	   To surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be	   round about; to involve or envelop.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dwelling in a pleasant glade,	         With mountains round about environed.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Environed he was with many foes.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Environ me with darkness whilst I write. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Environ \En*vi"ron\, adv. [F.]	   About; around. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ goes. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Environment \En*vi"ron*ment\, n. [Cf. F. environnement.]	   1. Act of environing; state of being environed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which environs or surrounds; surrounding conditions,	      influences, or forces, by which living forms are	      influenced and modified in their growth and development.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is no friendly environment, this of thine.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
environmental \environmental\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the environment; as, environmental	      factors.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the environment (definition 2); as,	      environmental pollution; environmental disaster;	      environmental cleanup; environmental deterioration.	      [WordNet 1.5]	            THOUSANDS of dead fish and other marine species,	            suffocated by a rotting, glutinous morass which	            spreads over kilometres of coral reefs.	            This scenario has all the hallmarks of a unnatural	            environmental disaster resulting from environmental	            negligence. However this isn't the case, instead the	            cause -- coral spawn slick deoxygenation -- is a	            natural event which has the potential to occur	            periodically on the reefs of the West Pilbara.	                                                  --Michael	                                                  Borowitzka	                                                  ("Natural	                                                  event spawns	                                                  environmental	                                                  disaster" in	                                                  Murdoch News,	                                                  October 12,	                                                  1995)
Environs \En*vi"rons\ (?; 277), n. pl. [F.]	   The parts or places which surround another place, or lie in	   its neighborhood; suburbs; as, the environs of a city or	   town. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Envisage \En*vis"age\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envisaged}	   (?; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Envisaging}.] [F. envisager; pref.	   en- (L. in) + visage face, visage. See {Visage}.]	   To look in the face of; to apprehend; to regard. [R.]	   --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]	         From the very dawn of existence the infant must	         envisage self, and body acting on self.  --McCosh.	   [1913 Webster]
Envisagement \En*vis"age*ment\, n.	   The act of envisaging.	   [1913 Webster]
Envolume \En*vol"ume\, v. t.	   To form into, or incorporate with, a volume. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Envolup \En*vol"up\, v. t. [See {Envelop}.]	   To wrap up; to envelop. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Envoy \En"voy\, n. [F. envoy['e] envoy, fr. envoyer to send;	   pref. en- (L. in) + voie way, L. via: cf. F. envoi an envoy	   (in sense 2). See {Voyage}, and cf. {Invoice}.]	   1. One dispatched upon an errand or mission; a messenger;	      esp., a person deputed by a sovereign or a government to	      negotiate a treaty, or transact other business, with a	      foreign sovereign or government; a minister accredited to	      a foreign government. An envoy's rank is below that of an	      ambassador.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. envoi, fr. envoyer to send.] An explanatory or	      commendatory postscript to a poem, essay, or book; -- also	      in the French from, l'envoi.	      [1913 Webster]	            The envoy of a ballad is the "sending" of it forth.	                                                  --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster]
Envoyship \En"voy*ship\, n.	   The office or position of an envoy.	   [1913 Webster]
Envy \En"vy\, n.; pl. {Envies}. [F. envie, L. invidia envious;	   akin to invidere to look askance at, to look with enmity; in	   against + videre to see. See {Vision}.]	   1. Malice; ill will; spite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If he evade us there,	            Enforce him with his envy to the people. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Chagrin, mortification, discontent, or uneasiness at the	      sight of another's excellence or good fortune, accompanied	      with some degree of hatred and a desire to possess equal	      advantages; malicious grudging; -- usually followed by of;	      as, they did this in envy of C[ae]sar.	      [1913 Webster]	            Envy is a repining at the prosperity or good of	            another, or anger and displeasure at any good of	            another which we want, or any advantage another hath	            above us.                             --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            No bliss	            Enjoyed by us excites his envy more.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Envy, to which the ignoble mind's a slave,	            Is emulation in the learned or brave. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Emulation; rivalry. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such as cleanliness and decency	            Prompt to a virtuous envy.            --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Public odium; ill repute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To lay the envy of the war upon Cicero. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An object of envious notice or feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            This constitution in former days used to be the envy	            of the world.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Envy \En"vy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Envied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Envying}.] [F. envier.]	   1. To feel envy at or towards; to be envious of; to have a	      feeling of uneasiness or mortification in regard to (any	      one), arising from the sight of another's excellence or	      good fortune and a longing to possess it.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman does not envy a man for his fighting	            courage, nor a man a woman for her beauty.	                                                  --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.	                                                  --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel envy on account of; to have a feeling of grief or	      repining, with a longing to possess (some excellence or	      good fortune of another, or an equal good fortune, etc.);	      to look with grudging upon; to begrudge.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have seen thee fight,	            When I have envied thy behavior.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jeffrey . . . had actually envied his friends their	            cool mountain breezes.                --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To long after; to desire strongly; to covet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or climb his knee the envied kiss to share. --T.	                                                  Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To do harm to; to injure; to disparage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If I make a lie	            To gain your love and envy my best mistress,	            Put me against a wall.                --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To hate. [Obs.] --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To emulate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Envy \En"vy\, v. i.	   1. To be filled with envious feelings; to regard anything	      with grudging and longing eyes; -- used especially with	      at.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would envy at the prosperity of the wicked?	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show malice or ill will; to rail. [Obs.] "He has . . .	      envied against the people." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Envyned \En*vyned"\, a. [OF. enviner to store with wine; pref.	   en- (L. in) + vin wine. See {Vine}.]	   Stored or furnished with wine. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwall \En*wall"\, v. t.	   See {Inwall}. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwallow \En*wal"low\, v. t.	   To plunge into, or roll in, flith; to wallow.	   [1913 Webster]	         So now all three one senseless lump remain,	         Enwallowed in his own black bloody gore. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwheel \En*wheel"\, v. t.	   To encircle. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwiden \En*wid"en\, v. t.	   To widen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Enwind \En*wind"\, v. t.	   To wind about; to encircle.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the circle of his arms	         Enwound us both.                         --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwoman \En*wom"an\, v. t.	   To endow with the qualities of a woman. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwomb \En*womb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enwombed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Enwombing}.]	   1. To conceive in the womb. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bury, as it were in a womb; to hide, as in a gulf, pit,	      or cavern. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]
Enwrap \En*wrap"\, v. t.	   To envelop. See {Inwrap}.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwrapment \En*wrap"ment\, n.	   Act of enwrapping; a wrapping or an envelope. --Shuckford.	   [1913 Webster]
Enwreathe \En*wreathe"\, v. t.	   See {Inwreathe}. --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Enzootic \En`zo*["o]t"ic\ ([e^]n`z[-o]*[o^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'en	   in + zw^,on an animal: cf. F. enzo["o]tique.]	   Afflicting animals; -- used of a disease affecting the	   animals of a district. It corresponds to an endemic disease	   among men.	   [1913 Webster]
enzyme \en"zyme\ ([e^]n"z[imac]m), n. [Pref. en- (Gr. 'en in) +	   Gr. zy`mh leaven.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A protein produced by a living organism, capable of	   catalyzing a chemical reaction. Almost all processes in	   living organisms require some form of enzyme to cause the	   reactions to occur at a rate sufficient to support life.	   There are a very wide variety of enzymes, each specifically	   catalyzing a different chemical reaction, the sum of which	   cause the bulk of the physiological changes observed as life	   processes. Enzymes, like most proteins, are synthesized by	   the protein-synthetic mechanism of the living cell, at	   special sites on ribosomes, using the genetic information in	   messenger RNA transcribed from the genetic instructions	   stored as nuleotide sequences in the DNA (or in some viruses,	   the RNA) of the genome. Some examples of enzymes are: pepsin,	   diastase, rennet, DNA polymerase, invertase, glucose oxidase,	   protease, and ribonuclease. There are many other types of	   enzyme.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The 1913 Webster defined an enzyme as:	         An unorganized or unformed ferment, in distinction from	         an organized or living ferment; a soluble, or chemical,	         ferment.	         [PJC]
Eocene \E"o*cene\, a. [Gr. 'hw`s daybreak, dawn + ? new,	   recent.] (Geol.)	   Pertaining to the first in time of the three subdivisions	   into which the Tertiary formation is divided by geologists,	   and alluding to the approximation in its life to that of the	   present era; as, Eocene deposits. -- n. The Eocene formation.	   --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
eohippus \eo*hip"pus\ ([=e]`[-o]*h[i^]p"p[u^]s), n. [Gr. 'hw`s	   dawn + "ipposhorse.]	   an extinct primitive dog-sized 4-toed Eocene mammal, the	   earliest horse known in the line of descent of the modern	   horse. It is classed in the extinct genus {Hydracotherium}.	   Called also {dawn horse}.	   Syn: dawn horse.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eolian \E*o"li*an\, a. [See {[AE]olian}.]	   1. [AE]olian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Formed, or deposited, by the action of wind, as	      dunes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eolian attachment}, {Eolian harp}. See {[AE]olian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Eolic \E*ol"ic\, a. & n.	   See {[ae]olic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eolipile \E*ol"i*pile\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]olipyle.]	   Same as {[ae]olipile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eolis \E"o*lis\, n. [L. Aeolis a daughter of [AE]olus, Gr.	   A'ioli`s.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of nudibranch mollusks having clusters of branchial	   papill[ae] along the back. See {Ceratobranchia}. [Written	   also {[AE]olis}.] Eon
Eon \E"on\, aeon \[ae]"on\, n. [L. aeon, fr. Gr. a'iwn space or	   period of time, lifetime, age; akin to L. aevum. See {Age}.]	   1. An immeasurable or infinite space of time; eternity; a	      long space of time; an age.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eons of geological time.          --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gnostic Philos.) One of the embodiments of the divine	      attributes of the Eternal Being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the higher [ae]ons are Mind, Reason, Power,	            Truth, and Life.                      --Am. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Eons were considered to be emanations sent forth by God	         from the depths of His grand solitude to fulfill	         various functions in the material and spiritual	         universe.	         [1913 Webster]
Eophyte \E"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. 'hw`s dawn + ? a plant.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil plant which is found in the lowest beds of the	   Silurian age.	   [1913 Webster]
Eophytic \E`o*phyt"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to eophytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Eos \E"os\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'Hw`s.] (Gr. Myth.)	   Aurora, the goddess of morn.	   [1913 Webster]
Eosaurus \E`o*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + say^ros	   lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct marine reptile from the coal measures of Nova	   Scotia; -- so named because supposed to be of the earliest	   known reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Eosin \E"o*sin\, n. [Gr. ? dawn.] (Chem.)	   A yellow or brownish red dyestuff obtained by the action of	   bromine on fluoresce["i]n, and named from the fine rose-red	   which it imparts to silk. It is also used for making a fine	   red ink. Its solution is fluorescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Eosphorite \E*os"pho*rite\, n. [From Gr. ? Bringer of morn.]	   (Min.)	   A hydrous phosphate of alumina and manganese. It is generally	   of a rose-pink color, -- whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Eozoic \E`o*zo"ic\, a. [See {Eozo["o]n}.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to rocks or strata older than the Paleozoic,	   in many of which the eozo["o]n has been found.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term has been proposed for the strata formerly	         called Azoic, and is preferred especially by those	         geologists who regard the eozo["o]n as of organic	         origin. See {Arch[ae]an}.	         [1913 Webster]
Eozoon \E`o*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Eozo["o]ns}, L. {Eozoa}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. 'hw`s dawn + zw^,on an animal.] (Paleon.)	   A peculiar structure found in the Arch[ae]an limestones of	   Canada and other regions. By some geologists it is believed	   to be a species of gigantic Foraminifera, but others consider	   it a concretion, without organic structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Eozoonal \E`o*zo"["o]n*al\ ([=e]`[-o]*z[=o]"[o^]n*al), a.	   (Paleon.)	   Pertaining to the eozo["o]n; containing eozo["o]ns; as,	   eozo["o]nal limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ep- \Ep-\ ([e^]p-). [Gr. 'epi`.]	   See {Epi-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epacris \Ep"a*cris\ ([e^]p"[.a]*kr[i^]s), n. [NL., from Gr.	   'e`pakros pointed at the end. So called in allusion to the	   sharply pointed leaves.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs, natives of Australia, New Zealand, etc.,	   having pretty white, red, or purple blossoms, and much	   resembling heaths.	   [1913 Webster]
Epact \E"pact\ ([=e]"p[a^]kt), n. [F. ['e]pacte, fr. Gr.	   'epakto`s brought on or in, added, fr. 'epa`gein to bring on	   or in; 'epi` on, in + 'a`gein to bring or lead. See {Epi-},	   and {Act}.] (Chron.)	   The moon's age at the beginning of the calendar year, or the	   number of days by which the last new moon has preceded the	   beginning of the year.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Annual epact}, the excess of the solar year over the lunar	      year, -- being eleven days.	   {Menstrual epact}, or {Monthly epact}, the excess of a	      calendar month over a lunar.	      [1913 Webster]
Epagoge \Ep`a*go"ge\, n. [L., from Gr. 'epagwgh` a bringing in,	   fr. 'epa`gein. See {Epact}.] (Logic)	   The adducing of particular examples so as to lead to a	   universal conclusion; the argument by induction.	   [1913 Webster]
Epagogic \Ep`a*gog"ic\, a.	   Inductive. --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Epalate \E*pal"ate\, a. [Pref. e- + palpus.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Without palpi.	   [1913 Webster]
Epanadiplosis \Ep*an`a*di*plo"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ?	   to make double.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which the same word is used both at the beginning	   and at the end of a sentence; as, "Rejoice in the Lord	   always: and again I say, Rejoice." --Phil. iv. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Epanalepsis \Ep*an`a*lep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to	   take up.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which the same word or clause is repeated after	   intervening matter. --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Epanaphora \Ep`a*naph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a recurrence;	   'epi` + ? to bring or carry back.] (Rhet.)	   Same as {Anaphora}. --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Epanastrophe \Ep`a*nas"tro*phe\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a return,	   epanastrophe; 'epi` + ? to return.] (Rhet.)	   Same as {Anadiplosis}. --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Epanodos \E*pan"o*dos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a rising, return;	   'epi` + ? a way up, rising; ? up + ? way.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech in which the parts of a sentence or clause	   are repeated in inverse order, as in the following: 	   [1913 Webster]	         O more exceeding love, or law more just?	         Just law, indeed, but more exceeding love! --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epanody \E*pan"o*dy\, n. [See {Epanodos}.] (Bot.)	   The abnormal change of an irregular flower to a regular form;	   -- considered by evolutionists to be a reversion to an	   ancestral condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Epanorthosis \Ep`an*or*tho"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` + ? to	   set right again; ? again + ? to set straight.]	   A figure by which a speaker recalls a word or words, in order	   to substitute something else stronger or more significant;	   as, Most brave! Brave, did I say? most heroic act!	   [1913 Webster]
Epanthous \Ep*an"thous\, a. [Pref. ep- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower.]	   (Bot.)	   Growing upon flowers; -- said of certain species of fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Eparch \Ep"arch\, n. [Gr. ?; 'epi` over + ? chief, ? supreme	   power, dominion.]	   In ancient Greece, the governor or perfect of a province; in	   modern Greece, the ruler of an eparchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Eparchy \Ep"arch*y\, n. [Gr. ? the post or office of an ?.]	   A province, prefecture, or territory, under the jurisdiction	   of an eparch or governor; esp., in modern Greece, one of the	   larger subdivisions of a monarchy or province of the kingdom;	   in Russia, a diocese or archdiocese.	   [1913 Webster]
Eparterial \Ep`ar*te"ri*al\, a. [Pref. ep- + arterial.] (Anat.)	   Situated upon or above an artery; -- applied esp. to the	   branches of the bronchi given off above the point where the	   pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.	   [1913 Webster]
Epaule \E*paule"\, n. [F. ['e]paule shoulder, shoulder of a	   bastion. See {Epaulet}, and cf. {Spall} the shoulder.]	   (Fort.)	   The shoulder of a bastion, or the place where its face and	   flank meet and form the angle, called the angle of the	   shoulder.	   [1913 Webster]
Epaulement \E*paule"ment\, n. [F. ['e]paulement.] (Fort.)	   A side work, made of gabions, fascines, or bags, filled with	   earth, or of earth heaped up, to afford cover from the	   flanking fire of an enemy. Epaulet
Epaulet \Ep"au*let`\, Epaulette \Ep"au*lette`\, n. [F.	   ['e]paulette, dim. of ['e]paule shoulder, fr. L. spatula a	   broad piece (LL., shoulder), dim. of spatha abroad, flat	   instrument, fr. Gr. ?, also, a broad rib, shoulder blade. See	   {Spade} the instrument, and cf. {Epaule}, {Spatula}.] (Mil.)	   A shoulder ornament or badge worn by military and naval	   officers, differences of rank being marked by some peculiar	   form or device, as a star, eagle, etc.; a shoulder knot.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States service the epaulet is reserved	         for full dress uniform. Its use was abolished in the	         British army in 1855. Epauleted
Epauleted \Ep"au*let`ed\, Epauletted \Ep"au*let`ted\, a.	   Wearing epaulets; decorated with epaulets.	   [1913 Webster]
Epaxial \Ep*ax"i*al\, a. [Pref. ep- + axial.] (Anat.)	   Above, or on the dorsal side of, the axis of the skeleton;	   episkeletal.	   [1913 Webster]
Epeira \E*pei"ra\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of spiders, including the common garden spider ({E.	   diadema}). They spin geometrical webs. See {Garden spider}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epen \Ep"en\, n. (Anat.)	   See {Epencephalon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epencephalic \Ep`en*ce*phal"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Pertaining to the epencephalon.	   (b) Situated on or over the brain.	       [1913 Webster]
Epencephalon \Ep`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon,	   near + ? brain.] (Anat.)	   The segment of the brain next behind the midbrain, including	   the cerebellum and pons; the hindbrain. Sometimes abbreviated	   to epen.	   [1913 Webster]
Ependyma \Ep*en"dy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an upper garment;	   'epi` upon + ? a garment; ? in + ? to put on.] (Anat.)	   The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the	   canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.	   [1913 Webster]
Ependymis \Ep*en"dy*mis\, n. [NL.]	   See {Ependyma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epenetic \Ep`e*net"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to praise; 'epi` + ?	   to praise.]	   Bestowing praise; eulogistic; laudatory. [Obs.] --E.	   Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Epenthesis \E*pen"the*sis\, n.; pl. {Epentheses}. [L., fr. Gr.	   ?; 'epi` + ? to put or set in.] (Gram.)	   The insertion of a letter or a sound in the body of a word;	   as, the b in "nimble" from AS. n[=e]mol.	   [1913 Webster]
Epenthetic \Ep`en*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   ['e]penth['e]tique.] (Gram.)	   Inserted in the body of a word; as, an epenthetic letter or	   sound.	   [1913 Webster]
'Epergne \['E]`pergne"\, n. [F. ['e]pargne a sparing or saving;	   a treasury. "Our ['e]pergne is a little treasury of	   sweetmeats, fruits, and flowers." --Brewer.]	   A centerpiece for table decoration, usually consisting of	   several dishes or receptacles of different sizes grouped	   together in an ornamental design.	   [1913 Webster]
'Eperlan \['E]`per`lan"\, n. [F. ['e]perlan, fr. G. spierling.	   See {Sparling}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Epexegesis \Ep*ex`e*ge"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? detailed	   narrative, fr. ? to recount in detail; 'epi` + ? to lead,	   point out. See {Exegesis}.]	   A full or additional explanation; exegesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epexegetical \Ep*ex`e*get"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to epexegesis; explanatory; exegetical. Ephah
Ephah \E"phah\, or Epha \E"pha\, n. [Heb. '[=e]ph[=a]h.]	   A Hebrew dry measure, supposed to be equal to two pecks and	   five quarts. Ten ephahs make one homer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephemera \E*phem"e*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a day fly, fr. ?	   daily, lasting but a day; ? over + ? day.]	   1. (Med.) A fever of one day's continuance only.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of insects including the day flies, or	      ephemeral flies. See {Ephemeral fly}, under {Ephemeral}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ephemeral \E*phem"er*al\, a.	   1. Beginning and ending in a day; existing only, or no longer	      than, a day; diurnal; as, an ephemeral flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Short-lived; existing or continuing for a short time only.	      "Ephemeral popularity." --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sentences not of ephemeral, but of eternal,	            efficacy.                             --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ephemeral fly} (Zo["o]l.), one of a group of neuropterous	      insects, belonging to the genus {Ephemera} and many allied	      genera, which live in the adult or winged state only for a	      short time. The larv[ae] are aquatic; -- called also {day	      fly} and {May fly}.	      [1913 Webster]	Ephemeral \E*phem"er*al\, n.	   Anything lasting but a day, or a brief time; an ephemeral	   plant, insect, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephemeran \E*phem"er*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the ephemeral flies.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephemeric \E*phem"e*ric\, a.	   Ephemeral.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephemeris \E*phem"e*ris\, n.; pl. {Ephemerides}. [L., a diary,	   Gr. ?, also, a calendar, fr. ?. See {Ephemera}.]	   1. A diary; a journal. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) A publication giving the computed places of the	          heavenly bodies for each day of the year, with other	          numerical data, for the use of the astronomer and	          navigator; an astronomical almanac; as, the "American	          Ephemeris and Nautical Almanac."	      (b) Any tabular statement of the assigned places of a	          heavenly body, as a planet or comet, on several	          successive days.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Literature) A collective name for reviews, magazines, and	      all kinds of periodical literature. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Ephemerist \E*phem"er*ist\, n.	   1. One who studies the daily motions and positions of the	      planets. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps an ephemeris; a journalist.	      [1913 Webster]
Ephemeron \E*phem"e*ron\, n.; pl. {Ephemera}. [NL. See	   {Ephemera}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the ephemeral flies.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephemerous \E*phem"er*ous\, a.	   Ephemeral. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephesian \E*phe"sian\ (?; 106), a. [L. Ephesius: cf. F.	   ['e]ph['e]sien.]	   Of or pertaining to Ephesus, an ancient city of Ionia, in	   Asia Minor.	   [1913 Webster]	Ephesian \E*phe"sian\, n.	   1. A native of Ephesus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A jolly companion; a roisterer. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Ephialtes \Eph`i*al"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, lit., one who	   leaps upon.]	   The nightmare. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephippial \E*phip"pi*al\, a.	   Saddle-shaped; occupying an ephippium. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephippium \E*phip"pi*um\, n. [L., saddle cloth, fr. Gr. ?; 'epi`	   on + "i`ppos horse.]	   1. (Anat.) A depression in the sphenoid bone; the pituitary	      fossa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) A saddle-shaped cavity to contain the winter	      eggs, situated on the back of Cladocera.	      [1913 Webster]
Ephod \Eph"od\, n. [Heb. '[=e]ph[=o]d, fr. '[=a]phad to put on.]	   (Jew. Antiq.)	   A part of the sacerdotal habit among Jews, being a covering	   for the back and breast, held together on the shoulders by	   two clasps or brooches of onyx stones set in gold, and	   fastened by a girdle of the same stuff as the ephod. The	   ephod for the priests was of plain linen; that for the high	   priest was richly embroidered in colors. The breastplate of	   the high priest was worn upon the ephod in front. --Exodus	   xxviii. 6-12.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephor \Eph"or\, n.; pl. {Ephors}, L. {Ephori}. [L. ephorus, Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to oversee; ? + ? to see: cf. F. ['e]phore.] (Gr.	   Antiq.)	   A magistrate; one of a body of five magistrates chosen by the	   people of ancient Sparta. They exercised control even over	   the king.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephoral \Eph"or*al\, a.	   Pertaining to an ephor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephoralty \Eph"or*al*ty\, n.	   The office of an ephor, or the body of ephors.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephraim \E"phra*im\, n. [The proper name.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A hunter's name for the grizzly bear.	   [1913 Webster]
Ephyra \Eph"y*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, an old name of Corinth.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A stage in the development of discophorous medus[ae], when	   they first begin to swim about after being detached from the	   strobila. See {Strobila}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epi- \Ep"i-\ [Gr. 'epi` on, upon, to; akin to Skr. api besides,	   and prob. to L. ob to, before, on account of, and perh. to E.	   of, off.]	   A prefix, meaning upon, beside, among, on the outside, above,	   over. It becomes ep-before a vowel, as in epoch, and	   eph-before a Greek aspirate, as in ephemeral.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiblast \Ep"i*blast\, n. [Pref. epi- + -blast.] (Biol.)	   The outer layer of the blastoderm; the ectoderm. See	   {Blastoderm}, {Delamination}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiblastic \Ep`i*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or relating to, or consisting of, the epiblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiblema \Ep`i*ble"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a cover; ? over + ?	   to throw.] (Bot.)	   The epidermal cells of rootlets, specially adapted to absorb	   liquids. --Goodale.	   [1913 Webster]
Epibolic \Ep`i*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to throw upon, add to; 'epi`	   upon + ? to throw.] (Biol.)	   Growing or covering over; -- said of a kind of invagination.	   See under {Invagination}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiboly \E*pib"o*ly\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? a throwing upon.] (Biol.)	   Epibolic invagination. See under {Invagination}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epibranchial \Ep`i*bran"chi*al\, a. [Pref. epi- + branchial.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the segment between the ceratobranchial and	   pharyngobranchial in a branchial arch. -- n. An epibranchial	   cartilage or bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Epic \Ep"ic\, a. [L. epicus, Gr. ?, from ? a word, speech, tale,	   song; akin to L. vox voice: cf. F. ['e]pique. See {Voice}.]	   Narrated in a grand style; pertaining to or designating a	   kind of narrative poem, usually called an heroic poem, in	   which real or fictitious events, usually the achievements of	   some hero, are narrated in an elevated style.	   [1913 Webster]	         The epic poem treats of one great, complex action, in a	         grand style and with fullness of detail. --T. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	Epic \Ep"ic\, n.	   An epic or heroic poem. See {Epic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Epical \Ep"ic*al\, a.	   Epic. -- {Ep"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Poems which have an epical character.    --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]	         His [Wordsworth's] longer poems (miscalled epical).	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicardiac \Ep`i*car"di*ac\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or relating to the epicardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicardium \Ep`i*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon +	   kardi`a heart.] (Anat.)	   That part of the pericardium which forms the outer surface of	   the heart; the cardiac pericardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicaridan \Ep`i*car"i*dan\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ?, ?, a	   shrimp.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An isopod crustacean, parasitic on shrimps.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicarp \Ep"i*carp\, [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   The external or outermost layer of a fructified or ripened	   ovary. See Illust. under {Endocarp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicede \Ep"i*cede\, n. [L. epicedion, Gr. ? dirge, elegy, fr. ?	   funereal; ? + ? care, sorrow: cf. F. ['e]pic[`e]de.]	   A funeral song or discourse; an elegy. [R.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicedial \Ep`i*ce"di*al\, a.	   Elegiac; funereal.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicedian \Ep`i*ce"di*an\, a.	   Epicedial. -- n. An epicede.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicedium \Ep`i*ce"di*um\, n. [L.]	   An epicede.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicene \Ep"i*cene\, a. & n. [L. epicoenus, Gr. ?; fr. 'epi` + ?	   common; cf. F. ['e]pic[`e]ne.]	   1. Common to both sexes; -- a term applied, in grammar, to	      such nouns as have but one form of gender, either the	      masculine or feminine, to indicate animals of both sexes;	      as boy^s, bos, for the ox and cow; sometimes applied to	      eunuchs and hermaphrodites.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Sexless; neither one thing nor the other.	      [1913 Webster]	            The literary prigs epicene.           --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He represented an epicene species, neither churchman	            nor layman.                           --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Epicentral \Ep`i*cen"tral\, a. [Pref. epi- + centrum.] (Anat.)	   Arising from the centrum of a vertebra. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicerastic \Ep`i*ce*ras"tic\, a. [Gr. ? tempering the humors;	   'epi` + ? to mix: cf. F. ['e]pic['e]rastique.] (Med.)	   Lenient; assuaging. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epichirema \Ep`i*chi*re"ma\, n.; pl. {Epichiremata}. [L., fr.	   Gr. ?, from ? to attempt to prove.] (Rhet. & Logic)	   A syllogism in which the proof of the major or minor premise,	   or both, is introduced with the premises themselves, and the	   conclusion is derived in the ordinary manner. [Written also	   {epicheirema}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epichordal \Ep`i*chor"dal\, a. [Pref. epi- + chordal.] (Anat.)	   Upon or above the notochord; -- applied esp. to a vertebral	   column which develops upon the dorsal side of the notochord,	   as distinguished from a {perichordal} column, which develops	   around it.	   [1913 Webster]
Epichorial \Ep`i*cho"ri*al\, a. [Gr. ?; ? over + ? country.]	   In or of the country. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Epichorial superstitions from every district of Europe.	                                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicleidium \Ep`i*clei"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? a	   little key.] (Anat.)	   A projection, formed by a separate ossification, at the	   scapular end of the clavicle of many birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiclinal \Ep`i*cli"nal\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? a couch.]	   (Bot.)	   Situated on the receptacle or disk of a flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicoele \Ep"i*coele\ ([e^]p"[i^]*s[=e]l), n. [Pref. epi- + Gr.	   koi^lon a hollow.] (Anat.)	   A cavity formed by the invagination of the outer wall of the	   body, as the atrium of an amphioxus and possibly the body	   cavity of vertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicoene \Ep"i*coene\, a.	   Epicene. [R.] --Hadley.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicolic \Ep`i*col"ic\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? colon.] (Anat.)	   Situated upon or over the colon; -- applied to the region of	   the abdomen adjacent to the colon.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicondylar \Ep`i*con"dy*lar\, n. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an epicondyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicondyle \Ep`i*con"dyle\, n. [Pref. epi- + condyle.] (Anat.)	   A projection on the inner side of the distal end of the	   humerus; the internal condyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicoracoid \Ep`i*cor"a*coid\, n. [Pref. epi- + coracoid.]	   (Anat.)	   A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in	   the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicranial \Ep`i*cra"ni*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the epicranium; as, epicranial muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicranium \Ep`i*cra"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Epi-}, and {Cranium}.]	   1. (Anat.) The upper and superficial part of the head,	      including the scalp, muscles, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) The dorsal wall of the head of insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Epictetian \Ep`ic*te"tian\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? Epictetus.]	   Pertaining to Epictetus, the Roman Stoic philosopher, whose	   conception of life was to be passionless under whatever	   circumstances.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicure \Ep"i*cure\, n. [L. Epicurus, Gr. ?, a famous Greek	   philosopher, who has been regarded, but erroneously, as	   teaching a doctrine of refined voluptuousness.]	   1. A follower of Epicurus; an Epicurean. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One devoted to dainty or luxurious sensual enjoyments,	      esp. to the luxuries of the table.	   Syn: Voluptuary; sensualist.	        [1913 Webster]
Epicurean \Ep`i*cu*re"an\ (?; 277), a. [L. Epicureus, Gr. ?: cf.	   ['e]picurien.]	   1. Pertaining to Epicurus, or following his philosophy. "The	      sect Epicurean." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to luxury; adapted to luxurious tastes; luxurious;	      pertaining to good eating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courses of the most refined and epicurean dishes.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Epicurean philosophy}. See {Atomic philosophy}, under	      {Atomic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Epicurean \Ep`i*cu*re"an\, n.	   1. A follower or Epicurus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One given to epicurean indulgence.	      [1913 Webster]
Epicureanism \Ep`i*cu*re"an*ism\, n.	   Attachment to the doctrines of Epicurus; the principles or	   belief of Epicurus.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicurely \Ep"i*cure`ly\, adv.	   Luxuriously. --Nash.	   [1913 Webster]
Epicureous \Ep`i*cu*re"ous\, a.	   Epicurean. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epicurism \Ep"i*cu*rism\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]picurisme.]	   1. The doctrines of Epicurus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Epicurean habits of living; luxury.	      [1913 Webster]
Epicurize \Ep"i*cu*rize\, v. i.	   1. To profess or tend towards the doctrines of Epicurus.	      --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feed or indulge like an epicure. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Epicycle \Ep"i*cy`cle\, n. [L. epicyclus, Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ?	   circle. See {Cycle}.]	   1. (Ptolemaic Astron.) A circle, whose center moves round in	      the circumference of a greater circle; or a small circle,	      whose center, being fixed in the deferent of a planet, is	      carried along with the deferent, and yet, by its own	      peculiar motion, carries the body of the planet fastened	      to it round its proper center.	      [1913 Webster]	            The schoolmen were like astronomers which did feign	            eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A circle which rolls on the circumference of	      another circle, either externally or internally.	      [1913 Webster] epicyclic
epicyclic \ep`i*cyc"lic\, epicyclical \ep`i*cyc"lic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, resembling, or having the motion of, an	   epicycle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Epicyclic train} (Mach.), a train of mechanism in which	      epicyclic motion is involved; esp., a train of spur	      wheels, bevel wheels, or belt pulleys, in which an arm,	      carrying one or more of the wheels, sweeps around a center	      lying in an axis common to the other wheels.	      [1913 Webster]
Epicycloid \Ep`i*cy"cloid\, n. [Epicycle + -oid: cf. F.	   ['e]picyclo["i]de.] (Geom.)	   A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle	   which rolls on the convex side of a fixed circle.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Any point rigidly connected with the rolling circle,	         but not in its circumference, traces a curve called an	         epitrochoid. The curve traced by a point in the	         circumference of the rolling circle when it rolls on	         the concave side of a fixed circle is called a	         hypocycloid; the curve traced by a point rigidly	         connected with the rolling circle in this case, but not	         its circumference, is called a hypotrochoid. All the	         curves mentioned above belong to the class class called	         roulettes or trochoids. See {Trochoid}.	         [1913 Webster]
Epicycloidal \Ep`i*cy*cloid"al\, a.	   Pertaining to the epicycloid, or having its properties.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Epicycloidal wheel}, a device for producing straight-line	      motion from circular motion, on the principle that a pin	      fastened in the periphery of a gear wheel will describe a	      straight line when the wheel rolls around inside a fixed	      internal gear of twice its diameter.	      [1913 Webster]
Epideictic \Ep`i*deic"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to show forth,	   display; 'epi` + ? to show. Cf. {Epidictic}.]	   Serving to show forth, explain, or exhibit; -- applied by the	   Greeks to a kind of oratory, which, by full amplification,	   seeks to persuade. Epidemic
Epidemic \Ep`i*dem"ic\, Epidemical \Ep`i*dem"ic*al\, a. [L.	   epidemus, Gr. ?, ?, among the people, epidemic; ? in + ?	   people: cf. F. ['e]pid['e]mique. Cf. {Demagogue}.]	   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 epidemic disease; an epidemic catarrh, fever, etc.	      See {Endemic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spreading widely, or generally prevailing; affecting great	      numbers, as an epidemic does; as, epidemic rage; an	      epidemic evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the epidemical sin of the nation. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	Epidemic \Ep`i*dem"ic\, n. [Cf. {Epidemy}.]	   1. (Med.) An epidemic disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which takes possession of the minds of people as	      an epidemic does of their bodies; as, an epidemic of	      terror.	      [1913 Webster]
Epidemically \Ep`i*dem"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an epidemic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Epidemiography \Ep`i*de`mi*og"ra*phy\, n. [Epidemy + -graphy.]	   (Med.)	   A treatise upon, or history of, epidemic diseases.	   [1913 Webster] epidemiologic
epidemiologic \ep`i*de`mi*o*log"ic\, epidemiological
\ep`i*de`mi*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Connected with, or pertaining to, epidemiology; as,	   epidemiological studies.	   [1913 Webster]
epidemiologist \ep`i*de`mi*ol"o*gist\, n.	   A person skilled in epidemiology.	   [1913 Webster]
epidemiology \ep`i*de`mi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Epidemy + -logy.] (Med.)	   That branch of medicine which studies the incidence and	   distribution of disease in a population, and uses such	   information to find the causes, modes of transmission, and	   methods for control of disease.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Epidemy \Ep"i*dem`y\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. ['e]pid['e]mie.	   See {Epidemic}.] (Med.)	   An epidemic disease. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiderm \Ep"i*derm\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]piderme. See {Epidermis}.]	   (Anat.)	   The epidermis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermal \Ep`i*der"mal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the epidermis; epidermic; cuticular.	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermatic \Ep`i*der*mat"ic\, a.	   Epidermal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermatoid \Ep`i*der"ma*toid\, a. [Gr. 'epi` upon + de`rma,	   -atos, skin + -oid. Cf. {Epidermoid}.] (Anat.)	   Epidermoid. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermeous \Ep`i*der"me*ous\, a.	   Epidermal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermic \Ep`i*der"mic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]pidermique.]	   Epidermal; connected with the skin or the bark.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Epidermic administration of medicine} (Med.), the	      application of medicine to the skin by friction.	      [1913 Webster]
Epidermical \Ep`i*der"mic*al\, a.	   Epidermal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermidal \Ep`i*der"mi*dal\, a.	   Epidermal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermis \Ep`i*der"mis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? over + ? skin,	   fr. ? to skin. See {Tear}, v. t.]	   1. (Anat.) The outer, nonsensitive layer of the skin;	      cuticle; scarfskin. See {Dermis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The outermost layer of the cells, which covers both	      surfaces of leaves, and also the surface of stems, when	      they are first formed. As stems grow old this layer is	      lost, and never replaced.	      [1913 Webster]
Epidermoid \Ep`i*der"moid\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]pidermo["i]de.]	   (Anat.)	   Like epidermis; pertaining to the epidermis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epidermose \Ep`i*der"mose\, n. [See {Epidermis}.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Keratin. Epidictic
Epidictic \Ep`i*dic"tic\, Epidictical \Ep`i*dic"tic*al\, a. [L.	   epidictius. See {Epideictic}.]	   Serving to explain; demonstrative.	   [1913 Webster]
Epididymis \Ep`i*did"y*mis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ?	   testicle.] (Anat.)	   An oblong vermiform mass on the dorsal side of the testicle,	   composed of numerous convolutions of the excretory duct of	   that organ. -- {Ep`i*did"y*mal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Epididymitis \Ep`i*did`y*mi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Epididymis}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the epididymis, one of the common results of	   gonorrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
Epidote \Ep"i*dote\, n. [Gr. ? to give besides; ? over + ? to	   give: cf. F. ['e]pidote. So named from the enlargement of the	   base of the primary, in some of the secondary forms.] (Min.)	   A mineral, commonly of a yellowish green (pistachio) color,	   occurring granular, massive, columnar, and in monoclinic	   crystals. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and oxide of	   iron, or manganese.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Epidote group includes ordinary epidote, zoisite or	         {lime epidote}, piedmontite or {manganese epidote},	         allanite or {cerium epidote}.	         [1913 Webster]
Epidotic \Ep`i*dot"ic\,, a.	   Related to, resembling, or containing epidote; as, an	   epidotic granite.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigaea \Ep`i*g[ae]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? earth.]	   (Bot.)	   An American genus of plants, containing but a single species	   ({E. repens}), the trailing arbutus.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigaeous \Ep`i*g[ae]"ous\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Epig[ae]a}, and cf.	   {Epigee}.] (Bot.)	   Growing on, or close to, the ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigastrial \Ep`i*gas"tri*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Epigastric.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigastric \Ep`i*gas"tric\, a. [Gr. ? over the belly; 'epi` upon	   + ? belly: cf. F. ['e]pigastrique.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epigastrium, or to the	      epigastric region.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Over the stomach; -- applied to two of the	      areas of the carapace of crabs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Epigastric region}. (Anat.)	      (a) The whole upper part of the abdomen.	      (b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen above the	          umbilical and between the two hypochondriac regions.	          [1913 Webster]
Epigastrium \Ep`i*gas"tri*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?.] (Anat.)	   The upper part of the abdomen.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigeal \Ep`i*ge"al\, a. (Bot.)	   Epig[ae]ous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epigee \Ep"i*gee\, n. [NL. epigeum, fr. Gr. ? upon the earth.	   See {Epig[ae]a}.]	   See {Perigee}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epigene \Ep"i*gene\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? to be born, grow.]	   1. (Crystallog.) Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of	      forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which	      they are found.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Formed originating on the surface of the earth; --	      opposed to {hypogene}; as, epigene rocks.	      [1913 Webster]
Epigenesis \Ep`i*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. epi- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   The theory of generation which holds that the germ is created	   entirely new, not merely expanded, by the procreative power	   of the parents. It is opposed to the theory of {evolution},	   also to {syngenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigenesist \Ep`i*gen"e*sist\, n. (Biol.)	   One who believes in, or advocates the theory of, epigenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigenetic \Ep`i*ge*net"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the epigenesis; produced according to the	   theory of epigenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigeous \Ep`i*ge"ous\, a.	   Same as {Epig[ae]ous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigeum \Ep*i*ge"um\, n. [NL. See {Epigee}.]	   See {Perigee}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epiglottic \Ep`i*glot"tic\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiglottidean \Ep`i*glot*tid"e*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Same as {Epiglottic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiglottis \Ep`i*glot"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ?,	   ?, tongue. See {Glottis}.] (Anat.)	   A cartilaginous lidlike appendage which closes the glottis	   while food or drink is passing while food or drink is passing	   through the pharynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Epignathous \E*pig"na*thous\, a. [Epi- + Gr. gna`qos the jaw.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Hook-billed; having the upper mandible longer than the lower.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigram \Ep"i*gram\, n. [L. epigramma, fr. Gr. ? inscription,	   epigram, fr. ? to write upon, 'epi` upon + ? to write: cf. F.	   ['e]pigramme. See {Graphic}.]	   1. A short poem treating concisely and pointedly of a single	      thought or event. The modern epigram is so contrived as to	      surprise the reader with a witticism or ingenious turn of	      thought, and is often satirical in character.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dost thou think I care for a satire or an epigram?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Epigrams were originally inscription on tombs, statues,	         temples, triumphal arches, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An effusion of wit; a bright thought tersely and sharply	      expressed, whether in verse or prose.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The style of the epigram.	      [1913 Webster]	            Antithesis, i. e., bilateral stroke, is the soul of	            epigram in its later and technical signification.	                                                  --B. Cracroft.	      Epigrammatic
Epigrammatic \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic\, Epigrammatical
\Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al\, [L. epigrammaticus: cf. F.	   ['e]pigrammatique.]	   1. Writing epigrams; dealing in epigrams; as, an	      epigrammatical poet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitable to epigrams; belonging to epigrams; like an	      epigram; pointed; piquant; as, epigrammatic style, wit, or	      sallies of fancy.	      [1913 Webster]
Epigrammatically \Ep`i*gram*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the way of epigram; in an epigrammatic style.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigrammatist \Ep`i*gram"ma*tist\, n. [L. epigrammatista: cf. F.	   ['e]pigrammatiste.]	   One who composes epigrams, or makes use of them.	   [1913 Webster]	         The brisk epigrammatist showing off his own cleverness.	                                                  --Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigrammatize \Ep`i*gram"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Epigrammatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Epigrammatizing}.]	   To represent by epigrams; to express by epigrams.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigrammatizer \Ep`i*gram"ma*ti`zer\, n.	   One who writes in an affectedly pointed style.	   [1913 Webster]	         Epigrammatizers of our English prose style.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigrammist \Ep"i*gram`mist\, n.	   An epigrammatist. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigraph \Ep"i*graph\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. ['e]pigraphe.	   See {Epigram}.]	   1. Any inscription set upon a building; especially, one which	      has to do with the building itself, its founding or	      dedication.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Literature) A citation from some author, or a sentence	      framed for the purpose, placed at the beginning of a work	      or of its separate divisions; a motto. Epigraphic
Epigraphic \Ep`i*graph"ic\, Epigraphical \Ep`i*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to epigraphs or to epigraphy; as, an	   epigraphic style; epigraphical works or studies.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigraphics \Ep`i*graph"ics\, n.	   The science or study of epigraphs.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigraphist \E*pig"ra*phist\, n.	   A student of, or one versed in, epigraphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigraphy \E*pig"ra*phy\, n.	   The science of inscriptions; the art of engraving	   inscriptions or of deciphering them.	   [1913 Webster]
Epigynous \E*pig"y*nous\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? woman, female:	   cf. F. ['e]pigyne.] (Bot.)	   Adnate to the surface of the ovary, so as to be apparently	   inserted upon the top of it; -- said of stamens, petals,	   sepals, and also of the disk.	   [1913 Webster]
Epihyal \Ep`i*hy"al\, n. [Pref. epi- + the Greek letter ?.]	   (Anat.)	   A segment next above the ceratohyal in the hyoidean arch.	   [1913 Webster]
Epilepsy \Ep"i*lep`sy\, n. [L. epilepsia, Gr. ? a seizure, the	   "falling sickness," fr. ? to take besides, seize, attack;	   'epi` upon, besides + ? to take: cf. F. ['e]pilepsie. Cf.	   {Catalepsy}.] (Med.)	   The "falling sickness," so called because the patient falls	   suddenly to the ground; a disease characterized by paroxysms	   (or fits) occurring at interval and attended by sudden loss	   of consciousness, and convulsive motions of the muscles.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Epileptic \Ep`i*lep"tic\, a. [L. epilepticus, Gr. ? : cf. F.	   ['e]pileptique.]	   Pertaining to, affected with, or of the nature of, epilepsy.	   [1913 Webster]	Epileptic \Ep`i*lep"tic\, n.	   1. One affected with epilepsy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A medicine for the cure of epilepsy.	      [1913 Webster]
Epileptical \Ep`i*lep"tic*al\, a.	   Epileptic.	   [1913 Webster]
Epileptiform \Ep`i*lep"ti*form\, a.	   Resembling epilepsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Epileptogenous \Ep`i*lep*tog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. 'epi`lhptos	   epileptic + -genous.] (Med.)	   Producing epilepsy or epileptoid convulsions; -- applied to	   areas of the body or of the nervous system, stimulation of	   which produces convulsions.	   [1913 Webster]
Epileptoid \Ep`i*lep"toid\, a. [Gr. 'epi`lhptos + -oid.] (Med.)	   Resembling epilepsy; as, epileptoid convulsions.	   [1913 Webster]
Epilogation \Ep`i*lo*ga"tion\, n. [LL. epilogatio.]	   A summing up in a brief account. [Obs.] --Udall. Epilogic
Epilogic \Ep`i*log"ic\, Epilogical \Ep`i*log"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   'epilogiko`s.]	   Of or pertaining to an epilogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Epilogism \E*pil"o*gism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to reckon over, to	   deliver an epilogue; 'epi` upon + ? to count, reckon. See	   {Epilogue}.]	   Enumeration; computation. [R.] --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Epilogistic \Ep`i*lo*gis"tic\, a. [Cf. Gr. ? calculating. See	   {Epilogism}.]	   Of or pertaining to epilogue; of the nature of an epilogue.	   --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epilogize \E*pil"o*gize\, v. i. & t. [See {Epilogism}.]	   To speak an epilogue to; to utter as an epilogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Epilogue \Ep"i*logue\ (?; 115), n. [F. ['e]pilogue, L. epilogus,	   fr. Gr. ? conclusion, fr. ? to say in addition; 'epi` upon,	   besides + ? to say. See {Legend}.]	   1. (Drama) A speech or short poem addressed to the spectators	      and recited by one of the actors, after the conclusion of	      the play.	      [1913 Webster]	            A good play no epilogue, yet . . . good plays prove	            the better by the help of good epilogues. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) The closing part of a discourse, in which the	      principal matters are recapitulated; a conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]
epiloguize \ep"i*lo*guize\, v. i. & t.	   Same as {epilogize}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epimachus \E*pim"a*chus\ ([-e]*p[i^]m"[.a]*k[u^]s), prop. n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`machos equipped for battle; 'epi` for +	   ma`chh battle.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of	   Australia, allied to the birds of Paradise.	   [1913 Webster]
Epimera \E*pim"e*ra\, n. pl.	   See {Epimeron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epimeral \E*pim"er*al\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Pertaining to the epimera.	   [1913 Webster]
Epimere \Ep"i*mere\, n. [Epi- + -mere.] (Biol.)	   One of the segments of the transverse axis, or the so called	   homonymous parts; as, for example, one of the several	   segments of the extremities in vertebrates, or one of the	   similar segments in plants, such as the segments of a	   segmented leaf. --Syd. Soc. Lex.	   [1913 Webster]
Epimeron \E*pim"e*ron\, n.; pl. {Epimera}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`	   upon + ? a part.] (Zo["o]l.)	   (a) In crustaceans: The part of the side of a somite external	       to the basal joint of each appendage. See Illust. under	       {Crustacea}.	   (b) In insects: The lateral piece behind the episternum.	       [Written also {epimerum}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Epinastic \Ep`i*nas"tic\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? pressed close.]	   (Physiol.)	   A term applied to that phase of vegetable growth in which an	   organ grows more rapidly on its upper than on its under	   surface. See {Hyponastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epineural \Ep`i*neu"ral\, a. [Pref. epi- + neural.] (Anat.)	   Arising from the neurapophysis of a vertebra.	   [1913 Webster]
Epineurium \Ep`i*neu"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? a	   nerve.] (Anat.)	   The connective tissue framework and sheath of a nerve which	   bind together the nerve bundles, each of which has its own	   special sheath, or perineurium.	   [1913 Webster]
Epinglette \Ep`in*glette"\, n. [F.] (Mil.)	   An iron needle for piercing the cartridge of a cannon before	   priming.	   [1913 Webster]
Epinicial \Ep`i*ni"cial\, a. [See {Epinicion}.]	   Relating to victory. "An epinicial song." --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epinicion \Ep`i*ni"cion\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? belonging to	   victory; 'epi` upon, to + ? victory: cf. L. epinicium.]	   A song of triumph. [Obs.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epinikian \Ep`i*nik"i*an\, a.	   Epinicial.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiornis \Ep`i*or"nis\, n. [NL.: cf. F. ['e]piornis. See	   {[AE]pyornis}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the gigantic ostrichlike birds of the genus	   {[AE]piornis}, only recently extinct. Its remains have been	   found in Madagascar. [Written also {[AE]pyornis}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epiotic \Ep`i*o"tic\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ?, gen. ?, ear.]	   (Anat.)	   The upper and outer element of periotic bone, -- in man	   forming a part of the temporal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipedometry \Ep`i*pe*dom"e*try\, n. [Gr. 'epi`pedos on the	   ground, level ('epi` + pe`don ground) + -metry.] (Geom.)	   The mensuration of figures standing on the same base. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epiperipheral \Ep`i*pe*riph"er*al\, a. [Pref. epi- +	   peripheral.] (Physiol.)	   Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external	   surface of the body; -- especially applied to the feelings	   which originate at the extremities of nerves distributed on	   the outer surface, as the sensation produced by touching an	   object with the finger; -- opposed to {entoperipheral}. --H.	   Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipetalous \Ep`i*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. epi- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Borne on the petals or corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphany \E*piph"a*ny\, n. [F. ['e]piphanie, L. epiphania, Gr.	   'epifa`nia (sc. ?), for 'epifa`neia appearance, fr.	   'epifai`nein to show forth; 'epi` + fai`nein to show. See	   {Fancy}.]	   1. An appearance, or a becoming manifest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom but just before they beheld transfigured and in	            a glorious epiphany upon the mount.   --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            An epic poet, if ever such a difficult birth should	            make its epiphany in Paris.           --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 worship the child Jesus; or, as others maintain, to	      commemorate the appearance of the star to the Magi,	      symbolizing the manifestation of Christ to the Gentles;	      Twelfthtide.	      [1913 Webster]
Epipharyngeal \Ep`i*phar`yn*ge"al\, a. [Pref. epi- +	   pharyngeal.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the segments above the epibranchial in the	   branchial arches of fishes. -- n. An epipharyngeal bone or	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipharynx \Ep`i*phar"ynx\, n. [Epi- + pharynx.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A structure which overlaps the mouth of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphonema \Ep`i*pho*ne"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifw`nhma, fr.	   'epifwnei^n to mention; 'epi` + fwnei^n to speak.] (Rhet.)	   An exclamatory sentence, or striking reflection, which sums	   up or concludes a discourse.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphoneme \E*piph"o*neme\, n.	   Epiphonema. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphora \E*piph"o*ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'epifora`, fr.	   'epife`rein to bring to or upon; 'epi` + fe`rein to bring.]	   1. (Med.) The watery eye; a disease in which the tears	      accumulate in the eye, and trickle over the cheek.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) The emphatic repetition of a word or phrase, at	      the end of several sentences or stanzas.	      [1913 Webster]
Epiphragm \Ep"i*phragm\, n. [Gr. ? a covering, lid, fr. ? to	   block up.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A membranaceous or calcareous septum with which some mollusks	   close the aperture of the shell during the time of	   hibernation, or estivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphyllospermous \Ep`i*phyl`lo*sper"mous\, a. [Gr. 'epi` +	   fy`llon leaf + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.)	   Bearing fruit on the back of the leaves, as ferns. --Harris	   (1710).	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphyllous \E*piph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. 'epi` + fy`llon leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Growing upon, or inserted into, the leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphyllum \Ep`i*phyl"lum\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of cactaceous plants having flattened, jointed stems,	   and petals united in a tube. The flowers are very showy, and	   several species are in cultivation. Epiphyseal
Epiphyseal \Ep`i*phys"e*al\, Epiphysial \Ep`i*phys"i*al\,	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphysis \E*piph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Epiphyses}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'epi`fysis, fr. 'epify`ein to grow upon; 'epi` upon + fy`ein	   to grow.] (Anat.)	   (a) The end, or other superficial part, of a bone, which	       ossifies separately from the central portion, or	       {diaphysis}.	   (b) The cerebral epiphysis, or pineal gland. See {Pineal	       gland}, under {Pineal}.	       [1913 Webster]
Epiphytal \E*piph"y*tal\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to an epiphyte.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiphyte \Ep"i*phyte\, n. [Gr. 'epi` upon + fyto`n plant, ? to	   grow: cf. F. ['e]piphyte.]	   1. (Bot.) An air plant which grows on other plants, but does	      not derive its nourishment from them. See {Air plant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A vegetable parasite growing on the surface of the	      body. Epiphytic
Epiphytic \Ep`i*phyt"ic\, Epiphytical \Ep`i*phyt"ic*al\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphyte. --	   {Ep`i*phyt"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiplastron \Ep`i*plas"tron\, n.; pl. {Epiplastra}. [Pref. epi-	   + plastron.] (Anat.)	   One of the first pair of lateral plates in the plastron of	   turtles.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipleural \Ep`i*pleu"ral\, a. [Pref. epi- + pleural.] (Anat.)	   Arising from the pleurapophysis of a vertebra. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiplexis \Ep`i*plex"is\, n. [L., reproof, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   strike at, reprove; 'epi` + ? to strike.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which a person seeks to convince and move by an	   elegant kind of upbraiding.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiploce \E*pip"lo*ce\, n. [L., connection, from Gr. ? a	   plaiting together, fr. ? to plait or braid in; 'epi` upon + ?	   to twist, plait.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which one striking circumstance is added, in due	   gradation, to another; climax; e. g., "He not only spared his	   enemies, but continued them in employment; not only	   continued, but advanced them." --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiploic \Ep`i*plo"ic\, a.	   Relating to the epiplo["o]n.	   [1913 Webster]
Epiploon \E*pip"lo*["o]n\, n.; pl. {Epiploa}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]	   (Anat.)	   See {Omentum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipodial \Ep`i*po"di*al\, a.	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the epipodialia or the parts of the	      limbs to which they belong.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the epipodium of Mollusca.	      [1913 Webster]
Epipodiale \Ep`i*po`di*a"le\, n.; pl. {Epipodialia}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. 'epi` upon + ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones of either the forearm or shank, the	   epipodialia being the radius, ulna, tibia, and fibula.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipodite \E*pip"o*dite\, n. [See {Epipodium}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The outer branch of the legs in certain Crustacea. See	   {Maxilliped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipodium \Ep`i*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Epipodia}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'epi` upon + ?, ?, foot.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the lateral lobes of the foot in certain gastropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipolic \Ep`i*pol"ic\, a. (Opt.)	   Producing, or relating to, epipolism or fluorescence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epipolism \E*pip"o*lism\, n. [Gr. ? a surface; 'epi` + pe`lein	   to be.] (Opt.)	   See {Fluorescence}. [R.] --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipolized \E*pip"o*lized\, a.	   Changed to the epipolic condition, or that in which the	   phenomenon of fluorescence is presented; produced by	   fluorescence; as, epipolized light. [R.] --Stokes.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipteric \Ep`ip*ter"ic\, a. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? wing. So called	   because above the wing of the sphenoid.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to a small Wormian bone sometimes present in the	   human skull between the parietal and the great wing of the	   sphenoid. -- n. The epipteric bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipterygoid \Ep`ip*ter"y*goid\, a. [Pref. epi- + pterygoid.]	   (Anat.)	   Situated upon or above the pterygoid bone. -- n. An	   epipterygoid bone or cartilage; the columella in the skulls	   of many lizards.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipubic \Ep`i*pu"bic\, a.	   Relating to the epipubis.	   [1913 Webster]
Epipubis \Ep`i*pu"bis\, n.; pl. {Epipubes}. [NL., epi- + pubis.]	   (Anat.)	   A cartilage or bone in front of the pubis in some amphibians	   and other animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopacy \E*pis"co*pa*cy\, n. [See {Episcopate}.]	   Government of the church by bishops; church government by	   three distinct orders of ministers -- bishops, priests, and	   deacons -- of whom the bishops have an authority superior and	   of a different kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopal \E*pis"co*pal\, a. [L. episcopalis, fr. episcopus: cf.	   F. ['e]piscopal. See {Bishop}.]	   1. Governed by bishops; as, an episcopal church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to, or vested in, bishops; as, episcopal	      jurisdiction or authority; the episcopal system.	      [1913 Webster]
Episcopalian \E*pis`co*pa"li*an\, a.	   Pertaining to bishops, or government by bishops; episcopal;	   specifically, of or relating to the Protestant Episcopal	   Church.	   [1913 Webster]	Episcopalian \E*pis`co*pa"li*an\, n.	   One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the	   episcopal form of church government and discipline; a	   churchman; specifically, in the United States, a member of	   the Protestant Episcopal Church.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopalianism \E*pis`co*pa"li*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrine and usages of Episcopalians; episcopacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopally \E*pis"co*pal*ly\, adv.	   By episcopal authority; in an episcopal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopant \E*pis"co*pant\, n.	   A bishop. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcoparian \E*pis`co*pa"ri*an\, a.	   Episcopal. [R.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopate \E*pis"co*pate\, n. [L. episcopatus, fr. episcopus:	   cf. F. ['e]piscopat. See {Bishop}.]	   1. A bishopric; the office and dignity of a bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of bishops.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time of a bishop's rule.	      [1913 Webster]	Episcopate \E*pis"co*pate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Episcopated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Episcopating}.]	   To act as a bishop; to fill the office of a prelate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Feeding the flock episcopating.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopicide \E*pis"co*pi*cide\, n. [L. episcopus bishop +	   caedere to kill.]	   The killing of a bishop.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopize \E*pis"co*pize\, v. t.	   To make a bishop of by consecration. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Episcopize \E*pis"co*pize\, v. i.	   To perform the duties of a bishop.	   [1913 Webster]
Episcopy \E*pis"co*py\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {Bishop}.]	   1. Survey; superintendence. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Episcopacy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Episepalous \Ep`i*sep"al*ous\, a. [Pref. epi- + sepal.] (Bot.)	   Growing on the sepals or adnate to them.	   [1913 Webster]
Episkeletal \Ep`i*skel"e*tal\, a. [Pref. epi- + skeleletal.]	   (Anat.)	   Above or outside of the endoskeleton; epaxial.	   [1913 Webster]
Episodal \Ep`i*so"dal\, a.	   Same as {Episodic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Episode \Ep"i*sode\, n. [Gr. ? a coming in besides, ? episode; ?	   into, besides + ? a coming in, ? into + ? way, cf. Skr. sad	   to go: cf. F. ['e]pisode.] (Rhet.)	   A separate incident, story, or action, introduced for the	   purpose of giving a greater variety to the events related; an	   incidental narrative, or digression, separable from the main	   subject, but naturally arising from it.	   [1913 Webster]
Episodial \Ep`i*so"di*al\, a.	   Pertaining to an episode; by way of episode; episodic.	   Episodic
Episodic \Ep`i*so"dic\, Episodical \Ep`i*so"dic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   ['e]pisodique. See {Episode}.]	   Of or pertaining to an episode; adventitious. --	   {Ep`i*so"dic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a figure as Jacob Brattle, purely episodical	         though it be, is an excellent English portrait. --H.	                                                  James.	   [1913 Webster]
Epispadias \Ep`i*spa"di*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? to	   draw, rend.] (Med.)	   A deformity in which the urethra opens upon the top of the	   penis, instead of at its extremity.	   [1913 Webster]
Epispastic \Ep"i*spas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to draw to,	   attract; ? to + ? to draw: cf. F. ['e]pispastique.] (Med.)	   Attracting the humors to the skin; exciting action in the	   skin; blistering.	   [1913 Webster]	Epispastic \Ep"i*spas"tic\, n. (Med.)	   An external application to the skin, which produces a	   puriform or serous discharge by exciting inflammation; a	   vesicatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Episperm \Ep"i*sperm\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? seed: cf. F.	   ['e]pisperme.] (Bot.)	   The skin or coat of a seed, especially the outer coat. See	   {Testa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epispermic \Ep`i*sper"mic\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining, or belonging, to the episperm, or covering of a	   seed.	   [1913 Webster]
Epispore \Ep"i*spore\, n. [Pref. epi- + spore.] (Bot.)	   The thickish outer coat of certain spores.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistaxis \Ep`i*stax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? to	   drop.] (Med.)	   Bleeding at the nose.	   [1913 Webster] epistemic
epistemic \epistemic\ epistemological \epistemological\adj.	   of or pertaining to epistemology; as, epistemic modal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
epistemology \e*pis`te*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? knowledge + -logy.]	   The theory or science of the method or grounds of knowledge.	   [1913 Webster]
Episternal \Ep`i*ster"nal\, a. (Anat. & Zo["o]l.)	   Of or pertaining to the episternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Episternum \Ep`i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Episterna}. [NL. See	   {Epi-}, and {Sternum}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) A median bone connected with the sternum, in many	          vertebrates; the interclavicle.	      (b) Same as {Epiplastron}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) One of the lateral pieces next to the sternum	      in the thorax of insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Epistilbite \Ep`i*stil"bite\, n. [Pref. epi- + stilbite.] (Min.)	   A crystallized, transparent mineral of the Zeolite family. It	   is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistle \E*pis"tle\, n. [OE. epistle, epistel, AS. epistol,	   pistol, L. epistola, fr. Gr. ? anything sent by a messenger,	   message, letter, fr. ? to send to, tell by letter or message;	   'epi` upon, to + ? to dispatch, send; cf. OF. epistle,	   epistre, F. ['e]p[^i]tre. See {Stall}.]	   1. A writing directed or sent to a person or persons; a	      written communication; a letter; -- applied usually to	      formal, didactic, or elegant letters.	      [1913 Webster]	            A madman's epistles are no gospels.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) One of the letters in the New Testament which were	      addressed to their Christian brethren by Apostles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Epistle side}, the right side of an altar or church to a	      person looking from the nave toward the chancel.	      [1913 Webster]	            One sees the pulpit on the epistle side. --R.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Epistle \E*pis"tle\, v. t.	   To write; to communicate in a letter or by writing. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistler \E*pis"tler\, n.	   1. A writer of epistles, or of an epistle of the New	      Testament. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The ecclesiastic who reads the epistle at the	      communion service.	      [1913 Webster]
Epistolar \E*pis"to*lar\, a.	   Epistolary. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistolary \E*pis"to*la*ry\, a. [L. epistolaris, fr. epistola:	   cf. F. ['e]pistolaire.]	   1. Pertaining to epistles or letters; suitable to letters and	      correspondence; as, an epistolary style.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contained in letters; carried on by letters. "Epistolary	      correspondence." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Epistolean \Ep`is*to"le*an\ ([e^]p`[i^]s*t[=o]"l[e^]*an), n.	   One who writes epistles; a correspondent. --Mary Cowden	   Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistoler \E*pis"to*ler\ ([-e]*p[i^]s"t[-o]*l[~e]r), n. (Eccl.)	   One of the clergy who reads the epistle at the communion	   service; an epistler.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistolet \E*pis"to*let\ ([-e]*p[i^]s"t[-o]*l[e^]t), n.	   A little epistle. --Lamb. Epistolic
Epistolic \Ep`is*tol"ic\, Epistolical \Ep`is*tol"ic*al\, a. [L.	   epistolicus, Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to letters or epistles; in the form or style of	   letters; epistolary.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistolize \E*pis"to*lize\, v. i.	   To write epistles.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistolizer \E*pis"to*li`zer\, n.	   A writer of epistles.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistolographic \E*pis`to*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   ['e]pistolographique.]	   Pertaining to the writing of letters; used in writing	   letters; epistolary.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Epistolographic character of writing} or {Epistolographic	   mode of writing}, the same as {Demotic character}. See under	      {Demotic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Epistolography \E*pis`to*log"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? epistle +	   -graphy: cf. F. ['e]pistolographie.]	   The art or practice of writing epistles. Epistoma
Epistoma \E*pis"to*ma\, Epistome \Ep"i*stome\, n. [NL. epistoma,	   fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zo["o]l.)	   (a) The region between the antenn[ae] and the mouth, in	       Crustacea.	   (b) A liplike organ that covers the mouth, in most Bryozoa.	       See Illust., under {Entoprocta}.	       [1913 Webster]
Epistrophe \E*pis"tro*phe\, n. [L., from Gr. ? a turning toward,	   return, fr. ? to turn toward; 'epi` upon, to + ? to turn.]	   (Rhet.)	   A figure in which successive clauses end with the same word	   or affirmation; e. g., "Are they Hebrews? so am I. Are they	   Israelites? so am I." --2 Cor. xi. 22.	   [1913 Webster]
Epistyle \Ep"i*style\, n. [L. epistylium, Gr. ?; 'epi` upon + ?	   column: cf. F. ['e]pistyle.] (Anc. Arch.)	   A massive piece of stone or wood laid immediately on the	   abacus of the capital of a column or pillar; -- now called	   {architrave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Episyllogism \Ep`i*syl"lo*gism\, n. [Pref. epi- + syllogism.]	   (Logic)	   A syllogism which assumes as one of its premises a	   proposition which was the conclusion of a preceding	   syllogism, called, in relation to this, the prosyllogism.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, n. [F. ['e]pitaphe, L. epitaphium a funeral	   oration, fr. Gr. ?, orig. an adj., over or at a tomb; 'epi`	   upon + ? tomb. Cf. {Cenotaph}.]	   1. An inscription on, or at, a tomb, or a grave, in memory or	      commendation of the one buried there; a sepulchral	      inscription.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brief writing formed as if to be inscribed on a	      monument, as that concerning Alexander: "Sufficit huic	      tumulus, cui non sufficeret orbis."	      [1913 Webster]	Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, v. t.	   To commemorate by an epitaph. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Let me be epitaphed the inventor of English hexameters.	                                                  --G. Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]	Epitaph \Ep"i*taph\, v. i.	   To write or speak after the manner of an epitaph. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The common in their speeches epitaph upon him . . . "He	         lived as a wolf and died as a dog."      --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitapher \Ep"i*taph`er\, n.	   A writer of epitaphs. --Nash. Epitaphial
Epitaphial \Ep`i*taph"i*al\, Epitaphian \Ep`i*taph"i*an\, a.	   Relating to, or of the nature of, an epitaph.	   [1913 Webster]	         The noble Pericles in his epitaphian speech. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Epitaphial Latin verses are not to be taken too	         literally.                               --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitaphic \Ep`i*taph"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to an epitaph; epitaphian. -- n. An epitaph.	   --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitaphist \Ep"i*taph`ist\, n.	   An epitapher.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitasis \E*pit"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a stretching, fr. ?	   to stretch upon or over; 'epi` upon + ? to stretch.]	   1. That part which embraces the main action of a play, poem,	      and the like, and leads on to the catastrophe; -- opposed	      to {protasis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The period of violence in a fever or disease;	      paroxysm. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Epithalamic \Ep`i*tha*lam"ic\, a.	   Belonging to, or designed for, an epithalamium.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithalamium \Ep`i*tha*la"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Epithalamiums}, L.	   {Epithalamia}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, orig. an adj., nuptial; 'epi`	   upon, at + ? bride chamber.]	   A nuptial song, or poem in honor of the bride and bridegroom.	   [1913 Webster]	         The kind of poem which was called epithalamium . . .	         sung when the bride was led into her chamber. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithalamy \Ep`i*thal"a*my\, n.; pl. {Epithalamies}.	   Epithalamium. [R.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitheca \Ep`i*the"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? a case,	   box, fr. ? to place.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers	   more or less of the exterior of many corals.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithelial \Ep`i*the"li*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to epithelium; as, epithelial cells;	   epithelial cancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithelioid \Ep`i*the"li*oid\, a. [Epithelium + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Like epithelium; as, epithelioid cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithelioma \Ep`i*the`li*o"ma\, n. [NL. See {Epithelium}, and	   {-oma}.] (Med.)	   A malignant growth containing epithelial cells; -- called	   also {epithelial cancer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithelium \Ep`i*the"li*um\, n.; pl. E. {Epitheliums}, L.	   {Epithelia}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? nipple.] (Anat.)	   The superficial layer of cells lining the alimentary canal	   and all its appendages, all glands and their ducts, blood	   vessels and lymphatics, serous cavities, etc. It often	   includes the epidermis (i. e., keratin-producing epithelial	   cells), and it is sometimes restricted to the alimentary	   canal, the glands and their appendages, -- the term	   endothelium being applied to the lining membrane of the blood	   vessels, lymphatics, and serous cavities.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitheloid \Ep`i*the"loid\, a. (Anat.)	   Epithelioid.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithem \Ep"i*them\, n. [L. epithema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to lay or put	   on: cf. F. ['e]pith[`e]me. See {Epithet}.] (Med.)	   Any external topical application to the body, except	   ointments and plasters, as a poultice, lotion, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithema \Ep`i*the"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'epi` upon + ? a case,	   box, fr. ? to place.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A horny excrescence upon the beak of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithesis \E*pith"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a putting on; 'epi`	   upon + ? to place.]	   The addition of a letter at the end of a word, without	   changing its sense; as, numb for num, whilst for whiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithet \Ep"i*thet\, n. [L. epitheton, Gr. ?, fr. ? added, fr. ?	   to add; 'epi` upon, to + ? to put, place: cf. F.	   ['e]pith[`e]te. See {Do}.]	   1. An adjective expressing some quality, attribute, or	      relation, that is properly or specially appropriate to a	      person or thing; as, a just man; a verdant lawn.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince [Henry III.] to whom the epithet	            "worthless" seems best applicable.    --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Term; expression; phrase. "Stuffed with epithets of war."	      --Shak.	   Syn: {Epithet}, {Title}.	   Usage: The name epithet was formerly extended to nouns which	          give a title or describe character (as the "epithet of	          liar"), but is now confined wholly to adjectives. Some	          rhetoricians, as Whately, restrict it still further,	          considering the term epithet as belonging only to a	          limited class of adjectives, viz., those which add	          nothing to the sense of their noun, but simply hold	          forth some quality necessarily implied therein; as,	          the bright sun, the lofty heavens, etc. But this	          restriction does not prevail in general literature.	          Epithet is sometimes confounded with application,	          which is always a noun or its equivalent.	          [1913 Webster]	Epithet \Ep"i*thet\, v. t.	   To describe by an epithet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Never was a town better epitheted.       --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   Epithetic
Epithetic \Ep`i*thet"ic\, Epithetical \Ep`i*thet"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ? added.]	   Pertaining to, or abounding with, epithets. "In epithetic	   measured prose." --Lloyd.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithite \Ep"i*thite\, n. [Gr. ? impostor.]	   A lazy, worthless fellow; a vagrant. [Obs.] --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Epithumetic \Ep`i*thu*met"ic\, a.	   Epithumetical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epithumetical \Ep`i*thu*met"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to long	   for, lust after; 'epi` + qymo`s soul, heart, desire.]	   Pertaining to sexual desire; sensual. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitithides \Ep`i*tith"i*des\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to place upon.	   See {Epithet}.] (Arch.)	   The uppermost member of the cornice of an entablature.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitomator \E*pit"o*ma`tor\, n. [LL.]	   An epitomist. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitome \E*pit"o*me\, n.; pl. {Epitomes}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a	   surface incision, also, and abridgment, fr. ? to cut into,	   cut short; 'epi` upon + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. ['e]pitome.	   See {Tome}.]	   1. A work in which the contents of a former work are reduced	      within a smaller space by curtailment and condensation; a	      brief summary; an abridgement.	      [1913 Webster]	            [An] epitome of the contents of a very large book.	                                                  --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A compact or condensed representation of anything;	      something possessing conspicuously or to a high degree the	      qualities of a class.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            An epitome of English fashionable life. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man so various that he seemed to be	            Not one, but all mankind's epitome.   --Dryden.	   Syn: Abridgement; compendium; compend; abstract; synopsis;	        abbreviature. See {Abridgment}.	        [1913 Webster]
Epitomist \E*pit"o*mist\, n.	   One who makes an epitome; one who abridges; an epitomizer.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitomize \E*pit"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Epitomized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Epitomizing}.]	   1. To make an epitome of; to shorten or abridge, as a writing	      or discourse; to reduce within a smaller space; as, to	      epitomize the works of Justin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To diminish, as by cutting off something; to curtail; as,	      to epitomize words. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Epitomizer \E*pit"o*mi`zer\, n.	   An epitomist. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitrite \Ep"i*trite\, n. [Gr. ? containing an integer and one	   third (i. e., [frac43], or in the ratio of 4 to 3); 'epi`	   upon, over + ? the third: cf. L. epitritos, F. ['e]pitrite.]	   (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)	   A foot consisting of three long syllables and one short	   syllable.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is so called from being compounded of a spondee	         (which contains 4 times) with an iambus or a trochee	         (which contains 3 times). It is called 1st, 2d, 3d, or	         4th epitrite according as the short syllable stands	         1st, 2d, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Epitrochlea \Ep`i*troch"le*a\, n. [NL. See {Epi-}, and	   {Trochlea}.] (Anat.)	   A projection on the outer side of the distal end of the	   humerus; the external condyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitrochlear \Ep`i*troch"le*ar\, a.	   Relating to the epitrochlea.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitrochoid \Ep`i*tro"choid\, n. [Pref. epi- + Gr. ? wheel +	   -oid.] (Geom.)	   A kind of curve. See {Epicycloid}, any {Trochoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Epitrope \E*pit"ro*pe\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? reference,	   arbitration, fr. ? to turn over, to give up, yield; 'epi`	   upon, over + ? to turn.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which permission is either seriously or	   ironically granted to some one, to do what he proposes to do;	   e. g., "He that is unjust, let him be unjust still."	   [1913 Webster]
Epizeuxis \Ep`i*zeux"is\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a fastening	   together, repetition, fr. ? to fasten to or upon; 'epi` upon	   + ? to join, yoke.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which a word is repeated with vehemence or	   emphasis, as in the following lines: 	   [1913 Webster]	         Alone, alone, all all alone,	         Alone on a wide wide sea.                --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Epizoan \Ep`i*zo"an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   An epizo["o]n.	   [1913 Webster]
Epizoic \Ep`i*zo"ic\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Living upon the exterior of another animal; ectozoic; -- said	   of external parasites.	   [1913 Webster]
Epizoon \Ep`i*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Epizoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`	   upon + zw^,on animal.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the artificial group of invertebrates of various	   kinds, which live parasitically upon the exterior of other	   animals; an ectozo["o]n. Among them are the lice, ticks, many	   acari, the lerneans, or fish lice, and other crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Epizootic \Ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]pizo["o]tique.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) Of or pertaining to an epizo["o]n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Containing fossil remains; -- said of rocks,	      formations, mountains, and the like. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Epizo["o]tic mountains are of secondary formation.	                                                  --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of the nature of a disease which attacks many animals at	      the same time; -- corresponding to epidemic diseases among	      men.	      [1913 Webster] Epizooty	Epizootic \Ep`i*zo*["o]t"ic\, Epizooty \Ep`i*zo"["o]*ty\, n. [F.	   ['e]pizo["o]tie.]	   1. A contagious disease which attacks many animals at the	      same time; an epizootic disease; an epidemic among	      animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A murrain; an epidemic influenza among horses.	      [1913 Webster]
Epoch \Ep"och\ ([e^]p"[o^]k or [=e]"p[o^]k; 277), n. [LL.	   epocha, Gr. 'epochh` check, stop, an epoch of a star, an	   historical epoch, fr. 'epe`chein to hold on, check; 'epi`	   upon + 'e`chein to have, hold; akin to Skr. sah to overpower,	   Goth. sigis victory, AS. sigor, sige, G. sieg: cf. F.	   ['e]poque. See {Scheme}.]	   1. A fixed point of time, established in history by the	      occurrence of some grand or remarkable event; a point of	      time marked by an event of great subsequent influence; as,	      the epoch of the creation; the birth of Christ was the	      epoch which gave rise to the Christian era.	      [1913 Webster]	            In divers ages, . . . divers epochs of time were	            used.                                 --Usher.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great epochs and crises in the kingdom of God.	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            The acquittal of the bishops was not the only event	            which makes the 30th of June, 1688, a great epoch in	            history.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Epochs mark the beginning of new historical periods,	         and dates are often numbered from them.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A period of time, longer or shorter, remarkable for events	      of great subsequent influence; a memorable period; as, the	      epoch of maritime discovery, or of the Reformation. "So	      vast an epoch of time." --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The influence of Chaucer continued to live even	            during the dreary interval which separates from one	            another two important epochs of our literary	            history.                              --A. W. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A division of time characterized by the prevalence	      of similar conditions of the earth; commonly a minor	      division or part of a period.	      [1913 Webster]	            The long geological epoch which stored up the vast	            coal measures.                        --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.)	      (a) The date at which a planet or comet has a longitude or	          position.	      (b) An arbitrary fixed date, for which the elements used	          in computing the place of a planet, or other heavenly	          body, at any other date, are given; as, the epoch of	          Mars; lunar elements for the epoch March 1st, 1860.	   Syn: Era; time; date; period; age.	   Usage: {Epoch}, {Era}. We speak of the era of the	          Reformation, when we think of it as a period, during	          which a new order of things prevailed; so also, the	          era of good feeling, etc. Had we been thinking of the	          time as marked by certain great events, or as a period	          in which great results were effected, we should have	          called the times when these events happened epochs,	          and the whole period an epoch.	          [1913 Webster]	                The capture of Constantinople is an epoch in the	                history of Mahometanism; but the flight of	                Mahomet is its era.               --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
Epocha \Ep"o*cha\, n. [L.]	   See {Epoch}. --J. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Epochal \Ep"o*chal\, a.	   Belonging to an epoch; of the nature of an epoch. "Epochal	   points." --Shedd.	   [1913 Webster]
Epode \Ep"ode\, n. [L. epodos, Gr. ?, fr. ?, adj., singing to,	   sung or said after, fr. ? to sing to; 'epi` upon, to + ? to	   sing: cf. F. ['e]pode. See {Ode}.] (Poet.)	   (a) The after song; the part of a lyric ode which follows the	       strophe and antistrophe, -- the ancient ode being divided	       into strophe, antistrophe, and epode.	   (b) A species of lyric poem, invented by Archilochus, in	       which a longer verse is followed by a shorter one; as,	       the Epodes of Horace. It does not include the elegiac	       distich.	       [1913 Webster]
Epodic \E*pod"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an epode. Eponym
Eponym \Ep"o*nym\, Eponyme \Ep"o*nyme\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]ponyme.	   See {Eponymous}.]	   1. The hypothetical individual who is assumed as the person	      from whom any race, city, etc., took its name; as, Hellen	      is an eponym of the Hellenes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name, as of a people, country, and the like, derived	      from that of an individual.	      [1913 Webster]
Eponymic \Ep`o*nym"ic\, a.	   Same as {Eponymous}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tablets . . . which bear eponymic dates. --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]
Eponymist \E*pon"y*mist\, n.	   One from whom a race, tribe, city, or the like, took its	   name; an eponym.	   [1913 Webster]
Eponymous \E*pon"y*mous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'epi` upon, to + ? for ?	   name.]	   Relating to an eponym; giving one's name to a tribe, people,	   country, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]	         What becomes . . . of the Herakleid genealogy of the	         Spartan kings, when it is admitted that eponymous	         persons are to be canceled as fictions?  --Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Eponymy \E*pon"y*my\, n. [Gr. ? a surname given after some	   person or thing.]	   The derivation of the name of a race, tribe, etc., from that	   of a fabulous hero, progenitor, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Epoophoron \Ep`o*["o]ph"o*ron\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'epi` upon + ?	   egg + fe`rein to bear.] (Anat.)	   See {Parovarium}. Epopee
Epopee \Ep"o*pee`\, Epopoeia \Ep`o*p[oe]"ia\, n. [F.	   ['e]pop['e]e, Gr. ?; 'e`pos song + ? to make. See {Epos}.]	   An epic poem; epic poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Epopt \Ep"opt\, n. [Gr. ? one initiated into the Eleusinian	   mysteries.]	   One instructed in the mysteries of a secret system.	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Epos \Ep"os\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   An epic.	   [1913 Webster]
Epotation \Ep`o*ta"tion\, n. [L. epotare, epotatum, to drink; e	   out + potare to drink.]	   A drinking up; a quaffing. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
'Eprouvette \['E]`prou`vette"\, n. [F.] (Gun.)	   An apparatus for testing or proving the strength of	   gunpowder.	   [1913 Webster]
Epsomite \Ep"som*ite\, n.	   Native sulphate of magnesia or Epsom salt. Epsom salts
Epsom salts \Ep"som salts`\ or Epsom salt \Ep"som salt`\ (Med.)	   Sulphate of magnesia having cathartic qualities; --	   originally prepared by boiling down the mineral waters at	   Epsom, England, -- whence the name; afterwards prepared from	   sea water; but now from certain minerals, as from siliceous	   hydrate of magnesia.	   [1913 Webster]
Epulary \Ep"u*la*ry\, a. [L. epularis, fr. epulum a feast: cf.	   F. ['e]pulaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a feast or banquet. [Obs.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Epulation \Ep`u*la"tion\, n. [L. epulatio.]	   A feasting or feast; banquet. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Epulis \E*pu"lis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a gumboil; Gr. 'epi` upon	   + ? gums.] (Med.)	   A hard tumor developed from the gums.	   [1913 Webster]
Epulose \Ep"u*lose`\, a. [L. epulum a feast.]	   Feasting to excess. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epulosity \Ep`u*los"i*ty\, n.	   A feasting to excess. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Epulotic \Ep`u*lot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to scar over or heal;	   'epi` upon, over + ? whole.]	   Promoting the skinning over or healing of sores; as, an	   epulotic ointment. -- n. An epulotic agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Epuration \Ep`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. e out, quite + purare to	   purify, purus pure.]	   Purification.	   [1913 Webster]
'Epure \['E]`pure"\, n. [F.] (Fine Arts)	   A draught or model from which to build; especially, one of	   the full size of the work to be done; a detailed drawing.	   [1913 Webster]
Epworth League \Ep"worth League\	   A religious organization of Methodist young people, founded	   in 1889 at Cleveland, Ohio, and taking its name from John	   Wesley's birthplace, Epworth, Lincolnshire, England.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Equability \E`qua*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. aequabilitas, fr.	   aequabilis. See {Equable}.]	   The quality or condition of being equable; evenness or	   uniformity; as, equability of temperature; the equability of	   the mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         For the celestial bodies, the equability and constancy	         of their motions argue them ordained by wisdom. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Equable \E"qua*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. aequabilis, fr. aequare to	   make level or equal, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.]	   1. Equal and uniform; continuing the same at different times;	      -- said of motion, and the like; uniform in surface;	      smooth; as, an equable plain or globe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uniform in action or intensity; not variable or changing;	      -- said of the feelings or temper.	      [1913 Webster]
Equableness \E"qua*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being equable.	   [1913 Webster]
Equably \E"qua*bly\, adv.	   In an equable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Equal \E"qual\, a. [L. aequalis, fr. aequus even, equal; akin to	   Skr. ?ka, and perh. to L. unus for older oinos one, E. one.]	   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	      intensity, and to any subject which admits of them;	      neither inferior nor superior, greater nor less, better	      nor worse; corresponding; alike; as, equal quantities of	      land, water, etc.; houses of equal size; persons of equal	      stature or talents; commodities of equal value.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bearing a suitable relation; of just proportion; having	      competent power, abilities, or means; adequate; as, he is	      not equal to the task.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scots trusted not their own numbers as equal to	            fight with the English.               --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not permitted to me to make my commendations	            equal to your merit.                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose voice an equal messenger	            Conveyed thy meaning mild.            --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not variable; equable; uniform; even; as, an equal	      movement. "An equal temper." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Evenly balanced; not unduly inclining to either side;	      characterized by fairness; unbiased; impartial; equitable;	      just.	      [1913 Webster]	            Are not my ways equal?                --Ezek. xviii.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thee, O Jove, no equal judge I deem.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor think it equal to answer deliberate reason with	            sudden heat and noise.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Of the same interest or concern; indifferent.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who are not disposed to receive them may let	            them alone or reject them; it is equal to me.	                                                  --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) Intended for voices of one kind only, either all	      male or all female; -- opposed to {mixed}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) Exactly agreeing with respect to quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equal temperament}. (Mus.) See {Temperament}.	   Syn: Even; equable; uniform; adequate; proportionate;	        commensurate; fair; just; equitable.	        [1913 Webster]	Equal \E"qual\, n.	   1. One not inferior or superior to another; one having the	      same or a similar age, rank, station, office, talents,	      strength, or other quality or condition; an equal quantity	      or number; as, "If equals be taken from equals the	      remainders are equal."	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who were once his equals envy and defame him.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being equal; equality. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Equal \E"qual\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equaled}or {Equalled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Equaling} or {Equalling}.]	   1. To be or become equal to; to have the same quantity, the	      same value, the same degree or rank, or the like, with; to	      be commen?urate with.	      [1913 Webster]	            On me whose all not equals Edward's moiety. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make equal return to; to recompense fully.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who answered all her cares, and equaled all her	            love.                                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make equal or equal to; to equalize; hence, to compare	      or regard as equals; to put on equality.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would not equal the mind that he found in himself	            to the infinite and incomprehensible. --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]
equalised \equalised\ adj.	   p. p. of equalise; same as {equalized}. [British]	   Syn: equalized.	        [PJC]
equaliser \equaliser\ n.	   1. (Electronics) an electronic circuit which reduces	      frequency distortion.	   Syn: equalizer.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an equivalent counterbalancing weight.	   Syn: counterweight, counterbalance, counterpoise, balance,	        equalizer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Equalitarian \E*qual`i*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One who believes in equalizing the condition of men; a	   leveler.	   [1913 Webster]
equalitarianism \equalitarianism\ n.	   the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability	   of political and economic and social equality.	   Syn: egalitarianism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Equality \E*qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Equalities}. [L. aequalitas,	   fr. aequalis equal. See {Equal}.]	   1. The condition or quality of being equal; agreement in	      quantity or degree as compared; likeness in bulk, value,	      rank, properties, etc.; as, the equality of two bodies in	      length or thickness; an equality of rights.	      [1913 Webster]	            A footing of equality with nobles.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sameness in state or continued course; evenness;	      uniformity; as, an equality of temper or constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Evenness; uniformity; as, an equality of surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) Exact agreement between two expressions or	      magnitudes with respect to quantity; -- denoted by the	      symbol =; thus, a = x signifies that a contains the same	      number and kind of units of measure that x does.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Confessional equality}. See under {Confessional}.	      [1913 Webster]
Equalization \E`qual*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of equalizing, or state of being equalized.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their equalization with the rest of their fellow	         subjects.                                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Equalize \E"qual*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equalized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Equalizing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]galiser.]	   1. To make equal; to cause to correspond, or be like, in	      amount or degree as compared; as, to equalize accounts,	      burdens, or taxes.	      [1913 Webster]	            One poor moment can suffice	            To equalize the lofty and the low.    --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            No system of instruction will completely equalize	            natural powers.                       --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pronounce equal; to compare as equal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which we equalize, and perhaps would willingly	            prefer to the Iliad.                  --Orrery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be equal to; equal; to match. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It could not equalize the hundredth part	            Of what her eyes have kindled in my heart. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equalizing bar} (Railroad Mach.), a lever connecting two	      axle boxes, or two springs in a car truck or locomotive,	      to equalize the pressure on the axles.	      [1913 Webster]
Equalizer \E"qual*i`zer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, equalizes anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {Equalizing bar}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A device, as a bar, for operating two brakes, esp. a pair	      of hub brakes for an automobile, with equal force.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Elec.) Any device for equalizing the pull of	      electromagnets; also, a conductor of low resistance	      joining the armature ends of the series field coils of	      dynamos connected in parallel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (A["e]ronautics) A sliding panel to preserve the lateral	      stability of an a["e]roplane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Electronics) a device or circuit within a	      sound-reproducing system that reproduces the original	      frequency distribution of the sound before recording by	      compensating for inequialities in the frequency response	      of the system.	      [PJC]	   7. a gun. [slang]	      [PJC]
Equally \E"qual*ly\, adv.	   In an equal manner or degree in equal shares or proportion;	   with equal and impartial justice; without difference; alike;	   evenly; justly; as, equally taxed, furnished, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Equalness \E"qual*ness\, n.	   Equality; evenness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Equangular \E*quan"gu*lar\, a. [See {Equiangular}.]	   Having equal angles; equiangular. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Equanimity \E`qua*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. aequanimitas, fr.	   aequanimus: cf. F. ['e]quanimit['e]. See {Equanimous}.]	   Evenness of mind; that calm temper or firmness of mind which	   is not easily elated or depressed; patience; calmness;	   composure; as, to bear misfortunes with equanimity.	   [1913 Webster]
Equanimous \E*quan"i*mous\, a. [L. aequanimus, fr. aequus equal	   + animus mind.]	   Of an even, composed frame of mind; of a steady temper; not	   easily elated or depressed. --Bp. Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Equant \E"quant\, n. [L. aequans, -antis, p. pr. of aequare: cf.	   F. ['e]quant. See {Equate}.] (Ptolemaic Astron.)	   A circle around whose circumference a planet or the center of	   ann epicycle was conceived to move uniformly; -- called also	   {eccentric equator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Equate \E*quate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Equating}.] [L. aequatus, p. p. of aequare to make level	   or equal, fr. aequus level, equal. See {Equal}.]	   To make equal; to reduce to an average; to make such an	   allowance or correction in as will reduce to a common	   standard of comparison; to reduce to mean time or motion; as,	   to equate payments; to equate lines of railroad for grades or	   curves; equated distances.	   [1913 Webster]	         Palgrave gives both scrolle and scrowe and equates both	         to F[rench] rolle.                       --Skeat	                                                  (Etymol. Dict.	                                                  ).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Equating for grades} (Railroad Engin.), adding to the	      measured distance one mile for each twenty feet of ascent.	      	   {Equating for curves}, adding half a mile for each 360	      degrees of curvature.	      [1913 Webster]
equating \equating\ n.	   the act of regarding as equal.	   Syn: equation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Equation \E*qua"tion\, n. [L. aequatio an equalizing: cf. F.	   ['e]quation equation. See {Equate}.]	   1. A making equal; equal division; equality; equilibrium.	      [1913 Webster]	            Again the golden day resumed its right,	            And ruled in just equation with the night. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) An expression of the condition of equality between	      two algebraic quantities or sets of quantities, the sign =	      being placed between them; as, a binomial equation; a	      quadratic equation; an algebraic equation; a	      transcendental equation; an exponential equation; a	      logarithmic equation; a differential equation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A quantity to be applied in computing the mean	      place or other element of a celestial body; that is, any	      one of the several quantities to be added to, or taken	      from, its position as calculated on the hypothesis of a	      mean uniform motion, in order to find its true position as	      resulting from its actual and unequal motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Absolute equation}. See under {Absolute}.	   {Equation box}, or {Equational box}, a system of differential	      gearing used in spinning machines for regulating the twist	      of the yarn. It resembles gearing used in equation clocks	      for showing apparent time.	   {Equation of the center} (Astron.), the difference between	      the place of a planet as supposed to move uniformly in a	      circle, and its place as moving in an ellipse.	   {Equations of condition} (Math.), equations formed for	      deducing the true values of certain quantities from others	      on which they depend, when different sets of the latter,	      as given by observation, would yield different values of	      the quantities sought, and the number of equations that	      may be found is greater than the number of unknown	      quantities.	   {Equation of a curve} (Math.), an equation which expresses	      the relation between the co["o]rdinates of every point in	      the curve.	   {Equation of equinoxes} (Astron.), the difference between the	      mean and apparent places of the equinox.	   {Equation of payments} (Arith.), the process of finding the	      mean time of payment of several sums due at different	      times.	   {Equation of time} (Astron.), the difference between mean and	      apparent time, or between the time of day indicated by the	      sun, and that by a perfect clock going uniformly all the	      year round.	   {Equation clock} or {Equation watch}, a timepiece made to	      exhibit the differences between mean solar and apparent	      solar time. --Knight.	   {Normal equation}. See under {Normal}.	   {Personal equation} (Astron.), the difference between an	      observed result and the true qualities or peculiarities in	      the observer; particularly the difference, in an average	      of a large number of observation, between the instant when	      an observer notes a phenomenon, as the transit of a star,	      and the assumed instant of its actual occurrence; or,	      relatively, the difference between these instants as noted	      by two observers. It is usually only a fraction of a	      second; -- sometimes applied loosely to differences of	      judgment or method occasioned by temperamental qualities	      of individuals.	   {Theory of equations} (Math.), the branch of algebra that	      treats of the properties of a single algebraic equation of	      any degree containing one unknown quantity.	      [1913 Webster]
Equator \E*qua"tor\, n. [L. aequator one who equalizes: cf. F.	   ['e]quateur equator. See {Equate}.]	   1. (Geog.) The imaginary great circle on the earth's surface,	      everywhere equally distant from the two poles, and	      dividing the earth's surface into two hemispheres.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The great circle of the celestial sphere,	      coincident with the plane of the earth's equator; -- so	      called because when the sun is in it, the days and nights	      are of equal length; hence called also the {equinoctial},	      and on maps, globes, etc., the {equinoctial line}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equator of the sun} or {Equator of a planet} (Astron.), the	      great circle whose plane passes through through the center	      of the body, and is perpendicular to its axis of	      revolution.	   {Magnetic equator}. See {Aclinic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Equatorial \E`qua*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]quatorial.]	   Of or pertaining to the equator; as, equatorial climates;	   also, pertaining to an equatorial instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	Equatorial \E`qua*to"ri*al\, n. (Astron.)	   An instrument consisting of a telescope so mounted as to have	   two axes of motion at right angles to each other, one of them	   parallel to the axis of the earth, and each carrying a	   graduated circle, the one for measuring declination, and the	   other right ascension, or the hour angle, so that the	   telescope may be directed, even in the daytime, to any star	   or other object whose right ascension and declination are	   known. The motion in right ascension is sometimes	   communicated by clockwork, so as to keep the object	   constantly in the field of the telescope. Called also an	   {equatorial telescope}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term equatorial, or equatorial instrument, is	         sometimes applied to any astronomical instrument which	         has its principal axis of rotation parallel to the axis	         of the earth.	         [1913 Webster]
Equatorially \E`qua*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   So as to have motion or direction parallel to the equator.	   [1913 Webster]
Equerry \Eq"uer*ry\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Equerries}. [F. ['e]curie	   stable, for older escurie, escuirie (confused somewhat with	   F. ['e]cuyer, OF. escuyer, squire), LL. scuria, OHG. skiura,	   sc?ra, barn, shed, G. scheuer, from a root meaning to cover,	   protect, and akin to L. scutum shield. See {Esquire}, and cf.	   {Ecurie}, {Querry}.]	   1. A large stable or lodge for horses. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer of princes or nobles, charged with the care of	      their horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England equerries are officers of the royal	         household in the department of the Master of the Horse.	         [1913 Webster]
Equery \Eq"ue*ry\, n.	   Same as {Equerry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Equestrian \E*ques"tri*an\, a. [L. equester, from eques	   horseman, fr. equus horse: cf. F. ['e]questre. See {Equine}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to horses or horsemen, or to	      horsemanship; as, equestrian feats, or games.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being or riding on horseback; mounted; as, an equestrian	      statue.	      [1913 Webster]	            An equestrian lady appeared upon the plains.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging to, or composed of, the ancient Roman equities	      or knights; as, the equestrian order. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Equestrian \E*ques"tri*an\, n.	   One who rides on horseback; a horseman; a rider.	   [1913 Webster]
Equestrianism \E*ques"tri*an*ism\, n.	   The art of riding on horseback; performance on horseback;	   horsemanship; as, feats equestrianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Equestrienne \E*ques"tri*enne`\, n. [Formed after analogy of the	   French language.]	   A woman skilled in equestrianism; a horsewoman.	   [1913 Webster]
Equi- \E"qui-\ [L. aequus equal. See {Equal}.]	   A prefix, meaning equally; as, equidistant; equiangular.	   [1913 Webster]
Equiangled \E"qui*an`gled\, a. [Equi- + angle.]	   Equiangular. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Equiangular \E`qui*an"gu*lar\, a. [Equi- + angular. Cf.	   {Equangular}.]	   Having equal angles; as, an equiangular figure; a square is	   equiangular.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Equiangular spiral}. (Math.) See under {Spiral}, n.	   {Mutually equiangular}, applied to two figures, when every	      angle of the one has its equal among the angles of the	      other.	      [1913 Webster]
Equibalance \E`qui*bal"ance\, n. [Equi- + balance.]	   Equal weight; equiponderance.	   [1913 Webster]	Equibalance \E`qui*bal"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Equibalanced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Equibalancing}.]	   To make of equal weight; to balance equally; to	   counterbalance; to equiponderate.	   [1913 Webster]
Equicrescent \E`qui*cres"cent\, a. [Equi- + crescent.] (Math.)	   Increasing by equal increments; as, an equicrescent variable.	   [1913 Webster]
Equicrural \E`qui*cru"ral\, a. [L. aequicrurius; aequus equal +	   crus, cruris, leg.]	   Having equal legs or sides; isosceles. [R.] "Equicrural	   triangles." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Equicrure \E"qui*crure\, a.	   Equicrural. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Equidifferent \E`qui*dif"fer*ent\, a. [Equi- + different: cf. F.	   ['e]quidiff['e]rent.]	   Having equal differences; as, the terms of arithmetical	   progression are equidifferent.	   [1913 Webster]
Equidistance \E`qui*dis"tance\, n.	   Equal distance.	   [1913 Webster]
Equidistant \E`qui*dis"tant\, a. [L. aequidistans, -antis;	   aequus equal + distans distant: cf. F. ['e]quidistant.]	   Being at an equal distance from the same point or thing. --	   {E`qui*dis"tant*ly}, adv. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Equidiurnal \E`qui*di*ur"nal\, a. [Equi- + diurnal.]	   Pertaining to the time of equal day and night; -- applied to	   the equinoctial line. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Equiform \E"qui*form\, a. [L. aequiformis; aequus equal + forma	   form.]	   Having the same form; uniform. -- {E`qui*for"mi*ty}, n. --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Equilateral \E`qui*lat"er*al\, a. [L. aequilateralis; aequus	   equal + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. ['e]quilat['e]ral.]	   Having all the sides equal; as, an equilateral triangle; an	   equilateral polygon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Equilateral hyperbola} (Geom.), one whose axes are equal.	   {Equilateral shell} (Zo["o]l.), one in which a transverse	      line drawn through the apex of the umbo bisects the valve,	      or divides it into two equal and symmetrical parts.	   {Mutually equilateral}, applied to two figures, when every	      side of the one has its equal among the sides of the	      other.	      [1913 Webster]	Equilateral \E`qui*lat"er*al\, n.	   A side exactly corresponding, or equal, to others; also, a	   figure of equal sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Equilibrate \E`qui*li"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Equilibrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Equilibrating}.] [L.	   aequilibratus in equilibrium; aequus equal + libra balance.	   See {Equilibrium}.]	   To balance two scales, sides, or ends; to keep even with	   equal weight on each side; to keep in equipoise. --H.	   Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Equilibration \E`qui*li*bra"tion\, n.	   1. Act of keeping a balance, or state of being balanced;	      equipoise.	      [1913 Webster]	            In . . . running, leaping, and dancing, nature's	            laws of equilibration are observed.   --J. Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The process by which animal and vegetable	      organisms preserve a physiological balance. --H. Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Equilibrious \E`qui*lib"ri*ous\, a.	   Evenly poised; balanced. --Dr. H. More. --	   {E`qui*lib"ri*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Equilibrist \E*quil"i*brist\, n.	   One who balances himself in unnatural positions and hazardous	   movements; a balancer.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the equilibrist balances a rod upon his finger.	                                                  --Stewart.	   [1913 Webster]
Equilibrity \E`qui*lib"ri*ty\, n. [L. aequilibritas equal	   distribution. See {Equilibrium}.]	   The state of being balanced; equality of weight. [R.] --J.	   Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Equilibrium \E`qui*lib"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Equilibriums}, L.	   {Equilibria}. [L. aequilibrium, fr. aequilibris in	   equilibrium, level; aequus equal + libra balance. See	   {Equal}, and {Librate}.]	   1. Equality of weight or force; an equipoise or a state of	      rest produced by the mutual counteraction of two or more	      forces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A level position; a just poise or balance in respect to an	      object, so that it remains firm; equipoise; as, to	      preserve the equilibrium of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Health consists in the equilibrium between those two	            powers.                               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A balancing of the mind between motives or reasons, with	      consequent indecision and doubt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equilibrium valve} (Steam Engine), a balanced valve. See	      under {Valve}.	      [1913 Webster]
Equimomental \E`qui*mo*men"tal\, a. [Equi- + momental.] (Mech.)	   Having equal moments of inertia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Two bodies or systems of bodies are said to be	         equimomental when their moments of inertia about all	         straight lines are equal each to each.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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	      of the given rigid body about the line is in all its	      positions the same.	      [1913 Webster]
Equimultiple \E`qui*mul"ti*ple\, a. [Equi- + multiple: cf. F.	   ['e]quimultiple.]	   Multiplied by the same number or quantity.	   [1913 Webster]	Equimultiple \E`qui*mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.)	   One of the products arising from the multiplication of two or	   more quantities by the same number or quantity. Thus, seven	   times 2, or 14, and seven times 4, or 28, are equimultiples	   of 2 and 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Equinal \E*qui"nal\, a.	   See {Equine}. "An equinal shape." --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Equine \E"quine\, a. [L. equinus, fr. equus horse; akin to Gr.	   ?, Skr. a?va, OS. ehu, AS. eh, eoh, Icel. j?r, OIr. ech, cf.	   Skr. a? to reach, overtake, perh. akin to E. acute, edge,	   eager, a. Cf. {Hippopotamus}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a horse.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shoulders, body, things, and mane are equine; the	         head completely bovine.                  --Sir J.	                                                  Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Equinia \E*quin"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Equine}.] (Med.)	   Glanders.	   [1913 Webster]
Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, a. [L. aequinoctials, fr.	   aequinoctium equinox: cf. F. ['e]quinoxial. See {Equinox}.]	   1. Pertaining to an equinox, or the equinoxes, or to the time	      of equal day and night; as, the equinoctial line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the regions or climate of the equinoctial	      line or equator; in or near that line; as, equinoctial	      heat; an equinoctial sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to the time when the sun enters the equinoctial	      points; as, an equinoctial gale or storm, that is, one	      happening at or near the time of the equinox, in any part	      of the world.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equinoctial colure} (Astron.), the meridian passing through	      the equinoctial points.	   {Equinoctial line} (Astron.), the celestial equator; -- so	      called because when the sun is on it, the nights and days	      are of equal length in all parts of the world. See	      {Equator}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrice the equinoctial line	            He circled.                           --Milton.	   {Equinoctial points} (Astron.), the two points where the	      celestial and ecliptic intersect each other; the one being	      in the first point of Aries, the other in the first point	      of Libra.	   {Equinoctial time} (Astron.) reckoned in any year from the	      instant when the mean sun is at the mean vernal	      equinoctial point.	      [1913 Webster]	Equinoctial \E`qui*noc"tial\, n.	   The equinoctial line.	   [1913 Webster]
Equinoctially \E`qui*noc"tial*ly\, adv.	   Towards the equinox.	   [1913 Webster]
Equinox \E"qui*nox\, n. [OE. equinoxium, equenoxium, L.	   aequinoctium; aequus equal + nox, noctis, night: cf. F.	   ['e]quinoxe. See {Equal}, and {Night}.]	   1. The time when the sun enters one of the equinoctial	      points, that is, about March 21 and September 22. See	      {Autumnal equinox}, {Vernal equinox}, under {Autumnal} and	      {Vernal}.	      [1913 Webster]	            When descends on the Atlantic	            The gigantic	            Stormwind of the equinox.             --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equinoctial wind or storm. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Equinumerant \E`qui*nu"mer*ant\, a. [Equi- + L. numerans, p. pr.	   of numerare to number.]	   Equal as to number. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Equip \E*quip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Equipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Equipping}.] [F. ['e]quiper to supply, fit out, orig. said	   of a ship, OF. esquiper to embark; of German origin; cf. OHG.	   scif, G. schiff, Icel. skip, AS. scip. See {Ship}.]	   1. To furnish for service, or against a need or exigency; to	      fit out; to supply with whatever is necessary to efficient	      action in any way; to provide with arms or an armament,	      stores, munitions, rigging, etc.; -- said esp. of ships	      and of troops. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gave orders for equipping a considerable fleet.	                                                  --Ludlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress up; to array; accouter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The country are led astray in following the town,	            and equipped in a ridiculous habit, when they fancy	            themselves in the height of the mode. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Equipage \Eq"ui*page\ (?; 48), n. [F. ['e]quipage, fr.	   ['e]quiper. See {Equip}.]	   1. Furniture or outfit, whether useful or ornamental;	      especially, the furniture and supplies of a vessel,	      fitting her for a voyage or for warlike purposes, or the	      furniture and necessaries of an army, a body of troops, or	      a single soldier, including whatever is necessary for	      efficient service; equipments; accouterments; habiliments;	      attire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did their exercises on horseback with noble	            equipage.                             --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            First strip off all her equipage of Pride. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Retinue; train; suite. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A carriage of state or of pleasure with all that	      accompanies it, as horses, liveried servants, etc., a	      showy turn-out.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rumbling equipages of fashion . . . were unknown	            in the settlement of New Amsterdam.   --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Equipaged \Eq"ui*paged\, a.	   Furnished with equipage.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well dressed, well bred.	         Well equipaged, is ticket good enough.   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Equiparable \E*quip"a*ra*ble\a. [L. aequiparabilis.]	   Comparable. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Equiparate \E*quip"a*rate\v. t. [L. aequiparatus, p. p. of	   aequiparare.]	   To compare. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Equipedal \E*quip"e*dal\, a. [Equi- + L. pes, pedis, foot.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Equal-footed; having the pairs of feet equal.	   [1913 Webster]
Equipendency \E`qui*pend"en*cy\, n. [Equi- + pendency.]	   The act or condition of hanging in equipoise; not inclined or	   determined either way. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Equipensate \E`qui*pen"sate\, v. t. [Equi- + pensatus, p. p. of	   pensare to weigh. Cf. {Equipoise}.]	   To weigh equally; to esteem alike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Equipment \E*quip"ment\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]quipement. See {Equip}.]	   1. The act of equipping, or the state of being equipped, as	      for a voyage or expedition. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The equipment of the fleet was hastened by De Witt.	                                                  --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever is used in equipping; necessaries for an	      expedition or voyage; the collective designation for the	      articles comprising an outfit; equipage; as, a railroad	      equipment (locomotives, cars, etc.; for carrying on	      business); horse equipments; infantry equipments; naval	      equipments; laboratory equipments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Armed and dight,	            In the equipments of a knight.        --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Equipoise \E"qui*poise\, n. [Equi- + poise.]	   1. Equality of weight or force; hence, equilibrium; a state	      in which the two ends or sides of a thing are balanced,	      and hence equal; state of being equally balanced; -- said	      of moral, political, or social interests or forces.	      [1913 Webster]	            The means of preserving the equipoise and the	            tranquillity of the commonwealth.     --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our little lives are kept in equipoise	            By opposite attractions and desires.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Counterpoise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The equipoise to the clergy being removed. --Buckle.	      Equipollence
Equipollence \E`qui*pol"lence\, Equipollency \E`qui*pol"len*cy\,	   n. [Cf. F. ['e]quipollence. See {Equipollent}.]	   1. Equality of power, force, signification, or application.	      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Sameness of signification of two or more	      propositions which differ in language.	      [1913 Webster]
Equipollent \E`qui*pol"lent\, a. [L. aequipollens; aequus equal	   + pollens, -entis, p. pr. of pollere to be strong, able: cf.	   F. ['e]quipollent.]	   1. Having equal power or force; equivalent. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Having equivalent signification and reach;	      expressing the same thing, but differently.	      [1913 Webster]
Equipollently \E`qui*pol"lent*ly\, adv.	   With equal power. --Barrow. Equiponderance
Equiponderance \E`qui*pon"der*ance\, Equiponderancy
\E`qui*pon"der*an*cy\, n. [Equi- + ponderance: cf. F.	   ['e]quipond['e]rance.]	   Equality of weight; equipoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Equiponderant \E`qui*pon"der*ant\, a. [Cf. F.	   ['e]quipond['e]rant.]	   Being of the same weight.	   [1913 Webster]	         A column of air . . . equiponderant to a column of	         quicksilver.                             --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Equiponderate \E`qui*pon"der*ate\, v. i. [Equi- + L. ponderare	   to weigh. See {Ponderate}.]	   To be equal in weight; to weigh as much as another thing.	   --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]	Equiponderate \E`qui*pon"der*ate\, v. t.	   To make equal in weight; to counterbalance. "More than	   equiponderated the declension in that direction." --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Equiponderous \E`qui*pon"der*ous\, a. [Equi- + L. pondus,	   ponderis, weight.]	   Having equal weight. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Equipondious \E`qui*pon"di*ous\, a. [L. aequipondium an equal	   weight; aequus equal + pondus weight.]	   Of equal weight on both sides; balanced. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Equipotential \E`qui*po*ten"tial\, a. [Equi- + potential.]	   (Mech. & Physics)	   Having the same potential.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Equipotential surface}, a surface for which the potential is	      for all points of the surface constant. Level surfaces on	      the earth are equipotential.	      [1913 Webster]
Equiradical \E`qui*rad"i*cal\a. [Equi- + radical.]	   Equally radical. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Equirotal \E`qui*ro"tal\, a. [Equi- + L. rota wheel.]	   Having wheels of the same size or diameter; having equal	   rotation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Equisetaceous \E`qui*se*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the {Equisetace[ae]}, or Horsetail family.	   [1913 Webster]
Equisetiform \E`qui*set"i*form\, a. [Equisetum- + -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of the equisetum.	   [1913 Webster]
Equisetum \Eq`ui*se"tum\, n.; pl. {Equiseta}. [L., the	   horsetail, fr. equus horse + seta a thick,, stiff hair,	   bristle.] (Bot.)	   A genus of vascular, cryptogamic, herbaceous plants; -- also	   called {horsetails}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {Equiseta} have hollow jointed stems and no true	         leaves. The cuticle often contains siliceous granules,	         so that one species ({E. hyemale}) is used for scouring	         and polishing, under the name of {Dutch rush} or	         {scouring rush}.	         [1913 Webster]
Equisonance \E*quis"o*nance\, n. [Equi- + L. sonans, p. pr. of	   sonare to sound: cf. F. ['e]quisonnance. See {Sonant}.]	   (Mus.)	   An equal sounding; the consonance of the unison and its	   octaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Equisonant \E*quis"o*nant\a.	   Of the same or like sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Equitable \Eq"ui*ta*ble\, a. [F. ['e]quitable, from	   ['e]quit['e]. See {Equity}.]	   1. Possessing or exhibiting equity; according to natural	      right or natural justice; marked by a due consideration	      for what is fair, unbiased, or impartial; just; as, an	      equitable decision; an equitable distribution of an	      estate; equitable men.	      [1913 Webster]	            No two . . . had exactly the same notion of what was	            equitable.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) That can be sustained or made available or effective	      in a court of equity, or upon principles of equity	      jurisprudence; as, an equitable estate; equitable assets,	      assignment, mortgage, etc. --Abbott.	   Syn: Just; fair; reasonable; right; honest; impartial;	        candid; upright.	        [1913 Webster]
Equitableness \Eq"ui*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being equitable, just, or impartial; as, the	   equitableness of a judge, a decision, or distribution of	   property.	   [1913 Webster]
Equitably \Eq"ui*ta*bly\, adv.	   In an equitable manner; justly; as, the laws should be	   equitably administered.	   [1913 Webster]
Equitancy \Eq"ui*tan*cy\, n. [Cf. LL. equitantia. See	   {Equitant}.]	   Horsemanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Equitant \Eq"ui*tant\, a. [L. equitans, -antis, p. pr. of	   equitare to ride, fr. eques horseman, fr. equus horse.]	   1. Mounted on, or sitting upon, a horse; riding on horseback.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Overlapping each other; -- said of leaves whose	      bases are folded so as to overlap and bestride the leaves	      within or above them, as in the iris.	      [1913 Webster]
Equitation \Eq`ui*ta"tion\, n. [L. equitatio, fr. equitare: cf.	   F. ['e]quitation.]	   A riding, or the act of riding, on horseback; horsemanship.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pretender to equitation mounted.     --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Equitemporaneous \E`qui*tem`po*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. aequus equal +	   tempus, temporis, time.]	   Contemporaneous. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Equites \Eq"ui*tes\n. pl [L., pl. of eques a horseman.] (Rom.	   Antiq.)	   An order of knights holding a middle place between the senate	   and the commonalty; members of the Roman equestrian order.	   [1913 Webster]
Equity \Eq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Equities}. [F. ['e]quit['e], L.	   aequitas, fr. aequus even, equal. See {Equal}.]	   1. Equality of rights; natural justice or right; the giving,	      or desiring to give, to each man his due, according to	      reason, and the law of God to man; fairness in	      determination of conflicting claims; impartiality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Christianity secures both the private interests of	            men and the public peace, enforcing all justice and	            equity.                               --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An equitable claim; an equity of redemption; as, an	      equity to a settlement, or wife's equity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I consider the wife's equity to be too well settled	            to be shaken.                         --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A system of jurisprudence, supplemental to law,	      properly so called, and complemental of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            Equity had been gradually shaping itself into a	            refined science which no human faculties could	            master without long and intense application.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Equitable jurisprudence in England and in the United	         States grew up from the inadequacy of common-law forms	         to secure justice in all cases; and this led to	         distinct courts by which equity was applied in the way	         of injunctions, bills of discovery, bills for specified	         performance, and other processes by which the merits of	         a case could be reached more summarily or more	         effectively than by common-law suits. By the recent	         English Judicature Act (1873), however, the English	         judges are bound to give effect, in common-law suits,	         to all equitable rights and remedies; and when the	         rules of equity and of common law, in any particular	         case, conflict, the rules of equity are to prevail. In	         many jurisdictions in the United States, equity and	         common law are thus blended; in others distinct equity	         tribunals are still maintained. See {Chancery}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Equity of redemption} (Law), the advantage, allowed to a	      mortgageor, of a certain or reasonable time to redeem	      lands mortgaged, after they have been forfeited at law by	      the nonpayment of the sum of money due on the mortgage at	      the appointed time. --Blackstone.	   Syn: Right; justice; impartiality; rectitude; fairness;	        honesty; uprightness. See {Justice}.	        [1913 Webster]
Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\ ([-e]*kw[i^]v"[.a]*lens), n. [Cf.	   F. ['e]quivalence, LL. aequivalentia.]	   1. The condition of being equivalent or equal; equality of	      worth, value, signification, or force; as, an equivalence	      of definitions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equal power or force; equivalent amount.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.)	      (a) The quantity of the combining power of an atom,	          expressed in hydrogen units; the number of hydrogen	          atoms can combine with, or be exchanged for; valency.	          See {Valence}.	      (b) The degree of combining power as determined by	          relative weight. See {Equivalent}, n., 2. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]	Equivalence \E*quiv"a*lence\, v. t.	   To be equivalent or equal to; to counterbalance. [R.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivalency \E*quiv"a*len*cy\, n.	   Same as {Equivalence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivalent \E*quiv"a*lent\ ([-e]*kw[i^]v"[.a]*lent), a. [L.	   aequivalens, -entis, p. pr. of aequivalere to have equal	   power; aequus equal + valere to be strong, be worth: cf. F.	   ['e]quivalent. See {Equal}, and {Valiant}.]	   1. Equal in worth or value, force, power, effect, import, and	      the like; alike in significance and value; of the same	      import or meaning.	      [1913 Webster]	            For now to serve and to minister, servile and	            ministerial, are terms equivalent.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Equal in measure but not admitting of	      superposition; -- applied to magnitudes; as, a square may	      be equivalent to a triangle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Contemporaneous in origin; as, the equivalent	      strata of different countries.	      [1913 Webster]	Equivalent \E*quiv"a*lent\ ([-e]*kw[i^]v"[.a]*lent), n.	   1. Something equivalent; that which is equal in value, worth,	      weight, or force; as, to offer an equivalent for damage	      done.	      [1913 Webster]	            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, was in the mouths of all the	            coffeehouse orators.                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) That comparative quantity by weight of an element	      which possesses the same chemical value as other elements,	      as determined by actual experiment and reference to the	      same standard. Specifically:	      (a) The comparative proportions by which one element	          replaces another in any particular compound; thus, as	          zinc replaces hydrogen in hydrochloric acid, their	          equivalents are 32.5 and 1.	      (b) The combining proportion by weight of a substance, or	          the number expressing this proportion, in any	          particular compound; as, the equivalents of hydrogen	          and oxygen in water are respectively 1 and 8, and in	          hydric dioxide 1 and 16.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term was adopted by Wollaston to avoid using the	         conjectural expression atomic weight, with which,	         however, for a time it was practically synonymous. The	         attempt to limit the term to the meaning of a	         universally comparative combining weight failed,	         because of the possibility of several compounds of the	         substances by reason of the variation in combining	         power which most elements exhibit. The equivalent was	         really identical with, or a multiple of submultiple of,	         the atomic weight.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) A combining unit, whether an atom, a radical, or a	      molecule; as, in acid salt two or more equivalents of acid	      unite with one or more equivalents of base.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mechanical equivalent of heat} (Physics), originally defined	      as the number of units of work which the unit of heat can	      perform, equivalent to the mechanical energy which must be	      expended to raise the temperature of a pound of water one	      degree Fahrenheit; later this value was defined as one	      {British thermal unit} (B.t.u). Its value was found by	      Joule to be 772 foot pounds; later measurements give the	      value as 777.65 foot-pounds, equivalent to 107.5	      kg-meters. This value was originally called Joule's	      equivalent, but the modern Joule is defined differently,	      being 10^{7} ergs. The B.t.u. is now given as 1,054.35	      absolute Joules, and therefore 1 calorie (the amount of	      heat needed to raise one gram of water one degree	      centigrade) is equivalent to 4.186 Joules.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: The original definition of the Mechanical equivalent of	         heat in the 1913 Webster was as below. The difference	         between foot pounds and kilogram-meters ("on the	         centigrade scale") is puzzling as it should be a factor	         of 7.23, and the figure given for kilogram-meters may	         be a mistaken misinterpretation of the report. -- PJC:	         The number of units of work which the unit of heat can	         perform; the mechanical energy which must be expended	         to raise the temperature of a unit weight of water from	         0[deg] C. to 1[deg] C., or from 32[deg] F. to 33[deg]	         F. The term was introduced by Dr. Mayer of Heilbronn.	         Its value was found by Joule to be 1390 foot pounds	         upon the Centigrade, or 772 foot pounds upon the	         Fahrenheit, thermometric scale, whence it is often	         called {Joule's equivalent}, and represented by the	         symbol J. This is equal to 424 kilogram meters	         (Centigrade scale). A more recent determination by	         Professor Rowland gives the value 426.9 kilogram	         meters, for the latitude of Baltimore.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Equivalent \E*quiv"a*lent\, v. t.	   To make the equivalent to; to equal; equivalence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Equivalently \E*quiv"a*lent*ly\, adv.	   In an equal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivalue \E`qui*val"ue\, v. t.	   To put an equal value upon; to put (something) on a par with	   another thing. --W. Taylor. Equivalve
Equivalve \E"qui*valve\, Equivalved \E"qui*valved\, a. [Equi- +	   valve.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Having the valves equal in size and from, as in most bivalve	   shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivalvular \E`qui*val"vu*lar\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Same as {Equivalve} or {Equivalved}.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivocacy \E*quiv"o*ca*cy\, n.	   Equivocalness.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivocal \E*quiv"o*cal\, a. [L. aequivocus: aequus equal + vox,	   vocis, word. See {Equal}, and {Voice}, and cf. {Equivoque}.]	   1. (Literally, called equally one thing or the other; hence:)	      Having two significations equally applicable; capable of	      double interpretation; of doubtful meaning; ambiguous;	      uncertain; as, equivocal words; an equivocal sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the beauties of Shakespeare are not of so dim or	            equivocal a nature as to be visible only to learned	            eyes.                                 --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being ascribed to different motives, or of	      signifying opposite feelings, purposes, or characters;	      deserving to be suspected; as, his actions are equivocal.	      "Equivocal repentances." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Uncertain, as an indication or sign; doubtful. "How	      equivocal a test." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equivocal chord} (Mus.), a chord which can be resolved into	      several distinct keys; one whose intervals, being all	      minor thirds, do not clearly indicate its fundamental tone	      or root; the chord of the diminished triad, and the	      diminished seventh.	   Syn: Ambiguous; doubtful; uncertain; indeterminate.	   Usage: {Equivocal}, {Ambiguous}. We call an expression	          ambiguous when it has one general meaning, and yet	          contains certain words which may be taken in two	          different senses; or certain clauses which can be so	          connected with other clauses as to divide the mind	          between different views of part of the meaning	          intended. We call an expression equivocal when, taken	          as a whole, it conveys a given thought with perfect	          clearness and propriety, and also another thought with	          equal propriety and clearness. Such were the responses	          often given by the Delphic oracle; as that to	          Cr[oe]sus when consulting about a war with Persia: "If	          you cross the Halys, you will destroy a great empire."	          This he applied to the Persian empire, which lay	          beyond that river, and, having crossed, destroyed his	          own empire in the conflict. What is ambiguous is a	          mere blunder of language; what is equivocal is usually	          intended to deceive, though it may occur at times from	          mere inadvertence. Equivocation is applied only to	          cases where there is a design to deceive.	          [1913 Webster]	Equivocal \E*quiv"o*cal\, n.	   A word or expression capable of different meanings; an	   ambiguous term; an equivoque.	   [1913 Webster]	         In languages of great ductility, equivocals like that	         just referred to are rarely found.       --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivocally \E*quiv"o*cal*ly\, adv.	   In an equivocal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivocalness \E*quiv"o*cal*ness\, n.	   The state of being equivocal.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivocate \E*quiv"o*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Equivocated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Equivocating}.] [L. aequivocatus, p. p. of	   aequivocari to be called by the same name, fr. L. aequivocus:	   cf. F. ['e]quivoquer. See {Equivocal}, a.]	   To use words of equivocal or doubtful signification; to	   express one's opinions in terms which admit of different	   senses, with intent to deceive; to use ambiguous expressions	   with a view to mislead; as, to equivocate is the work of	   duplicity.	   [1913 Webster]	         All that Garnet had to say for him was that he supposed	         he meant to equivocate.                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   Syn: To prevaricate; evade; shuffle; quibble. See	        {Prevaricate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Equivocate \E*quiv"o*cate\, v. t.	   To render equivocal or ambiguous.	   [1913 Webster]	         He equivocated his vow by a mental reservation. --Sir	                                                  G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivocation \E*quiv`o*ca"tion\, n.	   The use of expressions susceptible of a double signification,	   with a purpose to mislead.	   [1913 Webster]	         There being no room for equivocations, there is no need	         of distinctions.                         --Locke.	   Syn: Prevarication; ambiguity; shuffling; evasion; guibbling.	        See {Equivocal}, a., and {Prevaricate}, v. i.	        [1913 Webster]
Equivocator \E*quiv"o*ca`tor\, n.	   One who equivocates.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's an equivocator that could swear in both the	         scales against either scale, yet could not equivocate	         to heaven.                               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Equivocatory \E*quiv"o*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Indicating, or characterized by, equivocation. Equivoque
Equivoque \Eq"ui*voque\, Equivoke \Eq"ui*voke\, n. [F.	   ['e]quivoque. See {Equivocal}.]	   1. An ambiguous term; a word susceptible of different	      significations. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An equivocation; a guibble. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Equivorous \E*quiv"o*rous\, a. [L. equus horse + vorare to eat	   greedily.]	   Feeding on horseflesh; as, equivorous Tartars.	   [1913 Webster]
Equus \E"quus\, n. [L., horse.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of mammals, including the horse, ass, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Er \Er\ n.	   the chemical symbol for {erbium}, a rare earth element. It	   has atomic number 68 and an atomic weight of 167.26.	   Syn: erbium.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
-er \-er\	   .	   1. [AS. -ere; akin to L. -arius.] The termination of many	      English words, denoting the agent; -- applied either to	      men or things; as in hater, farmer, heater, grater. At the	      end of names of places, -er signifies a man of the place;	      as, Londoner, i. e., London man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [AS. -ra; akin to G. -er, Icel. -are, -re, Goth. -iza,	      -?za, L. -ior, Gr. ?, Skr. -[imac]yas.] A suffix used to	      form the comparative degree of adjectives and adverbs; as,	      warmer, sooner, lat(e)er, earl(y)ier.	      [1913 Webster]
Era \E"ra\, n.; pl. {Eras}. [LL. aera an era, in earlier usage,	   the items of an account, counters, pl. of aes, aeris, brass,	   money. See {Ore}.]	   1. A fixed point of time, usually an epoch, from which a	      series of years is reckoned.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foundation of Solomon's temple is conjectured by	            Ideler to have been an era.           --R. S. Poole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A period of time reckoned from some particular date or	      epoch; a succession of years dating from some important	      event; as, the era of Alexander; the era of Christ, or the	      Christian era (see under {Christian}).	      [1913 Webster]	            The first century of our era.         --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A period of time in which a new order of things prevails;	      a signal stage of history; an epoch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Painting may truly be said to have opened the new	            era of culture.                       --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	   Syn: Epoch; time; date; period; age; dispensation. See	        {Epoch}.	        [1913 Webster]
Eradiate \E*ra"di*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eradiated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Eradiating}.] [Pref. e- + radiate.]	   To shoot forth, as rays of light; to beam; to radiate. --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Eradiation \E*ra`di*a"tion\, n.	   Emission of radiance.	   [1913 Webster]
Eradicable \E*rad"i*ca*ble\, a.	   Capable of being eradicated.	   [1913 Webster]
Eradicate \E*rad"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eradicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Eradicating}.] [L. eradicatus, p. p. of	   eradicare to eradicate; e out + radix, radicis, root. See	   {Radical}.]	   1. To pluck up by the roots; to root up; as, an oak tree	      eradicated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To root out; to destroy utterly; to extirpate; as, to	      eradicate diseases, or errors.	      [1913 Webster]	            This, although now an old an inveterate evil, might	            be eradicated by vigorous treatment.  --Southey.	   Syn: To extirpate; root out; exterminate; destroy;	        annihilate.	        [1913 Webster]
Eradication \E*rad`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. eradicatio: cf. F.	   ['e]radication.]	   1. The act of plucking up by the roots; a rooting out;	      extirpation; utter destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being plucked up by the roots.	      [1913 Webster]
Eradicative \E*rad"i*ca*tive\, a. [Cf. ['e]radicatif.]	   Tending or serving to eradicate; curing or destroying	   thoroughly, as a disease or any evil.	   [1913 Webster]	Eradicative \E*rad"i*ca*tive\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine that effects a radical cure. --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Eragrostis \Eragrostis\ n.	   a genus of annual or perennial grasses of tropics and	   subtropics.	   Syn: genus {Eragrostis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eranthis \Eranthis\ prop. n.	   A genus of plants of the buttercup family including the	   {winter aconite}, {Eranthis hyemalis}.	   Syn: genus {Eranthis}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Erasable \E*ras"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being erased.	   [1913 Webster]
Erase \E*rase"\ ([-e]*r[=a]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erased}	   ([-e]*r[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Erasing}.] [L. erasus, p.	   p. of eradere to erase; e out + radere to scrape, scratch,	   shave. See {Rase}.]	   1. To rub or scrape out, as letters or characters written,	      engraved, or painted; to efface; to expunge; to cross out;	      as, to erase a word or a name.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To obliterate; to expunge; to blot out; -- used of	      ideas in the mind or memory. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Erased \E*rased"\ (r[=a]st"), p. p. & a.	   1. Rubbed or scraped out; effaced; obliterated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Represented with jagged and uneven edges, as is	      torn off; -- used esp. of the head or limb of a beast. Cf.	      {Couped}.	      [1913 Webster]
Erasement \E*rase"ment\ (r[=a]s"ment), n.	   The act of erasing; a rubbing out; expunction; obliteration.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Eraser \E*ras"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, erases; esp., a sharp instrument or a	   piece of rubber used to erase writings, drawings, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Erasion \E*ra"sion\, n.	   The act of erasing; a rubbing out; obliteration.	   [1913 Webster]
Erastian \E*ras"tian\ (?; 106), n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of the followers of Thomas Erastus, a German physician	   and theologian of the 16th century. He held that the	   punishment of all offenses should be referred to the civil	   power, and that holy communion was open to all. In the	   present day, an Erastian is one who would see the church	   placed entirely under the control of the State. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Erastianism \E*ras"tian*ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The principles of the Erastains.	   [1913 Webster]
Erasure \E*ra"sure\ (?; 135), n. [From {Erase}.]	   1. The act of erasing; a scratching out; obliteration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the place where something has been erased.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Erative \Er"a*tive\, a.	   Pertaining to the Muse Erato who presided over amatory	   poetry. --Stormonth.	   [1913 Webster]
Erato \Er"a*to\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to love.] (Class.	   Myth.)	   The Muse who presided over lyric and amatory poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Erbium \Er"bi*um\, n. [NL. from Ytterby, in Sweden, where	   gadolinite is found. Cf. {Terbium}, {Yttrium}, {Ytterbium}.]	   (Chem.)	   A rare earth element of the lanthanide series associated with	   several other rare elements in the mineral gadolinite from	   Ytterby in Sweden. Symbol Er. It has atomic number 68 and an	   atomic weight of 167.26. The pure element is metallic with a	   bright, silvery luster. It is relatively stable in air, not	   oxidizing as quickly as some other rare earths. Its salts are	   rose-colored and give characteristic spectra, and the pink	   oxide has been added as a colorant in glass and porcelain	   enamel glazes. Its sesquioxide {Er2O3} is called erbia.	   --HCP61	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ercedeken \Er`ce*de"ken\, n. [OE., fr. pref. erce- = archi- +	   deken a deacon.]	   An archdeacon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Erd \Erd\ ([~e]rd), n. [OE. erd, eard, earth, land, country, AS.	   eard; akin to OS. ard dwelling place, OHG. art plowing,	   tillage, Icel. ["o]r[eth] crop, and to L. arare to plow, E.	   ear to plow.]	   The earth. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Erd shrew} (Zo["o]l.), the common European shrew ({Sorex	      vulgaris}); the shrewmouse.	      [1913 Webster]
Ere \Ere\ ([=a]r or [^a]r; 277), prep. & adv. [AS. [=ae]r,	   prep., adv., & conj.; akin to OS., OFries., & OHG. [=e]r, G.	   eher, D. eer, Icel. [=a]r, Goth. air. [root]204. Cf. {Early},	   {Erst}, {Or}, adv.]	   1. Before; sooner than. [Archaic or Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Myself was stirring ere the break of day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere sails were spread new oceans to explore.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir, come down ere my child die.      --John iv. 49.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rather than.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will be thrown into Etna, . . . ere I will leave	            her.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ere long}, before, shortly. --Shak.	   {Ere now}, formerly, heretofore. --Shak.	   {Ere that}, & {Or are}. Same as {Ere}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Ere \Ere\, v. t.	   To plow. [Obs.] See {Ear}, v. t. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Erebus \Er"e*bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Greek Myth.) A place of nether darkness, being the gloomy	      space through which the souls passed to Hades. See	      Milton's "Paradise Lost," Book II., line 883.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Greek Myth.) The son of Chaos and brother of {Nox}, who	      dwelt in Erebus.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the infernal deep, with Erebus and tortures vile.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Erect \E*rect"\, a. [L. erectus, p. p. of erigere to erect; e	   out + regere to lead straight. See {Right}, and cf. {Alert}.]	   1. Upright, or having a vertical position; not inverted; not	      leaning or bent; not prone; as, to stand erect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the Greek colonies and churches of Asia,	            Philadelphia is still erect -- a column of ruins.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Directed upward; raised; uplifted.	      [1913 Webster]	            His piercing eyes, erect, appear to view	            Superior worlds, and look all nature through.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bold; confident; free from depression; undismayed.	      [1913 Webster]	            But who is he, by years	            Bowed, but erect in heart?            --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Watchful; alert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vigilant and erect attention of mind. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Standing upright, with reference to the earth's	      surface, or to the surface to which it is attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) Elevated, as the tips of wings, heads of serpents,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Erect \E*rect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erected}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Erecting}.]	   1. To raise and place in an upright or perpendicular	      position; to set upright; to raise; as, to erect a pole, a	      flagstaff, a monument, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise, as a building; to build; to construct; as, to	      erect a house or a fort; to set up; to put together the	      component parts of, as of a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lift up; to elevate; to exalt; to magnify.	      [1913 Webster]	            That didst his state above his hopes erect.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, who am a party, am not to erect myself into a	            judge.                                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To animate; to encourage; to cheer.	      [1913 Webster]	            It raiseth the dropping spirit, erecting it to a	            loving complaisance.                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To set up as an assertion or consequence from premises, or	      the like. "To erect conclusions." --Sir T. Browne.	      "Malebranche erects this proposition." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To set up or establish; to found; to form; to institute.	      "To erect a new commonwealth." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Erecting shop} (Mach.), a place where large machines, as	      engines, are put together and adjusted.	   Syn: To set up; raise; elevate; construct; build; institute;	        establish; found.	        [1913 Webster]	Erect \E*rect"\, v. i.	   To rise upright. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By wet, stalks do erect.                 --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Erectable \E*rect"a*ble\a.	   Capable of being erected; as, an erectable feather. --Col. G.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Erecter \E*rect"er\, n.	   An erector; one who raises or builds.	   [1913 Webster]
Erectile \E*rect"ile\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]rectile.]	   1. Capable of being erected; susceptible of being erected of	      dilated; as, erectile tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to an erection[5]; as, erectile	      dysfunction.	      [PJC]	   {Erectile tissue} (Anat.), a tissue, such as that contained	      in the penis, which is capable of being greatly dilated	      and made rigid by accumulation of blood in and the	      consequent distension of the numerous blood vessels which	      it contains.	      [1913 Webster]
Erectility \E`rec*til"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being erectile.	   [1913 Webster]
Erection \E*rec"tion\, n. [L. erectio: cf. F. ['e]rection.]	   1. The act of erecting, or raising upright; the act of	      constructing, as a building or a wall, or of fitting	      together the parts of, as a machine; the act of founding	      or establishing, as a commonwealth or an office; also, the	      act of rousing to excitement or courage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being erected, lifted up, built, established,	      or founded; exaltation of feelings or purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her peerless height my mind to high erection draws	            up.                                   --Sidney	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State of being stretched to stiffness; tension.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything erected; a building of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) The state of a body part which, from having	      been soft, has become hard and swollen by the accumulation	      of blood in the erectile tissue; -- used especially of the	      penis; as, to get or have an erection.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
erecting \erecting\ n.	   the act of building or putting up.	   Syn: erection.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Erective \E*rect"ive\, a.	   Making erect or upright; raising; tending to erect.	   [1913 Webster]
Erectly \E*rect"ly\, adv.	   In an erect manner or posture.	   [1913 Webster]
Erectness \E*rect"ness\, n.	   Uprightness of posture or form.	   [1913 Webster]
Erecto-patent \E*rec"to-pat"ent\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Having a position intermediate between erect and	      patent, or spreading.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Standing partially spread and erect; -- said of	      the wings of certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Erector \E*rec"tor\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, erects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A muscle which raises any part.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) An attachment to a microscope, telescope, or	      other optical instrument, for making the image erect	      instead of inverted.	      [1913 Webster]
Erelong \Ere`long"\ (?; 115), adv.	   Before the ?apse of a long time; soon; -- usually separated,	   ere long.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man, . . . following the stag, erelong slew him.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world, erelong, a world of tears must weep.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eremacausis \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 dead animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Eremitage \Er"e*mit*age\, n.	   See {Hermitage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eremite \Er"e*mite\, n. [See {Hermit}.]	   A hermit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou art my heaven, and I thy eremite.   --Keats.	   Eremitic
Eremitic \Er`e*mit"ic\, Eremitical \Er`e*mit"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an eremite; hermitical; living in	   solitude. "An eremitical life in the woods." --Fuller. "The	   eremitic instinct." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Eremitish \Er"e*mi`tish\, a.	   Eremitic. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Eremitism \Er"e*mit*ism\, n.	   The state of a hermit; a living in seclusion from social	   life.	   [1913 Webster]
Ereptation \E`rep*ta"tion\, n. [L. erepere to creep out; e out +	   repere to creep.]	   A creeping forth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ereption \E*rep"tion\, n. [L. ereptio, fr. eripere to snatch	   away; e out + rapere to snatch.]	   A snatching away. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Erethism \Er"e*thism\, n. [Gr. ? irritation, fr. ? to stir,	   rouse, fr. ? to stir: cf. F. ['e]r['e]thisme.] (Med.)	   A morbid degree of excitement or irritation in an organ.	   --Hoblyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Erethistic \Er`e*this"tic\, a. [Gr. ? irritating.]	   Relating to erethism. Erewhile
Erewhile \Ere`while"\, Erewhiles \Ere`whiles"\, adv.	   Some time ago; a little while before; heretofore. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am as fair now as I was erewhile.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Erewhon \Erewhon\ prop. n. [nowhere spelled backwards.]	   the fictitious land described in the novel Erewhon by Samuel	   Butler.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Erf \Erf\, n.; pl. {Erven}. [D.]	   A garden plot, usually about half an acre. [Cape Colony]	   [1913 Webster]
Erg \Erg\, n. [Gr. ? work.] (Physics)	   The unit of work or energy in the C. G. S. system, being the	   amount of work done by a dyne working through a distance of	   one centimeter; the amount of energy expended in moving a	   body one centimeter against a force of one dyne (981 dynes	   exert the same force as a one gram mass in the earth's	   gravitational field). One foot pound is equal to 13,560,000	   ergs. The absolute Joule is equivalent to 10^{7} ergs, which	   are equivalent to 0.2389 gram-calories at 15[deg] C. See also	   {mechanical equivalent of heat} under {equivalent}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ergal \Er"gal\, n. [G., fr. Gr. ? work.] (Physics)	   Potential energy; negative value of the force function.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ergat \Er"gat\, v. t. [L. ergo therefore.]	   To deduce logically, as conclusions. [Obs.] --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Ergmeter \Erg"me`ter\, n. [Erg + -meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring energy in ergs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ergo \Er"go\, conj. or adv. [L.]	   Therefore; consequently; -- often used in a jocular way.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
ergocalciferol \ergocalciferol\ n.	   vitamin D2, one of the D vitamins, a group of related	   substances that prevent rickets.	   Syn: vitamin D, calciferol, cholecarciferol, D.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ergograph \Er"go*graph\, n. [Gr. ? work + -graph.]	   An instrument for measuring and recording the work done by a	   single muscle or set of muscles, the rate of fatigue, etc. --	   {Er`go*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ergometer \Er*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? work + -meter.] (Physics)	   A device for measuring, or an instrument for indicating,	   energy expended or work done; a dynamometer. --	   {Er`go*met"ric}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ergon \Er"gon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? work.] (Physics)	   (a) Work, measured in terms of the quantity of heat to which	       it is equivalent.	   (b) same as {Erg}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ergonomics \ergonomics\ n.	   biological science applied to study the relation between	   workers and their environments.	   Syn: biotechnology, bioengineering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ergosterol \ergosterol\ n.	   a plant sterol that is converted into vitamin D by	   ultraviolet radiation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ergot \Er"got\, n. [F. ergot, argot, lit., a spur.]	   1. A diseased condition of rye and other cereals, in which	      the grains become black, and often spur-shaped. It is	      caused by a parasitic fungus, {Claviceps purpurea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mycelium or spawn of this fungus infecting grains of	      rye and wheat. It is a powerful remedial agent, and also a	      dangerous poison, and is used as a means of hastening	      childbirth, and to arrest bleeding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Far.) A stub, like soft horn, about the size of a	      chestnut, situated behind and below the pastern joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) See 2d {Calcar}, 3	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]
Ergotic \Er*got"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, ergot; as, ergotic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ergotin \Er"go*tin\, n. (Med.)	   An extract made from ergot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ergotine \Er"go*tine\ (Chem.)	   A powerful astringent alkaloid extracted from ergot as a	   brown, amorphous, bitter substance. It is used to produce	   contraction of the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Ergotism \Er"go*tism\, n. [F. ergotisme, fr. L. ergo.]	   A logical deduction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Ergotism \Er"got*ism\, n. [From {Ergot}, n.; cf. F. ergotisme.]	   (Med.)	   A diseased condition produced by eating rye affected with the	   ergot fungus.	   [1913 Webster]
Ergotized \Er"got*ized\, a.	   Affected with the ergot fungus; as, ergotized rye. Eriach
Eriach \Er"i*ach\, Eric \Er"ic\, n. [Ir. eiric.] (Old Irish Law)	   A recompense formerly given by a murderer to the relatives of	   the murdered person.	   [1913 Webster]
Erianthus \Erianthus\ n.	   a genus of reedlike grasses having spikes crowded in a	   panicle covered with long silky hairs.	   Syn: genus {Erianthus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Erica \E*ri"ca\, n. [NL., fr. L. erice heath, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubby plants, including the heaths, many of them	   producing beautiful flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ericaceous \Er`i*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the Heath family, or resembling plants of that	   family; consisting of heats.	   [1913 Webster]
Ericales \Ericales\ prop. n.	   an order including the Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae;	   Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; and Monotropaceae.	   Syn: order {Ericales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ericinol \E*ric"i*nol\ ([-e]*r[i^]s"[i^]*n[=o]l), n. [NL.	   ericaceae the Heath family + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A colorless oil (quickly becoming brown), with a pleasant	   odor, obtained by the decomposition of ericolin.	   [1913 Webster]
Ericius \E*ri"ci*us\, n. [L., a hedgehog.]	   The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qip[=o]d, which in	   the "Authorized Version" is translated bittern, and in the	   Revised Version, porcupine.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will make it [Babylon] a possession for the ericius	         and pools of waters.                     --Is. xiv. 23	                                                  (Douay	                                                  version).	   [1913 Webster]
Ericolin \E*ric"o*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the bearberry (and others of the	   {Ericace[ae]}), and extracted as a bitter, yellow, amorphous	   mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Eridanus \E*rid"a*nus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, the Greek name of the	   River Po.] (Anat.)	   A long, winding constellation extending southward from Taurus	   and containing the bright star Achernar.	   [1913 Webster]
Erigeron \Erigeron\ n.	   a cosmopolitan genus of usually perennial herbs with	   asterlike flowers; the leaves were formerly used medicinally,	   but now are only occasionally so used.	   Syn: genus {Erigeron}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Erigible \Er"i*gi*ble\ ([e^]r"[i^]*j[i^]*b'l), a. [See {Erect}.]	   Capable of being erected. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Erignathus \Erignathus\ n.	   a genus including the bearded seal, {Erignathus barbatus}.	   Syn: genus {Erignathus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Erin \E"rin\ ([=e]"r[i^]n), n. [Ir. Cf. {Aryan}.]	   An early, and now a poetic, name of Ireland.	   [1913 Webster]
Erinaceidae \Erinaceidae\ n.	   a natural family including the true hedgehogs.	   Syn: family {Erinaceidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Erinaceous \Er`i*na"ceous\, a. [L. erinaceus hedgehog.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Of the Hedgehog family; like, or characteristic of, a	   hedgehog.	   [1913 Webster]
Erinaceus \Erinaceus\ n.	   the type genus of the family {Erinaceidae}, composed of	   hedgehogs.	   Syn: genus {Erinaceus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eringo \E*rin"go\, n.	   The sea holly. See {Eryngo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Erinite \Er"i*nite\, n. (Min.)	   A hydrous arseniate of copper, of an emerald-green color; --	   so called from Erin, or Ireland, where it occurs.	   [1913 Webster]
Erinys \E*rin"ys\, n.; pl. {Erinyes}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class.	   Myth.)	   An avenging deity; one of the Furies; sometimes, conscience	   personified. [Written also {Erinnys}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eriometer \E`ri*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? wool + -meter.] (Opt.)	   An instrument for measuring the diameters of minute particles	   or fibers, from the size of the colored rings produced by the	   diffraction of the light in which the objects are viewed.	   [1913 Webster]
Eriophyllum \Eriophyllum\ n.	   a genus of hairy herbs and shrubs of Western North America.	   Syn: genus {Eriophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eriosoma \Eriosoma\ n.	   a genus of plant lice of the family {Aphididae}, consisting	   of one type of the wooly aphids.	   Syn: genus Eriosoma.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eristalis \E*ris"ta*lis\, n. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of dipterous insects whose young (called rat-tailed	   larv[ae]) are remarkable for their long tapering tail, which	   spiracles at the tip, and for their ability to live in very	   impure and salt waters; -- also called {drone fly}. Eristic
Eristic \E*ris"tic\, Eristical \E*ris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?	   to strive, wrangle, ? strife.]	   Controversial. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         A specimen of admirable special pleading in the court	         of eristic logic.                        --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Erithacus \Erithacus\ n.	   a genus of songbirds, consisting of certain of the Old World	   thrushes.	   Syn: genus {Erithacus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eritrea \Eritrea\ n.	   1. a province of N Ethiopia on the Red Sea.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Eritrean \Eritrean\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Eritrea.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Eritrean \Eritrean\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Eritrea; as, Eritrean civil war.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Eritrea; as,	      Eritrean story tellers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Erke \Erke\, a. [Cf. {Irk}.]	   Slothful. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Erlking \Erl"king`\, n. [G. erlk["o]nig, fr. Dan. ellekonge	   elfking.]	   A personification, in German and Scandinavian mythology, of a	   spirit or natural power supposed to work mischief and ruin,	   esp. to children.	   [1913 Webster]
Erme \Erme\, v. i. [OE. ermen, AS. yrman. Cf. {Yearn}.]	   To grieve; to feel sad. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Ermelin
Ermelin \Er"me*lin\, Ermilin \Er"mi*lin\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   See {Ermine}. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ermin \Er"min\, n. [OF. Ermin, L. Armenius.]	   An Armenian. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ermine \Er"mine\, n. [OF. ermine, F. hermine, prob. of German	   origin; cf. OHG. harmo, G. hermelin, akin to Lith. szarm?,	   szarmonys, weasel, cf. AS. hearma; but cf. also LL.	   armelinus, armellina, hermellina, and pellis Armenia, the fur	   of the Armenian rat, mus Armenius, the animal being found	   also in Armenia.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) A valuable fur-bearing animal of the genus	      Mustela ({M. erminea}), allied to the weasel; the stoat.	      It is found in the northern parts of Asia, Europe, and	      America. In summer it is brown, but in winter it becomes	      white, except the tip of the tail, which is always black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fur of the ermine, as prepared for ornamenting	      garments of royalty, etc., by having the tips of the	      tails, which are black, arranged at regular intervals	      throughout the white.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. By metonymy, the office or functions of a judge, whose	      state robe, lined with ermine, is emblematical of purity	      and honor without stain. --Chatham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) One of the furs. See {Fur} (Her.)	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ermine is represented by an argent field, tufted with	         black. Ermines is the reverse of ermine, being black,	         spotted or timbered with argent. Erminois is the same	         as ermine, except that or is substituted for argent.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ermine moth} (Zo["o]l.), a white moth with black spots (esp.	      {Yponomeuta padella} of Europe); -- so called on account	      of the resemblance of its covering to the fur of the	      ermine; also applied to certain white bombycid moths of	      America.	      [1913 Webster]	Ermine \Er"mine\, v. t.	   To clothe with, or as with, ermine.	   [1913 Webster]	         The snows that have ermined it in the winter. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Ermined \Er"mined\, a.	   Clothed or adorned with the fur of the ermine. --Pope.	   Ermines
Ermines \Er"mines\, n., Erminois \Er"min*ois\, n.(Her.)	   See Note under {Ermine}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Ermit \Er"mit\, n. [See {Hermit}.]	   A hermit. [Obs.] Ern
Ern \Ern\, Erne \Erne\, n. [AS. earn eagle; akin to D. arend,	   OHG. aro, G. aar, Icel., Sw., & Dan. ["o]rn, Goth. ara, and	   to Gr. ? bird. [root]11. Cf. {Ornithology}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A sea eagle, esp. the European white-tailed sea eagle	   ({Hali[ae]etus albicilla}).	   [1913 Webster]	Ern \Ern\, v. i. [Cf. {Erme}.]	   To stir with strong emotion; to grieve; to mourn.	   Note: [Corrupted into yearn in modern editions of	         Shakespeare.] [Obs.]	         [1913 Webster]
Ernest \Er"nest\, n.	   See {Earnest}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ernestful \Er"nest*ful\, a. [See {Earnest}, a.]	   Serious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Erode \E*rode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eroded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Eroding}.] [L. erodere, erosum; e out + rodere to gnaw. See	   {Rodent}.]	   1. To eat into or away; to corrode; as, canker erodes the	      flesh. "The blood . . . erodes the vessels." --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The smaller charge is more apt to . . . erode the	            gun.                                  --Am. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.)	      (a) To wear away; as, streams and glaciers erode the land.	      (b) To produce by erosion, or wearing away; as, glaciers	          erode U-shaped valleys.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. to reduce or lessen as if by eroding; as, a politician's	      base of support is eroded by evidence of corruption; the	      buying power of the dollar is eroded by inflation. [fig.]	      [PJC]
Eroded \E*rod"ed\, p. p. & a.	   1. Eaten away; gnawed; irregular, as if eaten or worn away.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the edge worn away so as to be jagged or	      irregularly toothed.	      [1913 Webster]
Erodent \E*rod"ent\, n. [L. erodens, -entis, p. pr. of erodere.	   See {Erode}.] (Med.)	   A medicine which eats away extraneous growths; a caustic.	   [1913 Webster]
Erogate \Er"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Erogated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Erogating}.] [L. erogatus, p. p. of erogare; e out +	   rogare to ask.]	   To lay out, as money; to deal out; to expend. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Erogation \Er`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. erogatio.]	   The act of giving out or bestowing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
erogenous \erogenous\ adj.	   1. causing sexual excitement when stimulated.	      [PJC]	   2. relating to or arousing sexual excitement.	      [PJC]
Eros \E"ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? love, ? (personified) Eros, fr.	   ? to love.] (Greek Myth.)	   Love; the god of love; -- by earlier writers represented as	   one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the	   son of Aphrodite, equivalent to the Latin god Cupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Erose \E*rose"\, a. [L. erosus, p. p. See {Erode}.]	   1. Irregular or uneven as if eaten or worn away.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Jagged or irregularly toothed, as if nibbled out or	      gnawed. -- {E*rose"ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Erosion \E*ro"sion\, n. [L. erosio. See {Erode}.]	   1. The act or operation of eroding or eating away.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being eaten away; corrosion; canker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The wearing away of the earth's surface by any natural	      process. The chief agent of erosion is running water;	      minor agents are glaciers, the wind, and waves breaking	      against the coast.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. a gradual reduction or lessening as if by an erosive	      force; as, erosion of political support due to scandal;	      erosion of buying power by inflation. [fig.]	      [PJC]
Erosive \E*ro"sive\, a.	   That erodes or gradually eats away; tending to erode;	   corrosive. --Humble.	   [1913 Webster]
Erostrate \E*ros"trate\, a. [Pref. e- out + rostrate.] (Bot.)	   Without a beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eroteme \Er"o*teme\, n. [Gr. ? question.]	   A mark indicating a question; a note of interrogation.	   [1913 Webster]
Erotesis \Er`o*te"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a questioning, fr. ?	   to ask.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech by which a strong affirmation of the	   contrary, is implied under the form of an earnest	   interrogation, as in the following lines; 	   [1913 Webster]	         Must I give way and room to your rash choler?	         Shall I be frighted when a madman stares? --Shak.	   Erotic
Erotic \E*rot"ic\, Erotical \E*rot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   ['e]rotique. See {Eros}.]	   Of or pertaining to the passion of love; treating of love;	   amatory.	   [1913 Webster]	Erotic \E*rot"ic\, n.	   An amorous composition or poem.	   [1913 Webster]
Eroticism \E*rot"i*cism\, n.	   Erotic quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Erpetologist \Er`pe*tol"o*gist\, n.	   Herpetologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Erpetology \Er`pe*tol"o*gy\, n. [Cf. F. erp['e]tologie.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Herpetology.	   [1913 Webster]
Err \Err\ ([~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Erred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Erring} (?; 277, 85).] [F. errer, L. errare; akin to G.	   irren, OHG. irran, v. t., irr[=o]n, v. i., OS. irrien, Sw.	   irra, Dan. irre, Goth, a['i]rzjan to lead astray, airzise	   astray.]	   1. To wander; to roam; to stray. [Archaic] "Why wilt thou err	      from me?" --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            What seemeth to you, if there were to a man an	            hundred sheep and one of them hath erred. --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. xviii.	                                                  12).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deviate from the true course; to miss the thing aimed	      at. "My jealous aim might err." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To miss intellectual truth; to fall into error; to mistake	      in judgment or opinion; to be mistaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man may err in his judgment of circumstances.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deviate morally from the right way; to go astray, in a	      figurative sense; to do wrong; to sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do they not err that devise evil?     --Prov. xiv.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To offend, as by erring.	      [1913 Webster]
Errable \Er"ra*ble\, a.	   Liable to error; fallible.	   [1913 Webster]
Errableness \Er"ra*ble*ness\, n.	   Liability to error. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Errabund \Er"ra*bund\, a. [L. errabundus.]	   Erratic. "Errabund guesses." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Errancy \Er"ran*cy\, n. [L. errantia.]	   A wandering; state of being in error.	   [1913 Webster]
Errand \Er"rand\, n. [OE. erende, erande, message, business, AS.	   [ae]rende, [ae]rend; akin to OS. arundi, OHG. arunti, Icel.	   eyrendi, ["o]rendi, erendi, Sw. [aum]rende, Dan. [ae]rende;	   perh. akin to AS. earu swift, Icel. ["o]rr, and to L. oriri	   to rise, E. orient.]	   A special business intrusted to a messenger; something to be	   told or done by one sent somewhere for the purpose; often, a	   verbal message; a commission; as, the servant was sent on an	   errand; to do an errand. Also, one's purpose in going	   anywhere.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a secret errand to thee, O king.  --Judg. iii.	                                                  19.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will not eat till I have told mine errand. --Gen.	                                                  xxiv. 33.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Any specific task, usually of a routine nature, requiring	      some form of travel, usually locally. An errand is often	      on behalf of someone else, but sometimes for one's own	      purposes.	      [PJC]	   3. A {mission}.	      [PJC]	   {To run an errand}, To perform an errand[2].	      [PJC]
Errant \Er"rant\, a. [F. errant, p. pr. fr. OF. errer to travel,	   LL. iterare, fr. L. iter journey; confused somewhat with L.	   errare to err. See {Eyre}, and cf. {Arrant}, {Itinerant}.]	   1. Wandering; deviating from an appointed course, or from a	      direct path; roving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seven planets or errant stars in the lower orbs of	            heaven.                               --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Notorious; notoriously bad; downright; arrant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would make me an errant fool.         --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law) Journeying; itinerant; -- formerly applied to	      judges who went on circuit and to bailiffs at large.	      --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	Errant \Er"rant\, n.	   One who wanders about. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Errantia \Er*ran"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. errare to wander.	   See {Err}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group of ch[ae]topod annelids, including those that are not	   confined to tubes. See {Ch[ae]topoda}. [Written also	   {Errantes}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Errantry \Er"rant*ry\, n.	   1. A wandering; a roving; esp., a roving in quest of	      adventures. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The employment of a knight-errant. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Errata \Er*ra"ta\, n. pl. [L.]	   1. Plural of {erratum}. See {Erratum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A list of errors together with the corrections for the	      errors, added as a separate page of a text prior to	      publication, or as a separate sheet inserted into a	      printed text; as, the {errata} was added after the	      printing was finished..	      [PJC]	   Note: Although originally a plural word, the use of {errata}	         as a singular word in second sense has become common.	         [PJC]
Erratic \Er*rat"ic\, a. [L. erraticus, fr. errare to wander: cf.	   F. erratique. See {Err}.]	   1. Having no certain course; roving about without a fixed	      destination; wandering; moving; -- hence, applied to the	      planets as distinguished from the fixed stars.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth and each erratic world.     --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deviating from a wise of the common course in opinion or	      conduct; eccentric; strange; queer; as, erratic conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Irregular; changeable. "Erratic fever." --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Erratic blocks}, {gravel, etc.} (Geol.), masses of stone	      which have been transported from their original resting	      places by the agency of water, ice, or other causes.	   {Erratic phenomena}, the phenomena which relate to	      transported materials on the earth's surface.	      [1913 Webster]	Erratic \Er*rat"ic\, n.	   1. One who deviates from common and accepted opinions; one	      who is eccentric or preserve in his intellectual	      character.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rogue. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Any stone or material that has been borne away	      from its original site by natural agencies; esp., a large	      block or fragment of rock; a bowlder.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the plural the term is applied especially to the	         loose gravel and stones on the earth's surface,	         including what is called drift.	         [1913 Webster]
Erratical \Er*rat"ic*al\, a.	   Erratic. -- {Er*rat"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Er*rat"ic*al*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Erration \Er*ra"tion\, n. [L. erratio. See {Err}.]	   A wandering; a roving about. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Erratum \Er*ra"tum\, n.; pl. {Errata}. [L., fr. errare, erratum,	   to wander, err. See {Err}.]	   An error or mistake in writing or printing.	   [1913 Webster]	         A single erratum may knock out the brains of a whole	         passage.                                 --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
erring \erring\ adj.	   capable of making an error.	   Syn: errant, error-prone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Errhine \Er"rhine\, n. [Gr. ?; ? in + ?, ?, nose: cf. F.	   errhin.] (Med.)	   A medicine designed to be snuffed up the nose, to promote	   discharges of mucus; a sternutatory. --Coxe. -- a. Causing or	   increasing secretion of nasal mucus.	   [1913 Webster]
Erroneous \Er*ro"ne*ous\, a. [L. erroneus, fr. errare to err.	   See {Err}.]	   1. Wandering; straying; deviating from the right course; --	      hence, irregular; unnatural. [Obs.] "Erroneous	      circulation." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stopped much of the erroneous light, which otherwise	            would have disturbed the vision.      --Sir I.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Misleading; misled; mistaking. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An erroneous conscience commands us to do what we	            ought to omit.                        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Containing error; not conformed to truth or justice;	      incorrect; false; mistaken; as, an erroneous doctrine;	      erroneous opinion, observation, deduction, view, etc. --	      {Er*ro"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Er*ro"ne*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
erroneousness \erroneousness\ n.	   inadvertent incorrectness.	   Syn: error.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Error \Er"ror\, n. [OF. error, errur, F. erreur, L. error, fr.	   errare to err. See {Err}.]	   1. A wandering; a roving or irregular course. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest of his journey, his error by sea. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wandering or deviation from the right course or	      standard; irregularity; mistake; inaccuracy; something	      made wrong or left wrong; as, an error in writing or in	      printing; a clerical error.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A departing or deviation from the truth; falsity; false	      notion; wrong opinion; mistake; misapprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	            His judgment was often in error, though his candor	            remained unimpaired.                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A moral offense; violation of duty; a sin or	      transgression; iniquity; fault. --Ps. xix. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) The difference between the approximate result and	      the true result; -- used particularly in the rule of	      double position.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mensuration)	      (a) The difference between an observed value and the true	          value of a quantity.	      (b) The difference between the observed value of a	          quantity and that which is taken or computed to be the	          true value; -- sometimes called {residual error}.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law.) A mistake in the proceedings of a court of record	      in matters of law or of fact.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Baseball) A fault of a player of the side in the field	      which results in failure to put out a player on the other	      side, or gives him an unearned base.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Law of error}, or {Law of frequency of error} (Mensuration),	      the law which expresses the relation between the magnitude	      of an error and the frequency with which that error will	      be committed in making a large number of careful	      measurements of a quantity.	   {Probable error}. (Mensuration) See under {Probable}.	   {Writ of error} (Law), an original writ, which lies after	      judgment in an action at law, in a court of record, to	      correct some alleged error in the proceedings, or in the	      judgment of the court. --Bouvier. Burrill.	   Syn: Mistake; fault; blunder; failure; fallacy; delusion;	        hallucination; sin. See {Blunder}.	        [1913 Webster]
Errorful \Er"ror*ful\, a.	   Full of error; wrong. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Errorist \Er"ror*ist\, n.	   One who encourages and propagates error; one who holds to	   error.	   [1913 Webster]
Ers \Ers\, n. [F., fr. L. ervum a kind of pulse, bitter vetch.]	   (Bot.)	   The bitter vetch ({Ervum Ervilia}).	   [1913 Webster]
Erse \Erse\ ([~e]rs), n. [A modification of Irish, OE. Irishe.]	   A name sometimes given to that dialect of the Celtic which is	   spoken in the Highlands of Scotland; -- called, by the	   Highlanders, {Gaelic}.	   [1913 Webster]	Erse \Erse\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Celtic race in the Highlands of	   Scotland, or to their language.	   [1913 Webster]
Ersh \Ersh\ ([~e]rsh), n.	   See {Arrish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Erst \Erst\ ([~e]rst), adv. [Orig. superlative of ere; AS.	   [=ae]rest. See {Ere}.] [Archaic]	   1. First. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Previously; before; formerly; heretofore. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tityrus, with whose style he had erst disclaimed all	            ambition to match his pastoral pipe.  --A. W. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At erst}, at first; at the beginning.	   {Now at erst}, at this present time. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Erstwhile \Erst`while"\ (-hw[imac]l"), adv.	   Till then or now; heretofore; formerly. [Archaic] Erubescence
Erubescence \Er`u*bes"cence\ (?; 135), Erubescency
\Er`u*bes"cen*cy\, n. [L. erubescentia: cf. F. ['e]rubescence.]	   The act of becoming red; redness of the skin or surface of	   anything; a blushing.	   [1913 Webster]
Erubescent \Er`u*bes"cent\, a. [L. erubescens, p. pr. erubescere	   to grow red; e out + rubescere. See {Rubescent}.]	   Red, or reddish; blushing. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Erubescite \Er`u*bes"cite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Bornite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eruca \E*ru"ca\, n.; pl. {Eruc[ae]}. [L., a caterpillar, also, a	   sort of colewort.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.	   [1913 Webster]
Erucic \E*ru"cic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous	   Mediterranean herbs ({Eruca} or {Brassica}); as, erucic acid,	   a fatty acid resembling oleic acid, and found in colza oil,	   mustard oil, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Erucifrom \E*ru"ci*from\, a. [Eruca + -form.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Having the form of a caterpillar; -- said of insect larv[ae].	   Eruct
Eruct \E*ruct"\, Eructate \E*ruc"tate\, v. t. [L. eructare; e	   out + ructare to belch: cf. F. ['e]ructer.]	   To eject, as wind, from the stomach; to belch. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Eructation \Er`uc*ta"tion\, n. [L. eructatio: cf. F.	   ['e]ructation.]	   1. The act of belching wind from the stomach; a belch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A violent belching out or emitting, as of gaseous or other	      matter from the crater of a volcano, geyser, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Erudiate \E*ru"di*ate\, v. t. [L. erudire.]	   To instruct; to educate; to teach. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The skillful goddess there erudiates these	         In all she did.                          --Fanshawe.	   [1913 Webster]
erudite \er"u*dite\ ([e^]r"[-u]*d[imac]t; 135), a. [L. eruditus,	   p. p. of erudire to free from rudeness, to polish, instruct;	   e out + rudis rude: cf. F. ['e]rudit. See {Rude}.]	   Characterized by extensive reading or knowledge; well	   instructed; learned. "A most erudite prince." --Sir T. More.	   "Erudite . . . theology." --I. Taylor. -- {er"u*dite`ly},	   adv. -- {er"u*dite`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
eruditeness \er"u*dite`ness\ ([e^]r"[-u]*d[imac]t`n[e^]s), n.	   profound knowledge.	   Syn: erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship.	        [WordNet 1.5]
erudition \er`u*di"tion\ ([e^]r`[-u]*d[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.	   eruditio: cf. F. ['e]rudition.]	   The act of instructing; the result of thorough instruction;	   the state of being erudite or learned; the acquisitions	   gained by extensive reading or study; particularly, learning	   in literature or criticism, as distinct from the sciences;	   scholarship.	   [1913 Webster]	         The management of a young lady's person is not be	         overlooked, but the erudition of her mind is much more	         to be regarded.                          --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gay young gentleman whose erudition sat so easily	         upon him.                                --Macaulay.	   Syn: Literature; learning. See {Literature}.	        [1913 Webster]
Erugate \Er"u*gate\, a. [L. erugatus, p. p. of erugare to	   smooth; e out + ruga wrinkle.]	   Freed from wrinkles; smooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Eruginous \E*ru"gi*nous\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]rugineux. See	   {[ae]ruginous}.]	   Partaking of the substance or nature of copper, or of the	   rust of copper; resembling the rust of copper or verdigris;	   [ae]ruginous.	   [1913 Webster]
erumpent \e*rum"pent\, a. [L. erumpens, -entis, p. pr. of	   erumpere.] (Bot.)	   Breaking out; -- said of certain fungi which burst through	   the texture of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
erupt \e*rupt"\ ([-e]*r[u^]pt"), v. t. [See {eruption}.]	   To cause to burst forth; to eject; as, to erupt lava.	   --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]	erupt \e*rupt"\ ([-e]*r[u^]pt"), v. i. [See {eruption}.]	   1. To eject something, esp. lava, water, etc., as a volcano	      or geyser; as, when Mount Saint Helens erupted, some	      people were taken by surprise.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. To burst forth; to break out, as ashes from a volcano,	      teeth through the gums, etc.; as, the third molar erupts	      late in most people, and in some persons does not occur at	      all.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	            When the amount and power of the steam is equal to	            the demand, it erupts with violence through the lava	            flood and gives us a small volcano.   --H. J. W.	                                                  Dam.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
erupting \erupting\ adj. prenom.	   currently undergoing eruption; -- of volcanoes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
eruption \e*rup"tion\, n. [L. eruptio, fr. erumpere, eruptum, to	   break out; e out + rumpere, to break: cf. F. ['e]ruption. See	   {Rupture}.]	   1. The act of breaking out or bursting forth; as:	      (a) A violent throwing out of flames, lava, etc., as from	          a volcano or a fissure in the earth's crust.	      (b) A sudden and overwhelming hostile movement of armed	          men from one country to another. --Milton.	      (c) A violent commotion.	          [1913 Webster]	                All Paris was quiet . . . to gather fresh	                strength for the next day's eruption. --W.	                                                  Irving.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which bursts forth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A violent exclamation; ejaculation.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would . . . break out into bitter and passionate	            eruditions.                           --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) The breaking out of pimples, or an efflorescence,	      as in measles, scarlatina, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Eruptional \E*rup"tion*al\, a.	   Eruptive. [R.] --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Eruptive \E*rup"tive\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]ruptif.]	   1. Breaking out or bursting forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sudden glance	            Appears far south eruptive through the cloud.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Attended with eruption or efflorescence, or	      producing it; as, an eruptive fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Produced by eruption; as, eruptive rocks, such as	      the igneous or volcanic.	      [1913 Webster]	Eruptive \E*rup"tive\, n. (Geol.)	   An eruptive rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Erwinia \Erwinia\ prop. n. [after Erwin F. Smith, an American	   pathologist. --RHUD]	   a genus of rod-shaped motile bacteria, classed among the	   {Enterobacteriaceae}, that may attack plants. Species of	   {Erwinia} may also be cultured on artificial growth media.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eryngium \E*ryn"gi*um\ ([-e]*r[i^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. 'hry`ggion, dim. of 'h`ryggos eryngo; cf. L. eryngion,	   erynge.] (Bot.)	   A large genus of umbelliferous plants somewhat like thistles	   in appearance, cosmopolitan in distribution. {Eryngium	   maritimum}, or sea holly, has been highly esteemed as an	   aphrodisiac, the roots being formerly candied.	   Syn: genus {Eryngium}.	        [1913 Webster]
Eryngo \E*ryn"go\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Eryngium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Erysimum \Erysimum\ n.	   a large genus of annual or perennial herbs of the Old World	   and North America; some are grown for their flowers and some	   for their attractive evergreen leaves.	   Syn: genus {Erysimum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
erysipelas \er`y*sip"e*las\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*las), n.	   [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin.	   See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.)	   St. Anthony's fire; a febrile disease accompanied with a	   diffused red edematous inflammation of the skin, which,	   starting usually from a single point, spreads gradually over	   its surface. It is often accompanied by severe constitutional	   symptoms. It is caused by a group A hemolytic streptococcus	   ({Streptococcus pyogenes}), is contagious, and formerly often	   occured epidemically.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Erysipelatoid \Er`y*si*pel"a*toid\	   ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]*p[e^]l"[.a]*toid), a. [Gr. 'erysi`pelas	   erysipelas + -oid.]	   Resembling erysipelas.	   [1913 Webster]
Erysipelatous \Er`y*si*pel"a*tous\	   ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]*p[e^]l"[.a]*t[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.	   ['e]rysip['e]lateux.]	   Resembling erysipelas, or partaking of its nature.	   [1913 Webster]
erysipeloid \er`y*sip"e*loid\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*loid), n.	   [L., fr. Gr. 'erysi`pelas; 'eryqro`s red + pe`lla hide, skin.	   See {Red}, and {Pell}, n.] (Med.)	   a usually self-limiting cellulitis of the hand somewhat	   resembling erysipelas, caused by the bacterium	   {Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae}. It may start at the site of a	   wound obtained while handling meat or fish, and may	   occasionally become generalizd with protracted illness and	   severe toxemia. --Stedman	   [PJC]
Erysipelothrix \Er`y*sip"e*lo*thrix\	   ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*las), n. [see {erysipelas}.]	   (Microbiol.)	   a genus of non-motile, rod-shaped Gram-positive bacteria of	   the family {Corynebacteriaceae}. They are facultatively	   anaerobic and produce acid but no gas from glucose. Members	   of this genus are parasitic on fish, birds, and mammals,	   including man. The type species of the genus, {Erysipelothrix	   rhusiopathiae}, causes erysipeloid in man. --Stedman	   [PJC]
Erysipelous \Er`y*sip"e*lous\ ([e^]r`[i^]*s[i^]p"[-e]*l[u^]s),	   a.	   Erysipelatous.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythema \Er`y*the"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to redden, fr.	   'eryqro`s red.] (Med.)	   A disease of the skin, in which a diffused inflammation forms	   rose-colored patches of variable size.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythematic \Er`y*the*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]ryth['e]matique.]	   (Med.)	   Characterized by, or causing, a morbid redness of the skin;	   relating to erythema.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythematous \Er`y*them"a*tous\, a. (Med.)	   Relating to, or causing, erythema. Erythrean
Erythrean \Er`y*thre"an\, Erythraean \Er`y*thr[ae]"an\, a. [L.	   erythraeus; Gr. ?, fr. 'eryqro`s red.]	   Red in color. "The erythrean main." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythric \E*ryth"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, erythrin.	   Erythrin
Erythrin \E*ryth"rin\, Erythrine \E*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr.	   'eryqro`s red.]	   1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, {C20H22O10},	      extracted from certain lichens, as the various species of	      {Rocella}. It is a derivative of orsellinic acid. So	      called because of certain red compounds derived from it.	      Called also {erythric} acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) See {Erythrite}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Erythrina \Er`y*thri"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous plants growing in the tropics; coral	   tree; -- so called from its red flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrism \E*ryth"rism\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red: cf. F.	   ['e]rythrisme.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A condition of excessive redness. See {Erythrochroism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrite \E*ryth"rite\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.]	   1. (Chem.) A colorless crystalline substance, {C4H6.(OH)4},	      of a sweet, cooling taste, extracted from certain lichens,	      and obtained by the decomposition of erythrin; -- called	      also {erythrol}, {erythroglucin}, {erythromannite},	      {pseudorcin}, {cobalt bloom}, and under the name {phycite}	      obtained from the alga {Protococcus vulgaris}. It is a	      tetrabasic alcohol, corresponding to glycol and glycerin.
[1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A rose-red mineral, crystallized and earthy, a	      hydrous arseniate of cobalt, known also as {cobalt bloom};	      -- called also {erythrin} or {erythrine}.	      [1913 Webster]
erythroblast \erythroblast\ n.	   a nucleated cell in bone marrow from which red blood cells	   develop.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Erythrocebus \Erythrocebus\ n.	   a genus of consisting of patas.	   Syn: genus {Erythrocebus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Erythrochroic \E*ryth`ro*chro"ic\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Having, or subject to, erythrochroism.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrochroism \E*ryth"ro*chro*ism\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + ?	   color.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An unusual redness, esp. in the plumage of birds, or hair of	   mammals, independently of age, sex, or season.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrodextrin \E*ryth`ro*dex"trin\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + E.	   dextrin.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A dextrin which gives a red color with iodine. See {Dextrin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrogen \E*ryth"ro*gen\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + -gen.]	   (Chem.)	   (a) Carbon disulphide; -- so called from certain red	       compounds which it produces in combination with other	       substances.	   (b) A substance reddened by acids, which is supposed to be	       contained in flowers.	   (c) A crystalline substance obtained from diseased bile,	       which becomes blood-red when acted on by nitric acid or	       ammonia.	       [1913 Webster]
Erythrogranulose \E*ryth`ro*gran"u*lose\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red	   + E. granulose.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A term applied by Br["u]cke to a substance present in small	   amount in starch granules, colored red by iodine.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythroid \Er"y*throid\, a. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + -oid: cf. Gr.	   ?.]	   Of a red color; reddish; as, the erythroid tunic (the	   cremaster muscle).	   [1913 Webster]
Erythroleic \Er`y*thro"le*ic\, a. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + L. oleum	   oil.] (Chem.)	   Having a red color and oily appearance; -- applied to a	   purple semifluid substance said to be obtained from archil.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrolein \Er`y*thro"le*in\, n. [See {Erythroleic}.] (Chem.)	   A red substance obtained from litmus.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrolitmin \E*ryth`ro*lit"min\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + E.	   litmus.] (Chem.)	   Erythrolein.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythronium \Er`y*thro"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a kind of	   plant, fr. 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)	   A name originally given (from its red acid) to the metal	   vanadium. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrophleine \E*ryth`ro*phle"ine\ (?; 104), n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline alkaloid, extracted from sassy bark	   ({Erythrophleum Guineense}). Erythrophyll
Erythrophyll \E*ryth"ro*phyll\, Erythrophyllin
\Er`y*throph"yl*lin\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + ? leaf.] (Physiol.	   Bot.)	   The red coloring matter of leaves, fruits, flowers, etc., in	   distinction from chlorophyll.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrosin \E*ryth"ro*sin\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red.] (Chem.)	   (a) A red substance formed by the oxidation of tyrosin.	   (b) A red dyestuff obtained from fluoresce["i]n by the action	       of iodine.	       [1913 Webster]
Erythroxylon \Er`y*throx"y*lon\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'eryqro`s red	   + ? wood. So named from the red wood of some species.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs or small trees of the Flax family, growing	   in tropical countries. {E. Coca} is the source of cocaine.	   See {Coca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Erythrozyme \E*ryth"ro*zyme\, n. [Gr. 'eryqro`s red + ? leaven.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A ferment extracted from madder root, possessing the power of	   inducing alcoholic fermentation in solutions of sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Es \Es\ n.	   the chemical symbol for {einsteinium}, a transuranic element	   with atomic number 99. The atomic weight of the longest-lived	   isotope, with a half-life of 276 days, is 254. The first	   isotope discovered, having atomic weight 253 and a half-life	   of 20 days, was recognized in 1952 in the debris from a	   hydrogen bomb test. As much as 3 micrograms of einsteinium	   were produced by a complex process involving long irradiation	   of plutonium isotopes in nuclear reactors. Its chemical	   properties are those of a trivalent actinide element. --HCP61	   Syn: einsteinium, atomic number 99.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, n. [F., Sp. escalada (cf. It. scalata),	   fr. Sp. escalar to scale, LL. scalare, fr. L. scala ladder.	   See {Scale}, v. t.] (Mil.)	   A furious attack made by troops on a fortified place, in	   which ladders are used to pass a ditch or mount a rampart.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sin enters, not by escalade, but by cunning or	         treachery.                               --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]	Escalade \Es`ca*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escaladed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Escalading}.] (Mil.)	   To mount and pass or enter by means of ladders; to scale; as,	   to escalate a wall.	   [1913 Webster]
Escalator \Es"ca*la`tor\, n. [NL. Cf. {Escalade}.]	   A stairway or incline arranged like an endless belt so that	   the steps or treads ascend or descend continuously, and one	   stepping upon it is carried up or down; -- originally a trade	   term, which has become the generic name for such devices.	   Such devices are in common use in large retail establishments	   such as department stores, and in public buildings having a	   heavy traffic of persons between adjacent floors.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Escallop \Es*cal"lop\, n.	   See {Escalop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Escalloped \Es*cal"loped\, a.	   See {Escaloped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Escalop \Es*cal"op\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope shell, F.	   escalope a sort of cut of meat. See {Scallop}.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) A bivalve shell of the genus {Pecten}. See	      {Scallop}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A regular, curving indenture in the margin of anything.	      See {Scallop}. "So many jags or escalops." --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) The figure or shell of an escalop, considered as a	          sign that the bearer had been on a pilgrimage to the	          Holy Land. Hence:	      (b) (Her.) A bearing or a charge consisting of an escalop	          shell.	          [1913 Webster]
Escaloped \Es*cal"oped\, a.	   1. Cut or marked in the form of an escalop; scalloped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Covered with a pattern resembling a series of	      escalop shells, each of which issues from between two	      others. Its appearance is that of a surface covered with	      scales.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Escaloped oysters} (Cookery). See under {Scalloped}.	      [1913 Webster]
Escambio \Es*cam"bi*o\, n. [LL. escambium, excambium. See	   {Excamb}.] (Eng. Law)	   A license formerly required for the making over a bill of	   exchange to another over sea. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Escapable \Es*cap"a*ble\, a.	   Avoidable.	   [1913 Webster]
Escapade \Es`ca*pade"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. escapada escape, fr.	   escapar to escape; or F., fr. It. scappata escape, escapade,	   fr. scappare to escape. see {Escape}.]	   1. The fling of a horse, or ordinary kicking back of his	      heels; a gambol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act by which one breaks loose from the rules of propriety	      or good sense; a freak; a prank. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Escape \Es*cape"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escaped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Escaping}.] [OE. escapen, eschapen, OF. escaper,	   eschaper, F. echapper, fr. LL. ex cappa out of one's cape or	   cloak; hence, to slip out of one's cape and escape. See 3d	   {Cape}, and cf. {Scape}, v.]	   1. To flee from and avoid; to be saved or exempt from; to	      shun; to obtain security from; as, to escape danger.	      "Sailors that escaped the wreck." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To avoid the notice of; to pass unobserved by; to evade;	      as, the fact escaped our attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            They escaped the search of the enemy. --Ludlow.	      [1913 Webster]	Escape \Es*cape"\, v. i.	   1. To flee, and become secure from danger; -- often followed	      by from or out of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Haste, for thy life escape, nor look behind??	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get clear from danger or evil of any form; to be passed	      without harm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such heretics . . . would have been thought	            fortunate, if they escaped with life. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To get free from that which confines or holds; -- used of	      persons or things; as, to escape from prison, from arrest,	      or from slavery; gas escapes from the pipes; electricity	      escapes from its conductors.	      [1913 Webster]	            To escape out of these meshes.        --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Escape \Es*cape"\, n.	   1. The act of fleeing from danger, of evading harm, or of	      avoiding notice; deliverance from injury or any evil;	      flight; as, an escape in battle; a narrow escape; also,	      the means of escape; as, a fire escape.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps.	                                                  lv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which escapes attention or restraint; a mistake; an	      oversight; also, transgression. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I should have been more accurate, and corrected all	            those former escapes.                 --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sally. "Thousand escapes of wit." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The unlawful permission, by a jailer or other	      custodian, of a prisoner's departure from custody.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A plant which has escaped from cultivation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Escape is technically distinguishable from prison	         breach, which is the unlawful departure of the prisoner	         from custody, escape being the permission of the	         departure by the custodian, either by connivance or	         negligence. The term escape, however, is applied by	         some of the old authorities to a departure from custody	         by stratagem, or without force. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) An apophyge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Leakage or outflow, as of steam or a liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Elec.) Leakage or loss of currents from the conducting	      wires, caused by defective insulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Escape pipe} (Steam Boilers), a pipe for carrying away steam	      that escapes through a safety valve.	   {Escape valve} (Steam Engine), a relief valve; a safety	      valve. See under {Relief}, and {Safety}.	   {Escape wheel} (Horol.), the wheel of an escapement.	      [1913 Webster]
Escapement \Es*cape"ment\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]chappement. See	   {Escape}.]	   1. The act of escaping; escape. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Way of escape; vent. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An escapement for youthful high spirits. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The contrivance in a timepiece which connects the train of	      wheel work with the pendulum or balance, giving to the	      latter the impulse by which it is kept in vibration; -- so	      called because it allows a tooth to escape from a pallet	      at each vibration.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Escapements are of several kinds, as the vertical, or	         verge, or crown, escapement, formerly used in watches,	         in which two pallets on the balance arbor engage with a	         crown wheel; the anchor escapement, in which an	         anchor-shaped piece carries the pallets; -- used in	         common clocks (both are called recoil escapements, from	         the recoil of the escape wheel at each vibration); the	         cylinder escapement, having an open-sided hollow	         cylinder on the balance arbor to control the escape	         wheel; the duplex escapement, having two sets of teeth	         on the wheel; the lever escapement, which is a kind of	         detached escapement, because the pallets are on a lever	         so arranged that the balance which vibrates it is	         detached during the greater part of its vibration and	         thus swings more freely; the detent escapement, used in	         chronometers; the remontoir escapement, in which the	         escape wheel is driven by an independent spring or	         weight wound up at intervals by the clock train, --	         sometimes used in astronomical clocks. When the shape	         of an escape-wheel tooth is such that it falls dead on	         the pallet without recoil, it forms a deadbeat	         escapement.	         [1913 Webster]
Escaper \Es*cap"er\, n.	   One who escapes.	   [1913 Webster]
escape velocity \es*cape" vel*o"ci*ty\, n. (Physics)	   The minimum velocity at which an object must be moving in	   order for it to overcome the gravitational attraction of a	   massive celestial body, such as the earth or the sun, and	   escape beyond its gravitational field into free space. The	   velocity is calculated as though attained instantaneously at	   the surface of the celestial body, and is pointed directly	   away from its center, and neglecting effects of atmospheric	   friction. Rockets, which accelerate gradually and are moving	   rapidly at a high altitude when their fuel is exhausted or	   their engines shut off, may escape even if moving slightly	   slower at that point than the surface escape velocity.	   Compare orbital velocity.	   [PJC]	   Note: The escape velocity at the surface of the earth is 11.2	         km/sec (25,100 miles per hour), at the moon's surface	         is 2.4 km/sec, and at the sun's surface is 617.7	         km/sec. The escape velocity is calculated as:	         Ve = root{2Rg}	         where R is the radius of the celestial body and g is	         the acceleration due to the gravitational field at its	         surface. The peculiar chracteristic of a {black hole}	         is that the escape velocity at its "surface" (called	         its "event horizon") is greater than the speed of	         light. Therefore nothing, not even light, may escape	         from it. --Dict. Sci. Tech.	         [PJC]	escape wheel \es*cape" wheel`\, n.	   The rotating wheel in an escapement mechanism which has	   notches that are periodically engaged and disengaged by the	   anchor.	   [PJC]
Escarbuncle \Es*car"bun*cle\, n. [OF. escarbuncle, F.	   escaboucle.] (Her.)	   See {Carbuncle}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Escargatoire \Es*car`ga*toire"\, n. [F. escargoti[`e]re, fr.	   escargot snail.]	   A nursery of snails. [Obs.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
escargot \es`car*got"\ ([e^]s`k[aum]r*g[=o]"), n. [F. snail.]	   any edible terrestrial snail prepared as food; as a dish, it	   is usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter	   and garlic.	   Syn: snail.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
escarole \escarole\ n. [Fr., from OFr. scariole. fr. LL.	   escariola, L. escarius of food, fit to eat, esca food, fr.	   edere to eat.]	   a variety of endive ({Cichorium endivia}) often used in	   salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges.	   Syn: endive, curly endive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Escarp \Es*carp"\, n. [F. escarpe (cf. Sp. escarpa, It. scarpa),	   fr. escarper to cut steep, cut to a slope, prob. of German	   origin: cf. G. scharf sharp,, E. sharp, or perh. scrape.]	   (Fort.)	   The side of the ditch next the parapet; -- same as {scarp},	   and opposed to {counterscarp}.	   [1913 Webster]	Escarp \Es*carp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escarped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Escarping}.] (Mil.)	   To make into, or furnish with, a steep slope, like that of a	   scrap. --Carleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Escarpment \Es*carp"ment\, n. [Cf. F. escarpement.]	   A steep descent or declivity; steep face or edge of a ridge;	   ground about a fortified place, cut away nearly vertically to	   prevent hostile approach. See {Scarp}.	   [1913 Webster]
-escent \-es"cent\ [From the ending -escens, -entis, of the p.	   pr. of inchoative verbs in Latin.]	   A suffix signifying beginning, beginning to be; as,	   adolescent, effervescent, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschalot \Esch`a*lot"\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Shallot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschar \Es"char\, n. [L. eschara, Gr. ?: cf. F. eschare. See	   {Scar}.] (Med.)	   A dry slough, crust, or scab, which separates from the	   healthy part of the body, as that produced by a burn, or the	   application of caustics.	   [1913 Webster]	Eschar \Es"char\ ([e^]s"k[~e]r or [e^]s"k[aum]r), n. [Ir.]	   (Geol.)	   In Ireland, one of the continuous mounds or ridges of	   gravelly and sandy drift which extend for many miles over the	   surface of the country, deposited by streams in meltwater	   channels under glaciers. Similar ridges in Scotland are	   called {kames} or {kams}. The spelling form {esker} is now	   the most commonly used, and the term is applied in geology to	   similar ridges created by glaciers anywhere in the world.	   Eskers vary in size and extent, but can be 100 feet high and	   up to 100 miles long. [Written also {eskar} and {esker}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Eschara \Es"cha*ra\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a grate, a pan of	   coals.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of Bryozoa which produce delicate corals, often	   incrusting like lichens, but sometimes branched.	   [1913 Webster]
Escharine \Es"cha*rine\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the genus {Eschara}, or family	   {Escharid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Escharotic \Es`cha*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? an eschar: cf. F.	   escharotique.] (Med.)	   Serving or tending to form an eschar; producing a scar;	   caustic.	   [1913 Webster]	Escharotic \Es`cha*rot"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A substance which produces an eschar; a caustic, esp., a mild	   caustic.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschatological \Es`cha*to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to the last or final things.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschatology \Es`cha*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? the furthest, last +	   -logy.]	   The doctrine of the last or final things, as death, judgment,	   and the events therewith connected.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschaunge \Es*chaunge"\, n.	   Exchange. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Escheat \Es*cheat"\, n. [OE. eschete, escheyte, an escheat, fr.	   OF. escheit, escheoit, escheeite, esheoite, fr. escheoir (F.	   ['e]choir) to fall to, fall to the lot of; pref. es- (L. ex)	   + cheoir, F. choir, to fall, fr. L. cadere. See {Chance}, and	   cf. {Cheat}.]	   1. (Law)	      (a) (Feud. & Eng. Law) The falling back or reversion of	          lands, by some casualty or accident, to the lord of	          the fee, in consequence of the extinction of the blood	          of the tenant, which may happen by his dying without	          heirs, and formerly might happen by corruption of	          blood, that is, by reason of a felony or attainder.	          --Tomlins. --Blackstone.	      (b) (U. S. Law) The reverting of real property to the	          State, as original and ultimate proprietor, by reason	          of a failure of persons legally entitled to hold the	          same.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: A distinction is carefully made, by English writers,	         between escheat to the lord of the fee and forfeiture	         to the crown. But in this country, where the State	         holds the place of chief lord of the fee, and is	         entitled to take alike escheat and by forfeiture, this	         distinction is not essential. --Tomlins. Kent.	      (c) A writ, now abolished, to recover escheats from the	          person in possession. --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Lands which fall to the lord or the State by escheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which falls to one; a reversion or return	      [1913 Webster]	            To make me great by others' loss is bad escheat.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Escheat \Es*cheat"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Esheated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Escheating}.] (Law)	   To revert, or become forfeited, to the lord, the crown, or	   the State, as lands by the failure of persons entitled to	   hold the same, or by forfeiture.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this country it is the general rule that when the	         title to land fails by defect of heirs or devisees, it	         necessarily escheats to the State; but forfeiture of	         estate from crime is hardly known in this country, and	         corruption of blood is universally abolished. --Kent.	         Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	Escheat \Es*cheat"\, v. t. (Law)	   To forfeit. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Escheatable \Es*cheat"a*ble\, a.	   Liable to escheat.	   [1913 Webster]
Escheatage \Es*cheat"age\ (?; 48), n.	   The right of succeeding to an escheat. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Escheator \Es*cheat"or\, n. (Law)	   An officer whose duty it is to observe what escheats have	   taken place, and to take charge of them. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschevin \Es"che*vin\, n. [OF. eschevin, a sort of magistrate,	   alderman, F. ['e]chevin.]	   The alderman or chief officer of an ancient guild. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eschew \Es*chew"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eshewed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Eshewing}.] [OF. eschever, eschiver, eskiver, F.	   esquiver, fr. OHG. sciuhen, G. scheuen; akin to E. sky. See	   {Shy}, a.]	   1. To shun; to avoid, as something wrong, or from a feeling	      of distaste; to keep one's self clear of.	      [1913 Webster]	            They must not only eschew evil, but do good. --Bp.	                                                  Beveridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To escape from; to avoid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He who obeys, destruction shall eschew. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]
Eschewer \Es*chew"er\, n.	   One who eschews.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschewment \Es*chew"ment\, n.	   The act of eschewing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eschscholtzia \Esch*scholtz"i*a\, n. [NL. Named after Dr.	   Eschscholtz, a German botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of papaveraceous plants, found in California and upon	   the west coast of North America, some species of which	   produce beautiful yellow, orange, rose-colored, or white	   flowers; the California poppy.	   [1913 Webster]
Eschynite \Es"chy*nite\, n. [Gr. ? shame.] (Min.)	   A rare mineral, containing chiefly niobium, titanium,	   thorium, and cerium. It was so called by Berzelius on account	   of the inability of chemical science, at the time of its	   discovery, to separate some of its constituents.	   [1913 Webster]
Escocheon \Es*coch"eon\, n.	   Escutcheon. [Obs.] Escopet
Escopet \Es`co*pet"\, Escopette \Es`co*pette"\, n. [Sp.	   escopeta, F. escopette.]	   A kind of firearm; a carbine.	   [1913 Webster]
Escorial \Es*co"ri*al\, prop. n. [Prop. Sp. escorial, i. e., a	   hill or heap of rubbish, earth, and stones brought out of a	   mine, fr. escoria dross of metal, L. scoria, fr. Gr. ?. Cf.	   {Scoria}.]	   A palace and mausoleum of the kings of Spain, being a vast	   and wonderful structure about twenty-five miles northwest of	   Madrid; called also {escurial}. It was erected in 1563-1584	   and contains a monastery.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The ground plan is said to be in the form of a	         gridiron, the structure being designed in honor of St.	         Lawrence, who suffered martyrdom by being broiled on a	         gridiron; but the resemblance is very slight. It is	         nearly square, inclosing several courts, and has a	         projecting mass which stands for the handle.	         [1913 Webster]
Escort \Es"cort\, n. [F. escorte, It. scorta a guard or guide,	   fr. scorgere to perceive, discern, lead, fr. L. ex out, quite	   + corrigere to correct, set right. See {Correct}.]	   1. A body of armed men to attend a person of distinction for	      the sake of affording safety when on a journey; one who	      conducts some one as an attendant; a guard, as of	      prisoners on a march; also, a body of persons, attending	      as a mark of respect or honor; -- applied to movements on	      land, as convoy is to movements at sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            The troops of my escort marched at the ordinary	            rate.                                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Protection, care, or safeguard on a journey or excursion;	      as, to travel under the escort of a friend.	      [1913 Webster]	Escort \Es*cort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Escorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Escorting}.] [Cf. F. escorter, It. scortare. See	   {Escort}, n.]	   To attend with a view to guard and protect; to accompany as	   safeguard; to give honorable or ceremonious attendance to; --	   used esp. with reference to journeys or excursions on land;	   as, to escort a public functionary, or a lady; to escort a	   baggage wagon.	   Syn: To accompany; attend. See {Accompany}.	        [1913 Webster]
Escot \Es*cot"\, n. [OF.]	   See {Scot}, a tax. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Escot \Es*cot"\, v. t.	   To pay the reckoning for; to support; to maintain. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Escouade \Es`couade"\, n.	   See {Squad},	   [1913 Webster]
Escout \Es*cout"\, n.	   See {Scout}. [Obs.] --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Escribed \Es*cribed"\, a. [L. e out, out of + scribere to	   write.]	   Drawn outside of; -- used to designate a circle that touches	   one of the sides of a given triangle, and also the other two	   sides produced.	   [1913 Webster]
Escript \Es"cript\, n. [OF.]	   A writing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Escritoire \Es`cri*toire"\, n. [OF. escritoire, F. ['e]critoire,	   LL. scriptorium, fr. L. scriptorius belonging to writing, fr.	   sribere to write. See {Script}, and cf. {Scrutoire}.]	   A piece of furniture used as a writing table, commonly with	   drawers, pigeonholes, and the like; a secretary or writing	   desk.	   [1913 Webster]
Escritorial \Es`cri*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an escritoire.	   [1913 Webster]
Escrod \Es*crod"\, n.	   See {Scrod}, a young cod. Escrol
Escrol \Es*crol"\, Escroll \Es*croll"\, n. [See {Escrow},	   {Scroll}.]	   1. A scroll. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.)	      (a) A long strip or scroll resembling a ribbon or a band	          of parchment, or the like, anciently placed above the	          shield, and supporting the crest.	      (b) In modern heraldry, a similar ribbon on which the	          motto is inscribed.	          [1913 Webster]
Escrow \Es"crow\, n. [OF. escroe, escroue, a roll of writings,	   bond. See {Scroll}.] (Law)	   A deed, bond, or other written engagement, delivered to a	   third person, to be held by him till some act is done or some	   condition is performed, and then to be by him delivered to	   the grantee. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Escuage \Es"cu*age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. escuage, F. ['e]cuage, from	   OF. escu shield, F. ['e]cu. See {Esquire}.] (Feud. Law)	   Service of the shield, a species of knight service by which a	   tenant was bound to follow his lord to war, at his own	   charge. It was afterward exchanged for a pecuniary	   satisfaction. Called also {scutage}. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Esculapian \Es`cu*la"pi*an\, n.	   [AE]sculapian.	   [1913 Webster]
Esculapius \Es`cu*la"pi*us\, n.	   Same as {[AE]sculapius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, a. [L. esculentus, fr. escare to eat, fr.	   esca food, fr. edere to eat: cf. F. esculent. See {Eat}.]	   Suitable to be used by man for food; eatable; edible; as,	   esculent plants; esculent fish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Esculent grain for food.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Esculent swallow} (Zo["o]l.), the swallow which makes the	      edible bird's-nest. See {Edible bird's-nest}, under	      {Edible}.	      [1913 Webster]	Esculent \Es"cu*lent\, n.	   Anything that is fit for eating; that which may be safely	   eaten by man.	   [1913 Webster]
Esculic \Es*cu"lic\, a. [From NL. Aesculus, the generic name of	   the horse-chestnut, fr. L. aesculus a kind of oak.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the horse-chestnut; as,	   esculic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Esculin \Es*cu"lin\, n. [See {Esculic}.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside obtained from the {[AE]sculus hippocastanum}, or	   horse-chestnut, and characterized by its fine blue	   fluorescent solutions. [Written also {[ae]sculin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Escurial \Es*cu"ri*al\, prop. n.	   same as {Escorial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Escutcheon \Es*cutch"eon\, n. [OF. escusson, F. ['e]cusson, from	   OF. escu shield, F. ['e]cu. See {Esquire}, {Scutcheon}.]	   1. (Her.) The surface, usually a shield, upon which bearings	      are marshaled and displayed. The surface of the escutcheon	      is called the field, the upper part is called the chief,	      and the lower part the base (see {Chiff}, and {Field}.).	      That side of the escutcheon which is on the right hand of	      the knight who bears the shield on his arm is called	      dexter, and the other side sinister.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The two sides of an escutcheon are respectively	         designated as dexter and sinister, as in the cut, and	         the different parts or points by the following names:	         A, Dexter chief point; B, Middle chief point; C,	         Sinister chief point; D, Honor or color point; E, Fesse	         or heart point; F, Nombrill or navel point; G, Dexter	         base point; H, Middle base point; I, base point.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A marking upon the back of a cow's udder and the space	      above it (the perineum), formed by the hair growing upward	      or outward instead of downward. It is esteemed an index of	      milking qualities. --C. L. Flint.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) That part of a vessel's stern on which her name is	      written. --R. H. Dane, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Carp.) A thin metal plate or shield to protect wood, or	      for ornament, as the shield around a keyhole.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zo["o]l.) The depression behind the beak of certain	      bivalves; the ligamental area.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Escutcheon of pretense}, an escutcheon used in English	      heraldry to display the arms of the bearer's wife; -- not	      commonly used unless she an heiress. Cf. {Impalement}.	      [1913 Webster]
Escutcheoned \Es*cutch"eoned\, a.	   Having an escutcheon; furnished with a coat of arms or	   ensign. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Ese \Ese\, n.	   Ease; pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Esemplastic \Es`em*plas"tic\, a. [Gr. 'es into, to + "en one +	   plastiko`s molded, formed. See {Plastic}.]	   Shaped into one; tending to, or formative into, unity. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Eserine \Es"er*ine\ (?; 104), n. [From native name of the	   Calabar bean: cf. F. ['e]s['e]rine.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean, and the seed of	   {Physostigma venenosum}; physostigmine. It is used in	   ophthalmic surgery for its effect in contracting the pupil.	   [1913 Webster]
Esexual \E*sex"u*al\, a. [Pref. e- + sexual.] (Biol.)	   Sexless; asexual.	   [1913 Webster]
Esguard \Es*guard"\, n. [Cf. OF. esgart regard, F. ['e]gard. See	   {Guard}.]	   Guard. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. Eskar
Eskar \Es"kar\, or Esker \Es"ker\ ([e^]s"k[~e]r), n. (Geol.)	   See {Eschar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the	   Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw	   flesh.] (Ethnol.)	   One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and	   Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the	   Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Eskimo dog} (Zo["o]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful	      dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely	      resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.	      Eskimo dog	      [1913 Webster]
Esloin \Es*loin"\, v. t. [See {Eloign}.]	   To remove; to banish; to withdraw; to avoid; to eloign.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From worldly cares he did himself esloin. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Esnecy \Es"ne*cy\, n. [See {Eigne}.] (Eng. Law)	   A prerogative given to the eldest coparcener to choose first	   after an inheritance is divided. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Esodic \E*sod"ic\, a. [Gr. ? within + ? way.] (Physiol.)	   Conveying impressions from the surface of the body to the	   spinal cord; -- said of certain nerves. Opposed to {exodic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Esophagal \E*soph"a*gal\, a. (Anat.)	   Esophageal.	   [1913 Webster]
Esophageal \E`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the esophagus. [Written also {[oe]sophageal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Esophagean \E`so*phag"e*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Esophageal.	   [1913 Webster]
Esophagotomy \E*soph`a*got"o*my\, n. [Gr. o'isofa`gos the	   esophagus + te`mnein to cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for	   the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs	   the passage. [Written also {[oe]sophagotomy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Esophagus \E*soph"a*gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'isofa`gos; root of	   o'i`sw which is used as future of fe`rein to bear, carry (cf.	   Skr. v[imac] to go, drive) + fagei^n to eat.] (Anat.)	   That part of the alimentary canal between the pharynx and the	   stomach; the gullet. See Illust. of {Digestive apparatus},	   under {Digestive}. [Written also {[oe]sophagus}.] Esopian
Esopian \E*so"pi*an\, Esopic \E*so"pic\, a.	   Same as {[AE]sopian}, {[AE]sopic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Esoteric \Es`o*ter"ic\ ([e^]s`[-o]*t[e^]"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   'eswteriko`s, fr. 'esw`teros inner, interior, comp. fr. 'e`sw	   in, within, fr. 'es, e'is, into, fr. 'en in. See {In}.]	   1. Designed for, and understood by, the specially initiated	      alone; not communicated, or not intelligible, to the	      general body of followers; private; interior; acroamatic;	      -- said of discussions of technical topics and of the	      private and more recondite instructions and doctrines of	      philosophers. Opposed to {exoteric}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enough if every age produce two or three critics of	            this esoteric class, with here and there a reader to	            understand them.                      --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked by secrecy or privacy; private; select;	      confidential; as, an esoteric purpose; an esoteric	      meeting.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Esoteric \Es`o*ter"ic\, n. (Philos.)	      (a) An esoteric doctrine or treatise; esoteric philosophy;	          esoterics.	      (b) One who believes, or is an initiate, in esoteric	          doctrines or rites.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Esoterical \Es`o*ter"ic*al\, a.	   Esoteric.	   [1913 Webster]
Esoterically \Es`o*ter"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an esoteric manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Esotericism \Es`o*ter"i*cism\, n.	   Esoteric doctrine or principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Esoterics \Es`o*ter"ics\, n.	   Mysterious or hidden doctrines; secret science.	   [1913 Webster]
Esotery \Es"o*ter*y\, n.	   Mystery; esoterics; -- opposed to {exotery}. --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Esox \E"sox\, prop. n. [L., a kind of pike.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of fresh-water fishes, including pike and pickerel.	   [1913 Webster]
Espace \Es*pace"\, n.	   Space. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Espadon \Es"pa*don\, n. [F. espadon, fr. Sp. espadon, fr. espada	   sword; or fr. It. spadone an espadon, spada sword.]	   A long, heavy, two-handed and two-edged sword, formerly used	   by Spanish foot soldiers and by executioners. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
espadrille \espadrille\ n.	   a sandal with a sole made of rope or rubber and a cloth upper	   part.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Espalier \Es*pal"ier\, n. [F. espalier, fr. It. spalliera, fr.	   spalla shoulder, the same word as F. ['e]paule. See	   {Epaulet}.] (Hort.)	   A railing or trellis upon which fruit trees or shrubs are	   trained, as upon a wall; a tree or row of trees so trained.	   [1913 Webster]	         And figs from standard and espalier join. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Espalier \Es*pal"ier\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espaliered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Espaliering}.]	   To form an espalier of, or to protect by an espalier.	   [1913 Webster]
espanole \espanole\ n.	   a rich beef stock with tomatoes and madeira and minced	   carrots and onions and celery.	   Syn: sauce espanole.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Esparcet \Es*par"cet\, n. [F. esparcet, esparcette, ['e]parcet,	   fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla.] (Bot.)	   The common sainfoin ({Onobrychis sativa}), an Old World	   leguminous forage plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Esparto \Es*par"to\, n. [Sp.; cf. L. spartum Spanish broom, Gr.	   ?.] (Bot.)	   A species of Spanish grass ({Macrochloa tenacissima}), of	   which cordage, shoes, baskets, etc., are made. It is also	   used for making paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Espauliere \Es`pau`liere"\, n. [OF. & F. ['e]pauli[`e]re. See	   {Espalier}.]	   A defense for the shoulder, composed of flexible overlapping	   plates of metal, used in the 15th century; -- the origin of	   the modern epaulette. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Especial \Es*pe"cial\, a. [OF. especial, F. sp['e]cial, L.	   specialis, fr. species a particular sort, kind, or quality.	   See {Species}, and cf. {Special}.]	   Distinguished among others of the same class or kind;	   special; concerning a species or a single object; principal;	   particular; as, in an especial manner or degree.	   Syn: Peculiar; special; particular; uncommon; chief. See	        {Peculiar}.	        [1913 Webster]
Especially \Es*pe"cial*ly\, adv.	   In an especial manner; chiefly; particularly; peculiarly; in	   an uncommon degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Especialness \Es*pe"cial*ness\, n.	   The state of being especial.	   [1913 Webster]
Esperance \Es"pe*rance\, n. [F. esp['e]rance, fr. L. sperans, p.	   pr. of sperare to hope.]	   Hope. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Esperanto \Es`pe*ran"to\, n.	   An artificial language, intended to be universal, devised by	   Dr. Zamenhof, a Russian, who adopted the pseudonym "Dr.	   Esperanto" in publishing his first pamphlet regarding it in	   1887. The vocabulary is very largely based upon words common	   to the chief European languages, and sounds peculiar to any	   one language are eliminated. The spelling is phonetic, and	   the accent (stress) is always on the penult. A revised and	   simplified form, called {Ido} was developed in 1907, but	   Esperanto remained at the end of the 20th century the most	   popular artificial language designed for normal human	   linguistic communication. -- {Es`pe*ran"tist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]	         Esperanto	         By Mark Feeney, Globe Staff, 05/12/99	         A surprising 2 million speakers worldwide get their	         words' worth from the 'planned language' created in the	         19th century	         People were thinking big in the late 19th century. They	         utopianized, they universalized, they created Zionism,	         the modern Olympics, the Socialist International.	         Thinking big back then sometimes meant thinking weird.	         Inundate the planet with a dark bubbly syrup? Try	         Coca-Cola. Chew 80 times before swallowing your food?	         Fletcherism, as the practice was called, was once more	         popular than Coke. A universal language? Say	         "Esperanto."	         Unlike Coke, Esperanto has not conquered the world.	         Unlike Fletcherism, neither has it disappeared. In the	         late 20th century, it remains on the tip of	         surprisingly many tongues.	         Esperanto? It's Greek to me: Esperanto was invented by	         Dr. Ludwig L. Zamenhof, an optometrist, in 1887. A	         Polish Jew, Zamenhof grew up in Bialystok, a city where	         Russian, Polish, German, and Yiddish were commonly	         spoken. Zamenhof had a knack for languages (he spoke	         eight, not counting Esperanto). He was also very much a	         product of his era. It occurred to him that if	         different peoples all spoke the same tongue, they might	         get along better. He decided to invent one - not a	         language to replace other languages, but one to	         supplement them, so that everyone, regardless of native	         tongue, might be able to communicate with one another.	         Zamenhof began working on his project when he was 15	         and spent 13 years perfecting it. He presented his new	         language in a book called "Dr. Esperanto's	         International Language." "Esperanto" means "one who	         hopes."	         Esperanto derives its vocabulary from various European	         languages: Latin, Greek, and Romance and Germanic	         tongues. The grammar is regular and greatly simplified.	         The spelling is phonetic, and nouns have no genders.	         Its regularity and simplicity make it easy to learn.	         "In the beginning": "En la komenco Dio kreis la cielon	         kaj teron" is the Esperanto translation of the first 10	         words from the King James Version of the Bible ("In the	         beginning God created the heavens and the earth").	         First, there was Volapuk: Esperanto is neither the	         first nor only constructed language. The idea goes back	         at least to the 17th century and the philosopher Rene	         Descartes. It derived further intellectual credence	         from the Enlightenment belief in universal systems and	         the primacy of reason. However, it wasn't until the	         late 19th century that the first constructed languages	         appeared.	         Volapuk, invented by a Catholic priest, the Rev. J. M.	         Schleyer, predates Esperanto by nearly a decade. It	         attracted several hundred thousand practitioners, but	         once the novelty wore off, Volapuk quickly lost out to	         Esperanto. Both languages eventually gave birth to	         "improved" versions, known, respectively, as Idiom	         Neutral and Ido (short for Esperandido), but neither	         really took hold.	         Other invented languages include Solresol, based on the	         musical scale; Timerio, a numerical language; Glosa, an	         attempt to create an international language using as	         few words as possible; and Interlingua, which is	         derived from English and Romance languages.	         Diego Marani, a translator for the European Council of	         Ministers in Brussels, has drawn considerable attention	         with his Europanto, a playful blend of English and	         various European languages (see sidebar).	         Lights! Camera! Esperanto!: An Esperanto film canon	         exists, albeit consisting of only one title, "Incubus,"	         a 1965 fantasy/sci-fi feature starring a pre-"Star	         Trek" William Shatner. The "Incubus" Web site	         (http://www.incubusthefilm.com) makes noises about a	         forthcoming video release, but no dates are given.	         What's so funny about peace, love, and Esperanto?:	         Elvis Costello commissioned Esperanto liner notes for	         his album "Blood and Chocolate."	         The East is Esperantist: There are an estimated 2	         million Esperantists in the world, and they live in at	         least 86 countries.	         Historically, the movement has been strongest in	         Central Europe. As Miko Sloper, director of the	         Esperanto League for North America (ELNA), points out,	         "You travel a hundred miles in any direction there and	         you might need to speak some other language to be	         understood. It's very practical to have a common	         language, and for obvious political reasons most people	         there certainly didn't want it to be Russian."	         Though the World Esperanto Association (UEA) is	         headquartered in Rotterdam, more than half the world's	         Esperanto speakers are now believed to live in China.	         The language's popularity there stems from a 40-part	         instructional series broadcast on Chinese television in	         the early '90s.	         Large pockets of Esperantists also exist in Korea and	         Japan.	         Truth, justice, and the Esperanto way: ELNA, the	         leading Esperanto organization in this country, is	         located in El Cerrito, Calif. The Bay Area is the	         closest thing America has to an Esperanto hotbed,	         thanks largely to San Francisco State University, whose	         annual Summer Esperanto Workshop celebrates its 30th	         anniversary in July.	         Locally, the Esperanto Society of New England has about	         50 members.	         One hobbit, one orc, one elf, one dwarf - one	         language?: J. R. R. Tolkien, who taught philology at	         Oxford University when not writing "The Hobbit" and	         "The Lord of the Rings," gave Esperanto his	         endorsement, sort of.	         \	         "My advice to all who have the time or inclination to	         concern themselves with the international language	         movement would be: `Back Esperanto loyally.'"	         Friends in high places: At least six Nobel Prize	         winners have been Esperantists. So was Yugloslavia's	         postwar ruler Josip Broz Tito.	         Esperanto? Ho, ho, ho: The language's image as a sort	         of verbal vegetarianism has meant that Esperanto often	         serves as a linguistic fall guy. Isaac Bashevis Singer	         once denounced modern Hebrew "as soulless Esperanto."	         Fran Lebowitz writes in one of her humor pieces, "The	         writer is to the real world what Esperanto is to the	         language world - funny, maybe, but not that funny."	         You can judge a language by its enemies: Hitler derided	         Esperanto in "Mein Kampf." Stalin labeled it "the	         language of spies." US Senator Joseph McCarthy accused	         Esperantists of being communists.	         You can judge a language by its literature: PEN, the	         international writers organization, has an Esperanto	         chapter. Some 30,000 titles have been published in the	         language. "People write novels in Esperanto," says	         Humphrey Tonkin, professor of humanities at the	         University of Hartford and past president of the UEA.	         "There's quite a lot of poetry. As with any other	         language, there are good novels and bad novels, good	         poetry and bad poetry."	         Among authors translated into Esperanto are Dante,	         Tolstoy, Goethe, Ibsen, and Sartre.	         Bill Gates does not speak Esperanto: Sun Microsystems	         originally advertised its Java computing system as "the	         Esperanto of computer languages."	         Then again, maybe he does: The number of Esperanto Web	         sites - for instance, there's	         http://esperanto.wunderground.com, which offers weather	         forecasts in Esperanto - would suggest the language has	         a disproportionately high following among the digerati.	         "It kind of makes intuitive sense, " says Sloper, that	         people who use artificial languages on-screen would be	         intrigued by an artificial language in the rest of	         their lives (actually, Esperantists prefer the term	         "planned language").	         David Wolff, an Acton software engineer who's the	         president of ELNA, agrees. "Programmers are used to	         looking for solutions to things, looking for ways to	         fix problems, and looking especially for ways that are	         inexpensive and effective. Esperanto is that kind of a	         solution. You follow simple rules. It's easy to get	         into and to learn it, and it clearly solves a specific	         kind of problem."	         Waiting for the "fina venko": "We're still a little	         club, in a way, and there's a camaraderie to that,"	         says Sloper.	         "Esperantists speak of the `fina venko,' or `final	         victory.' The concept is that eventually every	         moderately educated person on the earth will know	         Esperanto enough to, say, be able to order a cup of	         coffee in it. Is that going to happen? I don't really	         care. It would be nice if everyone knew Esperanto, but	         already there are enough people who do so that we have	         a community.	         "There are directories of Esperantists all over the	         world, and when someone is traveling to a foreign	         country it will frequently happen that an Esperantist	         will write or e-mail a fellow Esperantist and be	         invited to stay in his home. Does that happen with	         people who speak just English? I don't think so."	                                                  --Mark Feeney	   [This story ran on page F01 of the Boston Globe on 05/12/99.	   Copyright 1999 Globe Newspaper Company.] (available at	   http://www.esne.net/ligoj/boston_globe_article.htm)	   [PJC]
Espiaille \Es`pi*aille"\, n.	   Espial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Espial \Es*pi"al\, n. [OE. & Norm. F. espiaille. See {Espy}.]	   1. The act of espying; notice; discovery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Screened from espial by the jutting cape. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who espies; a spy; a scout. [Obs.] "Their espials . .	      . brought word." --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Espier \Es*pi"er\, n.	   One who espies. --Harmar.	   [1913 Webster]
Espinel \Es"pi*nel\, n.	   A kind of ruby. See {Spinel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Espionage \Es"pi*o*nage\ (?; 277), n. [F. espionnage, fr.	   espionner to spy, fr. espion spy, OF. espie. See {Espy}.]	   The practice or employment of spies; the practice of watching	   the words and conduct of others, to make discoveries, as	   spies or secret emissaries; secret watching.	   [1913 Webster]
Esplanade \Es`pla*nade"\, n. [F. esplanade, Sp. esplanada,	   explanada, cf. It. spianata; fr. Sp. explanar to level, L.	   explanare to flatten or spread out. See {Explain}.]	   1. (Fort.)	      (a) A clear space between a citadel and the nearest houses	          of the town. --Campbell (Mil. Dict. ).	      (b) The glacis of the counterscarp, or the slope of the	          parapet of the covered way toward the country.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) A grass plat; a lawn. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any clear, level space used for public walks or drives;	      esp., a terrace by the seaside.	      [1913 Webster]
Esplees \Es*plees"\, n. pl. [LL. expletia, OF. espleit. Cf.	   {Exploit}.] (Old Eng. Law)	   The full profits or products which ground or land yields, as	   the hay of the meadows, the feed of the pasture, the grain of	   arable fields, the rents, services, and the like. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Espousage \Es*pous"age\, n.	   Espousal. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Espousal \Es*pous"al\, n. [OF. espousailles, pl., F.	   ['e]pousailles, L. sponsalia, fr. sponsalis belonging to	   betrothal or espousal. See {Espouse}, and cf. {Sponsal},	   {Spousal}.]	   1. The act of espousing or betrothing; especially, in the	      plural, betrothal; plighting of the troths; a contract of	      marriage; sometimes, the marriage ceremony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The uniting or allying one's self with anything;	      maintenance; adoption; as, the espousal of a quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The open espousal of his cause.       --Lord Orford.	      [1913 Webster]
Espouse \Es*pouse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espoused}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Espousing}.] [OF. espouser, esposer, F. ['e]pouser,	   L. sponsare to betroth, espouse, fr. sponsus betrothed, p. p.	   of spondere to promise solemnly or sacredly. Cf. {Spouse}.]	   1. To betroth; to promise in marriage; to give as spouse.	      [1913 Webster]	            A virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph.	                                                  --Luke i. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take as spouse; to take to wife; to marry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lavinia will I make my empress, . . .	            And in the sacred Pantheon her espouse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take to one's self with a view to maintain; to make	      one's own; to take up the cause of; to adopt; to embrace.	      "He espoused that quarrel." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Promised faithfully to espouse his cause as soon as	            he got out of the war.                --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Espousement \Es*pouse"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. espousement.]	   The act of espousing, or the state of being espoused.	   [1913 Webster]
Espouser \Es*pous"er\, n.	   One who espouses; one who embraces the cause of another or	   makes it his own.	   [1913 Webster]
Espressivo \Es`pres*si"vo\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   With expression.	   [1913 Webster]
Espringal \Es*prin"gal\, n. [See {Springal}.] (Mil. Antiq.)	   An engine of war used for throwing viretons, large stones,	   and other missiles; a springal.	   [1913 Webster]
Esprit \Es`prit"\, n. [F. See {Spirit}.]	   Spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Esprit de corps}, a French phrase much used by English	      writers to denote the common spirit pervading the members	      of a body or association of persons. It implies sympathy,	      enthusiasm, devotion, and jealous regard for the honor of	      the body as a whole.	      [1913 Webster]
Espy \Es*py"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Espied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Espying}.] [OF. espier, F. ['e]pier, from OHG. speh?n to	   watch, spy, G. sp[aum]hen; akin to L. specere to look,	   species sight, shape, appearance, kind. See {Spice}, {Spy},	   and cf. {Espionage}.]	   1. To catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes; to discover,	      as a distant object partly concealed, or not obvious to	      notice; to see at a glance; to discern unexpectedly; to	      spy; as, to espy land; to espy a man in a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            As one of them opened his sack to give his ass	            provender in the inn, . . . he espied his money.	                                                  --Gen. xlii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            A goodly vessel did I then espy	            Come like a giant from a haven broad. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inspect narrowly; to examine and keep watch upon; to	      watch; to observe.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sends angels to espy us in all our ways. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   Syn: To discern; discover; detect; descry; spy.	        [1913 Webster]	Espy \Es*py"\, v. i.	   To look or search narrowly; to look about; to watch; to take	   notice; to spy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stand by the way, and espy.              --Jer. xlviii.	                                                  19.	   [1913 Webster]	Espy \Es*py"\, n.; pl. {Espies}. [OF. espie. See {Espy}, v.,	   {Spy}.]	   A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
-esque \-esque\ [F., fr. It. -isco. Cf. {-ish}.]	   A suffix of certain words from the French, Italian, and	   Spanish. It denotes manner or style; like; as, arabesque,	   after the manner of the Arabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl. {Esquimaux}. [F.]	   Same as {Eskimo}.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau	         can live, a civilized man can live also. --McClintock.	   [1913 Webster]
Esquire \Es*quire"\, n. [OF. escuyer, escuier, properly, a	   shield-bearer, F. ['e]cuyer shield-bearer, armor-bearer,	   squire of a knight, esquire, equerry, rider, horseman, LL.	   scutarius shield-bearer, fr. L. scutum shield, akin to Gr. ?	   skin, hide, from a root meaning to cover; prob. akin to E.	   hide to cover. See {Hide} to cover, and cf. {Equerry},	   {Escutcheon}.]	   Originally, a shield-bearer or armor-bearer, an attendant on	   a knight; in modern times, a title of dignity next in degree	   below knight and above gentleman; also, a title of office and	   courtesy; -- often shortened to squire.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the title of esquire belongs by right of	         birth to the eldest sons of knights and their eldest	         sons in perpetual succession; to the eldest sons of	         younger sons of peers and their eldest sons in	         perpetual succession. It is also given to sheriffs, to	         justices of the peace while in commission, to those who	         bear special office in the royal household, to	         counselors at law, bachelors of divinity, law, or	         physic, and to others. In the United States the title	         is commonly given in courtesy to lawyers and justices	         of the peace, and is often used in the superscription	         of letters instead of Mr.	         [1913 Webster]	Esquire \Es*quire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esquired}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Esquiring}.]	   To wait on as an esquire or attendant in public; to attend.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Esquisse \Es`quisse"\, n. [F. See {Sketch}.] (Fine Arts)	   The first sketch of a picture or model of a statue.	   [1913 Webster]
-ess \-ess\ [OF. -esse, LL. -issa, Gr. ?.]	   A suffix used to form feminine nouns; as, actress, deaconess,	   songstress.	   [1913 Webster]
Essay \Es"say\, n.; pl. {Essays}. [F. essai, fr. L. exagium a	   weighing, weight, balance; ex out + agere to drive, do; cf.	   examen, exagmen, a means of weighing, a weighing, the tongue	   of a balance, exigere to drive out, examine, weigh, Gr.	   'exa`gion a weight, 'exagia`zein to examine, 'exa`gein to	   drive out, export. See {Agent}, and cf. {Exact}, {Examine},	   {Assay}.]	   1. An effort made, or exertion of body or mind, for the	      performance of anything; a trial; attempt; as, to make an	      essay to benefit a friend. "The essay at organization."	      --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Lit.) A composition treating of any particular subject;	      -- usually shorter and less methodical than a formal,	      finished treatise; as, an essay on the life and writings	      of Homer; an essay on fossils, or on commerce.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assay. See {Assay}, n. [Obs.]	   Syn: Attempt; trial; endeavor; effort; tract; treatise;	        dissertation; disquisition.	        [1913 Webster]	Essay \Es*say"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Essaying}.] [F. essayer. See {Essay}, n.]	   1. To exert one's power or faculties upon; to make an effort	      to perform; to attempt; to endeavor; to make experiment or	      trial of; to try.	      [1913 Webster]	            What marvel if I thus essay to sing?  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Essaying nothing she can not perform. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A danger lest the young enthusiast . . . should	            essay the impossible.                 --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To test the value and purity of (metals); to assay. See	      {Assay}. [Obs.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Essayer \Es*say"er\, n.	   One who essays. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Essayist \Es"say*ist\ (?; 277), n.	   A writer of an essay, or of essays. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Essence \Es"sence\, n. [F. essence, L. essentia, formed as if	   fr. a p. pr. of esse to be. See {Is}, and cf. {Entity}.]	   1. The constituent elementary notions which constitute a	      complex notion, and must be enumerated to define it;	      sometimes called the nominal essence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The constituent quality or qualities which belong to any	      object, or class of objects, or on which they depend for	      being what they are (distinguished as real essence); the	      real being, divested of all logical accidents; that	      quality which constitutes or marks the true nature of	      anything; distinctive character; hence, virtue or quality	      of a thing, separated from its grosser parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laws are at present, both in form and essence,	            the greatest curse that society labors under.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gifts and alms are the expressions, not the essence	            of this virtue [charity].             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The essence of Addison's humor is irony.	                                                  --Courthope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Constituent substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            And uncompounded is their essence pure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A being; esp., a purely spiritual being.	      [1913 Webster]	            As far as gods and heavenly essences	            Can perish.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had been indulging in fanciful speculations on	            spiritual essences, until . . . he had and ideal	            world of his own around him.          --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The predominant qualities or virtues of a plant or drug,	      extracted and refined from grosser matter; or, more	      strictly, the solution in spirits of wine of a volatile or	      essential oil; as, the essence of mint, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . word essence . . . scarcely underwent a	            more complete transformation when from being the	            abstract of the verb "to be," it came to denote	            something sufficiently concrete to be inclosed in a	            glass bottle.                         --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Perfume; odor; scent; or the volatile matter constituting	      perfume.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor let the essences exhale.          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Essence \Es"sence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essenced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Essencing}.]	   To perfume; to scent. "Essenced fops." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Essene \Es*sene"\, n.; pl. {Essenes}. [Gr. ?, lit., physicians,	   because they practiced medicine, fr. Chald [=a]say[=a] to	   heal, cf. Heb. as[=a].]	   One of a sect among the Jews in the time of our Savior,	   remarkable for their strictness and abstinence.	   [1913 Webster]
Essenism \Es"se*nism\, n.	   The doctrine or the practices of the Essenes. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Essential \Es*sen"tial\ ([e^]s*s[e^]n"sjal), a. [Cf. F.	   essentiel. See {Essence}.]	   1. Belonging to the essence, or that which makes an object,	      or class of objects, what it is.	      [1913 Webster]	            Majestic as the voice sometimes became, there was	            forever in it an essential character of	            plaintiveness.                        --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, really existing; existent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it true, that thou art but a name,	            And no essential thing?               --Webster	                                                  (1623).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Important in the highest degree; indispensable to the	      attainment of an object; indispensably necessary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judgment's more essential to a general	            Than courage.                         --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            How to live? -- that is the essential question for	            us.                                   --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Containing the essence or characteristic portion of a	      substance, as of a plant; highly rectified; pure; hence,	      unmixed; as, an essential oil. "Mine own essential	      horror." --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) Necessary; indispensable; -- said of those tones	      which constitute a chord, in distinction from ornamental	      or passing tones.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) Idiopathic; independent of other diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Essential character} (Biol.), the prominent characteristics	      which serve to distinguish one genus, species, etc., from	      another.	   {Essential disease}, {Essential fever} (Med.), one that is	      not dependent on another.	   {Essential oils} (Chem.), a class of volatile oils, extracted	      from plants, fruits, or flowers, having each its	      characteristic odor, and hot burning taste. They are used	      in essences, perfumery, etc., and include many varieties	      of compounds; as {lemon oil} is a terpene, {oil of bitter	      almonds} an aldehyde, {oil of wintergreen} an ethereal	      salt, etc.; -- called also {volatile oils} in distinction	      from the fixed or nonvolatile.	      [1913 Webster]	Essential \Es*sen"tial\ ([e^]s*s[e^]n"sjal), n.	   1. Existence; being. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is essential; first or constituent principle;	      as, the essentials of religion.	      [1913 Webster]
Essentiality \Es*sen`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being essential; the essential part. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Essentially \Es*sen"tial*ly\, adv.	   In an essential manner or degree; in an indispensable degree;	   really; as, essentially different.	   [1913 Webster]
Essentialness \Es*sen"tial*ness\, n.	   Essentiality. --Ld. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Essentiate \Es*sen"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Essentiated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Essentiating}.]	   To form or constitute the essence or being of. [Obs.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Essentiate \Es*sen"ti*ate\, v. i.	   To become assimilated; to be changed into the essence. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson. Essoin
Essoin \Es*soin"\or Essoign \Es*soign\, n. [OF. essoine,	   essoigne, F. exoine, L. essonia, exonia; pref. ex- (L. ex	   from) + sunnis, sunnia, sonia, hindrance, excuse. Cf. Icel.	   syn refusal, synja to deny, refuse, Goth. sunja truth,	   sunj[=o]n to justify, OS. sunnea impediment, OHG. sunna.]	   1. (Eng. Law) An excuse for not appearing in court at the	      return of process; the allegation of an excuse to the	      court.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excuse; exemption. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From every work he challenged essoin. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Essoin day} (Eng. Law), the first general return day of the	      term, on which the court sits to receive essoins.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Essoin \Es*soin"\, v. t. [OF. essoinier, essoignier, essonier,	   LL. essoniare, exoniare. See {Essoin}, n.] (Eng. Law)	   To excuse for nonappearance in court. "I 'll not essoin	   thee." --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Essoiner \Es*soin"er\, n. (Eng. Law)	   An attorney who sufficiently excuses the absence of another.	   [1913 Webster]
Essonite \Es"so*nite\, n. [Named from Gr. ? inferior, because	   not so hard as some minerals it resembles, e. g., hyacinth.]	   (Min.)	   Cinnamon stone, a variety of garnet. See {Garnet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Essorant \Es"so*rant\, a. [F.] (Her.)	   Standing, but with the wings spread, as if about to fly; --	   said of a bird borne as a charge on an escutcheon.	   [1913 Webster]
Est \Est\, n. & adv.	   East. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
-est \-est\ (-[e^]st). [AS. -ost, -est; akin to G. -est, -ist,	   Icel. -astr, -str, Goth. -ists, -[=o]sts, Skr. -ish[.t]ha.]	   A suffix used to form the superlative of adjectives and	   adverbs; as, smoothest; earl(y)iest.	   [1913 Webster]
Establish \Es*tab"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Established}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Establishing}.] [OE. establissen, OF. establir,	   F. ['e]tablir, fr. L. stabilire, fr. stabilis firm, steady,	   stable. See {Stable}, a., {-ish}, and cf. {Stablish}.]	   1. To make stable or firm; to fix immovably or firmly; to set	      (a thing) in a place and make it stable there; to settle;	      to confirm.	      [1913 Webster]	            So were the churches established in the faith.	                                                  --Acts xvi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best established tempers can scarcely forbear	            being borne down.                     --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confidence which must precede union could be	            established only by consummate prudence and	            self-control.                         --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appoint or constitute for permanence, as officers,	      laws, regulations, etc.; to enact; to ordain.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the consent of all, we were established	            The people's magistrates.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the	            writing, that it be not changed.      --Dan. vi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To originate and secure the permanent existence of; to	      found; to institute; to create and regulate; -- said of a	      colony, a state, or other institutions.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath established it [the earth], he created it	            not in vain, he formed it to be inhabited. --Is.	                                                  xlv. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woe to him that buildeth a town with blood, and	            establisheth a city by iniquity!      --Hab. ii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To secure public recognition in favor of; to prove and	      cause to be accepted as true; as, to establish a fact,	      usage, principle, opinion, doctrine, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the mouth of two witnesses, or at the mouth of	            three witnesses, shall the matter be established.	                                                  --Deut. xix.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To set up in business; to place advantageously in a fixed	      condition; -- used reflexively; as, he established himself	      in a place; the enemy established themselves in the	      citadel.	      [1913 Webster]
established \established\ adj.	   1. brought about or set up or accepted; especially long and	      widely accepted; as, distrust of established authority; a	      team established as a member of a major league; enjoyed	      his prestige as an established writer; an established	      precedent; the established Church. Contrasted with	      {unestablished}. [Narrower terms: {entrenched};	      {implanted, planted, rooted}; {official}; {recognized}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. securely established; as, an established reputation.	   Syn: firm.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. settled securely and unconditionally.	   Syn: accomplished, effected.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. conforming with accepted standards.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   5. shown to be valid beyond a reasonable doubt; as, the	      established facts in the case.	   Syn: proved.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   6. (Bot.) introduced from another region and persisting	      without cultivation; -- of plants.	   Syn: naturalized.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Established suit \Es*tab"lished suit\ (Contract bridge, Whist)	   A plain suit in which a player (or side) could, except for	   trumping, take tricks with all his remaining cards.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Establisher \Es*tab"lish*er\, n.	   One who establishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Establishment \Es*tab"lish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. establissement, F.	   ['e]tablissement.]	   1. The act of establishing; a ratifying or ordaining;	      settlement; confirmation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being established, founded, and the like;	      fixed state.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is established; as:	      (a) A form of government, civil or ecclesiastical;	          especially, a system of religion maintained by the	          civil power; as, the Episcopal establishment of	          England.	      (b) A permanent civil, military, or commercial, force or	          organization.	      (c) The place in which one is permanently fixed for	          residence or business; residence, including grounds,	          furniture, equipage, etc.; with which one is fitted	          out; also, any office or place of business, with its	          fixtures; that which serves for the carrying on of a	          business; as, to keep up a large establishment; a	          manufacturing establishment.	          [1913 Webster]	                Exposing the shabby parts of the establishment.	                                                  --W. Irving.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Establishment of the port} (Hydrography), a datum on which	      the tides are computed at the given port, obtained by	      observation, viz., the interval between the moon's passage	      over the meridian and the time of high water at the port,	      on the days of new and full moon.	      [1913 Webster]
establishmentarian \es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One who regards the Church primarily as an establishment	   formed by the State, and overlooks its intrinsic spiritual	   character. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
establishmentarianism \es*tab`lish*men*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   the doctrine or political position that advocates	   establishment of a church as the official state religion; --	   applied especially to the Church of England..	   [PJC]
Estacade \Es`ta*cade"\, n. [F.; cf. It. steccata, Sp. estacada.	   Cf. {Stake}.] (Mil.)	   A dike of piles in the sea, a river, etc., to check the	   approach of an enemy. Estafet
Estafet \Es`ta*fet"\, Estafette \Es`ta*fette"\, n. [F.	   estafette, cf. Sp. estafeta; fr. It. stafetta, fr. staffa	   stirrup, fr. OHG. stapho footstep, footprint, G. stapfe; akin	   to E. step.]	   A courier who conveys messages to another courier; a military	   courier sent from one part of an army to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Estaminet \Es`ta`mi`net"\, n. [F.]	   A caf['e], or room in a caf['e], in which smoking is allowed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Estancia \Es*tan"ci*a\ ([asl]s*t[.a]n"th[-e]*[.a]), n. [Sp. See	   {Stanza}.]	   A grazing farm; a country house. [Spanish America]	   [1913 Webster]
Estate \Es*tate"\ ([e^]s*t[=a]t"), n. [OF. estat, F. ['e]tat, L.	   status, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {State}.]	   1. Settled condition or form of existence; state; condition	      or circumstances of life or of any person; situation.	      "When I came to man's estate." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low	            estate.                               --Romans xii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Social standing or rank; quality; dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath imprinted his authority in several parts,	            upon several estates of men.          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person of high rank. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She's a duchess, a great estate.      --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords,	            high captains, and chief estates of Galilee. --Mark	                                                  vi. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A property which a person possesses; a fortune;	      possessions, esp. property in land; also, property of all	      kinds which a person leaves to be divided at his death.	      [1913 Webster]	            See what a vast estate he left his son. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The state; the general body politic; the common-wealth;	      the general interest; state affairs. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I call matters of estate not only the parts of	            sovereignty, but whatsoever . . . concerneth	            manifestly any great portion of people. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. The great classes or orders of a community or state	      (as the clergy, the nobility, and the commonalty of	      England) or their representatives who administer the	      government; as, the estates of the realm (England), which	      are (1) the lords spiritual, (2) the lords temporal, (3)	      the commons.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) The degree, quality, nature, and extent of one's	      interest in, or ownership of, lands, tenements, etc.; as,	      an estate for life, for years, at will, etc. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The fourth estate}, a name often given to the public press.	      [1913 Webster]	Estate \Es*tate"\, v. t.	   1. To establish. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tom settle as a fortune. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To endow with an estate. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then would I . . .	            Estate them with large land and territory.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      Estatlich
Estatlich \Es*tat"lich\, Estatly \Es"tat*ly\, a. [OE.]	   Stately; dignified. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Esteemed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Esteeming}.] [F. estimer, L. aestimare, aestumare, to	   value, estimate; perh. akin to Skr. ish to seek, strive, and	   E. ask. Cf. {Aim}, {Estimate}.]	   1. To set a value on; to appreciate the worth of; to	      estimate; to value; to reckon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then he forsook God, which made him, and lightly	            esteemed the Rock of his salvation.   --Deut. xxxii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shouldst (gentle reader) esteem his censure and	            authority to be of the more weighty credence. --Bp.	                                                  Gardiner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Famous men, -- whose scientific attainments were	            esteemed hardly less than supernatural. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set a high value on; to prize; to regard with	      reverence, respect, or friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will he esteem thy riches?            --Job xxxvi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            You talk kindlier: we esteem you for it. --Tennyson.	   Syn: To estimate; appreciate; regard; prize; value; respect;	        revere. See {Appreciate}, {Estimate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Esteem \Es*teem"\, v. i.	   To form an estimate; to have regard to the value; to	   consider. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We ourselves esteem not of that obedience, or love, or	         gift, which is of force.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Esteem \Es*teem"\, n. [Cf. F. estime. See {Esteem}, v. t.]	   1. Estimation; opinion of merit or value; hence, valuation;	      reckoning; price.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most dear in the esteem	            And poor in worth!                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will deliver you, in ready coin,	            The full and dear'st esteem of what you crave. --J.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. High estimation or value; great regard; favorable opinion,	      founded on supposed worth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor should thy prowess want praise and esteem.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: See {Estimate}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Esteemable \Es*teem"a*ble\, a.	   Worthy of esteem; estimable. [R.] "Esteemable qualities."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Esteemer \Es*teem"er\, n.	   One who esteems; one who sets a high value on any thing.	   [1913 Webster]	         The proudest esteemer of his own parts.  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Ester \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 oxygen acid, organic	   or inorganic; thus the natural fats are esters of glycerin	   and the fatty acids, oleic, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Esthesiometer \Es*the`si*om"e*ter\, n.	   Same as {[ae]sthesiometer}. Esthetical	   Esthetic	   Esthete
Esthete \Es"thete\, n.; Esthetic \Es*thet"ic\, a., Esthetical
\Es*thet"ic*al\, a., Esthetics \Es*thet"ics\, n. etc.	   Same as {[ae]sthete}, {[ae]sthetic}, {[ae]sthetical},	   {[ae]sthetics}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Estiferous \Es*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. aestifer; aestus fire + ferre	   to bear.]	   Producing heat. [R.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, a. [F. estimable, or L. aestimabilis.	   See {Esteem}.]	   1. Capable of being estimated or valued; as, estimable	      damage. --Paley. .	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Valuable; worth a great price. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A pound of man's flesh, taken from a man,	            Is not so estimable, profitable neither,	            As flesh of muttons, beefs, or goats. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Worth of esteem or respect; deserving our good opinion or	      regard.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lady said of her two companions, that one was more	            amiable, the other more estimable.    --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Estimable \Es"ti*ma*ble\, n.	   A thing worthy of regard. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One of the peculiar estimables of her country. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Estimableness \Es"ti*ma*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of deserving esteem or regard.	   [1913 Webster]
Estimably \Es"ti*ma*bly\, adv.	   In an estimable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Estimate \Es"ti*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estimated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Estimating}.] [L. aestimatus, p. p. of aestimare. See	   {Esteem}, v. t.]	   1. To judge and form an opinion of the value of, from	      imperfect data, -- either the extrinsic (money), or	      intrinsic (moral), value; to fix the worth of roughly or	      in a general way; as, to estimate the value of goods or	      land; to estimate the worth or talents of a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is by the weight of silver, and not the name of	            the piece, that men estimate commodities and	            exchange them.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is always very difficult to estimate the age in	            which you are living.                 --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To from an opinion of, as to amount,, number, etc., from	      imperfect data, comparison, or experience; to make an	      estimate of; to calculate roughly; to rate; as, to	      estimate the cost of a trip, the number of feet in a piece	      of land.	   Syn: To appreciate; value; appraise; prize; rate; esteem;	        count; calculate; number. -- To {Estimate}, {Esteem}.	        Both these words imply an exercise of the judgment.	        Estimate has reference especially to the external	        relations of things, such as amount, magnitude,	        importance, etc. It usually involves computation or	        calculation; as, to estimate the loss or gain of an	        enterprise. Esteem has reference to the intrinsic or	        moral worth of a person or thing. Thus, we esteem a man	        for his kindness, or his uniform integrity. In this	        sense it implies a mingled sentiment of respect and	        attachment. We esteem it an honor to live in a free	        country. See {Appreciate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Estimate \Es"ti*mate\, n.	   A valuing or rating by the mind, without actually measuring,	   weighing, or the like; rough or approximate calculation; as,	   an estimate of the cost of a building, or of the quantity of	   water in a pond.	   [1913 Webster]	         Weigh success in a moral balance, and our whole	         estimate is changed.                     --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   Syn: {Estimate}, {Estimation}, {Esteem}.	   Usage: The noun estimate, like its verb, supposes chiefly an	          exercise of judgment in determining the amount,	          importance, or magnitude of things, with their other	          exterior relations; as, an estimate of expenses	          incurred; a true estimate of life, etc. Esteem is a	          moral sentiment made up of respect and attachment, --	          the valuation of a person as possessing useful	          qualities or real worth. Thus we speak of the esteem	          of the wise and good as a thing greatly to be desired.	          Estimation seems to waver between the two. In our	          version of the Scriptures it is used simply for	          estimate; as, "If he be poorer than thy estimation."	          --Lev. xxvii. 8. In other cases, it verges toward	          esteem; as, "I know him to be of worth and worthy	          estimation." --Shak. It will probably settle down at	          last on this latter sense. "Esteem is the value we	          place upon some degree of worth. It is higher than	          simple approbation, which is a decision of judgment.	          It is the commencement of affection." --Gogan.	          [1913 Webster]	                No; dear as freedom is, and in my heart's	                Just estimation prized above all price.	                                                  --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]
estimated \estimated\ adj.	   calculated approximately; as, an estimated mass of 25 g.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Estimation \Es`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. aestimatio, fr. aestimare:	   cf. F. estimation. See {Esteem}, v. t.]	   1. The act of estimating. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opinion or judgment of the worth, extent, or quantity	      of anything, formed without using precise data; valuation;	      as, estimations of distance, magnitude, amount, or moral	      qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he be poorer that thy estimation, then he shall	            present himself before the priest, and the priest,	            and the priest shall value him.       --Lev. xxvii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Favorable opinion; esteem; regard; honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall have estimation among multitude, and honor	            with the elders.                      --Wisdom viii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Supposition; conjecture.	      [1913 Webster]	            I speak not this in estimation,	            As what I think might be, but what I know. --Shak.	   Syn: Estimate; calculation; computation; appraisement;	        esteem; honor; regard. See {Estimate}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Estimative \Es"ti*ma*tive\, a. [Cf. F. estimatif.]	   1. Inclined, or able, to estimate; serving for, or capable of	      being used in, estimating.	      [1913 Webster]	            We find in animals an estimative or judicial	            faculty.                              --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to an estimate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Estimator \Es"ti*ma`tor\, n. [L. aestimator.]	   One who estimates or values; a valuer. --Jer. Taylor.	   Estivate	   Estival
Estival \Es"ti*val\, a., Estivate \Es"ti*vate\, v. i.,
Estivation \Es`ti*va"tion\, n.	   Same as {[ae]stival}, {[ae]stivate}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Estoile \Es`toile"\, n. [OF.] (Her.)	   A six-pointed star whose rays are wavy, instead of straight	   like those of a mullet. [Written also {['e]toile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Estoile of eight points}, a star which has four straight and	      four wavy rays.	   {Estoile of four points}. Same as {Cross estoil['e]}, under	      {Cross}.	      [1913 Webster]
Estonian \Estonian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Estonia.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Estonian \Estonian\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Estonia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Estop \Es*top"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estophed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Estopping}.] [OF. estoper to stop, plug, close, F.	   ['e]touper, LL. stuppare to close with tow, obstruct, fr. L.	   stuppa tow, oakum, cf. Gr. sty`pph. Cf. {Stop}.] (Law)	   To impede or bar by estoppel.	   [1913 Webster]	         A party will be estopped by his admissions, where his	         intent is to influence another, or derive an advantage	         to himself.                              --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Estoppel \Es*top"pel\, n. [From {Estop}.] (Law)	   (a) A stop; an obstruction or bar to one's alleging or	       denying a fact contrary to his own previous action,	       allegation, or denial; an admission, by words or conduct,	       which induces another to purchase rights, against which	       the party making such admission can not take a position	       inconsistent with the admission.	   (b) The agency by which the law excludes evidence to dispute	       certain admissions, which the policy of the law treats as	       indisputable. --Wharton. --Stephen. --Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]
Estovers \Es*to"vers\ ([e^]s*t[=o]"v[~e]rz), n. pl. [OF.	   estoveir, estovoir, necessary, necessity, need, prop. an	   infin. meaning to suit, be fit, be necessary. See {Stover}.]	   (Law)	   Necessaries or supplies; an allowance to a person out of an	   estate or other thing for support; as of wood to a tenant for	   life, etc., of sustenance to a man confined for felony out of	   his estate, or alimony to a woman divorced out of her	   husband's estate. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Common of estovers}. See under {Common}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Estrade \Es`trade"\ ([asl]s`tr[.a]d"), n. [F., fr. Sp. estrado,	   orig., a carpet on the floor of a room, also, a carpeted	   platform, fr. L. stratum bed covering. See {Stratum}.]	   (Arch.)	   A portion of the floor of a room raised above the general	   level, as a place for a bed or a throne; a platform; a dais.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [the teacher] himself should have his desk on a	         mounted estrade or platform.             --J. G. Fitch.	   [1913 Webster]
Estramacon \Es`tra`ma`con"\, n. [F.]	   1. A straight, heavy sword with two edges, used in the 16th	      and 17th centuries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blow with edge of a sword. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Estrange \Es*trange"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estranged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Estranging}.] [OF. estrangier to remove, F.	   ['e]tranger, L. extraneare to treat as a stranger, from	   extraneus strange. See {Strange}.]	   1. To withdraw; to withhold; hence, reflexively, to keep at a	      distance; to cease to be familiar and friendly with.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must estrange our belief from everything which is	            not clearly and distinctly evidenced. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had we . . . estranged ourselves from them in things	            indifferent.                          --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divert from its original use or purpose, or from its	      former possessor; to alienate.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . have estranged this place, and have	            burned incense in it unto other gods. --Jer. xix. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To alienate the affections or confidence of; to turn from	      attachment to enmity or indifference.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not know, to this hour, what it is that has	            estranged him from me.                --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . had pretended to be estranged from the	            Whigs, and had promised to act as a spy upon them.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Estrangedness \Es*tran"ged*ness\, n.	   State of being estranged; estrangement. --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Estrangement \Es*trange"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. estrangement.]	   The act of estranging, or the state of being estranged;	   alienation.	   [1913 Webster]	         An estrangement from God.                --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]	         A long estrangement from better things.  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Estranger \Es*tran"ger\, n.	   One who estranges.	   [1913 Webster]
Estrangle \Es*tran"gle\, v. t.	   To strangle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Estrapade \Es`tra*pade"\, n. [F.] (Man.)	   The action of a horse, when, to get rid of his rider, he	   rears, plunges, and kicks furiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Estray \Es*tray"\, v. i.	   To stray. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	Estray \Es*tray"\ n. (Law)	   Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its	   owner; a stray. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Estre \Es"tre\, n. [OF. estre state, plan.]	   The inward part of a building; the interior. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Estreat \Es*treat"\, n. [OF. estraite, prop., an extract, fr. p.	   p. of estraire to extract, F. extraire, fr. L.extrahere. See	   {Extract}.] (Law)	   A true copy, duplicate, or extract of an original writing or	   record, esp. of amercements or penalties set down in the	   rolls of court to be levied by the bailiff, or other officer.	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Estreat of a recognizance}, the extracting or taking out a	      forfeited recognizance from among the other records of the	      court, for the purpose of a prosecution in another court,	      or it may be in the same court. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Estreat \Es*treat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Estreated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Estreating}.] (Law)	   (a) To extract or take out from the records of a court, and	       send up to the court of exchequer to be enforced; -- said	       of a forfeited recognizance.	   (b) To bring in to the exchequer, as a fine.	       [1913 Webster]
Estrepe \Es*trepe"\, v. t. [OF. estreper.] (Law)	   To strip or lay bare, as land of wood, houses, etc.; to	   commit waste.	   [1913 Webster]
Estrepement \Es*trepe"ment\, n. [OF., damage, waste.] (Law)	   A destructive kind of waste, committed by a tenant for life,	   in lands, woods, or houses. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Estrich \Es"trich\, n.	   1. Ostrich. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) The down of the ostrich. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Estuance \Es"tu*ance\, n. [From L. aestuans, p. pr. of aestuare.	   See {Estuate}.]	   Heat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Estuarine \Es"tu*a*rine\, a.	   Pertaining to an estuary; estuary.	   [1913 Webster]
Estuary \Es"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Estuaries}. [L. aestuarium, from	   aestuare to surge. See {Estuate}.] [Written also	   {[ae]stuary}.]	   1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth.	      [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A passage, as the mouth of a river or lake, where the tide	      meets the current; an arm of the sea; a frith.	      [1913 Webster]	            it to the sea was often by long and wide estuaries.	                                                  --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	Estuary \Es"tu*a*ry\, a.	   Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata.	   --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Estuate \Es"tu*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Estuated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Estuating}.] [L. aestuare to be in violent motion, to	   boil up, burn, fr. aestus boiling or undulating motion, fire,	   glow, heat; akin to Gr.? to burn. See {Ether}.]	   To boil up; to swell and rage; to be agitated. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Estuation \Es`tu*a"tion\, n. [L. aestuatio.]	   The act of estuating; commotion, as of a fluid; agitation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The estuations of joys and fears.        --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Estufa \Es*tu"fa\, n.; pl. {Estufas}. [Sp., a stove, a warm	   room. Cf. {Stove}.]	   An assembly room in dwelling of the Pueblo Indians. --L. H.	   Morgan.	   [1913 Webster]
Esture \Es"ture\ (?; 135), n. [See {Estuate}.]	   Commotion. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, a. [L. esuriens, p. pr. of ensurire, fr.	   edere to eat.]	   Inclined to eat; hungry; voracious. [R.] --Bailey. "Poor, but	   esurient." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Esurient \E*su"ri*ent\, n.	   One who is hungry or greedy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An insatiable esurient after riches.     --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Esurine \Es"u*rine\, a. [See {Esurient}.]	   Causing hunger; eating; corroding. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Esurine \Es"u*rine\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine which provokes appetites, or causes hunger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
-et \-et\ [F. -et, masc., -ette, fem. Cf. {-let}.]	   A noun suffix with a diminutive force; as in baronet, pocket,	   facet, floweret, latchet.	   [1913 Webster]
Etaac \E*taac"\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The blue buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Etacism \E"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. ? the letter ?, ?. Cf. {Itacism}.]	   (Greek Gram.)	   The pronunciation of the Greek [eta] (eta) like the Italian e	   long, that is like a in the English word ate. See {Itacism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Etacist \E"ta*cist\, n.	   One who favors etacism.	   [1913 Webster]
'Etagere \['E]`ta`g[`e]re"\, n. [F., fr. ['e]tager to arrange on	   shelves, fr. ['e]tage story, floor. See {Stage}.]	   A piece of furniture having a number of uninclosed shelves or	   stages, one above another, for receiving articles of elegance	   or use. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Etamine \Et"a*mine\, n. [F. ['e]lamine.]	   A light textile fabric, like a fine bunting.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
'Etape \['E]`tape"\, n. [F. Cf. {Staple} a mart.]	   1. A public storehouse.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Supplies issued to troops on the march; hence (Mil.), the	      place where troops on the march halt over night; also, by	      extension, the distance marched during a day.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In Russia, a prison or stockade for the confinement of	      prisoners in transit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
'Etat Major \['E]`tat" Ma`jor"\ [F., fr. ['e]tat state + L.	   major greater.] (Mil.)	   The staff of an army, including all officers above the rank	   of colonel, also, all adjutants, inspectors, quartermasters,	   commissaries, engineers, ordnance officers, paymasters,	   physicians, signal officers, judge advocates; also, the	   noncommissioned assistants of the above officers. et cetera
Et cetera \Et` cet"e*ra\, Et caetera \Et` c[ae]t"e*ra\ . [L. et	   and + caetera other things.]	   Others of the like kind; and the rest; and so on; -- used to	   point out that other things which could be mentioned are to	   be understood. Usually abbreviated into etc. or &c. (&c.)	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Etch \Etch\, n.	   A variant of {Eddish}. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Etch \Etch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Etched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Etching}.] [D. etsen, G. [aum]tzen to feed, corrode, etch.	   MHG. etzen, causative of ezzen to eat, G. essen ??. See	   {Eat}.]	   1. To produce, as figures or designs, on mental, glass, or	      the like, by means of lines or strokes eaten in or	      corroded by means of some strong acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plate is first covered with varnish, or some other	         ground capable of resisting the acid, and this is then	         scored or scratched with a needle, or similar	         instrument, so as to form the drawing; the plate is	         then covered with acid, which corrodes the metal in the	         lines thus laid bare.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To subject to etching; to draw upon and bite with acid, as	      a plate of metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was etching a plate at the beginning of 1875.	                                                  --Hamerton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sketch; to delineate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There are many empty terms to be found in some	            learned writes, to which they had recourse to etch	            out their system.                     --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Etch \Etch\, v. i.	   To practice etching; to make etchings.	   [1913 Webster]
etched \etched\ adj.	   Cut or impressed into a surface.	   Syn: engraved, graven, incised.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Corroded so that the surface is matte and not fully	      transparent; -- of glass.	      [PJC]
Etcher \Etch"er\, n.	   One who etches.	   [1913 Webster]
Etching \Etch"ing\, n.	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A design carried out by means of the above process; a	      pattern on metal, glass, etc., produced by etching.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An impression on paper, parchment, or other material,	      taken in ink from an etched plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Etching figures} (Min.), markings produced on the face of a	      crystal by the action of an appropriate solvent. They have	      usually a definite form, and are important as revealing	      the molecular structure.	   {Etching needle}, a sharp-pointed steel instrument with which	      lines are drawn in the ground or varnish in etching.	   {Etching stitch} (Needlework), a stitch used outline	      embroidery.	      [1913 Webster]
Eteostic \E`te*os"tic\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, year + ? row.]	   A kind of chronogram. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Eterminable \E*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. [Pref. e- + terminable.]	   Interminable. [Obs.] --Skelton. Etern
Etern \E*tern"\ or Eterne \E*terne"\, a. [OF. eterne, L.	   aeternus, for aeviturnus, fr. aevum age. See {Age}, and cf.	   {Eternal}.]	   Eternal. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Built up to eterne significance.         --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Eternal \E*ter"nal\, a. [F. ['e]ternel, L. aeternalis, fr.	   aeternus. See {Etern}.]	   1. Without beginning or end of existence; always existing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eternal God is thy refuge.        --Deut.	                                                  xxxiii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	            To know wether there were any real being, whose	            duration has been eternal.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without end of existence or duration; everlasting;	      endless; immortal.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they may also obtain the salvation which is in	            Christ Jesus, with eternal glory.     --2 Tim. ii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Continued without intermission; perpetual; ceaseless;	      constant.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fires eternal in thy temple shine. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Existing at all times without change; immutable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hobbes believed the eternal truths which he opposed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            What are the eternal objects of poetry among all	            nations, and at all times?            --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Exceedingly great or bad; -- used as a strong intensive.	      "Some eternal villain."	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Eternal City}, an appellation of Rome.	   Syn: Everlasting; endless; infinite; ceaseless; perpetual;	        interminable. See {Everlasting}.	        [1913 Webster]	Eternal \E*ter"nal\, n.	   1. One of the appellations of God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Law whereby the Eternal himself doth work. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is endless and immortal. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Eternalist \E*ter"nal*ist\, n.	   One who holds the existence of matter to be from eternity.	   --T. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Eternalize \E*ter"nal*ize\, v. t.	   To make eternal. --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eternally \E*ter"nal*ly\, adv.	   In an eternal manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         That which is morally good or evil at any time or in	         any case, must be also eternally and unchangeably so.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where western gales eternally reside.    --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Eterne \E*terne"\, a.	   See {Etern}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eternify \E*ter"ni*fy\, v. t.	   To make eternal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fame . . . eternifies the name.          --Mir. for	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Eternity \E*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Eternities}. [F.	   ['e]ternit['e], L. aeternitas, fr. aeternus. See {Etern}.]	   1. Infinite duration, without beginning in the past or end in	      the future; also, duration without end in the future;	      endless time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.	                                                  --Is. lvii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Condition which begins at death; immortality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou know'st 't is common; all that lives must die,	            Passing through nature to eternity.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Eternization \E*ter`ni*za"tion\, n.	   The act of eternizing; the act of rendering immortal or	   famous.	   [1913 Webster]
Eternize \E*ter"nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eternized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Eterniziing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]terniser.]	   1. To make eternal or endless.	      [1913 Webster]	            This other [gift] served but to eternize woe.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make forever famous; to immortalize; as, to eternize	      one's self, a name, exploits.	      [1913 Webster]	            St. Alban's battle won by famous York,	            Shall be eternized in all age to come. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Etesian \E*te"sian\, a. [L. etesiae, pl., periodic winds, Gr. ?,	   fr. ? year: cf. F. ['e]t['e]sien.]	   Periodical; annual; -- applied to winds which annually blow	   from the north over the Mediterranean, esp. the eastern part,	   for an irregular period during July and August.	   [1913 Webster]
ethal \eth"al\, n. [Ether + alcohol: cf. F. ['e]thal.] (Chem.)	   A white waxy solid, {C16H33.OH}; -- called also {cetyl	   alcohol} and {cetylic alcohol}. See {Cetylic alcohol}, under	   {Cetylic}.	   [1913 Webster]
ethane \eth"ane\ ([e^]th"[=a]n), n. [From {Ether}.] (Chem.)	   A gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H6}, forming a constituent of	   ordinary illuminating gas. It is the second member of the	   paraffin series, and its most important derivatives are	   common alcohol (ethyl alcohol), acetaldehyde, ether, and	   acetic acid. Called also {dimethyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
ethanol \eth"an*ol\ ([e^]th"[a^]n*[add]l), n. (Chem.)	   The organic compound {C2H5.OH}, the common {alcohol} which is	   the intoxicating agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and	   distilled liquors; called also {ethyl alcohol}. It is used	   pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes	   and cleaning solutions, or mixed in gasoline as a fuel for	   automobiles, and as a rocket fuel (as in the V-2 rocket).	   Syn: ethyl alcohol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ethe \Ethe\, a. [See {Eath}.]	   Easy. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethel \Eth"el\, a. [AS. e[eth]ele, [ae][eth]ele. See	   {Atheling}.]	   Noble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ethene \Eth"ene\, n. (Chem.)	   Ethylene; olefiant gas.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethenic \E*then"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from. or resembling, ethene or	   ethylene; as, ethenic ether.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethenyl \Eth"e*nyl\, n. [Ethene + -yl.] (Chem.)	   (a) A trivalent hydrocarbon radical, {CH3.C}.	   (b) A univalent hydrocarbon radical of the ethylene series,	       {CH2:CH}; -- called also {vinyl}. See {Vinyl}.	       [1913 Webster]
Etheostomoid \E`the*os"to*moid\, a. [NL. etheostoma name of a	   genus + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Pertaining to, or like, the genus {Etheostoma}. -- n. Any	   fish of the genus {Etheostoma} and related genera, allied to	   the perches; -- also called {darter}. The etheostomoids are	   small and often bright-colored fishes inhabiting the fresh	   waters of North America. About seventy species are known,	   including the rare {snail darter} ({Percina tanasi}), 3	   inches long, found only in the Tennessee River and classified	   as a {threatened species}. See {Darter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ether \E"ther\ ([=e]"th[~e]r), n. [L. aether, Gr. a'iqh`r, fr.	   a'i`qein to light up, kindle, burn, blaze; akin to Skr. idh,	   indh, and prob. to E. idle: cf. F. ['e]ther.] [Written also	   {[ae]ther}.]	   1. (Physics) A medium of great elasticity and extreme	      tenuity, once supposed to pervade all space, the interior	      of solid bodies not excepted, and to be the medium of	      transmission of light and heat; hence often called	      {luminiferous ether}. It is no longer believed that such a	      medium is required for the transmission of electromagnetic	      waves; the modern use of the term is mostly a figurative	      term for {empty space}, or for literary effect, and not	      intended to imply the actual existence of a physical	      medium. However. modern cosmological theories based on	      quantum field theory do not rule out the possibility that	      the inherent energy of the vacuum is greater than zero, in	      which case the concept of an ether pervading the vacuum	      may have more than metaphoric meaning.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Supposed matter above the air; the air itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.)	      (a) A light, volatile, mobile, inflammable liquid,	          {(C2H5)2O}, of a characteristic aromatic odor,	          obtained by the distillation of alcohol with sulphuric	          acid, and hence called also {sulphuric ether}. It is a	          powerful solvent of fats, resins, and pyroxylin, but	          finds its chief use as an an[ae]sthetic. Commonly	          called {ethyl ether} to distinguish it from other	          ethers, and also {ethyl oxide}.	      (b) Any similar compound in which an oxygen atom is bound	          to two different carbon atoms, each of which is part	          of an organic radical; as, amyl ether; valeric ether;	          methyl ethyl ether. The general formular for an ether	          is {ROR'}, in which R and R' are organic radicals	          which may be of similar or different structure. If R	          and R' are different parts of the same organic	          radical, the structure forms a cyclic ether.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Complex ether}, {Mixed ether} (Chem.), an ether in which the	      ether oxygen is attached to two radicals having different	      structures; as, ethyl methyl ether, {C2H5.O.CH3}.	   {Compound ether} (Chem.), an ethereal salt or a salt of some	      hydrocarbon as the base; an ester.	   {Ether engine} (Mach.), a condensing engine like a steam	      engine, but operated by the vapor of ether instead of by	      steam.	      [1913 Webster]
Ethereal \E*the"re*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the hypothetical upper, purer air, or to the	      higher regions beyond the earth or beyond the atmosphere;	      celestial; as, ethereal space; ethereal regions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, heavenly guest, ethereal messenger. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of ether; hence, exceedingly light or airy;	      tenuous; spiritlike; characterized by extreme delicacy, as	      form, manner, thought, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vast chain of being, which from God began,	            Natures ethereal, human, angel, man.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, ether;	      as, ethereal salts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ethereal oil}. (Chem.) See {Essential oil}, under	      {Essential}.	   {Ethereal oil of wine} (Chem.), a heavy, yellow, oily liquid	      consisting essentially of etherin, etherol, and ethyl	      sulphate. It is the oily residuum left after	      etherification. Called also {heavy oil of wine}	      (distinguished from oil of wine, or [oe]nanthic ether).	   {Ethereal salt} (Chem.), a salt of some organic radical as a	      base; an ester.	      [1913 Webster]
Etherealism \E*the"re*al*ism\, n.	   Ethereality.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethereality \E*the`re*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being ethereal; etherealness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Something of that ethereality of thought and manner	         which belonged to Wordsworth's earlier lyrics. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Etherealization \E*the`re*al*i*za"tion\, n.	   An ethereal or spiritlike state. --J. H. Stirling.	   [1913 Webster]
Etherealize \E*the"re*al*ize\, v. t.	   1. To convert into ether, or into subtile fluid; to saturate	      with ether.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render ethereal or spiritlike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Etherealized, moreover, by spiritual communications	            with the other world.                 --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Ethereally \E*the"re*al*ly\, adv.	   In an ethereal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Etherealness \E*the"re*al*ness\, n.	   Ethereality.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethereous \E*the"re*ous\, a. [L.aethereus, Gr. ? See {Ether}.]	   1. Formed of ether; ethereal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This ethereous mold whereon we stand. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or resembling, ether.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ethereous oil}. See {Ethereal oil}, under {Ethereal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Etherification \E*ther`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or process of making ether; specifically, the process	   by which a large quantity of alcohol is transformed into	   ether by the agency of a small amount of sulphuric, or ethyl	   sulphuric, acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Etheriform \E*ther"i*form\, a. [Ether + form.]	   Having the form of ether.	   [1913 Webster]
Etherin \E"ther*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline hydrocarbon, regarded as a polymeric	   variety of ethylene, obtained in heavy oil of wine, the	   residue left after making ether; -- formerly called also	   {concrete oil of wine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Etherization \E`ther*i*za"tion\n. (Med.)	   (a) The administration of ether to produce insensibility.	   (b) The state of the system under the influence of ether.	       [1913 Webster]
Etherize \E"ther*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Etherized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Etherizing}.] [Cf. F. ['e]th['e]riser.]	   1. To convert into ether.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render insensible by means of ether, as by inhalation;	      as, to etherize a patient.	      [1913 Webster]
Etherol \E"ther*ol\, n. [Ether + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   An oily hydrocarbon regarded as a polymeric variety of	   ethylene, produced with etherin. Ethic
Ethic \Eth"ic\, Ethical \Eth"ic*al\, a. [L. ethicus, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? custom, usage, character, dwelling; akin to ? custom, Goth.	   sidus, G. sitte, Skr. svadh?, prob. orig., one's own doing;	   sva self + dh? to set: cf. F. ['e]thique. See {So}, {Do}.]	   Of, or belonging to, morals; treating of the moral feelings	   or duties; containing percepts of morality; moral; as, ethic	   discourses or epistles; an ethical system; ethical	   philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ethical meaning of the miracles.     --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ethical dative} (Gram.), a use of the dative of a pronoun to	      signify that the person or thing spoken of is regarded	      with interest by some one; as, Quid mihi Celsus agit? How	      does my friend Celsus do?	      [1913 Webster]
ethic \eth"ic\ ([e^]th"[i^]k), n.	   1. the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an	      individual or a social group; as, the Puritan ethic.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: moral principle, value-system, value orientation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a system of principles governing morality and acceptable	      conduct. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: ethical code.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ethically \Eth"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to, in harmony with, moral principles or character.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethicist \Eth"i*cist\ ([e^]th"[i^]*s[i^]st), n.	   One who is versed in ethics, or has written on ethics.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethics \Eth"ics\ ([e^]th"[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. ['e]thique. See	   {Ethic}.]	   The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn	   from this science; a particular system of principles and	   rules concerting duty, whether true or false; rules of	   practice in respect to a single class of human actions; as,	   political or social ethics; medical ethics.	   [1913 Webster]	         The completeness and consistency of its morality is the	         peculiar praise of the ethics which the Bible has	         taught.                                  --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethide \Eth"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   Any compound of ethyl of a binary type; as, potassium ethide.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethidene \Eth"i*dene\, n. [From {Ether}.] (Chem.)	   Ethylidene. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ethine \Eth"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   Acetylene.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethionic \Eth`i*on"ic\, a. [Ethyl + thionic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid so	   called.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ethionic acid} (Chem.), a liquid derivative of	      ethylsulphuric and sulphuric (thionic) acids, obtained by	      the action of sulphur trioxide on absolute alcohol. Ethiop
Ethiop \E"thi*op\, Ethiopian \E`thi*o"pi*an\, n. [L. Aethiops,	   Gr. ?; ? to burn + ? face.]	   A native or inhabitant of Ethiopia; also, in a general sense,	   a negro or black man. Ethiopian
Ethiopian \E`thi*o"pi*an\, Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, a.	   Of or relating to Ethiopia or the Ethiopians.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethiopic \E`thi*op"ic\, n.	   The language of ancient Ethiopia; the language of the ancient	   Abyssinian empire (in Ethiopia), now used only in the	   Abyssinian church. It is of Semitic origin, and is also	   called {Geez}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethiops \E"thi*ops\n. [NL. See {Ethiop}.] (Old Chem.)	   A black substance; -- formerly applied to various	   preparations of a black or very dark color. [Written also	   {[ae]thiops}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ethiops martial} (Old Chem.), black oxide of iron.	   {Ethiops mineral} (Old Chem.), black sulphide of mercury,	      obtained by triturating mercury with sulphur.	   {Ethiops per se} (Old Chem.), mercury in finely divided	      state, having the appearance of a dark powder, obtained by	      shaking it up or by exposure to the air. Ethmoid
Ethmoid \Eth"moid\, Ethmoidal \Eth*moid"al\, a. [Gr. ? like a	   sieve; ? sieve + ? from: cf. F. ethmo["i]de, ethmo["i]dal.]	   (Anat.)	   (a) Like a sieve; cribriform.	   (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ethmoid bone.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Ethmoid bone} (Anat.), a bone of complicated structure	      through which the olfactory nerves pass out of the cranium	      and over which they are largely distributed.	      [1913 Webster]	Ethmoid \Eth"moid\n. (Anat.)	   The ethmoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethmotrubinal \Eth`mo*tru"bi*nal\, a. [Ethmoid + turbinal.]	   See {Turbinal}. -- n. An ethmoturbinal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethmovomerine \Eth`mo*vo"mer*ine\, n. [Ethmoid + vomerine.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the	   ethmoid in the skull.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ethmovomerine plate} (Anat.), a cartilaginous plate beneath	      the front of the fetal brain which the ethmoid region of	      the skull is developed.	      [1913 Webster]
Ethnarch \Eth"narch\, n. [Gr. ?; ? nation + ? leader, commander.	   See {-arch}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The governor of a province or people. --Lew Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethnarchy \Eth"narch*y\n. [Gr. ?.]	   The dominion of an ethnarch; principality and rule. --Wright.	   Ethnic
Ethnic \Eth"nic\, Ethnical \Eth"nic*al\, a. [L. ethnicus, Gr. ?,	   fr. ? nation, ? ? the nations, heathens, gentiles: cf. F.	   ethnique.]	   1. Belonging to races or nations; based on distinctions of	      race; ethnological.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the gentiles, or nations not converted to	      Christianity; heathen; pagan; -- opposed to {Jewish} and	      {Christian}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. of or pertaining to a group having a distinct racial,	      cultural, religious or linguistic character; as, ethnic	      differences within a population can cause civil war.	      [PJC]	   4. being a member of a distinct racial or cultural minority	      within a larger population; as, ethnic Chinese own most of	      the businesses in Indonesia.	      [PJC]	Ethnic \Eth"nic\n.	   1. A heathen; a pagan. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No better reported than impure ethnic and lay dogs.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a member of an ethnic group.	      [PJC]
Ethnically \Eth"nic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an ethnical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethnicism \Eth"ni*cism\n.	   Heathenism; paganism; idolatry. [Obs.] "Taint of ethnicism."	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
ethnocentric \ethnocentric\ adj.	   centered on a specific ethnic group, usually one's own;	   exhibiting ethnocentrism (in both senses).	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
ethnocentrism \ethnocentrism\ n.	   1. belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.	      [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a tendency to evaluate other people, activities, cultures,	      etc. primarily from the perspective of one's own as being	      superior.	      [PJC]
Ethnographer \Eth*nog"ra*pher\n.	   One who investigates ethnography. Ethnographic
Ethnographic \Eth`no*graph"ic\, Ethnographical
\Eth`no*graph"ic*al\, . a. [Cf. F. ethnographique.]	   pertaining to ethnography.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethnographically \Eth`no*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an ethnographical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethnography \Eth*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? nation + -graphy: cf. F.	   ethnographie.]	   That branch of knowledge which has for its subject the	   characteristics of the human family, developing the details	   with which ethnology as a comparative science deals;	   descriptive ethnology. See {Ethnology}. Ethnologic
Ethnologic \Eth`no*log"ic\, Ethnological \Eth`no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ethnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethnologically \Eth`no*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an ethnological manner; by ethnological classification;	   as, one belonging ethnologically to an African race.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethnologist \Eth*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in ethnology; a student of ethnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethnology \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 which characterize them. Ethologic
Ethologic \Eth`o*log"ic\, Ethological \Eth`o*log"ic*al\, a. [See	   {Ethology}.]	   treating of, or pertaining to, ethnic or morality, or the	   science of character. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethologist \E*thol"o*gist\n.	   One who studies or writes upon ethology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethology \E*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a depicting of character; ?	   custom, moral nature + ? to speak.]	   1. A treatise on morality; ethics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of the formation of character, national and	      collective as well as individual. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Ethopoetic \Eth"o*po*et"ic\ [Gr. ?; ? custom, manners + ? to	   make or form.]	   Expressing character. [Obs.] --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethos \E"thos\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? character. See {Ethic}.]	   1. The character, sentiment, or disposition of a community or	      people, considered as a natural endowment; the spirit	      which actuates manners and customs; also, the	      characteristic tone or genius of an institution or social	      organization.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (esthetics) The traits in a work of art which express the	      ideal or typic character -- character as influenced by the	      ethos (sense 1) of a people -- rather than realistic or	      emotional situations or individual character in a narrow	      sense; -- opposed to {pathos}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ethule \Eth"ule\[Ether + Gr. ? substance, base. Cf. {Ethyl}, and	   see {-yl}.] (Chem.)	   Ethyl. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ethyl \Eth"yl\, n. [Ether + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A monatomic, hydrocarbon radical, {C2H5} of the paraffin	   series, forming the essential radical of ethane, and of	   common alcohol and ether.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ethyl aldehyde}. (Chem.) See {Aldehyde}.	      [1913 Webster]
ethyl alcohol \ethyl alcohol\ n. (Chem.)	   the organic compound {C2H5.OH}, which is the intoxicating	   agent in beer, wine, and other fermented and distilled	   liquors; it is used pure or denatured as a solvent or in	   medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket	   fuel.	   Syn: ethanol, fermentation alcohol, grain alcohol.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ethylamine \Eth`yl*am"ine\, n. [Ethyl + amine.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, mobile, inflammable liquid, {C2H5.NH2}, very	   volatile and with an ammoniacal odor. It is a strong base,	   and is a derivative of ammonia. Called also {ethyl	   carbamine}, and {amido ethane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethylate \Eth"yl*ate\ ([e^]th"[i^]l*[asl]t), n. [From {Ethyl}.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound derived from ethyl alcohol by the replacement of	   the hydroxyl hydrogen, after the manner of a hydrate; an	   ethyl alcoholate; as, potassium ethylate, {C2H5.O.K}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ethylate \Eth"y*late\ ([e^]th"[i^]l*[asl]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Ethylated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ethylating}.] [From {Ethyl}.]	   (Chem.)	   To treat in such a way as to cause the introduction of one or	   more ethyl groups, {C2H5-}; as, to ethylate alcohol.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ethylene \Eth"yl*ene\ ([e^]th"[i^]l*[=e]n), n. [From {Ethyl}.]	   (Chem.)	   A colorless, gaseous hydrocarbon, {C2H4}, forming an	   important ingredient of illuminating gas, and also obtained	   by the action of concentrated sulphuric acid in alcohol. It	   is an unsaturated compound and combines directly with	   chlorine and bromine to form oily liquids (Dutch liquid), --	   hence called {olefiant gas}. Called also {ethene}, {elayl},	   and formerly, {bicarbureted hydrogen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ethylene series} (Chem.), the series of unsaturated	      hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type, and	      represented by the general formula {CnH2n}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ethylic \E*thyl"ic\ (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, ethyl; as,	   ethylic alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethylidene \E*thyl"i*dene\ (Chem.)	   An unsymmetrical, divalent, hydrocarbon radical, {C2H4}	   metameric with ethylene but written thus, {CH3.CH=} to	   distinguish it from the symmetrical ethylene, {CH2=CH2}. Its	   compounds are derived from aldehyde. Formerly called also	   {ethidene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ethylin \Eth"yl*in\n. (Chem.)	   Any one of the several complex ethers of ethyl and glycerin.	   [1913 Webster]
ethyl mercaptan \eth"yl mer*cap"tan\, (Chem.)	   A gaseous substance ({C2H5.SH}) used as an odorant in natural	   gas and propane to facilitate detection and serve as a	   warning of leaks.	   [PJC]
Ethylsulphuric \Eth`yl*sul*phu"ric\a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, ethyl and sulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ethylsulphuric acid} (Chem.), an acid sulphate of ethyl,	      {H.C2H5.SO4}, produced as a thick liquid by the action of	      sulphiric acid on alcohol. It appears to be the active	      catalytic agent in the process of etherification.	      [1913 Webster]
Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Etiolated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Etiolating}.] [F. ['e]tioler to blanch.]	   1. To become white or whiter; to be whitened or blanched by	      excluding the light of the sun, as, plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To become pale through disease or absence of light.	      [1913 Webster]	Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, v. t.	   1. To blanch; to bleach; to whiten by depriving of the sun's	      rays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To cause to grow pale by disease or absence of	      light. Etiolate	Etiolate \E"ti*o*late\, Etiolated \E"ti*o*la`ted\, a.	   Having a blanched or faded appearance, as birds inhabiting	   desert regions.	   [1913 Webster]
Etiolation \E`ti*o*la"tion\, n.	   1. The operation of blanching plants, by excluding the light	      of the sun; the condition of a blanched plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Paleness produced by absence of light, or by	      disease. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Etiolin \E"ti*o*lin\, n. [See {Etiolate}.] (Bot.)	   A yellowish coloring matter found in plants grown in	   darkness, which is supposed to be an antecedent condition of	   chlorophyll. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Etiological \E`ti*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or inquiring into, causes; [ae]tiological.	   [1913 Webster]
Etiology \E`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]tiologie.]	   The science of causes. Same as ?{tiology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Etiquette \Et"i*quette`\, n. [F. prop., a little piece of paper,	   or a mark or title, affixed to a bag or bundle, expressing	   its contents, a label, ticket, OF.estiquete, of German	   origin; cf. LG. stikke peg, pin, tack, stikken to stick, G.	   stecken. See {Stick}, and cf. {Ticket}.]	   The forms required by good breeding, or prescribed by	   authority, to be observed in social or official life;	   observance of the proprieties of rank and occasion;	   conventional decorum; ceremonial code of polite society.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pompous etiquette to the court of Louis the	         Fourteenth.                              --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Etna \Et"na\, n.	   A kind of small, portable, cooking apparatus for which heat	   is furnished by a spirit lamp.	   [1913 Webster]	         There should certainly be an etna for getting a hot cup	         of coffee in a hurry.                    --V. Baker.	   [1913 Webster]
Etnean \Et*ne"an\, a. [L. Aetnaeus, Gr. ?, fr.? (L. Aetna,	   Aetne).]	   Pertaining to Etna, a volcanic mountain in Sicily.	   [1913 Webster]
'Etoile \['E]`toile"\ ([asl]`tw[aum]l"), n. [F.] (Her.)	   See {Estoile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Etrurian \E*tru"ri*an\, a.	   Of or relating to ancient Etruria, in Italy. "Etrurian	   Shades." --Milton, -- n. A native or inhabitant of ancient	   Etruria.	   [1913 Webster]
Etruscan \E*trus"can\, n. [L. Etruscus.]	   Of or relating to Etruria. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Etruria.	   [1913 Webster]
Etter pike \Et"ter pike`\, n. [Cf. {Atter}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The stingfish, or lesser weever ({Tranchinus vipera}).	   [1913 Webster]
Ettin \Et"tin\, n. [SA. eten, eoten, orig., gluttonous, fr. etan	   to eat.]	   A giant. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Ettle \Et"tle\, v. t. [Perh. the same word as addle to earn; bur	   cf. OE. atlien, etlien, to intend, prepare, Icel. [ae]tla to	   think, suppose, mean.]	   To earn. [Obs.] See {Addle}, to earn. --Boucher.	   [1913 Webster]
'Etude \['E]`tude"\ ([asl]`t[.u]d"), n. [F. See {Study}.]	   1. A composition in the fine arts which is intended, or may	      serve, for a study.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A study; an exercise; a piece for practice of some	      special point of technical execution.	      [1913 Webster]
'Etui \['E]`tui"\ ([asl]`tw[-e]"), n. [F.]	   A case for one or several small articles; esp., a box in	   which scissors, tweezers, and other articles of toilet or of	   daily use are carried.	   [1913 Webster]
Etwee \Et*wee"\ ([e^]t*e[=e]"), n.	   See {['E]tui}. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Etym \Et"ym\ ([e^]t"[i^]m), n.	   See {Etymon}. --H. F. Talbot.	   [1913 Webster]
Etymic \E*tym"ic\ ([-e]*t[i^]m"[i^]k), a.	   Relating to the etymon; as, an etymic word.	   [1913 Webster]
Etymologer \Et`y*mol"o*ger\ ([e^]t`[i^]*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[~e]r), n.	   An etymologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Etymological \Et`y*mo*log"ic*al\ (-m[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a.	   [L. etymologicus, Gr. 'etymologiko`s: cf. F. ['e]tymologique.	   See {Etymology}.]	   Pertaining to etymology, or the derivation of words. --	   {Et`y*mo*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Etymologicon \Et`y*mo*log"i*con\ (-[i^]*k[o^]n), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. 'etymologiko`n, prop. neut. sing. from 'etymologiko`s.]	   An etymological dictionary or manual.	   [1913 Webster]
Etymologist \Et`y*mol"o*gist\ ([e^]t`[i^]*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st),	   n. [Cf. F. ['e]tymologiste.]	   One who investigates the derivation of words.	   [1913 Webster]
Etymologize \Et`y*mol"o*gize\ (-j[imac]z), v. t. [Cf. F.	   ['e]tymologiser.]	   To give the etymology of; to trace to the root or primitive,	   as a word. --Camden	   [1913 Webster]	Etymologize \Et`y*mol"o*gize\, v. t.	   To search into the origin of words; to deduce words from	   their simple roots.	   [1913 Webster]	         How perilous it is to etymologize at random. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Etymology \Et`y*mol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. {Etymologies}	   (-j[i^]z). [L.etymologia, Gr. 'etymologi`a; 'e`tymon etymon +	   lo`gos discourse, description: cf. F. ['e]tymologie. See	   {Etymon}, and {-logy}.]	   1. That branch of philological science which treats of the	      history of words, tracing out their origin, primitive	      significance, and changes of form and meaning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of grammar which relates to the changes in the	      form of the words in a language; inflection.	      [1913 Webster]
Etymon \Et"y*mon\, n.; pl. E. {Etymons}, Gr. {Etyma}. [L., fr.	   Gr. 'e`tymon the true literal sense of a word according to	   its derivation, an etymon, fr. ? true, real, prob, akin to	   Skr. sotya, E. sooth. See {Sooth}.]	   1. An original form; primitive word; root.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Original or fundamental signification. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Given as the etymon or genuine sense of the word.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Etypical \E*typ"ic*al\, a. [Pref. e- + typical.] (Biol.)	   Diverging from, or lacking conformity to, a type.	   [1913 Webster]
Eu \Eu\ n. (Chem.)	   the chemical symbol for Europium, an element with atomic	   number 63 and atomic weight 151.96.	   Syn: Europium.	        [PJC]	Eu \Eu\ [Gr. e'y^ well, orig. neut. of e'y`s good; prob.	   connected with Skr. su, from the same root as E. is; or with	   Skr. vasu good, prob. fr. the same root as E. was.]	   A prefix used frequently in composition, signifying well,	   good, advantageous; -- the opposite of dys-.	   [1913 Webster]
Eubacteriales \Eubacteriales\ n.	   one of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria;	   gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile;	   in some classifications it is considered an order of	   Schizomycetes.	   Syn: order Eubacteriales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eubryales \Eubryales\ n.	   an order of mosses with perennial erect gametophores and	   stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules.	   Syn: order Eubryales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eucairite \Eu*cai"rite\, n. [Gr. ? seasonable, opportune; e'y^	   well, good + ? season.] (Min.)	   A metallic mineral, a selenide of copper and silver; -- so	   called by Berzelius on account of its being found soon after	   the discovery of the metal selenium.	   [1913 Webster]
Eucalyn \Eu"ca*lyn\ ([=u]"k[.a]*l[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   An unfermentable sugar, obtained as an uncrystallizable sirup	   by the decomposition of melitose; also obtained from a	   Tasmanian {eucalyptus}, -- whence its name.	   [1913 Webster]
eucalypt \eucalypt\ n.	   a tree of the genus {Eucalyptus}.	   Syn: eucalyptus, eucalyptus tree, gum tree.	        [WordNet 1.5]
eucalyptol \eu`ca*lyp*tol\, n. [eucalyptus + L. oleum oil.]	   (Chem.)	   A volatile, terpenelike oil ({C10H18O}), which is the main	   constituent of the oil of eucalyptus. It has cockroach	   repellent activity and is used as a flavoring aid in	   pharmaceuticals. Chemically it is	   1,3,3-trimethyl-2-oxabicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane. --MI11	   Syn: cineole, cajeputol. [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In the 1913 Webster eucalytpol was defined as an oil	         "consisting largely of cymene". Cymene	         (isopropyltoluene, {C10H14}) differs from that of the	         substance currently called eucalyptol, in having an	         unsaturated ring and no oxygen. Para-cymene does occur	         in eucalyptus oil as well as some other essential oils.	         [PJC]
Eucalyptus \Eu`ca*lyp"tus\, n. [NL., from Gr. e'y^ well, good +	   ? covered. The buds of Eucalyptus have a hemispherical or	   conical covering, which falls off at anthesis.] (Bot.)	   A myrtaceous genus of trees, mostly Australian. Many of them	   grow to an immense height, one or two species exceeding the	   height even of the California Sequoia.	   Syn: eucalyptus tree, gum tree, eucalypt. [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have rigid, entire leaves with one edge turned	         toward the zenith. Most of them secrete resinous gums,	         whence they called {gum trees}, and their timber is of	         great value. {Eucalyptus Globulus} is the blue gum; {E.	         gigantea}, the stringy bark: {E. amygdalina}, the	         peppermint tree. {E. Gunnii}, the Tasmanian cider tree,	         yields a refreshing drink from wounds made in the bark	         in the spring. Other species yield oils, tars, acids,	         dyes and tans. It is said that miasmatic valleys in	         Algeria and Portugal, and a part of the unhealthy Roman	         Campagna, have been made more salubrious by planting	         groves of these trees.	         [1913 Webster]
Eucarya \Eucarya\ n.	   1. quandong trees.	   Syn: genus Eucarya, Fusanus, genus Fusanus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
eucaryote \eucaryote\ n.	   an organism with "good" or membrane-bound nuclei having	   multiple chromosomes; eucaryotes also have other	   membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria or	   chloroplasts, within the cytoplasm enclosed by the outer	   membrane. Such cells are characteristic of all life forms	   except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria and	   blue-green algae. Contrasted with {prokaryote}.	   Syn: eukaryote.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
eucaryotic \eucaryotic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to eukaryotes; same as {eukaryotic}.	   Contrasted with {prokaryotic}.	   Syn: eukaryotic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eucharis \Eu"cha*ris\, n. [NL., fr. L. eucharis agreeable, Gr.	   e'y`charis See {Eucharist}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of South American amaryllidaceous plants with large	   and beautiful white blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Eucharist \Eu"cha*rist\, n. [L. eucharistia, Gr. e'ycharisti`a,	   lit., a giving of thanks; e'y^ + cha`ris favor, grace,	   thanks; akin to chai`rein to rejoice, and prob. to yearn: cf.	   F. eucharistie.]	   1. The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Led through the vale of tears to the region of	            eucharist and hallelujahs.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The sacrament of the Lord's Supper; the solemn act	      of ceremony of commemorating the death of Christ, in the	      use of bread and wine, as the appointed emblems; the	      communion. -- See {Sacrament}. Eucharistic
Eucharistic \Eu`cha*ris"tic\, Eucharistical \Eu`cha*ris"tic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. eucharistie.]	   1. Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The eucharistical part of our daily devotions.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the Lord's Supper. "The eucharistic	      sacrament." --Sir. G. C. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]
Euchite \Eu"chite\, n. [From Gr. ? to pray.]	   One who resolves religion into prayer. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Euchloric \Eu*chlo"ric\, a. [Gr. e'y`chlwro`s fresh and green;	   e'y^ well + chlwro`s pale green.] (Chem.)	   Relating to, or consisting of, euchlorine; as, euchloric gas.	   --Davy. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Euchlorine \Eu*chlo"rine\, n. [Cf. F. euchlorine. See	   {Euchloric}.] (Chem.)	   A yellow or greenish yellow gas, first prepared by Davy,	   evolved from potassium chlorate and hydrochloric acid. It is	   supposed to consist of chlorine tetroxide with some free	   chlorine. Euchologion
Euchologion \Eu`cho*lo"gi*on\, Euchology \Eu*chol"o*gy\, n. [NL.	   euchologion, Gr. ? prayer book; ? prayer, vow (fr. ? to pray)	   + ? to say, speak.] (Eccl.)	   A formulary of prayers; the book of offices in the Greek	   Church, containing the liturgy, sacraments, and forms of	   prayers.	   [1913 Webster]
Euchologue \Eu"cho*logue\, n. [F. euchologe.]	   Euchology. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Euchre \Eu"chre\, n. [Perh. from F. ['e]cart['e].]	   A game at cards, that may be played by two, three, or four	   persons, the highest card (except when an extra card called	   the Joker is used) being the knave of the same suit as the	   trump, and called right bower, the lowest card used being the	   seven, or frequently, in two-handed euchre, the nine spot.	   See {Bower}.	   [1913 Webster]	Euchre \Eu"chre\, v. t.	   1. To defeat, in a game of euchre, the side that named the	      trump.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defeat or foil thoroughly in any scheme. [Slang.]	      [1913 Webster]
Euchroic \Eu*chro"ic\, a. [Gr. ? well-colored; e'y^ well + ?	   color.] (Chem.)	   Having a fine color.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Euchroic acid} (Chem.), an organic, imide acid, obtained as	      a colorless crystalline substance, {C12H4N2O8} by heating	      an ammonium salt of mellitic acid. By reduction it is	      changed to a dark blue substance (euchrone), -- hence its	      name.	      [1913 Webster]
Euchroite \Eu"chro*ite\, n. [See {Euchroic}.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in transparent emerald green crystals. It	   is hydrous arseniate of copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Euchrone \Eu"chrone\n. (Chem.)	   A substance obtained from euchroic acid. See {Eychroic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Euchymy \Eu"chy*my\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? juice liquid. See	   {Chyme}.] (Med.)	   A good state of the blood and other fluids of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Euclase \Eu"clase\n. [Gr. e'y^ well, easily + ? to break. Cf. F.	   euclase, G. euklas. See named from its brittleness.] (Min.)	   A brittle gem occurring in light green, transparent crystals,	   affording a brilliant clinodiagonal cleavage. It is a	   silicate of alumina and glucina.	   [1913 Webster]
Euclid \Eu"clid\, n.	   A Greek geometer of the 3d century b. c.; also, his treatise	   on geometry, and hence, the principles of geometry, in	   general.	   [1913 Webster]
Euclidian \Eu*clid"i*an\, n.	   Related to Euclid, or to the geometry of Euclid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Euclidian space} (Geom.), the kind of space to which the	      axioms and definitions of Euclid, relative to straight	      lines and parallel lines, apply; -- called also {flat	      space}, and {homaloidal space}.	      [1913 Webster]
Eucopepoda \Eu`co*pep"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Eu-} and	   {Copepoda}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group which includes the typical copepods and the lerneans.	   [1913 Webster]
Eucrasy \Eu"cra*sy\ [Gr. ?; ?, well-tempered; e'y^ well + ? to	   mix, temper: cf. F. eucrasie.] (Med.)	   Such a due mixture of qualities in bodies as constitutes	   health or soundness. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Euctical \Euc"tic*al\[Gr. ?, fr. ? to pray, wish.]	   Expecting a wish; supplicatory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sacrifices . . . distinguished into expiatory,	         euctical, and eucharistical.             --Bp. Law.	   Eudemon
Eudemon \Eu*de"mon\, Eudaemon \Eu*d[ae]"mon\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well,	   good + ? one's demon.]	   A good angel. --Southey. Eudemonics
Eudemonics \Eu`de*mon"ics\, Eudaemonics \Eu`d[ae]*mon"ics\, n.	   [Gr. ? conducive to happiness. See {Eudemonism}.]	   That part of moral philosophy which treats of happiness; the	   science of happiness; -- contrasted with {aretaics}. --J.	   Grote. Eudemonism
Eudemonism \Eu*de"mon*ism\, Eudaemonism \Eu*d[ae]"mon*ism\, n.	   [Gr. ? a thinking happy, fr, ? blessed with a good genius,	   happy; e'y^ well, good + ? one's demon of genius. See	   {Demon}.]	   That system of ethics which defines and enforces moral	   obligation by its relation to happiness or personal	   well-being. Eudemonist
Eudemonist \Eu*de"mon*ist\, Eudaemonist \Eu*d[ae]"mon*ist\, n.	   One who believes in eudemonism.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am too much of a eud[ae]monist; I hanker too much	         after a state of happiness both for myself and others.	                                                  --De Quincey.	   Eudemonistic
Eudemonistic \Eu*de`mon*is"tic\, Eudaemonistic
\Eu*d[ae]`mon*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to eudemonism. Eudemonistical
Eudemonistical \Eu*de`mon*is"tic*al\, Eudaemonistical
\Eu*d[ae]`mon*is"tic*al\, a.	   Eudemonistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Eudialyte \Eu*di"a*lyte\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well, easily + ? to	   dissolve. So called because easily dissolvable in acids.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of a brownish red color and vitreous luster,	   consisting chiefly of the silicates of iron, zirconia, and	   lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Eudiometer \Eu`di*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? fair, clear weather, fr.	   ? fine, clear ( said of the air or weather) + -meter: cf. F.	   ediom[`e]tre.] (Chem.)	   An instrument for the volumetric measurement of gases; -- so	   named because frequently used to determine the purity of the	   air.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It usually consists of a finely graduated and	         calibrated glass tube, open at one end, the bottom; and	         having near the top a pair of platinum wires fused in,	         to allow the passage of an electric spark, as the	         process involves the explosion and combustion of one of	         the ingredients to be determined. The operation is	         conducted in a trough of mercury, or sometimes over	         water. Cf. {Burette}. Ure's eudiometer has the tube	         bent in the form of the letter. U. Eudiometric
Eudiometric \Eu`di*o*met"ric\, Eudiometrical
\Eu`di*o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a eudiometer; as, eudiometrical	   experiments or results.	   [1913 Webster]
Eudiometry \Eu`di*om"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. eudiom['e]trie.] (Chem.)	   The art or process of determining the constituents of a	   gaseous mixture by means of the eudiometer, or for	   ascertaining the purity of the air or the amount of oxygen in	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Eudipleura \Eu`di*pleu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well + ?	   double + ? rib,?, pl.,side.] (Biol.)	   The fundamental forms of organic life, that are composed of	   two equal and symmetrical halves. --Syd. Soc. Lex.	   [1913 Webster]
Eudoxian \Eu*dox"i*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Eudoxius, patriarch of Antioch and	   Constantinople in the 4th century, and a celebrated defender	   of the doctrines of Arius.	   [1913 Webster]
Euganoidei \Eu`ga*noi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well +	   NL. ganoidei. See {Ganoid}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A group which includes the bony ganoids, as the gar pikes.	   [1913 Webster]
Euge \Eu"ge\, n. [L., well done! bravo! Gr. ?.]	   Applause. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Eugenesis \Eu*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. eu- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   The quality or condition of having strong reproductive	   powers; generation with full fertility between different	   species or races, specif. between hybrids of the first	   generation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Eugenia \Eu*ge"ni*a\ ([-u]*j[=e]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. Named in	   honor of Prince Eugene of Savoy.] (Bot.)	   A genus of myrtaceous plants, mostly of tropical countries,	   and including several aromatic trees and shrubs, among which	   are the trees which produce allspice and cloves of commerce.	   [1913 Webster]
Eugenic \Eu*gen"ic\ ([-u]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [See {Eugenia}.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, cloves; as, eugenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	Eugenic \Eu*gen"ic\ ([-u]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. e'ygenh`s.]	   Well-born; of high birth. --Atlantic Monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
Eugenics \Eu*gen"ics\, n.	   The science of improving stock, whether human or animal. --F.	   Galton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eugenin \Eu"ge*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless, crystalline substance extracted from oil of	   cloves; -- called also {clove camphor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eugenol \Eu"ge*nol\, n. [Eugenia + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, aromatic, liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H12O2}	   resembling the phenols, and hence also called {eugenic acid}.	   It is found in the oils of pimento and cloves.	   [1913 Webster]
Eugeny \Eu"ge*ny\ [Gr. ?, fr. e'ygenh`s well born; e'y^ well + ?	   race.]	   Nobleness of birth. [Obs.] Eugetic
Eugetic \Eu*get"ic\, Eugetinic \Eu`ge*tin"ic\, a. (Chem)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, eugenol; as, eugetic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Eugh \Eugh\, n. [See {Yew}.]	   The yew. [Obs.] --Dryden. Eugubian
Eugubian \Eu*gu"bi*an\, Eugubine \Eu"gu*bine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the ancient town of Eugubium (now	   Gubbio); as, the Eugubine tablets, or tables, or	   inscriptions.	   [1913 Webster]
Euharmonic \Eu`har*mon"ic\, a. [Pref. -eu + harmonic.] (Mus.)	   Producing mathematically perfect harmony or concord; sweetly	   or perfectly harmonious.	   [1913 Webster]
Euhemerism \Eu*hem"er*ism\n. [L. Euhemerus, Gr. ? a philosopher,	   about 300 ?.]	   The theory, held by Euhemerus, that the gods of mythology	   were but deified mortals, and their deeds only the	   amplification in imagination of human acts.	   [1913 Webster]
Euhemerist \Eu*hem"er*ist\, n.	   One who advocates euhemerism.	   [1913 Webster]
Euhemeristic \Eu*hem`er*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to euhemerism.	   [1913 Webster]
Euhemerize \Eu*hem"er*ize\v. t.	   To interpret (mythology) on the theory of euhemerism.	   [1913 Webster]
Euisopoda \Eu`i*sop"o*da\ pl. [NL. See {Eu-} and {Isopoda}.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A group which includes the typical Isopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
eukaryote \eukaryote\ n.	   an organism with "good" or membrane-bound nuclei having	   multiple chromosomes; eucaryotes also have other	   membrane-bound organelles such as mitochondria or	   chloroplasts, within the cytoplasm enclosed by the outer	   membrane. Such cells are characteristic of all life forms	   except primitive microorganisms such as bacteria and	   blue-green algae. Contrasted with {prokaryote}.	   Syn: eucaryote.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
eukaryotic \eukaryotic\ adj.	   having cells with visible nuclei surrounded by a nuclear	   membrane; pertaining to eukaryotes. Contrasted with	   {prokaryotic}.	   Syn: eucaryotic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eulachon \Eu"la*chon\, n. [Native Indian name.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The candlefish. [Written also {oulachan}, {oolacan}, and	   {ulikon}.] See {Candlefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eulerian \Eu*le"ri*an\a.	   Pertaining to Euler, a German mathematician of the 18th	   century.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Eulerian integrals}, certain definite integrals whose	      properties were first investigated by Euler. Eulogic
Eulogic \Eu*log"ic\, Eulogical \Eu*log"ic*al\, a. [See	   {Eulogy}.]	   Bestowing praise of eulogy; commendatory; eulogistic. [R.] --	   {Eu*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eulogist \Eu"lo*gist\n.	   One who eulogizes or praises; panegyrist; encomiast.	   --Buckle. Eulogistic
Eulogistic \Eu`lo*gis"tic\, Eulogistical \Eu`lo*gis"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to eulogy; characterized by eulogy;	   bestowing praise; panegyrical; commendatory; laudatory; as,	   eulogistic speech or discourse. -- {Eu"lo*gis"tic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Eulogium \Eu*lo"gi*um\n.; pl. {Eulogiums}. [LL., fr. Gr. ?	   eulogy.]	   A formal eulogy. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Eulogize \Eu"lo*gize\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eulogized}. (?); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Eulogizing}.]	   To speak or write in commendation of (another); to extol in	   speech or writing; to praise.	   [1913 Webster]
Eulogy \Eu"lo*gy\, n.; pl. {Eulogies}. [Gr. ?, from ? well	   speaking; e'y^ well + ? to speak. Cf. {Eulogium}, and see	   {Legend}.]	   A speech or writing in commendation of the character or	   services of a person; as, a fitting eulogy to worth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eulogies turn into elegies.              --Spenser.	   Syn: Encomium; praise; panegyric; applause.	   Usage: {Eulogy}, {Eulogium}, {Encomium}, {Panegyric}. The	          idea of praise is common to all these words. The word	          encomium is used of both persons and things which are	          the result of human action, and denotes warm praise.	          Eulogium and eulogy apply only to persons and are more	          studied and of greater length. A panegyric was	          originally a set speech in a full assembly of the	          people, and hence denotes a more formal eulogy,	          couched in terms of warm and continuous praise,	          especially as to personal character. We may bestow	          encomiums on any work of art, on production of genius,	          without reference to the performer; we bestow	          eulogies, or pronounce a eulogium, upon some	          individual distinguished for his merit public	          services; we pronounce a panegyric before an assembly	          gathered for the occasion.	          [1913 Webster]
Eulytite \Eu"ly*tite\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? to dissolve.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral, consisting chiefly of the silicate of bismuth,	   found at Freiberg; -- called also {culytine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eumenides \Eu*men"i*des\, n. pl. [L., from Gr. ? lit., gracious	   goddesses.] (Class. Myth.)	   A euphemistic name for the Furies of Erinyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Eumolpus \Eu*mol"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sweetly singing.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of small beetles, one species of which ({E. viti}) is	   very injurious to the vines in the wine countries of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Eumops \Eumops\ n.	   one of the genera of mastiff bats, of the family	   {Molossidae}.	   Syn: genus {Eumops}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eumycetes \Eumycetes\ n.	   a class used in some classifications, which is coextensive	   with the division Eumycota.	   Syn: class Eumycetes.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eumycota \Eumycota\ n.	   a division consisting of the true fungi, eukaryotic	   heterotrophic walled organisms distinguished from the	   {Myxomycota} (funguslike slime molds). It comprises	   subdivisions Mastigomycotina; Zygomycotina; Ascomycotina;	   Basidiomycotina; Deuteromycotina (imperfect fungi).	   Syn: division Eumycota.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eunectes \Eunectes\ n.	   a genus of boas consisting of anacondas, large South American	   snakes that may grow to 25 feet.	   Syn: genus {Eunectes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eunomian \Eu*no"mi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Eunomius, bishop of Cyzicus (4th century A.	   D.), who held that Christ was not God but a created being,	   having a nature different from that of the Father. -- a. Of	   or pertaining to Eunomius or his doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Eunomy \Eu"no*my\, n. [Gr. ?; e'y^ well + ? law.]	   Equal law, or a well-adjusted constitution of government.	   [R.] --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Eunuch \Eu"nuch\, n. [L. eunuchus, Gr. ?, prop., keeping or	   guarding the couch; ? couch, bed, + ? to have, hold, keep.]	   A male of the human species castrated; commonly, one of a	   class of such persons, in Oriental countries, having charge	   of the women's apartments. Some of them, in former times,	   gained high official rank. Eunuch	Eunuch \Eu"nuch\, Eunuchate \Eu"nuch*ate\, v. t. [L. eunuchare.]	   To make a eunuch of; to castrate. as a man. --Creech. Sir. T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Eunuchism \Eu"nuch*ism\, n. [L. eunuchismus an unmanning, Gr. ?:	   cf. F. eunuchisme eunuchism.]	   The state of being eunuch. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Euonymin \Eu*on"y*min\, n. (Med.)	   A principle or mixture of principles derived from {Euonymus	   atropurpureus}, or spindle tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Euonymus \Eu*on"y*mus\, n. [NL. (cf. L. euonymos). fr. Gr. ?,	   lit., of good name.] (Bot.)	   A genus of small European and American trees; the spindle	   tree. The bark is used as a cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]
Euornithes \Eu`or*ni"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr., Gr. e'y^ well + ?,	   ? a bird.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The division of Aves which includes all the typical birds, or	   all living birds except the penguins and birds of ostrichlike	   form.	   [1913 Webster]
Euosmitte \Eu*os"mitte\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? a smell.] (Min.)	   A fossil resin, so called from its strong, peculiar, pleasant	   odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Eupathy \Eu"pa*thy\, n. [Gr. ? comfort, happy condition of the	   soul. See {Eu-}, and {Pathetic}.]	   Right feeling. [R.] --Harris.
Eupatorin Eupatorine \Eu*pat"o*rin Eu*pat"o*rine\, n. (Med.)	   A principle or mixture of principles extracted from various	   species of Eupatorium.	   [1913 Webster]
Eupatorium \Eu`pa*to"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Eupator, king of	   Pontus, said to have used it as a medicine.] (Bot.)	   A genus of perennial, composite herbs including hemp	   agrimony, boneset, throughwort, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Eupatrid \Eu"pa*trid\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? father.]	   One well born, or of noble birth. Eupepsia
Eupepsia \Eu*pep"si*a\, Eupepsy \Eu*pep"sy\, n. [NL. eupepsia,	   Fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? easy of digestion; e'y^ well + ? to cook,	   digest.] (Med.)	   Soundness of the nutritive or digestive organs; good	   concoction or digestion; -- opposed to {dyspepsia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eupeptic \Eu*pep"tic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to good digestion; easy of digestion; having	   a good digestion; as, eupeptic food; an eupeptic man.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wrapt in lazy eupeptic fat.              --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphausiacea \Euphausiacea\ n.	   an order of small, commonly luminescent crustaceans: krill.	   Syn: order {Euphausiacea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Euphemism \Eu"phe*mism\ ([=u]"f[-e]*m[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. ? fr. ?	   to use word of a good omen; e'y^ well + ? to speak: cf. F.	   euph['e]misme. See {Fame}.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which a harsh or indelicate word or expression is	   softened; a way of describing an offensive thing by an	   inoffensive expression; a mild name for something	   disagreeable. Euphemistic
Euphemistic \Eu`phe*mis"tic\, Euphemistical \Eu`phe*mis"tic*al\,	   a.	   Pertaining to euphemism; containing a euphemism; softened in	   expression. -- {Eu`phe*mis"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphemize \Eu"phe*mize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Euphemized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Euphemizing}.] [Gr. ? .]	   To express by a euphemism, or in delicate language; to make	   use of euphemistic expressions.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphoniad \Eu*pho"ni*ad\, n. [See {Euphony}.] (Mus.)	   An instrument in which are combined the characteristic tones	   of the organ and various other instruments. [R.] Euphonic
Euphonic \Eu*phon"ic\, Euphonical \Eu*phon"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or exhibiting, euphony; agreeable in sound;	   pleasing to the ear; euphonious; as, a euphonic expression;	   euphonical orthography.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphonicon \Eu*phon"i*con\ ([-u]*f[o^]n"[i^]*k[o^]n), n. [See	   {Euphony}.] (Mus.)	   A kind of upright piano.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphonious \Eu*pho"ni*ous\, a.	   Pleasing or sweet in sound; euphonic; smooth-sounding.	   --Hallam. -- {Eu*pho"ni*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphonism \Eu"pho*nism\, n.	   An agreeable combination of sounds; euphony.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphonium \Eu*pho"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Euphony}.] (Mus.)	   A bass instrument of the saxhorn family.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphonize \Eu"pho*nize\, v. t.	   To make euphonic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Euphonon \Eu"pho*non\, n. [See {Euphony}.] (Mus.)	   An instrument resembling the organ in tone and the upright	   piano in form. It is characterized by great strength and	   sweetness of tone.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphonous \Eu"pho*nous\, n.	   Euphonious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Euphony \Eu"pho*ny\, n.; pl. {Euphonies}. [L. euphonia, Gr. ?,	   fr. ? sweet-voiced; e'y^ well + ? sound, voice; akin to ? to	   speak: cf. F. euphonie.]	   A pleasing or sweet sound; an easy, smooth enunciation of	   sounds; a pronunciation of letters and syllables which is	   pleasing to the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphorbia \Eu*phor"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbea. See	   {Euphorrium}.] (Bot.)	   Spurge, or bastard spurge, a genus of plants of many species,	   mostly shrubby, herbaceous succulents, affording an acrid,	   milky juice. Some of them are armed with thorns. Most of them	   yield powerful emetic and cathartic products. Euphorbiaceous
Euphorbiaceous \Eu*phor`bi*a"ceous\, Euphorbial \Eu*phor"bi*al\,	   a. (Bot.)	   Of, relating to, or resembling, the Euphorbia family.	   Euphorbin
Euphorbin \Eu*phor"bin\, Euphorbine \Eu*phor"bine\, n. (Med.)	   A principle, or mixture of principles, derived from various	   species of {Euphorbia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphorbium \Eu*phor"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. euphorbeum, from Gr.	   ?; -- so called after Euphorbus, a Greek physician.] (Med.)	   An inodorous exudation, usually in the form of yellow tears,	   produced chiefly by the African {Euphorbia resinifera}. It	   was formerly employed medicinally, but was found so violent	   in its effects that its use is nearly abandoned.	   [1913 Webster]
euphoria \euphoria\ adj.	   a strong pleasant feeling of well-being or happiness; it is	   often caused by attainment of a desired goal or other	   incident of accomplishment, but may irrationally accompany a	   pathological manic state.	   Syn: elation, high.	        [PJC]
euphoriant \euphoriant\ a.	   inducing euporia.	   [PJC]	euphoriant \euphoriant\ n.	   a substance which may induce euporia.	   [PJC]
euphoric \euphoric\ adj.	   strongly experiencing a feeling of well-being; feeling	   euphoria. Opposite of {dysphoric}. [Narrower terms:	   {expansive}]	   Syn: elated, happy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Euphotide \Eu"pho*tide\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ?, ?, light. So	   called because of its pleasing combination of white and	   green.] (Min.)	   A rock occurring in the Alps, consisting of saussurite and	   smaragdite; -- sometimes called {gabbro}.	   [1913 Webster]
euphrasy \eu"phra*sy\ ([=u]"fr[.a]*s[y^]), n. [NL. euphrasia,	   fr. Gr. e'yfrasi`a delight, fr. e'yfrai`nein to delight; e'y^	   well + frh`n heart, mind: cf. LL. eufrasia, F. eufraise.]	   (Bot.)	   The plant {eyebright} ({Euphrasia officionalis}), formerly	   regarded as beneficial in disorders of the eyes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then purged with euphrasy and rue	         The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphrates \Euphrates\ prop. n.	   an Asia river flowing into the Persian Gulf.	   Syn: Euphrates River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
euphroe \eu"phroe\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A block or long slat of wood, perforated for the passage of	   the crowfoot, or cords by which an awning is held up.	   [Written also {uphroe} and {uvrou}.] --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
euphuism \eu"phu*ism\ ([=u]"f[-u]*[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. e'yfyh`s	   well grown, graceful; e'y^ well + fyh` growth, fr. fy`ein to	   grow. This affected style of conversation and writing,	   fashionable for some time in the court of Elizabeth, had its	   origin from the fame of Lyly's books, "Euphues, or the	   Anatomy of Wit," and "Euphues and his England."] (Rhet.)	   An affectation of excessive elegance and refinement of	   language; high-flown diction.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphuist \Eu"phu*ist\, n.	   One who affects excessive refinement and elegance of	   language; -- applied esp. to a class of writers, in the age	   of Elizabeth, whose productions are marked by affected	   conceits and high-flown diction.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphuistic \Eu`phu*is"tic\, a.	   Belonging to the euphuists, or euphuism; affectedly refined.	   [1913 Webster]
Euphuize \Eu"phu*ize\, v. t.	   To affect excessive refinement in language; to be overnice in	   expression.	   [1913 Webster]
Eupione \Eu"pi*one\, n. [Gr. ? very fat; e'y^ well + ? fat.]	   (Chem.)	   A limpid, oily liquid obtained by the destructive	   distillation of various vegetable and animal substances; --	   specifically, an oil consisting largely of the higher	   hydrocarbons of the paraffin series. [Written also {eupion}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eupittone \Eu*pit"tone\, n. [Pref. eu- + pittacal + -one.]	   (Chem.)	   A yellow, crystalline substance, resembling aurin, and	   obtained by the oxidation of pittacal; -- called also	   {eupittonic acid}. [Written also {eupitton}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eupittonic \Eu`pit*ton"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, eupittone.	   [1913 Webster]
Euplastic \Eu*plas"tic\, a. [Pref. eu- + -plastic.] (Med.)	   Having the capacity of becoming organizable in a high degree,	   as the matter forming the false membranes which sometimes	   result from acute inflammation in a healthy person.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	Euplastic \Eu*plas"tic\, n. (Med.)	   Organizable substance by which the tissues of an animal body	   are renewed.	   [1913 Webster]
Euplectella \Eu`plec*tel"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? well plaited;	   e'y^ well + ? plaited.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven	   siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; --	   called also {Venus's flower-basket}.	   [1913 Webster]
Euplexoptera \Eu`plex*op"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. e'y^ well	   + ? to plait + ? a wing.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An order of insects, including the earwig. The anterior wings	   are short, in the form of elytra, while the posterior wings	   fold up beneath them. See {Earwig}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eupnaea \Eup*n[ae]"a\, n. [NL., fr. gr. ? easy breathing; e'y^	   well + ? to breathe.] (Physiol.)	   Normal breathing where arterialization of the blood is	   normal, in distinction from {dyspn[ae]a}, in which the blood	   is insufficiently arterialized. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
eupyrion \eu*pyr"i*on\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? fire.]	   A contrivance for obtaining a light instantaneously, such as	   a lucifer match. [archaic] --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster] Eurafric
Eurafric \Eur*af"ric\, Eurafrican \Eur*af"ri*can\, a. [Europe +	   Afric, African.]	   1. (Geog.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, the continents	      of Europe and Africa combined.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Zo["o]geography) Pert. to or designating a region	      including most of Europe and northern Africa south to the	      Sahara.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Of European and African descent.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Eurasian \Eu*ra"sian\, n. [European + Asian.]	   1. A child of a European parent on the one side and an	      Asiatic on the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One born of European parents in Asia.	      [1913 Webster]	Eurasian \Eu*ra"sian\, a.	   Of European and Asiatic descent; of or pertaining to both	   Europe and Asia; as, the great Eurasian plain.	   [1913 Webster]
Eurasiatio \Eu*ra`si*at"io\, a. (Geog.)	   Of or pertaining to the continents of Europe and Asia	   combined.	   [1913 Webster]
Eureka \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 found it! I have found	   it!), upon suddenly discovering a method of finding out how	   much the gold of King Hiero's crown had been alloyed. Hence,	   an expression of triumph concerning a discovery.	   [1913 Webster]
Eurhipidurous \Eu*rhip`i*du"rous\, a. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? a fan +	   ? a tail.] (Zo["o]l.)	   Having a fanlike tail; belonging to the Eurhipidur[ae], a	   division of Aves which includes all living birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Euripize \Eu"ri*pize\, v. t. [See {Euripus}.]	   To whirl hither and thither. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Euripus \Eu*ri"pus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; e'y^ well + ? a rushing	   motion.]	   A strait; a narrow tract of water, where the tide, or a	   current, flows and reflows with violence, as the ancient	   frith of this name between Eub[oe]a and B[oe]otia. Hence, a	   flux and reflux. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Eurite \Eu"rite\ ([=u]"r[imac]t), n. [Cf. F. eurite.] (Min.)	   A compact feldspathic rock; felsite. See {Felsite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Euritic \Eu*rit"ic\, a.	   Of or relating to eurite.	   [1913 Webster]
Euroclydon \Eu*roc"ly*don\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? the southeast	   wind + ? wave, billow; according to another reading, ?, i. e.	   a north-east wind, as in the Latin Vulgate Euro-aquilo.]	   A tempestuous northeast wind which blows in the	   Mediterranean. See {Levanter}.	   [1913 Webster]	         A tempestuous wind called Euroclydon.    --Acts xxvii.	                                                  14.	   [1913 Webster]
European \Eu`ro*pe"an\, prop. a. [L. europeaus, Gr. ?, fr. Gr. ?	   (L. europa.)]	   Of or pertaining to Europe, or to its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {On the European plan}, having rooms to let, and leaving it	      optional with guests whether they will take meals in the	      house; -- said of hotels. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	European \Eu`ro*pe"an\, prop. n.	   A native or an inhabitant of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Europeanization \Europeanization\ n.	   the process of becoming like the Europeans in manners or	   character; assimilation into European culture.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Europeanize \Eu`ro*pe"an*ize\, v. t.	   To cause to become like the Europeans in manners or	   character; to habituate or accustom to European usages.	   [1913 Webster]	         A state of society . . . changed and Europeanized.	                                                  --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]
Europium \Eu*ro"pi*um\, n. [NL.; Europe + -ium, as in	   aluminium.] (Chem.)	   A metallic element of the rare-earth group (Lanthanide	   series), discovered spectroscopically by Demarcay in 1896.	   Symbol, Eu; atomic number 63; at. wt., 151.965 (C=12.011);	   valence = +2 or +3.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Eurotiales \Eurotiales\ n.	   an order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium)	   with the asci scattered rather than gathered into a hymenial	   layer.	   Syn: order {Eurotiales}, Aspergillales, order	        {Aspergillales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eurus \Eu"rus\, n. [L., gr. ?.]	   The east wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Euryale \Eu*ry"a*le\, n. [NL., fr. Euryale, one of the Gorgons.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of water lilies, growing in India and	      China. The only species ({Euryale ferox}) is very prickly	      on the peduncles and calyx. The rootstocks and seeds are	      used as food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) A genus of ophiurans with much-branched arms.	      [1913 Webster]
Euryalida \Eu`ry*al"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A tribe of Ophiuroidea, including the genera {Euryale},	   {Astrophyton}, etc. They generally have the arms branched.	   See {Astrophyton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eurycerous \Eu*ryc"er*ous\, a. [Gr. ? broad + ke`ras horn.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Having broad horns.	   [1913 Webster]
Eurypteroid \Eu*ryp"ter*oid\, a. [Eurypterus + -oid.] (Paleon.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the genus Euryperus.	   [1913 Webster]
Eurypteroidea \Eu*ryp`te*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Eurypteroid}.] (Paleont.)	   An extinct order of Merostomata, of which the genus	   Eurypterus is the type. They are found only in Paleozoic	   rocks. [Written also {Eurypterida}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eurypterus \Eu*ryp"te*rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ? a	   wing.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct Merostomata, found in Silurian rocks. Some	   of the species are more than three feet long.	   [1913 Webster]
Eurythmy \Eu"ryth*my\, n. [L. eurythmia, Gr. ?; e'y^ well + ?	   rhythm, measure, proportion, symmetry: cf. F. eurythmie.]	   1. (Fine Arts) Just or harmonious proportion or movement, as	      in the composition of a poem, an edifice, a painting, or a	      statue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Regularly of the pulse.	      [1913 Webster]
Eusebian \Eu*se"bi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Eusebius, bishop of C[ae]sarea, who was a	   friend and protector of Arius.	   [1913 Webster]
Eustachian \Eu*sta"chi*an\, a. [From Eustachi, a learned Italian	   physician who died in Rome, 1574.] (Anat.)	   (a) Discovered by Eustachius.	   (b) Pertaining to the Eustachian tube; as, Eustachian	       catheter.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Eustachian catheter}, a tubular instrument to be introduced	      into the Eustachian tube so as to allow of inflation of	      the middle ear through the nose or mouth.	   {Eustrachian tube} (Anat.), a passage from the tympanum of	      the ear to the pharynx. See {Ear}.	   {Eustachian valve} (Anat.), a crescent-shaped fold of the	      lining membrane of the heart at the entrance of the vena	      cava inferior. It directs the blood towards the left	      auricle in the fetus, but is rudimentary and functionless	      in the adult.	      [1913 Webster]
Eustyle \Eu"style`\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. of ? with pillars at the	   best distances; e'y^ well + ? pillar: cf. F. eustyle.]	   (Arch.)	   See {Intercolumnlation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eutaxy \Eu"tax*y\, n. [Gr. ?; e'y^ well + ? arrangement: cf. F.	   eutaxie.]	   Good or established order or arrangement. [R.] --E.	   Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
eutectic \eu*tec"tic\ ([=u]*t[e^]k"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. e'y`thktos	   easily melted; e'y^ well + th`kein to melt.] (Physics)	   Of maximum fusibility; -- said of an alloy or mixture which	   has the lowest melting point which it is possible to obtain	   by the combination of the given components.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	eutectic \eutectic\ ([=u]*t[e^]k"t[i^]k), n.	   a mixture of substances having a composition providing the	   minimum melting point ofr mixtures of those substances.	   Called also a eutectic mixture.	   Syn: eutectic mixture. [WordNet 1.5]
Eutexia \Eu*tex"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a being easily melted.]	   (Physics)	   The principle or process of forming from given components the	   eutectic alloy, or alloy of maximum fusibility.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Euterpe \Eu*ter"pe\ [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? delightful; e'y^ well	   + ? to delight.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse who presided over music.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of palms, some species of which are elegant	      trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Euterpean \Eu*ter"pe*an\a.	   Of or pertaining to Euterpe or to music.	   [1913 Webster]
Euthanasia \Eu`tha*na"si*a\n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; e'y^ well + ?	   death, ?, ?, to die: cf. F. euthanasie.]	   1. An easy death; a mode of dying to be desired. "An	      euthanasia of all thought." --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The kindest wish of my friends is euthanasia.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   2. the act or process of putting to death for humane	      purposes; -- used to refer to the killing of animals in	      order to relieve or avoid pain.	      [PJC]
Euthanasy \Eu*than"a*sy\, n.	   Same as {Euthanasia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Euthiochroic \Eu`thi*o*chro"ic\, a. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? sulphur +	   ? color.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid so called.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Euthiochroic acid} (Chem.), a complex derivative of	      hydroquinone and sulphonic (thionic) acid. -- so called	      because it contains sulphur, and forms brilliantly colored	      (yellow) salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Euthyneura \Eu`thy*neu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? straight + ?	   a nerve.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A large division of gastropod molluske, including the	   Pulmonifera and Opisthobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Eutrophy \Eu"tro*phy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? nourishing, healthy;	   e'y^ well + ? to nourish.] (Med.)	   Healthy nutrition; soundless as regards the nutritive	   functions.	   [1913 Webster]
Eutychian \Eu*tych"i*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Eutyches [5th century], who held that the	   divine and the human in the person of Christ were blended	   together as to constitute but one nature; a monophysite; --	   opposed to {Nestorian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eutychianism \Eu*tych"i*an*ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The doctrine of Eutyches and his followers.	   [1913 Webster]
Euxanthic \Eux*an"thic\a. (Chem.)	   Having a yellow color; pertaining to, derived from, or	   resembling, euxanthin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Euxanthic acid} (Chem.), a yellow, crystalline, organic	      acid, extracted from euxanthin.	      [1913 Webster]
Euxanthin \Eux*an"thin\, n. [Gr. e'y^ well + ? yellow.] (Chem.)	   A yellow pigment imported from India and China. It has a	   strong odor, and is said to be obtained from the urine of	   herbivorous animals when fed on the mango. It consists if a	   magnesium salt of euxanthic acid. Called also {puri},	   {purree}, and {Indian yellow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Euxenite \Eux"e*nite\, n. [Gr. ? hospitable. So named because it	   contains a number of rare elements.] (Min.)	   A brownish black mineral with a metallic luster, found in	   Norway. It contains niobium, titanium, yttrium, and uranium,	   with some other metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Evacate \E*va"cate\, v. t. [Pref. e- + vacate.]	   To empty. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Evacuant \E*vac"u*ant\, a. [L.evacuans, -antis, p. pr. of	   evacuare: cf. F. ['e]vacuant.]	   Emptying; evacuative; purgative; cathartic. -- n. (Med.) A	   purgative or cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]
Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evacuated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Evacuating}.] [l. evacuatus, p. p. of evacuare to	   empty, nullify; e out + vacuus empty, vacare to be empty. See	   {Vacate}.]	   1. To make empty; to empty out; to remove the contents of;	      as, to evacuate a vessel or dish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To make empty; to deprive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Evacuate the Scriptures of their most important	            meaning.                              --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove; to eject; to void; to discharge, as the	      contents of a vessel, or of the bowels.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To withdraw from; to quit; to retire from; as, soldiers	      from a country, city, or fortress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Norwegians were forced to evacuate the country.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make void; to nullify; to vacate; as, to evacuate a	      contract or marriage. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Evacuate \E*vac"u*ate\, v. i.	   1. To let blood [Obs.] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to expel stool from the bowels; to defecate.	      [PJC]
evacuated \evacuated\ adj.	   1. p. p. of {evacuate}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. emptied of gas by being pumped out or having a vacuum	      created; as, a highly evacuated glass tube.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Evacuation \E*vac`u*a"tion\, n. [L. evacuatio: cf. F.	   ['e]vacuation.]	   1. The act of emptying, clearing of the contents, or	      discharging. Specifically:	      (a) (Mil.) Withdrawal of troops from a town, fortress,	          etc.	      (b) (Med.) Voidance of any matter by the natural passages	          of the body or by an artificial opening; defecation;	          also, a diminution of the fluids of an animal body by	          cathartics, venesection, or other means.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is evacuated or discharged; especially, a	      discharge by stool or other natural means. --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abolition; nullification. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Evacuation day}, the anniversary of the day on which the	      British army evacuated the city of New York, November 25,	      1783.	      [1913 Webster]
Evacuative \E*vac"u*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]vacuatif.]	   Serving of tending to evacuate; cathartic; purgative.	   [1913 Webster]
Evacuator \E*vac"u*a`tor\, n.	   One who evacuates; a nullifier. "Evacuators of the law."	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Evacuatory \E*vac"u*a*to*ry\, n.	   A purgative.	   [1913 Webster]
Evade \E*vade"\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n.. {Evading}.] [L. evadere, evasum, e out + vadere to go,	   walk: cf. F. s'['e]vader. See {Wade}.]	   To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity,	   subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from	   cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to	   evade the force of an argument.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heathen had a method, more truly their own, of	         evading the Christian miracles.          --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	Evade \E*vade"\, v. t.	   1. To escape; to slip away; -- sometimes with from. "Evading	      from perils." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unarmed they might	            Have easily, as spirits evaded swift	            By quick contraction or remove.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry,	      for the purpose of eluding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ministers of God are not to evade and take	            refuge any of these . . . ways.       --South.	   Syn: To equivocate; shuffle. See {Prevaricate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Evadible \E*vad"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being evaded. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evagation \Ev`a*ga"tion\, n. [L. evagatio, fr. evagari to wander	   forth: cf. F. ['e]vagation. See {Vagary}.]	   A wandering about; excursion; a roving. [R.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Evaginate \E*vag"i*nate\, a. [L. evaginatus, p. p., unsheathed.	   See {Evagination}.]	   Protruded, or grown out, as an evagination[2]; turned inside	   out; unsheathed; evaginated; as, an evaginate membrane.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Evaginate \E*vag"i*nate\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Evaginated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Evaginating}.]	   To become evaginate; to cause to be evaginate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Evagination \E*vag`i*na"tion\, n. [L. evaginatio an extending,	   evaginare to unsheathe; e out + vagina sheath.]	   1. The act of unsheathing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outgrowth or protruded part.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Eval \E"val\ ([=e]"val), a. [L. aevum lifetime, age, eternity.]	   Relating to time or duration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evaluate \E*val"u*ate\ ([-e]*v[a^]l"[-u]*[=a]t), v. t. [See	   {Evaluation}.]	   To fix the value of; to rate; to appraise.	   [1913 Webster]
Evaluation \E*val`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ['e]valuation, LL.	   evaluatio.]	   Valuation; appraisement. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
evaluative \evaluative\ adj.	   exercising or involving careful analytical evaluations.	   Syn: analytical, appraising(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
evaluator \evaluator\ n.	   an authority who is able to estimate worth or quality; an	   appraiser.	   Syn: judge; appraiser.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Evanesce \Ev`a*nesce"\ ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Evanesced} ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Evanescing}. ([e^]v`[.a]*n[e^]s"s[i^]ng).] [L. evanescere; e	   out + vanescere to vanish, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain},	   and cf. {Evanish}.]	   To vanish away; to become dissipated and disappear, like	   vapor.	   [1913 Webster]	         I believe him to have evanesced or evaporated. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Evanescence \Ev`a*nes"cence\, n.	   The act or state of vanishing away; disappearance; as, the	   evanescence of vapor, of a dream, of earthly plans or hopes.	   --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]
Evanescent \Ev`a*nes"cent\, a. [L. evanescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   evanescere.]	   1. Liable to vanish or pass away like vapor; vanishing;	      fleeting; as, evanescent joys.	      [1913 Webster]	            So evanescent are the fashions of the world in these	            particulars.                          --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vanishing from notice; imperceptible.	      [1913 Webster]	            The difference between right and wrong, in some	            petty cases, is almost evanescent.    --Wollaston.	      [1913 Webster]
Evanescently \Ev`a*nes"cent*ly\, adv.	   In a vanishing manner; imperceptibly. --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
evangel \e*van"gel\ ([-e]*v[a^]n"j[e^]l), n. [F. ['e]vangile, L.	   evangelium, Gr. e'yagge`lion good news, glad tidings, gospel,	   fr. e'ya`ggelos bringing good news; e'y^ well + 'a`ggelein to	   bear a message. See {Eu-}, and {Angel} and cf. {Evangely}.]	   Good news; announcement of glad tidings; especially, the	   gospel, or a gospel. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her funeral anthem is a glad evangel.    --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelian \E`van*ge"li*an\, a.	   Rendering thanks for favors.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelic \E`van*gel"ic\, a. [L. evangelicus, Gr. e'yaggeliko`s:	   cf. F. ['e]vang['e]lique. See {Evangel}.]	   Belonging to, or contained in, the gospel; evangelical.	   "Evangelic truth." --J. Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelical \E`van*gel"ic*al\, a.	   1. Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the	      evangelical history.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in,	      the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as,	      evangelical religion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in	      interpreting Christian doctrine; pre["e]minently orthodox;	      -- technically applied to that party in the Church of	      England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which	      holds the doctrine of "Justification by Faith alone;" the	      Low Church party. The term is also applied to other	      religious bodies not regarded as orthodox.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having or characterized by a zealous, crusading enthusiasm	      for a cause.	      [PJC]	   5. Adhering to a form of Christianity characterized by a	      conservative interpretation of the bible, but disavowing	      the label 'bdfundamentalist`'b8.	      [PJC]	   {Evangelical Alliance}, an alliance for mutual strengthening	      and common work, comprising Christians of different	      denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool,	      England, in 1845.	   {Evangelical Church}.	      (a) The Protestant Church in Germany.	      (b) A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and	          Calvinists in Germany in 1817.	   {Evangelical Union}, a religious sect founded in Scotland in	      1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also	      {Morisonians}.	      [1913 Webster]	Evangelical \E`van*gel"ic*al\, n.	   One of evangelical principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelicalism \E`van*gel"ic*al*ism\, n.	   Adherence to evangelical doctrines; evangelism. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelically \E`van*gel"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an evangelical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelicalness \E`van*gel"ic*al*ness\, n.	   State of being evangelical.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelicism \E`van*gel"i*cism\n.	   Evangelical principles; evangelism.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelicity \E*van`ge*lic"i*ty\, n.	   Evangelicism.	   [1913 Webster]
evangelise \e*van"gel*ise\, v. t. & i.	   Same as {evangelize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
evangelism \e*van"gel*ism\ ([-e]*v[a^]n"j[e^]l*[i^]z'm), n.	   The preaching or promulgation of the gospel. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
evangelist \e*van"gel*ist\ ([-e]*v[a^]n"j[e^]l*[i^]st), n. [F.	   ['e]vang['e]liste, L. evangelista, fr. Gr. e'yaggelisth`s.]	   A bringer of the glad tidings of Church and his doctrines.	   Specifically:	   (a) A missionary preacher sent forth to prepare the way for a	       resident pastor; an itinerant missionary preacher.	   (b) A writer of one of the four Gospels (With the definite	       article); as, the four evangelists, Matthew, Mark, Luke,	       and John.	   (c) A traveling preacher whose efforts are chiefly directed	       to arouse to immediate repentance.	       [1913 Webster]	             The Apostles, so far as they evangelized, might	             claim the title though there were many evangelists	             who were not Apostles.               --Plumptre.	       [1913 Webster]
Evangelistary \E*van`gel*is"ta*ry\, n. [LL. evangelistarium.]	   A selection of passages from the Gospels, as a lesson in	   divine service. --Porson.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelistic \E*van`gel*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to the four evangelists; designed or fitted to	   evangelize; evangelical; as, evangelistic efforts.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangelization \E*van`gel*i*za"tion\n.	   The act of evangelizing; the state of being evangelized.	   [1913 Webster]	         The work of Christ's ministers is evangelization.	                                                  --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
evangelize \e*van"gel*ize\ ([-e]*v[a^]n"j[e^]l*[imac]z), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {evangelized} ([-e]*v[a^]n"j[e^]l*[imac]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {evangelizing}	   ([-e]*v[a^]n"j[e^]l*[imac]*z[i^]ng)]. [F. ['e]vang['e]lisre,	   LL. evangelizare, fr. Gr. e'yaggeli`zesqai.]	   1. To instruct in the gospel; to preach the gospel to; to	      convert to Christianity; as, to evangelize the world.	      [1913 Webster]	            His apostles whom he sends	            To evangelize the nations.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: [metaphorical] To preach and attempt to convert	      (people) to one's firmly held belief.	      [PJC]
Evangelize \E*van"gel*ize\, v. i.	   To preach the gospel.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangely \E*van"ge*ly\, n.	   Evangel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sacred pledge of Christ's evangely.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Evangile \E*van"gile\, n. [F. ['e]vangile. See {Evangel}.]	   Good tidings; evangel. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Above all, the Servians . . . read, with much avidity,	         the evangile of their freedom.           --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Evanid \E*van"id\, a. [L. evanidus, fr. evanescere. See	   {Evanesce}.]	   Liable to vanish or disappear; faint; weak; evanescent; as,	   evanid color. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They are very transitory and evanid.     --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Evanish \E*van"ish\, v. i. [Pref. e- + vanish: cf. L.	   evanescere. See {Evanesce}, {vanish}.]	   To vanish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Or like the rainbow's lovely form,	         Evanishing amid the storm.               --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Evanishment \E*van"ish*ment\, n.	   A vanishing; disappearance. [R.] --T. Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Evaporable \E*vap"o*ra*ble\, a.	   Capable of being converted into vapor, or dissipated by	   evaporation.	   [1913 Webster]
Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Evaporated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Evaporating}.] [L. evaporatus, p. p. of	   evaporare; e out + vapor steam or vapor. See {Vapor}.]	   1. To pass off in vapor, as a fluid; to escape and be	      dissipated, either in visible vapor, or in particles too	      minute to be visible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To escape or pass off without effect; to be dissipated; to	      be wasted, as, the spirit of a writer often evaporates in	      the process of translation.	      [1913 Webster]	            To give moderate liberty for griefs and discontents	            to evaporate . . . is a safe way.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, v. t.	   1. To convert from a liquid or solid state into vapor	      (usually) by the agency of heat; to dissipate in vapor or	      fumes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expel moisture from (usually by means of artificial	      heat), leaving the solid portion; to subject to	      evaporation; as, to evaporate apples.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give vent to; to dissipate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord of Essex evaporated his thoughts in a	            sonnet.                               --Sir. H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Evaporating surface} (Steam Boilers), that part of the	      heating surface with which water is in contact.	      [1913 Webster]	Evaporate \E*vap"o*rate\, a. [L. evaporatus, p. p.]	   Dispersed in vapors. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
evaporated \evaporated\ adj.	   reduced in volume by having moisture expelled before canning;	   same as {condensed}, 3; as, unsweetened evaporated milk.	   [prenominal]	   Syn: condensed(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Evaporation \E*vap`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. evaporatio: cf. F.	   ['e]vaporation.]	   1. The process by which any substance is converted from a	      liquid state into, and carried off in, vapor; as, the	      evaporation of water, of ether, of camphor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The transformation of a portion of a fluid into vapor, in	      order to obtain the fixed matter contained in it in a	      state of greater consistence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is evaporated; vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Steam Engine) See {Vaporization}.	      [1913 Webster]
Evaporative \E*vap"o*ra*tive\, a. [L. evaporatius: cf. F.	   ['e]vaporatif.]	   Pertaining to, or producing, evaporation; as, the evaporative	   process.	   [1913 Webster]
Evaporator \E*vap"o*ra`tor\, n.	   1. An apparatus for condensing vegetable juices, or for	      drying fruit by heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any device designed to evaporate a fluid.	      [PJC]	   3. Specifically: The portion of a refrigeration system in	      which the refrigerant evaporates and thus absorbs heat.	      [PJC]	   {rotary evaporator} (Chem.) a device used in laboratories in	      which a liquid is evaporated by reducing the pressure and	      applying heat, while rotating the liquid in a vessel such	      as a round-bottomed flask. The reduced pressure speeds the	      evaporation process and allows the evaporation to be	      conducted at temperatures lower than would otgherwise be	      possible, thus reducing decomposition of unstable	      substances. The rotation also serves to increase the	      surface area from which evaporation takes place and to	      reduce the effect of "bumping", the sudden burst of	      vaporization that can scatter liquid exposed to reduced	      pressure.	      [PJC]
Evaporometer \E*vap`o*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. evaporare to evaporate	   + -meter: cf. F. ['e]vaporm[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of a fluid	   evaporated in a given time; an atmometer.	   [1913 Webster]
evasible \e*va"si*ble\ ([-e]*v[=a]"s[i^]*b'l), a.	   That may be evaded. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
evasion \e*va"sion\ ([-e]*v[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [L. evasio: cf. F.	   ['e]vasion. See {Evade}.]	   The act of eluding or avoiding, particularly the pressure of	   an argument, accusation, charge, or interrogation; artful	   means of eluding.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou . . . by evasions thy crime uncoverest more.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Shift; subterfuge; shuffling; prevarication;	        equivocation.	        [1913 Webster]
evasive \e*va"sive\ ([-e]*v[=a]"s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. ['e]vasif.	   See {Evade}.]	   Tending to evade, or marked by evasion; elusive; shuffling;	   avoiding by artifice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus he, though conscious of the ethereal guest,	         Answered evasive of the sly request.     --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stammered out a few evasive phrases.     --Macaulay.	   -- {E*va"sive*ly}, adv. -- {E*va"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
evasiveness \e*va"siv*eness\ ([-e]*v[=a]"s[i^]v*n[e^]s), n.	   Deliberate vagueness or ambiguity; failing to answer a	   question while trying to seem as though one is answering.	   Syn: equivocation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eve \Eve\ ([=e]v), n. [See {Even}, n.]	   1. Evening. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Winter oft, at eve resumes the breeze. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The evening before a holiday, -- from the Jewish mode of	      reckoning the day as beginning at sunset, not at midnight;	      as, Christmas eve is the evening before Christmas; also,	      the period immediately preceding some important event. "On	      the eve of death." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eve churr} (Zo["o]l.), the European goatsucker or nightjar;	      -- called also {night churr}, and {churr owl}.	      [1913 Webster]
Evectics \E*vec"tics\, n. [Gr. e'yektiko`s healthy.]	   The branch of medical science which teaches the method of	   acquiring a good habit of body. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evection \E*vec"tion\ [L. evectio a going up, fr. evehere to	   carry out; e out + vehere to carry: cf. F ['e]vection.]	   1. The act of carrying up or away; exaltation. [Obs.] --Bp.	      Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) An inequality of the moon's motion in its orbit, due	          to the attraction of the sun, by which the equation of	          the center is diminished at the syzygies, and	          increased at the quadratures by about 1[deg] 20'.	      (b) The libration of the moon. --Whewell.	          [1913 Webster]
Even \E"ven\ ([=e]v"'n) n. [OE. eve, even, efen, [ae]fen. AS.	   [=ae]fen; akin to OS. [=a]band, OFries, [=a]vend, D. avond,	   OHG. [=a]band, Icel. aptan, Sw. afton, Dan. aften; of unknown	   origin. Cf. {Eve}, {Evening}.]	   Evening. See {Eve}, n. 1. [Poetic.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Even \E"ven\, a. [AS. efen. efn; akin to OS. eban, D. even, OHG.	   eban, G. efen, Icel. jafn, Dan. jevn, Sw. j[aum]mn, Goth.	   ibns. Cf. {Anent}, {Ebb}.]	   1. Level, smooth, or equal in surface; not rough; free from	      irregularities; hence uniform in rate of motion of action;	      as, even ground; an even speed; an even course of conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equable; not easily ruffled or disturbed; calm; uniformly	      self-possessed; as, an even temper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Parallel; on a level; reaching the same limit.	      [1913 Webster]	            And shall lay thee even with the ground. --Luke xix.	                                                  44.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Balanced; adjusted; fair; equitable; impartial; just to	      both sides; owing nothing on either side; -- said of	      accounts, bargains, or persons indebted; as, our accounts	      are even; an even bargain.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make the even truth in pleasure flow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Without an irregularity, flaw, or blemish; pure. "I know	      my life so even." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Associate; fellow; of the same condition. [Obs.] "His even	      servant." --Wyclif (Matt. xviii. 29).	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not odd; capable of division by two without a remainder;	      -- said of numbers; as, 4 and 10 are even numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether the number of the stars is even or odd.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On even ground}, with equal advantage.	   {On even keel} (Naut.), in a level or horizontal position.	      [1913 Webster]	Even \E"ven\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Evening}]	   1. To make even or level; to level; to lay smooth.	      [1913 Webster]	            His temple Xerxes evened with the soil. --Sir. W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will even all inequalities         --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To equal. [Obs.] "To even him in valor." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To place in an equal state, as to obligation, or in a	      state in which nothing is due on either side; to balance,	      as accounts; to make quits; to make equal; as, to even the	      score. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To set right; to complete.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To act up to; to keep pace with. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Even \E"ven\, v. i.	   To be equal. [Obs.] --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Even \E"ven\, adv. [AS. efne. See {Even}, a., and cf. {E'en}.]	   1. In an equal or precisely similar manner; equally;	      precisely; just; likewise; as well. "Is it even so?"	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even so did these Gauls possess the coast.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Up to, or down to, an unusual measure or level; so much	      as; fully; quite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wast a soldier	            Even to Cato's wish.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without . . . making us even sensible of the change.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. As might not be expected; -- serving to introduce what is	      unexpected or less expected.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have made several discoveries, which appear new,	            even to those who are versed in critical learning.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. At the very time; in the very case.	      [1913 Webster]	            I knew they were bad enough to please, even when I	            wrote them.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Even is sometimes used to emphasize a word or phrase.	         "I have debated even in my soul." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               By these presence, even the presence of Lord	               Mortimer.                          --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Evene \E*vene"\, v. i. [L. evenire. See {Event}.]	   To happen. [Obs.] --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Evener \E"ven*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which makes even.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In vehicles, a swinging crossbar, to the ends of which	      other crossbars, or whiffletrees, are hung, to equalize	      the draught when two or three horses are used abreast.	      [1913 Webster]
Evenfall \E"ven*fall`\, n.	   Beginning of evening. "At the quiet evenfall." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Evenhand \E"ven*hand`\, n.	   Equality. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Evenhanded \E"ven*hand`ed\, a.	   Fair or impartial; unbiased. "Evenhanded justice." --Shak. --	   {E"ven*hand`ed*ly}, adv. -- {E"ven*hand`ed*ness}, n.	   --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Evening \E"ven*ing\, n. [AS. [=ae]fnung. See {even}, n., and cf.	   {Eve}.]	   1. The latter part and close of the day, and the beginning of	      darkness or night; properly, the decline of the day, or of	      the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the ascending scale	            Of heaven, the stars that usher evening rose.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes, especially in the Southern parts of the	         United States, the afternoon is called evening.	         --Bartlett.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The latter portion, as of life; the declining period, as	      of strength or glory.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes used adjectively; as, evening gun. "Evening	         Prayer." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Evening flower} (Bot.), a genus of iridaceous plants	      ({Hesperantha}) from the Cape of Good Hope, with	      sword-shaped leaves, and sweet-scented flowers which	      expand in the evening.	   {Evening grosbeak} (Zo["o]l.), an American singing bird	      ({Coccothraustes vespertina}) having a very large bill.	      Its color is olivaceous, with the crown, wings, and tail	      black, and the under tail coverts yellow. So called	      because it sings in the evening.	   {Evening primrose}. See under {Primrose}.	   {The evening star}, the bright star of early evening in the	      western sky, soon passing below the horizon; specifically,	      the planet Venus; -- called also {Vesper} and {Hesperus}.	      During portions of the year, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are	      also evening stars. See {Morning Star}.	      [1913 Webster]
evening bag \evening bag\ n.	   a small dressy handbag, richly decorated, carried by women	   for formal occasions in the evening.	   [PJC]
evening-snow \evening-snow\ n.	   small California annual ({Linanthus dichotomus}) with white	   flowers.	   Syn: evening snow, {Linanthus dichotomus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
eveningwear \eveningwear\ n.	   attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening.	   Syn: formalwear, evening dress, evening clothes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Evenly \E"ven*ly\, adv.	   With an even, level, or smooth surface; without roughness,	   elevations, or depression; uniformly; equally; comfortably;	   impartially; serenely.	   [1913 Webster]
Evenminded \E"ven*mind`ed\, a.	   Having equanimity.	   [1913 Webster]
Evenness \E"ven*ness\, n.	   The state of being ven, level, or disturbed; smoothness;	   horizontal position; uniformity; impartiality; calmness;	   equanimity; appropriate place or level; as, evenness of	   surface, of a fluid at rest, of motion, of dealings, of	   temper, of condition.	   [1913 Webster]	         It had need be something extraordinary, that must	         warrant an ordinary person to rise higher than his own	         evenness.                                --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Evensong \E"ven*song`\, n. [AS. [=ae]fensang.]	   A song for the evening; the evening service or form of	   worship (in the Church of England including vespers and	   compline); also, the time of evensong. --Wyclif. Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Event \E*vent"\, n. [L. eventus, fr. evenire to happen, come	   out; e out + venire to come. See {Come}.]	   1. That which comes, arrives, or happens; that which falls	      out; any incident, good or bad. "The events of his early	      years." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            To watch quietly the course of events. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	      [1913 Webster]	            There is one event to the righteous, and to the	            wicked.                               --Eccl. ix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An affair in hand; business; enterprise. [Obs.] "Leave we	      him to his events." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The consequence of anything; the issue; conclusion;	      result; that in which an action, operation, or series of	      operations, terminates.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dark doubts between the promise and event. --Young.	   Syn: Incident; occurrence; adventure; issue; result;	        termination; consequence; conclusion.	   Usage: {Event}, {Occurrence}, {Incident}, {Circumstance}. An	          event denotes that which arises from a preceding state	          of things. Hence we speak or watching the event; of	          tracing the progress of events. An occurrence has no	          reference to any antecedents, but simply marks that	          which meets us in our progress through life, as if by	          chance, or in the course of divine providence. The	          things which thus meet us, if important, are usually	          connected with antecedents; and hence event is the	          leading term. In the "Declaration of Independence" it	          is said, "When, in the cource of human events, it	          becomes necessary." etc. Here, occurrences would be	          out of place. An incident is that which falls into a	          state of things to which is does not primarily belong;	          as, the incidents of a journey. The term is usually	          applied to things of secondary importance. A	          circumstance is one of the things surrounding us in	          our path of life. These may differ greatly in	          importance; but they are always outsiders, which	          operate upon us from without, exerting greater or less	          influence according to their intrinsic importance. A	          person giving an account of a campaign might dwell on	          the leading events which it produced; might mention	          some of its striking occurrences; might allude to some	          remarkable incidents which attended it; and might give	          the details of the favorable or adverse circumstances	          which marked its progress.	          [1913 Webster]	Event \E*vent"\, v. t. [F. ['e]venter to fan, divulge, LL.	   eventare to fan, fr., L. e out + ventus wind.]	   To break forth. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventerate \E*ven"ter*ate\, v. t. [L. e out + venter the belly:	   cf. F. ['e]venter.]	   To rip open; to disembowel. [Obs.] --Sir. T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventful \E*vent"ful\a.	   Full of, or rich in, events or incidents; as, an eventful	   journey; an eventful period of history; an eventful period of	   life.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventide \E"ven*tide`\n. [AS. [=ae]fent[imac]d. See {Tide}.]	   The time of evening; evening. [Poetic.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
event horizon \e*vent" ho*ri"zon\n. (Physics, Astron.)	   the boundary surface surrounding a {black hole}, from outside	   of which nothing inside can be observed, because nothing	   inside that surface, even light, can escape beyond it. See	   also {black hole} and {escape velocity}.	   [PJC]
Eventilate \E*ven"ti*late\, v. t. [L. eventilatus, p. p. of	   eventilare to fan. See {Ventilate}.]	   1. To winnow out; to fan. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discuss; to ventilate. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Eventilation \E*ven`ti*la"tion\, n.	   The act of eventilating; discussion. [Obs.] --Bp. Berkely.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventless \E*vent"less\, a.	   Without events; tame; monotonous; marked by nothing unusual;	   uneventful.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventognathi \Ev`en*tog"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Dr. e'y^ well	   + ? within gna`qos the jaw.] (Zo["o]l.)	   An order of fishes including a vast number of freshwater	   species such as the carp, loach, chub, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventration \E`ven*tra*tion\, n. [L. e out + venter belly.]	   (Med.)	   (a) A tumor containing a large portion of the abdominal	       viscera, occasioned by relaxation of the walls of the	       abdomen.	   (b) A wound, of large extent, in the abdomen, through which	       the greater part of the intestines protrude.	   (c) The act of disemboweling.	       [1913 Webster]
Eventual \E*ven"tu*al\, a. [Cf. F. ['e]ventiel. See {Event}.]	   1. Coming or happening as a consequence or result;	      consequential. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Final; ultimate. "Eventual success." --Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Dependent on events; contingent. --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]
Eventuality \E*ven`tu*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Eventualities}. [Cf. F.	   ['e]ventualit['e].]	   1. The coming as a consequence; contingency; also, an event	      which comes as a consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) Disposition to take cognizance of events.	      [1913 Webster]
Eventually \E*ven"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   In an eventual manner; finally; ultimately.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventuate \E*ven"tu*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Eventuated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Eventuating}.]	   To come out finally or in conclusion; to result; to come to	   pass.	   [1913 Webster]
Eventuation \E*ven`tu*a"tion\, n.	   The act of eventuating or happening as a result; the outcome.	   --R. W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ever \Ev"er\adv. [OE. ever, [ae]fre, AS. [ae]fre; perh. akin to	   AS. [=a] always. Cf. {Aye}, {Age},{Evry}, {Never}.]	   [Sometimes contracted into {e'er}.]	   1. At any time; at any period or point of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man ever yet hated his own flesh.  --Eph. v. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At all times; through all time; always; forever.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall ever love, and always be	            The subject of by scorn and cruelty.  --Dryder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without cessation; continually.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ever is sometimes used as an intensive or a word of	         enforcement. "His the old man e'er a son?" --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               To produce as much as ever they can. --M. Arnold.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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	      intensify indefinitely the meaning of the associated	      adjective or adverb. See {Never so}, under {Never}. "Let	      him be ever so rich." --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all the question (wrangle e'er so long),	            Is only this, if God has placed him wrong. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            You spend ever so much money in entertaining your	            equals and betters.                   --Thackeray.	   {For ever}, eternally. See {Forever}.	   {For ever and a day}, emphatically forever. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She [Fortune] soon wheeled away, with scornful	            laughter, out of sight for ever and day. --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   {Or ever} (for or ere), before. See {Or}, {ere}. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Would I had met my dearest foe in heaven	            Or ever I had seen that day, Horatio! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ever is sometimes joined to its adjective by a hyphen,	         but in most cases the hyphen is needless; as, ever	         memorable, ever watchful, ever burning.	         [1913 Webster]
Everduring \Ev`er*dur"ing\a.	   Everlasting. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Everest \Everest\ prop. n.	   the highest mountain in the world, situated in Nepal and	   Tibet; 29,028 feet high. proper name	   Note: Also used as a metaphor for a high mountain.	   Syn: Mount Everest, Mt. Everest.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Everglade \Ev`er*glade\, n.	   A swamp or low tract of land inundated with water and	   interspersed with hummocks, or small islands, and patches of	   high grass; as, the everglades of Florida. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When used in the United States without qualification,	         the word Everglades is understood to refer to the	         Everglades of southern Florida.	         [PJC]
Evergreen \Ev"er*green\a. (Bot.)	   Remaining unwithered through the winter, or retaining	   unwithered leaves until the leaves of the next year are	   expanded, as pines cedars, hemlocks, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]	Evergreen \Ev"er*green\, n.	   1. (Bot.) An evergreen plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Twigs and branches of evergreen plants used for	      decoration. "The funeral evengreens entwine." --Keble.	Evergreen State \Evergreen State\	   Washington; -- a nickname alluding to the abundance of	   evergreen trees.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Everich
Everich \Ev"er*ich\, Everych \Ev"er*ych\, a. [OE. see {Every}.]	   each one; every one; each of two. See {Every}. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer. Everichon
Everichon \Ev`er*ich*on"\, Everychon \Ev`er*ych*on"\, pron. [OE.	   everich + oon, on, one. See {Every}, and {One}.]	   Every one. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Everlasting \Ever*last"ing\a.	   1. Lasting or enduring forever; exsisting or continuing	      without end; immortal; eternal. "The Everlasting God."	      --Gen. xx1. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Continuing indefinitely, or during a long period;	      perpetual; sometimes used, colloquially, as a strong	      intensive; as, this everlasting nonsence.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will give to thee, and to thy seed after thee . .	            . the land of Canaan, for an everlasting possession.	                                                  --Gen xvii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            And heard thy everlasting yawn confess	            The pains and penalties of idleness.  --Pope.	   Syn: Eternal; immortal, interminable; endless; never-ending;	        infinite; unceasing; uninterrupted; continual;	        unintermitted; incessant.	   Usage: -- {Everlasting}, {Eternal}. Eternal denotes (when	          taken strictly) without beginning or end of duration;	          everlasting is sometimes used in our version of the	          Scriptures in the sense of eternal, but in modern	          usage is confined to the future, and implies no	          intermission as well as no end.	          [1913 Webster]	                Whether we shall meet again I know not;	                Therefore our everlasting farewell take;	                Forever, and forever farewell, Cassius. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Everlasting flower}. Sane as {Everlasting}, n., 3.	   {Everlasting pea}, an ornamental plant ({Lathyrus	      latifolius}) related to the pea; -- so called because it	      is perennial.	      [1913 Webster]	Everlasting \Ev`er*last"ing\, n.	   1. Eternal duration, past or future; eternity.	      [1913 Webster]	            From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. --Ps.	                                                  xc. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (With the definite article) The Eternal Being; God.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A plant whose flowers may be dried without losing	      their form or color, as, the pearly everlasting	      ({Anaphalis margaritacea}), the {immortelle} ({Xeranthemum	      anuum}) of the French, the cudweeds, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cloth fabric for shoes, etc. See {Lasting}.	      [1913 Webster]
Everlastingly \Ev`er*last"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an everlasting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Everlastingness \Ev`er*last"ing*ness\, n.	   The state of being everlasting; endless duration; indefinite	   duration.	   [1913 Webster]
Everliving \Ev`er*liv"ing\, a.	   1. Living always; immoral; eternal; as, the everliving God.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Continual; incessant; unintermitted.	      [1913 Webster]
Evermore \Ev`er*more"\, adv.	   During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period;	   at all times; -- often used substantively with for.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seek the Lord . . . Seek his face evermore. --Ps. cv.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	         And, behold, I am alive for evermore.    --Rev. i. 18.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which flow from the presence of God for evermore.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         I evermore did love you, Hermia.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Evernic \E*ver"nic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to {Evernia}, a genus of lichens; as, evernic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Everse \E*verse"\, v. t. [L. eversus, p. p. of evertere to turn	   out, overthrow; e out + vertere to turn. Cf. {Evert}.]	   To overthrow or subvert. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Eversion \E*ver"sion\, n. [L. eversio: cf. F. ['e]version.]	   1. The act of eversing; destruction. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being turned back or outward; as, eversion of	      eyelids; ectropium.	      [1913 Webster]
Eversive \E*ver"sive\, a.	   Tending to evert or overthrow; subversive; with of.	   [1913 Webster]	         A maxim eversive . . . of all justice and morality.	                                                  --Geddes.	   [1913 Webster]
Evert \E*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Everted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Everting}.] [L. evertere. See {Everse}.]	   1. To overthrow; to subvert. [R.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn outwards, or inside out, as an intestine.	      [1913 Webster]
Every \Ev"er*y\, a. & a. pron. [OE. everich, everilk; AS.	   [=ae]fre ever + [ae]lc each. See {Ever}, {each}.]	   1. All the parts which compose a whole collection or	      aggregate number, considered in their individuality, all	      taken separately one by one, out of an indefinite number.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man at his best state is altogether vanity.	                                                  --Ps. xxxix.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every door and window was adorned with wreaths of	            flowers.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Every one. Cf. {Each}. [Obs.] "Every of your wishes."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Daily occasions given to every of us. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Every each}, every one. [Obs.] "Every each of them hath some	      vices." --Burton..	   {Every now and then}, at short intervals; occasionally;	      repeatedly; frequently. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Every may, by way of emphasis, precede the article the	         with a superlative adjective; as, every, the least	         variation. --Locke.	   Syn: {Every}, {Each}, {Any}.	   Usage: Any denotes one, or some, taken indifferently from the	          individuals which compose a class. Every differs from	          each in giving less prominence to the selection of the	          individual. Each relates to two or more individuals of	          a class. It refers definitely to every one of them,	          denoting that they are considered separately, one by	          one, all being included; as, each soldier was	          receiving a dollar per day. Every relates to more than	          two and brings into greater prominence the notion that	          not one of all considered is excepted; as, every	          soldier was on service, except the cavalry, that is,	          all the soldiers, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                In each division there were four pentecosties,	                in every pentecosty four enomoties, and of each	                enomoty there fought in the front rank four	                [soldiers].                       --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	          [1913 Webster]	                If society is to be kept together and the	                children of Adam to be saved from setting up	                each for himself with every one else his foe.	                                                  --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	          [1913 Webster]
Everybody \Ev"er*y*bod`y\, n.	   Every person.	   [1913 Webster]
Everyday \Ev"er*y*day`\, a.	   Used or fit for every day; common; usual; as, an everyday	   suit of clothes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mechanical drudgery of his everyday employment.	                                                  --Sir. J.	                                                  Herchel.	   [1913 Webster]
Everyone \Ev"er*y*one`\, n. [OE. everychon.]	   Everybody; -- commonly separated, every one.	   [1913 Webster]
Everything \Ev"er*y*thing`\, n.	   Whatever pertains to the subject under consideration; all	   things.	   [1913 Webster]	         More wise, more learned, more just, more everything.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Everywhen \Ev"er*y*when`\, adv.	   At any or all times; every instant. [R.] "Eternal law is	   silently present everywhere and everywhen." --Carlyle.
Everywhere \Ev"er*y*where`\, adv.	   In every place; in all places; hence, in every part;	   thoroughly; altogether.	   [1913 Webster]
Everywhereness \Ev"er*y*where`ness\, n.	   Ubiquity; omnipresence. [R.] --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Evesdrop \Eves"drop`\, v. i.	   See {Eavesdrop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Evesdropper \Eves"drop`per\, n.	   See {Eavesdropper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Evestigate \E*ves"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. evestigatus traced out; e	   out + vestigatus, p. p. of vestigare. See {Vestigate}.]	   To investigate. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Evet \Ev"et\, n. [See {Eft}, n.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The common newt or eft. In America often applied to several	   species of aquatic salamanders. [Written also {evat}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evibrate \E*vi"brate\, v. t. & i. [L. evibrare. See {Vibrate}.]	   To vibrate. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Evict \E*vict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evicted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Evicting}.] [L. evictus, p. p. of evincere to overcome	   completely, evict. See {Evince}.]	   1. (Law) To dispossess by a judicial process; to dispossess	      by paramount right or claim of such right; to eject; to	      oust.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law of England would speedily evict them out of	            their possession.                     --Sir. J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To evince; to prove. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]
Eviction \E*vic"tion\, n. [L. evictio: cf. F. ['e]viction.]	   1. The act or process of evicting; or state of being evicted;	      the recovery of lands, tenements, etc., from another's	      possession by due course of law; dispossession by	      paramount title or claim of such title; ejectment; ouster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conclusive evidence; proof. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full eviction of this fatal truth.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Evidence \Ev"i*dence\, n. [F. ['e]vidence, L. Evidentia. See	   {Evident}.]	   1. That which makes evident or manifest; that which	      furnishes, or tends to furnish, proof; any mode of proof;	      the ground of belief or judgement; as, the evidence of our	      senses; evidence of the truth or falsehood of a statement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faith is . . . the evidence of things not seen.	                                                  --Heb. xi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            O glorious trial of exceeding love	            Illustrious evidence, example high.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who bears witness. [R.] "Infamous and perjured	      evidences." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) That which is legally submitted to competent	      tribunal, as a means of ascertaining the truth of any	      alleged matter of fact under investigation before it;	      means of making proof; -- the latter, strictly speaking,	      not being synonymous with evidence, but rather the effect	      of it. --Greenleaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circumstantial evidence}, {Conclusive evidence}, etc. See	      under {Circumstantial}, {Conclusive}, etc.	   {Crown's evidence}, {King's evidence}, or {Queen's evidence},	      evidence for the crown, in English courts; equivalent to	      {state's evidence} in American courts. [Eng.]	   {State's evidence}, evidence for the government or the	      people. [U. S. ]	   {To turn King's evidence} {To turn Queen's evidence}, or {To	   turn State's evidence}, to confess a crime and give evidence	      against one's accomplices.	   Syn: Testimony; proof. See {Testimony}.	        [1913 Webster]	Evidence \Ev"i*dence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evidenced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Evidencing}.]	   To render evident or clear; to prove; to evince; as, to	   evidence a fact, or the guilt of an offender. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Evidencer \Ev"i*den*cer\, n.	   One who gives evidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Evident \Ev"i*dent\, a. [F. ['e]vinent, l. evidens, -entis; e	   out + videns, p. pr. of videre to see. See {Vision}.]	   Clear to the vision; especially, clear to the understanding,	   and satisfactory to the judgment; as, the figure or color of	   a body is evident to the senses; the guilt of an offender can	   not always be made evident.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your honor and your goodness is so evident. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And in our faces evident the signs	         Of foul concupiscence.                   --Milton.	   Syn: Manifest; plain; clear; obvious; visible; apparent;	        conclusive; indubitable; palpable; notorious. See	        {Manifest}.	        [1913 Webster]
Evidential \Ev`i*den"tial\, a.	   Relating to, or affording, evidence; indicative; especially,	   relating to the evidences of Christianity. --Bp. Fleetwood.	   "Evidential tracks." --Earle.. -- {Ev`i*den"tial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Evidentiary \Ev`i*den"ti*a*ry\, a.	   Furnishing evidence; asserting; proving; evidential.	   [1913 Webster]	         When a fact is supposed, although incorrectly, to be	         evidentiary of, or a mark of, some other fact. --J. S.	                                                  Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Evidently \Ev"i*dent*ly\, adv.	   In an evident manner; clearly; plainly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set	         forth.                                   --Gal. iii. 1.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was evidently in the prime of youth.  --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Evidentness \Ev"i*dent*ness\, n.	   State of being evident.	   [1913 Webster]
Evigilation \E*vig`i*la"tion\, n. [L. evigilatio; e out +	   vigilare to be awake. See {Vigilant}.]	   A waking up or awakening. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evil \E*vil\ ([=e]"v'l) a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS.	   yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G.	   ["u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.]	   1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a	      nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous;	      not good; worthless or deleterious; poor; as, an evil	      beast; and evil plant; an evil crop.	      [1913 Webster]	            A good tree can not bring forth evil fruit. --Matt.	                                                  vii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having or exhibiting bad moral qualities; morally corrupt;	      wicked; wrong; vicious; as, evil conduct, thoughts, heart,	      words, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah, what a sign it is of evil life,	            When death's approach is seen so terrible. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Producing or threatening sorrow, distress, injury, or	      calamity; unpropitious; calamitous; as, evil tidings; evil	      arrows; evil days.	      [1913 Webster]	            Because he hath brought up an evil name upon a	            virgin of Israel.                     --Deut. xxii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            The owl shrieked at thy birth -- an evil sign.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil news rides post, while good news baits.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Evil eye}, an eye which inflicts injury by some magical or	      fascinating influence. It is still believed by the	      ignorant and superstitious that some persons have the	      supernatural power of injuring by a look.	      [1913 Webster]	            It almost led him to believe in the evil eye. --J.	                                                  H. Newman.	   {Evil speaking}, speaking ill of others; calumny;	      censoriousness.	   {The evil one}, the Devil; Satan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Evil is sometimes written as the first part of a	         compound (with or without a hyphen). In many cases the	         compounding need not be insisted on. Examples: Evil	         doer or evildoer, evil speaking or evil-speaking, evil	         worker, evil wishing, evil-hearted, evil-minded.	   Syn: Mischieveous; pernicious; injurious; hurtful;	        destructive; wicked; sinful; bad; corrupt; perverse;	        wrong; vicious; calamitous.	        [1913 Webster]	Evil \E"vil\ ([=e]"v'l) n.	   1. Anything which impairs the happiness of a being or	      deprives a being of any good; anything which causes	      suffering of any kind to sentient beings; injury;	      mischief; harm; -- opposed to {good}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The evil that men do lives after them. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moral badness, or the deviation of a moral being from the	      principles of virtue imposed by conscience, or by the will	      of the Supreme Being, or by the principles of a lawful	      human authority; disposition to do wrong; moral offence;	      wickedness; depravity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heart of the sons of men is full of evil.	                                                  --Eccl. ix. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. malady or disease; especially in the phrase {king's evil},	      the scrofula. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Edward the Confessor] was the first that touched	            for the evil.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Evil \E"vil\, adv.	   In an evil manner; not well; ill; badly; unhappily;	   injuriously; unkindly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         It went evil with his house.             --1 Chron.	                                                  vii. 23.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Egyptians evil entreated us, and affected us.	                                                  --Deut. xxvi.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]
evildoer \e"vil*do`er\ n.	   a person who performs an evil deed; one who sins (without	   repenting).	   Syn: sinner.	        [WordNet 1.5]
evildoing \e"vil*do`ing\ n.	   evil behavior.	   Syn: transgression.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Evil eye \E"vil eye`\	   See {Evil eye} under {Evil}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Evil-eyed \E"vil-eyed\a.	   Possessed of the supposed evil eye; also, looking with envy,	   jealousy, or bad design; malicious. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Evil-favored \E"vil-fa`vored\, a.	   Having a bad countenance or appearance; ill-favored;	   blemished; deformed. --Bacon. -- {E"vil-fa`vored*ness}, n.	   --Deut. xvi. 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Evilly \E"vil*ly\, adv.	   In an evil manner; not well; ill. [Obs.] "Good deeds evilly	   bestowed." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Evil-minded \E"vil-mind`ed\, a.	   Having evil dispositions or intentions; disposed to mischief	   or sin; malicious; malignant; wicked. --	   {E"vil-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Evilness \E"vil*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being evil; badness; viciousness;	   malignity; vileness; as, evilness of heart; the evilness of	   sin.	   [1913 Webster]
Evince \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	   {Victor}, and cf. {Evict}.]	   1. To conquer; to subdue. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Error by his own arms is best evinced. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show in a clear manner; to prove beyond any reasonable	      doubt; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light; to	      evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Common sense and experience must and will evince the	            truth of this.                        --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Evincement \E*vince"ment\, n.	   The act of evincing or proving, or the state of being	   evinced.	   [1913 Webster]
Evincible \E*vin"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of being proved or clearly brought to light;	   demonstrable. --Sir. M. Hale. --{E*vin"ci*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Evincive \E*vin"cive\, a.	   Tending to prove; having the power to demonstrate;	   demonstrative; indicative.	   [1913 Webster]
Evirate \E"vi*rate\, v. t. [L. eviratus, p. p. of evirare to	   castrate; e out + vir man.]	   To emasculate; to dispossess of manhood. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Eviration \Ev`i*ra"tion\, n. [L. eviratio.]	   Castration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eviscerate \E*vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eviscerated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Eviscerating}.] [L. evisceratus, p. p. of	   eviscerare to eviscerate; e out + viscera the bowels. See	   {Viscera}.]	   To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; to gut.	   [1913 Webster]
Evisceration \E*vis`cer*a"tion\, a.	   A disemboweling.	   [1913 Webster]
Evitable \Ev"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. evitabilis: cf. F. ['e]vitable.]	   Avoidable. [R.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Evitate \Ev"i*tate\, v. t. [L. evitatus, p. p. of evitare to	   shun; e out + vitare to shun.]	   To shun; to avoid. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Evitation \Ev`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. evitatio.]	   A shunning; avoidance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Evite \E*vite"\, v. t. [Cf. F. ['e]viter. See {Evitate}.]	   To shun. [Obs.] --Dryton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eviternal \Ev`i*ter"nal\, a. [L. eviternus, aeternus. See	   {Etern}.]	   Eternal; everlasting. [Obs.] -- {Ev`i*ter"nal*ly}, adv. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Eviternity \Ev`i*ter"ni*ty\, n.	   Eternity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evocate \Ev"o*cate\, v. t. [L. evocatus, p. p. of evocare. See	   {Evoke}.]	   To call out or forth; to summon; to evoke. [R.] --Stackhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Evocation \Ev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. evocatio: cf. F. ['e]vocation.]	   The act of calling out or forth. --Sir. T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The evocation of that better spirit.     --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Evocative \E*vo"ca*tive\, a.	   Calling forth; serving to evoke; developing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Evocative power over all that is eloquent and	         expressive in the better soul of man.    --W. Pater.	   [1913 Webster]
Evocator \Ev"o*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who calls forth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evoke \E*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evoked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Evoking}.] [L. evocare; e out + vocare to call, fr. vox,	   vocis, voice: cf. F ['e]voquer. See {Voice}, and cf.	   {Evocate}.]	   1. To call out; to summon forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            To evoke the queen of the fairies.    --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A regulating discipline of exercise, that whilst	            evoking the human energies, will not suffer them to	            be wasted.                            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call away; to remove from one tribunal to another. [R.]	      "The cause was evoked to Rome." --Hume. Evolatic
Evolatic \Ev`o*lat"ic\, Evolatical \Ev`o*lat"ic*al\, a. [L.	   evolare to fly away; e out + volare to fly.]	   Apt to fly away. [Obs. or R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolation \Ev`o*la"tion\, n. [L. evolatio.]	   A flying out or up. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolute \Ev"o*lute\, n. [L. evolutus unrolled, p. p. of	   evolvere. See {Evolve}.] (Geom.)	   A curve from which another curve, called the involute or	   evolvent, is described by the end of a thread gradually wound	   upon the former, or unwound from it. See {Involute}. It is	   the locus of the centers of all the circles which are	   osculatory to the given curve or evolvent.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Any curve may be an evolute, the term being applied to	         it only in its relation to the involute.	         [1913 Webster]
Evolutility \Ev`o*lu*til"i*ty\	   ([e^]v`[-o]*l[-u]*t[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [See {Evolution}.]	   (Biol.)	   The faculty possessed by all substances capable of	   self-nourishment of manifesting the nutritive acts by changes	   of form, of volume, or of structure. --Syd. Soc. Lex.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolution \Ev`o*lu"tion\ ([e^]v`[-o]*l[=u]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   evolutio an unrolling: cf. F. ['e]volution evolution. See	   {Evolve}.]	   1. The act of unfolding or unrolling; hence, any process of	      growth or development; as, the evolution of a flower from	      a bud, or an animal from the egg.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of things unrolled or unfolded. "The whole	      evolution of ages." --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) The formation of an involute by unwrapping a	      thread from a curve as an evolute. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arith. & Alg.) The extraction of roots; -- the reverse of	      involution.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil. & Naval) A prescribed movement of a body of troops,	      or a vessel or fleet; any movement designed to effect a	      new arrangement or disposition; a maneuver.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those evolutions are best which can be executed with	            the greatest celerity, compatible with regularity.	                                                  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Biol.) A general name for the history of the steps by	      which any living organism has acquired the morphological	      and physiological characters which distinguish it; a	      gradual unfolding of successive phases of growth or	      development.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Biol.) That theory of generation which supposes the germ	      to pre["e]xist in the parent, and its parts to be	      developed, but not actually formed, by the procreative	      act; -- opposed to {epigenesis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Metaph.) That series of changes under natural law which	      involves continuous progress from the homogeneous to the	      heterogeneous in structure, and from the single and simple	      to the diverse and manifold in quality or function. The	      process is by some limited to organic beings; by others it	      is applied to the inorganic and the psychical. It is also	      applied to explain the existence and growth of	      institutions, manners, language, civilization, and every	      product of human activity. The agencies and laws of the	      process are variously explained by different philosophrs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evolution is to me series with development.	                                                  --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Evolutional \Ev`o*lu"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to evolution. "Evolutional changes." --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolutionary \Ev`o*lu"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Relating to evolution; as, evolutionary discussions.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolutionism \Ev`o*lu"tion*ism\, n.	   The theory of, or belief in, evolution. See {Evolution}, 6	   and 7.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolutionist \Ev`o*lu"tion*ist\, n.	   1. One skilled in evolutions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds the doctrine of evolution, either in biology	      or in metaphysics. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Evolve \E*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Evolved}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Evolving}.] [L. evolvere, evolutum; e out + volvere to	   roll. See {Voluble}.]	   1. To unfold or unroll; to open and expand; to disentangle	      and exhibit clearly and satisfactorily; to develop; to	      derive; to educe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The animal soul sooner evolves itself to its full	            orb and extent than the human soul.   --Sir. M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            The principles which art involves, science alone	            evolves.                              --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not by any power evolved from man's own resources,	            but by a power which descended from above. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw out; to emit; as, to evolve odors.	      [1913 Webster]	Evolve \E*volve"\, v. i.	   To become open, disclosed, or developed; to pass through a	   process of evolution. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolvement \E*volve"ment\, n.	   The act of evolving, or the state of being evolved;	   evolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Evolvent \E*volv"ent\, n. [L. evolvens, -entis, unrolling, p.	   pr. of evolvere.] (Geom.)	   The involute of a curve. See {Involute}, and {Evolute}.	   [1913 Webster]
Evomit \E*vom"it\, v. t. [L. evomitus, p. p. of evomere to vomit	   forth; e out + vomere.]	   To vomit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evomition \Ev`o*mi"tion\, n.	   The act of vomiting. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Evulgate \E*vul"gate\ ([-e]*v[u^]l"g[=a]t) v. t. [L. evulgatus,	   p. p. of evulgare to publish.]	   To publish abroad. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evulgation \Ev`ul*ga"tion\, n.	   A divulging. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Evulsion \E*vul"sion\ ([-e]*v[u^]l"sh[u^]n), n. [L. evulsio, fr.	   evellere, evulsum, to pluck out; e out + vellere to pluck;	   cf. F. ['e]vulsion.]	   The act of plucking out; a rooting out.	   [1913 Webster]
Ew \Ew\ ([=u]), n. [See {Yew}.]	   A yew. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ewe \Ewe\ ([=u]), n. [AS. e['o]wu; akin to D. ooi, OHG. awi,	   ouwi, Icel. [ae]r, Goth. aw[=e][thorn]i a flock of sheep,	   awistr a sheepfold, Lith. avis a sheep, L. ovis, Gr. 'o`i:s,	   Skr. avi. [root]231.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The female of the sheep, and of sheeplike animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ewe-necked \Ewe"-necked`\ ([=u]"n[e^]kt`), a.	   Having a neck like a ewe; -- said of horses in which the arch	   of the neck is deficient, being somewhat hollowed out.	   --Youwatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Ewer \Ew"er\ ([=u]"[~e]r), n. [OF. ewer, euwier, prop. a water	   carrier, F. ['e]vier a washing place, sink, aigui[`e]re ewer,	   L. aquarius, adj., water carrying, n., a water carrier, fr.	   aqua water; akin to Goth. ahwa water, river, OHG. aha, G. au,	   aue, meadow. [root]219. Cf. {Aquarium}, {Aquatic}, {Island}.]	   A kind of wide-mouthed pitcher or jug; esp., one used to hold	   water for the toilet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Basins and ewers to lave her dainty hands. --Shak.	   Ewery
Ewery \Ew"er*y\ ([=u]"[~e]r*[y^]), Ewry \Ew"ry\ ([=u]"r[y^])n.	   [From {Ewer}.]	   An office or place of household service where the ewers were	   formerly kept. [Enq.] --Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Ewt \Ewt\ ([=u]t), n. [See {Newt}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The newt.	   [1913 Webster]
ex \ex\ ([e^]ks), n. [contraction]	   An ex-wife or ex-husband; a former spouse; -- used usually	   with a possessive; as, she invited her ex to her second	   wedding; her ex; his ex; John's ex. [informal]	   [PJC]	ex \ex\ ([e^]ks), n.	   The letter x.	   [PJC]	ex \ex\ ([e^]ks), prep. (Finance)	   Without (some right); not including the right to have; as, a	   stock selling ex dividend (a stock for which the right to a	   dividend has expired the previous day); ex interest; ex	   rights.	   [PJC]
Ex- \Ex-\ ([e^]ks).	   A prefix from the latin preposition, ex, akin to Gr. 'ex or	   'ek signifying out of, out, proceeding from. Hence, in	   composition, it signifies out of, as, in exhale, exclude;	   off, from, or out, as in exscind; beyond, as, in excess,	   exceed, excel; and sometimes has a privative sense of	   without, as in exalbuminous, exsanguinous. In some words, it	   intensifies the meaning; in others, it has little affect on	   the signification. It becomes ef- before f, as in effuse. The	   form e- occurs instead of ex- before b, d, g, l, m, n, r, and	   v, as in ebullient, emanate, enormous, etc. In words from the	   French it often appears as es-, sometimes as s- or ['e]-; as,	   escape, scape, ['e]lite. Ex-, prefixed to names implying	   office, station, condition, denotes that the person formerly	   held the office, or is out of the office or condition now;	   as, ex-president, ex-governor, ex-mayor, ex-wife, ex-convict.	   The Greek form 'ex becomes ex in English, as in exarch; 'ek	   becomes ec, as in eccentric.	   [1913 Webster]
Exacerbate \Ex*ac"er*bate\ ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]t; 277), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacerbated}	   ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Exacerbating} ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.	   exacerbatus, p. p. of exacerbare; ex out (intens.) +	   acerbare. See {Acerbate}.]	   To render more violent or bitter; to irritate; to exasperate;	   to imbitter, as passions or disease. --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
exacerbating \ex*ac"er*ba`ting\	   ([e^]gz*[a^]s"[~e]r*b[=a]`t[i^]ng), adj.	   Making worse.	   Syn: aggravating, exasperating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exacerbation \Ex*ac`er*ba"tion\	   ([e^]gz*[a^]s`[~e]r*b[=a]"sh[u^]n) n. [Cf. F. exacerbation.]	   1. The act of rendering more violent or bitter; the state of	      being exacerbated or intensified in violence or malignity;	      as, exacerbation of passion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A periodical increase of violence in a disease, as	      in remittent or continuous fever; an increased energy of	      diseased and painful action.	      [1913 Webster]
Exacerbescence \Ex*ac`er*bes"cence\	   ([e^]gz*[a^]s`[~e]r*b[e^]s"sens), n. [L. exacerbescens,	   -entis, p. pr. of exacerbescere, incho. of exacerbare.]	   Increase of irritation or violence, particularly the increase	   of a fever or disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Exacervation \Ex*ac`er*va"tion\, n. [L. exacervare to heap up	   exceedingly. See {Ex-}, and {Acervate}.]	   The act of heaping up. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exacinate \Ex*ac"i*nate\, v. t. [L. ex out + acinus kernel.]	   To remove the kernel form.	   [1913 Webster]
Exacination \Ex*ac`i*na"tion\, n.	   Removal of the kernel.	   [1913 Webster]
Exact \Ex*act"\, a. [L. exactus precise, accurate, p. p. of	   exigere to drive out, to demand, enforce, finish, determine,	   measure; ex out + agere to drive; cf. F. exact. See {Agent},	   {Act}.]	   1. Precisely agreeing with a standard, a fact, or the truth;	      perfectly conforming; neither exceeding nor falling short	      in any respect; true; correct; precise; as, the clock	      keeps exact time; he paid the exact debt; an exact copy of	      a letter; exact accounts.	      [1913 Webster]	            I took a great pains to make out the exact truth.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Habitually careful to agree with a standard, a rule, or a	      promise; accurate; methodical; punctual; as, a man exact	      in observing an appointment; in my doings I was exact. "I	      see thou art exact of taste." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Precisely or definitely conceived or stated; strict.	      [1913 Webster]	            An exact command,	            Larded with many several sorts of reason. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Exact \Ex*act"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exacted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Exacting}.] [From L. exactus, p. p. of exigere; or fr. LL.	   exactare: cf. OF. exacter. See {Exact}, a.]	   To demand or require authoritatively or peremptorily, as a	   right; to enforce the payment of, or a yielding of; to compel	   to yield or to furnish; hence, to wrest, as a fee or reward	   when none is due; -- followed by from or of before the one	   subjected to exaction; as, to exact tribute, fees, obedience,	   etc., from or of some one.	   [1913 Webster]	         He said into them, Exact no more than that which is	         appointed you.                           --Luke. iii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         Years of servise past	         From grateful souls exact reward at last --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         My designs	         Exact me in another place.               --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]	Exact \Ex*act"\, v. i.	   To practice exaction. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The anemy shall not exact upon him.      --Ps. lxxxix.	                                                  22.	   [1913 Webster]
Exacter \Ex*act"er\, n.	   An exactor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exacting \Ex*act"ing\, a.	   Oppressive or unreasonably severe in making demands or	   requiring the exact fulfillment of obligations; harsh;	   severe. "A temper so exacting." --T. Arnold --	   {Ex*act"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*act"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaction \Ex*ac"tion\, n. [L. exactio: cf. F. exaction.]	   1. The act of demanding with authority, and compelling to pay	      or yield; compulsion to give or furnish; a levying by	      force; a driving to compliance; as, the exaction to	      tribute or of obedience; hence, extortion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take away your exactions from my people. --Ezek.	                                                  xlv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Daily new exactions are devised.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Illegal exactions of sheriffs and officials.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is exacted; a severe tribute; a fee, reward, or	      contribution, demanded or levied with severity or	      injustice. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]
Exactitude \Ex*act"i*tude\, n. [Cf. F. exactitude.]	   The quality of being exact; exactness.	   [1913 Webster]
Exactly \Ex*act"ly\, adv.	   In an exact manner; precisely according to a rule, standard,	   or fact; accurately; strictly; correctly; nicely. "Exactly	   wrought." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         His enemies were pleased, for he had acted exactly as	         their interests required.                --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Exactness \Ex*act"ness\, n.	   1. The condition of being exact; accuracy; nicety; precision;	      regularity; as, exactness of judgement or deportment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Careful observance of method and conformity to truth; as,	      exactness in accounts or business.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had . . . that sort of exactness which would have	            made him a respectable antiquary.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Exactor \Ex*act"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. exacteur.]	   One who exacts or demands by authority or right; hence, an	   extortioner; also, one unreasonably severe in injunctions or	   demands. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exactress \Ex*act"ress\, n. [Cf. L. exactrix.]	   A woman who is an exactor. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exacuate \Ex*ac"u*ate\, v. t. [L. exacure; ex out (intens.) +	   acuere to make sharp.]	   To whet or sharpen. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- {Ex*ac`u*a"tion},	   n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exaeresis \Ex*[ae]r"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.? a taking away.]	   (Surg.)	   In old writers, the operations concerned in the removal of	   parts of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaggerate \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.	   agger heap, aggerere to bring to; ad to + gerere to bear. See	   {Jest}. ]	   1. To heap up; to accumulate. [Obs.] "Earth exaggerated upon	      them [oaks and firs]." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To amplify; to magnify; to enlarge beyond bounds or the	      truth; to delineate extravagantly; to overstate the truth	      concerning.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friend exaggerates a man's virtues. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Exaggerated \Ex*ag"ger*a`ted\, a.	   Enlarged beyond bounds or the truth. -- {Ex*ag"ger*a`ted*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaggerating \Ex*ag"ger*a`ting\a.	   That exaggerates; enlarging beyond bounds. --	   {Ex*ag"ger*a`ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaggeration \Ex*ag`ger*a"tion\, n. [L. exaggeratio : cf. F.	   exag['e]ration.]	   1. The act of heaping or piling up. [Obs.] "Exaggeration of	      sand." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of exaggerating; the act of doing or representing	      in an excessive manner; a going beyond the bounds of truth	      reason, or justice; a hyperbolical representation;	      hyperbole; overstatement.	      [1913 Webster]	            No need of an exaggeration of what they saw. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Paint.) A representation of things beyond natural life,	      in expression, beauty, power, vigor.	      [1913 Webster]
Exaggerative \Ex*ag"ger*a*tive\, a.	   Tending to exaggerate; involving exaggeration. "Exaggerative	   language." --Geddes. "Exaggerative pictures." --W. J. Linton.	   -- {Ex*ag"ger*a*tive*ly}, adv. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaggerator \Ex*ag"ger*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who exaggerates; one addicted to exaggeration. --L.	   Horner.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaggeratory \Ex*ag"ger*a*to*ry\, a.	   Containing, or tending to, exaggeration; exaggerative.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exagitate \Ex*ag"i*tate\, v. t. [L. exagitatus, p. p. of	   exagitare. See {Ex-}, and {Agitate}.]	   1. To stir up; to agitate. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To satirize; to censure severely. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Exagitation \Ex*ag`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. exagitatio : cf. OF.	   exagitation.]	   Agitation. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exalbuminous \Ex`al*bu"mi*nous\, a. [Pref. ex- + albumen.]	   (Bot.)	   Having no albumen about the embryo; -- said of certain seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Exalt \Ex*alt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exalted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Exalting}.] [L. exaltare; ex out (intens.) + altare to make	   high, altus high: cf.F. exalter. See {Altitude}.]	   1. To raise high; to elevate; to lift up.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will exalt my throne above the stars of God. --Is.	                                                  xiv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exalt thy towery head, and lift thine eyes --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To elevate in rank, dignity, power, wealth, character, or	      the like; to dignify; to promote; as, to exalt a prince to	      the throne, a citizen to the presidency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Righteousness exalteth a nation.      --Prov. xiv.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that humbleth himself shall be exalted. --Luke	                                                  xiv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To elevate by prise or estimation; to magnify; to extol;	      to glorify. "Exalt ye the Lord." --Ps. xcix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his own grace he doth exalt himself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lift up with joy, pride, or success; to inspire with	      delight or satisfaction; to elate.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who thought they got whatsoever he lost were	            mightily exalted.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To elevate the tone of, as of the voice or a musical	      instrument. --Is. xxxvii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now Mars, she said, let Fame exalt her voice.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Alchem.) To render pure or refined; to intensify or	      concentrate; as, to exalt the juices of bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	            With chemic art exalts the mineral powers. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Exaltate \Ex"al*tate\, a. [L. exaltatus, p. p. of exaltare to	   exalt.] (Astrol.)	   Exercising its highest influence; -- said of a planet. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaltation \Ex`al*ta"tion\, n. [L. exaltatio: cf. F.exaltation.]	   1. The act of exalting or raising high; also, the state of	      being exalted; elevation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wondering at my flight, and change	            To this high exaltation.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alchem.) The refinement or subtilization of a body, or	      the increasing of its virtue or principal property.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astrol.) That place of a planet in the zodiac in which it	      was supposed to exert its strongest influence.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) An abnormal sense of personal well-being, power, or	      importance, -- a symptom observed in various forms of	      insanity.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exalted \Ex*alt"ed\, a.	   Raised to lofty height; elevated; extolled; refined;	   dignified; sublime.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wiser far than Solomon,	         Of more exalted mind.                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time never fails to bring every exalted reputation to a	         strict scrutiny.                         --Ames.	   -- {Ex*alt"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*alt"ed*ness}, n. "The	   exaltedness of some minds." --T. Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Exalter \Ex*alt"er\, n.	   One who exalts or raises to dignity.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaltment \Ex*alt"ment\, n.	   Exaltation. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Examen \Ex*a"men\, n. [L., the tongue of a balance, examination;	   for exagmen, fr. exigere to weigh accurately, to treat: cf.	   F. examen. See {Exact}, a.]	   Examination; inquiry. [R.] "A critical examen of the two	   pieces." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Exametron \Ex*am"e*tron\, n. [NL. See {Hexameter}.]	   An hexameter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Examinable \Ex*am"i*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being examined or inquired into. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Examinant \Ex*am"i*nant\, n. [L. examinans, -antis, examining.]	   1. One who examines; an examiner. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is to be examined. [Obs.] --H. Prideaux.	      [1913 Webster]
Examinate \Ex*am"i*nate\, n. [L. examinatus, p. p. of examinare.	   See {Examine}. ]	   A person subjected to examination. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Examination \Ex*am`i*na"tion\, n. [L. examinatio: cf. F.	   examination.]	   1. The act of examining, or state of being examined; a	      careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by	      study or experiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A process prescribed or assigned for testing	      qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a	      candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.	      [1913 Webster]	            He neglected the studies, . . . stood low at the	            examinations.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Examination in chief}, or {Direct examination} (Law), that	      examination which is made of a witness by a party calling	      him.	   {Cross-examination}, that made by the opposite party.	   {Re["e]xamination}, or {Re-direct examination}, (Law) that	      questioning of a witness at trial made by the party	      calling the witness, after, and upon matters arising out	      of, the cross-examination; also called informally	      {re-direct}.	   Syn: Search; inquiry; investigation; research; scrutiny;	        inquisition; inspection; exploration.	        [1913 Webster]
Examinator \Ex*am"i*na`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. examinateur.]	   An examiner. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Examine \Ex*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Examined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Examining}.] [L. examinare, examinatum, fr. examen,	   examinis: cf. F. examiner. See {Examen}.]	   1. To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully	      with a view to discover the real character or state of; to	      subject to inquiry or inspection of particulars for the	      purpose of obtaining a fuller insight into the subject of	      examination, as a material substance, a fact, a reason, a	      cause, the truth of a statement; to inquire or search	      into; to explore; as, to examine a mineral; to examine a	      ship to know whether she is seaworthy; to examine a	      proposition, theory, or question.	      [1913 Webster]	            Examine well your own thoughts.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Examine their counsels and their cares. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interrogate as in a judicial proceeding; to try or test	      by question; as, to examine a witness in order to elicit	      testimony, a student to test his qualifications, a	      bankrupt touching the state of his property, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The offenders that are to be examined. --Shak.	   Syn: To discuss; debate; scrutinize; search into;	        investigate; explore. See {Discuss}.	        [1913 Webster]
Examinee \Ex*am`i*nee"\, n.	   A person examined.	   [1913 Webster]
Examiner \Ex*am"in*er\, n.	   One who examines, tries, or inspects; one who interrogates;	   an officer or person charged with the duty of making an	   examination; as, an examiner of students for a degree; an	   examiner in chancery, in the patent office, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Examinership \Ex*am"in*er*ship\, n.	   The office or rank of an examiner.	   [1913 Webster]
Examining \Ex*am"in*ing\, a.	   Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an	   examining committee.	   [1913 Webster]
Examplary \Ex"am*pla*ry\, a. [From {Example}, cf. {Exemplary}.]	   Serving for example or pattern; exemplary. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Example \Ex*am"ple\, n. [A later form for ensample, fr. L.	   exemplum, orig., what is taken out of a larger quantity, as a	   sample, from eximere to take out. See {Exempt}, and cf.	   {Ensample}, {Sample}.]	   1. One or a portion taken to show the character or quality of	      the whole; a sample; a specimen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is to be followed or imitated as a model; a	      pattern or copy.	      [1913 Webster]	            For I have given you an example, that ye should do	            as I have done to you.                --John xiii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            I gave, thou sayest, the example; I led the way.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles or corresponds with something else; a	      precedent; a model.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such temperate order in so fierce a cause	            Doth want example.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is to be avoided; one selected for punishment	      and to serve as a warning; a warning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hang him; he'll be made an example.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now these things were our examples, to the intent	            that we should not lust after evil things, as they	            also lusted.                          --1 Cor. x. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept,	      especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be	      determined, as an exercise in the application of the rules	      of any study or branch of science; as, in trigonometry and	      grammar, the principles and rules are illustrated by	      examples.	   Syn: Precedent; case; instance.	   Usage: {Example}, {Instance}. The discrimination to be made	          between these two words relates to cases in which we	          give "instances" or "examples" of things done. An	          instance denotes the single case then "standing"	          before us; if there be others like it, the word does	          not express this fact. On the contrary, an example is	          one of an entire class of like things, and should be a	          true representative or sample of that class. Hence, an	          example proves a rule or regular course of things; an	          instance simply points out what may be true only in	          the case presented. A man's life may be filled up with	          examples of the self-command and kindness which marked	          his character, and may present only a solitary	          instance of haste or severity. Hence, the word	          "example" should never be used to describe what stands	          singly and alone. We do, however, sometimes apply the	          word instance to what is really an example, because we	          are not thinking of the latter under this aspect, but	          solely as a case which "stands before us." See	          {Precedent}.	          [1913 Webster]	Example \Ex*am"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exampled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Exampling}.]	   To set an example for; to give a precedent for; to exemplify;	   to give an instance of; to instance. [Obs.] "I may example my	   digression by some mighty precedent." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Burke devoted himself to this duty with a fervid	         assiduity that has not often been exampled, and has	         never been surpassed.                    --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Exampleless \Ex*am"ple*less\, a.	   Without or above example. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exampler \Ex*am"pler\, n. [See {Exemplar}, {Example}, and cf.	   {Sampler}.]	   A pattern; an exemplar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exampless \Ex*am"pless\, a.	   Exampleless. [Wrongly formed.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exanguious \Ex*an"gui*ous\, a.	   Bloodless. [Obs.] See {Exsanguious}. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exangulous \Ex*an"gu*lous\, a. [Pref ex- + angulous.]	   Having no corners; without angles. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exanimate \Ex*an"i*mate\, a. [L. exanimatus, p. p. of exanimare	   to deprive of life or spirit; ex out + anima air, breath,	   life, spirit.]	   1. Lifeless; dead. [R.] "Carcasses exanimate." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of animation; spiritless; disheartened. [R.]	      "Pale . . . wretch, exanimate by love." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Exanimate \Ex*an"i*mate\, v. t.	   To deprive of animation or of life. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exanimation \Ex*an`i*ma"tion\, n.[L. exanimatio.]	   Deprivation of life or of spirits. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exanimous \Ex*an"i*mous\, a. [L. exanimus, exanimis; ex out,	   without + anima life.]	   Lifeless; dead. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exannulate \Ex*an"nu*late\, a. [Pref. ex- + annulate.] (Bot.)	   Having the sporangium destitute of a ring; -- said of certain	   genera of ferns.	   [1913 Webster]
Exanthem \Ex*an"them\, n.	   Same as {Exanthema}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exanthema \Ex`an*the"ma\, n.; pl. {Exanthemata}. [L., fr. Gr.?,	   fr.? to burst forth as flowers, break out, as ulcers; ?, ?,	   out + 'anqei^n to bloom, 'a`nqos flower: cf. F.	   exanth[`e]me.] (Med.)	   An efflorescence or discoloration of the skin; an eruption or	   breaking out, as in measles, smallpox, scarlatina, and the	   like diseases; -- sometimes limited to eruptions attended	   with fever. --Dunglison. Exanthematic
Exanthematic \Ex*an`the*mat"ic\, Exanthematous
\Ex`an*them"a*tous\, a.	   Of, relating to, or characterized by, exanthema;	   efflorescent; as, an exanthematous eruption.	   [1913 Webster]
Exanthesis \Ex`an*the"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? . See	   {Exanthema}. ] (Med.)	   An eruption of the skin; cutaneous efflorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Exantlate \Ex*ant"late\, v. t. [L. exantlatus, p. p. of	   exantlare, exanclare, to endure.]	   To exhaust or wear out. [Obs.] "Seeds . . . wearied or	   exantlated." --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Exantlation \Ex`ant*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. exantlation.]	   Act of drawing out; exhaustion. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exarate \Ex"a*rate\, v. t. [L. exaratus, p. p. of exarare to	   plow up, to write; ex out + arare to plow.]	   To plow up; also, to engrave; to write. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaration \Ex`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. exaratio.]	   Act of plowing; also, act of writing. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exarch \Ex"arch\, n. [L. exarchus, Gr. ? ? commander; ?,?, out +	   ? to lead, rule: cf. F. exarque.]	   A viceroy; in Ravenna, the title of the viceroys of the	   Byzantine emperors; in the Eastern Church, the superior over	   several monasteries; in the modern Greek Church, a deputy of	   the patriarch, who visits the clergy, investigates	   ecclesiastical cases, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Exarchate \Ex*ar"chate\, n. [LL. exarchatus, fr. L. exarchus:	   cf. F. exarchat.]	   The office or the province of an exarch. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exarillate \Ex*ar"il*late\, a. [Pref. ex- + arillate.] (Bot.)	   Having no aril; -- said of certain seeds, or of the plants	   producing them.	   [1913 Webster]
Exarticulate \Ex`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [Pref. ex- + articulate.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Having but one joint; -- said of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Exarticulation \Ex`ar*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [Pref. ex- +	   articulation.]	   Luxation; the dislocation of a joint. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exasperate \Ex*as"per*ate\, a. [L. exasperatus, p. p. of	   exsasperare to roughen, exasperate; ex out (intens.) +	   asperare to make rough, asper rough. See {Asperity}.]	   Exasperated; imbittered. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like swallows which the exasperate dying year	         Sets spinning.                           --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Exasperate \Ex*as"per*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exsasperated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Exasperating}.]	   1. To irritate in a high degree; to provoke; to enrage; to	      excite or to inflame the anger of; as, to exasperate a	      person or his feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            To exsasperate them against the king of France.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make grievous, or more grievous or malignant; to	      aggravate; to imbitter; as, to exasperate enmity.	      [1913 Webster]	            To exasperate the ways of death.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   Syn: To irritate; provoke. See {Irritate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Exasperater \Ex*as"per*a`ter\, n.	   One who exasperates or inflames anger, enmity, or violence.	   [1913 Webster]
exasperating \exasperating\ adj.	   1. extremely annoying or displeasing.	   Syn: annoying, infuriating, maddening, vexing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {exacerbating}.	   Syn: aggravating, exacerbating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exasperation \Ex*as`per*a"tion\, n. [L. exasperatio: cf. F.	   exasp['e]ration.]	   1. The act of exasperating or the state of being exasperated;	      irritation; keen or bitter anger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Extorted from him by the exasperation of his	            spirits.                              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Increase of violence or malignity; aggravation;	      exacerbation. "Exasperation of the fits." --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Exaspidean \Ex`as*pid"e*an\, a. [Gr. ? out + ?, ?, a shield.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the	   outer side, leaving the inner side naked; -- said of certain	   birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Exauctorate \Ex*auc"tor*ate\, v. t.	   See {Exauthorate}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exauctoration \Ex*auc`tor*a"tion\, n.	   See {Exauthoration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exaugurate \Ex*au"gu*rate\, v. t. [L. exauguratus, p. p. of	   exaugurare to profane; ex out + augurari to act as an augur,	   fr. augur. ]	   To annul the consecration of; to secularize; to unhellow.	   [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Exauguration \Ex*au`gu*ra"tion\, n. [L. exauguratio	   desecration.]	   The act of exaugurating; desecration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exauthorate \Ex*au"thor*ate\, v. t. [L. exauctoratus, p. p. of	   exauctorare to dismiss; ex out + auctorare to bind to	   something, to hire, fr. auctor. See {Author}.]	   To deprive of authority or office; to depose; to discharge.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Exauthorated for their unworthiness.     --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exauthoration \Ex*au`thor*a"tion\, n.	   Deprivation of authority or dignity; degration. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exauthorize \Ex*au"thor*ize\, v. t. [Pref. ex- + authorize.]	   To deprive of uthority. [Obs.] --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]	Exauthorize \Ex*au"thor*ize\, v. t. [Pref. ex- + authorize.]	   To deprive of authority. [Obs.] --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Excalceate \Ex*cal"ce*ate\, v. t. [L. excalceatus, p. p. of	   excalceare to unshoe. See {Calceated}.]	   To deprive of shoes. [Obs.] --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Excalceation \Ex*cal`ce*a"tion\, n.	   The act of depriving or divesting of shoes. [Obs.]	   --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Excalfaction \Ex`cal*fac"tion\, n. [L. excalfactio.]	   A heating or warming; calefaction. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Excalfactive \Ex`cal*fac"tive\, a. [L. excalfacere to warm; ex	   out (intens.) + calfacere to warm.]	   Serving to heat; warming. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Excalfactory \Ex`cal*fac"to*ry\, a. [L. excalfactorius.]	   Heating; warming. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Excalibur \Ex*cal"i*bur\, n.	   The name of King Arthur's mythical sword. [Written also	   {Excalibar}, {Excalibor}, {Escalibar}, and {Caliburn}.]	   --Tennyson. Excamb
Excamb \Ex*camb"\, Excambie \Ex*cam"bie\, v. t. [LL. excambiare,	   excambire; L. ex out + cambire. See {Change}, and cf.	   {Exchange}.] (Scots Law)	   To exchange; -- used with reference to transfers of land.	   Excambion
Excambion \Ex*cam"bi*on\, Excambium \Ex*cam"bi*um\, n. [LL.	   excambium. See {Excamb}.] (Scots Law)	   Exchange; barter; -- used commonly of lands.	   [1913 Webster]
Excandescence \Ex`can*des"cence\, n. [L. excandescentia.]	   1. A growing hot; a white or glowing heat; incandescence.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent anger; a growing angry. [Obs.] --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]
Excandescent \Ex`can*des"cent\, a. [L. excandescens, p. pr. of	   excandescere to take fire, glow; ex out (intens.) +	   candescere to begin to glisten or glow, fr. candere. See	   {Candid}.]	   White or glowing with heat. [R.] --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Excantation \Ex`can*ta"tion\, n. [L. excantare to charm out. See	   {Ex?}, and {Chant}.]	   Disenchantment by a countercharm. [Obs.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Excarnate \Ex*car"nate\, v. t. [LL. excarnatus, p. p. of	   excarnare; L. ex out + caro, carnis, flesh.]	   To deprive or clear of flesh. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Excarnation \Ex`car*na"tion\, n.	   The act of depriving or divesting of flesh; excarnification;	   -- opposed to {incarnation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Excarnificate \Ex*car"ni*fi*cate\, v. t. [L. ex out + LL.	   carnificatus, p. p. carnificare to carnify; cf. L.	   excarnificare to tear to pieces, torment. See {Carnify}.]	   To clear of flesh; to excarnate. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Excarnification \Ex*car`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of excarnificating or of depriving of flesh;	   excarnation. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Excavate \Ex"ca*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excavated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Excavating}.] [L. excavatus, p. p. of excavare to	   excavate; ex out + cavare to make hollow, cavus hollow. See	   {Cave}.]	   1. To hollow out; to form cavity or hole in; to make hollow	      by cutting, scooping, or digging; as, to excavate a ball;	      to excavate the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form by hollowing; to shape, as a cavity, or anything	      that is hollow; as, to excavate a canoe, a cellar, a	      channel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Engin.) To dig out and remove, as earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The material excavated was usually sand. --E. L.	                                                  Corthell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Excavating pump}, a kind of dredging apparatus for	      excavating under water, in which silt and loose material	      mixed with water are drawn up by a pump. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Excavation \Ex`ca*va"tion\, n. [L. excavatio: cf. F.	   excavation.]	   1. The act of excavating, or of making hollow, by cutting,	      scooping, or digging out a part of a solid mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cavity formed by cutting, digging, or scooping. "A	      winding excavation." --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Engin.)	      (a) An uncovered cutting in the earth, in distinction from	          a {covered cutting} or {tunnel}.	      (b) The material dug out in making a channel or cavity.	          [1913 Webster]	                The delivery of the excavations at a distance of	                250 feet.                         --E. L.	                                                  Corthell.	          [1913 Webster]
Excavator \Ex"ca*va`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, excavates or hollows out; a machine,	   as a dredging machine, or a tool, for excavating.	   [1913 Webster]
Excave \Ex*cave"\, v. t. [L. excavare.]	   To excavate. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Excecate \Ex*ce"cate\, v. t. [L. excaecatus, p. p. of excaecare	   to blind; ex (intens.) + caecare to blind, caecus blind.]	   To blind. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Excecation \Ex`ce*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of making blind. [Obs.] --Bp. Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Excedent \Ex*ced"ent\, n. [L. excedens, -entis, p. pr. of	   excedere. See {Exceed}, v. t.]	   Excess. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exceeded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Exceeding}.] [L. excedere, excessum, to go away or	   beyond; ex out + cedere to go, to pass: cf. F. exc['e]der.	   See {Cede}.]	   To go beyond; to proceed beyond the given or supposed limit	   or measure of; to outgo; to surpass; -- used both in a good	   and a bad sense; as, one man exceeds another in bulk,	   stature, weight, power, skill, etc.; one offender exceeds	   another in villainy; his rank exceeds yours.	   [1913 Webster]	         Name the time, but let it not	         Exceed three days.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair. --Pope.	   Syn: To outdo; surpass; excel; transcend; outstrip; outvie;	        overtop.	        [1913 Webster]	Exceed \Ex*ceed"\, v. i.	   1. To go too far; to pass the proper bounds or measure. "In	      our reverence to whom, we can not possibly exceed." --Jer.	      Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.	                                                  --Deut. xxv.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be more or greater; to be paramount. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Exceedable \Ex*ceed"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of exceeding or surpassing. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceeder \Ex*ceed"er\, n.	   One who exceeds. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, a.	   More than usual; extraordinary; more than sufficient;	   measureless. "The exceeding riches of his grace." --Eph. ii.	   7. -- {Ex*ceed"ing*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Exceeding \Ex*ceed"ing\, adv.	   In a very great degree; extremely; exceedingly. [Archaic. It	   is not joined to verbs.] "The voice exceeding loud." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	         His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow.	                                                  --Mark ix. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Genoese were exceeding powerful by sea. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceedingly \Ex*ceed"ing*ly\, adv.	   To a very great degree; beyond what is usual; surpassingly.	   It signifies more than very.	   [1913 Webster]
Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Excelling}.] [L. excellere, excelsum; ex out + a root found	   in culmen height, top; cf. F. exceller. See {Culminate},	   {Column}.]	   1. To go beyond or surpass in good qualities or laudable	      deeds; to outdo or outgo, in a good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Excelling others, these were great;	            Thou, greater still, must these excel. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light	            excelleth darkness.                   --Eccl. ii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed or go beyond; to surpass.	      [1913 Webster]	            She opened; but to shut	            Excelled her power; the gates wide open stood.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Excel \Ex*cel"\, v. i.	   To surpass others in good qualities, laudable actions, or	   acquirements; to be distinguished by superiority; as, to	   excel in mathematics, or classics.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unstable as water, thou shalt not excel. --Gen. xlix.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then peers grew proud in horsemanship t' excel. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Excellence \Ex"cel*lence\, n. [F. excellence, L. excellentia.]	   1. The quality of being excellent; state of possessing good	      qualities in an eminent degree; exalted merit; superiority	      in virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consider first that great	            Or bright infers not excellence.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excellent or valuable quality; that by which any one	      excels or is eminent; a virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	            With every excellence refined.        --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A title of honor or respect; -- more common in the form	      {excellency}.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do greet your excellence	            With letters of commission from the king. --Shak.	   Syn: Superiority; pre["e]minence; perfection; worth;	        goodness; purity; greatness.	        [1913 Webster]
Excellency \Ex"cel*len*cy\, n.; pl. {Excellencies}.	   1. Excellence; virtue; dignity; worth; superiority.	      [1913 Webster]	            His excellency is over Israel.        --Ps. lxviii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	            Extinguish in men the sense of their own excellency.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A title of honor given to certain high dignitaries, esp.	      to viceroys, ministers, and ambassadors, to English	      colonial governors, etc. It was formerly sometimes given	      to kings and princes.	      [1913 Webster]
Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, a. [F. excellent, L. excellens, -entis,	   p. pr. of excellere. See {Excel}.]	   1. Excelling; surpassing others in some good quality or the	      sum of qualities; of great worth; eminent, in a good	      sense; superior; as, an excellent man, artist, citizen,	      husband, discourse, book, song, etc.; excellent breeding,	      principles, aims, action.	      [1913 Webster]	            To love . . .	            What I see excellent in good or fair. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superior in kind or degree, irrespective of moral quality;	      -- used with words of a bad significance. [Obs. or	      Ironical] "An excellent hypocrite." --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their sorrows are most excellent.     --Beau. & Fl.	   Syn: Worthy; choice; prime; valuable; select; exquisite;	        transcendent; admirable; worthy.	        [1913 Webster]	Excellent \Ex"cel*lent\, adv.	   Excellently; eminently; exceedingly. [Obs.] "This comes off	   well and excellent." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Excellently \Ex"cel*lent*ly\, adv.	   1. In an excellent manner; well in a high degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a high or superior degree; -- in this literal use, not	      implying worthiness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When the whole heart is excellently sorry. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]
Excelsior \Ex*cel"si*or\, a. [L., compar. of excelsus elevated,	   lofty, p. p. of excellere. See {Excel}, v. t.]	   More lofty; still higher; ever upward.	   [1913 Webster]	Excelsior \Ex*cel"si*or\, n.	   A kind of stuffing for upholstered furniture, mattresses,	   etc., in which curled shreds of wood are substituted for	   curled hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Excentral \Ex*cen"tral\, a. [Pref. ex- + central.] (Bot.)	   Out of the center. Excentric
Excentric \Ex*cen"tric\, Excentrical \Ex*cen"tric*al\, a.	   1. Same as {Eccentric}, {Eccentrical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One-sided; having the normally central portion not	      in the true center. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Excentricity \Ex`cen*tric"i*ty\ (Math.)	   Same as {Eccentricity}.	   [1913 Webster]
Except \Ex*cept"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excepted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Excepting}.] [L. exceptus, p. p. of excipere to take or	   draw out, to except; ex out + capere to take: cf. F.	   excepter. See {Capable}.]	   1. To take or leave out (anything) from a number or a whole	      as not belonging to it; to exclude; to omit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who never touched	            The excepted tree.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherein (if we only except the unfitness of the	            judge) all other things concurred.    --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To object to; to protest against. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Except \Ex*cept"\, v. i.	   To take exception; to object; -- usually followed by to,	   sometimes by against; as, to except to a witness or his	   testimony.	   [1913 Webster]	         Except thou wilt except against my love. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Except \Ex*cept"\, prep. [Originally past participle, or verb in	   the imperative mode.]	   With exclusion of; leaving or left out; excepting.	   [1913 Webster]	         God and his Son except,	         Created thing naught valued he nor . . . shunned.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: {Except}, {Excepting}, {But}, {Save}, {Besides}.	   Usage: Excepting, except, but, and save are exclusive. Except	          marks exclusion more pointedly. "I have finished all	          the letters except one," is more marked than "I have	          finished all the letters but one." Excepting is the	          same as except, but less used. Save is chiefly found	          in poetry. Besides (lit., by the side of) is in the	          nature of addition. "There is no one here except or	          but him," means, take him away and there is nobody	          present. "There is nobody here besides him," means, he	          is present and by the side of, or in addition to, him	          is nobody. "Few ladies, except her Majesty, could have	          made themselves heard." In this example, besides	          should be used, not except.	          [1913 Webster]	Except \Ex*cept"\ ([e^]k*s[e^]pt"), conj.	   Unless; if it be not so that.	   [1913 Webster]	         And he said, I will not let thee go, except thou bless	         me.                                      --Gen. xxxii.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]	         But yesterday you never opened lip,	         Except, indeed, to drink.                --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As a conjunction unless has mostly taken the place of	         except.	         [1913 Webster]
Exceptant \Ex*cept"ant\ ([e^]k*s[e^]pt"ant), a.	   Making exception.	   [1913 Webster]
Excepting \Ex*cept"ing\, prep. & conj., but properly a	   participle.	   With rejection or exception of; excluding; except. "Excepting	   your worship's presence." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         No one was ever yet made utterly miserable, excepting	         by himself.                              --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]
Exception \Ex*cep"tion\ ([e^]k*s[e^]p"sh[u^]n), n. [L. exceptio:	   cf. F. exception.]	   1. The act of excepting or excluding; exclusion; restriction	      by taking out something which would otherwise be included,	      as in a class, statement, rule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is excepted or taken out from others; a person,	      thing, or case, specified as distinct, or not included;	      as, almost every general rule has its exceptions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such rare exceptions, shining in the dark,	            Prove, rather than impeach, the just remark.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often with to.	         [1913 Webster]	               That proud exception to all nature's laws.	                                                  --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An objection, oral or written, taken, in the course	      of an action, as to bail or security; or as to the	      decision of a judge, in the course of a trail, or in his	      charge to a jury; or as to lapse of time, or scandal,	      impertinence, or insufficiency in a pleading; also, as in	      conveyancing, a clause by which the grantor excepts	      something before granted. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An objection; cavil; dissent; disapprobation; offense;	      cause of offense; -- usually followed by to or against.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will never answer what exceptions they can have	            against our account [relation].       --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . took exception to the place of their	            burial.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            She takes exceptions at your person.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of exceptions} (Law), a statement of exceptions to the	      decision, or instructions of a judge in the trial of a	      cause, made for the purpose of putting the points decided	      on record so as to bring them before a superior court or	      the full bench for review.	      [1913 Webster]
Exceptionable \Ex*cep"tion*a*ble\	   ([e^]k*s[e^]p"sh[u^]n*[.a]*b'l), a.	   Liable to exception or objection; objectionable. --	   {Ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         This passage I look upon to be the most exceptionable	         in the whole poem.                       --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceptional \Ex*cep"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. exceptionnel.]	   Forming an exception; not ordinary; uncommon; rare; hence,	   better than the average; superior. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]	         This particular spot had exceptional advantages.	                                                  --Jowett (Th.	                                                  )	   -- {Ex*cep"tion*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceptioner \Ex*cep"tion*er\, n.	   One who takes exceptions or makes objections. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceptionless \Ex*cep"tion*less\, a.	   Without exception.	   [1913 Webster]	         A universal, . . . exceptionless disqualification.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceptious \Ex*cep"tious\, a.	   Disposed or apt to take exceptions, or to object; captious.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         At least effectually silence the doubtful and	         exceptious.                              --South.	   -- {Ex*cep"tious*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceptive \Ex*cept"ive\, a.	   That excepts; including an exception; as, an exceptive	   proposition. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	         A particular and exceptive law.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceptless \Ex*cept"less\, a.	   Not exceptional; usual. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My general and exceptless rashness.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Exceptor \Ex*cept"or\, n. [L., a scribe.]	   One who takes exceptions. --T. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Excerebration \Ex*cer`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. excerebratus deprived	   of brains; ex out + cerebrum brain.]	   The act of removing or beating out the brains.	   [1913 Webster]
Excerebrose \Ex*cer"e*brose`\, a. [See {Excerebration}.]	   Brainless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Excern \Ex*cern"\, v. t. [L. excernere. See {Excrete}.]	   To excrete; to throw off through the pores; as, fluids are	   excerned in perspiration. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Excernent \Ex*cern"ent\, a. [See {Excern}.] (Physiol.)	   Connected with, or pertaining to, excretion.	   [1913 Webster]
Excerp \Ex*cerp"\, v. t. [L. excerpere, excerptum; ex out +	   carpere to pick, gather. See {Harvest}, and cf. {Scarce}, a.]	   To pick out. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Excerpt \Ex*cerpt"\ ([e^]k*s[~e]rpt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Excerpted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excerpting}.] [From L.	   excerptus, p. p. See {Excerp}.]	   To select; to extract; to cite; to quote.	   [1913 Webster]	         Out of which we have excerpted the following	         particulars.                             --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Excerpt \Ex"cerpt\ ([e^]k"s[~e]rpt; 277), n.	   An extract; a passage selected or copied from a book or	   record.	   [1913 Webster]
Excerption \Ex*cerp"tion\, n. [L. excerptio.]	   1. The act of excerpting or selecting. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is selected or gleaned; an extract. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His excerptions out of the Fathers.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Excerptive \Ex*cerp"tive\, a.	   That excerpts, selects, or chooses. --D. L. Mackenzie.	   [1913 Webster]
Excerptor \Ex*cerp"tor\, n.	   One who makes excerpts; a picker; a culler.	   [1913 Webster]
Excess \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[`e]s. See {Exceed}.]	   1. The state of surpassing or going beyond limits; the being	      of a measure beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; that	      which exceeds what is usual or proper; immoderateness;	      superfluity; superabundance; extravagance; as, an excess	      of provisions or of light.	      [1913 Webster]	            To gild refined gold, to paint the lily,	            To throw a perfume on the violet, . . .	            Is wasteful and ridiculous excess.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That kills me with excess of grief, this with excess	            of joy.                               --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An undue indulgence of the appetite; transgression of	      proper moderation in natural gratifications; intemperance;	      dissipation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess. --Eph. v.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy desire . . . leads to no excess	            That reaches blame.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The degree or amount by which one thing or number exceeds	      another; remainder; as, the difference between two numbers	      is the excess of one over the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spherical excess} (Geom.), the amount by which the sum of	      the three angles of a spherical triangle exceeds two right	      angles. The spherical excess is proportional to the area	      of the triangle.	      [1913 Webster]
Excessive \Ex*cess"ive\ ([e^]k*s[e^]s"[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   excessif.]	   Characterized by, or exhibiting, excess; overmuch.	   [1913 Webster]	         Excessive grief [is] the enemy to the living. --Shak.	   Syn: Undue; exorbitant; extreme; overmuch; enormous;	        immoderate; monstrous; intemperate; unreasonable. See	        {Enormous} --{Ex*cess*ive*ly}, adv. -{Ex*cess"ive*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
exchange \ex*change"\ ([e^]ks*ch[=a]nj"), n. [OE. eschange,	   eschaunge, OF. eschange, fr. eschangier, F. ['e]changer, to	   exchange; pref. ex- out + F. changer. See {Change}, and cf.	   {Excamb}.]	   1. The act of giving or taking one thing in return for	      another which is regarded as an equivalent; as, an	      exchange of cattle for grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of substituting one thing in the place of another;	      as, an exchange of grief for joy, or of a scepter for a	      sword, and the like; also, the act of giving and receiving	      reciprocally; as, an exchange of civilities or views.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing given or received in return; esp., a publication	      exchanged for another. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) The process of setting accounts or debts between	      parties residing at a distance from each other, without	      the intervention of money, by exchanging orders or drafts,	      called bills of exchange. These may be drawn in one	      country and payable in another, in which case they are	      called foreign bills; or they may be drawn and made	      payable in the same country, in which case they are called	      inland bills. The term bill of exchange is often	      abbreviated into exchange; as, to buy or sell exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A in London is creditor to B in New York, and C in	         London owes D in New York a like sum. A in London draws	         a bill of exchange on B in New York; C in London	         purchases the bill, by which A receives his debt due	         from B in New York. C transmits the bill to D in New	         York, who receives the amount from B.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A mutual grant of equal interests, the one in	      consideration of the other. Estates exchanged must be	      equal in quantity, as fee simple for fee simple.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The place where the merchants, brokers, and bankers of a	      city meet at certain hours, to transact business; also,	      the institution which sets regulations and maintains the	      physical facilities of such a place; as, the New York	      Stock Exchange; a commodity exchange. In this sense the	      word was at one time often contracted to {'change}	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Arbitration of exchange}. See under {Arbitration}.	   {Bill of exchange}. See under {Bill}.	   {Exchange broker}. See under {Broker}.	   {Par of exchange}, the established value of the coin or	      standard of value of one country when expressed in the	      coin or standard of another, as the value of the pound	      sterling in the currency of France or the United States.	      The par of exchange rarely varies, and serves as a measure	      for the rise and fall of exchange that is affected by the	      demand and supply. Exchange is at par when, for example, a	      bill in New York, for the payment of one hundred pounds	      sterling in London, can be purchased for the sum. Exchange	      is in favor of a place when it can be purchased there at	      or above par.	   {Telephone exchange}, a central office in which the wires of	      any two telephones or telephone stations may be connected	      to permit conversation.	   Syn: Barter; dealing; trade; traffic; interchange.	        [1913 Webster]
Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchanged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Exchanging}.] [Cf.OF. eschangier, F. ['e]changer. See	   {Exchange}, n.]	   1. To part with give, or transfer to another in consideration	      of something received as an equivalent; -- usually	      followed by for before the thing received.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exchange his sheep for shells, or wool for a	            sparking pebble or a diamond.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To part with for a substitute; to lay aside, quit, or	      resign (something being received in place of the thing	      parted with); as, to exchange a palace for cell.	      [1913 Webster]	            And death for life exchanged foolishly. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shift his being	            Is to exchange one misery with another. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give and receive reciprocally, as things of the same	      kind; to barter; to swap; as, to exchange horses with a	      neighbor; to exchange houses or hats.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exchange forgiveness with me, noble Hamlet. --Shak.	   Syn: To barter; change; commute; interchange; bargain; truck;	        swap; traffic.	        [1913 Webster]	Exchange \Ex*change"\, v. i.	   To be changed or received in exchange for; to pass in	   exchange; as, dollar exchanges for ten dimes.	   [1913 Webster]
Exchangeability \Ex*change`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being exchangeable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The law ought not be contravened by an express article	         admitting the exchangeability of such persons.	                                                  --Washington.	   [1913 Webster]
Exchangeable \Ex*change"a*ble\, a. [Cf.F. ['e]changeable.]	   1. Capable of being exchanged; fit or proper to be exchanged.	      [1913 Webster]	            The officers captured with Burgoyne were	            exchangeable within the powers of General Howe.	                                                  --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Available for making exchanges; ratable. "An exchangeable	      value." --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Exchangeably \Ex*change"a*bly\, adv.	   By way of exchange.	   [1913 Webster]
Exchange editor \Ex*change" ed"i*tor\	   An editor who inspects, and culls from, periodicals, or	   exchanges, for his own publication.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exchanger \Ex*chan"ger\, n.	   One who exchanges; one who practices exchange. --Matt. xxv.	   27.	   [1913 Webster]
Excheat \Ex*cheat"\, n.	   See {Escheat}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Excheator \Ex*cheat"or\, n.	   See {Escheator}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exchequer \Ex*cheq"uer\, n. [OE. escheker, OF. eichekier, fr.	   LL. scaccarium. See {Checker}, {Chess}, {Check}.]	   1. One of the superior courts of law; -- so called from a	      checkered cloth, which covers, or formerly covered, the	      table. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The exchequer was a court of law and equity. In the	         revenue department, it had jurisdiction over the	         proprietary rights of the crown against subjects; in	         the common law department, it administered justice in	         personal actions between subject and subject. A person	         proceeding against another in the revenue department	         was said to exchequer him. The judges of this court	         were one chief and four puisne barons, so styled. The	         Court of Exchequer Chamber sat as court of error in	         which the judgments of each of the superior courts of	         common law, in England, were subject to revision by the	         judges of the other two sitting collectively. Causes	         involving difficult questions of law were sometimes	         after argument, adjourned into this court from the	         other courts, for debate before judgment in the court	         below. Recent legislation in England (1880) has	         abolished the Court of Exchequer and the Court of	         Exchequer Chamber, as distinct tribunals, a single	         board of judiciary, the High Court of Justice, being	         established for the trial of all classes of civil	         cases. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The department of state having charge of the collection	      and management of the royal revenue. [Eng.] Hence, the	      treasury; and, colloquially, pecuniary possessions in	      general; as, the company's exchequer is low.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barons of the exchequer}. See under {Baron}.	   {Chancellor of the exchequer}. See under {Chancellor}.	   {Exchequer bills} or {Exchequer bonds} (Eng.), bills of	      money, or promissory bills, issued from the exchequer by	      authority of Parliament; a species of paper currency	      emitted under the authority of the government, and bearing	      interest.	      [1913 Webster]	Exchequer \Ex*cheq"uer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exchequered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Exchequering}.]	   To institute a process against (any one) in the Court of	   Exchequer.	   [1913 Webster]
Excide \Ex*cide"\, v. t. [L. excidere, excisum; ex out + caedere	   to cut. See {Concise}, and cf. {Excise} to cut off.]	   To cut off. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Excipient \Ex*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. excipients, -entis, p. pr. of	   exipere. See {Except}, v. t.]	   Taking an exception.	   [1913 Webster]	Excipient \Ex*cip"i*ent\, n.	   1. An exceptor. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med., Pharmacy) An inert or slightly active substance	      used in preparing remedies as a vehicle or medium of	      administration for the medicinal agents. --Chambers.	      Exciple
Exciple \Ex"ci*ple\, Excipulum \Ex*cip"u*lum\, n. [NL.	   excipulum, fr. L. excipere. See {Except}.] (Bot.)	   The outer part of the fructification of most lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Excisable \Ex*cis"a*ble\, a.	   Liable or subject to excise; as, tobacco in an excisable	   commodity.	   [1913 Webster]
Excise \Ex*cise"\, n. [Apparently fr. L. excisum cut off, fr.	   excidere to cut out or off; ex out, off + caedere to cut; or,	   as the word was formerly written accise, fr. F. accise, LL.	   accisia, as if fr. L. accidere, accisum, to cut into; ad +	   caedere to cut; but prob. transformed fr. OF. assise, LL.	   assisa, assisia, assize. See {Assize}, {Concise}.]	   1. In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on	      the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as,	      tobacco, ale, spirits, etc., grown or manufactured in the	      country. It is also levied to pursue certain trades and	      deal in certain commodities. Certain direct taxes (as, in	      England, those on carriages, servants, plate, armorial	      bearings, etc.), are included in the excise. Often used	      adjectively; as, excise duties; excise law; excise system.	      [1913 Webster]	            The English excise system corresponds to the	            internal revenue system in the United States.	                                                  --Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	            An excise . . . is a fixed, absolute, and direct	            charge laid on merchandise, products, or	            commodities.                          --11 Allen's	                                                  (Mass. ) Rpts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That department or bureau of the public service charged	      with the collection of the excise taxes. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Excise \Ex*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Excising}.]	   1. To lay or impose an excise upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impose upon; to overcharge. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Excise \Ex*cise"\, v. t. [See {Excide}.]	   To cut out or off; to separate and remove; as, to excise a	   tumor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exciseman \Ex*cise"man\, n.; pl. {Excisemen}.	   An officer who inspects and rates articles liable to excise	   duty. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Excision \Ex*ci"sion\, n. [L. excisio: cf. F. excision. See	   {Excide}.]	   1. The act of excising or cutting out or off; extirpation;	      destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such conquerors are the instruments of vengeance on	            those nations that have . . . grown ripe for	            excision.                             --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The act of cutting off from the church;	      excommunication.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) The removal, especially of small parts, with a	      cutting instrument. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Excitability \Ex*cit"a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. excitabilit['e].]	   1. The quality of being readily excited; proneness to be	      affected by exciting causes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The property manifested by living organisms,	      and the elements and tissues of which they are	      constituted, of responding to the action of stimulants;	      irritability; as, nervous excitability.	      [1913 Webster]
Excitable \Ex*cit"a*ble\, a. [L. excitabilis inciting: cf. F.	   excitable.]	   Capable of being excited, or roused into action; susceptible	   of excitement; easily stirred up, or stimulated.	   [1913 Webster]
excitableness \excitableness\ n.	   being easily excited.	   Syn: excitability, volatility.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Excitant \Ex*cit"ant\, a. [L. excitans, -antis, p. pr. of	   excitare: cf. F. excitant.]	   Tending to excite; exciting.	   [1913 Webster]	Excitant \Ex*cit"ant\, n. (Physiol.)	   An agent or influence which arouses vital activity, or	   produces increased action, in a living organism or in any of	   its tissues or parts; a stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]
Excitate \Ex*cit"ate\, v. t. [L. excitatus, p. p. of excitare.	   See {Excite}.]	   To excite. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Excitation \Ex`ci*ta"tion\n. [L. excitatio: cf. F. excitation.]	   1. The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of	      rousing up or awakening. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The act of producing excitement (stimulation);	      also, the excitement produced.	      [1913 Webster]
Excitative \Ex*cit"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. excitatif.]	   Having power to excite; tending or serving to excite;	   excitatory. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Excitator \Ex"ci*ta`tor\, n. [L., one who rouses.] (Elec.)	   A kind of discarder.	   [1913 Webster]
Excitatory \Ex*cit"a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. excitatoire.]	   Tending to excite; containing excitement; excitative.	   [1913 Webster]
Excite \Ex*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {exciting}.] [L. excitare; ex out + citare to move	   rapidly, to rouse: cf. OF. esciter, exciter, F. exciter. See	   {Cite}.]	   1. To call to activity in any way; to rouse to feeling; to	      kindle to passionate emotion; to stir up to combined or	      general activity; as, to excite a person, the spirits, the	      passions; to excite a mutiny or insurrection; to excite	      heat by friction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) To call forth or increase the vital activity of	      an organism, or any of its parts.	   3. (Elec.) To energize (an electro-magnet); to produce a	      magnetic field in; as, to excite a dynamo.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Physics) To raise to a higher energy level; -- used	      especially of atoms or molecules, or of electrons within	      atoms or molecules; as, absorption of a photon excites the	      cesium atom, which subsequently radiates the excess	      energy.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Syn: To incite; awaken; animate; rouse or arouse; stimulate;	        inflame; irritate; provoke.	   Usage: To {Excite}, {Incite}. When we excite we rouse into	          action feelings which were less strong; when we incite	          we spur on or urge forward to a specific act or end.	          Demosthenes excited the passions of the Athenians	          against Philip, and thus incited the whole nation to	          unite in the war against him. Antony, by his speech	          over the body of C[ae]sar, so excited the feelings of	          the populace, that Brutus and his companions were	          compelled to flee from Rome; many however, were	          incited to join their standard, not only by love of	          liberty, but hopes of plunder.	          [1913 Webster]
Exciteful \Ex*cite"ful\, n.	   Full of exciting qualities; as, an exciteful story; exciteful	   players. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Excitement \Ex*cite"ment\n. [Cf. OF. excitement, escitement.]	   1. The act of exciting, or the state of being roused into	      action, or of having increased action; impulsion;	      agitation; as, an excitement of the people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which excites or rouses; that which moves, stirs, or	      induces action; a motive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cares and excitements of a season of transition	            and struggle.                         --Talfowrd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) A state of aroused or increased vital activity	      in an organism, or any of its organs or tissues.	      [1913 Webster]
Exciter \Ex*cit"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, excites.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hope is the grand exciter of industry.   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Exciting \Ex*cit"ing\, a.	   Calling or rousing into action; producing excitement; as,	   exciting events; an exciting story. -- {Ex*cit"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Exciting causes} (Med.), those which immediately produce	      disease, or those which excite the action of predisposing	      causes.	      [1913 Webster]
Excitive \Ex*cit"ive\, a.	   Serving or tending to excite; excitative. [R.] --Bamfield.	   [1913 Webster]	Excitive \Ex*cit"ive\, n.	   That which excites; an excitant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Excito-motion \Ex*ci`to-mo"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   Motion excited by reflex nerves. See {Excito-motory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Excito-motor \Ex*ci`to-mo"tor\, a. (Physiol.)	   Excito-motory; as, excito-motor power or causes.	   [1913 Webster]
Excito-motory \Ex*ci`to-mo"to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   Exciting motion; -- said of that portion of the nervous	   system concerned in reflex actions, by which impressions are	   transmitted to a nerve center and then reflected back so as	   to produce muscular contraction without sensation or	   volition.	   [1913 Webster]
Excito-nutrient \Ex*ci`to-nu"tri*ent\, a. (Physiol.)	   Exciting nutrition; said of the reflex influence by which the	   nutritional processes are either excited or modified.	   [1913 Webster]
Excito-secretory \Ex*ci`to-se*cre"to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   Exciting secretion; -- said of the influence exerted by	   reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the	   various glands are excited to action.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Exclaimed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Exclaiming}.] [L. exclamare, exclamatum; ex +	   clamare to cry out; cf. OF. exclamer. See {Clam}.]	   To cry out from earnestness or passion; to utter with	   vehemence; to call out or declare loudly; to protest	   vehemently; to vociferate; to shout; as, to exclaim against	   oppression with wonder or astonishment; "The field is won!"	   he exclaimed.	   [1913 Webster]	Exclaim \Ex*claim"\, n.	   Outcry; clamor. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Cursing cries and deep exclaims.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclaimer \Ex*claim"er\, n.	   One who exclaims.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclamation \Ex`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. exclamatio: cf. F.	   exclamation.]	   1. A loud calling or crying out; outcry; loud or emphatic	      utterance; vehement vociferation; clamor; that which is	      cried out, as an expression of feeling; sudden expression	      of sound or words indicative of emotion, as in surprise,	      pain, grief, joy, anger, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exclamations against abuses in the church. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus will I drown your exclamations.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A festive exclamation not unsuited to the occasion.	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A word expressing outcry; an interjection; a word	      expressing passion, as wonder, fear, or grief.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A mark or sign by which outcry or emphatic	      utterance is marked; thus [!]; -- called also {exclamation	      point}.	      [1913 Webster]
Exclamative \Ex*clam"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. exclamatif.]	   Exclamatory. --Earle. -- {Ex*clam"a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclamatory \Ex*clam"a*to*ry\, a.	   Containing, expressing, or using exclamation; as, an	   exclamatory phrase or speaker. --South. --	   {Ex*clam"a*to*ti*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclave \Ex*clave"\, n. [Formed fr. enclave by substitution of	   ex- for en-]	   A portion of a country which is separated from the main part	   and surrounded by politically alien territory. [Recent.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The same territory is an enclave in respect to the	         surrounding country and an exclave with respect to the	         country to which it is politically attached.	         [1913 Webster]
Exclude \Ex*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excluded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Excluding}.] [L. excludere, exclusum; ex out +	   claudere to shut. See {Close}.]	   1. To shut out; to hinder from entrance or admission; to	      debar from participation or enjoyment; to deprive of; to	      except; -- the opposite to admit; as, to exclude a crowd	      from a room or house; to exclude the light; to exclude one	      nation from the ports of another; to exclude a taxpayer	      from the privilege of voting.	      [1913 Webster]	            And none but such, from mercy I exclude. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust out or eject; to expel; as, to exclude young	      animals from the womb or from eggs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Excluded middle}. (logic) The name given to the third of the	      "three logical axioms," so-called, namely, to that one	      which is expressed by the formula: "Everything is either A	      or Not-A." no third state or condition being involved or	      allowed. See {Principle of contradiction}, under	      {Contradiction}.	      [1913 Webster]
Exclusion \Ex*clu"sion\, n. [L. exclusio: cf. F. exclusion. See	   {Exclude}.]	   1. The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by	      thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring;	      rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sad exclusion from the doors of bliss. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exclusion of the duke from the crown of England	            and Ireland.                          --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The act of expelling or ejecting a fetus or an	      egg from the womb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Thing emitted. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Exclusionary \Ex*clu"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Tending to exclude; causing exclusion; exclusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclusionism \Ex*clu"sion*ism\, n.	   The character, manner, or principles of an exclusionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclusionist \Ex*clu"sion*ist\, n.	   One who would exclude another from some right or privilege;	   esp., one of the anti-popish politicians of the time of	   Charles II.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclusive \Ex*clu"sive\a. [Cf. F. exclusif.]	   1. Having the power of preventing entrance; debarring from	      participation or enjoyment; possessed and enjoyed to the	      exclusion of others; as, exclusive bars; exclusive	      privilege; exclusive circles of society.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not taking into the account; excluding from consideration;	      -- opposed to {inclusive}; as, five thousand troops,	      exclusive of artillery.	      [1913 Webster]	Exclusive \Ex*clu"sive\, n.	   One of a coterie who exclude others; one who from real of	   affected fastidiousness limits his acquaintance to a select	   few.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclusiveness \Ex*clu"sive*ness\, n.	   Quality of being exclusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclusivism \Ex*clu"siv*ism\, n.	   The act or practice of excluding being exclusive;	   exclusiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclusivist \Ex*clu"siv*ist\, n.	   One who favor or practices any from of exclusiveness or	   exclusivism.	   [1913 Webster]	         The field of Greek mythology . . . the favorite	         sporting ground of the exclusivists of the solar	         theory.                                  --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Exclusory \Ex*clu"so*ry\, a. [L. exclusorius.]	   Able to exclude; excluding; serving to exclude.	   [1913 Webster]
Excoct \Ex*coct"\v. t. [L. excoctus, p. p. of excoquere to	   excoct. See 3d {Cook}.]	   To boil out; to produce by boiling. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Excoction \Ex*coc"tion\ [L. excoctio.]	   The act of excocting or boiling out. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Excogitate \Ex*cog"i*tate\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excogitated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n.. {Excogitating}.] [L. excogitatus, p. p. of	   excogitare to excogitate; ex out + cogitare to think. See	   {Cogitate}.]	   To think out; to find out or discover by thinking; to devise;	   to contrive. "Excogitate strange arts." --Stirling.	   [1913 Webster]	         This evidence . . . thus excogitated out of the general	         theory.                                  --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	Excogitate \Ex*cog"i*tate\, v. i.	   To cogitate. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Excogitation \Ex*cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. excogitatio: cf. F.	   excogitation.]	   The act of excogitating; a devising in the thoughts;	   invention; contrivance.	   [1913 Webster]
Excommune \Ex`com*mune"\v. t. [Cf. F. excommuier. See	   {Excommunicate}.]	   To exclude from participation in; to excommunicate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Poets . . . were excommuned Plato's common wealth	                                                  --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Excommunicable \Ex`com*mu"ni*ca*ble\, a. [See {Excommunicate}.]	   Liable or deserving to be excommunicated; making	   excommunication possible or proper. "Persons excommunicable	   ." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         What offenses are excommunicable ?       --Kenle.	   [1913 Webster]
Excommunicant \Ex`com*mu"ni*cant\, n.	   One who has been excommunicated.	   [1913 Webster]
Excommunicate \Ex"com*mu"ni*cate\, a. [L. excommunicatus, p. p.	   of communicare to excommunicate; ex out + communicare. See	   {Communicate}.]	   Excommunicated; interdicted from the rites of the church. --	   n. One excommunicated.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt stand cursed and excommunicate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Excommunicate \Ex`com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Excommunicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Excommunicating}.]	   1. To put out of communion; especially, to cut off, or shut	      out, from communion with the church, by an ecclesiastical	      sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay under the ban of the church; to interdict.	      [1913 Webster]	            Martin the Fifth . . . was the first that	            excommunicated the reading of heretical books.	                                                  --Miltin.	      [1913 Webster]
Excommunication \Ex`com*mu`ni*ca"tion\, n. [L. excommunicatio:	   cf. F. excommunication.]	   The act of communicating or ejecting; esp., an ecclesiastical	   censure whereby the person against whom it is pronounced is,	   for the time, cast out of the communication of the church;	   exclusion from fellowship in things spiritual.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: excommunication is of two kinds, the lesser and the	         greater; the lesser excommunication is a separation or	         suspension from partaking of the Eucharist; the greater	         is an absolute execution of the offender from the	         church and all its rights and advantages, even from	         social intercourse with the faithful.	         [1913 Webster]
Excommunicator \Ex`com*mu"ni*ca`tor\n. [Cf. LL. excommunicator.]	   One who excommunicates.	   [1913 Webster]
Excommunion \Ex`com*mun"ion\	   A shutting out from communion; excommunication. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Excommunication is the utmost of ecclesiastical	         judicature.                              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Excoriable \Ex*co"ri*a*ble\	   Capable of being excoriated.	   [1913 Webster]	         The scaly covering of fishes, . . . even in such as are	         excoriatable.                            --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Excoriate \Ex*co"ri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excoriated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {excoriating}.] [L. excoriare; ex out + corium	   hide. cf. {Scourge}; see {Cuirass}.]	   To strip or wear off the skin of; to abrade; to gall; to	   break and remove the cuticle of, in any manner, as by	   rubbing, beating, or by the action of acrid substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Excoriation \Ex*co`ri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excoriation.]	   1. The act of excoriating or flaying, or state of being	      excoriated, or stripped of the skin; abrasion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stripping of possession; spoliation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A pitiful excoriation of the poorer sort. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Excorticate \Ex*cor"ti*cate\, v. t. [L. ex out, from + cortex,	   corticis, bark.]	   To strip of bark or skin; to decorticate. [Obs.] "Excorticate	   the tree." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Excortication \Ex*cor`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excortication.]	   The act of stripping off bark, or the state of being thus	   stripped; decortication.	   [1913 Webster]
Excreable \Ex"cre*a*ble\, a. [L. excreabilis, exscreabilis, fr.	   exscreare. See {Excreate}.]	   Capable of being discharged by spitting. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Excreate \Ex"cre*ate\, v. t. [L. excreare, exsreare; ex out +	   screare to hawk.]	   To spit out; to discharge from the throat by hawking and	   spitting. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Excreation \Ex`cre*a"tion\, n. [L. excreatio, exscreatio.]	   Act of spitting out. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Excrement \Ex"cre*ment\, n. [L. excrementum, fr. excernere,	   excretum, to skin out, discharge: cf. F. excr['e]ment. See	   {Excrete}.]	   Matter excreted and ejected; that which is excreted or cast	   out of the animal body by any of the natural emunctories;	   especially, alvine, discharges; dung; ordure.	   [1913 Webster]	Excrement \Ex"cre*ment\, n. [L. excrementum, fr. excrescere,	   excretum, to grow out. See {Excrescence}.]	   An excrescence or appendage; an outgrowth. [Obs.] "Ornamental	   excrements." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Living creatures put forth (after their period of	         growth) nothing that is young but hair and nails, which	         are excrements and no parts.             --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Excremental \Ex`cre*men"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to excrement. Excrementitial
Excrementitial \Ex`cre*men*ti"tial\, Excrementitious
\Ex`cre*men*ti"tious\, a. (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, excrement; of the nature of	   excrement.	   [1913 Webster]
Excrementive \Ex`cre*men"tive\, a.	   Serving to excrete; connected with excretion or excrement.	   [R.] "The excrementive parts." --Felthman.	   [1913 Webster]
Excrementize \Ex"cre*ment*ize`\v. i.	   To void excrement. [R.] --Life of A. Wood ?.	   [1913 Webster]
Excrescence \Ex*cres"cence\n. [F. excrescence, excroissanse, L.	   excrescentia excrescences, neut. pl. of p. pr. of excrescere.	   See {Excrescent}.]	   An excrescent appendage, as, a wart or tumor; anything	   growing out unnaturally from anything else; a preternatural	   or morbid development; hence, a troublesome superfluity; an	   incumbrance; as, an excrescence on the body, or on a plant.	   "Excrescences of joy." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The excrescences of the Spanish monarchy. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Excrescency \Ex*cres"cen*cy\, n.	   Excrescence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Excrescent \Ex*cres"cent\, a. [L. excresens, -entis, p. pr. of	   excrescere to grow out; ex out + crescere to grow. See	   {Crescent}.]	   Growing out in an abnormal or morbid manner or as a	   superfluity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Expunge the whole, or lip the excrescent parts. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Excrescent letter} (Philol.), a letter which has been added	      to a root; as, the d in alder (AS. alr) is an excrescent	      letter.	      [1913 Webster]
Excrescential \Ex`cres*cen"tial\a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence. [R.]	   --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Excreta \Ex*cre"ta\, n. pl. [L.]	   Matters to be excreted.	   [1913 Webster]
Excrete \Ex*crete"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excreted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Excreting}.] [L. excretus, p. p. of excernere to sift	   out, discharge; ex out + cernere to sift, separate. See	   {Crisis}.]	   To separate and throw off; to excrete urine. "The mucus thus	   excreted." --Hooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Excretin \Ex"cre*tin\, n. [From {Excrete}.] (physiol. Chem.)	   A nonnitrogenous, crystalline body, present in small quantity	   in human f[ae]ces.	   [1913 Webster]
Excretion \Ex*cre"tion\, n. [Cf. F. excr['e]tion.]	   1. The act of excreting.	      [1913 Webster]	            To promote secretion and excretion.   --Pereira.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is excreted; excrement. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Excretive \Ex*cre"tive\, a.	   Having the power of excreting, or promoting excretion.	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Excretory \Ex*cre"to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. excr['e]toire.]	   Having the quality of excreting, or throwing off	   excrementitious matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Excruciable \Ex*cru"ci*a*ble\, a. [L. excruciabilis.]	   Liable to torment. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Excruciate \Ex*cru"ci*ate\, a. [L. excruciatus, p. p. of	   excruciare to excruciate; ex out + cruciare to put to death	   on a cross, to torment. See {Cruciate}, {Cross}.]	   Excruciated; tortured.	   [1913 Webster]	         And here my heart long time excruciate.  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Excruciate \Ex*cru"ci*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excruciated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Excruciating}.]	   To inflict agonizing pain upon; to torture; to torment	   greatly; to rack; as, to excruciate the heart or the body.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their thoughts, like devils, them excruciate.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Excruciating \Ex*cru"ci*a`ting\	   Torturing; racking. "Excruciating pain." --V. Knox.	   "Excruciating fears." --Bentley -- {Ex*cru"ci*a`ting*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Excruciation \Ex*cru`ci*a"tion\n. [L. excruciatio.]	   The act of inflicting agonizing pain, or the state of being	   thus afflicted; that which excruciates; torture. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Excubation \Ex`cu*ba"tion\n. [L. excubatio, fr. excubare to lie	   out on guard; ex out on guard; ex out + cubare to lie down.]	   A keeping watch. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Excubitorium \Ex*cu`bi*to"ri*um\, n. [LL. excubitorium; ex out +	   cubare, cubitum, to lie.] (Eccl. Antiq.)	   A gallery in a church, where persons watched all night.	   [1913 Webster]
Exculpable \Ex*cul"pa*ble\	   Capable of being exculpated; deserving exculpation. --Sir G.	   Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Exculpate \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. See	   {Culpable}.]	   To clear from alleged fault or guilt; to prove to be	   guiltless; to relieve of blame; to acquit.	   [1913 Webster]	         He exculpated himself from being the author of the	         heroic epistle.                          --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]	         I exculpate him further for his writing against me.	                                                  --Milman.	   Syn: To exonerate; absolve; clear; acquit; excuse; vindicate;	        justify.	        [1913 Webster]
exculpated \exculpated\ adj.	   freed from any question of guilt; having suspicion of guilt	   eliminated.	   Syn: absolved, cleared, exonerated, vindicated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Exculpation \Ex`cul*pa"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exculpatio.]	   The act of exculpating from alleged fault or crime; that	   which exculpates; excuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         These robbers, however, were men who might have made	         out a strong case in exculpation of themselves.	                                                  --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exculpatory \Ex*cul"pa*to*ry\	   Clearing, or tending to clear, from alleged fault or guilt;	   excusing. "An exculpatory letter." --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Excur \Ex*cur"\v. i. [L. excurrere. See {Excurrent}.]	   To run out or forth; to extend. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Excurrent \Ex*cur"rent\, a. [L. excurrens, p. p. of excurrere,	   excursum, to run out; ex out + currere to run. See	   {Current}.]	   1. Running or flowing out; as: (Bot.) Running or extending	      out; as, an excurrent midrib, one which projects beyond	      the apex of a leaf; an excurrent steam or trunk, one which	      continues to the top.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Characterized by a current which flows outward;	      as, an excurrent orifice or tube.	      [1913 Webster]
Excurse \Ex*curse"\, v. t. [See {excurrent}.]	   To journey or pass thought. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Excursion \Ex*cur"sion\ [L. excursio: cf. F. excursion. See	   {Excurrent}.]	   1. A running or going out or forth; an expedition; a sally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far on excursion toward the gates of hell. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would make excursions and waste the country.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A journey chiefly for recreation; a pleasure trip; a brief	      tour; as, an excursion into the country.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wandering from a subject; digression.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not in a scribbling mood, and shall therefore	            make no excursions.                   --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) Length of stroke, as of a piston; stroke. [An	      awkward use of the word.]	   Syn: Journey; tour; ramble; jaunt. See {Journey}.	        [1913 Webster]
Excursionist \Ex*cur"sion*ist\, n.	   One who goes on an excursion, or pleasure trip.	   [1913 Webster]
Excursive \Ex*cur"sive\, a.	   Prone to make excursions; wandering; roving; exploring; as,	   an excursive fancy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The course of excursive . . . understandings. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   -- {Ex*cur"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*cur"sive*ness},, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Excursus \Ex*cur"sus\, n. [L., fr. excurrere, excursum. See	   {Excurrent}.]	   A dissertation or digression appended to a work, and	   containing a more extended exposition of some important point	   or topic.	   [1913 Webster]
Excusable \Ex*cus"a*ble\a. [L. excusabilis: cf. F. excusable.	   See {Excuse}.]	   That may be excused, forgiven, justified, or acquitted of	   blame; pardonable; as, the man is excusable; an excusable	   action. -- {Ex*cus"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ex*cus"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The excusableness of my dissatisfaction. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Excusation \Ex`cu*sa"tion\, n. [L. excusatio: cf. F.	   excusation.]	   Excuse; apology. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Excusator \Ex`cu*sa"tor\, n. [L.]	   One who makes, or is authorized to make, an excuse; an	   apologist. [Obs.] --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Excusatory \Ex*cus"a*to*ry\, a.	   Making or containing excuse or apology; apologetical; as, an	   excusatory plea.	   [1913 Webster]
Excuse \Ex*cuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Excused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Excusing}.] [OE. escusen, cusen, OF. escuser, excuser, F.	   excuser, fr. L. excusare; ex out + causa cause, causari to	   plead. See {Cause}.]	   1. To free from accusation, or the imputation of fault or	      blame; to clear from guilt; to release from a charge; to	      justify by extenuating a fault; to exculpate; to absolve;	      to acquit.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man's persuasion that a thing is duty, will not	            excuse him from guilt in practicing it, if really	            and indeed it be against Gog's law.   --Abp. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pardon, as a fault; to forgive entirely, or to admit to	      be little censurable, and to overlook; as, we excuse	      irregular conduct, when extraordinary circumstances appear	      to justify it.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must excuse what can not be amended. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To regard with indulgence; to view leniently or to	      overlook; to pardon.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in our own (excuse some courtly stains.)	            No whiter page than Addison remains.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To free from an impending obligation or duty; hence, to	      disengage; to dispense with; to release by favor; also, to	      remit by favor; not to exact; as, to excuse a forfeiture.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray thee have me excused.          --xiv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To relieve of an imputation by apology or defense; to make	      apology for as not seriously evil; to ask pardon or	      indulgence for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think ye that we excuse ourselves to you? --2 Cor.	                                                  xii. 19.	   Syn: To vindicate; exculpate; absolve; acquit.	   Usage: - {To Pardon}, {Excuse}, {Forgive}. A superior pardons	          as an act of mercy or generosity; either a superior or	          an equal excuses. A crime, great fault, or a grave	          offence, as one against law or morals, may be	          pardoned; a small fault, such as a failure in social	          or conventional obligations, slight omissions or	          neglects may be excused. Forgive relates to offenses	          against one's self, and punishment foregone; as, to	          forgive injuries or one who has injured us; to pardon	          grave offenses, crimes, and criminals; to excuse an	          act of forgetfulness, an unintentional offense. Pardon	          is also a word of courtesy employed in the sense of	          excuse.	          [1913 Webster]	Excuse \Ex*cuse"\, n. [Cf. F. excuse. See {Excuse}, v. t.]	   1. The act of excusing, apologizing, exculpating, pardoning,	      releasing, and the like; acquittal; release; absolution;	      justification; extenuation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleading so wisely in excuse of it.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is offered as a reason for being excused; a	      plea offered in extenuation of a fault or irregular	      deportment; apology; as, an excuse for neglect of duty;	      excuses for delay of payment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hence with denial vain and coy excuse. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which excuses; that which extenuates or justifies a	      fault. "It hath the excuse of youth." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If eyes were made for seeing.	            Then beauty is its own excuse for being. --Emerson.	   Syn: See {Apology}.	        [1913 Webster]
Excuseless \Ex*cuse"less\, a.	   Having no excuse; not admitting of excuse or apology.	   --Whillock.	   [1913 Webster]
Excusement \Ex*cuse"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. excusement.]	   Excuse. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Excuser \Ex*cus"er\, n.	   1. One who offers excuses or pleads in extenuation of the	      fault of another. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who excuses or forgives another. --Shelton.	      [1913 Webster]
Excuss \Ex*cuss"\, v. t. [L. excussus. p. p. of excutere to	   shake off; ex out, from + quatere to shake. Cf. {Quash}.]	   1. To shake off; to discard. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To excuss the notation of a Geity out of their	            minds.                                --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inspect; to investigate; to decipher. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To take some pains in excusing some old monuments.	                                                  --F. Junius	                                                  (1654).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize and detain by law, as goods. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Excussion \Ex*cus"sion\, n. [L. excussio a shaking down; LL., a	   threshing of corn: cf. F. excussion.]	   The act of excusing; seizure by law. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Exeat \Ex"e*at\, n. [L., let him go forth.]	   1. A license for absence from a college or a religious house.	      [Eng.] --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A permission which a bishop grants to a priest to go out	      of his diocese. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Execrable \Ex"e*cra*ble\, a. [L. execrabilis, exsecrabilis: cf.	   F. ex['e]crable. See {Execrate}.]	   Deserving to be execrated; accursed; damnable; detestable;	   abominable; as, an execrable wretch. "Execrable pride."	   --Hooker. -- {Ex"e*cra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ex"e*cra*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Execrate \Ex"e*crate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Execrated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Execrating}.] [L. execratus, exsecratus, p. p. of	   execrare, exsecrare, to execrate; ex out + sacer holy,	   sacred. See {Sacred}.]	   To denounce evil against, or to imprecate evil upon; to	   curse; to protest against as unholy or detestable; hence, to	   detest utterly; to abhor; to abominate. "They . . . execrate	   their lct." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Execration \Ex`e*cra"tion\, n. [L. execratio, exsecratio: cf. F.	   ex['e]cration.]	   1. The act of cursing; a curse dictated by violent feelings	      of hatred; imprecation; utter detestation expressed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cease, gentle, queen, these execrations. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is execrated; a detested thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall be an execration and . . . a curse. --Jer.	                                                  xlii. 18.	   Syn: See {Malediction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Execrative \Ex"e*cra*tive\, a.	   Cursing; imprecatory; vilifying. --Carlyle. --	   {Ex"e*cra*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Execrative \Ex"e*cra*tive\, n.	   A word used for cursing; an imprecatory word or expression.	   --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Execratory \Ex"e*cra*to*ry\, a.	   Of the nature of execration; imprecatory; denunciatory. --C.	   Kingsley. -- n. A formulary of execrations. --L. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Exect \Ex*ect"\, v. t. [See {Exsect}.]	   To cut off or out. [Obs.] See {Exsect}. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exection \Ex*ec"tion\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Exsection}.	   [1913 Webster]
Executable \Ex"e*cu`ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being executed; feasible; as, an executable	   project. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Executant \Ex*ec"u*tant\, n.	   One who executes or performs; esp., a performer on a musical	   instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	         Great executants on the organ.           --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Execute \Ex"e*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Executed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Executing}.] [F. ex['e]cuter, L. executus, exsecutus,	   p. p. of exequi to follow to the end, pursue; ex out + sequi	   to follow. See {Second}, {Sue} to follow up, and cf.	   {Exequy}.]	   1. To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into	      complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to	      perform.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why delays	            His hand to execute what his decree	            Fixed on this day?                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To complete, as a legal instrument; to perform what is	      required to give validity to, as by signing and perhaps	      sealing and delivering; as, to execute a deed, lease,	      mortgage, will, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give effect to; to do what is provided or required by;	      to perform the requirements or stipulations of; as, to	      execute a decree, judgment, writ, or process.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To infect capital punishment on; to put to death in	      conformity to a legal sentence; as, to execute a traitor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put to death illegally; to kill. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) To perform, as a piece of music or other feat of	      skill, whether on an instrument or with the voice, or in	      any other manner requiring physical activity; as, to	      execute a difficult part brilliantly; to execute a coup;	      to execute a double play.	   Syn: To accomplish; effect; fulfill; achieve; consummate;	        finish; complete. See {Accomplish}.	        [1913 Webster]	Execute \Ex"e*cute\, v. i.	   1. To do one's work; to act one's part or purpose. [R.]	      --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform musically.	      [1913 Webster]
Executer \Ex"e*cu`ter\, n.	   One who performs or carries into effect. See {Executor}.	   [1913 Webster]
executing \ex"e*cut`ing\ n.	   putting a condemned person to death.	   Syn: execution, capital punishment, death penalty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Execution \Ex`e*cu"tion\, n. [F. ex['e]cution, L. executio,	   exsecutio.]	   1. The act of executing; a carrying into effect or to	      completion; performance; achievement; consummation; as,	      the execution of a plan, a work, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The excellence of the subject contributed much to	            the happiness of the execution.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A putting to death as a legal penalty; death lawfully	      inflicted; as, the execution of a murderer; to grant a	      stay of execution.	      [1913 Webster]	            A warrant for his execution.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of the mode of performing a work of art, of	      performing on an instrument, of engraving, etc.; as, the	      execution of a statue, painting, or piece of music.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first quality of execution is truth. --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The mode of performing any activity; as, the game plan was	      excellent, but its execution was filled with mistakes.	      [PJC]	   5. (Law)	      (a) The carrying into effect the judgment given in a court	          of law.	      (b) A judicial writ by which an officer is empowered to	          carry a judgment into effect; final process.	      (c) The act of signing, and delivering a legal instrument,	          or giving it the forms required to render it valid;	          as, the execution of a deed, or a will.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is executed or accomplished; effect; effective	      work; -- usually with do.	      [1913 Webster]	            To do some fatal execution.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The act of sacking a town. [Obs.] --Beau. & FL.	      [1913 Webster]
Executioner \Ex`e*cu"tion*er\, n.	   1. One who executes; an executer. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who puts to death in conformity to legal warrant, as a	      hangman.	      [1913 Webster]
Executive \Ex*ec"u*tive\, a. [Cf.F. ex['e]cutif.]	   1. Designed or fitted for execution, or carrying into effect;	      as, executive talent; qualifying for, concerned with, or	      pertaining to, the execution of the laws or the conduct of	      affairs; as, executive power or authority; executive	      duties, officer, department, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In government, executive is distinguished from	         {legislative} and {judicial}; {legislative} being	         applied to the organ or organs of government which make	         the laws; {judicial}, to that which interprets and	         applies the laws; executive, to that which carries them	         into effect or secures their due performance.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. of or pertaining to an executive[2] or to the group of	      executives within an organization; as, executive	      compensation increased more rapidly than wages in the	      1980's; the executive suite.	      [PJC]	Executive \Ex*ec"u*tive\, n.	   1. An impersonal title of the chief magistrate or officer who	      administers the government, whether king, president, or	      governor; the governing person or body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a person who has administrative authority over an	      organization or division of an organization; a manager,	      supervisor or administrator at a high level within an	      organization; as, all executives of the company were given	      stock options	      [PJC]
Executively \Ex*ec"u*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the way of executing or performing.	   [1913 Webster]
Executor \Ex*ec"u*tor\, n. [L. executor, exsecutor: cf. F.	   ex['e]cuteur. Cf. {Executer}.]	   1. One who executes or performs; a doer; as, an executor of	      baseness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An executioner. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Delivering o'er to executors paw?	            The lazy, yawning drone.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The person appointed by a testator to execute his	      will, or to see its provisions carried into effect, after	      his decease.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Executor de son tort} [Of., executor of his own wrong]	      (Law), a stranger who intermeddles without authority in	      the distribution of the estate of a deceased person.	      [1913 Webster]
Executorial \Ex*ec`u*to"ri*al\, a. [LL. executorialis.]	   Of or pertaining to an executive.	   [1913 Webster]
Executorship \Ex*ec"u*tor*ship\, n.	   The office of an executor.	   [1913 Webster]
Executory \Ex*ec"u*to*ry\, a. [LL. executorius, L. exsecutorius:	   cf.F. ex['e]cutoire.]	   1. Pertaining to administration, or putting the laws in	      force; executive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The official and executory duties of government.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Designed to be executed or carried into effect in	      time to come, or to take effect on a future contingency;	      as, an executory devise, reminder, or estate; an executory	      contract. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Executress \Ex*ec"u*tress\, n. [Cf.F. ex['e]cutrice.]	   An executrix.	   [1913 Webster]
Executrix \Ex*ec"u*trix\, n. [LL.] (Law)	   A woman exercising the functions of an executor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exedent \Ex"e*dent\, a. [L. exedent, -entis, p. pr. of exedere.	   See {Exesion}.]	   Eating out; consuming. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exedra \Ex"e*dra\ ([e^]ks"[-e]*dr[.a]), n.; pl. {Exedr[ae]}	   ([e^]ks"[-e]*dr[=e]). [L., fr. Gr 'exe`dra; 'ex out + "e`dra	   seat.]	   1. (Class. Antiq.) A room in a public building, furnished	      with seats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) The projection of any part of a building in a rounded	          form.	      (b) Any out-of-door seat in stone, large enough for	          several persons; esp., one of curved form.	          [1913 Webster]
exemplifying \exemplifying\ adj.	   1. clarifying by use of examples.	   Syn: illustrative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exegesis \Ex`e*ge"sis\, n.; pl. {Exegeses}. [NL., fr.Gr. ?,fr. ?	   to explain, interpret; ? out + ? to guide, lead, akin, to ?	   to lead. See {Agent}.]	   1. Exposition; explanation; especially, a critical	      explanation of a text or portion of Scripture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The process of finding the roots of an equation.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Exegete \Ex"e*gete\, n. [Gr. ?: cf.F. ex['e]g[`e]te. See	   {Exegesis}.]	   An exegetist. Exegetic
Exegetic \Ex`e*get"ic\, Exegetical \Ex`e*get"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F.ex['e]g['e]tique.]	   Pertaining to exegesis; tending to unfold or illustrate;	   explanatory; expository. --Walker. {Ex`e*get"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exegetics \Ex`e*get"ics\, n.	   The science of interpretation or exegesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Exegetist \Ex`e*ge"tist\, n.	   One versed in the science of exegesis or interpretation; --	   also called {exegete}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplar \Ex*em"plar\, n. [L. exemplar, exemplum: cf. F.	   exemplaire. See {Example}, and cf. {Examper}, {Sampler}.]	   1. A model, original, or pattern, to be copied or imitated; a	      specimen; sometimes; an ideal model or type, as that which	      an artist conceives.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such grand exemplar as make their own abilities the	            sole measure of what is fit or unfit. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A copy of a book or writing. [Obs.] --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	Exemplar \Ex*em"plar\, a.	   Exemplary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The exemplar piety of the father of a family. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplarily \Ex"em*pla*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a manner fitted or designed to be an example for imitation	   or for warning; by way of example.	   [1913 Webster]	         She is exemplarily loyal.                --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some he punisheth exemplarily.           --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplariness \Ex"em*pla*ri*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being exemplary; fitness to be an	   example.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplarity \Ex`em*plar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. LL. exemplaritas.]	   Exemplariness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The exemplarity of Christ's life.        --Abp. Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplary \Ex"em*pla*ry\, a. [L. exemplaris, fr. exemplar: cf.	   F. exemplaire. See {Exemplar}.]	   1. Serving as a pattern; deserving to be proposed for	      imitation; commendable; as, an exemplary person; exemplary	      conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Bishops'] lives and doctrines ought to be	            exemplary.                            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving as a warning; monitory; as, exemplary justice,	      punishment, or damages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Illustrating as the proof of a thing. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Exemplary damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}.	      [1913 Webster]	Exemplary \Ex"em*pla*ry\, n.	   An exemplar; also, a copy of a book or writing. [Obs.]	   --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplifiable \Ex*em"pli*fi`a*ble\, a.	   That can be exemplified.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplification \Ex*em`pli*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   1. The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by	      example.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the	      seal of an officer having custody of the original.	      [1913 Webster]
Exemplifier \Ex*em"pli*fi`er\, n.	   One who exemplifies by following a pattern.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemplify \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 show or illustrate by example.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did but . . . exemplify the principles in which	            he had been brought up.               --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To copy; to transcribe; to make an attested copy or	      transcript of, under seal, as of a record. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prove or show by an attested copy.	      [1913 Webster]
Exempt \Ex*empt"\, a. [F. exempt, L. exemptus, p. p. of eximere	   to take out, remove, free; ex out + emere to buy, take. Cf.	   {Exon}, {Redeem}.]	   1. Cut off; set apart. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Corrupted, and exempt from ancient gentry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extraordinary; exceptional. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free, or released, from some liability to which others are	      subject; excepted from the operation or burden of some	      law; released; free; clear; privileged; -- (with from):	      not subject to; not liable to; as, goods exempt from	      execution; a person exempt from jury service.	      [1913 Webster]	            True nobility is exempt from fear.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            T is laid on all, not any one exempt. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Exempt \Ex*empt"\, n.	   1. One exempted or freed from duty; one not subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of four officers of the Yeomen of the Royal Guard,	      having the rank of corporal; an Exon. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Exempt \Ex*empt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exempted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Exempting}.] [F. exempter. See {Exempt}, a.]	   1. To remove; to set apart. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To release or deliver from some liability which others are	      subject to; to except or excuse from he operation of a	      law; to grant immunity to; to free from obligation; to	      release; as, to exempt from military duty, or from jury	      service; to exempt from fear or pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death	            So snatched will not exempt us from the pain	            We are by doom to pay.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Exemptible \Ex*empt"i*ble\, a.	   That may be exempted.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemption \Ex*emp"tion\, n. [L. exemptio a removing: cf. F.	   exemption exemption.]	   The act of exempting; the state of being exempt; freedom from	   any charge, burden, evil, etc., to which others are subject;	   immunity; privilege; as, exemption of certain articles from	   seizure; exemption from military service; exemption from	   anxiety, suffering, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Exemptitious \Ex`emp*ti"tious\, a.	   Separable. [Obs.] "Exemptitious from matter." --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Exenterate \Ex*en"ter*ate\, v. t. [L. exenteratus, p. p. of	   exenterare; cf. Gr. ?; ? out + ? intestine.]	   To take out the bowels or entrails of; to disembowel; to	   eviscerate; as, exenterated fishes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Exenterated rule-mongers and eviscerated logicians.	                                                  --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Exenteration \Ex*en`ter*a"tion\, n. [LL. exenteratio.]	   Act of exenterating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exequatur \Ex`e*qua"tur\, n. [L., 3d pers. sing. pres. subj. of	   exequi, exsequi, to perform, execute.]	   1. A written official recognition of a consul or commercial	      agent, issued by the government to which he is accredited,	      and authorizing him to exercise his powers in the place to	      which he is assigned.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Official recognition or permission. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Exequial \Ex*e"qui*al\, a. [L. exequialis, exsequialis, fr.	   exsequiae exequies.]	   Of or pertaining to funerals; funereal.	   [1913 Webster]
Exequious \Ex*e"qui*ous\, a.	   Funereal. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exequy \Ex"e*quy\, n.; pl. {Exequies}. [L. exequiae, exsequiae,	   a funeral procession, fr. exsequi to follow out: cf. OF.	   exeques. See {Exequte}.]	   A funeral rite (usually in the plural); the ceremonies of	   burial; obsequies; funeral procession.	   [1913 Webster]	         But see his exequies fulfilled in Rouen. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Exercent \Ex*er"cent\, a. [L. exercents, -entis, p. pr. of	   exercere. See {Exercise}.]	   Practicing; professional. [Obs.] "Every exercent advocate."	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
exercisable \ex"er*ci`sa*ble\a.	   That may be exercised, used, or exerted; as, the stock	   options are exercisable for only five years from the date of	   issue.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Exercise \Ex"er*cise\, n. [F. exercice, L. exercitium, from	   exercere, exercitum, to drive on, keep, busy, prob. orig., to	   thrust or drive out of the inclosure; ex out + arcere to shut	   up, inclose. See {Ark}.]	   1. The act of exercising; a setting in action or practicing;	      employment in the proper mode of activity; exertion;	      application; use; habitual activity; occupation, in	      general; practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            exercise of the important function confided by the	            constitution to the legislature.      --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	            O we will walk this world,	            Yoked in all exercise of noble end.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exertion for the sake of training or improvement whether	      physical, intellectual, or moral; practice to acquire	      skill, knowledge, virtue, perfectness, grace, etc. "Desire	      of knightly exercise." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            An exercise of the eyes and memory.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bodily exertion for the sake of keeping the organs and	      functions in a healthy state; hygienic activity; as, to	      take exercise on horseback; to exercise on a treadmill or	      in a gym.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The wise for cure on exercise depend. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The performance of an office, a ceremony, or a religious	      duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lewis refused even those of the church of England .	            . . the public exercise of their religion.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            To draw him from his holy exercise.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is done for the sake of exercising, practicing,	      training, or promoting skill, health, mental, improvement,	      moral discipline, etc.; that which is assigned or	      prescribed for such ends; hence, a disquisition; a lesson;	      a task; as, military or naval exercises; musical	      exercises; an exercise in composition; arithmetic	      exercises.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clumsy exercises of the European tourney.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            He seems to have taken a degree, and performed	            public exercises in Cambridge, in 1565. --Brydges.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which gives practice; a trial; a test.	      [1913 Webster]	            Patience is more oft the exercise	            Of saints, the trial of their fortitude. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Exercise bone} (Med.), a deposit of bony matter in the soft	      tissues, produced by pressure or exertion.	      [1913 Webster]	Exercise \Ex"er*cise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exercised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Exercising}.]	   1. To set in action; to cause to act, move, or make exertion;	      to give employment to; to put in action habitually or	      constantly; to school or train; to exert repeatedly; to	      busy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Herein do I Exercise myself, to have always a	            conscience void of offence.           --Acts xxiv.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to	      practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve by	      practice; to discipline, and to use or to for the purpose	      of training; as, to exercise arms; to exercise one's self	      in music; to exercise troops.	      [1913 Webster]	            About him exercised heroic games	            The unarmed youth.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To occupy the attention and effort of; to task; to tax,	      especially in a painful or vexatious manner; harass; to	      vex; to worry or make anxious; to affect; to discipline;	      as, exercised with pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where pain of unextinguishable fire	            Must exercise us without hope of end. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put in practice; to carry out in action; to perform the	      duties of; to use; to employ; to practice; as, to exercise	      authority; to exercise an office.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness,	            judgment, and righteousness in the earth. --Jer. ix.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people of the land have used oppression and	            exercised robbery.                    --Ezek. xxii.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	Exercise \Ex"er*cise\, v. i.	   To exercise one's self, as under military training; to drill;	   to take exercise; to use action or exertion; to practice	   gymnastics; as, to exercise for health or amusement.	   [1913 Webster]	         I wear my trusty sword,	         When I do exercise.                      --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
exerciser \ex"er*ci`ser\, n.	   1. One who exercises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. one who supervises the exercise of animals, such as horses	      or dogs.	      [PJC]	   3. a device used for exercising muscles; as, a thigh	      exerciser.	      [PJC]
Exercisible \Ex"er*ci`si*ble\, a.	   Capable of being exercised, employed, or enforced; as, the	   authority of a magistrate is exercisible within his	   jurisdiction.	   [1913 Webster]
Exercitation \Ex*er`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. exercitatio, fr.	   exercitare, intense., fr. exercere to exercise: Cf. f.	   exercitation.]	   exercise; practice; use. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
exercycle \exercycle\ n.	   a stationary bike for exercising.	   Syn: exercise bike, exercise bicycle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exergue \Ex*ergue"\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ? out + ? work; lit., out	   work, i. e., accessory work. See {Work}.] (Numis.)	   The small space beneath the base line of a subject engraved	   on a coin or medal. It usually contains the date, place,	   engraver's name, etc., or other subsidiary matter.	   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Exert \Ex*ert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exerted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Exerting}.] [L. exertus, exsertus, p. p. of exerere,	   exserere, to thrust out; ex out + serere to join or bind	   together. See {Series}, and cf. {Exsert}.]	   1. To thrust forth; to emit; to push out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So from the seas exerts his radiant head	            The star by whom the lights of heaven are led.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put force, ability, or anything of the nature of an	      active faculty; to put in vigorous action; to bring into	      active operation; as, to exert the strength of the body,	      limbs, faculties, or imagination; to exert the mind or the	      voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put forth, as the result or exercise of effort; to	      bring to bear; to do or perform.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we will has exerted an act of command on any	            faculty of the soul or member of the body. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To exert one's self}, to use efforts or endeavors; to	      strive; to make an attempt.	      [1913 Webster]
Exertion \Ex*er"tion\, n.	   The act of exerting, or putting into motion or action; the	   active exercise of any power or faculty; an effort, esp. a	   laborious or perceptible effort; as, an exertion of strength	   or power; an exertion of the limbs or of the mind; it is an	   exertion for him to move, to-day.	   Syn: Attempt; endeavor; effort; essay; trial. See {Attempt}.	        [1913 Webster]
Exertive \Ex*ert"ive\, a.	   Having power or a tendency to exert; using exertion.	   [1913 Webster]
Exertment \Ex*ert"ment\, n.	   Exertion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exesion \Ex*e"sion\, n. [L. exedere, exesum, to eat up; ex out +	   edere to eat.]	   The act of eating out or through. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exestuate \Ex*es"tu*ate\, v. i. [L. exaestuatus,p. p. of	   exaestuare to boil up. See {Estuate}.]	   To be agitated; to boil up; to effervesce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exestuation \Ex*es`tu*a"tion\, n. [L. exaestuatio.]	   A boiling up; effervescence. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Exeunt \Ex"e*unt\ [L., 3d pers. pl. pres. of exire to go out.]	   They go out, or retire from the scene; as, exeunt all except	   Hamlet. See 1st {Exit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exfetation \Ex`fe*ta"tion\, n [Pref. ex- + fetation.] (Med.)	   Imperfect fetation in some organ exterior to the uterus;	   extra-uterine fetation. --Hoblyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exfoliated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Exfoliating}.] [L. exfoliare to strip of	   leaves; ex out, from + folium leaf.]	   1. To separate and come off in scales or lamin[ae], as pieces	      of carious bone or of bark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) To split into scales, especially to become	      converted into scales at the result of heat or	      decomposition.	      [1913 Webster]	Exfoliate \Ex*fo"li*ate\ v. t.	   To remove scales, lamin[ae], or splinters from the surface	   of.	   [1913 Webster]
Exfoliation \Ex*fo`li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. exfoliation.]	   The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the	   state of being exfoliated.	   [1913 Webster]
Exfoliative \Ex*fo"li*a"tive\, a. [Cf.F. exfoliatif.]	   Having the power of causing exfoliation. -- n. An exfoliative	   agent. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
ex-gambler \ex-gambler\ n.	   a former gambler.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Exhalable \Ex*hal"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being exhaled or evaporated. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhalant \Ex*hal"ant\, a. [Cf. F. exhalant.]	   Having the quality of exhaling or evaporating.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhalation \Ex`ha*la"tion\, n. [L. exhalatio: cf. F. exhalaison,	   exhalation.]	   1. The act or process of exhaling, or sending forth in the	      form of steam or vapor; evaporation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is exhaled, or which rises in the form of	      vapor, fume, or steam; effluvium; emanation; as,	      exhalations from the earth or flowers, decaying matter,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise	            From hill or steaming lake.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bright phenomenon; a meteor. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            I shall fall	            Like a bright exhalation in the evening. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Exhale \Ex*hale"\ ([e^]ks*h[=a]l" or [e^]gz*[=a]l"), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Exaled}, p. pr. & vb. n.. {Exaling}.] [L. exhalare;	   ex out + halare to breathe; cf.F. exhaler. Cf. {Inhale}.]	   1. To breathe out. Hence: To emit, as vapor; to send out, as	      an odor; to evaporate; as, the earth exhales vapor;	      marshes exhale noxious effluvia.	      [1913 Webster]	            Less fragrant scents the unfolding rose exhales.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw out; to cause to be emitted in vapor; as, the sun	      exhales the moisture of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	Exhale \Ex*hale"\, v. i.	   To rise or be given off, as vapor; to pass off, or vanish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their inspiration exhaled in elegies.    --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhalement \Ex*hale"ment\, n.	   Exhalation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exhalence \Ex*hal"ence\, n.	   Exhalation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
exhaling \exhaling\ adj.	   breathing out; exhalation[1].	   [WordNet 1.5]
Exhaust \Ex*haust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhausted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Exhausting}.] [L. exhaustus, p. p. of exhaurire; ex	   out + haurire, haustum, to draw, esp. water; perhaps akin to	   Icel. asua to sprinkle, pump.]	   1. To draw or let out wholly; to drain off completely; as, to	      exhaust the water of a well; the moisture of the earth is	      exhausted by evaporation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To empty by drawing or letting out the contents; as, to	      exhaust a well, or a treasury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drain, metaphorically; to use or expend wholly, or till	      the supply comes to an end; to deprive wholly of strength;	      to use up; to weary or tire out; to wear out; as, to	      exhaust one's strength, patience, or resources.	      [1913 Webster]	            A decrepit, exhausted old man at fifty-five.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring out or develop completely; to discuss thoroughly;	      as, to exhaust a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) To subject to the action of various solvents in	      order to remove all soluble substances or extractives; as,	      to exhaust a drug successively with water, alcohol, and	      ether.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Exhausted receiver}. (Physics) See under {Receiver}.	   Syn: To spend; consume; tire out; weary.	        [1913 Webster]	Exhaust \Ex*haust"\, a. [L. exhaustus, p. p.]	   1. Drained; exhausted; having expended or lost its energy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to steam, air, gas, etc., that is released from	      the cylinder of an engine after having preformed its work.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 produce an	      exhaust draught, or to draw air or gas out of a place, as	      out of a room in ventilating it.	   {Exhaust nozzle}, {Exhaust orifice} (Steam Engine), the blast	      orifice or nozzle.	   {Exhaust pipe} (Steam Engine), the pipe that conveys exhaust	      steam from the cylinder to the atmosphere or to the	      condenser.	   {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the opening, in the cylinder	      or valve, by which the exhaust steam escapes.	   {Exhaust purifier} (Milling), a machine for sorting grains,	      or purifying middlings by an exhaust draught. --Knight.	   {Exhaust steam} (Steam Engine), steam which is allowed to	      escape from the cylinder after having been employed to	      produce motion of the piston.	   {Exhaust valve} (Steam Engine), a valve that lets exhaust	      steam escape out of a cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	Exhaust \Ex*haust"\, n. (Steam Engine)	   1. The steam let out of a cylinder after it has done its work	      there.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The foul air let out of a room through a register or pipe	      provided for the purpose.	      [1913 Webster]
exhausted \exhausted\ adj.	   1. same as {burned-out}, 1. [WordNet sense 1+3]	   Syn: burned-out(prenominal), burnt-out(prenominal), burned	        out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), fagged, fatigued,	        played-out(prenominal), played out(predicate), spent,	        washed-out(prenominal), washed out(predicate),	        worn-out(prenominal), worn out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. used up; completely consumed. [WordNet sense 2][Narrower	      terms: {gone, expended, spent}] WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. emptied by being pumped out or having a vacuum created.	      Opposite of {unexhausted}.	   Syn: exhausted, evacuated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Exhauster \Ex*haust"er\n.	   One who, or that which, exhausts or draws out.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhaustibility \Ex*haust`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being exhausted.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was seriously tormented by the thought of the	         exhaustibility of musical combinations.  --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhaustible \Ex*haust"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being exhausted, drained off, or expended.	   Opposite of {inexhaustible}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Exhausting \Ex*haust"ing\, a.	   Producing exhaustion; as, exhausting labors. --	   {Ex*haust"ing}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhaustion \Ex*haus"tion\, n. [Cf. F. exhaustion.]	   1. The act of draining out or draining off; the act of	      emptying completely of the contents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being exhausted or emptied; the state of	      being deprived of strength or spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) An ancient geometrical method in which an	      exhaustive process was employed. It was nearly equivalent	      to the modern method of limits.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The method of exhaustions was applied to great variety	         of propositions, pertaining to rectifications and	         quadratures, now investigated by the calculus.	         [1913 Webster]
Exhaustive \Ex*haust"ive\, a.	   Serving or tending to exhaust; exhibiting all the facts or	   arguments; as, an exhaustive method. {Ex*haust"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhaustless \Ex*haust"less\, a.	   Not be exhausted; inexhaustible; as, an exhaustless fund or	   store.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhaustment \Ex*haust"ment\, n.	   Exhaustion; drain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exhausture \Ex*haus"ture\, n.	   Exhaustion. --Wraxall.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhedra \Ex"he*dra\, n. [NL.]	   See {Exedra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exheredate \Ex*her"e*date\, v. t. [L., exheredatus, p. p. of	   exheredare to disinherit; ex out + heres, heredis, heir.]	   To disinherit. [R.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Exheredation \Ex*her`e*da"tion\, n. [L., exheredatio: cf. F.	   exh['e]r['e]dation.]	   A disinheriting; disherison. [R.]	   Syn: exhereditation. [1913 Webster]
Exhereditation \Ex`he*red`i*ta"tion\, n. [LL. exhereditare,	   exhereditatum, disinherit.]	   A disinheriting; disherison. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.	   Syn: exheredation. [1913 Webster]
Exhibit \Ex*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhibited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Exhibiting}.] [L. exhibitus, p. p. of exhibere to	   hold forth, to tender, exhibit; ex out + habere to have or	   hold. See {Habit}.]	   1. To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for	      inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice	      to what is interesting; to display; as, to exhibit	      commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exhibiting a miserable example of the weakness of	            mind and body.                        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in	      course of proceedings; also, to present or offer	      officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            He suffered his attorney-general to exhibit a charge	            of high treason against the earl.     --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To exhibit a foundation or prize}, to hold it forth or to	      tender it as a bounty to candidates.	   {To exibit an essay}, to declaim or otherwise present it in	      public. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Exhibit \Ex*hib"it\, n.	   1. Any article, or collection of articles, displayed to view,	      as in an industrial exhibition; a display; as, this	      exhibit was marked A; the English exhibit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A document produced and identified in court for	      future use as evidence.	      [1913 Webster]
Exhibiter \Ex*hib"it*er\, n. [Cf. {Exhibitor}.]	   One who exhibits; one who presents a petition, charge or	   bill. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhibition \Ex`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. exhibitio a delivering: cf.	   F. exhibition.]	   1. The act of exhibiting for inspection, or of holding forth	      to view; manifestation; display.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is exhibited, held forth, or displayed; also,	      any public show; a display of works of art, or of feats of	      skill, or of oratorical or dramatic ability; as, an	      exhibition of animals; an exhibition of pictures, statues,	      etc.; an industrial exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sustenance; maintenance; allowance, esp. for meat and	      drink; pension. Specifically: (Eng. Univ.) Private	      benefaction for the maintenance of scholars.	      [1913 Webster]	            What maintenance he from his friends receives,	            Like exhibition thou shalt have from me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have given more exhibitions to scholars, in my	            days, than to the priests.            --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) The act of administering a remedy.	      [1913 Webster]
Exhibitioner \Ex`hi*bi"tion*er\, n. (Eng. Univ.)	   One who has a pension or allowance granted for support.	   [1913 Webster]	         A youth who had as an exhibitioner from Christ's	         Hospital.                                --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
exhibitionist \exhibitionist\ n.	   1. a person with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals;	      -- usually a male. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: flasher. [WordNet 1.5]	   2. someone who deliberately behaves in such a way as to	      attract attention. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: show-off. [WordNet 1.5] exhibitionist	exhibitionist \exhibitionist\ exhibitionistic
\exhibitionistic\adj.	   1. compulsively attracting attention to oneself especially by	      boasting or exaggerated behavior.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Exhibitive \Ex*hib"it*ive\, a.	   Serving for exhibition; representative; exhibitory. --Norris.	   -- {Ex*hib"it*ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhibitor \Ex*hib"it*or\, n. [Cf. L. exhibitor a giver.]	   One who exhibits.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhibitory \Ex*hib"it*o*ry\, a. [L. exhibitorius relating to	   giving up: cf. F. exhibitoire exhibiting.]	   Exhibiting; publicly showing. --J. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhilarant \Ex*hil"a*rant\, a. [L. exhilarans. -antis, p. pr.	   See {Exhilarate}.]	   Exciting joy, mirth, or pleasure. -- n. That which	   exhilarates.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhilarated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Exilarating}.] [L. exhilaratus, p. p. of	   exhilarare to gladden; ex out + hilarare to make merry,	   hilaris merry, cheerful. See {Hilarious}.]	   To make merry or jolly; to enliven; to animate; to gladden	   greatly; to cheer; as, good news exhilarates the mind; wine	   exhilarates a man.	   [1913 Webster]	Exhilarate \Ex*hil"a*rate\, v. i.	   To become joyous. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
exhilarated \exhilarated\ adj.	   elated, in high spirits, and envigorated. Opposite of	   {dejected}.	   Syn: gladdened, happy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exhilarating \Ex*hil"a*ra`ting\, a.	   That exhilarates; cheering; gladdening. --	   {Ex*hil"a*ra`ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhilaration \Ex*hil`a*ra"tion\, n. [L., exhilaratio.]	   1. The act of enlivening the spirits; the act of making glad	      or cheerful; a gladdening.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being enlivened or cheerful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exhilaration hath some affinity with joy, though it	            be a much lighter motion.             --Bacon.	   Syn: Animation; joyousness; gladness; cheerfulness; gayety;	        hilarity; merriment; jollity.	        [1913 Webster]
Exhort \Ex*hort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Exhorting}.] [L. exhortari; ex out + hortari to incite,	   encourage; cf. F. exhorter. See {Hortative}.]	   To incite by words or advice; to animate or urge by	   arguments, as to a good deed or laudable conduct; to address	   exhortation to; to urge strongly; hence, to advise, warn, or	   caution.	   [1913 Webster]	         Examples gross as earth exhort me.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let me exhort you to take care of yourself. --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	   [1913 Webster]	Exhort \Ex*hort"\, v. i.	   To deliver exhortation; to use words or arguments to incite	   to good deeds.	   [1913 Webster]	         With many other words did he testify and exhort. --Acts	                                                  ii. 40.	   [1913 Webster]	Exhort \Ex*hort"\, n.	   Exhortation. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhortation \Ex`hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. exhortatio: cf. F.	   exhortation.]	   1. The act of practice of exhorting; the act of inciting to	      laudable deeds; incitement to that which is good or	      commendable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Language intended to incite and encourage; advice;	      counsel; admonition.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll end my exhortation after dinner. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Exhortative \Ex*hor"ta*tive\, a. [L. exhortativus: cf. F.	   exhortatif.]	   Serving to exhort; exhortatory; hortative. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhortatory \Ex*hor"ta*to*ry\a. [L. exhortatorius: cf. F.	   exhortatoire.]	   Of or pertaining to exhortation; hortatory. --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhorter \Ex*hort"er\, n.	   One who exhorts or incites.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhumated \Ex*hu"ma*ted\, a.	   Disinterred. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exhumation \Ex`hu*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exhumatio, F.	   exhumation.]	   The act of exhuming that which has been buried; as, the	   exhumation of a body.	   [1913 Webster]
Exhume \Ex*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exhumed}p. pr. & vb. n..	   {Exhuming}.] [LL. exhumare; L. ex out + humus ground, soil:	   cf. F. exhumer. See {Humble}.]	   To dig out of the ground; to take out of a place of burial;	   to disinter. --Mantell.	   [1913 Webster]
Exiccate \Ex"ic*cate\, v. t.	   See {Exsiccate}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Exiccation \Ex`ic*ca"tion\, n.	   See {Exsiccation}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exigence \Ex"i*gence\, n. [F.]	   Exigency. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Exigency \Ex"i*gen*cy\, n.; pl. {Exigencies}. [LL. exigentia:	   cf. F. exigence.]	   The state of being exigent; urgent or exacting want; pressing	   necessity or distress; need; a case demanding immediate	   action, supply, or remedy; as, an unforeseen exigency. "The	   present exigency of his affairs." --Ludlow.	   Syn: Demand; urgency; distress; pressure; emergency;	        necessity; crisis.	        [1913 Webster]
Exigendary \Ex`i*gen"da*ry\, n.	   See {Exigenter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exigent \Ex`i*gent\, a. [L. exigens, -entis, p. pr. of exigere	   to drive out or forth, require, exact. See {Exact}.]	   Exacting or requiring immediate aid or action; pressing;	   critical. "At this exigent moment." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Exigent \Ex"i*gent\, n.	   1. Exigency; pressing necessity; decisive moment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do you cross me in this exigent?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (o. Eng. Law) The name of a writ in proceedings before	      outlawry. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Exigenter \Ex"i*gent*er\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   An officer in the Court of King's Bench and Common Pleas	   whose duty it was to make out exigents. The office is now	   abolished. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Exigible \Ex"i*gi*ble\, a. [Cf. F. exigible. See {Exigent}.]	   That may be exacted; repairable. [R.] --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Exiguity \Ex`i*gu"i*ty\, n. [L. exiguitas, fr. exiguus small:	   cf. F. exiguit['e].]	   Scantiness; smallness; thinness. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Exiguous \Ex*ig"u*ous\, a. [L. exiguus.]	   Scanty; small; slender; diminutive. [R.] "Exiguous	   resources." --Carlyle. -- {Ex*ig"uous*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exile \Ex"ile\, n. [OE. exil, fr. L. exilium, exsilium, fr.	   exsuil one who quits, or is banished from, his native soil;	   ex out + solum ground, land, soil, or perh. fr.the root of	   salire to leap, spring; cf. F. exil. Cf. {Sole} of the foot,	   {Saltation}.]	   1. Forced separation from one's native country; expulsion	      from one's home by the civil authority; banishment;	      sometimes, voluntary separation from one's native country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them be recalled from their exile. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person expelled from his country by authority; also,	      one who separates himself from his home.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art in exile, and thou must not stay. --Shak.	   Syn: Banishment; proscription; expulsion.	        [1913 Webster]	Exile \Ex"ile\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Exiling}.]	   To banish or expel from one's own country or home; to drive	   away. "Exiled from eternal God." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Calling home our exiled friends abroad.  --Shak.	   Syn: See {Banish}.	        [1913 Webster]	Exile \Ex*ile"\, a. [L. exilis.]	   Small; slender; thin; fine. [Obs.] "An exile sound." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Exilement \Ex"ile*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. exilement.]	   Banishment. [R.] --Sir. H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exilic \Ex*il"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to exile or banishment, esp. to that of the Jews	   in Babylon. --Encyc. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Exilition \Ex`i*li"tion\, n. [L. exsilire to spring from; ex out	   + salire to spring, leap.]	   A sudden springing or leaping out. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exility \Ex*il"ity\, n. [L. exilitas: cf. F. exilit['e]. See	   {Exile}, a.]	   Smallness; meagerness; slenderness; fineness, thinness. [R.]	   --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Eximious \Ex*im"ious\a. [L. eximius taken out, i. e. select, fr.	   eximere to take out. See {Exempt}.]	   Select; choice; hence, extraordinary, excellent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The eximious and arcane science of physic. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Exinanite \Ex*in"a*nite\, v. t. [L. exinanitus, p. p. of	   exinanire; ex out (intens.) + inanire to make empty, inanis,	   empty.]	   To make empty; to render of no effect; to humble. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exinanition \Ex*in`a*ni"tion\n. [L. exinanitio.]	   An emptying; an enfeebling; exhaustion; humiliation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fastings to the exinanition of spirits.  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exist \Ex*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Existed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Existing}.] [L. existere, exsistere, to step out or forth,	   emerge, appear, exist; ex out + sistere to cause to stand, to	   set, put, place, stand still, fr. stare to stand: cf. F.	   exister. See {Stand}.]	   1. To be as a fact and not as a mode; to have an actual or	      real being, whether material or spiritual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who now, alas! no more is missed	            Than if he never did exist.           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            To conceive the world . . . to have existed from	            eternity.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be manifest in any manner; to continue to be; as, great	      evils existed in his reign.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To live; to have life or the functions of vitality; as,	      men can not exist in water, nor fishes on land.	   Syn: See {Be}.	        [1913 Webster]
Existence \Ex*ist"ence\, n. [Cf. F. existence.]	   1. The state of existing or being; actual possession of	      being; continuance in being; as, the existence of body and	      of soul in union; the separate existence of the soul;	      immortal existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The main object of our existence.     --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Continued or repeated manifestation; occurrence, as of	      events of any kind; as, the existence of a calamity or of	      a state of war.	      [1913 Webster]	            The existence therefore, of a phenomenon, is but	            another word for its being perceived, or for the	            inferred possibility of perceiving it. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which exists; a being; a creature; an entity; as,	      living existences.	      [1913 Webster]
Existency \Ex*ist"en*cy\, n.	   Existence. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Existent \Ex*ist"ent\, a. [L. existens, -entis, p. pr. of	   existere. See {Exist}.]	   Having being or existence; existing; being; occurring now;	   taking place.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eyes and mind are fastened on objects which have no	         real being, as if they were truly existent. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Existential \Ex`is*ten"tial\, a.	   1. Having existence. [Archaic] --Bp. Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of or pertaining to, or having the character of,	      existentialism.	      [PJC]	   3. (Logic) specifying actual existence, rather than only	      possibility; as, the existential operator.	      [PJC] --{Ex`is*ten"tial*ly}, adv. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Existentially as well as essentially intelligent.	                                                  --Colerige.	      [1913 Webster]
existentialism \ex`is*ten"tial*ism\, n. (Philosophy)	   a philosophical theory or attitude having various	   interpretations, generally emphasising the existence of the	   individual as a unique agent with free will and	   responsibility for his or her own acts, though living in a	   universe devoid of any certain knowledge of right and wrong;	   from one's plight as a free agent with uncertain guidelines	   may arise feelings of anguish. Existentialism is concerned	   more with concrete existence rather than abstract theories of	   essences; is contrasted with {rationalism} and {empiricism};	   and is associated with Kierkegaard, Heidegger and Sartre, as	   well as others.	   [PJC]
Exister \Ex*ist"er\, n.	   One who exists.	   [1913 Webster]
Existible \Ex*ist"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of existence. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Existimation \Ex*is`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. existimatio judgment,	   opinion, fr. existimare to estimate. See {Estimate}.]	   Esteem; opinion; reputation. [Obs.] --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]
existing \existing\ adj.	   1. having existence or being or actuality; as, much of the	      beluga caviar existing in the world is found in the Soviet	      Union and Iran. Opposite of {nonexistent}. [Narrower	      terms: {active, alive}; {extant, surviving}] Also See:	      {extant}.	   Syn: existent.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Present. Opposite of {absent}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Presently existing; as, the existing system.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Exit \Ex"it\ [L., 3d pers. sing. pres. of exire to go out. See	   {Exeunt}, {Issue}.]	   He (or she ) goes out, or retires from view; as, exit	   Macbeth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Latin words exit (he or she goes out), and exeunt (	         they go out), are used in dramatic writings to indicate	         the time of withdrawal from the stage of one or more of	         the actors.	         [1913 Webster]	Exit \Ex"it\, n. [See 1st {Exit}.]	   1. The departure of a player from the stage, when he has	      performed his part.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have their exits and their entrances. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any departure; the act of quitting the stage of action or	      of life; death; as, to make one's exit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sighs for his exit, vulgarly called death. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A way of departure; passage out of a place; egress; way	      out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forcing the water forth through its ordinary exits.	                                                  --Woodward.	      Exitial
Exitial \Ex*i"tial\, Exitious \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; fatal. [Obs.] "Exitial fevers." --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
exit poll \ex"it poll`\	   a survey poll taken by interviewing voters as they leave	   (exit) the polling place, to determine how they voted and for	   what reasons; -- it is usually taken by news media to learn	   at an early time (often before the balloting has finished)	   who the winners are, and sometimes the reasons for the	   voters' choices.	   [PJC]
Ex libris \Ex` li"bris\ [L. ex from + libris books.]	   An inscription, label, or the like, in a book indicating its	   ownership; esp., a bookplate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ex-mayor \ex-mayor\ n.	   a former mayor.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Exmoor \Ex"moor\, n. [From Exmoor, a district in Somersetshire	   and Devonshire.]	   1. One of a breed of horned sheep of Devonshire, England,	      having white legs and face and black nostrils. They are	      esp. valuable for mutton.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A breed of ponies native to the Exmoor district.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exo- \Ex"o-\ [Gr. ? out of, outside, fr. ? out. See {Ex-}.]	   A prefix signifying out of, outside; as in exocarp, exogen,	   exoskeleton. Exocardiac
Exocardiac \Ex`o*car"di*ac\, Exocardial \Ex`o*car"di*al\, a.	   [Exo- + Gr. kardi`a heart.] (Anat.)	   Situated or arising outside of the heart; as, exocardial	   murmurs; -- opposed to {endocardiac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exocarp \Ex"o*carp\, n. [Exo- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   The outer portion of a fruit, as the flesh of a peach or the	   rind of an orange. See Illust. of {Drupe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoccipital \Ex`oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Pref. ex- + occipital.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to a bone or region on each side of the great	   foremen of the skull. -- n. The exoccipital bone, which often	   forms a part of the occipital in the adult, but is usually	   distinct in the young. Exocetus
Exocetus \Ex`o*ce"tus\ (? or ?), Exocoetus \Ex`oc[oe]"tus\, n.	   [NL. exocetus, L. exocoetus a fish that sleeps on the shore,	   Gr. 'exw`koitos, lit., sleeping out; 'e`xw outside of +	   koi`th bed.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A genus of fishes, including the common flying fishes. See	   {Flying fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoculate \Ex*oc"u*late\, v. t. [L. exoculatus, p. p. of	   exoculare to exoculate; ex out + oculus an eye.]	   To deprive of eyes. [R.] --W. C. Hazlitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Exode \Ex"ode\n. [L. exodium, Gr. ? (sc. ? song) fr. ? belonging	   to an exit, or to the finale of a tragedy, fr. ?: cf. F.	   exode. See {Exodus}.]	   1. Departure; exodus; esp., the exodus of the Israelites from	      Egypt. [Obs.] --L. Coleman. --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. Drama) The final chorus; the catastrophe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rom. Antiq.) An afterpiece of a comic description, either	      a farce or a travesty.	      [1913 Webster]
Exodic \Ex*od"ic\, a. [Gr. ? belonging to departure. See	   {Exodus}.] (Physiol.)	   Conducting influences from the spinal cord outward; -- said	   of the motor or efferent nerves. Opposed to {esodic}.	   [1913 Webster]
exodontics \exodontics\ n.	   the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth.	   Syn: exodontia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
exodontist \exodontist\ n.	   a dentist specializing in the extraction of teeth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ex-officio \ex-officio\ adj.	   1. by virtue of an office or position. the head of the	      department served as an ex-officio member of the board	      [WordNet 1.5]
exogenic \exogenic\ adj.	   same as {exogenous}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Exodium \Ex*o"di*um\, n. [L.]	   See {Exode}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exodus \Ex"o*dus\, n. [L., the book of Exodus, Gr. ? a going or	   marching out; ? out + ? way, cf. {Skr}. [=a]-sad to	   approach.]	   1. A going out; particularly (the Exodus), the going out or	      journey of the Israelites from Egypt under the conduct of	      Moses; and hence, any large migration from a place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The second of the Old Testament, which contains the	      narrative of the departure of the Israelites from Egypt.	      [1913 Webster]
Exody \Ex"o*dy\, n.	   Exodus; withdrawal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The time of the Jewish exody.            --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Ex-official \Ex`-of*fi"cial\, a.	   Proceeding from office or authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Ex officio \Ex` of*fi"ci*o\; pl. {Ex officiis}. [L.]	   From office; by virtue, or as a consequence, of an office;	   officially.	   [1913 Webster]
Exogamous \Ex*og"a*mous\, a. [Exo- + Gr. ? marriage.]	   Relating to exogamy; marrying outside of the limits of one's	   own tribe; -- opposed to {endogenous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exogamy \Ex*og"a*my\, n.	   The custom, or tribal law, which prohibits marriage between	   members of the same tribe; marriage outside of the tribe; --	   opposed to {endogamy}. --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]
Exogen \Ex"o*gen\, n. [Exo- + -gen: cf. F. exog[`e]ne.] (Bot.)	   A plant belonging to one of the greater part of the vegetable	   kingdom, and which the plants are characterized by having c	   wood bark, and pith, the wood forming a layer between the	   other two, and increasing, if at all, by the animal addition	   of a new layer to the outside next to the bark. The leaves	   are commonly netted-veined, and the number of cotyledons is	   two, or, very rarely, several in a whorl. Cf. {Endogen}.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Exogenetic \Ex`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Arising or growing from without; exogenous.	   [1913 Webster]
exogenous \ex*og"e*nous\, a.	   1. (Bot.) derived from or originating outside; pertaining to,	      or having the character of, an exogen; -- the opposite of	      {endogenous}.	   Syn: exogenetic.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Growing by addition to the exterior; growing by	      addition of a new external layer of cells on the surface	      just beneath the bark; -- of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Growing from previously ossified parts; -- opposed	      to {autogenous}. --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) caused by factors from outside the body, rather	      than from an abnormality of internal functions; -- of	      illness.	      [PJC]	   5. (Biol., Biochem.) not synthesized within the organism;	      absorbed or assimilated from outside the organism.	      [PJC]	   {Exogenous aneurism} (Med.), an aneurism which is produced by	      causes acting from without, as from injury.	      [1913 Webster]
Exogyra \Ex`o*gy"ra\n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? out, outside + ? circle.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of Cretaceous fossil shells allied to oysters.	   [1913 Webster]
Exolete \Ex"o*lete\, a. [L. exoletus, p. p. of exolescere to	   grow out, grow out of use; ex out + olescere to grow.]	   Obsolete; out of use; state; insipid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exolution \Ex`o*lu"tion\, n. [L. exolutio a release. See	   {Exolve}.]	   See {Exsolution}. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exolve \Ex*olve"\, v. t. [L. exolvere, exsolutum; ex out +	   solvere.]	   To loose; to pay. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exon \Ex"on\, n. [NL., from E. Exe (Celt. uisge water) the name	   of a river.]	   A native or inhabitant of Exeter, in England.	   [1913 Webster]	Exon \Ex"on\, n. [F. expect an under officer.]	   An officer of the Yeomen of the Guard; an Exempt. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exonerate \Ex*on"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exonerated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Exonerating}.] [L. exoneratus, p. p. of	   exonerare to free from a burden; ex out, from onerare to	   load, onus load. See {Onerous}.]	   1. To unload; to disburden; to discharge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All exonerate themselves into one common duct.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relieve, in a moral sense, as of a charge, obligation,	      or load of blame resting on one; to clear of something	      that lies upon oppresses one, as an accusation or	      imputation; as, to exonerate one's self from blame, or	      from the charge of avarice. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discharge from duty or obligation, as a bail.	   Syn: To absolve; acquit; exculpate. See {Absolve}.	        [1913 Webster]
exonerated \exonerated\ adj.	   same as {exculpated}.	   Syn: absolved, cleared, exculpated, vindicated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exoneration \Ex*on`er*a"tion\, n. [L. exoneratio: cf. F.	   Exon['e]ration.]	   The act of disburdening, discharging, or freeing morally from	   a charge or imputation; also, the state of being disburdened	   or freed from a charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Exonerative \Ex*on"er*a*tive\, a.	   Freeing from a burden or obligation; tending to exonerate.	   [1913 Webster]
Exonerator \Ex*on"er*a`tor\, n. [L., an unloader.]	   One who exonerates or frees from obligation.	   [1913 Webster]
Exophthalmia \Ex`oph*thal"mi*a\, n. [Nl.,fr. Gr. ? with	   prominent eyes; ? out + ? the eye.] (Med.)	   The protrusion of the eyeball so that the eyelids will not	   cover it, in consequence of disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Exophthalmic \Ex`oph*thal"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, exophthalmia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Exophthalmic golter}. Same as {Rasedow's disease}.	      Exophthalmos
Exophthalmos \Ex`oph*thal"mos\, Exophthalmus \Ex`oph*thal"mus\,	   n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Same as {Exophthalmia}.	   Syn: exophthalmus, exophthalmy.	        [1913 Webster]
Exophthalmy \Ex`oph*thal"my\, n. (Med.)	   Exophthalmia.	   [1913 Webster]
Exophyllous \Ex*oph"yl*lous\, a. [Exo- + Gr. ? .] (Bot.)	   Not sheathed in another leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoplasm \Ex"o*plasm\, n. [Exo- + Gr. ? from, fr. ? to mold.]	   (Biol.)	   See {Ectosarc}, and {Ectoplasm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exopodite \Ex*op"o*dite\, n. [Exo- + Gr. ?, foot.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The external branch of the appendages of Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoptable \Ex*op"ta*ble\, a. [L. exoptabilis.]	   Very desirable. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoptile \Ex*op"tile\, n. [F., fr.Gr. ? without + ? feather,	   plumage.] (Bot.)	   A name given by Lestiboudois to dicotyledons; -- so called	   because the plumule is naked.	   [1913 Webster]
Exorable \Ex"o*ra*ble\, a. [L. exorabilis: cf. F. exorable. See	   {Exorate}.]	   Capable of being moved by entreaty; pitiful; tender.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exorate \Ex"o*rate\, v. t. [L. exoratus, p. p. of exorare to	   gain by entreaty; ex out, from + orare to pay.]	   To persuade, or to gain, by entreaty. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoration \Ex`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. exoratio.]	   Entreaty. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. Exorbitance
Exorbitance \Ex*or"bi*tance\, Exorbitancy \Ex*or"bi*tan*cy\,, n.	   A going out of or beyond the usual or due limit; hence,	   enormity; extravagance; gross deviation from rule, right, or	   propriety; as, the exorbitances of the tongue or of	   deportment; exorbitance of demands. "A curb to your	   exorbitancies." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lamentable exorbitances of their superstitions.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Exorbitant \Ex*or"bi*tant\, a. [L. exorbitans, -antis, p. pr. of	   exorbitare to go out of the track; ex out + orbita track: cf.	   F. exorbitant. See {Orbit}.]	   1. Departing from an orbit or usual track; hence, deviating	      from the usual or due course; going beyond the appointed	      rules or established limits of right or propriety;	      excessive; extravagant; enormous; inordinate; as,	      exorbitant appetites and passions; exorbitant charges,	      demands, or claims.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul exorbitant desires.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not comprehended in a settled rule or method; anomalous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews . . . [were] inured with causes exorbitant,	            and such as their laws had not provided for.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Exorbitantly \Ex*or"bi*tant*ly\, adv.	   In an exorbitant, excessive, or irregular manner; enormously.	   [1913 Webster]
Exorbitate \Ex*or"bi*tate\, v. i. [L.exorbitatus, p. p. of	   exorbitare. See {Exorbitant}.]	   To go out of the track; to deviate. [Obs.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Exorcise \Ex"or*cise\ ([e^]ks"[o^]r*s[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Exorcised} (-s[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Exorcising}	   (-s[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [L. exorcizare, Gr. 'exorki`zein; 'ex	   out + "orki`zein to make one swear, bind by an oath, fr.	   "o`rkos oath: cf. F. exorciser.]	   1. To cast out, as a devil, evil spirits, etc., by	      conjuration or summoning by a holy name, or by certain	      ceremonies; to expel (a demon) or to conjure (a demon) to	      depart out of a person possessed by one.	      [1913 Webster]	            He impudently excorciseth devils in the church.	                                                  --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deliver or purify from the influence of an evil spirit	      or demon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exorcise the beds and cross the walls. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Spectator . . . do all you can to exorcise	            crowds who are . . . processed as I am. --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Exorciser \Ex"or*ci`ser\ (-s[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   An exorcist.	   [1913 Webster]
Exorcism \Ex"or*cism\ (-s[i^]z'm), n. [L. exorcismus, Gr.	   'exorkizmo`s; cf. F. exorcisme.]	   1. The act of exorcising; the driving out of evil spirits	      from persons or places by conjuration; also, the form of	      conjuration used.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conjuration for raising spirits. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Exorcist \Ex"or*cist\ (-s[i^]st), n. [L. exorcista, Gr.	   'exorkisth`s: cf. F. exorciste.]	   1. One who expels evil spirits by conjuration or exorcism.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain of the vagabond Jews, exorcists. --Acts xix.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conjurer who can raise spirits. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou, like an exorcist, hast conjured up	            My mortified spirit.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Exordial \Ex*or"di*al\ ([e^]gz*[^o]r"d[i^]*al), a.	   Pertaining to the exordium of a discourse: introductory.	   [1913 Webster]	         The exordial paragraph of the second epistle. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Exordium \Ex*or"di*um\ (-[u^]m), n.; pl. E. {Exordiums}	   (-[u^]mz), L. {Exordia} (-[.a]). [L. fr. exordiri to begin a	   web, lay a warp, begin; ex out + ordiri to begin a web,	   begin; akin to E. order. See {Order}.]	   A beginning; an introduction; especially, the introductory	   part of a discourse or written composition, which prepares	   the audience for the main subject; the opening part of an	   oration. "The exordium of repentance." --Jer. Taylor. "Long	   prefaces and exordiums. " --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Exorhiza \Ex`o*rhi"za\ ([e^]ks`[-o]*r[imac]"z[.a]), n.; pl.	   {Exorhiz[ae]} (-z[=e]). [NL. fr. Gr. 'e`xw outside + 'ri`za	   root.] (Bot.)	   A plant Whose radicle is not inclosed or sheathed by the	   cotyledons or plumule. --Gray. Exorhizal
Exorhizal \Ex`o*rhi"zal\, Exorhizous \Ex`o*rhi`zous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a radicle which is not inclosed by the cotyledons or	   plumule; of or relating to an exorhiza.	   [1913 Webster]
Exornation \Ex`or*na"tion\, n. [L. exornatio, fr. exornare. See	   {Ornate}.]	   Ornament; decoration; embellishment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hyperbolical exornations . . . many much affect.	                                                  --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exortive \Ex*or`tive\, a. [L. exortivus, fr. exortus a coming	   forth, rising; ex out + orivi to rise, come forth.]	   Rising; relating to the east. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exosculate \Ex*os"cu*late\, v. t. [L. exosculatus, p. p. of	   exosculari to kiss. See {Osculate}.]	   To kiss; especially, to kiss repeatedly or fondly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exoskeletal \Ex`o*skel"e*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the exoskeleton; as exoskeletal muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoskeleton \Ex`o*skel"e*ton\, n. [Exo- + skeleton] (Anat.)	   The hardened parts of the external integument of an animal,	   including hair, feathers, nails, horns, scales, etc.,as well	   as the armor of armadillos and many reptiles, and the shells	   or hardened integument of numerous invertebrates; external	   skeleton; dermoskeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exosmose \Ex"os*mose`\, n. [Exo+osmose: cf. F. ezosmose.]	   (Physics)	   The passage of gases, vapors, or liquids through membranes or	   porous media from within outward, in the phenomena of osmose;	   -- opposed to {endosmose}. See {Osmose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exosmosis \Ex`os*mo"sis\, n. [NL. See {Exo-}, and {Osmose}.]	   (Physics)	   See {Exosmose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exosmotic \Ex`os*mot`ic\, a.	   Pertaining to exosmose.	   [1913 Webster]
Exospore \Ex`o*spore\, n. [Exo + spore.] (Biol.)	   The extreme outer wall of a spore; the epispore.	   [1913 Webster]
Exossate \Ex*os"sate\, v. t. [L. exossatus, p. p. of exossare to	   bone, fr. exos without bones; ex out + os, ossis, bone.]	   To deprive of bones; to take out the bones of; to bone.	   [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exossation \Ex`os*sa"tion\, n.	   A depriving of bone or of fruit stones. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Exosseous \Ex*os"se*ous\, a. [Ex + osseous.]	   Boneless. "Exosseous animals. " --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exostome \Ex"o*stome\, n. [Exo- + Gr. ? mouth :cf. F. exostome.]	   (Bot.)	   The small aperture or foremen in the outer coat of the ovule	   of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Exostosis \Ex`os*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? out + ? bone:	   cf. F ? exostose.]	   1. (Med.) Any protuberance of a bone which is not natural; an	      excrescence or morbid enlargement of a bone. --Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A knot formed upon or in the wood of trees by	      disease. Exoteric
Exoteric \Ex`o*ter"ic\, Exoterical \Ex`o*ter"ic*al\a. [L.	   exotericus, Gr. ? fr. ? out: cf. F. exot['e]rique. See {Ex}-]	   External; public; suitable to be imparted to the public;	   hence, capable of being readily or fully comprehended; --	   opposed to {esoteric}, or secret.	   [1913 Webster]	         The foppery of an exoteric and esoteric doctrine. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoterics \Ex`o*ter`ics\, n. pl. (Philos.)	   The public lectures or published writings of Aristotle. See	   {Esoterics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exotery \Ex"o*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Exoteries} (-?).	   That which is obvious, public, or common.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dealing out exoteries only to the vulgar. --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Exotheca \Ex`o*the"ca\, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. 'e`xw outside + ? a	   case, box.] (Zo["o]l.)	   The tissue which fills the interspaces between the cost[ae]	   of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small	   transverse or oblique septa.	   [1913 Webster]
Exothecium \Ex`o*the"ci*um\, n. [NL. See {Exotheca}.] (Bot.)	   The outer coat of the anther.	   [1913 Webster]
Exothermic \Ex`o*ther"mic\, a. [Pref. exo- + thermic.] (Chem.)	   Characterized by, or formed with, evolution of heat; as, an	   exothermic reaction; -- opposed to {endothermic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exotic \Ex*ot"ic\, a. [L. exoticus, Gr. ? fr. 'e`xw outside: cf.	   F. exotique. See {Exoteric}.]	   Introduced from a foreign country; not native; extraneous;	   foreign; as, an exotic plant; an exotic term or word.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing was so splendid and exotic as the ambassador.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Exotic \Ex*ot"ic\, n.	   Anything of foreign origin; something not of native growth,	   as a plant, a word, a custom.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plants that are unknown to Italy, and such as the	         gardeners call exotics.                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Exotical \Ex*ot"ic*al\, a.	   Foreign; not native; exotic. [R.] -- {Ex*ot"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Exoticism \Ex*ot"i*cism\, n.	   The state of being exotic; also, anything foreign, as a word	   or idiom; an exotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Expand \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. Cf.	   {Spawn}.]	   1. To lay open by extending; to open wide; to spread out; to	      diffuse; as, a flower expands its leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then with expanded wings he steers his flight.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause the particles or parts of to spread themselves or	      stand apart, thus increasing bulk without addition of	      substance; to make to occupy more space; to dilate; to	      distend; to extend every way; to enlarge; -- opposed to	      {contract}; as, to expand the chest; heat expands all	      bodies; to expand the sphere of benevolence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) To state in enlarged form; to develop; as, to	      expand an equation. See {Expansion}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Expand \Ex*pand"\, v. i.	   To become widely opened, spread apart, dilated, distended, or	   enlarged; as, flowers expand in the spring; metals expand by	   heat; the heart expands with joy. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
expandable \expandable\ adj.	   able to expand or to be expanded.	   Syn: expandible, expansible, expansile.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
expanded \expanded\ adj.	   increased in extent or size or bulk or scope. Opposite of	   {contracted}. [Narrower terms: {blown-up, enlarged};	   {dilated}; {distended, swollen}; {inflated}]	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Printnig) wider than usual for a particular height; -- of	      printers' type. Contrasted with {condensed}.	   Syn: extended.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Expander \Ex*pand"er\, n.	   Anything which causes expansion esp. (Mech.) a tool for	   stretching open or expanding a tube, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
expandible \expandible\ adj.	   same as {expandable}.	   Syn: expandable, expansible.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Expanding \Ex*pand"ing\, a.	   That expands, or may be expanded; extending; spreading;	   enlarging.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Expanding bit}, {Expanding drill} (Mech.), a bit or drill	      made adjustable for holes of various sizes; one which can	      be expanded in diameter while boring.	   {Expanding pulley} (Mach.), a pulley so made, as in sections,	      that its diameter can be increased or diminished.	      [1913 Webster]
Expanse \Ex*panse"\, n. [From L. expansus, p. p. of expandere.	   See {Expand}.]	   That which is expanded or spread out; a wide extent of space	   or body; especially, the arch of the sky. "The green	   expanse." --Savage.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lights . . . high in the expanse of heaven. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The smooth expanse of crystal lakes.     --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Expanse \Ex*panse"\, v. t.	   To expand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That lies expansed unto the eyes of all. --Sir. T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Expansibility \Ex*pan`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The capacity of being expanded; as, the expansibility of air.	   [1913 Webster]
Expansible \Ex*pan"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. expansible.]	   Capable of being expanded or spread out widely.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bodies are not expansible in proportion to their	         weight.                                  --Grew.	   -- {Ex*pan"si*ble*ness},n. -{Ex*pan"si*bly},adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Expansile \Ex*pan"sile\, a.	   Expansible.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ether and alcohol are more expansile than water.	                                                  --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]	   1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of	      being expanded; dilation; enlargement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the	      expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was	      formed of metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The starred expansion of the skies.   --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure	      space.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Economics & Commmerce) an increase in the production of	      goods and services over time, and in the volume of	      business transactions, generally associated with an	      increase in employment and an increase in the money	      supply. Opposite of {contraction}.	   Syn: economic expansion. [1913 Webster +PJC]	   5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation;	      as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after	      its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by	      which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving	      piston.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically	      from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in	      the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion	         joint, expansion gear, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. an enlarged or extended version of something, such as a	      writing or discourse; as, the journal article is an	      expansion of the lecture she gave.	      [PJC]	   9. an {expansion joint}. See below. [Colloq. or jargon]	      [PJC]	   {Expansion curve}, a curve the co["o]rdinates of which show	      the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding	      gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an	      indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of	      the steam as it expands in the cylinder.	   {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust.	      of {Link motion}.	   {Automatic expansion gear} or {Automatic cut-off}, one that	      is regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of	      steam to the engine with the demand for power.	   {Fixed expansion gear}, or {Fixed cut-off}, one that always	      operates at the same fixed point of the stroke.	   {Expansion joint}, or {Expansion coupling} (Mech. & Engin.),	      a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a	      machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is	      prevented from causing injurious strains; as:	      (a) A slide or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss,	          to support it but allow end play.	      (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part	          of the pipe to slide within the other.	      (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler	          while allowing lengthwise motion.	      (d) a strip of compressible material placed at intervals	          between blocks of poured concrete, as in roads or	          sidewalks.	   {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut	      off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke.	      [1913 Webster]
Expansive \Ex*pan"sive\ ([e^]ks*p[a^]n"s[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   expansif.]	   1. Having a capacity or tendency to expand or dilate;	      diffusive; of much expanse; wide-extending; as, the	      expansive force of heat; the expansive quality of air.	      [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]	            A more expansive and generous compassion. --Eustace.	      [1913 Webster]	            His forehead was broad and expansive. --Prescott.	   2. causing expansion; as, the expansive force of heat.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. of much expanse; wide-extending; as, an expansive view of	      the mountains.	      [PJC]	   4. friendly, open, and unrestrained in conversation or	      discourse; -- of people; as, wine made the guest	      expansive. [WordNet sense 4]	   Syn: effusive, talkative.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. characterized by exaggerated feelings of euphoria and	      delusions of grandeur. [WordNet sense 3]	      [WordNet 1.5] -- {Ex*pan"sive*ly}, adv.	      -{Ex*pan"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
expansiveness \expansiveness\ n.	   1. a quality characterized by magnificence of scale; as, the	      expansiveness of their extravagant lifestyle was soon	      curtailed.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a friendly open trait of a talkative person.	   Syn: effusiveness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
expansivity \expansivity\ n.	   1. the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit	      change in temperature at a given constant pressure.	   Syn: coefficient of expansion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Expansure \Ex*pan"sure\ (?shur; 135), n.	   Expanse. [Obs.] "Night's rich expansure."	   [1913 Webster]
Ex parte \Ex` par"te\ [L. See {Ex-}, and {Part}.]	   Upon or from one side only; one-sided; partial; as, an ex	   parte statement.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ex parte application}, one made without notice or	      opportunity to oppose.	   {Ex parte council}, one that assembles at the request of only	      one of the parties in dispute.	   {Ex parte hearing} or {Ex parte evidence} (Law), that which	      is had or taken by one side or party in the absence of the	      other. Hearings before grand juries, and affidavits, are	      ex parte. --Wharton's Law Dict. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Expatiated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Expariating}.] [L. expatiatus, exspatiatus, p.	   p. of expatiari, exspatiari, to expatiate; ex out + spatiari	   to walk about spread out, fr. spatium space. See {Space}.]	   1. To range at large, or without restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bids his free soul expatiate in the skies. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enlarge in discourse or writing; to be copious in	      argument or discussion; to descant.	      [1913 Webster]	            He expatiated on the inconveniences of trade.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Expatiate \Ex*pa"ti*ate\, v. t.	   To expand; to spread; to extend; to diffuse; to broaden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Afford art an ample field in which to expatiate itself.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Expatiation \Ex*pa`ti*a"tion\, n.	   Act of expatiating.	   [1913 Webster]
Expatiatory \Ex*pa"ti*a*to*ry\, a.	   Expansive; diffusive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Expatriate \Ex*pa"tri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expatriated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Expatriating}.] [LL. expatriatus, p. p. of	   expatriare; L. ex out + patria fatherland, native land, fr.	   pater father. See {Patriot}.]	   1. To banish; to drive or force (a person) from his own	      country; to make an exile of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expatriated landed interest of France. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reflexively, as To expatriate one's self: To withdraw from	      one's native country; to renounce the rights and	      liabilities of citizenship where one is born, and become a	      citizen of another country.	      [1913 Webster]
Expatriation \Ex*pa`tri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expatriation.]	   The act of banishing, or the state of banishment; especially,	   the forsaking of one's own country with a renunciation of	   allegiance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Expatriation was a heavy ransom to pay for the rights	         of their minds and souls.                --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Expect \Ex*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Expecting}.] [L. expectatum, to look out for, await,	   expect; ex + out spectare to look at. See {Spectacle}.]	   1. To wait for; to await. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's in, and there expect their coming. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To look for (mentally); to look forward to, as to	      something that is believed to be about to happen or come;	      to have a previous apprehension of, whether of good or	      evil; to look for with some confidence; to anticipate; --	      often followed by an infinitive, sometimes by a clause	      (with, or without, that); as, I expect to receive wages; I	      expect that the troops will be defeated. "Good: I will	      expect you." --Shak. "Expecting thy reply." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Somersetshire or yellow regiment . . . was	            expected to arrive on the following day. --Macaulay.	   Syn: To anticipate; look for; await; hope.	   Usage: To {Expect}, {Think}, {Believe}, {Await}. Expect is a	          mental act and has aways a reference to the future, to	          some coming event; as a person expects to die, or he	          expects to survive. Think and believe have reference	          to the past and present, as well as to the future; as	          I think the mail has arrived; I believe he came home	          yesterday, that he is he is at home now. There is a	          not uncommon use of expect, which is a confusion of	          the two; as, I expect the mail has arrived; I expect	          he is at home. This misuse should be avoided. Await is	          a physical or moral act. We await that which, when it	          comes, will affect us personally. We expect what may,	          or may not, interest us personally. See {Anticipate}.	          [1913 Webster]	Expect \Ex*pect"\, v. t.	   To wait; to stay. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	Expect \Ex*pect"\, n.	   Expectation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Expectable \Ex*pect"a*ble\, a. [L. expectabilis.]	   That may be expected or looked for. --Sir T. Browne.	   Expectance
Expectance \Ex*pect"ance\, Expectancy \Ex*pect"an*cy\, n.	   1. The act of expecting; expectation. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expected, or looked or waited for with	      interest; the object of expectation or hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expectancy and rose of the fair state. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Estate in expectancy} (Law), one the possession of which a	      person is entitled to have at some future time, either as	      a remainder or reversion, or on the death of some one.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, a. [L.expectans, exspectans, p. pr. of	   expectare, exspectare: cf. F. expectant.]	   Waiting in expectation; looking for; (Med.) waiting for the	   efforts of nature, with little active treatment.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Expectant estate} (Law), an estate in expectancy. See under	      {Expectancy}.	      [1913 Webster]	Expectant \Ex*pect"ant\, n.	   One who waits in expectation; one held in dependence by hope	   of receiving some good.	   [1913 Webster]	         An expectant of future glory.            --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those who had employments, or were expectants. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Expectation \Ex`pec*ta"tion\n. [L. expectio. exspectio: cf. F.	   expectation.]	   1. The act or state of expecting or looking forward to an	      event as about to happen. "In expectation of a guest."	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul, wait thou only upon God, for my expectation	            is from him.                          --Ps. lxii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expected or looked for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why our great expectation should be called	            The seed of woman.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The prospect of the future; grounds upon which something	      excellent is expected to happen; prospect of anything good	      to come, esp. of property or rank.	      [1913 Webster]	            His magnificent expectations made him, in the	            opinion of the world, the best match in Europe.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            By all men's eyes a youth of expectation. --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The value of any chance (as the prospect of prize or	      property) which depends upon some contingent event.	      Expectations are computed for or against the occurrence of	      the event.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) The leaving of the disease principally to the	      efforts of nature to effect a cure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Expectation of life}, the mean or average duration of the	      life individuals after any specified age.	   Syn: Anticipation; confidence; trust.	        [1913 Webster]
Expectative \Ex*pect"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. expectatif.]	   Constituting an object of expectation; contingent.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Expectative grace}, a mandate given by the pope or a prince	      appointing a successor to any benefice before it becomes	      vacant. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	Expectative \Ex*pect"a*tive\, n. [F. expectative, fr. expectatif	   expectant.]	   Something in expectation; esp., an expectative grace.	   --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Expectedly \Ex*pect"ed*ly\, adv.	   In conformity with expectation. [R.] --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Expecter \Ex*pect"er\, n.	   One who expects.	   [1913 Webster]
Expectingly \Ex*pect"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a state of expectation.	   [1913 Webster]
Expective \Ex*pect"ive\, a.	   Expectative. [R.] --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Expectorant \Ex*pec"to*rant\, a. [L. expectorans, p. pr. of	   expectorare to drive from the breast: cf. F. expectorant.]	   (Med.)	   Tending to facilitate expectoration or to promote discharges	   of mucus, etc., from the lungs or throat. -- n. An	   expectorant medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Expectorate \Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Expectorated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expectorating}.] [L.	   expecrorare to drive from the breast; ex out + pectus,	   pectiris, breast. See {Pectoral}.]	   To eject from the trachea or lungs; to discharge, as phlegm	   or other matter, by coughing, hawking, and spitting; to spit	   forth.	   [1913 Webster]	Expectorate \Ex*pec"to*rate\, v. i.	   To discharge matter from the lungs or throat by hawking and	   spitting; to spit.	   [1913 Webster]
Expectoration \Ex*pec`to*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expectoration.]	   1. The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or	      lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expectorated, as phlegm or mucus.	      [1913 Webster]
Expectorative \Ex*pec"to*ra*tive\, a. & n.	   Same as {Expectorant}. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Expede \Ex*pede"\v. t.	   To expedite; to hasten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Expediate \Ex*pe"di*ate\, v. t. [Cf. F. exp['e]dier. See	   {Expedite}.]	   To hasten; to expedite. [Obs.] "To expediate their business."	   --Sir E. Sandys. Expedience
Expedience \Ex*pe"di*ence\, Expediency \Ex*pe"di*en*cy\,, n.	   1. The quality of being expedient or advantageous; fitness or	      suitableness to effect a purpose intended; adaptedness to	      self-interest; desirableness; advantage; advisability; --	      sometimes contradistinguished from {moral rectitude} or	      {principle}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divine wisdom discovers no expediency in vice.	                                                  --Cogan.	      [1913 Webster]	            To determine concerning the expedience of action.	                                                  --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much declamation may be heard in the present day	            against expediency, as if it were not the proper	            object of a deliberative assembly, and as if it were	            only pursued by the unprincipled.     --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expedition; haste; dispatch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Making hither with all due expedience. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An expedition; enterprise; adventure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Forwarding this dear expedience.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Expedient \Ex*pe"di*ent\a. [L. expediens, -entis, p. pr. of	   expedire to be expedient, release, extricate: cf. F.	   exp['e]dient. See {Expedite}.]	   1. Hastening or forward; hence, tending to further or promote	      a proposed object; fit or proper under the circumstances;	      conducive to self-interest; desirable; advisable;	      advantageous; -- sometimes contradistinguished from	      {right} or {principled}.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is expedient for you that I go away. --John xvi.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing but the right can ever be expedient, since	            that can never be true expediency which would	            sacrifice a greater good to a less.   --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quick; expeditious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His marches are expedient to this town. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Expedient \Ex*pe"di*ent\, n.	   1. That which serves to promote or advance; suitable means to	      accomplish an end.	      [1913 Webster]	            What sure expedient than shall Juno find,	            To calm her fears and ease her boding mind?	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Means devised in an exigency; shift.	   Syn: Shift; contrivance; resource; substitute.	        [1913 Webster]
Expediential \Ex*pe`di*en"tial\	   Governed by expediency; seeking advantage; as an expediential	   policy. "Calculating, expediential understanding." --Hare. --	   {Ex*pe`di*en"tial*ly}, adv. --Fitzed. Hall	   [1913 Webster]
Expediently \Ex*pe"di*ent*ly\adv.	   1. In an expedient manner; fitly; suitably; conveniently.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With expedition; quickly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Expediment \Ex*ped"i*ment\n.	   An expedient. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A like expediment to remove discontent.  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Expeditate \Ex*ped"i*tate\, v. t. [LL. expeditatus, p. p. of	   expeditare to expeditate; ex out + pes, pedis, foot.] (Eng.	   Forest Laws)	   To deprive of the claws or the balls of the fore feet; as, to	   expeditate a dog that he may not chase deer. See also	   {declaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Expedite \Ex"pe*dite\, a. [L. expeditus, p. p. of expedire to	   free one caught by the foot, to extricate, set free, bring	   forward, make ready; ex out + pes, prdis, t. See {Foot}.]	   1. Free of impediment; unimpeded.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make the way plain and expedite.   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expeditious; quick; speedily; prompt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nimble and expedite . . . in its operation.	                                                  --Tollotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speech is a very short and expedite way of conveying	            their thoughts.                       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Expedite \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 hasten; to quicken; as, to	      expedite the growth of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	            To expedite your glorious march.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To despatch; to send forth; to issue officially.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such charters be expedited of course. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Expeditely \Ex"pe*dite`ly\, adv.	   In expedite manner; expeditiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Expediteness \Ex"pe*dite`ness\, n.	   Quality of being expedite.	   [1913 Webster]
Expedition \Ex`pe*di"tion\, n. [L. expeditio: cf.F.	   exp['e]dition.]	   1. The quality of being expedite; efficient promptness;	      haste; dispatch; speed; quickness; as to carry the mail	      with expedition.	      [1913 Webster]	            With winged expedition	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift as the lightning glance. ?	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sending forth or setting forth the execution of some	      object of consequence; progress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Putting it straight in expedition. ?	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An important enterprise, implying a change of place;	      especially, a warlike enterprise; a march or a voyage with	      martial intentions; an excursion by a body of persons for	      a valuable end; as, a military, naval, exploring, or	      scientific expedition; also, the body of persons making	      such excursion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expedition miserably failed.      --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Narrative of the exploring expedition to the Rocky	            Mountains. --J. C. Fremont.	      [1913 Webster]
Expeditionary \Ex`pe*di"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an expedition; as, an expeditionary	   force.	   [1913 Webster]
Expeditionist \Ex`pe*di"tion*ist\, n.	   One who goes upon an expedition. [R].	   [1913 Webster]
Expeditious \Ex`pe*di"tious\, a.	   Possessed of, or characterized by, expedition, or efficiency	   and rapidity in action; performed with, or acting with,	   expedition; quick; having celerity; speedily; as, an	   expeditious march or messenger. -- {Ex`pe*di"tious*ly}, adv.	   -- {Ex`pe*di"tious*ness}, n.	   Syn: Prompt; ready; speedy; alert. See {Prompt}.	        [1913 Webster]
Expeditive \Ex*ped"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. exp['e]ditif.]	   Performing with speed. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Expel \Ex*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expelled}, p. pr. & vb.	   n.. {Expelling}.] [L. expellere, expulsum; ex out + pellere	   to drive: cf.F. expeller. See {Pulse} a beat.]	   1. To drive or force out from that within which anything is	      contained, inclosed, or situated; to eject; as, to expel	      air from a bellows.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did not ye . . . expel me out of my father's house?	                                                  --Judg. xi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive away from one's country; to banish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forewasted all their land, and them expelled.	                                                  --Spenser.	      .	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall expel them from before you . . . and ye	            shall possess their land.             --Josh. xxiii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut off from further connection with an institution of	      learning, a society, and the like; as, to expel a student	      or member.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To keep out, off, or away; to exclude. "To expel the	      winter's flaw." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To discharge; to shoot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then he another and another [shaft] did expel.	                                                  --Spenser.	      .	   Syn: To banish; exile; eject; drive out. See {Banish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Expellable \Ex*pel"la*ble\, a.	   Capable of being expelled or driven out. "Expellable by	   heat." --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Expeller \Ex*pel"ler\, n.	   One who, or that which, expels.	   [1913 Webster]
expelling \expelling\ n.	   any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of	   the body.	   Syn: discharge, emission.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Expend \Ex*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expended}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Expending}.] [L. expendere, expensum, to weigh out, pay	   out, lay out, lay out; ex out + pendere to weigh. See	   {Poise}, and cf. {Spend}.]	   To lay out, apply, or employ in any way; to consume by use;	   to use up or distribute, either in payment or in donations;	   to spend; as, they expend money for food or in charity; to	   expend time labor, and thought; to expend hay in feeding	   cattle, oil in a lamp, water in mechanical operations.	   [1913 Webster]	         If my death might make this island happy . . .	         I would expend it with all willingness.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Expend \Ex*pend"\, v. i.	   1. To be laid out, used, or consumed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pay out or disburse money.	      [1913 Webster]	            They go elsewhere to enjoy and to expend. --Macaulay	      .	      [1913 Webster]
expended \expended\ adj.	   nonexistent or unavailable as a consequence of use or	   exchange.	   Syn: gone, spent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Expenditor \Ex*pend"i*tor\, n. [LL.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A disburser; especially, one of the disbursers of taxes for	   the repair of sewers. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Expenditure \Ex*pend"iture\, n.	   1. The act of expending; a laying out, as of money;	      disbursement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our expenditure purchased commerce and conquest.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expended or paid out; expense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The receipts and expenditures of this extensive	            country.                              --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Expense \Ex*pense"\, n. [L. expensa (sc. pecunia), or expensum,	   fr. expensus, p. p. of expendere. See {Expend}.]	   1. A spending or consuming; disbursement; expenditure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Husband nature's riches from expense. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expended, laid out, or consumed; cost;	      outlay; charge; -- sometimes with the notion of loss or	      damage to those on whom the expense falls; as, the	      expenses of war; an expense of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courting popularity at his party's expense.	                                                  --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loss. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And moan the expense of many a vanished sight.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Expense magazine} (Mil.), a small magazine containing	      ammunition for immediate use. --H. L. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Expensefull \Ex*pense"full\, a.	   Full of expense; costly; chargeable. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. --	   {Ex*pense"ful*ly}, adv. [R.] -- {Ex*pense"ful*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Expenseless \Ex*pense"less\, a.	   Without cost or expense.	   [1913 Webster]
Expensive \Ex*pen"sive\, a.	   1. Occasioning expense; calling for liberal outlay; costly;	      dear; liberal; as, expensive dress; an expensive house or	      family.	      [1913 Webster]	            War is expensive, and peace desirable. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free in expending; very liberal; especially, in a bad	      sense: extravagant; lavish. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An active, expensive, indefatigable goodness.	                                                  --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idle and expensive are dangerous. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   Syn: Costly; dear; high-priced; lavish; extravagant. --	        {Ex*pen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Ex*pen"sive*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Experience \Ex*pe"ri*ence\ ([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*ens), n. [F.	   exp['e]rience, L. experientia, tr. experiens, experientis, p.	   pr. of experiri, expertus, to try; ex out + the root of	   peritus experienced. See {Peril}, and cf. {Expert}.]	   1. Trial, as a test or experiment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She caused him to make experience	            Upon wild beasts.                     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The effect upon the judgment or feelings produced by any	      event, whether witnessed or participated in; personal and	      direct impressions as contrasted with description or	      fancies; personal acquaintance; actual enjoyment or	      suffering. "Guided by other's experiences." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have but one lamp by which my feet are guided, and	            that is the lamp of experience.       --P. Henry	      [1913 Webster]	            To most men experience is like the stern lights of a	            ship, which illumine only the track it has passed.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the consuls . . . came in . . . they knew soon	            by experience how slenderly guarded against danger	            the majesty of rulers is where force is wanting.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those that undertook the religion of our Savior upon	            his preaching, had no experience of it. --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An act of knowledge, one or more, by which single facts or	      general truths are ascertained; experimental or inductive	      knowledge; hence, implying skill, facility, or practical	      wisdom gained by personal knowledge, feeling or action;	      as, a king without experience of war.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence hath the mind all the materials of reason and	            knowledge? To this I answer in one word, from	            experience.                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Experience may be acquired in two ways; either,	            first by noticing facts without any attempt to	            influence the frequency of their occurrence or to	            vary the circumstances under which they occur; this	            is observation; or, secondly, by putting in action	            causes or agents over which we have control, and	            purposely varying their combinations, and noticing	            what effects take place; this is experiment. --Sir	                                                  J. Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	Experience \Ex*pe"ri*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Experienced}	   ([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*enst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Experiencing}	   ([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*en*s[i^]ng).]	   1. To make practical acquaintance with; to try personally; to	      prove by use or trial; to have trial of; to have the lot	      or fortune of; to have befall one; to be affected by; to	      feel; as, to experience pain or pleasure; to experience	      poverty; to experience a change of views.	      [1913 Webster]	            The partial failure and disappointment which he had	            experienced in India.                 --Thirwall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exercise; to train by practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The youthful sailors thus with early care	            Their arms experience, and for sea prepare. --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To experience religion} (Theol.), to become a convert to the	      doctrines of Christianity; to yield to the power of	      religious truth.	      [1913 Webster]
experienced \ex*pe"ri*enced\ ([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*enst), p. p. &	   a.	   Taught by practice or by repeated observations; skillful or	   wise by means of trials, use, or observation; as, an	   experienced physician, workman, soldier; an experienced eye.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ablest and most experienced statesmen. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Experiencer \Ex*pe"ri*en*cer\ (-en-s?r), n.	   1. One who experiences.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An experimenter. [Obs.] --Sir. K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]
Experience table \Ex*pe"ri*ence ta"ble\ (Life Insurance)	   A table of mortality computed from the experience of one or	   more life-insurance companies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Experient \Ex*pe"ri*ent\ ([e^]ks*p[=e]"r[i^]*ent), a.	   Experienced. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The prince now ripe and full experient.  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Experiential \Ex*pe`ri*en"tial\ ([e^]ks*p[=e]`r[i^]*[e^]n"shal),	   a.	   Derived from, or pertaining to, experience. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is called empirical or experiential . . . because it	         is given to us by experience or observation, and not	         obtained as the result of inference or reasoning.	                                                  --Sir. W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   -- {Ex*pe`ri*en"tial*ly}, adv. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Experientialism \Ex*pe`ri*en"tial*ism\	   ([e^]ks*p[=e]`r[i^]*[e^]n"shal*[i^]z'm), n. (Philos.)	   The doctrine that experience, either that of ourselves or of	   others, is the test or criterion of general knowledge; --	   opposed to {intuitionalism}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Experientialism is in short, a philosophical or logical	         theory, not a psychological one.         --G. C.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Experientialist \Ex*pe`ri*en"tial*ist\	   ([e^]ks*p[=e]`r[i^]*[e^]n"shal*[i^]st), n.	   One who accepts the doctrine of experientialism. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\, n. [L. experimentum, fr. experiri to	   try: cf. OF. esperiment, experiment. See {Experience}.]	   1. A trial or special observation, made to confirm or	      disprove something uncertain; esp., one under controlled	      conditions determined by the experimenter; an act or	      operation undertaken in order to discover some unknown	      principle or effect, or to test, establish, or illustrate	      some hypothesis, theory, or known truth; practical test;	      proof.	      [1913 Webster]	            A political experiment can not be made in a	            laboratory, nor determined in a few hours. --J.	                                                  Adams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Experience. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Adam, by sad experiment I know	            How little weight my words with thee can find.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\ ([e^]ks*p[e^]r"[i^]*ment), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Experimented}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Experinenting}.]	   To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; -- often	   with on, upon, or in, referring to the subject of an	   experiment; with, referring to the instrument; and by,	   referring to the means; as, to experiment upon electricity;	   he experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam power.	   [1913 Webster]	Experiment \Ex*per"i*ment\, v. t.	   To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial or experience.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Experimental \Ex*per`i*men"tal\, a. [Cf.F. exp['e]rimental.]	   1. Pertaining to experiment; founded on, or derived from,	      experiment or trial; as, experimental science; given to,	      or skilled in, experiment; as, an experimental	      philosopher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Known by, or derived from, experience; as, experimental	      religion.	      [1913 Webster]
experimentalism \experimentalism\ n.	   1. an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental	      principles.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation;	      as, the children of psycholoigsts are often raised in an	      atmosphere of experimentalism.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Experimentalist \Ex*per`i*men"tal*ist\, n.	   1. One who makes experiments, especially one who likes to	      experiment; an experimenter. --Whaterly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who relies primarily on experimentation and the	      evidence of one's own senses; an empiricist; -- contrasted	      with {theoretician} or {dogmatist}.	      [PJC]
Experimentalize \Ex*per`i*men"tal*ize\, v. i.	   To make experiments (upon); to experiment. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Experimentally \Ex*per`i*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   By experiment; by experience or trial. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Experimentarian \Ex*per`i*men*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Relying on experiment or experience. "an experimentarian	   philosopher." --Boyle. -- n. One who relies on experiment or	   experience. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Experimentation \Ex*per`i*men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of experimenting; practice by experiment. --J. S.	   Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Experimentative \Ex*per`i*men"ta*tive\, a.	   Experimental; of the nature of experiment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Experimentator \Ex*per"i*men*ta`tor\, n. [LL.]	   An experimenter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Experimenter \Ex*per"i*men`ter\, n.	   One who makes experiments; one skilled in experiments. --	   Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Experimentist \Ex*per"i*men`tist\, n.	   An experimenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Experrection \Ex`per*rec"tion\, n. [L. expergisci, p. p.	   experrectus, to rouse up; ex out + pergere to wake up.]	   A waking up or arousing. [Obs.] --Holland	   [1913 Webster]
Expert \Ex*pert"\ ([e^]ks*p[~e]rt"), a. [F. expert, L. expertus,	   p. p. of experiri to try. See {Experience}.]	   Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having	   facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing	   and ready from much practice; clever; skillful; as, an expert	   surgeon; expert in chess or archery.	   [1913 Webster]	         A valiant and most expert gentleman.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         What practice, howsoe'er expert	         In fitting aptest words to things . . .	         Hath power to give thee as thou wert?    --Tennyson.	   Syn: Adroit; dexterous; clever; ready; prompt.	        [1913 Webster]	Expert \Ex"pert\, n.	   1. An expert or experienced person; one instructed by	      experience; one who has skill, experience, or extensive	      knowledge in his calling or in any special branch of	      learning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A specialist in a particular profession or department	          of science requiring for its mastery peculiar culture	          and erudition.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such specialists may be witnesses in matters as to	         which ordinary observers could not without such aid	         form just conclusions, and are liable for negligence in	         case they injure another from want of proper	         qualifications or proper care in the exercise of their	         specialty.	      (b) A sworn appraiser.	          [1913 Webster]	Expert \Ex*pert"\, v. t.	   To experience. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Die would we daily, once it to expert.   --Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Expertly \Ex*pert"ly\, adv.	   In a skillful or dexterous manner; adroitly; with readiness	   and accuracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Expertness \Ex*pert"ness\, n.	   Skill derived from practice; readiness; as, expertness in	   seamanship, or in reasoning.	   Syn: Facility; readiness; dexterity; adroitness; skill. See	        {Facility}.	        [1913 Webster]
Expetible \Ex*pet"ible\, a. [L., expetibilis, fr. expetere to	   wish for; ex out + petere to seek.]	   Worthy of being wished for; desirable. [Obs.] --Puller.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiable \Ex"pi*a*ble\, a. [See {Expiate}.]	   Capable of being expiated or atoned for; as, an expiable	   offense; expiable guilt. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiate \Ex"pi*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expiated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Expiating}.] [L. expiatus, p. p. of expiare to	   expiate; ex out + piare to seek to appease, to purify with	   sacred rites, fr. pius pious. See {Pious}.]	   1. To extinguish the guilt of by sufferance of penalty or	      some equivalent; to make complete satisfaction for; to	      atone for; to make amends for; to make expiation for; as,	      to expiate a crime, a guilt, or sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            To expiate his treason, hath naught left. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Treasurer obliged himself to expiate the injury.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To purify with sacred rites. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither let there be found among you any one that	            shall expiate his son or daughter, making them to	            pass through the fire.                --Deut. xviii.	                                                  10 (Douay	                                                  version)	      [1913 Webster]	Expiate \Ex"pi*ate\, a. [L. expiatus,p. p]	   Terminated. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiation \Ex`pi*a"tion\, n. [L. expiatio: cf.F. expiation]	   1. The act of making satisfaction or atonement for any crime	      or fault; the extinguishing of guilt by suffering or	      penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            His liberality seemed to have something in it of	            self-abasement and expiation.         --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The means by which reparation or atonement for crimes or	      sins is made; an expiatory sacrifice or offering; an	      atonement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those shadowy expiations weak,	            The blood of bulls and goats.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An act by which the threats of prodigies were averted	      among the ancient heathen. [Obs.] --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]
Expiatist \Ex"pi*a*tist\, n.	   An expiator. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Expiator \Ex"pi*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who makes expiation or atonement.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiatorious \Ex`pi*a*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Of an expiatory nature; expiatory. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiatory \Ex"pi*a*to*ry\, a. [L. expiatorius: cf. F.	   expiatoire.]	   Having power, or intended, to make expiation; atoning; as, an	   expiatory sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Expilation \Ex`pi*la"tion\, n. [L. expiatio.]	   The act of expilating or stripping off; plunder; pillage.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This ravenous expilation of the state.   --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Expilator \Ex"pi*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who pillages; a plunderer; a pillager. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Expirable \Ex*pir"a*ble\, a.	   That may expire; capable of being brought to an end.	   [1913 Webster]
Expirant \Ex*pir"ant\, n.	   One who expires or is expiring.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiration \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 air from the lungs through the nose or mouth;	          as, respiration consists of inspiration and	          expiration; -- opposed to {inspiration}.	      (b) Emission of volatile matter; exhalation.	          [1913 Webster]	                The true cause of cold is an expiration from the	                globe of the earth.               --Bacon.	      (c) The last emission of breath; death. "The groan of	          expiration." --Rambler.	      (d) A coming to a close; cessation; extinction;	          termination; end.	          [1913 Webster]	                Before the expiration of thy time. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expired; matter breathed forth; that which	      is produced by breathing out, as a sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aspirate "he," which is . . . a gentle	            expiration.                           --G. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]
expiration-dated \expiration-dated\ adj.	   bearing a date after which it is no longer valid or salable;	   -- of a security, option, or perishable item. [British]	   Syn: expiring, dated.	        [PJC]
Expiratory \Ex*pir"a*to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to, or employed in, the expiration or emission of	   air from the lungs; as, the expiratory muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Expire \Ex*pire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expired}; p. pr & vb. n.	   {Expiring}.] [L. expirare, exspirare, expiratum, exspiratum;	   ex out + spirare to breathe: cf. F. expirer. See {Spirit}.]	   1. To breathe out; to emit from the lungs; to throw out from	      the mouth or nostrils in the process of respiration; --	      opposed to {inspire}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anatomy exhibits the lungs in a continual motion of	            inspiring and expiring air.           --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	            This chafed the boar; his nostrils flames expire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give forth insensibly or gently, as a fluid or vapor;	      to emit in minute particles; to exhale; as, the earth	      expires a damp vapor; plants expire odors.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expiring of cold out of the inward parts of the	            earth in winter.                      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit; to give out. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring to a close; to terminate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Expire the term	            Of a despised life.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Expire \Ex*pire"\, v. i.	   1. To emit the breath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emit the last breath; to breathe out the life; to die;	      as, to expire calmly; to expire in agony.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come to an end; to cease; to terminate; to perish; to	      become extinct; as, the flame expired; his lease expires	      to-day; the month expired on Saturday.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To burst forth; to fly out with a blast. [Obs.] "The	      ponderous ball expires." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
expired \expired\ adj.	   having come to an end or become void after passage of a	   period of time; as, an expired passport; caught driving with	   an expired license. Opposite of {unexpired}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Expiring \Ex*pir"ing\, a.	   1. Breathing out air from the lungs; emitting fluid or	      volatile matter; exhaling; breathing the last breath;	      dying; ending; terminating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or uttered at, the time of dying; as,	      expiring words; expiring groans.	      [1913 Webster]
Expiry \Ex"pi*ry\, n.	   Expiration.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had to leave at the expiry of the term. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Parliament . . . now approaching the expiry of its	         legal term.                              --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiscate \Ex*pis"cate\, v. t. [L. expiscatus, p. p. of	   expiscari to fish out; ex out+piscari to fish, piscis fish.]	   To fish out; to find out by skill or laborious investigation;	   to search out. "To expiscate principles." [R.] --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dr. Burton has with much ingenuity endeavored to	         expiscate the truth which may be involved in them. --W.	                                                  L. Alexander.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiscation \Ex`pis*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of expiscating; a fishing. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Expiscatory \Ex*pis"ca*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to fish out; searching out [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Explain \Ex*plain"\ ([e^]ks*pl[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Explained}([e^]ks*pl[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Explaining}.]	   [L. explandare to flatten, spread out, explain; ex out +	   plandare to make level or plain, planus plain: cf. OF.	   esplaner, explaner. See {Plain},a., and cf. {Esplanade}.]	   1. To flatten; to spread out; to unfold; to expand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The horse-chestnut is . . . ready to explain its	            leaf.                                 --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make plain, manifest, or intelligible; to clear of	      obscurity; to expound; to unfold and illustrate the	      meaning of; as, to explain a chapter of the Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commentators to explain the difficult passages to	            you.                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To explain away}, to get rid of by explanation. "Those	      explain the meaning quite away." --Pope.	   Syn: To expound; interpret; elucidate; clear up.	        [1913 Webster]	Explain \Ex*plain"\, v. i.	   To give an explanation.	   [1913 Webster]
Explainable \Ex*plain"a*ble\, a. [L. explainabilis.]	   Capable of being explained or made plain to the	   understanding; capable of being interpreted. --Sir. T.	   Browne.	   Syn: explicable. [1913 Webster]
Explainer \Ex*plain"er\, n.	   One who explains; an expounder or expositor; a commentator;	   an interpreter.	   Syn: explicator. [1913 Webster]
Explanate \Ex"pla*nate\, a. [L. explanatus, p. p. of explanare.	   See {Explain}.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.)	   Spreading or extending outwardly in a flat form.	   [1913 Webster]
Explanation \Ex`pla*na"tion\, n. [L. explanatio: cf. OF.	   esplanation.]	   1. The act of explaining, expounding, or interpreting; the	      act of clearing from obscurity and making intelligible;	      as, the explanation of a passage in Scripture, or of a	      contract or treaty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which explains or makes clear; as, a satisfactory	      explanation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The meaning attributed to anything by one who explains it;	      definition; interpretation; sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Different explanations [of the Trinity]. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mutual exposition of terms, meaning, or motives, with a	      view to adjust a misunderstanding, and reconcile	      differences; reconciliation; agreement; as, to come to an	      explanation.	   Syn: Definition; description; explication; exposition;	        interpretation; detail. See {Definition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Explanative \Ex*plan"a*tive\, a.	   Explanatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Explanatoriness \Ex*plan"a*to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being explanatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Explanatory \Ex*plan"a*to*ry\, a. [L. explanatorius.]	   Serving to explain; containing explanation; as explanatory	   notes. --Swift. Explat
Explat \Ex*plat"\, Explate \Ex*plate"\, v. t. [Pref. ex- + plat	   or plait.]	   To explain; to unfold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Like Solon's self explatest the knotty laws. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Expletion \Ex*ple"tion\, n. [L. expletio a satisfying. See	   {Expletive}.]	   Accomplishment; fulfillment. [Obs.] --Killingbeck.	   [1913 Webster]
Expletive \Ex"ple*tive\, a. [L. expletivus, from expletus, p. p.	   of explere to fill up; ex out+plere to fill, akin to plenus	   full: cf. F. expl['e]tif. See {Full}.]	   Filling up; hence, added merely for the purpose of filling	   up; superfluous. "Expletive imagery." --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	         Expletive phrases to plump his speech.   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Expletive \Ex"ple*tive\, n.	   A word, letter, or syllable not necessary to the sense, but	   inserted to fill a vacancy; an oath.	   [1913 Webster]	         While explectives their feeble aid to join,	         And ten low words oft creep in one dull line. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Expletively \Ex"ple*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an expletive.	   [1913 Webster]
Expletory \Ex"ple*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to fill up; expletive; superfluous; as, an expletory	   word. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Explicable \Ex"pli*ca*ble\, a. [L. explicabilis: cf. F.	   explicable.]	   Capable of being explicated; that may be explained or	   accounted for; admitting explanation.	   Syn: explainable. [1913 Webster]	              It is not explicable upon any grounds. --Burke.	        [1913 Webster]
Explicableness \Ex"pli*ca*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being explicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Explicate \Ex"pli*cate\, a. [L. explicatus, p. p. of explicare.]	   Evolved; unfolded. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Explicate \Ex"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Explicating}.]	   1. To unfold; to expand; to lay open. [Obs.] "They explicate	      the leaves." --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unfold the meaning or sense of; to explain; to clear of	      difficulties or obscurity; to interpret.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last verse of his last satire is not yet	            sufficiently explicated.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Explication \Ex`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. explicatio: cf. F.	   explication.]	   1. The act of opening, unfolding, or explaining; explanation;	      exposition; interpretation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The explication of our Savior's parables.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sense given by an expositor. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Explicative \Ex"pli*ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. explicatif.]	   Serving to unfold or explain; tending to lay open to the	   understanding; explanatory. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Explicator \Ex"pli*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who unfolds or explains; an expounder; an explainer.	   [1913 Webster]
Explicatory \Ex"pli*ca`to*ry\, a.	   Explicative. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Explicit \Ex"pli*cit\ [LL., an abbreviation of explicitus (est	   liber) the book (which anciently was a roll of parchment) is	   unfolded (and, of course, "finished"). See {Explicit}, a.]	   A word formerly used (as finis is now) at the conclusion of a	   book to indicate the end.	   [1913 Webster]	Explicit \Ex*plic"it\, a. [L. explicitus; p. p. of explicare to	   unfold: cf. F. explicite. See {Explicate}, {Exploit}.]	   1. Not implied merely, or conveyed by implication; distinctly	      stated; plain in language; open to the understanding;	      clear; not obscure or ambiguous; express; unequivocal; as,	      an explicit declaration. Opposite of {implicit}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The language of the charter was too explicit to	            admit of a doubt.                     --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no disguised meaning or reservation; unreserved;	      outspoken; -- applied to persons; as, he was earnest and	      explicit in his statement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Explicit function}. (Math.) See under {Function}.	   Syn: Express; clear; plain; open; unreserved; unambiguous.	   Usage: {Explicit}, {Express}. Explicit denotes a setting	          forth in the plainest language, so that the meaning	          can not be misunderstood; as, an explicit promise.	          Express is stronger than explicit: it adds force to	          clearness. An express promise or engagement is not	          only unambiguous, but stands out in bold relief, with	          the most binding hold on the conscience. An explicit	          statement; a clear and explicit notion; explicit	          direction; no words can be more explicit. An explicit	          command; an express prohibition. "An express	          declaration goes forcibly and directly to the point.	          An explicit declaration leaves nothing ambiguous."	          --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
Explicitly \Ex*plic"it*ly\, adv.	   In an explicit manner; clearly; plainly; without disguise or	   reservation of meaning; not by inference or implication; as,	   he explicitly avows his intention.	   [1913 Webster]
Explicitness \Ex*plic"it*ness\, n.	   The quality of being explicit; clearness; directness. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Explode \Ex*plode"\ ([e^]ks*pl[=o]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Exploded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exploding}.] [L. explodere,	   explosum, to drive out, drive out a player by clapping; ex	   out + plaudere, plodere, to clap, strike, applaud: cf. OF.	   exploder. See {Plausible}.]	   1. To become suddenly expanded into a great volume of gas or	      vapor; to burst violently into flame; as, gunpowder	      explodes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burst with force and a loud report; to detonate, as a	      shell filled with powder or the like material, or as a	      boiler from too great pressure of steam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To burst forth with sudden violence and noise; as, at	      this, his wrath exploded.	      [1913 Webster]	Explode \Ex*plode"\, v. t.	   1. To drive from the stage by noisy expressions of	      disapprobation; to hoot off; to drive away or reject	      noisily; as, to explode a play. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Him old and young	            Exploded, and seized with violent hands. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring into disrepute, and reject; to drive from notice	      and acceptance; as, to explode a scheme, fashion, or	      doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old exploded contrivances of mercantile fraud.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            To explode and exterminate dark atheism. --Bently.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to explode or burst noisily; to detonate; as, to	      explode powder by touching it with fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To drive out with violence and noise, as by powder.	      [1913 Webster]	            But late the kindled powder did explode	            The massy ball and the brass tube unload.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]
Explodent \Ex*plod"ent\, n.	   1. An instrument or agent causing explosion; an exploder;	      also, an explosive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Explosive}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Exploder \Ex*plod"er\, n.	   1. One who or that which explodes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who rejects an opinion or scheme with open contempt.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Exploit \Ex*ploit"\, n. [OE. esploit success, OF. esploit,	   espleit,revenue, product, vigor, force, exploit, F. exploit	   exploit, fr. L. explicitum, prop. p. p. neut. of explicare to	   unfold, display, exhibit; ex + plicare to fold. See {Ply},	   and cf. {Explicit}, {Explicate}.]	   1. A deed or act; especially, a heroic act; a deed of renown;	      an adventurous or noble achievement; as, the exploits of	      Alexander the Great.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ripe for exploits and mighty enterprises. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Combat; war. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He made haste to exploit some warlike service.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. exploiter.] To utilize; to make available; to get the	      value or usefulness out of; as, to exploit a mine or	      agricultural lands; to exploit public opinion. [Recent]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To draw an illegitimate profit from; to speculate	      on; to put upon. [Recent]	      [1913 Webster]	            In no sense whatever does a man who accumulates a	            fortune by legitimate industry exploit his	            employ['e]s or make his capital "out of" anybody	            else.                                 --W. G.	                                                  Sumner.	      [1913 Webster]
Exploitation \Ex`ploi*ta"tion\, n. [F.]	   The act of exploiting or utilizing. --J. D. Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
exploitive \exploitive\ adj.	   tending to exploit or make use of.	   Syn: exploitative, exploitatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exploiture \Ex*ploi"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   1. The act of exploiting or accomplishing; achievement.	      [Obs.] --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exploitation. --Harper's Mag.	      [1913 Webster]
Explorable \Ex*plor"a*ble\, a.	   That may be explored; as, an explorable region.	   [1913 Webster]
Explorate \Ex*plo"rate\, v. t. [L. explorare, exploratum.]	   To explore. [Obs.] --Sir. T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exploration \Ex`plo*ra"tion\, n. [L. exploratio: cf. F.	   exploration.]	   The act of exploring, penetrating, or ranging over for	   purposes of discovery, especially of geographical discovery;	   examination; as, the exploration of unknown countries; (Med.)	   physical examination.	   [1913 Webster]	         "An exploration of doctrine."            --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Explorative \Ex*plor"a*tive\, a.	   Exploratory.	   [1913 Webster]
Explorator \Ex"plo*ra`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who explores; one who examines closely; a searcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Exploratory \Ex*plor"a*to*ry\, a. [L. exploratorius.]	   Serving or intended to explore; searching; examining;	   explorative. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Explore \Ex*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Explored}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Exploring}.] [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare	   to cry out aloud,prob. orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to	   E. flow: cf. F. explorer.]	   1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to	      look wisely and carefully for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for	      discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new	      countries or seas; to explore the depths of science.	      "Hidden frauds [to] explore." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Explorement \Ex*plore"ment\, n.	   The act of exploring; exploration. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Explorer \Ex*plor"er\, n.	   One who explores; also, an apparatus with which one explores,	   as a diving bell.	   [1913 Webster]
Exploring \Ex*plor"ing\, a.	   Employed in, or designed for, exploration. "Exploring	   parties." --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Explosion \Ex*plo"sion\, n. [L. explosio a driving off by	   clapping: cf. F. explosion explosion. See {Explode}.]	   1. The act of exploding; detonation; a chemical action which	      causes the sudden formation of a great volume of expanded	      gas; as, the explosion of gunpowder, of fire damp, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bursting with violence and loud noise, because of	      internal pressure; as, the explosion of a gun, a bomb, a	      steam boiler, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A violent outburst of feeling, manifested by excited	      language, action, etc.; as, an explosion of wrath.	      [1913 Webster]	            A formidable explosion of high-church fanaticism.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a sudden and substantial increase; a rapid acceleration;	      as, the population explosion.	      [PJC]
Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, a. [Cf. F. explosif.]	   Driving or bursting out with violence and noise; causing	   explosion; as, the explosive force of gunpowder.	   [1913 Webster]	Explosive \Ex*plo"sive\, n.	   1. An explosive agent; a compound or mixture susceptible of a	      rapid chemical reaction, as {gunpowder}, {TNT},	      {dynamite}, or {nitro-glycerine}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   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.	   Note: [See Guide to Pronunciation, [root] 155-7, 184.]	         [1913 Webster]
Explosively \Ex*plo"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an explosive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Expoliation \Ex*po`li*a"tion\, n.	   See {Exspoliation}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Expolish \Ex*pol"ish\, v. t. [Cf. L. expolire. See {Polish}.]	   To polish thoroughly. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Expone \Ex*pone"\, v. t. [OE. exponen. See {Expound}.]	   To expound; to explain; also, to expose; to imperil. [Old	   Eng. & Scotch] --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Exponent \Ex*po"nent\, n. [L. exponens, -entis, p. pr. of	   exponere to put out, set forth, expose. See {Expound}.]	   1. (Alg.) A number, letter, or any quantity written on the	      right hand of and above another quantity, and denoting how	      many times the latter is repeated as a factor to produce	      the power indicated;	   Note: thus a^{2} denotes the second power, and a^{x} the xth	         power, of a (2 and x being the exponents). A fractional	         exponent, or index, is used to denote the root of a	         quantity. Thus, a^{1/3} denotes the third or cube root	         of a.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, stands as an index or	      representative; as, the leader of a party is the exponent	      of its principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. one who explains, expounds, or interprets.	      [PJC]	   {Exponent of a ratio}, the quotient arising when the	      antecedent is divided by the consequent; thus, 6 is the	      exponent of the ratio of 30 to 5. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Exponential \Ex`po*nen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. exponentiel.]	   1. Pertaining to exponents; involving variable exponents; as,	      an exponential expression; exponential calculus; an	      exponential function.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. changing over time in an exponential manner, i. e.	      increasing or decreasing by a fixed ratio for each unit of	      time; as, exponential growth; exponential decay.	      [PJC]	   Note:	   {Exponential growth} is characteristic of bacteria and other	      living populations in circumstances where the conditions	      of growth are favorable, and all required nutrients are	      plentiful. For example, the bacterium {Escherichia coli}	      in rich media may double in number every 20 minutes until	      one of the nutrients becomes exhausted or waste products	      begin to inhibit growth. Many fascinating thought	      experiments are proposed on the theme of exponential	      growth. One may calculate, for example how long it would	      take the progeny of one {Escherichia coli} to equal the	      mass of the known universe if it multiplied unimpeded at	      such a rate. The answer, assuming the equivalent of	      10^{80} hydrogen atoms in the universe, is less than three	      days. Exponential increases in a quantity can be	      surprising, and this principle is often used by banks to	      make investment at a certain rate of interest seem to be	      very profitable over time.	   {Exponential decay} is exhibited by decay of radioactive	      materials and some chemical reactions (first order	      reactions), in which one-half of the initial quantity of	      radioactive element (or chemical substance) is lost for	      each lapse of a characteristic time called the	      {half-life}.	      [PJC]	   {Exponential curve}, a curve whose nature is defined by means	      of an exponential equation.	   {Exponential equation}, an equation which contains an	      exponential quantity, or in which the unknown quantity	      enters as an exponent.	   {Exponential quantity} (Math.), a quantity whose exponent is	      unknown or variable, as a^{x}.	   {Exponential series}, a series derived from the development	      of exponential equations or quantities.	      [1913 Webster]
exponentiation \exponentiation\ n.	   the process of raising a quantity to some assigned power.	   Syn: involution.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Export \Ex*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exported}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Exporting}.] [L. exportare, exportatum; ex out+portare to	   carry : cf. F. exporter. See {Port} demeanor.]	   1. To carry away; to remove. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] export honor from a man, and make him a	            return in envy.                       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry or send abroad, or out of a country, especially	      to foreign countries, as merchandise or commodities in the	      way of commerce; -- the opposite of import; as, to export	      grain, cotton, cattle, goods, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Export \Ex"port\, n.	   1. The act of exporting; exportation; as, to prohibit the	      export of wheat or tobacco.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is exported; a commodity conveyed from one	      country or State to another in the way of traffic; -- used	      chiefly in the plural, exports.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ordinary course of exchange . . . between two	            places must likewise be an indication of the	            ordinary course of their exports and imports. --A.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Exportability \Ex*port`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being suitable for exportation.	   [1913 Webster]	         To increase the exportability of native goods. --J. P.	                                                  Peters.	   [1913 Webster]
Exportable \Ex*port"a*ble\, a.	   Suitable for exportation; as, exportable products.	   [1913 Webster]
Exportation \Ex`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. exportatio: cf. F.	   exporation.]	   1. The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending	      commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of	      commerce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Commodity exported; an export.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of carrying out. [R.] --Bourne.	      [1913 Webster]
Exporter \Ex*port"er\, n.	   One who exports; the person who sends goods or commodities to	   a foreign country, in the way of commerce; -- opposed to	   {importer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exposal \Ex*pos"al\, n.	   Exposure. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Expose \Ex*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exposed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Exposing}.] [F. exposer; pref. ex- (L. ex out)+poser to	   place. See {Pose}, v. t.]	   1. To set forth; to set out to public view; to exhibit; to	      show; to display; as, to expose goods for sale; to expose	      pictures to public inspection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who seek truth only, freely expose their	            principles to the test, and are pleased to have them	            examined.                             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay bare; to lay open to attack, danger, or anything	      objectionable; to render accessible to anything which may	      affect, especially detrimentally; to make liable; as, to	      expose one's self to the heat of the sun, or to cold,	      insult, danger, or ridicule; to expose an army to	      destruction or defeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Expose thyself to feel what wretches feel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of concealment; to discover; to lay open to	      public inspection, or bring to public notice, as a thing	      that shuns publicity, something criminal, shameful, or the	      like; as, to expose the faults of a neighbor.	      [1913 Webster]	            You only expose the follies of men, without	            arraigning their vices.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To disclose the faults or reprehensible practices of; to	      lay open to general condemnation or contempt by making	      public the character or arts of; as, to expose a cheat,	      liar, or hypocrite.	      [1913 Webster]
Expos'e \Ex`po`s['e]"\, n. [F., prop. p. p. of exposer. See	   {Expose}, v. t.]	   A formal recital or exposition of facts; exposure, or	   revelation, of something which some one wished to keep	   concealed.	   [1913 Webster]
exposed \exposed\ adj.	   1. with no protection or shield; as, the exposed northeast	      frontier.	   Syn: open.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. visible due to absence of clothing at that point; -- of	      body parts.	   Syn: uncovered, bare.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Exposedness \Ex*pos"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being exposed, laid open, or unprotected; as, an	   exposedness to sin or temptation.	   [1913 Webster]
Exposer \Ex*pos"er\, n.	   One who exposes or discloses.	   [1913 Webster]
exposit \exposit\ v.	   1. to set forth reasons; to explain or expound.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to make external.	   Syn: externalize, externalise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exposition \Ex`po*si"tion\, n. [L. expositio, fr. exponere,	   expositum: cf. F. exposition. See {Expound}.]	   1. The act of exposing or laying open; a setting out or	      displaying to public view.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of expounding or of laying open the sense or	      meaning of an author, or a passage; explanation;	      interpretation; the sense put upon a passage; a law, or	      the like, by an interpreter; hence, a work containing	      explanations or interpretations; a commentary.	      [1913 Webster]	            You know the law; your exposition	            Hath been most sound.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Situation or position with reference to direction of view	      or accessibility to influence of sun, wind, etc.;	      exposure; as, an easterly exposition; an exposition to the	      sun. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A public exhibition or show, as of industrial and artistic	      productions; as, the Paris Exposition of 1878. [A	      Gallicism]	      [1913 Webster]
Expositive \Ex*pos"i*tive\, a.	   Serving to explain; expository. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Expositor \Ex*pos"i*tor\, n. [L. See {Expound}.]	   One who, or that which, expounds or explains; an expounder; a	   commentator. --Bp. Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Expository \Ex*pos"i*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, exposition; serving to explain;	   explanatory; illustrative; exegetical.	   [1913 Webster]	         A glossary or expository index to the poetical writers.	                                                  --Johnson.	   Ex post facto
Ex post facto \Ex" post` fac"to\, or Ex postfacto \Ex"
post`fac"to\ ([e^]ks" p[=o]st" f[a^]k"t[-o]). [L., from what is	   done afterwards.] (Law)	   From or by an after act, or thing done afterward; in	   consequence of a subsequent act; retrospective.	   {Ex post facto law}, a law which operates by after enactment.	      The phrase is popularly applied to any law, civil or	      criminal, which is enacted with a retrospective effect,	      and with intention to produce that effect; but in its true	      application, as employed in American law, it relates only	      to crimes, and signifies a law which retroacts, by way of	      criminal punishment, upon that which was not a crime	      before its passage, or which raises the grade of an	      offense, or renders an act punishable in a more severe	      manner that it was when committed. Ex post facto laws are	      held to be contrary to the fundamental principles of a	      free government, and the States are prohibited from	      passing such laws by the Constitution of the United	      States. --Burrill. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Expostulate \Ex*pos"tu*late\ (?; 135), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Expostulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expostulating}.] [L.	   expostulatus, p. p. of expostulare to demand vehemently; ex	   out + postulare to ask, require. See {Postulate}.]	   To reason earnestly with a person on some impropriety of his	   conduct, representing the wrong he has done or intends, and	   urging him to make redress or to desist; to remonstrate; --	   followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men expostulate with erring friends; they bring	         accusations against enemies who have done them a wrong.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thuc. ).	   Syn: To remonstrate; reason. See {Remonstrate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Expostulate \Ex*pos"tu*late\, v. t.	   To discuss; to examine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To expostulate	         What majesty should be, what duty is.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Expostulation \Ex*pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. expostulatio.]	   The act of expostulating or reasoning with a person in	   opposition to some impropriety of conduct; remonstrance;	   earnest and kindly protest; dissuasion.	   [1913 Webster]	         We must use expostulation kindly.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Expostulator \Ex*pos"tu*la`tor\ (?;135), n.	   One who expostulates. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Expostulatory \Ex*pos"tu*la*to*ry\, a.	   Containing expostulation or remonstrance; as, an	   expostulatory discourse or letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Exposture \Ex*pos"ture\ (?;135), n. [Cf. {Imposture}.]	   Exposure. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Exposure \Ex*po"sure\ (?;135), n. [From {Expose}.]	   1. The act of exposing or laying open, setting forth, laying	      bare of protection, depriving of care or concealment, or	      setting out to reprobation or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exposure of Fuller . . . put an end to the	            practices of that vile tribe.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being exposed or laid open or bare; openness	      to danger; accessibility to anything that may affect,	      especially detrimentally; as, exposure to observation, to	      cold, to inconvenience.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we have our naked frailties hid,	            That suffer in exposure.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Position as to points of compass, or to influences of	      climate, etc. "Under a southern exposure." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best exposure of the two for woodcocks. --Sir.	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Photog.) The exposing of a sensitized plate to the action	      of light.	      [1913 Webster]
Expound \Ex*pound"\ ([e^]ks*pound"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Expounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Expounding}.] [OE. exponen,	   expounen, expounden, fr. L. exponere to set out, expose,	   expound; ex out + ponere to put: cf. OE. expondre, expondre.	   See {Position}.]	   1. To lay open; to expose to view; to examine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He expounded both his pockets.        --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay open the meaning of; to explain; to clear of	      obscurity; to interpret; as, to expound a text of	      Scripture, a law, a word, a meaning, or a riddle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Expound this matter more fully to me. --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]
Expounder \Ex*pound"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who expounds or explains; an interpreter.	   [1913 Webster]
ex-president \ex-president\ n.	   a former president.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Express \Ex*press"\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"), a. [F. expr[`e]s, L.	   expressus, p. p. of exprimere to express; ex. out + premere	   To press. See {Press}.]	   1. Exactly representing; exact.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their human countenance	            The express resemblance of the gods.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Directly and distinctly stated; declared in terms; not	      implied or left to inference; made unambiguous by	      intention and care; clear; not dubious; as, express	      consent; an express statement.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have express commandment.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intended for a particular purpose; relating to an express;	      sent on a particular errand; dispatched with special	      speed; as, an express messenger or train. Also used	      adverbially.	      [1913 Webster]	            A messenger sent express from the other world.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of or pertaining to an {express train} or other conveyance	      designated an express[5]; makiung few or no intermediate	      stops; as, an express stop; an express fare; an express	      elevator.	      [PJC]	   {Express color}. (Law) See the Note under {Color}, n., 8.	   Syn: Explicit; clear; unambiguous. See {Explicit}.	        [1913 Webster]	Express \Ex*press"\, n. [Cf. F. expr[`e]s a messenger.]	   1. A clear image or representation; an expression; a plain	      declaration. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The only remanent express of Christ's sacrifice on	            earth.                                --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A messenger sent on a special errand; a courier; hence, a	      regular and fast conveyance; commonly, a company or system	      for the prompt and safe transportation of merchandise or	      parcels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An express office.	      [1913 Webster]	            She charged him . . . to ask at the express if	            anything came up from town.           --E. E. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is sent by an express messenger or message.	      [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a railway train or bus for transporting passengers or	      goods with speed and punctuality; a train or bus that does	      not stop at certain stations. Contrasted to {local}; as,	      take the express to get there faster.	   Syn: express train. [PJC]	   {Express office}, an office where packages for an express are	      received or delivered.	   {Express train}, a railway train (such as a subway train)	      that does not stop at certain stations, but only at	      stations designated express stops.	      [1913 Webster]	Express \Ex*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expressed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Expressing}.] [Cf. OF. espresser, expresser, L.	   exprimere, expressum. See {Express}, a.; cf. {Sprain}.]	   1. To press or squeeze out; as, to express the juice of	      grapes, or of apples; hence, to extort; to elicit.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the fruits out of which drink is expressed.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            And th'idle breath all utterly expressed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Halters and racks can not express from thee	            More than by deeds.                   --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make or offer a representation of; to show by a copy or	      likeness; to represent; to resemble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each skillful artist shall express thy form. --E.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	            So kids and whelps their sires and dams express.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give a true impression of; to represent and make known;	      to manifest plainly; to show in general; to exhibit, as an	      opinion or feeling, by a look, gesture, and esp. by	      language; to declare; to utter; to tell.	      [1913 Webster]	            My words express my purpose.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They expressed in their lives those excellent	            doctrines of morality.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make known the opinions or feelings of; to declare what	      is in the mind of; to show (one's self); to cause to	      appear; -- used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Phillips did express with much indignation	            against me, one evening.              --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To denote; to designate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses and Aaron took these men, which are expressed	            by their names.                       --Num. i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To send by express messenger; to forward by special	      opportunity, or through the medium of an express; as, to	      express a package.	   7. (Genetics) to produce products that cause the appearance	      of the corresponding phenotype; -- of a gene or of an	      organism with a specific gene; as, to express the	      beta-galactosidase gene,	      [PJC]	   Syn: To declare; utter; signify; testify; intimate.	        [1913 Webster]
Expressage \Ex*press"age\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]s"[asl]j; 48), n.	   The charge for carrying a parcel by express.	   [1913 Webster]
expressed \expressed\ adj.	   1. Communicated in words.	   Syn: uttered, verbalized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to	      implication. Opposite of {implicit}. [Narrower terms:	      {graphic}] Also See: {definite}, {denotative}, {denotive},	      {overt}, {open}, {unequivocal}, {unambiguous}.	   Syn: explicit, express.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Expressible \Ex*press"i*ble\ (-[i^]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being expressed, squeezed out, shown, represented,	   or uttered. -- {Express"i*bly},adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Expression \Ex*pres"sion\ ([e^]ks*pr[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.	   expressio: cf. F. expression.]	   1. The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure;	      as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting	      or eliciting; as, a forcible expression of truth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of declaring or signifying; declaration;	      utterance; as, an expression of the public will.	      [1913 Webster]	            With this tone of philosophy were mingled	            expressions of sympathy.              --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lively or vivid representation of meaning, sentiment, or	      feeling, etc.; significant and impressive indication,	      whether by language, appearance, or gesture; that manner	      or style which gives life and suggestive force to ideas	      and sentiments; as, he reads with expression; her	      performance on the piano has expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imitators of Shakespeare, fixing their attention	            on his wonderful power of expression, have directed	            their imitation to this.              --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is expressed by a countenance, a posture, a	      work of art, etc.; look, as indicative of thought or	      feeling. "The expression of an eye." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            It still wore the majesty of expression so	            conspicuous in his portraits by the inimitable	            pencil of Titian.                     --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A form of words in which an idea or sentiment is conveyed;	      a mode of speech; a phrase; as, a common expression; an	      odd expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) The representation of any quantity or relation by	      appropriate characters or symbols, usually in a specific	      order.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. (Genetics) the production of products by a gene that cause	      the appearance of the corresponding protein or phenotype;	      -- of a gene or of an organism with a specific gene; as,	      the expression the beta-galactosidase positive phenotype,	      [PJC]	   8. (Computers) a combination of characters linked by	      operators, occurring as part of the code of a computer	      program, which must be evaluated according to the rules of	      the computer language in order to produce a resulting	      value.	      [PJC]	   Note: In most programming languages, (a + b) is an expression	         indicating simple arithmetic addition, if the variables	         a and b are real numbers. Many other types of operation	         may be used in programs, and each set of symbols	         indicating an operation is an expression in that	         program.	         [PJC]	   {Past expression}, {Beyond expression}, beyond the power of	      description. "Beyond expression bright." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Expressional \Ex*pres"sion*al\ (-al), a.	   Of, or relating to, expression; phraseological; also, vividly	   representing or suggesting an idea or sentiment. --Fitzed.	   Hall. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
expressionism \expressionism\ n.	   1. an art movement early in the 20th century; the artist's	      subjective expression of inner experiences was emphasized.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a genre of German painting that tried to show the	      subjective responses to scenes rather than the scenes	      themselves.	      [WordNet 1.5] expressionist
expressionist \expressionist\ expressionistic
\expressionistic\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to expressionism (definition 2); as,	      expressionist art.	      [WordNet 1.5]
expressionist \expressionist\ n.	   an artist who is an adherent of expressionism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Expressionless \Ex*pres"sion*less\, a.	   Destitute of expression.	   [1913 Webster]
Expressive \Ex*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. expressif.]	   1. Serving to express, utter, or represent; indicative;	      communicative; -- followed by of; as, words expressive of	      his gratitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each verse so swells expressive of her woes.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of expression; vividly representing the meaning or	      feeling meant to be conveyed; significant; emphatic; as,	      expressive looks or words.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have restrained yourself within the list of too	            cold an adieu; be more expressive to them. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through her expressive eyes her soul distinctly	            spoke.                                --Littelton.	      -- {Ex*press"ive*ly},adv. -- {Ex*press"ive*ness},n.	      [1913 Webster]
expressiveness \ex*press"ive*ness\ n.	   the quality of being expressive.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Expressly \Ex*press"ly\, adv.	   In an express manner; in direct terms; with distinct purpose;	   particularly; as, a book written expressly for the young.	   [1913 Webster]	         The word of the Lord came expressly unto Ezekiel.	                                                  --Ezek. i. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am sent expressly to your lordship.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Expressman \Ex*press"man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Expressmen} (-men).	   A person employed in the express business; also, the driver	   of a job wagon. --W. D. Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Expressness \Ex*press"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being express; definiteness. [Obs.]	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Express rifle \Ex*press" ri"fle\	   A sporting rifle for use at short ranges, employing a large	   charge of powder and a light (short) bullet, giving a high	   initial velocity and consequently a flat trajectory. It is	   usually of moderately large caliber.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Express train \Express train\	   Formerly, a railroad train run expressly for the occasion; a	   special train; now, a train run at express or special speed	   and making few stops.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Expressure \Ex*pres"sure\ (?;135), n.	   The act of expressing; expression; utterance; representation.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An operation more divine	         Than breath or pen can give expressure to. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Exprobrate \Ex"pro*brate\, v. t. [L. exprobratus, p. p. of	   exprobrare; ex out + probrum a shameful or disgraceful act.]	   To charge upon with reproach; to upbraid. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exprobration \Ex`pro*bra"tion\, n. [L. exprobration: cf. F.	   exprobration.]	   Reproachful accusation; upbraiding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A fearful exprobration of our unworthiness. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   Exprobrative
Exprobrative \Ex*pro"bra*tive\, Exprobratory \Ex*pro"bra*to*ry\,	   a.	   Expressing reproach; upbraiding; reproachful. [R.] --Sir A.	   Shirley.	   [1913 Webster]
Expropriate \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 possession or proprietary rights.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Expropriate these [bad landlords] as the monks were	         expropriated by Act of Parliament.       --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
expropriated \expropriated\ adj.	   taken out of the possession of another and transferred to	   one's own use often without permission; as, the expropriated	   land was developed into a public playground.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Expropriation \Ex*pro`pri*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. expropriation.]	   The act of expropriating; the surrender of a claim to	   exclusive property; the act of depriving of ownership or	   proprietary rights. --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]	         The expropriation of bad landlords.      --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Expugn \Ex*pugn"\ ([e^]ks*p[=u]n"), v. t. [L. expugnare; ex out	   + pugnare to fight, pugna fight. Cf. {Impugn}.]	   To take by assault; to storm; to overcome; to vanquish; as,	   to expugn cities; to expugn a person by arguments.	   [1913 Webster]
Expugnable \Ex*pug"nable\ ([e^]ks*p[u^]g"n[.a]*b'l), a. [L.	   expugnabilis.]	   Capable of being expugned.	   [1913 Webster]
Expugnation \Ex`pug*na"tion\, n. [L. expugnatio.]	   The act of taking by assault; conquest. [R.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Expugner \Ex*pugn"er\, n.	   One who expugns.	   [1913 Webster]
Expulse \Ex*pulse"\, v. t. [F. expulser or L. expulsare, intens.	   fr. expellere. See {Expel}.]	   To drive out; to expel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If charity be thus excluded and expulsed. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Expulser \Ex*puls"er\, n.	   An expeller. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Expulsion \Ex*pul"sion\, n. [L. expulsio, fr. expellere: cf. F.	   expulsion. See {Expel}.]	   1. The act of expelling; a driving or forcing out; summary	      removal from membership, association, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expulsion of the Tarquins.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being expelled or driven out.	      [1913 Webster]
Expulsive \Ex*pul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. expulsif.]	   Having the power of driving out or away; serving to expel.	   [1913 Webster]	         The expulsive power of a new affection.  --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Expunction \Ex*punc"tion\, n. [L. expunctio execution,	   performance, from expungere. See {Expunge}.]	   The act of expunging or erasing; the condition of being	   expunged. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Expunge \Ex*punge"\ ([e^]ks*p[u^]nj"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Expunged} ([e^]ks*p[u^]njd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expunging}	   ([e^]ks*p[u^]n"j[i^]ng).] [L. expungere, expunctum, prick	   out, expunge, settle an account, execute; ex out + pungere to	   prick, puncture. See {Pungent.}]	   1. To blot out, as with pen; to rub out; to efface	      designedly; to obliterate; to strike out wholly; as, to	      expunge words, lines, or sentences.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike out; to wipe out or destroy; to annihilate; as,	      to expunge an offense. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            Expunge the whole, or lop th' excrescent parts.	                                                  --Pope.	   Syn: To efface; erase; obliterate; strike out; destroy;	        annihilate; cancel.	        [1913 Webster]
expunging \expunging\ n.	   deletion by an act of expunging or erasing.	   Syn: expunction, erasure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Expurgate \Ex"pur*gate\ ([e^]ks"p[u^]r*g[=a]t or	   [e^]ks*p[^u]r"g[=a]t; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Expurgated}	   ([e^]ks`p[u^]r*g[=a]"t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Expurgating}	   ([e^]ks`p[u^]r*g[=a]"t[i^]ng).] [L. expurgatus, p. p. of	   expurgare to purge, purify; ex out, from + purgare to	   cleanse, purify, purge. See {Purge}, and cf. {Spurge}.]	   To purify; to clear from anything noxious, offensive, or	   erroneous; to cleanse; to purge; as, to expurgate a book.	   [1913 Webster]
expurgated \expurgated\ adj.	   having material deleted; -- of books; as, at that time even	   Shakespeare was considered dangerous except in the expurgated	   versions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Expurgation \Ex`pur*ga"tion\, n. [L. expurgatio justification,	   excuse: cf. F. expurgation.]	   The act of expurgating, purging, or cleansing; purification	   from anything noxious, offensive, sinful, or erroneous.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Expurgator \Ex"pur*ga`tor\ (?; 277), n.	   One who expurgates or purifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Expurgatorial \Ex*pur`ga*to"ri*al\, a.	   Tending or serving to expurgate; expurgatory. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Expurgatorious \Ex*pur`ga*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Expurgatory. [Obs.] "Expurgatorious indexes." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Expurgatory \Ex*pur"ga*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. expurgatoire.]	   Serving to purify from anything noxious or erroneous;	   cleansing; purifying. "Expurgatory animadversions." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Expurgatory Index}. See {Index Expurgatorius}, under	      {Index}.	      [1913 Webster]
Expurge \Ex*purge"\, v. t. [Cf. OF. espurgier. See {Expurgate}.]	   To purge away. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Exquire \Ex*quire"\, v. t. [L. exquirere. See {Exquisite}.]	   To search into or out. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Exquisite \Ex"qui*site\, a. [L. exquisitus, p. p. of exquirere	   to search out; ex out + quarere to seek, search. See	   {Quest}.]	   1. Carefully selected or sought out; hence, of distinguishing	      and surpassing quality; exceedingly nice; delightfully	      excellent; giving rare satisfaction; as, exquisite	      workmanship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plate of rare device, and jewels	            Of reach and exquisite form.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no exquisite reason for 't, but I have reason	            good enough.                          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exceeding; extreme; keen; -- used in a bad or a good	      sense; as, exquisite pain or pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of delicate perception or close and accurate	      discrimination; not easy to satisfy; exact; nice;	      fastidious; as, exquisite judgment, taste, or discernment.	      [1913 Webster]	            His books of Oriental languages, wherein he was	            exquisite.                            --Fuller.	   Syn: Nice; delicate; exact; refined; choice; rare; matchless;	        consummate; perfect.	        [1913 Webster]	Exquisite \Ex"qui*site\, n.	   One who manifests an exquisite attention to external	   appearance; one who is overnice in dress or ornament; a fop;	   a dandy.	   [1913 Webster]
Exquisitely \Ex"qui*site*ly\, adv.	   In an exquisite manner or degree; as, lace exquisitely	   wrought.	   [1913 Webster]	         To a sensitive observer there was something exquisitely	         painful in it.                           --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exquisiteness \Ex"qui*site*ness\, n.	   Quality of being exquisite.	   [1913 Webster]
Exquisitive \Ex*quis"i*tive\, a.	   Eager to discover or learn; curious. [Obs.] --Todd. --	   {Ex*quis"i*tive*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsanguine \Ex*san"guine\, a.	   Bloodless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exsanguineous \Ex`san*guin"e*ous\, a.	   Destitute of blood; an[ae]mic; exsanguious.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsanguinity \Ex`san*guin"i*ty\, n. (Med.)	   Privation or destitution of blood; -- opposed to {plethora}.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsanguinous \Ex*san"gui*nous\, a.	   See {Exsanguious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsanguious \Ex*san"gui*ous\, a. [L. exsanguis; ex out +	   sanguis, sanguinis, blood. Cf. {Exsanguineous}.]	   1. Destitute of blood. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) Destitute of true, or red, blood, as insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Exscind \Ex*scind"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exscinded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Exscinding}.] [L. exscindere; ex out, from + scindere	   to cut.]	   To cut off; to separate or expel from union; to extirpate.	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         The second presbytery of Philadelphia was also	         exscinded by that Assembly.              --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Exscribe \Ex*scribe"\, v. t. [L. excribere; ex out, from +	   scribere to write.]	   To copy; to transcribe. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exscript \Ex"script\, n. [L. exscriptus, p. p. of exscribere.]	   A copy; a transcript. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exscriptural \Ex*scrip"tur*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref.	   ex-+scriptural.]	   Not in accordance with the doctrines of Scripture;	   unscriptural.	   [1913 Webster]
Exscutellate \Ex*scu"tel*late\, a. [Pref. ex- + scutellate.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   Without, or apparently without, a scutellum; -- said of	   certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsect \Ex*sect"\, v. t. [L. exsectio.]	   1. A cutting out or away. --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) The removal by operation of a portion of a limb;	      particularly, the removal of a portion of a bone in the	      vicinity of a joint; the act or process of cutting out.	      Exsert
Exsert \Ex*sert"\, Exserted \Ex*sert"ed\, a. [L. exsertus, p. p.	   of exserere to stretch out or forth. See {Exert}.]	   Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, exsert	   stamens.	   [1913 Webster]	         A small portion of the basal edge of the shell	         exserted.                                --D. H.	                                                  Barnes.	   [1913 Webster]	Exsert \Ex*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exserted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Exserting}.] [See {Exsert}, a., {Exert}.]	   To thrust out; to protrude; as, some worms are said to exsert	   the proboscis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exsertile \Ex*sert"ile\, a. (Biol.)	   Capable of being thrust out or protruded. --J. Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
ex-serviceman \ex-serviceman\ n.	   a person who has served in the armed forces.	   Syn: veteran, vet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exsiccant \Ex*sic"cant\, a. [L. exsiccans, p. pr. of exsiccare.	   See {Exsiccate}.]	   Having the quality of drying up; causing a drying up. -- n.	   (Med.) An exsiccant medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsiccate \Ex"sic*cate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Exsiccated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exsiccating}.] [L. exsiccatus,	   p. p. of exsiccare to dry up; ex out + siccare to make dry,	   siccus dry.]	   To exhaust or evaporate moisture from; to dry up. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsiccation \Ex`sic*ca"tion\, n. [L. exsiccatio: cf. F.	   exsiccation.]	   The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of	   moisture; state of being dried up; dryness. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsiccative \Ex*sic"ca*tive\, a.	   Tending to make dry; having the power of drying.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsiccator \Ex"sic*ca`tor\, n. (Chem.)	   An apparatus for drying substances or preserving them from	   moisture; a desiccator; also, less frequently, an agent	   employed to absorb moisture, as calcium chloride, or	   concentrated sulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsiliency \Ex*sil"i*en*cy\ (?; 106), n. [L. exsiliens leaping	   out, p. pr. of exsilire; ex out + salire to leap.]	   A leaping out. [R.] --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsolution \Ex`so*lu"tion\, n. [L. exsolutio a release.]	   Relaxation. [R.] --Richardson (Dict. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Exspoliation \Ex*spo`li*a"tion\, n. [L. exspoliatio, fr.	   exspoliare to spoil, to plunder; ex out, from + spoliare. See	   {Spoliate}.]	   Spoliation. [Obs. or R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
ex-spouse \ex-spouse\ n.	   a person who was formerly a spouse.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Exspuition \Ex`spu*i"tion\, n. [L. exspuitio; ex out + spuere to	   spit: cf. F. exspuition.]	   A discharge of saliva by spitting. [R.] --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsputory \Ex*spu"to*ry\, a.	   Spit out, or as if spit out. "Exsputory lines." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Exstipulate \Ex*stip"u*late\, a. [Pref. ex- + stipulate.] (Bot.)	   Having no stipules. --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Exstrophy \Ex"stro*phy\, n. [Gr. ? to turn inside out; ? = ? out	   + ? to turn.] (Med.)	   The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner	   surface; as, exstrophy of the eyelid or of the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsuccous \Ex*suc"cous\, a. [L. exsuccus; ex out + succus	   juice.]	   Destitute of juice; dry; sapless. Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsuction \Ex*suc"tion\, n. [L. exsugere, exsuctum, to suck out;	   ex out + sugere to suck: cf. F. exsuccion.]	   The act of sucking out.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsudation \Ex`su*da"tion\, n.	   Exudation.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsufflate \Ex`suf*flate"\, v. t. [L. exsufflare to blow at or	   upon; ex out + sufflare. See {Sufflate}.] (Eccles.)	   To exorcise or renounce by blowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsufflation \Ex`suf*fla"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. exsufflatio.]	   1. A blast from beneath. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccles.) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.	      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) A strongly forced expiration of air from the	      lungs.	      [1913 Webster]
Exsufflicate \Ex*suf"fli*cate\, a.	   Empty; frivolous. [A Shakespearean word only once used.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such exsufflicate and blown surmises.    --Shak. (Oth.	                                                  iii. 3, 182).	   [1913 Webster]
Exsuscitate \Ex*sus"ci*tate\, v. t. [L. exsuscitatus, p. p. of	   exsuscitare; ex out + suscitare. See {Suscitate}.]	   To rouse; to excite. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exsuscitation \Ex*sus`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. exsuscitatio.]	   A stirring up; a rousing. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Extacy \Ex"ta*cy\, n.	   See {Ecstasy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Extance \Ex"tance\, n. [L. extantia, exstantia, a standing out,	   fr. exstans, p. pr. See {Extant}.]	   Outward existence. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Extancy \Ex"tan*cy\, n. [L. extantia, exstantia.]	   The state of rising above others; a projection. --Evelyn.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Extant \Ex"tant\, a. [L. extans, -antis, or exstans, -antis, p.	   pr. of extare, exstare, to stand out or forth; ex out + stare	   to stand: cf. F. extant. See {Stand}.]	   1. Standing out or above any surface; protruded.	      [1913 Webster]	            That part of the teeth which is extant above the	            gums.                                 --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            A body partly immersed in a fluid and partly extant.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Still existing; not destroyed or lost; outstanding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Writings that were extant at that time. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extant portraits of this great man. --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Publicly known; conspicuous. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Extasy \Ex"ta*sy\, n. & v. t.	   See {Ecstasy}, n. & v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Extatic \Ex*tat"ic\, a.	   See {Ecstatic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporal \Ex*tem"po*ral\, a. [L. extemporalis, from ex	   tempore.]	   Extemporaneous; unpremeditated. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. --	   {Ex*tem"po*ral*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporanean \Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*an\, a.	   Extemporaneous. [Obs] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporaneous \Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous\, a. [See {Extempore}.]	   Composed, performed, or uttered on the spur of the moment, or	   without previous study; unpremeditated; off-hand; ad-lib;	   extempore; extemporary; as, an extemporaneous address or	   production. -- {Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Ex*tem`po*ra"ne*ous*ness},n.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporarily \Ex*tem"po*ra*ri*ly\, adv.	   Extemporaneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporary \Ex*tem"po*ra*ry\, a.	   1. Extemporaneous. "In extemporary prayer." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made for the occasion; for the time being. [Obs.]	      "Extemporary habitations." --Maundrell.	      [1913 Webster]
Extempore \Ex*tem"po*re\, adv. [L. ex out + tempus, temporis,	   time. See {Temporal}.]	   Without previous study or meditation; without preparation; on	   the spur of the moment; suddenly; extemporaneously; as, to	   write or speak extempore. --Shak. -- a. Done or performed	   extempore. "Extempore dissertation." --Addison. "Extempore	   poetry." --Dryden. -- n. Speaking or writing done extempore.	   [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporiness \Ex*tem"po*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being done or devised extempore [Obs.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporization \Ex*tem`po*ri*za"tion\, n.	   The act of extemporizing; the act of doing anything	   extempore.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporize \Ex*tem"po*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Extemporized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extemporizing}.]	   To speak extempore; especially, to discourse without special	   preparation; to make an offhand address.	   [1913 Webster]	Extemporize \Ex*tem"po*rize\, v. t.	   To do, make, or utter extempore or off-hand; to prepare in	   great haste, under urgent necessity, or with scanty or	   unsuitable materials; as, to extemporize a dinner, a costume,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Themistocles . . . was of all men the best able to	         extemporize the right thing to be done.  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	   [1913 Webster]	         Pitt, of whom it was said that he could extemporize a	         Queen's speech                           --Lord	                                                  Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Extemporizer \Ex*tem"po*ri`zer\, n.	   One who extemporizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Extend \Ex*tend"\ ([e^]ks*t[e^]nd"), 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 prolong in space; to carry forward or	      continue in length; as, to extend a line in surveying; to	      extend a cord across the street.	      [1913 Webster]	            Few extend their thoughts toward universal	            knowledge.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enlarge, as a surface or volume; to expand; to spread;	      to amplify; as, to extend metal plates by hammering or	      rolling them.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enlarge; to widen; to carry out further; as, to extend	      the capacities, the sphere of usefulness, or commerce; to	      extend power or influence; to continue, as time; to	      lengthen; to prolong; as, to extend the time of payment or	      a season of trial.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hold out or reach forth, as the arm or hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            His helpless hand extend.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bestow; to offer; to impart; to apply; as, to extend	      sympathy to the suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To increase in quantity by weakening or adulterating	      additions; as, to extend liquors. --G. P. Burnham.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Eng. Law) To value, as lands taken by a writ of extent in	      satisfaction of a debt; to assign by writ of extent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Extended letter} (Typog.), a letter, or style of type,	      having a broader face than is usual for a letter or type	      of the same height.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is extended type.	   Syn: To increase; enlarge; expand; widen; diffuse. See	        {Increase}.	        [1913 Webster]
Extendant \Ex*tend"ant\, a. (Her.)	   Displaced. --Ogilvie.	   [1913 Webster]
Extendedly \Ex*tend"ed*ly\, adv.	   In an extended manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Extender \Ex*tend"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, extends or stretches anything.	   [1913 Webster]
Extendible \Ex*tend"i*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being extended, susceptible of being stretched,	      extended, enlarged, widened, or expanded.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Liable to be taken by a writ of extent.	      [1913 Webster]
Extendlessness \Ex*tend"less*ness\, n.	   Unlimited extension. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An . . . extendlessness of excursions.   --Sir. M.	                                                  Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Extense \Ex*tense"\, a. [L. extensus, p. p. See {Extend}, v. t.]	   Outreaching; expansive; extended, superficially or otherwise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men and gods are too extense;	         Could you slacken and condense?          --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensibility \Ex*ten`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being extensible; the capacity of being	   extended; as, the extensibility of a fiber, or of a plate of	   metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensible \Ex*ten"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See	   {Extend}.]	   Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth;	   susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the	   opposite of {contractible} or {compressible}. "An extensible	   membrane" --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensibleness \Ex*ten"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Extensibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensile \Ex*ten"sile\a.	   Suited for, or capable of, extension; extensible. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Extension \Ex*ten"sion\, n. [L. extensio: cf. F. extension. See	   {Extend}, v. t.]	   1. The act of extending or the state of being extended; a	      stretching out; enlargement in breadth or continuation of	      length; increase; augmentation; expansion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) That property of a body by which it occupies a	      portion of space.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic & Metaph.)	      (a) Capacity of a concept or general term to include a	          greater or smaller number of objects; -- correlative	          of {intension}.	      (b) the class or set of objects to which a term refers; --	          contrasted with {intension}, the logical specification	          which defines members of a class, being the set of	          attributes which are necessary and sufficient to	          recognize an object as a member of the class.	          [1913 Webster]	                The law is that the intension of our knowledge	                is in the inverse ratio of its extension. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	          [1913 Webster]	                The extension of [the term] plant is greater	                than that of geranium, because it includes more	                objects.                          --Abp.	                                                  Thomson.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surg.) The operation of stretching a broken bone so as to	      bring the fragments into the same straight line.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) The straightening of a limb, in distinction	      from {flexion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Com.) A written engagement on the part of a creditor,	      allowing a debtor further time to pay a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Counter extension}. (Surg.) See under {Counter}.	   {Extension table}, a table so constructed as to be readily	      extended or contracted in length.	      [1913 Webster]
Extensional \Ex*ten"sion*al\, a.	   Having great extent.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensionist \Ex*ten"sion*ist\, n.	   One who favors or advocates extension.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensive \Ex*ten"sive\, a. [L. extensivus: cf. F. extensif. See	   {Extend}.]	   1. Having wide extent; of much superficial extent; expanded;	      large; broad; wide; comprehensive; as, an extensive farm;	      an extensive lake; an extensive sphere of operations;	      extensive benevolence; extensive greatness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being extended. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Silver beaters choose the finest coin, as that which	            is most extensive under the hammer.   --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Extensively \Ex*ten"sive*ly\, adv.	   To a great extent; widely; largely; as, a story is	   extensively circulated.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensiveness \Ex*ten"sive*ness\, n.	   The state of being extensive; wideness; largeness; extent;	   diffusiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensometer \Ex`ten*som"e*ter\, n. [Extension + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the extension of a body,	   especially for measuring the elongation of bars of iron,	   steel, or other material, when subjected to a tensile force.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensor \Ex*ten"sor\, n. [L., one who stretches. See {Extend}.]	   (Anat.)	   A muscle which serves to extend or straighten any part of the	   body, as an arm or a finger; -- opposed to {flexor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Extensure \Ex*ten"sure\, n.	   Extension. [R.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Extent \Ex*tent"\, a. [L. extentus, p. p. of extendere. See	   {Extend}.]	   Extended. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Extent \Ex*tent"\, n. [L. extentus, fr. extendere. See	   {Extend}.]	   1. Space or degree to which a thing is extended; hence,	      superficies; compass; bulk; size; length; as, an extent of	      country or of line; extent of information or of charity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Life in its large extent is scare a span. --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Degree; measure; proportion. "The extent to which we can	      make ourselves what we wish to be." --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law)	      (a) A peculiar species of execution upon debts due to the	          crown, under which the lands and goods of the debtor	          may be seized to secure payment.	      (b) A process of execution by which the lands and goods of	          a debtor are valued and delivered to the creditor.	          [1913 Webster]
Extenuate \Ex*ten"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extenuated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Extenuating}.] [L. extenuatus, p. p. of	   extenuare to make thin, loosen, weaken; ex out + tenuare to	   make thin, tenuis thin. See {Tenuity}.]	   1. To make thin or slender; to draw out so as to lessen the	      thickness.	      [1913 Webster]	            His body behind the head becomes broad, from whence	            it is again extenuated all the way to the tail.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lessen; to palliate; to lessen or weaken the force of;	      to diminish the conception of, as crime, guilt, faults,	      ills, accusations, etc.; -- opposed to {aggravate}.	      [1913 Webster]	            But fortune there extenuates the crime. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us extenuate, conceal, adorn the unpleasing	            reality.                              --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lower or degrade; to detract from. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can extenuate thee?               --Milton.	   Syn: To palliate; to mitigate. See {Palliate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Extenuate \Ex*ten"u*ate\, v. i.	   To become thinner; to make excuses; to advance palliating	   considerations. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Extenuate \Ex*ten"u*ate\, a. [L. extenuatus, p. p.]	   Thin; slender. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
extenuating \extenuating\ adj.	   serving or tending to reduce the severity of guilt or	   blameworthiness; as, extenuating circumstances.	   Syn: mitigating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Extenuation \Ex*ten`u*a"tion\, n. [L. extenuatio: cf. F.	   ext['e]nuation.]	   The act of axtenuating or the state of being extenuated; the	   act of making thin, slender, or lean, or of palliating;	   diminishing, or lessening; palliation, as of a crime;	   mitigation, as of punishment.	   [1913 Webster]	         To listen . . . to every extenuation of what is evil.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Extenuator \Ex*ten"u*a`tor\, n.	   One who extenuates.	   [1913 Webster]
Extenuatory \Ex*ten"u*a*to*ry\, a. [Cf. L. extenuatorius	   attenuating.]	   Tending to extenuate or palliate. --Croker.	   [1913 Webster]
Exterior \Ex*te"ri*or\, a. [L. exterior, compar. of exter or	   exterus on the outside, outward, foreign, strange, a compar.	   fr. ex: cf. F. ext['e]rieur. See {Ex-}, and cf. {Extreme},	   {Interior}.]	   1. External; outward; pertaining to that which is external;	      -- opposed to {interior}; as, the exterior part of a	      sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sith nor the exterior nor the inward man	            Resemble that it was.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. External; on the outside; without the limits of;	      extrinsic; as, an object exterior to a man, opposed to	      what is within, or in his mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without exterior help sustained.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to foreign nations; foreign; as, the exterior	      relations of a state or kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Exterior angle} (Geom.), the angle included between any side	      of a triangle or polygon and the prolongation of the	      adjacent side; also, an angle included between a line	      crossing two parallel lines and either of the latter on	      the outside.	   {Exterior side} (Fort.), the side of the polygon upon which a	      front of fortification is formed. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See Illust. of {Ravelin}.	         [1913 Webster]	Exterior \Ex*te"ri*or\, n.	   1. The outward surface or part of a thing; that which is	      external; outside.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outward or external deportment, form, or ceremony; visible	      act; as, the exteriors of religion.	      [1913 Webster]
exteriorisation \exteriorisation\ n.	   same as {exteriorization}. [Brit.]	   Syn: externalization, externalisation, exteriorization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
exteriorization \exteriorization\ n.	   embodying in an outward form.	   Syn: externalization, externalisation, exteriorisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exteriority \Ex*te`ri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ext['e]riorit['e].]	   Surface; superficies; externality.	   [1913 Webster]
Exteriorly \Ex*te"ri*or*ly\, adv.	   Outwardly; externally; on the exterior. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are exteriorly lifelike.            --J. H. Morse.	   [1913 Webster]
exterminable \exterminable\ adj.	   capable of being totally destroyed or wiped out.	   Syn: extirpable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Exterminate \Ex*ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Exterminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Exterminating}.] [L.	   exterminatus, p. p. of exterminare to abolish, destroy, drive	   out or away; ex out + terminus boundary, limit. See {Term}.]	   1. To drive out or away; to expel.	      [1913 Webster]	            They deposed, exterminated, and deprived him of	            communion.                            --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy utterly; to cut off; to extirpate; to	      annihilate; to root out; as, to exterminate a colony, a	      tribe, or a nation; to exterminate error or vice.	      [1913 Webster]	            To explode and exterminate rank atheism. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) To eliminate, as unknown quantities. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
exterminated \exterminated\ adj.	   destroyed completely.	   Syn: annihilated, wiped out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Extermination \Ex*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. extermination.]	   1. The act of exterminating; total destruction; eradication;	      excision; as, the extermination of inhabitants or tribes,	      of error or vice, or of weeds from a field.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Elimination. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Exterminator \Ex*ter"mi*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, exterminates. --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]
Exterminatory \Ex*ter"mi*na*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to extermination; tending to exterminate.	   "Exterminatory war." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Extermine \Ex*ter"mine\, v. t. [F. exterminer.]	   To exterminate; to destroy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Extern \Ex*tern"\, a. [Cf. F. externe. See {External}.]	   External; outward; not inherent. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Extern \Ex*tern"\, n. [Cf. F. externe.]	   1. A pupil in a seminary who lives without its walls; a day	      scholar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outward form or part; exterior. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. same as {externe}.	      [PJC]
External \Ex*ter"nal\, a. [L. externus, fr. exter, exterus, on	   the outside, outward. See {Exterior}.]	   1. Outward; exterior; relating to the outside, as of a body;	      being without; acting from without; -- opposed to	      {internal}; as, the external form or surface of a body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of all external things, . . .	            She [Fancy] forms imaginations, aery shapes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outside of or separate from ourselves; (Metaph.) separate	      from the perceiving mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Outwardly perceptible; visible; physical or corporeal, as	      distinguished from mental or moral.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her virtues graced with external gifts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not intrinsic nor essential; accidental; accompanying;	      superficial.	      [1913 Webster]	            The external circumstances are greatly different.	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Foreign; relating to or connected with foreign nations;	      as, external trade or commerce; the external relations of	      a state or kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Anat.) Away from the mesial plane of the body; lateral.	      [1913 Webster]	   {External angles}. (Geom.) See under {Angle}.	      [1913 Webster]	External \Ex*ter"nal\, n.	   Something external or without; outward part; that which makes	   a show, rather than that which is intrinsic; visible form; --	   usually in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adam was then no less glorious in his externals	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         God in externals could not place content. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
externalisation \externalisation\ n.	   embodying in an outward form.	   Syn: externalization, exteriorization, exteriorisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
externalise \externalise\ v.	   to make external.	   Syn: exteriorize, externalize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Externalism \Ex*ter"nal*ism\n.	   1. The quality of being manifest to the senses; external acts	      or appearances; regard for externals.	      [1913 Webster]	            This externalism gave Catholicism a great advantage	            on all sides.                         --E.	                                                  Eggleston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) That philosophy or doctrine which recognizes or	      deals only with externals, or objects of sense perception;	      positivism; phenomenalism.	      [1913 Webster]
Externalistic \Ex*ter`nal*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to externalism. --North Am. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Externality \Ex`ter*nal"i*ty\, n.	   State of being external; exteriority; (Metaph.) separation	   from the perceiving mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pressure or resistance necessarily supposes externality	         in the thing which presses or resists.   --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
externalization \externalization\ n.	   1. attributing to outside causes.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. embodying in an outward form.	   Syn: externalisation, exteriorization, exteriorisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Externalize \Ex*ter"nal*ize\, v. t.	   To make external; to manifest by outward form.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thought externalizes itself in language. --Soyce.	   [1913 Webster]
Externally \Ex*ter"nal*ly\, adv.	   In an external manner; outwardly; on the outside; in	   appearance; visibly.	   [1913 Webster] Externe
Externe \Ex`terne"\, Extern \Ex*tern"\([e^]ks`t[e^]rn"), n. [F.	   Cf. {Extern}.]	   a person affiliated with an institution who does not reside	   there; especially, (Med.) a doctor or medical student who is	   in attendance upon, or is assisting at, a hospital, but who	   does not reside in it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exterraneous \Ex`ter*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. exterraneus; es out +	   terra land.]	   Foreign; belonging to, or coming from, abroad.	   [1913 Webster]
Exterritorial \Ex*ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a. [Pref. ex? +	   territorial.]	   Beyond the territorial limits; foreign to, or exempt from,	   the territorial jurisdiction. -- {Ex*ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly},adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exterritoriality \Ex*ter`ri*to`ri*al"i*ty\, n.	   1. The state of being beyond the limits of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being free from the jurisdiction of a country	      when within its territorial limits.	      [1913 Webster]
Extersion \Ex*ter"sion\, n. [L. extergere, extersum, to wipe	   out; ex out + tergere to wipe or rub off.]	   The act of wiping or rubbing out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Extill \Ex*till"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Extilled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Extilling}.] [L. extillare, exstillare; ex out + stillare	   to drop, stilla drop.]	   To drop or distill. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Extillation \Ex`til*la"tion\, n.	   Distillation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An exudation or extillation of petrifying juices.	                                                  --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Extimulate \Ex*tim"u*late\, v. t. [L. extimulatus, exstimulatus,	   p. p. of extimulare, exstimulare, to goad. See {Stimulate}.]	   To stimulate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Extimulation \Ex*tim`u*la"tion\, n.	   Stimulation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Things insipid, and without any extimulation. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, a. [L. extinctus, exstinctus, p. p. of	   extinguere, exstinguere. See {Extinguish}.]	   1. Extinguished; put out; quenched; as, a fire, a light, or a	      lamp, is extinct; an extinct volcano.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light, the prime work of God, to me is extinct.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without a survivor; without force; dead; as, a family	      becomes extinct; an extinct feud or law.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: Once existing as a species but now having no	      living members; -- used of species of living organisms,	      especially of animals and plants; as, dinosaurs are now	      extinct; the dodo bird is extinct.	      [PJC]	Extinct \Ex*tinct"\, v. t.	   To cause to be extinct. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Extinction \Ex*tinc"tion\, n. [L. extinctio, exstinction: cf. F.	   extinction.]	   1. The act of extinguishing or making extinct; a putting an	      end to; the act of putting out or destroying light, fire,	      life, activity, influence, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being extinguished or of ceasing to be;	      destruction; suppression; as, the extinction of life, of a	      family, of a quarrel, of claim.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: The ceasing to exist of a species of living	      organism, such as a plant or animal, whose numbers	      declined to the point where the last member of the species	      died and therefore no new members of the species could	      ever again be born.	      [PJC]	   Note: Extinctions have occurred many times throughout the	         history of life on Earth, and abundant evidence of the	         prior existence of animals and plants are found as	         fossils in rock formations many millions of years old.	         It is believed by some that due to the influence of man	         on the environment and destruction of habitat, the rate	         of extinction of species is now higher than at any	         previous time on this planet. Extinctions of some	         animals in recent years have actually been reliably	         recorded, such as that of the {dodo bird}. A remarkable	         example of extinction is that of the {passenger pigeon}	         ({Ectopistes migratorius}) in North America, which once	         numbered in the billions, and the last living member of	         which species was recorded as dying in captivity in	         1914.	         [PJC]
Extine \Ex"tine\ (?; 104), n. [L. exter on the outside. Cf.	   {Intine}.] (bot.)	   The outer membrane of the grains of pollen of flowering	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Extinguish \Ex*tin"guish\ ([e^]ks*t[i^][ng]"gw[i^]sh), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Extinguished}([e^]ks*t[i^][ng]"gw[i^]sht); p	   pr. & vb. n. {Extinguishing}.] [L. extinguere, exstinguere;	   ex out + stinguere to quench. See {Distinguish}, {Finish}.]	   1. To quench; to put out, as a light or fire; to stifle; to	      cause to die out; to put an end to; to destroy; as, to	      extinguish a flame, or life, or love, or hope, a pretense	      or a right.	      [1913 Webster]	            A light which the fierce winds have no power to	            extinguish.                           --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            This extinguishes my right to the reversion.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obscure; to eclipse, as by superior splendor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Natural graces that extinguish art.   --Shak	      .	      [1913 Webster]
Extinguishable \Ex*tin"guish*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being quenched, destroyed, or suppressed.	   [1913 Webster]
extinguished \extinguished\ adj.	   1. (Psychol.) caused to die out because of the absence or	      withdrawal of reinforcement; -- of a conditioned response.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. no longer burning; -- of a fire.	   Syn: extinct, out(predicate), quenched.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. no longer existing; -- of species.	   Syn: dead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Extinguisher \Ex*tin"guish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, extinguishes; esp., a hollow cone or	   other device for extinguishing a flame, as of a torch or	   candle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {fire extinguisher} a portable device designed to deliver	      chemicals, usually in a stream, that can suppress or	      extinguish a fire. Examples of fire extinghuishers are a	      {carbon dioxide extinguisher}, or {CO2 extinguisher}, and	      {soda-acid extinguisher}.	      [PJC]
Extinguishment \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, the extinguishment of fire	      or flame, of discord, enmity, or jealousy, or of love or	      affection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The annihilation or extinction of a right or	      obligation. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Extirp \Ex*tirp"\, v. t. [Cf. F. extirper.]	   To extirpate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is impossible to extirp it quite, friar. --Shak	   .	   [1913 Webster]
Extirpable \Ex*tir"pa*ble\, a.	   Capable of being extirpated or eradicated; as, an extirpable	   plant. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Extirpate \Ex"tir*pate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Extirpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extirpating}.] [L. extirpatus,	   exstirpatus, p. p. of extirpare, exstirpare; ex out + strips	   stock, stem, root.]	   To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate,	   literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to	   extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect;	   to extirpate error or heresy.	   Syn: To eradicate; root out; destroy; exterminate;	        annihilate; extinguish.	        [1913 Webster]
Extirpation \Ex`tir*pa"tion\, n. [L. extirpatio, exstirpatio:	   cf. F. extirpation.]	   The act of extirpating or rooting out, or the state of being	   extirpated; eradication; excision; total destruction; as, the	   extirpation of weeds from land, of evil from the heart, of a	   race of men, of heresy.	   [1913 Webster]
Extirpative \Ex"tir*pa*tive\, a.	   Capable of rooting out, or tending to root out. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Extirpator \Ex"tir*pa`tor\ (?; 277), n. [L. extirpator,	   exstirpator: cf. F. extirpateur.]	   One who extirpates or roots out; a destroyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Extirpatory \Ex*tir"pa*to*ry\, a.	   Extirpative.	   [1913 Webster]
Extirper \Ex*tirp"er\, n.	   Extirpator. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Extispicious \Ex`ti*spi"cious\, a. [L. extispicium an inspection	   of the inwards for divination; extra the entrails + specer to	   look at.]	   Relating to the inspection of entrails for prognostication.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Extogenous \Ex*tog"e*nous\, a. [L. exter outward + ?genous.]	   (Biol.)	   Exogenous.	   [1913 Webster]
Extol \Ex*tol"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Extolling}.] [L. extollere; ex out + tollere to lift, take	   up, or raise: cf. OF. extoller. See {Tollerate}, and cf.	   {Flate}.]	   1. To place on high; to lift up; to elevate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who extolled you in the half-crown boxes,	            Where you might sit and muster all the beauties.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To elevate by praise; to eulogize; to praise; to magnify;	      as, to extol virtue; to extol an act or a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherein have I so deserved of you,	            That you extol me thus?               --Shak.	   Syn: To praise; applaud; commend; magnify; celebrate; laud;	        glorify. See {Praise}.	        [1913 Webster]
Extoller \Ex*tol"ler\, n.	   One who extols; one who praises.	   [1913 Webster]
Extolment \Ex*tol"ment\, n.	   Praise. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Extorsive \Ex*tor"sive\, a. [See {Extort}.]	   Serving or tending to extort. [R.] --Johnson. --	   {Ex*tor"sive*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Extorting}.] [L. extortus, p. p. of extorquere to twist	   or wrench out, to extort; ex out + torquere to turn about,	   twist. See {Torsion}.]	   1. To wrest from an unwilling person by physical force,	      menace, duress, torture, or any undue or illegal exercise	      of power or ingenuity; to wrench away (from); to tear	      away; to wring (from); to exact; as, to extort	      contributions from the vanquished; to extort confessions	      of guilt; to extort a promise; to extort payment of a	      debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To get by the offense of extortion. See {Extortion},	      2.	      [1913 Webster]	Extort \Ex*tort"\, v. i.	   To practice extortion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Extort \Ex*tort"\, p. p. & a. [L. extortus. p. p.]	   Extorted. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Extorter \Ex*tort"er\, n.	   One who practices extortion.	   [1913 Webster]
Extortion \Ex*tor"tion\, n. [F. extorsion.]	   1. The act of extorting; the act or practice of wresting	      anything from a person by force, by threats, or by any	      undue exercise of power; undue exaction; overcharge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The offense committed by an officer who corruptly	      claims and takes, as his fee, money, or other thing of	      value, that is not due, or more than is due, or before it	      is due. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is extorted or exacted by force.	   Syn: Oppression; rapacity; exaction; overcharge.	        [1913 Webster]
Extortionary \Ex*tor"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Extortionate.	   [1913 Webster]
Extortionate \Ex*tor"tion*ate\, a.	   Characterized by extortion; oppressive; hard.	   [1913 Webster]
Extortioner \Ex*tor"tion*er\, n.	   One who practices extortion; an extortionist.	   [1913 Webster]
extortionist \ex*tor"tion*ist\, n.	   One who practices extortion.	   Syn: extortioner. [PJC]
Extortious \Ex*tor"tious\, a.	   Extortionate. [Obs.] "Extortious cruelties." --Bp. Hall --	   {Ex*tor"tious*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Extra- \Ex"tra-\ [L., fr. exter. See {Exterior}.]	   A Latin preposition, denoting beyond, outside of; -- often	   used in composition as a prefix signifying outside of,	   beyond, besides, or in addition to what is denoted by the	   word to which it is prefixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Extra \Ex"tra\, a.	   Beyond what is due, usual, expected, or necessary;	   additional; supernumerary; also, extraordinarily good;	   superior; as, extra work; extra pay. "By working extra	   hours." --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	Extra \Ex"tra\, n.; pl. {Extras}.	   1. Something in addition to what is due, expected, or	      customary; esp., an added charge or fee, or something for	      which an additional charge is made; as, at some hotels air	      conditioning is an extra.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An edition of a newspaper issued at a time other than the	      regular one.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Cricket) A run, as from a bye, credited to the general	      score but not made from a hit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Something of an extra quality or grade.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Extraarticular \Ex`tra*ar*tic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated outside of a joint. Extraaxillar
Extraaxillar \Ex`tra*ax"il*lar\, Extraaxillary
\Ex`tra*ax"il*la*ry\a. (Bot.)	   Growing outside of the axils; as, an extra-axillary bud.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrabranchial \Ex`tra*bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Outside of the branchial arches; -- said of the cartilages	   thus placed in some fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Extracapsular \Ex`tra*cap"su*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated outside of a capsule, esp. outside the capsular	   ligament of a joint.	   [1913 Webster]
extracellular \extracellular\ adj.	   located or occurring outside of a living cell or cells; as,	   extracellular fluid. Opposite of {intracellular}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Extract \Ex*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extracted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Extracting}.] [L. extractus, p. p. of extrahere to	   extract; ex out + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, and cf.	   {Estreat}.]	   1. To draw out or forth; to pull out; to remove forcibly from	      a fixed position, as by traction or suction, etc.; as, to	      extract a tooth from its socket, a stump from the earth, a	      splinter from the finger.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bee	            Sits on the bloom extracting liquid sweet. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw by expression, distillation, or other	      mechanical or chemical process; as, to extract an essence.	      Cf. {Abstract}, v. t., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sunbeams may be extracted from cucumbers, but the	            process is tedious.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take by selection; to choose out; to cite or quote, as	      a passage from a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have extracted out of that pamphlet a few	            notorious falsehoods.                 --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To extract the root} (Math.), to ascertain the root of a	      number or quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	Extract \Ex"tract`\, n.	   1. That which is extracted or drawn out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portion of a book or document, separately transcribed; a	      citation; a quotation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A decoction, solution, or infusion made by dissolving out	      from any substance that which gives it its essential and	      characteristic virtue; essence; as, extract of beef;	      extract of dandelion; also, any substance so extracted,	      and characteristic of that from which it is obtained; as,	      quinine is the most important extract of Peruvian bark.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A solid preparation obtained by evaporating a	      solution of a drug, etc., or the fresh juice of a plant;	      -- distinguished from an abstract. See {Abstract}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Old Chem.) A peculiar principle once erroneously supposed	      to form the basis of all vegetable extracts; -- called	      also the {extractive principle}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Extraction; descent. [Obs.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Scots Law) A draught or copy of writing; certified copy	      of the proceedings in an action and the judgement therein,	      with an order for execution. --Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fluid extract} (Med.), a concentrated liquid preparation,	      containing a definite proportion of the active principles	      of a medicinal substance. At present a fluid gram of	      extract should represent a gram of the crude drug.	      Extractable
Extractable \Ex*tract"a*ble\, Extractible \Ex*tract"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being extracted.	   [1913 Webster]
Extractiform \Ex*tract"i*form\, a. (Chem.)	   Having the form, appearance, or nature, of an extract.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraction \Ex*trac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. extraction.]	   1. The act of extracting, or drawing out; as, the extraction	      of a tooth, of a bone or an arrow from the body, of a	      stump from earth, of a passage from a book, of an essence	      or tincture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Derivation from a stock or family; lineage; descent;	      birth; the stock from which one has descended. "A family	      of ancient extraction." --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is extracted; extract; essence.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [books] do preserve as in a vial the purest	            efficacy and extraction of that living intellect	            that bred them.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The extraction of roots}. (Math.)	      (a) The operation of finding the root of a given number or	          quantity.	      (b) The method or rule by which the operation is	          performed; evolution.	          [1913 Webster]
Extractive \Ex*tract"ive\, a. [Cf. F. extractif.]	   1. Capable of being extracted. "Thirty grains of extractive	      matter." --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending or serving to extract or draw out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain branches of industry are conveniently	            designated extractive: e.g., agriculture, pastoral	            and mining pursuits, cutting of lumber, etc.	                                                  --Cairnes.	      [1913 Webster]	Extractive \Ex*tract"ive\, n.	   1. Anything extracted; an extract.	      [1913 Webster]	            Extractives, of which the most constant are urea,	            kreatin, and grape sugar.             --H. N.	                                                  Martin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) A chemical principle once supposed to exist in all	          extracts. [Obs.]	      (b) Any one of a large class of substances obtained by	          extraction, and consisting largely of nitrogenous	          hydrocarbons, such as xanthin, hypoxanthin, and	          creatin extractives from muscle tissue.	          [1913 Webster]
Extractor \Ex*tract"or\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, extracts; as:	      (a) (Surg.) A forceps or instrument for extracting	          substances.	      (b) (Breech-loading Firearms) A device for withdrawing a	          cartridge or spent cartridge shell from the chamber of	          the barrel.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A centrifugal drying machine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Apiculture) A machine for clearing combs of honey; also,	      a device for rendering wax.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Extradictionary \Ex`tra*dic"tion*a*ry\, a. [Pref. extra- + L.	   dictio a saying. See {Diction}.]	   Consisting not in words, but in realities. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of these extradictionary and real fallacies, Aristotle	         and logicians make in number six.        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraditable \Ex"tra*di`ta*ble\, a.	   1. Subject, or liable, to extradition, as a fugitive from	      justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making liable to extradition; as, extraditable offenses.	      [1913 Webster]
Extradite \Ex"tra*dite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extradited}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Extraditing}.]	   To deliver up by one government to another, as a fugitive	   from justice. See {Extradition}.	   [1913 Webster]
Extradition \Ex`tra*di"tion\, n. [L. ex out + traditio a	   delivering up: cf. F. extradition. See {Tradition}.]	   The surrender or delivery of an alleged criminal by one State	   or sovereignty to another having jurisdiction to try charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrados \Ex*tra"dos\, n. [F.; pref. extra- outside + dos (L.	   dorsum) the back.] (Arch.)	   The exterior curve of an arch; esp., the upper curved face of	   the whole body of voussoirs. See {Intrados}.	   [1913 Webster]
Extradotal \Ex`tra*do"tal\, a. [Pref. extra- + dotal.]	   Forming no part of the dowry; as, extradotal property.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrafoliaceous \Ex`tra*fo`li*a"ceous\, a. [Pref. extra- +	   foliaceous.] (Bot.)	   Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from	   them; as, extrafoliaceous prickles. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraforaneous \Ex`tra*fo*ra"ne*ous\, a. [Pref. extra- + L.	   foras out of doors.]	   Pertaining to that which is out of doors. "Extraforaneous	   occupations." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrageneous \Ex`tra*ge"ne*ous\, a. [Pref. extra- + L. genus	   race.]	   Belonging to another race or kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrajudicial \Ex`tra*ju*di"cial\, a.	   Out of or beyond the power authority of a court or judge;	   beyond jurisdiction; not valid as a part of a judicial	   proceeding; as, extrajudicial oaths, judgments, etc., are	   null and void. -- {Ex`tra*ju*di"cial*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Extrajudicial conveyance \Extrajudicial conveyance\ (Law)	   A conveyance, as by deed, effected by the act of the parties	   and not involving, as in the fine and recovery, judicial	   proceedings.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Extralimitary \Ex`tra*lim"it*a*ry\, a.	   Being beyond the limit or bounds; as, extraliminary land.	   --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Extralogical \Ex`tra*log"ic*al\, a.	   Lying outside of the domain of logic. --	   {Ex`tra*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Extramission \Ex`tra*mis"sion\, n.	   A sending out; emission. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Extramundane \Ex`tra*mun"dane\, a. [L. extramundanus; extra +	   mundus world.]	   Beyond the material world. "An extramundane being." --Bp.	   Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Extramural \Ex`tra*mu"ral\, a.	   1. Outside of the walls, as of a fortified or walled city.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pertaining to activities, such as sports contests, that	      involve representatives from more than one school.	      [PJC]
Extraneity \Ex`tra*ne"i*ty\, n.	   State of being without or beyond a thing; foreignness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Extraneous \Ex*tra"ne*ous\, a. [L. extraneus, from extra. See	   {Extra-}, {Strange}.]	   Not belonging to, or dependent upon, a thing; without or	   beyond a thing; not essential or intrinsic; foreign; as, to	   separate gold from extraneous matter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing is admitted extraneous from the indictment.	                                                  --Landor.	   -- {Ex*tra"ne*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Extra-ocular \Ex`tra-oc"u*lar\, a. (Zo["o]l.)	   Inserted exterior to the eyes; -- said of the antenn[ae] of	   certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Extra-official \Ex`tra-of*fi"cial\, a.	   Not prescribed by official duty.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraordinarily \Ex*traor"di*na*ri*ly\, adv.	   In an extraordinary manner or degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraordinariness \Ex*traor"di*na*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being extraordinary. [R.] --Gov. of the	   Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraordinary \Ex*traor"di*na*ry\, a. [L. extraordinarius; extra	   on the outside + ordinarius: cf. F. extraordinaire. See	   {Ordinary}.]	   1. Beyond or out of the common order or method; not usual,	      customary, regular, or ordinary; as, extraordinary evils;	      extraordinary remedies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which dispose	            To something extraordinary my thoughts. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exceeding the common degree, measure. or condition; hence,	      remarkable; uncommon; rare; wonderful; as, extraordinary	      talents or grandeur.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Employed or sent upon an unusual or special service; as,	      an ambassador extraordinary.	      [1913 Webster]	Extraordinary \Ex*traor"di*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Extraordinaries}.	   That which is extraordinary; -- used especially in the	   plural; as, extraordinaries excepted, there is nothing to	   prevent success.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their extraordinary did consist especially in the	         matter of prayers and devotions.         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraparochial \Ex`tra*pa*ro"chi*al\, a.	   Beyond the limits of a parish. -- {Ex`tra*pa*ro"chi*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraphysical \Ex`tra*phys"i*cal\, a.	   Not subject to physical laws or methods.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraprofessional \Ex`tra*pro*fes"sion*al\, a.	   Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of	   professional duty or business.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraprovincial \Ex`tra*pro*vin"cial\, a.	   Not within of pertaining to the same province or	   jurisdiction. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraregular \Ex`tra*reg"u*lar\, a.	   Not comprehended within a rule or rules. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
extrasensory perception \extrasensory perception\ n.	   the ability to perceive or gain information about external	   facts or events by means other than the senses.	   Note: the existence of such an ability, as well as other	         parapsychologial phenomena, is widely disbelieved among	         scientists, and no demonstration of the phenomenon	         satisfyng rigorous standards of scientific proof has	         been reported.	         [PJC]
Extrastapedial \Ex`tra*sta*pe"di*al\	   ([e^]ks`tr[.a]*sta[.a]*p[=e]"d[i^]*al), a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which, in	   many animals, projects beyond the connection with the stapes.	   -- n. The extrastapedial part of columella.	   [1913 Webster]
extraterrestrial \ex`tra*ter*res"tri*al\	   ([e^]ks`tr[.a]*t[e^]r`r[e^]s"tr[i^]*al), adj.	   originating or located or occurring outside Earth or its	   atmosphere; as, there is no clear evidence for	   extraterrestrial life.	   [WordNet 1.5]	extraterrestrial \extraterrestrial\	   ([e^]ks`tr[.a]*t[e^]r`r[e^]s"tr[i^]*al), n.	   a hypothetical form of life existing outside the Earth or its	   atmosphere, especially intelligent life on other planets or	   in other solar systems; as, what would you say to an	   extraterrestrial?.	   Syn: extraterrestrial being, alien.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Extraterritorial \Ex`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al\	   ([e^]ks`tr[.a]*t[e^]r`r[i^]*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a.	   Beyond the limits of a territory or particular jurisdiction;	   exterritorial. -- {Ex`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraterritoriality \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 actually in a foreign country, is supposed	   still to remain within the territory of his own sovereign or	   nation. --Wheaton.	   [1913 Webster]
Extratropical \Ex`tra*trop"ic*al\, a.	   Beyond or outside of the tropics. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraught \Ex`traught"\ ([e^]ks*tr[add]t"), p. p. of {Extract}.	   [Cf. {Distraught}.]	   Extracted; descended. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Knowing whence thou art extraught        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Extra-uterine \Ex`tra-u"ter*ine\, a. (Anat. & Med.)	   Outside of the uterus, or womb.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Extra-uterine pregnancy} (Med.), a condition of pregnancy in	      which the fetus is not in the uterus, but in the Fallopian	      tube or in the abdominal cavity.	      [1913 Webster]
Extravagance \Ex*trav"a*gance\, n. [Cf. F. extravagance. See	   {Extravagant}, and cf. {Extravaganza}.]	   1. A wandering beyond proper limits; an excursion or sally	      from the usual way, course, or limit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being extravagant, wild, or prodigal beyond	      bounds of propriety or duty; want of moderation; excess;	      especially, undue expenditure of money; vaid and	      superfluous expense; prodigality; as, extravagance of	      anger, love, expression, imagination, demands.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some verses of my own, Maximin and Almanzor, cry	            vengeance on me for their extravagance. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The income of three dukes was enough to supply her	            extravagance.                         --Arbuthnot.	   Syn: Wildness; irregularity; excess; prodigality; profusion;	        waste; lavishness; unreasonableness; recklessness.	        [1913 Webster]
Extravagancy \Ex*trav"a*gan*cy\, n.; pl. {Extravagancies}.	   Extravagance.	   [1913 Webster]
Extravagant \Ex*trav"a*gant\, a. [F. extravagant, fr. L. extra	   on the outside + vagans, -antis, p. pr. of vagari to wander,	   from vagus wandering, vague. See {Vague}.]	   1. Wandering beyond one's bounds; roving; hence, foreign.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The extravagant and erring spirit hies	            To his confine.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exceeding due bounds; wild; excessive; unrestrained; as,	      extravagant acts, wishes, praise, abuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            There appears something nobly wild and extravagant	            in great natural geniuses.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Profuse in expenditure; prodigal; wasteful; as, an	      extravagant man. "Extravagant expense." --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	Extravagant \Ex*trav"a*gant\, n.	   1. One who is confined to no general rule. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Eccl. Hist.) Certain constitutions or decretal	      epistles, not at first included with others, but	      subsequently made a part of the canon law.	      [1913 Webster]
Extravagantly \Ex*trav"a*gant*ly\, adv.	   In an extravagant manner; wildly; excessively; profusely.	   [1913 Webster]
Extravagantness \Ex*trav"a*gant*ness\, n.	   The state of being extravagant or in excess; excess;	   extravagance.	   [1913 Webster]
Extravaganza \Ex*trav`a*gan"za\, n. [Extravagance with an	   Italian ending: cf. It. stravaganza.]	   1. A composition, as in music, or in the drama, designed to	      produce effect by its wild irregularity; esp., a musical	      caricature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extravagant flight of sentiment or language.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a lavish or spectacular show or event, or presentation;	      as, Disney staged an extravaganza in Central Park that	      drew many thousands.	      [PJC]
Extravagate \Ex*trav"a*gate\, v. i. [Pref. extra- + L. vagatus,	   p. p. of vagari to rove. See {Extravagant}.]	   To rove. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Extravagation \Ex*trav`a*ga"tion\, n.	   A wandering beyond limits; excess. [Obs.] --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Extravasate \Ex*trav"a*sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Extravasated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Extravasating}.] [Pref.	   extra- + L. vas vessel: cf. F. extravaser. See {Vase}.]	   To force or let out of the proper vessels or arteries, as	   blood.	   [1913 Webster]	Extravasate \Ex*trav"a*sate\, v. i. [See {Extravasate}, v. t.]	   (Physiol.)	   To pass by infiltration or effusion from the normal channel,	   such as a blood vessel or a lymphatic, into the surrounding	   tissue; -- said of blood, lymph, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Extravasation \Ex*trav`a*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. extravasation.]	   1. The act of forcing or letting out of its proper vessels or	      ducts, as a fluid; effusion; as, an extravasation of blood	      after a rupture of the vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The issue of lava and other volcanic products from	      the earth.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Extravascular \Ex`tra*vas"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	      (a) Outside the vessels; -- said of the substance of all	          the tissues.	      (b) Destitute of vessels; non-vascular.	          [1913 Webster]
Extravenate \Ex*trav"e*nate\, a. [Pref. extra- + L. vena vein.]	   Let out of the veins. [Obs.] "Extravenate blood." --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Extraversion \Ex`tra*ver"sion\, n. [Pref. extra- + L. vertere,	   versum, to turn: cf. F. extraversion.]	   The act of throwing out; the state of being turned or thrown	   out. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Extreat \Ex*treat"\, n. [See {Estreat}, {Extract}.]	   Extraction. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Extreme \Ex*treme"\, a. [L. extremus, superl. of exter, extrus,	   on the outside, outward: cf. F. extr[^e]me. See {Exterior}.]	   1. At the utmost point, edge, or border; outermost; utmost;	      farthest; most remote; at the widest limit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Last; final; conclusive; -- said of time; as, the extreme	      hour of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The best of worst; most urgent; greatest; highest;	      immoderate; excessive; most violent; as, an extreme case;	      extreme folly. "The extremest remedy." --Dryden. "Extreme	      rapidity." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet extreme gusts will blow out fire. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Radical; ultra; as, extreme opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Puritans or extreme Protestants.  --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) Extended or contracted as much as possible; -- said	      of intervals; as, an extreme sharp second; an extreme flat	      forth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Extreme and mean ratio} (Geom.), the relation of a line and	      its segments when the line is so divided that the whole is	      to the greater segment is to the less.	   {Extreme distance}. (Paint.) See {Distance}., n., 6.	   {Extreme unction}. See under {Unction}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although this adjective, being superlative in	         signification, is not properly subject to comparison,	         the superlative form not unfrequently occurs,	         especially in the older writers. "Tried in his	         extremest state." --Spenser. "Extremest hardships."	         --Sharp. "Extremest of evils." --Bacon. "Extremest	         verge of the swift brook." --Shak. "The sea's extremest	         borders." --Addison.	         [1913 Webster]	Extreme \Ex*treme"\, n.	   1. The utmost point or verge; that part which terminates a	      body; extremity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Utmost limit or degree that is supposable or tolerable;	      hence, furthest degree; any undue departure from the mean;	      -- often in the plural: things at an extreme distance from	      each other, the most widely different states, etc.; as,	      extremes of heat and cold, of virtue and vice; extremes	      meet.	      [1913 Webster]	            His parsimony went to the extreme of meanness.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An extreme state or condition; hence, calamity, danger,	      distress, etc. "Resolute in most extremes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) Either of the extreme terms of a syllogism, the	      middle term being interposed between them.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) The first or the last term of a proportion or	      series.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In the extreme} as much as possible. "The position of the	      Port was difficult in the extreme." --J. P. Peters.	      [1913 Webster]
Extremeless \Ex*treme"less\, a.	   Having no extremes; infinite.	   [1913 Webster]
Extremely \Ex*treme"ly\, adv.	   In an extreme manner or state; in the utmost degree; to the	   utmost point; exceedingly; as, extremely hot or cold.	   [1913 Webster]
Extremist \Ex*trem"ist\, n.	   A supporter of extreme doctrines or practice; one who holds	   extreme opinions.	   [1913 Webster]
Extremity \Ex*trem"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Extremities}. [L. extremitas:	   cf. F. extr['e]mit['e].]	   1. The extreme part; the utmost limit; the farthest or	      remotest point or part; as, the extremities of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	            They sent fleets . . . to the extremities of	            Ethiopia.                             --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zo["o]l.) One of locomotive appendages of an animal; a	      limb; a leg or an arm of man.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The utmost point; highest degree; most aggravated or	      intense form. "The extremity of bodily pain." --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The highest degree of inconvenience, pain, or suffering;	      greatest need or peril; extreme need; necessity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divers evils and extremities that follow upon such a	            compulsion shall here be set in view. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon mere extremity he summoned this last	            Parliament.                           --Milton.	   Syn: Verge; border; extreme; end; termination.	        [1913 Webster]
extremum \extremum\ n.	   1. the point located farthest from the middle of something.	   Syn: extreme point, extreme, extremity.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the most extreme possible amount or value.	   Syn: peak.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Extricable \Ex"tri*ca*ble\, a.	   Capable of being extricated. --Sir W. Jones.	   [1913 Webster]
Extricate \Ex"tri*cate\ ([e^]ks"tr[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Extricated}([e^]ks"tr[i^]*k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Extricating}([e^]ks"tr[i^]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. extricatus,	   p. p. of extricare to extricate; ex out + tricae trifles,	   impediments, perplexities. Cf. {Intricate}.]	   1. To free, as from difficulties or perplexities; to	      disentangle; to disembarrass; as, to extricate a person	      from debt, peril, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            We had now extricated ourselves from the various	            labyrinths and defiles.               --Eustace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be emitted or evolved; as, to extricate heat	      or moisture.	   Syn: To disentangle; disembarrass; disengage; relieve;	        evolve; set free; liberate.	        [1913 Webster]
extricated \extricated\ adj.	   freed from an entanglement or difficulty.	   Syn: disentangled, freed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Extrication \Ex`tri*ca"tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of extricating or disentangling; a	      freeing from perplexities; disentanglement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of sending out or evolving.	      [1913 Webster]
Extrinsic \Ex*trin"sic\, a. [L. extrinsecus; exter on the	   outside + secus otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F.	   extrins[`e]que. See {Exterior}, {Second}.]	   1. Not contained in or belonging to a body; external;	      outward; unessential; -- opposed to {intrinsic}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extrinsic aids of education and of artificial	            culture.                              --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Attached partly to an organ or limb and partly to	      some other part; -- said of certain groups of muscles.	      Opposed to {intrinsic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Extrinsical \Ex*trin"sic*al\, a.	   Extrinsic. -- {Ex*trin"sic*al*ly}, adv. Extrinsicality
Extrinsicality \Ex*trin`si*cal"i*ty\, Extrinsicalness
\Ex*trin"sic*al*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being extrinsic.	   [1913 Webster]
Extroitive \Ex*tro"i*tive\, a. [L. extra on the outside + ire,	   itum, to go.]	   Seeking or going out after external objects. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their natures being almost wholly extroitive.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrorsal \Ex*tror"sal\, a. (Bot.)	   Extrorse.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrorse \Ex*trorse"\, a. [As if from an assumed L. extrorsus,	   for extroversus; extra on the outside + vertere, versum, to	   turn: cf. F. extrorse.] (Bot.)	   Facing outwards, or away from the axis of growth; -- said	   esp. of anthers occupying the outer side of the filament.	   [1913 Webster]
extroversion \ex`tro*ver"sion\, n. [See {Extrorse}.]	   1. The condition of being turned wrong side out; as,	      extroversion of the bladder. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Psychol.) the trait of being interested primarily in	      things in one's external environement, rather than one's	      own thoughts and feelings.	      [PJC]	   3. (Psychol.) the act of directing one's interests primarily	      toward things in one's external environement, rather than	      one's own thoughts and feelings.	      [PJC]
extroversive \extroversive\	   1. (Psychol.) same as {extroverted}.	      [PJC]
extrovert \extrovert\ n. (Psychol.)	   A person who is extroverted; a person who is marked by an	   interest in others or concerned primarily with external	   reality. Contrasted with {introvert}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] extroverted
extroverted \extroverted\ extrovertive \extrovertive\adj.	   1. (Psychol.) directed outward; marked by an interest in	      other people or concerned primarily with external reality.	   Syn: extrovert, extravert, extraverted, extravertive,	        extroversive, extraversive.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Extruct \Ex*truct"\, v. t. [L. extructus, exstructus, p. p. of	   extruere, exstruere, to build up; ex out + struere to build.]	   To construct. [Obs.] --Byrom.	   [1913 Webster]
Extruction \Ex*truc"tion\, n. [L. exstructio.]	   A building up; construction. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Extructive \Ex*truct"ive\, a.	   Constructive. [Obs.] --Fulke.	   [1913 Webster]
Extructor \Ex*truct"or\, n. [L.]	   A builder. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrude \Ex*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Extruded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Extruding}.] [L. extrudere, extrusum; ex out +	   trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See {Threat}.]	   1. To thrust out; to force, press, or push out; to expel; to	      drive off or away. "Parentheses thrown into notes or	      extruded to the margin." --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metallurgy) To shape or form by forcing metal heated to a	      semi-plastic condition through dies by the use of	      hydraulic power; as, extruded metal, extruded rods,	      extruded shapes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Extrusion \Ex*tru"sion\, n.	   The act of thrusting or pushing out; a driving out;	   expulsion.	   [1913 Webster]
Extrusive \Ex*tru"sive\, a. [See {Extrude}.] (Geol.)	   Forced out at the surface; as, extrusive rocks; -- contrasted	   with {intrusive}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Extuberance \Ex*tu"ber*ance\, n.	   A swelling or rising; protuberance. [R.] --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Extuberancy \Ex*tu"ber*an*cy\, n.	   Extuberance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Extuberant \Ex*tu"ber*ant\, a. [L. extuberare.]	   Swollen out; protuberant. [R.] "Extuberant lips." --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Extuberate \Ex*tu"ber*ate\, v. i. [L. extuberatus, p. pr. of	   extuberare to swell; ex out + tuber a swelling.]	   To swell out. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Extuberation \Ex*tu`ber*a"tion\, n. [L. extuberatio.]	   Protuberance. [Obs.] --Farindon.	   [1913 Webster]
Extumescence \Ex`tu*mes"cence\, n. [L. ex. + tumescens, p. pr.	   of tumescere, incho. fr. tumere to swell: cf. F.	   extumescence.]	   A swelling or rising. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuberance \Ex*u"ber*ance\, n. [L. exuberantia: cf. F.	   exub['e]rance.]	   The state of being exuberant; an overflowing quantity; a	   copious or excessive production or supply; superabundance;	   richness; as, an exuberance of joy, of fancy, or of foliage.	   Syn: Abundance; superabundance; excess; plenty; copiousness;	        profusion; richness; overflow; overgrowth; rankness;	        wantonness. See {Abundance}.	        [1913 Webster]
Exuberancy \Ex*u"ber*an*cy\, n.	   Exuberance.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuberant \Ex*u"ber*ant\, a. [L. exuberans, exuberantis, p. pr.	   of exuberare to be abundant; ex + uberare to be fruitful, fr.	   uber fruitful, fertile, uber udder: cf. F. exub['e]rant. See	   {Udder}.]	   Characterized by abundance or superabundance; plenteous;	   rich; overflowing; copious or excessive in production; as,	   exuberant goodness; an exuberant intellect; exuberant	   foliage. "Exuberant spring." --Thomson. -- {Ex*u"ber*ant*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuberate \Ex*u"ber*ate\, v. i. [L. exuberatus, p. p. of	   exuberare. See {Exuberant}, n.]	   To abound; to be in great abundance. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuccous \Ex*uc"cous\, a.	   See {Exsuccous}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exudate \Ex*u"date\, v. t. & i. [See {Exude}.]	   To exude. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Exudate \Ex*u"date\, n.	   A product of exudation; an exuded substance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Exudation \Ex`u*da"tion\, n.	   The act of exuding; sweating; a discharge of humors,	   moisture, juice, or gum, as through pores or incisions; also,	   the substance exuded.	   [1913 Webster]	         Resins, a class of proximate principles, existing in	         almost all plants and appearing on the external surface	         of many of them in the form of exudations. --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Exude \Ex*ude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Exuded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {exuding}.] [L. exudare, exsudare, exudatum, exsudatum, to	   sweat out; ex out + sudare to sweat: cf. F. exuder, exsuder.	   See {Sweat}.]	   To discharge through pores or incisions, as moisture or other	   liquid matter; to give out.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our forests exude turpentine in . . . abundance. --Dr.	                                                  T. Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]	Exude \Ex*ude"\, v. i.	   To flow from a body through the pores, or by a natural	   discharge, as juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Exulcerate \Ex*ul"cer*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. exulceratus, p. p. of	   exulcerare to make sore; ex out + ulcerare. See {Ulcerate}.]	   1. To ulcerate. [Obs.] "To exulcerate the lungs." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To corrode; to fret; to chafe; to inflame. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Minds exulcerated in themselves.      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Exulcerate \Ex*ul"cer*ate\, a. [L. exulceratus, p. p.]	   Very sore; ulcerated. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Exulceration \Ex*ul`cer*a"tion\, n. [L. exulceratio: cf. F.	   exulc['e]ration.] [Obs. or R.]	   1. Ulceration. --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fretting; a festering; soreness. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Exulcerative \Ex*ul"cer*a*tive\, a.	   Tending to cause ulcers; exulceratory. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Exulceratory \Ex*ul"cer*a*to*ry\, a. [L. exulceratorius: cf. F.	   exulc['e]ratoire.]	   Having a tendency to form ulcers; rendering ulcerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Exult \Ex*ult"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exulted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Exulting}.] [L. exultare, exsultare, exultatum, exsultatum,	   to leap vigorously, to exult, intens. fr. exsilire to spring	   out or up; ex out + salire to spring, leap: cf. F. exulter.	   See {Salient}.]	   To be in high spirits; figuratively, to leap for joy; to	   rejoice in triumph or exceedingly; to triumph; as, an	   exulting heart. "An exulting countenance." --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dumb shall sing, the lame his crutch forego,	         And leap exulting like the bounding roe. --Pope.	   Exultance
Exultance \Ex*ult"ance\, Exultancy \Ex*ult"an*cy\, n. [L.	   exsultantia.]	   Exultation. [Obs.] --Burton. Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Exultant \Ex*ult"ant\, a. [L. exsultans, exsultantis, p. pr. of	   exsultare. See {Exult}.]	   Inclined to exult; characterized by, or expressing,	   exultation; rejoicing triumphantly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Break away, exultant, from every defilement. --I.	                                                  Tay;or.	   [1913 Webster]
Exultation \Ex`ul*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. exsultatio: cf. F.	   exultation.]	   The act of exulting; lively joy at success or victory, or at	   any advantage gained; rapturous delight; triumph.	   [1913 Webster]	         His bosom swelled with exultation.       --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Exulting \Ex*ult"ing\, a.	   Rejoicing triumphantly or exceedingly; exultant. --	   {Ex*ult"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Exundate \Ex*un"date\, v. i. [L. exundatus, p. p. of exundare to	   overflow; ex out + undare. See {Undated} waved.]	   To overflow; to inundate. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exundation \Ex`un*da"tion\, n. [L. exundatio.]	   An overflow, or overflowing abundance. [R.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Exungulate \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, as nails, the hoof, etc. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exuperable \Ex*u"per*a*ble\, a. [L. exuperabilis, exsuperabilis.	   See {Exuperate}.]	   Surmountable; superable. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuperance \Ex*u"per*ance\, n. [L. exuperantia, exsuperantia.]	   Superiority; superfluity. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuperant \Ex*u"per*ant\, a. [L. exuperans, exsuperans, p. pr.]	   Surpassing; exceeding; surmounting. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exuperate \Ex*u"per*ate\, v. t. [L. exuperatus, exsuperatus, p.	   p. of exuperare, exsuperare to excel; ex out + superare to go	   over, super above, over.]	   To excel; to surmount. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exuperation \Ex*u`per*a"tion\, n. [See {Exurgent}.]	   The act of rising or coming into view. [Obs.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Exurgent \Ex*ur"gent\, a. [L. exurgens, exsurgens, p. pr. of	   exurgere, exsurgere, to rise up; ex out + surgere to rise.]	   Arising; coming to light. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Exuscitate \Ex*us"ci*tate\, v. t.	   See {Exsuscitate} [Obs.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Exustion \Ex*us"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. exustio, fr. exurere,	   exustum, to burn up; ex out + urere to burn.]	   The act or operation of burning up. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Exutory \Ex*u"to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. exutoire. See {Exuv?e}.] (Med.)	   An issue.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuvia \Ex*u"vi*a\,	   n. sing. of {Exuvi[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuviability \Ex*u`vi*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of shedding the skin periodically. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuviable \Ex*u"vi*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. exuviable.]	   Capable of being cast off in the form of exuvi[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Exuviae \Ex*u"vi*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. exuere to draw out or	   off, to pull off.]	   1. (Zo["o]l.) Cast skins, shells, or coverings of animals;	      any parts of animals which are shed or cast off, as the	      skins of snakes, the shells of lobsters, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The fossil shells and other remains which animals	      have left in the strata of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]
Exuvial \Ex*u"vi*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to exuvi[ae]. "Exuvial layers." "Exuvial	   deposits."	   [1913 Webster]
Exuviate \Ex*u"vi*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Exuviated}, p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Exuviating}.][From {Exuviae}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   To she	   [1913 Webster]d an old covering or condition preliminary to	   taking on a new one; to molt.	         There is reason to suppose that very old crayfish do	         not exuviate every year.                 --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Exuviation \Ex*u`vi*a"tion\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   The rejecting or casting off of some part, more particularly,	   the outer cuticular layer, as the shells of crustaceans,	   skins of snakes, etc.; molting; ecdysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Ex-voto \Ex`-vo"to\, n.; pl. {Ex-votos} (-t["o]z). [L. ex out	   of, in accordance with + voto, abl. of votum a vow.]	   An offering to a church in fulfillment of a vow.	   [1913 Webster]
Ey \Ey\, n.[AS.[imac]g. Cf.{Eyot}.]	   An island. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ey \Ey\, n.; pl. {Eyren}.	   See {Egg}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ey \Ey\,	   An interj. of wonder or inquiry. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyalet \E`ya*let"\, n. [Turk., fr. Ar. iy[=a]lah.]	   Formerly, one of the administrative divisions or provinces of	   the Ottoman Empire; -- now called a {vilayet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyas \Ey`as\, n. [F.niais fresh from the nest, a derivative fr.	   L. nidus nest. E. an eyas for a nias. See {Nest}, and cf.	   {Nias}, {Jashawk}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from	   the nest, not able to prey for itself. --Shak J. H. Walsh	   [1913 Webster]	Eyas \Ey"as\, a.	   Unfledged, or newly fledged. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Like eyas hawk up mounts unto the skies,	         His newly budded pinions to assay.       --Spebser.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyasmusket \Ey"as*mus`ket\, n. [Eyas + muske the brid.]	   An unfledged or young male sparrow hawk. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eye \Eye\ ([imac]), n. [Prob. fr. nye, an eye being for a nye.	   See {Nye}.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A brood; as, an eye of pheasants.	   [1913 Webster]	Eye \Eye\ ([imac]), n. [OE. eghe, eighe, eie, eye, AS. e['a]ge;	   akin to OFries. [=a]ge, OS. [=o]ga, D. oog, Ohg. ouga, G.	   auge, Icel. auga, Sw. ["o]ga, Dan. ["o]ie, Goth. aug[=o]; cf.	   OSlav. oko, Lith. akis, L. okulus, Gr. 'o`kkos, eye, 'o`sse,	   the two eyes, Skr. akshi. [root]10, 212. Cf. {Diasy},	   {Ocular}, {Optic}, {Eyelet}, {Ogle}.]	   1. The organ of sight or vision. In man, and the vertebrates	      generally, it is properly the movable ball or globe in the	      orbit, but the term often includes the adjacent parts. In	      most invertebrates the eyes are immovable ocelli, or	      compound eyes made up of numerous ocelli. See {Ocellus}.	      Description of illustration: a b Conjunctiva; c Cornea; d	      Sclerotic; e Choroid; f Cillary Muscle; g Cillary Process;	      h Iris; i Suspensory Ligament; k Prosterior Aqueous	      Chamber between h and i; l Anterior Aqueous Chamber; m	      Crystalline Lens; n Vitreous Humor; o Retina; p Yellow	      spot; q Center of blind spot; r Artery of Retina in center	      of the Optic Nerve.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The essential parts of the eye are inclosed in a tough	         outer coat, the sclerotic, to which the muscles moving	         it are attached, and which in front changes into the	         transparent cornea. A little way back of cornea, the	         crystalline lens is suspended, dividing the eye into	         two unequal cavities, a smaller one in front filled	         with a watery fluid, the aqueous humor, and larger one	         behind filled with a clear jelly, the vitreous humor.	         The sclerotic is lined with a highly pigmented	         membrane, the choroid, and this is turn is lined in the	         back half of the eyeball with the nearly transparent	         retina, in which the fibers of the optic nerve ramify.	         The choroid in front is continuous with the iris, which	         has a contractile opening in the center, the pupil,	         admitting light to the lens which brings the rays to a	         focus and forms an image upon the retina, where the	         light, falling upon delicate structures called rods and	         cones, causes them to stimulate the fibres of the optic	         nerve to transmit visual impressions to the brain.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The faculty of seeing; power or range of vision; hence,	      judgment or taste in the use of the eye, and in judging of	      objects; as, to have the eye of a sailor; an eye for the	      beautiful or picturesque.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The action of the organ of sight; sight, look; view;	      ocular knowledge; judgment; opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            In my eye, she is the sweetest lady that I looked	            on.                                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The space commanded by the organ of sight; scope of	      vision; hence, face; front; the presence of an object	      which is directly opposed or confronted; immediate	      presence.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shell express our duty in his eye. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her shell your hear disproved to her eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Observation; oversight; watch; inspection; notice;	      attention; regard. "Keep eyes upon her." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Booksellers . . . have an eye to their own	            advantage.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which resembles the organ of sight, in form,	      position, or appearance; as:	      (a) (Zo["o]l.) The spots on a feather, as of peacock.	      (b) The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in	          oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor	          muscle itself, esp. when used as food, as in the	          scallop.	      (c) The bud or sprout of a plant or tuber; as, the eye of	          a potato.	      (d) The center of a target; the bull's-eye.	      (e) A small loop to receive a hook; as, hooks and eyes on	          a dress.	      (f) The hole through the head of a needle.	      (g) A loop forming part of anything, or a hole through	          anything, to receive a rope, hook, pin, shaft, etc.;	          as, an eye at the end of a tie bar in a bridge truss;	          an eye through a crank; an eye at the end of rope.	      (h) The hole through the upper millstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. That which resembles the eye in relative importance or	      beauty. "The very eye of that proverb." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Athens, the eye of Greece, mother of arts. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Tinge; shade of color. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Red with an eye of blue makes a purple. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By the eye}, in abundance. [Obs.] --Marlowe.	   {Elliott eye} (Naut.), a loop in a hemp cable made around a	      thimble and served.	   {Eye agate}, a kind of circle agate, the central parts of	      which are of deeper tints than the rest of the mass.	      --Brande & C.	   {Eye animalcule} (Zo["o]l.), a flagellate infusorian	      belonging to {Euglena} and related genera; -- so called	      because it has a colored spot like an eye at one end.	   {Eye doctor}, an opthalmologist or optometrist; -- formerly	      called an oculist.	   {Eye of a volute} (Arch.), the circle in the center of	      volute.	   {Eye of day}, {Eye of the morning}, {Eye of heaven}, the sun.	      "So gently shuts the eye of day." --Mrs. Barbauld.	   {Eye of a ship}, the foremost part in the bows of a ship,	      where, formerly, eyes were painted; also, the hawser	      holes. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   {Half an eye}, very imperfect sight; a careless glance; as,	      to see a thing with half an eye; often figuratively.	      "Those who have but half an eye." --B. Jonson.	   {To catch one's eye}, to attract one's notice.	   {To find favor in the eyes (of)}, to be graciously received	      and treated.	   {To have an eye to}, to pay particular attention to; to	      watch. "Have an eye to Cinna." --Shak.	   {To keep an eye on}, to watch.	   {To set the eyes on}, to see; to have a sight of.	   {In the eye of the wind} (Naut.), in a direction opposed to	      the wind; as, a ship sails in the eye of the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	Eye \Eye\ ([imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Eyed} ([imac]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Eying or Eyeing}.]	   To fix the eye on; to stare at; to look on; to view; to	   observe; particularly, to observe or watch narrowly, or with	   fixed attention; to hold in view.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eye me, blest Providence, and square my trial	         To my proportioned strength.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Eye \Eye\, v. i.	   To appear; to look. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My becomings kill me, when they do not	         Eye well to you.                         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyeball \Eye"ball`\, n.	   The ball or globe of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyebar \Eye"bar`\, n. (Engin.)	   A bar with an eye at one or both ends.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyebeam \Eye"beam`\, n.	   A glance of the eye. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
eye-beaming \eye-beaming\ n.	   a radiant glance of the eye; as, he pretended profundity by	   eye-beamings at people.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Eyebolt \Eye"bolt`\, n. (Mach.)	   A bolt with a looped head, or an opening in the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyebright \Eye"bright`\, n. (Bot.)	   A small annual plant ({Euphrasia officinalis}), formerly much	   used as a remedy for diseases of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
eyebrow \eye"brow`\, n.	   The brow or hairy arch above the eye. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	eyebrow pencil \eye"brow pen"cil\ ([imac]"brou p[e^]n"s[i^]l),	   n.	   a cosmetic pencil-like device used to apply a tint to the	   eyebrows, or darken lighter areas on the eyebrows. It is	   sometimes used to create a "beauty mark" on the face.	   [PJC]
eye-catcher \eye"-catch`er\ n.	   An object or person that seizes the attention; as, her Statue	   of Liberty outfit was an eye-catcher.	   Syn: attention-getter.	        [PJC]
eye-catching \eye"-catch`ing\ adj.	   Seizing the attention; as, eye-catching posters; as, she wore	   an eye-catching low-cut gown.	   Syn: attention-getting.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
eyecup \eye"cup`\, n.	   A small oval porcelain or glass cup, having a rim curved to	   fit the orbit of the eye. it is used in the application of	   liquid remedies to eyes; -- called also {eyeglass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyed \Eyed\ ([imac]d), a.	   Heaving (such or so many) eyes; -- used in composition; as,	   sharp-eyed; blue-eyed; dull-eyed; sad-eyed; ox-eyed Juno;	   myriad-eyed.	   [1913 Webster]
eye-deceiving \eye-deceiving\ adj.	   creating the illusion of seeing reality.	   Syn: trompe-l'oeil(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Eyedrop \Eye"drop"\, n.	   A tear. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
eye dropper \eye" drop`per\, n.	   a small dropping tube for delivering drops of a liquid; same	   as {dropper[2]}.	   [PJC]
Eyeflap \Eye"flap"\, n.	   A blinder on a horse's bridle.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyeful \Eye"ful\, a.	   Filling or satisfying the eye; visible; remarkable. [Obs.]	   "Eyeful trophies." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
eyeful \eye"ful\, n.	   1. a view of something remarkable; a completely satisfying	      view; as much as, or more than, one would want to see; as,	      he got an eyeful of burnt-out buildings on his tour of the	      south Bronx.	      [PJC]	   2. an unusually attractive person, especially a beautiful	      woman.	      [PJC]
Eyeglance \Eye"glance`\, n.	   A glance of eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyeglass \Eye"glass`\, n.	   1. A lens of glass worn in front of the eye to assist vision;	      -- usually used in the plural, referring to a pair of	      lenses fixed together in a frame, and worn resting on the	      bridge of the nose, to improve the vision. A single	      eyeglass in a frame is called a {monocle}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Eyepiece of a telescope, microscope, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The retina. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A glass eyecup. See {Eyecup}.	      [1913 Webster]
eyeglasses \eye"glas`ses\ n. pl.	   a pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, used for	   correcting defective vision. Also called a {pair of	   eyeglasses}. See also eyeglass[1].	   Syn: spectacles, specs, glasses.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Eyehole \Eye"hole`\, n.	   A circular opening to recive a hook, cord, ring, or rope; an	   eyelet.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyelash \Eye"lash`\, n.	   1. The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid; -- usually in	      the pl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hair of the fringe on the edge of the eyelid.	      [1913 Webster]
Eyeless \Eye"less`\, a.	   Without eyes; blind. "Eyeless rage." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyelet \Eye"let`\ ([imac]"l[e^]t), n. [F. [oe]illet, dim. of	   [oe]il eye, fr. L. oculus. See {Eye}, and cf. {Oillet}.]	   1. A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener,	      as in garments, sails, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A metal ring or grommet, or short metallic tube, the ends	      of which can be bent outward and over to fasten it in	      place; -- used to line an eyelet hole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Eyelet hole}, a hole made for an eyelet.	   {Eyelet punch}, a machine for punching eyelet holes and	      fastening eyelets, as in paper or cloth.	   {Eyelet ring}. See {Eyelet}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Eyeleteer \Eye`let*eer"\, n.	   A small, sharp-pointed instrument used in piercing eyelet	   holes; a stiletto.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyelid \Eye`lid"\, n. (Anat.)	   The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which	   an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.	   [1913 Webster]
eye-lotion \eye-lotion\ n.	   a solution used as a cleanser for the eyes.	   Syn: eyewash, collyrium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
eyeliner \eye"lin`er\ ([imac]"l[imac]`n[~e]r), n.	   a cosmetic powder of a dark tint, applied to the eyelid close	   to the base of the eyelashes to accentuate the eyes. Compare	   {eye shadow}.	   [PJC]
Eye-minded \Eye"-mind`ed\, a.	   Having one's mental imagery prevailingly of the visual type;	   having one's thoughts and memories mainly in the form of	   visual images. -- {Eye"-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Eyen \Ey"en\, n. pl.	   Eyes. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
eye opener \eye opener\ n.	   1. That which makes the eyes open, as startling news or	      occurrence; something which causes one to suddenly	      understand what was not previously known.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drink of liquor, especially the first one in the	      morning. [U. S. Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
eye-opening \eye-opening\ a.	   Causing one suddenly to learn or understand what was not	   previously known; as, an eye-opening look into the private	   machinations of the governor.	   [1913 Webster]
eyepatch \eye"patch`\ n.	   a protective covering, usually made of cloth, for an injured	   eye.	   Syn: patch.	        [WordNet 1.5] eyepiece
eyepiece \eye"piece`\ eye-piece \eye"-piece`\, n. (Opt.)	   The lens, or combination of lenses, at the eye end of a	   microscope, telescope or other optical instrument, through	   which the image formed by the mirror or object glass is	   viewed.	   Syn: ocular.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Collimating eyepiece}. See under {Collimate}.	   {Negative}, or {Huyghenian}, {eyepiece}, an eyepiece	      consisting of two plano-convex lenses with their curved	      surfaces turned toward the object glass, and separated	      from each other by about half the sum of their focal	      distances, the image viewed by the eye being formed	      between the two lenses. it was devised by Huyghens, who	      applied it to the telescope. Campani applied it to the	      microscope, whence it is sometimes called {Campani's	      eyepiece}.	   {Positive eyepiece}, an eyepiece consisting of two	      plano-convex lenses placed with their curved surfaces	      toward each other, and separated by a distance somewhat	      less than the focal distance of the one nearest eye, the	      image of the object viewed being beyond both lenses; --	      called also, from the name of the inventor, {Ramsden's	      eyepiece}.	   {terrestrial}, or {Erecting eyepiece}, an eyepiece used in	      telescopes for viewing terrestrial objects, consisting of	      three, or usually four, lenses, so arranged as to present	      the image of the object viewed in an erect position.	      [1913 Webster]
Eyer \Ey"er\, n.	   One who eyes another. --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyereach \Eye"reach`\, n.	   The range or reach of the eye; eyeshot. "A seat in eyereach	   of him." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Eye-saint \Eye"-saint`\, n.	   An object of interest to the eye; one worshiped with the	   eyes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That's the eye-saint, I know,	         Among young gallants.                    --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyesalve \Eye"salve`\, n.	   Ointment for the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyeservant \Eye"serv`ant\, n.	   A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when	   watched.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyeservice \Eye"serv`ice\, n.	   Service performed only under inspection, or the eye of an	   employer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers.     --Col. iii.	                                                  22.	   [1913 Webster] eye shadow
eye shadow \eye" shad`ow\, eyeshadow
\eye"shad`ow\([imac]"sh[a^]d`[=o]), n.	   a cosmetic powder or cream of a dark tint, applied on the	   eyelids or just under the eyebrows to accentuate the eyes.	   Compare {eyeliner}.	   [PJC]
Eyeshot \Eye"shot`\, n.	   Range, reach, or glance of the eye; view; sight; as, to be	   out of eyeshot. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyesight \Eye"sight`\, n.	   Sight of the eye; the sense of seeing; view; observation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Josephus sets this down from his own eyesight. --Bp.	                                                  Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyesore \Eye"sore`\, n.	   Something offensive to the eye or sight; a blemish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mordecai was an eyesore to Haman.        --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Eye-splice \Eye"-splice`\, n. (Naut.)	   A splice formed by bending a rope's end back, and fastening	   it into the rope, forming a loop or eye. See Illust. under	   {Splice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eye-spot \Eye"-spot`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   (a) A simple visual organ found in many invertebrates,	       consisting of pigment cells covering a sensory nerve	       termination.	   (b) An eyelike spot of color.	       [1913 Webster]
Eye-spotted \Eye"-spot`ted\, a.	   Marked with spots like eyes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Juno's bird, in her eye-spotted train.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyestalk \Eye"stalk`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)	   One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea,	   bear the eyes at the tip.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyestone \Eye"stone`\ ([imac]"st[=o]n`), n.	   1. A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum of	      a small marine shell of the family {Turbinid[ae]}, used to	      remove a foreign substance from the eye. It is put into	      the inner corner of the eye under the lid, and allowed to	      work its way out at the outer corner, bringing with it the	      substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Eye agate. See under {Eye}.	      [1913 Webster]
Eyestring \Eye"string`\, n.	   The tendon by which the eye is moved. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyet \Ey"et\, n.	   An island. See {Eyot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyetooth \Eye"tooth\ ([imac]"t[=oo]th`), n.; pl. {Eyeteeth}	   ([imac]"t[=e]th`) (Anat.)	   A canine tooth of the upper jaw. See {Teeth}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To cut one's eyeteeth}, to become acute or knowing.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Eyewash \Eye"wash\, n.	   See {Eyewater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyewater \Eye"wa`ter\, n. (Med.)	   A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyewink \Eye"wink`\, n.	   A wink; a token. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyewinker \Eye"wink`er\, n.	   An eyelash. [A child's word.]	   [1913 Webster]
Eyewitness \Eye"wit`ness\, n.	   One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of	   anything.	   [1913 Webster]	         We . . . were eyewitnesses of his majesty. --2 Pet. i.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyghen \Ey"ghen\, n. pl.	   Eyes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyght \Eyght\ ([=a]t), n.	   An island. See {Eyot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyle \Eyle\ ([=a]l) v. t. & i.	   To ail. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyliad \Ey"li*ad\, n.	   See {[OE]iliad}. Eyne
Eyne \Eyne\, or Eyen \Ey"en\, n.	   Plural of eye; -- now obsolete, or used only in poetry.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         With such a plaintive gaze their eyne	         Are fastened upwardly on mine.           --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyot \Ey"ot\ ([imac]"[o^]t or [=a]t), n. [Ey (AS. [imac]g or	   Icel. ey) + F. dim. termination -ot; cf. AS. [imac]geo[eth].	   See {Island}, and cf. {Ait}.]	   A little island in a river or lake. See {Ait}. [Written also	   {ait}, {ayt}, {ey}, {eyet}, and {eyght}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyr \Eyr\ ([^a]r), n. [See {Air}.]	   Air. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Eyra \Ey"ra\, n. [Native South American name.] (Zo["o]l.)	   A wild cat ({Felis eyra}) ranging from southern Brazil to	   Texas. It is reddish yellow and about the size of the	   domestic cat, but with a more slender body and shorter legs.
Eyre \Eyre\ ([^a]r), n. [OF. erre journey, march, way, fr. L.	   iter, itineris, a going, way, fr. the root of ire to go. Cf.	   {Errant}, {Itinerant}, {Issue}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in	   eyre (or in itinere).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They were itinerant judges, who rode the circuit,	         holding courts in the different counties.	         [1913 Webster]
Eyren \Ey"ren\, n. pl.	   See {Ey}, an egg. Eyrie
Eyrie \Ey"rie\, Eyry \Ey"ry\ ([=a]"r[y^] or [=e]"r[y^]; 277),	   n.; pl. {Ey"ries} (-r[i^]z). [See {Aerie}]	   The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in	   a lofty place; aerie.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eagle and the stork	         On cliffs and cedar tops their eyries build. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Eysell \Ey"sell\, n.	   Same as {Eisel}. [Obs.] --Shak.
F \F\ ([e^]f).	   1. F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a	      nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin.	      The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma ?,	      which probably had the value of English w consonant. The	      form and value of Greek letter came from the Ph[oe]nician,	      the ultimate source being probably Egyptian.	      Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and	      b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr.	      ly`kos; E. fox, vixen; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v.	      t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation,	      [sect][sect] 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or	      scale of C. F sharp (F [sharp]) is a tone intermediate	      between F and G.	      [1913 Webster]	   {F clef}, the bass clef. See under {Clef}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fa \Fa\ (f[aum]), n. [It.] (Mus.)	      (a) A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic	          scale in solmization.	      (b) The tone F.	          [1913 Webster]
fab \fab\ adj. [shortened form of {fabulous}.]	   extremely pleasing. [Colloq.]	   Syn: fabulous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fabaceae \Fabaceae\ prop. n.	   A large natural family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs	   bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the	   subfamilies {Caesalpiniacea}; {Mimosaceae}; {Papilionaceae}.	   Syn: Leguminosae, family {Leguminosae}, family {Fabaceae},	        legume family, pea family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fabaceous \Fa*ba"ceous\ (f[.a]*b[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. fabaceus,	   fr. faba bean.]	   Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabella \Fa*bel"la\, n.; pl. {Fabellae} (-l[=e]). [NL., dim. of	   L. faba a bean.] (Anat.)	   One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles	   of the femur, in some mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabian \Fa"bi*an\, a. [L. Fabianus, Fabius, belonging to	   Fabius.]	   Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general,	   Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory;	   avoiding a decisive contest.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fabian policy}, a policy like that of Fabius Maximus, who,	      by carefully avoiding decisive contests, foiled Hannibal,	      harassing his army by marches, countermarches, and	      ambuscades; a policy of delays and cautions.	      [1913 Webster]	Fabian \Fa"bi*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Roman gens Fabia.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Designating, or pertaining to, a society of socialists,	      organized in England in 1884 to spread socialistic	      principles gradually without violent agitation.	            The Fabian Society proposes then to conquer by	            delay; to carry its programme, not by a hasty rush,	            but through the slower, but, as it thinks, surer	            methods of patient discussion, exposition, and	            political action.                     --William	                                                  Clarke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Fabian \Fa"bi*an\, n.	   A member of, or sympathizer with, the Fabian Society.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fabiana \Fabiana\ n.	   a genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen	   shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Fabiana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fabianism \Fabianism\ n.	   the principles and beliefs of or similar to those of the	   Fabian Society, advocating socialism to be established by	   gradual reforms within the law. [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fable \Fa"ble\ (f[=a]"b'l), n. [F., fr. L. fabula, fr. fari to	   speak, say. See {Ban}, and cf. {Fabulous}, {Fame}.]	   1. A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a	      fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth	      or precept; an apologue. See the Note under {Apologue}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jotham's fable of the trees is the oldest extant.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A fable may have talking animals anthropomorphically	         cast as humans representing different character types,	         sometimes illustrating some moral principle; as,	         Aesop's Fables.	         [PJC]	   2. The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming	      the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moral is the first business of the poet; this	            being formed, he contrives such a design or fable as	            may be most suitable to the moral.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of	      talk. "Old wives' fables. " --1 Tim. iv. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            We grew	            The fable of the city where we dwelt. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fiction; untruth; falsehood.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would look like a fable to report that this	            gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret	            methods.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Fable \Fa"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fabled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fabling}.]	   To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write	   or utter what is not true. "He Fables not." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         He fables, yet speaks truth.             --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	Fable \Fa"ble\, v. t.	   To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or	   real; to tell of falsely.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hell thou fablest.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabler \Fa"bler\ (f[=a]"bl[~e]r), n.	   A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or	   falsehoods. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabliau \Fa`bli`au"\, n.; pl. {Fabliaux} (-[-o]"). [F., fr.	   OF.fablel, dim. of fable a fable.] (Fr. Lit.)	   One of the metrical tales of the Trouv[`e]res, or early poets	   of the north of France.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabric \Fab"ric\ (f[a^]b"r[i^]k), n. [L. fabrica fabric,	   workshop: cf. F. fabrique fabric. See {Forge}.]	   1. The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts	      of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as	      cloth of a beautiful fabric.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is fabricated; as:	      (a) Framework; structure; edifice; building.	          [1913 Webster]	                Anon out of the earth a fabric huge	                Rose like an exhalation.          --Milton.	      (b) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers,	          whether vegetable, animal, or synthetic; manufactured	          cloth; as, silks or other fabrics; made of a fabric	          that is 50% cotton and 50% polyester.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of constructing; construction. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tithe was received by the bishop, . . . for the	            fabric of the churches for the poor.  --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as,	      the fabric of the universe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole vast fabric of society.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Fabric \Fab"ric\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fabricked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fabricking}.]	   To frame; to build; to construct. [Obs.] "Fabric their	   mansions." --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabricant \Fab"ri*cant\, n. [F.]	   One who fabricates; a manufacturer. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabricate \Fab"ri*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fabricated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fabricating}.] [L. fabricatus, p. p. of	   fabricari, fabricare, to frame, build, forge, fr. fabrica.	   See {Fabric}, {Farge}.]	   1. To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to	      construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as,	      to fabricate woolens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to	      fabricate a lie or story.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation	            to prevailing usages.                 --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]
fabricated \fabricated\ adj.	   formed or conceived by the fancy or imagination; as, a	   fabricated excuse for his absence.	   Syn: fancied, fictional, fictitious, fictive, invented,	        made-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fabrication \Fab`ri*ca"tion\, n. [L. fabricatio; cf. F.	   fabrication.]	   1. The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing;	      construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a	      bridge, a church, or a government. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is	      doubtless a fabrication.	   Syn: See {Fiction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fabricator \Fab"ri*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who fabricates; one who constructs or makes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fabricator of the works of Ossian.   --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabricatress \Fab"ri*ca`tress\, n.	   A woman who fabricates.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabrile \Fab"rile\, a. [L. fabrilis, fr. faber workman. See	   {Forge}.]	   Pertaining to a workman, or to work in stone, metal, wood	   etc.; as, fabrile skill.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabulist \Fab"u*list\, n. [Cf. F. fabuliste, fr. L. fabula. See	   {Fable}.]	   One who invents or writes fables.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabulize \Fab"u*lize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fabulized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fabulizing}.] [Cf. F. fabuliser. See {Fable}.]	   To invent, compose, or relate fables or fictions. --G. S.	   Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Fabulosity \Fab`u*los"i*ty\, n. [L. fabulositas: cf. F.	   fabulosit['e].]	   1. Fabulousness. [R.] --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fabulous or fictitious story. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Fabulous \Fab"u*lous\ (f[a^]b"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. [L. fabulosus;	   cf. F. fabuleux. See {Fable}.]	   1. Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised;	      invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous	      description; a fabulous hero.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fabulous birth of Minerva.        --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beyond belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exceptionally good; extremely pleasing. [informal]	      [PJC]	   {Fabulous age}, that period in the history of a nation of	      which the only accounts are myths and unverified legends;	      as, the fabulous age of Greece and Rome. --	      {Fab"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Fab"u*lous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Faburden \Fab"ur*den\ (f[a^]b"[u^]r*den), n. [F. faux bourdon.	   See {False}, and {Burden} a verse.]	   1. (Mus.)	      (a) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.	      (b) A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A monotonous refrain. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Fac \Fac\ (f[a^]k), n. [Abbrev. of facsimile.]	   A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers,	   at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a	   book. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Facade \Fa`[,c]ade"\ (f[.a]`s[.a]d" or f[.a]`s[=a]d"), n. [F.,	   fr. It. facciata, fr. faccia face, L. facies. See {Face}.]	   (Arch.)	   The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having	   some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have	   its fa[,c]ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.	   [1913 Webster]
Face \Face\ (f[=a]s), n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face,	   perh. from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig.	   meaning appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and	   akin to E. fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.]	   1. The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part	      which presents itself to the view; especially, the front	      or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers	      itself to the view of a spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.	                                                  --Gen. ii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a body, having several sides, which may be	      seen from one point, or which is presented toward a	      certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid;	      as, a cube has six faces.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.)	      (a) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or	          pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or	          object.	      (b) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog	          wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.	      (c) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end	          to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.)	      (a) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface,	          of a type, plate, etc.	      (b) The style or cut of a type or font of type.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect,	      whether natural, assumed, or acquired.	      [1913 Webster]	            To set a face upon their own malignant design.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This would produce a new face of things in Europe.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            We wear a face of joy, because	            We have been glad of yore.            --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes,	      cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.	                                                  --Gen. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air;	      appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            We set the best faceon it we could.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or	      confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness;	      effrontery.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the man that has the face to charge others	            with false citations.                 --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the	       face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of,	       before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the	       face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the	       face of, from the presence of.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor	       or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.	       [1913 Webster]	             The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. --Num.	                                                  vi. 25.	       [1913 Webster]	             My face [favor] will I turn also from them. --Ezek.	                                                  vii. 22.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or	       excavation, at which work is progressing or was last	       done.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond,	       or other mercantile paper, without any addition for	       interest or reduction for discount; most commonly called	       {face value}. --McElrath.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a	         compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth;	         face plan or face-plan; face hammer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Face ague} (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by	      acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by	      twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive	      twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also {tic	      douloureux}.	   {Face card}, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human	      face is represented; the king, queen, or jack.	   {Face cloth}, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse.	   {Face guard}, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by	      workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of	      metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc.	   {Face hammer}, a hammer having a flat face.	   {Face joint} (Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other	      structure.	   {Face mite} (Zool.), a small, elongated mite ({Demdex	      folliculorum}), parasitic in the hair follicles of the	      face.	   {Face mold}, the templet or pattern by which carpenters,	      etc., outline the forms which are to be cut out from	      boards, sheet metal, etc.	   {Face plate}.	       (a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe,	           to which the work to be turned may be attached.	       (b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or	           shock.	       (c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. --Knight.	   {Face wheel}. (Mach.)	       (a) A crown wheel.	       (b) A wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and	           polishing; a lap.	   {face value} the value written on a financial instrument;	      same as {face[13]}. Also used metaphorically, to mean	      apparent value; as, to take his statemnet at its face	      value.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cylinder face} (Steam Engine), the flat part of a steam	      cylinder on which a slide valve moves.	   {Face of an anvil}, its flat upper surface.	   {Face of a bastion} (Fort.), the part between the salient and	      the shoulder angle.	   {Face of coal} (Mining), the principal cleavage plane, at	      right angles to the stratification.	   {Face of a gun}, the surface of metal at the muzzle.	   {Face of a place} (Fort.), the front comprehended between the	      flanked angles of two neighboring bastions. --Wilhelm.	   {Face of a square} (Mil.), one of the sides of a battalion	      when formed in a square.	   {Face of a} {watch, clock, compass, card etc.}, the dial or	      graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of	      day, point of the compass, etc.	   {Face to face}.	       (a) In the presence of each other; as, to bring the	           accuser and the accused face to face.	       (b) Without the interposition of any body or substance.	           "Now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to	           face." 1 --Cor. xiii. 12.	       (c) With the faces or finished surfaces turned inward or	           toward one another; vis [`a] vis; -- opposed to {back	           to back}.	   {To fly in the face of}, to defy; to brave; to withstand.	   {To make a face}, to distort the countenance; to make a	      grimace; -- often expressing dislike, annoyance, or	      disagreement. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Face \Face\ (f[=a]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Facing}.]	   1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or	      to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to	      confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field	      of battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll face	            This tempest, and deserve the name of king.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To Confront impudently; to bully.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will neither be facednor braved.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front	      toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general	      faced the park; some of the seats on the train faced	      backward.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gained also with his forces that part of Britain	            which faces Ireland.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put	      a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as,	      to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth;	      to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in	      turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as	      distinguished from the cylindrical surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a	      particular direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To face down}, to put down by bold or impudent opposition.	      "He faced men down." --Prior.	   {To face (a thing) out}, to persist boldly or impudently in	      an assertion or in a line of conduct. "That thinks with	      oaths to face the matter out." --Shak.	   {to face the music} to admit error and accept reprimand or	      punishment as a consequence for having failed or having	      done something wrong; to willingly experience an	      unpleasant situation out of a sense of duty or obligation;	      as, as soon as he broke the window with the football,	      Billy knew he would have to face the music.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Face \Face\, v. i.	   1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. "To	      lie, to face, to forge." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.	      [1913 Webster]	            Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid! --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To present a face or front.	      [1913 Webster]
Faced \Faced\ (f[=a]st), a.	   Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced,	   two-faced.	   [1913 Webster]
face-harden \face-harden\ v. t.	   to harden (steel) by adding carbon.	   [WordNet 1.5]
face lift \face lift\ n.	   1. an operation to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging	      from a person's face.	   Syn: face lifting, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a renovation that improves the outward appearance, as of a	      building.	   Syn: face lifting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
face-lift \face-lift\ v. t.	   to perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.	   Syn: lift.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Facer \Fa"cer\ (f[=a]"s[~e]r), n.	   1. One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced	      person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There be no greater talkers, nor boasters, nor	            fasers.                               --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or	      stunning check or defeat, as in controversy. [Collog.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I should have been a stercoraceous mendicant if I	            had hollowed when I got a facer.      --C. Kingsley.	   3. a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced.	      [WordNet sense 1] [obsolescent Briticism]	      [WordNet 1.5]
face-saving \face-saving\ adj.	   1. allowing one to maintain one's dignity or prestige;	      designed to avoid admitting something embarrassing; as, a	      face-saving compromise; -- of actions.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Facet \Fac"et\, n. [F. facette, dim. of face face. See {Face}.]	   1. A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a	      diamond. [Written also {facette}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular	      facet of a bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a	      column.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the	      compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.	      [1913 Webster]	Facet \Fac"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faceted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Faceting}.]	   To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.	   [1913 Webster]
Facete \Fa*cete"\, a. [L. facetus elegant, fine, facetious; akin	   to facies. See {Face}, and cf. {Facetious}.]	   Facetious; witty; humorous. [Archaic] "A facete discourse."	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         "How to interpose" with a small, smart remark,	         sentiment facete, or unctuous anecdote.  --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   -- {Fa*cete"ly}, adv. -- {Fa*cete"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Faceted \Fac"et*ed\, a.	   Having facets.	   [1913 Webster]
Facetiae \Fa*ce"ti*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. facetus. See	   {Facete}.]	   Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry	   conceits.	   [1913 Webster]
face time \face" time`\ (f[=a]s" t[imac]m`), n.	   Time spent speaking with a person face-to-face; -- contrasted	   with time spent communicating by electronic media, such as	   telephone or e-mail, or via written communications; as, the	   chief of staff has the most face time with the president.	   [Recent]	   [PJC]
Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac['e]tieux. See	   {Faceti[ae]}.]	   1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as,	      a facetious companion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter;	      as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv.	      -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
face-to-face \face-to-face\ adj.	   1. without intervening persons; involving direct	      communication between persons in each other's presence; --	      of conversation or confrontation; as, face-to-face	      negotiations.	   Syn: person-to-person.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. having the front parts facing each other.	      [PJC]
Facette \Fa*cette"\, n. [F.]	   See {Facet}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Facework \Face"work`\, n.	   The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or	   building; facing.	   [1913 Webster]
Facia \Fa"ci*a\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Fascia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Facial \Fa"cial\, a. [LL. facialis, fr. L. facies face : cf. F.	   facial.]	   Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or	   nerve. -- {Fa"cial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Facial angle} (Anat.), the angle, in a skull, included	      between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from	      the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge	      of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to	      the center of the external auditory opening. See {Gnathic	      index}, under {Gnathic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Faciend \Fa"ci*end\, n. [From neut. of L. faciendus, gerundive	   of facere to do.] (Mach.)	   The multiplicand. See {Facient}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Facient \Fa"cient\, n. [L. faciens, -- entis, p. pr. of facere	   to make, do. See {Fact}.]	   1. One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent.	      [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.)	      (a) One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished	          from a coefficient.	      (b) The multiplier.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The terms facient, faciend, and factum, may imply that	         the multiplication involved is not ordinary	         multiplication, but is either some specified operation,	         or, in general, any mathematical operation. See	         {Multiplication}.	         [1913 Webster]
Facies \Fa"ci*es\, n. [L., from, face. See {Face}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The anterior part of the head; the face.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The general aspect or habit of a species, or group	      of species, esp. with reference to its adaptation to its	      environment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The face of a bird, or the front of the head,	      excluding the bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Facies Hippocratica}. (Med.) See {Hippocratic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Facile \Fac"ile\a. [L. facilis, prop., capable of being done or	   made, hence, facile, easy, fr. facere to make, do: cf. F.	   facile. Srr {Fact}, and cf. {Faculty}.]	   1. Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable	      or attainable with little labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Order . . . will render the work facile and	            delightful.                           --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easy to be surmounted or removed; easily conquerable;	      readily mastered.	      [1913 Webster]	            The facile gates of hell too slightly barred.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Easy of access or converse; mild; courteous; not haughty,	      austere, or distant; affable; complaisant.	      [1913 Webster]	            I meant she should be courteous, facile, sweet. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Easily persuaded to good or bad; yielding; ductile to a	      fault; pliant; flexible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since Adam, and his facile consort Eve,	            Lost Paradise, deceived by me.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is treating Burns like a child, a person of so	            facile a disposition as not to be trusted without a	            keeper on the king's highway.         --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Ready; quick; expert; as, he is facile in expedients; he	      wields a facile pen. -- {Fac"ile*ly}, adv. --	      {Fac"ile*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Facilitate \Fa*cil"i*tate\ (f[.a]*s[i^]l"[i^]*t[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Facilitated} (f[.a]*s[i^]l"[i^]*t[=a]`t[e^]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Facilitating}	   (f[.a]*s[i^]l"[i^]*t[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. faciliter. See	   {Facility}.]	   To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or	   impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the	   execution of a task.	   [1913 Webster]	         To invite and facilitate that line of proceeding which	         the times call for.                      --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
facilitated \facilitated\ adj.	   freed from difficulty or impediment. Contrasted with	   {delayed}.	   Syn: expedited.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Facilitation \Fa*cil`i*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of facilitating or making easy.	   [1913 Webster]
facilitative \facilitative\ adj.	   freeing from difficulty or impediment; as, facilitative	   changes in the economic structure.	   [WordNet 1.5]
facilitator \facilitator\ n.	   someone who makes progress easier.	   [WordNet 1.5]
facilitatory \facilitatory\ adj. (Med.)	   inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Facility \Fa*cil"i*ty\ (f[.a]*s[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Facilities} (f[.a]*s[i^]l"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. facilitas, fr.	   facilis easy: cf. F. facilit['e]. See {Facile}.]	   1. The quality of being easily performed; freedom from	      difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The facility with which government has been	            overturned in France.                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ease in performance; readiness proceeding from skill or	      use; dexterity; as, practice gives a wonderful facility in	      executing works of art.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Easiness to be persuaded; readiness or compliance; --	      usually in a bad sense; pliancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a great error to take facility for good	            nature.                               --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Easiness of access; complaisance; affability.	      [1913 Webster]	            Offers himself to the visits of a friend with	            facility.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which promotes the ease of any action or course of	      conduct; advantage; aid; assistance; -- usually in the	      plural; as, special facilities for study.	   Syn: Ease; expertness; readiness; dexterity; complaisance;	        condescension; affability.	   Usage: {Facility}, {Expertness}, {Readiness}. These words	          have in common the idea of performing any act with	          ease and promptitude. Facility supposes a natural or	          acquired power of dispatching a task with lightness	          and ease. Expertness is the kind of facility acquired	          by long practice. Readiness marks the promptitude with	          which anything is done. A merchant needs great	          facility in dispatching business; a banker, great	          expertness in casting accounts; both need great	          readiness in passing from one employment to another.	          "The facility which we get of doing things by a custom	          of doing, makes them often pass in us without our	          notice." --Locke. "The army was celebrated for the	          expertness and valor of the soldiers." "A readiness to	          obey the known will of God is the surest means to	          enlighten the mind in respect to duty."	          [1913 Webster]
Facing \Fa"cing\, n.	   1. A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an	      exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an	      earthen slope, sea wall, etc., to strengthen it or to	      protect or adorn the exposed surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lining placed near the edge of a garment for ornament or	      protection.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The finishing of any face of a wall with material	      different from that of which it is chiefly composed, or	      the coating or material so used.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) A powdered substance, as charcoal, bituminous	      coal, etc., applied to the face of a mold, or mixed with	      the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to	      the casting.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.)	      (a) pl. The collar and cuffs of a military coat; --	          commonly of a color different from that of the coat.	      (b) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to	          the right, left, or about; -- chiefly in the pl.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Facing brick}, front or pressed brick.	      [1913 Webster]
Facingly \Fa"cing*ly\, adv.	   In a facing manner or position.	   [1913 Webster]
Facinorous \Fa*cin"o*rous\, a. [L. facinorous, from facinus	   deed, bad deed, from facere to make, do.]	   Atrociously wicked. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. --	   {Fa*cin"o*rous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Facound \Fac"ound\, n. [F. faconde, L. facundia. See {Facund}.]	   Speech; eloquence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her facound eke full womanly and plain.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Facsimile \Fac*sim"i*le\, n.; pl. {Facsimiles} (-l?z). [L. fac	   simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made	   like; facere to make + similes like. See {Fact}, and	   {Simile}.]	   A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so	   as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact	   copy or likeness.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Facsimile telegraph}, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing	      messages in autograph.	      [1913 Webster]	Facsimile \Fac*sim"i*le\,, v. t.	   To make a facsimile of.	   [1913 Webster]
Fact \Fact\ (f[a^]kt), n. [L. factum, fr. facere to make or do.	   Cf. {Feat}, {Affair}, {Benefit}, {Defect}, {Fashion}, and	   {-fy}.]	   1. A doing, making, or preparing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A project for the fact and vending	            Of a new kind of fucus, paint for ladies. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that	      comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance.	      [1913 Webster]	            What might instigate him to this devilish fact, I am	            not able to conjecture.               --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who most excels in fact of arms.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all	      the rest; the fact is, he was beaten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing;	      sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer	      of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a	      thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds	      with false facts.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not grant the fact.              --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	            This reasoning is founded upon a fact which is not	            true.                                 --Roger Long.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term fact has in jurisprudence peculiar uses in	         contrast with law; as, attorney at law, and attorney in	         fact; issue in law, and issue in fact. There is also a	         grand distinction between law and fact with reference	         to the province of the judge and that of the jury, the	         latter generally determining the fact, the former the	         law. --Burrill --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Accessary before the fact}, or {Accessary after the fact}.	      See under {Accessary}.	   {Matter of fact}, an actual occurrence; a verity; used	      adjectively: of or pertaining to facts; prosaic;	      unimaginative; as, a matter-of-fact narration.	   Syn: Act; deed; performance; event; incident; occurrence;	        circumstance.	        [1913 Webster]
fact-finding \fact-finding\ adj.	   designed to find information or ascertain facts; as, a	   fact-finding committee.	   Syn: investigative, investigatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Faction \Fac"tion\ (f[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [L. factio a doing, a	   company of persons acting together, a faction: cf. F. faction	   See {Fashion}.]	   1. (Anc. Hist.) One of the divisions or parties of	      charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games	      of the circus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in	      union, in opposition to the government, or state; --	      usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a	      majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any	      kind, acting for their own interests, especially if	      greedy, clamorous, and reckless of the common good.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tumult; discord; dissension.	      [1913 Webster]	            They remained at Newbury in great faction among	            themselves.                           --Clarendon.	   Syn: Combination; clique; junto. See {Cabal}.	        [1913 Webster]
Factionary \Fac"tion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. factionnaire, L.	   factionarius the head of a company of charioteers.]	   Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Always factionary on the party of your general. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Factioner \Fac"tion*er\ (-?r), n.	   One of a faction. --Abp. Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Factionist \Fac"tion*ist\, n.	   One who promotes faction.	   [1913 Webster]
Factious \Fac"tious\ a. [L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.]	   1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise	      dissensions, in opposition to government or the common	      good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public	      measures or men; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Factious for the house of Lancaster.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction;	      indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts	      or expressions; as, factious quarrels.	      [1913 Webster]	            Headlong zeal or factious fury.       --Burke.	      -- {Fac"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fac"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Factitious \Fac*ti"tious\, a. [L. factitius, fr. facere to make.	   See {Fact}, and cf. {Fetich}.]	   Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature;	   artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an	   artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural,	   standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or	   jewels; a factitious taste. -- {Fac-ti"tious*ly}, adv. --	   {Fac*ti"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         He acquires a factitious propensity, he forms an	         incorrigible habit, of desultory reading. --De Quincey.	   Syn: Unnatural.	   Usage: {Factitious}, {Unnatural}. Anything is unnatural when	          it departs in any way from its simple or normal state;	          it is factitious when it is wrought out or wrought up	          by labor and effort, as, a factitious excitement. An	          unnatural demand for any article of merchandise is one	          which exceeds the ordinary rate of consumption; a	          factitious demand is one created by active exertions	          for the purpose. An unnatural alarm is one greater	          than the occasion requires; a factitious alarm is one	          wrought up with care and effort.	          [1913 Webster]
Factitive \Fac"ti*tive\ a. [See {Fact}.]	   1. Causing; causative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Pertaining to that relation which is proper when	      the act, as of a transitive verb, is not merely received	      by an object, but produces some change in the object, as	      when we say, He made the water wine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes the idea of activity in a verb or	            adjective involves in it a reference to an effect,	            in the way of causality, in the active voice on the	            immediate objects, and in the passive voice on the	            subject of such activity. This second object is	            called the factitive object.          --J. W. Gibbs.	      [1913 Webster]
Factive \Fac"tive\, a.	   Making; having power to make. [Obs.] "You are . . . factive,	   not destructive." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Facto \Fac"to\, adv. [L., ablative of factum deed, fact.] (Law)	   In fact; by the act or fact.	   [1913 Webster]	   {De facto}. (Law) See {De facto}.	      [1913 Webster]
Factor \Fac"tor\, n. [L. factor a doer: cf. F. facteur a factor.	   See {Fact}.]	   1. (Law) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a	      substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and	      sells goods and transacts business for others in	      commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be	      a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in	      his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and	      control of the goods; and in these respects he differs	      from a broker. --Story. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	            My factor sends me word, a merchant's fled	            That owes me for a hundred tun of wine. --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steward or bailiff of an estate. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) One of the elements or quantities which, when	      multiplied together, form a product.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which	      contribute to produce a result; a constituent; a	      contributory cause.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The materal and dynamical factors of nutrition. --H.	                                                  Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	Factor \Fac"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factored} (-t[e^]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Factoring}.] (Mach.)	   To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.	   [1913 Webster]
Factorage \Fac"tor*age\, n. [Cf. F. factorage.]	   The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his	   services; -- called also a {commission}.	   [1913 Webster]
Factoress \Fac"tor*ess\, n.	   A factor who is a woman. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Factorial \Fac*to"ri*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a factory. --Buchanan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Related to factorials.	      [1913 Webster]	Factorial \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 a constant	          increment or decrement h to the independent variable.	          Thus the product F(x).F(x + h).F(x + 2h) . . . F[x +	          (n-1)h] is called a factorial term, and its several	          factors take the name of factorials. --Brande & C.	      (b) The product of the consecutive whole numbers from	          unity up to any given number; thus, 5 factorial is the	          product of 5 times four times three times two times	          one, or 120.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Factoring \Fac"tor*ing\, n. (Math.)	   The act of resolving into factors.	   [1913 Webster]
factorise \factorise\ v. t.	   1. to resolve into factors, as of a polynomial; same as	      {factorize}. [mostly Brit.]	   Syn: factorize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
factorize \fac"tor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factorized}	   (-?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Factorizing} (-?"z?ng).]	   1. (Law)	      (a) To give warning to; -- said of a person in whose hands	          the effects of another are attached, the warning being	          to the effect that he shall not pay the money or	          deliver the property of the defendant in his hands to	          him, but appear and answer the suit of the plaintiff.	      (b) To attach (the effects of a debtor) in the hands of a	          third person; to garnish. See {Garnish}. [Vt. & Conn.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) to resolve (a complex expression, such as a	      polynomial) into factors.	   Syn: factorise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Factorship \Fac"tor*ship\, n.	   The business of a factor.	   [1913 Webster]
Factory \Fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Factories} (-r[i^]z). [Cf. F.	   factorerie.]	   1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents,	      reside, to transact business for their employers. "The	      Company's factory at Madras." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a	      British factory. --W. Guthrie.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to	      the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are	      employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a	      manufactory; as, a cotton factory.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Factory leg} (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with	      partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young	      children by working in factories.	      [1913 Webster]
factory-made \factory-made\ adj.	   made in a factory. Contrasted with {homemade}. [Narrower	   terms: {boughten, store-bought ; {mass-produced ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
factotum \fac*to"tum\ (f[a^]k*t[=o]"t[u^]m), n.; pl. {factotums}	   (-t[u^]mz). [L., do everything; facere to do + totus all :	   cf. F. factotum. See {Fact}, and {Total}.]	   A person employed to do all kinds of work or business; a	   person with many different responsibilities. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
factual \fac"tu*al\ (f[a^]k*t[-u]"al), a.	   1. of or pertaining to facts; as, factual inaccuracies. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. containing only facts (as contrasted with opinions or	      speculations); as, a factual report.	      [PJC]
Factum \Fac"tum\ (f[a^]k"t[u^]m), n.; pl. {Facta}. [L. See	   {Fact}.]	   1. (Law) A man's own act and deed; particularly:	      (a) (Civil Law) Anything stated and made certain.	      (b) (Testamentary Law) The due execution of a will,	          including everything necessary to its validity.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) The product. See {Facient}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Facture \Fac"ture\, n. [F. facture a making, invoice, L. factura	   a making. See {Fact}.]	   1. The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used	      of a literary, musical, or pictorial production. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) An invoice or bill of parcels.	      [1913 Webster]
faculae \fac"u*l[ae]\, n. pl. [L., pl. of facula a little	   torch.] (Astron.)	   Groups of small shining spots on the surface of the sun which	   are brighter than the other parts of the photosphere. They	   are generally seen in the neighborhood of the dark spots, and	   are supposed to be elevated portions of the photosphere.	   --Newcomb.	   [1913 Webster]
Facular \Fac"u*lar\a. (Astron.)	   Of or pertaining to the facul[ae]. --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Facultative \Fac"ul*ta*tive\, a. [L. facultas, -atis, faculty:	   cf. F. facultatif, G. fakultativ.]	   1. Having relation to the grant or exercise faculty, or	      authority, privilege, license, or the like hence,	      optional; as, facultative enactments, or those which	      convey a faculty, or permission; the facultative	      referendum of Switzerland is one that is optional with the	      people and is necessary only when demanded by petition;	      facultative studies; -- opposed to {obligatory} and	      {compulsory}, and sometimes used with to.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Of such a character as to admit of existing under various	      forms or conditions, or of happening or not happening, or	      the like; specif.: (Biol.) Having the power to live under	      different conditions; as, a facultative parasite, a plant	      which is normally saprophytic, but which may exist wholly	      or in part as a parasite; -- opposed to {obligate}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Physiol.) Pertaining to a faculty or faculties.	            In short, there is no facultative plurality in the	            mind; it is a single organ of true judgment for all	            purposes, cognitive or practical.     --J.	                                                  Martineau.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Faculty \Fac"ul*ty\, n.; pl. {Faculties}. [F. facult?, L.	   facultas, fr. facilis easy (cf. facul easily), fr. fecere to	   make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Facility}.]	   1. Ability to act or perform, whether inborn or cultivated;	      capacity for any natural function; especially, an original	      mental power or capacity for any of the well-known classes	      of mental activity; psychical or soul capacity; capacity	      for any of the leading kinds of soul activity, as	      knowledge, feeling, volition; intellectual endowment or	      gift; power; as, faculties of the mind or the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            But know that in the soul	            Are many lesser faculties that serve	            Reason as chief.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a piece of work is a man ! how noble in reason	            ! how infinite in faculty !           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Special mental endowment; characteristic knack.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a ready faculty, indeed, of escaping from any	            topic that agitated his too sensitive and nervous	            temperament.                          --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power; prerogative or attribute of office. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This Duncan	            Hath borne his faculties so meek.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Privilege or permission, granted by favor or indulgence,	      to do a particular thing; authority; license;	      dispensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pope . . . granted him a faculty to set him free	            from his promise.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            It had not only faculty to inspect all bishops'	            dioceses, but to change what laws and statutes they	            should think fit to alter among the colleges.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A body of a men to whom any specific right or privilege is	      granted; formerly, the graduates in any of the four	      departments of a university or college (Philosophy, Law,	      Medicine, or Theology), to whom was granted the right of	      teaching (profitendi or docendi) in the department in	      which they had studied; at present, the members of a	      profession itself; as, the medical faculty; the legal	      faculty, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Amer. Colleges) The body of person to whom are intrusted	      the government and instruction of a college or university,	      or of one of its departments; the president, professors,	      and tutors in a college.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dean of faculty}. See under {Dean}.	   {Faculty of advocates}. (Scot.) See under {Advocate}.	   Syn: Talent; gift; endowment; dexterity; expertness;	        cleverness; readiness; ability; knack.	        [1913 Webster]
Facund \Fac"und\, a. [L. facundus, fr. fari to speak.]	   Eloquent. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Facundious \Fa*cun"di*ous\, a. [L. facundiosus.]	   Eloquement; full of words. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Facundity \Fa*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. facunditas.]	   Eloquence; readiness of speech. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Fad \Fad\ (f[a^]d), n. [Cf. {Faddle}.]	   1. A hobby; freak; whim.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is your favorite fad to draw plans. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a practise followed enthusiastically by a number of people	      for a limited period of time; as, the latest fad in	      fashion.	   Syn: craze; mania.	        [PJC] -- {Fad"dist}, n.	        -- {Fad"dish}, a.	        [1913 Webster]
Fadaise \Fa`daise"\, n. [F.]	   A vapid or meaningless remark; a commonplace; nonsense.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] faddish
faddish \faddish\ faddy \faddy\adj.	   1. intensely fashionable for a short time. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: trendy. [WordNet 1.5]	   2. prone to follow fads; as, a faddish clique of teenagers;	      -- of people.	   Syn: trendy. [PJC]
faddist \faddist\ n.	   a person who subscribes to a variety of fads.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Faddle \Fad"dle\, v. i. [Cf. {Fiddle}, {Fiddle-faddle}.]	   To trifle; to toy. -- v. t. To fondle; to dandle. [Prov.	   Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Fade \Fade\a. [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly	   fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]	   Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] "Passages that	   are somewhat fade." --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	         His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade	         and ludicrous.                           --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Fade \Fade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fading}.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov.	   D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf.	   {Fade}, a., {Vade}.]	   1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay;	      to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth mourneth and fadeth away.   --Is. xxiv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint	      in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. "Flowers	      that never fade." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to	      vanish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stars shall fade away.            --Addison	      [1913 Webster]	            He makes a swanlike end,	            Fading in music.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fade \Fade\, v. t.	   To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear	   away.	   [1913 Webster]	         No winter could his laurels fade.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Faded \Fad"ed\, a.	   That has lost freshness, color, or brightness; grown dim.	   "His faded cheek." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where the faded moon	         Made a dim silver twilight.              --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Fadedly \Fad"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a faded manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dull room fadedly furnished.           --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Fadeless \Fade"less\, a.	   Not liable to fade; unfading.	   [1913 Webster]
Fader \Fa"der\, n.	   Father. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fadge \Fadge\ (f[a^]j), v. i. [Cf. OE. faden to flatter, and AS.	   f[=e]gan to join, unite, G. f["u]gen, or AS. [=a]f[ae]gian to	   depict; all perh. form the same root as E. fair. Cf. {Fair},	   a., {Fay} to fit.]	   To fit; to suit; to agree.	   [1913 Webster]	         They shall be made, spite of antipathy, to fadge	         together.                                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well, Sir, how fadges the new design ?   --Wycherley.	   [1913 Webster]	Fadge \Fadge\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A small flat loaf or thick cake; also, a fagot. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Fading \Fad"ing\, a.	   Losing freshness, color, brightness, or vigor. -- n. Loss of	   color, freshness, or vigor. -- {Fad"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Fad"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Fading \Fad"ing\, n.	   An Irish dance; also, the burden of a song. "Fading is a fine	   jig." [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Fadme \Fad"me\, n.	   A fathom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fady \Fad"y\, a.	   Faded. [R.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Faecal \F[ae]"cal\, a.	   See {Fecal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Faeces \F[ae]"ces\, n. pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.]	   Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion	   or distillation. [Written also {feces}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Faecula \F[ae]c"u*la\, n. [L.]	   See {Fecula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Faerie \Fa"["e]r*ie\, n.	   1. A fairy. [Archaic]	      [PJC]	   2. The land of the fairies, in fables; fairyland.	      [PJC]
Faery \Fa"["e]r*y\, n. & a.	   Fairy. [Archaic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Faffle \Faf"fle\, v. i. [Cf. {Famble}, {Maffle}.]	   To stammer. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Fag \Fag\ (f[a^]g) n.	   1. A knot or coarse part in cloth; a flaw. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cigarette. [slang]	      [PJC]	   3. A fag end in a cloth.	      [PJC]	   4. A drudge.	      [PJC]
fag \fag\ (f[a^]g), n.	   A male homosexual; -- always used disparagingly and	   considered offensive. Shortened form of {faggot}. [Slang,	   disparaging.]	   Syn: faggot.	        [PJC]
Fag \Fag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fagged} (f[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fagging} (f[a^]g"g[i^]ng).] [Cf. LG. fakk wearied, weary,	   vaak slumber, drowsiness, OFries. fai, equiv. to f[=a]ch	   devoted to death, OS. f[=e]gi, OHG. feigi, G. feig, feige,	   cowardly, Icel. feigr fated to die, AS. f[=ae]ge, Scot. faik,	   to fail, stop, lower the price; or perh. the same word as E.	   flag to droop.]	   1. To become weary; to tire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Creighton withheld his force till the Italian began	            to fag.                               --G.	                                                  Mackenzie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To labor to wearness; to work hard; to drudge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Read, fag, and subdue this chapter.   --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To act as a fag, or perform menial services or drudgery,	      for another, as in some English schools.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fag out}, to become untwisted or frayed, as the end of a	      rope, or the edge of canvas.	      [1913 Webster]	Fag \Fag\, v. t.	   1. To tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged	      out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that fatigues. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is such a fag, I came back tired to death. --Miss	                                                  Austen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brain fag}. (Med.) See {Cerebropathy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fagaceae \Fagaceae\ prop. n.	   a natural family of chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs,	   including beeches, chestnuts, and oaks; it includes the	   genera {Castanea}; {Castanopsis}; {Chrysolepis}; {Fagus};	   {Lithocarpus}; {Nothofagus}; and {Quercus}.	   Syn: family {Fagaceae}, beech family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fag-end \Fag"-end"\, n.	   1. An end of poorer quality, or in a spoiled condition, as	      the coarser end of a web of cloth, the untwisted end of a	      rope, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The refuse or meaner part of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fag-end of business.              --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]
fagged \fagged\ adj.	   1. same as {burned-out}, 1.	   Syn: burned-out(prenominal), burnt-out(prenominal), burned	        out(predicate), burnt out(predicate), exhausted,	        fatigued, played-out(prenominal), played out(predicate),	        spent, washed-out(prenominal), washed out(predicate),	        worn-out(prenominal), worn out(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
fagging \fag"ging\ (f[a^]g"g[i^]ng), n.	   Laborious drudgery; esp., the acting as a drudge for another	   at an English school.	   [1913 Webster]
faggot \fag"got\ (f[a^]g"[u^]t), n. [perh. from fagot[5], a	   shriveled old woman.]	   a male homosexual; -- always used disparagingly and	   considered offensive. [Slang, disparaging]	   Syn: fagot, fag, fairy, pansy, queer, poof, poove, pouf.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a bundle of sticks and branches bound together; -- same as	      {fagot[1]}.	   Syn: fagot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fagopyrum \Fagopyrum\ prop. n.	   a genus of plants of the buckwheat family, including the	   buckwheat {Fagopyrum esculentum}; in some classifications	   included in the genus {Polygonum}.	   Syn: genus {Fagopyrum}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fagot \fag"ot\ (f[a^]g"[u^]t) n. [F., prob. aug. of L. fax,	   facis, torch, perh. orig., a bundle of sticks; cf. Gr.	   fa`kelos bundle, fagot. Cf. {Fagotto}.]	   1. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees,	      used for fuel, for raising batteries, filling ditches, or	      other purposes in fortification; a fascine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into	      bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding	      heat; a pile.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A bassoon. See {Fagotto}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person hired to take the place of another at the muster	      of a company. [Eng.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An old shriveled woman. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fagot iron}, iron, in bars or masses, manufactured from	      fagots.	   {Fagot vote}, the vote of a person who has been constituted a	      voter by being made a landholder, for party purposes.	      [Political cant, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fagot \Fag"ot\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fagoted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fagoting}.]	   To make a fagot of; to bind together in a fagot or bundle;	   also, to collect promiscuously. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fagotto \Fa*got"to\, n. [It. See {Fagot}.] (Mus.)	   The bassoon; -- so called from being divided into parts for	   ease of carriage, making, as it were, a small fagot.	   [1913 Webster]
Faham \Fa"ham\, n.	   The leaves of an orchid ({Angraecum fragrans}), of the	   islands of Bourbon and Mauritius, used (in France) as a	   substitute for Chinese tea.	   [1913 Webster]
Fahlband \Fahl"band`\, n. [G., fr. fahl dun-colored + band a	   band.] (Mining)	   A stratum in crystalline rock, containing metallic sulphides.	   --Raymond. Fahlerz
Fahlerz \Fahl"erz\, Fahlband \Fahl"band\, n. [G. fahlerz; fahl	   dun-colored, fallow + erz ore.] (Min.)	   Same as {Tetrahedrite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fahlunite \Fah"lun*ite\ (f[aum]"l[u^]n*[imac]t), n. [From	   Fahlun, a place in Sweden.] (Min.)	   A hydrated silica of alumina, resulting from the alteration	   of iolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Fahr \Fahr.\ adj. [abbrev.]	   an abbreviation of {Fahrenheit}; -- used in designating	   temperatures; as, 72[deg] Fahr. Used as an alternative to	   {celsius}.	   Syn: fahrenheit, f., F.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fahrenheit \Fah"ren*heit\prop. a. [G.]	   Conforming to the scale used by Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit in	   the graduation of his thermometer; of or relating to	   Fahrenheit's thermometric scale. Used as an alternative to	   {celsius}. -- n. The Fahrenheit thermometer or scale.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The	   {Fahrenheit thermometer} is so graduated that the freezing	      point of water is at 32 degrees above the zero of its	      scale, and the boiling point at one atmosphere of pressure	      is 212 degrees. It is commonly used in the United States	      and in England.	      [1913 Webster] faience
faience \faience\, Faience \Fa`["i]*ence"\, n. [F., fr. Faenza,	   a town in Italy, the original place of manufacture.]	   Glazed earthenware; esp., a fine variety that which is	   decorated with colorful designs in an opaque glaze.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fail \Fail\ (f[=a]l) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Failed} (f[=a]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Failing}.] [F. failir, fr. L. fallere, falsum,	   to deceive, akin to E. fall. See {Fail}, and cf. {Fallacy},	   {False}, {Fault}.]	   1. To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in	      any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be	      furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be	      altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams	      fail; crops fail.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the waters fail from the sea.      --Job xiv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till Lionel's issue fails, his should not reign.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be	      deficient or unprovided; -- used with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ever they fail of beauty, this failure is not be	            attributed to their size.             --Berke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay;	      to sink.	      [1913 Webster]	            When earnestly they seek	            Such proof, conclude they then begin to fail.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deteriorate in respect to vigor, activity, resources,	      etc.; to become weaker; as, a sick man fails.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To perish; to die; -- used of a person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Had the king in his last sickness failed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to	      be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not	      to fulfill expectation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take heed now that ye fail not to do this. --Ezra	                                                  iv. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Either my eyesight fails, or thou look'st pale.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired;	      to be baffled or frusrated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our envious foe hath failed.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To err in judgment; to be mistaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which ofttimes may succeed, so as perhaps	            Shall grieve him, if I fail not.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To become unable to meet one's engagements; especially, to	      be unable to pay one's debts or discharge one's business	      obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent; as, many	      credit unions failed in the late 1980's.	      [1913 Webster]	Fail \Fail\, v. t.	   1. To be wanting to; to be insufficient for; to disappoint;	      to desert.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall not fail thee a man on the throne. --1	                                                  Kings ii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To miss of attaining; to lose. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Though that seat of earthly bliss be failed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Fail \Fail\, n. [OF. faille, from failir. See {Fail}, v. i.]	   1. Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; -- mostly	      superseded by {failure} or {failing}, except in the phrase	      without fail. "His highness' fail of issue." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Death; decease. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Failance \Fail"ance\, n. [Of. faillance, fr. faillir.]	   Fault; failure; omission. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.	   [1913 Webster]
failed \failed\ adj.	   unsuccessful. Opposite of {successful}.	   Syn: failing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Failing \Fail"ing\, n.	   1. A failing short; a becoming deficient; failure;	      deficiency; imperfection; weakness; lapse; fault;	      infirmity; as, a mental failing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And ever in her mind she cast about	            For that unnoticed failing in herself. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of becoming insolvent of bankrupt.	   Syn: See {Fault}.	        [1913 Webster]
Faille \Faille\, n. [F.]	   A soft silk, heavier than a foulard and not glossy.	   [1913 Webster]
Failure \Fail"ure\, n. [From {Fail}.]	   1. Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing;	      deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Omission; nonperformance; as, the failure to keep a	      promise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Want of success; the state of having failed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Decay, or defect from decay; deterioration; as, the	      failure of memory or of sight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A becoming insolvent; bankruptcy; suspension of payment;	      as, failure in business.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A failing; a slight fault. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Fain \Fain\, a. [OE. fain, fagen, AS. f[ae]gen; akin to OS.	   fagan, Icel. faginn glad; AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice, OS.	   fagan[=o]n, Icel. fagna, Goth. fagin[=o]n, cf. Goth.	   fah[=e]ds joy; and fr. the same root as E. fair. Srr {Fair},	   a., and cf. {Fawn} to court favor.]	   1. Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men and birds are fain of climbing high. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To a busy man, temptation is fainto climb up	            together with his business.           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Satisfied; contented; also, constrained. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The learned Castalio was fain to make trechers at	            Basle to keep himself from starving.  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Fain \Fain\, adv.	   With joy; gladly; -- with wold.	   [1913 Webster]	         He would fain have filled his belly with the husks that	         the swine did eat.                       --Luke xv. 16.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fain Would I woo her, yet I dare not.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fain \Fain\, v. t. & i.	   To be glad; to wish or desire. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whoso fair thing does fain to see.       --Spencer.	   [1913 Webster] Faineance
Faineance \Fai"ne*ance\, Faineancy \Fai"ne*an*cy\, n. [Cf. OF.	   faineance. See {Fain['e]ant}.]	   Do-nothingness; inactivity; indolence.	         The mask of sneering faineance was gone. --C. Kingsley.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
faineant \fai`ne`ant"\, fain'eant
\fai`n['e]`ant"\(f[asl]`n[asl]`[aum]N"), a. [F.; fait he does +	   n['e]ant nothing.]	   Doing nothing; shiftless; disinclined to work or exertion.	   Syn: bone-idle, bone-lazy, do-nothing(prenominal), indolent,	        lazy, otiose, shiftless, slothful, workshy, work-shy.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] faineant
faineant \fai`ne`ant"\, fain'eant
\fai`n['e]`ant"\(f[asl]`n[asl]`[aum]N"), n.	   A do-nothing; an idle fellow; a sluggard. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Fain'eant deity \Fain['e]ant deity\	   A deity believed to be real but conceived as not acting in	   human affairs, hence not worshiped.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Faint \Faint\ (f[=a]nt), a. [Compar. {Fainter} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Faintest}.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F. feint, p. p.	   of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See {Feign}, and cf.	   {Feint}.]	   1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as,	      faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly;	      dejected; depressed; as, "Faint heart ne'er won fair	      lady." --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the	      senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible;	      weak; as, a faint color, or sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not	      exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint	      efforts; faint resistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The faint prosecution of the war.     --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	Faint \Faint\, n.	   The act of fainting, or the state of one who has fainted; a	   swoon. [R.] See {Fainting}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The saint,	         Who propped the Virgin in her faint.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Faint \Faint\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fainted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fainting}.]	   1. To become weak or wanting in vigor; to grow feeble; to	      lose strength and color, and the control of the bodily or	      mental functions; to swoon; -- sometimes with away. See	      {Fainting}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearing the honor intended her, she fainted away.	                                                  --Guardian.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I send them away fasting . . . they will faint by	            the way.                              --Mark viii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sink into dejection; to lose courage or spirit; to	      become depressed or despondent.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength	            is small.                             --Prov. xxiv.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To decay; to disappear; to vanish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gilded clouds, while we gaze upon them, faint before	            the eye.                              --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Faint \Faint\, v. t.	   To cause to faint or become dispirited; to depress; to	   weaken. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It faints me to think what follows.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Faint-hearted \Faint"-heart`ed\, a.	   Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or	   frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fear not, neither be faint-hearted.      --Is. vii. 4.	   -- {Faint"-heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Faint"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fainting \Faint"ing\, n.	   Syncope, or loss of consciousness owing to a sudden arrest of	   the blood supply to the brain, the face becoming pallid, the	   respiration feeble, and the heat's beat weak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fainting fit}, a fainting or swoon; syncope. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Faintish \Faint"ish\, a.	   Slightly faint; somewhat faint. -- {Faint"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Faintling \Faint"ling\, a.	   Timorous; feeble-minded. [Obs.] "A fainting, silly creature."	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Faintly \Faint"ly\, adv.	   In a faint, weak, or timidmanner.	   [1913 Webster]
Faintness \Faint"ness\, n.	   1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, or of	      consciousness, and self-control.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of vigor or energy. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Feebleness, as of color or light; lack of distinctness;	      as, faintness of description.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Faint-heartedness; timorousness; dejection.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will send a faintness into their hearts. --Lev.	                                                  xxvi. 36.	      [1913 Webster]
Faints \Faints\, n. pl.	   The impure spirit which comes over first and last in the	   distillation of whisky; -- the former being called the strong	   faints, and the latter, which is much more abundant, the weak	   faints. This crude spirit is much impregnated with fusel oil.	   --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Fainty \Faint"y\, a.	   Feeble; languid. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fair \Fair\ (f[^a]r), a. [Compar. {Fairer}; superl. {Fairest}.]	   [OE. fair, fayer, fager, AS. f[ae]ger; akin to OS. & OHG.	   fagar, Icel. fagr, Sw. fager, Dan. faver, Goth. fagrs fit,	   also to E. fay, G. f["u]gen, to fit. fegen to sweep, cleanse,	   and prob. also to E. fang, peace, pact, Cf. {Fang}, {Fain},	   {Fay} to fit.]	   1. Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection;	      unblemished; clean; pure.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fair white linen cloth.             --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can not see many a fair French city, for one	            fair French made.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The northern people large and fair-complexioned.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious;	      favorable; -- said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as,	      a fair sky; a fair day.	      [1913 Webster]	            You wish fair winds may waft him over. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed;	      unincumbered; open; direct; -- said of a road, passage,	      etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view.	      [1913 Webster]	            The caliphs obtained a mighty empire, which was in a	            fair way to have enlarged.            --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Shipbuilding) Without sudden change of direction or	      curvature; smooth; flowing; -- said of the figure of a	      vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or	      candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias;	      equitable; just; -- said of persons, character, or	      conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement.	      "I would call it fair play." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; --	      said of words, promises, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            When fair words and good counsel will not prevail on	            us, we must be frighted into our duty. --L'	                                                  Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling;	       as, a fair specimen.	       [1913 Webster]	             The news is very fair and good, my lord. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Fair ball}. (Baseball)	       (a) A ball passing over the home base at the height	           called for by the batsman, and delivered by the	           pitcher while wholly within the lines of his position	           and facing the batsman.	       (b) A batted ball that falls inside the foul lines; --	           called also a {fair hit}.	   {Fair maid}. (Zool.)	       (a) The European pilchard ({Clupea pilchardus}) when	           dried.	       (b) The southern scup ({Stenotomus Gardeni}). [Virginia]	           	   {Fair one}, a handsome woman; a beauty,	   {Fair play}, equitable or impartial treatment; a fair or	      equal chance; justice.	   {From fair to middling}, passable; tolerable. [Colloq.]	   {The fair sex}, the female sex.	   Syn: Candid; open; frank; ingenuous; clear; honest;	        equitable; impartial; reasonable. See {Candid}.	        [1913 Webster]	Fair \Fair\, adv.	   Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably;	   auspiciously; agreeably.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fair and square}, justly; honestly; equitably; impartially.	      [Colloq.]	   {To bid fair}. See under {Bid}.	   {To speak fair}, to address with courtesy and frankness.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	Fair \Fair\, n.	   1. Fairness, beauty. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fair woman; a sweetheart.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have found out a gift for my fair.  --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Good fortune; good luck.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now fair befall thee !                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The fair}, anything beautiful; women, collectively. "For	      slander's mark was ever yet the fair." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fair \Fair\, v. t.	   1. To make fair or beautiful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fairing the foul.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel's	      lines.	      [1913 Webster]	Fair \Fair\, n. [OE. feire, OF. feire, F. foire, fr. L. fariae,	   pl., days of rest, holidays, festivals, akin to festus	   festal. See {Feast}.]	   1. A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a	      particular place with their merchandise at a stated or	      regular season, or by special appointment, for trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for	      some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair; a church	      fair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc.,	      not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics'	      fair; an agricultural fair.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. an exhibition by a number of organizations, including	      governmental organizations, for the purpose of acquainting	      people with such organizations or their members, not	      primarily for commercial purposes; as, the 1939 World's	      Fair.	      [PJC]	            Meet me in St. Louis, Louis	            Meet me at the fair	            Don't tell me the lights are shining	            Anyplace but there.                   --Song (1904:	                                                  words by	                                                  Andrew B.	                                                  Sterling,	                                                  music by Kerry	                                                  Mills,	                                                  popularized by	                                                  Billy Murray.	                                                  Prominent in	                                                  the movie	                                                  "Meet Me In	                                                  St. Louis",	                                                  1944)	      [PJC]	   {After the fair}, Too late. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
fair and square \fair and square\ adv.	   justly; honestly; equitably; impartially. Opposite of	   {unfairly}. [Colloq.]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fair-and-square \fair-and-square\ adj.	   fair and honest; just. Opposite of {unfair}. [Colloq.]	   Syn: honest.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fair catch \Fair catch\ (Football)	   A catch made by a player on side who makes a prescribed	   signal that he will not attempt to advance the ball when	   caught. He must not then be interfered with.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fairground \fairground\, n.	   an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses.	   Often used in plural.	   [WordNet 1.5]
fairgrounds \fairgrounds\, n. pl.	   same as {fairground}.	   [PJC]
Fair-haired \Fair"-haired`\, a.	   1. Having fair or light-colored hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. favorite; considered especially talented or promising; as,	      the fair-haired boy of the literary set. [prenominal]	      [informal]	   Syn: blue-eyed(prenominal), white-haired(prenominal),	        white-headed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fairhood \Fair"hood\, n.	   Fairness; beauty. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Fairily \Fair"i*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a fairy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Numerous as shadows haunting fairily	         The brain.                               --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Fairing \Fair"ing\, n.	   A present; originally, one given or purchased at a fair.	   --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fairing box}, a box receiving savings or small sums of	      money. --Hannah More.	      [1913 Webster]
Fairish \Fair"ish\, a.	   Tolerably fair. [Colloq.] --W. D. Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Fair-leader \Fair"-lead`er\, n. (Naut.)	   A block, or ring, serving as a guide for the running rigging	   or for any rope.	   [1913 Webster]
Fairly \Fair"ly\, adv.	   1. In a fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully;	      distinctly; frankly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even the nature of Mr. Dimmesdale's disease had	            never fairly been revealed to him.    --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously; as, a town fairly	      situated for foreign trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Honestly; properly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such means of comfort or even luxury, as lay fairly	            within their grasp.                   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Softly; quietly; gently. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Fair-minded \Fair"-mind`ed\, a.	   Unprejudiced; just; judicial; honest. --	   {Fair"-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fair-natured \Fair"-na`tured\, a.	   Well-disposed. "A fair-natured prince." --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Fairness \Fair"ness\, n.	   The state of being fair, or free form spots or stains, as of	   the skin; honesty, as of dealing; candor, as of an argument,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fair-spoken \Fair"-spo`ken\, a.	   Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil;	   courteous; plausible. "A marvelous fair-spoken man."	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Fairway \Fair"way`\, n.	   1. The navigable part of a river, bay, etc., through which	      vessels enter or depart; the part of a harbor or channel	      ehich is kept open and unobstructed for the passage of	      vessels. --Totten.	   2. (golf) That part of a golf course between the tee and the	      green which is of closely mowed grass, as contrasted to	      the {rough}.	      [PJC]
Fair-weather \Fair"-weath`er\, a.	   1. Made or done in pleasant weather, or in circumstances	      involving but little exposure or sacrifice; as, a	      fair-weather voyage. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appearing only when times or circumstances are prosperous;	      as, a fair-weather friend.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fair-weather sailor}, a make-believe or inexperienced	      sailor; -- the nautical equivalent of {carpet knight}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fair-world \Fair"-world`\n.	   State of prosperity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They think it was never fair-world with them since.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fairy \Fair"y\, n.; pl. {Fairies}. [OE. fairie, faierie,	   enchantment, fairy folk, fairy, OF. faerie enchantment, F.	   f['e]er, fr. LL. Fata one of the goddesses of fate. See	   {Fate}, and cf. {Fay} a fairy.] [Written also {fa["e]ry}.]	   1. Enchantment; illusion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The God of her has made an end,	            And fro this worlde's fairy	            Hath taken her into company.          --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The country of the fays; land of illusions. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Arthur] is a king y-crowned in Fairy. --Lydgate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An imaginary supernatural being or spirit, supposed to	      assume a human form (usually diminutive), either male or	      female, and to meddle for good or evil in the affairs of	      mankind; a fay. See {Elf}, and {Demon}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fourth kind of spirit [is] called the Fairy.	                                                  --K. James.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now about the caldron sing,	            Like elves and fairies in a ring.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An enchantress. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fairy of the mine}, an imaginary being supposed to inhabit	      mines, etc. German folklore tells of two species; one	      fierce and malevolent, the other gentle, See {Kobold}.	      [1913 Webster]	            No goblin or swart fairy of the mine	            Hath hurtful power over true virginity. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Fairy \Fair"y\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to fairies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fairy bird} (Zool.), the Euoropean little tern ({Sterna	      minuta}); -- called also {sea swallow}, and {hooded tern}.	      	   {Fairy bluebird}. (Zool.) See under {Bluebird}.	   {Fairy martin} (Zool.), a European swallow ({Hirrundo ariel})	      that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging	      cliffs.	   {Fairy rings} or {Fairy circles}, the circles formed in	      grassy lawns by certain fungi (as {Marasmius Oreades}),	      formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their	      midnight dances; also, the mushrooms themselves. Such	      circles may have diameters larger than three meters.	   {Fairy shrimp} (Zool.), a European fresh-water phyllopod	      crustacean ({Chirocephalus diaphanus}); -- so called from	      its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions.	      The name is sometimes applied to similar American species.	      	   {Fairy stone} (Paleon.), an echinite.	      [1913 Webster]
Fairyland \Fair"y*land`\n.	   The imaginary land or abode of fairies.	   [1913 Webster]
Fairylike \Fair"y*like`\, a.	   Resembling a fairy, or what is made or done be fairies; as,	   fairylike music.	   [1913 Webster]
fairy-slipper \fairy-slipper\ n.	   a rare north temperate bog orchid ({Calypso bulbosa}) bearing	   a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip	   of an erect reddish stalk above one basal leaf.	   Syn: calypso, {Calypso bulbosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fairy tale \fairy tale\ n.	   1. a story about magical or mythological creatures, such as	      fairies, elves, goblins, trolls, orcs, unicorns, wizards,	      dragons, etc., usually composed for the amusement of	      children; called also a {fairy story}.	      [PJC]	   2. a false story intended to deceive or mislead, especially	      one involving unlikely events or situations; called also a	      {fairy story}.	      [PJC]
Faith \Faith\ (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid,	   feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.	   pei`qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the	   influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid},	   {Bide}, and cf. {Confide}, {Defy}, {Fealty}.]	   1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is	      declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his	      authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of	      another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he	      utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of	      any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the	            finite will and understanding to the reason.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Judeo-Christian Theol.)	      (a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the	          Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of	          its teachings, sometimes called historical and	          speculative faith.	      (b) (Christian Theol.) The belief in the facts and truth	          of the Scriptures, with a practical love of them;	          especially, that confiding and affectionate belief in	          the person and work of Christ, which affects the	          character and life, and makes a man a true Christian,	          -- called a practical, evangelical, or saving faith.	          [1913 Webster]	                Without faith it is impossible to please him	                [God].                            --Heb. xi. 6.	          [1913 Webster]	                The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the	                mind which is called "trust" or "confidence"	                exercised toward the moral character of God, and	                particularly of the Savior.       --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	          [1913 Webster]	                Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence	                in the testimony of God.          --J. Hawes.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,	      politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of	      religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan	      faith; the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief of a	      Christian society or church.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Which to believe of her,	            Must be a faith that reason without miracle	            Could never plant in me.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.	                                                  --Gal. i. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a	      person honored and beloved; loyalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Children in whom is no faith.         --Deut. xxvii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose failing, while her faith to me remains,	            I should conceal.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he	      violated his faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            For you alone	            I broke me faith with injured Palamon. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Credibility or truth. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Act of faith}. See {Auto-da-f['e]}.	   {Breach of faith}, {Confession of faith}, etc. See under	      {Breach}, {Confession}, etc.	   {Faith cure}, a method or practice of treating diseases by	      prayer and the exercise of faith in God.	   {In good faith}, with perfect sincerity.	      [1913 Webster]	Faith \Faith\, interj.	   By my faith; in truth; verily.	   [1913 Webster]
Faithed \Faithed\, a.	   Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere. [Obs.] "Make thy	   words faithed." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.	   1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,	      especially in the declarations and promises of God.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are not faithful, sir.            --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,	      or other engagements.	      [1913 Webster]	            The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy	            with them that love him.              --Deut. vii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person	      to whom one is bound by a vow, by ties of love, gratitude,	      or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the	      observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a	      faithful husband or servant.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found,	            Among the faithless, faithful only he. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot	      fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or	      representation.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a faithful saying.              --2 Tim. ii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Faithful}, the adherents of any system of religious	      belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of	      Mohammed.	   Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;	        trustworthy. -- {Faith"ful*ly}, adv. -{Faith"ful*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
faithfulness \faithfulness\ n.	   the trait of being faithful.	   Syn: fidelity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Faithless \Faith"less\, a.	   1. Not believing; not giving credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not faithless, but believing.      --John xx. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not believing on God or religion; specifically, not	      believing in the Christian religion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not observant of promises or covenants.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows; perfidious;	      trecherous; disloyal; not of true fidelity; inconstant, as	      a husband or a wife.	      [1913 Webster]	            A most unnatural and faithless service. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Serving to disappoint or deceive; delusive; unsatisfying.	      "Yonder faithless phantom." --Goldsmith. --	      {Faith"less*ly}, adv.{Faith"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Faitour \Fai"tour\, n. [OF. faitor a doer, L. factor. See	   {Factor}.]	   A doer or actor; particularly, an evil doer; a scoundrel.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lo! faitour, there thy meed unto thee take. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fake \Fake\, n. [Cf. Scot. faik fold, stratum of stone, AS.	   f[ae]c space, interval, G. fach compartment, partition, row,	   and E. fay to fit.] (Naut.)	   One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it	   lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.	   [1913 Webster]	Fake \Fake\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in	   opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of	   eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Faking box}, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in	      the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.	      [1913 Webster]	Fake \Fake\, v. t. [Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or	   OD. facken to catch or gripe.] [Slang in all its senses.]	   1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make; to construct; to do.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear	      better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog,	      by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening	      it.	      [1913 Webster]	Fake \Fake\, n.	   A trick; a swindle. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
fakeer \fakeer\ n.	   same as {fakir}.	   Syn: fakir.	        [WordNet 1.5]
faker \fak"er\, n. [Sometimes erroneously written fakir.]	   1. One who fakes something; as	      (a) a thief.	      (b), a peddler of petty things.	      (c) a workman who dresses things up. [Slang]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses.	   Syn: imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, fraud, sham,	        pseudo, pseud, role player.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Ar. faq[imac]r poor.]	   an Oriental Muslim or Hindu religious ascetic or begging monk	   who is regarded as a holy man or a wonder worker. [Written	   also {faquir} anf {fakeer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fakir \Fa"kir\, n. [Prob. confused with {Fakir} an oriental	   ascetic.]	   See {Faker}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Falanaka \Fa"la*na"ka\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A viverrine mammal of Madagascar ({Eupleres Goudotii}),	   allied to the civet; -- called also {Falanouc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Falcade \Fal*cade"\ (f[a^]l*k[=a]d"), n. [F., ultimately fr. L.	   falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.] (Man.)	   The action of a horse, when he throws himself on his haunches	   two or three times, bending himself, as it were, in very	   quick curvets. --Harris.	   [1913 Webster] Falcate
Falcate \Fal"cate\, Falcated \Fal"ca*ted\, a. [L. falcatus, fr.	   falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe.]	   Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate	   claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or	   crescent-formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Falcation \Fal*ca"tion\, n.	   The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Falcer \Fal"cer\, n. [From L. falx, falcis, a sickle.] (Zool.)	   One of the mandibles of a spider.	   [1913 Webster]
Falchion \Fal"chion\, n. [OE. fauchon, OF. fauchon, LL.	   f[aum]lcio, fr. L. falx, falcis, a sickle, cf. Gr. ?????? a	   ship's rib, ?????? bandy-legged; perh, akin to E. falcon; cf.	   It. falcione. Cf. {Defalcation}.]	   1. A broad-bladed sword, slightly curved, shorter and lighter	      than the ordinary sword; -- used in the Middle Ages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name given generally and poetically to a sword,	      especially to the swords of Oriental and fabled warriors.	      [1913 Webster]
Falcidian \Fal*cid"i*an\, a. [L. Falcidius.]	   Of or pertaining to Publius Falcidius, a Roman tribune.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Falcidian law} (Civil Law), a law by which a testator was	      obliged to leave at least a fourth of his estate to the	      heir. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Falciform \Fal"ci*form\, a. [L. falx, falcis, a sickle + -form:	   cf. F. falciforme.]	   Having the shape of a scithe or sickle; resembling a reaping	   hook; as, the falciform ligatment of the liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Falcon \Fal"con\, n. [OE. faucon, faucoun, OF. faucon, falcon,	   ?. faucon, fr. LL. falco, perh. from L. falx, falcis, a	   sickle or scythe, and named from its curving talons. Cf.	   {Falchion}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) One of a family ({Falconid[ae]}) of raptorial birds,	          characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws,	          and powerful flight.	      (b) Any species of the genus {Falco}, distinguished by	          having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible;	          especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit	          of other birds, or game.	          [1913 Webster]	                In the language of falconry, the female	                peregrine ({Falco peregrinus}) is exclusively	                called the falcon.                --Yarrell.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) An ancient form of cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chanting falcon}. (Zool.) See under {Chanting}.	      [1913 Webster]
Falconer \Fal"con*er\, n. [OE. fauconer, OF. falconier,	   fauconier, F. fauconnier. See {Falcon}.]	   A person who breeds or trains hawks for taking birds or game;	   one who follows the sport of fowling with hawks. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Falconet \Fal"co*net\, n. [Dim. of falcon: cf. F. fauconneau,	   LL. falconeta, properly, a young falcon.]	   1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and	      later.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus	          {Microhierax}.	      (b) One of a group of Australian birds of the genus	          {Falcunculus}, resembling shrikes and titmice.	          [1913 Webster] falcon-gentil
falcon-gentil \fal"con-gen`til\, falcon-gentle \falcon-gentle\,	   n. [F. faucon-gentil. See {Falcon}, and {Genteel}.]	   1. (Zool.) any female falcon; especially 	      [PJC]	   2. (Zool.) a female peregrine falcon ({Falco peregrinus}).	   Syn: falcon-gentil.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Zool.) The female or young of the goshawk ({Accipiter	      gentilis}, formerly {Astur palumbarius}).	      [1913 Webster]
Falconine \Fal"co*nine\, a. (Zool.)	   Like a falcon or hawk; belonging to the {Falconid[ae]}	   [1913 Webster]
Falconry \Fal"con*ry\, n. [Cf. F. fauconnerie. See {Falcon}.]	   1. The art of training falcons or hawks to pursue and attack	      wild fowl or game.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons	      or hawks.	      [1913 Webster]
Falcula \Fal"cu*la\, n. [L., a small sickle, a billhook.]	   (Zool.)	   A curved and sharp-pointed claw.	   [1913 Webster]
Falculate \Fal"cu*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Curved and sharppointed, like a falcula, or claw of a falcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Faldage \Fald"age\, n. [LL. faldagium, fr. AS. fald, E. fold.	   Cf. {Foldage}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A privilege of setting up, and moving about, folds for sheep,	   in any fields within manors, in order to manure them; --	   often reserved to himself by the lord of the manor.	   --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Falderal \Fal"de*ral`\, n.	   1. Nonsense; foolish talk. [Also spelled {folderol} and	      {falderol}.] [Colloq.]	   Syn: humbug; balderdash; poppycock.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. a knickknack; a gew-gaw.	      [PJC]
Faldfee \Fald"fee`\, n. [AS. fald (E.fold) + E. fee. See	   {Faldage}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A fee or rent paid by a tenant for the privilege of faldage	   on his own ground. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Falding \Fald"ing\, n.	   A frieze or rough-napped cloth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Faldistory \Fal"dis*to*ry\, n. [LL. faldistorium, faldestorium,	   from OHG. faldstuol; faldan, faltan, to fold (G. falten) +	   stuol stool. So called because it could be folded or laid	   together. See {Fold}, and {Stool}, and cf. {Faldstool},	   {Fauteuil}.]	   The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Faldstool \Fald"stool`\, n. [See {Faldistory}.]	   A folding stool, or portable seat, made to fold up in the	   manner of a camo stool. It was formerly placed in the choir	   for a bishop, when he offciated in any but his own cathedral	   church. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the modern practice of the Church of England, the	         term faldstool is given to the reading desk from which	         the litany is read. This esage is a relic of the	         ancient use of a lectern folding like a camp stool.	         [1913 Webster]
Falernian \Fa*ler"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Mount Falernus, in Italy; as,	   Falernianwine.	   [1913 Webster]
Falk \Falk\ (f[add]k), n. (Zool.)	   The razorbill. [Written also {falc}, and {faik}.] [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fall \Fall\ (f[add]l), v. i. [imp. {Fell} (f[e^]l); p. p.	   {Fallen} (f[add]l"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Falling}.] [AS.	   feallan; akin to D. vallen, OS. & OHG. fallan, G. fallen,	   Icel. Falla, Sw. falla, Dan. falde, Lith. pulti, L. fallere	   to deceive, Gr. sfa`llein to cause to fall, Skr. sphal,	   sphul, to tremble. Cf. {Fail}, {Fell}, v. t., to cause to	   fall.]	   1. To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to	      descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the	      apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the	      barometer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. --Luke	                                                  x. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent	      posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters	      and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fell at his feet to worship him.    --Rev. xix.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty;	      -- with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the	      Mediterranean.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die	      by violence, as in battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand shall fall at thy side.    --Ps. xci. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            He rushed into the field, and, foremost fighting,	            fell.                                 --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose	      strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind	      falls.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; -- said of	      the young of certain animals. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to	      become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline	      in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the	      price falls; stocks fell two points.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a poor fallen man, unworthy now	            To be thy lord and master.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greatness of these Irish lords suddenly fell and	            vanished.                             --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven and earth will witness,	            If Rome must fall, that we are innocent. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded;	      to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the	      faith; to apostatize; to sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us labor therefore to enter into that rest, lest	            any man fall after the same example of unbelief.	                                                  --Heb. iv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be	       worse off than before; as, to fall into error; to fall	       into difficulties.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or	       appear dejected; -- said of the countenance.	       [1913 Webster]	             Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.	                                                  --Gen. iv. 5.	       [1913 Webster]	             I have observed of late thy looks are fallen.	                                                  --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our	       spirits rise and fall with our fortunes.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new	       state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to	       fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into	       temptation.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to	       issue; to terminate.	       [1913 Webster]	             The Romans fell on this model by chance. --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	             Sit still, my daughter, until thou know how the	             matter will fall.                    --Ruth. iii.	                                                  18.	       [1913 Webster]	             They do not make laws, they fall into customs. --H.	                                                  Spencer.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To come; to occur; to arrive.	       [1913 Webster]	             The vernal equinox, which at the Nicene Council	             fell on the 21st of March, falls now [1694] about	             ten days sooner.                     --Holder.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or	       hurry; as, they fell to blows.	       [1913 Webster]	             They now no longer doubted, but fell to work heart	             and soul.                            --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	       [1913 Webster]	   17. To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution,	       inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his	       brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. To belong or appertain.	       [1913 Webster]	             If to her share some female errors fall,	             Look on her face, and you'll forget them all.	                                                  --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded	       expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from	       him.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To fall abroad of} (Naut.), to strike against; -- applied to	      one vessel coming into collision with another.	   {To fall among}, to come among accidentally or unexpectedly.	      	   {To fall astern} (Naut.), to move or be driven backward; to	      be left behind; as, a ship falls astern by the force of a	      current, or when outsailed by another.	   {To fall away}.	       (a) To lose flesh; to become lean or emaciated; to pine.	       (b) To renounce or desert allegiance; to revolt or rebel.	       (c) To renounce or desert the faith; to apostatize.	           "These . . . for a while believe, and in time of	           temptation fall away." --Luke viii. 13.	       (d) To perish; to vanish; to be lost. "How . . . can the	           soul . . . fall away into nothing?" --Addison.	       (e) To decline gradually; to fade; to languish, or become	           faint. "One color falls away by just degrees, and	           another rises insensibly." --Addison.	   {To fall back}.	       (a) To recede or retreat; to give way.	       (b) To fail of performing a promise or purpose; not to	           fulfill.	   {To fall back upon} or {To fall back on}.	       (a) (Mil.) To retreat for safety to (a stronger position	           in the rear, as to a fort or a supporting body of	           troops).	       (b) To have recourse to (a reserved fund, a more reliable	           alternative, or some other available expedient or	           support).	   {To fall calm}, to cease to blow; to become calm.	   {To fall down}.	       (a) To prostrate one's self in worship. "All kings shall	           fall down before him." --Ps. lxxii. 11.	       (b) To sink; to come to the ground. "Down fell the	           beauteous youth." --Dryden.	       (c) To bend or bow, as a suppliant.	       (d) (Naut.) To sail or drift toward the mouth of a river	           or other outlet.	   {To fall flat}, to produce no response or result; to fail of	      the intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.	   {To fall foul of}.	       (a) (Naut.) To have a collision with; to become entangled	           with	       (b) To attack; to make an assault upon.	   {To fall from}, to recede or depart from; not to adhere to;	      as, to fall from an agreement or engagement; to fall from	      allegiance or duty.	   {To fall from grace} (M. E. Ch.), to sin; to withdraw from	      the faith.	   {To fall home} (Ship Carp.), to curve inward; -- said of the	      timbers or upper parts of a ship's side which are much	      within a perpendicular.	   {To fall in}.	       (a) To sink inwards; as, the roof fell in.	       (b) (Mil.) To take one's proper or assigned place in	           line; as, to fall in on the right.	       (c) To come to an end; to terminate; to lapse; as, on the	           death of Mr. B., the annuuity, which he had so long	           received, fell in.	       (d) To become operative. "The reversion, to which he had	           been nominated twenty years before, fell in."	           --Macaulay.	   {To fall into one's hands}, to pass, often suddenly or	      unexpectedly, into one's ownership or control; as, to	      spike cannon when they are likely to fall into the hands	      of the enemy.	   {To fall in with}.	       (a) To meet with accidentally; as, to fall in with a	           friend.	       (b) (Naut.) To meet, as a ship; also, to discover or come	           near, as land.	       (c) To concur with; to agree with; as, the measure falls	           in with popular opinion.	       (d) To comply; to yield to. "You will find it difficult	           to persuade learned men to fall in with your	           projects." --Addison.	   {To fall off}.	       (a) To drop; as, fruits fall off when ripe.	       (b) To withdraw; to separate; to become detached; as,	           friends fall off in adversity. "Love cools,	           friendship falls off, brothers divide." --Shak.	       (c) To perish; to die away; as, words fall off by disuse.	       (d) To apostatize; to forsake; to withdraw from the	           faith, or from allegiance or duty.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Those captive tribes . . . fell off	                 From God to worship calves.      --Milton.	       (e) To forsake; to abandon; as, his customers fell off.	       (f) To depreciate; to change for the worse; to	           deteriorate; to become less valuable, abundant, or	           interesting; as, a falling off in the wheat crop; the	           magazine or the review falls off. "O Hamlet, what a	           falling off was there!" --Shak.	       (g) (Naut.) To deviate or trend to the leeward of the	           point to which the head of the ship was before	           directed; to fall to leeward.	   {To fall on}.	       (a) To meet with; to light upon; as, we have fallen on	           evil days.	       (b) To begin suddenly and eagerly. "Fall on, and try the	           appetite to eat." --Dryden.	       (c) To begin an attack; to assault; to assail. "Fall on,	           fall on, and hear him not." --Dryden.	       (d) To drop on; to descend on.	   {To fall out}.	       (a) To quarrel; to begin to contend.	           [1913 Webster]	                 A soul exasperated in ills falls out	                 With everything, its friend, itself. --Addison.	       (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}.	       (a) To revolt; to desert from one side to another.	       (b) To fall beyond. --Shak.	   {To fall short}, to be deficient; as, the corn falls short;	      they all fall short in duty.	   {To fall through}, to come to nothing; to fail; as, the	      engageent has fallen through.	   {To fall to}, to begin. "Fall to, with eager joy, on homely	      food." --Dryden.	   {To fall under}.	       (a) To come under, or within the limits of; to be	           subjected to; as, they fell under the jurisdiction of	           the emperor.	       (b) To come under; to become the subject of; as, this	           point did not fall under the cognizance or	           deliberations of the court; these things do not fall	           under human sight or observation.	       (c) To come within; to be ranged or reckoned with; to be	           subordinate to in the way of classification; as,	           these substances fall under a different class or	           order.	   {To fall upon}.	       (a) To attack. [See {To fall on}.]	       (b) To attempt; to have recourse to. "I do not intend to	           fall upon nice disquisitions." --Holder.	       (c) To rush against.	           [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fall primarily denotes descending motion, either in a	         perpendicular or inclined direction, and, in most of	         its applications, implies, literally or figuratively,	         velocity, haste, suddenness, or violence. Its use is so	         various, and so mush diversified by modifying words,	         that it is not easy to enumerate its senses in all its	         applications.	         [1913 Webster]	Fall \Fall\, v. t.	   1. To let fall; to drop. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For every tear he falls, a Trojan bleeds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To diminish; to lessen or lower. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon lessening interest to four per cent, you fall	            the price of your native commodities. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring forth; as, to fall lambs. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree. [Prov. Eng. &	      Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Fall \Fall\, n.	   1. The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force	      of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the	      yard of ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as,	      he was walking on ice, and had a fall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            They thy fall conspire.               --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit	            before a fall.                        --Prov. xvi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office;	      termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin;	      overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beholds thee glorious only in thy fall. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The surrender of a besieged fortress or town; as, the fall	      of Sebastopol.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation;	      as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at	      the close of a sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water	      down a precipice or steep; -- usually in the plural,	      sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The discharge of a river or current of water into the	       ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po	       into the Gulf of Venice. --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as,	       the water of a stream has a fall of five feet.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn.	       [1913 Webster]	             What crowds of patients the town doctor kills,	             Or how, last fall, he raised the weekly bills.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy	       fall of snow.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. The act of felling or cutting down. "The fall of timber."	       --Johnson.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness.	       Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first	       parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy	       of the rebellious angels.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling	       band; a faule. --B. Jonson.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the	       power is applied in hoisting.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Fall herring} (Zool.), a herring of the Atlantic ({Clupea	      mediocris}); -- also called {tailor herring}, and {hickory	      shad}.	   {To try a fall}, to try a bout at wrestling. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Fallacious \Fal*la"cious\, a. [L. fallaciosus, fr. fallacia: cf.	   F. fallacieux. See {Fallacy}.]	   Embodying or pertaining to a fallacy; illogical; fitted to	   deceive; misleading; delusive; as, fallacious arguments or	   reasoning. -- {Fal*la"cious*ly}, adv. -{Fal*la"cious*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
fallaciousness \fallaciousness\ n.	   1. result of a fallacy or error in reasoning.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Fallacy \Fal"la*cy\ (f[a^]l"l[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Fallacies}	   (f[a^]l"l[.a]*s[i^]z). [OE. fallace, fallas, deception, F.	   fallace, fr. L. fallacia, fr. fallax deceitful, deceptive,	   fr. fallere to deceive. See {Fail}.]	   1. Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which	      misleads the eye or the mind; deception.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winning by conquest what the first man lost,	            By fallacy surprised.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) An argument, or apparent argument, which professes	      to be decisive of the matter at issue, while in reality it	      is not; a sophism.	   Syn: Deception; deceit; mistake.	   Usage: {Fallacy}, {Sophistry}. A fallacy is an argument which	          professes to be decisive, but in reality is not;	          sophistry is also false reasoning, but of so specious	          and subtle a kind as to render it difficult to expose	          its fallacy. Many fallacies are obvious, but the evil	          of sophistry lies in its consummate art. "Men are apt	          to suffer their minds to be misled by fallacies which	          gratify their passions. Many persons have obscured and	          confounded the nature of things by their wretched	          sophistry; though an act be never so sinful, they will	          strip it of its guilt." --South.	          [1913 Webster]
Fal-lals \Fal"-lals`\, n. pl.	   Gay ornaments; frippery; gewgaws. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Fallax \Fal"lax\, n. [L. fallax deceptive. See {Fallacy}.]	   Cavillation; a caviling. [Obs.] --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
fallback \fall"back\, n.	   1. The act or process of falling back.	      [PJC]	   2. Something or someone to which one resorts as an	      alternative to a failed resource or method.	      [PJC]
Fallen \Fall"en\, a.	   Dropped; prostrate; degraded; ruined; decreased; dead.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some ruined temple or fallen monument.   --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Fallency \Fal"len*cy\, n. [LL. fallentia, L. fallens p. pr of	   fallere.]	   An exception. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Faller \Fall"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, falls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A part which acts by falling, as a stamp in a	      fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to	      arrest motion when a thread breaks.	      [1913 Webster]
Fallfish \Fall"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A fresh-water fish of the United States ({Semotilus	   bullaris}); -- called also {silver chub}, and {Shiner}. The	   name is also applied to other allied species.	   [1913 Webster]
Fallibility \Fal`li*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being fallible; liability to deceive or to be	   deceived; as, the fallibity of an argument or of an adviser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fallible \Fal"li*ble\, a. [LL. fallibilis, fr. L. fallere to	   deceive: cf. F. faillible. See {Fail}.]	   Liable to fail, mistake, or err; liable to deceive or to be	   deceived; as, all men are fallible; our opinions and hopes	   are fallible.	   [1913 Webster]
Fallibly \Fal"li*bly\, adv.	   In a fallible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Falling \Fall"ing\, a. & n.	   from {Fall}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Falling away}, {Falling off}, etc. See {To fall away}, {To	      fall off}, etc., under {Fall}, v. i.	   {Falling band}, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down	      over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th	      century.	   {Falling sickness} (Med.), epilepsy. --Shak.	   {Falling star}. (Astron.) See {Shooting star}.	   {Falling stone}, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a	      meteorite; an a["e]rolite.	   {Falling tide}, the ebb tide.	   {Falling weather}, a rainy season. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
falloff \falloff\ n.	   a noticeable decline in performance; as, a falloff in	   automobile sales.	   Syn: slump, drop-off, falling off.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fallopian \Fal*lo"pi*an\, a. [From Fallopius, or Fallopio, a	   physician of Modena, who died in 1562.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or discovered by, Fallopius; as, the Fallopian	   tubes or oviducts, the ducts or canals which conduct the ova	   from the ovaries to the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
fallout \fallout\ n.	   1. the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after	      a nuclear explosion.	   Syn: radioactive dust, radioactive fallout.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the falling to the ground of radioactive particles lifted	      into the atmosphere by a nuclear explosion.	      [PJC]	   3. an incidental or unexpected effect, especially one which	      is undesirable, consequent to an event or process;; --	      usually used only in the singular; as, the fallout from	      the disclosure of the Lewinsky tapes made trouble for the	      President for months after the event; fallout from the	      stock market crash caused property prices to decline in	      the New York area.	      [PJC]	   4. (Med.) one selected from a group by some criterion. [cant]	      [PJC]	            Corrective action was taken in 97 of the 418	                                                  --fallouts	            from 3,787 patients at risk.          --H. Gill	                                                  Cryer et al.	                                                  (Journal of	                                                  Trauma,	                                                  Injury,	                                                  Infection, and	                                                  Critical Care.	                                                  Vol 41, no. 3,	                                                  1996).	      [PJC]	   5. one who fails to maintain the same pace as and lags behind	      a group of which s/he is a member. [cant]	      [PJC]	            The executive officer's group noted all --fallouts	            by name and policed them into a group to complete	            the run at a slower pace.             --Lt. Col.	                                                  William C.	                                                  David	                                                  (Preparing a	                                                  Battalion for	                                                  Combat:	                                                  Physical	                                                  Fitness and	                                                  Mental	                                                  Toughness.	                                                  Army	                                                  University	                                                  After Next -	                                                  Virtual	                                                  Research	                                                  Library).	      [PJC]
Fallow \Fal"low\, a. [AS. fealu, fealo, pale yellow or red; akin	   to D. vaal fallow, faded, OHG. falo, G. falb, fahl, Icel.	   f["o]lr, and prob. to Lith. palvas, OSlav. plav[u^] white, L.	   pallidus pale, pallere to be pale, Gr. polio`s gray, Skr.	   palita. Cf. {Pale}, {Favel}, a., {Favor}.]	   1. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Fallow}, n.] Left untilled or unsowed after plowing;	      uncultivated; as, fallow ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fallow chat}, {Fallow finch} (Zool.), a small European bird,	      the wheatear ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). See {Wheatear}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fallow \Fal"low\, n. [So called from the fallow, or somewhat	   yellow, color of naked ground; or perh. akin to E. felly, n.,	   cf. MHG. valgen to plow up, OHG. felga felly, harrow.]	   1. Plowed land. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who . . . pricketh his blind horse over the fallows.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Land that has lain a year or more untilled or unseeded;	      land plowed without being sowed for the season.	      [1913 Webster]	            The plowing of fallows is a benefit to land.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The plowing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a	      season; as, summer fallow, properly conducted, has ever	      been found a sure method of destroying weeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be a complete summer fallow, land is rendered tender	            and mellow. The fallow gives it a better tilth than	            can be given by a fallow crop.        --Sinclair.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fallow crop}, the crop taken from a green fallow. [Eng.]	   {Green fallow}, fallow whereby land is rendered mellow and	      clean from weeds, by cultivating some green crop, as	      turnips, potatoes, etc. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Fallow \Fal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fallowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fallowing}.] [From {Fallow}, n.]	   To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for	   the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it	   mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey	   land.	   [1913 Webster]	Fallow deer \Fal"low deer`\ [So called from its fallow or pale	   yellow color.] (Zool.)	   A European species of deer ({Cervus dama}), much smaller than	   the red deer. In summer both sexes are spotted with white. It	   is common in England, where it is often domesticated in the	   parks.	   [1913 Webster]
Fallowist \Fal"low*ist\, n.	   One who favors the practice of fallowing land. [R.]	   --Sinclair.	   [1913 Webster]
Fallowness \Fal"low*ness\, n.	   A well or opening, through the successive floors of a	   warehouse or manufactory, through which goods are raised or	   lowered. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
fall webworm \fall webworm\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of any moth of the genus {Hyphantria}, which spins	   a web around the foliage on which it feeds.	   [PJC]
Falsary \Fal"sa*ry\, n. [L. falsarius, fr. falsus. See {False},	   a.]	   A falsifier of evidence. [Obs.] --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
False \False\, a. [Compar. {Falser}; superl. {Falsest}.] [L.	   falsus, p. p. of fallere to deceive; cf. OF. faus, fals, F.	   faux, and AS. fals fraud. See {Fail}, {Fall}.]	   1. Uttering falsehood; unveracious; given to deceit;	      dishnest; as, a false witness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not faithful or loyal, as to obligations, allegiance,	      vows, etc.; untrue; treacherous; perfidious; as, a false	      friend, lover, or subject; false to promises.	      [1913 Webster]	            I to myself was false, ere thou to me. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not according with truth or reality; not true; fitted or	      likely to deceive or disappoint; as, a false statement.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive;	      counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty;	      false colors; false jewelry.	      [1913 Webster]	            False face must hide what the false heart doth know.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not well founded; not firm or trustworthy; erroneous; as,	      a false claim; a false conclusion; a false construction in	      grammar.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose false foundation waves have swept away.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not essential or permanent, as parts of a structure which	      are temporary or supplemental.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) Not in tune.	      [1913 Webster]	   {False arch} (Arch.), a member having the appearance of an	      arch, though not of arch construction.	   {False attic}, an architectural erection above the main	      cornice, concealing a roof, but not having windows or	      inclosing rooms.	   {False bearing}, any bearing which is not directly upon a	      vertical support; thus, the weight carried by a corbel has	      a false bearing.	   {False cadence}, an imperfect or interrupted cadence.	   {False conception} (Med.), an abnormal conception in which a	      mole, or misshapen fleshy mass, is produced instead of a	      properly organized fetus.	   {False croup} (Med.), a spasmodic affection of the larynx	      attended with the symptoms of membranous croup, but	      unassociated with the deposit of a fibrinous membrane.	   {False door} or {False window} (Arch.), the representation of	      a door or window, inserted to complete a series of doors	      or windows or to give symmetry.	   {False fire}, a combustible carried by vessels of war,	      chiefly for signaling, but sometimes burned for the	      purpose of deceiving an enemy; also, a light on shore for	      decoying a vessel to destruction.	   {False galena}. See {Blende}.	   {False imprisonment} (Law), the arrest and imprisonment of a	      person without warrant or cause, or contrary to law; or	      the unlawful detaining of a person in custody.	   {False keel} (Naut.), the timber below the main keel, used to	      serve both as a protection and to increase the shio's	      lateral resistance.	   {False key}, a picklock.	   {False leg}. (Zool.) See {Proleg}.	   {False membrane} (Med.), the fibrinous deposit formed in	      croup and diphtheria, and resembling in appearance an	      animal membrane.	   {False papers} (Naut.), documents carried by a ship giving	      false representations respecting her cargo, destination,	      etc., for the purpose of deceiving.	   {False passage} (Surg.), an unnatural passage leading off	      from a natural canal, such as the urethra, and produced	      usually by the unskillful introduction of instruments.	   {False personation} (Law), the intentional false assumption	      of the name and personality of another.	   {False pretenses} (Law), false representations concerning	      past or present facts and events, for the purpose of	      defrauding another.	   {False rail} (Naut.), a thin piece of timber placed on top of	      the head rail to strengthen it.	   {False relation} (Mus.), a progression in harmony, in which a	      certain note in a chord appears in the next chord prefixed	      by a flat or sharp.	   {False return} (Law), an untrue return made to a process by	      the officer to whom it was delivered for execution.	   {False ribs} (Anat.), the asternal rebs, of which there are	      five pairs in man.	   {False roof} (Arch.), the space between the upper ceiling and	      the roof. --Oxford Gloss.	   {False token}, a false mark or other symbol, used for	      fraudulent purposes.	   {False scorpion} (Zool.), any arachnid of the genus	      {Chelifer}. See {Book scorpion}.	   {False tack} (Naut.), a coming up into the wind and filling	      away again on the same tack.	   {False vampire} (Zool.), the {Vampyrus spectrum} of South	      America, formerly erroneously supposed to have	      blood-sucking habits; -- called also {vampire}, and {ghost	      vampire}. The genuine blood-sucking bats belong to the	      genera {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}. See {Vampire}.	   {False window}. (Arch.) See {False door}, above.	   {False wing}. (Zool.) See {Alula}, and {Bastard wing}, under	      {Bastard}.	   {False works} (Civil Engin.), construction works to	      facilitate the erection of the main work, as scaffolding,	      bridge centering, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	False \False\, adv.	   Not truly; not honestly; falsely. "You play me false."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	False \False\, v. t. [L. falsare to falsify, fr. falsus: cf. F.	   fausser. See {False}, a.]	   1. To report falsely; to falsify. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To betray; to falsify. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] hath his truthe falsed in this wise. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mislead by want of truth; to deceive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In his falsed fancy.                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To feign; to pretend to make. [Obs.] "And falsed oft his	      blows." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
False-faced \False"-faced`\, a.	   Hypocritical. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
False-heart \False"-heart`\, a.	   False-hearted. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
False-hearted \False"-heart`ed\, a.	   Hollow or unsound at the core; treacherous; deceitful;	   perfidious. --Bacon. -- {False"-heart`ed*ness}, n. --Bp.	   Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Falsehood \False"hood\, n. [False + -hood]	   1. Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or	      representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a	            falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a	            wrong hour, if rightly following the direction of	            the wheel which moveth it.            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be	      untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Betrayed by falsehood of his guard.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture.	      [1913 Webster]	            For his molten image is falsehood.    --Jer. x. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            No falsehood can endure	            Touch of celestial temper.            --Milton.	   Syn: Falsity; lie; untruth; fiction; fabrication. See	        {Falsity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Falsely \False"ly\, adv.	   In a false manner; erroneously; not truly; perfidiously or	   treacherously. "O falsely, falsely murdered." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oppositions of science, falsely so called. --1 Tim. vi.	                                                  20.	   [1913 Webster]	         Will ye steal, murder . . . and swear falsely ? --Jer.	                                                  vii. 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Falseness \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 falseness of a	   report, a drawing, or a singer's notes; the falseness of a	   man, or of his word.	   [1913 Webster]
Falser \Fals"er\, n.	   A deceiver. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Falsetto \Fal*set"to\, n.; pl. {Falsettos}. [It. falsetto, dim.	   fr. L. falsus. See {False}.]	   A false or artificial voice; that voice in a man which lies	   above his natural voice; the male counter tenor or alto	   voice. See {Head voice}, under {Voice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Falsicrimen \Fal"si*cri"men\ [L.] (Civ. Law)	   The crime of falsifying.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term in the Roman law included not only forgery,	         but every species of fraud and deceit. It never has	         been used in so extensive a sense in modern common law,	         in which its predominant significance is forgery,	         though it also includes perjury and offenses of a like	         character. --Burrill. Greenleaf.	         [1913 Webster]
Falsifiable \Fal"si*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. falsifiable.]	   1. Capable of being falsified, counterfeited, or corrupted.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. able to be proven false, and therefore testable; as, most	      religious beliefs are not falsifiable, and are therefor	      outside the scope of experimental science.	      [PJC]
Falsification \Fal`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. falsification.]	   1. The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting;	      the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it	      is not.	      [1913 Webster]	            To counterfeit the living image of king in his	            person exceedeth all falsifications.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Willful misstatement or misrepresentation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Extreme necessity . . . forced him upon this bold	            and violent falsification of the doctrine of the	            alliance.                             --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Equity) The showing an item of charge in an account to be	      wrong. --Story.	      [1913 Webster]
Falsificator \Fal"si*fi*ca`tor\, n. [Cf. F. falsificateur.]	   A falsifier. --Bp. Morton.	   [1913 Webster]
Falsifier \Fal"si*fi`er\, n.	   One who falsifies, or gives to a thing a deceptive	   appearance; a liar.	   [1913 Webster]
Falsify \Fal"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Falsified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Falsifying}.] [L. falsus false + -ly: cf. F.	   falsifier. See {False}, a.]	   1. To make false; to represent falsely.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Irish bards use to forge and falsify everything	            as they list, to please or displease any man.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To counterfeit; to forge; as, to falsify coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prove to be false, or untrustworthy; to confute; to	      disprove; to nullify; to make to appear false.	      [1913 Webster]	            By how much better than my word I am,	            By so much shall I falsify men's hope. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jews and Pagans united all their endeavors, under	            Julian the apostate, to baffle and falsify the	            prediction.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To violate; to break by falsehood; as, to falsify one's	      faith or word. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To baffle or escape; as, to falsify a blow. --Butler.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To avoid or defeat; to prove false, as a judgment.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Equity) To show, in accounting, (an inem of charge	      inserted in an account) to be wrong. --Story. Daniell.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To make false by multilation or addition; to tamper with;	      as, to falsify a record or document.	      [1913 Webster]	Falsify \Fal"si*fy\, v. i.	   To tell lies; to violate the truth.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is absolutely and universally unlawful to lie and	         falsify.	   [1913 Webster]	         South.	   [1913 Webster]
Falsism \Fals"ism\, n.	   That which is evidently false; an assertion or statement the	   falsity of which is plainly apparent; -- opposed to truism.	   [1913 Webster]
Falsity \Fal"si*ty\, n.;pl. {Falsities}. [L. falsitas: cf. F.	   fausset['e], OF. also, falsit['e]. See {False}, a.]	   1. The quality of being false; coutrariety or want of	      conformity to truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Probability does not make any alteration, either in	            the truth or falsity of things.       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is false; falsehood; a lie; a false assertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men often swallow falsities for truths. --Sir T.	                                                  Brown.	   Syn: Falsehood; lie; deceit.	   Usage: {Falsity}, {Falsehood}, {Lie}. Falsity denotes the	          state or quality of being false. A falsehood is a	          false declaration designedly made. A lie is a gross,	          unblushing falsehood. The falsity of a person's	          assertion may be proved by the evidence of others and	          thus the charge of falsehood be fastened upon him.	          [1913 Webster]
Falstaff \Falstaff\ prop. n.	   Sir John Falstaff, a celebrated character in Shakespeare's	   historical play " Henry IV." (1st and 2d parts), and also in	   " The Merry Wives of Windsor." He is a very fat, sensual, and	   witty old knight; a swindler, drunkard, and good-tempered	   liar; and something of a coward. Falstaff was originally	   called {Sir John Oldcastle}. The first actor of the part was	   John Heminge.	   [Century Dict. 1906]	   Note: Shakespeare found the name of John Oldcastle in the ...	         older play of "Henry V."; in the Chronicle he found a	         John Oldcastle, who was page to the Duke of Norfolk who	         plays a part in "Richard II."; and this, according to	         Shakespeare, his Falstaff (Oldcastle) had been in his	         youth. When the poet wrote his "Henry IV." he knew not	         who this Oldcastle was, whom he had rendered so	         distinct with the designation as Norfolk's page; he was	         a Lord Cobham [Sir John Oldcastle, known as the good	         lord Cobham], who had perished as a Lollard and	         Wickliffite in the persecution of the church under	         Henry V. The Protestants regarded him as a holy martyr,	         the Catholics as a heretic; the latter seized with	         eagerness this description of the fat poltroon, and	         gave it out as a portrait of Lord Cobham, who was	         indeed physically and mentally his contrast. The family	         complained of this misuse of a name dear to them, and	         Shakespeare declared in the epilogue to "Henry IV."	         that Cobham was in his sight also a martyr, and that	         "this was not the man." At the same time, he changed	         the name to Falstaff, but this was of little use; in	         spite of the express retraction, subsequent Catholic	         writers on church history still declared Falstaff to be	         a portrait of the heretic Cobham. But it is a strange	         circumstance that even now under the name of Falstaff	         another historical character is again sought for, just	         as if it were impossible for such a vigorous form not	         to be a being of reality. It was referred to John	         Fastolfe, whose cowardice is more stigmatised in "Henry	         VI." than history justifies; and this too met with	         public blame, although Shakespeare could have again	         asserted that he intended Fastolfe as little as Cobham.	         --Gervinus, Shakespeare Commentaries (tr. by K. E.	         Bunnett, [ed. 1880), p. 800.	         [Century Dict. 1906]
Falstaffian \Falstaffian\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to {Falstaff}, a character in Shakespeare's	   plays.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Falter \Fal"ter\, v. t.	   To thrash in the chaff; also, to cleanse or sift, as barley.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Falter \Fal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faltered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Faltering}.] [OE. falteren, faltren, prob. from fault.	   See {Fault}, v. & n.]	   1. To hesitate; to speak brokenly or weakly; to stammer; as,	      his tongue falters.	      [1913 Webster]	            With faltering speech and visage incomposed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tremble; to totter; to be unsteady. "He found his legs	      falter." --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hesitate in purpose or action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere her native king	            Shall falter under foul rebellion's arms. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; -- said	      of the mind or of thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here indeed the power of disinct conception of space	            and distance falters.                 --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Falter \Fal"ter\, v. t.	   To utter with hesitation, or in a broken, trembling, or weak	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         And here he faltered forth his last farewell. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mde me most happy, faltering "I am thine." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Falter \Fal"ter\, n. [See {Falter}, v. i.]	   Hesitation; trembling; feebleness; an uncertain or broken	   sound; as, a slight falter in her voice.	   [1913 Webster]	         The falter of an idle shepherd's pipe.   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Faltering \Fal"ter*ing\, a.	   Hesitating; trembling. "With faltering speech." --Milton. --	   n. Falter; halting; hesitation. -- {Fal"ter*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Faluns \Fa`luns"\, n. [F.] (Geol.)	   A series of strata, of the Middle Tertiary period, of France,	   abounding in shells, and used by Lyell as the type of his	   Miocene subdivision.	   [1913 Webster]
Falwe \Fal"we\, a. & n.	   Fallow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Falx \Falx\, n. [L., a sickle.] (Anat.)	   A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum;	   esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which	   extend into the great fissures of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Famble \Fam"ble\, v. i. [OE. falmelen; cf. SW. famla to grope,	   Dan. famle to grope, falter, hesitate, Icel. f[=a]lma to	   grope. Cf. {Famble}.]	   To stammer. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]	Famble \Fam"ble\, n. [Cf. {Famble}, v.]	   A hand. [Slang & Obs.] "We clap our fambles." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Fame \Fame\ (f[=a]m), n. [OF. fame, L. fama, fr. fari to speak,	   akin to Gr. ???? a saying, report, fa`nai to speak. See	   {Ban}, and cf. {Fable}, {Fate}, {Euphony}, {Blame}.]	   1. Public report or rumor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house.	                                                  --Gen. xlv.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public	      estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable;	      as, the fame of Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	            I find thou art no less than fame hath bruited.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: Notoriety; celebrity; renown; reputation.	        [1913 Webster]	Fame \Fame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famed},; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Faming}.]	   1. To report widely or honorably.	      [1913 Webster]	            The field where thou art famed	            To have wrought such wonders.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make famous or renowned.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those Hesperian gardens famed of old. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Fameless \Fame"less\, a.	   Without fame or renown. -- {Fame"less*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
familial \familial\ adj.	   1. relating to or having the characteristics of a family; as,	      children of the same familial background; familial	      aggregation.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. tending to occur among members of a family, usually by	      hereditary transmission; familial traits.	   Syn: genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted,	        transmissible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Familiar \Fa*mil`iar\, a. [OE. familer, familier, F. familier,	   fr. L. familiaris, fr. familia family. See {Family}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a family; domestic. "Familiar feuds."	      --Byron.	   Syn: familial.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely acquainted or intimate, as a friend or companion;	      well versed in, as any subject of study; as, familiar with	      the Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by, or exhibiting, the manner of an intimate	      friend; not formal; unconstrained; easy; accessible. "In	      loose, familiar strains." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Well known; well understood; common; frequent; as, a	      familiar illustration.	      [1913 Webster]	            That war, or peace, or both at once, may be	            As things acquainted and familiar to us. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is nothing more familiar than this. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Improperly acquainted; wrongly intimate. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Familiar spirit}, a demon or evil spirit supposed to attend	      at call. --1 Sam. xxviii. 3, 7-9.	      [1913 Webster]	Familiar \Fa*mil"iar\, n.	   1. An intimate; a companion.	      [1913 Webster]	            All my familiars watched for my halting. --Jer. xx.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An attendant demon or evil spirit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Court of Inquisition) A confidential officer employed in	      the service of the tribunal, especially in apprehending	      and imprisoning the accused.	      [1913 Webster]
familiarise \familiarise\ v. t.	   to make familiar or acquainted; same as {familiarize}.	   [chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: familiarize, acquaint.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Familiarity \Fa*mil`iar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Familiarities}. [OE.	   familarite, F. familiarit['e]fr. L. faniliaritas. See	   {Familiar}.]	   1. The state of being familiar; intimate and frequent	      converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse;	      freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy; as, to	      live in remarkable familiarity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything said or done by one person to another	      unceremoniously and without constraint; esp., in the pl.,	      such actions and words as propriety and courtesy do not	      warrant; liberties.	   Syn: Acquaintance; fellowship; affability; intimacy. See	        {Acquaintance}.	        [1913 Webster]
Familiarization \Fa*mil`iar*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of making familiar; the result of becoming	   familiar; as, familiarization with scenes of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Familiarize \Fa*mil"iar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Familiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Familiarizing}.] [Cf. F.	   familiariser.]	   1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom;	      to make well known by practice or converse; as, to	      familiarize one's self with scenes of distress; we	      familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make acquainted, or skilled, by practice or study; as,	      to familiarize one's self with a business, a book, or a	      science.	      [1913 Webster]
familiarized \familiarized\ adj.	   having become familiar.	   Syn: adjusted, acquainted.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
familiarizing \familiarizing\ adj.	   serving to familiarize.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Familiarly \Fa"mil"iar*ly\, adv.	   In a familiar manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Familiarness \Fa*mil"iar*ness\, n.	   Familiarity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Familiary \Fa*mil"ia*ry\, a. [L. familiaris. See {Familiar}.]	   Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Familism \Fam"i*lism\, n.	   The tenets of the Familists. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Familist \Fam"i*list\, n. [From {Family}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a fanatical Antinomian sect originating in Holland,	   and existing in England about 1580, called the Family of	   Love, who held that religion consists wholly in love.	   [1913 Webster]
Familistery \Fam"i*lis*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Familisteries}. [F.	   familist[`e]re.]	   A community in which many persons unite as in one family, and	   are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.	   Familistic
Familistic \Fam`i*listic\, Familistical \Fam`i*lis"tic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to Familists. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Family \Fam"i*ly\, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus	   servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells,	   Skr. dh[=a]man house, fr. dh[=a]to set, make, do: cf. F.	   famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.]	   1. The collective body of persons who live in one house, and	      under one head or manager; a household, including parents,	      children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers	      or boarders.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The group comprising a husband and wife and their	      dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the	      organization of society.	      [1913 Webster]	            The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of	            society.                              --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe,	      clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the	      family of Abraham; the father of a family.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go ! and pretend your family is young. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man	      of family.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a	      family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine	      family.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Biol.) A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable,	      related by certain points of resemblance in structure or	      development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it	      is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of	      likeness. In Zoology a family is less comprehesive than an	      order; in botany it is often considered the same thing as	      an order.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Family circle}. See under {Circle}.	   {Family man}.	      (a) A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and	          children living with him and dependent upon him.	      (b) A man of domestic habits. "The Jews are generally,	          when married, most exemplary family men." --Mayhew.	   {Family of curves} or {Family of surfaces} (Geom.), a group	      of curves or surfaces derived from a single equation.	   {In a family way}, like one belonging to the family. "Why	      don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family	      way, and dine with some other plain country gentlefolks?"	      --Thackeray.	   {In the family way}, pregnant. [Colloq. euphemism]	      [1913 Webster]
Famine \Fam"ine\, n. [F. famine, fr. L. fames hunger; cf. Gr.	   ????? want, need, Skr. h[=a]ni loss, lack, h[=a] to leave.]	   General scarcity of food; dearth; a want of provisions;	   destitution. "Worn with famine." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         There was a famine in the land.          --Gen. xxvi.	                                                  1.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Famine fever} (Med.), typhus fever.	      [1913 Webster]
Famish \Fam"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famished}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Famishing}.] [OE. famen; cf. OF. afamer, L. fames. See	   {Famine}, and cf. {Affamish}.]	   1. To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to	      distress with hanger.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the	            people cried to Pharaoh for bread.    --Cen. xli.	                                                  55.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation	      or denial of anything necessary.	      [1913 Webster]	            And famish him of breath, if not of bread. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To force or constrain by famine.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had famished Paris into a surrender. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Famish \Fam"ish\, v. i.	   1. To die of hunger; to starve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted	      in strength, or to come near to perish.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are all resolved rather to die than to famish?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential	      or necessary.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous	            to famish.                            --Prov. x. 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Famishment \Fam"ish*ment\, n.	   State of being famished.	   [1913 Webster]
Famosity \Fa*mos"i*ty\, n. [L. famositas infamy: cf. F.	   famosit['e]. See {Famous}.]	   The state or quality of being famous. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Famous \Fa"mous\, a. [L. famosus, fr. fama fame: cf. F. fameux.	   See {Fame}.]	   Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked	   of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad	   sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous	   for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous	   pirate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Famous for a scolding tongue.            --Shak.	   Syn: Noted; remarkable; signal; conspicuous; celebrated;	        renowned; illustrious; eminent; transcendent; excellent.	   Usage: {Famous}, {Renowned}, {Illustrious}. Famous is applied	          to a person or thing widely spoken of as	          extraordinary; renowned is applied to those who are	          named again and again with honor; illustrious, to	          those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of	          their deeds or their virtues. See {Distinguished}.	          [1913 Webster]
Famoused \Fa"moused\, a.	   Renowned. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Famously \Fa"mous*ly\, adv.	   In a famous manner; in a distinguished degree; greatly;	   splendidly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then this land was famously enriched	         With politic grave counsel.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Famousness \Fa"mous*ness\, n.	   The state of being famous.	   [1913 Webster]
Famular \Fam"u*lar\, n. [Cf. L. famularis of servants.]	   Domestic; familiar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Famulate \Fam"u*late\, v. i. [L. famulatus, p. p. of famulari to	   serve, fr. famulus servant.]	   To serve. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Famulist \Fam"u*list\, n. [L. famulus servant.]	   A collegian of inferior rank or position, corresponding to	   the {sizar} at Cambridge. [Oxford Univ., Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fan \Fan\ (f[a^]n), 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 of	      air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad	      surface; as:	      (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of	          feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on	          sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when	          opened to radiate from the center and assume the	          figure of a section of a circle.	      (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing	          currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire,	          ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the	          resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.	      (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the	          grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is	          separated and blown away.	      (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a	          peacock's tail, a window, etc.	      (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of	          a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.	          [1913 Webster]	                Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with	                the shovel and with the fan.      --Is. xxx. 24.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan,	      as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames,	      heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the	      flame of his passion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft	      inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air	      (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and	      ventilation; a fanner.	   {Fan cricket} (Zool.), a mole cricket.	   {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from	      the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those	      windows which are set in the circular heads of arched	      doorways.	   {Fan shell} (Zool.), any shell of the family {Pectinid[ae]}.	      See {Scallop}, n., 1.	   {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface	      of fan vaulting.	   {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in	      which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as	      in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is	      peculiar to English Gothic.	   {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower.	   {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).	   {electric fan}. a fan having revolving blades for propelling	      air, powered by an electric motor.	      [1913 Webster]	Fan \Fan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fanned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fanning}.] [Cf. OF. vanner, L. vannere. See {Fan}, n., {Van}	   a winnowing machine.]	   1. To move as with a fan.	      [1913 Webster]	            The air . . . fanned with unnumbered plumes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow	      the air on the face of with a fan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Calm as the breath which fans our eastern groves.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a	      current of air; as, to fan wheat. --Jer. li. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To excite or stir up to activity, as a fan excites a	      flame; to stimulate; as, this conduct fanned the	      excitement of the populace.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fanning machine}, or {Fanning mill}, a machine for	      separating seed from chaff, etc., by a blast of air; a	      fanner.	      [1913 Webster]
Fanal \Fa`nal"\, n. [F.]	   A lighthouse, or the apparatus placed in it for giving light.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanatic \Fa*nat"ic\, a. [L. fanaticus inspired by divinity,	   enthusiastic, frantic, fr. fanum fane: cf. F. fanatique. See	   {Fane}.]	   Pertaining to, or indicating, fanaticism; extravagant in	   opinions; ultra; unreasonable; excessively enthusiastic,	   especially on religious subjects; as, fanatic zeal; fanatic	   notions.	   [1913 Webster]	         But Faith, fanatic Faith, once wedded fast	         To some dear falsehood, hugs it to the last. --T.	                                                  Moore.	   [1913 Webster]	Fanatic \Fa*nat"ic\, n.	   A person affected by excessive enthusiasm, particularly on	   religious subjects; one who indulges wild and extravagant	   notions of religion.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a new word, coined within few months, called	         fanatics, which, by the close stickling thereof,	         seemeth well cut out and proportioned to signify what	         is meant thereby, even the sectaries of our age.	                                                  --Fuller	                                                  (1660).	   [1913 Webster]	         Fanatics are governed rather by imagination than by	         judgment.                                --Stowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanatical \Fa*nat"ic*al\, a.	   Characteristic of, or relating to, fanaticism; fanatic.	   -{Fa*nat"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Fa*nat"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanaticism \Fa*nat"i*cism\, n. [Cf. {Fanatism}.]	   Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and	   extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion,	   politics or ideology; religious frenzy.	   Syn: See {Superstition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fanaticize \Fa*nat"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fanaticized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Fanaticizing}.]	   To cause to become a fanatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanatism \Fan"a*tism\, n. [Cf. F. fanatisme. Cf. {Fanaticism}.]	   Fanaticism. [R.] --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fancied \Fan"cied\, a. [From {Fancy}, v. t.]	   Formed or conceived by the fancy; unreal; as, a fancied	   wrong.	   [1913 Webster]
Fancier \Fan"ci*er\, n.	   1. One who is governed by fancy. "Not reasoners, but	      fanciers." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who fancies or has a special liking for, or interest	      in, a particular object or class or objects; hence, one	      who breeds and keeps for sale birds and animals; as, bird	      fancier, dog fancier, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Fanciful \Fan"ci*ful\, a.	   1. Full of fancy; guided by fancy, rather than by reason and	      experience; whimsical; as, a fanciful man forms visionary	      projects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conceived in the fancy; not consistent with facts or	      reason; abounding in ideal qualities or figures; as, a	      fanciful scheme; a fanciful theory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Curiously shaped or constructed; as, she wore a fanciful	      headdress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gather up all fancifullest shells.    --Keats.	   Syn: Imaginative; ideal; visionary; capricious; chimerical;	        whimsical; fantastical; wild.	   Usage: {Fanciful}, {Fantastical}, {Visionary}. We speak of	          that as fanciful which is irregular in taste and	          judgment; we speak of it as fantastical when it	          becomes grotesque and extravagant as well as	          irregular; we speak of it as visionary when it is	          wholly unfounded in the nature of things. Fanciful	          notions are the product of a heated fancy, without any	          tems are made up of oddly assorted fancies, aften of	          the most whimsical kind; visionary expectations are	          those which can never be realized in fact. --	          {Fan"ci*ful*ly}, adv. -{Fan"ci*ful*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Fanciless \Fan"ci*less\, a.	   Having no fancy; without ideas or imagination. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A pert or bluff important wight,	         Whose brain is fanciless, whose blood is white.	                                                  --Armstrong.	   [1913 Webster]
Fancy \Fan"cy\ (f[a^]n"s[y^]), n.; pl. {Fancies}. [Contr. fr.	   fantasy, OF. fantasie, fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia,	   fr. Gr. ???????? appearance, imagination, the power of	   perception and presentation in the mind, fr. ???????? to make	   visible, to place before one's mind, fr. ??????? to show;	   akin to ????, ???, light, Skr. bh[=a]to shine. Cf. {Fantasy},	   {Fantasia}, {Epiphany}, {Phantom}.]	   1. The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a	      representation of anything perceived before; the power of	      combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or	      images; the power of readily and happily creating and	      recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit,	      or embellishment; imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the soul	            Are many lesser faculties, that serve	            Reason as chief. Among these fancy next	            Her office holds.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind;	      conception; thought; idea; conceit.	      [1913 Webster]	            How now, my lord ! why do you keep alone,	            Of sorriest fancies your companoins making ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An opinion or notion formed without much reflection;	      caprice; whim; impression.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have always had a fancy that learning might be	            made a play and recreation to children. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason;	      as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of	      inclination or liking.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fit your fancies to your father's will. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice	      without much use or value.	      [1913 Webster]	            London pride is a pretty fancy for borders.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The fancy}, all of a class who exhibit and cultivate any	      peculiar taste or fancy; hence, especially, sporting	      characters taken collectively, or any specific class of	      them, as jockeys, gamblers, prize fighters, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            At a great book sale in London, which had	            congregated all the fancy.            --De Quincey.	   Syn: Imagination; conceit; taste; humor; inclination; whim;	        liking. See {Imagination}.	        [1913 Webster]	Fancy \Fan"cy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fancied}, p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fancying}.]	   1. To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something	      without proof.	      [1913 Webster]	            If our search has reached no farther than simile and	            metaphor, we rather fancy than know.  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To love. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fancy \Fan"cy\, v. t.	   1. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to	      imagine.	      [1913 Webster]	            He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with,	      particularly on account of external appearance or manners.	      "We fancy not the cardinal." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine	      (something which is unreal).	      [1913 Webster]	            He fancied he was welcome, because those arounde him	            were his kinsmen.                     --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Fancy \Fan"cy\, a.	   1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste, especially when of	      high quality or unusually appealing; ornamental; as, fancy	      goods; fancy clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extravagant; above real value.	      [1913 Webster]	            This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania,	            like that which led his [Frederick the Great's]	            father to pay fancy prices for giants. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fancy ball}, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful	      dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons	      and nations.	   {Fancy fair}, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament	      are sold, generally for some charitable purpose.	   {Fancy goods}, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as	      ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of	      a simple or plain color or make.	   {Fancy line} (Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws	      of a gaff; -- used to haul it down.	   {Fancy roller} (Carding Machine), a clothed cylinder (usually	      having straight teeth) in front of the doffer.	   {Fancy stocks}, a species of stocks which afford great	      opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no	      intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are	      artificial.	   {Fancy store}, one where articles of fancy and ornament are	      sold.	   {Fancy woods}, the more rare and expensive furniture woods,	      as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Fancy-free \Fan"cy-free`\, a.	   Free from the power of love. "In maiden meditation,	   fancy-free." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fancymonger \Fan"cy*mon`ger\, n.	   A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fancy-sick \Fan"cy-sick`\, a.	   Love-sick. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fancywork \Fan"cy*work`\, n.	   Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery,	   crocheting, netting, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fand \Fand\, obs.	   imp. of {Find}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fandango \Fan*dan"go\, n.; pl. {Fandangoes}. [Sp. A name	   brought, together with the dance, from the West Indies to	   Spain.]	   1. A lively dance, in 3-8 or 6-8 time, much practiced in	      Spain and Spanish America. Also, the tune to which it is	      danced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ball or general dance, as in Mexico. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fane \Fane\, n. [L. fanum a place dedicated to some deity, a	   sanctuary, fr. fari to speak. See {Fame}.]	   A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church. [Poet.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such to this British Isle, her Christian fanes.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Fane \Fane\, n. [See {Vane}.]	   A weathercock. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fanega \Fa*ne"ga\, n. [Sp.]	   A dry measure in Spain and Spanish America, varying from 1?	   to 2? bushels; also, a measure of land. --De Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanfare \Fan"fare`\, n. [F. Cf. {Fanfaron}.]	   A flourish of trumpets, as in coming into the lists, etc.;	   also, a short and lively air performed on hunting horns	   during the chase.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fanfare announcing the arrival of the various	         Christian princes.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanfaron \Fan"fa*ron\, n. [F., fr. Sp. fanfarron; cf. It.	   fanfano, and OSp. fanfa swaggering, boasting, also Ar.	   farf[=a]r talkative.]	   A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster. [R.]	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanfaronade \Fan*far`on*ade"\, n. [F. fanfaronnade, fr. Sp.	   fanfarronada. See {Fanfaron}.]	   A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanfoot \Fan"foot`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A species of gecko having the toes expanded into large	       lobes for adhesion. The Egyptian fanfoot ({Phyodactylus	       gecko}) is believed, by the natives, to have venomous	       toes.	   (b) Any moth of the genus {Polypogon}.	       [1913 Webster]
Fang \Fang\ (f[a^]ng), v. t. [OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig.	   only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. f[=o]n; akin to D. vangen,	   OHG. f[=a]han, G. fahen, fangen, Icel. f[=a], Sw. f[*a],	   f[*a]nga, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E.	   fair, peace, pact. Cf. {Fair}, a.]	   1. To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to	      gripe; to clutch. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged.	                                                  --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.	      "Chariots fanged with scythes." --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	Fang \Fang\, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking,	   booty, G. fang.]	   1. (Zool.) The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized	      and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the	      usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of	      the falcers of a spider.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since I am a dog, beware my fangs.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken.	      [1913 Webster]	            The protuberant fangs of the yucca.   --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a	      tooth. See {Tooth}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an	      air course. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a	      lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool,	      as a chisel, where it enters the handle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.)	      (a) The valve of a pump box.	      (b) A bend or loop of a rope.	          [1913 Webster]	   {In a fang}, fast entangled.	   {To lose the fang}, said of a pump when the water has gone	      out; hence:	   {To fang a pump}, to supply it with the water necessary to	      make it operate. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fanged \Fanged\, a.	   Having fangs or tusks; as, a fanged adder. Also used	   figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]
Fangle \Fan"gle\, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; hence, prop., a taking	   up a new thing.]	   Something new-fashioned; a foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a	   trifling ornament.	   [1913 Webster]	Fangle \Fan"gle\, v. t.	   To fashion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To control and new fangle the Scripture. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fangled \Fan"gled\, a.	   New made; hence, gaudy; showy; vainly decorated. [Obs.,	   except with the prefix new.] See {Newfangled}. "Our fangled	   world." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fangleness \Fan"gle*ness\, n.	   Quality of being fangled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He them in new fangleness did pass.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fangless \Fang"less\, a.	   Destitute of fangs or tusks. "A fangless lion." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fangot \Fan"got\, n. [Cf. It. fagotto, fangotto, a bundle. Cf.	   {Fagot}.]	   A quantity of wares, as raw silk, etc., from one hundred	   weight.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanion \Fan"ion\, n. [See {Fanon}.]	   1. (Mil.) A small flag sometimes carried at the head of the	      baggage of a brigade. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small flag for marking the stations in surveying.	      [1913 Webster]
Fanlike \Fan"like`\, a.	   Resembling a fan; -- specifically (Bot.), folded up like a	   fan, as certain leaves; plicate.
Fannel \Fan"nel\, n. [Dim., from same source as fanon.]	   Same as {Fanon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanner \Fan"ner\, n.	   1. One who fans. --Jer. li. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fan wheel; a fan blower. See under {Fan}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fan-nerved \Fan"-nerved`\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)	   Having the nerves or veins arranged in a radiating manner; --	   said of certain leaves, and of the wings of some insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Fanon \Fan"on\, n. [F. fanon, LL. fano, fr. OHG. fano banner	   cloth, G. fahne banner. See {Vane}, and cf. {Fanion},	   {Gonfalon}.] (Eccl.)	   A term applied to various articles, as:	   (a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by	       eastern bishops.	   (b) A maniple. [Written also {fannel}, {phanon}, etc.]	       [1913 Webster]
Fan palm \Fan" palm`\ (Bot.)	   Any palm tree having fan-shaped or radiate leaves; as the	   {Cham[ae]rops humilis} of Southern Europe; the species of	   {Sabal} and {Thrinax} in the West Indies, Florida, etc.; and	   especially the great talipot tree ({Corypha umbraculifera})	   of Ceylon and Malaya. The leaves of the latter are often	   eighteen feet long and fourteen wide, and are used for	   umbrellas, tents, and roofs. When cut up, they are used for	   books and manuscripts.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantad \Fan"tad\ (f[a^]n"t[a^]d), n.	   see {fantod}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fantail \Fan"tail`\ (f[a^]n"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) A variety of the domestic pigeon, so called from the	       shape of the tail.	   (b) Any bird of the Australian genus {Rhipidura}, in which	       the tail is spread in the form of a fan during flight.	       They belong to the family of flycatchers.	   (c) the {fantail goldfish}.	       [1913 Webster]
Fan-tailed \Fan"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having an expanded, or fan-shaped, tail; as, the fan-tailed	   pigeon.	   [1913 Webster]
fantail goldfish \fan"tail` gold"fish\, n. (Zool.)	   a type of goldfish bred artificially, having a realtively	   short oval body and a tail with four lobes arrayed somewhat	   like a folding fan, as though forming a part of the surface	   of a cone. Called also {fantail}.	   [PJC]
Fan-tan \Fan"-tan`\ (f[a^]n"t[a^]n`), n. [Chinese (of Canton) in	   an-tan-kun gambling house.]	   1. A Chinese gambling game in which coins or other small	      objects are placed upon a table, usually under a cup, and	      the players bet as to what remainder will be left when the	      sum of the counters is divided by four.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A game with playing cards in which the cards are played in	      sequences upon the table, the one who first gets rid of	      his cards being the winner.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fantasia \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 which the author's fancy roves unrestricted by	   set form.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantasied \Fan"ta*sied\, a. [From {Fantasy}.]	   Filled with fancies or imaginations. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantasm \Fan"tasm\, n. [See {Phantasm}, {Fancy}.]	   Same as {Phantasm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantast \Fan"tast\, n.	   One whose manners or ideas are fantastic. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantastic \Fan*tas"tic\, a. [F. fantastique, fr. Gr. ???????????	   able to represent, fr. ????????? to make visible. See	   {Fancy}.]	   1. Existing only in imagination; fanciful; imaginary; not	      real; chimerical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the nature of a phantom; unreal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indulging the vagaries of imagination; whimsical; full of	      absurd fancies; capricious; as, fantastic minds; a	      fantastic mistress.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Resembling fantasies in irregularity, caprice, or	      eccentricity; irregular; oddly shaped; grotesque.	      [1913 Webster]	            There at the foot of yonder nodding beech,	            That wreathes its old fantastic roots so high. --T.	                                                  Gray.	   Syn: Fanciful; imaginative; ideal; visionary; capricious;	        chimerical; whimsical; queer. See {Fanciful}.	        [1913 Webster]	Fantastic \Fan*tas"tic\, n.	   A person given to fantastic dress, manners, etc.; an	   eccentric person; a fop. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our fantastics, who, having a fine watch, take all	         ocasions to draw it out to be seen.      --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantastical \Fan*tas"tic*al\, a.	   Fanciful; unreal; whimsical; capricious; fantastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantasticality \Fan*tas`ti*cal"i*ty\, n.	   Fantastically. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fantastically \Fan*tas"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a fantastic manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         the letter A, in scarlet, fantastically embroidered	         with gold thread, upon her bosom.        --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantastic-alness \Fan*tas"tic-al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being fantastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantasticism \Fan*tas"ti*cism\, n.	   The quality of being fantastical; fancifulness; whimsicality.	   --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantasticly \Fan*tas"tic*ly\, adv.	   Fantastically. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fantasticness \Fan*tas"tic*ness\, n.	   Fantasticalness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fantastico \Fan*tas"ti*co\, n. [It.]	   A fantastic. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fantasy \Fan"ta*sy\, n.; pl. {Fantasies}. [See {Fancy}.]	   1. Fancy; imagination; especially, a whimsical or fanciful	      conception; a vagary of the imagination; whim; caprice;	      humor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is not this something more than fantasy ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand fantasies	            Begin to throng into my memory.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fantastic designs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Embroidered with fantasies and flourishes of gold	            thread.                               --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Fantasy \Fan"ta*sy\, v. t.	   To have a fancy for; to be pleased with; to like; to fancy.	   [Obs.] --Cavendish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which he doth most fantasy.              --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster] Fantigue
Fantigue \Fan*tigue"\, Fantique \Fan*tique"\, n. [Written also	   {fanteague}, {fanteeg}, etc.] [Cf. {Fantod}.]	   State of worry or excitment; fidget; ill humor. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Dickens.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fantoccini \Fan`toc*ci"ni\, n. pl. [It., dim. fr. fante child.]	   Puppets caused to perform evolutions or dramatic scenes by	   means of machinery; also, the representations in which they	   are used.	   [1913 Webster] Fantod
Fantod \Fan"tod\, Fantad \Fan"tad\, n. [Cf. {Fantigue}.]	   State of worry or excitement; fidget; fuss; also,	   indisposition; pet; sulks. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fantom \Fan"tom\, n.	   See {Phantom}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fantom corn}, phantom corn. --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]
fanwort \fanwort\ n.	   a common aquatic plant ({Cabomba caroliniana}) of eastern	   North America having floating and submerged leaves and white	   yellow-spotted flowers.	   Syn: water-shield, {Cabomba caroliniana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fap \Fap\ (f[a^]p), a.	   Fuddled. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] FAQ list	   FAQlist
FAQ \FAQ\ (f[a^]k), FAQ list \FAQ" list`\ (f[a^]k"l[i^]st`),
FAQlist \FAQ"list\ (f[a^]k"l[i^]st`), pr. n. [acronym from	   Frequently Asked Questions.]	   A list of questions and answers concerning a specific topic,	   such as how to use a particular computer program. Many such	   lists contain answers to the most commonly asked questions	   about that topic, however the questions need not derive from	   actual queries. Such lists are often maintained in electronic	   form and made available on the World Wide Web. [acronym]	   [PJC]
Faquir \Fa*quir"\, n.	   See {Fakir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Far \Far\, n. [See {Farrow}.] (Zool.)	   A young pig, or a litter of pigs.	   [1913 Webster]	Far \Far\, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar.	   and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising	   from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.]	   [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG.	   ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw.	   fjerran, adv., Goth. fa[imac]rra, adv., Gr. ????? beyond,	   Skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E.	   prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. Cf. {Farther},	   {Farthest}.]	   1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually	      separated by a wide space or extent.	      [1913 Webster]	            They said, . . . We be come from a far country.	                                                  --Josh. ix. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nations far and near contend in choice.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far	      be it from me to justify cruelty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally	      or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps.	                                                  lxxiii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in	      character.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was far from ill looking, though he thought	            himself still farther.                --F. Anstey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off	      side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one	      opposite to the rider when he mounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial	         use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.	         [1913 Webster]	   {By far}, by much; by a great difference.	   {Far between}, with a long distance (of space or time)	      between; at long intervals. "The examinations are few and	      far between." --Farrar.	      [1913 Webster]	Far \Far\, adv.	   1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are	      separated far from each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as,	      he pushed his researches far into antiquity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;	      greatly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far	            above rubies.                         --Prov. xxxi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   {As far as}, to the extent, or degree, that. See {As far as},	      under {As}.	   {Far off}.	      (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively.	      (b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. "But now,	          in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are	          made nigh by the blood of Christ." --Eph. ii. 13.	   {Far other}, different by a great degree; not the same; quite	      unlike. --Pope.	   {Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a	      whole region.	   {Far and wide}, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. "Far	      and wide his eye commands." --Milton.	   {From far}, from a great distance; from a remote place.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as	         far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.	         [1913 Webster]
Far-about \Far"-a*bout`\, n.	   A going out of the way; a digression. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Farad \Far"ad\, n. [From Michael Faraday, the English	   electrician.] (Elec.)	   The standard unit of electrical capacity; the capacity of a	   condenser whose charge, having an electro-motive force of one	   volt, is equal to the amount of electricity which, with the	   same electromotive force, passes through one ohm in one	   second; the capacity, which, charged with one coulomb, gives	   an electro-motive force of one volt.	   [1913 Webster]
faraday \far"a*day\, n. [From Michael Faraday, the English	   electrician.] (Elec.)	   the quantity of electric charge that, passed though an ionic	   solution, will cause electrolysis of one equivalent of ions;	   it is equal to about 96,490 coulombs. The number of univalent	   metal ions (such as silver in a silver nitrate solution)	   which would be deposited as free metal by such a current is	   Avogadro's number, 6.023 x 10^{23}.	   [PJC]
Faradic \Far*ad"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Michael Faraday, the distinguished	   electrician; -- applied especially to induced currents of	   electricity, as produced by certain forms of inductive	   apparatus, on account of Faraday's investigations of their	   laws. Faradism
Faradism \Far"a*dism\, Faradization \Far`a*di*za"tion\, n.	   (Med.)	   The treatment with faradic or induced currents of electricity	   for remedial purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Faradize \Far"a*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faradized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Faradizing}.] (Med.)	   To stimulate with, or subject to, faradic, or inducted,	   electric currents. -- {Far"a*diz`er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Farand \Far"and\, n.	   See {Farrand}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Farandams \Far"an*dams\, n.	   A fabrik made of silk and wool or hair. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Farandole \Fa`ran`dole"\, n. [F. farandole, Pr. farandoulo.]	   A rapid dance in six-eight time in which a large number join	   hands and dance in various figures, sometimes moving from	   room to room. It originated in Provence.	         I have pictured them dancing a sort of farandole. --W.	                                                  D. Howells.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Farantly \Far"ant*ly\, a. [See {Farrand}.]	   Orderly; comely; respectable. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Farce \Farce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Farced}, p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Farcing}.] [F. Farcir, L. farcire; akin to Gr. ???????? to	   fence in, stop up. Cf. {Force} to stuff, {Diaphragm},	   {Frequent}, {Farcy}, {Farse}.]	   1. To stuff with forcemeat; hence, to fill with mingled	      ingredients; to fill full; to stuff. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The first principles of religion should not be	            farced with school points and private tenets. --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]	            His tippet was aye farsed full of knives. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render fat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou wouldst farce thy lean ribs.  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To swell out; to render pompous. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Farcing his letter with fustian.      --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	Farce \Farce\, n. [F. farce, from L. farsus (also sometimes	   farctus), p. p. pf farcire. See {Farce}, v. t.]	   1. (Cookery) Stuffing, or mixture of viands, like that used	      on dressing a fowl; forcemeat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low style of comedy; a dramatic composition marked by	      low humor, generally written with little regard to	      regularity or method, and abounding with ludicrous	      incidents and expressions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Farce is that in poetry which "grotesque" is in a	            picture: the persons and action of a farce are all	            unnatural, and the manners false.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ridiculous or empty show; as, a mere farce. "The farce of	      state." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Farcement \Farce"ment\, n.	   Stuffing; forcemeat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They spoil a good dish with . . . unsavory farcements.	                                                  --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Farcical \Far"ci*cal\, a.	   Pertaining to farce; appropriated to farce; ludicrous;	   unnatural; unreal.	   [1913 Webster]	         They deny the characters to be farcical, because they	         are ??tually in in nature.               --Gay.	   -- {Far"ci*cal*ly}, adv. -{Far"ci*cal*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Farcical \Far"ci*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the disease called farcy. See {Farcy}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Farcilite \Far"ci*lite\, n. [Farce+-lite.] (Min.)	   Pudding stone. [Obs.] --Kirwan. Farcimen
Farcimen \Far"ci*men\, Farcin \Far"cin\, n. (Far.)	   Same as {Farcy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Farcing \Far"cing\, n. (Cookery)	   Stuffing; forcemeat.	   [1913 Webster]
Farctate \Farc"tate\, a. [L. farctus, p. p. of farcire. See	   {Farce}, v. t.] (Bot.)	   Stuffed; filled solid; as, a farctate leaf, stem, or	   pericarp; -- opposed to tubular or hollow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Farcy \Far"cy\, n. [F. farcin; cf. L. farciminum a disease of	   horses, fr. farcire. See {Farce}.] (Far.)	   A contagious disease of horses, associated with painful	   ulcerating enlargements, esp. upon the head and limbs. It is	   of the same nature as glanders, and is often fatal. Called	   also {farcin}, and {farcimen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Farcy, although more common in horses, is communicable	         to other animals and to human beings.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Farcy bud}, a hard, prominent swelling occurring upon the	      cutaneous surface in farcy, due to the obstruction and	      inflammation of the lymphatic vessels, and followed by	      ulceration. --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]
Fard \Fard\, n. [F., prob. fr. OHG. gifarit, gifarwit p. p. of	   farwjan to color, tinge, fr. farawa color, G. farbe.]	   Paint used on the face. [Obs.] "Painted with French fard."	   --J. Whitaker.	   [1913 Webster]	Fard \Fard\, v. t. [F. farder to paint one's face.]	   To paint; -- said esp. of one's face. [Obs.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Fardage \Far`dage"\, n. [F. See {Fardel}.] (Naut.)	   See {Dunnage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fardel \Far"del\, n. [OF. fardel, F. fardeau; cf. Sp. fardel,	   fardillo, fardo, LL. fardellus; prob. fr. Ar. fard one of the	   two parts of an object divisible into two, hence, one of the	   two parts of a camel's load. Cf. {Furl}.]	   A bundle or little pack; hence, a burden. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fardel of never-ending misery and suspense.	                                                  --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]	Fardel \Far"del\, v. t.	   To make up in fardels. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Farding-bag \Far"ding-bag`\, n. [Of uncertain origin; cf.	   {Fardel}.]	   The upper stomach of a cow, or other ruminant animal; the	   rumen.	   [1913 Webster]
Fardingdale \Far"ding*dale\, n.	   A farthingale. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fardingdeal \Far"ding*deal\, n. [See {Farthing}, and {Deal} a	   part.]	   The fourth part of an acre of land. [Obs.] [Written also	   {farding dale}, {fardingale}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fare \Fare\ (f[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fared}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Faring}.] [AS. faran to travel, fare; akin to OS., Goth.,	   & OHG. faran to travel, go, D. varen, G. fahren, OFries.,	   Icel., & Sw. fara, Dan. fare, Gr. ????? a way through,	   ??????? a ferry, strait, ???????? to convey, ?????????? to	   go, march, ????? beyond, on the other side, ????? to pass	   through, L. peritus experienced, portus port, Skr. par to	   bring over. [root]78. Cf. {Chaffer}, {Emporium}, {Far},	   {Ferry}, {Ford}, {Peril}, {Port} a harbor, {Pore}, n.]	   1. To go; to pass; to journey; to travel.	      [1913 Webster]	            So on he fares, and to the border comes	            Of Eden.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in any state, or pass through any experience, good	      or bad; to be attended with any circummstances or train of	      events, fortunate or unfortunate; as, he fared well, or	      ill.	      [1913 Webster]	            So fares the stag among the enraged hounds.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            I bid you most heartily well to fare. --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            So fared the knight between two foes. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be treated or entertained at table, or with bodily or	      social comforts; to live.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a certain rich man which . . . fared	            sumptuously every day.                --Luke xvi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To happen well, or ill; -- used impersonally; as, we shall	      see how it will fare with him.	      [1913 Webster]	            So fares it when with truth falsehood contends.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To behave; to conduct one's self. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She ferde [fared] as she would die.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Fare \Fare\, n. [AS. faru journey, fr. faran. See {Fare}, v.]	   1. A journey; a passage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That nought might stay his fare.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for	      conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for	      crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ado; bustle; business. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The warder chid and made fare.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Condition or state of things; fortune; hap; cheer.	      [1913 Webster]	            What fare? what news abroad ?         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse	      fare; delicious fare. "Philosophic fare." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle; as, a full	      fare of passengers. --A. Drummond.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The catch of fish on a fishing vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of fare}. See under {Bill}.	   {Fare indicator} or { Fare register}, a device for recording	      the number of passengers on a street car, etc.	   {Fare wicket}.	      (a) A gate or turnstile at the entrance of toll bridges,	          exhibition grounds, etc., for registering the number	          of persons passing it.	      (b) An opening in the door of a street car for purchasing	          tickets of the driver or passing fares to the	          conductor. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]
Faren \Far"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Fare}, v. i. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
fare-thee-well \fare-thee-well\ n.	   state of perfection; the utmost degree; as, they polished the	   furniture to a fare-thee-well.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Farewell \Fare`well"\, interj. [Fare (thou, you) + well.]	   Go well; good-by; adieu; -- originally applied to a person	   departing, but by custom now applied both to those who depart	   and those who remain. It is often separated by the pronoun;	   as, fare you well; and is sometimes used as an expression of	   separation only; as, farewell the year; farewell, ye sweet	   groves; that is, I bid you farewell.	   [1913 Webster]	         So farewell hope, and with hope, farewell fear.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fare thee well! and if forever,	         Still forever fare thee well.            --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The primary accent is sometimes placed on the first	         syllable, especially in poetry.	         [1913 Webster]	Farewell \Fare`well"\, n.	   1. A wish of happiness or welfare at parting; the parting	      compliment; a good-by; adieu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of departure; leave-taking; a last look at, or	      reference to something.	      [1913 Webster]	            And takes her farewell of the glorious sun. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before I take my farewell of the subject. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Farewell \Fare"well`\, a.	   Parting; valedictory; final; as, a farewell discourse; his	   farewell bow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leans in his spear to take his farewell view.	                                                  --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Farewell rock} (Mining), the Millstone grit; -- so called	      because no coal is found worth working below this stratum.	      It is used for hearths of furnaces, having power to resist	      intense heat. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Farfet \Far"fet`\, a. [Far + fet, p. p. of {Fette}.]	   Farfetched. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         York with his farfet policy.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Farfetch \Far"fetch`\, v. t. [Far + fetch.]	   To bring from far; to seek out studiously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To farfetch the name of Tartar from a Hebrew word.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Farfetch \Far"fetch`\, n.	   Anything brought from far, or brought about with studious	   care; a deep strategem. [Obs.] "Politic farfetches."	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Farfetched \Far"fetched`\, a.	   1. Brought from far, or from a remote place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every remedy contained a multitude of farfetched and	            heterogeneous ingredients.            --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Studiously sought; not easily or naturally deduced or	      introduced; forced; strained; hence, implausible or	      improbable.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
far-flung \far-flung\ adj.	   widely spread or distributed; as, the far-flung corners of	   the Empire.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Farina \Fa*ri"na\ (f[.a]*r[imac]"n[.a] or f[.a]*r[=e]"n[.a]), 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 vegetables, extracted by various	      processes, and used in cookery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Pollen. [R.] --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]
Farinaceous \Far`i*na"ceous\, a. [L. farinaceus.]	   1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as, a farinaceous	      diet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Yielding farina or flour; as, ffarinaceous seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Like meal; mealy; pertaining to meal; as, a farinaceous	      taste, smell, or appearance.	      [1913 Webster]
Farinose \Far`i*nose"\, a. [L. farinosus: cf. F. farineux.]	   1. Yielding farina; as, farinose substances.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Covered with a sort of white, mealy powder,	      as the leaves of some poplars, and the body of certain	      insects; mealy.	      [1913 Webster]
Farl \Farl\, v. t.	   Same as {Furl}. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Farlie \Far"lie\, n. [OE. ferlish wonder, as adj., strange,	   sudden, fearful, AS. f[=ae]rl[imac]c sudden. See {Fear}.]	   An unusual or unexpected thing; a wonder. See {Fearly}. [Obs.	   or Prov. Eng.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Farm \Farm\, n. [OE. ferme rent, lease, F. ferme, LL. firma, fr.	   L. firmus firm, fast, firmare to make firm or fast. See	   {Firm}, a. & n.]	   1. The rent of land, -- originally paid by reservation of	      part of its products. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation; a	      leasehold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is great willfulness in landlords to make any	            longer farms to their tenants.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the	      purpose of cultivation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under	      the management of a tenant or the owner.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In English the ideas of a lease, a term, and a rent,	         continue to be in a great degree inseparable, even from	         the popular meaning of a farm, as they are entirely so	         from the legal sense. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the	      collection of the revenues of government.	      [1913 Webster]	            The province was devided into twelve farms. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (O. Eng. Law) A lease of the imposts on particular goods;	      as, the sugar farm, the silk farm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereas G. H. held the farm of sugars upon a rent of	            10,000 marks per annum.               --State Trials	                                                  (1196).	      [1913 Webster]	Farm \Farm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Farmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Farming}.]	   1. To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to	      yield the use of to proceeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are enforced to farm our royal realm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the	      revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a	      percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes.	      [1913 Webster]	            To farm their subjects and their duties toward	            these.                                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take at a certain rent or rate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to	      till, as a farm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To farm let}, {To let to farm}, to lease on rent.	      [1913 Webster]	Farm \Farm\, v. i.	   To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a	   farmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Farmable \Farm"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being farmed.	   [1913 Webster]
Farmer \Farm"er\ (f[aum]rm"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. fermier.]	   One who farms; as:	   (a) One who hires and cultivates a farm; a cultivator of	       leased ground; a tenant. --Smart.	   (b) One who is devoted to the tillage of the soil; one who	       cultivates a farm; an agriculturist; a husbandman.	   (c) One who takes taxes, customs, excise, or other duties, to	       collect, either paying a fixed annuual rent for the	       privilege; as, a farmer of the revenues.	   (d) (Mining) The lord of the field, or one who farms the lot	       and cope of the crown.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Farmer-general} [F. fermier-general], one to whom the right	      of levying certain taxes, in a particular district, was	      farmed out, under the former French monarchy, for a given	      sum paid down.	   {Farmers' satin}, a light material of cotton and worsted,	      used for coat linings. --McElrath.	   {The king's farmer} (O. Eng. Law), one to whom the collection	      of a royal revenue was farmed out. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Farmeress \Farm"er*ess\, n.	   A woman who farms.	   [1913 Webster]
farmerette \farmerette\ n.	   a woman working on a farm; a farmeress.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Farmership \Farm"er*ship\, n.	   Skill in farming.	   [1913 Webster]
Farmery \Farm"er*y\, n.	   The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm;	   a homestead. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Farmhouse \Farm"house`\, n.	   A dwelling house on a farm; a farmer's residence.	   [1913 Webster]
Farming \Farm"ing\, a.	   Pertaining to agriculture; devoted to, adapted to, or engaged	   in, farming; as, farming tools; farming land; a farming	   community.	   [1913 Webster]	Farming \Farm"ing\, n.	   The business of cultivating land.	   [1913 Webster]
farmland \farmland\ n.	   a rural area where farming is practiced; land actually under	   cultivation or capable of supporting crops.	   Syn: farming area.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Farmost \Far"most`\, a.	   Most distant; farthest.	   [1913 Webster]	         A spacious cave within its farmost part. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
farmplace \farmplace\ n.	   a farm together with its buildings.	   Syn: farmstead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Farmstead \Farm"stead\, n.	   A farm with the building upon it; a homestead on a farm.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         With its pleasant groves and farmsteads. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Farmsteading \Farm"stead*ing\, n.	   A farmstead. [Scot.] --Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Farmyard \Farm"yard`\, n.	   The yard or inclosure attached to a barn, or the space	   inclosed by the farm buildings.	   [1913 Webster]
Farness \Far"ness\, n. [From {Far}, a.]	   The state of being far off; distance; remoteness. [R.]	   --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Faro \Far"o\, n. [Said to be so called because the Egyptian king	   Pharaoh was formerly represented upon one of the cards.]	   A gambling game at cards, in which all the other players play	   against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the	   order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Faro bank}, the capital which the proprietor of a faro table	      ventures in the game; also, the place where a game of faro	      is played. --Hoyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Faroese \Fa`ro*ese`\, n. sing. & pl.	   An inhabitant, or, collectively, inhabitants, of the Faroe	   islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Far-off \Far"-off`\, a.	   1. Remote; as, the far-off distance; troops landing on	      far-off shores. Cf. {Far-off}, under {Far}, adv.	   Syn: faraway.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. remote in time; as, far-off happier times.	   Syn: remote, removed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
far-out \far-out\ adj.	   strikingly unconventional. [informal]	   Syn: kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Farraginous \Far*rag*i*nous\, a. [See {Farrago}.]	   Formed of various materials; mixed; as, a farraginous	   mountain. [R.] --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]	         A farraginous concurrence of all conditions, tempers,	         sexes, and ages.                         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Farrago \Far*ra"go\, n. [L. farrago, -aginis, mixed fodder for	   cattle, mash, medley, fr. far a sort of grain. See {Farina}.]	   A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a	   medley; a mixture.	   [1913 Webster]	         A confounded farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, wishes,	         and all the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.	                                                  --Sheridan.	   [1913 Webster]
Farrand \Far"rand\, n. [OE. farand beautiful; cf. Gael. farranta	   neat, stout, stately; or perh. akin to E. fare.]	   Manner; custom; fashion; humor. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also	   {farand}.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
far-reaching \far-reaching\ adj.	   having a wide range or effect; as, far-reaching (or	   extensive) forests; a far-reaching reform.	   Syn: extensive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Farreation \Far`re*a"tion\, n. [L. farreatio.]	   Same as {Confarreation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Farrier \Far"ri*er\, n. [OE. farrour, ferrer, OF. ferreor,	   ferrier, LL. Ferrator, ferrarius equorum, from ferrare to	   shoe a horse, ferrum a horseshoe, fr. L. ferrum iron. Cf.	   {Ferreous}.]	   1. A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon.	      [1913 Webster]	Farrier \Far"ri*er\, v. i.	   To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.	   [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Farriery \Far"ri*er*y\, n.	   1. The art of shoeing horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of preventing, curing, or mitigating diseases of	      horses and cattle; the veterinary art.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place where a smith shoes horses.	      [1913 Webster]
far-right \far-right\ adj. (Politics)	   extremely conservative politically.	   Syn: reactionary, reactionist, ultraconservative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Farrow \Far"row\ (f[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [AS. fearh a little pig; a	   akin to OHG. farh, farah, pig, dim. farheli little pig, G.	   fercel, D. varken pig, Lith. parszas OIr. orc, L. porcus, Gr.	   po`rkos. Cf. {Pork}.]	   A litter of pigs. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Farrow \Far"row\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Farrowed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Farrowing}.]	   To bring forth (young); -- said only of swine. --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	Farrow \Far"row\, a. [Cf. Scot. ferry cow a cow that is not with	   calf, D. vaarkoe, vaars, heifer, G. f[aum]rse, AS. fearr	   bull, G. farre. Cf. {Heifer}.]	   Not producing young in a given season or year; -- said only	   of cows.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: If a cow has had a calf, but fails in a subsequent	         year, she is said to be farrow, or to go farrow.	         [1913 Webster]
Farry \Far"ry\, n.	   A farrow. [Obs.] --Perry.	   [1913 Webster]
Farse \Farse\, n. [See {Farce}, n.] (Eccl.)	   An addition to, or a paraphrase of, some part of the Latin	   service in the vernacular; -- common in English before the	   Reformation.	   [1913 Webster]
Farseeing \Far"see`ing\, a.	   1. Able to see to a great distance; farsighted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having foresight as regards the future.	      [1913 Webster]
Farsi \Far"si\ (f[aum]r"s[-e]), prop. n.	   The language spoken in modern Iran; modern Persian. It is	   written in the Arabic alphabet.	   [PJC]
Farsighted \Far"sight`ed\, a.	   1. Seeing to great distance; hence, of good judgment	      regarding the remote effects of actions; sagacious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Hypermetropic.	      [1913 Webster]
Farsightedness \Far"sight`ed*ness\, n.	   1. Quality of bbeing farsighted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Hypermetropia.	      [1913 Webster]
Far-stretched \Far"-stretched`\, a.	   Stretched beyond ordinary limits.	   [1913 Webster]
Farther \Far"ther\ (f[aum]r"[th][~e]r), a., compar. of {Far}.	   [superl. {Farthest} (-[th][e^]st). See {Further}.] [For	   farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further.	   Cf. {Farthest}.]	   1. More remote; more distant than something else.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point;	      additional; further.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before our farther way the fates allow. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me add a farther Truth.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some farther change awaits us.        --MIlton.	      [1913 Webster]	Farther \Far"ther\, adv.	   1. At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as,	      let us rest with what we have, without looking farther.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as,	      farther, let us consider the probable event.	      [1913 Webster]	   {No farther}, (used elliptically for) go no farther; say no	      more, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will be dangerous to go on. No farther ! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Farther \Far"ther\, v. t.	   To help onward. [R.] See {Further}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fartherance \Far"ther*ance\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Furtherance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Farthermore \Far"ther*more`\, adv. [Obs.]	   See {Furthermore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Farthermost \Far"ther*most`\, a.	   Most remote; farthest.	   [1913 Webster]
Farthest \Far"thest\ (f[aum]r"[th][e^]st), a. Superl. of {far}.	   [See {Farther} and cf. {Furthest}]	   Most distant or remote; as, the farthest degree. See	   {Furthest}.	   [1913 Webster]	Farthest \Far"thest\ adv.	   At or to the greatest distance. See {Furthest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Farthing \Far"thing\, n. [OE. furthing, AS. fe['o]r[eth]ung, fr.	   fe['o]r[eth]a fourth, fe['o]r, fe['o]wer, four. See {Four}.]	   1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great	      Britain, being a cent in United States currency.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very small quantity or value. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In her cup was no farthing seen of grease.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A division of land. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thirty acres make a farthing land; nine farthings a	            Cornish acre; and four Cornish acres a knight's fee.	                                                  --R. Carew.	      [1913 Webster]
Farthingale \Far"thin*gale\, n. [OE. vardingale, fardingale, fr.	   OF. vertugale, verdugade, F. vertugade, vertugadin, from Sp.	   verdugado, being named from its hoops, fr. verdugo a young	   shoot of tree, fr. verde green, fr. L. viridis. See	   {Verdant}.]	   A hoop skirt or hoop petticoat, or other light, elastic	   material, used to extend the petticoat.	   [1913 Webster]	         We'll revel it as bravely as the best, . . .	         With ruffs and cuffs, and farthingales and things.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fasces \Fas"ces\, n. pl. [L., pl. of fascis bundle; cf. fascia a	   band, and Gr. fa`kelos a bundle.], (Rom. Antiq.)	   A bundle of rods, having among them an ax with the blade	   projecting, borne before the Roman magistrates as a badge of	   their authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Fascet \Fas"cet\, n. (Glass Making)	   A wire basket on the end of a rod to carry glass bottles,	   etc., to the annealing furnace; also, an iron rod to be	   thrust into the mouths of bottles, and used for the same	   purpose; -- called also {pontee} and {punty}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fascia \Fas"ci*a\, n.; pl. {Fasci[ae]}. [L., a band: cf. It.	   fascia. See {Fasces}, and cf. {Fess}.]	   1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage	      or roller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat	      band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands	      which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See	      Illust. of {Column}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat,	      immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of	      connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an	      aponeurosis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A broad well-defined band of color.	      [1913 Webster]
Fascial \Fas"ci*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to the fasces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Relating to a fascia. Fasciate
Fasciate \Fas"ci*ate\, Fasciated \Fas"ci*a`ted\, a. [L.	   fasciatus, p. p. of fasciare to envelop with bands, fr.	   fascia band. See {Fasces}.]	   1. Bound with a fillet, sash, or bandage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Banded or compacted together.	      (b) Flattened and laterally widened, as are often the	          stems of the garden cockscomb.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Broadly banded with color.	      [1913 Webster]
Fasciation \Fas`ci*a"tion\, n.	   The act or manner of binding up; bandage; also, the condition	   of being fasciated.	   [1913 Webster]
Fascicle \Fas"ci*cle\, n. [L. fasciculus, dim. of fascis. See	   {Fasces}.]	   1. A small bundle or collection; a compact cluster; as, a	      fascicle of fibers; a fascicle of flowers or roots.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the divisions of a book published in parts;	      fasciculus.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fascicled \Fas"ci*cled\, a.	   Growing in a bundle, tuft, or close cluster; as, the	   fascicled leaves of the pine or larch; the fascicled roots of	   the dahlia; fascicled muscle fibers; fascicled tufts of hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Fascicular \Fas*cic"u*lar\, a.	   Pertaining to a fascicle; fascicled; as, a fascicular root.	   [1913 Webster]
Fascicularly \Fas*cic"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a fascicled manner. --Kirwan. Fasciculate
Fasciculate \Fas*cic"u*late\, Fasciculated \Fas*cic"u*la`ted\,a.	   Grouped in a fascicle; fascicled.	   [1913 Webster]
Fascicule \Fas"ci*cule\, n. [See {Fascicle}.]	   A small bunch or bundle; a fascicle; as, a fascicule of	   fibers, hairs, or spines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fasciculus \Fas*cic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Fasciculi}. [L. See	   {Fascicle}.]	   1. A little bundle; a fascicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A division of a book.	      [1913 Webster]
Fascinate \Fas"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fascinated}, p.	   pr. & vb. n.. {Fascinating}.] [L. fascinare; cf. Gr.	   ?????????? to slander, bewitch.]	   1. To influence in an uncontrollable manner; to operate on by	      some powerful or irresistible charm; to bewitch; to	      enchant.	      [1913 Webster]	            It has been almost universally believed that . . .	            serpents can stupefy and fascinate the prey which	            they are desirous to obtain.          --Griffith	                                                  (Cuvier).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite and allure irresistibly or powerfully; to charm;	      to captivate, as by physical or mental charms.	      [1913 Webster]	            There be none of the passions that have been noted	            to fascinate or bewitch but love and envy. --Bacon.	   Syn: To charm; enrapture; captivate; enchant; bewitch;	        attract.	        [1913 Webster]
fascinated \fascinated\ adj.	   1. having the attention fixed by a sense of wonder.	   Syn: hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised,	        spellbound, transfixed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. intensely interested in or attracted by; as, I'm very	      interested in birds; in fact I'm fascinated by them.	      [WordNet 1.5]
fascinating \fascinating\ adj.	   1. capable of holding the attention; as, a fascinating story.	   Syn: absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting, spellbinding.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. capturing interest as if by a spell; as, a fascinating	      woman.	   Syn: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling,	        entrancing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fascination \Fas`ci*na"tion\, n. [L. fascinatio; cf. F.	   fascination.]	   1. The act of fascinating, bewitching, or enchanting;	      enchantment; witchcraft; the exercise of a powerful or	      irresistible influence on the affections or passions;	      unseen, inexplicable influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Turks hang old rags . . . upon their fairest	            horses, and other goodly creatures, to secure them	            against fascination.                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or condition of being fascinated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which fascinates; a charm; a spell.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a certain bewitchery or fascination in	            words.                                --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Fascine \Fas*cine"\, n. [F., fr. L. fascina a bundle of sticks,	   fr. fascis. See {Fasces}.] (Fort. & Engin.)	   A cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, bound together,	   used in raising batteries, filling ditches, strengthening	   ramparts, and making parapets; also in revetments for river	   banks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fascinous \Fas"ci*nous\, a. [L. fascinum witchcraft, akin to	   fascinare. See {Fascinate}.]	   Caused or acting by witchcraft. [Obs.] "Fascinous diseases."	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fasciola \Fas*ci"o*la\, n.;pl. {Fasciol[ae]}. [See {Fasciole}.]	   (Anat.)	   A band of gray matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the	   dentate convolution. --Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Fasciole \Fas"ci*ole\, n. [L. fasciola a little bandage. See	   {Fascia}.] (Zool.)	   A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the	   shells of spatangoid sea urchins. See {Spatangoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
fascism \fasc"ism\ (f[a^]sh"[i^]z'm) n.	   1. a political theory advocating an authoritarian	      hierarchical government; -- opposed to {democracy} and	      {liberalism}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an authoritarian system of government under absolute	      control of a single dictator, allowing no political	      opposition, forcibly suppressing dissent, and rigidly	      controlling most industrial and economic activities. Such	      regimes usually try to achieve popularity by a strongly	      nationalistic appeal, often mixed with racism.	      [PJC]	   3. Specifically, the Fascist movement led by Benito Mussolini	      in Italy from 1922 to 1943.	      [PJC]	   4. broadly, a tendency toward or support of a strongly	      authoritarian or dictatorial control of government or	      other organizations; -- often used pejoratively in this	      sense.	      [PJC]
fascist \fascist\ n.	   an adherent of fascism or similar right-wing authoritarian	   views.	   [WordNet 1.5] fascist	fascist \fascist\ fascistic \fascistic\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to fascism; resembling fascism; as,	      fascist propaganda.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Fash \Fash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fashing}.] [OF. faschier, F. f?cher, to anger, vex; cf. Pr.	   fasticar, fastigar, fr. L. fastidium dilike. See	   {Fastidious}.]	   To vex; to tease; to trouble. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fash \Fash\, n.	   Vexation; anxiety; care. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Without further fash on my part.         --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashion \Fash"ion\, n. [OE. fasoun, facioun, shape, manner, F.	   facon, orig., a making, fr. L. factio a making, fr. facere to	   make. See {Fact}, {Feat}, and cf. {Faction}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The make or form of anything; the style, shape,	      appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model; as, the	      fashion of the ark, of a coat, of a house, of an altar,	      etc.; workmanship; execution.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fashion of his countenance was altered. --Luke	                                                  ix. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not like the fashion of your garments. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The prevailing mode or style, especially of dress; custom	      or conventional usage in respect of dress, behavior,	      etiquette, etc.; particularly, the mode or style usual	      among persons of good breeding; as, to dress, dance, sing,	      ride, etc., in the fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The innocent diversions in fashion.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            As now existing, fashion is a form of social	            regulation analogous to constitutional government as	            a form of political regulation.       --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Polite, fashionable, or genteel life; social position;	      good breeding; as, men of fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mode of action; method of conduct; manner; custom; sort;	      way. "After his sour fashion." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {After a fashion}, to a certain extent; of a sort; sort of.	      	   {Fashion piece} (Naut.), one of the timbers which terminate	      the transom, and define the shape of the stern.	   {Fashion plate}, a pictorial design showing the prevailing	      style or a new style of dress.	      [1913 Webster]	Fashion \Fash"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fashioned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fashioning}.] [Cf. F. faconner.]	   1. To form; to give shape or figure to; to mold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here the loud hammer fashions female toys. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ingenious art . . .	            Steps forth to fashion and refine the age. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit; to adapt; to accommodate; -- with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laws ought to be fashioned to the manners and	            conditions of the people.             --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make according to the rule prescribed by custom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fashioned plate sells for more than its weight.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To forge or counterfeit. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fashioning needle} (Knitting Machine), a needle used for	      widening or narrowing the work and thus shaping it.	      [1913 Webster]
Fashionable \Fash"ion*a*ble\, a.	   1. Conforming to the fashion or established mode; according	      with the prevailing form or style; as, a fashionable	      dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Established or favored by custom or use; current;	      prevailing at a particular time; as, the fashionable	      philosophy; fashionable opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Observant of the fashion or customary mode; dressing or	      behaving according to the prevailing fashion; as, a	      fashionable man.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Genteel; well-bred; as, fashionable society.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time is like a fashionable host	            That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fashionable \Fash"ion*a*ble\, n.	   A person who conforms to the fashions; -- used chiefly in the	   plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashionableness \Fash"ion*a*ble*ness\, n.	   State of being fashionable.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashionably \Fash"ion*a*bly\, adv.	   In a fashionable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashioned \Fash"ioned\, a.	   Having a certain style or fashion; as, old-fashioned;	   new-fashioned.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashioner \Fash"ion*er\, n.	   One who fashions, forms, ar gives shape to anything. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The fashioner had accomplished his task, and the	         dresses were brought home.               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashionist \Fash"ion*ist\, n.	   An obsequious follower of the modes and fashions. [R.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashionless \Fash"ion*less\, a.	   Having no fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashion-monger \Fash"ion-mon`ger\, n.	   One who studies the fashions; a fop; a dandy. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Fashion-mongering \Fash"ion-mon`ger*ing\, a.	   Behaving like a fashion-monger. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fassaite \Fas"sa*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of pyroxene, from the valley of Fassa, in the	   Tyrol.	   [1913 Webster]
Fast \Fast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fasting}.] [AS. f[ae]stan; akin to D. vasten, OHG.	   fast[=e]n, G. fasten, Icel. & Sw. fasta, Dan. faste, Goth.	   fastan to keep, observe, fast, and prob. to E. fast firm.]	   1. To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole	      or in part; to go hungry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fasting he went to sleep, and fasting waked.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to	      abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the	      mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of	      grief, or humiliation and penitence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou didst fast and weep for the child. --2 Sam.	                                                  xii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fasting day}, a fast day; a day of fasting.	      [1913 Webster]	Fast \Fast\, n. [OE. faste, fast; cf. AS. f[ae]sten, OHG. fasta,	   G. faste. See {Fast}, v. i.]	   1. Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Surfeit is the father of much fast.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a	      spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious	      humiliation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a	      period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food;	      as, an annual fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fast day}, a day appointed for fasting, humiliation, and	      religious offices as a means of invoking the favor of God.	      	   {To break one's fast}, to put an end to a period of	      abstinence by taking food; especially, to take one's	      morning meal; to breakfast. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fast \Fast\, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE.,	   firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[ae]st; akin to OS. fast, D.	   vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan.	   fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the	   idea of keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use.	   Cf. {Fast}, adv., {Fast}, v., {Avast}.]	   1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,	      unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the	      door.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is an order that keeps things fast. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art;	      impregnable; strong.	      [1913 Webster]	            Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or	      alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by	      washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their	            smells.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            All this while in a most fast sleep.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint;	      reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a	      fast liver. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. In such a condition, as to resilience, etc., as to make	      possible unusual rapidity of play or action; as, a fast	      racket, or tennis court; a fast track; a fast billiard	      table, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Fast and loose}, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant,	      esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play	      fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy	      or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another.	      "Play fast and loose with faith." --Shak.	   {Fast and loose pulleys} (Mach.), two pulleys placed side by	      side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another	      shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re["e]ngage	      the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be	      stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to	      the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and	      vice versa.	   {Hard and fast} (Naut.), so completely aground as to be	      immovable.	   {To make fast} (Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as	      a vessel, a rope, or a door.	      [1913 Webster]	Fast \Fast\, adv. [OE. faste firmly, strongly, quickly, AS.	   f[ae]ste. See {Fast}, a.]	   1. In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly;	      firmly; immovably.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will bind thee fast.               --Judg. xv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly;	      extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fast by}, or {Fast beside}, close or near to; near at hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, after Eve seduced, unminded slunk	            Into the wood fast by.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fast by the throne obsequious Fame resides. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Fast \Fast\, n.	   That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring	   rope, hawser, or chain; -- called, according to its position,	   a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on	   a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring.	   [1913 Webster]
fastball \fast"ball`\ n. (Baseball)	   a baseball thrown with maximum velocity.	   Syn: heater, smoke, hummer, bullet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fastbreak \fast"break`\ n. (basketball)	   a rapid dash to get a shot at one's own basket as soon as	   possible after taking possession of the ball; -- often	   occurring after the opposing team has shot at their basket.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fasten \Fas"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fastened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fastening}.] [AS. f[ae]stnian; akin to OHG. festin[=o]n.	   See {Fast}, a.]	   1. To fix firmly; to make fast; to secure, as by a knot,	      lock, bolt, etc.; as, to fasten a chain to the feet; to	      fasten a door or window.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to hold together or to something else; to attach	      or unite firmly; to cause to cleave to something, or to	      cleave together, by any means; as, to fasten boards	      together with nails or cords; to fasten anything in our	      thoughts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words Whig and Tory have been pressed to the	            service of many successions of parties, with very	            different ideas fastened to them.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to lay on;	      as, to fasten a blow. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I can fasten but one cup upon him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fasten a charge upon} or {To fasten a crime upon}, to	      make his guilt certain, or so probable as to be generally	      believed.	   {To fasten one's eyes upon}, to look upon steadily without	      cessation. --Acts iii. 4.	   Syn: To fix; cement; stick; link; affix; annex.	        [1913 Webster]	Fasten \Fas"ten\, v. i.	   To fix one's self; to take firm hold; to clinch; to cling.	   [1913 Webster]	         A horse leech will hardly fasten on a fish. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
fastened \fastened\ adj.	   1. affixed. Opposite of {unaffixed}.	   Syn: secured.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. secured against opening; -- of doors, hatches, etc.	   Syn: latched.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fastener \Fas"ten*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, makes fast or firm.	   [1913 Webster]
Fastening \Fas"ten*ing\, n.	   Anything that binds and makes fast, as a lock, catch, bolt,	   bar, buckle, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Faster \Fast"er\, n.	   One who abstains from food.	   [1913 Webster]
fast-flying \fast-flying\ adj.	   moving or functioning quickly and energetically; as, a	   fast-flying messenger.	   Syn: fast flying, hurrying, speedy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fast-growing \fast-growing\ adj.	   tending to spread quickly; -- used mostly of plants.	   [prenominal] [Narrower terms: {invasive (vs. noninvasive) ]	   Syn: aggressive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fast-handed \Fast"-hand`ed\, a.	   Close-handed; close-fisted; covetous; avaricious. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fasti \Fas"ti\, n. pl. [L.]	   1. The Roman calendar, which gave the days for festivals,	      courts, etc., corresponding to a modern almanac.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Records or registers of important events.	      [1913 Webster]
Fastidiosity \Fas*tid`i*os"i*ty\, n.	   Fastidiousness; squeamishness. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Fastidious \Fas*tid"i*ous\, a. [L. fastidiosus disdainful, fr.	   fastidium loathing, aversion, perh. fr. fastus arrogance (of	   uncertain origin) + taedium loathing. Cf. {Tedious}, {Fash}.]	   Difficult to please; delicate to a fault; suited with	   difficulty; squeamish; as, a fastidious mind or ear; a	   fastidious appetite.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proud youth ! fastidious of the lower world. --Young.	   Syn: Squeamish; critical; overnice; difficult; punctilious.	        	   Usage: {Fastidious}, {Squeamish}. We call a person fastidious	          when his taste or feelings are offended by trifling	          defects or errors; we call him squeamish when he is	          excessively nice or critical on minor points, and also	          when he is overscrupulous as to questions of duty.	          "Whoever examines his own imperfections will cease to	          be fastidious; whoever restrains his caprice and	          scrupulosity will cease to be squeamish." --Crabb. --	          {Fas*tid"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fas*tid"i*ous*ness}, n.	          Fastigiate
Fastigiate \Fas*tig"i*ate\, Fastigiated \Fas*tig"i*a`ted\, a.	   [L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit.]	   1. Narrowing towards the top.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches	      of the Lombardy poplar; pointed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle	      with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat.	      [1913 Webster]
Fastish \Fast"ish\, a.	   Rather fast; also, somewhat dissipated. [Colloq.]	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Fastly \Fast"ly\, adv.	   Firmly; surely.	   [1913 Webster]
Fastness \Fast"ness\, n. [AS. f[ae]stnes, fr. f[ae]st fast. See	   {Fast}, a.]	   1. The state of being fast and firm; firmness; fixedness;	      security; faithfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            All . . . places of fastness [are] laid open. --Sir	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fast place; a stronghold; a fortress or fort; a secure	      retreat; a castle; as, the enemy retired to their	      fastnesses in the mountains.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conciseness of style. [Obs.] --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being fast or swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Fastuous \Fas"tu*ous\, a. [L. fastuosus, from fastus	   haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux.]	   Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] --Barrow. --	   {Fas"tu*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Fat \Fat\, n. [See {Vat}, n.]	   1. A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The fats shall overflow with wine and oil. --Joel	                                                  ii. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure of quantity, differing for different	      commodities. [Obs.] --Hebert.	      [1913 Webster]	Fat \Fat\, a. [Compar. {Fatter}; superl. {Fattest}.] [AS.	   f[=ae]tt; akin to D. vet, G. fett, feist, Icel. feitr, Sw.	   fet, Dan. fed, and perh. to Gr. pi^dax spring, fountain,	   pidy`ein to gush forth, pi`wn fat, Skr. pi to swell.]	   1. Abounding with fat; as:	      (a) Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent;	          not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox.	      (b) Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy;	      gross; dull; stupid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Making our western wits fat and mean. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make the heart of this people fat.    --Is. vi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat	      benefice; a fat office; a fat job.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now parson of Troston, a fat living in Suffolk.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Typog.) Of a character which enables the compositor to	      make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank,	      cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fat lute}, a mixture of pipe clay and oil for filling	      joints.	      [1913 Webster]	Fat \Fat\, n.	   1. (Physiol. Chem.) An oily liquid or greasy substance making	      up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and	      widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See {Adipose	      tissue}, under {Adipose}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Animal fats are composed mainly of three distinct fats,	         tristearin, tripalmitin, and triolein, mixed in varying	         proportions. As olein is liquid at ordinary	         temperatures, while the other two fats are solid, it	         follows that the consistency or hardness of fats	         depends upon the relative proportion of the three	         individual fats. During the life of an animal, the fat	         is mainly in a liquid state in the fat cells, owing to	         the solubility of the two solid fats in the more liquid	         olein at the body temperature. Chemically, fats are	         composed of fatty acid, as stearic, palmitic, oleic,	         etc., united with glyceryl. In butter fat, olein and	         palmitin predominate, mixed with another fat	         characteristic of butter, butyrin. In the vegetable	         kingdom many other fats or glycerides are to be found,	         as myristin from nutmegs, a glyceride of lauric acid in	         the fat of the bay tree, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to	      live on the fat of the land.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Typog.) Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent,	      and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fat acid}. (Chem.) See {Sebacic acid}, under {Sebacic}.	   {Fat series}, {Fatty series} (Chem.), the series of the	      paraffine hydrocarbons and their derivatives; the marsh	      gas or methane series.	   {Natural fats} (Chem.), the group of oily substances of	      natural occurrence, as butter, lard, tallow, etc., as	      distinguished from certain fatlike substance of artificial	      production, as paraffin. Most natural fats are essentially	      mixtures of triglycerides of fatty acids.	      [1913 Webster]	Fat \Fat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {atting}.] [OE. fatten, AS. f[=ae]ttian. See {Fat}, a., and	   cf. {Fatten}.]	   To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with	   abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.	   [1913 Webster]	         We fat all creatures else to fat us.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fat \Fat\, v. i.	   To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.	   [1913 Webster]	         An old ox fats as well, and is as good, as a young one.	                                                  --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatal \Fa"tal\, a. [L. fatalis, fr. fatum: cf. F. fatal. See	   {Fate}.]	   1. Proceeding from, or appointed by, fate or destiny;	      necessary; inevitable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These thing are fatal and necessary.  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was fatal to the king to fight for his money.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foreboding death or great disaster. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That fatal screech owl to our house	            That nothing sung but death to us and ours. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Causing death or destruction; deadly; mortal; destructive;	      calamitous; as, a fatal wound; a fatal disease; a fatal	      day; a fatal error.	      [1913 Webster]
Fatalism \Fa"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. fatalisme.]	   The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that	   they take place by inevitable necessity.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatalist \Fa"tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. fataliste.]	   One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable	   necessity.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatalistic \Fa`tal*is"tic\, a.	   Implying, or partaking of the nature of, fatalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatality \Fa*tal"i*ty\, n.;pl. {Fatalities}. [L. fatalitas: cf.	   F. fatalit['e]]	   1. The state of being fatal, or proceeding from destiny;	      invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of,	      free and rational control.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Stoics held a fatality, and a fixed, unalterable	            course of events.                     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being fatal; tendency to destruction or	      danger, as if by decree of fate; mortaility.	      [1913 Webster]	            The year sixty-three is conceived to carry with it	            the most considerable fatality.       --Ser T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a strange fatality men suffer their dissenting.	                                                  --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is decreed by fate or which is fatal; a fatal	      event. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Fatally \Fa"tal*ly\, adv.	   1. In a manner proceeding from, or determined by, fate.	      --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a manner resulting in death or ruin; mortally;	      destructively; as, fatally deceived or wounded.	      [1913 Webster]
Fatalness \Fa"tal*ness\, n.	   Quality of being fatal. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fata Morgana \Fa"ta Mor*ga"na\ [It.; -- so called because this	   phenomenon was looked upon as the work of a fairy (It. fata)	   of the name of Morg['a]na. See {Fairy}.]	   A kind of mirage by which distant objects appear inverted,	   distorted, displaced, or multiplied. It is noticed	   particularly at the Straits of Messina, between Calabria and	   Sicily.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatback \Fat"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   The menhaden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fat-brained \Fat"-brained`\, a.	   Dull of apprehension.	   [1913 Webster]
Fate \Fate\ (f[=a]t), n. [L. fatum a prophetic declaration,	   oracle, what is ordained by the gods, destiny, fate, fr. fari	   to speak: cf. OF. fat. See {Fame}, {Fable}, {Ban}, and cf.	   1st {Fay}, {Fairy}.]	   1. A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed;	      the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity;	      the force by which all existence is determined and	      conditioned.	      [1913 Webster]	            Necessity and chance	            Approach not me; and what I will is fate. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beyond and above the Olympian gods lay the silent,	            brooding, everlasting fate of which victim and	            tyrant were alike the instruments.    --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined	      event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin;	      death.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great, th'important day, big with the fate	            Of Cato and of Rome.                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our wills and fates do so contrary run	            That our devices still are overthrown. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whizzing arrow sings,	            And bears thy fate, Antinous, on its wings. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The element of chance in the affairs of life; the	      unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force	      shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances	      against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or	      the fates were, against him.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes an hour of Fate's serenest weather strikes	            through our changeful sky its coming beams. --B.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. [L. Fata, pl. of fatum.] (Myth.) The three goddesses,	      Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the	      {Destinies}, or {Parc[ae]}who were supposed to determine	      the course of human life. They are represented, one as	      holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third	      as cutting off the thread.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among all nations it has been common to speak of fate	         or destiny as a power superior to gods and men --	         swaying all things irresistibly. This may be called the	         fate of poets and mythologists. Philosophical fate is	         the sum of the laws of the universe, the product of	         eternal intelligence and the blind properties of	         matter. Theological fate represents Deity as above the	         laws of nature, and ordaining all things according to	         his will -- the expression of that will being the law.	         --Krauth-Fleming.	   Syn: Destiny; lot; doom; fortune; chance.	        [1913 Webster]
Fated \Fat"ed\, p. p. & a.	   1. Decreed by fate; destined; doomed; as, he was fated to	      rule a factious people.	      [1913 Webster]	            One midnight	            Fated to the purpose.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Invested with the power of determining destiny. [Obs.]	      "The fated sky." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exempted by fate. [Obs. or R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Fateful \Fate"ful\, a. .	   Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate. "The	   fateful steel." --J. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Significant of fate; ominous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fateful cawings of the crow.      --Longfellow.	      -- {Fate"ful*ly}, adv.- {Fate"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
fat-free \fat-free\ adj.	   containing no fat; -- of foods. Opposite of {fat-containing}.	   Syn: fatless, nonfat.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fathead \Fat"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley ({Pimephales	       promelas}); -- called also {black-headed minnow}.	   (b) A labroid food fish of California; the redfish.	       [1913 Webster]
fatheaded \fat"head`ed\ adj.	   same as {stupid}. Opposite of {smart}. [informal]	   Syn: blockheaded, boneheaded, loggerheaded, thick,	        thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Father \Fa"ther\ (f[aum]"[th][~e]r), n. [OE. fader, AS.	   f[ae]der; akin to OS. fadar, D. vader, OHG. fatar, G. vater,	   Icel. fa[eth]ir Sw. & Dan. fader, OIr. athir, L. pater, Gr.	   path`r, Skr. pitr, perh. fr. Skr. p[=a] protect. [root]75,	   247. Cf. {Papa}, {Paternal}, {Patriot}, {Potential},	   {Pablum}.]	   1. One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a	      generator; a male parent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wise son maketh a glad father.      --Prov. x. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor;	      especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or	      family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.	      [1913 Webster]	            David slept with his fathers.         --1 Kings ii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abraham, who is the father of us all. --Rom. iv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance,	      affetionate care, counsel, or protection.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was a father to the poor.           --Job xxix.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all	            his house.                            --Gen. xiv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A respectful mode of address to an old man.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Joash the king of Israel came down unto him	            [Elisha], . . . and said, O my father, my father!	                                                  --2 Kings	                                                  xiii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A senator of ancient Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a	      confessor (called also {father confessor}), or a priest;	      also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a	      legislative assembly, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bless you, good father friar !        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first	      centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as	      the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a	      producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any	      art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or	      teacher.	      [1913 Webster]	            The father of all such as handle the harp and organ.	                                                  --Gen. iv. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Might be the father, Harry, to that thought. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The father of good news.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first	      person in the Trinity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Father, which art in heaven.      --Matt. vi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now had the almighty Father from above . . .	            Bent down his eye.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adoptive father}, one who adopts the child of another,	      treating it as his own.	   {Apostolic father}, {Conscript fathers, etc.} See under	      {Apostolic}, {Conscript}, etc.	   {Father in God}, a title given to bishops.	   {Father of lies}, the Devil.	   {Father of the bar}, the oldest practitioner at the bar.	   {Fathers of the city}, the aldermen.	   {Father of the Faithful}.	      (a) Abraham. --Rom. iv. --Gal. iii. 6-9.	      (b) Mohammed, or one of the sultans, his successors.	   {Father of the house}, the member of a legislative body who	      has had the longest continuous service.	   {Most Reverend Father in God}, a title given to archbishops	      and metropolitans, as to the archbishops of Canterbury and	      York.	   {Natural father}, the father of an illegitimate child.	   {Putative father}, one who is presumed to be the father of an	      illegitimate child; the supposed father.	   {Spiritual father}.	      (a) A religious teacher or guide, esp. one instrumental in	          leading a soul to God.	      (b) (R. C. Ch.) A priest who hears confession in the	          sacrament of penance.	   {The Holy Father} (R. C. Ch.), the pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Father \Fa"ther\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fathering}.]	   1. To make one's self the father of; to beget.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cowards father cowards, and base things sire base.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as	      one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or	      responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of wit	            Often fathered what he writ.          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To provide with a father. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Think you I am no stronger than my sex,	            Being so fathered and so husbanded ?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To father on} or {To father upon}, to ascribe to, or charge	      upon, as one's offspring or work; to put or lay upon as	      being responsible. "Nothing can be so uncouth or	      extravagant, which may not be fathered on some fetch of	      wit, or some caprice of humor." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Father-God \Father-God\ n.	   God, when considered as the first person in the Trinity.	   Syn: Father.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fatherhood \Fa"ther*hood\, n.	   The state of being a father; the character or authority of a	   father; paternity.	   [1913 Webster]
Father-in-law \Fa"ther-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Fathers-in-law}.	   The father of one's husband or wife; -- correlative to	   son-in-law and daughter-in-law.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A man who marries a woman having children already, is	         sometimes, though erroneously, called their	         father-in-law.	         [1913 Webster]
Fatherland \Fa"ther*land"\, n. [Imitated fr. D. vaderland. See	   {Father}, and {Land}.]	   One's native land; the native land of one's fathers or	   ancestors.	   [1913 Webster]
Father-lasher \Fa"ther-lash`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A European marine fish ({Cottus bubalis}), allied to the	   sculpin; -- called also {lucky proach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatherless \Fa"ther*less\, a.	   1. Destitute of a living father; as, a fatherless child.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without a known author. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Fatherlessness \Fa"ther*less*ness\, n.	   The state of being without a father.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatherliness \Fa"ther*li*ness\, n. [From {Fatherly}.]	   The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Father longlegs \Fa"ther long"legs`\ (Zool.)	   See {Daddy longlegs}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatherly \Fa"ther*ly\, a.	   1. Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender;	      protecting; careful.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have showed a tender, fatherly regard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a father.	      [1913 Webster]
Fathership \Fa"ther*ship\, n.	   The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.	   [1913 Webster]
Fathom \Fath"om\ (f[a^][th]"[u^]m), n. [OE. fadme, fa[eth]me,	   AS. f[ae][eth]m fathom, the embracing arms; akin to OS.	   fa[eth]mos the outstretched arms, D. vadem, vaam, fathom,	   OHG. fadom, fadum, G. faden fathom, thread, Icel. fa[eth]mr	   fathom, Sw. famn, Dan. favn; cf. Gr. ?????????? to spread	   out, ??????? outspread, flat, L. patere to lie open, extend.	   Cf. {Patent}, {Petal}.]	   1. A measure of length, containing six feet; the space to	      which a man can extend his arms; -- used chiefly in	      measuring cables, cordage, and the depth of navigable	      water by soundings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The measure or extant of one's capacity; depth, as of	      intellect; profundity; reach; penetration. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Another of his fathom they have none	            To lead their business.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fathom \Fath"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fathomed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fathoming}.]	   1. To encompass with the arms extended or encircling; to	      measure by throwing the arms about; to span. [Obs.]	      --Purchas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To measure by a sounding line; especially, to sound the	      depth of; to penetrate, measure, and comprehend; to get to	      the bottom of. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The page of life that was spread out before me	            seemed dull and commonplace, only because I had not	            fathomed its deeper import.           --Hawthotne.	      [1913 Webster]
Fathomable \Fath"om*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being fathomed.	   [1913 Webster]
Fathomer \Fath"om*er\, n.	   One who fathoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Fathomless \Fath"om*less\, a.	   1. Incapable of being fathomed; immeasurable; that can not be	      sounded.	      [1913 Webster]	            And buckle in a waist most fathomless. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incomprehensible.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fathomless absurdity.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Fatidical \Fa*tid"i*cal\, a. [L. fatidicus; fatum fate + dicere	   to say, tell.]	   Having power to foretell future events; prophetic;	   fatiloquent; as, the fatidical oak. [R.] --Howell. --	   {Fa*tid"i*cal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatiferous \Fa*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. fatifer; fatum fate + ferre	   to bear, bring.]	   Fate-bringing; deadly; mortal; destructive. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatigable \Fat"i*ga*ble\, a. [L. fatigabilis: cf. F. fatigable.	   See {Fatigue}.]	   Easily tired. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatigate \Fat"i*gate\, a. [L. fatigatus, p. p. of fatigare. See	   Fatigue.]	   Wearied; tired; fatigued. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Requickened what in flesh was fatigate.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fatigate \Fat"i*gate\, v. t.	   To weary; to tire; to fatigue. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatigation \Fat`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. fatigatio: cf. OF.	   fatigation.]	   Weariness. [Obs.] --W. Montaqu.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, n. [F., fr. fatiguer to fatigue, L.	   fatigare; cf. L. affatim sufficiently.]	   1. Weariness from bodily labor or mental exertion; lassitude	      or exhaustion of strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cause of weariness; labor; toil; as, the fatigues of	      war. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The weakening of a metal when subjected to repeated	      vibrations or strains.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fatigue call} (Mil.), a summons, by bugle or drum, to	      perform fatigue duties.	   {Fatigue dress}, the working dress of soldiers.	   {Fatigue duty} (Mil.), labor exacted from soldiers aside from	      the use of arms. --Farrow.	   {Fatigue party}, a party of soldiers on fatigue duty.	      [1913 Webster]	Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fatigued}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fatiguing}, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See {Fatigue}, n.]	   To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to	   harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to	   tire.	   Syn: To jade; tire; weary; bore. See {Jade}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fatiloquent \Fa*til"o*quent\, a. [See {Fatiloquist}.]	   Prophetic; fatidical. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatiloquist \Fa*til"o*quist\, n. [L. fatiloquus declaring fate;	   fatum fate+ Loqui to speak.]	   A fortune teller. Fatimite
Fatimite \Fat"i*mite\, Fatimide \Fat"i*mide\, a. (Hist.)	   Descended from Fatima, the daughter and only child of	   Mohammed. -- n. A descendant of Fatima.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatiscence \Fa*tis"cence\, n. [L. fatiscense, p. pr. of	   fatiscere to gape or crack open.]	   A gaping or opening; state of being chinky, or having	   apertures. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Fat-kidneyed \Fat"-kid`neyed\, a.	   Gross; lubberly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Peace, ye fat-kidneyed rascal !          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatling \Fat"ling\, n. [Fat + -ling.]	   A calf, lamb, kid, or other young animal fattened for	   slaughter; a fat animal; -- said of such animals as are used	   for food.	   [1913 Webster]	         He sacrificed oxen and fatlings.         --2 Sam. vi.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatly \Fat"ly\, adv.	   Grossly; greasily.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatner \Fat"ner\, n.	   One who fattens. [R.] See {Fattener}. --Arbuthnit.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatness \Fat"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being fat, plump, or full-fed;	      corpulency; fullness of flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their eyes stand out with fatness.    --Ps. lxxiii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence; Richness; fertility; fruitfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rich in the fatness of her plenteous soil. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which makes fat or fertile.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clouds drop fatness.              --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
fatso \fatso\ n.	   a rotund, obese individual.	   Syn: fatty, fat person, roly-poly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fatten \Fat"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fattened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fattening}.] [See {Fat}, v. t.]	   1. To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy or	      plump with fat; to fill full; to fat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make fertile and fruitful; to enrich; as, to fatten	      land; to fatten fields with blood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Fatten \Fat"ten\, v. i.	   To grow fat or corpulent; to grow plump, thick, or fleshy; to	   be pampered.	   [1913 Webster]	         And villains fatten with the brave man's labor.	                                                  --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
fattened \fattened\ adj.	   fed until grown and ready for slaughter or for sale in the	   market; -- of market animals.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fattener \Fat"ten*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, fattens; that which gives fatness or	   fertility.	   [1913 Webster]
Fattiness \Fat"ti*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being fatty.	   [1913 Webster]
Fattish \Fat"tish\, a.	   Somewhat fat; inclined to fatness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Coleridge, a puffy, anxious, obstructed-looking,	         fattish old man.                         --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
fattism \fattism\ n.	   discrimination against people who are overweight.	   Syn: fatism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fatty \Fat"ty\, a.	   Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy;	   gross; as, a fatty substance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves	      fatlike substances.	   {Fatty clays}. See under {Clay}.	   {Fatty degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition, in which	      the oil globules, naturally present in certain organs, are	      so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the	      efficient parts of these organs.	   {Fatty heart}, {Fatty liver}, etc. (Med.), a heart, liver,	      etc., which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration	      or infiltration.	   {Fatty infiltration} (Med.), a condition in which there is an	      excessive accumulation of fat in an organ, without	      destruction of any essential parts of the latter.	   {Fatty tumor} (Med.), a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose	      tissue; lipoma.	      [1913 Webster]
Fatuitous \Fa*tu"i*tous\, a.	   Stupid; fatuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatuity \Fa*tu"i*ty\, n. [L. fatuitas, fr. fatuus foolish: cf.	   F. fatuit['e] Cf. {Fatuous}.]	   Weakness or imbecility of mind; stupidity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those many forms of popular fatuity.     --I Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Fatuous \Fat"u*ous\, a. [L. fatuus.]	   1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish; fatuitous.	      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without reality; illusory, like the ignis fatuus.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thence fatuous fires and meteors take their birth.	                                                  --Danham.	      [1913 Webster]
fatuousness \fatuousness\ n.	   a ludicrous folly.	   Syn: absurdity, fatuity, silliness.	        [WordNet 1.5] fatwa
fatwa \fat"wa\, fatwah \fat"wah\, n.	   Same as {fetwah}.	   [PJC]
Fat-witted \Fat"-wit`ted\, a.	   Dull; stupid. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Faubourg \Fau`bourg"\ (f[=o]`b[=oo]r"; E. f[=o]"b[=oo]rg), n.	   [F.]	   A suburb of a French city; also, a district now within a	   city, but formerly without its walls.	   [1913 Webster]
Faucal \Fau"cal\, a. [L. fauces throat.]	   Pertaining to the fauces, or opening of the throat; faucial;	   esp., (Phon.) produced in the fauces, as certain deep	   guttural sounds found in the Semitic and some other	   languages.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ayin is the most difficult of the faucals. --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]
Fauces \Fau"ces\, n. pl. [L.]	   1. (Anat.) The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx,	      situated between the soft palate and the base of the	      tongue; -- called also the {isthmus of the fauces}. On	      either side of the passage two membranous folds, called	      the pillars of the fauces, inclose the tonsils.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The throat of a calyx, corolla, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) That portion of the interior of a spiral shell	      which can be seen by looking into the aperture.	      [1913 Webster]
Faucet \Fau"cet\, n. [F. fausset, perh. fr. L. fauces throat.]	   1. A fixture for drawing a liquid, as water, molasses, oil,	      etc., from a pipe, cask, or other vessel, in such	      quantities as may be desired; -- called also {tap}, and	      {cock}. It consists of a tubular spout, stopped with a	      movable plug, spigot, valve, or slide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The enlarged end of a section of pipe which receives the	      spigot end of the next section.	      [1913 Webster]
Fauchion \Fau"chion\, n.	   See {Falchion}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Faucial \Fau"cial\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Faugh \Faugh\, interj. [Cf. {Foh}.]	   An exclamation of contempt, disgust, or abhorrence.	   [1913 Webster]
Faulchion \Faul"chion\, n.	   See {Falchion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Faulcon \Faul"con\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Falcon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fauld \Fauld\, n.	   The arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.	   [1913 Webster]
Faule \Faule\, n.	   A fall or falling band. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         These laces, ribbons, and these faules.  --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Fault \Fault\, n. [OE. faut, faute, F. faute (cf. It., Sp., &	   Pg. falta), fr. a verb meaning to want, fail, freq., fr. L.	   fallere to deceive. See {Fail}, and cf. {Default}.]	   1. Defect; want; lack; default.	      [1913 Webster]	            One, it pleases me, for fault of a better, to call	            my friend.                            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that fails, that is wanting, or that impairs	      excellence; a failing; a defect; a blemish.	      [1913 Webster]	            As patches set upon a little breach	            Discredit more in hiding of the fault. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A moral failing; a defect or dereliction from duty; a	      deviation from propriety; an offense less serious than a	      crime.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol. & Mining)	      (a) A dislocation of the strata of the vein.	      (b) In coal seams, coal rendered worthless by impurities	          in the seam; as, slate fault, dirt fault, etc.	          --Raymond.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Hunting) A lost scent; act of losing the scent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ceasing their clamorous cry till they have singled,	            With much ado, the cold fault cleary out. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Tennis) Failure to serve the ball into the proper court.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Elec.) A defective point in an electric circuit due to a	      crossing of the parts of the conductor, or to contact with	      another conductor or the earth, or to a break in the	      circuit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Geol. & Mining) A dislocation caused by a slipping of	      rock masses along a plane of facture; also, the dislocated	      structure resulting from such slipping.	   Note: The surface along which the dislocated masses have	         moved is called the	   {fault plane}. When this plane is vertical, the fault is a	   {vertical fault}; when its inclination is such that the	      present relative position of the two masses could have	      been produced by the sliding down, along the fault plane,	      of the mass on its upper side, the fault is a	   {normal fault}, or {gravity fault}. When the fault plane is	      so inclined that the mass on its upper side has moved up	      relatively, the fault is then called a	   {reverse fault} (or {reversed fault}), {thrust fault}, or	   {overthrust fault}. If no vertical displacement has resulted,	      the fault is then called a	   {horizontal fault}. The linear extent of the dislocation	      measured on the fault plane and in the direction of	      movement is the	   {displacement}; the vertical displacement is the	   {throw}; the horizontal displacement is the	   {heave}. The direction of the line of intersection of the	      fault plane with a horizontal plane is the	   {trend} of the fault. A fault is a	   {strike fault} when its trend coincides approximately with	      the strike of associated strata (i.e., the line of	      intersection of the plane of the strata with a horizontal	      plane); it is a	   {dip fault} when its trend is at right angles to the strike;	      an	   {oblique fault} when its trend is oblique to the strike.	      Oblique faults and dip faults are sometimes called	   {cross faults}. A series of closely associated parallel	      faults are sometimes called	   {step faults} and sometimes	   {distributive faults}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {At fault}, unable to find the scent and continue chase;	      hence, in trouble or embarrassment, and unable to proceed;	      puzzled; thrown off the track.	   {To find fault}, to find reason for blaming or complaining;	      to express dissatisfaction; to complain; -- followed by	      with before the thing complained of; but formerly by at.	      "Matter to find fault at." --Robynson (More's Utopia).	   Syn: -- Error; blemish; defect; imperfection; weakness;	        blunder; failing; vice.	   Usage: {Fault}, {Failing}, {Defect}, {Foible}. A fault is	          positive, something morally wrong; a failing is	          negative, some weakness or falling short in a man's	          character, disposition, or habits; a defect is also	          negative, and as applied to character is the absence	          of anything which is necessary to its completeness or	          perfection; a foible is a less important weakness,	          which we overlook or smile at. A man may have many	          failings, and yet commit but few faults; or his faults	          and failings may be few, while his foibles are obvious	          to all. The faults of a friend are often palliated or	          explained away into mere defects, and the defects or	          foibles of an enemy exaggerated into faults. "I have	          failings in common with every human being, besides my	          own peculiar faults; but of avarice I have generally	          held myself guiltless." --Fox. "Presumption and	          self-applause are the foibles of mankind."	          --Waterland.	          [1913 Webster]	Fault \Fault\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faulted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Faulting}.]	   1. To charge with a fault; to accuse; to find fault with; to	      blame. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For that I will not fault thee.       --Old Song.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) To interrupt the continuity of (rock strata) by	      displacement along a plane of fracture; -- chiefly used in	      the p. p.; as, the coal beds are badly faulted.	      [1913 Webster]	Fault \Fault\, v. i.	   To err; to blunder, to commit a fault; to do wrong. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If after Samuel's death the people had asked of God a	         king, they had not faulted.              --Latimer.	   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Faulter \Fault"er\, n.	   One who commits a fault. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Behold the faulter here in sight.        --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Fault-finder \Fault"-find`er\, n.	   One who makes a practice of discovering others' faults and	   censuring them; a scold.	   [1913 Webster]
Fault-finding \Fault"-find`ing\, n.	   The act of finding fault or blaming; -- used derogatively.	   Also Adj.	   [1913 Webster]
Faultful \Fault"ful\, a.	   Full of faults or sins. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Faultily \Fault"i*ly\, adv.	   In a faulty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Faultiness \Fault"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being faulty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Round, even to faultiness.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Faulting \Fault"ing\, n. (Geol.)	   The state or condition of being faulted; the process by which	   a fault is produced.	   [1913 Webster]
Faultless \Fault"less\, a.	   Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish;	   free from incorrectness, vice, or offense; perfect; as, a	   faultless poem.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whoever thinks a faultless piece to see,	         Thinks what ne'er was, nor is, nor e'er shall be.	                                                  --Pope.	   Syn: Blameless; spotless; perfect. See {Blameless}. --	        {Fault"less*ly}, adv.-{Fault"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Faulty \Fault"y\, a.	   1. Containing faults, blemishes, or defects; imperfect; not	      fit for the use intended.	      [1913 Webster]	            Created once	            So goodly and erect, though faulty since. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Guilty of a fault, or of faults; hence, blamable; worthy	      of censure. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king doth speak . . . as one which is faulty.	                                                  --2 Sam. xiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]
Faun \Faun\, n. [L. Faunus, fr. favere to be favorable. See	   {Favor}.] (Rom. Myth.)	   A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the	   satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and	   half man.	   [1913 Webster]	         Satyr or Faun, or Sylvan.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fauna \Fau"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. faune. See {Faun}.] (Zool.)	   The animals of any given area or epoch; as, the fauna of	   America; fossil fauna; recent fauna.	   [1913 Webster]
Faunal \Fau"nal\, a.	   Relating to fauna.	   [1913 Webster]
Faunist \Fau"nist\, n.	   One who describes the fauna of country; a naturalist.	   --Gilbert White.	   [1913 Webster]
Faunus \Fau"nus\, n.;pl. {Fauni}. [L.] (Myth.)	   See {Faun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fausen \Fau"sen\, n. [Cf. W. llysowen eel, ll sounding in Welsh	   almost like fl.] (Zool.)	   A young eel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fausse-braye \Fausse`-braye"\, n. [F. fausse-braie.] (Mil.)	   A second rampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main	   rampart, and considerably below its level.	   [1913 Webster]
Faust \Faust\ (foust).	   1. A tragedy by Goethe, commenced in 1772, and published. as	      "Faust, ein Fragment" in 1790. Part 1, complete, was	      published as "Faust, eine Trag["o]die" in 1808; part 2,	      finished in 1831, was published in 1833. It has been	      translated into English by Bayard Taylor, Blackie, Anster,	      Hayward, Martin, and others (nearly 40 in all). Goethe	      accomplished the transformation of Faust from a common	      necromancer and conjurer into a personification of	      humanity, tempted and disquieted, but at length groping	      its way to the light. See {Goethe}.	      [Century Dict. 1906]	   2. An opera by Gounod (words, after Goethe, by Carr['e] and	      Barbier) represented at the Th['e][^a]tre Lyrique, Paris,	      March 19, 1859.	      [Century Dict. 1906]	   3. An opera by Spohr, first produced at Frankfurt in 1818.	      The words, which do not follow Goethe's play, are by	      Bernhard.	      [Century Dict. 1906] Faust	Faust \Faust\, Faustus \Faust"us\n.	   an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to the devil	   in exchange for knowledge.	   Syn: Faust.	        [WordNet 1.5] Faust	Faust \Faust\, or Faustus \Faustus\ (f[^a]s"tus).,	   Doctor Johann Faust, a person born at Kundling (Knittlingen),	   W["u]rtemberg, or at Roda, near Weimar, and said to have died	   in 1588. He was a man of licentious character, a magician,	   astrologer, and soothsayer, who boasted of performing the	   miracles of Christ. It was believed that he was carried off	   at last by the devil, who had lived with him in the form of a	   black dog.	   [Century Dict. 1906]	   Note: The legends of Faust were gathered from the then recent	         traditions concerning him in a book which appeared at	         the book-fair at Frankfurt-on-the-Main in 1587. It was	         called "The History of Dr. Faustus, the Notorious	         Magician and Master of the Black Art, etc." Soon after	         its appearance it became known in England.	               A metrical version of it into English was	               licensed by Aylmer, Bishop of London, before the	               end of the year. In 1588 there was a rimed	               version of it into German, also a translation	               into low German, and a new edition of the	               original with some slight changes. In 1689 there	               appeared a version of the first German Faust book	               into, French, by Victor Palma Cayet. The English	               prose version was made from the second edition of	               the original, that of 1588, and is undated, but	               probably was made at once. There was a revised	               edition of it in 1592. In 1592 there was a Dutch	               translation from the second German edition. This	               gives the time of the carrying off of Faustus by	               the devil as the night between the twenty-third	               and twenty-fourth of October, 1538. The English	               version also gives 1538 as the year, and it is a	               date, as we have seen, consistent with	               trustworthy references to his actual life.	               Marlowe's play (' The Tragical History of Doctor	               Faustus ') was probably written in 1588, soon	               after the original story had found its way to	               England. He treated the legend as a poet,	               bringing out with all his power its central	               thought -- man in the pride of knowledge turning	               from his God.                      --(Morley,	                                                  Eng. Writers,	                                                  IX. 254.)	         This play was brought to Germany about the beginning of	         the 17th century, and, after passing through various	         developments on the stage, finally became a	         puppet-play, which is still in existence. Lessing wrote	         parts of two versions of the story. M["u]ller, the	         painter, published two fragments of his dramatized life	         of Faust in 1778. Goethe's tragedy (which see) was not	         published till 1808. Klinger published a romance	         "Faust's Leben, Thaten und H["o]llenfahrt" (1791:	         Borrow translated it in 1826). Klingemann published a	         tragedy on the subject (1815), Heine a ballet "Der	         Doctor Faust, ein Tanzpoem" (1851), and Lenau an epic	         "Faust" (1836). W. G. Wills adapted a play from	         Goethe's "Faust," which Henry Irving produced in 1885.	         Calderon's play "El Magico Prodigioso " strongly	         resembles Goethe's and Marlowe's plays, though founded	         on the legend of St. Cyprian.	         [Century Dict. 1906]
Fauteuil \Fau`teuil"\, n. [F. See {Faldistory}.]	   1. An armchair; hence (because the members sit in fauteuils	      or armchairs), membership in the French Academy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Chair of a presiding officer.	      [1913 Webster]
Fautor \Fau"tor\, n. [L., contr. fr. favitor, fr. favere to be	   favorable: cf. F. fauteur. See {Favor}.]	   A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support; an	   abettor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The king and the fautors of his proceedings. --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fautress \Fau"tress\, n. [L. fauutrix: cf. F. fautrice.]	   A patroness. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Fauvette \Fau`vette"\ (f[=o]`v[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. fr. fauve	   fawn-colored.] (Zool.)	   A small singing bird, as the nightingale and warblers.	   [1913 Webster]
faux \faux\ (f[add]ks), n.; pl. {fauces} (f[add]"s[=e]z). [L.]	   See {Fauces}.	faux pas \faux` pas"\ (f[=o]` p[.a]"). [F. See {False}, and	   {Pas}.]	   A false step; a mistake or wrong measure; especially, a slip	   or misstep in social etiquette; a blunder in conduct or	   manners that causes embarassment; as, he committed the faux	   pas of mentioning John's former wife.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Favaginous \Fa*vag"i*nous\, a. [L. favus a honeycomb.]	   Formed like, or resembling, a honeycomb.	   [1913 Webster]
Favas \Fa"vas\, n.	   See {Favus}, n., 2. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
favel \fa"vel\ (f[=a]"v[e^]l), a. [OF. fauvel, favel, dim. of F.	   fauve; of German oigin. See {Fallow}, a.]	   Yellow; fallow; dun. [Obs.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	favel \fa"vel\, n.	   A horse of a favel or dun color.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To curry favel}. See {To curry favor}, under {Favor}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	favel \fa"vel\, n. [OF. favele, fr. L. fabella short fable, dim.	   of fabula. See {Fable}.]	   Flattery; cajolery; deceit. [Obs.] --Skeat.	   [1913 Webster]
favella \fa*vel"la\, n. [NL., prob. from L. favus a honeycomb.]	   (Bot.)	   A group of spores arranged without order and covered with a	   thin gelatinous envelope, as in certain delicate red alg[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
faveolate \fa*ve"o*late\, a. [L. favus honeycomb.]	   Honeycomb; having cavities or cells, somewhat resembling	   those of a honeycomb; alveolate; favose.	   [1913 Webster]
Favier explosive \Fa`vier" ex*plo"sive\prop. n.. [After the	   inventor, P. A. Favier, a Frenchman.]	   Any of several explosive mixtures, chiefly of ammonium	   nitrate and a nitrate derivative of naphthalene. They are	   stable, but require protection from moisture. As prepared it	   is a compressed cylinder of the explosive, filled with loose	   powder of the same composition, all inclosed in waterproof	   wrappers. It is used for mining.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
favillous \fa*vil"lous\, a. [L. favilla sparkling or glowing	   ashes.]	   Of or pertaining to ashes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Light and favillous particles.           --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
favonian \fa*vo"ni*an\, a. [L. Favonius the west wind.]	   Pertaining to the west wind; soft; mild; gentle.	   [1913 Webster]
favor \fa"vor\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r), n. [Written also favour.] [OF.	   favor, F. faveur, L. favor, fr. favere to be favorable, cf.	   Skr. bh[=a]vaya to further, foster, causative of bh[=u] to	   become, be. Cf. {Be}. In the phrase to curry favor, favor is	   prob. for favel a horse. See 2d {Favel}.]	   1. Kind regard; propitious aspect; countenance; friendly	      disposition; kindness; good will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath crawled into the favor of the king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of countenancing, or the condition of being	      countenanced, or regarded propitiously; support;	      promotion; befriending.	      [1913 Webster]	            But found no favor in his lady's eyes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in	            favor with God and man.               --Luke ii. 52.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind act or office; kindness done or granted;	      benevolence shown by word or deed; an act of grace or good	      will, as distinct from justice or remuneration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beg one favor at thy gracious hand.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could not discover the lenity and favor of this	            sentence.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The object of regard; person or thing favored.	      [1913 Webster]	            All these his wondrous works, but chiefly man,	            His chief delight and favor.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A gift or present; something bestowed as an evidence of	      good will; a token of love; a knot of ribbons; something	      worn as a token of affection; as, a marriage favor is a	      bunch or knot of white ribbons or white flowers worn at a	      wedding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wear thou this favor for me, and stick it in thy	            cap.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Appearance; look; countenance; face. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This boy is fair, of female favor.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Law) Partiality; bias. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A letter or epistle; -- so called in civility or	      compliment; as, your favor of yesterday is received.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. pl. Love locks. [Obs.] --Wright.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Challenge to the favor} or {Challenge for favor} (Law), the	      challenge of a juror on grounds not sufficient to	      constitute a principal challenge, but sufficient to give	      rise to a probable suspicion of favor or bias, such as	      acquaintance, business relation, etc. See {Principal	      challenge}, under {Challenge}.	   {In favor of}, upon the side of; favorable to; for the	      advantage of.	   {In favor with}, favored, countenanced, or encouraged by.	   {To curry favor} [see the etymology of {Favor}, above], to	      seek to gain favor by flattery, caresses, kindness, or	      officious civilities.	   {With one's favor}, or {By one's favor}, with leave; by kind	      permission.	      [1913 Webster]	            But, with your favor, I will treat it here.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Kindness; countenance; patronage; support; lenity;	        grace; gift; present; benefit.	        [1913 Webster]
Favor \Fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Favored} (f[=a]"v[~e]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Favoring}.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF.	   favorer, favorir. See {Favor}, n.]	   1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have	      the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be	      propitious to; to treat with consideration or tenderness;	      to show partiality or unfair bias towards.	      [1913 Webster]	            O happy youth! and favored of the skies. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab.	                                                  --2 Sam. xx.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The painter] has favored her squint admirably.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a	      weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of;	      as, the child favors his father.	      [1913 Webster]	            The porter owned that the gentleman favored his	            master.                               --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Favorable \Fa"vor*a*ble\ (f[=a]"v[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [Written	   also {favourable}.] [F. favorable, L. favorabilis favored,	   popular, pleasing, fr. favor. See {Favor}, n.]	   1. Full of favor; favoring; manifesting partiality; kind;	      propitious; friendly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lend favorable ears to our request.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, thou hast been favorable unto thy land. --Ps.	                                                  lxxxv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conducive; contributing; tending to promote or facilitate;	      advantageous; convenient.	      [1913 Webster]	            A place very favorable for the making levies of men.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The temper of the climate, favorable to generation,	            health, and long life.                --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Beautiful; well-favored. [Obs.] --Spenser. --	      {Fa"vora*ble*ness}, n. -- {Fa"vor*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            The favorableness of the present times to all	            exertions in the cause of liberty.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Favored \Fa"vored\ (f[=a]"v[~e]rd), a.	   1. Countenanced; aided; regarded with kindness; as, a favored	      friend.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a certain favor or appearance; featured; as,	      well-favored; hard-favored, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Favoredly \Fa"vored*ly\, adv.	   In a favored or a favorable manner; favorably. [Obs.] --Deut.	   xvii. 1. --Arscham.	   [1913 Webster]
Favoredness \Fa"vored*ness\, n.	   Appearance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Favorer \Fa"vor*er\, n.	   One who favors; one who regards with kindness or friendship;	   a well-wisher; one who assists or promotes success or	   prosperity. [Written also {favourer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And come to us as favorers, not as foes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Favoress \Fa"vor*ess\, n.	   A woman who favors or gives countenance. [Written also	   {fovouress}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Favoring \Fa"vor*ing\, a.	   That favors. -- {Fa"vor*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Favorite \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 thing regarded with peculiar favor; one	      treated with partiality; one preferred above others;	      especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with	      favors by a person of high rank or authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Committing to a wicked favorite	            All public cares.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable	      in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] --Farquhar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is	      judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest	      in the betting.	      [1913 Webster]	Favorite \Fa"vor*ite\, a.	   Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference;	   as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. "His favorite	   argument." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Favoritism \Fa"vor*it*ism\, n. [Cf. F. favoritisme.]	   The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one	   person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of	   others having equal claims; partiality.	   [1913 Webster]	         A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United	         States.                                  --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Favorless \Fa"vor*less\, a.	   1. Unfavored; not regarded with favor; having no countenance	      or support.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unpropitious; unfavorable. [Obs.] "Fortune favorless."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Favose \Fa*vose"\, a. [L. favus honeycomb.]	   1. (Bot.) Honeycombed. See {Faveolate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the disease called favus.	      [1913 Webster]
Favosite \Fav"o*site\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.	   [1913 Webster]
Favosites \Fav`o*si"tes\, n. [NL. See {Favose}.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil corals abundant in the Silurian and	   Devonian rocks, having polygonal cells with perforated walls.	   [1913 Webster]
Favus \Fa"vus\, n. [L., honeycomb.]	   1. (Med.) A disease of the scalp, produced by a vegetable	      parasite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tile or flagstone cut into an hexagonal shape to produce	      a honeycomb pattern, as in a pavement; -- called also	      {favas} and {sectila}. --Mollett.	      [1913 Webster]
Fawe \Fawe\, a. [See {Fain}.]	   Fain; glad; delighted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fawkner \Fawk"ner\, n. [See {Falconer}.]	   A falconer. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fawn \Fawn\, n. [OF. faon the young one of any beast, a fawn, F.	   faon a fawn, for fedon, fr. L. fetus. See {Fetus}.]	   1. (Zool.) A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See	      {Buck}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The young of an animal; a whelp. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [The tigress] . . . followeth . . . after her fawns.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fawn color.	      [1913 Webster]	Fawn \Fawn\, a.	   Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored.	   [1913 Webster]	Fawn \Fawn\, v. i. [Cf. F. faonner.]	   To bring forth a fawn.	   [1913 Webster]	Fawn \Fawn\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fawned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fawning}.] [OE. fawnen, fainen, fagnien, to rejoice,	   welcome, flatter, AS. f[ae]gnian to rejoice; akin to Icel.	   fagna to rejoice, welcome. See {Fain}.]	   To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to	   flatter meanly; -- often followed by on or upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         You showed your teeth like apes, and fawned like	         hounds.                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou with trembling fear,	         Or like a fawning parasite, obeyest.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Courtiers who fawn on a master while they betray him.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Fawn \Fawn\, n.	   A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fawn-colored \Fawn"-col`ored\, a.	   Of the color of a fawn; light yellowish brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Fawner \Fawn"er\, n.	   One who fawns; a sycophant.	   [1913 Webster]
Fawningly \Fawn"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a fawning manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Faxed \Faxed\, a. [AS. feaxede haired, fr. feax hair. Cf.	   {Paxwax}.]	   Hairy. [Obs.] --amden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fay \Fay\, n. [F. f['e]e. See {Fate}, and cf. {Fairy}.]	   A fairy; an elf. "Yellow-skirted fays." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Fay \Fay\, n. [OF. fei, F. foi. See {Faith}.]	   Faith; as, by my fay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fay \Fay\ (f[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {fayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Faying}.] [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. f[=e]gan to join,	   unite; akin to OS. f[=o]gian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G.	   f["u]gen, Sw. foga. See {Fair}, and cf. {Fadge}.]	   (Shipbuilding)	   To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so	   as to make the surface fit together.	   [1913 Webster]	Fay \Fay\, v. i. (Shipbuilding)	   To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; -- often with in,	   into, with, or together.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Faying surface}, that surface of an object which comes with	      another object to which it is fastened; -- said of plates,	      angle irons, etc., that are riveted together in shipwork.	      [1913 Webster]
Fayalite \Fay"al*ite\ (f[=a]"al*[imac]t), n. [So called from the	   island Fayal.] (Min.)	   A black, greenish, or brownish mineral of the chrysolite	   group. It is a silicate of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Fayence \Fa`y*ence"\ (f[aum]`[-e]*y[aum]Ns"), n.	   See {Fa["i]ence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Faytour \Fay"tour\ (f[=a]"t[=oo]r), n.	   See {Faitour}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
faze \faze\ (f[=a]z), v. t.	   To cause to become disconcerted or disturbed. A variant form	   of {Feeze}. "The perpetual need to learn new software doesn't	   faze him."	   [1913 Webster +PJC ]
fazzolet \faz"zo*let`\ (f[a^]z"z[-o]*l[e^]t`), n. [It.	   fazzoletto.]	   A handkerchief. [R.] --Percival.	   [1913 Webster]
feaberry \fea"ber*ry\ ([=e]"b[~e]r*r[y^]), n. [Cf. Prov. E.	   feabe, theabe, thape.] (Bot.)	   A gooseberry. [Prov. Eng.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
feague \feague\ (f[=e]g), v. t. [Cf. G. fegen to sweep, Icel.	   f[ae]gja to cleanse, polish, E. fair, fay, to fit, fey to	   cleanse.]	   To beat or whip; to drive. [Obs.] --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
feal \fe"al\ (f[=e]"al), a. [OF. feal, feel, feeil, fedeil, F.	   fid[`e]le, L. fidelis faithful, fr. fides faith. See	   {Faith}.]	   Faithful; loyal. [Obs.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
fealty \fe"al*ty\ (f[=e]"al*t[y^]), n. [OE. feaute, OF.	   feaut['e], fealt['e], feelt['e], feelteit, fr. L. fidelitas,	   fr. fidelis faithful. See {Feal}, and cf. Fidelity.]	   1. Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the	      tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the	      special oath by which this obligation was assumed;	      fidelity to a superior power, or to a government;	      loyality. It is no longer the practice to exact the	      performance of fealty, as a feudal obligation. --Wharton	      (Law Dict.). --Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fidelity; constancy; faithfulness, as of a friend to a	      friend, or of a wife to her husband.	      [1913 Webster]	            He should maintain fealty to God.     --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Makes wicked lightnings of her eyes, and saps	            The fealty of our friends.            --tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swore fealty to the new government.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fealty is distinguished from {homage}, which is an	         acknowledgment of tenure, while fealty implies an oath.	         See {Homage}. --Wharton.	   Syn: Homage; loyality; fidelity; constancy.	        [1913 Webster]
Fear \Fear\ (f[=e]r), n.	   A variant of {Fere}, a mate, a companion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Fear \Fear\, n. [OE. fer, feer, fere, AS. f[=ae]r a coming	   suddenly upon, fear, danger; akin to D. vaar, OHG. f[=a]ra	   danger, G. gefahr, Icel. f[=a]r harm, mischief, plague, and	   to E. fare, peril. See {Fare}.]	   1. A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of	      evil, or the apprehension of impending danger;	      apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The degrees of this passion, beginning with the most	         moderate, may be thus expressed, -- {apprehension},	         fear, {dread}, {fright}, {terror}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Fear is an uneasiness of the mind, upon the	               thought of future evil likely to befall us.	                                                  --Locke.	         [1913 Webster]	               Where no hope is left, is left no fear. --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.)	      (a) Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid,	          God's wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt	          toward the Supreme Being.	      (b) Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth.	          [1913 Webster]	                I will put my fear in their hearts. --Jer.	                                                  xxxii. 40.	          [1913 Webster]	                I will teach you the fear of the Lord. --Ps.	                                                  xxxiv. 11.	          [1913 Webster]	                Render therefore to all their dues; tribute to	                whom tribute is due . . . fear to whom fear.	                                                  --Rom. xiii.	                                                  7.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension	      or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger;	      dreadfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            There were they in great fear, where no fear was.	                                                  --Ps. liii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fear of your adventure would counsel you to a	            more equal enterprise.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For fear}, in apprehension lest. "For fear you ne'er see	      chain nor money more." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fear \Fear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feared} (f[=e]rd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fearing}.] [OE. feren, faeren, to frighten, to be	   afraid, AS. f[=ae]ran to terrify. See {Fear}, n.]	   1. To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to	      consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will fear no evil, for thou art with me. --Ps.	                                                  xxiii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: With subordinate clause.	               I greatly fear my money is not safe. --Shak.	               I almost fear to quit your hand.   --D. Jerrold.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a reverential awe of; to be solicitous to avoid	      the displeasure of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave them to God above; him serve and fear.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be anxious or solicitous for; now replaced by {fear	      for}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sins of the father are to be laid upon the	            children, therefore . . . I fear you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To suspect; to doubt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ay what else, fear you not her courage? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach	      of by fear. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear their people from doing evil.    --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            Tush, tush! fear boys with bugs.      --Shak.	   Syn: To apprehend; dread; reverence; venerate.	        [1913 Webster]	Fear \Fear\, v. i.	   To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety	   on account of some expected evil.	   [1913 Webster]	         I exceedingly fear and quake.            --Heb. xii.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]
Fearer \Fear"er\ (f[=e]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who fears. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Fearful \Fear"ful\ (f[=e]r"f[.u]l), a.	   1. Full of fear, apprehension, or alarm; afraid; frightened.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anxious amidst all their success, and fearful amidst	            all their power.                      --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to fear; easily frightened; without courage;	      timid.	      [1913 Webster]	            What man is there that is fearful and faint-hearted?	                                                  --Deut. xx. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indicating, or caused by, fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cold fearful drops stand on my trembling flesh.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inspiring fear or awe; exciting apprehension or terror;	      terrible; frightful; dreadful.	      [1913 Webster]	            This glorious and fearful name, The Lord thy God.	                                                  --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 58.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death is a fearful thing.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In dreams they fearful precipices tread. --Dryden.	   Syn: Apprehensive; afraid; timid; timorous; horrible;	        distressing; shocking; frightful; dreadful; awful.	        [1913 Webster]
Fearfully \Fear"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a fearful manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fearfulness \Fear"ful*ness\, n.	   The state of being fearful.	   [1913 Webster]
Fearless \Fear"less\, a.	   Free from fear.	   Syn: Bold; daring; courageous; intrepid; valorous; valiant;	        brave; undaunted; dauntless; heroic. -- {Fear"less*ly},	        adv. -- {Fear"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Fearnaught \Fear"naught`\ (f[=e]r"n[add]t`), n.	   1. A fearless person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stout woolen cloth of great thickness; dreadnaught;	      also, a warm garment.	      [1913 Webster]
Fearsome \Fear"some\ (f[=e]r"s[u^]m) a.	   1. Frightful; causing fear. [Scotch] "This fearsome wind."	      --Sir W. Scott	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easily frightened; timid; timorous. "A silly fearsome	      thing." --B. Taylor	      [1913 Webster]
Feasibility \Fea"si*bil*ity\ (f[=e]`z[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]) n.;	   pl. {Feasibilities} (f[=e]`z[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*tiz). [from	   {Feasible}]	   The quality of being feasible; practicability; also, that	   which is feasible; as, before we adopt a plan, let us	   consider its feasibility.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men often swallow falsities for truths, dubiosities for	         certainties, possibilities for feasibilities. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Feasible \Fea"si*ble\ (f[=e]"z[i^]*b'l) a. [F. faisable, fr.	   faire to make or do, fr. L. facere. See {Fact}, {Feat}.]	   1. Capable of being done, executed, or effected; practicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Always existing before their eyes as a thing	            feasible in practice.                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was not feasible to gratify so many ambitions.	                                                  --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fit to be used or tilled, as land. [R.] --R. Trumbull.	      {Fea"si*ble*ness}, n. --{Fea"si*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Feast \Feast\ (f[=e]st), n. [OE. feste festival, holiday, feast,	   OF. feste festival, F. f[^e]te, fr. L. festum, pl. festa, fr.	   festus joyful, festal; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fair}, n.,	   {Festal}, {F[^e]te}.]	   1. A festival; a holiday; a solemn, or more commonly, a	      joyous, anniversary.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seventh day shall be a feast to the Lord. --Ex.	                                                  xiii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at the	            feast of the passover.                --Luke ii. 41.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An Ecclesiastical feast is called a {immovable feast}	         when it always occurs on the same day of the year;	         otherwise it is called a {movable feast}. Easter is a	         notable movable feast.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A festive or joyous meal; a grand, ceremonious, or	      sumptuous entertainment, of which many guests partake; a	      banquet characterized by tempting variety and abundance of	      food.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enough is as good as a feast.         --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Belshazzar the King made a great feast to a thousand	            of his lords.                         --Dan. v. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is partaken of, or shared in, with delight;	      something highly agreeable; entertainment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The feast of reason, and the flow of soul. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Feast day}, a holiday; a day set as a solemn commemorative	      festival.	   Syn: Entertainment; regale; banquet; treat; carousal;	        festivity; festival.	   Usage: {Feast}, {Banquet}, {Festival}, {Carousal}. A feast	          sets before us viands superior in quantity, variety,	          and abundance; a banquet is a luxurious feast; a	          festival is the joyful celebration by good cheer of	          some agreeable event. Carousal is unrestrained	          indulgence in frolic and drink.	          [1913 Webster]	Feast \Feast\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Feasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Feasting}.] [OE. festen, cf. OF. fester to rest from work,	   F. f[^e]ter to celebrate a holiday. See {Feast}, n.]	   1. To eat sumptuously; to dine or sup on rich provisions,	      particularly in large companies, and on public festivals.	      [1913 Webster]	            And his sons went and feasted in their houses.	                                                  --Job. i. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be highly gratified or delighted.	      [1913 Webster]	            With my love's picture then my eye doth feast.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Feast \Feast\, v. t.	   1. To entertain with sumptuous provisions; to treat at the	      table bountifully; as, he was feasted by the king.	      --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To delight; to gratify; as, to feast the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            Feast your ears with the music a while. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Feaster \Feast"er\, n.	   1. One who fares deliciously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who entertains magnificently. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Feastful \Feast"ful\, a.	   Festive; festal; joyful; sumptuous; luxurious. "Feastful	   days." --Milton. -- {Feast"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Feat \Feat\ (f[=e]t), n. [OE. fet, OF. fet, fait, F. fait,	   factum, fr. L. facere, factum, to make or do. Cf. {Fact},	   {Feasible}, {Do}.]	   1. An act; a deed; an exploit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warlike feats I have done.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick;	      as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.	      [1913 Webster]	Feat \Feat\, v. t.	   To form; to fashion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To the more mature,	         A glass that feated them.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Feat \Feat\, a. [Compar. {Feater}; superl. {Featest}.] [F. fait	   made, shaped, fit, p. p. of faire to make or do. See {Feat},	   n.]	   Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice;	   pretty. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Never master had a page . . . so feat.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And look how well my garments sit upon me 	         Much feater than before.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Feat-bodied \Feat"-bod`ied\, a.	   Having a feat or trim body. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Feateous \Feat"e*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. faitis, faitice, fetis, well	   made, fine, L. facticius made by art.]	   Dexterous; neat. [Obs.] --Johnson. -- {Feat"e*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Feather \Feath"er\ (f[e^][th]"[~e]r), n. [OE. fether, AS.	   fe[eth]er; akin to D. veder, OHG. fedara, G. feder, Icel.	   fj["o][eth]r, Sw. fj[aum]der, Dan. fj[ae]der, Gr. ptero`n	   wing, feather, pe`tesqai to fly, Skr. pattra wing, feather,	   pat to fly, and prob. to L. penna feather, wing. [root]76,	   248. Cf. {Pen} a feather.]	   1. One of the peculiar dermal appendages, of several kinds,	      belonging to birds, as contour feathers, quills, and down.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 on the rachis and consisting of a series of	         slender lamin[ae] or barbs, which usually bear	         barbules, which in turn usually bear barbicels and	         interlocking hooks by which they are fastened together.	         See {Down}, {Quill}, {Plumage}.	   2. Kind; nature; species; -- from the proverbial phrase,	      "Birds of a feather," that is, of the same species. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not of that feather to shake off	            My friend when he must need me.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The fringe of long hair on the legs of the setter and some	      other dogs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tuft of peculiar, long, frizzly hair on a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of the fins or wings on the shaft of an arrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach. & Carp.) A longitudinal strip projecting as a fin	      from an object, to strengthen it, or to enter a channel in	      another object and thereby prevent displacement sidwise	      but permit motion lengthwise; a spline.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A thin wedge driven between the two semicylindrical parts	      of a divided plug in a hole bored in a stone, to rend the	      stone. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The angular adjustment of an oar or paddle-wheel float,	      with reference to a horizontal axis, as it leaves or	      enters the water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Feather is used adjectively or in combination, meaning	         composed of, or resembling, a feather or feathers; as,	         feather fan, feather-heeled, feather duster.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Feather alum} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of alumina,	      resulting from volcanic action, and from the decomposition	      of iron pyrites; -- called also {halotrichite}. --Ure.	   {Feather bed}, a bed filled with feathers.	   {Feather driver}, one who prepares feathers by beating.	   {Feather duster}, a dusting brush of feathers.	   {Feather flower}, an artifical flower made of feathers, for	      ladies' headdresses, and other ornamental purposes.	   {Feather grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa pennata})	      which has a long feathery awn rising from one of the	      chaffy scales which inclose the grain.	   {Feather maker}, one who makes plumes, etc., of feathers,	      real or artificial.	   {Feather ore} (Min.), a sulphide of antimony and lead,	      sometimes found in capillary forms and like a cobweb, but	      also massive. It is a variety of Jamesonite.	   {Feather shot}, or {Feathered shot} (Metal.), copper	      granulated by pouring into cold water. --Raymond.	   {Feather spray} (Naut.), the spray thrown up, like pairs of	      feathers, by the cutwater of a fast-moving vessel.	   {Feather star}. (Zool.) See {Comatula}.	   {Feather weight}. (Racing)	      (a) Scrupulously exact weight, so that a feather would	          turn the scale, when a jockey is weighed or weighted.	      (b) The lightest weight that can be put on the back of a	          horse in racing. --Youatt.	      (c) In wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to the	          lightest of the classes into which contestants are	          divided; -- in contradistinction to {light weight},	          {middle weight}, and {heavy weight}.	   {A feather in the cap} an honour, trophy, or mark of	      distinction. [Colloq.]	   {To be in full feather}, to be in full dress or in one's best	      clothes. [Collog.]	   {To be in high feather}, to be in high spirits. [Collog.]	   {To cut a feather}.	      (a) (Naut.) To make the water foam in moving; in allusion	          to the ripple which a ship throws off from her bows.	      (b) To make one's self conspicuous. [Colloq.]	   {To show the white feather}, to betray cowardice, -- a white	      feather in the tail of a cock being considered an	      indication that he is not of the true game breed.	      [1913 Webster]	Feather \Feath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feathered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Feathering.}]	   1. To furnish with a feather or feathers, as an arrow or a	      cap.	      [1913 Webster]	            An eagle had the ill hap to be struck with an arrow	            feathered from her own wing.          --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn, as with feathers; to fringe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A few birches and oaks still feathered the narrow	            ravines.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render light as a feather; to give wings to.[R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Polonian story perhaps may feather some tedious	            hours.                                --Loveday.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To enrich; to exalt; to benefit.	      [1913 Webster]	            They stuck not to say that the king cared not to	            plume his nobility and people to feather himself.	                                                  --Bacon.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To tread, as a cock. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To feather one's nest}, to provide for one's self especially	      from property belonging to another, confided to one's	      care; -- an expression taken from the practice of birds	      which collect feathers for the lining of their nests.	   {To feather an oar} (Naut), to turn it when it leaves the	      water so that the blade will be horizontal and offer the	      least resistance to air while reaching for another stroke.	      	   {To tar and feather a person}, to smear him with tar and	      cover him with feathers, as a punishment or an indignity.	      [1913 Webster]	Feather \Feath"er\, v. i.	   1. To grow or form feathers; to become feathered; -- often	      with out; as, the birds are feathering out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To curdle when poured into another liquid, and float about	      in little flakes or "feathers;" as, the cream feathers.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To turn to a horizontal plane; -- said of oars.	      [1913 Webster]	            The feathering oar returns the gleam. --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stopping his sculls in the air to feather	            accurately.                           --Macmillan's	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have the appearance of a feather or of feathers; to be	      or to appear in feathery form.	      [1913 Webster]	            A clump of ancient cedars feathering in evergreen	            beauty down to the ground.            --Warren.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ripple feathering from her bows.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
featherbed \featherbed\ n.	   1. a mattress stuffed with feathers.	   Syn: feather bed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Featherbone \Feath"er*bone`\, n.	   A substitute for whalebone, made from the quills of geese and	   turkeys.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] featherbrained
featherbrained \feath"er*brained\, feather-brained
\feath"er-brained\, a.	   Giddy; frivolous; lacking seriousness; given to frivolity;	   feather-headed. [Colloq.]	   Syn: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, giddy, lightheaded,	        light-headed, silly.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Feathered \Feath"ered\, a.	   1. Clothed, covered, or fitted with (or as with) feathers or	      wings; as, a feathered animal; a feathered arrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rise from the ground like feathered Mercury. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nonsense feathered with soft and delicate phrases	            and pointed with pathetic accent.     --Dr. J.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with anything featherlike; ornamented; fringed;	      as, land feathered with trees.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having a fringe of feathers, as the legs of	      certian birds; or of hairs, as the legs of a setter dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) Having feathers; -- said of an arrow, when the	      feathers are of a tincture different from that of the	      shaft.	      [1913 Webster]
Feather-edge \Feath"er-edge`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) The thin, new growth around the edge of a shell,	      of an oyster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any thin, as on a board or a razor.	      [1913 Webster]
Feather-edged \Feath"er-edged`\, a.	   Having a feather-edge; also, having one edge thinner than the	   other, as a board; -- in the United States, said only of	   stuff one edge of which is made as thin as practicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Feather-few \Feath"er-few`\, n. (Bot.)	   Feverfew.	   [1913 Webster]
Feather-foil \Feath"er-foil`\, n. [Feather + foil a leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   An aquatic plant ({Hottonia palustris}), having finely	   divided leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Feather-head \Feath"er-head`\, n.	   A frivolous or feather-brained person. [Colloq.] --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]
Feather-headed \Feath"er-head`ed\, a.	   Giddy; frivolous; foolish. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Feather-heeled \Feath"er-heeled`\, a.	   Light-heeled; gay; frisky; frolicsome. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Featheriness \Feath"er*i*ness\, n.	   The state or condition of being feathery.	   [1913 Webster]
Feathering \Feath"er*ing\, n.	   1. (Arch.) Same as {Foliation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of turning the blade of the oar, as it rises from	      the water in rowing, from a vertical to a horizontal	      position. See {To feather an oar}, under {Feather}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covering of feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Feathering float} (Naut.), the float or paddle of a	      feathering wheel.	   {Feathering screw} (Naut.), a screw propeller, of which the	      blades may be turned so as to move edgewise through the	      water when the vessel is moving under sail alone.	   {Feathering wheel} (Naut.), a paddle wheel whose floats turn	      automatically so as to dip about perpendicularly into the	      water and leave in it the same way, avoiding beating on	      the water in the descent and lifting water in the ascent.	      [1913 Webster]
Featherless \Feath"er*less\, a.	   Destitute of feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Featherly \Feath"er*ly\, a.	   Like feathers. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Feather-pated \Feath"er-pat"ed\, a.	   Feather-headed; frivolous. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Featherstitch \Feath"er*stitch`\, n.	   A kind of embroidery stitch producing a branching zigzag	   line.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Feather-veined \Feath"er-veined`\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the veins (of a leaf) diverging from the two sides of	   a midrib.	   [1913 Webster]
Feathery \Feath"er*y\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, feathers; covered with, or as	   with, feathers; as, feathery spray or snow. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye feathery people of mid air.           --Barry	                                                  Cornwall.	   [1913 Webster]
Featly \Feat"ly\, adv. [From {Feat}, a.]	   Neatly; dexterously; nimbly. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Foot featly here and there.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Featness \Feat"ness\, n.	   Skill; adroitness. [Archaic] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Feature \Fea"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. feture form, shape,	   feature, OF. faiture fashion, make, fr. L. factura a making,	   formation, fr. facere, factum, to make. See {Feat}, {Fact},	   and cf. {Facture}.]	   1. The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the	      whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            What needeth it his feature to descrive? --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cheated of feature by dissembling nature. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The make, cast, or appearance of the human face, and	      especially of any single part of the face; a lineament.	      (pl.) The face, the countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is for homely features to keep home. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The cast or structure of anything, or of any part of a	      thing, as of a landscape, a picture, a treaty, or an	      essay; any marked peculiarity or characteristic; as, one	      of the features of the landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to her service bind each living creature	            Through secret understanding of their feature.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A form; a shape. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So scented the grim feature, and upturned	            His nostril wide into the murky air.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Featured \Fea"tured\ (?; 135), a.	   1. Shaped; fashioned.	      [1913 Webster]	            How noble, young, how rarely featured! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having features; formed into features.	      [1913 Webster]	            The well-stained canvas or the featured stone.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Featureless \Fea"ture*less\ (?; 135), a.	   Having no distinct or distinctive features.	   [1913 Webster]
Featurely \Fea"ture*ly\, a.	   Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Featurely warriors of Christian chivalry. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Feazing}.] [Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. f[ae]s fringe;	   akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser,	   thread, filament, OHG. faso.]	   To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [See {Feese}.]	   To beat; to chastise; also, to humble; to harass; to worry.	   [Obs.] --insworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Feaze \Feaze\, n.	   A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Feazings \Feaz"ings\, n. pl. [See {Feaze}, v. t.] (Naut.)	   The unlaid or ragged end of a rope. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Febricitate \Fe*bric"i*tate\, v. i. [L. febricitare, fr. febris.	   See {Febrile}.]	   To have a fever. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Febriculose \Fe*bric"u*lose`\, a. [L. febriculosus.]	   Somewhat feverish. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Febrifacient \Feb`ri*fa"cient\, a. [L. febris fever + faciens,	   p. pr. of facere to make.]	   Febrific. --Dunglison. -- n. That which causes fever.	   --Beddoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Febriferous \Fe*brif"er*ous\, a. [L. febris fever + -ferous.]	   Causing fever; as, a febriferous locality.	   [1913 Webster]
Febrific \Fe*brif"ic\, a. [L. febris fever + ficare (in comp.)	   to make. See {fy}-.]	   Producing fever. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Febrifugal \Fe*brif"u*gal\ (? or ?), a. [See {Febrifuge}.]	   Having the quality of mitigating or curing fever. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Febrifuge \Feb"ri*fuge\, n. [L. febris fever + fugare to put to	   flight, from fugere to flee: cf. F. f['e]brifuge. see	   {Febrile}, {Feverfew}.] (Med.)	   A medicine serving to mitigate or remove fever. -- a.	   Antifebrile.	   [1913 Webster]
Febrile \Fe"brile\ (?; 277), a. [F. f['e]brile, from L. febris	   fever. See {Fever}.]	   Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived from it;	   as, febrile symptoms; febrile action. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
February \Feb"ru*a*ry\, n. [L. Februarius, orig., the month of	   expiation, because on the fifteenth of this month the great	   feast of expiation and purification was held, fr. februa,	   pl., the Roman festival or purification; akin to februare to	   purify, expiate.]	   The second month in the year, said to have been introduced	   into the Roman calendar by Numa. In common years this month	   contains twenty-eight days; in the bissextile, or leap year,	   it has twenty-nine days.	   [1913 Webster]
Februation \Feb`ru*a"tion\, n. [L. februatio. See {february}.]	   Purification; a sacrifice. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecal \Fe"cal\ (f[=e]"kal), a. [Cf. F. f['e]cal. See {Feces}.]	   Relating to, or containing, dregs, feces, or ordure;	   f[ae]cal.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecche \Fec"che\, v. t.	   To fetch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Feces \Fe"ces\, n. pl.	   Dregs; sediment; excrement. See {faeces}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecial \Fe"cial\, a. [L. fetialis belonging to the fetiales, the	   Roman priests who sanctioned treaties and demanded	   satisfaction from the enemy before a formal declaration of	   war.]	   Pertaining to heralds, declarations of war, and treaties of	   peace; as, fecial law. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecifork \Fe"ci*fork`\, n. [Feces + fork.] (Zool.)	   The anal fork on which the larv[ae] of certain insects carry	   their f[ae]ces.	   [1913 Webster]
Feckless \Feck"less\, a. [Perh. a corruption of effectless.]	   Spiritless; weak; worthless. [Scot]	   [1913 Webster]
Feck \Feck\, n. [Abbrev. fr. effect.]	   1. Effect. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Efficacy; force; value. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Amount; quantity. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	            He had a feck o' books wi' him.       --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	   {The most feck}, or {The feck}, the greater or larger part.	      "The feck o' my life." --Burns.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fecks \Fecks\, n.	   A corruption of the word {faith}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] feculae
fecula \fec"u*la\, n.; pl. {fecul[ae]} [L.faecula burnt tartar	   or salt of tartar, dim. of faex, faecis, sediment, dregs: cf.	   F. f['e]cule.]	   Any pulverulent matter obtained from plants by simply	   breaking down the texture, washing with water, and	   subsidence. Especially:	   (a) The nutritious part of wheat; starch or farina; -- called	       also {amylaceous fecula}.	   (b) The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.	       [1913 Webster]
Feculence \Fec"u*lence\, n. [L. faeculentia dregs, filth: cf. F.	   f['e]culence.]	   1. The state or quality of being feculent; muddiness;	      foulness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is feculent; sediment; lees; dregs.	      [1913 Webster]
Feculency \Fec"u*len*cy\, n.	   Feculence.	   [1913 Webster]
Feculent \Fec"u*lent\, a. [L. faeculentus, fr. faecula: cf. F.	   f['e]culent. See {Fecula}.]	   Foul with extraneous or impure substances; abounding with	   sediment or excrementitious matter; muddy; thick; turbid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both his hands most filthy feculent.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecund \Fec"und\, a. [L. fecundus, from the root of fetus: cf.	   F. f['e]cond. see {Fetus}.]	   Fruitful in children; prolific. --Graunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecundate \Fec"un*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fecundated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fecundating}.] [L. fecundare, fr. fecundus. See	   {Fecund}.]	   1. To make fruitful or prolific. --W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To render fruitful or prolific; to impregnate; as,	      in flowers the pollen fecundates the ovum through the	      stigma.	      [1913 Webster]
Fecundation \Fec`un*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]condation.]	   (Biol.)	   The act by which, either in animals or plants, material	   prepared by the generative organs the female organism is	   brought in contact with matter from the organs of the male,	   so that a new organism results; impregnation; fertilization.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecundify \Fe*cun"di*fy\, v. t. [Fecund + -fy.]	   To make fruitful; to fecundate. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fecundity \Fe*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. fecunditas: cf. F.	   f['e]condit['e]. See {Fecund}.]	   1. The quality or power of producing fruit; fruitfulness;	      especially (Biol.), the quality in female organisms of	      reproducing rapidly and in great numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of germinating; as in seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power of bringing forth in abundance; fertility;	      richness of invention; as, the fecundity of God's creative	      power. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]
Fed \Fed\ (f[e^]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Feed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fedary \Fed"a*ry\, n.	   A feodary. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
fedayee \fedayee\ n.; pl. {fedayeen}. [(1950-1955). Ar.	   fid[=a]'[imac], one who sacrifices himself.]	   a member of an Arab paramilitary organization, predominantly	   Palestinian, which performs commando raids, especially	   against Israel or Israeli targets. Usually used in the	   plural.	   [PJC]
fedelini \fedelini\ n.	   an extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli. [Sometimes	   spelled {fedellini} or {fedelline}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Federal \Fed"er*al\, a. [L. foedus league, treaty, compact; akin	   to fides faith: cf. F. f['e]d['e]ral. see {Faith}.]	   1. Pertaining to a league or treaty; derived from an	      agreement or covenant between parties, especially between	      nations; constituted by a compact between parties, usually	      governments or their representatives.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Romans compelled them, contrary to all federal	            right, . . . to part with Sardinia.   --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      (b) Consisting or pertaining to such a government; as, the	          Federal Constitution; a Federal officer.	      (c) Friendly or devoted to such a government; as, the	          Federal party. see {Federalist}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Federal Congress}. See under {Congress}.	      [1913 Webster]	Federal \Fed"er*al\, n.	   See {Federalist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Federalism \Fed"er*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]ralisme.]	   The principles of Federalists or of federal union.	   [1913 Webster]
Federalist \Fed"er*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]raliste.]	   An advocate of confederation; specifically (Amer. Hist.), a	   friend of the Constitution of the United States at its	   formation and adoption; a member of the political party which	   favored the administration of president Washington.	   [1913 Webster]
federalize \fed"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Federalized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Federalizing}.] [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]raliser.]	   To unite in compact, as different States; to confederate for	   political purposes; to unite by or under the Federal	   Constitution. --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Federal National Mortgage Association \Federal National Mortgage
Association\ prop. n.	   A federally chartered corporation that purchases and resells	   mortgages. [acron.]	   Syn: FNMA, Fannie Mae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
federary \fed"er*a*ry\, n. [See {Federal}.]	   A partner; a confederate; an accomplice. [Obs.] --hak.	   [1913 Webster]
Federate \Fed"er*ate\, a. [L. foederatus, p. p. of foederare to	   establish by treaty or league, fr. foedus. See {Federal}.]	   United by compact, as sovereignties, states, or nations;	   joined in confederacy; leagued; confederate; as, federate	   nations.	   Syn: federated.	        [1913 Webster]
federated \fed"er*at*ed\, adj.	   United by compact under a central organization, as	   governments or commercial organizations.	   Syn: federate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Federation \Fed`er*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]ration.]	   1. The act of uniting in a league; confederation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A league; a confederacy; a federal or confederated	      government. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Federative \Fed"er*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. f['e]d['e]ratif.]	   Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy; federal. "A	   federative society." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fedity \Fed"i*ty\, n. [L. foeditas, fr. foedus foul, filthy.]	   Turpitude; vileness. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
fedora \fe*do"ra\ (f[i^]*d[^o]r"[.a]), n.	   A soft felt hat with a crown creased lengthwise.	   Syn: felt hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fee \Fee\ (f[=e]), n. [OE. fe, feh, feoh, cattle, property,	   money, fief, AS. feoh cattle, property, money; the senses of	   "property, money," arising from cattle being used in early	   times as a medium of exchange or payment, property chiefly	   consisting of cattle; akin to OS. fehu cattle, property, D.	   vee cattle, OHG. fihu, fehu, G. vieh, Icel. f[=e] cattle,	   property, money, Goth. fa['i]hu, L. pecus cattle, pecunia	   property, money, Skr. pa[,c]u cattle, perh. orig., "a	   fastened or tethered animal," from a root signifying to bind,	   and perh. akin to E. fang, fair, a.; cf. OF. fie, flu, feu,	   fleu, fief, F. fief, from German, of the same origin. the	   sense fief is due to the French. [root]249. Cf. {Feud},	   {Fief}, {Fellow}, {Pecuniary}.]	   1. property; possession; tenure. "Laden with rich fee."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Once did she hold the gorgeous East in fee.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reward or compensation for services rendered or to be	      rendered; especially, payment for professional services,	      of optional amount, or fixed by custom or laws; charge;	      pay; perquisite; as, the fees of lawyers and physicians;	      the fees of office; clerk's fees; sheriff's fees; marriage	      fees, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            To plead for love deserves more fee than hate.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Feud. Law) A right to the use of a superior's land, as a	      stipend for services to be performed; also, the land so	      held; a fief.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Law) An estate of inheritance supposed to be held	      either mediately or immediately from the sovereign, and	      absolutely vested in the owner.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: All the land in England, except the crown land, is of	         this kind. An absolute fee, or fee simple, is land	         which a man holds to himself and his heirs forever, who	         are called tenants in fee simple. In modern writers, by	         fee is usually meant fee simple. A limited fee may be a	         qualified or base fee, which ceases with the existence	         of certain conditions; or a conditional fee, or fee	         tail, which is limited to particular heirs.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Amer. Law) An estate of inheritance belonging to the	      owner, and transmissible to his heirs, absolutely and	      simply, without condition attached to the tenure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fee estate} (Eng. Law), land or tenements held in fee in	      consideration or some acknowledgment or service rendered	      to the lord.	   {Fee farm} (Law), land held of another in fee, in	      consideration of an annual rent, without homage, fealty,	      or any other service than that mentioned in the feoffment;	      an estate in fee simple, subject to a perpetual rent.	      --Blackstone.	   {Fee farm rent} (Eng. Law), a perpetual rent reserved upon a	      conveyance in fee simple.	   {Fee fund} (Scot. Law), certain court dues out of which the	      clerks and other court officers are paid.	   {Fee simple} (Law), an absolute fee; a fee without conditions	      or limits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Buy the fee simple of my life for an hour and a	            quarter.                              --Shak.	   {Fee tail} (Law), an estate of inheritance, limited and	      restrained to some particular heirs. --Burill.	      [1913 Webster]	Fee \Fee\ (f[=e]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feed} (f[=e]d); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Feeing}.]	   To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to	   recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.	   [1913 Webster]	         The patient . . . fees the doctor.       --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         There's not a one of them but in his house	         I keep a servant feed.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Feeble \Fee"ble\ (f[=e]"b'l), a. [Compar. {Feebler} (-bl[~e]r);	   superl. {Feeblest} (-bl[e^]st).] [OE. feble, OF. feble,	   flebe, floibe, floible, foible, F. faible, L. flebilis to be	   wept over, lamentable, wretched, fr. flere to weep. Cf.	   {Foible}.]	   1. Deficient in physical strength; weak; infirm; debilitated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carried all the feeble of them upon asses. --2	                                                  Chron. xxviii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting force, vigor, or efficiency in action or	      expression; not full, loud, bright, strong, rapid, etc.;	      faint; as, a feeble color; feeble motion. "A lady's feeble	      voice." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Feeble \Fee"ble\, v. t.	   To make feble; to enfeeble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall that victorious hand be feebled here? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Feeble-minded \Fee"ble-mind"ed\, a.	   Weak in intellectual power; wanting firmness or constancy;	   irresolute; vacillating; imbecile. "comfort the	   feeble-minded." --1 Thess. v. 14. -- {Fee"ble-mind"ed*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
feeble-mindedness \fee"ble-mind"ed*ness\ n.	   severe mental deficiency.	   Syn: amentia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Feebleness \Fee"ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being feeble; debility;	   infirmity.	   [1913 Webster]	         That shakes for age and feebleness.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Feebly \Fee"bly\, adv.	   In a feeble manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The restored church . . . contended feebly, and with	         half a heart.                            --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Feed \Feed\ (f[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fed} (f[e^]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Feeding}.] [AS. f[=e]dan, fr. f[=o]da food; akin to	   OS. f[=o]dian, OFries. f[=e]da, f[=o]da, D. voeden, OHG.	   fuottan, Icel. f[ae][eth]a, Sw. f["o]da, Dan. f["o]de.	   [root]75. See {Food}.]	   1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy	      the physical huger of.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thine enemy hunger, feed him.      --Rom. xii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unreasonable creatures feed their young. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To satisfy; gratify or minister to, as any sense, talent,	      taste, or desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or	      wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;	      to feed a furnace with coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,	      develop, and guard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt feed my people Israel.     --2 Sam. v. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mightiest powers by deepest calms are fed. --B.	                                                  Cornwall.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by	      cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it	      with sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Once in three years feed your mowing lands.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for	      consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed	      water to a steam boiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.)	      (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a	          machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.	      (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in	          wood and metal working machines, so that the work	          moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).	          [1913 Webster]	Feed \Feed\, v. i.	   1. To take food; to eat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her kid . . . which I afterwards killed because it	            would not feed.                       --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed	      one's self (upon something); to prey; -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaving thy trunk for crows to feed upon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be nourished, strengthened, or satisfied, as if by	      food. "He feeds upon the cooling shade." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To place cattle to feed; to pasture; to graze.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man . . . shall put in his beast, and shall	            feed in another man's field.          --Ex. xxii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Feed \Feed\, n.	   1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder;	      pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed	      for sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grazing or pasture ground. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a	      meal; as, a feed of corn or oats.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A meal, or the act of eating. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For such pleasure till that hour	            At feed or fountain never had I found. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The water supplied to steam boilers.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.)	      (a) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to	          be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing	          machine; or of producing progressive operation upon	          any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning	          lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the	          work.	      (b) The supply of material to a machine, as water to a	          steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of	          stones.	      (c) The mechanism by which the action of feeding is	          produced; a feed motion.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Feed bag}, a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule.	      	   {Feed cloth}, an apron for leading cotton, wool, or other	      fiber, into a machine, as for carding, etc.	   {Feed door}, a door to a furnace, by which to supply coal.	   {Feed head}.	      (a) A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam	          boiler.	      (b) (Founding) An excess of metal above a mold, which	          serves to render the casting more compact by its	          pressure; -- also called a {riser}, {deadhead}, or	          simply {feed} or {head} --Knight.	   {Feed heater}.	      (a) (Steam Engine) A vessel in which the feed water for	          the boiler is heated, usually by exhaust steam.	      (b) A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock.	          	   {Feed motion}, or {Feed gear} (Mach.), the train of mechanism	      that gives motion to the part that directly produces the	      feed in a machine.	   {Feed pipe}, a pipe for supplying the boiler of a steam	      engine, etc., with water.	   {Feed pump}, a force pump for supplying water to a steam	      boiler, etc.	   {Feed regulator}, a device for graduating the operation of a	      feeder. --Knight.	   {Feed screw}, in lathes, a long screw employed to impart a	      regular motion to a tool rest or tool, or to the work.	   {Feed water}, water supplied to a steam boiler, etc.	   {Feed wheel} (Mach.), a kind of feeder. See {Feeder}, n., 8.	      [1913 Webster]
feedback \feedback\ n.	   1. the process in which part of the output of a system is	      returned to its input.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. response to an inquiry or experiment.	      [WordNet 1.5] feedbag
feedbag \feedbag\, feed bag \feed bag\n.	   a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse	   or mule); animal feed such as oats are placed in the bag, and	   it is fastened at the top of the head, covering the muzzle.	   The animal may then eat the contents while thus wearing the	   feedbag.	   Syn: nosebag.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Feeder \Feed"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, gives food or supplies	      nourishment; steward.	      [1913 Webster]	            A couple of friends, his chaplain and feeder.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who furnishes incentives; an encourager. "The feeder	      of my riots." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who eats or feeds; specifically, an animal to be fed	      or fattened.	      [1913 Webster]	            With eager feeding, food doth choke the feeder.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who fattens cattle for slaughter.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A stream that flows into another body of water; a	      tributary; specifically (Hydraulic Engin.), a water course	      which supplies a canal or reservoir by gravitation or	      natural flow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A branch railroad, stage line, air route, or the like; a	      side line which increases the business of the main line.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. (Mining)	      (a) A small lateral lode falling into the main lode or	          mineral vein. --Ure.	      (b) A strong discharge of gas from a fissure; a blower.	          --Raymond.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mach.) An auxiliary part of a machine which supplies or	      leads along the material operated upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Steam Engine) A device for supplying steam boilers with	      water as needed.	      [1913 Webster]
Feeding \Feed"ing\, n.	   1. the act of eating, or of supplying with food; the process	      of fattening.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is eaten; food.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which furnishes or affords food, especially for	      animals; pasture land.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Feeding bottle}. See under {Bottle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fee-faw-fum \Fee`-faw`-fum"\, n.	   A nonsensical exclamation attributed to giants and ogres;	   hence, any expression calculated to impose upon the timid and	   ignorant. "Impudent fee-faw-fums." --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Feejee \Fee"jee\, a. & n. (Ethnol.)	   See {Fijian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Feel \Feel\ (f[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felt} (f[e^]lt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Feeling}.] [AS. f[=e]lan; akin to OS.	   gif[=o]lian to perceive, D. voelen to feel, OHG. fuolen, G.	   f["u]hlen, Icel. f[=a]lma to grope, and prob. to AS. folm	   palm of the hand, L. palma. Cf. {Fumble}, {Palm}.]	   1. To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means	      of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body,	      especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited	      by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who feel	            Those rods of scorpions and those whips of steel.	                                                  --Creecn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this	      piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often	      with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come near, . . . that I may feel thee, my son.	                                                  --Gen. xxvii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath this to feel my affection to your honor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to	      experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or	      sensitive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Teach me to feel another's woe.       --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil	            thing.                                --Eccl. viii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            He best can paint them who shall feel them most.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mankind have felt their strength and made it felt.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to	      have an inward persuasion of.	      [1913 Webster]	            For then, and not till then, he felt himself.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To perceive; to observe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To feel the helm} (Naut.), to obey it.	      [1913 Webster]	Feel \Feel\, v. i.	   1. To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything	      with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the	      surface of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have the sensibilities moved or affected.	      [1913 Webster]	            [She] feels with the dignity of a Roman matron.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            And mine as man, who feel for all mankind. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind,	      persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one's	      self to be; -- followed by an adjective describing the	      state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded.	      [1913 Webster]	            I then did feel full sick.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know	      certainly or without misgiving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Garlands . . . which I feel	            I am not worthy yet to wear.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce	      an impression by the nerves of sensation; -- followed by	      an adjective describing the kind of sensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blind men say black feels rough, and white feels	            smooth.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To feel after}, to search for; to seek to find; to seek as a	      person groping in the dark. "If haply they might feel	      after him, and find him." --Acts xvii. 27.	   {To feel of}, to examine by touching.	      [1913 Webster]	Feel \Feel\, n.	   1. Feeling; perception. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To intercept and have a more kindly feel of its	            genial warmth.                        --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon	      one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy	      feel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The difference between these two tumors will be	            distinguished by the feel.            --S. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]
Feeler \Feel"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, feels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the sense organs or certain animals (as	      insects), which are used in testing objects by touch and	      in searching for food; an antenna; a palp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Insects . . . perpetually feeling and searching	            before them with their feelers or antenn[ae].	                                                  --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything, as a proposal, observation, etc., put forth or	      thrown out in order to ascertain the views of others;	      something tentative.	      [1913 Webster]
Feeling \Feel"ing\, a.	   1. Possessing great sensibility; easily affected or moved;	      as, a feeling heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressive of great sensibility; attended by, or evincing,	      sensibility; as, he made a feeling representation of his	      wrongs.	      [1913 Webster]	Feeling \Feel"ing\, n.	   1. The sense by which the mind, through certain nerves of the	      body, perceives external objects, or certain states of the	      body itself; that one of the five senses which resides in	      the general nerves of sensation distributed over the body,	      especially in its surface; the sense of touch; nervous	      sensibility to external objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why was the sight	            To such a tender ball as the eye confined, . . .	            And not, as feeling, through all parts diffused?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act or state of perception by the sense above	      described; an act of apprehending any object whatever; an	      act or state of apprehending the state of the soul itself;	      consciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The apprehension of the good	            Gives but the greater feeling to the worse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 man destitute of feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any state or condition of emotion; the exercise of the	      capacity for emotion; any mental state whatever; as, a	      right or a wrong feeling in the heart; our angry or kindly	      feelings; a feeling of pride or of humility.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tenderness for the feelings of others. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That quality of a work of art which embodies the mental	      emotion of the artist, and is calculated to affect	      similarly the spectator. --Fairholt.	   Syn: Sensation; emotion; passion; sentiment; agitation;	        opinion. See {Emotion}, {Passion}, {Sentiment}.	        [1913 Webster]
Feelingly \Feel"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a feeling manner; pathetically; sympathetically.	   [1913 Webster]
Feere \Feere\, n. [See {Fere}, n.]	   A consort, husband or wife; a companion; a fere. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Feese \Feese\, n. [Cf. OE. fesien to put to flight, AS.	   f[=e]sian, f[=y]sian, f[=y]san, fr. f[=u]s, prompt, willing.]	   The short run before a leap. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Feet \Feet\, n. pl.	   See {Foot}.	   [1913 Webster]	Feet \Feet\, n. [See {Feat}, n.]	   Fact; performance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Feetless \Feet"less\, a.	   Destitute of feet; as, feetless birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Feeze \Feeze\, v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis	   screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see {Feese}.]	   1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written	      also {feaze}, {feize}, {pheese}.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To feeze up}, to work into a passion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Feeze \Feeze\, n.	   Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See {Feaze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fehling \Feh"ling\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Fehling's solution}, under {Solution}.	   [1913 Webster] Fehm
Fehm \Fehm\, n., Fehmgericht \Fehm"ge*richt`\, n.	   Same as {Vehm}, {Vehmgericht}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fehmic \Feh"mic\, a.	   See {Vehmic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Feign \Feign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feigned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Feigning}.] [OE. feinen, F. feindre (p. pr. feignant), fr.	   L. fingere; akin to L. figura figure,and E. dough. See	   {Dough}, and cf. {Figure}, {Faint}, {Effigy}, {Fiction}.]	   1. To give a mental existence to, as to something not real or	      actual; to imagine; to invent; hence, to pretend; to form	      and relate as if true.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are no such things done as thou sayest, but	            thou feignest them out of thine own heart. --Neh.	                                                  vi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poet	            Did feign that Orpheus drew trees, stones, and	            floods.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent by a false appearance of; to pretend; to	      counterfeit; as, to feign a sickness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dissemble; to conceal. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Feigned \Feigned\, a.	   Not real or genuine; pretended; counterfeit; insincere;	   false. "A feigned friend." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give ear unto my prayer, that goeth not out of feigned	         lips.                                    --Ps. xvii. 1.	   -- {Feign"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Feign"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her treacherous sister Judah hath not turned unto me	         with her whole heart, but feignedly.     --Jer. iii.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Feigned issue} (Law), an issue produced in a pretended	      action between two parties for the purpose of trying	      before a jury a question of fact which it becomes	      necessary to settle in the progress of a cause. --Burill.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Feigner \Feign"er\, n.	   One who feigns or pretends.	   [1913 Webster]
Feigning \Feign"ing\, a.	   That feigns; insincere; not genuine; false. --	   {Feign"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Feine \Feine\, v. t. & i.	   To feign. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Feint \Feint\, a. [F. feint, p. p. of feindre to feign. See	   {Feign}.]	   Feigned; counterfeit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dressed up into any feint appearance of it. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Feint \Feint\, n. [F. feinte, fr. feint. See {Feint}, a.]	   1. That which is feigned; an assumed or false appearance; a	      pretense; a stratagem; a fetch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courtley's letter is but a feint to get off.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mock blow or attack on one part when another part is	      intended to be struck; -- said of certain movements in	      fencing, boxing, war, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Feint \Feint\, v. i.	   To make a feint, or mock attack.	   [1913 Webster]
Feitsui \Fei`tsui"\, n. (Min.)	   The Chinese name for a highly prized variety of pale green	   jade. See {Jade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Feize \Feize\, v. t.	   See {Feeze}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Felanders \Fel"an*ders\, n. pl.	   See {Filanders}. Feldspar
Feldspar \Feld"spar`\, Feldspath \Feld"spath`\, n. [G.	   feldspath; feld field + spath spar.] (Min.)	   A name given to a group of minerals, closely related in	   crystalline form, and all silicates of alumina with either	   potash, soda, lime, or, in one case, baryta. They occur in	   crystals and crystalline masses, vitreous in luster, and	   breaking rather easily in two directions at right angles to	   each other, or nearly so. The colors are usually white or	   nearly white, flesh-red, bluish, or greenish.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The group includes the monoclinic (orthoclastic)	         species orthoclase or common potash feldspar, and the	         rare hyalophane or baryta feldspar; also the triclinic	         species (called in general plagioclase) microcline,	         like orthoclase a potash feldspar; anorthite or lime	         feldspar; albite or soda feldspar; also intermediate	         between the last two species, labradorite, andesine,	         oligoclase, containing both lime and soda in varying	         amounts. The feldspars are essential constituents of	         nearly all crystalline rocks, as granite, gneiss, mica,	         slate, most kinds of basalt and trachyte, etc. The	         decomposition of feldspar has yielded a large part of	         the clay of the soil, also the mineral kaolin, an	         essential material in the making of fine pottery.	         Common feldspar is itself largely used for the same	         purpose. Feldspathic
Feldspathic \Feld*spath"ic\, Feldspathose \Feld*spath"ose\, a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, feldspar.	   [1913 Webster]
Fele \Fele\, a. [AS. fela, feola; akin to G. viel, gr. ?. See	   {Full}, a.]	   Many. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Felicify \Fe*lic"ify\, v. t. [L. felix happy + -fy.]	   To make happy; to felicitate. [Obs.] --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Felicitate \Fe*lic"i*tate\, a. [L. felicitatus, p. p. of	   felicitare to felicitate, fr. felix, -icis, happy. See	   {felicity}.]	   Made very happy. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am alone felicitate	         In your dear highness' love.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Felicitate \Fe*lic"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felicitated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {felicitating}.] [Cf. F. f['e]liciter.]	   1. To make very happy; to delight.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a glorious entertainment and pleasure would	            fill and felicitate his spirit.       --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express joy or pleasure to; to wish felicity to; to	      call or consider (one's self) happy; to congratulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every true heart must felicitate itself that its lot	            is cast in this kingdom.              --W. Howitt.	   Syn: See {Congratulate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Felicitation \Fe*lic`i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]licitation.]	   The act of felicitating; a wishing of joy or happiness;	   congratulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Felicitous \Fe*lic"i*tous\, a.	   Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful;	   skillful; successful; happily applied or expressed;	   appropriate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Felicitous words and images.             --M. Arnold.	   -- {Fe*lic"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lic"i*tous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
felicitousness \fe*lic"i*tous*ness\ n.	   a pleasing and appropriate manner or style, especially of	   expression.	   Syn: felicity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Felicity \Fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Felicities}. [OE. felicite, F.	   f['e]licit['e], fr. L. felicitas, fr. felix, -icis, happy,	   fruitful; akin to fetus.]	   1. The state of being happy; blessedness; blissfulness;	      enjoyment of good.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our own felicity we make or find.     --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Finally, after this life, to attain everlasting joy	            and felicity.                         --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which promotes happiness; a successful or gratifying	      event; prosperity; blessing.	      [1913 Webster]	            the felicities of her wonderful reign. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pleasing faculty or accomplishment; as, felicity in	      painting portraits, or in writing or talking. "Felicity of	      expression." --Bp. Warburton.	   Syn: Happiness; bliss; beatitude; blessedness; blissfulness.	        See {Happiness}.	        [1913 Webster]
felid \felid\ n.	   any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals,	   many with retractile claws; a member of the {Felidae}.	   Syn: feline.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Felidae \Felidae\ n.	   a natural family of lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped	   mammals, including the cats; wildcats; lions; leopards;	   cheetahs; and saber-toothed tigers.	   Syn: family {Felidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Feline \Fe"line\, a. [L. felinus, fr. feles, felis, cat, prob.	   orig., the fruitful: cf. F. f['e]lin. See {Fetus}.]	   1. (Zool.) Catlike; of or pertaining to the genus {Felis}, or	      family {Felid[ae]}; as, the feline race; feline voracity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characteristic of cats; sly; stealthy; treacherous; as, a	      feline nature; feline manners.	      [1913 Webster]
Felis \Fe"lis\ (f[=e]"l[i^]s), prop. n. [L., cat.] (Zool.)	   A genus of mostly small carnivorous mammals, including the	   domestic cat, puma, ocelot, and margay, which share the	   inability to roar due to bone structure in the larynx. The	   lion, tiger, and other large roaring cats were once included	   in {Felis} but are now assigned to the genus {Panthera}. The	   lynx ({Felis lynx}) is also called {Lynx lynx}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fell \Fell\ (f[e^]l),	   imp. of {Fall}.	   [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, a. [OE. fel, OF. fel cruel, fierce, perfidious; cf.	   AS. fel (only in comp.) OF. fel, as a noun also accus. felon,	   is fr. LL. felo, of unknown origin; cf. Arm fall evil, Ir.	   feal, Arm. falloni treachery, Ir. & Gael. feall to betray; or	   cf. OHG. fillan to flay, torment, akin to E. fell skin. Cf.	   {Felon}.]	   1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous.	      [1913 Webster]	            While we devise fell tortures for thy faults.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eager; earnest; intent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am so fell to my business.          --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, n. [Cf. L. fel gall, bile, or E. fell, a.]	   Gall; anger; melancholy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Untroubled of vile fear or bitter fell.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, n. [AS. fell; akin to D. vel, OHG. fel, G. fell,	   Icel. fell (in comp.), Goth fill in [thorn]rutsfill leprosy,	   L. pellis skin, Gr. pe`lla. Cf. {Film}, {Peel}, {Pell}, n.]	   A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt;	   -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are still handling our ewes, and their fells, you	         know, are greasy.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, n. [Icel. fell, fjally; akin to Sw. fj[aum]ll a	   ridge or chain of mountains, Dan. fjeld mountain, rock and	   prob. to G. fels rock, or perh. to feld field, E. field.]	   1. A barren or rocky hill. --T. Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wild field; a moor. --Dryton.	      [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Felling}.] [AS. fellan, a causative verb fr. feallan to	   fall; akin to D. vellen, G. f[aum]llen, Icel. fella, Sw.	   f[aum]lla, Dan. f[ae]lde. See {Fall}, v. i.]	   To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the	   ground; to cut down.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stand, or I'll fell thee down.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, n. (Mining)	   The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when	   the ore is sorted by sifting.	   [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, v. t. [Cf. Gael. fill to fold, plait, Sw. f[*a]ll a	   hem.]	   To sew or hem; -- said of seams.	   [1913 Webster]	Fell \Fell\, n.	   1. (Sewing) A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the	      edges being folded together and the stitches taken through	      both thicknesses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Weaving) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of	      the weft.	      [1913 Webster]
Fellable \Fell"a*ble\, a.	   Fit to be felled.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellah \Fel"lah\, n.; pl. Ar. {Fellahin}, E. {Fellahs}. [Ar.]	   A peasant or cultivator of the soil among the Egyptians,	   Syrians, etc. --W. M. Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
fellatio \fel*la"ti*o\ (f[e^]l*l[=a]"sh[=e]*[-o];	   f[e^]l*l[=a]"t[=e]*[-o]), n.	   a form of sexual activity between two persons in which the	   penis of one is stimulated by the other's mouth, especially	   until orgasm is achieved. It is a form of oral sex. Compare	   {cunnilingus}. The act is also called by the slang term {blow	   job}.	   [PJC]
Feller \Fell"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, fells, knocks or cuts down; a machine	   for felling trees.	   [1913 Webster]	Feller \Fell"er\, n.	   An appliance to a sewing machine for felling a seam.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellfare \Fell"fare`\, n. [Cf. AS. fealafor, and E. fieldfare.]	   (Zool.)	   The fieldfare.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellifluous \Fel*lif"lu*ous\, a. [L. fellifuus; fel gall +	   fluere to flow.]	   Flowing with gall. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellinic \Fel*lin"ic\, a. [L. fel, fellis, gall.]	   Of, relating to, or derived from, bile or gall; as, fellinic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellmonger \Fell"mon`ger\, n.	   A dealer in fells or sheepskins, who separates the wool from	   the pelts.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellness \Fell"ness\, n. [See {Fell} cruel.]	   The quality or state of being fell or cruel; fierce	   barbarity. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Felloe \Fel"loe\, n.	   See {Felly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellon \Fel"lon\, n.	   Variant of {Felon}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those two were foes the fellonest on ground. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellow \Fel"low\, n. [OE. felawe, felaghe, Icel. f[=e]lagi, fr.	   f[=e]lag companionship, prop., a laying together of property;	   f[=e] property + lag a laying, pl. l["o]g law, akin to liggja	   to lie. See {Fee}, and {Law}, {Lie} to be low.]	   1. A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fellows of his crime.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are fellows still,	            Serving alike in sorrow.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That enormous engine was flanked by two fellows	            almost of equal magnitude.            --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Commonly used of men, but sometimes of women. --Judges	         xi. 37.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean	      man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An equal in power, rank, character, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is impossible that ever Rome	            Should breed thy fellow.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to	      each other; a mate; the male.	      [1913 Webster]	            When they be but heifers of one year, . . . they are	            let go to the fellow and breed.       --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was my glove; here is the fellow of it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person; an individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            She seemed to be a good sort of fellow. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to	      a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to	      certain perquisites and privileges.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In an American college or university, a member of the	      corporation which manages its business interests; also, a	      graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the	      income of the foundation.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow	      of the Royal Society.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fellow is often used in compound words, or adjectively,	         signifying associate, companion, or sometimes equal.	         Usually, such compounds or phrases are	         self-explanatory; as, fellow-citizen, or fellow	         citizen; fellow-student, or fellow student;	         fellow-workman, or fellow workman; fellow-mortal, or	         fellow mortal; fellow-sufferer; bedfellow; playfellow;	         workfellow.	         [1913 Webster]	               Were the great duke himself here, and would lift	               up	               My head to fellow pomp amongst his nobles.	                                                  --Ford.	         [1913 Webster]	Fellow \Fel"low\, v. t.	   To suit with; to pair with; to match. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellow-commoner \Fel"low-com"mon*er\, n.	   A student at Cambridge University, England, who commons, or	   dines, at the Fellow's table.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellow-creature \Fel"low-crea"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   One of the same race or kind; one made by the same Creator.	   [1913 Webster]	         Reason, by which we are raised above our	         fellow-creatures, the brutes.            --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellowfeel \Fel"low*feel"\, v. t.	   To share through sympathy; to participate in. [R.] --D.	   Rodgers.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellow-feeling \Fel"low-feel"ing\, n.	   1. Sympathy; a like feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Joint interest. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Fellowless \Fel"low*less\, a.	   Without fellow or equal; peerless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose well-built walls are rare and fellowless.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellowlike \Fel"low*like`\, a.	   Like a companion; companionable; on equal terms; sympathetic.	   [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellowly \Fel"low*ly\, a.	   Fellowlike. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fellowship \Fel"low*ship\, n. [Fellow + -ship.]	   1. The state or relation of being or associate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms;	      frequent and familiar intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a great town, friends are scattered, so that	            there is not that fellowship which is in less	            neighborhods.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are made for society and mutual fellowship.	                                                  --Calamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of being together; companionship; partnership;	      association; hence, confederation; joint interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great contention of the sea and skies	            Parted our fellowship.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fellowship in pain divides not smart. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fellowship in woe doth woe assuage.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The goodliest fellowship of famous knights,	            Whereof this world holds record.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Those associated with one, as in a family, or a society; a	      company.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sorrow of Noah with his fellowship. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            With that a joyous fellowship issued	            Of minstrels.                         --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eng. & Amer. Universities) A foundation for the	      maintenance, on certain conditions, of a scholar called a	      fellow, who usually resides at the university.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arith.) The rule for dividing profit and loss among	      partners; -- called also partnership, company, and	      distributive proportion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Good fellowship}, companionableness; the spirit and	      disposition befitting comrades.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's neither honesty, manhood, nor good	            fellowship in thee.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fellowship \Fel"low*ship\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fellowshiped};	   p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fellowshiping}.] (Eccl.)	   To acknowledge as of good standing, or in communion according	   to standards of faith and practice; to admit to Christian	   fellowship.	   [1913 Webster]
Felly \Fel"ly\, adv.	   In a fell or cruel manner; fiercely; barbarously; savagely.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Felly \Fel"ly\, n.; pl. {Fellies}. [OE. feli, felwe, felow, AS.	   felg, felge; akin to D. velg, G. felge, OHG. felga felly	   (also, a harrow, but prob. a different word), Dan. felge.]	   The exterior wooden rim, or a segment of the rim, of a wheel,	   supported by the spokes. [Written also {felloe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Break all the spokes and fellies from her wheel.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Felo-de-se \Fe"lo-de-se`\, n.; pl. {Felos-de-se}. [LL. felo, E.	   felon + de of, concerning + se self.] (Law)	   One who deliberately puts an end to his own existence, or	   loses his life while engaged in the commission of an unlawful	   or malicious act; a suicide. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Felon \Fel"on\, n. [OE., adj., cruel, n., villain, ruffian,	   traitor, whitlow, F. f['e]lon traitor, in OF. also, villain,	   fr. LL. felo. See Fell, a.]	   1. (Law) A person who has committed a felony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person guilty or capable of heinous crime.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A kind of whitlow; a painful imflammation of the	      periosteum of a finger, usually of the last joint.	   Syn: Criminal; convict; malefactor; culprit.	        [1913 Webster]	Felon \Fel"on\, a.	   Characteristic of a felon; malignant; fierce; malicious;	   cruel; traitorous; disloyal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vain shows of love to vail his felon hate. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Felonious \Fe*lo"ni*ous\, a.	   Having the quality of felony; malignant; malicious;	   villainous; traitorous; perfidious; in a legal sense, done	   with intent to commit a crime; as, felonious homicide.	   [1913 Webster]	         O thievish Night,	         Why should'st thou, but for some felonious end,	         In thy dark lantern thus close up the stars? --Milton.	   -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fe*lo"ni*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Felonous \Fel"o*nous\, a. [Cf. OF. feloneus. Cf. {Felonious}.]	   Wicked; felonious. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Felonry \Fel"on*ry\, n.	   A body of felons; specifically, the convict population of a	   penal colony. --Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Felonwort \Fel"on*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The bittersweet nightshade ({Solanum Dulcamara}). See	   {Bittersweet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Felony \Fel"o*ny\, n.; pl. {Felonies}. [OE. felonie cruelty, OF.	   felonie, F. f['e]lonie treachery, malice. See {Felon}, n.]	   1. (Feudal Law) An act on the part of the vassal which cost	      him his fee by forfeiture. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O.Eng.Law) An offense which occasions a total forfeiture	      either lands or goods, or both, at the common law, and to	      which capital or other punishment may be added, according	      to the degree of guilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A heinous crime; especially, a crime punishable by death	      or imprisonment.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Forfeiture for crime having been generally abolished in	         the United States, the term felony, in American law,	         has lost this point of distinction; and its meaning,	         where not fixed by statute, is somewhat vague and	         undefined; generally, however, it is used to denote an	         offense of a high grade, punishable either capitally or	         by a term of imprisonment. In Massachusetts, by	         statute, any crime punishable by death or imprisonment	         in the state prison, and no other, is a felony; so in	         New York. the tendency now is to obliterate the	         distinction between felonies and misdemeanors; and this	         has been done partially in England, and completely in	         some of the States of the Union. The distinction is	         purely arbitrary, and its entire abolition is only a	         question of time.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is no lawyer who would undertake to tell what a	         felony is, otherwise than by enumerating the various	         kinds of offenses which are so called. originally, the	         word felony had a meaning: it denoted all offenses the	         penalty of which included forfeiture of goods; but	         subsequent acts of Parliament have declared various	         offenses to be felonies, without enjoining that	         penalty, and have taken away the penalty from others,	         which continue, nevertheless, to be called felonies,	         insomuch that the acts so called have now no property	         whatever in common, save that of being unlawful and	         purnishable. --J. S. Mill.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To compound a felony}. See under {Compound}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Felsite \Fel"site\, n. [Cf. {Feldspar}.] (Min.)	   A finegrained rock, flintlike in fracture, consisting	   essentially of orthoclase feldspar with occasional grains of	   quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Felsitic \Fel*sit"ic\, a.	   relating to, composed of, or containing, felsite. Felspar
Felspar \Fel"spar`\, Felspath \Fel"spath`\, n. (Min.)	   See {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Felspathic \Fel*spath"ic\, a.	   See {Feldspathic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Felstone \Fel"stone`\, n. [From G. feldstein, in analogy with E.	   felspar.] (Min.)	   See {Felsite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Felt \Felt\,	   imp. & p. p. or a. from {Feel}.	   [1913 Webster]	Felt \Felt\, n. [AS. felt; akin to D. vilt, G. filz, and	   possibly to Gr. ? hair or wool wrought into felt, L. pilus	   hair, pileus a felt cap or hat.]	   1. A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers of wool, or wool	      and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by	      rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning	      or weaving.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were a delicate stratagem to shoe	            A troop of horse with felt.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hat made of felt. --Thynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To know whether sheep are sound or not, see that the	            felt be loose.                        --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Felt grain}, the grain of timber which is transverse to the	      annular rings or plates; the direction of the medullary	      rays in oak and some other timber. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Felt \Felt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Felted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Felting}.]	   1. To make into felt, or a feltike substance; to cause to	      adhere and mat together. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with, or as with, felt; as, to felt the cylinder	      of a steam engine.	      [1913 Webster]
Felter \Felt"er\, v. t.	   To clot or mat together like felt.	   [1913 Webster]	         His feltered locks that on his bosom fell. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Felting \Felt"ing\, n.	   1. The material of which felt is made; also, felted cloth;	      also, the process by which it is made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of splitting timber by the felt grain.	      [1913 Webster]
Feltry \Fel"try\, n. [OF. feltre.]	   See {Felt}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Felucca \Fe*luc"ca\, n. [It. feluca (cf. Sp. faluca, Pg. falua),	   fr. Ar. fulk ship, or harr[=a]qah a sort of ship.] (Naut.)	   A small, swift-sailing vessel, propelled by oars and lateen	   sails, -- once common in the Mediterranean.	   Note: Sometimes it is constructed so that the helm may be	         used at either end.	         [1913 Webster]
Felwort \Fel"wort`\, n. [Probably a corruption of fieldwort.]	   (Bot.)	   A European herb ({Swertia perennis}) of the Gentian family.	   [1913 Webster]
Female \Fe"male\, n. [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L.	   femella, dim. of femina woman. See {Feminine}.]	   1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth	      young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and	      produces ova.	      [1913 Webster]	            The male and female of each living thing. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant which produces only that kind of	      reproductive organs which are capable of developing into	      fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate	      plant.	      [1913 Webster]	Female \Fe"male\, a.	   1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to	      young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male.	      [1913 Webster]	            As patient as the female dove	            When that her golden couplets are disclosed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to an individual of the female sex;	      characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness.	      "Female usurpation." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the generous decision of a female mind, we owe	            the discovery of America.             --Belknap.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in	      cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Female rhymes} (Pros.), double rhymes, or rhymes (called in	      French feminine rhymes because they end in e weak, or	      feminine) in which two syllables, an accented and an	      unaccented one, correspond at the end of each line.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A rhyme, in which the final syllables only agree	         (strain, complain) is called a male rhyme; one in which	         the two final syllables of each verse agree, the last	         being short (motion, ocean), is called female. --Brande	         & C.	   {Female screw}, the spiral-threaded cavity into which	      another, or male, screw turns. --Nicholson.	   {Female fern} (Bot.), a common species of fern with large	      decompound fronds ({Asplenium Filixf[ae]mina}), growing in	      many countries; lady fern.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The names male fern and female fern were anciently	         given to two common ferns; but it is now understood	         that neither has any sexual character.	   Syn: {Female}, {Feminine}.	   Usage: We apply female to the sex or individual, as opposed	          to male; also, to the distinctive belongings of women;	          as, female dress, female form, female character, etc.;	          feminine, to things appropriate to, or affected by,	          women; as, feminine studies, employments,	          accomplishments, etc. "Female applies to sex rather	          than gender, and is a physiological rather than a	          grammatical term. Feminine applies to gender rather	          than sex, and is grammatical rather than	          physiological." --Latham.	          [1913 Webster]
Femalist \Fe"mal*ist\, n.	   A gallant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Courting her smoothly like a femalist.   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Femalize \Fe"mal*ize\, v. t.	   To make, or to describe as, female or feminine.	   --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Feme \Feme\ (f[e^]m or f[a^]m), n. [OF. feme, F. femme.] (Old	   Law)	   A woman. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Feme covert} (Law), a married woman. See {Covert}, a., 3.	   {Feme sole} (Law), a single or unmarried woman; a woman who	      has never been married, or who has been divorced, or whose	      husband is dead.	   {Feme sole trader} or {Feme sole merchant} (Eng. Law), a	      married woman, who, by the custom of London, engages in	      business on her own account, inpendently of her husband.	      [1913 Webster]
Femeral \Fem"er*al\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Femerell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Femerell \Fem"er*ell\, n. [OF. fumeraille part of a chimney. See	   {Fume}.] (Arch.)	   A lantern, or louver covering, placed on a roof, for	   ventilation or escape of smoke.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminal \Fem"i*nal\, a.	   Feminine. [Obs.] --West.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminality \Fem`i*nal"i*ty\, n.	   Feminity.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminate \Fem"i*nate\, a. [L. feminatus effeminate.]	   Feminine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Femineity \Fem`i*ne"i*ty\, n. [L. femineus womanly.]	   Womanliness; femininity. --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminine \Fem"i*nine\, a. [L. femininus, fr. femina woman; prob.	   akin to L. fetus, or to Gr. qh^sqai to suck, qh^sai to	   suckle, Skr. dh[=a] to suck; cf. AS. f[=ae]mme woman, maid:	   cf. F. f['e]minin. See {Fetus}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a woman, or to women; characteristic	      of a woman; womanish; womanly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her letters are remarkably deficient in feminine	            ease and grace.                       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the qualities of a woman; becoming or appropriate	      to the female sex; as, in a good sense, modest, graceful,	      affectionate, confiding; or, in a bad sense, weak,	      nerveless, timid, pleasure-loving, effeminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her heavenly form	            Angelic, but more soft and feminine.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ninus being esteemed no man of war at all, but	            altogether feminine, and subject to ease and	            delicacy.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Feminine rhyme}. (Pros.) See {Female rhyme}, under {Female},	      a.	   Syn: See {Female}, a.	        [1913 Webster]	Feminine \Fem"i*nine\, n.	   1. A woman. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They guide the feminines toward the palace.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Any one of those words which are the appellations	      of females, or which have the terminations usually found	      in such words; as, actress, songstress, abbess, executrix.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are but few true feminines in English.	                                                  --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]
Femininely \Fem"i*nine*ly\, adv.	   In a feminine manner. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminineness \Fem"i*nine*ness\, n.	   The quality of being feminine; womanliness; womanishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Femininity \Fem`i*nin"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or nature of the female sex; womanliness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The female form. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O serpent under femininitee.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Feminity \Fe*min"i*ty\, n.	   Womanliness; femininity. [Obs.] "Trained up in true	   feminity." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminization \Fem`i*ni*za"tion\, n.	   The act of feminizing, or the state of being feminized.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminize \Fem"i*nize\, v. t. [Cf. F. f['e]miniser.]	   To make womanish or effeminate. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Feminye \Fem"i*nye\, n. [OF. femenie, feminie, the female sex,	   realm of women.]	   The people called Amazons. [Obs.] "[The reign of] feminye."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Femme \Femme\ (? or ?), n. [F.]	   A woman. See {Feme}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Femme de chambre}. [F.] A lady's maid; a chambermaid.	      [1913 Webster]
Femoral \Fem"o*ral\, a. [L. femur, femoris, thigh: cf. F.	   f['e]moral.]	   Pertaining to the femur or thigh; as, the femoral artery.	   "Femoral habiliments." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
femoris \femoris\ n.	   The thigh bone; same as {femur}.	   Syn: femur, thighbone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Femur \Fe"mur\ (f[=e]"m[u^]r), n.; pl. {Femora}	   (f[e^]m"[-o]*r[.a]). [L. thigh.] (Anat.)	   (a) The thigh bone; -- it is the longest and thickest bone of	       the human skeleton, which extends from the pelvis to the	       knee.	   (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the	       thigh bone; the thigh. See {Coxa}.	       [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Fen \Fen\ (f[e^]n), n. [AS. fen, fenn, marsh, mud, dirt; akin to	   D. veen, OFries. fenne, fene, OHG. fenna, G. fenn, Icel. fen,	   Goth. fani mud.]	   Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with	   water, but producing sedge, coarse grasses, or other aquatic	   plants; boggy land; moor; marsh.	   [1913 Webster]	         'Mid reedy fens wide spread.             --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fen is used adjectively with the sense of belonging to,	         or of the nature of, a fen or fens.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Fen boat}, a boat of light draught used in marshes.	   {Fen duck} (Zool.), a wild duck inhabiting fens; the	      shoveler. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Fen fowl} (Zool.), any water fowl that frequent fens.	   {Fen goose} (Zool.), the graylag goose of Europe. [Prov.	      Eng.]	   {Fen land}, swamp land.	      [1913 Webster]
Fence \Fence\ (f[e^]ns), n. [Abbrev. from defence.]	   1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a	      protection; a cover; security; shield.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us be backed with God and with the seas,	            Which he hath given for fence impregnable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any	      object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron,	      or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from	      without or straying from within.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England a hedge, ditch, or wall, as well as a	         structure of boards, palings, or rails, is called a	         fence.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Locks) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the	      tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice	      of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and	      repartee. See {Fencing}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric,	            That hath so well been taught her dazzing fence.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are	      received. [Slang] --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fence month} (Forest Law), the month in which female deer	      are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. --Bullokar.	   {Fence roof}, a covering for defense. "They fitted their	      shields close to one another in manner of a fence roof."	      --Holland.	   {Fence time}, the breeding time of fish or game, when they	      should not be killed.	   {Rail fence}, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by	      posts.	   {Ring fence}, a fence which encircles a large area, or a	      whole estate, within one inclosure.	   {Worm fence}, a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one	      another at their ends; -- called also {snake fence}, or	      {Virginia rail fence}.	   {To be on the fence}, to be undecided or uncommitted in	      respect to two opposing parties or policies. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Fence \Fence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fenced} (f[e^]nst); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fencing} (f[e^]n"s[i^]ng).]	   1. To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect;	      to guard.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fence my ear against thy sorceries. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by	      an inclosure.	      [1913 Webster]	            O thou wall! . . . dive in the earth,	            And fence not Athens.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are	      unworthy from approaching the table. --McCheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	Fence \Fence\, v. i.	   1. To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as	      against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a	      fence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more	            dangerous evil, and therefore, in the first place,	            to be fenced against.                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword	      or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the	      point only.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will fence with his own shadow.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that	      is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fence and push, and, pushing, loudly roar;	            Their dewlaps and their sides are bat?ed in gore.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when a billow, blown against,	            Falls back, the voice with which I fenced	            A little ceased, but recommenced.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Fenceful \Fence"ful\, a.	   Affording defense; defensive. [Obs.] --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenceless \Fence"less\, a.	   Without a fence; uninclosed; open; unguarded; defenseless.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fencer \Fen"cer\, n.	   One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of	   fencing with sword or foil.	   [1913 Webster]	         As blunt as the fencer's foils.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fencible \Fen"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of being defended, or of making or affording defense.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         No fort so fencible, nor walls so strong. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Fencible \Fen"ci*ble\, n. (Mil.)	   A soldier enlisted for home service only; -- usually in the	   pl.	   [1913 Webster]
Fencing \Fen"cing\, n.	   1. The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword,	      esp. with the smallsword. See {Fence}, v. i., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of	      fencers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The materials used for building fences. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of building a fence.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or	      protection; as, the fencing of a farm.	      [1913 Webster]
Fen cricket \Fen" crick`et\ (Zool.)	   The mole cricket. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fend \Fend\, n.	   A fiend. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fend \Fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fending}.] [Abbrev. fr. defend.]	   To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward	   off; to shut out; -- often with off; as, to fend off blows.	   [1913 Webster]	         With fern beneath to fend the bitter cold. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To fend off a boat} or {To fend off a vessel} (Naut.), to	      prevent its running against anything with too much	      violence.	      [1913 Webster]	Fend \Fend\, v. i.	   To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to	   parry; to shift off.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dexterous management of terms, and being able to	         fend . . . with them, passes for a great part of	         learning.                                --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fender \Fen"der\, n. [From {Fend}, v. t. & i., cf. {Defender}.]	   One who or that which defends or protects by warding off	   harm; as:	   (a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from	       escaping to the floor.	   (b) Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a	       vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.	   (c) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the	       wheels: also, a splashboard.	   (d) Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a	       house, from damage by carriage wheels.	       [1913 Webster]
Fendliche \Fend"liche\, a.	   Fiendlike. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenerate \Fen"er*ate\, v. i. [L. faeneratus, p. p. of faenerari	   lend on interest, fr. faenus interest.]	   To put money to usury; to lend on interest. [Obs.]	   --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Feneration \Fen`er*a"tion\, n. [L. faeneratio.]	   The act of fenerating; interest. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenes-tella \Fen`es-tel"la\, n. [L., dim. of fenestra ? window.]	   (Arch.)	   Any small windowlike opening or recess, esp. one to show the	   relics within an altar, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenestra \Fe*nes"tra\, n.; pl. {Fenestr[ae]}. [L., a window.]	   (Anat.)	   A small opening; esp., one of the apertures, closed by	   membranes, between the tympanum and internal ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenestral \Fe*nes"tral\, a. [L. fenestra a window.]	   1. (Arch.) Pertaining to a window or to windows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a fenestra.	      [1913 Webster]	Fenestral \Fe*nes"tral\, n. (Arch.)	   A casement or window sash, closed with cloth or paper instead	   of glass. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenestrate \Fe*nes"trate\, a. [L. fenestratus, p. p. of	   fenestrare to furnish with openings and windows.]	   1. Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated; as,	      fenestrate membranes; fenestrate fronds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having transparent spots, as the wings of certain	      butterflies.	      [1913 Webster]
Fenestrated \Fe*nes"tra*ted\, a.	   1. (Arch.) Having windows; characterized by windows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Fenestrate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fenestration \Fen`es*tra"tion\, n.	   1. (Arch.) The arrangement and proportioning of windows; --	      used by modern writers for the decorating of an	      architectural composition by means of the window (and	      door) openings, their ornaments, and proportions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The state or condition of being fenestrated.	      [1913 Webster]
Fenestrule \Fe*nes"trule\, n. [L. fenestrula a little window,	   dim. of fenestra a window.] (Zool.)	   One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Feng-hwang \F[^e]ng"-hwang`\, n. [Chin. feng + `huang.] (Chinese	   Myth.)	   A pheasantlike bird of rich plumage and graceful form and	   movement, fabled to appear in the land on the accession of a	   sage to the throne, or when right principles are about to	   prevail. It is often represented on porcelains and other	   works of art.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fengite \Fen"gite\, n. (Min.)	   A kind of marble or alabaster, sometimes used for windows on	   account of its transparency.	   [1913 Webster]
Feng-shui \F[^e]ng"-shu`i\, n. [Chin. feng wind + shiu water.]	   A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by	   the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape;	   also, a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences, used	   in determining sites for graves, houses, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fenian \Fe"ni*an\, n. [From the Finians or Fenii, the old	   militia of Ireland, who were so called from Fin or Finn,	   Fionn, or Fingal, a popular hero of Irish traditional	   history.]	   A member of a secret organization, consisting mainly of	   Irishmen, having for its aim the overthrow of English rule in	   Ireland.	   [1913 Webster]	Fenian \Fe"ni*an\, a.	   Pertaining to Fenians or to Fenianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenianism \Fe"ni*an*ism\, n.	   The principles, purposes, and methods of the Fenians.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenks \Fenks\ (f[e^][ng]ks), n.	   The refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the	   manufacture of Prussian blue. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Fennec \Fen"nec\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]k), n. [Ar. fanek.] (Zool.)	   A small, African, foxlike animal ({Vulpes zerda}) of a pale	   fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears.	   [1913 Webster]
Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[e^]n"n[e^]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from L.	   feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.	   fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.)	   A perennial plant of the genus {F[ae]niculum} ({F[ae]niculum	   vulgare}), having very finely divided leaves. It is	   cultivated in gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of	   its seeds.	   [1913 Webster]	         Smell of sweetest fennel.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling	         bottle of the tender sex.                --S. G.	                                                  Goodrich.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Azorean fennel}, or {Sweet fennel}, ({F[ae]niculum dulce}).	      It is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel,	      and is used as a pot herb.	   {Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European	      weed; -- called also {mayweed}.	   {Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup	      family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the	      fennel. {Nigella Damascena} is common in gardens. {Nigella	      sativa} furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment,	      etc., in India. These seeds are the "fitches" mentioned in	      Isaiah (xxviii. 25).	   {Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It	      is stimulant and carminative.	   {Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith,	      which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by	      Prometheus.	   {Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale})	      looking something like fennel.	      [1913 Webster]
Fennish \Fen"nish\, a.	   Abounding in fens; fenny.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenny \Fen"ny\, a. [AS. fennig.]	   Pertaining to, or inhabiting, a fen; abounding in fens;	   swampy; boggy. "Fenny snake." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenowed \Fen"owed\, a. [AS. fynig musty, fynegean to become	   musty or filthy: cf. fennig fenny, muddy, dirty, fr. fen fen.	   Cf. {Finew}.]	   Corrupted; decayed; moldy. See {Vinnewed}. [Obs.] --Dr.	   Favour.	   [1913 Webster]
Fensi-ble \Fen"si-ble\, a.	   Fencible. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fen-sucked \Fen"-sucked`\, a.	   Sucked out of marches. "Fen-sucked fogs." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fenugreek \Fen"u*greek\ (? or ?), n. [L. faenum Graecum, lit.,	   Greek hay: cf. F. fenugrec. Cf. {Fennel}.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({trigonella F[oe]num Gr[ae]cum}) cultivated for its	   strong-smelling seeds, which are "now only used for giving	   false importance to horse medicine and damaged hay." --J.	   Smith (Pop. Names of Plants, 1881).	   [1913 Webster]
Feod \Feod\, n.	   A feud. See 2d {Feud}. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Feodal \Feod"al\, a.	   Feudal. See {Feudal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Feodality \Feo*dal"i*ty\, n.	   Feudal tenure; the feudal system. See {Feudality}. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Feodary \Feod"a*ry\, n.	   1. An accomplice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Art thou a feodary for this act?      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) An ancient officer of the court of wards.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Feodatory \Feod"a*to*ry\, n.	   See {Feudatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Feoff \Feoff\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feoffed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n.. {Feoffing}.] [OE. feffen, OF. feffer, fieffer, F.	   fieffer, fr. fief fief; cf. LL. feoffare, fefare. See	   {Fief}.] (Law)	   To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant a corporeal	   hereditament to; to enfeoff.	   [1913 Webster]	Feoff \Feoff\, n. (Law)	   A fief. See {Fief}.	   [1913 Webster]
Feoffee \Feof*fee"\ (?; 277), n. [OF. feoff['e].] (Law)	   The person to whom a feoffment is made; the person enfeoffed.	   [1913 Webster]
Feoffment \Feoff"ment\, n. [OF. feoffement, fieffement; cf. LL.	   feoffamentum.] (Law)	   (a) The grant of a feud or fee.	   (b) (Eng. Law) A gift or conveyance in fee of land or other	       corporeal hereditaments, accompanied by actual delivery	       of possession. --Burrill.	   (c) The instrument or deed by which corporeal hereditaments	       are conveyed. [Obs. in the U.S., Rare in Eng.] Feofor
Feofor \Feo"for\, Feoffer \Feof"fer\, n. [OF. feoour.] (Law)	   One who enfeoffs or grants a fee.	   [1913 Webster]
Fer \Fer\, a. & adv.	   Far. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Feracious \Fe*ra"cious\, a. [L. ferax, -acis, fr. ferre to	   bear.]	   Fruitful; producing abundantly. [R.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Feracity \Fe*rac"i*ty\, n. [L. feracitas.]	   The state of being feracious or fruitful. [Obs.] --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferae \Fe"r[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [L., wild animals, fem. pl. of	   ferus wild.] (Zool.)	   A group of mammals which formerly included the Carnivora,	   Insectivora, Marsupialia, and lemurs, but is now often	   restricted to the Carnivora.	Ferae naturae \Fe"r[ae] na*tu"r[ae]\ [L.]	   Of a wild nature; -- applied to animals, as foxes, wild	   ducks, etc., in which no one can claim property.	   [1913 Webster]
feral \fe"ral\, a. [L. ferus. See {Fierce}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts,	   birds, and plants.	   [1913 Webster]	feral child \fe"ral child`\, n.	   A child not raised in the company of humans; a child raised	   by wild animals. Romulus and Remus in Roman mythology were	   feral children. Authenticated examples of children raised by	   beasts are rare or nonexistent, though there are stories of	   children being raised from infancy in isolation from adults,	   or in the presence of deaf and dumb adults, resulting in an	   inability to speak human language.	   [PJC]
Feral \Fe"ral\, a. [L. feralis, belonging to the dead.]	   Funereal; deadly; fatal; dangerous. [R.] "Feral accidents."	   --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferde \Ferde\, obs.	   imp. of {Fare}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fer-de-lance \Fer`-de-lance"\, n. [F., the iron of a lance,	   lance head.] (Zool.)	   A large, venomous serpent ({Trigonocephalus lanceolatus}) of	   Brazil and the West Indies. It is allied to the rattlesnake,	   but has no rattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferding \Fer"ding\, n. [See {Farthing}.]	   A measure of land mentioned in Domesday Book. It is supposed	   to have consisted of a few acres only. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ferdness \Ferd"ness\, n. [OE. ferd fear. See {Fear}.]	   Fearfulness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fere \Fere\, n. [OE. fere companion, AS. gef[=e]ra, from	   f[=e]ran to go, travel, faran to travel. [root]78. See	   {Fare}.]	   A mate or companion; -- often used of a wife. [Obs.] [Written	   also {fear} and {feere}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And Cambel took Cambrina to his fere.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In fere}, together; in company. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Fere \Fere\, a. [Cf. L. ferus wild.]	   Fierce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fere \Fere\, n. [See {Fire}.]	   Fire. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fere \Fere\, n. [See {Fear}.]	   Fear. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fere \Fere\, v. t. & i.	   To fear. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Feretory \Fer`e*to*ry\, n. [L. feretrum bier, Gr. ?, fr. fe`rein	   to bear, akin to L. ferre, E. bear to support.]	   A portable bier or shrine, variously adorned, used for	   containing relics of saints. --Mollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferforth \Fer"forth`\, adv.	   Far forth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {As ferforth as}, as far as.	   {So ferforth}, to such a degree.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferforthly \Fer"forth`ly\, adv.	   Ferforth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fergusonite \Fer"gu*son*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a brownish black color, essentially a	   tantalo-niobate of yttrium, erbium, and cerium; -- so called	   after Robert Ferguson.	   [1913 Webster]
Feria \Fe"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Feri[ae]}. (Eccl.)	   A week day, esp. a day which is neither a festival nor a	   fast. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferial \Fe"ri*al\, n.	   Same as {Feria}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ferial \Fe"ri*al\, a. [LL. ferialis, fr. L. ferie holidays: cf.	   F. f['e]rial. See 5th {Fair}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to holidays. [Obs.] --J. Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to any week day, esp. to a day that is neither a	      festival nor a fast.	      [1913 Webster]
Feriation \Fe`ri*a"tion\, n. [L. feriari to keep holiday, fr.	   ferie holidays.]	   The act of keeping holiday; cessation from work. [Obs.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferie \Fe"rie\, n. [OF. ferie, fr. L. ferie holidays. See 5th	   {Fair}.]	   A holiday. [Obs.] --Bullokar.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferier \Fe"ri*er\, a.,	   compar. of {Fere}, fierce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Rhenus ferier than the cataract.         --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferine \Fe"rine\, a. [L. ferinus, fr. ferus wild. See {Fierce}.]	   Wild; untamed; savage; as, lions, tigers, wolves, and bears	   are ferine beasts. --Sir M. Hale. -- n. A wild beast; a beast	   of prey. -- {Fe"rine*ly}, adv. -- {Fe"rine*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Feringee \Fer*in"gee\, n. [Per. Farang[imac], or Ar.	   Firanj[imac], properly, a Frank.]	   The name given to Europeans by the Hindus. [Written also	   {Feringhee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ferity \Fer"i*ty\, n. [L. feritas, from ferus wild.]	   Wildness; savageness; fierceness. [Obs.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferly \Fer"ly\, a. [AS. f?rlic sudden, unexpected. See {Fear},	   n.]	   Singular; wonderful; extraordinary. [Obs.] -- n. A wonder; a	   marvel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Who hearkened ever such a ferly thing.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Ferm
Ferm \Ferm\, Ferme \Ferme\, n.[See {Farm}.]	   Rent for a farm; a farm; also, an abode; a place of	   residence; as, he let his land to ferm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Out of her fleshy ferme fled to the place of pain.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fermacy \Fer"ma*cy\, n. [OE. See {Pharmacy}.]	   Medicine; pharmacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Ferment \Fer"ment\, n. [L. fermentum ferment (in senses 1 & 2),	   perh. for fervimentum, fr. fervere to be boiling hot, boil,	   ferment: cf. F. ferment. Cf. 1st {Barm}, {Fervent}.]	   1. That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or	      fermenting beer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ferments are of two kinds: ({a}) Formed or organized	         ferments. ({b}) Unorganized or structureless ferments.	         The latter are now called {enzymes} and were formerly	         called {soluble ferments} or {chemical ferments}.	         Ferments of the first class are as a rule simple	         microscopic vegetable organisms, and the fermentations	         which they engender are due to their growth and	         development; as, the {acetic ferment}, the {butyric	         ferment}, etc. See {Fermentation}. Ferments of the	         second class, on the other hand, are chemical	         substances; as a rule they are proteins soluble in	         glycerin and precipitated by alcohol. In action they	         are catalytic and, mainly, hydrolytic. Good examples	         are pepsin of the dastric juice, ptyalin of the salvia,	         and disease of malt. Before 1960 the term "ferment" to	         mean "enzyme" fell out of use. Enzymes are now known to	         be {globular protein}s, capable of catalyzing a wide	         variety of chemical reactions, not merely hydrolytic.	         The full set of enzymes causing production of ethyl	         alcohol from sugar has been identified and individually	         purified and studied. See {enzyme}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Intestine motion; heat; tumult; agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Subdue and cool the ferment of desire. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            the nation is in a ferment.           --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gentle internal motion of the constituent parts of a	      fluid; fermentation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Down to the lowest lees the ferment ran. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {ferment oils}, volatile oils produced by the fermentation of	      plants, and not originally contained in them. These were	      the quintessences of the alchemists. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	Ferment \Fer*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fermented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fermenting}.] [L. fermentare, fermentatum: cf. F.	   fermenter. See {Ferment}, n.]	   To cause ferment or fermentation in; to set in motion; to	   excite internal emotion in; to heat.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye vigorous swains! while youth ferments your blood.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Ferment \Fer*ment"\, v. i.	   1. To undergo fermentation; to be in motion, or to be excited	      into sensible internal motion, as the constituent	      particles of an animal or vegetable fluid; to work; to	      effervesce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be agitated or excited by violent emotions.	      [1913 Webster]	            But finding no redress, ferment and rage. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The intellect of the age was a fermenting intellect.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Fermentability \Fer*ment`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of fermentation.	   [1913 Webster]
Fermentable \Fer*ment"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. fermentable.]	   Capable of fermentation; as, cider and other vegetable	   liquors are fermentable.	   [1913 Webster]
Fermental \Fer*ment"al\, a.	   Fermentative. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fermentation \Fer`men*ta"tion\ (f[~e]r`m[e^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Cf. F. fermentation.]	   1. The process of undergoing an effervescent change, as by	      the action of yeast; in a wider sense (Physiol. Chem.),	      the transformation of an organic substance into new	      compounds by the action of a {ferment[1]}, whether in the	      form of living organisms or enzymes. It differs in kind	      according to the nature of the ferment which causes it.	   Note: In industrial microbiology fermentation usually refers	         to the production of chemical substances by use of	         microorganisms.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A state of agitation or excitement, as of the intellect or	      the feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            It puts the soul to fermentation and activity.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A univesal fermentation of human thought and faith.	                                                  --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acetous fermentation} or {Acetic fermentation}, a form of	      oxidation in which alcohol is converted into vinegar or	      acetic acid by the agency of a specific fungus ({Mycoderma	      aceti}) or series of enzymes. The process involves two	      distinct reactions, in which the oxygen of the air is	      essential. An intermediate product, acetaldehyde, is	      formed in the first process. 1. C2H6O + O [rarr] H2O +	      C2H4O	   Note: Alcohol. Water. Acetaldehyde. 2. C2H4O + O [rarr]	         C2H4O2	   Note: Acetaldehyde. Acetic acid.	   {Alcoholic fermentation}, the fermentation which saccharine	      bodies undergo when brought in contact with the yeast	      plant or Torula. The sugar is converted, either directly	      or indirectly, into alcohol and carbonic acid, the rate of	      action being dependent on the rapidity with which the	      Torul[ae] develop.	   {Ammoniacal fermentation}, the conversion of the urea of the	      urine into ammonium carbonate, through the growth of the	      special urea ferment. CON2H4 + 2H2O = (NH4)2CO3	   Note: Urea. Water. Ammonium carbonate.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Whenever urine is exposed to the air in open vessels	         for several days it undergoes this alkaline	         fermentation.	   {Butyric fermentation}, the decomposition of various forms of	      organic matter, through the agency of a peculiar	      worm-shaped vibrio, with formation of more or less butyric	      acid. It is one of the many forms of fermentation that	      collectively constitute putrefaction. See {Lactic	      fermentation}.	   {enzymatic fermentation} or {Fermentation by an unorganized	   ferment}. Fermentations of this class are purely chemical	      reactions, in which the enzyme acts as a simple catalytic	      agent. Of this nature are the decomposition or inversion	      of cane sugar into levulose and dextrose by boiling with	      dilute acids, the conversion of starch into dextrin and	      sugar by similar treatment, the conversion of starch into	      like products by the action of diastase of malt or ptyalin	      of saliva, the conversion of albuminous food into peptones	      and other like products by the action of	      pepsin-hydrochloric acid of the gastric juice or by the	      ferment of the pancreatic juice.	   {Fermentation theory of disease} (Biol. & Med.), the theory	      that most if not all, infectious or zymotic disease are	      caused by the introduction into the organism of the living	      germs of ferments, or ferments already developed	      (organized ferments), by which processes of fermentation	      are set up injurious to health. See {Germ theory}.	   {Glycerin fermentation}, the fermentation which occurs on	      mixing a dilute solution of glycerin with a peculiar	      species of schizomycetes and some carbonate of lime, and	      other matter favorable to the growth of the plant, the	      glycerin being changed into butyric acid, caproic acid,	      butyl, and ethyl alcohol. With another form of bacterium	      ({Bacillus subtilis}) ethyl alcohol and butyric acid are	      mainly formed.	   {Lactic fermentation}, the transformation of milk sugar or	      other saccharine body into lactic acid, as in the souring	      of milk, through the agency of a special bacterium	      ({Bacterium lactis} of Lister). In this change the milk	      sugar, before assuming the form of lactic acid, presumably	      passes through the stage of glucose. C12H22O11.H2O -->	      4C3H6O3	   Note: Hydrated milk sugar. Lactic acid.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the lactic fermentation of dextrose or glucose, the	         lactic acid which is formed is very prone to undergo	         butyric fermentation after the manner indicated in the	         following equation: 2C3H6O3 (lactic acid) --> C4H8O2	         (butyric acid) + 2CO2 (carbonic acid) + 2H2 (hydrogen	         gas).	   {Putrefactive fermentation}. See {Putrefaction}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fermentation tank \Fer`men*ta"tion tank\	   a tank in which fermentations are carried out.	   [PJC]
Fermentative \Fer*ment"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. fermentatif.]	   Causing, or having power to cause, fermentation; produced by	   fermentation; fermenting; as, a fermentative process. --	   {Fer*ment"a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Fer*ment"a*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fermenter \Fer*ment"er\, n.	   an apparatus for carrying out {fermentation} by a liquid	   suspension of microorganisms; a fermentation tank; as, an	   industrial fermenter.	   Note: Laboratiory and industrial fermenters are usually	         equipped with a means of stirring the contained liquid	         so as to avoid settling of the fermenting organisms,	         and often have other, sometimes elaborate, mechanisms	         to control conditions of the fermentation, such as	         temperature, degree of aeration, or pH. The main	         structures of large industrial fermenters are typically	         made of steel.	         [PJC]
Fermerere \Fer"mer*ere\, n. [OF. enfermerier, fr. enfermerie	   infirmary. See {Infirmary}.]	   The officer in a religious house who had the care of the	   infirmary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fermeture \Fer"me*ture\, n. [F., fr. fermer to close.] (Mil.)	   The mechanism for closing the breech of a breech-loading	   firearm, in artillery consisting principally of the	   breechblock, obturator, and carrier ring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fermillet \Fer"mil*let\, n. [OF., dim. of fermeil, fermail,	   clasp, prob. fr. OF. & F. fermer to make fast, fr. ferme	   fast. See {Firm}.]	   A buckle or clasp. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
fermion \fermion\ n.	   any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistcs and is subject	   to the Pauli exclusion principle.	   [WordNet 1.5]
fermium \fermium\ n.	   the transuranic element of atomic number 100; symbol Fm. The	   atomic weight of the most stable isotope, having a half-life	   of about 80 days, is 257. The first isotope, Fm255 was	   discovered in 1952 in the debris of a thermonuclear	   explosion. Other istopes have been produced in nuclear	   reactors and by decay of other transuranic elements. --Handb.	   Ch. Phys. 61.	   Syn: Fm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fern \Fern\, adv.	   Long ago. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fern \Fern\, a. [AS. fyrn.]	   Ancient; old. [Obs.] "Pilgrimages to . . . ferne halwes."	   [saints]. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fern \Fern\ (f[~e]rn), n. [AS. fearn; akin to D. varen, G. farn,	   farnkraut; cf. Skr. par[.n]a wing, feather, leaf, sort of	   plant, or Lith. papartis fern.] (Bot.)	   An order of cryptogamous plants, the {Filices}, which have	   their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves.	   They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow	   epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain	   a gigantic size.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plants are asexual, and bear clustered sporangia,	         containing minute spores, which germinate and form	         prothalli, on which are borne the true organs of	         reproduction. The brake or bracken, the maidenhair, and	         the polypody are all well known ferns.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Christmas fern}. See under {Christmas}.	   {Climbing fern} (Bot.), a delicate North American fern	      ({Lygodium palmatum}), which climbs several feet high over	      bushes, etc., and is much sought for purposes of	      decoration.	   {Fern owl}. (Zool.)	   (a) The European goatsucker.	   (b) The short-eared owl. [Prov. Eng.] -- {Fern shaw}, a fern	      thicket. [Eng.] --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
ferned \ferned\ adj.	   abounding in or covered with ferns. [Narrower terms: {braky	   ] {fernless}	   Syn: ferny.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fernery \Fern"er*y\, n.	   A place for rearing ferns.	   [1913 Webster]
fernless \fernless\ adj.	   devoid of ferns. Opposite of {ferned}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
fernlike \fernlike\ adj.	   resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; as, the fernlike	   shadows of locust leaves.	   Syn: ferny.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fernticle \Fern"ti*cle\, n.	   A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ferny \Fern"y\, a.	   1. Abounding in ferns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. resembling a fern; fernlike.	      [PJC]
Ferocactus \Ferocactus\ n.	   a genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and Southwestern	   U. S., including some of the barrel cacti.	   Syn: genus {Ferocactus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ferocious \Fe*ro"cious\, a. [L. ferox, -ocis, fierce: cf. F.	   f['e]roce. See {Ferocity}.]	   Fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty; ravenous;	   rapacious; as, ferocious look or features; a ferocious lion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The humbled power of a ferocious enemy.  --Lowth.	   Syn: {Ferocious}, {Fierce}, {Savage}, {Barbarous}.	   Usage: When these words are applied to human feelings or	          conduct, ferocious describes the disposition; fierce,	          the haste and violence of an act; barbarous, the	          coarseness and brutality by which it was marked;	          savage, the cruel and unfeeling spirit which it	          showed. A man is ferocious in his temper, fierce in	          his actions, barbarous in the manner of carrying out	          his purposes, savage in the spirit and feelings	          expressed in his words or deeds. -- {Fe*ro"cious*ly},	          adv. -- {Fe*ro"cious*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
ferociousness \ferociousness\ n.	   the trait of extreme cruelty.	   Syn: brutality, viciousness, savageness, savagery.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              It [Christianity] has adapted the ferociousness of	              war.                                --Blair.	        [1913 Webster]
Ferocity \Fe*roc"i*ty\, n. [L. ferocitas, fr. ferox, -ocis,	   fierce, kin to ferus wild: cf. F. ferocit['e]. See {Fierce}.]	   Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as, ferocity of	   countenance.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pride and ferocity of a Highland chief. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Feroher \Fer*o"her\, n. (Arch[ae]ol.)	   A symbol of the solar deity, found on monuments exhumed in	   Babylon, Nineveh, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferous \Fe"rous\, a. [L. ferus. See {Fierce}.]	   Wild; savage. [R.] --Arthur Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
-ferous \-fer*ous\ [L. -fer. fr. ferre to bear. See {Bear} to	   support.]	   A suffix signifying bearing, producing, yielding; as,	   auriferous, yielding gold; chyliferous, producing chyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrandine \Fer*ran"dine\ (? or ?), n. [F.; cf. OF. ferrant	   iron-gray, from L. ferrum iron.]	   A stuff made of silk and wool.	   [1913 Webster]	         I did buy a colored silk ferrandine.     --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster] Ferranti cables
Ferranti cables \Fer*ran"ti ca"bles\, Ferranti mains \Fer*ran"ti
mains"\ (Elec.)	   A form of conductor, designed by Ferranti, for currents of	   high potential, and consisting of concentric tubes of copper	   separated by an insulating material composed of paper	   saturated with black mineral wax.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ferranti phenomenon \Fer*ran"ti phe*nom"e*non\ (Elec.)	   An increase in the ratio of transformation of an alternating	   current converter, accompanied by other changes in electrical	   conditions, occurring when the secondary of the converter is	   connected with a condenser of moderate capacity; -- so called	   because first observed in connection with the Ferranti cables	   in London.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ferrara \Fer*ra"ra\, n.	   A sword bearing the mark of one of the Ferrara family of	   Italy. These swords were highly esteemed in England and	   Scotland in the 16th and 17th centuries.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrarese \Fer`ra*rese"\, a.	   Pertaining to Ferrara, in Italy. -- n., sing. & pl. A citizen	   of Ferrara; collectively, the inhabitants of Ferrara.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferraro \Fer*ra"ro\, prop. n.	   Geraldine Anne Ferraro, a United States politician. Born in	   1935, she was a congresswoman from New York in the United	   States Congress from 1978 to 1984, and ran unsuccessfully in	   1984 a candidate for Vice President of the United States,	   with Walter Mondale as the Presidential candidate. She was	   the first woman to be nominated by a major U. S. political	   party for the office of Vice President.	   [PJC]
Ferrary \Fer"ra*ry\, n. [L. ferraria iron works. See	   {Ferreous}.]	   The art of working in iron. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrate \Fer"rate\, n. [L. ferrum iron.] (Chem.)	   A salt of ferric acid. Ferre
Ferre \Fer"re\, Ferrer \Fer"rer\, a. & adv.Obs.	   compar. of {Fer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferreous \Fer"re*ous\, a. [L. ferreus, fr. ferrum iron. Cf.	   {Farrier}, {Ferrous}.]	   Partaking of, made of, or pertaining to, iron; like iron.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrest \Fer"rest\, a. & adv. Obs.	   superl. of {Fer}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [F. furet, cf. LL. furo; prob. fr. L. fur	   thief (cf. {Furtive}); cf. Arm. fur wise, sly.] (Zool.)	   An animal of the Weasel family ({Mustela furo} syn. {Putorius	   furo}), about fourteen inches in length, of a pale yellow or	   white color, with red eyes. It is a native of Africa, but has	   been domesticated in Europe. Ferrets are used to drive	   rabbits and rats out of their holes. They are sometimes kept	   as pets.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Ferret \Fer"ret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferreted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ferreting}.] [Cf. F. fureter. See {Ferret}, n.]	   To drive or hunt out of a lurking place, as a ferret does the	   cony; to search out by patient and sagacious efforts; --	   often used with out; as, to ferret out a secret.	   [1913 Webster]	         Master Fer! I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [Ital. foretto, dim. of fiore flower; or F.	   fleuret. Cf. {Floret}.]	   A kind of narrow tape, usually made of woolen; sometimes of	   cotton or silk; -- called also {ferreting}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ferret \Fer"ret\, n. [F. feret, dim. or fer iron, L. ferrum.]	   (Glass Making)	   The iron used for trying the melted glass to see if is fit to	   work, and for shaping the rings at the mouths of bottles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferreter \Fer"ret*er\, n.	   One who ferrets. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferret-eye \Fer"ret-eye`\, n. (Zool.)	   The spur-winged goose; -- so called from the red circle	   around the eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferretto \Fer*ret"to\, n. [It. ferretto di Spagna, dim. of ferro	   iron, fr. L. ferrum.]	   Copper sulphide, used to color glass. --Hebert.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferri- \Fer"ri-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form indicating ferric iron as an ingredient; as,	   ferricyanide.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferriage \Fer"ri*age\ (?; 48), n. [From {Ferry}.]	   The price or fare to be paid for passage at a ferry.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferric \Fer"ric\, a. [L. ferrum iron: cf. F. ferrique. See	   {Ferrous}.]	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing iron. Specifically	   (Chem.), denoting those compounds in which iron has a higher	   valence than in the ferrous compounds; as, ferric oxide;	   ferric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ferric acid} (Chem.), an acid, {H2FeO4}, which is not known	      in the free state, but forms definite salts, analogous to	      the chromates and sulphates.	   {Ferric oxide} (Chem.), sesquioxide of iron, {Fe2O3};	      hematite. See {Hematite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferricyanate \Fer`ri*cy"a*nate\, n. [Ferri- + cyanate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of ferricyanic acid; a ferricyanide.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferricyanic \Fer`ri*cy*an"ic\, a. [Ferri- + cyanic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, a ferricyanide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ferricyanic acid} (Chem.), a brown crystalline substance,	      {H6(CN)12Fe2}, obtained from potassium ferricyanide, and	      regarded as the type of the ferricyanides; -- called also	      {hydro-ferricyanic acid}, {hydrogen ferricyanide}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferricyanide \Fer`ri*cy"a*nide\ (?; 104), n. [Ferri- + cyanide.]	   (Chem.)	   One of a complex series of double cyanides of ferric iron and	   some other base.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Potassium ferricyanide} (Chem.), red prussiate of potash; a	      dark, red, crystalline salt, {K6(CN)12Fe2}, consisting of	      the double cyanide of potassium and ferric iron. From it	      is derived the ferrous ferricyanate, Turnbull's blue.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferrier \Fer"ri*er\, n.	   A ferryman. --Calthrop.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferriferous \Fer*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. ferrum iron + -ferous: cf.	   F. ferrif[`e]re.]	   Producing or yielding iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferriprussiate \Fer`ri*prus"si*ate\ (? or ?; see {Prussiate},	   277), n. [Ferri- + prussiate.] (Chem.)	   A ferricyanate; a ferricyanide. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ferriprussic \Fer`ri*prus"sic\ (? or ?; see {Prussik}, 277), a.	   [Ferri- + prussic.] (Chem.)	   Ferricyanic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ferris wheel \Fer"ris wheel\	   An amusement device consisting of a giant power-driven	   vertically oriented steel wheel, revolvable on its horizontal	   stationary axle, and carrying a number of balanced passenger	   cars or open seats around its rim; the seats are suspended so	   as to remain horizontal as the wheel rotates, and, depending	   on the size of the wheel, the passengers when they reach the	   top may have a grand vista of the surrounding area; -- so	   called after G. W. G. Ferris, American engineer, who erected	   the first of its kind for the World's Columbian Exposition in	   Chicago in 1893.	   Note: Ferris wheels are often found at traveling fairs and at	         permanent amusement parks. The {Reisenrad} in Vienna is	         one of the world's largest and most famous Ferris	         wheels.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ferro- \Fer"ro-\ (Chem.)	   A prefix, or combining form, indicating ferrous iron as an	   ingredient; as, ferrocyanide.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrocalcite \Fer`ro*cal"cite\, n. [Ferro- + calcite.]	   Limestone containing a large percentage of iron carbonate,	   and hence turning brown on exposure.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferro-concrete \Fer"ro-con"crete\, n. (Arch. & Engin.)	   Concrete strengthened by a core or foundation skeleton of	   iron or steel bars, strips, etc. Floors, columns, piles,	   water pipes, etc., have been successfully made of it. Called	   also {armored concrete steel}, and most commonly {reenforced	   concrete}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ferrocyanate \Fer`ro*cy"a*nate\, n. [Ferro- + cyanate: cf. F.	   ferrocyanate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of ferrocyanic acid; a ferrocyanide.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrocyanic \Fer`ro*cy*an"ic\, a. [Ferro- + cyanic: cf. F.	   ferrocyanique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a ferrocyanide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {ferrocyanic acid} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,	      {H4(CN)6Fe}, of strong acid properties, obtained from	      potassium ferrocyanide, and regarded as the type of the	      ferrocyanides; -- called also {hydro-ferrocyanic acid},	      {hydrogen ferrocyanide}. etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferrocyanide \Fer`ro*cy"a*nide\ (? or ?; 104), n. [Ferro- +	   cyanide.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of complex double cyanides of ferrous iron	   and some other base.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Potassium ferrocyanide} (Chem.), yellow prussiate of potash;	      a tough, yellow, crystalline salt, {K4(CN)6Fe}, the	      starting point in the manufacture of almost all cyanogen	      compounds, and the basis of the ferric ferrocyanate,	      prussian blue. It is obtained by strongly heating together	      potash, scrap iron, and animal matter containing nitrogen,	      as horn, leather, blood, etc., in iron pots.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferroprussiate \Fer`ro*prus"si*ate\ (? or ? or ?; see	   {Prussiate}, 277), n. [Ferro- + prussiate.] (Chem.)	   A ferrocyanate; a ferocyanide. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ferroprussic \Fer`ro*prus"sic\ (? or ?; see {Prussic}, 277), a.	   [Ferro- + prussic.] (Chem.)	   Ferrocyanic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferroso- \Fer*ro"so-\ (Chem.)	   See {Ferro-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrotype \Fer"ro*type\, n. [L. ferrum iron + -type.]	   A photographic picture taken on an iron plate by a collodion	   process; -- familiarly called tintype.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrous \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 of	   two; as, ferrous sulphate.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferruginated \Fer*ru"gi*na`ted\, a. [See {Ferrugo}.]	   Having the color or properties of the rust of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrugineous \Fer`ru*gin"e*ous\, a.	   Ferruginous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ferruginous \Fer*ru"gi*nous\ (f[e^]r*r[udd]"j[i^]*n[u^]s), a.	   [L. ferruginus, ferrugineus, fr. ferrugo, -ginis, iron rust:	   cf. F. ferrugineux. See {Ferrugo}.]	   1. Partaking of iron; containing particles of iron. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling iron rust in appearance or color; brownish red,	      or yellowish red.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferrugo \Fer*ru"go\ (f[e^]r*r[udd]"g[-o]), n. [L., iron rust,	   fr. ferrum iron.]	   A disease of plants caused by fungi, commonly called the	   {rust}, from its resemblance to iron rust in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrule \Fer"rule\ (f[e^]r"r[i^]l or f[e^]r"r[.u]l; 277), n.	   [Formerly verrel, F. virole, fr. L. viriola little bracelet,	   dim. of viriae, pl., bracelets; prob. akin to viere to twist,	   weave, and E. withe. The spelling with f is due to confusion	   with L. ferrum iron.] [Sometimes spelled {ferule}.]	   1. A ring or cap of metal put round a cane, tool, handle, or	      other similar object, to strengthen it, or prevent	      splitting and wearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Machinery) Any of various circular or cylindrical metal	      objects used at joints in a tube, pipe, or rod, especially	      to assist making a tight seal at a joint.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: (Steam Boilers) A bushing for expanding the end of	      a flue to fasten it tightly in the tube plate, or for	      partly filling up its mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: (Chemistry) A bushing used at the joints of metal	      tubing in HPLC equipment to make a tight seal.	      [PJC]	   5. (Fishing) One of several small rings at the top of a	      casting rod which holds the fishing line. --RHUD	      [PJC]
Ferruminate \Fer*ru"mi*nate\, v. t. [L. ferruminatus, p. p. of	   ferruminare to cement, solder, fr. ferrumen cement, fr.	   ferrum iron.]	   To solder or unite, as metals. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferrumination \Fer*ru`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. ferruminatio: cf. F.	   ferrumination.]	   The soldering or uniting of metals. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferry \Fer"ry\ (f[e^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ferried}	   (-r[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ferrying}.] [OE. ferien to	   convey, AS. ferian, from faran to go; akin to Icel. ferja to	   ferry, Goth. farjan to sail. See {Fare}.]	   1. To carry or transport over a river, strait, or other	      narrow water, in a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convey back and forth regularly between two points in a	      vehicle; as, part of her day was spent ferrying the kids	      to and from school.	      [PJC]	Ferry \Fer"ry\, v. i.	   To pass over water in a boat or by a ferry.	   [1913 Webster]	         They ferry over this Lethean sound	         Both to and fro.                         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Ferry \Fer"ry\, n.; pl. {Ferries}. [OE. feri; akin to Icel.	   ferja, Sw. f[aum]rja, Dan. f[ae]rge, G. f[aum]hre. See	   {Ferry}, v. t.]	   1. A place where persons or things are carried across a	      river, arm of the sea, etc., in a ferryboat.	      [1913 Webster]	            It can pass the ferry backward into light. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To row me o'er the ferry.             --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel in which passengers and goods are conveyed over	      narrow waters; a ferryboat; a wherry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A franchise or right to maintain a vessel for carrying	      passengers and freight across a river, bay, etc., charging	      tolls.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ferry bridge}, a ferryboat adapted in its structure for the	      transfer of railroad trains across a river or bay.	   {Ferry railway}. See under {Railway}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferryboat \Fer"ry*boat`\, n.	   A vessel for conveying passengers, merchandise, etc., usually	   across streams, rivers, bays, and other narrow waters.	   Syn: ferry[2].	        [1913 Webster]
Ferryman \Fer"ry*man\, n.; pl. {Ferrymen}.	   One who maintains or attends a ferry.	   [1913 Webster]
Fers \Fers\, a.	   Fierce. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferthe \Ferthe\, a.	   Fourth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fertile \Fer"tile\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L. fertilis, fr. ferre to	   bear, produce: cf. F. fertile. See {Bear} to support.]	   1. Producing fruit or vegetation in abundance; fruitful; able	      to produce abundantly; prolific; fecund; productive; rich;	      inventive; as, fertile land or fields; a fertile mind or	      imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though he in a fertile climate dwell. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Capable of producing fruit; fruit-bearing; as, fertile	          flowers.	      (b) Containing pollen; -- said of anthers.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. produced in abundance; plenteous; ample.	      [1913 Webster]	            Henceforth, my early care . . .	            Shall tend thee, and the fertile burden ease	            Of thy full branches.                 --Milton.	   Syn: {Fertile}, {Fruitful}.	   Usage: Fertile implies the inherent power of production;	          fruitful, the act. The prairies of the West are	          fertile by nature, and are turned by cultivation into	          fruitful fields. The same distinction prevails when	          these words are used figuratively. A man of fertile	          genius has by nature great readiness of invention; one	          whose mind is fruitful has resources of thought and a	          readiness of application which enable him to think and	          act effectively.	          [1913 Webster]
Fertilely \Fer"tile*ly\ (? or ?; 277), adv.	   In a fertile or fruitful manner.	   [1913 Webster]
fertileness \fer"tile*ness\, n.	   Fertility. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Fertilitate \Fer*til"i*tate\, v. t.	   To fertilize; to fecundate. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fertility \Fer*til"i*ty\, n. [L. fertilitas: cf. F.	   fertilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being fertile or fruitful;	   fruitfulness; productiveness; fecundity; richness; abundance	   of resources; fertile invention; quickness; readiness; as,	   the fertility of soil, or of imagination. "fertility of	   resource." --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]	         And all her husbandry doth lie on heaps	         Corrupting in its own fertility.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy very weeds are beautiful; thy waste	         More rich than other climes' fertility.  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Fertilization \Fer`ti*li*za"tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of rendering fertile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The act of fecundating or impregnating animal or	      vegetable germs; esp., the process by which in flowers the	      pollen renders the ovule fertile, or an analogous process	      in flowerless plants; fecundation; impregnation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Close fertilization} (Bot.), the fertilization of pistils by	      pollen derived from the stamens of the same blossom.	   {Cross fertilization}, fertilization by pollen from some	      other blossom. See under {Cross}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Fertilize \Fer"ti*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fertilized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fertilizing}.] [Cf. F. fertiliser.]	   1. To make fertile or enrich; to supply with nourishment for	      plants; to make fruitful or productive; as, to fertilize	      land, soil, ground, and meadows.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fertilize the field that each pretends to gain.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fecundate; as, to fertilize flower. --A. R. Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]
fertilized \fertilized\ adj.	   1. united with a male gamete to begin the development of an	      individual embryo; -- of female gametes.	   Syn: impregnated, inseminated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. made more suitable for growth of crops by addition of	      fertilizer[2]; -- of soil.	   Syn: enriched.	        [PJC]
Fertilizer \Fer"ti*lizer\, n.	   1. One who fertilizes; the agent that carries the fertilizing	      principle, as a moth to an orchid. --A. R. Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which renders fertile; a general name for commercial	      substances which make plants grow better, as manure,	      guano, phosphate of lime, ammonium nitrate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Ferula \Fer"u*la\, n. [L. ferula giant fennel (its stalks were	   used in punishing schoolboys), rod, whip, fr. ferire to	   strike; akin to OHG. berjan, Icel. berja. Cf. {Ferule}.]	   1. A ferule. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The imperial scepter in the Byzantine or Eastern Empire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [capitalized] A genus of plants of the parsley family	      {Apiaceae} (of the order {Umbelliferae}), including some	      yielding {asafetida}. Members include {Ferula asafoetida}	      ({Ferula foetida}), the giant fennel ({Ferula communis)},	      and {Ferula orientalis}.	      [PJC]
Ferulaceous \Fer`u*la"ceous\, a. [L. ferulaceus, fr. ferula rod:	   cf. F. f['e]rulac['e].]	   Pertaining to reeds and canes; having a stalk like a reed;	   as, ferulaceous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferular \Fer"u*lar\, n.	   A ferule. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferule \Fer"ule\ (? or ?; 277), n. [L. ferula: cf. F. f['e]rule.	   See {Ferula}.]	   1. A flat piece of wood, used for striking, children, esp. on	      the hand, in punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A {ferrule}. [R.]	      [PJC]	Ferule \Fer"ule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feruled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Feruling}.]	   To punish with a ferule.	   [1913 Webster]
Ferulic \Fe*ru"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, asafetida ({Ferula	   asaf[oe]tida}); as, ferulic acid. [Written also {ferulaic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fervence \Fer"vence\, n.	   Heat; fervency. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fervency \Fer"ven*cy\, n. [Cf. OF. fervence. See {Fervent}.]	   The state of being fervent or warm; ardor; warmth of feeling	   or devotion; eagerness.	   [1913 Webster]	         When you pray, let it be with attention, with fervency,	         and with perseverance.                   --Wake.	   [1913 Webster]
Fervent \Fer"vent\, a. [F. fervent, L. fervens, -entis. p. pr.	   of fervere o the boiling hot, to boil, glow.]	   1. Hot; glowing; boiling; burning; as, a fervent summer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The elements shall melt with fervent heat. --2 Pet.	                                                  iii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Warm in feeling; ardent in temperament; earnest; full of	      fervor; zealous; glowing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit. --Rom.	                                                  iii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the fervent angel.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fervent desire to promote the happiness of	            mankind.                              --Macaulay.	      -- {Fer"vent*ly}, adv. -- {Fer"vent*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laboring fervently for you in prayers. --Col. iv.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]
Fervescent \Fer*ves"cent\, a. [L. fervescens, p. pr. of	   fervescere to become boiling hot, incho., fr. fervere. See	   {Fervent}.]	   Growing hot.	   [1913 Webster]
Fervid \Fer"vid\, a. [L. fervidus, fr. fervere. See {Fervent}.]	   1. Very hot; burning; boiling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mounted sun	            Shot down direct his fervid rays.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ardent; vehement; zealous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fervid wishes, holy fires.        --Parnell.	      -- {Fer"vid*ly}, adv. -- {Fer"vid*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Fervor \Fer"vor\, n. [Written also {fervour}.] [OF. fervor,	   fervour, F. ferveur, L. fervor, fr. fervere. See {Fervent}.]	   1. Heat; excessive warmth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fevor of ensuing day.             --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intensity of feeling or expression; glowing ardor;	      passion; holy zeal; earnestness. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winged with fervor of her love.       --Shak.	   Syn: {Fervor}, {Ardor}.	   Usage: Fervor is a boiling heat, and ardor is a burning heat.	          Hence, in metaphor, we commonly use fervor and its	          derivatives when we conceive of thoughts or emotions	          under the image of ebullition, or as pouring	          themselves forth. Thus we speak of the fervor of	          passion, fervid declamation, fervid importunity,	          fervent supplication, fervent desires, etc. Ardent is	          used when we think of anything as springing from a	          deepseated glow of soul; as, ardent friendship, ardent	          zeal, ardent devotedness; burning with ardor for the	          fight.	          [1913 Webster]
Fescennine \Fes"cen*nine\, a. [L. Fescenninus, fr. Fescennia, a	   city of Etruria.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the Fescennines. -- n. A style	   of low, scurrilous, obscene poetry originating in fescennia.	   [1913 Webster]
Fescue \Fes"cue\ (f[e^]s"k[-u]), n. [OE. festu, OF. festu, F.	   f['e]tu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.]	   1. A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out	      letters to children when learning to read. "Pedantic	      fescue." --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	            To come under the fescue of an imprimatur. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. [Obs.]	      --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The style of a dial. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A grass of the genus {Festuca}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fescue grass} (Bot.), a genus of grasses ({Festuca})	      containing several species of importance in agriculture.	      {Festuca ovina} is {sheep's fescue}; {F. elatior} is	      {meadow fescue}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fescue \Fes"cue\ (f[e^]s"k[-u]), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Fescued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fescuing}.]	   To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fesels \Fes"els\, n. pl. [Written also fasels.]	   See {Phasel}. [Obs.] --May (Georgics). Fess
Fess \Fess\, Fesse \Fesse\, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr.	   L. fascia band. See {Fascia}.] (Her.)	   A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon,	   and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the	   nine honorable ordinaries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fess point} (Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See	      {Escutcheon}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fessitude \Fes"si*tude\, n. [L. fessus wearied, fatigued.]	   Weariness. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fesswise \Fess"wise\, adv.	   In the manner of fess.	   [1913 Webster]
Fest \Fest\, n. [See {Fist}.]	   The fist. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Fest	Fest \Fest\, Feste \Fes"te\, n.	   A feast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Festal \Fes"tal\, a. [L. festum holiday, feast. See {feast}.]	   Of or pertaining to a holiday or a feast; joyous; festive.	   [1913 Webster]	         You bless with choicer wine the festal day. --Francis.	   [1913 Webster]
Festally \Fes"tal*ly\, adv.	   Joyously; festively; mirthfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Festennine \Fes"ten*nine\, n.	   A fescennine.	   [1913 Webster]
Fester \Fes"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Festered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Festering}.] [OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF.	   festrir, fr. festre, n. See {Fester}, n.]	   1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a	      sore or a wound festers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wounds immedicable	            Rankle, and fester, and gangrene.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and	            smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children	            of the soil.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in	      intensity; to rankle.	      [1913 Webster]	Fester \Fes`ter\, v. t.	   To cause to fester or rankle.	   [1913 Webster]	         For which I burnt in inward, swelt'ring hate,	         And festered ranking malice in my breast. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	Fester \Fes"ter\, n. [OF. festre, L. fistula a sort of ulcer.	   Cf. {Fistula}.]	   1. A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt	      matter; a pustule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A festering or rankling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fester of the chain their necks.  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Festerment \Fes"ter*ment\, n.	   A festering. [R.] --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Festeye \Fest"eye\, v. t. [OF. festier, festeer, F. festoyer.]	   To feast; to entertain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Festinate \Fes"ti*nate\, a. [L. festinatus, p. p. of festinare	   to hasten.]	   Hasty; hurried. [Obs.] -- {Fes"ti*nate*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Festination \Fes`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. festinatio.]	   Haste; hurry. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Festival \Fes"ti*val\, a. [OF. festival, fr. L. festivum festive	   jollity, fr. festivus festive, gay. See {Festive}.]	   Pertaining to a fest; festive; festal; appropriate to a	   festival; joyous; mirthful.	   [1913 Webster]	         I cannot woo in festival terms.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Festi-val \Fes"ti-val\, n.	   A time of feasting or celebration; an anniversary day of joy,	   civil or religious.	   [1913 Webster]	         The morning trumpets festival proclaimed. --Milton.	   Syn: Feast; banquet; carousal. See {Feast}.	        [1913 Webster]
Festive \Fes"tive\, a. [L. festivus, fr. festum holiday, feast.	   See {feast}, and cf. {Festivous}.]	   Pertaining to, or becoming, a feast; festal; joyous; gay;	   mirthful; sportive. -- {Fes"tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The glad circle round them yield their souls	         To festive mirth and wit that knows no gall. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Festivity \Fes*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Festivities}. [L. festivitas:	   cf. F. festivit['e].]	   1. The condition of being festive; social joy or exhilaration	      of spirits at an entertaintment; joyfulness; gayety.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unrestrained festivity of the rustic youth.	                                                  --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A festival; a festive celebration. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Festivous \Fes"ti*vous\, a. [See {Festive}.]	   Pertaining to a feast; festive. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Festlich \Fest"lich\, a. [See {Feast}, n.]	   Festive; fond of festive occasions. [Obs.] "A festlich man."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Festoon \Fes*toon"\, n. [F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It.	   festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See {Feast}.]	   1. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in	      decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this	      way.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch. & Sculp.) A carved ornament consisting of flowers,	      and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a	      ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See	      Illust. of {Bucranium}.	      [1913 Webster]	Festoon \Fes*toon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Festooned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Festooning}.]	   To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.	   [1913 Webster]
Festoony \Fes*toon"y\, a.	   Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, festoons. --Sir	   J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Festucine \Fes*tu*cine\ (? or ?), a. [L. festula stalk, straw.	   Cf. {Fescue}.]	   Of a straw color; greenish yellow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A little insect of a festucine or pale green. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Festucous \Fes"tu*cous\, a.	   Formed or consisting of straw. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Festue \Fes"tue\, n. [See {Fescue}.]	   A straw; a fescue. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Fet \Fet\, n. [Cf. feat, F. fait, and It. fett? slice, G. fetzen	   rag, Icel. fat garment.]	   A piece. [Obs.] --Dryton.	   [1913 Webster]	Fet \Fet\, v. t. [OE. fetten, feten, AS. fetian; akin to AS.	   f[ae]t a journey, and to E. foot; cf. G. fassen to seize.	   [root] 77. See {Foot}, and cf. {Fetch}.]	   To fetch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And from the other fifty soon the prisoner fet.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Fet \Fet\, p. p. of {Fette}.	   Fetched. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetal \Fe"tal\, a. [From {Fetus}.]	   Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus; as, fetal	   circulation; fetal membranes.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetation \Fe*ta"tion\, n.	   The formation of a fetus in the womb; pregnancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetch \Fetch\ (f[e^]ch; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fetched} 2;	   p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fetching}.] [OE. fecchen, AS. feccan, perh.	   the same word as fetian; or cf. facian to wish to get,	   OFries. faka to prepare. [root]77. Cf. {Fet}, v. t.]	   1. To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing	      from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go	      and bring; to get.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time will run back and fetch the age of gold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a	            little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as	            she was going to fetch it he called to her, and	            said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in	            thine hand.                           --1 Kings	                                                  xvii. 11, 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our native horses were held in small esteem, and	            fetched low prices.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recall from a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to;	      as, to fetch a man to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fetching men again when they swoon.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To reduce; to throw.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to	            the ground.                           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to	      perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to	      fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll fetch a turn about the garden.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He fetches his blow quick and sure.   --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive	      at; to attain; to reach by sailing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meantine flew our ships, and straight we fetched	            The siren's isle.                     --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.	      [1913 Webster]	            They could n't fetch the butter in the churn. --W.	                                                  Barnes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fetch a compass} (Naut.), to make a circuit; to take a	      circuitous route going to a place.	   {To fetch a pump}, to make it draw water by pouring water	      into the top and working the handle.	   {To fetch headway} or {To fetch sternway} (Naut.), to move	      ahead or astern.	   {To fetch out}, to develop. "The skill of the polisher	      fetches out the colors [of marble]" --Addison.	   {To fetch up}.	      (a) To overtake. [Obs.] "Says [the hare], I can fetch up	          the tortoise when I please." --L'Estrange.	      (b) To stop suddenly.	          [1913 Webster]
fetch \fetch\, v. i.	   To bring one's self; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch	   about; to fetch to windward. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To fetch away} (Naut.), to break loose; to roll or slide to	      leeward.	   {To fetch and carry}, to serve obsequiously, like a trained	      spaniel.	      [1913 Webster]
Fetch \Fetch\, n.	   1. A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to	      pass, or by which one thing seems intended and another is	      done; a trick; an artifice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every little fetch of wit and criticism. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The apparation of a living person; a wraith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very fetch and ghost of Mrs. Gamp. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The unobstructed region of the ocean over which the wind	      blows to generate waves.	      [RDH]	   4. Hence: The length of such a region.	      [RDH]	   {Fetch candle}, a light seen at night, superstitiously	      believed to portend a person's death.	      [1913 Webster]
Fetcher \Fetch"er\ (f[e^]ch"[~e]r), n.	   One who fetches or brings.	   [1913 Webster]
fetching \fetching\ adj.	   drawing favorable attention; as, a fetching new hat.	   Syn: appealing, taking, winning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fete \Fete\ (f[=e]t), n. [See {feat}.]	   A feat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fete \Fete\, n. pl. [See {Foot}.]	   Feet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
fete \f[^e]te\ (f[asl]t), n. [F. See {Feast}.]	   A festival.	   [1913 Webster]	   {F[^e]te champ[^e]tre}[F.], a festival or entertainment in	      the open air; a rural festival.	      [1913 Webster]	fete \f[^e]te\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {F[^e]ted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {F[^e]ting}.] [Cf. F. f[^e]ter.]	   To feast; to honor with a festival. Fetich
Fetich \Fe"tich\, Fetish \Fe"tish\, n.[F. f['e]tiche, from Pg.	   feiti?o, adj., n., sorcery, charm, fr. L. facticius made by	   art, artifical, factitious. See {Factitious}.]	   1. A material object supposed among certain African tribes to	      represent in such a way, or to be so connected with, a	      supernatural being, that the possession of it gives to the	      possessor power to control that being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any object to which one is excessively devoted. fetichism
fetichism \fe"tich*ism\, Fetishism \Fe"tish*ism\ (? or ?); 277),	   n.[Cf. F. f['e]tichisme.] [Written also {feticism}.]	   1. The doctrine or practice of belief in fetiches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive devotion to one object or one idea; abject	      superstition; blind adoration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The real and absolute worship of fire falls into two	            great divisions, the first belonging rather to	            fetichism, the second to polytheism proper. --Tylor.	      Fetichist
Fetichist \Fe"tich*ist\, Fetishist \Fe"tish*ist\, n.	   A believer in fetiches.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was by nature a fetichist.            --H. Holbeach.	   Fetichistic
Fetichistic \Fe`tich*is"tic\, Fetishistic \Fe`tish*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or involving, fetichism.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man of the fifteenth century, inheriting its strange	         web of belief and unbelief, of epicurean levity and	         fetichistic dread.                       --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Feticide \Fe"ti*cide\ (? or ?), n. [Written also {f[oe]ticide}.]	   [Fetus + L. caedere to kill.] (Med. & Law)	   The act of killing the fetus in the womb; the offense of	   procuring an abortion.	   [1913 Webster]
Feticism \Fe"ti*cism\, n.	   See {Fetichism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetid \Fet"id\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L. fetidus, foetidus, fr.	   fetere, foetere, to have an ill smell, to stink: cf. F.	   f['e]tide.]	   Having an offensive smell; stinking.	   [1913 Webster]	         Most putrefactions . . . smell either fetid or moldy.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetidity \Fet*id"i*ty\ (? or ?), n.	   Fetidness.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetidness \Fet"id*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being fetid.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetiferous \Fe*tif"er*ous\, a. [Fetus + -ferous.]	   Producing young, as animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetis \Fe"tis\, a. [OF. fetis, faitis. Cf. {Factitious}.]	   Neat; pretty; well made; graceful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Full fetis was her cloak, as I was ware. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetisely \Fe"tise*ly\, adv.	   Neatly; gracefully; properly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Fetishism	   Fetish
Fetish \Fe"tish\, n., Fetishism \Fe"tish*ism\ (? or ?; 277), n.,
Fetishistic \Fe`tish*is"tic\, a.	   See {Fetich}, n., {Fetichism}, n., {Fetichistic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetlock \Fet"lock\, n. [OE. fetlak, fitlock, cf. Icel. fet pace,	   step, fit webbed foot of water birds, akin to E. foot. [root]	   77. See {Foot}.]	   The cushionlike projection, bearing a tuft of long hair, on	   the back side of the leg above the hoof of the horse and	   similar animals. Also, the joint of the limb at this point	   (between the great pastern bone and the metacarpus), or the	   tuft of hair.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their wounded steeds	         Fret fetlock deep in gore.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetor \Fe"tor\, n. [L. fetor, foetor. See {Fetid}.]	   A strong, offensive smell; stench; fetidness. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Fette \Fet"te\ (? or ?), v. t. [imp. {Fette}, p. p. {Fet}.] [See	   {Fet}, v. t.]	   To fetch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetter \Fet"ter\ (f[e^]t"t[~e]r), n. [AS. fetor, feter; akin to	   OS. feter[=o]s, pl., OD. veter, OHG. fezzera, Icel.	   fj["o]turr, L. pedica, Gr. pe`dh, and to E. foot. [root] 77.	   See {Foot}.] [Chiefly used in the plural, {fetters}.]	   1. A chain or shackle for the feet; a chain by which an	      animal is confined by the foot, either made fast or	      disabled from free and rapid motion; a bond; a shackle.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] bound him with fetters of brass. --Judg. xvi.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that confines or restrains; a restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passion's too fierce to be in fetters bound.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Fetter \Fet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fettered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fettering}.]	   1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of	      with a chain; to bind.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heels are fettered, but my fist is free.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restrain from motion; to impose restraints on; to	      confine; to enchain; as, fettered by obligations.	      [1913 Webster]	            My conscience! thou art fettered	            More than my shanks and wrists.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
fetterbush \fet"ter*bush`\ n.	   1. An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Pieris floribunda}) of the	      Southeastern U. S. having small white bell-shaped flowers.	   Syn: mountain fetterbush, mountain andromeda, {Pieris	        floribunda}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A showy evergreen shrub ({Lyonia lucida}) of the	      Southeastern U. S. with shiny leaves and angled branches	      and umbel-like clusters of pink to reddish flowers.	   Syn: fetter bush, shiny lyonia, {Lyonia lucida}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fettered \Fet"tered\, a. (Zool.)	   Seeming as if fettered, as the feet of certain animals which	   bend backward, and appear unfit for walking.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetterer \Fet"ter*er\, n.	   One who fetters. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetterless \Fet"ter*less\, a.	   Free from fetters. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Fettle \Fet"tle\, v. t. [OE. & Prov. E., to fettle (in sense 1),	   fettle, n., order, repair, preparation, dress; prob. akin to	   E. fit. See {Fit}, a.]	   1. To repair; to prepare; to put in order. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) To cover or line with a mixture of ore, cinders,	      etc., as the hearth of a puddling furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	Fettle \Fet"tle\, v. i.	   To make preparations; to put things in order; to do trifling	   business. [Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Fettle \Fet"tle\, n.	   The act of fettling. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In fine fettle}, in good spirits.	      [1913 Webster]
Fettling \Fet"tling\, n.	   1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the	      hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.]	   Note: [It is commonly called {fix} in the United States.]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the	      surface of undried clay ware.	      [1913 Webster]
Fetuous \Fet"u*ous\, a.	   Neat; feat. [Obs.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Fetus \Fe"tus\ (f[=e]"t[u^]s), n.; pl. {Fetuses}	   (f[=e]"t[u^]s*[e^]z). [L. fetus, foetus, a bringing forth,	   brood, offspring, young ones, cf. fetus fruitful, fructified,	   that is or was filled with young; akin to E. fawn a deer,	   fecundity, felicity, feminine, female, and prob. to do, or	   according to others, to be.]	   The young or embryo of a vertebrate animal in the womb, or in	   the egg; often restricted to the later stages in the	   development of viviparous and oviparous animals. showing the	   main recognizable features of the mature animal, {embryo}	   being applied to the earlier stages. [Written also	   {f[oe]tus}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fetwah \Fet"wah\, n. [Ar.]	   A written decision of a Turkish mufti some point of law; also	   applied to opinions by certain other Islamic religious	   authorities on points of Islamic law, such as in Iran. [Also	   spelled {fatwah} and {fatwa}.] --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Feu \Feu\ (f[=u]), n. [See 2d {Feud}, and {Fee}.] (Scots Law)	   A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service	   to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place	   of military services, makes a return in grain or in money.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Feuar \Feu"ar\ (f[=u]"[~e]r), n. [From Feu.] (Scots Law)	   One who holds a feu. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Feud \Feud\ (f[=u]d), n. [OE. feide, AS. f[=ae]h[eth], fr.	   f[=a]h hostile; akin to OHG. f[=e]hida, G. fehde, Sw. fejd,	   D. feide; prob. akin to E. fiend. See Foe.]	   1. A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts,	      done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and	      all his race.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife	      between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred;	      contention satisfied only by bloodshed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several	            tribes and kindreds.                  --Purchas.	   Syn: Affray; fray; broil; contest; dispute; strife.	        [1913 Webster]	Feud \Feud\, n. [LL. feudum, feodum prob. of same origin as E.	   fief. See {Fief}, {Fee}.] (Law)	   A stipendiary estate in land, held of a superior, by service;	   the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other	   immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the	   profits thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such	   duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the	   property of the soil always remaining in the lord or	   superior; a fief; a fee.	   [1913 Webster]
feudal \feu"dal\ (f[=u]"dal), a. [F. f['e]odal, or LL.	   feudalis.]	   1. Of or pertaining to feuds, fiefs, or fees; as, feudal	      rights or services; feudal tenures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of, or founded upon, feuds or fiefs; embracing	      tenures by military services; as, the feudal system.	      [1913 Webster]
Feudalism \Feu"dal*ism\ (f[=u]"dal*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   f['e]odalisme.]	   The feudal system; a system by which the holding of estates	   in land is made dependent upon an obligation to render	   military service to the king or feudal superior; feudal	   principles and usages.	   [1913 Webster]
feudalist \feu"dal*ist\, n.	   An upholder of feudalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Feudality \Feu*dal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. f['e]odalit['e].]	   The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or	   constitution. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Feudalization \Feu`dal*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of reducing to feudal tenure.	   [1913 Webster]
Feudalize \Feu"dal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feudalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Feudalizing}.]	   To reduce to a feudal tenure; to conform to feudalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Feudally \Feu"dal*ly\, adv.	   In a feudal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Feudary \Feu"da*ry\, a. [LL. feudarius, fr. feudum. See 2d	   {Feud}.]	   Held by, or pertaining to, feudal tenure.	   [1913 Webster]	Feudary \Feu"da*ry\, n.	   1. A tenant who holds his lands by feudal service; a	      feudatory. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feodary. See {Feodary}.	      [1913 Webster]
Feudatary \Feu"da*ta*ry\, a. & n. [LL. feudatarius: cf. F.	   feudataire.]	   See {Feudatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Feudatory \Feu"da*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Feudatories}.	   A tenant or vassal who held his lands of a superior on	   condition of feudal service; the tenant of a feud or fief.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grantee . . . was styled the feudatory or vassal.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] had for feudatories great princes.  --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	Feudatory \Feu"da*to*ry\, a.	   Held from another on some conditional tenure; as, a feudatory	   title. --Bacon.
Feu de joie \Feu` de joie"\ [F., lit., fire of joy.]	   A fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire;	   a firing of guns in token of joy.	   [1913 Webster]
Feudist \Feud"ist\, n. [Cf. F. feudiste.]	   A writer on feuds; a person versed in feudal law. --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Feuillants \Feu`illants"\, n. pl.	   A reformed branch of the Bernardines, founded in 1577 at	   Feuillans, near Toulouse, in France.	   [1913 Webster]
Feuillemort \Feuille"mort`\, a. [F. feuille morte a dead leaf.]	   Having the color of a faded leaf. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Feuilleton \Feu`ille*ton"\ (? or ?), n. [F., from feulle leaf.]	   A part of a French newspaper (usually the bottom of the	   page), devoted to light literature, criticism, etc.; also,	   the article or tale itself, thus printed.	   [1913 Webster]
Feuilltonist \Feuill"ton*ist\, n. [F. feuilletoniste.]	   A writer of feuilletons. --F. Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]
feuter \feu"ter\, v. t. [OE. feutre rest for a lance, OF.	   feutre, fautre, feltre, felt, cushion, rest for a lance, fr.	   LL. filtrum, feltrum; of German origin, and akin to E. felt.	   See {Felt}, and cf. {Filter}.]	   To set close; to fix in rest, as a spear. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Feuterer \Feu"ter*er\, n. [Either fr. G. f["u]tterer feeder, or	   corrupted fr. OF. vautrier, vaultrier; fr. vaultre, viautre,	   a kind of hound, fr. L. vertragus, vertraga, a greyhound. The	   last is of Celtic origin.]	   A dog keeper. [Obs.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Fever \Fe"ver\ (f[=e]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer,	   fefor, L. febris: cf. F. fi[`e]vre. Cf. {Febrile}.]	   1. (Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased	      heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement	      of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of	      appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most	      prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid	      fever; yellow fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Remitting fevers subside or abate at intervals;	         intermitting fevers intermit or entirely cease at	         intervals; continued or continual fevers neither remit	         nor intermit.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of	      strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this	      quarrel has set my blood in a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	            An envious fever	            Of pale and bloodless emulation.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 malarial origin.	   {Fever blister} (Med.), a blister or vesicle often found	      about the mouth in febrile states; a variety of herpes.	   {Fever bush} (Bot.), the wild allspice or spice bush. See	      {Spicewood}.	   {Fever powder}. Same as {Jame's powder}.	   {Fever root} (Bot.), an American herb of the genus	      {Triosteum} ({Triosteum perfoliatum}); -- called also	      {feverwort} and {horse gentian}.	   {Fever sore}, a carious ulcer or necrosis. --Miner.	      [1913 Webster]	Fever \Fe"ver\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fevered} (f[=e]"v[~e]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Fevering}.]	   To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The white hand of a lady fever thee.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
fevered \fevered\ adj.	   Highly excited; as, a fevered imagination.	   Syn: feverish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Feveret \Fe"ver*et\ (f[=e]"v[~e]r*[e^]t), n.	   A slight fever. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Feverfew \Fe"ver*few\ (f[=e]"v[~e]r*f[=u]), n. [AS. feferfuge,	   fr. L. febrifugia. See {fever}, {Fugitive}, and cf.	   {Febrifuge}.] (Bot.)	   A perennial plant ({Pyrethrum Parthenium}, or {Chrysanthemum	   Parthenium}) allied to camomile, having finely divided leaves	   and white blossoms; -- so named from its supposed febrifugal	   qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Feverish \Fe"ver*ish\, a.	   1. Having a fever; suffering from, or affected with, a	      moderate degree of fever; showing increased heat and	      thirst; as, the patient is feverish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating, or pertaining to, fever; characteristic of a	      fever; as, feverish symptoms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hot; sultry. "The feverish north." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Disordered as by fever; excited; restless; as, the	      feverish condition of the commercial world.	   Syn: fevered.	        [1913 Webster]	              Strive to keep up a frail and feverish being.	                                                  --Milton.	        -- {Fe"ver*ish*ly}, adv. -- {Fe"ver*ish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Feverous \Fe"ver*ous\, a. [Cf.F. fi['e]vreux.]	   1. Affected with fever or ague; feverish.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart, love's feverous citadel.   --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever; as, a	      feverous pulse.	      [1913 Webster]	            All maladies . . . all feverous kinds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the tendency to produce fever; as, a feverous	      disposition of the year. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Feverously \Fe"ver*ous*ly\, adv.	   Feverishly. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Feverwort \Fe"ver*wort`\, n.	   See {Fever root}, under {Fever}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fevery \Fe"ver*y\ (f[=e]"v[~e]r*[y^]), a.	   Feverish. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Few \Few\ (f[=u]), a. [Compar. {Fewer} (f[=u]"[~e]r); superl.	   {Fewest}.] [OE. fewe, feawe, AS. fe['a], pl. fe['a]we; akin	   to OS. f[=a]h, OHG. f[=o] fao, Icel. f[=a]r, Sw. f[*a], pl.,	   Dan. faa, pl., Goth. faus, L. paucus, cf. Gr. pay^ros. Cf.	   {Paucity}.]	   Not many; small, limited, or confined in number; --	   indicating a small portion of units or individuals	   constituting a whole; often, by ellipsis of a noun, a few	   people. "Are not my days few?" --Job x. 20.	   [1913 Webster]	         Few know and fewer care.                 --Proverb.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Few is often used partitively; as, few of them.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A few}, a small number.	   {In few}, in a few words; briefly. --Shak.	   {No few}, not few; more than a few; many. --Cowper.	   {The few}, the minority; -- opposed to the many or the	      majority.	      [1913 Webster]
Fewel \Fe"wel\, n. [See {Fuel}.]	   Fuel. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Fewmet \Few"met\, n.	   See {Fumet}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fewness \Few"ness\, n.	   1. The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brevity; conciseness. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Fey \Fey\ (f[=a]), a. [AS. f[=ae]ga, Icel. feigr, OHG. feigi.]	   Fated; doomed. [Old Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fey \Fey\ (f[=a]), n. [See {Fay} faith.]	   Faith. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fey \Fey\, v. t. [Cf. {Feague}.]	   To cleanse; to clean out. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Feyne \Feyne\, v. t.	   To feign. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Feyre \Feyre\, n.	   A fair or market. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fez \Fez\ (f[e^]z), n. [F., fr. the town of Fez in Morocco.]	   A felt or cloth cap, usually red and having a tassel, -- a	   variety of the tarboosh. See {Tarboosh}. --B. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
FHLMC \FHLMC\ n. [acronym from Federal Home Loan Mortgage	   Corporation.]	   a corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary	   market for residential mortgages. It is called {Freddie Mac}	   in the jargon of the finance industry. [acronym]	   Syn: Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, Freddie Mac.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fiacre \Fia"cre\, n. [F.]	   A kind of French hackney coach.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiance \Fi"ance\, v. t. [F. fiancer. See {Affiance}.]	   To betroth; to affiance. [Obs.] --Harmar.	   [1913 Webster]
Fianc'e \Fi`an`c['e]"\, n. [F.]	   A betrothed man; the man to whom one is betrothed.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fianc'ee \Fi`an`c['e]e"\, n. [F.]	   A betrothed woman; the woman to whom one is betrothed.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fiants \Fi"ants\, n. [F. fiente dung.]	   The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiar \Fi"ar\ (? or ?), n. [See {Feuar}.]	   1. (Scots Law) One in whom the property of an estate is	      vested, subject to the estate of a life renter.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am fiar of the lands; she a life renter. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The price of grain, as legally fixed, in the counties	      of Scotland, for the current year.	      [1913 Webster]
Fiasco \Fi*as"co\, n.; pl. {Fiascoes}. [It.]	   A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical	   performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiat \Fi"at\, n. [L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj.	   pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. {Be}.]	   1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an	      effectual decree.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fiat laid the corner stone.       --Willis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law)	      (a) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.	      (b) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord	          Chancellor's signature.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Fiat money}, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a	      specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the	      declaratory fiat of the government issuing it.	      [1913 Webster]
Fiaunt \Fi*aunt"\, n.	   Commission; fiat; order; decree. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fib \Fib\, n. [Prob. fr. fable; cf. Prov. E. fibble-fabble	   nonsense.]	   A falsehood; a lie; -- used euphemistically.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are very serious; they don't tell fibs. --H.	                                                  James.	   [1913 Webster]	Fib \Fib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fibbing}.]	   To speak falsely. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fib \Fib\, v. t.	   To tell a fib to. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibber \Fib"ber\, n.	   One who tells fibs. Fiber
Fiber \Fi"ber\, Fibre \Fi"bre\,, n. [F. fibre, L. fibra.]	   1. One of the delicate, threadlike portions of which the	      tissues of plants and animals are in part constituted; as,	      the fiber of flax or of muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any fine, slender thread, or threadlike substance; as, a	      fiber of spun glass; especially, one of the slender	      rootlets of a plant. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the inherent complex of attributes that determine a	      person's moral and ethical actions and reactions; sinew;	      strength; toughness; as, a man of real fiber. [WordNet	      sense 2]	   Syn: character, fibre.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              Yet had no fibers in him, nor no force. --Chapman.	        [1913 Webster]	   4. A general name for the raw material, such as cotton, flax,	      hemp, etc., used in textile manufactures.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Nutrition) that portion of food composed of carbohydrates	      which are completely or partly indigestible, such as	      cellulose or pectin; it may be in an insoluble or a	      soluble form. It provides bulk to the solid waste and	      stimulates peristalsis in the intestine. It is found	      especially in grains, fruits, and vegetables. There is	      some medical evidence which indicates that diets high in	      fiber reduce the risk of colon cancer and reduce	      cholesterol levels in the blood. It is also called	      {dietary fiber}, {roughage}, or {bulk}.	      [PJC]	   6. a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper	      or cloth. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: fibre, vulcanized fiber.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Fiber gun}, a kind of steam gun for converting, wood, straw,	      etc., into fiber. The material is shut up in the gun with	      steam, air, or gas at a very high pressure which is	      afterward relieved suddenly by letting a lid at the muzzle	      fly open, when the rapid expansion separates the fibers.	      	   {Fiber plants} (Bot.), plants capable of yielding fiber	      useful in the arts, as hemp, flax, ramie, agave, etc.
fiberboard \fiberboard\ n.	   a type of wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded	   together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets, calle	   also {particle board}.	   Syn: fibreboard, particle board.	        [WordNet 1.5] Fibered
Fibered \Fi"bered\, Fibred \Fi"bred\, a.	   Having fibers; made up of fibers. Fiber-faced
Fiber-faced \Fi"ber-faced`\, Fibre-faced \Fi"bre-faced`\, a.	   Having a visible fiber embodied in the surface of; -- applied	   esp. to a kind of paper for checks, drafts, etc.
fiberglass \fiberglass\ n.	   a material made of fine glass fibers woven into a fabric-like	   form, and used in applications requiring heat resistance; it	   is also embedded in resins to make a pliable but strong	   composite material used as the main component of fishing rods	   and boat hulls, and replacing the sheet metal in some	   automobile bodies. [Also spelled {fibreglass}, mostly British	   in usage.]	   [WordNet 1.5] Fiberless
Fiberless \Fi"ber*less\, Fibreless \Fi"bre*less\, a.	   Having no fibers; destitute of fibers or fiber.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiber optics \Fi"ber op`tics\,, n.	   that branch of optics which studies the transmission of light	   through thin transparent fibers.	   Note: Light transmission through optical fibers has become an	         important means of data and telephone signal	         transmission, in some areas superseding the carrying of	         vioce and data signals through electrical pulses over	         copper wire. It is also used for directly carrying	         images from otherwise inaccessible locations, as from	         inside the body, for medical procedures. Light	         transmission via fiber optics for data transmission	         uses an {optical fiber} made of specially purified	         glass with low light absorption characteristics.	         [PJC]
fiberscope \fi"ber*scope\ n. (Med.)	   an instrument used to examine internal organs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
fibre \fibre\ n.	   Same as {fiber}. [Mostly British usage]	   [WordNet 1.5]
fibreboard \fibreboard\ n.	   Same as {fiberboard}. [mostly British usage]	   [WordNet 1.5]
fibreglass \fibreglass\ n.	   Same as {fiberglass}. [mostly British usage]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fibriform \Fi"bri*form\ (? or ?), a. [L. fibra a fiber + -form.]	   (Biol.)	   Having the form of a fiber or fibers; resembling a fiber.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibril \Fi"bril\, n. [F. fibrille, dim. of fibre, L. fibra.]	   A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread;	   a fibrilla. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
fibrilla \fi*bril"la\, n.; pl. {fibrill[AE]}. [NL. See	   {Fibril}.]	   A minute thread or fiber, as one of the fibrous elements of a	   muscular fiber; a fibril.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrillar \Fi"bril*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to fibrils or fibers; as, fibrillar	   twitchings.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrillary \Fi"bril*la*ry\ (? or ?), a.	   Of of pertaining to fibrils.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrillated \Fi"bril*la`ted\ (? or ?), a.	   Furnished with fibrils; fringed.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrillation \Fi`bril*la"tion\, n.	   The state of being reduced to fibers. --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrillose \Fi*bril"lose\ (? or ?), a.	   Covered with hairlike appendages, as the under surface of	   some lichens; also, composed of little strings or fibers; as,	   fibrillose appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrillous \Fi*bril"lous\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. fibraleux.]	   Pertaining to, or composed of, fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrin \Fi"brin\, n. [Cf. F. fibrine. See {Fiber}.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   1. A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the	      coagulation of the blood either by decomposition of	      fibrinogen, or from the union of fibrinogen and	      paraglobulin which exist separately in the blood. It is	      insoluble in water, but is readily digestible in gastric	      and pancreatic juice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The white, albuminous mass remaining after washing lean	      beef or other meat with water until all coloring matter is	      removed; the fibrous portion of the muscle tissue; flesh	      fibrin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in	      composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds;	      vegetable fibrin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fibrin factors} (Physiol.), the albuminous bodies,	      paraglobulin and fibrinigen in the blood, which, by the	      action of the fibrin ferment, are changed into fibrin, in	      coagulation.	   {Fibrin ferment} (Physiol. Chem.), a ferment which makes its	      appearance in the blood shortly after it is shed, and is	      supposed to be the active agent in causing coagulation of	      the blood, with formation of fibrin.	      [1913 Webster]
Fibrination \Fi`bri*na"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrine \Fi"brine\, a.	   Belonging to the fibers of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrinogen \Fi*brin"o*gen\, n. [Fibrin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An albuminous substance existing in the blood, and in other	   animal fluids, which either alone or with fibrinoplastin or	   paraglobulin forms fibrin, and thus causes coagulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrinogenous \Fi`bri*nog"e*nous\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Possessed of properties similar to fibrinogen; capable of	   forming fibrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrinoplastic \Fi`bri*no*plas"tic\, a. (Physiol.Chem.)	   Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought	   in contact with fibrinogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrinoplastin \Fi`bri*no*plas"tin\, n. [Fibrin + Gr. ? to form,	   mold.] (Physiol.Chem.)	   An albuminous substance, existing in the blood, which in	   combination with fibrinogen forms fibrin; -- called also	   {paraglobulin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrinous \Fi"bri*nous\ (? or ?; 277), a.	   Having, or partaking of the properties of, fibrin; as,	   fibrious exudation.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrocartilage \Fi`bro*car"ti*lage\, n. [L. fibra a fiber + E.	   cartilage.] (Anat.)	   A kind of cartilage with a fibrous matrix and approaching	   fibrous connective tissue in structure. --	   {Fi`bro*car`ti*lag"i*nous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrochondrosteal \Fi`bro*chon*dros"te*al\	   (f[imac]`br[-o]*k[o^]n*dr[o^]s"t[-e]*al), a. [L. fibra a	   fiber + gr. cho`ndros cartilage + 'oste`on bone.] (Anat.)	   Partly fibrous, partly cartilaginous, and partly osseous.	   --St. George Mivart.	   [1913 Webster]
fibroid \fi"broid\ (f[imac]"broid), a. [L. fibra a fiber +	   -oid.] (Med.)	   Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as,	   fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fibroid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which	      organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue.	   {Fibroid phthists}, a form of pulmonary consumption	      associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the	      lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the	      pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.	      [1913 Webster]
fibroin \fi"bro*in\ (f[imac]"br[-o]*[i^]n or	   f[i^]b"r[-o]*[i^]n), n. [L. fibra a fiber.] (Chem.)	   A variety of gelatin; the chief ingredient of raw silk,	   extracted as a white amorphous mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrolite \Fi"bro*lite\ (? or ?), n. [L. fibra a fiber + -lite:	   cf. F. fibrolithe.] (Min.)	   A silicate of alumina, of fibrous or columnar structure. It	   is like andalusite in composition; -- called also	   {sillimanite}, and {bucholzite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibroma \Fi*bro"ma\ (f[-i]*br[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL. See {Fiber},	   and {-oma}.] (Med.)	   A tumor consisting mainly of fibrous tissue, or of same	   modification of such tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrospongiae \Fi`bro*spon"gi*[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   fibra a fiber + spongia a sponge.] (Zool.)	   An order of sponges having a fibrous skeleton, including the	   commercial sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrous \Fi"brous\ (f[imac]"br[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. fibreux.]	   Containing, or consisting of, fibers; as, the fibrous coat of	   the cocoanut; the fibrous roots of grasses. --	   {Fi"brous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibrovascular \Fi`bro*vas"cu*lar\, a. [L. fibra a fiber + E.	   vascular.] (Bot.)	   Containing woody fiber and ducts, as the stems of all	   flowering plants and ferns; -- opposed to cellular.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibster \Fib"ster\, n.	   One who tells fibs. [Jocular]	   [1913 Webster]
fibula \fib"u*la\ (f[i^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {fibul[ae]}. [L.,	   clasp, buckle.]	   1. A brooch, clasp, or buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mere fibul[ae], without a robe to clasp.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The outer and usually the smaller of the two bones	      of the leg, or hind limb, below the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) A needle for sewing up wounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Fibular \Fib"u*lar\ (f[i^]b"[-u]*l[~e]r), a.	   Pertaining to the fibula.	   [1913 Webster]
Fibulare \Fib`u*la"re\ (f[i^]b`[-u]*l[=a]"r[-e]), n.; pl.	   {Fibularia}. [NL. See {Fibula}.] (Anat.)	   The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with	   the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most	   mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Fice \Fice\ (f[imac]s), n.	   A small dog; -- written also {fise}, {fyce}, {fiste}, etc.	   [Southern U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fich'e \Fi*ch['e]\, a. (Her.)	   See {Fitch['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fichtelite \Fich"tel*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A white crystallized mineral resin from the Fichtelgebirge,	   Bavaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Fichu \Fich"u\, n. [F., neckerchief.]	   A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the	   neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders.	   [1913 Webster]
Fickle \Fic"kle\, a. [OE. fikel untrustworthy, deceitful, AS.	   ficol, fr. fic, gefic, fraud, deceit; cf. f[=a]cen deceit,	   OS. f?kn, OHG. feichan, Icel. feikn portent. Cf. {Fidget}.]	   Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a	   changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant;	   capricious; as, Fortune's fickle wheel. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They know how fickle common lovers are.  --Dryden.	   Syn: Wavering; irresolute; unsettled; vacillating; unstable;	        inconsonant; unsteady; variable; mutable; changeful;	        capricious; veering; shifting.	        [1913 Webster]
Fickleness \Fic"kle*ness\, n.	   The quality of being fickle; instability; inconsonancy.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fickly \Fic"kly\, adv.	   In a fickle manner. [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Fico \Fi"co\, n.; pl. {Ficoes}. [It., a fig, fr. L.ficus. See	   {Fig}.]	   A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of	   one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers,	   expressing. A fig for you.	   [1913 Webster]	         Steal! foh, a fico for the phrase.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fictile \Fic"tile\, a. [L. fictilis. See {Fiction}.]	   Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art;	   relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fictile earth is more fragile than crude earth.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The earliest specimens of Italian fictile art. --C.	                                                  Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fictile ware}, ware made of any material which is molded or	      shaped while soft; hence, pottery of any sort. --	      {Fic"tile*ness}, n. -- {Fic*til"i*ty}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Fiction \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 fiction of the mind. --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially,	      a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written.	      Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; --	      opposed to fact, or reality.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fiction of those golden apples kept by a dragon.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            When it could no longer be denied that her flight	            had been voluntary, numerous fictions were invented	            to account for it.                    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of	      imagination; specifically, novels and romances.	      [1913 Webster]	            The office of fiction as a vehicle of instruction	            and moral elevation has been recognized by most if	            not all great educators.              --Dict. of	                                                  Education.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) An assumption of a possible thing as a fact,	      irrespective of the question of its truth. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing	      more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at	      points really at issue.	   Syn: Fabrication; invention; fable; falsehood.	   Usage: {Fiction}, {Fabrication}. Fiction is opposed to what	          is real; fabrication to what is true. Fiction is	          designed commonly to amuse, and sometimes to instruct;	          a fabrication is always intended to mislead and	          deceive. In the novels of Sir Walter Scott we have	          fiction of the highest order. The poems of Ossian, so	          called, were chiefly fabrications by Macpherson.	          [1913 Webster]
Fictional \Fic"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious;	   romantic."Fictional rather than historical." --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Fictionist \Fic"tion*ist\, n.	   A writer of fiction. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Fictious \Fic"tious\, a.	   Fictitious. [R.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Fictitious \Fic*ti"tious\, a. [L. fictitius. See {Fiction}.]	   Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false;	   not genuine; as, fictitious fame.	   [1913 Webster]	         The human persons are as fictitious as the airy ones.	                                                  --Pope.	   -- {Fic*ti"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fic*ti"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fictive \Fic"tive\, a. [Cf. F. fictif.]	   Feigned; counterfeit. "The fount of fictive tears."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fictor \Fic"tor\, n. [L.]	   An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any	   plastic material. [R.] --Elmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ficus \Fi"cus\, n. [L., a fig.]	   A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which ({F.	   Carica}) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Ficus Indica} is the banyan tree; {F. religiosa}, the	         peepul tree; {F. elastica}, the India-rubber tree.	         [1913 Webster]
Fid \Fid\, n. [Prov. E. fid a small, thick lump.]	   1. (Naut.) A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the	      topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its	      heel, and resting on the trestle trees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady	      anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the	      strands of a rope in splicing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are hand fids and standing fids (which are larger	         than the others, and stand upon a flat base). An iron	         implement for this purpose is called a marline spike.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting	      heavy guns.	      [1913 Webster]
Fidalgo \Fi*dal"go\, n. [Pg. See {Hidalgo}.]	   The lowest title of nobility in Portugal, corresponding to	   that of Hidalgo in Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiddle \Fid"dle\ (f[i^]d"d'l), n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS.	   fi[eth]ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel.	   fi[eth]la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. {Viol}.]	   1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a	      violin; a kit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A kind of dock ({Rumex pulcher}) with fiddle-shaped	      leaves; -- called also {fiddle dock}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to	      keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad	      weather. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fiddle beetle} (Zool.), a Japanese carabid beetle ({Damaster	      blaptoides}); -- so called from the form of the body.	   {Fiddle block} (Naut.), a long tackle block having two	      sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead	      of side by side as in a common double block. --Knight.	   {Fiddle bow}, fiddlestick.	   {Fiddle fish} (Zool.), the angel fish.	   {Fiddle head}, See {fiddle head} in the vocabulary.	   {Fiddle pattern}, a form of the handles of spoons, forks,	      etc., somewhat like a violin.	   {Scotch fiddle}, the itch. (Low)	   {To play first fiddle}, or {To play second fiddle}, to take a	      leading or a subordinate part. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Fiddle \Fid"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fiddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fiddling}.]	   1. To play on a fiddle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Themistocles . . . said he could not fiddle, but he	            could make a small town a great city. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler	      does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy	      idleness; to trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Talking, and fiddling with their hats and feathers.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	Fiddle \Fid"dle\, v. t.	   To play (a tune) on a fiddle.	   [1913 Webster]
fiddledeedee \fid"dle*dee*dee`\, interj.	   An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to {nonsense}!	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fm \Fm\ prop. n.	   the symbol for the element {Fermium}.	   [PJC]
fiddle-faddle \fid"dle-fad`dle\, n.	   A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense. [Colloq.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	fiddle-faddle \fid"dle-fad`dle\, v. i.	   To talk nonsense. [Colloq.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
fiddlehead \fid"dle*head`\ n.	   1. any of several tall ferns of northern temperate regions	      having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling	      ostrich plumes.	   Syn: ostrich fern, shuttlecock fern, {Matteuccia	        struthiopteris}, {Pteretis struthiopteris}, {Onoclea	        struthiopteris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. New World fern ({Osmunda cinnamonea}) having woolly	      cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring	      later surrounded by green fronds, called also {fiddlehead	      fern}; the early uncurling fronds are edible, and	      sometimes considered as a vegetable delicacy.	   Syn: cinnamon fern, fiddlehead fern, {Osmunda cinnamonea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Naut.) an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the	      volute or scroll at the head of a violin. Sometimes it	      serves the function of a {billhead}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
fiddleneck \fiddleneck\ n.	   hairy annual plant ({Phacelia tanacetifolia}) of California	   to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve	   flowers.	   Syn: {Phacelia tanacetifolia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fiddle-shaped \fiddle-shaped\ adj.	   shaped like a fiddle; -- of a leaf shape.	   Syn: pandurate, panduriform.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fiddler \Fid"dler\, n. [AS. fi[eth]elere.]	   1. One who plays on a fiddle or violin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A burrowing crab of the genus {Gelasimus}, of many	      species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and	      often holds it in a position similar to that in which a	      musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also	      {fiddler crab}, {calling crab}, {soldier crab}, and	      {fighting crab}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The common European sandpiper ({Tringoides	      hypoleucus}); -- so called because it continually	      oscillates its body.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fiddler crab}. (Zool.) See {Fiddler}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Fiddle-shaped \Fid"dle-shaped`\, a. (Bot.)	   Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiddlestick \Fid"dle*stick`\, n.	   The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a	   fiddle bow.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiddlestring \Fid"dle*string`\, n.	   One of the catgut strings of a fiddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiddlewood \Fid"dle*wood`\, n. [Corrupted fr. F. bois-fid[`e]le,	   lit., faithful wood; -- so called from its durability.]	   The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus	   {Citharexylum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidejussion \Fi`de*jus"sion\, n. [L. fidejussio, from fidejubere	   to be surety or bail; fides faith + jubere to order: cf. F.	   fid['e]jussion.] (Civil Law)	   The act or state of being bound as surety for another;	   suretyship.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidejussor \Fi`de*jus"sor\, n. [L.: cf. F. fid['e]jusseur.]	   (Civil Law)	   A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a	   guarantor. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidelity \Fi*del"i*ty\, n. [L. fidelitas: cf. F. fid['e]lit['e].	   See {Fealty}.]	   Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact	   observance of duty, or discharge of obligations. Especially:	   (a) Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound;	       loyalty.	       [1913 Webster]	             Whose courageous fidelity was proof to all danger.	                                                  --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	             The best security for the fidelity of men is to	             make interest coincide with duty.    --A. Hamilton.	   (b) Adherence to the marriage contract.	   (c) Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty.	       [1913 Webster]	             The principal thing required in a witness is	             fidelity.                            --Hooker.	   Syn: Faithfulness; honesty; integrity; faith; loyalty;	        fealty.	        [1913 Webster]
Fides \Fi"des\, n. [L., faith.] (Roman Muth.)	   Faith personified as a goddess; the goddess of faith.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidge \Fidge\ (f[i^]j), n. & v. i.	   See {Fidget}. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidget \Fidg"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fidgeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fodgeting}.] [From {Fidge}; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to	   flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS.	   befician to deceive. Cf. {Fickle}.]	   To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly,	   or by fits and starts. --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]	Fidget \Fidg"et\, n.	   1. Uneasiness; restlessness. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A general nervous restlessness, manifested by	      incessant changes of position; dysphoria. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Fidgetiness \Fidg"et*i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being fidgety.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidgety \Fidg"et*y\, a.	   Restless; uneasy. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidia \Fid"i*a\, n. [NL., prob. fr. L. fidus trusty.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine	   Fidia, {F. longipes}) is very injurious to vines in America.	   [1913 Webster]
Fidicinal \Fi*dic"i*nal\, a. [L. fidicinus, fr. fidicen, -inis,	   a lute player.] (Mus.)	   Of or pertaining to a stringed instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiducial \Fi*du"cial\, a. [L. fiducia trust, confidence; akin to	   fides faith. See {Faith}.]	   1. Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.	      "Fiducial reliance on the promises of God." --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial	      power. --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fiducial edge} (Astron. & Surv.), the straight edge of the	      alidade or ruler along which a straight line is to be	      drawn.	   {Fiducial line} or {Fiducial point} (Math. & Physics.), a	      line or point of reference, as for setting a graduated	      circle or scale used for measurments.	      [1913 Webster]
Fiducially \Fi*du"cial*ly\, adv.	   With confidence. --South.
Fiduciary \Fi*du"ci*a*ry\ (? or ?), a. [L. fiduciarus, fr.	   fiducia: cf. F. fiduciaire. See {Fiducial}.]	   1. Involving confidence or trust; confident; undoubting;	      faithful; firm; as, in a fiduciary capacity. "Fiduciary	      obedience." --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Holding, held, or founded, in trust. --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	Fiduciary \Fi*du"ci*a*ry\, n.	   1. One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee.	      [1913 Webster]	            Instrumental to the conveying God's blessing upon	            those whose fiduciaries they are.     --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) One who depends for salvation on faith, without	      works; an Antinomian. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Fie \Fie\, interj. [OE. fi; cf. D. fif. G. pfui, Icel. f?, Sw. &	   Dan. fy, F. fi, L. fi, phy.]	   An exclamation denoting contempt or dislike. See {Fy}.	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Fief \Fief\, n. [F. fief; of German origin, and the same word as	   E. fee. See {Fee}, and cf. {Feud}, a tief.] (Law)	   An estate held of a superior on condition of military	   service; a fee; a feud. See under {Benefice}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
field \field\ (f[=e]ld), n. [OE. feld, fild, AS. feld; akin to	   D. veld, G. feld, Sw. f[aum]lt, Dan. felt, Icel. fold field	   of grass, AS. folde earth, land, ground, OS. folda.]	   1. Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture;	      cultivated ground; the open country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece	      inclosed for tillage or pasture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fields which promise corn and wine.   --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this glorious and well-foughten field. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What though the field be lost?        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An open space; an extent; an expanse. Esp.:	      (a) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn	          or projected.	      (b) The space covered by an optical instrument at one	          view; as, wide-field binoculars.	          [1913 Webster + PJC]	                Without covering, save yon field of stars.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Ask of yonder argent fields above. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much	      of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon	      it. See Illust. of {Fess}, where the field is represented	      as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action,	      operation, or achievement; province; room.	      [1913 Webster]	            Afforded a clear field for moral experiments.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Sports) An open, usually flat, piece of land on which a	      sports contest is played; a playing field; as, a football	      field; a baseball field.	   Syn: playing field, athletic field, playing area.	        [PJC]	   8. Specifically: (Baseball) That part of the grounds reserved	      for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called	      also {outfield}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A geographic region (land or sea) which has some notable	      feature, activity or valuable resource; as, the diamond	      fields of South Africa; an oil field; a gold field; an ice	      field.	      [WordNet 1.6]	   10. A facility having an airstrip where airplanes can take	       off and land; an airfield.	   Syn: airfield, landing field, flying field, aerodrome.	        [WordNet 1.6]	   11. A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor	       contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the	       betting.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A branch of knowledge or sphere of activity; especially,	       a learned or professional discipline; as, she's an expert	       in the field of geology; in what field did she get her	       doctorate?; they are the top company in the field of	       entertainment.	   Syn: discipline, subject, subject area, subject field, field	        of study, study, branch of knowledge.	        [WordNet 1.6]	   Note: Within the master text files of this electronic	         dictionary, where a word is used in a specific sense in	         some specialized field of knowledge, that field is	         indicated by the tags: () preceding that sense of the	         word.	         [PJC]	   13. A location, usually outdoors, away from a studio or	       office or library or laboratory, where practical work is	       done or data is collected; as, anthropologists do much of	       their work in the field; the paleontologist is in the	       field collecting specimens. Usually used in the phrase	   {in the field}.	      [WordNet 1.6]	   14. (Physics) The influence of a physical object, such as an	       electrically charged body, which is capable of exerting	       force on objects at a distance; also, the region of space	       over which such an influence is effective; as, the	       earth's gravitational field; an electrical field; a	       magnetic field; a force field.	       [PJC]	   15. (Math.) A set of elements within which operations can be	       defined analagous to the operations of addition,	       subtraction, multiplication, and division on the real	       numbers; within such a set of elements addition and	       multiplication are commutative and associative and	       multiplication is distributive over addition and there	       are two elements 0 and 1; a commutative division ring;	       as, the set of all rational numbers is a field.	       [WordNet 1.6]	   Note: Field is often used adjectively in the sense of	         belonging to, or used in, the fields; especially with	         reference to the operations and equipments of an army	         during a campaign away from permanent camps and	         fortifications. In most cases such use of the word is	         sufficiently clear; as, field battery; field	         fortification; field gun; field hospital, etc. A field	         geologist, naturalist, etc., is one who makes	         investigations or collections out of doors. A survey	         uses a field book for recording field notes, i.e.,	         measurment, observations, etc., made in field work	         (outdoor operations). A farmer or planter employs field	         hands, and may use a field roller or a field derrick.	         Field sports are hunting, fishing, athletic games, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Coal field} (Geol.) See under {Coal}.	   {Field artillery}, light ordnance mounted on wheels, for the	      use of a marching army.	   {Field basil} (Bot.), a plant of the Mint family ({Calamintha	      Acinos}); -- called also {basil thyme}.	   {Field colors} (Mil.), small flags for marking out the	      positions for squadrons and battalions; camp colors.	   {Field cricket} (Zool.), a large European cricket ({Gryllus	      campestric}), remarkable for its loud notes.	   {Field day}.	       (a) A day in the fields.	       (b) (Mil.) A day when troops are taken into the field for	           instruction in evolutions. --Farrow.	       (c) A day of unusual exertion or display; a gala day.	   {Field driver}, in New England, an officer charged with the	      driving of stray cattle to the pound.	   {Field duck} (Zool.), the little bustard ({Otis tetrax}),	      found in Southern Europe.	   {Field glass}. (Optics)	       (a) A binocular telescope of compact form; a lorgnette; a	           race glass.	       (b) A small achromatic telescope, from 20 to 24 inches	           long, and having 3 to 6 draws.	       (c) See {Field lens}.	   {Field lark}. (Zool.)	       (a) The skylark.	       (b) The tree pipit.	   {Field lens} (Optics), that one of the two lenses forming the	      eyepiece of an astronomical telescope or compound	      microscope which is nearer the object glass; -- called	      also {field glass}.	   {Field madder} (Bot.), a plant ({Sherardia arvensis}) used in	      dyeing.	   {Field marshal} (Mil.), the highest military rank conferred	      in the British and other European armies.	   {Field officer} (Mil.), an officer above the rank of captain	      and below that of general.	   {Field officer's court} (U.S.Army), a court-martial	      consisting of one field officer empowered to try all	      cases, in time of war, subject to jurisdiction of garrison	      and regimental courts. --Farrow.	   {Field plover} (Zool.), the black-bellied plover ({Charadrius	      squatarola}); also sometimes applied to the Bartramian	      sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}).	   {Field spaniel} (Zool.), a small spaniel used in hunting	      small game.	   {Field sparrow}. (Zool.)	       (a) A small American sparrow ({Spizella pusilla}).	       (b) The hedge sparrow. [Eng.]	   {Field staff} (Mil.), a staff formerly used by gunners to	      hold a lighted match for discharging a gun.	   {Field vole} (Zool.), the European meadow mouse.	   {Field of ice}, a large body of floating ice; a pack.	   {Field}, or {Field of view}, in a telescope or microscope,	      the entire space within which objects are seen.	   {Field magnet}. see under {Magnet}.	   {Magnetic field}. See {Magnetic}.	   {To back the field}, or {To bet on the field}. See under	      {Back}, v. t. -- {To keep the field}.	       (a) (Mil.) To continue a campaign.	       (b) To maintain one's ground against all comers.	   {To lay against the field} or {To back against the field}, to	      bet on (a horse, etc.) against all comers.	   {To take the field} (Mil.), to enter upon a campaign.	      [1913 Webster]
Field \Field\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fielded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fielding}.]	   1. To take the field. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ball Playing) To stand out in the field, ready to catch,	      stop, or throw the ball.	      [1913 Webster]	Field \Field\, v. t. (Ball Playing)	   To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder.	   [1913 Webster]
Fielded \Field"ed\, a.	   Engaged in the field; encamped. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To help fielded friends.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fielden \Field"en\, a.	   Consisting of fields. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The fielden country also and plains.     --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Fielder \Field"er\, n. (Ball Playing)	   A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop	   balls.	   [1913 Webster]
Fieldfare \Field"fare`\ (?; 277), n. [OE. feldfare, AS.	   feldfare; field + faran to travel.] (Zool.)	   a small thrush ({Turdus pilaris}) which breeds in northern	   Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and	   lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the	   back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also {fellfare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fielding \Field"ing\, n. (Ball Playing)	   The act of playing as a fielder.	   [1913 Webster] fieldmouse
fieldmouse \fieldmouse\, field mouse \field mouse\n.	   1. (Zool.) any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus	      {Apodemus} inhabing woods and fields and gardens.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) any mouse inhabiting fields, as the {campagnol}	      and the {deer mouse}. See {Campagnol}, and {Deer mouse}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fieldpiece \Field"piece`\, n.	   A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a	   piece of field artillery; -- called also {field gun}.	   [1913 Webster]
fieldsman \fields"man\ n. (Cricket)	   a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than	   batting.	   Syn: fielder.	        [WordNet 1.5] field-test
field-test \field-test\, field test \field test\v. t.	   to test something in the field, i. e. under the actual	   conditions under which it will be used; as, The Army	   field-tested the new tanks. Used in contrast with testing in	   a laboratory or under controlled conditions.	   Syn: field test.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fieldwork \Field"work`\, n. (Mil.)	   Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the	   field; -- commonly in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         All works which do not come under the head of permanent	         fortification are called fieldworks.     --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
Fieldy \Field"y\, a.	   Open, like a field. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
fiend \fiend\ (f[=e]nd), n. [OE. fend, find, fiend, feond,	   fiend, foe, AS. fe['o]nd; akin to OS. f[imac]ond, D. vijand	   enemy, OHG. f[imac]ant, G. feind, Icel. fj[=a]nd, Sw. & Dan.	   fiende, Goth. fijands; orig. p. pr. of a verb meaning to	   hate, AS. fe['o]n, fe['o]gan, OHG. f[imac]?n, Goth. fijan,	   Skr. p[imac]y to scorn; prob. akin to E. feud a quarrel.	   [root]81. Cf. {Foe}, {Friend}.]	   An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically	   wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically	   to the devil or a demon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Into this wild abyss the wary fiend	         Stood on the brink of Hell and looked a while.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         O woman! woman! when to ill thy mind	         Is bent, all hell contains no fouler fiend. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiendful \Fiend"ful\, a.	   Full of fiendish spirit or arts. --Marlowe. --	   {Fiend"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiendish \Fiend"ish\, a.	   Like a fiend; diabolically wicked or cruel; infernal;	   malignant; devilish; hellish. -- {Fiend"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Fiend"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiendlike \Fiend"like`\, a.	   Fiendish; diabolical. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiendly \Fiend"ly\, a. [AS. fe['o]ndlic.]	   Fiendlike; monstrous; devilish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fierasfer \Fi`e*ras"fer\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small, slender fishes, remarkable for their habit	   of living as commensals in other animals. One species	   inhabits the gill cavity of the pearl oyster near Panama;	   another lives within an East Indian holothurian.	   [1913 Webster]
Fierce \Fierce\, a. [Compar. {Fiercer}; superl. {Fiercest}.]	   [OE. fers, fiers, OF. fier, nom. fiers, fierce, savage,	   cruel, F. fier proud, from L. ferus wild, savage, cruel;	   perh. akin to E. bear the animal. Cf. {Feral}, {Ferocity}.]	   1. Furious; violent; unrestrained; impetuous; as, a fierce	      wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fierce thunder drove us to the deep. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vehement in anger or cruelty; ready or eager to kill or	      injure; of a nature to inspire terror; ferocious. "A	      fierce whisper." --Dickens. "A fierce tyrant." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fierce foe hung upon our broken rear. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou huntest me as a fierce lion.     --Job. x. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excessively earnest, eager, or ardent.	   Syn: Ferocious; savage; cruel; vehement; impetuous;	        barbarous; fell. See {Ferocious}. -- {Fierce"ly}, adv.	        -- {Fierce"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
fierceness \fierceness\ n.	   the quality of being fierce; ferocity; fury; vehemence.	   Syn: ferocity, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence,	        wildness, strength.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fieri facias \Fi"e*ri fa"ci*as\ [L., cause it to be done.] (Law)	   A judicial writ that lies for one who has recovered in debt	   or damages, commanding the sheriff that he cause to be made	   of the goods, chattels, or real estate of the defendant, the	   sum claimed. --Blackstone. Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Fieriness \Fi"er*i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being fiery; heat; acrimony; irritability; as,	   a fieriness of temper. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiery \Fi"er*y\ (? or ?), a. [Formerly written firy, fr. fire.]	   1. Consisting of, containing, or resembling, fire; as, the	      fiery gulf of Etna; a fiery appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fiery billows roll below.         --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vehement; ardent; very active; impetuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath thy fiery heart so parched thine entrails?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fiery spirit of his forefathers.  --W. Irwing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Passionate; easily provoked; irritable.	      [1913 Webster]	            You know the fiery quality of the duke. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unrestrained; fierce; mettlesome; spirited.	      [1913 Webster]	            One curbed the fiery steed.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. heated by fire, or as if by fire; burning hot; parched;	      feverish. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sword which is made fiery.        --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fiery cross}, a cross constructed of two firebrands, and	      pitched upon the point of a spear; formerly in Scotland	      borne by a runner as a signal for the clan to take up	      arms. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Fiesta \Fies"ta\, n. [Sp. See {Feast}, n.]	   1. Among Spanish, a religious festival; a saint's day or	      holiday; also, a holiday or festivity.	            Even . . . a bullfight is a fiesta.   --Am. Dialect	                                                  Notes.	            Some fiesta, when all the surrounding population	            were expected to turn out in holiday dress for	            merriment.                            --The Century.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an organized series of acts and performances.	   Syn: festival, feast, fete.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fife \Fife\ (f[imac]f), n. [F. fifre, OHG. pf[imac]fa, LL. pipa	   pipe, pipare to play on the pipe, fr. L. pipire, pipare, to	   peep, pip, chirp, as a chiken. See {Pipe}.] (Mus.)	   A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used	   chiefly to accompany the drum in military music.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fife major} (Mil.), a noncommissioned officer who	      superintends the fifers of a regiment.	   {Fife rail}. (Naut.)	   (a) A rail about the mast, at the deck, to hold belaying	       pins, etc.	   (b) A railing around the break of a poop deck.	       [1913 Webster]	Fife \Fife\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fifed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {fifing}.]	   To play on a fife.	   [1913 Webster]
Fifer \Fif"er\ (f[imac]f"[~e]r), n.	   One who plays on a fife.	   [1913 Webster]
FIFO \FIFO\ (f[imac]"f[=o]), a. [acronym, First In First Out.]	   1. (accounting) an accounting method in which goods in	      inventory are valued at the price of the most recent	      acquisition of each type of goods, and those used up from	      inventory are valued at the cost of those first acquired.	      [PJC]
Fifteen \Fif"teen`\, a. [OE. fiftene, AS. f[imac]ft[=y]ne,	   f[imac]ft[=e]ne. See {Five}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fifty}.]	   Five and ten; one more than fourteen.	   [1913 Webster]	Fifteen \Fif"teen`\, n.	   1. The sum of five and ten; fifteen units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing fifteen units, as 15, or xv.	      [1913 Webster]
Fifteenth \Fif"teenth`\, a. [OE. fiftenthe; cf. fiftethe, AS.	   f[imac]fte[=o][eth]a. See {Fifteen}.]	   1. Next in order after the fourteenth; -- the ordinal of	      fifteen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of one of fifteen equal parts or divisions of a	      thing.	      [1913 Webster]	Fifteenth \Fif"teenth`\, n.	   1. One of fifteen equal parts or divisions; the quotient of a	      unit divided by fifteen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of tax upon personal property formerly laid on	      towns, boroughs, etc., in England, being one fifteenth	      part of what the personal property in each town, etc., had	      been valued at. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.)	      (a) A stop in an organ tuned two octaves above the	          diaposon.	      (b) An interval consisting of two octaves.	          [1913 Webster]
Fifth \Fifth\, a. [OE. fifte, fifthe, AS. f[imac]fta. See	   {Five}.]	   1. Next in order after the fourth; -- the ordinal of five.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of one of five equal divisions of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fifth monarchy men} (Hist.), a fanatical sect in England, of	      the time of the commonwealth, who maintained that there	      would be a fifth universal monarchy, during which Christ	      would reign on earth a thousand years.	   {Fifth wheel}, a horizontal wheel or segment above the fore	      axle of a carriage and beneath the body, forming an	      extended support to prevent careening.	      [1913 Webster]	Fifth \Fifth\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by five; one of five equal	      parts; a fifth part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The interval of three tones and a semitone,	      embracing five diatonic degrees of the scale; the dominant	      of any key.	      [1913 Webster]
fifth column \fifth` col"umn\, n. [from a statement during the	   Spanish Civil War (1936) that the Falange had four columns of	   soldiers marching on the city, and a fifth column "already	   there" (i.e. sympathizers inside the Republican lines).]	   1. a group of persons inside the battle lines of a territory	      engaged in a conflict, who secretly sympathize with the	      enemy, and who engage in espionage or sabotage; --	      sometimes also referred to as a {trojan horse}.	      [RP]	   2. Hence, any faction of persons within a group who secretly	      sympathize with an enemy, especially those who engage in	      activities harmful to the group; an enemy in one's midst;	      a group of traitors.	      [RP]
Fifthly \Fifth"ly\, adv.	   In the fifth place; as the fifth in order.	   [1913 Webster]
fifties \fifties\ n.	   1. the decade from 1950 to 1959.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the time of life between 50 and 60.	   Syn: mid-fifties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fiftieth \Fif"ti*eth\, a. [AS. f[imac]ftigo[eth]a. See {Fifty}.]	   1. Next in order after the forty-ninth; -- the ordinal of	      fifty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of one of fifty equal parts or divisions.	      [1913 Webster]	Fiftieth \Fif"ti*eth\, n.	   One of fifty equal parts; the quotient of a unit divided by	   fifty.	   [1913 Webster]
Fifty \Fif"ty\, a. [AS. f[imac]ftig; akin to OHG. finfzug,	   fimfzuc, G. f["u]nfzig, funfzig, Goth. fimftigjus. See	   {Five}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fifteen}.]	   Five times ten; as, fifty men.	   [1913 Webster]	Fifty \Fif"ty\, n.; pl. {Fifties}.	   1. The sum of five tens; fifty units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing fifty units, as 50, or l.	      [1913 Webster]
fifty-fifty \fifty-fifty\ adj.	   equally large; -- of probabilities.	   Syn: even.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	fifty-fifty \fifty-fifty\ n.	   a lottery in which the organizers retain fifty percent of the	   money wagered, and distribute fifty percent of the wagered	   money to the winner.	   [PJC]
Fig \Fig\ (f[i^]g), n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr.	   figa, fr. L. ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. {Fico}.]	   1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ({Ficus Carica}) with large	      leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably	      native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong	      shape, and of various colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a	         stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.	         Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in	         only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The	         fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its	         fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See	         {Caprification}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used	      in scorn or contempt. "A fig for Peter." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cochineal fig}. See {Conchineal fig}.	   {Fig dust}, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged	      birds.	   {Fig faun}, one of a class of rural deities or monsters	      supposed to live on figs. "Therefore shall dragons dwell	      there with the fig fauns." --Jer. i. 39. (Douay version).	   {Fig gnat} (Zool.), a small fly said to be injurious to figs.	      	   {Fig leaf}, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first	      clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a	      thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate	      covering; a symbol for affected modesty.	   {Fig marigold} (Bot.), the name of several plants of the	      genus {Mesembryanthemum}, some of which are prized for the	      brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.	   {Fig tree} (Bot.), any tree of the genus {Ficus}, but	      especially {F. Carica} which produces the fig of commerce.	      [1913 Webster]	Fig \Fig\, v. t. [See {Fico}, {Fig}, n.]	   1. To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See {Fico}.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like	            The bragging Spaniard.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put into the head of, as something useless o?	      contemptible. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Fig \Fig\, n.	   Figure; dress; array. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Were they all in full fig, the females with feathers on	         their heads, the males with chapeaux bras? --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Figaro \Fi`ga`ro"\, n. [From the name of the barber in	   Beaumarchais' "Barber of Seville."]	   An adroit and unscrupulous intriguer.	   [1913 Webster]
Figary \Fig"a*ry\, n. [Corrupted fr. vagary.]	   A frolic; a vagary; a whim. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Figeater \Fig"eat`er\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A large beetle ({Allorhina nitida}) which in the Southern	       United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green	       with pale borders.	   (b) A bird. See {Figpecker}.	       [1913 Webster]
Figent \Fig"ent\, a.	   Fidgety; restless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a little figent thing.              --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
fig leaf \fig leaf\	   1. The leaf from a fig tree.	      [PJC]	   2. An ornamental design shaped like the leaf of a fig tree,	      used in architecture; also, a design shaped like a fig	      leaf to cover genitalia in sculpture or paintings -- in	      reference to the biblical story in Genesis of Adam and	      Eve, who covered their privates with fig leaves.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: [figurative] Anything used to conceal what is	      considered embarrassing or indecent. See sense 2.	      [PJC]
Figgum \Fig"gum\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A juggler's trick; conjuring. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The devil is the author of wicked figgum. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fight \Fight\ (f[imac]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fought}	   (f[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Fighting}.] [OE. fihten, fehten,	   AS. feohtan; akin to D. vechten, OHG. fehtan, G. fechten, Sw.	   f[aum]kta, Dan. fegte, and perh. to E. fist; cf. L. pugnare	   to fight, pugnus fist.]	   1. To strive or contened for victory, with armies or in	      single combat; to attempt to defeat, subdue, or destroy an	      enemy, either by blows or weapons; to contend in arms; --	      followed by with or against.	      [1913 Webster]	            You do fight against your country's foes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fight with thee no man of arms will deign.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act in opposition to anything; to struggle against; to	      contend; to strive; to make resistance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fight shy}, to avoid meeting fairly or at close quarters;	      to keep out of reach.	      [1913 Webster]	Fight \Fight\, v. t.	   1. To carry on, or wage, as a conflict, or battle; to win or	      gain by struggle, as one's way; to sustain by fighting, as	      a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had to fight his way through the world.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have fought a good fight.           --2 Tim. iv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contend with in battle; to war against; as, they fought	      the enemy in two pitched battles; the sloop fought the	      frigate for three hours.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to fight; to manage or maneuver in a fight; as,	      to fight cocks; to fight one's ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fight it out}, to fight until a decisive and conclusive	      result is reached.	      [1913 Webster]	Fight \Fight\, n. [OE. fight, feht, AS. feoht. See {Fight}, v.	   i.]	   1. A battle; an engagement; a contest in arms; a combat; a	      violent conflict or struggle for victory, between	      individuals or between armies, ships, or navies, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who now defies thee thrice to single fight.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A struggle or contest of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strength or disposition for fighting; pugnacity; as, he	      has a great deal of fight in him. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A screen for the combatants in ships. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Up with your fights, and your nettings prepare.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Running fight}, a fight in which the enemy is continually	      chased; also, one which continues without definite end or	      result.	   Syn: Combat; engagement; contest; struggle; encounter; fray;	        affray; action; conflict. See {Battle}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fighter \Fight"er\ (f[imac]t"[~e]r), n. [AS. feohtere.]	   1. One who fights; a combatant; a warrior. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boxer; a pugilist.	      [PJC]	   3. A person with the determination and will to persist	      through great difficulty to achieve a goal; one with the	      courage to fight and resist an opponent, and to struggle	      with all one's powers.	      [PJC]	   4. (Mil.) A military aircraft designed to seek out and	      destroy enemy aircraft; it is usually smaller and more	      maneuvarable than aircraft designed specifically for	      bombing. However, hybrid {fighter-bomber} aircraft that	      perform both functions also are used.	      [PJC]
Fighting \Fight"ing\, a.	   1. Qualified for war; fit for battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            An host of fighting men.              --2 Chron.	                                                  xxvi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occupied in war; being the scene of a battle; as, a	      fighting field. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A fighting chance}, one dependent upon the issue of a	      struggle. [Colloq.]	   {Fighting crab} (Zool.), the fiddler crab.	   {Fighting fish} (Zool.), a remarkably pugnacious East Indian	      fish ({Betta pugnax}), reared by the Siamese for	      spectacular fish fights.	      [1913 Webster]
Fightingly \Fight"ing*ly\, adv.	   Pugnaciously.	   [1913 Webster]
Fightwite \Fight"wite`\, n. [Fight + wite.] (O.Eng. Law)	   A mulct or fine imposed on a person for making a fight or	   quarrel to the disturbance of the peace.	   [1913 Webster]
Figment \Fig"ment\, n. [L. figmentum, fr. fingere to form,	   shape, invent, feign. See {Feign}.]	   An invention; a fiction; something feigned or imagined.	   [1913 Webster]	         Social figments, feints, and formalism.  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         It carried rather an appearance of figment and	         invention . . . than of truth and reality. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Figpecker \Fig"peck`er\ (f[i^]g"p[e^]k`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   The European garden warbler ({Sylvia hortensis} or {Currica,	   hortensis}); -- called also {beccafico} and {greater	   pettychaps}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fig-shell \Fig"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   A marine univalve shell of the genus {Pyrula}, or {Ficula},	   resembling a fig in form. Figulate
Figulate \Fig"u*late\, Figulated \Fig"u*la`ted\, a. [L.	   figulatus, p. p. of figulare to shape, fr. figulus potter,	   fr. fingere to shape.]	   Made of potter's clay; molded; shaped. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Figuline \Fig"u*line\ (? or ?), n. [F., fr. L. figulina pottery,	   fr. figulus. See {Figulate}.]	   A piece of pottery ornamented with representations of natural	   objects.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose figulines and rustic wares	         Scarce find him bread from day to day.   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Figuline \Fig"u*line\, a. [L. figulinus. See {Figulate}.]	   1. Suitable for the making of pottery; fictile; -- said of	      clay.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Made of clay, as by the potter; -- said of vessels,	      ornamental figures, or the like; as, figuline ware.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Figurability \Fig`ur*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. figurabilit['e].]	   The quality of being figurable. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Figurable \Fig`ur*a*ble\, a. [L. figurare to form, shape, fr.	   figura figure: cf. F. figurable. See {Figure}.]	   Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lead is figurable, but water is not.     --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Figural \Fig"ur*al\, a. [From {Figure}.]	   1. Represented by figure or delineation; consisting of	      figures; as, figural ornaments. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Figurate. See {Figurate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Figural numbers}. See {Figurate numbers}, under {Figurate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Figurant \Fig"u*rant`\ (? or ?), n. masc. [F., prop. p. pr. of	   figurer figure, represent, make a figure.]	   One who dances at the opera, not singly, but in groups or	   figures; an accessory character on the stage, who figures in	   its scenes, but has nothing to say; hence, one who figures in	   any scene, without taking a prominent part.	   [1913 Webster]
Figurante \Fig"u*rante`\ (? or ?), n. fem. [F.]	   A female figurant; esp., a ballet girl.	   [1913 Webster]
Figurate \Fig"ur*ate\, a. [L. figuratus, p. p. of figurare. See	   {Figure}.]	   1. Of a definite form or figure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plants are all figurate and determinate, which	            inanimate bodies are not.             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figurative; metaphorical. [Obs.] --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) Florid; figurative; involving passing discords by	      the freer melodic movement of one or more parts or voices	      in the harmony; as, figurate counterpoint or descant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Figurate counterpoint} or {Figurate 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 mingles passing discords with the harmony;	      -- called also {figural}, {figurative}, and {figured	      counterpoint} or {descant} (although the term figured is	      more commonly applied to a bass with numerals written	      above or below to indicate the other notes of the	      harmony).	   {Figurate numbers} (Math.), numbers, or series of numbers,	      formed from any arithmetical progression in which the	      first term is a unit, and the difference a whole number,	      by taking the first term, and the sums of the first two,	      first three, first four, etc., as the successive terms of	      a new series, from which another may be formed in the same	      manner, and so on, the numbers in the resulting series	      being such that points representing them are capable of	      symmetrical arrangement in different geometrical figures,	      as triangles, squares, pentagons, etc.	   Note: In the following example, the two lower lines are	         composed of figurate numbers, those in the second line	         being triangular, and represented thus:	         . 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. . . . 1, 3, 6, 10, etc. . . . . . .	         . etc. 1, 4, 10, 20, etc . . . . . . . . . . . .	         [1913 Webster]
Figurated \Fig"ur*a`ted\, a.	   Having a determinate form.	   [1913 Webster]
Figurately \Fig"ur*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a figurate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Figuration \Fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. figuratio.]	   1. The act of giving figure or determinate form;	      determination to a certain form. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Mixture of concords and discords.	      [1913 Webster]
Figurative \Fig"ur*a*tive\, a. [L. figurativus: cf. F.	   figuratif. See {Figurative}.]	   1. Representing by a figure, or by resemblance; typical;	      representative.	      [1913 Webster]	            This, they will say, was figurative, and served, by	            God's appointment, but for a time, to shadow out the	            true glory of a more divine sanctity. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used in a sense that is tropical, as a metaphor; not	      literal; -- applied to words and expressions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abounding in figures of speech; flowery; florid; as, a	      highly figurative description.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Relating to the representation of form or figure by	      drawing, carving, etc. See {Figure}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            They belonged to a nation dedicated to the	            figurative arts, and they wrote for a public	            familiar with painted form.           --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Figurative counterpoint} or {Figurative descant}. See under	      {Figurate}. -- {Fig"ur*a*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Fig"ur*a*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Figure \Fig"ure\ (f[i^]g"[-u]r; 135), n. [F., figure, L. figura;	   akin to fingere to form, shape, feign. See {Feign}.]	   1. The form of anything; shape; outline; appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flowers have all exquisite figures.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The representation of any form, as by drawing, painting,	      modeling, carving, embroidering, etc.; especially, a	      representation of the human body; as, a figure in bronze;	      a figure cut in marble.	      [1913 Webster]	            A coin that bears the figure of an angel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pattern in cloth, paper, or other manufactured article;	      a design wrought out in a fabric; as, the muslin was of a	      pretty figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) A diagram or drawing, made to represent a	      magnitude or the relation of two or more magnitudes; a	      surface or space inclosed on all sides; -- called	      superficial when inclosed by lines, and solid when	      inclosed by surfaces; any arrangement made up of points,	      lines, angles, surfaces, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The appearance or impression made by the conduct or career	      of a person; as, a sorry figure.	      [1913 Webster]	            I made some figure there.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentlemen of the best figure in the county.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Distinguished appearance; magnificence; conspicuous	      representation; splendor; show.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he may live in figure and indulgence. --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A character or symbol representing a number; a numeral; a	      digit; as, 1, 2,3, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Value, as expressed in numbers; price; as, the goods are	      estimated or sold at a low figure. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With nineteen thousand a year at the very lowest	            figure.                               --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A person, thing, or action, conceived of as analogous to	      another person, thing, or action, of which it thus becomes	      a type or representative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who is the figure of Him that was to come. --Rom. v.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Rhet.) A mode of expressing abstract or immaterial ideas	       by words which suggest pictures or images from the	       physical world; pictorial language; a trope; hence, any	       deviation from the plainest form of statement. Also	       called a {figure of speech}.	       [1913 Webster]	             To represent the imagination under the figure of a	             wing.                                --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Logic) The form of a syllogism with respect to the	       relative position of the middle term.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Dancing) Any one of the several regular steps or	       movements made by a dancer.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Astrol.) A horoscope; the diagram of the aspects of the	       astrological houses. --Johnson.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Music)	       (a) Any short succession of notes, either as melody or as	           a group of chords, which produce a single complete	           and distinct impression. --Grove.	       (b) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a	           strain or passage; a musical phrase or motive; a	           florid embellishment.	           [1913 Webster]	   Note: Figures are often written upon the staff in music to	         denote the kind of measure. They are usually in the	         form of a fraction, the upper figure showing how many	         notes of the kind indicated by the lower are contained	         in one measure or bar. Thus, 2/4 signifies that the	         measure contains two quarter notes. The following are	         the principal figures used for this purpose: --	         2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8	         [1913 Webster]	   {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See	      under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc.	   {Figure caster}, or {Figure flinger}, an astrologer. "This	      figure caster." --Milton.	   {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology.	   {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See	      Illust. under {Knot}.	   {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act	      or art of depicting the human figure.	   {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite.	   {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured	      fabrics.	   {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Figure \Fig"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Figured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Figuring}.] [F. figurer, L. figurare, fr. figura. See	   {Figure}, n.]	   1. To represent by a figure, as to form or mold; to make an	      image of, either palpable or ideal; also, to fashion into	      a determinate form; to shape.	      [1913 Webster]	            If love, alas! be pain I bear,	      [1913 Webster]	            No thought can figure, and no tongue declare.Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embellish with design; to adorn with figures.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vaulty top of heaven	            Figured quite o'er with burning meteors. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To indicate by numerals; also, to compute.	      [1913 Webster]	            As through a crystal glass the figured hours are	            seen.                                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To represent by a metaphor; to signify or symbolize.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose white vestments figure innocence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To prefigure; to foreshow.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this the heaven figures some event. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.)	      (a) To write over or under the bass, as figures or other	          characters, in order to indicate the accompanying	          chords.	      (b) To embellish.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To figure out}, to solve; to compute or find the result of.	      	   {To figure up}, to add; to reckon; to compute the amount of.	      [1913 Webster]	Figure \Fig"ure\, v. i.	   1. To make a figure; to be distinguished or conspicious; as,	      the envoy figured at court.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sociable, hospitable, eloquent, admired, figuring	            away brilliantly.                     --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To calculate; to contrive; to scheme; as, he is figuring	      to secure the nomination. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {go figure} a phrase used by itself as an interjection to	      mean "How can one explain that?", or to express puzzlement	      over some seeming contradiction. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Figured \Fig"ured\, a.	   1. Adorned with figures; marked with figures; as, figured	      muslin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not literal; figurative. [Obs.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.)	      (a) Free and florid; as, a figured descant. See	          {Figurate}, 3.	      (b) Indicated or noted by figures.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Figured bass}. See {Continued bass}, under {Continued}.	      [1913 Webster]
Figurehead \Fig"ure*head`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) The figure, statue, or bust, on the prow of a	      ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who allows his name to be used to give standing	      to enterprises in which he has no responsible interest or	      duties; a nominal, but not real, head or chief.	      [1913 Webster]
Figurial \Fi*gu"ri*al\, a.	   Represented by figure or delineation. [R.] --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Figurine \Fi`gu`rine"\ (? or ?), n. [F., dim. of figure.]	   A very small figure, whether human or of an animal;	   especially, one in terra cotta or the like; -- distinguished	   from {statuette}, which is applied to small figures in	   bronze, marble, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Figurist \Fig"ur*ist\, n.	   One who uses or interprets figurative expressions.	   --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Figwort \Fig"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of herbaceous plants ({Scrophularia}), mostly found	   in the north temperate zones. See {Brownwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fijian \Fi"ji*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants. --	   n. A native of the Fiji islands. [Written also {Feejeean},	   {Feejee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fike \Fike\, n.	   See {Fyke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fil \Fil\, obs.	   imp. of {Fall}, v. i. Fell. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Filaceous \Fi*la"ceous\ (? or ?), a. [L. filum thread.]	   Composed of threads. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Filacer \Fil"a*cer\, n. [OE. filace a file, or thread, on which	   the records of the courts of justice were strung, F. filasse	   tow of flax or hemp, fr. L. filum thread.] (Eng. Law)	   A former officer in the English Court of Common Pleas; -- so	   called because he filed the writs on which he made out	   process. [Obs.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Filament \Fil"a*ment\, n. [F. filament, fr. L. filum thread. See	   {File} a row.]	   A thread or threadlike object or appendage; a fiber; esp.	   (Bot.), the threadlike part of the stamen supporting the	   anther.	   [1913 Webster]
Filamentary \Fil`a*men"ta*ry\, a.	   Having the character of, or formed by, a filament.	   [1913 Webster]
Filamentoid \Fil"a*men*toid`\, a. [Filament + -oid.]	   Like a filament.	   [1913 Webster]
Filamentous \Fil`a*men"tous\, a. [Cf. F. filamenteux.]	   Like a thread; consisting of threads or filaments. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Filander \Fil"an*der\, n. (Zool.)	   A species of kangaroo ({Macropus Brunii}), inhabiting New	   Guinea.	   [1913 Webster]
Filanders \Fil"an*ders\, n. pl. [F. filandres, fr. L. filum	   thread.] (Falconry)	   A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small	   threadlike worms, also of filaments of coagulated blood, from	   the rupture of a vein; -- called also {backworm}. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Filar \Fi"lar\, a. [L. filum a thread.]	   Of or pertaining to a thread or line; characterized by	   threads stretched across the field of view; as, a filar	   microscope; a filar micrometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Filaria \Fi*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. {filariae}. [NL., fr. L. filum a	   thread.] (Zool.)	   a small, slender nematode worm of the family {Onchocercidae}	   ({Filariidae}) of many species, parasitic when adult in	   various animals, including man. They may live within the	   blood, or in other bodily fluids, or within tissues or	   cavities of the body. Infection with such organisms may be	   transmitted by blood-sucking arthropods.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Filaria \Fi*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. filum a thread.] (Zool.)	   a former genus comprised of certain nematodes, now classed as	   belonging to several genera within the family	   {Onchocercidae}. See {Onchocerca} and {Guinea worm}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Filarial \Fi*la"ri*al\, a.	   1. (Zool. & Med.) Of, pertaining to, or caused by, filari[ae]	      and allied parasitic worms.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Straight, as if in a line; as, the filarial flight of	      birds.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Filariasis \Fil`a*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL.]	   1. (Zool., Med.) the presence of filariae within the body of	      an organism; infection with filariae. It is mostly found	      in tropical and subtropical regions.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. PJC]	   2. (Med.) a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or	      tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels.	      Death of the adult worms may lead to inflammation and	      permanent fibrosis; the condition may lead to serious	      symptoms, such as elephantiasis or blindness. See {river	      blindness}	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
filariid \filariid\ adj.	   of or pertaining to family {Filariidae}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Filariidae \Filariidae\ n.	   a natural family consisting of threadlike roundworms, called	   {filariae}.	   Syn: family {Filariidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Filasse \Fi*lasse"\, n. [F., fr. fil thread, L. filum.]	   Vegetable fiber, as jute or ramie, prepared for manufacture.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Filatory \Fil"a*to*ry\, n. [LL. filatorium place for spinning,	   fr. filare to spin, fr. L. filum a thread.]	   A machine for forming threads. [Obs.] --W. Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Filature \Fil"a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [LL. filatura, fr. filare to	   spin: cf. F. filature. See {Filatory}.]	   1. A drawing out into threads; hence, the reeling of silk	      from cocoons. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reel for drawing off silk from cocoons; also, an	      establishment for reeling silk.	      [1913 Webster]
filbert \fil"bert\, n. [Perh. fr. fill + bread, as filling the	   bread or husk; cf. G. bartnuss (lit., bread nut) filbert; or	   perh. named from a St.Philibert, whose day, Aug. 22, fell in	   the nutting season.]	   1. (Bot.) The fruit of the {Corylus Avellana} or {Corylus	      maxima}, also called the hazel; the hazelnut. It is an	      oval nut, containing a kernel that has a mild,	      farinaceous, oily taste, agreeable to the palate.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England filberts are usually large hazelnuts,	         especially the nuts from selected and cultivated trees.	         The American hazelnuts are of two other species,	         {Corylus Americana} and {Corylus cornuta}, and are also	         sometimes called filberts.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Bot.) The tree bearing the filbert; the hazelnut tree.	      [PJC]	   {Filbert gall} (Zool.), a gall resembling a filbert in form,	      growing in clusters on grapevines. It is produced by the	      larva of a gallfly ({Cecidomyia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Filch \Filch\ (f[i^]lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filched}	   (f[i^]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Filching}.] [Cf. AS. feolan to	   stick to, OHG. felhan, felahan, to hide, Icel. fela, Goth.	   filhan to hide, bury, Prov. E. feal to hide slyly, OE.	   felen.]	   To steal or take privily (commonly, that which is of little	   value); to pilfer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fain would they filch that little food away. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         But he that filches from me my good name,	         Robs me of that which not enriches him,	         And makes me poor indeed.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Filcher \Filch"er\ (f[i^]lch"[~e]r), n.	   One who filches; a thief.	   [1913 Webster]
Filchingly \Filch"ing*ly\, adv.	   By pilfering or petty stealing.	   [1913 Webster]
File \File\ (f[imac]l), n. [F. file row (cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., &	   It. fila), LL. fila, fr. L. filum a thread. Cf. {Enfilade},	   {Filament}, {Fillet}.]	   1. An orderly succession; a line; a row; as:	      (a)	      (Mil.) A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; -- in	             contradistinction to {rank}, which designates a row	             of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting	             the depth of a body of troops, which, in the	             ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the	             battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks.	             [1913 Webster]	   Note: The number of files in a company describes its width,	         as the number of ranks does its depth; thus, 100 men in	         "fours deep" would be spoken of as 25 files in 4 ranks.	         --Farrow.	      (b) An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence	          or classified for preservation and reference; as,	          files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings	          English files to the 15th instant.	      (c) The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers	          are put and kept in order.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is upon a file with the duke's other letters.	                                                  --Shak.	      (d) A roll or list. "A file of all the gentry." --Shak.	   2. Course of thought; thread of narration. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me resume the file of my narration. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (computers) a collection of data on a digital recording	      medium treated as a unit for the purpose of recording,	      reading, storage, or indexing; -- such a file is typically	      accessible by computer programs by the use of a file name.	      The data may be of any type codable digitally, such as	      simple ASCII-coded text, complex binary-coded data, or an	      executable program, or may be itself a collection of other	      files.	      [PJC]	   {File firing}, the act of firing by file, or each file	      independently of others.	   {File leader}, the soldier at the front of any file, who	      covers and leads those in rear of him.	   {File marching}, the marching of a line two deep, when faced	      to the right or left, so that the front and rear rank	      march side by side. --Brande & C. 	   {Indian file}, or {Single file}, a line of people marching	      one behind another; a single row. Also used adverbially;	      as, to march Indian file.	   {On file}, preserved in an orderly collection; recorded in	      some database.	   {Rank and file}.	      (a) The body of soldiers constituting the mass of an army,	          including corporals and privates. --Wilhelm.	      (b) Those who constitute the bulk or working members of a	          party, society, etc., in distinction from the leaders.	          [1913 Webster]	File \File\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Filing}.]	   1. To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers	      in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to	      place on file; to insert in its proper place in an	      arranged body of papers.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would have my several courses and my dishes well	            filed.                                --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting	      proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or	      bill. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To put upon the files or among the records of a	      court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception	      in court.	      [1913 Webster]	            To file a paper, on the part of a party, is to place	            it in the official custody of the clerk. To file, on	            the part of the clerk, is to indorse upon the paper	            the date of its reception, and retain it in his	            office, subject to inspection by whomsoever it may	            concern.                              --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	File \File\, v. i. [Cf. F. filer.] (Mil.)	   To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one	   after another; -- generally with off.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To file with}, to follow closely, as one soldier after	      another in file; to keep pace.	      [1913 Webster]	            My endeavors	            Have ever come too short of my desires,	            Yet filed with my abilities.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	File \File\ (f[imac]l), n. [AS. fe['o]l; akin to D. viji, OHG.	   f[imac]la, f[imac]hala, G. feile, Sw. fil, Dan. fiil, cf.	   Icel. [thorn][=e]l, Russ. pila, and Skr. pi[,c] to cut out,	   adorn; perh. akin to E. paint.]	   1. A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made	      by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or	      smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A file differs from a rasp in having the furrows made	         by straight cuts of a chisel, either single or crossed,	         while the rasp has coarse, single teeth, raised by the	         pyramidal end of a triangular punch.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or	      figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mock the nice touches of the critic's file.	                                                  --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shrewd or artful person. [Slang] --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will is an old file in spite of his smooth face.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 and ground ready for	      cutting to form a file.	   {File cutter}, a maker of files.	   {Second-cut file}, a file having teeth of a grade next finer	      than bastard.	   {Single-cut file}, a file having only one set of parallel	      teeth; a float.	   {Smooth file}, a file having teeth so fine as to make an	      almost smooth surface.	      [1913 Webster]	File \File\, v. t.	   1. To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with	      a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To smooth or polish as with a file. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            File your tongue to a little more courtesy. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	File \File\, v. t. [OE. fulen, filen, foulen, AS. f?lan, fr. f?l	   foul. See {Foul}, and cf. {Defile}, v. t.]	   To make foul; to defile. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All his hairy breast with blood was filed. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         For Banquo's issue have I filed my mind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	File closer \File" clos`er\ (Mil.)	   A commissioned or noncommissioned officer posted in the rear	   of a line, or on the flank of a column, of soldiers, to	   rectify mistakes and insure steadiness and promptness in the	   ranks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Filefish \File"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any plectognath fish of the genera {Monacanthus}, {Alutera},	   {balistes}, and allied genera; -- so called on account of the	   roughly granulated skin, which is sometimes used in place of	   sandpaper.	   [1913 Webster]
Filemot \Fil"e*mot\, n.	   See {Feullemort}. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Filer \Fil"er\, n.	   One who works with a file.	   [1913 Webster]
Filial \Fil"ial\, a. [L. filialis, fr. filius son, filia	   daughter; akin to e. female, feminine. Cf. {Fitz}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming to a child	      in relation to his parents; as, filial obedience.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bearing the relation of a child.	      [1913 Webster]	            And thus the filial Godhead answering spoke.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Filially \Fil"ial*ly\, adv.	   In a filial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Filiate \Fil"i*ate\, v. t.	   To adopt as son or daughter; to establish filiation between.	   [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Filiation \Fil`i*a"tion\, n. [LL. filiatio, fr. L. filius son:	   cf. F. filiation. See {Filial}.]	   1. The relationship of a son or child to a parent, esp. to a	      father.	      [1913 Webster]	            The relation of paternity and filiation. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The assignment of a bastard child to some one as its	      father; affiliation. --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Descent from, or as if from, a parent; relationship like	      that of a son; as, to determine the filiation of a	      language.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. One that is derived from a parent or source; an offshoot;	      as, the filiations are from a common stock.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Filibeg \Fil"i*beg\, n. [Gael. feileadhbeag, i. e., little kilt;	   feileadh kilt + beag little, small; cf. filleadh a plait,	   fold.]	   Same as {Kilt}. [Written also {philibeg}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Filibuster \Fil"i*bus`ter\, n. [Sp. flibuster, flibustero,	   corrupted fr. E. freebooter. See {Freebooter}.]	   A lawless military adventurer, especially one in quest of	   plunder; a freebooter; -- originally applied to buccaneers	   infesting the Spanish American coasts, but introduced into	   common English to designate the followers of Lopez in his	   expedition to Cuba in 1851, and those of Walker in his	   expedition to Nicaragua, in 1855.	   [1913 Webster]	Filibuster \Fil"i*bus*ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fillibustered};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Filibustering}.]	   1. To act as a filibuster, or military freebooter.	      --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To delay legislation, by dilatory motions or other	      artifices. [political cant or slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Filibusterism \Fil"i*bus`ter*ism\, n.	   The characteristics or practices of a filibuster. --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Filical \Fil"i*cal\, a.	   Belonging to the Filices, r ferns.	   [1913 Webster]
Filicic \Fi*lic"ic\, a. [L. filix, -icis, a fern.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, ferns; as, filicic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Filicide \Fil"i*cide\, n. [L. filius son, filia daughter +	   caedere to kill.]	   The act of murdering a son or a daughter; also, parent who	   commits such a murder.	   [1913 Webster]
Filiciform \Fi*lic"i*form\, a. [L. filix, -icis, fern + -form:	   cf. F. filiciforme]	   Shaped like a fern or like the parts of a fern leaf. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Filicoid \Fil"i*coid\, a. [L. filix, -icis, fern + -oid: cf. F.	   filicoi["i]de.] (Bot.)	   Fernlike, either in form or in the nature of the method of	   reproduction.	   [1913 Webster]	Filicoid \Fil"i*coid\, n. (Bot.)	   A fernlike plant. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Filiety \Fi*li"e*ty\, n. [L. filietas.]	   The relation of a son to a father; sonship; -- the	   correlative of paternity. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Filiferous \Fi*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. filum a thread + -ferous.]	   Producing threads. --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
filiform \fil"i*form\, a. [L. filum thread + -form: cf. F.	   filiforme.]	   Having the shape of a thread or filament; as, the filiform	   papill[ae] of the tongue; a filiform style or peduncle. See	   Illust. of {Antenn[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster] Filigrain
Filigrain \Fil"i*grain\, Filigrane \Fil"i*grane\, n. [Sp.	   filigrana (cf. It. filigrana, E. filigrane), fr. L. filuma	   thread + granum grain. See {File} a row, and {Grain}, and cf.	   {Filigree}.]	   Filigree. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         With her head . . . touches the crown of filigrane.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Filigraned \Fil"i*graned\, a.	   See {Filigreed}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Filigree \Fil"i*gree\, n. [Corrupted fr. filigrane.]	   Ornamental work, formerly with grains or breads, but now	   composed of fine wire and used chiefly in decorating gold and	   silver to which the wire is soldered, being arranged in	   designs frequently of a delicate and intricate arabesque	   pattern.	   [1913 Webster]	Filigree \Fil"i*gree\, a.	   Relating to, composed of, or resembling, work in filigree;	   as, a filigree basket. Hence: Fanciful; unsubstantial; merely	   decorative.	   [1913 Webster]	         You ask for reality, not fiction and filigree work.	                                                  --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Filigreed \Fil"i*greed\, a.	   Adorned with filigree. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Filing \Fil"ing\, n.	   A fragment or particle rubbed off by the act of filing; as,	   iron filings.	   [1913 Webster]
Filioque \Fil`i*o"que\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The Latin for, "and from the Son," equivalent to et filio,	   inserted by the third council of Toledo (a. d. 589) in the	   clause qui ex Patre procedit (who proceedeth from the Father)	   of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed (a. d. 381), which	   makes a creed state that the Holy Ghost proceeds from the Son	   as well as from the Father. Hence, the doctrine itself (not	   admitted by the Eastern Church).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Filipendulous \Fil`i*pen"du*lous\ (?; 135), a. [L. filum a	   thread + pendulus hanging, fr. pend[=e]re to hang.] (Bot.)	   Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; -- said of tuberous	   swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender,	   threadlike rootlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Filipino \Filipino\ adj.	   1. of or relating to the Philippines or its people or	      customs.	   Syn: Philippine.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or relating to the language of the Philippines.	   Syn: Tagalog.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Filipino \Fil`i*pi"no\, n.; pl. {Filipinos}. [Sp.]	   A native or inhabitant of the Philippine Islands, specif. one	   of Spanish descent or of mixed blood. [WordNet sense 1]	         Then there are Filipinos, -- "children of the country,"	         they are called, -- who are supposed to be pure-blooded	         descendants of Spanish settlers. But there are few of	         them without some touch of Chinese or native blood.	                                                  --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the official language of the Philippines, based on	      Tagalog. It draws its lexicon from other Philippine	      languages. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: Philippine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fill \Fill\, n. [See {Thill}.]	   One of the thills or shafts of a carriage. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fill horse}, a thill horse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fill \Fill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Filling}.] [OE. fillen, fullen, AS. fyllan, fr. full full;	   akin to D. vullen, G. f["u]llen, Icel. fylla, Sw. fylla, Dan.	   fylde, Goth. fulljan. See {Full}, a.]	   1. To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or	      contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be	      received; to occupy the whole capacity of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rain also filleth the pools.      --Ps. lxxxiv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus saith unto them, Fill the waterpots with	            water. Anf they filled them up to the brim. --John	                                                  ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush	      as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to	      swarm in or overrun.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and	            multiply, and fill the waters in the seas. --Gen. i.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Syrians filled the country.       --1 Kings xx.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence should we have so much bread in the	            wilderness, as to fillso great a multitude? --Matt.	                                                  xv. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things that are sweet and fat are more filling.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as	      an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a	      throne; the president fills the office of chief	      magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a	      vacancy. --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.)	      (a) To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled	          the sails.	      (b) To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the	          after side of the sails.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Civil Engineering) To make an embankment in, or raise the	      level of (a low place), with earth or gravel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fill in}, to insert; as, he filled in the figures.	   {To fill out}, to extend or enlarge to the desired limit; to	      make complete; as, to fill out a bill.	   {To fill up}, to make quite full; to fill to the brim or	      entirely; to occupy completely; to complete. "The bliss	      that fills up all the mind." --Pope. "And fill up that	      which is behind of the afflictions of Christ." --Col. i.	      24.	      [1913 Webster]	Fill \Fill\, v. i.	   1. To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to	      have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills	      well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill a cup or glass for drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me some wine; fill full.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To back and fill}. See under {Back}, v. i.	   {To fill up}, to grow or become quite full; as, the channel	      of the river fills up with sand.	      [1913 Webster]	Fill \Fill\, n. [AS. fyllo. See {Fill}, v. t.]	   1. A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives	      complete satisfaction. "Ye shall eat your fill." --Lev.	      xxv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll bear thee hence, where I may weep my fill.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which fills; filling; filler; specif., an embankment,	      as in railroad construction, to fill a hollow or ravine;	      also, the place which is to be filled.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Filled cheese \Filled cheese\	   An inferior kind of cheese made from skim milk with a fatty	   "filling," such as oleomargarine or lard, to replace the fat	   removed in the cream.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fillagree \fillagree\ n.	   variant spelling of {filigree}.	   Syn: filigree, filagree.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fille \fille\ n.	   a young unmarried woman.	   Syn: girl, filly, miss, missy, gal, young lady, young woman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
filled \filled\ adj.	   1. containing as much or as many as is possible or normal;	      as, filled to overflowing. Opposite of {empty}. [Narrower	      terms: {abounding in(predicate), abounding	      with(predicate), bristling with(predicate), full	      of(predicate), overflowing, overflowing with(predicate),	      rich in(predicate), rife with(predicate), thick	      with(predicate)}; {brimful, brimful of(predicate),	      brimfull, brimfull of(predicate), brimming, brimming	      with(predicate)}; {chockablock(predicate),	      chock-full(predicate), chockfull(predicate),	      chockful(predicate), choke-full(predicate),	      chuck-full(predicate), cram full}; {congested, engorged};	      {crawling with(predicate), overrun with, swarming,	      swarming with(predicate), teeming, teeming	      with(predicate)}; {flooded, inundated, swamped ; {glutted,	      overfull}; {heavy with(predicate) ; {laden, loaded ;	      {overladen, overloaded ; {stuffed ; {stuffed}; {well-lined	      ]	   Syn: full.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. entirely of one substance with no holes inside. Opposite	      of {hollow}.	   Syn: solid.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having appointments throughout the course of a period; --	      of an appointment schedule; as, My calendar is filled for	      the week. Opposite of {unoccupied} and {free}	   Syn: occupied.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Filler \Fill"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, fills; something used for filling.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is mere filler, to stop a vacancy in the	            hexameter.                            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have six diggers to four fillers, so as to keep	            the fillers always at work.           --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) A composition, as of powdered silica and oil,	      used to fill the pores and grain of wood before applying	      paint, varnish, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Forestry) Any standing tree or standard higher than the	      surrounding coppice in the form of forest known as coppice	      under standards. Chiefly used in the pl.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Filler \Fill"er\, n. [From 1st {Fill}.]	   A thill horse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fillet \Fil"let\, n. [OE. filet, felet, fr. OF. filet thread,	   fillet of meat, dim. of fil a thread, fr. L. filum. See	   {Fille} a row.]	   1. A little band, especially one intended to encircle the	      hair of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	            A belt her waist, a fillet binds her hair. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cooking) A piece of lean meat without bone; sometimes, a	      long strip rolled together and tied.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A fillet of beef is the under side of the sirlom; also	         called tenderloin. A fillet of veal or mutton is the	         fleshy part of the thigh. A fillet of fish is a slice	         of flat fish without bone. "Fillet of a fenny snake."	         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin strip or ribbon; esp.:	      (a) A strip of metal from which coins are punched.	      (b) A strip of card clothing.	      (c) A thin projecting band or strip.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A concave filling in of a re["e]ntrant angle where	      two surfaces meet, forming a rounded corner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) A narrow flat member; especially, a flat molding	      separating other moldings; a reglet; also, the space	      between two flutings in a shaft. See Illust. of {Base},	      and {Column}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) An ordinary equaling in breadth one fourth of the	      chief, to the lowest portion of which it corresponds in	      position.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mech.) The thread of a screw.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A border of broad or narrow lines of color or gilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The raised molding about the muzzle of a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Any scantling smaller than a batten.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Anat.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to	       certain bands of white matter in the brain.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Man.) The loins of a horse, beginning at the place where	       the hinder part of the saddle rests.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Arris fillet}. See under {Arris}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fillet \Fil"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filleted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Filleting}.]	   To bind, furnish, or adorn with a fillet.	   [1913 Webster]
Filleting \Fil"let*ing\, n.	   1. (Arch.) The protecting of a joint, as between roof and	      parapet wall, with mortar, or cement, where flashing is	      employed in better work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material of which fillets are made; also, fillets,	      collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Fillibeg \Fil"li*beg\, n.	   A kilt. See {Filibeg}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fillibuster \Fil"li*bus`ter\, n.	   See {Filibuster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Filling \Fill"ing\, n.	   1. That which is used to fill a cavity or any empty space, or	      to supply a deficiency; as, filling for a cavity in a	      tooth, a depression in a roadbed, the space between	      exterior and interior walls of masonry, the pores of	      open-grained wood, the space between the outer and inner	      planks of a vessel, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The woof in woven fabrics.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Brewing) Prepared wort added to ale to cleanse it.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Back filling}. (Arch.) See under {Back}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Fillip \Fil"lip\ (f[i^]l"l[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Filliped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Filliping}.] [For filp, flip.	   Cf. {Flippant}.]	   1. To strike with the nail of the finger, first placed	      against the ball of the thumb, and forced from that	      position with a sudden spring; to snap with the finger.	      "You fillip me o' the head." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To snap; to project quickly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The use of the elastic switch to fillip small	            missiles with.                        --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Fillip \Fil"lip\, n.	   1. A jerk of the finger forced suddenly from the thumb; a	      smart blow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something serving to rouse or excite.	      [1913 Webster]	            I take a glass of grog for a filip.   --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Fillipeen \Fil"li*peen`\, n.	   See {Philopena}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fillister \Fil"lis*ter\, n.	   1. The rabbet on the outer edge of a sash bar to hold the	      glass and the putty. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plane for making a rabbet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fillister screw had}, a short cylindrical screw head, having	      a convex top.	      [1913 Webster]
Filly \Fil"ly\, n.; pl. {Fillies}. [Cf. Icel. fylia, fr. foli	   foal. See {Foal}.]	   1. (Zool.) A female foal or colt; a young mare. Cf. {Colt},	      {Foal}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neighing in likeness of a filly foal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lively, spirited young girl. [Colloq.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Film \Film\, n. [AS. film skin, fr. fell skin; akin to fylmen	   membrane, OFries. filmene skin. See {Fell} skin.]	   1. A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing	      opacity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He from thick films shall purge the visual ray.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. hence, any thin layer covering a surface.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A slender thread, as that of a cobweb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her whip of cricket's bone, the lash of film.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Photog.) The layer, usually of gelatin or collodion,	      containing the sensitive salts of photographic plates.	      [PJC]	   5. (Photog.) a flexible sheet of celluloid or other plastic	      material to which a light-sensitive layer has been	      applied, used for recording images by the processes of	      photography. It is commonly used in rolls mounted within	      light-proof canisters suitable for simple insertion into	      cameras designed for such canisters. On such rolls,	      varying numbers of photographs may be taken before the	      canister needs to be replaced.	      [PJC]	   6. a motion picture.	      [PJC]	   7. the art of making motion pictures; -- used mostly in the	      phrase the film.	      [PJC]	   8. a thin transparent sheet of plastic, used for wrapping	      objects; as, polyethylene film.	      [PJC]	   {Celluloid film} (Photog.), a thin flexible sheet of	      celluloid, coated with a sensitized emulsion of gelatin,	      and used as a substitute for photographic plates.	   {Cut film} (Photog.), a celluloid film cut into pieces	      suitable for use in a camera.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Film \Film\, v. t.	   1. To cover with a thin skin or pellicle.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to make a motion picture of (any event or literary work);	      to record with a movie camera; as, to film the	      inauguration ceremony; to film Dostoevsky's War and Peace.	      [PJC]
filmable \filmable\ adj.	   readily adaptable to motion picture form; -- of books, plays,	   and other works of literature.	   [WordNet 1.5]
filmed \filmed\ adj.	   recorded on film.	   Syn: canned, taped, tape-recorded, transcribed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Filminess \Film"i*ness\, n.	   State of being filmy.	   [1913 Webster]
filmmake \filmmake\ v. i.	   to make films; be a film maker.	   Syn: film-make.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Filmy \Film"y\, a.	   Composed of film or films.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling fly.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Filoplumaceous \Fil`o*plu*ma"ceous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the structure of a filoplume.	   [1913 Webster]
Filoplume \Fil"o*plume\, n. [L. filum a thread ? pluma a soft	   feather.] (Zool.)	   A hairlike feather; a father with a slender scape and without	   a web in most or all of its length.	   [1913 Webster]
Filose \Fi"lose`\, a. [L. filum a thread.]	   Terminating in a threadlike process.	   [1913 Webster]
Filoselle \Fil`o*selle"\, n. [F., floss silk.]	   A kind of silk thread less glossy than floss, and spun from	   coarser material. It is much used in embroidery instead of	   floss.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fils \Fils\, n. [F., fr. L. filius. See {Filial}.]	   Son; -- sometimes used after a French proper name to	   distinguish a son from his father, as, Alexandre Dumas, fils.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Filter \Fil"ter\, n. [F. filtre, the same word as feutre felt,	   LL. filtrum, feltrum, felt, fulled wool, this being used for	   straining liquors. See {Feuter}.]	   Any porous substance, as cloth, paper, sand, or charcoal,	   through which water or other liquid may passed to cleanse it	   from the solid or impure matter held in suspension; a chamber	   or device containing such substance; a strainer; also, a	   similar device for purifying air.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Filter bed}, a pond, the bottom of which is a filter	      composed of sand gravel.	   {Filter gallery}, an underground gallery or tunnel, alongside	      of a stream, to collect the water that filters through the	      intervening sand and gravel; -- called also {infiltration	      gallery}.	      [1913 Webster]	Filter \Fil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Filtering}] [Cf. F. filter. See {Filter}, n., and cf.	   {Filtrate}.]	   To purify or defecate, as water or other liquid, by causing	   it to pass through a filter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Filtering paper}, or {Filter paper}, a porous unsized paper,	      for filtering.	      [1913 Webster]	Filter \Fil"ter\, v. i.	   To pass through a filter; to percolate.	   [1913 Webster]	Filter \Fil"ter\, n.	   Same as {Philter}.	   [1913 Webster]
filter-tipped \filter-tipped\ adj.	   having a tip designed to filter the smoke; -- of a cigarette	   or cigar; as, filter-tipped cigarettes.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Filth \Filth\ (f[i^]lth), n. [OE. filthe, ful[eth]e, AS.	   f[=y]l[eth], fr. f[=u]l foul; akin to OHG. f[=u]lida. See	   {Foul}, and cf. {File}.]	   1. Foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt;	      nastiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that sullies or defiles the moral character;	      corruption; pollution.	      [1913 Webster]	            To purify the soul from the dross and filth of	            sensual delights.                     --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Filth disease} (Med.), a disease supposed to be due to	      pollution of the soil or water.	      [1913 Webster]
Filthily \Filth"i*ly\, adv.	   In a filthy manner; foully.	   [1913 Webster]
Filthiness \Filth"i*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being filthy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the	            flesh and spirit.                     --2 Cor. vii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is filthy, or makes filthy; foulness;	      nastiness; corruption; pollution; impurity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.	                                                  --2 Chron.	                                                  xxix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Filthy \Filth"y\, a. [Compar. {Filthier}; superl. {Filthiest}.]	   Defiled with filth, whether material or moral; nasty; dirty;	   polluted; foul; impure; obscene. "In the filthy-mantled	   pool." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He which is filthy let him be filthy still. --Rev.	                                                  xxii. 11.	   Syn: Nasty; foul; dirty; squalid; unclean; sluttish; gross;	        vulgar; licentious. See {Nasty}.	        [1913 Webster]
Filtrate \Fil"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Filtrated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Filtrating}. ] [Cf. LL. filtrare. See {Filter}.]	   To filter; to defecate; as liquid, by straining or	   percolation. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Filtrate \Fil"trate\, n.	   That which has been filtered; the liquid which has passed	   through the filter in the process of filtration. Contrasted	   with {retentate}, the material remaining on the filter.	   [1913 Webster]
Filtration \Fil*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. filtration.]	   The act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of	   a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.	   Fimble
Fimble \Fim"ble\, n., or Fimble hemp \Fim"ble hemp`\ (f[i^]m"b'l	   h[e^]mp`). [Corrupted from female hemp.]	   Light summer hemp, that bears no seed.	   [1913 Webster]
Fimbria \Fim"bri*a\, n.; pl. {Fimbri[ae]}. [L., fringe. See	   {Fringle}.] (Anat.)	   (a) pl. A fringe, or fringed border.	   (b) A band of white matter bordering the hippocampus in the	       brain. -- {Fim"bri*al}, a.	       [1913 Webster]
Fimbriate \Fim*bri*ate\, a. [L. fimbriatus fibrous, fringed, fr.	   fimbria fiber, fringe. See {Fringe}.]	   Having the edge or extremity bordered by filiform processes	   thicker than hairs; fringed; as, the fimbriate petals of the	   pink; the fimbriate end of the Fallopian tube.	   [1913 Webster]	Fimbriate \Fim"bri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fimbriated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fimbriating}.]	   To hem; to fringe. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Fimbriated \Fim"bri*a`ted\, a.	   1. Having a fringed border; fimbriate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Having a very narrow border of another tincture; --	      said esp. of an ordinary or subordinary.	      [1913 Webster]
Fimbricate \Fim"bri*cate\, a.	   1. Fringed; jagged; fimbriate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) fringed, on one side only, by long, straight	      hairs, as the antenn[ae] of certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Fin \Fin\ (f[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Finning}.] [Cf. {Fin} of a fish.]	   To carve or cut up, as a chub.	   [1913 Webster]	Fin \Fin\, n. [See {Fine}, n.]	   End; conclusion; object. [Obs.] "She knew eke the fin of his	   intent." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fin \Fin\, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. &	   Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf.	   {pen} a feather.]	   1. (Zool.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane	      supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous	      ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fishes move through the water chiefly by means of the	         caudal fin or tail, the principal office of the other	         fins being to balance or direct the body, though they	         are also, to a certain extent, employed in producing	         motion.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in	      pteropod and heteropod mollusks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or	      product which protrudes like a fin, as:	      (a) The hand. [Slang]	      (b) (Com.) A blade of whalebone. [Eng.] --McElrath.	      (c) (Mech.) A mark or ridge left on a casting at the	          junction of the parts of a mold.	      (d) (Mech.) The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between	          the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling.	          --Raymond.	      (e) (Mech.) A feather; a spline.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (A["e]ronautics) A fixed stabilizing surface, usually	      vertical, similar in purpose to a bilge keel on a ship.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Apidose fin}. (Zool.) See under {Adipose}, a.	   {Fin ray} (Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or	      bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of	      fishes.	   {Fin whale} (Zool.), a finback.	   {Paired fins} (Zool.), the pectoral and ventral fins,	      corresponding to the fore and hind legs of the higher	      animals.	   {Unpaired fins}, or {Median fins} (Zool.), the dorsal,	      caudal, and anal fins.	      [1913 Webster]
Finable \Fin"a*ble\, a. [From {Fine}.]	   Liable or subject to a fine; as, a finable person or offense.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
finagle \finagle\ v. i. & t.	   to achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods.	   Syn: wangle, manage.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Final \Fi"nal\ (f[imac]"nal), a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis	   boundary, limit, end. See {Finish}.]	   1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating;	      ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet despair not of his final pardon.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of	      Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the	      purpose or ultimate end in view.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Final cause}. See under {Cause}.	   Syn: {Final}, {Conclusive}, {Ultimate}.	   Usage: Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it	          an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment,	          etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion,	          negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact;	          a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have	          always reference to something earlier or proceeding;	          as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an	          ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally	          makes at the close of a negotiation are usually	          conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.	          [1913 Webster]
Finale \Fi*na"le\ (f[-e]*n[aum]"l[asl]), n. [It. See {Final}.]	   Close; termination; as:	   (a) (Mus.) The last movement of a symphony, sonata, concerto,	       or any instrumental composition.	   (b) The last composition performed in any act of an opera.	   (c) The closing part, piece, or scene in any public	       performance or exhibition.	       [1913 Webster]
finalisation \finalisation\ n.	   same as {finalization}.	   Syn: finalization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Finalist \Fi"nal*ist\, n. (Sports)	   Any of the players who meet in the final round of a	   tournament in which the losers in any round do not play	   again.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Finality \Fi*nal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Finalities}. [L. finalitas the	   being last.]	   1. The state of being final, finished, or complete; a final	      or conclusive arrangement; a settlement. --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The relation of end or purpose to its means. --Janet.	      [1913 Webster]
finalization \finalization\ n.	   the act of finalizing.	   Syn: finalisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
finalize \finalize\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {finalized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {finalizing}.]	   to put the last touches on; put into final form.	   Syn: make final, settle, nail down.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Finally \Fi"nal*ly\, adv.	   1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the	      contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom patience finally must crown.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Completely; beyond recovery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not any house of noble English in Ireland was	            utterly destroyed or finally rooted out. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]
Finance \Fi*nance"\, n. [F., fr. LL. financia payment of money,	   money, fr. finare to pay a fine or subsidy (cf. OF. finer to	   finish, pay), fr. L. finis end. See {Fine}, n., {Finish}.]	   1. The income of a ruler or of a state; revenue; public	      money; sometimes, the income of an individual; often used	      in the plural for funds; available money; resources.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the finances or revenues of the imperial crown.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of raising and expending the public revenue.	      "Versed in the details of finance." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Finance \Fi*nance"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Financed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Financing}.]	   To conduct the finances of; to provide for, and manage, the	   capital for; to financier.	         Securing foreign capital to finance multitudinous	         undertakings.                            --B. H.	                                                  Chamberlain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
finances \finances\ n.	   assets in the form of money.	   Syn: funds, monetary resource, cash in hand, pecuniary	        resource.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Financial \Fi*nan"cial\, a.	   Pertaining to finance. "Our financial and commercial system."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Financialist \Fi*nan"cial*ist\, n.	   A financier.	   [1913 Webster]
Financially \Fi*nan"cial*ly\, adv.	   In a financial manner. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Financier \Fin`an*cier"\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. financier.]	   1. One charged with the administration of finance; an officer	      who administers the public revenue; a treasurer. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One skilled in financial operations; one acquainted with	      money matters.	      [1913 Webster]	Financier \Fin`an*cier"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Financiered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Financiering}.]	   To conduct financial operations.	   [1913 Webster]
Finary \Fin"a*ry\, n. (Iron Works)	   See {Finery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Finative \Fi"na*tive\, a.	   Conclusive; decisive; definitive; final. [Obs.] --Greene	   (1593).	   [1913 Webster]
Finback \Fin"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any whale of the genera {Sibbaldius}, {Bal[ae]noptera}, and	   allied genera, of the family {Bal[ae]nopterid[ae]},	   characterized by a prominent fin on the back. The common	   finbacks of the New England coast are {Sibbaldius	   tectirostris} and {S. tuberosus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Finbat kite \Fin"bat kite\	   same as {Eddy kite}. [Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Finch \Finch\ (f[i^]nch), n.; pl. {Finches} (f[i^]nch"[e^]z).	   [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc	   a finch; also E. spink.] (Zool.)	   A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to	   the family {Fringillid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch,	         goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bramble finch}. See {Brambling}.	   {Canary finch}, the canary bird.	   {Copper finch}. See {Chaffinch}.	   {Diamond finch}. See under {Diamond}.	   {Finch falcon} (Zool.), one of several very small East Indian	      falcons of the genus {Hierax}.	   {To pull a finch}, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting	      person. [Obs.] "Privily a finch eke could he pull."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Finchbacked \Finch"backed`\, a.	   Streaked or spotted on the back; -- said of cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Finched \Finched\, a.	   Same as {Finchbacked}.	   [1913 Webster]
Find \Find\ (f[imac]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Found} (found); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Finding}.] [AS. findan; akin to D. vinden, OS.	   & OHG. findan, G. finden, Dan. finde, icel. & Sw. finna,	   Goth. fin[thorn]an; and perh. to L. petere to seek, Gr.	   pi`ptein to fall, Skr. pat to fall, fly, E. petition.]	   1. To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the	      first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or	      unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Searching the window for a flint, I found	            This paper, thus sealed up.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In woods and forests thou art found.  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to	      experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings;	      to detect; to feel. "I find you passing gentle." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The torrid zone is now found habitable. --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost.	      (a) To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom.	      (b) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object	          or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance.	      (c) To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to	          find leisure; to find means.	      (d) To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire.	          [1913 Webster]	                Seek, and ye shall find.          --Matt. vii.	                                                  7.	          [1913 Webster]	                Every mountain now hath found a tongue. --Byron.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food	      for workemen; he finds his nephew in money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wages [pounds]14 and all found.       --London	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing a day and find yourself.      --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to	      establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of	      indictment) against an accused person.	      [1913 Webster]	            To find his title with some shows of truth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To find out}, to detect (a thief); to discover (a secret) --	      to solve or unriddle (a parable or enigma); to understand.	      "Canst thou by searching find out God?" --Job. xi. 7. "We	      do hope to find out all your tricks." --Milton.	   {To find fault with}, to blame; to censure.	   {To find one's self}, to be; to fare; -- often used in	      speaking of health; as, how do you find yourself this	      morning?	      [1913 Webster]	Find \Find\, v. i. (Law)	   To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a	   determination to a court; as, the jury find for the	   plaintiff. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	Find \Find\, n.	   Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially,	   a deposit, discovered by arch[ae]ologists, of objects of	   prehistoric or unknown origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Findable \Find"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being found; discoverable. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Finder \Find"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a	      small telescope of low power and large field of view,	      attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding	      an object more readily, called also a {finder telescope}	      or {finder scope}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Micros.) A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in	      locating particular points in the field of vision.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fin de siecle \Fin` de si[`e]"cle\ [F.]	   Lit., end of the century; -- mostly used adjectively in	   English to signify: belonging to, or characteristic of, the	   close of the 19th century. At that time the phrase was also	   intended to imply "modern" or "up-to-date;" as,	   fin-de-si[`e]cle ideas.	   Note: As the twentieth century comes to a close, the meaning	         may change.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Findfault \Find"fault`\, n.	   A censurer or caviler. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Findfaulting \Find"fault`ing\, a.	   Apt to censure or cavil; faultfinding; captious. [Obs.]	   --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Finding \Find"ing\, n.	   1. That which is found, come upon, or provided; esp. (pl.),	      that which a journeyman artisan finds or provides for	      himself; as tools, trimmings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a man hath been laboring . . . in the deep	            mines of knowledge, hath furnished out his findings	            in all their equipage.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Support; maintenance; that which is provided for one;	      expence; provision.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The result of a judicial examination or inquiry,	      especially into some matter of fact; a verdict; as, the	      finding of a jury. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	            After his friends finding and his rent. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
findy \fin"dy\ (f[i^]n"d[y^]), a. [AS. finding heavy; cf. Dan.	   fyndig strong, energetical, fynd strength, energy, emphasis.]	   Full; heavy; firm; solid; substantial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A cold May and a windy	         Makes the barn fat and findy.            --Old Proverb.	   [1913 Webster]
fine \fine\ (f[imac]n), a. [Compar. {finer} (f[imac]n"[~e]r);	   superl. {finest}.] [F. fin, LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L.	   finire to finish; cf. finitus, p. p., finished, completed	   (hence the sense accomplished, perfect.) See {Finish}, and	   cf. {Finite}.]	   1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from	      impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of	      admiration; accomplished; beautiful.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. --Prov.	                                                  iii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cup of wine that's brisk and fine.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one	            of the finest scholars.               --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats].	                                                  --Leigh Hunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament;	      overdressed or overdecorated; showy.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gratified them with occasional . . . fine	            writing.                              --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful;	      dexterous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nicest and most delicate touches of satire	            consist in fine raillery.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a	            woman.                                --T. Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as:	      (a) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.	          [1913 Webster]	                The eye standeth in the finer medium and the	                object in the grosser.            --Bacon.	      (b) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine	          sand or flour.	      (c) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.	      (d) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.	      (e) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine	          linen or silk.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its	      composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Used ironically.)	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have made a fine hand, fellows.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fine is often compounded with participles and	         adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn,	         fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Fine arch} (Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a	      glasshouse. --Knight.	   {Fine arts}. See the Note under {Art}.	   {Fine cut}, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut	      up into shreds.	   {Fine goods}, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality.	      --McElrath.	   {Fine stuff}, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used	      as material for the finishing coat in plastering.	   {To sail fine} (Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as	      possible.	   Syn: {Fine}, {Beautiful}.	   Usage: When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to	          coarse) denotes no "ordinary thing of its kind." It is	          not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the single	          attribute implied in the latter term; but when we	          speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety of	          particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a	          woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is	          equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden,	          landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a	          great variety of objects, the word has still a very	          definite sense, denoting a high degree of	          characteristic excellence.	          [1913 Webster]
Fine \Fine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fined} (f[imac]nd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fining}.] [From {Fine}, a.]	   1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to	      fine gold.	      [1913 Webster]	            It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men.	                                                  --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.;	      as. to fine the soil. --L. H. Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a	      ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually.	      [1913 Webster]	            I often sate at home	            On evenings, watching how they fined themselves	            With gradual conscience to a perfect night.	                                                  --Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Fine \Fine\ (f[imac]n), n. [OE. fin, L. finis end, also in LL.,	   a final agreement or concord between the lord and his vassal;	   a sum of money paid at the end, so as to make an end of a	   transaction, suit, or prosecution; mulct; penalty; cf. OF.	   fin end, settlement, F. fin end. See {Finish}, and cf.	   {Finance}.]	   1. End; conclusion; termination; extinction. [Obs.] "To see	      their fatal fine." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is this the fine of his fines?        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by	      way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a	      payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for	      an offense; a mulct.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) (Feudal Law) A final agreement concerning lands or	          rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal.	          --Spelman.	      (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.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Fine for alienation} (Feudal Law), a sum of money paid to	      the lord by a tenant whenever he had occasion to make over	      his land to another. --Burrill.	   {Fine of lands}, a species of conveyance in the form of a	      fictitious suit compromised or terminated by the	      acknowledgment of the previous owner that such land was	      the right of the other party. --Burrill. See {Concord},	      n., 4.	   {In fine}, in conclusion; by way of termination or summing	      up.	      [1913 Webster]	Fine \Fine\, v. t. [From {Fine}, n.]	   To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach	   of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by	   fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars.	   [1913 Webster]	Fine \Fine\, v. i.	   To pay a fine. See {Fine}, n., 3	   (b) . [R.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Men fined for the king's good will; or that he	             would remit his anger; women fined for leave to	             marry.                               --Hallam.	       [1913 Webster]	Fine \Fine\, v. t. & i. [OF. finer, F. finir. See {Finish}, v.	   t.]	   To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fine \Fine\ (f[imac]n), adv.	   1. Finely; well; elegantly; fully; delicately; mincingly.	      [Obs., Dial., or Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Billiards & Pool) In a manner so that the driven ball	      strikes the object ball so far to one side as to be	      deflected but little, the object ball being driven to one	      side.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Fine \Fine\ (f[imac]n), v. i.	   To become fine (in any one of various senses); as, the ale	   will fine; the weather fined.	   {To fine} {away, down, off}, gradually to become fine; to	      diminish; to dwindle.	            I watched her [the ship] . . . gradually fining down	            in the westward until I lost of her hull. --W. C.	                                                  Russel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fineable \fineable\ adj.	   liable to a fine.	   Syn: finable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fined \fined\ adj.	   subjected to punishment by a fine.	   Syn: mulcted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Finedraw \Fine"draw`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finedrawn}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Finedrawing}.]	   To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to	   renter. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Finedrawer \Fine"draw`er\, n.	   One who finedraws.	   [1913 Webster]
Finedrawn \Fine"drawn`\, a.	   Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as, finedrawn	   speculations.	   [1913 Webster]
Fineer \Fi*neer"\, v. i.	   To run in debt by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable	   for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them	   except on credit. [R.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Fineer \Fi*neer"\, v. t.	   To veneer.	   [1913 Webster]
fine-grained \fine-grained\ adj.	   1. consisting of fine particles.	   Syn: powdered, powdery, pulverized, small-grained.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood	      composed of small-diameter cells.	   Syn: close-grained.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. involving careful consideration of details and fine	      distinctions; -- of conceptual schemas; as, fine-grained	      distinctions.	   Syn: detailed.	        [PJC]
Fineless \Fine"less\, a. [Fine end + -less.]	   Endless; boundless. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
fine-looking \fine-looking\ adj.	   pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to	   ideals of form and proportion; as, a fine-looking	   woman.[Narrower terms: {beautiful (vs. ugly) ]	   Syn: good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored,	        well-favoured.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Finely \Fine"ly\, adv.	   In a fine or finished manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fineness \Fine"ness\, n. [From {Fine}, a.]	   1. The quality or condition of being fine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from foreign matter or alloy; clearness; purity;	      as, the fineness of liquor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fineness of the gold, and chargeful fashion.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The proportion of pure silver or gold in jewelry, bullion,	      or coins.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fineness of United States coin is nine tenths, that	         of English gold coin is eleven twelfths, and that of	         English silver coin is [frac925x1000].	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Keenness or sharpness; as, the fineness of a needle's	      point, or of the edge of a blade.	      [1913 Webster]
Finer \Fin"er\, n.	   One who fines or purifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Finery \Fin"er*y\, n.	   1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Don't choose your place of study by the finery of	            the prospects.                        --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration;	      showy clothes; jewels.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her mistress' cast-off finery.        --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Refinery}.] (Iron Works) A charcoal hearth or	      furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron,	      or into iron suitable for puddling.	      [1913 Webster]
Finespun \Fine"spun`\, a.	   Spun so as to be fine; drawn to a fine thread; attenuated;	   hence, unsubstantial; visionary; as, finespun theories.	   [1913 Webster]
Finesse \Fi`nesse"\ (? or ?), n. [F., fr. fin fine. See {Fine},	   a.]	   1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice;	      stratagem.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the artificialest piece of finesse to	            persuade men into slavery.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Whist Playing) The act of finessing. See {Finesse}, v.	      i., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Finessed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Finessing}.]	   1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player,	      to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when	      an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its	      being held by the opponent yet to play.	      [1913 Webster]
Finestill \Fine"still`\, v. t.	   To distill, as spirit from molasses or some saccharine	   preparation.	   [1913 Webster]
Finestiller \Fine"still`er\, n.	   One who finestills.	   [1913 Webster] fine-tooth
fine-tooth \fine-tooth\ fine-toothed \fine-toothed\adj.	   having fine teeth set close together; as, a fine-tooth comb.	   [WordNet 1.5]
fine-tune \fine-tune\ v. t.	   to adjust carefully and precisely so as to achieve optimum	   performance or efficiency; as, The mechanic fine-tuned the	   engine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Finew \Fin"ew\, n. [See {Fenowed}.]	   Moldiness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Finfish \Fin"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A finback whale.	   (b) (pl.) True fish, as distinguished from shellfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Finfoot \Fin"foot`\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American bird ({Heliornis fulica}) allied to the	   grebes. The name is also applied to several related species	   of the genus {Podica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fin-footed \Fin"-foot`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   (a) Having palmate feet.	   (b) Having lobate toes, as the coot and grebe.	       [1913 Webster]
Finger \Fin"ger\ (f[i^][ng]"g[~e]r), n. [AS. finger; akin to D.	   vinger, OS. & OHG. fingar, G. finger, Icel. fingr, Sw. & Dan.	   finger, Goth. figgrs; of unknown origin; perh. akin to E.	   fang.]	   1. One of the five terminating members of the hand; a digit;	      esp., one of the four extremities of the hand, other than	      the thumb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that does the work of a finger; as, the pointer	      of a clock, watch, or other registering machine;	      especially (Mech.) a small projecting rod, wire, or piece,	      which is brought into contact with an object to effect,	      direct, or restrain a motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The breadth of a finger, or the fourth part of the hand; a	      measure of nearly an inch; also, the length of finger, a	      measure in domestic use in the United States, of about	      four and a half inches or one eighth of a yard.	      [1913 Webster]	            A piece of steel three fingers thick. --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a	      musical instrument. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She has a good finger.                --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ear finger}, the little finger.	   {Finger alphabet}. See {Dactylology}.	   {Finger bar}, the horizontal bar, carrying slotted spikes, or	      fingers, through which the vibratory knives of mowing and	      reaping machines play.	   {Finger board} (Mus.), the part of a stringed instrument	      against which the fingers press the strings to vary the	      tone; the keyboard of a piano, organ, etc.; manual.	   {Finger bowl} {Finger glass}, a bowl or glass to hold water	      for rinsing the fingers at table.	   {Finger flower} (Bot.), the foxglove.	   {Finger grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum sanguinale})	      with slender radiating spikes; common crab grass. See	      {Crab grass}, under {Crab}.	   {Finger nut}, a fly nut or thumb nut.	   {Finger plate}, a strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a	      painted or polished door from finger marks.	   {Finger post}, a guide post bearing an index finger.	   {Finger reading}, reading printed in relief so as to be	      sensible to the touch; -- so made for the blind.	   {Finger shell} (Zool.), a marine shell ({Pholas dactylus})	      resembling a finger in form.	   {Finger sponge} (Zool.), a sponge having finger-shaped lobes,	      or branches.	   {Finger stall}, a cover or shield for a finger.	   {Finger steel}, a steel instrument for whetting a currier's	      knife.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To burn one's fingers}. See under {Burn}.	   {To have a finger in}, to be concerned in. [Colloq.]	   {To have at one's fingers' ends}, to be thoroughly familiar	      with. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Finger \Fin"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fingered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fingering}.]	   1. To touch with the fingers; to handle; to meddle with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the papers lie;	            You would be fingering them to anger me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To touch lightly; to toy with.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.)	      (a) To perform on an instrument of music.	      (b) To mark the notes of (a piece of music) so as to guide	          the fingers in playing.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. To take thievishly; to pilfer; to purloin. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To execute, as any delicate work.	      [1913 Webster]	Finger \Fin"ger\, v. i. (Mus.)	   To use the fingers in playing on an instrument. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
fingerboard \fingerboard\ n.	   1. a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index	      finger.	   Syn: fingerpost.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a bank of keys on a musical instrument.	   Syn: piano keyboard, clavier.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed	      instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the	      strings are held against the wood with the fingers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
fingerbreadth \fingerbreadth\ n.	   the length or breadth of a finger used as a linear measure.	   Syn: finger, finger's breadth, digit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
finger cot \finger cot\ n.	   a close-fitting sheath worn at the end of a finger, for	   protection of the finger or to avoid soiling the object	   touched.	   Syn: fingerstall, cot[3].	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fingered \Fin"gered\, a.	   1. Having fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having leaflets like fingers; digitate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) Marked with figures designating which finger should	      be used for each note.	      [1913 Webster]
Fingerer \Fin"ger*er\, n.	   One who fingers; a pilferer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fingering \Fin"ger*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of handling or touching with the	      fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mere sight and fingering of money. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner of using the fingers in playing or striking the	      keys of an instrument of music; movement or management of	      the fingers in playing on a musical instrument, in	      typewriting, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The marking of the notes of a piece of music to guide or	      regulate the action or use of the fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Delicate work made with the fingers. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Fingerling \Fin"ger*ling\, n. [Finger + -ling.] (Zool.)	   A young salmon. See {Parr}.	   [1913 Webster] fingerpaint
fingerpaint \fingerpaint\, finger paint \finger paint\n.	   A type of paint having the consistency of a thin paste or	   jelly, which is applied to a surface by dipping fingers into	   the paint and smearing the paint on the surface, usually in	   artistic patterns. It is used primarily by children.	   [PJC] finger-paint
finger-paint \finger-paint\, fingerpaint \fingerpaint\v. i. & t.	   To paint[1] with fingerpaint.	   Syn: use fingerpaint.	        [WordNet 1.5]
finger painting \finger painting\ n.	   Creating pictures using finger paint.	   [PJC]
fingerpost \fingerpost\ n.	   a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger.	   Syn: fingerboard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fingerprint \Fin"ger*print\, n. [Finger + print.]	   1. an impression of the pattern of ridges on the skin of the	      last joint of a person's finger, left on a surface after a	      person has touched the surface.	   Note: Fingerprints left by persons who have committed crimes	         are considered as reliable physical evidence linking an	         individual with a crime, because each person's	         fingerprints are distinctively different from those of	         others, allowing identification of a person with high	         confidence.	         [PJC]	   2. a fingerprint[1] made intentionally in ink on a paper form	      for the purpose of identification of the individual.	      [PJC]	   3. any distinctive pattern of characteristics or properties	      of an object which can serve to identify that object; as,	      the distinctive fingerprint of eugenol in the mass	      spectrum allowed easy recognition of its presence in the	      sample.	      [PJC]	   4. a smudge made by a (dirty) finger. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: fingermark.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fingerprint \fin"ger*print\ v. t.	   to take an impression of the fingerprints of (a person); as,	   to fingerprint applicants for a gun permit.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fingerprinting \fingerprinting\ n.	   The procedure of taking inked impressions of a person's	   fingerprints.	   [WordNet 1.5]
finger-roll \finger-roll\ n. (Basketball)	   A shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the	   basket.	   [WordNet 1.5]
fingerroot \fingerroot\ n.	   tall leafy European biennial or perennial ({Digitalis	   purpurea}) having spectacular clusters of large tubular	   pink-purple flowers; -- its leaves yield the drug digitalis	   and are poisonous to livestock.	   Syn: common foxglove, fairy bell, fingerflower, {Digitalis	        purpurea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fingerstall \fingerstall\ n.	   a sheath worn to protect a finger.	   Syn: cot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fingertip \fingertip\ n.	   the end (tip) of a finger.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fingle-fangle \Fin"gle-fan`gle\, n. [From fangle.]	   A trifle. [Low] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Fingrigo \Fin"gri*go\, n.; pl. {Fingrigos}. [So called in	   Jamaica.] (Bot.)	   A prickly, climbing shrub of the genus {Pisonia}. The fruit	   is a kind of berry.	   [1913 Webster]
Finial \Fin"i*al\, n. [L. finire to finish, end. See {Finish}.]	   (Arch.)	   The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that	   forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic	   architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Finical \Fin"i*cal\, a. [From {Fine}, a.]	   Affectedly fine; overnice; unduly particular; fastidious.	   "Finical taste." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gross style consists in giving no detail, the	         finical in giving nothing else.          --Hazlitt.	   Syn: {Finical}, {Spruce}, {Foppish}.	   Usage: These words are applied to persons who are studiously	          desirous to cultivate finery of appearance. One who is	          spruce is elaborately nice in dress; one who is	          finical shows his affectation in language and manner	          as well as in dress; one who is foppish distinguishes	          himself by going to the extreme of the fashion in the	          cut of his clothes, by the tawdriness of his	          ornaments, and by the ostentation of his manner. "A	          finical gentleman clips his words and screws his body	          into as small a compass as possible, to give himself	          the air of a delicate person; a spruce gentleman	          strives not to have a fold wrong in his frill or	          cravat, nor a hair of his head to lie amiss; a foppish	          gentleman seeks . . . to render himself distinguished	          for finery." --Crabb. -- {Fin"i*cal*ly}, adv. --	          {Fin"i*cal*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Finicality \Fin`i*cal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being finical; finicalness. Finicking
Finicking \Fin"ick*ing\, Finicky \Fin"ick*y\, a.	   Finical; unduly particular; excessively demanding over minor	   details. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Finific \Fi*nif"ic\ (? or ?), n. [L. finis end + facere to	   make.]	   A limiting element or quality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The essential finific in the form of the finite.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Finify \Fin"i*fy\ (? or ?), v. t. [Fine, a. + -fy.]	   To make fine; to dress finically. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hath so pared and finified them [his feet.] --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Finikin \Fin"i*kin\, a. [Fine, a. + -kin.]	   Precise in trifles; idly busy. [Colloq.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Fining \Fin"ing\, n.	   1. The act of imposing a fin?.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process of fining or refining; clarification; also	      (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for	      puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of	      isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fining pot}, a vessel in which metals are refined. --Prov.	      xvii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Finis \Fi"nis\, n. [L.]	   An end; conclusion. It is often placed at the end of a book.	   [1913 Webster]
Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finished}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Finishing}.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several	   forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit,	   finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for	   fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]	   1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end	      to; to make an end of; to terminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            And heroically hath finished	            A life heroic.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to	      bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to	      accomplish; to polish.	   Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete;	        accomplish; perfect.	        [1913 Webster]	Finish \Fin"ish\, v. i.	   1. To come to an end; to terminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            His days may finish ere that hapless time. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To end; to die. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Finish \Fin"ish\, n.	   1. That which finishes, puts an end to? or perfects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for	      the completion of a building, especially of the interior.	      See {Inside finish}, and {Outside finish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fine Arts)	      (a) The labor required to give final completion to any	          work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or	          the like.	      (b) See {Finishing coat}, under {Finishing}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an	      object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead,	      or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Completion; -- opposed to {start}, or {beginning}.	      [1913 Webster]
Finished \Fin"ished\, a.	   Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete;	   perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Finished work} (Mach.), work that is made smooth or	      polished, though not necessarily completed.	      [1913 Webster]
Finisher \Fin"ish*er\, n.	   1. One who finishes, puts an end to, completes, or perfects;	      esp. used in the trades, as in hatting, weaving, etc., for	      the workman who gives a finishing touch to the work, or	      any part of it, and brings it to perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	            O prophet of glad tidings, finisher	            Of utmost hope!                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles,	      anything. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, n.	   The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final	   work upon or ornamentation of a thing.	   [1913 Webster]	Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a.	   Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for	   use.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Finishing coat}.	   (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to	       walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.	   (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently	       mixed applied from the others.	   {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics.	   {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which	      receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its	      finished shape. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Finite \Fi"nite\, a. [L. finitus, p. p. of finire. See {Finish},	   and cf. {Fine}, a.]	   Having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity;	   bounded; -- opposed to infinite; as, finite number; finite	   existence; a finite being; a finite mind; finite duration.	   [1913 Webster]
Finiteless \Fi"nite*less\, a.	   Infinite. [Obs.] --Sir T. browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Finitely \Fi"nite*ly\, adv.	   In a finite manner or degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Finiteness \Fi"nite*ness\, n.	   The state of being finite.	   [1913 Webster]
Finitude \Fin"i*tude\, n. [L. finire. See {Finish}.]	   Limitation. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Finjan \Fin*jan"\, n. [Also fingan, findjan, fingian, etc.] [Ar.	   finj[=a]n.]	   In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, such as	   is held in a cup or stand called a {zarf}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fin keel \Fin keel\ (Naut.)	   A projection downward from the keel of a yacht, resembling in	   shape the fin of a fish, though often with a cigar-shaped	   bulb of lead at the bottom, and generally made of metal. Its	   use is to ballast the boat and also to enable her to sail	   close to the wind and to make the least possible leeway by	   offering great resistance to lateral motion through the	   water.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Finlander \Fin"land*er\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Finland.	   [1913 Webster]
Finless \Fin"less\, a. (Zool.)	   destitute of fins.	   [1913 Webster]
Finlet \Fin"let\, n. [Fin + -let.]	   A little fin; one of the parts of a divided fin.	   [1913 Webster]
Finlike \Fin"like`\, a.	   Resembling a fin.	   [1913 Webster]
Finn \Finn\, a.	   A native of Finland; one of the Finn? in the ethnological	   sense. See {Finns}.	   [1913 Webster]
Finnan haddie \Fin"nan had"die\ (f[i^]n"nan h[a^]d"d[i^]). [See	   {Haddock}.]	   Haddock cured in peat smoke, originally at Findon (pron.	   f[i^]n"an), Scotland. The name is also applied to other kinds	   of smoked haddock. [Written also {finnan haddock}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Finned \Finned\, a.	   Having a fin, or fins, or anything resembling a fin.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Finner \Fin"ner\, n. (Zool.)	   A finback whale.	   [1913 Webster]
Finnic \Finn"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Finns.	   [1913 Webster]
Finnikin \Fin"ni*kin\, n. (Zool.)	   A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the	   mane of a horse. [Written also {finikin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Finnish \Finn"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their	   language. -- n. A Northern Turanian group of languages; the	   language of the Finns.	   [1913 Webster]
Finns \Finns\, n. pl.; sing. {Finn}. (Ethnol.)	   (a) Natives of Finland; Finlanders.	   (b) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and	       Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians,	       Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders. [Written also {Fins}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Finny \Fin"ny\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Having, or abounding in, fins, as fishes;	      pertaining to fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding in fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	            With patient angle trolls the finny deep.	                                                  --Goldsmoth.	      [1913 Webster]
Finochio \Fi*no"chi*o\ (?; 277), n. [It. finocchio fennel, LL.	   fenuclum. See {Fennel}.] (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({F[oe]niculum dulce}) having a	   somewhat tuberous stem; sweet fennel. The blanched stems are	   used in France and Italy as a culinary vegetable.	   [1913 Webster]
Finos \Fi"nos\, n. pl. [Sp., pl., fr. fino fine.]	   Second best wool from Merino sheep. --Gardner.	   [1913 Webster]
Finpike \Fin"pike`\, n. (Zool.)	   The bichir. See {Crossopterygii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Finsen light \Fin"sen light\ [After Prof. Niels R. Finsen (b.	   1860), Danish physician.] (Med.)	   Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form	   of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other	   cutaneous affections.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fint \Fint\,	   3d pers. sing. pr. of {Find}, for findeth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fin-toed \Fin"-toed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having toes connected by a membrane; palmiped; palmated;	   also, lobate.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiord \Fiord\ (fy?rd; i or y consonant, [sect] 272), n. [Dan. &	   Norw. fiord. See {Frith}.]	   A narrow inlet of the sea, penetrating between high banks or	   rocks, as on the coasts of Norway and Alaska. [Written also	   {fjord}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fiorin \Fi"o*rin\, n. [Cf. Ir. fiothran a sort of grass.] (Bot.)	   A species of creeping bent grass ({Agrostis alba}); -- called	   also {fiorin grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiorite \Fi"o*rite\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of opal occuring in the cavities of volcanic tufa,	   in smooth and shining globular and botryoidal masses, having	   a pearly luster; -- so called from Fiora, in Ischia.	   [1913 Webster]
Fioriture \Fio`ri*tu"re\, n. pl. [It., pl. of fioritura a	   flowering.] (Mus.)	   Little flowers of ornament introduced into a melody by a	   singer or player.	   [1913 Webster]
Fippenny bit \Fip"pen*ny bit`\ (? or ?). [Corruption of five	   penny bit.]	   The Spanish half real, or one sixteenth of a dollar, -- so	   called in Pennsylvania and the adjacent States. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Before the act of Congress, Feb. 21, 1857, caused the	         adoption of decimal coins and the withdrawal of foreign	         coinage from circulation, this coin passed currently	         for 61/4 cents, and was called in New England a	         fourpence ha'penny or fourpence; in New York a	         sixpence; in Pennsylvania, Virginia, etc., a fip; and	         in Louisiana, a picayune.	         [1913 Webster]
Fipple \Fip"ple\ (f[~e]r), n. [perh. fr. L. fibula a clasp, a	   pin; cf. Prov. E. fible a stick used to stir pottage.]	   A stopper, as in a wind instrument of music. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fir \Fir\ (f[~e]r), n. [Dan. fyr, fyrr; akin to Sw. furu, Icel.	   fura, AS. furh in furhwudu fir wood, G. f["o]hre, OHG. forha	   pine, vereheih a sort of oak, L. quercus oak.] (Bot.)	   A genus ({Abies}) of coniferous trees, often of large size	   and elegant shape, some of them valued for their timber and	   others for their resin. The species are distinguished as the	   {balsam fir}, the {silver fir}, the {red fir}, etc. The	   Scotch fir is a {Pinus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fir in the Bible means any one of several coniferous	         trees, including, cedar, cypress, and probably three	         species of pine. --J. D. Hooker.	         [1913 Webster]
Fire \Fire\ (f[imac]r), n. [OE. fir, fyr, fur AS. f[=y]r; akin	   to D. vuur, OS. & OHG. fiur, G. feuer, Icel. f[=y]ri,	   f[=u]rr, Gr. py^r, and perh. to L. purus pure, E. pure Cf.	   {Empyrean}, {Pyre}.]	   1. The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of	      bodies; combustion; state of ignition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form of fire exhibited in the combustion of gases	         in an ascending stream or current is called flame.	         Anciently, fire, air, earth, and water were regarded as	         the four elements of which all things are composed.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a	      stove or a furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The burning of a house or town; a conflagration.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything which destroys or affects like fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth;	      consuming violence of temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            he had fire in his temper.            --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral	      enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bless their critic with a poet's fire. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stars, hide your fires.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As in a zodiac	            representing the heavenly fires.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were	      exposed to a heavy fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue fire}, {Red fire}, {Green fire} (Pyrotech.),	      compositions of various combustible substances, as	      sulphur, niter, lampblack, etc., the flames of which are	      colored by various metallic salts, as those of antimony,	      strontium, barium, etc.	   {Fire alarm}	      (a) A signal given on the breaking out of a fire.	      (b) An apparatus for giving such an alarm.	   {Fire annihilator}, a machine, device, or preparation to be	      kept at hand for extinguishing fire by smothering it with	      some incombustible vapor or gas, as carbonic acid.	   {Fire balloon}.	      (a) A balloon raised in the air by the buoyancy of air	          heated by a fire placed in the lower part.	      (b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite	          at a regulated height. --Simmonds.	   {Fire bar}, a grate bar.	   {Fire basket}, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.	   {Fire beetle}. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Fire blast}, a disease of plants which causes them to appear	      as if burnt by fire.	   {Fire box}, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for	      the fire.	   {Fire brick}, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining	      intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or	      of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and	      used for lining fire boxes, etc.	   {Fire brigade}, an organized body of men for extinguished	      fires.	   {Fire bucket}. See under {Bucket}.	   {Fire bug}, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through	      mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.	      [U.S.]	   {Fire clay}. See under {Clay}.	   {Fire company}, a company of men managing an engine in	      extinguishing fires.	   {Fire cross}. See {Fiery cross}. [Obs.] --Milton.	   {Fire damp}. See under {Damp}.	   {Fire dog}. See {Firedog}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Fire drill}.	      (a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for	          practice.	      (b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by	          rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --	          used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by	          many savage peoples.	   {Fire eater}.	      (a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.	      (b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.	          [Colloq.]	   {Fire engine}, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,	      for throwing water to extinguish fire.	   {Fire escape}, a contrivance for facilitating escape from	      burning buildings.	   {Fire gilding} (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam	      of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off	      afterward by heat.	   {Fire gilt} (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire	      gilding.	   {Fire insurance}, the act or system of insuring against fire;	      also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,	      in consideration of the payment of a premium or small	      percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an	      owner of property from loss by fire during a specified	      period.	   {Fire irons}, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,	      poker, and shovel.	   {Fire main}, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out	      fire.	   {Fire master}	      (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the	            composition of fireworks.	   {Fire office}, an office at which to effect insurance against	      fire.	   {Fire opal}, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.	      	   {Fire ordeal}, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test	      was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon	      red-hot irons. --Abbot.	   {Fire pan}, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially	      the receptacle for the priming of a gun.	   {Fire plug}, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the	      main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing	      fires.	   {Fire policy}, the writing or instrument expressing the	      contract of insurance against loss by fire.	   {Fire pot}.	      (a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,	          formerly used as a missile in war.	      (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a	          furnace.	      (c) A crucible.	      (d) A solderer's furnace.	   {Fire raft}, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting	      fire to an enemy's ships.	   {Fire roll}, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to	      their quarters in case of fire.	   {Fire setting} (Mining), the process of softening or cracking	      the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by	      exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally	      superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.	   {Fire ship}, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting	      fire to an enemy's ships.	   {Fire shovel}, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.	   {Fire stink}, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,	      caused by the formation of hydrogen sulfide. --Raymond.	   {Fire surface}, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are	      exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of	      combustion; heating surface.	   {Fire swab}, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun	      in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.	      --Farrow.	   {Fire teaser}, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.	   {Fire water}, a strong alcoholic beverage; -- so called by	      the American Indians.	   {Fire worship}, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly	      in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called	      Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.	   {Greek fire}. See under {Greek}.	   {On fire}, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;	      zealous.	   {Running fire}, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession	      by a line of troops.	   {St. Anthony's fire}, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which	      St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.	   {St. Elmo's fire}. See under {Saint Elmo}.	   {To set on fire}, to inflame; to kindle.	   {To take fire}, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.	      [1913 Webster]	Fire \Fire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fring}.]	   1. To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney;	      to fire a pile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln;	      as, to fire pottery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the	      soul with anger, pride, or revenge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love had fired my mind.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the	      genius of a young man.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To light up as if by fire; to illuminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The sun] fires the proud tops of the eastern pines.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge;	      as, to fire a rifle, pistol, or cannon; to fire cannon	      balls, rockets, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To drive by fire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till my bad angel fire my good one out. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Far.) To cauterize.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. to dismiss from employment, a post, or other job; to	       cause (a person) to cease being an employee; -- of a	       person. The act of firing is usually performed by that	       person's supervisor or employer. "You can't fire me! I	       quit!"	       [PJC]	   {To fire up},	   1. to light up the fires of, as of an engine; also,	      figuratively, to start up any machine.	   2. to render enthusiastic; -- of people.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Fire \Fire\, v. i.	   1. To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be irritated or inflamed with passion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the	      town.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fire up}, to grow irritated or angry. "He . . . fired up,	      and stood vigorously on his defense." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
fire-on-the-mountain \fire-on-the-mountain\ n.	   1. poinsettia ({Euphoria cyathophora}) of the U. S. and	      eastern Mexico; often confused with {Euphoria	      heterophylla}.	   Syn: painted leaf, Mexican fire plant, {Euphoria	        cyathophora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Firearm \Fire"arm`\ (f[imac]r"[aum]rm`), n.	   A gun, pistol, or any weapon from which a shot is discharged	   by the force of an explosive substance, as gunpowder.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireback \Fire"back`\ (f[imac]r"b[a^]k`), n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of pheasants of the genus	   {Euplocamus}, having the lower back a bright, fiery red. They	   inhabit Southern Asia and the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireball \Fire"ball`\, n.	   1. (Mil.) A ball filled with powder or other combustibles,	      intended to be thrown among enemies, and to injure by	      explosion; also, to set fire to their works and light them	      up, so that movements may be seen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rare phenomenon often associated with or caused by	      lightning, resembling a luminous ball of fire passing	      rapidly through the air or along solid objects, then	      disappearing, and sometimes exploding. It seldom lasts	      more than a few seconds. Also called {ball lightning},	      {globe lightning}, {globular lightning}, or {kugelblitz}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. A large mass of fire caused by a large explosion, as of	      inflammable liquids or a nuclear device. The larger	      fireballs, as of nuclear explosions, rise seemingly intact	      into the air and may reach high altitudes while still	      glowing.	      [PJC]
Firebare \Fire"bare`\, n.	   A beacon. [Obs.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Fire beetle \Fire" bee`tle\ (Zool.)	   A very brilliantly luminous beetle ({Pyrophorus noctilucus}),	   one of the elaters, found in Central and South America; --	   called also {cucujo}. The name is also applied to other	   species. See {Firefly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Firebird \Fire"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The Baltimore oriole.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireboard \Fire"board`\, n.	   A chimney board or screen to close a fireplace when not in	   use.	   [1913 Webster]
Firebote \Fire"bote`\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   An allowance of fuel. See {Bote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Firebrand \Fire"brand`\, n.	   1. A piece of burning wood. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who inflames factions, or causes contention and	      mischief; an incendiary. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
firebrat \firebrat\ n. (Zool.)	   an insect ({Thermobia domestica}) which is a type of	   bristletail that lives in warm moist areas e.g. around	   furnaces.	   Syn: {Thermobia domestica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
firebreak \firebreak\ n.	   a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a	   prairie fire or forest fire.	   [WordNet 1.5]
firebrick \firebrick\ n.	   a brick made of fire clay, used for lining e.g. furnaces and	   chimneys.	   [WordNet 1.5]
firebug \firebug\ n.	   a criminal who illegaly sets fire to property; an arsonist.	   Syn: arsonist, incendiary.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a brightly colored type of true bug that can exude a	      stain.	      [WordNet 1.5]
firebush \firebush\ n.	   1. An evergreen South American shrub *{Streptosolen	      jamesonii}) having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers;	      grown as an ornamental or houseplant.	   Syn: marmalade bush, {Streptosolen jamesonii}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A densely branched Eurasian plant ({Bassia scoparia})	      whose foliage turns purple-red in autumn; also called	      {burning bush}.	   Syn: summer cypress, burning bush, belvedere, {Bassia	        scoparia}, Kochia scoparia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fireclay \fireclay\ n.	   a heat-resistant clay.	   [WordNet 1.5]
firecracker \fire"crack`er\, n.	   A small explosive device consisting of a paper or cardboard	   cylinder having only sufficient explosive mixture to make a	   loud bang, ignited by a short fuse, and used mostly as an	   entertainment or in celebrations. Same as {Cracker}., n., 3.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Firecrest \Fire"crest`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European kinglet ({Regulus ignicapillus}), having a	   bright red crest; -- called also {fire-crested wren}.	   [1913 Webster]
firedamp \firedamp\ n.	   a mixture of gases (mostly methane) that forms in coal mines	   and becomes explosive when mixed with air. It is a source of	   serious hazard in coal mining operations.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Firedog \Fire"dog`\, n.	   A support for wood in a fireplace; an andiron.	   [1913 Webster]
Firedrake \Fire"drake`\ (f[imac]r"dr[=a]k`), n. [AS.	   f[=y]rdraca; f[=y]r fire + draca a dragon. See {Fire}, and	   {Drake} a dragon.] [Obs.]	   1. A fiery dragon. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fiery meteor; an ignis fatuus; a rocket.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A worker at a furnace or fire. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Fire-fanged \Fire"-fanged`\, a. [Fire + fanged seized.]	   Injured as by fire; burned; -- said of manure which has lost	   its goodness and acquired an ashy hue in consequence of heat	   generated by decomposition.	   [1913 Webster] firefighter
firefighter \fire"fight`er\, fire fighter \fire"
fight`er\(f[imac]r"f[imac]`t[~e]r), n.	   A person whose occupation it is to go to the scene of an	   unwanted fire and extinguish it; a member of a fire company;	   a {fireman[1]} or a woman who fights fires.	   Note: Some towns have few or no professional firefighters,	         and fire suppression is conducted mostly by groups of	         volunteers, called {volunteer firefighters}. The term	         fireman[1] was at one time synonymous with firefighter,	         until women began to engage in the same occupation.	         [PJC]
Firefish \Fire"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A singular marine fish of the genus {Pterois}, family	   {Scorp[ae]nid[ae]}, of several species, inhabiting the	   Indo-Pacific region. They are usually red, and have very	   large spinose pectoral and dorsal fins.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireflaire \Fire"flaire`\, n. [Fire + Prov. E. flaire a ray.]	   (Zool.)	   A European sting ray of the genus {Trygon} ({T. pastinaca});	   -- called also {fireflare} and {fiery flaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireflame \Fire"flame`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European band fish ({Cepola rubescens}).	   [1913 Webster]
Firefly \Fire"fly`\, n.; pl. {Fireflies}. (Zool.)	   Any luminous winged insect, esp. luminous beetles of the	   family {Lampyrid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common American species belong to the genera	         {Photinus} (especially {Photinus pyralis}) and	         {Photuris}, in which both sexes are winged. The name is	         also applied to luminous species of {Elaterid[ae]}. See	         {Fire beetle}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Firefly luciferin \Fire"fly` lu*cif"er*in\, n. (Biochem.)	   a type of {luciferin} produced by the firefly {Photinus	   pyralis}.	   Note: Its structure has been elucidated, and chemically it is	         recognized as	         4,5-Dihydro-2-(6-hydroxy-2-benzothiazol-2-yl)-4-thiazolecarboxylic	         acid, {C11H8N3O2S2}. It has found use in a very	         sensitive assay for ATP, in which concentrations of ATP	         as low as 10^{-11} molar can be detected. --[MI11]	         [PJC]
firehouse \firehouse\ n.	   a building housing firemen and the apparatus they use to	   extinguish fires.	   Syn: fire station.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fire hydrant \fire hydrant\ n.	   an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to	   use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals	   at the street edge of a sidewalk, spaced for convenience in	   suppressing fires in towns.	   Syn: fireplug, plug.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fireless \Fire"less\, a.	   Destitute of fire.	   [1913 Webster]
firelight \firelight\ n.	   the light of a fire (especially in a fireplace); as, lovers	   sitting together in the firelight.	   [WordNet 1.5]
firelighter \firelighter\ n.	   (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to	   start a coal or coke fire.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Firelock \Fire"lock`\, n.	   An old form of gunlock, as the flintlock, which ignites the	   priming by a spark; perhaps originally, a matchlock. Hence, a	   gun having such a lock.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireman \Fire"man\, n.; pl. {Firemen} (-men).	   1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns; a	      member of a fire company.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who tends the fires, as of a steam engine; a	      stocker.	      [1913 Webster]
Fire-new \Fire"-new`\, a.	   Fresh from the forge; bright; quite new; brand-new. --Charles	   reade.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your fire-new stamp of honor is scarce current. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireplace \Fire"place`\, n.	   The part a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth; --	   usually an open recess in a wall, in which a fire may be	   built.	   [1913 Webster]
fireplug \fireplug\ n.	   an upright hydrant that can supply large volumes of water to	   use in fighting a fire. They are commonly placed at intervals	   at the street edge of a sidewalk for convenience in	   suppressing fires in towns.	   Syn: fire hydrant, plug.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
firepower \firepower\ n.	   1. (military) The relative capacity for delivering weapons	      fire on a target; as, the battleship has more firepower	      than a cruiser.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. [figurative] A measure of the resources available to a	      group which allows them to achieve their objectives;	      capacity for action.	      [PJC]
Fireproof \Fire"proof`\, a.	   Proof against fire; incombustible.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireproofing \Fire"proof`ing\, n.	   The act or process of rendering anything incombustible; also,	   the materials used in the process.	   [1913 Webster]
fire-raising \fire-raising\ n.	   malicious burning to destroy property; arson. [Mostly British	   usage]	   Syn: arson, incendiarism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Firer \Fir"er\, n.	   One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary. [R.]	   --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster] fire-resisting	   fire-resistant
fire-resistant \fire-resistant\ fire-resisting \fire-resisting\
fire-resistive \fire-resistive\adj.	   Not able to burn or able to burn only with difficulty.	   [Narrower terms: {noncombustible (vs. combustible),	   incombustible}]	   Syn: fireproof.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fire-retardant \fire-retardant\ adj.	   able to reduce combustibility or slow the spread of fire; --	   of substances that are added to combustible materials to make	   them less combustible.	   PJC]
fire retardant \fire retardant\ n.	   a substance applied or added to materials or objects, so as	   to reduce combustibility or slow the spread of fire.	   PJC]
Fireroom \Fire"room`\, n.	   Same as {Stokehold}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fire sale \fire sale\ n.	   1. a sale of objects damaged by fire, usually at much reduced	      prices.	      [PJC]	   2. A sale of objects or assets at much reduced prices, often	      performed to raise money rapidly.	      [PJC]
fire-sale price \fire-sale price\ n.	   a price much lower than normal market price; as, the Reagan	   administration sold off valuable mineral and timber resources	   at fire-sale prices.	   [PJC]
Fire-set \Fire"-set`\, n.	   A set of fire irons, including, commonly, tongs, shovel, and	   poker.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireside \Fire"side`\, n.	   A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or	   retirement.	   [1913 Webster]
Firestone \Fire"stone`\ (?; 110), n. [AS. f[=y]rst[=a]n flint;	   f[=y]r fire + st[=a]n stone.]	   1. Iron pyrites, formerly used for striking fire; also, a	      flint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stone which will bear the heat of a furnace without	      injury; -- especially applied to the sandstone at the top	      of the upper greensand in the south of England, used for	      lining kilns and furnaces. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Firetail \Fire"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European redstart; -- called also {fireflirt}. [prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
fire-tree \fire-tree\ n.	   a terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree ({Nuytsia	   floribunda}) of West Australia having brilliant yellow-orange	   flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses.	   Syn: flame tree, flame-tree, Christmas tree, {Nuytsia	        floribunda}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Firewarden \Fire"ward`en\, n.	   An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing	   of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against	   fires; -- called also {fireward}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fireweed \Fire"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) An American plant ({Erechthites hiercifolia}), very	       troublesome in spots where brushwood has been burned.	   (b) The great willow-herb ({Epilobium spicatum}).	       [1913 Webster]
firewheel \firewheel\ n.	   An annual of the central U. S. ({Gaillardia pulchella})	   having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with	   scarlet or purple in the center.	   Syn: blanket flower, Indian blanket, {Gaillardia pulchella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Firewood \Fire"wood`\ (f[imac]r"w[oo^]d`), n.	   Wood for fuel.	   [1913 Webster]
firework \fire"work`\ (f[imac]r"w[^u]rk`), n.	   1. A device for producing a striking display of light, or a	      figure or figures in plain or colored fire, by the	      combustion of materials that burn in some peculiar manner,	      as gunpowder, sulphur, metallic filings, and various	      salts; also called a {pyrotechnic device}. The most common	      feature of fireworks is a paper or pasteboard tube filled	      with the combustible material. A number of these tubes or	      cases are often combined so as to make, when kindled, a	      great variety of figures in fire, often variously colored.	      The skyrocket is a common form of firework. The art of	      designing fireworks for purposes of entertainment is	      called {pyrotechnics}. The name firework is also given to	      various combustible preparations used in war.	   2. pl. A pyrotechnic exhibition; an entertainment consisting	      of the discharge of fireworks[1]. [Obs. in the sing.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Night before last, the Duke of Richmond gave a	            firework.                             --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Fireworm \Fire"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   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}.	   [1913 Webster]
Firing \Fir"ing\, n.	   1. The act of discharging firearms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working	      it. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The application of fire, or of a cautery. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to	      intense heat in a kiln.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fuel; firewood or coal. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Firing iron}, an instrument used in cauterizing.	      [1913 Webster]	Firing pin \Fir"ing pin`\	   In the breech mechanism of a firearm, the pin which strikes	   the head of the cartridge and explodes it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Firk \Firk\, v. t. [Cf. OE. ferken to proceed, hasten, AS.	   fercian to bring, assist; perh. akin to faran to go, E.	   fare.]	   To beat; to strike; to chastise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Firk \Firk\, v. i.	   To fly out; to turn out; to go off. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A wench is a rare bait, with which a man	   [1913 Webster]	         No sooner's taken but he straight firks mad.B.Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Firk \Firk\, n.	   A freak; trick; quirk. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Firkin \Fir"kin\, n. [From AS. fe['o]wer four (or an allied	   word, perh. Dutch or Danish) + -kin. See {Four}.]	   1. A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth	      part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine	      imperial gallons. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, --	      used for butter, lard, etc. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Firlot \Fir"lot\, n. [Scot., the fourth part of a boll of grain,	   from a word equiv. to E. four + lot part, portion. See	   {Firkin}.]	   A dry measure formerly used in Scotland; the fourth part of a	   boll of grain or meal. The Linlithgow wheat firlot was to the	   imperial bushel as 998 to 1000; the barley firlot as 1456 to	   1000. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Firm \Firm\, a. [Compar. {Firmer}; superl. {Firmest}.] [OE.	   ferme, F. ferme, fr.L. firmus; cf. Skr. dharman support, law,	   order, dh? to hold fast, carry. Cf. {Farm}, {Throne}.]	   1. Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial;	      hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm	      flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose;	      fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily	      changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer;	      a firm friend; a firm adherent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under spread ensigns, moving nigh, in slow	            But firm battalion.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By one man's firm obediency fully tried. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.	   Syn: Compact; dense; hard; solid; stanch; robust; strong;	        sturdly; fixed; steady; resolute; constant.	        [1913 Webster]	Firm \Firm\, n. [It. firma the (firm, sure, or confirming)	   signature or subscription, or Pg. firma signature, firm, cf.	   Sp. firma signature; all fr. L. firmus, adj., firm. See	   {Firm}, a.]	   The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts	   business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial	   house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.	   [1913 Webster]	Firm \Firm\, v. t. [OE. fermen to make firm, F. fermer, fr. L.	   firmare to make firm. See {Firm}, a.]	   1. To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And Jove has firmed it with an awful nod. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix or direct with firmness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He on his card and compass firms his eye. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Firmament \Fir"ma*ment\, n. [L. firmamentum, fr. firmare to make	   firm: cf. F. firmament. See {Firm}, v. & a.]	   1. Fixed foundation; established basis. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Custom is the . . . firmament of the law. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The region of the air; the sky or heavens.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst	            of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the	            waters.                               --Gen. i. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament.	                                                  --Gen. i. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Scripture, the word denotes an expanse, a wide	         extent; the great arch or expanse over out heads, in	         which are placed the atmosphere and the clouds, and in	         which the stars appear to be placed, and are really	         seen.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old Astron.) The orb of the fixed stars; the most rmote	      of the celestial spheres.	      [1913 Webster]
Firmamental \Fir`ma*men"tal\, a.	   Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper	   regions. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Firman \Fir"man\ (? or ?), n.; pl. {Firmans}or. [Pers.	   ferm[=a]n.]	   In Turkey and some other Oriental countries, a decree or	   mandate issued by the sovereign; a royal order or grant; --	   generally given for special objects, as to a traveler to	   insure him protection and assistance. [Written also	   {firmaun}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Firmer-chisel \Firm"er-chis"el\, n.	   A chisel, thin in proportion to its width. It has a tang to	   enter the handle instead of a socket for receiving it.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Firmitude \Firm"i*tude\, n. [L. firmitudo. See {Firm}.]	   Strength; stability. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Firmity \Firm"i*ty\, n. [L. firmitas.]	   Strength; firmness; stability. [Obs.] --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Firmless \Firm"less\, a.	   1. Detached from substance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Does passion still the firmless mind control?	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infirm; unstable. "Firmless sands." --Sylvester.	      [1913 Webster]
Firmly \Firm"ly\, adv.	   In a firm manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Firmness \Firm"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being firm.	   Syn: {Firmness}, {Constancy}.	   Usage: Firmness belongs to the will, and constancy to the	          affections and principles; the former prevents us from	          yielding, and the latter from fluctuating. Without	          firmness a man has no character; "without constancy,"	          says Addison, "there is neither love, friendship, nor	          virtue in the world."	          [1913 Webster]
Firms \Firms\, n. pl. [From {Firm}, a.] (Arch.)	   The principal rafters of a roof, especially a pair of rafters	   taken together. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Firring \Fir"ring\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Furring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Firry \Fir"ry\, a.	   Made of fir; abounding in firs.	   [1913 Webster]	         In firry woodlands making moan.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
First \First\ (f[~e]rst), a. [OE. first, furst, AS. fyrst; akin	   to Icel. fyrstr, Sw. & Dan. f["o]rste, OHG. furist, G.	   f["u]rst prince; a superlatiye form of E. for, fore. See	   {For}, {Fore}, and cf. {Formeer}, {Foremost}.]	   1. Preceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of	      one; earliest; as, the first day of a month; the first	      year of a reign.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foremost; in front of, or in advance of, all others.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Most eminent or exalted; most excellent; chief; highest;	      as, Demosthenes was the first orator of Greece.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At first blush}. See under {Blush}.	   {At first hand}, from the first or original source; without	      the intervention of any agent.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the intention of the person to reveal it at	            first hand, by way of mouth, to yourself. --Dickens.	   {First coat} (Plastering), the solid foundation of coarse	      stuff, on which the rest is placed; it is thick, and	      crossed with lines, so as to give a bond for the next	      coat.	   {First day}, Sunday; -- so called by the Friends.	   {First floor}.	      (a) The ground floor. [U.S.]	      (b) The floor next above the ground floor. [Eng.]	   {First fruit} or {First fruits}.	      (a) The fruits of the season earliest gathered.	      (b) (Feudal Law) One year's profits of lands belonging to	          the king on the death of a tenant who held directly	          from him.	      (c) (Eng. Eccl. Law) The first year's whole profits of a	          benefice or spiritual living.	      (d) The earliest effects or results.	          [1913 Webster]	                See, Father, what first fruits on earth are	                sprung	                From thy implanted grace in man!  --Milton.	   {First mate}, an officer in a merchant vessel next in rank to	      the captain.	   {First name}, same as {Christian name}. See under {Name}, n.	      	   {First officer} (Naut.), in the merchant service, same as	      {First mate} (above).	   {First sergeant} (Mil.), the ranking non-commissioned officer	      in a company; the orderly sergeant. --Farrow.	   {First watch} (Naut.), the watch from eight to twelve at	      midnight; also, the men on duty during that time.	   {First water}, the highest quality or purest luster; -- said	      of gems, especially of diamond and pearls.	   Syn: Primary; primordial; primitive; primeval; pristine;	        highest; chief; principal; foremost.	        [1913 Webster]	First \First\ (f[~e]rst), adv.	   Before any other person or thing in time, space, rank, etc.;	   -- much used in composition with adjectives and participles.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adam was first formed, then Eve.         --1 Tim. ii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	   {At first}, {At the first}, at the beginning or origin.	   {First or last}, at one time or another; at the beginning or	      end.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all are fools and lovers first or last.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	First \First\, n. (Mus.)	   The upper part of a duet, trio, etc., either vocal or	   instrumental; -- so called because it generally expresses the	   air, and has a pre["e]minence in the combined effect.	   [1913 Webster]
firstborn \firstborn\ n.	   The first child born to a parent; as, his firstborn was	   showered with gifts from relatives.	   Syn: eldest.	        [PJC]
Firstborn \First"born`\, a.	   First brought forth; first in the order of birth; eldest;	   hence, most excellent; most distinguished or exalted; as, the	   firstborn child.	   Syn: eldest.	        [1913 Webster]
First-class \First"-class`\, a.	   Of the best class; of the highest rank; in the first	   division; of the best quality; first-rate; as, a first-class	   telescope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {First-class car} or {First-class railway carriage}, any	      passenger car of the highest regular class, and intended	      for passengers who pay the highest regular rate; --	      distinguished from a second-class car.	      [1913 Webster]
first-come-first-served \first-come-first-served\ adj.	   distributed in order to those who request it in person; not	   subject to reservation for later delivery. Contrasted with	   {reservable}. [predicate]	   Syn: rush.	        [WordNet 1.5]
First-hand \First"-hand`\, a.	   Obtained directly from the first or original source; hence,	   without the intervention of an agent; -- of information; as,	   a firsthand report; firsthand information; firsthand	   knowledge.	   Syn: direct, original.	        [1913 Webster]	              One sphere there is . . . where the apprehension	              of him is first-hand and direct; and that is the	              sphere of our own mind.             --J.	                                                  Martineau.	        [1913 Webster]
Firstling \First"ling\ (f[~e]rst"l[i^]ng), n. [First + -ling.]	   1. The first produce or offspring; -- said of animals,	      especially domestic animals; as, the firstlings of his	      flock. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing first thought or done.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very firstlings of my heart shall be	            The firstlings of my hand.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Firstling \First"ling\, a.	   Firstborn.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the firstling males.                 --Deut. xv.	                                                  19.	   [1913 Webster]
Firstly \First"ly\, adv.	   In the first place; before anything else; -- sometimes	   improperly used for first.	   [1913 Webster]
First-order \First`-or"der\, a.	   decaying at an exponential rate; -- a mathematical concept	   applied to various types of decay, such as radioactivity and	   chemical reactions.	   Note: In first order decay, the amount of material decaying	         in a given period of time is directly proportional to	         the amount of material remaining. This may be expressed	         by the differential equation: dA/dt = -kt where dA/dt	         is the rate per unit time at which the quantity (or	         concentration) of material (expressed as A) is	         increasing, t is the time, and k is a constant. The	         minus sign in front of the "kt" assures that the amount	         of material remaining will be decreasing as time	         progresses. A solution of the differential equation to	         give the quantity A shows that: A = e^{-kt} where e is	         the base for natural logarithms. Thus this type of	         decay is called exponential decay. In certain chemical	         reactions that are in fact second-order, involving two	         reactants, the conditions may be chosen in some cases	         so that one reactant is vastly in excess of the other,	         and its concentration changes very little in the course	         of the reaction, so that the reaction rate will be	         approximately first order in the more dilute reactant;	         such reactions are called {pseudo first order}.	         [PJC]
First-rate \First"-rate`\ (f[~e]rst"r[=a]t`), a.	   Of the highest excellence; pre["e]minent in quality, size, or	   estimation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our only first-rate body of contemporary poetry is the	         German.                                  --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hermocrates . . . a man of first-rate ability. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd).	   [1913 Webster]	First-rate \First"-rate`\, n. (Naut.)	   A war vessel of the highest grade or the most powerful class.	   [1913 Webster]
first-rate \first-rate\ adj.	   1. of the highest quality; as, a first-rate reporter.	   Syn: ace, A-one, first-class, super, tip-top, topnotch,	        tops(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
first-rater \first-rater\ n.	   One who is first-rate.	   [WordNet 1.5]
first-string \first-string\ adj.	   First to play in a game; not reserved as a substitute; -- of	   members of a team. Also used in non-sports contexts to mean	   {first-rate}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
first-year \first-year\ adj.	   Being in the first year of an experience especially in a U.	   S. high school or college; -- of a person.	   Syn: freshman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Firth \Firth\ (f[~e]rth), n. [Scot. See {Frith}.] (Geog.)	   An arm of the sea; a frith.	   [1913 Webster]
Fir tree \Fir" tree`\ (f[~e]r" tr[=e]`).	   See {Fir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fisc \Fisc\ (f[i^]sk), n. [F. fisc, fr. L. fiscus basket, money	   basket, treasury; prob. akin to fascis bundle. See {Fasces}.]	   A public or state treasury. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiscal \Fis"cal\ (f[i^]s"kal), a. [F. fiscal, L. fiscalis, fr.	   fiscus. See {Fisc}.]	   Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fiscal arrangements of government.   --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	Fiscal \Fis"cal\, n.	   1. The income of a prince or a state; revenue; exchequer.	      [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treasurer. --H. Swinburne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A public officer in Scotland who prosecutes in petty	      criminal cases; -- called also {procurator fiscal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The solicitor in Spain and Portugal; the attorney-general.	      [1913 Webster]
Fisetic \Fi*set"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to fustet or fisetin.	   [1913 Webster]
Fisetin \Fis"e*tin\, n. [G. fisettholz a species of fustic.]	   (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance extracted from fustet, and	   regarded as its essential coloring principle; -- called also	   {fisetic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fish \Fish\ (f[i^]sh), n. [F. fiche peg, mark, fr. fisher to	   fix.]	   A counter, used in various games.	   [1913 Webster]	Fish \Fish\, n.; pl. {Fishes} (f[i^]sh"[e^]z), or collectively,	   {Fish}. [OE. fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch,	   OS. & OHG. fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk,	   Goth. fisks, L. piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some	   cases, such as fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob.	   been confused with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.]	   1. A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of	      diverse characteristics, living in the water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having	      fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means	      of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See	      {Pisces}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes),	         Ganoidei, Dipnoi, and Elasmobranchii or Selachians	         (sharks and skates). Formerly the leptocardia and	         Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now	         generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the	         fishes.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The flesh of fish, used as food.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) A purchase used to fish the anchor.	      (b) A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish,	          used to strengthen a mast or yard.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word;	         as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Age of Fishes}. See under {Age}, n., 8.	   {Fish ball}, fish (usually salted codfish) shared fine, mixed	      with mashed potato, and made into the form of a small,	      round cake. [U.S.]	   {Fish bar}. Same as {Fish plate} (below).	   {Fish beam} (Mech.), a beam one of whose sides (commonly the	      under one) swells out like the belly of a fish. --Francis.	   {Fish crow} (Zool.), a species of crow ({Corvus ossifragus}),	      found on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It feeds	      largely on fish.	   {Fish culture}, the artifical breeding and rearing of fish;	      pisciculture.	   {Fish davit}. See {Davit}.	   {Fish day}, a day on which fish is eaten; a fast day.	   {Fish duck} (Zool.), any species of merganser.	   {Fish fall}, the tackle depending from the fish davit, used	      in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship.	   {Fish garth}, a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or	      taking them easily.	   {Fish glue}. See {Isinglass}.	   {Fish joint}, a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates	      fastened upon two meeting beams, plates, etc., at their	      junction; -- used largely in connecting the rails of	      railroads.	   {Fish kettle}, a long kettle for boiling fish whole.	   {Fish ladder}, a dam with a series of steps which fish can	      leap in order to ascend falls in a river.	   {Fish line}, or {Fishing line}, a line made of twisted hair,	      silk, etc., used in angling.	   {Fish louse} (Zool.), any crustacean parasitic on fishes,	      esp. the parasitic Copepoda, belonging to {Caligus},	      {Argulus}, and other related genera. See {Branchiura}.	   {Fish maw} (Zool.), the stomach of a fish; also, the air	      bladder, or sound.	   {Fish meal}, fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in	      soups, etc.	   {Fish oil}, oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine	      animals, as whales, seals, sharks, from cods' livers, etc.	      	   {Fish owl} (Zool.), a fish-eating owl of the Old World genera	      {Scotopelia} and {Ketupa}, esp. a large East Indian	      species ({K. Ceylonensis}).	   {Fish plate}, one of the plates of a fish joint.	   {Fish pot}, a wicker basket, sunk, with a float attached, for	      catching crabs, lobsters, etc.	   {Fish pound}, a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and	      catching fish; a weir. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	   {Fish slice}, a broad knife for dividing fish at table; a	      fish trowel.	   {Fish slide}, an inclined box set in a stream at a small	      fall, or ripple, to catch fish descending the current.	      --Knight.	   {Fish sound}, the air bladder of certain fishes, esp. those	      that are dried and used as food, or in the arts, as for	      the preparation of isinglass.	   {Fish story}, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant	      or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.	   {Fish strainer}.	      (a) A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a	          boiler.	      (b) A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish,	          to drain the water from a boiled fish.	   {Fish trowel}, a fish slice.	   {Fish weir} or {Fish wear}, a weir set in a stream, for	      catching fish.	   {Neither fish nor flesh}, {Neither fish nor fowl} (Fig.),	      neither one thing nor the other.	      [1913 Webster]	Fish \Fish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fished}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fishing}.]	   1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish,	      by any means, as by angling or drawing a net.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to	      draw forth; as, to fish for compliments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any other fishing question.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Fish \Fish\, v. t. [OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian;	   akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc?n, Goth. fisk?n. See {Fish} the	   animal.]	   1. To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To search by raking or sweeping. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a	      stream. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 one or both sides. See {Fish joint}, under {Fish}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fish the anchor}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fish-bellied \Fish"-bel`lied\, a.	   Bellying or swelling out on the under side; as, a	   fish-bellied rail. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Fish-block \Fish"-block`\, n.	   See {Fish-tackle}.	   [1913 Webster]
fishbone \fishbone\ n.	   a bone of a fish.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fisher \Fish"er\, n. [AS. fiscere.]	   1. One who fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family	      ({Mustela Canadensis}); the pekan; the "black cat."	      [1913 Webster]
Fisherman \Fish"er*man\, n.; pl. {Fishermen}.	   1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A ship or vessel employed in the business of	      taking fish, as in the cod fishery.	      [1913 Webster]
Fishery \Fish"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fisheries}.	   1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place for catching fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The right to take fish at a certain place, or in	      particular waters. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
fishfly \fishfly\ n. (Zool.)	   a fly similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fishful \Fish"ful\, a.	   Abounding with fish. [R.] "My fishful pond." --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Fishgig \Fish"gig`\, n.	   A spear with barbed prongs used for harpooning fish.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Fishhawk \Fish"hawk`\, n. (Zool.)	   The osprey ({Pandion halia["e]tus}), found both in Europe and	   America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and	   seizes fishes in its talons. Called also {fishing eagle}, and	   {bald buzzard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fishhook \Fish"hook`\, n.	   1. A hook for catching fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A hook with a pendant, to the end of which the	      fish-tackle is hooked. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]
Fishify \Fish"i*fy\, v. t.	   To change to fish. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fishiness \Fish"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being fishy or fishlike. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Fishing \Fish"ing\, n.	   1. The act, practice, or art of one who fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fishery. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Fishing \Fish"ing\, a. [From {Fishing}, n.]	   Pertaining to fishing; used in fishery; engaged in fishing;	   as, fishing boat; fishing tackle; fishing village.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fishing fly}, an artificial fly for fishing.	   {Fishing line}, a line used in catching fish.	   {Fishing net}, a net of various kinds for catching fish;	      including the bag net, casting net, drag net, landing net,	      seine, shrimping net, trawl, etc.	   {Fishing rod}, a long slender rod, to which is attached the	      line for angling.	   {Fishing smack}, a sloop or other small vessel used in sea	      fishing.	   {Fishing tackle}, apparatus used in fishing, as hook, line,	      rod, etc.	   {Fishing tube} (Micros.), a glass tube for selecting a	      microscopic object in a fluid.	      [1913 Webster]
fishing expedition \fishing expedition\ n.	   An investigation searching for evidence of wrongdoing, with	   no credible evidence of such wrongdoing available at the	   outset of the investigation, and often without specifying in	   advance the wrongdoing to be proven. [metaphorical]	   [PJC]
Fishlike \Fish"like\, a.	   Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities	   of fish.	   [1913 Webster]	         A very ancient and fishlike smell.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fishmonger \Fish"mon`ger\, n.	   A dealer in fish.	   [1913 Webster]
fishpond \fishpond\ n.	   a freshwater pond with fish.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fishskin \Fish"skin`\, n.	   1. The skin of a fish (dog fish, shark, etc.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) See {Ichthyosis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fish-tackle \Fish"-tac`kle\, n.	   A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor	   up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.	   [1913 Webster]
Fish-tail \Fish"-tail`\, a.	   Like the of a fish; acting, or producing something, like the	   tail of a fish.	   [1913 Webster]
fishtail \fishtail\ v. t. (aeronautics)	   to slow down by moving the tail sideways, of an airplane.	   [WordNet 1.5]	fishtail \fishtail\ v. i.	   to have the rear end skid from side to side, out of control:	   -- said of automobiles or other vehicles.	   [PJC]	   {Fish-tail burner}, a gas burner that gives a spreading flame	      shaped somewhat like the tail of a fish.	   {Fish-tail propeller} (Steamship), a propeller with a single	      blade that oscillates like the tail of a fish when	      swimming.	      [1913 Webster]
Fishwife \Fish"wife`\, n.	   1. A fishwoman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who abusively scolds other people, often using	      coarse or vulgar language.	      [PJC]
Fishwoman \Fish"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Fishwomen}.	   A woman who retails fish; a female fishmonger.	   [1913 Webster]
Fishy \Fish"y\, a.	   1. Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or	      taste of fish; abounding in fish. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish;	      improbable; also, rank or foul. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fisk \Fisk\, v. i. [Cf. Sw. fjeska to bustle about.]	   To run about; to frisk; to whisk. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissigemmation \Fis`si*gem*ma"tion\, n. [L. fissus (p. p. of	   findere to split) + E. gemmation.] (Biol.)	   A process of reproduction intermediate between fission and	   gemmation.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissile \Fis"sile\, a. [L. fissilis, fr. fissus, p. p. of	   findere to split. See {Fissure}.]	   1. Capable of being split, cleft, or divided in the direction	      of the grain, like wood, or along natural planes of	      cleavage, like crystals.	      [1913 Webster]	            This crystal is a pellucid, fissile stone. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fissionable.	      [PJC]
Fissilingual \Fis`si*lin"gual\, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere	   to split) + E. lingual.] (Zool.)	   Having the tongue forked.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissilinguia \Fis`si*lin"gui*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.	   p. o f findere to split) + lingua tongue.] (Zool.)	   A group of Lacertilia having the tongue forked, including the	   common lizards. [Written also {Fissilingues}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fissility \Fis*sil"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being fissile.	   [1913 Webster]
Fission \Fis"sion\, n. [L. fissio. See {Fissure}.]	   1. A cleaving, splitting, or breaking up into parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A method of asexual reproduction among the lowest	      (unicellular) organisms by means of a process of	      self-division, consisting of gradual division or cleavage	      of the into two parts, each of which then becomes a	      separate and independent organisms; as when a cell in an	      animal or plant, or its germ, undergoes a spontaneous	      division, and the parts again subdivide. See	      {Segmentation}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A process by which certain coral polyps,	      echinoderms, annelids, etc., spontaneously subdivide, each	      individual thus forming two or more new ones. See	      {Strobilation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) The act or process of disintegration of an	      atomic nucleus into two or more smaller pieces; called	      also nuclear fission. The process may be spontaneous or	      induced by capture of neutrons or other smaller nuclei,	      and usually proceeds with evolution of energy.	      [PJC]
fissionable \fis"sion*able\, a.	   Capable of undergoing {nuclear fission}; -- a property of	   certain isotopes of elements with heavy nuclei.	   Syn: fissile.	        [PJC]
Fissipalmate \Fis`si*pal"mate\, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere	   to split) + palma palm.] (Zool.)	   Semipalmate and loboped, as a grebe's foot. See Illust. under	   {Aves}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissipara \Fis*sip"a*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Fissiparous}.]	   (Zool.)	   Animals which reproduce by fission.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissiparism \Fis*sip"a*rism\, n. [See {Fissiparous}.] (Biol.)	   Reproduction by spontaneous fission.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissiparity \Fis`si*par"i*ty\, n. (Biol.)	   Quality of being fissiparous; fissiparism.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissiparous \Fis*sip"a*rous\, a. [L. fissus (p. p. of findere to	   split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F. fissipare.] (Biol.)	   Reproducing by spontaneous fission. See {Fission}. --	   {Fis*sip"a*rous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissipation \Fis`si*pa"tion\, n. (Biol.)	   Reproduction by fission; fissiparism. Fissiped
Fissiped \Fis"si*ped\, Fissipedal \Fis*sip"e*dal\, a. [Cf. F.	   fissip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Having the toes separated to the base. [See {Aves}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fissiped \Fis"si*ped\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Fissipedia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissipedia \Fis`si*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p. p.	   of findere to cleave) + pes, pedis, a foot.] (Zool.)	   A division of the {Carnivora}, including the dogs, cats, and	   bears, in which the feet are not webbed; -- opposed to	   {Pinnipedia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissirostral \Fis`si*ros"tral\, a. [Cf. F. fissirostre.] (Zool.)	   Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case	   of swallows and goatsuckers.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissirostres \Fis`si*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fissus (p.	   p. of findere to cleave) + rostrum beak.] (Zool.)	   A group of birds having the bill deeply cleft.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissural \Fis"sur*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a fissure or fissures; as, the fissural pattern	   of a brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissuration \Fis`su*ra"tion\, n. (Anat.)	   The act of dividing or opening; the state of being fissured.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissure \Fis"sure\, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to	   cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.]	   A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a	   cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the furrows or clefts by which	      the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows	      first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the	      cerebrum.	   {Fissure needle} (Surg.), a spiral needle for catching	      together the gaping lips of wounds. --Knight.	   {Fissure of rolando} (Anat.), the furrow separating the	      frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum.	   {Fissure of Sylvius} (Anat.), a deep cerebral fissure	      separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust.	      under {Brain}.	   {Fissure vein} (Mining), a crack in the earth's surface	      filled with mineral matter. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	Fissure \Fis"sure\, v. t.	   To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissurella \Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a	   fissure.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or	   limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also	   {keyhole limpet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fissurellidae \Fissurellidae\ n.	   a natural family of marine limpets.	   Syn: family {Fissurellidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fist \Fist\ (f[i^]st), n. [OE. fist, fust, AS. f[=y]st; akin to	   D. vuist, OHG. f[=u]st, G. faust, and prob. to L. pugnus, Gr.	   pygmh` fist, py`x with the fist. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Pigmy}.]	   1. The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the	      closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the	      purpose of striking a blow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who grasp the earth and heaven with my fist.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The talons of a bird of prey. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            More light than culver in the falcon's fist.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (print.) the index mark [[hand]], used to direct special	      attention to the passage which follows.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hand over fist} (Naut.), rapidly; hand over hand.	      [1913 Webster]	Fist \Fist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fisted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fisting}.]	   1. To strike with the fist. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gripe with the fist. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Fistic \Fist"ic\, a. [From {Fist}.]	   Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists;	   puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fisticuff \Fist"i*cuff\, n.	   A cuff or blow with the fist or hand; (pl.) a fight with the	   fists; boxing. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistinut \Fis"ti*nut\, n. [Cf. Fr. fistinq, fistuq. See	   {Pistachio}.]	   A pistachio nut. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistuca \Fis*tu"ca\, n. [L.]	   An instrument used by the ancients in driving piles.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistula \Fis"tu*la\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Fistul[ae]}. [L.]	   1. A reed; a pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pipe for convejing water. [Obs.] --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A permanent abnormal opening into the soft parts	      with a constant discharge; a deep, narrow, chronic	      abscess; an abnormal opening between an internal cavity	      and another cavity or the surface; as, a salivary fistula;	      an anal fistula; a recto-vaginal fistula.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incomplete fistula} (Med.), a fistula open at one end only.	      [1913 Webster]
Fistular \Fis"tu*lar\, a. [L. fistularis: cf. F. fistulaire.]	   Hollow and cylindrical, like a pipe or reed. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistularia \Fis`tu*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. fistula pipe.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes, having the head prolonged into a tube,	   with the mouth at the extremity.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistularioid \Fis`tu*la"ri*oid\, a. [Fistularia + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus Fistularia.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistulate \Fis"tu*late\ (?; 135), v. t. & i. [Cf. L. fistulatus	   furnished with pipes.]	   To make hollow or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.	   [Obs.] "A fistulated ulcer." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistule \Fis"tule\ (?; 135), n.	   A fistula.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistuliform \Fis"tu*li*form\ (? or ?), a. [Fistula + -form.]	   Of a fistular form; tubular; pipe-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stalactite often occurs fistuliform.     --W. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistulose \Fis"tu*lose`\ (?; 135), a. [L. fistulosus.]	   Formed like a fistula; hollow; reedlike. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Fistulous \Fis"tu*lous\, a. [Cf. F. fistuleux.]	   1. Having the form or nature of a fistula; as, a fistulous	      ulcer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hollow, like a pipe or reed; fistulose. --Lindley.	      [1913 Webster]
Fit \Fit\ (f[i^]t),	   imp. & p. p. of {Fight}. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fitt a song.]	   In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a	   ballad; a passus. [Written also {fitte}, {fytte}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To play some pleasant fit.               --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Fit \Fit\, a. [Compar. {Fitter} (f[i^]t"t[~e]r); superl.	   {Fittest} (f[i^]t"t[e^]st).] [OE. fit, fyt; cf. E. feat neat,	   elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to web, knit, OD. vitten	   to suit, square, Goth. f[=e]tjan to adorn. [root]77.]	   1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature	      or by art; suited by character, qualities, circumstances,	      education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified	            in.                                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fit audience find, though few.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prepared; ready. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So fit to shoot, she singled forth among	            her foes who first her quarry's strength should	            feel.                                 --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste;	      convenient; meet; becoming; proper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? --Job	                                                  xxxiv. 18.	   Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming;	        expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt;	        adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate.	        [1913 Webster]	Fit \Fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fitting}.]	   1. To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended;	      to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or	      preparation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time is fitted for the duty.      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very situation for which he was peculiarly	            fitted by nature.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to	      adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the	      work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he	            fitteth it with planes.               --Is. xliv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that	      is shaped and adjusted to the use required.	      [1913 Webster]	            No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be	      correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits	      you, put it on.	      [1913 Webster]	            That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That time best fits the work.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fit out}, to supply with necessaries or means; to	      furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer.	   {To fit up}, to furnish with things suitable; to make proper	      for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to	      fit up a room for a guest.	      [1913 Webster]	Fit \Fit\, v. i.	   1. To be proper or becoming.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor fits it to prolong the feast.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to	      be adapted; as, his coat fits very well.	      [1913 Webster]	Fit \Fit\, n.	   1. The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of	      dress to the person of the wearer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.)	      (a) The coincidence of parts that come in contact.	      (b) The part of an object upon which anything fits	          tightly.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Fit rod} (Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth	      of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the	      bolt required. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin.	   [root] 77.]	   1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin,	            That keeps thy body from the bitter fit. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of	      disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces	      convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm;	      hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general,	      an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when the fit was on him, I did mark	            How he did shake.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a	      time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a	      fit of melancholy, of passion, or of laughter.	      [1913 Webster]	            All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree	            of pain.                              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            The English, however, were on this subject prone to	            fits of jealously.                    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort,	      activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or inaction;	      an impulsive and irregular action.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fits of the season.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A darting point; a sudden emission. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A tongue of light, a fit of flame.    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By fits}, {By fits and starts}, by intervals of action and	      repose; impulsively and irregularly; intermittently.	      [1913 Webster]
Fitch \Fitch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. {Fitches}. [See {Vetch}.]	   1. (Bot.) A vetch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      {Nigella sativa}, still used as a flavoring in the East.	      In Ezekiel iv. 9, the Revised Version now reads spelt.	      [1913 Webster]	Fitch \Fitch\, n. [Contr. of fitched.] (Zool.)	   The European polecat; also, its fur.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitch'e \Fitch"['e]\, a. [Cf. F. fich['e], lit. p. p. of ficher	   to fasten, OF. fichier to pierce. Cf. 1st {Fish}.] (Her.)	   Sharpened to a point; pointed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cross fitch['e]}, a cross having the lower arm pointed.	      [1913 Webster]
Fitched \Fitched\, a. (her.)	   Fitch['e]. [Also {fiched}.] Fitchet
Fitchet \Fitch"et\, Fitchew \Fitch"ew\, n. [Cf. OF. fisseau,	   fissel, OD. fisse, visse, vitsche, D. vies nasty, loathsome,	   E. fizz.] (Zool.)	   The European polecat ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). See {Polecat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitchy \Fitch"y\, a.	   Having fitches or vetches.	   [1913 Webster]	Fitchy \Fitch"y\, a. [See {Fitch['e]}.] (Her.)	   Fitch['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Fitful \Fit"ful\, a. [From 7th {Fit}.]	   Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.	   [1913 Webster]	         After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well. --Shak.	   -- {Fit"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Fit"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The victorious trumpet peal	         Dies fitfully away.                      --Macaulay.	   Fithel
Fithel \Fith"el\, Fithul \Fith"ul\, n. [OE. See {Fiddle}.]	   A fiddle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitly \Fit"ly\, adv.	   In a fit manner; suitably; properly; conveniently; as, a	   maxim fitly applied.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitment \Fit"ment\, n.	   The act of fitting; that which is proper or becoming;	   equipment. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitness \Fit"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being fit; as, the fitness of	   measures or laws; a person's fitness for office.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitt \Fitt\, n.	   See 2d {Fit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fittable \Fit"ta*ble\, a.	   Suitable; fit. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Fittedness \Fit"ted*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being fitted; adaptation. [Obs.]	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
fitted out \fitted out\ adj.	   same as {outfitted}, 1.	   Syn: outfitted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fitter \Fit"ter\, n.	   1. One who fits or makes to fit; esp.:	      (a) One who tries on, and adjusts, articles of dress.	      (b) One who fits or adjusts the different parts of	          machinery to each other.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A coal broker who conducts the sales between the owner of	      a coal pit and the shipper. [Eng.] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Fitter \Fit"ter\, n.	   A little piece; a flitter; a flinder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Where's the Frenchman? Alas, he's all fitters. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitting \Fit"ting\, n.	   Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.), necessary	   fixtures or apparatus; as, the fittings of a church or study;	   gas fittings.	   [1913 Webster]	Fitting \Fit"ting\, a.	   Fit; appropriate; suitable; proper. -- {Fit"ting*ly}, adv. --	   {Fit"ting*ness}, n. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitweed \Fit"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Eryngium f[oe]tidum}) supposed to be a remedy for	   fits.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitz \Fitz\, n. [OF. fils, filz, fiz, son, F. fils, L. filius.	   See {Filial}.]	   A son; -- used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp.	   of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood;	   as, Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of	   the duke of Clarence.	   [1913 Webster]
Fitzgerald \Fitzgerald\,	   F. Scott, American Novelist (1896-1940). F. Scott Fitzgerald	   was born September 24, 1896 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Molly	   McQuillan and Edward Fitzgerald. He was a second cousin,	   twice removed of Francis Scott Key, the writer of the "Star	   Spangled Banner", a fact of which he was very proud and for	   whom he was named.	   His father was a failed businessman and his mother was the	   doting, smothering kind. He had one younger sister. He was	   extremely ashamed of his mother for her lack of beauty and	   emasculating of his father. Both parents were thrilled with	   Scott because he was handsome, popular and later, a famous	   writer. The family lived off the income of the mother who was	   the daughter of a wealthy merchant. All of his life Scott	   aspired to be one of the rich people he socialized with in	   St. Paul and later at Princeton University, where he was more	   successful as a participant in performing and writing musical	   productions in the Triangle Club than as an academic.	   In 1917 Scott enlisted in the Army when it was apparent that	   his Junior year at Princeton might be his last, owing to poor	   grades. He hoped to make a name for himself in World War I	   doing something brave and heroic. His head was always full of	   notions of becoming famous, popular and sought-after in high	   social circles, and the darling of the "top girl" among the	   elite. Unfortunately for Scott, the war ended before he had a	   chance to prove his bravery. It was a pivotal point in his	   life and work, however, as it was while he was in the Army	   that he met Zelda Sayre.	   Zelda Sayre was the belle of Montgomery, Alabama, not yet	   eighteen and already famous in town for her bucking of	   authority, drinking, dancing all night and beauty. Scott had	   met his match. He was stationed in Montgomery when he met her	   at a dance. They had a rocky courtship that continued until	   Scott mustered out of the Army and got a job in advertising	   in New York City. He hated the job and when Zelda broke off	   their engagement citing his dim future in business, he was	   desolate. He quit his job and went back home to St. Paul	   where he stayed with his parents and rewrote a novel about	   his college days that had earlier been rejected.	   The novel, This Side of Paradise, became THE biggest novel of	   1920. Fitzgerald was an instant success known all around the	   nation and celebrated as the Voice of His Generation. He	   married Zelda one week after its publication. They then	   embarked a life of drinking, wild nights, hobnobbing with the	   rich and famous and becoming the life of every party. This	   continued on for a few years both in the United States and	   Paris where they sought refuge from their excesses, but only	   created more. In Paris, Fitzgerald wrote what was to become	   his finest work and because of which his place in literary	   history is secured. The Great Gatsby was like all of	   Fitzgerald's work, based on his own life. Like the title	   character, Jay Gatsby, Fitzgerald wanted to reinvent himself	   and become the person he always wanted to be in his	   imagination; rich, brave, successful in life and as important	   in his mind if not more, to have the girl of his dreams by	   his side, appreciating him.	   Fitzgerald was always sure of one thing -- his own talent. He	   had been a writer since he was a child and always received	   special attention for it. Writing was something he could do	   that none of his classmates could. He reveled in his	   notoriety and even when his pain of alcoholism and	   disappointments in life became almost unbearable his talent	   and belief in it never faltered.	   Zelda and Scott had one daughter, Frances Scott Fitzgerald,	   "Scottie." Their marriage became a hell for both of them as	   they descended into alcoholism and Zelda's mental illness,	   which surfaced when she was in her late twenties. Through all	   of the travails, Scott stayed a dedicated writer, mostly	   turning out short stories for the Saturday Evening Post and	   Esquire which paid him top dollar. It was through these	   stories that Fitzgerald was able to support himself, and pay	   for Zelda's extended periods in mental hospitals. He also	   sent Scottie to private schools. His alcoholism frequently	   caused his own need for drying-out cures in sanitariums,	   also.	   F. Scott Fitzgerald died of a heart attack on December 21,	   1940 in Hollywood in the company of his mistress, gossip	   columnist Sheilah Graham. He had finally become sober for one	   year, but it was too late. He had ruined his health. When he	   died his five novels had been out of print for years and he	   was considered a relic of the Twenties "Jazz Age", a term he	   had coined. He had been in Hollywood the last few years of	   his life trying to be a movie writer for hire in order to	   continue to support himself, Zelda, who was permanently in a	   mental hospital, and his daughter, who was in college. It was	   not until the Fifties that Fitzgerald's literary legacy	   finally was appreciated. He is now considered to be one of	   the greatest writers of the Twentieth Century.	   Sources:	   Fool for Love: F. Scott Fitzgerald, A biographical portrait	   by Scott Donaldson, Congdon & Weed, New York, NY, 1983.	   F. Scott Fitgerald in Minnesota: His Homes and Haunts by John	   J. Koblas, Minnesota Historical Society Press, St. Paul, MN,	   1978.	   [Gail Glaser]
Five \Five\ (f[imac]v), a. [OE. fif, five, AS. f[imac]f,	   f[imac]fe; akin to D. vijf, OS. f[imac]f, OHG. finf, funf, G.	   f["u]nf, Icel. fimm, Sw. & Sw. Dan. fem, Goth. fimf, Lith.	   penki, W. pump, OIr. c['o]ic, L. quinque, Gr. pe`nte, [AE]ol.	   pe`mpe, Skr. pa[~n]can. [root]303. Cf. {Fifth}, {Cinque},	   {Pentagon}, {Punch} the drink, {Quinary}.]	   Four and one added; one more than four.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Five nations} (Ethnol.), a confederacy of the Huron-Iroquois	      Indians, consisting of five tribes: Mohawks, Onondagas,	      Cayugas, Oneidas, and Senecas. They inhabited the region	      which is now the State of new York.	      [1913 Webster]	Five \Five\ (f[imac]v), n.	   1. The number next greater than four, and less than six; five	      units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Five of them were wise, and five were foolish.	                                                  --Matt. xxv.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V.	      [1913 Webster]
Five-finger \Five"-fin`ger\ (f[imac]v"-f[i^][ng]`g[~e]r), n.	   1. (Bot.) See {Cinquefoil}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A starfish with five rays, esp. {Asterias rubens}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fivefold \Five"fold`\ (f[imac]v"-f[=o]ld`), a. & adv.	   In fives; consisting of five in one; five repeated;	   quintuple.	   [1913 Webster]
five-hitter \five`-hit"ter\ (f[imac]v`-h[i^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   (Baseball)	   A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits.	   Syn: 5-hitter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Five-leaf \Five"-leaf`\ (f[imac]v"-l[=e]f`), n.	   Cinquefoil; five-finger. Five-leafed
Five-leafed \Five"-leafed`\, Five-leaved \Five"-leaved`\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Having five leaflets, as the Virginia creeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Fiveling \Five"ling\, n. (Min.)	   A compound or twin crystal consisting of five individuals.	   [1913 Webster]
Fives \Fives\ (f[imac]vz), n. pl.	   A kind of play with a ball against a wall, resembling tennis;	   -- so named because three fives, or fifteen, are counted to	   the game. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fives court}, a place for playing fives.	      [1913 Webster]	Fives \Fives\, n. [See {Vives}.]	   A disease of the glands under the ear in horses; the vives.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
five-spot \five-spot\ n.	   1. (Bot.) A California annual ({Nemophila maculata}) having	      white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal.	   Syn: five spot, {Nemophila maculata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face	      shows five pips.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A five-dollar bill. [U. S. slang]	      [PJC]
Five-twenties \Five`-twen"ties\, n. pl.	   Five-twenty bonds of the United States (bearing six per cent	   interest), issued in 1862, '64, and '65, redeemable after	   five and payable in twenty years.	   [1913 Webster]
Fix \Fix\ (f[i^]ks), a. [OE., fr. L. fixus, p. p. of figere to	   fix; cf. F. fixe.]	   Fixed; solidified. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fix \Fix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fixed} (f[i^]kst); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fixing}.] [Cf. F. fixer.]	   1. To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place	      permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to	      implant; to secure; to make definite.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ass's nole I fixed on his head.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers	            May also fix their reverence.         --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. --Ps.	                                                  cxii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fix far deeper in his head their stings.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as	      the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To transfix; to pierce. [Obs.] --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Photog.) To render (an impression) permanent by treating	      with a developer to make it insensible to the action of	      light. --Abney.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to	      set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or	      most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes;	      to fix the furniture of a room. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Iron Manuf.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace)	      with fettling.	   Syn: To arrange; prepare; adjust; place; establish; settle;	        determine.	        [1913 Webster]	Fix \Fix\, v. i.	   1. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease	      from wandering; to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your kindness banishes your fear,	            Resolved to fix forever here.         --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease	      to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and	      malleable, as a metallic substance. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fix on}, to settle the opinion or resolution about; to	      determine regarding; as, the contracting parties have	      fixed on certain leading points.	      [1913 Webster]	Fix \Fix\, n.	   1. A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament;	      dilemma. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No,	            nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can	            not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Iron Manuf.) fettling. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fixable \Fix"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being fixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Fixation \Fix*a"tion\ (f[i^]ks*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   fixation.]	   1. The act of fixing, or the state of being fixed.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unalterable fixation of resolution.	                                                  --Killingbeck.	      [1913 Webster]	            To light, created in the first day, God gave no	            proper place or fixation.             --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marked stiffness or absolute fixation of a joint.	                                                  --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fixation and confinement of thought to a few	            objects.                              --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of uniting chemically with a solid substance or in	      a solid form; reduction to a non-volatile condition; --	      said of gaseous elements.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or process of ceasing to be fluid and becoming	      firm. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A state of resistance to evaporation or volatilization by	      heat; -- said of metals. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Fixative \Fix"a*tive\, n.	   That which serves to set or fix colors or drawings, as a	   mordant.	   [1913 Webster]
Fixed \Fixed\ (f[i^]kst), a.	   1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm;	      imovable; unalterable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Stable; non-volatile.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fixed air} (Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; --	      so called by Dr. Black because it can be absorbed or fixed	      by strong bases. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.	   {Fixed alkali} (Old Chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or	      potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.	      	   {Fixed ammunition} (Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed	      together in a case ready for loading.	   {Fixed battery} (Mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns	      and mortars intended to remain stationary; --	      distinguished from movable battery.	   {Fixed bodies}, those which can not be volatilized or	      separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty,	      as gold, platinum, lime, etc.	   {Fixed capital}. See the Note under {Capital}, n., 4.	   {Fixed fact}, a well established fact. [Colloq.]	   {Fixed light}, one which emits constant beams; --	      distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent	      light.	   {Fixed oils} (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as	      stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain,	      and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished	      from volatile or {essential oils}.	   {Fixed pivot} (Mil.), the fixed point about which any line of	      troops wheels.	   {Fixed stars} (Astron.), such stars as always retain nearly	      the same apparent position and distance with respect to	      each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets.	      [1913 Webster]
Fixedly \Fix"ed*ly\ (f[i^]ks"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In a fixed, stable, or constant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fixedness \Fix"ed*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being fixed; stability;	      steadfastness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of a body which resists evaporation or	      volatilization by heat; solidity; cohesion of parts; as,	      the fixedness of gold.	      [1913 Webster]
Fixidity \Fix*id"i*ty\ (f[i^]ks*[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Fixedness. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fixing \Fix"ing\ (f[i^]ks"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act or process of making fixed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is fixed; a fixture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Arrangements; embellishments; trimmings;	      accompaniments. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fixity \Fix"i*ty\ (-[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. fixit['e].]	   1. Fixedness; as, fixity of tenure; also, that which is	      fixed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coherence of parts. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]
Fixture \Fix"ture\ (f[i^]ks"t[-u]r; 135), n. [Cf. {Fixure}.]	   1. That which is fixed or attached to something as a	      permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the	      fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles	      which a tenant may not take away.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being fixed; fixedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The firm fixture of thy foot.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses	      and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term	      is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense	      of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but	      removable by the person annexing them, or his personal	      representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may	      be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures	      under others. --Wharton (Law Dict.). --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is frequently substituted for fixure	         (formerly the word in common use) in new editions of	         old works.	         [1913 Webster]
Fixure \Fix"ure\ (-[-u]r), n. [L. fixura a fastening, fr. figere	   to fix. See {Fix}, and cf. {Fixture}.]	   Fixed position; stable condition; firmness. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
fizgig \fiz"gig`\ (f[i^]z"g[i^]g), n.	   A fishgig. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	fizgig \fiz"gig`\, n. [Fizz + gig whirling thing.]	   A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or	   hissing noise when it explodes.	   [1913 Webster]	fizgig \fiz"gig`\, n. [See {Gig} a flirt.]	   A gadding, flirting girl. --Gosson.	   [1913 Webster]
fizz \fizz\ (f[i^]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {fizzed} (f[i^]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {fizzing}.] [Cf. Icel. f[imac]sa to break wind,	   Dan. fise to foist, fizzle, OSw. fisa, G. fisten, feisten.	   Cf. {Foist}.]	   To make a hissing sound, such as that of a burning fuse or a	   bubbling carbonated beverage.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fizz \Fizz\, n.	   A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly.	   [1913 Webster] fizzing
fizzing \fizzing\ fizzy \fizzy\adj.	   Hissing and bubbling, like a carbonated beverage.	   [WordNet 1.5]
fizzle \fiz"zle\ (f[i^]z"z'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {fizzled}	   (f[i^]z"z'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {fizzling} (f[i^]z"zl[i^]ng).]	   [See {Fizz}.]	   1. To make a hissing sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the easiest thing, sir, to be done,	            As plain as fizzling.                 --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a ridiculous failure in an undertaking, especially	      after a good start; to achieve nothing. [Colloq. or Low]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            A four-day rally in stocks fizzled yesterday amid	            renewed fears that strong economic growth may prompt	            the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.	                                                  --Sharon R.	                                                  King (N. Y.	                                                  Times, May 6,	                                                  1998).	      [PJC]	   {To fizzle out}, to burn with a hissing noise and then go	      out, like wet gunpowder; hence: to fail completely and	      ridiculously; to prove a failure. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	fizzle \fiz"zle\, n.	   A failure or abortive effort; a fiasco. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fjord \Fjord\ (fy[^o]rd), n.	   See {Fiord}.	   [1913 Webster]
flab \flab\ (fl[a^]b), n.	   Loose or flaccid body fat.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Flabbergast \Flab"ber*gast\ (fl[a^]b"b[~e]r*g[a^]st), v. t. [Cf.	   {Flap}, and {Aghast}.]	   To astonish; to strike with wonder, esp. by extraordinary	   statements. [Jocular] --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabbergastation \Flab`ber*gas*ta"tion\	   (fl[a^]b`b[~e]r*g[a^]s*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The state of being flabbergasted. [Jocular] --London Punch.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabbily \Flab"bi*ly\ (fl[a^]b"b[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a flabby manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabbiness \Flab"bi*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being flabby.	   [1913 Webster]
flabby \flab"by\ (fl[a^]b"b[y^]), a. [See {Flap}.]	   Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging	   loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as,	   flabby flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabel \Fla"bel\, n. [L. flabellum a fan, dim. of flabrum a	   breeze, fr. flare to blow.]	   A fan. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabellate \Fla*bel"late\, a. [L. flabellatus, p. p. of	   flabellare to fan, fr. flabellum. See {Flabbel}.] (Bot.)	   Flabelliform.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabellation \Flab`el*la"tion\, n.	   The act of keeping fractured limbs cool by the use of a fan	   or some other contrivance. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabelliform \Fla*bel"li*form\, a. [L. flabellum a fan + -form:	   cf. F. flabeliforme.]	   Having the form of a fan; fan-shaped; flabellate.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabellinerved \Fla*bel"li*nerved`\, a. [L. flabellum a fan + E.	   nerve.] (Bot.)	   Having many nerves diverging radiately from the base; -- said	   of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabellum \Fla*bel"lum\, n. [L. See {Flabel}.] (Eccl.)	   A fan; especially, the fan carried before the pope on state	   occasions, made in ostrich and peacock feathers. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Flabile \Flab"ile\, a. [L. flabilis.]	   Liable to be blown about. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
flaccid \flac"cid\ (fl[a^]k"s[i^]d or fl[a^]s"s[i^]d), a. [L.	   flaccidus, fr. flaccus flabby: cf. OF. flaccide.]	   Yielding to pressure for want of firmness and stiffness; soft	   and weak; limber; lax; drooping; flabby; as, a flaccid	   muscle; flaccid flesh.	   [1913 Webster]	         Religious profession . . . has become flacced. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   -- {flac"cid*ly} (fl[a^]k"s[i^]d*l[y^] or	   fl[a^]s"s[i^]d*l[y^]), adv. -- {flac"cid*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaccidity \Flac*cid"i*ty\ (fl[a^]k*s[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^] or	   fl[a^]s*s[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F. flaccidit['e].]	   The state of being flaccid.	   [1913 Webster]
Flacherie \Flache`rie"\ (fl[.a]sh`r[=e]"), n. [F.]	   A bacterial disease of silkworms, supposed to be due to	   eating contaminated mulberry leaves.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flacker \Flack"er\, v. i. [OE. flakeren, fr. flacken to move	   quickly to and fro; cf. icel. flakka to rove about, AS.	   flacor fluttering, flying, G. flackern to flare, flicker.]	   To flutter, as a bird. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Flacket \Flack"et\, n. [OF. flasquet little flask, dim. of	   flasque a flask.]	   A barrel-shaped bottle; a flagon.	   [1913 Webster]
Flacon \Fla"con\ (fl[.a]"k[^o]n), n. [F. See {Flagon}.]	   A small glass bottle with a stopper; as, a flacon for	   perfume. "Two glass flacons for the ink." --Longfellow.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flacourtiaceae \Flacourtiaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs.	   Syn: family {Flacourtiaceae}, flacourtia family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flagged} (fl[a^]gd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Flagging} (fl[a^]g"g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Icel.	   flaka to droop, hang loosely. Cf. {Flacker}, {Flag} an	   ensign.]	   1. To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible	      bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp.	      [1913 Webster]	            As loose it [the sail] flagged around the mast. --T.	                                                  Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish;	      as, the spirits flag; the strength flags.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pleasures of the town begin to flag. --Swift.	   Syn: To droop; decline; fail; languish; pine.	        [1913 Webster]	Flag \Flag\ (fl[a^]g), v. t.	   1. To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into	      feebleness; as, to flag the wings. --prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing so flags the spirits.         --Echard.	      [1913 Webster]	Flag \Flag\, n. [Cf. LG. & G. flagge, Sw. flagg, Dan. flag, D.	   vlag. See {Flag} to hang loose.]	   1. That which flags or hangs down loosely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to	      indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask	      information; -- commonly attached to a staff to be waved	      by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors;	      as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of	          certain hawks, owls, etc.	      (b) A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks.	      (c) The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) One of the wing feathers next the body of a bird;	      -- called also {flag feather}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Black flag}. See under {Black}.	   {Flag captain}, {Flag leutenant}, etc., special officers	      attached to the flagship, as aids to the flag officer.	   {Flag officer}, the commander of a fleet or squadron; an	      admiral, or commodore.	   {Flag of truse}, a white flag carried or displayed to an	      enemy, as an invitation to conference, or for the purpose	      of making some communication not hostile.	   {Flag share}, the flag officer's share of prize money.	   {Flag station} (Railroad), a station at which trains do not	      stop unless signaled to do so, by a flag hung out or	      waved.	   {National flag}, a flag of a particular country, on which	      some national emblem or device, is emblazoned.	   {Red flag}, a flag of a red color, displayed as a signal of	      danger or token of defiance; the emblem of anarchists.	   {To dip, the flag}, to mlower it and quickly restore it to	      its place; -- done as a mark of respect.	   {To hang out the white flag}, to ask truce or quarter, or, in	      some cases, to manifest a friendly design by exhibiting a	      white flag.	   {To hang the flag half-mast high} or {To hang the flag	   half-staff} or {To hang the flag at half-staff}, to raise it	      only half way to the mast or staff, as a token or sign of	      mourning.	   {To strike the flag} or {To lower the flag}, to haul it down,	      in token of respect, submission, or, in an engagement, of	      surrender.	   {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag of all nations; also	      carried at a vessel's fore, to denote that an infectious	      disease is on board.	      [1913 Webster]	Flag \Flag\, v. t. [From {Flag} an ensign.]	   1. To signal to with a flag or by waving the hand; as, to	      flag a train; also used with down; as, to flag down a cab.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to	      flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To decoy (game) by waving a flag, handkerchief, or the	      like to arouse the animal's curiosity.	            The antelope are getting continually shyer and more	            difficult to flag.                    --T.	                                                  Roosevelt.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flag \Flag\, n. [From {Flag} to hang loose, to bend down.]	   (Bot.)	   An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to	   either of the genera {Iris} and {Acorus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cooper's flag}, the cat-tail ({Typha latifolia}), the long	      leaves of which are placed between the staves of barrels	      to make the latter water-tight.	   {Corn flag}. See under 2d {Corn}.	   {Flag broom}, a coarse of broom, originally made of flags or	      rushes.	   {Flag root}, the root of the sweet flag.	   {Sweet flag}. See {Calamus}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Flag \Flag\, v. t.	   To furnish or deck out with flags.	   [1913 Webster]	Flag \Flag\, n. [Icel. flaga, cf. Icel. flag spot where a turf	   has been cut out, and E. flake layer, scale. Cf. {Floe}.]	   1. A flat stone used for paving. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which	      splits into layers suitable for flagstones.	      [1913 Webster]	Flag \Flag\, v. t.	   To lay with flags of flat stones.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sides and floor are all flagged with . . . marble.	                                                  --Sandys.	   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Flagellant \Flag"el*lant\, n. [L. flagellans, p. p. of	   flagellare: cf.F. flagellant. See {Flagellate}.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   One of a fanatical sect which flourished in Europe in the	   13th and 14th centuries, and maintained that flagellation was	   of equal virtue with baptism and the sacrament; -- called	   also {disciplinant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagellata \Flag`el*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr.L. flagellatus, p.	   p. See {Flagellate}, v. t.] (Zool.)	   An order of Infusoria, having one or two long, whiplike	   cilia, at the anterior end. It includes monads. See	   {Infusoria}, and {Monad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagellate \Flag"el*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flagellated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Flagellating}.] [L. flagellatus, p. p. of	   flagellare to scoure, fr. flagellum whip, dim. of flagrum	   whip, scoure; cf. fligere to strike. Cf. {Flall}.]	   To whip; to scourge; to flog.	   [1913 Webster]	Flagellate \Fla*gel"late\, a.	   1. Flagelliform.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Flagellata.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a flagellum or flagella.	      [PJC]
flagellated \flagellated\ adj.	   1. resembling a flagellum or flagella.	   Syn: flagellate[1].	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a flagellum or flagella.	   Syn: flagellate[3].	        [PJC]
Flagellation \Flag`el*la"tion\, n. [L. flagellatio: cf. F.	   flagellation.]	   A beating or flogging; a whipping; a scourging. --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagellator \Flag"el*la`tor\, n.	   One who practices flagellation; one who whips or scourges.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagelliform \Fla*gel"li*form\, a. [L. flagellum a whip +	   -form.]	   Shaped like a whiplash; long, slender, round, flexible, and	   (comming) tapering.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagellum \Fla*gel"lum\, n.; pl. E. {Flagellums}, L. {Flagella}.	   [L., a whip. See {Flagellate}, v. t.]	   1. (Bot.) A young, flexible shoot of a plant; esp., the long	      trailing branch of a vine, or a slender branch in certain	      mosses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A long, whiplike cilium. See {Flagellata}.	      (b) An appendage of the reproductive apparatus of the	          snail.	      (c) A lashlike appendage of a crustacean, esp. the	          terminal ortion of the antenn[ae] and the epipodite of	          the maxilipeds. See {Maxilliped}.	          [1913 Webster]
Flageolet \Flag"eo*let`\, n. [F. flageolet, dim. of OF. flaj?l	   (as if fr. a LL. flautio;us), of fla["u]te, flahute, F.	   fl?te. See {Flute}.] (Mus.)	   A small wooden pipe, having six or more holes, and a	   mouthpiece inserted at one end. It produces a shrill sound,	   softer than of the piccolo flute, and is said to have	   superseded the old recorder.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flageolet tones} (Mus.), the naturel harmonics or overtones	      of stringed instruments.	      [1913 Webster]
Flagginess \Flag"gi*ness\, n.	   The condition of being flaggy; laxity; limberness. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagging \Flag"ging\, n.	   A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones,	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	Flagging \Flag"ging\, a.	   Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying. --	   {Flag"ging*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaggy \Flag"gy\, a.	   1. Weak; flexible; limber. "Flaggy wings." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tasteless; insipid; as, a flaggy apple. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Flaggy \Flag"gy\, a. [From 5th {Flag}.]	   Abounding with the plant called flag; as, a flaggy marsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagitate \Flag"i*tate\, v. t. [L. flagitatus, p. p. of	   flagitare to demand. See {Flagitious}.]	   To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion. [Archaic]	   --Carcyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagitation \Flag`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. flagitatio.]	   Importunity; urgent demand. [Archaic] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagitious \Fla*gi"tious\, a. [L. flagitiosus, fr. flagitium a	   shameful or disgraceful act, orig., a burning desire, heat of	   passion, from flagitare to demand hotly, fiercely; cf.	   flagrare to burn, E. flagrant.]	   1. Disgracefully or shamefully criminal; grossly wicked;	      scandalous; shameful; -- said of acts, crimes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Debauched principles and flagitious practices. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Guilty of enormous crimes; corrupt; profligate; -- said of	      persons. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by scandalous crimes or vices; as,	      flagitious times. --Pope.	   Syn: Atrocious; villainous; flagrant; heinous; corrupt;	        profligate; abandoned. See {Atrocious}. --	        {Fla*gi"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fla*gi"tious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	              A sentence so flagitiously unjust.  --Macaulay.	        [1913 Webster]
Flagman \Flag"man\, n.; pl. {Flagmen}.	   One who makes signals with a flag.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagon \Flag"on\, n. [F. flacon, for flascon, fr. OF. flasche,	   from LL. flasco. See {Flask}.]	   A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying	   liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather	   or stoneware rather than of glass.	   [1913 Webster]	         A trencher of mutton chops, and a flagon of ale.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
flagpole \flag"pole`\ (fl[a^]g"p[=o]l`), n.	   A pole used to display a flag.	   [PJC]
Flagpole sitter \Flag"pole` sit"ter\ (fl[a^]g"p[=o]l`	   s[i^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   A person who sits for an extended period of time on top of a	   flagpole or other high column; -- a publicity stunt performed	   for various reasons.	   [PJC]	         He [Shipwreck Kelly] was the great flagpole sitter of	         the thirties, the founding father of the whole	         discipline, who provided inspiration for many and even	         the pseudonym for one -- Van Nolan, who also called	         himself Shipwreck. Any serious polesitter believes	         himself an avatar of Shipwreck Kelly, and I was then	         and am now no exception.                 --From: John	                                                  A. Gould,	                                                  Aerie	                                                  (Berkshire	                                                  Review, Volume	                                                  XI, Number 1,	                                                  Spring, 1975).	         The two other holy men in Gregory's narrative had more	         exotic origins than the pair that has just been seen.	         Gregory encountered one of them when on a journey to	         the north-eastern parts of the Frankish kingdom. This	         was a Lombard, named Vulfolaic, who had spent some	         years in the arduous exercise of being a stylite, the	         Christian equivalent of a flagpole sitter; in other	         words, Vulfolaic was a monk whose main austerity	         consisted in living on top of a pillar. By carrying out	         this feat in the rain, snow, and frost of the Moselle	         valley, Vulfolaic had convinced the local population to	         overthrow and abandon the idol of Diana to which they	         were addicted.                           --Walter	                                                  Goffart,	                                                  FOREIGNERS IN	                                                  THE HISTORIES	                                                  OF GREGORY OF	                                                  TOURS	                                                  (http://www.arts.uwo.ca/florilegium/goffart.html).
Flagrance \Fla"grance\, n.	   Flagrancy. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagrancy \Fla"gran*cy\, n.; pl. {Flagrancies}. [L. flagrantia a	   burning. See {Flagrant}.]	   1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lust causeth a flagrancy in the eyes. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition or quality of being flagrant; atrocity;	      heiniousness; enormity; excess. --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]
Flagrant \Fla"grant\, a. [L. flagrans, -antis, p. pr. of	   flagrate to burn, akin to Gr. ?: cf. F. flagrant. Cf.	   {Flame}, {Phlox}.]	   1. Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beadle's lash still flagrant on their back.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            A young man yet flagrant from the lash of the	            executioner or the beadle.            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flagrant desires and affections.      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Actually in preparation, execution, or performance;	      carried on hotly; raging.	      [1913 Webster]	            A war the most powerful of the native tribes was	            flagrant.                             --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous;	      glaringly wicked.	   Syn: Atrocious; flagitious; glaring. See {Atrocious}.	        [1913 Webster]
Flagrantly \Fla"grant*ly\, adv.	   In a flagrant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagrate \Fla"grate\, v. t. [L. flagrare, flagratum, v.i. & t.,	   to burn.]	   To burn. [Obs.] --Greenhill.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagration \Fla*gra"tion\, n.	   A conflagration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flagship \Flag"ship`\, n. (Naut.)	   The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or	   squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagstaff \Flag"staff`\, n.; pl. {-staves}or {-staffs}.	   A staff[4] on which a flag is hoisted.	   [1913 Webster]
Flagstone \Flag"stone`\, n.	   A flat stone used in paving, or any rock which will split	   into such stones. See {Flag}, a stone.	   [1913 Webster]
flag-waver \flag-waver\ n.	   an extreme bellicose nationalist.	   Syn: chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, hundred-percenter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flag-waving \flag-waving\ adj.	   fanatically patriotic; same as {chauvinistic}. [prenominal]	   Syn: chauvinistic, jingoistic, nationalistic, superpatriotic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flagworm \Flag"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.	   [1913 Webster]
Flail \Flail\, n. [L. flagellum whip, scourge, in LL., a	   threshing flail: cf. OF. flael, flaiel, F. fl['e]au. See	   {Flagellum}.]	   1. An instrument for threshing or beating grain from the ear	      by hand, consisting of a wooden staff or handle, at the	      end of which a stouter and shorter pole or club, called a	      swipe, is so hung as to swing freely.	      [1913 Webster]	            His shadowy flail hath threshed the corn. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ancient military weapon, like the common flail, often	      having the striking part armed with rows of spikes, or	      loaded. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	            No citizen thought himself safe unless he carried	            under his coat a small flail, loaded with lead, to	            brain the Popish assassins.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Flaily \Flail"y\, a.	   Acting like a flail. [Obs.] --Vicars.	   [1913 Webster]
Flain \Flain\, obs.	   p. p. of {Flay}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flair \Flair\ (fl[^a]r), n. [OE. flaireodor, fr. OF. & F. flair,	   fr. OF. flairier, F. flairer, to smell, LL. flagrare for L.	   fragrare. See {Flagrant}.]	   1. Smell; odor. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Sense of smell; scent; fig., discriminating sense.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A talent or ability, expecially an intuitive one that	      makes performance of a task appear easy; an intuitive	      appreciation; a knack; as, she has a flair for acting.	      [PJC]	   4. An attractive way of performing a task; style.	      [PJC]
Flake \Flake\ (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flaki, fleki, Dan. flage,	   D. vlaak.]	   1. A paling; a hurdle. [prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or	      interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish	      and other things.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall also, after they be ripe, neither suffer	            them to have straw nor fern under them, but lay them	            either upon some smooth table, boards, or flakes of	            wands, and they will last the longer. --English	                                                  Husbandman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for	      workmen to stand on in calking, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Flake \Flake\ (fl[=a]k), n. [Cf. Icel. flakna to flake off,	   split, flagna to flake off, Sw. flaga flaw, flake, flake	   plate, Dan. flage snowflake. Cf. {Flag} a flat stone.]	   1. A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a	      film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow,	      tallow, or fish. "Lottle flakes of scurf." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great flakes of ice encompassing our boat. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little particle of lighted or incandescent matter,	      darted from a fire; a flash.	      [1913 Webster]	            With flakes of ruddy fire.            --Somerville.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A sort of carnation with only two colors in the	      flower, the petals having large stripes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a person who behaves strangely; a flaky[2] person.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   {Flake knife} (Arch[ae]ol.), a cutting instrument used by	      savage tribes, made of a flake or chip of hard stone.	      --Tylor.	   {Flake stand}, the cooling tub or vessel of a still worm.	      --Knight.	   {Flake white}. (Paint.)	      (a) The purest white lead, in the form of flakes or	          scales.	      (b) The trisnitrate of bismuth. --Ure.	          [1913 Webster]	Flake \Flake\, n. [Etym. uncertain; cf. 1st {Fake}.]	   A flat layer, or fake, of a coiled cable.	         Flake after flake ran out of the tubs, until we were	         compelled to hand the end of our line to the second	         mate.                                    --F. T.	                                                  Bullen.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flake \Flake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flaking}.]	   To form into flakes. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Flake \Flake\, v. i.	   To separate in flakes; to peel or scale off.	   [1913 Webster]
Flakiness \Flak"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being flaky.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaky \Flak"y\, a.	   1. Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or	      cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.	      [1913 Webster]	            What showers of mortal hail, what flaky fires!	                                                  --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            A flaky weight of winter's purest snows.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. prone to strange or erratic behavior; -- of persons.	      [PJC]	   3. odd, unpredictable or unconventional; offbeat; whacky; --	      of behavior.	      [PJC]	   4. unpredictable, erratic, or unreliable; -- of machinery,	      especially electronic devices. "a flaky computer board."	      [PJC]
Flam \Flam\ (fl[a^]m), n. [Cf. AS. {fle['a]m}, {fl[=ae]m},	   flight. [root]84 . Cf. {Flimflam}.]	   A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory	   pretext; deception; delusion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A perpetual abuse and flam upon posterity. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Flam \Flam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flammed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flamming}.]	   To deceive with a falsehood. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         God is not to be flammed off with lies.  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Flamb'e \Flam`b['e]"\, a. [F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a	   thing) through flame. Cf. {Flambeau}.]	   1. (Ceramics) Decorated by glaze splashed or irregularly	      spread upon the surface, or apparently applied at the top	      and allowed to run down the sides; -- said of pieces of	      Chinese porcelain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a. [F., p.p. of flamber to singe, pass (a thing) through	      flame.] (Cooking) Dipped in or covered with a flammable	      liqueur and set afire when served; -- usually used	      postpositively; as, cherries flambe.	      [PJC]
Flambeau \Flam"beau\; n.; pl. {Flambeaux}or {Flambeaus}. [F.,	   fr. OF. flambe flame, for flamble, from L. flammula a little	   flame, dim. of flamma flame. See {Flame}.]	   A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number	   of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance	   (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the	   like); hence, any torch.	   [1913 Webster]
Flamboyant \Flam*boy"ant\, a. [F.] (Arch.)	   Characterized by waving or flamelike curves, as in the	   tracery of windows, etc.; -- said of the later (15th century)	   French Gothic style.	   [1913 Webster]
Flamboyer \Flam*boy"er\, n. [F. flamboyer to be bright.] (Bot.)	   A name given in the East and West Indies to certain trees	   with brilliant blossoms, probably species of {C[ae]salpinia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flame \Flame\ (fl[=a]m), n. [OE. flame, flaume, flaumbe, OF.	   flame, flambe, F. flamme, fr. L. flamma, fr. flamma, fr.	   flagrare to burn. See {Flagrant}, and cf. {Flamneau},	   {Flamingo}.]	   1. A stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat;	      darting or streaming fire; a blaze; a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Burning zeal or passion; elevated and noble enthusiasm;	      glowing imagination; passionate excitement or anger. "In a	      flame of zeal severe." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where flames refin'd in breasts seraphic glow.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smit with the love of sister arts we came,	            And met congenial, mingling flame with flame.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ardor of affection; the passion of love. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person beloved; a sweetheart. --Thackeray.	   Syn: Blaze; brightness; ardor. See {Blaze}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Flame bridge}, a bridge wall. See {Bridge}, n., 5.	   {Flame color}, brilliant orange or yellow. --B. Jonson.	   {Flame engine}, an early name for the gas engine.	   {Flame manometer}, an instrument, invented by Koenig, to	      obtain graphic representation of the action of the human	      vocal organs. See {Manometer}.	   {Flame reaction} (Chem.), a method of testing for the	      presence of certain elements by the characteristic color	      imparted to a flame; as, sodium colors a flame yellow,	      potassium violet, lithium crimson, boracic acid green,	      etc. Cf. {Spectrum analysis}, under {Spectrum}.	   {Flame tree} (Bot.), a tree with showy scarlet flowers, as	      the {Rhododendron arboreum} in India, and the	      {Brachychiton acerifolium} of Australia.	      [1913 Webster]	Flame \Flame\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flaming}.] [OE. flamen, flaumben, F. flamber, OF. also,	   flamer. See {Flame}, n.]	   1. To burn with a flame or blaze; to burn as gas emitted from	      bodies in combustion; to blaze.	      [1913 Webster]	            The main blaze of it is past, but a small thing	            would make it flame again.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of	      passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardor.	      [1913 Webster]	            He flamed with indignation.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Flame \Flame\, v. t.	   To kindle; to inflame; to excite.	   [1913 Webster]	         And flamed with zeal of vengeance inwardly. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Flame-colored \Flame"-col`ored\, a.	   Of the color of flame; of a bright orange yellow color.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
flamefish \flamefish\ n.	   a bright red perchlike fish ({Apogon maculatus}) found in	   tropical Atlantic coastal waters.	   Syn: {Apogon maculatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] flameflower
flameflower \flameflower\, flame flower \flame flower\n.	   1. a plant of the genus {Kniphofia} having long grasslike	      leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers.	   Syn: kniphofia, tritoma.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. plant of the Southwestern U. S. with fleshy roots and	      erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one	      reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil. Its fleshy	      roots were once cooked by Indians.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Flameless \Flame"less\, a.	   Destitute of flame. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Flamelet \Flame"let\, n. [Flame + -let.]	   A small flame.	   [1913 Webster]	         The flamelets gleamed and flickered.     --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Flamen \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. The most honored	   were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called	   respectively {Flamen Dialis}, {Flamen Martialis}, and {Flamen	   Quirinalis}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Affrights the flamens at their service quaint.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
flamenco \flamenco\ n.	   1. a strongly rhythmic and vigorous style of dancing	      characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies, characterized by	      clapping and stamping of feet.	   Syn: gypsy dancing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Mus.) a strongly rhythmic style of music originating in	      southern Spain, often improvisatorial, performed by	      itself, often on a guitar, or as an accompaniment to	      flamenco dancing.	      [PJC]
flameproof \flameproof\ adj.	   not susceptible to burning; noncombustible; fireproof; -- of	   artifacts. Opposite of {combustible}.	   Syn: flame-retardant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flamethrower \flamethrower\ n. (Mil.)	   a weapon that squirts ignited liquid or gelatinous fuel for	   several yards.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Flamineous \Fla*min"e*ous\, a.	   Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaming \Flam"ing\, a.	   1. Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the color of flame; high-colored; brilliant; dazzling.	      "In flaming yellow bright." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly	      earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue.	      [1913 Webster]
Flamingly \Flam"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flaming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flamingo \Fla*min"go\, n.; pl. {Flamingoes}. [Sp. flamenco, cf.	   Pg. flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p. pr.	   meaning flaming. So called in allusion to its color. See	   {Flame}.] (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Ph[oe]nicopterus}. The flamingoes have	   webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if	   broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American	   flamingo is {P. ruber}; the European is {P. antiquorum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaminical \Fla*min"i*cal\, a.	   Pertaining to a flamen. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Flammability \Flam`ma*bil"ity\, n.	   The quality of being flammable; inflammability. [Obs.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Flammable \Flam"ma*ble\, a.	   Inflammable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flammation \Flam*ma"tion\, n.	   The act of setting in a flame or blaze. [Obs.] --Sir. T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Flammeous \Flam"me*ous\, a. [L. flammeus from flamma flame.]	   Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, flame. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Flammiferous \Flam*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. flammifer; flamma flame +	   ferre to bear.]	   Producing flame.	   [1913 Webster]
Flammivomous \Flam*miv"o*mous\, a. [L. flammivomus; flamma flame	   + vomere to vomit.]	   Vomiting flames, as a volcano. --W. Thompson. (1745).	   [1913 Webster]
Flammulated \Flam"mu*la`ted\, a. [L. flammula little flame, dim.	   fr. flamma flame.]	   Of a reddish color.	   [1913 Webster]
Flamy \Flam"y\, a. [From {Flame}.]	   Flaming; blazing; flamelike; flame-colored; composed of	   flame. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Flanch \Flanch\, n.; pl. {Flanches}. [Prov. E., a projection,	   OF. flanche flank. See {Flank}.]	   1. A flange. [R.]. (Her.) A bearing consisting of a segment	      of a circle encroaching on the field from the side.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Flanches are always in pairs. A pair of flanches is	         considered one of the subordinaries.	         [1913 Webster]
Flanched \Flanched\, a. (Her.)	   Having flanches; -- said of an escutcheon with those	   bearings.	   [1913 Webster]
Flanconade \Flan`co*nade"\, n. [F.] (Fencing)	   A thrust in the side.	   [1913 Webster]
flanerie \fl[^a]`ne*rie"\, n. [F. fl[^a]nerie. See {Flaneur}.]	   Lit., strolling; sauntering; hence, aimlessness; idleness;	   as, intellectual fl[^a]nerie.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
flaneur \fla`neur"\, n. [F., fr. fl[^a]ner to stroll.]	   One who strolls about aimlessly; a lounger; a loafer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flang \Flang\, n.	   A miner's two-pointed pick.	   [1913 Webster]
Flange \Flange\ (fl[a^]nj), n. [Prov. E. flange to project,	   flanch a projection. See {Flanch}, {Flank}.]	   1. An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the	      flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a	      car wheel (see {Car wheel}.); or for attachment to another	      object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam	      cylinder, etc. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when	      fastened to the pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blind flange}, a plate for covering or closing the end of a	      pipe.	   {Flange joint}, a joint, as that of pipes, where the	      connecting pieces have flanges by which the parts are	      bolted together. --Knight.	   {Flange rail}, a rail with a flange on one side, to keep	      wheels, etc. from running off.	   {Flange turning}, the process of forming a flange on a	      wrought iron plate by bending and hammering it when hot.	      [1913 Webster]	Flange \Flange\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanged} (fl[a^]njd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Flanging} (fl[a^]n"j[i^]ng).] (Mach.)	   To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange.	   [1913 Webster]	Flange \Flange\, v. i.	   To be bent into a flange.	   [1913 Webster]
Flanged \Flanged\ (fl[a^]njd), a.	   Having a flange or flanges; as, a flanged wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), n. [F. flanc, prob. fr. L. flaccus	   flabby, with n inserted. Cf. {Flaccid}, {Flanch}, {Flange}.]	   1. The fleshy or muscular part of the side of an animal,	      between the ribs and the hip. See Illust. of {Beef}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.)	      (a) The side of an army, or of any division of an army, as	          of a brigade, regiment, or battalion; the extreme	          right or left; as, to attack an enemy in flank is to	          attack him on the side.	          [1913 Webster]	                When to right and left the front	                Divided, and to either flank retired. --Milton.	      (b) (Fort.) That part of a bastion which reaches from the	          curtain to the face, and defends the curtain, the	          flank and face of the opposite bastion; any part of a	          work defending another by a fire along the outside of	          its parapet. See Illust. of {Bastion}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The side of any building. --Brands.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that	      lies within the pitch line.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flank attack} (Mil.), an attack upon the side of an army or	      body of troops, distinguished from one upon its front or	      rear.	   {Flank company} (Mil.), a certain number of troops drawn up	      on the right or left of a battalion; usually grenadiers,	      light infantry, or riflemen.	   {Flank defense} (Fort.), protection of a work against undue	      exposure to an enemy's direct fire, by means of the fire	      from other works, sweeping the ground in its front.	   {Flank en potence} (Mil.), any part of the right or left wing	      formed at a projecting angle with the line.	   {Flank files}, the first men on the right, and the last on	      the left, of a company, battalion, etc.	   {Flank march}, a march made parallel or obliquely to an	      enemy's position, in order to turn it or to attack him on	      the flank.	   {Flank movement}, a change of march by an army, or portion of	      one, in order to turn one or both wings of the enemy, or	      to take up a new position.	   {Flanks of a frontier}, salient points in a national	      boundary, strengthened to protect the frontier against	      hostile incursion.	   {Flank patrol}, detachments acting independently of the	      column of an army, but patrolling along its flanks, to	      secure it against surprise and to observe the movements of	      the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	Flank \Flank\ (fl[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flanked}	   (fl[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flanking}.] [Cf. F.	   flanquer. See {Flank}, n., and cf. {Flanker}, v. t.]	   1. To stand at the flank or side of; to border upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stately colonnades are flanked with trees. --Pitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overlook or command the flank of; to secure or guard	      the flank of; to pass around or turn the flank of; to	      attack, or threaten to attack; the flank of.	      [1913 Webster]	Flank \Flank\, v. i.	   1. To border; to touch. --Bp. Butler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be posted on the side.	      [1913 Webster]
Flanker \Flank"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, flanks, as a skirmisher or a body of	   troops sent out upon the flanks of an army toguard a line of	   march, or a fort projecting so as to command the side of an	   assailing body.	   [1913 Webster]	         They threw out flankers, and endeavored to dislodge	         their assailants.                        --W. Irwing.	   [1913 Webster]	Flanker \Flank"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flankered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Flankering}.] [See {Flank}, v. t.]	   1. To defend by lateral fortifications. [Obs.] --Sir T.	      Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attack sideways. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Flannel \Flan"nel\ (fl[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [F. flanelle, cf. OF.	   flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel,	   fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. {Wool}.]	   1. A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a cotton fabric with a thick nap on one side, resembling	      flannel[1]; it is used, e. g. for underwear or sheets;	      also called {flanellette}.	      [PJC]	   3. pl. garments made of flannel, especially underwear.	      [PJC]	   4. a washcloth. [Brit.]	      [PJC]	   5. humbug; nonsensical or evasive talk. [Brit. informal]	      [PJC]	   6. insincere flattery or praise. [Brit. informal]	      [PJC]	   {Adam's flannel}. (Bot.) See under {Adam}.	   {Canton flannel}, {Cotton flannel}. See {Cotton flannel},	      under {Cotton}.	      [1913 Webster] flannelbush
flannelbush \flannelbush\, flannelbush \flannelbush\n. (Bot.)	   any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and	   Northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow	   flowers.	   Syn: California beauty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flannelcake \flannelcake\ n.	   a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle;	   a pancake; a flapjack.	   Syn: pancake, battercake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake,	        hotcake, hot cake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flanneled \Flan"neled\, a.	   Covered or wrapped in flannel.	   [1913 Webster]
flannelette \flannelette\ n.	   a cotton imitation of flannel.	   Syn: flannel[2].	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flannel flower \Flan"nel flow`er\ (Bot.)	   (a) The common mullein.	   (b) A Brazilian apocynaceous vine ({Macrosiphonia	       longiflora}) having woolly leaves.	   (c) An umbelliferous Australian flower ({Actinotus	       helianthi}), often erroneously thought to be composite.	       The involucre looks as if cut out of white flannel.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flannen \Flan"nen\, a.	   Made or consisting of flannel. [Obs.] "Flannen robes."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Flap \Flap\, n. [OE. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. flap,	   and E. flap, v.]	   Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is	   attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap	   of a garment.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or	      sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Far.) A disease in the lips of horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Aeronautics) a movable part of an airplane wing, used to	      increase lift or drag, especially when taking off or	      landing. used often in the plural.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Flap tile}, a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner	      or catch a drip.	   {Flap valve} (Mech.), a valve which opens and shuts upon one	      hinged side; a clack valve.	      [1913 Webster]	Flap \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flapping}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E.	   flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]	   1. To beat with a flap; to strike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the	      wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To flap in the mouth}, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.	      [1913 Webster]	Flap \Flap\, v. i.	   1. To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to	      fly with wings beating the air.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crows flapped over by twos and threes. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or	      other broad thing. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]
Flapdragon \Flap"drag`on\, n.	   1. A game in which the players catch raisins out burning	      brandy, and swallow them blazing. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing thus caught and eaten. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cakes and ale, and flapdragons and mummer's plays,	            and all the happy sports of Christians night. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	Flapdragon \Flap"drag`on\, v. t.	   To swallow whole, as a flapdragon; to devour. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         See how the sea flapdragoned it.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flap-eared \Flap"-eared`\, a.	   Having broad, loose, dependent ears. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flapjack \Flap"jack`\ (fl[a^]p"j[a^]k`), n.	   1. A flat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a	      griddlecake or pancake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fried dough cake containing fruit; a turnover. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Flap-mouthed \Flap"-mouthed`\, a.	   Having broad, hanging lips. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flapper \Flap"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, flaps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Flipper}. "The flapper of a porpoise." --Buckley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A flat object used to make a flapping noise by striking	      another object. --RHUD	      [PJC]	   4. A flat and broad object hanging from a larger object,	      either flexible like rubber or hinged to allow a swinging	      motion; a flap.	   5. A young woman who dresses in a modern, stylish manner and	      behaves unconventionally in social situations; -- a term	      used especially to refer to young women during the 1920's	      and their peculiar style of dress.	      [PJC]	   {Flapper skate} (Zool.), a European skate ({Raia	      intermedia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Flare \Flare\ (fl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}	   (fl[^a]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to	   blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E.	   flash, or flacker.]	   1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle	      flares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a	      dazzling or painfully bright light.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shine out with gaudy colors; to flaunt; to be	      offensively bright or showy.	      [1913 Webster]	            With ribbons pendant, flaring about her head.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be exposed to too much light. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Flaring in sunshine all the day.      --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To open or spread outwards; to project beyond the	      perpendicular; as, the sides of a bowl flare; the bows of	      a ship flare.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To flare up}, to become suddenly heated or excited; to burst	      into a passion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Flare \Flare\, n.	   1. An unsteady, broad, offensive light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spreading outward; as, the flare of a fireplace.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Photog.) A defect in a photographic objective such that	      an image of the stop, or diaphragm, appears as a fogged	      spot in the center of the developed negative.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flare \Flare\, n.	   Leaf of lard. "Pig's flare." --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
flared \flared\ adj.	   having a gradual increase in width; as, flared nostrils.	   Syn: flaring.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flare-up \Flare"-up`\, n.	   1. A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden bursting into flame; a flaring.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flaring \Flar"ing\, a.	   1. That flares; flaming or blazing unsteadily; shining out	      with a dazzling light.	      [1913 Webster]	            His [the sun's] flaring beams.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opening or speading outwards.	      [1913 Webster]
Flaringly \Flar"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flaring manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flash \Flash\ (fl[a^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flashed}	   (fl[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flashing}.] [Cf. OE. flaskien,	   vlaskien to pour, sprinkle, dial. Sw. flasa to blaze, E.	   flush, flare.]	   1. To burst or break forth with a sudden and transient flood	      of flame and light; as, the lighting flashes vividly; the	      powder flashed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break forth, as a sudden flood of light; to burst	      instantly and brightly on the sight; to show a momentary	      brilliancy; to come or pass like a flash.	      [1913 Webster]	            Names which have flashed and thundered as the watch	            words of unnumbered struggles.        --Talfourd.	      [1913 Webster]	            The object is made to flash upon the eye of the	            mind.                                 --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thought flashed through me, which I clothed in	            act.                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To burst forth like a sudden flame; to break out	      violently; to rush hastily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every hour	            He flashes into one gross crime or other. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {flash in the pan}, a failure or a poor performance,	      especially after a normal or auspicious start; also, a	      person whose initial performance appears augur success but	      who fails to achieve anything notable. From 4th {pan}, n.,	      sense 3 -- part of a flintlock. Occasionally, the powder	      in the pan of a flintlock would flash without conveying	      the fire to the charge, and the ball would fail to be	      discharged. Thus, a good or even spectacular beginning	      that eventually achieves little came to be called a flash	      in the pan.	   {To flash in the pan}, to fail of success, especially after a	      normal or auspicious start. [Colloq.] See under {Flash}, a	      burst of light. --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: {Flash}, {Glitter}, {Gleam}, {Glisten}, {Glister}.	   Usage: Flash differs from glitter and gleam, denoting a flood	          or wide extent of light. The latter words may express	          the issuing of light from a small object, or from a	          pencil of rays. Flash differs from other words, also,	          in denoting suddenness of appearance and	          disappearance. Flashing differs from exploding or	          disploding in not being accompanied with a loud	          report. To glisten, or glister, is to shine with a	          soft and fitful luster, as eyes suffused with tears,	          or flowers wet with dew.	          [1913 Webster]	Flash \Flash\ (fl[a^]sh), v. t.	   1. To send out in flashes; to cause to burst forth with	      sudden flame or light.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chariot of paternal Deity,	            Flashing thick flames.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convey as by a flash; to light up, as by a sudden flame	      or light; as, to flash a message along the wires; to flash	      conviction on the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Glass Making) To cover with a thin layer, as objects of	      glass with glass of a different color. See {Flashing}, n.,	      3	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   4. To trick up in a showy manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Limning and flashing it with various dyes. --A.	                                                  Brewer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Perh. due to confusion between flash of light and plash,	      splash.] To strike and throw up large bodies of water from	      the surface; to splash. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He rudely flashed the waves about.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flashed glass}. See {Flashing}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Flash \Flash\, n.; pl. {Flashes}.	   1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously	      appearing and disappearing; a momentary blaze; as, a flash	      of lightning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden and brilliant burst, as of wit or genius; a	      momentary brightness or show.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No striking sentiment, no flash of fancy. --Wirt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time during which a flash is visible; an instant; a	      very brief period; as, I'll be back in a flash.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The Persians and Macedonians had it for a flash.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A preparation of capsicum, burnt sugar, etc., for coloring	      and giving a fictitious strength to liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a	      photograph; as, to take a picture without a flash.	   Syn: flashbulb, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   6. Same as {flashlight}. [informal]	      [PJC]	   7. (Journalism) A short news item providing recently received	      and usually preliminary information about an event that is	      considered important enough to interrupt normal	      broadcasting or other news delivery services; also called	      a {news flash} or {bulletin}.	      [PJC]	   {Flash light}, or {Flashing light}, a kind of light shown by	      lighthouses, produced by the revolution of reflectors, so	      as to show a flash of light every few seconds, alternating	      with periods of dimness. --Knight.	   {Flash in the pan}, the flashing of the priming in the pan of	      a flintlock musket without discharging the piece; hence,	      sudden, spasmodic effort that accomplishes nothing.	      [1913 Webster]	Flash \Flash\, a.	   1. Showy, but counterfeit; cheap, pretentious, and vulgar;	      as, flash jewelry; flash finery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wearing showy, counterfeit ornaments; vulgarly	      pretentious; as, flash people; flash men or women; --	      applied especially to thieves, gamblers, and prostitutes	      that dress in a showy way and wear much cheap jewelry.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flash house}, a house frequented by flash people, as thieves	      and whores; hence, a brothel. "A gang of footpads,	      reveling with their favorite beauties at a flash house."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Flash \Flash\, n.	   Slang or cant of thieves and prostitutes.	   [1913 Webster]	Flash \Flash\, n. [OE. flasche, flaske; cf. OF. flache, F.	   flaque.]	   1. A pool. [Prov. Eng.] --Haliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flash wheel} (Mech.), a paddle wheel made to revolve in a	      breast or curved water way, by which water is lifted from	      the lower to the higher level.	      [1913 Webster]
flashback \flashback\ n.	   1. a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to	      an earlier event or scene; also, the scene thus	      introduced.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An unusually vivid recollection of a prior experience,	      often one that is traumatic, such as scenes from combat or	      a criminal assault, or induced by hallucinogenic drugs	      such as LSD; when accompanied by hallucinations it is	      called flashback hallucinosis.	      [PJC]
flashbulb \flash"bulb`\ n.	   a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a	   photograph.	   Syn: flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashgun.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flashboard \Flash"board`\, n.	   A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water	   in the pond above its usual level; a flushboard. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flash boiler \Flash boiler\	   A variety of water-tube boiler, used chiefly in steam	   automobiles, consisting of a nest of strong tubes with very	   little water space, kept nearly red hot so that the water as	   it trickles drop by drop into the tubes is immediately	   flashed into steam and superheated.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flash burner \Flash burner\	   A gas burner with a device for lighting by an electric spark.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flasher \Flash"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, flashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A large sparoid fish of the Atlantic coast and all	          tropical seas ({Lobotes Surinamensis}).	      (b) The European red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); --	          called also {flusher}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. An exhibitionist[1], especially a male, who briefly	      exposes his private parts in a public place.	      [PJC]
flash-frozen \flash-frozen\ adj.	   preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor	   and nutritional value; -- used of foods.	   Syn: quick-frozen, frozen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flashgun \flash"gun`\ n.	   a lamp for providing intense momentary light to take a	   photograph.	   Syn: flash, photoflash, flash lamp, flashbulb.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flashily \Flash"i*ly\, adv.	   In a flashy manner; with empty show.	   [1913 Webster]
Flashiness \Flash"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being flashy.	   [1913 Webster]
Flashing \Flash"ing\, n.	   1. (Engineering) The creation of an artificial flood by the	      sudden letting in of a body of water; -- called also	      {flushing}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall,	      so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the	      edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover	      the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By	      extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs;	      also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and	      breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material,	      tarred paper, or the like. Cf. {Filleting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Glass Making)	      (a) The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture	          during manufacture to restore its plastic condition;	          esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow	          it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated.	      (b) A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film	          of colored glass. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Flashing point} (Chem.), that degree of temperature at which	      a volatile oil gives off vapor in sufficient quantity to	      burn, or flash, on the approach of a flame, used as a test	      of the comparative safety of oils, esp. kerosene; a	      flashing point of 100[deg] F. is regarded as a fairly safe	      standard. The burning point of the oil is usually from ten	      to thirty degree above the flashing point of its vapor.	      Usually called {flash point}.	      [1913 Webster]
flashlight \flash"light`\ n.	   a portable battery-powered electric lamp, small enough to be	   held in one hand; -- it is most commonly cylindrical, but	   other forms are also made. It is called in Britain a {torch}	   Syn: torch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flash point \Flash" point`\, n.	   1. the lowest temperature at which the vapors given off by a	      volatile liquid exposed to air will burst into flame when	      approached by a flame. Also called {flashing point}.	      [PJC]	   2. That point in time or that degree of provocation at which	      someone will suddenly begin to act vigorously; -- often	      used in reference to angry reactions.	      [PJC]
Flashy \Flash"y\, a.	   1. Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of	      brilliancy; transitorily bright.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little flashy and transient pleasure. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fiery; vehement; impetuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            A temper always flashy.               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Without taste or spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lean and flashy songs.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Flask \Flask\ (fl[a^]sk or fl[.a]sk), n. [AS. flasce, flaxe;	   akin to D. flesch, OHG. flasca, G. flasche, Icel. & Sw.	   flaska, Dan. flaske, OF. flasche, LL. flasca, flasco; of	   uncertain origin; cf. L. vasculum, dim. of vas a vessel, Gr.	   fla`skh, fla`skwn, fla`skion. Cf. {Flagon}, {Flasket}.]	   1. A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a	      flask of oil or wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various	      purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of	      wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat	      water in, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bed in a gun carriage. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) The wooden or iron frame which holds the sand,	      etc., forming the mold used in a foundry; it consists of	      two or more parts; viz., the cope or top; sometimes, the	      cheeks, or middle part; and the drag, or bottom part. When	      there are one or more cheeks, the flask is called a three	      part flask, four part flask, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Erlenmeyer flask}, a thin glass flask, flat-bottomed and	      cone-shaped to allow of safely shaking its contents	      laterally without danger of spilling; -- so called from	      Erlenmeyer, a German chemist who invented it.	   {Florence flask}. [From Florence in Italy.]	      (a) Same as {Betty}, n., 3.	      (b) A glass flask, round or pear-shaped, with round or	          flat bottom, and usually very thin to allow of heating	          solutions.	   {Pocket flask}, a kind of pocket dram bottle, often covered	      with metal or leather to protect it from breaking.	      [1913 Webster]
Flasket \Flask"et\, n. [Cf. W. fflasged a vessel of straw or	   wickerwork, fflasg flask, basket, and E. flask.]	   1. A long, shallow basket, with two handles. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In which they gathered flowers to fill their	            flasket.                              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small flask.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vessel in which viands are served. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster] flat-bottom
flat-bottom \flat-bottom\ flat-bottomed \flat-bottomed\adj.	   1. having a flat bottom. a flat-bottom boat	      [WordNet 1.5]
Flat \Flat\ (fl[a^]t), a. [Compar. {Flatter} (fl[a^]t"r[~e]r);	   superl. {Flattest} (fl[a^]t"t[e^]st).] [Akin to Icel. flatr,	   Sw. flat, Dan. flad, OHG. flaz, and AS. flet floor, G.	   fl["o]tz stratum, layer.]	   1. Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so,	      without prominences or depressions; level without	      inclination; plane.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though sun and moon	            Were in the flat sea sunk.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground;	      level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat	      on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed.	      [1913 Webster]	            What ruins kingdoms, and lays cities flat! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I feel . . . my hopes all flat.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fine Arts) Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without	      points of prominence and striking interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            A large part of the work is, to me, very flat.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink	      flat to the taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit;	      monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition.	      [1913 Webster]	            How weary, stale, flat, and unprofitable	            Seem to me all the uses of this world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings;	      depressed; dull; as, the market is flat.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive;	      downright.	   Syn: flat-out.	        [1913 Webster]	              Flat burglary as ever was committed. --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	              A great tobacco taker too, -- that's flat.	                                                  --Marston.	        [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.)	      (a) Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals,	          minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A	          flat.	      (b) Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Phonetics) Sonant; vocal; -- applied to any one of the	      sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a	      nonsonant (or sharp) consonant.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Golf) Having a head at a very obtuse angle to the shaft;	       -- said of a club.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. (Gram.) Not having an inflectional ending or sign, as a	       noun used as an adjective, or an adjective as an adverb,	       without the addition of a formative suffix, or an	       infinitive without the sign to. Many flat adverbs, as in	       run fast, buy cheap, are from AS. adverbs in -["e], the	       loss of this ending having made them like the adjectives.	       Some having forms in ly, such as exceeding, wonderful,	       true, are now archaic.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Hort.) Flattening at the ends; -- said of certain	       fruits.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Flat arch}. (Arch.) See under {Arch}, n., 2. (b).	   {Flat cap}, cap paper, not folded. See under {Paper}.	   {Flat chasing}, in fine art metal working, a mode of	      ornamenting silverware, etc., producing figures by dots	      and lines made with a punching tool. --Knight.	   {Flat chisel}, a sculptor's chisel for smoothing.	   {Flat file}, a file wider than its thickness, and of	      rectangular section. See {File}.	   {Flat nail}, a small, sharp-pointed, wrought nail, with a	      flat, thin head, larger than a tack. --Knight.	   {Flat paper}, paper which has not been folded.	   {Flat rail}, a railroad rail consisting of a simple flat bar	      spiked to a longitudinal sleeper.	   {Flat rods} (Mining), horizontal or inclined connecting rods,	      for transmitting motion to pump rods at a distance.	      --Raymond.	   {Flat rope}, a rope made by plaiting instead of twisting;	      gasket; sennit.	   Note: Some flat hoisting ropes, as for mining shafts, are	         made by sewing together a number of ropes, making a	         wide, flat band. --Knight.	   {Flat space}. (Geom.) See {Euclidian space}.	   {Flat stitch}, the process of wood engraving. [Obs.] -- {Flat	   tint} (Painting), a coat of water color of one uniform shade.	      	   {To fall flat} (Fig.), to produce no effect; to fail in the	      intended effect; as, his speech fell flat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of all who fell by saber or by shot,	            Not one fell half so flat as Walter Scott. --Lord	                                                  Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]	Flat \Flat\, adv.	   1. In a flat manner; directly; flatly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sin is flat opposite to the Almighty. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Stock Exchange) Without allowance for accrued interest.	      [Broker's Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Flat \Flat\, n.	   1. A level surface, without elevation, relief, or	      prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the	      United States, a level tract along the along the banks of	      a river; as, the Mohawk Flats.	      [1913 Webster]	            Envy is as the sunbeams that beat hotter upon a	            bank, or steep rising ground, than upon a flat.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of	      water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide; a	      shoal; a shallow; a strand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Half my power, this night	            Passing these flats, are taken by the tide. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something broad and flat in form; as:	      (a) A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small	          draught.	      (b) A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned.	      (c) (Railroad Mach.) A car without a roof, the body of	          which is a platform without sides; a platform car.	      (d) A platform on wheel, upon which emblematic designs,	          etc., are carried in processions.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of	      a blade, as distinguished from its edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) A floor, loft, or story in a building; especially,	      a floor of a house, which forms a complete residence in	      itself; an apartment taking up a whole floor. In this	      latter sense, the usage is more common in British English.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. (Mining) A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a	      main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not	      elsewhere horizontal. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A dull fellow; a simpleton; a numskull. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Or if you can not make a speech,	            Because you are a flat.               --Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.) A character [[flat]] before a note, indicating a	      tone which is a half step or semitone lower.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Geom.) A homaloid space or extension.	      [1913 Webster]	Flat \Flat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flatting}.]	   1. To make flat; to flatten; to level.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passions are allayed, appetites are flatted.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to	      lower in pitch by half a tone.	      [1913 Webster]	Flat \Flat\, v. i.	   1. To become flat, or flattened; to sink or fall to an even	      surface. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To fall form the pitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To flat out}, to fail from a promising beginning; to make a	      bad ending; to disappoint expectations. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Flatbill \Flat"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Flatyrynchus}. They belong to the	   family of flycatchers.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatboat \Flat"boat`\, n.	   A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for the	   transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow	   waters.	   [1913 Webster] flat-bottom
flat-bottom \flat"-bot`tom\ flat-bottomed \flat"-bot`tomed\, a.	   Having an even lower surface or bottom; as, a flat-bottomed	   boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Flat-cap \Flat"-cap`\, n.	   A kind of low-crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in	   England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; --	   hence, a citizen of London. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
flatcar \flat"car`\ n. (Railroads)	   a railroad car without permanent sides or roof.	   Syn: flat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flatfish \Flat"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}; esp., the winter	   flounder ({Pleuronectes Americanus}). The flatfishes have the	   body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side,	   as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See {Flounder}.	   [1913 Webster] flat foot
flat foot \flat" foot`\, flatfoot \flat"foot`\ (Med.)	   A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that	   the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the	   deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot;	   splayfoot.	   [1913 Webster]
flatfoot \flat"foot`\ n.	   a police officer, especially a foot patrolman. [slang]	   [PJC]
Flat-footed \Flat"-foot`ed\, a.	   1. Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep;	      suffering from fallen arches. [WordNet sense 3]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firm-footed; determined. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. clumsy; amateurish; pedestrian; unimaginative; plodding;	      as, flatfooted prose.	      [PJC]	   4. Without reservation; without evasion or compromise; firm;	      as, a flat-footed refusal; a flatfooted denial. [WordNet	      sense 4]	   Syn: downright, forthright, foursquare, head-on,	        straightforward.	        [PJC]	   5. With feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe. [WordNet sense	      1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   6. Unprepared and unable to react quickly; as, the new	      product caught their competitors flat-footed. [WordNet	      sense 2]	   Syn: unready.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {To catch (one) flatfooted} to catch (a person) unprepared;	      to catch (a person) by surprise.	      [PJC]
Flathead \Flat"head`\, a.	   Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced	   by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.	   [1913 Webster]	Flathead \Flat"head`\, n. (Ethnol.)	   A Chinook Indian. See {Chinook}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Flat-headed \Flat"-head`ed\, a.	   Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatiron \Flat"i`ron\, n.	   An iron with a flat, smooth surface for ironing clothes.	   [1913 Webster]
Flative \Fla"tive\, a. [L. flare, flatum to blow.]	   Producing wind; flatulent. [Obs.] --A. Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatling \Flat"ling\, adv. [Flat, a. + adverbial suff. -ling.]	   With the flat side, as of a sword; flatlong; in a prostrate	   position. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatlong \Flat"long\ (?; 115), adv.	   With the flat side downward; not edgewise. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatly \Flat"ly\, adv.	   1. In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit;	      dully; frigidly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that does the works of religion slowly, flatly,	            and without appetite.                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. peremptorily; positively; plainly; forthrightly. "He	      flatly refused his aid." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
flatmate \flat"mate`\ n.	   someone who shares an apartment with a person.	   [WordNet 1.5]
flatness \flat"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being flat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the	      state of being plane or level.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection;	      depression.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Depression of tone; the state of being below the true	      pitch; -- opposed to {sharpness} or {acuteness}.	      [1913 Webster]
Flatour \Fla*tour"\, n. [OF.]	   A flatterer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
flat-out \flat-out\ adj.	   downright; plain; unqualified; as, a flat-out lie.	   Syn: out-and-out, outright.	        [PJC]
Flatten \Flat"ten\ (fl[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Flattened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattening}.] [From {Flat}, a.]	   1. To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness;	      to make flat; to level; to make plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw down; to bring to the ground; to prostrate;	      hence, to depress; to deject; to dispirit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make vapid or insipid; to render stale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) To lower the pitch of; to cause to sound less	      sharp; to let fall from the pitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To flatten a sail} (Naut.), to set it more nearly	      fore-and-aft of the vessel.	   {Flattening oven}, in glass making, a heated chamber in which	      split glass cylinders are flattened for window glass.	      [1913 Webster]	Flatten \Flat"ten\, v. i.	   To become or grow flat, even, depressed, dull, vapid,	   spiritless, or depressed below pitch.	   [1913 Webster]
flattened \flattened\ adj.	   1. shaped like a thin sheet.	   Syn: planate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Biol) flattened laterally along the whole length e.g.	      certain leafstalks or flatfishes.	   Syn: compressed, flat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flatter \Flat"ter\ (fl[a^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal Working)	      (a) A flat-faced fulling hammer.	      (b) A drawplate with a narrow, rectangular orifice, for	          drawing flat strips, as watch springs, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Flatter \Flat"ter\ (fl[a^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Flattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren,	   cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel.	   fla[eth]ra to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter},	   {Flutter}, {Flattery}.]	   1. To treat with praise or blandishments; to gratify or	      attempt to gratify the self-love or vanity of, esp. by	      artful and interested commendation or attentions; to	      blandish; to cajole; to wheedle.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I tell him he hates flatterers,	            He says he does, being then most flattered. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man that flattereth his neighbor, spreadeth a net	            for his feet.                         --Prov. xxix.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others he flattered by asking their advice.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise hopes in; to encourage or favorable, but	      sometimes unfounded or deceitful, representations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To portray too favorably; to give a too favorable idea of;	      as, his portrait flatters him.	      [1913 Webster]	Flatter \Flat"ter\, v. i.	   To use flattery or insincere praise.	   [1913 Webster]	         If it may stand him more in stead to lie,	         Say and unsay, feign, flatter, or adjure. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatterer \Flat"ter*er\, n.	   One who flatters.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most abject flaterers degenerate into the greatest	         tyrants.                                 --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Flattering \Flat"ter*ing\, a.	   That flatters (in the various senses of the verb); as, a	   flattering speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lay not that flattering unction to your soul. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A flattering painter, who made it his care,	         To draw men as they ought be, not as they are.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatteringly \Flat"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   With flattery.	   [1913 Webster]
Flattery \Flat"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Flatteries}. [OE. flaterie, OF.	   flaterie, F. flaterie, fr. flater to flatter, F. flatter; of	   uncertain origin. See {Flatter}, v. t.]	   The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by	   artful commendation or compliments; adulation; false,	   insincere, or excessive praise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just praise is only a debt, but flattery is a present.	                                                  --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	         Flattery corrupts both the receiver and the giver.	                                                  --Burke.	   Syn: Adulation; compliment; obsequiousness. See {Adulation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Flatting \Flat"ting\, n.	   1. The process or operation of making flat, as a cylinder of	      glass by opening it out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with	      turpentine, leaves the work without gloss. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching	      with size. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it	      between rolls.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flatting coat}, a coat of paint so put on as to have no	      gloss.	   {Flatting furnace}. Same as {flattening oven}, under	      {Flatten}.	   {Flatting mill}.	      (a) A rolling mill producing sheet metal; esp., in mints,	          the mill producing the ribbon from which the planchets	          are punched.	      (b) A mill in which grains of metal are flatted by steel	          rolls, and reduced to metallic dust, used for purposes	          of ornamentation.	          [1913 Webster]
Flattish \Flat"tish\, a.	   Somewhat flat. --Woodward. flat-top
flat-top \flat-top\ flat-topped \flat-topped\adj.	   1. having a flat or flattened upper surface.	      [WordNet 1.5]
flattop \flat"top`\ n. (Mil.)	   An aircraft carrier.	   [PJC] Flatulence
Flatulence \Flat"u*lence\, Flatulency \Flat"u*len*cy\, n. [Cf.	   F. flatulence.]	   The state or quality of being flatulent.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatulent \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[2] or gases generated in the	      alimentary canal; windy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vegetables abound more with a["e]rial particles than	            animal substances, and therefore are more flatulent.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor. --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty;	      vain; as, a flatulent vanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is too flatulent sometimes, and sometimes too	            dry.                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Flatulently \Flat"u*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a flatulent manner; with flatulence.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatuosity \Flat`u*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. flatuosit['e].]	   Flatulence. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatuous \Flat"u*ous\, a. [Cf. F. flatueux.]	   Windy; generating wind. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Flatus \Fla"tus\, n.; pl. E. {Flatuses}, L. {Flatus}. [L., fr.	   flare to blow.]	   1. A breath; a puff of wind. --Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gas generated in the stomach, intestine, or other cavities	      of the body. --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]
flatware \flat"ware`\ n.	   eating utensils such as knives, forks, and spoons, considered	   collectively.	   Syn: silver.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flatwise \Flat"wise`\, a. or adv.	   With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not	   edgewise.	   [1913 Webster]
flatwork \flatwork\ n.	   Ironing that can be done mechanically.	   Syn: flat wash.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flatworm \Flat"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any worm belonging to the Platyhelminthes; also, sometimes	   applied to the planarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaundrish \Flaun"drish\ (? or ?), a.	   Flemish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flaunt \Flaunt\ (fl[aum]nt or fl[add]nt; 277), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Flaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Flaunting}.] [Cf. dial. G.	   flandern to flutter, wave; perh. akin to E. flatter,	   flutter.]	   To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously;	   as, a flaunting show.	   [1913 Webster]	         You flaunt about the streets in your new gilt chariot.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         One flaunts in rags, one flutters in brocade. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Flaunt \Flaunt\, v. t.	   To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of. "If	   you've got it, flaunt it."	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Flaunt \Flaunt\, n.	   Anything displayed for show. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In these my borrowed flaunts.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flauntingly \Flaunt"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flaunting way.	   [1913 Webster]
Flautist \Flau"tist\, n. [It. flauto a flute See {Flute}.]	   A player on the flute; a flutist.	   [1913 Webster]
Flauto \Flau"to\ (flou"t[-o]), n. [It.]	   A flute.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flauto piccolo}[It., little flute], an octave flute.	   {Flauto traverso}[It., transverse flute], the German flute,	      held laterally, instead of being played, like the old	      {fl[^u]te [`a] bec}, with a mouth piece at the end.	      [1913 Webster]
Flavaniline \Fla*van"i*line\ (? or ?; 104), n. [L. flavus yellow	   + E. aniline.] (Chem.)	   A yellow, crystalline, organic dyestuff, {C16H14N2}, of	   artifical production. It is a strong base, and is a complex	   derivative of aniline and quinoline.	   [1913 Webster]
Flavescent \Fla*ves"cent\, a. [L. flavescens, p. pr. of	   flavescere to turn yellow.]	   Turning yellow; yellowish.	   [1913 Webster]
Flavicomous \Fla*vic"o*mous\, a. [L. flavicomus; flavus yellow +	   coma hair.]	   Having yellow hair. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flavin \Fla"vin\, n. [L. flavus yellow.] (Chem.)	   A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron.	   [1913 Webster]
Flavine \Fla"vine\ (?; 104), n. (Chem.)	   A yellow, crystalline, organic base, {C13H12N2O}, obtained	   artificially.	   [1913 Webster]
Flavol \Fla"vol\, n. [L. flavus yellow + -oil.] (Chem.)	   A yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from anthraquinone,	   and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it.	   [1913 Webster]
Flavor \Fla"vor\, n. [OF. fleur, flaur (two syllables), odor,	   cf. F. fleurer to emit an odor, It. flatore a bad odor, prob.	   fr. L. flare to bow, whence the sense of exhalation. Cf.	   {Blow}.] [Written also {flavour}.]	   1. That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor;	      fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That quality of anything which affects the taste; that	      quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor;	      as, the flavor of food or drink.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste,	      gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions	      of the palate; a substance which flavors.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That quality which gives character to any of the	      productions of literature or the fine arts.	      [1913 Webster]	Flavor \Fla"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flavored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Flavoring}.]	   To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to,	   to give character or zest.	   [1913 Webster]
Flavored \Fla"vored\, a.	   Having a distinct flavor; as, high-flavored wine.	   [1913 Webster]
flavorful \flavorful\ adj.	   tasteful; having a good taste; -- of food. {tasteless}	   Syn: flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome,	        flavoursome, sapid, saporous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavoring \flavoring\ n.	   something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts.	   Syn: flavorer, flavourer, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavorless \fla"vor*less\, a.	   Without flavor; tasteless. Opposite of {flavorful}.	   Syn: bland, flat, flavourless, insipid, savorless.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Flavorous \Fla"vor*ous\, a.	   Imparting flavor; pleasant to the taste or smell; sapid.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
flavour \flavour\ v. t.	   same as {flavor}, v. and n.. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: season, flavor, give flavor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavoured \flavoured\ adj.	   same as {flavored}; -- of foods. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: flavored, seasoned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavourer \flavourer\ n.	   same as {flavoring}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: flavorer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavourful \flavourful\ adj.	   same as {flavorful}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: flavorful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome,	        flavoursome, sapid, saporous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavouring \flavouring\ n.	   same as {flavoring}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, seasoner, seasoning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavourless \flavourless\ adj.	   same as {flavorless}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: bland, flat, flavorless, insipid, savorless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavourous \flavourous\ adj.	   same as {flavorful}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavorsome,	        flavoursome, sapid, saporous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flavoursome \flavoursome\ adj.	   same as {flavorful}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous,	        flavorsome, sapid, saporous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flavous \Fla"vous\, a. [L. flavus.]	   Yellow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flaw \Flaw\ (fl[add]), n. [OE. flai, flaw flake; cf. Sw. flaga	   flaw, crack, breach, flake, D. vlaag gust of wind, Norw.	   flage, flaag, and E. flag a flat stone.]	   1. A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of	      continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.	      [1913 Webster]	            This heart	            Shall break into a hundered thousand flaws. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a	      will, in a deed, or in a statute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Has not this also its flaws and its dark side?	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a	      quarrel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And deluges of armies from the town	            Came pouring in; I heard the mighty flaw. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Snow, and hail, and stormy gust and flaw. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like flaws in summer laying lusty corn. --Tennyson.	   Syn: Blemish; fault; imperfection; spot; speck.	        [1913 Webster]	Flaw \Flaw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flawing}.]	   1. To crack; to make flaws in.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brazen caldrons with the frosts are flawed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break; to violate; to make of no effect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            France hath flawed the league.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
flawed \flawed\ (fl[add]d), a.	   having flaws or imperfections; not perfect; -- applied	   broadly; as, a flawed vase; a flawed performance; a flawed	   character.	   Syn: blemished.	        [PJC]
Flawless \Flaw"less\, a.	   Free from flaws. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Flawn \Flawn\ (fl[add]n), n. [OF. flaon, F. flan, LL. flado, fr.	   OHG. flado, G. fladen, a sort of pancake; cf. Gr. ? broad.	   See {Place}.]	   A sort of flat custard or pie. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Flawter \Flaw"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Flay}.]	   To scrape or pare, as a skin. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Flawy \Flaw"y\, a.	   1. Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to sudden flaws or gusts of wind.	      [1913 Webster]
Flax \Flax\ (fl[a^]ks), n. [AS. fleax; akin to D. vlas, OHG.	   flahs, G. flachs, and prob. to flechten to braid, plait,m	   twist, L. plectere to weave, plicare to fold, Gr. ? to weave,	   plait. See {Ply}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Linum}, esp. the {L.	      usitatissimum}, which has a single, slender stalk, about a	      foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the	      bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen,	      cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from	      the seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken	      and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Earth flax} (Min.), amianthus.	   {Flax brake}, a machine for removing the woody portion of	      flax from the fibrous.	   {Flax comb}, a hatchel, hackle, or heckle.	   {Flax cotton}, the fiber of flax, reduced by steeping in	      bicarbonate of soda and acidulated liquids, and prepared	      for bleaching and spinning like cotton. --Knight.	   {Flax dresser}, one who breaks and swingles flax, or prepares	      it for the spinner.	   {Flax mill}, a mill or factory where flax is spun or linen	      manufactured.	   {Flax puller}, a machine for pulling flax plants in the	      field.	   {Flax wench}.	      (a) A woman who spins flax. [Obs.]	      (b) A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Mountain flax} (Min.), amianthus.	   {New Zealand flax} (Bot.) See {Flax-plant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Flaxen \Flax"en\, a.	   Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of	   flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like	   flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Flax-plant \Flax"-plant`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant in new Zealand ({Phormium tenax}), allied to the	   lilies and aloes. The leaves are two inches wide and several	   feet long, and furnish a fiber which is used for making	   ropes, mats, and coarse cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaxseed \Flax"seed`\, n.	   The seed of the flax; linseed.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaxweed \Flax"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Toadflax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flaxy \Flax"y\, a.	   Like flax; flaxen. --Sir M. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Flay \Flay\ (fl[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flayed} (fl[=a]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Flaying}.] [OE. flean, flan, AS. fle['a]n; akin	   to D. vlaen, Icel. fl[=a], Sw. fl[*a], Dan. flaae, cf. Lith.	   pleszti to tear, plyszti, v.i., to burst, tear; perh. akin to	   E. flag a flat stone, flaw.]	   To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an	   ox; to flay the green earth.	   [1913 Webster]	         With her nails	         She 'll flay thy wolfish visage.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flayer \Flay"er\, n.	   One who strips off the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Flea \Flea\ (fl[=e]), v. t. [See {Flay}.]	   To flay. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He will be fleaed first	         And horse collars made of's skin.        --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Flea \Flea\, n. [OE. fle, flee, AS. fle['a], fle['a]h; akin to	   D. vtoo, OHG. fl[=o]h, G. floh, Icel. fl[=o], Russ. blocha;	   prob. from the root of E. flee. [root]84. See {Flee}.]	   (Zool.)	   An insect belonging to the genus {Pulex}, of the order	   {Aphaniptera}. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the	   power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most	   persons. The human flea ({Pulex irritans}), abundant in	   Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea	   ({Ctenocephalides canis}, formerly {Pulex canis}) and the	   smaller cat flea ({Ctenocephalides felis}) take its place.	   See {Aphaniptera}, and {Dog flea}. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A flea in the ear}, an unwelcome hint or unexpected reply,	      annoying like a flea; an irritating repulse; as, to put a	      flea in one's ear; to go away with a flea in one's ear.	   {Beach flea}, {Black flea}, etc. See under {Beach}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleabane \Flea"bane`\, n. (Bot.)	   One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving	   away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera	   {Conyza}, {Erigeron}, and {Pulicaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flea-beetle \Flea"-bee`tle\, n. (Zool.)	   A small beetle of the family {Halticid[ae]}, of many species.	   They have strong posterior legs and leap like fleas. The	   turnip flea-beetle ({Phyllotreta vittata}) and that of the	   grapevine ({Graptodera chalybea}) are common injurious	   species.	   [1913 Webster]
Flea-bite \Flea"-bite`\, n.	   1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trifling wound or pain, like that of the bite of a flea.	      --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]
flea-bitten \flea"-bit`ten\, a.	   1. Bitten by a flea; as, a flea-bitten face.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. White, flecked with minute dots of bay or sorrel; -- said	      of the color of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. same as {creaky}, 1. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: creaky, decrepit, run-down, rundown, woebegone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fleagh \Fleagh\ (fl[=e]), obs.	   imp. of {Fly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleak \Fleak\ (fl[=e]k), n.	   A flake; a thread or twist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Little long fleaks or threads of hemp.   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleaking \Fleak"ing\, n.	   A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is	   laid, in thatching houses. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Flea-louse \Flea"-louse`\, n. (Zool.)	   A jumping plant louse of the family {Psyllid[ae]}, of many	   species. That of the pear tree is {Psylla pyri}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleam \Fleam\, n. [F. flamme, OF. flieme, fr. LL. flevotomum,	   phlebotomum; cf. D. vlijm. See {Phlebotomy}.] (Surg. & Far.)	   A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums,	   etc.; a kind of lancet.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fleam tooth}, a tooth of a saw shaped like an isosceles	      triangle; a peg tooth. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleamy \Fleam"y\, a.	   Bloody; clotted. [Obs. or Prov.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Foamy bubbling of a fleamy brain.        --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Flear \Flear\, v. t. & i.	   See {Fleer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleawort \Flea"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   An herb used in medicine ({Plantago Psyllium}), named from	   the shape of its seeds. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleche \Fl[`e]che\, n. [F. fl[`e]che, prop., an arrow.] (Fort.)	   A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient	   angle pointing outward and open at the gorge.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleck \Fleck\, n.	   A flake; also, a lock, as of wool. [Obs.] --J. Martin.	   [1913 Webster]	Fleck \Fleck\, n. [Cf. Icel. flekkr; akin to Sw. fl[aum]ck, D.	   vlek, G. fleck, and perh. to E. flitch.]	   A spot; a streak; a speckle. "A sunny fleck." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Life is dashed with flecks of sin.       --tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Fleck \Fleck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flecked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flecking}.] [Cf. Icel. flekka, Sw. fl[aum]cka, D. vlekken,	   vlakken, G. flecken. See {Fleck}, n.]	   To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both flecked with white, the true Arcadian strain.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bird, a cloud, flecking the sunny air. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Flecker \Fleck"er\, v. t.	   To fleck. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleckless \Fleck"less\, a.	   Without spot or blame. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My consnience will not count me fleckless. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Flection \Flec"tion\, n. [See {Flexion}.]	   1. The act of bending, or state of being bent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The variation of words by declension, comparison, or	      conjugation; inflection.	      [1913 Webster]
Flectional \Flec"tion*al\, a.	   Capable of, or pertaining to, flection or inflection.	   [1913 Webster]	         A flectional word is a phrase in the bud. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Flector \Flec"tor\, n.	   A flexor.	   [1913 Webster]
Fled \Fled\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Flee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fledge \Fledge\, a. [OE. flegge, flygge; akin to D. vlug, G.	   fl["u]gge, fl["u]cke, OHG. flucchi, Icel. fleygr, and to E.	   fly. [root]84. See {Fly}, v. i.]	   Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly.	   [1913 Webster]	         His shoulders, fledge with wings.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Fledge \Fledge\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Fledged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fledging}.]	   1. To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers	      necessary for flight.	      [1913 Webster]	            The birds were not as yet fledged enough to shift	            for themselves.                       --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish or adorn with any soft covering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your master, whose chin is not yet fledged. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
fledged \fledged\ adj.	   1. having developed feathers or plumage; often used in	      combination; -- of birds. [Narrower terms:	      {fledgling(prenominal), fledgeling(prenominal)}]	      {unfledged}	   Syn: mature.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. equipped with feathers; -- of an arrow.	   Syn: vaned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fledgeless \fledgeless\ adj.	   not equipped with feathers; -- of an arrow.	   Syn: unfledged, unvaned.	        [WordNet 1.5] fledgeling
fledgeling \fledgeling\, fledgling \fledgling\n.	   a new member of a group.	   Syn: newcomer, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman,	        entrant.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A young bird just fledged. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster]
fledgling \fledgling\ adj.	   1. having just acquired its flight feathers; -- of a young	      bird; as, a fledgling robin. [prenominal]	   Syn: fledgeling(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. young and inexperienced; as, a fledgling enterprise; a	      fledgling skier.	   Syn: unfledged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flee \Flee\ (fl[=e]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fled} (fl[e^]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fleeing}.] [OE. fleon, fleen, AS. fle['o]n	   (imperf. fle['a]h); akin to D. vlieden, OHG. & OS. fliohan,	   G. fliehen, Icel. fl[=y]ja (imperf. fl[=y][eth]i), Dan. flye,	   Sw. fly (imperf. flydde), Goth. [thorn]liuhan. [root]84. Cf.	   {Flight}.]	   To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed	   or cowardly manner; to hasten off; -- usually with from. This	   is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] cowardly fled, not having struck one stroke.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Flee fornication.                        --1 Cor. vi.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster]	         So fled his enemies my warlike father.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When great speed is to be indicated, we commonly use	         fly, not flee; as, fly hence to France with the utmost	         speed. "Whither shall I fly to 'scape their hands?"	         --Shak. See {Fly}, v. i., 5.	         [1913 Webster]
Fleece \Fleece\ (fl[=e]s), n. [OE. flees, AS. fle['o]s; akin to	   D. flies, vlies.]	   1. The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other	      similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or	      animal, at one time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who shore me	            Like a tame wether, all my precious fleece.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Manuf.) The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the	      doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fleece wool}, wool shorn from the sheep.	   {Golden fleece}. See under {Golden}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fleece \Fleece\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fleeced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fleecing}.]	   1. To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially	      by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions	      and exactions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whilst pope and prince shared the wool betwixt them,	            the people were finely fleeced.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spread over as with wool. [R.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleeced \Fleeced\, a.	   1. Furnished with a fleece; as, a sheep is well fleeced.	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stripped of a fleece; plundered; robbed.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleeceless \Fleece"less\, a.	   Without a fleece.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleecer \Flee"cer\, n.	   One who fleeces or strips unjustly, especially by trickery or	   fraund. --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleecy \Flee"cy\, a.	   Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece. "Fleecy	   flocks." --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
fleen \fleen\ (fl[=e]n), n. pl.	   Obs. pl. of {Flea}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
fleer \fle"er\ (fl[=e]"[~e]r), n.	   One who flees. --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]	fleer \fleer\ (fl[=e]r), [imp. & p. p. {fleered} (fl[=e]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {fleering}.] [OE. flerien; cf. Scot. fleyr,	   Norw. flira to titter, giggle, laugh at nothing, MHG. vlerre,	   vlarre, a wide wound.]	   1. To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to	      deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and	      flout.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fleer and scorn at our solemnity.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grin with an air of civility; to leer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Grinning and fleering as though they went to a bear	            baiting.                              --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleer \Fleer\, v. t.	   To mock; to flout at. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Fleer \Fleer\, n.	   1. A word or look of derision or mockery.	      [1913 Webster]	            And mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorn.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grin of civility; a leer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A sly, treacherous fleer on the face of deceivers.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
fleerer \fleer"er\ (fl[=e]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who fleers. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
fleeringly \fleer"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a fleering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
fleet \fleet\ (fl[=e]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {fleeted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {fleeting}.] [OE. fleten, fleoten, to swim, AS.	   fle['o]tan to swim, float; akin to D. vlieten to flow, OS.	   fliotan, OHG. fliozzan, G. fliessen, Icel. flj[=o]ta to	   float, flow, Sw. flyta, D. flyde, L. pluere to rain, Gr.	   plei^n to sail, swim, float, Skr. plu to swim, sail.	   [root]84. Cf. {Fleet}, n. & a., {Float}, {Pluvial}, {Flow}.]	   1. To sail; to float. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And in frail wood on Adrian Gulf doth fleet.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit	      as a light substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the unaccomplished works of Nature's hand, . . .	            Dissolved on earth, fleet hither.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan	      or windlass; -- said of a cable or hawser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To move or change in position; -- said of persons;	      as, the crew fleeted aft.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fleet \Fleet\, v. t.	   1. To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship	      that fleets the gulf. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth	      and joy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many young gentlemen flock to him, and fleet the	            time carelessly.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) To draw apart the blocks of; -- said of a tackle.	          --Totten.	      (b) To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or	          windlass, as a rope or chain.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To move or change in position; used only in	      special phrases; as, of fleet aft the crew.	            We got the long "stick" . . . down and "fleeted"	            aft, where it was secured.            --F. T.	                                                  Bullen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Fleet \Fleet\, a. [Compar. {Fleeter}; superl. {Fleetest}.] [Cf.	   Icel. flj[=o]tr quick. See {Fleet}, v. i.]	   1. Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in	      going from place to place; nimble.	      [1913 Webster]	            In mail their horses clad, yet fleet and strong.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Fleet \Fleet\, n. [OE. flete, fleote, AS. fle['o]t ship, fr.	   fle['o]tan to float, swim. See {Fleet}, v. i. and cf.	   {Float}.]	   A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also,	   the collective naval force of a country, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fleet captain}, the senior aid of the admiral of a fleet,	      when a captain. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Fleet \Fleet\, n. [AS. fle['o]t a place where vessels float,	   bay, river; akin to D. vliet rill, brook, G. fliess. See	   {Fleet}, v. i.]	   1. A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; --	      obsolete, except as a place name, -- as Fleet Street in	      London.	      [1913 Webster]	            Together wove we nets to entrap the fish	            In floods and sedgy fleets.           --Matthewes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A former prison in London, which originally stood near a	      stream, the Fleet (now filled up).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fleet parson}, a clergyman of low character, in, or in the	      vicinity of, the Fleet prison, who was ready to unite	      persons in marriage (called Fleet marriage) at any hour,	      without public notice, witnesses, or consent of parents.	      [1913 Webster]	Fleet \Fleet\, v. t. [AS. fl[=e]t cream, fr. fle['o]tan to	   float. See {Fleet}, v. i.]	   To take the cream from; to skim. [Prov. Eng.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleeten \Fleet"en\, n.	   Fleeted or skimmed milk. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fleeten face}, a face of the color of fleeten, i. e.,	      blanched; hence, a coward. "You know where you are, you	      fleeten face." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleet-foot \Fleet"-foot`\, a.	   Swift of foot. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleeting \Fleet"ing\, a.	   Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as,	   the fleeting hours or moments.	   Syn: Evanescent; ephemeral. See {Transient}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fleetingly \Fleet"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a fleeting manner; swiftly.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleetings \Fleet"ings\, n. pl.	   A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds. [prov. Eng.]	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleetly \Fleet"ly\, adv.	   In a fleet manner; rapidly.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleetness \Fleet"ness\, n.	   Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as, the	   fleetness of a horse or of time.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleigh \Fleigh\, obs.	   imp. of {Fly}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleme \Fleme\, v. t. [AS. fl[=e]man, fl[=y]man.]	   To banish; to drive out; to expel. [Obs.] "Appetite flemeth	   discretion." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flemer \Flem"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, banishes or expels. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleming \Flem"ing\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Flanders.	   [1913 Webster]
Flemish \Flem"ish\, a.	   Pertaining to Flanders, or the Flemings. -- n. The language	   or dialect spoken by the Flemings; also, collectively, the	   people of Flanders.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flemish accounts} (Naut.), short or deficient accounts.	      [Humorous] --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   {Flemish beauty} (Bot.), a well known pear. It is one of few	      kinds which have a red color on one side.	   {Flemish bond}. (Arch.) See {Bond}, n., 8.	   {Flemish brick}, a hard yellow paving brick.	   {Flemish coil}, a flat coil of rope with the end in the	      center and the turns lying against, without riding over,	      each other.	   {Flemish eye} (Naut.), an eye formed at the end of a rope by	      dividing the strands and lying them over each other.	   {Flemish horse} (Naut.), an additional footrope at the end of	      a yard.	      [1913 Webster]
Flench \Flench\, v. t.	   Same as {Flence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flense \Flense\, v. t. [Cf. Dan. flense, D. vlensen, vlenzen,	   Scot. flinch.]	   To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         the flensed carcass of a fur seal.       --U. S. Census	                                                  (1880).	   [1913 Webster]
Flesh \Flesh\ (fl[e^]sh), n. [OE. flesch, flesc, AS. fl[=ae]sc;	   akin to OFries. fl[=a]sk, D. vleesch, OS. fl[=e]sk, OHG.	   fleisc, G. fleisch, Icel. & Dan. flesk lard, bacon, pork, Sw.	   fl[aum]sk.]	   1. The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which	      cover the framework of bones in man and other animals;	      especially, the muscles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In composition it is mainly proteinaceous, but contains	         in adition a large number of low-molecular-weight	         subtances, such as creatin, xanthin, hypoxanthin,	         carnin, etc. It is also rich in potassium phosphate.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Animal food, in distinction from vegetable; meat;	      especially, the body of beasts and birds used as food, as	      distinguished from {fish}.	      [1913 Webster]	            With roasted flesh, or milk, and wastel bread.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The human body, as distinguished from the soul; the	      corporeal person.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if this flesh, which walls about our life,	            Were brass impregnable.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The human eace; mankind; humanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            All flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.	                                                  --Gen. vi. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Human nature:	      (a) In a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness.	          [1913 Webster]	                There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart.	                                                  --Cowper.	      (b) In a bad sense, tendency to transient or physical	          pleasure; desire for sensual gratification; carnality.	      (c) (Theol.) The character under the influence of animal	          propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by	          spiritual influences.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. Kindred; stock; race.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is our brother and our flesh.      --Gen. xxxvii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The soft, pulpy substance of fruit; also, that part of a	      root, fruit, and the like, which is fit to be eaten.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Flesh is often used adjectively or self-explaining	         compounds; as, flesh broth or flesh-broth; flesh brush	         or fleshbrush; flesh tint or flesh-tint; flesh wound.	         [1913 Webster]	   {After the flesh}, after the manner of man; in a gross or	      earthly manner. "Ye judge after the flesh." --John viii.	      15.	   {An arm of flesh}, human strength or aid.	   {Flesh and blood}. See under {Blood}.	   {Flesh broth}, broth made by boiling flesh in water.	   {Flesh fly} (Zool.), one of several species of flies whose	      larv[ae] or maggots feed upon flesh, as the bluebottle	      fly; -- called also {meat fly}, {carrion fly}, and	      {blowfly}. See {Blowly}.	   {Flesh meat}, animal food. --Swift.	   {Flesh side}, the side of a skin or hide which was next to	      the flesh; -- opposed to {grain side}.	   {Flesh tint} (Painting), a color used in painting to imitate	      the hue of the living body.	   {Flesh worm} (Zool.), any insect larva of a flesh fly. See	      {Flesh fly} (above).	   {Proud flesh}. See under {Proud}.	   {To be one flesh}, to be closely united as in marriage; to	      become as one person. --Gen. ii. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	Flesh \Flesh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fleshed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fleshing}.]	   1. To feed with flesh, as an incitement to further exertion;	      to initiate; -- from the practice of training hawks and	      dogs by feeding them with the first game they take, or	      other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous	      weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first	      time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full bravely hast thou fleshed	            Thy maiden sword.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wild dog	            Shall flesh his tooth on every innocent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To glut; to satiate; hence, to harden, to accustom.	      "Fleshed in triumphs." --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old soldiers	            Fleshed in the spoils of Germany and France. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Leather Manufacture) To remove flesh, membrance, etc.,	      from, as from hides.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleshed \Fleshed\, a.	   1. Corpulent; fat; having flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Glutted; satiated; initiated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fleshed with slaughter.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Flesher \Flesh"er\, n.	   1. A butcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            A flesher on a block had laid his whittle down.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A two-handled, convex, blunt-edged knife, for scraping	      hides; a fleshing knife.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleshhood \Flesh"hood\, n.	   The state or condition of having a form of flesh;	   incarnation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou, who hast thyself	         Endured this fleshhood.                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshiness \Flesh"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being fleshy; plumpness; corpulence; grossness.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshings \Flesh"ings\, n. pl.	   Flesh-colored tights, worn by actors and dancers. --D.	   Jerrold.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshless \Flesh"less\, a.	   Destitute of flesh; lean. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshliness \Flesh"li*ness\, n.	   The state of being fleshly; carnal passions and appetites.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshling \Flesh"ling\, n.	   A person devoted to fleshly things. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshly \Flesh"ly\ (fl[e^]sh"l[y^]), a. [AS. fl[=ae]scl[imac]c.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the flesh; corporeal. "Fleshly	      bondage." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Animal; not vegetable. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Human; not celestial; not spiritual or divine. "Fleshly	      wisdom." --2 Cor. i. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm	            And fragile arms.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Carnal; wordly; lascivious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the	            soul.                                 --1 Pet. ii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	Fleshly \Flesh"ly\, adv.	   In a fleshly manner; carnally; lasciviously. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshment \Flesh"ment\, n.	   The act of fleshing, or the excitement attending a successful	   beginning. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshmonger \Flesh"mon`ger\, n. [AS. fl[=ae]sc mangere.]	   One who deals in flesh; hence, a pimp; a procurer; a pander.	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshpot \Flesh"pot`\, n.	   1. A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the land of Egypt . . . we sat by the fleshpots,	            and . . . did eat bread to the full.  --Ex. xvi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. hence, pl. plenty; high living.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Places providing opportunity to indulge in amusements	      or pleasures without moral restraints.	      [PJC]
Fleshquake \Flesh"quake`\, n.	   A quaking or trembling of the flesh; a quiver. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleshy \Flesh"y\, a. [Compar. {Fleshier}; superl. {Fleshiest}.]	   1. Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat;	      gross.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sole of his foot is fleshy.       --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Human. [Obs.] "Fleshy tabernacle." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the	      houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Flet \Flet\, p. p. of {Fleet}.	   Skimmed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fletch \Fletch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fletched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fletching}.] [F. fl[`e]che arrow.]	   To feather, as an arrow. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Congress] fletched their complaint, by adding:	         "America loved his brother."             --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Fletcher \Fletch"er\, n. [OF. flechier.]	   One who fletches or feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows	   and arrows. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flete \Flete\, v. i. [See {Fleet}, v. i.]	   To float; to swim. [Obs.] "Whether I sink or flete."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fletiferous \Fle*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. fletifer; fletus a weeping	   (from flere, fletum, to weep) + ferre to bear.]	   Producing tears. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Fleur-de-lis \Fleur`-de-lis`\, n.; pl. {Fleurs-de-lis}. [F.,	   flower of the lily. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}, {Lily}.]	   1. (Bot.) The iris. See {Flower-de-luce}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conventional flower suggested by the iris, and having a	      form which fits it for the terminal decoration of a	      scepter, the ornaments of a crown, etc. It is also a	      heraldic bearing, and is identified with the royal arms	      and adornments of France.	      [1913 Webster]
Fleuron \Fleu`ron"\, n. [F., fr. OF. floron. Cf. {Floroon}.]	   A flower-shaped ornament, esp. one terminating an object or	   forming one of a series, as a knob of a cover to a dish, or a	   flower-shaped part in a necklace.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fleury \Fleur"y\, a. [F. fleuri covered with flowers, p. p. of	   fleurir. See {Flourish}.] (Her.)	   Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; -- said esp. of a	   cross so decorated.	   [1913 Webster]
Flew \Flew\,	   imp. of {Fly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flewed \Flewed\, a.	   Having large flews. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flews \Flews\, n. pl.	   The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip	   of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also	   {chaps}. See Illust. of {Bloodhound}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flex \Flex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flexing}.] [L. flexus, p. p. of flectere to bend, perh.	   flectere and akin to falx sickle, E. falchion. Cf. {Flinch}.]	   To bend; as, to flex the arm.	   [1913 Webster]	Flex \Flex\, n.	   Flax. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flexanimous \Flex*an"i*mous\, a. [L. flexanimus; flectere,	   flexum, to bend + animus mind.]	   Having power to change the mind. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Flexibility \Flex`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. flexibilitas: cf. F.	   flexibilite.]	   The state or quality of being flexible; flexibleness;	   pliancy; pliability; as, the flexibility of strips of	   hemlock, hickory, whalebone or metal, or of rays of light.	   --Sir I. Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the flexibility of a veteran courtier. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Flexible \Flex"i*ble\, a. [L. flexibilis: cf. F. flexible.]	   1. Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being	      turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable;	      yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the splitting wind	            Makes flexible the knees of knotted oaks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not	      invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable;	      ductile; easy and compliant; wavering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Phocion was a man of great severity, and no ways	            flexible to the will of the people.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Women are soft, mild, pitiful, and flexible. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a	      flexible language.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was a principle more flexible to their purpose.	                                                  --Rogers.	   Syn: Pliant; pliable; supple; tractable; manageable; ductile;	        obsequious; inconstant; wavering. -- {Flex"i*ble*ness},	        n. -- {Flex"i*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Flexicostate \Flex`i*cos"tate\, a. [L. flexus bent + E.	   costate.] (Anat.)	   Having bent or curved ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Flexile \Flex"ile\, a. [L. flexilis.]	   Flexible; pliant; pliable; easily bent; plastic; tractable.	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Flexion \Flex"ion\, n. [L. flexio: cf. F. flexion.]	   1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bending; a part bent; a fold. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Syntactical change of form of words, as by	      declension or conjugation; inflection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Express the syntactical relations by flexion. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; --	      distinguished from extension.	      [1913 Webster]
Flexor \Flex"or\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of	   the arm or the hand; -- opposed to {extensor}.	   [1913 Webster] flextime	   flexitime
flexitime \flex"i*time`\, flextime \flex"time`\ flex time \flex"
time`\, n. [short for flexible time.]	   A system of scheduling working hours in places of employment,	   which allows employees to arrive at and leave work at times	   of their own choice, providing that they work the required	   number of hours and usually requiring that they be present	   during certain hours, called core time.	   Note: Certain workers prefer to arrive early and leave early,	         and others prefer to arrive late and leave late. Flex	         time is a way to accommodate such preferences,	         presumably improving employee morale, and also helps	         reduce traffic congestion during commmuting times.	         [PJC]
Flexuose \Flex"u*ose`\ (?; 135), a.	   Flexuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Flexuous \Flex"u*ous\, a. [L. flexuosus, fr. flexus a bending,	   turning.]	   1. Having turns, windings, or flexures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions;	      bent in a zigzag manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wavering; not steady; flickering. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Flexural \Flex"u*ral\, a. [From {Flexure}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature	   of, or characterized by, flexure; as, flexural elasticity.	   [1913 Webster]
Flexure \Flex"ure\ (?; 135), n. [L. flexura.]	   1. The act of flexing or bending; a turning or curving;	      flexion; hence, obsequious bowing or bending.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will it give place to flexure and low bending?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Varying with the flexures of the valley through	            which it meandered.                   --British	                                                  Quart. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The small distortion of an astronomical	      instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount	      to be added or substracted from the observed readings of	      the instrument to correct them for this distortion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The flexure of a curve} (Math.), the bending of a curve	      towards or from a straight line.	      [1913 Webster]
Flibbergib \Flib"ber*gib\, n.	   A sycophant. [Obs. & Humorous.] "Flatterers and flibbergibs."	   --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flibbertigibbet \Flib"ber*ti*gib`bet\, n.	   An imp. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flibustier \Fli`bus`tier"\, n. [F.]	   A buccaneer; an American pirate. See {Filibuster}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flick \Flick\ (fl[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flicked}	   (fl[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flicking}.] [Cf. Flicker.]	   1. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to	      flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to	      flick a whiplash.	            Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos.	                                                  --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flick \Flick\, n.	   A flitch; as, a flick of bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Flick \Flick\, n. [See {Flick}, v. t.]	   1. A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant;	      a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.	            She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave	            a flick to the pony.                  --Mrs. Humphry	                                                  Ward.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Flicker \Flick"er\ (fl[i^]k"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Flickered} (fl[i^]k"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flickering}.]	   [OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian,	   flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. [root]84. Cf.	   Flacker.]	   1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.	      [1913 Webster]	            And flickering on her nest made short essays to	            sing.                                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or	      when about to expire; as, the flickering light.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shadows flicker to fro.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Flicker \Flick"er\, n.	   1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden	      and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of	      the dying flame.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The golden-winged woodpecker ({Colaptes aurutus});	      -- so called from its spring note. Called also	      {yellow-hammer}, {high-holder}, {pigeon woodpecker}, and	      {yucca}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cackle of the flicker among the oaks.	                                                  --Thoureau.	      [1913 Webster]
Flickeringly \Flick"ering*ly\, adv.	   In a flickering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flickermouse \Flick"er*mouse`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Flittermouse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flidge \Flidge\, a.	   Fledged; fledge. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Flidge \Flidge\, v. i.	   To become fledged; to fledge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every day build their nests, every hour flidge. --R.	                                                  Greene.	   [1913 Webster]
Flier \Fli"er\ (fl[imac]"[~e]r), n. [Form {Fly}, v.; cf.	   {Flyer}]	   1. One who flies or flees; a runaway; a fugitive. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A fly. See {Fly}, n., 9, and 13	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Spinning) See {Flyer}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) See {Flyer}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An a["e]roplane or flying machine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flight \Flight\ (fl[imac]t), n. [AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr.	   fle['o]gan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fle['o]n to flee,	   G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt,	   D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. [root]84. See	   {Flee}, {Fly}.]	   1. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help	      of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the night owl's lazy flight.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape	      danger or expected evil; hasty departure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter.	                                                  --Matt. xxiv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fain by flight to save themselves.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting; a soaring; as,	      a flight of imagination, ambition, folly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could he have kept his spirit to that flight,	            He had been happy.                    --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            His highest flights were indeed far below those of	            Taylor.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A number of beings or things passing through the air	      together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company;	      the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced	      in one season; as, a flight of arrows. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift flights of angels ministrant.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a flight of fowl	            Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another.	      --Parker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of	      shooting with it. See {Shaft}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Challenged Cupid at the flight.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not a flight drawn home	            E'er made that haste that they have.  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The husk or glume of oats. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. a trip made by or in a flying vehicle, as an airplane,	      spacecraft, or aeronautical balloon.	      [PJC]	   9. A scheduled flight[8] on a commercial airline; as, the	      next flight leaves at 8 o'clock.	      [PJC]	   {Flight feathers} (Zool.), the wing feathers of a bird,	      including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See	      {Bird}.	   {To put to flight}, {To turn to flight}, to compel to run	      away; to force to flee; to rout.	   {to take a flight[9]}, to make a trip in an airplane,	      especially a scheduled flight[9].	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Syn: Pair; set. See {Pair}.	        [1913 Webster]
Flighted \Flight"ed\, a.	   1. Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition.	      "Drowsy-flighted steeds." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Feathered; -- said of arrows.	      [1913 Webster]
Flighter \Flight"er\, n. (Brewing)	   A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a	   cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Flightily \Flight"i*ly\, adv.	   In a flighty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flightiness \Flight"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being flighty.	   [1913 Webster]	         The flightness of her temper.            --Hawthorne.	   Syn: Levity; giddiness; volatility; lightness; wildness;	        eccentricity. See {Levity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Flight-shot \Flight"-shot`\, n.	   The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot;	   bowshot, -- about the fifth of a mile. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Within a flight-shot it inthe valley.    --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Half a flight-shot from the king's oak.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Flighty \Flight"y\, a.	   1. Fleeting; swift; transient.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flighty purpose never is o'ertook,	            Unless the deed go with it.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of	      imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered	      fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy;	      eccentric; slighty delirious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Proofs of my flighty and paradoxical turn of mind.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            A harsh disciplinarian and a flighty enthusiast.	                                                  --J. S.	                                                  Harford.	      [1913 Webster]
Flimflam \Flim"flam\, n. [Cf. {Flam}.]	   A freak; a trick; a lie. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Flimsily \Flim"si*ly\, adv.	   In a flimsy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flimsiness \Flim"si*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being flimsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Flimsy \Flim"sy\, a. [Compar. {Flimsier}; superl. {Flimsiest}.]	   [Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf.	   {Limsy}.]	   Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or	   solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without	   reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse,	   objection.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines.  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain.	                                                  --Sheridan.	   Syn: Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain.	        [1913 Webster]	Flimsy \Flim"sy\, n.	   1. Thin or transfer paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bank note. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Flinch \Flinch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flinching}.] [Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F.	   fl['e]chir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by	   E. blench. Cf. {Flex}.]	   1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain	      or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs	      of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one	      of the parties flinched from the combat.	      [1913 Webster]	            A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be	            accustomed to bear very rough usage without	            flinching or complaining.             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when	      attempting to give a tight croquet.	      [1913 Webster]	Flinch \Flinch\, n.	   The act of flinching.	   [1913 Webster]
Flincher \Flinch"er\, n.	   One who flinches or fails.	   [1913 Webster]
Flinchingly \Flinch"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flinching manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flindermouse \Flin"der*mouse`\, n.[OE. vlindre moth (cf. D.	   vlinder butterfly) + E. mouse. Cf. {Flittermouse},	   {Flinders}.] (Zool.)	   A bat; a flittermouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Flinders \Flin"ders\, n. pl. [Scot. flenders, flendris; perh.	   akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.]	   Small pieces or splinters; fragments.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tough ash spear, so stout and true,	         Into a thousand flinders flew.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Flindersia \Flindersia\ n.	   A small genus of Australian timber trees.	   Syn: genus {Flindersia}.	        [WordNet 1.5] flindosa
flindosa \flindosa\, flindosy \flindosy\n.	   A tall Australian timber tree ({Flindersia australis})	   yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc.	   Syn: native beech, flindosy, {Flindersia australis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fling \Fling\ (fl[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flung}	   (fl[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flinging}.] [OE. flingen,	   flengen, to rush, hurl; cf. Icel. flengia to whip, ride	   furiously, OSw. flenga to strike, Sw. fl[aum]nga to romp,	   Dan. flenge to slash.]	   1. To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart;	      to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to	      fing a stone into the pond.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is Fate that flings the dice: and, as she flings,	            Of kings makes peasants, and of peasants kings.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . like Jove, his lighting flung. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know thy generous temper well.	            Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it,	            It straight takes fire.               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun begins to fling	            His flaring beams.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every beam new transient colors flings. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate;	      hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in	      litigation.	      [1913 Webster]	            His horse started, flung him, and fell upon him.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fling about}, to throw on all sides; to scatter.	   {To fling away}, to reject; to discard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cromwell, I charge thee, fling away ambition.	                                                  --Shak.	      	   {To fling down}.	      (a) To throw to the ground; esp., to throw in defiance, as	          formerly knights cast a glove into the arena as a	          challenge.	          [1913 Webster]	                This question so flung down before the guests, .	                . .	                Was handed over by consent of all	                To me who had not spoken.         --Tennyson.	      (b) To overturn; to demolish; to ruin.	   {To fling in}, to throw in; not to charge in an account; as,	      in settling accounts, one party flings in a small sum, or	      a few days' work.	   {To fling off}, to baffle in the chase; to defeat of prey;	      also, to get rid of. --Addison.	   {To fling open}, to throw open; to open suddenly or with	      violence; as, to fling open a door.	   {To fling out}, to utter; to speak in an abrupt or harsh	      manner; as, to fling out hard words against another.	   {To fling up}, to relinquish; to abandon; as, to fling up a	      design.	      [1913 Webster]	Fling \Fling\, v. i.	   1. To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to	      kick and fling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer;	      as, the scold began to flout and fling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush	      or spring with violence or haste.	      [1913 Webster]	            And crop-full, out of doors he flings. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I flung closer to his breast,	            As sword that, after battle, flings to sheath.	                                                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fling out}, to become ugly and intractable; to utter	      sneers and insinuations.	      [1913 Webster]	Fling \Fling\, n.	   1. A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick;	      as, the fling of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of	      sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, who love to have a fling,	            Both at senate house and king.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trifing matter; an object of contempt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            England were but a fling	            Save for the crooked stick and the gray goose wing.	                                                  --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a short period during which one indulges one's wishes,	      whims, or desires in an unrestrained manner.	      [PJC]	   6. a love affair.	      [PJC]	   7. a casual or brief attempt to accomplish something.	      [informal]	   Syn: shot.	        [PJC]	   8. a period during which one tries a new activity; as, he	      took a fling at playing tennis.	      [PJC]	   {To have one's fling}, to enjoy one's self to the full; to	      have a season of dissipation. --J. H. Newman. "When I was	      as young as you, I had my fling. I led a life of	      pleasure." --D. Jerrold.	      [1913 Webster]
Flingdust \Fling"dust`\, n.	   One who kicks up the dust; a streetwalker; a low manner.	   [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Flinger \Fling"er\, n.	   One who flings; one who jeers.	   [1913 Webster]
Flint \Flint\, n. [AS. flint, akin to Sw. flinta, Dan. flint;	   cf. OHG. flins flint, G. flinte gun (cf. E. flintlock), perh.	   akin to Gr. ? brick. Cf. {Plinth}.]	   1. (Min.) A massive, somewhat impure variety of quartz, in	      color usually of a gray to brown or nearly black, breaking	      with a conchoidal fracture and sharp edge. It is very	      hard, and strikes fire with steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of flint for striking fire; -- formerly much used,	      esp. in the hammers of gun locks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything extremely hard, unimpressible, and unyielding,	      like flint. "A heart of flint." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flint age}. (Geol.) Same as {Stone age}, under {Stone}.	   {Flint brick}, a fire made principially of powdered silex.	   {Flint glass}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Flint implements} (Arch[ae]ol.), tools, etc., employed by	      men before the use of metals, such as axes, arrows,	      spears, knives, wedges, etc., which were commonly made of	      flint, but also of granite, jade, jasper, and other hard	      stones.	   {Flint mill}.	      (a) (Pottery) A mill in which flints are ground.	      (b) (Mining) An obsolete appliance for lighting the miner	          at his work, in which flints on a revolving wheel were	          made to produce a shower of sparks, which gave light,	          but did not inflame the fire damp. --Knight.	   {Flint stone}, a hard, siliceous stone; a flint.	   {Flint wall}, a kind of wall, common in England, on the face	      of which are exposed the black surfaces of broken flints	      set in the mortar, with quions of masonry.	   {Liquor of flints}, a solution of silica, or flints, in	      potash.	   {To skin a flint}, to be capable of, or guilty of, any	      expedient or any meanness for making money. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Flint glass \Flint" glass`\ (Chem.)	   A soft, heavy, brilliant glass, consisting essentially of a	   silicate of lead and potassium. It is used for tableware, and	   for optical instruments, as prisms, its density giving a high	   degree of dispersive power; -- so called, because formerly	   the silica was obtained from pulverized flints. Called also	   {crystal glass}. Cf. {Glass}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The concave or diverging half on an achromatic lens is	         usually made of flint glass.	         [1913 Webster]
Flint-hearted \Flint"-heart`ed\, a.	   Hard-hearted. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flintiness \Flint"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being flinty; hardness; cruelty.	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Flintlock \Flint"lock`\, n.	   1. A lock for a gun or pistol, having a flint fixed in the	      hammer, which on striking the steel ignites the priming.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hand firearm fitted with a flintlock; esp., the	      old-fashioned musket of European and other armies.	      [1913 Webster]
Flintware \Flint"ware`\, n.	   A superior kind of earthenware into whose composition flint	   enters largely. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Flintwood \Flint"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   An Australian name for the very hard wood of the {Eucalyptus	   piluralis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flinty \Flint"y\, a. [Compar. {Flintier}; superl. {Flintiest}.]	   Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling,	   flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flinty rock}, or {Flinty state}, a siliceous slate; --	      basanite is here included. See {Basanite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Flip \Flip\ (fl[i^]p), n. [Cf. Prov. E. flip nimble, flippant,	   also, a slight blow. Cf. {Flippant}.]	   A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot	   iron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flip dog}, an iron used, when heated, to warm flip.	      [1913 Webster]	Flip \Flip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flipped} (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Flipping}.]	   1. To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over	      one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when your little ones	            Do 'twixt their fingers flip their cherry stones.	                                                  --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to	      flip a card over; to flip a pancake.	      [PJC]	   3. To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues,	      such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal	      prosecution in which the person is a defendant. [cant]	      [PJC]	   4. (Finance) To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick	      profit. [cant]	      [PJC]	Flip \Flip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flipped} (fl[i^]pt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Flipping}.]	   To become insane or irrational; -- often used with out; as,	   seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.	   [PJC]
Flipe \Flipe\ (fl[imac]p), v. t.	   To turn inside out, or with the leg part back over the foot,	   as a stocking in pulling off or for putting on. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flip-flap \Flip"-flap`\, n. [See {Flip}, and {Flap}.]	   The repeated stroke of something long and loose. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Flip-flap \Flip"-flap`\, adv.	   With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and	   loose. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Flippancy \Flip"pan*cy\, n.[See {Flippant}.]	   The state or quality of being flippant.	   [1913 Webster]	         This flippancy of language.              --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Flippant \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, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease	      and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative.	      [1913 Webster]	            It becometh good men, in such cases, to be flippant	            and free in their speech.             --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or	      consideration; empty; trifling; inconsiderate; pert;	      petulant. "Flippant epilogues." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            To put flippant scorn to the blush.   --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sort of flippant, vain discourse.   --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Flippant \Flip"pant\, n.	   A flippant person. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Flippantly \Flip"pant*ly\, adv.	   In a flippant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flippantness \Flip"pant*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being flippant.	   [1913 Webster]
Flipper \Flip"per\, n. [Cf. {Flip}, {Flippant}.]	   1. (Zool.) A broad flat limb used for swimming, as those of	      seals, sea turtles, whales, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The hand. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
flippers \flippers\ n. {flipper} [By analogy with	   flipper[W13(1)], the limb of an aquatic animal used for	   locomotion]	   A type of shoe with a paddle-like front extending well beyond	   the end of the toe, used an aid in swimming (especially	   underwater).	   Note: They are typically of rubber-like material, and are not	         worn when walking on land.	   Syn: fin, fins.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flirt \Flirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flirted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flirting}.] [Cf. AS. fleard trifle, folly, fleardian to	   trifle.]	   1. To throw with a jerk or quick effort; to fling suddenly;	      as, they flirt water in each other's faces; he flirted a	      glove, or a handkerchief.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To toss or throw about; to move playfully to and fro; as,	      to flirt a fan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To jeer at; to treat with contempt; to mock. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am ashamed; I am scorned; I am flirted. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Flirt \Flirt\, v. i.	   1. To run and dart about; to act with giddiness, or from a	      desire to attract notice; especially, to play the	      coquette; to play at courtship; to coquet; as, they flirt	      with the young men.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter contemptuous language, with an air of disdain; to	      jeer or gibe. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Flirt \Flirt\, n.	   1. A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion;	      hence, a jeer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Several little flirts and vibrations. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            With many a flirt and flutter.        --E. A. Poe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. LG. flirtje, G. flirtchen. See {Flirt}, v. t.] One	      who flirts; esp., a woman who acts with giddiness, or	      plays at courtship; a coquette; a pert girl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Several young flirts about town had a design to cast	            us out of the fashionable world.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Flirt \Flirt\, a.	   Pert; wanton. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flirtation \Flir*ta"tion\, n.	   1. Playing at courtship; coquetry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flirtations and jealousies of our ball rooms.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Flirt-gill \Flirt"-gill`\, n.	   A woman of light behavior; a gill-flirt. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         You heard him take me up like a flirt-gill. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Flirtigig \Flirt"i*gig\, n.	   A wanton, pert girl. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flirtingly \Flirt"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flirting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flisk \Flisk\, v. i.	   To frisk; to skip; to caper. [Obs. Scot.] "The flisking	   flies." --Gosson.	   [1913 Webster]	Flisk \Flisk\, n.	   A caper; a spring; a whim. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flit \Flit\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flitting}.] [OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel.	   flytja, Sw. flytta, Dan. flytte. [root]84. Cf. {Fleet}, v.	   i.]	   1. To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a	      rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits	      away; a cloud flits along.	      [1913 Webster]	            A shadow flits before me.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flutter; to rove on the wing. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to	      another; to remove; to migrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            It became a received opinion, that the souls of men,	            departing this life, did flit out of one body into	            some other.                           --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To remove from one place or habitation to another. [Scot.	      & Prov. Eng.] --Wright. Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be unstable; to be easily or often moved.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the free soul to flitting air resigned.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Flit \Flit\, a.	   Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See {Fleet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flitch \Flitch\, n.; pl. {Flitches}. [OE. flicche, flikke, AS.	   flicce, akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. fl[imac]k flap,	   tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. {Flick}, n.]	   1. The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon.	      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates,	      which are secured together, side by side, to make a large	      girder or built beam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Flitch \Flitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flitching}.] [See {Flitch}, n.]	   To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips; as, to flitch	   logs; to flitch bacon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flite \Flite\, v. i. [AS. fl[imac]tan to strive, contend,	   quarrel; akin to G. fleiss industry.]	   To scold; to quarrel. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster] Flite	Flite \Flite\, Flyte \Flyte\, n. [AS. fl[imac]t. See {Flite}.]	   Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting;	   wrangling. [Obs. or Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	         The bird of Pallas has also a good "flyte" on the moral	         side . . . in his suggestion that the principal effect	         of the nightingale's song is to make women false to	         their husbands.                          --Saintsbury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flitter \Flit"ter\, v. i.	   To flutter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Flitter \Flit"ter\, v. t.	   To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.]	   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Flitter \Flit"ter\, n. [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern	   to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. {Flitter}, v. i.]	   A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.	   [1913 Webster]
Flittermouse \Flit"ter*mouse`\, n. [Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf.	   G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarm[=u]s. Cf. {Flickermouse},	   {Flindermouse}.] (Zool.)	   A bat; -- called also {flickermouse}, {flindermouse}, and	   {flintymouse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flittern \Flit"tern\, a.	   A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees.	   --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Flittiness \Flit"ti*ness\, n. [From {Flitty}.]	   Unsteadiness; levity; lightness. [Obs.] --Bp. Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Flitting \Flit"ting\, n.	   1. A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A removal from one habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A neighbor had lent his cart for the flitting, and	            it was now standing loaded at the door, ready to	            move away.                            --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster] Flitting	Flitting \Flitt"ing\, Flytting \Flytt"ing\, n.	   Contention; strife; scolding; specif., a kind of metrical	   contest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th	   century. [Obs. or Scot.]	         These "flytings" consisted of alternate torrents of	         sheer Billingsgate poured upon each other by the	         combatants.                              --Saintsbury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flittingly \Flit"ting*ly\, adv.	   In a flitting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flitty \Flit"ty\, a. [From {Flit}.]	   Unstable; fluttering. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Flix \Flix\, n. [Cf. {Flax}.]	   Down; fur. [Obs. or Eng.] --J. Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]	Flix \Flix\, n.	   The flux; dysentery. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flix weed} (Bot.), the {Sisymbrium Sophia}, a kind of hedge	      mustard, formerly used as a remedy for dysentery.	      [1913 Webster]
Flo \Flo\ (fl[=o]), n.; pl. {Flon} (fl[=o]n). [AS. fl[=a],	   fl[=a]n.]	   An arrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Float \Float\ (fl[=o]t), n.[OE. flote ship, boat, fleet, AS.	   flota ship, fr. fle['o]tan to float; akin to D. vloot fleet,	   G. floss raft, Icel. floti float, raft, fleet, Sw. flotta.	   [root] 84. See {Fleet}, v. i., and cf. {Flotilla}, {Flotsam},	   {Plover}.]	   1. Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid,	      as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the	      liquid surface, or mark the place of, something.	      Specifically:	      (a) A mass of timber or boards fastened together, and	          conveyed down a stream by the current; a raft.	      (b) The hollow, metallic ball of a self-acting faucet,	          which floats upon the water in a cistern or boiler.	      (c) The cork or quill used in angling, to support the bait	          line, and indicate the bite of a fish.	      (d) Anything used to buoy up whatever is liable to sink;	          an inflated bag or pillow used by persons learning to	          swim; a life preserver.	      (e) The hollow, metallic ball which floats on the fuel in	          the fuel tank of a vehicle to indicate the level of	          the fuel surface, and thus the amount of fuel	          remaining.	      (f) A hollow elongated tank mounted under the wing of a	          seaplane which causes the plane to float when resting	          on the surface of the water.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                This reform bill . . . had been used as a float	                by the conservative ministry.     --J. P.	                                                  Peters.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A float board. See {Float board} (below).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Tempering) A contrivance for affording a copious stream	      of water to the heated surface of an object of large bulk,	      as an anvil or die. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of flowing; flux; flow. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A quantity of earth, eighteen feet square and one foot	      deep. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Plastering) The trowel or tool with which the floated	      coat of plastering is leveled and smoothed.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A polishing block used in marble working; a runner.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A single-cut file for smoothing; a tool used by shoemakers	      for rasping off pegs inside a shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A coal cart. [Eng.] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The sea; a wave. See {Flote}, n.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Banking) The free use of money for a time between	       occurrence of a transaction (such as depositing a check	       or a purchase made using a credit card), and the time	       when funds are withdrawn to cover the transaction; also,	       the money made available between transactions in that	       manner.	       [PJC]	   12. a vehicle on which an exhibit or display is mounted,	       driven or pulled as part of a parade. The float often is	       based on a large flat platform, and may contain a very	       elaborate structure with a tableau or people.	       [PJC]	   {Float board}, one of the boards fixed radially to the rim of	      an undershot water wheel or of a steamer's paddle wheel;	      -- a vane.	   {Float case} (Naut.), a caisson used for lifting a ship.	   {Float copper} or {Float gold} (Mining), fine particles of	      metallic copper or of gold suspended in water, and thus	      liable to be lost.	   {Float ore}, water-worn particles of ore; fragments of vein	      material found on the surface, away from the vein outcrop.	      --Raymond.	   {Float stone} (Arch.), a siliceous stone used to rub	      stonework or brickwork to a smooth surface.	   {Float valve}, a valve or cock acted upon by a float. See	      {Float}, 1	       (b) .	           [1913 Webster]	Float \Float\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Floated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Floating}.] [OE. flotien, flotten, AS. flotian to float,	   swim, fr. fle['o]tan. See {Float}, n.]	   1. To rest on the surface of any fluid; to swim; to be buoyed	      up.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ark no more now floats, but seems on ground.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three blustering nights, borne by the southern	            blast,	            I floated.                            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move quietly or gently on the water, as a raft; to	      drift along; to move or glide without effort or impulse on	      the surface of a fluid, or through the air.	      [1913 Webster]	            They stretch their broad plumes and float upon the	            wind.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            There seems a floating whisper on the hills.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Float \Float\, v. t.	   1. To cause to float; to cause to rest or move on the surface	      of a fluid; as, the tide floated the ship into the harbor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had floated that bell on the Inchcape rock.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flood; to overflow; to cover with water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Proud Pactolus floats the fruitful lands. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Plastering) To pass over and level the surface of with a	      float while the plastering is kept wet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To support and sustain the credit of, as a commercial	      scheme or a joint-stock company, so as to enable it to go	      into, or continue in, operation.	      [1913 Webster]
Floatable \Float"a*ble\, a.	   That may be floated.	   [1913 Webster]
Floatage \Float"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Same as {Flotage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Floatation \Float*a"tion\, n.	   See {Flotation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Floater \Float"er\, n.	   1. One who floats or swims.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A float for indicating the height of a liquid surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Politics)	      (a) A voter who shifts from party to party, esp. one whose	          vote is purchasable. [U. S.]	      (b) A person, as a delegate to a convention or a member of	          a legislature, who represents an irregular	          constituency, as one formed by a union of the voters	          of two counties neither of which has a number	          sufficient to be allowed a (or an extra)	          representative of its own. [U. S.]	      (c) A person who votes illegally in various polling places	          or election districts, either under false registration	          made by himself or under the name of some properly	          registered person who has not already voted. [U. S.]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Floating \Float"ing\, a.	   1. Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a	      wreck; floating motes in the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating	      ribs in man and some other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as,	      floating capital; a floating debt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trade was at an end. Floating capital had been	            withdrawn in great masses from the island.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Floating anchor} (Naut.), a drag or sea anchor; drag sail.	      	   {Floating battery} (Mil.), a battery erected on rafts or the	      hulls of ships, chiefly for the defense of a coast or the	      bombardment of a place.	   {Floating bridge}.	      (a) A bridge consisting of rafts or timber, with a floor	          of plank, supported wholly by the water; a bateau	          bridge. See {Bateau}.	      (b) (Mil.) A kind of double bridge, the upper one	          projecting beyond the lower one, and capable of being	          moved forward by pulleys; -- used for carrying troops	          over narrow moats in attacking the outworks of a fort.	      (c) A kind of ferryboat which is guided and impelled by	          means of chains which are anchored on each side of a	          stream, and pass over wheels on the vessel, the wheels	          being driven by stream power.	      (d) The landing platform of a ferry dock.	   {Floating cartilage} (Med.), a cartilage which moves freely	      in the cavity of a joint, and often interferes with the	      functions of the latter.	   {Floating dam}.	      (a) An anchored dam.	      (b) A caisson used as a gate for a dry dock.	   {Floating derrick}, a derrick on a float for river and harbor	      use, in raising vessels, moving stone for harbor	      improvements, etc.	   {Floating dock}. (Naut.) See under {Dock}.	   {Floating harbor}, a breakwater of cages or booms, anchored	      and fastened together, and used as a protection to ships	      riding at anchor to leeward. --Knight.	   {Floating heart} (Bot.), a small aquatic plant ({Limnanthemum	      lacunosum}) whose heart-shaped leaves float on the water	      of American ponds.	   {Floating island}, a dish for dessert, consisting of custard	      with floating masses of whipped cream or white of eggs.	   {Floating kidney}. (Med.) See {Wandering kidney}, under	      {Wandering}.	   {Floating light}, a light shown at the masthead of a vessel	      moored over sunken rocks, shoals, etc., to warn mariners	      of danger; a light-ship; also, a light erected on a buoy	      or floating stage.	   {Floating liver}. (Med.) See {Wandering liver}, under	      {Wandering}.	   {Floating pier}, a landing stage or pier which rises and	      falls with the tide.	   {Floating ribs} (Anat.), the lower or posterior ribs which	      are not connected with the others in front; in man they	      are the last two pairs.	   {Floating screed} (Plastering), a strip of plastering first	      laid on, to serve as a guide for the thickness of the	      coat.	   {Floating threads} (Weaving), threads which span several	      other threads without being interwoven with them, in a	      woven fabric.	      [1913 Webster]	Floating \Float"ing\, n.	   1. (Weaving) Floating threads. See {Floating threads}, above.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The second coat of three-coat plastering. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The process of rendering oysters and scallops plump by	      placing them in fresh or brackish water; -- called also	      {fattening}, {plumping}, and {laying out}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Floating charge	Floating charge \Floating charge\, lien \lien\, etc. (Law)	   A charge, lien, etc., that successively attaches to such	   assets as a person may have from time to time, leaving him	   more or less free to dispose of or encumber them as if no	   such charge or lien existed.
Floatingly \Float"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a floating manner.	   [1913 Webster]
floatplane \floatplane\ n.	   a plane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from	   water.	   Syn: pontoon plane, seaplane.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Floaty \Float"y\, a.	   Swimming on the surface; buoyant; light. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Flobert \Flo"bert\, n. (Gun.)	   A small cartridge designed for target shooting; -- sometimes	   called {ball cap}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flobert rifle}, a rifle adapted to the use of floberts.	      [1913 Webster]
Floccillation \Floc`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. floccus a flock of	   wool. Cf. {Flock} of wool.] (Med.)	   A delirious picking of bedclothes by a sick person, as if to	   pick off flocks of wool; carphology; -- an alarming symptom	   in acute diseases. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Floccose \Floc*cose"\, a. [L. floccosus. Cf. 2d {Flock}, n.]	   1. Spotted with small tufts like wool. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having tufts of soft hairs, which are often	      deciduous.	      [1913 Webster]
Floccular \Floc"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the flocculus.	   [1913 Webster]
Flocculate \Floc"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flocculated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Flocculating}.] (Geol.)	   To aggregate into small lumps.	   [1913 Webster]	Flocculate \Floc"cu*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Furnished with tufts of curly hairs, as some insects.	   [1913 Webster]	Flocculate \Floc"cu*late\, v. t.	   To convert into floccules or flocculent aggregates; to make	   granular or crumbly; as, the flocculating of a soil improves	   its mechanical condition.	         When applied to clay soils it [lime] binds the small	         particles together, or flocculates them. --I. P.	                                                  Roberts.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flocculation \Floc`cu*la"tion\, n. (Geol.)	   1. The process by which small particles of fine soils and	      sediments aggregate into larger lumps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process or event in which masses of a solid substance	      of perceptible size form in a liquid by aggregation of	      smaller particles, and usually sediment to the bottom of	      the containing vessel; as, addition of a cationic polymer	      can cause flocculation of a negatively charged colloidal	      suspension.	      [PJC]
Floccule \Floc"cule\, n. [See {Flocculus}.]	   1. A detached mass of loosely fibrous structure like a	      shredded tuft of wool.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Chem.) Specif.: A small particle of an insoluble	      substance formed in a liquid by the union of smaller	      particles.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flocculence \Floc"cu*lence\, n.	   The state of being flocculent.	   [1913 Webster]
Flocculent \Floc"cu*lent\, a. [See {Flock} of wool.]	   1. Clothed with small flocks or flakes; woolly. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Applied to the down of newly hatched or unfledged	      birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Having a structure like shredded wool, as some	      precipitates.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flocculus \Floc"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Flocculi}. [NL., dim. of L.	   floccus a lock or flock of wool.] (Anat.)	   A small lobe in the under surface of the cerebellum, near the	   middle peduncle; the subpeduncular lobe.	   [1913 Webster]
Floccus \Floc"cus\, n.; pl. {Flocci}. [L., a flock of wool.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The tuft of hair terminating the tail of mammals.	      (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of young birds.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A woolly filament sometimes occuring with the	      sporules of certain fungi.	      [1913 Webster]
Flock \Flock\, n. [AS. flocc flock, company; akin to Icel.	   flokkr crowd, Sw. flock, Dan. flok; prob. orig. used of	   flows, and akin to E. fly. See {Fly}.]	   1. A company or collection of living creatures; -- especially	      applied to sheep and birds, rarely to persons or (except	      in the plural) to cattle and other large animals; as, a	      flock of ravenous fowl. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heathen . . . came to Nicanor by flocks. --2	                                                  Macc. xiv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Christian church or congregation; considered in their	      relation to the pastor, or minister in charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            As half amazed, half frighted all his flock.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Flock \Flock\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flocking}.]	   To gather in companies or crowds.	   [1913 Webster]	         Friends daily flock.                     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flocking fowl} (Zool.), the greater scaup duck.	      [1913 Webster]	Flock \Flock\, v. t.	   To flock to; to crowd. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Good fellows, trooping, flocked me so.   --Taylor	                                                  (1609).	   [1913 Webster]	Flock \Flock\, n. [OE. flokke; cf. D. vlok, G. flocke, OHG.	   floccho, Icel. fl[=o]ki, perh. akin to E. flicker, flacker,	   or cf. L. floccus, F. floc.]	   1. A lock of wool or hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks	            in the point [pommel].                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Woolen or cotton refuse (sing. or pl.), old rags, etc.,	      reduced to a degree of fineness by machinery, and used for	      stuffing unpholstered furniture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very fine, sifted, woolen refuse, especially that from	      shearing the nap of cloths, used as a coating for wall	      paper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also,	      the dust of vegetable fiber used for a similar purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flock bed}, a bed filled with flocks or locks of coarse	      wool, or pieces of cloth cut up fine. "Once a flock bed,	      but repaired with straw." --Pope.	   {Flock paper}, paper coated with flock fixed with glue or	      size.	      [1913 Webster]	Flock \Flock\, v. t.	   To coat with flock, as wall paper; to roughen the surface of	   (as glass) so as to give an appearance of being covered with	   fine flock.	   [1913 Webster]
Flockling \Flock"ling\, n.	   A lamb. [Obs.] --Brome (1659).	   [1913 Webster]
Flockly \Flock"ly\, adv.	   In flocks; in crowds. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flockmel \Flock"mel\, adv. [AS. flocm?lum. See {Meal} part.]	   In a flock; in a body. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That flockmel on a day they to him went. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flocky \Flock"y\, a.	   Abounding with flocks; floccose.	   [1913 Webster]
Floe \Floe\ (fl[=o]), n. [Cf. Dan. flag af iis, iisflage, Sw.	   flaga, flake, isflaga, isflake. See {Flag} a flat stone.]	   A low, flat mass of floating ice.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Floe rat} (Zool.), a seal ({Phoca f[oe]tida}).	      [1913 Webster]
Flog \Flog\ (fl[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flogged} (fl[o^]gd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Flogging} (-g[i^]ng).] [Cf. Scot. fleg blow,	   stroke, kick, AS. flocan to strike, or perh. fr. L.	   flagellare to whip. Cf. {Flagellate}.]	   To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to	   chastise with repeated blows.	   [1913 Webster]
Flogger \Flog"ger\, n.	   1. One who flogs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of mallet for beating the bung stave of a cask to	      start the bung. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Flogging \Flog"ging\, a. & n.	   from {Flog}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flogging chisel} (Mach.), a large cold chisel, used in	      chipping castings.	   {Flogging hammer}, a small sledge hammer used for striking a	      flogging chisel.	      [1913 Webster]
Flon \Flon\, n. pl.	   See {Flo}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flong \Flong\ (? or ?), obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Fling}.	   [1913 Webster]	Flong \Flong\, n. [Of the same origin as flawn, flan, a metal	   disk.] (Stereotyping)	   A compressed mass of paper sheets, forming a matrix or mold	   for stereotype plates.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flood \Flood\ (fl[u^]d), n. [OE. flod a flowing, stream, flood,	   AS. fl[=o]d; akin to D. vloed, OS. fl[=o]d, OHG. fluot, G.	   flut, Icel. fl[=o][eth], Sw. & Dan. flod, Goth. fl[=o]dus;	   from the root of E. flow. [root]80. See {Flow}, v. i.]	   1. A great flow of water; a body of moving water; the flowing	      stream, as of a river; especially, a body of water,	      rising, swelling, and overflowing land not usually thus	      covered; a deluge; a freshet; an inundation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A covenant never to destroy	            The earth again by flood.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flowing in of the tide; the semidiurnal swell or rise	      of water in the ocean; -- opposed to {ebb}; as, young	      flood; high flood.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a tide in the affairs of men,	            Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A great flow or stream of any fluid substance; as, a flood	      of light; a flood of lava; hence, a great quantity widely	      diffused; an overflowing; a superabundance; as, a flood of	      bank notes; a flood of paper currency.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Menstrual disharge; menses. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flood anchor} (Naut.), the anchor by which a ship is held	      while the tide is rising.	   {Flood fence}, a fence so secured that it will not be swept	      away by a flood.	   {Flood gate}, a gate for shutting out, admitting, or	      releasing, a body of water; a tide gate.	   {Flood mark}, the mark or line to which the tide, or a flood,	      rises; high-water mark.	   {Flood tide}, the rising tide; -- opposed to {ebb tide}.	   {The Flood}, the deluge in the days of Noah.	      [1913 Webster]	Flood \Flood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flooded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flooding}.]	   1. To overflow; to inundate; to deluge; as, the swollen river	      flooded the valley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause or permit to be inundated; to fill or cover with	      water or other fluid; as, to flood arable land for	      irrigation; to fill to excess or to its full capacity; as,	      to flood a country with a depreciated currency.	      [1913 Webster]
Floodage \Flood"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Inundation. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
flooded \flooded\ adj.	   1. covered or overflowing with water.	   Syn: afloat(predicate), awash(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. filled to overflowing as if with water; as, a desk flooded	      with applications.	   Syn: inundated, swamped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flooder \Flood"er\, n.	   One who floods anything.	   [1913 Webster]
floodhead \floodhead\ n.	   a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood; as, we were lucky	   to be safe when the floodheads hit..	   [WordNet 1.5]
Flooding \Flood"ing\, n.	   The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow;	   inundation; the filling anything to excess.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from	      the uterus. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
floodlit \floodlit\ adj.	   Illuminated by means of floodlights.	   Syn: floodlighted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flook \Flook\ (fl[=oo]k), n.	   A fluke of an anchor. Flookan
Flookan \Flook"an\, Flukan \Flu"kan\, n. (Mining)	   See {Flucan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flooky \Flook"y\, a.	   Fluky.	   [1913 Webster]
Floor \Floor\ (fl[=o]r), n. [AS. fl[=o]r; akin to D. vloer, G.	   flur field, floor, entrance hall, Icel. fl[=o]r floor of a	   cow stall, cf. Ir. & Gael. lar floor, ground, earth, W.	   llawr, perh. akin to L. planus level. Cf. {Plain} smooth.]	   1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the part upon which	      we stand and upon which the movables in the room are	      supported.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The structure formed of beams, girders, etc., with proper	      covering, which divides a building horizontally into	      stories. Floor in sense 1 is, then, the upper surface of	      floor in sense 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The surface, or the platform, of a structure on which we	      walk or travel; as, the floor of a bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A story of a building. See {Story}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Legislative Assemblies)	      (a) The part of the house assigned to the members.	      (b) The right to speak; as, the gentleman from Iowa has	          the floor. [U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Instead of he has the floor, the English say, he is in	         possession of the house.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side	      of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining)	      (a) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal	          deposit.	      (b) A horizontal, flat ore body. --Raymond.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Floor cloth}, a heavy fabric, painted, varnished, or	      saturated, with waterproof material, for covering floors;	      oilcloth.	   {Floor cramp}, an implement for tightening the seams of floor	      boards before nailing them in position.	   {Floor light}, a frame with glass panes in a floor.	   {Floor plan}.	      (a) (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal section, showing a ship	          as divided at the water line.	      (b) (Arch.) A horizontal section, showing the thickness of	          the walls and partitions, arrangement of passages,	          apartments, and openings at the level of any floor of	          a house.	          [1913 Webster]	Floor \Floor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Floored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flooring}.]	   1. To cover with a floor; to furnish with a floor; as, to	      floor a house with pine boards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike down or lay level with the floor; to knock down;	      hence, to silence by a conclusive answer or retort; as, to	      floor an opponent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Floored or crushed by him.            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To finish or make an end of; as, to floor a college	      examination. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I've floored my little-go work.       --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]
Floorage \Floor"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Floor space.	   [1913 Webster]
floorboard \floorboard\ n.	   1. a board in the floor.	   Syn: floor board.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the floor of an automobile.	      [WordNet 1.5]
floorcover \floorcover\ n.	   a covering for the floor of an automobile.	   Syn: floor covering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
floored \floored\ adj.	   1. provided with a floor. {ceilinged}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. knocked down to the floor or ground.	      [PJC]	   3. defeated; overwhelmed.	      [PJC]	   4. suprised and confounded; nonplused; as, I was floored by	      the brilliance of the solution.	      [PJC]
Floorer \Floor"er\, n.	   Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that	   knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that	   exceeds one's abilities. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Floorheads \Floor"heads`\, n. pl. (Naut.)	   The upper extermities of the floor of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Flooring \Floor"ing\, n.	   A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See	   {Floor}, n. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Material for the construction of a floor or floors.	      [1913 Webster]
Floorless \Floor"less\, a.	   Having no floor.	   [1913 Webster]
Floorwalker \Floor"walk`er\, n.	   One who walks about in a large retail store as an overseer	   and director. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flop \Flop\ (fl[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flopped} (fl[o^]pt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Flopping}.] [A variant of flap.]	   1. To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail,	      etc.; to flap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat. [Colloq.]	      --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	Flop \Flop\ (fl[o^]p), v. i.	   1. To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish	      with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall;	      as, the brim of a hat flops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall, sink, or throw one's self, heavily, clumsily, and	      unexpectedly on the ground. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Flop \Flop\, n.	   Act of flopping. [Colloq.] --W. H. Russell.	   [1913 Webster]
flophouse \flophouse\ n.	   a cheap and usually seedy lodging house or hotel.	   Syn: dosshouse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Floppy \Flop"py\, n.	   Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim.	   --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Flopwing \Flop"wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   The lapwing.	   [1913 Webster]
Flora \Flo"ra\, n. [L., the goddess of flowers, from flos,	   floris, flower. See {Flower}.]	   1. (Rom. Myth.) The goddess of flowers and spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The complete system of vegetable species growing	      without cultivation in a given locality, region, or	      period; a list or description of, or treatise on, such	      plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Floral \Flo"ral\, a. [L. Floralis belonging to Flora: cf. F.	   floral. See {Flora}.]	   1. Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as,	      floral games, wreaths.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral	      bud; a floral leaf; floral characters. --Martyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Floral envelope} (Bot.), the calyx and corolla, one or the	      other of which (mostly the corolla) may be wanting.	      [1913 Webster]
Florally \Flo"ral*ly\, adv.	   In a floral manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Floramour \Flo"ra*mour\, n.[L. flos, floris, flower + amorlove.]	   The plant love-lies-bleeding. [Obs.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Floran \Flo"ran\, n. (Mining)	   Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped	   very fine. --Pryce.	   [1913 Webster]
Flor'eal \Flo`r['e]al"\, n. [F. flor['e]al, fr. L. flos, floris,	   flower.]	   The eight month of the French republican calendar. It began	   April 20, and ended May 19. See {Vend['e]miare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Floren \Flor"en\, n. [LL. florenus. See {Florin}.]	   A cerain gold coin; a Florence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Florence \Flor"ence\, n. [From the city of Florence: cf. F.	   florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin.]	   1. An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six	      shillings sterling value. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of cloth. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Florence flask}. See under {Flask}.	   {Florence oil}, olive oil prepared in Florence.	      [1913 Webster]
Florentine \Flor"en*tine\ (? or ?; 277), a. [L. Florentinus, fr.	   Florentia Florence: cf. F. florentin.]	   Belonging or relating to Florence, in Italy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Florentine mosaic}, a mosaic of hard or semiprecious stones,	      often so chosen and arranged that their natural colors	      represent leaves, flowers, and the like, inlaid in a	      background, usually of black or white marble.	      [1913 Webster]	Florentine \Flor"en*tine\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Florence, a city in Italy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of silk. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of pudding or tart; a kind of meat pie. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Stealing custards, tarts, and florentines. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Florescence \Flo*res"cence\, n. [See {Florescent}.] (Bot.)	   A bursting into flower; a blossoming. --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Florescent \Flo*res"cent\, a. [L. florescens, p. pr. of	   florescere begin to blossom, incho. fr. florere to blossom,	   fr. flos, floris, flower. See {Flower}.]	   Expanding into flowers; blossoming.	   [1913 Webster]
Floret \Flo"ret\, n. [OF. florete, F. fleurette, dim. of OF.	   lor, F. fleur. See {Flower}, and cf. {Floweret}, 3d	   {Ferret}.]	   1. (Bot.) A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers	      which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the	      daisy, thistle, and dandelion. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. fleuret.] A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing.	      [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]
Floriage \Flo"ri*age\, n. [L. flos, floris, flower.]	   Bloom; blossom. [Obs.] --J. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Floriated \Flo"ri*a`ted\, a. (Arch.)	   Having floral ornaments; as, floriated capitals of Gothic	   pillars.	   [1913 Webster]
Floriation \Flo`ri*a"tion\, n.	   1. Ornamentation by means of flower forms, whether closely	      imitated or conventionalized.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any floral ornament or decoration. --Rock.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Floricomous \Flo*ric"o*mous\, a. [L. flos, floris, flower + coma	   hair.]	   Having the head adorned with flowers. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Floricultural \Flo`ri*cul"tur*al\ (? or ?; 135), a.	   Pertaining to the cultivation of flowering plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Floriculture \Flo"ri*cul`ture\ (? or ?; 135, 277), n. [L. flos,	   floris, flower + cultura culture.]	   The cultivation of flowering plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Floriculturist \Flo`ri*cul"tur*ist\, n.	   One skilled in the cultivation of flowers; a florist.	   [1913 Webster]
Florid \Flor"id\, a. [L. floridus, fr. flos, floris, flower. See	   {Flower}.]	   1. Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fruit from a pleasant and florid tree. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish	      color; as, a florid countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess	      with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style;	      florid eloquence.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic	      figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of	      fioriture or little ornamentations.	      [1913 Webster]
Florida bean \Flor"i*da bean"\ (Bot.)	      (a) The large, roundish, flattened seed of {Mucuna urens}.	          See under {Bean}.	      (b) One of the very large seeds of the {Entada scandens}.	          [1913 Webster]
Florideae \Flo*rid"e*[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from L. flos,	   floris, a flower.] (Bot.)	   A subclass of alg[ae] including all the red or purplish	   seaweeds; the Rhodosperme[ae] of many authors; -- so called	   from the rosy or florid color of most of the species.	   [1913 Webster]
Floridian \Floridian\ prop. n.	   a resident of Florida.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Floridity \Flo*rid"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being florid; floridness. --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Floridly \Flor"id*ly\, adv.	   In a florid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Floridness \Flor"id*ness\, n.	   The quality of being florid. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Floriferous \Flo*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. florifer; flos, floris,	   flower + ferre to bear; cf. F. florif[`e]re.]	   Producing flowers. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Florification \Flo`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. flos, floris, flower +	   facere to make.]	   The act, process, or time of flowering; florescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Floriform \Flo"ri*form\ (? or ?), a. [L. flos, floris, flower +	   -form: cf. F. floriforme.]	   Having the form of a flower; flower-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Floriken \Flo"ri*ken\, n. (Zool.)	   An Indian bustard ({Otis aurita}). The Bengal floriken is	   {Sypheotides Bengalensis}. [Written also {florikan},	   {florikin}, {florican}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Florilege \Flo"ri*lege\, n. [L. florilegus flower-culling; flos,	   floris, flower + legere to gather: cf. F. floril[`e]ge.]	   The act of gathering flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Florimer \Flo"ri*mer\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Floramour}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Florin \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 Florence, first struck in the twelfth	   century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to	   different coins in different countries. The florin of	   England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or	   about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40	   cents; of Austria, about 36 cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Florist \Flo"rist\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. fleuriste,	   floriste, fr. F. fleur flower. See {Flower}.]	   1. A cultivator of, or dealer in, flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who writes a flora, or an account of plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Floroon \Flo*roon"\, n. [F. fleuron. See {Flower}.]	   A border worked with flowers. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Florulent \Flor"u*lent\, a. [L. florulentus, fr. flos, floris,	   flower.]	   Flowery; blossoming. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Floscular \Flos"cu*lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Flosculous.	   [1913 Webster]
Floscularian \Flos`cu*la"ri*an\, n. [From L. flosculus a	   floweret.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of stalked rotifers, having ciliated tentacles	   around the lobed disk.	   [1913 Webster]
Floscule \Flos*cule\, n. [L. flosculus, dim. of flos flower: cf.	   F. floscule.] (Bot.)	   A floret.	   [1913 Webster]
Flosculous \Flos"cu*lous\, a. (Bot.)	   Consisting of many gamopetalous florets.	   [1913 Webster]
Flos-ferri \Flos`-fer"ri\, n.[L., flower of iron.] (Min.)	   A variety of aragonite, occuring in delicate white	   coralloidal forms; -- common in beds of iron ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Flosh \Flosh\, n. [Cf. G. fl["o]sse a trough in which tin ore is	   washed.] (Metallurgy)	   A hopper-shaped box or ?nortar in which ore is placed for the	   action of the stamps. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Floss \Floss\ (?; 195), n. [It. floscio flabby, soft, fr. L.	   fluxus flowing, loose, slack. See {Flux}, n.]	   1. (Bot.) The slender styles of the pistillate flowers of	      maize; also called {silk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Untwisted filaments of silk, used in embroidering.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A body feather of an ostrich. Flosses are soft, and gray	      from the female and black from the male.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Floss silk}, silk that has been twisted, and which retains	      its loose and downy character. It is much used in	      embroidery. Called also {floxed silk}.	   {Floss thread}, a kind of soft flaxen yarn or thread, used	      for embroidery; -- called also {linen floss}, and {floss	      yarn}. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]	Floss \Floss\, n. [Cf. G. floss a float.]	   1. A small stream of water. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fluid glass floating on iron in the puddling furnace,	      produced by the vitrification of oxides and earths which	      are present.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Floss hole}.	      (a) A hole at the back of a puddling furnace, at which the	          slags pass out.	      (b) The tap hole of a melting furnace. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]
Flossification \Flos`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. {Florification}.]	   A flowering; florification. [R.] --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Flossy \Floss"y\ (?; 115), a.	   Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light;	   downy.	   [1913 Webster]
Flota \Flo"ta\, n. [Sp. See {Flotilla}.]	   A fleet; especially, a ?eet of Spanish ships which formerly	   sailed every year from Cadiz to Vera Cruz, in Mexico, to	   transport to Spain the production of Spanish America.	   [1913 Webster]
Flotage \Flo"tage\, n. [OF. flotage, F. flottage, fr. flotter to	   float.]	   1. The state of floating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which floats on the sea or in rivers. [Written also	      {floatage}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Flotant \Flo"tant\, a. [OF. flotant, F. flottant, p. pr. of	   flotter to float.] (Her.)	   Represented as flying or streaming in the air; as, a banner	   flotant.	   [1913 Webster]
Flotation \Flo*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. flottation a floating,	   flottaison water line, fr. flotter to float. See {Flotilla}.]	   1. The act, process, or state of floating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of floating bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com. & Finance) Act of financing, or floating, a	      commercial venture or an issue of bonds, stock, or the	      like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Center of flotation}. (Shipbuilding)	      (a) The center of any given plane of flotation.	      (b) More commonly, the middle of the length of the load	          water line. --Rankine.	   {Plane of flotation}, or {Line of flotation}, the plane or	      line in which the horizontal surface of a fluid cuts a	      body floating in it. See {Bearing}, n., 9	      (c) .	   {Surface of flotation} (Shipbuilding), the imaginary surface	      which all the planes of flotation touch when a vessel	      rolls or pitches; the envelope of all such planes.	      [1913 Webster]	Flotation process \Flotation process\	   A process of separating the substances contained in	   pulverized ore or the like by depositing the mixture on the	   surface of a flowing liquid, the substances that are quickly	   wet readily overcoming the surface tension of the liquid and	   sinking, the others flowing off in a film or slime on the	   surface, though, perhaps, having a greater specific gravity	   than those that sink.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flote \Flote\, v. t.	   To fleet; to skim. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	Flote \Flote\, n. [Cf. F. flot, L. fluctus; also cf. {Float},	   n.]	   A wave. [Obs.] "The Mediterranean flote." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flotery \Flot"er*y\, a.	   Wavy; flowing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With flotery beard.                      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flotilla \Flo*til"la\, n. [Sp. flotilla, dim. of flota fleet;	   akin to F. flotte, It. flotta, and F. flot wave, fr. L.	   fluctus, but prob. influenced by words akin to E. float. See	   {Fluctuate}, and cf. {Float}, n.]	   A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels. Flotsam
Flotsam \Flot"sam\, Flotson \Flot"son\, n. [F. flotter to float.	   See {FFlotilla}, and cf. {Jetsam}.] (Law)	   Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea; -- in	   distinction from jetsam or jetson. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Flotten \Flot"ten\, p. p. of {Flote}, v. t.	   Skimmed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flounce \Flounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flounced} (flounst); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Flouncing}.] [Cf. OSw. flunsa to immerge.]	   To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to spring,	   turn, or twist with sudden effort or violence; to struggle,	   as a horse in mire; to flounder; to throw one's self with a	   jerk or spasm, often as in displeasure.	   [1913 Webster]	         To flutter and flounce will do nothing but batter and	         bruise us.                               --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         With his broad fins and forky tail he laves	         The rising sirge, and flounces in the waves. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Flounce \Flounce\, n.	   The act of floucing; a sudden, jerking motion of the body.	   [1913 Webster]	Flounce \Flounce\, n. [Cf. G. flaus, flausch, a tuft of wool or	   hair; akin to vliess, E. fleece; or perh. corrupted fr.	   rounce.]	   An ornamental appendage to the skirt of a woman's dress,	   consisting of a strip gathered and sewed on by its upper edge	   around the skirt, and left hanging.	   [1913 Webster]	Flounce \Flounce\, v. t.	   To deck with a flounce or flounces; as, to flounce a	   petticoat or a frock.	   [1913 Webster]
Flounder \Floun"der\, n. [Cf. Sw. flundra; akin to Dan. flynder,	   Icel. fly?ra, G. flunder, and perh. to E. flounder, v.i.]	   1. (Zool.) A flatfish of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}, of	      many species.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common English flounder is {Pleuronectes flesus}.	         There are several common American species used as food;	         as the smooth flounder ({P. glabra}); the rough or	         winter flounder ({P. Americanus}); the summer flounder,	         or plaice ({Paralichthys dentatus}), Atlantic coast;	         and the starry flounder ({Pleuronectes stellatus}).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bootmaking) A tool used in crimping boot fronts.	      [1913 Webster]	Flounder \Floun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Floundered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Floundering}.] [Cf. D. flodderen to flap, splash	   through mire, E. flounce, v.i., and flounder the fish.]	   To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to	   struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to	   roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce.	   [1913 Webster]	         They have floundered on from blunder to blunder. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	Flounder \Floun"der\, n.	   The act of floundering.	   [1913 Webster]
Flour \Flour\ (flour), n. [F. fleur de farine the flower (i.e.,	   the best) of meal, cf. Sp. flor de la harina superfine flour,	   Icel. fl["u]r flower, flour. See {Flower}.]	   The finely ground meal of wheat, or of any other grain;	   especially, the finer part of meal separated by bolting;	   hence, the fine and soft powder of any substance; as, flour	   of emery; flour of mustard.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flour bolt}, in milling, a gauze-covered, revolving,	      cylindrical frame or reel, for sifting the flour from the	      refuse contained in the meal yielded by the stones.	   {Flour box} a tin box for scattering flour; a dredging box.	      	   {Flour dredge} or {Flour dredger}, a flour box.	   {Flour dresser}, a mashine for sorting and distributing flour	      according to grades of fineness.	   {Flour mill}, a mill for grinding and sifting flour.	      [1913 Webster]	Flour \Flour\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Floured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flouring}.]	   1. To grind and bolt; to convert into flour; as, to flour	      wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sprinkle with flour.	      [1913 Webster]
Floured \Floured\, p. a.	   Finely granulated; -- said of quicksilver which has been	   granulated by agitation during the amalgamation process.	   --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flourished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Flourishing}.] [OE. florisshen, flurisshen, OF.	   flurir, F. fleurir, fr. L. florere to bloom, fr. flos,	   floris, flower. See {Flower}, and {-ish}.]	   1. To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy	      growing plant; a thrive.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tree thrives and flourishes in a kindly . . .	            soil.                                 --Bp. Horne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort,	      happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be	      prominent and influental; specifically, of authors,	      painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or	      production.	      [1913 Webster]	            When all the workers of iniquity do flourish. --Ps.	                                                  xcii 7	      [1913 Webster]	            Bad men as frequently prosper and flourish, and that	            by the means of their wickedness.     --Nelson.	      [1913 Webster]	            We say	            Of those that held their heads above the crowd,	            They flourished then or then.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures	      and lofty expressions; to be flowery.	      [1913 Webster]	            They dilate . . . and flourish long on little	            incidents.                            --J. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements,	      by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with	      fantastic and irregular motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impetuous spread	            The stream, and smoking flourished o'er his head.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write	      graceful, decorative figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by	      way of ornament or prelude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do the emperor's trumpets flourish thus? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To boast; to vaunt; to brag. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Flourish \Flour"ish\, v. t.	   1. To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural	      or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to	      embellish. [Obs.] --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with	      rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence;	      to set off with a parade of words. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sith that the justice of your title to him	            Doth flourish the deceit.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in	      circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to	      brandish.	      [1913 Webster]	            And flourishes his blade in spite of me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To develop; to make thrive; to expand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bottoms of thread . . . which with a good needle,	            perhaps may be flourished into large works. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Flourish \Flour"ish\, n.; pl. {Flourishes}.	   1. A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Roman monarchy, in her highest flourish, never	            had the like.                         --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Decoration; ornament; beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flourish of his sober youth	            Was the pride of naked truth.         --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or	      vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite	      admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious	      copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures;	      show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit.	      [1913 Webster]	            He lards with flourishes his long harangue.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely	      decorative figure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The neat characters and flourishes of a Bible	            curiously printed.                    --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of	      triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical	      composition; a cal; a fanfare.	      [1913 Webster]	            A flourish, trumpets! strike alarum, drums! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as,	      the flourish of a sword.	      [1913 Webster]
Flourisher \Flour"ish*er\, n.	   One who flourishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Flourishingly \Flour"ish*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flourishing manner; ostentatiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Floury \Flour"y\, a.	   Of or resembling flour; mealy; covered with flour. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Flout \Flout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flouting}.] [OD. fluyten to play the flute, to jeer, D.	   fluiten, fr. fluit, fr. French. See {Flute}.]	   To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Phillida flouts me.                      --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Three gaudy standards flout the pale blue sky. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Flout \Flout\, v. i.	   To practice mocking; to behave with contempt; to sneer; to	   fleer; -- often with at.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Flout \Flout\, n.	   A mock; an insult.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who put your beauty to this flout and scorn.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Flouter \Flout"er\, n.	   One who flouts; a mocker.	   [1913 Webster]
Floutingly \Flout"ing*ly\, adv.	   With flouting; insultingly; as, to treat a lover floutingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Flow \Flow\ (fl[=o]), obs.	   imp. sing. of {Fly}, v. i. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Flow \Flow\ (fl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowed} (fl[=o]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Flowing}.] [AS. fl[=o]wan; akin to D. vloeijen,	   OHG. flawen to wash, Icel. fl[=o]a to deluge, Gr. plw`ein to	   float, sail, and prob. ultimately to E. float, fleet.	   [root]80. Cf. {Flood}.]	   1. To move with a continual change of place among the	      particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or	      circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and	      lakes; tears flow from the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become liquid; to melt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountains flowed down at thy presence. --Is.	                                                  lxiv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry	      and economy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those thousand decencies that daily flow	            From all her words and actions.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties;	      as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly	      to the ear; to be uttered easily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virgil is sweet and flowingin his hexameters.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to	      run or flow over; to be copious.	      [1913 Webster]	            In that day . . . the hills shall flow with milk.	                                                  --Joel iii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exhilaration of a night that needed not the	            influence of the flowing bowl.        --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing	      locks.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imperial purple flowing in his train. --A.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To rise, as the tide; -- opposed to ebb; as, the tide	      flows twice in twenty-four hours.	      [1913 Webster]	            The river hath thrice flowed, no ebb between.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To discharge blood in excess from the uterus.	      [1913 Webster]	Flow \Flow\, v. t.	   1. To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to	      inundate; to flood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with varnish.	      [1913 Webster]	Flow \Flow\, n.	   1. A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of	      water; a flow of blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of	      words.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought,	      diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady	      movement of a river; a stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            The feast of reason and the flow of soul. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the	      shore. See {Ebb and flow}, under {Ebb}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A low-lying piece of watery land; -- called also {flow	      moss} and {flow bog}. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Flowage \Flow"age\ (?; 48), n.	   An overflowing with water; also, the water which thus	   overflows.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowen \Flow"en\, obs.	   imp. pl. of {Fly}, v. i. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Flower \Flow"er\ (flou"[~e]r), n. [OE. flour, OF. flour, flur,	   flor, F. fleur, fr. L. flos, floris. Cf. {Blossom},	   {Effloresce}, {Floret}, {Florid}, {Florin}, {Flour},	   {Flourish}.]	   1. In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the	      showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and	      texture from the foliage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and	      hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ	      or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether	      inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete	      flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and	      the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and	      callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special	      leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia.	      See {Blossom}, and {Corolla}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         consisting of separate leaves called sepals; secondly,	         an inner envelope or corolla, which is generally more	         or less colored, and which, like the calyx, is	         sometimes tubular, sometimes composed of separate	         leaves called petals; thirdly, one or more stamens,	         consisting of a stalk or filament and a head or anther,	         in which the pollen is produced; and fourthly, a	         pistil, which is situated in the center of the flower,	         and consists generally of three principal parts; one or	         more compartments at the base, each containing one or	         more seeds; the stalk or style; and the stigma, which	         in many familiar instances forms a small head, at the	         top of the style or ovary, and to which the pollen must	         find its way in order to fertilize the flower. --Sir J.	         Lubbock.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as,	      the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time	      of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is,	      youth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The choice and flower of all things profitable the	            Psalms do more briefly contain.       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flower of the chivalry of all Spain. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	            A simple maiden in her flower	            Is worth a hundred coats of arms.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Grain pulverized; meal; flour. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The flowers of grains, mixed with water, will make a	            sort of glue.                         --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Old Chem.) A substance in the form of a powder,	      especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the	      flowers of sulphur.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A figure of speech; an ornament of style.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. (Print.) Ornamental type used chiefly for borders	      around pages, cards, etc. --W. Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. Menstrual discharges. --Lev. xv. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Animal flower} (Zool.) See under {Animal}.	   {Cut flowers}, flowers cut from the stalk, as for making a	      bouquet.	   {Flower bed}, a plat in a garden for the cultivation of	      flowers.	   {Flower beetle} (Zool.), any beetle which feeds upon flowers,	      esp. any one of numerous small species of the genus	      {Meligethes}, family {Nitidulid[ae]}, some of which are	      injurious to crops.	   {Flower bird} (Zool.), an Australian bird of the genus	      {Anthornis}, allied to the honey eaters.	   {Flower bud}, an unopened flower.	   {Flower clock}, an assemblage of flowers which open and close	      at different hours of the day, thus indicating the time.	      	   {Flower head} (Bot.), a compound flower in which all the	      florets are sessile on their receptacle, as in the case of	      the daisy.	   {Flower pecker} (Zool.), one of a family ({Dic[ae]id[ae]}) of	      small Indian and Australian birds. They resemble humming	      birds in habits.	   {Flower piece}.	      (a) A table ornament made of cut flowers.	      (b) (Fine Arts) A picture of flowers.	   {Flower stalk} (Bot.), the peduncle of a plant, or the stem	      that supports the flower or fructification.	      [1913 Webster]	Flower \Flow"er\ (flou"[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flowered}	   (flou"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flowering}.] [From the noun.	   Cf. {Flourish}.]	   1. To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to	      produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come into the finest or fairest condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their lusty and flowering age.        --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            When flowered my youthful spring.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer.	      [1913 Webster]	            That beer did flower a little.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To come off as flowers by sublimation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Observations which have flowered off. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Flower \Flow"er\, v. t.	   To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers;	   as, flowered silk.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowerage \Flow"er*age\ (?; 48), n.	   State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
flowerbed \flowerbed\ n.	   1. a bed in which flowers are growing.	   Syn: bed of flowers.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flower-de-luce \Flow"er-de-luce"\, n. [Corrupted fr.	   fleur-de-lis.] (Bot.)	   A genus of perennial herbs ({Iris}) with swordlike leaves and	   large three-petaled flowers often of very gay colors, but	   probably white in the plant first chosen for the royal French	   emblem.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are nearly one hundred species, natives of the	         north temperate zone. Some of the best known are {Iris	         Germanica}, {I. Florentina}, {I. Persica}, {I.	         sambucina}, and the American {I. versicolor}, {I.	         prismatica}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
flowered \flowered\ adj.	   resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers.	   Syn: floral.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flowerer \Flow"er*er\, n.	   A plant which flowers or blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many hybrids are profuse and persistent flowerers.	                                                  --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Floweret \Flow"er*et\, n.	   A small flower; a floret. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flower-fence \Flow"er-fence`\, n. (Bot.)	   A tropical leguminous bush ({Poinciana pulcherrima}, or	   {C[ae]salpinia, pulcherrima}) with prickly branches, and	   showy yellow or red flowers; -- so named from its having been	   sometimes used for hedges in the West Indies. --Baird.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowerful \Flow"er*ful\, a.	   Abounding with flowers. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Flower-gentle \Flow"er-gen`tle\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of amaranth ({Amarantus melancholicus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Floweriness \Flow"er*i*ness\, n.	   The state of being flowery.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowering \Flow"er*ing\, a. (Bot.)	   Having conspicuous flowers; -- used as an epithet with many	   names of plants; as, flowering ash; flowering dogwood;	   flowering almond, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flowering fern}, a genus of showy ferns ({Osmunda}), with	      conspicuous bivalvular sporangia. They usually grow in wet	      places.	   {Flowering plants}, plants which have stamens and pistils,	      and produce true seeds; phenogamous plants; --	      distinguished from {flowerless plants}.	   {Flowering rush}, a European rushlike plant ({Butomus	      umbellatus}), with an umbel of rosy blossoms.	      [1913 Webster]	Flowering \Flow"er*ing\, n.	   1. The act of blossoming, or the season when plants blossom;	      florification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of adorning with flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Flowerless \Flow"er*less\, a.	   Having no flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flowerless plants}, plants which have no true flowers, and	      produce no seeds; cryptogamous plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Flowerlessness \Flow"er*less*ness\, n.	   State of being without flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowerpot \Flow"er*pot`\, n.	   A vessel, commonly or earthenware, for earth in which plants	   are grown.	   [1913 Webster]
flowers-of-an-hour \flowers-of-an-hour\ n.	   An annual weedy herb ({Hibiscus trionum}) with ephemeral	   yellow purple-eyed flowers, native to the Old World tropics	   and naturalized as a weed in North America.	   Syn: flower-of-an-hour, bladder ketmia, black-eyed Susan,	        {Hibiscus trionum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flower State \Flow"er State\	   Florida; -- a nickname, alluding to sense of L. floridus,	   from florida flowery. See {Florid}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flowery \Flow"er*y\, a.	   1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Highly embellished with figurative language; florid; as, a	      flowery style. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The flowery kingdom}, China.	      [1913 Webster]
Flowery-kirtled \Flow"er*y-kir`tled\, a.	   Dressed with garlands of flowers. [Poetic & Rare] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowing \Flow"ing\, a.	   That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb);	   gliding along smoothly; copious.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flowing battery} (Elec.), a battery which is kept constant	      by the flowing of the exciting liquid through the cell or	      cells. --Knight.	   {Flowing furnace}, a furnace from which molten metal, can be	      drawn, as through a tap hole; a foundry cupola.	   {Flowing sheet} (Naut.), a sheet when eased off, or loosened	      to the wind, as when the wind is abaft the beam. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Flowing \Flow"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Flow}, v. i. & t.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowingly \Flow"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flowing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowingness \Flow"ing*ness\, n.	   Flowing tendency or quality; fluency. [R.] --W. Nichols.	   [1913 Webster]
Flowk \Flowk\ (? or ?), n. (Zool.)	   See 1st {Fluke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flown \Flown\,	   p. p. of {Fly}; -- often used with the auxiliary verb to be;	   as, the birds are flown.	   [1913 Webster]	Flown \Flown\, a.	   Flushed, inflated.	   Note: [Supposed by some to be a mistake for blown or swoln.]	         --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	               Then wander forth the sons	               Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]
Floxed silk \Floxed" silk`\	   See {Floss silk}, under {Floss}.	   [1913 Webster]
Floyte \Floyte\, n. & v.	   A variant of {Flute}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluate \Flu"ate\, n. [Cf. F. fluate. See {Fluor}.] (Chem.)	   A fluoride. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluavil \Flu"a*vil\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon extracted from gutta-percha, as a yellow,	   resinous substance; -- called also {fluanil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flucan \Flu"can\, n. (Mining)	   Soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding it. [Written	   also {flookan}, {flukan}, and {fluccan}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluctiferous \Fluc*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. fluctus wave + -ferous.]	   Tending to produce waves. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluctisonous \Fluc*tis"o*nous\, a. [L. fluctisonus; fluctus wave	   + sonus sound.]	   Sounding like waves.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluctuability \Fluc`tu*a*bil"i*ty\ (?; 135), n.	   The capacity or ability to fluctuate. [R.] --H. Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluctuant \Fluc"tu*ant\ (?; 135), a. [L. fluctuans, p. pr. of	   fluctuare. See {Fluctuate}.]	   1. Moving like a wave; wavering; (Med.) showing undulation or	      fluctuation; as, a fluctuant tumor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Floating on the waves. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluctuate \Fluc"tu*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluctuated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fluctuating}.] [L. fluctuatus, p. p. of	   fluctuare, to wave, fr. fluctus wave, fr. fluere, fluctum, to	   flow. See {Fluent}, and cf. {Flotilla}.]	   1. To move as a wave; to roll hither and thither; to wave; to	      float backward and forward, as on waves; as, a fluctuating	      field of air. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move now in one direction and now in another; to be	      wavering or unsteady; to be irresolute or undetermined; to	      vacillate.	   Syn: To waver; vacillate; hesitate; scruple.	   Usage: To {Fluctuate}, {Vacillate}, {Waver}. -- Fluctuate is	          applied both to things and persons and denotes that	          they move as they are acted upon. The stocks	          fluctuate; a man fluctuates between conflicting	          influences. Vacillate and waver are applied to persons	          to represent them as acting themselves. A man	          vacillates when he goes backward and forward in his	          opinions and purposes, without any fixity of mind or	          principles. A man wavers when he shrinks back or	          hesitates at the approach of difficulty or danger. One	          who is fluctuating in his feelings is usually	          vacillating in resolve, and wavering in execution.	          [1913 Webster]	Fluctuate \Fluc"tu*ate\, v. t.	   To cause to move as a wave; to put in motion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And fluctuate all the still perfume.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
fluctuating \fluc"tu*at`ing\ adj.	   moving irregularly in an oscillatory manner, especially up	   and down; as, fluctuating prices.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fluctuation \Fluc`tu*a"tion\, n. [L. fluctuatio; cf. F.	   fluctuation.]	   1. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that	      direction; as, the fluctuations of the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wavering; unsteadiness; as, fluctuations of opinion;	      fluctuations of prices.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The motion or undulation of a fluid collected in a	      natural or artifical cavity, which is felt when it is	      subjected to pressure or percussion. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Flue \Flue\ (fl[=u]), n. [Cf. OF. flue a flowing, fr. fluer to	   flow, fr. L. fluere (cf. {Fluent}); a perh. a corruption of	   E. flute.]	   1. An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a	      current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage; esp.:	      (a) A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying	          flame and smoke to the outer air.	      (b) A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul,	          or heated air from one place to another.	      (c) (Steam Boiler) A pipe or passage for conveying flame	          and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler;	          -- distinguished from a tube which holds water and is	          surrounded by fire. Small flues are called {fire	          tubes} or simply tubes.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. In an organ flue pipe, the opening between the lower lip	      and the languet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Flue boiler}. See under {Boiler}.	   {Flue bridge}, the separating low wall between the flues and	      the laboratory of a reverberatory furnace.	   {Flue plate} (Steam Boiler), a plate to which the ends of the	      flues are fastened; -- called also {flue sheet}, {tube	      sheet}, and {tube plate}.	   {Flue surface} (Steam Boiler), the aggregate surface of flues	      exposed to flame or the hot gases.	      [1913 Webster]	Flue \Flue\ (fl[=u]), n. [Cf. F. flou light, tender, G. flau	   weak, W. llwch dust. [root]84.]	   Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine	   lint or hair. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
fluegelhorn \fluegelhorn\, n. [from German fl["u]gelhorn.]	   A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore.	   Syn: flugelhorn, fl["u]gelhorn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fluence \Flu"ence\, n.	   Fluency. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluency \Flu"en*cy\, n. [L. fluentia: cf. F. fluence. See	   {Fluent}.]	   The quality of being fluent; smoothness; readiness of	   utterance; volubility.	   [1913 Webster]	         The art of expressing with fluency and perspicuity.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluent \Flu"ent\, a. [L. fluens, -entis, p. pr. of fluere to	   flow; cf. Gr. ? to boil over. Cf. {Fluctuate}, {Flux}.]	   1. Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily	      moving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words	      at command; and uttering them with facility and	      smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble;	      smooth; -- said of language; as, fluent speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            With most fluent utterance.           --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fluent as the flight of a swallow is the sultan's	            letter.                               --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Fluent \Flu"ent\, n.	   1. A current of water; a stream. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. fluente.] (Math.) A variable quantity, considered	      as increasing or diminishing; -- called, in the modern	      calculus, the {function} or {integral}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluently \Flu"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a fluent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluentness \Flu"ent*ness\, n.	   The quality of being fluent.	   [1913 Webster]
Flue pipe \Flue pipe\ (Music)	   A pipe, esp. an organ pipe, whose tone is produced by the	   impinging of a current of air upon an edge, or lip, causing a	   wave motion in the air within; a mouth pipe; -- distinguished	   from {reed pipe}. Flue pipes are either open or closed	   (stopped at the distant end). The flute and flageolet are	   open pipes; a bottle acts as a closed pipe when one blows	   across the neck. The organ has both open and closed flue	   pipes, those of metal being usually round in section, and	   those of wood triangular or square.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fluework \Flue"work`\, n. (Mus.)	   A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused	   by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an	   edge above; -- in distinction from reedwork.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluey \Flue"y\, a. [2d {Flue}.]	   Downy; fluffy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluff \Fluff\, n. [Cf. 2d {Flue}. [root]84.]	   1. Nap or down; flue[2]; soft, downy feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Anything light and downy, whose volume consists	      mostly of air, such as cotton or down.	      [PJC]	   3. Something light and inconsequential; something not to be	      taken seriously; -- used commonly of literary or dramatic	      productions, and sometimes of people.	      [PJC]	   4. A mistake, especially in the recitation of lines in a	      drama.	      [PJC]	Fluff \Fluff\, v. t. & i.	   To make or become fluffy; to move lightly like fluff.	   --Holmes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Fluff \Fluff\, v. t.	   To make a mistake in the performance of; -- used mostly of	   lines in a drama; as, he fluffed the last line of the act.	   [PJC]
Fluffy \Fluff"y\, a. [Compar. {Fluffier}; superl. {Fluffiest}.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy.	   "The carpets were fluffy." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The present Barnacle . . . had a youthful aspect, and	         the fluffiest little whisker, perhaps, that ever was	         seen.                                    --Dickens.	   -- {Fluff"i*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Flugel
Flugel \Fl["u]"gel\, n. [G., a wing.] (Mus.)	   1. A grand piano or a harpsichord, both being wing-shaped.	      [archaic]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A {flugelhorn}.	      [PJC] flugelhorn
flugelhorn \flugelhorn\, flugelhorn \fl["u]gelhorn\[from German	   fl["u]gelhorn.] n.	   A brass wind instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider	   bore, and having three valves.	   Syn: fluegelhorn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flugelman \Flu"gel*man\, n. [G. fl["u]gelman.] (Mil.)	   Same as {Fugleman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluid \Flu"id\ (fl[=u]"[i^]d), a. [L. fluidus, fr. fluere to	   flow: cf. F. fluide. See {Fluent}.]	   Having particles which easily move and change their relative	   position without a separation of the mass, and which easily	   yield to pressure; capable of flowing; liquid or gaseous.	   [1913 Webster]	Fluid \Flu"id\, n.	   A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among	   themselves.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fluid is a generic term, including liquids and gases as	         species. Water, air, and steam are fluids. By analogy,	         the term was sometimes applied to electricity and	         magnetism, as in phrases electric fluid, magnetic	         fluid, though not strictly appropriate; such usage has	         disappeared.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Fluid dram}, or {Fluid drachm}, a measure of capacity equal	      to one eighth of a fluid ounce.	   {Fluid ounce}.	   (a) In the United States, a measure of capacity, in	       apothecaries' or wine measure, equal to one sixteenth of	       a pint or 29.57 cubic centimeters. This, for water, is	       about 1.04158 ounces avoirdupois, or 455.6 grains.	   (b) In England, a measure of capacity equal to the twentieth	       part of an imperial pint. For water, this is the weight	       of the avoirdupois ounce, or 437.5 grains.	   {Fluids of the body}. (Physiol.) The circulating blood and	      lymph, the chyle, the gastric, pancreatic, and intestinal	      juices, the saliva, bile, urine, aqueous humor, and muscle	      serum are the more important fluids of the body. The	      tissues themselves contain a large amount of combined	      water, so much, that an entire human body dried in vacuo	      with a very moderate degree of heat gives about 66 per	      cent of water.	   {Burning fluid}, {Elastic fluid}, {Electric fluid}, {Magnetic	   fluid}, etc. See under {Burning}, {Elastic}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluidal \Flu"id*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a fluid, or to its flowing motion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fluidal structure} (Geol.), the structure characteristic of	      certain volcanic rocks in which the arrangement of the	      minute crystals shows the lines of flow of thew molten	      material before solidification; -- also called {fluxion	      structure}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluidity \Flu*id"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. fluidit['e].]	   The quality of being fluid or capable of flowing; a liquid,	   a["e]riform, or gaseous state; -- opposed to {solidity}.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was this want of organization, this looseness and	         fluidity of the new movement, that made it penetrate	         through every class of society.          --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluidize \Flu"id*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fluidized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fluidizing}.]	   To render fluid.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluidness \Flu"id*ness\, n.	   The state of being fluid; fluidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluidounce \Flu"id*ounce`\, n.	   See {Fluid ounce}, under {Fluid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluidrachm \Flu"i*drachm`\, n.	   See {Fluid dram}, under {Fluid}. --Pharm. of the U. S.	   [1913 Webster]
Flukan \Flu"kan\, n. (Mining)	   Flucan.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]k or fl[=oo]k), n. [Cf. AS. fl[=o]c a kind	   of flatfish, Icel. fl[=o]ki a kind of halibut.]	   1. (Zool.) The European flounder. See {Flounder}. [Written	      also {fleuk}, {flook}, and {flowk}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any American flounder of the genus {Paralichthys},	      especially {Paralicthys dentatus}, found in the Atlantic	      Ocean and in adjacent bays. --RHUD	      [PJC]	   3. (Zool.) A parasitic trematode worm of several species,	      having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two	      species ({Fasciola hepatica} and {Distoma lanceolatum})	      are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease	      called rot.	      [1913 Webster]	Fluke \Fluke\ (fl[=u]k), n. [Cf. LG. flunk, flunka wing, the	   palm of an anchor; perh. akin to E. fly.]	   1. The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a	      flook. See {Anchor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the lobes of a whale's tail, so called from	      the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for	      blasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a	      scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or	      unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. [Cant, Eng.]	      --A. Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	Fluke \Fluke\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Fluked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fluking}.]	   To get or score by a fluke; as, to fluke a play in billiards.	   [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flukeworm \Fluke"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as 1st {Fluke}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluky \Fluk"y\, a.	   Formed like, or having, a fluke.	   [1913 Webster]
Flume \Flume\ (f;[=u]m), n. [Cf. OE. flum river, OF, flum, fr.	   L. flumen, fr. fluere to flow. [root]84. See {Fluent}.]	   A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the	   water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of	   water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for	   conveying logs or lumber down a declivity.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluminous \Flu"mi*nous\, a. [L. flumen, fluminis, river.]	   Pertaining to rivers; abounding in streama.	   [1913 Webster]
Flummery \Flum"mer*y\, n. [W. llumru, or llumruwd, a kind of	   food made of oatmeal steeped in water until it has turned	   sour, fr. llumrig harsh, raw, crude, fr. llum sharp, severe.]	   1. A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a	      sort of pap.	      [1913 Webster]	            Milk and flummery are very fit for children.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment;	      trash; unsubstantial talk of writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flummery of modern criticism.     --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]
Flung \Flung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Fling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flunk \Flunk\ (fl[u^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flunked}	   (fl[u^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flunking}.] [Cf. {Funk}.]	   To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking,	   through fear.	   [1913 Webster]	Flunk \Flunk\, v. t.	   1. To fail in; to fail to pass (a test, examination, or	      course of study). [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To shirk, as a task or duty.	      [1913 Webster]	Flunk \Flunk\, n.	   A failure or backing out; specifically (College cant), a	   total failure in a recitation. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
flunk out \flunk out\ v. i.	   to be dismissed (from a school or course of study) due to	   failure to perform up to the minimum standard.	   Syn: fail out; wash out. [PJC]
Flunky \Flun"ky\ (fl[u^][ng]"k[y^]), n.; pl. {Flunkies}	   (fl[u^][ng]"k[i^]z). [Prob. fr. or akin to flank.] [Written	   also {flunkey}.]	   1. A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and	      unwary jobber. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Flunkydom \Flun"ky*dom\, n.	   The place or region of flunkies. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Flunlyism \Flun"ly*ism\, n.	   The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to	   cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position;	   toadyism. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluo- \Flu"o-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form indicating fluorine as an ingredient; as in	   fluosilicate, fluobenzene.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluoborate \Flu`o*bo"rate\, n. [Cf. F. fluoborate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of fluoboric acid; a fluoboride.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluoboric \Flu`o*bo"ric\, a. [Fluo- boric: cf. F. fluoborique.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or consisting of, fluorine and	   boron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fluoridic acid} (Chem.), a double fluoride, consisting	      essentially of a solution of boron fluoride, in	      hydrofluoric acid. It has strong acid properties, and is	      the type of the borofluorides. Called also {borofluoric	      acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluoboride \Flu`o*bo"ride\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Borofluoride}. Fluocerine
Fluocerine \Flu`o*ce"rine\, Fluocerite \Flu`o*ce"rite\, n.	   [Fluo- + cerium.] (Min.)	   A fluoride of cerium, occuring near Fahlun in Sweden.	   Tynosite, from Colorado, is probably the same mineral.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluohydric \Flu`o*hy"dric\, a. [Fluo- + hydrogen.] (Chem.)	   See {Hydrofluoric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluophosphate \Flu`o*phos"phate\, n. [Fluo- + phosphate.]	   (Chem.)	   A double salt of fluoric and phosphoric acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluor \Flu"or\, n. [L., a flowing, fr. fluere to flow. See	   {Fluent}.]	   1. A fluid state. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Menstrual flux; catamenia; menses. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) See {Fluorite}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fluor albus \Flu"or albus\ [L., white flow.] (Med.)	   The whites; leucorrh[ae]a.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluoranthene \Flu`or*an"thene\, n. [Fluorene + anthracene.]	   (Chem.)	   A white crystalline hydrocarbon {C15H10}, of a complex	   structure, found as one ingredient of the higher boiling	   portion of coal tar.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluorated \Flu"or*a`ted\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluorene \Flu`or*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, {C13H10} having a	   beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in	   the higher boiling products of coal tar, and is obtained	   artificially.	   [1913 Webster] fluoresceine
fluorescein \fluo`res"ce*in\, fluoresceine \fluo`res"ce*ine\,	fluorescein \flu`o*res"ce*["i]n\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellowish red, crystalline substance, {C20H12O5}, produced	   by heating together phthalic anhydride and resorcin; -- so	   called, from the very brilliant yellowish green fluorescence	   of its alkaline solutions. It has acid properties, and its	   salts of the alkalies are known to the trade under the name	   of {uranin}.	   Syn: fluorescein, fluorescent dye, resorcinolphthalein.	        [1913 Webster]
Fluorescence \Flu`o*res"cence\, n. [From {Fluor}.] (Chemistry,	   Optics)	   A luminescence emitted by certain substances due to the	   absorption of radiation at one wavelength, and the almost	   instantaneous re-emission of radiation at another, usually	   longer wavelength. The re-radiation stops almost as soon as	   the incident radiation is halted, thus distinguishing this	   phenomenon from {phosphorescence}, in which re-radiation of	   light may continue for some time after the incident radiation	   is halted.	   Note: The color of the radiated light typically differs from	         the apparent color of the material, as when green	         crystals of fluor spar afford blue reflections. It is	         due not to the difference in the color of a distinct	         surface layer, but to the power which the substance has	         of modifying the light incident upon it, by first	         absorbing the light to achieve an excited state, and	         then radiating light to resume the ground energy level.	         The light emitted by fluorescent substances is in	         general of longer wavelength than the incident light.	         The radiation can also be induced by ionizing radiation	         which is not electromagnetic, such as alpha or beta	         rays, and cathode rays. This property is possessed by	         fluorspar, uranium glass, sulphide of calcium, and many	         other substances. It finds use in analytical	         instruments to detect or measure radiation, and in some	         commercial applications.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fluorescent \Flu`o*res"cent\, a.	   Having the property of fluorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluorescin \Flu`o*res"cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless, amorphous substance which is produced by the	   reduction of fluoresce["i]n, and from which the latter may be	   formed by oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluoric \Flu*or"ic\, a. [Cf. F. fluorique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, obtained from, or containing, fluorine.	   [1913 Webster]
fluoridate \fluoridate\ v. t.	   To subject to fluoridation, as of water; to add fluoride to.	   Syn: fluoridize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fluoridation \fluoridation\ n.	   The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent	   dental decay).	   Syn: fluoridization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fluoride \Flu"or*ide\ (? or ?; 104), n. [Cf. F. fluoride.]	   (Chem.)	   A binary compound of fluorine with another element or	   radical.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calcium fluoride} (Min.), fluorite, {CaF2}. See {Fluorite}.	      [1913 Webster]
fluoridization \fluoridization\ n.	   the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent	   dental decay).	   Syn: fluoridation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fluoridize \fluoridize\ v. t.	   to subject to fluoridation, as of water.	   Syn: fluoridate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fluorine \Flu"or*ine\ (fl[=u]"[o^]r*[i^]n or fl[=u]"[o^]r*[=e]n;	   104), n. [NL. fluorina: cf. G. fluorin, F. fluorine. So	   called from its occurrence in the mineral fluorite.] (Chem.)	   A non-metallic, gaseous element of atomic number 9, strongly	   acid or negative, and associated with chlorine, bromine, and	   iodine, in the halogen group of which it is the first member.	   It always occurs combined, is very active chemically, and	   possesses such an avidity for most elements, and silicon	   especially, that it can neither be prepared nor kept in glass	   vessels, but may be contained in lead vessels. If set free it	   immediately attacks a containing glass vessel, so that it was	   not isolated until 1886. It is a pungent, corrosive,	   colorless gas. Symbol F. Atomic weight 19.00.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fluorine unites with hydrogen to form hydrofluoric	         acid, which is the agent employed in etching glass. It	         occurs naturally, principally combined as calcium	         fluoride in fluorite, and as a double fluoride of	         aluminium and sodium in cryolite.	         [1913 Webster]
Fluorite \Flu"or*ite\, n. (Min.)	   Calcium fluoride ({CaF2}), a mineral of many different	   colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very	   beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect	   octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some	   varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called {fluor	   spar}, or simply {fluor}.	   [1913 Webster]
fluorochrome \fluorochrome\ n.	   Any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence	   microscopy to stain specimens.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fluoroid \Flu"or*oid\, n. [Fluor + -oid.] (Crystallog.)	   A tetrahexahedron; -- so called because it is a common form	   of fluorite.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluoroscope \Flu*or"o*scope\, n. [Fluorescence + -scope.]	   1. (Phys.) An instrument for observing or exhibiting	      fluorescence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A fluorescent screen, with hood to protect the	      eyes, used for observing the shadows cast by objects	      placed in the path of the X rays. -- {Flu*or`o*scop"ic},	      a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fluoroscopy \Flu`or*os"co*py\, n.	   Examination of an object, as the human body, by exposing it	   to the X rays and observing the shadow cast upon a	   fluorescent screen; cryptoscopy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fluorous \Flu"or*ous\, a.	   Pertaining to fluor.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluor spar \Flu"or spar`\ (Min.)	   See {Fluorite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluosilicate \Flu`o*sil"i*cate\, n. [Cf. F. fluosilicate.]	   (Chem.)	   A double fluoride of silicon and some other (usually basic)	   element or radical, regarded as a salt of fluosilicic acid;	   -- called also {silicofluoride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluosilicic \Flu`o*si*lic"ic\, a. [Fluo- + silicic: cf. F.	   fluosilicique.] (Chem.)	   Composed of, or derived from, silicon and fluorine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fluosilicic acid}, a double fluoride of hydrogen and	      silicon, {H2F6Si}, obtained in solution in water as a sour	      fuming liquid, and regarded as the type of the	      fluosilicates; -- called also {silicofluoric acid}, and	      {hydrofluosilicic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Flurried \Flur"ried\, a.	   Agitated; excited. -- {Flur"ried*ly} adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Flurry \Flur"ry\, n.; pl. {Flurries}. [Prov. E. flur to ruffle.]	   1. A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary	      breeze; as, a flurry of wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a flurry of snow on the whistling wind.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The racket and flurry of London.      --Blakw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The violent spasms of a dying whale.	      [1913 Webster]	Flurry \Flur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flurried}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Flurrying}.]	   To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. --H.	   Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Flurt \Flurt\, n.	   A flirt. [Obs.] --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Flush \Flush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Flushing}.] [Cf. OE. fluschen to fly up, penetrate, F. fluz	   a flowing, E. flux, dial. Sw. flossa to blaze, and E. flash;	   perh. influenced by blush. [root]84.]	   1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes	      into the face.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flushing noise of many waters.    --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            It flushes violently out of the cock. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red;	      to blush.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow.	      [1913 Webster]	            In her cheek, distemper flushing glowed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flushing from one spray unto another. --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Flush \Flush\, v. t.	   1. To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm	      with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the	      purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the	      blush, or to cause to glow with excitement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor flush with shame the passing virgin's cheek.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sudden a thought came like a full-blown rose,	            Flushing his brow.                    --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if	      suffused with blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            How faintly flushed. how phantom fair,	            Was Monte Rosa, hanging there!        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To excite; to animate; to stir.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such things as can only feed his pride and flush his	            ambition.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to start, as a hunter a bird. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cause to flow; to draw water from, or pour it over or	      through (a pond, meadow, sewer, etc.); to cleanse by means	      of a rush of water.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To flush a joints} (Masonry), to fill them in; to point the	      level; to make them flush.	      [1913 Webster]	Flush \Flush\, v. i. (Mining)	      (a) To operate a placer mine, where the continuous supply	          of water is insufficient, by holding back the water,	          and releasing it periodically in a flood.	      (b) To fill underground spaces, especially in coal mines,	          with material carried by water, which, after drainage,	          constitutes a compact mass.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flush \Flush\, n.	   1. A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of	      water for cleansing purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	            In manner of a wave or flush.         --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame,	      modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a	      glow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flush of angered shame.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by	      a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a	      peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement.	      animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [From F. or Sp. flux. Cf. {Flux}.] A hand of cards, all of	      the same suit; -- especially significant in poker, where	      five cards of the same suit constitute a flush, which	      beats a straight but is beaten by a full house or four of	      a kind.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Flush \Flush\, a.	   1. Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright.	      [1913 Webster]	            With all his crimes broad blown, as flush as May.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence,	      liberal; prodigal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord Strut was not very flush in ready. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch. & Mech.) Unbroken or even in surface; on a level	      with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface;	      as, a flush panel; a flush joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Card Playing) Consisting of cards of one suit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flush bolt}.	      (a) A screw bolt whose head is countersunk, so as to be	          flush with a surface.	      (b) A sliding bolt let into the face or edge of a door, so	          as to be flush therewith.	   {Flush deck}. (Naut.) See under {Deck}, n., 1.	   {Flush tank}, a water tank which can be emptied rapidly for	      flushing drainpipes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Flush \Flush\, adv.	   So as to be level or even.	   [1913 Webster]
Flushboard \Flush"board`\, n.	   Same as {Flashboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Flusher \Flush"er\, n.	   1. A workman employed in cleaning sewers by flushing them	      with water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The red-backed shrike. See {Flasher}.	      [1913 Webster]
Flushing \Flush"ing\, n.	   1. A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; --	      commonly in the ? [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Weaving) A surface formed of floating threads.	      [1913 Webster]
Flushingly \Flush"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a flushing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Flushness \Flush"ness\, n.	   The state of being flush; abundance.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluster \Flus"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flustered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Flustering}.] [Cf. Icel. flaustra to be flustered,	   flaustr a fluster.]	   To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; hence, to	   throw into agitation and confusion; to confuse; to muddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         His habit or flustering himself daily with claret.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Fluster \Flus"ter\, v. i.	   To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.	   [1913 Webster]	         The flstering, vainglorious Greeks.      --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Fluster \Flus"ter\, n.	   Heat or glow, as from drinking; agitation mingled with	   confusion; disorder.	   [1913 Webster]
Flusteration \Flus`ter*a"tion\, n.	   The act of flustering, or the state of being flustered;	   fluster. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Flustrate \Flus"trate\, v. t. [See {Fluster}, v. t.]	   To fluster. [Colloq.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Flustration \Flus*tra"tion\, n.	   The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry. [Colloq.]	   --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Flute \Flute\, n. [OE. floute, floite, fr. OF. fla["u]te,	   flahute, flahuste, F. fl?te; cf. LL. flauta, D. fluit. See	   {Flute}, v. i.]	   1. A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder	      or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the	      fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The	      modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with	      the mouth at a lateral hole.	      [1913 Webster]	            The breathing flute's soft notes are heard around.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A channel of curved section; -- usually applied to	      one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate	      columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See	      Illust. under {Base}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A similar channel or groove made in wood or other	      material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady's ruffle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A long French breakfast roll. --Simonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flute bit}, a boring tool for piercing ebony, rosewood, and	      other hard woods.	   {Flute pipe}, an organ pipe having a sharp lip or wind-cutter	      which imparts vibrations to the column of air in the pipe.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Flute \Flute\ (fl[=u]t), n. [Cf. F. fl[^u]te a transport, D.	   fluit.]	   A kind of flyboat; a storeship.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Armed en fl[^u]te}(Nav.), partially armed.	      [1913 Webster]	Flute \Flute\, v. i. [OE. flouten, floiten, OF. fla["u]ter,	   fle["u]ter, flouster, F. fl[^u]ter, cf. D. fluiten; ascribed	   to an assumed LL. flautare, flatuare, fr. L. flatus a	   blowing, fr. flare to blow. Cf. {Flout}, {Flageolet},	   {Flatulent}.]	   To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound.	   [1913 Webster]	Flute \Flute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fluted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fluting}.]	   1. To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like	      that of a flute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knaves are men,	            That lute and flute fantastic tenderness.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The redwing flutes his o-ka-lee.      --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Flute a bec \Fl[^u]te` [`a] bec"\ [F.] (Mus.)	   A beak flute, an older form of the flute, played with a	   mouthpiece resembling a beak, and held like a flageolet.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluted \Flut"ed\, a.	   1. Thin; fine; clear and mellow; flutelike; as, fluted notes.	      --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved; as, a fluted	      column; a fluted ruffle; a fluted spectrum.	      [1913 Webster]
Flutemouth \Flute"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Aulostoma}, having a much elongated	   tubular snout.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluter \Flut"er\, n.	   1. One who plays on the flute; a flutist or flautist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes grooves or flutings.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluting \Flut"ing\, n.	   Decoration by means of flutes or channels; a flute, or flutes	   collectively; as, the fluting of a column or pilaster; the	   fluting of a lady's ruffle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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	      balusters, table legs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Flutist \Flut"ist\, n. [Cf. F. fl[^u]tiste.]	   A performer on the flute; a flautist. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To move with quick vibrations or undulations; as, a sail	      flutters in the wind; a fluttering fan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move about briskly, irregularly, or with great bustle	      and show, without much result.	      [1913 Webster]	            No rag, no scrap, of all the beau, or wit,	            That once so fluttered, and that once so writ.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be in agitation; to move irregularly; to flucttuate; to	      be uncertainty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long we fluttered on the wings of doubtful success.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	            His thoughts are very fluttering and wandering. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Flutter \Flut"ter\, v. t.	   1. To vibrate or move quickly; as, a bird flutters its wings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive in disorder; to throw into confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like an eagle in a dovecote, I	            Fluttered your Volscians in Corioli.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Flutter \Flut"ter\, n.	   1. The act of fluttering; quick and irregular motion;	      vibration; as, the flutter of a fan.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chirp and flutter of some single bird --Milnes.	                                                  .	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hurry; tumult; agitation of the mind; confusion; disorder.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flutter wheel}, a water wheel placed below a fall or in a	      chute where rapidly moving water strikes the tips of the	      floats; -- so called from the spattering, and the	      fluttering noise it makes.	      [1913 Webster]
Flutterer \Flut"ter*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, flutters.	   [1913 Webster]
Flutteringly \Flut"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a fluttering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluty \Flut"y\, a.	   Soft and clear in tone, like a flute.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluvial \Flu"vi*al\, a. [L. fluvialis, from fluvius river, fr.	   fluere to flow: cf.F. fluvial. See {Fluent}.]	   Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds;	   as, a fluvial plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluvialist \Flu"vi*al*ist\, n.	   One who exlpains geological phenomena by the action of	   streams. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluviatic \Flu`vi*at"ic\, a. [L. fluviaticus. See {Fluvial}.]	   Belonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluviatile \Flu"vi*a*tile\, a. [L. fluviatilis, fr. fluvius	   river: cf. F. fluviatile.]	   Belonging to rivers or streams; existing in or about rivers;	   produced by river action; fluvial; as, fluviatile starta,	   plants. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluviograph \Flu"vi*o*graph\, n. [L. fluvius river + -graph.]	   An instrument for measuring and recording automatically the	   rise and fall of a river.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fluvio-marine \Flu`vi*o-ma*rine"\, a. [L. fluvius river + E.	   marine.] (Geol.)	   Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea, as	   deposits at the mouths of rivers.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluviometer \Flu`vi*om"e*ter\, n. [L. fluvius river + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the height of water in a river; a	   river gauge.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flux \Flux\ (fl[u^]ks), n. [L. fluxus, fr. fluere, fluxum, to	   flow: cf.F. flux. See {Fluent}, and cf. 1st & 2d {Floss},	   {Flush}, n., 6.]	   1. The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by,	      as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the perpetual flux of the liquids, a great part	            of them is thrown out of the body.    --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her image has escaped the flux of things,	            And that same infant beauty that she wore	            Is fixed upon her now forevermore.    --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            Languages, like our bodies, are in a continual flux.	                                                  --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The setting in of the tide toward the shore, -- the ebb	      being called the {reflux}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem. & Metal.) Any substance or mixture used to promote	      the fusion of metals or minerals, as alkalies, borax,	      lime, fluorite.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: {White flux} is the residuum of the combustion of a	         mixture of equal parts of niter and tartar. It consists	         chiefly of the carbonate of potassium, and is white. --	         {Black flux} is the ressiduum of the combustion of one	         part of niter and two of tartar, and consists	         essentially of a mixture of potassium carbonate and	         charcoal.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.)	      (a) A fluid discharge from the bowels or other part;	          especially, an excessive and morbid discharge; as, the	          bloody flux or dysentery. See {Bloody flux}.	      (b) The matter thus discharged.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physics) The quantity of a fluid that crosses a unit area	      of a given surface in a unit of time.	      [1913 Webster]	Flux \Flux\, a. [L. fluxus, p. p. of fluere. See {Flux}, n.]	   Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The flux nature of all things here.      --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Flux \Flux\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fluxed} (fl[u^]kst); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fluxing}.]	   1. To affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might fashionably and genteelly . . . have been	            dueled or	            fluxed into another world.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to become fluid; to fuse. --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To cause a discharge from; to purge.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluxation \Flux*a"tion\, n.	   The act of fluxing.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluxibility \Flux`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. LL. fluxibilitas	   fluidity.]	   The quality of being fluxible. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluxible \Flux"i*ble\, a. [Cf.LL. fluxibilis fluid, OF.	   fluxible.]	   Capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral. --Holland. --	   {Flux"i*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluxile \Flux"ile\, a. [L. fluxilis, a., fluid.]	   Fluxible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluxility \Flux*il"i*ty\, n.	   State of being fluxible.[Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fluxion \Flux"ion\, n. [Cf. F. fluxion.]	   The act of flowing. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The matter that flows. --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fusion; the running of metals into a fluid state.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) An unnatural or excessive flow of blood or fluid	      toward any organ; a determination.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A constantly varying indication.	      [1913 Webster]	            Less to be counted than the fluxions of sun dials.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.)	      (a) The infinitely small increase or decrease of a	          variable or flowing quantity in a certain infinitely	          small and constant period of time; the rate of	          variation of a fluent; an incerement; a differential.	      (b) pl. A method of analysis developed by Newton, and	          based on the conception of all magnitudes as generated	          by motion, and involving in their changes the notion	          of velocity or rate of change. Its results are the	          same as those of the differential and integral	          calculus, from which it differs little except in	          notation and logical method.	          [1913 Webster]
Fluxional \Flux"ion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions;	   variable; inconstant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The merely human,the temporary and fluxional.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fluxional structure} (Geol.), fluidal structure.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluxionary \Flux"ion*a*ry\, a.	   1. Fluxional. --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of	      blood to a part; congestive; as, a fluxionary hemorrhage.	      [1913 Webster]
Fluxionist \Flux"ion*ist\, n.	   One skilled in fluxions. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluxions \Flux"ions\, n. pl. (Math.)	   See {Fluxion}, 6	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Fluxive \Flux"ive\, a.	   Flowing; also, wanting solidity. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fluxure \Flux"ure\ (?; 138), n. [L. fluxura a flowing.]	   1. The quality of being fluid. [Obs.] --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fluid matter. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]
Fly \Fly\ (fl[imac]), v. i. [imp. {Flew} (fl[=u]); p. p. {Flown}	   (fl[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Flying}.] [OE. fleen, fleen,	   fleyen, flegen, AS. fle['o]gan; akin to D. vliegen, OHG.	   fliogan, G. fliegen, Icel. flj[=u]ga, Sw. flyga, Dan. flyve,	   Goth. us-flaugjan to cause to fly away, blow about, and perh.	   to L. pluma feather, E. plume. [root]84. Cf. {Fledge},	   {Flight}, {Flock} of animals.]	   1. To move in or pass through the air with wings, as a bird.	   2. To move through the air or before the wind; esp., to pass	      or be driven rapidly through the air by any impulse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To float, wave, or rise in the air, as sparks or a flag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.	                                                  --Job v. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move or pass swiftly; to hasten away; to circulate	      rapidly; as, a ship flies on the deep; a top flies around;	      rumor flies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fly, envious Time, till thou run out thy race.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dark waves murmured as the ships flew on.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To run from danger; to attempt to escape; to flee; as, an	      enemy or a coward flies. See Note under {Flee}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fly, ere evil intercept thy flight.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whither shall I fly to escape their hands ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To move suddenly, or with violence; to do an act suddenly	      or swiftly; -- usually with a qualifying word; as, a door	      flies open; a bomb flies apart.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fly about} (Naut.), to change frequently in a short time;	      -- said of the wind.	   {To fly around}, to move about in haste. [Colloq.]	   {To fly at}, to spring toward; to rush on; to attack	      suddenly.	   {To fly in the face of}, to insult; to assail; to set at	      defiance; to oppose with violence; to act in direct	      opposition to; to resist.	   {To fly off}, to separate, or become detached suddenly; to	      revolt.	   {To fly on}, to attack.	   {To fly open}, to open suddenly, or with violence.	   {To fly out}.	      (a) To rush out.	      (b) To burst into a passion; to break out into license.	   {To let fly}.	      (a) To throw or drive with violence; to discharge. "A man	          lets fly his arrow without taking any aim." --Addison.	      (b) (Naut.) To let go suddenly and entirely; as, to let	          fly the sheets.	          [1913 Webster]	Fly \Fly\, v. t.	   1. To cause to fly or to float in the air, as a bird, a kite,	      a flag, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brave black flag I fly.           --W. S.	                                                  Gilbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fly or flee from; to shun; to avoid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sleep flies the wretch.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fly the favors of so good a king.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hunt with a hawk. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To manage (an aircraft) in flight; as, to fly an	      a["e]roplane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To fly a kite} (Com.), to raise money on commercial notes.	      [Cant or Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Fly \Fly\, n.; pl. {Flies} (fl[imac]z). [OE. flie, flege, AS.	   fl[=y]ge, fle['o]ge, fr. fle['o]gan to fly; akin to D. vlieg,	   OHG. flioga, G. fliege, Icel. & Sw. fluga, Dan. flue. [root]	   84. See {Fly}, v. i.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) Any winged insect; esp., one with transparent wings;	          as, the Spanish fly; firefly; gall fly; dragon fly.	      (b) Any dipterous insect; as, the house fly; flesh fly;	          black fly. See {Diptera}, and Illust. in Append.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A hook dressed in imitation of a fly, -- used for fishing.	      "The fur-wrought fly." --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A familiar spirit; a witch's attendant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A trifling fly, none of your great familiars. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A parasite. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A kind of light carriage for rapid transit, plying for	      hire and usually drawn by one horse. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The length of an extended flag from its staff; sometimes,	      the length from the "union" to the extreme end.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The part of a vane pointing the direction from which the	      wind blows.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) That part of a compass on which the points are	      marked; the compass card. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mech.)	      (a) Two or more vanes set on a revolving axis, to act as a	          fanner, or to equalize or impede the motion of	          machinery by the resistance of the air, as in the	          striking part of a clock.	      (b) A heavy wheel, or cross arms with weights at the ends	          on a revolving axis, to regulate or equalize the	          motion of machinery by means of its inertia, where the	          power communicated, or the resistance to be overcome,	          is variable, as in the steam engine or the coining	          press. See {Fly wheel} (below).	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Knitting Machine) The piece hinged to the needle, which	       holds the engaged loop in position while the needle is	       penetrating another loop; a latch. --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. The pair of arms revolving around the bobbin, in a	       spinning wheel or spinning frame, to twist the yarn.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Weaving) A shuttle driven through the shed by a blow or	       jerk. --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]	   13.	       (a) Formerly, the person who took the printed sheets from	           the press.	       (b) A vibrating frame with fingers, attached to a power	           to a power printing press for doing the same work.	           [1913 Webster]	   14. The outer canvas of a tent with double top, usually drawn	       over the ridgepole, but so extended as to touch the roof	       of the tent at no other place.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. One of the upper screens of a stage in a theater.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. The fore flap of a bootee; also, a lap on trousers,	       overcoats, etc., to conceal a row of buttons.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Baseball) A batted ball that flies to a considerable	       distance, usually high in the air; also, the flight of a	       ball so struck; as, it was caught on the fly. Also called	       {fly ball}. "a fly deep into right field"	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	   18. (Cotton Manuf.) Waste cotton.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Black fly}, {Cheese fly}, {Dragon fly, etc.} See under	      {Black}, {Cheese}, etc. -- {Fly agaric} (Bot.), a mushroom	      ({Agaricus muscarius}), having a narcotic juice which, in	      sufficient quantities, is poisonous. -- {Fly block}	      (Naut.), a pulley whose position shifts to suit the	      working of the tackle with which it is connected; -- used	      in the hoisting tackle of yards. -- {Fly board} (Printing	      Press), the board on which printed sheets are deposited by	      the fly. -- {Fly book}, a case in the form of a book for	      anglers' flies. --Kingsley.{Fly cap}, a cap with wings,	      formerly worn by women. -- {Fly drill}, a drill having a	      reciprocating motion controlled by a fly wheel, the	      driving power being applied by the hand through a cord	      winding in reverse directions upon the spindle as it	      rotates backward and forward. --Knight.{Fly fishing}, the	      act or art of angling with a bait of natural or artificial	      flies; fishing using a fly[2] as bait. --Walton. -- --	   {Fly fisherman}, one who fishes using natural or artificial	      flies[2] as bait, especially one who fishes exclusively in	      that manner. -- {Fly flap}, an implement for killing	      flies. -- {Fly governor}, a governor for regulating the	      speed of an engine, etc., by the resistance of vanes	      revolving in the air. -- {Fly honeysuckle} (Bot.), a plant	      of the honeysuckle genus ({Lonicera}), having a bushy stem	      and the flowers in pairs, as {L. ciliata} and {L.	      Xylosteum}. -- {Fly hook}, a fishhook supplied with an	      artificial fly. -- {Fly leaf}, an unprinted leaf at the	      beginning or end of a book, circular, programme, etc. --	   {Fly maggot}, a maggot bred from the egg of a fly. --Ray.	   {Fly net}, a screen to exclude insects.	   {Fly nut} (Mach.), a nut with wings; a thumb nut; a finger	      nut.	   {Fly orchis} (Bot.), a plant ({Ophrys muscifera}), whose	      flowers resemble flies.	   {Fly paper}, poisoned or sticky paper for killing flies that	      feed upon or are entangled by it.	   {Fly powder}, an arsenical powder used to poison flies.	   {Fly press}, a screw press for punching, embossing, etc.,	      operated by hand and having a heavy fly.	   {Fly rail}, a bracket which turns out to support the hinged	      leaf of a table.	   {Fly rod}, a light fishing rod used in angling with a fly.	   {Fly sheet}, a small loose advertising sheet; a handbill.	   {Fly snapper} (Zool.), an American bird ({Phainopepla	      nitens}), allied to the chatterers and shrikes. The male	      is glossy blue-black; the female brownish gray.	   {Fly wheel} (Mach.), a heavy wheel attached to machinery to	      equalize the movement (opposing any sudden acceleration by	      its inertia and any retardation by its momentum), and to	      accumulate or give out energy for a variable or	      intermitting resistance. See {Fly}, n., 9.	   {On the fly} (Baseball), still in the air; -- said of a	      batted ball caught before touching the ground..	      [1913 Webster]	Fly \Fly\, a.	   Knowing; wide awake; fully understanding another's meaning.	   [Slang] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster] Fly amanita	Fly amanita \Fly amanita\, Fly fungus \Fly fungus\ . (Bot.)	   A poisonous mushroom ({Amanita muscaria}, syn. {Agaricus	   muscarius}), having usually a bright red or yellowish cap	   covered with irregular white spots. It has a distinct volva	   at the base, generally an upper ring on the stalk, and white	   spores. Called also {fly agaric}, {deadly amanita}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flyaway \Fly"a*way`\, a.	   Disposed to fly away; flighty; unrestrained; light and free;	   -- used of both persons and things. -- n. A flyaway person or	   thing. "Truth is such a flyaway." --Emerson.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flyaway grass \Flyaway grass\ (Bot.)	   The hair grass ({Agrostis scabra}). So called from its light	   panicle, which is blown to great distances by the wind.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Flybane \Fly"bane`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of catchfly of the genus {Silene}; also, a poisonous	   mushroom ({Agaricus muscarius}); fly agaric.	   [1913 Webster]
Fly-bitten \Fly"-bit`ten\, a.	   Marked by, or as if by, the bite of flies. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Flyblow \Fly"blow`\, v. t.	   To deposit eggs upon, as a flesh fly does on meat; to cause	   to be maggoty; hence, to taint or contaminate, as if with	   flyblows. --Bp. Srillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	Flyblow \Fly"blow`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the eggs or young larv[ae] deposited by a flesh fly,	   or blowfly.	   [1913 Webster]
Flyblown \Fly"blown`\, a.	   Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherever flyblown reputations were assembled.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Flyboat \Fly"boat`\, n. [Fly + boat: cf. D. vlieboot.]	   1. (Naut.) A large Dutch coasting vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Captain George Weymouth made a voyage of discovery	            to the northwest with two flyboats.   --Purchas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.	      [1913 Webster]
Fly-case \Fly"-case`\, n. (Zool.)	   The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles.	   [1913 Webster]
Flycatcher \Fly"catch`er\, n. (Zool.)	   One of numerous species of birds that feed upon insects,	   which they take on the wing.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The true flycatchers of the Old World are Oscines, and	         belong to the family {Muscicapid[ae]}, as the spotted	         flycatcher ({Muscicapa grisola}). The American	         flycatchers, or tyrant flycatchers, are Clamatores, and	         belong to the family {Tyrannid[ae]}, as the kingbird,	         pewee, crested flycatcher ({Myiarchus crinitus}), and	         the vermilion flycatcher or churinche ({Pyrocephalus	         rubineus}). Certain American flycatching warblers of	         the family {Sylvicolid[ae]} are also called	         flycatchers, as the Canadian flycatcher ({Sylvania	         Canadensis}), and the hooded flycatcher ({S. mitrata}).	         See {Tyrant flycatcher}.	         [1913 Webster]
Fly-catching \Fly"-catch`ing\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the habit of catching insects on the wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Flyer \Fly"er\, n. [See {Flier}.]	   1. One that uses wings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fly of a flag: See {Fly}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything that is scattered abroad in great numbers as a	      theatrical programme, an advertising leaf, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are parallel to	      each other(as in ordinary stairs), as distinguished from a	      winder.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The pair of arms attached to the spindle of a spinning	      frame, over which the thread passes to the bobbin; -- so	      called from their swift revolution. See {Fly}, n., 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The fan wheel that rotates the cap of a windmill as the	      wind veers. --Internat. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Stock Jobbing) A small operation not involving ?	      considerable part of one's capital, or not in the line of	      one's ordinary business; a venture. [Cant] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Flyfish \Fly"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A California scorp[ae]noid fish ({Sebastichthys	   rhodochloris}), having brilliant colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Fly-fish \Fly"-fish\, v. i.	   To angle, using flies for bait. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Flying \Fly"ing\, a. [From {Fly}, v. i.]	   Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or	   rapidly; intended for rapid movement.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flying army} (Mil.) a body of cavalry and infantry, kept in	      motion, to cover its own garrisons and to keep the enemy	      in continual alarm. --Farrow. 	   {Flying artillery} (Mil.), artillery trained to rapid	      evolutions, -- the men being either mounted or trained to	      spring upon the guns and caissons when they change	      position.	   {Flying bridge}, {Flying camp}. See under {Bridge}, and	      {Camp}.	   {Flying buttress} (Arch.), a contrivance for taking up the	      thrust of a roof or vault which can not be supported by	      ordinary buttresses. It consists of a straight bar of	      masonry, usually sloping, carried on an arch, and a solid	      pier or buttress sufficient to receive the thrust. The	      word is generally applied only to the straight bar with	      supporting arch.	   {Flying colors}, flags unfurled and waving in the air; hence:	   {To come off with flying colors}, to be victorious; to	      succeed thoroughly in an undertaking.	   {Flying doe} (Zool.), a young female kangaroo.	   {Flying dragon}.	   (a) (Zool.) See {Dragon}, 6.	   (b) A meteor. See under {Dragon}.	   {Flying Dutchman}.	   (a) A fabled Dutch mariner condemned for his crimes to sail	       the seas till the day of judgment.	   (b) A spectral ship.	   {Flying fish}. (Zool.) See {Flying fish}, in the Vocabulary.	      	   {Flying fox} (Zool.), see {Flying fox} in the vocabulary.	   {Flying frog} (Zool.), either of two East Indian tree frogs	      of the genus {Rhacophorus} ({Rhacophorus nigrapalmatus}	      and {Rhacophorus pardalis}), having very large and broadly	      webbed feet, which serve as parachutes, and enable it to	      make very long leaps.	   {Flying gurnard} (Zool.), a species of gurnard of the genus	      {Cephalacanthus} or {Dactylopterus}, with very large	      pectoral fins, said to be able to fly like the flying	      fish, but not for so great a distance.	   Note: Three species are known; that of the Atlantic is	         {Cephalacanthus volitans}.	   {Flying jib} (Naut.), a sail extended outside of the standing	      jib, on the flying-jib boom.	   {Flying-jib boom} (Naut.), an extension of the jib boom.	   {Flying kites} (Naut.), light sails carried only in fine	      weather.	   {Flying lemur}. (Zool.) See {Colugo}.	   {Flying level} (Civil Engin.), a reconnoissance level over	      the course of a projected road, canal, etc.	   {Flying lizard}. (Zool.) See {Dragon}, n. 6.	   {Flying machine}, any apparatus for navigating through the	      air, especially a heavier-than-air machine. -- {Flying	   mouse} (Zool.), the opossum mouse ({Acrobates pygm[ae]us}), a	      marsupial of Australia. Called also {feathertail glider}.	   Note: It has lateral folds of skin, like the flying	         squirrels, and a featherlike tail. -- {Flying party}	      (Mil.), a body of soldiers detailed to hover about an	      enemy. -- {Flying phalanger} (Zool.), one of several	      species of small marsuupials of the genera {Petaurus} and	      {Belideus}, of Australia and New Guinea, having lateral	      folds like those of the flying squirrels. The sugar	      squirrel ({Belideus sciureus}), and the ariel ({Belideus	      ariel}), are the best known; -- called also {squirrel	      petaurus} and {flying squirrel}. See {Sugar squirrel}. --	   {Flying pinion}, the fly of a clock. -- {Flying sap} (Mil.),	      the rapid construction of trenches (when the enemy's fire	      of case shot precludes the method of simple trenching), by	      means of gabions placed in juxtaposition and filled with	      earth. -- {Flying shot}, a shot fired at a moving object,	      as a bird on the wing. -- {Flying spider}. (Zool.) See	      {Ballooning spider}. -- {Flying squid} (Zool.), an oceanic	      squid ({Ommastrephes Bartramii} syn. {Sthenoteuthis	      Bartramii}), abundant in the Gulf Stream, which is able to	      leap out of the water with such force that it often falls	      on the deck of a vessel. -- {Flying squirrel} (Zool.) See	      {Flying squirrel}, in the Vocabulary. -- {Flying start}, a	      start in a sailing race in which the signal is given while	      the vessels are under way. -- {Flying torch} (Mil.), a	      torch attached to a long staff and used for signaling at	      night.	      [1913 Webster]	Flying boat \Flying boat\	   A compact form of hydro-a["e]roplane having one central body,	   or hull.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Flying fish \Fly"ing fish`\ (Zool.)	   A fish which is able to leap from the water, and fly a	   considerable distance by means of its large and long pectoral	   fins. These fishes belong to several species of the genus	   {Exoc[oe]tus}, and are found in the warmer parts of all the	   oceans.	   [1913 Webster]	Flying fox \Fly"ing fox`\ (Zool.)	   1. a fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus}, which has a head	      resembling that of a fox.	      [PJC]	   2. the {colugo}.	      [1913 Webster]	Flying lemur \Fly"ing le"mur\ (Zool.)	   either of two nocturnal lemurlike mammals inhabiting the East	   Indies ({Cynocephalus variegatus}) or the Phillipines	   ({Cynocephalus volans}) having broad folds of skin between	   the fore and hind limbs on both sides of the body allowing	   them to make long gliding leaps; they have been classed in	   the separate order {Dermoptera}. They are arboreal and have	   become rare.	   [PJC]	Flying squirrel \Fly"ing squir"rel\ (? or ?). (Zool.)	   One of a group of squirrels, of the genus {Glaucomys}	   (formerly {Pteromus} and {Sciuropterus} [1913 Webster]),	   especially {Glaucomys volans} and {Glaucomys sabrinus},	   having parachute-like folds of skin extending from the fore	   to the hind legs, which enable them to make very long,	   gliding leaps.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The species of Pteromys are large, with bushy tails,	         and inhabit southern Asia and the East Indies; those of	         Sciuropterus are smaller, with flat tails, and inhabit	         the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America. The	         American species {(Sciuropterus volucella)} is also	         called Assapan. The Australian flying squirrels, or	         flying phalangers, are marsupials. See {Flying	         phalanger} (above).	         [1913 Webster]
flyleaf \flyleaf\ n.	   A blank leaf in the front of back or a book.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Flyman \Fly"man\, n.; pl. {Flymen} (-m?n).	   The driver of a fly, or light public carriage.	   [1913 Webster]
flyover \flyover\ n.	   1. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different	      levels; called in the United States an {overpass}; as, an	      overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England.	      [Brit.]	   Syn: overpass, flypast.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over	      spectators on the ground.	   Syn: flypast.	        [WordNet 1.5]
flypaper \fly"pa`per\ (fl[imac]"p[=a]`p[~e]r), n.	   A strip of paper that is coated with a sticky substance and	   suspended from an overhead object to trap and kill flies;	   also, a similar paper poisoned so as to kill flies on	   contact.	   [WordNet 1.5]
flypast \fly"past\ (fl[imac]"p[a^]st), n.	   1. the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different	      levels; same as {flyover}; called in the United States an	      {overpass}. [Brit.]	   Syn: overpass, flyover.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over	      spectators on the ground.	   Syn: flyover.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Flysch \Flysch\ (fl[=e]sh), n. [A Swiss word, fr. G. fliessen to	   flow, melt.] (Geol.)	   A name given to the series of sandstones and schists	   overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and	   included in the Eocene Tertiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Flyspeck \Fly"speck\ (fl[imac]"sp[e^]k), n.	   A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any	   insignificant dot.	   [1913 Webster]	Flyspeck \Fly"speck\ (fl[imac]"sp[e^]k), v. t.	   To soil with flyspecks.	   [1913 Webster] flyswat
flyswat \fly"swat\, flyswatter \fly"swat*ter\n.	   An implement with a flat part (a mesh of metal or plastic)	   and a long handle, used to kill insects by striking them. The	   handle is typically about one foot long and the flat mesh at	   the end (usually of plastic) is about 5 inces square.	   Syn: swatter.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
flytrap \fly"trap\ (fl[imac]"tr[a^]p), n.	   1. A trap for catching flies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant {(Dion[ae]a muscipula)}, called also	      {Venus's flytrap}, having two-lobed leaves which are	      fringed with stiff bristles, and fold together when	      certain sensitive hairs on their upper surface are	      touched, thus trapping insects that light on them. The	      insects so caught are afterwards digested by a secretion	      from the upper surface of the leaves. The plant is native	      to North and South Carolina, growing in bogs.	      [1913 Webster]
flywheel \flywheel\ n.	   A heavy wheel or disk which stores kinetic energy by rotating	   on a shaft, and by its momentum smoothes the operation of a	   reciprocating engine by reducing fluctuations of speed. It is	   used in certain types of machinery, such as automobiles.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   Note: Flywheels rotating at high speed have also been	         proposed as a means to store kinetic energy for use as	         a low-polluting source of energy in vehicles.	         [PJC]
FM \FM\ n. [Frequency Modulaiton.]	   A method of transmitting radio signals by modulating the	   frequency of the carrier wave; -- opposed to AM (amplitude	   modulation), in which the signal modulates the amplitude,	   rather than the frequency of the carrier wave. [acron.]	   Syn: frequency modulation.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fm \Fm\ prop. n.	   The chemical symbol for {Fermium}, a transuranic element.	   Syn: fermium, atomic number 100.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fnese \fnese\ (fn[=e]z), v. i. [AS. fn[=e]san, gefn[=e]san.]	   To breathe heavily; to snort. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
FNMA \FNMA\ n.	   The {Federal National Mortgage Association} a federally	   chartered corporation that purchases and resells mortgages.	   [acron.]	   Syn: Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fo \Fo\ (f[=o]), n.	   The Chinese name of Buddha.	   [1913 Webster]
Foal \Foal\ (f[=o]l), n. [OE. fole, AS. fola; akin to OHG. folo,	   G. fohlen, Goth. fula, Icel. foli, Sw. f[*a]le, Gr. pw^los,	   L. pullus a young animal. Cf. {Filly}, {Poultry}, {Pullet}.]	   (Zo["o].)	   The young of any animal of the Horse family {(Equid[ae])}; a	   colt; a filly.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foal teeth} (Zool.), the first set of teeth of a horse.	   {In foal}, {With foal}, being with young; pregnant; -- said	      of a mare or she ass.	      [1913 Webster]	Foal \Foal\ (f[=o]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foaled} (f[=o]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Foaling}.]	   To bring forth (a colt); -- said of a mare or a she ass.	   [1913 Webster]	Foal \Foal\ (f[=o]l), v. i.	   To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Foalfoot \Foal"foot`\ (f[=o]l"f[oo^]t`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Coltsfoot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), n. [OE. fam, fom, AS. f[=a]m; akin to OHG.	   & G. feim.]	   The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles,	   which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of	   an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth;	   spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foam cock}, in steam boilers, a cock at the water level, to	      blow off impurities.	      [1913 Webster]	Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foamed} (f[=o]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Foaming}.] [AS. f[=ae]man. See {Foam}, n.]	   1. To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam.	      [1913 Webster]	            He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth. --Mark ix.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form foam, or become filled with foam; -- said of a	      steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy,	      as because of chemical action.	      [1913 Webster]	Foam \Foam\ (f[=o]m), v. t.	   To cause to foam; as, to foam the goblet; also (with out), to	   throw out with rage or violence, as foam. "Foaming out their	   own shame."                                    --Jude 13.	   [1913 Webster]
foaming \foam"ing\ adj.	   Giving off bubbles and developing a head of foam; as, a	   foaming glass of beer.	   Syn: bubbling, frothing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
foamingly \foam"ing*ly\, adv.	   With foam; frothily.	   [1913 Webster]
foamless \foam"less\ (f[=o]m"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no foam.	   [1913 Webster]
foamy \foam"y\ (f[=o]m"[y^]), a.	   Covered with foam; frothy; spumy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Behold how high the foamy billows ride!  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fob \Fob\ (f[o^]b), n. [Cf. Prov. G. fuppe pocket.]	   1. A little pocket for a watch; -- callled also a {watch	      pocket}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a short chain or ribbon attached to a pocket watch,	      usually worn hanging out of the watch pocket, and used to	      conveniently remove the watch from the watch pocket.	      [PJC]	   {Fob chain}, a short watch chain worn with a watch carried in	      the fob; a fob[2].	      [1913 Webster]	Fob \Fob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fobbing}.] [Cf.Fop.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To beat; to maul. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cheat; to trick; to impose on. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fob off}, to shift off by an artifice; to put aside; to	      delude with a trick."A conspiracy of bishops could	      prostrate and fob off the right of the people." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Focal \Fo"cal\, a. [Cf. F. focal. See {Focus}.]	   Belonging to,or concerning, a focus; as, a focal point.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Focal distance, or length, of a lens or mirror} (Opt.), the	      distance of the focus from the surface of the lens or	      mirror, or more exactly, in the case of a lens, from its	      optical center. 	   {Focal distance of a telescope}, the distance of the image of	      an object from the object glass.	      [1913 Webster]
Focalization \Fo`cal*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of focalizing or bringing to a focus, or the state of	   being focalized.	   [1913 Webster]
Focalize \Fo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Focalizing}.]	   To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Focillate \Foc"il*late\, v. t. [L. focilatus, p. p. of	   focillare.]	   To nourish. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Focillation \Foc`il*la"tion\, n.	   Comfort; support. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Focimeter \Fo*cim"e*ter\, n. [Focus + -meter.] (Photog.)	   An assisting instrument for focusing an object in or before a	   camera. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster] fo'c'sle
fo'c'sle \fo'c'sle\, fo'c's'le \fo'c's'le\(f[=o]k"s'l), n.	   The {forecastle}, a superstructure in the bow of a merchant	   ship where the crew is housed; -- the spelling is intended to	   reflect the common pronunciation among seamen.	   Syn: forecastle.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Focus \Fo"cus\ (f[=o]"k[u^]s), n.; pl. E. {Focuses}	   (f[=o]"k[u^]s*[e^]z), L. {Foci} (f[=o]"s[imac]). [L. focus	   hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. {Curfew},	   {Fuel}, {Fusil} the firearm.]	   1. (Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after	      being reflected or refracted, and at which the image is	      formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A point so related to a conic section and certain	      straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the	      distance between any point of the curve and the focus to	      the distance of the same point from the directrix is	      constant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thus, in the ellipse FGHKLM, A is the focus and CD the	         directrix, when the ratios FA:FE, GA:GD, MA:MC, etc.,	         are all equal. So in the hyperbola, A is the focus and	         CD the directrix when the ratio HA:HK is constant for	         all points of the curve; and in the parabola, A is the	         focus and CD the directrix when the ratio BA:BC is	         constant. In the ellipse this ratio is less than unity,	         in the parabola equal to unity, and in the hyperbola	         greater than unity. The ellipse and hyperbola have each	         two foci, and two corresponding directrixes, and the	         parabola has one focus and one directrix. In the	         ellipse the sum of the two lines from any point of the	         curve to the two foci is constant; that is: AG + GB =	         AH + HB; and in the hyperbola the difference of the	         corresponding lines is constant. The diameter which	         passes through the foci of the ellipse is the major	         axis. The diameter which being produced passes through	         the foci of the hyperbola is the transverse axis. The	         middle point of the major or the transverse axis is the	         center of the curve. Certain other curves, as the	         lemniscate and the Cartesian ovals, have points called	         foci, possessing properties similar to those of the	         foci of conic sections. In an ellipse, rays of light	         coming from one focus, and reflected from the curve,	         proceed in lines directed toward the other; in an	         hyperbola, in lines directed from the other; in a	         parabola, rays from the focus, after reflection at the	         curve, proceed in lines parallel to the axis. Thus rays	         from A in the ellipse are reflected to B; rays from A	         in the hyperbola are reflected toward L and M away from	         B.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A central point; a point of concentration.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aplanatic focus}. (Opt.) See under {Aplanatic}.	   {Conjugate focus} (Opt.), the focus for rays which have a	      sensible divergence, as from a near object; -- so called	      because the positions of the object and its image are	      interchangeable.	   {Focus tube} (Phys.), a vacuum tube for R[oe]ntgen rays in	      which the cathode rays are focused upon the anticathode,	      for intensifying the effect.	   {Principal focus}, or {Solar focus} (Opt.), the focus for	      parallel rays.	      [1913 Webster]	Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focused}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Focusing}.]	   To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R.	   Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
focused \focused\ adj. [Also spelled {focussed}.]	   1. being in focus or brought into focus; clearly delineated;	      -- of an image. Opposite of {unfocused}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. converging on a point; -- of light rays; as, focused light	      rays can set something afire.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. concentrated on or clustered around a central point or	      purpose.	   Syn: centered, centred, centralized.	        [WordNet 1.5]
focussed \focussed\ adj.	   1. same as {focused} (in all senses).	   Syn: focused.	        [WordNet 1.5] focusing
focusing \focusing\, focussing \focussing\n.	   1. the concentration of attention or energy on something.	   Syn: focus, focussing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the act of bringing into focus.	   Syn: focalization, focalisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), n. [See 1st {Fother}.]	   A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly	   sold, in England, varying from 191/2 to 24 cwt.; a fother.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), n. [AS. f[=o]dder, f[=o]ddor,	   fodder (also sheath case), fr. f[=o]da food; akin to D.	   voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. f[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan.	   foder. [root]75. See {Food} and cf. {Forage}, {Fur}.]	   That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay,	   cornstalks, vegetables, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foddered}	   (f[o^]d"d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foddering}.]	   To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to	   furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fodderer \Fod"der*er\, n.	   One who fodders cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fodient \Fo"di*ent\, a. [L. fodiens, p. pr. of fodere to dig.]	   Fitted for, or pertaining to, digging.	   [1913 Webster]	Fodient \Fo"di*ent\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Fodientia.	   [1913 Webster]
Fodientia \Fo`di*en"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fodiens p. pr.,	   digging.] (Zool.)	   A group of African edentates including the aard-vark.	   [1913 Webster]
Foe \Foe\ (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob.	   akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See {Fiend}, and cf. {Feud} a	   quarrel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or	      malice, against another; an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man's foes shall be they of his own household.	                                                  --Matt. x. 36	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An enemy in war; a hostile army.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary;	      an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            A foe to received doctrines.          --I. Watts	      [1913 Webster]	Foe \Foe\, v. t.	   To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Foehn \Foehn\, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), fr. L. Favonius west wind.	   Cf. {Favonian}.] (Meteor.)	   (a) A warm dry wind that often blows in the northern valleys	       of the Alps, due to the indraught of a storm center	       passing over Central Europe. The wind, heated by	       compression in its descent from the mountains, reaches	       the base, particularly in winter, dry and warm.	   (b) Any similar wind, as the chinook, in other parts of the	       world.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foehood \Foe"hood\, n.	   Enmity. --Bp. Bedell.	   [1913 Webster]
Foeman \Foe"man\ (f[=o]"man), n.; pl. {Foemen} (-men). [AS.	   f[=a]hman.]	   An enemy in war.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the stern joy which warriors feel	         In foemen worthy of their steel.         --Sir W. Scott	   [1913 Webster]
foetal \f[oe]"tal\, a.	   Same as {fetal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foetation \F[oe]*ta"tion\, n.	   Same as {Fetation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foeticide \F[oe]"ti*cide\, n.	   Same as {Feticide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foetor \F[oe]"tor\, n.	   Same as {Fetor}.	   [1913 Webster] foetus
foetus \foetus\, Foetus \F[oe]"tus\, n.	   Same as {Fetus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage rank	   grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.)	   (a) A second growth of grass; aftergrass.	   (b) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the	       winter; -- called also {foggage}. [Prov.Eng.]	       --Halliwell.	   Note: Sometimes called, in New England, {old tore}. In	         Scotland, fog is a general name for moss.	         [1913 Webster]	Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), v. t. (Agric.)	   To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off	   the fog from.	   [1913 Webster]	Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Fog \Fog\ (f[o^]g), n. [Dan. sneefog snow falling thick, drift	   of snow, driving snow, cf. Icel. fok spray, snowdrift,	   fj[=u]k snowstorm, fj[=u]ka to drift.]	   1. Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere	      and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud	      only in being near the ground, and from mist in not	      approaching so nearly to fine rain. See {Cloud}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of mental confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Photog.) Cloudiness or partial opacity of those parts of	      a developed film or a photograph which should be clear.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {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 be hidden in thick weather.	   {Fog bank}, a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and	      resembling distant land.	   {Fog ring}, a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, --	      often seen on the coast of Newfoundland.	      [1913 Webster]	Fog \Fog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fogging}.]	   1. To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken;	      to obscure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog.) To render semiopaque or cloudy, as a negative	      film, by exposure to stray light, too long an exposure to	      the developer, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Fog \Fog\, v. i. (Photog.)	   To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on	   a negative sometimes does in the process of development.	   [1913 Webster]	Fog belt \Fog belt\	   A region of the ocean where fogs are of marked frequency, as	   near the coast of Newfoundland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fogbow \Fog"bow`\, n.	   A nebulous arch, or bow, of white or yellowish light	   sometimes seen in fog, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foge \Foge\, n.	   The Cornish name for a forge used for smelting tin. --Raymond	   [1913 Webster]
Fogey \Fo"gey\, n.	   See {Fogy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foggage \Fog"gage\ (?; 48), n. (Agric.)	   See 1st {Fog}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fogger \Fog"ger\, n.	   One who fogs; a pettifogger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A beggarly fogger.                       --Terence in	                                                  English(1614)	   [1913 Webster]
Foggily \Fog"gi*ly\, adv.	   In a foggy manner; obscurely. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fogginess \Fog"gi*ness\, n.	   The state of being foggy. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Foggy \Fog"gy\, a. [Compar. {Foggier}; superl. {Foggiest}.]	   [From 4th {Fog}.]	   1. Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations;	      misty; as, a foggy atmosphere; a foggy morning. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beclouded; dull; obscure; as, foggy ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your coarse, foggy, drowsy conceit.   --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]
foghorn \fog"horn\ n.	   A horn that emits a loud low-pitched sound, used on ships	   navigating in a fog, to warn other ships of their presence.	   Syn: fog signal.	        [PJC]
Fogie \Fo"gie\, n.	   See {Fogy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fogless \Fog"less\, a.	   Without fog; clear. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
fog signal \fog signal\ n.	   a loud low warning sound that can be heard by fog-bound	   ships; a foghorn.	   Syn: foghorn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fogy \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.	   1. A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,	      over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old; an	      {old fogy}. [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Notorious old bore; regular old fogy. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,	         a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a	         diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by	         Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as "an invalid or	         garrison soldier," and is applied to the old soldiers	         of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is called the	         Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of such persons	         we see the origin of the present use of the term. --Sir	         F. Head.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) In the United States service, extra pay granted to	      officers for length of service. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fogyism \Fo"gy*ism\, n.	   The principles and conduct of a fogy. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foh \Foh\, interj. [Cf. {Faugh}.]	   An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt; poh; fie. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fohist \Fo"hist\, n.	   A Buddhist priest. See {Fo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foible \Foi"ble\, a. [OF. foible. See {Feeble}.]	   Weak; feeble. [Obs.] --Lord Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Foible \Foi"ble\, n.	   1. A moral weakness; a failing; a weak point; a frailty.	      [1913 Webster]	            A disposition radically noble and generous, clouded	            and overshadowed by superficial foibles. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The half of a sword blade or foil blade nearest the point;	      -- opposed to {forte}. [Written also {faible}.]	   Syn: Fault; imperfection; failing; weakness; infirmity;	        frailty; defect. See {Fault}.	        [1913 Webster]
Foil \Foil\ (foil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foiled} (foild); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Foiling}.] [F. fouler to tread or trample under	   one's feet, to press, oppress. See {Full}, v. t.]	   1. To tread under foot; to trample.	      [1913 Webster]	            King Richard . . . caused the ensigns of Leopold to	            be pulled down and foiled under foot. --Knoless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom he did all to pieces breake and foyle,	            In filthy durt, and left so in the loathely soyle.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to	      baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            And by ? mortal man at length am foiled. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her long locks that foil the painter's power.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in	      chase. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Foil \Foil\, v. t. [See 6th {File}.]	   To defile; to soil. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Foil \Foil\, n.	   1. Failure of success when on the point of attainment;	      defeat; frustration; miscarriage. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor e'er was fate so near a foil.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blunt weapon used in fencing, resembling a smallsword in	      the main, but usually lighter and having a button at the	      point.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blunt as the fencer's foils, which hit, but hurt	            not.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Isocrates contended with a foil against Demosthenes	            with a word.                          --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The track or trail of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To run a foil},to lead astray; to puzzle; -- alluding to the	      habits of some animals of running back over the same track	      to mislead their pursuers. --Brewer.	      [1913 Webster]	Foil \Foil\, n. [OE. foil leaf, OF. foil, fuil, fueil, foille,	   fueille, F. feuille, fr. L. folium, pl. folia; akin to Gr. ?,	   and perh. to E. blade. Cf. {Foliage}, {Folio}.]	   1. A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin	      foil; gold foil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Jewelry) A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and	      burnished, and afterwards coated with transparent colors	      mixed with isinglass; -- employed by jewelers to give	      color or brilliancy to pastes and inferior stones. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to	      adorn or set off another thing to advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	            As she a black silk cap on him began	            To set, for foil of his milk-white to serve. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hector has a foil to set him off.     --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of	      a looking-glass, to cause reflection.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) The space between the cusps in Gothic	      architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows,	      niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil,	      quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of	      arcs of which it is composed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foil stone}, an imitation of a jewel or precious stone.	      [1913 Webster]
Foilable \Foil"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being foiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Foiler \Foil"er\, n.	   One who foils or frustrates. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. (Arch.)	   A foil. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]	Foiling \Foil"ing\, n. [Cf. F. foul['e]es. See 1st {Foil}.]	   (Hunting)	   The track of game (as deer) in the grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Foin \Foin\ (foin), n. [F. fouine a marten.]	   1. (Zool.) The beech marten ({Mustela foina}). See {Marten}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken	      from the ferret or weasel of the same name.[Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He came to the stake in a fair black gown furred and	            faced with foins.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Foin \Foin\, v. i. [OE. foinen, foignen; of uncertain origin;	   cf. dial. F. fouiner to push for eels with a spear, fr. F.	   fouine an eelspear, perh. fr. L. fodere to dig, thrust.]	   To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He stroke, he soused, he foynd, he hewed, he lashed.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         They lash, they foin, they pass, they strive to bore	         Their corselets, and the thinnest parts explore.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Foin \Foin\, v. t.	   To prick; to st?ng. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]	Foin \Foin\, n.	   A pass in fencing; a lunge. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foinery \Foin"er*y\, n.	   Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point, as	   distinguished from broadsword play. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Foiningly \Foin"ing*ly\, adv.	   With a push or thrust. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foison \Foi"son\, n. [F. foison, fr. L. fusio a pouring,	   effusion. See {Fusion}.]	   Rich harvest; plenty; abundance. [Archaic] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	         That from the seedness the bare fallow brings	         To teeming foison.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foist \Foist\ (foist), n. [OF. fuste stick, boat, fr. L. fustis	   cudgel. Cf. 1st {Fust}.]	   A light and fast-sailing ship. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Foist \Foist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foisted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Foisting}.] [Cf. OD. vysten to fizzle, D. veesten, E. fizz,	   fitchet, bullfist.]	   To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant; to	   interpolate; to pass off (something spurious or counterfeit)	   as genuine, true, or worthy; -- usually followed by in.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest negligence or partiality might admit or foist in	         abuses and corruption.                   --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	         When a scripture has been corrupted . . . by a	         supposititious foisting of some words in. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Foist \Foist\, n.	   1. A foister; a sharper. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trick or fraud; a swindle. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Foister \Foist"er\, n.	   One who foists something surreptitiously; a falsifier. --Mir.	   for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Foistied \Foist"ied\, a. [See 2d {Fust}.]	   Fusty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foistiness \Foist"i*ness\, n.	   Fustiness; mustiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foisty \Foist"y\, a.	   Fusty; musty. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fold \Fold\ (f[=o]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Folded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Folding}.] [OE. folden, falden, AS. fealdan; akin to	   OHG. faltan, faldan, G. falten, Icel. falda, Dan. folde, Sw.	   f[*a]lla, Goth. fal[thorn]an, cf. Gr. di-pla`sios twofold,	   Skr. pu[.t]a a fold. Cf. {Fauteuil}.]	   1. To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over	      another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a	      letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a vesture shalt thou fold them up. --Heb. i. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as,	      he folds his arms in despair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to	      infold; to clasp; to embrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            A face folded in sorrow.              --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will descend and fold him in our arms. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cover or wrap up; to conceal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor fold my fault in cleanly coined excuses. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fold \Fold\, v. i.	   To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another	   of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the	   door fold. --1 Kings vi. 34.	   [1913 Webster]	Fold \Fold\, n. [From {Fold}, v. In sense 2 AS. -feald, akin to	   fealdan to fold.]	   1. A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid	      over on another part; a plait; a plication.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mummies . . . shrouded in a number of folds of	            linen.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Folds are most common in the rocks of mountainous	            regions.                              --J. D. Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Times or repetitions; -- used with numerals, chiefly in	      composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a	      geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of	      anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a	      quadruple ratio, multiplied by four.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is folded together, or which infolds or	      envelops; embrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fold net}, a kind of net used in catching birds.	      [1913 Webster]	Fold \Fold\, n. [OE. fald, fold, AS. fald, falod.]	   1. An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church;	      as, Christ's fold.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall be one fold and one shepherd. --John x.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very whitest lamb in all my fold. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A boundary; a limit. [Obs.] --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fold yard}, an inclosure for sheep or cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	Fold \Fold\, v. t.	   To confine in a fold, as sheep.	   [1913 Webster]	Fold \Fold\, v. i.	   To confine sheep in a fold. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The star that bids the shepherd fold.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] foldable
foldable \foldable\ foldaway \foldaway\adj.	   Capable of being folded into a more compact form.	   Syn: folding(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Foldage \Fold"age\, n. [See {Fold} inclosure, {Faldage}.]	   (O.Eng.Law.)	   See {Faldage}.	   [1913 Webster]
folded \folded\ adj.	   made compact by bending or doubling over. [Narrower terms:	   {accordion, plicate ; {bifold ; {closed ; {doubled ; {pleated	   ; {rolled, rolled-up(prenominal) ; {sunburst, sunray .] Also	   See: {collapsible}, {collapsable}. Antonym: {unfolded}	   [WordNet 1.5]
Folder \Fold"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, folds; esp., a flat, knifelike	   instrument used for folding paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Folderol \Fol"de*rol`\, n.	   Nonsense; foolish talk. [Also spelled {falderal} and	   {falderol}.] [Colloq.]	   Syn: humbug; balderdash; poppycock.	        [1913 Webster]
Folding \Fold"ing\, n.	   1. The act of making a fold or folds; also, a fold; a	      doubling; a plication.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lower foldings of the vest.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agric.) The keepig of sheep in inclosures on arable land,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Folding boat}, a portable boat made by stretching canvas,	      etc., over jointed framework, used in campaigning, and by	      tourists, etc. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Folding chair}, a chair which may be shut up compactly for	      carriage or stowage; a camp chair.	   {Folding door}, one of two or more doors filling a single and	      hung upon hinges.	      [1913 Webster]
Foldless \Fold"less\, a.	   Having no fold. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliaceous \Fo`li*a"ceous\, a. [L. foliaceus, fr. folium leaf.]	   1. (Bot.) Belonging to, or having the texture or nature of, a	      leaf; having leaves intermixed with flowers; as, a	      foliaceous spike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Consisting of leaves or thin lamin[ae]; having the	      form of a leaf or plate; as, foliaceous spar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Leaflike in form or mode of growth; as, a	      foliaceous coral.	      [1913 Webster]
Foliage \Fo"li*age\, n. [OF. foillage, fueillage, F. feuillage,	   fr. OF. foille, fueille, fueil, F. feulle, leaf, L. folium.	   See 3d {Foil}, and cf. {Foliation}, {Filemot}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Leaves, collectively, as produced or arranged by nature;	      leafage; as, a tree or forest of beautiful foliage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches; especially,	      the representation of leaves, flowers, and branches, in	      architecture, intended to ornament and enrich capitals,	      friezes, pediments, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foliage plant} (Bot.), any plant cultivated for the beauty	      of its leaves, as many kinds of {Begonia} and {Coleus}.	      [1913 Webster]	Foliage \Fo"li*age\, v. t.	   To adorn with foliage or the imitation of foliage; to form	   into the representation of leaves. [R.] --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliaged \Fo"li*aged\, a.	   Furnished with foliage; leaved; as, the variously foliaged	   mulberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliar \Fo"li*ar\, a. (Bot.)	   Consisting of, or pertaining to, leaves; as, foliar	   appendages.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foliar gap} (Bot.), an opening in the fibrovascular system	      of a stem at the point of origin of a leaf.	   {Foliar trace} (Bot.), a particular fibrovascular bundle	      passing down into the stem from a leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Foliate \Fo"li*ate\, a. [L. foliatus leaved, leafy, fr. folium	   leaf. See {Foliage}.] (Bot.)	   Furnished with leaves; leafy; as, a foliate stalk.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foliate curve}. (Geom.) Same as {Folium}.	      [1913 Webster]	Foliate \Fo"li*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foliated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Foliating}.]	   1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread over with a thin coat of tin and quicksilver;	      as, to foliate a looking-glass.	      [1913 Webster]
Foliated \Fo"li*a`ted\, a.	   1. Having leaves, or leaflike projections; as, a foliated	      shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Containing, or consisting of, foils; as, a	      foliated arch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) Characterized by being separable into thin plates	      or folia; as, graphite has a foliated structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) Laminated, but restricted to the variety of	      laminated structure found in crystalline schist, as mica	      schist, etc.; schistose.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Spread over with an amalgam of tin and quicksilver.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foliated telluium}. (Min.) See {Nagyagite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Foliation \Fo"li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. foliation.]	   1. The process of forming into a leaf or leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner in which the young leaves are dispo?ed within	      the bud.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . foliation must be in relation to the stem.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of beating a metal into a thin plate, leaf, foil,	      or lamina.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of coating with an amalgam of tin foil and	      quicksilver, as in making looking-glasses.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) The enrichment of an opening by means of foils,	      arranged in trefoils, quatrefoils, etc.; also, one of the	      ornaments. See {Tracery}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geol.) The property, possessed by some crystalline rocks,	      of dividing into plates or slabs, which is due to the	      cleavage structure of one of the constituents, as mica or	      hornblende. It may sometimes include slaty structure or	      cleavage, though the latter is usually independent of any	      mineral constituent, and transverse to the bedding, it	      having been produced by pressure.	      [1913 Webster]
Foliature \Fo"li*a*ture\, n. [L. foliatura foliage.]	   1. Foliage; leafage. [Obs.] --Shuckford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being beaten into foil. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Folier \Fo"li*er\, n.	   Goldsmith's foil. [R.] --Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliferous \Fo*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. folium leaf+ -ferous: cf. F.	   foliif[`e]re.]	   Producing leaves. [Written also {foliiferous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Folily \Fol"i*ly\, a.	   Foolishly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Folio \Fol"io\, n.; pl. {Folios}. [Ablative of L. folium leaf.	   See 4th {Foil}.]	   1. A leaf of a book or manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sheet of paper once folded.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A book made of sheets of paper each folded once (four	      pages to the sheet); hence, a book of the largest kind.	      See Note under {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) The page number. The even folios are on the	      left-hand pages and the odd folios on the right-hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A page of a book; (Bookkeeping) a page in an account book;	      sometimes, two opposite pages bearing the same serial	      number.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      words.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Folio post}, a flat writing paper, usually 17 by 24 inches.	      [1913 Webster]	Folio \Fol"io\, v. t.	   To put a serial number on each folio or page of (a book); to	   page.	   [1913 Webster]	Folio \Fol"io\, a.	   Formed of sheets each folded once, making two leaves, or four	   pages; as, a folio volume. See {Folio}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliolate \Fo"li*o*late\, a.	   Of or pertaining to leaflets; -- used in composition; as,	   bi-foliolate. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliole \Fo"li*ole\, n. [Dim. of L. folium leaf: cf. F.	   foliole.] (Bot.)	   One of the distinct parts of a compound leaf; a leaflet.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliomort \Fo`li*o*mort"\, a.	   See {Feuillemort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliose \Fo`li*ose"\, a. [L. foliosus, fr. folium leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having many leaves; leafy.	   [1913 Webster]
Foliosity \Fo`li*os"i*ty\, n.	   The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness. [R.]	   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Folious \Fo"li*ous\, a. [See {Foliose}.]	   1. Like a leaf; thin; unsubstantial. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Foliose. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Folium \Fo"li*um\, n.; pl. E. {Foliums}, L. {Folia}. [L., a	   leaf.]	   1. A leaf, esp. a thin leaf or plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A curve of the third order, consisting of two	      infinite branches, which have a common asymptote. The	      curve has a double point, and a leaf-shaped loop; whence	      the name. Its equation is x^{3} + y^{3} = axy.	      [1913 Webster] Folk
Folk \Folk\ (f[=o]k), Folks \Folks\ (f[=o]ks), n. collect. & pl.	   [AS. folc; akin to D. volk, OS. & OHG. folk, G. volk, Icel.	   f[=o]lk, Sw. & Dan. folk, Lith. pulkas crowd, and perh. to E.	   follow.]	   1. (Eng. Hist.) In Anglo-Saxon times, the people of a group	      of townships or villages; a community; a tribe. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The organization of each folk, as such, sprang	            mainly from war.                      --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. People in general, or a separate class of people; --	      generally used in the plural form, and often with a	      qualifying adjective; as, the old folks; poor folks.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In winter's tedious nights, sit by the fire	            With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The persons of one's own family; as, our folks are all	      well. [Colloq. New Eng.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Folk song}, one of a class of songs long popular with the	      common people.	   {Folk speech}, the speech of the common people, as	      distinguished from that of the educated class.	      [1913 Webster]
Folkething \Fol"ke*thing`\, n. [Dan. See {Folk}, and {Thing}.]	   The lower house of the Danish Rigsdag, or Parliament. See	   {Legislature}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Folkland \Folk"land`\, n. [AS. folcland.] (O.Eng. Law)	   Land held in villenage, being distributed among the folk, or	   people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and resumed	   at his discretion. Not being held by any assurance in	   writing, it was opposed to bookland or charter land, which	   was held by deed. --Mozley & W. Folklore
Folklore \Folk"lore`\, n., or Folk lore \Folk" lore`\ .	   Tales, legends, or superstitions long current among the	   people; the unwritten literature of a culture, such as	   stories, proverbs, riddles and songs. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Folkmote \Folk"mote`\, n. [AS. folcm[=o]t folk meeting.]	   An assembly of the people; esp. (Sax. Law), a general	   assembly of the people to consider and order matters of the	   commonwealth; also, a local court. [Hist.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To which folkmote they all with one consent	         Agreed to travel.                        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Folkmoter \Folk"mot`er\, n.	   One who takes part in a folkmote, or local court. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
folksy \folksy\ adj.	   1. same as {cracker-barrel}.	   Syn: cracker-barrel, homespun.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. very informal and familiar; as, a folksy radio	      commentator; a folksy style.	      [WordNet 1.5] folktale
folktale \folktale\, folk tale \folk tale\n.	   a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk,	   especially one forming part of the tradition of a culture.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Follicle \Fol"li*cle\, n. [L. folliculus a small bag, husk, pod,	   dim of follis bellows, an inflated ball, a leathern money	   bag, perh. akin to E. bellows: cf. F. follicule. Cf. 2d	   {Fool}.]	   1. (Bot.) A simple podlike pericarp which contains several	      seeds and opens along the inner or ventral suture, as in	      the peony, larkspur and milkweed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) A small cavity, tubular depression, or sac; as, a hair	          follicle.	      (b) A simple gland or glandular cavity; a crypt.	      (c) A small mass of adenoid tissue; as, a lymphatic	          follicle.	          [1913 Webster]
Follicular \Fol*lic"u*lar\, a.	   1. Like, pertaining to, or consisting of, a follicles or	      follicles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Affecting the follicles; as, follicular	      pharyngitis.	      [1913 Webster]
Folliculated \Fol*lic"u*la`ted\, a.	   Having follicles.	   [1913 Webster]
Folliculous \Fol*lic"u*lous\, a. [L. folliculosus full of husks:	   cf. F. folliculeux.]	   Having or producing follicles.	   [1913 Webster]
Folliful \Fol"li*ful\, a.	   Full of folly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Follow \Fol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Followed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Following}.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian,	   fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg[=e]n, G.	   folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. f["o]lja, Dan. f["o]lge, and perh.	   to E. folk.]	   1. To go or come after; to move behind in the same path or	      direction; hence, to go with (a leader, guide, etc.); to	      accompany; to attend.	      [1913 Webster]	            It waves me forth again; I'll follow it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endeavor to overtake; to go in pursuit of; to chase; to	      pursue; to prosecute.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will harden the hearts of the Egyptians, and they	            shall follow them.                    --Ex. xiv. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To accept as authority; to adopt the opinions of; to obey;	      to yield to; to take as a rule of action; as, to follow	      good advice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Approve the best, and follow what I approve.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Follow peace with all men.            --Heb. xii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is most agreeable to some men to follow their	            reason; and to others to follow their appetites.	                                                  --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To copy after; to take as an example.	      [1913 Webster]	            We had rather follow the perfections of them whom we	            like not, than in defects resemble them whom we	            love.                                 --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To succeed in order of time, rank, or office.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To result from, as an effect from a cause, or an inference	      from a premise.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To watch, as a receding object; to keep the eyes fixed	      upon while in motion; to keep the mind upon while in	      progress, as a speech, musical performance, etc.; also, to	      keep up with; to understand the meaning, connection, or	      force of, as of a course of thought or argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            He followed with his eyes the flitting shade.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To walk in, as a road or course; to attend upon closely,	      as a profession or calling.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, had I but followed the arts!       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Antony! I have followed thee to this. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Follow board} (Founding), a board on which the pattern and	      the flask lie while the sand is rammed into the flask.	      --Knight.	   {To follow the hounds}, to hunt with dogs.	   {To follow suit} (Card Playing), to play a card of the same	      suit as the leading card; hence, colloquially, to follow	      an example set.	   {To follow up}, to pursue indefatigably.	   Syn: Syn.- To pursue; chase; go after; attend; accompany;	        succeed; imitate; copy; embrace; maintain.	   Usage: - To {Follow}, {Pursue}. To follow (v.t.) denotes	          simply to go after; to pursue denotes to follow with	          earnestness, and with a view to attain some definite	          object; as, a hound pursues the deer. So a person	          follows a companion whom he wishes to overtake on a	          journey; the officers of justice pursue a felon who	          has escaped from prison.	          [1913 Webster]	Follow \Fol"low\, v. i.	   To go or come after; -- used in the various senses of the	   transitive verb: To pursue; to attend; to accompany; to be a	   result; to imitate.	   Syn: To {Follow}, {Succeed}, {Ensue}.	   Usage: To follow (v.i.) means simply to come after; as, a	          crowd followed. To succeed means to come after in some	          regular series or succession; as, day succeeds to day,	          and night to night. To ensue means to follow by some	          established connection or principle of sequence. As	          wave follows wave, revolution succeeds to revolution;	          and nothing ensues but accumulated wretchedness.	          [1913 Webster]	Follow \Fol"low\, n.	   The art or process of following; specif., in some games, as	   billiards, a stroke causing a ball to follow another ball	   after hitting it. Also used adjectively; as, follow shot.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Follower \Fol"low*er\, n. [OE. folwere, AS. folgere.]	   1. One who follows; a pursuer; an attendant; a disciple; a	      dependent associate; a retainer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sweetheart; a beau. [Colloq.] --A. Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Steam Engine)	      (a) The removable flange, or cover, of a piston. See	          Illust. of {Piston}.	      (b) A gland. See Illust. of {Stuffing box}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) The part of a machine that receives motion from	      another part. See {Driver}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Among law stationers, a sheet of parchment or paper which	      is added to the first sheet of an indenture or other deed.	   Syn: Imitator; copier; disciple; adherent; partisan;	        dependent; attendant.	        [1913 Webster]
Following \Fol"low*ing\, n.	   1. One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vocation; business; profession.	      [1913 Webster]	Following \Fol"low*ing\, a.	   1. Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held	      on the following day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction	      from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of	      the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following	      or south following. In the direction toward which stars	      appear to move is called preceding.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The four principal directions in the field of a	         telescope are north, south, following, preceding.	         [1913 Webster]	Following edge \Following edge\ (A["e]ronautics)	   See {Advancing-edge}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Following surface \Following surface\ (A["e]ronautics)	   See {Advancing-surface}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
follow-on \follow-on\ n.	   an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring	   a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the	   first innings.	   [WordNet 1.5]	follow-on \follow-on\ a.	   Following as a logical consequence or next step in a process;	   -- used mostly of voluntary actions.	   [PJC]
follow-through \follow-through\ n.	   1. Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion;	      as, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise. The	      term usually is used in reference to the period after some	      point in time at which the actor is given freedom to	      pursue the project.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Golf, Baseball, Tennis) The remainder of a stroke with a	      club, bat, or racket after the ball has been hit.	      [PJC]
follow-up \follow-up\ n.	   1. a second (or subsequent) action to increase the	      effectiveness of an initial action. Also used	      attributively; as a follow-up visit.	   Note: A follow-up may be of various types. After a medical	         examination, a second examination (or {reexamination})	         to obtain additional information regarding some fact	         discovered in the first examination is considered a	         follow-up. A second visit or phone call in pursuit of a	         sale or other request would also be a follow-up.	   Syn: reexamination, review.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Journalism) A subsequent story providing information	      discovered or events happening after a first story was	      published.	      [PJC]	   3. (Journalism) Same as {sidebar}.	      [PJC]
Folly \Fol"ly\, n.; pl. {Follies}. [OE. folie, foli, F. folie,	   fr. fol, fou, foolish, mad. See {Fool}.]	   1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity,	      weakness, or derangement of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure;	      weak or light-minded conduct; foolery.	      [1913 Webster]	            What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Scandalous crime; sin; specifically, as applied to a	      woman, wantonness.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Achan] wrought folly in Israel.      --Josh. vii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            When lovely woman stoops to folly.    --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The result of a foolish action or enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is called this man's or that man's "folly," and	            name of the foolish builder is thus kept alive for	            long after years.                     --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]
Folwe \Fol"we\, v. t.	   To follow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fomalhaut \Fo"mal*haut`\, n. [Ar., prop., mouth of the large	   fish: cf. F. Fomalhaut.] (Astron.)	   A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Piscis	   Australis, or Southern Fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Foment \Fo*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fomented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fomenting}.] [F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum	   (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to	   warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. ? to roast, and E.	   bake.]	   1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge	      wet with warm water or medicated liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which these soft fires . . . foment and warm.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To nurse to life or activity; to cherish and promote by	      excitements; to encourage; to abet; to instigate; -- used	      often in a bad sense; as, to foment ill humors. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            But quench the choler you foment in vain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exciting and fomenting a religious rebellion.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	Foment \Fo"ment\, n.	   1. Fomentation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. State of excitation; -- perh. confused with ferment.	            He came in no conciliatory mood, and the foment was	            kept up.                              --Julian	                                                  Ralph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fomentation \Fo`men*ta"tion\, n. [?. fomentatio: cf. F.	   fomentation.]	   1. (Med.)	      (a) The act of fomenting; the application of warm, soft,	          medicinal substances, as for the purpose of easing	          pain, by relaxing the skin, or of discussing tumors.	      (b) The lotion applied to a diseased part.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Excitation; instigation; encouragement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dishonest fomentation of your pride.  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Fomenter \Fo*ment"er\, n.	   One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as, a	   fomenter of sedition.	   [1913 Webster]
Fomes \Fo"mes\ (f[=o]"m[=e]z), n.; pl. {Fomites}	   (f[o^]m"[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. fomes, -itis, touch-wood, tinder.]	   (Med.)	   Any substance supposed to be capable of absorbing, retaining,	   and transporting contagious or infectious germs; as, woolen	   clothes are said to be active fomites.	   [1913 Webster]
Fomor \Fomor\ n.	   1. (Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated	      with the hostile power of nature.	   Syn: Fomorian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fomorian \Fomorian\ n.	   1. (Irish) one of a group of sea demons sometimes associated	      with the hostile power of nature.	   Syn: Fomor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fon \Fon\ (f[o^]n), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. f[=a]ni	   silly, f[=a]na to act silly, Sw. f[*a]ne fool. Cf. {Fond},	   a.]	   A fool; an idiot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fond \Fond\, obs.	   imp. of {Find}. Found. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fond \Fond\, a. [Compar. {Fonder}; superl. {Fondest}.] [For	   fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See {Fon}.]	   1. Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Grant I may never prove so fond	            To trust man on his oath or bond.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent;	      over-affectionate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a	      fond mother or wife. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent,	      or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of	      (formerly also by on).	      [1913 Webster]	            More fond on her than she upon her love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are as fond of grief as of your child. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great traveler, and fond of telling his	            adventures.                           --Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fond \Fond\, v. t.	   To caress; to fondle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Tyrian hugs and fonds thee on her breast. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Fond \Fond\, v. i.	   To be fond; to dote. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fond \Fond\, n. [F., fr. L. fundus. See {Fund}.] [Obs., or used	   as a French word]	   1. Foundation; bottom; groundwork; specif.:	      (a) (Lace Making) The ground.	      (b) (Cookery) The broth or juice from braised flesh or	          fish, usually served as a sauce.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Fund, stock, or store.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fondant \Fon"dant\ (f[o^]n"dant; Fr. f[^o]N`d[aum]N"), n. [F.,	   lit., melting, p. pr. of fondre to melt, L. fundere. See	   {Found} to cast.]	   A kind of soft candy, made of a thick creamy sugar paste by	   boiling solutions to the point of crystallization, and	   usually molded; as, cherry fondant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Fonde \Fond"e\ (f[o^]nd"e), v. t. & i. [AS. fandian to try.]	   To endeavor; to strive; to try. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fondle \Fon"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fondled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fondling}.] [From {Fond}, v.]	   To treat or handle with tenderness or in a loving manner; to	   caress; as, a nurse fondles a child.	   Syn: Syn.- See {Caress}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fondler \Fon"dler\, n.	   One who fondles. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fondling \Fon"dling\, n. [From {Fondle}.]	   The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cyrus made no . . . amorous fondling	         To fan her pride, or melt her guardless heart.	                                                  --Mickle.	   [1913 Webster]	Fondling \Fond"ling\, n. [Fond + -ling.]	   1. A person or thing fondled or caressed; one treated with	      foolish or doting affection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fondlings are in danger to be made fools.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fool; a simpleton; a ninny. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Fondly \Fond"ly\, adv.	   1. Foolishly. [Archaic] --Verstegan (1673).	      [1913 Webster]	            Make him speak fondly like a frantic man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a fond manner; affectionately; tenderly.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart, untraveled, fondly turns to thee.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Fondness \Fond"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being fond; foolishness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fondness it were for any, being free,	            To covet fetters, though they golden be. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Doting affection; tender liking; strong appetite,	      propensity, or relish; as, he had a fondness for truffles.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart had still some foolish fondness for thee.	                                                  --Addison.	   Syn: Attachment; affection; love; kindness.	        [1913 Webster]
Fondon \Fon"don\, n. [Cf. F. fondant flux.] (Metal.)	   A large copper vessel used for hot amalgamation.	   [1913 Webster]
Fondu \Fon`du"\ (f[o^]n"d[.u]"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre to	   melt, blend. See {Found} to cast.]	   1. Blended; gradually changing or passing into each other by	      subtle gradations; -- said of colors or of the surface or	      material on which the colors are laid.	   2. Melted. [Also spelled {fondue}.]	      [PJC] Fondue
Fondue \Fon`due"\, n. [Also erroneously {Fon`du"}.] [F. See	   {Fondu}; cf. {Fondant}.]	   1. (Cookery) A dish made of cheese, eggs, butter, etc., often	      seasoned with kirsch and white wine, melted together, and	      usually used as a dip for pieces of bread.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Cookery) A dish consisting of pieces of solid food cooked	      in or dipped into a hot sauce; as, beef fondue.	      [PJC]
fondue \fon`due"\ (f[o^]n"d[.u]"), a. [F. fondu, p.p. of fondre	   to melt, blend. See {Found} to cast.]	   Melted. [Also spelled {fondu}.]	   [PJC]
Fondus \Fon`dus"\, n. [F. fondu, prop. p. p. of fondre to melt,	   blend. See {Found} to cast.]	   A style of printing calico, paper hangings, etc., in which	   the colors are in bands and graduated into each other. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Fone \Fone\, n.;	   pl. of {Foe}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fonge \Fong"e\, v. t. [See {Fang}, v. t.]	   To take; to receive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fonly \Fon"ly\, adv. [See {Fon}.]	   Foolishly; fondly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fonne \Fon"ne\, n.	   A fon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Font \Font\, n. [F. fonte, fr. fondre to melt or cast. See	   {Found} to cast, and cf. {Fount} a font.] (Print.)	   A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including	   a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large	   and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary	   for printing with that variety of types; a fount.	   [1913 Webster]	Font \Font\, n. [AS. font, fant, fr. L. fons, fontis, spring,	   fountain; cf. OF. font, funt, F. fonts, fonts baptismaux, pl.	   See {Fount}.]	   1. A fountain; a spring; a source.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bathing forever in the font of bliss. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for	      baptizing.	      [1913 Webster]	            That name was given me at the font.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Fontal \Font"al\, a.	   Pertaining to a font, fountain, source, or origin; original;	   primitive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From the fontal light of ideas only can a man draw	         intellectual power.                      --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Fontanel \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 the body.[Obs.] --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) One of the membranous intervals between the	      incompleted angles of the parietal and neighboring bones	      of a fetal or young skull; -- so called because it	      exhibits a rhythmical pulsation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the human fetus there are six fontanels, of which	         the anterior, or bregmatic, situated at the junction of	         the coronal and sagittal sutures, is much the largest,	         and remains open a considerable time after birth.	         [1913 Webster]
Fontanelle \Fon`ta`nelle"\, n. [F.] (Anat.)	   Same as {Fontanel}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Fontange \Fon`tange"\, n. [F., from the name of the first	   wearer, Mlle. de Fontanges, about 1679.]	   A kind of tall headdress formerly worn. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Food \Food\, n. [OE. fode, AS. f[=o]da; akin to Icel.	   f[ae][eth]a, f[ae][eth]i, Sw. f["o]da, Dan. & LG. f["o]de,	   OHG. fatunga, Gr. patei^sthai to eat, and perh. to Skr. p[=a]	   to protect, L. pascere to feed, pasture, pabulum food, E.	   pasture. [root]75. Cf. {Feed}, {Fodder} food, {Foster} to	   cherish.]	   1. What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being	      received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an	      animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is	      eaten by animals for nourishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a physiological sense, true aliment is to be	         distinguished as that portion of the food which is	         capable of being digested and absorbed into the blood,	         thus furnishing nourishment, in distinction from the	         indigestible matter which passes out through the	         alimentary canal as f[ae]ces.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Foods are divided into two main groups: nitrogenous, or	         proteid, foods, i.e., those which contain nitrogen, and	         nonnitrogenous, i.e., those which do not contain	         nitrogen. The latter group embraces the fats and	         carbohydrates, which collectively are sometimes termed	         heat producers or respiratory foods, since by oxidation	         in the body they especially subserve the production of	         heat. The proteids, on the other hand, are known as	         plastic foods or tissue formers, since no tissue can be	         formed without them. These latter terms, however, are	         misleading, since proteid foods may also give rise to	         heat both directly and indirectly, and the fats and	         carbohydrates are useful in other ways than in	         producing heat.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the	      feelings, or molds habits of character; that which	      nourishes.	      [1913 Webster]	            This may prove food to my displeasure. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this moment there is life and food	            For future years.                     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Food is often used adjectively or in self-explaining	         compounds, as in food fish or food-fish, food supply.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Food vacuole} (Zool.), one of the spaces in the interior of	      a protozoan in which food is contained, during digestion.	      	   {Food yolk}. (Biol.) See under {Yolk}.	   Syn: Aliment; sustenance; nutriment; feed; fare; victuals;	        provisions; meat.	        [1913 Webster]	Food \Food\, v. t.	   To supply with food. [Obs.] --Baret.	   [1913 Webster]
Foodful \Food"ful\, a.	   Full of food; supplying food; fruitful; fertile. "The foodful	   earth." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bent by its foodful burden [the corn].   --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Foodless \Food"less\, a.	   Without food; barren. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Foody \Food"y\, a.	   Eatable; fruitful. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Fool \Fool\, n. [Cf. F. fouler to tread, crush. Cf. 1st {Foil}.]	   A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream;	   -- commonly called gooseberry fool.	   [1913 Webster]	Fool \Fool\, n. [OE. fol, n. & adj., F. fol, fou, foolish, mad;	   a fool, prob. fr. L. follis a bellows, wind bag, an inflated	   ball; perh. akin to E. bellows. Cf. {Folly}, {Follicle}.]	   1. One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of	      understanding; an idiot; a natural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or	      pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one	      without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Extol not riches, then, the toil of fools. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn	            in no other.                          --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Script.) One who acts contrary to moral and religious	      wisdom; a wicked person.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God.	                                                  --Ps. xiv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or	      buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed	      fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can they think me . . . their fool or jester?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {April fool}, {Court fool}, etc. See under {April}, {Court},	      etc.	   {Fool's cap}, a cap or hood to which bells were usually	      attached, formerly worn by professional jesters.	   {Fool's errand}, an unreasonable, silly, profitless adventure	      or undertaking.	   {Fool's gold}, iron or copper pyrites, resembling gold in	      color.	   {Fool's paradise}, a name applied to a limbo (see under	      {Limbo}) popularly believed to be the region of vanity and	      nonsense. Hence, any foolish pleasure or condition of vain	      self-satistaction.	   {Fool's parsley} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant	      ({Aethusa Cynapium}) resembling parsley, but nauseous and	      poisonous.	   {To make a fool of}, to render ridiculous; to outwit; to	      shame. [Colloq.]	   {To play the fool}, to act foolishly; to act the buffoon; to	      act a foolish part. "I have played the fool, and have	      erred exceedingly." --1 Sam. xxvi. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	Fool \Fool\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fooling}.]	   To play the fool.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To waste time in unproductive activity; to spend time in	      idle sport or mirth; to trifle; to toy.	   Syn: fool around.	        [PJC]	              Is this a time for fooling?         --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	Fool \Fool\, v. t.	   1. To infatuate; to make foolish. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For, fooled with hope, men favor the deceit.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying	      manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish	      confidence; as, to fool one out of his money.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are fooled, discarded, and shook off	            By him for whom these shames ye underwent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fool away}, to get rid of foolishly; to spend in trifles,	      idleness, folly, or without advantage.	      [1913 Webster]
Foolahs \Foo"lahs`\, n. pl.; sing. {Foolah}. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Fulahs}.	   [1913 Webster]
fool around \fool` a*round"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fooled	   around}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fooling around}.]	   1. To waste time in idle pursuits; to fool[2].	   Syn: fool[2].	        [PJC]	   2. To flirt or philander. --RHUDbr/ [PJC]	   3. To be sexually promiscuous; to engage in sexual	      intercourse with more than one partner; especially, to	      engage in adultery; as, to fool around with another woman.	      [PJC]	fool around with \fool` a*round" with`\, v. t.	   To manipulate (a machine or device) without proper knowledge	   of its operation; to experiment aimlessly with a device; as,	   don't fool around with the transit.	   [PJC]
Fool-born \Fool"-born`\, a.	   Begotten by a fool. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolery \Fool"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fooleries}.	   1. The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; foolish	      behavior; absurdity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Folly in fools bears not so strong a note,	            As foolery in the wise, when wit doth dote. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of folly or weakness; a foolish practice; something	      absurd or nonsensical.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Pythagoras, Plato, or Orpheus, believed in any	            of these fooleries, it can not be suspected. --Sir	                                                  W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Foolfish \Fool"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The orange filefish. See {Filefish}.	      (b) The winter flounder. See {Flounder}.	          [1913 Webster]
Fool-happy \Fool"-hap`py\, a.	   Lucky, without judgment or contrivance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolhardihood \Fool"har`di*hood\, n.	   The state of being foolhardy; foolhardiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolhardily \Fool"har`di*ly\, adv.	   In a foolhardy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolhardiness \Fool"har`di*ness\, n.	   Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness;	   recklessness. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolhardise \Fool"har`dise\, n. [Fool, F. fol, fou + F.	   hardiesse boldness.]	   Foolhardiness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolhardy \Fool"har`dy\, a. [OF. folhardi. See {Fool} idiot, and	   {Hardy}.]	   Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.	   --Howell.	   Syn: Rash; venturesome; venturous; precipitate; reckless;	        headlong; incautious. See {Rash}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fool-hasty \Fool"-has`ty\, a.	   Foolishly hasty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foolify \Fool"i*fy\, v. t. [Fool + -fy.]	   To make a fool of; to befool. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolish \Fool"ish\, a.	   1. Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding;	      weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly;	      unwise.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a very foolish fond old man.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind	      or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion;	      as, a foolish act.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.	      [1913 Webster]	            A foolish figure he must make.        --Prior.	   Syn: Absurd; shallow; shallow-brained; brainless; simple;	        irrational; unwise; imprudent; indiscreet; incautious;	        silly; ridiculous; vain; trifling; contemptible. See	        {Absurd}.	        [1913 Webster]
Foolishly \Fool"ish*ly\, adv.	   In a foolish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolishness \Fool"ish*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being foolish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A foolish practice; an absurdity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The preaching of the cross is to them that perish	            foolishness.                          --1 Cor. i.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]
Fool-large \Fool"-large`\, a. [OF. follarge. See {Fool}, and	   {Large}.]	   Foolishly liberal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fool-largesse \Fool"-lar*gesse`\, n. [See {Fool-large},	   {Largess}.]	   Foolish expenditure; waste. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foolscap \Fools"cap`\, n. [So called from the watermark of a	   fool's cap and bells used by old paper makers. See Fool's	   cap, under {Fool}.]	   A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches,	   and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See {Paper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[=e]t). [OE. fot, foot,	   pl. fet, feet. AS. f[=o]t, pl. f[=e]t; akin to D. voet, OHG.	   fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[=o]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod, Goth.	   f[=o]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[=a]d, Icel. fet step,	   pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.	   [root]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient},	   {Fet} to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,	   {Pedal}.]	   1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;	      esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an	      animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See	      {Manus}, and {Pes}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is	      a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,	      often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See	      Illust. of {Buccinum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,	      the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as	      of a mountain, column, or page; also, the last of a row or	      series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with	      inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the	      procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed;; the	      foot of the page.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now at foot	            Of heaven's ascent they lift their feet. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the	      singular.	      [1913 Webster]	            Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.	                                                  --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the	      singular. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third	      of a yard. See {Yard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of	         a man's foot. It differs in length in different	         countries. In the United States and in England it is	         304.8 millimeters.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,	      usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the	      cavalry. "Both horse and foot." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical	      element of a verse, the syllables being formerly	      distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern	      poetry by the accent.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or	         pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or	         lower part. It is also much used as the first of	         compounds.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)	       (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.	       (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.	   {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.	   {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.	   {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.	   {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.	   {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or	      boots.	   {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a	      treadle.	   {Foot iron}.	       (a) The step of a carriage.	       (b) A fetter.	   {Foot jaw}. (Zool.) See {Maxilliped}.	   {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.	   {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any	      proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.	      --Farrow.	   {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;	      a riding skirt. [Obs.]	   {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]	   {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or	      bridge.	   {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;	      a trottoir.	   {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.	   {Foot post}.	       (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.	       (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.	   {Fot pound}, & {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound} and	      {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing	      press, moved by a treadle.	   {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.	   {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the	      lower side.	   {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.	   {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.	   {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and	      serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an	      uneven place.	   {Foot secretion}. (Zool.) See {Sclerobase}.	   {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.	   {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed	      against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.	      	   {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot	      coals for warming the feet.	   {Foot tubercle}. (Zool.) See {Parapodium}.	   {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air	      pump from the condenser.	   {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by	      a treadle.	   {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a	      vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.	   {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By foot}, or {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream on	      foot.	   {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.	   {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema	      epizo["o]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,	      characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in	      the mouth and about the hoofs.	   {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an	      acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of	      land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;	      also {Chirograph}. (b).	   {Square foot}. See under {Square}.	   {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of	      execution.	   {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. "Keep thy	      foot when thou goest to the house of God." --Eccl. v. 1.	   {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be	      determined. [Colloq.]	   {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;	      to do one's best. [Colloq.]	   {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set	      on foot a subscription.	   {To} {put one on his feet}, or {set one on his feet}, to put	      one in a position to go on; to assist to start.	   {Under foot}.	       (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample	           under foot. --Gibbon.	       (b) Below par. [Obs.] "They would be forced to sell . . .	           far under foot." --Bacon.	           [1913 Webster]	Foot \Foot\ (f[oo^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Footed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Footing}.]	   1. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Foot \Foot\, v. t.	   1. To kick with the foot; to spurn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What confederacy have you with the traitors	            Late footed in the kingdom?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tread; as, to foot the green. --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with	      up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To seize or strike with the talon. [Poet.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To renew the foot of, as of a stocking. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To foot a bill}, to pay it. [Colloq.] -- {To foot it}, to	      walk; also, to dance.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you are for a merry jaunt, I'll try, for once,	            who can foot it farthest.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
footage \footage\ n. (Cinematography)	   1. the amount of film that has been shot.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done.	      [WordNet 1.5]
football \foot"ball`\, n.	   An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India	   rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American football is an oblate spheroid, with	         pointed ends. In other countries, the football is the	         same as a soccer ball. The games played with the two	         different balls are different. In the United States,	         the game played with a soccer ball is called soccer.	         [PJC]	   2. The game played with a football[1], by two opposing teams	      of players moving the ball between goals at opposite ends	      of a rectangular playing field. Outside the United States	      football refers to soccer, and in England, also to rugby,	      but in the United States the shape of the ball and the	      rules of the game are different. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Soccer or rugby. [Brit.]	      [PJC]	   4. [fig.] Something which is treated in a rough manner,	      usually as part of a dispute; as, a political football.	      [PJC]
footballer \footballer\ n.	   an athlete who plays football.	   Syn: football player.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Footband \Foot"band`\, n.	   A band of foot soldiers. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Footbath \Foot"bath`\, n.	   A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Footboard \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-rest of a coachman's box.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A board forming the foot of a bedstead.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A treadle.	      [1913 Webster]
Footboy \Foot"boy`\, n.	   A page; an attendant in livery; a lackey. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Footbreadth \Foot"breadth`\, n.	   The breadth of a foot; -- used as a measure. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not so much as a footbreadth.            --Deut. ii. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Footbridge \Foot"bridge`\, n.	   A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.	   [1913 Webster]
Foot candle \Foot candle\ (Photom.)	   The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a	   distance of one foot.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Footcloth \Foot"cloth`\, n.	   Formerly, a housing or caparison for a horse. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Footed \Foot"ed\, a.	   1. Having a foot or feet; shaped in the foot; as, a footed	      candlestick. "Footed like a goat." --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Footed is often used in composition in the sense of	         having (such or so many) feet; as, fourfooted beasts.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a foothold; established.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our king . . . is footed in this land already.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
-footer \-foot"er\ suff.	   a suffix designating something with a length of (so many)	   feet; -- used only in combinations with a numerical prefix;	   as, he is a six-footer; the golfer sank a 40-footer; his	   yacht is a 60-footer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
footer \foot"er\ n.	   a person who travels by foot.	   Syn: pedestrian, walker.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Footfall \Foot"fall`\, n.	   A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a	   footstep. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.	                                                  --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Footfight \Foot"fight`\, n.	   A conflict by persons on foot; -- distinguished from a fight	   on horseback. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Footglove \Foot"glove`\, n.	   A kind of stocking. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foot Guards \Foot" Guards`\, pl.	   Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the	   Guards. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foothalt \Foot"halt`\, n.	   A disease affecting the feet of sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Foothill \Foot"hill`\, n.	   A low hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Foothold \Foot"hold`\, n.	   A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may	   tread or rest securely; footing. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Foothook \Foot"hook`\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Futtock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foothot \Foot"hot`\, adv.	   Hastily; immediately; instantly; on the spot; hotfoot.	   --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         Custance have they taken anon, foothot.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Footing \Foot"ing\, n.	   1. Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm	      foundation to stand on.	      [1913 Webster]	            In ascent, every step gained is a footing and help	            to the next.                          --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Standing; position; established place; basis for	      operation; permanent settlement; foothold.	      [1913 Webster]	            As soon as he had obtained a footing at court, the	            charms of his manner . . . made him a favorite.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relative condition; state.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lived on a footing of equality with nobles.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tread; step; especially, measured tread.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hark, I hear the footing of a man.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or	      sum total of such a column.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is	      added as a foot; as, the footing of a stocking.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A narrow cotton lace, without figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly	      deprived of oil. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Arch. & Enging.) The thickened or sloping portion of a	      wall, or of an embankment at its foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Footing course} (Arch.), one of the courses of masonry at	      the foot of a wall, broader than the courses above.	   {To pay one's footing}, to pay a fee on first doing anything,	      as working at a trade or in a shop. --Wright.	   {Footing beam}, the tie beam of a roof.	      [1913 Webster]
Footless \Foot"less\, a.	   Having no feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Footlicker \Foot"lick`er\, n.	   A sycophant; a fawner; a toady. Cf. {Bootlick}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Footlight \Foot"light`\, n.	   One of a row of lights in the front of the stage in a	   theater, etc., and on a level therewith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Before the footlights}, upon the stage; -- hence, in the	      capacity of an actor.	      [1913 Webster]
footling \foot"ling\ adj.	   small and of little importance; as, a footling gesture.	   Syn: fiddling, lilliputian, little, niggling, paltry, petty,	        piddling, picayune, small, trivial.	        [WordNet 1.5]
footlocker \foot"lock*er\ n.	   a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the	   foot of a bed (as in a military barracks).	   Syn: locker.	        [WordNet 1.5]
foot-loose \foot-loose\ adj.	   1. having no commitments or restrictions. "foot-loose and	      fancy-free"	   Syn: fancy-free, footloose.	        [WordNet 1.5]
footloose \footloose\ adj.	   1. without ties to a particular location; free to roam;	      wandering.	   Syn: aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. without dependents or responsibilities.	   Syn: untrammeled, untrammelled.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having no commitments or restrictions.	   Syn: fancy-free, foot-loose.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Footman \Foot"man\, n.; pl. {Footmen}.	   1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man in waiting; a male servant whose duties are to	      attend the door, the carriage, the table, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Formerly, a servant who ran in front of his master's	      carriage; a runner. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A metallic stand with four feet, for keeping anything warm	      before a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A moth of the family {Lithosid[ae]}; -- so called	      from its livery-like colors.	      [1913 Webster]
Footmanship \Foot"man*ship\, n.	   Art or skill of a footman.	   [1913 Webster]
Footmark \Foot"mark`\, n.	   A footprint; a track or vestige. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Footnote \Foot"note`\, n.	   A note of reference or comment at the foot[4] of a page.	   [1913 Webster]
Footpace \Foot"pace`\, n.	   1. A walking pace or step.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the	      altar; a landing in a staircase. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Footpad \Foot"pad`\, n.	   A highwayman or robber on foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Footpath \Foot"path`\, n.; pl. {Footpaths}.	   A narrow path or way for pedestrains only; a footway.	   [1913 Webster]
Footplate \Foot"plate`\, n. (Locomotives)	   See {Footboard}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Foot pound \Foot" pound`\ (Mech.)	   A unit of energy, or work, being equal to the work done in	   raising one pound avoirdupois against the force of gravity	   through a vertical distance of one foot.	   [1913 Webster]	Foot poundal \Foot" pound`al\ (Mech.)	   A unit of energy or work, equal to the work done in moving a	   body through one foot against the force of one poundal.	   [1913 Webster]
Footprint \Foot"print`\, n.	   The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as,	   "Footprints of the Creator."	   [1913 Webster]
Footrope \Foot"rope`\, n. (Aut.)	   (a) The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when	       reefing or furling; -- formerly called a {horse}.	   (b) That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a	       sail is sewed.	       [1913 Webster]
Foots \Foots\, n. pl.	   The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a	   barrel or hogshead. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster] footsore
footsore \foot"sore\, foot-sore \foot"-sore`\, a.	   Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as,	   foot-sore cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Footstalk \Foot"stalk`\, n.	   1. (Bot.) The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole,	      pedicel, or reduncle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The peduncle or stem by which various marine animals	          are attached, as certain brachiopods and goose	          barnacles.	      (b) The stem which supports which supports the eye in	          decapod Crustacea; eyestalk.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) The lower part of a millstone spindle. It rests in	      a step. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Footstall \Foot"stall`\, n. [Cf. {Pedestal}.]	   1. The stirrup of a woman's saddle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The plinth or base of a pillar.	      [1913 Webster]
Footstep \Foot"step`\, n.	   1. The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence,	      visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the	      footsteps of divine wisdom.	      [1913 Webster]	            How on the faltering footsteps of decay	            Youth presses.                        --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclined plane under a hand printing press.	      [1913 Webster]
Footstone \Foot"stone`\ (?; 110), n.	   The stone at the foot of a grave; -- opposed to headstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Footstool \Foot"stool`\, n.	   A low stool to support the feet of one when sitting.	   [1913 Webster]
Foot ton \Foot ton\ (Mech.)	   A unit of energy or work, being equal to the work done in	   raising one ton against the force of gravity through the	   height of one foot.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Foot valve \Foot valve\ (Mech.)	   A suction valve or check valve at the lower end of a pipe;	   esp., such a valve in a steam-engine condenser opening to the	   air pump.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Footway \Foot"way`\, n.	   A passage for pedestrians only.	   [1913 Webster]
Footworn \Foot"worn`\, a.	   Worn by, or weared in, the feet; as, a footworn path; a	   footworn traveler.	   [1913 Webster]
Footy \Foot"y\, a.	   1. Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, etc.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Poor; mean. [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Foozle \Foo"zle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Foozled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Foozling}.] [Cf. G. fuseln to work badly or slowly.]	   To bungle; to manage awkwardly; to treat or play	   unskillfully; as, to foozle a stroke in golf.	         She foozles all along the course.        --Century Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Foozle \Foo"zle\, n.	   1. A stupid fellow; a fogy. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Act of foozling; a bungling stroke, as in golf.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fop \Fop\, n. [OE. foppe, fop, fool; cf. E. fob to cheat, G.	   foppen to make a fool of one, jeer, D. foppen.]	   One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a	   coxcomb; an inferior dandy.	   [1913 Webster]
Fop-doodle \Fop"-doo`dle\, n.	   A stupid or insignificant fellow; a fool; a simpleton. [R.]	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Fopling \Fop"ling\, n.	   A petty fop. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Foppery \Fop"per*y\, n.; pl. {Fopperies}. [From {Fop}.]	   1. The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop;	      coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Folly; foolery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter	            My sober house.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Foppish \Fop"pish\, a.	   Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making	   an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.	   Syn: Finical; spruce; dandyish. See {Finical}. --	        {Fop"pish*ly}, adv. -- {Fop"pish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
For- \For-\ [AS. for-; akin to D. & G. ver-, OHG. fir-, Icel.	   for-, Goth. fra-, cf. Skr. par[=a]- away, Gr. ? beside, and	   E. far, adj. Cf. {Fret} to rub.]	   A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or	   privative. It often implies also loss, detriment, or	   destruction, and sometimes it is intensive, meaning utterly,	   quite thoroughly, as in forbathe.	   [1913 Webster]
For \For\, prep. [AS. for, fore; akin to OS. for, fora, furi, D.	   voor, OHG. fora, G. vor, OHG. furi, G. f["u]r, Icel. fyrir,	   Sw. f["o]r, Dan. for, adv. f["o]r, Goth. fa['u]r, fa['u]ra,	   L. pro, Gr. ?, Skr. pra-. [root] 202. Cf. {Fore}, {First},	   {Foremost}, {Forth}, {Pro-}.]	   In the most general sense, indicating that in consideration	   of, in view of, or with reference to, which anything is done	   or takes place.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Indicating the antecedent cause or occasion of an action;	      the motive or inducement accompanying and prompting to an	      act or state; the reason of anything; that on account of	      which a thing is or is done.	      [1913 Webster]	            With fiery eyes sparkling for very wrath. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How to choose dogs for scent or speed. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, for so many glorious actions done,	            For peace at home, and for the public wealth,	            I mean to crown a bowl for C[ae]sar's health.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which we, for our unworthiness, are afraid to	            crave, our prayer is, that God, for the worthiness	            of his Son, would, notwithstanding, vouchsafe to	            grant.                                --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating the remoter and indirect object of an act; the	      end or final cause with reference to which anything is,	      acts, serves, or is done.	      [1913 Webster]	            The oak for nothing ill,	            The osier good for twigs, the poplar for the mill.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was young counsel for the persons, and violent	            counsel for the matters.              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall I think the worls was made for one,	            And men are born for kings, as beasts for men,	            Not for protection, but to be devoured? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            For he writes not for money, nor for praise.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indicating that in favor of which, or in promoting which,	      anything is, or is done; hence, in behalf of; in favor of;	      on the side of; -- opposed to against.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can do nothing against the truth, but for the	            truth.                                --2 Cor. xiii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is for the general good of human society, and	            consequently of particular persons, to be true and	            just; and it is for men's health to be temperate.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aristotle is for poetical justice.    --Dennis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Indicating that toward which the action of anything is	      directed, or the point toward which motion is made;	      ?ntending to go to.	      [1913 Webster]	            We sailed from Peru for China and Japan. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Indicating that on place of or instead of which anything	      acts or serves, or that to which a substitute, an	      equivalent, a compensation, or the like, is offered or	      made; instead of, or place of.	      [1913 Webster]	            And if any mischief follow, then thou shalt give	            life for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand	            for hand, foot for foot.              --Ex. xxi. 23,	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Indicating that in the character of or as being which	      anything is regarded or treated; to be, or as being.	      [1913 Webster]	            We take a falling meteor for a star.  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man can be fully assured of anything for a	            truth, without having examined, what is there that	            he may not embrace for tru??          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most of our ingenious young men take up some	            cried-up English poet for their model. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            But let her go for an ungrateful woman. --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Indicating that instead of which something else controls	      in the performing of an action, or that in spite of which	      anything is done, occurs, or is; hence, equivalent to	      notwithstanding, in spite of; -- generally followed by	      all, aught, anything, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The writer will do what she please for all me.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's desertion shall, for aught he knows, the next	            minute supervene.                     --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            For anything that legally appears to the contrary,	            it may be a contrivance to fright us. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Indicating the space or time through which an action or	      state extends; hence, during; in or through the space or	      time of.	      [1913 Webster]	            For many miles about	            There 's scarce a bush.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since, hired for life, thy servile muse sing.	                                                  --prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            To guide the sun's bright chariot for a day.	                                                  --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Indicating that in prevention of which, or through fear of	      which, anything is done. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We 'll have a bib, for spoiling of thy doublet.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For}, or {As for}, so far as concerns; as regards; with	      reference to; -- used parenthetically or independently.	      See under {As}.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.	                                                  --Josh. xxiv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            For me, my stormy voyage at an end,	            I to the port of death securely tend. --Dryden.	   {For all that}, notwithstanding; in spite of.	   {For all the world}, wholly; exactly. "Whose posy was, for	      all the world, like cutlers' poetry." --Shak.	   {For as much as}, or {Forasmuch as}, in consideration that;	      seeing that; since.	   {For by}. See {Forby}, adv.	   {For ever}, eternally; at all times. See {Forever}.	   {For me}, or {For all me}, as far as regards me.	   {For my life}, or {For the life of me}, if my life depended	      on it. [Colloq.] --T. Hook.	   {For that}, {For the reason that}, because; since. [Obs.]	      "For that I love your daughter." --Shak.	   {For thy}, or {Forthy} [AS. for[eth][=y].], for this; on this	      account. [Obs.] "Thomalin, have no care for thy."	      --Spenser.	   {For to}, as sign of infinitive, in order to; to the end of.	      [Obs., except as sometimes heard in illiterate speech.] --	      "What went ye out for to see?" --Luke vii. 25. See {To},	      prep., 4.	   {O for}, would that I had; may there be granted; --	      elliptically expressing desire or prayer. "O for a muse of	      fire." --Shak.	   {Were it not for}, or {If it were not for}, leaving out of	      account; but for the presence or action of. "Moral	      consideration can no way move the sensible appetite, were	      it not for the will." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	For \For\, conj.	   1. Because; by reason that; for that; indicating, in Old	      English, the reason of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            And for of long that way had walk['e]d none,	            The vault was hid with plants and bushes hoar.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Heaven defend your good souls, that you think	            I will your serious and great business scant,	            For she with me.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Since; because; introducing a reason of something before	      advanced, a cause, motive, explanation, justification, or	      the like, of an action related or a statement made. It is	      logically nearly equivalent to since, or because, but	      connects less closely, and is sometimes used as a very	      general introduction to something suggested by what has	      gone before.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his	            mercy endureth forever.               --Ps. cxxxvi.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven doth with us as we with torches do,	            Not light them for themselves; for if our virtues	            Did not go forth of us, 't were all alike	            As if we had them not.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For because}, because. [Obs.] "Nor for because they set less	      store by their own citizens." --Robynson (More's Utopia).	   {For why}.	      (a) Why; for that reason; wherefore. [Obs.]	      (b) Because. [Obs.] See {Forwhy}.	   Syn: See {Because}.	        [1913 Webster]	For \For\, n.	   One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative	   side; that which is said in favor of some one or something;	   -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection	   with it.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The fors and against}. those in favor and those opposed; the	      pros and the cons; the advantages and the disadvantages.	      --Jane Austen.	      [1913 Webster]
Forage \For"age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. fourage, F. fourrage, fr.	   forre, fuerre, fodder, straw, F. feurre, fr. LL. foderum,	   fodrum, of German or Scand, origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, G.	   futter. See {Fodder} food, and cf. {Foray}.]	   1. The act of foraging; search for provisions, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [the lion] from forage will incline to play.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            One way a band select from forage drives	            A herd of beeves, fair oxen and fair kine. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mawhood completed his forage unmolested. --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Food of any kind for animals, especially for horses and	      cattle, as grass, pasture, hay, corn, oats. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Forage cap}. See under {Cap}.	   {Forage master} (Mil.), a person charged with providing	      forage and the means of transporting it. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Forage \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 or stripping the	   country; to ravage; to feed on spoil.	   [1913 Webster]	         His most mighty father on a hill	         Stood smiling to behold his lion's whelp	         Forage in blood of French nobility.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foraging ant} (Zool.), one of several species of ants of the	      genus {Eciton}, very abundant in tropical America,	      remarkable for marching in vast armies in search of food.	      	   {Foraging cap}, a forage cap.	   {Foraging party}, a party sent out after forage.	      [1913 Webster]	Forage \For"age\, v. t.	   To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage	   steeds. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Forager \For"a*ger\, n.	   One who forages.	   [1913 Webster]
Foralite \For"a*lite\, n. [L. forare to bore + -lite.] (Geol.)	   A tubelike marking, occuring in sandstone and other strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Foramen \Fo*ra"men\, n.; pl. L. {Foramina}, E. {Foramines}. [L.,	   fr. forare to bore, pierce.]	   A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foramen of Monro} (Anat.), the opening from each lateral	      into the third ventricle of the brain.	   {Foramen of Winslow} (Anat.), the opening connecting the sac	      of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum.	      [1913 Webster]
Foraminated \Fo*ram"i*na`ted\, a. [L. foraminatus.]	   Having small opening, or foramina.	   [1913 Webster]
Foraminifer \For`a*min"i*fer\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Foraminifera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foraminifera \Fo*ram`i*nif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. foramen,	   -aminis, a foramen + ferre to bear.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a	   chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids.	   Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some	   species are covered with sand. See {Rhizophoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foraminiferous \Fo*ram`i*nif"er*ous\, a.	   1. Having small openings, or foramina.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or composed of, {Foraminifera}; as,	      foraminiferous mud.	      [1913 Webster]
Foraminous \Fo*ram"i*nous\, a. [L. foraminosus.]	   Having foramina; full of holes; porous. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Forasmuch \For`as*much"\, conj.	   In consideration that; seeing that; since; because that; --	   followed by as. See under {For}, prep.	   [1913 Webster]
Foray \For"ay\ (f[o^]r"[asl] or f[-o]*r[=a]"; 277), n. [Another	   form of forahe. Cf. {Forray}.]	   A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any	   irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The huge Earl Doorm, . . .	         Bound on a foray, rolling eyes of prey.  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Foray \For"ay\, v. t.	   To pillage; to ravage.	   [1913 Webster]	         He might foray our lands.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Forayer \For"ay*er\ (? or ?), n.	   One who makes or joins in a foray.	   [1913 Webster]	         They might not choose the lowland road,	         For the Merse forayers were abroad.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbade \For*bade"\,	   imp. of {Forbid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbathe \For*bathe"\, v. t.	   To bathe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forbear \For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), n. [See {Fore}, and {Bear}	   to produce.]	   An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural. [Scot.]	   [Also spelled {forebear}.] "Your forbears of old." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Forbear \For*bear"\ (f[o^]r*b[^a]r"), v. i. [imp.	   {Forbore}({Forbare}, [Obs.]); p. p. {Forborne}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Forbearing}.] [OE. forberen, AS. forberan; pref. for- +	   beran to bear. See {Bear} to support.]	   1. To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall I go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall	            I forbear?                            --1 Kings	                                                  xxii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refuse; to decline; to give no heed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt speak my words unto them, whether they	            will hear, or whether they will forbear. --Ezek. ii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To control one's self when provoked.	      [1913 Webster]	            The kindest and the happiest pair	            Will find occasion to forbear.        --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both bear and forbear.                --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	Forbear \For*bear"\, v. t.	   1. To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up;	      as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.	      [1913 Webster]	            But let me that plunder forbear.      --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The King	            In open battle or the tilting field	            Forbore his own advantage.            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with consideration or indulgence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forbearing one another in love.       --Eph. iv. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cease from bearing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whenas my womb her burden would forbear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Forbearance \For*bear"ance\, n.	   The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.	   [1913 Webster]	         He soon shall find	         Forbearance no acquittance ere day end.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being forbearing; indulgence toward	      offenders or enemies; long-suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have a continent forbearance, till the speed of his	            rage goes slower.                     --Shak.	   Syn: Abstinence; refraining; lenity; mildness.	        [1913 Webster]
Forbearant \For*bear"ant\, a.	   Forbearing. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbearer \For*bear"er\, n.	   One who forbears. --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbearing \For*bear"ing\, a.	   Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.	   -- {For*bear"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbid \For*bid"\ (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"), v. t. [imp. {Forbade}	   (f[o^]r*b[a^]d"); p. p. {Forbidden} (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d'n)	   ({Forbid}, [Obs.]); p. pr. & vb. n. {Forbidding}	   (f[o^]r*b[i^]d"d[i^]ng).] [OE. forbeden, AS. forbe['o]dan;	   pref. for- + be['o]dan to bid; akin to D. verbieden, G.	   verbieten, Icel. fyrirbj[=o][eth]a, forbo[eth]a, Sw.	   f["o]rbjuda, Dan. forbyde. See {Bid}, v. t.]	   1. To command against, or contrary to; to prohibit; to	      interdict.	      [1913 Webster]	            More than I have said . . .	            The leisure and enforcement of the time	            Forbids to dwell upon.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deny, exclude from, or warn off, by express command; to	      command not to enter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have I not forbid her my house?       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To oppose, hinder, or prevent, as if by an effectual	      command; as, an impassable river forbids the approach of	      the army.	      [1913 Webster]	            A blaze of glory that forbids the sight. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accurse; to blast. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall live a man forbid.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To defy; to challenge. [Obs.] --L. Andrews.	   Syn: To prohibit; interdict; hinder; preclude; withhold;	        restrain; prevent. See {Prohibit}.	        [1913 Webster]	Forbid \For*bid"\, v. i.	   To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder. "I did not or	   forbid." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbiddance \For*bid"dance\, n.	   The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against	   a thing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How hast thou yield to transgress	         The strict forbiddance.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbidden \For*bid"den\, a.	   Prohibited; interdicted.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know no spells, use no forbidden arts. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Forbidden fruit}.	   (a) Any coveted unlawful pleasure, -- so called with	       reference to the forbidden fruit of the Garden of Eden.	   (b) (Bot.) A small variety of shaddock ({Citrus decumana}).	       The name is given in different places to several	       varieties of Citrus fruits.	       [1913 Webster]
Forbiddenly \For*bid"den*ly\, adv.	   In a forbidden or unlawful manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbidder \For*bid"der\, n.	   One who forbids. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbidding \For*bid"ding\, a.	   Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion,	   or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a	   forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.	   Syn: Disagreeable; unpleasant; displeasing; offensive;	        repulsive; odious; abhorrent. -- {For*bid"ding*ly}, adv.	        -- {For*bid"ding*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Forblack \For*black"\, a.	   Very black. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As any raven's feathers it shone forblack. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forboden \For*bo"den\, obs.	   p. p. of {Forbid}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbore \For*bore"\,	   imp. of {Forbear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forborne \For*borne"\,	   p. p. of {Forbear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forbruise \For*bruise"\, v. t.	   To bruise sorely or exceedingly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All forbrosed, both back and side.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forby \For*by"\, adv. & prep. [See {Foreby}.]	   Near; hard by; along; past. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To tell her if her child went ought forby. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the intent that ships may pass along forby all the	         sides of the city without let.           --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Forcarve \For*carve"\, v. t.	   To cut completely; to cut off. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Force \Force\, v. t. [See {Farce} to stuff.]	   To stuff; to lard; to farce. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wit larded with malice, and malice forced with wit.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Force \Force\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. fors, foss, Dan.	   fos.]	   A waterfall; a cascade. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To see the falls for force of the river Kent. --T.	                                                  Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	Force \Force\, n. [F. force, LL. forcia, fortia, fr. L. fortis	   strong. See {Fort}, n.]	   1. Capacity of exercising an influence or producing an	      effect; strength or energy of body or mind; active power;	      vigor; might; often, an unusual degree of strength or	      energy; especially, power to persuade, or convince, or	      impose obligation; pertinency; validity; special	      signification; as, the force of an appeal, an argument, a	      contract, or a term.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was, in the full force of the words, a good man.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power exerted against will or consent; compulsory power;	      violence; coercion; as, by force of arms; to take by	      force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which now they hold by force, and not by right.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strength or power for war; hence, a body of land or naval	      combatants, with their appurtenances, ready for action; --	      an armament; troops; warlike array; -- often in the	      plural; hence, a body of men prepared for action in other	      ways; as, the laboring force of a plantation; the armed	      forces.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is Lucius general of the forces?      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) Strength or power exercised without law, or contrary	          to law, upon persons or things; violence.	      (b) Validity; efficacy. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physics) Any action between two bodies which changes, or	      tends to change, their relative condition as to rest or	      motion; or, more generally, which changes, or tends to	      change, any physical relation between them, whether	      mechanical, thermal, chemical, electrical, magnetic, or of	      any other kind; as, the force of gravity; cohesive force;	      centrifugal force.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Animal force} (Physiol.), muscular force or energy.	   {Catabiotic force} [Gr. ? down (intens.) + ? life.] (Biol.),	      the influence exerted by living structures on adjoining	      cells, by which the latter are developed in harmony with	      the primary structures.	   {Centrifugal force}, {Centripetal force}, {Coercive force},	      etc. See under {Centrifugal}, {Centripetal}, etc.	   {Composition of forces}, {Correlation of forces}, etc. See	      under {Composition}, {Correlation}, etc.	   {Force and arms} [trans. of L. vi et armis] (Law), an	      expression in old indictments, signifying violence.	   {In force}, or {Of force}, of unimpaired efficacy; valid; of	      full virtue; not suspended or reversed. "A testament is of	      force after men are dead." --Heb. ix. 17.	   {Metabolic force} (Physiol.), the influence which causes and	      controls the metabolism of the body.	   {No force}, no matter of urgency or consequence; no account;	      hence, to do no force, to make no account of; not to heed.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Of force}, of necessity; unavoidably; imperatively. "Good	      reasons must, of force, give place to better." --Shak.	   {Plastic force} (Physiol.), the force which presumably acts	      in the growth and repair of the tissues.	   {Vital force} (Physiol.), that force or power which is	      inherent in organization; that form of energy which is the	      cause of the vital phenomena of the body, as distinguished	      from the physical forces generally known.	   Syn: Strength; vigor; might; energy; stress; vehemence;	        violence; compulsion; coaction; constraint; coercion.	   Usage: {Force}, {Strength}. Strength looks rather to power as	          an inward capability or energy. Thus we speak of the	          strength of timber, bodily strength, mental strength,	          strength of emotion, etc. Force, on the other hand,	          looks more to the outward; as, the force of	          gravitation, force of circumstances, force of habit,	          etc. We do, indeed, speak of strength of will and	          force of will; but even here the former may lean	          toward the internal tenacity of purpose, and the	          latter toward the outward expression of it in action.	          But, though the two words do in a few cases touch thus	          closely on each other, there is, on the whole, a	          marked distinction in our use of force and strength.	          "Force is the name given, in mechanical science, to	          whatever produces, or can produce, motion." --Nichol.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thy tears are of no force to mollify	                This flinty man.                  --Heywood.	          [1913 Webster]	                More huge in strength than wise in works he was.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Adam and first matron Eve	                Had ended now their orisons, and found	                Strength added from above, new hope to spring	                Out of despair.                   --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Force \Force\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Forcing}.] [OF. forcier, F. forcer, fr. LL. forciare,	   fortiare. See {Force}, n.]	   1. To constrain to do or to forbear, by the exertion of a	      power not resistible; to compel by physical, moral, or	      intellectual means; to coerce; as, masters force slaves to	      labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compel, as by strength of evidence; as, to force	      conviction on the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To do violence to; to overpower, or to compel by violence	      to one's will; especially, to ravish; to violate; to	      commit rape upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            To force their monarch and insult the court.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should have forced thee soon wish other arms.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To force a spotless virgin's chastity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To obtain, overcome, or win by strength; to take by	      violence or struggle; specifically, to capture by assault;	      to storm, as a fortress; as, to force the castle; to force	      a lock.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To impel, drive, wrest, extort, get, etc., by main	      strength or violence; -- with a following adverb, as	      along, away, from, into, through, out, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            It stuck so fast, so deeply buried lay	            That scarce the victor forced the steel away.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To force the tyrant from his seat by war. --Sahk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ethelbert ordered that none should be forced into	            religion.                             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To put in force; to cause to be executed; to make binding;	      to enforce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What can the church force more?       --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To exert to the utmost; to urge; hence, to strain; to urge	      to excessive, unnatural, or untimely action; to produce by	      unnatural effort; as, to force a conceit or metaphor; to	      force a laugh; to force fruits.	      [1913 Webster]	            High on a mounting wave my head I bore,	            Forcing my strength, and gathering to the shore.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Whist) To compel (an adversary or partner) to trump a	      trick by leading a suit of which he has none.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To provide with forces; to re["e]nforce; to strengthen by	      soldiers; to man; to garrison. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To allow the force of; to value; to care for. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             For me, I force not argument a straw. --Shak.	   Syn: To compel; constrain; oblige; necessitate; coerce;	        drive; press; impel.	        [1913 Webster]	Force \Force\, v. i. [Obs. in all the senses.]	   1. To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to	      endeavor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forcing with gifts to win his wanton heart.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a difficult matter of anything; to labor; to	      hesitate; hence, to force of, to make much account of; to	      regard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your oath once broke, you force not to forswear.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I force not of such fooleries.        --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be of force, importance, or weight; to matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not sufficient to have attained the name and	            dignity of a shepherd, not forcing how. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
Forced \Forced\, a.	   Done or produced with force or great labor, or by	   extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by	   unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced	   laugh.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Forced draught}. See under {Draught}.	   {Forced march} (Mil.), a march of one or more days made with	      all possible speed. -- {For"ced*ly}, adv. --	      {For"ced*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
force-feed \force-feed\ v. t.	   to feed (someone) against his will, as during a hunger	   strike.	   [WordNet 1.5]	force-feed \force-feed\ n.	   a method of lubricating internal combustion engines in which	   a pump forces oil into the engine bearings.	   Syn: lubricating system, force-feed lubricating system, force	        feed, pressure-feed lubricating system, pressure feed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Forceful \Force"ful\, a.	   Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty. --	   {Force"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Against the steed he threw	         His forceful spear.                      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Forceless \Force"less\, a.	   Having little or no force; feeble.	   [1913 Webster]	         These forceless flowers like sturdy trees support me.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
forcefulness \forcefulness\ n.	   physical energy or intensity.	   Syn: force, strength.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Forcemeat \Force"meat`\, n. [Corrupt. for farce-meat, fr. F.	   farce stuffing. See {Farce}, n.] (Cookery)	   Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up	   alone, or used as a stuffing. [Written also {forced meat}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forcement \Force"ment\, n.	   The act of forcing; compulsion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It was imposed upon us by constraint;	         And will you count such forcement treachery? --J.	                                                  Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Forceps \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 grasping,	      holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it	      would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the	      fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those	      of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The caudal forceps-shaped appendage of earwigs and	      some other insects. See {Earwig}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dressing forceps}. See under {Dressing}.	      [1913 Webster]
Force pump \Force" pump`\ (Mach.)	      (a) A pump having a solid piston, or plunger, for drawing	          and forcing a liquid, as water, through the valves; in	          distinction from a pump having a bucket, or valved	          piston.	      (b) A pump adapted for delivering water at a considerable	          height above the pump, or under a considerable	          pressure; in distinction from one which lifts the	          water only to the top of the pump or delivers it	          through a spout. See Illust. of {Plunger pump}, under	          {Plunger}.	          [1913 Webster]
Forcer \For"cer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, forces or drives.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.)	      (a) The solid piston of a force pump; the instrument by	          which water is forced in a pump.	      (b) A small hand pump for sinking pits, draining cellars,	          etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Forcible \For"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. forcible forcible, forceable	   that may be forced.]	   1. Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or	      energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.	      [1913 Webster]	            How forcible are right words!         --Job. vi. 2?.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet smells are most forcible in dry substances,	            when broken.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            But I have reasons strong and forcible. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That punishment which hath been sometimes forcible	            to bridle sin.                        --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is at once elegant and sublime, forcible and	            ornamented.                           --Lowth	                                                  (Transl. )	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent; impetuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like mingled streams, more forcible when joined.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Using force against opposition or resistance; obtained by	      compulsion; effected by force; as, forcible entry or	      abduction.	      [1913 Webster]	            In embraces of King James . . . forcible and unjust.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Forcible entry and detainer} (Law), the entering upon and	      taking and withholding of land and tenements by actual	      force and violence, and with a strong hand, to the	      hindrance of the person having the right to enter.	   Syn: Violent; powerful; strong; energetic; mighty; potent;	        weighty; impressive; cogent; influential.	        [1913 Webster]
Forcible-feeble \For"ci*ble-fee`ble\, a. [From Feeble, a	   character in the Second Part of Shakespeare's "King Henry	   IV.," to whom Falstaff derisively applies the epithet	   "forcible."]	   Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Prof. Ayton] would purge his book of much offensive	         matter, if he struck out epithets which are in the bad	         taste of the forcible-feeble school.     --N. Brit.	                                                  Review.	   [1913 Webster]
Forcibleness \For"ci*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being forcible.	   [1913 Webster]
Forcibly \For"ci*bly\, adv.	   In a forcible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Forcing \For"cing\, n.	   1. The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately,	      prematurely, or with unusual expedition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gardening) The art of raising plants, flowers, and fruits	      at an earlier season than the natural one, as in a hitbed	      or by the use of artificial heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Forcing bed} or {Forcing pit}, a plant bed having an under	      layer of fermenting manure, the fermentation yielding	      bottom heat for forcing plants; a hotbed.	   {Forcing engine}, a fire engine.	   {Forcing fit} (Mech.), a tight fit, as of one part into a	      hole in another part, which makes it necessary to use	      considerable force in putting the two parts together.	   {Forcing house}, a greenhouse for the forcing of plants,	      fruit trees, etc.	   {Forcing machine}, a powerful press for putting together or	      separating two parts that are fitted tightly one into	      another, as for forcing a crank on a shaft, or for drawing	      off a car wheel from the axle.	   {Forcing pump}. See {Force pump}	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]
Forcipal \For"ci*pal\, a.	   Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as	   to open and shut like a pair of forceps. --Sir T. Browne.	   Forcipate
Forcipate \For"ci*pate\, Forcipated \For"ci*pa`ted\, a.	   Like a pair of forceps; as, a forcipated mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Forcipation \For`ci*pa"tion\, n.	   Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Forcite \For"cite\, n. [From 3d {Force}, n.] (Chem.)	   A gelatin dynamite in which the dope is composed largely of	   sodium nitrate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Forcut \For*cut"\, v. t.	   To cut completely; to cut off. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ford \Ford\ (f[=o]rd), n. [AS. ford; akin to G. furt, Icel.	   fj["o]r[eth]r bay, and to E. fare. [root]78. See {Fare}, v.	   i., and cf. {Frith} arm of the sea.]	   1. A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed	      by man or beast on foot, by wading.	      [1913 Webster]	            He swam the Esk river where ford there was none.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stream; a current.	      [1913 Webster]	            With water of the ford	            Or of the clouds.                     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Permit my ghost to pass the Styg?an ford. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Ford \Ford\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fording}.]	   To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to	   wade through.	   [1913 Webster]	         His last section, which is no deep one, remains only to	         be forted.                               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fordable \Ford"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being forded. -- {Ford"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fordless \Ford"less\, a.	   Without a ford.	   [1913 Webster]	         A deep and fordless river.               --Mallock.	   [1913 Webster]
Fordo \For*do"\, v. t. [OE. fordon, AS. ford?n; pref. for- + d?n	   to do. See {For-}, and {Do}, v. i.]	   1. To destroy; to undo; to ruin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the night	            That either makes me or fordoes me quite. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overcome with fatigue; to exhaust. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            All with weary task fordone.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Fordone \For*done"\, a. [See {Fordo}.]	   Undone; ruined. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fordrive \For*drive"\, v. t.	   To drive about; to drive here and there. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Fordrunken \For*drunk"en\, a.	   Utterly drunk; very drunk. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fordry \For*dry"\, a.	   Entirely dry; withered. [Obs.] "A tree fordry." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fordwine \For*dwine"\ (f[o^]r*dw[imac]n"), v. i.	   To dwindle away; to disappear. [Obs.] --Rom of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Fore \Fore\ (f[=o]r), n. [AS. f[=o]r, fr. faran to go. See	   {Fare}, v. i.]	   Journey; way; method of proceeding. [Obs.] "Follow him and	   his fore." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Fore \Fore\, adv. [AS. fore, adv. & prep., another form of for.	   See {For}, and cf. {Former}, {Foremost}.]	   1. In the part that precedes or goes first; -- opposed to	      aft, after, back, behind, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly; previously; afore. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The eyes, fore duteous, now converted are. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) In or towards the bows of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fore and aft} (Naut.), from stem to stern; lengthwise of the	      vessel; -- in distinction from athwart. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   {Fore-and-aft rigged} (Naut.), not rigged with square sails	      attached to yards, but with sails bent to gaffs or set on	      stays in the midship line of the vessel. See {Schooner},	      {Sloop}, {Cutter}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fore \Fore\ (f[=o]r), a. [See {Fore}, adv.]	   Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front;	   being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance;	   preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed	   to {back} or {behind}; as, the fore part of a garment; the	   fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is	         directed by the fore purpose of the state. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fore is much used adjectively or in composition.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Fore bay}, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a	      water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race.	      	   {Fore body} (Shipbuilding), the part of a ship forward of the	      largest cross-section, distinguished from {middle body}	      and {after body}.	   {Fore boot}, a receptacle in the front of a vehicle, for	      stowing baggage, etc.	   {Fore bow}, the pommel of a saddle. --Knight.	   {Fore cabin}, a cabin in the fore part of a ship, usually	      with inferior accommodations.	   {Fore carriage}.	   (a) The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled	       vehicle.	   (b) A small carriage at the front end of a plow beam.	   {Fore course} (Naut.), the lowermost sail on the foremost of	      a square-rigged vessel; the foresail. See Illust. under	      {Sail}.	   {Fore door}. Same as {Front door}.	   {Fore edge}, the front edge of a book or folded sheet, etc.	      	   {Fore elder}, an ancestor. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Fore end}.	   (a) The end which precedes; the earlier, or the nearer, part;	       the beginning.	       [1913 Webster]	             I have . . . paid	             More pious debts to heaven, than in all	             The fore end of my time.             --Shak.	   (b) In firearms, the wooden stock under the barrel, forward	       of the trigger guard, or breech frame.	   {Fore girth}, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc.); a	      martingale.	   {Fore hammer}, a sledge hammer, working alternately, or in	      time, with the hand hammer.	   {Fore leg}, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or	      multiped, or of a chair, settee, etc.	   {Fore peak} (Naut.), the angle within a ship's bows; the	      portion of the hold which is farthest forward.	   {Fore piece}, a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of	      a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress.	   {Fore plane}, a carpenter's plane, in size and use between a	      jack plane and a smoothing plane. --Knight.	   {Fore reading}, previous perusal. [Obs.] --Hales.	   {Fore rent}, in Scotland, rent payable before a crop is	      gathered.	   {Fore sheets} (Naut.), the forward portion of a rowboat; the	      space beyond the front thwart. See {Stern sheets}.	   {Fore shore}.	   (a) A bank in advance of a sea wall, to break the force of	       the surf.	   (b) The seaward projecting, slightly inclined portion of a	       breakwater. --Knight.	   (c) The part of the shore between high and low water marks.	       	   {Fore sight}, that one of the two sights of a gun which is	      near the muzzle.	   {Fore tackle} (Naut.), the tackle on the foremast of a ship.	      	   {Fore topmast}. (Naut.) See {Fore-topmast}, in the	      Vocabulary.	   {Fore wind}, a favorable wind. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sailed on smooth seas, by fore winds borne.	                                                  --Sandys.	   {Fore world}, the antediluvian world. [R.] --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	Fore \Fore\, n.	   The front; hence, that which is in front; the future.	   [1913 Webster]	   {At the fore} (Naut.), at the fore royal masthead; -- said of	      a flag, so raised as a signal for sailing, etc.	   {To the fore}.	   (a) In advance; to the front; to a prominent position; in	       plain sight; in readiness for use.	   (b) In existence; alive; not worn out, lost, or spent, as	       money, etc. [Irish] "While I am to the fore." --W.	       Collins. "How many captains in the regiment had two	       thousand pounds to the fore?" --Thackeray.	       [1913 Webster]	Fore \Fore\, prep.	   Before; -- sometimes written 'fore as if a contraction of	   afore or before. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foreadmonish \Fore`ad*mon"ish\, v. t.	   To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreadvise \Fore`ad*vise"\, v. t.	   To advise or counsel before the time of action, or before the	   event. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreallege \Fore`al*lege"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forealleged};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Forealleging}.]	   To allege or cite before. --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreappoint \Fore`ap*point"\, v. t.	   To set, order, or appoint, beforehand. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreappointment \Fore`ap*point"ment\, n.	   Previous appointment; preordinantion. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Forearm \Fore*arm"\, v. t.	   To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of	   need. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Forearm \Fore"arm`\, n. (Anat.)	   That part of the arm or fore limb between the elbow and	   wrist; the antibrachium.	   [1913 Webster]
Forebeam \Fore"beam`\, n.	   The breast beam of a loom.	   [1913 Webster]
Forebear \Fore*bear"\, n.	   An ancestor. See {Forbear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forebode \Fore*bode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foreboded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Foreboding}.] [AS. forebodian; fore + bodian to	   announce. See {Bode} v. t.]	   1. To foretell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be prescient of (some ill or misfortune); to have an	      inward conviction of, as of a calamity which is about to	      happen; to augur despondingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart forebodes a mystery.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sullen, desponding, and foreboding nothing but wars	            and desolation, as the certain consequence of	            C[ae]sar's death.                     --Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a sort of foreboding about him. --H. James.	   Syn: To foretell; predict; prognosticate; augur; presage;	        portend; betoken.	        [1913 Webster]	Forebode \Fore*bode"\, v. i.	   To foretell; to presage; to augur.	   [1913 Webster]	         If I forebode aright.                    --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	Forebode \Fore*bode"\, n.	   Prognostication; presage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forebodement \Fore*bode"ment\, n.	   The act of foreboding; the thing foreboded.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreboder \Fore*bod"er\, n.	   One who forebodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreboding \Fore*bod"ing\, n.	   Presage of coming ill; expectation of misfortune.	   [1913 Webster]
Forebodingly \Fore*bod"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a foreboding manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Forebrace \Fore"brace`\, n. (Naut.)	   A rope applied to the fore yardarm, to change the position of	   the foresail.	   [1913 Webster]
Forebrain \Fore"brain`\, n. (Anat.)	   The anterior of the three principal divisions of the brain,	   including the prosencephalon and thalamencephalon. Sometimes	   restricted to the prosencephalon only. See {Brain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreby \Fore*by"\, prep. [Fore + by.]	   Near; hard by; along; past. See {Forby}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forecast \Fore*cast"\, v. t.	   1. To plan beforehand; to scheme; to project.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall forecast his devices against the	            strongholds.                          --Dan. xi. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To foresee; to calculate beforehand, so as to provide for;	      as, to forecast the weather; to forecast prices.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is wisdom to consider the end of things before we	            embark, and to forecast consequences. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Forecast \Fore*cast"\, v. i.	   To contrive or plan beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]	         If it happen as I did forecast.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Forecast \Fore"cast\, n.	   Previous contrivance or determination; predetermination.	   [1913 Webster]	         He makes this difference to arise from the forecast and	         predetermination of the gods themselves. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A calculation predicting future events; the foresight of	      consequences, and provision against them; prevision;	      premeditation; as, the weather forecast.	      [1913 Webster]	            His calm, deliberate forecast better fitted him for	            the council than the camp.            --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Forecaster \Fore*cast"er\, n.	   One who forecast. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
forecasting \fore"cast*ing\ n.	   The process of calculating and predicting future events,	   usually based on extrapolation from past experience, and with	   varying degress of uncertainty.	   Syn: prediction, foretelling.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Forecastle \Fore"cas`tle\ (?; sailors say ?), n. (Naut.)	   (a) A short upper deck forward, formerly raised like a	       castle, to command an enemy's decks.	   (b) That part of the upper deck of a vessel forward of the	       foremast, or of the after part of the fore channels.	   (c) In merchant vessels, the forward part of the vessel,	       under the deck, where the sailors live.	       [1913 Webster]
Forechosen \Fore`cho"sen\, a.	   Chosen beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Forecited \Fore"cit`ed\, a.	   Cited or quoted before or above. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreclose \Fore*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foreclosed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Foreclosing}.] [F. forclos, p. p. of forclore	   to exclude; OF. fors, F. hors, except, outside (fr. L. foris	   outside) + F. clore to close. See {Foreign}, and {Close}, v.	   t.]	   To shut up or out; to preclude; to stop; to prevent; to bar;	   to exclude.	   [1913 Webster]	         The embargo with Spain foreclosed this trade. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To foreclose a mortgager} (Law), to cut him off by a	      judgment of court from the power of redeeming the	      mortgaged premises, termed his equity of redemption.	   {To foreclose a mortgage}, (not technically correct, but	      often used to signify) the obtaining a judgment for the	      payment of an overdue mortgage, and the exposure of the	      mortgaged property to sale to meet the mortgage debt.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Foreclosure \Fore*clo"sure\ (?; 135), n.	   The act or process of foreclosing; a proceeding which bars or	   extinguishes a mortgager's right of redeeming a mortgaged	   estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreconceive \Fore`con*ceive"\, v. t.	   To preconceive; to imagine beforehand. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Foredate \Fore*date"\, v. t.	   To date before the true time; to antedate.	   [1913 Webster]
Foredeck \Fore"deck`\, n. (Naut.)	   The fore part of a deck, or of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Foredeem \Fore*deem"\, v. t.	   To recognize or judge in advance; to forebode. [Obs.]	   --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Laugh at your misery, as foredeeming you	         An idle meteor.                          --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]	Foredeem \Fore*deem"\, v. i. [Cf. {Foredoom}.]	   To know or discover beforehand; to foretell. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which [maid] could guess and foredeem of things past,	         present, and to come.                    --Genevan	                                                  Test.	   [1913 Webster]
Foredesign \Fore`de*sign"\ (? or ?), v. t.	   To plan beforehand; to intend previously. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Foredetermine \Fore`de*ter"mine\, v. t.	   To determine or decree beforehand. --Bp. Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Foredispose \Fore`dis*pose"\, v. t.	   To bestow beforehand. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         King James had by promise foredisposed the place on the	         Bishop of Meath.                         --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Foredoom \Fore*doom"\, v. t. [Cf. {Foredeem}.]	   To doom beforehand; to predestinate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian state.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Foredoom \Fore"doom`\, n.	   Doom or sentence decreed in advance. "A dread foredoom	   ringing in the ears of the guilty adult." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Forefather \Fore"fa`ther\ (?; 277), n.	   One who precedes another in the line of genealogy in any	   degree, but usually in a remote degree; an ancestor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Respecting your forefathers, you would have been taught	         to respect yourselves.                   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 change from Old Style to New Style, it has generally	      been celebrated on the 22d.	      [1913 Webster]
Forefeel \Fore*feel"\, v. t.	   To feel beforehand; to have a presentiment of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As when, with unwieldy waves, the great sea forefeels	         winds.                                   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Forefence \Fore`fence"\, n.	   Defense in front. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forefend \Fore*fend"\, v. t. [OE. forfenden; pref. for- + fenden	   to fend. See {Fend}, v. t.]	   To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent the approach of;	   to forbid or prohibit. See {Forfend}.	   [1913 Webster]	         God forefend it should ever be recorded in our history.	                                                  --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	         It would be a far better work . . . to forefend the	         cruelty.                                 --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Forefinger \Fore"fin`ger\, n.	   The finger next to the thumb; the index finger.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreflow \Fore*flow"\, v. t.	   To flow before. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forefoot \Fore"foot`\, n.	   1. One of the anterior feet of a quadruped or multiped; --	      usually written {fore foot}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber which terminates the keel	      at the fore end, connecting it with the lower end of the	      stem.	      [1913 Webster]
Forefront \Fore"front`\, n.	   Foremost part or place.	   [1913 Webster]	         Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle.	                                                  --2 Sam. xi.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	         Socrates, Plato, Aristotle, standing in the forefront	         for all time, the masters of those who know. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Foregame \Fore"game`\, n.	   A first game; first plan. [Obs.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreganger \Fore"gang`er\, n. [Prop., a goer before cf. G.	   voreg[aum]nger. See {Fore}, and {Gang}.] (Naut.)	   A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may	   be attached. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Foregather \Fore*gath"er\, v. i.	   Same as {Forgather}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foregift \Fore"gift`\, n. (Law)	   A premium paid by a lessee when taking his lease.	   [1913 Webster]
Foregleam \Fore"gleam`\, n.	   An antecedent or premonitory gleam; a dawning light.	   [1913 Webster]	         The foregleams of wisdom.                --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Forego \Fore*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Forewent 2}; p. p. {Foregone}	   (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Foregoing}.] [See {Forgo}.]	   1. To quit; to relinquish; to leave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stay at the third cup, or forego the place.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relinquish the enjoyment or advantage of; to give up;	      to resign; to renounce; -- said of a thing already	      enjoyed, or of one within reach, or anticipated.	      [1913 Webster]	            All my patrimony,,	            If need be, I am ready to forego.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy lovers must their promised heaven forego.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] never forewent an opportunity of honest profit.	                                                  --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Forgo is the better spelling etymologically, but the	         word has been confused with {Forego}, to go before.	         [1913 Webster]	Forego \Fore*go"\, v. t. [AS. foreg[=a]n; fore + g[=a]n to go;	   akin to G. vorgehen to go before, precede. See {Go}, v. i.]	   To go before; to precede; -- used especially in the present	   and past participles.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pleasing remembrance of a thought foregone.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         For which the very mother's face forewent	         The mother's special patience.           --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foregone conclusion}, a conclusion which has preceded	      argument or examination; a predetermined conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]
Foregoer \Fore*go"er\, n.	   1. One who goes before another; a predecessor; hence, an	      ancestor; a progenitor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A purveyor of the king; -- so called, formerly, from going	      before to provide for his household. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Foregoer \Fore*go"er\, n. [Etymologically forgoer.]	   One who forbears to enjoy.	   [1913 Webster]
foregone \foregone\ adj.	   past; -- used of time; as, foregone summers. Contrassted to	   {present}.	   Syn: bygone, bypast, departed, gone.	        [WordNet 1.5]	foregone conclusion \foregone conclusion\ n.	   An inevitable outcome; a certain result; a certainty.	   [PJC]
Foreground \Fore"ground`\, n.	   On a painting, and sometimes in a bas-relief, mosaic picture,	   or the like, that part of the scene represented, which is	   nearest to the spectator, and therefore occupies the lowest	   part of the work of art itself. Cf. {Distance}, n., 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreguess \Fore*guess"\, v. t.	   To conjecture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foregut \Fore"gut`\, n. (Anat.)	   The anterior part of the alimentary canal, from the mouth to	   the intestine, or to the entrance of the bile duct.	   [1913 Webster]
Forehand \Fore"hand`\, n.	   1. All that part of a horse which is before the rider.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The chief or most important part. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, but for ceremony, such a wretch . . .	            Had the forehand and vantage of a king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Forehand \Fore"hand`\, a.	   Done beforehand; anticipative.	   [1913 Webster]	         And so extenuate the forehand sin.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forehanded \Fore"hand`ed\, a.	   1. Early; timely; seasonable. "Forehanded care." --Jer.	      Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beforehand with one's needs, or having resources in	      advance of one's necessities; in easy circumstances; as, a	      forehanded farmer. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Formed in the forehand or fore parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            A substantial, true-bred beast, bravely forehanded.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Forehead \Fore"head\ (?; 277), n.	   1. The front of that part of the head which incloses the	      brain; that part of the face above the eyes; the brow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The aspect or countenance; assurance.	      [1913 Webster]	            To look with forehead bold and big enough	            Upon the power and puissance of the king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The front or fore part of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flames in the forehead of the morning sky. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            So rich advantage of a promised glory	            As smiles upon the forehead of this action. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Forehear \Fore*hear"\, v. i. & t.	   To hear beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Forehearth \Fore"hearth`\, n. (Metal.)	   The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under	   the tymp.	   [1913 Webster]
Forehend \Fore*hend"\, v. t.	   See {Forhend}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forehew \Fore*hew"\, v. t.	   To hew or cut in front. [Obs.] --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]
Forehold \Fore"hold`\, n. (Naut.)	   The forward part of the hold of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreholding \Fore*hold"ing\, n.	   Ominous foreboding; superstitious prognostication. [Obs.]	   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Forehook \Fore"hook`\, n. (Naut.)	   A piece of timber placed across the stem, to unite the bows	   and strengthen the fore part of the ship; a breast hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreign \For"eign\, a. [OE. forein, F. forain, LL. foraneus, fr.	   L. foras, foris, out of doors, abroad, without; akin to fores	   doors, and E. door. See {Door}, and cf. {Foreclose},	   {Forfeit}, {Forest}, {Forum}.]	   1. Outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign	      country; a foreign government. "Foreign worlds." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or	      belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or	      locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits.	      "Domestic and foreign writers." --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hail, foreign wonder!	            Whom certain these rough shades did never breed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Remote; distant; strange; not belonging; not connected;	      not pertaining or pertient; not appropriate; not	      harmonious; not agreeable; not congenial; -- with to or	      from; as, foreign to the purpose; foreign to one's nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            This design is not foreign from some people's	            thoughts.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Held at a distance; excluded; exiled. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Kept him a foreign man still; which so grieved him,	            That he ran mad and died.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foreign attachment} (Law), a process by which the property	      of a foreign or absent debtor is attached for the	      satisfaction of a debt due from him to the plaintiff; an	      attachment of the goods, effects, or credits of a debtor	      in the hands of a third person; -- called in some States	      trustee, in others factorizing, and in others garnishee	      process. --Kent. --Tomlins. --Cowell.	   {Foreign bill}, a bill drawn in one country, and payable in	      another, as distinguished from an inland bill, which is	      one drawn and payable in the same country. In this latter,	      as well as in several other points of view, the different	      States of the United States are foreign to each other. See	      {Exchange}, n., 4. --Kent. --Story.	   {Foreign body} (Med.), a substance occurring in any part of	      the body where it does not belong, and usually introduced	      from without.	   {Foreign office}, that department of the government of Great	      Britain which has charge British interests in foreign	      countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Outlandish; alien; exotic; remote; distant; extraneous;	        extrinsic.	        [1913 Webster]
foreign-born \foreign-born\ adj.	   born in another area or country than that lived in; -- of	   persons.	   Syn: nonnative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Foreigner \For"eign*er\, n.	   A person belonging to or owning allegiance to a foreign	   country; one not native in the country or jurisdiction under	   consideration, or not naturalized there; an alien; a	   stranger.	   [1913 Webster]	         Joy is such a foreigner,	         So mere a stranger to my thoughts.       --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor could the majesty of the English crown appear in a	         greater luster, either to foreigners or subjects.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreignism \For"eign*ism\, n.	   Anything peculiar to a foreign language or people; a foreign	   idiom or custom.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a pity to see the technicalities of the so-called	         liberal professions distigured by foreignisms.	                                                  --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreignness \For"eign*ness\, n.	   The quality of being foreign; remoteness; want of relation or	   appropriateness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let not the foreignness of the subject hinder you from	         endeavoring to set me right.             --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         A foreignness of complexion.             --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Forein \For"ein\, a.	   Foreign. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forejudge \Fore*judge"\, v. t. [Fore + judge.]	   To judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and proof;	   to prejudge.	   [1913 Webster]	Forejudge \Fore*judge"\, v. t. [For forjudge, fr. F. forjuger;	   OF. fors outside, except + F. juger to judge.] (O. Eng. Law)	   To expel from court for some offense or misconduct, as an	   attorney or officer; to deprive or put out of a thing by the	   judgment of a court. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Forejudger \Fore*judg"er\, n. (Eng. Law)	   A judgment by which one is deprived or put out of a right or	   thing in question.	   [1913 Webster]
Forejudgment \Fore*judg"ment\, n.	   Prejudgment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreknow \Fore*know"\, v. t. [imp. {Foreknew}; p. p.	   {Foreknown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Foreknowing}.]	   To have previous knowledge of; to know beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who would the miseries of man foreknow?  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreknowable \Fore*know"a*ble\, a.	   That may be foreknown. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreknower \Fore*know"er\, n.	   One who foreknows.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreknowingly \Fore*know"ing*ly\, adv.	   With foreknowledge.	   [1913 Webster]	         He who . . . foreknowingly loses his life. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreknowledge \Fore*knowl"edge\, n.	   Knowledge of a thing before it happens, or of whatever is to	   happen; prescience.	   [1913 Webster]	         If I foreknew,	         Foreknowledge had no influence on their fault.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Forel \For"el\, n. [OE. forelcase, sheath, OF. forel, fourel, F.	   fourreau, LL. forellus, fr. OF. forre, fuerre, sheath, case,	   of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar, akin to Goth. f[=o]dr;	   prob. not the same word as E. fodder food. Cf. {Fur},	   {Fodder} food.]	   A kind of parchment for book covers. See {Forrill}.	   [1913 Webster]	Forel \For"el\, v. t.	   To bind with a forel. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreland \Fore"land`\, n.	   1. A promontory or cape; a headland; as, the North and South	      Foreland in Kent, England.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A piece of ground between the wall of a place and	      the moat. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hydraul. Engin.) That portion of the natural shore on the	      outside of the embankment which receives the stock of	      waves and deadens their force. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Forelay \Fore*lay"\, v. t.	   1. To lay down beforehand.	      [1913 Webster]	            These grounds being forelaid and understood. --Mede.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To waylay. See {Forlay}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Foreleader \Fore*lead"er\, n.	   One who leads others by his example; a guide.	   [1913 Webster]
Forelend \Fore*lend"\, v. t.	   See {Forlend}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As if that life to losse they had forelent. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forelet \Fore*let"\, v. t.	   See {Forlet}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Forelie \Fore*lie"\, v. i.	   To lie in front of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which forelay	         Athwart her snowy breast.                --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forelift \Fore*lift"\, v. t.	   To lift up in front. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forelock \Fore"lock`\, n.	   1. The lock of hair that grows from the forepart of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A cotter or split pin, as in a slot in a bolt, to	      prevent retraction; a linchpin; a pin fastening the	      cap-square of a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Forelock bolt}, a bolt retained by a key, gib, or cotter	      passing through a slot.	   {Forelock hook} (Rope Making), a winch or whirl by which a	      bunch of three yarns is twisted into a standard. --Knight.	      	   {To take time by the forelock} or {To take occasion by the	   forelock}, to make prompt use of anything; not to let slip an	      opportunity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time is painted with a lock before and bald behind,	            signifying thereby that we must take time by the	            forelock; for when it is once past, there is no	            recalling it.                         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            On occasion's forelock watchful wait. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Forelook \Fore*look"\, v. i.	   To look beforehand or forward. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreman \Fore"man\, n.; pl. {Foremen}.	   The first or chief man; as:	   (a) The chief man of a jury, who acts as their speaker.	   (b) The chief of a set of hands employed in a shop, or on	       works of any kind, who superintends the rest; an	       overseer.	       [1913 Webster]
foremanship \fore"man*ship\ n.	   The position of a foreman.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Foremast \Fore"mast`\, n. (Naut.)	   The mast nearest the bow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foremast hand} or {Foremast man} (Naut.), a common sailor;	      also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the	      foremast.	      [1913 Webster]
Foremeant \Fore*meant"\, a.	   Intended beforehand; premeditated. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forementioned \Fore"men`tioned\, a.	   Mentioned before; already cited; aforementioned. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Foremilk \Fore"milk`\, n. (Physiol.)	   The milk secreted just before, or directly after, the birth	   of a child or of the young of an animal; colostrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Foremost \Fore"most`\, a. [OE. formest first, AS. formest,	   fyrmest, superl. of forma first, which is a superl. fr. fore	   fore; cf. Goth. frumist, fruma, first. See {Fore}, adv., and	   cf. {First}, {Former}, {Frame}, v. t., {Prime}, a.]	   First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or	   dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.	   [1913 Webster]	         THat struck the foremost man of all this world. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foremostly \Fore"most`ly\, adv.	   In the foremost place or order; among the foremost. --J.	   Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Foremother \Fore"moth`er\, n.	   A female ancestor.	   [1913 Webster]
Forename \Fore"name`\, n.	   A name that precedes the family name or surname; a first	   name. --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]	Forename \Fore"name`\, v. t.	   To name or mention before. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forenamed \Fore"named`\, a.	   Named before; aforenamed.	   [1913 Webster]
Forendih'az \F["o]"ren*di*h['a]z`\, n. [Hung., lit., House of	   Lords.] (Hungary)	   See {Legislature}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Forenenst \Fore*nenst"\, prep. [See {Fore}, and {Anent}.]	   Over against; opposite to. [Now dialectic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The land forenenst the Greekish shore.   --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Fore-night \Fore"-night`\, n.	   The evening between twilight and bedtime. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forenoon \Fore"noon"\, n.	   The early part of the day, from morning to meridian, or noon.	   [1913 Webster]
Forenotice \Fore"no`tice\, n.	   Notice or information of an event before it happens;	   forewarning. [R.] --Rymer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forensal \Fo*ren"sal\, a.	   Forensic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, a. [L. forensis, fr. forum a public	   place, market place. See {Forum}.]	   Belonging to courts of judicature or to public discussion and	   debate; used in legal proceedings, or in public discussions;	   argumentative; rhetorical; as, forensic eloquence or	   disputes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Forensic medicine}, medical jurisprudence; medicine in its	      relations to law.	      [1913 Webster]	Forensic \Fo*ren"sic\, n. (Amer. Colleges)	   An exercise in debate; a forensic contest; an argumentative	   thesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Forensical \Fo*ren"sic*al\, a.	   Forensic. --Berkley.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreordain \Fore`or*dain"\, v. t.	   To ordain or appoint beforehand; to preordain; to	   predestinate; to predetermine. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreordinate \Fore*or"di*nate\, v. t.	   To foreordain.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreordination \Fore*or`di*na"tion\, n.	   Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination;	   predestination. Fore part
Fore part \Fore" part`\ (f[=o]r"p[aum]rt), or Forepart
\Fore"part`\, n.	   The part most advanced, or first in time or in place; the	   beginning.	   [1913 Webster]
forepast \fore"past`\ (f[=o]r"p[.a]st), a.	   Bygone. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
forepole \fore"pole`\ (f[=o]r"p[=o]l`), a. (Mining)	   One of the thick laths or poles driven horizontally ahead on	   top of a set of the main timbering in advancing a level in	   loose ground.	   Syn: spile[4]; spill[2d].	        [RDH]
Forepossessed \Fore`pos*sessed"\ (f[=o]r`p[o^]z*z[e^]st" or	   f[=o]r`p[o^]s*s[e^]st"), a.	   1. Holding or held formerly in possession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Preoccupied; prepossessed; pre["e]ngaged. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not extremely forepossessed with prejudice. --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]
Foreprize \Fore*prize"\, v. t.	   To prize or rate beforehand. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Forepromised \Fore`prom"ised\, a.	   Promised beforehand; pre["e]ngaged. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Forequoted \Fore"quot`ed\, a.	   Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the treatise or	   essay.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreran \Fore*ran"\,	   imp. of {Forerun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forerank \Fore"rank`\, n.	   The first rank; the front.	   [1913 Webster]
Forereach \Fore*reach"\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To advance or gain upon; -- said of a vessel that gains upon	   another when sailing closehauled.	   [1913 Webster]	Forereach \Fore*reach"\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays. --R. H. Dana,	   Jr.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreread \Fore*read"\, v. t.	   To tell beforehand; to signify by tokens; to predestine.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forerecited \Fore`re*cit"ed\, a.	   Named or recited before. "The forerecited practices." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreremembered \Fore`re*mem"bered\, a.	   Called to mind previously. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreright \Fore"right`\, a.	   Ready; directly forward; going before. [Obs.] "A foreright	   wind." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Foreright \Fore"right`\, adv.	   Right forward; onward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forerun \Fore*run"\, v. t.	   1. To turn before; to precede; to be in advance of (something	      following).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come before as an earnest of something to follow; to	      introduce as a harbinger; to announce.	      [1913 Webster]	            These signs forerun the death or fall of kings.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Forerunner \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.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whither the forerunner in for us entered, even	            Jesus.                                --Heb. vi. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            My elder brothers, my forerunners, came. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A predecessor; an ancestor. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A piece of rag terminating the log line.	      [1913 Webster]
Foresaid \Fore"said`\, a.	   Mentioned before; aforesaid.	   [1913 Webster]
Foresail \Fore"sail`\, n. (Naut.)	   (a) The sail bent to the foreyard of a square-rigged vessel,	       being the lowest sail on the foremast.	   (b) The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner.	   (c) The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail	       next forward of the mast.	       [1913 Webster]
Foresay \Fore*say"\, v. t. [AS. foresecgan; fore + secgan to	   say. See {Say}, v. t.]	   To foretell. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her danger nigh that sudden change foresaid. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Foresee \Fore*see"\, v. t. [AS. forese['o]n; fore + se['o]n to	   see. See {See}, v. t.]	   1. To see beforehand; to have prescience of; to foreknow.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prudent man foreseeth the evil.     --Prov. xxii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Great shoals of people, which go on to populate,	            without foreseeing means of life.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Foresee \Fore*see"\, v. i.	   To have or exercise foresight. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
foreseeable \foreseeable\ adj.	   being such as may reasonable be anticipated; as, foreseeable	   costs were well within the budget.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Foreseen \Fore*seen"\, conj., or (strictly) p. p.	   Provided; in case that; on condition that. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One manner of meat is most sure to every complexion,	         foreseen that it be alway most commonly in conformity	         of qualities, with the person that eateth. --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreseer \Fore*se"er\, n.	   One who foresees or foreknows.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreseize \Fore*seize"\, v. t.	   To seize beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreshadow \Fore*shad"ow\, v. t.	   To shadow or typi?y beforehand; to prefigure. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreshew \Fore*shew"\, v. t.	   See {Foreshow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreship \Fore"ship`\, n.	   The fore part of a ship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
foreshore \foreshore\ n.	   the part of the seashore between the high-water and and	   low-water marks.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Foreshorten \Fore*short"en\, v. t.	   1. (Fine Art) To represent on a plane surface, as if extended	      in a direction toward the spectator or nearly so; to	      shorten by drawing in perspective.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To represent pictorially to the imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Songs, and deeds, and lives that lie	            Foreshortened in the tract of time.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Foreshortening \Fore*short"en*ing\, n. (Fine Arts)	   Representation in a foreshortened mode or way.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreshot \Fore"shot`\, n.	   In distillation of low wines, the first portion of spirit	   that comes over, being a fluid abounding in fusel oil.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreshow \Fore*show"\, v. t. [AS. foresce['a]wian to foresee,	   provide; fore + sce['a]wian to see. See {Show}, v. t.]	   To show or exhibit beforehand; to give foreknowledge of; to	   prognosticate; to foretell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your looks foreshow	         You have a gentle heart.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Next, like Aurora, Spenser rose,	         Whose purple blush the day foreshows.    --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreshower \Fore*show"er\, n.	   One who predicts.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreside \Fore"side\, n.	   1. The front side; the front; esp., a stretch of country	      fronting the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The outside or external covering. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Foresight \Fore"sight`\, n.	   1. The act or the power of foreseeing; prescience;	      foreknowledge. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Action in reference to the future; provident care;	      prudence; wise forethought.	      [1913 Webster]	            This seems an unseasonable foresight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A random expense, without plan or foresight.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surv.) Any sight or reading of the leveling staff, except	      the backsight; any sight or bearing taken by a compass or	      theodolite in a forward direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gun.) Muzzle sight. See {Fore sight}, under {Fore}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Foresighted \Fore"sight`ed\, a.	   Sagacious; prudent; provident for the future. --Bartram.	   [1913 Webster]
Foresightful \Fore"sight`ful\, a.	   Foresighted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foresignify \Fore*sig"ni*fy\, v. t.	   To signify beforehand; to foreshow; to typify. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreskin \Fore"skin\, n. (Anat.)	   The fold of skin which covers the glans of the penis; the	   prepuce.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreskirt \Fore"skirt`\, n.	   The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the	   {train}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Honor's train	         Is longer than his foreskirt.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreslack \Fore*slack"\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Forslack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foresleeve \Fore"sleeve`\, n.	   The sleeve below the elbow.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreslow \Fore*slow"\, v. t. [See {Forslow}.]	   To make slow; to hinder; to obstruct. [Obs.] See {Forslow},	   v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	         No stream, no wood, no mountain could foreslow	         Their hasty pace.                        --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Foreslow \Fore*slow"\, v. i.	   To loiter. Same as {Forslow}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forespeak \Fore*speak"\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Forspeak}.	   [1913 Webster]	Forespeak \Fore*speak"\, v. t.	   To foretell; to predict. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My mother was half a witch; never anything that she	         forespake but came to pass.              --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Forespeaking \Fore"speak`ing\, n.	   A prediction; also, a preface. [Obs.] --Camden. Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Forespeech \Fore"speech`\, n.	   A preface. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Forespent \Fore*spent"\, a. [Fore + spent.]	   Already spent; gone by; past. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Forespent \Fore*spent"\, a. [Obs.]	   See {Forspent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forespurrer \Fore*spur"rer\, n.	   One who rides before; a harbinger. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forest \For"est\, n. [OF. forest, F. for[^e]t, LL. forestis,	   also, forestus, forestum, foresta, prop., open ground	   reserved for the chase, fr. L. foris, foras, out of doors,	   abroad. See {Foreign}.]	   1. An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with	      trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a	      tract of woodland which has never been cultivated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) A large extent or precinct of country,	      generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set	      apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed,	      but distinguished by certain limits, and protected by	      certain laws, courts, and officers of its own. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Forest \For"est\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a forest; sylvan.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Forest fly}. (Zool.)	   (a) One of numerous species of blood-sucking flies, of the	       family {Tabanid[ae]}, which attack both men and beasts.	       See {Horse fly}.	   (b) A fly of the genus {Hippobosca}, esp. {H. equina}. See	       {Horse tick}.	   {Forest glade}, a grassy space in a forest. --Thomson.	   {Forest laws}, laws for the protection of game, preservation	      of timber, etc., in forests.	   {Forest tree}, a tree of the forest, especially a timber	      tree, as distinguished from a {fruit tree}.	      [1913 Webster]	Forest \For"est\, v. t.	   To cover with trees or wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Forestaff \Fore"staff`\, n. (Naut.)	   An instrument formerly used at sea for taking the altitudes	   of heavenly bodies, now superseded by the sextant; -- called	   also {cross-staff}. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Forestage \For"est*age\, n. [Cf. F. forestage.] (O. Eng. Law)	   (a) A duty or tribute payable to the king's foresters.	   (b) A service paid by foresters to the king.	       [1913 Webster]
Forestal \For"est*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to forests; as, forestal rights.	   [1913 Webster]
Forestall \Fore*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forestalled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Forestalling}.] [OE. forstallen to stop, to	   obstruct; to stop (goods) on the way to the market by buying	   them beforehand, from forstal obstruction, AS. forsteal,	   foresteall, prop., a placing one's self before another. See	   {Fore}, and {Stall}.]	   1. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate.	      [1913 Webster]	            What need a man forestall his date of grief,	            And run to meet what he would most avoid? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take possession of, in advance of some one or something	      else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get	      ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or	      prevent, by prior occupation, or by measures taken in	      advance.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ugly serpent which forestalled their way.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            But evermore those damsels did forestall	            Their furious encounter.              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be forestalled ere we come to fall. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Habit is a forestalled and obstinate judge. --Rush.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive; -- with of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All the better; may	            This night forestall him of the coming day! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Law) To obstruct or stop up, as a way; to stop the	      passage of on highway; to intercept on the road, as goods	      on the way to market.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To forestall the market}, to buy or contract for merchandise	      or provision on its way to market, with the intention of	      selling it again at a higher price; to dissuade persons	      from bringing their goods or provisions there; or to	      persuade them to enhance the price when there. This was an	      offense at law in England until 1844. --Burrill.	   Syn: To anticipate; monopolize; engross.	        [1913 Webster]
Forestaller \Fore*stall"er\, n.	   One who forestalls; esp., one who forestalls the market.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Forestay \Fore"stay`\, n. (Naut.)	   A large, strong rope, reaching from the foremast head to the	   bowsprit, to support the mast. See Illust. under {Ship}.	   [1913 Webster]
forested \for"est*ed\ adj.	   covered with forest; as, efforts to protect forested lands of	   the northwest.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Forester \For"est*er\, n. [F. forestier, LL. forestarius.]	   1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an	      officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inhabitant of a forest. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A forest tree. [R.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A lepidopterous insect belonging to {Alypia} and	      allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester ({A.	      octomaculata}), which in the larval state is injurious to	      the grapevine.	      [1913 Webster]
Forestick \Fore"stick`\, n.	   Front stick of a hearth fire.	   [1913 Webster]
Forestry \For"est*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. foresterie.]	   The art of forming or of cultivating forests; the management	   of growing timber. Foreswart
Foreswart \Fore"swart`\, Foreswart \Fore"swart`\, a. [Obs.]	   See {Forswat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foretaste \Fore"taste`\, n.	   A taste beforehand; enjoyment in advance; anticipation.	   [1913 Webster]	Foretaste \Fore*taste"\, v. t.	   1. To taste before full possession; to have previous	      enjoyment or experience of; to anticipate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To taste before another. "Foretasted fruit." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Foretaster \Fore"tast`er\ (? or ?), n.	   One who tastes beforehand, or before another.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreteach \Fore*teach"\, v. t.	   To teach beforehand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretold}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Foretelling}.]	   To predict; to tell before occurence; to prophesy; to	   foreshow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deeds then undone my faithful tongue foretold. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prodigies, foretelling the future eminence and luster	         of his character.                        --C.	                                                  Middleton.	   Syn: To predict; prophesy; prognosticate; augur.	        [1913 Webster]	Foretell \Fore*tell"\, v. i.	   To utter predictions. --Acts iii. 24.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreteller \Fore*tell"er\, n.	   One who predicts. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Forethink \Fore*think"\, v. t.	   1. To think beforehand; to anticipate in the mind; to	      prognosticate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul of every man	            Prophetically doth forethink thy fall. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contrive (something) beforehend. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	Forethink \Fore*think"\, v. i.	   To contrive beforehand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forethought \Fore"thought`\, a.	   Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense;	   hence, deliberate. "Forethought malice." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Forethought \Fore"thought`\, n.	   A thinking or planning beforehand; prescience; premeditation;	   forecast; provident care.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sphere that will demand from him forethought,	         courage, and wisdom.                     --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Forethoughtful \Fore"thought`ful\, a.	   Having forethought. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foretime \Fore"time`\, n.	   The past; the time before the present. "A very dim foretime."	   --J. C. Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Foretoken \Fore"to`ken\, n. [AS. foret[=a]cen. See {Token}.]	   Prognostic; previous omen. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Foretoken \Fore*to"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foretokened}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Foretokening}.] [AS. foret[=a]cnian; fore +	   t[=a]cnian.]	   To foreshow; to presignify; to prognosticate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whilst strange prodigious signs foretoken blood.	                                                  --Daniel.
Foretold \Fore*told"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Foretell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fore tooth \Fore" tooth`\, pl. {Fore teeth}. (Anat.)	   One of the teeth in the forepart of the mouth; an incisor.	   [1913 Webster]
Foretop \Fore"top`\, n.	   1. The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock	      of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a	      periwig.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The platform at the head of the foremast.	      [1913 Webster]
Fore-topgallant \Fore`-top*gal"lant\ (? or ?), a. (Naut.)	   Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast;	   as, the fore-topgallant sail. See {Sail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fore-topmast \Fore`-top"mast\, n. (Naut.)	   The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head	   of which stands the fore-topgallant mast; the mast next above	   the foremast. See {Ship}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fore-topsail \Fore`-top"sail\ (? or ?), n. (Naut.)	   the topsail on a foremast. See {Sail}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Forever \For*ev"er\ (f[o^]r*[e^]v"[~e]r), adv. [For, prep. +	   ever.]	   1. Through eternity; through endless ages; eternally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At all times; always.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, for and ever are usually written and	         printed as two separate words; but, in the United	         States, the general practice is to make but a single	         word of them.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Forever and ever}, an emphatic "forever."	   Syn: Constantly; continually; invariably; unchangeably;	        incessantly; always; perpetually; unceasingly;	        ceaselessly; interminably; everlastingly; endlessly;	        eternally.	        [1913 Webster]
Forevouched \Fore*vouched"\ (f[=o]r*voucht"), a.	   Formerly vouched or avowed; affirmed in advance. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreward \Fore"ward`\ (f[=o]r"w[add]rd`), n.	   The van; the front. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My foreward shall be drawn out all in length,	         Consisting equally of horse and foot.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forewarn \Fore*warn"\ (f[=o]r*w[add]rn"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Forewarned} (f[=o]r*w[add]rnd"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Forewarning}.]	   To warn beforehand; to give previous warning, admonition,	   information, or notice to; to caution in advance.	   [1913 Webster]	         We were forewarned of your coming.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forewaste \Fore*waste"\, v. t.	   See {Forewaste}. --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Forewend \Fore*wend"\, v. t. [Fore + wend.]	   To go before. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forewish \Fore*wish"\, v. t.	   To wish beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Forewit \Fore"wit`\, n.	   1. A leader, or would-be leader, in matters of knowledge or	      taste. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor that the forewits, that would draw the rest unto	            their liking, always like the best.   --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foresight; prudence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let this forewit guide thy thought.   --Southwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Forewite \Fore*wite"\, v. t. [pres. indic. sing., 1st & 3d pers.	   {Forewot}, 2d person {Forewost}, pl. {Forewiten}; imp. sing.	   {Forewiste}, pl. {Forewisten}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forewiting}.]	   [AS. forewitan. See {Wit} to know.]	   To foreknow. [Obs.] [Written also {forwete}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forewoman \Fore"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Forewomen}.	   A woman who is chief; a woman who has charge of the work or	   workers in a shop or other place; a head woman. --Tatler.	   --W. Besant.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreword \Fore"word`\, n.	   A preface. --Furnvall.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreworn \Fore*worn"\, a. [See {Forworn}.]	   Worn out; wasted; used up. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Old foreworn stories almost forgotten.   --Brydges.	   [1913 Webster]
Forewot \Fore*wot"\,	   pres. indic., 1st & 3d pers. sing. of {Forewite}. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foreyard \Fore"yard`\, n. (Naut.)	   The lowermost yard on the foremast.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Ship}.]	         [1913 Webster]
Forfalture \For"fal*ture\, n.	   Forfeiture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forfeit \For"feit\, n. [OE. forfet crime, penalty, F. forfait	   crime (LL. forefactum, forifactum), prop. p. p. of forfaire	   to forfeit, transgress, fr. LL. forifacere, prop., to act	   beyond; L. foris out of doors, abroad, beyond + facere to do.	   See {Foreign}, and {Fact}.]	   1. Injury; wrong; mischief. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To seek arms upon people and country that never did	            us any forfeit.                       --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing forfeit or forfeited; what is or may be taken from	      one in requital of a misdeed committed; that which is	      lost, or the right to which is alienated, by a crime,	      offense, neglect of duty, or breach of contract; hence, a	      fine; a mulct; a penalty; as, he who murders pays the	      forfeit of his life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal	            Remit thy other forfeits.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something deposited and redeemable by a sportive fine; --	      whence the game of forfeits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Country dances and forfeits shortened the rest of	            the day.                              --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Forfeit \For"feit\, a. [F. forfait, p. p. of forfaire. See	   {Forfeit}, n.]	   Lost or alienated for an offense or crime; liable to penal	   seizure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy wealth being forfeit to the state.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To tread the forfeit paradise.           --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Forfeit \For"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forfeited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Forfeiting}.] [OE. forfeten. See {Forfeit}, n.]	   To lose, or lose the right to, by some error, fault, offense,	   or crime; to render one's self by misdeed liable to be	   deprived of; to alienate the right to possess, by some	   neglect or crime; as, to forfeit an estate by treason; to	   forfeit reputation by a breach of promise; -- with to before	   the one acquiring what is forfeited.	   [1913 Webster]	         [They] had forfeited their property by their crimes.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Undone and forfeited to cares forever!   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Forfeit \For"feit\, v. i.	   1. To be guilty of a misdeed; to be criminal; to transgress.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail to keep an obligation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will have the heart of him if he forfeit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Forfeit \For"feit\, p. p. or a.	   In the condition of being forfeited; subject to alienation.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Once more I will renew	         His laps[`e]d powers, though forfeite.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Forfeitable \For"feit*a*ble\, a.	   Liable to be forfeited; subject to forfeiture.	   [1913 Webster]	         For the future, uses shall be subject to the statutes	         of mortmain, and forfeitable, like the lands	         themselves.                              --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Forfeiter \For"feit*er\, n.	   One who incurs a penalty of forfeiture.	   [1913 Webster]
Forfeiture \For"fei*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F. forfeiture, LL.	   forisfactura.]	   1. The act of forfeiting; the loss of some right, privilege,	      estate, honor, office, or effects, by an offense, crime,	      breach of condition, or other act.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under pain of foreiture of the said goods.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is forfeited; a penalty; a fine or mulct.	      [1913 Webster]	            What should I gain	            By the exaction of the forfeiture?    --Shak.	   Syn: Fine; mulct; amercement; penalty.	        [1913 Webster]
Forfend \For*fend"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + fend. See {Forewend}.]	   To prohibit; to forbid; to avert. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which peril heaven forefend!             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is etymologically the preferable spelling.	         [1913 Webster]
Forfered \For*fer"ed\ (f[o^]r*f[=e]r"[e^]d), p. p. & a. [See	   {For-}, and {Fear}.]	   Excessively alarmed; in great fear. [Obs.] "Forfered of his	   death." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forfete \For"fete\, v. i. [See {Forfeit}.]	   To incur a penalty; to transgress. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And all this suffered our Lord Jesus Christ that never	         forfeted.                                --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forfex \For"fex\, n. [L.]	   A pair of shears. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Forficate \For"fi*cate\, a. [L. forfex, forficis, shears.]	   (Zool.)	   Deeply forked, as the tail of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Forficula \For*fic"u*la\, n. [L., small shears, scissors, dim.	   of forfex shears.] (Zool.)	   A genus of insects including the earwigs. See {Earwig}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Forficulidae \Forficulidae\ n.	   A natural family of insects incliuding the typical earwigs.	   Syn: family {Forficulidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Forgather \For*gath"er\, v. i.	   To convene; to gossip; to meet accidentally. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Within that circle he forgathered with many a fool.	                                                  --Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Forgave \For*gave"\ (f[o^]r*g[=a]v"),	   imp. of {Forgive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forge \Forge\ (f[=o]rj), n. [F. forge, fr. L. fabrica the	   workshop of an artisan who works in hard materials, fr. faber	   artisan, smith, as adj., skillful, ingenious; cf. Gr. ? soft,	   tender. Cf. {Fabric}.]	   1. A place or establishment where iron or other metals are	      wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace,	      or a shop with its furnace, etc., where iron is heated and	      wrought; a smithy.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the quick forge and working house of thought.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The works where wrought iron is produced directly from the	      ore, or where iron is rendered malleable by puddling and	      shingling; a shingling mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of beating or working iron or steel; the	      manufacture of metallic bodies. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In the greater bodies the forge was easy. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {American forge}, a forge for the direct production of	      wrought iron, differing from the old Catalan forge mainly	      in using finely crushed ore and working continuously.	      --Raymond.	   {Catalan forge}. (Metal.) See under {Catalan}.	   {Forge cinder}, the dross or slag form a forge or bloomary.	      	   {Forge rolls}, {Forge train}, the train of rolls by which a	      bloom is converted into puddle bars.	   {Forge wagon} (Mil.), a wagon fitted up for transporting a	      blackmith's forge and tools.	   {Portable forge}, a light and compact blacksmith's forge,	      with bellows, etc., that may be moved from place to place.	      [1913 Webster]	Forge \Forge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Forging}.] [F. forger, OF. forgier, fr. L. fabricare,	   fabricari, to form, frame, fashion, from fabrica. See	   {Forge}, n., and cf. {Fabricate}.]	   1. To form by heating and hammering; to beat into any	      particular shape, as a metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mars's armor forged for proof eterne. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or shape out in any way; to produce; to frame; to	      invent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those names that the schools forged, and put into	            the mouth of scholars, could never get admittance	            into common use.                      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do forge a life-long trouble for ourselves.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To coin. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make falsely; to produce, as that which is untrue or	      not genuine; to fabricate; to counterfeit, as, a	      signature, or a signed document.	      [1913 Webster]	            That paltry story is untrue,	            And forged to cheat such gulls as you. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forged certificates of his . . . moral character.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: To fabricate; counterfeit; feign; falsify.	        [1913 Webster]	Forge \Forge\, v. i. [See {Forge}, v. t., and for sense 2, cf.	   {Forge} compel.]	   1. To commit forgery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To move heavily and slowly, as a ship after the	      sails are furled; to work one's way, as one ship in	      outsailing another; -- used especially in the phrase to	      forge ahead. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	            And off she [a ship] forged without a shock. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Forge \Forge\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To impel forward slowly; as, to forge a ship forward.	   [1913 Webster]
forged \forged\ (f[=o]rjd), adj.	   1. Not genuine; counterfeit; -- used mostly of signatures and	      documents. See {forge}, v. t., 4.	   Syn: bad.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. shaped by strong pressure in a press, or by heatng and	      hammering; -- of metal objects.	   Note: Also used metaphorically of results requiring intense	         or difficult effort.	         [PJC]
Forgeman \Forge"man\, n.; pl. {Forgemen}.	   A skilled smith, who has a hammerer to assist him.	   [1913 Webster]
Forger \For"ger\, n.[Cf. F. forgeur metal worker, L. fabricator	   artificer. See {Forge}, n. & v. t., and cf. {Fabricator}.]	   One who forges, makes, of forms; a fabricator; a falsifier.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: One guilty of forgery; one who makes or issues	      a counterfeit document.	      [1913 Webster]
Forgery \For"ger*y\, n.; pl. {Forgeries}. [Cf. F. forgerie.]	   1. The act of forging metal into shape. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Useless the forgery	            Of brazen shield and spear.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of forging, fabricating, or producing falsely;	      esp., the crime of fraudulently making or altering a	      writing or signature purporting to be made by another; the	      false making or material alteration of or addition to a	      written instrument for the purpose of deceit and fraud;	      as, the forgery of a bond. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is forged, fabricated, falsely devised, or	      counterfeited.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are the forgeries of jealously. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The writings going under the name of Aristobulus	            were a forgery of the second century. --Waterland.	   Syn: {Counterfeit}; {Forgery}.	   Usage: Counterfeit is chiefly used of imitations of coin, or	          of paper money, or of securities depending upon	          pictorial devices and engraved designs for identity or	          assurance of genuineness. Forgery is more properly	          applied to making a false imitation of an instrument	          depending on signatures to show genuineness and	          validity. --Abbott.	          [1913 Webster]
Forget \For*get"\, v. t. [imp. {Forgot}({Forgat}, Obs.); p. p.	   {Forgotten}, {Forgot}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forgetting}.] [OE.	   forgeten, foryeten, AS. forgietan, forgitan; pref. for- +	   gietan, gitan (only in comp.), to get; cf. D. vergeten, G.	   vergessen, Sw. f["o]rg[aum]ta, Dan. forgiette. See {For-},	   and {Get}, v. t.]	   1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to	      cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the	      power of; to cease from doing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his	            benefits.                             --Ps. ciii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let my right hand forget her cunning. --Ps. cxxxvii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath thy knee forget to bow?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with inattention or disregard; to slight; to	      neglect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . Yes,	            they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. --Is.	                                                  xlix. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To forget one's self}.	      (a) To become unmindful of one's own personality; to be	          lost in thought.	      (b) To be entirely unselfish.	      (c) To be guilty of what is unworthy of one; to lose one's	          dignity, temper, or self-control.	          [1913 Webster]
Forgetful \For*get"ful\, a.	   1. Apt to forget; easily losing remembrance; as, a forgetful	      man should use helps to strengthen his memory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heedless; careless; neglectful; inattentive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not forgetful to entertain strangers. --Heb.	                                                  xiii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Causing to forget; inducing oblivion; oblivious. [Archaic	      or Poetic] "The forgetful wine." --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]
Forgetfully \For*get"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a forgetful manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Forgetfulness \For*get"ful*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being forgetful; prononess to let slip from	      the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loss of remembrance or recollection; a ceasing to	      remember; oblivion.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sweet forgetfulness of human care.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Failure to bear in mind; careless omission; inattention;	      as, forgetfulness of duty.	   Syn: {Forgetfulnes}, {Oblivion}.	   Usage: Forgetfulness is Anglo-Saxon, and oblivion is Latin.	          The former commonly has reference to persons, and	          marks a state of mind; the latter commonly has	          reference to things, and indicates a condition into	          which they are sunk. We blame a man for his	          forgetfulness; we speak of some old custom as buried	          in oblivion. But this discrimination is not strictly	          adhered to.	          [1913 Webster]
Forgetive \For"ge*tive\, a. [From {Forge}.]	   Inventive; productive; capable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forget-me-not \For*get"-me-not`\, n. [Cf. G. vergissmeinnicht.]	   (Bot.)	   A small perennial herb, of the genus {Myosotis} ({Myosotis	   scorpiodes}, {Myosotis palustris}, {Myosotis incespitosa},	   etc.), bearing a beautiful bright blue or white flowers, and	   extensively considered the emblem of fidelity.	   Syn: mouse ear, .	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Formerly the name was given to the {Ajuga	         Cham[ae]pitus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Forgettable \For*get"ta*ble\, a.	   Liable to be, or that may be, forgotten. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Forgetter \For*get"ter\, n.	   One who forgets; a heedless person. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Forgettingly \For*get"ting*ly\, adv.	   By forgetting.	   [1913 Webster]
Forging \For"ging\, n.	   1. The act of shaping metal by hammering or pressing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of counterfeiting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A piece of forged work in metal; -- a general name	      for a piece of hammered iron or steel.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are very few yards in the world at which such	            forgings could be turned out.         --London	                                                  Times.	      [1913 Webster]
Forgivable \For*giv"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being forgiven; pardonable; venial. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Forgive \For*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Forgave}; p. p. {Forgiven}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Forgiving}] [OE. forgiven, foryiven, foryeven,	   AS. forgiefan, forgifan; perh. for- + giefan, gifan to give;	   cf. D. vergeven, G. vergeben, Icel. fyrirgefa, Sw. f?rgifva,	   Goth. fragiban to give, grant. See {For-}, and {Give}, v. t.]	   1. To give wholly; to make over without reservation; to	      resign.	      [1913 Webster]	            To them that list the world's gay shows I leave,	            And to great ones such folly do forgive. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give up resentment or claim to requital on account of	      (an offense or wrong); to remit the penalty of; to pardon;	      -- said in reference to the act forgiven.	      [1913 Webster]	            And their sins should be forgiven them. --Mark iv.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            He forgive injures so readily that he might be said	            to invite them.                       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cease to feel resentment against, on account of wrong	      committed; to give up claim to requital from or	      retribution upon (an offender); to absolve; to pardon; --	      said of the person offending.	      [1913 Webster]	            Father, forgive them; for they know not what they	            do.                                   --Luke xxiii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	            I as free forgive you, as I would be fforgiven.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes both the person and the offense follow as	         objects of the verb, sometimes one and sometimes the	         other being the indirect object. "Forgive us our debts	         as we forgive our debtors." --Matt. vi. 12. "Be of good	         cheer; thy sins be forgiven thee." --Matt. ix. 2.	   Syn: See {excuse}.	        [1913 Webster]
Forgiveness \For*give"ness\, n. [AS. forgifnes.]	   1. The act of forgiving; the state of being forgiven; as, the	      forgiveness of sin or of injuries.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the Lord our God belong mercies and	            forgivenesses.                        --Dan. ix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            In whom we have . . . the forgiveness of sin. --Eph.	                                                  i. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposition to pardon; willingness to forgive.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord,	            who shall stand? But there is forgiveness with thee,	            that thou mayest be feared.           --Ps. cxxx. 3,	                                                  4.	   Syn: Pardon, remission.	   Usage: {Forgiveness}, {Pardon}. Forgiveness is Anglo-Saxon,	          and pardon Norman French, both implying a giving back.	          The word pardon, being early used in our Bible, has,	          in religious matters, the same sense as forgiveness;	          but in the language of common life there is a	          difference between them, such as we often find between	          corresponding Anglo-Saxon and Norman words. Forgive	          points to inward feeling, and suppose alienated	          affection; when we ask forgiveness, we primarily seek	          the removal of anger. Pardon looks more to outward	          things or consequences, and is often applied to	          trifling matters, as when we beg pardon for	          interrupting a man, or for jostling him in a crowd.	          The civil magistrate also grants a pardon, and not	          forgiveness. The two words are, therefore, very	          clearly distinguished from each other in most cases	          which relate to the common concerns of life.	          [1913 Webster]
Forgiver \For*giv"er\, n.	   One who forgives. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Forgiving \For*giv"ing\, a.	   Disposed to forgive; inclined to overlook offenses; mild;	   merciful; compassionate; placable; as, a forgiving temper. --	   {For*giv"ing*ly}, adv. -- {For*giv"ing*ness}, n. --J. C.	   Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
forgivingness \forgivingness\ n.	   a tendency to be kind and forgiving.	   Syn: kindness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Forgo \For*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Forwent}; p. p. {Forgone}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Forgoing}.] [OE. forgan, forgon, forgoon, AS.	   forg[=a]n, prop., to go past, hence, to abstain from; pref.	   for- + g[=a]n to go; akin to G. vergehen to pass away, to	   transgress. See {Go}, v. i.]	   1. To pass by; to leave. See 1st {Forego}.	      [1913 Webster]	            For sith [since] I shall forgoon my liberty	            At your request.                      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And four [days] since Florimell the court forwent.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to abstain from; to do without; to refrain from; to	      renounce; -- said of a thing already enjoyed, or of one	      within reach, or anticipated. See 1st {forego}, 2.	      [PJC]	   Note: This word in spelling has been confused with, and	         almost superseded by, forego to go before.	         Etymologically the form forgo is correct.	         [1913 Webster]
Forgot \For*got"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Forget}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forgotten \For*got"ten\,	   p. p. of {Forget}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forhall \For*hall"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + hale to draw.]	   To harass; to torment; to distress. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forhend \For*hend"\, v. t.	   To seize upon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forinsecal \Fo*rin"se*cal\, a. [L. forinsecus from without.]	   Foreign; alien. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Forisfamiliate \Fo`ris*fa*mil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Forisfamiliated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Forisfamiliating}.] [LL.	   forisfamiliatus, p. p. of forisfamiliater to forisfamiliate;	   L. foris abroad, without + familia family.] (LAw)	   Literally, to put out of a family; hence, to portion off, so	   as to exclude further claim of inheritance; to emancipate (as	   a with his own consent) from paternal authority.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Forisfamiliate \Fo`ris*fa*mil"i*ate\, v. i. (Law)	   To renounce a legal title to a further share of paternal	   inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]
Forisfamiliation \Fo`ris*fa*mil`i*a"tion\, n. (Law)	   The act of forisfamiliating.	   [1913 Webster]
Fork \Fork\ (f[^o]rk), n. [AS. forc, fr. L. furca. Cf.	   {Fourch['e]}, {Furcate}.]	   1. An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank	      terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are	      usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; -- used	      for piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at	      the extremity; as, a tuning fork.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the parts into which anything is furcated or	      divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a	      barbed point, as of an arrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let it fall . . . though the fork invade	            The region of my heart.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thunderbolt with three forks.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or	      opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a	      river, a tree, or a road.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The gibbet. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fork beam} (Shipbuilding), a half beam to support a deck,	      where hatchways occur.	   {Fork chuck} (Wood Turning), a lathe center having two prongs	      for driving the work.	   {Fork head}.	      (a) The barbed head of an arrow.	      (b) The forked end of a rod which forms part of a knuckle	          joint.	   {In fork}. (Mining) A mine is said to be in fork, or an	      engine to "have the water in fork," when all the water is	      drawn out of the mine. --Ure.	   {The forks of a river} or {The forks of a road}, the branches	      into which it divides, or which come together to form it;	      the place where separation or union takes place.	      [1913 Webster]	Fork \Fork\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Forked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Forking}.]	   1. To shoot into blades, as corn.	      [1913 Webster]	            The corn beginneth to fork.           --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree,	      or a stream forks.	      [1913 Webster]	Fork \Fork\, v. t.	   To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over	   with a fork, as the soil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Forking the sheaves on the high-laden cart. --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To fork over} {To fork out}, to hand or pay over, as money;	      to {cough up}. [Slang] --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Forkbeard \Fork"beard`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A European fish ({Raniceps raninus}), having a large flat	       head; -- also called {tadpole fish}, and {lesser forked	       beard}.	   (b) The European forked hake or hake's-dame ({Phycis	       blennoides}); -- also called {great forked beard}.	       [1913 Webster]
Forked \Forked\, a.	   1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into	      two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated;	      zigzag; as, the forked lighting.	      [1913 Webster]	            A serpent seen, with forked tongue.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cross forked} (Her.), a cross, the ends of whose arms are	      divided into two sharp points; -- called also {cross	      double fitch['e]}. A {cross forked of three points} is a	      cross, each of whose arms terminates in three sharp	      points.	   {Forked counsel}, advice pointing more than one way;	      ambiguous advice. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. -- {Fork"ed*ly},	      adv. -- {Fork"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Forkerve \For*kerve\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Forcarve}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Forkiness \Fork"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state or dividing in a forklike manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Forkless \Fork"less\, a.	   Having no fork.	   [1913 Webster]
Forktail \Fork"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) One of several Asiatic and East Indian passerine birds,	       belonging to {Enucurus}, and allied genera. The tail is	       deeply forked.	   (b) A salmon in its fourth year's growth. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones;	   swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fork-tailed flycatcher} (Zool.), a tropical American	      flycatcher ({Milvulus tyrannus}).	   {Fork-tailed gull} (Zool.), a gull of the genus {Xema}, of	      two species, esp. {X. Sabinii} of the Arctic Ocean.	   {Fork-tailed kite} (Zool.), a graceful American kite	      ({Elanoides forficatus}); -- called also {swallow-tailed	      kite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Forky \Fork"y\, a.	   Opening into two or more parts or shoots; forked; furcated.	   "Forky tongues." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlaft \For*laft"\, obs.	   p. p. of {Forleave}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlay \For*lay"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + lay.]	   To lie in wait for; to ambush.	   [1913 Webster]	         An ambushed thief forlays a traveler.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Forleave \For*leave"\, v. t. [OE. forleven; pref. for- + leven	   to leave.]	   To leave off wholly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlend \For*lend"\, v. t.	   To give up wholly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forlese \For*lese"\, v. t. [p. p. {Forlore}, {Forlorn}.] [OE.	   forlesen. See {Forlorn}.]	   To lose utterly. [Obs.] --haucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlet \For*let"\, v. t. [OE. forleten, AS. forl[=ae]tan; pref.	   for- + l[=ae]tan to allow; akin to G. verlassen to leave. See	   {Let} to allow.]	   To give up; to leave; to abandon. [Obs.] "To forlet sin."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlie \For*lie"\, v. i.	   See {Forelie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlore \For*lore"\,	   imp. pl. & p. p. of {Forlese}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The beasts their caves, the birds their nests forlore.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlorn \For*lorn"\, a. [OE., p. p. of forlesen to lose utterly,	   AS. forle['o]san (p. p. forloren); pref. for- + le['o]san (in	   comp.) to lose; cf. D. verliezen to lose, G. verlieren, Sw.	   f["o]rlora, Dan. forloren, Goth. fraliusan to lose. See	   {For-}, and {Lorn}, a., {Lose}, v. t.]	   1. Deserted; abandoned; lost.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched;	      miserable; almost hopeless; desperate.	      [1913 Webster]	            For here forlorn and lost I tread.    --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The condition of the besieged in the mean time was	            forlorn in the extreme.               --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	            She cherished the forlorn hope that he was still	            living.                               --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A forlorn hope} [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or	      troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band;	      akin to E. heap. See {For-}, and {Heap}.] (Mil.), a body	      of men (called in F. {enfants perdus}, in G. {verlornen	      posten}) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a	      breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other	      extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case	      or enterprise.	   Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary;	        helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched;	        miserable; pitiable.	        [1913 Webster]	Forlorn \For*lorn"\, n.	   1. A lost, forsaken, or solitary person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forced to live in Scotland a forlorn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A forlorn hope; a vanguard. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our forlorn of horse marched within a mile of the	            enemy.                                --Oliver	                                                  Cromvell.	      [1913 Webster]
Forlornly \For*lorn"ly\, adv.	   In a forlorn manner. --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlornness \For*lorn"ness\, n.	   State of being forlorn. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Forlye \For*lye"\, v. i.	   Same as {Forlie}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
-form \-form\ [See {Form}, n.]	   A suffix used to denote in the form or shape of, resembling,	   etc.; as, valiform; oviform.	   [1913 Webster]
Form \Form\ (f[=o]rm; in senses 8 & 9, often f[=o]rm in	   England), n. [OE. & F. forme, fr. L. forma; cf. Skr.	   dhariman. Cf. {Firm}.]	   1. The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from	      the material of which it is composed; particular	      disposition or arrangement of matter, giving it	      individuality or distinctive character; configuration;	      figure; external appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The form of his visage was changed.   --Dan. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            And woven close close, both matter, form, and style.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.;	      system; as, a republican form of government.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of	      proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a	      form of prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those whom form of laws	            Condemned to die.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain,	      trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality;	      formality; as, a matter of mere form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though well we may not pass upon his life	            Without the form of justice.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Orderly arrangement; shapeliness; also, comeliness;	      elegance; beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth was without form and void.  --Gen. i. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath no form nor comeliness.       --Is. liii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A shape; an image; a phantom.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern;	      model.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a	      school; a class; also, a class or rank in society. "Ladies	      of a high form." --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The seat or bed of a hare.	      [1913 Webster]	            As in a form sitteth a weary hare.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Print.) The type or other matter from which an	       impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a	       chase.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Fine Arts) The boundary line of a material object. In	       (painting), more generally, the human body.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Gram.) The particular shape or structure of a word or	       part of speech; as, participial forms; verbal forms.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Crystallog.) The combination of planes included under a	       general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a	       closed solid.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Metaph.) That assemblage or disposition of qualities	       which makes a conception, or that internal constitution	       which makes an existing thing to be what it is; -- called	       essential or substantial form, and contradistinguished	       from matter; hence, active or formative nature; law of	       being or activity; subjectively viewed, an idea;	       objectively, a law.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Mode of acting or manifestation to the senses, or the	       intellect; as, water assumes the form of ice or snow. In	       modern usage, the elements of a conception furnished by	       the mind's own activity, as contrasted with its object or	       condition, which is called the matter; subjectively, a	       mode of apprehension or belief conceived as dependent on	       the constitution of the mind; objectively, universal and	       necessary accompaniments or elements of every object	       known or thought of.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Biol.) The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a	       type of others; also, the structure of the parts of an	       animal or plant.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Good form} or {Bad form}, the general appearance, condition	      or action, originally of horses, afterwards of persons;	      as, the members of a boat crew are said to be in good form	      when they pull together uniformly. The phrases are further	      used colloquially in description of conduct or manners in	      society; as, it is not good form to smoke in the presence	      of a lady.	      [1913 Webster]	Form \Form\ (f[^o]rm), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formed} (f[^o]rmd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Forming}.] [F. former, L. formare, fr.	   forma. See {Form}, n.]	   1. To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make;	      to fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            God formed man of the dust of the ground. --Gen. ii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thought that labors in my forming brain. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a particular shape to; to shape, mold, or fashion	      into a certain state or condition; to arrange; to adjust;	      also, to model by instruction and discipline; to mold by	      influence, etc.; to train.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is education forms the common mind. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus formed for speed, he challenges the wind.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go to make up; to act as constituent of; to be the	      essential or constitutive elements of; to answer for; to	      make the shape of; -- said of that out of which anything	      is formed or constituted, in whole or in part.	      [1913 Webster]	            The diplomatic politicians . . . who formed by far	            the majority.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To provide with a form, as a hare. See {Form}, n., 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            The melancholy hare is formed in brakes and briers.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gram.) To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the	      proper suffixes and affixes.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Elec.) To treat (plates) so as to bring them to fit	      condition for introduction into a storage battery, causing	      one plate to be composed more or less of spongy lead, and	      the other of lead peroxide. This was formerly done by	      repeated slow alternations of the charging current, but	      now the plates or grids are coated or filled, one with a	      paste of red lead and the other with litharge, introduced	      into the cell, and formed by a direct charging current.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Form \Form\, v. i.	   1. To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the	      infantry should form in column.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To run to a form, as a hare. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To form on} (Mil.), to form a lengthened line with reference	      to (any given object) as a basis.	      [1913 Webster]
Formal \For"mal\ (f[^o]r"mal), n. [L. formic + alcohol.] (Chem.)	   See {Methylal}.	Formal \Form"al\ (f[^o]rm"al), a. [L. formalis: cf. F. formel.]	   1. Belonging to the form, shape, frame, external appearance,	      or organization of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to the constitution of a thing, as distinguished	      from the matter composing it; having the power of making a	      thing what it is; constituent; essential; pertaining to or	      depending on the forms, so called, of the human intellect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of [the sounds represented by] letters, the material	            part is breath and voice; the formal is constituted	            by the motion and figure of the organs of speech.	                                                  --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done in due form, or with solemnity; according to regular	      method; not incidental, sudden or irregular; express; as,	      he gave his formal consent.	      [1913 Webster]	            His obscure funeral . . .	            No noble rite nor formal ostentation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Devoted to, or done in accordance with, forms or rules;	      punctilious; regular; orderly; methodical; of a prescribed	      form; exact; prim; stiff; ceremonious; as, a man formal in	      his dress, his gait, his conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cold-looking, formal garden, cut into angles and	            rhomboids.                            --W. Irwing.	      [1913 Webster]	            She took off the formal cap that confined her hair.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having the form or appearance without the substance or	      essence; external; as, formal duty; formal worship; formal	      courtesy, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Dependent in form; conventional.	      [1913 Webster]	            Still in constraint your suffering sex remains,	            Or bound in formal or in real chains. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Sound; normal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To make of him a formal man again.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Formal cause}. See under {Cause}.	   Syn: Precise; punctilious; stiff; starched; affected; ritual;	        ceremonial; external; outward.	   Usage: {Formal}, {Ceremonious}. When applied to things, these	          words usually denote a mere accordance with the rules	          of form or ceremony; as, to make a formal call; to	          take a ceremonious leave. When applied to a person or	          his manners, they are used in a bad sense; a person	          being called formal who shapes himself too much by	          some pattern or set form, and ceremonious when he lays	          too much stress on the conventional laws of social	          intercourse. Formal manners render a man stiff or	          ridiculous; a ceremonious carriage puts a stop to the	          ease and freedom of social intercourse.	          [1913 Webster]
Formaldehyde \For*mal"de*hyde\, n. [Formic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, volatile liquid, {H2CO}, resembling acetic or	   ethyl aldehyde, and chemically intermediate between methyl	   alcohol and formic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Formalin \For"ma*lin\, n. [Formic + aldehyde + -in.] (Chem.)	   An aqueous solution of formaldehyde, used as a preservative	   in museums and as a disinfectant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Formalism \Form"al*ism\ (f[^o]rm"al*[i^]z'm), n.	   The practice or the doctrine of strict adherence to, or	   dependence on, external forms, esp. in matters of religion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Official formalism.                      --Sir H.	                                                  Rawlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Formalist \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 outward forms of worship, without possessing the	   life and spirit of religion.	   [1913 Webster]	         As far a formalist from wisdom sits,	         In judging eyes, as libertines from wits. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Formality \For*mal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Formalities}. [Cf. F.	   formalit['e].]	   1. The condition or quality of being formal, strictly	      ceremonious, precise, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Form without substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such [books] as are mere pieces of formality, so	            that if you look on them, you look though them.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Compliance with formal or conventional rules; ceremony;	      conventionality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor was his attendance on divine offices a matter of	            formality and custom, but of conscience.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An established order; conventional rule of procedure;	      usual method; habitual mode.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was installed with all the usual formalities.	                                                  --C.	                                                  Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. The dress prescribed for any body of men, academical,	      municipal, or sacerdotal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The doctors attending her in their formalities as	            far as Shotover.                      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is formal; the formal part.	      [1913 Webster]	            It unties the inward knot of marriage, . . . while	            it aims to keep fast the outward formality.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The quality which makes a thing what it is; essence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The material part of the evil came from our father	            upon us, but the formality of it, the sting and the	            curse, is only by ourselves.          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The formality of the vow lies in the promise made to	            God.                                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Scholastic. Philos.) The manner in which a thing is	      conceived or constituted by an act of human thinking; the	      result of such an act; as, animality and rationality are	      formalities.	      [1913 Webster]
formalities \formalities\ n.	   a set of procedures required to make a transaction official.	   Syn: form, formality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Formalize \Form"al*ize\ (f[^o]rm"al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Formalized} (f[^o]rm"al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Formalizing} (f[^o]rm"al*[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   1. To give form, or a certain form, to; to model. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render formal.	      [1913 Webster]	Formalize \Form"al*ize\, v. i.	   To affect formality. [Obs.] --ales.	   [1913 Webster]
formalized \formalized\ adj.	   1. concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to	      recognized forms, especially in religion or art; using	      formalism; as, highly formalized plays like "Waiting for	      Godot".	   Syn: formalistic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. given formal standing or endorsement; made official or	      legitimate by the observance of proper procedures.	      official (vs. unofficial) --- (having official authority	      or sanction: "official permission"; "an official	      representative")	      [WordNet 1.5]
Formally \Form"al*ly\, adv.	   In a formal manner; essentially; characteristically;	   expressly; regularly; ceremoniously; precisely.	   [1913 Webster]	         That which formally makes this [charity] a Christian	         grace, is the spring from which it flows. --Smalridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         You and your followers do stand formally divided	         against the authorized guides of the church and rest of	         the people.                              --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
formalwear \formalwear\ n.	   attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening.	   Syn: eveningwear, evening dress, evening clothes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Format \For`mat"\ (f[-o]r`m[.a]" or f[-o]r`m[aum]t"), n. [F. or	   G. Cf. {Formation}.]	   1. (Print.) The shape and size of a book or other printed	      publication; hence, its external form. [WordNet sense 2]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The older manuscripts had been written in a much	            larger format than that found convenient for	            university work.                      --G. H.	                                                  Putnam.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            One might, indeed, protest that the format is a	            little too luxurious.                 --Nature.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Print.) the arrangement of the parts of a printed page,	      such as text and graphics; as, text flowing around an	      illustration provides a more pleasing format; multiple	      columns are a more common format for large pages.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) The pattern of organization of information in	      an electronic storage medium, such as the number and size	      of records, or the size, spacing, or separation symbols	      for fields in a record. A computer file, for example, may	      be in fixed-length format, in which each field or record	      occupies the same number of bytes, or in variable-length	      format, in which the lengths of fields or records varies.	      The number of formats are unlimited, being specifiable at	      will by programmers or in some cases by the users of	      programs. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: data format.	        [PJC]	   4. Hence, The general organization, form, or plan for	      anything, such as an organized social, political, or	      entertainment event.	      [PJC]
format \format\ v. t.	   to set into a specific format; -- of printed matter or data	   recorded on a data soorage medium.	   Syn: arrange.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Formate \For"mate\ (f[^o]r"m[asl]t), n. [See {Formic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of formic acid. [Written also {formiate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Formation \For*ma"tion\ (f[o^]r*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. formatio:	   cf. F. formation.]	   1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a	      shaping. --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure;	      construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar	      formation of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A substance formed or deposited.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.)	      (a) Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with	          reference to their origin; as, the siliceous formation	          about geysers; alluvial formations; marine formations.	      (b) A group of beds of the same age or period; as, the	          Eocene formation.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) The arrangement of a body of troops, as in a	      square, column, etc. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Formative \Form"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. formatif.]	   1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as,	      the formative arts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by	            any formative residing in the soil.   --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a	      termination merely formative.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Capable of growth and development; germinal; as,	      living or formative matter.	      [1913 Webster]	Formative \Form"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)	      (a) That which serves merely to give form, and is no part	          of the radical, as the prefix or the termination of a	          word.	      (b) A word formed in accordance with some rule or usage,	          as from a root.	          [1913 Webster]
Form'e \For`m['e]"\, a. (Her.)	   Same as {Pat['e]} or {Patt['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forme \For"me\, a. [OE., fr. AS. forma. See {Foremost}.]	   First. [Obs.] "Adam our forme father." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Formed \Formed\ (f[^o]rmd), a.	   1. (Astron.) Arranged, as stars in a constellation; as,	      formed stars. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having structure; capable of growth and	      development; organized; as, the formed or organized	      ferments. See {Ferment}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Formed material} (Biol.), a term employed by Beale to denote	      the lifeless matter of a cell, that which is	      physiologically dead, in distinction from the truly	      germinal or living matter.	      [1913 Webster]
Formedon \For"me*don\ (f[^o]r"m[-e]*d[o^]n), n. [OF., fr. Latin.	   So called because the plaintiff claimed "by the form of the	   gift," L. per formam doni.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A writ of right for a tenant in tail in case of a	   discontinuance of the estate tail. This writ has been	   abolished.	   [1913 Webster]
Formell \For"mell\, n. [Dim. of F. forme the female of a bird of	   prey.] (Zool.)	   The female of a hawk or falcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Former \Form"er\, n.	   1. One who forms; a maker; a creator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.)	      (a) A shape around which an article is to be shaped,	          molded, woven wrapped, pasted, or otherwise	          constructed.	      (b) A templet, pattern, or gauge by which an article is	          shaped.	      (c) A cutting die.	          [1913 Webster]	Former \For"mer\, a. [A compar. due to OE. formest. See	   {Foremost}.]	   1. Preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior;	      earlier; hence, ancient; long past.	      [1913 Webster]	            For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age. --Job.	                                                  viii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            The latter and former rain.           --Hosea vi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Near the beginning; preceeding; as, the former part of a	      discourse or argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Earlier, as between two things mentioned together; first	      mentioned.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bad author deserves better usage than a bad	            critic; a man may be the former merely through the	            misfortune of an ill judgment; but he can not be	            latter without both that and an ill temper. --Pope.	   Syn: Prior; previous; anterior; antecedent; preceding;	        foregoing.	        [1913 Webster]
Formeret \For`me*ret"\, n. [F.] (Arch.)	   One of the half ribs against the walls in a ceiling vaulted	   with ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Formerly \For"mer*ly\, adv.	   In time past, either in time immediately preceding or at any	   indefinite distance; of old; heretofore.	   [1913 Webster]
Formful \Form"ful\, a.	   Creative; imaginative. [R.] "The formful brain." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Formic \For"mic\, a. [L. formica an ant: cf. F. formique.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an	   extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid;	   as, formic ether.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Amido formic acid}, carbamic acid.	   {Formic acid}, a colorless, mobile liquid, {HCO.OH}, of a	      sharp, acid taste, occurring naturally in ants, nettles,	      pine needles, etc., and produced artifically in many ways,	      as by the oxidation of methyl alcohol, by the reduction of	      carbonic acid or the destructive distillation of oxalic	      acid. It is the first member of the fatty acids in the	      paraffin series, and is homologous with acetic acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Formica \For*mi"ca\ (f[^o]r*m[imac]"k[.a]), prop. n. [L., an	   ant.] (Zool.)	   A Linn[ae]an genus of hymenopterous insects, including the	   common ants. See {Ant}.	   [1913 Webster]	Formica \For*mi"ca\ (f[^o]r*m[imac]"k[.a]), prop. n. [a	   trademark.]	   A thermosetting plastic material composed of melamine resin,	   having good heat and chemical resistance, and commonly used	   as the surface layer in laminated sheets employed as	   coverings for counter tops, walls, or furniture.	   [PJC]
Formicaroid \For`mi*ca"roid\, a. [NL. Formicarius, the typical	   genus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the family {Formicarid[ae]} or ant	   thrushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Formicary \For"mi*ca*ry\, n. [LL. formicarium, fr. L. formica an	   ant.] (Zool.)	   The nest or dwelling of a swarm of ants; an ant-hill.	   [1913 Webster]
Formicate \For"mi*cate\, a. [L. formica an ant.] (Zool.)	   Resembling, or pertaining to, an ant or ants.	   [1913 Webster]	Formicate \For"mi*cate\ (f[^o]r"m[i^]*k[=a]t), v. i. [See	   {Formication}.]	   To creep or crawl like ants; swarm with, or as with, ants.	         An open space which formicated with peasantry.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Formication \For`mi*ca"tion\, n. [L. formicatio, fr. formicare	   to creep like an ant, to feel as if ants were crawling on	   one's self, fr. formica ant: cf. F. formication.] (Med.)	   A sensation resembling that made by the creeping of ants on	   the skin. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Formicid \For"mi*cid\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the ants. -- n. One of the family	   {Formicid[ae]}, or ants.	   [1913 Webster]
Formicidae \Formicidae\ prop. n.	   The natural family of insects comprising the ants.	   Syn: family {Formicidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Formidability \For`mi*da*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Formidableness. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Formidable \For"mi*da*ble\, a. [L. formidabilis, fr. formidare	   to fear, dread: cf. F. formidable.]	   Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to	   excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or	   undertaking; alarming.	   [1913 Webster]	         They seemed to fear the formodable sight. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I swell my preface into a volume, and make it	         formidable, when you see so many pages behind. --Drydn.	   Syn: Dreadful; fearful; terrible; frightful; shocking;	        horrible; terrific; tremendous.	        [1913 Webster]
Formidableness \For"mi*da*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being formidable, or adapted to excite dread.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Formidably \For"mi*da*bly\, adv.	   In a formidable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Formidolose \For*mid"o*lose\, a. [L. formidolosus, fr. formido	   fear.]	   Very much afraid. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Forming \Form"ing\, n.	   The act or process of giving form or shape to anything; as,	   in shipbuilding, the exact shaping of partially shaped	   timbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Formless \Form"less\, a.	   Shapeless; without a determinate form; wanting regularity of	   shape. -- {Form"less*ly}, adv. -- {Form"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
form-only \form-only\ adj.	   being a matter of form only; lacking substance. [prenominal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Formosa \Formosa\ prop. n.	   An island off the coast of China, also called {Taiwan}. It	   was occupied by Japan from 1895 to 1945, when it was returned	   to Chinese sovereignty. After the Communist revolution which	   took over the Chinese mainland in 1949, the Nationalist	   Chinese under Chang Kai-Shek retreated to the island of	   Formosa and established that island as the base of their	   government, being recognized for several years as the de jure	   possessor of the China seat in the United Nations. The	   capital is Taipei. As of 1998, both the Taiwan government and	   the mainland China government recognized Taiwan as properly a	   part of China, but the island is currently ruled as a de	   facto independent nation, though it does not possess a seat	   in the United Nations. The question of when and under what	   circumstances the island will be reunited with the mainland	   government is still unresolved.	   Syn: Taiwan.	        [PJC]
Formosan \Formosan\ prop. adj.	   of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Formosa or the	   natives of Formosa; as, The native Formosan population now	   forms a minority on their own island..	   Syn: Taiwanese, Chinese.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Formula \For"mu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Formulas}, L. {Formul[ae]}.	   [L., dim. of forma form, model. See{Form}, n.]	   1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or	      conventional method in which anything is to be done,	      arranged, or said.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A written confession of faith; a formal statement	      of foctrines.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) A rule or principle expressed in algebraic	      language; as, the binominal formula.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A prescription or recipe for the preparation of a	      medicinal compound.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) A symbolic expression (by means of letters,	      figures, etc.) of the constituents or constitution of a	      compound.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chemical formul[ae] consist of the abbreviations of the	         names of the elements, with a small figure at the lower	         right hand, to denote the number of atoms of each	         element contained.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Empirical formula} (Chem.), an expression which gives the	      simple proportion of the constituents; as, the empirical	      formula of acetic acid is {C2H4O2}.	   {Graphic formula}, {Rational formula} (Chem.), an expression	      of the constitution, and in a limited sense of the	      structure, of a compound, by the grouping of its atoms or	      radicals; as, a rational formula of acetic acid is	      {CH3.(C:O).OH}; -- called also {structural formula},	      {constitutional formula}, etc. See also the formula of	      {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}.	   {Molecular formula} (Chem.), a formula indicating the	      supposed molecular constitution of a compound.	      [1913 Webster]
Formularistic \For`mu*la*ris"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or exhibiting, formularization. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Formularization \For`mu*lar*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of formularizing; a formularized or formulated	   statement or exhibition. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Formularize \For"mu*lar*ize\, v. t.	   To reduce to a forula; to formulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Formulary \For"mu*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F. formulaire. See {Formula}.]	   Stated; prescribed; ritual.	   [1913 Webster]	Formulary \For"mu*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Formularies}. [Cf. F.	   formulaire.]	   1. A book containing stated and prescribed forms, as of	      oaths, declarations, prayers, medical formula[ae], etc.; a	      book of precedents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prescribed form or model; formula.	      [1913 Webster]
Formulate \For"mu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Formulating}.]	   To reduce to, or express in, a formula; to put in a clear and	   definite form of statement or expression. --G. P. Marsh.	   [1913 Webster]
formulated \formulated\ adj.	   reduced to a systematic form; reduced to a formula.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Formulation \For`mu*la"tion\, n.	   The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a	   formula.	   [1913 Webster]
Formule \For"mule\, n. [F.]	   A set or prescribed model; a formula. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Formulization \For`mu*li*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of reducing to a formula; the state of	   being formulized.	   [1913 Webster]
Formulize \For"mu*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Formulized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Formulizing}.]	   To reduce to a formula; to formulate. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Formyl \For"myl\, n. [Formic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   (a) A univalent radical, {H.C:O}, regarded as the essential	       residue of formic acid and aldehyde.	   (b) Formerly, the radical methyl, {CH3}.	       [1913 Webster]
Forncast \Forn*cast"\, p. p. [OE. foren + cast. See {Forecast}.]	   Predestined. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fornical \For"ni*cal\, a.	   Relating to a fornix. Fornicate
Fornicate \For"ni*cate\, Fornicated \For"ni*ca`ted\, a. [L.	   fornicatus, fr. fornix, -icis, an arch, vault.]	   1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Arching over; overarched. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Fornicate \For"ni*cate\, v. i. [L. fornicatus, p. p. of	   fornicari to fornicate, fr. fornix, -icis, a vault, a brothel	   in an underground vault.]	   To commit fornication; to have unlawful sexual intercourse.	   [1913 Webster]
Fornication \For`ni*ca"tion\, n. [F. fornication, L.	   fornicatio.]	   1. Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried	      person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between	      a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the offense, though cognizable in the	         ecclesiastical courts, was not at common law subject to	         secular prosecution. In the United States it is	         indictable in some States at common law, in others only	         by statute. --Whartyon.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.)	      (a) Adultery.	      (b) Incest.	      (c) Idolatry.	          [1913 Webster]
Fornicator \For"ni*ca`tor\, n. [F. fornicateur, OF. fornicator,	   from L. fornicator.]	   An unmarried person, male or female, who has criminal	   intercourse with the other sex; one guilty of fornication.	   [1913 Webster]
Fornicatress \For"ni*ca`tress\, n. [Cf. F. fornicatrice, L.	   fornicatrix.]	   A woman guilty of fornication. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fornix \For"nix\, n.; pl. {Fornices}. [L., an arch.] (Anat.)	   (a) An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the	       cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva.	   (b) Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue	       beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain.	       [1913 Webster]
Forold \For*old"\, a.	   Very old. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A bear's skin, coal-black, forold.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forpass \For*pass"\, v. t. & i.	   To pass by or along; to pass over. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forpine \For*pine"\, v. t.	   To waste away completely by suffering or torment. [Archaic]	   "Pale as a forpined ghost." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forray \For"ray\ (? or ?), v. t. [OE. forrayen. See {Foray}.]	   To foray; to ravage; to pillage.	   [1913 Webster]	         For they that morn had forrayed all the land.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Forray \For"ray\, n.	   The act of ravaging; a ravaging; a predatory excursion. See	   {Foray}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forrill \For"rill\, n. [See {Forel}.]	   Lambskin parchment; vellum; forel. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Forsake \For*sake"\, v. t. [imp. {Forsook}; p. p. {Forsaken}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Forsaking}.] [AS. forsacan to oppose, refuse;	   for- + sacan to contend, strive; akin to Goth. sakan. See	   {For-}, and {Sake}.]	   1. To quit or leave entirely; to desert; to abandon; to	      depart or withdraw from; to leave; as, false friends and	      flatterers forsake us in adversity.	      [1913 Webster]	            If his children forsake my law, and walk not in my	            judgments.                            --Ps. lxxxix.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To renounce; to reject; to refuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you forsake the offer of their love. --Shak.	   Syn: To abandon; quit; desert; fail; relinquish; give up;	        renounce; reject. See {Abandon}.	        [1913 Webster]
Forsaker \For*sak"er\, n.	   One who forsakes or deserts.	   [1913 Webster]
Forsay \For*say"\, v. t. [AS. forsecgan to accuse; pref. for- +	   secgan to say.]	   To forbid; to renounce; to forsake; to deny. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forshape \For*shape"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + shape, v.t.]	   To render misshapen. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Forslack \For*slack"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + slack to neglect.]	   To neglect by idleness; to delay or to waste by sloth. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forslouthe \For*slouth"e\, v. t. [See {For-}, and {Slouth}.]	   To lose by sloth or negligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forslow \For*slow"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + slow.]	   To delay; to hinder; to neglect; to put off. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Forslow \For*slow"\, v. i.	   To loiter. [Obs.] [Also spelled {foreslow}.]--Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forslugge \For*slug"ge\, v. t. [See {Slug} to be idle.]	   To lsoe by idleness or slotch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forsooth \For*sooth"\, adv. [AS. fors[=o][eth]; for, prep. +	   s[=o][eth] sooth, truth. See {For}, prep., and {Sooth}.]	   In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; -- formerly used as	   an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman;	   now used ironically or contemptuously.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm!  --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the	         French madam.                            --Guardian.	   [1913 Webster]	Forsooth \For*sooth"\, v. t.	   To address respectfully with the term forsooth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The captain of the "Charles" had forsoothed her, though	         he knew her well enough and she him.     --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]	Forsooth \For*sooth"\, n.	   A person who used forsooth much; a very ceremonious and	   deferential person. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You sip so like a forsooth of the city.  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Forspeak \For*speak"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + speak.]	   1. To forbid; to prohibit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bewitch. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]
Forspent \For*spent"\, a. [AS. forspendan to consume; pref. for-	   + spendan to spend.]	   Wasted in strength; tired; exhausted. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         A gentleman almost forspent with speed.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forstall \For*stall"\, v. t.	   To forestall. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forster \Fors"ter\, n.	   A forester. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forstraught \For*straught"\, p. p. & a. [Pref. for- + straught;	   cf. distraught.]	   Distracted. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forswat \For*swat"\, a. [See {Sweat}.]	   Spent with heat; covered with sweat. [Obs.] --P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Forswear \For*swear"\, v. t. [imp. {Forswore}; p. p. {Forsworn};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Forswearing}.] [OE. forsweren, forswerien,	   AS. forswerian; pref. for- + swerian to swear. See {For-},	   and {Swear}, v. i.]	   1. To reject or renounce upon oath; hence, to renounce	      earnestly, determinedly, or with protestations.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . do forswear her.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deny upon oath.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like innocence, and as serenely bold	            As truth, how loudly he forswears thy gold!	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To forswear one's self}, to swear falsely; to perjure one's	      self. "Thou shalt not forswear thyself." --Matt. v. 33.	   Syn: See {Perjure}.	        [1913 Webster]	Forswear \For*swear"\, v. i.	   To swear falsely; to commit perjury. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forswearer \For*swear"er\, n.	   One who rejects of renounces upon oath; one who swears a	   false oath.	   [1913 Webster]
Forswonk \For*swonk"\, a. [Pref. for- + swonk, p. p. of swinkto	   labor. See {Swink}.]	   Overlabored; exhausted; worn out. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forswore \For*swore"\,	   imp. of {Forswear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forsworn \For*sworn"\,	   p. p. of {Forswear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forswornness \For*sworn"ness\, n.	   State of being forsworn. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forsythia \For*syth"i*a\, a. [NL. Named after William Forsyth,	   who brought in from China.] (Bot.)	   A shrub of the Olive family, with yellow blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Fort \Fort\, n. [F., from fort strong, L. fortis; perh. akin to	   Skr. darh to fix, make firm, and to E. firm Cf. {Forte},	   {Force}, {Fortalice}, {Comfort}, {Effort}.] (Mil.)	   A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified	   place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch,	   rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other	   means of defense; a fortification.	   [1913 Webster]	         Detached works, depending solely on their own strength,	         belong to the class of works termed forts. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortalice \Fort"a*lice\, n. [LL. fortalitia, or OF. fortelesce.	   See {Fortress}.] (Mil.)	   A small outwork of a fortification; a fortilage; -- called	   also {fortelace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forte \Forte\ (f[=o]rt), n. [IT. forte: cf. F. fort. See	   {Fort}.]	   1. The strong point; that in which one excels.	      [1913 Webster]	            The construction of a fable seems by no means the	            forte of our modern poetical writers. --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The stronger part of the blade of a sword; the part of	      half nearest the hilt; -- opposed to foible.	      [1913 Webster]	Forte \For"te\ (f[^o]r"t[asl] or f[=o]r"t[asl]), adv. [It.	   forte, a. & adv., fr. L. fortis strong.] (Mus.)	   Loudly; strongly; powerfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Forted \Fort"ed\, a.	   Furnished with, or guarded by, forts; strengthened or	   defended, as by forts. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forth \Forth\, v.[AS. for[eth], fr. for akin to D. voort, G.	   fort [root]78. See {Fore}, {For}, and cf. {Afford},	   {Further}, adv.]	   1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from	      a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one,	      two, three, and so forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the	            sixteenth of the Acts forth.          --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            From this time forth, I never will speak word.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say	            forth; I said I was taught no more.   --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement,	      confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice	      or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	            When winter past, and summer scarce begun,	            Invites them forth to labor in the sun. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {And so forth}, {Back and forth}, {From forth}. See under	      {And}, {Back}, and {From}.	   {Forth of}, {Forth from}, out of. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {To bring forth}. See under {Bring}.	      [1913 Webster]	Forth \Forth\, prep.	   Forth from; out of. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some forth their cabins peep.            --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Forth \Forth\, n. [OE., a ford. ? 78. See {Frith}.]	   A way; a passage or ford. [Obs.] --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Forthby \Forth`by"\, adv. [Obs.]	   See {Forby}.	   [1913 Webster]
forthcoming \forth"com`ing\ (f[=o]rth"k[u^]m`[i^]ng or	   f[=o]rth`k[u^]m"[i^]ng), a.	   1. Ready or about to appear; making appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Candid; frank; not withholding relevant information;	      cooperative in providing information.	      [PJC]	   3. Having an agreeable and sociable personality; friendly.	      [PJC]	   4. Available or ready at the time required; as, payment will	      be forthcoming on receipt of the goods.	      [PJC]
Forthgoing \Forth"go`ing\ (? or ?), n.	   A going forth; an utterance. --A. Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]	Forthgoing \Forth"go`ing\, a.	   Going forth.	   [1913 Webster]
Forthink \For*think"\, v. t.	   To repent; to regret; to be sorry for; to cause regret.	   [Obs.] "Let it forthink you." --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]	         That me forthinketh, quod this January.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forthputing \Forth"put`ing\ (? or ?), a.	   Bold; forward; aggressive.	   [1913 Webster]
Forthright \Forth"right`\ (? or ?), adv. [Forth, adv. + right,	   adv.]	   Straight forward; in a straight direction. [Archaic] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Forthright \Forth"right`\, a.	   Direct; straightforward; as, a forthright man. [Archaic]	   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,	         Piligrims wight with steps forthright.   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Forthright \Forth"right`\, n.	   A straight path. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's a maze trod, indeed,	         Through forthrights and meanders!        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Forthrightness \Forth"right`ness\, n.	   Straightforwardness; explicitness; directness. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dante's concise forthrightness of phrase. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Forthward \Forth"ward\, adv. [Forth, adv. + -ward.]	   Forward. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Forthwith \Forth`with"\ (? or ?; see {With}), adv.	   1. Immediately; without delay; directly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been	            scales; and he received sight forthwith. --Acts ix.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) As soon as the thing required may be done by	      reasonable exertion confined to that object. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Forthy \For*thy"\, adv. [AS. for[eth][=y]; for, prep. +	   [eth][=y], instrumental neut. of se, se['o], [eth][ae]t,	   pron. demonstrative and article. See {The}.]	   Therefore. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forties \For"ties\, n. pl.	   See {Forty}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortieth \For"ti*eth\, a. [AS. fe['o]wertigo?a. See {Forty}.]	   1. Following the thirty-ninth, or preceded by thirty-nine	      units, things, or parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting one of forty equal parts into which anything	      is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Fortieth \For"ti*eth\, n.	   One of forty equal parts into which one whole is divided; the	   quotient of a unit divided by forty; one next in order after	   the thirty-ninth.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortifiable \For"ti*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. fortifiable.]	   Capable of being fortified. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortification \For`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F.	   fortification.]	   1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying	      places in order to defend them against an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected	      to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a	      fortress; a fort; a castle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fortification agate}, Scotch pebble.	   Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See {Fortress}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fortifier \For"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or	   upholds.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fortified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fortifying}.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis	   strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Fort}, and {-fy}.]	   1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish	      with power to resist attack.	      [1913 Webster]	            Timidity was fortified by pride.      --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to	            fortify his resolution.               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by	      surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works;	      to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.	      [1913 Webster]	Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. i.	   To raise defensive works. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortilage \For"ti*lage\ (?; 48), n. [Cf. {Fortalice}.]	   A little fort; a blockhouse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortin \Fort"in\, n. [F. See {Fort}, n.]	   A little fort; a fortlet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fortissimo \For*tis"si*mo\ (? or ?), adv. [It., superl. of	   forte, adv. See {Forte}, adv.] (Mus.)	   Very loud; with the utmost strength or loudness.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortition \For*ti"tion\, n. [See {Fortuitous}.]	   Casual choice; fortuitous selection; hazard. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         No mode of election operating in the spirit of	         fortition or rotation can be generally good. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortitude \For"ti*tude\, n. [L. fortitudo, fr. fortis strong.	   See {Fort}.]	   1. Power to resist attack; strength; firmness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The fortitude of the place is best known to you.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person	      to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear	      pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or	      despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness	      in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring	      trouble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Extolling patience as the truest fortitude.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fortitude is the guard and support of the other	            virtues.                              --Locke.	   Syn: Courage; resolution; resoluteness; endurance; bravery.	        See {Courage}, and {Heroism}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fortitudinous \For`ti*tu"di*nous\, a.	   Having fortitude; courageous. [R.] --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortlet \Fort"let\, n.	   A little fort. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortnight \Fort"night`\ (?; in U.S. often ?; 277), n. [Contr.	   fr. fourteen nights, our ancestors reckoning time by nights	   and winters; so, also, seven nights, sennight, a week.]	   The space of fourteen days; two weeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortnightly \Fort"night`ly\, a.	   Occurring or appearing once in a fortnight; as, a fortnightly	   meeting of a club; a fortnightly magazine, or other	   publication. -- adv. Once in a fortnight; at intervals of a	   fortnight.	   [1913 Webster]
FORTRAN \FORTRAN\ n. (Computers) [Formula Translation.]	   a higher programming language with an instruction set	   designed for ease of expression of mathematical functions,	   much used in programming of scientific and mathematical	   problems.	   [PJC]
Fortread \For*tread"\, v. t.	   To tread down; to trample upon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In hell shall they be all fortroden of devils.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortress \For"tress\, n.; pl. {Fortresses}. [F. forteresse, OF.	   forteresce, fortelesce, LL. foralitia, fr. L. fortis strong.	   See {Fort}, and cf. {Fortalice}.]	   A fortified place; a large and permanent fortification,	   sometimes including a town; a fort; a castle; a stronghold; a	   place of defense or security.	   Syn: {Fortress}, {Fortification}, {Castle}, {Citadel}.	   Usage: A fortress is constructed for military purposes only,	          and is permanently garrisoned; a fortification is	          built to defend harbors, cities, etc.; a castle is a	          fortress of early times which was ordinarily a	          palatial dwelling; a citadel is the stronghold of a	          fortress or city, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Fortress \For"tress\, v. t.	   To furnish with a fortress or with fortresses; to guard; to	   fortify. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortuitous \For*tu"i*tous\, a. [L. fortuitus; akin to forte,	   adv., by chance, prop. abl. of fors, fortis, chance. See	   {Fortune}.]	   1. Happening by chance; coming or occuring unexpectedly, or	      without any known cause; chance; as, the fortuitous	      concourse of atoms.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was from causes seemingly fortuitous . . . that	            all the mighty effects of the Reformation flowed.	                                                  --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	            So as to throw a glancing and fortuitous light upon	            the whole.                            --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (LAw) Happening independently of human will or means of	      foresight; resulting from unavoidable physical causes.	      --Abbott.	   Syn: Accidental; casual; contingent; incidental. See	        {Accidental}. -- {For*tu"i*tous*ly}, adv. --	        {For*tu"i*tous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Fortuity \For*tu"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. fortuit['e].]	   Accident; chance; casualty. --D. Forbes (1750).	   [1913 Webster]
Fortuna \Fortuna\ prop. n.	   the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek	   Tyche.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fortunate \For"tu*nate\ (?; 135), a. [L. fortunatus, p. p. of	   fortunare to make fortunate or prosperous, fr. fortuna. See	   {Fortune}, n.]	   1. Coming by good luck or favorable chance; bringing some	      good thing not foreseen as certain; presaging happiness;	      auspicious; as, a fortunate event; a fortunate concurrence	      of circumstances; a fortunate investment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Receiving same unforeseen or unexpected good, or some good	      which was not dependent on one's own skill or efforts;	      favored with good forune; lucky.	   Syn: Auspicious; lucky; prosperous; successful; favored;	        happy.	   Usage: {Fortunate}, {Successful}, {Prosperous}. A man is	          fortunate, when he is favored of fortune, and has	          unusual blessings fall to his lot; successful when he	          gains what he aims at; prosperous when he succeeds in	          those things which men commonly desire. One may be	          fortunate, in some cases, where he is not successful;	          he may be successful, but, if he has been mistaken in	          the value of what he has aimed at, he may for that	          reason fail to be prosperous.	          [1913 Webster]
Fortunately \For"tu*nate*ly\, adv.	   In a fortunate manner; luckily; successfully; happily.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortunateness \For"tu*nate*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being fortunate; good luck;	   success; happiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortune \For"tune\ (f[^o]r"t[-u]n; 135), n. [F. fortune, L.	   fortuna; akin to fors, fortis, chance, prob. fr. ferre to	   bear, bring. See {Bear} to support, and cf. {Fortuitous}.]	   1. The arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner;	      chance; accident; luck; hap; also, the personified or	      deified power regarded as determining human success,	      apportioning happiness and unhappiness, and distributing	      arbitrarily or fortuitously the lots of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is more by fortune, lady, than by merit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Fortune, Fortune, all men call thee fickle.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which befalls or is to befall one; lot in life, or	      event in any particular undertaking; fate; destiny; as, to	      tell one's fortune.	      [1913 Webster]	            You, who men's fortunes in their faces read.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which comes as the result of an undertaking or of a	      course of action; good or ill success; especially,	      favorable issue; happy event; success; prosperity as	      reached partly by chance and partly by effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our equal crimes shall equal fortune give. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a tide in the affairs of men,	            Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His father dying, he was driven to seek his fortune.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Wealth; large possessions; large estate; riches; as, a	      gentleman of fortune.	   Syn: Chance; accident; luck; fate.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Fortune book}, a book supposed to reveal future events to	      those who consult it. --Crashaw.	   {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 practice or art of professing to	      reveal future events in the life of another.	      [1913 Webster]	Fortune \For"tune\, v. t. [OF. fortuner, L. fortunare. See	   {Fortune}, n.]	   1. To make fortunate; to give either good or bad fortune to.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide with a fortune. --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To presage; to tell the fortune of. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Fortune \For"tune\, v. i.	   To fall out; to happen.	   [1913 Webster]	         It fortuned the same night that a Christian, serving a	         Turk in the camp, secretely gave the watchmen warning.	                                                  --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortuneless \For"tune*less\, a.	   Luckless; also, destitute of a fortune or portion. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fortunella \Fortunella\ prop. n.	   small genus of shrubs called kumquats, native to South China,	   producing small ovoid orangelike fruits called {kumquats}.	   Syn: genus {Fortunella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fortuneteller \for"tune*tel`ler\ n.	   a person who claims to be able to foretell events in the	   future of another person.	   Syn: fortune teller, fortune-teller.	        -- {for"tune*tel`ling}, n.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fortunize \For"tun*ize\, v. t.	   To regulate the fortune of; to make happy. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forty \For"ty\ (f[^o]r"t[y^]), a. [OE. forti, fourti, fowerti,	   AS. fe['o]wertig; fe['o]wer four + suff. -tig ten; akin to	   OS. fiwartig, fiartig, D. veertig, G. vierzig, Icel.	   fj["o]rut[imac]u, Sw. fyratio, Dan. fyrretyve, Goth.	   fidw[=o]r tigjus. See {Four}, and {Ten}, and cf. {Fourteen}.]	   Four times ten; thirty-nine and one more.	   [1913 Webster]	Forty \For"ty\, n.; pl. {Forties} (-t[i^]z).	   1. The sum of four tens; forty units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol expressing forty units; as, 40, or xl.	      [1913 Webster]
Forty-niner \For`ty-nin"er\, n.	   One the miners who took part in the California gold rush in	   1849; an argonaut. [Colloq., U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Forty-spot \For"ty-spot`\, n. (Zool.)	   The Tasmanian forty-spotted diamond bird ({Pardalotus	   quadragintus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Forum \Fo"rum\, n.; pl. E. {Forums}, L. {Fora}. [L.; akin to	   foris, foras, out of doors. See {Foreign}.]	   1. A market place or public place in Rome, where causes were	      judicially tried, and orations delivered to the people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tribunal; a court; an assembly empowered to hear and	      decide causes.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Lord Camden] was . . . more eminent in the	            senate than in the forum.             --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Forwaked \For*waked"\ (? or ?), p. p. & a.	   Tired out with excessive waking or watching. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forwander \For*wan"der\, v. i.	   To wander away; to go astray; to wander far and to weariness.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forward \For"ward\, n. [OE., fr. AS. foreweard; fore before +	   weard a ward. See {Ward}, n.]	   An agreement; a covenant; a promise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Tell us a tale anon, as forward is.      --Chaucer.	   Forward	Forward \For"ward\, Forwards \For"wards\, adv. [AS. forweard,	   foreweard; for, fore + -weardes; akin to G. vorw[aum]rts. The	   s is properly a genitive ending. See {For}, {Fore}, and	   {-ward}, {-wards}.]	   Toward a part or place before or in front; onward; in	   advance; progressively; -- opposed to backward.	   [1913 Webster]	Forward \For"ward\, a.	   1. Near, or at the fore part; in advance of something else;	      as, the forward gun in a ship, or the forward ship in a	      fleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready; prompt; strongly inclined; in an ill sense,	      overready; too hasty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only they would that we should remember the poor;	            the same which I also was forward to do. --Gal. ii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor do we find him forward to be sounded. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ardent; eager; earnest; in an ill sense, less reserved or	      modest than is proper; bold; confident; as, the boy is too	      forward for his years.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have known men disagreeably forward from their	            shyness.                              --T. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season;	      as, the grass is forward, or forward for the season; we	      have a forward spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most forward bud	            Is eaten by the canker ere it blow.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Forward \For"ward\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Forwarded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Forwarding}.]	   1. To help onward; to advance; to promote; to accelerate; to	      quicken; to hasten; as, to forward the growth of a plant;	      to forward one in improvement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send forward; to send toward the place of destination;	      to transmit; as, to forward a letter.	      [1913 Webster]
Forwarder \For"ward*er\, n.	   1. One who forwards or promotes; a promoter. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sends forward anything; specifically, (Com.) one	      who transmits goods; a forwarding merchant, such as a	      freight forwarder.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Bookbinding) One employed in forwarding.	      [1913 Webster]
Forwarding \For"ward*ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who forwards; the act or occupation of	      transmitting merchandise or other property for others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bookbinding) The process of putting a book into its	      cover, and making it ready for the finisher.	      [1913 Webster]
forward-looking \forward-looking\ adj.	   planning for the future; concerned primarily with the future;	   -- contrasted with conern for the immediate present or	   reacting to past events. {backward-looking}	   [PJC]
Forwardly \For"ward*ly\, adv.	   Eagerly; hastily; obtrusively.	   [1913 Webster]
Forwardness \For"ward*ness\, n.	   The quality of being forward; cheerful readiness; promtness;	   as, the forwardness of Christians in propagating the gospel.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. An advanced stage of progress or of preparation;	      advancement; as, his measures were in great forwardness.	      --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Eagerness; ardor; as, it is difficult to restrain the	      forwardness of youth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Boldness; confidence; assurance; want of due reserve or	      modesty.	      [1913 Webster]	            In France it is usual to bring children into	            company, and cherish in them, from their infancy, a	            kind of forwardness and assurance.    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A state of advance beyond the usual degree; prematureness;	      precocity; as, the forwardnessof spring or of corn; the	      forwardness of a pupil.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had such a dexterous proclivity, as his teachers	            were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   Syn: Promptness; promptitude; eagerness; ardor; zeal;	        assurance; confidence; boldness; impudence; presumption.	        [1913 Webster]
Forwards \For"wards\, adv.	   Same as {Forward}.	   [1913 Webster]
Forwaste \For*waste"\, v. t. [Pref. for- + waste.]	   To desolate or lay waste utterly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forweary \For*wea"ry\, v. t.	   To weary extremely; to dispirit. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forweep \For*weep"\, v. i.	   To weep much. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forwete \For*wete"\, v. t.	   See {Forewite}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forwhy \For*why"\, conj. [For + why, AS. hw?, instrumental case	   of hw[=a] who.]	   Wherefore; because. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Forworn \For*worn"\, a.	   Much worn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A silly man, in simple weeds forworn.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Forwot \For*wot"\,	   pres. indic. 1st & 3d pers. sing. of {Forwete}. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forwrap \For*wrap"\, v. t.	   To wrap up; to conceal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All mote be said and nought excused, nor hid, nor	         forwrapped.                              --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foryelde \For*yelde"\, v. t. [AS. forgieldan.]	   To repay; to requite. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foryete \For*yete"\, v. t.	   To forget. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foryetten \For*yet"ten\, obs.	   p. p. of {Foryete}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Forzando \For*zan"do\, adv. [It., prop. p. p. of forzare to	   force.] (Mus.)	   See {Sforzato}.	   [1913 Webster] fossae
fossa \fos"sa\, n.; pl. {foss[ae]}. [L., a ditch. See {Fosse}.]	   (Anat.)	   A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less	   depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the	   nasal foss[ae] containing the nostrils in most birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossane \Fos"sane`\, n. [Cf. F. fossane.] (Zool.)	   A species of civet ({Viverra fossa}) resembling the genet.	   [1913 Webster]
Fosse \Fosse\, n. [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to	   dig.]	   1. (Fort.) A ditch or moat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) See {Fossa}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fosse road}. See {Fosseway}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fosset \Fos"set\, n.	   A faucet. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossette \Fos`sette"\ (? or ?), n. [F., dim. of fosse a fosse.]	   1. A little hollow; hence, a dimple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A small, deep-centered ulcer of the transparent	      cornea.	      [1913 Webster]
Fosseway \Fosse"way`\, n.	   One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in	   England and other parts of Europe; -- so called from the	   fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossick \Fos"sick\, v. i. [Dial. E. fossick, fossuck, a	   troublesome person, fussick to potter over one's work,	   fussock to bustle about; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fuss}.]	   1. (Mining) To search for gold by picking at stone or earth	      or among roots in isolated spots, picking over abandoned	      workings, etc.; hence, to steal gold or auriferous matter	      from another's claim. [Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To search about; to rummage.	            A man who has fossicked in nature's byways. --D.	                                                  Macdonald.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fossil \Fos"sil\, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F.	   fossile. See {Fosse}.]	   1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. preserved from a previous geological age; as, fossil water	      from deep wells; -- usually implying that the object so	      described has had its substance modified by long residence	      in the ground, but also used (as with fossil water) in	      cases where chemical composition is not altered.	      [PJC]	   3. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in	      rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants,	      shells.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fossil copal}, a resinous substance, first found in the blue	      clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable	      resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth.	   {Fossil cork}, {Fossil flax}, {Fossil paper}, or {Fossil	   wood}, varieties of amianthus.	   {Fossil farina}, a soft carbonate of lime.	   {Fossil ore}, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	Fossil \Fos"sil\, n.	   1. A substance dug from the earth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly all minerals were called fossils, but the word	         is now restricted to express the remains of animals and	         plants found buried in the earth. --Ure.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paleon.) The remains of an animal or plant found in	      stratified rocks. Most fossils belong to extinct species,	      but many of the later ones belong to species still living.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person whose views and opinions are extremely	      antiquated; one whose sympathies are with a former time	      rather than with the present. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fossiliferous \Fos`sil*if"er*ous\, a. [Fossil + -ferous.]	   (Paleon.)	   Containing or composed of fossils.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossilification \Fos*sil`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Fossil + L. facere	   to make.]	   The process of becoming fossil.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossilism \Fos"sil*ism\, n.	   1. The science or state of fossils. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being extremely antiquated in views and	      opinions.	      [1913 Webster]
Fossilist \Fos"sil*ist\, n.	   One who is versed in the science of fossils; a	   paleontologist. --Joseph Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossilization \Fos`sil*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fossilisation.]	   The process of converting, or of being converted, into a	   fossil.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fossilized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fossilizing}.] [Cf. F. fossiliser.]	   1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize	      bones or wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by	      fossilization; to mummify; to deaden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head	            Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. i.	   1. To become fossil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the	      influence of change or progress.	      [1913 Webster]
Fossilized \Fos"sil*ized\, a.	   Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or	   opinions.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fossilized sample of confused provincialism. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossores \Fos*so"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fossor? digger, fr.	   fodere to dig.] (Zool.)	   A group of hymenopterous insects including the sand wasps.	   They excavate cells in earth, where they deposit their eggs,	   with the bodies of other insects for the food of the young	   when hatched. [Written also {Fossoria}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fossoria \Fos*so"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   See {Fossores}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossorial \Fos*so"ri*al\, a. [L. fossor a digger.]	   Fitted for digging, adapted for burrowing or digging; as, a	   fossorial foot; a fossorial animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossorious \Fos*so"ri*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Adapted for digging; -- said of the legs of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Fossulate \Fos"su*late\, a. [L. fossula little ditch, dim. of	   fossa. See {Fosse}.]	   Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or	   furrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor,	   food, nourishment, fr. f[=o]da food. [root]75. See {Food}.]	   1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to	      sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.	      [1913 Webster]	Foster \Fos"ter\, v. i.	   To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[=o]ster, f[=o]stor, nourishment. See	   {Foster}, v. t.]	   Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing	   nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,	   brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands	   in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards	   sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foster babe} or {Foster child}, an infant or child nursed or	      raised by a woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its	      father.	   {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,	      nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse	      as another, but is not of the same parentage.	   {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.	      --Dryden.	   {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though	      not its native soil. --J. Philips.	   {Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in	      caring for a child. --Bacon.	   {Foster land}.	   (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]	   (b) One's adopted country.	   {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[ae]n a loan See {Loan}.],	      remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;	      also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.	   {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the	      nurture and care of a child; a nurse.	   {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.	   {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.	   {Foster son}, a male foster child.	      [1913 Webster]	Foster \Fos"ter\, n.	   A forester. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Fosterage \Fos"ter*age\ (?; 48), n.	   The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Fosterer \Fos"ter*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, fosters.	   [1913 Webster]
Fosterling \Fos"ter*ling\, n. [AS. f[=o]storling.]	   A foster child.	   [1913 Webster]
Fosterment \Fos"ter*ment\, n.	   Food; nourishment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fostress \Fos"tress\, n. [For fosteress.]	   A woman who feeds and cherishes; a nurse. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fother \Foth"er\, n. [OE. fother, foder, AS. f[=o]?er a	   cartload; akin to G. fuder a cartload, a unit of measure,	   OHG. fuodar, D. voeder, and perh. to E. fathom, or cf. Skr.	   p[=a]tr[=a] vessel, dish. Cf. {Fodder} a fother.]	   1. A wagonload; a load of any sort. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of dung full many a fother.           --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Fodder}, a unit of weight.	      [1913 Webster]	Fother \Foth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fothered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Fothering}.] [Cf. {Fodder} food, and G. f["u]ttern,	   futtern, to cover within or without, to line. [root]75.]	   To stop (a leak in a ship at sea) by drawing under its bottom	   a thrummed sail, so that the pressure of the water may force	   it into the crack. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Fotive \Fo"tive\, a. [L. fovere, fotum, to keep warm, to	   cherish.]	   Nourishing. [Obs.] --T. Carew (1633).	   [1913 Webster]
Fotmal \Fot"mal\, n. (Com.)	   Seventy pounds of lead.
Foucault current \Fou`cault" cur`rent\ [After J. B. L. Foucault	   (1819-68), French physicist.] (Elec.)	   An eddy current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Fougade
Fougade \Fou`gade"\, Fougasse \Fou`gasse"\, n. (Mil.)	   A small mine, in the form of a well sunk from the surface of	   the ground, charged with explosive and projectiles. It is	   made in a position likely to be occupied by the enemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Fought \Fought\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Fight}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foughten \Fought"en\,	   p. p. of {Fight}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Foul \Foul\ (foul), n. [See {Fowl}.]	   A bird. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Foul \Foul\ (foul), a. [Compar. Fouler (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Foulest}.] [OE. foul, ful, AS. f[=u]l; akin to D. vuil, G.	   faul rotten, OHG. f[=u]l, Icel. f[=u]l foul, fetid; Dan.	   fuul, Sw. ful foul, Goth. f[=u]ls fetid, Lith. puti to be	   putrid, L. putere to stink, be putrid, pus pus, Gr. py`on	   pus, to cause to rot, Skr. p[=u]y to stink. [root]82. Cf.	   {Defile} to foul, {File} to foul, {Filth}, {Pus}, {Putrid}.]	   1. Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is	      injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy;	      dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul	      cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's	      bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun	      becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with	      polluted water.	      [1913 Webster]	            My face is foul with weeping.         --Job. xvi.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words;	      foul language.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched. "The foul	      with Sycorax." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who first seduced them to that foul revolt?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Ugly; homely; poor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as,	      a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not	      fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            So foul a sky clears not without a storm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a	      game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest;	      dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or	      entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to {clear}; as, a rope	      or cable may get foul while paying it out.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foul anchor}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor}.	   {Foul ball} (Baseball), a ball that first strikes the ground	      outside of the foul ball lines, or rolls outside of	      certain limits.	   {Foul ball lines} (Baseball), lines from the home base,	      through the first and third bases, to the boundary of the	      field.	   {Foul berth} (Naut.), a berth in which a ship is in danger of	      fouling another vesel.	   {Foul bill}, or {Foul bill of health}, a certificate, duly	      authenticated, that a ship has come from a place where a	      contagious disorder prevails, or that some of the crew are	      infected.	   {Foul copy}, a rough draught, with erasures and corrections;	      -- opposed to fair or clean copy. "Some writers boast of	      negligence, and others would be ashamed to show their foul	      copies." --Cowper.	   {Foul proof}, an uncorrected proof; a proof containing an	      excessive quantity of errors.	   {Foul strike} (Baseball), a strike by the batsman when any	      part of his person is outside of the lines of his	      position.	   {To fall foul}, to fall out; to quarrel. [Obs.] "If they be	      any ways offended, they fall foul." --Burton.	   {To fall foul of} or {To run foul of}. See under {Fall}.	   {To make foul water}, to sail in such shallow water that the	      ship's keel stirs the mud at the bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	Foul \Foul\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fouled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fouling}.]	   1. To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as,	      to foul the face or hands with mire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in	      the process of firing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cover (a ship's bottom) with anything that impered its	      sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or	      cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as,	      one boat fouled the other in a race.	      [1913 Webster]	Foul \Foul\, v. i.	   1. To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of	      firing, as a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with	      something; as, the two boats fouled.	      [1913 Webster]	Foul \Foul\, n.	   1. An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) See {Foul ball}, under {Foul}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In various games or sports, an act done contrary to the	      rules; a foul stroke, hit, play, or the like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Foulard \Fou`lard"\ (f. f[=oo]`l[.a]r"; E. f[=oo]`l[aum]rd"), n.	   [F.]	   1. A thin, washable material of silk, or silk and cotton,	      usually with a printed pattern on it. It was originally	      imported from India, but now also made elsewhere.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. an article of clothing made of {foulard[1]}, such as a	      neckpiece.	      [PJC]
Foulder \Foul"der\, v. i. [OE. fouldre lightning, fr. F. foudre,	   OF. also fouldre, fr. L. fulgur. See {Fulgor}.]	   To flash, as lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder.	   [Obs.] "Flames of fouldering heat." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Foule \Foul"e\, adv.	   Foully. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foully \Foul"ly\, v.	   In a foul manner; filthily; nastily; shamefully; unfairly;	   dishonorably.	   [1913 Webster]	         I foully wronged him; do forgive me, do. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Foul-mouthed \Foul"-mouthed`\, a.	   Using language scurrilous, opprobrious, obscene, or profane;	   abusive; as, noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once.	   Syn: foul-spoken.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              So foul-mouthed a witness never appeared in any	              cause.                              --Addison.	        [1913 Webster]
Foulness \Foul"ness\, n. [AS. f[=u]lnes.]	   The quality or condition of being foul.	   [1913 Webster]
foul-smelling \foul-smelling\ adj.	   emitting an unpleasasnt odor.	   Syn: fetid, foul, funky, noisome, smelly, putrid, stinking.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Foul-spoken \Foul"-spo`ken\, a.	   Using profane, scurrilous, slanderous, or obscene language;	   same as {foul-mouthed}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
foul-up \foul-up\ n.	   an embarrassing mistake.	   Syn: blunder, blooper, bungle, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo,	        misdoing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Foumart \Fou"mart`\, n. [OE. folmard, fulmard; AS. f[=u]l foul +	   mear[eth], meard, marten: cf. F. marte, martre. See {Foul},	   a., and {Marten} the quadruped.] (Zool.)	   The European polecat; -- called also {European ferret}, and	   {fitchew}. See {Polecat}. [Written also {foulmart},	   {foulimart}, and {fulimart}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Found \Found\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Find}.	   [1913 Webster]	Found \Found\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Founding}.] [F. fondre, L. fundere to found, pour.]	   To form by melting a metal, and pouring it into a mold; to	   cast. "Whereof to found their engines." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Found \Found\, n.	   A thin, single-cut file for combmakers.	   [1913 Webster]	Found \Found\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Founded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Founding}.] [F. fonder, L. fundare, fr. fundus bottom. See	   1st {Bottom}, and cf. {Founder}, v. i., {Fund}.]	   1. To lay the basis of; to set, or place, as on something	      solid, for support; to ground; to establish upon a basis,	      literal or figurative; to fix firmly.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had else been perfect,	            Whole as the marble, founded as the rock. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man that all his time	            Hath founded his good fortunes on your love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It fell not, for it was founded on a rock. --Matt.	                                                  vii. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take the ffirst steps or measures in erecting or	      building up; to furnish the materials for beginning; to	      begin to raise; to originate; as, to found a college; to	      found a family.	      [1913 Webster]	            There they shall found	            Their government, and their great senate choose.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: To base; ground; institute; establish; fix. See	        {Predicate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Foundation \Foun*da"tion\, n. [F. fondation, L. fundatio. See	   {Found} to establish.]	   1. The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to	      erect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That upon which anything is founded; that on which	      anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest	      and supporting layer of a superstructure; groundwork;	      basis.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, I lay in Zion, for a foundation, a stone . .	            . a precious corner stone, a sure foundation. --Is.	                                                  xxviii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foundation of a free common wealth. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The lowest and supporting part or member of a	      wall, including the base course (see {Base course}	      (a), under {Base}, n.) and footing courses; in a frame	          house, the whole substructure of masonry.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A donation or legacy appropriated to support a charitable	      institution, and constituting a permanent fund; endowment.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was entered on the foundation of Westminster.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is founded, or established by endowment; an	      endowed institution or charity; as, the Ford Foundation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against the canon laws of our foundation. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foundation course}. See {Base course}, under {Base}, n.	   {Foundation muslin}, an open-worked gummed fabric used for	      stiffening dresses, bonnets, etc.	   {Foundation school}, in England, an endowed school.	   {To be on a foundation}, to be entitled to a support from the	      proceeds of an endowment, as a scholar or a fellow of a	      college.	      [1913 Webster]
Foundationer \Foun*da"tion*er\, n.	   One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a	   college or school. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foundationless \Foun*da"tion*less\, a.	   Having no foundation.	   [1913 Webster]
founded \founded\ adj.	   based; -- often used as combining terms; as, well-founded	   suspicions.	   Syn: based.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Founder \Found"er\, n. [Cf. OF. fondeor, F. fondateur, L.	   fundator.]	   One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a	   foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one	   who endows.	   [1913 Webster]	Founder \Found"er\, n. [From {Found} to cast.]	   One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a	   caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fonder's dust}. Same as {Facing}, 4.	   {Founder's sand}, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of	      molding.	      [1913 Webster]	Founder \Found"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foundered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Foundering}.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F.	   s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See {Found} to	   establish.]	   1. (Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            For which his horse fear['e] gan to turn,	            And leep aside, and foundrede as he leep. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fail; to miscarry. "All his tricks founder." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Founder \Found"er\, v. t.	   To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or	   limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.	   [1913 Webster]	Founder \Found"er\, n. (Far.)	   (a) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by	       inflammation; closh.	   (b) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism;	       as, chest founder. See {Chest ffounder}. --James White.	       [1913 Webster]
Founderous \Foun"der*ous\, a.	   Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous	   road. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Foundershaft \Found"er*shaft`\, n. (Mining)	   The first shaft sunk. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Foundery \Found"er*y\, n.; pl. {Founderies}. [F. fonderie, fr.	   fondre. See {Found} to cast, and cf. {Foundry}.]	   Same as {Foundry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Founding \Found"ing\, n.	   The art of smelting and casting metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Foundling \Found"ling\, n. [OE. foundling, fundling; finden to	   find + -ling; cf. f["u]ndling, findling. See {Find}, v. t.,	   and {-ling}.]	   A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent	   or owner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Foundling hospital}, a hospital for foundlings.	      [1913 Webster]
Foundress \Found"ress\, n.	   A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who	   endows with a fund.	   [1913 Webster]
Foundry \Found"ry\, n.; pl. {Foundries}. [See {Foundery}.]	   1. The act, process, or art of casting metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The buildings and works for casting metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and	      conveying it from cupola to the molds.	      [1913 Webster]
Fount \Fount\, n. [See {Font}.] (Print.)	   A font.	   [1913 Webster]	Fount \Fount\, n. [OF. font, funt, fr. L. fons, fontis, a	   fountain; of uncertain origin, perh. akin to fundere to pour,	   E. found to cast. Cf. {Font}.]	   A fountain.	   [1913 Webster]
Fountain \Foun"tain\ (foun"t[i^]n), n. [F. fontaine, LL.	   fontana, fr. L. fons, fontis. See 2d {Fount}.]	   1. A spring of water issuing from the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the	      structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or	      flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure	      water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for	      ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be	      conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink	      fountain in a printing press, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The source from which anything proceeds, or from which	      anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judea, the fountain of the gospel.    --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Author of all being,	            Fountain of light, thyself invisible. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Air fountain}. See under {Air}.	   {Fountain heead}, primary source; original; first principle.	      --Young.	   {Fountain inkstand}, an inkstand having a continual supply of	      ink, as from elevated reservoir.	   {Fountain lamp}, a lamp fed with oil from an elevated	      reservoir.	   {Fountain pen}, a pen with a reservoir in the handle which	      furnishes a supply of ink.	   {Fountain pump}.	      (a) A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.	      (b) A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for	          watering plants, etc.	   {Fountain shell} (Zool.), the large West Indian conch shell	      ({Strombus gigas}).	   {Fountain of youth}, a mythical fountain whose waters were	      fabled to have the property of renewing youth.	      [1913 Webster]
fountainhead \fountainhead\ n.	   1. an abundant source.	   Syn: well, wellspring.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the source of water from which a stream arises.	   Syn: headspring, head.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fountainless \Foun"tain*less\, a.	   Having no fountain; destitute of springs or sources of water.	   [1913 Webster]	         Barren desert, fountainless and dry.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fountful \Fount"ful\, a.	   Full of fountains. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Fouquieria \Fouquieria\ n.	   a genus of resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and	   semi-desert regions of the southwestern U. S. that are	   leafless most of the year.	   Syn: genus {Fouquieria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fouquieriaceae \Fouquieriaceae\ prop. n.	   a small natural family of spiny shrubs or trees of the	   southwestern U. S.	   Syn: family {Fouquieriaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Four \Four\ (f[=o]r), a. [OE. four, fower, feower, AS.	   fe['o]wer; akin to OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel.	   fj[=o]rir, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidw[=o]r, Russ.	   chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. te`ttares,	   te`ssares, pi`syres, Skr. catur. [root]302. Cf. {Farthing},	   {Firkin}, {Forty}, {Cater} four, {Quater-cousin}, {Quatuor},	   {Quire} of paper, {tetrarch}.]	   One more than three; twice two.	   [1913 Webster]	Four \Four\, n.	   1. The sum of four units; four units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a	      chariot and four.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All fours}. See {All fours}, in the Vocabulary. Fourb
Fourb \Fourb\, Fourbe \Fourbe\, n. [F.]	   A tricky fellow; a cheat. [Obs.] --Evelyn. --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Fourch'e \Four`ch['e]"\ (f[=oo]r`sh[asl]"), a. [F. See {Fork}.]	   (Her.)	   Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the	   branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an	   ordinary, especially of a cross.	   [1913 Webster]
Fourchette \Four`chette"\ (f[=oo]r`sh[e^]t"), n. [F., dim. of	   fourche. See {Fork}.]	   1. A table fork.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the	          posterior part of the vulva.	      (b) The wishbone or furculum of birds.	      (c) The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue	      during the cutting of the fr[ae]num.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Glove Making) The forked piece between two adjacent	      fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Card Playing) The combination of the card immediately	      above and the one immediately below a given card.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Four-cornered \Four"-cor`nered\, a.	   Having four corners or angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Four-cycle \Four"-cy`cle\, n. (Thermodynamics)	   A four-stroke cycle, as the Otto cycle, for an	   internal-combustion engine. -- {Four"-cy`cle}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fourdrinier \Four`dri`nier"\, n.	   A machine used in making paper; -- so named from an early	   inventor of improvements in this class of machinery.	   [1913 Webster]
Fourfold \Four"fold`\, a. & adv. [AS. fe['o]werfeold.]	   Four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall restore the lamb fourfold.      --2 Sam. xii.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]	Fourfold \Four"fold`\, n.	   Four times as many or as much.	   [1913 Webster]	Fourfold \Four"fold`\, v. t.	   To make four times as much or as many, as an assessment; to	   quadruple.	   [1913 Webster]
Fourfooted \Four"foot`ed\, a.	   Having four feet; quadruped; as, fourfooted beasts.	   [1913 Webster]
Fourgon \Four`gon"\, n. [F.] (Mil.)	   (a) An ammunition wagon.	   (b) A French baggage wagon.	       [1913 Webster]
Fourhanded \Four"hand`ed\, a.	   1. Having four hands; quadrumanous. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Requiring four "hands" or players; as, a fourhanded game	      at cards.	      [1913 Webster]
four-hitter \four-hitter\ n. (Baseball)	   A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team four hits;	   as, he pitched a four-hitter.	   Syn: 4-hitter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
four-in-hand \four-in-hand\ n.	   1. A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end	      hanging in front of the other.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a coach pulled by four horses with one driver.	   Syn: coach, coach-and-four.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fourierism \Fou"ri*er*ism\, n.	   The co["o]perative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a	   Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into	   small communities, living in common. Fourierist
Fourierist \Fou"ri*er*ist\, Fourierite \Fou"ri*er*ite\, n.	   One who adopts the views of Fourier.	   [1913 Webster]
Four-in-hand \Four"-in-hand\, a.	   Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a	   four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person;	   as, a four-in-hand coach. -- n. A team of four horses driven	   by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.	   [1913 Webster]	         As quaint a four-in-hand	         As you shall see.                        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
four-lane \four-lane\ adj.	   Having two lanes for traffic in each direction; -- of paved	   highways.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fourling \Four"ling\, n.	   1. One of four children born at the same time; a quadruplet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of	      four individuals.	      [1913 Webster]
Fourneau \Four`neau"\, n. [F.] (Mil.)	   The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.	   [1913 Webster]
Four-o'clock \Four"-o'clock`\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Mirabilis}. There are about	      half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of	      America. The common four-o'clock is {M. Jalapa}. Its	      flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward	      sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It	      is also called {marvel of Peru}, and {afternoon lady}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which	      resembles these words.	      [1913 Webster]
four-party \four-party\ adj.	   involving four parties.	   Syn: quadripartite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fourpence \Four"pence\, n.	   1. A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half	      real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents.	      [1913 Webster]
four-ply \four-ply\ adj.	   having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; as,	   four-ply yarns.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Four-poster \Four"-post`er\, n.	   A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support a	   canopy or curtains. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
four-pounder \four-pounder\ n.	   a cannon that throws a 4-pound shot.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fourrier \Four"rier\ (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. OF. forre. See	   {Forage}, n.]	   A harbinger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fourscore \Four"score`\ (f[=o]r"sk[=o]r`), a. [Four + core, n.]	   Four times twenty; eighty.	   [1913 Webster]	Fourscore \Four"score`\, n.	   The product of four times twenty; eighty units or objects.	   [1913 Webster]
four-sided \four-sided\ adj.	   Having four sides.	   Syn: quadrilateral.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Foursome \Four"some\ (f[=o]r"s[u^]m), a. [Four + 2d -some.]	   Consisting of four; requiring four participants. [Scot. or	   Golf]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Foursome \Four"some\, n.	   1. (Golf) A game between four players, with two on each side	      and each side playing but one ball, the partners striking	      alternately. It is called a mixed foursome when each side	      consists of a man and a woman.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A group of four people or objects; as, we need another	      player to make a foursome for bridge.	      [PJC]
four-spot \four-spot\ n.	   A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four	   pips.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Foursquare \Four"square`\ (f[=o]r"skw[^a]r`), a.	   Having four sides and four equal angles. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Fourteen \Four"teen`\, a. [OE. fourtene, feowertene, AS.	   fe['o]wert[=y]ne, fe['o]wert[=e]ne. See {Four}, and {Ten},	   and cf. {Forty}.]	   Four and ten more; twice seven.	   [1913 Webster]	Fourteen \Four"teen`\, n.	   1. The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.	      [1913 Webster]
Fourteenth \Four"teenth`\, a. [Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS.	   fe['o]werteo[eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day	      of the month.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into	      which anything may be divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Fourteenth \Four"teenth`\, n.	   1. One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be	      divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The octave of the seventh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One next after the thirteenth in a series.	      [1913 Webster]
Fourth \Fourth\, a. [OE. fourthe, ferthe, feorthe, AS.	   fe['o]r[eth]a, fr. fe['o]wer four.]	   1. Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be	      divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Fourth \Fourth\, n.	   1. One of four equal parts into which one whole may be	      divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing	      four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any	      key.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One coming next in order after the third.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Fourth}, specifically, in the United States, the fourth	      day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of	      American independence; as, to celebrate the Fourth.	      [1913 Webster]
Fourthly \Fourth"ly\, adv.	   In the fourth place.	   [1913 Webster]
fourth-year \fourth-year\ adj.	   of or pertaining to the fourth and final year in a U. S. high	   school or college.	   Syn: senior(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Four-way \Four"-way`\, a.	   Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four-way	   cock, or valve. --Francis.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Four-way cock}, a cock connected with four pipes or ports,	      and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the	      adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate;	      formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and now for	      various other purposes. In the illustration, a leads to	      the upper end of a steam engine cylinder, and b to the	      lower end; c is the steam pipe, and d the exhaust pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	Four-way stop \Four"-way` stop\, n.	   An intersection of two roads having stop signs at all four	   entry points. The usual rule for such intersections requires	   that those entering the intersection yield the right of way	   to vehicles entering before them.	   [PJC]
Four-wheeled \Four"-wheeled`\, a.	   Having four wheels.	   [1913 Webster]
Four-wheeler \Four"-wheel`er\, n.	   A vehicle having four wheels; specifically, a hackney	   carriage with four weels. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Foussa \Fous"sa\, n. [Natibe name.] (Zool.)	   A viverrine animal of Madagascar ({Cryptoprocta ferox}). It	   resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.	   [1913 Webster]
Fouter \Fou"ter\, n. [F. foutre to lecher, L. futuere. Cf.	   {Fouty}.]	   A despicable fellow. [Prov. Eng.] --Brockett.	   [1913 Webster]
Foutra \Fou"tra\, n. [See {Fouter}.]	   A fig; -- a word of contempt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A foutra for the world and wordlings base! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fouty \Fou"ty\, a. [Cf. F. foutu, p. p. of foutre; OF. foutu	   scoundrel. See {Fouter}.]	   Despicable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fovea \Fo"ve*a\, n.; pl. {Fove[ae]}. [L., a small pit.]	   A slight depression or pit; a fossa.	   [1913 Webster]
Foveate \Fo"ve*ate\, a. [L. fovea a pit.]	   Having pits or depressions; pitted.	   [1913 Webster]
Foveola \Fo*ve"o*la\, n.; pl. {Foveol[ae]}. [NL., dim. of L.	   fovea.]	   A small depression or pit; a fovea.	   [1913 Webster]
Foveolate \Fo"ve*o*late\ (? or ?), a.	   Having small pits or depressions, as the receptacle in some	   composite flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Foveolated \Fo"ve*o*la`ted\, a.	   Foveolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Fovilla \Fo*vil"la\, n.; pl. {Fovill[ae]}. [Dim. fr. L. fovere	   to cherish.] (Bot.)	   One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a	   pollen grain.	   [1913 Webster]
Fowl \Fowl\ (foul), n.	   Note: Instead of the pl. {Fowls} the singular is often used	         collectively. [OE. foul, fowel, foghel, fuhel, fugel,	         AS. fugol; akin to OS. fugal D. & G. vogel, OHG. fogal,	         Icel. & Dan. fugl, Sw. fogel, f[*a]gel, Goth. fugls; of	         unknown origin, possibly by loss of l, from the root of	         E. fly, or akin to E. fox, as being a tailed animal.]	   1. Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and	            over the fowl of the air.             --Gen. i. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold the fowls of the air; for they sow not.	                                                  --Matt. vi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a flight of fowl	            Scattered by winds and high tempestuous gusts.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey,	      duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock	      or hen ({Gallus domesticus}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barndoor fowl}, or {Barnyard fowl}, a fowl that frequents	      the barnyard; the common domestic cock or hen.	      [1913 Webster]	Fowl \Fowl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fowled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fowling}.]	   To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting,	   or by decoys, nets, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such persons as may lawfully hunt, fish, or fowl.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fowling piece}, a light gun with smooth bore, adapted for	      the use of small shot in killing birds or small	      quadrupeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Fowler \Fowl"er\, n.	   A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for	   food.	   [1913 Webster]
Fowlerite \Fow"ler*ite\, n. [From Dr. Samuel Fowler.] (Min.)	   A variety of rhodonite, from Franklin Furnace, New Jersey,	   containing some zinc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fowler's solution \Fow"ler's so*lu"tion\	   An aqueous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such	   strength that one hundred parts represent one part of	   arsenious acid, or white arsenic; -- named from Fowler, an	   English physician who first brought it into use.	   [1913 Webster]
Fox \Fox\ (f[o^]ks), n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos,	   G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa['u]h[=o], Icel. f[=o]a	   fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf.	   {Vixen}.]	   1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes}, family	      {Canid[ae]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.	      vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.	      fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and	      the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are	      well-known species.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the	         American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the	         cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of	         the same species, of less value. The common foxes of	         Europe and America are very similar; both are	         celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild	         birds, poultry, and various small animals.	         [1913 Webster]	               Subtle as the fox for prey.        --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The European dragonet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also	      {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;	      -- used for seizings or mats.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the	      blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou diest on point of fox.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,	      formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;	      -- called also {Outagamies}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fox and geese}.	      (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others	          as they run one goal to another.	      (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for	          them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the	          geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle	          of the board, endeavors to break through the line of	          the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.	   {Fox bat} (Zool.), a large fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus},	      of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East	      Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the species are	      more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit	      bat}.	   {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.	      	   {Fox brush} (Zool.), the tail of a fox.	   {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.	      	   {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American	      grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the	      origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},	      {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis	      vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the	      {Catawba}.	   {Fox hunter}.	      (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.	      (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.	   {Fox shark} (Zool.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher	      shark}, under {Thrasher}.	   {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.	   {Fox sparrow} (Zool.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella	      iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color.	   {Fox squirrel} (Zool.), a large North American squirrel	      ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern	      States the black variety prevails; farther north the	      fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is	      more common.	   {Fox terrier} (Zool.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers,	      used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for	      other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired	      varieties.	   {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few	      steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,	      or a trot into a walk.	   {Fox wedge} (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the	      split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,	      to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent	      withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and	      the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges	      is called foxtail wedging.	   {Fox wolf} (Zool.), one of several South American wild dogs,	      belonging to the genus {Canis}. They have long, bushy	      tails like a fox.	      [1913 Webster]	Fox \Fox\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Foxing}.] [See {Fox}, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]	   1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.	      [1913 Webster]	            I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper	      leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.	      [1913 Webster]	Fox \Fox\, v. i.	   To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in	   fermenting.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxearth \Fox"earth`\, n.	   A hole in the earth to which a fox resorts to hide himself.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxed \Foxed\, a.	   1. Discolored or stained; -- said of timber, and also of the	      paper of books or engravings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Repaired by foxing; as, foxed boots.	      [1913 Webster]
Foxery \Fox"e*ry\, n.	   Behavior like that of a fox; cunning. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxes \Fox"es\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   See {Fox}, n., 7.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxfish \Fox"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The fox shark; -- called also {sea fox}. See {Thrasher	       shark}, under {Shark}.	   (b) The european dragonet. See {Dragonet}.	       [1913 Webster]
Foxglove \Fox"glove`\, n. [AS. foxes-gl[=o]fa,	   foxes-cl[=o]fa,foxes-clife.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Digitalis}. The common English	   foxglove ({Digitalis purpurea}) is a handsome perennial or	   biennial plant, whose leaves are used as a powerful medicine,	   both as a sedative and diuretic. See {Digitalis}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pan through the pastures oftentimes hath run	         To pluck the speckled foxgloves from their stem. --W.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
foxhole \foxhole\ n. (Mil.)	   a small pit in the ground for individual shelter against	   enemy fire.	   Syn: fox hole.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Foxhound \Fox"hound`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a special breed of hounds used for chasing foxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Fox-hunting \Fox"-hunt`ing\, a.	   Pertaining to or engaged in the hunting of foxes; fond of	   hunting foxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxiness \Fox"i*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being foxy, or foxlike;	      craftiness; shrewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being foxed or discolored, as books; decay;	      deterioration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A coarse and sour taste in grapes.	      [1913 Webster]
Foxish \Fox"ish\, a.	   Foxlike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Foxlike \Fox"like`\, a.	   Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities; cunning;	   artful; foxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxly \Fox"ly\, a.	   Foxlike. [Obs.] "Foxly craft." --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxship \Fox"ship\, n.	   Foxiness; craftiness. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Foxtail \Fox"tail`\, n.	   1. The tail or brush of a fox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The name of several kinds of grass having a soft	      dense head of flowers, mostly the species of {Alopecurus}	      and {Setaria}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.	      --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Foxtail saw}, a dovetail saw.	   {Foxtail wedging}. See {Fox wedge}, under {Fox}.	      [1913 Webster] fox trot
fox trot \fox" trot`\, foxtrot \fox"trot`\n.	   a ballroom dance for couples in quadruple time, combining	   short and long and fast and slow steps in fixed sequences.	   Syn: fox-trot.	        [WordNet 1.5] fox-trot
fox-trot \fox"-trot`\, foxtrot \fox"trot`\v. i.	   To dance the foxtrot.	   [PJC]
Foxy \Fox"y\, a.	   1. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or	      looks; wily; cunning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Modred's narrow, foxy face.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown	      color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have	      too much of this color.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smelling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc.,	      not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the	      coarse flavor of the fox grape.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Attractive in a sexually appealing way; --of women.	      [Slang]	      [PJC]	   6. Stylish and sexually attractive; -- of women's clothing;	      as, wearing a foxy new outfit. [Slang]	      [PJC]
Foy \Foy\ (foi), n. [F. foi, old spelling foy, faith. See	   {Faith}.]	   1. Faith; allegiance; fealty. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feast given by one about to leave a place. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He did at the Dog give me, and some other friends of	            his, his foy, he being to set sail to-day. --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]
Foyer \Foy`er"\, n. [F., fr. LL. focarium fireplace. See	   {Focus}, n.]	   1. A lobby in a theater; a greenroom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The crucible or basin in a furnace which receives the	      molten metal. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Foyson \Foy"son\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Foison}.	   [1913 Webster]
Foziness \Fo"zi*ness\, n.	   The state of being fozy; spiritlessness; dullness. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [The Whigs'] foziness can no longer be concealed.	                                                  --Blackwood's.	   [1913 Webster]
Fozy \Fo"zy\, a.	   Spongy; soft; fat and puffy. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fra \Fra\ (fr[.a]), adv. & prep. [OE.]	   Fro. [Old Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Fra \Fra\ (fr[.a]), n. [It., for frate. See {Friar}.]	   Brother; -- a title of a monk or friar; as, Fra Angelo.	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Frab \Frab\, v. i. & t.	   To scold; to nag. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frabbit \Frab"bit\, a.	   Crabbed; peevish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fracas \Fra"cas\ (fr[=a]"kas; F. fr[.a]`k[aum]"; 277), n. [F.,	   crash, din, tumult, It. fracasso, fr. fracassare to break in	   pieces, perh. fr. fra within, among (L. infra) + cassare to	   annul, cashier. Cf. {Cashier}, v. t.]	   An uproar; a noisy quarrel; a disturbance; a brawl.	   [1913 Webster]
Frache \Frache\ (fr[=a]sh), n.	   A shallow iron pan to hold glass ware while being annealed.	   [1913 Webster]
Fracid \Frac"id\, a. [L. fracidus mellow, soft.]	   Rotten from being too ripe; overripe. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Fract \Fract\ (fr[a^]kt), v. t. [L. fractus, p. p. of frangere	   to break.]	   To break; to violate. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fracted \Frac"ted\, a. (Her.)	   Having a part displaced, as if broken; -- said of an	   ordinary. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraction \Frac"tion\, n. [F. fraction, L. fractio a breaking,	   fr. frangere, fractum, to break. See {Break}.]	   1. The act of breaking, or state of being broken, especially	      by violence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither can the natural body of Christ be subject to	            any fraction or breaking up.          --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portion; a fragment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some niggard fractions of an hour.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arith. or Alg.) One or more aliquot parts of a unit or	      whole number; an expression for a definite portion of a	      unit or magnitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Common fraction}, 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 denominator, written below a line, over which	      is the numerator, indicating the number of these parts	      included in the fraction; as 1/2, one half, 2/5, two	      fifths.	   {Complex fraction}, a fraction having a fraction or mixed	      number in the numerator or denominator, or in both.	      --Davies & Peck.	   {Compound fraction}, a fraction of a fraction; two or more	      fractions connected by of.	   {Continued fraction}, {Decimal fraction}, {Partial fraction},	      etc. See under {Continued}, {Decimal}, {Partial}, etc.	   {Improper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is	      greater than the denominator.	   {Proper fraction}, a fraction in which the numerator is less	      than the denominator.	      [1913 Webster]	Fraction \Frac"tion\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To separate by means of, or to subject to, fractional	   distillation or crystallization; to fractionate; --	   frequently used with out; as, to fraction out a certain grade	   of oil from pretroleum.	   [1913 Webster]
Fractional \Frac"tion*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to fractions or a fraction; constituting	      a fraction; as, fractional numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relatively small; inconsiderable; insignificant; as, a	      fractional part of the population.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fractional crystallization} (Chem.), a process of gradual	      and approximate purification and separation, by means of	      repeated solution and crystallization therefrom.	   {Fractional currency}, small coin, or paper notes, in	      circulation, of less value than the monetary unit.	   {Fractional distillation} (Chem.), a process of distillation	      so conducted that a mixture of liquids, differing	      considerably from each other in their boiling points, can	      be separated into its constituents.	      [1913 Webster]
Fractionally \Frac"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   By fractions or separate portions; as, to distill a liquid	   fractionally, that is, so as to separate different portions.	   [1913 Webster]
Fractionary \Frac"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Fractional. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fractionate \Frac"tion*ate\, v. t.	   To separate (a mixture of chemical substances) into different	   portions or fractions, as in the distillation of liquids.	   [1913 Webster]
fractionation \frac`tion*a"tion\ n.	   the act or process of separating a mixture into portions of	   different composition, as in distillation or {fractional	   crystallization}.	   Syn: fractional process.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Petroleum industry) Separation of crude oil into	      components of differing composition by {fractional	      distillation}.	      [PJC]
Fractious \Frac"tious\, a. [Cf. Prov. E. frack forward, eager,	   E. freak, fridge; or Prov. E. fratch to squabble, quarrel.]	   Apt to break out into a passion; apt to scold; cross;	   snappish; ugly; unruly; as, a fractious man; a fractious	   horse.	   Syn: Snappish; peevish; waspish; cross; irritable; perverse;	        pettish. -- {Frac"tious*ly}, v. -- {Frac"tious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Fractural \Frac"tur*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Pertaining to, or consequent on, a fracture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fracture \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. fractura, fr. frangere,	   fractum, to break: cf. F. fracture. See {Fraction}.]	   1. The act of breaking or snapping asunder; rupture; breach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) The breaking of a bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) The texture of a freshly broken surface; as, a	      compact fracture; an even, hackly, or conchoidal fracture.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Comminuted fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone	      is broken into several parts.	   {Complicated fracture} (Surg.), a fracture of the bone	      combined with the lesion of some artery, nervous trunk, or	      joint.	   {Compound fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which there is an	      open wound from the surface down to the fracture.	   {Simple fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the bone only	      is ruptured. It does not communicate with the surface by	      an open wound.	   Syn: {Fracture}, {Rupture}.	   Usage: These words denote different kinds of breaking,	          according to the objects to which they are applied.	          Fracture is applied to hard substances; as, the	          fracture of a bone. Rupture is oftener applied to soft	          substances; as, the rupture of a blood vessel. It is	          also used figuratively. "To be an enemy and once to	          have been a friend, does it not embitter the rupture?"	          --South.	          [1913 Webster]	Fracture \Frac"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fractured}	   (#; 135); p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fracturing}.] [Cf. F. fracturer.]	   To cause a fracture or fractures in; to break; to burst	   asunder; to crack; to separate the continuous parts of; as,	   to fracture a bone; to fracture the skull.	   [1913 Webster] frenulum
Fraenulum \Fr[ae]n"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Fr[ae]nula}. [NL., dim. of	   L. fraenum a bridle.] (Anat.)	   A fr[ae]num. fraenum
Fraenum \Fr[ae]"num\, or Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E.	   {Fr[ae]nums}, L. {Fr[ae]na}. [L., a bridle.] (Anat.)	   A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain	   any part; as, the fr[ae]num of the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
frag \frag\ (fr[a^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {fragged} (fr[a^]gd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {fragging}.] [by shortening from	   fragmentation grenade; ca. 1965.] (Mil.)	   To assault, especially to kill or wound, with a fragmentation	   grenade. [Slang]	   Note: This term became popularized when disaffected American	         troops serving in Vietnam were reported on occasion to	         kill unpopular commanders by the use of grenades.	         [PJC]
Fragaria \Fragaria\ prop. n.	   a genus of plants comprising the strawberry plants.	   Syn: genus {Fragaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fragile \Frag"ile\, a. [L. fragilis, from frangere to break; cf.	   F. fragile. See {Break}, v. t., and cf. {Frail}, a.]	   Easily broken; brittle; frail; delicate; easily destroyed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The state of ivy is tough, and not fragile. --Bacon.	   Syn: Brittle; infirm; weak; frail; frangible; slight. --	        {Frag"ile*ly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Fragility \Fra*gil"i*ty\, n. [L. fragilitas: cf. F.	   fragilit['e]. Cf. {Frailty}.]	   1. The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness;	      frangibility. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weakness; feebleness.	      [1913 Webster]	            An appearance of delicacy, and even of fragility, is	            almost essential to it [beauty].      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liability to error and sin; frailty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The fragility and youthful folly of Qu. Fabius.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Fragment \Frag"ment\, n. [L. fragmentum, fr. frangere to break:	   cf. F. fragment. See {Break}, v. t.]	   A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect	   part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gather up the fragments that remain.     --John vi. 12.	   [1913 Webster]
Fragmental \Frag*men"tal\, a.	   1. Fragmentary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Consisting of the pulverized or fragmentary	      material of rock, as conglomerate, shale, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Fragmental \Frag*men"tal\, n. (Geol.)	   A fragmentary rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Fragmentarily \Frag"men*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a fragmentary manner; piecemeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Fragmentariness \Frag"men*ta*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or property of being in fragments, or broken	   pieces; incompleteness; want of continuity. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Fragmentary \Frag"men*ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. fragmentaire.]	   1. Composed of fragments, or broken pieces; disconnected; not	      complete or entire. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Composed of the fragments of other rocks.	      [1913 Webster]
fragmentation \fragmentation\ n.	   the act or process of separating something into small pieces	   or fine particles.	   Syn: atomization, atomisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	fragmentation grenade \fragmentation grenade\ n. (Mil.)	   A type of hand grenade designed to burst into multiple	   fragments upon detonation of the explosive charge; the	   fragments fly away at high velocity, killing or wounding	   persons nearby. Contrasted to {concussion grenade}. The	   common type of fragmentation grenade used by the American	   military was sometimes jocosely referred to as a {pineapple}	   from its reticulated surface appearance, resembling that of	   the fruit.	   [PJC]
Fragmented \Frag"ment*ed\, a.	   Broken into fragments.	   [1913 Webster]
Fragmentist \Frag"ment*ist\, n.	   A writer of fragments; as, the fragmentist of	   Wolfenb["u]ttel. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fragor \Fra"gor\, n. [L., a breaking to pieces, fr. frangere to	   break.]	   1. A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting;	      a crash. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	   Note: [Due to confusion with fragrant.] A strong or sweet	         scent. [Obs. & Illegitimate.] --Sir T. Herbert.	         Fragrance
Fragrance \Fra"grance\, Fragrancy \Fra"gran*cy\, n. [L.	   fragrantia: cf. OF. fragrance.]	   The quality of being fragrant; sweetness of smell; a sweet	   smell; a pleasing odor; perfume.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eve separate he spies,	         Veiled in a cloud of fragrance.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The goblet crowned,	         Breathed aromatic fragrancies around.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Fragrant \Fra"grant\, a. [L. fragrans. -antis, p. pr. of	   fragrare to emit a smell of fragrance: cf. OF. fragrant.]	   Affecting the olfactory nerves agreeably; sweet of smell;	   odorous; having or emitting an agreeable perfume.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fragrant the fertile earth	         After soft showers.                      --Milton.	   Syn: Sweet-smelling; odorous; odoriferous; sweet-scented;	        redolent; ambrosial; balmy; spicy; aromatic. --	        {Fra"grant*ly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Fraight \Fraight\, a.	   Same as {Fraught}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
frail \frail\ (fr[=a]l), n. [OE. fraiel, fraile, OF. fraiel,	   freel, frael, fr. LL. fraellum.]	   A basket made of rushes, used chiefly for containing figs and	   raisins.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity of raisins -- about thirty-two, fifty-six, or	      seventy-five pounds, -- contained in a frail.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rush for weaving baskets. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	frail \frail\, a. [Compar. {frailer} (fr[=a]l"[~e]r); superl.	   {frailest}.] [OE. frele, freile, OF. fraile, frele, F.	   fr[^e]le, fr. L. fragilis. See {Fragile}.]	   1. Easily broken; fragile; not firm or durable; liable to	      fail and perish; easily destroyed; not tenacious of life;	      weak; infirm.	      [1913 Webster]	            That I may know how frail I am.       --Ps. xxxix.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            An old bent man, worn and frail.      --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tender. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Deep indignation and compassion frail. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong	      against temptation; weak in resolution; also, unchaste; --	      often applied to fallen women.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is frail, and prone to evil.      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
frailly \frail"ly\, adv.	   Weakly; infirmly.	   [1913 Webster]
frailness \frail"ness\, n.	   Frailty.	   [1913 Webster]
frailty \frail"ty\ (fr[=a]l"t[y^]), n.; pl. {frailties}	   (fr[=a]l"t[i^]z). [OE. frelete, freilte, OF. frailet['e], fr.	   L. fragilitas. See {Frail}, a., and cf. {Fragility}.]	   1. The condition or quality of being frail, physically,	      mentally, or morally; frailness; infirmity; weakness of	      resolution; liableness to be deceived or seduced.	      [1913 Webster]	            God knows our frailty, [and] pities our weakness.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fault proceeding from weakness; foible; sin of	      infirmity.	   Syn: Frailness; fragility; imperfection; failing.	        [1913 Webster]
Fraischeur \Frai"scheur\, n. [OF.; F fraicheur, fr. frais, fem.	   fra[^i]che, fresh; of German origin. See {Frash}, a.]	   Freshness; coolness. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraise \Fraise\, n. [See {Froise}.]	   A large and thick pancake, with slices of bacon in it. [Obs.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Fraise \Fraise\, n. [F. fraise, orig., a ruff, cf. F. frise	   frieze, E. frieze a coarse stuff.]	   1. (Fort.) A defense consisting of pointed stakes driven into	      the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a	      small milling cutter.	      [1913 Webster]	Fraise \Fraise\, v. t. (Mil.)	   To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry,	   by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraised \Fraised\, a.	   Fortified with a fraise.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraken \Frak"en\, n.	   A freckle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A few fraknes in his face.               --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Framable \Fram"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being framed.	   [1913 Webster]
Frambaesia \Fram*b[ae]"si*a\, n. [F. & NL., fr. F. framboise	   raspberry.] (Med.)	   The yaws. See {Yaws}.	   [1913 Webster]
Frame \Frame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Framed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Framing}.] [OE. framen, fremen, to execute, build, AS.	   fremman to further, perform, effect, fr. fram strong,	   valiant; akin to E. foremost, and prob. to AS. fram from,	   Icel. fremja, frama, to further, framr forward, G. fromm	   worthy, excellent, pious. See {Foremost}, {From}, and cf.	   {Furnish}.]	   1. (Arch. & Engin.) To construct by fitting and uniting the	      several parts of the skeleton of any structure;	      specifically, in woodwork, to put together by cutting	      parts of one member to fit parts of another. See	      {Dovetail}, {Halve}, v. t., {Miter}, {Tenon}, {Tooth},	      {Tusk}, {Scarf}, and {Splice}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To originate; to plan; to devise; to contrive; to compose;	      in a bad sense, to invent or fabricate, as something	      false.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many excellent reasonings are framed in the mind	            of a man of wisdom and study in a length of years.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fit to something else, or for some specific end; to	      adjust; to regulate; to shape; to conform.	      [1913 Webster]	            And frame my face to all occasions.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We may in some measure frame our minds for the	            reception of happiness.               --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The human mind is framed to be influenced. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause; to bring about; to produce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear frames disorder, and disorder wounds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To support. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That on a staff his feeble steps did frame.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To provide with a frame, as a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. to manufacture false evidence against (an innocent	      person), so as to make the person appear guilty of a	      crime. The act of framing a person is often referred to as	      a {frame-up}.	      [PJC]	Frame \Frame\, v. i.	   1. To shape; to arrange, as the organs of speech. [Obs.]	      --Judg. xii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proceed; to go. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The bauty of this sinful dame	            Made many princes thither frame.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Frame \Frame\, n.	   1. Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a	      fabric; a structure; esp., the constructional system,	      whether of timber or metal, that gives to a building,	      vessel, etc., its model and strength; the skeleton of a	      structure.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are thy glorious works, Parent of good,	            Almighty! thine this universal frame. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bodily structure; physical constitution; make or build	      of a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some bloody passion shakes your very frame. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No frames could be strong enough to endure it.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of open case or structure made for admitting,	      inclosing, or supporting things, as that which incloses or	      contains a window, door, picture, etc.; that on which	      anything is held or stretched; as:	      (a) The skeleton structure which supports the boiler and	          machinery of a locomotive upon its wheels.	      (b) (Founding) A molding box or flask, which being filled	          with sand serves as a mold for castings.	      (c) The ribs and stretchers of an umbrella or other	          structure with a fabric covering.	      (d) A structure of four bars, adjustable in size, on which	          cloth, etc., is stretched for quilting, embroidery,	          etc.	      (e) (Hort.) A glazed portable structure for protecting	          young plants from frost.	      (f) (Print.) A stand to support the type cases for use by	          the compositor.	      (f) a pair of glasses without the lenses; that part of a	          pair of glasses that excludes the lenses.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Mach.) A term applied, especially in England, to certain	      machines built upon or within framework; as, a stocking	      frame; lace frame; spinning frame, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Form; shape; proportion; scheme; structure; constitution;	      system; as, a frameof government.	      [1913 Webster]	            She that hath a heart of that fine frame	            To pay this debt of love but to a brother. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put your discourse into some frame.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Particular state or disposition, as of the mind; humor;	      temper; mood; as, to be always in a happy frame. Same as	      {{frame of mind}}	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            John the bastard	            Whose spirits toil in frame of villainies. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In games:	      (a) In pool, the triangular form used in setting up the	          balls; also, the balls as set up, or the round of	          playing required to pocket them all; as, to play six	          frames in a game of 50 points.	      (b) In bowling, as in tenpins, one of the several innings	          forming a game.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Balloon frame}, {Cant frames}, etc. See under {Balloon},	      {Cant}, etc.	   {Frame building} or {Frame house}, a building of which the	      form and support is made of framed timbers. [U.S.] --	   {Frame level}, a mason's level.	   {Frame saw}, a thin saw stretched in a frame to give it	      rigidity.	      [1913 Webster]
framed \framed\ adj.	   provided with a frame; as, there were framed snapshots of	   family and friends on her desk. Opposite of {unframed}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Frame of mind \Frame of mind\, n.	   mood; mental attitude; mental disposition; same as	   {frame[6]}.	   [PJC]	Frame of reference \Frame of reference\, n.	   1. an arbitrary set of spatial coordinates used to describe	      the position or motion of objects. The coordinates may be	      fixed or moving; as, a rotating frame of reference.	      [PJC]	   2. a set of assumptions or conditions that are used to	      discuss or understand something; as, a religious frame of	      reference.	      [PJC]
Framer \Fram"er\, n.	   One who frames; as, the framer of a building; the framers of	   the Constitution.	   [1913 Webster]
frameshift \frame"shift\, a. (Genetics)	   of, pertaining to, or causing a type of mutation consisting	   of the insertion or deletion of one or more nucleotides in	   the nucleic acid structure of a gene, when the number of base	   pairs inserted or deleted is not a multiple of three. If the	   addition or deletion occurs in multiples of three, the	   unaffected nucleotides in the genome remain in the proper	   order ("frame") to be correctly translated into protein; in	   such cases of insertions or deletions not causing a frame	   shift, a functional though altered protein may be produced by	   the organism. Frameshift mutations cause more profound	   changes in the composition of the protein resulting from	   translation of the mutated gene.	   [PJC]
Frame-up \Frame"-up`\, n.	   A conspiracy or plot for a malicious or evil purpose;	   especially, an act that incriminates a person on false	   evidence. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Framework \Frame"work`\, n.	   1. The work of framing, or the completed work; the frame or	      constructional part of anything; as, the framework of	      society.	      [1913 Webster]	            A staunch and solid piece of framework. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Work done in, or by means of, a frame or loom.	      [1913 Webster]
Framing \Fram"ing\, n.	   1. The act, process, or style of putting together a frame, or	      of constructing anything; a frame; that which frames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch. & Engin.) A framework, or a sy? of frames.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Framing chisel} (Carp.), a heavy chisel with a socket shank	      for making mortises. Frampel
Frampel \Fram"pel\, Frampoid \Fram"poid\, a. [Also written	   frampul, frampled, framfold.] [Cf. W. fframfol passionate,	   ffrom angry, fretting; or perh. akin to E. frump.]	   Peevish; cross; vexatious; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is Pompey grown so malapert, so frampel? --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Franc \Franc\ (fr[a^][ng]k), n. [F., fr. franc a Franc. See	   {Frank}, a.]	   A silver coin of France, and since 1795 the unit of the	   French monetary system. It has been adopted by Belgium and	   Swizerland. In 1913 it was equivalent to about nineteen cents	   American, or ten pence British, and is divided into 100	   centimes.	   [1913 Webster]
Franchise \Fran"chise\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F., fr. franc, fem.	   franche, free. See {Frank}, a.]	   1. Exemption from constraint or oppression; freedom; liberty.	      [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (LAw) A particular privilege conferred by grant from a	      sovereign or a government, and vested in individuals; an	      immunity or exemption from ordinary jurisdiction; a	      constitutional or statutory right or privilege, esp. the	      right to vote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Election by universal suffrage, as modified by the	            Constitution, is the one crowning franchise of the	            American people.                      --W. H.	                                                  Seward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The district or jurisdiction to which a particular	      privilege extends; the limits of an immunity; hence, an	      asylum or sanctuary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Churches and mobasteries in Spain are franchises for	            criminals.                            --London	                                                  Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.	      "Franchise in woman." [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Elective franchise}, the privilege or right of voting in an	      election of public officers.	      [1913 Webster]	Franchise \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. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Franchisement \Fran"chise*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. franchissement.]	   Release; deliverance; freedom. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Francic \Fran"cic\, a. [See {Frank}, a.]	   Pertaining to the Franks, or their language; Frankish.	   [1913 Webster]
Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, a. [LL. Franciscus Francis: cf. F.	   franciscain.] (R. C. Ch.)	   Belonging to the Order of St. Francis of the Franciscans.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Franciscan Brothers}, pious laymen who devote themselves to	      useful works, such as manual labor schools, and other	      educational institutions; -- called also {Brothers of the	      Third Order of St. Francis}.	   {Franciscan Nuns}, nuns who follow the rule of St. Francis,	      esp. those of the Second Order of St. Francis, -- called	      also {Poor Clares} or {Minoresses}.	   {Franciscan Tertiaries}, the Third Order of St. Francis.	      [1913 Webster]	Franciscan \Fran*cis"can\, n. (R.C.Ch.)	   A monk or friar of the Order of St. Francis, a large and	   zealous order of mendicant monks founded in 1209 by St.	   Francis of Assisi. They are called also {Friars Minor}; and	   in England, {Gray Friars}, because they wear a gray habit.	   [1913 Webster]
Francolin \Fran"co*lin\, n. [F.; cf. It. francolino, Sp.	   francolin.] (Zool.)	   A spurred partidge of the genus {Francolinus} and allied	   genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species ({F.	   vulgaris}) was formerly common in southern Europe, but is now	   nearly restricted to Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Francolite \Fran"co*lite\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of apatite from Wheal Franco in Devonshire.	   [1913 Webster] Francophil
Francophil \Francophil\, Francophile \Francophile\prop. n.	   An admirer of France and everything French.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Francophobe \Francophobe\ prop. n.	   a person who hates or fears France, French culture, or the	   French people.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Francophone
Francophone \Francophone\, Francophonic \Francophonic\prop. a.	   Able to communicate in the French language; -- used	   especially of those whose native language is French.	   Syn: French-speaking.	        [PJC]
franc-tireur \franc-tireur\ n.	   a sharpshooter (in the French army).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Frangent \Fran"gent\, a. [L. frangens, p. pr. of frangere. See	   {Fraction}.]	   Causing fracture; breaking. [R.] --H. Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Frangibility \Fran`gi*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. frangibilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being frangible. --Fox.	   [1913 Webster]
Frangible \Fran"gi*ble\, a. [Cf. F. frangible.]	   Capable of being broken; brittle; fragile; easily broken.	   [1913 Webster]
Frangipane \Fran"gi*pane\, n. [F. frangipane; supposed to be	   called so from the inventor, the Marquis Frangipani, major	   general under Louis XIV.]	   1. A perfume of jasmine; frangipani.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of pastry, containing cream and almonds.	      Frangipani
Frangipani \Fran`gi*pan"i\, Frangipanni \Fran`gi*pan"ni\, n.	   [Another spelling of frangipane.]	   A perfume derived from, or imitating the odor of, the flower	   of the red jasmine, a West Indian tree of the genus	   {Plumeria}. Frangulic
Frangulic \Fran*gu"lic\, Frangulinic \Fran`gu*lin"ic\, a.	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or drived from, frangulin, or a species	   ({Rhamnus Frangula}) of the buckthorn.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Frangulinic acid} (Chem.), a yellow crystalline substance,	      resembling alizarin, and obtained by the decomposition of	      frangulin.	      [1913 Webster]
Frangulin \Fran"gu*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline dyestuff, regarded as a glucoside,	   extracted from a species ({Rhamnus Frangula}) of the	   buckthorn; -- called also {rhamnoxanthin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Franion \Fran"ion\, n. [Perh. from F. fain['e]ant an idler.]	   A paramour; a loose woman; also, a gay, idle fellow. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Frank \Frank\, n. [OF. franc.]	   A pigsty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Frank \Frank\, v. t.	   To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to	   fatten. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Frank \Frank\, n. (Zool.)	   The common heron; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {franker}	   (fr[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. {frankest}.] [F. franc free,	   frank, L. Francus a Frank, fr. OHG. Franko the name of a	   Germanic people on the Rhine, who afterward founded the	   French monarchy; cf. AS. franca javelin, Icel. frakka. Cf.	   {Franc}, {French}, a., {Franchise}, n.]	   1. Unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free. [R.]	      "It is of frank gift." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved;	      using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature,	      conversation, manner, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liberal; generous; profuse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Frank of civilities that cost them nothing.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense.	      --Spenser.	   Syn: Ingenuous; candid; artless; plain; open; unreserved;	        undisguised; sincere. See {Candid}, {Ingenuous}.	        [1913 Webster]	frank \frank\ (fr[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {franked}	   (fr[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {franking}.]	   1. To send by public conveyance free of expense. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package,	      or packet, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Frank \Frank\, n. [See {Frank}, a.]	   The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free	   of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or	   signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to	   go free of postage. Called also the {franking privilege}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         I have said so much, that, if I had not a frank, I must	         burn my letter and begin again.          --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Frank \Frank\, n. [Cf. F. franc. See {Frank}, a.]	   1. (Ethnol.) A member of one of the German tribes that in the	      fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established	      the kingdom of France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a	      term used in the Levant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A French coin. See {Franc}.	      [1913 Webster]
Frankalmoigne \Frank`al*moigne"\, n. [F. franc free + Norm. F.	   almoigne alma, for almosne, F. aum[^o]ne. See {Frank}, a.,	   and {Almoner}.] (Eng. Law)	   A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given	   to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of	   praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; -- called	   also {tenure by free alms}. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Frank-chase \Frank"-chase`\, n. [Frank free + chase.] (Eng. Law)	   The liberty or franchise of having a chase; free chase.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Frank-fee \Frank"-fee`\, n. [Frank free + fee.] (Eng. Law)	   A species of tenure in fee simple, being the opposite of	   ancient demesne, or copyhold. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Frankfort black \Frank"fort black`\	   A black pigment used in copperplate printing, prepared by	   burning vine twigs, the lees of wine, etc. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
frankfurter \frank"fur*ter\	   A small cooked sausage of beef or beef and pork, usually 5 to	   6 inches, sometimes as long as 12 inches in length; called	   also {frankforter}, {frankfort}, {frankfurt}. It is commonly	   eaten on a roll, called a hot dog bun.	   Syn: wiener, hot dog[1].	        [PJC]
Frankincense \Frank"in*cense\, n. [OF. franc free, pure + encens	   incense.]	   A fragrant, aromatic resin, or gum resin, burned as an	   incense in religious rites or for medicinal fumigation. The	   best kinds now come from East Indian trees, of the genus	   {Boswellia}; a commoner sort, from the Norway spruce ({Abies	   excelsa}) and other coniferous trees. The frankincense of the	   ancient Jews is still unidentified.	   [1913 Webster]
Franking \Frank"ing\, n. (Carp.)	   A method of forming a joint at the intersection of	   window-sash bars, by cutting away only enough wood to show a	   miter.	   [1913 Webster]
Frankish \Frank"ish\, a.	   Like, or pertaining to, the Franks.	   [1913 Webster]
Frank-law \Frank"-law`\, n. [Frank free + law.] (Eng. Law)	   The liberty of being sworn in courts, as a juror or witness;	   one of the ancient privileges of a freeman; free and common	   law; -- an obsolete expression signifying substantially the	   same as the American expression {civil rights}. --Abbot.	   [1913 Webster]
Franklin \Frank"lin\, n. [OE. frankelein; cf. LL. franchilanus.	   See {Frank}, a.]	   An English freeholder, or substantial householder. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The franklin, a small landholder of those days. --Sir	                                                  J. Stephen.	   [1913 Webster]
Franklinic \Frank*lin"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Benjamin Franklin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Franklinic electricity}, electricity produced by friction;	      called also {static electricity}.	      [1913 Webster]
Franklinite \Frank"lin*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A kind of mineral of the spinel group.	   [1913 Webster]
Franklin stove \Frank"lin stove`\	   A kind of open stove introduced by Benjamin Franklin, the	   peculiar feature of which was that a current of heated air	   was directly supplied to the room from an air box; -- now	   applied to other varieties of open stoves.	   [1913 Webster]
Frankly \Frank"ly\, adv.	   In a frank manner; freely.	   [1913 Webster]	         Very frankly he confessed his treasons.  --Shak.	   Syn: Openly; ingenuously; plainly; unreservedly;	        undisguisedly; sincerely; candidly; artlessly; freely;	        readily; unhesitatingly; liberally; willingly.	        [1913 Webster]
Frank-marriage \Frank"-mar"riage\, n. [Frank free + marriage.]	   (Eng. Law)	   A certain tenure in tail special; an estate of inheritance	   given to a man his wife (the wife being of the blood of the	   donor), and descendible to the heirs of their two bodies	   begotten. [Obs.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Frankness \Frank"ness\, n.	   The quality of being frank; candor; openess; ingenuousness;	   fairness; liberality.	   [1913 Webster]
Frankpledge \Frank"pledge`\, n. [Frank free + pledge.] (O. Eng.	   Law)	   (a) A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, --	       each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary,	       tithing, or friborg, in England, being a pledge for the	       good conduct of the others, for the preservation of the	       public peace; a free surety.	   (b) The tithing itself. --Bouvier.	       [1913 Webster]	             The servants of the crown were not, as now, bound	             in frankpledge for each other.       --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]
Frantic \Fran"tic\, a. [OE. frentik, frenetik, F. frentique, L.	   phreneticus, from Gr. ?. See {Frenzy}, and cf. {Frenetic},	   {Phrenetic}.]	   Mad; raving; furious; violent; wild and disorderly;	   distracted.	   [1913 Webster]	         Die, frantic wretch, for this accursed deed! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Torrents of frantic abuse.               --Macaulay.	   -- {Fran"tic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Fran"tic*ly}, adv. --Shak. --	   {Fran"tic*ness}, n. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frap \Frap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Frapping}.] [Cf. F. frapper to strike, to seize ropes. Cf.	   {Affrap}.]	   1. (Naut.) To draw together; to bind with a view to secure	      and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it;	      to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together.	      --Tottem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum.	      --Knoght.	      [1913 Webster]
Frape \Frape\, n. [Cf. frap, and Prov. E. frape to scold.]	   A crowd, a rabble. [Obs.] --ares.	   [1913 Webster]
Frapler \Frap"ler\, n.	   A blusterer; a rowdy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Unpolished, a frapler, and base.         --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frapp'e \Frap`p['e]"\ or Frappe \Frappe\(fr[.a]`p[=a]"), a. [F.,	   p.p. of frapper to strike, to chill.]	   Iced; frozen; artificially cooled; as, wine frapp['e]. --	   (fr[.a]`p[=a]" or fr[a^]p)n. A frapp['e] mixture or beverage,	   as a water ice, variously flavored, frozen soft, and served	   in glasses; also, a milk shake.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frapping \Frap"ping\, n. [From {Frap}.] (Naut.)	   A lashing binding a thing tightly or binding things together.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frasera \Frasera\ n.	   A genus of North American herbs: columbo; it includes some	   species sometimes placed in the genus {Swertia}.	   Syn: genus {Frasera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
frat \frat\ n.	   a social club for male college undergraduates; a shortened	   form of {fraternity}.	   Syn: fraternity.	        [WordNet 1.5]	frat house \frat house\ n.	   a house used by a chapter of a fraternity at a college.	   Syn: fraternity house; chapter house.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Frater \Fra"ter\, n. [L., a brother.] (Eccl.)	   A monk; also, a frater house. [R.] --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Frater house}, an apartament in a convent used as an eating	      room; a refectory; -- called also a {fratery}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fratercula \Fratercula\ n.	   a genus of sea birds, one of the genera of puffins.	   Syn: genus {Fratercula}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fraternal \Fra*ter"nal\, a.[F. fraternel, LL. fraternalis, fr.	   L. fraternus, fr. frater brother. See {Brother}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to	   brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal	   embrace. -- {Fra*ter"nal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         An abhorred, a cursed, a fraternal war.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fraternal love and friendship.           --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraternate \Fra*ter"nate\, v. i.	   To fraternize; to hold fellowship. --Jefferson. Fraternation
Fraternation \Fra`ter*na"tion\, Fraternism \Fra"ter*nism\, n.	   Fraternization. [R.] --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraternity \Fra*ter"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Fraternities}. [F.	   fraternit['e], L. fraternitas.]	   1. The state or quality of being fraternal or brotherly;	      brotherhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of men associated for their common interest,	      business, or pleasure; a company; a brotherhood; a	      society; in the Roman Catholic Church, an association for	      special religious purposes, for relieving the sick and	      destitute, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Men of the same class, profession, occupation, character,	      or tastes.	      [1913 Webster]	            With what terms of respect knaves and sots will	            speak of their own fraternity!        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A social club for male college undergraduates. They often	      have secret initiation rites, and are named by the use of	      two or three Greek letters. The corresponding association	      for women students is called a {sorority}.	   Syn: frat.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fraternization \Fra`ter*ni*za"tion\ (? or ?), n.	   The act of fraternizing or uniting as brothers.	   [1913 Webster]	         I hope that no French fraternization . . . could so	         change the hearts of Englishmen.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraternize \Fra"ter*nize\ (? or ?; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Fraternized}; p. pr. & vb. n.. {Fraternizing}.] [Cf. F.	   fraterniser.]	   To associate or hold fellowship as brothers, or as men of	   like occupation or character; to have brotherly feelings.	   [1913 Webster]	Fraternize \Fra"ter*nize\, v. t.	   To bring into fellowship or brotherly sympathy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Correspondence for fraternizing the two nations.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraternizer \Frat"er*ni`zer\ (?; 277), n.	   One who fraternizes. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fratery \Fra"ter*y\ (? or ?), n. [L. frater brother: cf. It.	   frateria a brotherhood of monks. See {Friar}.]	   A frater house. See under {Frater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fratrage \Fra"trage\ (? or ?; 48), n. [L. frater a brother.]	   (Law)	   A sharing among brothers, or brothers' kin. [Obs.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Fratricelli \Fra`tri*cel"li\, n. pl. [It. fraticelli, lit.,	   little brothers, dim. fr. frate brother, L. frater.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   (a) The name which St. Francis of Assisi gave to his	       followers, early in the 13th century.	   (b) A sect which seceded from the Franciscan Order, chiefly	       in Italy and Sicily, in 1294, repudiating the pope as an	       apostate, maintaining the duty of celibacy and poverty,	       and discountenancing oaths. Called also {Fratricellians}	       and {Fraticelli}.	       [1913 Webster]
Fratricidal \Frat"ri*ci`dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to fratricide; of the nature of fratricide.	   [1913 Webster]
Fratricide \Frat"ri*cide\, n. [L. fratricidium a brother's	   murder, fr. fratricida a brother's murderer; frater, fratris,	   brother + caedere to kill: cf. F. fratricide.]	   1. The act of one who murders or kills his own brother.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. fratricida: cf. F. fratricide.] One who murders or	      kills his own brother.	      [1913 Webster]
Frau \Frau\ (frou), n.; pl. {Frauen} (frou"en). [G. Cf. 1st	   {Frow}.]	   In Germany, a woman; a married woman; a wife; -- as a title,	   equivalent to Mrs., Madam.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fraud \Fraud\ (fr[add]d), n. [F. fraude, L. fraus, fraudis;	   prob. akin to Skr. dh[=u]rv to injure, dhv[.r] to cause to	   fall, and E. dull.]	   1. Deception deliberately practiced with a view to gaining an	      unlawful or unfair advantage; artifice by which the right	      or interest of another is injured; injurious stratagem;	      deceit; trick.	      [1913 Webster]	            If success a lover's toil attends,	            Few ask, if fraud or force attained his ends.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An intentional perversion of truth for the purpose	      of obtaining some valuable thing or promise from another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A trap or snare. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To draw the proud King Ahab into fraud. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Constructive fraud} (Law), an act, statement, or omission	      which operates as a fraud, although perhaps not intended	      to be such. --Mozley & W.	   {Pious fraud} (Ch. Hist.), a fraud contrived and executed to	      benefit the church or accomplish some good end, upon the	      theory that the end justified the means.	   {Statute of frauds} (Law), an English statute (1676), the	      principle of which is incorporated in the legislation of	      all the States of this country, by which writing with	      specific solemnities (varying in the several statutes) is	      required to give efficacy to certain dispositions of	      property. --Wharton.	   Syn: Deception; deceit; guile; craft; wile; sham; strife;	        circumvention; stratagem; trick; imposition; cheat. See	        {Deception}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fraudful \Fraud"ful\, a.	   Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; trickish; treacherous;	   fraudulent; -- applied to persons or things. --I. Taylor. --	   {Fraud"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraudless \Fraud"less\, a.	   Free from fraud. -- {Fraud"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Fraud"less*ness}, n. Fraudulence
Fraudulence \Fraud"u*lence\ (?; 135), Fraudulency
\Fraud"u*len*cy\, n. [L. fraudulentia.]	   The quality of being fraudulent; deliberate deceit;	   trickishness. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraudulent \Fraud"u*lent\, a. [L. fraudulentus, fr. fraus,	   fraudis, fraud: cf. F. fraudulent.]	   1. Using fraud; tricky; deceitful; dishonest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by, founded on, or proceeding from, fraud;	      as, a fraudulent bargain.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, with serpent tongue, . . .	            His fraudulent temptation thus began. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Obtained or performed by artifice; as, fraudulent	      conquest. --Milton.	   Syn: Deceitful; fraudful; guileful; crafty; wily; cunning;	        subtle; deceiving; cheating; deceptive; insidious;	        treacherous; dishonest; designing; unfair.	        [1913 Webster]
Fraudulently \Fraud"u*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a fraudulent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraught \Fraught\ (fr[add]t), n. [OE.fraight, fraght; akin to	   Dan. fragt, Sw. frakt, D. vracht, G. fracht, cf. OHG.	   fr[=e]ht merit, reward; perh. from a pref. corresponding to	   E. for + The root of E. own. Cf. {Freight}.]	   A freight; a cargo. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fraught \Fraught\, a.	   Freighted; laden; filled; stored; charged.	   [1913 Webster]	         A vessel of our country richly fraught.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A discourse fraught with all the commending excellences	         of speech.                               --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enterprises fraught with world-wide benefits. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Fraught \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[=e]ht[=o]n to	   deserve. See {Fraught}, n.]	   To freight; to load; to burden; to fill; to crowd. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon the tumbling billows fraughted ride	         The armed ships.                         --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraughtage \Fraught"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Freight; loading; cargo. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraughting \Fraught"ing\, a.	   Constituting the freight or cargo. [Obs.] "The fraughting	   souls within her." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraumulein \Fr[aum]u"lein\ (froi"l[imac]n), n. sing. & pl. [G.,	   dim. of frau woman. See {Frau}.]	   In Germany, a young lady; an unmarried woman; -- as a title,	   equivalent to Miss.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fraunhofer lines \Fraun"ho*fer lines`\prop. n. pl.. (Physics.)	   The lines of the spectrum; especially and properly, the dark	   lines of the solar spectrum, so called because first	   accurately observed and interpreted by Fraunhofer, a German	   physicist.	   [1913 Webster]
fraxin \frax"in\, n. [From {Fraxinus}.] (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance ({C16H18O10}) found in the	   bark of the ash ({Fraxinus}), and along with esculin in the	   bark of the horse-chestnut. It is structurally a derivative	   of a coumarin glucoside. It shows a delicate blue-green	   fluorescence in alkaline solutions; -- called also {paviin}	   and {fraxoside}. --MI-11br/	   Syn:	        8-([beta]-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-7-hydroxy-6-methoxy-2H-1-benzopyran-2-one;	        also,	        7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-coumarin-8-[beta]-D-glucoside;	        fraxetin-8-glucoside.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Fraxinus \Frax"i*nus\, prop. n. [L., the ash tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of deciduous forest trees, found in the north	   temperate zone, and including the true ash trees.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Fraxinus excelsior} is the European ash; {Fraxinus	         Americana}, the white ash; {Fraxinus sambucifolia}, the	         black ash or water ash.	         [1913 Webster]
fray \fray\ (fr[=a]), n. [Abbreviated from affray.]	   An angry quarrel; an affray; contest; combat; broil.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         Who began this bloody fray?              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fray \Fray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frayed} (fr[=a]d); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fraying}.] [See 1st {Fray}, and cf. {Affray}.]	   To frighten; to terrify; to alarm. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         What frays ye, that were wont to comfort me affrayed?	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Fray \Fray\, v. t. [Cf. OF. fraier. See {Defray}, v. t.]	   To bear the expense of; to defray. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The charge of my most curious and costly ingredients	         frayed, I shall acknowledge myself amply satisfied.	                                                  --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]	Fray \Fray\, v. t. [OF. freier, fraier, froier, to rub. L.	   fricare; cf. friare to crumble, E. friable; perh. akin to Gr.	   chri`ein to anoint, chri^sma an anointing, Skr. gh[.r]sh to	   rub, scratch. Cf. {Friction}.]	   To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to	   fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head.	   [1913 Webster]	Fray \Fray\, v. i.	   1. To rub.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can show the marks he made	            When 'gainst the oak his antlers frayed. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by	      rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof	      wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel;	      as, the cloth frays badly.	      [1913 Webster]	            A suit of frayed magnificience.       --tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Fray \Fray\, n.	   A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing.	   [1913 Webster]
Fraying \Fray"ing\, n. (Zool.)	   The skin which a deer frays from his horns. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frazzled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Frazzling}.] [Cf. G. faseln, and E. fray.]	   To fray; to wear or pull into tatters or tag ends; to tatter;	   -- used literally and figuratively. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Her hair was of a reddish gray color, and its frazzled	         and tangled condition suggested that the woman had	         recently passed through a period of extreme excitement.	                                                  --J. C.	                                                  Harris.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Frazzle \Fraz"zle\, n.	   1. The act or result of frazzling; the condition or quality	      of being frazzled; the tag end; a frayed-out end. [Prov.	      Eng. & U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	            My fingers are all scratched to frazzles. --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a state of extreme exhaustion; -- often used in the phrase	   {worn to a frazzle}. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	            Gordon had sent word to Lee that he "had fought his	            corps to a frazzle."                  --Nicolay &	                                                  Hay (Life of	                                                  Lincoln).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Freak \Freak\ (fr[=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freaked}	   (fr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Freaking}.] [Akin to OE. frakin,	   freken, freckle, Icel. freknur, pl., Sw. fr[aum]kne, Dan.	   fregne, Gr. perkno`s dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni	   variegated. Cf. {Freckle}, {Freck}.]	   To variegate; to checker; to streak. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Freaked with many a mingled hue.         --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Freak \Freak\, n. [Prob. from OE. frek bold, AS. frec bold,	   greedly; akin to OHG. freh greedly, G. frech insolent, Icel.	   frekr greedy, Goth. fa['i]hufriks avaricious.]	   1. A sudden causeless change or turn of the mind; a whim of	      fancy; a capricious prank; a vagary or caprice.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is restless and peevish, and sometimes in a	            freak will instantly change her habitation.	                                                  --Spectator.	   2. a rare and unpredictable event; as, the July snowstorm was	      a freak of nature.	      [PJC]	   3. an habitual drug user, especially one who uses psychedelic	      drugs.	      [PJC]	   4. an animal or person with a visible congenital abnormality;	      -- applied especially to those who appear in a circus	      sideshow.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Whim; caprice; folly; sport. See {Whim}.	        [1913 Webster]	Freak \Freak\, v. i.	   1. to react with irrationality or extreme emotion; to lose	      one's composure; -- often used in the phrase	   {freak out}.	      [PJC]	   2. to become irrational or to experience hallucinations under	      the influence of drugs; -- often used in the phrase	   {freak out}.	      [PJC]	Freak \Freak\, v. t.	   1. to cause (a person) react with great distress or extreme	      emotion; -- often used in the phrase	   {freak out}.	      [PJC]
Freaking \Freak"ing\, a.	   Freakish. [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Freakish \Freak"ish\, a.	   Apt to change the mind suddenly; whimsical; capricious.	   [1913 Webster]	         It may be a question whether the wife or the woman was	         the more freakish of the two.            --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freakish when well, and fretful when she's sick.	                                                  --Pope.	   2. rapidly changing and unpredictable; as, freakish weather.	      [PJC]	   3. markedly abnormal.	   Syn: freaky.	        [PJC] -- {Freak"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Freak"ish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
freakishness \freakishness\ n.	   marked strangeness or abnormality.	   Syn: abnormality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
freaky \freaky\ adj.	   markedly unusual or abnormal; as, freaky weather.	   Syn: freakish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Freck \Freck\, v. t. [Cf. {Freak}, v. t., {Freckle}.]	   To checker; to diversify. [R. & Poet.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The painted windows, frecking gloom with glow.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Freckle \Freck"le\ (fr[e^]k"k'l), n. [Dim., from the same root	   as freak, v. t.]	   1. A small yellowish or brownish spot in the skin,	      particularly on the face, neck, or hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small spot or discoloration.	      [1913 Webster]	Freckle \Frec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freckled}	   (fr[e^]k"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Freckling}	   (fr[e^]k"kl[i^]ng).]	   To sprinkle or mark with freckles or small discolored spots;	   to spot.	   [1913 Webster]	Freckle \Frec"kle\ (fr[e^]k"k'l), v. i.	   To become covered or marked with freckles; to be spotted.	   [1913 Webster]
Freckled \Frec"kled\ (fr[e^]k"k'ld), a.	   Marked with freckles; spotted. "The freckled trout."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The freckled cowslip, burnet, and green clover. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Freckledness \Frec"kled*ness\ (-k'ld*n[e^]s), n.	   The state of being freckled.	   [1913 Webster]
Freckly \Frec"kly\ (-kl[y^]), a.	   Full of or marked with freckles; sprinkled with spots;	   freckled.	   [1913 Webster]
Fred \Fred\ (fr[e^]d), n. [AS. fri[eth] peace. See {Frith}	   inclosure.]	   Peace; -- a word used in composition, especially in proper	   names; as, Alfred; Frederic.	   [1913 Webster]
Fredstole \Fred"stole`\ (-st[=o]l`), n. [Obs.]	   See {Fridstol}. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Free \Free\ (fr[=e]), a. [Compar. {Freer} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Freest} (-[e^]st).] [OE. fre, freo, AS. fre['o], fr[imac];	   akin to D. vrij, OS. & OHG. fr[imac], G. frei, Icel.	   fr[imac], Sw. & Dan. fri, Goth. freis, and also to Skr. prija	   beloved, dear, fr. pr[imac] to love, Goth. frij[=o]n. Cf.	   {Affray}, {Belfry}, {Friday}, {Friend}, {Frith} inclosure.]	   1. Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under	      restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one's	      own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one's	      own course of action; not dependent; at liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which has the power, or not the power, to	            operate, is that alone which is or is not free.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject	      only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and	      defended by them from encroachments upon natural or	      acquired rights; enjoying political liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control	      of parents, guardian, or master.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest;	      liberated; at liberty to go.	      [1913 Webster]	            Set an unhappy prisoner free.         --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable	      of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; -- said	      of the will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not free, what proof could they have given sincere	            Of true allegiance, constant faith, or love.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent.	      [1913 Webster]	            My hands are guilty, but my heart is free. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved;	      ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was free only with a few.          --Milward.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; -- used in a	      bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The critics have been very free in their censures.	                                                  --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man may live a free life as to wine or women.	                                                  --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish;	      as, free with his money.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or	       troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; --	       followed by from, or, rarely, by of.	       [1913 Webster]	             Princes declaring themselves free from the	             obligations of their treaties.       --Bp. Burnet.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming;	       easy.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping;	       spirited; as, a free horse.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying	       certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special	       rights; -- followed by of.	       [1913 Webster]	             He therefore makes all birds, of every sect,	             Free of his farm.                    --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed	       without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed,	       engrossed, or appropriated; open; -- said of a thing to	       be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school.	       [1913 Webster]	             Why, sir, I pray, are not the streets as free	             For me as for you?                   --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous;	       spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending	       individual rights against encroachment by any person or	       class; instituted by a free people; -- said of a	       government, institutions, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (O. Eng. Law) Certain or honorable; the opposite of	       {base}; as, free service; free socage. --Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. (Law) Privileged or individual; the opposite of common;	       as, a free fishery; a free warren. --Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. Not united or combined with anything else; separated;	       dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free	       carbonic acid gas; free cells.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Free agency}, the capacity or power of choosing or acting	      freely, or without necessity or constraint upon the will.	      	   {Free bench} (Eng. Law), a widow's right in the copyhold	      lands of her husband, corresponding to dower in freeholds.	      	   {Free board} (Naut.), a vessel's side between water line and	      gunwale.	   {Free bond} (Chem.), an unsaturated or unemployed unit, or	      bond, of affinity or valence, of an atom or radical.	   {Free-borough men} (O.Eng. Law). See {Friborg}.	   {Free chapel} (Eccles.), a chapel not subject to the	      jurisdiction of the ordinary, having been founded by the	      king or by a subject specially authorized. [Eng.]	      --Bouvier.	   {Free charge} (Elec.), a charge of electricity in the free or	      statical condition; free electricity.	   {Free church}.	       (a) A church whose sittings are for all and without	           charge.	       (b) An ecclesiastical body that left the Church of	           Scotland, in 1843, to be free from control by the	           government in spiritual matters.	   {Free city}, or {Free town}, a city or town independent in	      its government and franchises, as formerly those of the	      Hanseatic league.	   {Free cost}, freedom from charges or expenses. --South.	   {Free and easy}, unconventional; unrestrained; regardless of	      formalities. [Colloq.] "Sal and her free and easy ways."	      --W. Black.	   {Free goods}, goods admitted into a country free of duty.	   {Free labor}, the labor of freemen, as distinguished from	      that of slaves.	   {Free port}. (Com.)	       (a) A port where goods may be received and shipped free	           of custom duty.	       (b) A port where goods of all kinds are received from	           ships of all nations at equal rates of duty.	   {Free public house}, in England, a tavern not belonging to a	      brewer, so that the landlord is free to brew his own beer	      or purchase where he chooses. --Simmonds.	   {Free school}.	       (a) A school to which pupils are admitted without	           discrimination and on an equal footing.	       (b) A school supported by general taxation, by	           endowmants, etc., where pupils pay nothing for	           tuition; a public school.	   {Free services} (O.Eng. Law), such feudal services as were	      not unbecoming the character of a soldier or a freemen to	      perform; as, to serve under his lord in war, to pay a sum	      of money, etc. --Burrill.	   {Free ships}, ships of neutral nations, which in time of war	      are free from capture even though carrying enemy's goods.	      	   {Free socage} (O.Eng. Law), a feudal tenure held by certain	      services which, though honorable, were not military.	      --Abbott.	   {Free States}, those of the United States before the Civil	      War, in which slavery had ceased to exist, or had never	      existed.	   {Free stuff} (Carp.), timber free from knots; clear stuff.	   {Free thought}, that which is thought independently of the	      authority of others.	   {Free trade}, commerce unrestricted by duties or tariff	      regulations.	   {Free trader}, one who believes in free trade.	   {To make free with}, to take liberties with; to help one's	      self to. [Colloq.]	   {To sail free} (Naut.), to sail with the yards not braced in	      as sharp as when sailing closehauled, or close to the	      wind.	      [1913 Webster]	Free \Free\, adv.	   1. Freely; willingly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I as free forgive you	            As I would be forgiven.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without charge; as, children admitted free.	      [1913 Webster]	Free \Free\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Freeing}.] [OE. freen, freoien, AS. fre['o]gan. See {Free},	   a.]	   1. To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which	      confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, etc.; to	      release; to disengage; to clear; -- followed by from, and	      sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be	      freed of these inconveniences. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our land is from the rage of tigers freed. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arise, . . . free thy people from their yoke.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve	      from the constraint of.	      [1913 Webster]	            This master key	            Frees every lock, and leads us to his person.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To frank. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
free-and-easy \free-and-easy\ adj.	   1. unconstrained and informal; as, an informal free-and-easy	      manner. Opposite of {stiff}, {starchy}, {formal}.	   Syn: casual.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. lacking normal concern for propriety.	   Syn: free-and-easy.	        [PJC]
free-associate \free-associate\ v. i. (psychoanalysis)	   to express one's thoughts, ideas, impressions, etc. in an	   unplanned and unstructured way, allowing each thought or idea	   to prompt recollection of the next one. It is a process used	   in psychotherapy.	   Syn: associate freely.	        [WordNet 1.5]
free association \free association\ n. (psychoanalysis)	   The act or process of free-associating. It is a technique	   used in psychoanalysis and is supposed to allow the analyst	   access to the unconscious thoughts of the analysand. See	   {free-associate}.	   [PJC]
Free base \Free" base`\ (fr[=e]" b[=a]s`), n.	   1. (Chem.) The basic form of an organic amine which is	      capable of forming acid salts such as hydrochlorides.	      [PJC]	   2. The basic form of a drug, often more powerful than a salt	      form because it is more readily absorbed into the blood	      stream.	      [PJC] free-base
free-base \free-base\, Free base \Free" base`\(fr[=e]" b[=a]s`),	   v. i.	   To ingest the basic form of a narcotic drug, usually by	   injection.	   [PJC]
Freebooter \Free"boot`er\, n. [D. vrijbuiter, fr. vrijbuiten to	   plunder; vrij free + buit booty, akin to E. booty. See	   {Free}, and {Booty}, and cf. {Filibuster}.]	   One who plunders or pillages without the authority of	   national warfare; a member of a predatory band; a pillager; a	   buccaneer; a sea robber. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Freebootery \Free"boot`er*y\, n.	   The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter; freebooting.	   --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]
Freebooting \Free"boot`ing\, n.	   Robbery; plunder; a pillaging.	   [1913 Webster]	Freebooting \Free"boot`ing\, a.	   Acting the freebooter; practicing freebootery; robbing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your freebooting acquaintance.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Freebooty \Free"boot`y\, n.	   Freebootery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Freeborn \Free"born`\, a.	   Born free; not born in vassalage; inheriting freedom.	   [1913 Webster]
free-burning \free-burning\ adj.	   burning in a continuous manner; -- of an electric arc; as,	   heat transfer to the anode in free-burning arcs.	   Syn: free burning, sustained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Free coinage \Free coinage\	   In the fullest sense, the conversion of bullion (of any	   specified metal) into legal-tender coins for any person who	   chooses to bring it to the mint; in a modified sense, such	   coinage when done at a fixed charge proportionate to the cost	   of the operation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Free-denizen \Free"-den`i*zen\, v. t.	   To make free. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Freedman \Freed"man\, n.; pl. {Freedmen}.	   A man who has been a slave, and has been set free.	   [1913 Webster]
Freedom \Free"dom\ (fr[=e]"d[u^]m), n. [AS. fre['o]d[=o]m;	   fre['o]free + -dom. See {Free}, and {-dom}.]	   1. The state of being free; exemption from the power and	      control of another; liberty; independence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Made captive, yet deserving freedom more. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Privileges; franchises; immunities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your charter and your caty's freedom. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exemption from necessity, in choise and action; as, the	      freedom of the will.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ease; facility; as, he speaks or acts with freedom.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Frankness; openness; unreservedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            I emboldened spake and freedom used.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Improper familiarity; violation of the rules of decorum;	      license.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Generosity; liberality. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Freedom fine}, a sum paid on entry to incorporations of	      trades.	   {Freedom of the city}, the possession of the rights and	      privileges of a freeman of the city; formerly often, and	      now occasionally, conferred on one not a resident, as a	      mark of honorary distinction for public services.	   Syn: See {Liberty}.	        [1913 Webster]
Freedstool \Freed"stool`\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Fridstol}.	   [1913 Webster]
freedwoman \freedwoman\ n.	   a woman who has been freed from slavery. Correlative of	   {freedman}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
free enterprise \free enterprise\ n.	   1. an economic system having predominantly private ownership	      of the means of production, and relying chiefly on market	      forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine	      prices, and having a minimum of governmental interference	      in economic decisions; also, the political doctrine	      advocating such a system as the economic system of a	      country. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: market economy, laissez-faire economy.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. The conduct of business according to the principles of the	      free enterprise doctrine; the conduct of economic activity	      without governmental interference.	      [PJC]
free-enterprise \free-enterprise\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to the {free enterprise} system having	   private ownership of the means of production and competition	   between enterprises. [prenominal] [Narrower terms:	   {capitalistic, capitalist}] {socialistic}	   Syn: competitive, private-enterprise(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
free-for-all \free-for-all\ n.	   1. a noisy and disordered fight conducted without rules.	   Syn: brawl.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: Any vigorous competition in which anyone can	      compete, with few or no rules, and in which the winner is	      unpredictable; as, when they began to distribute the free	      food, the orderly line of hungry recipients degenerated	      into a free-for-all.	      [PJC]
Free-hand \Free"-hand`\, a.	   Done by the hand, without support, or the guidance of	   instruments; -- of drawing or sculpture; as, free-hand	   drawing. See under {Drawing}.	   Syn: free, freehanded, unguided, untraced.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Free-handed \Free"-hand`ed\, a.	   1. Open-handed; liberal; given or giving freely or liberally;	      as, a freehanded host. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, handsome, giving,	        liberal, openhanded.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {freehand}. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: free, freehand, unguided, untraced.	        [WordNet 1.5] freehearted
freehearted \free"heart`ed\, Free-hearted \Free"-heart`ed\, a.	   Open; frank; unreserved; liberal; generous; as, free-hearted	   mirth. Opposite of {stingy}.	   Syn: benevolent.	        -- {Free"-heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Free"-heart`ed*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Freehold \Free"hold`\, n. (Lw)	   An estate in real property, of inheritance (in fee simple or	   fee tail) or for life; or the tenure by which such estate is	   held. --Kent. Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To abate into a freehold}. See under {Abate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Freeholder \Free"hold`er\, n. (Law)	   The possessor of a freehold.	   [1913 Webster]
Freelance \Free"lance`\ (fr[=e]"l[a^]ns`), n.	   1. a person who acts independently or without authorization	      of an organization or of his superiors.	      [PJC]	   2. a person who pursues a profession independently, and not	      as the employee of an organization; -- used especially of	      writers or photographers who sell their work to	      organizations of which they are not employees.	      [PJC]	Freelance \Free"lance`\ (fr[=e]"l[a^]ns`), a.	   of or pertaining to a {freelance[2]}; as, a freelance	   photographer.	   [PJC]
free-lance \free-lance\ v. i.	   to work on a free-lance basis; to work as a freelancer.	   Syn: freelance.	        [WordNet 1.5] freelancer
freelancer \free"lanc`er\, free-lancer
\free"-lanc`er\(fr[=e]"l[a^]ns`[~e]r), n.	   a {freelance[2]}, n.	   [PJC]
Free-liver \Free"-liv`er\, n.	   One who gratifies his physical appetites without stint; one	   given to indulgence in eating and drinking.	   [1913 Webster]
Free-living \Free"-liv`ing\, n.	   Unrestrained indulgence of the appetites as a way of life.	   [1913 Webster]
free-living \free-living\ adj. (Biology)	   Living independently of other organisms; not parasitic or	   commensal.	   Note: eating other organisms is not considered "dependence"	         in this sense.	   Syn: nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Free-love \Free"-love`\, n.	   The doctrine or practice of consorting with the opposite sex,	   at pleasure, without marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Free-lover \Free"-lov`er\, n.	   One who believes in or practices free-love.	   [1913 Webster]
Freelte \Freel"te\, n.	   Frailty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Freely \Free"ly\, adv. [AS. fre['o]lice.]	   In a free manner; without restraint or compulsion;	   abundantly; gratuitously.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of every tree of the garden thou mayst freely eat.	                                                  --Gen. ii. 16.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freely ye have received, freely give.    --Matt. x. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freely they stood who stood, and fell who fell.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freely we serve	         Because we freely love.                  --Milton.	   Syn: Independently; voluntarily; spontaneously;	        unconditionally; unobstructedly; willingly; readily;	        liberally; generously; bounteously; munificently;	        bountifully; abundantly; largely; copiously;	        plentifully; plenteously.	        [1913 Webster]
Freeman \Free"man\, n.; pl. {Freemen}. [AS. fre['o]man;	   fre['o]free + mann man.]	   1. One who enjoys liberty, or who is not subject to the will	      of another; one not a slave or vassal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of a corporation, company, or city, possessing	      certain privileges; a member of a borough, town, or State,	      who has the right to vote at elections. See {Liveryman}.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both having been made freemen on the same day.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Free-martin \Free"-mar`tin\, n. (Zool.)	   An imperfect female calf, twinborn with a male, which is	   sterile as a result of exposure to masculinizing hormones.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Freemason \Free"ma`son\, n.	   One of an ancient and secret association or fraternity, said	   to have been at first composed of masons or builders in	   stone, but now consisting of persons who are united for	   social enjoyment and mutual assistance.	   [1913 Webster]
Freemasonic \Free`ma*son"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the institutions or the	   practices of freemasons; as, a freemasonic signal.	   [1913 Webster]
Freemasonry \Free"ma`son*ry\, n.	   The institutions or the practices of freemasons.	   [1913 Webster]
Free-milling \Free"-mill`ing\, a.	   Yielding free gold or silver; -- said of certain ores which	   can be reduced by crushing and amalgamation, without roasting	   or other chemical treatment. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Free-minded \Free"-mind`ed\, a.	   Not perplexed; having a mind free from care. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Freeness \Free"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being free; freedom; liberty;	   openness; liberality; gratuitousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Freer \Fre"er\, n.	   One who frees, or sets free.	   [1913 Webster]
free-range \free-range\ adj.	   permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a	   feedlot; -- of livestock and domestic poultry.	   Syn: unenclosed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
free-reed \free-reed\ n. (Music)	   a reed that does not fit closely over the aperture.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Free silver \Free silver\	   The free coinage of silver; often, specif., the free coinage	   of silver at a fixed ratio with gold, as at the ratio of 16	   to 1, which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly	   the ratio of the market values of gold and silver	   respectively.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Free-soil \Free"-soil`\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or advocating, the non-extension of	      slavery; -- esp. applied to a party which was active	      during the period 1846-1856. [U.S.]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Pertaining to territory where slavery was prohibited.	      [U.S.] [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: slaveless.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {Free"soil`er}, n. [U.S.] --	        {Free"-soil`ism}, n. [U.S.]	        [1913 Webster]
Free-spoken \Free"-spo`ken\, a.	   Accustomed to speak without reserve; willing to speak out	   without subtlety. --Bacon.	   Syn: bluff, blunt, candid, frank, outspoken, plainspoken,	        point-blank.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- {Free"-spo`ken*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Freestone \Free"stone`\, n.	   A stone composed of sand or grit; -- so called because it is	   easily cut or wrought.	   [1913 Webster]	Freestone \Free"stone`\, a.	   Having the flesh readily separating from the stone, as in	   certain kinds of peaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Free-swimming \Free"-swim`ming\, a. (Zool.)	   1. Swimming in the open sea; -- said of certain marine	      animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zoology) able to swim about; not attached to a stationary	      object; -- of aquatic animals. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: unattached.	        [WordNet 1.5]
freetail \freetail\ n.	   A small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common	   in warm regions.	   Syn: freetailed bat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
freetailed bat \freetailed bat\ n.	   A small swift bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common	   in warm regions.	   Syn: freetail.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Freethinker \Free"think`er\, n.	   One who speculates or forms opinions independently of the	   authority of others; esp., in the sphere or religion, one who	   forms opinions independently of the authority of revelation	   or of the church; an unbeliever; -- a term assumed by deists	   and skeptics in the eighteenth century.	   [1913 Webster]	         Atheist is an old-fashioned word: I'm a freethinker,	         child.                                   --Addison.	   Syn: Infidel; skeptic; unbeliever. See {Infidel}.	        [1913 Webster]
Freethinking \Free"think`ing\, n.	   Undue boldness of speculation; unbelief. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
free-thinking \free-thinking\ adj.	   inclined to forms one's own opinions rather than depend upon	   authority, especially about social and religious issues;	   exhibiting boldness of speculation; skeptical of authority.	   Syn: latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical.	        [WordNet 1.5 + 1913 Webster]
Free-tongued \Free"-tongued`\, a.	   Speaking without reserve. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Freetown \Freetown\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Sierra Leone. Population (2000) =	   1,300,000.	   [PJC]
Freewheel \Free"wheel`\, n. (Mach.)	   A clutch fitted in the rear hub of a cycle, which engages the	   rear sprocket with the rear wheel when the pedals are rotated	   forwards, but permits the rear wheel to run on free from the	   rear sprocket when the pedals are stopped or rotated	   backwards. Freewheelcycles are usually fitted with hub brakes	   or rim brakes, operated by back pedaling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Freewheel \Free"wheel`\, v. i.	   1.	      (a) Of a freewheel cycle, to run on while the pedals are	          held still.	      (b) Of a person, to ride a cycle of this manner; to coast	          in a vehicle having a freewheel. To ride a freewheel	          cycle. [WordNet sense 2]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Mach.) To operate like a freewheel, so that one part	      moves freely over another which normally moves with it; --	      said of a clutch.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To act without controls, external or internal; to live	      freely, independently, and without concern; -- of people.	      [WordNet sense 1]	      [PJC]
freewheeler \freewheeler\ n.	   Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly.	   Syn: free agent, free spirit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
freewheeling \freewheeling\ adj.	   Acting heedless of consequences; acting without controls,	   external or internal; as, freewheeling foolishness.	   Syn: careless, irresponsible, reckless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Free will \Free will\	   1. A will free from improper coercion or restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	            To come thus was I not constrained, but did	            On my free will.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power asserted of moral beings of willing or choosing	      without the restraints of physical or absolute necessity.	      [1913 Webster] free-will
free-will \free-will\, freewill \free"will`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to free will; voluntary; spontaneous; as, a	   freewill offering.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Freewill Baptists}. See under {Baptist}.	      [1913 Webster]
Freezable \Freez"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being frozen.	   [1913 Webster]
Freeze \Freeze\ (fr[=e]z), n. (Arch.)	   A frieze. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Freeze \Freeze\, v. i. [imp. {Froze} (fr[=o]z); p. p. {Frozen}	   (fr[=o]"z'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Freezing}.] [OE. fresen,	   freosen, AS. fre['o]san; akin to D. vriezen, OHG. iosan, G.	   frieren, Icel. frjsa, Sw. frysa, Dan. fryse, Goth. frius	   cold, frost, and prob. to L. prurire to itch, E. prurient,	   cf. L. prna a burning coal, pruina hoarfrost, Skr. prushv[=a]	   ice, prush to spirt. ? 18. Cf. {Frost}.]	   1. To become congealed by cold; to be changed from a liquid	      to a solid state by the abstraction of heat; to be	      hardened into ice or a like solid body.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Water freezes at 32[deg] above zero by Fahrenheit's	         thermometer; mercury freezes at 40[deg] below zero.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To become chilled with cold, or as with cold; to suffer	      loss of animation or life by lack of heat; as, the blood	      freezes in the veins.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To freeze up} (Fig.), to become formal and cold in demeanor.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Freeze \Freeze\, v. t.	   1. To congeal; to harden into ice; to convert from a fluid to	      a solid form by cold, or abstraction of heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause loss of animation or life in, from lack of heat;	      to give the sensation of cold to; to chill.	      [1913 Webster]	            A faint, cold fear runs through my veins,	            That almost freezes up the heat of life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To freeze out}, to drive out or exclude by cold or by cold	      treatment; to force to withdraw; as, to be frozen out of	      one's room in winter; to freeze out a competitor.	      [Colloq.]	            A railroad which had a London connection must not be	            allowed to freeze out one that had no such	            connection.                           --A. T.	                                                  Hadley.	            It is sometimes a long time before a player who is	            frozen out can get into a game again. --R. F.	                                                  Foster.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Freeze \Freeze\, n.	   The act of congealing, or the state of being congealed.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
freeze-dried \freeze-dried\ adj.	   dried by freezing and applying a vacuum; -- used of tissue or	   blood or serum or other biological substances.	   Note: This technique is gentler than other drying techniques	         and caused less damage or deterioration to sensitive	         substances. It is used primarily as a method to	         preserve foods or substances, and permit storage	         without deterioration.	   Syn: lyophilized, lyophilised.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Freeze-dry \Freeze"-dry`\ (fr[=e]z"-dr[imac]`), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Freeze-dried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Freeze-drying}.]	   to remove the moisture from (e.g. food) by first freezing and	   then subjecting to a high vacuum; -- used as a mild method	   for drying foods or chemicals while causing little	   decomposition, in contrast to heat-drying.	   Note: This is a relatively gently drying process used to	         preserve food or sensitive biological materials. For	         biochemical materials, the term {{lyophilize}} is often	         used.	         [PJC]
Freezer \Freez"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, cools or freezes, as a refrigerator,	   or the tub and can used in the process of freezing ice cream.	   [1913 Webster]
Freezing \Freez"ing\, a.	   Tending to freeze; for freezing; hence, cold or distant in	   manner. -- {Frrez"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Freezing machine}. See {Ice machine}, under {Ice}.	   {Freezing mixture}, a mixture (of salt and snow or of	      chemical salts) for producing intense cold.	   {Freezing point}, that degree of a thermometer at which a	      fluid begins to freeze; -- applied particularly to water,	      whose freezing point is at 32[deg] Fahr., and at 0[deg]	      Centigrade.	      [1913 Webster]
Fregata \Fregata\ n.	   The type genus of the {Fregatidae}.	   Syn: genus {Fregata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fregatidae \Fregatidae\ n.	   A natural family including the genus {Fregata}, of frigate	   birds.	   Syn: family {Fregatidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Freieslebenite \Frei"es*le`ben*ite\, n. [Named after the German	   chemist Freiesleben.]	   A sulphide of antimony, lead, and silver, occuring in	   monoclinic crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Freight \Freight\ (fr[=a]t), n. [F. fret, OHG. fr[=e]ht merit,	   reward. See {Fraught}, n.]	   1. That with which anything is fraught or laden for	      transportation; lading; cargo, especially of a ship, or a	      car on a railroad, etc.; as, a freight of cotton; a full	      freight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The sum paid by a party hiring a ship or part of a	          ship for the use of what is thus hired.	      (b) The price paid a common carrier for the carriage of	          goods. --Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Freight transportation, or freight line.	      [1913 Webster]	Freight \Freight\ (fr[=a]t), a.	   Employed in the transportation of freight; having to do with	   freight; as, a freight car.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Freight agent}, a person employed by a transportation	      company to receive, forward, or deliver goods.	   {Freight car}. See under {Car}.	   {Freight train}, a railroad train made up of freight cars; --	      called in England {goods train}.	      [1913 Webster]	Freight \Freight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freighted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Freighting}.] [Cf. F. freter.]	   To load with goods, as a ship, or vehicle of any kind, for	   transporting them from one place to another; to furnish with	   freight; as, to freight a ship; to freight a car.	   [1913 Webster]
Freightage \Freight"age\ (fr[=a]t"[asl]j; 48), n.	   1. The charge for transportation; the expense of carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The transportation of freight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Freight; cargo; lading. Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Freighter \Freight"er\, n.	   1. One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a	      ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One employed in receiving and forwarding freight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One for whom freight is transported.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A vessel used mainly to carry freight.	      [1913 Webster]
Freightless \Freight"less\, a.	   Destitute of freight.	   [1913 Webster]
Freiherr \Frei"herr`\, n.; pl. {Freiherrn}. [G., lit., free	   lord.]	   In Germany and Austria, a baron.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frelte \Frel"te\, n.	   Frailty. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Fremd
Fremd \Fremd\, Fremed \Frem"ed\a. [OE., from AS. fremede,	   fremde; akin to G. fremd.]	   Strange; foreign. [Old Eng. & Scot.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fremescent \Fre*mes"cent\, a. [L. fremere to roar, murmur +	   -escent.]	   Becoming murmurous, roaring. "Fremescent clangor." --Carlyle.	   -- {Fre*mes"cence}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fremitus \Frem"i*tus\, n., sing. & pl. [L., a murmuring,	   roaring.] (Med.)	   Palpable vibration or thrill; as, the rhonchial fremitus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fren \Fren\ (fr[e^]n), n. [OE. frenne, contr. fr. forrene	   foreign. See {Foreign}, a.]	   A stranger. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
French \French\ (fr[e^]nch), prop. a. [AS. frencisc, LL.	   franciscus, from L. Francus a Frank: cf. OF. franceis,	   franchois, fran[,c]ois, F. fran[,c]ais. See {Frank}, a., and	   cf. {Frankish}.]	   Of or pertaining to France or its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {French bean} (Bot.), the common kidney bean ({Phaseolus	      vulgaris}).	   {French berry} (Bot.), the berry of a species of buckthorn	      ({Rhamnus catharticus}), which affords a saffron, green or	      purple pigment.	   {French casement} (Arch.) See {French window}, under	      {Window}.	   {French chalk} (Min.), a variety of granular talc; -- used	      for drawing lines on cloth, etc. See under {Chalk}.	   {French cowslip} (Bot.) The {Primula Auricula}. See	      {Bear's-ear}.	   {French fake} (Naut.), a mode of coiling a rope by running it	      backward and forward in parallel bends, so that it may run	      freely.	   {French honeysuckle} (Bot.) a plant of the genus {Hedysarum}	      ({H. coronarium}); -- called also {garland honeysuckle}.	      	   {French horn}, a metallic wind instrument, consisting of a	      long tube twisted into circular folds and gradually	      expanding from the mouthpiece to the end at which the	      sound issues; -- called in France {cor de chasse}.	   {French leave}, an informal, hasty, or secret departure;	      esp., the leaving a place without paying one's debts.	   {French pie} [French (here used in sense of "foreign") + pie	      a magpie (in allusion to its black and white color)]	      (Zool.), the European great spotted woodpecker ({Dryobstes	      major}); -- called also {wood pie}.	   {French polish}.	   (a) A preparation for the surface of woodwork, consisting of	       gums dissolved in alcohol, either shellac alone, or	       shellac with other gums added.	   (b) The glossy surface produced by the application of the	       above.	   {French purple}, a dyestuff obtained from lichens and used	      for coloring woolen and silken fabrics, without the aid of	      mordants. --Ure.	   {French red} rouge.	   {French rice}, amelcorn.	   {French roof} (Arch.), a modified form of mansard roof having	      a nearly flat deck for the upper slope.	   {French tub}, a dyer's mixture of protochloride of tin and	      logwood; -- called also {plum tub}. --Ure.	   {French window}. See under {Window}.	      [1913 Webster]	French \French\, prop. n.	   1. The language spoken in France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Collectively, the people of France.	      [1913 Webster] french fries
french fries \french fries\ french-fried potatoes \french-fried
potatoes\ n. pl.	   Strips of potatoes, usually cut with a rectangular	   cross-section, cooked by immersing in hot fat or oil.	   [PJC]
french-fry \french-fry\ v. t.	   to cook by immersing in hot fat.	   Syn: deep-fry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Frenchify \French"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frenchified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Frenchifying}.] [French + -fy.]	   To make French; to infect or imbue with the manners or tastes	   of the French; to Gallicize. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Frenchism \French"ism\, n.	   A French mode or characteristic; an idiom peculiar to the	   French language. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Frenchman \French"man\, n.; pl. {Frenchmen}.	   A native or one of the people of France.	   [1913 Webster]
French-speaking \French-speaking\ adj.	   able to communicate in French.	   Syn: Francophone, Francophonic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Frenetic \Fre*net"ic\, a. [See {Frantic}, a.]	   Distracted; mad; frantic; phrenetic; frenzied. --Milton.	   Syn: frenetical.	        [1913 Webster]
Frenetical \Fre*net"ic*al\, a.	   Frenetic; frantic; frenzied. -- {Frenet"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   Syn: frenetic; phrenetic.	        [1913 Webster]
Frenum \Fre"num\, n.; pl. E. {Frenums}, L. {Frena}. [L., a	   bridle.]	   1. (Zool.) A cheek stripe of color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Same as {Fr[ae]num}.	      [1913 Webster]
Frenzical \Fren"zi*cal\ (fr[e^]n"z[i^]*kal), a.	   Frantic. [Obs.] --Orrery.	   [1913 Webster]
Frenzied \Fren"zied\ (fr[e^]n"z[i^]d), p. p. & a.	   Affected with frenzy; frantic; maddened. -- {Fren"zied*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The people frenzied by centuries of oppression.	                                                  --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Up starting with a frenzied look.        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Frenzy \Fren"zy\ (fr[e^]n"z[y^]), n.; pl. {Frenzies}	   (fr[e^]n"z[i^]z). [OE. frenesie, fransey, F. fr['e]n['e]sie,	   L. phrenesis, fr. Gr. fre`nhsis for freni^tis disease of the	   mind, phrenitis, fr. frhn mind. Cf. {Frantic}, {Phrenitis}.]	   Any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distraction;	   violent and temporary derangement of the mental faculties;	   madness; rage.	   [1913 Webster]	         All else is towering frenzy and distraction. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poet's eye in a fine frenzy rolling. --Shak.	   Syn: Insanity; lunacy; madness; derangement; alienation;	        aberration; delirium. See {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]	Frenzy \Fren"zy\, a.	   Mad; frantic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They thought that some frenzy distemper had got into	         his head.                                --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	Frenzy \Fren"zy\, v. t.	   To affect with frenzy; to drive to madness [R.] "Frenzying	   anguish." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
frenzy-free \frenzy-free\ adj.	   having passions unrestrained by reason.	   Syn: frenzied.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Frequence \Fre"quence\, n. [See {Frequency}.]	   1. A crowd; a throng; a concourse. [Archaic.] --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frequency; abundance. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Frequency \Fre"quen*cy\, n.; pl. {Frequencies}. [L. frequentia	   numerous attendance, multitude: cf. F. fr['e]quence. See	   {Frequent}.]	   1. The condition of returning frequently; occurrence often	      repeated; common occurence; as, the frequency of crimes;	      the frequency of miracles.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reasons that moved her to remove were, because	            Rome was a place of riot and luxury, her soul being	            almost stifled with, the frequencies of ladies'	            visits.                               --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A crowd; a throng. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Frequent \Fre"quent\, a. [L. frequens, -entis, crowded,	   frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fr['e]quent. Cf.	   {Farce}, n.]	   1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often	      repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. "Frequent	      feudal towers." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in	      any practice; habitual; persistent.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself	            hearty for the government.            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is C[ae]sar's will to have a frequent senate.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Often or commonly reported. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued	            The Catti and the Daci.               --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	Frequent \Fre*quent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frequented}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Frequenting}.] [L. frequentare: cf. F.	   fr['e]quenter. See {Frequent}, a.]	   1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually; as, to	      frequent a tavern.	      [1913 Webster]	            He frequented the court of Augustus.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make full; to fill. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With their sighs the air	            Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Frequentable \Fre*quent"a*ble\, a.	   Accessible. [R.] --Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Frequentage \Fre*quent"age\, n.	   The practice or habit of frequenting. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Frequentation \Fre"quen*ta"tion\, n. [L. frequentatio a crowding	   together, frequency: cf. F. fr['e]quentation.]	   The act or habit of frequenting or visiting often; resort.	   --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Frequentative \Fre*quent"a*tive\, a. [L. frequentativus: cf. F.	   fr['e]quentatif.] (Gram.)	   Serving to express the frequent repetition of an action; as,	   a frequentative verb. -- n. A frequentative verb.	   [1913 Webster]
Frequenter \Fre*quent*er\, n.	   One who frequents; one who often visits, or resorts to	   customarily.	   [1913 Webster]
Frequently \Fre*quent*ly\, adv.	   At frequent or short intervals; many times; often;	   repeatedly; commonly.	   [1913 Webster]
Frequentness \Fre"quent*ness\, n.	   The quality of being frequent.	   [1913 Webster]
Frere \Fr[`e]re\, n. [F. See {Friar}.]	   A friar. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Frescade \Fres"cade\, n. [See {Fresco}, {Fresh}, a.]	   A cool walk; shady place. [R.] --Maunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Fresco \Fres"co\, n.; pl. {Frescoes} or {Frescos}. [It., fr.	   fresco fresh; of German origin. See {Fresh}, a.]	   1. A cool, refreshing state of the air; duskiness; coolness;	      shade. [R.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts)	      (a) The art of painting on freshly spread plaster, before	          it dries.	      (b) In modern parlance, incorrectly applied to painting on	          plaster in any manner.	      (c) A painting on plaster in either of senses	      a and	      b .	        [1913 Webster]	   {al fresco} in the open air; out of doors; outdoors; as, to	      dine al fresco.	      [PJC]	Fresco \Fres"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frescoed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Frescoing}.]	   To paint in fresco, as walls.	   [1913 Webster]
Fresh \Fresh\ (fr[e^]sh), a. [Compar. {Fresher}	   (fr[e^]sh"[~e]r); superl. {Freshest}.] [OE. fresch, AS.	   fersc; akin to D. versch, G. frisch, OHG. frisc, Sw. frisk,	   Dan. frisk, fersk, Icel. fr[imac]skr frisky, brisk, ferskr	   fresh; cf. It. fresco, OF. fres, freis, fem. freske, fresche,	   F. frais, fem. fra[^i]che, which are of German origin. Cf.	   {Fraischeur}, {Fresco}, {Frisk}.]	   1. Possessed of original life and vigor; new and strong;	      unimpaired; sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. New; original; additional. "Fear of fresh mistakes." --Sir	      W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fresh pleasure in every fresh posture of the	            limbs.                                --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lately produced, gathered, or prepared for market; not	      stale; not dried or preserved; not wilted, faded, or	      tainted; in good condition; as, fresh vegetables, flowers,	      eggs, meat, fruit, etc.; recently made or obtained;	      occurring again; repeated; as, a fresh supply of goods;	      fresh tea, raisins, etc.; lately come or made public; as,	      fresh news; recently taken from a well or spring; as,	      fresh water.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Youthful; florid; as, these fresh nymphs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In a raw, green, or untried state; uncultivated;	      uncultured; unpracticed; as, a fresh hand on a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Renewed in vigor, alacrity, or readiness for action; as,	      fresh for a combat; hence, tending to renew in vigor;	      rather strong; cool or brisk; as, a fresh wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not salt; as, fresh water, in distinction from that which	      is from the sea, or brackish; fresh meat, in distinction	      from that which is pickled or salted.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fresh breeze} (Naut.), a breeze between a moderate and a	      strong breeze; one blowinq about twenty miles an hour.	   {Fresh gale}, a gale blowing about forty-five miles an hour.	      	   {Fresh way} (Naut.), increased speed.	   Syn: Sound; unimpaired; recent; unfaded: ruddy; florid;	        sweet; good: inexperienced; unpracticed: unused; lively;	        vigorous; strong.	        [1913 Webster]	Fresh \Fresh\, n.; pl. {Freshes}.	   1. A stream or spring of fresh water.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall drink naught but brine; for I'll not show	            him	            Where the quick freshes are.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flood; a freshet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The mingling of fresh water with salt in rivers or bays,	      as by means of a flood of fresh water flowing toward or	      into the sea. --Beverly.	      [1913 Webster]	Fresh \Fresh\, v. t.	   To refresh; to freshen. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
fresh-cut \fresh-cut\ adj.	   recently cut; -- of flowers; as, a fresh-cut bouquet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Freshen \Fresh"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Freshened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Freshening}]	   1. To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline	      ingredients; to make less salty; as, to freshen water,	      fish, or flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where	      friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to	      prevent chafing; as, to freshen a hawse. -- Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To freshen ballast} (Naut.), to shift Or restore it.	   {To freshen the hawse}, to pay out a little more cable, so as	      to bring the chafe on another part.	   {To freshen the way}, to increase the speed of a vessel.	      --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Freshen \Fresh"en\, v. i.	   1. To grow fresh; to lose saltness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.	      [1913 Webster]
fresher \fresher\ n.	   a first-year undergraduate. [Brit. slang]	   Syn: freshman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Freshet \Fresh"et\, n. [OE. fresche flood + -et. See {Fresh},	   a.]	   1. A stream of fresh water. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flood or overflowing of a stream caused by heavy rains	      or melted snow; a sudden inundation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cracked the sky, as ice in rivers	            When the freshet is at highest.       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Freshly \Fresh"ly\, adv.	   In a fresh manner; vigorously; newly, recently; brightly;	   briskly; coolly; as, freshly gathered; freshly painted; the	   wind blows freshly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Looks he as freshly as he did?           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Freshman \Fresh"man\, n.; pl. {Freshmen}.	   A novice; one in the rudiments of knowledge; especially, a	   student during his first year in a high school, college, or	   university.	   Syn: frosh.	        [1913 Webster]	              He drank his glass and cracked his joke,	              And freshmen wondered as he spoke.  --Goldsmith.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Freshman class}, the lowest of the four classes in an	      American college. [ U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Freshmanship \Fresh"man*ship\, n.	   The state of being a freshman.	   [1913 Webster]
Freshment \Fresh"ment\, n.	   Refreshment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Freshness \Fresh"ness\, n.	   The state of being fresh.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Scots had the advantage both for number and	         freshness	         of men.                                  --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	         And breathe the freshness of the open air. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her cheeks their freshness lose and wonted grace.	                                                  --Granville.	   [1913 Webster]
Fresh-new \Fresh"-new`\, a.	   Unpracticed. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fresh-water \Fresh"-wa`ter\, a.	   1. Of, pertaining to, or living in, water which is not salty;	      as, fresh-water geological deposits; a fresh-water fish;	      fresh-water mussels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accustomed to sail on fresh water only; unskilled as a	      seaman; as, a fresh-water sailor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unskilled; raw. [Colloq.] "Fresh-water soldiers."	      --Knolles. Fresnel lamp
Fresnel lamp \Fres`nel" lamp"\, Fres'nel' lan'tern \Fres'nel'
lan'tern\[From Fresnel the inventor, a French physicist.]	   A lantern having a lamp surrounded by a hollow cylindrical	   Fresnel lens.	   [1913 Webster]
Fresnel lens \Fres`nel" lens"\ [See {Fresnel lamp}.] (Optics)	   See under {Lens}.	   [1913 Webster]
fress \fress\ v. i. [Yiddish, fresn fr. G. fressen to eat (used	   of animals).]	   to eat copiously and without restraint; to snack frequently.	   [slang]	   Syn: gluttonize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fret \Fret\ (fr[e^]t), n. [Obs.]	   See 1st {Frith}.	   [1913 Webster]	Fret \Fret\ (fr[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fretted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fretting}.] [OE. freten to eat, consume; AS. fretan,	   for foretan; pref. for- + etan to eat; akin to D. vreten,	   OHG. frezzan, G. fressen, Sw. fr[aum]ta, Goth. fra-itan. See	   {For}, and {Eat}, v. t.]	   1. To devour. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sow frete the child right in the cradle.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall;	      hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a	      piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a	      ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            With many a curve my banks I fret.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impair; to wear away; to diminish.	      [1913 Webster]	            By starts	            His fretted fortunes give him hope and fear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple;	      as, to fret the surface of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To tease; to irritate; to vex.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fret not thyself because of evil doers. --Ps.	                                                  xxxvii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Fret \Fret\, v. i.	   1. To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets	      on the edges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eat in; to make way by corrosion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many wheals arose, and fretted one into another with	            great excoriation.                    --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as,	      rancor frets in the malignant breast.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to	      utter peevish expressions.	      [1913 Webster]	            He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Fret \Fret\, n.	   1. The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or	      other cause; a rippling on the surface of water.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience;	      disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind	      in a continual fret.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet then did Dennis rave in furious fret. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Herpes; tetter. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Mining) The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or	      stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down	      from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the	      locality of the veins.	      [1913 Webster]	Fret \Fret\, v. t. [OE. fretten to adorn, AS. fr[ae]twan,	   fr[ae]twian; akin to OS. fratah[=o]n, cf. Goth. us-fratwjan	   to make wise, also AS. fr[ae]twe ornaments, OS. fratah[imac]	   adornment.]	   To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose skirt with gold was fretted all about. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yon gray lines,	         That fret the clouds, are messengers of day. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Fret \Fret\, n.	   1. Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See	      {Fretwork}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornament consisting of small fillets or slats	      intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in	      classical designs, or at oblique angles, as often in	      Oriental art.	      [1913 Webster]	            His lady's cabinet is a adorned on the fret,	            ceiling, and chimney-piece with . . . carving.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver	      wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their	      hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fret of gold she had next her hair. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fret saw}, a saw with a long, narrow blade, used in cutting	      frets, scrolls, etc.; a scroll saw; a keyhole saw; a	      compass saw.	      [1913 Webster]	Fret \Fret\, n. [F. frette a saltire, also a hoop, ferrule,	   prob. a dim. of L. ferrum iron. For sense 2, cf. also E. fret	   to rub.]	   1. (Her.) A saltire interlaced with a mascle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A short piece of wire, or other material fixed	      across the finger board of a guitar or a similar	      instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed.	      [1913 Webster]	Fret \Fret\, v. t.	   To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music.	   [1913 Webster]
Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d {Fret}.]	   Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of	   vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- {Fret"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Fret"ful*ness}, n.	   Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish;	        captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate;	        angry.	   Usage: {Fretful}, {Peevish}, {Cross}. These words all	          indicate an unamiable working and expression of	          temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward	          spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault.	          Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a	          complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be	          fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with	          vexation or anger.	          [1913 Webster]
fretsaw \fretsaw\ n.	   A narrow-bladed fine-toothed saw for cutting curved outlines.	   Syn: jigsaw, scroll saw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Frett \Frett\, n. [See 2d {Fret}.] (Mining)	   The worn side of the bank of a river. See 4th {Fret}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Frett \Frett\, n. [See {Frit}.]	   A vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting	   of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda.	   [1913 Webster]
Fretted \Fret"ted\, p. p. & a. [From 2d {Fret}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Rubbed or worn away; chafed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Agitated; vexed; worried.	      [1913 Webster]	Fretted \Fret"ted\, p. p. & a. [See 5th {Fret}.]	   1. Ornamented with fretwork; furnished with frets;	      variegated; made rough on the surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Interlaced one with another; -- said of charges and	      ordinaries.	      [1913 Webster]
Fretten \Fret"ten\, a. [The old p. p. of fret to rub.]	   Rubbed; marked; as, pock-fretten, marked with the smallpox.	   [Obs.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Fretter \Fret"ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, frets.	   [1913 Webster]
Fretty \Fret"ty\, a. [See 5th {Fret}.]	   Adorned with fretwork.	   [1913 Webster]
Fretum \Fre"tum\, n.; pl. {Freta}. [L.]	   A strait, or arm of the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Fretwork \Fret"work\, n. [6th fret + work.]	   Work adorned with frets; ornamental openwork or work in	   relief, esp. when elaborate and minute in its parts. Hence,	   any minute play of light and shade, dark and light, or the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]	         Banqueting on the turf in the fretwork of shade and	         sunshine.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Freud \Freud\ prop. n.	   Sigmund Freud, the founder of the practise of psychoanalysis.	   Born 1856, died 1939.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Freudian \Freudian\ prop. a.	   of or pertaining to Sigmund Freud; as, Freudian theories.	   [WordNet 1.5] Frey
Frey \Frey\, Freyr \Freyr\(fr[imac]), prop. n. (Norse Mythology)	   The god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity,	   presiding over rain, sunshine, and all the fruits of the	   earth, dispensing wealth among men; son of Njorth (Njord) and	   brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the	   Aesir. He was especially worshipped in the temple at Upsala	   in Sweden	   [WordNet 1.5 + Century Dict. 1906]
Freya \Frey"a\ (fr[imac]"[.a]), prop. n. [Icel. Freyja.] (Scand.	   Myth.)	   The daughter of Nj["o]rd, and goddess of love and beauty; the	   Scandinavian Venus; -- in Teutonic myths confounded with	   Frigga, but in Scandinavian, distinct. [Written also {Frea},	   {Freyia}, and {Freyja}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Friabiiity \Fri"a*bii"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. friabilit['e].]	   The quality of being friable; friableness. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Friable \Fri"a*ble\, a. [L. friabilis, fr. friare to rub, break,	   or crumble into small pieces, cf. fricare to rub, E. fray:	   cf. F. friable.]	   Easily crumbled, pulverized, or reduced to powder. "Friable	   ground." --Evelyn. "Soft and friable texture." --Paley. --	   {Fri'a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Friar \Fri"ar\, n. [OR. frere, F. fr[`e]re brother, friar, fr.	   L. frater brother. See {Brother}.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) A brother or member of any religious order,	      but especially of one of the four mendicant orders, viz:	      {(a) Minors, Gray Friars, or Franciscans.} {(b)	      Augustines}. {(c) Dominicans or Black Friars.} {(d) White	      Friars or Carmelites.} See these names in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A white or pale patch on a printed page.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An American fish; the silversides.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Friar bird} (Zool.), an Australian bird ({Tropidorhynchus	      corniculatus}), having the head destitute of feathers; --	      called also {coldong}, {leatherhead}, {pimlico}; {poor	      soldier}, and {four-o'clock}. The name is also applied to	      several other species of the same genus.	   {Friar's balsam} (Med.), a stimulating application for wounds	      and ulcers, being an alcoholic solution of benzoin,	      styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes; compound tincture of	      benzoin. --Brande & C.	   {Friar's cap} (Bot.), the monkshood.	   {Friar's cowl} (Bot.), an arumlike plant ({Arisarum vulgare})	      with a spathe or involucral leaf resembling a cowl.	   {Friar's lantern}, the ignis fatuus or Will-o'-the-wisp.	      --Milton.	   {Friar skate} (Zool.), the European white or sharpnosed skate	      ({Raia alba}); -- called also {Burton skate}, {border	      ray}, {scad}, and {doctor}.	      [1913 Webster]
Friarly \Fri"ar*ly\, a.	   Like a friar; inexperienced. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] friar's-cowl
friar's-cowl \friar's-cowl\, friar's-cowls \friar's-cowls\n.	   (Bot.)	   A tuberous perennial ({Arisarum vulgare}) having a	   cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; -- found in the	   Mediterranean, Canaries, and Azores.	   Syn: friars' cowl, {Arisarum vulgare}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Friary \Fri"ar*y\, a. [From {Friar}, n.]	   Like a friar; pertaining to friars or to a convent. [Obs.]	   --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]	Friary \Fri"ar*y\, n. [OF. frerie, frairie, fr. fr[`e]re. See	   {Friar}.]	   1. A monastery; a convent of friars. --Drugdale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The institution or practices of friars. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Friation \Fri*a"tion\, n. [See {Friable}.]	   The act of breaking up or pulverizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Fribble \Frib"ble\, a. [Cf. F. frivole, L. frivolus, or E.	   frippery.]	   Frivolous; trifling; silly.	   [1913 Webster]	Fribble \Frib"ble\, n.	   A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.	   [1913 Webster]	         A pert fribble of a peer.                --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Fribble \Frib"ble\, v. i.	   1. To act in a trifling or foolish manner; to act	      frivolously.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fools that are fribbling round about you.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To totter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Fribbler \Frib"bler\, n.	   A trifler; a fribble.	   [1913 Webster]
Fribbling \Frib"bling\, a.	   Frivolous; trining; toolishly captious. Friborg
Friborg \Fri"borg\, Friborgh \Fri"borgh\, n. [AS. fri[eth]borh,	   lit., peace pledge; fri[eth] peace + borh, borg, pledge, akin	   to E. borrow. The first part of the word was confused with	   free, the last part, with borough.] (Old Eng. Law)	   The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans	   {frankpledge}. See {Frankpledge}. [Written also {friburgh}	   and {fribourg}.] --Burril.	   [1913 Webster]
Fricace \Fric"ace\, n. [See {Fricassee}.]	   1. Meat sliced and dressed with strong sauce. [Obs.] --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unguent; also, the act of rubbing with the unguent.	      Fricandeau
Fricandeau \Fri`can`deau"\, Fricando \Fric`an*do"\, n. [F.	   fricandeau; cf. Sp. fricand['o].] (Cookery)	   A ragout or fricassee of veal; a fancy dish of veal or of	   boned turkey, served as an entr['e]e, -- called also	   {fricandel}. --A. J. Cooley.	   [1913 Webster]
Fricassee \Fric"as*see`\, n. [F. fricass['e]e, fr. fricasser to	   fry, fricassee; cf. LL. fricare, perh. for frictare, fricare,	   frictum, to rub. Cf. {Fry}, {Friction}.] (Cookery)	   A dish made of fowls, veal, or other meat of small animals	   cut into pieces, and stewed in a gravy.	   [1913 Webster]	Fricassee \Fric"as*see`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fricasseed}; p.	   pr. &. vb. n. {Fricasseeing}.]	   To dress like a fricassee.	   [1913 Webster]
Frication \Fri*ca"tion\, n. [L. fricatio, fr. fricare, fricatum,	   to rub. ]	   Friction. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fricative \Fric"a*tive\, a. [See {Frication}.] (Phon.)	   Produced by the friction or rustling of the breath, intonated	   or unintonated, through a narrow opening between two of the	   mouth organs; uttered through a close approach, but not with	   a complete closure, of the organs of articulation, and hence	   capable of being continued or prolonged; -- said of certain	   consonantal sounds, as f, v, s, z, etc. -- n. A fricative	   consonant letter or sound. See Guide to Pronunciation,	   [sect][sect] 197-206, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fricatrice \Fric"a*trice\, n. [Cf. L. frictrix, fr. fricare to	   rub.]	   A lewd woman; a harlot. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frickle \Fric"kle\, n.	   A bushel basket. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Friction \Fric"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 that of	      another; attrition; in hygiene, the act of rubbing the	      body with the hand, with flannel, or with a brush etc., to	      excite the skin to healthy action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) The resistance which a body meets with from the	      surface on which it moves. It may be resistance to sliding	      motion, or to rolling motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A clashing between two persons or parties in opinions or	      work; a disagreement tending to prevent or retard	      progress.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of friction} (Mech.), the angle which a plane onwhich	      a body is lying makes with a horizontal plane,when the	      hody is just ready to slide dewn the plane.	   Note: This angle varies for different bodies, and for planes	         of different materials.	   {Anti-friction wheels} (Mach.), wheels turning freely on	      small pivots, and sustaining, at the angle formed by their	      circumferences, the pivot or journal of a revolving shaft,	      to relieve it of friction; -- called also {friction	      wheels}.	   {Friction balls}, or	   {Friction rollers}, balls or rollers placed so as to receive	      the pressure or weight of bodies in motion, and relieve	      friction, as in the hub of a bicycle wheel.	   {Friction brake} (Mach.), a form of dynamometer for measuring	      the power a motor exerts. A clamp around the revolving	      shaft or fly wheel of the motor resists the motion by its	      friction, the work thus absorbed being ascertained by	      observing the force required to keep the clamp from	      revolving with the shaft; a Prony brake.	   {Friction chocks}, brakes attached to the common standing	      garrison carriages of guns, so as to raise the trucks or	      wheels off the platform when the gun begins to recoil, and	      prevent its running back. --Earrow.	   {Friction clutch}, {Friction coupling}, an engaging and	      disengaging gear for revolving shafts, pulleys, etc.,	      acting by friction; esp.:	      (a) A device in which a piece on one shaft or pulley is so	          forcibly pressed against a piece on another shaft that	          the two will revolve together; as, in the	          illustration, the cone a on one shaft, when thrust	          forcibly into the corresponding hollow cone b on the	          other shaft, compels the shafts to rotate together, by	          the hold the friction of the conical surfaces gives.	      (b) A toothed clutch, one member of which, instead of	          being made fast on its shaft, is held by friction and	          can turn, by slipping, under excessive strain or in	          starting.	   {Friction drop hammer}, one in which the hammer is raised for	      striking by the friction of revolving rollers which nip	      the hammer rod.	   {Friction gear}. See {Frictional gearing}, under	      {Frictional}.	   {Friction machine}, an electrical machine, generating	      electricity by friction.	   {Friction meter}, an instrument for measuring friction, as in	      testing lubricants.	   {Friction powder}, {Friction composition}, a composition of	      chlorate of potassium, antimony, sulphide, etc, which	      readily ignites by friction.	   {Friction primer}, {Friction tube}, a tube used for firing	      cannon by means of the friction of a roughened wire in the	      friction powder or composition with which the tube is	      filled.	   {Friction wheel} (Mach.), one of the wheels in frictional	      gearing. See under {Frictional}.	      [1913 Webster]
Frictional \Fric"tion*al\, a.	   Relating to friction; moved by friction; produced by	   friction; as, frictional electricity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Frictional gearing}, wheels which transmit motion by surface	      friction instead of teeth. The faces are sometimes made	      more or less V-shaped to increase or decrease friction, as	      required.	      [1913 Webster]
Frictionless \Fric"tion*less\, a.	   Having no friction.	   [1913 Webster]
Friday \Fri"day\, n. [AS. friged[ae]g, fr. Frigu, the gooddes of	   marriage; friqu love + d[ae]g day; cf. Icel. Frigg name of a	   goddess, the wife of Odin or Wodan, OHG. Fr[imac]atag, Icel.	   Frj[=a]dagr. AS. frigu is prob. from the root of E. friend,	   free. See {Free}, and {Day}.]	   The sixth day of the week, following Thursday and preceding	   Saturday.	   [1913 Webster]
Fridge \Fridge\, v. t. [AS. frician to dance, from free bold.	   Cf. {Freak}, n.]	   To rub; to fray. [Obs.] --Sterne. Fridstol
Fridstol \Frid"stol`\ (fr[i^]d"st[=o]l`), Frithstool
\Frith`stool"\ (fr[i^]th"st[=oo]l`), n. [AS. fri[eth]st[=o]l.	   See {Fred}, and {Stool}.]	   A seat in churches near the altar, to which offenders	   formerly fled for sanctuary. [Written variously {fridstool},	   {freedstool}, etc.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fried \Fried\ (fr[imac]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Fry}.	   [1913 Webster]
friedcake \fried"cake\ n.	   A small cake fried in deep fat.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Friend \Friend\ (fr[e^]nd), n. [OR. frend, freond, AS.	   fre['o]nd, prop. p. pr. of fre['o]n, fre['o]gan, to love;	   akin to D. vriend friend, OS. friund friend, friohan to love,	   OHG. friunt friend, G. freund, Icel. fr[ae]ndi kinsman, Sw.	   fr[aum]nde. Goth. frij[=o]nds friend, frij[=o]n to love.	   [root]83. See {Free}, and cf. {Fiend}.]	   1. One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem,	      respect, and affection that he seeks his society and	      welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes,	      an attendant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Want gives to know the flatterer from the friend.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.	                                                  --Prov. xviii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also,	      one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly	      feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a	      term of friendly address.	      [1913 Webster]	            Friend, how camest thou in hither?    --Matt. xxii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a	      project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend	      to commerce, to poetry, to an institution.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward	      rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and	      speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live	      at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers.	      [1913 Webster]	            America was first visited by Friends in 1656. --T.	                                                  Chase.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A paramour of either sex. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A friend at court} or {A friend in court}, one disposed to	      act as a friend in a place of special opportunity or	      influence.	   {To be friends with}, to have friendly relations with. "He's	      . . . friends with C[ae]sar." --Shak.	   {To make friends with}, to become reconciled to or on	      friendly terms with. "Having now made friends with the	      Athenians." --Jowett (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	Friend \Friend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Friended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Friending}.]	   To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to	   befriend. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fortune friends the bold.                --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Friended \Friend"ed\, a.	   1. Having friends; [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to love; well-disposed. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Friending \Friend"ing\, n.	   Friendliness. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Friendless \Friend"less\, a. [AS. fre['o]ndle['a]s.]	   Destitute of friends; forsaken. -- {Friend"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Friendlily \Friend"li*ly\, adv.	   In a friendly manner. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Friendliness \Friend"li*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being friendly. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Friendly \Friend"ly\, a. [AS. fre['e]ndl[imac]ce.]	   1. Having the temper and disposition of a friend; disposed to	      promote the good of another; kind; favorable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appropriate to, or implying, friendship; befitting	      friends; amicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            In friendly relations with his moderate opponents.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not hostile; as, a friendly power or state.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Promoting the good of any person; favorable; propitious;	      serviceable; as, a friendly breeze or gale.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the first friendly bank he throws him down.	                                                  --Addison.	   Syn: Amicable; kind; conciliatory; propitious; favorable. See	        {Amicable}.	        [1913 Webster]	Friendly \Friend"ly\, adv.	   In the manner of friends; amicably; like friends. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In whom all graces that can perfect beauty	         Are friendly met.                        --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Friendly \Friend"ly\, n.	   1. A friendly person; -- usually applied to natives friendly	      to foreign settlers or invaders.	            These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who	            attacked the small force before them in fine style.	                                                  --E. N.	                                                  Bennett.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Mil.) A member of one's own military forces, or of allied	      forces.	      [PJC]
friendly fire \friend"ly fire`\, n. (Mil.)	   Weapons fire[9], such as artillery or aerial bombardment,	   from one's own forces; -- used mostly when troops do damage	   or cause casualties among their own forces; as, the tank was	   hit by friendly fire.	   [PJC]
Friendship \Friend"ship\, n. [AS. fre['o]ndscipe. See {Friend},	   and {-ship}.]	   1. The state of being friends; friendly relation, or	      attachment, to a person, or between persons; affection	      arising from mutual esteem and good will; friendliness;	      amity; good will.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is little friendship in the world. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            There can be no friendship without confidence, and	            no confidence without integrity.      --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preferred by friendship, and not chosen by	            sufficiency.                          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Kindly aid; help; assistance, [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some friendship will it [a hovel] lend you gainst	            the tempest.                          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Aptness to unite; conformity; affinity; harmony;	      correspondence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those colors . . . have a friendship with each	            other.                                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Frier \Fri"er\, n.	   1. One who fries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {fryer}.	      [PJC]
Friese \Friese\, n.	   Same as {Friesic}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Friesic \Fries"ic\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Friesland, a province in the northern	   part of the Netherlands.	   [1913 Webster]	Friesic \Fries"ic\, prop. n.	   The language of the Frisians, a Teutonic people formerly	   occupying a large part of the coast of Holland and	   Northwestern Germany. The modern dialects of Friesic are	   spoken chiefly in the province of Friesland, and on some of	   the islands near the coast of Germany and Denmark.	   [1913 Webster]
Friesish \Fries"ish\, a.	   Friesic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frieze \Frieze\, n. [Perh. the same word as frieze a, kind of	   cloth. Cf. {Friz}.] (Arch.)	   (a) That part of the entablature of an order which is between	       the architrave and cornice. It is a flat member or face,	       either uniform or broken by triglyphs, and often enriched	       with figures and other ornaments of sculpture.	   (b) Any sculptured or richly ornamented band in a building	       or, by extension, in rich pieces of furniture. See	       Illust. of {Column}.	       [1913 Webster]	             Cornice or frieze with bossy sculptures graven.	                                                  --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	Frieze \Frieze\, n. [F. frise, perh. originally a woolen cloth	   or stuff from Friesland (F. Frise); cf. LL. frisii panni and	   frissatus pannus, a shaggy woolen cloth, F. friser to friz,	   curl. Cf. {Friz}.]	   A kind of coarse woolen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or	   tufted (friezed) nap on one side. "Robes of frieze."	   --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Frieze \Frieze\, v. t.	   To make a nap on (cloth); to friz. See {Friz}, v. t., 2.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Friezing machine}, a machine for friezing cloth; a friezing	      machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Friezed \Friezed\, a.	   Gathered, or having the map gathered, into little tufts,	   knots, or protuberances. Cf. {Frieze}, v. t., and {Friz}, v.	   t., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Friezer \Frie"zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, friezes or frizzes.	   [1913 Webster]
Frigate \Frig"ate\, n. [F. fr['e]gate, It. fregata, prob.	   contracted fr. L. fabricata something constructed or built.	   See {Fabricate}.]	   1. Originally, a vessel of the Mediterranean propelled by	      sails and by oars. The French, about 1650, transferred the	      name to larger vessels, and by 1750 it had been	      appropriated for a class of war vessels intermediate	      between corvettes and ships of the line. Frigates, from	      about 1750 to 1850, had one full battery deck and, often,	      a spar deck with a lighter battery. They carried sometimes	      as many as fifty guns. After the application of steam to	      navigation steam frigates of largely increased size and	      power were built, and formed the main part of the navies	      of the world till about 1870, when the introduction of	      ironclads superseded them. [Formerly spelled {frigat} and	      {friggot}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small vessel on the water. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Frigate bird} (Zool.), a web-footed rapacious bird, of the	      genus {Fregata}; -- called also {man-of-war bird}, and	      {frigate pelican}. Two species are known; that of the	      Southern United States and West Indies is {F. aquila}.	      They are remarkable for their long wings and powerful	      flight. Their food consists of fish which they obtain by	      robbing gulls, terns, and other birds, of their prey. They	      are related to the pelicans.	   {Frigate mackerel} (Zool.), an oceanic fish ({Auxis Rochei})	      of little or no value as food, often very abundant off the	      coast of the United States.	   {Frigate pelican}. (Zool.) Same as {Frigate bird}.	      [1913 Webster]
Frigate-built \Frig"ate-built"\, a. (Naut.)	   Built like a frigate with a raised quarter-deck and	   forecastle.	   [1913 Webster]
Frigatoon \Frig"a*toon`\, n. [It. fregatone: cf. F.fr['e]gaton.	   See {Frigate}.] (Naut.)	   A Venetian vessel, with a square stern, having only a	   mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war	   ship-rigged.	   [1913 Webster]
Frigefaction \Frig"e*fac`tion\, n. [L. frigere to be cold +	   facere to make.]	   The act of making cold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frigefactive \Frig"e*fac`tive\, a.	   Cooling. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Frigerate \Frig"er*ate\, v. t. [L. frigerare, fr. frigus cold.]	   To make cool. [Obs.] --Blount. Frigg
Frigg \Frigg\, Frigga \Frig"ga\n. [Icel. Frigg. See {Friday}.]	   (Scand. Myth.)	   The wife of Odin and mother of the gods; the supreme goddess;	   the Juno of the Valhalla. Cf. {Freya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fright \Fright\ (fr[imac]t), n. [OE. frigt, freyht, AS. fyrhto,	   fyrhtu; akin to OS. forhta, OHG. forhta, forahta, G. furcht,	   Dan. frygt, Sw. fruktan, Goth. fa['u]rhtei fear, fa['u]rhts	   timid.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of	      danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short	      duration; a sudden alarm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of	      alarm or aversion. [Colloq.]	   Syn: Alarm; terror; consternation. See {Alarm}.	        [1913 Webster]	Fright \Fright\, v. t. [imp. {Frighted}; p. pr. & vb. n..	   {Frighting}.] [OE. frigten to fear, frighten, AS. fyrhtan to	   frighten, forhtian to fear; akin to OS. forhtian, OHG.	   furihten, forahtan, G. f["u]rchten, Sw. frukta, Dan. frygte,	   Goth. faurhtjan. See {Fright}, n., and cf. {Frighten}.]	   To alarm suddenly; to shock by causing sudden fear; to	   terrify; to scare.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor exile or danger can fright a brave spirit.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: To affright; dismay; daunt; intimidate.	        [1913 Webster]
Frighten \Fright"en\, v. t. [imp. {Frightened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Frightening}.] [See {Fright}, v. t.]	   To disturb with fear; to throw into a state of alarm or	   fright; to affright; to terrify.	   [1913 Webster]	         More frightened than hurt.               --Old Proverb.	   [1913 Webster]
Frightful \Fright"ful\, a.	   1. Full of fright; affrighted; frightened. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            See how the frightful herds run from the wood. --W.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of that which causes fright; exciting alarm;	      impressing terror; shocking; as, a frightful chasm, or	      tempest; a frightful appearance.	   Syn: Terrible; dreadful; alarming; fearful; terrific; awful;	        horrid; horrible; shocking.	   Usage: {Frightful}, {Dreadful}, {Awful}. These words all	          express fear. In frightful, it is a sudden emotion; in	          dreadful, it is deeper and more prolonged; in awful,	          the fear is mingled with the emotion of awe, which	          subdues us before the presence of some invisible	          power. An accident may be frightful; the approach of	          death is dreadful to most men; the convulsions of the	          earthquake are awful.	          [1913 Webster]
Frightfully \Fright"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a frightful manner; to a frightful dagree.	   [1913 Webster]
Frightfulness \Fright"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality of being frightful.	   [1913 Webster]
Frightless \Fright"less\, a.	   Free from fright; fearless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frightment \Fright"ment\, n.	   Fear; terror. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frigid \Frig"id\, a. [L. frigidus, fr. frigere to be cold; prob.	   akin to Gr. ? to shudder, or perh. to ? cold. Cf. {Frill}.]	   1. Cold; wanting heat or warmth; of low temperature; as, a	      frigid climate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting warmth, fervor, ardor, fire, vivacity, etc.;	      unfeeling; forbidding in manner; dull and unanimated;	      stiff and formal; as, a frigid constitution; a frigid	      style; a frigid look or manner; frigid obedience or	      service.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wanting natural heat or vigor sufficient to excite the	      generative power; impotent. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Frigid zone}, that part of the earth which lies between	      either polar circle and its pole. It extends 23? 28? from	      the pole. See the Note under {Arctic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Frigidarium \Frig"i*da`ri*um\, n.; pl. {Frigidaria}. [L., neut.	   of frigidarium cooling.]	   The cooling room of the Roman therm[ae], furnished with a	   cold bath.	   [1913 Webster]
Frigidity \Fri*gid"i*ty\, n. [L. frigiditas: cf. F.	   frigidit['e].]	   1. The condition or quality of being frigid; coldness; want	      of warmth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ice is water congealed by the frigidity of the air.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of ardor, animation, vivacity, etc.; coldness of	      affection or of manner; dullness; stiffness and formality;	      as, frigidity of a reception, of a bow, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Want of heat or vigor; as, the frigidity of old age.	      [1913 Webster]
Frigidly \Frig"id*ly\, adv.	   In a frigid manner; coldly; dully; without affection.	   [1913 Webster]
Frigidness \Frig"id*ness\, n.	   The state of being frigid; want of heat, vigor, or affection;	   coldness; dullness. Frigorific
Frigorific \Frig"o*rif"ic\, Frigorifical \Frig"o*rif`ic*al\a.	   [L. frigorificus; frigus, frigoris, cold + facere to make:	   cf. F. frigorifique.]	   Causing cold; producing or generating cold. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster] Frijole	   Frijol
Frijol \Fri"jol\, Frijole \Fri"jole\, n.; pl. {Frijoles}. Also
Frejol \Fre"jol\ [Sp. fr['i]jol, fr['e]jol.]	   1. In Mexico, the southwestern United States, and the West	      Indies, any cultivated bean of the genus {Phaseolus}, esp.	      the black seed of a variety of {P. vulgaris}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The beanlike seed of any of several related plants, as the	      cowpea. Frijoles are an important article of diet among	      Spanish-American peoples, being used as an ingredient of	      many dishes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] frijolillo
frijolillo \frijolillo\, frijolito \frijolito\n.	   A shrub or small tree({Sophora secundiflora}) having pinnate	   leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely	   fragrant blue flowers and red beans.	   Syn: mescal bean, coral bean, {Sophora secundiflora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
frill \frill\ (fr[i^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {frilled}	   (fr[i^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {frilling}.] [OF. friller, fr. L.	   frigidulus somewhat cold, dim. of frigidus cold; akin to F.	   frileux chilly.]	   1. To shake or shiver as with cold; as, the hawk frills.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog.) To wrinkle; -- said of the gelatin film.	      [1913 Webster]
Frill \Frill\, v. t.	   To provide or decorate with a frill or frills; to turn back.	   in crimped plaits; as, to frill a cap.	   [1913 Webster]	Frill \Frill\, n. [See {Frill}, v. i.]. (Zool.)	   (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 neck of an animal. See {Frilled	       lizard} (below).	   (c) A similar ruffle around the legs or other appendages of	       animals.	   (d) A ruffled varex or fold on certain shells.	       [1913 Webster]	   2. A border or edging secured at one edge and left free at	      the other, usually fluted or crimped like a very narrow	      flounce.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Something superfluous, such as an ornament, or an	      additional function on a device or in a system not	      essential to the basic operation. -- Commonly used in the	      phrase no frills, used adjectively to indicate a fully	      functional but economical device or service; as, an	      economical no-frills airline.	      [PJC]
frilled \frilled\ (fr[i^]ld), a.	   Furnished with a frill or frills.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Frilled lizard} (Zool.), a large Australian lizard	      ({Chlamydosaurus Kingii}) about three feet long, which has	      a large, erectile frill on each side of the neck.	      [1913 Webster]
frills \frills\ n.	   Ornamental objects of no great value.	   Syn: falderal, folderol, gimcrackery, gimcracks, nonsense,	        trumpery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
frilly \frilly\ adj.	   Having decorative ruffles or frills.	   Syn: frilled, ruffled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
frim \frim\ (fr[i^]m), a. [Cf. AS. freme good, bold, and E.	   frame.]	   Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good condition; vigorous.	   [Obs.] "Frim pastures." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Frimaire \Fri"maire`\, n. [F., fr. frimas hoarfrost.]	   The third month of the French republican calendar. It	   commenced November 21, and ended December 20., See	   {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fringe \Fringe\ (fr[i^]nj), n. [OF, fringe, F. frange, prob. fr.	   L. fimbria fiber, thread, fringe, cf. fibra fiber, E. fiber,	   fimbriate.]	   1. An ornamental appendage to the border of a piece of stuff,	      originally consisting of the ends of the warp, projecting	      beyond the woven fabric; but more commonly made separate	      and sewed on, consisting sometimes of projecting ends,	      twisted or plaited together, and sometimes of loose	      threads of wool, silk, or linen, or narrow strips of	      leather, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something resembling in any respect a fringe; a line of	      objects along a border or edge; a border; an edging; a	      margin; a confine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The confines of grace and the fringes of repentance.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Opt.) One of a number of light or dark bands, produced by	      the interference of light; a diffraction band; -- called	      also {interference fringe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) The peristome or fringelike appendage of the	      capsules of most mosses. See {Peristome}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fringe \Fringe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fringed} (fr[i^]njd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fringing}.]	   To adorn the edge of with a fringe or as with a fringe.	   [1913 Webster]	         Precipices fringed with grass.           -- Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fringing reef}. See {Coral reefs}, under {Coral}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fringed \Fringed\, a.	   Furnished with a fringe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fringed lear} (Bot.), a leaf edged with soft parallel hairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Fringeless \Fringe"less\, a.	   Having no fringe.	   [1913 Webster]
Fringent \Frin"gent\, a.	   Encircling like a fringe; bordering. [R.] "The fringent air."	   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
fringepod \fringepod\ n.	   An annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender	   racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged	   silicles.	   Syn: lacepod.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fringe tree \Fringe tree\	   A small oleaceous tree ({Chionanthus virginica}), of the	   southern United States, having clusters of snow-white flowers	   with slender petals. It is often cultivated.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fringilla \Frin*gil"la\, a. [NL., fr. L. fringilla a chaffinch.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of birds, with a short, conical, pointed bill. It	   formerly included all the sparrows and finches, but is now	   restricted to certain European finches, like the chaffinch	   and brambling.	   [1913 Webster]
Fringillaceous \Frin`gil*la"ceous\, a. (Zool.)	   Fringilline.	   [1913 Webster]
Fringillidae \Fringillidae\ n.	   A natural family of birds of the finch group having short	   conical bills adapted for eating seeds, including finches,	   goldfinches, bullfinches, chaffinches, siskins, canaries,	   cardinals, grosbeaks, crossbills, linnets, and buntings. This	   family at one time included the sparrows of the family	   {Emberizinae}, but has more recently been restricted in	   usage.	   Syn: family {Fringillidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Fringilline \Frin*gil"line\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the family {Fringillid[ae]}; characteristic of	   finches; sparrowlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Fringy \Frin"gy\, a.	   Adorned with fringes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fripper \Frip"per\, n. [F. fripier, fr. friper to rumple,	   fumble, waste.]	   One who deals in frippery or in old clothes. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Fripperer \Frip"per*er\, n.	   A fripper. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frippery \Frip"per*y\, n. [F. friperie, fr. fruper. See	   {Fripper}.]	   1. Coast-off clothes. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Secondhand finery; cheap and tawdry decoration;	      affected elegance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fond of gauze and French frippery.    --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gauzy frippery of a French translation. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place where old clothes are sold. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The trade or traffic in old clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	Frippery \Frip"per*y\, a.	   Trifling; contemptible.	   [1913 Webster]
frits out \frits` out"\ (fr[i^]ts out), v. i.	   To become inoperable; of devices. See also {on the fritz}.	   [PJC] Frizette
Frisette \Fri*sette"\, Frizette \Fri*zette"\, n. [F. frisette	   curl.]	   a fringe of hair or curls worn about the forehead by women.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Friseur' \Fri"seur'\, n. [F., fr. friser to curl, frizzle. See	   {Frizzle}.]	   A hairdresser.	   [1913 Webster]
Frisian \Fri"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Friesland, a province of the Netherlands;	   Friesic.	   [1913 Webster]	Frisian \Fri"sian\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Friesland; also, the language	   spoken in Friesland. See {Friesic}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Frisk \Frisk\, a. [OF. frieque, cf. OHG. frise lively, brisk,	   fresh, Dan. & Sw. frisk, Icel. friskr. See {Fresh}, a.]	   Lively; brisk; frolicsome; frisky. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Frisk \Frisk\, a.	   A frolic; a fit of wanton gayety; a gambol: a little playful	   skip or leap. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Frisk \Frisk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frisked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Frisking}.]	   To leap, skip, dance, or gambol, in fronc and gayety.	   [1913 Webster]	         The frisking satyrs on the summits danced. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
frisk \frisk\ (fr[i^]sk), v. t.	   To search (a person) for concealed weapons or other objects,	   by patting the clothing to detect objects underneath; as, the	   police pulled the car over and frisked the occupants.	   Syn: frisk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Friskal \Frisk"al\, n.	   A leap or caper. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frisker \Frisker\, n.	   One who frisks; one who leaps of dances in gayety; a wanton;	   an inconstant or unsettled person. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Frisket \Fris"ket\, n. [F. frisguette. Perhaps so named from the	   velocity or frequency of its motion. See {Frisk} a.] (Print.)	   The light frame which holds the sheet of paper to the tympan	   in printing.	   [1913 Webster]
Friskful \Frisk"ful\, a.	   Brisk; lively; frolicsome.	   [1913 Webster]
Friskily' \Frisk"i*ly'\, adv.	   In a frisky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Friskiness \Frisk"i*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being frisky.	   [1913 Webster]
frisking \frisking\ n.	   The act or process of searching someone for concealed	   weapons.	   Syn: frisk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Frisky \Frisk"y\, a.	   Inclined to frisk; frolicsome; gay.	   [1913 Webster]	         He is too frisky for an old man.         --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Frislet \Fris"let\ (fr[i^]z"l[e^]t), n. [Cf. {Fraise} a kind of	   defense; also {Friz}.]	   A kind of small ruffle. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Frist \Frist\ (fr[i^]st), v. t. [OE. fristen, firsten, to lend,	   give respite, postpone, AS. firstan to give respite to; akin	   to first time, G. frist, Icel. frest delay.]	   To sell upon credit, as goods. [R.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Frisure \Fri"sure`\, n. [F.]	   The dressing of the hair by crisping or curling. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Frit \Frit\ (fr[i^]t), n. [F. fritte, fr. frit fried, p. p. of	   frire to fry. See {Far}, v. t.]	   1. (Glass Making) The material of which glass is made, after	      having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but	      before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and	      alkali, occasionally with other ingredients. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ceramics) The material for glaze of pottery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Frit brick}, a lump of calcined glass materials, brought to	      a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace, preliminary	      to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot.	      [1913 Webster]	Frit \Frit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fritted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fritting}.]	   To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse	   partially. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	Frit \Frit\, v. t.	   To fritter; -- with away. [R.] --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fritfly \Frit"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O.	   vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole},	   injurious to clover in America.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frith \Frith\ (fr[i^]th), n. [OE. firth, Icel. fj["o]r[eth]r;	   akin to Sw. fj[aum]rd, Dan. fiord, E. ford. [root]78. See	   {Ford}, n., and cf. {Firth}, {Fiord}, {Fret} a frith, {Port}	   a harbor.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Geog.) A narrow arm of the sea; an estuary; the opening	      of a river into the sea; as, the Frith of Forth. Also	      called {firth}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of weir for catching fish. [Eng.] --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	Frith \Frith\, n. [OE. frith peace, protection, land inclosed	   for hunting, park, forest, AS. fri[eth] peace; akin to	   freno[eth] peace, protection, asylum, G. friede peace, Icel.	   fri[eth]r, and from the root of E. free, friend. See {Free},	   a., and cf. {Affray}, {Defray}.]	   1. A forest; a woody place. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small field taken out of a common, by inclosing it; an	      inclosure. [Obs.] --Sir J. Wynne.	      [1913 Webster]
Frithy \Frith"y\, a.	   Woody. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fritillaria \Frit"il*la`ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. fritillus	   dicebox: cf. F. fritillaire. So named from the checkered	   markings of the petals.] (Bot.)	   A genus of liliaceous plants, of which the crown-imperial	   ({Fritillaria imperialis}) is one species, and the Guinea-hen	   flower ({F. Meleagris}) another. See {Crown-imperial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fritillary \Frit"il*la*ry\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A plant with checkered petals, of the genus	      Fritillaria: the Guinea-hen flower. See {Fritillaria}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of several species of butterflies belonging to	      {Argynnis} and allied genera; -- so called because the	      coloring of their wings resembles that of the common	      {Fritillaria}. See {Aphrodite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fritinancy \Frit"i*nan*cy\, n. [L. fritinnire to twitter.]	   A chirping or creaking, as of a cricket. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fritter \Frit"ter\, n. [OR. fritour, friture, pancake, F.	   friture frying, a thing fried, from frire to fry. See {Far},	   v. t.]	   1. A small quantity of batter, fried in boiling lard or in a	      frying pan. Fritters are of various kinds, named from the	      substance inclosed in the batter; as, apple fritters, clam	      fritters, oyster fritters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fragment; a shred; a small piece.	      [1913 Webster]	            And cut whole giants into fritters.   --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corn fritter}. See under {Corn}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fritter \Frit"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frittered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Frittering}.]	   1. To cut, as meat, into small pieces, for frying.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break into small pieces or fragments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fritter away}, to diminish; to pare off; to reduce to	      nothing by taking away a little at a time; also, to waste	      piecemeal; as, to fritter away time, strength, credit,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Fritting \Frit"ting\, n. [See {Frit} to expose to heat.]	   The formation of frit or slag by heat with but incipient	   fusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Frivol \Friv"ol\, v. i.	   To act frivolously; to trifle. --Kipling. -- {Friv"ol*er},	   {Friv"ol*ler}, n. [All Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frivolism \Friv"o*lism\, n.	   Frivolity. [R.] --Pristley.	   [1913 Webster]
Frivolity \Fri*vol"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Frivolities}. [Cg. F.	   frivolit['e]. See {Frivolous}.]	   The condition or quality of being frivolous; also, acts or	   habits of trifling; unbecoming levity of disposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Frivolous \Friv"o*lous\, a. [L. frivolus; prob. akin to friare	   to rub, crumble, E. friable: cf. F. frivole.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of little weight or importance; not worth notice; slight;	      as, a frivolous argument. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to trifling; marked with unbecoming levity; silly;	      interested especially in trifling matters.	      [1913 Webster]	            His personal tastes were low and frivolous.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Trifling; trivial; slight; petty; worthless. --	        {Friv"o*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Friv"o*lous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Friz \Friz\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Frizzing}.] [Cf. F. friser to curl, crisp, frizzle, to raise	   the nap (on certain stuffs); prob.akin to OFries. frisle hair	   of the head. Cf. {Frieze} kind of cloth.] [Written also	   {frizz}.]	   1. To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping	      pin; to crisp.	      [1913 Webster]	            With her hair frizzed short up to her ears. --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as	      the nap of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Leather Manufacture) To soften and make of even thickness	      by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Frizzing machine}.	      (a) (Fabrics) A machine for frizzing the surface of cloth.	      (b) (Wood Working) A bench with a revolving cutter head	          slightly protruding above its surface, for dressing	          boards.	          [1913 Webster]	Friz \Friz\, n.; pl. {Frizzes}.	   That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig;	   a frizzle. [Written also {frizz}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Dr. Johnson], who saw in his glass how his wig	         became his face and head, might easily infer that a	         similar fullbottomed, well-curled friz of words would	         be no less becoming to his thoughts.     --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Frize \Frize\, n. (Arch.)	   See 1st {Frieze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Frizel \Friz"el\, a. (Firearms)	   A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to	   throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Frizette \Fri*zette"\, n. [F. frisette curl.]	   A curl of hair or silk; a pad of frizzed hair or silk worn by	   women under the hair to stuff it out.	   [1913 Webster]
Frizz \Frizz\, v. t. & n.	   See {Friz}, v. t. & n.	   [1913 Webster]	Frizz \Frizz\, v. t. & i. [Partly imitative, but cf. {Fry}.]	   To fry, cook, or sear with a sizzling noise; to sizzle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frizzle \Friz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Frizzling}.] [Dim. of {friz}.]	   To curl or crisp, as hair; to friz; to crinkle. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To frizzle up}, to crinkle or crisp excessively.	      [1913 Webster]	Frizzle \Friz"zle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Frizzled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Frizzling}.] [Freq. of an imitative word frizz, in	   dial. use.]	   1. To fry, toast, or broil with a sputtering sound to cook	      with a sizzling noise. Also fig. --Hawthorne.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To cook, in certain way, so as to curl or crinkle up.	            Drain and heat it [shaved smoked beef] in one	            tablespoonful of hot butter, to curl or frizzle it.	                                                  --Mrs. Lincoln	                                                  (Cook Book).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Frizzle \Friz"zle\, n.	   A curl; a lock of hair crisped. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Frizzler \Friz"zler`\, n.	   One who frizzles. Frizzly
Frizzly \Friz"zly\, Frizzy \Friz"zy\, a.	   Curled or crisped; as, frizzly, hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Fro \Fro\ (fr[=o]), adv. [OE. fra, fro, adv. & prep., Icel.	   fr[=a], akin to Dan. fra from, E. from. See {From}.]	   From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition	   to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and	   from. See {To and fro} under {To}. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Fro \Fro\, prep.	   From. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Frock \Frock\ (fr[o^]k), n. [F. froc a monk's cowl, coat,	   garment, LL. frocus, froccus, flocus, floccus, fr. L. floccus	   a flock of wool; hence orig., a flocky cloth or garment; cf.	   L. flaccus flabby, E. flaccid.]	   1. A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part	      of European modern costume for women and children; also, a	      coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their	      other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to	      take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It	      has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure,	      and is girded by a cord.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Frock coat}, a body coat for men, usually double-breasted,	      the skirts not being in one piece with the body, but sewed	      on so as to be somewhat full.	   {Smock frock}. See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Frock \Frock\, v. t.	   1. To clothe in a frock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a monk of. Cf. {Unfrock}.	      [1913 Webster]
Frocked \Frocked\, a.	   Clothed in a frock.	   [1913 Webster]
Frockless \Frock"less\, a.	   Destitute of a frock.	   [1913 Webster]
Froe \Froe\ (fr[=o]), n. [See {Frow}.]	   A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. [Obs.] "Raging frantic	   froes." --Draylon.	   [1913 Webster]	Froe \Froe\, n. [See {Frow} the tool]	   An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. [U. S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Froebelian \Froe*bel"i*an\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, Friedrich Froebel, or the	   kindergarten system of education, which he organized. -- n.	   One who teaches by, or advocates the use of, the kindergarten	   system.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frog \Frog\ (fr[o^]g), n. [AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in	   sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel.	   froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. fr["o].]	   1. (Zool.) An amphibious animal of the genus {Rana} and	      related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and	      take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud	      notes in the springtime.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The edible frog of Europe ({Rana esculenta}) is	         extensively used as food; the American bullfrog ({R.	         Catesbiana}) is remarkable for its great size and loud	         voice.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse.]	      (Anat.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the	      middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other	      animals; the fourchette.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroads) A supporting plate having raised ribs that	      form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where	      one track branches from another or crosses it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock.] An	      oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and	      fastening into a loop instead of a button hole.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cross frog} (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that	      cross at right angles.	   {Frog cheese}, a popular name for a large puffball.	   {Frog eater}, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt	      applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English.	   {Frog fly}. (Zool.) See {Frog} hopper.	   {Frog hopper} (Zool.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect	      living on plants. The larv[ae] are inclosed in a frothy	      liquid called {cuckoo spit} or {frog spit}.	   {Frog lily} (Bot.), the yellow water lily ({Nuphar}).	   {Frog spit} (Zool.), the frothy exudation of the {frog	      hopper}; -- called also {frog spittle}. See {Cuckoo spit},	      under {Cuckoo}.	      [1913 Webster]	Frog \Frog\, v. t.	   To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See {Frog},	   n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
frogmarch \frogmarch\ v.	   1. to march a person against his will by any method.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to carry someone against his will upside down such that	      each limb is held by one person.	      [WordNet 1.5] frogbit
frogbit \frog"bit`\, frog's-bit \frog's-bit\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) A European plant ({Hydrocharis Morsus-ran[ae]}),	          floating on still water and propagating itself by	          runners. It has roundish heart-shaped leaves and small	          white flowers.	      (b) An American plant ({Limnobium Spongia}), with similar	          habits.	          [1913 Webster]
Frog-eyed \Frog"-eyed`\, a.	   Spotted with whitish specks due to a disease, or produced	   artificially by spraying; -- said of tobacco used for cigar	   wrappers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frogfish \Frog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) See {Angler}, n., 2.	   (b) An oceanic fish of the genus {Antennarius} or	       {Pterophrynoides}; -- called also mousefish and toadfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Frogged \Frogged\, a.	   Provided or ornamented with frogs; as, a frogged coat. See	   {Frog}, n., 4. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Froggy \Frog"gy\, a.	   Abounding in frogs. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Frogmouth \Frog"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of	   the genus {Batrachostomus} (family {Podargid[ae]}); -- so	   called from their very broad, flat bills.	   [1913 Webster]
Frogs-bit \Frog"s`-bit"\, n. (Bot.)	   Frogbit.	   [1913 Webster]
Frogshell \Frog"shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of numerous species of marine gastropod shells, belonging	   to {Ranella} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Froise \Froise\, n. [OE. froise cf. F. froisser to bruise, E.	   frush to bruise,]	   A kind of pancake. See 1st {Fraise}. [Written also {fraise}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frolic \Frol"ic\ (fr[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [D. vroolijk; akin to G.	   fr["o]lich, fr. froh, OHG. fr[=o], Dan. fro, OS. fr[=a]h, cf.	   Icel. fr[=a]r swift; all perh. akin to Skr. pru to spring	   up.]	   Full of levity; dancing, playing, or frisking about; full of	   pranks; frolicsome; gay; merry.	   [1913 Webster]	         The frolic wind that breathes the spring. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gay, the frolic, and the loud.       --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	Frolic \Frol"ic\, n.	   1. A wild prank; a flight of levity, or of gayety and mirth.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would be at his frolic once again. --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scene of gayety and mirth, as in lively play, or in	      dancing; a merrymaking.	      [1913 Webster]	Frolic \Frol"ic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frolicked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Frolicking}.]	   To play wild pranks; to play tricks of levity, mirth, and	   gayety; to indulge in frolicsome play; to sport.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hither, come hither, and frolic and play. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frolicful \Frol"ic*ful\, a.	   Frolicsome. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frolicky \Frol"ick*y\, a.	   Frolicsome. [Obs.] --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Frolicly \Frol"ic*ly\, adv.	   In a frolicsome manner; with mirth and gayety. [Obs.] --Beau.	   & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Frolicsome \Frol"ic*some\, a.	   Full of gayety and mirth; given to pranks; sportive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Old England, who takes a frolicsome brain fever once	         every two or three years, for the benefit of her	         doctors.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   -- {Frol"ic*some*ly}, adv. -- {Frol"ic*some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
From \From\ (fr[o^]m), prep. [AS. fram, from; akin to OS. fram	   out, OHG. & Icel. fram forward, Sw. fram, Dan. frem, Goth.	   fram from, prob. akin to E. forth. ?202. Cf. {Fro},	   {Foremost}.]	   Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to;	   leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; -- used	   whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action,	   being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation,	   absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is	   construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at	   which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or	   beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the	   occasion, out of which anything proceeds; -- the antithesis	   and correlative of {to}; as, it, is one hundred miles from	   Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light	   proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the	   fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good	   to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends	   on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts	   from personal knowledge, or from testimony.	   [1913 Webster]	         Experience from the time past to the time present.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The song began from Jove.                --Drpden.	   [1913 Webster]	         From high M[ae]onia's rocky shores I came. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the wind blow any way from shore.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: From sometimes denotes away from, remote from,	         inconsistent with. "Anything so overdone is from the	         purpose of playing." --Shak. From, when joined with	         another preposition or an adverb, gives an opportunity	         for abbreviating the sentence. "There followed him	         great multitudes of people . . . from [the land] beyond	         Jordan." --Math. iv. 25. In certain constructions, as	         from forth, from out, etc., the ordinary and more	         obvious arrangment is inverted, the sense being more	         distinctly forth from, out from -- from being virtually	         the governing preposition, and the word the adverb. See	         {From off}, under {Off}, adv., and {From afar}, under	         {Afar}, adv.	         [1913 Webster]	               Sudden partings such as press	               The life from out young hearts.    --Byron.	         Fromward
Fromward \From"ward\, Fromwards \From"wards\, prep. [AS.	   framweard about to depart. Cf. {Froward}]	   A way from; -- the contrary of toward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Towards or fromwards the zenith.         --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Frond \Frond\ (fr[o^]nd), n. [L. frons, frondis, a leafy branch,	   foliage.] (Bot.)	   The organ formed by the combination or union into one body of	   stem and leaf, and often bearing the fructification; as, the	   frond of a fern or of a lichen or seaweed; also, the peculiar	   leaf of a palm tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Frondation \Fron*da"tion\, n. [L. frondatio, from frons. See	   {Frond}.]	   The act of stripping, as trees, of leaves or branches; a kind	   of pruning. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Fronde \Fronde\, n. [F.] (F. Hist.)	   A political party in France, during the minority of Louis	   XIV., who opposed the government, and made war upon the court	   party.	   [1913 Webster]
Fronded \Frond"ed\, a.	   Furnished with fronds. "Fronded palms." --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Frondent \Fron"dent\, a. [L. frondens, p. pr. of frondere to put	   forth leaves. See {Frond}.]	   Covered with leaves; leafy; as, a frondent tree. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frondesce \Fron*desce"\, v. i. [L. frondescere, inchoative fr.	   frondere. See {Frondent}.]	   To unfold leaves, as plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Frondescence \Fron*des"cence\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The time at which each species of plants unfolds its	       leaves.	   (b) The act of bursting into leaf. --Milne. Martyn.	       [1913 Webster]
Frondeur \Fron"deur`\, n. [F.] (F. Hist.)	   A member of the Fronde.	   [1913 Webster]
Frondiferous \Fron*dif"er*ous\, a. [L. frondifer frons a leafy	   branch + ferre to bear: cf. F. frondifere.]	   Producing fronds.	   [1913 Webster]
Frondlet \Frond"let\, n. (Bot.)	   A very small frond, or distinct portion of a compound frond.	   [1913 Webster]
Frondose \Fron*dose"\, a. [L. frondosus leafy.] (Bot.)	   (a) Frond bearing; resembling a frond; having a simple	       expansion not separable into stem and leaves.	   (b) Leafy. --Gray.	       [1913 Webster]
Frondous \Fron"dous\, a. (Bot.)	   Frondose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frons \Frons\, n. [L., front.] (Anal.)	   The forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and	   the vertex.	   [1913 Webster]
Front \Front\ (fr[u^]nt), n. [F. frant forehead, L. frons,	   frontis; perh. akin to E. brow.]	   1. The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes;	      sometimes, also, the whole face.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bless'd with his father's front, his mother's	            tongue.                               --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grim-visaged war hath smoothed his wrinkled front.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His front yet threatens, and his frowns command.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The forehead, countenance, or personal presence, as	      expressive of character or temper, and especially, of	      boldness of disposition, sometimes of impudence; seeming;	      as, a bold front; a hardened front; hence, an attitude and	      demeanor intended to represent one's feelings, even if not	      actually felt; as, to put on a good front.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            With smiling fronts encountering.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inhabitants showed a bold front.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part or surface of anything which seems to look out,	      or to be directed forward; the fore or forward part; the	      foremost rank; the van; -- the opposite to back or rear;	      as, the front of a house; the front of an army.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had he his hurts before?	            Ay, on the front.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A position directly before the face of a person, or before	      the foremost part of a thing; as, in front of un person,	      of the troops, or of a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The most conspicuous part.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very head and front of my offending. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front	      piece of false hair worn by women.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like any plain Miss Smith's, who wears s front.	                                                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The beginning. "Summer's front." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Fort.) All the works along one side of the polygon	      inclosing the site which is fortified.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Phon.) The middle of the upper part of the tongue, -- the	      part of the tongue which is more or less raised toward the	      palate in the pronunciation of certain sounds, as the	      vowel i in machine, e in bed, and consonant y in you. See	      Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]10.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. The call boy whose turn it is to answer the call, which	       is often the word "front," used as an exclamation. [Hotel	       Cant]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bastioned front} (Mil.), a curtain connerting two half	      bastions.	   {Front door}, the door in the front wall of a building,	      usually the principal entrance.	   {Front of fortification}, the works constructed upon any one	      side of a polygon. --Farrow.	   {Front of operations}, all that part of the field of	      operations in front of the successive positions occupied	      by the army as it moves forward. --Farrow.	   {To come to the front}, to attain prominence or leadership.	      [1913 Webster]	Front \Front\, a.	   Of or relating to the front or forward part; having a	   position in front; foremost; as, a front view.	   [1913 Webster]	Front \Front\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fronted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fronting}.]	   1. To oppose face to face; to oppose directly; to meet in a	      hostile manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            You four shall front them in the narrow lane.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appear before; to meet.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Enid] daily fronted him	            In some fresh splendor.               --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To face toward; to have the front toward; to confront; as,	      the house fronts the street.	      [1913 Webster]	            And then suddenly front the changed reality. --J.	                                                  Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stand opposed or opposite to, or over against as, his	      house fronts the church.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To adorn in front; to supply a front to; as, to front a	      house with marble; to front a head with laurel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yonder walls, that pertly front your town. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Front \Front\, v. t.	   To have or turn the face or front in any direction; as, the	   house fronts toward the east.	   [1913 Webster]
Frontage \Front"age\, n.	   The front part of an edifice or lot; extent of front.	   [1913 Webster]
Frontal \Fron"tal\, a. [Cf. F. frontal.]	   Belonging to the front part; being in front; esp. (Anat.), Of	   or pertaining to the forehead or the anterior part of the	   roof of the brain case; as, the frontal bones.	   [1913 Webster]	Frontal \Fron"tal\, n. [F. frontal, fronteau, OF. Frontel,	   frontal, L. frontale an ornament for the forehead, frontlet.	   See {Front}.]	   1. Something worn on the forehead or face; a frontlet; as:	      (a) An ornamental band for the hair.	      (b) (Mil.) The metal face guard of a soldier.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A little pediment over a door or window.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) A movable, decorative member in metal, carved	      wood, or, commonly, in rich stuff or in embroidery,	      covering the front of the altar. Frontals are usually	      changed according to the different ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A medicament or application for the forehead.	      [Obs.] --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) The frontal bone, or one of the two frontal bones,	      of the cranium.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Frontal hammer} or {Frontal helve}, a forge hammer lifted by	      a cam, acting upon a "tongue" immediately in front of the	      hammer head. --Raymond. Frontate
Frontate \Fron"tate\, Fron'tated \Fron'ta*ted\, a.	   Growing broader and broader, as a leaf; truncate.	   [1913 Webster]
frontbench \frontbench\ n.	   any of the front seats in the House of Commons of Great	   Britain that are reserved for ministers or ex-ministers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
frontbencher \frontbencher\ n.	   a member of the House of Commons of Great Britain who is a	   minister or an ex-minister.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fronted \Front"ed\, a.	   Formed with a front; drawn up in line. "Fronted brigades."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Frontier \Fron"tier\, n. [F. fronti[`e]re, LL. frontaria. See	   {Front}.]	   1. That part of a country which fronts or faces another	      country or an unsettled region; the marches; the border,	      confine, or extreme part of a country, bordering on	      another country; the border of the settled and cultivated	      part of a country; as, the frontier of civilization.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) An outwork. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Palisadoes, frontiers, parapets.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Frontier \Fron"tier\, a.	   1. Lying on the exterior part; bordering; conterminous; as, a	      frontier town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or relating to a frontier. "Frontier experience." --W.	      Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Frontier \Fron"tier\, v. i.	   To constitute or form a frontier; to have a frontier; -- with	   on. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Frontiered \Fron"tiered\, p. a.	   Placed on the frontiers. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frontiersman \Fron"tiers*man\, n.; pl. {Frontiersmen}.	   A man living on the frontier. Frontignac
Frontignac \Fron`ti*gnac"\, Frontignan \Fron`ti`gnan"\, n. [So	   called from Frontignan, a town in Southern France.]	   1. A sweet muscadine wine made in Frontignan (Languedoc),	      France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A grape of many varieties and colors.	      [1913 Webster]
Frontingly \Front"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a fronting or facing position; opposingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Frontiniac \Fron`tin*iac"\, n.	   See {Frontignac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Frontispiece \Fron"tis*piece\, n. [F. frontispice, LL.	   frontispicium beginning, front of a church, fr. L. frons	   front + spicere, specere, to look at, view: cf. It.	   frontispizio. See {Front} and {Spy}.]	   The part which first meets the eye; as:	   (a) (Arch.) The principal front of a building. [Obs. or R.]	   (b) An ornamental figure or illustration fronting the first	       page, or titlepage, of a book; formerly, the titlepage	       itself.	       [1913 Webster]
Frontless \Front"less\, a.	   Without face or front; shameless; not diffident; impudent.	   [Obs.] "Frontless vice." --Dryden. "Frontless flattery."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Frontlessly \Front"less*ly\, adv.	   Shamelessly; impudently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frontlet \Front"let\, n. [OF. frontelet brow band, dim. of	   frontel, frontal. See {Frontal}, n.]	   1. A frontal or brow band; a fillet or band worn on the	      forehead.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall be as frontlets between thine eyes.	                                                  --Deut. vi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A frown (likened to a frontlet). [R. & Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            What makes that frontlet on? Methinks you are too	            much of late i' the frown.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The margin of the head, behind the bill of birds,	      often bearing rigid bristles.	      [1913 Webster]
Fronto- \Fron"to-\ [L. frons, frontis, the forehead.] (Anat.)	   A combining form signifying relating to the forehead or the	   frontal bone; as, fronto-parietal, relating to the frontal	   and the parietal bones; fronto-nasal, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fronton \Fron`ton"\, n. [F., a pediment. See {Front}.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Frontal}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
front-runner \front-runner\ n.	   a competitor thought to be most likely to win.	   Syn: favorite, favourite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Froppish \Frop"pish\, a. [Cf. {Frap}, {Frape}.]	   Peevish; froward. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Frore \Frore\, adv. [See {Frorn}.]	   Frostily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The parching air	         Burns frore, and cold performs the effect of fire.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Frorn \Frorn\, p. a. [AS. froren, p. p. of fre['o]sun to freeze.	   See {Freeze}.]	   Frozen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Well nigh frorn I feel.                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Frory \Fro"ry\, a. [AS. fre['o]rig. See {Frorn}.]	   1. Frozen; stiff with cold. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with a froth like hoarfrost. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The foaming steed with frory bit to steer.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
frosh \frosh\, n.; pl. {frosh}. [from freshman by shortening.]	   a student during his first year in a high school, college, or	   university; a {freshman}. [informal]	   [PJC]
Frost \Frost\ (fr[o^]st; 115), n. [OE. frost, forst, AS. forst,	   frost. fr. fre['o]san to freeze; akin to D. varst, G., OHG.,	   Icel., Dan., & Sw. frost. [root]18. See {Freeze}, v. i.]	   1. The act of freezing; -- applied chiefly to the congelation	      of water; congelation of fluids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or temperature of the air which occasions	      congelation, or the freezing of water; severe cold or	      freezing weather.	      [1913 Webster]	            The third bay comes a frost, a killing frost.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Frozen dew; -- called also {hoarfrost} or {white frost}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes. --Ps.	                                                  cxlvii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Coldness or insensibility; severity or rigidity of	      character. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was of those moments of intense feeling when the	            frost of the Scottish people melts like a snow	            wreath.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black frost}, cold so intense as to freeze vegetation and	      cause it to turn black, without the formation of	      hoarfrost.	   {Frost bearer} (Physics), a philosophical instrument	      illustrating the freezing of water in a vacuum; a	      cryophorus.	   {Frost grape} (Bot.), an American grape, with very small,	      acid berries.	   {Frost lamp}, a lamp placed below the oil tube of an Argand	      lamp to keep the oil limpid on cold nights; -- used	      especially in lighthouses. --Knight.	   {Frost nail}, a nail with a sharp head driven into a horse's	      shoe to keep him from slipping.	   {Frost smoke}, an appearance resembling smoke, caused by	      congelation of vapor in the atmosphere in time of severe	      cold.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brig and the ice round her are covered by a	            strange black	            obscurity: it is the frost smoke of arctic winters.	                                                  --Kane.	   {Frost valve}, a valve to drain the portion of a pipe,	      hydrant, pump, etc., where water would be liable to	      freeze.	   {Jack Frost}, a popular personification of frost.	      [1913 Webster]	Frost \Frost\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frosted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Frosting}.]	   1. To injure by frost; to freeze, as plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with hoarfrost; to produce a surface resembling	      frost upon, as upon cake, metals, or glass; as, glass may	      be frosted by exposure to hydrofluoric acid.	      [1913 Webster]	            While with a hoary light she frosts the ground.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To roughen or sharpen, as the nail heads or calks of	      horseshoes, so as to fit them for frosty weather.	      [1913 Webster]
Frostbird \Frost"bird\, n. (Zool.)	   The golden plover.	   [1913 Webster]
Frostbite \Frost"bite\, n.	   The freezing, or effect of a freezing, of some part of the	   body, as the ears, fingers, toes, or nose. Severe frostbite	   can lead to the loss of fingers or toes. --Kane.	Frostbite \Frost`bite"\, v. t.	   To expose to the effect of frost, or a frosty air; to blight	   or nip with frost.	   [1913 Webster]	         My wife up and with Mrs. Pen to walk in the fields to	         frostbite themselves.                    --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Frost-bitten \Frost`-bit"ten\, p. a.	   Nipped, withered, or injured, by frost or freezing.	   [1913 Webster]
Frost-blite \Frost`-blite"\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the genus {Atriplex}; orache. --Gray.	   (b) The lamb's-quarters ({Chenopodium album}). --Dr. Prior.	       [1913 Webster]
Frostbow \Frost"bow`\, n.	   A white arc or circle in the sky attending frosty weather and	   formed by reflection of sunlight from ice crystals floating	   in the air; the parhelic circle whose center is at the	   zenith.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frosted \Frost"ed\, a.	   1. Covered with hoarfrost or anything resembling hoarfrost;	      ornamented with frosting; also, frost-bitten; as, a	      frosted cake; frosted donuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Provided with a surface finish which is matte or with a	      very fine grain, reminiscent of the surface texture of	      frost; as, frosted glass. Opposed to {polished} or	      {burnished}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Frosted work is introduced as a foil or contrast to	            burnished work.                       --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Frostfish \Frost`fish"\, n. (Zool.)	      (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 smelt. [Local, U. S.]	      (c) A name applied in New Zealand to the scabbard fish	          ({Lepidotus}) valued as a food fish.	          [1913 Webster]
Frostian \Frostian\ prop. a.	   of or pertaining to Robert Frost (definition 4).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Frostily \Frost"i*ly\, adv.	   In a frosty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Frostiness \Frost"i*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being frosty.	   [1913 Webster]
Frosting \Frost"ing\, n.	   1. A composition of sugar and beaten egg, used to cover or	      ornament cake, pudding, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lusterless finish of metal or glass; the process of	      producing such a finish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the lightened color on part of an object, as of hair,	      produced by treatment with bleach or other chemicals; as	      only part of the object is thus treated, the final color	      of the object is two-toned; also, the process of producing	      such a two-toned effect.	      [PJC]
Frostless \Frost"less\, a.	   1. Free from frost; as, a frostless winter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {frost-free}.	      [PJC]
Frost-free \Frost"-free\, a.	   not accumulating frost; -- used especially of refrigerators	   with an automatic defrost cycle such that the freezer	   compartment remains free of ice without need for a manual	   defrosting.	   [PJC]
Frost signal \Frost" sig`nal\ (Meteor.)	   A signal consisting of a white flag with a black center, used	   by the United States Weather Bureau to indicate that a local	   frost is expected. It is used only in Florida and along the	   coasts of the Pacific and the Gulf Mexico.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Frostweed \Frost"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   An American species of rockrose ({Helianthemum Canadense}),	   sometimes used in medicine as an astringent or aromatic	   tonic.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has large yellow flowers which are often sterile,	         and later it has abundant but inconspicuous flowers	         which bear seed. It is so called because, late in	         autumn, crystals of ice shoot from the cracked bark at	         the root; -- called also frostwort.	         [1913 Webster]
Frostwork \Frost`work"\, n.	   The figurework, often fantastic and delicate, which moisture	   sometimes forms in freezing, as upon a window pane or a	   flagstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Frostwort \Frost`wort"\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Frostweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Frosty \Frost"y\, a. [Cf. AS. fyrstig.]	   1. Attended with, or producing, frost; having power to	      congeal water; cold; freezing; as, a frosty night.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with frost; as, the grass is frosty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Chill in affection; without warmth of affection or	      courage. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Appearing as if covered with hoarfrost; white;	      gray-haired; as, a frosty head. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Frote \Frote\, v. t. [F. frotter.]	   To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Froterer \Fro"ter*er\, n.	   One who frotes; one who rubs or chafes. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Froth \Froth\, n. [OE. frothe, Icel. fro[eth]a; akin to Dan.	   fraade, Sw. fradga, AS. [=a]freo[eth]an to froth.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or	      agitation; spume; foam; esp., a spume of saliva caused by	      disease or nervous excitement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence; rhetoric	      without thought. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a long speech, but all froth.  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Light, unsubstantial matter. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Froth insect} (Zool.), the cuckoo spit or frog hopper; --	      called also {froth spit}, {froth worm}, and {froth fly}.	      	   {Froth spit}. See {Cuckoo spit}, under Cuckoo.	      [1913 Webster]	Froth \Froth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frothed}; p. pr. & vb. n..	   {Frothing}.]	   1. To cause to foam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spit, vent, or eject, as froth.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . froths treason at his mouth. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is your spleen frothed out, or have ye more?	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cover with froth; as, a horse froths his chain.	      [1913 Webster]	Froth \Froth\, v. i.	   To throw up or out spume, foam, or bubbles; to foam; as beer	   froths; a horse froths.	   [1913 Webster]
Frothily \Froth"i*ly\, adv.	   In a frothy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Frothiness \Froth"i*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being frothy.	   [1913 Webster]
Frothing \Froth"ing\, n.	   Exaggerated declamation; rant.	   [1913 Webster]
Frothless \Froth"less\, a.	   Free from froth.	   [1913 Webster]
Frothy \Froth"y\, a. [Compar. {Frothier}; superl. {Frothiest}.]	   1. Full of foam or froth, or consisting of froth or light	      bubbles; spumous; foamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not firm or solid; soft; unstable. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of the nature of froth; light; empty; unsubstantial; as, a	      frothy speaker or harangue. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]
Froufrou \Frou"frou`\ (fr[=oo]"fr[=oo]`), n. [F., of imitative	   origin.]	   1. A rustling, esp. the rustling of a woman's dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. showy or frilly ornamentation. --MW10	      [PJC]
Frounce \Frounce\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frounced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Frouncing}.] [OE. frouncen, fronsen, to told, wrinkle,	   OF. froncier, F. froncer, perh. fr. an assumed LL. frontiare	   to wrinkle the forehead, L. frons forehead. See {Front}, and	   cf. {Flounce} part of a dress.]	   To gather into or adorn with plaits, as a dress; to form	   wrinkles in or upon; to curl or frizzle, as the hair.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not tricked and frounced, as she was wont. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Frounce \Frounce\, v. i.	   To form wrinkles in the forehead; to manifest displeasure; to	   frown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Commons frounced and stormed.        -- Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Frounce \Frounce\, n.	   1. A wrinkle, plait, or curl; a flounce; -- also, a frown.	      [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An affection in hawks, in which white spittle gathers	      about the hawk's bill. --Booth.	      [1913 Webster]
Frounceless \Frounce"less\, a.	   Without frounces. --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Frouzy \Frou"zy\, a. [Prov. E. frouzy froward, peevish,	   offensive to the eye or smell; cf. froust a musty smell,	   frouse to rumple, frouze to curl, and E. frounce, frowy.]	   Fetid, musty; rank; disordered and offensive to the smell or	   sight; slovenly; dingy. See {Frowzy}. "Petticoats in frouzy	   heaps." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Frow \Frow\, n. [D. vrouw; akin to G. frau woman, wife, goth,	   fr['a]uja master, lord, AS. fre['a].]	   1. A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman. --Beau. &	      Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dirty woman; a slattern. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Frow \Frow\, n. [Cf. {Frower}.]	   A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for	   splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower.	   [1913 Webster]	Frow \Frow\, a.	   Brittle. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Froward \Fro"ward\, a. [Fro + -ward. See {Fro}, and cf.	   {Fromward}.]	   Not willing to yield or compIy with what is required or is	   reasonable; perverse; disobedient; peevish; as, a froward	   child.	   [1913 Webster]	         A froward man soweth strife.             --Prov. xvi.	                                                  28.	   [1913 Webster]	         A froward retention of custom is as turbulent a thing	         as innovation.                           --Bacon.	   Syn: Untoward; wayward; unyielding; ungovernable: refractory;	        obstinate; petulant; cross; peevish. See {Perverse}. --	        {Fro"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Fro"ward*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Frower \Frow"er\, n. [Cf. frow a frower, and Prov. E, frommard.]	   A tool. See 2d {Frow}. --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Frowey \Frow"ey\, a. [See {Frow}, a.] (Carp.)	   Working smoothly, or without splitting; -- said of timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Frown \Frown\ (froun), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Frowned} (fround);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Frowning}.] [OF. froignier, F. frogner, in	   se refrogner, se renfrogner, to knit the brow, to frown;	   perh. of Teutonic origin; cf. It. in frigno wrinkled,	   frowning, Prov. It. frignare to cringe the face, to make a	   wry face, dial. Sw. fryna to make a wry face,]	   1. To contract the brow in displeasure, severity, or	      sternness; to scowl; to put on a stern, grim, or surly	      look.	      [1913 Webster]	            The frowning wrinkle of her brow.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with	      disfavor or threateningly; to lower; as, polite society	      frowns upon rudeness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sky doth frown and lower upon our army. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Frown \Frown\, v. t.	   To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval;	   to rebuke with a look; as, frown the impudent fellow into	   silence.	   [1913 Webster]	Frown \Frown\, n.	   1. A wrinkling of the face in displeasure, rebuke, etc.; a	      sour, severe, or stern look; a scowl.	      [1913 Webster]	            His front yet threatens, and his frowns command.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her very frowns are fairer far	            Than smiles of other maidens are.     --H.	                                                  Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any expression of displeasure; as, the frowns of	      Providence; the frowns of Fortune.	      [1913 Webster]
Frowningly \Frown"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a frowning manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Frowny \Frown"y\, a.	   Frowning; scowling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her frowny mother's ragged shoulder.     --Sir F.	                                                  Palgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Frowy \Frow"y\, a. [Cf. {Frowzy}, {Frouzy}.]	   Musty; rancid; as, frowy butter. "Frowy feed." --Spenser	   [1913 Webster]
Frowzy \Frow"zy\, a. [See {Frouzy}.]	   Slovenly; unkempt; untidy; frouzy. "With head all frowzy."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The frowzy soldiers' wives hanging out clothes. --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Froze \Froze\,	   imp. of {Freeze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Frozen \Fro"zen\, a.	   1. Congealed with cold; affected by freezing; as, a frozen	      brook.	      [1913 Webster]	            They warmed their frozen feet.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to frost, or to long and severe cold; chilly; as,	      the frozen north; the frozen zones.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cold-hearted; unsympathetic; unyielding. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not ever frozen, coy.              --T. Carew.	      [1913 Webster]
Frozenness \Fro"zen*ness\, n.	   A state of being frozen.	   [1913 Webster]
Frubish \Frub"ish\, v. t. [See {Furbish}.]	   To rub up: to furbish. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructed \Fruc"ted\, a. [L. fructus fruit. See {Fruit}.] (Her.)	   Bearing fruit; -- said of a tree or plant so represented upon	   an escutcheon. --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructescence \Fruc*tes"cence\, n. [L. fructus fruit.] (Bot.)	   The maturing or ripening of fruit. [R.] --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructiculose \Fruc*tic"u*lose`\, a.	   Fruitful; full of fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructidor \Fruc`ti`dor"\, n. [F., fr. L. fructus fruit.]	   The twelfth month of the French republican calendar; --	   commencing August 18, and ending September 16. See	   {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructiferuos \Fruc*tif"er*uos\, a. [L. fructifer; fructus fruit	   + ferre to bear; cf. F. fructif[`e]re.]	   Bearing or producing fruit. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructification \Fruc`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. fructificatio: cf.	   F. fructification.]	   1. The act of forming or producing fruit; the act of	      fructifying, or rendering productive of fruit;	      fecundation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prevalent fructification of plants. --Sir T.	                                                  Brown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The collective organs by which a plant produces its	          fruit, or seeds, or reproductive spores.	      (b) The process of producing fruit, or seeds, or spores.	          [1913 Webster]
Fructify \Fruc"ti*fy\ (fr[u^]k"t[i^]*f[imac]), v. i. [F.	   fructifier, L. fructificare; fructus fruit + -ficare (only in	   comp.), akin to L. facere to make. See {Fruit}, and {Fact}.]	   To bear fruit. "Causeth the earth to fructify." --Beveridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Fructify \Fruc"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fructified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Fructifying}.]	   To make fruitful; to render productive; to fertilize; as, to	   fructify the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructose \Fruc*tose"\ (fr[u^]k*t[=o]s" or fr[u^]k"t[=o]s), n.	   [L. fructus fruit.] (Chem.)	   Fruit sugar; levulose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fructuary \Fruc"tu*a*ry\ (fr[u^]k"t[-u]*[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Fructuaries} (-r[i^]z). [L. fructuarius.]	   One who enjoys the profits, income, or increase of anything.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kings are not proprietors nor fructuaries. --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fructuation \Fruc"tu*a`tion\ (-[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Produce; fruit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fructuous \Fruc"tu*ous\, a. [L. fructuosus: cf, F. fructueux.]	   Fruitful; productive; profitable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing fructuous or profitable.         --Chaucer.	   -- {Fruc"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fruc"tu*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fructure \Fruc"ture\, n. [L. frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy. See	   {Fruit}, n.]	   Use; fruition; enjoyment. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Frue vanner \Frue" van"ner\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Mining)	   A moving, inclined, endless apron on which ore is	   concentrated by a current of water; a kind of buddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Frugal \Fru"gal\, a. [L. frugalis, fr. frugi, lit., for fruit;	   hence, fit for food, useful, proper, temperate, the dative of	   frux, frugis, fruit, akin to E. fruit: cf. F. frugal. See	   {Fruit}, n.]	   1. Economical in the use or appropriation of resources; not	      wasteful or lavish; wise in the expenditure or application	      of force, materials, time, etc.; characterized by	      frugality; sparing; economical; saving; as, a frugal	      housekeeper; frugal of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            I oft admire	            How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit	            Such disproportions.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obtained by, or appropriate to, economy; as, a frugal	      fortune. "Frugal fare." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Frugality \Fru*gal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Frugalities}. [L. frugalitas:	   cf. F. frugalit['e].]	   1. The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; that careful	      management of anything valuable which expends nothing	      unnecessarily, and applies what is used to a profitable	      purpose; thrift; --- opposed to extravagance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Frugality is founded on the principle that all	            riches have	            limits.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sparing use; sparingness; as, frugality of praise.	   Syn: Economy; parsimony. See {Economy}.	        [1913 Webster]
Frugally \Fru"gal*ly\, adv.	   Thriftily; prudently.	   [1913 Webster]
Frugalness \Fru"gal*ness\, n.	   Quality of being frugal; frugality.	   [1913 Webster]
Frugiferous \Fru*gif"er*ous\, a. [L. frugifer; frux, frugis,	   fruit + ferre to bear: cf. F. frugifere.]	   Producing fruit; fruitful; fructiferous. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Frugivora \Fru*giv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Frugivorous}.]	   (Zool.)	   The fruit bate; a group of the Cheiroptera, comprising the	   bats which live on fruits. See {Eruit bat}, under {Fruit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Frugivorous \Fru*giv"o*rous\, a. [L. frux, frugis, fruit +	   vorare to devour.: cf. F. frugivore.]	   Feeding on fruit, as birds and other animals. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus	   enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to	   enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf.	   {Fructify}, {Frugal}.]	   1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of	      man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as	      corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the	      plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather	            in the	            fruits thereof.                       --Ex. xxiii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants,	      especially those grown on branches above ground, as	      apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its	      contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and dry.	         {Fleshy fruits} include berries, gourds, and melons,	         orangelike fruits and pomes; {drupaceous fruits} are	         stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and	         cherries; and {dry fruits} are further divided into	         {achenes}, {follicles}, {legumes}, {capsules}, {nuts},	         and several other kinds.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless	      plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores	      contained in them.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of	      the womb, of the loins, of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any	      action; advantageous or desirable product or result;	      disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the	      fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fruit of rashness.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall eat the fruit of their doings. --Is. iii	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fruits of this education became visible.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Fruit bat} (Zool.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also	      {fruit-eating bat}.	   {Fruit bud} (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most	      oplants the same as the power bud.	   {Fruit dot} (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns.	      See {Sorus}.	   {Fruit fly} (Zool.), a small dipterous insect of the genus	      {Drosophila}, which lives in fruit, in the larval state.	      There are seveal species, some of which are very damaging	      to fruit crops. One species, {Drosophila melanogaster},	      has been intensively studied as a model species for	      genetic reserach.	   {Fruit jar}, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made	      of glass or earthenware.	   {Fruit pigeon} (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons of	      the family {Carpophagid[ae]}, inhabiting India, Australia,	      and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and	      are noted for their beautiful colors.	   {Fruit sugar} (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally	      formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The	      name is also, though rarely, applied to {invert sugar}, or	      to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling	      it, and found in fruits and honey.	   {Fruit tree} (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit.	      	   {Fruit worm} (Zool.), one of numerous species of insect	      larv[ae]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are	      mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera.	   {Small fruits} (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Fruit \Fruit\, v. i.	   To bear fruit. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruitage \Fruit"age\, n. [F. fruitage.]	   1. Fruit, collectively; fruit, in general; fruitery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trees . . . ambrosial fruitage bear. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Product or result of any action; effect, good or ill.	      [1913 Webster]
Fruiter \Fruit"er\, a.	   A ship for carrying fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruiterer \Fruit"er*er\, n. [Cf. F. fruitier.]	   One who deals in fruit; a seller of fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruiteress \Fruit"er*ess\, n.	   A woman who sells fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruitery \Fruit"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fruiteries}. [F. fruiterie place	   where fruit is kept, in OF. also, fruitage.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Fruit, taken collectively; fruitage. --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A repository for fruit. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Fruitestere \Fruit"es*tere\, n.	   A fruiteress. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fruitful \Fruit"ful\, a.	   Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results;	   prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree,	   or season, or soil; a fruitful wife. -- {Fruit"ful*ly}, adv.	   -- {Fruit"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth.	                                                  --Gen. i. 28.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Nature] By disburdening grows	         More fruitful.                           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. --Addison.	   Syn: Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich;	        abundant; plenteous. See {Fertile}.	        [1913 Webster]
Fruiting \Fruit"ing\, a.	   Pertaining to, or producing, fruit.	   [1913 Webster]	Fruiting \Fruit"ing\, n.	   The bearing of fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruition \Fru*i"tion\, n. [OF. fruition, L. fruitio, enjoyment,	   fr. L. frui, p. p. fruitus, to use or enjoy. See {Fruit}, n.]	   Use or possession of anything, especially such as is	   accompanied with pleasure or satisfaction; pleasure derived	   from possession or use. "Capacity of fruition." --Rogers.	   "Godlike fruition." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where I may have fruition of her love.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruitive \Fru"i*tive\, a. [See {Fruition}.]	   Enjoying; possessing. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruitless \Fruit"less\, a.	   1. Lacking, or not bearing, fruit; barren; destitute of	      offspring; as, a fruitless tree or shrub; a fruitless	      marriage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Productive of no advantage or good effect; vain; idle;	      useless; unprofitable; as, a fruitless attempt; a	      fruitless controversy.	      [1913 Webster]	            They in mutual accusation spent	            The fruitless hours.                  --Milton.	   Syn: Useless; barren; unprofitable; abortive; ineffectual;	        vain; idle; profitless. See {Useless}. --	        {Fruit"less*ly}, adv. -- {Fruit"lness*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Fruit'y \Fruit'y\, a.	   Having the odor, taste, or appearance of fruit; also,	   fruitful. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Frumentaceous \Fru"men*ta"ceous\, a. [L. frumentaceus, fr.	   frumentum corn or grain, from the root of frux fruit: cf. F.	   frumentac['e]. See {Frugal}.]	   Made of, or resembling, wheat or other grain.	   [1913 Webster]
Frumentarious \Fru`men*ta"ri*ous\, a. [L. frumentarius.]	   Of or pertaining to wheat or grain. [R.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Frumentation \Fru`men*ta"tion\, n. [L. frumentatio.] (Rom.	   Antiq.)	   A largess of grain bestowed upon the people, to quiet them	   when uneasy.	   [1913 Webster]
Frumenty \Fru"men*ty\, n. [OF. froment['e]e, fr. L. frumentum.	   See {Frumentaceous}.]	   Food made of hulled wheat boiled in milk, with sugar, plums,	   etc. [Written also {furmenty} and {furmity}.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Frump \Frump\, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. frumple to wrinkle, ruffle,	   D. frommelen.]	   To insult; to flout; to mock; to snub. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Frump \Frump\, n.	   1. A contemptuous speech or piece of conduct; a gibe or	      flout. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cross, old-fashioned person; esp., an old woman; a	      gossip. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Frumper \Frump"er\, n.	   A mocker. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Frumpish \Frump"ish\, a.	   1. Cross-tempered; scornful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old-fashioned, as a woman's dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Bell . . . looked very frumpish.  --Foote.	      [1913 Webster]
Frush \Frush\, v. t. [F. froisser to bruise. Cf. {Froise}.]	   To batter; to break in pieces. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I like thine armor well;	         I'll frush it and unlock the rivets all. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Frush \Frush\, a.	   Easily broken; brittle; crisp.	   [1913 Webster]	Frush \Frush\, n.	   Noise; clatter; crash. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Frush \Frush\, n. [Cf. OE. frosch, frosk, a frog (the animal),	   G. frosch frog (the animal), also carney or lampass of	   horses. See {Frog}, n., 2.]	   1. (Far.) The frog of a horse's foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A discharge of a fetid or ichorous matter from the frog of	      a horse's foot; -- also caled {thrush.}	      [1913 Webster]
Frustrable \Frus"tra*ble\, a. [L. frustrabilis: cf. F.	   frustable.]	   Capable of beeing frustrated or defeated.	   [1913 Webster]
Frustraneous \Frus*tra"ne*ous\, a. [See {Frustrate}, a.]	   Vain; useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Frustrate \Frus"trate\, a. [L. frustratus, p. p. of frustrare,	   frustrari, to deceive, frustrate, fr. frustra in vain, witout	   effect, in erorr, prob. for frudtra and akin to fraus, E.	   fraud.]	   Vain; ineffectual; useless; unprofitable; null; voil;	   nugatory; of no effect. "Our frustrate search." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Frustrate \Frus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Frustrated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Frustrating}.]	   1. To bring to nothing; to prevent from attaining a purpose;	      to disappoint; to defeat; to baffle; as, to frustrate a	      plan, design, or attempt; to frustrate the will or	      purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall the adversary thus obtain	            His end and frustrate thine ?         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make null; to nullifly; to render invalid or of no	      effect; as, to frustrate a conveyance or deed.	   Syn: To balk; thwart; foil; baffle; defeat.	        [1913 Webster]
Frustrately \Frus"trate*ly\, adv.	   In vain. [Obs.] --Vicars.	   [1913 Webster]
frustrating \frustrating\ n.	   an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts.	   Syn: frustration, thwarting, foiling.	        [WordNet 1.5]	frustrating \frustrating\ adj.	   1. preventing realization or attainment of a desire; causing	      frustration.	   Syn: frustrative, thwarting.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. discouraging. Opposite of {encouraging}.	   Syn: disappointing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Frustration \Frus*tra"tion\, n. [L. frustratio: cf. OF.	   frustration.]	   The act of frustrating; disappointment; defeat; as, the	   frustration of one's designs.	   [1913 Webster]
Frustrative \Frus"tra*tive\, a.	   Tending to defeat; fallacious. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Frustratory \Frus"tra*to*ry\, a. [L. frustratorius: cf. F.	   frustratoire.]	   Making void; rendering null; as, a frustratory appeal. [Obs.]	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Frustule \Frus"tule\, n. [L. frustulum, dim. fr. frustum a	   piece: cf. F. frustule.] (Bot.)	   The siliceous shell of a diatom. It is composed of two	   valves, one overlapping the other, like a pill box and its	   cover.	   [1913 Webster]
Frustulent \Frus"tu*lent\, a. [L. frustulentus. See {Frustule}.]	   Abounding in fragments. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Frustum \Frus"tum\, n.; pl. L. {Frusta}, E. {Frustums}. [L.	   fruslum piece, bit.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Geom.) The part of a solid next the base, formed by	      cutting off the, top; or the part of any solid, as of a	      cone, pyramid, etc., between two planes, which may be	      either parallel or inclined to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) One of the drums of the shaft of a column.	      [1913 Webster]
Frutage \Frut"age\, n. [Cf. {Fruitage}.]	   1. A picture of fruit; decoration by representation of fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cornices consist of frutages and festoons.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A confection of fruit. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]
Frutescent \Fru*tes"cent\, a. [L. frutex, fruticis, shrub, bush:	   cf. F. frutescent, L. fruticescens, p. pr.] (Bot.)	   Somewhat shrubby in character; imperfectly shrubby, as the	   American species of {Wisteria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Frutex \Fru"tex\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A plant having a woody, durable stem, but less than a tree; a	   shrub.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruticant \Fru"ti*cant\, a. [L. fruticans, p. pr. of fruticare,	   to become bushy, fr. frutex, fruticis, shrub.]	   Full of shoots. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruticose \Fru"ti*cose`\, a. [L. fruticosus, from frutex,	   fruticis, shrub] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to a shrub or shrubs; branching like a shrub;	   shrubby; shrublike; as, a fruticose stem. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Fruticous \Fru"ti*cous\, a. (Bot.)	   Fruticose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fruticulose \Fru*tic"u*lose`\, a. [Dim. fr. L. fruticosus bushy:	   cf. F. fruticuleux.] (Bot.)	   Like, or pertaining to, a small shrub. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Fry \Fry\ (fr[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fried} (fr[imac]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Frying}.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L.	   frigere to roast, parch, fry, cf. Gr. ?, Skr. bhrajj. Cf.	   {Fritter}.]	   To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat,	   butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in	   boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.	   [1913 Webster]	Fry \Fry\, v. i.	   1. To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the	      action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a	      kettle of hot fat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To simmer; to boil. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With crackling flames a caldron fries. --Dryden	      [1913 Webster]	            The frothy billows fry. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a	      sensation of heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            To keep the oil from frying in the stomach. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be agitated; to be greatly moved. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What kindling motions in their breasts do fry.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	Fry \Fry\, n.	   1. A dish of anything fried.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Fry \Fry\, n. [OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye	   spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare	   tosub (see {Friction}), but cf. also Icel. fr[ae], frj[=o],	   seed, Sw. & Dan. fr["o], Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) The young of any fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or	      small things in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fry of children young.            --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sever . . . the good fish from the other fry.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have burned two frigates, and a hundred and	            twenty small fry.                     --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Fryer \Fry"er\, n.	   1. Something or someone that fries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young chicken or other food item suitable to be cooked	      by frying.	      [PJC]	   3. A pot equipped with a removable basket, designed to be	      used for frying objects; -- also called {deep fryer}.	      [PJC]
Frying \Fry"ing\, n.	   The process denoted by the verb fry.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Frying pan}, an iron pan with a long handle, used for frying	      meat, vegetables, etc.	      [1913 Webster] ftp
ftp \ftp\, FTP \FTP\([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]"), n. [acronym from File	   Transfer Protocol.] (Computers)	   An acronym for {file transfer protocol}, a standardized	   protocol used to allow transmission of files between	   computers; as, send me the file by ftp. It consists of a set	   of coded signals which are transmitted between computers, and	   which inform the receiving computer of the nature of a packet	   of information to be transmitted, and inform the transmitting	   computer when a packet has been successfully received.	   [acronym]	   [PJC] ftp	ftp \ftp\, FTP \FTP\([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]"), prop. v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {ftp'd} or {FTP'd} ([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]d"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {FTPing} or {ftp'ing} or {ftp-ing}	   ([e^]f`t[=e]*p[=e]"[i^]ng).] [acronym from File Transfer	   Protocol.] (Computers)	   To send from one computer to another by means of the standard	   file transfer protocol (ftp); as, he ftp'd me the file	   yesterday. [acronym]	   Note: The participle forms have not been standardized, and	         either lower-case or upper-case may be used, but when	         lower-case is used, either a hyphen or apostrophe is	         used before the ed or ing endings.	         [PJC]
Fu \Fu\, n. [Chin.]	   A department in China comprising several hsein; also, the	   chief city of a department; -- often forming the last part of	   a name; as, Paoting-fu.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fuage \Fu"age\, n.	   Same as {Fumage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuar \Fu"ar\, n.	   Same as {Feuar}. Fub
Fub \Fub\, Fubs \Fubs\, n. [Cf. {Fob} a pocket.]	   A plump young person or child. [Obs.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Fub \Fub\, v. t. [The same word as fob to cheat.]	   To put off by trickery; to cheat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I have been fubbed off, and fubbed off, and fabbed off,	         from this day to that day.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fubbery \Fub"ber*y\, n.	   Cheating; deception. --Marston. Fubby
Fubby \Fub"by\, Fubsy \Fub"sy\a.	   Plump; chubby; short and stuffy; as a fubsy sofa. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A fubsy, good-humored, silly . . . old maid. --Mme.	                                                  D'Arblay.
Fucales \Fucales\ n.	   An order coextensive with the family {Fucaceae}.	   Syn: order {Fucales}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Fucate
Fucate \Fu"cate\, Fucated \Fu"ca*ted\a. [L. fucatus, p. p. of	   fucare to color, paint, fr. fucus.]	   Painted; disguised with paint, or with false show.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuchs \Fuchs\, n. [G., prop., a fox.] (German Univ.)	   A student of the first year.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuchsia \Fuch"si*a\, n.; pl. E. {Fuchsias}, L. {Fuchsi[ae]}.	   [NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping	      flowers, with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and	      a single pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South	      America. Double-flowered varieties are now common in	      cultivation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plant belonging to the genus {Fuschia}.	      [PJC]
Fuchsine \Fuch"sine\, n. [Named by the French inventor, from	   Fuchs a fox, the German equivalent of his own name, Renard.]	   (Chem.)	   Aniline red; an artificial coal-tar dyestuff, of a metallic	   green color superficially, resembling cantharides, but when	   dissolved forming a brilliant dark red. It consists of a	   hydrochloride or acetate of rosaniline. See {Rosaniline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fucivorous \Fu*civ"o*rous\, a. [Fucus + L. vorare to eat.]	   (Zool.)	   Eating fucus or other seaweeds.	   [1913 Webster]
fuck \fuck\ n.	   A slang term for sexual intercourse. [vulgar slang]	   Syn: fucking, screw, screwing, ass, piece of ass, roll in the	        hay, shag.	        [WordNet 1.5]	fuck \fuck\ v. t. & i.	   to have sexual intercourse (with). [vulgar slang]	   Syn: love, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know,	        do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have	        it off, screw, jazz, eff, have, hump, lie with, bed,	        have a go at it, get it on, bonk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fucked-up \fucked-up\ adj.	   snarled or stalled in complete confusion. [Vulgar slang]	   Syn: snafued, fouled up.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
fucker \fucker\ n.	   a stupid foolish man. [vulgar slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
fuckhead \fuckhead\ n.	   1. a stupid person; -- disparaging and vulgar. [disparaging,	      vulgar slang]	   Syn: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead,	        lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead,	        muttonhead, shithead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fucking \fucking\ n.	   the act of sexual intercourse. [vulgar slang]	   Syn: fuck, screw, screwing, ass, piece of ass, roll in the	        hay, shag.	        [WordNet 1.5]	fucking \fucking\ adj.	   unpleasant; annoying; -- also used as an informal	   intensifier. [Vulgar slang, prenominal]	   Syn: bally(prenominal), blinking(prenominal),	        bloody(prenominal), crashing(prenominal),	        flaming(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fucoid \Fu"coid\, a. [Fucus + -oid.] (Bot.)	   (a) Properly, belonging to an order of alga: ({Fucoide[ae]})	       which are blackish in color, and produce o["o]spores	       which are not fertilized until they have escaped from the	       conceptacle. The common rockweeds and the gulfweed	       ({Sargassum}) are fucoid in character.	   (b) In a vague sense, resembling seaweeds, or of the nature	       of seaweeds.	       [1913 Webster]	Fucoid \Fu"coid\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant, whether recent or fossil, which resembles a seaweed.	   See {Fucoid}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Fucoidal \Fu*coid"al\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Fucoid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Containing impressions of fossil fucoids or	      seaweeds; as, fucoidal sandstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Fucus \Fu"cus\, n.; pl. {Fuci}. [L. rock lichen, orchil, used as	   a red dye, red or purple color, disguise, deceit.]	   1. A paint; a dye; also, false show. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a	      dull brownish green color; rockweed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly most marine alg[ae] were called fuci.	         [1913 Webster]
Fucusol \Fu"cu*sol\, n. [Fucus + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   An oily liquid, resembling, and possibly identical with,	   furfurol, and obtained from fucus, and other seaweeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Fud \Fud\, n. [Of uncertain origin.]	   1. The tail of a hare, coney, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Woolen waste, for mixing with mungo and shoddy.	      [1913 Webster]
Fudder \Fud"der\, n.	   See {Fodder}, a weight.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuddle \Fud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fuddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fuddling}.] [Perh. formed as a kind of dim. of full. Cf.	   {Fuzzle}.]	   To make foolish by drink; to cause to become intoxicated.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am too fuddled to take care to observe your orders.	                                                  --Steele.	   [1913 Webster]	Fuddle \Fud"dle\, v. i.	   To drink to excess. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fuddler \Fud"dler\, n.	   A drunkard. [Colloq.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Fudge \Fudge\, n. [Cf. Prov. F. fuche, feuche, an interj. of	   contempt.]	   A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; -- often an	   exclamation of contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	Fudge \Fudge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fudged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fudging}.]	   1. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness. --N.	                                                  Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To foist; to interpolate.	      [1913 Webster]	            That last "suppose" is fudged in.     --Foote.	      [1913 Webster]	Fudge \Fudge\, n.	   A kind of soft candy composed of sugar or maple sugar, milk,	   and butter, and often chocolate or nuts, boiled and stirred	   to a proper consistency.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
fudge factor \fudge factor\, n.	   a term or factor inserted into a calculation to compensate	   for anticipated errors, or to arbitrarily make the result	   conform to some desired conclusion.	   [PJC]
Fudge wheel \Fudge" wheel"\ (Shoemaking)	   A tool for ornamenting the edge of a sole.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuegian \Fu*e"gi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Terra del Fuego. -- n. A native of Terra	   del Fuego.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuel \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. Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which	      feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood,	      coal, peat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or	      excitement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial fuel}, fuel consisting of small particles, as	      coal dust, sawdust, etc., consolidated into lumps or	      blocks.	      [1913 Webster]	Fuel \Fu"el\, v. t.	   1. To feed with fuel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Never, alas I the dreadful name,	            That fuels the infernal flame.        --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To store or furnish with fuel or firing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Well watered and well fueled.         --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Fueler \Fu"el*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, supplies fuel. [R.] [Written also	   {fueller}.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuero \Fu*e"ro\, n. [Sp., fr. L. forum.] (Sp. Law)	   (a) A code; a charter; a grant of privileges.	   (b) A custom having the force of law.	   (c) A declaration by a magistrate.	   (d) A place where justice is administered.	   (e) The jurisdiction of a tribunal. --Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]
Fuff \Fuff\, v. t. & i. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Puff}.]	   To puff. [Prov. Eng. A Local, U. S.] --Halliwel.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuffy \Fuff"y\, a.	   Light; puffy. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fuga \Fu"ga\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A fugue.	   [1913 Webster]
Fugacious \Fu*ga"cious\, a. [L. fugax, fugacis, from fugere: cf.	   F. fugace. See {Fugitive}.]	   1. Flying, or disposed to fly; fleeing away; lasting but a	      short time; volatile.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much of its possessions is so hid, so fugacious, and	            of so uncertain purchase.             --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Fleeting; lasting but a short time; -- applied	      particularly to organs or parts which are short-lived as	      compared with the life of the individual.	      [1913 Webster]
Fugaciousness \Fu*ga"cious*ness\, n.	   Fugacity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fugacity \Fu*gac"i*ty\, a. [L fugacitas: cf. F. fugacit['e].]	   1. The quality of being fugacious; fugaclousness; volatility;	      as, fugacity of spirits. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncertainty; instability. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Fugacy \Fu"ga*cy\, n.	   Banishment. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fugato \Fu*ga"to\, a. (Mus.)	   in the gugue style, but not strictly like a fugue. -- n. A	   composition resembling a fugue.	   [1913 Webster]
Fugh \Fugh\, interj.	   An exclamation of disgust; foh; faugh. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Fughetta \Fu*ghet"ta\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   a short, condensed fugue. --Grove.	   [1913 Webster]
Fugitive \Fu"gi*tive\, a. [OE. fugitif, F. fugitif, fr. L.	   fugitivus, fr. fugere to flee. See {Bow} to bend, and cf.	   {Feverfew}.]	   1. Fleeing from pursuit, danger, restraint, etc., escaping,	      from service, duty etc.; as, a fugitive solder; a fugitive	      slave; a fugitive debtor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fugitive Parthians follow.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can a fugitive daughter enjoy herself while her	            parents are in tear?                  --Richardson	      [1913 Webster]	            A libellous pamphlet of a fugitive physician. --Sir	                                                  H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not fixed; not durable; liable to disappear or fall away;	      volatile; uncertain; evanescent; liable to fade; --	      applied to material and immaterial things; as, fugitive	      colors; a fugitive idea.	      [1913 Webster]	            The me more tender and fugitive parts, the leaves .	            . . of vegatables.                    --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fugitive compositions}, Such as are short and occasional,	      and so published that they quickly escape notice.	   Syn: Fleeting; unstable; wandering; uncertain; volatile;	        fugacious; fleeing; evanescent.	        [1913 Webster]	Fugitive \Fu"gi*tive\, n.	   1. One who flees from pursuit, danger, restraint, service,	      duty, etc.; a deserter; as, a fugitive from justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something hard to be caught or detained.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or Catch that airy fugitive called wit. --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fugitive from justice} (Law), one who, having committed a	      crime in one jurisdiction, flees or escapes into another	      to avoid punishment.	      [1913 Webster]
Fugitively \Fu"gi*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a fugitive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fugitiveness \Fu"gi*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being fugitive; evanescence;	   volatility; fugacity; instability.	   [1913 Webster]
Fugle \Fu"gle\, v. i.	   To maneuver; to move hither and thither. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wooden arms with elbow joints jerking and fugling in	         the	         air.                                     --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Fugleman \Fu"gle*man\, n.; pl. {Fuglemen}. [G. fl["u]gelmann	   file leader; fl["u]gel wing (akin to E. fly) + mann man. Cf.	   {Flugrelman}.]	   1. (Mil.) A soldier especially expert and well drilled, who	      takes his place in front of a military company, as a guide	      for the others in their exercises; a file leader. He	      originally stood in front of the right wing. [Written also	      {flugelman}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, one who leads the way. [Jocose]	      [1913 Webster]
Fugue \Fugue\, n. [F., fr. It. fuga, fr. L. fuga a fleeing,	   flight, akin to fugere to fiee. See {Fugitive}.] (Mus.)	   A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or	   themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is	   first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that	   pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of	   a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have	   answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and	   interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which	   the theme is often lost and reappears.	   [1913 Webster]	         All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each	         other, like the parts of a fugue.        --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuguist \Fu"guist\, n. (Mus.)	   A musician who composes or performs fugues. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
-ful \-ful\ [See {Full}, a.]	   A suffix signifying full of, abounding with; as, boastful,	   harmful, woeful. Foolahs	   Fulahs
Fulahs \Fu"lahs`\, Foolahs \Foo"lahs`\, Fulani \Fu"la*ni\, n.	   pl.; sing. {Fulah}, {Foolah}. (Ethnol.)	   A peculiar African race of uncertain origin, but distinct	   from the negro tribes, inhabiting an extensive region of	   Western Soudan. Their color is brown or yellowish bronze.	   They are Mohammedans. Called also {Fellatahs}, {Foulahs}, and	   {Fellani}. Fulah and Fulani are also used adjectively; as,	   Fulah or Fulani empire, tribes, language.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulani \Fu"la*ni\ n.	   The language of the Fulani people, a member of the	   Niger-Congo family of languages. --RHUD	   [PJC]
Fulbe \Ful"be\ (f[oo^]l"b[asl]), n. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Fulahs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulcible \Ful"ci*ble\ (f[u^]l"s[i^]*b'l), a. [L. fulcire to	   prop.]	   Capable of being propped up. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulciment \Ful"ci*ment\ (f[u^]l"s[i^]*ment), n. [L. fulcimentum,	   fr. fulcire to prop.]	   A prop; a fulcrum. [Obs.] --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulcra \Ful"cra\, n. pl.	   See {Fulcrum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulcrate \Ful"crate\, a. [See {Fulcrum}.]	   1. (Bot.) Propped; supported by accessory organs. [R.]	      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with fulcrums.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulcrum \Ful"crum\, n.; pl. L. {Fulcra}, E. {Fulcrums}. [L.,	   bedpost, fr. fulcire to prop.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A prop or support.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) That by which a lever is sustained, or about which	      it turns in lifting or moving a body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) An accessory organ such as a tendril, stipule,	      spine, and the like. [R.] --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) The horny inferior surface of the lingua of certain	          insects.	      (b) One of the small, spiniform scales found on the front	          edge of the dorsal and caudal fins of many ganoid	          fishes.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) The connective tissue supporting the framework of	      the retina of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulfill \Ful*fill"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fulfilled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fulfilling}.] [OE. fulfillen, fulfullen, AS.	   fulfyllan; ful full + fyllan to fill. See {Full}, a., and	   {Fill}, v. t.] [Written also {fulfil.}]	   1. To fill up; to make full or complete. [Obs.] "Fulfill her	      week" --Gen. xxix. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suffer thou that the children be fulfilled first,	            for it is not good to take the bread of children and	            give to hounds.                       --Wyclif (Mark	                                                  vii. 27).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To accomplish or carry into effect, as an intention,	      promise, or prophecy, a desire, prayer, or requirement,	      etc.; to complete by performance; to answer the	      requisitions of; to bring to pass, as a purpose or design;	      to effectuate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will, fulfill the desire of them fear him. --Ps.	                                                  cxlv. 199.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here Nature seems fulfilled in all her ends.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Servants must their masters' minds fulfill. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulfiller \Ful*fill"er\, n.	   One who fulfills. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulfillment \Ful*fill"ment\, n. [Written also fulfilment.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of fulfilling; accomplishment; completion; as, the	      fulfillment of prophecy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Execution; performance; as, the fulfillment of a promise.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulgency \Fulgen*cy\, n. [See {fulgent}.]	   Brightness; splendor; glitter; effulgence. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgent \Ful"gent\, a. [L. fulgens, -entis, p. pr. of fulgere to	   flash, glitter, shine, akin to Gr. ? to burn. See {Phlox},	   {Flagrant}.]	   Exquisitely bright; shining; dazzling; effulgent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Other Thracians . . . fulgent morions wore. --Glower.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgently \Ful"gent*ly\, adv.	   Dazzlingly; glitteringly.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgid \Ful"gid\, a. [L. fulgidus. See {Fulgent}.]	   Shining; glittering; dazzling. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgidity \Ful*gid"i*ty\, n.	   Splendor; resplendence; effulgence. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgor \Ful"gor\, n. [L. fulgor, fr. fulgere to shine.]	   Dazzling brightness; splendor. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgurant \Ful"gu*rant\a. [L. fulgurans, p. pr. of fulgurare.]	   Lightening. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgurata \Ful"gu*ra"ta\, n. [NL.] (Electricity)	   A spectro-electric tube in which the decomposition of a	   liquid by the passage of an electric spark is observed.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgurate \Ful"gu*rate\, v. i. [L. fulguratus, p. p. of	   fulgurare to flash, fr. fulgur lightning, fr. fulgere to	   shine. See {Fulgent}.]	   To flash as lightning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgurating \Ful"gu*ra`ting\, a. (Med.)	   Resembling lightning; -- used to describe intense lancinating	   pains accompanying locomotor ataxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulguration \Ful"gu*ra`tion\, n. [L. fulguratio: cf. F.	   fulguration.]	   1. The act of lightening. [R.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Assaying) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of	      gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or	      copper leaves its surface; -- also called {blick}.	      [1913 Webster]	            A phenomenon called, by the old chemists,	            fulguration.                          --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulgurite \Ful"gu*rite\, n. [L. fulguritus, p. p. of fulgurire	   to strike with lightning, fr. fulgur lightning: cf. F.	   fulgurite.]	   A vitrified sand tube produced by the striking of lightning	   on sand; a lightning tube; also, the portion of rock surface	   fused by a lightning discharge.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulgury \Ful"gu*ry\, n. [L. fulgur.]	   Lightning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fulham \Ful"ham\, n. [So named because supposed to have been	   chiefly made at Fulham, in Middlesex, Eng.]	   A false die. [Cant] [Written also {fullam}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuliginosity \Fu*lig"i*nos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. fuliginosit['e].]	   The condition or quality of being fuliginous; sootiness;	   matter deposited by smoke. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fuliginous \Fu*lig"i*nous\, a. [L. fuliginosus, from fuligo	   soot: cf. F. fuligineux. See {Fume}.]	   1. Pertaining to soot; sooty; dark; dusky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to smoke; resembling smoke.	      [1913 Webster]
Fuliginously \Fu*lig"i*nous*ly\, adv.	   In a smoky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulimart \Fu"li*mart\, n.	   Same as {Foumart}.	   [1913 Webster]
Full \Full\ (f[.u]l), a. [Compar. {Fuller} (f[.u]l"[~e]r);	   superl. {Fullest}.] [OE. & AS. ful; akin to OS. ful, D. vol,	   OHG. fol, G. voll, Icel. fullr, Sw. full, Dan. fuld, Goth.	   fulls, L. plenus, Gr. plh`rhs, Skr. p[=u][.r]na full, pr[=a]	   to fill, also to Gr. poly`s much, E. poly-, pref., G. viel,	   AS. fela. [root]80. Cf. {Complete}, {Fill}, {Plenary},	   {Plenty}.]	   1. Filled up, having within its limits all that it can	      contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; -- said primarily	      of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup	      full of water; a house full of people.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had the throne been full, their meeting would not	            have been regular.                    --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in quantity,	      quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate;	      as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full	      compensation; a house full of furniture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not wanting in any essential quality; complete; entire;	      perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full	      age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It came to pass, at the end of two full years, that	            Pharaoh	            dreamed.                              --Gen. xii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man commands	            Like a full soldier.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not	            Request a fuller satisfaction	            Than you have freely granted.         --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sated; surfeited.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am full of the burnt offerings of rams. --Is. i.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge;	      stored with information.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reading maketh a full man.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any	      matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as,	      to be full of some project.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every one is full of the miracles done by cold baths	            on decayed and weak constitutions.    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Filled with emotions.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heart is so full that a drop overfills it.	                                                  --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Impregnated; made pregnant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ilia, the fair, . . . full of Mars.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At full}, when full or complete. --Shak.	   {Full age} (Law) the age at which one attains full personal	      rights; majority; -- in England and the United States the	      age of 21 years. --Abbott.	   {Full and by} (Naut.), sailing closehauled, having all the	      sails full, and lying as near the wind as poesible.	   {Full band} (Mus.), a band in which all the instruments are	      employed.	   {Full binding}, the binding of a book when made wholly of	      leather, as distinguished from half binding.	   {Full bottom}, a kind of wig full and large at the bottom.	   {Full brother} or {Full sister}, a brother or sister having	      the same parents as another.	   {Full cry} (Hunting), eager chase; -- said of hounds that	      have caught the scent, and give tongue together.	   {Full dress}, the dress prescribed by authority or by	      etiquette to be worn on occasions of ceremony.	   {Full hand} (Poker), three of a kind and a pair.	   {Full moon}.	      (a) The moon with its whole disk illuminated, as when	          opposite to the sun.	      (b) The time when the moon is full.	   {Full organ} (Mus.), the organ when all or most stops are	      out.	   {Full score} (Mus.), a score in which all the parts for	      voices and instruments are given.	   {Full sea}, high water.	   {Full swing}, free course; unrestrained liberty; "Leaving	      corrupt nature to . . . the full swing and freedom of its	      own extravagant actings." South (Colloq.)	   {In full}, at length; uncontracted; unabridged; written out	      in words, and not indicated by figures.	   {In full blast}. See under {Blast}.	      [1913 Webster]	Full \Full\, n.	   Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree.	   [1913 Webster]	         The swan's-down feather,	         That stands upon the swell at full of tide. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Full of the moon}, the time of full moon.	      [1913 Webster]	Full \Full\, adv.	   Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution;	   with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely;	   exactly; entirely.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pawn I proffer shall be full as good. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The diapason closing full in man.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Full in the center of the sacred wood.   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Full is placed before adjectives and adverbs to	         heighten or strengthen their signification. "Full sad."	         --Milton. "Master of a full poor cell." --Shak. "Full	         many a gem of purest ray serene." --T. Gray. Full is	         also prefixed to participles to express utmost extent	         or degree; as, full-bloomed, full-blown, full-crammed	         full-grown, full-laden, full-stuffed, etc. Such	         compounds, for the most part, are self-defining.	         [1913 Webster]	Full \Full\, v. i.	   To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at	   midnight.	   [1913 Webster]	Full \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. ?	   shining, white, AS. fullian to whiten as a fuller, to	   baptize, fullere a fuller. Cf. {Defile} to foul, {Foil} to	   frustrate, {Fuller}. n. ]	   To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to	   mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a	   mill.	   [1913 Webster]	Full \Full\, v. i.	   To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well.	   [1913 Webster]
Fullage \Full"age\, n.	   The money or price paid for fulling or cleansing cloth.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fullam \Ful"lam\, n.	   A false die. See {Fulham}.	   [1913 Webster]
fullback \fullback\ n.	   an offensive football player who plays farther behind the	   line of scrimmage than the half-back. They are used primarily	   for blocking and line plunges.	   Syn: fullback.	        [WordNet 1.5]	fullback \fullback\ v.	   1. (Football) To play the position of fullback on a football	      team; to be the fullback.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Full-blooded \Full"-blood`ed\, a.	   1. Having a full supply of blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of pure blood; thoroughbred; as, a full-blooded horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Full-bloomed \Full"-bloomed`\, a.	   Like a perfect blossom. "Full-bloomed lips." --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Full-blown \Full"-blown`\, a.	   1. Fully expanded, as a blossom; completely developed; as, a	      full-blown rose. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fully distended with wind, as a sail. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Of full intensity; as, the recession developed into	      full-blown depression; a full-blown international crisis.	      [PJC]
full-bosomed \full-bosomed\ adj.	   having a pronounced womanly shape, with well-developed	   breasts. [informal]	   Syn: bosomy, buxom, curvaceous, sonsie, sonsy, voluptuous.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Full-bottomed \Full"-bot"tomed\, a.	   1. Full and large at the bottom, as wigs worn by certain	      civil officers in Great Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Of great capacity below the water line.	      [1913 Webster]
Full-butt \Full"-butt"\, adv.	   With direct and violent opposition; with sudden collision.	   [Colloq.] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
full-dress \full-dress\ n.	   full evening dress for men.	   Syn: dress suit, full dress, tailcoat, tail coat, tails,	        white tie, white tie and tails.	        [WordNet 1.5]	full-dress \full-dress\ adj.	   1. suitable for formal occasions; as, a full-dress uniform.	   Syn: dress.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. requiring formal clothes; -- of a social event; as, a	      full-dress ceremony.	   Syn: dress.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. complete in every respect, including formalities; as, a	      full-dress debate; a full-dress investigation.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Full-drive \Full`-drive"\, adv.	   With full speed. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fuller \Full"er\, n. [AS. fullere, fr. L. fullo. See {Full}, v.	   t.]	   One whose occupation is to full cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fuller's earth}, a variety of clay, used in scouring and	      cleansing cloth, to imbibe grease.	   {Fuller's herb} (Bot.), the soapwort ({Saponaria	      officinalis}), formerly used to remove stains from cloth.	      	   {Fuller's thistle} or {Fuller's weed} (Bot.), the teasel	      ({Dipsacus fullonum}) whose burs are used by fullers in	      dressing cloth. See {Teasel}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fuller \Full"er\, n. [From {Full}, a.] (Blacksmith's Work)	   A die; a half-round set hammer, used for forming grooves and	   spreading iron; -- called also a {creaser}.	   [1913 Webster]	Fuller \Full"er\, v. t.	   To form a groove or channel in, by a fuller or set hammer;	   as, to fuller a bayonet.	   [1913 Webster]
Fullery \Full"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fulleries}.	   The place or the works where the fulling of cloth is carried	   on.	   [1913 Webster]
full-face \full-face\ adj. (Heraldry)	   looking forward.	   Syn: guardant(postnominal), gardant(postnominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
full-fashioned \full-fashioned\ adj.	   knitted to fit the shape of the body; as, full-fashioned	   hosiery.	   Syn: fully fashioned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
full-fledged \full-fledged\ adj.	   1. having reached full development with fully grown adult	      plumage; ready to fly; -- of a bird. {fledgling}	   Syn: fully fledged.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having gained full status; -- of persons in respect to	      human roles; as, a full-fledged lawyer; by the age of	      seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist.	   Syn: fully fledged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Full-formed \Full"-formed`\, a.	   Full in form or shape; rounded out with flesh.	   [1913 Webster]	         The full-formed maids of Afric.          --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
full-grown \full-grown\ adj.	   1. .	      []
Full-grown \Full"-grown`\, a.	   Having reached the limits of growth; mature; fully developed;	   -- used mostly of living organisms; as, A full-grown lion can	   easily kill an unarmed man.. "Full-grown wings." --Lowell.	   Syn: adult, big, fully grown, grown, grownup.[1913 Webster +	        WordNet 1.5]
Full-hearted \Full"-heart`ed\, a.	   Full of courage or confidence. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Full-hot \Full"-hot`\, a.	   Very fiery. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Full house \Full house\ (Poker)	   A hand containing three of a kind and a pair, as three kings	   and two tens. It ranks above a flush and below four of a	   kind.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fulling \Full"ing\, n.	   The process of cleansing, shrinking, and thickening cloth by	   moisture, heat, and pressure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fulling mill}, a mill for fulling cloth as by means of	      pesties or stampers, which alternately fall into and rise	      from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water and	      fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials.	      [1913 Webster]
full-length \full-length\ adj.	   1. accommodating the full height of the human figure; as, a	      full-length mirror.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. representing the full height of the human figure; as, a	      full-length portrait.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. unabridged; as, the full-length play. Opposite of	      {abridged}.	   Syn: complete, uncut.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Full-manned \Full"-manned`\, a.	   Completely furnished wiith men, as a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Fullmart \Full"mart"\, n.	   See {Foumart}. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fullness \Full"ness\, n.	   The state of being full, or of abounding; abundance;	   completeness. [Written also {fulness}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         "In thy presence is fullness of joy."    --Ps. xvi. 11.	   [1913 Webster]
full-of-the-moon \full-of-the-moon\ n.	   the time when the moon is fully illuminated.	   Syn: full moon, full-of-the-moon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fullonical \Ful*lon"i*cal\, a. [L. fullonicus, from fullo a	   cloth fuller.]	   Pertaining to a fuller of cloth. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Full-orbed \Full"-orbed`\, a.	   Having the orb or disk complete or fully illuminated; like	   the full moon.	   [1913 Webster]
full-page \full-page\ adj.	   1. occupying an entire page in a book or paper; as, a	      full-page ad.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Full-sailed \Full"-sailed`\, a.	   Having all its sails set,; hence, without restriction or	   reservation. --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
full-scale \full-scale\ adj.	   using all available resources; -- of actions; as, a	   full-scale effort to find the perpetrator.	   Syn: all-out.	        [WordNet 1.5]
full-size \full-size\ adj.	   Being of the same size as an original.	   Syn: life-size, life-sized.	        [WordNet 1.5]
full-strength \full-strength\ adj.	   Undiluted; -- of liquids. Opposite of {diluted}.	   Syn: neat, straight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
full-term \full-term\ adj.	   Gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; as, a	   healthy full-term baby; -- of new-born infants. Opposite of	   {premature}. Also See: {mature}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
full-time \full-time\ adj.	   spending or requiring all of the time normally given to an	   activity; as, full-time students; a full-time job. Opposite	   of {part-time}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Full-winged \Full"-winged`\, a.	   1. Having large and strong or complete wings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready for flight; eager. [Archaic] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Fully \Ful"ly\, adv.	   In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without	   lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully	   persuaded of the truth of a proposition.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fully committed} (Law), committed to prison for trial, in	      distinction from being detained for examination.	   Syn: Completely; entirely; maturely; plentifully; abundantly;	        plenteously; copiously; largely; amply; sufficiently;	        clearly; distinctly; perfectly.	        [1913 Webster]
Fulmar \Ful"mar\ (f[u^]lm[aum]r), n. [Icel. f[=u]lm[=a]r. See	   {foul}, and {Man} a gull.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of sea birds, of the family	   {Procellariid[ae]}, allied to the albatrosses and petrels.	   Among the well-known species are the {arctic fulmar}	   ({Fulmarus glacialis}) (called also {fulmar petrel},	   {malduck}, and {mollemock}), and the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga	   gigantea}).	   [1913 Webster]
Fulmarus \Fulmarus\ n.	   A genus of birds including many of the fulmars.	   Syn: genus {Fulmarus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fulminant \Ful"mi*nant\, a. [L. fulminans, p. pr. of fulminare	   to lighten: cf. F. fulminant.]	   Thundering; fulminating. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulminate \Ful"mi*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fulminated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fulminating}.] [L. fulminatus, p. p. of	   fulminare to lighten, strike with lightning, fr. fulmen	   thunderbolt, fr. fulgere to shine. See {Fulgent}, and cf.	   {Fulmine}.]	   1. To thunder; hence, to make a loud, sudden noise; to	      detonate; to explode with a violent report.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To issue or send forth decrees or censures with the	      assumption of supreme authority; to thunder forth menaces.	      [1913 Webster]	Fulminate \Ful"mi*nate\, v. t.	   1. To cause to explode. --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter or send out with denunciations or censures; --	      said especially of menaces or censures uttered by	      ecclesiastical authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fulminated the most hostile of all decrees.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Fulminate \Ful"mi*nate\, n. [Cf. P. fulminate. See {Fulminate},	   v. i.] (Chem.)	      (a) A salt of fulminic acid. See under {Fulminic}.	      (b) A fulminating powder.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Fulminate of gold}, an explosive compound of gold; -- called	      also {fulminating gold}, and {aurum fulminans}.	      [1913 Webster]
fulminate of mercury \ful"mi*nate of mer"cu*ry\, n. (Chem.)	   The mercury salt of fulminic acid ({Hg(CNO)2}), called also	   {mercury fulminate}. It is prepared as gray crystals, and is	   used primarily in detonators for detonating high explosives,	   such as dynamite or TNT.	   [PJC]
Fulminating \Ful"mi*na"ting\, a.	   1. Thundering; exploding in a peculiarly sudden or violent	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hurling denunciations, menaces, or censures.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fulminating oil}, nitroglycerin.	   {Fulminating powder} (Chem.) any violently explosive powder,	      but especially one of the fulminates, as mercuric	      fulminate.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulmination \Ful"mi*na`tion\, n. [L. fulminatio a darting of	   lightning: cf. F. fulmination.]	   1. The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of thundering forth threats or censures, as with	      authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is fulminated or thundered forth; vehement	      menace or censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fulminations from the Vatican were turned into	            ridicule.                             --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulminatory \Ful"mi*na*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. fulminatoire.]	   Thundering; striking terror. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulmine \Ful"mine\, v. i. [F. fulminer. See {Fulminate}, v.]	   To thunder. [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Fulmine \Ful"mine\, v. t.	   To shoot; to dart like lightning; to fulminate; to utter with	   authority or vehemence.	   [1913 Webster]	         She fulmined out her scorn of laws Salique. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulmineous \Ful*min"e*ous\, a. [L. fulmen thunder.]	   Of, or concerning thunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulmiaic \Ful*mia"ic\, a. [Cf. F. fulminique.]	   Pertaining to fulmination; detonating; specifically (Chem.),	   pertaining to, derived from, or denoting, an acid, so called;	   as, fulminic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fulminic acid} (Chem.), a complex acid, {H2C2N2O2}, isomeric	      with cyanic and cyanuric acids, and not known in the free	      state, but forming a large class of highly explosive	      salts, the fulminates. Of these, mercuric fulminate, the	      most common, is used, mixed with niter, to fill percussion	      caps, charge cartridges, etc. Fulminic acid is made by the	      action of nitric acid on alcohol.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulminuric \Ful"mi*nu"ric\, a. [Fulminic + cyanuric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to fulminic and cyanuric acids, and designating an	   acid so called.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fulminuric acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, explosive	      substance, {H3C3N3O3}, forming well known salts, and	      obtained from the fulminates. It is isomeric with cyanuric	      acid, and hence is also called {isocyanuric acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulness \Ful"ness\, n.	   See {Fullness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulsamic \Ful*sam"ic\, a. [See {Fulsome}.]	   Fulsome. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fulsome \Ful"some\, a. [Full, a. + -some.]	   1. Full; abundant; plenteous; not shriveled. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His lean, pale, hoar, and withered corpse grew	            fulsome, fair, and fresh.             --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Offending or disgusting by overfullness, excess, or	      grossness; cloying; gross; nauseous; esp., offensive from	      excess of praise; as, fulsome flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	            And lest the fulsome artifice should fail	            Themselves will hide its coarseness with a veil.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lustful; wanton; obscene; also, tending to obscenity.	      [Obs.] "Fulsome ewes." --Shak. -- {Ful"some*ly}, adv. --	      {Ful"some*ness}, n. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Fulvid \Ful"vid\, a. [LL. fulvidus, fr. L. fulvus.]	   Fulvous. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Fulvous \Ful"vous\, a. [L. fulvus.]	   Tawny; dull yellow, with a mixture of gray and brown.	   --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Fum \Fum\, v. i.	   To play upon a fiddle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Follow me, and fum as you go.            --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumacious \Fu*ma"cious\, a. [From Fume.]	   Smoky; hence, fond of smoking; addicted to smoking tobacco.	   [1913 Webster] Fumade
Fumade \Fu*made"\, Fumado \Fu*ma"do\, n.; pl. {Fumades},	   {Fumadoes}. [Sp. fumodo smoked, p. p. of fumar to smoke, fr.	   L. fumare. See {Fume}, v. i.]	   A salted and smoked fish, as the pilchard.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumage \Fu"mage\, n. [OF. fumage, fumaige, fr. L. fumus smoke.]	   Hearth money.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fumage, or fuage, vulgarly called smoke farthings.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumarate \Fu"ma*rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of fumaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumaric \Fu*mar"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, fumitory ({Fumaria	   officinalis}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fumaric acid} (Chem.), a widely occurring organic acid,	      extracted from fumitory as a white crystallline substance,	      {C2H2(CO2H)2}, and produced artificially in many ways, as	      by the distillation of malic acid; boletic acid. It is	      found also in the lichen, Iceland moss, and hence was also	      called {lichenic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fumarine \Fu"ma*rine\, n. [L. fumus smoke, fume.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from fumitory, as a white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumarole \Fu"ma*role\, n. [It. fumaruola, fr. fumo smoke, L.	   fumus: cf. F. fumerolle, fumarolle.]	   A hole or spot in a volcanic or other region, from which	   fumes issue.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumatorium \Fu`ma*to"ri*um\, n.; L. pl. {-ria}. [NL., fr. L.	   fumare, fumatum, to smoke.]	   An air-tight compartment in which vapor may be generated to	   destroy germs or insects; esp., the apparatus used to destroy	   San Jos['e] scale on nursery stock, with hydrocyanic acid	   vapor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fumatory \Fu"ma*to*ry\, a. [See {Fumatorium}.]	   Pert. to, or concerned with, smoking. -- n.; pl. {-ries}. A	   place for subjecting things to smoke or vapor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Fumatory \Fu"ma*to*ry\, n.	   See {Fumitory}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fumble \Fum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fumbling}.] [Akin to D. fommelen to crumple, fumble, Sw.	   fumla to fusuble, famla to grope, Dan. famle to grope,	   fumble, Icel. falme, AS. folm palm of the hand. See {Feel},	   and cf. {Fanble}, {Palm}.]	   1. To feel or grope about; to make awkward attempts to do or	      find something.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adams now began to fumble in his pockets.	                                                  --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly; as, to	      fumble for an excuse. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            My understanding flutters and my memory fumbles.	                                                  --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas! how he fumbles about the domains.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw him fumble with the sheets, and play with	            flowers.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Fumble \Fum"ble\, v. t.	   To handle or manage awkwardly; to crowd or tumble together.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumbler \Fum"bler\, n.	   One who fumbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumblingly \Fum"bling*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of one who fumbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Fume \Fume\ (f[=u]m), n. [L. fumus; akin to Skr. dh[=u]ma smoke,	   dh[=u] to shake, fan a flame, cf. Gr. qy`ein to sacrifice,	   storm, rage, qy`mon, qy`mos, thyme, and perh. to E. dust: cf.	   OF. fum smoke, F. fum['e]e. Cf. {Dust}, n., {Femerell},	   {Thyme}.]	   1. Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke)	      ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the	      fumes of tobacco.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fumes of new shorn hay.           --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fumes of undigested wine.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of	      self-control; as, the fumes of passion. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit;	      vain imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            A show of fumes and fancies.          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The incense of praise; inordinate flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	            To smother him with fumes and eulogies. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metal.) Solid material deposited by condensation of	      fumes; as, lead fume (a grayish powder chiefly lead	      sulphate).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {In a fume}, in ill temper, esp. from impatience.	      [1913 Webster]	Fume \Fume\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fumed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fuming}.] [Cf. F. fumer, L. fumare to smoke. See {Fume}, n.]	   1. To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical	      action; to rise up, as vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the golden altar fumed.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silenus lay,	            Whose constant cups lay fuming to his brain.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep his brain fuming.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass off in fumes or vapors.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their parts are kept from fuming away by their	            fixity.                               --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be in a rage; to be hot with anger.	      [1913 Webster]	            He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            While her mother did fret, and her father did fume.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To fume away}, to give way to excitement and displeasure; to	      storm; also, to pass off in fumes.	      [1913 Webster]	Fume \Fume\, v. t.	   1. To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors,	      smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with	      sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a	      room.	      [1913 Webster]	            She fumed the temple with an odorous flame.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To praise inordinately; to flatter.	      [1913 Webster]	            They demi-deify and fume him so.      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heat will fume away most of the scent.	                                                  --Montimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            How vicious hearts fume frenzy to the brain!	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Fumed oak \Fumed oak\ (Cabinetwork)	   Oak given a weathered appearance by exposure in an air-tight	   compartment to fumes of ammonia from uncorked cans, being	   first given a coat of filler.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fumeless \Fume"less\, a.	   Free from fumes.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumer \Fum"er\, n.	   1. One that fumes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes or uses perfumes. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Embroiderers, feather makers, fumers. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Fumerell \Fu"mer*ell\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Femerell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumet \Fu"met\ (f[=u]"m[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. fumier dung, OF.	   femier, fr. L. fimus dung.]	   The dung of deer. --B. Jonson. [Sometimes spelled {fewmet}.]	   Fumet	Fumet \Fu"met\Fumette \Fu*mette"\, n. [F. fumet odor, fume of	   wine or meat, fr. L. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.]	   The stench or high flavor of game or other meat when kept	   long. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Fumet \Fu`met"\, n. [F.]	   A high-flavored substance, such as extract of game, for	   flavoring dishes of food; less properly, a ragout of	   partridge and rabbit braised in wine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fumetere \Fu"me*tere"\, n.	   Fumitory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fumid \Fu"mid\, a. [L. fumidus, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}.]	   Smoky; vaporous. --Sir T. Broune. Fumidity
Fumidity \Fu*mid"i*ty\, Fumidness \Fu"mid*ness\n.	   The state of being fumid; smokiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumiferous \Fu*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. fumifer; fumus smoke + ferre	   to bear.]	   Producing smoke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumifugist \Fu*mif"u*gist\, n. [L. fumus smoke + fugare to put	   to flight, fugere to flee.]	   One who, or that which, drives away smoke or fumes.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumify \Fu"mi*fy\, v. t. [Fume + -fy.]	   To subject to the action of smoke. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumigant \Fu"mi*gant\, a. [L. fumigans, p. pr. of fumigare. See	   {Fumigate}.]	   Fuming. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fumigate \Fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fumigated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Fumigating}.] [L. fumigate, p. p. of fumigare to	   fumigate, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}, n.]	   1. To apply smoke to; to expose to smoke or vapor; to purify,	      or free from infection, by the use of smoke or vapors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To smoke; to perfume. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Fumigation \Fum`iga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fumigation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for	      disinfection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.	      [1913 Webster]
Fumigator \Fu"mi*ga`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, fumigates; an apparattus for	   fumigating.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumigatory \Fu"mi*ga*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. fumigatoire.]	   Having the quality of purifying by smoke. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fumily \Fum"i*ly\, adv.	   Smokily; with fume.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuming \Fum"ing\, a.	   Producing fumes, or vapors.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cadet's fuming liquid} (Chem.), alkarsin.	   {Fuming liquor of Libavius} (Old Chem.), stannic chloride;	      the chloride of tin, {SnCl4}, forming a colorless, mobile	      liquid which fumes in the air. Mixed with water it	      solidifies to the so-called butter of tin.	   {Fuming sulphuric acid}. (Chem.) Same as {Disulphuric acid},	      uder {Disulphuric}.	      [1913 Webster]
Fumingly \Fum"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a fuming manner; angrily. "They answer fumingly."	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumish \Fum"ish\, a.	   Smoky; hot; choleric.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumishness \Fum"ish*ness\, n.	   Choler; fretfulness; passion.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumiter \Fu"mi*ter`\, n. (Bot.)	   Fumitory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fumitory \Fu"mi*to*ry\, n. [OE. fumetere, F. fumeterre, prop.,	   smoke of the ground, fr. L. fumus smoke + terra earth. See	   {Fume}, and {Terrace}.] (Bot.)	   The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria,	   annual herbs of the Old World, with finely dissected leaves	   and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes. {F.	   officinalis} is a common species, and was formerly used as an	   antiscorbutic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Climbing fumitory} (Bot.), the Alleghany vine ({Adlumia	      cirrhosa}); a biennial climbing plant with elegant	      feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or	      pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice.	      [1913 Webster]
Fummel \Fum"mel\, n. (Zool.)	   A hinny.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumosity \Fu*mos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. OF. fumosit['e].]	   The fumes of drink. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Fumous \Fum"ous\, a. [L. fumosus, fr. fumus smoke: cf. F.	   fumeux.]	   1. Producing smoke; smoky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing fumes; full of fumes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Garlic, onions, mustard, and such-like fumous	            things.                               --Barough	                                                  (1625).	      [1913 Webster]
Fumy \Fum"y\, a.	   Producing fumes; fumous. "Drowned in fumy wine." --H. Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fun \Fun\ (f[u^]n), n. [Perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. & Gael.	   fonn pleasure.]	   Sport; merriment; frolicsome amusement. "Oddity, frolic, and	   fun." --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To make fun of}, to hold up to, or turn into, ridicule.	   {in fun}, jokingly; not seriously; for amusement.	   {like fun}, definitely not; -- used adverbially, mostly to	      contradict a prior assertion; A: "He says he won't do it	      again." -- B: "Like fun he won't.".	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	Fun \Fun\ (f[u^]n), adj.	   Of or pertaining to fun; causing pleasure or amusement.	   [informal]	   [PJC]
Funafuti \Funafuti\ prop. n. (Geography)	   The capital city of Tuvalu. Population (2000) = 3,839.	   [PJC]
Funambulate \Fu*nam"bu*late\, v. i. [See {Funambulo}.]	   To walk or to dance on a rope.	   [1913 Webster]
Funambulation \Fu*nam"bu*la`tion\, n.	   Ropedancing.	   [1913 Webster]
Funambulatory \Fu*nam"bu*la`to*ry\, a.	   1. Performing like a ropedancer. --Chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Narrow, like the walk of a ropedancer.	      [1913 Webster]	            This funambulatory track.             --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Funambulist \Fu*nam"bu*list\, n.	   A ropewalker or ropedancer. Funambulo
Funambulo \Fu*nam"bu*lo\, Funambulus \Fu*nam"bu*lus\n. [Sp.	   funambulo, or It. funambolo, fr. L. funambulus; funis rope	   (perh. akin to E. bind) + ambulare to walk. See {Amble}, and	   cf. {Funambulist}.]	   A ropewalker or ropedancer. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Function \Func"tion\, n. [L. functio, fr. fungi to perform,	   execute, akin to Skr. bhuj to enjoy, have the use of: cf. F.	   fonction. Cf. {Defunct}.]	   1. The act of executing or performing any duty, office, or	      calling; performance. "In the function of his public	      calling." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The appropriate action of any special organ or	      part of an animal or vegetable organism; as, the function	      of the heart or the limbs; the function of leaves, sap,	      roots, etc.; life is the sum of the functions of the	      various organs and parts of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The natural or assigned action of any power or faculty, as	      of the soul, or of the intellect; the exertion of an	      energy of some determinate kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the mind opens, and its functions spread. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The course of action which peculiarly pertains to any	      public officer in church or state; the activity	      appropriate to any business or profession.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tradesmen . . . going about their functions. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The malady which made him incapable of performing	            his	            regal functions.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A quantity so connected with another quantity,	      that if any alteration be made in the latter there will be	      a consequent alteration in the former. Each quantity is	      said to be a function of the other. Thus, the	      circumference of a circle is a function of the diameter.	      If x be a symbol to which different numerical values can	      be assigned, such expressions as x^{2}, 3^{x}, Log. x, and	      Sin. x, are all functions of x.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eccl.) A religious ceremony, esp. one particularly	      impressive and elaborate.	            Every solemn `function' performed with the	            requirements of the liturgy.          --Card.	                                                  Wiseman.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. A public or social ceremony or gathering; a festivity or	      entertainment, esp. one somewhat formal.	            This function, which is our chief social event. --W.	                                                  D. Howells.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Algebraic function}, a quantity whose connection with the	      variable is expressed by an equation that involves only	      the algebraic operations of addition, subtraction,	      multiplication, division, raising to a given power, and	      extracting a given root; -- opposed to transcendental	      function.	   {Arbitrary function}. See under {Arbitrary}.	   {Calculus of functions}. See under {Calculus}.	   {Carnot's function} (Thermo-dynamics), a relation between the	      amount of heat given off by a source of heat, and the work	      which can be done by it. It is approximately equal to the	      mechanical equivalent of the thermal unit divided by the	      number expressing the temperature in degrees of the air	      thermometer, reckoned from its zero of expansion.	   {Circular functions}. See {Inverse trigonometrical functions}	      (below). -- Continuous function, a quantity that has no	      interruption in the continuity of its real values, as the	      variable changes between any specified limits.	   {Discontinuous function}. See under {Discontinuous}.	   {Elliptic functions}, a large and important class of	      functions, so called because one of the forms expresses	      the relation of the arc of an ellipse to the straight	      lines connected therewith.	   {Explicit function}, a quantity directly expressed in terms	      of the independently varying quantity; thus, in the	      equations y = 6x^{2}, y = 10 -x^{3}, the quantity y is an	      explicit function of x.	   {Implicit function}, a quantity whose relation to the	      variable is expressed indirectly by an equation; thus, y	      in the equation x^{2} + y^{2} = 100 is an implicit	      function of x.	   {Inverse trigonometrical functions}, or {Circular functions},	      the lengths of arcs relative to the sines, tangents, etc.	      Thus, AB is the arc whose sine is BD, and (if the length	      of BD is x) is written sin ^{-1}x, and so of the other	      lines. See {Trigonometrical function} (below). Other	      transcendental functions are the exponential functions,	      the elliptic functions, the gamma functions, the theta	      functions, etc.	   {One-valued function}, a quantity that has one, and only one,	      value for each value of the variable. -- {Transcendental	   functions}, a quantity whose connection with the variable	      cannot be expressed by algebraic operations; thus, y in	      the equation y = 10^{x} is a transcendental function of x.	      See {Algebraic function} (above). -- {Trigonometrical	   function}, a quantity whose relation to the variable is the	      same as that of a certain straight line drawn in a circle	      whose radius is unity, to the length of a corresponding	      are of the circle. Let AB be an arc in a circle, whose	      radius OA is unity let AC be a quadrant, and let OC, DB,	      and AF be drawnpependicular to OA, and EB and CG parallel	      to OA, and let OB be produced to G and F. E Then BD is the	      sine of the arc AB; OD or EB is the cosine, AF is the	      tangent, CG is the cotangent, OF is the secant OG is the	      cosecant, AD is the versed sine, and CE is the coversed	      sine of the are AB. If the length of AB be represented by	      x (OA being unity) then the lengths of Functions. these	      lines (OA being unity) are the trigonometrical functions	      of x, and are written sin x, cos x, tan x (or tang x), cot	      x, sec x, cosec x, versin x, coversin x. These quantities	      are also considered as functions of the angle BOA.	      Function	Function \Func"tion\ (f[u^][ng]k"sh[u^]n), Functionate
\Func"tion*ate\, v. i.	   To execute or perform a function; to transact one's regular	   or appointed business.	   [1913 Webster]
Functional \Func"tion*al\ (f[u^][ng]k"sh[u^]n*al), a.	   1. Pertaining to, or connected with, a function or duty;	      official.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pathology, Physiol.) Pertaining to the function of an	      organ or part, or to the functions in general; involving	      or affecting function rather than physiology; as,	      functional deafness; a functional disease. See {functional	      disease}, below. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Designed for or capable of a particular function or use;	      as, a style of writing in which every word is functional;	      functional architecture. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.6]	   4. Fit or ready for use or service; useable; in working	      order; as, the toaster was still functional even after	      being dropped; the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still	      functional. Antonym of {out of order} and {nonfunctional}.	      [WordNet sense 4 & 6]	   Syn: usable, useable, in working order(predicate), operable,	        operational, running(prenominal), operative.	        [WordNet 1.6]	   5. Designed to emphasize practical utility rather than	      artistic or aesthetic purposes; as, functional education	      selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than	      abstract and theoretical; functional architecture; an	      amateurish device, crude but functional.	      [WordNet 1.6]	   {Functional disease} (Med.), a disease of which the symptoms	      cannot be referred to any appreciable lesion or change of	      structure; the derangement of an organ arising from a	      cause, often unknown, external to itself opposed to	      {organic disease}, in which the organ itself is affected.	      [1913 Webster]
functionalism \functionalism\ n.	   1. a psychology based on the assumption that all mental	      process are useful to an organism in adapting to the	      environment.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose.	      [WordNet 1.5]
functionalist \functionalist\ n.	   an adherent of functionalism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Functionalize \Func"tion*al*ize\, v. t.	   To assign to some function or office. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Functionally \Func"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a functional manner; as regards normal or appropriate	   activity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The organ is said to be functionally disordered.	                                                  --Lawrence.	   [1913 Webster]
Functionary \Func"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Functionaries}. [Cf. F.	   fonctionnaire.]	   One charged with the performance of a function or office; as,	   a public functionary; secular functionaries.	   [1913 Webster]
Functionless \Func"tion*less\, a.	   Destitute of function, or of an appropriate organ. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Fund \Fund\, n. [OF. font, fond, nom. fonz, bottom, ground, F.	   fond bottom, foundation, fonds fund, fr. L. fundus bottom,	   ground, foundation, piece of land. See {Found} to establish.]	   1. An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies	      are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for	      maintaining existence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the	      foundation of some commercial or other operation	      undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of	      which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a	      bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The stock of a national debt; public securities;	      evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government,	      for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; --	      called also {public funds}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific	      object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund	      for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also,	      money systematically collected to meet the expenses of	      some permanent object.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a	      supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of	      wisdom or good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            An inexhaustible fund of stories.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sinking fund}, the aggregate of sums of money set apart and	      invested, usually at fixed intervals, for the	      extinguishment of the debt of a government, or of a	      corporation, by the accumulation of interest.	      [1913 Webster]	Fund \Fund\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Funded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Funding}.]	   1. To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for	      the payment of the interest of; to make permanent	      provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from	      customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of;	      as, to fund government notes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in a fund, as money.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular	      interest; as, to fund the floating debt.	      [1913 Webster]
Fundable \Fund"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being funded, or converted into a fund;	   convertible into bonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Fundament \Fun"da*ment\, n. [OE. fundament, fundement,	   fondement, OF. fundement, fondement, F. fondement, fr. L.	   fundamentum foundation, fr. fundare to lay the bottom, to	   found, fr. fundus bottom. See {Fund}.]	   1. Foundation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks;	      specifically (Anat.), the anus. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]
Fundamental \Fun`da*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. fondamental.]	   Pertaining to the foundation or basis; serving for the	   foundation. Hence: Essential, as an element, principle, or	   law; important; original; elementary; as, a fundamental	   truth; a fundamental axiom.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fundamental reasons of this war.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some fundamental antithesis in nature.   --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fundamental bass} (Mus.), the root note of a chord; a bass	      formed of the roots or fundamental tones of the chords.	   {Fundamental chord} (Mus.), a chord, the lowest tone of which	      is its root.	   {Fundamental colors}, red, green, and violet-blue. See	      {Primary colors}, under {Color}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fundamental \Fun"da*men`tal\, n.	   A leading or primary principle, rule, law, or article, which	   serves as the groundwork of a system; essential part, as, the	   fundamentals of the Christian faith.	   [1913 Webster]
fundamentalism \fundamentalism\ n.	   1. A system of beliefs based on the interpretation of every	      word in the Bible, both old and new testaments, as literal	      truth. It is primarily held by a branch of American	      Protestants.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The beliefs or practises based on a rigid adherence to	      some traditional doctrine; extreme conservatism; as,	      Moslem fundamentalism; the political fundamentalism of the	      Christian right.	      [PJC] fundamentalist
fundamentalist \fundamentalist\ fundamentalistic
\fundamentalistic\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to fundamentalists or fundamentalism.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. characteristic of a fundamentalist; -- especially,	      resembling the behavior of a fundamentalist; as, a	      fundamentalist dislike of new ideas.	      [PJC]
fundamentalist \fundamentalist\ n.	   a supporter of fundamentalism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Fundamentally \Fun`da*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   Primarily; originally; essentially; radically; at the	   foundation; in origin or constituents. "Fundamentally	   defective." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Funded \Fund"ed\, a.	   1. Existing in the form of bonds bearing regular interest;	      as, funded debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Invested in public funds; as, funded money.	      [1913 Webster]
Fundholder \Fund"hold"er\, a.	   One who has money invested in the public funds. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Funding \Fund"ing\, a.	   1. Providing a fund for the payment of the interest or	      principal of a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Investing in the public funds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Funding system}, a system or scheme of finance or revenue by	      which provision is made for paying the interest or	      principal of a public debt.	      [1913 Webster]
Fundless \Fund"less\, a.	   Destitute of funds.	   [1913 Webster]
Fundus \Fun"dus\ (f[u^]n"d[u^]s), n. [L., bottom.] (Anat.)	   The bottom or base of any hollow organ; as, the fundus of the	   bladder; the fundus of the eye; the fundus of the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Funebrial \Fu*ne"bri*al\ (f[-u]*n[=e]"br[i^]*al), a. [L.	   funebris belonging to a funeral, fr. funus funeral.]	   Pertaining to a funeral or funerals; funeral; funereal.	   [Obs.] [Written also {funebral}.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Funebrious \Fu*ne"bri*ous\, a.	   Funebrial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Funeral \Fu"ner*al\ (f[=u]"n[~e]r*al), n. [LL. funeralia, prop.	   neut. pl. of funeralis of a funeral, fr. L. funus, funeris,	   funeral: cf. F. fun['e]railles.]	   1. The solemn rites used in the disposition of a dead human	      body, whether such disposition be by interment, burning,	      or otherwise; esp., the ceremony or solemnization of	      interment; obsequies; burial; -- formerly used in the	      plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            King James his funerals were performed very solemnly	            in the collegiate church at Westminster. --Euller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The procession attending the burial of the dead; the show	      and accompaniments of an interment. "The long funerals."	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A funeral sermon; -- usually in the plural. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Giles Lawrence preached his funerals. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Funeral \Fu"ner*al\, a. [LL. funeralis. See {Funeral}, n.]	   Pertaining to a funeral; used at the interment of the dead;	   as, funeral rites, honors, or ceremonies. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Funeral pile} or {Funeral pyre}, a structure of combustible	      material, upon which a dead body is placed to be reduced	      to ashes, as part of a funeral rite; a pyre. --	      {Fu"ner*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
funeral home \fu"ner*al home`\, n.	   An establishment, usually commercial, where the bodies of	   dead persons are prepared for viewing before burial or	   cremation; called also {funeral parlor}, {mortuary}, {funeral	   chapel} and informally, {undertaker's}. The body may or may	   not be preserved by embalming before viewing or burial, and	   in some cases the body is not exposed for viewing, though	   present in a casket. Often, some form of memorial service is	   held for the deceased at the funeral home, where friends and	   relatives may come to pay their respects to the dead, and	   express condolence to the family. The work of preparation of	   the body and many other arrangements related to the funeral	   and burial are carried out by an undertaker or mortician who	   manages the funeral home.	   [PJC]	funeral parlor \fu"ner*al par"lor\, n.	   Same as {funeral home}.	   [PJC]
funerary \fu"ner*ar`y\ (f[=u]"n[.a]*r[~e]r`[y^]), adj.	   of or pertaining to a funeral or to burial of human remains;	   as, funerary urn.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Funerate \Fu"ner*ate\, v. t. [L. funeratus, p. p. of funerare to	   funerate, fr. funus. See {Funeral}.]	   To bury with funeral rites. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Funeration \Fu`ner*a"tion\, n. [L. funeratio.]	   The act of burying with funeral rites. [Obs.] --Knatchbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Funereal \Fu*ne"re*al\, a. [L. funereus, fr. fentus a funeral.]	   Suiting a funeral; pertaining to burial; solemn; as, at a	   funereal pace. Hence: Dark; dismal; mournful. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         What seem to us but sad funereal tapers May be heaven's	         distant lamps.                           --Longfellow.	   -- {Fu*ne"re*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Funest \Fu*nest"\, a. [L. funestus, fr. funus a funeral,	   destruction: cf. F. funeste.]	   Lamentable; doleful. [R.] "Funest and direful deaths."	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         A forerunner of something very funest.   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungal \Fun"gal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungate \Fun"gate\, n. [Cf. F. fongate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of fungic acid. [Formerly written also {fungiate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Funge \Funge\, n. [L. fungus mushroom, dolt.]	   A blockhead; a dolt; a fool. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungi \Fun"gi\ (f[u^]n"j[imac]), n. pl.; sing. {fungus}. (Biol.)	   A group of thallophytic plant-like organisms of low	   organization, destitute of chlorophyll, in which reproduction	   is mainly accomplished by means of asexual spores, which are	   produced in a great variety of ways, though sexual	   reproduction is known to occur in certain {Phycomycetes}, or	   so-called algal fungi. They include the molds, mildews,	   rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the	   allies of each. In the two-kingdom classification system they	   were classed with the plants, but in the modern five-kingdom	   classification, they are not classed as plants, but are	   classed in their own separate kingdom fungi, which includes	   the phyla Zygomycota (including simple fungi such as bread	   molds), Ascomycota (including the yeasts), Basidiomycota	   (including the mushrooms, smuts, and rusts), and	   Deuteromycota (the {fungi imperfecti}). Some of the forms,	   such as the yeasts, appear as single-celled microorganisms,	   but all of the fungi are are eukaryotic, thus distinguishing	   them from the prokaryotic microorganisms of the kingdon	   Monera.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Note: The Fungi appear to have originated by degeneration	         from various alg[ae], losing their chlorophyll on	         assuming a parasitic or saprophytic life. In an earlier	         classification they were divided into the subclasses	         {Phycomycetes}, the lower or algal fungi; the	         {Mesomycetes}, or intermediate fungi; and the	         {Mycomycetes}, or the higher fungi; by others into the	         {Phycomycetes}; the {Ascomycetes}, or sac-spore fungi;	         and the {Basidiomycetes}, or basidial-spore fungi.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fungia \Fun"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. fungus mushroom: cf. F.	   fongie.] (Zool.)	   A genus of simple, stony corals; -- so called because they	   are usually flat and circular, with radiating plates, like	   the gills of a mushroom. Some of them are eighteen inches in	   diameter.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungian \Fun"gi*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Fungid[ae]}, a family of stony	   corals. -- n. One of the {Fungid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungibles \Fun"gi*bles\, n. pl. [LL. (res) fungibiles, probably	   fr. L. fungi to discharge. "A barbarous term, supposed to	   have originated in the use of the words functionem recipere	   in the Digeste." Bouvier. "Called fungibiles, quia una	   alterius vice fungitur." John Taylor (1755). Cf. {Function}.]	   1. (Civ. Law) Things which may be furnished or restored in	      kind, as distinguished from specific things; -- called	      also {fungible things}. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) Movable goods which may be valued by weight or	      measure, in contradistinction from those which must be	      judged of individually. --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Fungic \Fun"gic\, a. [L. fungus mushroom: cf. F. fungique,	   fongique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, mushrooms; as, fungic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungicide \Fun"gi*cide`\, n. [Fungi + -cide, fr. L. caedere to	   kill.]	   Anything that kills fungi. -- {Fun`gi*ci"dal}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungiform \Fun"gi*form\, a. [Eungus + -form: cf. F. fongiforme.]	   Shaped like a fungus or mushroom.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fungiform papill[ae]} (Anat.), numerous small, rounded	      eminences on the upper surface of the tongue.	      [1913 Webster]
Fungi Imperfecti \Fun"gi Im`per*fec"ti\, pl. [L. imperfecti	   imperfect.] (Bot.)	   A heterogenous phylum of fungi which lack a sexual phase, or	   of which the sexual phase is not known. Some undoubtedly	   represent the conidium stages of various Ascomycetes. It is	   not considered a natural phylum, and is also called the	   {Deuteromycota}. The group is divided into the orders	   {Sph[ae]ropsidales}, {Melanconiales}, and {Moniliales}. It	   includes the genera {Penicillium} and {Aspergillus}, which	   reproduce asexually by means of conidia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Fungilliform \Fun*gil"li*form\, a.	   Shaped like a small fungus.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungin \Fun"gin\, n. [L. fungus mushroom: cf. F, fongine,	   fungine.] (Chem.)	   A name formerly given to cellulose found in certain fungi and	   mushrooms.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungite \Fun"gite\, n. [L. fungus mushroom: cf. F. pongite.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil coral resembling Fungia.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungivorous \Fun*giv"o*rous\, a. [L. fungus + vorare to eat	   greedily: cf. F. fongivore.] (Zool.)	   Eating fungi; -- said of certain insects and snails.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungoid \Fun"goid\, a. [Fungus + -oil: cf. F. fongo["i]de.]	   Like a fungus; fungous; spongy.	   Syn: funguslike.	        [1913 Webster]
Fungologist \Fun*gol"o*gist\, n.	   A mycologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungology \Fun*gol"o*gy\, n. [Fungus + -logy.]	   Mycology.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungosity \Fun*gos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. fungosit['e],	   fongosit['e].]	   The quality of that which is fungous; fungous excrescence.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Fungous \Fun"gous\, a. [L. fungosus: cf. F. fungueux.]	   1. Of the nature of fungi; spongy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing suddenly, but not substantial or durable.	      [1913 Webster]
Fungus \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}, a large and very complex	      group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds,	      mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls,	      and the allies of each. See {fungi}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fungi are all destitute of chorophyll, and,	         therefore, to be supplied with elaborated nourishment,	         must live as saprophytes or parasites. They range in	         size from single microscopic cells to systems of	         entangled threads many feet in extent, which develop	         reproductive bodies as large as a man's head. The	         vegetative system consists of septate or rarely	         unseptate filaments called hyph[ae]; the aggregation of	         hyph[ae] into structures of more or less definite form	         is known as the mycelium. See {Fungi}, in the	         Supplement.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal	      bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds. --Hoblyn.	      [1913 Webster]
funguslike \fun"gus*like`\ adj.	   resembling a fungus or fungi.	   Syn: fungoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Funic \Fu"nic\, a. (Anat.)	   Funicular.	   [1913 Webster]
Funicle \Fu"ni*cle\, n. [L. funiculus, dim. of funis cord, rope:	   cf. F. funicule funicle (in sense 2). Cf. {Funambulo}.]	   (Bot.)	   1. A small cord, ligature, or fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The little stalk that attaches a seed to the	      placenta.	      [1913 Webster]
Funicular \Fu*nic"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. funiculaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting of a small cord or fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dependent on the tension of a cord.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Pertaining to a funiculus; made up of, or	      resembling, a funiculus, or funiculi; as, a funicular	      ligament.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Funicular action} (Mech.), the force or action exerted by a	      rope in drawing together the supports to which its ends	      are Fastened, when acted upon by forces applied in a	      direction transverse to the rope, as in the archer's bow.	      	   {Funicular curve}. Same as {Catenary}.	   {Funicular machine} (Mech.), an apparatus for illustrating	      certain principles in statics, consisting of a cord or	      chain attached at one end to a fixed point, and having the	      other passed over a pulley and sustaining a weight, while	      one or more other weights are suspended from the cord at	      points between the fixed support and the pulley.	   {Funicular polygon} (Mech.), the polygonal figure assumed by	      a cord fastened at its extremities, and sustaining weights	      at different points.	      [1913 Webster]
Funiculate \Fu*nic"u*late\, a.	   Forming a narrow ridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Funiculus \Fu*nic"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Funiculi}. [L., a little	   cord. See {Funicle}.]	   1. (Anat.) A cord, baud, or bundle of fibers; esp., one of	      the small bundles of fibers, of which large nerves are	      made up; applied also to different bands of white matter	      in the brain and spinal cord.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A short cord which connects the embryo of some	          myriapods with the amnion.	      (b) In Bryozoa, an organ extending back from the stomach.	          See {Bryozoa}, and {Phylactolema}.	          [1913 Webster]
Funiliform \Fu*nil"i*form\, a. [L. funis rope + -form.] (Bot.)	   Resembling a cord in toughness and flexibility, as the roots	   of some endogenous trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Funis \Fu"nis\, n. [L., a rope. ]	   A cord; specifically, the umbilical cord or navel string.	   [1913 Webster]
Funk \Funk\ (f[u^][ng]k), n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to	   Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth.	   f[=o]n fire.]	   1. An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a state of fear.	      [PJC]	   4. a mildly depressed state of mind; -- often used in the	      phrase {blue funk}.	      [PJC]	Funk \Funk\ (f[u^][ng]k), n.	   an earthy, seemingly unsophisticated style of jazz music	   having elements of black American blues and gospel.	   [PJC]	Funk \Funk\, v. t.	   1. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.]	      --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or	      person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Funk \Funk\, v. i.	   1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk	      at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To funk out}, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To funk right out o' political strife. --Lowell	                                                  (Biglow	                                                  Papers).	      Funk	Funk \Funk\, Funking \Funk"ing\, n.	   A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] "The horrid panic,	   or funk (as the men of Eton call it)." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Funka \Funka\ n.	   A genus of robust East Asian clump-forming perennial herbs	   having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in	   the family {Hostaceae}.	   Syn: Hosta, genus {Hosta}, genus {Funka}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Funkaceae \Funkaceae\ n.	   one of many families or subfamilies into which some	   classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae, but not	   widely accepted; it includes the genus {Hosta}.	   Syn: Hostaceae, family {Hostaceae}, family {Funkaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Funky \Funk"y\ (f[u^][ng]k"[y^]), a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking;	   having great fear. [Colloq. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Funky \Funk"y\ (f[u^][ng]k"[y^]), n.	   having an earthy, unsophisticated style or feeling; in	   (Music), earthy and seemingly unsophisticated, having	   elements of black American blues and gospel. See 2nd {funk},	   n.	   [PJC]
Funnel \Fun"nel\, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L.	   fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in;	   in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel	   air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.]	   1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone,	      terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying	      liquids or pourable solids into a vessel with a narrow	      opening; a tunnel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance;	      specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a	      steamship or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Funnel box} (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely	      crushed ore from water. --Knight.	   {Funnel stay} (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a	      steamer's funnel.	      [1913 Webster]
Funnelform \Fun"nel*form`\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the form of a funnel, or tunnel; that is, expanding	   gradually from the bottom upward, as the corolla of some	   flowers; infundibuliform.	   [1913 Webster]
funnies \fun"nies\ (f[u^]n"[=e]z), n. pl.	   The section of a newspaper containing comic strips; called	   also {funny papers} and {comics}. Rarely encountered in the	   singular.	   [PJC]
funniness \funniness\ n.	   a comic incident or series of incidents.	   Syn: drollery, clowning, comedy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Funny \Fun"ny\, a. [Compar. {Funnier}; superl. {Funniest}.]	   [From {Fun}.]	   Droll; comical; amusing; laughable; inciting laughter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Funny bone}. See {crazy bone}, under {Crazy}.	      [1913 Webster]	Funny \Fun"ny\, n.; pl. {Funnies}.	   A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fur \Fur\ (f[^u]r), n. [OE. furre, OF. forre, fuerre, sheath,	   case, of German origin; cf. OHG. fuotar lining, case, G.	   futter; akin to Icel. f[=o][eth]r lining, Goth. f[=o]dr,	   scabbard; cf. Skr. p[=a]tra vessel, dish. The German and	   Icel. words also have the sense, fodder, but this was	   probably a different word originally. Cf. {Fodder} food,	   {Fother}, v. t., {Forel}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals, growing	      thick on the skin, and distinguished from the hair, which	      is longer and coarser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The skins of certain wild animals with the fur; peltry;	      as, a cargo of furs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strips of dressed skins with fur, used on garments for	      warmth or for ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Articles of clothing made of fur; as, a set of furs	      for a lady (a collar, tippet, or cape, muff, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrapped up in my furs.                --Lady M. W.	                                                  Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any coating considered as resembling fur; as:	      (a) A coat of morbid matter collected on the tongue in	          persons affected with fever.	      (b) The soft, downy covering on the skin of a peach.	      (c) The deposit formed on the interior of boilers and	          other vessels by hard water.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) One of several patterns or diapers used as	      tinctures. There are nine in all, or, according to some	      writers, only six. --See Tincture.	      [1913 Webster]	Fur \Fur\, a.	   Of or pertaining to furs; bearing or made of fur; as, a fur	   cap; the fur trade.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fur seal} (Zool.) one of several species of seals of the	      genera {Callorhinus} and {Arclocephalus}, inhabiting the	      North Pacific and the Antarctic oceans. They have a coat	      of fine and soft fur which is highly prized. The northern	      fur seal ({Callorhinus ursinus}) breeds in vast numbers on	      the Prybilov Islands, off the coast of Alaska; -- called	      also {sea bear}.	      [1913 Webster]	Fur \Fur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Furring}.]	   1. To line, face, or cover with fur; as, furred robes. "You	      fur your gloves with reason." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with morbid matter, as the tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) To nail small strips of board or larger scantling	      upon, in order to make a level surface for lathing or	      boarding, or to provide for a space or interval back of	      the plastered or boarded surface, as inside an outer wall,	      by way of protection against damp. --Gwill.	      [1913 Webster]
Furacious \Fu*ra"cious\, a. [L. furax, -racis thievish, from fur	   thief.]	   Given to theft; thievish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Furacity \Fu*rac"i*ty\, n. [L. furacitas.]	   Addictedness to theft; thievishness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Furbelow \Fur"be*low\, n. [Prov. F. farbala, equiv. to F.	   falbala, It. falbal[`a].]	   A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.	   [1913 Webster]	Furbelow \Fur"be*low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbelowed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Furbelowing}.]	   To put a furbelow on; to ornament.	   [1913 Webster]
Furbish \Fur"bish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furbished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Furbishing}.] [OE. forbischen, OF. forbir, furbir,	   fourbir, F. fourbir, fr. OHG. furban to clean. See {-ish}.]	   To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to	   furbish a sword or spear. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Furbish new the name of John a Gaunt.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Furbishable \Fur"bish*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being furbished.	   [1913 Webster]
Furbisher \Fur"bish*er\, n. [Cf. F. fourbisseur.]	   One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword	   blades and similar weapons. Furcate
Furcate \Fur"cate\, Furcated \Fur"ca*ted\, a. [L. furca fork.	   See {Fork}.]	   Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Furcation \Fur*ca"tion\, n.	   A branching like a fork.	   [1913 Webster]
Furciferous \Fur*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. furcifer yoke bearer,	   scoundrel; furca fork, yoke, fork-shaped instrument of	   punishment + ferre to bear.]	   Rascally; scandalous. [R.] "Furciferous knaves." --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Furcula \Fur"cu*la\, n. [L., a forked prop, dim. of furca a	   fork.] (Anat.)	   A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.	   [1913 Webster]
Furcular \Fur"cu*lar\, a.	   Shaped like a fork; furcate.	   [1913 Webster]
Furculum \Fur"cu*lum\, n. [NL., dim. of L. furca a fork.]	   (Anat.)	   The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united	   clavicles.	   [1913 Webster]
Furdle \Fur"dle\, v. t. [See {Fardel}, and cf. {Furl}.]	   To draw up into a bundle; to roll up. [Ods.]	   [1913 Webster]
Furfur \Fur"fur\, n. [L.]	   Scurf; dandruff.	   [1913 Webster]
Furfuraceous \Fur"fu*ra"ceous\, a. [L. furfuraceus.]	   Made of bran; like bran; scurfy.	   [1913 Webster]
Furfuran \Fur"fu*ran\, n. [L. furfur bran.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, oily substance, {C4H4O}, obtained by distilling	   certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic	   acid, etc.; -- called also {tetraphenol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Furfuration \Fur"fu*ra"tion\, n. [L. furfur bran, scurf.]	   Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.	   [1913 Webster]
Furfurine \Fur"fu*rine\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline base, obtained indirectly from furfurol.	   [1913 Webster]
Furfurol \Fur"fu*rol\, n. [L. furfur bran + oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A colorless oily liquid, {C4H3O.CHO}, of a pleasant odor,	   obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and	   regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called	   also {furfural}.	   [1913 Webster]
Furfurous \Fur"fu*rous\, a.	   Made of bran; furfuraceous. [R.] "Furfurous bread." --Sydney	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Furial \Fu"ri*al\, a. [L. furialis: cf. OF. furial.]	   Furious; raging; tormenting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Furibundal \Fu`ri*bun"dal\, a. [L. furibundus, fr. furere to	   rage.]	   Full of rage. [Obs.] --G. Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Furies \Fu"ries\, n. pl.	   See {Fury}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Furile \Fu"rile\, n. [Furfurol + benzile.] (Chem.)	   A yellow, crystalline substance, {(C4H3O)2.C2O2}, obtained by	   the oxidation of furoin. [Written also {furil}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Furilic \Fu*ril"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, furile; as, furilic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Furioso \Fu"ri*o"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   With great force or vigor; vehemently.	   [1913 Webster]
Furious \Fu"ri*ous\, a. [L. furiosus, fr. furia rage, fury: cf.	   F. furieux. See {Fury}.]	   1. Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a	      furious animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a	      furious stream; a furious wind or storm.	   Syn: Impetuous; vehement; boisterous; fierce; turbulent;	        tumultuous; angry; mad; frantic; frenzied. --	        {Fu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Fu"ri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
furiousness \fu"ri*ous*ness\ n.	   The quality of being furious.	   Syn: ferocity, fierceness, fury, vehemence, violence,	        wildness, strength.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Furl \Furl\ (f[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furled} (f[^u]rld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Furling}.] [Contr. fr. furdle, fr. fardel	   bundle: cf. F. ferler to furl, OF. fardeler to pack. See	   {Furdle}, {Fardel}, and cf. {Farl}.]	   To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as	   a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag,	   close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket	   or line. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
furled \furled\ (f[^u]rld), adj. [p. p. of {furl}.]	   rolled up and secured; as, furled sails bound securely to the	   spar; a furled flag.	   Syn: rolled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Furlong \Fur"long\, n. [OE. furlong, furlang, AS. furlang,	   furlung, prop., the length of a furrow; furh furrow + lang	   long. See {Furrow}, and {Long}, a.]	   A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods;	   two hundred and twenty yards.	   [1913 Webster]
Furlough \Fur"lough\, n. [Prob. fr. D. verlof, fr. a prefix akin	   to E. for + the root of E. lief, and akin to Dan. forlov, Sw.	   f["o]rlof, G. verlaub permission. See {Life}, a.] (Mil.)	   Leave of absence; especially, leave given to an officer or	   soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also,	   the document granting leave of absence.	   [1913 Webster]	Furlough \Fur"lough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furloughed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Furloughing}.] (Mil.)	   To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as	   to an officer or soldier. Furmonty
Furmonty \Fur"mon*ty\, Furmity \Fur"mi*ty\n.	   Same as {Frumenty}.	   [1913 Webster]
Furnace \Fur"nace\, n. [OE. fornais, forneis, OF. fornaise, F.	   fournaise, from L. fornax; akin to furnus oven, and prob. to	   E. forceps.]	   1. An inclosed place in which heat is produced by the	      combustion of fuel, as for reducing ores or melting	      metals, for warming a house, for baking pottery, etc.; as,	      an iron furnace; a hot-air furnace; a glass furnace; a	      boiler furnace, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Furnaces are classified as wind or air. furnaces when	         the fire is urged only by the natural draught; as blast	         furnaces, when the fire is urged by the injection	         artificially of a forcible current of air; and as	         reverberatory furnaces, when the flame, in passing to	         the chimney, is thrown down by a low arched roof upon	         the materials operated upon.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A place or time of punishment, affiction, or great trial;	      severe experience or discipline. --Deut. iv. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bustamente furnace}, a shaft furnace for roasting	      quicksilver ores.	   {Furnace bridge}, Same as {Bridge wall}. See {Bridge}, n., 5.	      	   {Furnace cadmiam} or {Furnace cadmia}, the oxide of zinc	      which accumulates in the chimneys of furnaces smelting	      zinciferous ores. --Raymond.	   {Furnace hoist} (Iron Manuf.), a lift for raising ore, coal,	      etc., to the mouth of a blast furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	Furnace \Fur"nace\, n.	   1. To throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put	      into a furnace. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He furnaces	            The thick sighs from him.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Furnariidae \Furnariidae\ n.	   A natural family including ovenbirds.	   Syn: family {Furnariidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Furnarius \Furnarius\ n.	   The type genus of the {Furnariidae}, comprising the South	   American ovenbirds.	   Syn: genus {Furnarius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Furniment \Fur"ni*ment\, n. [Cf. F. fourniment. See {Furnish}.]	   Furniture. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Furnish \Fur"nish\ (f[^u]r"n[i^]sh), 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, to accomplish, satisfy, fr. OHG. frumjan to	   further, execute, do, akin to E. frame. See {Frame}, v. t.,	   and {-ish}.]	   1. To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate;	      to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as,	      to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with	      arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind	      with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles;	      to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house.	      [1913 Webster]	            That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly	            furnished	            unto all good works.                  --2 Tim. iii.	                                                  17,	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer for use; to provide (something); to give	      (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry:	      to furnish arms for defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye are they . . . that furnish the drink offering	            unto that number.                     --Is. lxv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            His writings and his life furnish abundant proofs	            that he was not a man of strong sense. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Furnish \Fur"nish\, n.	   That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply.	   [Obs.] --Greene.	   [1913 Webster]
furnished \furnished\ adj.	   provided with necessary furnishings; -- used especially of	   rented apartments having furniture included in the rental	   price; as, a furnished apartment. Opposite of {unfurnished}.	   [Narrower terms: {stocked, stocked with ; {appointed};	   {well-appointed, well-found ; {fitted out, outfitted ]	   Syn: equipped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Furnisher \Fur"nish*er\, n.	   One who supplies or fits out.	   [1913 Webster]
furnishings \fur"nish*ings\ n.	   1. the furniture and appliances and other movable accessories	      (including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other	      building) livable.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. accessory wearing apparel.	   Syn: trappings.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Furnishment \Fur"nish*ment\, n.	   The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture; also,	   furniture. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Furniture \Fur"ni*ture\, n. [F. fourniture. See {Furnish}, v.	   t.]	   1. That with which anything is furnished or supplied;	      supplies; outfit; equipment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The form and all the furniture of the earth.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thoughts which make the furniture of their	            minds.                                --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or	      apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets,	      curtains, pictures, vases, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a	      carriage, a ship, etc.	      (a) (Naut.) The masts and rigging of a ship.	      (b) (Mil.) The mountings of a gun.	      (c) Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window	          trimmings.	      (d) (Print) Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height	          than the type, placed around the pages or other matter	          in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the	          form in its place in the chase.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes	      called mixture.	      [1913 Webster]
Furoin \Fu"ro*in\, n. [See {Furfurol}.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, crystalline substance, {C10H8O4}, from furfurol.	   [1913 Webster]
furor \furor\ n.	   an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; a fad.	   Syn: fad, craze, furore, cult, rage.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a sudden outburst (as of protest).	   Syn: uproar, furore.	        [WordNet 1.5]
furore \fu*ro"re\, n. [It.]	   Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm. [Also spelled {furor}.]	   [1913 Webster]
furred \furred\ adj.	   covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs.	   Syn: furry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Furrier \Fur"ri*er\, n. [Cf. F. fourreur.]	   A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells fur goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Furriery \Fur"ri*er*y\, n.	   1. Furs, in general. --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The business of a furrier; trade in furs.	      [1913 Webster]
Furring \Fur"ring\, n.	   1. (Carp.)	      (a) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air	          space, by means of strips of board or of larger	          pieces. See {Fur}, v. t., 3.	      (b) The strips thus laid on.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) Double planking of a ship's side.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also,	      the operation of cleaning away this deposit.	      [1913 Webster]
Furrow \Fur"row\, n. [OE. forow, forgh, furgh, AS. furh; akin to	   D. voor, OHG. furuh, G. furche, Dan. fure, Sw. f?ra, Icel.	   for drain, L. porca ridge between two furrows.]	   1. A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a	      wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Farrow weed} a weed which grows on plowed land. --Shak.	   {To draw a straight furrow}, to live correctly; not to	      deviate from the right line of duty. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Furrow \Fur"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furrowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Furrowing}.] [From {Furrow}, n.; cf. AS. fyrian.]	   1. To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to	      furrow the ground or sea. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with channels or with wrinkles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou canst help time to furrow me with age. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair cheeks were furrowed with hot tears. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Furrowy \Fur"row*y\, a.	   Furrowed. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Furry \Fur"ry\, a. [From {Fur}.]	   1. Covered with fur; dressed in fur. "Furry nations."	      --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of fur; as, furry spoils. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling fur.	      [1913 Webster]
Further \Fur"ther\, adv. [A comparative of forth; OE. further,	   forther, AS. fur?or, far?ur; akin to G. f["u]rder. See	   {Forth}, adv.]	   To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See {Farther}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar	         company.                                 --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no	         further.                                 --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Further off}, not so near; apart by a greater distance.	      [1913 Webster]	Further \Fur"ther\, a. compar. [Positive wanting; superl.	   {Furthest}.]	   1. More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance;	      farther; as, the further end of the field. See {Farther}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion;	      nothing further to suggest.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The forms further and farther are in general not	         differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by	         many when application to quantity or degree is implied.	         [1913 Webster]	Further \Fur"ther"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furthered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Furthering}.] [OE. furthren, forthren, AS.	   fyr[eth]ran, fyr[eth]rian. See {Further}, adv.]	   To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help	   or assist.	   [1913 Webster]	         This binds thee, then, to further my design. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I should nothing further the weal public. --Robynsom	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Furtherance \Fur"ther*ance\, n.	   The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion;	   advancement; progress.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know that I shall abide and continue with you all for	         your	         furthersnce and joy of faith.            --Phil. i. 25.	   [1913 Webster]	         Built of furtherance and pursuing, Not of spent deeds,	         but of doing.                            --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Furtherer \Fur"ther*er\, n.	   One who furthers. or helps to advance; a promoter. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Furthermore \Fur"ther*more"\, adv.	   or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been	   said.	   [1913 Webster]
Furthermost \Fur"ther*most"\, a.	   Most remote; furthest.	   [1913 Webster]
Furthersome \Fur"ther*some\, a.	   Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful;	   advantageous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You will not find it furthersome.        --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Furthest \Fur"thest\, a.	   superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See	   {Further}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Furthest \Fur"thest\, adv.	   At the greatest distance; farthest.	   [1913 Webster]
Furtive \Fur"tive\, a. [L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur	   thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See {Fertile}.]	   Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret;	   stealthy; as, a furtive look. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         A hasty and furtive ceremony.            --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Furtively \Fur"tive*ly\, adv.	   Stealthily by theft. --Lover.	   [1913 Webster]
Furuncle \Fu"run*cle\, n. [L. furunculus a petty thief, a boil,	   dim. of fur thief: cf. F. furoncle.] (Med.)	   A superficial, inflammatory tumor, suppurating with a central	   core; a boil.	   [1913 Webster]
Furuncular \Fu*run"cu*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a furuncle; marked by the presence of	   furuncles.	   [1913 Webster]
Fury \Fu"ry\, n. [L. fur.]	   A thief. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Have an eye to your plate, for there be furies. --J.	                                                  Fleteher.	   [1913 Webster]	Fury \Fu"ry\, n.; pl. {Furies}. [L. furia, fr. furere to rage:	   cf. F. furie. Cf. {Furor}.]	   1. Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or	      enthusiasm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her wit began to be with a divine fury inspired.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent anger; extreme wrath; rage; -- sometimes applied	      to inanimate things, as the wind or storms; impetuosity;	      violence. "Fury of the wind." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do oppose my patience to his fury.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto,	      and Meg[ae]ra; the Erinyes or Eumenides.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Furies, they said, are attendants on justice,	            and if the sun in heaven should transgress his path	            would punish him.                     --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the Parc[ae], or Fates, esp. Atropos. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Comes the blind Fury with the abhorred shears,	            And slits the thin-spun life.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A stormy, turbulent violent woman; a hag; a vixen; a	      virago; a termagant.	   Syn: Anger; indignation; resentment; wrath; ire; rage;	        vehemence; violence; fierceness; turbulence; madness;	        frenzy. See {Anger}.	        [1913 Webster]
Furze \Furze\, n. [OE. firs, As. fyrs.] (Bot.)	   A thorny evergreen shrub ({Ulex Europ[ae]us}), with beautiful	   yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of	   Great Britain; -- called also {gorse}, and {whin}. The dwarf	   furze is {Ulex nanus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Furzechat \Furze"chat"\, n. (Zool.)	   The {whinchat}; -- called also {furzechuck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Furzeling \Furze"ling\, n. (Zool.)	   An English warbler ({Melizophilus provincialis}); -- called	   also {furze wren}, and {Dartford warbler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Furzen \Furz"en\, a.	   Furzy; gorsy. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Furzy \Furz"y\, a.	   Abounding in, or overgrown with, furze; characterized by	   furze. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Fusain \Fu"sain"\, n. [F., the spindle tree; also, charcoal made	   from it.] (Fine Arts)	   (a) Fine charcoal of willow wood, used as a drawing	       implement.	   (b) A drawing made with it. See {Charcoal}, n. 2, and	       {Charcoal drawing}, under {Charcoal}.	       [1913 Webster]
Fusarole \Fu"sa*role\, n. [F. fusarolle, fr. It. fusaruolo, fr.	   fuso spindle, shaft of a column. See {Fusee} a conical	   wheel.] (Arch.)	   A molding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round	   of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of	   architecture.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuscation \Fus*ca"tion\, n. [L. fuscare, fuscatum, to make dark,	   fr. fuscus dark.]	   A darkening; obscurity; obfuscation. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuscin \Fus"cin\, n. [L. fuscus dark-colored, tawny.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A brown, nitrogenous pigment contained in the retinal	   epithelium; a variety of melanin.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuscine \Fus"cine\, n. (Chem.)	   A dark-colored substance obtained from empyreumatic animal	   oil. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fuscous \Fus"cous\, a. [L. fuscus.]	   Brown or grayish black; darkish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sad and fuscous colors, as black or brown, or deep	         purple	         and the like.                            --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuse \Fuse\ (f[=u]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fused} (f[=u]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fusing}.] [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour,	   melt, cast. See {Foundo} to cast, and cf. Futile.]	   1. To liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to dissolve; to melt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite or blend, as if melted together.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose fancy fuses old and new.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Fuse \Fuse\, v. i.	   1. To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat; to be	      melted; to melt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be blended, as if melted together.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fusing point}, the degree of temperature at which a	      substance melts; the point of fusion; the melting point.	      [1913 Webster]	Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d {Fusil}.] (Gunnery,	   Mining, etc.)	   1. A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means	      of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --	      called also {fuzee}. See {Fuze}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fuse hole}, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception	      of the fuse. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) a mechanism in a bomb, torpedo, rocket, or	      artillery shell, usually having an easily detonated	      explosive charge and activated by the shock of impact,	      which detonates the main explosive charge. Some fuses may	      have timing mechanisms, delaying the explosion for a short	      time, or up to several days after impact. Fuses activated	      by other mechanisms more sophisticated than impact, such	      as proximity or heat, are used in modern weapons such as	      antiaircraft or antimissile missiles.	      [PJC] Fuse	Fuse \Fuse\, or Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.)	   A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in	   an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a	   certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the	   circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage. It	   serves the same function as a {circuit breaker}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
fused \fused\ adj.	   joined together into a whole.	   Syn: amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d {Fusil}, and cf. {Fuse}, n.]	   1. A flintlock gun. See 2d {Fusil}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fuse. See {Fuse}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous	          head which when ignited is not easily blown out even	          in a gale of wind.	      (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter	          and having the usual igniting tip.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube	      filled with a composition which burns with a bright	      colored light for a definite time. It is used principally	      for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating	      an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a {flare} or	      {railroad flare}.	      [PJC]	Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   The track of a buck. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [F. fus['e]e a spindleful, fusee, LL.	   fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle.]	   (a) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed	       to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the	       chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a	       spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner	       that the diameter of the cone at the point where the	       chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of	       the spring.	   (b) A similar wheel used in other machinery. Fusel
Fusel \Fu"sel\, n., Fusel oil \Fu"sel oil\ [G. fusel bad	   liquor.] (Chem.)	   A hot, acrid, oily liquid, accompanying many alcoholic	   liquors (as potato whisky, corn whisky, etc.), as an	   undesirable ingredient, and consisting of several of the	   higher alcohols and compound ethers, but mostly of amyl	   alcohol; hence, amyl alcohol or a mixture of amyl alcohols.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
fuselage \fu"se*lage\ n. [F. fusel spindle-shaped + -age; fr. L.	   fusus spindle.] (A["e]ronautics)	   The central, approximately cylindrical portion of an airplane	   which carries the passengers, crew, and cargo. It usually	   forms the main structural portion of an airplane, and to it	   are typically attached the wings, tail, and sometimes the	   engines. In single-propeller airplanes, the propeller is	   typically fixed at the front of the fuselage, although	   variants have been produced with the propeller at the rear.	   Some airplanes have no fuselage, properly so called.	   Syn: body.	        [PJC] Fuse plug
Fuse plug \Fuse plug\, or Fuze plug \Fuze plug\ .	   1. (Ordnance) A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to	      hold the fuse.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a	      fuse in electric wiring.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Fusibility \Fu"si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. fusibilit['e].]	   The quality of being fusible.	   [1913 Webster]
Fusible \Fu"si*ble\, a. [F. fusible. See {Fuse}, v. t.]	   CapabIe of being melted or liquefied.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fusible metal}, any alloy of different metals capable of	      being easily fused, especially an alloy of five parts of	      bismuth, three of lead, and two of tin, which melts at a	      temperature below that of boiling water. --Ure.	   {Fusible plug} (Steam Boiler), a piece of easily fusible	      alloy, placed in one of the sheets and intended to melt	      and blow off the steam in case of low water.	      [1913 Webster]
Fusiform \Fu"si*form\, a. [L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F.	   fusiforme.]	   Shaped like a spindle; shaped like a cylinder that tapers at	   each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.	   Syn: cigar-shaped. [1913 Webster]
Fusil \Fu"sil\, a. [L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere,	   fusum, to pour, cast. See {Fuse}, v. t.]	   1. Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat;	      fusible. [R.] "A kind of fusil marble" --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] "A fusil sea." --J.	      Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded.	      [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Fusil \Fu"sil\, n. [F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling	   fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL. fire. See	   {Focus}, and cf. {Fusee} a firelock.]	   A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.	   [1913 Webster]	Fusil \Fu"sil\, n. [See 3d {Fusee}.] (Her.)	   A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape,	   which resembles that of a spindle.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion	         to its width.	         [1913 Webster]
Fusile \Fu"sile\, a.	   Same as {Fusil}, a. Fusileer
Fusileer \Fu"sil*eer"\, Fusilier \Fu"sil*ier"\, n. [F. fusilier,	   fr. fusil.] (Mil.)	   (a) Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the	       plural:	   (b) A title now borne by some regiments and companies; as,	       "The Royal Fusiliers," etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Fusillade \Fu"sil*lade"\, n. [F. fusillade, cf. It. fucilata.	   See {Fusil} a firelock.] (Mil.)	   A simultaneous discharge of firearms.	   [1913 Webster]	Fusillade \Fu"sil*lade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fusillader}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Fusillading}.]	   To shoot down of shoot at by a simultaneous discharge of	   firearms.	   [1913 Webster]
Fusion \Fu"sion\, n. [L. fusio, fr. fundere, fusum to pour,	   melt: cf. F. fusion. See {Fuse}, v. t., aud cf, {Foison}.]	   1. The act or operation of melting or rendering fluid by	      heat; the act of melting together; as, the fusion of	      metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being melted or dissolved by heat; a state of	      fluidity or flowing in consequence of heat; as, metals in	      fusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The union or blending together of things, as, melted	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	            The universal fusion of races, languages, and	            customs . . .	            had produced a corresponding fusion of creeds. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Watery fusion} (Chem.) the melting of certain crystals by	      heat in their own water of crystallization.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) The union, or binding together, of adjacent parts	      or tissues.	      [1913 Webster]
Fusome \Fu"some\, a. [AS. f?san to hasten, fr. f?s ready,	   prompt, quick; akin to OS. f?s, OHG. funs, Icel. fuss	   willing; prob. from the root of E. find.]	   Handy; reat; handsome; notable. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuss \Fuss\ (f[u^]s), n. [Cf. {Fusome}.]	   1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about	      trifles. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss	            or noise                              --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles; a fussbudget.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a fuss and I don't deny it.      --W. D.	                                                  Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	Fuss \Fuss\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fussed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Fussing}.]	   To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a	   bustle or ado. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
fussbudget \fuss"budg*et\ n.	   a person who thinks excessively about unfortunate things that	   might happen; one who is excessively concerned about matters	   of trifling importance.	   Syn: worrier, fusspot, worrywart.	        [WordNet 1.5]
fussbudgety \fussbudgety\ adj.	   Like a fussbudget; fussy; grouchy.	   [PJC]
fusspot \fusspot\ n.	   same as {fussbudget}.	   Syn: worrier, fussbudget, worrywart.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fussily \Fuss"i*ly\, adv.	   In a fussy manner. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Fussiness \Fuss"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being fussy.	   [1913 Webster]
Fussy \Fuss"y\, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl. {Fussiest}.]	   Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about	   trifles; overnice; fidgety.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. --R. G.	                                                  White.	   [1913 Webster]
Fust \Fust\ (f[u^]st), n. [OF. fust, F. f[^u]t, fr. L. fustis	   stick staff.] (Arch.)	   The shaft of a column, or trunk of a pilaster. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]	Fust \Fust\, n. [OF. fust cask, F. f[^u]t cask, taste or smell	   of the cask, fustiness, cf. sentir le f[^u]t to taste of the	   cask. See 1st {Fust}.]	   A strong, musty smell; mustiness.	   [1913 Webster]	Fust \Fust\, v. i.	   To become moldy; to smell ill. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Fusted \Fust"ed\, a.	   Moldy; ill-smelling. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Fusteric \Fus"ter*ic\, n.	   The coloring matter of fustet. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Fustet \Fus"tet\, n. [F. fustet (cf. Sp. & Pg. fustete), LL.	   fustetus, fr. L. fustis stick, in LL., tree, See {1st Fust},	   and cf. {Fustic}.]	   The wood of the {Rhus Cotinus} or Venice sumach, a shrub of	   Southern Europe, which yields a fine orange color, which,	   however, is not durable without a mordant. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Fustian \Fus"tian\, n. [OE. fustan, fustian, OF. fustaine, F.	   futaine, It. fustagno, fr. LL. fustaneum, fustanum; cf. Pr.	   fustani, Sp. fustan. So called from Fust[=a]t, i. e., Cairo,	   where it was made.]	   1. A kind of coarse twilled cotton or cotton and linen stuff,	      including corduroy, velveteen, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which	      high-sounding words are used, above the dignity of the	      thoughts or subject; bombast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Claudius . . . has run his description into the most	            wretched	            fustian.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Fustian \Fus"tian\, a.	   1. Made of fustian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pompous; ridiculously tumid; inflated; bombastic; as,	      fustian history. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Fustianist \Fus"tian*ist\, n.	   A writer of fustian. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fustic \Fus"tic\, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.]	   The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the	   West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also {old	   fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic; as	         that of species of {Xanthoxylum}, and especially the	         {Rhus Cotinus}, which is sometimes called young fustic	         to distinguish it from the {Maclura}. See {Fustet}.	         [1913 Webster]
Fustigate \Fus"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. fustigare, fr. fustis stick.	   See {1st Fust}.]	   To cudgel. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Fustigation \Fus"ti*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fustigation.]	   A punishment by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling.	   [1913 Webster]	         This satire, composed of actual fustigation. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Fustilarian \Fus"ti*la"ri*an\, n. [From {Fusty}.]	   A low fellow; a stinkard; a scoundrel. [Obs.] --Shak.	   Fustilug
Fustilug \Fus"ti*lug`\, Fustilugs \Fus"ti*lugs`\, n. [Fusty +	   lug something heavy, to be drawn or carried.]	   A gross, fat, unwieldy person. [Obs.] --F. Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Fustiness \Fust"i*ness\, n.	   A fusty state or quality; moldiness; mustiness; an ill smell	   from moldiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Fusty \Fusty\, a. [Compar. {Fustier}; superl. {Fustiest}.] [See	   {2d Fust}.]	   1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. "A fusty nut." "Fusty	      plebeians." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moping. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            A melancholy, fusty humor.            --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]
Fusure \Fu"sure\, n. [L. fusura, fr. fundere, fusum. See {Fuse},	   v. t.]	   Act of fusing; fusion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Futchel \Futch"el\, n.	   The jaws between which the hinder end of a carriage tongue is	   inserted. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster] futhorc	   futhork
futharc \fu"tharc\, futhorc \fu"thorc\, futhork \fu"thork\n.	   1. [From the sounds of the first five letters.] The Runic	      alphabet; -- so called from the first six letters f, u,	      [thorn] (th), o (or a), r, c (=k). See {rune}. [Also	      spelled {futhark}]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The spelling futharc represents most accurately the	         original values of these six Runic letters.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The name is derived from the sounds of the first five	         letters of the runic alphabet, f, u, th, o, r, and c.	         The vowel sound of the fourth letter corresponded more	         closely to a in the earlier versions used in	         Scandinavian countries, and the earlier alphabet is	         therefore referred to as the futharc or futhark. The	         fifth rune had a sound like that of k, and in the	         Danish futhark the fifth character is that	         transliterated as k. Thus the runic alphabet is also	         called the futhork or futhark. The third rune had a	         sound and form resembling that of the Anglo-Saxon	         thorn, which represented the th sound at the beginning	         of the word thorn. The origins of the runic alphabet	         are obscure, but the earliest forms may have been	         invented around the second century A.D. in eastern	         Europe. The forms of some of the letters show a	         relation to the Latin or Greek alphabets, and the	         futhorc was presumably in part an adaptation of those	         alphabets to the sound of the Germanic tongues. An	         inscription of the futhark itself, an ordered list of	         the runes, was found on an object dated as early as the	         fifth century A.D. The Scandinavian futharc had 16	         runes, but the futhorc used in Anglo-Saxon England had	         31. The futhark was mostly used for writing on wood,	         for which reason the runes were comprised of only	         vertical and diagonal strokes. The degree of widespread	         use of the futharc is not known but it was probably	         used mostly for short messages or inscriptions on	         objects. Fewer than 10,000 runic inscriptions, both on	         wood and stone, have been found. The number and forms	         of some of the runes varied over time and locality.	         --R. I. Page, "Runes".	         [PJC]	               The letters are called Runes and the alphabet	               bears the name Futhorc from the first six	               letters.                           --I. Taylor.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Futile \Fu"tile\ (?; 277), a. [L. futilis that easily pours out,	   that easily lets loose, vain, worthless, from the root of	   fundere to pour out: cf. F. futile. See {Fuse}, v. t.]	   1. Talkative; loquacious; tattling. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Talkers and futile persons.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of no importance; having no useful purpose; useless; vain;	      worthless; pointless. "Futile theories." --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            His reasoning . . . was singularly futile.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Futilely \Fu"tile*ly\, adv.	   In a futile manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Futility \Fu"til`i*ty\, n. [L. futilitas: cf. F. futilit['e].]	   1. The quality of being talkative; talkativeness;	      loquaciousness; loquacity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of producing no valuable effect, or of coming	      to nothing; uselessness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The futility of this mode of philosophizing.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Futilous \Fu"til*ous\, a.	   Futile; trifling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Futtock \Fu"ttock\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. foothook.] (Naut.)	   One of the crooked timbers which are scarfed together to form	   the lower part of the compound rib of a vessel; one of the	   crooked transverse timbers passing across and over the keel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Futtock plates} (Naut.), plates of iron to which the	      dead-eyes of the topmast rigging are secured.	   {Futtock shrouds}, short iron shrouds leading from the upper	      part of the lower mast or of the main shrouds to the edge	      of the top, or through it, and connecting the topmast	      rigging with the lower mast. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Futurable \Fu"tur*a*ble\ (?; 135), a.	   Capable of being future; possible to occur. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not only to things future, but futurable. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Future \Fu"ture\ (?; 135), a. [F. futur, L. futurus, used as	   fut. p. of esse to be, but from the same root as E. be. See	   {Be}, v. i.]	   That is to be or come hereafter; that will exist at any time	   after the present; as, the next moment is future, to the	   present.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Future tense} (Gram.), the tense or modification of a verb	      which expresses a future act or event.	      [1913 Webster]	Future \Fu"ture\, n. [Cf. F. futur. See {Future}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Time to come; time subsequent to the present (as, the	      future shall be as the present); collectively, events that	      are to happen in time to come. "Lay the future open."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The possibilities of the future; -- used especially of	      prospective success or advancement; as, he had great	      future before him.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) A future tense.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To deal in futures}, to speculate on the future values of	      merchandise or stocks. [Brokers' cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Futureless \Fu"ture*less\, a.	   Without prospect of betterment in the future. --W. D.	   Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Futurely \Fu"ture*ly\, adv.	   In time to come. [Obs.] --Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Futurism \Fu"tur*ism\, n. (Painting)	   1. A movement or phase of post-impressionism (which see,	      below).	      [PJC]	   2. A point of view that finds meaning or fulfillment in the	      future rather than in the past or present. The philosophy	      of a {futurist}. --MW10	      [PJC]
Futurist \Fu"tur*ist\, n.	   1. One whose chief interests are in what is to come; one who	      anxiously, eagerly, or confidently looks forward to the	      future; an expectant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) One who believes or maintains that the	      fulfillment of the prophecies of the Bible is to be in the	      future.	      [1913 Webster]
Futuritial \Fu`tu*ri"tial\ (?; 135), a.	   Relating to what is to come; pertaining to futurity; future.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Futurition \Fu`tu*ri"tion\, n. [Cf. F. futurition.]	   The state of being future; futurity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing . . . can have this imagined futurition, but as	         it is decreed.                           --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Futurity \Fu*tu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Futurities}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. State of being that is yet to come; future state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Future time; time to come; the future.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Event to come; a future event.	      [1913 Webster]	            All futurities are naked before the All-seeing Eye.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
futurology \fu`tur*ol"o*gy\, n.	   Studies projecting or predicting the future based on current	   trends. -- {fu`tur*o*log"i*cal}, a. -- {fu`tur*ol"o*gist}, n.	   [PJC]
futz \futz\ v. i.	   To fool around; to act without plan or purpose; -- usually	   used with around; as, don't futz around with a device without	   understanding its operation. [Slang.]	   [PJC]
Fuze \Fuze\, n.	   A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a	   shell, etc. See {Fuse}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chemical fuze}, a fuze in which substances separated until	      required for action are then brought into contact, and	      uniting chemically, produce explosion.	   {Concussion fuze}, a fuze ignited by the striking of the	      projectile.	   {Electric fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark	      produced by an electric current.	   {Friction fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved	      by friction. See {fuzee}[1].	   {Percussion fuze}, a fuze in which the ignition is produced	      by a blow on some fulminating compound.	   {Time fuze}, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the	      character of its composition, to burn a certain time	      before producing an explosion.	      [1913 Webster]
fuzee \fuzee\ n.	   1. a friction match with a large head that will stay alight	      in the wind.	   Syn: fusee.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any device by which an explosive charge is ignited.	   Syn: fuse, fuze, fusee, primer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Fuzz \Fuzz\ (f[u^]z), v. t.	   To make drunk. [Obs.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]	Fuzz \Fuzz\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or	   cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze	   to untwist.]	   Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fuzz ball}, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when	      pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.	      [1913 Webster]	Fuzz \Fuzz\, v. i.	   To fly off in minute particles.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuzzle \Fuz"zle\, v. t. [Cf. LG. fuseln to drink common liquor,	   fr. fusel bad liquor.]	   To make drunk; to intoxicate; to fuddle. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Fuzzy \Fuzz"y\, a. [See {Fuzz}, n.]	   1. Not firmly woven; that ravels. [Written also {fozy}.]	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy	      skin of a peach.	      [1913 Webster]
-fy \-fy\ [Through French verbs in -fier, L. -ficare, akin to	   facere to do, make. See {Fact}.]	   A suffix signifying to make, to form into, etc.; as, acetify,	   amplify, dandify, Frenchify, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Fy \Fy\, interj. [See {Fie}, interj.]	   A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation,	   abhorrence, or contempt. See {Fie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Fyke \Fyke\, n. [D. fuik a bow net.]	   A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass	   easily, without being able to return; -- called also {fyke	   net}. --Cozzens.	   [1913 Webster]
Fyllot \Fyl"lot\, n. [Prov. fr. AS. fy?erf?te, fierf?te,	   fe['o]werf?te. See {Four}, and {Foot}, n.]	   A rebated cross, formerly used as a secret emblem, and a	   common ornament. It is also called {gammadion}, and	   {swastika}. Fyrd
Fyrd \Fyrd\, Fyrdung \Fyr"dung\, n. [AS.; akin to E. fare, v.	   i.] (Old. Eng. Hist.)	   The military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men	   able to bear arms.	   [1913 Webster]	         The national fyrd or militia.            --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Fytte \Fytte\, n.	   See {Fit} a song. [Archaic]	      A dictionary containing a natural history requires too	      many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped	      for.                                        --Locke.
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G \G\ (j[=e])	   1. G is the seventh letter of the English alphabet, and a	      vocal consonant. It has two sounds; one simple, as in	      gave, go, gull; the other compound (like that of j), as in	      gem, gin, dingy. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]	      231-6, 155, 176, 178, 179, 196, 211, 246.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form of G is from the Latin, in the alphabet which	         it first appeared as a modified form of C. The name is	         also from the Latin, and probably comes to us through	         the French. Etymologically it is most closely related	         to a c hard, k y, and w; as in corn, grain, kernel; kin	         L. genus, Gr. ?; E. garden, yard; drag, draw; also to	         ch and h; as in get, prehensile; guest, host (an army);	         gall, choler; gust, choose. See {C}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or	      model scale; -- called also {sol} by the Italians and	      French. It was also originally used as the treble clef,	      and has gradually changed into the character represented	      in the margin. See {Clef}. G[sharp] (G sharp) is a tone	      intermediate between G and A.	      [1913 Webster]
Gab \Gab\ (g[a^]b), n. [Cf. {Gaff}.] (Steam Engine)	   The hook on the end of an eccentric rod opposite the strap.	   See. Illust. of {Eccentric}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gab \Gab\, n. [OE. gabbe gabble, mocking, fr. Icel. gabb	   mocking, mockery, or OF. gab, gabe; perh. akin to E. gape, or	   gob. Cf. {Gab}, v. i., {Gibber}.]	   The mouth; hence, idle prate; chatter; unmeaning talk;	   loquaciousness. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gift of gab}, facility of expression. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Gab \Gab\, v. i. [OE. gabben to jest, lie, mock, deceive, fr.	   Icel. gabba to mock, or OF. gaber. See 2d {Gab}, and cf.	   {Gabble}.]	   1. To deceive; to lie. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk idly; to prate; to chatter. --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]
Gabarage \Gab"ar*age\, n.	   A kind of coarse cloth for packing goods. [Obs.] Gabardine
Gabardine \Gab`ar*dine"\, Gaberdine \Gab`er*dine"\, n. [Sp.	   gabardina; cf. It. gavardina, OF. galvardine, calvardine,	   gavardine, galeverdine; perh. akin to Sp. & OF. gaban a sort	   of cloak or coat for rainy weather, F. caban great coat with	   a hood and sleeves, It. gabbano and perh. to E. cabin.]	   A coarse frock or loose upper garment formerly worn by Jews;	   a mean dress. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabber \Gab"ber\, n.	   1. A liar; a deceiver. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One addicted to idle talk.	      [1913 Webster]
Gabble \Gab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gabbling}.] [Freq. of gab. See {Gab}, v. i.]	   1. To talk fast, or to talk without meaning; to prate; to	      jabber. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter inarticulate sounds with rapidity; -- used of	      fowls as well as people; as, gabbling geese.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Gabble \Gab"ble\, n.	   1. Loud or rapid talk without meaning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forthwith a hideous gabble rises loud	            Among the builders.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inarticulate sounds rapidly uttered; as of fowls.	      [1913 Webster]
Gabbler \Gab"bler\, n.	   One who gabbles; a prater.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabbro \Gab"bro\, n. [It.] (Geol.)	   A name originally given by the Italians to a kind of	   serpentine, later to the rock called {euphotide}, and now	   generally used for a coarsely crystalline, igneous rock	   consisting of lamellar pyroxene (diallage) and labradorite,	   with sometimes chrysolite (olivine gabbro).	   [1913 Webster]
Gabel \Ga"bel\, n. [F. gabelle, LL. gabella, gabulum, gablum; of	   uncertain origin. Cf.{Gavel} tribute.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A rent, service, tribute, custom, tax, impost, or duty; an	   excise. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	         He enables St. Peter to pay his gabel by the ministry	         of a fish.                               --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabeler \Ga"bel*er\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A collector of gabels or taxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabelle \Ga`belle"\, n. [F. See {Gabel}.]	   A tax, especially on salt. [France] --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabelleman \Ga*belle"man\, n.	   A gabeler. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaberdine \Gab`er*dine"\, n.	   See {Gabardine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaber-lunzie \Gab"er-lun`zie\, n. [Gael. gabair talker +	   lunndair idler.]	   A beggar with a wallet; a licensed beggar. [Scot.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabert \Gab"ert\, n. [Cf.F.gabare, Arm. kobar, gobar.]	   A lighter, or vessel for inland navigation. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabion \Ga"bi*on\, n.[F., from It. gabbione a large cage,	   gabion, from gabbia cage, L. cavea. See {Cage}.]	   1. (Fort.) A hollow cylinder of wickerwork, like a basket	      without a bottom. Gabions are made of various sizes, and	      filled with earth in building fieldworks to shelter men	      from an enemy's fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hydraul. Engin.) An openwork frame, as of poles, filled	      with stones and sunk, to assist in forming a bar dyke,	      etc., as in harbor improvement.	      [1913 Webster]
Gabionade \Ga`bi*on*ade"\, n. [F. gabionnade.]	   1. (Fort.) A traverse made with gabions between guns or on	      their flanks, protecting them from enfilading fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A structure of gabions sunk in lines, as a core for a sand	      bar in harbor improvements.	      [1913 Webster]
Gabionage \Ga"bi*on*age\, n. [F. gabionnage.] (Mil.)	   The part of a fortification built of gabions.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabioned \Ga"bi*oned\, p. a.	   Furnished with gabions.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabionnade \Ga`bion`nade"\, n.	   See {Gabionade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gable \Ga"ble\, n.	   A cable. [Archaic] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Gable \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	   pinnacle; perh. akin to Gr. ? head, and E. cephalic, or to G.	   gabel fork, AS. geafl, E. gaffle, L. gabalus a kind of	   gallows.] (Arch.)	   (a) The vertical triangular portion of the end of a building,	       from the level of the cornice or eaves to the ridge of	       the roof. Also, a similar end when not triangular in	       shape, as of a gambrel roof and the like. Hence:	   (b) The end wall of a building, as distinguished from the	       front or rear side.	   (c) A decorative member having the shape of a triangular	       gable, such as that above a Gothic arch in a doorway.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Bell gable}. See under {Bell}.	   {Gable roof}, a double sloping roof which forms a gable at	      each end.	   {Gable wall}. Same as {Gable}	   (b) .	   {Gable window}, a window in a gable.	      [1913 Webster]
gabled \gabled\ adj.	   furnished or constructed with a gable; -- of a house or roof;	   as, a gabled roof. Opposite of {ungabled}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gablet \Ga"blet\, n. (Arch.)	   A small gable, or gable-shaped canopy, formed over a	   tabernacle, niche, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Gablock \Gab"lock\, n. [See {Gavelock}.]	   A false spur or gaff, fitted on the heel of a gamecock.	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Gabonese \Gabonese\ adj.	   of or relating to Gabon or its inhabitants; as, Gabonese	   hills; Gabonese writers.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Gabonese \Gabonese\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Gabon.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gaby \Ga"by\, n. [Icel. gapi a rash, reckless man. Cf. {Gafe}.]	   A simpleton; a dunce; a lout. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gad \Gad\, n. [OE. gad, Icel. gaddr goad, sting; akin to Sw.	   gadd sting, Goth. gazds, G. gerte switch. See {Yard} a	   measure.]	   1. The point of a spear, or an arrowhead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pointed or wedge-shaped instrument of metal, as a steel	      wedge used in mining, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will go get a leaf of brass,	            And with a gad of steel will write these words.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sharp-pointed rod; a goad.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A spike on a gauntlet; a gadling. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A wedge-shaped billet of iron or steel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Flemish steel . . . some in bars and some in gads.	                                                  --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A rod or stick, as a fishing rod, a measuring rod, or a	      rod used to drive cattle with. [Prov. Eng. Local, U.S.]	      --Halliwell. Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Upon the gad}, upon the spur of the moment; hastily. [Obs.]	      "All this done upon the gad!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gad \Gad\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gadded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gadding}.] [Prob. fr. gad, n., and orig. meaning to drive	   about.]	   To walk about; to rove or go about, without purpose; hence,	   to run wild; to be uncontrolled. "The gadding vine."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why gaddest thou about so much to change thy way?	                                                  --Jer. ii. 36.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadabout \Gad"a*bout`\, n.	   A gadder [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gadbee \Gad"bee`\, n. (Zool.)	   The gadfly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadder \Gad"der\, n.	   One who roves about idly, a rambling gossip.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadding \Gad"ding\, a. & n.	   Going about much, needlessly or without purpose.	   [1913 Webster]	         Envy is a gadding passion, and walketh the streets.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The good nuns would check her gadding tongue.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gadding car}, in quarrying, a car which carries a drilling	      machine so arranged as to drill a line of holes.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaddingly \Gad"ding*ly\, adv.	   In a roving, idle manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaddish \Gad"dish\, a.	   Disposed to gad. -- {Gad"dish*nes}, n. "Gaddishness and	   folly." --Abp. Leighton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gade \Gade\, n. [Cf. Cod the fish.] (Zool.)	   (a) A small British fish ({Motella argenteola}) of the Cod	       family.	   (b) A pike, so called at Moray Firth; -- called also {gead}.	       [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster] Gadere
Gadere \Gad"er*e\, Gadre \Gad"re\, v. t. & i.	   To gather. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadfly \Gad"fly`\ (g[a^]d"fl[imac]`), n.; pl. {Gadflies}. [Gad +	   fly.] (Zool.)	   Any dipterous insect of the genus {Oestrus}, and allied	   genera of botflies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sheep gadfly ({Oestrus ovis}) deposits its young in	         the nostrils of sheep, and the larv[ae] develop in the	         frontal sinuses. The common species which infests	         cattle ({Hypoderma bovis}) deposits its eggs upon or in	         the skin where the larv[ae] or bots live and produce	         sores called wormels. The gadflies of the horse produce	         the intestinal parasites called bots. See {Botfly}, and	         {Bots}. The true horseflies are often erroneously	         called gadflies, and the true gadflies are sometimes	         incorrectly called {breeze flies}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gadfly petrel} (Zool.), one of several small petrels of the	      genus {Oestrelata}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gadhelic \Ga*dhel"ic\ (g[.a]*d[e^]l"[i^]k; g[a^]d"el*[i^]k), a.	   [See {Gael}.]	   Of, belonging to, or designating, that division of the Celtic	   languages which includes the Irish, Gaelic, and Manx.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gadic \Gad"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the cod ({Gadus}); -- applied	   to an acid obtained from cod-liver oil, viz., gadic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaditanian \Gad`i*ta`ni*an\, a. [L. Gaditanus, fr. Gades Cadiz.]	   Of or relating to Cadiz, in Spain. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Cadiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadling \Gad"ling\, n. [Gad, n. + -ling.] (Medi[ae]val Armor)	   [R.]	   See {Gad}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Gadling \Gad"ling\, a. [See {Gad}, v. i.]	   Gadding about. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gadling \Gad"ling\, n.	   A roving vagabond. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadman \Gadman\, n.	   A gadsman.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadoid \Ga"doid\ (?; 277), a. [NL. gadus cod + -oid: cf. F.	   gado["i]de gadoid, Gr. ? a sort of fish, F. gade.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family of fishes ({Gadid[ae]}) which	   includes the cod, haddock, and hake. -- n. One of the	   {Gadid[ae]}. [Written also {gadid}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gadolinia \Gad`o*lin"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Gadolinite}.] (Chem.)	   A rare earth associated with yttria and regarded as the oxide	   ({Gd2O3}) of a metallic element, {gadolinium}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gadolinic \Gad`o*lin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to or containing gadolinium.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadolinite \Gad"o*lin*ite\, n. [Named after Gadolin, a Russian	   chemist.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a nearly black color and vitreous luster, and	   consisting principally of the silicates of yttrium, cerium,	   and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadolinium \Gad`o*lin"i*um\, n. [NL. See {Gadolinite}.] (Chem.)	   A rare earth metallic element of the Lanthanide series, with	   a characteristic spectrum, found associated with yttrium and	   other rare earth elements. Symbol, Gd; it has an atomic	   number of 64, an atomic weight of 157.25 (C=12.011), and a	   valence of +3.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Gadsman \Gads"man\, n.	   One who uses a gad or goad in driving.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaduin \Gad"u*in\, n.[NL. gadus codfish.] (Chem.)	   A yellow or brown amorphous substance, of indifferent nature,	   found in cod-liver oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Gadwall \Gad"wall\, n. [Gad to walk about + well.] (Zool.)	   A large duck ({Anas strepera}), valued as a game bird, found	   in the northern parts of Europe and America; -- called also	   {gray duck}. [Written also {gaddwell}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gaea \Gaea\ (j[=e]"[.a]), prop. n. [Gr. Gai^a, Gh^] (Mythol.)	   The goddess of the earth, considered as a personification of	   the earth. According to Hesiod she was the first-born of	   Chaos, and mother of Uranus, Pontus, Cronus and the Titans in	   ancient mythology. [Also spelled {Gaia}.]	   Syn: Gaia, Ge.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaekwar \Gaek"war\, n. [Also Gaikwar, Guicowar.] [Marathi	   g[=a]ekw[=a]r, prop., a cowherd.]	   The title of the ruling Prince of Baroda, in Gujarat, in	   Bombay, India.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gael \Gael\, n.sing. & pl. [See {Gaelic}.] (Ethnol.)	   A Celt or the Celts of the Scotch Highlands or of Ireland;	   now esp., a Scotch Highlander of Celtic origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaelic \Gael"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gael. G[`a]idhealach, Gaelach,	   from G[`a]idheal, Gael, a Scotch Highlander.] (Ethnol.)	   Of or pertaining to the Gael, esp. to the Celtic Highlanders	   of Scotland; as, the Gaelic language.	   [1913 Webster]	Gaelic \Gael"ic\, n. [Gael. Gaelig, G[`a]ilig.]	   The language of the Gaels, esp. of the Highlanders of	   Scotland. It is a branch of the Celtic.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaff \Gaff\ (g[a^]f), n. [OE. gaffe, F. gaffe an iron hook with	   which seamen pull great fishes into their ships; cf. Ir. gaf,	   gafa hook; perh. akin to G. gabel fork, Skr. gabhasti. Cf.	   {Gaffle}, {Gable}.]	   1. A barbed spear or a hook with a handle, used by fishermen	      in securing heavy fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The spar upon which the upper edge of a	      fore-and-aft sail is extended.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Gaffle}, 1. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Gaff \Gaff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gaffing}.]	   To strike with a gaff or barbed spear; to secure by means of	   a gaff; as, to gaff a salmon.	   [1913 Webster]
gaffe \gaffe\ (g[a^]f), n.	   A socially awkward or tactless act.	   Syn: faux-pas, solecism, slip, gaucherie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaffer \Gaf"fer\ (g[a^]f"f[~e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr.	   godfather; but prob. fr. gramfer for grandfather. Cf.	   {Gammer}.]	   1. An old fellow; an aged rustic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go to each gaffer and each goody.     --Fawkes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gaffer was originally a respectful title, now	         degenerated into a term of familiarity or contempt when	         addressed to an aged man in humble life.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A foreman or overseer of a gang of laborers. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gaffle \Gaf"fle\, n. [Cf. AS. geafl fork, LG., D., Sw., & Dan.	   gaffel, G. gabel, W. gafl, Ir. & Gael. gabhal. Cf. {Gaff}.]	   1. An artificial spur or gaff for gamecocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lever to bend crossbows.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaff-topsail \Gaff`-top"sail\, n. (Naut.)	   A small triangular sail having its foot extended upon the	   gaff and its luff upon the topmast.	   [1913 Webster]
Gag \Gag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gagging}.] [Prob. fr. W. cegio to choke or strangle, fr. ceg	   mouth, opening, entrance.]	   1. To stop the mouth of, by thrusting sometimes in, so as to	      hinder speaking; hence, to silence by authority or by	      violence; not to allow freedom of speech to. --Marvell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time was not yet come when eloquence was to be	            gagged, and reason to be hood winked. --Maccaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pry or hold open by means of a gag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mouths gagged to such a wideness.     --Fortescue	                                                  (Transl.).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to heave with nausea.	      [1913 Webster]	Gag \Gag\, v. i.	   1. To heave with nausea; to retch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To introduce gags or interpolations. See {Gag}, n., 3.	      [Slang] --Cornill Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	Gag \Gag\, n.	   1. Something thrust into the mouth or throat to hinder	      speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mouthful that makes one retch; a choking bit; as, a gag	      of mutton fat. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A speech or phrase interpolated offhand by an actor on the	      stage in his part as written, usually consisting of some	      seasonable or local allusion. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]	   {Gag rein} (Harness), a rein for drawing the bit upward in	      the horse's mouth.	   {Gag runner} (Harness), a loop on the throat latch guiding	      the gag rein.	      [1913 Webster]
gaga \gaga\ adj.	   1. mentally or physically infirm with age.	   Syn: doddering, senile.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; as, gaga over	      his girlfriend.	   Syn: crazy about, dotty, enamored, infatuated, in love,	        smitten, soft on(predicate), taken with(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gagate \Gag"ate\ (?; 48), n. [L. gagates. See {Jet} a black	   mineral.]	   Agate. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), n. [F. gage, LL. gadium, wadium; of German	   origin; cf. Goth. wadi, OHG. wetti, weti, akin to E. wed. See	   {Wed}, and cf. {Wage}, n.]	   1. A pledge or pawn; something laid down or given as a	      security for the performance of some act by the person	      depositing it, and forfeited by nonperformance; security.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor without gages to the needy lend.  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A glove, cap, or the like, cast on the ground as a	      challenge to combat, and to be taken up by the accepter of	      the challenge; a challenge; a defiance. "There I throw my	      gage." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gage \Gage\ (g[=a]j), n. [So called because an English family	   named Gage imported the greengage from France, in the last	   century.]	   A variety of plum; as, the greengage; also, the blue gage,	   frost gage, golden gage, etc., having more or less likeness	   to the greengage. See {Greengage}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gage \Gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gaged} (g[=a]jd); p. pr & vb.	   n. {Gaging} (g[=a]"j[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. gager. See {Gage}, n.,	   a pledge.]	   1. To give or deposit as a pledge or security for some act;	      to wage or wager; to pawn or pledge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A moiety competent	            Was gaged by our king.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind by pledge, or security; to engage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great debts	            Wherein my time, sometimes too prodigal,	            Hath left me gaged.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gage \Gage\, n.	   A measure or standard. See {Gauge}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Gage \Gage\, v. t.	   To measure. See {Gauge}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	         You shall not gage me	         By what we do to-night.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gager \Ga"ger\ (g[=a]"j[~e]r), n.	   A measurer. See {Gauger}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gagger \Gag"ger\ (g[a^]g"g[~e]r), n.	   1. One who gags.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) A piece of iron imbedded in the sand of a mold	      to keep the sand in place.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaggle \Gag"gle\ (g[a^]g"g'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gaggled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gaggling}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D.	   gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g[=a]gen, E.	   giggle, cackle.]	   To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Gaggle \Gag"gle\, n. [Cf. {Gaggle} v. i.]	   1. (Zool.) A flock of wild geese, especially when on the	      ground. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: Any clustered group of related objects.	      [PJC]
Gag law \Gag law\ (Parliamentary Law)	   A law or ruling prohibiting proper or free debate, as in	   closure. [Colloq. or Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
gagtooth \gag"tooth`\ (g[a^]g"t[=oo]th`), n.; pl. {Gagteeth}	   (g[a^]g"t[=e]th`).	   A projecting tooth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
gag-toothed \gag"-toothed"\ (g[a^]g"t[=oo]tht`), a.	   Having gagteeth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
gahnite \gahn"ite\ (g[aum]n"[imac]t), n. [Named after Gahn, a	   Swedish chemist.] (Min.)	   Zinc spinel; automolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaia \Gaia\ prop. n. [Gr. gai^a earth.]	   Goddess of the earth; same as {Gaea}.	   Syn: Gaea, Ge.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gaidic \ga*id"ic\, a. [Gr. gai^a earth.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to hypogeic acid; -- applied to an acid obtained	   from hypogeic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
gaiety \gai"e*ty\ (g[=a]"[-e]*t[y^]), n.	   Same as {Gayety}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gailer \Gail"er\, n.	   A jailer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaillard \Gail`lard"\, a. [F. See {Galliard}.]	   Gay; brisk; merry; galliard. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gailliarde \Gail*liarde"\, n. [See {Galliard} a dance.]	   A lively French and Italian dance.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaily \Gai"ly\, adv. [From {Gay}.]	   Merrily; showily. See {gaily}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gain \Gain\, n. [Cf. W. gan a mortise.] (Arch.)	   A square or beveled notch cut out of a girder, binding joist,	   or other timber which supports a floor beam, so as to receive	   the end of the floor beam.	   [1913 Webster]	Gain \Gain\, a. [OE. gein, gain, good, near, quick; cf. Icel.	   gegn ready, serviceable, and gegn, adv., against, opposite.	   Cf. {Ahain}.]	   Convenient; suitable; direct; near; handy; dexterous; easy;	   profitable; cheap; respectable. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gain \Gain\ (g[=a]n), n. [OE. gain, gein, ga[yogh]hen, gain,	   advantage, Icel. gagn; akin to Sw. gagn, Dan. gavn, cf. Goth.	   gageigan to gain. The word was prob. influenced by F. gain	   gain, OF. gaain. Cf. {Gain}, v. t.]	   1. That which is gained, obtained, or acquired, as increase,	      profit, advantage, or benefit; -- opposed to {loss}.	      [1913 Webster]	            But what things were gain to me, those I counted	            loss for Christ.                      --Phil. iii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Godliness with contentment is great gain. --1 Tim.	                                                  vi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every one shall share in the gains.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The obtaining or amassing of profit or valuable	      possessions; acquisition; accumulation. "The lust of	      gain." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Gain \Gain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gained} (g[=a]nd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gaining}.] [From gain, n. but. prob. influenced by F.	   gagner to earn, gain, OF. gaaignier to cultivate, OHG.	   weidin[=o]n, weidinen to pasture, hunt, fr. weida pasturage,	   G. weide, akin to Icel. vei[eth]r hunting, AS. w[=a][eth]u,	   cf. L. venari to hunt, E. venison. See {Gain}, n., profit.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To get, as profit or advantage; to obtain or acquire by	      effort or labor; as, to gain a good living.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole	            world, and lose his own soul?         --Matt. xvi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            To gain dominion, or to keep it gained. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            For fame with toil we gain, but lose with ease.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come off winner or victor in; to be successful in; to	      obtain by competition; as, to gain a battle; to gain a	      case at law; to gain a prize.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw into any interest or party; to win to one's side;	      to conciliate.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.	                                                  --Matt. xviii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            To gratify the queen, and gained the court.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To reach; to attain to; to arrive at; as, to gain the top	      of a mountain; to gain a good harbor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forded Usk and gained the wood.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To get, incur, or receive, as loss, harm, or damage. [Obs.	      or Ironical]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye should . . . not have loosed from Crete, and to	            have gained this harm and loss.       --Acts xxvii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gained day}, the calendar day gained in sailing eastward	      around the earth.	   {To gain ground}, to make progress; to advance in any	      undertaking; to prevail; to acquire strength or extent.	   {To gain over}, to draw to one's party or interest; to win	      over.	   {To gain the wind} (Naut.), to reach the windward side of	      another ship.	   Syn: To obtain; acquire; get; procure; win; earn; attain;	        achieve.	   Usage: See {Obtain}. -- {To Gain}, {Win}. Gain implies only	          that we get something by exertion; win, that we do it	          in competition with others. A person gains knowledge,	          or gains a prize, simply by striving for it; he wins a	          victory, or wins a prize, by taking it in a struggle	          with others.	          [1913 Webster]	Gain \Gain\, v. i.	   To have or receive advantage or profit; to acquire gain; to	   grow rich; to advance in interest, health, or happiness; to	   make progress; as, the sick man gains daily.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast greedily gained of thy neighbors by	         extortion.                               --Ezek. xxii.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gaining twist}, in rifled firearms, a twist of the grooves,	      which increases regularly from the breech to the muzzle.	   {To gain on} or {To gain upon}.	   (a) To encroach on; as, the ocean gains on the land.	   (b) To obtain influence with.	   (c) To win ground upon; to move faster than, as in a race or	       contest.	   (d) To get the better of; to have the advantage of.	       [1913 Webster]	             The English have not only gained upon the Venetians	             in the Levant, but have their cloth in Venice	             itself.                              --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	             My good behavior had so far gained on the emperor,	             that I began to conceive hopes of liberty. --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]
Gainable \Gain"a*ble\, a. [CF. F. gagnable. See {Gain}, v. t.]	   Capable of being obtained or reached. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainage \Gain"age\ (?, 48), n. [OF. gaignage pasturage, crop, F.	   gaignage pasturage. See {Gain}, v. t.] (O. Eng. Law)	   (a) The horses, oxen, plows, wains or wagons and implements	       for carrying on tillage.	   (b) The profit made by tillage; also, the land itself.	       --Bouvier.	       [1913 Webster]
Gainer \Gain"er\, n.	   One who gains. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainful \Gain"ful\, a.	   Profitable; advantageous; lucrative. "A gainful speculation."	   --Macaulay. -- {Gain"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Gain"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaingiving \Gain"giv`ing\, n. [See {Again}, and {Give}.]	   A misgiving. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gainless \Gain"less\, a.	   Not producing gain; unprofitable. --Hammond. --	   {Gain"less/ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainly \Gain"ly\, adv. [See {Gain}, a.]	   Handily; readily; dexterously; advantageously. [Obs.] --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainpain \Gain"pain`\, n.[F. gagner to gain + pain bread.]	   Bread-gainer; -- a term applied in the Middle Ages to the	   sword of a hired soldier.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainsay \Gain`say"\ (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Gainsaid} (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gainsaying}.] [OE.	   geinseien, ageinseien. See {Again}, and {Say} to utter.]	   To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your	         adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.	                                                  --Luke xxi.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	         The just gods gainsay	         That any drop thou borrow'dst from thy mother,	         My sacred aunt, should by my mortal sword	         Be drained.                              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainsayer \Gain`say"er\, n.	   One who gainsays, contradicts, or denies. "To convince the	   gainsayers." --Tit. i. 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainsborough hat \Gains"borough hat\	   A woman's broad-brimmed hat of a form thought to resemble	   those shown in portraits by Thomas Gainsborough, the English	   artist (1727-88).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gainsome \Gain"some\, a.	   1. Gainful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prepossessing; well-favored. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
'gainst \'gainst\, prep.	   A contraction of {Against}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainstand \Gain"stand`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainstood}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {gainstanding}.] [See {Again}, and {Stand}.]	   To withstand; to resist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Durst . . . gainstand the force of so many enraged	         desires.                                 --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Gainstrive \Gain"strive`\, v. t. & i. [See {Again}, and	   {Strive}.]	   To strive or struggle against; to withstand. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gairfowl \Gair"fowl`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Garefowl}. Gairishly	   Gairish
Gairish \Gair"ish\, a., Gairishly \Gair"ish*ly\, adv.,
Gairishness \Gair"ish/ness\, n.	   Same as {Garish}, {Garishly}, {Garishness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gait \Gait\, n. [See {Gate} a way.]	   1. A going; a walk; a march; a way.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good gentleman, go your gait, and let poor folks	            pass.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner of walking or stepping; bearing or carriage while	      moving.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is Cinna; I do know him by his gait. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaited \Gait"ed\, a.	   Having (such) a gait; -- used in composition; as,	   slow-gaited; heavy-gaited.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaiter \Gait"er\, n. [F. gu[^e]tre, cf. Armor. gweltren; or	   perh. of German origin, and akin to E. wear, v.]	   1. A covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep,	      or for the whole leg from the knee to the instep, fitting	      down upon the shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of shoe, consisting of cloth, and covering the	      ankle.	      [1913 Webster]	Gaiter \Gai"ter\, v. t.	   To dress with gaiters. Gaitre
Gaitre \Gai"tre\, Gaytre \Gay"tre\ (g[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [OE. Cf.	   {Gatten tree}.]	   The dogwood tree. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gala \Ga"la\, n. [F. gala show, pomp, fr. It. gala finery, gala;	   of German origin. See {Gallant}.]	   Pomp, show, or festivity. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gala day}, a day of mirth and festivity; a holiday.	      [1913 Webster]
Galacta-gogue \Ga*lac"ta-gogue\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, milk + ? to	   lead.] (Med.)	   An agent exciting secretion of milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Galactic \Ga*lac"tic\, a. [Gr. ? milky, fr. ?, ?, milk. See	   {Galaxy}, and cf. {Lactic}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to milk; got from milk; as, galactic	      acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the galaxy or Milky Way.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Galactic circle} (Astron.), the great circle of the heavens,	      to which the course of the galaxy most nearly conforms.	      --Herschel.	   {Galactic poles}, the poles of the galactic circle.	      [1913 Webster]
Galactin \Ga*lac"tin\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, milk. Cf. {Lactin}.]	   (Chem.)	      (a) An amorphous, gelatinous substance containing	          nitrogen, found in milk and other animal fluids. It	          resembles peptone, and is variously regarded as a	          coagulating or emulsifying agent.	      (b) A white waxy substance found in the sap of the South	          American cow tree ({Galactodendron}).	      (c) An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate resembling gelose,	          found in the seeds of leguminous plants, and yielding	          on decomposition several sugars, including galactose.	          [1913 Webster]
Galactodensimeter \Ga*lac`to*den*sim"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ? + E.	   densimeter.]	   Same as {Galactometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galactometer \Gal`ac*tom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, milk + -meter:	   cf. F. galactom[`e]tre. Cf. {Lactometer}.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the quality of milk (i.e., its	   richness in cream) by determining its specific gravity; a	   lactometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Galactophagist \Gal`ac*toph"a*gist\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, milk + ? to	   eat: cf. ? to live on milk.]	   One who eats, or subsists on, milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Galactophagous \Gal`ac*toph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   galactophade.]	   Feeding on milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Galactophorous \Gal`ac*toph"o*rous\, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, milk +	   fe`rein to bear: cf. F. galactophore. Cf. {Lactiferous}.]	   (Anat.)	   Milk-carrying; lactiferous; -- applied to the ducts of	   mammary glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Galactopoietic \Ga*lac`to*poi*et"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, milk + ?	   capable of making; fr. ? to make.] (Med.)	   Increasing the flow of milk; milk-producing. -- n. A	   galactopoietic substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Galactose \Ga*lac"tose\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline sugar, {C6H12O6}, isomeric with	   dextrose, obtained by the decomposition of milk sugar, and	   also from certain gums. When oxidized it forms mucic acid.	   Called also {lactose} (though it is not lactose proper).	   [1913 Webster]
Galage \Ga*lage"\, n. (Obs.)	   See {Galoche}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Galago \Ga*la"go\, n.; pl. {Galagos}. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A genus of African lemurs, including numerous species.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {grand galago} ({Galago crassicaudata}) is about	         the size of a cat; the {mouse galago} ({G. murinus})is	         about the size of a mouse. Galanga
Galanga \Ga*lan"ga\, Galangal \Ga*lan"gal\, n.[OE. galingale,	   OF. galingal, garingal, F. galanga (cf. Sp. galanga), prob.	   fr. Ar. khalanj[=a]n. ]	   The pungent aromatic rhizome or tuber of certain East Indian	   or Chinese species of {Alpinia} ({Alpinia Galanga} and	   {Alpinia officinarum}) and of the {K[ae]mpferia Galanga}), --	   all of the Ginger family.	   [1913 Webster]
Galatea \Gal`a*te"a\, n. [After Galatea, a British man-of-war,	   the material being used for children's sailor suits.]	   A kind of striped cotton fabric, usually of superior quality	   and striped with blue or red on white.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Galantine \Gal"an*tine\ (? or ?), n. [F. galantine.]	   A dish of veal, chickens, or other white meat, freed from	   bones, tied up, boiled, and served cold. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Galapee tree \Gal"a*pee` tree"\, (Bot.)	   The West Indian {Sciadophyllum Brownei}, a tree with very	   large digitate leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Galatian \Ga*la"tian\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Galatia or its inhabitants. -- A native	   or inhabitant of Galatia, in Asia Minor; a descendant of the	   Gauls who settled in Asia Minor.	   [1913 Webster]
Galaxy \Gal"ax*y\, n.; pl. {Galaxies}. [F. galaxie, L. galaxias,	   fr. Gr. ? (sc. ? circle), fr. ?, ?, milk; akin to L. lac. Cf.	   {Lacteal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Astron.)	   1. The Milky Way, that luminous tract, or belt, which is seen	      at night stretching across the heavens, and which is	      composed of innumerable stars, so distant and blended as	      to be distinguishable only with the telescope. --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very large collection of stars comparable in size to the	      Milky Way system, held together by gravitational force and	      separated from other such star systems by large distances	      of mostly empty space. Galaxies vary widely in shape and	      size, the most common nearby galaxies being over 70,000	      light years in diameter and separated from each other by	      even larger distances. The number of stars in one galaxy	      varies, and may extend into the hundreds of billions.	      [PJC]	   3. A splendid or impressive assemblage of persons or things;	      as, a galaxy of movie stars.	      [1913 Webster + PJC] Galban
Galban \Gal"ban\, Galbanum \Gal"ba*num\, n. [L. galbanum, Gr. ?,	   prob. from Heb. klekb'n?h: cf. F. galbanum.]	   A gum resin exuding from the stems of certain Asiatic	   umbelliferous plants, mostly species of {Ferula}. The {Bubon	   Galbanum} of South Africa furnishes an inferior kind of	   galbanum. It has an acrid, bitter taste, a strong, unpleasant	   smell, and is used for medical purposes, also in the arts, as	   in the manufacture of varnish.	   [1913 Webster]
Galbe \Galbe\, n. [F.; OF. garbe, fr. It. garbo grace,	   gracefulness. See {Garb} dress.] (Art)	   The general outward form of any solid object, as of a column	   or a vase.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Galbulidae \Galbulidae\ n.	   A natural family of tropical American birds comprising the	   jacamars.	   Syn: family {Galbulidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gale \Gale\ (g[=a]l), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. gal	   furious, Icel. galinn, cf. Icel. gala to sing, AS. galan to	   sing, Icel. galdr song, witchcraft, AS. galdor charm,	   sorcery, E. nightingale; also, Icel. gj[=o]la gust of wind,	   gola breeze. Cf. {Yell}.]	   1. A strong current of air; a wind between a stiff breeze and	      a hurricane. The most violent gales are called {tempests}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gales have a velocity of from about eighteen	         ("moderate") to about eighty ("very heavy") miles an	         our. --Sir. W. S. Harris.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A moderate current of air; a breeze.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little gale will soon disperse that cloud. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And winds of gentlest gale Arabian odors fanned	            From their soft wings.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of excitement, passion, or hilarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ladies, laughing heartily, were fast getting	            into what, in New England, is sometimes called a	            gale.                                 --Brooke	                                                  (Eastford).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Topgallant gale} (Naut.), one in which a ship may carry her	      topgallant sails.	      [1913 Webster]	Gale \Gale\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To sale, or sail fast.	   [1913 Webster]	Gale \Gale\, n. [OE. gal. See {Gale} wind.]	   A song or story. [Obs.] --Toone.	   [1913 Webster]	Gale \Gale\, v. i. [AS. galan. See 1st {Gale}.]	   To sing. [Obs.] "Can he cry and gale." --Court of Love.	   [1913 Webster]	Gale \Gale\, n. [AS. gagel, akin to D. gagel.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Myrica}, growing in wet places, and	   strongly resembling the bayberry. The sweet gale ({Myrica	   Gale}) is found both in Europe and in America.	   [1913 Webster]	Gale \Gale\, n. [Cf. {Gabel}.]	   The payment of a rent or annuity. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gale day}, the day on which rent or interest is due.	      [1913 Webster]
Galea \Ga"le*a\, n. [L., a helmet.]	   1. (Bot.) The upper lip or helmet-shaped part of a labiate	      flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A kind of bandage for the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pathol.) Headache extending all over the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Paleon.) A genus of fossil echini, having a vaulted,	      helmet-shaped shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The anterior, outer process of the second joint of	      the maxillae in certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Galeas \Gal"e*as\, n.	   See {Galleass}. Galeate
Galeate \Ga"le*ate\, Galeated \Ga"le*a`ted\, a. [L. galeatus, p.	   p. of galeare helmet.]	   1. Wearing a helmet; protected by a helmet; covered, as with	      a helmet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Helmeted; having a helmetlike part, as a crest, a	      flower, etc.; helmet-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]
Galei \Ga"le*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Galeus, name of one genus, fr.	   Gr. ? a kind of shark.] (Zool.)	   That division of elasmobranch fishes which includes the	   sharks.	   [1913 Webster]
Galena \Ga*le"na\, n.[L. galena lead ore, dross that remains	   after melting lead: cf. F. gal[`e]ne sulphide of lead ore,	   antidote to poison, stillness of the sea, calm, tranquility.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) A remedy or antidote for poison; theriaca. [Obs.]	      --Parr.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Lead sulphide; the principal ore of lead. It is of	      a bluish gray color and metallic luster, and is cubic in	      crystallization and cleavage.	      [1913 Webster]	   {False galena}. See {Blende}. Galenic
Galenic \Ga*len"ic\, Galenical \Ga*len"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, galena. Galenic	Galenic \Ga*len"ic\, Galenical \Ga*len"ic*al\, a. [From Galen,	   the physician.]	   Relating to Galen or to his principles and method of treating	   diseases. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Galenic pharmacy}, that branch of pharmacy which relates to	      the preparation of medicines by infusion, decoction, etc.,	      as distinguished from those which are chemically prepared.	      [1913 Webster]
Galenism \Ga"len*ism\, n.	   The doctrines of Galen.	   [1913 Webster]
Galenist \Ga*len*ist\, n.	   A follower of Galen.	   [1913 Webster]
Galenite \Ga*le"nite\, n. (Min.)	   Galena; lead ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Galeopithecus \Ga`le*o*pi*the"cus\	   (g[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*p[i^]*th[=e]"k[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   gale`h a weasel + pi`qhkos an ape.] (Zool.)	   A genus of flying Insectivora, formerly called {flying	   lemurs}. See {Colugo}. galere
galere \galere\, galere \gal[`e]re\(g[.a]*l[~e]r) n. [F.	   gallery.]	   A group of people with some common characteristic, especially	   a coterie of undesirable people.	   Syn: rogue's gallery.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Galericulate \Gal`er*ic"u*late\, a. [L. galericulum, dim. of	   galerum a hat or cap, fr. galea helmet.]	   Covered as with a hat or cap. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Galerite \Gal"er*ite\, n. [L. galerum a hat, cap: cf. F.	   gal['e]rite.] (Paleon.)	   A cretaceous fossil sea urchin of the genus {Galerites}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galician \Ga*li"cian\, a. [Cf. Sp. Galiciano, Gallego, fr. L.	   Gallaecus, Gallaicus, fr. Gallaeci a people in Western	   Spain.]	   Of or pertaining to Galicia, in Spain, or to Galicia, the	   kingdom of Austrian Poland. -- n. A native of Galicia in	   Spain; -- called also {Gallegan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Galileo; as, the Galilean telescope. See	   {Telescope}.	   [1913 Webster]	Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, a. [L. Galilaeus, fr. Galilaea Galilee,	   Gr. ?: cf. F. galil['e]en.]	   Of or relating to Galilee.	   [1913 Webster]	Galilean \Gal`i*le"an\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Galilee, the northern province	      of Palestine under the Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Jewish Hist.) One of the party among the Jews, who	      opposed the payment of tribute to the Romans; -- called	      also {Gaulonite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Christian in general; -- used as a term of reproach by	      Mohammedans and Pagans. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Galilee \Gal"i*lee\, n. [Supposed to have been so termed in	   allusion to the scriptural "Galilee of the Gentiles." cf. OF.	   galil['e]e.] (Arch.)	   A porch or waiting room, usually at the west end of an abbey	   church, where the monks collected on returning from	   processions, where bodies were laid previous to interment,	   and where women were allowed to see the monks to whom they	   were related, or to hear divine service. Also, frequently	   applied to the porch of a church, as at Ely and Durham	   cathedrals. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Galimatias \Gal`i*ma"tias\, n. [F.]	   Nonsense; gibberish; confused and unmeaning talk; confused	   mixture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her dress, like her talk, is a galimatias of several	         countries.                               --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Galingale \Gal"in*gale\, n. [See {Galangal}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the Sedge family ({Cyperus longus}) having	   aromatic roots; also, any plant of the same genus. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Meadow, set with slender galingale.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Galiot \Gal"i*ot\, n. [OE. galiote, F. galiote. See {Galley}.]	   (Naut.)	   (a) A small galley, formerly used in the Mediterranean, built	       mainly for speed. It was moved both by sails and oars,	       having one mast, and sixteen or twenty seats for rowers.	   (b) A strong, light-draft, Dutch merchant vessel, carrying a	       mainmast and a mizzenmast, and a large gaff mainsail.	       [1913 Webster]
Galipot \Gal"i*pot\, n. [F. galipot; cf. OF. garipot the wild	   pine or pitch tree.]	   An impure resin of turpentine, hardened on the outside of	   pine trees by the spontaneous evaporation of its essential	   oil. When purified, it is called yellow pitch, white pitch,	   or Burgundy pitch.	   [1913 Webster]
Gall \Gall\ (g[add]l), 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. [root]49. See {Yellow},	   and cf. {Choler}]	   1. (Physiol.) The bitter, alkaline, viscid fluid found in the	      gall bladder, beneath the liver. It consists of the	      secretion of the liver, or bile, mixed with that of the	      mucous membrane of the gall bladder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The gall bladder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything extremely bitter; bitterness; rancor.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath . . . compassed me with gall and travail.	                                                  --Lam. iii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Comedy diverted without gall.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Impudence; brazen assurance. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gall bladder} (Anat.), the membranous sac, in which the	      bile, or gall, is stored up, as secreted by the liver; the	      cholecystis. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.	   {Gall duct}, a duct which conveys bile, as the cystic duct,	      or the hepatic duct.	   {Gall sickness}, a remitting bilious fever in the	      Netherlands. --Dunglison.	   {Gall of the earth} (Bot.), an herbaceous composite plant	      with variously lobed and cleft leaves, usually the	      {Prenanthes serpentaria}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gall \Gall\ (g[add]l), n. [F. galle, noix de galle, fr. L.	   galla.] (Zool.)	   An excrescence of any form produced on any part of a plant by	   insects or their larvae. They are most commonly caused by	   small Hymenoptera and Diptera which puncture the bark and lay	   their eggs in the wounds. The larvae live within the galls.	   Some galls are due to aphids, mites, etc. See {Gallnut}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The galls, or gallnuts, of commerce are produced by	         insects of the genus {Cynips}, chiefly on an oak	         ({Quercus infectoria} syn. {Quercus Lusitanica}) of	         Western Asia and Southern Europe. They contain much	         tannin, and are used in the manufacture of that article	         and for making ink and a black dye, as well as in	         medicine.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gall insect} (Zool.), any insect that produces galls.	   {Gall midge} (Zool.), any small dipterous insect that	      produces galls.	   {Gall oak}, the oak ({Quercus infectoria}) which yields the	      galls of commerce.	   {Gall of glass}, the neutral salt skimmed off from the	      surface of melted crown glass;- called also {glass gall}	      and {sandiver}. --Ure.	   {Gall wasp}. (Zool.) See {Gallfly}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gall \Gall\, v. t. (Dyeing)	   To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	Gall \Gall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galled} (g[add]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Galling}.] [OE. gallen; cf. F. galer to scratch, rub,	   gale scurf, scab, G. galle a disease in horses' feet, an	   excrescence under the tongue of horses; of uncertain origin.	   Cf. {Gall} gallnut.]	   1. To fret and wear away by friction; to hurt or break the	      skin of by rubbing; to chafe; to injure the surface of by	      attrition; as, a saddle galls the back of a horse; to gall	      a mast or a cable.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am loth to gall a new-healed wound. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fret; to vex; as, to be galled by sarcasm.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that are most galled with my folly,	            They most must laugh.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To injure; to harass; to annoy; as, the troops were galled	      by the shot of the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            In our wars against the French of old, we used to	            gall them with our longbows, at a greater distance	            than they could shoot their arrows.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Gall \Gall\, v. i.	   To scoff; to jeer. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Gall \Gall\, n.	   A wound in the skin made by rubbing.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallant \Gal"lant\ (g[a^]l"lant), a. [F. gallant, prop. p. pr.	   of OF. galer to rejoice, akin to OF. gale amusement, It. gala	   ornament; of German origin; cf. OHG. geil merry, luxuriant,	   wanton, G. geil lascivious, akin to AS. g[=a]l wanton,	   wicked, OS. g[=e]l merry, Goth. gailjan to make to rejoice,	   or perh. akin to E. weal. See {Gala}, {Galloon}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Showy; splendid; magnificent; gay; well-dressed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The town is built in a very gallant place. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our royal, good and gallant ship.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noble in bearing or spirit; brave; high-spirited;	      courageous; heroic; magnanimous; as, a gallant youth; a	      gallant officer.	      [1913 Webster]	            That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gay, the wise, the gallant, and the grave.	                                                  --Waller.	   Syn: {Gallant}, {Courageous}, {Brave}.	   Usage: Courageous is generic, denoting an inward spirit which	          rises above fear; brave is more outward, marking a	          spirit which braves or defies danger; gallant rises	          still higher, denoting bravery on extraordinary	          occasions in a spirit of adventure. A courageous man	          is ready for battle; a brave man courts it; a gallant	          man dashes into the midst of the conflict.	          [1913 Webster]	Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), a.	   Polite and attentive to ladies; courteous to women;	   chivalrous.	   [1913 Webster]	Gallant \Gal*lant"\ (?; 277), n.	   1. A man of mettle or spirit; a gay, fashionable man; a young	      blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One fond of paying attention to ladies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who wooes; a lover; a suitor; in a bad sense, a	      seducer. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the first sense it is by some ortho["e]pists (as in	         Shakespeare) accented on the first syllable.	         [1913 Webster]	Gallant \Gal*lant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gallanted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gallanting}.]	   1. To attend or wait on, as a lady; as, to gallant ladies to	      the play.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To handle with grace or in a modish manner; as, to gallant	      a fan. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Gallantly \Gal*lant"ly\, adv.	   In a polite or courtly manner; like a gallant or wooer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gallantly \Gal"lant*ly\, adv.	   In a gallant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallantness \Gal"lant*ness\, n.	   The quality of being gallant.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallantry \Gal"lant*ry\, n.; pl. {Gallantries}. [F. galanterie.]	   1. Splendor of appearance; ostentatious finery. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Guess the gallantry of our church by this . . . when	            the desk whereon the priest read was inlaid with	            plates of silver.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bravery; intrepidity; as, the troops behaved with great	      gallantry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Civility or polite attention to ladies; in a bad sense,	      attention or courtesy designed to win criminal favors from	      a female; freedom of principle or practice with respect to	      female virtue; intrigue.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Gallant persons, collectively. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Helenus, Antenor, and all the gallantry of Troy.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: See {Courage}, and {Heroism}.	        [1913 Webster]
Gallate \Gal"late\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. gallate. See {Gall}	   gallnut.] (Chem.)	   A salt of gallic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallature \Gal"la*ture\ (?; 135), n. [From L. gallus a cock.]	   (Zool.)	   The tread, treadle, or chalasa of an egg.	   [1913 Webster]
Galleass \Gal"le*ass\ (?; 135), n. [F. gal['e]asse, gal['e]ace;	   cf. It. galeazza, Sp. galeaza; LL. galea a galley. See	   {Galley}.] (Naut.)	   A large galley, having some features of the galleon, as	   broadside guns; esp., such a vessel used by the southern	   nations of Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. See	   {Galleon}, and {Galley}. [Written variously {galeas},	   {gallias}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The galleasses . . . were a third larger than the	         ordinary galley, and rowed each by three hundred galley	         slaves. They consisted of an enormous towering	         structure at the stern, a castellated structure almost	         equally massive in front, with seats for the rowers	         amidships." --Motley. Gallegan
Gallegan \Gal*le"gan\ (g[a^]l*l[=e]"gan), Gallego \Gal*le"go\	   (g[a^]l*l[=e]"g[-o] or g[.a]*ly[=a]"g[-o]), n. [Sp. Gallego.]	   A native or inhabitant of Galicia, in Spain; a Galician.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallein \Gal"le*["i]n\, n. [Pyrogallol + phthale["i]n.] (Chem.)	   A red crystalline dyestuff, obtained by heating together	   pyrogallic and phthalic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Galleon \Gal"le*on\, n. [Sp. galeon, cf. F. galion; fr. LL.	   galeo, galio. See {Galley}.] (Naut.)	   A sailing vessel of the 15th and following centuries, often	   having three or four decks, and used for war or commerce. The	   term is often rather indiscriminately applied to any large	   sailing vessel.	   [1913 Webster]	         The galleons . . . were huge, round-stemmed, clumsy	         vessels, with bulwarks three or four feet thick, and	         built up at stem and stern, like castles. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Galleot \Gal"le*ot\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Galiot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallery \Gal"ler*y\, n.; pl. {Galleries}. [F. galerie, It.	   galleria, fr. LL. galeria gallery, perh. orig., a festal	   hall, banquetting hall; cf. OF. galerie a rejoicing, fr.	   galer to rejoice. Cf. {Gallant}, a.]	   1. A long and narrow corridor, or place for walking; a	      connecting passageway, as between one room and another;	      also, a long hole or passage excavated by a boring or	      burrowing animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A room for the exhibition of works of art; as, a picture	      gallery; hence, also, a large or important collection of	      paintings, sculptures, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A long and narrow platform attached to one or more sides	      of public hall or the interior of a church, and supported	      by brackets or columns; -- sometimes intended to be	      occupied by musicians or spectators, sometimes designed	      merely to increase the capacity of the hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A frame, like a balcony, projecting from the stern	      or quarter of a ship, and hence called {stern gallery} or	      {quarter gallery}, -- seldom found in vessels built since	      1850.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fort.) Any communication which is covered overhead as	      well as at the sides. When prepared for defense, it is a	      {defensive gallery}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) A working drift or level.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whispering gallery}. See under {Whispering}.	      [1913 Webster]
Galletyle \Gal"le*tyle\, n. [OE. gallytile. Cf. {Gallipot}.]	   A little tile of glazed earthenware. [Obs.] "The substance of	   galletyle." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Galley \Gal"ley\, n.; pl. {Galleys}. [OE. gale, galeie (cf. OF.	   galie, gal['e]e, LL. galea, LGr. ?; of unknown origin.]	   1. (Naut.) A vessel propelled by oars, whether having masts	      and sails or not; as:	      (a) A large vessel for war and national purposes; --	          common in the Middle Ages, and down to the 17th	          century.	      (b) A name given by analogy to the Greek, Roman, and other	          ancient vessels propelled by oars.	      (c) A light, open boat used on the Thames by customhouse	          officers, press gangs, and also for pleasure.	      (d) One of the small boats carried by a man-of-war.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The typical galley of the Mediterranean was from one	         hundred to two hundred feet long, often having twenty	         oars on each side. It had two or three masts rigged	         with lateen sails, carried guns at prow and stern, and	         a complement of one thousand to twelve hundred men, and	         was very efficient in mediaeval warfare. Galleons,	         galliots, galleasses, half galleys, and quarter galleys	         were all modifications of this type.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The cookroom or kitchen and cooking apparatus of a vessel;	      -- sometimes on merchant vessels called the {caboose}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) An oblong oven or muffle with a battery of	      retorts; a gallery furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F. gal['e]e; the same word as E. galley a vessel.]	      (Print.)	      (a) An oblong tray of wood or brass, with upright sides,	          for holding type which has been set, or is to be made	          up, etc.	      (b) A proof sheet taken from type while on a galley; a	          galley proof.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Galley slave}, a person condemned, often as a punishment for	      crime, to work at the oar on board a galley. "To toil like	      a galley slave." --Macaulay.	   {Galley slice} (Print.), a sliding false bottom to a large	      galley. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Galley-bird \Gal"ley-bird`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   The European green woodpecker, called also the {yaffle};	   also, the spotted woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Galley-worm \Gal"ley-worm`\, n. [Prob. so called because the	   numerous legs along the sides move rhythmically like the oars	   of a galley.] (Zool.)	   A chilognath myriapod of the genus {Iulus}, and allied	   genera, having numerous short legs along the sides; a	   milliped or "thousand legs." See {Chilognatha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallfly \Gall"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gallflies}. (Zool.)	   An insect that deposits its eggs in plants, and occasions	   galls, esp. any small hymenopteran of the genus {Cynips} and	   allied genera. See Illust. of {Gall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galliambic \Gal`li*am"bic\, a. [L. galliambus a song used by the	   priests of Cybele; Gallus (a name applied to these priests) +	   iambus] (Pros.)	   Consisting of two iambic dimeters catalectic, the last of	   which lacks the final syllable; -- said of a kind of verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallian \Gal"li*an\, a. [See {Gallic}.]	   Gallic; French. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Galliard \Gal"liard\, a. [OE., fr. F. gaillard, perh. of Celtic	   origin; cf. Ir. & Gael. galach valiant, or AS. gagol, geagl,	   wanton, lascivious.]	   Gay; brisk; active. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Galliard \Gal"liard\, n.	   A brisk, gay man. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Selden is a galliard by himself.         --Cleveland.	   [1913 Webster]	Galliard \Gal"liard\, n. [F. gaillarde, cf. Sp. gallarda. See	   {Galliard}, a.]	   A gay, lively dance. Cf. {Gailliarde}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Never a hall such a galliard did grace.  --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Galliardise \Gal`liard*ise\, n. [F. gaillardise. See {Galliard},	   a.]	   Excessive gayety; merriment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The mirth and galliardise of company.    --Sir. T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Galliardness \Gal"liard*ness\, n.	   Gayety. [Obs.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Galliass \Gal"li*ass\, n.	   Same as {Galleass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallic \Gal"lic\, a. [From {Gallium}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, gallium.	   [1913 Webster]	Gallic \Gal"lic\ (277), a. [From {Gall} the excrescence.]	   Pertaining to, or derived from, galls, nutgalls, and the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gallic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, very widely	      distributed in the vegetable kingdom, being found in the	      free state in galls, tea, etc., and produced artificially.	      It is a white, crystalline substance, {C6H2(HO)3.CO2H},	      with an astringent taste, and is a strong reducing agent,	      as employed in photography. It is usually prepared from	      tannin, and both give a dark color with iron salts,	      forming tannate and gallate of iron, which are the	      essential ingredients of common black ink.	      [1913 Webster]	Gallic \Gal"lic\, a. [L. Gallicus belonging to the Gauls, fr.	   Galli the Gauls, Gallia Gaul, now France: cf. F. gallique.]	   Pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallican.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallican \Gal"li*can\, a. [L. Gallicanus: cf. F. gallican.]	   Of or pertaining to Gaul or France; Gallic; French; as, the	   Gallican church or clergy.	   [1913 Webster]	Gallican \Gal"li*can\, n.	   An adherent to, and supporter of, Gallicanism. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallicanism \Gal"li*can*ism\, n.	   The principles, tendencies, or action of those, within the	   Roman Catholic Church in France, who (esp. in 1682) sought to	   restrict the papal authority in that country and increase the	   power of the national church. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallicism \Gal"li*cism\, n. [F. gallicisme.]	   A mode of speech peculiar to the French; a French idiom;	   also, in general, a French mode or custom.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallicize \Gal"li*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gallicized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gallicizing}.]	   To conform to the French mode or idiom.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallied \Gal"lied\, p. p. & a. (Naut.)	   Worried; flurried; frightened. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Galliform \Gal"li*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Like the Gallinae (or {Galliformes}) in structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Galligaskins \Gal`li*gas"kins\, n. pl. [Prob. corrupted fr. It.	   Grechesco Grecian, a name which seems to have been given in	   Venice, and to have been afterwards confused with Gascony, as	   if they came from Gascony.]	   Loose hose or breeches; leather leg quards. The word is used	   loosely and often in a jocose sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallimatia \Gal`li*ma"ti*a\ (? or ?), n.	   Senseless talk. [Obs. or R.] See {Galimatias}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallimaufry \Gal`li*mau"fry\, n.; pl. {Gallimaufries}. [F.	   galimafr['e]e a sort of ragout or mixed hash of different	   meats.]	   1. A hash of various kinds of meats, a ragout.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delighting in hodge-podge, gallimaufries, forced	            meat.                                 --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any absurd medley; a hotchpotch.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Mahometan religion, which, being a gallimaufry	            made up of many, partakes much of the Jewish.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Gallin \Gal"lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance obtained by the reduction of galle["i]n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallinaceae \Gal"li*nace*ae\, n. pl. [NL. See {Gallinaceous}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Gallinae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallinacean \Gal`li*na"cean\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Gallinae or gallinaceous birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallinaceous \Gal`li*na"ceous\, a.[L. gallinaceus, fr. gallina	   hen, fr. gallus cock.] (Zool.)	   Resembling the domestic fowls and pheasants; of or pertaining	   to the Gallinae.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallinae \Gal*li"nae\, n.; pl. [NL., fr. L. gallina a hen,	   gallus a cock.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds, including the common domestic fowls,	   pheasants, grouse, quails, and allied forms; -- sometimes	   called {{Rasores}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallinago \Gallinago\ n.	   A genus of birds consisting of certain of the snipes.	   Syn: genus {Gallinago}, Capella, genus {Capella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Galling \Gall"ing\, a.	   Fitted to gall or chafe; vexing; harassing; irritating. --	   {Gall"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallinipper \Gal"li*nip`per\, n.	   A large mosquito.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallinule \Gal"li*nule\, n. [L. gallinula chicken, dim. of	   gallina hen: cf. F. gallinule.] (Zool.)	   One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a	   frontal shield, belonging to the family {Rallidae}. They are	   remarkable for running rapidly over marshes and on floating	   plants. The purple gallinule of America is {Ionornis	   Martinica}, that of the Old World is {Porphyrio porphyrio}.	   The common European gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) is also	   called {moor hen}, {water hen}, {water rail}, {moor coot},	   {night bird}, and erroneously {dabchick}. Closely related to	   it is the Florida gallinule ({Gallinula galeata}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The purple gallinule of Southern Europe and Asia was	         formerly believed to be able to detect and report	         adultery, and for that reason, chiefly, it was commonly	         domesticated by the ancients.	         [1913 Webster]
Galliot \Gal"li*ot\, n.	   See {Galiot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallipoli oil \Gal*lip"o*li oil`\	   An inferior kind of olive oil, brought from Gallipoli, in	   Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallipot \Gal"li*pot\, n. [Prob. fr. OD. gleypot, the first part	   of which is possibly akin to E. glad. See {Glad}, and {Pot}.]	   A glazed earthen pot or vessel, used by druggists and	   apothecaries for containing medicines, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallium \Gal"li*um\, n. [NL.; perh. fr. L. Gallia France.]	   (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element, found combined in certain zinc ores.	   It is white, hard, and malleable, resembling aluminium, and	   remarkable for its low melting point (86[deg] F., 30[deg]	   C.). Symbol, Ga; at. wt., 69.9. Gallium is chiefly trivalent,	   resembling aluminium and indium. It was predicted with most	   of its properties, under the name eka-aluminium, by the	   Russian chemist Mendelyeev on the basis of the periodic law.	   This prediction was verified in its discovery (in 1875) by	   the French chemist Lecoq de Boisbaudran by its characteristic	   spectrum (two violet lines), in an examination of a zinc	   blende from the Pyrenees.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gallivant \Gal"li*vant\, v. i. [From {Gallant}.]	   To play the beau; to wait upon the ladies; also, to roam	   about for pleasure without any definite plan. [Slang]	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallivat \Gal"li*vat\, n.[Prob. fr. Pg. galeota; cf. E. galiot,	   galley.] (Naut.)	   A small armed vessel, with sails and oars, -- used on the	   Malabar coast. --A. Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Galliwasp \Gal"li*wasp`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A West Indian lizard ({Celestus occiduus}), about a foot	   long, imagined by the natives to be venomous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallize \Gal"lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gallized}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gallizing}.] [After Dr. L. Gall, a French chemist, who	   invented the process.]	   In wine making, to add water and sugar to (unfermented grape	   juice) so as to increase the quantity of wine produced. --	   {Gal`li*za"tion}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gallnut \Gall"nut`\, n. (Zool.)	   A round gall produced on the leaves and shoots of various	   species of the oak tree. See {Gall}, and {Nutgall}.	   [1913 Webster]
gall-of-the-earth \gall-of-the-earth\ n.	   A common perennial herb ({Nabalus serpentarius}) widely	   distributed in southern and eastern U. S., having drooping	   clusters of pinkish flowers and thick basal leaves suggesting	   a lion's foot in shape; sometimes placed in the genus	   {Prenanthes}.	   Syn: lion's foot, gall of the earth, {Nabalus serpentarius},	        {Prenanthes serpentaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gallomania \Gal`lo*ma"ni*a\, n. [L. Galli Gauls + mania	   madness.]	   An excessive admiration of what is French. --	   {Gal`lo*ma"ni*ac}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallon \Gal"lon\, n. [OF galon, jalon, LL. galo, galona, fr.	   galum a liquid measure; cf. F. jale large bowl. Cf. {Gill} a	   measure.]	   A measure of capacity, containing four quarts; -- used, for	   the most part, in liquid measure, but sometimes in dry	   measure.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The standart gallon of the Unites States contains 231	         cubic inches, or 8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of distilled	         water at its maximum density, and with the barometer at	         30 inches. This is almost exactly equivalent to a	         cylinder of seven inches in diameter and six inches in	         height, and is the same as the old English wine gallon.	         The beer gallon, now little used in the United States,	         contains 282 cubic inches. The English imperial gallon	         contains 10 pounds avoirdupois of distilled water at	         62? of Fahrenheit, and barometer at 30 inches, equal to	         277.274 cubic inches.	         [1913 Webster]
Galloon \Gal*loon"\, n. [From F. or Sp. galon. See {Gala}. ]	   1. A narrow tapelike fabric used for binding hats, shoes,	      etc., -- sometimes made ornamental.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A similar bordering or binding of rich material, such as	      gold lace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silver and gold galloons, with the like glittering	            gewgaws.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Gallooned \Gal*looned`\, a.	   Furnished or adorned with galloon.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallop \Gal"lop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Galloped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Galloping}.] [OE. galopen, F. galoper, of German origin;	   cf. assumed Goth. ga-hlaupan to run, OHG. giloufen, AS.	   gehle['a]pan to leap, dance, fr. root of E. leap, and a	   prefix; or cf. OFlem. walop a gallop. See {Leap}, and cf. 1st	   {Wallop}.]	   1. To move or run in the mode called a gallop; as a horse; to	      go at a gallop; to run or move with speed.	      [1913 Webster]	            But gallop lively down the western hill. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ride a horse at a gallop.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To go rapidly or carelessly, as in making a hasty	      examination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such superficial ideas he may collect in galloping	            over it.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Gallop \Gal"lop\, v. t.	   To cause to gallop.	   [1913 Webster]	Gallop \Gal"lop\, n. [Cf. F. galop. See {Gallop}, v. i., and cf.	   {Galop}.]	   A mode of running by a quadruped, particularly by a horse, by	   lifting alternately the fore feet and the hind feet, in	   successive leaps or bounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hand gallop}, a slow or gentle gallop.	      [1913 Webster]
Gallopade \Gal"lo*pade`\, n. [F. galopade. See {Gallop}, n.]	   1. I horsemanship, a sidelong or curveting kind of gallop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of dance; also, music to the dance; a galop.	      [1913 Webster]	Gallopade \Gal`lo*pade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gallopaded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gallopading}.]	   1. To gallop, as on horseback.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform the dance called gallopade.	      [1913 Webster]
Galloper \Gal"lop*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, gallops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A carriage on which very small guns were formerly	      mounted, the gun resting on the shafts, without a limber.	      --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Galloper gun}, a light gun, supported on a galloper, --	      formerly attached to British infantry regiments.	      [1913 Webster]
Gallopin \Gal"lo*pin\, n.[F. galopin. See {Gallop}, v. i.]	   An under servant for the kitchen; a scullion; a cook's errand	   boy. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Galloping \Gal"lop*ing\, a.	   Going at a gallop; progressing rapidly; as, a galloping	   horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallotannic \Gal`lo*tan"nic\, a. [Gall nutgall + tannic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to the tannin or nutgalls.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gallotannic acid}. See {Tannic acid}, under {Tannic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gallow \Gal"low\, v. t. [Cf. AS. [=a]gelwan to stupefy.]	   To fright or terrify. See {Gally}, v. t. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Galloway \Gal"lo*way\, n. (Zool.)	   A small horse of a breed raised at Galloway, Scotland; --	   called also {garran}, and {garron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallowglass \Gal"low*glass`\, n. [Ir. galloglach. Cf. {Gillie}.]	   A heavy-armed foot soldier from Ireland and the Western Isles	   in the time of Edward ? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallows \Gal"lows\, n. sing.; pl. {Gallowses}or {Gallows}. [OE.	   galwes, pl., AS. galga, gealga, gallows, cross; akin to D.	   galg gallows, OS. & OHG. galgo, G. galgen, Icel. g[=a]lgi,	   Sw. & Dan. galge, Goth. galga a cross. Etymologically and	   historically considered, gallows is a noun in the plural	   number, but it is used as a singular, and hence is preceded	   by a; as, a gallows.]	   1. A frame from which is suspended the rope with which	      criminals are executed by hanging, usually consisting of	      two upright posts and a crossbeam on the top; also, a like	      frame for suspending anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            So they hanged Haman on the gallows.  --Esther vii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I hang, I'll make a fat pair of gallows. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, there were desolation of gaolers and gallowses!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wretch who deserves the gallows. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) The rest for the tympan when raised.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. A pair of suspenders or braces. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gallows bird}, a person who deserves the gallows. [Colloq.]	      	   {Gallows bitts} (Naut.), one of two or more frames amidships	      on deck for supporting spare spars; -- called also	      {gallows}, {gallows top}, {gallows frame}, etc.	   {Gallows frame}.	      (a) The frame supporting the beam of an engine.	      (b) (Naut.) Gallows bitts.	   {Gallows tree}, or	   {Gallow tree}, the gallows.	      [1913 Webster]	            At length him nail['e]d on a gallow tree. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
gallowstree \gallowstree\ n.	   same as {gallows}.	   Syn: gallows, gibbet, gallows tree, gallow tree.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gallstone \Gall"stone`\, n.	   A concretion, or calculus, formed in the gall bladder or	   biliary passages. See {Calculus}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Gally \Gal"ly\, v. t. [See {Gallow}, v. t.]	   To frighten; to worry. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]	Gally \Gall"y\, a.	   Like gall; bitter as gall. --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gally \Gal"ly\, n.	   See {Galley}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Gallygaskins \Gal`ly*gas"kins\, n. pl.	   See {Galligaskins}. Galoche
Galoche \Ga*loche"\, Galoshe \Ga*loshe"\, [OE. galoche, galache,	   galage, shoe, F. galoche galoche, perh. altered fr. L.	   gallica a Gallic shoe, or fr. LL. calopedia wooden shoe, or	   shoe with a wooden sole, Gr. ?, dim. of ?, ?, a shoemaker's	   last; ? wood + ? foot.]	   1. A clog or patten. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor were worthy [to] unbuckle his galoche.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: An overshoe worn in wet weather, especially a	      waterproof rubber overshoe extending over the ankle, worn	      over one's regular shoes; now usually written {galosh}. It	      is used mostly in the plural; as, it's raining, so put	      your galoshes on.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A gaiter, or legging, covering the upper part of the shoe	      and part of the leg.	      [1913 Webster]
Galoot \Ga*loot"\, n.	   A noisy, swaggering, or worthless fellow; a rowdy. [Slang, U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Galop \Gal"op\, n. [F.] (Mus.)	   A kind of lively dance, in 2-4 time; also, the music to the	   dance.	   [1913 Webster]
Galore \Ga*lore"\, n. & a. [Scot. gelore, gilore, galore, fr.	   Gael. gu le[`o]r, enough; gu- to, also an adverbial prefix +	   le[`o]r, le[`o]ir, enough; or fr. Ir. goleor, the same word.]	   Plenty; abundance; in abundance.	   [1913 Webster]
Galosh \Ga*losh"\, n.	   1. Same as {Galoche}, {Galoshe}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A strip of material, as leather, running around a shoe at	      and above the sole, as for protection or ornament.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Galoshe \Ga*loshe"\, n.	   Same as {Galoche}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galpe \Galpe\, v. i.	   To gape,; to yawn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Galsome \Gal"some\, a. [Gall bitterness + some.]	   Angry; malignant. [Obs.] --Bp. Morton.	   [1913 Webster]
Galt \Galt\, n. [See {Gault}.]	   Same as {Gault}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanic \Gal*van"ic\, a. [From Galvani, a professor of	   physiology at Bologna, on account of his connection (about	   1780) with the discovery of dynamical or current electricity:	   cf. F. galvanique.]	   Of or pertaining to, or exhibiting the phenomena of,	   galvanism; employing or producing electrical currents.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Galvanic battery} (Elec.), an apparatus for generating	      electrical currents by the mutual action of certain	      liquids and metals; -- now usually called {voltaic	      battery}. See {Battery}.	   {Galvanic circuit} or {Galvanic circle}. (Elec.) See under	      {Circuit}.	   {Galvanic pile} (Elec.), the voltaic pile. See under	      {Voltaic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Galvanism \Gal"va*nism\, n. [From Galvani: cf. F. galvanisme.	   See {Galvanic}.] (Physics)	   (a) Electricity excited by the mutual action of certain	       liquids and metals; dynamical electricity.	   (b) The branch of physical science which treats of dynamical	       elecricity, or the properties and effects of electrical	       currents.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The words galvanism and galvanic, formerly in very	         general use, are now rarely employed. For the latter,	         voltaic, from the name of Volta, is commonly used.	         [1913 Webster]
Galvanist \Gal"va*nist\, n.	   One versed in galvanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanization \Gal"va*niza`tion\, n.	   The act of process of galvanizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanize \Gal"va*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Galvanized}; p pr.	   & vb. n. {Galvanizing}.] [Cf. F. galvaniser.]	   1. To affect with galvanism; to subject to the action of	      electrical currents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plate, as with gold, silver, etc., by means of	      electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To restore to consciousness by galvanic action (as from a	      state of suspended animation); hence, to stimulate or	      excite to a factitious animation or activity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To coat, as iron, with zinc. See {Galvanized iron}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Galvanized iron}, formerly, iron coated with zink by	      electrical deposition; now more commonly, iron coated with	      zink by plunging into a bath of melted zink, after its	      surface has been cleaned by friction with the aid of	      dilute acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Galvanizer \Gal"va*ni`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, galvanize.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanocaustic \Gal*van`o*caus"tic\, a. [Galvanic + caustic.]	   Relating to the use of galvanic heat as a caustic, especially	   in medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanocautery \Gal*van`o*cau"ter*y\, n. (Med.)	   Cautery effected by a knife or needle heated by the passage	   of a galvanic current.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanoglyphy \Gal`va*nog"ly*phy\, n. [Galvanic + Gr. ? to	   engrave.]	   Same as {Glyphography}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanograph \Gal*van"o*graph\, n. [Galvanic + -graph.]	   (Engraving)	   A copperplate produced by the method of galvanography; also,	   a picture printed from such a plate.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanographic \Gal*van`o*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to galvanography.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanography \Gal`va*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Galvanic + -graphy.]	   1. The art or process of depositing metals by electricity;	      electrotypy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A method of producing by means of electrotyping process	      (without etching) copperplates which can be printed from	      in the same manner as engraved plates.	      [1913 Webster]
Galvanologist \Gal`va*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One who describes the phenomena of galvanism; a writer on	   galvanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanology \Gal`va*nol"o*gy\n. [Galvanic + -logy.]	   A treatise on galvanism, or a description of its phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanometer \Gal`va*nom"e*ter\, n. [Galvanic + -meter: cf. F.	   galvanom[`e]tre.] (Elec.)	   An instrument or apparatus for measuring the intensity of an	   electric current, usually by the deflection of a magnetic	   needle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Differential galvanometer}. See under {Differental}, a.	   {Sine galvanometer}, {Cosine galvanometer}, {Tangent	   galvanometer} (Elec.), a galvanometer in which the sine,	      cosine, or tangent respectively, of the angle through	      which the needle is deflected, is proportional to the	      strength of the current passed through the instrument.	      [1913 Webster]
Galvanometric \Gal*van`o*met"ric\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or measured by, a galvanometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanometry \Gal`va*nom"e*try\, n.	   The art or process of measuring the force of electric	   currents.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanoplastic \Gal*van`o*plas"tic\, a. [Galvanic + -plastic.]	   Of or pertaining to the art or process of electrotyping;	   employing, or produced by, the process of electolytic	   deposition; as, a galvano-plastic copy of a medal or the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanoplasty \Gal*van"o*plas`ty\, n. [Cf. F. galanoplastie.]	   The art or process of electrotypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanopuncture \Gal*van`o*punc"ture\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Electro-puncture}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanoscope \Gal*van`o*scope\, n. [Galvanic + -scope: cf. F.	   galvanoscope.] (Elec.)	   An instrument or apparatus for detecting the presence of	   electrical currents, especially such as are of feeble	   intensity.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanoscopic \Gal*van`o*scop"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a galvanoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanoscopy \Gal`va*nos"co*py\, n. (Physiol.)	   The use of galvanism in physiological experiments.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanotonus \Gal`va*not"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. E. galvanic + Gr.	   ? to tone.] (Physiol.)	   Same as {Electrotonus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Galvanotropism \Gal`va*not"ro*pism\, n. [Galvanic + Gr. ? to	   turn.] (Bot.)	   The tendency of a root to place its axis in the line of a	   galvanic current.	   [1913 Webster]
Galwes \Gal"wes\, n.	   Gallows. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), n. [Orig. uncert., perh. from gammon, talk.]	   1. (Naut.) A herd, or school, of whales.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social	      intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or	      (Local U. S.) between persons ashore.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A visit between whalers at sea; a holding of social	      intercourse between those on different vessels at sea, or	      (Local U. S.) between persons ashore.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), n. [fr. gamba leg.]	   a leg. [slang]	   [PJC]	Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gammed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gam"ming}.] (Naut.)	   (a) To gather in a gam; -- said of whales.	   (b) To engage in a gam, or (Local, U. S.) in social	       intercourse anywhere.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Gam \Gam\ (g[a^]m), v. t. (Naut.)	   To have a gam with; to pay a visit to, esp. among whalers at	   sea.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gama grass \Ga"ma grass`\ [From Gama, a cluster of the Maldive	   Islands.] (Bot.)	   A species of grass ({Tripsacum dactyloides}) tall, stout, and	   exceedingly productive; cultivated in the West Indies,	   Mexico, and the Southern States of North America as a forage	   grass; -- called also {sesame grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamashes \Ga*mash"es\, n. pl. [F. gamaches.]	   High boots or buskins; in Scotland, short spatterdashes or	   riding trousers, worn over the other clothing.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamba \Gam"ba\, n.	   A viola da gamba.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambadoes \Gam*ba"does\, n. pl. [I. or Sp. gamba leg. See	   {Gambol}, n.]	   Same as {Gamashes}.	   [1913 Webster]	         His thin legs tenanted a pair of gambadoes fastened at	         the side with rusty clasps.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambeer \Gam*beer"\, v. t. [Cf. F. gambier a kind of hook.]	   (Fishing)	   To gaff, as mackerel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gambeson \Gam"be*son\, n.	   Same as {Gambison}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambet \Gam"bet\, n. [Fr. gambette, or It. gambetta.] (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genuis Totanus. See {Tattler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambier \Gam"bier\, n. [Malayan.]	   (a) The inspissated juice of a plant ({Uncaria Gambir})	       growing in Malacca. It is a powerful astringent, and,	       under the name of {Terra Japonica}, is used for chewing	       with the Areca nut, and is exported for tanning and	       dyeing.	   (b) Catechu. [Written also {gambeer} and {gambir}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Gambison \Gam"bi*son\, n. [OF. gambeson, gambaison, fr. gambais,	   wambais, of German origin: cf. MHG. wambeis, G. wams doublet,	   fr. OHG. wamba, stomach. See {Womb}.]	   A defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of	   cloth stuffed and quilted.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambist \Gam"bist\, n. [It. gamba leg.] (Mus.)	   A performer upon the viola di gamba. See under {Viola}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambit \Gam"bit\, n. [F. gambit, cf. It. gambitto gambit, a	   tripping up. See {Gambol}, n.] (Chess Playing)	   A mode of opening the game, in which a pawn is sacrificed to	   gain an attacking position.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamble \Gam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gambled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gambling}.] [Dim. of game. See 2d {Game}.]	   To play or game for money or other stake.	   [1913 Webster]	Gamble \Gamble\, v. t.	   To lose or squander by gaming; -- usually with away.	   "Bankrupts or sots who have gambled or slept away their	   estates." --Ames.	   [1913 Webster]	Gamble \Gam"ble\, n.	   An act of gambling; a transaction or proceeding involving	   gambling; hence, anything involving similar risk or	   uncertainty. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gambler \Gam"bler\, n.	   One who gambles.	   [1913 Webster]
gambling \gambling\ n. [p. pr. of {gamble}.]	   the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning	   (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a	   prize); as, his gambling cost him a fortune.	   Syn: gaming, play.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gamboge \Gam*boge"\, n.	   A concrete juice, or gum resin, produced by several species	   of trees in Siam, Ceylon, and Malabar. It is brought in	   masses, or cylindrical rolls, from Cambodia, or Cambogia, --	   whence its name. The best kind is of a dense, compact	   texture, and of a beatiful reddish yellow. Taken internally,	   it is a strong and harsh cathartic and emetic. [Written also	   {camboge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several kinds of gamboge, but all are derived	         from species of {Garcinia}, a genus of trees of the	         order {Guttifer[ae]}. The best Siam gamboge is thought	         to come from {Garcinia Hanburii}. Ceylon gamboge is	         from {G. Morella}. {G. pictoria}, of Western India,	         yields gamboge, and also a kind of oil called gamboge	         butter. Gambogian
Gambogian \Gam*bo"gi*an\, Gambogic \Gambogic\, a.	   Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, gamboge.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambol \Gam"bol\, n. [OE. gambolde, gambaulde, F. gambade,	   gambol, fr. It. gambata kick, fr. L. gamba leg, akin to F.	   jambe, OF. also, gambe, fr. L. gamba, hoof or perh. joint:	   cf. Gr. ? a binding, winding, W., Ir. & Gael. cam crooked;	   perhaps akin to E. chamber: cf.F. gambiller to kick about.	   Cf. {Jamb}, n., {Gammon} ham, {Gambadoes}.]	   A skipping or leaping about in frolic; a hop; a sportive	   prank. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Gambol \Gam"bol\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamboled}, or {Gambolled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Gamboling} or {Gambolling}.]	   To dance and skip about in sport; to frisk; to skip; to play	   in frolic, like boys or lambs.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambrel \Gam"brel\, n. [OF. gambe, jambe leg, F. jambe. Cf.	   {Cambrel}, {Chambrel}, and see {Gambol}. n.]	   1. The hind leg of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stick crooked like a horse's hind leg; -- used by	      butchers in suspending slaughtered animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gambrel roof} (Arch.), a curb roof having the same section	      in all parts, with a lower steeper slope and an upper and	      flatter one, so that each gable is pentagonal in form.	      [1913 Webster]	Gambrel \Gam"brel\ v. t.	   To truss or hang up by means of a gambrel. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambroon \Gam*broon"\, n.	   A kind of twilled linen cloth for lining. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gambusia \Gambusia\ n.	   A genus of fish including some of the mosquitofish.	   Syn: genus {Gambusia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Game \Game\, a. [Cf. W. cam crooked, and E. gambol, n.]	   Crooked; lame; as, a game leg. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Game \Game\, n. [OE. game, gamen, AS. gamen, gomen, play, sport;	   akin to OS., OHG., & Icel. gaman, Dan. gammen mirth,	   merriment, OSw. gamman joy. Cf. {Gammon} a game,	   {Backgammon}, {Gamble} v. i.]	   1. Sport of any kind; jest, frolic.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have had pastimes here, and pleasant game.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contest, physical or mental, according to certain rules,	      for amusement, recreation, or for winning a stake; as, a	      game of chance; games of skill; field games, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            But war's a game, which, were their subject wise,	            Kings would not play at.              --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the ancients, especially the Greeks and Romans,	         there were regularly recurring public exhibitions of	         strength, agility, and skill under the patronage of the	         government, usually accompanied with religious	         ceremonies. Such were the Olympic, the Pythian, the	         Nemean, and the Isthmian games.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The use or practice of such a game; a single match at	      play; a single contest; as, a game at cards.	      [1913 Webster]	            Talk the game o'er between the deal.  --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is gained, as the stake in a game; also, the	      number of points necessary to be scored in order to win a	      game; as, in short whist five points are game.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Card Playing) In some games, a point credited on the	      score to the player whose cards counts up the highest.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A scheme or art employed in the pursuit of an object or	      purpose; method of procedure; projected line of	      operations; plan; project.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your murderous game is nearly up.     --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was obviously Lord Macaulay's game to blacken the	            greatest literary champion of the cause he had set	            himself to attack.                    --Saintsbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Animals pursued and taken by sportsmen; wild meats	      designed for, or served at, table.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those species of animals . . . distinguished from	            the rest by the well-known appellation of game.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Confidence game}. See under {Confidence}.	   {To make game of}, to make sport of; to mock. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Game \Game\, a.	   1. Having a resolute, unyielding spirit, like the gamecock;	      ready to fight to the last; plucky.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was game . . . .I felt that I could have fought	            even to the death.                    --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to such animals as are hunted for game,	      or to the act or practice of hunting.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Game bag}, a sportsman's bag for carrying small game	      captured; also, the whole quantity of game taken.	   {Game bird}, any bird commonly shot for food, esp. grouse,	      partridges, quails, pheasants, wild turkeys, and the shore	      or wading birds, such as plovers, snipe, woodcock, curlew,	      and sandpipers. The term is sometimes arbitrarily	      restricted to birds hunted by sportsmen, with dogs and	      guns.	   {Game egg}, an egg producing a gamecock.	   {Game laws}, laws regulating the seasons and manner of taking	      game for food or for sport.	   {Game preserver}, a land owner who regulates the killing of	      game on his estate with a view to its increase. [Eng.]	   {To be game}.	      (a) To show a brave, unyielding spirit.	      (b) To be victor in a game. [Colloq.]	   {To die game}, to maintain a bold, unyielding spirit to the	      last; to die fighting.	      [1913 Webster]	Game \Game\ (g[=a]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gamed} (g[=a]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gaming}.] [OE. gamen, game?en, to rejoice, AS.	   gamenian to play. See {Game}, n.]	   1. To rejoice; to be pleased; -- often used, in Old English,	      impersonally with dative. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God loved he best with all his whole hearte	            At alle times, though him gamed or smarte.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To play at any sport or diversion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play for a stake or prize; to use cards, dice,	      billiards, or other instruments, according to certain	      rules, with a view to win money or some other thing waged	      upon the issue of the contest; to gamble.	      [1913 Webster] gamebag
gamebag \gamebag\, game bag \game bag\n.	   a canvas or leather bag for carrying game (especially birds)	   killed by a hunter.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gamecock \Game"cock`\ (g[=a]m"k[o^]k`), n. (Zool.)	   The male game fowl.	   [1913 Webster]
Game fowl \Game" fowl`\ (g[=a]m"foul`). (Zool.)	   A handsome breed of the common fowl, remarkable for the great	   courage and pugnacity of the males.	   [1913 Webster]
Gameful \Game"ful\ (g[=a]m"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of game or games.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamekeeper \Game"keep`er\ (g[=a]m"k[=e]p`[~e]r), n.	   One who has the care of game, especially in a park or	   preserve. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Gameless \Game"less\, a.	   Destitute of game.	   [1913 Webster]
game license \game license\ n.	   a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of	   animal during a specified period of time.	   Syn: hunting license, game license.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gamely \Game"ly\, adv.	   In a plucky manner; spiritedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gameness \Game"ness\ (g[=a]m"n[e^]s), n.	   Endurance; pluck.	   [1913 Webster]
game of chance \game of chance\ n.	   a game that involves gambling.	   Syn: game of chance, gambling game.	        [WordNet 1.5]	game plan \game" plan`\ (g[=a]m"pl[a^]n`), n.	   A plan for achieving an objective (especially in some sport).	   [WordNet 1.5]	game room \game" room`\ (g[=a]m"r[=oo]m`), n.	   a recreation room for noisy activities (parties or children's	   play etc) or for table games.	   Syn: rumpus room, playroom, game room. [WordNet 1.5]	game show \game" show`\ (g[=a]m"sh[=o]`), n.	   a television program in which contestants compete for awards.	   The contestants are members of the public selected to	   participate on the show, and not employed by the producer of	   the show.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gamesome \Game"some\ (g[=a]m"s[u^]m), a.	   Gay; sportive; playful; frolicsome; merry. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gladness of the gamesome crowd.          --Byron.	   -- {Game"some*ly}, adv. -- {Game"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamester \Game"ster\ (g[=a]m"st[~e]r), n. [Game + -ster.]	   1. A merry, frolicsome person. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who plays at games; esp., one accustomed to play	      for a stake; a gambler; one skilled in games.	      [1913 Webster]	            When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the	            gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
gametangium \gametangium\ n. (Biol.)	   A cell or organ in which gametes develop.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gamete \Gam"ete\ (g[a^]m"[=e]t; g[.a]*m[=e]t"; the latter	   usually in compounds), n. [Gr. gameth` wife, or game`ths	   husband, fr. gamei^n to marry.] (Biol.)	   A sexual cell or germ cell having a single set of unpaired	   chromosomes; a conjugating cell which unites with another of	   like or unlike character to form a new individual. In Bot.,	   gamete designates esp. the similar sex cells of the lower	   thallophytes which unite by conjugation, forming a zygospore.	   The gametes of higher plants are of two sorts, {sperm} (male)	   and {egg} (female); their union is called fertilization, and	   the resulting zygote an oospore. In Zool., gamete is most	   commonly used of the sexual cells of certain Protozoa, though	   also extended to the germ cells of higher forms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
game theory \game theory\ n.	   A branch of mathematics that deals with strategies for	   maximizing gains or minimizing losses in competitive	   situations having defined constraints and involving random	   factors.	   Note: Game theory is used for modelling and analysis of	         various decision-making situations such as military	         strategy or business policy. The theoretical models	         study the interactions among opposing entities called	         "players," where different kinds of situation can	         arise, for which the probabilities of occurence are	         known. Also known is the set of decisions each player	         can take. When a player takes a decision he makes a	         gain or incurs a loss. Based on the available knowledge	         each player tries to adopt a "strategy" so as to	         maximize his gains. The entire procedure constitutes a	         game.	   Syn: theory of games.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gametocyte \gametocyte\ n. (Biol.)	   An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete	   by meiosis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
gametophore \gametophore\ n. (Biol.)	   A modified branch bearing gametangia as in the thalloid	   liverworts.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gametophyte \Ga*me"to*phyte\, n. [Gamete + Gr. fyto`n plant.]	   (Bot.)	   In the alternation of generations in plants, that generation	   or phase which bears sex organs and produces gametes. In the	   lower plants, as the alg[ae], the gametophyte is the	   conspicuous part of the plant body; in mosses it is the	   so-called moss plant; in ferns it is reduced to a small,	   early perishing body; and in seed plants it is usually	   microscopic or rudimentary.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
game warden \game warden\ n.	   a public official who is responsible for the enforcement of	   laws regarding the hunting of animals.	   Syn: gamekeeper, game warden. [WordNet 1.5]
gamey \gamey\ adj.	   1. suggestive of sexual impropriety; as, he skips asterisks	      and gives you the gamey details.	   Syn: blue, gamy, juicy, naughty, racy, risque, spicy, sexy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. foul-smelling; -- used of the smell of game beginning to	      taint.	   Syn: gamy, high.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. spirited and resolute.	   Syn: game, gamy, gritty, mettlesome, spirited, spunky.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. willing to proceed or act.	   Syn: game.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gamic \Gam"ic\, a. [Gr. ? marriage.] (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or resulting from, sexual connection; formed	   by the union of the male and female elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamin \Gam"in\, n. [F.]	   A neglected and untrained city boy; a young street Arab.	   [1913 Webster]	         In Japan, the gamins run after you, and say, 'Look at	         the Chinaman.'                           --L. Oliphant.	   [1913 Webster]
gaminess \gaminess\ n.	   behavior or language bordering on indelicacy.	   Syn: raciness, ribaldry, spiciness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gaming \gam"ing\ (g[=a]m"[i^]ng), n.	   The act or practice of playing games for stakes or wagers;	   gambling.	   [1913 Webster]
gamma \gam"ma\ (g[a^]m"m[.a]), n.	   The third letter ([Gamma], [gamma] = Eng. G) of the Greek	   alphabet.	   [1913 Webster]
Gammadion \Gam*ma"di*on\, n.	   A cross formed of four capital gammas, formerly used as a	   mysterious ornament on ecclesiastical vestments, etc. See	   {Fylfot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamma ray \Gam"ma ray\ n. (Physics)	   A very penetrating electromagnetic ray not appreciably	   deflected by a magnetic or electric field, emitted by	   radioactive substances. Gamma rays are photons of	   electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength shorter than	   that of X-rays, (i. e. shorter than 0.1 nanometer) and are	   correspondingly more penetrating than X-rays. In addition to	   being given off in certain types of radioactive decay, they	   may be found in cosmic radiation, though they are largely	   absorbed by the earth's atmosphere. Gamma-ray detectors	   orbited above the atmosphere have found bursts of gamma	   radiation, in some cases associated with visually observed	   supernova explosions, but in most cases from unidentified	   sources.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Gammer \Gam"mer\ (g[a^]m"m[~e]r), n. [Possibly contr. fr.	   godmother; but prob. fr. grammer for grandmother. Cf.	   {Gaffer}.]	   An old wife; an old woman; -- correlative of {gaffer}, an old	   man.	   [1913 Webster]
Gammon \Gam"mon\ (g[a^]m"m[u^]n), n. [OF. gambon, F. jambon, fr.	   OF. gambe leg, F. jambe. See {Gambol}, n., and cf. {Ham}.]	   The buttock or thigh of a hog, salted and smoked or dried;	   the lower end of a flitch. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Gammon \Gam"mon\ (g[a^]m"m[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gammoned}	   (g[a^]m"m[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gammoning}.]	   To make bacon of; to salt and dry in smoke.	   [1913 Webster]	Gammon \Gam"mon\ (g[a^]m"m[u^]n), n. [See 2d {Game}.]	   1. Backgammon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A victory in the game of backgammon in which one player	      gammons another, i. e., the winner bears off all of his	      pieces before his opponent bears off any pieces; as, he	      won the match with three gammons in a row.	      [PJC]	   3. An imposition or hoax; humbug. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Gammon \Gam"mon\, v. t.	   1. To beat in the game of backgammon, before an antagonist	      has been able to get his "men" or counters home and	      withdraw any of them from the board; as, to gammon a	      person. In certain variants of the game one who gammons an	      opponent scores twice the normal value of the game.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To impose on; to hoax; to cajole. [Colloq.] --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	Gammon \Gam"mon\, v. t. [Etymol. unknown.] (Naut.)	   To fasten (a bowsprit) to the stem of a vessel by lashings of	   rope or chain, or by a band of iron. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Gammoning \Gam"mon*ing\, n. [From 5th {Gammon}.] (Naut.)	   The lashing or iron band by which the bowsprit of a vessel is	   secured to the stem to opposite the lifting action of the	   forestays.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gammoning fashion}, in the style of gammoning lashing, that	      is, having the turns of rope crossed.	   {Gammoning hole} (Naut.), a hole cut through the knee of the	      head of a vessel for the purpose of gammoning the	      bowsprit.	      [1913 Webster]	Gammoning \Gam"mon*ing\, n. [From 4th {Gammon}.]	   The act of imposing upon or hoaxing a person. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gamogenesis \Gam`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? marriage + E. genesis.]	   (Biol.)	   The production of offspring by the union of parents of	   different sexes; sexual reproduction; -- the opposite of	   agamogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamogenetic \Gam`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to gamogenesis. -- {Gam`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamomorphism \Gam`o*mor"phism\, n. [Gr. ? marriage + morfh`	   form, shape.] (Biol.)	   That stage of growth or development in an organism, in which	   the reproductive elements are generated and matured in	   preparation for propagating the species.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamopetalous \Gam`o*pet"al*ous\, a. [Gr. ? marriage + E.	   petalous: cf. F. gamop['e]tale.] (Bot.)	   Having the petals united or joined so as to form a tube or	   cup; monopetalous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamophyllous \Ga*moph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? marriage + ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Composed of leaves united by their edges (coalescent).	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamosepalous \Gam`o*sep"al*ous\, a. [Gr. ? marriage + E. sepal.]	   (Bot.)	   Formed of united sepals; monosepalous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gamp \Gamp\ (g[a^]mp), n.	   A large umbrella; -- said to allude to Mrs. Gamp's umbrella,	   in Dickens's "Martin Chuzzlewit."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gamut \Gam"ut\, n. [F. gamme + ut the name of a musical note. F.	   gamme is fr. the name of the Greek letter ?, which was used	   by Guido d'Arezzo to represent the first note of his model	   scale. See {Gamma}, and {Ut}.] (Mus.)	   The scale.	   [1913 Webster]
gamy \gam"y\, a.	   1. (Cookery) Having the flavor of game, esp. of game kept	      uncooked till near the condition of tainting;	      high-flavored.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sporting) Showing an unyielding spirit to the last;	      plucky; furnishing sport; as, a gamy trout.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {gamey}.	      [PJC] -- {gam"i*ness}, n.
Gan \Gan\, imp. of {Gin}. [See {Gin}, v.]	   Began; commenced.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gan was formerly used with the infinitive to form	         compound imperfects, as did is now employed. Gan	         regularly denotes the singular; the plural is usually	         denoted by gunne or gonne.	         [1913 Webster]	               This man gan fall (i.e., fell) in great	               suspicion.                         --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               The little coines to their play gunne hie (i. e.,	               hied).                             --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Later writers use gan both for singular and plural.	         [1913 Webster]	               Yet at her speech their rages gan relent.	                                                  --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]
Ganancial \Ga*nan"cial\, a. [Sp., pertaining to gain, held in	   common, fr. ganancia gain.] (Law)	   Designating, pertaining to, or held under, the Spanish system	   of law (called	   {ganancial system}) which controls the title and disposition	      of the property acquired during marriage by the husband or	      wife.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ganch \Ganch\, v. t. [Cf. F. ganche, n., also Sp. & Pg. gancho	   hook, It. gancio.]	   To drop from a high place upon sharp stakes or hooks, as the	   Turks dropped malefactors, by way of punishment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ganching, which is to let fall from on high upon hooks,	         and there to hang until they die.        --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Gander \Gan"der\, n. [AS. gandra, ganra, akin to Prov. G.	   gander, ganter, and E. goose, gannet. See {Goose}.]	   The male of any species of goose.	   [1913 Webster]
Gandhi \Gandhi\ adj.	   Mohandas Gandhi, a Hindu nationalist and religious leader,	   who preached non-violent resistance to oppression.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Gandhian \Gandhian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Mohandas Gandhi.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gane \Gane\, v. i. [See {Yawn}.]	   To yawn; to gape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Ganesh	   Ganesa
Ganesa \Ga*ne"sa\, Ganesh \Ganesh\, Ganesha \Ganesha\, prop. n.	   (Hindu Myth.)	   The Hindu god of wisdom, prudence and prophesy; the remover	   of obstacles.	   Syn: Ganapati.	        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]	   Note: He is represented as a short, fat, red-colored man,	         with a large belly and the head of an elephant.	         --Balfour.	         [1913 Webster]
Gang \Gang\ (g[a^]ng), v. i. [AS. gangan, akin to OS. & OHG.	   gangan, Icel. ganga, Goth. gaggan; cf. Lith. [zdot]engti to	   walk, Skr. ja[.n]gha leg. [root]48. Cf. {Go}.]	   To go; to walk.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Obsolete in English literature, but still used in the	         North of England, and also in Scotland.	         [1913 Webster]	Gang \Gang\, n. [Icel. gangr a going, gang, akin to AS., D., G.,	   & Dan. gang a going, Goth. gaggs street, way. See {Gang}, v.	   i.]	   1. A going; a course. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number going in company; hence, a company, or a number	      of persons associated for a particular purpose; a group of	      laborers under one foreman; a squad; as, a gang of	      sailors; a chain gang; a gang of thieves.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A combination of similar implements arranged so as, by	      acting together, to save time or labor; a set; as, a gang	      of saws, or of plows.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A set; all required for an outfit; as, a new gang	      of stays.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Cf. {Gangue}.] (Mining) The mineral substance which	      incloses a vein; a matrix; a gangue.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A group of teenagers or young adults forming a more or	      less formalized group associating for social purposes, in	      some cases requiring initiation rites to join; as, a teen	      gang; a youth gang; a street gang.	   Note: Youth gangs often associate with particular areas in a	         city, and may turn violent when they feel their	         territory is encroached upon. In Los Angeles the	         {Crips} and the {Bloods} are large gangs antagonistic	         to each other.	         [PJC]	   7. A group of persons organized for criminal purposes; a	      criminal organization; as, the Parker gang.	      [PJC]	   {Gang board}, or {Gang plank}. (Naut.)	      (a) A board or plank, with cleats for steps, forming a	          bridge by which to enter or leave a vessel.	      (b) A plank within or without the bulwarks of a vessel's	          waist, for the sentinel to walk on.	   {Gang cask}, a small cask in which to bring water aboard	      ships or in which it is kept on deck.	   {Gang cultivator}, {Gang plow}, a cultivator or plow in which	      several shares are attached to one frame, so as to make	      two or more furrows at the same time.	   {Gang days}, Rogation days; the time of perambulating	      parishes. See {Gang week} (below).	   {Gang drill}, a drilling machine having a number of drills	      driven from a common shaft.	   {Gang master}, a master or employer of a gang of workmen.	   {Gang plank}. See {Gang board} (above).	   {Gang plow}. See {Gang cultivator} (above).	   {Gang press}, a press for operating upon a pile or row of	      objects separated by intervening plates.	   {Gang saw}, a saw fitted to be one of a combination or gang	      of saws hung together in a frame or sash, and set at fixed	      distances apart.	   {Gang tide}. See {Gang week} (below).	   {Gang tooth}, a projecting tooth. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   {Gang week}, Rogation week, when formerly processions were	      made to survey the bounds of parishes. --Halliwell.	   {Live gang}, or {Round gang}, the Western and the Eastern	      names, respectively, for a gang of saws for cutting the	      round log into boards at one operation. --Knight.	   {Slabbing gang}, an arrangement of saws which cuts slabs from	      two sides of a log, leaving the middle part as a thick	      beam.	      [1913 Webster] gangboard
gangboard \gangboard\, gang board \gang board\n.	   a temporary bridge for getting on and off a vessel at	   dockside.	   Syn: gangplank, gang plank, gangway.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gangdom \gang"dom\ n.	   criminal organizations, collectively.	   Syn: organized crime, gangland.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gange \Gange\ (g[a^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ganged}	   (g[a^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ganging} (g[a^]n"j[i^]ng).] [Of	   uncertain origin.]	   1. To protect (the part of a line next a fishhook, or the	      hook itself) by winding it with wire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To attach (a fishhook) to a line or snell, as by knotting	      the line around the shank of the hook.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ganger \Gang"er\, n.	   One who oversees a gang of workmen. [R.] --Mayhew.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangetic \Gan*get"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or inhabiting, the Ganges River; as, the	   Gangetic shark.	   [1913 Webster]
Gang-flower \Gang"-flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   The common English milkwort ({Polygala vulgaris}), so called	   from blossoming in gang week. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangion \Gan"gion\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A short line attached to a trawl. See {Trawl}, n. Gangliac
Gangliac \Gan"gli*ac\, Ganglial \Gan"gli*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Relating to a ganglion; ganglionic. Gangliate
Gangliate \Gan"gli*ate\, Gangliated \Gan"gli*a`ted\, a. (Anat.)	   Furnished with ganglia; as, the gangliated cords of the	   sympathetic nervous system. Gangliform
Gangliform \Gan"gli*form`\, Ganglioform \Gan"gli*o*form`\, a.	   [Ganglion + -form.] (Anat.)	   Having the form of a ganglion.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganglion \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) A mass or knot of nervous matter, including nerve	          cells, usually forming an enlargement in the course of	          a nerve.	      (b) A node, or gland in the lymphatic system; as, a	          lymphatic ganglion.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A globular, hard, indolent tumor, situated	      somewhere on a tendon, and commonly formed by the effusion	      of a viscid fluid into it; -- called also {weeping sinew}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ganglion cell}, a nerve cell. See Illust. under {Bipolar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ganglionary \Gan"gli*on*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. ganglionnarie.]	   (Anat.)	   Ganglionic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganglionic \Gan`gli*on"ic\, a. [Cf. F. ganglionique.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, ganglia or	   ganglion cells; as, a ganglionic artery; the ganglionic	   columns of the spinal cord.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangrel \Gan"grel\, a. [Cf. {Gang}, v. i.]	   Wandering; vagrant. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangrenate \Gan"gre*nate\, v. t.	   To gangrene. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gangrene \Gan"grene\, n. [F. gangr[`e]ne, L. gangraena, fr. Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to gnaw, eat; cf. Skr. gras, gar, to devour, and E.	   voracious, also canker, n., in sense 3.] (Med.)	   A term formerly restricted to mortification of the soft	   tissues which has not advanced so far as to produce complete	   loss of vitality; but now applied to mortification of the	   soft parts in any stage.	   [1913 Webster]	Gangrene \Gan"grene\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Gangrened}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gangrening}.] [Cf. F. gangr['e]ner.]	   To produce gangrene in; to be affected with gangrene.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangrenescent \Gan`gre*nes"cent\, a.	   Tending to mortification or gangrene.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangrenous \Gan"gre*nous\, a. [Cf. F. gangr['e]neux.]	   Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of	   gangrene.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangue \Gangue\, n. [F. gangue, fr. G. gang a metallic vein, a	   passage. See {Gang}, n.] (Mining)	   The mineral or earthy substance associated with metallic ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Gangway \Gang"way`\, n. [See {Gang}, v. i.]	   1. A passage or way into or out of any inclosed place; esp.,	      a temporary way of access formed of planks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the English House of Commons, a narrow aisle across the	      house, below which sit those who do not vote steadly	      either with the government or with the opposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The opening through the bulwarks of a vessel by	      which persons enter or leave it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) That part of the spar deck of a vessel on each	      side of the booms, from the quarter-deck to the	      forecastle; -- more properly termed the waist. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gangway ladder}, a ladder rigged on the side of a vessel at	      the gangway.	   {To bring to the gangway}, to punish (a seaman) by flogging	      him at the gangway.	      [1913 Webster]
Ganil \Gan"il\, n. [F.]	   A kind of brittle limestone. [Prov. Eng.] --Kirwan. Ganister
Ganister \Gan"is*ter\, Gannister \Gan"nis*ter\, n. (Mech.)	   A refractory material consisting of crushed or ground	   siliceous stone, mixed with fire clay; -- used for lining	   Bessemer converters; also used for macadamizing roads.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganja \Gan"ja\, n. [Hind. g[=a]njh[=a].]	   The dried hemp plant, used in India for smoking. It is	   extremely narcotic and intoxicating.	   [1913 Webster]
Gannet \Gan"net\, n. [OE. gant, AS. ganet, ganot, a sea fowl, a	   fen duck; akin to D. gent gander, OHG. ganazzo. See {Gander},	   {Goose}.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Sula},	   allied to the pelicans.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common gannet of Europe and America ({Sula	         bassana}), is also called {solan goose}, {chandel	         goose}, and {gentleman}. In Florida the wood ibis is	         commonly called gannet.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Booby gannet}. See {Sula}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ganocephala \Gan`o*ceph"a*la\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   brightness + ? head.] (Paleon.)	   A group of fossil amphibians allied to the labyrinthodonts,	   having the head defended by bony, sculptured plates, as in	   some ganoid fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganocephalous \Gan`o*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Paleon.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ganocephala.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganoid \Ga"noid\, a. [Gr. ? brightness + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to Ganoidei. -- n. One of the Ganoidei.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ganoid scale} (Zool.), one kind of scales of the ganoid	      fishes, composed of an inner layer of bone, and an outer	      layer of shining enamel. They are often so arranged as to	      form a coat of mail.	      [1913 Webster]
Ganoidal \Ga*noid"al\, a. (Zool.)	   Ganoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganoidei \Ga*noi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ganoid}.] (Zool.)	   One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone	   and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves	   united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with	   bony plates, or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid	   scales.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They were numerous, and some of them of large size, in	         early geological periods; but they are represented by	         comparatively few living species, most of which inhabit	         fresh waters, as the bowfin, gar pike, bichir,	         Ceratodus, paddle fish, and sturgeon.	         [1913 Webster]
Ganoidian \Ga*noid"i*an\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Ganoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganoine \Ga"no*ine\, n. (Zool.)	   A peculiar bony tissue beneath the enamel of a ganoid scale.	   [1913 Webster]
Gansa \Gan"sa\, n.	   Same as {Ganza}. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Gantlet \Gant"let\, n. [Gantlet is corrupted fr. gantlope;	   gantlope is for gatelope, Sw. gatlopp, orig., a running down	   a lane; gata street, lane + lopp course, career, akin to	   l["o]pa to run. See {Gate} a way, and {Leap}.]	   A military punishment formerly in use, wherein the offender	   was made to run between two files of men facing one another,	   who struck him as he passed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To run the gantlet}, to suffer the punishment of the	      gantlet; hence, to go through the ordeal of severe	      criticism or controversy, or ill-treatment at many hands.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winthrop ran the gantlet of daily slights.	                                                  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Written also, but less properly, gauntlet.	         [1913 Webster]	Gantlet \Gant"let\, n.	   A glove. See {Gauntlet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gantline \Gant"line`\, n.	   A line rigged to a mast; -- used in hoisting rigging; a	   girtline.	   [1913 Webster]
Gantlope \Gant"lope`\, n.	   See {Gantlet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gantry \Gan"try\, n.	   See {Gauntree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganza \Gan"za\, n. [Sp. gansa, ganso, goose; of Gothic origin.	   See {Gannet}, {Goose}.]	   A kind of wild goose, by a flock of which a virtuoso was	   fabled to be carried to the lunar world. [Also {gansa}.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ganz system \Ganz system\	   A haulage system for canal boats, in which an electric	   locomotive running on a monorail has its adhesion materially	   increased by the pull of the tow rope on a series of inclined	   gripping wheels.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gaol \Gaol\ (j[=a]l), n. [See {Jail}.]	   A place of confinement, especially for minor offenses or	   provisional imprisonment; a jail. [Preferably, and in the	   United States usually, written {jail}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Commission of general gaol delivery}, an authority conferred	      upon judges and others included in it, for trying and	      delivering every prisoner in jail when the judges, upon	      their circuit, arrive at the place for holding court, and	      for discharging any whom the grand jury fail to indict.	      [Eng.]	   {Gaol delivery}. (Law) See {Jail delivery}, under {Jail}.	      [1913 Webster]
gaolbird \gaolbird\ n.	   a person serving a prison sentence; a jail bird. [Chiefly	   Brit.]	   Syn: convict, inmate, jailbird, jail bird.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gaolbreak \gaolbreak\ n.	   an escape from jail; same as {jailbreak}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: break, breakout, jailbreak, prisonbreak,	        prison-breaking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaoler \Gaol"er\ (j[=a]l"[~e]r), n.	   The keeper of a jail. Same as {Jailer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gap \Gap\ (g[a^]p), n. [OE. gap; cf. Icel. gap an empty space,	   Sw. gap mouth, breach, abyss, Dan. gab mouth, opening, AS.	   geap expanse; as adj., wide, spacious. See {Gape}.]	   1. An opening in anything made by breaking or parting; as, a	      gap in a fence; an opening for a passage or entrance; an	      opening which implies a breach or defect; a vacant space	      or time; a hiatus; a mountain pass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Miseries ensued by the opening of that gap.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would make a great gap in your own honor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (A["e]ronautics) The vertical distance between two	      superposed surfaces, esp. in a biplane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Gap lathe} (Mach.), a turning lathe with a deep notch in the	      bed to admit of turning a short object of large diameter.	      	   {To stand in the gap}, to expose one's self for the	      protection of something; to make defense against any	      assailing danger; to take the place of a fallen defender	      or supporter.	   {To stop a gap}, to secure a weak point; to repair a defect.	      [1913 Webster]	Gap \Gap\, v. t.	   1. To notch, as a sword or knife.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an opening in; to breach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their masses are gapp'd with our grape. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Gape \Gape\ (g[aum]p; in Eng, commonly g[=a]p; 277), v. i. [imp.	   & p. p. {Gaped} (g[aum]pt or g[=a]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gaping}] [OE. gapen, AS. geapan to open; akin to D. gapen to	   gape, G. gaffen, Icel. & Sw. gapa, Dan. gabe; cf. Skr. jabh	   to snap at, open the mouth. Cf. {Gaby}, {Gap}.]	   1. To open the mouth wide; as:	      (a) Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.	          --Dryden.	      (b) Indicating sleepiness or indifference; to yawn.	          [1913 Webster]	                She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes,	                And asks if it be time to rise.   --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Showing unselfconsciousness in surprise, astonishment,	          expectation, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                With gaping wonderment had stared aghast.	                                                  --Byron.	      (d) Manifesting a desire to injure, devour, or overcome.	          [1913 Webster]	                They have gaped upon me with their mouth. --Job	                                                  xvi. 10.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To open or part widely; to exhibit a gap, fissure, or	      hiatus.	      [1913 Webster]	            May that ground gape and swallow me alive! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To long, wait eagerly, or cry aloud for something; -- with	      for, after, or at.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hungry grave for her due tribute gapes.	                                                  --Denham.	   Syn: To gaze; stare; yawn. See {Gaze}.	        [1913 Webster]	Gape \Gape\, n.	   1. The act of gaping; a yawn. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The width of the mouth when opened, as of birds,	      fishes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The gapes}.	      (a) A fit of yawning.	      (b) A disease of young poultry and other birds, attended	          with much gaping. It is caused by a parasitic nematode	          worm ({Syngamus trachealis}), in the windpipe, which	          obstructs the breathing. See {Gapeworm}.	          [1913 Webster]
Gaper \Gap"er\ (g[=a]p"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who gapes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A European fish. See 4th {Comber}.	      (b) A large edible clam ({Schizoth[ae]rus Nuttalli}), of	          the Pacific coast; -- called also {gaper clam}.	      (c) An East Indian bird of the genus {Cymbirhynchus},	          related to the broadbills.	          [1913 Webster]
gapes \gapes\ (g[=a]ps), n.	   See as {the gapes}, under {gape}, n..	   [1913 Webster]
Gapeseed \Gape"seed`\ (g[=a]p"s[=e]d), n.	   1. Any strange sight. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who looks or stares gapingly.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To buy gapeseed}, or {To sow gapeseed}, to stare idly or in	      idle wonderment, instead of attending to business.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gapesing \Gapes"ing\ (? or ?), n.	   Act of gazing about; sightseeing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gapeworm \Gape"worm`\ (? or ?), n. (Zool.)	   The parasitic worm that causes the gapes in birds. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Gapingstock \Gap"ing*stock`\ (? or ?), n.	   One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was to be a gapingstock and a scorn to the young	         volunteers.                              --Godwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gap-toothed \Gap"-toothed`\ (g[a^]p"t[=oo]tht`), a.	   Having conspicuous interstices between the teeth; as, his	   gap-toothed grin. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Gar \Gar\, n. [Prob. AS. g[=a]r dart, spear, lance. The name is	   applied to the fish on account of its long and slender body	   and pointed head. Cf. {Goad}, {Gore}, v.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any slender marine fish of the genera {Belone} and	       {Tylosurus}. See {Garfish}.	   (b) The gar pike. See {Alligator gar} (under {Alligator}),	       and {Gar pike}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Gar pike}, or {Garpike} (Zool.), a large, elongated ganoid	      fish of the genus {Lepidosteus}, of several species,	      inhabiting the lakes and rivers of temperate and tropical	      America.	      [1913 Webster]	Gar \Gar\, v. t. [Of Scand. origin. See {Gear}, n.]	   To cause; to make. [Obs. or Scot.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Garage \Ga`rage"\ (g[.a]`r[aum]zh" or g[.a]`r[aum]j" or (Brit.)	   g[.a]r"[asl]j), n. [F.]	   1. an enclosed structure for housing or parking motor	      vehicles, especially automobiles.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. (A["e]ronautics) A shed for housing an airship or flying	      machine; a hangar.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A side way or space in a canal to enable vessels to pass	      each other; a siding.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. a commercial establishment that repairs or services	      automobiles.	      [PJC]	Garage \Ga`rage"\ (g[.a]`r[aum]zh" or g[.a]`r[aum]j" or (Brit.)	   g[.a]r"[asl]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garaged}	   (g[.a]`r[aum]zhd", g[.a]`r[aum]jd" or g[.a]r"[asl]jd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Garaging} (g[.a]"r[aum]zh"[i^]ng,	   g[.a]"r[aum]j"[i^]ng or g[.a]r"[asl]*j[i^]ng).]	   To keep in a garage. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
garambulla \garambulla\ n.	   1. An arborescent cactus of Western Mexico ({Myrtillocactus	      geometrizans}) bearing a small oblong edible berrylike	      fruit.	   Syn: garambulla cactus, {Myrtillocactus geometrizans}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The small berrylike fruit of the {Myrtillocactus	      geometrizans}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
garand \garand\ n. [From the inventor, John C. Garand.]	   A semiautomatic rifle, also called the {M-1}, used by	   soldiers of the U. S. army in World War II and Korea. It was	   the standard weapon issued to infantrymen.	   Syn: Garand rifle, M-1, M-1 rifle.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Garancin \Gar"an*cin\ (?; 104), n. [F. garance madder, LL.	   garantia.] (Chem.)	   An extract of madder by sulphuric acid. It consists	   essentially of alizarin.	   [1913 Webster]
Garb \Garb\ (g[aum]rb), n. [OF. garbe looks, countenance, grace,	   ornament, fr. OHG. garaw[imac], garw[imac], ornament, dress.	   akin to E. gear. See {Gear}, n.]	   1.	      (a) Clothing in general.	      (b) The whole dress or suit of clothes worn by any person,	          especially when indicating rank or office; as, the	          garb of a clergyman or a judge.	      (c) Costume; fashion; as, the garb of a gentleman in the	          16th century.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or	      character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            You thought, because he could not speak English in	            the native garb, he could not therefore handle an	            English cudgel.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Garb \Garb\ (g[aum]rb), n. [F. gerbe, OF. also garbe, OHG.	   garba, G. garbe; cf. Skr. g[.r]bh to seize, E. grab.] (Her.)	   A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).	   [1913 Webster]	Garb \Garb\, v. t.	   To clothe; array; deck.	   [1913 Webster]	         These black dog-Dons	         Garb themselves bravely.                 --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Garbage \Gar"bage\ (?; 48), n. [OE. also garbash, perh. orig.,	   that which is purged or cleansed away; cf. OF. garber to make	   fine, neat, OHG. garawan to make ready, prepare, akin to E.	   garb dress; or perh. for garbleage, fr. garble; or cf. OF.	   garbage tax on sheaves, E. garb sheaf.]	   Offal, as the bowels of an animal or fish; refuse animal or	   vegetable matter from a kitchen; hence, anything worthless,	   disgusting, or loathsome. --Grainger.	   [1913 Webster]	Garbage \Gar"bage\, v. t.	   To strip of the bowels; to clean. "Pilchards . . . are	   garbaged." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Garbed \Garbed\, a.	   Dressed; habited; clad.	   [1913 Webster]
Garbel \Gar"bel\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Garboard}.	   [1913 Webster]	Garbel \Gar"bel\, n. [Cf. {Garble}, v. t.]	   Anything sifted, or from which the coarse parts have been	   taken. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Garble \Gar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Garbling}.] [Formerly, to pick out, sort, OF. grabeler, for	   garbeler to examine precisely, garble spices, fr. LL.	   garbellare to sift; cf. Sp. garbillar to sift, garbillo a	   coarse sieve, L. cribellum, dim. of cribrum sieve, akin to	   cernere to separate, sift (cf. E. {Discern}); or perh. rather	   from Ar. gharb[=a]l, gharbil, sieve.]	   1. To sift or bolt, to separate the fine or valuable parts of	      from the coarse and useless parts, or from dros or dirt;	      as, to garble spices. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pick out such parts of as may serve a purpose; to	      mutilate; to pervert; as, to garble a quotation; to garble	      an account.	      [1913 Webster]	Garble \Gar"ble\, n.	   1. Refuse; rubbish. [Obs.] --Wolcott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Impurities separated from spices, drugs, etc.; -- also	      called {garblings}.	      [1913 Webster]
Garbler \Gar"bler\, n.	   One who garbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Garboard \Gar"board\, n. (Naut.)	   One of the planks next the keel on the outside, which form a	   garboard strake.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Garboard strake} or {Garboard streak}, the first range or	      strake of planks laid on a ship's bottom next the keel.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Garboil \Gar"boil\, n. [OF. garbouil; cf. Sp. garbullo, It.	   garbuglio; of uncertain origin; the last part is perh. fr. L.	   bullire to boil, E. boil.]	   Tumult; disturbance; disorder. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Garcinia \Gar*cin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, including the mangosteen tree ({Garcinia	   Mangostana}), found in the islands of the Indian Archipelago;	   -- so called in honor of Dr. Garcin.	   [1913 Webster]
Garcon \Gar`[,c]on"\, n. [F.]	   1. A boy; a young unmarried man.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A serving boy or man; a waiter; -- used in direct address;	      as, garcon, please bring a glass of water -- in Eng.	      chiefly applied to French waiters.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Gard \Gard\, n. [See {Garde}, {Yard}]	   Garden. [Obs.] "Trees of the gard." --F. Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]	Gard \Gard\, v. & n.	   See {Guard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardant \Gar"dant\, a. [F. See {Guardant}.] (Her.)	   Turning the head towards the spectator, but not the body; --	   said of a lion or other beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Garde civique \Garde` ci`vique"\ [F.]	   See {Army organization}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Garden \Gar"den\ (g[aum]r"d'n; 277), n. [OE. gardin, OF. gardin,	   jardin, F. jardin, of German origin; cf. OHG. garto, G.	   garten; akin to AS. geard. See {Yard} an inclosure.]	   1. A piece of ground appropriated to the cultivation of	      herbs, fruits, flowers, or vegetables.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rich, well-cultivated spot or tract of country.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am arrived from fruitful Lombardy,	            The pleasant garden of great Italy.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Garden is often used adjectively or in self-explaining	         compounds; as, garden flowers, garden tools, garden	         walk, garden wall, garden house or gardenhouse.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 plants.	      (b) A globe of dark-colored glass, mounted on a pedestal,	          to reflect surrounding objects; -- much used as an	          ornament in gardens in Germany.	   {Garden house}	      (a) A summer house. --Beau. & Fl.	      (b) A privy. [Southern U.S.]	   {Garden husbandry}, the raising on a small scale of seeds,	      fruits, vegetables, etc., for sale.	   {Garden mold} or {Garden mould}, rich, mellow earth which is	      fit for a garden. --Mortimer.	   {Garden nail}, a cast nail, used for fastening vines to brick	      walls. --Knight.	   {Garden net}, a net for covering fruits trees, vines, etc.,	      to protect them from birds.	   {Garden party}, a social party held out of doors, within the	      grounds or garden attached to a private residence.	   {Garden plot}, a plot appropriated to a garden.	   {Garden pot}, a watering pot.	   {Garden pump}, a garden engine; a barrow pump.	   {Garden shears}, large shears, for clipping trees and hedges,	      pruning, etc.	   {Garden spider}, (Zool.), the diadem spider ({Epeira	      diadema}), common in gardens, both in Europe and America.	      It spins a geometrical web. See {Geometric spider}, and	      {Spider web}.	   {Garden stand}, a stand for flower pots.	   {Garden stuff}, vegetables raised in a garden. [Colloq.]	   {Garden syringe}, a syringe for watering plants, sprinkling	      them with solutions for destroying insects, etc.	   {Garden truck}, vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]	      	   {Garden ware}, garden truck. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   {Bear garden}, {Botanic garden}, etc. See under {Bear}, etc.	      	   {Hanging garden}. See under {Hanging}.	   {Kitchen garden}, a garden where vegetables are cultivated	      for household use.	   {Market garden}, a piece of ground where vegetable are	      cultivated to be sold in the markets for table use.	      [1913 Webster]	Garden \Gar"den\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gardened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gardening}.]	   To lay out or cultivate a garden; to labor in a garden; to	   practice horticulture.	   [1913 Webster]	Garden \Gar"den\, v. t.	   To cultivate as a garden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardener \Gar"den*er\, n.	   One who makes and tends a garden; a horticulturist.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardenia \Garde"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, some species of which produce beautiful	   and fragrant flowers; Cape jasmine; -- so called in honor of	   Dr. Alexander Garden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardening \Gar"den*ing\, n.	   The art of occupation of laying out and cultivating gardens;	   horticulture.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardenless \Gar"den*less\, a.	   Destitute of a garden. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardenly \Gar"den*ly\, a.	   Like a garden. [R.] --W. Marshall.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardenship \Gar"den*ship\, n.	   Horticulture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gardon \Gar"don\, n. [F] (Zool.)	   A European cyprinoid fish; the id.	   [1913 Webster]
Gardyloo \Gar`dy*loo"\, n. [F. gare l'eau beware of the water.]	   An old cry in throwing water, slops, etc., from the windows	   in Edingburgh. --Sir. W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gare \Gare\, n. [Cf. {Gear}.]	   Coarse wool on the legs of sheep. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Garefowl \Gare"fowl`\, n. (Zool.)	   The great auk; also, the razorbill. See {Auk}. [Written also	   {gairfowl}, and {gurfel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Garfish \Gar"fish`\, n. [See {Gar}, n.] (Zool.)	   (a) A European marine fish ({Belone vulgaris}); -- called	       also {gar}, {gerrick}, {greenback}, {greenbone},	       {gorebill}, {hornfish}, {longnose}, {mackerel guide},	       {sea needle}, and {sea pike}.	   (b) One of several species of similar fishes of the genus	       {Tylosurus}, of which one species ({T. marinus}) is	       common on the Atlantic coast. {T. Caribb[ae]us}, a very	       large species, and {T. crassus}, are more southern; --	       called also {needlefish}. Many of the common names of the	       European garfish are also applied to the American	       species.	       [1913 Webster]
Gargalize \Gar"ga*lize\, v. t. [Cf. {Gargle}, {Gargarize}.]	   To gargle; to rinse. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Garganey \Gar"ga*ney\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European duck ({Anas querquedula}); -- called also	   {cricket teal}, and {summer teal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gargantuan \Gar*gan"tu*an\ (?; 135), a. [From Gargantua, an	   allegorical hero of Rabelais.]	   Characteristic of Gargantua, a gigantic, wonderful personage;	   enormous; prodigious; inordinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Gargarism \Gar"ga*rism\, n. [F. gargarisme, L. gargarisma. See	   {Gargarize}.] (Med.)	   A gargle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gargarize \Gar"ga*rize\, v. t. [F. gargarizare, fr. Gr. ?.]	   To gargle; to rinse or wash, as the mouth and throat. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Garget \Garget\, n. [OE. garget, gargate, throat, OF. gargate.	   Cf. {Gorge}. The etymol. of senses 2, 3, & 4 is not certain.]	   1. The throat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A diseased condition of the udders of cows, etc., arising	      from an inflammation of the mammary glands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A distemper in hogs, indicated by staggering and loss of	      appetite. --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) See {Poke}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gargil \Gar"gil\, n. [Cf. {Garget}, {Gargoyle}.]	   A distemper in geese, affecting the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Gargle \Gar"gle\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Gargoyle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gargle \Gar"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garggled}, p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gargling} (?).] [F. gargouiller to dabble, paddle,	   gargle. Cf. {Gargoyle}, {Gurgle}.]	   1. To wash or rinse, as the mouth or throat, particular the	      latter, agitating the liquid (water or a medicinal	      preparation) by an expulsion of air from the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To warble; to sing as if gargling [Obs.] --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Gargle \Gar"gle\, n.	   A liquid, as water or some medicated preparation, used to	   cleanse the mouth and throat, especially for a medical	   effect.	   [1913 Webster]
Gargol \Gar"gol\, n. [Cf. {Gargil}.]	   A distemper in swine; garget. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gargoulette \Gar`gou*lette"\, n. [F.]	   A water cooler or jug with a handle and spout; a gurglet.	   --Mollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Gargoyle \Gar"goyle\, n. [OE. garguilie, gargouille, cf. Sp.	   g['a]rgola, prob. fr. the same source as F. gorge throat,	   influenced by L. gargarizare to gargle. See {Gorge} and cf.	   {Gargle}, {Gargarize}.] (Arch.)	   A spout projecting from the roof gutter of a building, often	   carved grotesquely. [Written also {gargle}, {gargyle}, and	   {gurgoyle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gargyle \Gar"gyle\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Gargoyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Garibaldi \Ga`ri*bal"di\, n.	   1. A jacket worn by women; -- so called from its resemblance	      in shape to the red shirt worn by the Italians patriot	      Garibaldi.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A California market fish ({Pomancentrus	      rubicundus}) of a deep scarlet color.	      [1913 Webster]
Garish \Gar"ish\ (g[^a]r"[i^]sh), a. [Cf. OE. gauren to stare;	   of uncertain origin. Cf. {gairish}.]	   1. Showy; dazzling; ostentatious; attracting or exciting	      attention. "The garish sun." "A garish flag." --Shak. "In	      . . . garish colors." --Asham. "The garish day." --J. H.	      Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Garish like the laughters of drunkenness. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gay to extravagance; flighty.	      [1913 Webster]	            It makes the mind loose and garish.   --South.	      -- {Gar"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Gar"ish*ness}, n. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
garishness \gar"ish*ness\ n.	   1. tasteless showiness.	   Syn: flashiness, gaudiness, loudness, meretriciousness,	        tawdriness, glitz.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. strident color or excessive ornamentation.	   Syn: gaudiness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Garland \Gar"land\, n. [OE. garland, gerlond, OF. garlande, F.	   guirlande; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. wiara, wiera, crown,	   pure gold, MHG. wieren to adorn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The crown of a king. [Obs.] --Graffon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wreath of chaplet made of branches, flowers, or	      feathers, and sometimes of precious stones, to be worn on	      the head like a crown; a coronal; a wreath. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The top; the thing most prized. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A book of extracts in prose or poetry; an anthology.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [ballads] began to be collected into little	            miscellanies under the name of garlands. --Percy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) A sort of netted bag used by sailors to keep provision	          in.	      (b) A grommet or ring of rope lashed to a spar for	          convenience in handling.	          [1913 Webster]	Garland \Gar"land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garlanded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Garlanding}.]	   To deck with a garland. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Garlandless \Gar"land*less\, a.	   Destitute of a garland. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Garlic \Gar"lic\, n. [OE. garlek, AS. g[=a]rle['a]c; gar spear,	   lance + le['a]c leek. See {Gar}, n., and {Leek}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Allium} ({A. sativum} is the	      cultivated variety), having a bulbous root, a very strong	      smell, and an acrid, pungent taste. Each root is composed	      of several lesser bulbs, called cloves of garlic, inclosed	      in a common membranous coat, and easily separable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of jig or farce. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Garlic mustard}, a European plant of the Mustard family	      ({Alliaria officinalis}) which has a strong smell of	      garlic.	   {Garlic pear tree}, a tree in Jamaica ({Crat[ae]va	      gynandra}), bearing a fruit which has a strong scent of	      garlic, and a burning taste.	      [1913 Webster]
Garlicky \Gar"lick*y\, a.	   Like or containing garlic.	   [1913 Webster]
Garment \Gar"ment\, n. [OE. garnement, OF. garnement, garniment,	   fr. garnir to garnish. See {Garnish}.]	   Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         No man putteth a piece of new cloth unto old garment.	                                                  --Matt. ix.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Garmented \Gar"ment*ed\, p. a.	   Having on a garment; attired; enveloped, as with a garment.	   [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         A lovely lady garmented in light	         From her own beauty.                     --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Garmenture \Gar"men*ture\, n.	   Clothing; dress.	   [1913 Webster]
Garner \Gar"ner\, n. [OE. garner, gerner, greiner, OF. gernier,	   grenier, F. grenier, fr. L. granarium, fr. granum. See 1st	   {Grain}, and cf. {Granary}.]	   A granary; a building or place where grain is stored for	   preservation.	   [1913 Webster]	Garner \Gar"ner\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Garnering}.]	   To gather for preservation; to store, as in a granary; to	   treasure. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Garnet \Gar"net\, n. [OE. gernet, grenat, OF. grenet,grenat, F.	   grenat, LL. granatus, fr. L. granatum pomegranate, granatus	   having many grains or seeds, fr. granum grain, seed. So	   called from its resemblance in color and shape to the grains	   or seeds of the pomegranate. See {Grain}, and cf. {Grenade},	   {Pomegranate}.] (Min.)	   A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in	   their constituents, but with the same crystallization	   (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical	   formula. The commonest color is red, the luster is vitreous,	   and the hardness greater than that of quartz. The	   dodecahedron and trapezohedron are the common forms.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are also white, green, yellow, brown, and black	         varieties. The garnet is a silicate, the bases being	         aluminia lime (grossularite, essonite, or cinnamon	         stone), or aluminia magnesia (pyrope), or aluminia iron	         (almandine), or aluminia manganese (spessartite), or	         iron lime (common garnet, melanite, allochroite), or	         chromium lime (ouvarovite, color emerald green). The	         transparent red varieties are used as gems. The garnet	         was, in part, the carbuncle of the ancients. Garnet is	         a very common mineral in gneiss and mica slate.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Garnet berry} (Bot.), the red currant; -- so called from its	      transparent red color.	   {Garnet brown} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff, produced as	      an explosive brown crystalline substance with a green or	      golden luster. It consists of the potassium salt of a	      complex cyanogen derivative of picric acid.	      [1913 Webster]	Garnet \Gar"net\, n. [Etymol. unknown.] (Naut.)	   A tackle for hoisting cargo in or out.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Clew garnet}. See under {Clew}.	      [1913 Webster]
Garnetiferous \Gar`net*if"er*ous\, a. [1st garnet + -ferous.]	   (Min.)	   Containing garnets.	   [1913 Webster]
Garnierite \Gar"ni*er*ite\, n. [Named after the French geologist	   Garnier.] (Min.)	   An amorphous mineral of apple-green color; a hydrous silicate	   of nickel and magnesia. It is an important ore of nickel.	   [1913 Webster]
Garnish \Gar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Garnishing}.] [OE. garnischen, garnissen, OF. garnir	   to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, F. garnir to	   provide, furnish, garnish, -- of German origin; cf. OHG.	   warn[=o]n to provide, equip; akin to G. wahren to watch, E.	   aware, ware, wary, and cf. also E. warn. See {Wary}, {-ish},	   and cf. {Garment}, {Garrison}.]	   1. To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to	      adorn; to embellish.	      [1913 Webster]	            All within with flowers was garnished. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid	      about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish; to supply.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fit with fetters. [Cant] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to	      garnishee. See {Garnishee}, v. t. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Garnish \Gar"nish\, n.	   1. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament;	      also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or	      decorated.	      [1913 Webster]	            So are you, sweet,	            Even in the lovely garnish of a boy.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matter and figure they produce;	            For garnish this, and that for use.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an	      embellishment, such as {parsley}. See {Garnish}, v. t., 2.	      --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fetters. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an	      unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a	      newcomer. [Cant] --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Garnish bolt} (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted	      head. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, n. (Law)	   One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been	   served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person	   holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The order by which warning is made is called a	         garnishee order.	         [1913 Webster]	Garnishee \Gar`nish*ee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnisheed}	   (-[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Garnisheeing}.] (Law)	   (a) To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment;	       to garnish.	   (b) To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by	       garnishment); to trustee.	       [1913 Webster]
Garnisher \Gar"nish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, garnishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Garnishment \Gar"nish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. garnissement	   protection, guarantee, warning.]	   1. Ornament; embellishment; decoration. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give	          information to the court on any matter.	      (b) Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of	          another are attached, not to pay the money or deliver	          the goods to the defendant, but to appear in court and	          give information as garnishee.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A fee. See {Garnish}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Garniture \Gar"ni*ture\, n. [F. garniture. See {Garnish}, v. t.]	   That which garnishes; ornamental appendage; embellishment;	   furniture; dress.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pomp of groves and garniture of fields. --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]
Garookuh \Ga*roo"kuh\, n.	   A small fishing vessel met with in the Persian Gulf.	   [1913 Webster]
Garous \Ga"rous\, a. [From {Garum}.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, garum. --Sir T. Browne. Gar	   pike
Gar pike \Gar" pike`\ or Garpike \Gar"pike`\ (Zool.)	   See under {Gar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Garran \Gar"ran\, n. [Gael. garr['a]n, gearr['a]n, gelding, work	   horse, hack.] (Zool.)	   See {Galloway}. [Scot. {garron} or {gerron}. --Jamieson.]	   [1913 Webster]
Garret \Gar"ret\, n. [OE. garite, garette, watchtower, place of	   lookout, OF. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, F.	   gu['e]rite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF.	   garir to preserve, save, defend, F. gu['e]rir to cure; of	   German origin; cf. OHG. werian to protect, defend, hinder, G.	   wehren, akin to Goth. warjan to hinder, and akin to E. weir,	   or perhaps to wary. See {Weir}, and cf. {Guerite}.]	   1. A turret; a watchtower. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the	            gates and walls.                      --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a house which is on the upper floor,	      immediately under or within the roof; an attic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tottering garrets which overhung the streets of	            Rome.                                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Garreted \Gar"ret*ed\, a.	   Protected by turrets. [Obs.] --R. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Garreteer \Gar`ret*eer"\, n.	   One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack.	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Garreting \Gar"ret*ing\, n.	   Small splinters of stone inserted into the joints of coarse	   masonry. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Garrison \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 in a fort or fortified town.	   (b) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its	       security.	       [1913 Webster]	   {In garrison}, in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in	      a fort or as one of a garrison.	      [1913 Webster]	Garrison \Gar"ri*son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garrisoned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Garrisoning}.] (Mil.)	   (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense;	       to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town.	   (b) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as,	       to garrison a conquered territory.	       [1913 Webster]
Garron \Gar"ron\, n.	   Same as {Garran}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Garrot \Gar"rot\, n. [F. Cf. {Garrote}.] (Surg.)	   A stick or small wooden cylinder used for tightening a	   bandage, in order to compress the arteries of a limb.	   [1913 Webster]	Garrot \Gar"rot\, n. (Zool.)	   The European golden-eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Garrote \Gar*rote"\, n. [Sp. garrote, from garra claw, talon, of	   Celtic origin; cf. Armor. & W. gar leg, ham, shank. Cf.	   {Garrot} stick, {Garter}.]	   A Spanish mode of execution by strangulation, with an iron	   collar affixed to a post and tightened by a screw until life	   become extinct.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The instrument by means of which the garrote[1] is	      inflicted.	   Syn: garrote, garotte, iron collar.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   3. Hence: A short length of rope or other instrument used to	      strangle a person.	      [PJC]	Garrote \Gar*rote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garroted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Garroting}.]	   To strangle with the garrote; hence, to seize by the throat,	   from behind, with a view to strangle and rob.	   [1913 Webster]
garroter \gar*rot"er\, n.	   One who seizes a person by the throat from behind, with a	   view to strangle and rob him.	   [1913 Webster]
Garrulinae \Garrulinae\ prop. n.	   A subfamily of the crow family, including the jays.	   Syn: subfamily {Garrulinae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
garrulity \gar*ru"li*ty\, n. [L. garrulitas: cf. F.	   garrulit['e].]	   Talkativeness; loquacity.	   [1913 Webster]
Garrulous \Gar"ru*lous\, a. [L. garrulus, fr. garrire to	   chatter, talk; cf. Gr. ? voice, ? to speak, sing. Cf.	   {Call}.]	   1. Talking much, especially about commonplace or trivial	      things; talkative; loquacious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most garrulous people on earth.   --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a loud, harsh note; noisy; -- said of	      birds; as, the garrulous roller.	   Syn: {Garrulous}, {Talkative}, {Loquacious}.	   Usage: A garrulous person indulges in long, prosy talk, with	          frequent repetitions and lengthened details; talkative	          implies simply a great desire to talk; and loquacious	          a great flow of words at command. A child is	          talkative; a lively woman is loquacious; an old man in	          his dotage is garrulous. -- {Gar"ru*lous*ly}, adv. --	          {Gar"ru*lous*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Garrulus \Garrulus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the Garrulinae, conmprising the Old World	   jays.	   Syn: genus {Garrulus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Garrupa \Gar*ru"pa\, n. [Prob. fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf.	   {Grouper} the fish.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of California market fishes, of the	   genus {Sebastichthys}; -- called also {rockfish}. See	   {Rockfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Garter \Gar"ter\, n. [OE. gartier, F. jarreti[`e]re, fr. OF.	   garet bend of the knee, F. jarret; akin to Sp. garra claw,	   Prov. garra leg. See {Garrote}.]	   1. A band used to prevent a stocking from slipping down on	      the leg.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The distinguishing badge of the highest order of	      knighthood in Great Britain, called the Order of the	      Garter, instituted by Edward III.; also, the Order itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Same as {Bendlet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Garter fish} (Zool.), a fish of the genus {Lepidopus},	      having a long, flat body, like the blade of a sword; the	      scabbard fish.	   {Garter king-at-arms}, the chief of the official heralds of	      England, king-at-arms to the Order of the Garter; -- often	      abbreviated to {Garter}.	   {Garter snake} (Zool.), one of several harmless American	      snakes of the genus {Eut[ae]nia}, of several species (esp.	      {E. saurita} and {E. sirtalis}); one of the striped	      snakes; -- so called from its conspicuous stripes of	      color.	      [1913 Webster]	Garter \Gar"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gartered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gartering}.]	   1. To bind with a garter.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . could not see to garter his hose. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To invest with the Order of the Garter. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	Garter stitch \Garter stitch\	   The simplest stitch in knitting.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Garth \Garth\ (g[aum]rth), n. [Icel. gar[eth]r yard. See	   {Yard}.]	   1. A close; a yard; a croft; a garden; as, a cloister garth.	      [1913 Webster]	            A clapper clapping in a garth	            To scare the fowl from fruit.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dam or weir for catching fish.	      [1913 Webster]	Garth \Garth\, n. [{Girth}.]	   A hoop or band. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Garuda \Garuda\ prop. n. (Hinduism)	   supernatural half-man and half-bird vehicle or bearer of	   Vishnu.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Garum \Ga"rum\ (g[=a]"r[u^]m), n. [L., fr. Gr. ga`ros.]	   A sauce made of small fish. It was prized by the ancients.	   [1913 Webster]
Garvie \Gar"vie\, n. (Zool.)	   The sprat; -- called also {garvie herring}, and {garvock}.	   [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gas \Gas\ (g[a^]s), n.; pl. {Gases} (g[a^]s"[e^]z). [Invented by	   the chemist Van Helmont of Brussels, who died in 1644.]	   1. An a["e]riform fluid; -- a term used at first by chemists	      as synonymous with air, but since restricted to fluids	      supposed to be permanently elastic, as oxygen, hydrogen,	      etc., in distinction from vapors, as steam, which become	      liquid on a reduction of temperature. In present usage,	      since all of the supposed permanent gases have been	      liquified by cold and pressure, the term has resumed	      nearly its original signification, and is applied to any	      substance in the elastic or a["e]riform state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Popular Usage)	      (a) A complex mixture of gases, of which the most	          important constituents are marsh gas, olefiant gas,	          and hydrogen, artificially produced by the destructive	          distillation of gas coal, or sometimes of peat, wood,	          oil, resin, etc. It gives a brilliant light when	          burned, and is the common gas used for illuminating	          purposes.	      (b) Laughing gas.	      (c) Any irrespirable a["e]riform fluid.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. same as {gasoline}; -- a shortened form. Also, the	      accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term "	      step on the gas".	      [PJC]	   4. the accelerator pedal of a motor vehicle; used in the term	      " step on the gas".	      [PJC]	   5. Same as {natural gas}.	      [PJC]	   6. an exceptionally enjoyable event; a good time; as, The	      concert was a gas. [slang]	      [PJC]	   Note: Gas is often used adjectively or in combination; as,	         gas fitter or gasfitter; gas meter or gas-meter, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Air gas} (Chem.), a kind of gas made by forcing air through	      some volatile hydrocarbon, as the lighter petroleums. The	      air is so saturated with combustible vapor as to be a	      convenient illuminating and heating agent.	   {Gas battery} (Elec.), a form of voltaic battery, in which	      gases, especially hydrogen and oxygen, are the active	      agents.	   {Gas carbon}, {Gas coke}, etc. See under {Carbon}, {Coke},	      etc.	   {Gas coal}, a bituminous or hydrogenous coal yielding a high	      percentage of volatile matters, and therefore available	      for the manufacture of illuminating gas. --R. W. Raymond.	   {Gas engine}, an engine in which the motion of the piston is	      produced by the combustion or sudden production or	      expansion of gas; -- especially, an engine in which an	      explosive mixture of gas and air is forced into the	      working cylinder and ignited there by a gas flame or an	      electric spark.	      [1913 Webster]	Gas \Gas\ (g[a^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gassed} (g[a^]st); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gassing}.]	   1. (Textiles) To singe, as in a gas flame, so as to remove	      loose fibers; as, to gas thread.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To impregnate with gas; as, to gas lime with chlorine in	      the manufacture of bleaching powder.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. to expose to a poisonous or noxious gas "The protest	      threatened to become violent, and the police gassed the	      demonstrators to force them to disperse."	      [PJC]
Gasalier \Gas`a*lier"\, n. [Formed from gas, in imitation of	   chandelier.]	   A chandelier arranged to burn gas.	   Syn: gaselier.	        [1913 Webster]
gasbag \gasbag\ n.	   1. a person who talks a great deal about uninteresting	      topics.	   Syn: windbag.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the bag containing the gas in a balloon.	   Syn: envelope.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gas-burner \Gas"-burn`er\, n.	   The jet piece of a gas fixture where the gas is burned as it	   escapes from one or more minute orifices.	   [1913 Webster]
Gascogne \Gascogne\ prop. n.	   A region of southwestern France; Gascony.	   Syn: Gascony.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gascoines \Gas"coines\, n. pl.	   See {Gaskins}, 1. --Lyly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gascon \Gas"con\ (?; F. ?), a. [F.]	   Of or pertaining to Gascony, in France, or to the Gascons;	   also, braggart; swaggering. -- n. A native of Gascony; a	   boaster; a bully. See {Gasconade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, n. [F. gasconnade, from Gascon an	   inhabitant of Gascony, the people of which were noted for	   boasting.]	   A boast or boasting; a vaunt; a bravado; a bragging;	   braggodocio. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Gasconade \Gas`con*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasconaded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gasconading}.]	   To boast; to brag; to bluster.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasconader \Gas`con*ad"er\, n.	   A great boaster; a blusterer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gascoynes \Gas"coynes\, n. pl.	   Gaskins. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaseity \Gas*e"i*ty\ (? or ?), n.	   State of being gaseous. [R] --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaselier \Gas`e*lier"\, n. [Formed from gas, in imitation of	   chandelier.]	   A chandelier arranged to burn gas.	   Syn: gasalier.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gas engine \Gas engine\ (Mach.)	   A kind of internal-combustion engine (which see) using fixed	   gas; also, broadly, any internal-combustion engine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gaseous \Gas"e*ous\ (? or ?; 277), a. [From {Gas}. Cf. F.	   gazeux.]	   1. In the form, or of the nature, of gas, or of an	      a["e]riform fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking substance or solidity; tenuous. "Unconnected,	      gaseous information." --Sir J. Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]
Gash \Gash\ (g[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gashed} (g[a^]sht);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Gashing}.] [For older garth or garse, OF.	   garser to scarify, F. gercer to chap, perh. from an assumed	   LL. carptiare, fr. L. carpere, carptum, to pluck, separate	   into parts; cf. LL. carptare to wound. Cf. {Carpet}.]	   To make a gash, or long, deep incision in; -- applied chiefly	   to incisions in flesh.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grievously gashed or gored to death.     --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	Gash \Gash\, n.	   A deep and long cut; an incision of considerable length and	   depth, particularly in flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasherbrum \Gasherbrum\ prop. n.	   A mountain in Kashmir, 26,470 feet high. [proper name]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gashful \Gash"ful\, a.	   Full of gashes; hideous; frightful. [Obs.] "A gashful,	   horrid, ugly shape." --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasification \Gas`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Gasify}.]	   The act or process of converting into gas.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasiform \Gas"i*form\, a.	   Having a form of gas; gaseous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasify \Gas"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gasified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gasifying}.] [Gas + -fy.]	   To convert into a gas, as by the application of heat, or by	   chemical processes.	   [1913 Webster]	Gasify \Gas"i*fy\, v. i.	   To become gas; to pass from a liquid to a gaseous state.	   --Scientific American.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasket \Gas"ket\, n. [Cf. F. garcette, It. gaschetta, Sp. cajeta	   caburn, garceta reef point.]	   1. (Naut.) A line or band used to lash a furled sail	      securely. {Sea gaskets} are common lines; {harbor gaskets}	      are plaited and decorated lines or bands. Called also	      {casket}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.)	      (a) The plaited hemp used for packing a piston, as of the	          steam engine and its pumps.	      (b) Any ring or washer of made of a compressible material,	          used to make joints impermeable to fluids.	          [1913 Webster]
Gaskins \Gas"kins\, n. pl. [Cf. {Galligaskins}.]	   1. Loose hose or breeches; galligaskins. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Packing of hemp. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A horse's thighs. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
gasmask \gasmask\ n.	   a mask with a filter which protects the face and lungs	   against poisonous gases. It is used in warfare, and also by	   police to allow them to effectively use tear gas or other	   disabling gas to disperse a crowd or force fugitives to leave	   a building.	   Syn: respirator, gas helmet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaslight \Gas"light`\, n.	   1. The light yielded by the combustion of illuminating gas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gas jet or burner.	      [1913 Webster]
Gasogen \Gas"o*gen\, n. [Gas + -gen.]	   1. An apparatus for the generation of gases, or for	      impregnating a liquid with a gas, or a gas with a volatile	      liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A volatile hydrocarbon, used as an illuminant, or for	      charging illuminating gas.	      [1913 Webster]
Gasolene \Gas`o*lene\, n.	   See {Gasoline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasolier \Gas`o*lier"\, n.	   Same as {Gasalier}.	   [1913 Webster] Gasoline
Gasoline \Gas"o*line\, Gasolene \Gas"o*lene\(? or ?; 104), n.	   A highly volatile mixture of fluid hydrocarbons, obtained	   mostly from petroleum, as also by the distillation of	   bituminous coal. It is used as a fuel for most automobiles	   and for many other vehicles with internal combustion engines.	   The gasoline of commerce is typically blended with additives	   to improve its performance in internal combustion engines.	   Gasoline was also used in the early 1900's in making air gas,	   and in giving illuminating power to water gas. See	   {Carburetor}.	   Syn: petrol[Brit]. [1913 Webster +PJC] Gasoline engine	Gasoline engine \Gas"o*line en"gine\, or Gasolene engine
\Gas"o*lene en"gine\ . (Mach.)	   A kind of internal-combustion engine; -- in British countries	   called usually {petrol engine}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gasometer \Gas*om"e*ter\ (? or ?), n. [Gas + -meter. Cf. F.	   gazom[`e]tre.]	   An apparatus for holding and measuring of gas; in gas works,	   a huge iron cylinder closed at one end and having the other	   end immersed in water, in which it is made to rise or fall,	   according to the volume of gas it contains, or the pressure	   required. Gasometric
Gasometric \Gas`o*met"ric\ (? or ?), Gasometrical
\Gas`o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the measurement of gases; as, gasometric	   analysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasometry \Gas*om"e*try\ (? or ?), n.	   The art or practice of measuring gases; also, the science	   which treats of the nature and properties of these elastic	   fluids. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasoscope \Gas"o*scope\, n. [Gas + -scope.]	   An apparatus for detecting the presence of any dangerous gas,	   from a gas leak in a coal mine or a dwelling house.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasp \Gasp\ (g[.a]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gasped} (g[.a]spt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Gasping}.] [OE. gaspen, gaispen, to yawn,	   gasp, Icel. geispa to yawn; akin to Sw. g[aum]spa, Dan. gispe	   to gasp.]	   1. To open the mouth wide in catching the breath, or in	      laborious respiration; to labor for breath; to respire	      convulsively; to pant violently.	      [1913 Webster]	            She gasps and struggles hard for life. --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pant with eagerness; to show vehement desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quenching the gasping furrows' thirst with rain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Gasp \Gasp\, v. t.	   To emit or utter with gasps; -- with forth, out, away, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         And with short sobs he gasps away his breath. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Gasp \Gasp\, n.	   The act of opening the mouth convulsively to catch the	   breath; a labored respiration; a painful catching of the	   breath.	   [1913 Webster]	   {At the last gasp}, at the point of death. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaspereau \Gas"per*eau\, n. (Zool.)	   The alewife. [Local, Canada]	   [1913 Webster]
Gasserian \Gas*se"ri*an\, a.	   Relating to Casserio (L. Gasserius), the discover of the	   Gasserian ganglion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gasserian ganglion} (Anat.), a large ganglion, at the root	      of the trigeminal, or fifth cranial, nerve.	      [1913 Webster]
Gassing \Gas"sing\, n.	   1. (Manuf.) The process of passing cotton goods between two	      rollers and exposing them to numerous minute jets of gas	      to burn off the small fibers; any similar process of	      singeing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Boasting; insincere or empty talk. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Gassy \Gas"sy\, a.	   1. Full of gas; like gas. Hence: [Colloq.] Inflated; full of	      boastful or insincere talk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. passing intestinal gas excessively; flatulent.	      [PJC]
Gast \Gast\ (g[.a]st), v. t. [OE. gasten, g[=ae]sten to	   frighten, akin to Goth. usgaisjan. See {Aghast}, {Ghastly},	   and cf. {Gaze}.]	   To make aghast; to frighten; to terrify. See {Aghast}. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaster \Gast"er\, v. t.	   To gast. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasteromycetes \Gas`te*ro*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?	   stomach + ? a mushroom.] (Bot.)	   An order of fungi, in which the spores are borne inside a sac	   called the peridium, as in the puffballs.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasterophilus \Gasterophilus\ n.	   The type genus of the {Gasterophilidae}, comprising the horse	   botflies.	   Syn: genus {Gasterophilus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gasteropod \Gas"ter*o*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Gastropod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasteropoda \Gas`te*rop`o*da\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   Same as {Gastropoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gasteropodous \Gas`ter*op"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Gastropodous}. Gastful
Gastful \Gast"ful\, Gastly \Gast"ly\, a. [Obs.]	   See {Ghastful}, {Ghastly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastight \Gas"tight`\, a.	   So tightly fitted as to preclude the escape of gas;	   impervious to gas.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastness \Gast"ness\, n.	   See {Ghastness}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gastornis \Gas*tor"nis\, n. [NL., from Gaston M. Plante, the	   discover + Gr. ? bird.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large eocene birds from the Paris basin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastraea \Gas*tr[ae]"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 other	   animals, that in the first stages of their individual	   evolution pass through a two-layered structural stage, or	   gastrula form, must have descended. This idea constitutes the	   Gastr[ae]a theory of Haeckel. See {Gastrula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastralgia \Gas*tral"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach + ?	   pain.] (Med.)	   Pain in the stomach or epigastrium, as in gastric disorders.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastric \Gas"tric\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, stomach: cf. F. gastrique.]	   Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the stomach; as, the	   gastric artery.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gastric digestion} (Physiol.), the conversion of the	      albuminous portion of food in the stomach into soluble and	      diffusible products by the solvent action of gastric	      juice.	   {Gastric fever} (Med.), a fever attended with prominent	      gastric symptoms; -- a name applied to certain forms of	      typhoid fever; also, to catarrhal inflammation of the	      stomach attended with fever.	   {Gastric juice} (Physiol.), a thin, watery fluid, with an	      acid reaction, secreted by a peculiar set of glands	      contained in the mucous membrane of the stomach. It	      consists mainly of dilute hydrochloric acid and the	      ferment pepsin. It is the most important digestive fluid	      in the body, but acts only on proteid foods.	   {Gastric remittent fever} (Med.), a form of remittent fever	      with pronounced stomach symptoms.	      [1913 Webster]
Gastriloquist \Gas*tril"o*quist\, n. [Gr. gasth`r, gastro`s,	   stomach + L. loqui to speak.]	   One who appears to speak from his stomach; a ventriloquist.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastriloquous \Gas*tril"o*quous\, a.	   Ventriloquous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gastriloquy \Gas*tril"o*quy\, n.	   A voice or utterance which appears to proceed from the	   stomach; ventriloquy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastritis \Gas*tri"tis\, n. [NL., from. Gr. ?, ?, stomach +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the stomach, esp. of its mucuos membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastro- \Gas"tro-\	   A combining form from the Gr. ?, ?, the stomach, or belly; as	   in gastrocolic, gastrocele, gastrotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrocnemius \Gas`troc*ne"mi*us\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? the calf	   of the leg.] (Anat.)	   The muscle which makes the greater part of the calf of the	   leg.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrocolic \Gas`tro*col"ic\, a. [Gastro- + colic.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to both the stomach and the colon; as, the	   gastrocolic, or great, omentum.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrodisc \Gas`tro*disc\, n. [Gastro- + disc.] (Biol.)	   That part of blastoderm where the hypoblast appears like a	   small disk on the inner face of the epibladst.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroduodenal \Gas`tro*du"o*de"nal\, a. [Gastro- + -duodenal.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the stomach and duodenum; as, the	   gastroduodenal artery.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroduodenitis \Gas`tro*du`o*de*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See	   {Gastroduodenal}, and {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the stomach and duodenum. It is one of the	   most frequent causes of jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroelytrotomy \Gas`tro*el`y*trot"o*my\, n. [Gastro- + Gr ?	   sheath + ? a cutting] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina,	   through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the	   purpose of removing a fetus. It is a substitute for the	   C[ae]sarean operation, and less dangerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroenteric \Gas`tro*en*te"ric\, a. [Gastro- + -enteric.]	   (Anat. & Med.)	   Gastrointestinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroenteritis \Gas`tro*en`te*ri"tis\, n. [NL. See	   {Gastroenrteric}, and {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the lining membrane of the stomach and the	   intestines.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroepiploic \Gas`tro*ep`i*plo"ic\, a. [Gastro- + -epiploic.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the stomach and omentum.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrohepatic \Gas`tro*he*pat"ic\, a. [Gastro- + -hepatic.]	   (Med.)	   Pertaining to the stomach and liver; hepatogastric; as, the	   gastrohepatic, or lesser, omentum.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrohysterotomy \Gas`tro*hys`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ?	   womb + ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   C[ae]sarean section. See under {C[ae]sarean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrointestinal \Gas`tro*in*tes"ti*nal\, a. [Gastro- +	   -intestinal.] (Anat. & Med.)	   Of or pertaining to the stomach and intestines;	   gastroenteric.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrolith \Gas`tro*lith\, n. [Gastro- + -lith.] (Zool.)	   See {Crab's eyes}, under {Crab}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrology \Gas*trol"o*gy\, n. [Gr ?; ?, ?, stomach + ?	   discourse: cf. F. gastrologie.]	   The science which treats of the structure and functions of	   the stomach; a treatise of the stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastromalacia \Gas`tro*ma*la"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,	   stomach + ? softness, fr. ? soft.] (Med.)	   A softening of the coats of the stomach; -- usually a	   post-morten change.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastromancy \Gas`tro*man"cy\, n. [Gastro- + -mancy: cf. F.	   gastromancy.] (Antiq.)	   (a) A kind of divination, by means of words seemingly uttered	       from the stomach.	   (b) A species of divination, by means of glasses or other	       round, transparent vessels, in the center of which	       figures are supposed to appear by magic art.	       [1913 Webster]
Gastromyces \Gas`tro*my"ces\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach +	   ?, ?, a fungus.] (Biol.)	   The fungoid growths sometimes found in the stomach; such as	   Torula, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastromyth \Gas"tro*myth\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? to say, speak.]	   One whose voice appears to proceed from the stomach; a	   ventriloquist. [Obs.] Gastronome
Gastronome \Gas"tro*nome\, Gastronomer \Gas*tron"o*mer\, n. [F.	   gastronome, fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach + ? law, ? to distribute.]	   One fond of good living; an epicure. --Sir W. Scott.	   Gastronomic
Gastronomic \Gas`tro*nom"ic\, Gastronomical \Gas`tro*nom"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. gastronomique.]	   Pertaining to gastromony.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastronomist \Gas*tron"o*mist\, n.	   A gastromomer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastronomy \Gas*tron"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. gastronomie.]	   The art or science of good eating; epicurism; the art of good	   cheer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrophrenic \Gas`tro*phren"ic\, a. [Gastro- + -phrenic.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the stomach and diaphragm; as, the	   gastrophrenic ligament.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastropneumatic \Gas`tro*pneu*mat"ic\, a. [Gastro- + pneumatic.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the alimentary canal and air passages, and to	   the cavities connected with them; as, the gastropneumatic	   mucuos membranes.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastropod \Gas"tro*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Gastropoda. [Written also {gasteropod}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gastropoda \Gas*trop"o*da\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach	   + -poda.] (Zool.)	   One of the classes of Mollusca, of great extent. It includes	   most of the marine spiral shells, and the land and	   fresh-water snails. They generally creep by means of a flat,	   muscular disk, or foot, on the ventral side of the body. The	   head usually bears one or two pairs of tentacles. See	   {Mollusca}. [Written also {Gasteropoda}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Gastropoda are divided into three subclasses; viz.:	         ({a}) The Streptoneura or Dioecia, including the	         Pectinibranchiata, Rhipidoglossa, Docoglossa, and	         Heteropoda. ({b}) The Euthyneura, including the	         Pulmonata and Opisthobranchia. ({c}) The Amphineura,	         including the Polyplacophora and Aplacophora.	         [1913 Webster]
Gastropodous \Gas*trop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Gastropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroraphy \Gas*tror"a*phy\, n. [Gr.?; ?, ?, stomach + ? a	   sewing, fr. ? to sew: cf. F. gastrorrhaphie.] (Surg.)	   The operation of sewing up wounds of the abdomen. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroscope \Gas"tro*scope\, n. [Gastro- + -scope.] (Med.)	   An instrument for viewing or examining the interior of the	   stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroscopic \Gas`tro*scop"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to gastroscopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastroscopy \Gas*tros"co*py\, n. (Med.)	   Examination of the abdomen or stomach, as with the	   gastroscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrosplenic \Gas`tro*splen"ic\, n. [Gastro- + splenic.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the stomach and spleen; as, the gastrosplenic	   ligament.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrostege \Gas*tros"tege\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? roof.] (Zool.)	   One of the large scales on the belly of a serpent.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrostomy \Gas*tros"to*my\, n. [Gastro- + Gr. ? mouth.]	   (Surg.)	   The operation of making a permanent opening into the stomach,	   for the introduction of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrotomy \Gas*trot"o*my\, n. [Gastro + Gr. ? to cut: cf. F.	   gastrotomie.] (Surg.)	   A cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrotricha \Gas*trot"ri*cha\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ? belly +	   ?, ?, hair.] (Zool.)	   A group of small wormlike animals, having cilia on the	   ventral side. The group is regarded as an ancestral or	   synthetic one, related to rotifers and annelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrotrocha \Gas*trot"ro*cha\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, stomach +	   ? a wheel.] (Zool.)	   A form of annelid larva having cilia on the ventral side.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrovascular \Gas`tro*vas"cu*lar\, a. [Gastro- + -vascular.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the structure, or performing the functions, both of	   digestive and circulatory organs; as, the gastrovascular	   cavity of c[oe]lenterates.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrula \Gas"tru*la\, n.; pl. {Gastrul[ae]}[NL., dim. fr. Gr. ?	   the stomach.] (Biol.)	   An embryonic form having its origin in the invagination or	   pushing in of the wall of the planula or blastula (the	   blastosphere) on one side, thus giving rise to a	   double-walled sac, with one opening or mouth (the blastopore)	   which leads into the cavity (the archenteron) lined by the	   inner wall (the hypoblast). See Illust. under {Invagination}.	   In a more general sense, an ideal stage in embryonic	   development. See {Gastr[ae]a}. -- a. Of or pertaining to a	   gastrula.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrulation \Gas`tru*la"tion\ (g[a^]s`tr[.u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   (Biol.)	   The process of invagination, in embryonic development, by	   which a gastrula is formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrura \Gas*tru"ra\ (g[a^]s*tr[udd]"r[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Gr. gasth`r belly + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   See {Stomatopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gastrurous \Gas*tru"rous\ (g[a^]s*tr[udd]"r[u^]s), a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Gastrura.	   [1913 Webster]
Gat \Gat\ (g[a^]t),	   imp. of {Get}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gatch \Gatch\ (g[a^]ch), n. [Per. gach mortar.]	   Plaster as used in Persian architecture and decorative art.	   {Gatch decoration}, decoration in plaster often producing	      design of great beauty.	   {Gatch work}, work in which gatch is employed; also, articles	      of gatch ornamentation collectively.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gate \Gate\ (g[=a]t), n. [OE. [yogh]et, [yogh]eat, giat, gate,	   door, AS. geat, gat, gate, door; akin to OS., D., & Icel. gat	   opening, hole, and perh. to E. gate a way, gait, and get, v.	   Cf. {Gate} a way, 3d {Get}.]	   1. A large door or passageway in the wall of a city, of an	      inclosed field or place, or of a grand edifice, etc.;	      also, the movable structure of timber, metal, etc., by	      which the passage can be closed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opening for passage in any inclosing wall, fence, or	      barrier; or the suspended framework which closes or opens	      a passage. Also, figuratively, a means or way of entrance	      or of exit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowest thou the way to Dover?	            Both stile and gate, horse way and footpath. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opening a gate for a long war.        --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A door, valve, or other device, for stopping the passage	      of water through a dam, lock, pipe, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Script.) The places which command the entrances or	      access; hence, place of vantage; power; might.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gates of hell shall not prevail against it.	                                                  --Matt. xvi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In a lock tumbler, the opening for the stump of the bolt	      to pass through or into.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Founding)	      (a) The channel or opening through which metal is poured	          into the mold; the ingate.	      (b) The waste piece of metal cast in the opening; a sprue	          or sullage piece. [Written also {geat} and {git}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Gate chamber}, a recess in the side wall of a canal lock,	      which receives the opened gate.	   {Gate channel}. See {Gate}, 5.	   {Gate hook}, the hook-formed piece of a gate hinge.	   {Gate money}, entrance money for admission to an inclosure.	      	   {Gate tender}, one in charge of a gate, as at a railroad	      crossing.	   {Gate valva}, a stop valve for a pipe, having a sliding gate	      which affords a straight passageway when open.	   {Gate vein} (Anat.), the portal vein.	   {To break gates} (Eng. Univ.), to enter a college inclosure	      after the hour to which a student has been restricted.	   {To stand in the gate} or {To stand in the gates}, to occupy	      places or advantage, power, or defense.	      [1913 Webster]	Gate \Gate\, v. t.	   1. To supply with a gate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Univ.) To punish by requiring to be within the gates	      at an earlier hour than usual.	      [1913 Webster]	Gate \Gate\, n. [Icel. gata; akin to SW. gata street, lane, Dan.	   gade, Goth. gatw["o], G. gasse. Cf. {Gate} a door, {Gait}.]	   1. A way; a path; a road; a street (as in Highgate). [O. Eng.	      & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I was going to be an honest man; but the devil has	            this very day flung first a lawyer, and then a	            woman, in my gate.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner; gait. [O. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
gateau \ga*teau"\, gateau \g[^a]*teau"\(g[.a]*t[=o]"), n. [F.	   cake.] (Cookery)	   Any of various rich and elaborate cakes, particularly a light	   sponge cake having a rich filling or rich icing, such as	   {gateau foret noire} (Black Forest Cake).	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
gatecrash \gate"crash`\ v. t.	   To enter uninvited into a party or other social event.	   Syn: intrude, barge in, crash, gate-crash, irrupt.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gatecrasher \gate"crash`er\ v. t.	   A person who enters into a party or other social event	   without an invitation, or into a theater or other public	   performance without a ticket.	   [PJC]
gate-crashing \gate-crashing\ adj.	   entering a gathering uninvited; as, gate-crashing guests	   disrupted the party.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gated \Gat"ed\ (g[=a]t"[e^]d), a.	   Having gates. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Gatehouse \Gate"house`\ (g[=a]t"hous`), n.	   A house connected or associated with a gate.	   [1913 Webster]
Gateless \Gate"less\, a.	   Having no gate.	   [1913 Webster]
Gateman \Gate"man\ (g[=a]t"man), n.	   A gate keeper; a gate tender.	   [1913 Webster]
Gatepost \Gate"post`\ (g[=a]t"p[=o]st`), n.	   1. A post to which a gate is hung; -- called also {swinging	      post} or {hinging post}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A post against which a gate closes; -- called also	      {shutting post}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gateway \Gate"way`\ (g[=a]t"w[=a]`), n.	   A passage through a fence or wall; a gate; also, a frame,	   arch, etc., in which a gate in hung, or a structure at an	   entrance or gate designed for ornament or defense.	   [1913 Webster]
Gatewise \Gate"wise`\ (g[=a]t"w[imac]z`), adv.	   In the manner of a gate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Three circles of stones set up gatewise. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Gather \Gath"er\ (g[a^][th]"[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Gathered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gathering}.] [OE. gaderen, AS.	   gaderian, gadrian, fr. gador, geador, together, fr. g[ae]d	   fellowship; akin to E. good, D. gaderen to collect, G. gatte	   husband, MHG. gate, also companion, Goth. gadiliggs a	   sister's son. [root]29. See {Good}, and cf. {Together}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring together; to collect, as a number of separate	      things, into one place, or into one aggregate body; to	      assemble; to muster; to congregate.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Belgium's capital had gathered them	            Her beauty and her chivalry.          --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he had gathered all the chief priests and	            scribes of the people together.       --Matt. ii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pick out and bring together from among what is of less	      value; to collect, as a harvest; to harvest; to cull; to	      pick off; to pluck.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rose just gathered from the stalk.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?	                                                  --Matt. vii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gather us from among the heathen.     --Ps. cvi. 47.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To accumulate by collecting and saving little by little;	      to amass; to gain; to heap up.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his	            substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity	            the poor.                             --Prov.	                                                  xxviii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            To pay the creditor . . . he must gather up money by	            degrees.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring closely together the parts or particles of; to	      contract; to compress; to bring together in folds or	      plaits, as a garment; also, to draw together, as a piece	      of cloth by a thread; to pucker; to plait; as, to gather a	      ruffle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gathering his flowing robe, he seemed to stand	            In act to speak, and graceful stretched his hand.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To derive, or deduce, as an inference; to collect, as a	      conclusion, from circumstances that suggest, or arguments	      that prove; to infer; to conclude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me say no more!	            Gather the sequel by that went before. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To gain; to win. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He gathers ground upon her in the chase. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) To bring together, or nearer together, in masonry,	      as where the width of a fireplace is rapidly diminished to	      the width of the flue, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) To haul in; to take up; as, to gather the slack of	      a rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be gathered to one's people} or {To be gathered to one's	   fathers} to die. --Gen. xxv. 8.	   {To gather breath}, to recover normal breathing after being	      out of breath; to get one's breath; to rest. --Spenser.	   {To gather one's self together}, to collect and dispose one's	      powers for a great effort, as a beast crouches preparatory	      to a leap.	   {To gather way} (Naut.), to begin to move; to move with	      increasing speed.	      [1913 Webster]	Gather \Gath"er\, v. i.	   1. To come together; to collect; to unite; to become	      assembled; to congregate.	      [1913 Webster]	            When small humors gather to a gout.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tears from the depth of some divine despair	            Rise in the heart, and gather to the eyes.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow larger by accretion; to increase.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their snowball did not gather as it went. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To concentrate; to come to a head, as a sore, and generate	      pus; as, a boil has gathered.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To collect or bring things together.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and	            gather where I have not strewed.      --Matt. xxv.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	Gather \Gath"er\, n.	   1. A plait or fold in cloth, made by drawing a thread through	      it; a pucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carriage Making) The inclination forward of the axle	      journals to keep the wheels from working outward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The soffit or under surface of the masonry	      required in gathering. See {Gather}, v. t., 7.	      [1913 Webster]
Gatherable \Gath"er*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being gathered or collected; deducible from	   premises. [R.] --Godwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gatherer \Gath"er*er\, n.	   1. One who gathers or collects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sewing Machine) An attachment for making gathers in the	      cloth.	      [1913 Webster]
Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, n.	   1. The act of collecting or bringing together.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 suppurated or maturated; an abscess.	          [1913 Webster]	Gathering \Gath"er*ing\, a.	   Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gathering board} (Bookbinding), a table or board on which	      signatures are gathered or assembled, to form a book.	      --Knight.	   {Gathering coal}, a lighted coal left smothered in embers	      over night, about which kindling wood is gathered in the	      morning.	   {Gathering hoop}, a hoop used by coopers to draw together the	      ends of barrel staves, to allow the hoops to be slipped	      over them.	   {Gathering peat}.	   (a) A piece of peat used as a gathering coal, to preserve a	       fire.	   (b) In Scotland, a fiery peat which was sent round by the	       Borderers as an alarm signal, as the fiery cross was by	       the Highlanders.	       [1913 Webster]
Gatling gun \Gat"ling gun`\ [From the inventor, R.J. Gatling.]	   An American machine gun, consisting of a cluster of barrels	   which, being revolved by a crank, are automatically loaded	   and fired.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The improved Gatling gun can be fired at the rate of	         1,200 shots per minute. --Farrow.	         [1913 Webster]
GATT \GATT\ prop. n. [General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade.]	   a United Nations agency created by a multinational treaty to	   promote trade by the reduction of tariffs and import quotas.	   [acronym]	   Syn: General Agreement on Tarriffs and Trade.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gatten tree \Gat"ten tree`\ [Cf. Prov. E. gatter bush.] (Bot.)	   A name given to the small trees called guelder-rose	   ({Viburnum Opulus}), cornel ({Cornus sanguinea}), and spindle	   tree ({Euonymus Europ[ae]us}).	   [1913 Webster]
Gat-toothed \Gat"-toothed`\, a. [OE. gat goat + tooth. See	   {Goat} the animal.]	   Goat-toothed; having a lickerish tooth; lustful; wanton.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gauche \Gauche\ (g[=o]sh), n. [F.]	   1. Left handed; hence, awkward; clumsy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Winding; twisted; warped; -- applied to curves and	      surfaces.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lacking grace and perceptivity in social situations;	      crude; tactless; socially inept.	   Syn: graceless; unsophisticated.	        [PJC]	   4. (Chem.) Not planar; -- of molecules or molecular	      conformations.	      [PJC]
gaucheness \gauche"ness\ n.	   an impolite manner that is vulgar and lacking tact or	   refinement.	   Syn: crudeness, crudity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaucherie \Gauche`rie"\, n. [F.]	   An awkward action; clumsiness; boorishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaucho \Gau"cho\ (gou"ch[-o]), n., pl. {Gauchos} (gou"ch[-o]z)	   [Sp.]	   One of the native inhabitants of the South American pampas,	   of Spanish-American descent. They live mostly by rearing	   cattle. Hence, a South American cowboy, especially on the	   pampas.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of an Indian population, somewhat affected by	      Spanish blood, in the archipelagoes off the Chilean coast.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gaud \Gaud\, n. [OE. gaude jest, trick, gaudi bead of a rosary,	   fr. L. gaudium joy, gladness. See {Joy}.]	   1. Trick; jest; sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deceit; fraud; artifice; device. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ornament; a piece of worthless finery; a trinket. "An	      idle gaud." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gaud \Gaud\, v. i. [Cf. F. se gaudir to rejoice, fr. L. gaudere.	   See {Gaud}, n.]	   To sport or keep festival. [Obs.] "Gauding with his	   familiars. " [Obs.] --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]	Gaud \Gaud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gauding}.]	   To bedeck gaudily; to decorate with gauds or showy trinkets	   or colors; to paint. [Obs.] "Nicely gauded cheeks." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaud-day \Gaud"-day`\, n.	   See {Gaudy}, a feast.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudery \Gaud"er*y\, n.	   Finery; ornaments; ostentatious display. [R.] "Tarnished	   gaudery." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudful \Gaud"ful\, a.	   Joyful; showy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudily \Gaud"i*ly\, adv.	   In a gaudy manner. --Guthrie.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudiness \Gaud"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being gaudy. --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudish \Gaud"ish\, a.	   Gaudy. "Gaudish ceremonies." --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudless \Gaud"less\, a.	   Destitute of ornament. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudy \Gaud"y\, a. [Compar. {Gaudier}; superl. {Gauidiest}.]	   1. Ostentatiously fine; showy; gay, but tawdry or	      meretricious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy,	            But not expressed in fancy; rich, not gaudy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gay; merry; festal. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's have one other gaudy night.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gaudy \Gaud"y\, n.; pl. {Gaudies} [See {Gaud}, n.]	   One of the large beads in the rosary at which the paternoster	   is recited. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	Gaudy \Gaud"y\, n.	   A feast or festival; -- called also {gaud-day} and {gaudy	   day}. [Oxford Univ.] --Conybeare.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaudygreen \Gaud"y*green`\, a. or n. [OE. gaude grene.]	   Light green. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauffer \Gauf"fer\, v. t. [F. gaufrer to figure cloth, velvet,	   and other stuffs, fr. gaufre honeycomb, waffle; of German	   origin. See {Waffle}, {Wafer}, and cf. {Goffer}, {Gopher} an	   animal.]	   To plait, crimp, or flute; to goffer, as lace. See {Goffer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauffering \Gauf"fer*ing\, n.	   A mode of plaiting or fluting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gauffering iron}, a kind of fluting iron for fabrics.	   {Gauffering press} (Flower Manuf.), a press for crimping the	      leaves and petals into shape.	      [1913 Webster]
Gauffre \Gauf"fre\, n. [See {Gopher}.] (Zool.)	   A gopher, esp. the pocket gopher.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauge \Gauge\ (g[=a]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gauged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gauging}] [OF. gaugier, F. jauger, cf. OF. gauge	   gauge, measuring rod, F. jauge; of uncertain origin; perh.	   fr. an assumed L. qualificare to determine the qualities of a	   thing (see {Qualify}); but cf. also F. jalon a measuring	   stake in surveying, and E. gallon.] [Written also {gage}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To measure or determine with a gauge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity	      of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the	      accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vanes nicely gauged on each side. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread	      through it, as cloth or a garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To measure the capacity, character, or ability of; to	      estimate; to judge of.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall not gauge me	            By what we do to-night.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gauge \Gauge\, n. [Written also gage.]	   1. A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to	      determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard.	      [1913 Webster]	            This plate must be a gauge to file your worm and	            groove to equal breadth by.           --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is not in our hands any fixed gauge of minds.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Measure; dimensions; estimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gauge and dimensions of misery, depression, and	            contempt.                             --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach. & Manuf.) Any instrument for ascertaining or	      regulating the dimensions or forms of things; a templet or	      template; as, a button maker's gauge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the	      state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical	      elements at any moment; -- usually applied to some	      particular instrument; as, a rain gauge; a steam gauge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) Relative positions of two or more vessels with	          reference to the wind; as, a vessel has the weather	          gauge of another when on the windward side of it, and	          the lee gauge when on the lee side of it.	      (b) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water.	          --Totten.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. The distance between the rails of a railway.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The standard gauge of railroads in most countries is	         four feet, eight and one half inches. Wide, or broad,	         gauge, in the United States, is six feet; in England,	         seven feet, and generally any gauge exceeding standard	         gauge. Any gauge less than standard gauge is now called	         narrow gauge. It varies from two feet to three feet six	         inches.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Plastering) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with	      common plaster to accelerate its setting.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Building) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which	      is exposed to the weather, when laid; also, one course of	      such shingles, slates, or tiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gauge of a carriage}, {car}, etc., the distance between the	      wheels; -- ordinarily called the {track}.	   {Gauge cock}, a stop cock used as a try cock for ascertaining	      the height of the water level in a steam boiler.	   {Gauge concussion} (Railroads), the jar caused by a car-wheel	      flange striking the edge of the rail.	   {Gauge glass}, a glass tube for a water gauge.	   {Gauge lathe}, an automatic lathe for turning a round object	      having an irregular profile, as a baluster or chair round,	      to a templet or gauge.	   {Gauge point}, the diameter of a cylinder whose altitude is	      one inch, and contents equal to that of a unit of a given	      measure; -- a term used in gauging casks, etc.	   {Gauge rod}, a graduated rod, for measuring the capacity of	      barrels, casks, etc.	   {Gauge saw}, a handsaw, with a gauge to regulate the depth of	      cut. --Knight.	   {Gauge stuff}, a stiff and compact plaster, used in making	      cornices, moldings, etc., by means of a templet.	   {Gauge wheel}, a wheel at the forward end of a plow beam, to	      determine the depth of the furrow.	   {Joiner's gauge}, an instrument used to strike a line	      parallel to the straight side of a board, etc.	   {Printer's gauge}, an instrument to regulate the length of	      the page.	   {Rain gauge}, an instrument for measuring the quantity of	      rain at any given place.	   {Salt gauge}, or {Brine gauge}, an instrument or contrivance	      for indicating the degree of saltness of water from its	      specific gravity, as in the boilers of ocean steamers.	   {Sea gauge}, an instrument for finding the depth of the sea.	      	   {Siphon gauge}, a glass siphon tube, partly filled with	      mercury, -- used to indicate pressure, as of steam, or the	      degree of rarefaction produced in the receiver of an air	      pump or other vacuum; a manometer.	   {Sliding gauge}. (Mach.)	      (a) A templet or pattern for gauging the commonly accepted	          dimensions or shape of certain parts in general use,	          as screws, railway-car axles, etc.	      (b) A gauge used only for testing other similar gauges,	          and preserved as a reference, to detect wear of the	          working gauges.	      (c) (Railroads) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 5.	   {Star gauge} (Ordnance), an instrument for measuring the	      diameter of the bore of a cannon at any point of its	      length.	   {Steam gauge}, an instrument for measuring the pressure of	      steam, as in a boiler.	   {Tide gauge}, an instrument for determining the height of the	      tides.	   {Vacuum gauge}, a species of barometer for determining the	      relative elasticities of the vapor in the condenser of a	      steam engine and the air.	   {Water gauge}.	      (a) A contrivance for indicating the height of a water	          surface, as in a steam boiler; as by a gauge cock or	          glass.	      (b) The height of the water in the boiler.	   {Wind gauge}, an instrument for measuring the force of the	      wind on any given surface; an anemometer.	   {Wire gauge}, a gauge for determining the diameter of wire or	      the thickness of sheet metal; also, a standard of size.	      See under {Wire}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaugeable \Gauge"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being gauged.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauged \Gauged\, p. a.	   Tested or measured by, or conformed to, a gauge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gauged brick}, brick molded, rubbed, or cut to an exact size	      and shape, for arches or ornamental work.	   {Gauged mortar}. See {Gauge stuff}, under {Gauge}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Gauger \Gau"ger\, n.	   One who gauges; an officer whose business it is to ascertain	   the contents of casks.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauger-ship \Gau"ger-ship\, n.	   The office of a gauger.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauging rod \Gau"ging rod`\	   See {Gauge rod}, under {Gauge}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaul \Gaul\, n. [F. Gaule, fr. L. Gallia, fr. Gallus a Gaul.]	   1. The Anglicized form of Gallia, which in the time of the	      Romans included France and Upper Italy (Transalpine and	      Cisalpine Gaul).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A native or inhabitant of Gaul.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaulish \Gaul"ish\, a.	   Pertaining to ancient France, or Gaul; Gallic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gault \Gault\, n. [Cf. Norw. gald hard ground, Icel. gald hard	   snow.] (Geol.)	   A series of beds of clay and marl in the South of England,	   between the upper and lower greensand of the Cretaceous	   period.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaultheria \Gaul*the"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of ericaceous shrubs with evergreen foliage, and,	   often, edible berries. It includes the American winter-green	   ({Gaultheria procumbens}), and the larger-fruited {salal} of	   Northwestern America ({Gaultheria Shallon}).	   [1913 Webster]
gaumless \gaum"less\ adj.	   stupid. Oposite of {smart}. [British informal]	   Syn: gormless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaunt \Gaunt\, a. [Cf. Norw. gand a thin pointed stick, a tall	   and thin man, and W. gwan weak.]	   Attenuated, as with fasting or suffering; lean; meager;	   pinched and grim. "The gaunt mastiff." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         A mysterious but visible pestilence, striding gaunt and	         fleshless across our land.               --Nichols.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. (Mil.)	   See {Gantlet}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gauntlet \Gaunt"let\, n. [F. gantelet, dim. of gant glove, LL.	   wantus, of Teutonic origin; cf. D. want, Sw. & Dan. vante,	   Icel. v["o]ttr, for vantr.]	   1. A glove of such material that it defends the hand from	      wounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The gauntlet of the Middle Ages was sometimes of chain	         mail, sometimes of leather partly covered with plates,	         scales, etc., of metal sewed to it, and, in the 14th	         century, became a glove of small steel plates,	         carefully articulated and covering the whole hand	         except the palm and the inside of the fingers.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A long glove, covering the wrist.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A rope on which hammocks or clothes are hung for	      drying.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To take up the gauntlet}, to accept a challenge.	   {To throw down the gauntlet}, to offer or send a challenge.	      The gauntlet or glove was thrown down by the knight	      challenging, and was taken up by the one who accepted the	      challenge; -- hence the phrases.	      [1913 Webster]
Gauntletted \Gaunt"lett*ed\, a.	   Wearing a gauntlet.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauntly \Gaunt"ly\, adv.	   In a gaunt manner; meagerly. Gauntree
Gauntree \Gaun"tree\, Gauntry \Gaun"try\, n. [F. chantier, LL.	   cantarium, fr. L. canterius trellis, sort of frame.]	   1. A frame for supporting barrels in a cellar or elsewhere.	      --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) A scaffolding or frame carrying a crane or other	      structure. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Gaur \Gaur\ (g[add]r or gour), n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   An East Indian species of wild cattle ({Bibos gauris}), of	   large size and an untamable disposition. [Spelt also {gour}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gaure \Gaure\ (g[add]r), v. i.	   To gaze; to stare. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauss \Gauss\ (gous), n. [So named after Karl F. Gauss, a German	   mathematician.]	   1. (Elec.) The C.G.S. unit of density of magnetic field,	      equal to a field of one line of force per square	      centimeter, being thus adopted as an international unit at	      Paris in 1900; sometimes used as a unit of intensity of	      magnetic field. It was previously suggested as a unit of	      magnetomotive force.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Karl F. Gauss, a German mathematician.	      [PJC]
Gaussage \Gauss"age\, n. (Elec.)	   The intensity of a magnetic field expressed in C.G.S. units,	   or gausses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gaussian \Gaussian\ prop. adj.	   of or pertaining to Gauss[2]; as, a Gaussian distribution.	   [WordNet 1.5]
gaussmeter \gauss"me*ter\ n.	   an instrument to compare strengths of magnetic fields.	   Syn: magnetometer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gautama \Gau"ta*ma\ (gou"t[.a]*m[.a]), prop. n.	   The family name of {Buddha}, the founder of Buddhism; born	   ca. 563 b.c., died ca. 483 b.c. In He is worshipped by	   Buddhists as a god. See {Buddha}. [Also spelled {Gotama}.]	   Syn: Buddha, the Buddha, Siddhartha, Gotama, Gautama Buddha.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gauze \Gauze\ (g[add]z), n. [F. gaze; so called because it was	   first introduced from Gaza, a city of Palestine.]	   A very thin, slight, transparent stuff, generally of silk;	   also, any fabric resembling silk gauze; as, wire gauze;	   cotton gauze.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gauze dresser}, one employed in stiffening gauze.	      [1913 Webster]	Gauze \Gauze\, a.	   Having the qualities of gauze; thin; light; as, gauze merino	   underclothing.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauziness \Gauz"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being gauzy; flimsiness. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gauzy \Gauz"y\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, gauze; thin and slight as	   gauze.	   [1913 Webster]
Gavage \Ga`vage"\ (g[.a]`v[.a]zh"), n. [F., fr. gaver to gorge.]	   Forced feeding (as of poultry or infants) by means of a tube	   passed through the mouth down to the stomach.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gave \Gave\ (g[=a]v),	   imp. of {Give}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gavel \Gav"el\ (g[a^]v"[e^]l), n.	   A gable. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Gavel \Gav"el\, n. [OF. gavelle, F. javelle, prob. dim. from L.	   capulus handle, fr. capere to lay hold of, seize; or cf. W.	   gafael hold, grasp. Cf. {Heave}.]	   A small heap of grain, not tied up into a bundle. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	Gavel \Gav"el\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. The mallet of the presiding officer in a legislative body,	      public assembly, court, masonic body, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mason's setting maul. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Gavel \Gav"el\, n. [OF. gavel, AS. gafol, prob. fr. gifan to	   give. See {Give}, and cf. {Gabel} tribute.] (Law)	   Tribute; toll; custom. [Obs.] See {Gabel}. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gavelet \Gav"el*et\, n. [From {Gavel} tribute.] (O. Eng. Law)	   An ancient special kind of cessavit used in Kent and London	   for the recovery of rent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gavelkind \Gav"el*kind`\, n. [OE. gavelkynde, gavelkende. See	   {Gavel} tribute, and {Kind}, n.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his	   sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying	   without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still	   prevails in the county of Kent. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaveloche \Gav"e*loche\, n.	   Same as {Gavelock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gavelock \Gav"e*lock\, n. [OE. gaveloc a dart, AS. gafeluc; cf.	   Icel. gaflok, MHG. gabil?t, OF. gavelot, glavelot, F.	   javelot, Ir. gabhla spear, W. gaflach fork, dart, E. glave,	   gaff]	   1. A spear or dart. [R. & Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An iron crow or lever. [Scot. & North of Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gaverick \Ga"ver*ick\, n. (Zool.)	   The European red gurnard ({Trigla cuculus}). [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gavidae \Gavidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of birds including the loons.	   Syn: family {Gavidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaviiformes \Gaviiformes\ prop. n.	   An order of large aquatic birds, including loons and some	   extinct forms.	   Syn: order {Gaviiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gaviae \Ga"vi[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gavia a sea mew.]	   (Zool.)	   The division of birds which includes the gulls and terns.	   [1913 Webster]
Gavial \Ga"vi*al\ (g[=a]"v[i^]*al), n. [Hind. gha[.r]iy[=a]l:	   cf. F. gavial.] (Zool.)	   A large Asiatic crocodilian ({Gavialis Gangeticus}); --	   called also {nako}, and {Gangetic crocodile}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         applied to several allied fossil species.	         [1913 Webster] Gavot
Gavot \Gav"ot\, Gavotte \Gav"otte\(? or ?; 277), n. [F. gavotte,	   fr. Gavots, a people inhabiting a mountainous district in	   France, called Gap.] (Mus.)	   A kind of difficult, old formal French dance in quadruple	   time. [WordNet sense 1]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Music composed in quadruple time for dancing the gavotte,	      having a dance tune which has two brisk and lively, yet	      dignified, strains in common time, each played twice over.	      [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Gawby \Gaw"by\ (g[add]"b[y^]), n.	   A baby; a dunce. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gawk \Gawk\ (g[add]k), n. [OE. gok, gowk, cuckoo, fool, Icel.	   gaukr cuckoo; akin to OHG. gouh, G. gauch cuckoo, fool, AS.	   g['e]ac cuckoo, Sw. g["o]k, Dan. gi["o]g]	   1. A cuckoo. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Gawk \Gawk\, v. i.	   1. To act like a gawky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stare with empty-minded fascination; to stare stupidly;	      to gape; -- usually used with at.	      [PJC]
Gawky \Gawk"y\ (g[add]k"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Gawkier}	   (g[add]k"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Gawkiest}.]	   Foolish and awkward; clumsy; clownish; as, gawky behavior. --	   n. A fellow who is awkward from being overgrown, or from	   stupidity, a gawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Gawn \Gawn\ (g[add]n), n. [Corrupted fr. gallon.]	   A small tub or lading vessel. [Prov. Eng.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gawntree \Gawn"tree\, n.	   See {Gauntree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gay \Gay\ (g[=a]), a. [Compar. {Gayer}; superl. {Gayest}.] [F.	   gai, perhaps fr. OHG. g?hi swift, rapid, G. g[aum]h, j[aum]h,	   steep, hasty; or cf. OHG. w?hi beatiful, good. Cf. {Jay}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Excited with merriment; manifesting sportiveness or	      delight; inspiring delight; livery; merry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Belinda smiled, and all the world was gay. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gay hope is theirs by fancy fed.      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brilliant in colors; splendid; fine; richly dressed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why is my neighbor's wife so gay?     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bevy of fair women, richly gay	            In gems and wanton dress!             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loose; dissipated; lewd. [Colloq.]	   Syn: Merry; gleeful; blithe; airy; lively; sprightly,	        sportive; light-hearted; frolicsome; jolly; jovial;	        joyous; joyful; glad; showy; splendid; vivacious.	        [1913 Webster]	Gay \Gay\, n.	   An ornament [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Gayal \Gay"al\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A Southern Asiatic species of wild cattle ({Bibos	   frontalis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Gaydiang \Gay"di*ang\, n. (Naut.)	   A vessel of Anam, with two or three masts, lofty triangular	   sails, and in construction somewhat resembling a Chinese	   junk.	   [1913 Webster]
Gayety \Gay"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Gayeties}. [Written also {gaiety}.]	   [F. gaiet['e]. See {Gay}, a.]	   1. The state of being gay; merriment; mirth; acts or	      entertainments prompted by, or inspiring, merry delight;	      -- used often in the plural; as, the gayeties of the	      season.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Finery; show; as, the gayety of dress.	   Syn: Liveliness; mirth; animation; vivacity; glee;	        blithesomeness; sprightliness; jollity. See	        {Liveliness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Gayley process \Gay"ley proc"ess\ (Med.)	   The process of removing moisture from the blast of an iron	   blast furnace by reducing its temperature so far that it will	   not remain suspended as vapor in the blast current, but will	   be deposited as snow in the cooling apparatus. The resultant	   uniformly dehydrated blast effects great economy in fuel	   consumption, and promotes regularity of furnace operation,	   and certainty of furnace control.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gaylussite \Gay"lus*site`\, n. [Named after Gay-Lussac, the	   French chemist.] (Min.)	   A yellowish white, translucent mineral, consisting of the	   carbonates of lime and soda, with water.	   [1913 Webster]
Gayly \Gay"ly\, adv. [Also spelled {gaily}.]	   1. With mirth and frolic; merrily; blithely; gleefully.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Finely; splendidly; showily; as, ladies gayly dressed; a	      flower gayly blooming. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Gayne \Gayne\, v. i. [See {Gain}.]	   To avail. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gayness \Gay"ness\, n.	   Gayety; finery. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gaysome \Gay"some\, a.	   Full of gayety. --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Gaytre \Gay"tre\, n. [See {Gaitre}.]	   The dogwood tree. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
gay-wings \gay-wings\ n.	   A common trailing perennial milkwort ({Polygala paucifolia})	   of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and	   usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals.	   Syn: flowering wintergreen, gaywings, bird-on-the-wing,	        fringed polygala, {Polygala paucifolia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gazania \gazania\ n.	   any plant of the genus {Gazania} valued for their showy daisy	   flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gaze \Gaze\ (g[=a]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gazed} (g[=a]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gazing}.] [OE. gasen, akin to dial. Sw. gasa,	   cf. Goth. us-gaisjan to terrify, us-geisnan to be terrified.	   Cf. {Aghast}, {Ghastly}, {Ghost}, {Hesitate}.]	   To fix the eyes in a steady and earnest look; to look with	   eagerness or curiosity, as in admiration, astonishment, or	   with studious attention.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why stand ye gazing up into heaven?      --Acts i. 11.	   Syn: To gape; stare; look.	   Usage: To {Gaze}, {Gape}, {Stare}. To gaze is to look with	          fixed and prolonged attention, awakened by excited	          interest or elevated emotion; to gape is to look	          fixedly, with open mouth and feelings of ignorant	          wonder; to stare is to look with the fixedness of	          insolence or of idiocy. The lover of nature gazes with	          delight on the beauties of the landscape; the rustic	          gapes with wonder at the strange sights of a large	          city; the idiot stares on those around with a vacant	          look.	          [1913 Webster]	Gaze \Gaze\, v. t.	   To view with attention; to gaze on . [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And gazed a while the ample sky.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Gaze \Gaze\, n.	   1. A fixed look; a look of eagerness, wonder, or admiration;	      a continued look of attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            With secret gaze	            Or open admiration him behold.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The object gazed on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Made of my enemies the scorn and gaze. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At gaze}	      (a) (Her.) With the face turned directly to the front; --	          said of the figures of the stag, hart, buck, or hind,	          when borne, in this position, upon an escutcheon.	      (b) In a position expressing sudden fear or surprise; -- a	          term used in stag hunting to describe the manner of a	          stag when he first hears the hounds and gazes round in	          apprehension of some hidden danger; hence, standing	          agape; idly or stupidly gazing.	          [1913 Webster]	                I that rather held it better men should perish	                one by one,	                Than that earth should stand at gaze like	                Joshua's moon in Ajalon!          --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]
Gazeebo \Ga*zee"bo\, n. [Humorously formed from gaze.]	   A summerhouse so situated as to command an extensive	   prospect. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gazeful \Gaze"ful\, a.	   Gazing. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazehound \Gaze"hound`\, n.	   A hound that pursues by the sight rather than by the scent.	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazel \Ga"zel\, n.	   The black currant; also, the wild plum. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gazel \Ga*zel"\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Gazelle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazelle \Ga*zelle"\, n. [F. gazelle, OF. also, gazel; cf. Sp.	   gacela, Pr. gazella, It. gazella; all fr. Ar. ghaz?l a wild	   goat.] (Zool.)	   One of several small, swift, elegantly formed species of	   antelope, of the genus {Gazella}, esp. {G. dorcas}; -- called	   also {algazel}, {corinne}, {korin}, and {kevel}. The gazelles	   are celebrated for the luster and soft expression of their	   eyes. [Written also {gazel}.]	   Note: The common species of Northern Africa ({Gazella	         dorcas}); the Arabian gazelle, or ariel ({G. Arabica});	         the mohr of West Africa ({G. mohr}); the Indian ({G.	         Bennetti}); the {ahu} or Persian ({G. subgutturosa});	         and the springbok or tsebe ({G. euchore}) of South	         Africa, are the best known.	         [1913 Webster]
Gazement \Gaze"ment\, n.	   View. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazer \Gaz"er\, n.	   One who gazes.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazet \Ga*zet\, n. [It. gazeta, gazzetta, prob. dim. of L. gaza	   royal treasure.]	   A Venetian coin, worth about three English farthings, or one	   and a half cents. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gazette \Ga*zette"\, n. [F. gazette, It. gazzetta, perh. from	   gazetta a Venetian coin (see {Gazet}), said to have been the	   price of the first newspaper published at Venice; or perh.	   dim. of gazza magpie, a name perh. applied to the first	   newspaper; cf. OHG. agalstra magpie, G. elster.]	   A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp.,	   the official journal published by the British government, and	   containing legal and state notices.	   [1913 Webster]	Gazette \Ga*zette"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gazetted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gazetting}.]	   To announce or publish in a gazette; to announce officially,	   as an appointment, or a case of bankruptcy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazetteer \Gaz`et*teer"\, n. [Cf. F. gazetier.]	   1. A writer of news, or an officer appointed to publish news	      by authority. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A newspaper; a gazette. [Obs.] --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A geographical dictionary; a book giving the names and	      descriptions, etc., of many places.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An alphabetical descriptive list of anything.	      [1913 Webster]
Gazingstock \Gaz"ing*stock`\, n.	   A person or thing gazed at with scorn or abhorrence; an	   object of curiosity or contempt. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazogene \Gaz"o*gene\, n. [F. gazog[`e]ne; gaz gas + -g[`e]ne,	   E. -gen.]	   A portable apparatus for making soda water or a["e]rated	   liquids on a small scale. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Gazon \Ga*zon"\, n. [F. gazon turf, fr. OHG. waso, G. wasen.]	   (Fort.)	   One of the pieces of sod used to line or cover parapets and	   the faces of earthworks.	   [1913 Webster]
Ge \Ge\ n.	   The chemical symbol for germanium, a metalloid element of	   atomic number 32. See {germanium}. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: germanium.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Ge \Ge\ n. (Mythol.)	   goddess of the earth and mother of Cronus and the Titans in	   ancient mythology. See {Gaea}. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: Gaea, Gaia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ge- \Ge-\	   An Anglo-Saxon prefix. See {Y-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Geal \Geal\, v. i. [F. geler, fr. L. gelare, fr. gelu. See	   {Gelid}.]	   To congeal. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gean \Gean\, n. [F. guigne the fruit of the gean; cf. OHG.	   w[imac]hsila, G. weichsel.] (Bot.)	   A species of cherry tree common in Europe ({Prunus avium});	   also, the fruit, which is usually small and dark in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Geanticlinal \Ge`an*ti*cli"nal\, n. [Gr. ? the earth + E.	   anticlinal.] (Geol.)	   An upward bend or flexure of a considerable portion of the	   earth's crust, resulting in the formation of a class of	   mountain elevations called anticlinoria; -- opposed to	   geosynclinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Gear \Gear\ (g[=e]r), n. [OE. gere, ger, AS. gearwe clothing,	   adornment, armor, fr. gearo, gearu, ready, yare; akin to OHG.	   garaw[imac], garw[imac] ornament, dress. See {Yare}, and cf.	   {Garb} dress.]	   1. Clothing; garments; ornaments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Array thyself in thy most gorgeous gear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Goods; property; household stuff. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homely gear and common ware.          --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Whatever is prepared for use or wear; manufactured stuff	      or material.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clad in a vesture of unknown gear.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The harness of horses or cattle; trapping.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Warlike accouterments. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Manner; custom; behavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Business matters; affairs; concern. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus go they both together to their gear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.)	      (a) A toothed wheel, or cogwheel; as, a spur gear, or a	          bevel gear; also, toothed wheels, collectively.	      (b) An apparatus for performing a special function;	          gearing; as, the feed gear of a lathe.	      (c) Engagement of parts with each other; as, in gear; out	          of gear.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. (Naut.) See 1st {Jeer}	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   10. Anything worthless; stuff; nonsense; rubbish. [Obs. or	       Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	       [1913 Webster]	             That servant of his that confessed and uttered this	             gear was an honest man.              --Latimer.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Bever gear}. See {Bevel gear}.	   {Core gear}, a mortise gear, or its skeleton. See {Mortise	      wheel}, under {Mortise}.	   {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine), the arrangement of parts for	      cutting off steam at a certain part of the stroke, so as	      to leave it to act upon the piston expansively; the	      cut-off. See under {Expansion}.	   {Feed gear}. See {Feed motion}, under {Feed}, n.	   {Gear cutter}, a machine or tool for forming the teeth of	      gear wheels by cutting.	   {Gear wheel}, any cogwheel.	   {Running gear}. See under {Running}.	   {To throw in gear} or {To throw out of gear} (Mach.), to	      connect or disconnect (wheelwork or couplings, etc.); to	      put in, or out of, working relation.	      [1913 Webster]	Gear \Gear\ (g[=e]r) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geared} (g[=e]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gearing}.]	   1. To dress; to put gear on; to harness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) To provide with gearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adapt toward some specific purpose; as, they geared	      their advertising for maximum effect among teenagers.	      [PJC]	   {Double geared}, driven through twofold compound gearing, to	      increase the force or speed; -- said of a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	Gear \Gear\, v. i. (Mach.)	   To be in, or come into, gear.	   [1913 Webster]
gearbox \gear"box`\ n.	   the metal casing in which a train of gears is sealed.	   Syn: gear case.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gearing \Gear"ing\, n.	   1. Harness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) The parts by which motion imparted to one portion	      of an engine or machine is transmitted to another,	      considered collectively; as, the valve gearing of a	      locomotive engine; belt gearing; esp., a train of wheels	      for transmitting and varying motion in machinery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Frictional gearing}. See under {Frictional}.	   {Gearing chain}, an endless chain transmitting motion from	      one sprocket wheel to another. See Illust. of {Chain	      wheel}.	   {Spur gearing}, gearing in which the teeth or cogs are ranged	      round either the concave or the convex surface (properly	      the latter) of a cylindrical wheel; -- for transmitting	      motion between parallel shafts, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
geartrain \gear"train`\ n.	   a connected set of rotating gears by which force is	   transmitted or motion or torque is changed.	   Syn: gearing, gears, power train, train.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gear up \gear` up"\ n.	   To prepare (for an event or activity); as, to gear up for the	   election campaign.	   [PJC]
Geason \Gea"son\, a. [OE. gesen, geson, rare, scanty, AS. g?sne	   barren, wanting. Cf. {Geest}.]	   Rare; wonderful. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Geastrum \Geastrum\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Geastraceae}, consisting of fungi	   whose outer peridium when dry splits into starlike segments.	   Syn: genus {Geastrum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geat \Geat\ (g[=e]t), n. [See {Gate} a door.] (Founding)	   The channel or spout through which molten metal runs into a	   mold in casting. [Written also {git}, {gate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Geb \Geb\ n. (Mythol.)	   The god of the earth; father of Osiris and Isis.	   Syn: Keb.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gecarcinian \Ge`car*cin"i*an\ (j[=e]`k[aum]r*s[i^]n"[i^]*an), n.	   [Gr. gh^ earth + karki`nos crab.] (Zool.)	   A land crab of the genus {Gecarcinus}, or of allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Geck \Geck\, n. [D. gek fool, fop; akin to G. geck; cf. Icel.	   gikkr a pert, rude person.]	   1. Scorn, derision, or contempt. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An object of scorn; a dupe; a gull. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To become the geck and scorn	            O'the other's villainy.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Geck \Geck\, v. t. [Cf. OD. ghecken, G. gecken. See {Geck}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deride; to scorn; to mock. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cheat; trick, or gull. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Geck \Geck\, v. i.	   To jeer; to show contempt. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gecko \Geck"o\ (g[e^]k"[-o]), n.; pl. {Geckoes} (g[e^]k"[=o]z).	   [Cf. F. & G. gecko; -- so called from the sound which the	   animal utters.] (Zool.)	   Any lizard of the family {Geckonid[ae]}. The geckoes are	   small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes	   and vertical, elliptical pupils. Their toes are generally	   expanded, and furnished with adhesive disks, by which they	   can run over walls and ceilings. They are numerous in warm	   countries, and a few species are found in Europe and the	   United States. See {Wall gecko}, {Fanfoot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Geckotian \Geck*o"tian\, n. (Zool.)	   A gecko.	   [1913 Webster] Ged
Ged \Ged\, Gedd \Gedd\, n.	   The European pike.	   [1913 Webster]
Gee \Gee\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Geed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Geeing}.]	   1. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq. or Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. G. j["u], interj., used in calling to a horse, It.	      gi[`o], F. dia, used to turn a horse to the left.] To turn	      to the off side, or from the driver (i.e., in the United	      States, to the right side); -- said of cattle, or a team;	      used most frequently in the imperative, often with off, by	      drivers of oxen, in directing their teams, and opposed to	      {haw}, or hoi. [Written also {jee}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the teamster walks on the right-hand side	         of the cattle; in the United States, on the left-hand	         side. In all cases, however, gee means to turn from the	         driver, and haw to turn toward him.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gee ho}, or {Gee whoa}. Same as {Gee}.	      [1913 Webster]
geek \geek\ (g[=e]k), n.	   1. A performer in a carnival, often presented as a wild man,	      who performs grotesquely disgusting acts, such as biting	      the head off a live chicken or snake.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: Any eccentric or strange person; an oddball; an	      eccentric. [WordNet sense 1]	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: A student who is socially inept and a misfit in his	      class, especially one who is an intellectual; a nerd; a	      dork. [Informal]	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: An intellectually inclined person, especially one	      who is interested in scientific or technical subjects; as,	      a group of geeks wearing pocket protectors; -- originally	      a deprecatory and contemptuous term, but in the 1990's,	      with the increase in popularity of computers and the	      frequency of accumulation of great wealth by computer	      entrepreneurs, it has come to be used with noticeable	      frequency by technically competent people to refer to	      themselves, ironically and sometimes proudly. [Informal]	      [PJC]
Gee \Gee\, v. t. [See {Gee} to turn.]	   To cause (a team) to turn to the off side, or from the	   driver. [Written also {jee}.] Geer
Geer \Geer\, Geering \Geer"ing\ [Obs.]	   See {Gear}, {Gearing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Geese \Geese\ (g[=e]s), n.,	   pl. of {Goose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Geest \Geest\, n. [Cf. LG. geest, geestland, sandy, dry and,	   OFries. g[=e]st, g[=a]st, g[=e]stlond, g[=a]stlond, fr.	   Fries. g[=a]st barren. Cf. {Geason}.]	   Alluvial matter on the surface of land, not of recent origin.	   --R. Jameson.	   [1913 Webster]
Geet \Geet\, n. [See {Jet}.]	   Jet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Geez \Geez\, n.	   The original native name for the ancient Ethiopic language or	   people. See {Ethiopic}.	   [1913 Webster]
geezer \gee"zer\, n. [Dial. corrupt. of {Guiser} a mummer.]	   A queer old fellow; an old chap; sometimes, an old woman.	   [Contemptuous, Slang.]	   Syn: bloke.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
gegenschein \ge"gen*schein`\ (g[=a]"g[i^]n*sh[imac]n`) n.	   [German: counterglow.]	   A faint patch of light in the night sky that appears opposite	   the sun; a reflection of sunlight by micrometeoric material	   in space.	   Syn: counterglow.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gehenna \Ge*hen"na\ (g[-e]*h[e^]n"n[.a]), prop. n. [L. Gehenna,	   Gr. Ge`enna, Heb. G[=e] Hinn[=o]m.] (Jewish Hist.)	   The valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where some of the	   Israelites sacrificed their children to Moloch, which, on	   this account, was afterward regarded as a place of	   abomination, and made a receptacle for all the refuse of the	   city, perpetual fires being kept up in order to prevent	   pestilential effluvia. In the New Testament the name is	   transferred, by an easy metaphor, to Hell.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pleasant valley of Hinnom. Tophet thence	         And black Gehenna called, the type of Hell. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
geic \ge"ic\ (j[=e]"[i^]k), a. [Gr. gh^ earth.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, earthy or vegetable mold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {geic acid}. (Chem.) See {Humin}.	      [1913 Webster]
gein \ge"in\ (j[=e]"[i^]n), n. [Gr. gh^ earth.] (Chem.)	   See {Humin}.	   [1913 Webster]
geisha \gei"sha\ (g[=a]"sh[.a]), n.; pl. {geisha}	   (g[=a]"sh[.a]), {Geishas} (g[=a]"sh[.a]z). [Jap., art	   person.]	   A Japanese singing and dancing girl, trained to provide	   entertainment and company for a man or group of men.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Geissler tube \Geis"sler tube`\ (Elec.)	   A glass tube provided with platinum electrodes, and	   containing some gas under very low tension, which becomes	   luminous when an electrical discharge is passed through it;	   -- so called from the name of a noted maker in germany. It is	   called also {Pl["u]cker tube}, from the German physicist who	   devised it.	   [1913 Webster]
Geitonogamy \Gei"to*nog"a*my\, n. [Gr. ? neighbor + ? marriage.]	   (Bot.)	   Fertilization of flowers by pollen from other flowers on the	   same plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelable \Gel"a*ble\, a. [L. gelare to congeal: cf. F. gelable.	   See {Geal}.]	   Capable of being congealed; capable of being converted into	   jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelada \Gel"a*da\, n. (Zool.)	   A baboon ({Gelada Ruppelli}) of Abyssinia, remarkable for the	   length of the hair on the neck and shoulders of the adult	   male.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelastic \Ge*las"tic\, a. [Gr. ? inclined to laugh, from ? to	   laugh.]	   Pertaining to laughter; used in laughing. "Gelastic muscles."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatification \Ge*lat"i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Gelatin + L. -ficare.	   (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   The formation of gelatin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatigenous \Gel`a*tig"e*nous\, n. [Gelatin + -genous.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Producing, or yielding, gelatin; gelatiniferous; as, the	   gelatigeneous tissues. Gelatin
Gelatin \Gel"a*tin\, Gelatine \Gel"a*tine\, n. [F. g['e]latine,	   fr. L. gelare to congeal. See {Geal}.] (Chem.)	   Animal jelly; glutinous material obtained from animal tissues	   by prolonged boiling. Specifically (Physiol. Chem.), a	   nitrogeneous colloid, not existing as such in the animal	   body, but formed by the hydrating action of boiling water on	   the collagen of various kinds of connective tissue (as	   tendons, bones, ligaments, etc.). Its distinguishing	   character is that of dissolving in hot water, and forming a	   jelly on cooling. It is an important ingredient of	   calf's-foot jelly, isinglass, glue, etc. It is used as food,	   but its nutritious qualities are of a low order.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both spellings, gelatin and gelatine, are in good use,	         but the tendency of writers on physiological chemistry	         favors the form in -in, as in the United States	         Dispensatory, the United States Pharmacop[oe]ia,	         Fownes' Watts' Chemistry, Brande & Cox's Dictionary.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blasting gelatin}, an explosive, containing about	      ninety-five parts of nitroglycerin and five of collodion.	      	   {Gelatin process}, a name applied to a number of processes in	      the arts, involving the use of gelatin. Especially:	   (a) (Photog.) A dry-plate process in which gelatin is used as	       a substitute for collodion as the sensitized material.	       This is the dry-plate process in general use, and plates	       of extreme sensitiveness are produced by it.	   (b) (Print.) A method of producing photographic copies of	       drawings, engravings, printed pages, etc., and also of	       photographic pictures, which can be printed from in a	       press with ink, or (in some applications of the process)	       which can be used as the molds of stereotype or	       electrotype plates.	   (c) (Print. or Copying) A method of producing facsimile	       copies of an original, written or drawn in aniline ink	       upon paper, thence transferred to a cake of gelatin	       softened with glycerin, from which impressions are taken	       upon ordinary paper.	   {Vegetable gelatin}. See {Gliadin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gelatinate \Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelatinated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Gelatinating}.]	   To convert into gelatin, or into a substance resembling	   jelly.	   [1913 Webster]	Gelatinate \Ge*lat"i*nate\, v. i.	   To be converted into gelatin, or into a substance like jelly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lapis lazuli, if calcined, does not effervesce, but	         gelatinates with the mineral acids.      --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatination \Ge*lat`i*na"tion\, n.	   The act of process of converting into gelatin, or a substance	   like jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatine \Gel"a*tine\, n.	   Same as {Gelatin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatiniferous \Gel`a*tin*if"er*ous\, a. [Gelatin + -ferous.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Yielding gelatin on boiling with water; capable of	   gelatination.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatiniform \Gel`a*tin"i*form\, a.	   Having the form of gelatin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatinization \Ge*lat`i*ni*za"tion\, n.	   Same as {Gelatination}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatinize \Ge*lat"i*nize\, v. t.	   1. To convert into gelatin or jelly. Same as {Gelatinate}, v.	      t.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog.) To coat, or otherwise treat, with gelatin.	      [1913 Webster]	Gelatinize \Ge*lat"i*nize\, v. i.	   Same as {Gelatinate}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelatinous \Ge*lat"i*nous\, a. [Cf. F. g['e]latineux.]	   Of the nature and consistence of gelatin or the jelly;	   resembling jelly; viscous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelation \Ge*la"tion\, n. [L. gelatio a freezing, fr. gelare to	   freeze.] (Astron.)	   The process of becoming solid by cooling; a cooling and	   solidifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Geld \Geld\, n. [AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, payment, fr.	   gieldan to pay, render. See {Yield}.]	   Money; tribute; compensation; ransom.[Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word occurs in old law books in composition, as in	         danegeld, or danegelt, a tax imposed by the Danes;	         weregeld, compensation for the life of a man, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Geld \Geld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gelded} or Gelt (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gelding}.] [Icel. gelda to castrate; akin to Dan.	   gilde, Sw. g[aum]lla, and cf. AS. gilte a young sow, OHG.	   galt dry, not giving milk, G. gelt, Goth. gilpa siclke.]	   1. To castrate; to emasculate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of anything essential.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bereft and gelded of his patrimony.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of anything exceptionable; as, to geld a book,	      or a story; to expurgate. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Geldable \Geld"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being gelded.	   [1913 Webster]	Geldable \Geld"a*ble\, a. [From {Geld} money.]	   Liable to taxation. [Obs.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelder \Geld"er\, n.	   One who gelds or castrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelder-rose \Gel"der-rose\, n.	   Same as {Guelder-rose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelding \Geld"ing\, n. [Icel. gelding a gelding, akin to	   geldingr wether, eunuch, Sw. g[aum]lling gelding, Dan.	   gilding eunuch. See {Geld}, v. t.]	   A castrated animal; -- usually applied to a horse, but	   formerly used also of the human male.	   [1913 Webster]	         They went down both into the water, Philip and the	         gelding, and Philip baptized him.        --Wyclif (Acts	                                                  viii. 38).	   [1913 Webster]	Gelding \Geld"ing\, p. pr., a., & vb. n.	   from {Geld}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelechia \Gelechia\ n.	   The type genus of the {Gelechiidae}, including pink	   bollworms.	   Syn: genus {Gelechia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gelechiid \gelechiid\ n.	   a small slender-winged moth whose larvae are agricultural	   pests.	   Syn: gelechiid moth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gelechiidae \Gelechiidae\ n.	   A family of moths which include important economic pests,	   feeding on the seeds of the cotton boll.	   Syn: family {Gelechiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gelid \Gel"id\ (j[e^]l"[i^]d), a. [L. gelidus, fr. gelu frost,	   cold. See {Cold}, and cf. {Congeal}, {Gelatin}, {Jelly}.]	   Cold; very cold; frozen. "Gelid founts." --Thompson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelidity \Ge*lid"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being gelid.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelidly \Gel"id*ly\, adv.	   In a gelid manner; coldly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelidness \Gel"id*ness\, n.	   The state of being gelid; gelidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelly \Gel"ly\ (j[e^]l"l[y^]), n.	   Jelly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Geloscopy \Ge*los"copy\, n. [Gr. ? to laugh + -scopy.]	   Divination by means of laughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelose \Ge*lose"\, n. [See {Gelatin}.] (Chem.)	   An amorphous, gummy carbohydrate, found in Gelidium,	   agar-agar, and other seaweeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelsemic \Gel*se"mic\, a.	   Gelseminic.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelsemine \Gel"se*mine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid obtained from the yellow jasmine ({Gelsemium	   sempervirens}), as a bitter white semicrystalline substance;	   -- called also {gelsemia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelseminic \Gel`se*min"ic\, n. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the yellow jasmine	   ({Gelsemium sempervirens}); as, gelseminic acid, a white	   crystalline substance resembling esculin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gelsemium \Gel*se"mium\, n. [NL., fr. It. gelsomino jasmine.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants. The yellow (false)	      jasmine ({Gelsemium sempervirens}) is a native of the	      Southern United States. It has showy and deliciously	      fragrant flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The root of the yellow jasmine, used in malarial	      fevers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Gelt \Gelt\, n. [See 1st {Geld}.]	   Trubute, tax. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All these the king granted unto them . . . free from	         all gelts and payments, in a most full and ample	         manner.                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Gelt \Gelt\, n. [See {Gelt}, v. t.]	   A gelding. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gelt \Gelt\, n.	   Gilding; tinsel. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gem \Gem\, n. [OE. gemme precious stone, F. gemme, fr. L. gemma	   a precious stone, bud.]	   1. (Bot.) A bud.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the joints of thy prolific stem	            A swelling knot is raised called a gem. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A precious stone of any kind, as the ruby, emerald, topaz,	      sapphire, beryl, spinel, etc., especially when cut and	      polished for ornament; a jewel. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything of small size, or expressed within brief limits,	      which is regarded as a gem on account of its beauty or	      value, as a small picture, a verse of poetry, a witty or	      wise saying.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial gem}, an imitation of a gem, made of glass	      colored with metallic oxide. Cf. {Paste}, and {Strass}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gem \Gem\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gemming}]	   1. To put forth in the form of buds. "Gemmed their blossoms."	      [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn with gems or precious stones.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To embellish or adorn, as with gems; as, a foliage gemmed	      with dewdrops.	      [1913 Webster]	            England is . . . gemmed with castles and palaces.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Gemara \Ge*ma"ra\, n. [Heb.] (Jewish Law)	   The second part of the Talmud, or the commentary on the	   Mishna (which forms the first part or text).	   [1913 Webster]
Gemaric \Ge*mar"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to the Gemara.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemarist \Ge*ma"rist\, n.	   One versed in the Gemara, or adhering to its teachings.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemel \Gem"el\, a. [OF. gemel twin, F. jumeau, L. gemellus twin,	   doubled, dim. of geminus. See {Gemini}, and cf. {Gimmal}.]	   (Her.)	   Coupled; paired.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bars gemel} (Her.), two barrulets placed near and parallel	      to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	Gemel \Gem"el\, n.	   1. One of the twins. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Heb.) One of the barrulets placed parallel and closed to	      each other. Cf. {Bars gemel}, under {Gemel}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two gemels silver between two griffins passant.	                                                  --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gemel hinge} (Locksmithing), a hinge consisting of an eye or	      loop and a hook.	   {Gemel ring}, a ring with two or more links; a gimbal. See	      {Gimbal}.	   {Gemel window}, a window with two bays.	      [1913 Webster]
Gemellipa-rous \Gem`el*lip"a-rous\, a. [L. gemellipara, fem.,	   gemellus twin + parere to bear, produce.]	   Producing twins. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Geminal \Gem"i*nal\, a. [L. geminus twin.]	   A pair. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Geminate \Gem"i*nate\, a. [L. geminatus, p. p. of genimare to	   double. See {Gemini}.] (Bot.)	   In pairs or twains; two together; binate; twin; as, geminate	   flowers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	Geminate \Gem"i*nate\, v. t.	   To double. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemination \Gem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. geminatio.]	   A doubling; duplication; repetition. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemini \Gem"i*ni\, n. pl. [L., twins, pl. of geminus; cf. Skr.	   j?mi related as brother or sister.] (Astron.)	   A constellation of the zodiac, containing the two bright	   stars Castor and Pollux; also, the third sign of the zodiac,	   which the sun enters about May 20th.	   [1913 Webster]
Geminiflorous \Gem`i*ni*flo"rous\, a. [L. geminus twin + flos,	   floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   Having the flowers arranged in pairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Geminous \Gem"i*nous\, a. [L. geminus.]	   Double; in pairs. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Geminy \Gemi*ny\, n. [See {Gemini}.]	   Twins; a pair; a couple. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemitores \Gem`i*to"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. gemere, gemitum,	   to sign, moan.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds including the true pigeons.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemma \Gem"ma\, n.; pl. {Gemm[ae]}. [L., a bud.]	   1. (Bot.) A leaf bud, as distinguished from a flower bud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A bud spore; one of the small spores or buds in	      the reproduction of certain Protozoa, which separate one	      at a time from the parent cell.	      [1913 Webster]
Gemmaceous \Gem*ma"ceous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to gems or to gemm[ae]; of the nature of, or	   resembling, gems or gemm[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmary \Gem"ma*ry\, a. [L. gemmarius. See {Gem}.]	   Of or pertaining to gems.	   [1913 Webster]	Gemmary \Gem"ma*ry\, n.	   A receptacle for jewels or gems; a jewel house; jewels or	   gems, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmate \Gem"mate\, a. [L. gemmatus, p. p. of gemmare to put	   forth buds, fr. gemma bud.] (Bot.)	   Having buds; reproducing by buds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmated \Gem"ma*ted\, a.	   Having buds; adorned with gems or jewels.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmation \Gem*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gemmation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.) The formation of a new individual, either animal	      or vegetable, by a process of budding; an asexual method	      of reproduction; gemmulation; gemmiparity. See {Budding}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The arrangement of buds on the stalk; also, of	      leaves in the bud.	      [1913 Webster]
Gemmeous \Gem"me*ous\, a. [L. gemmeus. See {Gem}.]	   Pertaining to gems; of the nature of gems; resembling gems.	   --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmiferous \Gem*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. gemma bud + -ferous: cf. F.	   gemmif[`e]re.]	   Producing gems or buds; (Biol.) multiplying by buds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmification \Gem`mi*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. gemma bud + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.] (Biol.)	   The production of a bud or gem.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmiflorate \Gem`mi*flo"rate\, a. [L. gemma bud + flos, floris,	   flower.] (Bot.)	   Having flowers like buds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemminess \Gem"mi*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being gemmy; spruceness; smartness.	   Gemmipara
Gemmipara \Gem*mip"a*ra\Gemmipares \Gem*mip"a*res\n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. L. gemma bud + parere to produce.] (Zool.)	   Animals which increase by budding, as hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmiparity \Gem`mi*par"i*ty\, n. (Biol.)	   Reproduction by budding; gemmation. See {Budding}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmiparous \Gem*mip"a*rous\, a. [Cf. F. gemmipare.] (Biol.)	   Producing buds; reproducing by buds. See {Gemmation}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmosity \Gem*mos"i*ty\, n. [L. gemmosus set with jewels. See	   {Gem}.]	   The quality or characteristics of a gem or jewel. [Obs.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmulation \Gem`mu*la"tion\, n. [From L. gemmula, dim. of gemma	   bud.] (Biol.)	   See {Gemmation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmule \Gem"mule\, n. [L. gemmula, dim. of gemma: cf. F.	   gemmule. See {Gem}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A little leaf bud, as the plumule between the	          cotyledons.	      (b) One of the buds of mosses.	      (c) One of the reproductive spores of alg[ae].	      (d) An ovule.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.)	      (a) A bud produced in generation by gemmation.	      (b) One of the imaginary granules or atoms which,	          according to Darwin's hypothesis of pangenesis, are	          continually being thrown off from every cell or unit,	          and circulate freely throughout the system, and when	          supplied with proper nutriment multiply by	          self-division and ultimately develop into cells like	          those from which they were derived. They are supposed	          to be transmitted from the parent to the offspring,	          but are often transmitted in a dormant state during	          many generations and are then developed. See	          {Pangenesis}.	          [1913 Webster]
Gemmuliferous \Gem`mu*lif"er*ous\, a. [Gemmule + -ferous.]	   Bearing or producing gemmules or buds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemmy \Gem"my\, a. [From {Gem}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Full of gems; bright; glittering like a gem.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gemmy bridle glittered free.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spruce; smart. [Colloq. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gemote \Ge*mote"\, n. [As. gem?t an assembly. See {Meet}, v. t.]	   (AS. Hist.)	   A meeting; -- used in combination, as, Witenagemote, an	   assembly of the wise men.	   [1913 Webster]
Gems \Gems\, n. [G.] (Zool.)	   The chamois.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemsbok \Gems"bok\, n. [D.; akin to G. gemsbock the male or buck	   of the chamois; gemse chamois, goat of the Alps + bock buck.]	   (Zool.)	   A South African antelope ({Oryx Capensis}), having long,	   sharp, nearly straight horns.	   [1913 Webster]
Gems-horn \Gems"-horn`\, n. [G., prop., chamois horn.] (Mus.)	   An organ stop with conical tin pipes.	   [1913 Webster]
Gemul \Ge*mul"\, n. (Zool.)	   A small South American deer ({Furcifer Chilensis}), with	   simple forked horns. [Written also {guemul}.]	   [1913 Webster]
-gen \-gen\ [(1) From Gr. -gen-, from the same root as ge`nos	   race, stock (see {Genus}). (2) From Gr. suffix -genh`s born.	   Cf. F. -g[`e]ne.]	   1. A suffix used in scientific words in the sense of	      producing, generating: as, amphigen, amidogen, halogen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A suffix meaning produced, generated; as, exogen.	      [1913 Webster]
Gena \Ge"na\, [L., the cheek.] (Zool.)	      (a) The cheek; the feathered side of the under mandible of	          a bird.	      (b) The part of the head to which the jaws of an insect	          are attached.	          [1913 Webster]
Genappe \Ge*nappe"\, n. [From Genappe, in Belgium.]	   A worsted yarn or cord of peculiar smoothness, used in the	   manufacture of braid, fringe, etc. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gendarme \Gen`darme"\, n.; pl. {Gendarmes}, or {Gens d'armes}.	   [F.]	   1. (Mil.) One of a body of heavy cavalry. [Obs.] [France]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An armed policeman in France. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
gendarmerie \gen*darm"er*ie\ n. [F. gendarmerie.]	   The French police force; the body of gendarmes or gendarmes	   collectively. [Also spelled {gendarmery}.]	   Syn: gendarmery.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
gendarmery \gen*darm"er*y\, n.	   Same as {gendarmerie}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gender \Gen"der\ (j[e^]n"d[~e]r), n. [OF. genre, gendre (with	   excrescent d.), F.genre, fr. L. genus, generis, birth,	   descent, race, kind, gender, fr. the root of genere, gignere,	   to beget, in pass., to be born, akin to E. kin. See {Kin},	   and cf. {Generate}, {Genre}, {Gentle}, {Genus}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Kind; sort. [Obs.] "One gender of herbs." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sex, male or female.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The use of the term gender to refer to the sex of an	         animal, especially a person, was once common, then fell	         into disuse as the term became used primarily for the	         distinction of grammatical declension forms in	         inflected words. In the late 1900's, the term again	         became used to refer to the sex of people, as a	         euphemism for the term {sex}, especially in discussions	         of laws and policies on equal treatment of sexes.	         Objections by prescriptivists that the term should be	         used only in a grammatical context ignored the earlier	         uses.	         [PJC]	   3. (Gram.) A classification of nouns, primarily according to	      sex; and secondarily according to some fancied or imputed	      quality associated with sex.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gender is a grammatical distinction and applies to	            words only. Sex is natural distinction and applies	            to living objects.                    --R. Morris.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Adjectives and pronouns are said to vary in gender when	         the form is varied according to the gender of the words	         to which they refer.	         [1913 Webster]	Gender \Gen"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gendered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gendering}.] [OF. gendrer, fr. L. generare. See {Gender},	   n.]	   To beget; to engender.	   [1913 Webster]	Gender \Gen"der\, v. i.	   To copulate; to breed. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Genderless \Gen"der*less\, a.	   Having no gender.	   [1913 Webster]
Geneagenesis \Gen`e*a*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? race + E. genesis.]	   (Biol.)	   Alternate generation. See under {Generation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Genealogic \Gen`e*a*log"ic\, a.	   Genealogical.	   [1913 Webster]
Genealogical \Gen`e*a*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   g['e]n['e]alogique.]	   Of or pertaining to genealogy; as, a genealogical table;	   genealogical order. -- {Gen`e*a*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Genealogical tree}, a family lineage or genealogy drawn out	      under the form of a tree and its branches.	      [1913 Webster]
Genealogist \Gen`e*al"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. g['e]n['e]alogiste.]	   One who traces genealogies or the descent of persons or	   families.	   [1913 Webster]
Genealogize \Gen`e*al"o*gize\, v. i.	   To investigate, or relate the history of, descents.	   [1913 Webster]
Genealogy \Gen`e*al"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Genealogies}. [OE.	   genealogi, genelogie, OF. genelogie, F. g['e]n['e]alogie, L.	   genealogia, fr. Gr. ?; ? birth, race, descent (akin to L.	   genus) + ? discourse.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An account or history of the descent of a person or family	      from an ancestor; enumeration of ancestors and their	      children in the natural order of succession; a pedigree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Regular descent of a person or family from a progenitor;	      pedigree; lineage.	      [1913 Webster]
Genearch \Gen"e*arch\, n. [Gr. ?; ? race + ? a leader.]	   The chief of a family or tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Genera \Gen"e*ra\, n. pl.	   See {Genus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Generability \Gen`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being generated. --Johnstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Generable \Gen"er*a*ble\, a. [L. generabilis.]	   Capable of being generated or produced. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
General \Gen"er*al\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]ral, fr. L. generalis. See	   {Genus}.]	   1. Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class	      or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable	      economy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Comprehending many species or individuals; not special or	      particular; including all particulars; as, a general	      inference or conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not restrained or limited to a precise import; not	      specific; vague; indefinite; lax in signification; as, a	      loose and general expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Common to many, or the greatest number; widely spread;	      prevalent; extensive, though not universal; as, a general	      opinion; a general custom.	      [1913 Webster]	            This general applause and cheerful shout	            Argue your wisdom and your love to Richard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having a relation to all; common to the whole; as, Adam,	      our general sire. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. As a whole; in gross; for the most part.	      [1913 Webster]	            His general behavior vain, ridiculous. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Usual; common, on most occasions; as, his general habit or	      method.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word general, annexed to a name of office, usually	         denotes chief or superior; as, attorney-general;	         adjutant general; commissary general; quartermaster	         general; vicar-general, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {General agent} (Law), an agent whom a principal employs to	      transact all his business of a particular kind, or to act	      in his affairs generally.	   {General assembly}. See the Note under {Assembly}.	   {General average}, {General Court}. See under {Average},	      {Court}.	   {General court-martial} (Mil.), the highest military and	      naval judicial tribunal.	   {General dealer} (Com.), a shopkeeper who deals in all	      articles in common use.	   {General demurrer} (Law), a demurrer which objects to a	      pleading in general terms, as insufficient, without	      specifying the defects. --Abbott.	   {General epistle}, a canonical epistle.	   {General guides} (Mil.), two sergeants (called the right, and	      the left, general guide) posted opposite the right and	      left flanks of an infantry battalion, to preserve accuracy	      in marching. --Farrow.	   {General hospitals} (Mil.), hospitals established to receive	      sick and wounded sent from the field hospitals. --Farrow.	   {General issue} (Law), an issue made by a general plea, which	      traverses the whole declaration or indictment at once,	      without offering any special matter to evade it.	      --Bouvier. --Burrill.	   {General lien} (Law), a right to detain a chattel, etc.,	      until payment is made of any balance due on a general	      account.	   {General officer} (Mil.), any officer having a rank above	      that of colonel.	   {General orders} (Mil.), orders from headquarters published	      to the whole command.	   {General practitioner}, in the United States, one who	      practices medicine in all its branches without confining	      himself to any specialty; in England, one who practices	      both as physician and as surgeon.	   {General ship}, a ship not chartered or let to particular	      parties.	   {General term} (Logic), a term which is the sign of a general	      conception or notion.	   {General verdict} (Law), the ordinary comprehensive verdict	      in civil actions, "for the plaintiff" or "for the	      defendant". --Burrill.	   {General warrant} (Law), a warrant, now illegal, to apprehend	      suspected persons, without naming individuals.	   Syn: Syn. {General}, {Common}, {Universal}.	   Usage: Common denotes primarily that in which many share; and	          hence, that which is often met with. General is	          stronger, denoting that which pertains to a majority	          of the individuals which compose a genus, or whole.	          Universal, that which pertains to all without	          exception. To be able to read and write is so common	          an attainment in the United States, that we may	          pronounce it general, though by no means universal.	          [1913 Webster]	General \Gen"er*al\, n. [F. g['e]n['e]ral. See {General}., a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The whole; the total; that which comprehends or relates to	      all, or the chief part; -- opposed to particular.	      [1913 Webster]	            In particulars our knowledge begins, and so spreads	            itself by degrees to generals.        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) One of the chief military officers of a government	      or country; the commander of an army, of a body of men not	      less than a brigade. In European armies, the highest	      military rank next below field marshal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States the office of General of the Army	         has been created by temporary laws, and has been held	         only by Generals U. S. Grant, W. T. Sherman, and P. H.	         Sheridan. Popularly, the title General is given to	         various general officers, as General, Lieutenant	         general, Major general, Brigadier general, Commissary	         general, etc. See {Brigadier general}, {Lieutenant	         general}, {Major general}, in the Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) The roll of the drum which calls the troops	      together; as, to beat the general.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) The chief of an order of monks, or of all the	      houses or congregations under the same rule.	      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Generalia \Gen`e*ra"li*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl., fr. L. generalis.]	   Generalities; general terms. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
generalise \generalise\ v.	   same as {generalize}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Generalissimo \Gen`er*al*is"si*mo\, n. [It., superl. of generale	   general. See {General}, a.]	   The chief commander of an army; especially, the commander in	   chief of an army consisting of two or more grand divisions	   under separate commanders; -- a title used in most foreign	   countries.	   [1913 Webster]
Generality \Gen`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Generalities}. [L.	   generalitas: cf. F. g['e]n['e]ralit['e]. Cf. {Generalty}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being general; the quality of including	      species or particulars. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is general; that which lacks specificalness,	      practicalness, or application; a general or vague	      statement or phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us descend from generalities to particulars.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glittering and sounding generalities of natural	            right which make up the Declaration of Independence.	                                                  --R. Choate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The main body; the bulk; the greatest part; as, the	      generality of a nation, or of mankind.	      [1913 Webster]
Generalizable \Gen"er*al*i`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being generalized, or reduced to a general form of	   statement, or brought under a general rule.	   [1913 Webster]	         Extreme cases are . . . not generalizable. --Coleridge	   [1913 Webster]
Generalization \Gen`er*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   g['e]n['e]ralisation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of generalizing; the act of bringing	      individuals or particulars under a genus or class;	      deduction of a general principle from particulars.	      [1913 Webster]	            Generalization is only the apprehension of the one	            in the many.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A general inference.	      [1913 Webster]
generalize \gen"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generalized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Generalizing}.] [Cf. F. g['e]n['e]raliser.]	   [Also spelled {generalise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in	      relation to a genus or to genera.	      [1913 Webster]	            Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by	            merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton	            generalized them still more by referring this last	            to the motion of a stone through the air. --W.	                                                  Nicholson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more	      extensive application; to extend so as to include all	      special cases; to make universal in application, as a	      formula or rule.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a fact is generalized, our discontent is	            quited, and we consider the generality itself as	            tantamount to an explanation.         --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general	      principle) from particulars. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: generalize, extrapolate, infer.	        [1913 Webster]	              A mere conclusion generalized from a great	              multitude of facts.                 --Coleridge.	        [1913 Webster]	   4. To speak in generalities; to talk in abstract terms.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: generalise, speak generally.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Generalize \Gen"er*al*ize\, v. i.	   To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a	   genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.	   [1913 Webster]
Generalized \Gen"er*al*ized\, a. (Zool.)	   Comprising structural characters which are separated in more	   specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.	   [1913 Webster]
Generalizer \Gen"er*al*i`zer\, n.	   One who takes general or comprehensive views. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Generally \Gen"er*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In general; commonly; extensively, though not universally;	      most frequently.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a general way, or in general relation; in the main;	      upon the whole; comprehensively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Generally speaking, they live very quietly.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Collectively; as a whole; without omissions. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I counsel that all Israel be generally gathered unto	            thee.                                 --2 Sam. xvii.	                                                  ll.	      [1913 Webster]
Generalness \Gen"er*al*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being general; frequency;	   commonness. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
General semantics \Gen"er*al sem*an"tics\, n. (1933)	   a doctrine and philosophical approach to language and its	   relationship to thought and behavior, developed by Alfred	   Korzybski (1879-1950), which holds that the capacity to	   express ideas and thereby improve one's interaction with	   others and one's environment is enhanced by training in the	   more critical use of words and other symbols; -- sometimes	   also called {semantics}.	   Note: More information can be found on the web site of the [a	         HREF="http:]/www.general-semantics.org/">Institute of	         General Semantics.	         [PJC]	               General Semantics is the study of the relations	               between language, "thought", and behavior:	               between how we talk, therefore how we think,	               therefore how we act.              --George Doris
Generalship \Gen"er*al*ship\, n.	   1. The office of a general; the exercise of the functions of	      a general; -- sometimes, with the possessive pronoun, the	      personality of a general.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your generalship puts me in mind of Prince Eugene.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Military skill in a general officer or commander.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Leadership; management.	      [1913 Webster]	            An artful stroke of generalship in Trim to raise a	            dust.                                 --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]
Generalty \Gen"er*al*ty\, n.	   Generality. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Generant \Gen"er*ant\, a. [L. generans, p. pr. of generare.]	   Generative; producing; esp. (Geom.), acting as a generant.	   [1913 Webster]	Generant \Gen"er*ant\, n.	   1. That which generates. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A generatrix.	      [1913 Webster]
Generate \Gen"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Generated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Generating}.] [L. generatus, p. p. of generare to	   generate, fr. genus. See {Genus}, {Gender}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To beget; to procreate; to propagate; to produce (a being	      similar to the parent); to engender; as, every animal	      generates its own species.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be; to bring into life. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To originate, especially by a vital or chemical process;	      to produce; to cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever generates a quantity of good chyle must	            likewise generate milk.               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) To trace out, as a line, figure, or solid, by the	      motion of a point or a magnitude of inferior order.	      [1913 Webster]
Generation \Gen`er*a"tion\, n. [OE. generacioun, F.	   g['e]n['e]ration, fr.L. generatio.]	   1. The act of generating or begetting; procreation, as of	      animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Origination by some process, mathematical, chemical, or	      vital; production; formation; as, the generation of	      sounds, of gases, of curves, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is generated or brought forth; progeny;	      offspiring.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A single step or stage in the succession of natural	      descent; a rank or remove in genealogy. Hence: The body of	      those who are of the same genealogical rank or remove from	      an ancestor; the mass of beings living at one period;	      also, the average lifetime of man, or the ordinary period	      of time at which one rank follows another, or father is	      succeeded by child, usually assumed to be one third of a	      century; an age.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the book of the generations of Adam. --Gen.	                                                  v. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall remain there [in Babylon] many years, and	            for a long season, namely, seven generations.	                                                  --Baruch vi.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            All generations and ages of the Christian church.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Race; kind; family; breed; stock.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy mother's of my generation; what's she, if I be a	            dog?                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geom.) The formation or production of any geometrical	      magnitude, as a line, a surface, a solid, by the motion,	      in accordance with a mathematical law, of a point or a	      magnitude; as, the generation of a line or curve by the	      motion of a point, of a surface by a line, a sphere by a	      semicircle, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Biol.) The aggregate of the functions and phenomene which	      attend reproduction.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are four modes of generation in the animal	         kingdom: scissiparity or by fissiparous generation,	         gemmiparity or by budding, germiparity or by germs, and	         oviparity or by ova.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Alternate generation} (Biol.), alternation of sexual with	      asexual generation, in which the products of one process	      differ from those of the other, -- a form of reproduction	      common both to animal and vegetable organisms. In the	      simplest form, the organism arising from sexual generation	      produces offspiring unlike itself, agamogenetically.	      These, however, in time acquire reproductive organs, and	      from their impregnated germs the original parent form is	      reproduced. In more complicated cases, the first series of	      organisms produced agamogenetically may give rise to	      others by a like process, and these in turn to still other	      generations. Ultimately, however, a generation is formed	      which develops sexual organs, and the original form is	      reproduced.	   {Spontaneous generation} (Biol.), the fancied production of	      living organisms without previously existing parents from	      inorganic matter, or from decomposing organic matter, a	      notion which at one time had many supporters; abiogenesis.	      [1913 Webster]
Generative \Gen"er*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. g['e]n['e]ratif.]	   Having the power of generating, propagating, originating, or	   producing. "That generative particle." --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Generator \Gen"er*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or	      produces.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 acid	      gas, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The principal sound or sounds by which others are	      produced; the fundamental note or root of the common	      chord; -- called also {generating tone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) Any machine that transforms mechanical into	      electrical energy; a dynamo.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Math.) a mathematical entity which, when subjected to an	      operation, yields another mathematical entity; also, a	      {generatrix}.	      [PJC]
Generatrix \Gen`er*a"trix\, n.; pl. L. {Generatrices}, E.	   {Generatrixes}. [L.] (Geom.)	   That which generates; the point, or the mathematical	   magnitude, which, by its motion, generates another magnitude,	   as a line, surface, or solid; -- called also {describent}.	   Generic
Generic \Ge*ner"ic\, Generical \Ge*ner"ic*al\, a. [L. genus,	   generis, race, kind: cf. F. g['e]n['e]rique. See {Gender}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.) Pertaining to a genus or kind; relating to a	      genus, as distinct from a species, or from another genus;	      as, a generic description; a generic difference; a generic	      name. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very comprehensive; pertaining or appropriate to large	      classes or their characteristics; -- opposed to	      {specific}. [WordNet sense 3]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Commerce) Not protected by trademark; -- used especially	      of the names of medications; as, a generic drug; the	      generic name of Rogaine is minoxidil. [WordNet sense 2]	      [PJC]	   Note: Since patented medications cannot be sold except under	         license from the patentee, medication which is still	         under patent is not typically sold as a {generic drug},	         i.e., sold under its generic name, though it can be	         referred to by its generic name.	         [PJC]
Generically \Ge*ner"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   With regard to a genus, or an extensive class; as, an animal	   generically distinct from another, or two animals or plants	   generically allied.	   [1913 Webster]
Genericalness \Ge*ner"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being generic.	   [1913 Webster]
generic drug \ge*ner"ic drug`\, n.	   A medication sold under its generic name; -- usually legal	   only after the patent has expired, or if no patent was issued	   for the substance. Generic drugs are usually less expensive	   than proprietary medications.	   [PJC]	generic name \ge*ner"ic name`\, n.	   The name for a medication, as used in the pharmacopoeia; it	   cannot be a trademark. The name is typically given by the	   inventor or discoverer of the drug, but must be approved by a	   national or international naming authority.	   [PJC]
Generification \Ge*ner`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. genus kind, class +	   -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   The act or process of generalizing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Out of this the universal is elaborated by	         generification.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Generosity \Gen`er*os"i*ty\, n. [L. generositas: cf. F.	   g['e]n['e]rosit['e].]	   1. Noble birth. [Obs.] --Harris (Voyages).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being noble; noble-mindedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Generosity is in nothing more seen than in a candid	            estimation of other men's virtues and good	            qualities.                            --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liberality in giving; munificence.	   Syn: Magnanimity; liberality.	        [1913 Webster]
Generous \Gen"er*ous\, a. [F. g['e]n['e]reux, fr. L. generous of	   noble birth, noble, excellent, magnanimous, fr. genus birth,	   race: cf. It. generoso. See 2d {Gender}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of honorable birth or origin; highborn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The generous and gravest citizens.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting those qualities which are popularly reregarded	      as belonging to high birth; noble; honorable; magnanimous;	      spirited; courageous. "The generous critic." --Pope. "His	      generous spouse." --Pope. "A generous pack [of hounds]."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly;	      munificent; as, a generous friend or father.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by generosity; abundant; overflowing; as, a	      generous table. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Full of spirit or strength; stimulating; exalting; as,	      generous wine.	   Syn: Magnanimous; bountiful. See {Liberal}. --	        {Gen"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Gen"er*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Genesee epoch \Gen`e*see" ep"och\ (Geol.)	   The closing subdivision of the Hamilton period in the	   American Devonian system; -- so called because the formations	   of this period crop out in Genesee, New York.	   [1913 Webster]
Genesial \Ge*ne"sial\, a.	   Of or relating to generation.	   [1913 Webster]
Genesiolgy \Ge*ne`si*ol"gy\, n. [Gr. ? birth + -logy.]	   The doctrine or science of generation.	   [1913 Webster]
Genesis \Gen"e*sis\, n. [L., from Gr. ge`nesis, fr. the root of	   gi`gnesqai to beget, be born; akin to L. genus birth, race.	   See {Gender}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of producing, or giving birth or origin to	      anything; the process or mode of originating; production;	      formation; origination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The origin and genesis of poor Sterling's club.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the	      Greek translators, from its containing the history of the	      creation of the world and of the human race.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) Same as {Generation}. Genet
Genet \Gen"et\ (j[e^]n"[e^]t or j[-e]*n[e^]t"), Genette
\Ge*nette"\ (j[-e]*n[e^]t"), n. [F. genette, Sp. gineta, fr. Ar.	   jarnei[.t].]	   1. (Zool.) One of several species of small Carnivora of the	      genus {Genetta}, allied to the civets, but having the	      scent glands less developed, and without a pouch.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}) of Southern	         Europe, Asia Minor, and North Africa, is dark gray,	         spotted with black. The long tail is banded with black	         and white. The Cape genet ({Genetta felina}), and the	         berbe ({Genetta pardina}), are related African species.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The fur of the common genet ({Genetta vulgaris}); also,	      any skin dressed in imitation of this fur.	      [1913 Webster]
Genet \Gen"et\, n. [See {Jennet}.]	   A small-sized, well-proportioned, Spanish horse; a jennet.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Genethliac \Ge*neth"li*ac\, a. [L. genethliacus, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   belonging to one's birth, gene`qlh birth, fr. gi`gnesqai to	   be born.]	   Pertaining to nativities; calculated by astrologers; showing	   position of stars at one's birth. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Genethliac \Ge*neth"li*ac\, n.	   1. A birthday poem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One skilled in genethliacs.	      [1913 Webster]
Genethliacal \Gen`eth*li"a*cal\, a.	   Genethliac.	   [1913 Webster]
Genethliacs \Ge*neth"li*acs\, n.	   The science of calculating nativities, or predicting the	   future events of life from the stars which preside at birth.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Genethlialogy \Ge*neth`li*al"o*gy\, n. [Gr. geneqlhalogi`a	   astrology; gene`qlh birth + lo`gos discourse.]	   Divination as to the destinies of one newly born; the act or	   art of casting nativities; astrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Genethliatic \Ge*neth`li*at"ic\, n.	   One who calculates nativities. --Sir W. Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Genetic \Ge*net"ic\ (j[-e]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a.	   1. Same as {Genetical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to genes or genetics; as, the genetic	      code.	      [PJC]
Genetical \Ge*net"ic*al\ (j[-e]*n[e^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [See	   {Genesis}.]	   Pertaining to, concerned with, or determined by, the genesis	   of anything, or its natural mode of production or	   development.	   [1913 Webster]	         This historical, genetical method of viewing prior	         systems of philosophy.                   --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
genetically \ge*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a genetical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
geneticist \ge*net"i*cist\ n.	   a scientist who specializes in genetics.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Genetta \Genetta\ prop. n.	   A genus of mammals comprising the genets.	   Syn: genus {Genetta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geneva \Ge*ne"va\, prop. n.	   The chief city of Switzerland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Geneva Bible}, a translation of the Bible into English, made	      and published by English refugees in Geneva (Geneva, 1560;	      London, 1576). It was the first English Bible printed in	      Roman type instead of the ancient black letter, the first	      which recognized the division into verses, and the first	      which omitted the Apocrypha. In form it was a small	      quarto, and soon superseded the large folio of Cranmer's	      translation. Called also {Genevan Bible}.	   {Geneva convention} (Mil.), an agreement made by	      representatives of the great continental powers at Geneva	      and signed in 1864, establishing new and more humane	      regulation regarding the treatment of the sick and wounded	      and the status of those who minister to them in war.	      Ambulances and military hospitals are made neutral, and	      this condition affects physicians, chaplains, nurses, and	      the ambulance corps. Great Britain signed the convention	      in 1865.	   {Geneva cross} (Mil.), a red Greek cross on a white ground;	      -- the flag and badge adopted in the Geneva convention.	      [1913 Webster]	Geneva \Ge*ne"va\, n. [F. geni[`e]vre juniper, juniper berry,	   gin, OF. geneivre juniper, fr. L. juniperus the juniper tree:	   cf. D. jenever, fr. F. geni[`e]vre. See {Juniper}, and cf.	   {Gin} a liquor.]	   A strongly alcoholic liquor, flavored with juniper berries;	   -- made in Holland; Holland gin; Hollands.	   [1913 Webster]
Genevan \Ge*ne"van\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Geneva, in Switzerland; Genevese.	   [1913 Webster]	Genevan \Ge*ne"van\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Geneva.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A supported of Genevanism.	      [1913 Webster]
Genevanism \Ge*ne"van*ism\, n. [From Geneva, where Calvin	   resided.]	   Strict Calvinism. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Genevese \Gen`e*vese"\, a. [Cf. L. Genevensis, F. g['e]nevois.]	   Of or pertaining to Geneva, in Switzerland; Genevan. -- n.	   sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Geneva; collectively,	   the inhabitants of Geneva; people of Geneva.	   [1913 Webster]
Genial \Ge*ni"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Same as {Genian}.	   [1913 Webster]	Genial \Gen"ial\, a. [L. genialis: cf. OF. genial. See	   {Genius}.]	   1. Contributing to, or concerned in, propagation or	      production; generative; procreative; productive. "The	      genial bed." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Creator Venus, genial power of love.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contributing to, and sympathizing with, the enjoyment of	      life; sympathetically cheerful and cheering; jovial and	      inspiring joy or happiness; exciting pleasure and	      sympathy; enlivening; kindly; as, she was of a cheerful	      and genial disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            So much I feel my genial spirits droop. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging to one's genius or natural character; native;	      natural; inborn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Natural incapacity and genial indisposition. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Denoting or marked with genius; belonging to the higher	      nature. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of genius have often attached the highest value	            to their less genial works.           --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Genial gods} (Pagan Mythol.), the powers supposed to preside	      over marriage and generation.	      [1913 Webster]
Geniality \Ge`ni*al"i*ty\, n. [L. genialitas.]	   The quality of being genial; sympathetic cheerfulness; warmth	   of disposition and manners.	   [1913 Webster]
Genially \Gen"ial*ly\, adv.	   1. By genius or nature; naturally. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some men are genially disposed to some opinions.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gayly; cheerfully. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Genialness \Gen"ial*ness\, n.	   The quality of being genial.	   [1913 Webster]
Genian \Ge*ni"an\, a. [Gr. ge`neion chin; akin to ? under jaw.	   Cf. {Chin}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the chin; mental; as, the genian	   prominence.	   [1913 Webster]
Geniculate \Ge*nic"u*late\, a. [L. geniculatus, fr. geniculum	   little knee, knot or joint, dim. of genu knee. See {Knee}.]	   Bent abruptly at an angle, like the knee when bent; as, a	   geniculate stem; a geniculate ganglion; a geniculate twin	   crystal.	   [1913 Webster]	Geniculate \Ge*nic"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Geniculated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Geniculating}.]	   To form joints or knots on. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Geniculated \Ge*nic"u*la`ted\, a.	   Same as {Geniculate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Geniculation \Ge*nic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. geniculatio a kneeling.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of kneeling. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being bent abruptly at an angle.	      [1913 Webster]
genie \ge"nie\, g'enie \g['e]`nie\(j[=e]"n[=e]), n. [F.]	   1. Same as {Genius}[1].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Islamic mythology) Same as {jinnee}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Fairy tales) A fabulous spirit having special powers,	      often appearing in human form, which, when summoned by a	      person, is required to perform the commands of the	      summoner. It is based on the mythological {jinnee}; the	      prototype is the genie residing in an oil lamp, summoned	      by Aladdin.	      [PJC]
Genio \Ge"ni*o\ (j[=e]"n[i^]*[-o]), n. [It. See {Genius}.]	   A man of a particular turn of mind. [R.] --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
geniohyoid \ge`ni*o*hy"oid\ (j[=e]`n[i^]*[-o]*h[imac]"oid), a.	   [Gr. ge`neion the chin + E. hyoid.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone; as, the	   geniohyoid muscle.	   [1913 Webster] Genip
Genip \Gen"ip\, n., or Genip tree \Genip tree\	   1. Any tree or shrub of the genus {Genipa}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The West Indian sapindaceous tree {Melicocca bijuga},	      which yields the honeyberry; also, the related trees	      {Exothea paniculata} and {E. trifoliata}; called also	      {ginep}.	   Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry,	        mamoncillo, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Genipap \Gen"i*pap\, n. (Bot.)	   The edible fruit of a West Indian tree ({Genipa Americana})	   of the order {Rubiace[ae]}. It is oval in shape, as a large	   as a small orange, of a pale greenish color, and with dark	   purple juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Genista \Ge*nis"ta\, prop. n. [L., broom.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the common broom of Western	   Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Genital \Gen"i*tal\, a. [L. genitalis, fr. genere, gignere, to	   beget: cf. F. g['e]nital. See {Gender}.]	   Pertaining to generation, or to the generative organs; as,	   genital herpes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Genital cord} (Anat.), a cord developed in the fetus by the	      union of portions of the Wolffian and M["u]llerian ducts	      and giving rise to parts of the urogenital passages in	      both sexes.	      [1913 Webster]
genitalia \genitalia\ n.	   The sex organs, especially the external sex organs, called	   the {external genitalia}; the genitals.	   Syn: genital, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Genitals \Gen"i*tals\, n. pl. [From {Genital}, a.: cf. L.	   genitalia.]	   The organs of generation; the sexual organs; the private	   parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Geniting \Gen"i*ting\, n. [See {Jenneting}.]	   A species of apple that ripens very early. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Genitival \Gen`i*ti"val\, a.	   Possessing genitive from; pertaining to, or derived from, the	   genitive case; as, a genitival adverb. -- {Gen`i*ti"val*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, a. [L. genitivus, fr. gignere, genitum,	   to beget: cf. F. g['e]nitif. See {Gender}.] (Gram.)	   Of or pertaining to that case (as the second case of Latin	   and Greek nouns) which expresses source or possession. It	   corresponds to the possessive case in English.	   [1913 Webster]	Genitive \Gen"i*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   The genitive case.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Genitive absolute}, a construction in Greek similar to the	      ablative absolute in Latin. See {Ablative absolute}.	      [1913 Webster]
Genitocrural \Gen`i*to*cru"ral\, a. [Genital + crural.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the genital organs and the thigh; -- applied	   especially to one of the lumbar nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Genitor \Gen"i*tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who begets; a generator; an originator. --Sheldon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The genitals. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Genitourinary \Gen`i*to*u"ri*na*ry\, a. [Genital + urinary.]	   (Anat.)	   See {Urogenital}.	   [1913 Webster]
Geniture \Gen"i*ture\, n. [L. genitura: cf. F. g['e]niture.]	   Generation; procreation; birth. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Genius \Gen"ius\, n.; pl. E. {Geniuses}; in sense 1, L. {Genii}.	   [L. genius, prop., the superior or divine nature which is	   innate in everything, the spirit, the tutelar deity or genius	   of a person or place, taste, talent, genius, from genere,	   gignere, to beget, bring forth. See {Gender}, and cf.	   {Engine}.]	   1. A good or evil spirit, or demon, supposed by the ancients	      to preside over a man's destiny in life; a tutelary deity;	      a supernatural being; a spirit, good or bad. Cf. {Jinnee}.	   Syn: genie.	        [1913 Webster]	              The unseen genius of the wood.      --Milton.	        [1913 Webster]	              We talk of genius still, but with thought how	              changed! The genius of Augustus was a tutelary	              demon, to be sworn by and to receive offerings on	              an altar as a deity.                --Tylor.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. The peculiar structure of mind with which each individual	      is endowed by nature; that disposition or aptitude of mind	      which is peculiar to each man, and which qualifies him for	      certain kinds of action or special success in any pursuit;	      special taste, inclination, or disposition; as, a genius	      for history, for poetry, or painting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Peculiar character; animating spirit, as of a nation, a	      religion, a language.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Distinguished mental superiority; uncommon intellectual	      power; especially, superior power of invention or	      origination of any kind, or of forming new combinations;	      as, a man of genius.	      [1913 Webster]	            Genius of the highest kind implies an unusual	            intensity of the modifying power.     --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A man endowed with uncommon vigor of mind; a man of	      superior intellectual faculties and creativity; as,	      Shakespeare was a rare genius.	   Syn: {Genius}, {Talent}.	   Usage: Genius implies high and peculiar gifts of nature,	          impelling the mind to certain favorite kinds of mental	          effort, and producing new combinations of ideas,	          imagery, etc. Talent supposes general strength of	          intellect, with a peculiar aptitude for being molded	          and directed to specific employments and valuable ends	          and purposes. Genius is connected more or less with	          the exercise of imagination, and reaches its ends by a	          kind of intuitive power. Talent depends more on high	          mental training, and a perfect command of all the	          faculties, memory, judgment, sagacity, etc. Hence we	          speak of a genius for poetry, painting. etc., and a	          talent for business or diplomacy. Among English	          orators, Lord Chatham was distinguished for his	          genius; William Pitt for his pre["e]minent talents,	          and especially his unrivaled talent for debate.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Genius loci}[L.], the genius or presiding divinity of a	      place; hence, the pervading spirit of a place or	      institution, as of a college, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Genoa cake \Gen"o*a cake\ (Cookery)	   A rich glazed cake, with almonds, pistachios, filberts, or	   other nuts; also, a rich currant cake with almonds on the	   top.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
genocidal \gen`o*cid"al\ a.	   Of or pertaining to genocide; as, the genocidal policies of	   the Serbs in Bosnia.	   [PJC]
genocide \gen"o*cide\ n.	   The systematic killing of a racial or cultural group; as, the	   Nazi genocide of Jews left few in Germany or Poland after	   World War II.	   Syn: race murder, racial extermination.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Genoese \Gen`o*ese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Genoa, a city of Italy; as, the Genoese	   sailor we call Columbus. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or	   inhabitant of Genoa; collectively, the people of Genoa.	   Syn: Genovese.	        [1913 Webster]
genotype \gen"o*type\ n. (Genetics)	   A group of organisms sharing a specific genetic constitution.	   [WordNet sense 1]	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Genetics) The genetic constitution of an organism,	      specifying the particular alleles at defined loci in the	      genome; -- used with respect to one gene, a specific group	      of genes, or the entire set of genes within the organism.	      Contrasted with {phenotype}.	   Syn: genetic constitution.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC] genotypic
genotypic \genotypic\ genotypical \genotypical\adj.	   of or pertaining to genotypes (definition 2); as, genotypical	   pattern.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Genouillere \Ge*nouil`l[`e]re"\, n. [F.]	   1. (Anc. Armor) A metal plate covering the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) That part of a parapet which lies between the gun	      platform and the bottom of an embrasure.	      [1913 Webster]
-genous \-ge*nous\ [-gen + -ous.]	   A suffix signifying producing, yielding; as, alkaligenous;	   endogenous.	   [1913 Webster]
Genovese \Genovese\ adj.	   1. same as {Genoese}.	   Syn: Genoese.	        [PJC]
Genre \Gen"re\ (zh[aum]N"r'), n. [F. See {Gender}.]	   1. Kind; genus; class; form; style, esp. in literature.	            French drama was lisping or still inarticulate; the	            great French genre of the fabliau was hardly born.	                                                  --Saintsbury.	            A particular demand . . . that we shall pay special	            attention to the matter of genres -- that is, to the	            different forms or categories of literature. --W. P.	                                                  Trent.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Fine Arts) A style of painting, sculpture, or other	      imitative art, which illustrates everyday life and	      manners.	      [1913 Webster]
Gens \Gens\ (j[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Gentes} (j[e^]n"t[=e]z). [L. See	   {Gentle}, a.] (Rom. Hist.)	   1. A clan or family connection, embracing several families of	      the same stock, who had a common name and certain common	      religious rites; a subdivision of the Roman curia or	      tribe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ethnol.) A minor subdivision of a tribe, among American	      aborigines. It includes those who have a common descent,	      and bear the same totem.	      [1913 Webster]
Gent \Gent\, a. [OF. gent, fr. L. genitus born, or (less prob.)	   fr. gentilis. See {Genteel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Gentle; noble; of gentle birth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All of a knight [who] was fair and gent. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Neat; pretty; fine; elegant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her body gent and small.              --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Genteel \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 from	      vulgarity, or lowness of taste or behavior; adapted to a	      refined or cultivated taste; polite; well-bred; as,	      genteel company, manners, address.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Graceful in mien or form; elegant in appearance, dress, or	      manner; as, the lady has a genteel person. Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suited to the position of lady or a gentleman; as, to live	      in a genteel allowance.	   Syn: Polite; well-bred; refined; polished.	        [1913 Webster]
Genteelish \Gen*teel"ish\, a.	   Somewhat genteel.	   [1913 Webster]
Genteelly \Gen*teel"ly\, adv.	   In a genteel manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Genteelness \Gen*teel"ness\, n.	   The quality of being genteel. Genterie
Genterie \Gen"ter*ie\, Gentrie \Gen"trie\, n. [OE. See	   {Gentry}.]	   Nobility of birth or of character; gentility. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentian \Gen"tian\ (j[e^]n"shan or j[e^]n"sh[i^]*an), n. [OE.	   genciane, F. gentiane, L. gentiana, fr. Gentius, an Illyrian	   king, said to have discovered its properties.] (Bot.)	   Any one of a genus ({Gentiana}) of herbaceous plants with	   opposite leaves and a tubular four- or five-lobed corolla,	   usually blue, but sometimes white, yellow, or red. See	   Illust. of {Capsule}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many species are found on the highest mountains of	         Europe, Asia, and America, and some are prized for	         their beauty, as the Alpine ({Gentiana verna},	         {Gentiana Bavarica}, and {Gentiana excisa}), and the	         American fringed gentians ({Gentiana crinita} and	         {Gentiana detonsa}). Several are used as tonics,	         especially the bitter roots of {Gentiana lutea}, the	         officinal gentian of the pharmacopoeias.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Horse gentian}, fever root.	   {Yellow gentian} (Bot.), the officinal gentian ({Gentiana	      lutea}). See {Bitterwort}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gentiana \Gentiana\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Gentianaceae}; it is a genus of herbs	   nearly cosmopolitan in cool temperate regions; in some	   classifications it includes the genera {Gentianopsis} and	   {Gentianella}.	   Syn: genus {Gentiana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gentianaceae \Gentianaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of chiefly herbaceous plants with showy	   flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals.	   Syn: family {Gentianaceae}, gentian family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gentianales \Gentianales\ prop. n.	   An order of plants including the {Gentianaceae};	   {Apocyanaceae}; {Asclepiadaceae}; {Loganiaceae}; {Oleaceae};	   and {Salvadoraceae}.	   Syn: order Gentianales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gentianaceous \Gen`tian*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural family of plants	   ({Gentianace[ae]}) of which the gentian is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentianella \Gen`tian*el"la\, n. [See {Gentian}.]	   A kind of blue color. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentianic \Gen`ti*an"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to or derived from the gentian; as, gentianic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentianine \Gen"tian*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   A bitter, crystallizable substance obtained from gentian.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentianose \Gen"tian*ose`\, n. (Chem.)	   A crystallizable, sugarlike substance, with a slightly	   sweetish taste, obtained from the gentian.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentil \Gen"til\, a. & n.	   Gentle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentile \Gen"tile\ (j[e^]n"t[imac]l), n. [L. gentilis belonging	   to the same clan, stock, race, people, or nation; in	   opposition to {Roman}, a foreigner; in opposition to {Jew} or	   {Christian}, a heathen: cf. F. gentil. See {Gentle}, a.]	   1. One neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false	      gods; a heathen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is not Jewish; -- used in this sense by Jews.	   Syn: goy[male], shiksa[female].	        [PJC]	   Note: The Hebrews included in the term g[=o]yim, or nations,	         all the tribes of men who had not received the true	         faith, and were not circumcised. The Christians	         translated g[=o]yim by the L. gentes, and imitated the	         Jews in giving the name gentiles to all nations who	         were neither Jews nor Christians. In civil affairs, the	         denomination was given to all nations who were not	         Romans. As used by Mormons, the term gentile designates	         any person who is not a Mormon.	   Syn: Pagan; heathen. See {Pagan}.	        [1913 Webster]	Gentile \Gen"tile\, a.	   1. Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from	      the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Denoting a race or country; as, a gentile noun or	      adjective.	      [1913 Webster]
Gentile-falcon \Gen"tile-fal`con\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Falcon-gentil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentilesse \Gen`ti*lesse"\, n. [OF. gentilesse, gentelise, F.	   gentillesse. See {Gentle}. a.]	   Gentleness; courtesy; kindness; nobility. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentilish \Gen"til*ish\, a.	   Heathenish; pagan.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentilism \Gen"til*ism\, n. [Cf. F. gentilisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Hethenism; paganism; the worship of false gods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tribal feeling; devotion to one's gens. Gentilitial
Gentilitial \Gen`ti*li"tial\, Gentilitious \Gen`ti*li"tious\, a.	   [L. gentilitius. See {Gentile}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Peculiar to a people; national. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hereditary; entailed on a family. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Gentility \Gen*til"i*ty\, n. [L. gentilitas the relationship of	   those who belong to the same clan, also, heathenism: cf. F.	   gentilit['e] heathenism. See {Gentile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Good extraction; dignity of birth. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . mines my gentility with my education.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or qualities appropriate to those who are well	      born, as self-respect, dignity, courage, courtesy,	      politeness of manner, a graceful and easy mien and	      behavior, etc.; good breeding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The class in society who are, or are expected to be,	      genteel; the gentry. [R.] --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Paganism; heathenism. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Gentilize \Gen"til*ize\, v. i. [See {Gentile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To live like a gentile or heathen. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act the gentleman; -- with it (see {It}, 5). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Gentilize \Gen"til*ize\, v. i.	   To render gentile or gentlemanly; as, to gentilize your	   unworthy sones. [R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentilly \Gen"til*ly\, adv. [From {Gentil}, a.]	   In a gentle or hoble manner; frankly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentiopikrin \Gen`ti*o*pi"krin\, n. [Gentian + Gr. ? bitter.]	   (Chem.)	   A bitter, yellow, crystalline substance, regarded as a	   glucoside, and obtained from the gentian.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentisin \Gen"ti*sin\, n. (Chem.)	   A tasteless, yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from the	   gentian; -- called also {gentianin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentle \Gen"tle\, a. [Compar. {Gentler}; superl. {Gentlest}.]	   [OE. gentil, F. gentil noble, pretty, graceful, fr. L.	   gentilis of the same clan or race, fr. gens, gentis, tribe,	   clan, race, orig. that which belongs together by birth, fr.	   the root of genere, gignere, to beget; hence gentle,	   properly, of birth or family, that is, of good or noble	   birth. See {Gender}, and cf. {Genteel}, {Gentil}, {Gentile},	   {Gentoo}, {Jaunty}.]	   1. Well-born; of a good family or respectable birth, though	      not noble.	      [1913 Webster]	            British society is divided into nobility, gentry,	            and yeomanry, and families are either noble, gentle,	            or simple.                            --Johnson's	                                                  Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The studies wherein our noble and gentle youth ought	            to bestow their time.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quiet and refined in manners; not rough, harsh, or stern;	      mild; meek; bland; amiable; tender; as, a gentle nature,	      temper, or disposition; a gentle manner; a gentle address;	      a gentle voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A compellative of respect, consideration, or conciliation;	      as, gentle reader. "Gentle sirs." "Gentle Jew." "Gentle	      servant." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not wild, turbulent, or refractory; quiet and docile;	      tame; peaceable; as, a gentle horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Soft; not violent or rough; not strong, loud, or	      disturbing; easy; soothing; pacific; as, a gentle touch; a	      gentle gallop . "Gentle music." --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            O sleep! it is a gentle thing.        --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The gentle craft}, the art or trade of shoemaking.	   Syn: Mild; meek; placid; dovelike; quiet; peaceful; pacific;	        bland; soft; tame; tractable; docile.	   Usage: {Gentle}, {Tame}, {Mild}, {Meek}. Gentle describes the	          natural disposition; tame, that which is subdued by	          training; mild implies a temper which is, by nature,	          not easily provoked; meek, a spirit which has been	          schooled to mildness by discipline or suffering. The	          lamb is gentle; the domestic fowl is tame; John, the	          Apostle, was mild; Moses was meek.	          [1913 Webster]	Gentle \Gen"tle\, n.	   1. One well born; a gentleman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentles, methinks you frown.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trained falcon. See {Falcon-gentil}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A dipterous larva used as fish bait.	      [1913 Webster]	Gentle \Gent"le\, v. t.	   1. To make genteel; to raise from the vulgar; to ennoble.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make smooth, cozy, or agreeable. [R. or Poet.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To gentle life's descent,	            We shut our eyes, and think it is a plain. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make kind and docile, as a horse. [Colloq.] Gentlefolk
Gentlefolk \Gen"tle*folk`\, Gentlefolks \Gen"tle*folks`\, n. pl.	   Persons of gentle or good family and breeding. [Generally in	   the United States in the plural form.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentle-hearted \Gen"tle-heart`ed\, a.	   Having a kind or gentle disposition. --Shak. --	   {Gen"tle-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentleman \Gen"tle*man\, n.; pl. {Gentlemen}. [OE. gentilman	   nobleman; gentil noble + man man; cf. F. gentilhomme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A man well born; one of good family; one above the	      condition of a yeoman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of gentle or refined manners; a well-bred man.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) One who bears arms, but has no title.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The servant of a man of rank.	      [1913 Webster]	            The count's gentleman, one Cesario.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A man, irrespective of condition; -- used esp. in the	      plural (= citizens; people), in addressing men in popular	      assemblies, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Great Britain, the term gentleman is applied in a	         limited sense to those having coats of arms, but who	         are without a title, and, in this sense, gentlemen hold	         a middle rank between the nobility and yeomanry. In a	         more extended sense, it includes every man above the	         rank of yeoman, comprehending the nobility. In the	         United States, the term is applied to men of education	         and good breeding of every occupation.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gentleman commoner}, one of the highest class of commoners	      at the University of Oxford.	   {Gentleman usher}, one who ushers visitors into the presence	      of a sovereign, etc.	   {Gentleman usher of the black rod}, an usher belonging to the	      Order of the Garter, whose chief duty is to serve as	      official messenger of the House of Lords.	   {Gentlemen-at-arms}, a band of forty gentlemen who attend the	      sovereign on state occasions; formerly called {gentlemen	      pensioners}. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gentlemanhood \Gen"tle*man*hood\, n.	   The qualities or condition of a gentleman. [R.] --Thackeray.	   Gentlemanlike
Gentlemanlike \Gen"tle*man*like`\, Gentlemanly \Gen"tle*man*ly\,	   a.	   Of, pertaining to, resembling, or becoming, a gentleman;	   befitting a man of good breeding; well-behaved; courteous;	   polite; as, gentlemanly behavior.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentlemanliness \Gen"tle*man*li*ness\, n.	   The state of being gentlemanly; gentlemanly conduct or	   manners.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentlemanship \Gen"tle*man*ship\, n.	   The carriage or quality of a gentleman.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentlemen's agreement \Gen"tle*men's a*gree"ment\	   An agreement binding only as a matter of honor; often,	   specif., such an agreement among the heads of industrial or	   merchantile enterprises, the terms of which could not be	   included and enforced in a legal contract.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gentleness \Gen"tle*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being gentle, well-born, mild,	   benevolent, docile, etc.; gentility; softness of manners,	   disposition, etc.; mildness.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentleship \Gen"tle*ship\, n.	   The deportment or conduct of a gentleman. [Obs.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentlesse \Gent"lesse\, n.	   Gentilesse; gentleness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gentlewoman \Gen"tle*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Gentlewomen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A woman of good family or of good breeding; a woman above	      the vulgar. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who attends a lady of high rank. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Gently \Gen"tly\, adv.	   In a gentle manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         My mistress gently chides the fault I made. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gentoo \Gen*too"\ (j[e^]n*t[=oo]"), n.; pl. {Gentoos}	   (j[e^]n*t[=oo]z"). [Pg. gentio gentile, heathen. See	   {Gentile}.]	   A native of Hindostan; a Hindoo. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	Gentoo \Gen*too"\ (j[e^]n*t[=oo]"), n.; pl. {Gentoos}	   (j[e^]n*t[=oo]z").	   A penguin ({Pygosceles t[ae]niata}). [Falkland Is.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gentry \Gen"try\, n. [OE. genterie, gentrie, noble birth,	   nobility, cf. gentrise, and OF. gentelise, genterise, E.	   gentilesse, also OE. genteleri high-mindedness. See {Gent},	   a., {Gentle}, a.]	   1. Birth; condition; rank by birth. [Obs.] "Pride of	      gentrie." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            She conquers him by high almighty Jove,	            By knighthood, gentry, and sweet friendship's oath.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. People of education and good breeding; in England, in a	      restricted sense, those between the nobility and the	      yeomanry. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Courtesy; civility; complaisance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To show us so much gentry and good will. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Genty \Gen"ty\, a. [From F. gentil. Cf. {Jaunty}.]	   Neat; trim. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Genu \Ge"nu\, n.; pl. {Genua}. [L., the knee.] (Anat.)	   (a) The knee.	   (b) The kneelike bend, in the anterior part of the callosum	       of the brain.	       [1913 Webster]
Genuflect \Gen`u*flect"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Genuflected}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Genuflecting}.] [See {Genuflection}.]	   To bend the knee, as in worship.	   [1913 Webster] genuflection
genuflection \gen`u*flec"tion\, genuflexion \gen`u*flex"ion\, n.	   [F. g['e]nuflexion, fr. LL. genuflexio, fr. L. genu knee +	   flexio a bending, fr. flectere, flexum, to bend. See {Knee},	   {Flexible}.]	   The act of bending the knee, particularly in worship or	   reverence. --Bp. Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
genuine \gen"u*ine\, a. [L. genuinus, fr. genere, gignere, to	   beget, in pass., to be born: cf. F. g['e]nuine. See	   {Gender}.]	   Belonging to, or proceeding from, the original stock; native;	   hence, not counterfeit, spurious, false, or adulterated;	   authentic; real; natural; true; pure; as, a genuine text; a	   genuine production; genuine materials. "True, genuine night."	   --Dryden.	   Syn: Authentic; real; true; pure; unalloyed; unadulterated.	        See {Authentic}. -- {Gen"u*ine*ly}, adv. --	        {Gen"u*ine*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	              The evidence, both internal and external, against	              the genuineness of these letters, is overwhelming.	                                                  --Macaulay.	        [1913 Webster]
Genus \Ge"nus\ (j[=e]"n[u^]s), n.; pl. {Genera}. [L., birth,	   race, kind, sort; akin to Gr. ?. See {Gender}, and cf.	   {Benign}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Logic) A class of objects divided into several	      subordinate species; a class more extensive than a	      species; a precisely defined and exactly divided class;	      one of the five predicable conceptions, or sorts of terms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) An assemblage of species, having so many	      fundamental points of structure in common, that in the	      judgment of competent scientists, they may receive a	      common substantive name. A genus is not necessarily the	      lowest definable group of species, for it may often be	      divided into several subgenera. In proportion as its	      definition is exact, it is natural genus; if its	      definition can not be made clear, it is more or less an	      artificial genus.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thus in the animal kingdom the lion, leopard, tiger,	         cat, and panther are species of the Cat kind or genus,	         while in the vegetable kingdom all the species of oak	         form a single genus. Some genera are represented by a	         multitude of species, as Solanum (Nightshade) and Carex	         (Sedge), others by few, and some by only one known	         species.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Subaltern genus} (Logic), a genus which may be a species of	      a higher genus, as the genus denoted by quadruped, which	      is also a species of mammal.	   {Summum genus} [L.] (Logic), the highest genus; a genus which	      can not be classed as a species, as being.	      [1913 Webster]
Genys \Ge"nys\ (j[=e]"n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ge`nys the under	   jaw.] (Zool.)	   See {Gonys}. Geocentric
Geocentric \Ge`o*cen"tric\, Geocentrical \Ge`o*cen"tric*al\, a.	   [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ke`ntron center: cf. F.	   g['e]ocentrique.] (Astron.)	   (a) Having, considering, or based on, the earth as center;	       as, the geocentric theory of the universe; in relation to	       or seen from the earth, -- usually opposed to	       {heliocentric}, as seen from the sun; as, the geocentric	       longitude or latitude of a planet.	       [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Geocentric latitude} (of place) the angle included between	      the radius of the earth through the place and the plane of	      the equator, in distinction from geographic latitude. It	      is a little less than the geographic latitude.	      [1913 Webster]
Geocentrically \Ge`o*cen"tric*al*ly\, adv.	   In a geocentric manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Geochelone \Geochelone\ n.	   A genus of giant tortoises.	   Syn: genus {Geochelone}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
geochemistry \ge`o*chem"is*try\	   (j[=e]`[-o]*k[e^]m"[i^]s*tr[y^]), n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the	   earth + chemistry.]	   The study of the chemical composition of, and of actual or	   possible chemical changes in, the crust of the earth. --	   {Ge`o*chem"ic*al}, a. -- {Ge`o*chem"ist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Geococcyx \Geococcyx\ n.	   The genus of birds comprising the roadrunners.	   Syn: genus {Geococcyx}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geocronite \Ge*oc"ro*nite\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth +	   Kro`nos Saturn, the alchemistic name of lead: cf. G.	   geokronit.] (Min.)	   A lead-gray or grayish blue mineral with a metallic luster,	   consisting of sulphur, antimony, and lead, with a small	   proportion of arsenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Geocyclic \Ge`o*cyc"lic\, a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ky`klos	   circle.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or illustrating, the revolutions of the	      earth; as, a geocyclic machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Circling the earth periodically.	      [1913 Webster]
Geode \Ge"ode\ (j[=e]"[=o]d), n. [F. g['e]ode, L. geodes, fr.	   Gr. ? earthlike; ge`a, gh^, the earth + e'i^dos form.] (Min.)	      (a) A nodule of stone, containing a cavity, lined with	          crystals or mineral matter.	      (b) The cavity in such a nodule.	          [1913 Webster]
Geodephagous \Ge`o*deph"a*gous\ (j[=e]`[-o]*d[e^]f"[.a]*g[u^]s),	   a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + 'adhfa`gos eating one's fill;	   gluttonous.] (Zool.)	   Living in the earth; -- applied to the ground beetles.	   Geodesic
Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\ (j[=e]`[-o]*d[e^]s"[i^]k), Geodesical
\Ge`o*des"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. g['e]od['e]sique.]	   1. (Math.) Of or pertaining to geodesy; geodetic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Architecture) Made of lightweight structural supporting	      elements connected in a manner to provide great rigidity;	      -- of structures; as, The geodesic dome was invented by R.	      Buckminster Fuller.	      [PJC]
Geodesic \Ge`o*des"ic\, n.	   A geodetic line or curve.	   [1913 Webster]
geodesic dome \ge`o*des"ic dome\, n.	   A domelike structure invented by R. Buckminster Fuller, in	   which straight structural parts are connected to form	   interlocking polygons, affording great strength and rigidity	   combined with light weight. The typical form has the outlines	   of the top half of an icosahedron, with the triangular spaces	   filled with structural members forming triangles, hexagons,	   and squares.	   [PJC]
Geodesist \Ge*od"e*sist\, n.	   One versed in geodesy.	   [1913 Webster]
Geodesy \Ge*od"e*sy\, n. [Gr. ?; ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? to	   divide: cf. F. g['e]od['e]sie.] (Math.)	   That branch of applied mathematics which determines, by means	   of observations and measurements, the figures and areas of	   large portions of the earth's surface, or the general figure	   and dimenshions of the earth; or that branch of surveying in	   which the curvature of the earth is taken into account, as in	   the surveys of States, or of long lines of coast. Geodetic
Geodetic \Ge`o*det"ic\, Geodetical \Ge`o*det"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to geodesy; obtained or determined by the	   operations of geodesy; engaged in geodesy; geodesic; as,	   geodetic surveying; geodetic observers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Geodetic line} or {Geodetic curve}, the shortest line that	      can be drawn between two points on the elipsoidal surface	      of the earth; a curve drawn on any given surface so that	      the osculating plane of the curve at every point shall	      contain the normal to the surface; the minimum line that	      can be drawn on any surface between any two points.	      [1913 Webster]
Geodetically \Ge`o*det"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a geodetic manner; according to geodesy.	   [1913 Webster]
Geodetics \Ge`o*det"ics\, n.	   Same as {Geodesy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Geodiferous \Ge`o*dif"er*ous\, a. [Geode + -ferous.] (Min.)	   Producing geodes; containing geodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Geoduck \Ge"o*duck\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zool.)	   A gigantic clam ({Glycimeris generosa}) of the Pacific coast	   of North America, highly valued as an article of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Geognosis \Ge`og*no"sis\, n. [See {Geognosy}.]	   Knowledge of the earth. [R.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Geognost \Ge"og*nost\, n. [Cf. F. g['e]ognoste.]	   One versed in geognosy; a geologist. [R.] Geognostic
Geognostic \Ge`og*nos"tic\, Geognostical \Ge`og*nos"tic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. g['e]ognostique.]	   Of or pertaining to geognosy, or to a knowledge of the	   structure of the earth; geological. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Geognosy \Ge*og"no*sy\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + gnw^sis	   knowing, knowledge, fr. gignw`skein to know: cf. F.	   g['e]ognosie.]	   That part of geology which treats of the materials of the	   earth's structure, and its general exterior and interior	   constitution. Geogonic
Geogonic \Ge`o*gon"ic\, Geogonical \Ge`o*gon"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   g['e]ogonique.]	   Of or pertaining to geogony, or to the formation of the	   earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Geogony \Ge*og"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ?	   generation, birth, fr. the root of ? to be born: cf. F.	   g['e]ogonie.]	   The branch of science which treats of the formation of the	   earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Geographer \Ge*og"ra*pher\, n.	   One versed in geography. Geographic
Geographic \Ge`o*graph"ic\, Geographical \Ge`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   [L. geographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. g['e]ographique.]	   Of or pertaining to geography.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Geographical distribution}. See under {Distribution}.	   {Geographic latitude} (of a place), the angle included	      between a line perpendicular or normal to the level	      surface of water at rest at the place, and the plane of	      the equator; differing slightly from the geocentric	      latitude by reason of the difference between the earth's	      figure and a true sphere.	   {Geographical mile}. See under {Mile}.	   {Geographical variation}, any variation of a species which is	      dependent on climate or other geographical conditions.	      [1913 Webster]
Geographically \Ge`o*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a geographical manner or method; according to geography.	   [1913 Webster]
geographics \ge`o*graph"ics\ n.	   Same as {geography}.	   Syn: geography.	        [WordNet 1.5]
geography \ge*og"ra*phy\, n.; pl. {Geographies}. [F.	   g['e]ographie, l. geographia, fr. Gr. ?; ge`a, gh^, the earth	   + ? description, fr. ? to write, describe. See {Graphic}.]	   1. The science which treats of the world and its inhabitants;	      a description of the earth, or a portion of the earth,	      including its structure, features, products, political	      divisions, and the people by whom it is inhabited. It also	      includes the responses and adaptations of people to	      topography, climate, soil and vegetation	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A treatise on this science.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Astronomical}, {or Mathematical}, geography treats of the	      earth as a planet, of its shape, its size, its lines of	      latitude and longitude, its zones, and the phenomena due	      to to the earth's diurnal and annual motions.	   {Physical geography} treats of the conformation of the	      earth's surface, of the distribution of land and water, of	      minerals, plants, animals, etc., and applies the	      principles of physics to the explanation of the	      diversities of climate, productions, etc.	   {Political geography} treats of the different countries into	      which earth is divided with regard to political and social	      and institutions and conditions.	      [1913 Webster]
Geolatry \Ge*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ?	   worship.]	   The worship of the earth. --G. W. Cox. {The Geological	   Series}.	   Note: The science of geology, as treating of the history of	         the globe, involves a description of the different	         strata which compose its crust, their order of	         succession, characteristic forms of animal and	         vegetable life, etc. The principal subdivisions of	         geological time, and the most important strata, with	         their relative positions, are indicated in the	         following diagram. Geologer
Geologer \Ge*ol"o*ger\, Geologian \Ge`o*lo"gi*an\, n.	   A geologist. Geologic
Geologic \Ge`o*log"ic\, Geological \Ge`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   g['e]ologique.]	   Of or pertaining to geology, or the science of the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Geologically \Ge`o*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a geological manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Geologist \Ge*ol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. G['e]ologiste.]	   One versed in the science of geology.	   [1913 Webster]
Geologize \Ge*ol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Geologized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Geologizing}.]	   To study geology or make geological investigations in the	   field; to discourse as a geologist.	   [1913 Webster]	         During midsummer geologized a little in Shropshire.	                                                  --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Geology \Ge*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Geologies}. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the	   earth + -logy: cf. F. g['e]ologie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The science which treats:	      (a) Of the structure and mineral constitution of the	          globe; structural geology.	      (b) Of its history as regards rocks, minerals, rivers,	          valleys, mountains, climates, life, etc.; historical	          geology.	      (c) Of the causes and methods by which its structure,	          features, changes, and conditions have been produced;	          dynamical geology. See Chart of {The Geological	          Series}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on the science.	      [1913 Webster]
Geomalism \Ge*om"a*lism\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth +	   "omalismo`s a leveling.] (Biol.)	   The tendency of an organism to respond, during its growth, to	   the force of gravitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Geomancer \Ge"o*man`cer\, n.	   One who practices, or is versed in, geomancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Geomancy \Ge"o*man`cy\, n. [OE. geomance, geomancie, F.	   g['e]omance, g['e]omancie, LL. geomantia, fr. Gr. ge`a, gh^,	   the earth + mantei`a divination.]	   A kind of divination by means of figures or lines, formed by	   little dots or points, originally on the earth, and latterly	   on paper. Geomantic
Geomantic \Ge`o*man"tic\, Geomantical \Ge`o*man"tic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. g['e]omantique.]	   Pertaining or belonging to geomancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Geometer \Ge*om"e*ter\, n. [F. g['e]om[`e]tre, L. geometres,	   geometra, fr. Gr. gewme`trhs, fr. ge`a, gh^, the earth +	   me`tron measure. See {Meter} measure.]	   1. One skilled in geometry; a geometrician; a mathematician.	      --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of geometrid moth; a geometrid.	      [1913 Webster]
Geometral \Ge*om"e*tral\, a. [Cf. F. g['e]om['e]tral.]	   Pertaining to geometry. [Obs.] Geometric
Geometric \Ge`o*met"ric\, Geometrical \Ge`o*met"ric*al\, a. [L.	   geometricus; Gr. ?: cf. F. g['e]om['e]trique.]	   1. Pertaining to, or according to the rules or principles of,	      geometry; determined by geometry; as, a geometrical	      solution of a problem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Art) characterized by simple geometric forms in design	      and decoration; as, a buffalo hide painted with red and	      black geometrical designs.	   Syn: geometric.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Geometric is often used, as opposed to algebraic, to	         include processes or solutions in which the	         propositions or principles of geometry are made use of	         rather than those of algebra.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Geometrical is often used in a limited or strictly	         technical sense, as opposed to mechanical; thus, a	         construction or solution is geometrical which can be	         made by ruler and compasses, i. e., by means of right	         lines and circles. Every construction or solution which	         requires any other curve, or such motion of a line or	         circle as would generate any other curve, is not	         geometrical, but mechanical. By another distinction, a	         geometrical solution is one obtained by the rules of	         geometry, or processes of analysis, and hence is exact;	         while a mechanical solution is one obtained by trial,	         by actual measurements, with instruments, etc., and is	         only approximate and empirical.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Geometrical curve}. Same as {Algebraic curve}; -- so called	      because their different points may be constructed by the	      operations of elementary geometry.	   {Geometric lathe}, an instrument for engraving bank notes,	      etc., with complicated patterns of interlacing lines; --	      called also {cycloidal engine}.	   {Geometrical pace}, a measure of five feet.	   {Geometric pen}, an instrument for drawing geometric curves,	      in which the movements of a pen or pencil attached to a	      revolving arm of adjustable length may be indefinitely	      varied by changing the toothed wheels which give motion to	      the arm.	   {Geometrical plane} (Persp.), the same as {Ground plane} .	   {Geometrical progression}, {proportion}, {ratio}. See under	      {Progression}, {Proportion} and {Ratio}.	   {Geometrical radius}, in gearing, the radius of the pitch	      circle of a cogwheel. --Knight.	   {Geometric spider} (Zool.), one of many species of spiders,	      which spin a geometrical web. They mostly belong to	      {Epeira} and allied genera, as the garden spider. See	      {Garden spider}.	   {Geometric square}, a portable instrument in the form of a	      square frame for ascertaining distances and heights by	      measuring angles.	   {Geometrical staircase}, one in which the stairs are	      supported by the wall at one end only.	   {Geometrical tracery}, in architecture and decoration,	      tracery arranged in geometrical figures.	      [1913 Webster]
Geometrically \Ge`o*met"ric*al*ly\, adv.	   According to the rules or laws of geometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Geometrician \Ge*om`e*tri"cian\, n.	   One skilled in geometry; a geometer; a mathematician.	   [1913 Webster]
Geometrid \Ge*om"e*trid\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining or belonging to the {Geometrid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	Geometrid \Ge*om"e*trid\, n. (Zool.)	   One of numerous genera and species of moths, of the family	   {Geometrid[ae]}; -- so called because their larv[ae] (called	   loopers, measuring worms, spanworms, and inchworms) creep in	   a looping manner, as if measuring. Many of the species are	   injurious to agriculture, as the cankerworms.	   [1913 Webster]
Geometridae \Geometridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of moths whose larvae are called {measuring	   worms}.	   Syn: family {Geometridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geometrize \Ge*om"e*trize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Geometrized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Geometrizing}.]	   To investigate or apprehend geometrical quantities or laws;	   to make geometrical constructions; to proceed in accordance	   with the principles of geometry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nature geometrizeth, and observeth order in all things.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Geometry \Ge*om"e*try\, n.; pl. {Geometries}[F. g['e]om['e]trie,	   L. geometria, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to measure land; ge`a, gh^,	   the earth + ? to measure. So called because one of its	   earliest and most important applications was to the	   measurement of the earth's surface. See {Geometer}.]	   1. That branch of mathematics which investigates the	      relations, properties, and measurement of solids,	      surfaces, lines, and angles; the science which treats of	      the properties and relations of magnitudes; the science of	      the relations of space.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on this science.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Analytical geometry}, or {Co["o]rdinate geometry}, that	      branch of mathematical analysis which has for its object	      the analytical investigation of the relations and	      properties of geometrical magnitudes.	   {Descriptive geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of	      the graphic solution of all problems involving three	      dimensions.	   {Elementary geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of	      the simple properties of straight lines, circles, plane	      surface, solids bounded by plane surfaces, the sphere, the	      cylinder, and the right cone.	   {Higher geometry}, that pert of geometry which treats of	      those properties of straight lines, circles, etc., which	      are less simple in their relations, and of curves and	      surfaces of the second and higher degrees.	      [1913 Webster]
Geophagism \Ge*oph"a*gism\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + ? to	   eat.]	   The act or habit of eating earth. See {Dirt eating}, under	   {Dirt}. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Geophagist \Ge*oph"a*gist\, n.	   One who eats earth, as dirt, clay, chalk, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Geophagous \Ge*oph"a*gous\, a.	   Earth-eating.	   [1913 Webster]
Geophila \Ge*oph"i*la\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth +	   ? to love.] (Zool.)	   The division of Mollusca which includes the land snails and	   slugs.
Geophilidae \Geophilidae\ n.	   A natural family of small extremely elongate earth-living	   centipedes.	   Syn: family {Geophilidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geophilomorpha \Geophilomorpha\ n.	   an order of myriopod arthropods containing elongated	   centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more	   than 30 pairs of legs.	   Syn: order {Geophilomorpha}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geophilus \Geophilus\ n.	   The type type genus of the {Geophilidae}, a cosmopolitan	   genus of centipedes sometimes called earwigs.	   Syn: genus {Geophilus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
geophysical \geophysical\ adj.	   of or pertaining to geophysics; as, geophysical sciences.	   [WordNet 1.5]
geophysicist \geophysicist\ n.	   a specialist in geology.	   Syn: geologist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
geophysics \geophysics\ n.	   A branch of geology that uses physical principles to study	   the properties of the earth.	   Syn: geophysical science.	        [WordNet 1.5]
geophyte \geophyte\ n.	   a perennial plant propagated by overwintering buds on	   underground bulbs or tubers or corms.	   [WordNet 1.5]
geopolitical \geopolitical\ adj.	   of or pertaining to geopolitics.	   [WordNet 1.5]
geopolitics \geopolitics\ n.	   the study of the effects of economic geography on the powers	   of the state.	   [WordNet 1.5] Geoponic
Geoponic \Ge`o*pon"ic\, Geoponical \Ge`o*pon"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?;	   ge`a, gh^, earth + ? toilsome, fr. ? labor: cf. F.	   g['e]oponique.]	   Pertaining to tillage of the earth, or agriculture.	   [1913 Webster]
Geoponics \Ge`o*pon"ics\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. g['e]oponique.]	   The art or science of cultivating the earth; agriculture.	   --Evelin.	   [1913 Webster]
Georama \Ge`o*ra"ma\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? sight,	   view, ? to see, view: cf. F. g['e]orama.]	   A hollow globe on the inner surface of which a map of the	   world is depicted, to be examined by one standing inside.	   [1913 Webster]
Geordie \Geor"die\, n.	   A name given by miners to George Stephenson's safety lamp.	   --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
George \George\ (j[^o]rj), prop. n. [F. George, or Georges, a	   proper name, fr. Gr. gewrgo`s husbandman, laborer; ge`a, gh^,	   the earth + 'e`rgein to work; akin to E. work. See {Work}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A figure of St. George (the patron saint of England) on	      horseback, appended to the collar of the Order of the	      Garter. See {Garter}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of brown loaf. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any coin having an image of Saint George. [Brit. slang]	      [PJC]	George noble \George" no`ble\ [So called from the image of St.	   George on it.]	   A gold noble of the time of Henry VIII. See {Noble}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Georgian \Geor"gi*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Georgia, a former Soviet republic, now	      an independent country in the Causcuses in Asia, or to	      Georgia, one of the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or relating to the reigns of the four Georges, kings of	      Great Britan; as, the Georgian era.	      [1913 Webster]	Georgian \Geor"gi*an\, n.	   A native of, or dweller in, Georgia.	   [1913 Webster]	Georgian architecture \Georgian architecture\	   British or British colonial architecture of the period of the	   four Georges, especially that of the period before 1800.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Georgic \Geor"gic\ (j[^o]r"j[i^]k), n. [L. georgicum (sc.	   carmen), and georgica, pl., Gr. bi`blion gewrgiko`n, and ta~	   gewrgika`: cf. F. g['e]orgiques, pl. See {Georgic}, a.]	   A rural poem; a poetical composition on husbandry, containing	   rules for cultivating lands, etc.; as, the Georgics of	   Virgil. Georgic	Georgic \Geor"gic\ (j[^o]r"j[i^]k), Georgical \Geor"gic*al\	   (j[^o]r"j[i^]*kal), a. [L. georgicus, Gr. gewrgiko`s, fr.	   gewrgi`a tillage, agriculture: cf. F. g['e]orgique. See	   {George}.]	   Relating to agriculture and rural affairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Georgium Sidus \Geor"gi*um Si`dus\ [NL., the star of George	   (III. of England).] (Astron.)	   The planet Uranus, so named by its discoverer, Sir W.	   Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Geoscopy \Ge*os"co*py\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + -scopy:	   cf. F. g['e]oscopie.]	   Knowledge of the earth, ground, or soil, obtained by	   inspection. --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Geoselenic \Ge`o*se*len"ic\, a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ?	   moon.]	   Pertaining to the earth and moon; belonging to the joint	   action or mutual relations of the earth and moon; as,	   geoselenic phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Geostatic \Ge`o*stat"ic\, a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, earth + E. static.]	   (Civil Engin.)	   Relating to the pressure exerted by earth or similar	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Geostatic arch}, an arch having a form adapted to sustain	      pressure similar to that exerted by earth. --Rankine.	      [1913 Webster]
Geosynclinal \Ge`o*syn*cli"nal\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth +	   E. synclinal.] (Geol.)	   the downward bend or subsidence of the earth's crust, which	   allows of the gradual accumulation of sediment, and hence	   forms the first step in the making of a mountain range; --	   opposed to geanticlinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Geothermometer \Ge`o*ther*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the	   earth + E. thermometer.] (Physics)	   A thermometer specially constructed for measuring	   temperetures at a depth below the surface of the ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Geotic \Ge*ot"ic\a. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth.]	   Belonging to earth; terrestrial. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Geotropic \Ge`o*trop"ic\, a. [See {Geotropism}.] (Biol.)	   Relating to, or showing, geotropism.	   [1913 Webster]
Geotropism \Ge*ot"ro*pism\, n. [Gr. ge`a, gh^, the earth + ? to	   turn.] (Biol.)	   A disposition to turn or incline towards the earth; the	   influence of gravity in determining the direction of growth	   of an organ.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In plants, organs which grow towards the center of the	         earth are said to be positively geotropic, and those	         growing in the opposite direction negatively geotropic.	         In animals, geotropism is supposed by some to have an	         influence either direct or indirect on the plane of	         division of the ovum.	         [1913 Webster]
Gephyrea \Ge*phyr"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a dam, a bridge.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of marine Annelida, in which the body is	   imperfectly, or not at all, annulated externally, and is	   mostly without set[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Gephyrean \Ge*phyr"e*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Gephyrea. -- n. One of the Gerphyrea.	   [1913 Webster]
Gephyreoid \Ge*phyr"e*oid\, a. & n. [Gephyrea + -oid.]	   Gephyrean.	   [1913 Webster]
Gepound \Ge*pound"\, n.	   See {Gipoun}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerah \Ge"rah\, n. [Heb. g?rah, lit., a bean.] (Jewish Antiq.)	   A small coin and weight; 1-20th of a shekel.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The silver gerah is supposed to have been worth about	         three cents; the gold about fifty-four cents; the	         weight equivalent to about thirteen grains.	         [1913 Webster]
Geraniaceous \Ge*ra`ni*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of pants	   ({Geraniace[ae]}) which includes the genera Geranium,	   Pelargonium, and many others. Geraniine
Geraniine \Ge*ra"ni*ine\, Geranine \Ger"a*nine\, n. [See	   {Geranium}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) A valuable astringent obtained from the root of the	      {Geranium maculatum} or crane's-bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A liquid terpene, obtained from the crane's-bill	      ({Geranium maculatum}), and having a peculiar mulberry	      odor. [Written also {geraniin}.]	      [1913 Webster]
geraniol \ge*ra"ni*ol\, n. [See {Geranium}.] (Chem.)	   A terpene alcohol ({C10H18O}) which constitutes the principal	   part of the oil of palmarosa and the oil of rose. Chemically	   it is 3,7-Dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol. It has a sweet rose	   odor. --MI11	   [PJC]
Geranium \Ge*ra"ni*um\ (j[-e]*r[=a]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.	   Gr. gera`nion, from ge`ranos crane: cf. F. g['e]ranium. See	   {Crane}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having a beaklike torus or	      receptacle, around which the seed capsules are arranged,	      and membranous projections, or stipules, at the joints.	      Most of the species have showy flowers and a pungent odor.	      Called sometimes {crane's-bill}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Floriculture) A cultivated pelargonium.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many plants referred to the genus {Geranium} by the	         earlier botanists are now separated from it under the	         name of {Pelargonium}, which includes all the commonly	         cultivated "geraniums", mostly natives of South Africa.	         [1913 Webster]
Gerant \Ge"rant\, n. [F. g['e]rant.]	   The manager or acting partner of a company, joint-stock	   association, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
gerardia \gerardia\ n.	   any plant of the genus {Gerardia}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gerbe \Gerbe\, n. [F., prop. a sheaf.] (Pyrotechny)	   A kind of ornamental firework. --Farrow.
Gerbera \Gerbera\ prop. n.	   A genus of South African or Asiatic herbs having showy	   daisy-like flowers; it includes some of the African daisies.	   Syn: genus {Gerbera}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Gerbil
Gerbil \Ger"bil\ (j[~e]r"b[i^]l), Gerbille \Ger`bille"\	   (zh[asl]r`b[-e]l"), n. [F. gerbille. Cf. {Jerboa}.]	   1. (Zool.) One of several species of small, jumping, murine	      burrowing rodents, of the genus {Gerbillus} and related	      genera of the subfamily {Gerbillinae}. They have long soft	      pale fur and hind legs adapted for leaping. In their	      leaping powers they resemble the jerboa. They inhabit	      Africa, India, and Southern Europe.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) A rodent ({Meriones unguiculatus}) of the	      subfamily {Gerbillinae} that is commonly kept as a pet; it	      is also called the {tamarisk gerbil}, {sand rat} and	      {jird}. Its natural habitats are the dry regions of	      Northern Africa and Asia.	      [PJC]
Gerbillinae \Gerbillinae\ n. (Zool.)	   A natural family of rodents including the gerbils.	   Syn: subfamily {Gerbillinae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gerbillus \Gerbillus\ n.	   The type genus of the {Gerbillinae}, comprising the typical	   gerbils[1].	   Syn: genus {Gerbillus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gerboa \Ger*bo"a\, n. (Zool.)	   The jerboa.	   [1913 Webster]
Gere \Gere\, n.	   Gear. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerea \Gerea\ n.	   A small genus of hairy herbs with yellow flowers.	   Syn: genus {Gerea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gerent \Ge"rent\, a. [L. gerens, p. pr. of gerere to bear,	   manage.]	   Bearing; carrying. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
gerenuk \ger"e*nuk\ (g[e^]r"[-e]*n[oo^]k), n.	   A slender East African antelope ({Litocranius walleri}) with	   a long slim neck and backward-curving horns; called also	   {Waller's gazelle}, and in German {Giraffengazelle}. It feeds	   on the foliage of bushes and trees, and often stands erect on	   its hind legs, leaning against the bush, to browse on the	   higher branches; in this habit it is distinctive and easy to	   recognize.	   Syn: {Litocranius walleri}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Gerfalcon \Ger"fal`con\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Gyrfalcon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerful \Ger"ful\, a. [Cf. OF. girer to twirl, E. gyrate.]	   Changeable; capricious. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Gerland
Gerland \Ger"land\, Gerlond \Ger"lond\, n.	   A garland. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gerlind \Ger"lind\, n. (Zool.)	   A salmon returning from the sea the second time. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Germ \Germ\ (j[~e]rm), n. [F. germe, fr. L. germen, germinis,	   sprout, but, germ. Cf. {Germen}, {Germane}.]	   1. (Biol.) That which is to develop a new individual; as, the	      germ of a fetus, of a plant or flower, and the like; the	      earliest form under which an organism appears.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the entire process in which a new being	            originates . . . two distinct classes of action	            participate; namely, the act of generation by which	            the germ is produced; and the act of development, by	            which that germ is evolved into the complete	            organism.                             --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That from which anything springs; origin; first principle;	      as, the germ of civil liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The germ cells, collectively, as distinguished	      from the somatic cells, or {soma}. Germ is often used in	      place of germinal to form phrases; as, germ area, germ	      disc, germ membrane, germ nucleus, germ sac, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A microorganism, especially a disease-causing bacterium or	      virus; -- used informally, as, the don't eat food that	      falls on the floor, it may have germs on it.	      [PJC]	   {Disease germ} (Biol.), a name applied to certain tiny	      bacterial organisms or their spores, such as {Anthrax	      bacillus} and the {Micrococcus} of fowl cholera, which	      have been demonstrated to be the cause of certain	      diseases; same as germ[4]. See {Germ theory} (below).	   {Germ cell} (Biol.), the germ, egg, spore, or cell from which	      the plant or animal arises. At one time a part of the body	      of the parent, it finally becomes detached, and by a	      process of multiplication and growth gives rise to a mass	      of cells, which ultimately form a new individual like the	      parent. See {Ovum}.	   {Germ gland}. (Anat.) See {Gonad}.	   {Germ stock} (Zool.), a special process on which buds are	      developed in certain animals. See {Doliolum}.	   {Germ theory} (Biol.), the theory that living organisms can	      be produced only by the evolution or development of living	      germs or seeds. See {Biogenesis}, and {Abiogenesis}. As	      applied to the origin of disease, the theory claims that	      the zymotic diseases are due to the rapid development and	      multiplication of various bacteria, the germs or spores of	      which are either contained in the organism itself, or	      transferred through the air or water. See {Fermentation	      theory}.	      [1913 Webster]	Germ \Germ\, v. i.	   To germinate. [R.] --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Germain \Ger*main"\, a. [Obs.]	   See {Germane}.	   [1913 Webster]
German \Ger"man\, a. [OE. german, germain, F. germain, fr. L.	   germanus full, own (said of brothers and sisters who have the	   same parents); akin to germen germ. Cf. {Germ}, {Germane}.]	   Nearly related; closely akin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wert thou a leopard, thou wert german to the lion.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brother german}. See {Brother german}.	   {Cousins german}. See the Note under {Cousin}.	      [1913 Webster]	German \Ger"man\, n.; pl. {Germans}[L. Germanus, prob. of Celtis	   origin.]	   1. A native or one of the people of Germany.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The German language.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) A round dance, often with a waltz movement, abounding	          in capriciosly involved figures.	      (b) A social party at which the german is danced.	          [1913 Webster]	   {High German}, the Teutonic dialect of Upper or Southern	      Germany, -- comprising Old High German, used from the 8th	      to the 11th century; Middle H. G., from the 12th to the	      15th century; and Modern or New H. G., the language of	      Luther's Bible version and of modern German literature.	      The dialects of Central Germany, the basis of the modern	      literary language, are often called Middle German, and the	      Southern German dialects Upper German; but High German is	      also used to cover both groups.	   {Low German}, the language of Northern Germany and the	      Netherlands, -- including {Friesic}; {Anglo-Saxon} or	      {Saxon}; {Old Saxon}; {Dutch} or {Low Dutch}, with its	      dialect, {Flemish}; and {Plattdeutsch} (called also {Low	      German}), spoken in many dialects.	      [1913 Webster]	German \Ger"man\, a. [L. Germanus. See {German}, n.]	   Of or pertaining to Germany.	   [1913 Webster]	   {German Baptists}. See {Dunker}.	   {German bit}, a wood-boring tool, having a long elliptical	      pod and a scew point.	   {German carp} (Zool.), the crucian carp.	   {German millet} (Bot.), a kind of millet ({Setaria Italica},	      var.), whose seed is sometimes used for food.	   {German paste}, a prepared food for caged birds.	   {German process} (Metal.), the process of reducing copper ore	      in a blast furnace, after roasting, if necessary.	      --Raymond.	   {German sarsaparilla}, a substitute for sarsaparilla extract.	      	   {German sausage}, a polony, or gut stuffed with meat partly	      cooked.	   {German silver} (Chem.), a silver-white alloy, hard and	      tough, but malleable and ductile, and quite permanent in	      the air. It contains nickel, copper, and zinc in varying	      proportions, and was originally made from old copper slag	      at Henneberg. A small amount of iron is sometimes added to	      make it whiter and harder. It is essentially identical	      with the Chinese alloy {packfong}. It was formerly much	      used for tableware, knife handles, frames, cases, bearings	      of machinery, etc., but is now largely superseded by other	      white alloys.	   {German steel} (Metal.), a metal made from bog iron ore in a	      forge, with charcoal for fuel.	   {German text} (Typog.), a character resembling modern German	      type, used in English printing for ornamental headings,	      etc., as in the words,	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is German Text.	   {German tinder}. See {Amadou}.	      [1913 Webster]
Germander \Ger*man"der\, n. [OE. germaunder, F. germandr['e]e,	   It. calamandrea, L. chamaedrys, fr. Gr.?; ? on the earth or	   ground + ? tree. See {Humble}, and {Tree}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Teucrium} (esp. {Teucrium Cham[ae]drys}	   or wall germander), mintlike herbs and low shrubs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {American germander}, {Teucrium Canadense}.	   {Germander chickweed}, {Veronica agrestis}.	   {Water germander}, {Teucrium Scordium}.	   {Wood germander}, {Teucrium Scorodonia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Germane \Ger*mane"\, a. [See {German} akin, nearly related.]	   Literally, near akin; hence, closely allied; appropriate or	   fitting; relevant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The phrase would be more germane to the matter. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         [An amendment] must be germane.          --Barclay	                                                  (Digest).	   [1913 Webster]
Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, germanium.	   [1913 Webster]	Germanic \Ger*man"ic\, a. [L. Germanicus: cf. F. germanique. See	   {German}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Germany; as, the Germanic confederacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Teutonic. [A loose sense]	      [1913 Webster]
Germanism \Ger"man*ism\, n. [Cf. F. germanisme.]	   1. An idiom of the German language.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A characteristic of the Germans; a characteristic German	      mode, doctrine, etc.; rationalism. --J. W. Alexander.	      [1913 Webster]
Germanium \Ger*ma"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. Germania Germany.]	   (Chem.)	   A rare element, discovered in 1885 in a silver ore	   (argyrodite) at Freiberg. It is a brittle, silver-white	   metal, chemically intermediate between the metals and	   nonmetals, resembles tin, and is in general identical with	   the predicted {ekasilicon}. Symbol Ge. Atomic number 32.	   Atomic weight 72.59. It has excellent semiconductor	   properties, and is used in transistors and diodes.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Germanization \Ger`man*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of Germanizing. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Germanize \Ger"man*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Germanized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Germanizing}.]	   To make German, or like what is distinctively German; as, to	   Germanize a province, a language, a society.	   [1913 Webster]	Germanize \Ger"man*ize\, v. i.	   To reason or write after the manner of the Germans.	   [1913 Webster]
German-speaking \German-speaking\ adj.	   able to communicate in the German language.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Germarium \Ger*ma"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Germ}.] (Zool.)	   An organ in which the ova are developed in certain	   Turbellaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Germ cell \Germ cell\ (Biol.)	   A cell, of either sex, directly concerned in the production	   of a new organism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Germen \Ger"men\ (j[~e]r"m[e^]n), n.; pl. E. {Germens}, L.	   {Germina}. [L.]	   See {Germ}.	   [1913 Webster]
germicidal \ger"mi*ci`dal\ (j[~e]r"m[i^]*s[imac]`dal), a. [Germ	   + L. caedere to kill + -al.] (Biol.)	   Destructive to germs; -- applied to any agent which has a	   killing action upon living microorganisms, particularly	   bacteria or viruses, which are the cause of many infectious	   diseases.	   Syn: antiseptic.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
germicide \ger"mi*cide\ (j[~e]r"m[i^]*s[imac]d), n.	   A germicidal agent. -- a. Germicidal.	   [1913 Webster]
Germinal \Ger"mi*nal\, a. [See {Germ}.]	   1. Pertaining or belonging to a germ; as, the germinal	      vesicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to the germ, or germ cells, as	      distinguished from the somatic cells.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Germinal layers} (Biol.), the two layers of cells, the	      ectoblast and entoblast, which form respectively the outer	      covering and inner wall of the gastrula. A third layer of	      cells, the mesoblast, which is formed later and lies	      between these two, is sometimes included.	   {Germinal membrane}. (Biol.) Same as {Blastoderm}.	   {Germinal spot} (Biol.), the nucleolus of the ovum.	   {Germinal vesicle}, (Biol.), the nucleus of the ovum of	      animals.	      [1913 Webster]	Germinal \Ger`mi*nal"\, n. [F. See {Germ} .]	   The seventh month of the French republican calendar [1792 --	   1806]. It began March 21 and ended April 19. See	   {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Germinant \Ger"mi*nant\, a. [L. germinans, p. pr.]	   Sprouting; sending forth germs or buds.	   [1913 Webster]
Germinate \Ger"mi*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Germinated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Germinating}.] [L. germinatus, p. p. of	   germinare to sprout, fr. germen. See {Germ}.]	   To sprout; to bud; to shoot; to begin to vegetate, as a plant	   or its seed; to begin to develop, as a germ. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Germinate \Ger"mi*nate\, v. t.	   To cause to sprout. --Price (1610).	   [1913 Webster]
Germination \Ger`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. germinatio: cf. F.	   germination.]	   The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or	   growth in a seed or plant; the first development of germs,	   either animal or vegetable.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Germination apparatus}, an apparatus for malting grain.	      [1913 Webster]
Germinative \Ger"mi*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. germinatif.]	   Pertaining to germination; having power to bud or develop.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Germinative spot}, {Germinative vesicle}. (Biol.) Same as	      {Germinal spot}, {Germinal vesicle}, under {Germinal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Germiparity \Ger`mi*par"i*ty\, n. [Germ + L. parere to produce.]	   (Biol.)	   Reproduction by means of germs.	   [1913 Webster]
Germless \Germ"less\, a.	   Without germs.	   [1913 Webster]
Germogen \Ger"mo*gen\, n. [Germ + -gen.] (Biol.)	   (a) A polynuclear mass of protoplasm, not divided into	       separate cells, from which certain ova are developed.	       --Balfour.	   (b) The primitive cell in certain embryonic forms. --Balfour.	       [1913 Webster]
Germ plasm \Germ" plasm`\, (Biol.)	   See {Plasmogen}, and {Idioplasm}.	   [1913 Webster]	Germ theory \Germ theory\	   1. (Biol.) The theory that living organisms can be produced	      only by the development of living germs. Cf. {Biogenesis},	      {Abiogenesis}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Med.) The theory which attributes contagious and	      infectious diseases, suppurative lesions, etc., to the	      agency of germs, i.e. pathogenic microorganisms. The	      science of bacteriology was developed after this theory	      had been established.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Germule \Germ"ule\, n. [Dim. fr. germ.] (Biol.)	   A small germ.	   [1913 Webster]
Gern \Gern\, v. t. [See {Grin}.]	   To grin or yawn. [Obs.] "[/He] gaped like a gulf when he did	   gern." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerner \Ger"ner\, n.	   A garner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerocomia \Ger`o*co"mi*a\, n. [NL.]	   See {Gerocomy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerocomical \Ger`o*com"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to gerocomy. --Dr. John Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerocomy \Ge*roc"o*my\, n. [F. g['e]rocomie, fr. Gr. ? an old	   man + ? to take care of.]	   That part of medicine which treats of regimen for old people.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerontes \Ge*ron"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   Magistrates in Sparta, who with the ephori and kings,	   constituted the supreme civil authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerontocracy \Ger`on*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, an old man + ? to	   rule.]	   Government by old men. [R.] --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Geropigia \Ger`o*pig"i*a\, n. [Pg. geropiga.]	   A mixture composed of unfermented grape juice, brandy, sugar,	   etc., for adulteration of wines. [Written also {jerupigia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
-gerous \-ger*ous\ [L. -ger, fr. gerere to bear, carry. See	   {Jest}.]	   A suffix signifying bearing, producing; as, calcigerous;	   dentigerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerrymander \Ger`ry*man"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Gerrymandered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gerrymandering}.]	   To divide (a State) into districts for the choice of	   representatives, in an unnatural and unfair way, with a view	   to give a political party an advantage over its opponent.	   [Political Cant, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This was done in Massachusetts at a time when Elbridge	         Gerry was governor, and was attributed to his	         influence, hence the name; though it is now known that	         he was opposed to the measure. --Bartlett.	         [1913 Webster]
Gerund \Ger"und\, n. [L. gerundium, fr. gerere to bear, carry,	   perform. See {Gest} a deed, {Jest}.] (Lat. Gram.)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A kind of verbal noun, having only the four oblique cases	      of the singular number, and governing cases like a	      participle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Modern English, the -ing form of a verb, when	      functioning as a noun; as, running is good for the heart.	      [PJC]	   3. (AS. Gram.) A verbal noun ending in -e, preceded by to and	      usually denoting purpose or end; -- called also the	      {dative infinitive}; as, "Ic h[ae]bbe mete t[^o] etanne"	      (I have meat to eat.).	      [1913 Webster]
Gerundial \Ge*run"di*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a gerund; as, a gerundial use.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerundive \Ge*run"dive\, a. [L. gerundivus.]	   Pertaining to, or partaking of, the nature of the gerund;	   gerundial. -- n. (Lat. Gram.) The future passive participle;	   as, amandus, i. e., to be loved.	   [1913 Webster]
Gerundively \Ge*run"dive*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a gerund; as, or in place of, a gerund.	   [1913 Webster]
Gery \Ger"y\, a. [See {Gerful}.]	   Changeable; fickle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gesling \Ges"ling\, n.	   A gosling. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gesse \Gesse\, v. t. & i.	   To guess. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gesso \Ges"so\, n. [It., chalk, plaster.]	   1. Plaster of Paris, or gypsum, esp. as prepared for use in	      painting, or in making bas-reliefs and the like; by	      extension, a plasterlike or pasty material spread upon a	      surface to fit it for painting or gilding, or a surface so	      prepared.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A work of art done in gesso. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Gesso duro \Ges"so du"ro\ [It., hard plaster.]	   A variety of gesso which when dried becomes hard and durable,	   often used in making bas-relief casts, which are colored and	   mounted in elaborate frames.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gest \Gest\, n.	   A guest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gest \Gest\, n. [OF. geste exploit. See {Jest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something done or achieved; a deed or an action; an	      adventure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An action represented in sports, plays, or on the stage;	      show; ceremony. [Obs.] --Mede.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tale of achievements or adventures; a stock story.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Gesture; bearing; deportment. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Through his heroic grace and honorable gest.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Gest \Gest\, n. [Cf. {Gist} a resting place.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A stage in traveling; a stop for rest or lodging in a	      journey or progress; a rest. [Obs.] --Kersey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roll recting the several stages arranged for a royal	      progress. Many of them are extant in the herald's office.	      [Obs.] --Hanmer.	      [1913 Webster]
Gestant \Ges"tant\, a. [L. gestans, p. pr. of gestare.]	   Bearing within; laden; burdened; pregnant. [R.] "Clouds	   gestant with heat." --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Gestation \Ges*ta"tion\, n. [L. gestatio a bearing, carrying,	   fr. gestare to bear, carry, intens. fr. gerere, gestum, to	   bear: cf. F. gestation. See {Gest} deed, {Jest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to	      delivery; pregnancy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on	      horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his	      own powers; passive exercise. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Gestatory \Ges"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. gestatorius that serves for	   carrying: cf. F. gestatoire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being carried or worn. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Geste \Geste\, v. i.	   To tell stories or gests. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gestic \Ges"tic\, a. [See {Gest} a deed, {Gesture}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to deeds or feats of arms; legendary.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the gay grandsire, skilled in gestic lore.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to bodily motion; consisting of gestures; -- said	      especially with reference to dancing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carried away by the enthusiasm of the gestic art.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Gesticulate \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 gesture, gesticulation, dim. of gestus	   gesture, fr. gerere, gestum, to bear, carry, peform. See	   {Gestic}.]	   To make gestures or motions, as in speaking; to use postures.	   --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Gesticulate \Ges*tic"u*late\, v. t.	   To represent by gesture; to act. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gesticulation \Ges*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. gesticulatio: cf. F.	   gesticulation.]	   1. The act of gesticulating, or making gestures to express	      passion or enforce sentiments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gesture; a motion of the body or limbs in speaking, or	      in representing action or passion, and enforcing arguments	      and sentiments. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Antic tricks or motions. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Gesticulator \Ges*tic"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who gesticulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Gesticulatory \Ges*tic"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Representing by, or belonging to, gestures. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gestour \Ges"tour\, n. [See {Gest} a deed.]	   A reciter of gests or legendary tales; a story-teller. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Minstrels and gestours for to tell tales. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gestural \Ges"tur*al\, a.	   Relating to gesture.	   [1913 Webster]
Gesture \Ges"ture\, n. [LL. gestura mode of action, fr. L.	   gerere, gestum, to bear, behave, perform, act. See {Gest} a	   deed.]	   1. Manner of carrying the body; position of the body or	      limbs; posture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Accubation, or lying down at meals, was a gesture	            used by many nations.                 --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A motion of the body or limbs expressive of sentiment or	      passion; any action or posture intended to express an idea	      or a passion, or to enforce or emphasize an argument,	      assertion, or opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Humble and reverent gestures.         --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grace was in all her steps, heaven in her eye,	            In every gesture dignity and love.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Gesture \Ges"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gestured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gesturing}.]	   To accompany or illustrate with gesture or action; to	   gesticulate.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not orderly read, nor gestured as beseemeth.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Gesture \Ges"ture\, v. i.	   To make gestures; to gesticulate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The players . . . gestured not undecently withal.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Gestureless \Ges"ture*less\, a.	   Free from gestures.	   [1913 Webster]
Gesturement \Ges"ture*ment\, n.	   Act of making gestures; gesturing. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Get \Get\ (j[e^]t), n.	   Jet, the mineral. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Get \Get\ (g[e^]t), n. [OF. get.]	   1. Fashion; manner; custom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artifice; contrivance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Get \Get\ (g[e^]t), v. t. [imp. {Got} (g[o^]t) (Obs. {Gat}	   (g[a^]t)); p. p. {Got} (Obsolescent {Gotten} (g[o^]t"t'n));	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Getting}.] [OE. geten, AS. gitan, gietan (in	   comp.); akin to Icel. geta, Goth. bigitan to find, L.	   prehendere to seize, take, Gr. chanda`nein to hold, contain.	   Cf. {Comprehend}, {Enterprise}, {Forget}, {Impregnable},	   {Prehensile}.]	   1. To procure; to obtain; to gain possession of; to acquire;	      to earn; to obtain as a price or reward; to come by; to	      win, by almost any means; as, to get favor by kindness; to	      get wealth by industry and economy; to get land by	      purchase, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, with have and had, to come into or be in possession	      of; to have. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast got the face of man.        --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beget; to procreate; to generate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had rather to adopt a child than get it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To obtain mental possession of; to learn; to commit to	      memory; to memorize; as to get a lesson; also with out;	      as, to get out one's Greek lesson.	      [1913 Webster]	            It being harder with him to get one sermon by heart,	            than to pen twenty.                   --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To prevail on; to induce; to persuade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Get him to say his prayers.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To procure to be, or to cause to be in any state or	      condition; -- with a following participle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those things I bid you do; get them dispatched.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To betake; to remove; -- in a reflexive use.	      [1913 Webster]	            Get thee out from this land.          --Gen. xxxi.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . got himself . . . to the strong town of	            Mega.                                 --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Get, as a transitive verb, is combined with adverbs	         implying motion, to express the causing to, or the	         effecting in, the object of the verb, of the kind of	         motion indicated by the preposition; thus, to get in,	         to cause to enter, to bring under shelter; as, to get	         in the hay; to get out, to make come forth, to extract;	         to get off, to take off, to remove; to get together, to	         cause to come together, to collect.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To get by heart}, to commit to memory.	   {To get the better of}, {To get the best of}, to obtain an	      advantage over; to surpass; to subdue.	   {To get up}, to cause to be established or to exit; to	      prepare; to arrange; to construct; to invent; as, to get	      up a celebration, a machine, a book, an agitation.	   Syn: To obtain; gain; win; acquire. See {Obtain}.	        [1913 Webster]	Get \Get\ (g[e^]t), v. i.	   1. To make acquisition; to gain; to profit; to receive	      accessions; to be increased.	      [1913 Webster]	            We mourn, France smiles; we lose, they daily get.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arrive at, or bring one's self into, a state,	      condition, or position; to come to be; to become; -- with	      a following adjective or past participle belonging to the	      subject of the verb; as, to get sober; to get awake; to	      get beaten; to get elected.	      [1913 Webster]	            To get rid of fools and scoundrels.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            His chariot wheels get hot by driving fast.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It [get] gives to the English language a middle voice,	         or a power of verbal expression which is neither active	         nor passive. Thus we say to get acquitted, beaten,	         confused, dressed.	         --Earle.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Get, as an intransitive verb, is used with a following	         preposition, or adverb of motion, to indicate, on the	         part of the subject of the act, movement or action of	         the kind signified by the preposition or adverb; or, in	         the general sense, to move, to stir, to make one's way,	         to advance, to arrive, etc.; as, to get away, to leave,	         to escape; to disengage one's self from; to get down,	         to descend, esp. with effort, as from a literal or	         figurative elevation; to get along, to make progress;	         hence, to prosper, succeed, or fare; to get in, to	         enter; to get out, to extricate one's self, to escape;	         to get through, to traverse; also, to finish, to be	         done; to get to, to arrive at, to reach; to get off, to	         alight, to descend from, to dismount; also, to escape,	         to come off clear; to get together, to assemble, to	         convene.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To get ahead}, to advance; to prosper.	   {To get along}, to proceed; to advance; to prosper.	   {To get a mile} (or other distance), to pass over it in	      traveling.	   {To get among}, to go or come into the company of; to become	      one of a number.	   {To get asleep}, to fall asleep.	   {To get astray}, to wander out of the right way.	   {To get at}, to reach; to make way to.	   {To get away with}, to carry off; to capture; hence, to get	      the better of; to defeat.	   {To get back}, to arrive at the place from which one	      departed; to return.	   {To get before}, to arrive in front, or more forward.	   {To get behind}, to fall in the rear; to lag.	   {To get between}, to arrive between.	   {To get beyond}, to pass or go further than; to exceed; to	      surpass. "Three score and ten is the age of man, a few get	      beyond it." --Thackeray.	   {To get clear}, to disengage one's self; to be released, as	      from confinement, obligation, or burden; also, to be freed	      from danger or embarrassment.	   {To get drunk}, to become intoxicated.	   {To get forward}, to proceed; to advance; also, to prosper;	      to advance in wealth.	   {To get home}, to arrive at one's dwelling, goal, or aim.	   {To get into}.	      (a) To enter, as, "she prepared to get into the coach."	          --Dickens.	      (b) To pass into, or reach; as, " a language has got into	          the inflated state." --Keary.	   {To get loose} or {To get free}, to disengage one's self; to	      be released from confinement.	   {To get near}, to approach within a small distance.	   {To get on}, to proceed; to advance; to prosper.	   {To get over}.	      (a) To pass over, surmount, or overcome, as an obstacle or	          difficulty.	      (b) To recover from, as an injury, a calamity.	   {To get through}.	      (a) To pass through something.	      (b) To finish what one was doing.	   {To get up}.	      (a) To rise; to arise, as from a bed, chair, etc.	      (b) To ascend; to climb, as a hill, a tree, a flight of	          stairs, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Get \Get\, n.	   Offspring; progeny; as, the get of a stallion.	   [1913 Webster]
get \get\ (g[e^]t), n.; pl. {gittin} or {gitim}.	   A divorce granted by a Rabbi in accordance with Jewish law;	   also, the document attesting to the divorce. --RHUD	   [PJC]
geta \get"a\ n. [Jap.]	   A type of Japanese footwear usually with wooden soles, held	   to the foot by a thong that passes between the first two	   toes.	   Syn: clog, patten, sabot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
getable \getable\ adj.	   Obtainable; able to be gotten.	   Syn: gettable, obtainable, procurable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
getatable \get*at"a*ble\ adj.	   Aapable of being reached or attained; as, a very getatable	   man; both oil and coal are there but not in getatable	   locations.	   Syn: come-at-able, get-at-able.	        [WordNet 1.5]
getaway \get"a*way`\ n.	   rapid acceleration. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: pickup.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a rapid escape (as by criminals); as, the thieves made a	      clean getaway; they made their getaway in a stolen car.	      [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: lam.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geten \Get"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Get}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Geth \Geth\,	   the original third pers. sing. pres. of {Go}. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Get-penny \Get"-pen`ny\, n.	   Something which gets or gains money; a successful affair.	   [Colloq.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Gettable \Get"ta*ble\, a.	   That may be obtained. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Getter \Get"ter\, n.	   One who gets, gains, obtains, acquires, begets, or	   procreates.	   [1913 Webster]
Getterup \Get"ter*up`\, n.	   One who contrives, makes, or arranges for, anything, as a	   book, a machine, etc. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A diligent getter-up of miscellaneous works. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Getting \Get"ting\, n.	   1. The act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition.	      [1913 Webster]	            With all thy getting, get understanding. --Prov. iv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is got or obtained; gain; profit.	      [1913 Webster]
Gettysburg \Gettysburg\ prop. n.	   The name of a battle of the American Civil War fought in and	   around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylavania, in 1863. At	   this battle, the defeat of General Robert E. Lee's invading	   Confederate army was a major victory for the Union, and is	   considered by many a turning point in the war, after which	   victory by the Confederacy was no longer thought possible;	   as, many thousands died at Gettysburg. See also {Gettysburg	   Address}.	   Syn: battle of Gettysburg.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	Gettysburg Address \Gettysburg Address\ prop. n.	   The popular name of a speech given by Abraham Lincoln on	   November 19, 1863, on the battlefield near Gettysburg,	   Pennsylvania, USA, as part of a ceremony to dedicate a	   portion of that battlefield as a cemetary for soldiers who	   died fighting there. See note below.	   [PJC]	   Note: Lincoln's Gettysburg Address,	         Four score and seven years ago, our fathers brought	         forth upon this continent a new nation: conceived in	         liberty, and dedicated to the proposition that all men	         are created equal.	         Now we are engaged in a great civil war, testing	         whether that nation, or any nation so conceived and so	         dedicated can long endure. We are met on a great	         battlefield of that war. We have come to dedicate a	         portion of that field as a final resting place for	         those who here gave their lives that that nation might	         live. It is altogether fitting and proper that we	         should do this.	         But, in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate -- we cannot	         consecrate -- we cannot hallow -- this ground. The	         brave men, living and dead, who struggled here have	         consecrated it, far above our poor power to add or	         detract. The world will little note, nor long remember,	         what we say here, but it can never forget what they did	         here. It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated	         here to the unfinished work which they who fought here	         have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to	         be here dedicated to the great task remaining before us	         -- that from these honored dead we take increased	         devotion to that cause for which they gave the last	         full measure of devotion -- that we here highly resolve	         that these dead shall not have died in vain -- that	         this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of	         freedom -- and that government of the people, by the	         people, for the people, shall not perish from this	         earth. getup
getup \get"up\, get-up \get"-up\, n.	   1. General composition or structure; manner in which the	      parts of a thing are combined; arrangement; format;	      make-up; style of dress, etc. [Colloq.] --H. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A set of clothing (with accessories); as,	      what are you doing in that getup?; -- often used with	      implied disapproval or scorn. [informal] [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: outfit, rig.	        [WordNet 1.5]
get-up-and-go \get-up-and-go\ n.	   a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to	   initiate action; an enterprising and energetic spirit; a	   go-getting attitude.	   Syn: energy; drive; enterprise; initiative. [PJC]
Geum \Geum\ n. (Bot.),	   A genus of plants of the rose family comprising the avens.	   Syn: genus {Geum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Geusdism \Geusd"ism\ (g[e^]d"[i^]z'm), prop. n.	   The Marxian socialism and programme of reform through	   revolution as advocated by the French political leader Jules	   Basile Guesde (pron. g[e^]d) (1845- ). -- {Guesd"ist}, n. &	   a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, n. [OE. gigawe, gugawe, gewgaude, prob. the	   same word as OE. givegove gewgaw, apparently a reduplicated	   form fr. AS. gifan to give; cf. also F. joujou plaything, and	   E. gaud, n. See {Give}, and cf. {Giffgaff}.]	   A showy trifle; a toy; a splendid plaything; a pretty but	   worthless bauble.	   Syn: knicknack; bauble; tschotschke.	        [1913 Webster]	              A heavy gewgaw called a crown.      --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	Gewgaw \Gew"gaw\, a.	   Showy; unreal; pretentious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seeing his gewgaw castle shine.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Geyser \Gey"ser\, n. [Icel. geysir, fr. geysa to rush furiously,	   fr. gj[=o]sa to gush. Cf. {Gush}.]	   A boiling spring which throws forth at frequent intervals	   jets of water, mud, etc., driven up by the expansive power of	   steam.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Geysers were first known in Iceland, and later in New	         Zealand. In the Yellowstone region in the United States	         they are numerous, and some of them very powerful,	         throwing jets of boiling water and steam to a height of	         200 feet. They are grouped in several areas called	         geyser basins. The mineral matter, or geyserite, with	         which geyser water is charged, forms geyser cones about	         the orifice, often of great size and beauty.	         [1913 Webster]
Geyserite \Gey"ser*ite\ (g[imac]"z[~e]r*[imac]t or	   g[imac]"s[~e]r*[imac]t; 277), n. [From {Geyser}.] (Min.)	   A loose hydrated form of silica, a variety of opal, deposited	   in concretionary cauliflowerlike masses, around some hot	   springs and geysers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghana \Gha"na\ (g[aum]"n[.a]) prop. n.	   A country in Western Africa, bordering the North Atlantic	   Ocean, between Cote d'Ivoire and Togo, with Burkina Faso	   bordering on the north, with a population of 17,698,271 (July	   1996 est), and a total area of 238,540 sq km. The government	   is a constitutional democracy, and the capital city is Accra.	   [PJC]	   Note: It has a tropical climate, being warm and comparatively	         dry along the southeast coast, hot and humid in	         southwest and hot and dry in the north. Its terrain is	         mostly low plains with a dissected plateau in the	         south-central area.	         The official language is English, and several African	         languages are spoken, including Akan, Moshi-Dagomba,	         Ewe, and Ga. The population is comprised 99.8% of black	         Africans and 0.2% European and other nationalities. The	         major tribes are: Akan 44%, Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%,	         and Ga 8%. The religious composition is 38% indigenous	         beliefs, 30% Muslim, 24% Christian and 8% others.	         The unit of currency is the new cedi; 1 new cedi (C) =	         100 pesewas. The exchange rates for the cedi were: new	         cedis per US$1 - 1,246.11 (September 1995), 956.71	         (1994), 649.06 (1993), 437.09 (1992), 367.83 (1991).	         Navigable waterways include the Volta, Ankobra, and	         Tano Rivers, providing 168 km of perennial navigation	         for launches and lighters. --CIA Factbook 1996	         [PJC]
Ghanaian \Ghanaian\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Ghana; as, Ghanaian	      writers.	   Syn: Ghanian, Ghanese.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to Ghana. Ghanaian cocoa production	   Syn: Ghanese, Ghanian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ghanese \Ghanese\ adj.	   1. same as Ghanaian (in both senses).	   Syn: Ghanian, Ghanaian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ghanian \Ghanian\ adj.	   1. same as Ghanaian (in both senses).	   Syn: Ghanese, Ghanaian.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Ghanian \Ghanian\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Ghana.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Gharry \Ghar"ry\, n. [Hind. g[=a]?i.]	   Any wheeled cart or carriage. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Ghast \Ghast\, v. t. [OE. gasten. See {Ghastly}, a.]	   To strike aghast; to affright. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ghasted by the noise I made.	         Full suddenly he fled.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghastful \Ghast"ful\, a. [See {Ghastly}, a.]	   Fit to make one aghast; dismal. [Obs.] -- {Ghast"ful*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghastliness \Ghast"li*ness\, n.	   The state of being ghastly; a deathlike look.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghastly \Ghast"ly\, a. [Compar. {Ghastlier}; superl.	   {Ghastliest}.] [OE. gastlich, gastli, fearful, causing fear,	   fr. gasten to terrify, AS. g[ae]stan. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gast},	   {Gaze}, {Ghostly}.]	   1. Like a ghost in appearance; deathlike; pale; pallid;	      dismal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each turned his face with a ghastly pang.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            His face was so ghastly that it could scarcely be	            recognized.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Horrible; shocking; dreadful; hideous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Ghastly \Ghast"ly\, adv.	   In a ghastly manner; hideously.	   [1913 Webster]	         Staring full ghastly like a strangled man. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghastness \Ghast"ness\, n.	   Ghastliness. [Obs.] --Shak. Ghat
Ghat \Ghat\ Ghaut \Ghaut\, n. [Hind. gh[=a]t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A pass through a mountain. [India] --J. D. Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A range of mountains. --Balfour (Cyc. of Ind. ).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Stairs descending to a river; a landing place; a wharf.	      [India] --Malcom.	      [1913 Webster]
Ghawazi \Gha*wa"zi\, n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Egyptian dancing girls, of a lower sort than the almeh.	   Ghazal
Ghazal \Ghaz"al\, Ghazel \Ghaz"el\, n. [Ar. ghazal.]	   A kind of Oriental lyric, and usually erotic, poetry, written	   in recurring rhymes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ghazi \Gha"zi\, n. [Ar. gh[=a]z[imac].]	   Among Mohammedans, a warrior champion or veteran, esp. in the	   destruction of infidels.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Gheber
Gheber \Ghe"ber\, Ghebre \Ghe"bre\, n. [Pers. ghebr: cf. F.	   Gu[`e]bre. Cf. {Giaour}.]	   A worshiper of fire; a Zoroastrian; a Parsee.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghee \Ghee\ (g[=e]), n. [Hind. gh[imac] clarified butter, Skr.	   gh[.r]ta.]	   Butter clarified by boiling, and thus converted into a kind	   of oil. [India] --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Gherkin \Gher"kin\ (g[~e]r"k[i^]n), n. [D. agurkje, a dim. akin	   to G. gurke, Dan. agurke; cf. Pol. og['o]rek, Bohem. okurka,	   LGr. 'aggoy`rion watermelon, Ar. al-khiy[=a]r, Per.	   khiy[=a]r.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A kind of small, prickly cucumber, much used for	      pickles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Sea gherkin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ghess \Ghess\, v. t. & i.	   See {Guess}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ghetto \Ghet"to\, n. [It.]	   A quarter of a city where Jews live in greatest numbers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell. --Evelyn.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. By extension: Any section of a town inhabited	      predominantly by members of a specific ethnic, national or	      racial group, such segregation usually arising from social	      or economic pressure. The term is commonly applied to	      areas in cities having a high concentration of low-income	      African-Americans.	      [PJC]	   3. [fig.] Any isolated group of people.	      [PJC]	   4. [fig.] Any group isolated by external pressures, with an	      implication of inferiority.	      [PJC]
ghetto blaster \ghetto blaster\ n. [from their popularity with	   negro inner-city (ghetto) youth]	   A portable casette or compact disk player, usually having an	   integrated radio receiver. It typically has two	   (stereophonic) speakers, and can be adjusted to play at a	   high sound intensity, from which the name comes.	   Syn: boom box.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ghettoize \Ghet"to*ize\, v. t.	   to form into a ghetto; to isolate (people) as though into a	   ghetto.	   [PJC]
Ghibelline \Ghib"el*line\, n. [It. Ghibellino; of German	   origin.] (It. Hist.)	   One of a faction in Italy, in the 12th and 13th centuries,	   which favored the German emperors, and opposed the Guelfs, or	   adherents of the poses. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghole \Ghole\, n.	   See {Ghoul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghost \Ghost\ (g[=o]st), n. [OE. gast, gost, soul, spirit, AS.	   g[=a]st breath, spirit, soul; akin to OS. g[=e]st spirit,	   soul, D. geest, G. geist, and prob. to E. gaze, ghastly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The spirit; the soul of man. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then gives her grieved ghost thus to lament.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The disembodied soul; the soul or spirit of a deceased	      person; a spirit appearing after death; an apparition; a	      specter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mighty ghosts of our great Harrys rose. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I thought that I had died in sleep,	            And was a blessed ghost.              --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any faint shadowy semblance; an unsubstantial image; a	      phantom; a glimmering; as, not a ghost of a chance; the	      ghost of an idea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each separate dying ember wrought its ghost upon the	            floor.                                --Poe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A false image formed in a telescope by reflection from the	      surfaces of one or more lenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ghost moth} (Zool.), a large European moth ({Hepialus	      humuli}); so called from the white color of the male, and	      the peculiar hovering flight; -- called also {great	      swift}.	   {Holy Ghost}, the Holy Spirit; the Paraclete; the Comforter;	      (Theol.) the third person in the Trinity.	   {To give up the ghost} or {To yield up the ghost}, to die; to	      expire.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he gave up the ghost full softly. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jacob . . . yielded up the ghost, and was gathered	            unto his people.                      --Gen. xlix.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	Ghost \Ghost\, v. i.	   To die; to expire. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Ghost \Ghost\, v. t.	   To appear to or haunt in the form of an apparition. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Ghost dance \Ghost dance\	   A religious dance of the North American Indians, participated	   in by both sexes, and looked upon as a rite of invocation the	   purpose of which is, through trance and vision, to bring the	   dancer into communion with the unseen world and the spirits	   of departed friends. The dance is the chief rite of the	   {Ghost-dance}, or	   {Messiah},	   {religion}, which originated about 1890 in the doctrines of	      the Piute Wovoka, the Indian Messiah, who taught that the	      time was drawing near when the whole Indian race, the dead	      with the living, should be reunited to live a life of	      millennial happiness upon a regenerated earth. The	      religion inculcates peace, righteousness, and work, and	      holds that in good time, without warlike intervention, the	      oppressive white rule will be removed by the higher	      powers. The religion spread through a majority of the	      western tribes of the United States, only in the case of	      the Sioux, owing to local causes, leading to an outbreak.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ghostfish \Ghost"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A pale unspotted variety of the wrymouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghostless \Ghost"less\, a.	   Without life or spirit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ghostlike \Ghost"like`\, a.	   Like a ghost; ghastly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghostliness \Ghost"li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being ghostly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghostly \Ghost"ly\, a. [OE. gastlich, gostlich, AS. g[=a]stlic.	   See {Ghost}.]	   1. Relating to the soul; not carnal or secular; spiritual;	      as, a ghostly confessor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Save and defend us from our ghostly enemies. --Book	                                                  of Common	                                                  Prayer [Ch. of	                                                  Eng. ]	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the gostly children of St. Jerome. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to apparitions. --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	Ghostly \Ghost"ly\, adv.	   Spiritually; mystically. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghostology \Ghost*ol"o*gy\, n.	   Ghost lore. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It seemed even more unaccountable than if it had been a	         thing of ghostology and witchcraft.      --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster] ghostwrite
ghostwrite \ghost"write`\, ghost-write \ghost"-write`\v. t.	   To write (a book, article, speech, etc.) for someone else; --	   the written material appears under the name of the person for	   whom it was written.	   Syn: ghost.	        [WordNet 1.5] ghostwriter
ghostwriter \ghost"writ`er\, ghost-writer \ghost"-writ`er\n.	   One who ghost-writes (a book, article, etc.) for someone	   else.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ghoul \Ghoul\ (g[=oo]l), n. [Per. gh[=o]l an imaginary sylvan	   demon, supposed to devour men and animals: cf. Ar. gh[=u]l,	   F. goule.]	   An imaginary evil being among Eastern nations, which was	   supposed to feed upon human bodies. [Written also {ghole} .]	   --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghoulish \Ghoul"ish\, a.	   Characteristic of a ghoul; vampirelike; hyenalike.	   [1913 Webster]
Ghyll \Ghyll\, n.	   A ravine. See {Gill} a woody glen. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Giallolino \Gial`lo*li"no\, n. [It., from giallo yellow, prob.	   fr. OHG. gelo, G. gelb; akin to E. yellow.]	   A term variously employed by early writers on art, though	   commonly designating the yellow oxide of lead, or massicot.	   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Giambeux \Giam"beux\ (zh[.a]m"b[.u]), n. pl. [See {Jambeux}.]	   Greaves; armor for the legs. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Giant \Gi"ant\, n. [OE. giant, geant, geaunt, OF. jaiant, geant,	   F. g['e]ant, L. gigas, fr. Gr. ?, ?, from the root of E.	   gender, genesis. See {Gender}, and cf. {Gigantic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A man of extraordinari bulk and stature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Giants of mighty bone and bold emprise. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of extraordinary strength or powers, bodily or	      intellectual.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any animal, plant, or thing, of extraordinary size or	      power.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Giant's Causeway}, a vast collection of basaltic pillars, in	      the county of Antrim on the northern coast of Ireland.	      [1913 Webster]	Giant \Gi"ant\, a.	   Like a giant; extraordinary in size, strength, or power; as,	   giant brothers; a giant son.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Giant cell}. (Anat.) See {Myeloplax}.	   {Giant clam} (Zool.), a bivalve shell of the genus	      {Tridacna}, esp. {T. gigas}, which sometimes weighs 500	      pounds. The shells are sometimes used in churches to	      contain holy water.	   {Giant heron} (Zool.), a very large African heron ({Ardeomega	      goliath}). It is the largest heron known.	   {Giant kettle}, a pothole of very large dimensions, as found	      in Norway in connection with glaciers. See {Pothole}.	   {Giant powder}. See {Nitroglycerin}.	   {Giant puffball} (Bot.), a fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}),	      edible when young, and when dried used for stanching	      wounds.	   {Giant salamander} (Zool.), a very large aquatic salamander	      ({Megalobatrachus maximus}), found in Japan. It is the	      largest of living Amphibia, becoming a yard long.	   {Giant squid} (Zool.), one of several species of very large	      squids, belonging to {Architeuthis} and allied genera.	      Some are over forty feet long.	      [1913 Webster]
Giantess \Gi"ant*ess\, n.	   A woman of extraordinary size.	   [1913 Webster]
Giantize \Gi"ant*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. g['e]antiser.]	   To play the giant. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Giantly \Gi"ant*ly\, a.	   Appropriate to a giant. [Obs.] --Usher.	   [1913 Webster]
Giantry \Gi"ant*ry\, n.	   The race of giants. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Giantship \Gi"ant*ship\, n.	   The state, personality, or character, of a giant; -- a	   compellation for a giant.	   [1913 Webster]	         His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Giaour \Giaour\, n. [Turk. giaur an infidel, Per. gawr, another	   form of ghebr fire worshiper. Cf. {Kaffir}, {Gheber} .]	   An infidel; -- a term applied by Turks to disbelievers in the	   Mohammedan religion, especially Christrians. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Gib \Gib\, n. [Abbreviated fr. Gilbert, the name of the cat in	   the old story of "Reynard the Fox". in the "Romaunt of the	   Rose", etc.]	   A male cat; a tomcat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gib \Gib\, v. i.	   To act like a cat. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Gib \Gib\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A piece or slip of metal or wood, notched or otherwise, in a	   machine or structure, to hold other parts in place or bind	   them together, or to afford a bearing surface; -- usually	   held or adjusted by means of a wedge, key, or screw.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gib and key}, or {Gib and cotter} (Steam Engine), the fixed	      wedge or gib, and the driving wedge,key, or cotter, used	      for tightening the strap which holds the brasses at the	      end of a connecting rod.	      [1913 Webster]	Gib \Gib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gibbing}.]	   To secure or fasten with a gib, or gibs; to provide with a	   gib, or gibs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gibbed lathe}, an engine lathe in which the tool carriage is	      held down to the bed by a gib instead of by a weight.	      [1913 Webster]	Gib \Gib\, v. i.	   To balk. See {Jib}, v. i. --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibaro \Gi"ba*ro\, n.; pl. {Gibaros}. [Amer. Sp. j['i]baro	   wild.] (Ethnol.)	   The offspring of a Spaniard and an Indian; a Spanish-Indian	   mestizo. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gibbartas \Gib*bar"tas\, n. [Cf. Ar. jebb[=a]r giant; or L.	   gibber humpbacked: cf. F. gibbar.] (Zool.)	   One of several finback whales of the North Atlantic; --	   called also {Jupiter whale}. [Written also {jubartas},	   {gubertas}, {dubertus}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gibber \Gib"ber\ (j[i^]b"b[~e]r), n. [From {Gib} to balk.]	   A balky horse. --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
gibber \gib"ber\ (g[i^]b"b[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {gibbered}	   (g[i^]b"b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {gibbering}.] [Akin to	   jabber, and gabble.]	   To speak rapidly and inarticulately. --Shak.	   Syn: jabber.	        [1913 Webster]
gibberellic acid \gibberellic acid\ n. (Chem.),	   A plant growth hormone of the gibberellin series	   ({C19H22O6}), also called {gibberellin A3}. It was first	   isolated from the fungus {Gibberella fujikuroi}. It is used	   to promote the growth of seedlings. See also {gibberellin}.	   --MI11	   [PJC]
gibberellin \gibberellin\ n. (Chem.),	   Any of a number plant growth hormones, the first of which was	   isolated in 1938 from the fungus {Gibberella fujikuroi}; more	   than 60 related gibberelins are known. The most important is	   {gibberellin A3}, also called {gibberellic acid}. They are	   used in agriculture for promoting plant growth.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
gibberish \gib"ber*ish\ (j[i^]b"b[~e]r*[i^]sh or	   g[i^]b"b[~e]r*[i^]sh), n. [From {Gibber}, v. i.]	   1. Rapid and inarticulate talk; unintelligible language;	      unmeaning words.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, like a gypsy, oftentimes would go;	            All kinds of gibberish he had learnt to know.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such gibberish as children may be heard amusing	            themselves with.                      --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incomprehensible, obscure, or pretentious technical talk	      or writing; excessively obscure jargon.	      [PJC]
Gibberish \Gib"ber*ish\, a.	   Unmeaning; as, gibberish language.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibbet \Gib"bet\, n. [OE. gibet, F. gibet, in OF. also club, fr.	   LL. gibetum;; cf. OF. gibe sort of sickle or hook, It.	   giubbetto gibbet, and giubbetta, dim. of giubba mane, also,	   an under waistcoat, doublet, Prov. It. gibba (cf. {Jupon});	   so that it perhaps originally signified a halter, a rope	   round the neck of malefactors; or it is, perhaps, derived fr.	   L. gibbus hunched, humped, E. gibbous; or cf. E. jib a sail.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A kind of gallows; an upright post with an arm projecting	      from the top, on which, formerly, malefactors were hanged	      in chains, and their bodies allowed to remain as a	      warning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is	      suspended; the jib.	      [1913 Webster]	Gibbet \Gib"bet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gibbeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gibbeting}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To hang and expose on a gibbet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose to infamy; to blacken.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll gibbet up his name.              --Oldham.	      [1913 Webster]
Gibbier \Gib"bier\, n. [F. gibier.]	   Wild fowl; game. [Obs.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibbon \Gib"bon\, n. [Cf. F. gibbon.] (Zool.)	   Any arboreal ape of the genus {Hylobates}, of which many	   species and varieties inhabit the East Indies and Southern	   Asia. They are tailless and without cheek pouches, and have	   very long arms, adapted for climbing.	   Note: The white-handed gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), the crowned	         ({H. pilatus}), the wou-wou or singing gibbon ({H.	         agilis}), the siamang, and the hoolock. are the most	         common species.	         [1913 Webster]
Gib boom \Gib" boom`\	   See {Jib boom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibbose \Gib*bose"\, a. [L. gibbosus, fr. gibbus, gibba, hunch,	   hump. Cf. {Gibbous}.]	   Humped; protuberant; -- said of a surface which presents one	   or more large elevations. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibbostity \Gib*bost"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. gibbosit['e].]	   The state of being gibbous or gibbose; gibbousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibbous \Gib"bous\, a. [Cf. F. gibbeux. See {Gibbose}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Swelling by a regular curve or surface; protuberant;	      convex; as, the moon is gibbous between the half-moon and	      the full moon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bones will rise, and make a gibbous member.	                                                  --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hunched; hump-backed. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. --	      {Gib"bous*ly}, adv. -- {Gib"bous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Gibbsite \Gibbs"ite\, n. [Named after George Gibbs.] (Min.)	   A hydrate of alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
Gib-cat \Gib"-cat`\, n.	   A male cat, esp. an old one. See 1st {Gib}. n. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibe \Gibe\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gibed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gibing}.] [Cf. Prov. F. giber, equiv. to F. jouer to play,	   Icel. geipa to talk nonsense, E. jabber.]	   To cast reproaches and sneering expressions; to rail; to	   utter taunting, sarcastic words; to flout; to fleer; to	   scoff.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fleer and gibe, and laugh and flout.     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Gibe \Gibe\, v. i.	   To reproach with contemptuous words; to deride; to scoff at;	   to mock.	   [1913 Webster]	         Draw the beasts as I describe them,	         From their features, while I gibe them.  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Gibe \Gibe\, n.	   An expression of sarcastic scorn; a sarcastic jest; a scoff;	   a taunt; a sneer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mark the fleers, the gibes, and notable scorns. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         With solemn gibe did Eustace banter me.  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibel \Gib"el\, n. [G. gibel, giebel.] (Zool.)	   A kind of carp ({Cyprinus gibelio}); -- called also {Prussian	   carp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Giber \Gib"er\n.	   One who utters gibes. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibfish \Gib"fish`\, n.	   The male of the salmon. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibingly \Gib"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a gibing manner; scornfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Giblet \Gib"let\, a.	   Made of giblets; as, a giblet pie.	   [1913 Webster]
Giblets \Gib"lets\, n. pl. [OE. gibelet, OF. gibelet game: cf.	   F. gibelotte stewed rabbit. Cf. {Gibbier}.]	   The inmeats, or edible viscera (heart, gizzard, liver, etc.),	   of poultry.	   [1913 Webster]
Gibraltar \Gi*bral"tar\, n.	   1. A strongly fortified town on the south coast of Spain,	      held by the British since 1704; hence, an impregnable	      stronghold.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of candy sweetmeat, or a piece of it; -- called, in	      full, {Gibraltar rock}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gibstaff \Gib"staff`\, n. [Prov. E. gib a hooked stick + E.	   staff.]	   1. A staff to guage water, or to push a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A staff formerly used in fighting beasts on the stage.	      [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]
Gid \Gid\, n. [Cf. {Giddy}, a.]	   A disease of sheep, characterized by vertigo; the staggers.	   It is caused by the presence of the C?nurus, a larval	   tapeworm, in the brain. See {C?nurus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Giddily \Gid"di*ly\, adv.	   In a giddy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Giddiness \Gid"di*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being giddy.	   [1913 Webster]
Giddy \Gid"dy\, a. [Compar. {Giddier}; superl. {Giddiest}.] [OE.	   gidi mad, silly, AS. gidig, of unknown origin, cf. Norw.	   gidda to shake, tremble.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having in the head a sensation of whirling or reeling	      about; having lost the power of preserving the balance of	      the body, and therefore wavering and inclined to fall;	      lightheaded; dizzy.	      [1913 Webster]	            By giddy head and staggering legs betrayed. --Tate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Promoting or inducing giddiness; as, a giddy height; a	      giddy precipice. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the giddy footing of the hatches. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bewildering on account of rapid turning; running round	      with celerity; gyratory; whirling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The giddy motion of the whirling mill. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by inconstancy; unstable; changeable;	      fickle; wild; thoughtless; heedless. "Giddy, foolish	      hours." --Rowe. "Giddy chance." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Young heads are giddy and young hearts are warm.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Giddy \Gid"dy\, v. i.	   To reel; to whirl. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Giddy \Gid"dy\, v. t.	   To make dizzy or unsteady. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Giddy-head \Gid"dy-head`\, n.	   A person without thought fulness, prudence, or judgment.	   [Colloq.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Giddy-headed \Gid"dy-head`ed\, a.	   Thoughtless; unsteady.	   [1913 Webster]
Giddy-paced \Gid"dy-paced`\, a.	   Moving irregularly; flighty; fickle. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gie \Gie\, v. t.	   To guide. See {Gye} . [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gie \Gie\, v. t.	   To give. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Gier-eagle \Gier"-ea`gle\, n. [Cf. D. gier vulture, G. gier, and	   E. gyrfalcon.] (Zool.)	   A bird referred to in the Bible (--Lev. xi. 18and --Deut.	   xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture ({Neophron	   percnopterus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Gier-falcon \Gier"-fal`con\, n. [Cf. {Gier-eagle}, {Gyrfalcon}.]	   (Zool.)	   The gyrfalcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Gieseckite \Gie"seck*ite\, n. [Named after Karl Giesecke.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in greenish gray six-sided prisms, having	   a greasy luster. It is probably a pseudomorph after	   el[ae]olite.	   [1913 Webster]
Gif \Gif\, conj. [AS. See {If}.]	   If. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gif is the old form of if, and frequently occurs in the	         earlier English writers. See {If}.	         [1913 Webster]
GIF \GIF\, n. [Acronym from Graphics Interchange Format.]	   (Computers)	   1. The Graphics Interchange Format, one of the most popular	      standardized formats for storing graphic data in binary	      computer files. The standard has been revised several	      times, and includes provisions for interlacing and	      animating images. Its disadvantage is that it can store	      only 256 colors. Compare {JPEG}.	      [PJC]	   2. (Computers) An image stored in GIF[1] format, or the file	      in which the image is stored; as, he sent three GIF's with	      lovely pictures of his children.	      [PJC]
Giffard injector \Gif"fard in*ject"or\ (Mach.)	   See under {Injector}.	   [1913 Webster]
Giffgaff \Giff"gaff\, n. [Reduplicated fr. give.]	   Mutual accommodation; mutual giving. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Giffy \Gif"fy\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Jiffy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gift \Gift\, n. [OE. gift, yift, yeft, AS. gift, fr. gifan to	   give; akin to D. & G. gift, Icel. gift, gipt, Goth. gifts (in	   comp.). See {Give}, v. t.]	   1. Anything given; anything voluntarily transferred by one	      person to another without compensation; a present; an	      offering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall I receive by gift, what of my own, . . .	            I can command ?                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act, right, or power of giving or bestowing; as, the	      office is in the gift of the President.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bribe; anything given to corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither take a gift, for a gift doth blind the eyes	            of the wise.                          --Deut. xvi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Some exceptional inborn quality or characteristic; a	      striking or special talent or aptitude; power; faculty;	      as, the gift of wit; a gift for speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A voluntary transfer of real or personal property,	      without any consideration. It can be perfected only by	      deed, or in case of personal property, by an actual	      delivery of possession. --Bouvier. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gift rope} (Naut), a rope extended to a boat for towing it;	      a guest rope.	   Syn: Present; donation; grant; largess; benefaction; boon;	        bounty; gratuity; endowment; talent; faculty.	   Usage: {Gift}, {Present}, {Donation}. These words, as here	          compared, denote something gratuitously imparted to	          another out of one's property. A gift is something	          given whether by a superior or an inferior, and is	          usually designed for the relief or benefit of him who	          receives it. A present is ordinarly from an equal or	          inferior, and is always intended as a compliment or	          expression of kindness. Donation is a word of more	          dignity, denoting, properly, a gift of considerable	          value, and ordinarly a gift made either to some public	          institution, or to an individual on account of his	          services to the public; as, a donation to a hospital,	          a charitable society, or a minister.	          [1913 Webster]	Gift \Gift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gifted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gifting}.]	   To endow with some power or faculty. See {gift}[4].	   [1913 Webster]	         He was gifted . . . with philosophical sagacity. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
gifted \gifted\ adj. [Cf. See {gift}[4] and {gift}, v. t..]	   1. having unusual talent in some field.	   Syn: talented.	        [PJC]	   2. having exceptionally high intelligence; -- said of	      children, especially in discourse on education; as, a	      program for gifted children.	      [PJC]
Giftedness \Gift"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being gifted. --Echard.	   [1913 Webster]
Gig \Gig\ (j[i^]g or g[i^]g), n. [Cf. OF. gigue. See {Jig}, n.]	   A fiddle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gig \Gig\ (g[i^]g), v. t. [Prob. fr. L. gignere to beget.]	   To engender. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Gig \Gig\, n.	   A kind of spear or harpoon. See {Fishgig}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gig \Gig\, v. t.	   To fish with a gig.	   [1913 Webster]	Gig \Gig\, n. [OE. gigge. Cf. {Giglot}.]	   A playful or wanton girl; a giglot.	   [1913 Webster]	Gig \Gig\, n. [Cf. Icel. g[imac]gja fiddle, MHG. g[imac]ge, G.	   geige, Icel. geiga to take a wrong direction, rove at random,	   and E. jig.]	   1. A top or whirligig; any little thing that is whirled round	      in play.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou disputest like an infant; go, whip thy gig.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light carriage, with one pair of wheels, drawn by one	      horse; a kind of chaise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A long, light rowboat, generally clinkerbuilt, and	      designed to be fast; a boat appropriated to the use of the	      commanding officer; as, the captain's gig.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A rotatory cylinder, covered with wire teeth or	      teasels, for teaseling woolen cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gig machine}, {Gigging machine}, {Gig mill}, or {Napping	   machine}. See {Gig}, 4.	   {Gig saw}. See {Jig saw}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gig \Gig\, n.	   A job for a specified, usually short period of time; -- used	   especially for the temporary engagements of an entertainer,	   such as a jazz musician or a rock group; as, a one-week gig	   in Las Vegas.	   [PJC]
Gigantean \Gi`gan*te"an\, a. [L. giganteus, fr. gigas, antis.	   See {Giant}.]	   Like a giant; mighty; gigantic. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Gigantesque \Gi`gan*tesque"\, a. [F.]	   Befitting a giant; bombastic; magniloquent.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sort of mock-heroic gigantesque	         With which we bantered little Lilia first. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gigantic \Gi*gan"tic\, a. [L. gigas, -antis, giant. See	   {Giant}.]	   1. Of extraordinary size; like a giant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Such as a giant might use, make, or cause; immense;	      tremendous; extraordinarly; as, gigantic deeds; gigantic	      wickedness. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When descends on the Atlantic	            The gigantic	            Strom wind of the equinox.            --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Gigantical \Gi*gan"tic*al\, a.	   Bulky, big. [Obs.] --Burton. -- {Gi*gan"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Giganticide \Gi*gan"ti*cide\, n. [. gigas, -antis, giant +	   caedere to kill.]	   The act of killing, or one who kills, a giant. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Gigantine \Gi*gan"tine\, a.	   Gigantic. [Obs.] --Bullokar.	   [1913 Webster]
Gigantology \Gi`gan*tol"og*y\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, giant + -logy: cf.	   F. gigantologie.]	   An account or description of giants.	   [1913 Webster]
Gigantomachy \Gi`gan*tom"a*chy\, n. [L. gigantomachia, fr. Gr.	   ?; ?, ?, giant + ? battle: cf. F. gigantomachie.]	   A war of giants; especially, the fabulous war of the giants	   against heaven. Gige
Gige \Gige\ (g[i^]j or g[=e]j), Guige \Guige\, n. [OF. guide,	   guiche.] (Anc. Armor)	   The leather strap by which the shield of a knight was slung	   across the shoulder, or across the neck and shoulder.	   --Meyrick (Ancient Armor).	   [1913 Webster]
Gigerium \Gi*ge"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Gigeria}. [NL., fr. L. gigeria,	   pl., the cooked entrails of poultry.] (Anat.)	   The muscular stomach, or gizzard, of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gigget \Gig"get\, n.	   Same as {Gigot}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cut the slaves to giggets.               --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Giggle \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 voice; to laugh	   in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with	   childish levity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Giggling and laughing with all their might	         At the piteous hap of the fairy wight.   --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]	Giggle \Gig"gle\, n.	   A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a	   light, silly laugh.	   [1913 Webster]
Giggler \Gig"gler\, n.	   One who giggles or titters.	   [1913 Webster]
Giggly \Gig"gly\, a.	   Prone to giggling. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Giggot \Gig"got\, n.	   See {Gigot}. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Giggyng \Gig"gyng\, n. [See {Gige}.]	   The act of fastending the gige or leather strap to the	   shield. [Obs.] "Gigging of shields." --Chaucer. Giglot
Giglot \Gig"lot\, Giglet \Gig"let\, n. [Cf. Icel. gikkr a pert,	   rude person, Dan. giek a fool, silly man, AS. gagol, g[ae]gl,	   lascivious, wanton, MHG. gogel wanton, giege fool, and E. gig	   a wanton person.]	   A wanton; a lascivious or light, giddy girl. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The giglet is willful, and is running upon her fate.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Giglot \Gig"lot\, a.	   Giddi; light; inconstant; wanton. [Obs.] "O giglot fortune!"	   --Shak.
gigolo \gig"o*lo\ (j[i^]g"[.a]*l[=o]), n.	   A man whose main income is derived from gifts or payments	   from women in return for his sexual favors or companionship.	   [PJC]	   2. A professional male escort or dancing partner. --RHUD	      [PJC] Gigot
Gigot \Gig"ot\, Giggot \Gig"got\, n. [F., fr. OF. gigue fiddle;	   -- on account of the resemblance in shape. See {Jig}, n.]	   1. A leg of mutton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small piece of flesh; a slice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest in giggots cut, they spit.   --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Gigue \Gigue\ (zh[-e]g), n. [F.]	   A piece of lively dance music, in two strains which are	   repeated; also, the dance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gila monster \Gi"la mon"ster\ (Zool.)	   A large tuberculated lizard ({Heloderma suspectum}) native of	   the dry plains of Arizona, New Mexico, etc. It is the only	   lizard known to have venomous teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Gilbert \Gilbert\ prop. n.	   William Schwenk Gilbert, an English dramatist born at London	   Nov. 18, 1836. He is most famous for his collaborations with	   Sir Arthur Sullivan on a number of humorous light operas	   which are known as "Gilbert and Sullivan Operas". His first	   play was "Dulcamara" (1866). He also wrote "The Palace of	   Truth" (1870), "Pygmalion and Galatea" (1871), "Sweethearts"	   (1874), "Engaged" (1877), "The Mountebanks" (1891), and in	   collaboration with Sir A. Sullivan (who wrote the music), he	   wrote "The Sorcerer" (1877), "H. M. S. Pinafore" (1878), "The	   Pirates of Penzance" (1879), "Patience" (1881), "Iolanthe"	   (1883), "The Mikado" (1885), "Ruddygore" (1887), "The Yeomen	   of the Guard" (1888), "The Gondoliers" (1889), and "Utopia,	   limited" (1893). The light operas proved very popular and	   continue to be performed over one hundred years later. He	   also published other works.	   [Century Dict. 1906 +PJC]	Gilbert and Sullivan \Gilbert and Sullivan\	   William Schwenk Gilbert and Sir Arthur Sullivan, who	   collaborated on a number of light operas. See {Gilbert}.	   [PJC]
Gilbertian \Gilbertian\ prop. a.	   1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the style of	      William S. Gilbert; as, Gilbertian libretti.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Wildly comic and improbable, as in Gilbert and Sullivan	      operas; as, Gilbertian coincidences.	      [WordNet 1.5]	            a Gilbertian world people with foundlings and	            changelings.                          --T. C.	                                                  Worsley	      [WordNet 1.5]
Gild \Gild\ (g[i^]ld), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gilded} or {Gilt}	   (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gilding}.] [AS. gyldan, from gold gold.	   [root]234. See {Gold}.]	   1. To overlay with a thin covering of gold; to cover with a	      golden color; to cause to look like gold. "Gilded	      chariots." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            No more the rising sun shall gild the morn. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make attractive; to adorn; to brighten.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let oft good humor, mild and gay,	            Gild the calm evening of your day.    --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give a fair but deceptive outward appearance to; to	      embellish; as, to gild a lie. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make red with drinking. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This grand liquior that hath gilded them. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Gildale \Gild"ale`\, n. [AS. gilgan to pay + E. ale. See	   {Yield}, v. t., and {Ale}.]	   A drinking bout in which every one pays an equal share.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gilden \Gild"en\, a.	   Gilded. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Gilder \Gild"er\, n.	   One who gilds; one whose occupation is to overlay with gold.	   [1913 Webster]	Gilder \Gil"der\, n.	   A Dutch coin. See {Guilder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gilding \Gild"ing\ (g[i^]ld"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The art or practice of overlaying or covering with gold	      leaf; also, a thin coating or wash of gold, or of that	      which resembles gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gold in leaf, powder, or liquid, for application to any	      surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any superficial coating or appearance, as opposed to what	      is solid and genuine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gilding metal}, a tough kind of sheet brass from which	      cartridge shells are made.	      [1913 Webster]
Gile \Gile\, n. [See {Guile}.]	   Guile. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh \Gilgamesh\, Gilgamish \Gilgamish\prop. n.	   1. (Sumerian mythology) A legendary king of Sumeria and the	      hero of famous Sumerian and Babylonian epics.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The {Epic of Gilgamesh}, a long Babylonian epic written in	      cuneiform in the Sumerian language on clay tablets. Early	      versions of the written story date from 2000 B. C.; it is	      probably the first written story still in existence. A	      longer version was written in the Akkadian language, on 12	      clay tablets found at Nineveh in the ruins of the library	      of Ashurbanipal, king of Assyria from 669 to 633 B. C. The	      story depicted the life and heroic deeds of the legendary	      Gilgamesh, apparently derived from stories about a real	      king of ancient Mesopotamia who lived around 2700 B. C.	      The story includes a tale of a great flood, which has some	      parallels to the biblical story of the flood survived by	      Noah. The Nineveh tablets name the author of that version	      of the story, a Shin-eqi-unninni.	      [PJC]	   Note: The entire text may be found in:	         The Epic of Gilgamesh	         Translated by Maureen Gallery Kovacs	         (Stanford: Stanford University Press, 1990)	         and	         Gilgamesh	         Translated by John Maier and John Gardner	         (New York: Vintage Press, 1981)
Gill \Gill\ (g[i^]l), n. [Dan. gi[ae]lle, gelle; akin to Sw.	   g[aum]l, Icel. gj["o]lnar gills; cf. AS. geagl, geahl, jaw.]	   1. (Anat.) An organ for aquatic respiration; a branchia.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fishes perform respiration under water by the gills.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gills are usually lamellar or filamentous appendages,	         through which the blood circulates, and in which it is	         exposed to the action of the air contained in the	         water. In vertebrates they are appendages of the	         visceral arches on either side of the neck. In	         invertebrates they occupy various situations.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Bot.) The radiating, gill-shaped plates forming the	      under surface of a mushroom.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The fleshy flap that hangs below the beak of a	      fowl; a wattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The flesh under or about the chin. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Spinning) One of the combs of closely ranged steel pins	      which divide the ribbons of flax fiber or wool into fewer	      parallel filaments. [Prob. so called from F. aiguilles,	      needles. --Ure.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gill arches}, {Gill bars}. (Anat.) Same as {Branchial	      arches}.	   {Gill clefts}. (Anat.) Same as {Branchial clefts}. See under	      {Branchial}.	   {Gill cover}, {Gill lid}. See {Operculum}.	   {Gill frame}, or {Gill head} (Flax Manuf.), a spreader; a	      machine for subjecting flax to the action of gills.	      --Knight.	   {Gill net}, a flat net so suspended in the water that its	      meshes allow the heads of fish to pass, but catch in the	      gills when they seek to extricate themselves.	   {Gill opening}, or {Gill slit} (Anat.), an opening behind and	      below the head of most fishes, and some amphibians, by	      which the water from the gills is discharged. In most	      fishes there is a single opening on each side, but in the	      sharks and rays there are five, or more, on each side.	   {Gill rakes}, or {Gill rakers} (Anat.), horny filaments, or	      progresses, on the inside of the branchial arches of	      fishes, which help to prevent solid substances from being	      carried into gill cavities.	      [1913 Webster]	Gill \Gill\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A two-wheeled frame for transporting timber. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gill \Gill\, n.	   A leech. [Also {gell}.] [Scot.] --Jameison.	   [1913 Webster]	Gill \Gill\, n. [Icel. gil.]	   A woody glen; a narrow valley containing a stream. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gill \Gill\, n. [OF. gille, gelle, a sort of measure for wine,	   LL. gillo, gello., Cf. {Gallon}.]	   A measure of capacity, containing one fourth of a pint.	   [1913 Webster]	Gill \Gill\, n. [Abbrev. from Gillian.]	   1. A young woman; a sweetheart; a flirting or wanton girl.	      "Each Jack with his Gill." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The ground ivy ({Nepeta Glechoma}); -- called also	      {gill over the ground}, and other like names.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Malt liquor medicated with ground ivy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gill ale}.	      (a) Ale flavored with ground ivy.	      (b) (Bot.) Alehoof.	          [1913 Webster]
gilled \gilled\ adj.	   Having gills; as, a gilled tadpole. Opposite of	   {abranchiate}.	   Syn: branchiate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gill-flirt \Gill"-flirt`\, n.	   A thoughtless, giddy girl; a flirt-gill. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gillhouse \Gill"house`\, n.	   A shop where gill is sold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thee shall each alehouse, thee each gillhouse mourn.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Gillian \Gil"li*an\, n. [OE. Gillian, a woman's name, for	   Julian, Juliana. Cf. {Gill} a girl.]	   A girl; esp., a wanton; a gill. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. Gillie
Gillie \Gil"lie\ Gilly \Gil"ly\, n. [Gael. gille, giolla, boy,	   lad.]	   A boy or young man; a manservant; a young male attendant, in	   the Scottish Highlands. --Sir W. Scott. [WordNet sense 1]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. a lowcut shoe without a tongue and decorative lacing.	   Syn: ghillie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gillyflower \Gil"ly*flow`er\, n. [OE. gilofre, gilofer, clove,	   OF. girofre, girofle, F. girofle: cf. F. girofl['e]e	   gillyflower, fr. girofle, Gr. ? clove tree; ? nut + ? leaf,	   akin to E. foliage. Cf. {Caryophyllus}, {July-flower}.]	   [Written also {gilliflower}.] (Bot.)	   1. A name given by old writers to the clove pink ({Dianthus	      Caryophyllus}) but now to the common stock ({Matthiola	      incana}), a cruciferous plant with showy and fragrant	      blossoms, usually purplish, but often pink or white.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of apple, of a roundish conical shape, purplish red	      color, and having a large core.	   {Clove gillyflower}, the clove pink.	   {Marsh gillyflower}, the ragged robin ({Lychnis	      Flos-cuculi}).	   {Queen's gillyflower}, or {Winter gillyflower}, damewort.	   {Sea gillyflower}, the thrift ({Armeria vulgaris}).	   {Wall gillyflower}, the wallflower ({Cheiranthus Cheiri}).	   {Water gillyflower}, the water violet.	      [1913 Webster]
Gilour \Gil"our\, n. [OF.]	   A guiler; deceiver. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gilse \Gilse\, n. [W. gleisiad, fr. glas blue.] (Zool.)	   See {Grilse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gilt \Gilt\, n. [See {Geld}, v. t.] (Zool.)	   A female pig, when young.	   [1913 Webster]	Gilt \Gilt\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Gild}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gilt \Gilt\, p. p. & a.	   Gilded; covered with gold; of the color of gold; golden	   yellow. "Gilt hair" --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gilt \Gilt\, n.	   1. Gold, or that which resembles gold, laid on the surface of	      a thing; gilding. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Money. [Obs.] "The gilt of France." --Shak. Gilt-edge
Gilt-edge \Gilt"-edge`\, Gilt-edged \Gilt"-edged`\, a.	   1. Having a gilt edge; as, gilt-edged paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the best quality; -- said of negotiable paper, etc.	      [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gilthead \Gilt"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   A marine fish. The name is applied to two species:	   (a) The {Pagrus auratus} (syn. {Chrysophrys auratus}), a	       valuable food fish common in the Mediterranean (so named	       from its golden-colored head); -- called also {giltpoll}.	   (b) The {Crenilabrus melops}, of the British coasts; --	       called also {golden maid}, {conner}, {sea partridge}.	       [1913 Webster]
Giltif \Gilt"if\, a. [For gilti, by confusion with -if, -ive, in	   French forms. See {Guilty}.]	   Guilty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gilttail \Gilt"tail`\, n.	   A yellow-tailed worm or larva.	   [1913 Webster]
Gim \Gim\, a. [Cf. {Gimp}, a.]	   Neat; spruce. [Prov.] Gimbal
Gimbal \Gim"bal\ (g[i^]m"bal), or Gimbals \Gim"bals\	   (g[i^]m"balz), n. [See {Gimmal}, n.]	   A contrivance for permitting a body to incline freely in all	   directions, or for suspending anything, as a barometer,	   ship's compass, chronometer, etc., so that it will remain	   plumb, or level, when its support is tipped, as by the	   rolling of a ship. It consists of a ring in which the body	   can turn on an axis through a diameter of the ring, while the	   ring itself is so pivoted to its support that it can turn	   about a diameter at right angles to the first.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gimbal joint} (Mach.), a universal joint embodying the	      principle of the gimbal.	   {Gimbal ring}, a single gimbal, as that by which the cockeye	      of the upper millstone is supported on the spindle.	      [1913 Webster]
Gimblet \Gim"blet\, n. & v.	   See {Gimlet}.	   [1913 Webster]
gimcrack \gim"crack`\, n. [OE., a spruce and pert pretender,	   also, a spruce girl, prob. fr. gim + crack lad, boaster.]	   A trivial mechanism; a device. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A toy; a pretty thing; an ornamental object of no great	      value.	   Syn: trinket, gewgaw, knickknack, tchotchke.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] gimcrackery
gimcrackery \gimcrackery\, gimcracks \gimcracks\n.	   Ornamental objects of no great value.	   Syn: falderal, folderol, frills, nonsense, trumpery,	        trinkets, gewgaws, knickknacks, tchotchkes.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
gimel \gimel\ n.	   the 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gimlet \Gim"let\, n. [Also written and pronounced {gimbled}]	   [OF. guimbelet, guibelet, F. gibelet, prob. fr. OD. wimpel,	   weme, a bore, wemelen to bore, to wimble. See {Wimble}, n.]	   A small tool for boring holes. It has a leading screw, a	   grooved body, and a cross handle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gimlet eye}, a squint-eye. [Colloq.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Gimlet \Gim"let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gimleted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gimleting}.]	   1. To pierce or make with a gimlet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To turn round (an anchor) by the stock, with a	      motion like turning a gimlet.	      [1913 Webster]
Gimmal \Gim"mal\, n. [Prob. the same word as gemel. See {Gemel},	   and cf. {Gimbal}.]	   1. Joined work whose parts move within each other; a pair or	      series of interlocked rings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quaint piece of machinery; a gimmer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Gimmal \Gim"mal\, a.	   Made or consisting of interlocked rings or links; as, gimmal	   mail.	   [1913 Webster]	         In their pale dull mouths the gimmal bit	         Lies foul with chewed grass.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gimmal joint}. See {Gimbal joint}, under {Gimbal}. Gimmer
Gimmer \Gim"mer\, Gimmor \Gim"mor\, n. [Cf. {Gimmal}, n.]	   A piece of mechanism; mechanical device or contrivance; a	   gimcrack. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gimp \Gimp\, a. [W. gwymp fair, neat, comely.]	   Smart; spruce; trim; nice. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gimp \Gimp\, n. [OF. guimpe, guimple, a nun's wimple, F. guimpe,	   OHG. wimpal a veil G. wimpel pennon, pendant. See {Wimple},	   n.]	   A narrow ornamental fabric of silk, woolen, or cotton, often	   with a metallic wire, or sometimes a coarse cord, running	   through it; -- used as trimming for dresses, furniture, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gimp nail, an upholsterer's small nail.	   [1913 Webster]	Gimp \Gimp\, v. t.	   To notch; to indent; to jag.	   [1913 Webster]
Gin \Gin\, prep. [AS. ge['a]n. See {Again}.]	   Against; near by; towards; as, gin night. [Scot.] --A. Ross	   (1778).	   [1913 Webster]	Gin \Gin\, conj. [See {Gin}, prep.]	   If. [Scotch] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Gin \Gin\ (g[i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gan} (g[a^]n), {Gon}	   (g[o^]n), or {Gun} (g[u^]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ginning}.] [OE.	   ginnen, AS. ginnan (in comp.), prob. orig., to open, cut	   open, cf. OHG. inginnan to begin, open, cut open, and prob.	   akin to AS. g[imac]nan to yawn, and E. yawn. [root]31. See	   {Yawn}, v. i., and cf. {Begin}.]	   To begin; -- often followed by an infinitive without to; as,	   gan tell. See {Gan}. [Obs. or Archaic] "He gan to pray."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gin \Gin\ (j[i^]n), n. [Contr. from Geneva. See 2d {Geneva}.]	   A strong alcoholic liquor, distilled from rye and barley, and	   flavored with juniper berries; -- also called {Hollands} and	   {Holland gin}, because originally, and still very	   extensively, manufactured in Holland. Common gin is usually	   flavored with turpentine.	   [1913 Webster]	Gin \Gin\, n. [A contraction of engine.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Contrivance; artifice; a trap; a snare. --Chaucer.	      Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A machine for raising or moving heavy weights,	          consisting of a tripod formed of poles united at the	          top, with a windlass, pulleys, ropes, etc.	      (b) (Mining) A hoisting drum, usually vertical; a whim.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A machine for separating the seeds from cotton; a cotton	      gin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also given to an instrument of torture	         worked with screws, and to a pump moved by rotary	         sails.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 power for driving a cotton gin.	      	   {Gin race}, or {Gin ring}, the path of the horse when putting	      a gin in motion. --Halliwell.	   {Gin saw}, a saw used in a cotton gin for drawing the fibers	      through the grid, leaving the seed in the hopper.	   {Gin wheel}.	      (a) In a cotton gin, a wheel for drawing the fiber through	          the grid; a brush wheel to clean away the lint.	      (b) (Mining) the drum of a whim.	          [1913 Webster]	Gin \Gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ginned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ginning}.]	   1. To catch in a trap. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clear of seeds by a machine; as, to gin cotton.	      [1913 Webster]
ginep \ginep\ n.	   A tropical American tree ({Melicocca bijuga}) bearing a small	   edible fruit with green leathery skin and sweet juicy	   translucent pulp. [Also spelled {genip}.]	   Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry,	        mamoncillo, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicoccus bijugatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ging \Ging\, n.	   Same as {Gang}, n., 2. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a knot, a ging, a pack, a conspiracy against	         me.                                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gingal \Gin*gal"\, n.	   See {Jingal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginger \Gin"ger\, n. [OE. ginger, gingever, gingivere, OF.	   gengibre, gingimbre, F. gingembre, L. zingiber, zingiberi,	   fr. Gr. ?; of Oriental origin; cf. Ar. & Pers. zenjeb[imac]l,	   fr. Skr. [,c][.r][.n]gav["e]ra, prop., hornshaped; ???ga horn	   + v["e]ra body.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Zingiber}, of the East and	      West Indies. The species most known is {Zingiber	      officinale}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The hot and spicy rootstock of {Zingiber officinale},	      which is much used in cookery and in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ginger ale}	      (a) a soft drink flavored with ginger and carbonated.	      (a) See {ginger beer}, below.	   {Ginger beer} or {Ginger ale}, a mild beer impregnated with	      ginger.	   {Ginger cordial}, a liquor made from ginger, raisins, lemon	      rind, and water, and sometimes whisky or brandy.	   {Ginger pop}. See {Ginger ale} (above).	   {Ginger wine}, wine impregnated with ginger.	   {Wild ginger} (Bot.), an American herb ({Asarum Canadense})	      with two reniform leaves and a long, cordlike rootstock	      which has a strong taste of ginger.	      [1913 Webster]
Gingerbread \Gin"ger*bread`\, n.	   A kind of plain sweet cake seasoned with ginger, and	   sometimes made in fanciful shapes. "Gingerbread that was full	   fine." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gingerbread tree} (Bot.), the doom palm; -- so called from	      the resemblance of its fruit to gingerbread. See {Doom	      Palm}.	   {Gingerbread work}, ornamentation, in architecture or	      decoration, of a fantastic, trivial, or tawdry character.	      [1913 Webster]
Gingerly \Gin"ger*ly\, adv. [Prov. E. ginger brittle, tender;	   cf. dial. Sw. gingla, g[aum]ngla, to go gently, totter, akin	   to E. gang.]	   Cautiously; timidly; fastidiously; daintily.	   [1913 Webster]	         What is't that you took up so gingerly ? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gingerness \Gin"ger*ness\, n.	   Cautiousness; tenderness.	   [1913 Webster]
gingerroot \gin"ger*root\ n.	   The pungent rhizome of the common ginger plant; -- it is used	   fresh as a seasoning, especially in Oriental cookery.	   Syn: ginger.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gingersnap \gingersnap\ n.	   A crisp cookie flavored with ginger.	   [WordNet 1.5]
gingery \gingery\ adj.	   tasting of ginger; spicy; -- used of tastes.	   Syn: hot, peppery, spicy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gingham \Ging"ham\, n. [F. guingan; cf. Jav. ginggang; or perh.	   fr. Guingamp, in France.]	   A kind of cotton or linen cloth, usually in stripes or	   checks, the yarn of which is dyed before it is woven; --	   distinguished from printed cotton or prints.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginging \Ging"ing\, n. (Mining)	   The lining of a mine shaft with stones or bricks to prevent	   caving.	   [1913 Webster]
Gingival \Gin"gi*val\, a. [L. gingiva the gum.]	   Of or pertaining to the gums. --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Gingle \Gin"gle\, n. & v. [Obs.]	   See {Jingle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginglyform \Gin"gly*form\, a. (Anat.)	   Ginglymoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginglymodi \Gin`gly*mo"di\, n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ? ginglymoid. See	   {Ginglymoid}.] (Zool.)	   An order of ganoid fishes, including the modern gar pikes and	   many allied fossil forms. They have rhombic, ganoid scales, a	   heterocercal tail, paired fins without an axis, fulcra on the	   fins, and a bony skeleton, with the vertebr[ae] convex in	   front and concave behind, forming a ball and socket joint.	   See {Ganoidel}. Ginglymoid
Ginglymoid \Gin"gly*moid\, Ginglymoidal \Gin`gly*moid"al\, a.	   [Gr. ?; ? ginglymus + e'i^dos form: cf. F. ginglymoide,	   ginglymo["i]dal.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a ginglymus, or hinge joint;	   ginglyform.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginglymus \Gin"gly*mus\, n.; pl. {Ginglymi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   hingelike joint, a ball and socket joint.] (Anat.)	   A hinge joint; an articulation, admitting of flexion and	   extension, or motion in two directions only, as the elbow and	   the ankle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginhouse \Gin"house`\, n.	   A building where cotton is ginned.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginkgo \Gink"go\, n.; pl. {Ginkgoes}. [Chin., silver fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   A large ornamental tree ({Ginkgo biloba}) from China and	   Japan, belonging to the Yew suborder of {Conifer[ae]}. Its	   leaves are so like those of some maidenhair ferns, that it is	   also called the {maidenhair tree}.	   [1913 Webster] Ginkgophytina	   Ginkgophyta
Ginkgophyta \Ginkgophyta\, Ginkgophytina \Ginkgophytina\,
Ginkgopsida \Ginkgopsida\n. (Bot.)	   A division of trees comprising the ginkgos. In some systems	   it is classified as a class (Ginkgopsida) and in others as a	   subdivision (Ginkgophytina or Ginkgophyta); used in some	   classifications for one of five subdivisions of	   Gymnospermophyta.	   Syn: Ginkgopsida, class Ginkgopsida, subdivision	        Ginkgophytina.	        [WordNet 1.5] ginmill
ginmill \ginmill\, gin mill \gin mill\n.	   A commercial establishment where alcoholic drinks are served	   over a counter; a barroom; -- a disparaging term suggesting a	   cheap or disreputable bar.	   Syn: barroom, bar-room, bar, saloon, taproom.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ginnee \Gin"nee\, n.; pl. {Ginn}.	   See {Jinnee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginnet \Gin"net\, n.	   See {Genet}, a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginning \Gin"ning\, n. [See {Gin}, v. i.]	   Beginning. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginny-carriage \Gin"ny-car`riage\, n.	   A small, strong carriage for conveying materials on a	   railroad. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ginseng \Gin"seng\, n. [Chinese.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Aralia}, the root of which is highly	   valued as a medicine among the Chinese. The Chinese plant	   ({Aralia Schinseng}) has become so rare that the American	   ({A. quinquefolia}) has largely taken its place, and its root	   is now an article of export from America to China. The root,	   when dry, is of a yellowish white color, with a sweetness in	   the taste somewhat resembling that of licorice, combined with	   a slight aromatic bitterness.	   [1913 Webster]
Ginshop \Gin"shop`\, n.	   A shop or barroom where gin is sold as a beverage. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gip \Gip\, v. t.	   To take out the entrails of (herrings).	   [1913 Webster]	Gip \Gip\, n.	   A servant. See {Gyp}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gipoun \Gi*poun"\, n. [See {Jupon}.]	   A short cassock. [Written also {gepoun}, {gypoun}, {jupon},	   {juppon}.] [Obs.] Gipser
Gipser \Gip"ser\, Gipsire \Gip"sire\, n. [F. gibeci[`e]re a game	   pouch or game pocket. Cf. {Gibbier}.]	   A kind of pouch formerly worn at the girdle. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gipser all of silk,	         Hung at his girdle, white as morn['e] milk. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gipsy \Gip"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n. & a.	   See {Gypsy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gipsyism \Gip"sy*ism\, n.	   See {Gypsyism}.	   [1913 Webster]
gipsywort \gipsywort\ n.	   A hairy Eurasian herb ({Lycopus europaeus}) with two-lipped	   white flowers.	   Syn: gypsywort, {Lycopus europaeus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Giraffa \Giraffa\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the Giraffidae.	   Syn: genus {Giraffa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
giraffe \gi*raffe"\ (j[i^]*r[a^]f"; 277), n. [F. girafe, Sp.	   girafa, from Ar. zur[=a]fa, zar[=a]fa.] (Zool.)	   An African ruminant ({Giraffa camelopardalis} formerly	   {Camelopardalis giraffa}) related to the deers and antelopes,	   but placed in a family ({Giraffidae}) by itself; the	   camelopard. It is the tallest of quadriped animals, being	   sometimes twenty feet from the hoofs to the top of the head.	   Its neck is very long, and its fore legs are much longer than	   its hind legs. There are three types, having different	   patterns of spots on the pelt and different territories: the	   {Reticulated Giraffe}, the {Masai Giraffe}, and the {Uganda	   Giraffe}. Intermediate crosses are also observed.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Giraffidae \Giraffidae\ prop. n.	   The natural family of mammals including the giraffes.	   Syn: family {Giraffidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5] girandola
girandola \gir"an*do`la\, girandole
\gir"an*dole\(j[i^]r"an*d[=o]l; 277), n. [F. See {Gyrate}.]	   1. An ornate ornamental branched candlestick, often with a	      mirror at the back. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A flower stand, fountain, or the like, of branching form.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pyrotechny) A kind of revolving firework.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fort.) A series of chambers in defensive mines. --Farrow.	      Girasole
Girasole \Gir"a*sole\ Girasol \Gir"a*sol\, n. [It. girasole, or	   F. girasol, fr. L. gyrare to turn around + sol sun.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) See {Heliotrope}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A variety of opal which is usually milk white,	      bluish white, or sky blue; but in a bright light it	      reflects a reddish color.	      [1913 Webster]
Gird \Gird\ (g[~e]rd), n. [See {Yard} a measure.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A stroke with a rod or switch; a severe spasm; a twinge; a	      pang.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conscience . . . is freed from many fearful girds	            and twinges which the atheist feels.  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cut; a sarcastic remark; a gibe; a sneer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I thank thee for that gird, good Tranio. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gird \Gird\, v. t. [See {Gird}, n., and cf. {Girde}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To strike; to smite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To slay him and to girden off his head. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sneer at; to mock; to gibe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being moved, he will not spare to gird the gods.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gird \Gird\, v. i.	   To gibe; to sneer; to break a scornful jest; to utter severe	   sarcasms.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men of all sorts take a pride to gird at me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Gird \Gird\ (g[~e]rd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girt}or {Girded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Girding}.] [OE. girden, gurden, AS. gyrdan;	   akin to OS. gurdian, D. gorden, OHG. gurten, G. g["u]rten,	   Icel. gyr[eth]a, Sw. gjorda, Dan. giorde, Goth. biga['i]rdan	   to begird, and prob. to E. yard an inclosure. Cf. {Girth}, n.	   & v., {Girt}, v. t.]	   1. To encircle or bind with any flexible band.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make fast, as clothing, by binding with a cord, girdle,	      bandage, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surround; to encircle, or encompass.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Nyseian isle,	            Girt with the River Triton.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To clothe; to swathe; to invest.	      [1913 Webster]	            I girded thee about with fine linen.  --Ezek. xvi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Son . . . appeared	            Girt with omnipotence.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To prepare; to make ready; to equip; as, to gird one's	      self for a contest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast girded me with strength.    --Ps. xviii.	                                                  39.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To gird on}, to put on; to fasten around or to one securely,	      like a girdle; as, to gird on armor or a sword.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not him that girdeth on his harness boast	            himself as he that putteth it off.    --1 Kings xx.	                                                  11.	   {To gird up}, to bind tightly with a girdle; to support and	      strengthen, as with a girdle.	      [1913 Webster]	            He girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab. --1	                                                  Kings xviii.	                                                  46.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gird up the loins of your mind.       --1 Pet. i.	                                                  13.	   {Girt up}; prepared or equipped, as for a journey or for	      work, in allusion to the ancient custom of gathering the	      long flowing garments into the girdle and tightening it	      before any exertion; hence, adjectively, eagerly or	      constantly active; strenuous; striving. "A severer, more	      girt-up way of living." --J. C. Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
Girder \Gird"er\, n. [From {Gird} to sneer at.]	   One who girds; a satirist.	   [1913 Webster]	Girder \Gird"er\, n. [From {Gird} to encircle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, girds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch. & Engin.) A main beam; a stright, horizontal beam	      to span an opening or carry weight, such as ends of floor	      beams, etc.; hence, a framed or built-up member	      discharging the same office, technically called a compound	      girder. See Illusts. of {Frame}, and {Doubleframed floor},	      under {Double}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bowstring girder}, {Box girder}, etc. See under {Bowstring},	      {Box}, etc.	   {Girder bridge}. See under {Bridge}.	   {Lattice girder}, a girder consisting of longitudinal bars	      united by diagonal crossing bars.	   {Half-lattice girder}, a girder consisting of horizontal	      upper and lower bars connected by a series of diagonal	      bars sloping alternately in opposite directions so as to	      divide the space between the bars into a series of	      triangles. --Knight.	   {Sandwich girder}, a girder consisting of two parallel wooden	      beams, between which is an iron plate, the whole clamped	      together by iron bolts.	      [1913 Webster]
Girding \Gird"ing\, n.	   That with which one is girded; a girdle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Instead of a stomacher, a girding of sackcloth. --Is.	                                                  iii. 24.	   [1913 Webster]
Girdle \Gir"dle\, n.	   A griddle. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Girdle \Gir"dle\, n. [OE. gurdel, girdel, AS. gyrdel, fr.	   gyrdan; akin to D. gordel, G. g["u]rtel, Icel. gyr?ill. See	   {Gird}, v. t., to encircle, and cf. {Girth}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which girds, encircles, or incloses; a circumference;	      a belt; esp., a belt, sash, or article of dress encircling	      the body usually at the waist; a cestus.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within the girdle of these walls.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their breasts girded with golden girdles. --Rev. xv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The zodiac; also, the equator. [Poetic] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the world's girdle to the frozen pole.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            That gems the starry girdle of the year. --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Jewelry) The line ofgreatest circumference of a	      brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the	      setting. See Illust. of {Brilliant}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A thin bed or stratum of stone. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Girdle bone} (Anat.), the sphenethmoid. See under	      {Sphenethmoid}.	   {Girdle wheel}, a spinning wheel.	   {Sea girdle} (Zool.), a ctenophore. See {Venus's girdle},	      under {Venus}.	   {Shoulder}, {Pectoral}, & {Pelvic}, {girdle}. (Anat.) See	      under {Pectoral}, and {Pelvic}.	   {To have under the girdle}, to have bound to one, that is, in	      subjection.	      [1913 Webster]	Girdle \Gir"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girdled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Girdling}.]	   1. To bind with a belt or sash; to gird. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose; to environ; to shut in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those sleeping stones,	            That as a waist doth girdle you about. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a cut or gnaw a groove around (a tree, etc.)	      through the bark and alburnum, thus killing it. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Girdler \Gir"dler\, n.	   1. One who girdles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A maker of girdles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An American longicorn beetle ({Oncideres	      cingulatus}) which lays its eggs in the twigs of the	      hickory, and then girdles each branch by gnawing a groove	      around it, thus killing it to provide suitable food for	      the larv[ae].	      [1913 Webster]
Girdlestead \Gir"dle*stead\, n. [Girdle + stead place.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That part of the body where the girdle is worn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sheathed, beneath his girdlestead.    --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lap. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There fell a flower into her girdlestead.	                                                  --Swinburne.	      [1913 Webster]
Gire \Gire\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Gyre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Girkin \Gir"kin\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Gherkin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Girl \Girl\ (g[~e]rl), n. [OE. girle, gerle, gurle, a girl (in	   sense 1): cf. LG. g["o]r child.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A young person of either sex; a child. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A female child, from birth to the age of puberty; a young	      maiden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A female servant; a maidservant. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A roebuck two years old. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
girlfriend \girl"friend`\ n.	   1. any female friend; as, Mary and her girlfriend organized	      the party. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically	      involved; as, his girlfriend kicked him out. [WordNet	      sense 2]	   Syn: girl, lady friend.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Girlhood \Girl"hood\, n.	   State or time of being a girl.	   [1913 Webster]
Girlish \Girl"ish\, a.	   Like, or characteristic of, a girl; of or pertaining to	   girlhood; innocent; artless; immature; weak; as, girlish	   ways; girlish grief. -- {Girl"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Girl"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Girlond \Gir"lond\, n. [See {Garland}, n.]	   A garland; a prize. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Girn \Girn\, v. i. [See {Grin}, n.]	   To grin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, n. [F. Girondiste.]	   A member of the moderate republican party formed in the	   French legislative assembly in 1791. The Girondists were so	   called because their leaders were deputies from the	   department of La Gironde.	   [1913 Webster]	Girondist \Gi*ron"dist\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Girondists. [Written also	   {Girondin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Girrock \Gir"rock\, n. [Cf. Prov. F. chicarou.] (Zool.)	   A garfish. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Girru \Girru\ prop. n. (Babylonian mythology)	   The Babylonian god of fire; often invoked in incantations	   against sorcery.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Girt \Girt\ (g[~e]rt),	   imp. & p. p. of {Gird}.	   [1913 Webster]	Girt \Girt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Girting}.] [From {Girt}, n., cf. {Girth}, v.]	   To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to	   measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree.	   [1913 Webster]	         We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk,	         And girt thee with the sword.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Girt \Girt\, a. (Naut.)	   Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two	   anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of	   the current or tide.	   [1913 Webster]	Girt \Girt\ (g[~e]rt), n.	   Same as {Girth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Girth \Girth\ (g[~e]rth), n. [Icel. gj["o]r[eth] girdle, or	   ger[eth] girth; akin to Goth. ga['i]rda girdle. See {Gird} to	   girt, and cf. {Girdle}, n.]	   1. A band or strap which encircles the body; especially, one	      by which a saddle is fastened upon the back of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The measure around any object, such as a body at the waist	      or belly, or a box; the circumference of anything; as, in	      order to be acceptable for mailing, the total of height	      and girth of a package must not exceed 63 inches.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            He's a lusty, jolly fellow, that lives well, at	            least three yards in the girth.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small horizontal brace or girder.	      [1913 Webster]	Girth \Girth\, v. t. [From {Girth}, n., cf. {Girt}, v. t.]	   To bind as with a girth. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Girtline \Girt"line`\ (g[~e]rt"l[imac]n`), n. (Naut.)	   A gantline.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hammock girtline}, a line rigged for hanging out hammocks to	      dry.	      [1913 Webster]
Gisarm \Gis*arm"\ (j[i^]s*[aum]rm"), n. [OF. gisarme, guisarme.]	   (Medi[ae]val Armor)	   A weapon with a scythe-shaped blade, and a separate long	   sharp point, mounted on a long staff and carried by foot	   soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]
Gise \Gise\ (j[imac]z), v. t. [See {Agist}.]	   To feed or pasture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gise \Gise\ (g[imac]z), n.	   Guise; manner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gisle \Gis"le\ (g[i^]z"'l), n. [AS. g[imac]sel; akin to G.	   geisel, Icel. g[imac]sl.]	   A pledge. [Obs.] --Bp. Gibson. Gismondine
Gismondine \Gis*mon"dine\ (j[i^]s*m[o^]n"d[i^]n), Gismondite
\Gis*mon"dite\ (j[i^]s*m[o^]n"d[imac]t), n. [From the name of	   the discoverer, Gismondi.] (Min.)	   A native hydrated silicate of alumina, lime, and potash,	   first noticed near Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Gist \Gist\ (j[i^]st), n. [OF. giste abode, lodgings, F.	   g[^i]te, fr. g['e]sir to lie, L. jac[=e]re, prop., to be	   thrown, hence, to lie, fr. jac[e^]re to throw. In the second	   sense fr. OF. gist, F. g[^i]t, 3d pers. sing. ind. of	   g['e]sir to lie, used in a proverb, F., c'est l[`a] que	   g[^i]t le li[`e]vre, it is there that the hare lies, i. e.,	   that is the point, the difficulty. See {Jet} a shooting	   forth, and cf. {Agist}, {Joist}, n., {Gest} a stage in	   traveling.]	   1. A resting place. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These quails have their set gists; to wit, ordinary	            resting and baiting places.           --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The main point, as of a question; the point on which an	      action rests; the pith of a matter; as, the gist of a	      question.	      [1913 Webster]
Git \Git\ (g[i^]t), n. (Founding)	   See {Geat}.	   [1913 Webster] Gitana
Gitana \Gi*ta"na\, n. fem.; Gitano \Gi*ta"no\, n. masc.[Sp., fr.	   (assumed) LL. Aegyptanus, fem. Aegyptana, Egyptian. Cf.	   {Gypsy}.]	   A Spanish gypsy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gite \Gite\ (j[imac]t), n.	   A gown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She came often in a gite of red.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gith \Gith\ (g[i^]th), n. [Prov. E., corn cockle; cf. W. gith	   corn cockle.] (Bot.)	   The corn cockle; also anciently applied to the {Nigella}, or	   fennel flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Gittern \Git"tern\ (g[i^]t"t[~e]rn), n. [OE. giterne, OF.	   guiterne, ultimately from same source as E. guitar. See	   {Guitar}, and cf. {Cittern}.]	   An instrument like a guitar. "Harps, lutes, and giternes."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gittern \Git"tern\, v. i.	   To play on gittern. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gittith \Git"tith\ (g[i^]t"t[i^]th), n. [Heb.]	   A musical instrument, of unknown character, supposed by some	   to have been used by the people of Gath, and thence obtained	   by David. It is mentioned in the title of Psalms viii.,	   lxxxi., and lxxxiv. --Dr. W. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Giust \Giust\ (j[udd]st), n. [Obs.]	   Same as {Joust}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Giusto \Gius"to\ (j[=oo]s"t[-o]), a. [It., fr. L. justus. See	   {Just}, a.] (Mus.)	   In just, correct, or suitable time.	   [1913 Webster]
Give \Give\ (g[i^]v), v. t. [imp. {Gave} (g[=a]v); p. p. {Given}	   (g[i^]v"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Giving}.] [OE. given, yiven,	   yeven, AS. gifan, giefan; akin to D. geven, OS. ge[eth]an,	   OHG. geban, G. geben, Icel. gefa, Sw. gifva, Dan. give, Goth.	   giban. Cf. {Gift}, n.]	   1. To bestow without receiving a return; to confer without	      compensation; to impart, as a possession; to grant, as	      authority or permission; to yield up or allow.	      [1913 Webster]	            For generous lords had rather give than pay.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield possesion of; to deliver over, as property, in	      exchange for something; to pay; as, we give the value of	      what we buy.	      [1913 Webster]	            What shall a man give in exchange for his soul ?	                                                  --Matt. xvi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To yield; to furnish; to produce; to emit; as, flint and	      steel give sparks.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To communicate or announce, as advice, tidings, etc.; to	      pronounce; to render or utter, as an opinion, a judgment,	      a sentence, a shout, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To grant power or license to; to permit; to allow; to	      license; to commission.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is given me once again to behold my friend.	                                                  --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then give thy friend to shed the sacred wine.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To exhibit as a product or result; to produce; to show;	      as, the number of men, divided by the number of ships,	      gives four hundred to each ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To devote; to apply; used reflexively, to devote or apply	      one's self; as, the soldiers give themselves to plunder;	      also in this sense used very frequently in the past	      participle; as, the people are given to luxury and	      pleasure; the youth is given to study.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Logic & Math.) To set forth as a known quantity or a	      known relation, or as a premise from which to reason; --	      used principally in the passive form given.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To allow or admit by way of supposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            I give not heaven for lost.           --Mlton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To attribute; to assign; to adjudge.	       [1913 Webster]	             I don't wonder at people's giving him to me as a	             lover.                               --Sheridan.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To excite or cause to exist, as a sensation; as, to give	       offense; to give pleasure or pain.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To pledge; as, to give one's word.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To cause; to make; -- with the infinitive; as, to give	       one to understand, to know, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             But there the duke was given to understand	             That in a gondola were seen together	             Lorenzo and his amorous Jessica.     --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To afford a view of; as, his window gave the park.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To give away}, to make over to another; to transfer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever we employ in charitable uses during our	            lives, is given away from ourselves.  --Atterbury.	   {To give back}, to return; to restore. --Atterbury.	   {To give the bag}, to cheat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I fear our ears have given us the bag. --J. Webster.	   {To give birth to}.	       (a) To bear or bring forth, as a child.	       (b) To originate; to give existence to, as an enterprise,	           idea.	   {To give chase}, to pursue.	   {To give ear to}. See under {Ear}.	   {To give forth}, to give out; to publish; to tell. --Hayward.	   {To give ground}. See under {Ground}, n.	   {To give the hand}, to pledge friendship or faith.	   {To give the hand of}, to espouse; to bestow in marriage.	   {To give the head}. See under {Head}, n.	   {To give in}.	       (a) To abate; to deduct.	       (b) To declare; to make known; to announce; to tender;	           as, to give in one's adhesion to a party.	   {To give the lie to} (a person), to tell (him) that he lies.	      	   {To give line}. See under {Line}.	   {To give off}, to emit, as steam, vapor, odor, etc.	   {To give one's self away}, to make an inconsiderate surrender	      of one's cause, an unintentional disclosure of one's	      purposes, or the like. [Colloq.]	   {To give out}.	       (a) To utter publicly; to report; to announce or declare.	           [1913 Webster]	                 One that gives out himself Prince Florizel.	                                                  --Shak.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Give out you are of Epidamnum.   --Shak.	       (b) To send out; to emit; to distribute; as, a substance	           gives out steam or odors.	   {To give over}.	       (a) To yield completely; to quit; to abandon.	       (b) To despair of.	       (c) To addict, resign, or apply (one's self).	           [1913 Webster]	                 The Babylonians had given themselves over to	                 all manner of vice.              --Grew.	   {To give place}, to withdraw; to yield one's claim.	   {To give points}.	       (a) In games of skill, to equalize chances by conceding a	           certain advantage; to allow a handicap.	       (b) To give useful suggestions. [Colloq.]	   {To give rein}. See under {Rein}, n.	   {To give the sack}. Same as {To give the bag}.	   {To give and take}.	       (a) To average gains and losses.	       (b) To exchange freely, as blows, sarcasms, etc.	   {To give time}	       (Law), to accord extension or forbearance to a debtor.	             --Abbott.	   {To give the time of day}, to salute one with the compliment	      appropriate to the hour, as "good morning." "good	      evening", etc.	   {To give tongue}, in hunter's phrase, to bark; -- said of	      dogs.	   {To give up}.	       (a) To abandon; to surrender. "Don't give up the ship."	           [1913 Webster]	                 He has . . . given up	                 For certain drops of salt, your city Rome.	                                                  --Shak.	       (b) To make public; to reveal.	           [1913 Webster]	                 I'll not state them	                 By giving up their characters.   --Beau. & Fl.	       (c) (Used also reflexively.)	   {To give up the ghost}. See under {Ghost}.	   {To give one's self up}, to abandon hope; to despair; to	      surrender one's self.	   {To give way}.	       (a) To withdraw; to give place.	       (b) To yield to force or pressure; as, the scaffolding	           gave way.	       (c) (Naut.) To begin to row; or to row with increased	           energy.	       (d) (Stock Exchange). To depreciate or decline in value;	           as, railroad securities gave way two per cent.	   {To give way together}, to row in time; to keep stroke.	   Syn: To {Give}, {Confer}, {Grant}.	   Usage: To give is the generic word, embracing all the rest.	          To confer was originally used of persons in power, who	          gave permanent grants or privileges; as, to confer the	          order of knighthood; and hence it still denotes the	          giving of something which might have been withheld;	          as, to confer a favor. To grant is to give in answer	          to a petition or request, or to one who is in some way	          dependent or inferior.	          [1913 Webster]	Give \Give\, v. i.	   1. To give a gift or gifts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield to force or pressure; to relax; to become less	      rigid; as, the earth gives under the feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become soft or moist. [Obs.] --Bacon .	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move; to recede.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now back he gives, then rushes on amain. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To shed tears; to weep. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose eyes do never give	            But through lust and laughter.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To have a misgiving. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My mind gives ye're reserved	            To rob poor market women.             --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To open; to lead. [A Gallicism]	      [1913 Webster]	            This, yielding, gave into a grassy walk. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give back}, to recede; to retire; to retreat.	      [1913 Webster]	            They gave back and came no farther.   --Bunyan.	   {To give in}, to yield; to succumb; to acknowledge one's self	      beaten; to cease opposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scots battalion was enforced to give in.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            This consideration may induce a translator to give	            in to those general phrases.          --Pope.	   {To give off}, to cease; to forbear. [Obs.] --Locke.	   {To give on} or	   {To give upon}.	      (a) To rush; to fall upon. [Obs.]	      (b) To have a view of; to be in sight of; to overlook; to	          look toward; to open upon; to front; to face. [A	          Gallicism: cf. Fr. donner sur.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Rooms which gave upon a pillared porch.	                                                  --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	                The gloomy staircase on which the grating gave.	                                                  --Dickens.	   {To give out}.	      (a) To expend all one's strength. Hence:	      (b) To cease from exertion; to fail; to be exhausted; as,	          my feet being to give out; the flour has given out.	   {To give over}, to cease; to discontinue; to desist.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would be well for all authors, if they knew when	            to give over, and to desist from any further	            pursuits after fame.                  --Addison.	   {To give up}, to cease from effort; to yield; to despair; as,	      he would never give up.	      [1913 Webster]
give-and-go \give-and-go\ n. (basketball)	   A maneuver in which one offensive player passes the ball to	   another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Given \Giv"en\,	   p. p. & a. from {Give}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Math. & Logic) Granted; assumed; supposed to be known;	      set forth as a known quantity, relation, or premise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed; inclined; -- used with an adv.; as, virtuously	      given. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Stated; fixed; as, in a given time.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Given name}, the Christian name, or name given by one's	      parents or guardians, as distinguished from the {surname},	      which is inherited. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
givenness \givenness\ n.	   the quality of being granted as a supposition; of being	   acknowledged or assumed.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Giver \Giv"er\, n.	   One who gives; a donor; a bestower; a grantor; one who	   imparts or distributes.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the giver, and not the gift, that engrosses the	         heart of the Christian.                  --Kollock.	   [1913 Webster]
Gives \Gives\, n. pl. [See {Give}, n.]	   Fetters.	   [1913 Webster]
Giving \Giv"ing\, n.	   1. The act of bestowing as a gift; a conferring or imparting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gift; a benefaction. [R.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of softening, breaking, or yielding. "Upon the	      first giving of the weather." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Giving in}, a falling inwards; a collapse.	   {Giving out}, anything uttered or asserted; an outgiving.	      [1913 Webster]	            His givings out were of an infinite distance	            From his true meant design.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Gizzard \Giz"zard\, n. [F. g['e]sier, L. gigeria, pl., the	   cooked entrails of poultry. Cf. {Gigerium}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The second, or true, muscular stomach of birds, in	      which the food is crushed and ground, after being softened	      in the glandular stomach (crop), or lower part of the	      esophagus; the gigerium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A thick muscular stomach found in many invertebrate	          animals.	      (b) A stomach armed with chitinous or shelly plates or	          teeth, as in certain insects and mollusks.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Gizzard shad} (Zool.), an American herring ({Dorosoma	      cepedianum}) resembling the shad, but of little value.	   {To fret the gizzard}, to harass; to vex one's self; to	      worry. [Low] --Hudibras.	   {To stick in one's gizzard}, to be difficult of digestion; to	      be offensive. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
G-Jo \G-Jo\ n.	   A Chinese and Japanese medical treatment of symptoms by	   applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure	   points on the body.	   Syn: acupressure, shiatsu.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glabella \Gla*bel"la\, n.; pl. {Glabell[ae]}. [NL., fr. L.	   glabellus hairless, fr. glaber bald.] (Anat.)	   The space between the eyebrows, also including the	   corresponding part of the frontal bone; the mesophryon. --	   {Gla*bel"lar}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Glabellum \Gla*bel"lum\, n.; pl. {Glabella}. [NL. See	   {Glabella}.] (Zool.)	   The median, convex lobe of the head of a trilobite. See	   {Trilobite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glabrate \Gla"brate\, a. [L. glabrare, fr. glaber smooth.]	   (Bot.)	   Becoming smooth or glabrous from age. --Gray. Glabreate
Glabreate \Gla"bre*ate\, Glabriate \Gla"bri*ate\, v. t. [See	   {Glabrate}.]	   To make smooth, plain, or bare. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glabrity \Glab"ri*ty\, n. [L. glabritas.]	   Smoothness; baldness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glabrous \Gla"brous\, a. [L. glaber; cf. Gr. ? hollow, smooth, ?	   to hollow.]	   Smooth; having a surface without hairs or any unevenness.	   [1913 Webster]
Glac'e \Gla`c['e]"\, a. [F., p.p. of glacer to freeze, to ice.	   Cf. {Glacier}.]	   Smoothly coated with icing or crystals of sugar; iced;	   glazed; -- said of fruits, sweetmeats, cake, etc.	   Syn: candied, crystalized, glac['e]ed.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Glacial \Gla"cial\, a. [L. glacialis, from glacies ice: cf. F.	   glacial.]	   1. Pertaining to ice or to its action; consisting of ice;	      frozen; icy; esp., pertaining to glaciers; as, glacial	      phenomena. --Lyell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Resembling ice; having the appearance and	      consistency of ice; -- said of certain solid compounds;	      as, glacial phosphoric or acetic acids.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glacial acid} (Chem.), an acid of such strength or purity as	      to crystallize at an ordinary temperature, in an icelike	      form; as acetic or carbolic acid.	   {Glacial drift} (Geol.), earth and rocks which have been	      transported by moving ice, land ice, or icebergs; bowlder	      drift.	   {Glacial epoch} or {Glacial period} (Geol.), a period during	      which the climate of the modern temperate regions was	      polar, and ice covered large portions of the northern	      hemisphere to the mountain tops.	   {Glacial theory} or {Glacial hypothesis}. (Geol.) See	      {Glacier theory}, under {Glacier}.	      [1913 Webster]
Glacialist \Gla"cial*ist\, n.	   One who attributes the phenomena of the drift, in geology, to	   glaciers.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaciate \Gla"ci*ate\, v. i. [L. glaciatus, p. p. of glaciare to	   freeze, fr. glacies ice.]	   To turn to ice.	   [1913 Webster]	Glaciate \Gla"ci*ate\, v. t.	   1. To convert into, or cover with, ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) To produce glacial effects upon, as in the scoring	      of rocks, transportation of loose material, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glaciated rocks}, rocks whose surfaces have been smoothed,	      furrowed, or striated, by the action of ice.	      [1913 Webster]
Glaciation \Gla`ci*a"tion\, n.	   1. Act of freezing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is formed by freezing; ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The process of glaciating, or the state of being	      glaciated; the production of glacial phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]
Glacier \Gla"cier\, n. [F. glacier, fr. glace ice, L. glacies.]	   An immense field or stream of ice, formed in the region of	   perpetual snow, and moving slowly down a mountain slope or	   valley, as in the Alps, or over an extended area, as in	   Greenland.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The mass of compacted snow forming the upper part of a	         glacier is called the firn, or n['e]v['e]; the glacier	         proper consist of solid ice, deeply crevassed where	         broken up by irregularities in the slope or direction	         of its path. A glacier usually carries with it	         accumulations of stones and dirt called moraines, which	         are designated, according to their position, as	         lateral, medial, or terminal (see {Moraine}). The	         common rate of flow of the Alpine glaciers is from ten	         to twenty inches per day in summer, and about half that	         in winter.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Glacier theory} (Geol.), the theory that large parts of the	      frigid and temperate zones were covered with ice during	      the glacial, or ice, period, and that, by the agency of	      this ice, the loose materials on the earth's surface,	      called drift or diluvium, were transported and	      accumulated.	      [1913 Webster]
Glacious \Gla"cious\, a.	   Pertaining to, consisting of or resembling, ice; icy. --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Glacis \Gla"cis\, n. [F. glacis; -- so named from its	   smoothness. See {Glacier}.]	   A gentle slope, or a smooth, gently sloping bank; especially	   (Fort.), that slope of earth which inclines from the covered	   way toward the exterior ground or country (see Illust. of	   {Ravelin}).	   [1913 Webster]
Glad \Glad\ (gl[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Gladder}; superl.	   {Gladdest}.] [AS. gl[ae]d bright, glad; akin to D. glad	   smooth, G. glatt, OHG. glat smooth, shining, Icel. gla[eth]r	   glad, bright, Dan. & Sw. glad glad, Lith. glodas smooth, and	   prob. to L. glaber, and E. glide. Cf. {Glabrous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to	      {sorry}, {sorrowful}, or {unhappy}; -- said of persons,	      and often followed by of, at, that, or by the infinitive,	      and sometimes by with, introducing the cause or reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wise son maketh a glad father.      --Prov. x. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is glad at calamities shall not be	            unpunished.                           --Prov. xvii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Trojan, glad with sight of hostile blood.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, glad of her attention gained.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As we are now glad to behold your eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glad am I that your highness is so armed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glad on 't}, glad of it. [Colloq.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wearing a gay or bright appearance; expressing or exciting	      joy; producing gladness; exhilarating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her conversation	            More glad to me than to a miser money is. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glad evening and glad morn crowned the fourth day.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Pleased; gratified; exhilarated; animated; delighted;	        happy; cheerful; joyous; joyful; cheering; exhilarating;	        pleasing; animating.	   Usage: {Glad}, {Delighted}, {Gratified}. Delighted expresses	          a much higher degree of pleasure than glad. Gratified	          always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human	          agent, and the feeling is modified by the	          consideration that we owe it in part to another. A	          person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and	          gratified at the attention shown by his visits.	          [1913 Webster]	Glad \Glad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gladding}.] [AS. gladian. See {Glad}, a., and cf. {Gladden},	   v. t.]	   To make glad; to cheer; to gladden; to exhilarate. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         That which gladded all the warrior train. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each drinks the juice that glads the heart of man.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Glad \Glad\, v. i.	   To be glad; to rejoice. [Obs.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladden \Glad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gladdened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gladdening}.] [See {Glad}, v. t.]	   To make glad; to cheer; to please; to gratify; to rejoice; to	   exhilarate.	   [1913 Webster]	         A secret pleasure gladdened all that saw him.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Gladden \Glad"den\, v. i.	   To be or become glad; to rejoice.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vast Pacific gladdens with the freight.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladder \Glad"der\, n.	   One who makes glad. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
gladdon \glad"don\ n.	   An iris ({Iris foetidissima}) with purple flowers and	   evil-smelling leaves; Southern and Western Europe and North	   Africa.	   Syn: gladen, stinking iris, gladdon iris, stinking gladwyn,	        roast beef plant, {Iris foetidissima}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glade \Glade\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin, and akin to glad, a.;	   cf. also W. golead, goleuad, a lighting, illumination, fr.	   goleu light, clear, bright, goleu fwlch glade, lit., a light	   or clear defile.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An open passage through a wood; a grassy open or cleared	      space in a forest.	      [1913 Webster]	            There interspersed in lawns and opening glades.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An everglade. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An opening in the ice of rivers or lakes, or a place left	      unfrozen; also, smooth ice. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bottom glade}. See under {Bottom}.	   {Glade net}, in England, a net used for catching woodcock and	      other birds in forest glades.	      [1913 Webster]
Gladen \Gla"den\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dene, cf. L. gladius a sword.	   Cf. {Gladiole}.] (Bot.)	   Sword grass; any plant with sword-shaped leaves, especially	   the European {Iris f[oe]tidissima}. [Written also {gladwyn},	   {gladdon}, and {glader}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gladeye \Glad"eye`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European yellow-hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladful \Glad"ful\, a.	   Full of gladness; joyful; glad. [R.] -- {Glad"ful*ness}, n.	   [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         It followed him with gladful glee.       --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiate \Glad"i*ate\, a. [L. gladius sword.] (Bot.)	   Sword-shaped; resembling a sword in form, as the leaf of the	   iris, or of the gladiolus.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiator \Glad"i*a`tor\, n. [L., fr. gladius sword. See	   {Glaive}.]	   1. Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with	      weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral	      ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who engages in any fierce combat or controversy.	      Gladiatorial
Gladiatorial \Glad`i*a*to"ri*al\, Gladiatorian
\Glad`i*a*to"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to gladiators, or to contests or combatants	   in general.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiatorism \Glad"i*a`tor*ism\, n.	   The art or practice of a gladiator.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiatorship \Glad"i*a`tor*ship\, n.	   Conduct, state, or art, of a gladiator.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiatory \Glad"i*a*to*ry\, a. [L. gladiatorius.]	   Gladiatorial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiature \Glad"i*a*ture\, n. [L. gladiatura.]	   Swordplay; fencing; gladiatorial contest. --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiole \Glad"i*ole\, n. [L. gladiolus a small sword, the sword	   lily, dim. of gladius sword. See {Glaive}.] (Bot.)	   A lilylike plant, of the genus {Gladiolus}; -- called also	   {corn flag}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladiolus \Gla*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. L. {Gladioli}, E.	   {Gladioluses}. [L. See {Gladiole}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of plants having bulbous roots and gladiate	      leaves, and including many species, some of which are	      cultivated and valued for the beauty of their flowers; the	      corn flag; the sword lily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the sternum in some animals;	      the mesosternum.	      [1913 Webster]
Gladius \Gla"di*us\, n.; pl. {Gladii}. [L., a sword.] (Zool.)	   The internal shell, or pen, of cephalopods like the squids.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladly \Glad"ly\, adv. [From {Glad}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Preferably; by choice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With pleasure; joyfully; cheerfully; eagerly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common people heard him gladly.   --Mark xii.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]
Gladness \Glad"ness\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dnes.]	   State or quality of being glad; pleasure; joyful	   satisfaction; cheerfulness.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . did eat their meat with gladness and	         singleness of heart.                     --Acts ii. 46.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gladness is rarely or never equivalent to mirth,	         merriment, gayety, and triumph, and it usually	         expresses less than delight. It sometimes expresses	         great joy.	         [1913 Webster]	               The Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good	               day.                               --Esther viii.	                                                  17.	         [1913 Webster]
Gladship \Glad"ship\, n. [AS. gl[ae]dscipe.]	   A state of gladness. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladsome \Glad"some\, a.	   1. Pleased; joyful; cheerful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing joy, pleasure, or cheerfulness; having the	      appearance of gayety; pleasing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of opening heaven they sung, and gladsome day.	                                                  --Prior.	      -- {Glad"some*ly}, adv. -- {Glad"some*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hours of perfect gladsomeness.        --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
gladsomeness \glad"some*ness\ n.	   The state of experiencing joy and pleasure.	   Syn: gladness, gladfulness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gladstone \Glad"stone\, n. [Named after Wm. E. Gladstone.]	   A four-wheeled pleasure carriage with two inside seats,	   calash top, and seats for driver and footman.	   [1913 Webster]
Gladwyn \Glad"wyn\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Gladen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glair \Glair\, n. [F. glaire, glaire d'?uf, the glair of an egg,	   prob. fr. L. clarus clear, bright. See {Clear}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The white of egg. It is used as a size or a glaze in	      bookbinding, for pastry, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any viscous, transparent substance, resembling the white	      of an egg.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A broadsword fixed on a pike; a kind of halberd.	      [1913 Webster]	Glair \Glair\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glaired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glairing}.]	   To smear with the white of an egg.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaire \Glaire\, n.	   See {Glair}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaireous \Glair"e*ous\, a.	   Glairy; covered with glair.	   [1913 Webster]
Glairin \Glair"in\, n.	   A glairy viscous substance, which forms on the surface of	   certain mineral waters, or covers the sides of their	   inclosures; -- called also {baregin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glairy \Glair"y\, a.	   Like glair, or partaking of its qualities; covered with	   glair; viscous and transparent; slimy. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaive \Glaive\, n. [F. glaive, L. gladius; prob. akin to E.	   claymore. Cf. {Gladiator}.]	   1. A weapon formerly used, consisting of a large blade fixed	      on the end of a pole, whose edge was on the outside curve;	      also, a light lance with a long sharp-pointed head.	      --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sword; -- used poetically and loosely.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glaive which he did wield.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Glama \Gla"ma\, n. [NL.; cf. Gr. ?, L. gramiae, Gr. ?	   blear-eyed.] (Med.)	   A copious gummy secretion of the humor of the eyelids, in	   consequence of some disorder; blearedness; lippitude.	   [1913 Webster]
glamor \glamor\ n.	   Same as {glamour}.	   [WordNet 1.5] glamourous
glamourous \glamourous\ glamorous \glamorous\adj.	   having an air of allure, romance and excitement; as,	   glamorous movie stars.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Glamour \Gla"mour\, n. [Scot. glamour, glamer; cf. Icel.	   gl['a]meggdr one who is troubled with the glaucoma (?); or	   Icel. gl[=a]m-s[=y]ni weakness of sight, glamour; gl[=a]mr	   name of the moon, also of a ghost + s[=y]ni sight, akin to E.	   see. Perh., however, a corruption of E. gramarye.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A charm affecting the eye, making objects appear different	      from what they really are.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Witchcraft; magic; a spell. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of haze in the air, causing things to appear	      different from what they really are.	      [1913 Webster]	            The air filled with a strange, pale glamour that	            seemed to lie over the broad valley.  --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any artificial interest in, or association with, an	      object, through which it appears delusively magnified or	      glorified.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glamour gift}, {Glamour might}, the gift or power of	      producing a glamour. The former is used figuratively, of	      the gift of fascination peculiar to women.	      [1913 Webster]	            It had much of glamour might	            To make a lady seem a knight.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Glamourie \Glam"ou*rie\, n.	   Glamour. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glance \Glance\, n. [Akin to D. glans luster, brightness, G.	   glanz, Sw. glans, D. glands brightness, glimpse. Cf. {Gleen},	   {Glint}, {Glitter}, and {Glance} a mineral.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sudden flash of light or splendor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift as the lightning glance.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quick cast of the eyes; a quick or a casual look; a	      swift survey; a glimpse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An incidental or passing thought or allusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            How fleet is a glance of the mind.    --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Min.) A name given to some sulphides, mostly	      dark-colored, which have a brilliant metallic luster, as	      the sulphide of copper, called copper glance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glance coal}, anthracite; a mineral composed chiefly of	      carbon.	   {Glance cobalt}, cobaltite, or gray cobalt.	   {Glance copper}, chalcocite.	   {Glance wood}, a hard wood grown in Cuba, and used for	      gauging instruments, carpenters' rules, etc. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]	Glance \Glance\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glanced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glancing}.]	   1. To shoot or emit a flash of light; to shine; to flash.	      [1913 Webster]	            From art, from nature, from the schools,	            Let random influences glance,	            Like light in many a shivered lance,	            That breaks about the dappled pools.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike and fly off in an oblique direction; to dart	      aside. "Your arrow hath glanced". --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            On me the curse aslope	            Glanced on the ground.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look with a sudden, rapid cast of the eye; to snatch a	      momentary or hasty view.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,	            Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to	            heaven.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make an incidental or passing reflection; to allude; to	      hint; -- often with at.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherein obscurely	            Caesar's ambition shall be glanced at. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He glanced at a certain reverend doctor. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To move quickly, appearing and disappearing rapidly; to be	      visible only for an instant at a time; to move	      interruptedly; to twinkle.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all along the forum and up the sacred seat,	            His vulture eye pursued the trip of those small	            glancing feet.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Glance \Glance\, v. t.	   1. To shoot or dart suddenly or obliquely; to cast for a	      moment; as, to glance the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hint at; to touch lightly or briefly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In company I often glanced it.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Glancing \Glan"cing\, a.	   1. Shooting, as light.	      [1913 Webster]	            When through the gancing lightnings fly. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Flying off (after striking) in an oblique direction; as, a	      glancing shot.	      [1913 Webster]
Glancingly \Glan"cing*ly\, adv.	   In a glancing manner; transiently; incidentally; indirectly.	   --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Gland \Gland\, n. [F. glande, L. glans, glandis, acorn; akin to	   Gr. ? for ?, and ? to cast, throw, the acorn being the	   dropped fruit. Cf. {Parable}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) An organ for secreting something to be used in, or	          eliminated from, the body; as, the sebaceous glands of	          the skin; the salivary glands of the mouth.	      (b) An organ or part which resembles a secreting, or true,	          gland, as the ductless, lymphatic, pineal, and	          pituitary glands, the functions of which are very	          imperfectly known.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The true secreting glands are, in principle, narrow	         pouches of the mucous membranes, or of the integument,	         lined with a continuation of the epithelium, or of the	         epidermis, the cells of which produce the secretion	         from the blood. In the larger glands, the pouches are	         tubular, greatly elongated, and coiled, as in the sweat	         glands, or subdivided and branched, making compound and	         racemose glands, such as the pancreas.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) A special organ of plants, usually minute and	          globular, which often secretes some kind of resinous,	          gummy, or aromatic product.	      (b) Any very small prominence.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Steam Mach.) The movable part of a stuffing box by which	      the packing is compressed; -- sometimes called a	      {follower}. See Illust. of {Stuffing box}, under	      {Stuffing}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) The crosspiece of a bayonet clutch.	      [1913 Webster]
Glandage \Glan"dage\, n. [Cf. OF. glandage. See {Gland}.]	   A feeding on nuts or mast. [Obs.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandered \Glan"dered\, a.	   Affected with glanders; as, a glandered horse. --Yu?att.	   [1913 Webster]
Glanderous \Glan"der*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to glanders; of the nature of glanders.	   --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Glanders \Glan"ders\, n. [From {Gland}.] (Far.)	   A highly contagious and very destructive disease of horses,	   asses, mules, etc., characterized by a constant discharge of	   sticky matter from the nose, and an enlargement and	   induration of the glands beneath and within the lower jaw. It	   may transmitted to dogs, goats, sheep, and to human beings.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandiferous \Glan*dif"er*ous\, a. [L. glandifer; glans,	   glandis, acorn + ferre to bear; cf. F. glandif[`e]re.]	   Bearing acorns or other nuts; as, glandiferous trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandiform \Gland"i*form\, a. [L. glans, glandis, acorn + -form:	   cf. F. glandiforme .]	   Having the form of a gland or nut; resembling a gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandular \Glan"du*lar\, a. [Cf. F. glandulaire. See	   {Glandule}.]	   Containing or supporting glands; consisting of glands;	   pertaining to glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandulation \Glan`du*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. glandulation.] (Bot.)	   The situation and structure of the secretory vessels in	   plants. --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Glandulation respects the secretory vessels, which are	         either glandules, follicles, or utricles. --J. Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandule \Glan"dule\, n. [L. glandula, dim. of glans, glandis,	   acorn: cf. F. glandule. See {Gland}.]	   A small gland or secreting vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Glanduliferous \Glan`du*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. glandula gland +	   -ferous; cf. F. glandulif[`e]re.]	   Bearing glandules.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandulose \Glan"du*lose`\, a.	   Same as {Glandulous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandulosity \Glan`du*los"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being glandulous; a collection of glands. [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Glandulous \Glan"du*lous\, a. [L. glandulosus: cf. F.	   glanduleux.]	   Containing glands; consisting of glands; pertaining to	   glands; resembling glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Glans \Glans\n.; pl. {Glandes}. [L. See {Gland}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The vascular body which forms the apex of the	      penis, and the extremity of the clitoris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The acorn or mast of the oak and similar fruits.	      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.)	      (a) Goiter.	      (b) A pessary. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]
Glare \Glare\ (gl[^a]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glared}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Glaring}.] [OE. glaren, gloren; cf. AS. gl[ae]r	   amber, LG. glaren to glow or burn like coals, D. gloren to	   glimmer; prob. akin to E. glass.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To shine with a bright, dazzling light.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cavern glares with new-admitted light. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To look with fierce, piercing eyes; to stare earnestly,	      angrily, or fiercely.	      [1913 Webster]	            And eye that scorcheth all it glares upon. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be bright and intense, as certain colors; to be	      ostentatiously splendid or gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            She glares in balls, front boxes, and the ring.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Glare \Glare\, v. t.	   To shoot out, or emit, as a dazzling light.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every eye	         Glared lightning, and shot forth pernicious fire.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Glare \Glare\, n.	   1. A bright, dazzling light; splendor that dazzles the eyes;	      a confusing and bewildering light.	      [1913 Webster]	            The frame of burnished steel that cast a glare.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fierce, piercing look or stare.	      [1913 Webster]	            About them round,	            A lion now he stalks with fiery glare. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A viscous, transparent substance. See {Glair}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A smooth, bright, glassy surface; as, a glare of ice. [U.	      S. ]	      [1913 Webster]	Glare \Glare\, a. [See {Glary}, and {Glare}, n.]	   Smooth and bright or translucent; -- used almost exclusively	   of ice; as, skating on glare ice. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glareolidae \Glareolidae\ n.	   A natural family of Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and	   coursers.	   Syn: family {Glareolidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glareous \Glar"e*ous\ (gl[^a]r"[-e]*[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. glaireux.	   See {Glair}.]	   Glairy. --John Gregory (1766). Glariness
Glariness \Glar"i*ness\, Glaringness \Glar"ing*ness\, n.	   A dazzling luster or brilliancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaring \Glar"ing\, a.	   Clear; notorious; open and bold; barefaced; as, a glaring	   crime. -- {Glar"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Glary \Glar"y\, a.	   Of a dazzling luster; glaring; bright; shining; smooth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bright, crystal glass is glary.          --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Glasgow \Glasgow\ n. (Geography)	   The largest city in Scotland; a port in west central	   Scotland.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Glass \Glass\ (gl[.a]s), n. [OE. glas, gles, AS. gl[ae]s; akin	   to D., G., Dan., & Sw. glas, Icel. glas, gler, Dan. glar; cf.	   AS. gl[ae]r amber, L. glaesum. Cf. {Glare}, n., {Glaze}, v.	   t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hard, brittle, translucent, and commonly transparent	      substance, white or colored, having a conchoidal fracture,	      and made by fusing together sand or silica with lime,	      potash, soda, or lead oxide. It is used for window panes	      and mirrors, for articles of table and culinary use, for	      lenses, and various articles of ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Glass is variously colored by the metallic oxides;	         thus, manganese colors it violet; copper (cuprous),	         red, or (cupric) green; cobalt, blue; uranium,	         yellowish green or canary yellow; iron, green or brown;	         gold, purple or red; tin, opaque white; chromium,	         emerald green; antimony, yellow.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Any substance having a peculiar glassy appearance,	      and a conchoidal fracture, and usually produced by fusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything made of glass. Especially:	      (a) A looking-glass; a mirror.	      (b) A vessel filled with running sand for measuring time;	          an hourglass; and hence, the time in which such a	          vessel is exhausted of its sand.	          [1913 Webster]	                She would not live	                The running of one glass.         --Shak.	      (c) A drinking vessel; a tumbler; a goblet; hence, the	          contents of such a vessel; especially; spirituous	          liquors; as, he took a glass at dinner.	      (d) An optical glass; a lens; a spyglass; -- in the	          plural, spectacles; as, a pair of glasses; he wears	          glasses.	      (e) A weatherglass; a barometer.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Glass is much used adjectively or in combination; as,	         glass maker, or glassmaker; glass making or	         glassmaking; glass blower or glassblower, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bohemian glass}, {Cut glass}, etc. See under {Bohemian},	      {Cut}, etc.	   {Crown glass}, a variety of glass, used for making the finest	      plate or window glass, and consisting essentially of	      silicate of soda or potash and lime, with no admixture of	      lead; the convex half of an achromatic lens is composed of	      crown glass; -- so called from a crownlike shape given it	      in the process of blowing.	   {Crystal glass}, or {Flint glass}. See {Flint glass}, in the	      Vocabulary.	   {Cylinder glass}, sheet glass made by blowing the glass in	      the form of a cylinder which is then split longitudinally,	      opened out, and flattened.	   {Glass of antimony}, a vitreous oxide of antimony mixed with	      sulphide.	   {Glass cloth}, a woven fabric formed of glass fibers.	   {Glass coach}, a coach superior to a hackney-coach, hired for	      the day, or any short period, as a private carriage; -- so	      called because originally private carriages alone had	      glass windows. [Eng.] --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glass coaches are [allowed in English parks from	            which ordinary hacks are excluded], meaning by this	            term, which is never used in America, hired	            carriages that do not go on stands.   --J. F.	                                                  Cooper.	   {Glass cutter}.	      (a) One who cuts sheets of glass into sizes for window	          panes, ets.	      (b) One who shapes the surface of glass by grinding and	          polishing.	      (c) A tool, usually with a diamond at the point, for	          cutting glass.	   {Glass cutting}.	      (a) The act or process of dividing glass, as sheets of	          glass into panes with a diamond.	      (b) The act or process of shaping the surface of glass by	          appylying it to revolving wheels, upon which sand,	          emery, and, afterwards, polishing powder, are applied;	          especially of glass which is shaped into facets, tooth	          ornaments, and the like. Glass having ornamental	          scrolls, etc., cut upon it, is said to be engraved.	   {Glass metal}, the fused material for making glass.	   {Glass painting}, the art or process of producing decorative	      effects in glass by painting it with enamel colors and	      combining the pieces together with slender sash bars of	      lead or other metal. In common parlance, glass painting	      and glass staining (see {Glass staining}, below) are used	      indifferently for all colored decorative work in windows,	      and the like.	   {Glass paper}, paper faced with pulvirezed glass, and used	      for abrasive purposes.	   {Glass silk}, fine threads of glass, wound, when in fusion,	      on rapidly rotating heated cylinders.	   {Glass silvering}, the process of transforming plate glass	      into mirrors by coating it with a reflecting surface, a	      deposit of silver, or a mercury amalgam.	   {Glass soap}, or {Glassmaker's soap}, the black oxide of	      manganese or other substances used by glass makers to take	      away color from the materials for glass.	   {Glass staining}, the art or practice of coloring glass in	      its whole substance, or, in the case of certain colors, in	      a superficial film only; also, decorative work in glass.	      Cf. Glass painting.	   {Glass tears}. See {Rupert's drop}.	   {Glass works}, an establishment where glass is made.	   {Heavy glass}, a heavy optical glass, consisting essentially	      of a borosilicate of potash.	   {Millefiore glass}. See {Millefiore}.	   {Plate glass}, a fine kind of glass, cast in thick plates,	      and flattened by heavy rollers, -- used for mirrors and	      the best windows.	   {Pressed glass}, glass articles formed in molds by pressure	      when hot.	   {Soluble glass} (Chem.), a silicate of sodium or potassium,	      found in commerce as a white, glassy mass, a stony powder,	      or dissolved as a viscous, sirupy liquid; -- used for	      rendering fabrics incombustible, for hardening artificial	      stone, etc.; -- called also {water glass}.	   {Spun glass}, glass drawn into a thread while liquid.	   {Toughened glass}, {Tempered glass}, glass finely tempered or	      annealed, by a peculiar method of sudden cooling by	      plunging while hot into oil, melted wax, or paraffine,	      etc.; -- called also, from the name of the inventor of the	      process, {Bastie glass}.	   {Water glass}. (Chem.) See {Soluble glass}, above.	   {Window glass}, glass in panes suitable for windows.	      [1913 Webster]	Glass \Glass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glassed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glassing}.]	   1. To reflect, as in a mirror; to mirror; -- used	      reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy to glass themselves in such a mirror.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the Almighty's form glasses itself in	            tempests.                             --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To case in glass. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cover or furnish with glass; to glaze. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To smooth or polish anything, as leater, by rubbing it	      with a glass burnisher.	      [1913 Webster] glassblower
glassblower \glass"blow*er\, glass blower \glass" blow*er\n.	   1. someone skilled creating objects such as bottles, vases,	      or other decorative or practical items from molten glass,	      especially one whose occupation is to make objects by	      blowing and shaping hot glass in its viscous semiliquid	      state.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] glassblowing
glassblowing \glass"blow*ing\, glass blowing \glass" blow*ing\n.	   The art and process of creating glass objects, by shaping	   glass when reduced by heat to a viscid state, using various	   manipulations with the hands, especially by inflating it by	   blowing through a tube. The process is used to manufacture a	   wide variety of useful and ornamental objects. The	   manufacture of simple glass objects has been automated, but	   complex glass objects are still made by the traditional hand	   processes.	   [PJC]
Glass-crab \Glass"-crab`\, n. (Zool.)	   The larval state ({Phyllosoma}) of the genus {Palinurus} and	   allied genera. It is remarkable for its strange outlines,	   thinness, and transparency. See {Phyllosoma}.	   [1913 Webster]
glasscutter \glasscutter\ n.	   1. one who cuts or grinds designs on glass.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. one who cuts flat glass to size.	   Syn: glassworker, glazier, glazer.	        [WordNet 1.5] glassed
glassed \glassed\ glazed \glazed\adj.	   1. fitted or covered with glass; as, a glassed wall. Opposite	      of {unglazed}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Glassen \Glass"en\, a.	   Glassy; glazed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And pursues the dice with glassen eyes.  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
glasses \glasses\ n. pl.	   Same as {eyeglasses}. See {eyeglass}[1].	   Syn: spectacles, specs, eyeglasses.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glasseye \Glass"eye`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A fish of the great lakes; the wall-eyed pike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) A species of blindness in horses in which the eye	      is bright and the pupil dilated; a sort of amaurosis.	      --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]
Glass-faced \Glass"-faced`\, a.	   Mirror-faced; reflecting the sentiments of another. [R.] "The	   glass-faced flatterer." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Glassful \Glass"ful\, n.; pl. {Glassfuls}.	   The contents of a glass; as much of anything as a glass will	   hold.	   [1913 Webster]	Glassful \Glass"ful\, a.	   Glassy; shining like glass. [Obs.] "Minerva's glassful	   shield." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Glass-gazing \Glass"-gaz`ing\, a.	   Given to viewing one's self in a glass or mirror; finical.	   [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Glasshouse \Glass"house`\, n.	   A house where glass is made; a commercial house that deals in	   glassware.	   [1913 Webster]
Glassily \Glass"i*ly\, adv.	   So as to resemble glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Glassiness \Glass"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being glassy.	   [1913 Webster]
Glassite \Glass"ite\, n.	   A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by	   John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland,	   who taught that justifying faith is "no more than a simple	   assent to the divine testimone passively recived by the	   understanding." The English and American adherents of this	   faith are called Sandemanians, after Robert Sandeman, the	   son-in-law and disciple of Glass. Glass maker
Glass maker \Glass" mak`er\, or Glassmaker \Glass"mak`er\, n.	   One who makes, or manufactures, glass. -- {Glass" mak`ing},	   or {Glass"mak`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Glass-rope \Glass"-rope`\, n. (Zool.)	   A remarkable vitreous sponge, of the genus {Hyalonema}, first	   brought from Japan. It has a long stem, consisting of a	   bundle of long and large, glassy, siliceous fibers, twisted	   together.	   [1913 Webster]
Glass-snail \Glass"-snail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small, transparent, land snail, of the genus {Vitrina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glass-snake \Glass"-snake`\, n. (Zool.)	   A long, footless lizard ({Ophiosaurus ventralis}), of the	   Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the	   tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the	   length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar	   species found in the Old World.	   [1913 Webster]
Glass-sponge \Glass"-sponge`\, n. (Zool.)	   A siliceous sponge, of the genus {Hyalonema}, and allied	   genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; --	   called also {vitreous sponge}. See {Glass-rope}, and	   {Euplectella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glassware \Glass"ware\, n.	   Ware, or articles collectively, made of glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Glasswork \Glass"work`\, n.	   Manufacture of glass; articles or ornamentation made of	   glass.	   [1913 Webster]
glassworker \glassworker\ n.	   one who cuts flat glass to size.	   Syn: glasscutter, glazier, glazer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
glassworks \glassworks\ n.	   a place where glass is made.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Glasswort \Glass"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A seashore plant of the Spinach family ({Salicornia	   herbacea}), with succulent jointed stems; also, a prickly	   plant of the same family ({Salsola Kali}), both formerly	   burned for the sake of the ashes, which yield soda for making	   glass and soap.	   [1913 Webster]
Glassy \Glass"y\, a.	   1. Made of glass; vitreous; as, a glassy substance. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling glass in its properties, as in smoothness,	      brittleness, or transparency; as, a glassy stream; a	      glassy surface; the glassy deep.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dull; wanting life or fire; lackluster; -- said of the	      eyes. "In his glassy eye." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glassy feldspar} (Min.), a variety of orthoclase; sanidine.	      [1913 Webster]
Glastonbury thorn \Glas"ton*bur*y thorn`\ (Bot.)	   A variety of the common hawthorn. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Glasynge \Glas"ynge\, n.	   Glazing or glass. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glauberite \Glau"ber*ite\, n. [From Glauber, a German chemist,	   died 1668: cf. F. glaub['e]rite, G. glauberit.] (Min.)	   A mineral, consisting of the sulphates of soda and lime.	   Glauber's salt
Glauber's salt \Glau"ber's salt`\or Glauber's salts \Glau"ber's
salts`\ [G. glaubersalz, from Glauber, a German chemist who	   discovered it. See {Glauberite}.]	   Sulphate of soda, a well-known cathartic. It is a white	   crystalline substance, with a cooling, slightly bitter taste,	   and is commonly called "salts."	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It occurs naturally and abundantly in some mineral	         springs, and in many salt deposits, as the mineral	         mirabilite. It is manufactured in large quantities as	         an intermediate step in the "soda process," and also	         for use in glass making.	         [1913 Webster]
Glaucescent \Glau*ces"cent\, a. [See {Glaucous}.]	   Having a somewhat glaucous appearance or nature; becoming	   glaucous.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucic \Glau"cic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Glaucium flavum} or horned poppy; --	   formerly applied to an acid derived from it, now known to be	   fumaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucine \Glau"cine\, a.	   Glaucous or glaucescent.	   [1913 Webster]	Glaucine \Glau"cine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid obtained from the plant {Glaucium flavum}, as a	   bitter, white, crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucodot \Glau"co*dot\, n. [Gr. glayko`s silvery, gray +	   dido`nai to give.] (Min.)	   A metallic mineral having a grayish tin-white color, and	   containing cobalt and iron, with sulphur and arsenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucoma \Glau*co"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. glay`kwma, fr. glayko`s	   light gray, blue gray.] (Med.)	   Dimness or abolition of sight, with a diminution of	   transparency, a bluish or greenish tinge of the refracting	   media of the eye, and a hard inelastic condition of the	   eyeball, with marked increase of tension within the eyeball.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucomatous \Glau*co"ma*tous\, a.	   Having the nature of glaucoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucometer \Glau*com"e*ter\, n.	   See {Gleucometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glauconite \Glau"co*nite\, n. [Cf. F. glauconite, glauconie, fr.	   L. glaucus. See {Glaucous}.] (Min.)	   The green mineral characteristic of the greensand of the	   chalk and other formations. It is a hydrous silicate of iron	   and potash. See {Greensand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucophane \Glau"co*phane\, n. [Gr. glayko`s silvery, gray +	   fai`nesqai to appear.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a dark bluish color, related to amphibole. It is	   characteristic of certain crystalline rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucosis \Glau*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. glay`kwsis.] (Med.)	   Same as {Glaucoma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaucous \Glau"cous\ (gl[add]"k[u^]s), a. [L. glaucus, Gr.	   glayko`s.]	   1. Of a sea-green color; of a dull green passing into grayish	      blue. --Lindley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Covered with a fine bloom or fine white powder	      easily rubbed off, as that on a blue plum, or on a cabbage	      leaf. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Glaucus \Glau"cus\, n. [L., sea green.] (Zool.)	   A genus of nudibranchiate mollusks, found in the warmer	   latitudes, swimming in the open sea. These mollusks are	   beautifully colored with blue and silvery white.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaum \Glaum\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To grope with the hands, as in the dark. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To glaum at}, to grasp or snatch at; to aspire to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wha glaum'd at kingdoms three.        --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]
Glave \Glave\, n.	   See {Glaive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaver \Glav"er\, v. i. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. glafr	   flattery.]	   1. To prate; to jabber; to babble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here many, clepid filosophirs, glavern diversely.	                                                  --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flatter; to wheedle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some slavish, glavering, flattering parasite.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Glaverer \Glav"er*er\, n.	   A flatterer. [Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaymore \Glay"more`\, n.	   A claymore. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Glaze \Glaze\ (gl[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glazed}	   (gl[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Glazing}.] [OE. glasen, glazen,	   fr. glas. See {Glass}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To furnish (a window, a house, a sash, a case, etc.) with	      glass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two cabinets daintily paved, richly handed, and	            glazed with crystalline glass.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To incrust, cover, or overlay with a thin surface,	      consisting of, or resembling, glass; as, to glaze	      earthenware; hence, to render smooth, glasslike, or	      glossy; as, to glaze paper, gunpowder, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sorrow's eye glazed with blinding tears. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Paint.) To apply thinly a transparent or semitransparent	      color to (another color), to modify the effect.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Cookery) To cover (a donut, cupcake, meat, etc.) with a	      thin layer of edible syrup, or other substance which may	      solidify to a glossy coating. The material used for	      glazing is usually sweet or highly flavored.	      [PJC]	Glaze \Glaze\, v. i.	   To become glazed of glassy.	   [1913 Webster]	Glaze \Glaze\, n.	   1. The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything	      used as a coating or color in glazing. See {Glaze}, v. t.,	      3. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) Broth reduced by boiling to a gelatinous paste,	      and spread thinly over braised dishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A glazing oven. See {Glost oven}.	      [1913 Webster]
glazed \glazed\ (gl[=a]zd) adj.	   1. Same as {glassed}.	   Syn: glassed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Having a shiny surface or coating; as, glazed fabrics;	      glazed doughnuts. [Narrower terms: {glassy, vitreous,	      vitrified}; {glossy, calendered}; {icy ; {glac['e]}]	      {unglazed}	   Syn: shiny.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Lacking liveliness; -- used of eyes; as, a glazed look.	   Syn: glassy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glazen \Glaz"en\, a. [AS. gl[ae]sen.]	   Resembling glass; glasslike; glazed. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Glazer \Glaz"er\, n.	   1. One who applies glazing, as in pottery manufacture, etc.;	      one who gives a glasslike or glossy surface to anything; a	      calenderer or smoother of cloth, paper, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool or machine used in glazing, polishing, smoothing,	      etc.; amoung cutlers and lapidaries, a wooden wheel	      covered with emery, or having a band of lead and tin	      alloy, for polishing cutlery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Glazier \Gla"zier\, n. [From {Glaze}.]	   One whose business is to set glass.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Glazier's diamond}. See under {Diamond}.	      [1913 Webster]
Glazing \Glaz"ing\, n.	   1. The act or art of setting glass; the art of covering with	      a vitreous or glasslike substance, or of polishing or	      rendering glossy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The glass set, or to be set, in a sash, frame. etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The glass, glasslike, or glossy substance with which any	      surface is incrusted or overlaid; as, the glazing of	      pottery or porcelain, or of paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Paint.) Transparent, or semitransparent, colors passed	      thinly over other colors, to modify the effect.	      [1913 Webster]
Glazy \Glaz"y\, a.	   Having a glazed appearance; -- said of the fractured surface	   of some kinds of pin iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Glead \Glead\, n.	   A live coal. See {Gleed}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Gleam \Gleam\, v. i. [Cf. OE. glem birdlime, glue, phlegm, and	   E. englaimed.] (Falconry)	   To disgorge filth, as a hawk.	   [1913 Webster]	Gleam \Gleam\, n. [OE. glem, gleam, AS. gl[ae]m, prob. akin to	   E. glimmer, and perh. to Gr. ? warm, ? to warm. Cf.	   {Glitter}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A shoot of light; a small stream of light; a beam; a ray;	      a glimpse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Transient unexpected gleams of joi.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            At last a gleam	            Of dawning light turned thitherward in haste	            His [Satan's] traveled steps.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A glimmer, and then a gleam of light. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brightness; splendor.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the clear azure gleam the flocks are seen.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Gleam \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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shine; to cast light; to glitter.	   Syn: To {Gleam}, {Glimmer}, {Glitter}.	   Usage: To gleam denotes a faint but distinct emission of	          light. To glimmer describes an indistinct and unsteady	          giving of light. To glitter imports a brightness that	          is intense, but varying. The morning light gleams upon	          the earth; a distant taper glimmers through the mist;	          a dewdrop glitters in the sun. See {Flash}.	          [1913 Webster]	Gleam \Gleam\, v. t.	   To shoot out (flashes of light, etc.).	   [1913 Webster]	         Dying eyes gleamed forth their ashy lights. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleamy \Gleam"y\, a.	   Darting beams of light; casting light in rays; flashing;	   coruscating.	   [1913 Webster]	         In brazed arms, that cast a gleamy ray,	         Swift through the town the warrior bends his way.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Glean \Glean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gleaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gleaning}.] [OE. glenen, OF. glener, glaner, F. glaner, fr.	   LL. glenare; cf. W. glan clean, glanh?u to clean, purify, or	   AS. gelm, gilm, a hand?ul.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To gather after a reaper; to collect in scattered or	      fragmentary parcels, as the grain left by a reaper, or	      grapes left after the gathering.	      [1913 Webster]	            To glean the broken ears after the man	            That the main harvest reaps.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gather from (a field or vineyard) what is left.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To collect with patient and minute labor; to pick out; to	      obtain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Content to glean what we can from . . . experiments.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Glean \Glean\, v. i.	   1. To gather stalks or ears of grain left by reapers.	      [1913 Webster]	            And she went, and came, and gleaned in the field	            after the reapers.                    --Ruth ii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pick up or gather anything by degrees.	      [1913 Webster]	            Piecemeal they this acre first, then that;	            Glean on, and gather up the whole estate. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Glean \Glean\, n.	   A collection made by gleaning.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gleans of yellow thyme distend his thighs.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Glean \Glean\, n.	   Cleaning; afterbirth. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleaner \Glean"er\, n.	   1. One who gathers after reapers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who gathers slowly with labor. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Gleaning \Glean"ing\, n.	   The act of gathering after reapers; that which is collected	   by gleaning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Glenings of natural knowledge.           --Cook.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleba \Gle"ba\, n.; pl. {Gleb[ae]}. [L., a clod.] (Bot.)	   The chambered sporogenous tissue forming the central mass of	   the sporophore in puff balls, stinkhorns, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Glebe \Glebe\, n. [F. gl[`e]be, L. gleba, glaeba, clod, land,	   soil.]	   1. A lump; a clod.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Turf; soil; ground; sod.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fertile of corn the glebe, of oil, and wine.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl. Law) The land belonging, or yielding revenue, to a	      parish church or ecclesiastical benefice.	      [1913 Webster]
Glebeless \Glebe"less\, a.	   Having no glebe.	   [1913 Webster]
Glebosity \Gle*bos"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being glebous. [R.] Glebous
Glebous \Gleb"ous\, Gleby \Gleb"y\, a. [Cf. L. glaebosus	   cloddy.]	   Pertaining to the glebe; turfy; cloddy; fertile; fruitful.	   "Gleby land." --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Glede \Glede\ (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. glida, akin to Icel. gle[eth]a,	   Sw. glada. Cf. {Glide}, v. i.] (Zool.)	   The common European kite ({Milvus ictinus}). This name is	   also sometimes applied to the buzzard. [Written also {glead},	   {gled}, {gleed}, {glade}, and {glide}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Glede \Glede\, n. [See {Gleed}.]	   A live coal. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The cruel ire, red as any glede.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Glee \Glee\ (gl[=e]), n. [OE. gle, gleo, AS. gle['o]w, gle['o],	   akin to Icel. gl[=y]: cf. Gr. ? joke, jest.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Music; minstrelsy; entertainment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Joy; merriment; mirth; gayety; paricularly, the mirth	      enjoyed at a feast. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) An unaccompanied part song for three or more solo	      voices. It is not necessarily gleesome.	      [1913 Webster]	Glee club \Glee club\	   A club or company organized for singing glees, and (by	   extension) part songs, ballads, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gleed \Gleed\ (gl[=e]d), n. [AS. gl[=e]d, fr. gl[=o]wan to glow	   as a fire; akin to D. gloed, G. glut, Icel. gl[=o][eth]. See	   {Glow}, v. i.]	   A live or glowing coal; a glede. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleeful \Glee"ful\, a.	   Merry; gay; joyous. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleek \Gleek\, n. [Prob. fr. Icel. leika to play, play a trick	   on, with the prefix ge-; akin to AS. gel[=a]can, Sw. leka to	   play, Dan. lege.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A jest or scoff; a trick or deception. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Where's the Bastard's braves, and Charles his gleeks	            ?                                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Glicke}] An enticing look or glance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A pretty gleek coming from Pallas' eye. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Gleek \Gleek\, v. i.	   To make sport; to gibe; to sneer; to spend time idly. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Gleek \Gleek\, n. [OF. glic, G. gl["u]ck, fortune. See {Luck}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A game at cards, once popular, played by three persons.	      [Obs.] --Pepys. Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Three of the same cards held in the same hand; -- hence,	      three of anything. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gleeman \Glee"man\, n.; pl. {Gleemen}. [Glee + man; AS.	   gle['o]man.]	   A name anciently given to an itinerant minstrel or musician.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleen \Gleen\, v. i. [Cf. {Glance}, {Glint}.]	   To glisten; to gleam. [Obs.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleesome \Glee"some\, a.	   Merry; joyous; gleeful.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleet \Gleet\, n. [OE. glette, glet, glat, mucus, pus, filth,	   OF. glete.] (Med.)	   A transparent mucous discharge from the membrane of the	   urethra, commonly an effect of gonorrhea. --Hoblyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Gleet \Gleet\, v. i.	   1. To flow in a thin, limpid humor; to ooze, as gleet.	      --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flow slowly, as water. --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]
Gleety \Gleet"y\, a.	   Ichorous; thin; limpid. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleg \Gleg\, a. [Icel. gl["o]ggr.]	   Quick of perception; alert; sharp. [Scot.] --Jamieson. Gleire
Gleire \Gleire\, Gleyre \Gleyre\, n.	   See {Glair}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Glen \Glen\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. glyn a deep valley,	   Ir. & Gael. gleann valley, glen.]	   A secluded and narrow valley; a dale; a depression between	   hills.	   [1913 Webster]	         And wooes the widow's daughter of the glen. --Spenser.	   Glengarry
Glengarry \Glen*gar"ry\, n., or Glengarry bonnet \Glen*gar"ry
bon"net\ [Name of a valley in Scotland.]	   A kind of Highland Scotch cap for men, with straight sides	   and a hollow top sloping to the back, where it is parted and	   held together by ribbons or strings.	         The long silk streamers of his Glengarry bonnet. --L.	                                                  Hutton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Glenlivat
Glenlivat \Glen*liv"at\, Glenlivet \Glen*liv"et\, n.	   A kind of Scotch whisky, named from the district in which it	   was first made. --W. E. Aytoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Glenoid \Gle"noid\, a. [Gr. ?; ? socket of a joint + e'i^dos	   form; cf. F. gl['e]no["i]de.] (Anat.)	   Having the form of a smooth and shallow depression;	   socketlike; -- applied to several articular surfaces of bone;	   as, the glenoid cavity, or fossa, of the scapula, in which	   the head of the humerus articulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Glenoidal \Gle*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Glenoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glent \Glent\, n. & v.	   See {Glint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gleucometer \Gleu*com"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? must + -meter: cf. F.	   gleucom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and	   ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must.	   [1913 Webster]
Glew \Glew\, n.	   See {Glue}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gley \Gley\, v. i. [OE. gli[yogh]en, glien, gleien, to shine, to	   squint; cf. Icel. glj[=a] to glitter.]	   To squint; to look obliquely; to overlook things. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Gley \Gley\, adv.	   Asquint; askance; obliquely.	   [1913 Webster]
Gliadin \Gli"a*din\, n. [Gr. ? glue: cf. F. gliadine.] (Chem.)	   Vegetable glue or gelatin; glutin. It is one of the	   constituents of wheat gluten, and is a tough, amorphous	   substance, which resembles animal glue or gelatin.	   [1913 Webster]
Glib \Glib\ (gl[i^]b), a. [Compar. {Glibber} (gl[i^]b"b[~e]r);	   superl. {Glibbest} (gl[i^]b"b[e^]st).] [Prob. fr. D.	   glibberen, glippen, to slide, glibberig, glipperig, glib,	   slippery.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Smooth; slippery; as, ice is glib. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Speaking or spoken smoothly and with flippant rapidity;	      fluent; voluble; as, a glib tongue; a glib speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            I want that glib and oily art,	            To speak and purpose not.             --Shak.	   Syn: Slippery; smooth; fluent; voluble; flippant.	        [1913 Webster]	Glib \Glib\, v. t.	   To make glib. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Glib \Glib\, n. [Ir. & Gael. glib a lock of hair.]	   A thick lock of hair, hanging over the eyes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Irish have, from the Scythians, mantles and long	         glibs, which is a thick curied bush of hair hanging	         down over their eyes, and monstrously disguising them.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their wild costume of the glib and mantle. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Glib \Glib\, v. t. [Cf. O. & Prov. E. lib to castrate, geld,	   Prov. Dan. live, LG. & OD. lubben.]	   To castrate; to geld; to emasculate. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Glibbery \Glib"ber*y\, a.	   1. Slippery; changeable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My love is glibbery; there is no hold on't.	                                                  --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moving easily; nimble; voluble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy lubrical and glibbery muse.       --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Glibly \Glib"ly\, adv.	   In a glib manner; as, to speak glibly.	   [1913 Webster]
Glibness \Glib"ness\, n.	   The quality of being glib.	   [1913 Webster]
Glicke \Glicke\, n. [Cf. {Gleek}, n., 2, and Ir. & Gael. glic	   wise, cunning, crafty.]	   An ogling look. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glidden \Glid"den\, obs.	   p. p. of {Glide}. --Chaucer. Glidder
Glidder \Glid"der\, Gliddery \Glid"der*y\, a. [Cf. {Glide}.]	   Giving no sure footing; smooth; slippery. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Shingle, slates, and gliddery stones.    --R. D.	                                                  Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Glide \Glide\, n. (Zool.)	   The glede or kite.	   [1913 Webster]	Glide \Glide\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gliding}.] [AS. gl[imac]dan; akin to D. glijden, OHG.	   gl[imac]tan, G. gleiten, Sw. glida, Dan. glide, and prob. to	   E. glad.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move gently and smoothly; to pass along without noise,	      violence, or apparent effort; to pass rapidly and easily,	      or with a smooth, silent motion, as a river in its	      channel, a bird in the air, a skater over ice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The river glideth at his own sweet will.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) To pass with a glide, as the voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (A["e]ronautics) To move through the air by virtue of	      gravity or momentum; to volplane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Glide \Glide\, n.	   1. The act or manner of moving smoothly, swiftly, and without	      labor or obstruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            They prey at last ensnared, he dreadful darts,	            With rapid glide, along the leaning line. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeing Orlando, it unlink'd itself,	            And with indented glides did slip away. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) A transitional sound in speech which is produced	      by the changing of the mouth organs from one definite	      position to another, and with gradual change in the most	      frequent cases; as in passing from the begining to the end	      of a regular diphthong, or from vowel to consonant or	      consonant to vowel in a syllable, or from one component to	      the other of a double or diphthongal consonant (see Guide	      to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 19, 161, 162). Also (by	      Bell and others), the vanish (or brief final element) or	      the brief initial element, in a class of diphthongal	      vowels, or the brief final or initial part of some	      consonants (see Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 18,	      97, 191).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The on-glide of a vowel or consonant is the glidemade	         in passing to it, the off-glide, one made in passing	         from it. Glides of the other sort are distinguished as	         initial or final, or fore-glides and after-glides. For	         voice-glide, see Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]	         17, 95.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (A["e]ronautics) Movement of a glider, a["e]roplane, etc.,	      through the air under gravity or its own movement.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gliden \Glid"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Glide}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Glide path \Glide path\, n. (Aeronautics)	   the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing strip;	   also called {glide slope}.	   [PJC]
Glider \Glid"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, glides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a heavier-than-air flying machine similar to an airplane,	      but without an engine. It is typically towed to a high	      altitide by a powered aircraft and then glides to earth	      with no other source of power.	      [PJC]	   3. a type of seat used on porches or in gardens, which is	      mounted on a frame so that it may glide forward and	      backward.	      [PJC]
Glide slope \Glide slope\, n. (Aeronautics)	   1. the proper path for an airplane approaching a landing	      strip; also called {glide path}.	      [PJC]	   2. The path indicated by a radio beacon as the proper path	      for an airplane to use in approaching a landing strip.	      [PJC]
Gliding angle \Gliding angle\ (A["e]ronautics)	   The angle, esp. the least angle, at which a gliding machine	   or a["e]roplane will glide to earth by virtue of gravity	   without applied power.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Glidingly \Glid"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a gliding manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gliding machine \Gliding machine\ (A["e]ronautics)	   A construction consisting essentially of one or more	   a["e]roplanes for gliding in an inclined path from a height	   to the ground.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gliff \Gliff\, n. [Cf. OE. gliffen, gliften, to look with fear	   at.]	   1. A transient glance; an unexpected view of something that	      startles one; a sudden fear. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A moment: as, for a gliff. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Glike \Glike\, n. [See {Gleek} a jest.]	   A sneer; a flout. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glim \Glim\, n.	   1. Brightness; splendor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light or candle. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Douse the glim}, put out the light. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Glimmer \Glim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glimmered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Glimmering}.] [Akin to G. glimmer a faint, trembling	   light, mica, glimmern to glimmer, glimmen to shine faintly,	   glow, Sw. glimma, Dan. glimre, D. glimmen, glimpen. See	   {Gleam} a ray, and cf. {Glimpse}.]	   To give feeble or scattered rays of light; to shine faintly;	   to show a faint, unsteady light; as, the glimmering dawn; a	   glimmering lamp.	   [1913 Webster]	         The west yet glimmers with some streaks of day. --Shak.	   Syn: To gleam; to glitter. See {Gleam}, {Flash}.	        [1913 Webster]	Glimmer \Glim"mer\, n.	   1. A faint, unsteady light; feeble, scattered rays of light;	      also, a gleam.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gloss of satin and glimmer of pearls. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mica. See {Mica}. --Woodsward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glimmer gowk}, an owl. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Glimmering \Glim"mer*ing\, n.	   1. Faint, unsteady light; a glimmer. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A faint view or idea; a glimpse; an inkling.	      [1913 Webster]
glimmery \glimmery\ adj.	   shining softly and intermittently.	   Syn: glimmering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glimpse \Glimpse\, n. [For glimse, from the root of glimmer.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sudden flash; transient luster.	      [1913 Webster]	            LIght as the lightning glimpse they ran. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short, hurried view; a transitory or fragmentary	      perception; a quick sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here hid by shrub wood, there by glimpses seen. --S.	                                                  Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A faint idea; an inkling.	      [1913 Webster]	Glimpse \Glimpse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glimpsed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Glimpsing}.]	   to appear by glimpses; to catch glimpses. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Glimpse \Glimpse\, v. t.	   To catch a glimpse of; to see by glimpses; to have a short or	   hurried view of.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some glimpsing and no perfect sight.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Glint \Glint\ (gl[i^]nt), n. [OE. glent.]	   A glimpse, glance, or gleam. [Scot.] "He saw a glint of	   light." --Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]	Glint \Glint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glinting}.] [OE. glenten. Cf. {Glance}, v. i., {Glitter}, v.	   i.]	   To glance; to peep forth, as a flower from the bud; to	   glitter. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	Glint \Glint\, v. t.	   To glance; to turn; as, to glint the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
glinting \glinting\ adj.	   having brief brilliant points or flashes of light; as,	   glinting eyes; glinting water.	   Syn: aglitter(predicate), fulgid, glittering, glittery,	        scintillant, scintillating, scintillescent,	        sparkling(prenominal), sparkly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glioma \Gli*o"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? glue + -oma.] (Med.)	   A tumor springing from the neuroglia or connective tissue of	   the brain, spinal cord, or other portions of the nervous	   system.	   [1913 Webster]
Glires \Gli"res\, n. pl. [L., dormice.] (Zool.)	   An order of mammals; the {Rodentia}. -- {Gli"rine}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Gliridae \Gliridae\ n.	   A natural family of rodents including the dormice and other	   Old World forms.	   Syn: family {Gliridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glis \Glis\ n.	   The type genus of the {Gliridae}.	   Syn: genus {Glis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glissade \Glis`sade"\, n. [F., fr. glisser to slip.]	   1. A sliding, as down a snow slope. --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dance step consisting of a glide or slide to one side.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Glissando \Glis*san"do\, n. & a. [As if It. = Fr. glissant	   sliding.] (Mus.)	   A gliding effect; gliding.	   [1913 Webster]
Glissette \Glis*sette"\, n. [F., fr. glisser to slip.] (Math.)	   The locus described by any point attached to a curve that	   slips continuously on another fixed curve, the movable curve	   having no rotation at any instant.	   [1913 Webster]
Glist \Glist\ (gl[i^]st), n. [From {Glisten}.]	   Glimmer; mica.	   [1913 Webster]
Glisten \Glis"ten\ (gl[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Glistened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glistening}.] [OE. glistnian,	   akin to glisnen, glisien, AS. glisian, glisnian, akin to E.	   glitter. See {Glitter}, v. i., and cf. {Glister}, v. i.]	   To sparkle or shine; especially, to shine with a mild,	   subdued, and fitful luster; to emit a soft, scintillating	   light; to gleam; as, the glistening stars.	   Syn: See {Flash}.	        [1913 Webster]
glistening \glistening\ adj.	   Reflecting light readily or in large amounts; having a	   surface luster; reflecting light directly rather than	   scattering it.	   Syn: glossy, nitid, sheeny, shiny.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glister \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}.]	   To be bright; to sparkle; to be brilliant; to shine; to	   glisten; to glitter.	   [1913 Webster]	         All that glisters is not gold.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Glister \Glis"ter\, n.	   Glitter; luster.	   [1913 Webster]	Glister \Glis"ter\, n. [Cf. OF. glistere.] Same as {Clyster}.	   [1913 Webster] Glisteringly \Glis"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a glistering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
glitch \glitch\ n.	   1. A fault or defect in a system, plan, or machine.	   Syn: bug.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Elect.) A brief surge or interruption in the voltage in	      an electrical circuit or device.	      [PJC]
Glitter \Glit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glittered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Glittering}.] [OE. gliteren; akin to Sw. glittra,	   Icel. glitra, glita, AS. glitenian, OS. gl[imac]tan, OHG.	   gl[imac]zzan, G. gleissen, Goth. glitmunjan, and also to E.	   glint, glisten, and prob. glance, gleam.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sparkle with light; to shine with a brilliant and	      broken light or showy luster; to gleam; as, a glittering	      sword.	      [1913 Webster]	            The field yet glitters with the pomp of war.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be showy, specious, or striking, and hence attractive;	      as, the glittering scenes of a court.	   Syn: To gleam; to glisten; to shine; to sparkle; to glare.	        See {Gleam}, {Flash}.	        [1913 Webster]	Glitter \Glit"ter\, n.	   A bright, sparkling light; brilliant and showy luster;	   brilliancy; as, the glitter of arms; the glitter of royal	   equipage. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Glitterand \Glit"ter*and\, a.	   Glittering. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Glitteringly \Glit"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a glittering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloam \Gloam\, v. i. [See {Gloom}, {Glum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To begin to grow dark; to grow dusky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be sullen or morose. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Gloam \Gloam\, n.	   The twilight; gloaming. [R.] --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloaming \Gloam"ing\, n. [See {Gloom}.]	   1. Twilight; dusk; the fall of the evening. [Scot. & North of	      Eng., and in poetry.] --Hogg.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sullenness; melancholy. [Obs.] --J. Still.	      [1913 Webster]
Gloar \Gloar\, v. i. [OD. gloeren, glueren, gluyeren. Cf.	   {Glower}.]	   To squint; to stare. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gloat \Gloat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gloating}.] [Akin to Icel. glotta to smile scornfully, G.	   glotzen to gloat.]	   To look steadfastly; to gaze earnestly; to gaze with	   passionate desire, lust, or avarice.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To gaze with malignant satisfaction; to exult maliciously,	      sometimes also triumphantly, in another's loss or	      discomfort; -- usually in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            In vengeance gloating on another's pain. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
glob \glob\ n.	   1. a compact mass, especially of a semiliquid or viscous	      substance; as, a glob of glue fell on my shoe.	   Syn: ball, clod, lump, clump, chunk.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
global \glob"al\ adj.	   1. involving the entire earth; not limited or provincial in	      scope; as, global war; global monetary policy.	   Syn: planetary, worldwide.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. shaped like a globe; spherical.	   Syn: ball-shaped, globose, globular, orbicular, spheric,	        spherical.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. broad in scope or content; comprehensive. Opposite of	      {noncomprehensive}.	   Syn: all-embracing, all-inclusive, across-the-board,	        blanket(prenominal), broad, complete, panoptic, wide.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. (Computers) Accessible and effective throughout an entire	      computer program, rather than in only one subroutine; --	      used of variables; as, global variable. Opposite of	      {local}.	      [PJC]
Global Positioning System \Glob"al Po*si"tion*ing Sys"tem\ n.	   (gl[=o]"b'l p[-o]*z[i^]sh"[u^]n*[i^]ng s[i^]s"t[e^]m)	   A worldwide system of electronic navigation in which a	   vessel, aircraft or missile determines its latitude and	   longitude by measuring the transmission time from several	   orbiting satellites. GPS is more precise than any other	   navigation system available, yielding position accurate	   within 10 meters 95% of the time.	   Syn: GPS.	        [RDH]	   Note: The precision of the GPS is dependent upon the very	         high timing accuracy of atomic clocks. Although the	         military originally intentionally degraded the signal	         and thus the accuracy for civilian users, GPS was	         nevertheless more precise than any other navigation	         system available. In 2000, President Clinton issued an	         executive order discontinuing the degrading of the	         signal for civilians.	         [RDH]	               On June 26, 1993 . . . the U.S. Air Force	               launched the 24th Navstar satellite into orbit,	               completing a network of 24 satellites known as	               the Global Positioning System, or GPS. With a GPS	               receiver that costs less than a few hundred	               dollars you can instantly learn your location on	               the planet -- your latitude, longitude, and even	               altitude -- to within a few hundred feet.	               This incredible new technology was made possible	               by a combination of scientific and engineering	               advances, particularly development of the world's	               most accurate timepieces: atomic clocks that are	               precise to within a billionth of a second.	                                                  --http://www4.nationalacademies.org/beyond/beyonddiscovery.nsf/web/gps?OpenDocument	         [PJC]
Globard \Glo"bard\, n. [OE. globerde, from glow.]	   A glowworm. [Obs.] --Holland. Globate
Globate \Glo"bate\, Globated \Glo"ba*ted\, a. [L. globatus, p.	   p. of globare to make into a ball, fr. globus ball.]	   Having the form of a globe; spherical.	   [1913 Webster]
Globe \Globe\ (gl[=o]b), n. [L. globus, perh. akin to L. glomus	   a ball of yarn, and E. clump, golf: cf. F. globe.]	   1. A round or spherical body, solid or hollow; a body whose	      surface is in every part equidistant from the center; a	      ball; a sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which is nearly spherical or globular in shape;	      as, the globe of the eye; the globe of a lamp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The earth; the terraqueous ball; -- usually preceded by	      the definite article. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A round model of the world; a spherical representation of	      the earth or heavens; as, a terrestrial or celestial	      globe; -- called also {artificial globe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A body of troops, or of men or animals, drawn up in a	      circle; -- a military formation used by the Romans,	      answering to the modern infantry square.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him round	            A globe of fiery seraphim inclosed.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Globe amaranth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Gomphrena}	      ({G. globosa}), bearing round heads of variously colored	      flowers, which long retain color when gathered.	   {Globe animalcule}, a small, globular, locomotive organism	      ({Volvox globator}), once throught to be an animal,	      afterward supposed to be a colony of microscopic alg[ae].	      	   {Globe of compression} (Mil.), a kind of mine producing a	      wide crater; -- called also {overcharged mine}.	   {Globe daisy} (Bot.), a plant or flower of the genus	      {Globularing}, common in Europe. The flowers are minute	      and form globular heads.	   {Globe sight}, a form of front sight placed on target rifles.	      	   {Globe slater} (Zool.), an isopod crustacean of the genus	      {Spheroma}.	   {Globe thistle} (Bot.), a thistlelike plant with the flowers	      in large globular heads ({Cynara Scolymus}); also, certain	      species of the related genus {Echinops}.	   {Globe valve}.	      (a) A ball valve.	      (b) A valve inclosed in a globular chamber. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Globe}, {Sphere}, {Orb}, {Ball}.	   Usage: Globe denotes a round, and usually a solid body;	          sphere is the term applied in astronomy to such a	          body, or to the concentric spheres or orbs of the old	          astronomers; orb is used, especially in poetry, for	          globe or sphere, and also for the pathway of a	          heavenly body; ball is applied to the heavenly bodies	          concieved of as impelled through space.	          [1913 Webster]	Globe \Globe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Globed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Globing}.]	   To gather or form into a globe.	   [1913 Webster]
Globefish \Globe"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A plectognath fish of the genera {Diodon}, {Tetrodon}, and	   allied genera. The globefishes can suck in water or air and	   distend the body to a more or less globular form. Called also	   {porcupine fish}, and {sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Globeflower \Globe"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the genus {Trollius} ({T. Europ[ae]us}), found	       in the mountainous parts of Europe, and producing	       handsome globe-shaped flowers.	   (b) The American plant {Trollius laxus}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Japan globeflower}. See {Corchorus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Globe-shaped \Globe"-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like a globe.	   [1913 Webster] globe-trot
globe-trot \globe"-trot`\, globetrot \globe"trot`\v. i.	   to travel all over the world for pleasure and sightseeing. --	   {globe"-trot`ter}, n. -- {globe"-trot`ting}, a.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Globicephala \Globicephala\ n. (Zool.)	   A genus comprising the pilot whales.	   Syn: genus {Globicephala}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Globiferous \Glo*bif"er*ous\, a. [Globe + -ferous.] (Zool.)	   Having a round or globular tip.	   [1913 Webster]
Globigerina \Glo*big`e*ri"na\, n.; pl. {Globigerin[ae]}. [NL.,	   fr. L. globus a round body + gerere to bear.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small Foraminifera, which live abundantly at or	   near the surface of the sea. Their dead shells, falling to	   the bottom, make up a large part of the soft mud, generally	   found in depths below 3,000 feet, and called globigerina	   ooze. See Illust. of {Foraminifera}.	   [1913 Webster]
globin \globin\ n. (Biochem.)	   a colorless protein obtained by removing heme from	   hemoglobin; the protein part of hemoglobin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Globose \Glo*bose"\, a. [L. globosus.]	   Having a rounded form resembling that of a globe; globular,	   or nearly so; spherical. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Globosely \Glo*bose"ly\, adv.	   In a globular manner; globularly.	   [1913 Webster]
Globosity \Glo*bos"i*ty\, n. [L. globositas: cf. F.	   globosit['e].]	   Sphericity. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Globous \Glo"bous\, a. [See {Globose}.]	   Spherical. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Globular \Glob"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. globulaire.]	   Globe-shaped; having the form of a ball or sphere; spherical,	   or nearly so; as, globular atoms. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Globular chart}, a chart of the earth's surface constructed	      on the principles of the globular projection.	   {Globular projection} (Map Projection), a perspective	      projection of the surface of a hemisphere upon a plane	      parallel to the base of the hemisphere, the point of sight	      being taken in the axis produced beyond the surface of the	      opposite hemisphere a distance equal to the radius of the	      sphere into the sine of 45[deg].	   {Globular sailing}, sailing on the arc of a great circle, or	      so as to make the shortest distance between two places;	      circular sailing.	      [1913 Webster]
Globularity \Glob`u*lar"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being globular; globosity; sphericity.	   [1913 Webster]
Globularly \Glob"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   Spherically.	   [1913 Webster]
Globularness \Glob"u*lar*ness\, n.	   Sphericity; globosity.	   [1913 Webster]
Globule \Glob"ule\, n. [L. globulus, dim. of globus globe: cf.	   F. globule.]	   1. A little globe; a small particle of matter, of a spherical	      form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Globules of snow.                     --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            These minute globules [a mole's eyes] are sunk . . .	            deeply in the skull.                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A minute spherical or rounded structure; as blood,	      lymph, and pus corpuscles, minute fungi, spores, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A little pill or pellet used by homeopathists.	      [1913 Webster]
Globulet \Glob"u*let\, n.	   A little globule. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Globuliferous \Glob`u*lif"er*ous\, a. [Globule + -ferous.]	   Bearing globules; in geology, used of rocks, and denoting a	   variety of concretionary structure, where the concretions are	   isolated globules and evenly distributed through the texture	   of the rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Globulimeter \Glob`u*lim"e*ter\, n. [Globule + -meter.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the number of red blood	   corpuscles in the blood.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The method depends on the differences of tint obtained	         by mixing a sample of the blood with sodium carbonate	         solution.	         [1913 Webster]
Globulin \Glob"u*lin\, n. [From {Globule}: cf. F. globuline.]	   (Phisiol. Chem.)	   An albuminous body, insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute	   solutions of salt. It is present in the red blood corpuscles	   united with h[ae]matin to form h[ae]moglobin. It is also	   found in the crystalline lens of the eye, and in blood serum,	   and is sometimes called crystallin. In the plural the word is	   applied to a group of proteid substances such as vitellin,	   myosin, fibrinogen, etc., all insoluble in water, but soluble	   in dilute salt solutions.	   [1913 Webster]
Globulite \Glob"u*lite\, n. [See {Globule}.] (Min.)	   A rudimentary form of crystallite, spherical in shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Globulous \Glob"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. globuleux.]	   Globular; spherical; orbicular. -- {Glob"u*lous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Globy \Glob"y\, a.	   Resembling, or pertaining to, a globe; round; orbicular. "The	   globy sea." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Glochidiate \Glo*chid"i*ate\, a. [Gr. ? point of an arrow.]	   (Bot.)	   Having barbs; as, glochidiate bristles. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Glochidium \Glo*chid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Glochidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   the point of an arrow.] (Zool.)	   The larva or young of the mussel, formerly thought to be a	   parasite upon the parent's gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Glockenspiel \Glock"en*spiel`\, n. [G.; glocke bell + spiel	   play.] (Music)	   An instrument, originally a series of bells on an iron rod,	   now a set of flat metal bars, diatonically tuned, giving a	   bell-like tone when played with a mallet; a carillon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Glode \Glode\, obs.	   imp. of {Glide}. --Chaucer. Glombe
Glombe \Glombe\, Glome \Glome\, v. i.	   To gloom; to look gloomy, morose, or sullen. [Obs.] --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Glome \Glome\, n.	   Gloom. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Glome \Glome\, n. [L. glomus a ball. Cf. {Globe}.] (Anat.)	   One of the two prominences at the posterior extremity of the	   frog of the horse's foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Glomerate \Glom"er*ate\, a. [L. glomeratus, p. p. of glomerare	   to glomerate, from glomus. See 3d {Glome}.]	   Gathered together in a roundish mass or dense cluster;	   conglomerate.	   [1913 Webster]	Glomerate \Glom"er*ate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Glomerated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Glomerating}.]	   To gather or wind into a ball; to collect into a spherical	   form or mass, as threads.	   [1913 Webster]
Glomeration \Glom`er*a"tion\, n. [L. glomeratio.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of forming or gathering into a ball or round mass;	      the state of being gathered into a ball; conglomeration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is formed into a ball; a ball. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Glomerous \Glom"er*ous\, a. [L. glomerosus, fr. glomus. See 3d	   {Glome}.]	   Gathered or formed into a ball or round mass. [Obs.]	   --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Glomerule \Glom"er*ule\, n. [Dim. fr. L. glomus ball.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A head or dense cluster of flowers, formed by	      condensation of a cyme, as in the flowering dogwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A glomerulus.	      [1913 Webster]
Glomerulus \Glo*mer"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Glomeruli}. [NL., dim. of	   L. glomus. See 3d {Glome}.] (Anat.)	   The bunch of looped capillary blood vessels in a Malpighian	   capsule of the kidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Glomuliferous \Glom`u*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. glomus a ball +	   -ferous.] (Biol.)	   Having small clusters of minutely branched coral-like	   excrescences. --M. C. Cooke. Glonoin
Glonoin \Glon"o*in\ Glonoine \Glon"o*ine\, n. [Glycerin + oxygen	   + nitrogen + -in, -ine.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Same as {Nitroglycerin}; -- called also {oil of glonoin}.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A dilute solution of nitroglycerin used as a	      neurotic.	      [1913 Webster]
Gloom \Gloom\ (gl[=oo]m), n. [AS. gl[=o]m twilight, from the	   root of E. glow. See {Glow}, and cf. {Glum}, {Gloam}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Partial or total darkness; thick shade; obscurity; as, the	      gloom of a forest, or of midnight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shady, gloomy, or dark place or grove.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before a gloom of stubborn-shafted oaks. --Tennyson	                                                  .	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cloudiness or heaviness of mind; melancholy; aspect of	      sorrow; low spirits; dullness.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sullen gloom and furious disorder prevailed by	            fits.                                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In gunpowder manufacture, the drying oven.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Darkness; dimness; obscurity; heaviness; dullness;	        depression; melancholy; dejection; sadness. See	        {Darkness}.	        [1913 Webster]	Gloom \Gloom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glooming}.]	   1. To shine or appear obscurely or imperfectly; to glimmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become dark or dim; to be or appear dismal, gloomy, or	      sad; to come to the evening twilight.	      [1913 Webster]	            The black gibbet glooms beside the way. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            [This weary day] . . . at last I see it gloom.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Gloom \Gloom\, v. t.	   1. To render gloomy or dark; to obscure; to darken.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bow window . . . gloomed with limes. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	            A black yew gloomed the stagnant air. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill with gloom; to make sad, dismal, or sullen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a mood as that which lately gloomed	            Your fancy.                           --Tennison.	      [1913 Webster]	            What sorrows gloomed that parting day. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
gloomful \gloom"ful\ adj.	   partially or totally dark. [archaic]	   Syn: glooming, gloomy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gloomily \Gloom"i*ly\, adv.	   In a gloomy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloominess \Gloom"i*ness\, n.	   State of being gloomy. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Glooming \Gloom"ing\, n. [Cf. {Gloaming}.]	   Twilight (of morning or evening); the gloaming.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the faint glooming in the sky	         First lightened into day.                --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	         The balmy glooming, crescent-lit.        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloomth \Gloomth\, n.	   Gloom. [R.] --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloomy \Gloom"y\, a. [Compar. {Gloomier}; superl. {Gloomiest}.]	   1. Imperfectly illuminated; dismal through obscurity or	      darkness; dusky; dim; clouded; as, the cavern was gloomy.	      "Though hid in gloomiest shade." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with, or expressing, gloom; melancholy; dejected;	      as, a gloomy temper or countenance.	   Syn: Dark; dim; dusky; dismal; cloudy; moody; sullen; morose;	        melancholy; sad; downcast; depressed; dejected;	        disheartened.	        [1913 Webster]
Gloppen \Glop"pen\ (gl[o^]p"pen), v. t. & i. [OE. glopnen to be	   frightened, frighten: cf. Icel. gl[=u]pna to look downcast.]	   To surprise or astonish; to be startled or astonished. [Prov.	   Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Glore \Glore\, v. i. [See {Gloar}.]	   To glare; to glower. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloria \Glo"ri*a\, n. [L., glory.] (Eccl.)	   (a) A doxology (beginning Gloria Patri, Glory be to the	       Father), sung or said at the end of the Psalms in the	       service of the Roman Catholic and other churches.	   (b) A portion of the Mass (Gloria in Excelsis Deo, Glory be	       to God on high), and also of the communion service in	       some churches. In the Episcopal Church the version in	       English is used.	   (c) The musical setting of a gloria.	       [1913 Webster]
Gloriation \Glo`ri*a"tion\, n. [L. gloriatio, from gloriari to	   glory, boast, fr. gloria glory. See {Glory}, n.]	   Boast; a triumphing. [Obs.] --Bp. Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Internal gloriation or triumph of the mind. --Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloried \Glo"ried\, a. [See {Glory}.]	   Illustrious; honorable; noble. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Glorification \Glo`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. glorificatio: cf. F.	   glorification. See {Glorify}.]	   1. The act of glorifying or of giving glory to. --Jer.	      Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being glorifed; as, the glorification of	      Christ after his resurrection.	      [1913 Webster]
glorified \glorified\ adj.	   1. accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing.	   Syn: canonized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Made to appear more important or better than it actually	      is; as, The Chief Financial Officer was little more than a	      glorified accountant.	      [PJC]
Glorify \Glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glorified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Glorifying}.] [F. glorifier, L. glorificare; gloria	   glory + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make glorious by bestowing glory upon; to confer honor	      and distinction upon; to elevate to power or happiness, or	      to celestial glory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus was not yet glorified.          --John vii.	                                                  39.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make glorious in thought or with the heart, by	      ascribing glory to; to acknowledge the excellence of; to	      render homage to; to magnify in worship; to adore.	      [1913 Webster]	            That we for thee may glorify the Lord. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make (something or someone) appear to be more	      important, splendid, or valuable than would normally be	      thought; as, to glorify every routine job by giving its	      performer the title "engineer"..	      [PJC]
Gloriole \Glo"ri*ole\, n. [L. gloriola a small glory, dim. of	   gloria glory.]	   An aureole. [R.] --Msr. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloriosa \Glo`ri*o"sa\, n. [Nl., fr. L. gloriosus. See	   {Glorious}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of climbing plants with very showy lilylike blossoms,	   natives of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Glorioser \Glo`ri*o"ser\, n. [From L. gloriosus boastful.]	   A boaster. [Obs.] --Greene.	   [1913 Webster]
Glorioso \Glo`ri*o"so\, n. [It.]	   A boaster. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Glorious \Glo"ri*ous\, a. [OF. glorios, glorious, F. glorieux,	   fr. L. gloriosus. See {Glory}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Exhibiting attributes, qualities, or acts that are worthy	      of or receive glory; noble; praiseworthy; excellent;	      splendid; illustrious; inspiring admiration; as, glorious	      deeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are thy glorious works, Parent of good !	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eager for glory or distinction; haughty; boastful;	      ostentatious; vainglorious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Most miserable	            Is the desire that's glorious.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ecstatic; hilarious; elated with drink. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            kings may be blest, but Tam was glorious,	            O'er all the ills of life victorious. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	            During his office treason was no crime,	            The sons of Belial had a glorious time. --Dryden.	   Syn: Eniment; noble; excellent; renowned; illustrious;	        celebrated; magnificent; grand; splendid. --	        {Glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Glo"ri*ous*ness}, n. --Udall.	        [1913 Webster]	              Sing ye to the Lord, for he hath triumphed	              gloriously.                         --Ex. xv. 21.	        [1913 Webster]	              I speak it not gloriously, nor out of affectation.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	        [1913 Webster]
Glory \Glo"ry\ (gl[=o]"r[y^]; 111), n. [OE. glorie, OF. glorie,	   gloire, F. gloire, fr. L. gloria; prob. akin to Gr. kle`os,	   Skr. [,c]ravas glory, praise, [,c]ru to hear. See {Loud}.]	   1. Praise, honor, admiration, or distinction, accorded by	      common consent to a person or thing; high reputation;	      honorable fame; renown.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glory to God in the highest.          --Luke ii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spread his glory through all countries wide.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; brilliancy; splendor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think it no glory to swell in tyranny. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jewels lose their glory if neglected. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your sex's glory 't is to shine unknown. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pride; boastfulness; arrogance.	      [1913 Webster]	            In glory of thy fortunes.             --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The presence of the Divine Being; the manifestations of	      the divine nature and favor to the blessed in heaven;	      celestial honor; heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward	            receive me to glory.                  --Ps. lxxiii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of	      peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of	      gold, or the like, proceeding from the head or body, or by	      a disk, or a mere line.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is the general term; when confined to the head it	         is properly called nimbus; when encircling the whole	         body, aureola or aureole.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Glory hole}, an opening in the wall of a glass furnace,	      exposing the brilliant white light of the interior.	      --Knight.	   {Glory pea} (Bot.), the name of two leguminous plants	      ({Clianthus Dampieri} and {C. puniceus}) of Australia and	      New Zeland. They have showy scarlet or crimson flowers.	   {Glory tree} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the	      verbenaceous genus {Clerodendron}, showy flowering shrubs	      of tropical regions.	      [1913 Webster]	Glory \Glo"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gloried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glorying}.] [OE. glorien, OF. glorier, fr. L. gloriari, fr.	   gloria glory. See {Glory}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To exult with joy; to rejoice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glory ye in his holy name.            --Ps. cv.?	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To boast; to be proud.	      [1913 Webster]	            God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of	            our Lord Jesus Christ.                --Gal. vi. 14	      [1913 Webster]	            No one . . . should glory in his prosperity.	                                                  --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]
Glose \Glose\, n. & v.	   See {Gloze}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloser \Glos"er\, n.	   See {Glosser}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloss \Gloss\ (gl[o^]s), n. [Cf. Icel. glossi a blaze, glys	   finery, MHG. glosen to glow, G. glosten to glimmer; perh.	   akin to E. glass.]	   1. Brightness or luster of a body proceeding from a smooth	      surface; polish; as, the gloss of silk; cloth is	      calendered to give it a gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is no part . . . to set on the face of this cause	            any fairer gloss than the naked truth doth afford.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A specious appearance; superficial quality or show.	      [1913 Webster]	            To me more dear, congenial to my heart,	            One native charm than all the gloss of art.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Gloss \Gloss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glossed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glossing}.]	   To give a superficial luster or gloss to; to make smooth and	   shining; as, to gloss cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The glossed and gleamy wave.             --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]	Gloss \Gloss\, n. [OE. glose, F. glose, L. glossa a difficult	   word needing explanation, fr. Gr. ? tongue, language, word	   needing explanation. Cf. {Gloze}, {Glossary}, {Glottis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A foreign, archaic, technical, or other uncommon word	      requiring explanation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An interpretation, consisting of one or more words,	      interlinear or marginal; an explanatory note or comment; a	      running commentary.	      [1913 Webster]	            All this, without a gloss or comment,	            He would unriddle in a moment.        --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            Explaining the text in short glosses. --T. Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A false or specious explanation. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Gloss \Gloss\ (gl[o^]s), v. t.	   1. To render clear and evident by comments; to illustrate; to	      explain; to annotate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a specious appearance to; to render specious and	      plausible; to palliate by specious explanation.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have the art to gloss the foulest cause.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	Gloss \Gloss\, v. i.	   1. To make comments; to comment; to explain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make sly remarks, or insinuations. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Glossa \Glos"sa\, n.; pl. {Gloss[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the	   tongue.] (Zool.)	   The tongue, or lingua, of an insect. See {Hymenoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossal \Glos"sal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the tongue; lingual.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossanthrax \Glos*san"thrax\, n. [Gr. ? tongue + E. anthrax:	   cf. F. glossanthrax.]	   A disease of horses and cattle accompanied by carbuncles in	   the mouth and on the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossarial \Glos*sa"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to glosses or to a glossary; containing a	   glossary.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossarially \Glos*sa"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a glossary.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossarist \Glos"sa*rist\, n.	   A writer of glosses or of a glossary; a commentator; a	   scholiast. --Tyrwhitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossary \Glos"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Gossaries}. [L. glossarium, fr.	   glossa: cf. F. glossaire. See 3d {Gloss}.]	   A collection of glosses or explanations of words and passages	   of a work or author; a partial dictionary of a work, an	   author, a dialect, art, or science, explaining archaic,	   technical, or other uncommon words.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossata \Glos*sa"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Glossa}.] (Zool.)	   The Lepidoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossator \Glos*sa"tor\, n. [LL. See 3d {Gloss}.]	   A writer of glosses or comments; a commentator. [R.] "The . .	   . glossators of Aristotle." --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Glosser \Gloss"er\, n. [See 1st {Gloss}.]	   A polisher; one who gives a luster.	   [1913 Webster]	Glosser \Gloss"er\, n. [See 3d {Gloss}.]	   A writer of glosses; a scholiast; a commentator. --L.	   Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossic \Glos"sic\ (gl[o^]s"s[i^]k), n. [L. glossa a word	   requiring a gloss. See 3d {Gloss}.]	   A system of phonetic spelling based upon the present values	   of English letters, but invariably using one symbol to	   represent one sound only.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ingglish Glosik konvai[middot]z hwotev[middot]er	         proanusiai[middot]shon iz inten[middot]ded bei dhi	         reiter.                                  --A. J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossily \Gloss"i*ly\, adv.	   In a glossy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
glossina \glossina\ n.	   A blood-sucking African fly that transmits sleeping sickness	   etc.; the tsetse fly.	   Syn: tsetse fly, tsetse, tzetze fly, tzetze.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glossiness \Gloss"i*ness\, n. [From {Glossy}.]	   The condition or quality of being glossy; the luster or	   brightness of a smooth surface. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossist \Gloss"ist\, n.	   A writer of comments. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossitis \Glos*si"tis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? tongue + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossly \Gloss"ly\, adv.	   Like gloss; specious. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossocomon \Glos*soc"o*mon\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of case.]	   A kind of hoisting winch.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossoepiglottic \Glos`so*ep`i*glot"tic\, a. [Gr. ? tongue + E.	   epiglottic.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to both tongue and epiglottis; as,	   glossoepiglottic folds.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossographer \Glos"sog"ra*pher\, n. [Gr. ?; ? tongue + ? to	   write. See 3d {Gloss}.]	   A writer of a glossary; a commentator; a scholiast.	   --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossographical \Glos`so*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to glossography.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossography \Glos"sog"ra*phy\, n. [See {Glossographer}.]	   The writing of glossaries, glosses, or comments for	   illustrating an author.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossohyal \Glos`so*hy"al\, a. [Gr. ? the tongue + the letter	   ?.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to both the hyoidean arch and the tongue; --	   applied to the anterior segment of the hyoidean arch in many	   fishes. -- n. The glossohyal bone or cartilage; lingual bone;	   entoglossal bone. Glossolalia
Glossolalia \Glos`so*la"li*a\, Glossolaly \Glos*sol"a*ly\, n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ? tongue + ? talk: cf. F. glossolalie.]	   The gift of tongues. Farrar.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossological \Glos`so*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to glossology.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossologist \Glos*sol"o*gist\, n.	   One who defines and explains terms; one who is versed in	   glossology.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossology \Glos*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? tongue + -logy: cf. F.	   glossologie. See 3d {Gloss}.]	   1. The definition and explanation of terms; a glossary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of language; comparative philology;	      linguistics; glottology.	      [1913 Webster]
Glossopharyngeal \Glos`so*phar`yn*ge"al\	   (gl[o^]s"d[-o]*f[a^]r`[i^]n*j[=e]"al or	   gl[o^]s"d[-o]*f[.a]*r[i^]n"j[-e]*al), a. [Gr. glw^ssa the	   tongue + E. pharyngeal.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to both the tongue and the pharynx; -- applied	   especially to the ninth pair of cranial nerves, which are	   distributed to the pharynx and tongue. -- n. One of the	   glossopharyngeal nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Glossy \Gloss"y\ (gl[o^]s"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Glossier}	   (gl[o^]s"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Glossiest}.] [See {Gloss}	   luster.]	   1. Smooth and shining; reflecting luster from a smooth	      surface; highly polished; lustrous; as, glossy silk; a	      glossy surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smooth; specious; plausible; as, glossy deceit.	      [1913 Webster]
Glost \Glost\, n. [See 1st {Gloss}.] (Ceramics)	   The lead glaze used for pottery.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Glost oven \Glost" ov`en\	   An oven in which glazed pottery is fired; -- also called	   {glaze kiln}, or {glaze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glottal \Glot"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or produced by, the glottis; glottic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Glottal catch}, an effect produced upon the breath or voice	      by a sudden opening or closing of the glotts. --Sweet.	      Glottic
Glottic \Glot"tic\, Glottidean \Glot*tid"e*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the glottis; glottal.	   [1913 Webster]
Glottis \Glot"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, from ?, ?, the	   tongue. See {Gloss} an explanatory remark.] (Anat.)	   The opening from the pharynx into the larynx or into the	   trachea. See {Larynx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glottological \Glot`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to glottology.	   [1913 Webster]
Glottologist \Glot*tol"o*gist\, n.	   A linguist; a philologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Glottology \Glot*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, the tongue + -logy.]	   The science of tongues or languages; comparative philology;	   glossology.	   [1913 Webster]
Glout \Glout\, v. i. [Scot. Cf. {Gloat}.]	   To pout; to look sullen. [Obs.] --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]	Glout \Glout\, v. t.	   To view attentively; to gloat on; to stare at. [Obs.]	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Glove \Glove\ (gl[u^]v), n. [OE. glove, glofe, AS. gl[=o]f; akin	   to Icel. gl[=o]fi, cf. Goth. l[=o]fa palm of the hand, Icel.	   l[=o]fi.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A cover for the hand, or for the hand and wrist, with a	      separate sheath for each finger. The latter characteristic	      distinguishes the glove from the mitten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boxing glove.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Boxing glove}. See under {Boxing}.	   {Glove fight}, a pugilistic contest in which the fighters	      wear boxing gloves.	   {Glove money} or {Glove silver}.	      (a) A tip or gratuity to servants, professedly to buy	          gloves with.	      (b) (Eng. Law.) A reward given to officers of courts;	          also, a fee given by the sheriff of a county to the	          clerk of assize and judge's officers, when there are	          no offenders to be executed.	   {Glove sponge} (Zool.), a fine and soft variety of commercial	      sponges ({Spongia officinalis}).	   {To be hand and glove with}, to be intimately associated or	      on good terms with. "Hand and glove with traitors." --J.	      H. Newman.	   {To handle without gloves}, to treat without reserve or	      tenderness; to deal roughly with. [Colloq.]	   {To take up the glove}, to accept a challenge or adopt a	      quarrel.	   {To throw down the glove}, to challenge to combat.	      [1913 Webster]	Glove \Glove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gloved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gloving}.]	   To cover with, or as with, a glove.	   [1913 Webster]
gloved \gloved\ adj.	   having the hands covered with gloves. Opposite of	   {gloveless}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
gloveless \gloveless\ adj.	   devoid of gloves. Oposite of {gloved}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Glover \Glov"er\, n.	   One whose trade it is to make or sell gloves.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Glover's suture} or {Glover's stitch}, a kind of stitch used	      in sewing up wounds, in which the thread is drawn	      alternately through each side from within outward.	      [1913 Webster]
Glow \Glow\ (gl[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glowed} (gl[=o]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Glowing}.] [AS. gl[=o]wan; akin to D. gloeijen,	   OHG. gluoen, G. gl["u]hen, Icel. gl[=o]a, Dan. gloende	   glowing. [root]94. Cf. {Gloom}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To shine with an intense or white heat; to give forth	      vivid light and heat; to be incandescent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glows in the stars, and blossoms in the trees.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhibit a strong, bright color; to be brilliant, as if	      with heat; to be bright or red with heat or animation,	      with blushes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clad in a gown that glows with Tyrian rays.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And glow with shame of your proceedings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To feel hot; to have a burning sensation, as of the skin,	      from friction, exercise, etc.; to burn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did not his temples glow	            In the same sultry winds and acrching heats?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cord slides swiftly through his glowing hands.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To feel the heat of passion; to be animated, as by intense	      love, zeal, anger, etc.; to rage, as passior; as, the	      heart glows with love, zeal, or patriotism.	      [1913 Webster]	            With pride it mounts, and with revenge it glows.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burns with one love, with one resentment glows.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Glow \Glow\, v. t.	   To make hot; to flush. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fans, whose wind did seem	         To glow the delicate cheeks which they did cool.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Glow \Glow\, n.	   1. White or red heat; incandscence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as,	      the glow of health in the cheeks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intense excitement or earnestness; vehemence or heat of	      passion; ardor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The red glow of scorn.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Heat of body; a sensation of warmth, as that produced by	      exercise, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Glowbard \Glow"bard\, n. [See {Globard}.]	   The glowworm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glower \Glow"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glowered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Glowering}.] [Cf. {Gloar}.]	   to look intently; to stare angrily or with a scowl.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
glowering \glowering\ adj.	   having a cheerless aspect or disposition.	   Syn: dour, glum, moody, morose, saturnine, sour, sullen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
glowing \glowing\ adj.	   1. softly bright or radiant.	   Syn: aglow(predicate), lambent, luminous, lucent.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. highly enthusiastic; as, glowing praise.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light.	   Syn: fluorescent.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. afire; as, glowing embers. [prenominal]	   Syn: burning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glowingly \Glow"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a glowing manner; with ardent heat or passion.	   [1913 Webster]
Glowlamp \Glow"lamp`\, n.	   1. (Chem.) An aphlogistic lamp. See {Aphlogistic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elect.) An incandescent lamp. See {Incandescent}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Glowworm \Glow"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A coleopterous insect of the genus {Lampyris}; esp., the	   wingless females and larv[ae] of the two European species	   ({L. noctiluca}, and {L. splendidula}), which emit light from	   some of the abdominal segments.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a glowworm in the night,	         The which hath fire in darkness, none in light. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The male is winged, and is supposed to be attracted by	         the light of the female. In America, the luminous	         larv[ae] of several species of fireflies and fire	         beetles are called glowworms. Both sexes of these are	         winged when mature. See {Firefly}.	         [1913 Webster]
Gloxinia \Glox*in"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   American genus of herbaceous plants with very handsome	   bell-shaped blossoms; -- named after B. P. Gloxin, a German	   botanist.	   [1913 Webster]
Gloze \Gloze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Glozing}.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See {gloss} explanation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A false, glozing parasite.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            So glozed the tempter, and his proem tuned.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a specious or false meaning; to ministerpret.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gloze \Gloze\, v. t.	   To smooth over; to palliate.	   [1913 Webster]	         By glozing the evil that is in the world. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Gloze \Gloze\, n.	   1. Flattery; adulation; smooth speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now to plain dealing; lay these glozes by. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specious show; gloss. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Glozer \Gloz"er\, n.	   A flatterer. [Obs.] --Gifford (1580).	   [1913 Webster]
Glucic \Glu"cic\, a. [Gr. ? sweet.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, sugar; as, glucic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glucina \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	   glucinum; -- formerly called glucine.	   [1913 Webster]
Glucinic \Glu*cin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, glucinum; as,	   glucinic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Glucinum \Glu*ci"num\, n. [Cf. F. glucinium, glycium, fr. Gr. ?,	   sweet. Cf. {Glycerin}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element, of a silver white color, and low	   specific gravity (2.1), resembling magnesium. It never occurs	   naturally in the free state, but is always combined, usually	   with silica or alumina, or both; as in the minerals	   phenacite, chrysoberyl, beryl or emerald, euclase, and	   danalite. It was named from its oxide glucina, which was	   known long before the element was isolated. Symbol Gl. Atomic	   weight 9.1. Called also {beryllium}. [Formerly written also	   {glucinium}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glucogen \Glu"co*gen\, n. [R.]	   See {Glycogen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glucogenesis \Glu`co*gen"e*sis\, n.	   Glycogenesis. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gluconic \Glu*con"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, glucose.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gluconic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, obtained as a	      colorless, sirupy liquid, by the oxidation of glucose; --	      called also {maltonic acid}, and {dextronic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Glucose \Glu"cose`\, n. [Gr. ? sweet. Cf. {Glycerin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A variety of sugar occurring in nature very abundantly, as	      in ripe grapes, and in honey, and produced in great	      quantities from starch, etc., by the action of heat and	      acids. It is only about half as sweet as cane sugar.	      Called also {dextrose}, {grape sugar}, {diabetic sugar},	      and {starch sugar}. See {Dextrose}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Any one of a large class of sugars, isometric with	      glucose proper, and including levulose, galactose, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The trade name of a sirup, obtained as an uncrystallizable	      reside in the manufacture of glucose proper, and	      containing, in addition to some dextrose or glucose, also	      maltose, dextrin, etc. It is used as a cheap adulterant of	      sirups, beers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Glucoside \Glu"co*side\, n. [See {Glucose}.] (Chem.)	   One of a large series of amorphous or crystalline substances,	   occurring very widely distributed in plants, rarely in	   animals, and regarded as influental agents in the formation	   and disposition of the sugars. They are frequently of a	   bitter taste, but, by the action of ferments, or of dilute	   acids and alkalies, always break down into some	   characteristic substance (acid, aldehyde, alcohol, phenole,	   or alkaloid) and glucose (or some other sugar); hence the	   name. They are of the nature of complex and compound ethers,	   and ethereal salts of the sugar carbohydrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Glucosuria \Glu`co*su"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. E. glucose + Gr. ?	   urine.] (Med.)	   A condition in which glucose is discharged in the urine;	   diabetes mellitus.	   [1913 Webster]
Glue \Glue\ (gl[=u]), n. [F. glu, L. glus, akin to gluten, from	   gluere to draw together. Cf. {Gluten}.]	   A hard brittle brownish gelatin, obtained by boiling to a	   jelly the skins, hoofs, etc., of animals. When gently heated	   with water, it becomes viscid and tenaceous, and is used as a	   cement for uniting substances. The name is also given to	   other adhesive or viscous substances.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bee glue}. See under {Bee}.	   {Fish glue}, a strong kind of glue obtained from fish skins	      and bladders; isinglass.	   {Glue plant} (Bot.), a fucoid seaweed ({Gloiopeltis tenax}).	      	   {Liquid glue}, a fluid preparation of glue and acetic acid or	      alcohol.	   {Marine glue}, a solution of caoutchouc in naphtha, with	      shellac, used in shipbuilding.	      [1913 Webster]	Glue \Glue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gluing}.] [F. gluer. See {Glue}, n.]	   To join with glue or a viscous substance; to cause to stick	   or hold fast, as if with glue; to fix or fasten.	   [1913 Webster]	         This cold, congealed blood	         That glues my lips, and will not let me speak. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
glued \glued\ adj.	   1. affixed with glue or paste.	   Syn: pasted, stuck to(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having the attention so concentrated as to be difficult to	      cause a person to leave; as, glued to the television set;	      The audience was glued to their seats. [metaphorical]	   Syn: riveted.	        [PJC]
Gluepot \Glue"pot`\, n.	   A utensil for melting glue, consisting of an inner pot	   holding the glue, immersed in an outer one containing water	   which is heated to soften the glue.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluer \Glu"er\, n.	   One who cements with glue.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluey \Glu"ey\, a.	   Viscous; glutinous; of the nature of, or like, glue.	   [1913 Webster]
Glueyness \Glu"ey*ness\, n.	   Viscidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluish \Glu"ish\, a.	   Somewhat gluey. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Glum \Glum\ (gl[u^]m), n. [See {Gloom}.]	   Sullenness. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]	Glum \Glum\, a.	   Moody; silent; sullen.	   [1913 Webster]	         I frighten people by my glun face.       --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Glum \Glum\, v. i.	   To look sullen; to be of a sour countenance; to be glum.	   [Obs.] --Hawes.	   [1913 Webster]
Glumaceous \Glu*ma"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. glumanc['e]. See {Glume}.]	   Having glumes; consisting of glumes.	   [1913 Webster]
Glumal \Glu"mal\, a. (Bot.)	   Characterized by a glume, or having the nature of a glume.	   [1913 Webster]
Glume \Glume\ (gl[=u]m), n. [L. gluma hull, husk, fr. glubere to	   bark or peel: cf. F. glume or gloume.] (Bot.)	   The bracteal covering of the flowers or seeds of grain and	   grasses; esp., an outer husk or bract of a spikelet. --Gray.	   Glumella
Glumella \Glu*mel"la\, Glumelle \Glu"melle\, n. [F. glumelle,	   dim. of glume.] (Bot.)	   One of the palets or inner chaffy scales of the flowers or	   spikelets of grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Glumly \Glum"ly\, adv.	   In a glum manner; sullenly; moodily.	   [1913 Webster]
Glummy \Glum"my\, a. [See {Gloom}.]	   Dark; gloomy; dismal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glumness \Glum"ness\, n.	   Moodiness; sullenness.	   [1913 Webster]
Glump \Glump\ (gl[u^]mp), v. i. [See {Glum}.]	   To manifest sullenness; to sulk. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
glutted \glutted\ adj.	   1. overfull; filled to excess. a glutted market	   Syn: overfull.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glumpy \Glump"y\ (gl[u^]mp"[y^]), a.	   Glum; sullen; sulky. [Colloq.] "He was glumpy enough." --T.	   Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Glunch \Glunch\ (gl[u^]nch), a. [Cf. {Glump}.]	   Frowning; sulky; sullen. --Sir W. Scott. -- n. A sullen,	   angry look; a look of disdain or dislike. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glut \Glut\ (gl[u^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Glutting}.] [OE. glotten, fr. OF. glotir, gloutir, L.	   glutire, gluttire; cf. Gr. ? to eat, Skr. gar. Cf.	   {Gluttion}, {Englut}.]	   1. To swallow, or to swallow greedlly; to gorge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though every drop of water swear against it,	            And gape at widest to glut him.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill to satiety; to satisfy fully the desire or craving	      of; to satiate; to sate; to cloy.	      [1913 Webster]	            His faithful heart, a bloody sacrifice,	            Torn from his breast, to glut the tyrant's eyes.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The realms of nature and of art were ransacked to	            glut the wonder, lust, and ferocity of a degraded	            populace.                             --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To glut the market}, to furnish an oversupply of any article	      of trade, so that there is no sale for it.	      [1913 Webster]	Glut \Glut\, v. i.	   To eat gluttonously or to satiety.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like three horses that have broken fence,	         And glutted all night long breast-deep in corn.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Glut \Glut\, n.	   1. That which is swallowed. --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plenty, to satiety or repletion; a full supply; hence,	      often, a supply beyond sufficiency or to loathing; over	      abundance; as, a glut of the market.	      [1913 Webster]	            A glut of those talents which raise men to eminence.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something that fills up an opening; a clog.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) A wooden wedge used in splitting blocks. [Prov. Eng.]	      (b) (Mining) A piece of wood used to fill up behind	          cribbing or tubbing. --Raymond.	      (c) (Bricklaying) A bat, or small piece of brick, used to	          fill out a course. --Knight.	      (d) (Arch.) An arched opening to the ashpit of a kiln.	      (e) A block used for a fulcrum.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The broad-nosed eel ({Anguilla latirostris}),	      found in Europe, Asia, the West Indies, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Glutaconic \Glu`ta*con"ic\, a. [Glutaric + aconitic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, an acid intermediate between	   glutaric and aconitic acids.	   [1913 Webster] gluteus
gluteus \glu*te"us\, glutaeus \glu*t[ae]"us\, n. [NL. See	   {Gluteal}.] (Anat.)	   Any of several muscles in the buttocks of man and most	   mammals, especially the great muscle of the buttock (the	   {gluteus maximus}); also, the corresponding muscle in many	   lower animals.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In man, the gluteus is composed of three distinct	         parts, which extend and abduct the thigh, and help	         support the body in standing.	         [1913 Webster]
Glutamic \Glu*tam"ic\, a. [Gluten + -amic.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to gluten.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Glutamic acid}, a nitrogenous organic acid obtained from	      certain albuminoids, as gluten; -- called also	      {amido-glutaric acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Glutaric \Glu*tar"ic\, a. [Glutamic + tartaric.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid so called; as,	   glutaric ethers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Glutaric acid}, an organic acid obtained as a white	      crystalline substance, isomeric with pyrotartaric acid; --	      called also {normal pyrotartaric acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Glutazine \Glu"ta*zine\, n. (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous substance, forming a heavy, sandy powder, white	   or nearly so. It is a derivative of pyridine.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluteal \Glu"te*al\, a. [G. ? rump, pl., the buttocks.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or in the region of, the glut[ae]us.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluten \Glu"ten\, n. [L., glue: cf. F. gluten. See {Glue}.]	   (Chem.)	   The viscid, tenacious substance which gives adhesiveness to	   dough.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gluten is a complex and variable mixture of glutin or	         gliadin, vegetable fibrin, vegetable casein, oily	         material, etc., and is a very nutritious element of	         food. It may be separated from the flour of grain by	         subjecting this to a current of water, the starch and	         other soluble matters being thus washed out.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gluten bread}, bread containing a large proportion of	      gluten; -- used in cases of diabetes.	   {Gluten casein} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the	      seeds of grasses, and extracted as a dark, amorphous,	      earthy mass.	   {Gluten fibrin} (Chem.), a vegetable proteid found in the	      cereal grains, and extracted as an amorphous, brownish	      yellow substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Gluteus \Glu*te"us\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   Same as {Glut[ae]us}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glutin \Glu"tin\, n. [See {Gluten}.] (Chem.)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Same as {Gliadin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sometimes synonymous with {Gelatin}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Glutinate \Glu"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Glutinated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Glutinating}.] [L. glutinatus, p. p. of	   glutinare to glue, fr. gluten glue.]	   To unite with glue; to cement; to stick together. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Glutination \Glu`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. glutinatio: cf. F.	   glutination.]	   The act of uniting with glue; sticking together.	   [1913 Webster]
Glutinative \Glu"ti*na*tive\, a. [L. glutinativus: cf. F.	   glutinatif.]	   Having the quality of cementing; tenacious; viscous;	   glutinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Glutinosity \Glu`ti*nos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. glutinosit['e] .]	   The quality of being glutinous; viscousness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glutinous \Glu"ti*nous\, a. [L. glutinosus, fr. gluten glue: cf.	   F. glutineux. See {Gluten}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of the nature of glue; resembling glue; viscous; viscid;	      adhesive; gluey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Havig a moist and adhesive or sticky surface, as a	      leaf or gland.	      [1913 Webster]
Glutinousness \Glu"ti*nous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being glutinous.	   [1913 Webster]
glutted \glutted\ adj.	   overfull; filled to excess; as, a glutted market.	   Syn: overfull.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Glutton \Glut"ton\, n. [OE. glotoun, glotun, F. glouton, fr. L.	   gluto, glutto. See {Glut}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who eats voraciously, or to excess; a gormandizer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: One who gluts himself.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gluttons in murder, wanton to destroy. --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo	      luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelid[ae]}, about the	      size of a large badger; called also {wolverine},	      {wolverene} and {carcajou}. It was formerly believed to be	      inordinately voracious, whence the name. It is a native of	      the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Glutton bird} (Zool.), the giant fulmar ({Ossifraga	      gigantea}); -- called also {Mother Carey's goose}, and	      {mollymawk}.	      [1913 Webster]	Glutton \Glut"ton\, a.	   Gluttonous; greedy; gormandizing. "Glutton souls." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A glutton monastery in former ages makes a hungry	         ministry in our days.                    --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Glutton \Glut"ton\, v. t. & i.	   To glut; to eat voraciously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Gluttoned at last, return at home to pine. --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whereon in Egypt gluttoning they fed.    --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluttonish \Glut"ton*ish\, a.	   Gluttonous; greedy. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluttonize \Glut"ton*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gluttonized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gluttonizing}.]	   To eat to excess; to eat voraciously; to gormandize.	   --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluttonous \Glut"ton*ous\, a.	   Given to gluttony; eating to excess; indulging the appetite;	   voracious; as, a gluttonous age. -- {Glut"ton*ous*ly}, adv.	   -- {Glut"ton*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gluttony \Glut"ton*y\, n.; pl. {Gluttonies}. [OE. glotonie, OF.	   glotonie, gloutonnie.]	   Excess in eating; extravagant indulgence of the appetite for	   food; voracity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their sumptuous gluttonies, and gorgeous feasts.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycerate \Glyc"er*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of glyceric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyceric \Gly*cer"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, glycerin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Glyceric acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, obtained by the	      partial oxidation of glycerin, as a thick liquid. It is a	      hydroxyl derivative of propionic acid, and has both acid	      and alcoholic properties.	      [1913 Webster]
Glyceride \Glyc"er*ide\, n. [See {Glycerin}.] (Chem.)	   A compound ether (formed from glycerin). Some glycerides	   exist ready formed as natural fats, others are produced	   artificially. Glycerin
Glycerin \Glyc"er*in\, Glycerine \Glyc"er*ine\, n. [F.	   glyc['e]rine, fr. Gr. glykero`s, glyky`s, sweet. Cf.	   {Glucose}, {Licorice}.] (Chem.)	   An oily, viscous liquid, {C3H5(OH)3}, colorless and odorless,	   and with a hot, sweetish taste, existing in the natural fats	   and oils as the base, combined with various acids, as oleic,	   margaric, stearic, and palmitic. It may be obtained by	   saponification of fats and oils. It is a triatomic alcohol,	   and hence is also called {glycerol}. See Note under	   {Gelatin}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is obtained from fats by saponification, or, on a	         large scale, by the action of superheated steam. It is	         used as an ointment, as a solvent and vehicle for	         medicines, and as an adulterant in wine, beer, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Glycerite \Glyc"er*ite\, n. (Med.)	   A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a	   substance in glycerin.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycerol \Glyc"er*ol\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Glycerin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Clycerole \Clyc"er*ole\, n. [F. glyc['e]rol['e].] (Med.)	   Same as {Glycerite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyceryl \Glyc"er*yl\, n. [Glycerin + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical, {C3H5}, regarded as the essential radical	   of glycerin. It is metameric with allyl. Called also	   {propenyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycide \Glyc"ide\, n. [Glyceric + anhydride.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid, obtained from certain derivatives of	   glycerin, and regarded as a partially dehydrated glycerin; --	   called also {glycidic alcohol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycidic \Gly*cid"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, glycide; as, glycidic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycin \Gly"cin\, n. [Gr. glyky`s sweet.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Same as {Glycocoll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycocholate \Gly`co*cho"late\, n. [Glycocoll + cholic.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A salt of glycocholic acid; as, sodium glycocholate.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycocholic \Gly`co*chol"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or composed of, glycocoll and cholic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 mass, but can be crystallized in long, white	      needles.	      [1913 Webster]
Glycocin \Gly"co*cin\, n. [Glycocoll + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Same as {Glycocoll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycocoll \Gly"co*coll\, n. [Gr. glyky`s sweet + ko`lla glue.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, with a sweet taste,	   formed from hippuric acid by boiling with hydrochloric acid,	   and present in bile united with cholic acid. It is also	   formed from gelatin by decomposition with acids. Chemically,	   it is amido-acetic acid. Called also {glycin}, and	   {glycocin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycogen \Gly"co*gen\, n. [Gr. ? sweet + -gen: cf. F.	   glycog[`e]ne.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A white, amorphous, tasteless substance resembling starch,	   soluble in water to an opalescent fluid. It is found	   abundantly in the liver of most animals, and in small	   quantity in other organs and tissues, particularly in the	   embryo. It is quickly changed into sugar when boiled with	   dilute sulphuric or hydrochloric acid, and also by the action	   of amylolytic ferments.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycogenic \Gly`co*gen"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or caused by, glycogen; as, the glycogenic	   function of the liver. Glycogeny
Glycogeny \Gly*cog"e*ny\, Glycogenesis \Gly`co*gen"e*sis\, n.	   (Physiol.)	   The production or formation of sugar from gycogen, as in the	   liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycol \Gly"col\, n. [Glycerin + -ol. See {Glycerin}.] (Chem.)	   (a) A thick, colorless liquid, {C2H4(OH)2}, of a sweetish	       taste, produced artificially from certain ethylene	       compounds. It is a diacid alcohol, intermediate between	       ordinary ethyl alcohol and glycerin.	       [1913 Webster]
Glycolic \Gly*col"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, glycol; as, glycolic ether;	   glycolic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Glycolic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, found naturally in	      unripe grapes and in the leaves of the wild grape	      ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), and produced artificially in	      many ways, as by the oxidation of glycol, -- whence its	      name. It is a sirupy, or white crystalline, substance,	      {HO.CH2.CO2H}, has the properties both of an alcohol and	      an acid, and is a type of the hydroxy acids; -- called	      also {hydroxyacetic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Glycolide \Gly"co*lide\, n. [Glycol + anhydride.] (Chem.)	   A white amorphous powder, {C4H4O}, obtained by heating and	   dehydrating glycolic acid. [Written also {glycollide}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glycoluric \Gly`co*lu"ric\, a. [Glycol + uric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, glycol and urea; as, glycoluric	   acid, which is called also hydantoic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycoluril \Gly`co*lu"ril\, n. [Glycolyl + uric.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, obtained by the	   reduction of allanto["i]n.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycolyl \Gly"co*lyl\, n. [Glycolic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A divalent, compound radical, {CO.CH2}, regarded as the	   essential radical of glycolic acid, and a large series of	   related compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyconian \Gly*co"ni*an\, a. & n.	   Glyconic.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyconic \Gly*con"ic\, a. [Gr. ? a kind of verse, so called from	   its inventor, Glycon.] (Pros.)	   Consisting of a spondee, a choriamb, and a pyrrhic; --	   applied to a kind of verse in Greek and Latin poetry. -- n.	   (Pros.) A glyconic verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyconin \Gly"co*nin\, n.	   An emulsion of glycerin and the yolk of eggs, used as an	   ointment, as a vehicle for medicines, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycose \Gly"cose\, n. [Gr. ? sweet + -ose.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   One of a class of carbohydrates having from three to nine	   atoms of carbon in the molecules and having the constitution	   either of an aldehyde alcohol or of a ketone alcohol. Most	   glycoses have hydrogen and oxygen present in the proportion	   to form water, while the number of carbon atoms is usually	   equal to the number of atoms of oxygen.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Glycosine \Gly"co*sine\, n. (Chem.)	   An organic base, {C6H6N4}, produced artificially as a white,	   crystalline powder, by the action of ammonia on glyoxal.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycosometer \Gly`co*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? sweet + -meter.]	   (Med.)	   An apparatus for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic	   urine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Glycosuria \Gly`co*su"ri*a\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Glucosuria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycyrrhiza \Glyc`yr*rhi"za\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? sweet + ?	   root. Cf. {Licorice}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of papilionaceous herbaceous plants, one	      species of which ({G. glabra}), is the licorice plant, the	      roots of which have a bittersweet mucilaginous taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The root of {Glycyrrhiza glabra} (liquorice root),	      used as a demulcent, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Glycyrrhizimic \Glyc`yr*rhi*zim"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   From, or pertaining to, glycyrrhizin; as, glycyrrhizimic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glycyrrhizin \Gly*cyr"rhi*zin\, n. [Cf. F. glycyrrhizine. See	   {Glycyrrhiza}.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in licorice root ({Glycyrrhiza}), in	   monesia bark ({Chrysophyllum}), in the root of the walnut,	   etc., and extracted as a yellow, amorphous powder, of a	   bittersweet taste. Glyn
Glyn \Glyn\, Glynne \Glynne\, n.	   A glen. See {Glen}.	   Note: [Obs. singly, but occurring often in locative names in	         Ireland, as Glen does in Scotland.]	         [1913 Webster]	               He could not beat out the Irish, yet he did shut	               them up within those narrow corners and glyns	               under the mountain's foot.         --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]
Glyoxal \Gly*ox"al\, n. [Glycol + oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)	   A white, amorphous, deliquescent powder, {(CO.H)2}, obtained	   by the partial oxidation of glycol. It is a double aldehyde,	   between glycol and oxalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyoxalic \Gly`ox*al"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an aldehyde acid, intermediate	   between glycol and oxalic acid. [Written also {glyoxylic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glyoxaline \Gly*ox"a*line\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, organic base, {C3H4N2}, produced by the	   action of ammonia on glyoxal, and forming the origin of a	   large class of derivatives hence, any one of the series of	   which glyoxaline is a type; -- called also {oxaline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyoxime \Gly*ox"ime\, n. [Glyoxal + oxime.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance, produced by the	   action of hydroxylamine on glyoxal, and belonging to the	   class of oximes; also, any one of a group of substances	   resembling glyoxime proper, and of which it is a type. See	   {Oxime}.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyph \Glyph\ (gl[i^]f), n. [Gr. glyfh` carving, fr. gly`fein to	   carve: cf. F. glyphe. Cf. {Cleave} to split.]	   1. (Arch.) A sunken channel or groove, usually vertical. See	      {Triglyph}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch[ae]ol.) A carved figure or character, incised or in	      relief; a carved pictograph; hence, a pictograph	      representing a form originally adopted for sculpture,	      whether carved or painted.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Glyphic \Glyph"ic\, a. [Gr. ? of or for carving.] (Fine Arts)	   Of or pertaining to sculpture or carving of any sort, esp. to	   glyphs.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyphograph \Glyph"o*graph\, n.	   A plate made by glyphography, or an impression taken from	   such a plate.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyphographic \Glyph`o*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to glyphography.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyphography \Gly*phog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? to engrave + -graphy.]	   A process similar to etching, in which, by means of voltaic	   electricity, a raised copy of a drawing is made, so that it	   can be used to print from.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyptic \Glyp"tic\, a. [See {Glyph}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to gem engraving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Figured; marked as with figures.	      [1913 Webster]
Glyptics \Glyp"tics\, n. [Cf. F. glyptique. See {Glyph}.]	   The art of engraving on precious stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyptodon \Glyp"to*don\, n. [Gr. ? carved, engraved + ?, ?,	   tooth. See {Glyph}.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct South American quaternary mammal, allied to the	   armadillos. It was as large as an ox, was covered with	   tessellated scales, and had fluted teeth. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyptodont \Glyp"to*dont\, n. (Paleon.)	   One of a family ({Glyptodontid[ae]}) of extinct South	   American edentates, of which Glyptodon is the type. About	   twenty species are known.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyptographic \Glyp`to*graph"ic\, a. [Cf. F. glyptographique.]	   Relating to glyptography, or the art of engraving on precious	   stones. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glyptography \Glyp*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? carved + -graphy: cf.	   F. glyptographie.]	   The art or process of engraving on precious stones. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Glyptotheca \Glyp`to*the"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? carved + ?	   case, box.]	   A building or room devoted to works of sculpture.	   [1913 Webster]
Glyster \Glys"ter\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Clyster}.	   [1913 Webster]
G-man \G-man\ n. [from Government man.]	   A special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of	   Investigation.	   Syn: FBI agent, FBI man, government man.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gmelinite \Gmel"in*ite\, n. [Named after the German chemist	   Gmelin.] (Min.)	   A rhombohedral zeolitic mineral, related in form and	   composition to chabazite.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnaphalium \Gna*pha"li*um\, n. [Nl., from Gr. ? wool of the	   teasel.] (Bot.)	   A genus of composite plants with white or colored dry and	   persistent involucres; a kind of everlasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnar \Gnar\, n. [OE. knarre, gnarre, akin to OD. knor, G.	   knorren. Cf. {Knar}, {Knur}, {Gnarl}.]	   A knot or gnarl in wood; hence, a tough, thickset man; --	   written also {gnarr}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was . . . a thick gnarre.             --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gnar \Gnar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gnarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gnarring}.] [See {Gnarl}.]	   To gnarl; to snarl; to growl; -- written also gnarr.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         At them he gan to rear his bristles strong,	         And felly gnarre.                        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         A thousand wants	         Gnarr at the heels of men.               --Tennison.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnarl \Gnarl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gnarled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gnarling}.] [From older gnar, prob. of imitative origin; cf.	   G. knarren, knurren. D. knorren, Sw. knorra, Dan. knurre.]	   To growl; to snarl.	   [1913 Webster]	         And wolves are gnarling who shall gnaw thee first.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Gnarl \Gnarl\, n. [See {Gnar}, n.]	   a knot in wood; a large or hard knot, or a protuberance with	   twisted grain, on a tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnarled \Gnarled\, a.	   Knotty; full of knots or gnarls; twisted; crossgrained.	   [1913 Webster]	         The unwedgeable and gnarl['e]d oak.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnarly \Gnarl"y\, a.	   Full of knots; knotty; twisted; crossgrained.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnash \Gnash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gnashing}.] [OE. gnasten, gnaisten, cf. Icel. gnastan a	   gnashing, gn?sta to gnash, Dan.knaske, Sw. gnissla, D.	   knarsen, G. knirschen.]	   To strike together, as in anger or pain; as, to gnash the	   teeth.	   [1913 Webster]	Gnash \Gnash\, v. i.	   To grind or strike the teeth together.	   [1913 Webster]	         There they him laid,	         Gnashing for anguish, and despite, and shame. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnashingly \Gnash"ing*ly\, adv.	   With gnashing.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnat \Gnat\, n. [AS. gn[ae]t.]	   1. (Zool.) A blood-sucking dipterous fly, of the genus	      {Culex}, undergoing a metamorphosis in water. The females	      have a proboscis armed with needlelike organs for	      penetrating the skin of animals. These are wanting in the	      males. In America they are generally called mosquitoes.	      See {Mosquito}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any fly resembling a Culex in form or habits; esp., in	      America, a small biting fly of the genus {Simulium} and	      allies, as the buffalo gnat, the black fly, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gnat catcher} (Zool.), one of several species of small	      American singing birds, of the genus {Polioptila}, allied	      to the kinglets.	   {Gnat flower}, the bee flower.	   {Gnat hawk} (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- called also	      {gnat owl}.	   {Gnat snapper} (Zool.), a bird that catches gnats.	   {Gnat strainer}, a person ostentatiously punctilious about	      trifles. Cf. --Matt. xxiii. 24.	      [1913 Webster]
Gnathic \Gnath"ic\, a. [Gr. gna`qos the jaw.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the jaw.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gnathic index}, in a skull, the ratio of the distance from	      the middle of the nasofrontal suture to the basion (taken	      equal to 100), to the distance from the basion to the	      middle of the front edge of the upper jaw; -- called also	      {alveolar index}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Skulls with the gnathic index below 98 are	            orthognathous, from 98 to 103 mesognathous, and	            above 103 are prognathous.            --Flower.	      [1913 Webster]
Gnathidium \Gna*thid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Gnathidia}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   gna`qos the jaw.] (Zool.)	   The ramus of the lower jaw of a bird as far as it is naked;	   -- commonly used in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnathite \Gnath"ite\, n. [Gr. gna`qos the jaw.] (Zool.)	   Any one of the mouth appendages of the Arthropoda. They are	   known as mandibles, maxill[ae], and maxillipeds. Gnathonic
Gnathonic \Gna*thon"ic\, Gnathonical \Gna*thon"ic*al\, a. [L.	   Gnatho, name of a parasite in the "Eunuchus" of Terence, Gr.	   ?; hence, a parasite in general.]	   Flattering; deceitful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gnathopod \Gnath"o*pod\, n. [Gr. gna`qos the jaw + -pod.]	   (Zool.)	   A gnathopodite or maxilliped. See {Maxilliped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnathopodite \Gna*thop"o*dite\, n. (Zool,)	   Any leglike appendage of a crustacean, when modified wholly,	   or in part, to serve as a jaw, esp. one of the maxillipeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnathostegite \Gna*thos"te*gite\, n. [Gr. gna`qos the jaw + ? a	   roof.] (Zool.)	   One of a pair of broad plates, developed from the outer	   maxillipeds of crabs, and forming a cover for the other mouth	   organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnathostoma \Gna*thos"to*ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. gna`qos the	   jaw + ?, ?, the mouth.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive division of vertebrates, including all that	   have distinct jaws, in contrast with the leptocardians and	   marsipobranchs (Cyclostoma), which lack them. [Written also	   {Gnathostomata}.]
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Gnathotheca \Gnath`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Gnathothecae}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. gna`qos the jaw + ? a box.] (Zool.)	   The horney covering of the lower mandible of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnatling \Gnat"ling\, n. (Zool.)	   A small gnat.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnatworm \Gnat"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The aquatic larva of a gnat; -- called also, colloquially,	   {wiggler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnaw \Gnaw\ (n[add]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gnawed} (n[add]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gnawing}.] [OE. gnawen, AS. gnagan; akin to D.	   knagen, OHG. gnagan, nagan, G. nagen, Icel. & Sw. gnaga, Dan.	   gnave, nage. Cf. {Nag} to tease.]	   1. To bite, as something hard or tough, which is not readily	      separated or crushed; to bite off little by little, with	      effort; to wear or eat away by scraping or continuous	      biting with the teeth; to nibble at.	      [1913 Webster]	            His bones clean picked; his very bones they gnaw.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bite in agony or rage.	      [1913 Webster]	            They gnawed their tongues for pain.   --Rev. xvi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To corrode; to fret away; to waste.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To trouble in a constant manner; to plague; to worry; to	      vex; -- usually used with at; as, his mounting debts	      gnawed at him.	      [PJC]	Gnaw \Gnaw\, v. i.	   To use the teeth in biting; to bite with repeated effort, as	   in eating or removing with the teeth something hard,	   unwieldy, or unmanageable.	   [1913 Webster]	         I might well, like the spaniel, gnaw upon the chain	         that ties me.                            --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnawer \Gnaw"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, gnaws.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A rodent.	      [1913 Webster]
Gneiss \Gneiss\ (n[imac]s), n. [G.] (Geol.)	   A crystalline rock, consisting, like granite, of quartz,	   feldspar, and mica, but having these materials, especially	   the mica, arranged in planes, so that it breaks rather easily	   into coarse slabs or flags. Hornblende sometimes takes the	   place of the mica, and it is then called {hornblendic gneiss}	   or {syenitic gneiss}. Similar varieties of related rocks are	   also called gneiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Gneissic \Gneis"sic\ (n[imac]s"s[i^]k), a.	   Relating to, or resembling, gneiss; consisting of gneiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Gneissoid \Gneis"soid\ (-soid), a. [Gneiss + -oid.]	   Resembling gneiss; having some of the characteristics of	   gneiss; -- applied to rocks of an intermediate character	   between granite and gneiss, or mica slate and gneiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Gneissose \Gneis"sose`\, a.	   Having the structure of gneiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnew \Gnew\ (n[=u]), obs.	   imp. of {Gnaw}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnide \Gnide\ (n[imac]d), v. t. [AS. gn[imac]dan.]	   To rub; to bruise; to break in pieces. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is found in Tyrwhitt's Chaucer, but	         improperly. The woed, though common in Old English,	         does not occur in Chaucer. --T. R. Lounsbury.	         [1913 Webster]
Gnof \Gnof\ (n[o^]f), n.	   Churl; curmudgeon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnome \Gnome\, n. [F. gnome, prob. fr. Gr. gnw`mon one that	   knows, a guardian, i. e., of the treasures in the inner parts	   of the earth, or fr. ? intelligence, both fr. gnw^nai,	   gignw^skein, to know. See {Know}.]	   1. An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to	      inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the	      guardian of mines, quarries, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dwarf; a goblin; a person of small stature or misshapen	      features, or of strange appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A small owl ({Glaucidium gnoma}) of the Western	      United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Gr. ?.] A brief reflection or maxim. --Peacham. Gnomic
Gnomic \Gnom"ic\, Gnomical \Gnom"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf.	   F. gnomique. See {Gnome} maxim.]	   Sententious; uttering or containing maxims, or striking	   detached thoughts; aphoristic.	   [1913 Webster]	         A city long famous as the seat of elegiac and gnomic	         poetry.                                  --G. R. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gnomic Poets}, Greek poets, as Theognis and Solon, of the	      sixth century B. C., whose writings consist of short	      sententious precepts and reflections.	      [1913 Webster]
Gnomical \Gnom"ic*al\, a. [See {Gnomon}.]	   Gnomonical. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnomically \Gnom"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a gnomic, didactic, or sententious manner. Gnomologic
Gnomologic \Gno`mo*log"ic\, Gnomological \Gno`mo*log"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a gnomology.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnomology \Gno*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? judgment, maxim + ?	   discourse: cf. F. gnomologie.]	   A collection of, or a treatise on, maxims, grave sentences,	   or reflections. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnomon \Gno"mon\, n. [L. gnomon, Gr. ? one that knows, the index	   of a sundial. See {Gnome}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Dialing) The style or pin, which by its shadow, shows the	      hour of the day. It is usually set parallel to the earth's	      axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      measuring the length of its shadow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) The space included between the boundary lines of	      two similar parallelograms, the one within the other, with	      an angle in common; as, the gnomon bcdefg of the	      parallelograms ac and af. The parallelogram bf is the	      complement of the parallelogram df.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The index of the hour circle of a globe. Gnomonic
Gnomonic \Gno*mon"ic\, Gnomonical \Gno*mon"ic*al\, a. [L.	   gnomonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. gnomonique. See {Gnomon}.]	   Of or pertaining to the gnomon, or the art of dialing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gnomonic projection}, a projection of the circles of the	      sphere, in which the point of sight is taken at the center	      of the sphere, and the principal plane is tangent to the	      surface of the sphere. "The gnomonic projection derives	      its name from the connection between the methods of	      describing it and those for the construction of a gnomon	      or dial." --Cyc. of Arts & Sciences.	      [1913 Webster]
Gnomonically \Gno*mon"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to the principles of the gnomonic projection.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnomonics \Gno*mon"ics\, n. [See {Gnomonic}.]	   The art or science of dialing, or of constructing dials to	   show the hour of the day by the shadow of a gnomon.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnomonist \Gno"mon*ist\, n.	   One skilled in gnomonics. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnomonology \Gno`mon*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gnomon + -logy. Cf.	   {Gnomonology}.]	   A treatise on gnomonics.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnoscopine \Gnos"co*pine\, n. [Gr. gignw`skein to know + E.	   opium?] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid existing in small quantities in opium.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnosis \Gno"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. gnw^sis.] (Metaph.)	   The deeper wisdom; knowledge of spiritual truth, such as was	   claimed by the Gnostics.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnostic \Gnos"tic\, a.	   1. Knowing; wise; shrewd. [Old Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            I said you were a gnostic fellow.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its	      adherents; as, the Gnostic heresy.	      [1913 Webster]	Gnostic \Gnos"tic\, n. [L. gnosticus, Gr. ? good at knowing,	   sagacious; as a n., man that claims to have a deeper wisdom,	   fr. gignw`skein to know: cf. F. gnostique. See {Know}.]	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of the so-called philosophers in the first ages of	   Christianity, who claimed a true philosophical interpretation	   of the Christian religion. Their system combined Oriental	   theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of	   Christianity. They held that all natures, intelligible,	   intellectual, and material, are derived from the Deity by	   successive emanations, which they called Eons.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnosticism \Gnos"ti*cism\, n.	   The system of philosophy taught by the Gnostics.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnow \Gnow\, obs. imp. of {Gnaw}.	   Gnawed. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gnu \Gnu\, n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zool.)	   One of two species of large South African antelopes of the	   genus {Catoblephas}, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved	   horns in both sexes. [Written also {gnoo}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common gnu or wildebeest ({Catoblephas gnu}) is	         plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest ({C.	         gorgon}) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on	         the neck and shoulders.	         [1913 Webster]
Go \Go\ (g[=o]), obs. p. p. of {Go}.	   Gone. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Go \Go\, v. i. [imp. {Went} (w[e^]nt); p. p. {Gone} (g[o^]n;	   115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Going}. Went comes from the AS,	   wendan. See {Wend}, v. i.] [OE. gan, gon, AS. g[=a]n, akin to	   D. gaan, G. gehn, gehen, OHG. g[=e]n, g[=a]n, SW. g[*a], Dan.	   gaae; cf. Gr. kicha`nai to reach, overtake, Skr. h[=a] to go,	   AS. gangan, and E. gang. The past tense in AS., eode, is from	   the root i to go, as is also Goth. iddja went. [root]47a. Cf.	   {Gang}, v. i., {Wend}.]	   1. To pass from one place to another; to be in motion; to be	      in a state not motionless or at rest; to proceed; to	      advance; to make progress; -- used, in various	      applications, of the movement of both animate and	      inanimate beings, by whatever means, and also of the	      movements of the mind; also figuratively applied.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move upon the feet, or step by step; to walk; also, to	      walk step by step, or leisurely.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In old writers go is much used as opposed to run, or	         ride. "Whereso I go or ride." --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               You know that love	               Will creep in service where it can not go.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thou must run to him; for thou hast staid so long	               that going will scarce serve the turn. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               He fell from running to going, and from going to	               clambering upon his hands and his knees.	                                                  --Bunyan.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Chaucer go is used frequently with the pronoun in	         the objective used reflexively; as, he goeth him home.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To be passed on fron one to another; to pass; to	      circulate; hence, with for, to have currency; to be taken,	      accepted, or regarded.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man went among men for an old man in the days of	            Saul.                                 --1 Sa. xvii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The money] should go according to its true value.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To proceed or happen in a given manner; to fare; to move	      on or be carried on; to have course; to come to an issue	      or result; to succeed; to turn out.	      [1913 Webster]	            How goes the night, boy ?             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think, as the world goes, he was a good sort of	            man enough.                           --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether the cause goes for me or against me, you	            must pay me the reward.               --I Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To proceed or tend toward a result, consequence, or	      product; to tend; to conduce; to be an ingredient; to	      avail; to apply; to contribute; -- often with the	      infinitive; as, this goes to show.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against right reason all your counsels go. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To master the foul flend there goeth some complement	            knowledge of theology.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To apply one's self; to set one's self; to undertake.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeing himself confronted by so many, like a	            resolute orator, he went not to denial, but to	            justify his cruel falsehood.          --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Go, in this sense, is often used in the present	         participle with the auxiliary verb to be, before an	         infinitive, to express a future of intention, or to	         denote design; as, I was going to say; I am going to	         begin harvest.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. To proceed by a mental operation; to pass in mind or by an	      act of the memory or imagination; -- generally with over	      or through.	      [1913 Webster]	            By going over all these particulars, you may receive	            some tolerable satisfaction about this great	            subject.                              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To be with young; to be pregnant; to gestate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fruit she goes with,	            I pray for heartily, that it may find	            Good time, and live.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To move from the person speaking, or from the point whence	      the action is contemplated; to pass away; to leave; to	      depart; -- in opposition to stay and come.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will let you go, that ye may sacrifice to the Lord	            your God; . . . only ye shall not go very far away.	                                                  --Ex. viii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To pass away; to depart forever; to be lost or ruined; to	       perish; to decline; to decease; to die.	       [1913 Webster]	             By Saint George, he's gone!	             That spear wound hath our master sped. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To reach; to extend; to lead; as, a line goes across the	       street; his land goes to the river; this road goes to New	       York.	       [1913 Webster]	             His amorous expressions go no further than virtue	             may allow.                           --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To have recourse; to resort; as, to go to law.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Go is used, in combination with many prepositions and	         adverbs, to denote motion of the kind indicated by the	         preposition or adverb, in which, and not in the verb,	         lies the principal force of the expression; as, to go	         against to go into, to go out, to go aside, to go	         astray, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Go to}, come; move; go away; -- a phrase of exclamation,	      serious or ironical.	   {To go a-begging}, not to be in demand; to be undesired.	   {To go about}.	       (a) To set about; to enter upon a scheme of action; to	           undertake. "They went about to slay him." --Acts ix.	           29.	           [1913 Webster]	                 They never go about . . . to hide or palliate	                 their vices.                     --Swift.	       (b) (Naut.) To tack; to turn the head of a ship; to wear.	           	   {To go abraod}.	       (a) To go to a foreign country.	       (b) To go out of doors.	       (c) To become public; to be published or disclosed; to be	           current.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Then went this saying abroad among the	                 brethren.                        --John xxi.	                                                  23.	   {To go against}.	       (a) To march against; to attack.	       (b) To be in opposition to; to be disagreeable to.	   {To go ahead}.	       (a) To go in advance.	       (b) To go on; to make progress; to proceed.	   {To go and come}. See {To come and go}, under {Come}.	   {To go aside}.	       (a) To withdraw; to retire.	           [1913 Webster]	                 He . . . went aside privately into a desert	                 place.                           --Luke. ix.	                                                  10.	       (b) To go from what is right; to err. --Num. v. 29.	   {To go back on}.	       (a) To retrace (one's path or footsteps).	       (b) To abandon; to turn against; to betray. [Slang, U.	           S.]	   {To go below}	       (Naut), to go below deck.	   {To go between}, to interpose or mediate between; to be a	      secret agent between parties; in a bad sense, to pander.	      	   {To go beyond}. See under {Beyond}.	   {To go by}, to pass away unnoticed; to omit.	   {To go by the board} (Naut.), to fall or be carried	      overboard; as, the mast went by the board.	   {To go down}.	       (a) To descend.	       (b) To go below the horizon; as, the sun has gone down.	       (c) To sink; to founder; -- said of ships, etc.	       (d) To be swallowed; -- used literally or figuratively.	           [Colloq.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 Nothing so ridiculous, . . . but it goes down	                 whole with him for truth.        --L' Estrange.	   {To go far}.	       (a) To go to a distance.	       (b) To have much weight or influence.	   {To go for}.	       (a) To go in quest of.	       (b) To represent; to pass for.	       (c) To favor; to advocate.	       (d) To attack; to assault. [Low]	       (e) To sell for; to be parted with for (a price).	   {To go for nothing}, to be parted with for no compensation or	      result; to have no value, efficacy, or influence; to count	      for nothing.	   {To go forth}.	       (a) To depart from a place.	       (b) To be divulged or made generally known; to emanate.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of	                 the Lord from Jerusalem.         --Micah iv. 2.	   {To go hard with}, to trouble, pain, or endanger.	   {To go in}, to engage in; to take part. [Colloq.]	   {To go in and out}, to do the business of life; to live; to	      have free access. --John x. 9.	   {To go in for}. [Colloq.]	       (a) To go for; to favor or advocate (a candidate, a	           measure, etc.).	       (b) To seek to acquire or attain to (wealth, honor,	           preferment, etc.)	       (c) To complete for (a reward, election, etc.).	       (d) To make the object of one's labors, studies, etc.	           [1913 Webster]	                 He was as ready to go in for statistics as for	                 anything else.                   --Dickens.	           	   {To go in to} or {To go in unto}.	       (a) To enter the presence of. --Esther iv. 16.	       (b) To have sexual intercourse with. [Script.]	   {To go into}.	       (a) To speak of, investigate, or discuss (a question,	           subject, etc.).	       (b) To participate in (a war, a business, etc.).	   {To go large}.	       (Naut) See under {Large}.	   {To go off}.	       (a) To go away; to depart.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The leaders . . . will not go off until they	                 hear you.                        --Shak.	       (b) To cease; to intermit; as, this sickness went off.	       (c) To die. --Shak.	       (d) To explode or be discharged; -- said of gunpowder, of	           a gun, a mine, etc.	       (e) To find a purchaser; to be sold or disposed of.	       (f) To pass off; to take place; to be accomplished.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The wedding went off much as such affairs do.	                                                  --Mrs.	                                                  Caskell.	   {To go on}.	       (a) To proceed; to advance further; to continue; as, to	           go on reading.	       (b) To be put or drawn on; to fit over; as, the coat will	           not go on.	   {To go all fours}, to correspond exactly, point for point.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not easy to make a simile go on all fours.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   {To go out}.	       (a) To issue forth from a place.	       (b) To go abroad; to make an excursion or expedition.	           [1913 Webster]	                 There are other men fitter to go out than I.	                                                  --Shak.	           [1913 Webster]	                 What went ye out for to see ?    --Matt. xi. 7,	                                                  8, 9.	       (c) To become diffused, divulged, or spread abroad, as	           news, fame etc.	       (d) To expire; to die; to cease; to come to an end; as,	           the light has gone out.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Life itself goes out at thy displeasure.	                                                  --Addison.	   {To go over}.	       (a) To traverse; to cross, as a river, boundary, etc.; to	           change sides.	           [1913 Webster]	                 I must not go over Jordan.       --Deut. iv.	                                                  22.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Let me go over, and see the good land that is	                 beyond Jordan.                   --Deut. iii.	                                                  25.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Ishmael . . . departed to go over to the	                 Ammonites.                       --Jer. xli.	                                                  10.	       (b) To read, or study; to examine; to review; as, to go	           over one's accounts.	           [1913 Webster]	                 If we go over the laws of Christianity, we	                 shall find that . . . they enjoin the same	                 thing.                           --Tillotson.	       (c) To transcend; to surpass.	       (d) To be postponed; as, the bill went over for the	           session.	       (e) (Chem.) To be converted (into a specified substance	           or material); as, monoclinic sulphur goes over into	           orthorhombic, by standing; sucrose goes over into	           dextrose and levulose.	   {To go through}.	       (a) To accomplish; as, to go through a work.	       (b) To suffer; to endure to the end; as, to go through a	           surgical operation or a tedious illness.	       (c) To spend completely; to exhaust, as a fortune.	       (d) To strip or despoil (one) of his property. [Slang]	       (e) To botch or bungle a business. [Scot.]	   {To go through with}, to perform, as a calculation, to the	      end; to complete.	   {To go to ground}.	       (a) To escape into a hole; -- said of a hunted fox.	       (b) To fall in battle.	   {To go to naught} (Colloq.), to prove abortive, or	      unavailling.	   {To go under}.	       (a) To set; -- said of the sun.	       (b) To be known or recognized by (a name, title, etc.).	       (c) To be overwhelmed, submerged, or defeated; to perish;	           to succumb.	   {To go up}, to come to nothing; to prove abortive; to fail.	      [Slang]	   {To go upon}, to act upon, as a foundation or hypothesis.	   {To go with}.	       (a) To accompany.	       (b) To coincide or agree with.	       (c) To suit; to harmonize with.	   {To go well with}, {To go ill with}, {To go hard with}, to	      affect (one) in such manner.	   {To go without}, to be, or to remain, destitute of.	   {To go wrong}.	       (a) To take a wrong road or direction; to wander or	           stray.	       (b) To depart from virtue.	       (c) To happen unfortunately; to unexpectedly cause a	           mishap or failure.	       (d) To miss success; to fail.	   {To let go}, to allow to depart; to quit one's hold; to	      release.	      [1913 Webster]	Go \Go\, v. t.	   1. To take, as a share in an enterprise; to undertake or	      become responsible for; to bear a part in.	      [1913 Webster]	            They to go equal shares in the booty. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bet or wager; as, I'll go you a shilling. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To go halves}, to share with another equally.	   {To go it}, to behave in a wild manner; to be uproarious; to	      carry on; also, to proceed; to make progress. [Colloq.]	   {To go it alone} (Card Playing), to play a hand without the	      assistance of one's partner.	   {To go one's way}, to set forth; to depart.	      [1913 Webster]	Go \Go\, n.	   1. Act; working; operation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So gracious were the goes of marriage. --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circumstance or occurrence; an incident. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            This is a pretty go.                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The fashion or mode; as, quite the go. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Noisy merriment; as, a high go. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A glass of spirits. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Power of going or doing; energy; vitality; perseverance;	      push; as, there is no go in him. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Cribbage) That condition in the course of the game when a	      player can not lay down a card which will not carry the	      aggregate count above thirty-one.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Something that goes or is successful; a success; as, he	      made a go of it; also, an agreement.	            "Well," said Fleming, "is it a go?"   --Bret Harte.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Great go}, {Little go}, the final and the preliminary	      examinations for a degree. [Slang, Eng. Univ.]	   {No go}, a failure; a fiasco. [Slang] --Thackeray.	   {On the go}, moving about; unsettled. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Goa \Go"a\, n. (Zool.)	   A species of antelope ({Procapra picticauda}), inhabiting	   Thibet.	   [1913 Webster]
Goad \Goad\, n. [AS. g[=a]d; perh. akin to AS. g[=a]r a dart,	   and E. gore. See {Gore}, v. t.]	   A pointed instrument used to urge on a beast; hence, any	   necessity that urges or stimulates.	   [1913 Webster]	         The daily goad urging him to the daily toil.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Goad \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 inflaming;	   to stimulate.	   [1913 Webster]	         That temptation that doth goad us on.    --Shak.	   Syn: To urge; stimulate; excite; arouse; irritate; incite;	        instigate.	        [1913 Webster]
goaded \goaded\ adj.	   compelled forcibly by an outside agency; as, mobs goaded by	   blind hatred.	   Syn: driven, forced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goaf \Goaf\; n.; pl. {Goafs}or {Goaves}. [Cf. 1st {Gob}.]	   (Mining)	   That part of a mine from which the mineral has been partially	   or wholly removed; the waste left in old workings; -- called	   also {gob} .	   [1913 Webster]	   {To work the goaf} or {To work the gob}, to remove the	      pillars of mineral matter previously left to support the	      roof, and replace them with props. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Goal \Goal\, n. [F. gaule pole, Prov. F. waule, of German	   origin; cf. Fries. walu staff, stick, rod, Goth. walus, Icel.	   v["o]lr a round stick; prob. akin to E. wale.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The mark set to bound a race, and to or around which the	      constestants run, or from which they start to return to it	      again; the place at which a race or a journey is to end.	      [1913 Webster]	            Part curb their fiery steeds, or shun the goal	            With rapid wheels.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The final purpose or aim; the end to which a design tends,	      or which a person aims to reach or attain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each individual seeks a several goal. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A base, station, or bound used in various games as the	      point or object which a team must reach in order to score	      points; in certain games, the point which the ball or puck	      must pass in order for points to be scored. In football,	      it is a line between two posts across which the ball must	      pass in order to score points; in soccer or ice hockey, it	      is a net at each end of the soccer field into which the	      soccer ball or hocjey puck must be propelled; in	      basketball, it is the basket[7] suspended from the	      backboard, through which the basketball must pass.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Sport) The act or instance of propelling the ball or puck	      into or through the goal[3], thus scoring points; as, to	      score a goal.	      [PJC]	   {Goal keeper}, (Sport) the player charged with the defense of	      the goal, such as in soccer or ice hockey.	      [1913 Webster]
goalless \goalless\ adj.	   having no points scored; -- of games.	   Syn: scoreless, hitless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
goal line \goal line\, n. (Sport)	   The line bounding the end of a playing field, at or directly	   in front of the goal[3].	   [PJC]
goalmouth \goalmouth\ n. (hockey or soccer)	   The area immediately in front of the goal.	   [WordNet 1.5] goalpost
goalpost \goalpost\, goal post \goal post\, n. (Sport)	   One of two posts supporting a crossbar which forms a goal[3],	   especially in American football; also, in football the entire	   structure consisting of the posts, crossbar, and two	   uprights. To score a goal by kicking the football, the ball	   must pass above the crossbar and between the vertical lines	   formed by the uprights.	   [PJC]
Goa powder \Go"a pow"der\ [So called from Goa, on the Malabar	   coast, whither it was shipped from Portugal.]	   A bitter powder (also called {araroba}) found in the	   interspaces of the wood of a Brazilian tree ({Andira	   araroba}) and used as a medicine. It is the material from	   which chrysarobin is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Goar \Goar\, n.	   Same as 1st {Gore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goarish \Goar"ish\, a.	   Patched; mean. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
go-around \go-around\ n. (aeronautics)	   A landing approach that fails and gives way to another	   attempt.	   Syn: overshoot, wave-off.	        [WordNet 1.5]
go-as-you-please \go-as-you-please\ adj.	   not bound by rule or law or convention.	   [WordNet 1.5]	         bewildered by the old go-as-you-please liberty of	         alliterative rhythm.                     --George	                                                  Saintsbury	   [WordNet 1.5]
Goat \Goat\ (g[=o]t), n. [OE goot, got, gat, AS. g[=a]t; akin to	   D. geit, OHG. geiz, G. geiss, Icel. geit, Sw. get, Dan. ged,	   Goth. gaits, L. haedus a young goat, kid.] (Zool.)	   A hollow-horned ruminant of the genus {Capra}, of several	   species and varieties, esp. the domestic goat ({Capra	   hircus}), which is raised for its milk, flesh, and skin.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Cashmere and Angora varieties of the goat have	         long, silky hair, used in the manufacture of textile	         fabrics. The wild or bezoar goat ({Capra [ae]gagrus}),	         of Asia Minor, noted for the bezoar stones found in its	         stomach, is supposed to be one of the ancestral species	         of the domestic goat. The Rocky Mountain goat	         ({Haplocercus montanus}) is more nearly related to the	         antelopes. See {Mazame}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Goat antelope} (Zool), one of several species of antelopes,	      which in some respects resemble a goat, having recurved	      horns, a stout body, large hoofs, and a short, flat tail,	      as the goral, thar, mazame, and chikara.	   {Goat fig} (Bot.), the wild fig.	   {Goat house}.	   (a) A place for keeping goats.	   (b) A brothel. [Obs.]	   {Goat moth} (Zool.), any moth of the genus {Cossus}, esp. the	      large European species ({Cossus ligniperda}), the larva of	      which burrows in oak and willow trees, and requires three	      years to mature. It exhales an odor like that of the	      he-goat.	   {Goat weed} (Bot.), a scrophulariaceous plant, of the genus	      {Capraria} ({Capraria biflora}).	   {Goat's bane} (Bot.), a poisonous plant ({Aconitum	      Lucoctonum}), bearing pale yellow flowers, introduced from	      Switzerland into England; wolfsbane.	   {Goat's foot} (Bot.), a kind of wood sorrel ({Oxalis	      caprina}) growing at the Cape of Good Hope.	   {Goat's rue} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Galega officinalis}	      of Europe, or {Tephrosia Virginiana} in the United	      States).	   {Goat's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant ({Astragalus	      Tragacanthus}), found in the Levant.	   {Goat's wheat} (Bot.), the genus {Tragopyrum} (now referred	      to {Atraphaxis}).	      [1913 Webster]
Goatee \Goat`ee"\, n.	   A part of a man's beard on the chin or lower lip which is	   allowed to grow, and trimmed so as to resemble the beard of a	   goat.	   [1913 Webster]
goateed \goateed\ adj.	   having a small pointed chin beard.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Goatfish \Goat"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Upeneus}, inhabiting the Gulf of Mexico.	   It is allied to the surmullet.	   [1913 Webster]
Goatherd \Goat"herd`\, n.	   One who tends goats. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Goatish \Goat"ish\, a.	   Characteristic of a goat; goatlike.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give your chaste body up to the embraces	         Of goatish lust.                         --Massinger.	   -- {Goat"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Goat"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Goatlike \Goat"like`\, a.	   Like a goat; goatish.	   [1913 Webster] Goat's beard
Goat's beard \Goat's beard\, goatsbeard \goatsbeard\n. (Bot.),	   A weedy European annual with yellow flowers, of the genus	   {Tragopogon}; -- so named from the long silky beard of the	   seeds. One species is the {salsify} or {oyster plant}; it is	   naturalized in US.	   Syn: meadow salsify, shepherd's clock, {Tragopogon	        pratensis}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
goatsfoot \goatsfoot\ n.	   A short-stemmed South African plant ({Oxalis caprina}) with	   bluish flowers.	   Syn: goat's foot, {Oxalis caprina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goatskin \Goat"skin`\, n.	   The skin of a goat, or leather made from it. -- a. Made of	   the skin of a goat.	   [1913 Webster]
Goatsucker \Goat"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to	   {Caprimulgus} and allied genera, esp. the European species	   ({Caprimulgus Europ[ae]us}); -- so called from the mistaken	   notion that it sucks goats. The European species is also	   {goat-milker}, {goat owl}, {goat chaffer}, {fern owl}, {night	   hawk}, {nightjar}, {night churr}, {churr-owl}, {gnat hawk},	   and {dorhawk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goaves \Goaves\ (g[=o]vz), n. pl. [See {Goaf}, n.] (Mining)	   Old workings. See {Goaf}. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Gob \Gob\ (g[o^]b), n. [Cf. {Goaf}.] (Mining)	   Same as {Goaf}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gob \Gob\, n. [OF. gob morsel; cf. F. gobe, gobbe, a poisoned	   morsel, poison ball, gobet a piece swallowed, gober to	   swallow greedily and without tasting; cf. Gael. & Ir. gob	   mouth, snout, W. gwp a bird's head and neck. Cf. {Gobble},	   {Job}, n.]	   1. A little mass or collection; a small quantity; a mouthful.	      [Low] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mouth. [Prov. Eng.or Low] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Gob \Gob\ (g[o^]b), n.	   Same as {sailor}. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Gobang \Go*bang"\, n. [Written also {goban}.] [Jap. goban	   checkerboard, fr. Chino-Jap. go checker + ban board.]	   A Japanese game, played on a checkerboard, in which the	   object of the game is to be the first in placing five pieces,	   or men, in a row in any direction.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gobbet \Gob"bet\, n. [OE. & F. gobet. See 2d {Gob}.]	   A mouthful; a lump; a small piece. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] had broken the stocks to small gobbets. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Gobbet \Gob"bet\, v. t.	   To swallow greedily; to swallow in gobbets. [Low]	   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Gobbetly \Gob"bet*ly\, adv.	   In pieces. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Gobbing \Gob"bing\, n. [See 1st {Gob}.] (Mining)	   (a) The refuse thrown back into the excavation after removing	       the coal. It is called also {gob stuff}. --Brande & C.	   (b) The process of packing with waste rock; stowing.	       [1913 Webster]
Gobble \Gob"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gobbling}.] [Freq. of 2d gob.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To swallow or eat greedily or hastily; to gulp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Supper gobbled up in haste.           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter (a sound) like a turkey cock.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . gobbles out a note of self-approbation.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To gobble up}, to capture in a mass or in masses; to capture	      suddenly. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Gobble \Gob"ble\, v. i.	   1. To eat greedily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a noise like that of a turkey cock. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Gobble \Gob"ble\, n.	   A noise made in the throat.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ducks and geese . . . set up a discordant gobble.	                                                  --Mrs. Gore.	   [1913 Webster] gobbledegook
gobbledegook \gobbledegook\, gobbledygook \gobbledygook\n.	   The incomprehensible or pompous jargon of specialists; as,	   psychoanalytic gobbledygook.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gobbler \Gob"bler\, n.	   A turkey cock; a bubbling Jock.	   [1913 Webster]
Gobelin \Gob"e*lin\, a.	   Pertaining to tapestry produced in the so-called Gobelin	   works, which have been maintained by the French Government	   since 1667.	   [1913 Webster]
Gobemouche \Gobe`mouche"\, n. [F.]	   Literally, a fly swallower; hence, once who keeps his mouth	   open; a boor; a silly and credulous person.	   [1913 Webster]
Gobet \Gob"et\, n.	   See {Gobbet}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Go-between \Go"-be*tween`\, n.	   A negotiator who acts as a link between parties; an	   intermediate agent; a broker; a procurer; -- sometimes in a	   disparaging sense. --Shak.	   Syn: mediator, intermediator, intermediary.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Gobiidae \Gobiidae\ n.	   A natural family of fish comprising the gobies.	   Syn: family {Gobiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gobio \Gobio\ n.	   A genus of fish comprising the true gudgeons.	   Syn: genus {Gobio}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gobioid \Go"bi*oid\, a. [NL. Gobius + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the goby, or the genus {Gobius}. --	   n. A gobioid fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Goblet \Gob"let\, n. [F. gobelet, LL. gobeletus, gobellus; cf.	   L. cupa tub, cask. See {Cupel}.]	   A kind of cup or drinking vessel having a foot or standard,	   but without a handle.	   [1913 Webster]	         We love not loaded boards and goblets crowned.	                                                  --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Goblin \Gob"lin\, n. [OE. gobelin, F. gobelin, LL. gobelinus,	   fr. Gr. ? knave, a mischievous goblin; or cf. G. kobold, E.	   kobold, cobalt, Armor. gobilin an ignis fatuus, goblin.]	   An evil or mischievous spirit; a playful or malicious elf; a	   frightful phantom; a gnome.	   [1913 Webster]	         To whom the goblin, full of wrath, replied. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gobline \Gob"line`\, n. (Naut.)	   One of the ropes or chains serving as stays for the dolphin	   striker or the bowsprit; -- called also {gobrope} and	   {gaubline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goblinize \Gob"lin*ize\, v. t.	   To transform into a goblin. [R.] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gobstick \Gob"stick`\, n. [Gob mouth + stick.]	   1. (Angling) A stick or device for removing the hook from a	      fish's gullet.	            He . . . wrenched out the hook with the short wooden	            stick he called a "gobstick."         --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A spoon. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Goby \Go"by\, n.; pl. {Gobies}. [F. gobie, L. gobius, gobio, Gr.	   ? Cf. {Gudgeon}.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of small marine fishes of the genus	   {Gobius} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Go-by \Go"-by`\, n.	   A passing without notice; intentional neglect; thrusting	   away; a shifting off; adieu; as, to give a proposal the	   go-by.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some songs to which we have given the go-by. --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster] gocart
gocart \go"cart`\, go-cart \go"-cart`\n.	   1. A framework moving on casters, designed to support	      children while learning to walk. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: walker, baby-walker.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A cart used to carry heavy items and pushed by a person;	      it may have one, two or four wheels. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: handcart, pushcart, cart.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a small carriage in which a baby or child is pushed	      around. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: baby buggy, baby carriage, perambulator, pram, stroller,	        pushchair, pusher.	        [WordNet 1.5]
God \God\, a. & n.	   Good. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	God \God\ (g[o^]d), n. [AS. god; akin to OS. & D. god, OHG. got,	   G. gott, Icel. gu[eth], go[eth], Sw. & Dan. gud, Goth. gup,	   prob. orig. a p. p. from a root appearing in Skr. h[=u], p.	   p. h[=u]ta, to call upon, invoke, implore. [root]30. Cf.	   {Goodbye}, {Gospel}, {Gossip}.]	   1. A being conceived of as possessing supernatural power, and	      to be propitiated by sacrifice, worship, etc.; a divinity;	      a deity; an object of worship; an idol.	      [1913 Webster]	            He maketh a god, and worshipeth it.   --Is. xliv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            The race of Israel . . . bowing lowly down	            To bestial gods.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Supreme Being; the eternal and infinite Spirit, the	      Creator, and the Sovereign of the universe; Jehovah.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is a Spirit; and they that worship him must	            worship him in spirit and in truth.   --John iv. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person or thing deified and honored as the chief good;	      an object of supreme regard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose god is their belly.             --Phil. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figuratively applied to one who wields great or despotic	      power. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Act of God}. (Law) See under {Act}.	   {Gallery gods}, the occupants of the highest and cheapest	      gallery of a theater. [Colloq.]	   {God's acre}, {God's field}, a burial place; a churchyard.	      See under {Acre}.	   {God's house}.	      (a) An almshouse. [Obs.]	      (b) A church.	   {God's penny}, earnest penny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   {God's Sunday}, Easter.	      [1913 Webster]	God \God\, v. t.	   To treat as a god; to idolize. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Godchild \God"child`\, n.	   One for whom a person becomes sponsor at baptism, and whom he	   promises to see educated as a Christian; a godson or	   goddaughter. See {Godfather}.	   [1913 Webster] goddamn	   goddam
goddam \god"dam\ goddamn \god"damn\ goddamned \god"damned\adj.	   A more intense and vulgar form of {darned}; -- often taken as	   profane and offensive. [vulgar]	   Syn: blasted, blessed, damn, darned, deuced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goddaughter \God"daugh`ter\, n. [AS. goddohtor.]	   A female for whom one becomes sponsor at baptism.	   [1913 Webster]
Goddess \God"dess\, n.	   1. A female god; a divinity, or deity, of the female sex.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the daughter of Jupiter presented herself among	            a crowd of goddesses, she was distinguished by her	            graceful stature and superior beauty. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman of superior charms or excellence.	      [1913 Webster]
Gode \Gode\, a. & n.	   Good. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Godelich \Gode"lich\, a.	   Goodly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Go-devil \Go"-dev"il\, n. (Mach.)	   (a) A weight which is dropped into a bore, as of an oil well,	       to explode a cartridge previously lowered.	   (b) A device, as a loosely fitted plug, which is driven	       through a pipe by the pressure of the contents behind the	       plug to clear away obstructions.	   (c) A rough sled or dray used for dragging logs, hauling	       stone, etc. [Local, U. S.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Godfather \God"fa`ther\, n. [AS. godf[ae]der. Cf. {Gossip}.]	   A man who becomes sponsor for a child at baptism, and makes	   himself a surety for its Christian training and instruction.	   Correlative of {godmother}.	   [1913 Webster]	         There shall be for every Male-child to be baptized,	         when they can be had, two Godfathers and one Godmother;	         and for every Female, one Godfather and two Godmothers;	         and Parents shall be admitted as Sponsors, if it is	         desired.                                 --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer	                                                  (Prot. Episc.	                                                  Ch., U. S. ).	   [1913 Webster]	Godfather \God"fa`ther\, v. t.	   To act as godfather to; to take under one's fostering care.	   [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster] god"fear`ing,
God-fearing \God"-fear`ing\, a.	   Having a reverential and loving feeling towards God; devoutly	   religious.	   Syn: devout, pious.	        [1913 Webster]	              A brave god-fearing man.            --Tennyson.	        [1913 Webster]	              a god-fearing and law-abiding people. --H. L.	                                                  Mencken	        [WordNet 1.5] godforsaken
godforsaken \god"for*sak`en\, god-forsaken \god"-for*sak`en\adj.	   1. deserted and unhospitable.	   Syn: desert, desolate, waste, wild.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. forlorn.	   Syn: desolate, forlorn, lorn, sad.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Godhead \God"head\, n. [OE. godhed. See {-head}, and cf.	   {Godhood}.]	   1. Godship; deity; divinity; divine nature or essence;	      godhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Deity; God; the Supreme Being.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imperial throne	            Of Godhead, fixed for ever.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A god or goddess; a divinity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Adoring first the genius of the place,	            The nymphs and native godheads yet unknown.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Godhood \God"hood\, n. [God + -hood. Cf. {Godhead}.]	   Divine nature or essence; deity; godhead.	   [1913 Webster]
Godild \God"ild\	   A corruption of God yield, i. e., God reward or bless.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Godless \God"less\, a.	   Having, or acknowledging, no God; without reverence for God;	   impious; wicked. -- {God"less*ly}, adv. -- {God"less*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Godlike \God"like`\, a. [God + like. Cf. {Godly}.]	   Resembling or befitting a god or God; divine; hence,	   preeminently good; as, godlike virtue. -- {God"like`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Godlily \God"li*ly\, adv.	   Righteously. --H. Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Godliness \God"li*ness\, n. [From {Godly}.]	   Careful observance of, or conformity to, the laws of God; the	   state or quality of being godly; piety.	   [1913 Webster]	         Godliness is profitable unto all things. --1 Tim. iv.	                                                  8.	   [1913 Webster]
Godling \God"ling\, n.	   A diminutive god. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Godly \God"ly\, a. [God, n. + -ly. Cf. {Godlike}, {Like}.]	   Pious; reverencing God, and his character and laws; obedient	   to the commands of God from love for, and reverence of, his	   character; conformed to God's law; devout; righteous; as, a	   godly life.	   [1913 Webster]	         For godly sorrow worketh repentance.     --2 Cor. vii.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	Godly \God"ly\, adv.	   Piously; devoutly; righteously.	   [1913 Webster]	         All that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer	         persecution.                             --2. Tim. iii.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]
Godlyhead \God"ly*head\, n. [Cf. {Goodlyhead}.]	   Goodness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Godmother \God"moth`er\, n. [AS. godm[=o]dor.]	   A woman who becomes sponsor for a child in baptism. See	   {Godfather}	   [1913 Webster]
Godown \Go*down"\, n. [Corruption of Malay g[=a]dong warehouse.]	   A warehouse. [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Godroon \Go*droon"\ (g[-o]*dr[=oo]n"), n. [F. godron a round	   plait, godroon.] (Arch.)	   An ornament produced by notching or carving a rounded	   molding.	   [1913 Webster]
Godsend \God"send`\ (g[o^]d"s[e^]nd), n.	   Something sent by God; an unexpected acquisiton or piece of	   good fortune.	   [1913 Webster]
Godship \God"ship\, n. [God, n. + -ship.]	   The rank or character of a god; deity; divinity; a god or	   goddess.	   [1913 Webster]	         O'er hills and dales their godships came. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Godsib \God"sib\ (g[o^]d"s[i^]b), n.	   A gossip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Godson \God"son`\ (g[o^]d"s[u^]n), n. [AS. godsunu.]	   A male for whom one has stood sponsor in baptism. See	   {Godfather}.	   [1913 Webster]
Godspeed \God"speed`\ (g[o^]d"sp[=e]d`), n.	   Success; prosperous journeying; -- a contraction of the	   phrase, "God speed you." [Written also as two separate	   words.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Receive him not into house, neither bid him God speed.	                                                  --2 John 10.	   [1913 Webster]
Godward \God"ward\ (g[o^]d"w[~e]rd), adv.	   Toward God. --2 Cor. iii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Godwit \God"wit\ (g[o^]d"w[i^]t), n. [Prob. from AS. g[=o]d good	   + wiht creature, wight.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the	   genus {Limosa}, and family {Tringid[ae]}. The European	   black-tailed godwit ({Limosa limosa}), the American marbled	   godwit ({Limosa fedoa}), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa	   h[ae]mastica}), and others, are valued as game birds. Called	   also {godwin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goel \Go"el\ (g[=o]"[e^]l), a. [Cf. {Yellow}. [root]49.]	   Yellow. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Goeland \Go`["e]`land"\, n. [F. go["e]land.] (Zool.)	   A white tropical tern ({Cygis candida}).	   [1913 Webster]
Goemin \Go`["e]`min"\, n. [F. go["e]mon seaweed.]	   A complex mixture of several substances extracted from Irish	   moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Goen \Go"en\,	   p. p. of Go. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Goer \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; a safe goer.	       [1913 Webster]	             This antechamber has been filled with comers and	             goers.                               --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]
Goethean \Goethean\ prop. adj.	   of or pertaining to Goethe.	   [WordNet 1.5]
goethite \goethite\ n. (Miner.)	   an oxide of iron.	   Syn: gothite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goety \Go"e*ty\, n. [Gr. ? witchcraft, from ? to bewitch, ?	   sorcerer: cf. F. go['e]tie.]	   Invocation of evil spirits; witchcraft. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Goff \Goff\, n. [Cf. F. goffe ill-made, awkward, It. goffo, Sp.	   gofo, Prov. G. goff a blockhead, Gr. ? stupid.]	   A silly clown. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Goff \Goff\, n.	   A game. See {Golf}. [Scot.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Goffer \Gof"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Goffered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Goffering}.] [See {Gauffer}.]	   To plait, flute, or crimp. See {Gauffer}. --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Gog \Gog\ (g[o^]g), n. [Cf. agog, F. gogue sprightliness, also	   W. gogi to agitate, shake.]	   Haste; ardent desire to go. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
go-getter \go-getter\ n.	   a person disposed to initiate action, rather than take	   instructions; an enterprising person; a person with a strong	   drive to accomplish useful goals; especially, one whose	   career progresses rapidly. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: whizz-kid, whiz-kid, ball of fire.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Goggle \Gog"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Goggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Goggling}.] [Cf. Ir. & Gael. gog a nod, slight motion.]	   To roll the eyes; to stare.	   [1913 Webster]	         And wink and goggle like an owl.         --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Goggle \Gog"gle\, a.	   Full and rolling, or staring; -- said of the eyes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The long, sallow vissage, the goggle eyes. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Goggle \Gog"gle\, n. [See {Goggle}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A strained or affected rolling of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl.	      (a) A kind of spectacles with short, projecting eye tubes,	          in the front end of which are fixed plain glasses for	          protecting the eyes from cold, dust, etc.	      (b) Colored glasses for relief from intense light.	      (c) A disk with a small aperture, to direct the sight	          forward, and cure squinting.	      (d) Any screen or cover for the eyes, with or without a	          slit for seeing through.	          [1913 Webster]
Goggled \Gog"gled\, a.	   Prominent; staring, as the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Goggle-eye \Gog"gle-eye`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) One of two or more species of American fresh-water fishes	       of the family {Centrarchid[ae]}, esp. {Ch[ae]nobryttus	       antistius}, of Lake Michigan and adjacent waters, and	       {Ambloplites rupestris}, of the Great Lakes and	       Mississippi Valley; -- so called from their prominent	       eyes.	   (b) The goggler.	       [1913 Webster]
Goggle-eyed \Gog"gle-eyed`\, a.	   Having prominent and distorted or rolling eyes. --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Goggler \Gog"gler\, n. (Zool.)	   A carangoid oceanic fish ({Trachurops crumenophthalmus}),	   having very large and prominent eyes; -- called also	   {goggle-eye}, {big-eyed scad}, and {cicharra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goglet \Gog"let\, n. [Pg. gorgoleta.]	   See {Gurglet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Going \Go"ing\, n.	   1. The act of moving in any manner; traveling; as, the going	      is bad.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Departure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pregnancy; gestation; childbearing. --Crew.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Course of life; behavior; doings; ways.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eyes are upon the ways of man, and he seeth all	            his goings.                           --Job xxxiv.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Going barrel}. (Horology)	      (a) A barrel containing the mainspring, and having teeth	          on its periphery to drive the train.	      (b) A device for maintaining a force to drive the train	          while the timepiece is being wound up.	   {Going forth}. (Script.)	      (a) Outlet; way of exit. "Every going forth of the	          sanctuary." --Ezek. xliv. 5.	      (b) A limit; a border. "The going forth thereof shall be	          from the south to Kadesh-barnea." --Num. xxxiv. 4.	   {Going out}, or {Goings out}. (Script.)	      (a) The utmost extremity or limit. "The border shall go	          down to Jordan, and the goings out of it shall be at	          the salt sea." --Num. xxxiv. 12.	      (b) Departure or journeying. "And Moses wrote their goings	          out according to their journeys." --Num. xxxiii. 2.	   {Goings on}, behavior; actions; conduct; -- usually in a bad	      sense.	Going \Go"ing\, p. pr. of {Go}. Specif.:	      (a) That goes; in existence; available for present use or	          enjoyment; current; obtainable; also, moving; working;	          in operation; departing; as, he is of the brightest	          men going; going prices or rate.	      (b) Carrying on its ordinary business; conducting	          business, or carried on, with an indefinite prospect	          of continuance; -- chiefly used in the phrases	   {a going business},	   {concern}, etc.	      (c) Of or pertaining to a going business or concern; as,	          the going value of a company.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Goiter
Goiter \Goi"ter\ Goitre \Goi"tre\, n. [F. go[^i]tre, L. guttur	   throat, cf. tumidum guttur goiter, gutturosus goitered. See	   {Guttural}.] (Med.)	   An enlargement of the thyroid gland, on the anterior part of	   the neck, usually resulting from iodine deficiency;	   bronchocele. It is frequently associated with cretinism, and	   was at one time common in mountainous regions, especially in	   certain parts of Switzerland. The incidence of goiter has	   been substantially reduced by addition of iodine to ceratin	   foods, such as salt.	   Syn: struma.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Goitered
Goitered \Goi"tered\, Goitred \Goi"tred\, a.	   Affected with goiter.	   [1913 Webster]
goitrogen \goitrogen\ n.	   any substance (like thiouracil or thiourea) that induces the	   formation of a goiter.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Goitrous \Goi"trous\, a. [F. go[^i]treux, L. gutturosus. See	   {Goiter}.]	   Pertaining to the goiter; affected with the goiter; of the	   nature of goiter or bronchocele.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let me not be understood as insinuating that the	         inhabitants in general are either goitrous or idiots.	                                                  --W. Coxe.
go-kart \go-kart\ n.	   a small low motor vehicle with four wheels and an open	   framework; -- used for racing.	   [WordNet 1.5] Golde	   Gold
Gold \Gold\ (g[=o]ld), Golde \Golde\, Goolde \Goolde\	   (g[=oo]ld), n. (Bot.)	   An old English name of some yellow flower, -- the marigold	   ({Calendula}), according to Dr. Prior, but in Chaucer perhaps	   the turnsole.	   [1913 Webster]	Gold \Gold\ (g[=o]ld), n. [AS. gold; akin to D. goud, OS. & G.	   gold, Icel. gull, Sw. & Dan. guld, Goth. gul[thorn], Russ. &	   OSlav. zlato; prob. akin to E. yellow. [root]49, 234. See	   {Yellow}, and cf. {Gild}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.) A metallic element of atomic number 79,	      constituting the most precious metal used as a common	      commercial medium of exchange. It has a characteristic	      yellow color, is one of the heaviest substances known	      (specific gravity 19.32), is soft, and very malleable and	      ductile. It is quite unalterable by heat (melting point	      1064.4[deg] C), moisture, and most corrosive agents, and	      therefore well suited for its use in coin and jewelry.	      Symbol Au ({Aurum}). Atomic weight 196.97.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Native gold contains usually eight to ten per cent of	         silver, but often much more. As the amount of silver	         increases, the color becomes whiter and the specific	         gravity lower. Gold is very widely disseminated, as in	         the sands of many rivers, but in very small quantity.	         It usually occurs in quartz veins (gold quartz), in	         slate and metamorphic rocks, or in sand and alluvial	         soil, resulting from the disintegration of such rocks.	         It also occurs associated with other metallic	         substances, as in auriferous pyrites, and is combined	         with tellurium in the minerals petzite, calaverite,	         sylvanite, etc. Pure gold is too soft for ordinary use,	         and is hardened by alloying with silver and copper, the	         latter giving a characteristic reddish tinge. [See	         {Carat}.] Gold also finds use in gold foil, in the	         pigment purple of Cassius, and in the chloride, which	         is used as a toning agent in photography.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Money; riches; wealth.	      [1913 Webster]	            For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A yellow color, like that of the metal; as, a flower	      tipped with gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts of	      gold. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Age of gold}. See {Golden age}, under {Golden}.	   {Dutch gold}, {Fool's gold}, {Gold dust}, etc. See under	      {Dutch}, {Dust}, etc.	   {Gold amalgam}, a mineral, found in Columbia and California,	      composed of gold and mercury.	   {Gold beater}, one whose occupation is to beat gold into gold	      leaf.	   {Gold beater's skin}, the prepared outside membrane of the	      large intestine of the ox, used for separating the leaves	      of metal during the process of gold-beating.	   {Gold beetle} (Zool.), any small gold-colored beetle of the	      family {Chrysomelid[ae]}; -- called also {golden beetle}.	      	   {Gold blocking}, printing with gold leaf, as upon a book	      cover, by means of an engraved block. --Knight.	   {Gold cloth}. See {Cloth of gold}, under {Cloth}.	   {Gold Coast}, a part of the coast of Guinea, in West Africa.	      	   {Gold cradle}. (Mining) See {Cradle}, n., 7.	   {Gold diggings}, the places, or region, where gold is found	      by digging in sand and gravel from which it is separated	      by washing.	   {Gold end}, a fragment of broken gold or jewelry.	   {Gold-end man}.	      (a) A buyer of old gold or jewelry.	      (b) A goldsmith's apprentice.	      (c) An itinerant jeweler. "I know him not: he looks like a	          gold-end man." --B. Jonson.	   {Gold fever}, a popular mania for gold hunting.	   {Gold field}, a region in which are deposits of gold.	   {Gold finder}.	      (a) One who finds gold.	      (b) One who empties privies. [Obs. & Low] --Swift.	   {Gold flower}, a composite plant with dry and persistent	      yellow radiating involucral scales, the {Helichrysum	      St[oe]chas} of Southern Europe. There are many South	      African species of the same genus.	   {Gold foil}, thin sheets of gold, as used by dentists and	      others. See {Gold leaf}.	   {Gold knobs} or {Gold knoppes} (Bot.), buttercups.	   {Gold lace}, a kind of lace, made of gold thread.	   {Gold latten}, a thin plate of gold or gilded metal.	   {Gold leaf}, gold beaten into a film of extreme thinness, and	      used for gilding, etc. It is much thinner than gold foil.	      	   {Gold lode} (Mining), a gold vein.	   {Gold mine}, a place where gold is obtained by mining	      operations, as distinguished from diggings, where it is	      extracted by washing. Cf. {Gold diggings} (above).	   {Gold nugget}, a lump of gold as found in gold mining or	      digging; -- called also a {pepito}.	   {Gold paint}. See {Gold shell}.	   {Gold pheasant}, or {Golden pheasant}. (Zool.) See under	      {Pheasant}.	   {Gold plate}, a general name for vessels, dishes, cups,	      spoons, etc., made of gold.	   {Mosaic gold}. See under {Mosaic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gold-beaten \Gold"-beat`en\ (g[=o]ld"b[=e]t`'n), a.	   Gilded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
goldbeater \gold"beat`er\ (g[=o]ld"b[=e]t`[e^]r), n.	   An artisan who beats gold into goldleaf.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gold-beating \Gold"-beat`ing\ (g[=o]ld"b[=e]t`[i^]ng), n.	   The art or process of reducing gold to extremely thin leaves,	   by beating with a hammer. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Gold-bound \Gold"-bound`\ (g[=o]ld"bound`), a.	   Encompassed with gold.	   [1913 Webster]
goldbrick \gold"brick`\ n.	   an idle worthless person. [slang]	   Syn: goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing,	        good-for-naught.	        [WordNet 1.5]
goldbricking \goldbricking\ n.	   The evasion of work or duty. [informal]	   Syn: shirking, slacking, soldiering, goofing off.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goldcrest \Gold"crest`\ (g[=o]ld"kr[e^]st`), n. (Zool.)	   The European golden-crested kinglet ({Regulus cristatus}, or	   {Regulus regulus}); -- called also {golden-crested wren}, and	   {golden wren}. The name is also sometimes applied to the	   American golden-crested kinglet. See {Kinglet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goldcup \Gold"cup`\ (g[=o]ld"k[u^]p`), n. (Bot.)	   The cuckoobud.	   [1913 Webster]
Golden \Gold"en\ (g[=o]ld"'n), a. [OE. golden; cf. OE. gulden,	   AS. gylden, from gold. See {Gold}, and cf. {Guilder}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Made of gold; consisting of gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the color of gold; as, the golden grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very precious; highly valuable; excellent; eminently	      auspicious; as, golden opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Golden age}.	      (a) The fabulous age of primeval simplicity and purity of	          manners in rural employments, followed by the {silver	          age}, {bronze age}, and {iron age}. --Dryden.	      (b) (Roman Literature) The best part (B. C. 81 -- A. D.	          14) of the classical period of Latinity; the time when	          Cicero, C[ae]sar, Virgil, etc., wrote. Hence:	      (c) That period in the history of a literature, etc., when	          it flourishes in its greatest purity or attains its	          greatest glory; as, the Elizabethan age has been	          considered the golden age of English literature.	   {Golden balls}, three gilt balls used as a sign of a	      pawnbroker's office or shop; -- originally taken from the	      coat of arms of Lombardy, the first money lenders in	      London having been Lombards.	   {Golden bull}. See under {Bull}, an edict.	   {Golden chain} (Bot.), the shrub {Cytisus Laburnum}, so named	      from its long clusters of yellow blossoms.	   {Golden club} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Orontium	      aquaticum}), bearing a thick spike of minute yellow	      flowers.	   {Golden cup} (Bot.), the buttercup.	   {Golden eagle} (Zool.), a large and powerful eagle ({Aquila	      Chrysa["e]tos}) inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North	      America. It is so called from the brownish yellow tips of	      the feathers on the head and neck. A dark variety is	      called the {royal eagle}; the young in the second year is	      the {ring-tailed eagle}.	   {Golden fleece}.	      (a) (Mythol.) The fleece of gold fabled to have been taken	          from the ram that bore Phryxus through the air to	          Colchis, and in quest of which Jason undertook the	          Argonautic expedition.	      (b) (Her.) An order of knighthood instituted in 1429 by	          Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy; -- called also	          {Toison d'Or}.	   {Golden grease}, a bribe; a fee. [Slang]	   {Golden hair} (Bot.), a South African shrubby composite plant	      with golden yellow flowers, the {Chrysocoma Coma-aurea}.	      	   {Golden Horde} (Hist.), a tribe of Mongolian Tartars who	      overran and settled in Southern Russia early in the 18th	      century.	   {Golden Legend}, a hagiology (the "Aurea Legenda") written by	      James de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa, in the 13th	      century, translated and printed by Caxton in 1483, and	      partially paraphrased by Longfellow in a poem thus	      entitled.	   {Golden marcasite} tin. [Obs.]	   {Golden mean}, the way of wisdom and safety between extremes;	      sufficiency without excess; moderation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Angels guard him in the golden mean.  --Pope.	   {Golden mole} (Zool), one of several South African	      Insectivora of the family {Chrysochlorid[ae]}, resembling	      moles in form and habits. The fur is tinted with green,	      purple, and gold.	   {Golden number} (Chronol.), a number showing the year of the	      lunar or Metonic cycle. It is reckoned from 1 to 19, and	      is so called from having formerly been written in the	      calendar in gold.	   {Golden oriole}. (Zool.) See {Oriole}.	   {Golden pheasant}. See under {Pheasant}.	   {Golden pippin}, a kind of apple, of a bright yellow color.	      	   {Golden plover} (Zool.), one of several species of plovers,	      of the genus {Charadrius}, esp. the European ({Charadrius	      apricarius}, syn. {Charadrius pluvialis}; -- called also	      {yellow plover}, {black-breasted plover}, {hill plover},	      and {whistling plover}. The common American species	      ({Charadrius dominicus}) is also called {frostbird}, and	      {bullhead}.	   {Golden robin}. (Zool.) See {Baltimore oriole}, in Vocab.	   {Golden rose} (R. C. Ch.), a gold or gilded rose blessed by	      the pope on the fourth Sunday in Lent, and sent to some	      church or person in recognition of special services	      rendered to the Holy See.	   {Golden rule}.	      (a) The rule of doing as we would have others do to us.	          Cf. --Luke vi. 31.	      (b) The rule of proportion, or rule of three.	   {Golden samphire} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Inula	      crithmoides}), found on the seashore of Europe.	   {Golden saxifrage} (Bot.), a low herb with yellow flowers	      ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}), blossoming in wet	      places in early spring.	   {Golden seal} (Bot.), a perennial ranunculaceous herb	      ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), with a thick knotted rootstock	      and large rounded leaves.	   {Golden sulphide of antimony}, or {Golden sulphuret of	   antimony} (Chem.), the pentasulphide of antimony, a golden or	      orange yellow powder.	   {Golden warbler} (Zool.), a common American wood warbler	      ({Dendroica [ae]stiva}); -- called also {blue-eyed yellow	      warbler}, {garden warbler}, and {summer yellow bird}.	   {Golden wasp} (Zool.), a bright-colored hymenopterous insect,	      of the family {Chrysidid[ae]}. The colors are golden,	      blue, and green.	   {Golden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.	      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goldenbush \gold"en*bush`\ n.	   A plant of the genus {Haplopappus}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Any of various much-branched yellow-flowered shrubs of the	      genus {Chrysothamnus}, growing in Western North America.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Golden-eye \Gold"en-eye`\ (g[=o]ld"'n*[imac]), n. (Zool.)	   A duck ({Glaucionetta clangula}), found in Northern Europe,	   Asia, and America. The American variety (var. Americana) is	   larger. Called {whistler}, {garrot}, {gowdy}, {pied widgeon},	   {whiteside}, {curre}, and {doucker}. Barrow's golden-eye of	   America ({Glaucionetta Islandica}) is less common.	   [1913 Webster]
Godlenly \Godl"en*ly\, adv.	   In golden terms or a golden manner; splendidly; delightfully.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] goldenrod
goldenrod \gold"en*rod`\, golden-rod
\gold"en-rod`\(g[=o]ld"'n*r[o^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   A tall herb ({Solidago Virga-aurea}), bearing small yellow	   flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common	   to all the species of the genus {Solidago}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Golden-rod tree} (Bot.), a shrub ({Bosea Yervamora}), a	      native of the Canary Isles.	      [1913 Webster]
goldenseal \goldenseal\ n.	   A perennial herb of Northeastern U. S. ({Hydrastis	   Canadensis}) having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and	   large rounded leaves.	   Syn: golden seal, yellow root, turmeric root, {Hydrastis	        Canadensis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
golden snitch \gold"en snitch`\ (g[=o]ld"'n sn[i^]ch), n. [ca.	   2000]	   1. A fictional object shaped like a small golden sphere with	      wings, described in the series of "Harry Potter" novels by	      J.K. Rowling. It is used in a fictional game called	      Quidditch, in which wizards on broomsticks fly through the	      air and, among other things, try to catch the golden	      snitch, which flies quickly and erratically, and is	      therefore difficult to catch.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: [metaphorically] Some object that is difficult to	      catch, or a goal that is difficult to achieve.	      [PJC]
Golden State \Gold"en State\	   California; -- a nickname alluding to its rich gold deposits.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
goldfield \goldfield\ n.	   a district where gold is mined.	   [WordNet 1.5]
goldfields \goldfields\ n.	   A small slender woolly annual ({Lasthenia chrysostoma}) with	   very narrow opposite leaves and branches bearing solitary	   golden-yellow flower heads; it grows from Southwestern Oregon	   to Baja California and Arizona; -- it is often cultivated.	   Syn: {Lasthenia chrysostoma}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goldfinch \Gold"finch`\, n. [AS. goldfinc. See {Gold}, and	   {Finch}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A beautiful bright-colored European finch ({Carduelis	       elegans}). The name refers to the large patch of yellow	       on the wings. The front of the head and throat are bright	       red; the nape, with part of the wings and tail, black; --	       called also {goldspink}, {goldie}, {fool's coat},	       {drawbird}, {draw-water}, {thistle finch}, and {sweet	       William}.	   (b) The yellow-hammer.	   (c) A small American finch ({Spinus tristis}); the thistle	       bird.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other yellow finches, esp.	         to several additional American species of {Spinus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Goldfinny \Gold"fin`ny\, n. (Zool.)	   One of two or more species of European labroid fishes	   ({Crenilabrus melops}, and {Ctenolabrus rupestris}); --	   called also {goldsinny}, and {goldney}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goldfish \Gold"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A small domesticated cyprinoid fish ({Carassius	       auratus}); -- so named from its color. It is a native of	       China, and is said to have been introduced into Europe in	       1691. It is often kept as an ornament, in small ponds or	       glass globes. Many varieties are known. Called also	       {golden fish}, and {golden carp}. See {Telescope fish},	       under {Telescope}.	   (b) A California marine fish of an orange or red color; the	       garibaldi.	       [1913 Webster]
Gold-hammer \Gold"-ham`mer\, n.	   The yellow-hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Goldie \Gold"ie\, n. [From {Gold}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The European goldfinch.	   (b) The yellow-hammer.	       [1913 Webster]
Goldilocks \Gold"i*locks`\, n.	   Same as {Goldylocks}. Goldin
Goldin \Gold"in\, Golding \Gold"ing\, n. (Bot.) [From the golden	   color of the blossoms.]	   A conspicuous yellow flower, commonly the corn marigold	   ({Chrysanthemum segetum}). [This word is variously corrupted	   into {gouland}, {gools}, {gowan}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Goldless \Gold"less\, a.	   Destitute of gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Goldney \Gold"ney\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Gilthead}.	   [1913 Webster]
gold-of-pleasure \gold-of-pleasure\ n. (Bot.)	   An annual European false flax ({Camelina sativa}) having	   small white flowers; cultivated since Neolithic times as a	   source of fiber and for its oil-rich seeds; widely	   naturalized in North America.	   Syn: gold of pleasure, {Camelina sativa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goldseed \Gold"seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Dog's-tail grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Goldsinny \Gold"sin`ny\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Goldfinny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goldsmith \Gold"smith`\, n. [AS. goldsmi?. See {Gold}., and	   {Smith}.]	   1. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc.,	      of gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A banker. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on	         deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Goldsmith beetle} (Zool.), a large, bright yellow, American	      beetle ({Cotalpa lanigera}), of the family	      {Scarab[ae]id[ae]}	      [1913 Webster]
Goldtit \Gold"tit`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Verdin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goldylocks \Gold"y*locks`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of several species of the genus {Chrysocoma}; -- so	   called from the tufts of yellow flowers which terminate the	   stems; also, the {Ranunculus auricomus}, a kind of buttercup.	   [1913 Webster]
Golet \Go"let\, n.	   The gullet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Golet \Go"let\, n. (Zool.)	   A California trout. See {Malma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Golf \Golf\ (g[o^]lf), n. [D. kolf club or bat, also a Dutch	   game played in an inclosed area with clubs and balls; akin to	   G. kolben club, but end, Icel. k?lfr tongue of a bell. bolt,	   Sw. kolf bolt, dart, but end, Dan. kolv bolt, arrow. Cf.	   {Club}, {Globe}.]	   A game played with a small ball and a bat or club crooked at	   the lower end. He who drives the ball into each of a series	   of small holes in the ground and brings it into the last hole	   with the fewest strokes is the winner. [Scot.] --Strutt.	   [1913 Webster]	Golf \Golf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Golfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Golfing}.]	   To play at golf.	         Last mystery of all, he learned to golf. --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] golfcart
golfcart \golfcart\, golf cart \golf cart\n.	   a motorized cart in which golfers can ride between shots.	   Syn: golf cart.	        [WordNet 1.5] golfclub
golfclub \golfclub\, golf club \golf club\n.	   an implement used by a golfer to hit a golf ball.	   Syn: club.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Golfer \Golf"er\, n.	   One who plays golf. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
golfing \golfing\ n.	   The act of playing golf.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Golgotha \Gol"go*tha\, n.	   Calvary. See the Note under {Calvary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goliard \Gol"iard\ (g[=o]l"y[~e]rd), n. [From OF. goliart	   glutton, buffoon, riotous student, Goliard, LL. goliardus,	   prob. fr. L. gula throat. Cf. {Gules}.]	   A buffoon in the Middle Ages, who attended rich men's tables	   to make sport for the guests by ribald stories and songs.	   [1913 Webster]
Goliardery \Gol"iard*er*y\, n.	   The satirical or ribald poetry of the Goliards. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Goliath beetle \Go*li"ath bee"tle\ [From Goliath, the Philistine	   giant.] (Zool.)	   Any species of {Goliathus}, a genus of very large and	   handsome African beetles.	   [1913 Webster]
Goll \Goll\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A hand, paw, or claw. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney. B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Goloe-shoe \Go*loe"-shoe`\, n.	   A galoche.	   [1913 Webster]
Golore \Go*lore"\, n.	   See {Galore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goloshe \Go*loshe"\, n.	   See {Galoche}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goltschut \Golt"schut\, n.	   1. A small ingot of gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A silver ingot, used in Japan as money.	      [1913 Webster]
Golyardeys \Gol"yard*eys\, n.	   A buffoon. See {Goliard}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Goman \Go"man\, n. [Prob. fr. good man; but cf. also AS. gumman	   a man, OHG. gomman man, husband.]	   A husband; a master of a family. [Obs.] Gomarist
Gomarist \Go"mar*ist\, Gomarite \Go"mar*ite\, n. (Eccl.-Hist.)	   One of the followers of Francis Gomar or Gomarus, a Dutch	   disciple of Calvin in the 17th century, who strongly opposed	   the Arminians.	   [1913 Webster]
Gombo \Gom"bo\, n.	   See {Gumbo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gome \Gome\, n. [AS. guma; akin to Goth. guma, L. homo. See	   {Bridegroom}.]	   A man. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Gome \Gome\, n. [Cf. Icel. gormr ooze, mud.]	   The black grease on the axle of a cart or wagon wheel; --	   called also {gorm}. See {Gorm}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gomer \Go"mer\, n.	   A Hebrew measure. See {Homer}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gomer \Go"mer\, n. (Gun.)	   A conical chamber at the breech of the bore in heavy	   ordnance, especially in mortars; -- named after the inventor.	   [1913 Webster]
Gommelin \Gom"me*lin\, n. [F. gommeline, from gomme gum.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Dextrin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gomphiasis \Gom*phi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toothache or	   gnashing of teeth, fr. ? a grinder tooth, from ? a bolt.]	   (Med.)	   A disease of the teeth, which causes them to loosen and fall	   out of their sockets. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Gomphosis \Gom*pho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, prop., a bolting	   together, fr. ? to fasten with bolts or nails, ? bolt, nail:	   cf. F. gomphose.] (Anat.)	   A form of union or immovable articulation where a hard part	   is received into the cavity of a bone, as the teeth into the	   jaws.	   [1913 Webster]
Gomuti \Go*mu"ti\, n. [Malayan gumuti.]	   A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained	   from the leafstalks of two kinds of palms, {Metroxylon Sagu},	   and {Arenga saccharifera}, of the Indian islands. It is used	   for making cordage. Called also {ejoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gon \Gon\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Go}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonad \Gon"ad\, n.; pl. {Gonads}. [Gr. ? that which generates.]	   (Anat.)	   One of the masses of generative tissue primitively alike in	   both sexes, but giving rise to either an ovary or a testis; a	   generative gland; a germ gland. --Wiedersheim.	   [1913 Webster]
gonadotropin \gonadotropin\ n. (Physiology)	   A hormone secreted by the pituitary gland and placenta, which	   stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity.	   Syn: gonadotropic hormone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gonakie \Go"na*kie\, n. (Bot.)	   An African timber tree ({Acacia Adansonii}).	   [1913 Webster]
Gonangium \Go`nan*gi"um\, n.; pl. L. {Gonangia}, E.	   {Gonangiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? vessel.] (Zool.)	   See {Gonotheca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gondola \Gon"do*la\, n. [It., dim. of gonda a gondola; cf. LL.	   gandeia a kind of boat, Gr. ? a drinking vessel; said to be a	   Persian word; cf. F. gondole gondola, cup.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A long, narrow boat with a high prow and stern, used in	      the canals of Venice. A gondola is usually propelled by	      one or two oarsmen who stand facing the prow, or by	      poling. A gondola for passengers has a small open cabin	      amidships, for their protection against the sun or rain. A	      sumptuary law of Venice required that gondolas should be	      painted black, and they are customarily so painted now.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flat-bottomed boat for freight. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A long platform car, either having no sides or with very	      low sides, used on railroads. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (A["e]ronautics) An elongated car under a dirigible.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gondolet \Gon"do*let\, n. [It. gondoletta, dim. of gondola.]	   A small gondola. --T. Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Gondolier \Gon`do*lier"\, n. [It. gondoliere: cf. F. gondolier.]	   A man who rows a gondola.	   [1913 Webster]
Gondwanaland \Gondwanaland\ prop. n.	   1. A hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic	      theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa	      and South America and Antarctica. See {plate tectonics}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Gone \Gone\,	   p. p. of {Go}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goneness \Gone"ness\, n.	   A state of exhaustion; faintness, especially as resulting	   from hunger. [Colloq. U. S.] Gonfalon
Gonfalon \Gon"fa*lon\, Gonfanon \Gon"fa*non\, n. [OE. gonfanoun,	   OF. gonfanon, F. gonfalon, the same word as F. confalon, name	   of a religious brotherhood, fr. OHG. gundfano war flag; gund	   war (used in comp., and akin to AS. g[=u][eth]) + fano cloth,	   flag; akin to E. vane; cf. AS. g[=u][eth]fana. See {Vane},	   and cf. {Confalon}.]	   1. The ensign or standard in use by certain princes or	      states, such as the medi[ae]val republics of Italy, and in	      more recent times by the pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name popularly given to any flag which hangs from a	      crosspiece or frame instead of from the staff or the mast	      itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            Standards and gonfalons, 'twixt van and rear,	            Stream in the air.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Gonfalonier \Gon`fa*lon*ier"\, n. [F. gonfalonier: cf. It.	   gonfaloniere.]	   He who bears the gonfalon; a standard bearer; as:	   (a) An officer at Rome who bears the standard of the Church.	   (b) The chief magistrate of any one of several republics in	       medi[ae]veal Italy.	   (c) A Turkish general, and standard keeper.	       [1913 Webster]
Gong \Gong\, n. [AS. gong, gang, a going, passage, drain. See	   {Gang}.]	   A privy or jakes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gong farmer}, {Gong man}, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Gong \Gong\, n.	   1. [Malayan (Jav.) g[=o]ng.] An instrument, first used in the	      East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a	      disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a	      harsh and resounding noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a	      small hammer which is connected with it by various	      mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls	      or alarms; -- called also {gong bell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gong metal}, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from	      which Oriental gongs are made.	      [1913 Webster]
Gongorism \Gon"go*rism\, n.	   An affected elegance or euphuism of style, for which the	   Spanish poet Gongora y Argote (1561-1627), among others of	   his time, was noted.	         Gongorism, that curious disease of euphuism, that broke	         out simultaneously in Italy, England, and Spain. --The	                                                  Critic.	         The Renaissance riots itself away in Marinism,	         Gongorism, Euphuism, and the affectations of the	         H[^o]tel Rambouillet.                    --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Goniatite \Go"ni*a*tite\, n. [Gr. ? angle.] (Paleon.)	   One of an extinct genus of fossil cephalopods, allied to the	   Ammonites. The earliest forms are found in the Devonian	   formation, the latest, in the Triassic.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonidial \Go*nid"i*al\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia.	   [1913 Webster]	Gonidial \Go*nid"i*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial	   groove of an actinian.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonidium \Go*nid"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? angle.]	   (Zool.)	   A special groove or furrow at one or both angles of the mouth	   of many Anthozoa.	   [1913 Webster]	Gonidium \Go*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Gonidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? that	   which generates.] (Bot.)	   A component cell of the yellowish green layer in certain	   lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
goniff \gon"iff\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh	   thief.]	   A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled {ganef}, {gonif}, and	   {gonoph}.] [Eng. Slang]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Gonimia \Go*nim"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? productive, fr. ?	   that which generates.] (Bot.)	   Bluish green granules which occur in certain lichens, as	   {Collema}, {Peltigera}, etc., and which replace the more	   usual gonidia.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonimous \Gon"i*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, gonidia or gonimia, as that	   part of a lichen which contains the green or	   chlorophyll-bearing cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Goniometer \Go`ni*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? angle + -meter: cf. F.	   goniom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring angles, especially the angles of	   crystals, or the inclination of planes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Contact goniometer}, or {Hand goniometer}, a goniometer	      having two movable arms (ab, cd), between which (at ab)	      the faces of the crystals are placed. These arms turn	      about a fixed point, which is the center of the graduated	      circle or semicircle upon which the angle is read off.	   {Reflecting goniometer}, an instrument for measuring the	      angles of crystals by determining through what angular	      space the crystal must be turned so that two rays	      reflected from two surfaces successively shall have the	      same direction; -- called also {Wollaston's goniometer},	      from the inventor. Goniometric
Goniometric \Go`ni*o*met"ric\, Goniometrical
\Go`ni*o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or determined by means of, a goniometer;	   trigonometric.	   [1913 Webster]
Goniometry \Go`ni*om"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. goniom['e]trie.] (Math.)	   The art of measuring angles; trigonometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonoblastid \Gon`o*blas"tid\, n. [See {Gonoblastidium}.] (Zool.)	   A reproductive bud of a hydroid; a simple gonophore.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonoblastidium \Gon`o*blas*tid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Gonoblastidia}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ? offspring + ? to bud.] (Zool.)	   A blastostyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonocalyx \Gon`o*ca"lyx\, n. [Gr. ? offspring + E. calyx,]	   (Zool.)	   The bell of a sessile gonozooid.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonochorism \Gon`o*cho"rism\, n. [Gr. ? offspring + ? to	   separate.]	   (a) Separation of the sexes in different individuals; --	       opposed to hermaphroditism.	   (b) In ontogony, differentiation of male and female	       individuals from embryos having the same rudimentary	       sexual organs.	   (c) In phylogeny, the evolution of distinct sexes in species	       previously hermaphrodite or sexless.	       [1913 Webster]
Gonococcus \Gon`o*coc"cus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? semen, the	   genitals + NL. & E. coccus.] (Med.)	   A microorganism (Neisseria gonnorrhoeae) of the genus	   {Neisseria} (formerly {Micrococcus}), found in the secretion	   in gonorrhea, and constituting the cause of this disease.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Gonoph \Gon"oph\, n. [From Yiddish, prob. fr. Heb. gann[=a]bh	   thief.]	   A pickpocket or thief. [Also spelled {ganef}, {gonif}, and	   {goniff}.] [Eng. Slang] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonophore \Gon"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? offspring, seed + fe`rein to	   bear.]	   1. (Zool.) A sexual zooid produced as a medusoid bud upon a	      hydroid, sometimes becoming a free hydromedusa, sometimes	      remaining attached. See {Hydroidea}, and Illusts. of	      {Athecata}, {Campanularian}, and {Gonosome}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A lengthened receptacle, bearing the stamens and	      carpels in a conspicuous manner.	      [1913 Webster] gonorrhea
gonorrhea \gon`or*rhe"a\, gonorrhoea \gon`or*rh[oe]"a\, n. [L.	   gonorrhoea, Gr. ?; ? that which begets, semen, the genitals +	   ? to flow: cf. F. gonorrh['e]e.] (Med.)	   A contagious inflammatory disease of the genitourinary tract,	   affecting especially the urethra and vagina, and	   characterized by a mucopurulent discharge, pain in urination,	   and chordee; clap. It is caused by infection with the	   bacterium {Neiseria gonorrheae}, and is commonly transmitted	   by sexual intercourse.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Gonorrheal
Gonorrheal \Gon`or*rhe"al\, Gonorrhoeal \Gon`or*rh[oe]"al\, a.	   (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to gonorrhea; as, gonorrheal rheumatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonosome \Gon"o*some\, n. [Gr. ? offspring + -some body.]	   (Zool.)	   The reproductive zooids of a hydroid colony, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonotheca \Gon`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Gonothec?}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   offspring + ? box.] (Zool.)	   A capsule developed on certain hydroids ({Thecaphora}),	   inclosing the blastostyle upon which the medusoid buds or	   gonophores are developed; -- called also {gonangium}, and	   {teleophore}. See {Hydroidea}, and Illust. of	   {Campanularian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonozooid \Gon`o*zo"oid\, n. [Gr. ? offspring + E. zooid.]	   (Zool.)	   A sexual zooid, or medusoid bud of a hydroid; a gonophore.	   See {Hydroidea}, and Illust. of {Campanularian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonydial \Go*nyd"i*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the gonys of a bird's beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gonys \Go"nys\, n. [Cf. {Genys}.] (Zool.)	   The keel or lower outline of a bird's bill, so far as the	   mandibular rami are united.	   [1913 Webster]
Goober \Goo"ber\, n.	   A peanut. [Southern U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Good \Good\, a. [Compar. {Better}; superl. {Best}. These words,	   though used as the comparative and superlative of good, are	   from a different root.] [AS. G[=o]d, akin to D. goed, OS.	   g[=o]d, OHG. guot, G. gut, Icel. g[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. god,	   Goth. g[=o]ds; prob. orig., fitting, belonging together, and	   akin to E. gather. [root]29 Cf. {Gather}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Possessing desirable qualities; adapted to answer the end	      designed; promoting success, welfare, or happiness;	      serviceable; useful; fit; excellent; admirable;	      commendable; not bad, corrupt, evil, noxious, offensive,	      or troublesome, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God saw everything that he had made, and behold,	            it was very good.                     --Gen. i. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good company, good wine, good welcome. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing moral excellence or virtue; virtuous; pious;	      religious; -- said of persons or actions.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all things showing thyself a pattern of good	            works.                                --Tit. ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Kind; benevolent; humane; merciful; gracious; polite;	      propitious; friendly; well-disposed; -- often followed by	      to or toward, also formerly by unto.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men were very good unto us.       --1 Sam. xxv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Serviceable; suited; adapted; suitable; of use; to be	      relied upon; -- followed especially by for.	      [1913 Webster]	            All quality that is good for anything is founded	            originally in merit.                  --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Clever; skillful; dexterous; ready; handy; -- followed	      especially by at.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . is a good workman; a very good tailor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those are generally good at flattering who are good	            for nothing else.                     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Adequate; sufficient; competent; sound; not fallacious;	      valid; in a commercial sense, to be depended on for the	      discharge of obligations incurred; having pecuniary	      ability; of unimpaired credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            My reasons are both good and weighty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My meaning in saying he is a good man is . . . that	            he is sufficient . . . I think I may take his bond.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Real; actual; serious; as in the phrases in good earnest;	      in good sooth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love no man in good earnest.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Not small, insignificant, or of no account; considerable;	      esp., in the phrases a good deal, a good way, a good	      degree, a good share or part, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Not lacking or deficient; full; complete.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and	            running over.                         --Luke vi. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Not blemished or impeached; fair; honorable; unsullied;	       as in the phrases a good name, a good report, good	       repute, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             A good name is better than precious ointment.	                                                  --Eccl. vii.	                                                  1.	       [1913 Webster]	   {As good as}. See under {As}.	   {For good}, or {For good and all}, completely and finally;	      fully; truly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good woman never died after this, till she came	            to die for good and all.              --L'Estrange.	   {Good breeding}, polite or polished manners, formed by	      education; a polite education.	      [1913 Webster]	            Distinguished by good humor and good breeding.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   {Good cheap}, literally, good bargain; reasonably cheap.	   {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.	   {Good fellow}, a person of companionable qualities.	      [Familiar]	   {Good folk}, {or Good people}, fairies; brownies; pixies,	      etc. [Colloq. Eng. & Scot.]	   {Good for nothing}.	       (a) Of no value; useless; worthless.	       (b) Used substantively, an idle, worthless person.	           [1913 Webster]	                 My father always said I was born to be a good	                 for nothing.                     --Ld. Lytton.	   {Good Friday}, the Friday of Holy Week, kept in some churches	      as a fast, in memoory of our Savior's passion or	      suffering; the anniversary of the crucifixion.	   {Good humor}, or {Good-humor}, a cheerful or pleasant temper	      or state of mind.	   {Good humor man}, a travelling vendor who sells Good Humor	      ice-cream (or some similar ice-cream) from a small	      refrigerated truck; he usually drives slowly through	      residential neighborhoods in summertime, loudly playing	      some distinctive recorded music to announce his presence.	      [U. S.]	   {Good nature}, or {Good-nature}, habitual kindness or	      mildness of temper or disposition; amiability; state of	      being in good humor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good nature and generosity which belonged to his	            character.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young count's good nature and easy	            persuadability were among his best characteristics.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	   {Good people}. See {Good folk} (above).	   {Good speed}, good luck; good success; godspeed; -- an old	      form of wishing success. See {Speed}.	   {Good turn}, an act of kidness; a favor.	   {Good will}.	       (a) Benevolence; well wishing; kindly feeling.	       (b) (Law) The custom of any trade or business; the	           tendency or inclination of persons, old customers and	           others, to resort to an established place of	           business; the advantage accruing from tendency or	           inclination.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The good will of a trade is nothing more than	                 the probability that the old customers will	                 resort to the old place.         --Lord Eldon.	   {In good time}.	       (a) Promptly; punctually; opportunely; not too soon nor	           too late.	       (b) (Mus.) Correctly; in proper time.	   {To hold good}, to remain true or valid; to be operative; to	      remain in force or effect; as, his promise holds good; the	      condition still holds good.	   {To make good}, to fulfill; to establish; to maintain; to	      supply (a defect or deficiency); to indemmify; to prove or	      verify (an accusation); to prove to be blameless; to	      clear; to vindicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each word made good and true.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of no power to make his wishes good.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . would by combat make her good. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Convenient numbers to make good the city. --Shak.	   {To think good}, to approve; to be pleased or satisfied with;	      to consider expedient or proper.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ye think good, give me my price; and if not,	            forbear.                              --Zech. xi.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Good, in the sense of wishing well, is much used in	         greeting and leave-taking; as, good day, good night,	         good evening, good morning, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Good \Good\, n.	   1. That which possesses desirable qualities, promotes	      success, welfare, or happiness, is serviceable, fit,	      excellent, kind, benevolent, etc.; -- opposed to evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            There be many that say, Who will show us any good ?	                                                  --Ps. iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Advancement of interest or happiness; welfare; prosperity;	      advantage; benefit; -- opposed to harm, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good of the whole community can be promoted only	            by advancing the good of each of the members	            composing it.                         --Jay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Wares; commodities; chattels; -- formerly used in the	      singular in a collective sense. In law, a comprehensive	      name for almost all personal property as distinguished	      from land or real property. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath made us spend much good.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy lands and goods	            Are, by the laws of Venice, confiscate	            Unto the state of Venice.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dress goods}, {Dry goods}, etc. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Goods engine}, a freight locomotive. [Eng.]	   {Goods train}, a freight train. [Eng.]	   {Goods wagon}, a freight car [Eng.] See the Note under {Car},	      n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Good \Good\, adv.	   Well, -- especially in the phrase as good, with a following	   as expressed or implied; equally well with as much advantage	   or as little harm as possible.	   [1913 Webster]	         As good almost kill a man as kill a good book.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {As good as}, in effect; virtually; the same as.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who counsel ye to such a suppressing, do as	            good as bid ye suppress yourselves.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Good \Good\, v. t.	   1. To make good; to turn to good. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manure; to improve. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. Good-by
Good-by \Good`-by"\, Good-bye \Good`-bye"\, n. or interj. [A	   contraction of God be with ye (God be w[i^] ye, God bw' ye,	   God bwye).]	   Farewell; a form of address used at parting. See the last	   Note under {By}, prep. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Good-den \Good`-den"\, interj. [Corrupt. of good e'en, for good	   evening.]	   A form of salutation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Good-fellowship \Good`-fel"low*ship\, n.	   Agreeable companionship; companionableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Goodgeon \Good"geon\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Gudgeon}, 5.	   [1913 Webster]
good-hearted \good-hearted\ adj.	   benevolent. {malevolent}	   Syn: kind, kindly, openhearted.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Good-humored \Good`-hu"mored\, a.	   Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; cheerful;	   good-tempered. See {Good-natured}. [WordNet sense 2]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to please. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: amiable, agreeable, good-humored, likable, likeable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Good-humoredly \Good`-hu"mored*ly\, adv.	   With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]
good-humoured \good-humoured\ adj.	   Same as {good-humored}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Goodish \Good"ish\, a.	   Rather good than the contrary; not actually bad; tolerable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Goodish pictures in rich frames.         --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
good-king-henry \good-king-henry\ n.	   A European plant ({Chenopodium bonus-henricus}) naturalized	   in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb.	   Syn: good king henry, allgood, fat hen, wild spinach,	        {Chenopodium bonus-henricus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goodless \Good"less\, a.	   Having no goods. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Goodlich \Good"lich\, a.	   Goodly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Goodliness \Good"li*ness\, n. [From {Goodly}.]	   Beauty of form; grace; elegance; comeliness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her goodliness was full of harmony to his eyes. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Good-looking \Good"-look`ing\, a.	   Handsome; fine-looking; as, a good-looking man.	   Syn: fine-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored,	        well-favoured.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Goodly \Good"ly\, adv.	   Excellently. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Goodly \Good"ly\, a. [Compar. {Goodlier}; superl. {Goodliest}.]	   [OE. godlich, AS. g[=o]dlic. See {Good}, and {Like}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pleasant; agreeable; desirable.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have many goodly days to see.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of pleasing appearance or character; comely; graceful; as,	      a goodly person; goodly raiment, houses.	      [1913 Webster]	            The goodliest man of men since born.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Large; considerable; portly; as, a goodly number.	      [1913 Webster]	            Goodly and great he sails behind his link. --Dryden.	      Goodlyhead
Goodlyhead \Good"ly*head\, Goodlyhood \Good"ly*hood\n.	   Goodness; grace; goodliness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Goodman \Good"man\, n. [Good + man]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A familiar appellation of civility, equivalent to "My	      friend", "Good sir", "Mister;" -- sometimes used	      ironically. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With you, goodman boy, an you please. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A husband; the master of a house or family; -- often used	      in speaking familiarly. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Say ye to the goodman of the house, . . . Where is	            the guest-chamber ?                   --Mark xiv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the early colonial records of New England, the term	         goodman is frequently used as a title of designation,	         sometimes in a respectful manner, to denote a person	         whose first name was not known, or when it was not	         desired to use that name; in this use it was nearly	         equivalent to {Mr.} This use was doubtless brought with	         the first settlers from England.	         [1913 Webster]
Good-natured \Good`-na"tured\, a.	   Naturally mild in temper; not easily provoked; amiable;	   cheerful; not taking offense easily; as, too good-natured to	   resent a little criticism; the good-natured policeman on our	   block; the sounds of good-natured play. Opposite of	   {ill-natured}. [Narrower terms: {equable, even-tempered,	   good-tempered, placid ] Also See: {kind}, {pleasant},	   {agreeable}, {good-natured}, {pleasing}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to one's own liking or feelings or nature; pleasing; -- of	      people. Opposite of {disagreeable}.	   Syn: agreeable, pleasing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Syn: {Good-natured}, {Good-tempered}, {Good-humored}.	   Usage: Good-natured denotes a disposition to please and be	          pleased. Good-tempered denotes a habit of mind which	          is not easily ruffled by provocations or other	          disturbing influences. Good-humored is applied to a	          spirit full of ease and cheerfulness, as displayed in	          one's outward deportment and in social intercourse. A	          good-natured man recommends himself to all by the	          spirit which governs him. A good-humored man	          recommends himself particularly as a companion. A	          good-tempered man is rarely betrayed into anything	          which can disturb the serenity of the social circle.	          [1913 Webster]
Good-naturedly \Good`-na"tured*ly\, adv.	   With mildness of temper.	   [1913 Webster]
Goodness \Good"ness\, n. [AS. g[=o]dnes.]	   The quality of being good in any of its various senses;	   excellence; virtue; kindness; benevolence; as, the goodness	   of timber, of a soil, of food; goodness of character, of	   disposition, of conduct, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Good now \Good" now"\	   An exclamation of wonder, surprise, or entreaty. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Goods \Goods\, n. pl.	   See {Good}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Goodship \Good"ship\, n.	   Favor; grace. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Good-tempered \Good`-tem"pered\, a.	   Having a good temper; not easily vexed or irritated. See	   {Good-natured}.	   Syn: equable, even-tempered, placid.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
good-time \good-time\ adj.	   occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company; as,	   he was a real good-time Charlie.	   Syn: convivial.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goodwife \Good"wife`\, n.	   The mistress of a house. [Archaic] --Robynson (More's	   Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Goody \Good"y\, n.; pl. {Goodies}.	   1. A bonbon, cake, or the like; -- usually in the pl.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An American fish; the lafayette or spot.	      [1913 Webster]	Goody \Good"y\, n.; pl. {Goodies}. [Prob. contr. from goodwife.]	   Goodwife; -- a low term of civility or sport.	   [1913 Webster]	Goody \Good"y\, a.	   Weakly or sentimentally good; affectedly good; -- often in	   the reduplicated form {goody-goody}. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Good-year \Good"-year\, n. [See {Goujere}.]	   The venereal disease; -- often used as a mild oath. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Goody-goody \Good"y-good`y\, a.	   Mawkishly or weakly good; exhibiting goodness with silliness.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
goody-goody \good"y-good"y\, n.	   A person who is weakly, sentimentally, or affectedly good; a	   goody-goody person; -- sometimes used to refer to person who	   acts with good intentions but who bunglingly does more harm	   than good. The latter may sometimes be deprecatingly referred	   to as a {goo-goo}. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Goodyship \Good"y*ship\, n.	   The state or quality of a goody or goodwife [Jocose]	   --Hudibraus.
goof \goof\ n.	   a stupid fool. [Colloq.]	   Syn: fathead, jackass, goose, cuckoo, zany.	        [WordNet 1.5]	goof \goof\ v. i.	   to commit a faux pas or fault.	   Syn: sin, commit an offence, blunder, boob.	        [WordNet 1.5]	goof off \goof off\ v. i.	   To shirk one's duties; to avoid work by relaxing or	   performing idle activities. [Informal]	   [PJC]
goof-off \goof-off\ n.	   A person who habitually shirks his duties or avoids work; an	   idle worthless person. [Informal]	   Syn: goldbrick, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing,	        good-for-naught.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
goofproof \goof"proof`\ a.	   such as will function properly even if treated badly or	   ineptly; foolproof; -- of devices, plans, recipes, etc.; as,	   nothing running under Windows is completely goofproof.	   Syn: foolproof.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	goofproof \goof"proof`\ v. t.	   To design (a device or plan of action) so that it will	   function properly even if treated badly or executed ineptly;	   foolproof.	   Syn: foolproof.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
goofy \goofy\ adj.	   foolish and silly, or appearing silly; as, he wore a goofy	   hat.	   Syn: cockamamie, cockamamy, fool(prenominal), sappy, silly,	        wacky, zany, unreasonable.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
google \goo"gle\ n. (Computers)	   To search for Web pages containing a word or phrase, using	   the Google web site (www.google.com); as, I googled	   "ontology" and found 351,000 references. [recent]	   [PJC]
googly \googly\ n. (Cricket)	   a cricket ball bowled as if to break one way that actually	   breaks in the opposite way.	   Syn: wrong 'un, bosie, bosie ball.	        [WordNet 1.5]
goo-goo \goo"-goo\, n.	   same as {goody-goody}, n.. [Colloq. & disparaging]	   [PJC] Gooroo
Gooroo \Goo*roo"\, Guru \Gu*ru"\ (g[=oo]*r[=oo]"), n. [Hind.	   gur[=u] a spiritual parent or teacher, Skr. guru heavy,	   noble, venerable, teacher. Cf. {Grief}.]	   1. A spiritual teacher, guide, or confessor among the Hindus;	      a guru. --Malcom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) one who has expert knowledge of a	      technical area and serves as an advisor to others; an	      expert and teacher. Usually written guru.	      [PJC]	   3. (g[=oo]"r[=oo]) an intellectual or spiritual guide or	      advisor; a mentor. Usually written guru.	      [PJC]
Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word	   formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zool.)	   A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe	   and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver},	   {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See	   {Merganser}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goose \Goose\ (g[=oo]s), n.; pl. {Geese} (g[=e]s). [OE. gos, AS.	   g[=o]s, pl. g[=e]s; akin to D. & G. gans, Icel. g[=a]s, Dan.	   gaas, Sw. g[*a]s, Russ. guse. OIr. geiss, L. anser, for	   hanser, Gr. chh`n, Skr. ha[.m]sa. [root]233. Cf. {Gander},	   {Gannet}, {Ganza}, {Gosling}.] (Zool.)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any large web-footen bird of the subfamily {Anserin[ae]},	      and belonging to {Anser}, {Branta}, {Chen}, and several	      allied genera. See {Anseres}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common domestic goose is believed to have been	         derived from the European graylag goose ({Anser	         anser}). The bean goose ({A. segetum}), the American	         wild or Canada goose ({Branta Canadensis}), and the	         bernicle goose ({Branta leucopsis}) are well known	         species. The American white or snow geese and the blue	         goose belong to the genus {Chen}. See {Bernicle},	         {Emperor goose}, under {Emperor}, {Snow goose}, {Wild	         goose}, {Brant}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any large bird of other related families, resembling the	      common goose.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Egyptian or fox goose ({Alopochen Aegyptiaca}) and	         the African spur-winged geese ({Plectropterus}) belong	         to the family {Plectropterid[ae]}. The Australian	         semipalmated goose ({Anseranas semipalmata}) and Cape	         Barren goose ({Cereopsis Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]}) are	         very different from northern geese, and each is made	         the type of a distinct family. Both are domesticated in	         Australia.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A tailor's smoothing iron, so called from its handle,	      which resembles the neck of a goose.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A silly creature; a simpleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A game played with counters on a board divided into	      compartments, in some of which a goose was depicted.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pictures placed for ornament and use,	            The twelve good rules, the royal game of goose.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A wild goose chase}, an attempt to accomplish something	      impossible or unlikely of attainment.	   {Fen goose}. See under {Fen}.	   {Goose barnacle} (Zool.), any pedunculated barnacle of the	      genus {Anatifa} or {Lepas}; -- called also {duck	      barnacle}. See {Barnacle}, and {Cirripedia}.	   {Goose cap}, a silly person. [Obs.] --Beau. & .	   {Goose corn} (Bot.), a coarse kind of rush ({Juncus	      squarrosus}).	   {Goose feast}, Michaelmas. [Colloq. Eng.]	   {Goose grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) A plant of the genus {Galium} ({G. Aparine}), a	          favorite food of geese; -- called also {catchweed} and	          {cleavers}.	      (b) A species of knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}).	      (c) The annual spear grass ({Poa annua}).	   {Goose neck}, anything, as a rod of iron or a pipe, curved	      like the neck of a goose; specially (Naut.), an iron hook	      connecting a spar with a mast.	   {Goose quill}, a large feather or quill of a goose; also, a	      pen made from it.	   {Goose skin}. See {Goose flesh}, above.	   {Goose tongue} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea	      ptarmica}), growing wild in the British islands.	   {Sea goose}. (Zool.) See {Phalarope}.	   {Solan goose}. (Zool.) See {Gannet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gooseberry \Goose"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Gooseberries}, [Corrupted	   for groseberry or groiseberry, fr. OF. groisele, F.	   groseille, -- of German origin; cf. G. krausbeere,	   kr[aum]uselbeere (fr. kraus crisp), D. kruisbes, kruisbezie	   (as if crossberry, fr. kruis cross; for kroesbes, kroesbezie,	   fr. kroes crisp), Sw. krusb[aum]r (fr. krus, krusing, crisp).	   The first part of the word is perh. akin to E. curl. Cf.	   {Grossular}, a.]	   1. (Bot.) Any thorny shrub of the genus {Ribes}; also, the	      edible berries of such shrub. There are several species,	      of which {Ribes Grossularia} is the one commonly	      cultivated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A silly person; a goose cap. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barbadoes gooseberry}, a climbing prickly shrub ({Pereskia	      aculeata}) of the West Indies, which bears edible berries	      resembling gooseberries.	   {Coromandel gooseberry}. See {Carambola}.	   {Gooseberry fool}. See 1st {Fool}.	   {Gooseberry worm} (Zool.), the larva of a small moth	      ({Dakruma convolutella}). It destroys the gooseberry by	      eating the interior.	      [1913 Webster]
goose bumps \goose bumps\ n.	   Same as {gooseflesh}.	   [PJC]
Goose egg \Goose egg\	   1. In games, a zero; a score or record of naught; -- so named	      in allusion to the egglike outline of the zero sign 0.	      Called also {duck egg}. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A bump on the skin caused by a blow, especially one on the	      head.	      [PJC]
Goosefish \Goose"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Angler}.	   [1913 Webster]
gooseflesh \gooseflesh\ n.	   A peculiar roughness of the skin produced by cold or fear, in	   which the hair follicles become erect and form bumps on the	   skin; -- called also {goose skin}, {goose pimples}, {goose	   bumps}.	   Syn: goose bumps, goose pimples, goose skin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goosefoot \Goose"foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of herbs ({Chenopodium}) mostly annual weeds;	   pigweed.	   [1913 Webster]
goose-grass \goose-grass\ n. (Bot.),	   A low-growing perennial ({Potentilla anserina}) having leaves	   silvery beneath; foundin Northern U. S., Europe, and Asia.	   Syn: silverweed, goose-tansy, {Potentilla anserina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
goose pimples \goose pimples\ n.	   Same as {gooseflesh}.	   [PJC]
Goose-rumped \Goose"-rumped`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the tail set low and buttocks that fall away sharply	   from the croup; -- said of certain horses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Goosery \Goos"er*y\, n.; pl. {Gooseries}.	   1. A place for keeping geese.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The characteristics or actions of a goose; silliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The finical goosery of your neat sermon actor.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
goose skin \goose skin\ n.	   Same as {gooseflesh}.	   [PJC]
goose-tansy \goose-tansy\ n. (Bot.),	   Same as {goose-grass}.	   Syn: silverweed, goose-grass, Potentilla anserina.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goosewing \Goose"wing`\, n. (Naut.)	   One of the clews or lower corners of a course or a topsail	   when the middle part or the rest of the sail is furled.	   [1913 Webster]
Goosewinged \Goose"winged`\, a. (Naut.)	   (a) Having a "goosewing."	   (b) Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on	       one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.	       [1913 Webster]
Goosish \Goos"ish\, a.	   Like a goose; foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Goost \Goost\, n.	   Ghost; spirit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Goot \Goot\, n.	   A goat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Go-out \Go"-out`\, n.	   A sluice in embankments against the sea, for letting out the	   land waters, when the tide is out. [Written also {gowt}.]	   [1913 Webster]
GOP \GOP\ n. [from Grand Old Party.]	   The Republican Party, the younger of the two major political	   parties in the U. S.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gopher \Go"pher\, n. [F. gaufre waffle, honeycomb. See	   {Gauffer}.] (Zool.)	   1. One of several North American burrowing rodents of the	      genera {Geomys} and {Thomomys}, of the family	      {Geomyid[ae]}; -- called also {pocket gopher} and {pouched	      rat}. See {Pocket gopher}, and {Tucan}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was originally given by French settlers to	         many burrowing rodents, from their honeycombing the	         earth.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One of several western American species of the genus	      {Spermophilus}, of the family {Sciurid[ae]}; as, the gray	      gopher ({Spermophilus Franklini}) and the striped gopher	      ({S. tridecemlineatus}); -- called also {striped prairie	      squirrel}, {leopard marmot}, and {leopard spermophile}.	      See {Spermophile}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large land tortoise ({Testudo Carilina}) of the Southern	      United States, which makes extensive burrows.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A large burrowing snake ({Spilotes Couperi}) of the	      Southern United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gopher drift} (Mining), an irregular prospecting drift,	      following or seeking the ore without regard to regular	      grade or section. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	Gopher State \Go"pher State\	   Minnesota; -- a nickname alluding to the abundance of	   gophers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gopherus \Gopherus\ n.	   A genus comprising the gopher tortoises, North AMerican	   burrowing toroises.	   Syn: genus {Gopherus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gopher wood \Go"pher wood`\ [Heb. g[=o]pher.]	   A species of wood used in the construction of Noah's ark.	   --Gen. vi. 14.	   [1913 Webster]
gopherwood \gopherwood\ n.	   A small handsome round-headed deciduous tree ({Cladrastis	   lutea}) having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and	   heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye; also called {yellowwood}.	   Syn: Kentucky yellowwood, {Cladrastis lutea}, Cladrastis	        kentukea, yellowwood.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goracco \Go*rac"co\, n.	   A paste prepared from tobacco, and smoked in hookahs in	   Western India.	   [1913 Webster]
Goral \Go"ral\, n. (Zool.)	   An Indian goat antelope ({Nemorhedus goral}), resembling the	   chamois.	   [1913 Webster]
Goramy \Go"ra*my\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Gourami}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gor-bellied \Gor"-bel`lied\, a.	   Bog-bellied. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gor-belly \Gor"-bel`ly\, n. [Gore filth, dirt + belly.]	   A prominent belly; a big-bellied person. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gorce \Gorce\, n. [OF. gort, nom. gorz, gulf, L. gurges	   whirlpool, gulf, stream. See {Gorge}.]	   A pool of water to keep fish in; a wear. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gorcock \Gor"cock`\, n. [Prob. from gore blood.] (Zool.)	   The moor cock, or red grouse. See {Grouse}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gorcrow \Gor"crow`\, n. [AS. gor dung, dirt. See {Gore} blood,	   dirt.] (Zool.)	   The carrion crow; -- called also {gercrow}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gord \Gord\, n. [Written also {gourd}.] [Perh. hollow, and so	   named in allusion to a gourd.]	   An instrument of gaming; a sort of dice. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Gordiacea \Gor`di*a"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Gordian}, 1.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of nematoid worms, including the hairworms or hair	   eels ({Gordius} and {Mermis}). See {Gordius}, and	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Gordian \Gor"di*an\, a.	   1. Pertaining to Gordius, king of Phrygia, or to a knot tied	      by him; hence, intricate; complicated; inextricable.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gordian knot}, an intricate knot tied by Gordius in the	      thong which connected the pole of the chariot with the	      yoke. An oracle having declared that he who should untie	      it should be master of Asia, Alexander the Great averted	      the ill omen of his inability to loosen it by cutting it	      with his sword. Hence, a Gordian knot is an inextricable	      difficulty; and to cut the Gordian knot is to remove a	      difficulty by bold and energetic measures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Gordiacea.	      [1913 Webster]	Gordian \Gor"di*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Gordiacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Gordius \Gor"di*us\, n. [NL. See {Gordian}, 1.] (Zool.)	   A genus of long, slender, nematoid worms, parasitic in	   insects until near maturity, when they leave the insect, and	   live in water, in which they deposit their eggs; -- called	   also {hair eel}, {hairworm}, and {hair snake}, from the	   absurd, but common and widely diffused, notion that they are	   metamorphosed horsehairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Gore \Gore\, n. [AS. gor dirt, dung; akin to Icel. gor, SW.	   gorr, OHG. gor, and perh. to E. cord, chord, and yarn; cf.	   Icel. g["o]rn, garnir, guts.]	   1. Dirt; mud. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Blood; especially, blood that after effusion has become	      thick or clotted. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Gore \Gore\, n. [OE. gore, gare, AS. g?ra angular point of land,	   fr. g?r spear; akin to D. geer gore, G. gehre gore, ger	   spear, Icel. geiri gore, geir spear, and prob. to E. goad.	   Cf. {Gar}, n., {Garlic}, and {Gore}, v.]	   1. A wedgeshaped or triangular piece of cloth, canvas, etc.,	      sewed into a garment, sail, etc., to give greater width at	      a particular part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small traingular piece of land. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) One of the abatements. It is made of two curved	      lines, meeting in an acute angle in the fesse point.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is usually on the sinister side, and of the tincture	         called tenn['e]. Like the other abatements it is a	         modern fancy and not actually used.	         [1913 Webster]	Gore \Gore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Goring}.] [OE. gar spear, AS. g?r. See 2d {Gore}.]	   To pierce or wound, as with a horn; to penetrate with a	   pointed instrument, as a spear; to stab.	   [1913 Webster]	         The low stumps shall gore	         His daintly feet.                        --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Gore \Gore\, v. t.	   To cut in a traingular form; to piece with a gore; to provide	   with a gore; as, to gore an apron.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorebill \Gore"bill`\, n. [2d gore + bill.] (Zool.)	   The garfish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gorfly \Gor"fly`\, n.; pl. {Gorflies}. [Gore (AS. gor) dung +	   fly.] (Zool.)	   A dung fly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorge \Gorge\, n. [F. gorge, LL. gorgia, throat, narrow pass,	   and gorga abyss, whirlpool, prob. fr. L. gurgea whirlpool,	   gulf, abyss; cf. Skr. gargara whirlpool, g[.r] to devour. Cf.	   {Gorget}.]	   1. The throat; the gullet; the canal by which food passes to	      the stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherewith he gripped her gorge with so great pain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, how abhorred! . . . my gorge rises at it.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow passage or entrance; as:	      (a) A defile between mountains.	      (b) The entrance into a bastion or other outwork of a	          fort; -- usually synonymous with rear. See Illust. of	          {Bastion}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is gorged or swallowed, especially by a hawk or	      other fowl.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all the way, most like a brutish beast,	            e spewed up his gorge, that all did him detest.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A filling or choking of a passage or channel by an	      obstruction; as, an ice gorge in a river.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) A concave molding; a cavetto. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The groove of a pulley.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Angling) A primitive device used instead of a fishhook,	      consisting of an object easy to be swallowed but difficult	      to be ejected or loosened, as a piece of bone or stone	      pointed at each end and attached in the middle to a line.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Gorge circle} (Gearing), the outline of the smallest cross	      section of a hyperboloid of revolution.	   {Circle of the gorge} (Math.), a minimum circle on a surface	      of revolution, cut out by a plane perpendicular to the	      axis.	   {Gorge fishing}, trolling with a dead bait on a double hook	      which the fish is given time to swallow, or gorge.	   {Gorge hook}, two fishhooks, separated by a piece of lead.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Gorge \Gorge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gorged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gorging}.] [F. gorger. See {Gorge}, n.]	   1. To swallow; especially, to swallow with greediness, or in	      large mouthfuls or quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fish has gorged the hook.         --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To glut; to fill up to the throat; to satiate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The giant gorged with flesh.          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gorge with my blood thy barbarous appetite.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Gorge \Gorge\, v. i.	   To eat greedily and to satiety. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorged \Gorged\, a.	   1. Having a gorge or throat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Bearing a coronet or ring about the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Glutted; fed to the full.	      [1913 Webster]
Gorgelet \Gor"ge*let\, n. (Zool.)	   A small gorget, as of a humming bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgeous \Gor"geous\, a. [OF. gorgias beautiful, glorious, vain,	   luxurious; cf. OF. gorgias ruff, neck handkerchief, and F.	   gorge throat, and se pengorger to assume airs. Cf. {Gorge},	   n.]	   Imposing through splendid or various colors; showy; fine;	   magnificent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cloud-land, gorgeous land.               --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gorgeous as the sun at midsummer.        --Shak.	   -- {Gor"geous*ly}, adv. -- {Gor"geous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgerin \Gor`ge*rin"\, n. [F., fr. gorge neck.] (Arch.)	   In some columns, that part of the capital between the	   termination of the shaft and the annulet of the echinus, or	   the space between two neck moldings; -- called also {neck of	   the capital}, and {hypotrachelium}. See Illust. of {Column}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorget \Gor"get\, n. [OF. gorgete, dim. of gorge throat. See	   {Gorge}, n.]	   1. A piece of armor, whether of chain mail or of plate,	      defending the throat and upper part of the breast, and	      forming a part of the double breastplate of the 14th	      century.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of plate armor covering the same parts and worn	      over the buff coat in the 17th century, and without other	      steel armor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unfix the gorget's iron clasp.        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small ornamental plate, usually crescent-shaped, and of	      gilded copper, formerly hung around the neck of officers	      in full uniform in some modern armies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A ruff worn by women. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Surg.)	      (a) A cutting instrument used in lithotomy.	      (b) A grooved instrunent used in performing various	          operations; -- called also {blunt gorget}.	          --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) A crescent-shaped, colored patch on the neck of a	      bird or mammal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gorget hummer} (Zool.), a humming bird of the genus	      {Trochilus}. See {Rubythroat}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gorgon \Gor"gon\ (g[^o]r"g[o^]n), n. [L. Gorgo, -onis, Gr.	   Gorgw`, fr. gorgo`s terrible.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale,	      and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the	      sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is	      particularly given to Medusa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything very ugly or horrid. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The brindled gnu. See {Gnu}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gorgon \Gor"gon\, a.	   Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgonacea \Gor`go*na"ce*a\ (g[^o]r`g[-o]*n[=a]"sh[-e]*[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   See {Gorgoniacea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgonean \Gor*go"ne*an\ (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[-e]*an), a.	   See {Gorgonian}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgoneion \Gor`go*ne"ion\ (g[^o]r`g[-o]*n[=e]"y[o^]n), n.; pl.	   {Gorgoneia}. [NL., fr. Gr. Gorgo`neios, equiv. to Gorgei^os	   belonging to a Gorgon.] (Arch.)	   A mask carved in imitation of a Gorgon's head. --Elmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgonia \Gor*go"ni*a\ (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a	   coral which hardens in the air.] (Zool.)	   1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now	      restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan	      ({Gorgonia flabellum}), sea plume ({G. setosa}), and other	      allied species having a flexible, horny axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any slender branched gorgonian.	      [1913 Webster]
Gorgoniacea \Gor*go`ni*a"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Gorgonia}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria, including those	   forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered	   with a porous crust, or c[oe]nenchyma, in which the polyp	   cells are situated.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The axis is commonly horny, but it may be solid and	         stony (composed of calcium carbonate), as in the red	         coral of commerce, or it may be in alternating horny	         and stony joints, as in Isis. See {Alcyonaria},	         {Anthozoa}, {C[oe]nenchyma}.	         [1913 Webster]
Gorgonian \Gor*go"ni*an\, a. [L. Gorgoneus.]	   1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into	      stone; terrific.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest his look	            Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian	      coral.	      [1913 Webster]	Gorgonian \Gor*go"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Gorgoniacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgonize \Gor"gon*ize\, v. t.	   To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to	   petrify. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gorgonzola \Gor`gon*zo"la\, n. [It.]	   A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese; -- so called from a	   village near Milan.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gorhen \Gor"hen`\, n. [Gor- as in gorcock + hen.] (Zool.)	   The female of the gorcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorilla \Go*ril"la\, n. [An African word; found in a Greek	   translation of a treatise in Punic by Hanno, a Carthaginian.]	   (Zool.)	   A large, arboreal, anthropoid ape of West Africa. It is	   larger than a man, and is remarkable for its massive skeleton	   and powerful muscles, which give it enormous strength. In	   some respects its anatomy, more than that of any other ape,	   except the chimpanzee, resembles that of man. Goring
Goring \Gor"ing\, or Goring cloth \Gor"ing cloth`\, n., (Naut.)	   A piece of canvas cut obliquely to widen a sail at the foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Gorky \Gorky\ prop. n.	   An industrial city in the European part of Soviet Russia.	   Syn: Gorki, Gorkiy, Nizhni Novgorod.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gorm \Gorm\, n.	   Axle grease. See {Gome}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gorm \Gorm\, v. t.	   To daub, as the hands or clothing, with gorm; to daub with	   anything sticky. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gorma \Gor"ma\, n. (Zool.)	   The European cormorant.	   [1913 Webster]
Gormand \Gor"mand\, n. [F. gourmand; cf. Prov. F. gourmer to	   sip, to lap, gourmacher to eat improperly, F. gourme mumps,	   glanders, Icel. gormr mud, mire, Prov. E. gorm to smear,	   daub; all perh. akin to E. gore blood, filth. Cf.	   {Gourmand}.]	   A greedy or ravenous eater; a {luxurious feeder}; {a	   gourmand}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gormand \Gor"mand\, a.	   Gluttonous; voracious. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Gormander \Gor"mand*er\, n.	   See {Gormand}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gormandism \Gor"mand*ism\, n.	   Gluttony.	   [1913 Webster] Gormandize
Gormandize \Gor"mand*ize\, Gourmandize \Gour"mand*ize\, v. i. &	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Gormandized}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gormandizing}.] [F. gourmandise gluttony. See {Gormand}.]	   To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously	   or like a glutton; to make a pig of oneself. --Shak.	   Syn: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff,	        engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gourmandize,	        binge, pig out, pok out, satiate, scarf out.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Gormandizer \Gor"mand*i`zer\, n.	   A greedy, voracious eater; a gormand; a glutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Goroon shell \Go*roon" shell`\ (Zool.)	   A large, handsome, marine, univalve shell ({Triton	   femorale}).	   [1913 Webster]
Gorse \Gorse\, n. [OE. & AS. gorst; perh. akin to E. grow,	   grass.] (Bot.)	   Furze. See {Furze}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The common, overgrown with fern, and rough	         With prickly gorse.                      --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gorse bird} (Zool.), the European linnet; -- called also	      {gorse hatcher}. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Gorse chat} (Zool.), the winchat.	   {Gorse duck}, the corncrake; -- called also {grass drake},	      {land drake}, and {corn drake}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gory \Gor"y\, a. [From {Gore}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Covered with gore or clotted blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou canst not say I did it; never shake	            Thy gory locks at me.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bloody; murderous. "Gory emulation." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Gosainthan \Gosainthan\ prop. n.	   A mountain in Tibet, 26,287 feet high. [proper name]	   [WordNet 1.5]
gosan-chiku \gosan-chiku\ n. (Bot.)	   A small bamboo of Southeastern China ({Phyllostachys aurea})	   having slender culms flexuous when young.	   Syn: fishpole bamboo, hotei-chiku, {Phyllostachys aurea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goshawk \Gos"hawk`\, n. [AS. g[=o]shafuc, lit., goosehawk; or	   Icel. g[=a]shaukr. See {Goose}, and {Hawk} the bird.] (Zool.)	   Any large hawk of the genus {Astur}, of which many species	   and varieties are known. The European ({Astur palumbarius})	   and the American ({A. atricapillus}) are the best known	   species. They are noted for their powerful flight, activity,	   and courage. The Australian goshawk ({A.	   Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]}) is pure white.	   [1913 Webster]
Gosherd \Gos"herd\, n. [OE. gosherde. See {Goose}, and {Herd} a	   herdsman.]	   One who takes care of geese.	   [1913 Webster]
Goslet \Gos"let\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of pygmy geese, of the genus	   {Nettepus}. They are about the size of a teal, and inhabit	   Africa, India, and Australia.	   [1913 Webster]
Gosling \Gos"ling\, n. [AS. g[=o]s goose + -ling.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A young or unfledged goose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A catkin on nut trees and pines. --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]
go-slow \go-slow\ n.	   A form of labor protest by workers in which they deliberately	   slow down in order to cause problems for their employers.	   [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
gosmore \gosmore\ n. (Bot.)	   A European weed ({Hypochaeris radicata}) widely naturalized	   in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves	   resembling a cat's ears.	   Syn: cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, capeweed,	        {Hypochaeris radicata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gospel \Gos"pel\, n. [OE. gospel, godspel, AS. godspell; god God	   + spell story, tale. See {God}, and {Spell}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Glad tidings; especially, the good news concerning Christ,	      the Kingdom of God, and salvation.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their	            synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom.	                                                  --Matt. iv.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            The steadfast belief of the promises of the gospel.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is probable that gospel is from. OE. godspel, God	         story, the narrative concerning God; but it was early	         confused with god spell, good story, good tidings, and	         was so used by the translators of the Authorized	         version of Scripture. This use has been retained in	         most cases in the Revised Version.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thus the literal sense [of gospel] is the	               "narrative of God," i. e., the life of Christ.	                                                  --Skeat.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the four narratives of the life and death of Jesus	      Christ, written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A selection from one of the gospels, for use in a	      religious service; as, the gospel for the day.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any system of religious doctrine; sometimes, any system of	      political doctrine or social philosophy; as, this	      political gospel. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything propounded or accepted as infallibly true; as,	      they took his words for gospel. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If any one thinks this expression hyperbolical, I	            shall only ask him to read [OE]dipus, instead of	            taking the traditional witticisms about Lee for	            gospel.                               --Saintsbury.	      [1913 Webster]	Gospel \Gos"pel\, a.	   Accordant with, or relating to, the gospel; evangelical; as,	   gospel righteousness. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]	Gospel \Gos"pel\, v. t.	   To instruct in the gospel. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gospeler \Gos"pel*er\, n. [AS. godspellere.] [Written also	   {gospeller}.]	   1. One of the four evangelists. --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mark the gospeler was the ghostly son of Peter in	            baptism.                              --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A follower of Wyclif, the first English religious	      reformer; hence, a Puritan. [Obs.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The persecution was carried on against the gospelers	            with much fierceness by those of the Roman	            persuasion.                           --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A priest or deacon who reads the gospel at the altar	      during the communion service.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Archbishop of York was the celebrant, the	            epistoler being the dean, and the gospeler the	            Bishop of Sydney.                     --Pall Mall	                                                  Gazette.	      [1913 Webster]
Gospelize \Gos"pel*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gospelized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gospelizing}.] [Written also gospellize.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form according to the gospel; as, a command gospelized	      to us. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To instruct in the gospel; to evangelize; as, to gospelize	      the savages. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Goss \Goss\, n. [See {Gorse}.]	   Gorse. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gossamer \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 Mary's	   yarn, in allusion to the Virgin Mary. Perhaps the E. word	   alluded to a legend that the gossamer was the remnant of the	   Virgin Mary's winding sheet, which dropped from her when she	   was taken up to heaven. For the use of summer in the sense of	   film or threads, cf. G. M[aum]dchensommer, Altweibersommer,	   fliegender Sommer, all meaning, gossamer.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A fine, filmy substance, like cobwebs, floating in the	      air, in calm, clear weather, especially in autumn. It is	      seen in stubble fields and on furze or low bushes, and is	      formed by small spiders.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof	      stuff.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An outer garment, made of waterproof gossamer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gossamer spider} (Zool.), any small or young spider which	      spins webs by which to sail in the air. See {Ballooning	      spider}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gossamery \Gos"sa*mer*y\, a.	   Like gossamer; flimsy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The greatest master of gossamery affectation. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Gossan \Gos"san\, n. (Geol.)	   Decomposed rock, usually reddish or ferruginous (owing to	   oxidized pyrites), forming the upper part of a metallic vein.	   Called also {iron hat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gossaniferous \Gos`san*if"er*ous\, a. [Gossan + -ferous.]	   Containing or producing gossan.	   [1913 Webster]
Gossat \Gos"sat\, n. (Zool.)	   A small British marine fish ({Motella tricirrata}); -- called	   also {whistler} and {three-bearded rockling}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gossib \Gos"sib\, n.	   A gossip. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gossip \Gos"sip\, n. [OE. gossib, godsib, a relation or sponsor	   in baptism, a relation by a religious obligation, AS.	   godsibb, fr. god + sib alliance, relation; akin to G. sippe,	   Goth. sibja, and also to Skr. sabh[=a] assembly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sponsor; a godfather or a godmother.	      [1913 Webster]	            Should a great lady that was invited to be a gossip,	            in her place send her kitchen maid, 't would be ill	            taken.                                --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A friend or comrade; a companion; a familiar and customary	      acquaintance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My noble gossips, ye have been too prodigal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who runs house to house, tattling and telling news; an	      idle tattler.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common chat of gossips when they meet. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The tattle of a gossip; groundless rumor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bubbles o'er like a city with gossip, scandal, and	            spite.                                --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. t.	   To stand sponsor to. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Gossip \Gos"sip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gossiped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gossiping}.]	   1. To make merry. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prate; to chat; to talk much. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To run about and tattle; to tell idle tales.	      [1913 Webster]
Gossiper \Gos"sip*er\, n.	   One given to gossip. --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Gossiprede \Gos"sip*rede\, n. [Cf. {Kindred}.]	   The relationship between a person and his sponsors. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gossipry \Gos"sip*ry\, n.	   1. Spiritual relationship or affinity; gossiprede; special	      intimacy. --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Idle talk; gossip. --Mrs. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Gossipy \Gos"sip*y\, a.	   Full of, or given to, gossip.	   [1913 Webster]
Gossoon \Gos*soon"\, n. [Scot. garson an attendant, fr. F.	   gar[,c]on, OF. gars.]	   A boy; a servant. [Ireland]	   [1913 Webster]
Gossypium \Gos*syp"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. gossypion, gossipion.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of plants which yield the cotton of the arts. The	   species are much confused. {G. herbaceum} is the name given	   to the common cotton plant, while the long-stapled sea-island	   cotton is produced by {G. Barbadense}, a shrubby variety.	   There are several other kinds besides these.	   [1913 Webster]
Got \Got\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Get}. See {Get}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gote \Gote\, n. [Cf. LG. gote, gaute, canal, G. gosse; akin to	   giessen to pour, shed, AS. ge['o]tan, and E. fuse to melt.]	   A channel for water. [Prov. Eng.] --Crose.	   [1913 Webster]
Goteborg \Goteborg\ (Geog.) prop. n.	   a port in southwestern Sweden; the second largest city in	   Sweden.	   Syn: Goeteborg, Gothenburg.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Goter \Go"ter\, n.	   A gutter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Goth \Goth\, n. [L. Gothi, pl.; cf. Gr. ?]	   1. (Ethnol.) One of an ancient Teutonic race, who dwelt	      between the Elbe and the Vistula in the early part of the	      Christian era, and who overran and took an important part	      in subverting the Roman empire.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Under the reign of Valens, they took possession of	         Dacia (the modern Transylvania and the adjoining	         regions), and came to be known as Ostrogoths and	         Visigoths, or East and West Goths; the former	         inhabiting countries on the Black Sea up to the Danube,	         and the latter on this river generally. Some of them	         took possession of the province of Moesia, and hence	         were called Moesogoths. Others, who made their way to	         Scandinavia, at a time unknown to history, are	         sometimes styled Suiogoths.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is rude or uncivilized; a barbarian; a rude,	      ignorant person. --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Gothamist \Go"tham*ist\, n.	   A wiseacre; a person deficient in wisdom; -- so called from	   Gotham, in Nottinghamshire, England, noted for some pleasant	   blunders. --Bp. Morton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gothamite \Go"tham*ite\, n.	   1. A gothamist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inhabitant of New York city. [Jocular] --Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Gothic \Goth"ic\, a. [L. Gothicus: cf. F. gothique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to the Goths; as, Gothic customs; also, rude;	      barbarous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to a style of architecture with	      pointed arches, steep roofs, windows large in proportion	      to the wall spaces, and, generally, great height in	      proportion to the other dimensions -- prevalent in Western	      Europe from about 1200 to 1475 a. d. See Illust. of	      {Abacus}, and {Capital}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gothic \Goth"ic\, n.	   1. The language of the Goths; especially, the language of	      that part of the Visigoths who settled in Moesia in the	      4th century. See {Goth}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bishop Ulfilas or Walfila translated most of the Bible	         into Gothic about the Middle of the 4th century. The	         portion of this translaton which is preserved is the	         oldest known literary document in any Teutonic	         language.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of square-cut type, with no hair lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is Nonpareil GOTHIC.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The style described in {Gothic}, a., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Gothicism \Goth"i*cism\, n.	   1. A Gothic idiom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conformity to the Gothic style of architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rudeness of manners; barbarousness.	      [1913 Webster]
Gothicize \Goth"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gothicized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gothicizing}.]	   To make Gothic; to bring back to barbarism. gothite
Gothite \G["o]"thite\, gothite \go"thite\, or Goethite
\Goe"thite\, n. [After the poet G["o]the.] (Min.)	   A hydrous oxide of iron ({HFeO2}), occurring in prismatic	   crystals, also massive, with a fibrous, reniform, or	   stalactitic structure. The color varies from yellowish to	   blackish brown.	   [1913 Webster]
go-to-meeting \go-to-meeting\ adj.	   best-looking; -- used of clothing; as, her	   Sunday-go-to-meeting clothes. [prenominal]	   Syn: good, Sunday, Sunday-best, Sunday-(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gotten \Got"ten\,	   p. p. of {Get}.	   [1913 Webster] Gotterdammerung
Gotterdammerung \Got`ter*dam"mer*ung\, Gotterdaummmerung
\G["o]t`ter*d[aum]m"mer*ung\n. [G., lit. Twilight of the Gods; a	   modern mistranslation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarok, meaning,	   fate of the gods. --RHUD] (German mythology)	   1. A myth about the ultimate destruction of the gods in a	      battle with evil.	   Syn: Ragnarok, Twilight of the Gods.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An opera by Richard Wagner.	      [PJC]
Gouache \Gouache\ (gw[.a]sh), n. [F., It. guazzo.]	   A method of painting with opaque colors, which have been	   ground in water and mingled with a preparation of gum; also,	   a picture thus painted.	   [1913 Webster]
Goud \Goud\, n. [Cf. OF. gaide, F. gu[`e]de, fr. OHG. weit; or	   cf. F. gaude weld. Cf. {Woad}.]	   Woad. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Goudron \Gou`dron"\, n. [F., tar.] (Mil.)	   a small fascine or fagot, steeped in wax, pitch, and glue,	   used in various ways, as for igniting buildings or works, or	   to light ditches and ramparts. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Gouge \Gouge\, n. [F. gouge. LL. gubia, guvia, gulbia, gulvia,	   gulvium; cf. Bisc. gubia bow, gubioa throat.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A chisel, with a hollow or semicylindrical blade, for	      scooping or cutting holes, channels, or grooves, in wood,	      stone, etc.; a similar instrument, with curved edge, for	      turning wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bookbinder's tool for blind tooling or gilding, having a	      face which forms a curve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An incising tool which cuts forms or blanks for gloves,	      envelopes, etc. from leather, paper, etc. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) Soft material lying between the wall of a vein	      and the solid vein. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of scooping out with a gouge, or as with a gouge;	      a groove or cavity scooped out, as with a gouge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Imposition; cheat; fraud; also, an impostor; a cheat; a	      trickish person. [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gouge bit}, a boring bit, shaped like a gouge.	      [1913 Webster]
Bouge \Bouge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gouged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gouging}.]	   1. To scoop out with a gouge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scoop out, as an eye, with the thumb nail; to force out	      the eye of (a person) with the thumb. [K S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A barbarity mentioned by some travelers as formerly	         practiced in the brutal frays of desperadoes in some	         parts of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To cheat in a bargain; to chouse. [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gouger \Gou"ger\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Plum Gouger}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gougeshell \Gouge"shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   A sharp-edged, tubular, marine shell, of the genus	   {Vermetus}; also, the pinna. See {Vermetus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goujere \Gou"jere\, n. [F. gouge prostitute, a camp trull. Cf.	   {Good-year}.]	   The venereal disease. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gouland \Gou"land\, n.	   See {Golding}.	   [1913 Webster]
Goulards extract \Gou*lard"s" ex"tract"\ [Named after the	   introducer, Thomas Goulard, a French surgeon.] (Med.)	   An aqueous solution of the subacetate of lead, used as a	   lotion in cases of inflammation. Goulard's cerate is a cerate	   containing this extract.	   [1913 Webster]
Gour \Gour\, n. [See {Giaour}.]	   1. A fire worshiper; a Gheber or Gueber. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Koulan}.	      [1913 Webster]
Goura \Gou"ra\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of large, crested ground pigeons of	   the genus {Goura}, inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent	   islands. The Queen Victoria pigeon ({Goura Victoria}) and the	   crowned pigeon ({G. coronata}) are among the best known	   species.	   [1913 Webster]
Gourami \Gou"ra*mi\, n. (Zool.)	   A very largo East Indian freshwater fish ({Osphromenus	   gorami}), extensively reared in artificial ponds in tropical	   countries, and highly valued as a food fish. Many	   unsuccessful efforts have been made to introduce it into	   Southern Europe. [Written also {goramy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gourd \Gourd\, n. [F. gourde, OF. cougourde, gouhourde, fr. L.	   cucurbita gourd (cf. NPr. cougourdo); perh. akin to corbin	   basket, E. corb. Cf. {Cucurbite}.]	   1. (Bot.) A fleshy, three-celled, many-seeded fruit, as the	      melon, pumpkin, cucumber, etc., of the order	      {Cucurbitace[ae]}; and especially the bottle gourd	      ({Lagenaria vulgaris}) which occurs in a great variety of	      forms, and, when the interior part is removed, serves for	      bottles, dippers, cups, and other dishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dipper or other vessel made from the shell of a gourd;	      hence, a drinking vessel; a bottle. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bitter gourd}, colocynth.	      [1913 Webster]	Gourd \Gourd\, n.	   A false die. See {Gord}. Gourd	Gourd \Gourd\, Gourde \Gourde\ n. [Sp. gordo large.]	   A silver dollar; -- so called in Cuba, Haiti, etc.	   --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gourdiness \Gourd"i*ness\, n. [From {Gourdy}.] (Far.)	   The state of being gourdy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gourd tree \Gourd" tree"\ (Bot.)	   A tree (the {Crescentia Cujete}, or calabash tree) of the	   West Indies and Central America.	   [1913 Webster]
Gourdworm \Gourd"worm"\, n. (Zool.)	   The fluke of sheep. See {Fluke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gourdy \Gourd"y\, a. [Either fr. {gourd}, or fr. F. gourd	   benumbed.] (Far.)	   Swelled in the legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Gourmand \Gour"mand\, n. [F.]	   A greedy or ravenous eater; a glutton. See {Gormand}.	   [1913 Webster]	         That great gourmand, fat Apicius.        --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
gourmandize \gour"mand*ize\ v.	   Same as {gormandize}.	   [PJC]
Gourmet \Gour`met"\ (g[=oo]r`m[asl]"), n. [F.]	   A connoisseur in eating and drinking; an epicure.	   [1913 Webster]
Gournet \Gour"net\ (g[^u]r"n[e^]t), n. (Zool.)	   A fish. See {Gurnet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gout \Gout\ (gout), n. [F. goutte a drop, the gout, the disease	   being considered as a defluxion, fr. L. gutta drop.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A drop; a clot or coagulation.	      [1913 Webster]	            On thy blade and dudgeon gouts of blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A constitutional disease, occurring by paroxysms.	      It consists in an inflammation of the fibrous and	      ligamentous parts of the joints, and almost always attacks	      first the great toe, next the smaller joints, after which	      it may attack the greater articulations. It is attended	      with various sympathetic phenomena, particularly in the	      digestive organs. It may also attack internal organs, as	      the stomach, the intestines, etc. It is an inherited	      disease of purine metaboism, which causes an increased	      level of uric acid in the blood, and leads to deposition	      of crystals of sodium urate in cartilage within joints and	      in connective tissue. It can be alleviated by a diet low	      in purines, and is treated by drugs which block formation	      of uric acid. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A disease of cornstalks. See {Corn fly}, under {Corn}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gout stones}. See {Chalkstone}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Gout \Go[^u]t\ (g[=oo]), n. [F., fr. L. gustus taste. See	   {Gusto}.]	   Taste; relish.	   [1913 Webster]
Goutily \Gout"i*ly\, adv.	   In a gouty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Goutiness \Gout"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being gouty; gout. Goutweed
Goutweed \Gout"weed`\, Goutwort \Gout"wort`\n. [So called from	   having been formerly used in assuaging the pain of the gout.]	   (Bot.)	   A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Aegopodium	   Podagraria}); -- called also {bishop's weed}, {ashweed}, and	   {herb gerard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gouty \Gout"y\, a.	   1. Diseased with, or subject to, the gout; as, a gouty	      person; a gouty joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the gout. "Gouty matter." --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Swollen, as if from gout. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Boggy; as, gouty land. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gouty bronchitis}, bronchitis arising as a secondary disease	      during the progress of gout.	   {Gouty concretions}, calculi (urate of sodium) formed in the	      joints, kidneys, etc., of sufferers from gout.	   {Gouty kidney}, an affection occurring during the progress of	      gout, the kidney shriveling and containing concretions of	      urate of sodium.	      [1913 Webster]
Gove \Gove\ (g[=o]v), n. [Also {goaf}, {goof}, {goff}.]	   A mow; a rick for hay. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Govern \Gov"ern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Governed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Governing}.] [OF. governer, F. gouverner, fr. L.	   gubernare to steer, pilot, govern, Gr. kyberna^n. Cf.	   {Gubernatorial}.]	   1. To direct and control, as the actions or conduct of men,	      either by established laws or by arbitrary will; to	      regulate by authority. "Fit to govern and rule	      multitudes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regulate; to influence; to direct; to restrain; to	      manage; as, to govern the life; to govern a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Govern well thy appetite.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) To require to be in a particular case; as, a	      transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or	      to require (a particular case); as, a transitive verb	      governs the objective case.	      [1913 Webster]	Govern \Gov"ern\, v. i.	   To exercise authority; to administer the laws; to have the	   control. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Governability \Gov"ern*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Governableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Governable \Gov"ern*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. gouvernable.]	   Capable of being governed, or subjected to authority;	   controllable; manageable; obedient. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Governableness \Gov"ern*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being governable; manageableness. Governal
Governal \Gov"ern*al\, Governail \Gov"ern*ail\, n. [Cf. F.	   gouvernail helm, rudder, L. gubernaculum.]	   Management; mastery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Governance \Gov"ern*ance\, n. [F. gouvernance.]	   Exercise of authority; control; government; arrangement.	   --Chaucer. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Governante \Gov"ern*ante"\, n. [F. gouvernante. See {Govern}.]	   A governess. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Governess \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 and	   instruction of children, -- usually in their homes.	   [1913 Webster]
Governing \Gov"ern*ing\, a.	   1. Holding the superiority; prevalent; controlling; as, a	      governing wind; a governing party in a state. --Jay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Requiring a particular case.	      [1913 Webster]
Government \Gov"ern*ment\, n. [F. gouvernement. See {Govern}.]	   1. The act of governing; the exercise of authority; the	      administration of laws; control; direction; regulation;	      as, civil, church, or family government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mode of governing; the system of polity in a state;	      the established form of law.	      [1913 Webster]	            That free government which we have so dearly	            purchased, free commonwealth.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The right or power of governing; authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            I here resign my government to thee.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The person or persons authorized to administer the laws;	      the ruling power; the administration.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we, in England, speak of the government, we	            generally understand the ministers of the crown for	            the time being.                       --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The body politic governed by one authority; a state; as,	      the governments of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Management of the limbs or body. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gram.) The influence of a word in regard to construction,	      requiring that another word should be in a particular	      case.	      [1913 Webster]
Governmental \Gov"ern*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. gouvernemental.]	   Pertaining to government; made by government; as,	   governmental duties.	   [1913 Webster]
government-in-exile \government-in-exile\ n.	   A temporary government moved to or formed in a foreign land	   by exiles who hope to rule when their country is liberated.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Governor \Gov"ern*or\, n. [OE. governor, governour, OF.	   governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler,	   governor. See {Govern}.]	   1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the	      supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler or	      magistrate; as, the governor of Pennsylvania. "The	      governor of the town." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has the care or guardianship of a young man; a	      tutor; a guardian.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A pilot; a steersman. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A contrivance applied to steam engines, water	      wheels, and other machinery, to maintain nearly uniform	      speed when the resistances and motive force are variable.	   Note: The illustration shows a form of governor commonly used	         for steam engines, in wich a heavy sleeve (a) sliding	         on a rapidly revolving spindle (b), driven by the	         engine, is raised or lowered, when the speed varies, by	         the changing centrifugal force of two balls (c c) to	         which it is connected by links (d d), the balls being	         attached to arms (e e) which are jointed to the top of	         the spindle. The sleeve is connected with the throttle	         valve or cut-off through a lever (f), and its motion	         produces a greater supply of steam when the engine runs	         too slowly and a less supply when too fast.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Governor cut-off} (Steam Engine), a variable cut-off gear in	      which the governor acts in such a way as to cause the	      steam to be cut off from entering the cylinder at points	      of the stroke dependent upon the engine's speed.	   {Hydraulic governor} (Mach.), a governor which is operated by	      the action of a liquid in flowing; a cataract.	      [1913 Webster]	Governor general \Gov"ern*or gen"er*al\	   A governor who has lieutenant or deputy governors under him;	   as, the governor general of Canada, of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Governorship \Gov"ern*or*ship\, n.	   The office of a governor.	   [1913 Webster]
Gowan \Gow"an\, n. [Scot., fr. Gael. gugan bud, flower, daisy.]	   1. The daisy, or mountain daisy. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And pu'd the gowans fine.             --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Decomposed granite.	      [1913 Webster]
Gowany \Gow"an*y\, a.	   Having, abounding in, or decked with, daisies. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sweeter than gowany glens or new-mown hay. --Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]
Gowd \Gowd\, n. [Cf. {Gold}.]	   Gold; wealth. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The man's the gowd for a' that.          --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Gowden \Gowd"en\, a.	   Golden. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gowdie \Gow"die\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Dragont}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gowdnook \Gowd"nook"\, n. (Zool.)	   The saury pike; -- called also gofnick.	   [1913 Webster]
Gowk \Gowk\, v. t. [See {Gawk}.]	   To make a, booby of one); to stupefy. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Gowk \Gowk\, n. [See {Gawk}.] (Zool.)	   1. The European cuckoo; -- called also gawky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A simpleton; a gawk or gawky.	      [1913 Webster]
Gowl \Gowl\, v. i. [OE. gaulen, goulen. Cf. {Yawl}, v. i.]	   To howl. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Gown \Gown\ (goun), n. [OE. goune, prob. from W. gwn gown, loose	   robe, akin to Ir. gunn, Gael. g[`u]n; cf. OF. gone, prob. of	   the same origin.]	   1. A loose, flowing upper garment; especially:	      (a) The ordinary outer dress of a woman, especially one	          that is full-length/ex>.	      (b) The official robe of certain professional men and	          scholars, as university students and officers,	          barristers, judges, etc.; hence, the dress of peace;	          the dress of civil officers, in distinction from	          military.	          [1913 Webster]	                He Mars deposed, and arms to gowns made yield.	                                                  --Dryden.	      (c) A loose wrapper worn by gentlemen within doors; a	          dressing gown.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sort of dress or garb.	      [1913 Webster]	            He comes . . . in the gown of humility. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An {evening gown}.	      [PJC]	   4. The students and faculty of a college and university, as	      opposed to the local inhabitants not connected to the	      university; -- used often in the phrase "town and gown",	      referring to interactions between the university and the	      local townspeople; as, a town and gown dispute.	      [PJC]
Gowned \Gowned\ (gound), p. a.	   Dressed in a gown; clad.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gowned in pure white, that fitted to the shape.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   Gownsman
Gownsman \Gowns"man\, Gownman \Gown"man\, n.; pl. {-men} (-men).	   One whose professional habit is a gown, as a divine or	   lawyer, and particularly a member of an English university;	   hence, a civilian, in distinction from a soldier.	   [1913 Webster]
Gozzard \Goz"zard\, n.	   See {Gosherd}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Graafian \Graaf"i*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or discovered by, Regnier de Graaf, a Dutch	   physician.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Graafian follicles} or vesicles, small cavities in which the	      ova are developed in the ovaries of mammals, and by the	      bursting of which they are discharged.	      [1913 Webster]
Graal \Graal\ (gr[=a]l), n.	   See {Grail}, a dish.	   [1913 Webster]
Grab \Grab\ (gr[a^]b), n. [Ar. & Hind. ghur[=a]b crow, raven, a	   kind of Arab ship.] (Naut.)	   A vessel used on the Malabar coast, having two or three	   masts.	   [1913 Webster]	Grab \Grab\ (gr[a^]b), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbed}	   (gr[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grabbing}.] [Akin to Sw. grabba	   to grasp. Cf. {Grabble}, {Grapple}, {Grasp}.]	   To gripe suddenly; to seize; to snatch; to clutch.	   [1913 Webster]	Grab \Grab\, n.	   1. A sudden grasp or seizure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for clutching objects for the purpose of	      raising them; -- specially applied to devices for	      withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells	      that are drilled, bored, or driven.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grab bag}, at fairs, a bag or box holding small articles	      which are to be drawn, without being seen, on payment of a	      small sum. [Colloq.]	   {Grab game}, a theft committed by grabbing or snatching a	      purse or other piece of property. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Grabber \Grab"ber\, n.	   One who seizes or grabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Grabble \Grab"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grabbled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Grabbling}.] [Freq. of grab; cf. D. grabbelen.]	   1. To grope; to feel with the hands.	      [1913 Webster]	            He puts his hands into his pockets, and keeps a	            grabbling and fumbling.               --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lie prostrate on the belly; to sprawl on the ground; to	      grovel. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Grace \Grace\ (gr[=a]s), n. [F. gr[^a]ce, L. gratia, from gratus	   beloved, dear, agreeable; perh. akin to Gr. ? to rejoice,	   cha`ris favor, grace, Skr. hary to desire, and E. yearn. Cf.	   {Grateful}, {Gratis}.]	   1. The exercise of love, kindness, mercy, favor; disposition	      to benefit or serve another; favor bestowed or privilege	      conferred.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bow and sue for grace	            With suppliant knee.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The divine favor toward man; the mercy of God, as	      distinguished from His justice; also, any benefits His	      mercy imparts; divine love or pardon; a state of	      acceptance with God; enjoyment of the divine favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            And if by grace, then is it no more of works. --Rom.	                                                  xi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            My grace is sufficicnt for thee.      --2 Cor. xii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where sin abounded, grace did much more abound.	                                                  --Rom. v. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            By whom also we have access by faith into this grace	            wherein we stand.                     --Rom. v.2	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) The prerogative of mercy execised by the executive, as	          pardon.	      (b) The same prerogative when exercised in the form of	          equitable relief through chancery.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Fortune; luck; -- used commonly with hard or sorry when it	      means misfortune. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Inherent excellence; any endowment or characteristic	      fitted to win favor or confer pleasure or benefit.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is complete in feature and in mind.	            With all good grace to grace a gentleman. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have formerly given the general character of Mr.	            Addison's style and manner as natural and	            unaffected, easy and polite, and full of those	            graces which a flowery imagination diffuses over	            writing.                              --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness;	      commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grace in women gains the affections sooner, and	            secures them longer, than any thing else. --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall answer and thank you again For the gift and	            the grace of the gift.                --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. (Myth.) Graceful and beautiful females, sister	      goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the	      attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus. They	      were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely,	      Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, and were regarded as the	      inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to	      wisdom, love, and social intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Graces love to weave the rose.    --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Loves delighted, and the Graces played. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and	      formerly of the king of England.	      [1913 Webster]	            How fares your Grace !                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Commonly pl.) Thanks. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yielding graces and thankings to their lord	            Melibeus.                             --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks	       rendered, before or after a meal.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. pl. (Mus.) Ornamental notes or short passages, either	       introduced by the performer, or indicated by the	       composer, in which case the notation signs are called	       grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Eng. Universities) An act, vote, or decree of the	       government of the institution; a degree or privilege	       conferred by such vote or decree. --Walton.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. pl. A play designed to promote or display grace of	       motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one	       player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of	       each. Called also {grace hoop} or {hoops}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Act of grace}. See under {Act}.	   {Day of grace} (Theol.), the time of probation, when the	      offer of divine forgiveness is made and may be accepted.	      [1913 Webster]	            That day of grace fleets fast away.   --I. Watts.	   {Days of grace} (Com.), the days immediately following the	      day when a bill or note becomes due, which days are	      allowed to the debtor or payer to make payment in. In	      Great Britain and the United States, the days of grace are	      three, but in some countries more, the usages of merchants	      being different.	   {Good graces}, favor; friendship.	   {Grace cup}.	       (a) A cup or vessel in which a health is drunk after	           grace.	       (b) A health drunk after grace has been said.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The grace cup follows to his sovereign's	                 health.                          --Hing.	   {Grace drink}, a drink taken on rising from the table; a	      grace cup.	      [1913 Webster]	            To [Queen Margaret, of Scotland] . . . we owe the	            custom of the grace drink, she having established it	            as a rule at her table, that whosoever staid till	            grace was said was rewarded with a bumper. --Encyc.	                                                  Brit.	   {Grace hoop}, a hoop used in playing graces. See {Grace}, n.,	      13.	   {Grace note} (Mus.), an appoggiatura. See {Appoggiatura}, and	      def. 11 above.	   {Grace stroke}, a finishing stoke or touch; a coup de grace.	      	   {Means of grace}, means of securing knowledge of God, or	      favor with God, as the preaching of the gospel, etc.	   {To do grace}, to reflect credit upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Content to do the profession some grace. --Shak.	   {To say grace}, to render thanks before or after a meal.	   {With a good grace}, in a fit and proper manner grace fully;	      graciously.	   {With a bad grace}, in a forced, reluctant, or perfunctory	      manner; ungraciously.	      [1913 Webster]	            What might have been done with a good grace would at	            least	            be done with a bad grace.             --Macaulay.	   Syn: Elegance; comeliness; charm; favor; kindness; mercy.	   Usage: {Grace}, {Mercy}. These words, though often	          interchanged, have each a distinctive and peculiar	          meaning. Grace, in the strict sense of the term, is	          spontaneous favor to the guilty or undeserving; mercy	          is kindness or compassion to the suffering or	          condemned. It was the grace of God that opened a way	          for the exercise of mercy toward men. See {Elegance}.	          [1913 Webster]	Grace \Grace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gracing}.]	   1. To adorn; to decorate; to embellish and dignify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Jove and Phoebus graced his noble line.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are graced with wreaths of victory. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dignify or raise by an act of favor; to honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might, at his pleasure, grace or disgrace whom he	            would	            in court.                             --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply with heavenly grace. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) To add grace notes, cadenzas, etc., to.	      [1913 Webster]
Graced \Graced\, a.	   Endowed with grace; beautiful; full of graces; honorable.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Graceful \Grace"ful\, a.	   Displaying grace or beauty in form or action; elegant; easy;	   agreeable in appearance; as, a graceful walk, deportment,	   speaker, air, act, speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         High o'er the rest in arms the graceful Turnus rode.	                                                  --Dryden.	   -- {Grace"ful*ly}, adv. {Grace"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Graceless \Grace"less\, a.	   1. Wanting in grace or excellence; departed from, or deprived	      of, divine grace; hence, depraved; corrupt. "In a	      graceless age." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unfortunate. Cf. {Grace}, n., 4. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --	      {Grace"less*ly}, adv. -- {Grace"less*ness}, n.
gracilariid \gracilariid\ n.	   Any of several small dull or metallic-colored tineoid moths	   whose larvae mine in plant leaves; a member of the	   {Gracilariidae}.	   Syn: gracilariid moth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gracilariidae \Gracilariidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of moths, the larvae of which are one type	   of leaf miner.	   Syn: Gracillariidae, family {Gracilariidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Gracile
Gracile \Grac"ile\, Gracillent \Grac"il*lent\a. [L. gracilis,	   gracilentus.]	   Slender; thin. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   Syn: willowy.	        [1913 Webster]
Gracility \Gra*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. gracilitas; cf. F.	   gracilit['e].]	   State of being gracilent; slenderness. --Milman. "Youthful	   gracility." --W. D. Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Gracillariidae \Gracillariidae\ n.	   Same as {Gracillariidae}.	   Syn: Gracilariidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gracious \Gra"cious\ (gr[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [F. gracieux, L.	   gratiosus. See {Grace}.]	   1. Abounding in grace or mercy; manifesting love, or	      bestowing mercy; characterized by grace; beneficent;	      merciful; disposed to show kindness or favor;	      condescending; as, his most gracious majesty.	      [1913 Webster]	            A god ready to pardon, gracious and merciful. --Neh.	                                                  ix. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            So hallowed and so gracious in the time. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding in beauty, loveliness, or amiability; graceful;	      excellent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since the birth of Cain, the first male child, . . .	            There was not such a gracious creature born. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Produced by divine grace; influenced or controlled by the	      divine influence; as, gracious affections.	   Syn: Favorable; kind; benevolent; friendly; beneficent;	        benignant; merciful.	        [1913 Webster]
Graciously \Gra"cious*ly\, adv.	   1. In a gracious manner; courteously; benignantly. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fortunately; luckily. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Graciousness \Gra"cious*ness\, n.	   Quality of being gracious.	   [1913 Webster]
Grackle \Grac"kle\, n. [Cf. L. graculus jackdaw.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of several American blackbirds, of the family	       {Icterid[ae]}; as, the rusty grackle ({Scolecophagus	       Carolinus}); the boat-tailed grackle (see Boat-tail); the	       purple grackle ({Quiscalus quiscula}, or {Q.	       versicolor}). See {Crow blackbird}, under {Crow}.	   (b) An Asiatic bird of the genus {Gracula}. See {Myna}.	       [1913 Webster]
Gradate \Gra"date\, v. t. [See {Grade}.]	   1. To grade or arrange (parts in a whole, colors in painting,	      etc.), so that they shall harmonize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To bring to a certain strength or grade of	      concentration; as, to gradate a saline solution.	      [1913 Webster]
Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, n., [L. gradatio: cf. F. gradation. See	   {Grade}.]	   1. The act of progressing by regular steps or orderly	      arrangement; the state of being graded or arranged in	      ranks; as, the gradation of castes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of bringing to a certain grade.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any degree or relative position in an order or series.	      [1913 Webster]	            The several gradations of the intelligent universe.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fine Arts) A gradual passing from one tint to another or	      from a darker to a lighter shade, as in painting or	      drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) A diatonic ascending or descending succession of	      chords.	      [1913 Webster]	Gradation \Gra*da"tion\, v. t.	   To form with gradations. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gradational \Gra*da"tion*al\, a.	   By regular steps or gradations; of or pertaining to	   gradation.	   [1913 Webster]
Gradatory \Grad"a*to*ry\, a. [See {Grade}.]	   1. Proceeding step by step, or by gradations; gradual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could we have seen [Macbeth's] crimes darkening on	            their progress . . . could this gradatory apostasy	            have been shown us.                   --A. Seward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Suitable for walking; -- said of the limbs of an	      animal when adapted for walking on land.	      [1913 Webster]	Gradatory \Grad"a*to*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. gradatarium.] (Arch.)	   A series of steps from a cloister into a church.	   [1913 Webster]
Grade \Grade\ (gr[=a]d), 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;	      relative position or standing; as, grades of military	      rank; crimes of every grade; grades of flour.	      [1913 Webster]	            They also appointed and removed, at their own	            pleasure,	            teachers of every grade.              --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a railroad or highway:	      (a) The rate of ascent or descent; gradient; deviation	          from a level surface to an inclined plane; -- usually	          stated as so many feet per mile, or as one foot rise	          or fall in so many of horizontal distance; as, a heavy	          grade; a grade of twenty feet per mile, or of 1 in	          264.	      (b) A graded ascending, descending, or level portion of a	          road; a gradient.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Stock Breeding) The result of crossing a native stock	      with some better breed. If the crossbreed have more than	      three fourths of the better blood, it is called high	      grade.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At grade}, on the same level; -- said of the crossing of a	      railroad with another railroad or a highway, when they are	      on the same level at the point of crossing.	   {Down grade}, a descent, as on a graded railroad.	   {Up grade}, an ascent, as on a graded railroad.	   {Equating for grades}. See under {Equate}.	   {Grade crossing}, a crossing at grade.	      [1913 Webster]	Grade \Grade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grading}.]	   1. To arrange in order, steps, or degrees, according to size,	      quality, rank, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to a level, or to an evenly progressive ascent,	      as the line of a canal or road.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Stock Breeding) To cross with some better breed; to	      improve the blood of.	      [1913 Webster]
graded \graded\ adj.	   1. ordered by some quantitative ranking; as, Reading tests of	      graded difficulty.	   Syn: ordered, ranked.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. leveled and drained but not paved; -- of roads.	   Syn: graveled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gradely \Grade"ly\, a. [Cf. AS. grad grade, step, order, fr. L.	   gradus. See {Grade}.]	   Decent; orderly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. -- adv. Decently;	   in order. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grader \Grad"er\, n.	   1. One who grades, or that by means of which grading is done	      or facilitated.	   2. Specifically: A vehicle used for levelling earth, esp. one	      with a plow blade suspended from the center, used	      specifically for grading roads.	      [PJC]
Gradient \Gra"di*ent\, a. [L. gradiens, p. pr. of gradi to step,	   to go. See {Grade}.]	   1. Moving by steps; walking; as, gradient automata.	      --Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rising or descending by regular degrees of inclination;	      as, the gradient line of a railroad.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adapted for walking, as the feet of certain birds.	      [1913 Webster]	Gradient \Gra"di*ent\, n.	   1. The rate of regular or graded ascent or descent in a road;	      grade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part of a road which slopes upward or downward; a	      portion of a way not level; a grade.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The rate of increase or decrease of a variable magnitude,	      or the curve which represents it; as, a thermometric	      gradient.	   4. (Chem., Biochem.) The variation of the concentration of a	      chemical substance in solution through some linear path;	      also called concentration gradient; -- usually measured in	      concentration units per unit distance. Concentration	      gradients are created naturally, e.g. by the diffusion of	      a substance from a point of high concentration toward	      regions of lower concentration within a body of liquid; in	      laboratory techniques they may be made artificially.	      [PJC]	   {gradient maker} (Biochem.) a device which creates a	      concentration gradient in a solution within some	      apparatus; -- used, e. g., for separation of biochemical	      substances.	      [PJC]	   {Gradient post}, a post or stake indicating by its height or	      by marks on it the grade of a railroad, highway, or	      embankment, etc., at that spot. Gradin
Gradin \Gra"din\, Gradine \Gra*dine"\,n. [F. gradin, dim. of	   grade. See {Grade}.] (Arch.)	   Any member like a step, as the raised back of an altar or the	   like; a set raised over another. "The gradines of the	   amphitheeater." --Layard.	   [1913 Webster]
Gradine \Gra*dine"\, n. [F. gradine.]	   A toothed chised by sculptors.	   [1913 Webster]
Grading \Grad"ing\, n.	   The act or method of arranging in or by grade, or of	   bringing, as the surface of land or a road, to the desired	   level or grade.	   [1913 Webster]
Gradino \Gra*di"no\, n.; pl. {Gradinos}. [It.] (Arch.)	   A step or raised shelf, as above a sideboard or altar. Cf.	   {Superaltar}, and {Gradin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gradual \Grad"u*al"\; a. [Cf; F. graduel. See {Grade}, and cf.	   {Gradual}, n.]	   Proceeding by steps or degrees; advancing, step by step, as	   in ascent or descent or from one state to another; regularly	   progressive; slow; as, a gradual increase of knowledge; a	   gradual decline.	   [1913 Webster]	         Creatures animate with gradual life	         Of growth, sense, reason, all summed up in man.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Gradual \Grad"u*al\, n. [LL. graduale a gradual (in sense 1),	   fr. L. gradus step: cf. F. graduel. See {Grade}, and cf.	   {Grail} a gradual.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) An antiphon or responsory after the epistle, in the	          Mass, which was sung on the steps, or while the deacon	          ascended the steps.	      (b) A service book containing the musical portions of the	          Mass.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of steps. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Graduality \Grad"u*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being gradual; gradualness. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Gradually \Grad"u*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In a gradual manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In degree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Human reason doth not only gradually, but	            specifically, differ from the fantastic reason of	            brutes.                               --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]
Gradualness \Grad"u*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being gradual; regular progression or	   gradation; slowness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gradualness of this movement.        --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gradualness of growth is a characteristic which	         strikes the simplest observer.           --H. Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Graduate \Grad"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graduated}p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Graduating}.] [Cf. F. graduer. See {Graduate}, n.,	   {Grade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps,	      grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a	      scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To admit or elevate to a certain grade or degree; esp., in	      a college or university, to admit, at the close of the	      course, to an honorable standing defined by a diploma; as,	      he was graduated at Yale College.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prepare gradually; to arrange, temper, or modify by	      degrees or to a certain degree; to determine the degrees	      of; as, to graduate the heat of an oven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dyers advance and graduate their colors with salts.	                                                  --Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) To bring to a certain degree of consistency, by	      evaporation, as a fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Graduating engine}, a dividing engine. See {Dividing}	      engine, under {Dividing}.	      [1913 Webster]	Graduate \Grad"u*ate\, v. i.	   1. To pass by degrees; to change gradually; to shade off; as,	      sandstone which graduates into gneiss; carnelian sometimes	      graduates into quartz.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) To taper, as the tail of certain birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take a degree in a college or university; to become a	      graduate; to receive a diploma.	      [1913 Webster]	            He graduated at Oxford.               --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was brought to their bar and asked where he had	            graduated.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Graduate \Grad"u*ate\, n. [LL. graduatus, p. p. of graduare to	   admit to a degree, fr. L. gradus grade. See {Grade}, n.]	   1. One who has received an academical or professional degree;	      one who has completed the prescribed course of study in	      any school or institution of learning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A graduated cup, tube, flask, or cylinder; a glass	      measuring container used by apothecaries and chemists. See	      under {Graduated}.	      [1913 Webster]	Graduate \Grad"u*ate\, a. [See {Graduate}, n. & v.]	   Arranged by successive steps or degrees; graduated.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beginning with the genus, passing through all the	         graduate	         and subordinate stages.                  --Tatham.	   [1913 Webster]
Graduated \Grad"u*a"ted\, a.	   1. Marked with, or divided into, degrees; divided into	      grades.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Tapered; -- said of a bird's tail when the outer	      feathers are shortest, and the others successively longer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having visible marks and numbers at vertical intervals,	      permitting one to estimate the quantitity of material	      contained; -- of vessels, most commonly those used in	      laboratories for containing liquids. See {graduated	      cylinder}, etc., below.	      [PJC]	   {Graduated cylinder}, {Graduated flask}, {Graduated tube},	   {Graduated bottle}, {Graduated cap}, {Graduated glass} a	      vessel, usually of glass, having horizontal marks upon its	      sides, with figures, to indicate the amount of the	      contents at the several levels.	   {Graduated spring} (Railroads), a combination of metallic and	      rubber springs.	      [1913 Webster]
Graduateship \Grad"u*ate*ship\, n.	   State of being a graduate. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Graduation \Grad"u*a"tion\, n. [LL. graduatio promotion to a	   degree: cf. F. graduation division into degrees.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of graduating, or the state of being graduated;	      as, graduation of a scale; graduation at a college;	      graduation in color; graduation by evaporation; the	      graduation of a bird's tail, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees	      or quantity; a scale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so	      as to hasten its evaporation.	      [1913 Webster]
Graduator \Grad"u*a"tor\, n.	   1. One who determines or indicates graduation; as, a	      graduator of instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for dividing any line, right or curve, into	      small, regular intervals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An apparatus for diffusing a solution, as brine or	      vinegar, over a large surface, for exposure to the air.	      [1913 Webster]
Gradus \Gra"dus\, n. [From L. gradus ad Parnassum a step to	   Parnassus.]	   A dictionary of prosody, designed as an aid in writing Greek	   or Latin poetry.	   [1913 Webster]	         He set to work . . . without gradus or other help. --T.	                                                  Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Graf \Graf\, n. [G. Cf. {-grave}.]	   A German title of nobility, equivalent to earl in English, or	   count in French. See {Earl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Graff \Graff\, n. [OE. grafe, greife, greive. Cf. {Margrave}.]	   A steward; an overseer.	   [1913 Webster]	         [A prince] is nothing but a servant, overseer, or	         graff, and not the head, which is a title belonging	         only to Christ.                          --John Knox.	   [1913 Webster]	Graff \Graff\ n. & v.	   See {Graft}.	   [1913 Webster]
Graffage \Graff"age\, n. [Cf. Grave, n.]	   The scarp of a ditch or moat. "To clean the graffages."	   --Miss Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Graffer \Graf"fer\, n. [See Greffier.] (Law.)	   a notary or scrivener. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Graffiti \Graf*fi"ti\, n. pl. [It., pl. of graffito scratched]	   1. Inscriptions, figure drawings, etc., found on the walls of	      ancient sepulchers or ruins, as in the Catacombs, or at	      Pompeii.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. any writings or drawings on a surface in a public place,	      placed there without authorization of the owner of the	      object on which it is written. Such graffiti are usually	      unwelcome, and are considered as form of vandalism.	      [PJC]
Graffito \Graf*fi"to\, n. [It., fr. graffio a scratching.]	   1. (Art) Production of decorative designs by scratching them	      through a surface of layer plaster, glazing, etc.,	      revealing a different-colored ground; also, pottery or	      ware so decorated; -- chiefly used attributively.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the singular form of {graffiti}, seldom used.	      [PJC]
Graft \Graft\, n. [OE. graff, F. greffe, originally the same	   word as OF. grafe pencil, L. graphium, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to	   write; prob. akin to E. carve. So named from the resemblance	   of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Cf. {Graphic},	   {Grammar.}]	      (a) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another	          tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it.	          The two unite and become one tree, but the graft	          determines the kind of fruit.	      (b) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a	          shoot.	      (c) (Surg.) A portion of living tissue used in the	          operation of autoplasty.	          [1913 Webster]	Graft \Graft\, n. [Prob. orig. so called because illegitimate or	   improper profit was looked upon as a graft, or sort of	   excrescence, on a legitimate business undertaking, in	   distinction from its natural proper development.]	   1. Acquisition of money, position, etc., by dishonest or	      unjust means, as by actual theft or by taking advantage of	      a public office or any position of trust or employment to	      obtain fees, perquisites, profits on contracts,	      legislation, pay for work not done or service not	      performed, etc.; illegal or unfair practice for profit or	      personal advantage; also, anything thus gained. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A "soft thing" or "easy thing;" a "snap." [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Graft \Graft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grafted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grafting}.] [F. greffer. See {Graft}, n.]	   1. To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree;	      to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to	      insert a graft upon. [Formerly written {graff}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in	      a lesion so as to form an organic union.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to	      bring about a close union.	      [1913 Webster]	            And graft my love immortal on thy fame ! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing,	      etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.	      [1913 Webster]	Graft \Graft\, v. i.	   To insert scions from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into	   another; to practice grafting.	   [1913 Webster]
Graftage \Graft"age\, n. (Hort.)	   The science of grafting, including the various methods of	   practice and details of operation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Grafter \Graft"er\, n.	   1. One who inserts scions on other stocks, or propagates	      fruit by ingrafting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument by which grafting is facilitated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The original tree from which a scion has been taken for	      grafting upon another tree. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Grafting \Graft"ing\ n. 1. (Hort.) The act, art, or process of	   inserting grafts.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring,	      rope end, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) The transplanting of a portion of flesh or skin to	      a denuded surface; autoplasty.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Carp.) A scarfing or endwise attachment of one timber to	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cleft grafting} (Hort.) a method of grafting in which the	      scion is placed in a cleft or slit in the stock or stump	      made by sawing off a branch, usually in such a manaer that	      its bark evenly joins that of the stock.	   {Crown grafting} or {Rind grafting}, (Hort.) a method of	      grafting which the alburnum and inner bark are separated,	      and between them is inserted the lower end of the scion	      cut slantwise.	   {Saddle grafting}, a mode of grafting in which a deep cleft	      is made in the end of the scion by two sloping cuts, and	      the end of the stock is made wedge-shaped to fit the cleft	      in the scion, which is placed upon it saddlewise.	   {Side grafting}, a mode of grafting in which the scion, cut	      quite across very obliquely, so as to give it the form of	      a slender wedge, is thrust down inside of the bark of the	      stock or stem into which it is inserted, the cut side of	      the scion being next the wood of the stock.	   {Skin grafting}. (Surg.) See {Autoplasty.}	   {Splice grafting} (Hort.), a method of grafting by cutting	      the ends of the scion and stock completely across and	      obliquely, in such a manner that the sections are of the	      same shape, then lapping the ends so that the one cut	      surface exactly fits the other, and securing them by tying	      or otherwise.	   {Whip grafting}, tongue grafting, the same as splice	      grafting, except that a cleft or slit is made in the end	      of both scion and stock, in the direction of the grain and	      in the middle of the sloping surface, forming a kind of	      tongue, so that when put together, the tongue of each is	      inserted in the slit of the other.	   {Grafting scissors}, a surgeon's scissors, used in	      rhinoplastic operations, etc.	   {Grafting tool}.	      (a) Any tool used in grafting.	      (b) A very strong curved spade used in digging canals.	   {Grafting wax}, a composition of rosin, beeswax tallow, etc.,	      used in binding up the wounds of newly grafted trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Graham bread \Gra"ham bread"\ [From Sylvester Graham, a lecturer	   on dietetics.]	   Bread made of unbolted wheat flour. [U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Grahamite \Gra"ham*ite\, n. [See {Graham bread}.]	   One who follows the dietetic system of Graham. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grail \Grail\, n. [OF. greel, LL. gradale. See {Gradual}, n.]	   A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.	   [Obs.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such as antiphonals, missals, grails, processionals,	         etc.                                     --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]	Grail \Grail\, n. [OF. graal, greal, greet, F. graal, gr['e]al,	   LL. gradalis, gradale, prob. derived fr. L. crater bowl,	   mixing vessel, Gr. krath`r. See {Crater.}]	   A broad, open dish; a chalice; -- only used of the {Holy	   Grail}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Holy Grail, according to some legends of the Middle	         Ages, was the cup used by our Savior in dispensing the	         wine at the last supper; and according to others, the	         platter on which the paschal lamb was served at the	         last Passover observed by our Lord. This cup, according	         to the legend, if appoached by any but a perfectly pure	         and holy person, would be borne away and vanish from	         the sight. The quest of the Holy Grail was to be	         undertaken only by a knight who was perfectly chaste in	         thought, word, and act.	         [1913 Webster]	Grail \Grail\, n. [F. gr[^e]le hail, from gr['e]s grit, OHG.	   griex, grioz, G. gries, gravel, grit. See {Grit.}]	   Small particles of earth; gravel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lying down upon the sandy grail.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Grail \Grail\ (gr[=a]l), n. [Cf. OF. graite slender, F.	   gr[^e]te.]	   One of the small feathers of a hawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Graille \Graille\ (gr[=a]l), n. [Cf. F. gr[^e]le a sort of	   file.]	   A halfround single-cut file or fioat, having one curved face	   and one straight face, -- used by comb makers. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Grain \Grain\, v. & n.	   See {Groan.} [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Grain \Grain\ (gr[=a]n), n. [F. grain, L. granum, grain, seed,	   small kernel, small particle. See {Corn}, and cf. {Garner},	   n., {Garnet}, {Gram} the chick-pea, {Granule}, {Kernel.}]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A single small hard seed; a kernel, especially of those	      plants, like wheat, whose seeds are used for food.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fruit of certain grasses which furnish the chief food	      of man, as corn, wheat, rye, oats, etc., or the plants	      themselves; -- used collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Storehouses crammed with grain.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any small, hard particle, as of sand, sugar, salt, etc.;	      hence, any minute portion or particle; as, a grain of	      gunpowder, of pollen, of starch, of sense, of wit, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . with a grain of manhood well resolved.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The unit of the English system of weights; -- so called	      because considered equal to the average of grains taken	      from the middle of the ears of wheat. 7,000 grains	      constitute the pound avoirdupois, and 5,760 grains the	      pound troy. A grain is equal to .0648 gram. See {Gram.}	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes;	      hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson,	      scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent	      to {Tyrian purple}.	      [1913 Webster]	            All in a robe of darkest grain.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doing as the dyers do, who, having first dipped	            their silks in colors of less value, then give' them	            the last tincture of crimson in grain. --Quoted by	                                                  Coleridge,	                                                  preface to	                                                  Aids to	                                                  Reflection.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The composite particles of any substance; that arrangement	      of the particles of any body which determines its	      comparative roughness or hardness; texture; as, marble,	      sugar, sandstone, etc., of fine grain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hard box, and linden of a softer grain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The direction, arrangement, or appearance of the fibers in	      wood, or of the strata in stone, slate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knots, by the conflux of meeting sap,	            Infect the sound pine and divert his grain	            Tortive and errant from his course of growth.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The fiber which forms the substance of wood or of any	      fibrous material.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on	      that side. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. pl. The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or	       distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called {draff}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Bot.) A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in	       the common dock. See {Grained}, a., 4.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Temper; natural disposition; inclination. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Brothers . . . not united in grain.  --Hayward.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. A sort of spice, the grain of paradise. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             He cheweth grain and licorice,	             To smellen sweet.                    --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Against the grain}, against or across the direction of the	      fibers; hence, against one's wishes or tastes;	      unwillingly; unpleasantly; reluctantly; with difficulty.	      --Swift. --Saintsbury.	   {A grain of allowance}, a slight indulgence or latitude a	      small allowance.	   {Grain binder}, an attachment to a harvester for binding the	      grain into sheaves.	   {Grain colors}, dyes made from the coccus or kermes insect.	      	   {Grain leather}.	       (a) Dressed horse hides.	       (b) Goat, seal, and other skins blacked on the grain side	           for women's shoes, etc.	   {Grain moth} (Zool.), one of several small moths, of the	      family {Tineid[ae]} (as {Tinea granella} and {Butalis	      cerealella}), whose larv[ae] devour grain in storehouses.	      	   {Grain side} (Leather), the side of a skin or hide from which	      the hair has been removed; -- opposed to {flesh side.}	   {Grains of paradise}, the seeds of a species of amomum.	   {grain tin}, crystalline tin ore metallic tin smelted with	      charcoal.	   {Grain weevil} (Zool.), a small red weevil ({Sitophilus	      granarius}), which destroys stored wheat and other grain,	      by eating out the interior.	   {Grain worm} (Zool.), the larva of the grain moth. See {grain	      moth}, above.	   {In grain}, of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate;	      genuine. "Anguish in grain." --Herbert.	   {To dye in grain}, to dye of a fast color by means of the	      coccus or kermes grain [see {Grain}, n., 5]; hence, to dye	      firmly; also, to dye in the wool, or in the raw material.	      See under {Dye.}	      [1913 Webster]	            The red roses flush up in her cheeks . . .	            Likce crimson dyed in grain.          --Spenser.	   {To go against the grain of} (a person), to be repugnant to;	      to vex, irritate, mortify, or trouble.	      [1913 Webster]	Grain \Grain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grained} (gr[=a]nd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Graining.}]	   1. To paint in imitation of the grain of wood, marble, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form (powder, sugar, etc.) into grains.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take the hair off (skins); to soften and raise the	      grain of (leather, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]	Grain \Grain\, v. i. [F. grainer, grener. See {Grain}, n.]	   1. To yield fruit. [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the	      result of crystallization; to granulate.	      [1913 Webster]	Grain \Grain\ (gr[=a]n), n. [See {Groin} a part of the body.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant. [Obs.]	      --G. Douglas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tine, prong, or fork. Specifically:	      (a) One the branches of a valley or of a river.	      (b) pl. An iron fish spear or harpoon, having four or more	          barbed points.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A blade of a sword, knife, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) A thin piece of metal, used in a mold to steady	      a core.	      [1913 Webster]
Grained \Grained\ (gr[=a]nd), a.	   1. Having a grain; divided into small particles or grains;	      showing the grain; hence, rough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dyed in grain; ingrained.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons lightly dipped, not grained, in generous	            honesty, are but pale in goodness.    --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Painted or stained in imitation of the grain of wood,	      marble, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Having tubercles or grainlike processes, as the	      petals or sepals of some flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Grainer \Grain"er\ (gr[=a]n"[~e]r), n.	   1. An infusion of pigeon's dung used by tanners to neutralize	      the effects of lime and give flexibility to skins; --	      called also {grains} and {bate.}	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knife for taking the hair off skins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who paints in imitation of the grain of wood, marble,	      etc.; also, the brush or tool used in graining.	      [1913 Webster]
Grainfield \Grain"field`\ (gr[=a]n"f[=e]ld`), n.	   A field where grain is grown.	   [1913 Webster]
graininess \graininess\ n.	   the quality of being composed of relatively large particles.	   Syn: coarseness, granularity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Graining \Grain"ing\, n.	   1. Indentation; roughening; milling, as on edges of coins.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A process in dressing leather, by which the skin is	      softened and the grain raised.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Painting or staining, in imitation of the grain of wood,	      stone, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Soap Making) The process of separating soap from spent	      lye, as with salt.	      [1913 Webster]	Graining \Grain"ing\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European fresh-water fish ({Leuciscus vulgaris}); --	   called also {dobule}, and {dace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grains \Grains\ (gr[=a]nz), n. pl.	   1. See 5th {Grain}, n., 2	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Pigeon's dung used in tanning. See {Grainer.} n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Grainy \Grain"y\ (gr[=a]n"[y^]), a.	   Resembling grains; granular.	   [1913 Webster]
Graip \Graip\ (gr[=a]p), n. [Perh. akin to grope, gripe.]	   A dungfork. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Graith \Graith\ (gr[=a]th), v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Greith.} --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Graith \Graith\, n.	   Furniture; apparatus or accouterments for work, traveling,	   war, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Grakle \Gra"kle\ (gr[a^]k"'l), n. (Zool.)	   See {Grackle.}	   [1913 Webster]
Grallae \Gral"l[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. grallae stilts, for	   gradulae, fr. gradus. See {Grade.}] (Zool.)	   An order of birds which formerly included all the waders. By	   later writers it is usually restricted to the sandpipers,	   plovers, and allied forms; -- called also {Grallatores}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grallatores \Gral"la*to"res\, n. pl. [NL. from L. grallator one	   who runs on stilts.] (Zool.)	   See {Grall[ae]}. Grallatorial
Grallatorial \Gral`la*to"ri*al\, Grallatory \Gral"la*to*ry\,a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Grallatores, or waders.	   [1913 Webster]
Grallic \Gral"lic\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Grall[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Gralline \Gral"line\ (l[imac]n), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Grall[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Gralloch \Gral"loch\, n.	   Offal of a deer. -- v. t. To remove the offal from (a deer).	   [1913 Webster]
-gram \-gram\ (-gr[a^]m). [Gr. gra`mma a thing drawn or written,	   a letter, fr. gra`fein to draw, write. See {Graphic.}]	   A suffix indicating something drawn or written, a drawing,	   writing; -- as, monogram, telegram, chronogram.	   [1913 Webster]
Gram \Gram\ (gr[a^]m), a. [AS. gram; akin to E. grim. [root]35.]	   Angry. [Obs.] --Havelok, the Dane.	   [1913 Webster]	Gram \Gram\, n. [Pg. gr[~a]o grain. See {Grain.}] (Bot.)	   The East Indian name of the chick-pea ({Cicer arietinum}) and	   its seeds; also, other similar seeds there used for food.	   Gram	Gram \Gram\, Gramme \Gramme\ (gr[a^]m), n. [F. gramme, from Gr.	   gra`mma that which is written, a letter, a small weight, fr.	   gra`fein to write. See {Graphic.}]	   The unit of mass or weight in the metric system. It was	   intended to be exactly, and is very nearly, equivalent to the	   weight in a vacuum of one cubic centimeter of pure water at	   its maximum density. It is equal to 15.432 grains. See	   {Grain}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gram degree}, or {Gramme degree} (Physics), a unit of heat,	      being the amount of heat necessary to raise the	      temperature of one gram of pure water one degree	      centigrade.	   {Gram equivalent} (Electrolysis), that quantity of the metal	      which will replace one gram of hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]
Grama grass \Gra"ma grass`\ [Sp. grama a sort of grass.] (Bot.)	   The name of several kinds of pasture grasses found in the	   Western United States, esp. the {Bouteloua oligostachya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gramarye \Gram"a*rye\, n. [OE. gramer, grameri, gramori,	   grammar, magic, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire. See {Grammar.}]	   Necromancy; magic. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gramashes \Gra*mash"es\, n. pl. [See {Gamashes.}]	   Gaiters reaching to the knee; leggings.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strong gramashes, or leggings of thick gray cloth.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Grame \Grame\, n. [See {Gram}, a.]	   1. Anger; wrath; scorn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sorrow; grief; misery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Gramercy \Gra*mer"cy\, interj. [F. grand-merci. See {Grand}, and	   {Mercy.}]	   A word formerly used to express thankfulness, with surprise;	   many thanks.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gramercy, Mammon, said the gentle knight. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Graminaceous \Gram"i*na"ceous\, a. [L. gramen, graminis, grass.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the grasses; gramineous; as,	   graminaceous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Gramineae \Gramineae\ n.	   1. the grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants	      including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane.	   Syn: family Gramineae, Graminaceae, family Graminaceae,	        Poaceae, family Poaceae, grass family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gramineal \Gra*min"e*al\, a.	   Gramineous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gramineous \Gra*min"e*ous\, a. [L. gramineus, fr. gramen,	   graminis, grass.] (Bot.)	   Like, Or pertaining to, grass. See {Grass}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Graminifolious \Gram"i*ni*fo"li*ous\, a. [L. gramen, graminis,	   grass + folium leaf.] (Bot.)	   Bearing leaves resembling those of grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Graminivorous \Gram"i*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. gramen, graminis,	   grass + vorare to eat greedily.]	   Feeding or subsisting on grass, and the like food; -- said of	   horses, cattle, and other animals.	   [1913 Webster]
gramma \gram"ma\ n.	   A pasture grass of the plains of South America and western	   North America; same as {grama grass}, which see.	   Syn: grama, grama grass, gramma grass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grammalogue \Gram"ma*logue\ (gr[a^]m"m[.a]*l[o^]g), n. [Gr.	   gra`mma letter + lo`gos word. Cf. {Logogram}.] (Phonography)	   Literally, a letter word; a word represented by a logogram;	   as, it, represented by |, that is, t. --Pitman.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammar \Gram"mar\, n. [OE. gramere, OF. gramaire, F. grammaire	   Prob. fr. L. gramatica Gr ?, fem. of ? skilled in grammar,	   fr. ? letter. See {Gramme}, {Graphic}, and cf. {Grammatical},	   {Gramarye}.]	   1. The science which treats of the principles of language;	      the study of forms of speech, and their relations to one	      another; the art concerned with the right use and	      application of the rules of a language, in speaking or	      writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The whole fabric of grammar rests upon the classifying	         of words according to their function in the sentence.	         --Bain.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of speaking or writing with correctness or	      according to established usage; speech considered with	      regard to the rules of a grammar.	      [1913 Webster]	            The original bad grammar and bad spelling.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A treatise on the principles of language; a book	      containing the principles and rules for correctness in	      speaking or writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. treatise on the elements or principles of any science; as,	      a grammar of geography.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Comparative grammar}, the science which determines the	      relations of kindred languages by examining and comparing	      their grammatical forms.	   {Grammar school}.	      (a) A school, usually endowed, in which Latin and Greek	          grammar are taught, as also other studies preparatory	          to colleges or universities; as, the famous Rugby	          Grammar School. This use of the word is more common in	          England than in the United States.	          [1913 Webster]	                When any town shall increase to the number of a	                hundred	                families or householders, they shall set up a	                grammar school, the master thereof being able to	                instruct youth so far as they may be fitted for	                the University.                   --Mass.	                                                  Records	                                                  (1647).	      (b) In the American system of graded common schools, at	          one time the term referred to an intermediate school	          between the primary school and the high school, in	          which the principles of English grammar were taught;	          now, it is synonymous with {primary school} or	          {elementary school}, being the first school at which	          children are taught subjects required by the state	          educational laws. In different communities, the	          grammar school (primary school) may have grades 1 to	          4, 1 to 6, or 1 to 8, usually together with a	          kindergarten. Schools between the primary school and	          high school are now commonly termed {middle school} or	          {intermediate school}.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Grammar \Gram"mar\, v. i.	   To discourse according to the rules of grammar; to use	   grammar. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammarian \Gram*ma"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. grammairien.]	   1. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a	      philologist.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of	         honorable distinction for all who were considered	         learned in any art or faculty whatever." --Brande & C.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who writes on, or teaches, grammar.	      [1913 Webster]
Grammarianism \Gram*ma"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The principles, practices, or peculiarities of grammarians.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grammarless \Gram"mar*less\, a.	   Without grammar.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammates \Gram"mates\, n. pl. [From Gr. ? letters, written	   rules.]	   Rudiments; first principles, as of grammar. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammatic \Gram*mat"ic\, a.	   Grammatical.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammatical \Gram*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. grammaticus, grammaticalis;	   Gr. ? skilled in grammar, knowing one's letters, from ? a	   letter: cf. F. grammatical. See {Grammar}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to grammar; of the nature of grammar; as,	      a grammatical rule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to the rules of grammar; grammatically correct;	      as, the sentence is not grammatical; the construction is	      not grammatical. --{Gram*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Gram*mat"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Grammaticaster \Gram*mat"icas"ter\, n. [LL.]	   A petty grammarian; a grammatical pedant or pretender.	   [1913 Webster]	         My noble Neophite, my little grammaticaster. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammatication \Gram*mat"i*ca"tion\, n.	   A principle of grammar; a grammatical rule. [Obs.]	   --Dalgarno.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammaticism \Gram*mat"i*cism\, n.	   A point or principle of grammar. --Abp. Leighton.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammaticize \Gram*mat"i*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Grammaticized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Grammaticizing}.]	   To render grammatical. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammatist \Gram"ma*tist\, n. [L. grammatista schoolmaster, Gr.	   ?, from ? to teach the letters, to be a scribe: cf. F.	   grammatiste. See {Grammatical}.]	   A petty grammarian. [R.] --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Grammatophyllum \Grammatophyllum\ n.	   A small genus of large epiphytic or terrestrial orchids of	   Southeastern Asia to Polynesia; the giants of the	   {Orchidaceae} having long narrow leaves and drooping flower	   clusters often 6 feet long.	   Syn: genus {Grammatophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gramme \Gramme\, n.	   Same as {Gram} the weight.	   [1913 Webster]	Gramme machine \Gramme" ma*chine"\ (Elec.)	   A kind of dynamo-electric machine; -- so named from its	   French inventor, M. Gramme. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
grammer \gram"mer\ (gr[a^]m"m[~e]r) n.	   {Grammar}; -- a common misspelling. [Misspelling]	   [PJC]
Gramophone \Gram"o*phone\, n. [Gr. ? a thing drawn or written	   (fr. ? write) + -phone, as in telephone. Originally a	   trademark.]	   An instrument for recording, preserving, and reproducing	   sounds, the record being a tracing of a phonautograph etched	   in some solid material. Reproduction is accomplished by means	   of a system attached to an elastic diaphragm. This older term	   is almost completely replaced for modern devices by the word	   {phonograph} (or {hi-fi}), and technological changes have	   made the term sound antiquated, and it is usually used to	   refer to older non-electronic versions of the phonograph.	   [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Grampus \Gram"pus\, n.; pl. {Grampuses}. [Probably corrupted	   from It. gran pesce great fish, or Sp. gran pez, or Pg. gran	   peixe, all fr. L. grandis piscis. See {Grand}, and {Fish}.	   the animal.]	   1. (Zool.) A toothed delphinoid cetacean, of the genus	      {Grampus}, esp. {G. griseus} of Europe and America, which	      is valued for its oil. It grows to be fifteen to twenty	      feet long; its color is gray with white streaks. Called	      also {cowfish}. The California grampus is {G. Stearnsii}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of tongs used in a bloomery. [U.S.] Granade
Granade \Gra*nade"\, Granado \Gra*na"do\, n.	   See {Grenade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Granadilla \Gran`a*dil"la\, n. [Sp., dim. of granada	   pomegranate. See {Grenade}, {Garnet}.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of certain species of passion flower (esp.	   {Passiflora quadrangularis}) found in Brazil and the West	   Indies. It is as large as a child's head, and is a good	   dessert fruit. The fruit of {Passiflora edulis} is used for	   flavoring ices.	   [1913 Webster]
granadillo \gran`a*dil"lo\ n. (Bot.)	   A West Indian tree ({Brya ebenus}) yielding a fine grade of	   green ebony.	   Syn: granadilla tree, {Brya ebenus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Granary \Gran"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Granaries}. [L. granarium, fr.	   granum grain. See {Garner}.]	   1. A storehouse or repository for grain, esp. after it is	      thrashed or husked; a cornhouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Fig.), A region fertile in grain; in this sense,	      equivalent to {breadbasket}, used figuratively; as,	      Ukraine, the granary of the Soviet Union.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The exhaustless granary of a world.   --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Granate \Gran"ate\, n.	   See {Garnet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Granatin \Gra*na"tin\, n. [L. granatum the pomegranate.] (Chem.)	   D-mannitol; -- so called because found in the pomegranate.	   See {mannitol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Granatite \Gran"a*tite\, n.	   See {Staurolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grand \Grand\ (gr[a^]nd), a. [Compar. {Grander}	   (gr[a^]nd"[~e]r); superl. {Grandest}.] [OE. grant, grount,	   OF. grant, F. grand, fr. L. grandis; perh. akin to gravis	   heavy, E. grave, a. Cf. {Grandee}.]	   1. Of large size or extent; great; extensive; hence,	      relatively great; greatest; chief; principal; as, a grand	      mountain; a grand army; a grand mistake. "Our grand foe,	      Satan." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Making so bold . . . to unseal	            Their grand commission.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great in size, and fine or imposing in appearance or	      impression; illustrious, dignifled, or noble (said of	      persons); majestic, splendid, magnificent, or sublime	      (said of things); as, a grand monarch; a grand lord; a	      grand general; a grand view; a grand conception.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are the highest models of expression, the	            unapproached	            masters of the grand style.           --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having higher rank or more dignity, size, or importance	      than other persons or things of the same name; as, a grand	      lodge; a grand vizier; a grand piano, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Standing in the second or some more remote degree of	      parentage or descent; -- generalIy used in composition;	      as, grandfather, grandson, grandchild, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            What cause	            Mov'd our grand parents, in that happy state,	            Favor'd of Heaven so highly, to fall off	            From their Creator.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      	   {Grand Army of the Republic}, an organized voluntary	      association of men who served in the Union army or navy	      during the civil war in the United States. The order has	      chapters, called Posts, throughout the country.	   {Grand paunch}, a glutton or gourmand. [Obs.] --Holland.	   {Grand pensionary}. See under {Pensionary}.	   {Grand piano} (Mus.), a large piano, usually harp-shaped, in	      which the wires or strings are generally triplicated,	      increasing the power, and all the mechanism is introduced	      in the most effective manner, regardless of the size of	      the instrument.	   {Grand relief} (Sculp.), alto relievo.	   {Grand Seignior}. See under {Seignior}.	   {Grand stand}, the principal stand, or erection for	      spectators, at a, race course, etc.	   {Grand vicar} (Eccl.), a principal vicar; an ecclesiastical	      delegate in France.	   {Grand vizier}. See under {Vizier}.	   Syn: Magnificent; sublime; majestic; dignified; elevated;	        stately; august; pompous; lofty; eralted; noble.	   Usage: Grand, Magnificent, Sublime. Grand, in reference to	          objects of taste, is applied to that which expands the	          mind by a sense of vastness and majesty; magnificent	          is applied to anything which is imposing from its	          splendor; sublime describes that which is awful and	          elevating. A cataract is grand; a rich and varied	          landscape is magnificent; an overhanging precipice is	          sublime. "Grandeur admits of degrees and	          modifications; but magnificence is that which has	          already reached the highest degree of superiority	          naturally belonging to the object in question."	          --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
Grandam \Gran"dam\, n. [F. grande, fem. of grand + dame. See	   {Grand}, and {Dame}.]	   An old woman; specifically, a grandmother. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandaunt \Grand"aunt"\, n. [Cf. F. grand'tante.]	   The aunt of one's father or mother.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandchild \Grand"child"\, n.	   A son's or daughter's child; a child in the second degree of	   descent.	   [1913 Webster]
Granddaughter \Grand"daugh"ter\, n.	   The daughter of one's son or daughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Grand-ducal \Grand"-du"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a grand duke. --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandee \Gran*dee"\, n. [Sp. grande. See {Grand}.]	   A man of elevated rank or station; a nobleman. In Spain, a	   nobleman of the first rank, who may be covered in the king's	   presence.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandeeship \Gran*dee"ship\, n.	   The rank or estate of a grandee; lordship. --H. Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandeur \Gran"deur\, n. [F., fr. grand. See {Grand}.]	   The state or quality of being grand; vastness; greatness;	   splendor; magnificence; stateliness; sublimity; dignity;	   elevation of thought or expression; nobility of action.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor doth this grandeur and majestic show	         Of luxury . . . allure mine eye.         --Milton.	   Syn: Sublimity; majesty; stateliness; augustness; loftiness.	        See {Sublimity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Grandevity \Gran*dev"i*ty\, n. [L. grandaevitas.]	   Great age; long life. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandevous \Gran*de"vous\, a. [L. grandaevus; grandig grand+	   aevum lifetime, age.]	   Of great age; aged; longlived. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandfather \Grand"fa"ther\, n.	   A father's or mother's father; an ancestor immediately after	   the father or mother in lineal ascent.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grandfather longlegs}. (Zool.) See {Daddy longlegs}.	      [1913 Webster]
Grandfatherly \Grand"fa"ther*ly\, a.	   Like a grandfather in age or manner; kind; benignant;	   indulgent.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was a grandfatherly sort of personage. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandific \Gran*dif"ic\, a. [L. grandificus; grandis grand +	   facere to make.]	   Making great. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandiloquence \Gran*dil"o*quence\, n.	   The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a	   bad sense.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sin of grandiloquence or tall talking. --Thackeray,	   [1913 Webster]
Grandiloquent \Gran*dil"o*quent\, a. [L. grandis grand + logui	   to speak.]	   Speaking in a lofty style; pompous; bombastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandiloquous \Gran*dil"o*quous\, a. [L. grandiloquus; grandis	   grand + loqui to apeak.]	   Grandiloquent.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandinous \Gran"di*nous\, a. [L. grandinosus, fr. qrando,	   grandinis, hail.]	   Consisting of hail; abounding in hail. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandiose \Gran"di*ose"\, a. [F. grandiose, It. grandioso. See	   {Grand}.]	   1. Impressive or elevating in effect; imposing; splendid;	      striking; -- in a good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tone of the parts was to be perpetually kept	            down in order not to impair the grandiose effect of	            the whole.                            --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grandiose red tulips which grow wild. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor;	      flaunting; turgid; bombastic; -- in a bad sense; as, a	      grandiose style.	      [1913 Webster]
Grandiosity \Gran"di*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. grandiosit['e], It.	   grandiosit[`a].]	   The state or quality of being grandiose,	   [1913 Webster]
Grandity \Grand"i*ty\, n. [L. granditas: cf. OF. granit['e]. See	   {Grand}.]	   Grandness. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandly \Grand"ly\, adv.	   In a grand manner. Grandma
Grandma \Grand"ma"\, Grandmamma \Grand"mam*ma"\, n.	   A grandmother.	   [1913 Webster]
Grand mercy \Grand" mer"cy\	   See {Gramercy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grandmother \Grand"moth"er\, n.	   The mother of one's father or mother.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandmotherly \Grand"moth"er*ly\, a.	   Like a grandmother in age or manner; kind; indulgent.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandnephew \Grand"neph"ew\, n.	   The grandson of one's brother or sister.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandness \Grand"ness\, n.	   Grandeur. --Wollaston.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandniece \Grand"niece"\, n.	   The granddaughter of one's brother or sister. Grandpa
Grandpa \Grand"pa"\, Grandpapa \Grand"pa*pa"\, n.	   A grandfather.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandsire \Grand"sire"\, n. [OF. grantsire. See {Grand}, and	   {Sire}.]	   Specifically, a grandfather; more generally, any ancestor.	   [1913 Webster]
Grandson \Grand"son"\, n.	   A son's or daughter's son.	   [1913 Webster]
Granduncle \Grand"un"cle\, n. [Cf. F. grand-oncle.]	   A father's or mother's uncle.	   [1913 Webster] grand unified theory
grand unified theory \grand unified theory\, grand unification
theory \grand unification theory\n. (Theoretical physics)	   Any of a class of physics theories that attempts to explain	   the electroweak forces, stong force, and gravitation within a	   single mathematical conceptual scheme. In the 1990's {string	   theory} and {superstring theory} were prominent examples.	   Abbreviated GUT, plural GUTs.	   [PJC]
Grane \Grane\, v. & n.	   See {Groan}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grange \Grange\, n. [F. grange barn, LL. granea, from L. granum	   grain. See {Grain} a kernel.]	   1. A building for storing grain; a granary. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A farmhouse, with the barns and other buildings for	      farming purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	            And eke an officer out for to ride,	            To see her granges and her bernes wide. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor burnt the grange, nor bussed the milking maid.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A farmhouse of a monastery, where the rents and tithes,	      paid in grain, were deposited. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A farm; generally, a farm with a house at a distance from	      neighbors.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An association of farmers, designed to further their	      interests, and particularly to bring producers and	      consumers, farmers and manufacturers, into direct	      commercial relations, without intervention of middlemen or	      traders. The first grange was organized in 1867. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Granger \Gran"ger\, n.	   1. A farm steward. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of a grange. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Grangerism \Gran"ger*ism\, n. [So called from the Rev. James	   Granger, whose "Biographical History of England" (1769) was a	   favorite book for illustration in this manner.]	   The practice of illustrating a particular book by engravings	   collected from other books.	   [1913 Webster]
Grangerite \Gran"ger*ite\, n.	   One who collects illustrations from various books for the	   decoration of one book.	   [1913 Webster]
Grangerize \Gran"ger*ize\, v. t. & i.	   To collect (illustrations from books) for decoration of other	   books. --G. A. Sala.	   [1913 Webster] Granger railroads
Granger railroads \Gran"ger railroads\, or Granger roads
\Granger roads\ . (Finance)	   Certain railroads whose traffic largely consists in carrying	   the produce of farmers or grangers; -- specifically applied	   to the Chicago & Alton; Chicago, Burlington & Quincey;	   Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific; Chicago, Milwaukee & St.	   Paul; and Chicago & Northwestern, railroads. [U. S.,	   obsolescent].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Granger stocks
Granger stocks \Granger stocks\ or Granger shares \Granger
shares\	   Stocks or shares of the granger railroads.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Graniferous \Gra*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. qranifer; granum grain +	   ferre to bear: cf. F. granif[`e]re.]	   Bearing grain, or seeds like grain. --Humble.	   [1913 Webster]
Graniform \Gran"i*form\, a. [L. granum grain + -form; cf. F.	   graniforme.]	   Formed like of corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Granilla \Gra*nil"la\, n. [Sp., small seed.]	   Small grains or dust of cochineal or the coccus insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Granite \Gran"ite\ (gr[a^]n"[i^]t), n. [It. granito granite,	   adj., grainy, p. p. of granire to make grainy, fr. L. granum	   grain; cf. F. granit. See {Grain}.] (Geol.)	   A crystalline, granular rock, consisting of quartz, feldspar,	   and mica, and usually of a whitish, grayish, or flesh-red	   color. It differs from gneiss in not having the mica in	   planes, and therefore in being destitute of a schistose	   structure.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Varieties containing hornblende are common. See also	         the {Note} under {Mica}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gneissoid granite}, granite in which the mica has traces of	      a regular arrangement.	   {Graphic granite}, granite consisting of quartz and feldspar	      without mica, and having the quartz crystals so arranged	      in the transverse section like oriental characters.	   {Porphyritic granite}, granite containing feldspar in	      distinct crystals.	   {Hornblende granite}, or	   {Syenitic granite}, granite containing hornblende as well as	      mica, or, according to some authorities hornblende	      replacing the mica.	   {Granite ware}.	   (a) A kind of stoneware.	   (b) A Kind of ironware, coated with an enamel resembling	       granite.	       [1913 Webster]
granitelike \granitelike\ adj.	   as hard as granite.	   Syn: granitic, rocklike, stony.	        [WordNet 1.5]
graniteware \graniteware\ n.	   a kind of ironware with stone gray enamel.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Granitic \Gra*nit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. granitique.]	   1. Like granite in composition, color, etc.; having the	      nature of granite; as, granitic texture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of granite; as, granitic mountains.	      [1913 Webster]
Granitical \Gra*nit"ic*al\, a.	   Granitic.	   [1913 Webster]
Granitification \Gra*nit`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Granite + L. -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   The act or the process of forming into granite. --Humble.	   [1913 Webster]
Granitiform \Gra*nit"i*form\, a. [Granite + -form.] (Geol.)	   Resembling granite in structure or shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Granitoid \Gran"i*toid\, a. [Granite + -oid: cf. F.	   granito["i]de.]	   Resembling granite in granular appearance; as, granitoid	   gneiss; a granitoid pavement.	   [1913 Webster]
Granivorous \Gra*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. granum grain + vorare to	   devour: cf. F. granivore.]	   Eating grain; feeding or subsisting on seeds; as, granivorous	   birds.
--Gay.
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Grannam \Gran"nam\, n.	   A grandam. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Granny \Gran"ny\, n.	   A grandmother; a grandam; familiarly, an old woman.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Granny's bend}, or {Granny's knot} (Naut.), a kind of	      insecure knot or hitch; a reef knot crossed the wrong way.	      [1913 Webster]
Granolithic \Gran`o*lith"ic\, n. [L. granum a grain (or E.	   granite) + -lith + -ic.]	   A kind of hard artificial stone, used for pavements.	   [1913 Webster]
Grant \Grant\ (gr[.a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Granted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Granting}.] [OE. graunten, granten, OF. graanter,	   craanter, creanter, to promise, yield, LL. creantare to	   promise, assure, for (assumed LL.) credentare to make	   believe, fr. L. credens, p. pr. of credere to believe. See	   {Creed}, {Credit}.]	   1. To give over; to make conveyance of; to give the	      possession or title of; to convey; -- usually in answer to	      petition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grant me the place of this threshing floor. --1	                                                  Chron. xxi.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow or confer, with or without compensation,	      particularly in answer to prayer or request; to give.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore did God grant me my request. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To admit as true what is not yet satisfactorily proved; to	      yield belief to; to allow; to yield; to concede.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grant that the Fates have firmed by their decree.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Syn.-- To give; confer; bestow; convey; transfer; admit;	        allow; concede. See {Give}.	        [1913 Webster]	Grant \Grant\, v. i.	   To assent; to consent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Grant \Grant\, n. [OE. grant, graunt, OF. graant, creant,	   promise, assurance. See {Grant}, v. t.]	   1. The act of granting; a bestowing or conferring;	      concession; allowance; permission.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The yielding or admission of something in dispute.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing or property granted; a gift; a boon. Especially:	      a sum of money given to an institution, group, or	      individual for a specific purpose, such as for scientific	      research; as, he got a million-dollar grant from the	      National Institutes of Health to study cancer.	   Note: Grants for research and other purposes are given	         usually by government agencies, charitable foundations,	         or industrial organizations.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Law) A transfer of property by deed or writing;	      especially, an appropriation or conveyance made by the	      government; as, a grant of land or of money; also, the	      deed or writing by which the transfer is made.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, in English law, the term was specifically	         applied to transfers of incorporeal hereditaments,	         expectant estates, and letters patent from government	         and such is its present application in some of the	         United States. But now, in England the usual mode of	         transferring realty is by grant; and so, in some of the	         United States, the term grant is applied to conveyances	         of every kind of real property. --Bouvier. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]
grantable \grant"a*ble\ (gr[.a]nt"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being granted.	   [1913 Webster]
granted \granted\ adj.	   1. Given.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Logic, Rhetoric) Acknowledged or assumed as a	      supposition.	   Syn: given.	        [WordNet 1.5]
grantee \gran*tee"\ (gr[.a]n*t[=e]"), n. (Law)	   The person to whom a grant or conveyance is made.	   [1913 Webster]	         His grace will not survive the poor grantee he	         despises.                                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
granter \grant"er\ (gr[.a]nt"[~e]r), n.	   One who grants.	   [1913 Webster]
grantor \grant"or\ (gr[.a]nt"[^o]r), n. (Law)	   The person by whom a grant or conveyance is made.	   [1913 Webster]
granular \gran"u*lar\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [Cf. F.	   granulaire. See {Granule}.]	   Consisting of, or resembling, grains; as, a granular	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {granular limestone}, crystalline limestone, or marble,	      having a granular structure.	      [1913 Webster]
granularly \gran"u*lar*ly\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[~e]r*l[y^]), adv.	   In a granular form.	   [1913 Webster]
granulary \gran"u*la*ry\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   Granular.	   [1913 Webster]
granulate \gran"u*late\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Granulated} (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Granulating} (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [See {Granule}.]	   1. To form into grains or small masses; as, to granulate	      powder, sugar, or metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise in granules or small asperities; to make rough on	      the surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Granulate \Gran"u*late\, v. i.	   To collect or be formed into grains; as, cane juice	   granulates into sugar. Granulate	Granulate \Gran"u*late\, Granulated \Gran"u*la`ted\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or resembling, grains; crystallized in	      grains; granular; as, granulated sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having numerous small elevations, as shagreen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Granulated steel}, a variety of steel made by a particular	      process beginning with the granulation of pig iron.	      [1913 Webster]
Granulation \Gran`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. granulation.]	   1. The act or process of forming or crystallizing into	      grains; as, the granulation of powder and sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being granulated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.)	      (a) One of the small, red, grainlike prominences which	          form on a raw surface (that of wounds or ulcers), and	          are the efficient agents in the process of healing.	      (b) The act or process of the formation of such	          prominences.	          [1913 Webster]
Granule \Gran"ule\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]l), n. [L. granulum, dim. of	   granum grain: cf. F. granule. See {Grain} a kernel.]	   A little grain; a small particle; a pellet.	   [1913 Webster]
Granuliferous \Gran`u*lif"er*ous\, a. [Granule + -ferous.]	   Full of granulations.	   [1913 Webster]
Granuliform \Gra*nu"li*form\, a. [Granule + -form.] (Min.)	   Having a granular structure; granular; as, granuliform	   limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Granulite \Gran"u*lite\, n. [From {Granule}.] (Geol.)	   A whitish, granular rock, consisting of feldspar and quartz	   intimately mixed; -- sometimes called {whitestone}, and	   {leptynite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Granulose \Gran"u*lose`\ (gr[a^]n"[-u]*l[=o]s`), n. [From	   {Granule}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   The main constituent of the starch grain or granule, in	   distinction from the framework of cellulose. Unlike	   cellulose, it is colored blue by iodine, and is converted	   into dextrin and sugar by boiling acids and amylolytic	   ferments. [Obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster]
granulose \gran"u*lose`\, a.	   Granular.	   [PJC]
Granulous \Gran"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. granuleux.]	   Full of grains; abounding with granular substances; granular.	   [1913 Webster]
Grape \Grape\, n. [OF. grape, crape, bunch or cluster of grapes,	   F. grappe, akin to F. grappin grapnel, hook; fr. OHG. chrapfo	   hook, G. krapfen, akin to E. cramp. The sense seems to have	   come from the idea of clutching. Cf. {Agraffe}, {Cramp},	   {Grapnel}, {Grapple}.]	   1. (Bot.) A well-known edible berry growing in pendent	      clusters or bunches on the grapevine. The berries are	      smooth-skinned, have a juicy pulp, and are cultivated in	      great quantities for table use and for making wine and	      raisins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The plant which bears this fruit; the grapevine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Man.) A mangy tumor on the leg of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) Grapeshot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grape borer}. (Zool.) See {Vine borer}.	   {Grape curculio} (Zool.), a minute black weevil ({Craponius	      in[ae]qualis}) which in the larval state eats the interior	      of grapes.	   {Grape flower}, or	   {Grape hyacinth} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Muscari	      racemosum}) with small blue globular flowers in a dense	      raceme.	   {Grape fungus} (Bot.), a fungus ({Oidium Tuckeri}) on	      grapevines; vine mildew.	   {Grape hopper} (Zool.), a small yellow and red hemipterous	      insect, often very injurious to the leaves of the	      grapevine.	   {Grape moth} (Zool.), a small moth ({Eudemis botrana}), which	      in the larval state eats the interior of grapes, and often	      binds them together with silk.	   {Grape of a cannon}, the cascabel or knob at the breech.	   {Grape sugar}. See {Glucose}.	   {Grape worm} (Zool.), the larva of the grape moth.	   {Sour grapes}, things which persons affect to despise because	      they can not possess them; -- in allusion to [AE]sop's	      fable of the fox and the grapes.	      [1913 Webster]	Grape fruit \Grape" fruit`\	   The shaddock.	   [1913 Webster]
grapefruit \grape"fruit`\ (gr[=a]p"fr[=oo]t`), n.	   1. A citrus tree ({Citrus paradisi}) bearing large round	      edible fruit having a thick yellow rind and juicy somewhat	      acid pulp. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: {Citrus paradisi}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The large yellow fruit of the {Citrus paradisi}, having	      somewhat acid juicy pulp. It is a popular breakfast food.	      [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Grapeless \Grape"less\, a.	   Wanting grapes or the flavor of grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Grapery \Grap"er*y\, n.	   A building or inclosure used for the cultivation of grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Grapeshot \Grape"shot`\, n. (Mil.)	   A cluster, usually nine in number, of small iron balls, put	   together by means of cast-iron circular plates at top and	   bottom, with two rings, and a central connecting rod, in	   order to be used as a charge for a cannon. Formerly grapeshot	   were inclosed in canvas bags.	   [1913 Webster]
Grapestone \Grape"stone`\, n.	   A seed of the grape.	   [1913 Webster]
Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.)	   A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus {Vitis}, having small	   green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called	   {grapes}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis	         vinifera}, and is a native of Central Asia. Another	         variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly	         called {Zante currants}. The northern {Fox grape} of	         the United States is the {V. Labrusca}, from which, by	         cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The	         southern {Fox grape}, or {Muscadine}, is the {V.	         vulpina}. The {Frost grape} is {V. cordifolia}, which	         has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early	         frosts.	         [1913 Webster]
-graph \-graph\ (-gr[.a]f) [From Gr. gra`fein to write. See	   {Graphic}.]	   A suffix signifying something written (as in {digraph}), a	   writing; also, a writer or an instrument that produces a	   written or visible record of a measurement, such as a	   spectrograph; as, autograph, crystograph, telegraph,	   photograph.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Graph \Graph\ (gr[.a]f), n. [See {-graph}.] (Math.)	   1. A curve or surface, the locus of a point whose coordinates	      are the variables in the equation of the locus; as, a	      graph of the exponential function.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A diagram symbolizing a system of interrelations of	      variable quantities using points represented by spots, or	      by lines to represent the relations of continuous	      variables. More than one set of interrelations may be	      presented on one graph, in which case the spots or lines	      are typically distinguishable from each other, as by	      color, shape, thickness, continuity, etc. A diagram in	      which relationships between variables are represented by	      other visual means is sometimes called a graph, as in a	      {bar graph}, but may also be called a {chart}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
grapheme \graph"eme\ n. (Linguistics)	   a written symbol that is used to represent speech.	   Syn: character, graphic symbol.	        [WordNet 1.5] Graphic
Graphic \Graph"ic\ (gr[a^]f"[i^]k), Graphical \Graph"ic*al\	   (gr[a^]f"[i^]*kal), a. [L. graphicus, Gr. grafiko`s, fr.	   gra`fein to write; cf. F. graphique. See {Graft}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing; of	      or pertaining to graphics; as, graphic art work. [WordNet	      sense 2]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the art of writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Written or engraved; formed of letters or lines.	      [1913 Webster]	            The finger of God hath left an inscription upon all	            his works, not graphical, or composed of letters.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having the faculty of clear, detailed, and impressive	      description; as, a graphic writer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Well delineated; clearly and vividly described;	      characterized by, clear, detailed, and impressive	      description; vivid; evoking lifelike images within the	      mind; as graphic details of the President's sexual	      misbehavior; a graphic description of the accident;	      graphic images of violence. [WordNet sense 5]	   Syn: lifelike, pictorial, vivid.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   6. Hence: describing nudity or sexual activity in explicit	      detail; as, a novel with graphic sex scenes.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   7. relating to or presented by a graph[2]; as, a graphic	      presentation of the data. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: graphical.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Graphic algebra}, a branch of algebra in which, the	      properties of equations are treated by the use of curves	      and straight lines.	   {Graphic arts}, a name given to those fine arts which pertain	      to the representation on a fiat surface of natural	      objects; as distinguished from music, etc., and also from	      sculpture.	   {Graphic formula}. (Chem.) See under {Formula}.	   {Graphic granite}. See under {Granite}.	   {Graphic method}, the method of scientific analysis or	      investigation, in which the relations or laws involved in	      tabular numbers are represented to the eye by means of	      curves or other figures; as the daily changes of weather	      by means of curves, the abscissas of which represent the	      hours of the day, and the ordinates the corresponding	      degrees of temperature.	   {Graphical statics} (Math.), a branch of statics, in which	      the magnitude, direction, and position of forces are	      represented by straight lines	   {Graphic tellurium}. See {Sylvanite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Graphically \Graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a graphic manner; vividly. Graphicness
Graphicness \Graph"ic*ness\, Graphicalness \Graph"ic*al*ness\,	   n.	   The quality or state of being graphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Graphics \Graph"ics\, n.	   The art or the science of drawing; esp. of drawing according	   to mathematical rules, as in perspective, projection, and the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]
Graphiscope \Graph"i*scope\, n.	   See {Graphoscope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Graphite \Graph"ite\, n. [Gr. gra`fein to write: cf. F.	   graphite. See {Graphic}.] (Min.)	   Native carbon in hexagonal crystals, also foliated or	   granular massive, of black color and metallic luster, and so	   soft as to leave a trace on paper. It is used for pencils	   (improperly called lead pencils), for crucibles, and as a	   lubricator, etc. Often called {plumbago} or {black lead}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Graphite battery} (Elec.), a voltaic battery consisting of	      zinc and carbon in sulphuric acid, or other exciting	      liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Graphitic \Gra*phit"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, containing, derived from, or resembling,	   graphite.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Graphitic acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, so called because	      obtained by the oxidation of graphite; -- usually called	      {mellitic acid}.	   {Graphitic carbon}, in iron or steel, that portion of the	      carbon which is present as graphite. --Raymond. Graphitoid
Graphitoid \Graph"i*toid\, Graphitoidal \Graph"i*toid"al\, a.	   Resembling graphite or plumbago.	   [1913 Webster]
graphoanalist \graph`o*an"a*list\	   (gr[a^]f`[-o]*[a^]n"[.a]*l[i^]st), n.	   A person professing to be skilled in {graphoanalysis}. The	   synonymous term {Graphoanalyst} was trademarked by the	   International Graphoanalysis Society.	   [PJC]
graphoanalysis \graph`o*an*al"y*sis\	   (gr[a^]f`[-o]*an*[a^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.	   The art of judging of a person's character, disposition, and	   aptitude from his handwriting; also called {graphology}. As a	   discipline, the modern form was developed by Milton Newman	   Bunker in the period after 1915.	   Note: Though its practitioners consider it a science, many	         commentators believe that its methodology is not	         scientific, and some consider it a pseudoscience, as is	         astrology. Some information about graphoanalysis and	         its methods can be found at the web site maintained by	         the [a href="http:]/www.igas.com">International	         Graphoanalysis Society.	         [PJC]
Grapholite \Graph"o*lite\, n. [Gr. gra`fein to write + -lite:	   cf. F. grapholithe.]	   Any species of slate suitable to be written on.	   [1913 Webster]
graphologist \graph*ol"o*gist\ (gr[a^]f*[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   A person skilled in or professing to be skilled in	   graphology.	   [PJC]
graphology \gra*phol"o*gy\ (gr[.a]*f[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.	   gra`fein to write + -logy: cf. F. graphologie.]	   1. The art of judging of a person's character, disposition,	      and aptitude from his handwriting; called {graphoanalysis}	      by its practitioners. Though its practitioners consider it	      a science, it is widely considered a pseudoscience, as is	      astrology.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Math.) The system or notation used in dealing with	      graphs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Linguistics) The study of systems of writing of	      languages; also called {grammatology}.	      [PJC]
Graphophone \Graph"o*phone\, n. [Gr. ? to write + -phone, as in	   telephone.]	   A kind of photograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Graphoscope \Graph"o*scope\, n. [Gr. gra`fein to write +	   -scope.]	   1. An optical instrument for magnifying engravings,	      photographs, etc., usually having one large lens and two	      smaller ones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An optical device for showing (or photographing) an image	      when projected upon the atmosphere as a screen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Graphotype \Graph"o*type\, n. [Gr. gra`fein to write + -type.]	   (Engraving)	   A process for producing a design upon a surface in relief so	   that it can be printed from. Prepared chalk or oxide of zinc	   is pressed upon a smooth plate by a hydraulic press, and the	   design is drawn upon this in a peculiar ink which hardens the	   surface wherever it is applied. The surface is then carefully	   rubbed or brushed, leaving the lines in relief.	   [1913 Webster]
-graphy \-gra*phy\ [Gr. ?, fr. ? write. See {Graphic}.]	   A suffix denoting the art of writing or describing; also, the	   writing or description itself; a treatise; as, calligraphy,	   biography, geography.	   [1913 Webster]
Grapnel \Grap"nel\, n. [OE. grapenel, dim. fr. F. grappin the	   grapple of a ship; of German origin. See {Grape}.] (Naut.)	   A small anchor, with four or five flukes or claws, used to	   hold boats or small vessels; hence, any instrument designed	   to grapple or hold; a grappling iron; a grab; -- written also	   grapline, and crapnel.	   [1913 Webster]
Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grappled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Grappling}.] [F. grappiller, OF. graypil the grapple of a	   ship, fr. graper to pluck, prop., to seize, clutch; of German	   origin. See {Grape}.]	   1. To seize; to lay fast hold of; to attack at close	      quarters: as, to grapple an antagonist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten, as with a grapple; to fix; to join	      indissolubly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gallies were grappled to the Centurion.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grapple them to thy soul with hoops of steel.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Grapple \Grap"ple\, v. i.	   To use a grapple; to contend in close fight; to attach one's	   self as if by a grapple, as in wrestling; to close; to seize	   one another.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To grapple with}, to enter into contest with, resolutely and	      courageously.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in my standard bear the arms of York,	            To grapple with the house of Lancaster. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Grapple \Grap"ple\, n. [See Grapple, v. t., and cf. Crapple.]	   1. A seizing or seizure; close hug in contest; the wrestler's	      hold. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) An instrument, usually with hinged claws, for seizing	          and holding fast to an object; a grab.	      (b) (Naut.) A grappling iron.	          [1913 Webster]	                The iron hooks and grapples keen. --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Grapple plant} (Bot.), a South African herb ({Herpagophytum	      leptocarpum}) having the woody fruits armed with long	      hooked or barbed thorns by which they adhere to cattle,	      causing intense annoyance.	   {Grapple shot} (Life-saving Service), a projectile, to which	      are attached hinged claws to catch in a ship's rigging or	      to hold in the ground; -- called also {anchor shot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Grapplement \Grapple*ment\, n.	   A grappling; close fight or embrace. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Grappling \Grap"pling\, n.	   1. A laying fast ho1d of; also, that by which anything is	      seized and held, a grapnel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grapple; a struggle. A match for yards in fight, in	      grappling for the bear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grappling iron}, a hooked iron used for grappling and	      holding fast a vessel or other object.	   {Grappling tongs}, broad-mouthed tongs for gathering oysters.	      [1913 Webster]
Grapsoid \Grap"soid\, a. [NL. Grapsus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the genus Grapsus or the family {Grapsid[ae]}.	   -- n. A grapsoid crab.	   [1913 Webster]
Graptolite \Grap"to*lite\, n. [NL, Graptolithus, from Gr. ? is	   engraved, written (gra`fein to write) + ? stone.] (Paleon.)	   One of numerous species of slender and delicate fossils, of	   the genus {Graptolites} and allied genera, found in the	   Silurian rocks. They belong to an extinct group	   ({Graptolithina}) supposed to be hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Graptolitic \Grap"to*lit`ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to graptolites; containing graptolites; as,	   a graptolitic slate.	   [1913 Webster]
Grapy \Grap"y\, a.	   Composed of, or resembling, grapes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grapy clusters.                      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Grasp \Grasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grasper}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Qraspine}.] [OE. graspen; prob. akin to LG. grupsen, or to	   E. grope. Cf. {Grab}, {Grope}.]	   1. To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the	      fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy hand is made to grasp a palmer's staff. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay hold of with the mind; to become thoroughly	      acquainted or conversant with; to comprehend.	      [1913 Webster]	Grasp \Grasp\, v. i.	   To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch;	   to struggle; to strive.	   [1913 Webster]	         As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by	         strength subdued.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To grasp at}, to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander	      grasped at universal empire,	      [1913 Webster]	Grasp \Grasp\, n.	   1. A gripe or seizure of the hand; a seizure by embrace, or	      infolding in the arms. "The grasps of love." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and	      holding; as, it was beyond his grasp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Forcible possession; hold.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole space that's in the tyrant's grasp.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Wide-reaching power of intellect to comprehend subjects	      and hold them under survey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foremost minds of the next . . . era were not,	            in power of grasp, equal to their predecessors. --Z.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The handle of a sword or of an oar.	      [1913 Webster]
Graspable \Grasp"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being grasped.	   [1913 Webster]
Grasper \Grasp"er\, n.	   One who grasps or seizes; one who catches or holds.	   [1913 Webster]
Grasping \Grasp"ing\, a.	   1. Seizing; embracing; catching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Avaricious; greedy of gain; covetous; close; miserly; as,	      he is a grasping man. -- {Grasp"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {Grasp"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Graspless \Grasp"less\, a.	   Without a grasp; relaxed.	   [1913 Webster]	         From my graspless hand Drop friendship's precious	         pearls.                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Grass \Grass\ (gr[.a]s), n. [OE. gras, gres, gers, AS, gr[ae]s,	   g[ae]rs; akin to OFries. gres, gers, OS., D., G., Icel., &	   Goth. gras, Dan. gr[ae]s, Sw. gr[aum]s, and prob. to E.	   green, grow. Cf. {Graze}.]	   1. Popularly: Herbage; the plants which constitute the food	      of cattle and other beasts; pasture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An endogenous plant having simple leaves, a stem	      generally jointed and tubular, the husks or glumes in	      pairs, and the seed single.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This definition includes wheat, rye, oats, barley,	         etc., and excludes clover and some other plants which	         are commonly called by the name of grass. The grasses	         form a numerous family of plants.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The season of fresh grass; spring. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Two years old next grass.             --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Metaphorically used for what is transitory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Surely the people is grass.           --Is. xl. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Marijuana. [Slang]	      [PJC]	   Note: The following list includes most of the grasses of the	         United States of special interest, except cereals. Many	         of these terms will be found with definitions in the	         Vocabulary. See Illustrations in Appendix.
Barnyard grass, for hay. South. {Panicum Grus-galli}. Bent,
pasture and hay. {Agrostis}, several species. Bermuda grass,
pasture. South. {Cynodon Dactylon}. Black bent. Same as {Switch
grass} (below). Blue bent, hay. North and West. {Andropogon
provincialis}. Blue grass, pasture. {Poa compressa}. Blue joint,
hay. Northwest. {Aqropyrum glaucum}. Buffalo grass, grazing.
Rocky Mts., etc.	      (a) {Buchlo["e] dectyloides}.	      (b) Same as {Grama grass} (below). Bunch grass, grazing.	          Far West. {Eriocoma}, {Festuca}, {Stips}, etc. Chess,	          or Cheat, a weed. {Bromus secalinus}, etc. Couch	          grass. Same as {Quick grass} (below). Crab grass,	      (a) Hay, in South. A weed, in North. {Panicum sanguinale}.	      (b) Pasture and hay. South. {Eleusine Indica}. Darnel	      (a) Bearded, a noxious weed. {Lolium temulentum}.	      (b) Common. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Drop seed, fair	          for forage and hay. {Muhlenbergia}, several species.	          English grass. Same as Redtop (below). Fowl meadow	          grass.	      (a) Pasture and hay. {Poa serotina}.	      (b) Hay, on moist land. {Gryceria nervata}. Gama grass,	          cut fodder. South. {Tripsacum dactyloides}. Grama	          grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua	          oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and	          hay. Far West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay.	          South. {Panicum jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New	          England Timothy, in Pennsylvania and South Redtop.	          Indian grass. Same as {Wood grass} (below). Italian	          rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium Italicum}. Johnson	          grass, grazing and hay. South and Southwest. {Sorghum	          Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa	          pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus},	          several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay.	          {Glyceria}, several species. Meadow fescue, pasture	          and hay. {Festuca elatior}. Meadow foxtail, pasture,	          hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus pratensis}. Meadow	          grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several species.	          Mesquite grass, or Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}	          (above). Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed.	          {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard grass, pasture and hay.	          {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass, troublesome to	          sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,	          ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or	          Quick, grass, etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray	          grass. Same as {Rye grass} (below). Redtop, pasture	          and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}. Red-topped buffalo	          grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}. Reed	          canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}.	          Reed meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}.	          Ribbon grass, a striped leaved form of {Reed canary	          grass}. Rye grass, pasture, hay. {Lolium perenne},	          var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work, etc. North.	          {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama	          grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native	          in Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small	          reed grass, meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia	          Canadensis}. Spear grass, Same as {Meadow grass}	          (above). Squirrel-tail grass, troublesome to animals.	          Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum jubatum}. Switch	          grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}. Timothy,	          cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.	          Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus	          lanatus}. Vernal grass, pasture, hay, lawn.	          {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass, valuable in	          pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,	          hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not	         true grasses botanically considered, such as black	         grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 Europe.	   {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}	      growing in wet ground. The European species is {Parnassia	      palustris}; in the United States there are several	      species.	   {Grass bass} (Zool.), the calico bass.	   {Grass bird}, the dunlin.	   {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the	      grass-cloth plant.	   {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family	      ({B[oe]hmeria nivea} syn. {Urtica nivea}), which grows in	      Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and	      strong fibers suited for textile purposes.	   {Grass finch}. (Zool.)	      (a) A common American sparrow ({Po["o]c[ae]tes	          gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and	          {bay-winged bunting}.	      (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po["e]phila}, of	          which several species are known.	   {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land	      and giving rich milk.	   {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.	   {Grass moth} (Zool.), one of many small moths of the genus	      {Crambus}, found in grass.	   {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in	      India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --	      used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger	      grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.	      	   {Grass owl} (Zool.), a South African owl ({Strix Capensis}).	      	   {Grass parrakeet} (Zool.), any of several species of	      Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also	      applied to the zebra parrakeet.	   {Grass plover} (Zool.), the upland or field plover.	   {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum	      Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.	   {Crass quit} (Zool.), one of several tropical American	      finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of	      the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.	   {Grass snake}. (Zool.)	      (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus	          natrix}).	      (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.	          See {Green snake}, under {Green}.	   {Grass snipe} (Zool.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa	      maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.	   {Grass spider} (Zool.), a common spider ({Agelena n[ae]via}),	      which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous when covered	      with dew.	   {Grass sponge} (Zool.), an inferior kind of commercial sponge	      from Florida and the Bahamas.	   {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.	   {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with	      narrow grasslike leaves.	   {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.	      strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[aum]senka a grass widow.]	      (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]	      (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or	          prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her	          husband. [Slang.]	   {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.	   {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the	      surface of the ground.	   {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze	      a season, as cattle.	      [1913 Webster]
Grass \Grass\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grassed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grassing}.]	   1. To cover with grass or with turf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to the grass or ground; to land; as, to grass a	      fish. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Grass \Grass\, v. i.	   To produce grass. [R.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Grassation \Gras*sa"tion\, n. [L. grassatio, from grassari to go	   about.]	   A wandering about with evil intentions; a rioting. [Obs. &	   R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
grassfinch \grass"finch`\ n.	   Any of several usually brightly-colored Australian	   weaverbirds; they are often kept as cage birds.	   Syn: grass finch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
grassfire \grass"fire`\ n.	   An uncontrolled fire in a grassy area.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Grass-green \Grass"-green`\, a.	   1. Green with grass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the color of grass; clear and vivid green.	      [1913 Webster]
Grass-grown \Grass"-grown`\, a.	   Overgrown with grass; as, a grass-grown road.	   [1913 Webster]
Grasshopper \Grass"hop`per\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Any jumping, orthopterous insect, of the families	      {Acridid[ae]} and {Locustid[ae]}, having large hind legs	      adapted for leaping, and chewing mouth parts. The species	      and genera are very numerous and some are very destructive	      to crops. The former family includes the Western	      grasshopper or locust ({Caloptenus spretus}), noted for	      the great extent of its ravages in the region beyond the	      Mississippi. In the Eastern United States the red-legged	      ({Caloptenus femurrubrum} and {C. atlanis}) are closely	      related species, but their ravages are less important.	      They are closely related to the migratory locusts of the	      Old World. See {Locust}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The meadow or green grasshoppers belong to the	         {Locustid[ae]}. They have long antenn[ae], large	         ovipositors, and stridulating organs at the base of the	         wings in the male. The European great green grasshopper	         ({Locusta viridissima}) belongs to this family. The	         common American green species mostly belong to	         {Xiphidium}, {Orchelimum}, and {Conocephalus}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In ordinary square or upright pianos of London make, the	      escapement lever or jack, so made that it can be taken out	      and replaced with the key; -- called also the {hopper.}	      --Grove.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) An antipersonnel mine that jumps from the ground to	      body height when activated, and explodes, hurling metal	      fragments over a wide area.	      [PJC]	   4. A mixed alcoholic beverage containing cr[`e]me de menthe,	      light cream, and sometimes cr[`e]me de cacao. The name	      comes from its light green color.	      [PJC]	   {Grasshopper engine}, a steam engine having a working beam	      with its fulcrum at one end, the steam cylinder at the	      other end, and the connecting rod at an intermediate	      point.	   {Grasshopper lobster} (Zool.) a young lobster. [Local, U. S.]	      	   {Grasshopper warbler} (Zool.), cricket bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Grassiness \Grass"i*ness\, n. [From Grassy.]	   The state of abounding with grass; a grassy state.	   [1913 Webster]
Grassless \Grass"less\, a.	   Destitute of grass.	   [1913 Webster]
grass-of-Parnassus \grass-of-Parnassus\ n.	   Any of various usually evergreen bog plants of the genus	   {Parnassia} having broad smooth basal leaves and a single	   pale buttercuplike flower.	   Syn: parnassia, grass of Parnassus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grassplot \Grass"plot`\, n.	   A plot or space covered with grass; a lawn. "Here on this	   grassplot." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Grass tree \Grass" tree"\ (Bot.)	   (a) An Australian plant of the genus {Xanthorrh[oe]a}, having	       a thick trunk crowned with a dense tuft of pendulous,	       grasslike leaves, from the center of which arises a long	       stem, bearing at its summit a dense flower spike looking	       somewhat like a large cat-tail. These plants are often	       called "blackboys" from the large trunks denuded and	       blackened by fire. They yield two kinds of fragrant	       resin, called {Botany-bay gum}, and {Gum Acaroides}.	   (b) A similar Australian plant ({Kingia australis}).	       [1913 Webster]
Grassy \Grass"y\a.	   1. Covered with grass; abounding with grass; as, a grassy	      lawn. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling grass; green.	      [1913 Webster]
Grate \Grate\, a. [L. gratus agreeable, grateful: cf. It. & Sp.	   grato. See Grace, and cf. Agree.]	   Serving to gratify; agreeable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Grate \Grate\, n. [LL. grata, fr. L. crates hurdle; or It.	   grata, of the same origin. Sae Crate, Hurdle.]	   1. A structure or frame containing parallel or crosed bars,	      with interstices; a kind of latticework, such as is used	      ia the windows of prisons and cloisters. "A secret grate	      of iron bars." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A frame or bed, or kind of basket, of iron bars, for	      holding fuel while burning.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grate surface} (Steam, Boiler) the area of the surface of	      the grate upon which the fuel lies in the furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	Grate \Grate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grating}.]	   To furnish with grates; to protect with a grating or	   crossbars; as, to grate a window.	   [1913 Webster]	Grate \Grate\, v. t. [OF grater to scrape, scratch, F. gratter,	   LL. gratare, cratare; of German origin; cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n	   G. kratzen, D. krassen, Sw. Kratta, and perh. E. scratch.]	   1. To rub roughly or harshly, as one body against another,	      causing a harsh sound; as, to grate the teeth; to produce	      (a harsh sound) by rubbing.	      [1913 Webster]	            On their hinges grate	            Harsh thunder.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to small particles by rubbing with anything	      rough or indented; as, to grate a nutmeg.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fret; to irritate; to offend.	      [1913 Webster]	            News, my good lord Rome . . . grates me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Grate \Grate\, v. i.	   1. To make a harsh sound by friction.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned,	            Or a dry wheel grate on the exletree. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce the effect of rubbing with a hard rough	      material; to cause wearing, tearing, or bruising. Hence;	      To produce exasperation, soreness, or grief; to offend by	      oppression or importunity.	      [1913 Webster]	            This grated harder upon the hearts of men. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Grated \Grat"ed\, a. [From 2d {Grate}.]	   Furnished with a grate or grating; as, grated windows.	   [1913 Webster]
Grateful \Grate"ful\, a. [Grate, a. + full; cf. F. gr['e]	   thanks, good will, fr. L. gratum, neut. of gratus agreeable,	   grateful. See {Grate}, a.]	   1. Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed	      toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to	      acknowledge and repay, or give thanks for, benefits; as, a	      grateful heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            A grateful mind	            By owing, owes not, but still pays.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affording pleasure; pleasing to the senses; gratifying;	      delicious; as, a grateful present; food grateful to the	      palate; grateful sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now golden fruits on loaded branches shine,	            And grateful clusters swell.          --Pope.	   Syn: Thankful; pleasing; acceptable; gratifying; agreeable;	        welcome; delightful; delicious. -- {Grate"ful*ly}, adv.	        -- {Grate"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Grater \Grat"er\, a. [From Qrate, v.]	   One who, or that which, grates; especially, an instrument or	   utensil with a rough, indented surface, for rubbing off small	   particles of any substance; as a grater for nutmegs.	   [1913 Webster]
Graticulation \Gra*tic"u*la"tion\, n. [F. graticulation,	   craticulation, fr. graticuler, craticuler, to square, fr.	   graticule, craticule, graticule, L. craticula, dim. of crates	   wickerwork. See 2d {Grate}.]	   The division of a design or draught into squares, in order	   the more easily to reproduce it in larger or smaller	   dimensions.	   [1913 Webster]
Graticule \Grat"i*cule\, n. [F. See {Graticulation.}]	   A design or draught which has been divided into squares, in	   order to reproduce it in other dimensions.	   [1913 Webster]
Gratification \Grat"i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. gratificatio: cf. F.	   gratification.]	   1. The act of gratifying, or pleasing, either the mind, the	      taste, or the appetite; as, the gratification of the	      palate, of the appetites, of the senses, of the desires,	      of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which affords pleasure; satisfaction; enjoyment;	      fruition: delight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A reward; a recompense; a gratuity. --Bp. Morton.	      [1913 Webster]
Gratified \Grat"i*fied\, a.	   Pleased; indulged according to desire.	   Syn: Glad; pleased. See {Glad.}	        [1913 Webster]
Gratifier \Grat"i*fi"er\, n.	   One who gratifies or pleases.	   [1913 Webster]
Gratify \Grat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gratified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gratifying}.] [F. gratifier, L. gratificari; gratus	   pleasing + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   1. To please; to give pleasure to; to satisfy; to soothe; to	      indulge; as, to gratify the taste, the appetite, the	      senses, the desires, the mind, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            For who would die to gratify a foe?   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To requite; to recompense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It remains . . .	            To gratify his noble service.         --Shak.	   Syn: To indulge; humor please; delight; requite; recompense.	   Usage: To {Gratify}, {Indulge}, {Humor.} Gratify, is the	          generic term, and has reference simply to the pleasure	          communicated. To indulge a person implies that we	          concede something to his wishes or his weaknesses	          which he could not claim, and which had better,	          perhaps, be spared. To humor is to adapt ourselves to	          the varying moods, and, perhaps, caprices, of others.	          We gratify a child by showing him the sights of a	          large city; we indulge him in some extra expense on	          such an occasion; we humor him when he is tired and	          exacting.	          [1913 Webster]
gratifying \gratifying\ adj.	   1. giving personal satisfaction.	   Syn: appreciated, pleasing, satisfying.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. occasioning pride; as, a gratifying accomplishment.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. pleasing to the mind or feeling.	   Syn: sweet.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. affording pleasure or satisfaction.	   Syn: enjoyable, pleasurable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gratin \Gra`tin"\, n. [F.] (Cookery)	   The brown crust formed upon a gratinated dish; also, the dish	   itself, as of crusts of bread, game, or poultry.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gratinate \Grat"i*nate\, v. t. [F. gratiner, v.i., to form a	   crust.] (Cookery)	   To cook, as macaroni, in a savory juice or sauce until the	   juice is absorbed and a crisp surface forms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gratin'e \Gra`tin*['e]"\ or Gratin'ee
\Gra`tin*['e]e"\(gr[aum]`t'n*[=a]"), n. [F., p. p. of gratiner	   to cook au gratin.] (Cookery)	   same as {au gratin}.	   [PJC]
Grating \Grat"ing\, n. [See 2d Grate.]	   1. A partition, covering, or frame of parallel or cross bars;	      a latticework resembling a window grate; as, the grating	      of a prison or convent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Optics) A system of close equidistant parallel lines or	      bars, esp. lines ruled on a polished surface, used for	      producing spectra by diffraction; -- called also	      {diffraction grating}.	   Note: Gratings have been made with over 40,000 such lines to	         the inch, but those with a somewhat smaller number give	         the best definition. They are used, e. g., to produce	         monochromatic light for use in optical instruments such	         as spectrophotometers.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. pl. (Naut.) The strong wooden lattice used to cover a	      hatch, admitting light and air; also, a movable Lattice	      used for the flooring of boats.	      [1913 Webster]	Grating \Grat"ing\, a. [See {Grate} to rub harshy.]	   That grates; making a harsh sound; harsh. -- {Grat"ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Grating \Grat"ing\, n.	   A harsh sound caused by attrition.	   [1913 Webster]
Gratiolin \Gra*ti"o*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   One of the essential principles of the hedge hyssop	   ({Gratiola officinalis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Gratis \Gra"tis\ (gr[a^]"t[i^]s or gr[=a]"t[i^]s), adv. [L.,	   contr. fr. gratiis out of favor or kindness, without	   recompense, for nothing, fr. gratia favor. See {Grace.}]	   For nothing; without fee or recompense; freely; gratuitously.	   [1913 Webster]
Gratitude \Grat"i*tude\, n. [F. gratitude, LL. gratitudo, from	   gratus agreeable, grateful. See {Grate}, a.]	   The state of being grateful; warm and friendly feeling toward	   a benefactor; kindness awakened by a favor received;	   thankfulness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The debt immense of endless gratitude.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gratuitous \Gra*tu"i*tous\a. [L. gratuitus, from gratus	   pleasing. See {Grate}, a., {Gratis.}]	   1. Given without an equivalent or recompense; conferred	      without valuable consideration; granted without pay, or	      without claim or merit; not required by justice.	      [1913 Webster]	            We mistake the gratuitous blessings of Heaven for	            the fruits of our own industry.       --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not called for by the circumstances; without reason,	      cause, or proof; adopted or asserted without any good	      ground; as, a gratuitous assumption.	      [1913 Webster]	            Acts of gratuitous self-humiliation.  --De Quincye.	      -- {Gra*tu"i*tous*ly}, adv. -- {Gra*tu"i*tous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Gratuity \Gra*tu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Gratuities}. [F. gratuit['e],	   or LL. gratuitas.]	   1. Something given freely or without recompense; a free gift;	      a present. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something voluntarily given in return for a favor or	      service, as a recompense or acknowledgment.	      [1913 Webster]
Gratulate \Grat"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grqatulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gratulating}.] [L. gratulatus, p. p. of	   gratulari to congratulate, fr. gratus pleasing, agreeable.	   See {Grate}, a.]	   To salute with declaration of joy; to congratulate. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Gratulate \Grat"u*late\, a.	   Worthy of gratulation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There's more behind that is more gratulate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gratulation \Grat"u*la"tion\, n. [L. gratulatio.]	   The act of gratulating or felicitating; congratulation.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall turn my wishes into gratulations. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Gratulatory \Grat"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. gratulatorius.]	   Expressing gratulation or joy; congratulatory.	   [1913 Webster]	         The usual groundwork of such gratulatory odes. --Bp.	                                                  Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Graunt \Graunt\, v. & n. [Obs.]	   See {Grant.} --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Grauwacke \Grau"wack*e\, n. [G.]	   Graywacke.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravamen \Gra*va"men\, n.; pl. L. {Gravamina , E. {Gravamens}.	   [L., fr. gravare to load, burden, fr. gravis heavy, weighty.	   See {Grave}, a.] (Law)	   The grievance complained of; the substantial cause of the	   action; also, in general, the ground or essence of a	   complaint. Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
-grave \-grave\	   A final syllable signifying a ruler, as in landgrave,	   margrave. See {Margrave.}	   [1913 Webster]
Grave \Grave\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To clean, as a vessel's bottom, of barnacles, grass, etc.,	   and pay it over with pitch; -- so called because graves or	   greaves was formerly used for this purpose.	   [1913 Webster]	Grave \Grave\, a. [Compar. {Graver} (gr[=a]v"[~e]r); superl.	   {Gravest.}] [F., fr. L. gravis heavy; cf. It. & Sp. grave	   heavy, grave. See {Grief.}]	   1. Of great weight; heavy; ponderous. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His shield grave and great.           --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of importance; momentous; weighty; influential; sedate;	      serious; -- said of character, relations, etc.; as, grave	      deportment, character, influence, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most potent, grave, and reverend seigniors. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A grave and prudent law, full of moral equity.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not light or gay; solemn; sober; plain; as, a grave color;	      a grave face.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) Not acute or sharp; low; deep; -- said of sound; as, a	          grave note or key.	          [1913 Webster]	                The thicker the cord or string, the more grave	                is the note or tone.              --Moore	                                                  (Encyc. of	                                                  Music).	      (b) Slow and solemn in movement.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Grave accent}. (Pron.) See the Note under {Accent}, n., 2.	   Syn: Solemn; sober; serious; sage; staid; demure; thoughtful;	        sedate; weighty; momentous; important.	   Usage: {Grave}, {Sober}, {Serious}, {Solemn.} Sober supposes	          the absence of all exhilaration of spirits, and is	          opposed to gay or flighty; as, sober thought. Serious	          implies considerateness or reflection, and is opposed	          to jocose or sportive; as, serious and important	          concerns. Grave denotes a state of mind, appearance,	          etc., which results from the pressure of weighty	          interests, and is opposed to hilarity of feeling or	          vivacity of manner; as, a qrave remark; qrave attire.	          Solemn is applied to a case in which gravity is	          carried to its highest point; as, a solemn admonition;	          a solemn promise.	          [1913 Webster]	Grave \Grave\, v. t. [imp. {Graved} (gr[=a]vd); p. p. {Graven}	   (gr[=a]v"'n) or {Graved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Graving}.] [AS.	   grafan to dig, grave, engrave; akin to OFries. greva, D.	   graven, G. graben, OHG. & Goth. graban, Dan. grabe, Sw.	   gr[aum]fva, Icel. grafa, but prob. not to Gr. gra`fein to	   write, E. graphic. Cf. {Grave}, n., {Grove}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To dig. [Obs.] Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath graven and digged up a pit.   --Ps. vii. 16	                                                  (Book of	                                                  Common	                                                  Prayer).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carve or cut, as letters or figures, on some hard	      substance; to engrave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt take two onyx stones, and grave on them	            the names of the children of Israel.  --Ex. xxviii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To carve out or give shape to, by cutting with a chisel;	      to sculpture; as, to grave an image.	      [1913 Webster]	            With gold men may the hearte grave.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impress deeply (on the mind); to fix indelibly.	      [1913 Webster]	            O! may they graven in thy heart remain. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To entomb; to bury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lie full low, graved in the hollow ground. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Grave \Grave\, v. i.	   To write or delineate on hard substances, by means of incised	   lines; to practice engraving.	   [1913 Webster]	Grave \Grave\, n. [AS. gr?f, fr. grafan to dig; akin to D. & OS.	   graf, G. grab, Icel. gr["o]f, Russ. grob' grave, coffin. See	   {Grave} to carve.]	   An excavation in the earth as a place of burial; also, any	   place of interment; a tomb; a sepulcher. Hence: Death;	   destruction.	   [1913 Webster]	         He bad lain in the grave four days.      --John xi. 17.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grave wax}, adipocere.	      [1913 Webster]
Graveclothes \Grave"clothes`\, n. pl.	   The clothes or dress in which the dead are interred.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravedigger \Grave"dig`ger\, n.	   1. A digger of graves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Burying beetle}, under {Bury}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Gravel \Grav"el\, n. [OF. gravele, akin to F. gr?ve a sandy	   shore, strand; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. grouan gravel, W.	   gro coarse gravel, pebbles, and Skr. gr[=a]van stone.]	   1. Small stones, or fragments of stone; very small pebbles,	      often intermixed with particles of sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A deposit of small calculous concretions in the	      kidneys and the urinary or gall bladder; also, the disease	      of which they are a symptom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gravel powder}, a coarse gunpowder; pebble powder.	      [1913 Webster]	Gravel \Grav"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Graveled}or {Gravelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Graveling} or {Gravelling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover with gravel; as, to gravel a walk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run	      aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we were fallen into a place between two seas,	            they graveled the ship.               --Acts xxvii.	                                                  41 (Rhemish	                                                  version).	      [1913 Webster]	            Willam the Conqueror . . . chanced as his arrival to	            be graveled; and one of his feet stuck so fast in	            the sand that he fell to the ground.  --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When you were graveled for lack of matter. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The physician was so graveled and amazed withal,	            that he had not a word more to say.   --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the	      shoe and foot.	      [1913 Webster]
Graveless \Grave"less\, a.	   Without a grave; unburied. Graveling
Graveling \Grav"el*ing\, or Gravelling \Grav"el*ling\, n.	   1. The act of covering with gravel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A layer or coating of gravel (on a path, etc.). Graveling	Graveling \Grav"el*ing\, or Gravelling \Grav"el*ling\, n.	   (Zool.)	   A salmon one or two years old, before it has gone to sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravelliness \Grav"el*li*ness\, n.	   State of being gravelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravelly \Grav"el*ly\, a.	   Abounding with gravel; consisting of gravel; as, a gravelly	   soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravel-stone \Grav"el-stone"\, n.	   A pebble, or small fragment of stone; a calculus.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravely \Grave"ly\, adv.	   In a grave manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Graven \Grav"en\, p. p. of {Grave}, v. t.	   Carved.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Graven image}, an idol; an object of worship carved from	      wood, stone, etc. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any	      graven image." --Ex. xx. 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Graveness \Grave"ness\, n.	   The quality of being grave.	   [1913 Webster]	         His sables and his weeds,	         Importing health and graveness.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravenstein \Gra"ven*stein"\, n. [So called because it came from	   Gravenstein, a place in Schleswig. --Downing.]	   A kind of fall apple, marked with streaks of deep red and	   orange, and of excellent flavor and quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Graveolence \Gra*ve"o*lence\, n. [L. graveolentia: cf. F.	   grav['e]olence. See {Graveolent.}]	   A strong and offensive smell; rancidity. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Graveolent \Gra*ve"o*lent\, a. [L. graveolens; gravis heavy +	   olere to smell.]	   Having a rank smell. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Graver \Graver\, n.	   1. One who graves; an engraver or a sculptor; one whose	      occupation is te cut letters or figures in stone or other	      hard material.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ergraving or cutting tool; a burin.	      [1913 Webster]
Gravery \Grav"er*y\, n.	   The act, process, or art, of graving or carving; engraving.	   [1913 Webster]	         Either of picture or gravery and embossing. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Graves \Graves\, n. pl.	   The sediment of melted tallow. Same as {Greaves.}	   [1913 Webster]
Graves' disease \Graves"' dis*ease"\ [So called after Dr.	   Graves, of Dublin.]	   Same as {Basedow's disease}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravestone \Grave"stone\, n.	   A stone laid over, or erected near, a grave, usually with an	   inscription, to preserve the memory of the dead; a tombstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Graveyard \Grave"yard"\, n.	   A yard or inclosure for the interment of the dead; a	   cemetery.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravic \Grav"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or causing, gravitation; as, gravic forces;	   gravic attraction. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gravid \Grav"id\, a. [L. gravidus, fr. gravis heavy, loaded. See	   {Grave}, a.]	   Being with child; heavy with young; pregnant; fruitful; as, a	   gravid uterus; gravid piety; -- of animals as well as people.	   " His gravid associate." --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravidated \Grav"i*da"ted\, a. [L. gravidatus, p. p. of	   gravidare to load, impregnate. See {Gravid}.]	   Made pregnant; big. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravidation \Grav"i*da"tion\, n.	   Gravidity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gravidity \Gra*vid"i*ty\, n. [L. graviditas.]	   The state of being gravidated; pregnancy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gravigrade \Grav"i*grade\, a. [L. gravis heavy + gradus step.]	   (Zool.)	   Slow-paced. -- n. One of the pachyderms.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravimeter \Gra*vim"e*ter\, n. [L. gravis heavy + -meter: cf. F.	   gravim[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of	   bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravimetric \Grav"i*met"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to measurement by weight; measured by	   weight. -- {Grav"i*met"ric*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gravimetric analysis} (Chem.), analysis in which the amounts	      of the constituents are determined by weight; -- in	      distinction from {volumetric analysis}.	      [1913 Webster]
gravimetry \gravimetry\ n. (Chem.)	   the measurement of specific gravity.	   Syn: hydrometry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Graving \Grav"ing\, n. [From {Grave} to clean.]	   The act of cleaning a ship's bottom.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Graving dock}. (Naut.) See under Dock.	      [1913 Webster]	Graving \Grav"ing\, n. [From {Grave} to dig.]	   1. The act or art of carving figures in hard substances,	      especially by incision or in intaglio.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is graved or carved. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Skillful to . . . grave any manner of graving. --2	                                                  Chron. ii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Impression, as upon the mind or heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            New gravings upon their souls.        --Eikon	                                                  Basilike	      [1913 Webster]
Gravitate \Grav"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gravitated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gravitating}.] [Cf. F. graviter. See	   {Gravity.}]	   To obey the law of gravitation; to exert a force or pressure,	   or tend to move, under the influence of gravitation; to tend	   in any direction or toward any object.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why does this apple fall to the ground? Because all	         bodies gravitate toward each other.      --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Politicians who naturally gravitate towards the	         stronger party.                          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravitation \Grav"i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. gravitation. See	   Gravity.]	   1. The act of gravitating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pysics) That species of attraction or force by which all	      bodies or particles of matter in the universe tend toward	      each other; called also {attraction of gravitation},	      {universal gravitation}, and {universal gravity}. See	      {Attraction}, and {Weight.}	      [1913 Webster]	   {Law of gravitation}, that law in accordance with which	      gravitation acts, namely, that every two bodies or	      portions of matter in the universe attract each other with	      a force proportional directly to the quantity of matter	      they contain, and inversely to the squares of their	      distances.	      [1913 Webster]
Gravitational \Grav`i*tation*al\, a. (Physics)	   Of or pertaining to the force of gravity; as, gravitational	   units.	   [1913 Webster]
Gravitative \Gravi*ta*tive\, a.	   Causing to gravitate; tending to a center. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
graviton \graviton\ n. (Physics)	   A theoretical gauge boson that mediates the (extremely weak)	   gravitational interactions between particles; the quantum of	   the gravitational field, having zero rest mass and a spin of	   2.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Gravity \Grav"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Gravities}. [L. gravitas, fr.	   gravis heavy; cf. F. gravit['e]. See {Grave}, a., {Grief}.]	   1. The state of having weight; beaviness; as, the gravity of	      lead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sobriety of character or demeanor. "Men of gravity and	      learning." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Importance, significance, dignity, etc; hence,	      seriousness; enormity; as, the gravity of an offense.	      [1913 Webster]	            They derive an importance from . . . the gravity of	            the place where they were uttered.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) The tendency of a mass of matter toward a center	      of attraction; esp., the tendency of a body toward the	      center of the earth; terrestrial gravitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) Lowness of tone; -- opposed to {acuteness}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Center of gravity} See under {Center}.	   {Gravity battery}, See {Battery}, n., 4.	   {Specific gravity}, the ratio of the weight of a body to the	      weight of an equal volume of some other body taken as the	      standard or unit. This standard is usually water for	      solids and liquids, and air for gases. Thus, 19, the	      specific gravity of gold, expresses the fact that, bulk	      for bulk, gold is nineteen times as heavy as water.	      [1913 Webster]
Gravy \Gra"vy\, n.; pl. {Gravies}. [OE. greavie; prob. fr.	   greaves, graves, the sediment of melted tallow. See	   {Greaves}.]	   1. The juice or other liquid matter that drips from flesh in	      cooking, made into a dressing for the food when served up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liquid dressing for meat, fish, vegetables, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.]	   [OE. gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw,	   OHG. gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]	   [Written also {grey}.]	   1. any color of neutral hue between white and black; white	      mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt, or of	      ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark mixed	      color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.	      [1913 Webster]	            These gray and dun colors may be also produced by	            mixing whites and blacks.             --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. -- Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. gloomy; dismal.	      [PJC]	   {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite.	   {Gray buck} (Zool.), the chickara.	   {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite.	   {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite.	   {Gray duck} (Zool.), the gadwall; also applied to the female	      mallard.	   {Gray falcon} (Zool.) the peregrine falcon.	   {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}.	   {Gray hen} (Zool.), the female of the blackcock or black	      grouse. See {Heath grouse}.	   {Gray mill} or {Gray millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants	      of the genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell.	   {Gray mullet} (Zool.) any one of the numerous species of the	      genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in the	      Old World and America; as the European species	      ({Mugilid[ae] capito}, and {Mugilid[ae] auratus}), the	      American striped mullet ({Mugilid[ae] albula}), and the	      white or silver mullet ({Mugilid[ae] Braziliensis}). See	      {Mullet}.	   {Gray owl} (Zool.), the European tawny or brown owl ({Syrnium	      aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea}) inhabits	      arctic America.	   {Gray parrot} (Zool.), an African parrot ({Psittacus	      erithacus}), very commonly domesticated, and noted for its	      aptness in learning to talk. Also called {jako}.	   {Gray pike}. (Zool.) See {Sauger}.	   {Gray snapper} (Zool.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer. See	      {Snapper}.	   {Gray snipe} (Zool.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.	   {Gray whale} (Zool.), a rather large and swift whale of the	      northern Pacific ({Eschrichtius robustus}, formerly	      {Rhachianectes glaucus}), having short jaws and no dorsal	      fin. It grows to a length of 50 feet (someimes 60 feet).	      It was formerly taken in large numbers in the bays of	      California, and is now rare; -- called also {grayback},	      {devilfish}, and {hardhead}. It lives up to 50 or 60 years	      and adults weigh from 20 to 40 tons.	      [1913 Webster]	Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), n.	   1. A gray color; any mixture of white and black; also, a	      neutral or whitish tint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An animal or thing of gray color, as a horse, a badger, or	      a kind of salmon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day.	            That coats thy life, my gallant gray. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (U. S. History) the Confederate army or a soldier in the	      confederate army; as, a battle between the blue and the	      gray.	      [PJC]	Gray \Gray\ (gr[=a]), n. [named after Louis Harold Gray, English	   radiobiologist.]	   the SI unit of absorbed dosage of ionizing radiation, equal	   to an absorbed energy of 1 joule per kilogram of irradiated	   material; -- abbreviated Gy. This unit is 100 times the	   commonly used unit, the {rad}.	   [PJC]
Grayback \Gray"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The California gray whale.	   (b) The redbreasted sandpiper or knot.	   (c) The dowitcher.	   (d) The body louse.	       [1913 Webster]
Graybeard \Gray"beard`\, n.	   An old man. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Grayfly \Gray"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   The trumpet fly. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] gray-haired
gray-haired \gray-haired\ gray-headed \gray-headed\adj.	   showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or	   white hair.	   Syn: gray, grey, grey-haired, grey-headed, hoar, hoary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grayhound \Gray"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zool.)	   See {Greyhound}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grayish \Gray"ish\, a.	   Somewhat gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Graylag \Gray"lag`\, n. (Zool.)	   The common wild gray goose ({Anser anser}) of Europe,	   believed to be the wild form of the domestic goose. See	   Illust. of {Goose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grayling \Gray"ling\, n. [From {Gray}, a.]	   1. (Zool.) A European fish ({Thymallus vulgaris}), allied to	      the trout, but having a very broad dorsal fin; -- called	      also {umber}. It inhabits cold mountain streams, and is	      valued as a game fish.	      [1913 Webster]	            And here and there a lusty trout,	            And here and there a grayling.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An American fish of the genus {Thymallus}, having	      similar habits to the above; one species ({T.	      Ontariensis}), inhabits several streams in Michigan;	      another ({T. montanus}), is found in the Yellowstone	      region.	      [1913 Webster]
Grayness \Gray"ness\, n.	   The quality of being gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Graystone \Gray"stone`\, n. (Geol.)	   A grayish or greenish compact rock, composed of feldspar and	   augite, and allied to basalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Graywacke \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	   and sand firmly united together.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term, derived from the grauwacke of German miners,	         was formerly applied in geology to different grits and	         slates of the Silurian series; but it is now seldom	         used.	         [1913 Webster]
Gray whale \Gray whale\ (Zool.),	   a rather large and swift baleen whale of the northern Pacific	   ({Eschrichtius robustus}, formerly {Rhachianectes glaucus}),	   having short jaws and no dorsal fin; -- called also	   {grayback}, {devilfish}, and {hardhead}. It grows to a length	   of 50 feet (sometimes 60 feet). It was formerly taken in	   large numbers in the bays of California, and is now rare. It	   lives up to 50 or 60 years and adults weigh from 20 to 40	   tons.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Graze \Graze\ (gr[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grazed}	   (gr[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Grazing}.] [OE. grasen, AS.	   grasian, fr. gr[ae]s grass. See {Grass}.]	   1. To feed or supply (cattle, sheep, etc.) with grass; to	      furnish pasture for.	      [1913 Webster]	            A field or two to graze his cows.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feed on; to eat (growing herbage); to eat grass from (a	      pasture); to browse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lambs with wolves shall graze the verdant mead.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tend (cattle, etc.) while grazing.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Jacob grazed his uncle Laban's sheep. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To rub or touch lightly the surface of (a thing) in	      passing; as, the bullet grazed the wall.	      [1913 Webster]	Graze \Graze\, v. i.	   1. To eat grass; to feed on growing herbage; as, cattle graze	      on the meadows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield grass for grazing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ground continueth the wet, whereby it will never	            graze to purpose. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To touch something lightly in passing.	      [1913 Webster]	Graze \Graze\, n.	   1. The act of grazing; the cropping of grass. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Turning him out for a graze on the common. --T.	                                                  Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light touch; a slight scratch.	      [1913 Webster]
Grazer \Graz"er\, n.	   One that grazes; a creature which feeds on growing grass or	   herbage.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cackling goose,	         Close grazer, finds wherewith to ease her want. --J.	                                                  Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Grazier \Gra"zier\, n.	   One who pastures cattle, and rears them for market.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inhabitants be rather . . . graziers than plowmen.	                                                  --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
Grazing \Graz"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, grazes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pasture; growing grass.	      [1913 Webster]
Grazioso \Gra"zi*o"so\, adv. [It., adj. See {Gracious}.] (Mus.)	   Gracefully; smoothly; elegantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gre \Gre\, n.	   See {Gree}, a step. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gre \Gre\, n.	   See {Gree}, good will. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grease \Grease\ (gr[=e]s), n. [OE. grese, grece, F. graisse;	   akin to gras fat, greasy, fr. LL. grassus thick, fat, gross,	   L. crassus. Cf. {Crass}.]	   1. Animal fat, as tallow or lard, especially when in a soft	      state; oily or unctuous matter of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) An inflammation of a horse's heels, suspending the	      ordinary greasy secretion of the part, and producing	      dryness and scurfiness, followed by cracks, ulceration,	      and fungous excrescences.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grease bush}. (Bot.) Same as {Grease wood} (below).	   {Grease moth} (Zool.), a pyralid moth ({Aglossa pinguinalis})	      whose larva eats greasy cloth, etc.	   {Grease wood} (Bot.), a scraggy, stunted, and somewhat	      prickly shrub ({Sarcobatus vermiculatus}) of the Spinach	      family, very abundant in alkaline valleys from the upper	      Missouri to California. The name is also applied to other	      plants of the same family, as several species of	      {Atriplex} and {Obione}.	      [1913 Webster]	Grease \Grease\ (gr[=e]z or gr[=e]s; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Greased} (gr[=e]zd or gr[=e]sd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Greasing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To smear, anoint, or daub, with grease or fat; to	      lubricate; as, to grease the wheels of a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bribe; to corrupt with presents.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greased advocate that grinds the poor. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cheat or cozen; to overreach. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Far.) To affect (a horse) with grease, the disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To grease in the hand}, {To grease the hand}, to corrupt by	      bribes. --Usher.	      [1913 Webster]
greaseball \grease"ball\ n.	   a person of Italian descent; -- used as a derogatory ethnic	   slur, and considered offensive. [offensive slang]	   Syn: wop, dago, Guinea.	        [WordNet 1.5] Grease cock
Grease cock \Grease cock\ or Grease cup \Grease cup\ . (Mach.)	   A cock or cup containing grease, to serve as a lubricator.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
greased \greased\ adj.	   smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction; as, a greased	   pig is too slippery to hold.	   Syn: lubricated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Greaser \Greas"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, greases; specifically, a person	      employed to lubricate the working parts of machinery,	      engines, carriages, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nickname sometimes applied in contempt to a Mexican or	      other Latin-American of the lowest type; -- derogatory and	      offensive. [Low, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC] grease gun
grease gun \grease gun\, grease-gun \grease-gun\n.	   A device held in the hand, having a supply of grease and	   attached to a reservoir of pressurized air, used to force	   grease between adjacent moving parts of a machine, especially	   in the bearings of motor vehicles.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
greasepaint \greasepaint\ n.	   1. a greasy substance containing pigments, used as makeup by	      actors, clowns, and other entertainers; as, the smell of	      the greasepaint, the roar of the crowd.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Theatrical makeup, generally.	      [PJC]
greaseproof \grease"proof\ adj.	   resistant to penetration by grease or oil or wax; as,	   greaseproof wrapping paper.	   [WordNet 1.5]
greasewood \greasewood\ n.	   A low hardy much-branched spiny shrub ({Sarcobatus	   vermiculatus}) common in alkaline soils of Western America.	   Syn: black greasewood, {Sarcobatus vermiculatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greasily \Greas"i*ly\, adv.	   1. In a greasy manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a gross or indelicate manner. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You talk greasily; your lips grow foul. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Greasiness \Greas"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being greasy, oiliness; unctuousness;	   grossness.	   [1913 Webster]
Greasy \Greas"y\, a. [Compar. {Greasier}; superl. {Greasiest}.]	   1. Composed of, or characterized by, grease; oily; unctuous;	      as, a greasy dish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smeared or defiled with grease.	      [1913 Webster]	            With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Like grease or oil; smooth; seemingly unctuous to the	      touch, as is mineral soapstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fat of body; bulky. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Gross; indelicate; indecent. [Obs.] --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Far.) Affected with the disease called {grease}; as, the	      heels of a horse. See {Grease}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Great \Great\ (gr[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Greater}; superl.	   {Greatest}.] [OE. gret, great, AS. gre['a]t; akin to OS. &	   LG. gr[=o]t, D. groot, OHG. gr[=o]z, G. gross. Cf. {Groat}	   the coin.]	   1. Large in space; of much size; big; immense; enormous;	      expanded; -- opposed to {small} and {little}; as, a great	      house, ship, farm, plain, distance, length.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Large in number; numerous; as, a great company, multitude,	      series, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Long continued; lengthened in duration; prolonged in time;	      as, a great while; a great interval.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Superior; admirable; commanding; -- applied to thoughts,	      actions, and feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Endowed with extraordinary powers; uncommonly gifted; able	      to accomplish vast results; strong; powerful; mighty;	      noble; as, a great hero, scholar, genius, philosopher,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Holding a chief position; elevated: lofty: eminent;	      distinguished; foremost; principal; as, great men; the	      great seal; the great marshal, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He doth object I am too great of birth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Entitled to earnest consideration; weighty; important; as,	      a great argument, truth, or principle.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Pregnant; big (with young).	      [1913 Webster]	            The ewes great with young.            --Ps. lxxviii.	                                                  71.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. More than ordinary in degree; very considerable in degree;	      as, to use great caution; to be in great pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have all	            Great cause to give great thanks.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Genealogy) Older, younger, or more remote, by single	       generation; -- often used before grand to indicate one	       degree more remote in the direct line of descent; as,	       great-grandfather (a grandfather's or a grandmother's	       father), great-grandson, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Great bear} (Astron.), the constellation Ursa Major.	   {Great cattle} (Law), all manner of cattle except sheep and	      yearlings. --Wharton.	   {Great charter} (Eng. Hist.), Magna Charta.	   {Great circle of a sphere}, a circle the plane of which	      passes through the center of the sphere.	   {Great circle sailing}, the process or art of conducting a	      ship on a great circle of the globe or on the shortest arc	      between two places.	   {Great go}, the final examination for a degree at the	      University of Oxford, England; -- called also {greats}.	      --T. Hughes.	   {Great guns}. (Naut.) See under Gun.	   {The Great Lakes} the large fresh-water lakes (Lakes	      Superior, Michigan, Huron, Erie, and Ontario) which lie on	      the northern borders of the United States.	   {Great master}. Same as {Grand master}, under {Grand}.	   {Great organ} (Mus.), the largest and loudest of the three	      parts of a grand organ (the others being the choir organ	      and the swell, and sometimes the pedal organ or foot	      keys), It is played upon by a separate keyboard, which has	      the middle position.	   {The great powers} (of Europe), in modern diplomacy, Great	      Britain, France, Germany, Austria, Russia, and Italy.	   {Great primer}. See under {Type}.	   {Great scale} (Mus.), the complete scale; -- employed to	      designate the entire series of musical sounds from lowest	      to highest.	   {Great sea}, the Mediterranean sea. In Chaucer both the Black	      and the Mediterranean seas are so called.	   {Great seal}.	       (a) The principal seal of a kingdom or state.	       (b) In Great Britain, the lord chancellor (who is	           custodian of this seal); also, his office.	   {Great tithes}. See under Tithes.	   {The great}, the eminent, distinguished, or powerful.	   {The Great Spirit}, among the North American Indians, their	      chief or principal deity.	   {To be great} (with one), to be intimate or familiar (with	      him). --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Great \Great\, n.	   The whole; the gross; as, a contract to build a ship by the	   great.	   [1913 Webster]
Great-bellied \Great"-bel`lied\, a.	   Having a great belly; bigbellied; pregnant; teeming. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Greatcoat \Great"coat"\, n.	   An overcoat.	   [1913 Webster]
Greaten \Great"en\, v. t.	   To make great; to aggrandize; to cause to increase in size;	   to expand. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A minister's [business] is to greaten and exalt [his	         king].                                   --Ken.	   [1913 Webster]	Greaten \Great"en\, v. i.	   To become large; to dilate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My blue eyes greatening in the looking-glass. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
greatest \greatest\ adj. [superl. of {great}.]	   1. not to be surpassed.	   Syn: top.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. largest in size of those under consideration.	   Syn: biggest, largest.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. most of.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. highest in importance or degree or significance or	      achievement; most eminent; as, our greatest statesmen.	   Syn: leading(prenominal), preeminent.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. highest in quality.	   Syn: sterling(prenominal), superlative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Great-grandchild \Great"-grand"child`\, n.	   The child of one's grandson or granddaughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Great-granddaughter \Great"-grand"daugh`ter\, n. [See {Great},	   10.]	   A daughter of one's grandson or granddaughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Great-grandfather \Great"-grand"fa`ther\, n. [See {Great}, 10.]	   The father of one's grandfather or grandmother.	   [1913 Webster]
Great-grandmother \Great"-grand"moth`er\, n.	   The mother of one's grandfather or grandmother.	   [1913 Webster]
Great-grandson \Great"-grand"son`\, n. [See {Great}, 10.]	   A son of one's grandson or granddaughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Great-hearted \Great"-heart`ed\, a.	   1. High-spirited; fearless. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Generous; magnanimous; noble. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]
Great-heartedness \Great"-heart`ed*ness\, n.	   The quality of being greathearted; high-mindedness;	   magnanimity.	   [1913 Webster]
Greatly \Great"ly\, adv.	   1. In a great degree; much.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will greatly multiply thy sorrow.   --Gen. iii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nobly; illustriously; magnanimously.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a high fate thou greatly didst expire. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
great-nephew \great-nephew\ n.	   a son of a niece or nephew.	   Syn: grandnephew.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greatness \Great"ness\, n. [AS. gre['a]tnes.]	   1. The state, condition, or quality of being great; as,	      greatness of size, greatness of mind, power, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pride; haughtiness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not of pride or greatness that he cometh not	            aboard your ships.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
great-niece \great-niece\ n.	   a daughter of one's niece or nephew.	   Syn: grandniece.	        [WordNet 1.5]
great-uncle \great-uncle\ n.	   an uncle of one's father or mother.	   Syn: granduncle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Great White Way \Great White Way\	   Broadway, in New York City, in the neighborhood chiefly	   occupied by theaters, as from about 30th Street to about 50th	   Street; -- so called from its brilliant illumination at	   night.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Great White shark \Great White shark\	   a large shark ({Carcharodon carcharias}, class Chondrichtyes)	   usually found in warm seas. When young it is bluish but it	   becomes white with age. It grows to over 15 feet in length	   and is feared as a man-eater. Also called {white shark} and	   {great white}.	   [PJC]
Greave \Greave\, n.	   A grove. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Greave \Greave\, n. [OF. grees; cf. Sp. grevas.]	   Armor for the leg below the knee; -- usually in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	Greave \Greave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greaved} (gr[=e]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Greaving}.] [From {Greaves}.] (Naut.)	   To clean (a ship's bottom); to grave.	   [1913 Webster]
Greaves \Greaves\ (gr[=e]vz), n. pl. [Cf. dial. Sw. grevar	   greaves, LG. greven, G. griebe, also AS. greofa pot. Cf.	   {Gravy.}]	   The sediment of melted tallow. It is made into cakes for	   dogs' food. In Scotland it is called {cracklings}. [Written	   also {graves}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grebe \Grebe\ (gr[=e]b), n. [F. gr[`e]be, fr. Armor. krib comb;	   akin to kriben crest, W. crib comb, crest. So called in	   allusion to the crest of one species.] (Zool.)	   One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus	   {Colymbus} (formerly {Podiceps}), and allied genera, found in	   the northern parts of America, Europe, and Asia. They have	   strong, sharp bills, and lobate toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Grecian \Gre"cian"\, a. [Cf. {Greek.}]	   Of or pertaining to Greece; Greek.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grecian bend}, among women, an affected carriage of the	      body, the upper part being inclined forward. [Collog.]	   {Grecian fire}. See {Greek fire}, under {Greek}.	      [1913 Webster]	Grecian \Gre"cian\, n.	   1. A native or naturalized inhabitant of Greece; a Greek.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist. --Acts vi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Greek word rendered Grecian in the Authorized	         Version of the New Testament is translated Grecian Jew	         in the Revised Version.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. One well versed in the Greek language, literature, or	      history. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Grecism \Gre"cism\, n. [Cf. F. gr['e]cisme.]	   An idiom of the Greek language; a Hellenism. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Grecize \Gre"cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grecized}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Grecizing}.] [Cf. F. gr['e]ciser.]	   1. To render Grecian; also, to cause (a word or phrase in	      another language) to take a Greek form; as, the name is	      Grecized. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To translate into Greek. Grecize	Grecize \Gre"cize\, Grecianize \Gre"cian*ize\, v. i.	   To conform to the Greek custom, especially in speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Greco-Roman \Gre"co-Ro"man\, a.	   Having characteristics that are partly Greek and partly	   Roman; as, Greco-Roman architecture.	   [1913 Webster]
Grecque \Grecque\ (gr[e^]k), n. [F.]	   An ornament supposed to be of Greek origin, esp. a fret or	   meander.	   [1913 Webster]
Gree \Gree\, n. [F. gr['e]. See Grateful, and cf. {Agree.}]	   1. Good will; favor; pleasure; satisfaction; -- used esp. in	      such phrases as: to take in gree; to accept in gree; that	      is, to take favorably. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accept in gree, my lord, the words I spoke.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rank; degree; position. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is a shepherd great in gree.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The prize; the honor of the day; as, to bear the gree, i.	      e., to carry off the prize. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Gree \Gree\, v. i. [From {Agree.}]	   To agree. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Gree \Gree\, n.; pl. {Grees} (gr[=e]z); obs. plurals {Greece}	   (gr[=e]s) {Grice} (gr[imac]s or gr[=e]s), {Grise}, {Grize}	   (gr[imac]z or gr[=e]z), etc. [OF. gr['e], F. grade. See	   {Grade.}]	   A step.	   [1913 Webster]
Greece \Greece\, n. pl.	   See {Gree} a step. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Greed \Greed\ (gr[=e]d"), n. [Akin to Goth. gr[=e]dus hunger,	   Icel. gr[=a][eth]r. [root]34. See {Greedy.}]	   An eager desire or longing; greediness; as, a greed of gain.	   [1913 Webster]
Greedily \Greed"i*ly\, adv.	   In a greedy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Greediness \Greed"i*ness\, n. [AS gr[=ae]dignes.]	   The quality of being greedy; vehement and selfish desire.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fox in stealth, wolf in greediness.      --Shak.	   Syn: Ravenousness; voracity; eagerness; avidity.	        [1913 Webster]
Greedy \Greed"y\ (gr[=e]d"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Greedier}	   (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Greediest}.] [OE. gredi, AS.	   gr[=ae]dig, gr[=e]dig; akin to D. gretig, OS. gr[=a]dag, OHG.	   gr[=a]tag, Dan. graadig, OSw. gradig, gr[*a]dig, Icel.	   gr[=a][eth]ugr, Goth. gr[=e]dags greedy, gr[=e]d[=e]n to be	   hungry; cf. Skr. g[.r]dh to be greedy. Cf. {Greed.}]	   1. Having a keen appetite for food or drink; ravenous;	      voracious; very hungry; -- followed by of; as, a lion that	      is greedy of his prey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a keen desire for anything; vehemently desirous;	      eager to obtain; avaricious; as, {greedy} of gain.	      [1913 Webster]
Greedy-gut \Greed"y-gut`\, n.	   A glutton. [Low] --Todd.	   [1913 Webster] Greegree
Greegree \Gree"gree`\, Grigri \Gri"gri`\, n.	   An African talisman or charm.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A greegree man}, an African magician or fetich priest.	      [1913 Webster]
Greek \Greek\, a. [AS. grec, L. Graecus, Gr. ?: cf. F. grec. Cf.	   {Grecian}.]	   Of or pertaining to Greece or the Greeks; Grecian.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Greek calends}. See under {Greek calends} in the vocabulary.	      	   {Greek Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Eastern Church; that part	      of Christendom which separated from the Roman or Western	      Church in the ninth century. It comprises the great bulk	      of the Christian population of Russia (of which this is	      the established church), Greece, Moldavia, and Wallachia.	      The Greek Church is governed by patriarchs and is called	      also the {Byzantine Church}.	   {Greek cross}. See Illust. (10) Of {Cross}.	   {Greek Empire}. See {Byzantine Empire}.	   {Greek fire}, a combustible composition which burns under	      water, the constituents of which are supposed to be	      asphalt, with niter and sulphur. --Ure.	   {Greek rose}, the flower campion.	      [1913 Webster]	Greek \Greek\, n.	   1. A native, or one of the people, of Greece; a Grecian;	      also, the language of Greece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swindler; a knave; a cheat. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            Without a confederate the . . . game of baccarat	            does not . . . offer many chances for the Greek.	                                                  --Sat. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something unintelligible; as, it was all Greek to me.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Greek calendar \Greek calendar\	   1. Any of various calendars used by the ancient Greek states.	   Note: The {Attic calendar} divided the year into twelve	         months of 29 and 30 days, as follows: 1. Hecatomb[ae]on	         (July-Aug.).	         2. Metageitnion (Aug.-Sept.).	         3. Bo["e]dromion (Sept.-Oct.).	         4. Pyanepsion (Oct.-Nov.).	         5. M[ae]macterion (Nov.-Dec.).	         6. Poseideon (Dec.-Jan.).	         7. Gamelion (Jan.-Feb.).	         8. Anthesterion (Feb.-Mar.).	         9. Elaphebolion (Mar.-Apr.).	         10. Munychion (Apr.-May).	         11. Thargelion (May-June).	         12. Scirophorion (June-July). A fixed relation to the	         seasons was maintained by introducing an intercalary	         month, "the second Poseideon," at first in an inexact	         way, afterward in years 3, 5, 8, 11, 13, 16, 19 of the	         Metonic cycle. Dates were reckoned in Olympiads.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The Julian calendar, used in the Greek Church.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Greek calends	Greek calends \Greek calends\ or Greek kalends \Greek kalends\	   A time that will never come, as the Greeks had no calends.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Greekess \Greek"ess\, n.	   A female Greek. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Greekish \Greek"ish\, a. [Cf. AS. Gr[=e]cisc.]	   Peculiar to Greece.	   [1913 Webster]
greeklike \greeklike\ adj.	   of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks;	   as, greeklike struggles.	   Syn: grecian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greekling \Greek"ling\, n.	   A little Greek, or one of small esteem or pretensions. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Greener} (gr[=e]n"[~e]r);	   superl. {Greenest.}] [OE. grene, AS. gr[=e]ne; akin to D.	   groen, OS. gr[=o]ni, OHG. gruoni, G. gr["u]n, Dan. & Sw.	   gr["o]n, Icel. gr[ae]nn; fr. the root of E. grow. See	   {Grow.}]	   1. Having the color of grass when fresh and growing;	      resembling that color of the solar spectrum which is	      between the yellow and the blue; verdant; emerald.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a sickly color; wan.	      [1913 Webster]	            To look so green and pale.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full of life and vigor; fresh and vigorous; new; recent;	      as, a green manhood; a green wound.	      [1913 Webster]	            As valid against such an old and beneficent	            government as against . . . the greenest usurpation.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not ripe; immature; not fully grown or ripened; as, green	      fruit, corn, vegetables, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not roasted; half raw. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We say the meat is green when half roasted. --L.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Immature in age, judgment, or experience; inexperienced;	      young; raw; not trained; awkward; as, green in years or	      judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            I might be angry with the officious zeal which	            supposes that its green conceptions can instruct my	            gray hairs.                           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not seasoned; not dry; containing its natural juices; as,	      green wood, timber, etc. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Politics) Concerned especially with protection of the	      enviroment; -- of political parties and political	      philosophies; as, the European green parties.	      [PJC]	   {Green brier} (Bot.), a thorny climbing shrub ({Emilaz	      rotundifolia}) having a yellowish green stem and thick	      leaves, with small clusters of flowers, common in the	      United States; -- called also {cat brier}.	   {Green con} (Zool.), the pollock.	   {Green crab} (Zool.), an edible, shore crab ({Carcinus	      menas}) of Europe and America; -- in New England locally	      named {joe-rocker}.	   {Green crop}, a crop used for food while in a growing or	      unripe state, as distingushed from a grain crop, root	      crop, etc.	   {Green diallage}. (Min.)	      (a) Diallage, a variety of pyroxene.	      (b) Smaragdite.	   {Green dragon} (Bot.), a North American herbaceous plant	      ({Aris[ae]ma Dracontium}), resembling the Indian turnip;	      -- called also {dragon root}.	   {Green earth} (Min.), a variety of glauconite, found in	      cavities in amygdaloid and other eruptive rock, and used	      as a pigment by artists; -- called also {mountain green}.	      	   {Green ebony}.	      (a) A south American tree ({Jacaranda ovalifolia}), having	          a greenish wood, used for rulers, turned and inlaid	          work, and in dyeing.	      (b) The West Indian green ebony. See {Ebony}.	   {Green fire} (Pyrotech.), a composition which burns with a	      green flame. It consists of sulphur and potassium	      chlorate, with some salt of barium (usually the nitrate),	      to which the color of the flame is due.	   {Green fly} (Zool.), any green species of plant lice or	      aphids, esp. those that infest greenhouse plants.	   {Green gage}, (Bot.) See {Greengage}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Green gland} (Zool.), one of a pair of large green glands in	      Crustacea, supposed to serve as kidneys. They have their	      outlets at the bases of the larger antenn[ae].	   {Green hand}, a novice. [Colloq.]	   {Green heart} (Bot.), the wood of a lauraceous tree found in	      the West Indies and in South America, used for	      shipbuilding or turnery. The green heart of Jamaica and	      Guiana is the {Nectandra Rodi[oe]i}, that of Martinique is	      the {Colubrina ferruginosa}.	   {Green iron ore} (Min.) dufrenite.	   {Green laver} (Bot.), an edible seaweed ({Ulva latissima});	      -- called also {green sloke}.	   {Green lead ore} (Min.), pyromorphite.	   {Green linnet} (Zool.), the greenfinch.	   {Green looper} (Zool.), the cankerworm.	   {Green marble} (Min.), serpentine.	   {Green mineral}, a carbonate of copper, used as a pigment.	      See {Greengill}.	   {Green monkey} (Zool.) a West African long-tailed monkey	      ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}), very commonly tamed, and	      trained to perform tricks. It was introduced into the West	      Indies early in the last century, and has become very	      abundant there.	   {Green salt of Magnus} (Old Chem.), a dark green crystalline	      salt, consisting of ammonia united with certain chlorides	      of platinum.	   {Green sand} (Founding) molding sand used for a mold while	      slightly damp, and not dried before the cast is made.	   {Green sea} (Naut.), a wave that breaks in a solid mass on a	      vessel's deck.	   {Green sickness} (Med.), chlorosis.	   {Green snake} (Zool.), one of two harmless American snakes	      ({Cyclophis vernalis}, and {C. [ae]stivus}). They are	      bright green in color.	   {Green turtle} (Zool.), an edible marine turtle. See	      {Turtle}.	   {Green vitriol}.	      (a) (Chem.) Sulphate of iron; a light green crystalline	          substance, very extensively used in the preparation of	          inks, dyes, mordants, etc.	      (b) (Min.) Same as {copperas}, {melanterite} and {sulphate	          of iron}.	   {Green ware}, articles of pottery molded and shaped, but not	      yet baked.	   {Green woodpecker} (Zool.), a common European woodpecker	      ({Picus viridis}); -- called also {yaffle}.	      [1913 Webster]	Green \Green\ (gr[=e]n), n.	   1. The color of growing plants; the color of the solar	      spectrum intermediate between the yellow and the blue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grassy plain or plat; a piece of ground covered with	      verdant herbage; as, the village green.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er the smooth enameled green.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fresh leaves or branches of trees or other plants;	      wreaths; -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            In that soft season when descending showers	            Call forth the greens, and wake the rising flowers.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Leaves and stems of young plants, as spinach, beets,	      etc., which in their green state are boiled for food.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any substance or pigment of a green color.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alkali green} (Chem.), an alkali salt of a sulphonic acid	      derivative of a complex aniline dye, resembling emerald	      green; -- called also {Helvetia green}.	   {Berlin green}. (Chem.) See under {Berlin}.	   {Brilliant green} (Chem.), a complex aniline dye, resembling	      emerald green in composition.	   {Brunswick green}, an oxychloride of copper.	   {Chrome green}. See under {Chrome}.	   {Emerald green}. (Chem.)	      (a) A complex basic derivative of aniline produced as a	          metallic, green crystalline substance, and used for	          dyeing silk, wool, and mordanted vegetable fiber a	          brilliant green; -- called also {aldehyde green},	          {acid green}, {malachite green}, {Victoria green},	          {solid green}, etc. It is usually found as a double	          chloride, with zinc chloride, or as an oxalate.	      (b) See {Paris green} (below).	   {Gaignet's green} (Chem.) a green pigment employed by the	      French artist, Adrian Gusgnet, and consisting essentially	      of a basic hydrate of chromium.	   {Methyl green} (Chem.), an artificial rosaniline dyestuff,	      obtained as a green substance having a brilliant yellow	      luster; -- called also {light-green}.	   {Mineral green}. See under {Mineral}.	   {Mountain green}. See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.	   {Paris green} (Chem.), a poisonous green powder, consisting	      of a mixture of several double salts of the acetate and	      arsenite of copper. It has found very extensive use as a	      pigment for wall paper, artificial flowers, etc., but	      particularly as an exterminator of insects, as the potato	      bug; -- called also {Schweinfurth green}, {imperial	      green}, {Vienna green}, {emerald qreen}, and {mitis	      green}.	   {Scheele's green} (Chem.), a green pigment, consisting	      essentially of a hydrous arsenite of copper; -- called	      also {Swedish green}. It may enter into various pigments	      called {parrot green}, {pickel green}, {Brunswick green},	      {nereid green}, or {emerald green}.	      [1913 Webster]	Green \Green\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greened} (great): p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Greening}.]	   To make green.	   [1913 Webster]	         Great spring before	         Greened all the year.                    --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Green \Green\, v. i.	   To become or grow green. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         By greening slope and singing flood.     --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenback \Green"back"\, n.	   One of the legal tender notes of the United States; a note of	   paper currency of the United States; -- first issued in 1862,	   and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to	   prevent alterations and counterfeits.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenbacker \Green"back"er\, n.	   One of those who supported greenback or paper money, and	   opposed the resumption of specie payments. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
green-blind \green-blind\ adj.	   Unable to see the color green or to distinguish green and	   purplish-red.	   Syn: deuteranopic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
green-blindness \green-blindness\ n.	   A defect of color vision characterized by inability to	   distinguish green and purplish-red.	   Syn: deuteranopia, daltonism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greenbone \Green"bone\, n. [So named because the bones are green	   when boiled.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any garfish ({Belone} or {Tylosurus}).	   (b) The European eelpout.	       [1913 Webster]
Green-broom \Green"-broom`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Genista} ({G. tinctoria}); dyer's weed;	   -- called also {greenweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Greencloth \Green"cloth`\ (-kl[o^]th`; 115), n.	   A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting	   house of the British sovereign's household, composed of the	   lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of	   matters of justice in the household, with power to correct	   offenders and keep the peace within the verge of the palace,	   which extends two hundred yards beyond the gates.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenery \Green"er*y\, n.	   Green plants; verdure.	   [1913 Webster]	         A pretty little one-storied abode, so rural, so	         smothered in greenery.                   --J. Ingelow.	   [1913 Webster]
Green-eyed \Green"-eyed\, a.	   1. Having green eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seeing everything under the influence of emotions which	      discolor or distort. "Green-eyed jealousy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being	      displaced by a rival. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: jealous, overjealous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greenfinch \Green"finch`\, n. (Zool.)	   1. A European finch ({Ligurinus chloris}); -- called also	      {green bird}, {green linnet}, {green grosbeak}, {green	      olf}, {greeny}, and {peasweep}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Texas sparrow ({Embernagra rufivirgata}), in which the	      general color is olive green, with four rufous stripes on	      the head.	      [1913 Webster]
Greenfish \Green"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bluefish}, and {Pollock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Greengage \Green"gage`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of plum of medium size, roundish shape, greenish	   flesh, and delicious flavor. It is called in France {Reine	   Claude}, after the queen of Francis I. See {Gage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Greengill \Green"gill`\, n. (Zool.)	   An oyster which has the gills tinged with a green pigment,	   said to be due to an abnormal condition of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Greengrocer \Green"gro`cer\, n.	   A retailer of vegetables or fruits in their fresh or green	   state.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenhead \Green"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The mallard.	   (b) The striped bass. See {Bass}. Greenhead	Greenhead \Green"head\, Greenhood \Green"hood\, n.	   A state of greenness; verdancy. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenhorn \Green"horn`\, n.	   A raw, inexperienced person; one easily imposed upon. --W.	   Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenhouse \Green"house`\, n.	   A house in which tender plants are cultivated and sheltered	   from the weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Greening \Green"ing\, n.	   A greenish apple, of several varieties, among which the Rhode	   Island greening is the best known for its fine-grained acid	   flesh and its excellent keeping quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenish \Green"ish\, a.	   Somewhat green; having a tinge of green; as, a greenish	   yellow. -- {Green"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenland \Greenland\ prop. n.	   An island situated between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans,	   the largest island in the world; it is a Danish territory.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Greenlander \Green"land*er\, prop. n.	   A native of Greenland.	   [1913 Webster]
Green-leek \Green"-leek`\, n. (Zool.)	   An Australian parrakeet ({Polytelis Barrabandi}); -- called	   also the {scarlet-breasted parrot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenlet \Green"let\, n.	   1. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American singing	      birds, of the genus {Vireo}, as the solitary, or	      blue-headed ({Vireo solitarius}); the brotherly-love ({V.	      Philadelphicus}); the warbling greenlet ({V. gilvus}); the	      yellow-throated greenlet ({V. flavifrons}) and others. See	      {Vireo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool,) Any species of {Cyclorhis}, a genus of tropical	      American birds allied to the tits.	      [1913 Webster]
greenling \greenling\ n. [1400-1450]	   any spiny-finned food fish of the northern Pacific coasts, of	   the genus {Hexagrammos}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Greenly \Green"ly\, adv.	   With a green color; newly; freshly, immaturely. -- a. Of a	   green color. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
greenmail \green"mail\ n. (Finance)	   The act, performed by a publicly traded corporation, of	   paying a corporate raider to give up a takeover attempt, by	   buying the shares of stock he owns; also, the threat posed by	   corporate raiders to take over a company unless their stocks	   are purchased by the company at a price giving them a large	   profit. [Informal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Greenness \Green"ness\, n. [AS. gr[=e]nnes. See {Green.}]	   1. The quality of being green; viridity; verdancy; as, the	      greenness of grass, or of a meadow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freshness; vigor; newness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Immaturity; unripeness; as, the greenness of fruit;	      inexperience; as, the greenness of youth.	      [1913 Webster]
Greenockite \Green"ock*ite\, n. [Named after Lord Greenock.]	   (Min.)	   Native cadmium sulphide, a mineral occurring in yellow	   hexagonal crystals, also as an earthy incrustation.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenroom \Green"room`\ (gr[=e]n"room`), n.	   The retiring room of actors and actresses in a theater.	   [1913 Webster]
Greensand \Green"sand`\ (-s[a^]nd`), n. (Geol.)	   A variety of sandstone, usually imperfectly consolidated,	   consisting largely of glauconite, a silicate of iron and	   potash of a green color, mixed with sand and a trace of	   phosphate of lime.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: [hand]Greensand is often called {marl}, because it is a	         useful fertilizer. The greensand beds of the American	         Cretaceous belong mostly to the Upper Cretaceous.	         [1913 Webster]
Greenshank \Green"shank`\, n. (Zool.)	   A European sandpiper or snipe ({Totanus canescens}); --	   called also {greater plover}.	   [1913 Webster]
Green-stall \Green"-stall`\, n.	   A stall at which greens and fresh vegetables are exposed for	   sale.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenstone \Green"stone`\ (gr[=e]n"st[=o]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, including diorite, diabase, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Greensward \Green"sward`\ (-sw[add]rd') n.	   Turf green with grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenth \Greenth\ (gr[=e]nth), n. [Cf. Growth.]	   The state or quality of being green; verdure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The greenth of summer.                   --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Greenweed \Green"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Greenbroom}.	   [1913 Webster]
greenwing \green"wing\ n.	   The common teal ({Anas crecca}) of Eurasia and North America.	   Syn: green-winged teal, {Anas crecca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greenwood \Green"wood`\, n.	   A forest as it appears in spring and summer.	   [1913 Webster]	Greenwood \Green"wood`\, a.	   Pertaining to a greenwood; as, a greenwood shade. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Greet \Greet\, a.	   Great. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Greet \Greet\, v. i. [OE. greten, AS. gr[=ae]tan, gr[=e]tan;	   akin to Icel. gr[=a]ta, Sw. gr[*a]ta, Dan. gr[ae]de, Goth.	   gr[=e]ctan; cf. Skr. hr[=a]d to sound, roar. [root]50.]	   To weep; to cry; to lament. [Obs. or Scot.] [Written also	   {greit}.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Greet \Greet\, n.	   Mourning. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Greet \Greet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Greeted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Greeting}.] [OE. greten, AS. gr[=e]tan to address, approach;	   akin to OS. gr[=o]tian, LG. gr["o]ten, D. groeten, OHG.	   gruozzen, G. gr["u]ssen. [root]50.]	   1. To address with salutations or expressions of kind wishes;	      to salute; to hail; to welcome; to accost with friendship;	      to pay respects or compliments to, either personally or	      through the intervention of another, or by writing or	      token.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord, the mayor of London comes to greet you.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come upon, or meet, as with something that makes the	      heart glad.	      [1913 Webster]	            In vain the spring my senses greets.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To accost; to address. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Greet \Greet\ (gr[=e]t), v. i.	   To meet and give salutations.	   [1913 Webster]	         There greet in silence, as the dead are wont, And sleep	         in peace.                                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Greet \Greet\, n.	   Greeting. [Obs.] --F. Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Greeter \Greet"er\, n.	   One who greets or salutes another.	   [1913 Webster]	Greeter \Greet"er\, n.	   One who weeps or mourns. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Greeting \Greet"ing\, n.	   Expression of kindness or joy; salutation at meeting; a	   compliment from one absent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Write to him . . . gentle adieus and greetings. --Shak.	   Syn: Salutation; salute; compliment.	        [1913 Webster]
Greeve \Greeve\, n.	   See {Grieve}, an overseer.	   [1913 Webster]
Greeze \Greeze\, n.	   A step. See {Gree}, a step. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The top of the ladder, or first greeze, is this.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Greffier \Gref"fi*er\, n. [F., from LL. grafarius, graphiarius,	   fr. L. graphium, a writing style; cf. F. greffe a record	   office. See {Graft}, and cf. {Graffer.}]	   A registrar or recorder; a notary. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Gregal \Gre"gal\, a. [L. gregalis, fr. grex, gregis, herd.]	   Pertaining to, or like, a flock.	   [1913 Webster]	         For this gregal conformity there is an excuse. --W. S.	                                                  Mayo.	   [1913 Webster]
Gregarian \Gre*ga"ri*an\, a.	   Gregarious; belonging to the herd or common sort; common.	   [Obs.] "The gregarian soldiers." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gregarinae \Greg`a*ri"n[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gregarina	   the typical genus, fr. L. gregarius. See {Gregarious}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of Protozoa, allied to the Rhizopoda, and parasitic	   in other animals, as in the earthworm, lobster, etc. When	   adult, they have a small, wormlike body inclosing a nucleus,	   but without external organs; in one of the young stages, they	   are am[oe]biform; -- called also {Gregarinida}, and	   {Gregarinaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gregarine \Greg"a*rine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Gregarin[ae]. -- n. One of the	   {Gregarin[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gregarinida \Greg`a*rin"i*da\	   Gregarin[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Gregarious \Gre*ga"ri*ous\, a. [L. gregarius, fr. grex, gregis,	   herd; cf. Gr. ? to assemble, Skr. jar to approach. Cf.	   {Congregate}, {Egregious}.]	   Habitually living or moving in flocks or herds; tending to	   flock or herd together; not habitually solitary or living	   alone. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         No birds of prey are gregarious.         --Ray.
-- {Gre*ga"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Gre*ga"ri*ous*ness}, n. Grege
Grege \Grege\, Gregge \Greg"ge\, v. t. [OE. gregier to burden.]	   To make heavy; to increase. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Greggoe
Greggoe \Greg"goe\, Grego \Gre"go\, n. [Prob. fr, It. Greco	   Greek, or Sp. Griego, or Pg. Grego.]	   A short jacket or cloak, made of very thick, coarse cloth,	   with a hood attached, worn by the Greeks and others in the	   Levant. [Written also {griego}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gregorian \Gre*go"ri*an\, a. [NL. Gregorianus, fr. Gregorius	   Gregory, Gr. ?: cf. F. gr['e]gorien.]	   Pertaining to, or originated by, some person named Gregory,	   especially one of the popes of that name.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gregorian calendar}, the calendar as reformed by Pope	      Gregory XIII. in 1582, including the method of adjusting	      the leap years so as to harmonize the civil year with the	      solar, and also the regulation of the time of Easter and	      the movable feasts by means of epochs. See {Gregorian	      year} (below).	   {Gregorian chant} (Mus.), plain song, or canto fermo, a kind	      of unisonous music, according to the eight celebrated	      church modes, as arranged and prescribed by Pope Gregory	      I. (called "the Great") in the 6th century.	   {Gregorian modes}, the musical scales ordained by Pope	      Gregory the Great, and named after the ancient Greek	      scales, as Dorian, Lydian, etc.	   {Gregorian telescope} (Opt.), a form of reflecting telescope,	      named from Prof. James Gregory, of Edinburgh, who	      perfected it in 1663. A small concave mirror in the axis	      of this telescope, having its focus coincident with that	      of the large reflector, transmits the light received from	      the latter back through a hole in its center to the	      eyepiece placed behind it.	   {Gregorian year}, the year as now reckoned according to the	      Gregorian calendar. Thus, every year, of the current	      reckoning, which is divisible by 4, except those divisible	      by 100 and not by 400, has 366 days; all other years have	      365 days. See {Bissextile}, and Note under {Style}, n., 7.	      [1913 Webster]
Gregory \Gregory\ prop. n.	   1. Pope Gregory XIII., born 1572, died 1585, the pope who	      introduced the modern calendar.	   Syn: Gregory XIII, Ugo Buoncompagni.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Pope Gregory I., born circa 540, died 604; the pope for	      whom Gregorian chants were named.	   Syn: Gregory I, Saint Gregory I, Gregory the Great.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greillade \Greil"lade\, n. (Metal.)	   Iron ore in coarse powder, prepared for reduction by the	   Catalan process.	   [1913 Webster]
Greisen \Grei"sen\, n. (Min.)	   A crystalline rock consisting of quarts and mica, common in	   the tin regions of Cornwall and Saxony.	   [1913 Webster]
Greit \Greit\, v. i.	   See {Greet}, to weep.	   [1913 Webster]
Greith \Greith\, v. t. [Icel. grei[eth]a: cf. AS. ger[=ae]dan to	   arrange; pref. ge- + r[=ae]de ready. Cf. {Ready.}]	   To make ready; -- often used reflexively. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Greith \Greith\, n. [Icel. grei[eth]i. See {Greith}, v.]	   Goods; furniture. [Obs.] See {Graith}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gremial \Gre"mi*al\, a. [L. gremium lap, bosom.]	   Of or pertaining to the lap or bosom. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Gremial \Gre"mi*al\, n.	   1. A bosom friend. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ecol.) A cloth, often adorned with gold or silver lace,	      placed on the bishop's lap while he sits in celebrating	      mass, or in ordaining priests.	      [1913 Webster]
Grenade \Gre*nade"\, n. [F. grenade a pomegranate, a grenade, or	   Sp. granada; orig., filled with seeds. So called from the	   resemblance of its shape to a pomegranate. See {Carnet},	   {Grain} a kernel, and cf. {Pomegranate}.] (Min.)	   A hollow ball or shell of iron filled with powder of other	   explosive, ignited by means of a fuse, and thrown from the	   hand among enemies.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hand grenade}.	   (a) A small grenade of iron or glass, usually about two and a	       half inches in diameter, to be thrown from the hand into	       the head of a sap, trenches, covered way, or upon	       besiegers mounting a breach.	   (b) A portable fire extinguisher consisting of a glass bottle	       containing water and gas. It is thrown into the flames.	       Called also {fire grenade}.	   {Rampart grenades}, grenades of various sizes, which, when	      used, are rolled over the pararapet in a trough.	      [1913 Webster]
Grenadian \Grenadian\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Grenada; as, the Grenadian capital.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Grenada; as,	      Grenadian troops.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Grenadian \Grenadian\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Grenada.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Grenadier \Gren`a*dier"\, n. [F. grenadier. See {Grenade}.]	   1. (Mil.) Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw	      grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each	      regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of the	      line, and wearing a peculiar uniform. In modern times, a	      member of a special regiment or corps; as, a grenadier of	      the guard of Napoleon I. one of the regiment of Grenadier	      Guards of the British army, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The feats of grenadiers have been memorialized in song,	         as in the following: (for the melody see	         http://www.acronet.net/~robokopp/english.html)	         Some talk of Alexander, and some of Hercules / The	         British Grenadiers ca. 18th Century The British	         Grenadiers	         Some talk of Alexander,	         And some of Hercules	         Of Hector and Lysander,	         And such great names as these.	         But of all the world's great heroes,	         There's none that can compare	         With a tow, row, row, row, row, row,	         To the British Grenadier.	         2. Those heroes of antiquity	         Ne'er saw a cannon ball	         Or knew the force of powder	         To slay their foes withall.	         But our brave boys do know it,	         And banish all their fears,	         Sing tow, row, row, row, row, row,	         For the British Grenadier.	         3. Whene'er we are commanded	         To storm the palisades	         Our leaders march with fusees,	         And we with hand grenades.	         We throw them from the glacis,	         About the enemies' ears.	         Sing tow, row, row, row, row, row,	         The British Grenadiers.	         4. And when the siege is over,	         We to the town repair	         The townsmen cry, "Hurra, boys,	         Here comes a Grenadier!"	         Here come the Grenadiers, my boys,	         Who know no doubts or fears!	         Then sing tow, row, row, row, row, row,	         The British Grenadiers.	         5. Then let us fill a bumper,	         And drink a health to those	         Who carry caps and pouches,	         And wear the louped clothes.	         May they and their commanders	         Live happy all their years	         With a tow, row, row, row, row, row,	         For the British Grenadiers.	   2. (Zool.) Any marine fish of the genus {Macrurus}, in which	      the body and tail taper to a point; they mostly inhabit	      the deep sea; -- called also {onion fish}, and {rat-tail	      fish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A bright-colored South African grosbeak	      ({Pyromelana orix}), having the back red and the lower	      parts black.	      [1913 Webster]
Grenadillo \Gren`a*dil"lo\, n. [Sp. granadillo.]	   A handsome tropical American wood, much used for making	   flutes and other wind instruments; -- called also {Grenada	   cocos}, or {cocus}, and {red ebony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grenadine \Gren`a*dine"\, n. [F.]	   1. A thin gauzelike fabric of silk or wool, for women's wear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trade name for a dyestuff, consisting essentially of	      impure fuchsine.	      [1913 Webster]
Grenado \Gre*na"do\, n.	   Same as {Grenade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grene \Grene\, a.	   Green. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gres \Gres\, n.	   Grass. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Gressorial
Gressorial \Gres*so"ri*al\, Gressorious \Gres*so"ri*ous\, a. [L.	   gressus, p. p. of gradi to step, go.] (Zool.)	   Adapted for walking; anisodactylous; as the feet of certain	   birds and insects. See Illust. under {Aves}. Gret
Gret \Gret\, Grete \Grete\, a.	   Great. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gretto \Gret"to\, obs.	   imp. of {Greet}, to salute.	   [1913 Webster]
Greve \Greve\, n.	   A grove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Grew \Grew\ (gr[udd]),	   imp. of {Grow}. Grewsome
Grewsome \Grew"some\, Gruesome \Grue"some\, a. [From a word akin	   to Dan. gru horror, terror + -some; cf. D. gruwzaam, G.	   grausam. Cf. {Grisly}.]	   Ugly; frightful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grewsome sights of war.                  --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Grey \Grey\, a.	   See {Gray} (the correct orthography).	   [1913 Webster]
greybeard \grey"beard\ n.	   a man who is old.	   Syn: old man.	        [WordNet 1.5]
grey-haired \grey-haired\ adj.	   showing characteristics of age, especially having gray or	   white hair.	   Syn: gray, grey, gray-haired, gray-headed, grey-headed, hoar,	        hoary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
grey-headed \grey-headed\ adj.	   1. same as {gray-headed}.	   Syn: gray, grey, gray-haired, grey-haired, gray-headed, hoar,	        hoary.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Greyhound \Grey"hound`\, n. [OE. graihund, greihound, greahund,	   grihond, Icel. greyhundr; grey greyhound + hundr dog; cf. AS.	   gr[imac]ghund. The origin of the first syllable is unknown.]	   1. A slender, graceful breed of dogs, remarkable for keen	      sight and swiftness. It is one of the oldest varieties	      known, and is figured on the Egyptian monuments. [Written	      also {grayhound}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swift steamer, esp. an ocean steamer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
greyish \grey"ish\ adj.	   somewhat gray.	   Syn: grayish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Greylag \Grey"lag`\, n. (Zool.)	   See Graylag.	   [1913 Webster]
greyness \greyness\ n.	   a neutral achromatic color midway between while and black.	   Syn: gray, grayness, grey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grias \Grias\ n.	   The genus of trees including the anchovy pear tree {Grias	   cauliflora}, whose fruit is somewhat like the mango.	   Syn: genus {Grias}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Gribble \Grib"ble\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. grib to bite.] (Zool.)	   A small marine isopod crustacean ({Limnoria lignorum} or	   {Limnoria terebrans}), which burrows into and rapidly	   destroys submerged timber, such as the piles of wharves, both	   in Europe and America.	   [1913 Webster]
Grice \Grice\ (gr[imac]s), n. [OE. gris, grise; of Scand.	   origin; cf. Icel. gr?ss, Sw. gris, Dan. grus, also Gr. ?,	   Skr. ghrshvi, boar. Cf. {Grise}, {Griskin}.]	   A little pig. [Written also {grise}.] [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Grice \Grice\, n.	   See {Gree}, a step. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Grid \Grid\ (gr[i^]d), n.	   1. A grating of thin parallel bars, similar to a gridiron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) A plate or sheet of lead with perforations, or	      other irregularities of surface, by which the active	      material of a secondary battery or accumulator is	      supported.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Electronics) a mesh or coil of fine wire in an electron	      tube, connected to the circuit so as to regulate the	      current passing through the tube.	      [PJC]	   4. any network of crossing horizontal and vertical lines; --	      they are used, for example, as reference coordinates to	      locate objects or places on a map.	      [PJC]	   5. anything resembling a grid[4], as the Manhattan street	      grid. See also {gridlock}.	      [PJC]	   6. a network of connected conductors for distributing	      electrical power, especially one using high-tension lines	      for wide geographic distribution of power; as, the	      Northeast power grid.	      [PJC]	   7. (Football) the {gridiron}.	      [PJC]
Griddle \Grid"dle\, n. [OE. gredil, gredl, gridel, of Celtic	   origin; cf. W. greidell, Ir. greideal, greideil, griddle,	   gridiron, greadaim I burn, scorch. Cf. {Gridiron}.]	   1. An iron plate or pan used for cooking cakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sieve with a wire bottom, used by miners.	      [1913 Webster]
Griddlecake \Grid"dle*cake`\, n.	   A cake baked or fried on a griddle, esp. a thin batter cake,	   as of buckwheat or common flour.	   [1913 Webster]
Gride \Gride\ (gr[imac]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grided}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Griding}.] [For gird, properly, to strike with a	   rod. See {Yard} a measure, and cf. {Grid} to strike, sneer.]	   To cut with a grating sound; to cut; to penetrate or pierce	   harshly; as, the griding sword. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         That through his thigh the mortal steel did gride.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Gride \Gride\, n.	   A harsh scraping or cutting; a grating.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gride of hatchets fiercely thrown.	         On wigwam log, and tree, and stone.      --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Gridelin \Grid"e*lin\ (gr[i^]d"[-e]*l[i^]n), n. [F. gris de lin	   gray of flax, flax gray.]	   A color mixed of white, and red, or a gray violet. [Written	   also {gredaline}, {grizelin}.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gridiron \Grid"i`ron\, n. [OE. gredire, gredirne, from the same	   source as E. griddle, but the ending was confused with E.	   iron. See {Griddle}.]	   1. A grated iron utensil for broiling flesh and fish over	      coals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) An openwork frame on which vessels are placed for	      examination, cleaning, and repairs.	   3. (Sport) A football field; -- so called because of the	      resemblance of the parallel marked yard lines to a	      gridiron[1].	      [PJC]	   {Gridiron pendulum}. See under Pendulum.	   {Gridiron valve} (Steam Engine), a slide valve with several	      parallel perforations corresponding to openings in the	      seat on which the valve moves.	      [1913 Webster]
gridiron-tailed lizard \gridiron-tailed lizard\ n.	   a lizard having a long tail with black bands ({Callisaurus	   draconoides}), which lives in the deserts of the southwestern	   U. S. and Mexico; called also {zebra-tailed lizard}. --RHUD	   [PJC]
Grief \Grief\ (gr[=e]f), n. [OE. grief, gref, OF. grief, gref,	   F. grief, L. gravis heavy; akin to Gr. bary`s, Skr. guru,	   Goth. ka['u]rus. Cf. {Barometer}, {Grave}, a., {Grieve},	   {Gooroo.}]	   1. Pain of mind on account of something in the past; mental	      suffering arising from any cause, as misfortune, loss of	      friends, misconduct of one's self or others, etc.; sorrow;	      sadness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mother was so afflicted at the loss of a fine	            boy, . . . that she died for grief of it. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cause of sorrow or pain; that which afficts or distresses;	      trial; grievance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be factious for redress of all these griefs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Physical pain, or a cause of it; malady. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This grief (cancerous ulcers) hastened the end of	            that famous mathematician, Mr. Harriot. --Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To come to grief}, to meet with calamity, accident, defeat,	      ruin, etc., causing grief; to turn out badly. [Colloq.]	   Syn: Affiction; sorrow; distress; sadness; trial; grievance.	   Usage: {Grief}, {Sorrow}, {Sadness}. Sorrow is the generic	          term; grief is sorrow for some definite cause -- one	          which commenced, at least, in the past; sadness is	          applied to a permanent mood of the mind. Sorrow is	          transient in many cases; but the grief of a mother for	          the loss of a favorite child too often turns into	          habitual sadness. "Grief is sometimes considered as	          synonymous with sorrow; and in this case we speak of	          the transports of grief. At other times it expresses	          more silent, deep, and painful affections, such as are	          inspired by domestic calamities, particularly by the	          loss of friends and relatives, or by the distress,	          either of body or mind, experienced by those whom we	          love and value." --Cogan. See {Affliction}.	          [1913 Webster]
Griefful \Grief"ful\, a.	   Full of grief or sorrow. --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]
Griefless \Grief"less\, a.	   Without grief. --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Griego \Grie"go\, n.	   See {Greggoe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grievable \Griev"a*ble\, a.	   Lamentable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grievance \Griev"ance\, n. [OF. grevance. See {Grieve}, v. t.]	   1. A cause of uneasiness and complaint; a wrong done and	      suffered; that which gives ground for remonstrance or	      resistance, as arising from injustice, tyranny, etc.;	      injury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Grieving; grief; affliction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . grievance of a mind unreasonably yoked.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Burden; oppression; hardship; trouble.	        [1913 Webster]
Grievancer \Griev"an*cer\, n.	   One who occasions a grievance; one who gives ground for	   complaint. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Petition . . . against the bishops as grand	         grievancers.                             --Fuller.	   Grieve
Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[=e]v), Greeve \Greeve\, n. [AS. ger[=e]fa.	   Cf. {Reeve} an officer.]	   A manager of a farm, or overseer of any work; a reeve; a	   manorial bailiff. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their children were horsewhipped by the grieve. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Grieve \Grieve\ (gr[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grieved}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Grieving}.] [OE. greven, OF. grever, fr. L. gravare	   to burden, oppress, fr. gravis heavy. See {Grief.}]	   1. To occasion grief to; to wound the sensibilities of; to	      make sorrowful; to cause to suffer; to afflict; to hurt;	      to try.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grieve not the Holy Spirit of God.    --Eph. iv. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	            The maidens grieved themselves at my concern.	                                                  --Cowper,	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sorrow over; as, to grieve one's fate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Grieve \Grieve\, v. i.	   To feel grief; to be in pain of mind on account of an evil;	   to sorrow; to mourn; -- often followed by at, for, or over.	   [1913 Webster]	         Do not you grieve at this.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Griever \Griev"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, grieves.	   [1913 Webster]
Grieving \Griev"ing\, a.	   Sad; sorrowful; causing grief. -- n. The act of causing	   grief; the state of being grieved. -- {Griev"ing*ly}, adv.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Grievous \Griev"ous\, a. [OF. grevous, grevos, LL. gravosus. See	   {Grief}.]	   1. Causing grief or sorrow; painful; afflictive; hard to	      bear; offensive; harmful.	      [1913 Webster]	            The famine was grievous in the land.  --Gen. xii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thing was very grievous in Abraham's sight.	                                                  --Gen. xxi.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by great atrocity; heinous; aggravated;	      flagitious; as, a grievous sin. --Gen. xviii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full of, or expressing, grief; showing great sorrow or	      affliction; as, a grievous cry. -- {Griev"ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Griev"ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Griff \Griff\, n. [Cf. {Gripe}.]	   1. Grasp; reach. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A vein of gold ore within one spade's griff.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. griffe, G. griff, prop., a grasping.] (Weaving) An	      arrangement of parallel bars for lifting the hooked wires	      which raise the warp threads in a loom for weaving figured	      goods. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Griff \Griff\, n.	   A person of mixed blood.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Griffe \Griffe\, n. [F.]	   1. The offspring of a mulatto woman and a negro; also, a	      mulatto. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of mixed negro and American Indian blood.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Griffin \Grif"fin\, n.	   An Anglo-Indian name for a person just arrived from Europe.	   --H. Kingsley. Griffin	Griffin \Grif"fin\, Griffon \Grif"fon\, n. [OE. griffin,	   griffon, griffoun, F. griffon, fr. L. gryphus, equiv to	   gryps, Gr. ?; -- so called because of the hooked beak, and	   akin to grypo`s curved, hook-nosed.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Myth.) A fabulous monster, half lion and half eagle. It	      is often represented in Grecian and Roman works of art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A representation of this creature as an heraldic	      charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A species of large vulture ({Gyps fulvus}) found	      in the mountainous parts of Southern Europe, North Africa,	      and Asia Minor; -- called also {gripe}, and {grype}. It is	      supposed to be the "eagle" of the Bible. The {bearded	      griffin} is the {lammergeir}. [Written also {gryphon}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An English early apple.	      [1913 Webster]
Griffon \Grif"fon\ (gr[i^]f"f[o^]n), n. [F.]	   One of a European breed of rough-coated dogs, somewhat taller	   than the setter and of a grizzly liver color. They are used	   in hunting game birds. The Brussels griffon is a very small,	   wiry-coated, short-nosed pet dog of Belgian origin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Grig \Grig\ (gr[i^]g), n. [Cf. Sw. kr[aum]k little creature,	   reptile; or D. kriek cricket, E. cricket.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A cricket or grasshopper. [Prov. Eng.]	      (b) Any small eel.	      (c) The broad-nosed eel. See {Glut}. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Heath. [Prov. Eng.] --Audrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {As merry as a grig} [etymology uncertain], a saying supposed	      by some to be a corruption of "As merry as a Greek; " by	      others, to be an allusion to the cricket.	      [1913 Webster]
gri-gri \gri-gri\ n.	   An African amulet, talisman or charm. Same as {gree-gree},	   Syn: gree-gree, gris-gris.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gril \Gril\ (gr[i^]l), a. [OE. gril harsh; akin to G. grell	   offending the ear or eye, shrill, dazzling, MHG. grel angry;	   cf. AS. gallan to provoke.]	   Harsh; hard; severe; stern; rough. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Grill \Grill\, n. [F. gril. See {Grill}, v. t.]	   1. A gridiron.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] make grills of [wood] to broil their meat.	                                                  --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is broiled on a gridiron, as meat, fish, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A figure of crossed bars with interstices, such as those	      sometimes impressed upon postage stamps.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A grillroom.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Grill \Grill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grilling}.] [F. griller, fr. gril gridiron, OF. gra["i]l, L.	   craticulum for craticula fine hurdlework, a small gridiron,	   dim. of crates hurdle. See {Grate}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To broil on a grill or gridiron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boiling of men in caldrons, grilling them on	            gridirons.                            --Marvell.	   2. To torment, as if by broiling. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stamp or mark with a grill.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Grill \Grill\, v. i.	   To undergo the process of being grilled, or broiled; to	   broil.	         He had grilled in the heat, sweated in the rains.	                                                  --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Grillade \Gril*lade"\, n. [F. See {Grill}, v. t.]	   The act of grilling; also, that which is grilled.	   [1913 Webster]
Grillage \Gril"lage\, n. [F.] (Hydraulic Eagin.)	   A framework of sleepers and crossbeams forming a foundation	   in marshy or treacherous soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Grille \Grille\, a. [F. See {Grill}, v. t.]	   A lattice or grating.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grille which formed part of the gate. --L.	                                                  Oliphant.	   [1913 Webster]
Grillroom \Grill"room`\, n.	   1. A room specially fitted for broiling food, esp. one in a	      restaurant, hotel, or clubhouse, arranged for prompt	      service.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a restaurant where food is cooked on a grill. [WordNet	      sense 1]	   Syn: grill.	        [WordNet 1.5]
grillwork \grill"work\ n.	   1. netting made of wires.	   Syn: wirework.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a framework of metal bars used as a partition or a grate;	      as, he stood on the grillwork over the ventilating shaft.	   Syn: grill, grille.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grilly \Gril"ly\, v. t. [See {Grill}, v. t.]	   To broil; to grill; hence, To harass. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Grilse \Grilse\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A young salmon after its first return from the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Grim \Grim\ (gr[i^]m), a. [Compar. {Grimmer} (-m[~e]r); superl.	   {Grimmest} (-m[e^]st).] [AS. grim; akin to G. grimm, equiv.	   to G. & D. grimmig, Dan. grim, grum, Sw. grym, Icel. grimmr,	   G. gram grief, as adj., hostile; cf. Gr. ?, a crushing sound,	   ? to neigh.]	   Of forbidding or fear-inspiring aspect; fierce; stern; surly;	   cruel; frightful; horrible.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose grim aspect sets every joint a-shaking. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ridges of grim war.                  --Milton.	   Syn: Syn.-- Fierce; ferocious; furious; horrid; horrible;	        frightful; ghastly; grisly; hideous; stern; sullen;	        sour.	        [1913 Webster]
Grimace \Gri*mace"\ (gr[i^]m"[i^]s or gr[i^]*m[=a]s"), n. [F.,	   prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. gr[imac]ma mask, specter,	   Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, hood, perh. akin to E. grin.]	   A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from	   affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some	   feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a	   smirk; a made-up face.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moving his face into such a hideous grimace, that every	         feature of it appeared under a different distortion.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in	         Dryden's `Marriage a-la-Mode,[rsquo] as innovations in	         our language, are now in common use: chagrin,	         double-entendre, ['e]claircissement, embarras,	         ['e]quivoque, foible, grimace, na["i]vete, ridicule.	         All these words, which she learns by heart to use	         occasionally, are now in common use." --I. Disraeli.	         [1913 Webster]	Grimace \Gri*mace"\, v. i.	   To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. --H.	   Martineau.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimaced \Gri*maced"\, a.	   Distorted; crabbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimalkin \Gri*mal"kin\, n. [For graymalkin; gray + malkin.]	   1. An old cat, especially a she-cat. --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bad-tempered old woman.	      [PJC]
Grime \Grime\, n. [Cf. Dan. grim, griim, lampblack, soot, grime,	   Icel. gr[imac]ma mask, sort of hood, OD. grijmsel, grimsel,	   soot, smut, and E. grimace.]	   Foul matter; dirt, rubbed in; sullying blackness, deeply	   ingrained.	   [1913 Webster]	Grime \Grime\, v. t.	   To sully or soil deeply; to dirt. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimily \Grim"i*ly\, adv.	   In a grimy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Griminess \Grim"i*ness\ n.	   The state of being grimy.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimly \Grim"ly\, a.	   Grim; hideous; stern. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In glided Margaret's grimly ghost,	         And stood at William's feet.             --D. Mallet.	   [1913 Webster]	Grimly \Grim"ly\, adv.	   In a grim manner; fiercely. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimme \Grimme\, n. [Cf. F. grimme.] (Zool.)	   A West African antelope ({Cephalophus rufilotus}) of a deep	   bay color, with a broad dorsal stripe of black; -- called	   also {conquetoon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimness \Grim"ness\, n. [AS. grimnes.]	   Fierceness of look; sternness; crabbedness; forbiddingness.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimsir \Grim"sir\, n.	   A stern man. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Grimy \Grim"y\, a. [Compar. {Grimier}; superl. {Grimiest}.]	   Full of grime; begrimed; dirty; foul.	   [1913 Webster]
Grin \Grin\, n. [AS. grin.]	   A snare; a gin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a bird that hasteth to his grin.    --Remedy of	                                                  Love.	   [1913 Webster]	Grin \Grin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grinning}.] [OE. grinnen, grennen, AS. grennian, Sw. grina;	   akin to D. grijnen, G. greinen, OHG. grinan, Dan. grine.	   [root]35. Cf. {Groan}.]	   1. To show the teeth, as a dog; to snarl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set the teeth together and open the lips, or to open	      the mouth and withdraw the lips from the teeth, so as to	      show them, as in laughter, scorn, or pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pangs of death do make him grin.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Grin \Grin\, v. t.	   To express by grinning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grinned horrible a ghastly smile.        --Milton.	Grin \Grin\, n.	   The act of closing the teeth and showing them, or of	   withdrawing the lips and showing the teeth; a hard, forced,	   or sneering smile. --I.Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	         He showed twenty teeth at a grin.        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Grind \Grind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ground}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grinding}.] [AS. grindan; perh. akin to L. frendere to	   gnash, grind. Cf. {Grist}.]	   1. To reduce to powder by friction, as in a mill, or with the	      teeth; to crush into small fragments; to produce as by the	      action of millstones.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take the millstones, and grind meal.  --Is. xivii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wear down, polish, or sharpen, by friction; to make	      smooth, sharp, or pointed; to whet, as a knife or drill;	      to rub against one another, as teeth, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To oppress by severe exactions; to harass.	      [1913 Webster]	            To grind the subject or defraud the prince.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To study hard for examination; -- commonly used with away;	      as, to grind away at one's studies. [College Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Grind \Grind\, v. i.	   1. To perform the operation of grinding something; to turn	      the millstones.	      [1913 Webster]	            Send thee	            Into the common prison, there to grind. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become ground or pulverized by friction; as, this corn	      grinds well.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become polished or sharpened by friction; as, glass	      grinds smooth; steel grinds to a sharp edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move with much difficulty or friction; to grate.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To perform hard and distasteful service; to drudge; to	      study hard, as for an examination. --Farrar.	      [1913 Webster]	Grind \Grind\, n.	   1. The act of reducing to powder, or of sharpening, by	      friction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any severe continuous work or occupation; esp., hard and	      uninteresting study. [Colloq.] --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A student that studies hard; a dig; a wonk. [College	      Slang]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Grinded \Grind"ed\, obs. p. p. of {Grind}.	   Ground. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Grindelia \Grin*de"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after D. H. Grindel, a	   Russian.] (Med.)	   The dried stems and leaves of tarweed ({Grindelia}), used as	   a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.	   [1913 Webster]
Grinder \Grind"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, grinds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the double teeth, used to grind or masticate the	      food; a molar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The restless flycatcher ({Seisura inquieta}) of	      Australia; -- called also {restless thrush} and {volatile	      thrush}. It makes a noise like a scissors grinder, to	      which the name alludes.	   4. A submarine sandwich. [local, U.S.]	   Syn: submarine, hoagie.	        [PJC]	   {Grinder's asthma}, {Grinder's phthisis}, or {Grinder's rot}	      (Med.), a lung disease produced by the mechanical	      irritation of the particles of steel and stone given off	      in the operation of grinding.	      [1913 Webster]
Grindery \Grind"er*y\, n.	   Leather workers' materials. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grindery warehouse}, a shop where leather workers' materials	      and tools are kept on sale. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Grinding \Grind"ing\, a. & n.	   from Grind.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grinding frame}, an English name for a cotton spinning	      machine.	   {Grinding mill}.	   (a) A mill for grinding grain.	   (b) A lapidary's lathe.	       [1913 Webster]
Grindingly \Grind"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a grinding manner. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grindle \Grin"dle\, n. (Zool.)	   The bowfin; -- called also {Johnny Grindle}. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Grindle stone \Grin"dle stone"\	   A grindstone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grindlet \Grind"let\, n.	   A small drain.	   [1913 Webster]
Grindstone \Grind"stone`\, n.	   A flat, circular stone, revolving on an axle, for grinding or	   sharpening tools, or shaping or smoothing objects.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To hold one's nose to the grindstone}, {To bring one's nose	   to the grindstone}, to oppress one; to keep one in a	      condition of servitude.	   {To put one's nose to the grindstone}	   (a) to oppress one; to cause one to work hard and steadily.	   (b) to set oneself to a long and arduous task.	   {To keep one's nose to the grindstone} to continue at a long	      and arduous task; to apply oneself steadily to one's	      duties.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            They might be ashamed, for lack of courage, to	            suffer the Laced[ae]monians to hold their noses to	            the grindstone.                       --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]
Gringo \Grin"go\, n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Sp. gringo gibberish; cf.	   griego Greek, F. grigou wretch.]	   Among Spanish Americans, a foreigner, especially an American	   or sometimes an Englishman; -- often used disparagingly or as	   a term of reproach.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Grinner \Grin"ner\, n.	   One who grins. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Grinningly \Grin"ning*ly\, adv.	   In a grinning manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Grint \Grint\,	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Grind}, contr. from grindeth. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Grinte \Grin"te\, obs.	   imp. of {Grin}, v. i., 1.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] grinte with his teeth, so was he wroth. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Grinting \Grint"ing\, n.	   Grinding. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Grip \Grip\, n. [L. gryps, gryphus. See {Griffin}, {Grype}.]	   (Zool.)	   The griffin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Grip \Grip\, n. [Cf. AS. grip furrow, hitch, D. greb.]	   A small ditch or furrow. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Grip \Grip\, v. t.	   To trench; to drain.	   [1913 Webster]	Grip \Grip\, n. [AS. gripe. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Gripe}, v. t.]	   1. An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength	      in grasping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A peculiar mode of clasping the hand, by which members of	      a secret association recognize or greet, one another; as,	      a masonic grip.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That by which anything is grasped; a handle or gripe; as,	      the grip of a sword.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A device for grasping or holding fast to something.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Specif., an apparatus attached to a car for clutching a	      traction cable.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. A gripsack; a hand bag; a satchel or suitcase. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   7. (Med.) The influenza; grippe.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Grip \Grip\, v. t. [From {Grip} a grasp; or P. gripper to seize;	   -- of German origin. See {Gripe}, v. t.]	   To give a grip to; to grasp; to gripe.	   [1913 Webster]	Grip car \Grip car\	   A car with a grip to clutch a traction cable.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gripe \Gripe\, n. [See {Grype}.] (Zool.)	   A vulture; the griffin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a white hind under the gripe's sharp claws.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gripe's egg}, an alchemist's vessel. [Obs.] --E. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Gripe \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. greipan;	   cf. Lith. graibyti, Russ. grabite to plunder, Skr. grah,	   grabh, to seize. Cf. {Grip}, v. t., {Grope}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To catch with the hand; to clasp closely with the fingers;	      to clutch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize and hold fast; to embrace closely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wouldst thou gripe both gain and pleasure ?	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pinch; to distress. Specifically, to cause pinching and	      spasmodic pain to the bowels of, as by the effects of	      certain purgative or indigestible substances.	      [1913 Webster]	            How inly sorrow gripes his soul.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gripe \Gripe\, v. i.	   1. To clutch, hold, or pinch a thing, esp. money, with a	      gripe or as with a gripe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer griping pains. --Jocke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To tend to come up into the wind, as a ship which,	      when sailing closehauled, requires constant labor at the	      helm. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   2. to complain	      [PJC]	Gripe \Gripe\, n.	   1. Grasp; seizure; fast hold; clutch.	      [1913 Webster]	            A barren scepter in my gripe.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That on which the grasp is put; a handle; a grip; as, the	      gripe of a sword.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A device for grasping or holding anything; a brake	      to stop a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Oppression; cruel exaction; affiction; pinching distress;	      as, the gripe of poverty.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Pinching and spasmodic pain in the intestines; -- chiefly	      used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.)	      (a) The piece of timber which terminates the keel at the	          fore end; the forefoot.	      (b) The compass or sharpness of a ship's stern under the	          water, having a tendency to make her keep a good wind.	      (c) pl. An assemblage of ropes, dead-eyes, and hocks,	          fastened to ringbolts in the deck, to secure the boats	          when hoisted; also, broad bands passed around a boat	          to secure it at the davits and prevent swinging.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Gripe penny}, {a} miser; a niggard. --D. L. Mackenzie.	      [1913 Webster]
Gripeful \Gripe"ful\, a.	   Disposed to gripe; extortionate.	   [1913 Webster]
Griper \Grip"er\, a.	   One who gripes; an oppressor; an extortioner. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gripingly \Grip"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a griping or oppressive manner. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Gripman \Grip"man\, n.	   The man who manipulates a grip.	   [1913 Webster]
Grippe \Grippe\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   The influenza or epidemic catarrh. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Gripper \Grip"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, grips or seizes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. In printing presses, the fingers or nippers.	      [1913 Webster]
Gripple \Grip"ple\, n.	   A grasp; a gripe. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Gripple \Grip"ple\, a. [Dim. fr. gripe.]	   Griping; greedy; covetous; tenacious. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Grippleness \Grip"ple*ness\, n.	   The quality of being gripple. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gripsack \Grip"sack`\, n.	   A traveler's handbag. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gris \Gris\, a. [OF. & F., fr. LL. griseus; of German origin;	   cf. MHG. gris, G. greis, hoary. Cf. {Grizzle}.]	   Gray. [R.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gris \Gris\, n. [OF., fr. gris gray. Cf. G. grauwerk (lit. gray	   work) the gray skin of the Siberian squirrel. See {Gris}, a.]	   A costly kind of fur. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Gris \Gris\ (gr[i^]s), n. sing. & pl. [See {Grice} a pig.]	   A little pig. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Grisaille \Gri"saille`\, n. [F., from gris gray.]	   1. (Fine Arts) Decorative painting in gray monochrome; --	      used in English especially for painted glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of French fancy dress goods. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Grisamber \Gris"am`ber\, n. [See {Ambergris}.]	   Ambergris. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Grise \Grise\ (gr[imac]s), n.	   See {Grice}, a pig. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Grise \Grise\ (gr[imac]s or gr[=e]s), n. [Prop. pl. of gree a	   step.]	   A step (in a flight of stairs); a degree. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every grise of fortune	         Is smoothed by that below.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Griseous \Gris"e*ous\, a. [LL. griseus. See {Gris}.]	   Of a light color, or white, mottled with black or brown;	   grizzled or grizzly. --Maunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Grisette \Gri*sette"\, n. [F., fr. grisette a gray woolen cloth,	   fr. gris gray. Grisettes were so called because they wore	   gray gowns made of this stuff. See {Gars}.]	   A French girl or young married woman of the lower class; more	   frequently, a young working woman who is fond of gallantry.	   --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Griskin \Gris"kin\, n. [Grise a pig + -kin.]	   The spine of a hog. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grisled \Gri"sled\, a. [Obs.]	   See Grizzled.	   [1913 Webster]
Grisliness \Gris"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being grisly; horrid. --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Grisly \Gris"ly\, a. [OE, grisly, grislich, AS. grislic,	   gryslic, fr. gr?san to shudder; cf. OD. grijselick horrible,	   OHG. grisenl?ch, and also AS. gre?san to frighten, and E.	   gruesome.]	   Frightful; horrible; dreadful; harsh; as, grisly locks; a	   grisly specter. "Grisly to behold." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man of grisly and stern gravity.       --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grisly bear}. (Zool.) See under {Grizzly}.	      [1913 Webster]
Grison \Gri"son\, n. [F., fr. grison gray, gray-haired, gris	   gray. See {Gris}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A South American animal of the family Mustelidae	       ({Galictis vittata}). It is about two feet long,	       exclusive of the tail. Its under parts are black. Also	       called {South American glutton}.	   (b) A South American monkey ({Lagothrix infumatus}), said to	       be gluttonous.	       [1913 Webster]
Grisons \Gri"sons\, n. pl. [F.] (Geog.)	   (a) Inhabitants of the eastern Swiss Alps.	   (b) sing. The largest and most eastern of the Swiss cantons.	       [1913 Webster]
Grist \Grist\, n. [AS. grist, fr. grindan. See {Grind}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Ground corn; that which is ground at one time; as much	      grain as is carried to the mill at one time, or the meal	      it produces.	      [1913 Webster]	            Get grist to the mill to have plenty in store.	                                                  --Tusser. Q.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Supply; provision. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In rope making, a given size of rope, common grist being a	      rope three inches in circumference, with twenty yarns in	      each of the three strands. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All is grist that comes to his mill}, all that he has	      anything to do with is a source of profit. [Colloq.]	   {To bring grist to the maill}, to bring profitable business	      into one's hands; to be a source of profit. [Colloq.]	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Gristle \Gris"tle\, n. [OE. gristel, gristil, AS. gristl; akin	   to OFries. gristel, grestel. Perh. a dim. of grist but cf.	   OHG. krustila, krostela. Cf. {Grist}.] (Anat.)	   Cartilage. See {Cartilage}. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Gristly \Gris"tly\, a. (Anat.)	   Consisting of, or containing, gristle; like gristle;	   cartilaginous.	   [1913 Webster]
Gristmill \Grist"mill"\, n.	   A mill for grinding grain; especially, a mill for grinding	   grists, or portions of grain brought by different customers;	   a custom mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Grit \Grit\, n. [OE, greet, greot, sand, gravel, AS. gre['o]t	   grit, sant, dust; akin to OS griott, OFries. gret gravel,	   OHG. grioz, G. griess, Icel. grj[=o]t, and to E. groats,	   grout. See {Groats}, {Grout}, and cf. {Grail} gravel.]	   1. Sand or gravel; rough, hard particles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The coarse part of meal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Grain, esp. oats or wheat, hulled and coarsely ground;	      in high milling, fragments of cracked wheat smaller than	      groats.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) A hard, coarse-grained siliceous sandstone; as,	      millstone grit; -- called also {gritrock} and {gritstone.}	      The name is also applied to a finer sharp-grained	      sandstone; as, grindstone grit.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Structure, as adapted to grind or sharpen; as, a hone of	      good grit.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Firmness of mind; invincible spirit; unyielding courage;	      fortitude. --C. Reade. --E. P. Whipple.	      [1913 Webster]	Grit \Grit\ (gr[i^]t), v. i.	   To give forth a grating sound, as sand under the feet; to	   grate; to grind.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sanded floor that grits beneath the tread.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Grit \Grit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gritted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gritting}.]	   To grind; to rub harshly together; to grate; as, to grit the	   teeth. [Collog.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grith \Grith\ (gr[i^]th), n. [AS. gri[eth] peace; akin to Icel.	   grid.]	   Peace; security; agreement. [Obs.] --Gower. Gritrock
Gritrock \Grit"rock`\ (gr[i^]t"r[o^]k`), Gritstone \Grit"stone`\	   (-st[=o]n`)n. (Geol.)	   See {Grit}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Grittiness \Grit"ti*ness\ (-t[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being gritty.	   [1913 Webster]
Gritty \Grit"ty\ (-t[y^]), a.	   1. Containing sand or grit; consisting of grit; caused by	      grit; full of hard particles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spirited; resolute; unyielding. [Colloq., U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Grivet \Griv"et\ (gr[i^]v"[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. grivet.] (Zool.)	   A monkey of the upper Nile and Abyssinia ({Cercopithecus	   griseo-viridis}), having the upper parts dull green, the	   lower parts white, the hands, ears, and face black. It was	   known to the ancient Egyptians. Called also {tota}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grize \Grize\ (gr[imac]z or gr[=e]z), n.	   Same as {2d Grise}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grizelin \Griz"e*lin\ (gr[i^]z"[-e]*l[i^]n), a.	   See {Gridelin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grizzle \Griz"zle\, n. [F. gris: cf. grisaille hair partly gray,	   fr. gris gray. See {Gris}, and cf. {Grisaille}.]	   Gray; a gray color; a mixture of white and black. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Grizzle \Griz"zle\, v. t. & i.	   To make or become grizzly, or grayish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Hardship of the way such as would grizzle little	         children.                                --R. F.	                                                  Burton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         I found myself on the Nubian desert shaking hands with	         a	         grizzling man whom men addressed as Collins Bey. --Pall	                                                  Mall Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Grizzle \Griz"zle\, v. i. & t. [Etym. uncertain.]	   To worry; to fret; to bother; grumble. [Prov. Eng.] "Don't	   sit grizzling there." --Charles Reade.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Grizzled \Griz"zled\, a.	   Gray; grayish; sprinkled or mixed with gray; of a mixed white	   and black.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grizzled hair flowing in elf locks.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Grizzly \Griz"zly\, a.	   Somewhat gray; grizzled.	   [1913 Webster]	         Old squirrels that turn grizzly.         --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grizzly bear} (Zool.), a large and ferocious bear ({Ursus	      horribilis}) of Western North America and the Rocky	      Mountains. It is remarkable for the great length of its	      claws.	      [1913 Webster]	Grizzly \Griz"zly\, n.; pl. {Grizzlies}.	   1. (Zool.) A grizzly bear. See under {Grizzly}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. In hydraulic mining, gratings used to catch and throw	      out large stones from the sluices. [Local, U. S.]	      --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
groan \groan\ (gr[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groaned}	   (gr[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groaning}.] [OE. gronen, granen,	   granien, AS. gr[=a]nian, fr. the root of grennian to grin.	   [root]35. See {2d Grin}, and cf. {Grunt}.]	   1. To give forth a low, moaning sound in breathing; to utter	      a groan, as in pain, in sorrow, or in derision; to moan.	      [1913 Webster]	            For we . . . do groan, being burdened. --2 Cor. v.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            He heard the groaning of the oak.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strive after earnestly, as with groans.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing but holy, pure, and clear,	            Or that which groaneth to be so.      --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]
Groan \Groan\, v. t.	   To affect by groans.	   [1913 Webster]	Groan \Groan\, n.	   A low, moaning sound; usually, a deep, mournful sound uttered	   in pain or great distress; sometimes, an expression of strong	   disapprobation; as, the remark was received with groans.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such groans of roaring wind and rain.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wretched animal heaved forth such groans. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Groanful \Groan"ful\, a.	   Agonizing; sad. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
groat \groat\ (gr[add]t or gr[=o]t), n. [LG. gr[=o]te, orig.,	   great, that is, a great piece of coin, larger than other	   coins in former use. See {Great}.]	   1. An old English silver coin, equal to four pence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small sum of money.	      [1913 Webster]
Groats \Groats\, n. pl. [OE. grot, AS. gr[=a]tan; akin to Icel.	   grautr porridge, and to E. gritt, grout. See {Grout}.]	   Dried grain, as oats or wheat, hulled and broken or crushed;	   in high milling, cracked fragments of wheat larger than	   grits.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Embden groats}, crushed oats.	      [1913 Webster]
Grobian \Gro"bi*an\, n. [G., fr. grob rude. Cf. {Gruff}, a.]	   A rude or clownish person; boor; lout.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Grocer \Gro"cer\, n. [Formerly written grosser, orig., one who	   sells by the gross, or deals by wholesale, fr. F. grossier,	   marchand grossier, fr. gros large, great. See {Gross}.]	   A trader who deals in foods such as meats, dairy products,	   produce, tea, sugar, spices, coffee, fruits, and various	   other commodities.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grocer's itch} (Med.), a disease of the skin, caused by	      handling sugar and treacle.	      [1913 Webster]
Grocery \Gro"cer*y\, n.; pl. {Groceries}. [F. grosserie	   wholesale. See {Grocer}.]	   1. The commodities sold by grocers, as tea, coffee, spices,	      etc.; -- in the United States almost always in the plural	      form, in this sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deal box . . . to carry groceries in. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shops at which the best families of the	            neighborhood bought grocery and millinery.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A retail grocer's shop or store. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
groenendael \groenendael\ n.	   A black-coated sheep dog with a heavily plumed tail.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Grog \Grog\ (gr[o^]g), n. [So named from "Old Grog" a nickname	   given to Admiral Vernon, in allusion to his wearing a grogram	   cloak in foul weather. He is said to have been the first to	   dilute the rum of the sailors (about 1745).]	   A mixture of spirit and water not sweetened; hence, any	   intoxicating liquor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grog blossom}, a redness on the nose or face of persons who	      drink ardent spirits to excess. [Collog.]	      [1913 Webster]
Groggery \Grog"ger*y\ (gr[o^]g"g[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Groggeries} (gr[o^]g"g[~e]r*[i^]z).	   A grogshop. [Slang, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grogginess \Grog"gi*ness\ (gr[o^]g"g[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   1. State of being groggy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Man.) Tenderness or stiffness in the foot of a horse,	      which causes him to move in a hobbling manner.	      [1913 Webster]
Groggy \Grog"gy\, a.	   1. Overcome with grog; tipsy; unsteady on the legs. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weakened in a fight so as to stagger; -- said of	      pugilists. [Cant or Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Man.) Moving in a hobbling manner, owing to tender feet;	      -- said of a horse. --Youatt. Grogram
Grogram \Grog"ram\, Grogran \Grog"ran\, n. [OF. gros-grain,	   lit., gros-grain, of a coarse texture. See {Gross}, and	   {Grain} a kernel, and cf. {Grog}.]	   A coarse stuff made of silk and mohair, or of coarse silk.	   [1913 Webster]
grogshop \grog"shop`\ (gr[o^]g"sh[o^]p`), n.	   A shop or room where strong liquors are sold and drunk; a	   dramshop.	   [1913 Webster]
groin \groin\ (groin), n. [F. groin, fr. grogner to grunt, L.	   grunnire.]	   The snout of a swine. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Groin \Groin\, v. i. [F. grogner to grunt, grumble.]	   To grunt to growl; to snarl; to murmur. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bears that groined coatinually.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Groin \Groin\, n. [Icel. grein distinction, division, branch;	   akin to Sw. gren, branch, space between the legs, Icel.	   greina to distinguish, divide, Sw. grena to branch, straddle.	   Cf. {Grain} a branch.]	   1. (Anat.) The line between the lower part of the abdomen and	      the thigh, or the region of this line; the inguen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting	      of two vaults, growing more obtuse as it approaches the	      summit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) The surface formed by two such vaults.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A frame of woodwork across a beach to accumulate and	      retain shingle. [Eng.] --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	Groin \Groin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Groined} (groind); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Groining}.] (Arch.)	   To fashion into groins; to build with groins.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hand that rounded Peter's dome,	         And groined the aisles of Christian Rome,	         Wrought in a sad sincerity.              --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Groined \Groined\, a. (Arch.)	   Built with groins; as, a groined ceiling; a groined vault.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Grolier \Gro"lier`\, n.	   The name by which Jean Grolier de Servier (1479-1565), a	   French bibliophile, is commonly known; -- used in naming a	   certain style of binding, a design, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Grolier binding}, a book binding decorated with a pattern	      imitated from those given covers of books bound for Jean	      Grolier, and bearing his name and motto.	   {Grolier design} or {Grolier school}, the pattern of	      interlacing bars, bands, or ribbons, with little scrolls	      of slender gold lines, assumed to be an imitation of the	      designs on Jean Grolier's book bindings.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Gromet \Grom"et\ (gr[o^]m"[e^]t), n.	   Same as {Grommet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gromill \Grom"ill\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Gromwell}.	   [1913 Webster]
grommet \grom"met\ (gr[o^]m"m[e^]t), 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 strand of an	      unlaid rope. Sometimes written {grummet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any eyelet or ring of metal or other material inserted in	      a hole in a sheet of some other material; in sailing, a	      metallic ring in or for a sail or a mailbag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ring of rubber or other insulating material inserted in	      a hole in some surface of a device, to prevent wires	      passing through the hole from making contact with the	      surface; used especially in electrical and electronic	      devices, to prevent undesired electrical contact.	      [PJC]	   4. (Mil.) A ring of rope used as a wad to hold a cannon ball	      in place.	      [1913 Webster]
Gromwell \Grom"well\, n. [Called also gromel, grommel, graymill,	   and gray millet, all prob. fr. F. gr?mil, cf. W. cromandi.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Lithospermum} ({L. arvense}), anciently	   used, because of its stony pericarp, in the cure of gravel.	   The {German gromwell} is the {Stellera}. [Written also	   {gromill}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grond \Grond\,	   obs. imp. of {Grind}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gronte \Gron"te\,	   obs. imp. of {Groan}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Groom \Groom\, n. [Cf. Scot. grome, groyme, grume, gome, guym,	   man, lover, OD. grom boy, youth; perh. the r is an insertion	   as in E. bridegroom, and the word is the same as AS. guma	   man. See {Bridegroom}.]	   1. A boy or young man; a waiter; a servant; especially, a man	      or boy who has charge of horses, or the stable. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of several officers of the English royal household,	      chiefly in the lord chamberlain's department; as, the	      groom of the chamber; the groom of the stole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A man recently married, or about to be married; a	      bridegroom. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Groom porter}, formerly an officer in the English royal	      household, who attended to the furnishing of the king's	      lodgings and had certain privileges.	      [1913 Webster]	Groom \Groom\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grooming}.]	   To tend or care for, or to curry or clean, as a, horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Groomer \Groom"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, grooms horses; especially, a brush	   rotated by a flexible or jointed revolving shaft, for	   cleaning horses.	   [1913 Webster]
grooming \grooming\ n.	   1. Preparing a person for a position requiring skilled	      behavior, especially by providing opposrtunity for	      practise and guidance in making the right decisions; as,	      to provide grooming for one's successor as president.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: training, preparation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The activity of getting dressed, washed and generally of	      neat appearance. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: dressing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. The activity of cleaning oneself or others by removing	      lice, ticks, dirt, etc. from the fur; -- of animals.	      [PJC]
Groomsman \Grooms"man\, n.; pl. {Groomsmen}.	   A male attendant of a bridegroom at his wedding; -- the chief	   attendant is also called the {best man}; -- the correlative	   of {bridesmaid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grooper \Groop"er\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Grouper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Groove \Groove\, n. [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See	   {Grove}.]	   1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed	      by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of	      flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn	      path; a rut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs;	      fixed routine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gregarious trifling of life in the social	            groove.                               --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Grove}.] (Mining) A shaft or excavation. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Groove \Groove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grooved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Groving}.]	   To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or	   grooves; to furrow.	   [1913 Webster]
grooved \grooved\ adj.	   1. [p. p. {groove}] having grooves; as, a record is a grooved	      disk.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. marked by thin parallel marks or channels.	   Syn: canaliculate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Groover \Groov"er\, n.	   1. One who or that which grooves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A miner. [Prov. Eng.] --Holloway.	      [1913 Webster]
Grooving \Groov"ing\, n.	   The act of forming a groove or grooves; a groove, or	   collection of grooves.
groovy \groov"y\ (gr[=oo]"v[y^]), a.	   Very pleasant or very enjoyable; marvelous; wonderful;	   excellent; -- expressing strong approval, usually of	   enjoyable experiences. [informal, 1960's] [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, far-out,	        great, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate),	        out-of-sight, outtasight, peachy, psychedelic, slap-up,	        swell, smashing.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Very chic; as, groovy clothes. [British informal] [WordNet	      sense 2]	   Syn: swagger.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. same as {hip}. [informal, 1960's]	   Syn: hip, with it.	        [PJC]
Grope \Grope\ (gr[=o]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groped}	   (gr[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Groping}.] [OE. gropen, gropien,	   grapien, AS. gr[=a]pian to touch, grope, fr. gr[imac]pan to	   gripe. See {Gripe}.]	   1. To feel with or use the hands; to handle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To search or attempt to find something in the dark, or, as	      a blind person, by feeling; to move about hesitatingly, as	      in darkness or obscurity; to feel one's way, as with the	      hands, when one can not see.	      [1913 Webster]	            We grope for the wall like the blind. --Is. lix. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            To grope a little longer among the miseries and	            sensualities ot a worldly life.       --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	Grope \Grope\, v. t.	   1. To search out by feeling in the dark; as, we groped our	      way at midnight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To examine; to test; to sound. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Felix gropeth him, thinking to have a bribe.	                                                  --Genevan	                                                  Test. (Acts	                                                  xxiv. ).	      [1913 Webster]
Groper \Grop"er\, n.	   One who gropes; one who feels his way in the dark, or	   searches by feeling.	   [1913 Webster]
Gropingly \Grop"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a groping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gros \Gros\ (gr[=o]), n. [F. See {Gross}.]	   A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de	   Tours.	   [1913 Webster]
Grosbeak \Gros"beak\, n. [Gross + beak: cf. F. gros-bec.]	   (Zool.)	   One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak.	   The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is {Coccothraustes	   vulgaris}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the best known American species are the	         rose-breasted ({Habia Ludoviciana}); the blue ({Guiraca	         c[oe]rulea}); the pine ({Pinicola enucleator}); and the	         evening grosbeak. See {Hawfinch}, and {Cardinal	         grosbeak}, {Evening grosbeak}, under {Cardinal} and	         {Evening}. [Written also {grossbeak}.]
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Groschen \Grosch"en\, n. [G.]	   A small silver coin and money of account of Germany, worth	   about two cents. It was discontinued in the new monetary	   system of the empire and not subsequeently used.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Grosgrain \Gros"grain`\, a. [F. Cf. {Grogram}.]	   Of a coarse texture; -- applied to silk with a heavy thread	   running crosswise.	   [1913 Webster]
Gross \Gross\, a. [Compar. {Grosser}; superl. {Grossest}.] [F.	   gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E.	   crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened.	   Cf. {Engross}, {Grocer}, {Grogram}.]	   1. Great; large; bulky; fat; of huge size; excessively large.	      "A gross fat man." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gross body of horse under the Duke. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coarse; rough; not fine or delicate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not easily aroused or excited; not sensitive in perception	      or feeling; dull; witless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell her of things that no gross ear can hear.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Expressing, or originating in, animal or sensual	      appetites; hence, coarse, vulgar, low, obscene, or impure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The terms which are delicate in one age become gross	            in the next.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: Disgusting; repulsive; highly offensive; as, a	      gross remark.	      [PJC]	   6. Thick; dense; not attenuated; as, a gross medium.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Great; palpable; serious; vagrant; shameful; as, a gross	      mistake; gross injustice; gross negligence.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Whole; entire; total; without deduction; as, the gross	      sum, or gross amount, the gross weight; -- opposed to	      {net.}	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gross adventure} (Law) the loan of money upon bottomry, i.	      e., on a mortgage of a ship.	   {Gross average} (Law), that kind of average which falls upon	      the gross or entire amount of ship, cargo, and freight; --	      commonly called {general average}. --Bouvier. --Burrill.	   {Gross receipts}, the total of the receipts, before they are	      diminished by any deduction, as for expenses; --	      distinguished from net profits. --Abbott.	   {Gross weight} the total weight of merchandise or goods,	      without deduction for tare, tret, or waste; --	      distinguished from {neat weight}, or {net weight}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gross \Gross\, n. [F. gros (in sense 1), grosse (in sense 2).	   See {Gross}, a.]	   1. The main body; the chief part, bulk, or mass. "The gross	      of the enemy." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the gross of the people, they are considered as	            a mere herd of cattle.                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. sing. & pl. The number of twelve dozen; twelve times	      twelve; as, a gross of bottles; ten gross of pens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Advowson in gross} (Law), an advowson belonging to a person,	      and not to a manor.	   {A great gross}, twelve gross; one hundred and forty-four	      dozen.	   {By the gross}, by the quantity; at wholesale.	   {Common in gross}. (Law) See under {Common}, n.	   {In the gross}, {In gross}, in the bulk, or the undivided	      whole; all parts taken together.	      [1913 Webster]
Grossbeak \Gross"beak`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Grosbeak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gross-headed \Gross"-head`ed\, a.	   Thick-skulled; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Grossification \Gross`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Gross + L. ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   1. The act of making gross or thick, or the state of becoming	      so.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The swelling of the ovary of plants after	      fertilization. Henslow.	      [1913 Webster]
Grossly \Gross"ly\, adv.	   In a gross manner; greatly; coarsely; without delicacy;	   shamefully; disgracefully.	   [1913 Webster]
Grossness \Gross"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being gross; thickness; corpulence;	   coarseness; shamefulness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Abhor the swinish grossness that delights to wound the'	         ear of delicacy.                         --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Grossular \Gros"su*lar\, a. [NL. grossularius, from Grossularia	   a subgenus of Ribes, including the gooseberry, fr. F.	   groseille. See {Gooseberry}.]	   Pertaining too, or resembling, a gooseberry; as, grossular	   garnet.	   [1913 Webster]	Grossular \Gros"su*lar\, n. [See {Grossular}, a.] (Min.)	   A translucent garnet of a pale green color like that of the	   gooseberry; -- called also {grossularite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grossularia \Gros`su*la"ria\, n. [NL. See {Grossular}.] (Min.)	   Same as {Grossular}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grossulin \Gros"su*lin\, n. [See {Grossular}.] (Chem.)	   A vegetable jelly, resembling pectin, found in gooseberries	   ({Ribes Grossularia}) and other fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
grosz \grosz\ n. (gr[=o]sh) {groszy} (gr[=o]sh"[=e])	   a Polish monetary unit, equal to [frac1x100] of a zloty.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Grot \Grot\ (gr[o^]t), n. [F. grotte, It. grotta. See {Grotto}.]	   A grotto. [Poetic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Grot	Grot \Grot\, Grote \Grote\ (gr[=o]t), n.	   A groat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Grotesque \Gro*tesque"\ (gr[-o]*t[e^]sk"), a. [F., fr. It.	   grottesco, fr. grotta grotto. See {Grotto}.]	   1. Like the figures found in ancient grottoes; grottolike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Wildly or strangely formed; whimsical; extravagant;	      of irregular forms and proportions; fantastic; ludicrous;	      antic. "Grotesque design." --Dryden. "Grotesque	      incidents." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Grotesque \Gro*tesque\, n.	   1. A whimsical figure, or scene, such as is found in old	      crypts and grottoes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artificial grotto-work.	      [1913 Webster]
Grotesquely \Gro*tesque"ly\, adv.	   In a grotesque manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Grotesqueness \Gro*tesque"ness\, n.	   Quality of being grotesque.	   [1913 Webster]
grotesquery \gro*tesqu"er*y\, n. [Written also {grotesquerie}.]	   [From {Grotesque}.]	   Grotesque action, speech, or manners; grotesque doings;	   ludicrous or incongruous unnaturalness or distortion. "The	   sustained grotesquery of Feather-top." --K. L. Bates.	   Syn: grotesqueness.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	              Vileness, on the other hand, becomes grotesquerie,	              wonderfully converted into a subject of laughter.	                                                  --George	                                                  Gissing.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
grotto \grot"to\ (gr[o^]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. {Grottoes}	   (gr[o^]t"t[=o]z). [Formerly grotta, fr. It. grotta, LL.	   grupta, fr. L. crypta a concealed subterranean passage,	   vault, cavern, Gr. kry`pth, fr. krypto`s concealed, fr.	   kry`ptein to conceal. Cf. {Grot}, {Crypt}.]	   A natural covered opening in the earth; a cave; also, an	   artificial recess, cave, or cavernlike apartment.	   [1913 Webster]
Grotto-work \Grot"to-work`\ (gr[o^]t"t[-o]*w[^u]rk`), n.	   Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
grouch \grouch\ (grouch), n.	   A bad-tempered person.	   Syn: grump, crank, churl, crosspatch.	        [WordNet 1.5]	grouch \grouch\ v. i.	   to complain habitually, especially about minor or routine	   annoyances.	   Syn: grumble, gripe.	        [WordNet 1.5]
grouchy \grouch"y\ (grouch"[y^]), adj.	   given to complaining or grumbling; prone to show annoyance at	   slight provocation; irritable.	   Syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grumpy,	        bad-tempered, ill-tempered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ground \ground\ (ground), n. [OE. ground, grund, AS. grund; akin	   to D. grond, OS., G., Sw., & Dan. grund, Icel. grunnr bottom,	   Goth. grundus (in composition); perh. orig. meaning, dust,	   gravel, and if so perh. akin to E. grind.]	   1. The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or	      some indefinite portion of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was not a man to till the ground. --Gen. ii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fire ran along upon the ground.   --Ex. ix. 23.	      Hence: A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the	      earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region;	      territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or	      resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place	      of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            From . . . old Euphrates, to the brook that parts	            Egypt from Syrian ground.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens,	      lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the	      grounds of the estate are well kept.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy next design is on thy neighbor's grounds.	                                                  --Dryden. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The	      foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise,	      reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of	      existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as,	      the ground of my hope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Paint. & Decorative Art)	      (a) That surface upon which the figures of a composition	          are set, and which relieves them by its plainness,	          being either of one tint or of tints but slightly	          contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a	          white ground. See {Background}, {Foreground}, and	          {Middle-ground}.	      (b) In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are	          raised in relief.	      (c) In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the	          embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground.	          See {Brussels lace}, under {Brussels}.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Etching) A gummy composition spread over the surface of a	      metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except	      where an opening is made by the needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) One of the pieces of wood, flush with the	      plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; --	      usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Grounds are usually put up first and the plastering	         floated flush with them.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.)	      (a) A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few	          bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to	          a varying melody.	      (b) The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.	          --Moore (Encyc.).	          [1913 Webster]	                On that ground I'll build a holy descant.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Elec.) A conducting connection with the earth, whereby	      the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. pl. Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs;	       lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. The pit of a theater. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	       [1913 Webster]	   {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 reserves	      an annual ground rent, which becomes a perpetual charge	      upon the land.	   {Ground ash}. (Bot.) See {Groutweed}.	   {Ground bailiff} (Mining), a superintendent of mines.	      --Simmonds.	   {Ground bait}, bits of bread, boiled barley or worms, etc.,	      thrown into the water to collect the fish, --Wallon.	   {Ground bass} or {Ground base} (Mus.), fundamental base; a	      fundamental base continually repeated to a varied melody.	      	   {Ground beetle} (Zool.), one of numerous species of	      carnivorous beetles of the family {Carabid[ae]}, living	      mostly in burrows or under stones, etc.	   {Ground chamber}, a room on the ground floor.	   {Ground cherry}. (Bot.)	       (a) A genus ({Physalis}) of herbaceous plants having an	           inflated calyx for a seed pod: esp., the strawberry	           tomato ({Physalis Alkekengi}). See {Alkekengl}.	       (b) A European shrub ({Prunus Cham[ae]cerasus}), with	           small, very acid fruit.	   {Ground cuckoo}. (Zool.) See {Chaparral cock}.	   {Ground cypress}. (Bot.) See {Lavender cotton}.	   {Ground dove} (Zool.), one of several small American pigeons	      of the genus {Columbigallina}, esp. {C. passerina} of the	      Southern United States, Mexico, etc. They live chiefly on	      the ground.	   {Ground fish} (Zool.), any fish which constantly lives on the	      botton of the sea, as the sole, turbot, halibut.	   {Ground floor}, the floor of a house most nearly on a level	      with the ground; -- called also in America, but not in	      England, the {first floor}.	   {Ground form} (Gram.), the stem or basis of a word, to which	      the other parts are added in declension or conjugation. It	      is sometimes, but not always, the same as the root.	   {Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous	      shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; --	      called also {rest-harrow}.	   {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from	      winged game.	   {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica	      officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe	      and America, formerly thought to have curative properties.	      	   {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of	      the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded	      as projected.	   {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var.	      Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from	      that of Europe by its low, straggling stems.	   {Ground hog}. (Zool.)	       (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}).	           See {Woodchuck}.	       (b) The aardvark.	   {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water	      before it forms on the surface.	   {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}.	      	   {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a.	      sleeper.	   {Ground lark} (Zool.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}.	   {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under	      {Arbutus}.	   {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection	      of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection.	   {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad	      flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and	      radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}).	   {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a	      churchyard.	   {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a	      rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are	      embedded.	   {Ground parrakeet} (Zool.), one of several Australian	      parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and	      {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground.	   {Ground pearl} (Zool.), an insect of the family {Coccid[ae]}	      ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants' nests in the	      Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung	      like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives.	   {Ground pig} (Zool.), a large, burrowing, African rodent	      ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to	      the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no	      spines; -- called also {ground rat}.	   {Ground pigeon} (Zool.), one of numerous species of pigeons	      which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed	      pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the Samoan	      Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See {Goura},	      and {Ground dove} (above).	   {Ground pine}. (Bot.)	       (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A.	           Cham[ae]pitys}), formerly included in the genus	           {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous	           smell. --Sir J. Hill.	       (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus	           {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club	           moss}.	       (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in	           height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in	           moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United	           States. --Gray.	   {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any	      building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an	      elevation or perpendicular section.	   {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in	      perspective drawing.	   {Ground plate}.	       (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a	           building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the	           ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or	           groundsel.	       (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a	           mudsill.	       (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to	           conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to	           the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities.	           --Knight.	   {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is	      erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground	      plan.	   {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus	      caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas,	      and having a succulent plum-shaped pod.	   {Ground rat}. (Zool.) See {Ground pig} (above).	   {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on	      another man's land.	   {Ground robin}. (Zool.) See {Chewink}.	   {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room.	      --Tatler.	   {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean,	      which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause,	      breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called	      also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}.	   {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above).	   {Ground snake} (Zool.), a small burrowing American snake	      ({Celuta am[oe]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt	      tail.	   {Ground squirrel}. (Zool.)	       (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the	           genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek	           pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern	           striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western	           species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or	           striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied	           Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}.	       (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to	           {Tamias}.	   {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above).	   {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or	      matrix, of tissues.	   {Ground swell}.	       (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland.	       (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean,	           caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a	           remote distance after the gale has ceased.	   {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth.	   {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a	      vessel at anchor. --Totten.	   {Ground thrush} (Zool.), one of numerous species of	      bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[ae]}.	      See {Pitta}.	   {Ground tier}.	       (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold.	           --Totten.	       (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a	           vessel's hold.	       (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater.	   {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the	      keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers.	      --Knight.	   {Ground tit}. (Zool.) See {Ground wren} (below).	   {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine,	      etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism.	      	   {Ground wren} (Zool.), a small California bird ({Cham[ae]a	      fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits	      the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}.	      	   {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite},	      {Break}.	   {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to	      nothing; to fail; to miscarry.	   {To gain ground}.	       (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an	           army in battle gains ground.	       (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the	           army gains ground on the enemy.	       (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or	           influential.	   {To get ground}, or {To gather ground}, to gain ground. [R.]	      "Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground	            of them, but by bidding higher.       --South.	   {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	            These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak.	   {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the	      position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit	      or reputation; to decline.	   {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or	      encroachment. --Atterbury.	   {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; --	      said of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	ground \ground\ (ground), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {grounded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {grounding}.]	   1. To lay, set, or run, on the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or	      principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being rooted and grounded in love.    --Eph. iii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	            So far from warranting any inference to the	            existence of a God, would, on the contrary, ground	            even an argument to his negation.     --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To instruct in elements or first principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) To connect with the ground so as to make the earth	      a part of an electrical circuit.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fine Arts) To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for	      etching (see {Ground}, n., 5); or as paper or other	      materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for	      ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To forbid (a pilot) to fly an airplane; -- usually as a	      disciplinary measure, or for reasons of ill health	      sufficient to interfere with performance.	      [PJC]	   7. To forbid (aircraft) to fly; -- usually due to the unsafe	      condition of the aircraft or lack of conformity to safety	      regulations; as, the discovery of a crack in the wing of a	      Trijet caused the whole fleeet to be grounded for	      inspection.	      [PJC]	   8. To temporarily restrict the activities of (a child),	      especially social activity outside the house; -- usually	      for bad or unsatisfactory conduct; as, Johnny was grounded	      for fighting at school and can't go to the movies for two	      weeks.	      [PJC]	ground \ground\, v. i.	   To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as,	   the ship grounded on the bar.	   [1913 Webster]	ground \ground\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Grind}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {ground cock}, a cock, the plug of which is ground into its	      seat, as distinguished from a compression cock. --Knight.	   {Ground glass}, glass the transparency of which has been	      destroyed by having its surface roughened by grinding.	   {Ground joint}, a close joint made by grinding together two	      pieces, as of metal with emery and oil, or of glass with	      fine sand and water.	      [1913 Webster]
groundage \ground"age\ (ground"[asl]j), n.	   A local tax paid by a ship for the ground or space it	   occupies while in port. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
groundberry \groundberry\ n.	   A small prostrate or ascending shrub ({Astroloma humifusum})	   having scarlet flowers and thin-fleshed succulent fruit	   resembling cranberries; sometimes placed in the genus	   {Styphelia}.	   Syn: native cranberry, cranberry heath, {Astroloma	        humifusum}, {Styphelia humifusum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A creeping shrub of eastern North America ({Gaultheria	      procumbens}) having white bell-shaped flowers followed by	      spicy red berrylike fruit and shiny aromatic leaves that	      yield wintergreen oil.	   Syn: teaberry, wintergreen, checkerberry, mountain tea,	        creeping wintergreen, {Gaultheria procumbens}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
groundbreaking \ground"break`ing\ n.	   The ceremonial breaking of the ground to formally begin a	   construction project. It is sometimes carried out by an	   official who digs the first spadeful of dirt from the ground,	   to begin the preparatory excavation work.	   Syn: groundbreaking ceremony.	        [WordNet 1.5] groundcover
groundcover \ground"cov`er\, ground cover \ground" cov`er\n.	   1. low-growing plants planted in deep shade or on a steep	      slope where turf is difficult to grow.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. small plants other than saplings growing on a forest	      floor.	   Syn: ground cover, undergrowth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Groundedly \Ground"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a grounded or firmly established manner. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Grounden \Ground"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Grind}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
grounder \grounder\ (ground"[~e]r), n. (Baseball)	   A batted ball that hits the ground before it leaves the	   infield, or the act of hitting a baseball along the ground;	   also called {ground ball}; -- contrasted with {fly} or {fly	   ball}.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
groundfish \ground"fish\ (ground"f[i^]sh), n. sing. & pl.	   Fish that live on the sea bottom, especially commercially	   important gadoid fishes like cod and haddock or flatfish like	   flounder.	   Syn: bottom fish.	        [WordNet 1.5] groundhog
groundhog \ground"hog`\, ground hog \ground" hog`\	   (ground"h[o^]g`), n.	   A reddish brown North American burrowing marmot ({Marmota	   monax}), also called the {woodchuck}. It hibernates in the	   winter.	   Syn: woodchuck, {Marmota monax}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grounding \Ground"ing\, n.	   1. The act, method, or process of laying a groundwork or	      foundation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: [Nominalized form of {ground}[3], v. t.] Elementary	      instruction; instruction in the basic concepts of a topic	      or skill.	      [PJC]	   3. The act or process of applying a ground, as of color, to	      wall paper, cotton cloth, etc.; a basis.	      [1913 Webster]
Groundless \Ground"less\, a. [AS. grundle['a]s bottomless.]	   Without ground or foundation; wanting cause or reason for	   support; not authorized; false; baseless; as, groundless	   fear; a groundless report, rumor, or assertion. --	   {Ground"less*ly}, adv. -- {Ground"less*ness}, n.
Groundling \Ground"ling\, n. [Ground + -ling.]	   1. (Zool.) A fish that keeps at the bottom of the water, as	      the loach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spectator in the pit of a theater, which formerly was on	      the ground, and without floor or benches.	      [1913 Webster]	            No comic buffoon to make the groundlings laugh.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Groundly \Ground"ly\, adv.	   Solidly; deeply; thoroughly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those whom princes do once groundly hate, Let them	         provide to die as sure us fate.          --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Groundnut \Ground"nut`\ (ground"n[u^]t`), n. (Bot.)	   (a) The fruit of the {Arachis hypog[ae]a} (native country	       uncertain); the peanut; the earthnut.	   (b) A leguminous, twining plant ({Apios tuberosa}), producing	       clusters of dark purple flowers and having a root	       tuberous and pleasant to the taste.	   (c) The dwarf ginseng ({Aralia trifolia}). [U. S.] --Gray.	   (d) A European plant of the genus {Bunium} ({B. flexuosum}),	       having an edible root of a globular shape and sweet,	       aromatic taste; -- called also {earthnut}, {earth	       chestnut}, {hawknut}, and {pignut}.	       [1913 Webster]
Groundsel \Ground"sel\, n. [OE. grundswilie, AS. grundeswylige,	   grundeswelge, earlier gundiswilge; gund matter, pus + swelgan	   to swallow. So named as being good for a running from the	   eye. See {Swallow}, v.] (Bot.)	   An annual composite plant ({Senecio vulgaris}), one of the	   most common and widely distributed weeds on the globe.	   Groundsel	Groundsel \Ground"sel\, Groundsill \Ground"sill`\, n. [Ground +	   sill.]	   See {Ground plate}	   (a), under {Ground}	       [1913 Webster]
groundsheet \ground"sheet`\ (ground"sh[=e]t`), n.	   a piece of waterproofed cloth spread on the ground (as under	   a tent) to protect the occupants from moisture.	   Syn: ground cloth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
groundswell \ground"swell`\ (ground"sw[e^]l`), n.	   1. A long, deep wave in the sea, sometimes caused by distant	      winds or storms.	      [PJC]	   2. A rising sentiment of support or enthusiasm, especially	      among the general public; as, a groundswell of opinion	      favoring campaign finance reform.	      [PJC]
Groundwork \Ground"work`\ (ground"w[^u]rk`), n.	   That which forms the foundation or support of anything; the	   basis; the essential or fundamental part; first principle;	   as, development of a convenient DNA sequencing technique	   layed the groundwork for many of the subsequent advances in	   molecular genetics. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Group \Group\ (gr[=oo]p), n. [F groupe, It. gruppo, groppo,	   cluster, bunch, packet, group; of G. origin: cf. G. kropf	   craw, crop, tumor, bunch. See {Crop}, n.]	   1. A cluster, crowd, or throng; an assemblage, either of	      persons or things, collected without any regular form or	      arrangement; as, a group of men or of trees; a group of	      isles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assemblage of objects in a certain order or relation,	      or having some resemblance or common characteristic; as,	      groups of strata.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) A variously limited assemblage of animals or	      plants, having some resemblance, or common characteristics	      in form or structure. The term has different uses, and may	      be made to include certain species of a genus, or a whole	      genus, or certain genera, or even several orders.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A number of eighth, sixteenth, etc., notes joined	      at the stems; -- sometimes rather indefinitely applied to	      any ornament made up of a few short notes.	      [1913 Webster]	Group \Group\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grouping}.] [Cf. F. grouper. See {Group}, n.]	   To form a group of; to arrange or combine in a group or in	   groups, often with reference to mutual relation and the best	   effect; to form an assemblage of.	   [1913 Webster]	         The difficulty lies in drawing and disposing, or, as	         the painters term it, in grouping such a multitude of	         different objects.                       --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grouped columns} (Arch.), three or more columns placed upon	      the same pedestal.	      [1913 Webster]
grouped \grouped\ adj.	   arranged into groups, each having some feature in common.	   Syn: sorted.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Grouper \Group"er\, n. [Corrupted fr. Pg. garupa crupper. Cf.	   {Garbupa}.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of several species of valuable food fishes of the	       genus {Epinephelus}, of the family {Serranid[ae]}, as the	       red grouper, or brown snapper ({Epinephelus morio}), and	       the black grouper, or warsaw ({Epinephelus nigritus}),	       both from Florida and the Gulf of Mexico.	   (b) The tripletail ({Lobotes}).	   (c) In California, the name is often applied to the	       rockfishes. [Written also {groper}, {gruper}, and	       {trooper}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Grouping \Group"ing\ (gr[=oo]p"[i^]ng), n. (Fine Arts)	   The disposal or relative arrangement of figures or objects,	   as in, drawing, painting, and sculpture, or in ornamental	   design.	   [1913 Webster]
Grouse \Grouse\ (grous), n. sing. & pl. [Prob. after the analogy	   of mouse, mice, fr. the earlier grice, OF. griesche meor hen:	   cf. F. piegri[`e]che shrike.] (Zool.)	   Any of the numerous species of gallinaceous birds of the	   family {Tetraonid[ae]}, and subfamily {Tetraonin[ae]},	   inhabiting Europe, Asia, and North America. They have plump	   bodies, strong, well-feathered legs, and usually mottled	   plumage. The group includes the ptarmigans ({Lagopus}),	   having feathered feet.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the European species are the red grouse ({Lagopus	         Scoticus}) and the hazel grouse ({Bonasa betulina}).	         See {Capercaidzie}, {Ptarmigan}, and {Heath grouse}.	         Among the most important American species are the	         ruffed grouse, or New England partridge ({Bonasa	         umbellus}); the sharp-tailed grouse ({Pedioc[ae]tes	         phasianellus}) of the West; the dusky blue, or pine	         grouse ({Dendragapus obscurus}) of the Rocky Mountains;	         the Canada grouse, or spruce partridge ({D.	         Canadensis}). See also {Prairie hen}, and {Sage cock}.	         The Old World sand grouse ({Pterocles}, etc.) belong to	         a very different family. See {Pterocletes}, and {Sand	         grouse}.	         [1913 Webster]	Grouse \Grouse\, v. i.	   1. To seek or shoot grouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To complain or grumble; as, employees grousing about their	      incompetent boss. [informal]	      [PJC]
Grouser \Grou"ser\, n. ({Dredging}, {Pile Driving}, etc.)	   A pointed timber attached to a boat and sliding vertically,	   to thrust into the ground as a means of anchorage.	   [1913 Webster]
Grout \Grout\ (grout), n. [AS. gr[=u]t; akin to grytt, G.	   gr["u]tze, griess, Icel. grautr, Lith. grudas corn, kernel,	   and E. groats.]	   1. Coarse meal; ground malt; pl. groats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, a kind of beer or ale. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Lees; dregs; grounds. [Eng.] "Grouts of tea."	      --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A thin, coarse mortar, used for pouring into the joints of	      masonry and brickwork; also, a finer material, used in	      finishing the best ceilings. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	Grout \Grout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Grouting}.]	   To fill up or finish with grout, as the joints between	   stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Grouthead \Grout"head`\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Growthead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grouting \Grout"ing\, n.	   The process of filling in or finishing with grout; also, the	   grout thus filled in. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Groutnol \Grout"nol\, n. [See {Groat}, and {Noll}, n.] [Obs.]	   Same as {Growthead.} --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Grouty \Grout"y\, a.	   Cross; sulky; sullen. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grove \Grove\ (gr[=o]v), 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 forest, and without	   underwood, planted, or growing naturally as if arranged by	   art; a wood of small extent.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Hebrew word Asherah, rendered grove in the	         Authorized Version of the Bible, is left untranslated	         in the Revised Version. Almost all modern interpreters	         agree that by Asherah an idol or image of some kind is	         intended.	         [1913 Webster]
Grovel \Grov"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Groveled}or {Grovelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Groveling} or {Grovelling}.] [From OE.	   grovelinge, grufelinge, adv., on the face, prone, which was	   misunderstood as a p. pr.; cf. OE. gruf, groff, in the same	   sense; of Scand. origin, cf. Icel. gr[=u]fa, in [=a] gr[=u]fu	   on the face, prone, gr[=u]fa to grovel.]	   1. To creep on the earth, or with the face to the ground; to	      lie prone, or move uneasily with the body prostrate on the	      earth; to lie flat on one's belly, expressive of	      abjectness; to crawl.	      [1913 Webster]	            To creep and grovel on the ground.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tend toward, or delight in, what is sensual or base; to	      be low, abject, or mean.	      [1913 Webster]
Groveler \Grov"el*er\, n.	   One who grovels; an abject wretch. [Written also	   --groveller.]	   [1913 Webster] groveling
groveling \grov"el*ing\, grovelling \grov"el*ling\, a.	   Lying prone; low; debased; submissive in a self-abasing	   manner. "A groveling creature." --Cowper.	   Syn: cringing, wormlike, wormy.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Grovy \Grov"y\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a grove; situated in, or	   frequenting, groves. --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]
Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. i. [imp. {Grew} (gr[udd]); p. p. {Grown	    (gr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Growing}.] [AS. gr[=o]wan; akin	   to D. groeijen, Icel. gr[=o]a, Dan. groe, Sw. gro. Cf.	   {Green}, {Grass}.]	   1. To increase in size by a natural and organic process; to	      increase in bulk by the gradual assimilation of new matter	      into the living organism; -- said of animals and	      vegetables and their organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase in any way; to become larger and stronger; to	      be augmented; to advance; to extend; to wax; to accrue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winter began to grow fast on.         --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even just the sum that I do owe to you	            Is growing to me by Antipholus.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spring up and come to maturity in a natural way; to be	      produced by vegetation; to thrive; to flourish; as, rice	      grows in warm countries.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where law faileth, error groweth.     --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass from one state to another; to result as an effect	      from a cause; to become; as, to grow pale.	      [1913 Webster]	            For his mind	            Had grown Suspicion's sanctuary.      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To become attached or fixed; to adhere.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our knees shall kneel till to the ground they grow.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Growing cell}, or {Growing slide}, a device for preserving	      alive a minute object in water continually renewed, in a	      manner to permit its growth to be watched under the	      microscope.	   {Grown over}, covered with a growth.	   {To grow out of}, to issue from, as plants from the soil, or	      as a branch from the main stem; to result from.	      [1913 Webster]	            These wars have grown out of commercial	            considerations.                       --A. Hamilton.	   {To grow up}, to arrive at full stature or maturity; as,	      grown up children.	   {To grow together}, to close and adhere; to become united by	      growth, as flesh or the bark of a tree severed. --Howells.	   Syn: To become; increase; enlarge; augment; improve; expand;	        extend.	        [1913 Webster]	Grow \Grow\ (gr[=o]), v. t.	   To cause to grow; to cultivate; to produce; as, to grow a	   crop; to grow wheat, hops, or tobacco. --Macaulay.	   Syn: To raise; to cultivate. See {Raise}, v. t., 3.	        [1913 Webster]
Growable \Grow"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Growan \Grow"an\, n. [Cf. Arm. grouan gravel, Corn. grow gravel,	   sand.] (Mining.)	   A decomposed granite, forming a mass of gravel, as in tin	   lodes in Cornwall.	   [1913 Webster]
Grower \Grow"er\, n.	   One who grows or produces; as, a grower of corn; also, that	   which grows or increases; as, a vine may be a rank or a slow	   grower.	   [1913 Webster]
growing \growing\ n.	   the sequence of events involved in the development of an	   organism.	   Syn: growth, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis.	        [WordNet 1.5]	growing \growing\ adj.	   1. increasing in intensity of some quality. [prenominal]	   Syn: increasing(prenominal), incremental.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. increasing in size or amount; as, her growing popularity.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. increasing in size and maturity; -- of living things	      normally healthy and not fully matured.	   Syn: flourishing, thriving.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. p. pr. of {grow} (definition 3); as, growing plants.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Growl \Growl\ (groul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Growled} (grould);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Growling}.] [D. grollen to grunt, murmur, be	   angry; akin to G. grollen to be angry.]	   To utter a deep guttural sound, as an angry dog; to give	   forth an angry, grumbling sound. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Growl \Growl\, v. t.	   To express by growling. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Growl \Growl\, n.	   The deep, threatening sound made by a surly dog; a grumbling	   sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Growler \Growl"er\, n.	   1. One who growls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The large-mouthed black bass. [Local]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A four-wheeled cab. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Growlingly \Growl"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a growling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Grown \Grown\,	   p. p. of {Grow}.	   [1913 Webster]
grownup \grownup\ adj.	   fully developed; adult; mature; -- of people and animals; as,	   Act like a grownup!.	   Syn: adult, big, full-grown, fully grown, grown.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Growse \Growse\, v. i. [Cf. gruesome, grewsome, and G. grausen	   to make shudder, shiver.]	   To shiver; to have chills. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Growth \Growth\ (gr[=o]th), n. [Icel. gr[=o][eth]r,	   gr[=o][eth]i. See {Grow}.]	   1. The process of growing; the gradual increase of an animal	      or a vegetable body; the development from a seed, germ, or	      root, to full size or maturity; increase in size, number,	      frequency, strength, etc.; augmentation; advancement;	      production; prevalence or influence; as, the growth of	      trade; the growth of power; the growth of intemperance.	      Idle weeds are fast in growth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has grown or is growing; anything produced;	      product; consequence; effect; result.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature multiplies her fertile growth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Growthead \Growt"head`\, n. [Lit., greathead.]	   A lazy person; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Growthful \Growth"ful\, a.	   Having capacity of growth. [R.] --J. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Groyne \Groyne\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Groin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Grozing iron \Gro"zing i"ron\	   1. A tool with a hardened steel point, formerly used instead	      of a diamond for cutting glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Plumbing) A tool for smoothing the solder joints of lead	      pipe. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Grub \Grub\ (gr[u^]b), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grubbed} (gr[u^]bd),	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Grubbing}.] [OE. grubbin., cf. E. grab,	   grope.]	   1. To dig in or under the ground, generally for an object	      that is difficult to reach or extricate; to be occupied in	      digging.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drudge; to do menial work. --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	Grub \Grub\, v. t.	   1. To dig; to dig up by the roots; to root out by digging; --	      followed by up; as, to grub up trees, rushes, or sedge.	      [1913 Webster]	            They do not attempt to grub up the root of sin.	                                                  --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply with food. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Grub \Grub\, n.	   1. (Zool.) The larva of an insect, especially of a beetle; --	      called also {grubworm}. See Illust. of {Goldsmith beetle},	      under {Goldsmith}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet your butterfly was a grub.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short, thick man; a dwarf. [Obs.] --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Victuals; food. [Slang] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grub ax} or {Grub axe}, a kind of mattock used in grubbing	      up roots, etc.	   {Grub breaker}. Same as {Grub hook} (below).	   {Grub hoe}, a heavy hoe for grubbing.	   {Grub hook}, a plowlike implement for uprooting stumps,	      breaking roots, etc.	   {Grub saw}, a handsaw used for sawing marble.	   {Grub Street}, a street in London (now called {Milton	      Street}), described by Dr. Johnson as "much inhabited by	      writers of small histories, dictionaries, and temporary	      poems, whence any mean production is called grubstreet."	      As an adjective, suitable to, or resembling the production	      of, Grub Street.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'd sooner ballads write, and grubstreet lays.	                                                  --Gap.	      [1913 Webster]
Grubber \Grub"ber\, n.	   One who, or that which, grubs; especially, a machine or tool	   of the nature of a grub ax, grub hook, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Grubble \Grub"ble\, v. t. & i. [Freq. of grub, but cf. grabble.]	   To feel or grope in the dark. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Grubby \Grub"by\, a. [From {Grub}.]	   Dirty; unclean. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The grubby game of marbles.              --Lond. Sat.	                                                  Rev.	   [1913 Webster]	Grubby \Grub"by\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Cottus}; a sculpin. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grubworm \Grub"worm\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Grub}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]	         And gnats and grubworms crowded on his view. --C.	                                                  Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Grucche \Grucche\, v. i. [See {Grudge}.]	   To murmur; to grumble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What aileth you, thus for grucche and groan. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Grudge \Grudge\ (gr[u^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grudger}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Grudging}.] [OE. grutchen, gruchen, grochen, to	   murmur, grumble, OF. grochier, grouchier, grocier, groucier;	   cf. Icel. krytja to murmur, krutr a murmur, or E. grunt.]	   1. To look upon with desire to possess or to appropriate; to	      envy (one) the possession of; to begrudge; to covet; to	      give with reluctance; to desire to get back again; --	      followed by the direct object only, or by both the direct	      and indirect objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tis not in thee To grudge my pleasures, to cut off	            my train.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have often heard the Presbyterians say, they did	            not grudge us our employments.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have grudged us contribution.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold or harbor with malicious disposition or purpose;	      to cherish enviously. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Perish they	            That grudge one thought against your majesty !	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Grudge \Grudge\, v. i.	   1. To be covetous or envious; to show discontent; to murmur;	      to complain; to repine; to be unwilling or reluctant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grudge not one against another.       --James v. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            He eats his meat without grudging.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel compunction or grief. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.	      [1913 Webster]	Grudge \Grudge\, n.	   1. Sullen malice or malevolence; cherished malice, enmity, or	      dislike; ill will; an old cause of hatred or quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Esau had conceived a mortal grudge and enmity	            against his brother Jacob.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The feeling may not be envy; it may not be	            imbittered by a grudge.               --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slight symptom of disease. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our shaken monarchy, that now lies . . . struggling	            against the grudges of more dreaded calamities.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Pique; aversion; dislike; ill will; hatred; spite. See	        {Pique}.	        [1913 Webster]
Grudgeful \Grudge"ful\, a.	   Full of grudge; envious. "Grudgeful discontent." --Spenser.	   Grudgeons
Grudgeons \Grud"geons\, Gurgeons \Gur"geons\, n. pl. [Prob. from	   P. grugir to craunch; cf. D. gruizen to crush, grind, and E.	   grout.]	   Coarse meal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grudger \Grudg"er\ (gr[u^]j"[~e]r), n.	   One who grudges.	   [1913 Webster]
Grudgingly \Grudg"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a grudging manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Grudgingness \Grudg"ing*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of grudging, or of being full of grudge	   or unwillingness.	   [1913 Webster]
Gruel \Gru"el\, n. [OF. gruel, F. gruau; of German origin; cf.	   OHG. gruzzi groats, G. gr["u]tze, As. gr[=u]t. See {Grout}.]	   A light, liquid food, made by boiling meal of maize, oatmeal,	   or flour in water or milk; thin porridge.	   [1913 Webster] grueling
grueling \grueling\, gruelling \gruelling\adj.	   1. characterized by toilsome effort; requiring extreme	      physical or mental effort; as, a grueling campaign.	   Syn: arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, exhausting,	        gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, labourious,	        punishing, slavish, strenuous, toilsome.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gruelly \Gru"el*ly\, a.	   Like gruel; of the consistence of gruel.	   [1913 Webster]
gruesome \grue"some\, a.	   Ugly; frightful. Same as {grewsome}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gruf \Gruf\ (gr[u^]f), adv. [Cf. {Grovel}.]	   Forwards; with one's face to the ground. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They fellen gruf, and cry['e]d piteously. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gruff \Gruff\ (gr[u^]f), a. [Compar. {Gruffer} (gr[u^]f"[~e]r);	   superl. {Gruffest}.] [D. grof; akin to G. grob, OHG. gerob,	   grob, Dan. grov, Sw. grof, perh. akin to AS. rc['o]fan to	   break, Z. reavc, rupture, g- standing for the AS. prefix ge-,	   Goth. ga-.]	   Of a rough or stern manner, voice, or countenance; sour;	   surly; severe; harsh. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gruff, disagreeable, sarcastic remarks.  --Thackeray.	   -- {Gruff"ly}, adv. -- {Gruff"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Grugru palm \Gru"gru palm"\ (Bot.)	   A West Indian name for several kinds of palm. See {Macaw	   tree}, under {Macaw}. [Written also {grigri palm}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Grugru worm \Gru"gru worm"\ (Zool.)	   The larva or grub of a large South American beetle ({Calandra	   palmarum}), which lives in the pith of palm trees and sugar	   cane. It is eaten by the natives, and esteemed a delicacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gruidae \Gruidae\ n.	   The natural family comprising the cranes.	   Syn: family {Gruidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gruiformes \Gruiformes\ n.	   An order of inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and	   necks and bills that wade in water in search of food,	   including cranes, rails, and bustards.	   Syn: order {Gruiformes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grum \Grum\ (gr[u^]m), a. [Cf. Dan. grum furious, Sw. grym, AS.	   gram, and E. grim, and grumble. [root]35.]	   1. Morose; severe of countenance; sour; surly; glum; grim.	      "Nick looked sour and grum." --Arbuthnof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Low; deep in the throat; guttural; rumbling; as, a grum	      voice.	      [1913 Webster]
Grumble \Grum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Grunbled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Grumbling}.] [Cf. LG. grummeln, grumen, D. grommelen,	   grommen, and F. grommeler, of German origin; cf. W. grwm,	   murmur, grumble, surly. [root]35. Cf. {Grum}, {Grim}.]	   1. To murmur or mutter with discontent; to make ill-natured	      complaints in a low voice and a surly manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            L'Avare, not using half his store,	            Still grumbles that he has no more.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To growl; to snarl in deep tones; as, a lion grumbling	      over his prey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rumble; to make a low, harsh, and heavy sound; to	      mutter; as, the distant thunder grumbles.	      [1913 Webster]	Grumble \Grum"ble\, v. t.	   To express or utter with grumbling.	   [1913 Webster]	Grumble \Grum"ble\, n.	   1. The noise of one that grumbles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grumbling, discontented disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bad case of grumble.                --Mrs. H. H.	                                                  Jackson.	      [1913 Webster]
Grumbler \Grum"bler\, n.	   One who grumbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Grumblingly \Grum"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a grumbling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Grume \Grume\ (gr[udd]m), n. [OF. grume, cf. F. grumeau a little	   heap, clot of blood, dim. fr. L. grumus.]	   A thick, viscid fluid; a clot, as of blood. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Grumly \Grum"ly\, adv.	   In a grum manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Grumose \Gru*mose"\, a. (Bot.)	   Clustered in grains at intervals; grumous.	   [1913 Webster]
Grumous \Gru"mous\, a. [Cf. F. grumeleux. See {Grume}.]	   1. Resembling or containing grume; thick; concreted; clotted;	      as, grumous blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) See {Grumose}.	      [1913 Webster]
Grumousness \Gru"mous*ness\, n.	   The state of being grumous.	   [1913 Webster]
Grumpily \Grump"i*ly\, adv.	   In a surly manner; sullenly. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grumpy \Grump"y\, a. [Cf. {Grumble}, and {Grum}.]	   Surly; dissatisfied; grouty. [Collog.] --Ferby.	   [1913 Webster]
Grundel \Grun"del\, n. [See {Groundling}.] (Zool.)	   A groundling (fish). [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grundsel \Grundsel\, n.	   Groundsel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Grundyism \Grun"dy*ism\, n.	   Narrow and unintelligent conventionalism. -- {Grun"dy*ist},	   n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
grungy \grungy\ adj.	   thickily covered with ingrained dirt or soot; as, a grungy	   kitchen.	   Syn: begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Grunted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Grunting}.] [OE. grunten; akin to As. grunian, G.	   grunzen, Dan. grynte, Sw. grymta; all prob. of imitative; or	   perh. akin to E. groan.]	   To make a deep, short noise, as a hog; to utter a short groan	   or a deep guttural sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who would fardels bear,	         To grunt and sweat under a weary life.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grunting ox} (Zool.), the yak.	      [1913 Webster]	Grunt \Grunt\ (gr[u^]nt), n.	   1. A deep, guttural sound, as of a hog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of American food	      fishes, of the genus {Haemulon}, allied to the snappers,	      as, the black grunt ({Haemulon Plumieri}), and the	      redmouth grunt ({Haemulon aurolineatus}), of the Southern	      United States; -- also applied to allied species of the	      genera {Pomadasys}, {Orthopristis}, and {Pristopoma}.	      Called also {pigfish}, {squirrel fish}, and {grunter}; --	      so called from the noise it makes when taken.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A U. S. infantryman; -- used especially of those fighting	      in the war in Vietnam. [slang]	      [PJC]
Grunter \Grunt"er\ (gr[u^]nt"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, grunts; specifically, a hog.	      "Bristled grunters." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of several American marine fishes. See {Sea	      robin}, and {Grunt}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Brass Founding) A hook used in lifting a crucible.	      [1913 Webster]
Gruntingly \Grunt"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a grunting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gruntle \Grun"tle\ (gr[u^]n"t'l), v. i. [Freq. of grunt.]	   To grunt; to grunt repeatedly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gruntling \Grunt"ling\ (gr[u^]nt"l[i^]ng), n.	   A young hog.	   [1913 Webster]
Grus \Grus\ prop. n. [L. the crane.] (Astron.)	   A constellation in the southern celestial hemisphere between	   Indus and Piscis Austrinus.	   [PJC]
Grutch \Grutch\, v.	   See {Grudge}. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Gruyere cheese \Gru"y[`e]re` cheese"\	   A kind of cheese made at Gruy[`e]re, Switzerland. It is a	   firm cheese containing numerous cells, and is known in the	   United States as {Schweitzerk[aum]se}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gry \Gry\ (gr[imac]), n. [Gr ? syllable, bit.]	   1. A measure equal to one tenth of a line. [Obs.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything very small, or of little value. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gryde \Gryde\, v. i.	   To gride. See {Gride}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gryfon \Gryf"on\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Griffin}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Gryllus \Gryl"lus\, n. [L., locust.] (Zool.)	   A genus of insects including the common crickets.	   [1913 Webster]
Grype \Grype\, v. t.	   To gripe. [Obs.] See {Gripe}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Grype \Grype\, n. [Gr. gry`f, grypo`s, griffin. See {Griffin}.]	   (Zool.)	   A vulture; the griffin. [Written also {gripe}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gryphaea \Gry*ph[ae]"a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. I gryphus, or qryps,	   gen. gryphis, a griffin.] (Zool.)	   A genus of cretaceous fossil shells allied to the oyster.	   [1913 Webster]
Gryphite \Gryph"ite\, n. [Cf. F. gryphite.] (Paleon.)	   A shell of the genus {Gryphea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gryphon \Gryph"on\, n. (Zool.)	   The griffin vulture.	   [1913 Webster]
Grysbok \Grys"bok\n. [D. grijs gray + bok buck.] (Zool.)	   A small South African antelope ({Neotragus melanotis}). It is	   speckled with gray and chestnut, above; the under parts are	   reddish fawn.	   [1913 Webster]
G-spot \G-spot\ n. [from Ernst Gr[aum]fenberg, the gynecologist	   who first described it.]	   A small spot on the front wall of the vagina in women,	   reported to be exceptionally able to produce high sexual	   excitement or orgasm when stimulated. Its existence is not	   universally accepted.	   Syn: Gr[aum]fenberg spot.	        [PJC]
G-string \G-string\ n.	   1. a patch of cloth attached to and supported by string-like	      cords, worn over the hips, and serving to cover only the	      pubic area; -- often worn by stripteasers.	   Syn: thong, merkin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A small covering for the loins.	   Syn: breechcloth, breechclout, loincloth.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. [from Dr. Graubau.] (Physics) A transmission line	      consisting a single wire coated with dielectric, thus	      permitting surface-wave propagation. [slang] --Dict. Sci.	      Technol.	      [PJC] G suit
G suit \G suit\ G-suit \G-suit\ n. [gravity + suit. 1944[MW10]]	   (Aeronautics)	   A suit worn by aviators and astronauts, designed to	   counteract the effects of high accelerations experienced in	   aerial maneuvers, in particular to avoid unconsciousness;	   called also {anti-g suit}. It exerts force on the abdomen and	   legs to prevent blackouts by counteracting the tendency of	   blood to accumulate below the heart, thus reducing the supply	   to the brain, when the forces due to acceleration are	   directed from head to toe.	   [PJC]
Guacharo \Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp. gu['a]charo sickly,	   dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zool.)	   A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis	   Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); -- called also {oilbird}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds	         on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in	         place of butter, is extracted from the young by the	         natives.	         [1913 Webster]
Guacho \Gua"cho\, n.; pl. {Guachos} [Spanish American.]	   1. One of the mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian) inhabitants of the	      pampas of South America; a mestizo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An Indian who serves as a messenger.	      [1913 Webster]
Guaco \Gua"co\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	      (a) A plant ({Aristolochia anguicida}) of Carthagena, used	          as an antidote to serpent bites. --Lindley.	      (b) The {Mikania Guaco}, of Brazil, used for the same	          purpose.	          [1913 Webster]
Guadalcanal \Guadalcanal\ n.	   1. a mountainous island; the largest of the Solomon Islands	      in the independent state that is a member of the British	      Commonwealth.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943), in	      which American forces invaded the island of Guadalcanal,	      then occupied by Japanese forces; the island was	      recaptured by American forces after heavy fighting.	   Syn: battle of Guadalcanal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Guaiac \Gua"iac\, a. [See {Guaiacum}.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, guaiacum. -- n. Guaiacum.	   [1913 Webster]
Guaiacol \Guai"a*col\, n. [Guaiacum + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid, {C7H8O2}, with a peculiar odor. It is the	   methyl ether of pyrocatechin, and is obtained by distilling	   guaiacum from wood-tar creosote, and in other ways. It has	   been used in the past for treating pulmonary tuberculosis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Guaiacum \Gua"ia*cum\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. guayaco, from native	   name in Haiti.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of small, crooked trees, growing in	      tropical America.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The heart wood or the resin of the {Guaiacum officinale}	      or lignum-vit[ae], a large tree of the West Indies and	      Central America. It is much used in medicine. [Written	      also {guaiac}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Guaira \Guaira\ prop. n.	   a great waterfall on the Brazil-Paraguay border.	   Syn: Sete Quedas, Guaira Falls.	        [WordNet 1.5]
guama \guama\ n.	   A tropical tree of Central America and the West Indies and	   Puerto Rico ({Inga laurina}) having spikes of white flowers;	   it is used as shade for coffee plantations.	   Syn: {Inga laurina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Guan \Guan\ (gw[aum]n), n. ((Zool.)	   Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of	   Central and South America, belonging to {Penelope}, {Pipile},	   {Ortalis}, and allied genera. Several of the species are	   often domesticated.	   [1913 Webster]
Guana \Gua"na\ (gw[aum]"n[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   See {Iguana}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guanaco \Gua*na"co\ (gw[.a]*n[aum]"k[-o]), n.; pl. {Guanacos}	   (-k[=o]z). [Sp. guanaco, Peruv. huanacu. Cf. {Huanaco}.]	   (Zool.)	   A South American mammal ({Auchenia huanaco}), allied to the	   llama, but of larger size and more graceful form, inhabiting	   the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is supposed by some to	   be the llama in a wild state. [Written also {huanaco}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guanidine \Gua"ni*dine\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A strongly alkaline base, {NH2.CNH.NH2}, formed by the	   oxidation of guanin, and also obtained combined with methyl	   in the decomposition of creatin. Boiled with dilute sulphuric	   acid, it yields urea and ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Guaniferous \Gua*nif"er*ous\, a. [Guano + -ferous.]	   Yielding guano. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Guanin \Gua"nin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A crystalline substance ({C5H5N5O}) contained in guano. It is	   also a constituent of the liver, pancreas, and other glands	   in mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Guano \Gua"no\, n.; pl. {Guanos}. [Sp. guano, fr. Peruv. huanu	   dung.]	   A substance found in great abundance on some coasts or	   islands frequented by sea fowls, and composed chiefly of	   their excrement. It is rich in phosphates and ammonia, and is	   used as a powerful fertilizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Guara \Gua"ra\, n. [Braz. guar['a].] (Zool.)	   (a) The scarlet ibis. See {Ibis}.	   (b) A large-maned wild dog of South America ({Canis jubatus})	       -- named from its cry.	       [1913 Webster]
Guarana \Gua"ra*na`\, n. [Pg.] (Med.)	   A preparation from the seeds of {Paullinia sorbilis}, a woody	   climber of Brazil, used in making an astringent drink, and	   also in the cure of headache.	   [1913 Webster]
Guaranine \Gua"ra*nine`\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from guarana. Same as {Caffeine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guarantee \Guar`an*tee"\, n.; pl. {Guarantees}. [For guaranty,	   prob. influenced by words like assignee, lessee, etc. See	   {Guaranty}, and cf. {Warrantee}.]	   1. In law and common usage: A promise to answer for the	      payment of some debt, or the performance of some duty, in	      case of the failure of another person, who is, in the	      first instance, liable to such payment or performance; an	      engagement which secures or insures another against a	      contingency; a warranty; a security. Same as {Guaranty}.	      [1913 Webster]	            His interest seemed to be a guarantee for his zeal.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who binds himself to see an undertaking of another	      performed; a guarantor. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Guarantor is the correct form in this sense.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The person to whom a guaranty is made; -- the	      correlative of guarantor.	   Syn: {Guarantee}, {Warranty.}	   Usage: A guarantee is an engagement that a certain act will	          be done or not done in future. A warranty is an	          engagement as to the qualities or title of a thing at	          the time of the engagement.	          [1913 Webster]	Guarantee \Guar"an*tee`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guaranteed}; p,	   pr. & vb. n. {Guaranteeing}.] [From {Guarantee}, n.]	   In law and common usage: to undertake or engage for the	   payment of (a debt) or the performance of (a duty) by another	   person; to undertake to secure (a possession, right, claim,	   etc.) to another against a specified contingency, or in all	   events; to give a guarantee concerning; to engage, assure, or	   secure as a thing that may be depended on; to warrant; as, to	   guarantee the execution of a treaty.	   [1913 Webster]	         The United States shall guarantee to every State in	         this Union a republican form of government.	                                                  --Constitution	                                                  of the U. S.	   [1913 Webster]
guaranteed \guaranteed\ adj.	   1. secured by written agreement.	   Syn: bonded, secured, warranted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. certified.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Guarantor \Guar"an*tor`\, n. [See {Guaranty}, and cf.	   {Warrantor}.] (Law)	      (a) One who makes or gives a guaranty; a warrantor; a	          surety.	      (b) One who engages to secure another in any right or	          possession.	          [1913 Webster]
Guaranty \Guar"an*ty\, n.; pl. {Guaranies}. [OF. guarantie,	   garantie, F. garantie, OF. guarantir, garantir, to warrant,	   to guaranty, E. garantir, fr. OF. guarant, garant, a	   warranter, F. garant; of German origin, and from the same	   word as warranty. See {Warrant}, and cf. {Warranty},	   {Guarantee}.]	   In law and common usage: An undertaking to answer for the	   payment of some debt, or the performance of some contract or	   duty, of another, in case of the failure of such other to pay	   or perform; a guarantee; a warranty; a security.	   [1913 Webster]	Guaranty \Guar"an*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarantied}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Guarantying}.] [From {Guaranty}, n.]	   In law and common usage: To undertake or engage that another	   person shall perform (what he has stipulated); to undertake	   to be answerable for (the debt or default of another); to	   engage to answer for the performance of (some promise or duty	   by another) in case of a failure by the latter to perform; to	   undertake to secure (something) to another, as in the case of	   a contingency. See {Guarantee}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Guaranty agrees in form with warranty. Both guaranty	         and guarantee are well authorized by legal writers in	         the United States. The prevailing spelling, at least	         for the verb, is guarantee.	         [1913 Webster]
Guard \Guard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guarded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gurding}.] [OF. guarder, garder, warder, F. garder, fr. OHG.	   wart?n to be on the watch, await, G. marten. See {Ward}, v. &	   n., and cf. {Guard}, n.]	   1. To protect from danger; to secure against surprise,	      attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to	      shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; to protect by	      attendance; to accompany for protection; to care for.	      [1913 Webster]	            For Heaven still guards the right.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep watch over, in order to prevent escape or restrain	      from acts of violence, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To protect the edge of, esp. with an ornamental border;	      hence, to face or ornament with lists, laces, etc.	            The body of your discourse is sometime guarded with	            fragments, and the guards are but slightly basted on	            neither.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fasten by binding; to gird. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   Syn: To defend; protect; shield; keep; watch.	        [1913 Webster]	Guard \Guard\ (g[aum]rd), v. i.	   To watch by way of caution or defense; to be cautious; to be	   in a state or position of defense or safety; as, careful	   persons guard against mistakes.	   [1913 Webster]	Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf.	   OHG. wart, warto, one who watches, warta a watching, Goth.	   wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger,	      exposure, or attack; defense; protection.	      [1913 Webster]	            His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a	      person or position; a watch; a sentinel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The guard which kept the door of the king's house.	                                                  --Kings xiv.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a	      conductor. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure	      against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as:	      (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.	      (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a	          garment.	      (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person	          or dress.	      (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a	          vessel.	      (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull;	          esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of	          strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond	          the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft	          against collision.	      (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock	          frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a	          bow, to protect the trigger.	      (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in	          a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when	          filled.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber	      exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An expression or admission intended to secure against	      objections or censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have expressed themselves with as few guards	            and restrictions as I.                --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone of	      the Belemnites.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as,	         guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard	         duty.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Advanced guard}, {Coast guard}, etc. See under {Advanced},	      {Coast}, etc.	   {Grand guard} (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line	      belonging to a system of advance posts of an army.	      --Mahan.	   {Guard boat}.	      (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war	          in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good	          lookout.	      (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the	          observance of quarantine regulations.	   {Guard cells} (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they	      are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.	   {Guard chamber}, a guardroom.	   {Guard detail} (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc.,	      detailed for guard duty.	   {Guard duty} (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc.,	      performed by a sentinel or sentinels.	   {Guard lock} (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or	      basin.	   {Guard of honor} (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to	      accompany eminent persons.	   {Guard rail} (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a	      main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard	      against derailment.	   {Guard ship}, a war vessel appointed to superintend the	      marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English	      service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed	      among their respective ships.	   {Life guard} (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the	      person of a prince or high officer.	   {Off one's guard}, in a careless state; inattentive;	      unsuspicious of danger.	   {On guard}, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as	      a guard or sentinel; watching.	   {On one's guard}, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.	   {To mount guard} (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or	      sentinel.	   {To run the guard}, to pass the watch or sentinel without	      leave.	   Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort;	        care; attention; watch; heed.	        [1913 Webster]
Guardable \Guard"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. gardable. See {Guard}, v.	   t.]	   Capable of being guarded or protected.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardage \Guard"age\, n. [Cf. OF. wardage. See {Guard}, v. t.]	   Wardship [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardant \Guard"ant\, a. [OF. guardant, p. pr. of guard?. See	   {Guard}, v. t.]	   1. Acting as guardian. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Same as {Gardant}.	      [1913 Webster]	Guardant \Guard"ant\, n.	   A guardian. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Guarded \Guard"ed\, a.	   Cautious; wary; circumspect; as, he was guarded in his	   expressions; framed or uttered with caution; as, his	   expressions were guarded. -- {Guard"edly}, adv. --	   {Guard"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardenage \Guard"en*age\, n.	   Guardianship. [Obs. & R.] " His tuition and guardenage."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Guarder \Guard"er\, n.	   One who guards.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardfish \Guard"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The garfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardful \Guard"ful\, a.	   Cautious; wary; watchful. [Obs. or Poetic.] --	   {Guard"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardhouse \Guard"house`\, n. (Mil.)	   A building which is occupied by the guard, and in which	   soldiers are confined for misconduct; hence, a lock-up.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardian \Guard"i*an\, n. [OF. guardain, gardien, F. gardien,	   LL. guardianus. See {Guard}, v. t., and cf. {Wasden}.]	   1. One who guards, preserves, or secures; one to whom any	      person or thing is committed for protection, security, or	      preservation from injury; a warden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who has, or is entitled to, the custody of the	      person or property of an infant, a minor without living	      parents, or a person incapable of managing his own	      affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the several species of guardians, the first are	            guardians by nature. -- viz., the father and (in	            some cases) the mother of the child.  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Guardian ad litem}(Law), a guardian appointed by a court of	      justice to conduct a particular suit.	   {Guardians of the poor}, the members of a board appointed or	      elected to care for the relief of the poor within a	      township, or district.	      [1913 Webster]	Guardian \Guard"i*an\ (g[aum]rd"[i^]*an or g[aum]rd"yan; 106),	   a.	   Performing, or appropriate to, the office of a protector; as,	   a guardian care.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Feast of Guardian Angels} (R. C. Ch.) a church festival	      instituted by Pope Paul V., and celebrated on October 2d.	      	   {Guardian angel}.	   (a) The particular spiritual being believed in some branches	       of the Christian church to have guardianship and	       protection of each human being from birth.	   (b) Hence, a protector or defender in general. --O. W.	       Holmes.	   {Guardian spirit}, in the belief of many pagan nations, a	      spirit, often of a deceased relative or friend, that	      presides over the interests of a household, a city, or a	      region.	      [1913 Webster]
Guardianage \Guard"i*an*age\, n.	   Guardianship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guardiance \Guard"i*ance\, n.	   Guardianship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guardianess \Guard"i*an*ess\, n.	   A female guardian.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have placed a trusty, watchful guardianess. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardianless \Guard"i*an*less\, a.	   Without a guardian. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardianship \Guard"i*an*ship\, n.	   The office, duty, or care, of a guardian; protection; care;	   watch.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardless \Guard"less\, a.	   Without a guard or defense; unguarded. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
guardrail \guard"rail`\ n.	   a railing placed alongside a stairway or road for safety.	   Syn: safety rail.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Guardroom \Guard"room`\, n. (Mil.)	   The room occupied by the guard during its term of duty; also,	   a room where prisoners are confined.	   [1913 Webster]
Guards \Guards\ (g[aum]rdz), n. pl.	   A body of picked troops; as, "The Household Guards."	   [1913 Webster]
Guardship \Guard"ship\, n.	   Care; protection. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Guardsman \Guards"man\, n.; pl. {Guardsmen}.	   1. One who guards; a guard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member, either officer or private, of any military body	      called Guards.	      [1913 Webster]
Guarish \Guar"ish\, v. t. [OF. guarir, garir, F. gu['e]rir.]	   To heal. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Guatemala grass \Gua`te*ma"la grass"\ (Bot.)	   See {Teosinte}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guatemalan \Guatemalan\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Guatemala; as, Guatemalan coffee.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Guatemala; as,	      Guatemalan rebels.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Guatemalan \Guatemalan\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Guatemala.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Guava \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 are well known, the {P. pyriferum}, or {white	   guava}, and {P. pomiferum}, or {red guava}. The fruit or	   berry is shaped like a pomegranate, but is much smaller. It	   is somewhat astringent, but makes a delicious jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Gubernance \Gu"ber*nance\, n.	   Government. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gubernate \Gu"ber*nate\, v. t. [L. gubernatus, p. p. of	   gubernare. See {Govern}.]	   To govern. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Gubernation \Gu"ber*na`tion\, n. [L. gubernatio.]	   The act of governing; government [Obs.] --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Gubernative \Gu"ber*na*tive\, a.	   Governing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gubernatorial \Gu"ber*na*to`ri*al\, a. [L. gubernator governor.	   See {Gabernate}.]	   Pertaining to a governor, or to government.	   [1913 Webster]
guck \guck\ n.	   1. any thick messy substance.	   Syn: goo, gook, gunk, muck, ooze, sludge, slime.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gudgeon \Gud"geon\ (g[u^]j"[u^]n), n. [OE. gojon, F. goujon,	   from L. gobio, or gobius, Gr. kwbio`s Cf. {1st Goby}. ]	   1. (Zool.) A small European freshwater fish ({Gobio	      fluviatilis}), allied to the carp. It is easily caught and	      often used for food and for bait. In America the	      {killifishes} or {minnows} are often called gudgeons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. What may be got without skill or merit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fish not, with this melancholy bait,	            For this fool gudgeon, this opinion.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person easily duped or cheated. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) The pin of iron fastened in the end of a wooden	      shaft or axle, on which it turns; formerly, any journal,	      or pivot, or bearing, as the pintle and eye of a hinge,	      but esp. the end journal of a horizontal.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A metal eye or socket attached to the sternpost to	      receive the pintle of the rudder.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ball gudgeon}. See under {Ball}.	      [1913 Webster]	Gudgeon \Gud"geon\, v. t.	   To deprive fraudulently; to cheat; to dupe; to impose upon.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To be gudgeoned of the opportunities which had been	         given you.                               --Sir IV.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gue \Gue\, n.	   A sharper; a rogue. [Obs.] --J. Webstar. Gueber
Gueber \Gue"ber\ Guebre \Gue"bre\, n.	   Same as {Gheber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guelderrose' \Guel"der*rose'\, n. [Supposed to be brought from	   Guelderland; hence, D. Geldersche roos, G. Gelderische rose,	   F. rose de Gueldre, It. rose di Gueldra, Sp. rosa de	   Gueldres.] (Bot.)	   A cultivated variety of a species of {Viburnum} ({V.	   Opulus}), bearing large bunches of white flowers; -- called	   also {snowball tree}. Guelph
Guelph \Guelph\, Guelf \Guelf\ (gw[e^]lf), n. [It. Guelfo, from	   Welf, the name of a German family.] (Hist.)	   One of a faction in Germany and Italy, in the 12th and 13th	   centuries, which supported the House of Guelph and the pope,	   and opposed the Ghibellines, or faction of the German	   emperors. Guelphic
Guelphic \Guelph"ic\, Guelfic \Guelf"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the family or the faction of the Guelphs.	   [1913 Webster]
Guenon \Guenon"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   Any of several long-tailed arboreal African monkeys, of the	   genera {Cercopithecus} and {Erythrocebus} (formerly	   classified as {Cercocebus}), such as as the green monkey	   ({Cercopithecus callitrichus}) and grivet ({Cercopithecus	   griseo-viridis}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Gueparde \Gue`parde"\, n. [Cf. F. gu['e]pard.] (Zool.)	   The cheetah.	   [1913 Webster]
Guerdon \Guer"don\, n. [OF. guerdon, guerredon, LL. widerdonum	   (influenced by L. donum gift, cf. {Donation} ), fr. OHG.	   widarl[=o]n; widar again, against (G. wider wieder) + l[=o]n	   reward, G. lohn, akin to AS. le['a]n Goth. laun. See	   {Withers}.]	   A reward; requital; recompense; -- used in both a good and a	   bad sense. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         So young as to regard men's frown or smile	         As loss or guerdon of a glorious lot.    --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall, by thy revenging hand, at once receive the	         just guerdon of all his former villainies. --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]	Guerdon \Guer"don\, v. t. [OF. guerdonner, guerredonner. See	   {Guerdon}, n.]	   To give guerdon to; to reward; to be a recompense for. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Him we gave a costly bribe	         To guerdon silence.                      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Guerdonable \Guer"don*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. guerredonable.]	   Worthy of reward. --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Guerdonless \Guer"don*less\, a.	   Without reward or guerdon.	   [1913 Webster]
Guereza \Gue*re"za\, n. (Zool.)	   A beautiful Abyssinian monkey ({Colobus guereza}), having the	   body black, with a fringe of long, silky, white hair along	   the sides, and a tuft of the same at the end of the tail. The	   frontal band, cheeks, and chin are white.	   [1913 Webster]
gueridon \gueridon\ n.	   a small round table.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Guerilla \Gue*ril"la\, a.	   See {Guerrilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guerite \Guer"ite\, n. [F. gu['e]rite.] (Fort.)	   A projecting turret for a sentry, as at the salient angles of	   works, or the acute angles of bastions.	   [1913 Webster]
Guernsey lily \Guern"sey lil"y\ (Bot.)	   A South African plant ({Nerine Sarniensis}) with handsome	   lilylike flowers, naturalized on the island of Guernsey.	   [1913 Webster]
Guerrilla \Guer*ril"la\, n. [Sp., lit., a little war, skirmish,	   dim. of guerra war, fr. OHG. werra discord, strife. See	   {War}.]	   1. An irregular mode of carrying on war, by the constant	      attacks of independent bands, adopted in the north of	      Spain during the Peninsular war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who carries on, or assists in carrying on, irregular	      warfare; especially, a member of an independent band	      engaged in predatory excursions in war time.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term guerrilla is the diminutive of the Spanish	         word guerra, war, and means petty war, that is, war	         carried on by detached parties; generally in the	         mountains. . . . A guerrilla party means, an irregular	         band of armed men, carrying on an irregular war, not	         being able, according to their character as a guerrilla	         party, to carry on what the law terms a regular war.	         --F. Lieder.	         [1913 Webster]	Guerrilla \Guer*ril"la\, a.	   Pertaining to, or engaged in, warfare carried on irregularly	   and by independent bands; as, a guerrilla party; guerrilla	   warfare.	   [1913 Webster]
Guess \Guess\ (g[e^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guessed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Guessing}.] [OE. gessen; akin to Dan. gisse, Sw.	   gissa, Icel. gizha, D. gissen: cf. Dan. giette to guess,	   Icel. geta to get, to guess. Probably originally, to try to	   get, and akin to E. get. See {Get}.]	   1. To form an opinion concerning, without knowledge or means	      of knowledge; to judge of at random; to conjecture.	      [1913 Webster]	            First, if thou canst, the harder reason guess.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To judge or form an opinion of, from reasons that seem	      preponderating, but are not decisive.	      [1913 Webster]	            We may then guess how far it was from his design.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of ambushed men, whom, by their arms and dress,	            To be Taxallan enemies I guess.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To solve by a correct conjecture; to conjecture rightly;	      as, he who guesses the riddle shall have the ring; he has	      guessed my designs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hit upon or reproduce by memory. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell me their words, as near as thou canst guess	            them.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To think; to suppose; to believe; to imagine; -- followed	      by an objective clause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not all together; better far, I guess,	            That we do make our entrance several ways. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But in known images of life I guess	            The labor greater.                    --Pope.	   Syn: To conjecture; suppose; surmise; suspect; divine; think;	        imagine; fancy.	   Usage: {To Guess}, {Think}, {Reckon}. Guess denotes, to	          attempt to hit upon at random; as, to guess at a thing	          when blindfolded; to conjecture or form an opinion on	          hidden or very slight grounds: as, to guess a riddle;	          to guess out the meaning of an obscure passage. The	          use of the word guess for think or believe, although	          abundantly sanctioned by good English authors, is now	          regarded as antiquated and objectionable by	          discriminating writers. It may properly be branded as	          a colloguialism and vulgarism when used respecting a	          purpose or a thing about which there is no	          uncertainty; as, I guess I 'll go to bed.	          [1913 Webster]	Guess \Guess\, v. i.	   To make a guess or random judgment; to conjecture; -- with	   at, about, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is the place, as well as I may guess. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Guess \Guess\, n.	   An opinion as to anything, formed without sufficient or	   decisive evidence or grounds; an attempt to hit upon the	   truth by a random judgment; a conjecture; a surmise.	   [1913 Webster]	         A poet must confess	         His art 's like physic -- but a happy guess. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Guessable \Guess"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being guessed.	   [1913 Webster]
Guesser \Guess"er\, n.	   One who guesses; one who forms or gives an opinion without	   means of knowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Guessingly \Guess"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of conjecture. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Guessive \Guess"ive\, a.	   Conjectural. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Guess rope \Guess" rope"\ (Naut.)	   A guess warp.	   [1913 Webster]
guesstimate \guess"ti*mate\ n. [from guess and estimate]	   an estimate based on little information, being little better	   than a guess.	   [PJC]
Guess warp \Guess" warp"\ (Naut.)	   A rope or hawser by which a vessel is towed or warped along;	   -- so called because it is necessary to guess at the length	   to be carried in the boat making the attachment to a distant	   object.	   [1913 Webster]
Guesswork \Guess"work`\, n.	   Work performed, or results obtained, by guess; conjecture.	   [1913 Webster]
Guest \Guest\ (g[e^]st), n. [OE. gest, AS. g[ae]st, gest; akin	   to OS., D., & G. gast, Icel. gestr, Sw. g[aum]st, Dan.	   Gj[aum]st, Goth. gasts, Russ. goste, and to L. hostis enemy,	   stranger; the meaning stranger is the older one, but the root	   is unknown. Cf. {Host} an army, {Hostile}.]	   1. A visitor; a person received and entertained in one's	      house or at one's table; a visitor entertained without	      pay.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cheer his guests, whom he had stayed that night.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            True friendship's laws are by this rule exprest.	            Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lodger or a boarder at a hotel, lodging house, or	      boarding house.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Any insect that lives in the nest of another without	          compulsion and usually not as a parasite.	      (b) An inquiline.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Guest \Guest\, v. t.	   To receive or entertain hospitably. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]	Guest \Guest\, v. i.	   To be, or act the part of, a guest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And tell me, best of princes, who he was	         That guested here so late.               --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Guest rope \Guest" rope"\ (Naut.)	   The line by which a boat makes fast to the swinging boom.	   --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Guestwise \Guest"wise"\, adv.	   In the manner of a guest.	   [1913 Webster]
Guevi \Gue"vi\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several very small species and varieties of African	   antelopes, of the genus {Cephalophus}, as the Cape guevi or	   kleeneboc ({Cephalophus pygm[ae]a}); -- called also {pygmy	   antelope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guevina \Guevina\ n.	   1. A genus having only one species: the Chilean nut.	   Syn: genus {Guevina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
guff \guff\ n.	   1. A ludicrously false statment. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: bullshit, bull, Irish bull, horseshit, shit, crap, bunk,	        bunkum, buncombe, rot, hogwash, dogshit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Insolent or disrespectful talk; as, don't give me any of	      your guff, young lady.	      [PJC]
Guffaw \Guf*faw"\, n.	   A loud burst of laughter; a horse laugh. "A hearty low	   guffaw." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Guffer \Guf"fer\, n. (Zool.)	   The eelpout; guffer eel.	   [1913 Webster]
Guggle \Gug"gle\, v. i.	   See {Gurgle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guhr \Guhr\, n. [G.]	   A loose, earthy deposit from water, found in the cavities or	   clefts of rocks, mostly white, but sometimes red or yellow,	   from a mixture of clay or ocher. --P. Cleaveland.	   [1913 Webster]
Guiac \Gui"ac\, n.	   Same as {Guaiac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guiacol \Gui"a*col\, n. [Guiac + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid, {C6H4.OCH3.OH}, resembling the phenols,	   found as a constituent of woodtar creosote, and produced by	   the dry distillation of guaiac resin.	   [1913 Webster]
Guiacum \Gui"a*cum\, n.	   Same as {Guaiacum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guib \Guib\, n. (Zool.)	   A West African antelope ({Tragelaphus scriptus}), curiously	   marked with white stripes and spots on a reddish fawn ground,	   and hence called {harnessed antelope}; -- called also	   {guiba.}	   [1913 Webster]
Guicowar \Gui"co*war\, n.	   [Mahratta g[=a]ekw[=a]r, prop., a cowherd.] The title of the	   sovereign of Guzerat, in Western India; -- generally called	   the {Guicowar of Baroda}, which is the capital of the	   country.	   [1913 Webster]
Guidable \Guid"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being guided; willing to be guided or counseled.	   --Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]
Guidage \Guid"age\, n. [See Guide.]	   1. The reward given to a guide for services. [R.]	      --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Guidance; lead; direction. [R.] --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Guidance \Guid"ance\, n. [See {Guide}.]	   The act or result of guiding; the superintendence or	   assistance of a guide; direction; government; a leading.	   [1913 Webster]	         His studies were without guidance and without plan.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Guide \Guide\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Guiding}.] [OE. guiden, gyden, F. guiaer, It. guidare; prob.	   of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. ritan to watch over, give heed	   to, Icel. viti signal, AS. witan to know. The word prob.	   meant, to indicate, point to, and hence, to show the way. Cf.	   {Wit}, {Guy} a rope, {Gye.}]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lead or direct in a way; to conduct in a course or	      path; to pilot; as, to guide a traveler.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wish . . . you 'ld guide me to your sovereign's	            court.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regulate and manage; to direct; to order; to	      superintend the training or education of; to instruct and	      influence intellectually or morally; to train.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will guide his affairs with discretion. --Ps.	                                                  cxii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The meek will he guide in judgment.   --Ps. xxv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	Guide \Guide\, n. [OE. giae, F. guide, It. guida. See {Guide},	   v. t.]	   1. A person who leads or directs another in his way or	      course, as in a strange land; one who exhibits points of	      interest to strangers; a conductor; also, that which	      guides; a guidebook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, directs another in his conduct or	      course of life; a director; a regulator.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will be our guide, even unto death. --Ps. xlviii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any contrivance, especially one having a directing edge,	      surface, or channel, for giving direction to the motion of	      anything, as water, an instrument, or part of a machine,	      or for directing the hand or eye, as of an operator; as:	      (a) (Water Wheels) A blade or channel for directing the	          flow of water to the wheel buckets.	      (b) (Surgery) A grooved director for a probe or knife.	      (c) (Printing) A strip or device to direct the	          compositor's eye to the line of copy he is setting.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier placed on the	      directing flank of each subdivision of a column of troops,	      or at the end of a line, to mark the pivots, formations,	      marches, and alignments in tactics. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Guide bar} (Mach.), the part of a steam engine on which the	      crosshead slides, and by which the motion of the piston	      rod is kept parallel to the cylinder, being a substitute	      for the parallel motion; -- called also {guide}, and	      {slide bar}.	   {Guide block} (Steam Engine), a block attached in to the	      crosshead to work in contact with the guide bar.	   {Guide meridian}. (Surveying) See under {Meridian}.	   {Guide pile} (Engin.), a pile driven to mark a place, as a	      point to work to.	   {Guide pulley} (Mach.), a pulley for directing or changing	      the line of motion of belt; an idler. --Knight.	   {Guide rail} (Railroads), an additional rail, between the	      others, gripped by horizontal driving wheels on the	      locomotive, as a means of propulsion on steep gradients.	      [1913 Webster]
Guideboard \Guide"board`\, n.	   A board, as upon a guidepost having upon it directions or	   information as to the road. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Guidebook \Guide"book`\, n.	   A book of directions and information for travelers, tourists,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Guideless \Guide"less\, a.	   Without a guide. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
guideline \guideline\ n. hypen is changed from WN: adjust hier.	   a formal rule describing how a situation must be handled; --	   used as a direction to administrators from superiors.	   Syn: guidelines.	        [WordNet 1.5]
guidelines \guidelines\ n. hypen is changed from WN: adjust	   hier.	   a rule or set of rules giving guidance on how to behave in a	   situation.	   Note: a situation to which the guidelines are considered	         applicable is described as "falling within the	         guidelines"	   Syn: guideline, guidepost, rule of thumb.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Guidepost \Guide"post`\, n.	   A post at the fork of a road, with a guideboard on it, to	   direct travelers.	   [1913 Webster]
Guider \Guid"er\, n.	   A guide; a director. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Guideress \Guid"er*ess\, n.	   A female guide. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Guide rope \Guide rope\ (A["e]ronautics)	   A rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as trail along the	   ground for about half its length, used to preserve altitude	   automatically, by variation of the length dragging on the	   ground, without loss of ballast or gas.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Guidguid \Guid"guid`\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American ant bird of the genus {Hylactes}; -- called	   also {barking bird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guidon \Gui"don\, n. [F. guidon, It. guidone. See {Guide}, v.	   t.]	   1. A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry,	      which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other,	      or that used to direct the movements of a body of	      infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a	      guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each	      company of cavalry has a guidon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pendants and guidons were carried by the officer	            of the army.                          --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who carries a flag. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a community established at Rome, by Charlemagne, to	      guide pilgrims to the Holy Land.	      [1913 Webster]
Guige \Guige\ (g[i^]j or g[=e]j), n. [Obs.]	   See {Gige}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guild \Guild\, n. [OE. gilds, AS. gild, gield, geld, tribute, a	   society or company where payment was made for its charge and	   support, fr. AS. gildan, gieldan, to pay. See {Yield}, v. t.]	   1. An association of men belonging to the same class, or	      engaged in kindred pursuits, formed for mutual aid and	      protection; a business fraternity or corporation; as, the	      Stationers' Guild; the Ironmongers' Guild. They were	      originally licensed by the government, and endowed with	      special privileges and authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A guildhall. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A religious association or society, organized for	      charitable purposes or for assistance in parish work.	      [1913 Webster]
Guildable \Guild"a*ble\, a.	   Liable to a tax. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guilder \Guil"der\, n. [D. gulden, orig., golden. Cf. {Golden}.]	   A Dutch silver coin worth about forty cents; -- called also	   {florin} and {gulden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guildhall \Guild"hall`\, n.	   The hall where a guild or corporation usually assembles; a	   townhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Guile \Guile\, n. [OE. guile, gile, OF. guile; of German origin,	   and the same word as E. wile. See {Wile}.]	   Craft; deceitful cunning; artifice; duplicity; wile; deceit;	   treachery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile. --John	                                                  i. 47.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wage by force or guile eternal war.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Guile \Guile\, v. t. [OF. guiler. See {Guile}, n.]	   To disguise or conceal; to deceive or delude. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Guileful \Guile"ful\, a.	   Full of guile; characterized by cunning, deceit, or	   treachery; guilty. -- {Guile"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Guile"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Guileless \Guile"less\, a.	   Free from guile; artless. -- {Guile"less*ly}, adv.	   {Guile"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Guiler \Guil"er\ (g[imac]l"[~e]r), n. [Cf. OF. guileor.]	   A deceiver; one who deludes, or uses guile. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Guillemet \Guil"le*met`\, n. [F.]	   A quotation mark. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guillemot \Guil"le*mot`\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They	   have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and	   swimmers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common guillemots, or murres, belong to the genus	         {Uria} (as {U. troile}); the black or foolish guillemot	         ({Cepphus grylle}, formerly {Uria grylle}), is called	         also {sea pigeon} and {eligny}. See {Murre}.	         [1913 Webster]
Guillevat \Guil`le*vat"\ (-v[a^]t"), n. [F. guilloire (fr.	   guiller to work, ferment) + E. vat.]	   A vat for fermenting liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Guilloche \Guil"loche`\, n. [F. guillochis; -- said to be fr.	   Guillot, the inventor of a machine for carving it.] (Arch.)	   1. An ornament in the form of two or more bands or strings	      twisted over each other in a continued series, leaving	      circular openings which are filled with round ornaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In ornamental art, any pattern made by interlacing curved	      lines.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Guilloched \Guil*loched"\, a.	   Waved or engine-turned. --Mollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[i^]l"l[-o]*t[=e]n`), n. [F., from	   Guillotin, a French physician, who proposed, in the	   Constituent Assembly of 1789, to abolish decapitation with	   the ax or sword. The instrument was invented by Dr. Antoine	   Louis, and was called at first {Louison} or {Louisette}.	   Similar machines, however, were known earlier.]	   1. A machine for beheading a person by one stroke of a heavy	      ax or blade, which slides in vertical guides, is raised by	      a cord, and let fall upon the neck of the victim.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any machine or instrument for cutting or shearing,	      resembling in its action a guillotine.	      [1913 Webster]	Guillotine \Guil"lo*tine`\ (g[i^]l`l[-o]*t[=e]n"), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Guillotined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Guillotining}.] [Cf. F.	   guillotiner.]	   To behead with the guillotine.	   [1913 Webster]
Guilt \Guilt\ (g[i^]lt), n. [OE. gilt, gult, AS. gylt, crime;	   probably originally signifying, the fine or mulct paid for an	   offence, and afterward the offense itself, and akin to AS.	   gieldan to pay, E. yield. See {Yield}, v. t.]	   1. The criminality and consequent exposure to punishment	      resulting from willful disobedience of law, or from	      morally wrong action; the state of one who has broken a	      moral or political law; crime; criminality; offense	      against right.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satan had not answer, but stood struck	            With guilt of his own sin.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.	      [1913 Webster]	            A ship incurs guilt by the violation of a blockade.	                                                  --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A feeling of regret or remorse for having committed some	      improper act; a recognition of one's own responsibility	      for doing something wrong. "Depression is often rooted in	      guilt which has not been dealt with in an appropriate	      way." "Guilt is a natural and appropriate consequence to a	      wrong action."	      [PJC]
Guiltily \Guilt"i*ly\ (g[i^]lt"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a guilty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Guiltiness \Guilt"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being guilty.	   [1913 Webster]
Guiltless \Guilt"less\, a.	   1. Free from guilt; innocent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his	            name in vain.                         --Ex. xx. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without experience or trial; unacquainted (with).	      [1913 Webster]	            Such gardening tools, as art, yet rude,	            Guiltless of fire, had formed.        --Milton.	      -- {Guilt"less*ly}, adv. -- {Guilt"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
guilt-ridden \guilt-ridden\ adj.	   mentally anguished due to feelings of guilt[3].	   Syn: guilt-sick.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Guilt-sick \Guilt"-sick`\, a.	   Made sick by consciousness of guilt. "A guilt-sick	   conscience." --Beau. & Fl.	   Syn: guilt-ridden.	        [1913 Webster]
Guilty \Guilt"y\, a. [Compar. {Gultier}; superl. {Guiltiest}.]	   [AS. gyltig liable. See {Guilt}.]	   1. Having incurred guilt; criminal; morally delinquent;	      wicked; chargeable with, or responsible for, something	      censurable; justly exposed to penalty; -- used with of,	      and usually followed by the crime, sometimes by the	      punishment; as, guilty of murder.	      [1913 Webster]	            They answered and said, He is guilty of death.	                                                  --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  66.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor he, nor you, were guilty of the strife.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evincing or indicating guilt; involving guilt; as, a	      guilty look; a guilty act; a guilty feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conscious; cognizant. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Condemned to payment. [Obs. & R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Guiltylike \Guilt"y*like`\ (-l[i^]k`), adv.	   Guiltily. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Guimpe \Guimpe\, n. [F. See 2d {Gimp}.]	   1. A kind of short blouse or chemisette, worn under a	      low-necked dress such as a jumper or pinafore. [WordNet	      sense 2]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a piece of starched cloth covering the shoulders of a	      nun's habit. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Guinea \Guin"ea\ (g[i^]n"[-e]), n.	   1. A district on the west coast of Africa (formerly noted for	      its export of gold and slaves) after which the Guinea	      fowl, Guinea grass, Guinea peach, etc., are named.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gold coin of England current for twenty-one shillings	      sterling, or about five dollars, but not coined since the	      issue of sovereigns in 1817.	      [1913 Webster]	            The guinea, so called from the Guinea gold out of	            which it	            was first struck, was proclaimed in 1663, and to go	            for twenty shillings; but it never went for less	            than twenty-one shillings.            --Pinkerton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Guinea corn}. (Bot.) See {Durra}.	   {Guinea Current} (Geog.), a current in the Atlantic Ocean	      setting southwardly into the Bay of Benin on the coast of	      Guinea.	   {Guinea dropper} one who cheats by dropping counterfeit	      guineas. [Obs.] --Gay.	   {Guinea fowl}, {Guinea hen} (Zool.), an African gallinaceous	      bird, of the genus {Numida}, allied to the pheasants. The	      common domesticated species ({Numida meleagris}), has a	      colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a	      dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The	      crested Guinea fowl ({Numida cristata}) is a finer	      species.	   {Guinea grains} (Bot.), grains of Paradise, or amomum. See	      {Amomum}.	   {Guinea grass} (Bot.), a tall strong forage grass ({Panicum	      jumentorum}) introduced. from Africa into the West Indies	      and Southern United States.	   {Guinea-hen flower} (Bot.), a liliaceous flower ({Fritillaria	      Meleagris}) with petals spotted like the feathers of the	      Guinea hen.	   {Guinea peach}. See under {Peach}.	   {Guinea pepper} (Bot.), the pods of the {Xylopia aromatica},	      a tree of the order {Anonace[ae]}, found in tropical West	      Africa. They are also sold under the name of {Piper	      aethiopicum}.	   {Guinea plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Parinarium excelsum}, a	      large West African tree of the order {Chrysobalane[ae]},	      having a scarcely edible fruit somewhat resembling a plum,	      which is also called {gray plum} and {rough-skin plum}.	   {Guinea worm} (Zool.), a long and slender African nematoid	      worm ({Filaria Medinensis}) of a white color. It lives in	      the cellular tissue of man, beneath the skin, and produces	      painful sores.	      [1913 Webster]
Guinean \Guinean\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Guinea[1]; as, Guinean borders.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Guinea[1]; as,	      Guinean soldiers.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Guinean \Guinean\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Guinea[1].	   [WordNet 1.5]
Guinea pig \Guin"ea pig`\ [Prob. a mistake for Guiana pig.]	   1. (Zool.) A small Brazilian rodent ({Cavia porcellus} or	      {Cavia cobaya}), about seven inches in length and usually	      of a white color, with spots of orange and black. Called	      also {cavy}. It is the domesticated form of the wild cavy,	      often kept as a pet and used commonly as an experimental	      animal in laboratory research.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. Hence, [figuratively]: Any animal or person used in an	      experiment; -- also applied to people who are unwillingly	      or unknowingly subjected by authorities to policies or	      procedures which might cause bodily or mental harm.	      [PJC]	   3. A contemptuous sobriquet. [Obs.] --Smollett	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Guinea-pig director \Guin"ea-pig` di*rec"tor\	   A director (usually one holding a number of directorships)	   who serves merely or mainly for the fee (in England, often a	   guinea) paid for attendance. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Guinness \Guinness\ n. [Trade name.]	   a kind of bitter stout, also called {Guiness' stout}; as, a	   glass of Guinness.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Guipure \Gui*pure"\, n. [F.]	   A term used for lace of different kinds; most properly for a	   lace of large pattern and heavy material which has no ground	   or mesh, but has the pattern held together by connecting	   threads called bars or brides.	   [1913 Webster]
Guirland \Guir"land\ (g[~e]r"land), n. [Obs.]	   See {Garland}.	   [1913 Webster]
Guise \Guise\ (g[imac]z), n. [OE. guise, gise, way, manner, F.	   guise, fr. OHG. w[imac]sa, G. weise. See {Wise}, n.]	   1. Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion;	      manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used	      formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in	      his own fashion, to suit himself. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The swain replied, "It never was our guise	            To slight the poor, or aught humane despise."	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate	      indication or expression; garb; shape.	      [1913 Webster]	            As then the guise was for each gentle swain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A . . . specter, in a far more terrific guise than	            any which	            ever yet have overpowered the imagination. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.	      [1913 Webster]
Guiser \Guis"er\ (g[imac]z"[~e]r), n. [From {Guise}.]	   A person in disguise; a masker; a mummer. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guitar \Gui*tar"\, n. [F. guitare; cf. Pr., Sp., & Pg.guitarra,	   It. chitarra; all fr. Gr. ?; cf. L. cithara. Cf. {Cittern},	   {Gittern}.]	   A stringed instrument of music resembling the lute or the	   violin, but larger, and having six strings, three of silk	   covered with silver wire, and three of catgut, -- played upon	   with the fingers.	   [1913 Webster]
guitarfish \gui*tar"fish`\ n.	   A primitive tropical bottom-dwelling ray of the family	   {Rhinobatidae} with a guitar-shaped body.	   [WordNet 1.5]
guitarist \gui*tar"ist\ n.	   a musician who plays the guitar.	   Syn: guitar player.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Guitguit \Guit"guit`\, n. [So called from its note.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of small tropical American birds of	   the family {C[oe]rebid[ae]}, allied to the creepers; --	   called also {quit}. See {Quit}.	   [1913 Webster] gulae
Gula \Gu"la\, n.; pl. L. {Gulae}, E. {Gulas}. [L., the throat,	   gullet.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The upper front of the neck, next to the chin; the	          upper throat.	      (b) A plate which in most insects supports the submentum.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A capping molding. Same as {Cymatium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gular \Gu"lar\, a. [Cf. F. gulaire.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the gula or throat; as, gular plates. See	   Illust. of {Bird}, and {Bowfin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulaund \Gu"laund\, n. [Icel. gul-["o]nd.]	   An arctic sea bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulch \Gulch\, n.	   1. Act of gulching or gulping. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A glutton. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ravine, or part of the deep bed of a torrent when dry; a	      gully.	      [1913 Webster]	Gulch \Gulch\, v. t. [OE. gulchen; cf. dial. Sw. g["o]lka to	   gulch, D. gulzig greedy, or E. gulp.]	   To swallow greedily; to gulp down. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guld \Guld\ (g[u^]ld), n.	   A flower. See {Gold}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulden \Gul"den\, n.	   See {Guilder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gule \Gule\, v. t.	   To give the color of gules to.	   [1913 Webster]	Gule \Gule\, n.	   The throat; the gullet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Throats so wide and gules so gluttonous. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gules \Gules\ (g[=u]lz), n. [OE. goules, F. gueules, the same	   word as gueule throat, OF. gole, goule, L. gula. So named	   from the red color of the throat. See {Gullet}, and cf.	   {Gula}.] (Her.)	   The tincture red, indicated in seals and engraved figures of	   escutcheons by parallel vertical lines. Hence, used	   poetically for a red color or that which is red.	   [1913 Webster]	         His sev'n-fold targe a field of gules did stain	         In which two swords he bore; his word,	         "Divide and reign."                      --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	         Follow thy drum;	         With man's blood paint the ground; gules, gules.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let's march to rest and set in gules, like suns.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulf \Gulf\ (g[u^]lf), n. [F. golfe, It. golfo, fr. Gr. ko`lpos	   bosom, bay, gulf, LGr. ko`lfos.]	   1. A hollow place in the earth; an abyss; a deep chasm or	      basin,	      [1913 Webster]	            He then surveyed	            Hell and the gulf between.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed.	                                                  --Luke xvi.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which swallows; the gullet. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which swallows irretrievably; a whirlpool; a sucking	      eddy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gulf of ruin, swallowing gold.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geog.) A portion of an ocean or sea extending into the	      land; a partially land-locked sea; as, the Gulf of Mexico.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) A large deposit of ore in a lode.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gulf Stream} (Geog.), the warm ocean current of the North	      Atlantic.	   Note: It originates in the westward equatorial current, due	         to the trade winds, is deflected northward by Cape St.	         Roque through the Gulf of Mexico, and flows parallel to	         the coast of North America, turning eastward off the	         island of Nantucket. Its average rate of flow is said	         to be about two miles an hour. The similar Japan	         current, or Kuro-Siwo, is sometimes called the Gulf	         Stream of the Pacific.	   {Gulf weed} (Bot.), a branching seaweed ({Sargassum	      bacciferum}, or sea grape), having numerous berrylike air	      vessels, -- found in the Gulf Stream, in the Sargasso Sea,	      and elsewhere.	      [1913 Webster]
gulfweed \gulf"weed`\ (g[u^]lf"w[=e]d`), n.	   1. A brown seaweed ({Sargassum bacciferum}) with rounded	      bladders forming dense floating masses in tropical	      Atlantic waters as in the Sargasso Sea.	   Syn: sargassum, sargasso, {Sargassum bacciferum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gulfy \Gulf"y\ (g[u^]lf"[y^]), a.	   Full of whirlpools or gulfs. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulgul \Gul"gul\, n. [Hind. galgal.]	   A cement made in India from sea shells, pulverized and mixed	   with oil, and spread over a ship's bottom, to prevent the	   boring of worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulist \Gu"list\, n. [L. gulo.]	   A glutton. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gull \Gull\ (g[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gulled} (g[u^]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gulling}.] [Prob. fr. gull the bird; but cf.	   OSw. gylla to deceive, D. kullen, and E. cullibility.]	   To deceive; to cheat; to mislead; to trick; to defraud.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rulgar, gulled into rebellion, armed. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'm not gulling him for the emperor's service.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Gull \Gull\, n.	   1. A cheating or cheat; trick; fraud. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One easily cheated; a dupe. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Gull \Gull\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Corn. gullan, W. gwylan.]	   (Zool.)	   One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus	   {Larus} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the best known American species are the herring	         gull ({Larus argentatus}), the great black-backed gull	         ({L. murinus}) the laughing gull ({L. atricilla}), and	         Bonaparte's gull ({L. Philadelphia}). The common	         European gull is {Larus canus}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gull teaser} (Zool.), the jager; -- also applied to certain	      species of terns.	      [1913 Webster]
Gullage \Gull"age\, n.	   Act of being gulled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Had you no quirk.	         To avoid gullage, sir, by such a creature? --B. Jonson	   [1913 Webster]
Guller \Gull"er\, n.	   One who gulls; a deceiver.	   [1913 Webster]
Gullery \Gull"er*y\, n.	   An act, or the practice, of gulling; trickery; fraud. [R.] "A	   mere gullery." --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gullet \Gul"let\, n. [OE. golet, OF. Goulet, dim. of gole,	   goule, throat, F. gueule, L. gula; perh. akin to Skr. gula,	   G. kenle; cf. F. goulet the neck of a bottle, goulotte	   channel gutter. Cf. {Gules}, {Gully}.]	   1. (Anat.) The tube by which food and drink are carried from	      the pharynx to the stomach; the esophagus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something shaped like the food passage, or performing	      similar functions; as:	      (a) A channel for water.	      (b) (Engin.) A preparatory cut or channel in excavations,	          of sufficient width for the passage of earth wagons.	      (c) A concave cut made in the teeth of some saw blades.	          [1913 Webster]
Gulleting \Gul"let*ing\, n. (Engin.)	   A system of excavating by means of gullets or channels.	   [1913 Webster]
Gullible \Gul"li*ble\, a.	   Easily gulled; that may be duped. -- {Gul"li*bii`i*ty}, n.	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Gullish \Gull"ish\, a.	   Foolish; stupid. [Obs.] {Gull"ish*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gully \Gul"ly\, n.; pl. {Gulles}. [Etymol. uncertain]	   A large knife. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Gully \Gul"ly\, n.; pl. {Gullies}. [Formerly gullet.]	   1. A channel or hollow worn in the earth by a current of	      water; a short deep portion of a torrent's bed when dry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grooved iron rail or tram plate. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gully gut}, a glutton. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   {Gully hole}, the opening through which gutters discharge	      surface water.	      [1913 Webster]	Gully \Gul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gullied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gullying}.]	   To wear into a gully or into gullies.	   [1913 Webster]	Gully \Gul"ly\, v. i.	   To flow noisily. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulosity \Gu*los"i*ty\, n. [L. gulositas, fr. gulosus	   gluttonous. See {Gullet}.]	   Excessive appetite; greediness; voracity. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulp \Gulp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gulped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gulping}.] [D. gulpen, cf. OD. golpe gulf.]	   To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to	   take down at one swallow.	   [1913 Webster]	         He does not swallow, but he gulps it down. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The old man . . . glibly gulped down the whole	         narrative.                               --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To gulp up}, to throw up from the stomach; to disgorge.	      [1913 Webster]	Gulp \Gulp\, n.	   1. The act of taking a large mouthful; a swallow, or as much	      as is awallowed at once.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disgorging. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gulph \Gulph\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Gulf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gult \Gult\, n.	   Guilt. See {Guilt}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gulty \Gult"y\, a.	   Guilty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Guly \Gul"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to gules; red. "Those fatal guly dragons."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gome, AS. gama palate; akin Co G. gaumen,	   OHG. goumo, guomo, Icel. g?mr, Sw. gom; cf. Gr. ? to gape.]	   The dense tissues which invest the teeth, and cover the	   adjacent parts of the jaws.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gum rash} (Med.), strophulus in a teething child; red gum.	      	   {Gum stick}, a smooth hard substance for children to bite	      upon while teething.	      [1913 Webster]	Gum \Gum\, v. t.	   To deepen and enlarge the spaces between the teeth of (a worn	   saw). See {Gummer}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gum \Gum\, n. [OE. gomme, gumme, F. gomme, L. gummi and commis,	   fr. Gr. ?, prob. from an Egyptian form kam?; cf. It.	   {gomma}.]	   1. A vegetable secretion of many trees or plants that hardens	      when it exudes, but is soluble in water; as, gum arabic;	      gum tragacanth; the gum of the cherry tree. Also, with	      less propriety, exudations that are not soluble in water;	      as, gum copal and gum sandarac, which are really resins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) See {Gum tree}, {below}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hive made of a section of a hollow gum tree; hence, any	      roughly made hive; also, a vessel or bin made of a hollow	      log. [Southern U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rubber overshoe. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black gum}, {Blue gum}, {British gum}, etc. See under	      {Black}, {Blue}, etc.	   {Gum Acaroidea}, the resinous gum of the Australian grass	      tree ({Xanlhorrh[oe]a}).	   {Gum animal} (Zool.), the galago of West Africa; -- so called	      because it feeds on gums. See {Galago}.	   {Gum animi or anim['e]}. See {Anim['e]}.	   {Gum arabic}, a gum yielded mostly by several species of	      {Acacia} (chiefly {A. vera} and {A. Arabica}) growing in	      Africa and Southern Asia; -- called also {gum acacia}.	      East Indian gum arabic comes from a tree of the Orange	      family which bears the elephant apple.	   {Gum butea}, a gum yielded by the Indian plants {Butea	      frondosa} and {B. superba}, and used locally in tanning	      and in precipitating indigo.	   {Gum cistus}, a plant of the genus {Cistus} ({Cistus	      ladaniferus}), a species of rock rose.	   {Gum dragon}. See {Tragacanth}.	   {Gum elastic}, {Elastic gum}. See {Caoutchouc}.	   {Gum elemi}. See {Elemi}.	   {Gum juniper}. See {Sandarac}.	   {Gum kino}. See under {Kino}.	   {Gum lac}. See {Lac}.	   {Gum Ladanum}, a fragrant gum yielded by several Oriental	      species of Cistus or rock rose.	   {Gum passages}, sap receptacles extending through the	      parenchyma of certain plants ({Amygdalace[ae]},	      {Cactace[ae]}, etc.), and affording passage for gum.	   {Gum pot}, a varnish maker's utensil for melting gum and	      mixing other ingredients.	   {Gum resin}, the milky juice of a plant solidified by	      exposure to air; one of certain inspissated saps, mixtures	      of, or having properties of, gum and resin; a resin	      containing more or less mucilaginous and gummy matter.	   {Gum sandarac}. See {Sandarac}.	   {Gum Senegal}, a gum similar to gum arabic, yielded by trees	      ({Acacia Verek} and {A. Adansoni[aum]}) growing in the	      Senegal country, West Africa.	   {Gum tragacanth}. See {Tragacanth}.	   {Gum water}, a solution of gum, esp. of gum arabic, in water.	      	   {Gum wood}, the wood of any gum tree, esp. the wood of the	      {Eucalyptus piperita}, of New South Wales.	      [1913 Webster]	Gum \Gum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gummed} (g[u^]md); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Gumming}.]	   1. To smear with gum; to close with gum; to unite or stiffen	      by gum or a gumlike substance; to make sticky with a	      gumlike substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He frets like a gummed velvet.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chew with the gums, rather than with the teeth.	      [PJC]	   {gum up}	      (a) To block or clog (a conduit) with or as if with gum;	          as, to gum up the drainpipe.	      (b) to interfere with; to spoil. [Slang]	          [PJC]	Gum \Gum\, v. i.	   To exude or form gum; to become gummy.	   [1913 Webster]
gumball \gum"ball`\ (g[u^]m"b[add]l), n.	   A piece of chewing gum in the shape of a ball, usually	   covered with a colored glaze of sugar. They are often sold in	   a small, special-purpose coin-operated vending machine called	   a gumball machine.	   [PJC]
Gumbo \Gum"bo\ (g[u^]m"b[-o]), n. [Written also gombo.]	   1. A soup thickened with the mucilaginous pods of the okra;	      okra soup. Especially, A thick stew made with chicken	      ({chicken gumbo}), or seafood ({seafood gumbo}), thickened	      with okra or file, and also containing greens and often	      hot spices; it is particularly popular in Louisiana.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The okra plant or its pods.	      [1913 Webster]
Gumboil \Gum"boil\ (g[u^]m"boil), n. (Med.)	   A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.	   [1913 Webster]
gumbo-limbo \gumbo-limbo\ n.	   A tropical American tree ({Bursera simaruba}) yielding a	   reddish resin used in cements and varnishes.	   Syn: {Bursera simaruba}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gum-lac \gum-lac\ n.	   an inferior lac produced by lac insects in Madagascar.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gumma \Gum"ma\ (g[u^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. {Gummata}. [NL. So called	   from its gummy contents See {Gum}.] (Med.)	   A kind of soft tumor, usually of syphilitic origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Gummatous \Gum*ma"tous\, a. (Med.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, gumma.	   [1913 Webster]
Gummer \Gum"mer\, n. [From {2d Gum}.]	   A punch-cutting tool, or machine for deepening and enlarging	   the spaces between the teeth of a worn saw.	   [1913 Webster]
Gummiferous \Gum*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. gummi gum + -ferous.]	   Producing gum; gum-bearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Gumminess \Gum"mi*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being gummy; viscousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Gummite \Gum"mite\, n. [So called because it occurs in rounded	   or flattened pieces which look like gum.] (Min.)	   A yellow amorphous mineral, essentially a hydrated oxide of	   uranium derived from the alteration of uraninite.	   [1913 Webster]
Gummosity \Gum*mos"i*ty\, n.	   Gumminess; a viscous or adhesive quality or nature. [R.]	   --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gummous \Gum"mous\, a. [L. gummosus; cf. F. gommeux.]	   1. Gumlike, or composed of gum; gummy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to a gumma.	      [1913 Webster]
Gummy \Gum"my\, a. [Compar. {Gummer} (?); superl. {Gummirst}.]	   Consisting of gum; viscous; adhesive; producing or containing	   gum; covered with gum or a substance resembling gum.	   [1913 Webster]	         Kindles the gummy bark of fir or pine.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then rubs his gummy eyes.                --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gummy tumor} (Med.), a gumma.	      [1913 Webster]
Gump \Gump\ (g[u^]mp), n. [Cf. Sw. & Dan. gump buttocks, rump,	   Icel. gumpr.]	   A dolt; a dunce. [Low.] --Holloway.	   [1913 Webster]
Gumption \Gump"tion\, n. [OE. gom, gome, attention; akin to AS.	   ge['o]mian, gyman, to regard, observe, gyme care, OS. gomean	   to heed, Goth. gaumjan to see, notice.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capacity; shrewdness; common sense. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            One does not have gumption till one has been	            properly cheated.                     --Lord Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.)	      (a) The art of preparing colors. --Sir W. Scott.	      (b) Megilp. --Fairholt.	   3. initiative; resourcefulness.	      [PJC]	   4. Courage; guts.	      [PJC]
gumptious \gumptious\ adj.	   1. enterprising.	   Syn: energetic, industrious, up-and-coming.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
gumshield \gumshield\ n. (Sport)	   A piece of athletic equipment that protects an athlete's	   mouth.	   Syn: mouthpiece.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gumshoe \gum"shoe\ n.	   1. A detective; a private eye. [slang]	      [PJC]	   2. A shoe made of rubber, as a rubber overshoe.	      [PJC]	   3. A sneaker[3].	      [PJC]
gum tree \gum" tree`\ n.	   Any tree that exudes a gum, such as:	   (a) The black gum ({Nyssa multiflora}), one of the largest	       trees of the Southern States, bearing a small blue fruit,	       the favorite food of the opossum. Most of the large trees	       become hollow.	   (b) A tree of the genus {Eucalyptus}; a eucalypt. See	       {Eucalpytus.}	   (c) The sweet gum tree of the United States ({Liquidambar	       styraciflua}), a large and beautiful tree with pointedly	       lobed leaves and woody burlike fruit. It exudes an	       aromatic terebinthine juice.	   (d) The sour gum tree.	       [1913 Webster]
gumweed \gumweed\ n.	   any of various Western American plants of the genus	   {Grindelia} having resinous leaves and stems formerly used	   medicinally; often poisonous to livestock.	   Syn: gum plant, tarweed, rosinweed, rosin-weed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gumwood \gumwood\ n.	   wood or lumber from any of various gum trees especially the	   sweet gum.	   Syn: gum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gun \Gun\ (g[u^]n), n. [OE. gonne, gunne; of uncertain origin;	   cf. Ir., Gael., & LL. gunna, W. gum; possibly (like cannon)	   fr. L. canna reed, tube; or abbreviated fr. OF. mangonnel, E.	   mangonel, a machine for hurling stones.]	   1. A weapon which throws or propels a missile to a distance;	      any firearm or instrument for throwing projectiles,	      consisting of a tube or barrel closed at one end, in which	      the projectile is placed, with an explosive charge (such	      as guncotton or gunpowder) behind, which is ignited by	      various means. Pistols, rifles, carbines, muskets, and	      fowling pieces are smaller guns, for hand use, and are	      called {small arms}. Larger guns are called {cannon},	      {ordnance}, {fieldpieces}, {carronades}, {howitzers}, etc.	      See these terms in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	            As swift as a pellet out of a gunne	            When fire is in the powder runne.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word gun was in use in England for an engine to	            cast a thing from a man long before there was any	            gunpowder found out.                  --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A piece of heavy ordnance; in a restricted sense, a	      cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Naut.) Violent blasts of wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Guns are classified, according to their construction or	         manner of loading as {rifled} or {smoothbore},	         {breech-loading} or {muzzle-loading}, {cast} or	         {built-up guns}; or according to their use, as {field},	         {mountain}, {prairie}, {seacoast}, and {siege guns}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Armstrong gun}, a wrought iron breech-loading cannon named	      after its English inventor, Sir William Armstrong.	   {Big gun} or {Great gun}, a piece of heavy ordnance; hence	      (Fig.), a person superior in any way; as, bring in the big	      guns to tackle the problem.	   {Gun barrel}, the barrel or tube of a gun.	   {Gun carriage}, the carriage on which a gun is mounted or	      moved.	   {Gun cotton} (Chem.), a general name for a series of	      explosive nitric ethers of cellulose, obtained by steeping	      cotton in nitric and sulphuric acids. Although there are	      formed substances containing nitric acid radicals, yet the	      results exactly resemble ordinary cotton in appearance. It	      burns without ash, with explosion if confined, but quietly	      and harmlessly if free and open, and in small quantity.	      Specifically, the lower nitrates of cellulose which are	      insoluble in ether and alcohol in distinction from the	      highest (pyroxylin) which is soluble. See {Pyroxylin}, and	      cf. {Xyloidin}. The gun cottons are used for blasting and	      somewhat in gunnery: for making celluloid when compounded	      with camphor; and the soluble variety (pyroxylin) for	      making collodion. See {Celluloid}, and {Collodion}. Gun	      cotton is frequenty but improperly called	      {nitrocellulose}. It is not a nitro compound, but an ester	      of nitric acid.	   {Gun deck}. See under {Deck}.	   {Gun fire}, the time at which the morning or the evening gun	      is fired.	   {Gun metal}, a bronze, ordinarily composed of nine parts of	      copper and one of tin, used for cannon, etc. The name is	      also given to certain strong mixtures of cast iron.	   {Gun port} (Naut.), an opening in a ship through which a	      cannon's muzzle is run out for firing.	   {Gun tackle} (Naut.), the blocks and pulleys affixed to the	      side of a ship, by which a gun carriage is run to and from	      the gun port.	   {Gun tackle purchase} (Naut.), a tackle composed of two	      single blocks and a fall. --Totten.	   {Krupp gun}, a wrought steel breech-loading cannon, named	      after its German inventor, Herr Krupp.	   {Machine gun}, a breech-loading gun or a group of such guns,	      mounted on a carriage or other holder, and having a	      reservoir containing cartridges which are loaded into the	      gun or guns and fired in rapid succession. In earlier	      models, such as the {Gatling gun}, the cartridges were	      loaded by machinery operated by turning a crank. In modern	      versions the loading of cartidges is accomplished by	      levers operated by the recoil of the explosion driving the	      bullet, or by the pressure of gas within the barrel.	      Several hundred shots can be fired in a minute by such	      weapons, with accurate aim. The {Gatling gun}, {Gardner	      gun}, {Hotchkiss gun}, and {Nordenfelt gun}, named for	      their inventors, and the French {mitrailleuse}, are	      machine guns.	   {To blow great guns} (Naut.), to blow a gale. See {Gun}, n.,	      3.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Gun \Gun\, v. i.	   To practice fowling or hunting small game; -- chiefly in	   participial form; as, to go gunning.
gun for \gun for\, v. t.	   1. To pursue with the intent to kill.	      [PJC]	   2. Fig. To make an effort to harm someone, especially with	      determination; -- also used humorously.	      [PJC]
Guna \Gu"na\ (g[=oo]"n[.a]), n. [Skr. guna quality.]	   In Sanskrit grammar, a lengthening of the simple vowels a, i,	   e, by prefixing an a element. The term is sometimes used to	   denote the same vowel change in other languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunarchy \Gu"nar*chy\, n.	   See {Gynarchy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunboat \Gun"boat`\, n.	   1. (Nav.) A vessel of light draught, carrying one or more	      guns, used for operations in shallow waters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nav.) Any small naval vessel carrying mounted guns.	      [PJC]
Guncotton \Gun"cot`ton\	   See under {Gun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gundelet \Gun"de*let\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Gondola}. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunflint \Gun"flint`\, n.	   A sharpened flint for the lock of a gun, to ignite the	   charge. It was in common use before the introduction of	   percussion caps.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunjah \Gun"jah\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Ganja}.	   [1913 Webster]
gunk \gunk\ n.	   any thick gooey and messy substance. [informal]	   Syn: goo, gook, guck, muck, ooze, sludge, slime.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gunlock \Gun"lock`\, n.	   The mechanism of a gun for producing the discharge. See	   {Lock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunnage \Gun"nage\, n.	   The number of guns carried by a ship of war.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunnel \Gun"nel\, n. [See {Gunwale}.]	   1. A gunwale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small, eel-shaped, marine fish of the genus	      {Mur[ae]noides}; esp., {M. gunnellus} of Europe and	      America; -- called also {gunnel fish}, {butterfish}, {rock	      eel}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gunner \Gun"ner\, n.	   1. One who works a gun or cannon, whether on land, sea, or in	      the air; a cannoneer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A warrant officer in the navy having charge of the	      ordnance on a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The great northern diver or loon. See {Loon}.	      (b) The sea bream. [Prov. Eng. or Irish]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Gunner's daughter}, the gun to which men or boys were lashed	      for punishment. [Sailor's slang] --W. C. Russell.	   {tail gunner} (Mil.) A member of the crew of a bomber	      airplane who operates the defensive gun at the rear of the	      airplane.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Gunnery \Gun"ner*y\, n.	   That branch of military science which comprehends the theory	   of projectiles, and the manner of constructing and using	   ordnance.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunnie \Gun"nie\, n. (Mining.)	   Space left by the removal of ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunning \Gun"ning\, n.	   The act or practice of hunting or shooting game with a gun.	   [1913 Webster]	         The art of gunning was but little practiced.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   Gunny
Gunny \Gun"ny\ (g[u^]n"n[y^]), n., Gunny cloth \Gun"ny
cloth`\(kl[o^]th`; 115). [Hind. go[.n], go[.n][imac], a sack,	   sacking.]	   A strong, coarse kind of sacking, made from the fibers	   (called jute) of two plants of the genus {Corchorus} ({C.	   olitorius} and {C. capsularis}), of India. The fiber is also	   used in the manufacture of cordage.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gunny bag} or {Gunny sack}, a sack made of gunny or burlap,	      used for coarse commodities. In the southern U. S. similar	      sacks are called {crocus sack}, {croker sack}, {towsack},	      and {grass sack}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Gunocracy \Gu*noc"ra*cy\, n.	   See {Gyneocracy}.	   [1913 Webster]
gunplay \gun"play`\ n.	   An instance of the firing of small arms with the intent to	   kill or frighten.	   Syn: gunfight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gunpoint \gun"point`\ (g[u^]n"point`), n.	   1. The muzzle's direction; as, he held me up at gunpoint.	   Syn: point.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The open discharging end of a gun.	   Syn: gun muzzle, muzzle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gunpowder \Gun"pow`der\ (g[u^]n"pou`d[~e]r), n. (Chem.)	   A black, granular, explosive substance, consisting of an	   intimate mechanical mixture of saltpeter, charcoal, and	   sulphur. It is used in gunnery and blasting.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gunpowder consists of from 70 to 80 per cent of	         potassium nitraate (niter, saltpeter), with 10 to 15	         per cent of each of the other ingredients. Its	         explosive energy is due to the fact that it contains	         the necessary amount of oxygen for its own combustion,	         and liberates gases (chiefly nitrogen and carbon	         dioxide), which occupy a thousand or fifteen hundred	         times more space than the powder which generated them.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gunpowder pile driver}, a pile driver, the hammer of which	      is thrown up by the explosion of gunpowder.	   {Gunpowder plot} (Eng. Hist.), a plot to destroy the King,	      Lords, and Commons, in revenge for the penal laws against	      Catholics. As Guy Fawkes, the agent of the conspirators,	      was about to fire the mine, which was placed under the	      House of Lords, he was seized, Nov. 5, 1605. Hence, Nov. 5	      is known in England as	   {Guy Fawkes Day}.	   {Gunpowder tea}, a species of fine green tea, each leaf of	      which is rolled into a small ball or pellet.	      [1913 Webster]
Gunreach \Gun"reach`\ (g[u^]n"r[=e]ch`), n.	   The reach or distance to which a gun will shoot; gunshot.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunroom \Gun"room`\ (g[u^]n"r[=oo]m`), n. (Naut.)	   An apartment on the after end of the lower gun deck of a ship	   of war, usually occupied as a messroom by the commissioned	   officers, except the captain; -- called {wardroom} in the	   United States navy.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunshot \Gun"shot`\ (g[u^]n"sh[o^]t), n.	   1. Act of firing a gun; a shot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The distance to which shot can be thrown from a gun, so as	      to be effective; the reach or range of a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who are come over to the royal party are	            supposed to be out of gunshot.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
gunshot \gun"shot`\, a.	   Made by the shot of a gun; as, a gunshot wound.	   [1913 Webster]
gunsight \gun"sight`\ (g[u^]n"s[imac]t`), n.	   A sight[9] attached to a gun, used for aiming it at the	   target. Same as {sight}[9].	   [WordNet 1.5]
Gunsmith \Gun"smith\ (g[u^]n"sm[i^]th`), n.	   One whose occupation is to make or repair small firearms; an	   armorer. Gunsmithery
Gunsmithery \Gun"smith`er*y\ (g[u^]n"sm[i^]th`[~e]r*[y^]),
Gunsmithing \Gun"smith`ing\, n.	   The art or business of a gunsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunstick \Gun"stick\ (g[u^]n"st[i^]k`), n.	   A stick to ram down the charge of a musket, etc.; a rammer or	   ramrod. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
gunster \gun"ster\ (g[u^]n"st[~e]r), n.	   A gunner. [R.] --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
gunstock \gun"stock`\ (g[u^]n"st[o^]k`), n.	   The stock or wood to which the barrel of a hand gun is	   fastened.	   [1913 Webster]
gunstone \gun"stone`\ (g[u^]n"st[=o]n`), n.	   A cannon ball; -- so called because originally made of stone.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunter rig \Gun"ter rig`\ (Naut.)	   A topmast arranged with metal bands so that it will readily	   slide up and down the lower mast.	   [1913 Webster]
Gunter's chain \Gun"ter's chain`\ (Surveying)	   The chain ordinarily used in measuring land. See {Chain}, n.,	   4, and {Gunter's scale}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gunter's line \Gun"ter's line`\	   A logarithmic line on Gunter's scale, used for performing the	   multiplication and division of numbers mechanically by the	   dividers; -- called also {line of lines}, and {line of	   numbers}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gunter's quadrant \Gun"ter's quad`rant\	   A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a	   stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it	   are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the	   altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See {Gunter's scale}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gunter's scale \Gun"ter's scale`\	   A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a	   professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who	   invented also {Gunter's chain}, and {Gunter's quadrant}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gunter's scale is a wooden rule, two feet long, on one	         side of which are marked scales of equal parts, of	         chords, sines, tangents, rhombs, etc., and on the other	         side scales of logarithms of these various parts, by	         means of which many problems in surveying and	         navigation may be solved, mechanically, by the aid of	         dividers alone.	         [1913 Webster]
Gunwale \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 including the bulwarks); or that piece of	   timber which reaches on either side from the quarter-deck to	   the forecastle, being the uppermost bend, which finishes the	   upper works of the hull. [Written also {gunnel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
guppy \guppy\ n. [Named after R. J. L. Guppy, who brought	   speciments to the British museum. --RHUD]	   A small freshwater fish of South America and West Indies	   ({Lebistes reticulatus} or {Poecilia reticulata}, originaly	   called {Gerardinus guppyi}), often kept in aquariums; also	   called {rainbow fish}.	   Syn: rainbow fish, {Lebistes reticulatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gurge \Gurge\ (g[^u]rj), n. [L. gurges.]	   A whirlpool. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The plain, wherein a black bituminous gurge	         Boils out from under ground.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Gurge \Gurge\, v. t. [See {Gorge}.]	   To swallow up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gurgeons \Gur"geons\, n. pl. [Obs.]	   See {Grudgeons}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurgle \Gur"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gurgled};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gurgling}.] [Cf. It. gorgogliare to gargle, bubble up, fr.	   L. gurgulio gullet. Cf. {Gargle}, {Gorge}.]	   To run or flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current, as	   water from a bottle, or a small stream among pebbles or	   stones.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pure gurgling rills the lonely desert trace,	         And waste their music on the savage race. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Gurgle \Gur"gle\, n.	   The act of gurgling; a broken, bubbling noise. "Tinkling	   gurgles." --W. Thompson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurglet \Gur"glet\, n. [See {Goglet}.]	   A porous earthen jar for cooling water by evaporation.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurglingly \Gur"gling*ly`\, adv.	   In a gurgling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurgoyle \Gur"goyle\, n.	   See {Gargoyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurjun \Gur"jun\, n.	   A thin balsam or wood oil derived from the {Diptcrocarpus	   l[ae]vis}, an East Indian tree. It is used in medicine, and	   as a substitute for linseed oil in the coarser kinds of	   paint.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurl \Gurl\, n.	   A young person of either sex. See {Girl}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurlet \Gur"let\, n. (Masonry)	   A pickax with one sharp point and one cutting edge. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurmy \Gur"my\, n. (Mining)	   A level; a working. Gurnard
Gurnard \Gur"nard\, Gurnet \Gur"net\n. [OF. gornal, gournal,	   gornart, perh. akin to F. grogner to grunt; cf. Ir. guirnead	   gurnard.] (Zool.)	   One ofseveral European marine fishes, of the genus {Trigla}	   and allied genera, having a large and spiny head, with mailed	   cheeks. Some of the species are highly esteemed for food. The	   name is sometimes applied to the American sea robins.	   [Written also {gournet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Plyling gurnard}. See under {Flying}.	      [1913 Webster]
Gurniad \Gur"ni*ad\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Gwiniad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurry \Gur"ry\, n.	   An alvine evacuation; also, refuse matter. [Obs. or Local]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Gurry \Gur"ry`\, n. [Hind. garh[imac].]	   A small fort. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Gurt \Gurt\ (g[^u]rt), n. (Mining)	   A gutter or channel for water, hewn out of the bottom of a	   working drift. --Page.	   [1913 Webster]
Gurts \Gurts\ (g[^u]rts), n. pl. [Cf. {Grout}.]	   Groats. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guru \Gu"ru\ (g[=oo]"r[=oo]), n.	   Same as {gooroo}.	   [PJC]
Gush \Gush\ (g[u^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gushed} (g[u^]sht);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Gushing}.] [OE. guschen, cf. Icel. gusa and	   gjsa, also D. gucsen; perh. akin to AS. ge['o]tan to pour, G.	   giessen, Goth. giutan, E. gut. Cf. {Found} to cast.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To issue with violence and rapidity, as a fluid; to rush	      forth as a fluid from confinement; to flow copiously.	      [1913 Webster]	            He smote the rock that the waters gushed out. --Ps	                                                  ixxviii 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sea of blood gushed from the gaping wound.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a sentimental or untimely exhibition of affection;	      to display enthusiasm in a silly, demonstrative manner.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Gush \Gush\, v. t.	   1. A sudden and violent issue of a fluid from an inclosed	      plase; an emission of a liquid in a large quantity, and	      with force; the fluid thus emitted; a rapid outpouring of	      anything; as, a gush of song from a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gush of springs,	            An fall of lofty foundains.           --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sentimental exhibition of affection or enthusiasm, etc.;	      effusive display of sentiment. [Collog.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gusher \Gush"er\, n.	   One who gushes. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gushing \Gush"ing\, a.	   1. Rushing forth with violence, as a fluid; flowing	      copiously; as, gushing waters. "Gushing blood." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Emitting copiously, as tears or words; weakly and	      unreservedly demonstrative in matters of affection;	      sentimental. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Gushingly \Gush"ing*ly\, adv.	   1. In a gushing manner; copiously. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weakly; sentimentally; effusively. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
gushy \gushy\ adj.	   1. extravagantly demonstrative; gushing[2]; as, to write	      unrestrained and gushy poetry.	   Syn: effusive, emotional, gushing(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gusset \Gus"set\, n. [F. gousset armpit, fob, gusset, dim. of	   gousse pod, husk; cf. It. guscio shell, or W. cwysed gore,	   gusset.]	   1. A small piece of cloth inserted in a garment, for the	      purpose of strengthening some part or giving it a tapering	      enlargement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seam and gusset and band.             --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a gusset in a garment; as:	      (a) (Armor) A small piece of chain mail at the openings of	          the joints beneath the arms.	      (b) (Mach.) A kind of bracket, or angular piece of iron,	          fastened in the angles of a structure to give strength	          or stiffness; esp., the part joining the barrel and	          the fire box of a locomotive boiler.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) An abatement or mark of dishonor in a coat of arms,	      resembling a gusset.	      [1913 Webster]
gusseted \gusseted\ adj.	   provided or reinforced with gussets. Opposite of	   {ungusseted}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
gussied \gussied\ adj.	   dressed up; well-dressed; as, all gussied up in sequins and	   feathers.	   Syn: fancied up, gussied up, tricked out.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gust \Gust\ (g[u^]st), n. [Icel. gustr a cool breeze. Cf.	   {Gush}.]	   1. A sudden squall; a violent blast of wind; a sudden and	      brief rushing or driving of the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Snow, and hail, stormy gust and flaw. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden violent burst of passion. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Gust \Gust\, n. [L. gustus; cf. It. & Sp. gusto. [root]46.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The sense or pleasure of tasting; relish; gusto.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ox will relish the tender flesh of kids with as	            much gust and appetite.               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gratification of any kind, particularly that which is	      exquisitely relished; enjoyment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Destroy all creatures for thy sport or gust. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intellectual taste; fancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A choice of it may be made according to the gust and	            manner of the ancients. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Gust \Gust\, v. t. [Cf. L. gustare, It. gustare, Sp. gustar. See	   {GUST} a relish.]	   To taste; to have a relish for. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gustable \Gust"a*ble\, a. [See {Gust}, v.] [Obs.]	   1. Capable of being tasted; tastable.	      [1913 Webster]	            This position informs us of a vulgar error, terming	            the gall	            bitter; whereas there is nothing gustable sweeter.	                                                  --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pleasant to the taste; toothsome; savory.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gustable thing, seen or smelt, excites the	            appetite, and affects the glands and parts of the	            mouth.                                --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	Gustable \Gust"a*ble\, n.	   Anything that can be tasted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gustard \Gus"tard\, n. (Zool.)	   The great bustard.	   [1913 Webster]
Gustation \Gus*ta"tion\, n. [L. gustatio: cf. F. gustation.]	   The act of tasting. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] gustative
gustative \gust"a*tive\ gustatorial \gus`ta*to"ri*al\adj.	   of or pertaining to taste.	   Syn: gustatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gustatory \Gust"a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or subservient to, the sense of taste; as, the	   gustatory nerve which supplies the front of the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Gustful \Gust"ful\, a.	   Tasteful; well-tasted. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby. --	   {Gust"ful*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Gustful \Gust"ful\, a.	   Gusty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A gustful April morn.                    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gustless \Gust"less\, a.	   Tasteless; insipid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gusto \Gus"to\, n. [It. or Sp., fr. L. gustus; akin to E.	   choose. Cf. 2d {Gust}, {Go[^u]t}.]	   Nice or keen appreciation or enjoyment; relish; taste; fancy;	   as, he ate it with gusto. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Gustoso \Gus*to"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Tasteful; in a tasteful, agreeable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gusty \Gust"y\, a.	   Subject to, or characterized by, gusts or squalls; windy;	   stormy; tempestuous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon a raw and gusty day.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Gut \Gut\, n. [OE. gut, got, AS. gut, prob. orig., a channel,	   and akin to ge['o]tan to pour. See {FOUND} to cast.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A narrow passage of water; as, the Gut of Canso.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An intenstine; a bowel; the whole alimentary canal; the	      enteron; (pl.) bowels; entrails.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the prepared entrails of an animal, esp. of a	      sheep, used for various purposes. See {Catgut}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The sac of silk taken from a silkworm (when ready to spin	      its cocoon), for the purpose of drawing it out into a	      thread. This, when dry, is exceedingly strong, and is used	      as the snood of a fish line.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blind gut}. See {Caecum}, n.	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	Gut \Gut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Gutting}.]	   1. To take out the bowels from; to eviscerate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plunder of contents; to destroy or remove the interior	      or contents of; as, a mob gutted the house.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tom Brown, of facetious memory, having gutted a	            proper	            name of its vowels, used it as freely as he pleased.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
gutless \gut"less\ adj.	   lacking courage or vitality; as, he was a yellow gutless	   worm. Opposite of {gutsy}.	   Syn: spineless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gutsy \gutsy\ adj.	   1. marked by courage and determination in the face of	      difficulties or danger.	   Syn: courageous, plucky.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. rough or plain; not sophisticated or refined; earthy.	      Opposite of {sophisticated}, or {refined}.	   Syn: earthy, lusty, robust.	        [PJC] guttae
Gutta \Gut"ta\, n.; pl. {Guttae}. [L.]	   1. A drop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) One of a series of ornaments, in the form of a	      frustum of a cone, attached to the lower part of the	      triglyphs, and also to the lower faces of the mutules, in	      the Doric order; -- called also {campana}, and {drop}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gutta serena} [L., lit. serene or clear drop] (Med.),	      amaurosis.	   {Gutt[ae] band} (Arch.), the listel or band from which the	      gutt[ae] hang.	      [1913 Webster]
Gutta-percha \Gut"ta-per`cha\, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the	   tree from which is it procured.]	   A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the	   Malayan archipelago, especially by the {Isonandra Gutta},	   syn. {Dichopsis Gutta}. It becomes soft, and unpressible at	   the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains	   its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in	   water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and	   it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The	   {Mimusops globosa} of Guiana also yields this material.	   [1913 Webster]
Guttate \Gut"tate\, a. [L. guttatus. Cf. {Gutty}.]	   Spotted, as if discolored by drops.	   [1913 Webster]
Guttated \Gut"ta*ted\, a. [See {Guttate}.]	   Besprinkled with drops, or droplike spots. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Guttatrap \Gut"ta*trap\, n.	   The inspissated juice of a tree of the genus {Artocarpus}	   ({A. incisa}, or breadfruit tree), sometimes used in making	   birdlime, on account of its glutinous quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutter \Gut"ter\, n. [OE. gotere, OF. goutiere, F. goutti[`e]re,	   fr. OF. gote, goute, drop, F. goutte, fr. L. gutta.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A channel at the eaves of a roof for conveying away the	      rain; an eaves channel; an eaves trough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small channel at the roadside or elsewhere, to lead off	      surface water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gutters running with ale.             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any narrow channel or groove; as, a gutter formed by	      erosion in the vent of a gun from repeated firing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bowling) Either of two sunken channels at either side of	      the bowling alley, leading directly to the sunken pit	      behind the pins. Balls not thrown accurately at the pins	      will drop into such a channel bypassing the pins, and	      resulting in a score of zero for that bowl.	      [PJC]	   {Gutter member} (Arch.), an architectural member made by	      treating the outside face of the gutter in a decorative	      fashion, or by crowning it with ornaments, regularly	      spaced, like a diminutive battlement.	   {Gutter plane}, a carpenter's plane with a rounded bottom for	      planing out gutters.	   {Gutter snipe}, a neglected boy running at large; a street	      Arab. [Slang]	   {Gutter stick} (Printing), one of the pieces of furniture	      which separate pages in a form.	      [1913 Webster]	Gutter \Gut*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Guttered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Guttering}.]	   1. To cut or form into small longitudinal hollows; to	      channel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply with a gutter or gutters. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Gutter \Gut"ter\, v. i.	   To become channeled, as a candle when the flame flares in the	   wind.	   [1913 Webster]
gutter ball \gut"ter ball`\, n.	   A bowl in which the ball falls into the gutter[4], resulting	   in a score of zero for that bowl.	   [PJC]
Guttersnipe \Gut"ter*snipe"\, n. (Slang)	   1.	      (a) A small poster, suitable for a curbstone.	      (b) A curbstone broker. [U. S.]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. same as {street Arab}.	      [PJC]	   3. a person of low moral character.	      [PJC]
Guttifer \Gut"ti*fer`\, n. [NL., fr. L. gutta drop+ ferre to	   bear.] (Bot.)	   A plant that exudes gum or resin.	   [1913 Webster]
Guttiferous \Gut*tif"er*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   (a) Yielding gum or resinous substances.	   (b) Pertaining to a natural order of trees and shrubs	       ({Guttifer[ae]}) noted for their abounding in a resinous	       sap.	       [1913 Webster]
Guttiform \Gut"ti*form\, a. [L. gutta a drop + -form.]	   Drop-shaped, as a spot of color.	   [1913 Webster]
Guttle \Gut"tle\, v. t. & i. [From {Gut}, n.]	   To put into the gut; to swallow greedily; to gorge; to	   gormandize. [Obs.] --L'Estrange. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Guttler \Gut"tler\, n.	   A greedy eater; a glutton. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guttulous \Gut"tu*lous\, a. [L. guttula a little drop, dim. of	   gutta drop.]	   In droplike form. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In its [hail's] guttulous descent from the air. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Guttural \Gut"tur*al\, a. [L. guttur throat: cf. F. gutural.]	   Of or pertaining to the throat; formed in the throat;	   relating to, or characteristic of, a sound formed in the	   throat.	   [1913 Webster]	         Children are occasionally born with guttural swellings.	                                                  --W. Guthrie.	   [1913 Webster]	         In such a sweet, guttural accent.        --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Guttural \Gut"tur*al\, n.	   A sound formed in the throat; esp., a sound formed by the aid	   of the back of the tongue, much retracted, and the soft	   palate; also, a letter representing such a sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturalism \Gut"tur*al*ism\, n.	   The quality of being guttural; as, the gutturalism of A [in	   the 16th cent.]. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturality \Gut"tur*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being guttural. [R.] "The old gutturality of	   k." --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturalize \Gut"tur*al*ize\, v. t.	   To speak gutturally; to give a guttural sound to.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturally \Gut"tur*al*ly\, adv.	   In a guttural manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturalness \Gut"tur*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being guttural.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturine \Gut"tur*ine\, a. [L. guttur throat.]	   Pertaining to the throat. [Obs.] "Gutturine tumor." --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturize \Gut"tur*ize\, v. t. [L. guttur throat.]	   To make in the throat; to gutturalize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For which the Germans gutturize a sound. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutturo- \Gut"tur*o-\	   A combining form denoting relation to the throat; as,	   gutturo-nasal, having both a guttural and a nasal character;	   gutturo-palatal.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutty \Gut"ty\, a. [L. gutta drop: cf. F. goutt['e]. Cf.	   {Guttated}.] (Her.)	   Charged or sprinkled with drops.	   [1913 Webster]
Gutwort \Gut"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant, {Globularia Alypum}, a violent purgative, found in	   Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
guy \guy\ (g[imac]), n. [Sp. guia guide, a guy or small rope	   used on board of ships to keep weighty things in their	   places; of Teutonic origin, and the same word as E. guide.	   See {Guide}, and cf. {Gye}.]	   A rope, chain, or rod attached to anything to steady it; as:	   a rope to steady or guide an object which is being hoisted or	   lowered; a rope which holds in place the end of a boom, spar,	   or yard in a ship; a chain or wire rope connecting a	   suspension bridge with the land on either side to prevent	   lateral swaying; a rod or rope attached to the top of a	   structure, as of a derrick, and extending obliquely to the	   ground, where it is fastened.	   [1913 Webster]	guy \guy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {guyed} (g[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {guying}.]	   To steady or guide with a guy.	   [1913 Webster]	guy \guy\, n.	   1. A grotesque effigy, like that of Guy Fawkes, dressed up in	      England on the fifth of November, the day of the Gunpowder	      Plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lady . . . who dresses like a guy. --W. S.	                                                  Gilbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A person of queer looks or dress. [Chiefly Brit.	      slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A man or young man; a fellow; -- usually contrasted with	      {gals} or {girls} as, it was fun for both the guys and	      gals; the guys were watching football while the girls	      played bridge. [Informal]	      [PJC]	   4. A member of a group of either sex, usually a friend or	      comrade; -- usually used in the pl.; as, tell the guys to	      come inside; are any of you guys interested in a game of	      tennis?. [Informal]	      [PJC]	   {great guy} a man who has a very pleasant personality,	      typically one who is friendly, generous, and pleasant to	      associate with.	      [PJC]
Guy \Guy\, v. t.	   To fool; to baffle; to make (a person) an object of ridicule.	   [Local & Collog U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Guyanese \Guyanese\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Guyana; as, Jonestown the Guyanese	      capital.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Guyana; as,	      Guyanese followers of the religious cult leader died in	      Jonestown.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Guyanese \Guyanese\ n.	   A native or inhabitant of Guyana.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Guyle \Guyle\, v. t.	   To guile. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Guze \Guze\ (g[=u]z), n. [Cf. {Gules}.] (Her.)	   A roundlet of tincture sanguine, which is blazoned without	   mention of the tincture.	   [1913 Webster]
Guzzle \Guz"zle\ (g[u^]z"z'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Guzzled}	   (g[u^]z"z'ld), p. pr. & vb. n. {Guzzling} (g[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]	   [OP. gosillier, prob. orig., to pass through the throat; akin	   to F. gosier throat; cf. It. gozzo a bird's crop.]	   To swallow liquor greedily; to drink much or frequently.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those that came to guzzle in his wine cellar. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well-seasoned bowls the gossip's spirits raise,	         Who, while she guzzles, chats the doctor's praise.	                                                  --Roscommon.	   [1913 Webster]	         To fat the guzzling hogs with floods of whey. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Guzzle \Guz"zle\, v. t.	   To swallow much or often; to swallow with immoderate gust; to	   drink greedily or continually; as, one who guzzles beer.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Guzzle \Guz"zle\, n.	   An insatiable thing or person.	   [1913 Webster]	         That sink of filth, that guzzle most impure. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Guzzler \Guz"zler\ (-zl[~e]r), n.	   An immoderate drinker.	   [1913 Webster]
Gwiniad \Gwin"i*ad\ (gw[i^]n"[i^]*[a^]d), n. [W. gwyniad a	   whiting, the name of various fishes, fr. gwyn white.]	   (Zo["o]l.)	   A fish ({Coregonus ferus}) of North Wales and Northern	   Europe, allied to the lake whitefish; -- called also {powan},	   and {schelly}. [Written also {gwyniad}, {guiniad},	   {gurniad}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gyall \Gy"all\ (g[imac]"[add]l), n. (Zool.)	   See {Gayal}. Gyb
Gyb \Gyb\ (j[i^]b), Gybe \Gybe\ (j[imac]b), n. (Naut.)	   See {Jib}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gybe \Gybe\ (j[imac]b), n. & v.	   See {Gibe}.	   [1913 Webster]	Gybe \Gybe\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Gybed} (j[imac]bd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Gybing}.] [See {Jibe}.] (Naut.)	   To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of	   the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered	   off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also	   {jibe}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gye \Gye\ (g[imac] or g[=e]), v. t. [OF. guier; of German	   origin. See {Guide}, and cf. {Guy}.]	   To guide; to govern. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Discreet enough his country for to gye.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyle \Gyle\ (g[imac]l), n. [F. guiller to ferment. Cf.	   {Guillevat}.]	   Fermented wort used for making vinegar.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gyle tun} (Brewing), a large vat in which wort ferments.	      [1913 Webster]
Gymnadeniopsis \Gymnadeniopsis\ n.	   A genus of North American terrestrial orchids usually	   included in the genus {Habenaria}.	   Syn: genus {Gymnadeniopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gymnal \Gym"nal\ (g[i^]m"nal), a. & n.	   Same as {Gimmal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnasiarch \Gym*na"si*arch\ (j[i^]m*n[=a]"z[i^]*[aum]rk), n.	   [L. gymnasiarchus, Gr. gymnasi`archos; gymna`sion + 'a`rchein	   to govern: cf. F. gymnasiarque.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia, and	   provided the oil and other necessaries at his own expense.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnasium \Gym*na"si*um\ (j[i^]m*n[=a]"z[i^]*[u^]m or	   j[i^]m*n[=a]"zh[i^]*[u^]m; 277) n.; pl. E. {Gymnasiums}	   (j[i^]m*n[=a]"z[i^]*[u^]mz), L. {Gymnasia}	   (j[i^]m*n[=a]"z[i^]*[.a]). [L., fr. Gr. gymna`sion, fr.	   gymna`zein to exercise (naked), fr. gymo`s naked.]	   1. A place or building where athletic exercises are	      performed; a school for gymnastics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A school for the higher branches of literature and	      science; a preparatory school for the university; -- used	      esp. of German schools of this kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            More like ordinary schools of gymnasia than	            universities.                         --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
Gymnast \Gym"nast\ (j[i^]m"n[.a]st), n. [Gr. gymnasth`s a	   trainer of athletes: cf. F. gymnaste. See {Gymnasium}.]	   One who teaches or practices gymnastic exercises; the manager	   of a gymnasium; an athlete. Gymnastic
Gymnastic \Gym*nas"tic\ (j[i^]m*n[a^]s"t[i^]k), Gymnastical
\Gym*nas"tic*al\ (j[i^]m*n[a^]s"t[i^]*kal), a. [L. gymnasticus,	   Gr. gymnastiko`s: cf. F. gymnastique. See {Gymnasium}.]	   1. Pertaining to athletic exercises intended for health,	      defense, or diversion; -- originally said of games or	      exercises, as running, leaping, wrestling, throwing the	      discus, the javelin, etc.; in modern times more	      specifically applied to athletic exercises demonstrating	      balance and agility, such as tumbling, somersaulting, and	      bodily maneuvers performed on special equipment such as	      parallel bars or a balance beam; as, gymnastic exercises,	      contests, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pertaining to disciplinary exercises for the intellect.	      [1913 Webster]
Gymnastic \Gym*nas"tic\, n.	   A gymnast. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnastically \Gym*nas"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a gymnastic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
gymnastics \gym*nas"tics\ (j[i^]m*n[a^]s"t[i^]ks), n.	   1. Athletic or disciplinary exercises; the art of performing	      gymnastic exercises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disciplinary exercises for the intellect or character.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [fig.] Feats demonstrating a quick mental agility; as,	      mental gymnastics, verbal gymnastics.	      [PJC] Gymnic
Gymnic \Gym"nic\ (j[i^]m"n[i^]k), Gymnical \Gym"nic*al\	   (j[i^]m"n[i^]*kal)a. [L. gymnicus, Gr. gymniko`s: cf. F.	   gymnique. See {Gymmasium}.]	   Athletic; gymnastic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Have they not swordplayers, and every sort	         Of gymnic artists, wrestlers, riders, runners?	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Gymnic \Gym"nic\, n.	   Athletic exercise. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnite \Gym"nite\ (j[i^]m"n[imac]t), n. [Gr. gymno`s naked. So	   called as coming from the Bare Hills, Maryland.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of magnesia.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnoblastea \Gym`no*blas"te*a\	   (j[i^]m`n[-o]*bl[a^]s"t[-e]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr.	   gymno`s naked + blasta`nein to sprout.] (Zool.)	   The Athecata; -- so called because the medusoid buds are not	   inclosed in a capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnoblastic \Gym`no*blas"tic\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*bl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Gymnoblastea.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnocarpous \Gym`no*car"pous\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*k[aum]r"p[u^]s), a.	   [Gr. gymno`s naked + karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)	   Naked-fruited, the fruit either smooth or not adherent to the	   perianth. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnochroa \Gym*noch"ro*a\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]k"r[-o]*[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + chro`a skin, body.] (Zool.)	   A division of Hydroidea including the hydra. See {Hydra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnocladus \Gym*noc"la*dus\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]"l[.a]*d[u^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + kla`dos a branch.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous plants; the Kentucky coffee tree. The	   leaves are cathartic, and the seeds a substitute for coffee.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnocopa \Gym`no*co"pa\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*k[=o]"p[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + kw`ph an oar.] (Zool.)	   A group of transparent, free-swimming Annelida, having	   set[ae] only in the cephalic appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnocyte \Gym"no*cyte\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Gr. gymno`s	   naked + ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Biol.)	   A cytode without a proper cell wall, but with a nucleus.	   --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnocytode \Gym`no*cy"tode\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*s[imac]"t[=o]d), n.	   [Gr. gymno`s naked + E. cytode.] (Biol.)	   A cytode without either a cell wall or a nucleus. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnodont \Gym"no*dont\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*d[o^]nt), n. [Gr. gymno`s	   naked + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Zo["o]l.)	   One of a group of plectognath fishes (Gymnodontes), having	   the teeth and jaws consolidated into one or two bony plates,	   on each jaw, as the diodonts and tetradonts. See {Bur fish},	   {Globefish}, {Diodon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnogen \Gym"no*gen\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*j[e^]n), n. [Gr. gymno`s	   naked + -gen.] (Bot.)	   One of a class of plants, so called by Lindley, because the	   ovules are fertilized by direct contact of the pollen. Same	   as {Gymnosperm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnoglossa \Gym`no*glos"sa\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*gl[o^]s"s[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zool.)	   A division of gastropods in which the odontophore is without	   teeth. Gymnolaema
Gymnolaema \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*l[=e]"m[.a]),
Gymnolaemata \Gym`no*l[ae]"ma*ta\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*m[.a]*t[.a]),	   prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + laimo`s the	   throat.] (Zool.)	   An order of Bryozoa, having no epistome.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnonoti \Gym`no*no"ti\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*n[=o]"t[imac]), n. pl.	   [NL. fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + nw^tos the back.] (Zool.)	   The order of fishes which includes the Gymnotus or electrical	   eel. The dorsal fin is wanting.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnopaedic \Gym`no*p[ae]d"ic\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*p[e^]d"[i^]k or	   j[i^]m`n[-o]*p[=e]"d[i^]k), a. [Gr. gymno`s naked + pai^s,	   paido`s, a child.] (Zool.)	   Having young that are naked when hatched; psilop[ae]dic; --	   said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnophiona \Gym`no*phi"o*na\ (j[i^]m`n[-o]*f[imac]"[-o]*n[.a]),	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + 'ofio`neos serpentlike.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of Amphibia, having a long, annulated, snakelike	   body. See {Ophiomorpha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnophthalmata \Gym`noph*thal"ma*ta\	   (j[i^]m`n[o^]f*th[a^]l"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   gymno`s naked + 'ofqalmo`s the eye.] (Zool.)	   A group of acalephs, including the naked-eyed medus[ae]; the	   hydromedus[ae]. Most of them are known to be the	   free-swimming progeny (gonophores) of hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnoplast \Gym"no*plast\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*pl[a^]st), n. [Gr.	   gymno`s naked + pla`ssein to shape, mold.] (Biol.)	   A cell or mass of protoplasm devoid of an envelope, as a	   white blood corpuscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnorhinal \Gym`no*rhi"nal\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*r[imac]"nal), a. [Gr.	   gymno`s naked + "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose.] (Zool.)	   Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnosomata \Gym`no*so"ma*ta\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[=o]"m[.a]*t[.a] or	   j[i^]m"n[-o]*s[o^]m"[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s	   naked + sw^ma, sw`matos, the body.] (Zool.)	   One of the orders of Pteropoda. They have no shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnosophist \Gym*nos"o*phist\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]s"[-o]*f[i^]st), n.	   [Gr. gymnosofisth`s; gymno`s naked + sofisth`s philosopher;	   cf. F. gymnosophiste.]	   One of a sect of philosophers, said to have been found in	   India by Alexander the Great, who went almost naked, denied	   themselves the use of flesh, renounced bodily pleasures, and	   employed themselves in the contemplation of nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnosophy \Gym*nos"o*phy\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]s"[-o]*f[y^]), n.	   The doctrines of the Gymnosophists. --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnosperm \Gym"no*sperm\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*sp[~e]rm), n. (Bot.)	   A plant that bears naked seeds (i. e., seeds not inclosed in	   an ovary), as the common pine and hemlock. Cf. {Angiosperm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnospermous \Gym`no*sper"mous\ (j[i^]m"n[-o]*sp[~e]r"m[u^]s),	   a. [Gr. gymno`spermos; gymno`s naked + spe`rma seed: cf. F.	   gymnosperme.] (Bot.)	   (a) Having naked seeds, or seeds not inclosed in a capsule or	       other vessel.	   (b) Belonging to the class of plants consisting of	       gymnosperms.	       [1913 Webster]
Gymnotoka \Gym*not"o*ka\ (j[i^]m*n[o^]t"[-o]*k[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. gymno`s naked + to`kos a bringing forth.]	   (Zool.)	   The Athecata.	   [1913 Webster]
Gymnotus \Gym*no"tus\ (j[i^]m*n[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   gymno`s naked + nw^tos the back: cf. F. gymnote.] (Zool.)	   A genus of South American fresh-water fishes, including the	   {Gymnotus electricus}, or electric eel. It has a greenish,	   eel-like body, and is possessed of electric power.	   [1913 Webster]	         One fearful shock, fearful but momentary, like that	         from the electric blow of the gymnotus.  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyn \Gyn\ (g[i^]n), v. i.	   To begin. See {Gin}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Gynaeceum
Gynaeceum \Gyn`[ae]*ce"um\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*s[=e]"[u^]m), Gynaecium
\Gyn`[ae]*ci"um\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*s[imac]"[u^]m), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   gynaikei^on women's apartments, fr. gynh` a woman.]	   That part of a large house, among the ancients, exclusively	   appropriated to women. [Written also {gyneceum}, {gynecium}.]	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynaecian \Gy*n[ae]"cian\ (j[i^]*n[=e]"shan), a.	   The same as {Gynecian}.	   [1913 Webster] gynaecological
gynaecological \gynaecological\ gynecological
\gynecological\adj.	   Of or pertaining to gynecology; same as {gynecological}.	   Syn: gynecologic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
gynaecology \gynaecology\ n.	   The branch of medicine that deals with the diseases and	   hygiene of women; same as {gynecology}.	   Syn: gynecology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gynaecophore \Gy*n[ae]"co*phore\ (j[i^]*n[=e]"k[-o]*f[=o]r), n.	   [Gr. gynaikei^on the women's apartments + fe`rein to bear.]	   (Zool.)	   A ventral canal or groove, in which the males of some	   di[oe]cious trematodes carry the female. See Illust. of	   {H[ae]matozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynander \Gy*nan"der\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"d[~e]r), n. [See	   {Gynandrian}.] (Bot.)	   A plant having the stamens inserted in the pistil.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynandria \Gy*nan"dri*a\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"dr[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.	   See {Gynandrian}.] (Bot.)	   A class of plants in the Linn[ae]an system, whose stamens	   grow out of, or are united with, the pistil. Gynandrian
Gynandrian \Gy*nan"dri*an\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"dr[i^]*an), Gynandrous
\Gy*nan"drous\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"dr[u^]s), a. [Gr. gy`nandros of	   doubtful sex; gynh` a woman + 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man: cf. F.	   gynandre.] (Bot.)	   Having stamens inserted in the pistil; belonging to the class	   Gynandria.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynandromorph \Gy*nan"dro*morph\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"dr[-o]*m[^o]rf),	   n. (Zool.)	   An animal affected with gynandromorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynandromorphism \Gy*nan`dro*mor"phism\	   (j[i^]*n[a^]n`dr[-o]*m[^o]r"f[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. gynh` a woman,	   female + 'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man, male + morfh` form.]	   (Zool.)	   An abnormal condition of certain animals, in which one side	   has the external characters of the male, and the other those	   of the female.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynandromorphous \Gy*nan`dro*mor"phous\	   (j[i^]*n[a^]n`dr[-o]*m[^o]r"f[u^]s), a. (Zool.)	   Affected with gynandromorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynantherous \Gy*nan"ther*ous\ (j[i^]*n[a^]n"th[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   [Gr. gynh` a woman + E. anther.] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to an abnormal condition of the flower, in which	   the stamens are converted into pistils. --R. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynarchy \Gyn"ar*chy\ (j[i^]n"[.a]r*k[y^]), n. [Gr. gynh` a	   woman + -archy.]	   Government by a woman. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyneceum \Gyn`e*ce"um\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*s[=e]"[u^]m), n.	   See {Gyn[ae]ceum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynecian \Gy*ne"cian\ (j[i^]*n[=e]"shan), a. [Gr. gynaikei^os.]	   Of or relating to women.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynecocracy \Gyn`e*coc"ra*cy\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*k[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]),	   n. [Gr. gynaikokrati`a; gynh`, gynaiko`s, a woman + kratei^n	   to rule: cf. F. gyn['e]cocratie. Cf. {Gynocracy}.]	   Government by a woman, female power; gyneocracy. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynecological \Gyn`e*co*log"ic*al\	   (j[i^]n`[-e]*k[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal or g[imac]`n[-e]-), a.	   Of or pertaining to gynecology.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynecology \Gyn`e*col"o*gy\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^] or	   g[imac]`n[-e]-), n. [Gr. gynh`, gynaiko`s, a woman + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the structure and diseases of	   women. -- {Gyn`e*col"o*gist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyneocracy \Gyn"e*oc`ra*cy\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n.	   See {Gynecocracy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyneolatry \Gyn`e*ol"a*try\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*[o^]l"[.a]*tr[y^]), n.	   [Gr. gynh` a woman + latrei`a worship.]	   The adoration or worship of woman.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sentimental gyneolatry of chivalry, which was at	         best but skin-deep.                      --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynephobia \Gyn`e*pho"bi*a\ (j[i^]n`[-e]*f[=o]"b[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. gynh` a woman + fo`bos fear.]	   Hatred of women; repugnance to the society of women.	   --Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynne \Gyn"ne\ (g[i^]n"ne), v. i.	   To begin. See {Gin}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gynobase \Gyn"o*base\ (j[i^]n"[-o]*b[=a]s), n. [Gr. gynh` a	   woman, female + E. base.] (Bot.)	   A dilated base or receptacle, supporting a multilocular	   ovary.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynobasic \Gyn`o*ba"sic\ (j[i^]n"[-o]*b[=a]"s[i^]k), a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or having, a gynobase.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynocracy \Gy*noc"ra*cy\ (j[i^]*n[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [See	   {Gynecocracy}.]	   Female government; gynecocracy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The aforesaid state has repeatedly changed from	         absolute despotism to republicanism, not forgetting the	         intermediate stages of oligarchy, limited monarchy, and	         even gynocracy; for I myself remember Alsatia governed	         for nearly nine months by an old fishwoman. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynodioecious \Gy`no*di*[oe]"cious\	   (j[imac]`n[-o]*d[-i]*[=e]"sh[u^]s), a. [Gr. gynh` a woman +	   E. di[oe]cious.] (Bot.)	   Di[oe]cious, but having some hermaphrodite or perfect flowers	   on an individual plant which bears mostly pistillate flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynoecium \Gy*n[oe]"ci*um\ (j[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]*[u^]m or	   -sh[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gynh` a woman + o'i^kos	   house.] (Bot.)	   The pistils of a flower, taken collectively. See Illust. of	   {Carpophore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gynophore \Gyn"o*phore\ (j[i^]n"[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. gynh`	   woman, female + fe`rein to bear, produce: cf. F. gynophore.]	   1. (Bot.) The pedicel raising the pistil or ovary above the	      stamens, as in the passion flower. --Lindley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the branches bearing the female gonophores,	      in certain Siphonophora.	      [1913 Webster]
Gyp \Gyp\ (j[i^]p), n. [Said to be a sportive application of Gr.	   gy`ps a vulture.]	   A college servant; -- so called in Cambridge, England; at	   Oxford called a {scout}. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Gypse \Gypse\ (j[i^]ps), n. [F.]	   See {Gypsum}. [Obs.] --Pococke.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypseous \Gyp"se*ous\ (j[i^]p"s[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. gypseus. See	   {Gypsum}.]	   Resembling or containing gypsum; partaking of the qualities	   of gypsum.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsey \Gyp"sey\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.	   A gypsy. See {Gypsy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsiferous \Gyp*sif"er*ous\ (j[i^]p*s[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   [Gypsum + -ferous: cf. F. gypsif[`e]re.]	   Containing gypsum.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsine \Gyp"sine\ (j[i^]p"s[i^]n), a.	   Gypseous. [R.] --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsography \Gyp*sog"ra*phy\ (j[i^]p*s[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n.	   [Gypsum + -graphy.]	   The act or art of engraving on gypsum.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsoplast \Gyp"so*plast\ (j[i^]p"s[-o]*pl[a^]st), n. [Gypsum +	   Gr. pla`ssein to mold.]	   A cast taken in plaster of Paris, or in white lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsum \Gyp"sum\ (j[i^]p"s[u^]m), n. [L. gypsum, Gr. gy`psos;	   cf. Ar. jibs plaster, mortar, Per. jabs[imac]n lime.] (Min.)	   A mineral consisting of the hydrous sulphate of lime	   (calcium). When calcined, it forms plaster of Paris.	   {Selenite} is a transparent, crystalline variety;	   {alabaster}, a fine, white, massive variety.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), n.; pl. {Gypsies}	   (j[i^]p"s[i^]z). [OE. Gypcyan, F. ['e]gyptien Egyptian,	   gypsy, L. Aegyptius. See {Egyptian}.] [Also spelled {gipsy}	   and {gypsey}.]	   1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally	      from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century,	      and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain,	      England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling,	      horsejockeying, tinkering, etc. Cf. {Bohemian}, {Romany}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose,	            Beguiled me to the very heart of loss. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language used by the gypsies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dark-complexioned person. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cunning or crafty person. [Colloq.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ a.	   Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gypsy hat}, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually	      of straw or felt.	   {Gypsy winch}, a small winch, which may be operated by a	      crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up	      and down.	      [1913 Webster]	Gypsy \Gyp"sy\ (j[i^]p"s[y^]), v. i.	   To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly,	   {Gyp"sy*ing}, vb. n.	   [1913 Webster]
Gypsyism \Gyp"sy*ism\ (j[i^]p"s[i^]*[i^]z'm), n.	   1. The arts and practices or habits of gypsies; deception;	      cheating; flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of a gypsy.	      [1913 Webster] Gypsy moth
Gypsy moth \Gyp"sy moth\, or Gipsy moth \Gip"sy moth\ .	   A tussock moth ({Lymantria dispar} or {Porthetria dispar} or	   {Ocneria dispar}) native of the Old World, but accidentally	   introduced into eastern Massachusetts about 1869, where its	   caterpillars have done great damage to fruit, shade, and	   forest trees of many kinds. The male gypsy moth is yellowish	   brown, the female white, and larger than the male. In both	   sexes the wings are marked by dark lines and a dark lunule.	   The caterpillars, when full-grown, have a grayish mottled	   appearance, with blue tubercles on the anterior and red	   tubercles on the posterior part of the body, all giving rise	   to long yellow and black hairs. They usually pupate in July	   and the moth appears in August. The eggs are laid on tree	   trunks, rocks, etc., and hatch in the spring.	   Note: By 1980 the range of habitat had advanced as far south	         as New Jersey, and by 1995 significant populations were	         found as far west as the Mississippi valley. Initial	         population surges along the advancing front of the	         inhabited area cause great damage due to defoliation of	         trees by the caterpillars, but over time predators,	         disease and other natural controlling factors tend to	         reduce the populations to levels not so injurious to	         local foliage. Much money and effort has been expended	         trying to control, slow, or limit the spread of gypsy	         moths in the United States.	         [PJC]
gypsyweed \gypsyweed\ n.	   A common hairy European perennial ({Veronica officinalis})	   with pale blue or lilac flowers in axillary racemes.	   Syn: common speedwell, {Veronica officinalis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Gypsywort \Gyp"sy*wort`\ (j[i^]p"s[i^]*w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A labiate plant (the {Lycopus Europ[ae]us}). Gypsies are said	   to stain their skin with its juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyracanthus \Gyr`a*can"thus\ (j[i^]r`[.a]*k[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. gyro`s round + 'a`kanqa spine.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil fishes, found in Devonian and carboniferous	   strata; -- so named from their round, sculptured spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyral \Gy"ral\ (j[imac]"ral), a. [See {Gyre}.]	   1. Moving in a circular path or way; whirling; gyratory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to a gyrus, or convolution.	      [1913 Webster]
Gyrant \Gy"rant\ (j[imac]"rant), a.	   Gyrating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrate \Gy"rate\ (j[imac]"r[asl]t), a. [L. gyratus made in a	   circular form, p. p. of gyrare.]	   Winding or coiled round; curved into a circle; taking a	   circular course.	   [1913 Webster]	Gyrate \Gy"rate\ (j[imac]"r[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gyrated}	   (j[imac]"r[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gyrating}.] [L.	   gyratus, p. p. of gyrare to gyrate. See {Gyre}, n.]	   To revolve round a central point; to move spirally about an	   axis, as a tornado; to revolve.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyration \Gy*ra"tion\ (j[-i]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   1. The act of turning or whirling, as around a fixed center;	      a circular or spiral motion; motion about an axis;	      rotation; revolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gyrations of an ascending balloon. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a burning coal be nimbly moved round in a circle,	            with gyrations continually repeated, the whole	            circle will appear like fire.         --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the whorls of a spiral univalve shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Center of gyration}. (Mech.) See under {Center}.	   {Radius of gyration}, the distance between the axis of a	      rotating body and its center of gyration. --Rankine.	      [1913 Webster]
Gyratory \Gy"ra*to*ry\ (j[imac]"r[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Moving in a circle, or spirally; revolving; whirling around.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyre \Gyre\ (j[imac]r), n. [L. gyrus, Gr. gy^ros, cf. gyro`s	   round.]	   A circular motion, or a circle described by a moving body; a	   turn or revolution; a circuit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quick and more quick he spins in giddy gyres. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Still expanding and ascending gyres.     --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Gyre \Gyre\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. gyrer, girer. See {Gyrate}.]	   To turn round; to gyrate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyreful \Gyre"ful\ (j[imac]r"f[.u]l), a.	   Abounding in gyres. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrencephala \Gyr`en*ceph"a*la\	   (j[i^]r`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL. fr. Gr. gyro`s	   round + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Zool.)	   The higher orders of Mammalia, in which the cerebrum is	   convoluted. -- {Gyr`en*ceph"a*lous}	   (j[i^]r`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrfalcon \Gyr"fal`con\ (j[~e]r"f[add]`k'n), n. [OE. gerfaucon,	   OF. gerfaucon, LL. gyrofalco, perh. fr. L. gyrus circle +	   falco falcon, and named from its circling flight; or cf. E.	   gier-eagle. See {Gyre}, n., {Falcon}.] (Zool.)	   One of several species and varieties of large Arctic falcons,	   esp. {Falco rusticolus} and the white species {Falco	   Islandicus}, both of which are circumpolar. The black and the	   gray are varieties of the former. See Illust. of {Accipiter}.	   [Written also {gerfalcon}, {gierfalcon}, and {jerfalcon}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gyri \Gy"ri\ (j[imac]"r[imac]), n. pl.	   See {Gyrus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrland \Gyr"land\ (g[~e]r"land), v. t. [See {Garland}.]	   To garland. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their hair loose and flowing, gyrlanded with sea grass.	                                                  --B. Jonson.
Gyrodus \Gyr"o*dus\ (j[i^]r"[-o]*d[u^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   gyro`s round + 'odoy`s tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct o["o]litic fishes, having rounded teeth in	   several rows adapted for crushing.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrogonite \Gy*rog"o*nite\ (j[i^]*r[o^]g"[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   gy^ros circle, ring + go`nos fruit.] (Paleon.)	   The petrified fruit of the {Chara hispida}, a species of	   stonewort. See {Stonewort}. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyroidal \Gy*roid"al\ (j[-i]*roid"al), a. [Gr. gy^ros circle +	   -oid + -al.]	   1. Spiral in arrangement or action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Having the planes arranged spirally, so that	      they incline all to the right (or left) of a vertical	      line; -- said of certain hemihedral forms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Opt.) Turning the plane of polarization circularly or	      spirally to the right or left.	      [1913 Webster]
Gyrolepis \Gy*rol"e*pis\ (j[i^]*r[o^]l"[-e]*p[i^]s), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. gyro`s round + lepi`s scale.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of ganoid fishes, found in strata of the new red	   sandstone, and the lias bone beds. --Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyroma \Gy*ro"ma\ (j[-i]*r[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. gyroy^n	   to round, bend, fr. gyro`s round.]	   A turning round. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Gyromancy \Gyr"o*man`cy\ (j[i^]r"[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^] or	   j[imac]"r[-o]-), n. [Gr. gy^ros ring, circle + -mancy: cf. F.	   gyromancie.]	   A kind of divination performed by drawing a ring or circle,	   and walking in or around it. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyron \Gy"ron\ (j[imac]"r[o^]n), n. [F. giron; of German origin.	   See {Gore} a piece of cloth.] (Her.)	   A subordinary of triangular form having one of its angles at	   the fess point and the opposite side at the edge of the	   escutcheon. When there is only one gyron on the shield it is	   bounded by two lines drawn from the fess point, one	   horizontally to the dexter side, and one to the dexter chief	   corner.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyronny \Gy"ron*ny\ (j[imac]"r[o^]n*n[y^]), a. [F. gironn['e].]	   (Her.)	   Covered with gyrons, or divided so as to form several gyrons;	   -- said of an escutcheon.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyro-pigeon \Gy"ro-pi`geon\ (j[imac]"r[-o]*p[i^]j`[u^]n), n. [L.	   gyrare to revolve + E. pigeon.]	   A flying object simulating a pigeon in flight, when projected	   from a spring trap. It is used as a flying target in shooting	   matches. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyroscope \Gy"ro*scope\ (j[imac]"r[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr. gy^ros	   ring, circle + -scope.]	   1. A rotating wheel, mounted in a ring or rings, for	      illustrating the dynamics of rotating bodies, the	      composition of rotations, etc. It was devised by Professor	      W. R. Johnson, in 1832, by whom it was called the	      {rotascope}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A form of the above apparatus, invented by M. Foucault,	      mounted so delicately as to render visible the rotation of	      the earth, through the tendency of the rotating wheel to	      preserve a constant plane of rotation, independently of	      the earth's motion.	      [1913 Webster]
Gyroscopic \Gy`ro*scop"ic\ (j[imac]`r[-o]*sk[o^]p"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to the gyroscope; resembling the motion of the	   gyroscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrose \Gy*rose"\ (j[-i]*r[=o]s" or j[imac]"r[=o]s), a. [See	   {Gyre}.] (Bot.)	   Turned round like a crook, or bent to and fro. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrostat \Gy"ro*stat\ (j[imac]"r[-o]*st[a^]t), n. [Gr. gy^ros	   ring, circle + "ista`nai to cause to stand.] (Physics)	   A modification of the gyroscope, consisting essentially of a	   fly wheel fixed inside a rigid case to which is attached a	   thin flange of metal for supporting the instrument. It is	   used in studying the dynamics of rotating bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrostatic \Gy`ro*stat"ic\ (j[imac]`r[-o]*st[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   (Physics)	   Of or pertaining to the gyrostat or to gyrostatics.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrostatics \Gy`ro*stat"ics\ (j[imac]`r[-o]*st[a^]t"[i^]ks), n.	   (Physics)	   The doctrine or theory of the gyrostat, or of the phenomena	   of rotating bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyrus \Gy"rus\ (j[imac]"r[u^]s), n.; pl. {Gyri}	   (j[imac]"r[imac]). [L. See {Gyre}, n.]	   A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the	   gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See {Brain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyse \Gyse\ (g[imac]z), n.	   Guise. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyte \Gyte\ (g[imac]t), a.	   Delirious; senselessly extravagant; as, the man is clean	   gyte. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Gyve \Gyve\ (j[imac]v), n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. W. gefyn, Ir.	   geibhionn, Gael. geimheal.]	   A shackle; especially, one to confine the legs; a fetter.	   [Written also {give}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a poor prisoner in his twisted gyves. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         With gyves upon his wrist.               --Hood.	   [1913 Webster]	Gyve \Gyve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gyved} (j[imac]vd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Gyving}.]	   To fetter; to shackle; to chain. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will gyve thee in thine own courtship. --Shak.
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H \H\ ([=a]ch),	   the eighth letter of the English alphabet, is classed among	   the consonants, and is formed with the mouth organs in the	   same position as that of the succeeding vowel. It is used	   with certain consonants to form digraphs representing sounds	   which are not found in the alphabet, as sh, th, [th], as in	   shall, thing, [th]ine (for zh see [sect]274); also, to modify	   the sounds of some other letters, as when placed after c and	   p, with the former of which it represents a compound sound	   like that of tsh, as in charm (written also tch as in catch),	   with the latter, the sound of f, as in phase, phantom. In	   some words, mostly derived or introduced from foreign	   languages, h following c and g indicates that those	   consonants have the hard sound before e, i, and y, as in	   chemistry, chiromancy, chyle, Ghent, Ghibelline, etc.; in	   some others, ch has the sound of sh, as in chicane. See Guide	   to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 153, 179, 181-3, 237-8.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name (aitch) is from the French ache; its form is	         from the Latin, and this from the Greek H, which was	         used as the sign of the spiritus asper (rough	         breathing) before it came to represent the long vowel,	         Gr. [eta]. The Greek H is from Ph[oe]nician, the	         ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically	         H is most closely related to c; as in E. horn, L.	         cornu, Gr. ke`ras; E. hele, v. t., conceal; E. hide, L.	         cutis, Gr. ky`tos; E. hundred, L. centum, Gr.	         "e-kat-on, Skr. [.c]ata.	         [1913 Webster]	   {H piece} (Mining), the part of a plunger pump which contains	      the valve.	      [1913 Webster]	H \H\ (h[aum]). (Mus.)	   The seventh degree in the diatonic scale, being used by the	   Germans for B natural. See {B}.	   [1913 Webster]
H2O \H2O\ n. ([=a]ch`t[=oo]`[=o]"),	   The chemical formula for {water}.	   Syn: water, hydrogen oxide.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ha \Ha\ (h[aum]), interj. [AS.]	   An exclamation denoting surprise, joy, or grief. Both as	   uttered and as written, it expresses a great variety of	   emotions, determined by the tone or the context. When	   repeated, ha, ha, it is an expression of laughter,	   satisfaction, or triumph, sometimes of derisive laughter; or	   sometimes it is equivalent to "Well, it is so."	   [1913 Webster]	         Ha-has, and inarticulate hootings of satirical rebuke.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Haaf \Haaf\ (h[aum]f), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. & Sw. haf	   the sea, Dan. hav, perh. akin to E. haven.]	   The deep-sea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the	   Shetland Isles.	   [1913 Webster]
Haak \Haak\ (h[=a]k), n. (Zool.)	   A sea fish. See {Hake}. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Haar \Haar\ (h[aum]r), n. [See {Hoar}.]	   A fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind. [Scot.] --T.	   Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Habeas corpus \Ha"be*as cor"pus\ (h[=a]"b[-e]*[a^]s	   k[^o]r"p[u^]s). [L. you may have the body.] (Law)	   A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court	   or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a	   person's imprisonment or detention by another, with the view	   to protect the right to personal liberty; also, one to bring	   a prisoner into court to testify in a pending trial.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Habendum \Ha*ben"dum\ (h[.a]*b[e^]n"d[u^]m), n. [L., that must	   be had.] (Law)	   That part of a deed which follows the part called the	   premises, and determines the extent of the interest or estate	   granted; -- so called because it begins with the word	   Habendum. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Haberdash \Hab"er*dash\ (h[a^]b"[~e]r*d[a^]sh), v. i. [See	   {Haberdasher}.]	   To deal in small wares. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To haberdash in earth's base ware.       --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Haberdasher \Hab"er*dash`er\ (h[a^]b"[~e]r*d[a^]sh`[~e]r), n.	   [Prob. fr. Icel. hapurtask trumpery, trifles, perh. through	   French. It is possibly akin to E. haversack, and to Icel.	   taska trunk, chest, pocket, G. tasche pocket, and the orig.	   sense was perh., peddler's wares.]	   1. A dealer in small wares, as tapes, pins, needles, and	      thread. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dealer in items of men's clothing, such as hats, gloves,	      neckties, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The haberdasher heapeth wealth by hats. --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dealer in drapery goods of various descriptions, as	      laces, silks, trimmings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Haberdashery \Hab"er*dash`er*y\	   (h[a^]b"[~e]r*d[a^]sh`[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   The goods and wares sold by a haberdasher; also (Fig.),	   trifles. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Haberdine \Hab`er*dine"\ (h[a^]b`[~e]r*d[=e]n" or	   h[a^]"b[~e]r*d[i^]n), n. [D. abberdaan, labberdaan; or a	   French form, cf. OF. habordeau, from the name of a Basque	   district, cf. F. Labourd, adj. Labourdin. The l was	   misunderstood as the French article.]	   A cod salted and dried. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Habergeon \Ha*ber"ge*on\ (h[.a]*b[~e]r"j[-e]*[o^]n or	   h[a^]b"[~e]r*j[u^]n), n. [F. haubergeon a small hauberk, dim.	   of OF. hauberc, F. haubert. See {Hauberk}.]	   Properly, a short hauberk, but often used loosely for the	   hauberk. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Habenaria \Habenaria\ prop. n.	   A genus of chiefly terrestrial orchids with tubers or fleshy	   roots often having long slender spurs and petals and lip	   lobes; it includes species formerly placed in the genus	   {Gymnadeniopsis}.	   Syn: genus {Habenaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Habilatory \Hab"i*la*to*ry\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*l[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Of or pertaining to clothing; wearing clothes. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Habile \Hab"ile\ (h[a^]b"[i^]l), a. [F. habile, L. habilis. See	   {Able}, {Habit}.]	   Fit; qualified; also, apt. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Habiliment \Ha*bil"i*ment\ (h[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*ment), n. [F.	   habillement, fr. habiller to dress, clothe, orig., to make	   fit, make ready, fr. habile apt, skillful, L. habilis. See	   {Habile}.]	   1. A garment; an article of clothing. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Dress, in general. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Habilimented \Ha*bil"i*ment*ed\, a.	   Clothed. --Taylor (1630).	   [1913 Webster]
Habilitate \Ha*bil"i*tate\ (h[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. [LL.	   habilitatus, p. p. of habilitare to enable.]	   Qualified or entitled. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Habilitate \Ha*bil"i*tate\ (h[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[=a]t), v. t.	   To fit out; to equip; to qualify; to entitle. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Habilitation \Ha*bil`i*ta"tion\	   (h[.a]*b[i^]l`[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [LL. habilitatio: cf.	   F. habilitation.]	   Equipment; qualification. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Hability \Ha*bil"i*ty\ (h[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [See	   {Ability}.]	   Ability; aptitude. [Obs.] --Robynson (More's Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Habit \Hab"it\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t) n. [OE. habit, abit, F. habit, fr.	   L. habitus state, appearance, dress, fr. habere to have, be	   in a condition; prob. akin to E. have. See {Have}, and cf.	   {Able}, {Binnacle}, {Debt}, {Due}, {Exhibit}, {Malady.}]	   1. The usual condition or state of a person or thing, either	      natural or acquired, regarded as something had, possessed,	      and firmly retained; as, a religious habit; his habit is	      morose; elms have a spreading habit; esp., physical	      temperament or constitution; as, a full habit of body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The general appearance and manner of life of a	      living organism. Specifically, the tendency of a plant or	      animal to grow in a certain way; as, the deciduous habit	      of certain trees.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Fixed or established custom; ordinary course of conduct;	      practice; usage; hence, prominently, the involuntary	      tendency or aptitude to perform certain actions which is	      acquired by their frequent repetition; as, habit is second	      nature; also, peculiar ways of acting; characteristic	      forms of behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of very shy, retired habits.    --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Outward appearance; attire; dress; hence, a garment; esp.,	      a closely fitting garment or dress worn by ladies; as, a	      riding habit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Costly thy habit as thy purse can buy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are, among the statues, several of Venus, in	            different habits.                     --Addison.	   5. Hence: The distinctive clothing worn commonly by nuns or	      monks; as, in the late 1900's many orders of nuns	      discarded their habits and began to dress as ordinary lay	      women.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Practice; mode; manner; way; custom; fashion.	   Usage: {Habit}, {Custom}. Habit is a disposition or tendency	          leading us to do easily, naturally, and with growing	          certainty, what we do often; custom is external, being	          habitual use or the frequent repetition of the same	          act. The two operate reciprocally on each other. The	          custom of giving produces a habit of liberality;	          habits of devotion promote the custom of going to	          church. Custom also supposes an act of the will,	          selecting given modes of procedure; habit is a law of	          our being, a kind of "second nature" which grows up	          within us.	          [1913 Webster]	                How use doth breed a habit in a man! --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                He who reigns . . . upheld by old repute,	                Consent, or custom                --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Habit \Hab"it\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Habited}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Habiting}.] [OE. habiten to dwell, F. habiter,	   fr. L. habitare to have frequently, to dwell, intens. fr.	   habere to have. See {Habit}, n.]	   1. To inhabit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. --Rom. of	                                                  R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress; to clothe; to array.	      [1913 Webster]	            They habited themselves like those rural deities.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]           --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Habitability \Hab`it*a*bil"i*ty\	   (h[a^]b`[i^]t*[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Habitableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Habitable \Hab"it*a*ble\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*[.a]*b'l), a. [F.	   {habitable}, L. habitabilis.]	   Capable of being inhabited; that may be inhabited or dwelt	   in; as, the habitable world. -- {Hab"it*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Hab"it*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Habitacle \Hab"it*a*cle\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*[.a]*k'l), n. [F.	   habitacle dwelling place, binnacle, L. habitaculum dwelling	   place. See {Binnacle}, {Habit}, v.]	   A dwelling place. --Chaucer. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Habitan \Ha`bi`tan"\ ([.a]`b[-e]`t[aum]N"), n.	   Same as {Habitant}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         General Arnold met an emissary . . . sent . . . to	         ascertain the feelings of the habitans or French	         yeomanry.                                --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Habitance \Hab"it*ance\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*ans), n. [OF. habitance,	   LL. habitantia.]	   Dwelling; abode; residence. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Habitancy \Hab"it*an*cy\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*an*s[y^]), n.	   Same as {Inhabitancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Habitant \Hab"it*ant\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*ant), n. [F. habitant. See	   {Habit}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An inhabitant; a dweller. --Milton. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. pron. [.a]`b[-e]`t[aum]N"] An inhabitant or resident;	      -- a name applied to and denoting farmers of French	      descent or origin in Canada, especially in the Province of	      Quebec; -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            The habitants or cultivators of the soil. --Parkman.	      [1913 Webster]
Habitat \Hab"i*tat\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*t[a^]t), n. [L., it dwells, fr.	   habitare. See {Habit}, v. t.]	   1. (Biol.) The natural abode, locality or region of an animal	      or plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Place where anything is commonly found.	      [1913 Webster]	            This word has its habitat in Oxfordshire. --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]
Habitation \Hab`i*ta"tion\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   habitation, L. habitatio.]	   1. The act of inhabiting; state of inhabiting or dwelling, or	      of being inhabited; occupancy. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Place of abode; settled dwelling; residence; house.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord . . . blesseth the habitation of the just.	                                                  --Prov. iii.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]
Habitator \Hab"i*ta`tor\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*t[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.]	   A dweller; an inhabitant. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Habited \Hab"it*ed\ (h[a^]b"[i^]t*[e^]d), p. p. & a.	   1. Clothed; arrayed; dressed; as, he was habited like a	      shepherd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fixed by habit; accustomed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So habited he was in sobriety.        --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inhabited. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Another world, which is habited by the ghosts of men	            and women.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Habitual \Ha*bit"ual\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*al; 135), a. [Cf. F.	   habituel, LL. habitualis. See {Habit}, n.]	   1. Formed or acquired by habit or use.	      [1913 Webster]	            An habitual knowledge of certain rules and maxims.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to habit; established by habit; customary;	      constant; as, the habitual practice of sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the distinguishing mark of habitual piety to	            be grateful for the most common and ordinary	            blessings.                            --Buckminster.	   Syn: Customary; accustomed; usual; common; wonted; ordinary;	        regular; familiar. -- {Ha*bit"u*al*ly}, adv. --	        {Ha*bit"u*al*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Habituate \Ha*bit"u*ate\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Habituated} (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Habituating} (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.	   habituatus, p. p. of habituare to bring into a condition or	   habit of body: cf. F. habituer. See {Habit}.]	   1. To make accustomed; to accustom; to familiarize.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our English dogs, who were habituated to a colder	            clime.                                --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are first corrupted . . . and next they	            habituate themselves to their vicious practices.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To settle as an inhabitant. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Habituate \Ha*bit"u*ate\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[asl]t), a.	   Firmly established by custom; formed by habit; habitual. [R.]	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Habituation \Ha*bit`u*a"tion\ (h[.a]*b[i^]t"[-u]*[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n. [Cf. F. habituation.]	   The act of habituating, or accustoming; the state of being	   habituated.	   [1913 Webster]
Habitude \Hab"i*tude\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*t[=u]d), n. [F., fr. L.	   habitudo condition. See {Habit}.]	   1. Habitual attitude; usual or accustomed state with	      reference to something else; established or usual	      relations. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same ideas having immutably the same habitudes	            one to another.                       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The verdict of the judges was biased by nothing else	            than their habitudes of thinking.     --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Habitual association, intercourse, or familiarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            To write well, one must have frequent habitudes with	            the best company.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Habit of body or of action. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is impossible to gain an exact habitude without	            an infinite number of acts and perpetual practice.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Habitu'e \Ha`bi`tu`['e]"\ ([.a]`b[-e]`t[.u]`[asl]"), n. [F., p.	   p. of habituer. See {Habituate}.]	   One who habitually frequents a place; as, an habitu['e] of a	   theater.	   [1913 Webster]
Habiture \Hab"i*ture\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*t[-u]r; 135), n.	   Habitude. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Habitus \Hab"i*tus\ (h[a^]b"[i^]*t[u^]s), n. [L.] (Zool.)	   Habitude; mode of life; general appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Hable \Ha"ble\ (h[=a]"b'l), a.	   See {Habile}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Habnab \Hab"nab\ (h[a^]b"n[a^]b), adv. [{Hobnob}.]	   By chance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hachure \Hach"ure\ (h[a^]ch"[-u]r), n. [F., fr. hacher to hack.	   See {Hatching}.] (Fine Arts)	   A short line used in drawing and engraving, especially in	   shading and denoting different surfaces, as in map drawing.	   See {Hatching}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hacienda \Ha`ci*en"da\ ([aum]`th[-e]*[asl]n"d[.a] or	   h[aum]`s[i^]*[e^]n"d[.a]), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda	   employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is	   to be done, fr. facere to do. See {Fact}.]	   1. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as	      agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals;	      a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from	      a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.;	      -- a word used in Spanish-American regions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The main residence of a hacienda[1].	      [PJC]
Hack \Hack\ (h[a^]k), n. [See {Hatch} a half door.]	   1. A frame or grating of various kinds; as, a frame for	      drying bricks, fish, or cheese; a rack for feeding cattle;	      a grating in a mill race, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unburned brick or tile, stacked up for drying.	      [1913 Webster]	Hack \Hack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hacked} (h[a^]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hacking}.] [OE. hakken, AS. haccian; akin to D.	   hakken, G. hacken, Dan. hakke, Sw. hacka, and perh. to E.	   hew. Cf. {Hew} to cut, {Haggle}.]	   1. To cut irregulary, without skill or definite purpose; to	      notch; to mangle by repeated strokes of a cutting	      instrument; as, to hack a post.	      [1913 Webster]	            My sword hacked like a handsaw.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To mangle in speaking. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Computers) To program (a computer) for pleasure or	      compulsively; especially, to try to defeat the security	      systems and gain unauthorized access to a computer.	      [PJC]	   4. To bear, physically or emotionally; as, he left the job	      because he couldn't hack the pressure. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	Hack \Hack\, v. t. (Football)	   To kick the shins of (an opposing payer).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hack \Hack\, v. i.	   To cough faintly and frequently, or in a short, broken	   manner; as, a hacking cough.	   [1913 Webster]	Hack \Hack\, n.	   1. A notch; a cut. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An implement for cutting a notch; a large pick used in	      breaking stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hacking; a catch in speaking; a short, broken cough.	      --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Football) A kick on the shins, or a cut from a kick. --T.	      Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Computers) A clever computer program or routine within a	      program to accomplish an objective in a non-obvious	      fashion.	      [PJC]	   6. (Computers) A quick and inelegant, though functional	      solution to a programming problem.	      [PJC]	   7. A {taxicab}. [informal]	      [PJC]	   {Hack saw}, a handsaw having a narrow blade stretched in an	      iron frame, for cutting metal.	      [1913 Webster]	Hack \Hack\ (h[a^]k), n. [Shortened fr. hackney. See {Hackney}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A horse, hackneyed or let out for common hire; also, a	      horse used in all kinds of work, or a saddle horse, as	      distinguished from hunting and carriage horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coach or carriage let for hire; a hackney coach;	      formerly, a coach with two seats inside facing each other;	      now, usually a taxicab.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            On horse, on foot, in hacks and gilded chariots.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: The driver of a hack; a taxi driver; a hackman.	      [PJC]	   3. A bookmaker who hires himself out for any sort of literary	      work; an overworked man; a drudge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here lies poor Ned Purdon, from misery freed,	            Who long was a bookseller's hack.     --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A procuress.	      [1913 Webster]	Hack \Hack\, v. i.	   To ride or drive as one does with a hack horse; to ride at an	   ordinary pace, or over the roads, as distinguished from	   riding across country or in military fashion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hack \Hack\, a.	   Hackneyed; hired; mercenary. --Wakefield.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hack writer}, a hack; one who writes for hire. "A vulgar	      hack writer." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Hack \Hack\, v. t.	   1. To use as a hack; to let out for hire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use frequently and indiscriminately, so as to render	      trite and commonplace.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word "remarkable" has been so hacked of late.	                                                  --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	Hack \Hack\, v. i.	   1. To be exposed or offered to common use for hire; to turn	      prostitute. --Hanmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To live the life of a drudge or hack. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Hackamore \Hack"a*more\ (h[a^]k"[.a]*m[=o]r), n. [Cf. Sp.	   jaquima headstall of a halter.]	   A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and	   headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal.	   [Western U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hackberry \Hack"ber`ry\ (h[a^]k"b[e^]r`r[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   A genus of trees ({Celtis}) related to the elm, but bearing	   drupes with scanty, but often edible, pulp. {Celtis	   occidentalis} is common in the Eastern United States. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hackbolt \Hack"bolt`\ (h[a^]k"b[=o]lt`), n. (Zool.)	   The greater shearwater or hagdon. See {Hagdon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hackbuss \Hack"buss\ (h[a^]k"b[u^]s), n.	   Same as {Hagbut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hackee \Hack"ee\ (h[a^]k"[=e]), n. (Zool.)	   The chipmunk; also, the chickaree or red squirrel. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hackelia \Hackelia\ prop. n.	   A genus of plants with seeds that stick to clothing,	   including stickseed and some of the beggar's lice.	   Syn: genus {Hackelia}, Lappula, genus {Lappula}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hacker \hack"er\ (h[a^]k"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, hacks. Specifically: A cutting	   instrument for making notches; esp., one used for notching	   pine trees in collecting turpentine; a hack.	   [1913 Webster]
hackery \hack"er*y\ (h[a^]k"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Hind. chhakr[=a].]	   A cart with wooden wheels, drawn by bullocks. [Bengal]	   --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
hackie \hack"ie\ (h[a^]k"[=e]), n.	   The driver of a taxicab; a hackman. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
hackle \hac"kle\ (h[a^]k"k'l), n. [See {Heckle}, and cf.	   {Hatchel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A comb for dressing flax, raw silk, etc.; a hatchel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any flimsy substance unspun, as raw silk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the peculiar, long, narrow feathers on the neck of	      fowls, most noticeable on the cock, -- often used in	      making artificial flies; hence, any feather so used.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An artificial fly for angling, made of feathers.	      [1913 Webster]
Hackle \Hac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackled} (h[a^]k"k'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackling} (h[a^]k"kl[i^]ng).]	   1. To separate, as the coarse part of flax or hemp from the	      fine, by drawing it through the teeth of a hackle or	      hatchel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tear asunder; to break in pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	            The other divisions of the kingdom being hackled and	            torn to pieces.                       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Hackly \Hac"kly\ (h[a^]k"l[y^]), a. [From {Hackle}.]	   1. Rough or broken, as if hacked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Having fine, short, and sharp points on the	      surface; as, the hackly fracture of metallic iron.	      [1913 Webster]
Hackman \Hack"man\ (h[a^]k"man), n.; pl. {Hackmen} (h[a^]k"men).	   The driver of a hack or carriage for public hire.	   [1913 Webster]
Hackmatack \Hack"ma*tack`\ (h[a^]k"m[.a]*t[a^]k`), n. [Of	   American Indian origin.] (Bot.)	   The American larch ({Larix Americana}), a coniferous tree	   with slender deciduous leaves; also, its heavy, close-grained	   timber. Called also {tamarack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hackney \Hack"ney\ (-n[y^]), n.; pl. {Hackneys} (-n[i^]z). [OE.	   hakeney, hakenay; cf. F. haguen['e]e a pacing horse, an	   ambling nag, OF. also haquen['e]e, Sp. hacanea, OSp. facanea,	   D. hakkenei, also OF. haque horse, Sp. haca, OSp. faca; perh.	   akin to E. hack to cut, and nag, and orig. meaning, a jolting	   horse. Cf. {Hack} a horse, {Nag}.]	   1. A horse for riding or driving; a nag; a pony. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A horse or pony kept for hire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A carriage kept for hire; a hack; a hackney coach.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A hired drudge; a hireling; a prostitute.	      [1913 Webster]	Hackney \Hack"ney\, a.	   Let out for hire; devoted to common use; hence, much used;	   trite; mean; as, hackney coaches; hackney authors. "Hackney	   tongue." --Roscommon.	   [1913 Webster]	Hackney \Hack"ney\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hackneyed} (-n[i^]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Hackneying}.]	   1. To devote to common or frequent use, as a horse or	      carriage; to wear out in common service; to make trite or	      commonplace; as, a hackneyed metaphor or quotation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had I so lavish of my presence been,	            So common-hackneyed in the eyes of men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry in a hackney coach. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Hackneyman \Hack"ney*man\ (-m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Hackneymen}	   (-m[e^]n).	   A man who lets horses and carriages for hire.	   [1913 Webster]
Hackster \Hack"ster\ (-st[~e]r), n. [From {Hack} to cut.]	   A bully; a bravo; a ruffian; an assassin. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hacqueton \Hac"que*ton\ (h[a^]k"k[-e]*t[o^]n), n.	   Same as {Acton}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Had \Had\ (h[a^]d), imp. & p. p. of {Have}. [OE. had, hafde,	   hefde, AS. h[ae]fde.]	   See {Have}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Had as lief}, {Had rather}, {Had better}, {Had as soon},	      etc., with a nominative and followed by the infinitive	      without to, are well established idiomatic forms. The	      original construction was that of the dative with forms of	      be, followed by the infinitive. See {Had better}, under	      {Better}.	      [1913 Webster]	            And lever me is be pore and trewe.	            [And more agreeable to me it is to be poor and	            true.]                                --C. Mundi	                                                  (Trans.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Him had been lever to be syke.	            [To him it had been preferable to be sick.]	                                                  --Fabian.	      [1913 Webster]	            For him was lever have at his bed's head	            Twenty bookes, clad in black or red, . . .	            Than robes rich, or fithel, or gay sawtrie.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Gradually the nominative was substituted for the	         dative, and had for the forms of be. During the process	         of transition, the nominative with was or were, and the	         dative with had, are found.	         [1913 Webster]	               Poor lady, she were better love a dream. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               You were best hang yourself.       --Beau. & Fl.	         [1913 Webster]	               Me rather had my heart might feel your love	               Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               I hadde levere than my scherte,	               That ye hadde rad his legende, as have I.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               I had as lief not be as live to be	               In awe of such a thing as I myself. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               I had rather be a dog and bay the moon,	               Than such a Roman.                 --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my	               God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.	                                                  --Ps. lxxxiv.	                                                  10.	         [1913 Webster]
Hadder \Had"der\ (h[a^]d"d[~e]r), n.	   Heather; heath. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Haddie \Had"die\ (-d[i^]), n. (Zool.)	   The haddock. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haddock \Had"dock\ (-d[u^]k), n. [OE. hadok, haddok, of unknown	   origin; cf. Ir. codog, Gael. adag, F. hadot.] (Zool.)	   A marine food fish ({Melanogrammus [ae]glefinus}), allied to	   the cod, inhabiting the northern coasts of Europe and	   America. It has a dark lateral line and a black spot on each	   side of the body, just back of the gills. Galled also	   {haddie}, and {dickie}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Norway haddock}, a marine edible fish ({Sebastes marinus})	      of Northern Europe and America. See {Rose fish}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hade \Hade\ (h[=a]d), n. [Cf. AS. heald inclined, bowed down, G.	   halde declivity.]	   1. The descent of a hill. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The inclination or deviation from the vertical of	      any mineral vein.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol. & Mining) The deviation of a fault plane from the	      vertical.	   Note: The direction of the hade is the direction toward which	         the fault plane descends from an intersecting vertical	         line.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hade \Hade\, v. i. (Mining)	   To deviate from the vertical; -- said of a vein, fault, or	   lode.	   [1913 Webster]
Hades \Ha"des\ (h[=a]"d[=e]z), n. [Gr. "a',dhs, "A'idhs; 'a	   priv. + 'idei^n to see. Cf. {Un-}, {Wit}.]	   The nether world (according to classical mythology, the abode	   of the shades, ruled over by Hades or Pluto); the invisible	   world; the grave.	   [1913 Webster]	         And death and Hades gave up the dead which were in	         them.                                    --Rev. xx. 13	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither was he left in Hades, nor did his flesh see	         corruption.                              --Acts ii. 31	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	   [1913 Webster]	         And in Hades he lifted up his eyes, being in torments.	                                                  --Luke xvi. 23	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	   [1913 Webster]
Hadj \Hadj\ (h[a^]j), n. [Ar. hajj, fr. hajja to set out, walk,	   go on a pilgrimage.]	   The pilgrimage to Mecca, performed by Mohammedans. It is the	   duty of Moslems to make a journey to Mecca at least once ina	   lifetime, or if that is not possible, three journeys to one	   of the alternate sacred sites. [Also spelled {haj} and	   {hajj}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hadji \Hadj"i\ (-[i^]), n. [Ar. h[=a]jj[imac]. See {Hadj}.]	   [Also spelled {hajji} and {haji}.]	   1. A Mohammedan who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca; -- used	      among Orientals as a respectful salutation or a title of	      honor. --G. W. Curtis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Greek or Armenian who has visited the holy sepulcher at	      Jerusalem. --Heyse.	      [1913 Webster]
hadron \hadron\ n. (Physics)	   any elementary particle that interacts strongly with other	   particles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hadrosaur \hadrosaur\ n.	   Any member of the genus {Hadrosaurus} or family	   {Hadrosauridae}, an extinct family of heavy bipedal partly	   aquatic dinosaurs with duck-billed skull and webbed feet; of	   the Upper Cretaceous in North America.	   Syn: hadrosaurus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hadrosauridae \Hadrosauridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of extinct reptiles including the	   duck-billed dinosaurs.	   Syn: family {Hadrosauridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hadrosaurus \Had`ro*sau"rus\ (h[a^]d`r[-o]*s[add]"r[u^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. "adro`s thick + say^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An American herbivorous dinosaur of great size, allied to the	   iguanodon. It is found in the Cretaceous formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Haecceity \H[ae]c*ce"i*ty\ (h[e^]k*s[=e]"[i^]*t[y^]), [L.	   h[ae]cce this.] (Logic)	   Literally, this-ness. A scholastic term to express	   individuality or singleness; as, this book.	   [1913 Webster] Haemato	   Haema
Haema- \H[ae]m"a-\ (h[e^]m"[.a]- or h[=e]"m[.a]-), Haemato-
\H[ae]m"a*to-\ (h[e^]m"[.a]*t[-o]- or h[=e]"m[.a]*t[-o]-),
Haemo- \H[ae]m"o-\ (h[e^]m"[-o]- or h[=e]"m[-o]-). [Gr. a"i^ma,	   a"i`matos, blood.]	   Combining forms indicating relation or resemblance to blood,	   association with blood; as, h[ae]mapod, h[ae]matogenesis,	   h[ae]moscope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Words from Gr. a"i^ma are written hema-, hemato-,	         hemo-, as well as h[ae]ma-, h[ae]mato-, h[ae]mo-.	         [1913 Webster]
Haemachrome \H[ae]m"a*chrome\ (h[e^]m"[.a]*kr[=o]m or	   h[=e]"m[.a]-), n. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. chrw^ma color.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Hematin.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemacyanin \H[ae]m`a*cy"a*nin\ (-s[imac]"[.a]*n[i^]n), n.	   [H[ae]ma- + Gr. ky`anos a dark blue substance.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A substance found in the blood of the octopus, which gives to	   it its blue color.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When deprived of oxygen it is colorless, but becomes	         quickly blue in contact with oxygen, and is then	         generally called oxyh[ae]macyanin. A similar blue	         coloring matter has been detected in small quantity in	         the blood of other animals and in the bile.	         [1913 Webster]
Haemacytometer \H[ae]m`a*cy*tom"e*ter\	   (-s[-i]*t[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [H[ae]ma + Gr. ky`tos a	   hollow vessel + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   An apparatus for determining the number of corpuscles in a	   given quantity of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemad \H[ae]"mad\ (h[=e]"m[a^]d), adv. [H[ae]ma- + L. ad	   toward.] (Anat.)	   Toward the h[ae]mal side; on the h[ae]mal side of; -- opposed	   to neurad.	   [1913 Webster] Haemadrometer
Haemadrometer \H[ae]m`a*drom"e*ter\	   (h[e^]m`[.a]*dr[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r or h[=e]`m[.a]-),
Haemadromometer \H[ae]m`a*dro*mom"e*ter\	   (-dr[-o]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   Same as {Hemadrometer}.	   [1913 Webster] Haemadrometry
Haemadrometry \H[ae]m`a*drom"e*try\	   (-dr[o^]m"[-e]*tr[y^]),Haemadromometry
\H[ae]m`a*dro*mom"e*try\ (-dr[-o]*m[o^]m"[-e]*tr[y^]), n.	   Same as {Hemadrometry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemadromograph \H[ae]m`a*drom"o*graph\ (-dr[o^]m"[-o]*gr[.a]f),	   n. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. dro`mos course + -graph.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.	   Haemadynameter
Haemadynameter \H[ae]`ma*dy*nam"e*ter\	   (h[=e]`m[.a]*d[-i]*n[a^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r or h[e^]m`[.a]*d[i^]-)
Haemadynamometer \H[ae]`ma*dy`na*mom"e*ter\	   (h[=e]`m[.a]*d[imac]`n[.a]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r or	   h[e^]m`[.a]*d[i^]n`[.a]-),	   Same as {Hemadynamometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemadynamics \H[ae]ma*dy*nam"ics\	   (h[=e]`m[.a]*d[-i]*n[a^]m"[i^]ks or h[e^]m`[.a]*d[i^]-, n.	   Same as {Hemadynamics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemal \H[ae]"mal\ (h[=e]"mal), a. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]	   Pertaining to the blood or blood vessels; also, ventral. See	   {Hemal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemaphaein \H[ae]m`a*ph[ae]"in\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*f[=e]"[i^]n or	   h[=e]`m[.a]-), n. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. faio`s dusky.] (Physiol.)	   A brownish substance sometimes found in the blood, in cases	   of jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemapod \H[ae]m"a*pod\ (h[e^]m"[.a]*p[o^]d or	   h[=e]"m[.a]*p[o^]d), n. [H[ae]ma + -pod.] (Zool.)	   An h[ae]mapodous animal. --G. Rolleston.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemapodous \H[ae]*map"o*dous\ (h[-e]*m[a^]p"[-o]*d[u^]s), a.	   (Anat.)	   Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the ventral or hemal	   side, as in vertebrates; -- opposed to {neuropodous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemapoietic \H[ae]m`a*poi*et"ic\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*poi*[e^]t"[i^]k	   or h[=e]`m[.a]-), a. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. poihtiko`s productive.]	   (Physiol.)	   Blood-forming; as, the h[ae]mapoietic function of the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemapophysis \H[ae]m`a*poph"y*sis\ (-p[o^]f"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.	   [NL.]	   Same as {Hemapophysis}. -- {H[ae]m`a*po*phys"i*al}	   (-p[-o]*f[i^]z"[i^]*al), a.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemastatics \H[ae]m`a*stat"ics\, n.	   Same as {Hemastatics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematachometer \H[ae]m`a*ta*chom"e*ter\	   (-t[.a]*k[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. tachy`s swift	   + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   A form of apparatus (somewhat different from the	   hemadrometer) for measuring the velocity of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematachometry \H[ae]m`a*ta*chom"e*try\ (-tr[y^]), n.	   (Physiol.)	   The measurement of the velocity of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematemesis \H[ae]m`a*tem"e*sis\, n.	   Same as {Hematemesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematic \H[ae]*mat"ic\ (h[-e]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   a"imatiko`s]	   Of or pertaining to the blood; sanguine; brownish red.	   [1913 Webster]	   {H[ae]matic acid} (Physiol.), a hypothetical acid, supposed	      to be formed from hemoglobin during its oxidation in the	      lungs, and to have the power of freeing carbonic acid from	      the sodium carbonate of the serum. --Thudichum.	      [1913 Webster]
Haematin \H[ae]m"a*tin\, n.	   Same as {Hematin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematinometer \H[ae]m`a*ti*nom"e*ter\, n.	   Same as {Hematinometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematinometric \H[ae]m`a*tin`o*met"ric\, a.	   Same as {Hematinometric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematite \H[ae]m"a*tite\, n.	   Same as {Hematite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematitic \H[ae]m`a*tit"ic\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of a blood-red color; crimson; (Bot.) brownish red.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemato- \H[ae]m"a*to-\ (h[e^]m"[.a]*t[-o]- or h[=e]"-), prefix.	   See {H[ae]ma-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoblast \H[ae]m"a*to*blast\ (-bl[a^]st`), n. [H[ae]mato- +	   -blast.] (Anat.)	   One of the very minute, disk-shaped bodies found in blood	   with the ordinary red corpuscles and white corpuscles; a	   third kind of blood corpuscle, supposed by some to be an	   early stage in the development of the red corpuscles; --	   called also {blood plaque}, and {blood plate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematocrya \H[ae]m`a*toc"ry*a\ (t[o^]k"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl.	   (Zool.)	   The cold-blooded vertebrates. Same as {Hematocrya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematocryal \H[ae]m`a*toc"ry*al\ (-al), a.	   Cold-blooded.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematocrystallin \H[ae]m`a*to*crys"tal*lin\, n.	   Same as {Hematocrystallin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematodynamometer \H[ae]`ma*to*dy`na*mom"e*ter\	   (h[=e]`m[.a]*t[-o]*d[imac]`n[.a]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r or	   h[e^]m`[.a]*t[-o]*d[i^]n`[.a]-), n.	   Same as {Hemadynamometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematogenesis \H[ae]m`a*to*gen"e*sis\	   (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[-o]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s or h[=e]`m[.a]*t[-o]-),	   n. [H[ae]mato- + genesis.] (Physiol.)	   (a) The origin and development of blood.	   (b) The transformation of venous into arterial blood by	       respiration; hematosis.	       [1913 Webster]
Haematogenic \H[ae]m`a*to*gen"ic\ (-j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. (Physiol.)	   Relating to h[ae]matogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematogenous \H[ae]m`a*tog"e*nous\ (-t[o^]j"[-e]*n[u^]s), a.	   (Physiol.)	   Originating in the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoglobulin \H[ae]m`a*to*glob"u*lin\, n.	   Same as {Hematoglobulin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoid \H[ae]m"a*toid\, a.	   Same as {Hematoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoidin \H[ae]m`a*toid"in\, n.	   Same as {Hematoidin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoin \H[ae]*mat"o*in\ (h[-e]*m[a^]t"[-o]*[i^]n), n.	   [H[ae]mato- + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A substance formed from the hematin of blood, by removal of	   the iron through the action of concentrated sulphuric acid.	   Two like bodies, called respectively h[ae]matoporphyrin and	   h[ae]matolin, are formed in a similar manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematolin \H[ae]*mat"o*lin\ (-l[i^]n), n.	   See {H[ae]matoin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematology \H[ae]m`a*tol"o*gy\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]	   or h[=e]`m[.a]-), n.	   The science which treats of the blood. Same as {Hematology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematolysis \H[ae]m`a*tol"y*sis\	   (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s or h[e^]`m[.a]-), n. [NL.;	   h[ae]mato- + Gr. ly`sis a loosing, dissolving, fr. ly`ein to	   loose, dissolve.] (Physiol.)	   Dissolution of the red blood corpuscles with diminished	   coagulability of the blood; h[ae]molysis. --	   {H[ae]m`a*to*lyt"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Haematometer \H[ae]m`a*tom"e*ter\ (-t[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [H[ae]mato- + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   (a) Same as {Hemadynamometer}.	   (b) An instrument for determining the number of blood	       corpuscles in a given quantity of blood.	       [1913 Webster]
Haematophilina \H[ae]m`a*to*phi*li"na\	   (-t[-o]*f[i^]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma,	   a"i`matos, blood + filei^n to love.] (Zool.)	   A division of {Chiroptera}, including the bloodsucking bats.	   See {Vampire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoplast \H[ae]m"a*to*plast`\ (-pl[a^]st`), n. [H[ae]mato- +	   Gr. pla`ssein to mold.] (Anat.)	   Same as {H[ae]matoblast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoplastic \H[ae]m`a*to*plas"tic\ (-pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   [H[ae]mato- + -plastic.] (Physiol.)	   Blood formative; -- applied to a substance in early fetal	   life, which breaks up gradually into blood vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoporphyrin \H[ae]m`a*to*por"phy*rin\	   (-p[^o]r"f[i^]*r[i^]n), n. [H[ae]mato- + Gr. porfy`ra	   purple.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   See {H[ae]matoin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematosac \H[ae]m"a*to*sac`\ (-s[a^]k`), n. [H[ae]mato- + sac.]	   (Anat.)	   A vascular sac connected, beneath the brain, in many fishes,	   with the infundibulum.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoscope \H[ae]m"a*to*scope`\ (-sk[=o]p`), n.	   A h[ae]moscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematosin \H[ae]m`a*to"sin\ (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[=o]"s[i^]n or	   h[-e]*m[a^]t"[-o]*s[i^]n), n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Hematin. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haematosis \H[ae]m`a*to"sis\, n.	   Same as {Hematosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematotherma \H[ae]m`a*to*ther"ma\	   (h[e^]m`[.a]*t[-o]*th[~e]r"m[.a] or h[=e]`m[.a]-), n. pl.	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Hematotherma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematothermal \H[ae]m`a*to*ther"mal\ (-mal), a.	   Warm-blooded; homoiothermal.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematothorax \H[ae]m`a*to*tho"rax\, n.	   Same as {Hemothorax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoxylin \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lin\ (-t[o^]ks"[i^]*l[i^]n), n.	   [See {H[ae]matoxylon}.] (Chem.)	   The coloring principle of logwood. It is obtained as a yellow	   crystalline substance, {C16H14O6}, with a sweetish taste.	   Formerly called also {hematin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematoxylon \H[ae]m`a*tox"y*lon\ (-l[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   a"i^ma blood + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous plants containing but a single species,	   the {Haematoxylon Campechianum} or logwood tree, native in	   Yucatan.	   [1913 Webster]
Haematozoon \H[ae]m`a*to*zo"on\ (-t[-o]*z[=o]"[o^]n), n.; pl.	   {H[ae]matozoa} (-[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos,	   blood + zw^,on animal.] (Zool.)	   A parasite inhabiting the blood; esp.:	   (a) Certain species of nematodes of the genus {Filaria},	       sometimes found in the blood of man, the horse, the dog,	       etc.	   (b) The trematode, {Bilharzia h[ae]matobia}, which infests	       the inhabitants of Egypt and other parts of Africa, often	       causing death.	       [1913 Webster]
Haemic \H[ae]"mic\ (h[=e]"m[i^]k or h[e^]m"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to the blood; hemal.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemin \H[ae]"min\ (h[=a]"m[i^]n), n.	   Same as {Hemin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemo- \H[ae]m"o-\ (h[e^]m"[-o]- or h[=e]"m[-o]-), prefix.	   See {H[ae]ma-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemochrome \H[ae]m"o*chrome\ (-kr[=o]m), n.	   Same as {H[ae]machrome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemochromogen \H[ae]m`o*chro"mo*gen\ (-kr[=o]"m[-o]*j[e^]n), n.	   [H[ae]mochrome + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A body obtained from hemoglobin, by the action of reducing	   agents in the absence of oxygen.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemochromometer \H[ae]m`o*chro*mom"e*ter\	   (-kr[-o]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [H[ae]mochrome + -meter.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   An apparatus for measuring the amount of hemoglobin in a	   fluid, by comparing it with a solution of known strength and	   of normal color.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemocyanin \H[ae]m`o*cy"a*nin\ (-s[imac]"[.a]*n[i^]n), n.	   Same as {H[ae]macyanin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemocytolysis \H[ae]m`o*cy*tol"y*sis\	   (-s[-i]*t[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood +	   ky`tos hollow vessel + ly`ein to loosen, dissolve.]	   (Physiol.)	   See {H[ae]mocytotrypsis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemocytometer \H[ae]m`o*cy*tom"e*ter\, n.	   See {H[ae]macytometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemocytotrypsis \H[ae]m`o*cy`to*tryp"sis\	   (-s[imac]`t[-o]*tr[i^]p"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma	   blood + ky`tos hollow vessel + tri`bein to rub, grind.]	   (Physiol.)	   A breaking up of the blood corpuscles, as by pressure, in	   distinction from solution of the corpuscles, or	   {h[ae]mocytolysis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemodromograph \H[ae]m`o*drom"o*graph\	   (-dr[-o]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   Same as {H[ae]madromograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemodromometer
\H[ae]m`o*dro*mom"e*ter\(-dr[-o]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r),n.	   Same as {Hemadrometer}.
Haemodynameter \H[ae]`mo*dy*nam"e*ter\	   (h[=e]`m[-o]*d[-i]*n[a^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r or h[e^]m`[-o]*d[i^]-),	   n.	   Same as {Hemadynamics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemoglobin \H[ae]m`o*glo"bin\, n.	   Same as {Hemoglobin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemoglobinometer \H[ae]m`o*glo`bin*om"e*ter\	   (-[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [H[ae]moglobin + -meter.]	   Same as {Hemochromometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemol \H[ae]"mol\ (h[=e]"m[=o]l), n. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]	   (Chem.)	   A dark brown powder containing iron, prepared by the action	   of zinc dust as a reducing agent upon the coloring matter of	   the blood, used medicinally as a hematinic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Haemolutein \H[ae]m`o*lu"te*in\ (-l[=u]"t[-e]*[i^]n), n.	   [H[ae]mo- + corpus luteum.] (Physiol.)	   See {Hematoidin}.	   [1913 Webster] Haemolysis
Haemolysis \H[ae]*mol"y*sis\ (h[-e]*m[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.,
Haemolytic \H[ae]m`o*lyt"ic\ (h[e^]m`[-o]*l[i^]t"*[i^]c or	   h[=e]`m[-o]-), a. (Physiol.)	   Same as {H[ae]matolysis}, {H[ae]matolytic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Haemomanometer \H[ae]m`o*ma*nom"e*ter\	   (-m[.a]*n[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [H[ae]mo- + manometer.]	   Same as {Hemadynamometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemometer \H[ae]*mom"e*ter\ (h[-e]*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [H[ae]mo- + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   Same as {Hemadynamometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemony \H[ae]"mo*ny\ (h[=e]"m[-o]*n[y^]), n. [L. H[ae]monia a	   name of Thessaly, the land of magic.]	   A plant described by Milton as "of sovereign use against all	   enchantments."	   [1913 Webster]
Haemoplastic \H[ae]`mo*plas"tic\, a.	   Same as {H[ae]matoplastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemorrhoidal \H[ae]m"or*rhoid"al\, a.	   Same as {Hemorrhoidal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemoscope \H[ae]m"o*scope\ (h[e^]m"[-o]*sk[=o]p or	   h[=e]"m[-o]-), n. [H[ae]mo- + -scope.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument devised by Hermann, for regulating and	   measuring the thickness of a layer of blood for spectroscopic	   examination.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemostatic \H[ae]m`o*stat"ic\ (-st[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Same as {Hemostatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemotachometer \H[ae]m`o*ta*chom"e*ter\	   (-t[.a]*k[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   Same as {H[ae]matachometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haemotachometry \H[ae]m`o*ta*chom"e*try\ (-tr[y^]), n.	   Same as {H[ae]matachometry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haf \Haf\ (h[aum]f), imp. of {Heave}.	   Hove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Haffle \Haf"fle\ (h[a^]f"f'l), v. i. [Cf. G. haften to cling,	   stick to, Prov. G., to stop, stammer.]	   To stammer; to speak unintelligibly; to prevaricate. [Prov.	   Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
hafnium \haf"ni*um\ (h[a^]f"n[=e]*[u^]m or h[aum]f"n[=e]*[u^]m),	   n.	   A metallic element of atomic number 72 present together with	   zirconium to the extent of 1% to 5% in zirconium minerals. It	   is a poisonous, ductile metal with a brilliant silver luster,	   has an atomic weight of 178.49, and has a high melting point	   (2227[deg] C). It is used in nuclear reactors, and	   incandescent lamps as a scavenger of oxygen and nitrogen. See	   also {norium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haft \Haft\ (h[.a]ft), n. [AS. h[ae]ft; akin to D. & G. heft,	   Icel. hepti, and to E. heave, or have. Cf. {Heft}.]	   1. A handle; that part of an instrument or vessel taken into	      the hand, and by which it is held and used; -- said	      chiefly of a knife, sword, or dagger; the hilt.	      [1913 Webster]	            This brandish'd dagger	            I'll bury to the haft in her fair breast. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dwelling. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	Haft \Haft\, v. t.	   To set in, or furnish with, a haft; as, to haft a dagger.	   [1913 Webster]
Hafter \Haft"er\ (-[~e]r), n. [Cf. G. haften to cling or stick	   to, and E. haffle.]	   A caviler; a wrangler. [Obs.] --Baret.	   [1913 Webster]
Hag \Hag\ (h[a^]g), n. [OE. hagge, hegge, witch, hag, AS.	   h[ae]gtesse; akin to OHG. hagazussa, G. hexe, D. heks, Dan.	   hex, Sw. h[aum]xa. The first part of the word is prob. the	   same as E. haw, hedge, and the orig. meaning was perh., wood	   woman, wild woman. [root]12.]	   1. A witch, sorceress, or enchantress; also, a wizard. [Obs.]	      "[Silenus] that old hag." --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ugly old woman. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fury; a she-monster. --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) An eel-like marine marsipobranch ({Myxine	      glutinosa}), allied to the lamprey. It has a suctorial	      mouth, with labial appendages, and a single pair of gill	      openings. It is the type of the order {Hyperotreta}.	      Called also {hagfish}, {borer}, {slime eel}, {sucker}, and	      {sleepmarken}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The hagdon or shearwater.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An appearance of light and fire on a horse's mane or a	      man's hair. --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hag moth} (Zool.), a moth ({Phobetron pithecium}), the larva	      of which has curious side appendages, and feeds on fruit	      trees.	   {Hag's tooth} (Naut.), an ugly irregularity in the pattern of	      matting or pointing.	      [1913 Webster]	Hag \Hag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hagged} (h[a^]gd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hagging}.]	   To harass; to weary with vexation.	   [1913 Webster]	         How are superstitious men hagged out of their wits with	         the fancy of omens.                      --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Hag \Hag\, n. [Scot. hag to cut; cf. E. hack.]	   1. A small wood, or part of a wood or copse, which is marked	      off or inclosed for felling, or which has been felled.	      [1913 Webster]	            This said, he led me over hoults and hags;	            Through thorns and bushes scant my legs I drew.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quagmire; mossy ground where peat or turf has been cut.	      --Dugdale.	      [1913 Webster]
Hagberry \Hag"ber`ry\ (h[a^]g"b[e^]r`r[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Prunus} ({Prunus Padus}); the bird	   cherry. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hagborn \Hag"born`\ (-b[^o]rn`), a.	   Born of a hag or witch. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagbut \Hag"but\ (-b[u^]t), n. [OF. haquebute, prob. a	   corruption of D. haakbus; haak hook + bus gun barrel. See	   {Hook}, and 2d {Box}, and cf. {Arquebus}.]	   A harquebus, of which the but was bent down or hooked for	   convenience in taking aim. [Written also {haguebut} and	   {hackbuss}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hagbutter \Hag"but*ter\ (h[a^]g"b[u^]t*t[~e]r), n.	   A soldier armed with a hagbut or arquebus. [Written also	   {hackbutter}.] --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagdon \Hag"don\ (h[a^]g"d[o^]n), n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of sea birds of the genus {Puffinus};	   esp., {Puffinus major}, the greater shearwarter, and	   {Puffinus Stricklandi}, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater;	   -- called also {hagdown}, {haglin}, and {hag}. See	   {Shearwater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagfish \Hag"fish`\(-f[i^]sh`),n.(Zo["o]l.)	   See {Hag}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Haggada \Hag*ga"da\ (h[a^]g*g[aum]"d[.a]), n.; pl. {Haggadoth}	   (-d[=o]th). [Rabbinic hagg[=a]dh[=a], fr. Heb. higg[imac]dh	   to relate.]	   A story, anecdote, or legend in the Talmud, to explain or	   illustrate the text of the Old Testament. [Written also	   {hagada}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haggard \Hag"gard\ (h[a^]g"g[~e]rd), a. [F. hagard; of German	   origin, and prop. meaning, of the hegde or woods, wild,	   untamed. See {Hedge}, 1st {Haw}, and {-ard}.]	   1. Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty;	      untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [For hagged, fr. hag a witch, influenced by haggard wild.]	      Having the expression of one wasted by want or suffering;	      hollow-eyed; having the features distorted or wasted by	      pain; wild and wasted, or anxious in appearance; as,	      haggard features, eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Staring his eyes, and haggard was his look.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Haggard \Hag"gard\, n. [See {Haggard}, a.]	   1. (Falconry) A young or untrained hawk or falcon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fierce, intractable creature.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have loved this proud disdainful haggard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Haggard}, a., 2.] A hag. [Obs.] --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	Haggard \Hag"gard\, n. [See 1st {Haw}, {Hedge}, and {Yard} an	   inclosed space.]	   A stackyard. [Prov. Eng.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Haggardly \Hag"gard*ly\, adv.	   In a haggard manner. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagged \Hag"ged\ (-g[e^]d), a.	   Like a hag; lean; ugly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haggis \Hag"gis\ (-g[i^]s), n. [Scot. hag to hack, chop, E.	   hack. Formed, perhaps, in imitation of the F. hachis (E.	   hash), fr. hacher.]	   A Scotch pudding made of the heart, liver, lights, etc., of a	   sheep or lamb, minced with suet, onions, oatmeal, etc.,	   highly seasoned, and boiled in the stomach of the same	   animal; minced head and pluck. [Written also {haggiss},	   {haggess}, and {haggies}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haggish \Hag"gish\ (-g[i^]sh), a.	   Like a hag; ugly; wrinkled.	   [1913 Webster]	         But on us both did haggish age steal on. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Haggishly \Hag"gish*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a hag.	   [1913 Webster]
Haggle \Hag"gle\ (h[a^]g"g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haggled}	   (-g'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Haggling} (-gl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of	   Scot. hag, E. hack. See {Hack} to cut.]	   To cut roughly or hack; to cut into small pieces; to notch or	   cut in an unskillful manner; to make rough or mangle by	   cutting; as, a boy haggles a stick of wood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Suffolk first died, and York, all haggled o'er,	         Comes to him, where in gore he lay insteeped. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Haggle \Hag"gle\, v. i.	   To be difficult in bargaining; to stick at small matters; to	   chaffer; to higgle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Royalty and science never haggled about the value of	         blood.                                   --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	Haggle \Hag"gle\, n.	   The act or process of haggling. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Haggler \Hag"gler\ (h[a^]g"gl[~e]r), n.	   1. One who haggles or is difficult in bargaining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who forestalls a market; a middleman between producer	      and dealer in London vegetable markets.	      [1913 Webster]
Hagiarchy \Ha"gi*ar`chy\ (h[=a]"j[i^]*[aum]r`k[y^]), n. [Gr.	   "a`gios sacred, holy + -archy.]	   A sacred government; government by holy orders of men.	   --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagiocracy \Ha`gi*oc"ra*cy\ (-[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Gr.	   "a`gios holy, and kratei^n to govern.]	   Government by a priesthood; hierarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagiographa \Ha`gi*og"ra*pha\ (h[a^]`g[-e]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[.a] or	   h[=a]`j[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[.a]), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr.	   "agio`grafa (sc. bibli`a), fr. "agio`grafos written by	   inspiration; "a`gios sacred, holy + gra`fein to write.]	   1. The last of the three Jewish divisions of the Old	      Testament, comprising Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Canticles,	      Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra,	      Nehemiah, and Chronicles, or that portion of the Old	      Testament not contained in the Law ({Tora}) and the	      Prophets ({Nevi'im}) -- it is also called in Hebrew the	      {Ketuvim}. Together with the Tora and Nevi'im, it	      comprises the Hebrew Bible, which is called in Hebrew the	      {Tanach}, a vocalization of the first letters of its three	      parts.	      [1913 Webster + RP]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) The lives of the saints. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Hagiographal \Ha`gi*og"ra*phal\ (-fal),	   Pertaining to the hagiographa, or to sacred writings.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagiographer \Ha`gi*og"ra*pher\ (-f[~e]r), n.	   One of the writers of the hagiographa; a writer of lives of	   the saints. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster] hagiographic
hagiographic \ha`gi*o*graph"ic\	   (h[a^]`g[-e]*[o^]*gr[.a]f"[i^]k), hagiographical
\ha`gi*o*graph"ic*al\(h[a^]`g[-e]*[o^]*gr[.a]f"[i^]k*al),	   1. of or pertaining to the Hagiographa, or to sacred	      writings; -- same as {hagiographal}.	      [PJC]	   2. of or pertaining to hagiography.	      [PJC]
Hagiography \Ha`gi*og"ra*phy\ (-f[y^]; 277), n.	   Same as {Hagiographa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagiolatry \Ha`gi*ol"a*try\ (-[o^]l"[.a]*tr[y^]), n. [Gr.	   "a`gios sacred + ? worship.]	   The invocation or worship of saints.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagiologist \Ha`gi*ol"o*gist\ (-[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   One who treats of the sacred writings; a writer of the lives	   of the saints; a hagiographer. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hagiologists have related it without scruple.	                                                  --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagiology \Ha`gi*ol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n. [Gr. "a`gios 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 saints. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagioscope \Ha"gi*o*scope`\ (h[=a]"j[i^]*[-o]*sk[=o]p`), n. [Gr.	   "a`gios sacred + -scope.]	   An opening made in the interior walls of a cruciform church	   to afford a view of the altar to those in the transepts; --	   called, in architecture, a squint. --Hook.	   [1913 Webster] hag-ridden
hag-ridden \hag"-rid`den\, hagridden
\hag"rid`den\(h[a^]g"r[i^]d`d'n), a.	   Ridden by a hag or witch; hence, afflicted with nightmares;	   tormented or harassed by nightmares or unreasonable fears.	   --Beattie. --Cheyne.	   Syn: tormented.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              hagridden . . . by visions of an imminent heaven	              or hell upon earth                  --C. S. Lewis
Hagseed \Hag"seed`\ (h[a^]g"s[=e]d), n.	   The offspring of a hag. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hagship \Hag"ship\, n.	   The state or title of a hag. --Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hag-taper \Hag"-ta`per\ (-t[=a]`p[~e]r), n. [Cf. 1st {Hag}, and	   {Hig-taper}.] (Bot.)	   The great woolly mullein ({Verbascum Thapsus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Haguebut \Hague"but\ (h[a^]g"b[u^]t), n.	   See {Hagbut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hague Tribunal \Hague Tribunal\ (h[=a]g).	   The permanent court of arbitration created by the	   "International Convention for the Pacific Settle of	   International Disputes.", adopted by the International Peace	   Conference of 1899. It is composed of persons of known	   competency in questions of international law, nominated by	   the signatory powers. From these persons an arbitration	   tribunal is chosen by the parties to a difference submitted	   to the court. On the failure of the parties to agree directly	   on the arbitrators, each chooses two arbitrators, an umpire	   is selected by them, by a third power, or by two powers	   selected by the parties.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hah \Hah\ (h[aum]), interj.	   Same as {Ha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ha-ha \Ha-ha"\ (h[aum]*h[aum]"), n. [See {Haw-haw}.]	   A sunk fence; a fence, wall, or ditch, not visible till one	   is close upon it. [Written also {haw-haw}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haidingerite \Hai"ding*er*ite\ (h[imac]"d[i^]ng*[~e]r*[imac]t),	   n. (Min.)	   A mineral consisting chiefly of the arseniate of lime; -- so	   named in honor of W. Haidinger, of Vienna.	   [1913 Webster]
Haiduck \Hai"duck\ (h[imac]"d[.u]k), n. [G. haiduck, heiduck,	   fr. Hung. hajdu.]	   Formerly, a mercenary foot soldier in Hungary, now, a	   halberdier of a Hungarian noble, or an attendant in German or	   Hungarian courts. [Written also {hayduck}, {haiduk},	   {heiduc}, {heyduck}, and {heyduk}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haik \Haik\ (h[=a]k; Ar. h[aum]*[-e]k), n. [Ar. h[=a]["i]k, fr.	   h[=a]ka to weave.]	   A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an	   outer garment. [Written also {hyke}.] --Heyse.	   [1913 Webster]
Haikal \Hai"kal\ (h[imac]"kal), n.	   The central chapel of the three forming the sanctuary of a	   Coptic church. It contains the high altar, and is usually	   closed by an embroidered curtain.	   [1913 Webster]
Haikwan \Hai"kwan"\ (h[imac]"kw[aum]n"), n. [Chin. 'hai-kuan.]	   Chinese maritime customs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Haikwan tael \Haikwan tael\	   A Chinese weight (1/10 catty) equivalent to 11/3 oz. or	   37.801 g.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hail \Hail\ (h[=a]l), n. [OE. hail, ha[yogh]el, AS. h[ae]gel,	   hagol; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. hagel; Icel. hagl; cf. Gr.	   ka`chlhx pebble.]	   Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds,	   where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The	   separate masses or grains are called hailstones.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thunder mixed with hail,	         Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Hail \Hail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hailed} (h[=a]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hailing}.] [OE. hailen, AS. hagalian.]	   To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors.	   [1913 Webster]	Hail \Hail\, v. t.	   To pour forcibly down, as hail. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Hail \Hail\, a.	   Healthy. See {Hale} (the preferable spelling).	   [1913 Webster]	Hail \Hail\, v. t. [OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heill hale, sound,	   used in greeting. See {Hale} sound.]	   1. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to	      address.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To name; to designate; to call.	      [1913 Webster]	            And such a son as all men hailed me happy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Hail \Hail\, v. i.	   1. To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails	      or where she is registered; hence, to sail; to come; --	      used with from; as, the steamer hails from New York.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To report as one's home or the place from whence one	      comes; to come; -- with from. [Colloq.] --C. G. Halpine.	      [1913 Webster]	Hail \Hail\, interj. [See {Hail}, v. t.]	   An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or,	   occasionally, of familiar greeting. "Hail, brave friend."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {All hail}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Hail Mary}, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman	      Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See {Ave	      Maria}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hail \Hail\, n.	   A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call. "Their puissant	   hail." --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         The angel hail bestowed.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hail-fellow \Hail"-fel`low\ (-f[e^]l`l[-o]), n.	   An intimate companion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hail-fellow well met.                    --Lyly.	   [1913 Webster]
Hailse \Hailse\ (h[=a]ls), v. t. [OE. hailsen, Icel. heilsa. Cf.	   {Hail} to call to.]	   To greet; to salute. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hailshot \Hail"shot`\ (h[=a]l"sh[o^]t`), n. pl.	   Small shot which scatter like hailstones. [Obs.] --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Hailstone \Hail"stone`\ (-st[=o]n`), n.	   A single particle of ice falling from a cloud; a frozen	   raindrop; a pellet of hail.	   [1913 Webster]
Hailstorm \Hail"storm`\ (-st[^o]rm`), n.	   A storm accompanied with hail; a shower of hail.	   [1913 Webster]
Haily \Hail"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Of hail. "Haily showers." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Hain \Hain\ (h[=a]n), v. t. [Cf. Sw. h[aum]gn hedge, inclosure,	   Dan. hegn hedge, fence. See {Hedge}.]	   To inclose for mowing; to set aside for grass. "A ground . .	   . hained in." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Hain't \Hain't\ (h[=a]nt).	   A contraction of have not or has not; as, I hain't, he	   hain't, we hain't. [Colloq. or illiterate speech.] [Written	   also {han't}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hair \Hair\ (h[^a]r), n. [OE. her, heer, h[ae]r, AS. h[=ae]r;	   akin to OFries. h[=e]r, D. & G. haar, OHG. & Icel. h[=a]r,	   Dan. haar, Sw. h[*a]r; cf. Lith. kasa.]	   1. The collection or mass of filaments growing from the skin	      of an animal, and forming a covering for a part of the	      head or for any part or the whole of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One the above-mentioned filaments, consisting, in	      vertebrate animals, of a long, tubular part which is free	      and flexible, and a bulbous root imbedded in the skin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then read he me how Sampson lost his hairs.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And draweth new delights with hoary hairs.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hair (human or animal) used for various purposes; as, hair	      for stuffing cushions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A slender outgrowth from the chitinous cuticle of	      insects, spiders, crustaceans, and other invertebrates.	      Such hairs are totally unlike those of vertebrates in	      structure, composition, and mode of growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) An outgrowth of the epidermis, consisting of one or	      of several cells, whether pointed, hooked, knobbed, or	      stellated. Internal hairs occur in the flower stalk of the	      yellow frog lily ({Nuphar}).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A spring device used in a hair-trigger firearm.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A haircloth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Any very small distance, or degree; a hairbreadth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hairs is often used adjectively or in combination; as,	         hairbrush or hair brush, hair dye, hair oil, hairpin,	         hair powder, a brush, a dye, etc., for the hair.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Against the hair}, in a rough and disagreeable manner;	      against the grain. [Obs.] "You go against the hair of your	      professions." --Shak.	   {Hair bracket} (Ship Carp.), a molding which comes in at the	      back of, or runs aft from, the figurehead.	   {Hair cells} (Anat.), cells with hairlike processes in the	      sensory epithelium of certain parts of the internal ear.	      	   {Hair compass}, {Hair divider}, a compass or divider capable	      of delicate adjustment by means of a screw.	   {Hair glove}, a glove of horsehair for rubbing the skin.	   {Hair lace}, a netted fillet for tying up the hair of the	      head. --Swift.	   {Hair line}, a line made of hair; a very slender line.	   {Hair moth} (Zool.), any moth which destroys goods made of	      hair, esp. {Tinea biselliella}.	   {Hair pencil}, a brush or pencil made of fine hair, for	      painting; -- generally called by the name of the hair	      used; as, a camel's hair pencil, a sable's hair pencil,	      etc.	   {Hair plate}, an iron plate forming the back of the hearth of	      a bloomery fire.	   {Hair powder}, a white perfumed powder, as of flour or	      starch, formerly much used for sprinkling on the hair of	      the head, or on wigs.	   {Hair seal} (Zool.), any one of several species of eared	      seals which do not produce fur; a sea lion.	   {Hair seating}, haircloth for seats of chairs, etc.	   {Hair shirt}, a shirt, or a band for the loins, made of	      horsehair, and worn as a penance.	   {Hair sieve}, a strainer with a haircloth bottom.	   {Hair snake}. See {Gordius}.	   {Hair space} (Printing), the thinnest metal space used in	      lines of type.	   {Hair stroke}, a delicate stroke in writing.	   {Hair trigger}, a trigger so constructed as to discharge a	      firearm by a very slight pressure, as by the touch of a	      hair. --Farrow.	   {Not worth a hair}, of no value.	   {To a hair}, with the nicest distinction.	   {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.	      [1913 Webster] hairball
hairball \hair"ball`\, hair ball \hair" ball`\(h[^a]r"b[e^]l`),	   n.	   a compact mass of hair that forms in the stomach of animals	   as a result of licking fur; as, the cat coughed up a hairball	   right on the new rug. [WordNet sense 1 + 2]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hairbell \Hair"bell`\ (h[^a]r"b[e^]l`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Harebell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairbird \Hair"bird`\ (h[^a]r"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)	   The chipping sparrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairbrained \Hair"brained`\ (h[^a]r"br[=a]nd`), a.	   See {Harebrained}. Hairbreadth
Hairbreadth \Hair"breadth`\ (-br[e^]dth), Hair's breadth
\Hair's" breadth`\ (h[^a]rz"-).	   The diameter or breadth of a hair; a very small distance;	   sometimes, definitely, the forty-eighth part of an inch.	   [Also spelled {hairsbreadth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every one could sling stones at an hairbreadth and not	         miss.                                    --Judg. xx.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairbreadth \Hair"breadth`\, a.	   Having the breadth of a hair; very narrow; as, a hairbreadth	   escape.	   [1913 Webster]
Hair-brown \Hair"-brown`\ (-broun`), a.	   Of a clear tint of brown, resembling brown human hair. It is	   composed of equal proportions of red and green.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairbrush \Hair"brush`\ (-br[u^]sh`), n.	   A brush for cleansing and smoothing the hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Haircloth \Hair"cloth`\ (-kl[o^]th`), n.	   Stuff or cloth made wholly or in part of hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairdresser \Hair"dress`er\ (-dr[e^]s`[~e]r), n.	   One who dresses or cuts hair; a barber.	   [1913 Webster]
hairdressing \hairdressing\ n.	   a toiletry for the hair.	   Syn: hairtonic, hair oil, hair grease.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Haired \Haired\ (h[^a]rd), a.	   1. Having hair. "A beast haired like a bear." --Purchas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In composition: Having (such) hair; as, red-haired.	      [1913 Webster]
Hairen \Hai"ren\ (h[^a]r"en), a. [AS. h[=ae]ren.]	   Hairy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His hairen shirt and his ascetic diet.   --J. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Hair grass \Hair" grass`\ (gr[.a]s`). (Bot.)	   A grass with very slender leaves or branches; as the	   {Agrostis scabra}, and several species of {Aira} or	   {Deschampsia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairiness \Hair"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   1. The state of abounding, or being covered, with hair.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being hairy.	      [PJC]
Hairless \Hair"less\, a.	   Destitute of hair; bald. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
hairlike \hairlike\ adj.	   1. shaped like a hair; long and slender.	   Syn: capillary.	        [PJC]	   2. long and slender with a very fine internal diameter.	   Syn: capillary.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hairline \hairline\ n.	   1. a very thin line.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the natural margin formed by hair on the head, especially	      the edge of growth of hair on the forehead; as, a receding	      hairline.	      [WordNet 1.5]
hairnet \hair"net`\ n.	   a small net that some women wear over their hair to keep it	   in place.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hairpiece \hair"piece`\ n.	   a covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for	   disguise or adornment; a toupee.	   Syn: false hair, postiche, toupee.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hairpin \Hair"pin`\ (-p[i^]n`), n.	   A pin, usually forked, or of bent wire, for fastening the	   hair in place, -- used by women.	   [1913 Webster]
Hair-salt \Hair"-salt`\ (-s[add]lt`), n. [A translation of G.	   haarsalz.] (Min.)	   A variety of native Epsom salt occurring in silky fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairsplitter \Hair"split`ter\ (-spl[i^]t`t[~e]r), n.	   One who makes excessively fine or needless distinctions in	   reasoning; one who quibbles. "The caviling hairsplitter."	   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairsplitting \Hair"split`ting\ (-t[i^]ng), a.	   Making excessively fine or trivial distinctions in reasoning;	   overly subtle. -- n. The act or practice of making trivial	   distinctions.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ancient hairsplitting technicalities of special	         pleading.                                --Charles	                                                  Sumner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairspring \Hair"spring`\ (-spr[i^]ng`), n. (Horology)	   The slender recoil spring which regulates the motion of the	   balance in a timepiece.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairstreak \Hair"streak`\ (-str[=e]k`), n.	   A butterfly of the genus {Thecla}; as, the green hairstreak	   ({Thecla rubi}).	   [1913 Webster]
Hairtail \Hair"tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of marine fishes of the genus {Trichiurus}; esp.,	   {Trichiurus lepturus} of Europe and America. They are long	   and like a band, with a slender, pointed tail. Called also	   {bladefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hair worm \Hair" worm`\ (w[^u]rm`). (Zool.)	   A nematoid worm of the genus {Gordius}, resembling a hair.	   See {Gordius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hairy \Hair"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Bearing or covered with hair; made of or resembling hair;	      rough with hair; hirsute.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very complicated, difficult, or involved; as, a hairy	      problem; a hairy equation. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   3. Dangerous or frightening; as, a hairy encounter with a	      mugger.	      [PJC]
Haiti \Haiti\ n.	   1. a country on the island of Hispaniola.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an island in the West Indies.	   Syn: Hispaniola, Hayti.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Haitian \Hai"ti*an\ (h[=a]"t[i^]*an), a. & n.	   Same as {Haytian}; -- now the preferred spelling.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] haj
haj \haj\, hajj \hajj\n.	   A pilgrimage to Mecca; every Muslim must make this journey at	   least once. [Also spelled {hadj}.]	   Syn: hadj, haj.	        [WordNet 1.5] haji
haji \haj"i\, hajji \haj"ji\(h[aum]"j[-e]), n.	   One who has made a journey to Mecca; Same as {hadji}.	   [PJC]
Haje \Ha"je\ (h[aum]"j[-e]), n. [Ar. hayya snake.] (Zool.)	   The Egyptian asp or cobra ({Naja haje}.) It is related to the	   cobra of India, and like the latter has the power of	   inflating its neck into a hood. Its bite is very venomous. It	   is supposed to be the snake by means of whose bite Cleopatra	   committed suicide, and hence is sometimes called {Cleopatra's	   snake} or {asp}. See {Asp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), n. [See {Hatch} a half door.]	   A drying shed, as for unburned tile.	   [1913 Webster]	Hake \Hake\, n. [Also {haak}.] [Akin to Norweg. hakefisk, lit.,	   hook fish, Prov. E. hake hook, G. hecht pike. See {Hook}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of several species of marine gadoid fishes, of the genera	   {Phycis}, {Merlucius}, and allies. The common European hake	   is {Merlucius vulgaris}; the American silver hake or whiting	   is {Merlucius bilinearis}. Two American species ({Phycis	   chuss} and {Phycis tenius}) are important food fishes, and	   are also valued for their oil and sounds. Called also	   {squirrel hake}, and {codling}.	   [1913 Webster]	Hake \Hake\ (h[=a]k), v. i.	   To loiter; to sneak. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hake's-dame \Hake's"-dame`\ (h[=a]ks"d[=a]m`), n.	   See {Forkbeard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haketon \Hak"e*ton\ (h[a^]k"[-e]*t[o^]n), n.	   Same as {Acton}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hakim \Ha*kim"\ (h[.a]*k[=e]m"), n. [Ar. hak[imac]m.]	   A wise man; a physician, esp. a Mohammedan. [India]	   [1913 Webster]	Hakim \Ha"kim\ (h[aum]"k[=e]m), n. [Ar. h[=a]kim.]	   A Mohammedan title for a ruler; a judge. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Hal \Hal\ (h[^a]l), prop. n.	   Harold; -- a nickname.	   [PJC]
HAL \HAL\ (h[^a]l), prop. n.	   The name of an intelligent computer in the movie 2001,	   directed by Stanley Kubrick.	   [PJC]
Halacha \Ha*la"cha\ (h[.a]*l[aum]"k[.a]), n.; pl. {Halachoth}	   (-k[=o]th). [Heb. hal[=a]ch[=a]h.]	   The general term for the Hebrew oral or traditional law; one	   of two branches of exposition in the Midrash. See {Midrash}.	   [1913 Webster]
Halation \Ha*la"tion\ (h[asl]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Photog.)	   An appearance as of a halo of light, surrounding the edges of	   dark objects in a photographic picture.	   [1913 Webster]
Halberd \Hal"berd\ (h[o^]l"b[~e]rd; 277), n. [F. hallebarde; of	   German origin; cf. MHG. helmbarte, G. hellebarte; prob.	   orig., an ax to split a helmet, fr. G. barte a broad ax	   (orig. from the same source as E. beard; cf. Icel. bar[eth]a,	   a kind of ax, skegg beard, skeggja a kind of halberd) + helm	   helmet; but cf. also MHG. helm, halm, handle, and E. helve.	   See {Beard}, {Helmet}.] (Mil.)	   An ancient long-handled weapon, of which the head had a point	   and several long, sharp edges, curved or straight, and	   sometimes additional points. The heads were sometimes of very	   elaborate form. [Written also {halbert}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Halberdier \Hal`berd*ier"\ (h[o^]`b[~e]rd*[=e]r"), n. [F.	   hallebardier.]	   One who is armed with a halberd. --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Halberd-shaped \Hal"berd-shaped`\ (-sh[=a]pt`), a.	   Hastate.	   [1913 Webster]
Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\ (h[a^]l"s[i^]*[o^]n), n. [L. halcyon,	   alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zool.)	   A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus	   including a limited number of species having omnivorous	   habits, as the sacred kingfisher ({Halcyon sancta}) of	   Australia.	   [1913 Webster]	         Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be	         As halcyons brooding on a winter sea.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or resembling, the halcyon, which was	      anciently said to lay her eggs in nests on or near the sea	      during the calm weather about the winter solstice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Calm; quiet; peaceful; undisturbed; happy. "Deep,	      halcyon repose." --De Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]
Halcyonian \Hal`cy*o"ni*an\ (h[a^]l`s[i^]*[=o]"n[i^]*an), a.	   Halcyon; calm.	   [1913 Webster]
Halcyonoid \Hal"cy*o*noid\ (h[a^]l"s[i^]*[-o]*noid), a. & n.	   [Halcyon + -oid.] (Zool.)	   See {Alcyonoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l), a. [Written also {hail}.] [OE. heil, Icel.	   heill; akin to E. whole. See {Whole}.]	   Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as, a hale	   body.	   [1913 Webster]	         Last year we thought him strong and hale. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Hale \Hale\, n.	   Welfare. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All heedless of his dearest hale.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l or h[add]l; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Haled} (h[=a]ld or h[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Haling}.]	   [OE. halen, halien; cf. AS. holian, to acquire, get. See	   {Haul}.]	   To pull; to drag; to haul. See {Haul}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Easier both to freight, and to hale ashore. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         As some dark priest hales the reluctant victim.	                                                  --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Halenia \Halenia\ n.	   A genus of herbs of Eurasia and the Americas: spurred	   gentians.	   Syn: genus {Halenia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Halesia \Ha*le"si*a\ (h[.a]*l[=e]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of American shrubs containing several species, called	   {snowdrop trees}, or silver-bell trees. They have showy,	   white flowers, drooping on slender pedicels.	   [1913 Webster]
Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), a. [AS. healf, half, half; as a noun,	   half, side, part; akin to OS., OFries., & D. half, G. halb,	   Sw. half, Dan. halv, Icel. h[=a]lfr, Goth. halbs. Cf.	   {Halve}, {Behalf}.]	   1. Consisting of a moiety, or half; as, a half bushel; a half	      hour; a half dollar; a half view.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The adjective and noun are often united to form a	         compound.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of some indefinite portion resembling a half;	      approximately a half, whether more or less; partial;	      imperfect; as, a half dream; half knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assumed from thence a half consent.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Half ape} (Zool.), 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 halfcock notch.	   {Half binding}, a style of bookbinding in which only the back	      and corners are in leather.	   {Half boarder}, one who boards in part; specifically, a	      scholar at a boarding school who takes dinner only.	   {Half-breadth plan} (Shipbuilding), a horizontal plan of one	      half a vessel, divided lengthwise, showing the lines.	   {Half cadence} (Mus.), a cadence on the dominant.	   {Half cap}, a slight salute with the cap. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {At half cock}, the position of the cock of a gun when	      retained by the first notch.	   {Half hitch}, a sailor's knot in a rope; half of a clove	      hitch.	   {Half hose}, short stockings; socks.	   {Half measure}, an imperfect or weak line of action.	   {Half note} (Mus.), a minim, one half of a semibreve.	   {Half pay}, half of the wages or salary; reduced pay; as, an	      officer on half pay.	   {Half price}, half the ordinary price; or a price much	      reduced.	   {Half round}.	      (a) (Arch.) A molding of semicircular section.	      (b) (Mech.) Having one side flat and the other rounded; --	          said of a file.	   {Half shift} (Mus.), a position of the hand, between the open	      position and the first shift, in playing on the violin and	      kindred instruments. See {Shift}.	   {Half step} (Mus.), a semitone; the smallest difference of	      pitch or interval, used in music.	   {Half tide}, the time or state of the tide equally distant	      from ebb and flood.	   {Half time}, half the ordinary time for work or attendance;	      as, the half-time system.	   {Half tint} (Fine Arts), a middle or intermediate tint, as in	      drawing or painting. See {Demitint}.	   {Half truth}, a statement only partially true, or which gives	      only a part of the truth. --Mrs. Browning.	   {Half year}, the space of six months; one term of a school	      when there are two terms in a year.	      [1913 Webster]	Half \Half\, adv.	   In an equal part or degree; in some part approximating a	   half; partially; imperfectly; as, half-colored, half done,	   half-hearted, half persuaded, half conscious. "Half loth and	   half consenting." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their children spoke halfin the speech of Ashdod.	                                                  --Neh. xiii.	                                                  24.	   [1913 Webster]	Half \Half\ (h[aum]f), n.; pl. {Halves} (h[aum]vz). [AS. healf.	   See {Half}, a.]	   1. Part; side; behalf. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            The four halves of the house.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of two equal parts into which anything may be divided,	      or considered as divided; -- sometimes followed by of; as,	      a half of an apple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not half his riches known, and yet despised.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friendship so complete	            Portioned in halves between us.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Better half}. See under {Better}.	   {In half}, in two; an expression sometimes used improperly	      instead of {in halves} or {into halves}; as, to cut in	      half. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   {In one's half} or {On one's half}, in one's behalf; on one's	      part. [Obs.]	   {To cry halves}, to claim an equal share with another.	   {To go halves}, to share equally between two.	      [1913 Webster]	Half \Half\, v. t.	   To halve. [Obs.] See {Halve}. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-and-half \Half`-and-half"\, n.	   A mixture of two malt liquors, esp. porter and ale, in about	   equal parts. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
halfback \halfback\ n. (Football)	   A person who plays the position of halfback[2] on a football	   team.	   Syn: running back.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The position of either of two players on a football team	      who typically begins each play behind the line and on	      either side of the quarterback.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
half-baked \half-baked\ a.	   1. Insufficiently or poorly planned or thought out;	      impractical or unrealistic; as, a half-baked proposal;	      half-baked ideas; -- of plans, theories, proposals, etc.	      [PJC]	   2. Insufficiently cooked; -- of food.	      [PJC]
Halfbeak \Half"beak`\ (h[aum]f"b[=e]k), n. (Zool.)	   Any slender, marine fish of the genus {Hemirhamphus}, or of	   the family {Hemiramphidae}, having an elongated protruding	   lower jaw; -- called also {balahoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Half blood \Half" blood`\ (h[aum]f"bl[u^]d`).	   1. The relation between persons born of the same father or of	      the same mother, but not of both; as, a brother or sister	      of the half blood. See {Blood}, n., 2 and 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person so related to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person whose father and mother are of different races; a	      half-breed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the 2d and 3d senses usually with a hyphen.	         [1913 Webster]
Half-blooded \Half"-blood`ed\, a.	   1. Proceeding from a male and female of different breeds or	      races; having only one parent of good stock; as, a	      half-blooded sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Degenerate; mean. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Half-boot \Half"-boot`\ (h[aum]f"b[=oo]t`), n.	   A boot with a short top covering only the ankle. See	   {Cocker}, and {Congress boot}, under {Congress}.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-bound \Half"-bound`\ (-bound`), n.	   Having only the back and corners in leather, as a book.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-bred \Half"-bred`\ (-br[e^]d`), a.	   1. Half-blooded. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imperfectly acquainted with the rules of good-breeding;	      not well trained. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Half-breed \Half"-breed`\ (-br[=e]d`), a.	   Half-blooded.	   [1913 Webster]	Half-breed \Half"-breed`\, n.	   A person who is half-blooded; the offspring of parents of	   different races, especially of the American Indian and the	   white race.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-brother \Half"-broth`er\ (-br[u^]th`[~e]r), n.	   A brother by one parent, but not by both.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-caste \Half"-caste`\ (-k[.a]st), n.	   One born of a European parent on the one side, and of a Hindu	   or Mohammedan on the other. Also adjective; as, half-caste	   parents.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-clammed \Half"-clammed`\ (-kl[a^]md`), a.	   Half-filled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lions' half-clammed entrails roar for food. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Halfcock \Half"cock`\ (-k[o^]k`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Halfcocked}(-k[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Halfcocking}.]	   To set the cock of (a firearm) at the first notch.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To go off half-cocked}, {To go off halfcocked}.	   (a) To be discharged prematurely, or with the trigger at half	       cock; -- said of a firearm.	   (b) To do or say something without due thought or care.	       [Colloq. or Low]	       [1913 Webster]
Half-cracked \Half"-cracked`\ (-kr[a^]kt`), a.	   Half-demented; half-witted. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Half-deck \Half"-deck`\ (-d[e^]k`), n.	   1. (Zool.) A shell of the genus {Crepidula}; a boat shell.	      See {Boat shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Half deck}, under {Deck}.	      [1913 Webster]
Half-decked \Half"-decked`\ (-d[e^]kt), a.	   Partially decked.	   [1913 Webster]	         The half-decked craft . . . used by the latter Vikings.	                                                  --Elton.	   [1913 Webster]
Halfen \Half"en\ (-'n), a. [From {Half}.]	   Wanting half its due qualities. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Halfendeal \Half"en*deal`\ (-'n*d[=e]l`), adv. [OE. halfendele.	   See {Half}, and {Deal}.]	   Half; by the half part. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- n. A half part.	   [Obs.] --R. of Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]
Halfer \Half"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who possesses or gives half only; one who shares.	      [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A male fallow deer gelded. --Pegge (1814).	      [1913 Webster]
Half-faced \Half"-faced`\ (-f[=a]st`), a.	   Showing only part of the face; wretched looking; meager.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-fish \Half"-fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   A salmon in its fifth year of growth. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Half-hatched \Half"-hatched`\ (-h[a^]cht`), a.	   Imperfectly hatched; as, half-hatched eggs. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-heard \Half"-heard`\ (-h[~e]rd`), a.	   Imperfectly or partly heard; not heard to the end.	   [1913 Webster]	         And leave half-heard the melancholy tale. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] halfhearted
halfhearted \half"heart`ed\, Half-hearted
\Half"-heart`ed\(-h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a.	   1. Wanting in heart or spirit; ungenerous; unkind. --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking zeal or courage; performed with less than a full	      effort; lukewarm; unenthusiastic; as, a half-hearted	      attempt; -- of actions. [WordNet sense 1] --H. James.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
half-holiday \half-holiday\ n.	   a day on which half of the day is free from work or duty; a	   holiday of one half of a day.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Half-hourly \Half"-hour`ly\ (-our`l[y^]), a.	   Done or happening at intervals of half an hour.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-learned \Half"-learned`\ (h[aum]f"l[~e]rnd`), a.	   Imperfectly learned.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-length \Half"-length`\ (-l[e^]ngth`), a.	   Of half the whole or ordinary length, as a picture.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-life \Half"-life`\ (h[aum]f"l[imac]f`), n. (Physics)	   the time it takes for one-half of a substance decaying in a	   first-order reaction to be destroyed. For radioactive	   substances, it is the time required for one-half of the	   initial amount of the radioactive isotope to decay. The	   half-lifeis a measure of the rate of the reaction being	   observed. For processes that are true first-order processes,	   such as radioactive decay, the half-life is independent of	   the quantity of material present, and it is thus a constant.	   The time it takes for one-half the remaining quantity of a	   radioactive isotope to decay will be the same regardless of	   how far the decay process has advanced. Some chemical	   reactions are also first order, and may be characterized as	   having a half-life. However, for chemical reactions the	   half-life will depend upon temperature and in some cases	   other environmental conditions, whereas for radioactive	   isotopes the rate of decay is largely independent of the	   environment.	   [PJC]
half-light \half-light\ n.	   a grayish light (as at dawn or dusk or in dim interiors).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Half-mast \Half"-mast`\ (-m[.a]st`), n.	   A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a	   flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.).	   [1913 Webster]
Half-moon \Half"-moon`\ (-m[=oo]n`), n.	   1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears	      illuminated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The shape of a half-moon; a crescent.	      [1913 Webster]	            See how in warlike muster they appear,	            In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fort.) An outwork composed of two faces, forming a	      salient angle whose gorge resembles a half-moon; -- now	      called a {ravelin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A marine, sparoid, food fish of California	      ({C[ae]siosoma Californiense}). The body is ovate,	      blackish above, blue or gray below. Called also	      {medialuna}.	      [1913 Webster]
Half nelson \Half nelson\ (Wrestling)	   A hold in which one arm is thrust under the corresponding arm	   of the opponent, generally behind, and the hand placed upon	   the back of his neck. In the	   {full nelson} both hands are so placed.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Halfness \Half"ness\ (h[aum]f"n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being half; incompleteness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As soon as there is any departure from simplicity, and	         attempt at halfness, or good for me that is not good	         for him, my neighbor feels the wrong.    --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Halfpace \Half"pace`\ (-p[=a]s`), n. (Arch.)	   A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in	   exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight. See	   {Quarterpace}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term and {quarterpace} are rare or unknown in the	         United States, {platform} or {landing} being used	         instead.	         [1913 Webster]
halfpence \half"pence\ (h[=a]"p[e^]ns), n.	   an English coin worth half a penny; -- no longer minted.	   Syn: halfpenny, ha'penny.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] halfpenny
halfpenny \half"pen*ny\, half-penny
\half"-pen*ny\(h[=a]"p[e^]n*n[y^] or h[aum]f"-; 277), n.;pl.	   {Half-pence} (-pens) or {Half-pennies}(-p[e^]n*n[i^]z).	   An English coin of the value of half a penny, no longer	   minted; also, the value of half a penny.	   Syn: ha'penny.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
halfpennyworth \halfpennyworth\ n.	   the amount that can be bought for a halfpenny.	   Syn: ha'p'orth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Half-pike \Half"-pike`\ (h[aum]f"p[imac]k`), n. (Mil.)	   A short pike, sometimes carried by officers of infantry,	   sometimes used in boarding ships; a spontoon. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-port \Half"-port`\ (-p[=o]rt`), n. (Naut.)	   One half of a shutter made in two parts for closing a	   porthole.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-ray \Half"-ray`\ (-r[=a]`), n. (Geom.)	   A straight line considered as drawn from a center to an	   indefinite distance in one direction, the complete ray being	   the whole line drawn to an indefinite distance in both	   directions.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-read \Half"-read`\ (-r[e^]d`), a.	   Informed by insufficient reading; superficial; shallow.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Half seas over \Half" seas` o"ver\ (s[=e]z` [=o]"v[~e]r).	   Half drunk. [Slang: used only predicatively.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-sighted \Half"-sight`ed\ (-s[imac]t`[e^]d), a.	   Seeing imperfectly; having weak discernment. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-sister \Half"-sis`ter\ (-s[i^]s`t[~e]r), n.	   A sister by one parent only.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-strained \Half"-strained`\ (h[aum]f"str[=a]nd`), a.	   Half-bred; imperfect. [R.] "A half-strained villain."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-sword \Half"-sword`\ (h[aum]f"s[=o]rd`), n.	   Half the length of a sword; close fight. "At half-sword."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-timbered \Half"-tim`bered\ (h[aum]f"t[i^]m`b[~e]rd), a.	   (Arch.)	   Constructed of a timber frame, having the spaces filled in	   with masonry; -- said of buildings.	   [1913 Webster]
halftime \half"time`\ n.	   an intermission between the first and second half of a game,	   especially a football game. Also used attributively, as the	   halftime entertainment	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Half tone
Half tone \Half tone\, or Half-tone \Half"-tone`\, n.	   1. (Fine Arts) An intermediate or middle tone in a painting,	      engraving, photograph, etc.; a middle tint, neither very	      dark nor very light.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Music) A half step.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A print obtained by the half-tone photo-engraving process.	      [WordNet sense 1]	      [PJC]	   4. the etched plate used to reproduce a half-tone	      illustration. [WordNet sense 4]	   Syn: halftone engraving, photoengraving.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Half-tone \Half"-tone`\ (h[aum]f"t[=o]n`), a.	   Having, consisting of, or pertaining to, half tones; specif.	   (Photo-engraving), pertaining to or designating plates,	   processes, or the pictures made by them, in which gradation	   of tone in the photograph is reproduced by a graduated system	   of dotted and checkered spots, usually nearly invisible to	   the unaided eye, produced by the interposition between the	   camera and the object of a screen. The name alludes to the	   fact that this process was the first that was practically	   successful in reproducing the half tones of the photograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Half-tongue \Half"-tongue`\ (h[aum]f"t[u^]ng`), n. (O. Law)	   A jury, for the trial of a foreigner, composed equally of	   citizens and aliens.	   [1913 Webster] half-track
half-track \half-track\, half-tracked \half-tracked\adj.	   having caterpillar treads on the rear and wheels in front;	   as, half-track armored vehicles.	   Syn: half-track.	        [WordNet 1.5]	half-track \half-track\ n.	   a half-tracked vehicle; -- used mostly of armored military	   vehicles.	   [PJC]
half-truth \half"-truth`\ (h[aum]f"tr[=oo]th), n.; pl.	   {half-truths} (h[aum]f"tr[=oo][th]z)`.	   a partially true statement, especially one intended to	   deceive or mislead.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Halfway \Half"way`\ (h[aum]f"w[=a]`), adv.	   In the middle; at half the distance; imperfectly; partially;	   as, he halfway yielded.	   [1913 Webster]	         Temples proud to meet their gods halfway. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Halfway \Half"way`\, a.	   Equally distant from the extremes; situated at an	   intermediate point; midway; as, at the halfway mark. [WordNet	   sense 1]	   Syn: center(prenominal), middle(prenominal), midway.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. partial. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. including only half or a portion; incomplete; as, halfway	      measures. [WordNet sense 3]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   {Halfway covenant}, a practice among the Congregational	      churches of New England, between 1657 and 1662, of	      permitting baptized persons of moral life and orthodox	      faith to enjoy all the privileges of church membership,	      save the partaking of the Lord's Supper. They were also	      allowed to present their children for baptism.	      [1913 Webster]
halfway house \half"way house`\,	   1. an inn or place of call midway on a journey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A residence for former convicts, persons recovering from	      mental illness, or from drug or alcohol addiction, serving	      as an intermediate environment between total confinement	      and complete freedom, and having structured programs	      designed to ease successful reintegration into society.	      [PJC]
Half-wit \Half"-wit`\ (-w[i^]t`), n.	   A foolish person; a dolt; a blockhead; a dunce. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-witted \Half"-wit`ted\ (-t[e^]d), a.	   Weak in intellect; silly.	   [1913 Webster]
Half-yearly \Half"-year`ly\ (-y[=e]r`l[y^]), a.	   Two in a year; semiannual. -- adv. Twice in a year;	   semiannually.	   [1913 Webster]
Halibut \Hal"i*but\ (h[o^]l"[i^]*b[u^]t; 277), n. [OE. hali holy	   + but, butte, flounder; akin to D. bot, G. butte; cf. D.	   heilbot, G. heilbutt. So named as being eaten on holidays.	   See {Holy}, {Holiday}.] (Zool.)	   A large, northern, marine flatfish ({Hippoglossus vulgaris}),	   of the family {Pleuronectid[ae]}. It often grows very large,	   weighing more than three hundred pounds. It is an important	   food fish. [Written also {holibut}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Halichondriae \Hal`i*chon"dri*[ae]\	   (h[a^]l`[i^]*k[o^]n"dr[i^]*[=e]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "a`ls, "alo`s, sea + cho`ndros cartilage.] (Zool.)	   An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and	   keratose fibers; -- called also {Keratosilicoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Halicore \Hal"i*core\ (h[a^]l"[i^]*k[=o]r; L.	   h[.a]*l[i^]k"[-o]*r[=e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls sea + ko`rh	   maiden.]	   Same as {Dugong}.	   [1913 Webster]
Halidom \Hal"i*dom\ (h[a^]l"[i^]*d[u^]m), n. [AS. h[=a]ligd[=o]m	   holiness, sacrament, sanctuary, relics; h[=a]lig holy +	   -d[=o]m, E. -dom. See {Holy}.]	   1. Holiness; sanctity; sacred oath; sacred things; sanctuary;	      -- used chiefly in oaths. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            So God me help and halidom.           --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            By my halidom, I was fast asleep.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Holy doom; the Last Day. [R.] --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Halieutics \Hal`i*eu"tics\ (-[=u]"t[i^]ks), n. [L. halieuticus	   pertaining to fishing, Gr. "alieytiko`s.]	   A treatise upon fish or the art of fishing; ichthyology.	   [1913 Webster]
Halimas \Hal"i*mas\ (-m[a^]s), a. [See {Hallowmas}.]	   The feast of All Saints; Hallowmas. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Halimodendron \Halimodendron\ n.	   A genus of trees consisting of one species, the salt tree.	   Syn: genus {Halimodendron}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Haliographer \Ha`li*og"ra*pher\ (h[=a]`l[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[~e]r	   or h[a^]l`[i^]-), n.	   One who writes about or describes the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Haliography \Ha`li*og"ra*phy\ (-f[y^]), n. [Gr. "a`ls the sea +	   -graphy.]	   Description of the sea; the science that treats of the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Haliotidae \Haliotidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of mollusks including the {abalone}	   ({Haliotis}).	   Syn: family {Haliotidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Haliotis \Ha`li*o"tis\ (h[=a]`l[i^]*[=o]"t[i^]s or	   h[a^]l`[i^]-), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls sea + o'y^s,	   'wto`s, ear.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine shells; the ear-shells. See {Abalone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haliotoid \Ha"li*o*toid`\ (h[=a]"l[i^]*[-o]*toid` or	   h[a^]l"[i^]-), a. [Haliotis + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus {Haliotis}; ear-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Halisauria \Hal`i*sau"ri*a\ (h[a^]l`[i^]*s[add]"r[i^]*[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, sea + say^ros.] (Paleon.)	   The Enaliosauria.	   [1913 Webster]
Halite \Ha"lite\ (h[=a]"l[imac]t or h[a^]l"[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   "a`ls salt.] (Min.)	   Native salt; sodium chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Halituous \Ha*lit"u*ous\ (h[.a]*l[i^]t"[-u]*[u^]s; 135), a. [L.	   halitus breath, vapor, fr. halare to breathe: cf. F.	   halitueux.]	   Produced by, or like, breath; vaporous. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Halk \Halk\ (h[add]k), n.	   A nook; a corner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hall \Hall\ (h[add]l), n. [OE. halle, hal, AS. heal, heall; akin	   to D. hal, OS. & OHG. halla, G. halle, Icel. h["o]ll, and	   prob. from a root meaning, to hide, conceal, cover. See	   {Hell}, {Helmet}.]	   1. A building or room of considerable size and stateliness,	      used for public purposes; as, Westminster Hall, in London.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) The chief room in a castle or manor house, and in	          early times the only public room, serving as the place	          of gathering for the lord's family with the retainers	          and servants, also for cooking and eating. It was	          often contrasted with the {bower}, which was the	          private or sleeping apartment.	          [1913 Webster]	                Full sooty was her bower and eke her hall.	                                                  --Chaucer.	          Hence, as the entrance from outside was directly into	          the hall:	      (b) A vestibule, entrance room, etc., in the more	          elaborated buildings of later times. Hence:	      (c) Any corridor or passage in a building.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A name given to many manor houses because the magistrate's	      court was held in the hall of his mansion; a chief mansion	      house. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A college in an English university (at Oxford, an	      unendowed college).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The apartment in which English university students dine in	      common; hence, the dinner itself; as, hall is at six	      o'clock.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Cleared passageway in a crowd; -- formerly an exclamation.	      [Obs.] "A hall! a hall!" --B. Jonson.	   Syn: Entry; court; passage. See {Vestibule}.	        [1913 Webster]
Hallage \Hall"age\ (-[asl]j; 48), n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A fee or toll paid for goods sold in a hall. Halleluiah
Halleluiah \Hal`le*lu"iah\, Hallelujah \Hal`le*lu"jah\	   (h[a^]l`l[-e]*l[=u]"y[.a]), n. & interj. [Heb. See	   {Alleluia}.]	   Praise ye Jehovah; praise ye the Lord; -- an exclamation used	   chiefly in songs of praise or thanksgiving to God, and as an	   expression of gratitude or adoration. --Rev. xix. 1 (Rev.	   Ver. )	   [1913 Webster]	         So sung they, and the empyrean rung	         With Hallelujahs.                        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         In those days, as St. Jerome tells us,"any one as he	         walked in the fields, might hear the plowman at his	         hallelujahs."                            --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Hallelujatic \Hal`le*lu*jat"ic\ (-l[-u]*y[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, hallelujahs. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Halliard \Hal"liard\ (h[a^]l"y[~e]rd), n.	   See {Halyard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hallidome \Hal"li*dome\ (h[a^]l"l[i^]*d[=o]m), n.	   Same as {Halidom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hallier \Hal"li*er\ (h[a^]l"l[i^]*[~e]r or h[add]l"y[~e]r), n.	   [From {Hale} to pull.]	   A kind of net for catching birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Hall-mark \Hall"-mark`\ (h[add]l"m[aum]rk`), n.	   1. The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other	      assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver	      articles, attesting their purity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, [figuratively]: A distinguishing characteristic or	      characteristics; as, a word or phrase lacks the hall-mark	      of the best writers.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Halloa \Hal*loa"\ (h[a^]l*l[=o]").	   See {Halloo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Halloo \Hal*loo"\ (h[a^]l*l[=oo]"), n. [Perh. fr. ah + lo; cf.	   AS. eal[=a], G. halloh, F. haler to set (a dog) on. Cf.	   {Hollo}, interj.]	   A loud exclamation; a call to invite attention or to incite a	   person or an animal; a shout.	   [1913 Webster]	         List! List! I hear	         Some far off halloo break the silent air. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Halloo \Hal*loo"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hallooed} (-l[=oo]d");	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Hallooing}.]	   To cry out; to exclaim with a loud voice; to call to a	   person, as by the word halloo.	   [1913 Webster]	         Country folks hallooed and hooted after me. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Halloo \Hal*loo"\, v. t.	   1. To encourage with shouts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old John hallooes his hounds again.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chase with shouts or outcries.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I fly . . . Halloo me like a hare. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To call or shout to; to hail. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Halloo \Hal*loo"\, interj. [OE. halow. See {Halloo}, n.]	   An exclamation to call attention or to encourage one. Now	   mostly replaced by {hello}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hallow \Hal"low\ (h[a^]l"l[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Hallowed}(-l[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hallowing}.] [OE.	   halowen, halwien, halgien, AS. h[=a]lgian, fr. h[=a]lig holy.	   See {Holy}.]	   To make holy; to set apart for holy or religious use; to	   consecrate; to treat or keep as sacred; to reverence.	   "Hallowed be thy name." --Matt. vi. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hallow the Sabbath day, to do no work therein. --Jer.	                                                  xvii. 24.	   [1913 Webster]	         His secret altar touched with hallowed fire. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a larger sense . . . we can not hallow this ground	         [Gettysburg].                            --A. Lincoln.	   [1913 Webster]
hallowed \hallowed\ adj.	   belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine	   power; made holy. Opposite of {unholy}. [Narrower terms:	   {beatified, blessed ; {blessed ; {consecrated, sacred,	   sanctified ] Also See: {consecrated}, {consecrate}, {sacred}.	   Syn: holy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Halloween \Hal`low*een"\ (h[a^]l`l[-o]*[=e]n"), n.	   The evening preceding Allhallows or All Saints' Day (November	   1); also the entire day, October 31. It is often marked by	   parties or celebrations, and sometimes by pranks played by	   young people. [Scot.] --Burns.	   Syn: Hallowe'en, Allhallows Eve.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Hallowmas \Hal"low*mas\ (h[a^]l"l[-o]*m[.a]s), n. [See {Mass}	   the eucharist.]	   The feast of All Saints, or Allhallows.	   [1913 Webster]	         To speak puling, like a beggar at Hallowmas. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Halloysite \Hal*loy"site\ (h[a^]l*loi"s[imac]t), n. [Named after	   Omalius d'Halloy.] (Min.)	   A claylike mineral, occurring in soft, smooth, amorphous	   masses, of a whitish color.	   [1913 Webster] Hallstatt
Hallstatt \Hall"statt\ (h[aum]l"st[aum]t; -sht[aum]t),
Hallstattian \Hall*stat"ti*an\ (h[aum]l*st[aum]t"t[i^]*an), a.	   Of or pertaining to Hallstatt, Austria, or the Hallstatt	   civilization.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Hallstatt civilization} or {Hallstattian civilization}, a	      prehistoric civilization of central Europe, variously	      dated at from 1000 to 1500 b. c. and usually associated	      with the Celtic or Alpine race. It was characterized by	      expert use of bronze, a knowledge of iron, possession of	      domestic animals, agriculture, and artistic skill and	      sentiment in manufacturing pottery, ornaments, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The Hallstattian civilization flourished chiefly in	            Carinthia, southern Germany, Switzerland, Bohemia,	            Silesia, Bosnia, the southeast of France, and	            southern Italy.                       --J. Deniker.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Hallstattian epoch}, the first iron age, represented by the	      {Hallstatt civilization}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hallucal \Hal"lu*cal\ (h[a^]l"l[-u]*kal), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the hallux.	   [1913 Webster]
Hallucinate \Hal*lu"ci*nate\ (h[a^]l*l[=u]"s[i^]*n[=a]t), v. i.	   [L. hallucinatus, alucinatus, p. p. of hallucinari,	   alucinari, to wander in mind, talk idly, dream.]	   1. To wander; to go astray; to err; to blunder; -- used of	      mental processes. [R.] --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To perceive a non-existent object or	      phenomenon; to believe that one is experiencing something	      which in reality does not exist; to experience a	      hallucination[2].	      [PJC]
hallucinate \hal*lu"ci*nate\ (h[a^]l*l[=u]"s[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   To experience (something nonexistent) as an hallucination[2].	   [PJC]
hallucinating \hallucinating\ adj.	   Experiencing hallucinations.	   Syn: delirious.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hallucination \Hal*lu`ci*na"tion\ (-n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   hallucinatio: cf. F. hallucination.]	   1. The act of hallucinating; a wandering of the mind; error;	      mistake; a blunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            This must have been the hallucination of the	            transcriber.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The perception of objects which have no reality, or	      of sensations which have no corresponding external cause,	      arising from disorder of the nervous system, as in	      delirium tremens; delusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hallucinations are always evidence of cerebral	            derangement and are common phenomena of insanity.	                                                  --W. A.	                                                  Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Hallucinator \Hal*lu"ci*na`tor\	   (h[a^]l*l[=u]"s[i^]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.]	   One whose judgment and acts are affected by hallucinations;	   one who errs on account of his hallucinations. --N. Brit.	   Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Hallucinatory \Hal*lu"ci*na*to*ry\ (-n[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Partaking of, having the character of, or tending to produce,	   hallucinations; as, hallucinatory visions.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
hallucinogen \hal*lu"ci*no*gen\ n.	   A substance capable of producing hallucinations when	   ingested; a hallucinogenic substance; as, LSD is a powerful	   hallucinogen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hallucinogenic \hal*lu"ci*no*gen`ic\ adj.	   1. capable of producing hallucinations; as, LSD is a powerful	      hallucinogenic drug.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Hallux \Hal"lux\ (h[a^]l"l[u^]ks), n. [NL., fr. L. hallex,	   allex.] (Anat.)	   The first, or preaxial, digit of the hind limb, corresponding	   to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hind toe	   of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
hallway \hall"way\ n.	   an interior passage or corridor in a building, onto which	   rooms open.	   Syn: hall.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Halm \Halm\ (h[add]m), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Haulm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Halma \Hal"ma\ (h[a^]l"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "a`lma, fr.	   "a`llesqai to leap.] (Greek Antiq.)	   The long jump, with weights in the hands, -- the most	   important of the exercises of the Pentathlon.	   [1913 Webster]	Halma \Hal"ma\ (h[a^]l"m[.a]), n.	   A game played on a board having 256 squares, by two persons	   with 19 men each, or by four with 13 men each, starting from	   different corners and striving to place each his own set of	   men in a corresponding position in the opposite corner by	   moving them or by jumping them over those met in progress.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Halo \Ha"lo\ (h[=a]"l[-o]), n.; pl. {Halos} (-l[=o]z). [L.	   halos, acc. halo, Gr. "a`lws a thrashing floor, also (from	   its round shape) the disk of the sun or moon, and later a	   halo round it; cf. Gr. e'ily`ein to enfold, 'ely`ein to roll	   round, L. volvere, and E. voluble.]	   1. A luminous circle, usually prismatically colored, round	      the sun or moon, and supposed to be caused by the	      refraction of light through crystals of ice in the	      atmosphere. Connected with halos there are often white	      bands, crosses, or arches, resulting from the same	      atmospheric conditions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circle of light; especially, the bright ring represented	      in painting as surrounding the heads of saints and other	      holy persons; a glory; a nimbus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ideal glory investing, or affecting one's perception	      of, an object.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A colored circle around a nipple; an areola.	      [1913 Webster]	Halo \Ha"lo\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Haloed} (-l[=o]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Haloing}.]	   To form, or surround with, a halo; to encircle with, or as	   with, a halo.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fire	         That haloed round his saintly brow.      --Southey.	   [1913 Webster] halobacter
halobacter \halobacter\, halobacterium \halobacterium\n.; pl.	   {halobacteria}, or {halobacters}.	   Any halophilic bacterium of the archaebacteria group,	   expecially of the genera {Halobacterium} and {Halococcus},	   which live in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or	   salt flats.	   Syn: halobacteria, halobacter.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Halocarpus \Halocarpus\ n.	   A genus of dioecious trees or shrubs of New Zealand; similar	   in habit to {Dacrydium}.	   Syn: genus {Halocarpus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Haloed \Ha"loed\ (h[=a]"l[=o]d), a.	   Surrounded with a halo; invested with an ideal glory;	   glorified.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some haloed face bending over me.        --C.	                                                  Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Halogen \Hal"o*gen\ (h[a^]l"[-o]*j[e^]n), n. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s,	   salt + -gen: cf. F. halog[`e]ne.] (Chem.)	   An electro-negative element or radical, which, by combination	   with a metal, forms a haloid salt; especially, chlorine,	   fluorine, bromine, and iodine; sometimes, also cyanogen. See	   {Chlorine family}, under {Chlorine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Halogenous \Ha*log"e*nous\ (h[.a]*l[o^]j"[-e]*n[u^]s), a.	   Of the nature of a halogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Haloid \Ha"loid\ (h[=a]"loid or h[a^]l"oid), a. [Gr. "a`ls,	   "alo`s salt + -oid: cf. F. halo["i]de.] (Chem.)	   Resembling salt; -- said of certain binary compounds	   consisting of a metal united to a negative element or	   radical, and now chiefly applied to the chlorides, bromides,	   iodides, and sometimes also to the fluorides and cyanides. --	   n. A haloid substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Halomancy \Hal"o*man`cy\ (h[a^]l"[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^]), n.	   See {Alomancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Halometer \Ha*lom"e*ter\ (h[.a]*l[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.	   "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the forms and angles of salts and	   crystals; a goniometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Halones \Ha*lo"nes\ (h[.a]*l[=o]"n[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "a`lwn, "a`lwnos, a halo.] (Biol.)	   Alternating transparent and opaque white rings which are seen	   outside the blastoderm, on the surface of the developing egg	   of the hen and other birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Halophyte \Hal"o*phyte\ (h[a^]l"[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Gr. "a`ls,	   "alo`s, salt + fyto`n a plant.] (Bot.)	   A plant found growing in salt marshes, or in the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Haloscope \Ha"lo*scope\ (h[=a]"l[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Halo +	   -scope.]	   An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena	   of halos, parhelia, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Halotrichite \Hal*o*tri"chite\ (h[a^]l*[-o]*tr[imac]"k[imac]t),	   n. [Gr. "a`ls sea + qri`x, tricho`s, hair.] (Min.)	   An iron alum occurring in silky fibrous aggregates of a	   yellowish white color.	   [1913 Webster]
Haloxyline \Ha*lox"y*line\, n. [Gr. "a`ls, "alo`s, salt + xy`lon	   wood.]	   An explosive mixture, consisting of sawdust, charcoal, niter,	   and ferrocyanide of potassium, used as a substitute for	   gunpowder.	   [1913 Webster]
Halp \Halp\ (h[aum]lp), imp. of {Help}.	   Helped. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Halpace \Hal"pace\ (h[a^]l"p[=a]s), n. (Arch.)	   See {Haut pas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hals \Hals\ (h[add]ls), n. [AS. heals; akin to D., G., & Goth.	   hals. See {Collar}.]	   The neck or throat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Do me hangen by the hals.                --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Halse \Halse\ (h[add]ls), v. t. [AS. healsian.]	   1. To embrace about the neck; to salute; to greet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Each other kissed glad	            And lovely halst.                     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adjure; to beseech; to entreat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O dere child, I halse thee,	            In virtue of the Holy Trinity.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Halse \Halse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halsed} (h[add]lst); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Halsing}.] [Cf. {Hawser}.]	   To haul; to hoist. [Obs.] --Grafton	   [1913 Webster]
Halsening \Hal"sen*ing\ (h[add]l"s[e^]n*[i^]ng), a.	   Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough. [Obs.]	   --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Halser \Hals"er\ (h[add]s"[~e]r), n.	   See {Hawser}. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Halt \Halt\ (h[add]lt),	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Hold}, contraction for holdeth.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Halt \Halt\ (h[add]lt), n. [Formerly alt, It. alto, G. halt, fr.	   halten to hold. See {Hold}.]	   A stop in marching or walking, or in any action; arrest of	   progress.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without any halt they marched.           --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Lovers] soon in passion's war contest,	         Yet in their march soon make a halt.     --Davenant.	   [1913 Webster]	Halt \Halt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Halting}.]	   1. To hold one's self from proceeding; to hold up; to cease	      progress; to stop for a longer or shorter period; to come	      to a stop; to stand still.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; to	      hesitate; to be uncertain.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long halt ye between two opinions? --1 Kings	                                                  xviii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	Halt \Halt\ (h[add]lt), v. t. (Mil.)	   To cause to cease marching; to stop; as, the general halted	   his troops for refreshment.	   [1913 Webster]	Halt \Halt\, a. [AS. healt; akin to OS., Dan., & Sw. halt, Icel.	   haltr, halltr, Goth. halts, OHG. halz.]	   Halting or stopping in walking; lame.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bring in hither the poor, and the maimed, and the halt,	         and the blind.                           --Luke xiv.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]	Halt \Halt\, n.	   The act of limping; lameness.	   [1913 Webster]	Halt \Halt\, v. i. [OE. halten, AS. healtian. See {Halt}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To walk lamely; to limp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have an irregular rhythm; to be defective.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blank verse shall halt for it.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Halter \Halt"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who halts or limps; a cripple.	   [1913 Webster]	Halter \Hal"ter\ (h[add]l"t[~e]r), n. [OE. halter, helter,	   helfter, AS. h[ae]lftre; akin to G. halfter, D. halfter,	   halster, and also to E. helve. See {Helve}.]	   A strong strap or cord. Especially:	   (a) A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading	       or tying a horse.	   (b) A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             No man e'er felt the halter draw	             With good opinion of the law.        --Trumbull.	       [1913 Webster]	Halter \Hal"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haltered} (-t[~e]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Haltering}.]	   To tie by the neck with a rope, strap, or halter; to put a	   halter on; to subject to a hangman's halter. "A haltered	   neck." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Halteres \Hal*te"res\ (h[a^]l*t[=e]"r[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Gr. "alth^res weights used in jumping, fr. "a`llesqai to	   leap.] (Zool.)	   Balancers; the rudimentary hind wings of Diptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Halter-sack \Hal"ter-sack`\ (h[add]l"t[~e]r*s[a^]k`), n.	   A term of reproach, implying that one is fit to be hanged.	   [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Haltingly \Halt"ing*ly\ (h[add]lt"[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   In a halting or limping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Halvans \Hal"vans\ (h[a^]l"vanz), n. pl. (Mining)	   Impure ore; dirty ore. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Halve \Hal"ve\ (h[aum]l"ve), n.	   A half. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Halve \Halve\ (h[aum]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Halved}	   (h[aum]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Halving}.] [From {Half}.]	   1. To divide into two equal parts; as, to halve an apple; to	      be or form half of.	      [1913 Webster]	            So far apart their lives are thrown	            From the twin soul that halves their own. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) To join, as two pieces of timber, by cutting away	      each for half its thickness at the joining place, and	      fitting together.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of a hole, match, etc., to reach or play in the same	      number of strokes as an opponent.
Halved \Halved\ (h[aum]vd), a.	   Appearing as if one side, or one half, were cut away;	   dimidiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Halves \Halves\ (h[aum]vz), n.,	   pl. of {Half}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {By halves}, by one half at once; halfway; fragmentarily;	      partially; incompletely.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not believe by halves; either I have faith, or	            I have it not.                        --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To go halves}. See under {Go}.	      [1913 Webster]
Halwe \Hal"we\ (h[aum]l"we), n. [OE., fr. AS. h[=a]lga. See	   {Holy}.]	   A saint. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Halyard \Hal"yard\ (h[a^]l"y[~e]rd), n. [Hale, v. t. + yard.]	   (Naut.)	   A rope or tackle for hoisting or lowering yards, sails,	   flags, etc. [Written also {halliard}, {haulyard}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Halysites \Hal`y*si"tes\ (h[a^]l`[i^]*s[imac]"t[=e]z), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. "a`lysis a chain.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of Silurian fossil corals; the chain corals. See	   {Chain coral}, under {Chain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ham \Ham\ (h[aum]m), n.	   Home. [North of Eng.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ham \Ham\ (h[a^]m), n. [AS. ham; akin to D. ham, dial. G. hamme,	   OHG. hamma. Perh. named from the bend at the ham, and akin to	   E. chamber. Cf. {Gammon} ham.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal	      space; the hock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog	      cured by salting and smoking.	      [1913 Webster]	            A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak	            hams.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Ham \Ham\ (h[a^]m), n.	   1. [Short for {hamfatter}.] a person who performs in a showy	      or exaggerated style; -- used especially of actors. Also	      used attributively, as, a ham actor.	      [PJC]	   2. The licensed operator of an amateur radio station.	      [PJC]	Ham \Ham\ (h[a^]m), v. i. (Theater)	   To act with exaggerated voice and gestures; to overact.	   [PJC]	   {ham it up} to act in a showy fashion or to act so as to	      attract attention; to ham. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Hamadryad \Ham"a*dry`ad\ (h[a^]m"[.a]*dr[imac]`[a^]d), n.; pl.	   E. {Hamadryads} (-[a^]dz), L. {Hamadryades}	   (-dr[imac]"[.a]*d[=e]z). [L. Hamadryas, -adis, Gr.	   "Amadrya`s; "a`ma together + dry^s oak, tree: cf. F.	   hamadryade. See {Same}, and {Tree}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A tree nymph whose life ended with that of	      the particular tree, usually an oak, which had been her	      abode.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large venomous East Indian snake ({Ophiophagus	      bungarus}), allied to the cobras.	      [1913 Webster]
Hamadryas \Ha*ma"dry*as\ (h[.a]*m[=a]"dr[i^]*[a^]s), n. [L., a	   hamadryad. See {Hamadryad}.] (Zool.)	   The sacred baboon of Egypt ({Cynocephalus Hamadryas}).	   [1913 Webster]
Hamal \Ha*mal"\ (h[.a]*m[aum]l"), n. [Written also {hammal},	   {hummaul}, {hamaul}, {khamal}, etc.] [Turk. & Ar. hamm[=a]l,	   fr. Ar. hamala to carry.]	   In Turkey and other Oriental countries, a porter or burden	   bearer; specif., in Western India, a palanquin bearer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hamamelidaceae \Hamamelidaceae\ n.	   A natural family of plants comprising the genera {Hamamelis};	   {Corylopsis}; {Fothergilla}; {Liquidambar}; {Parrotia}; and	   other small genera.	   Syn: family {Hamamelidaceae}, witch-hazel family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hamamelidae \Hamamelidae\ n.	   a group of chiefly woody plants considered among the most	   primitive of angiosperms; they have a perianth poorly	   developed or lacking, and flowers often unisexual and often	   in catkins and often wind pollinated. The group contains 23	   families including the Betulaceae and Fagaceae (includes the	   Amentiferae); sometimes it is classified as a superorder.	   Syn: subclass Hamamelidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hamamelidanthum \Hamamelidanthum\ n.	   A genus of fossil plants of the Oligocene having flowers	   resembling those of the witch hazel; found in Baltic region.	   Syn: genus {Hamamelidanthum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hamamelidoxylon \Hamamelidoxylon\ n.	   A genus of fossil plants having wood identical with or	   similar to that of the witch hazel.	   Syn: genus {Hamamelidoxylon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hamamelis \Ham`a*me"lis\ (h[a^]m`[.a]*m[=e]"l[i^]s), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. "amamhli`s a kind of medlar or service tree; "a`ma at	   the same time + mh^lon an apple, any tree fruit.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants which includes the witch-hazel ({Hamamelis	   Virginica}), a preparation of which is used medicinally.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamate \Ha"mate\ (h[=a]"m[asl]t), a. [L. hamatus, fr. hamus	   hook.]	   Hooked; bent at the end into a hook; hamous.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamated \Ha"ma*ted\ (h[=a]"m[asl]*t[e^]d), a.	   Hooked, or set with hooks; hamate. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamatum \Ha*ma"tum\ (h[.a]*m[=a]"t[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. L.	   hamatus hooked.] (Anat.)	   See {Unciform}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamble \Ham"ble\ (h[a^]m"b'l), v. t. [OE. hamelen to mutilate,	   AS. hamelian; akin to OHG. hamal[=o]n to mutilate, hamal	   mutilated, ham mutilated, Icel. hamla to mutilate. Cf.	   {Hamper} to fetter.]	   To hamstring. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hamburg \Ham"burg\ (-b[^u]rg), n.	   A commercial city of Germany, near the mouth of the Elbe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black Hamburg grape}. See under {Black}.	   {Hamburg edging}, a kind of embroidered work done by	      machinery on cambric or muslin; -- used for trimming.	   {Hamburg lake}, a purplish crimson pigment resembling	      cochineal.	      [1913 Webster]
Hame \Hame\ (h[=a]m), n.	   Home. [Scot. & O. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Hame \Hame\, n. [Scot. haims, hammys, hems, OE. ham; cf. D.	   haam.]	   One of the two curved pieces of wood or metal, in the harness	   of a draught horse, to which the traces are fastened. They	   are fitted upon the collar, or have pads fitting the horse's	   neck attached to them.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamel \Ham"el\ (h[a^]m"[e^]l), v. t. [Obs.]	   Same as {Hamble}.	   [1913 Webster] Hamesecken
Hamesecken \Hame"seck`en\ (h[=a]m"s[e^]k`'n), Hamesucken
\Hame"suck`en\ (-s[u^]k`'n), n. [AS. h[=a]ms[=o]cn. See {Home},	   and {Seek}.] (Scots Law)	   The felonious seeking and invasion of a person in his	   dwelling house. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamfatter \Ham"fat`ter\ (h[a^]m"f[a^]t`t[~e]r), n. [From a negro	   minstrel song called "The ham-fat man."]	   A low-grade actor or performer; a ham. [Theatrical Slang]	   Syn: ham.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.] ham-fisted
ham-fisted \ham-fisted\ ham-handed \ham-handed\adj.	   not skillful in physical movement especially with the hands;	   clumsy; bungling; -- also used metaphorically of actions; as,	   ham-handed governmental interference.	   Syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, handless,	        heavy-handed, left-handed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hamiform \Ha"mi*form\ (h[=a]"m[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. hamus hook +	   -form.]	   Hook-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamilton period \Ham"il*ton pe"ri*od\ (h[a^]m"[i^]l*t[u^]n	   p[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]d). (Geol.)	   A subdivision of the Devonian system of America; -- so named	   from Hamilton, Madison Co., New York. It includes the	   Marcellus, Hamilton, and Genesee epochs or groups. See the	   Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haminoea \Haminoea\ n.	   A common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast	   of North America.	   Syn: genus {Haminoea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Haminura \Ham`i*nu"ra\ (h[a^]m`[i^]*n[=u]"r[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   A large edible river fish ({Erythrinus macrodon}) of Guiana.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamite \Ha"mite\ (h[=a]"m[imac]t), n.[L. hamus hook.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil cephalopod of the genus {Hamites}, related to the	   ammonites, but having the last whorl bent into a hooklike	   form.	   [1913 Webster]	Hamite \Ham"ite\ (h[a^]m"[imac]t), n.	   A descendant of Ham, Noah's second son. See Gen. x. 6-20.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamitic \Ham*it"ic\ (h[a^]m*[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to Ham or his descendants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hamitic languages}, the group of languages spoken mainly in	      the Sahara, Egypt, Galla, and Som[^a]li Land, and supposed	      to be allied to the Semitic. --Keith Johnston.	      [1913 Webster]
Hamlet \Ham"let\ (h[a^]m"l[e^]t), n. [OE. hamelet, OF. hamelet,	   dim. of hamel, F. hameau, LL. hamellum, a dim. of German	   origin; cf. G. heim home. [root]220. See {Home}.]	   A small village; a little cluster of houses in the country.	   [1913 Webster]	         The country wasted, and the hamlets burned. --Dryden.	   Syn: Village; neighborhood. See {Village}.	        [1913 Webster]
Hamleted \Ham"let*ed\, p. a.	   Confined to a hamlet. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammer \Ham"mer\ (h[a^]m"m[~e]r), n. [OE. hamer, AS. hamer,	   hamor; akin to D. hamer, G. & Dan. hammer, Sw. hammare, Icel.	   hamarr, hammer, crag, and perh. to Gr. 'a`kmwn anvil, Skr.	   a[,c]man stone.]	   1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the	      like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron,	      fixed crosswise to a handle.	      [1913 Webster]	            With busy hammers closing rivets up.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something which in form 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 piano, which strikes the wires,	          to produce the tones.	      (c) (Anat.) The malleus. See under {Ear}.	      (d) (Gun.) That part of a gunlock which strikes the	          percussion cap, or firing pin; the cock; formerly,	          however, a piece of steel covering the pan of a	          flintlock musket and struck by the flint of the cock	          to ignite the priming.	      (e) Also, a person or thing that smites or shatters; as,	          St. Augustine was the hammer of heresies.	          [1913 Webster]	                He met the stern legionaries [of Rome] who had	                been the "massive iron hammers" of the whole	                earth.                            --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Athletics) A spherical weight attached to a flexible	      handle and hurled from a mark or ring. The weight of head	      and handle is usually not less than 16 pounds.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Atmospheric hammer}, a dead-stroke hammer in which the	      spring is formed by confined air.	   {Drop hammer}, {Face hammer}, etc. See under {Drop}, {Face},	      etc.	   {Hammer fish}. See {Hammerhead}.	   {Hammer hardening}, the process of hardening metal by	      hammering it when cold.	   {Hammer shell} (Zool.), any species of {Malleus}, a genus of	      marine bivalve shells, allied to the pearl oysters, having	      the wings narrow and elongated, so as to give them a	      hammer-shaped outline; -- called also {hammer oyster}.	   {To bring to the hammer}, to put up at auction.	      [1913 Webster]	Hammer \Ham"mer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hammered} (-m[~e]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hammering}.]	   1. To beat with a hammer; to beat with heavy blows; as, to	      hammer iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or forge with a hammer; to shape by beating.	      "Hammered money." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form in the mind; to shape by hard intellectual labor;	      -- usually with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who was hammering out a penny dialogue. --Jeffry.	      [1913 Webster]	Hammer \Ham"mer\, v. i.	   1. To be busy forming anything; to labor hard as if shaping	      something with a hammer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereon this month I have been hammering. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike repeated blows, literally or figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blood and revenge are hammering in my head. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hammerable \Ham"mer*a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being/formed or shapeo by a hammer. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammer-beam \Ham"mer-beam`\ (-b[=e]m`), n. (Gothic Arch.)	   A member of one description of roof truss, called hammer-beam	   truss, which is so framed as not to have a tiebeam at the top	   of the wall. Each principal has two hammer-beams, which	   occupy the situation, and to some extent serve the purpose,	   of a tiebeam.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammer break \Ham"mer break\ (Elec.)	   An interrupter in which contact is broken by the movement of	   an automatically vibrating hammer between a contact piece and	   an electromagnet, or of a rapidly moving piece mechanically	   driven.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hammercloth \Ham"mer*cloth`\ (-kl[o^]th; 115), n. [Prob. fr. D.	   hemel heaven, canopy, tester (akin to G. himmel, and perh.	   also to E. heaven) + E. cloth; or perh. a corruption of	   hamper cloth.]	   The cloth which covers a coach box.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammer-dressed \Ham"mer-dressed`\ (-dr[e^]st`), a.	   Having the surface roughly shaped or faced with the	   stonecutter's hammer; -- said of building stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammerer \Ham"mer*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who works with a hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammer-harden \Ham"mer-hard`en\ (-h[aum]rd`'n), v. t.	   To harden, as a metal, by hammering it in the cold state.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammerhead \Ham"mer*head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.	   1. (Zool.) A shark of the genus {Sphyrna} or {Zyg[ae]na},	      having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the	      head, which gives it a hammer shape. The {Sphyrna	      zyg[ae]na} is found in the North Atlantic. Called also	      {hammer fish}, and {balance fish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A fresh-water fish; the stone-roller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An African fruit bat ({Hypsignathus monstrosus});	      -- so called from its large blunt nozzle.	      [1913 Webster]
Hammerkop \Ham"mer*kop\ (h[a^]m"m[~e]r*k[o^]p), n. (Zool.)	   A bird of the Heron family; the umber.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammer-less \Ham"mer-less\, a. (Firearms)	   Without a visible hammer; -- said of a gun having a cock or	   striker concealed from sight, and out of the way of an	   accidental touch.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammer lock \Hammer lock\ (Wrestling)	   A hold in which an arm of one contestant is held twisted and	   bent behind his back by his opponent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hammerman \Ham"mer*man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Hammermen} (-men).	   A hammerer; a forgeman.	   [1913 Webster]
hamming \ham"ming\ n.	   poor acting by a ham actor; see {ham}.	   Syn: overacting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hammochrysos \Ham`mo*chry"sos\ (h[a^]m`m[-o]*kr[imac]"s[o^]s),	   n. [L., fr. Gr. "ammo`chrysos; "a`mmos, 'a`mmos, sand +	   chryso`s gold.]	   A stone with spangles of gold color in it.	   [1913 Webster]
Hammock \Ham"mock\ (h[a^]m"m[o^]k), n. [A word of Indian origin:	   cf. Sp. hamaca. Columbus, in the Narrative of his first	   voyage, says: "A great many Indians in canoes came to the	   ship to-day for the purpose of bartering their cotton, and	   hamacas, or nets, in which they sleep."]	   1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas	      about six feet long and three feet wide, suspended by	      clews or cords at the ends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with	      bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land.	      [Southern U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hammock nettings} (Naut.), formerly, nets for stowing	      hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the	      rail, used for that purpose. Hamose
Hamose \Ha*mose"\ (h[asl]*m[=o]s"), Hamous \Ha"mous\	   (h[=a]"m[u^]s), [L. hamus hook.] (Bot.)	   Having the end hooked or curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamper \Ham"per\ (h[a^]m"p[~e]r), n. [Contr. fr. hanaper.]	   A large basket, usually with a cover, used for the packing	   and carrying of articles; as, a hamper of wine; a clothes	   hamper; an oyster hamper, which contains two bushels.	   [1913 Webster]	Hamper \Ham"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hampered} (-p[~e]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hampering}.]	   To put in a hamper.	   [1913 Webster]	Hamper \Ham"per\, v. t. [OE. hamperen, hampren, prob. of the	   same origin as E. hamble.]	   To put a hamper or fetter on; to shackle; to insnare; to	   inveigle; to entangle; hence, to impede in motion or	   progress; to embarrass; to encumber. "Hampered nerves."	   --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lion hampered in a net.                --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         They hamper and entangle our souls.      --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	Hamper \Ham"per\, n. [See {Hamper} to shackle.]	   1. A shackle; a fetter; anything which impedes. --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Articles ordinarily indispensable, but in the way	      at certain times. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Top hamper} (Naut.), unnecessary spars and rigging kept	      aloft.	      [1913 Webster]
Hamshackle \Ham"shac`kle\ (h[a^]m"sh[a^]k`'l), v. t. [Ham +	   shackle.]	   To fasten (an animal) by a rope binding the head to one of	   the fore legs; as, to hamshackle a horse or cow; hence, to	   bind or restrain; to curb.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamster \Ham"ster\ (-st[~e]r), n. [G. hamster.] (Zool.)	   A small European rodent ({Cricetus frumentarius}). It is	   remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under	   the skin, and for its migrations. Hamsters are commonly kept	   as a pets.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hamstring \Ham"string`\ (h[a^]m"str[i^]ng`), n. (Anat.)	   One of the great tendons situated in each side of the ham, or	   space back of the knee, and connected with the muscles of the	   back of the thigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Hamstring \Ham"string`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hamstrung}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Hamstringing}. See {String}.]	   To lame or disable by cutting the tendons of the ham or knee;	   to hough; hence, to cripple; to incapacitate; to disable.	   [1913 Webster]	         So have they hamstrung the valor of the subject by	         seeking to effeminate us all at home.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamular \Ham"u*lar\ (h[a^]m"[-u]*l[~e]r), a.	   Hooked; hooklike; hamate; as, the hamular process of the	   sphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamulate \Ham"u*late\ (-l[asl]t), a.	   Furnished with a small hook; hook-shaped. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamule \Ham"ule\ (-[=u]l), n. [L. hamulus.]	   A little hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamulose \Ham"u*lose`\ (-[-u]*l[=o]s`), a. [L. hamulus, dim. of	   hamus a hook.]	   Bearing a small hook at the end. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hamulus \Ham"u*lus\ (-l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Hamuli} (-l[imac]). [L.,	   a little hook.]	   1. (Anat.) A hook, or hooklike process.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A hooked barbicel of a feather.	      [1913 Webster]
Han \Han\ (h[a^]n), contr. inf. & plural pres. of {Haven}.	   To have; have. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Him thanken all, and thus they han an end. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hanap \Han"ap\ (-[a^]p), n. [F. hanap. See {Hanaper}.]	   A rich goblet, esp. one used on state occasions. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hanaper \Han"a*per\ (-[.a]*p[~e]r), n. [LL. hanaperium a large	   vase, fr. hanapus vase, bowl, cup (whence F. hanap); of	   German origin; cf. OHG. hnapf, G. napf, akin to AS. hn[ae]p	   cup, bowl. Cf. {Hamper}, {Nappy}, n.]	   A kind of basket, usually of wickerwork, and adapted for the	   packing and carrying of articles; a hamper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hanaper office}, an office of the English court of chancery	      in which writs relating to the business of the public, and	      the returns to them, were anciently kept in a hanaper or	      hamper. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Hance \Hance\ (h[.a]ns), v. t. [See {Enhance}.]	   To raise; to elevate. [Obs.] --Lydgate. Hance	Hance \Hance\ (h[a^]ns), Hanch \Hanch\ (h[a^]nch), n. [See	   {Hanse}.]	   1. (Arch.) See {Hanse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A sudden fall or break, as the fall of the fife	      rail down to the gangway.	      [1913 Webster]
Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw.	   hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h["o]nd, Goth. handus, and	   perh. to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.]	   1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in	      man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other	      animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the	      office of, a human hand; as:	      (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or	          any one of the four extremities of a monkey.	      (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute	          hand of a clock.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a	      palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Side; part; direction, either right or left.	      [1913 Webster]	            On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex.	                                                  xxxviii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Protestants were then on the winning hand.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill;	      dexterity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence,	      manner of performance.	      [1913 Webster]	            To change the hand in carrying on the war.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my	            hand.                                 --Judges vi.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or	      competent for special service or duty; a performer more or	      less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand	      at speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dictionary containing a natural history requires	            too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be	            hoped for.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad, or	      running hand. Hence, a signature.	      [1913 Webster]	            I say she never did invent this letter;	            This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some writs require a judge's hand.    --Burril.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction;	      management; -- usually in the plural. "Receiving in hand	      one year's tribute." --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the	            government of Britain.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to	       buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when	       new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the	       producer's hand, or when not new.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Rate; price. [Obs.] "Business is bought at a dear hand,	       where there is small dispatch." --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as:	       (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the	           dealer.	       (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied	           together.	           [1913 Webster]	   13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock,	       which is grasped by the hand in taking aim.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts	         or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the	         hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a	         symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as:	       (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the	           head, which implies thought, and the heart, which	           implies affection. "His hand will be against every	           man." --Gen. xvi. 12.	       (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures.	           "With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you."	           --Ezek. xx. 33.	       (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to	           give the right hand.	       (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the	           hand; to pledge the hand.	           [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or	         without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand;	         as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe:	         used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or	         handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or	         hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand	         loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or	         hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the	         hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or	         hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following	         paragraph are written either as two words or in	         combination.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books,	      papers, parcels, etc.	   {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket.	   {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell.	      --Bacon.	   {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}.	   {Hand car}. See under {Car}.	   {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a	      good position of the hands and arms when playing on the	      piano; a hand guide.	   {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}.	   {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}.	   {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine,	      or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power,	      may be operated by hand.	   {Hand glass}.	       (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of	           plants.	       (b) A small mirror with a handle.	   {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above).	   {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as	      practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology.	   {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}.	   {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest	      money.	   {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank	      turned by hand.	   {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand	      rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt.	   {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple.	   {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand.	   {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or	      weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp.	   {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix.	      9.	   {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or	      canceling papers, envelopes, etc.	   {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico	      ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose	      stamens unite in the form of a hand.	   {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small	      work. --Moxon.	   {Hand work}, or {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as	      distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork.	   {All hands}, everybody; all parties.	   {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every	      direction; generally.	   {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction;	      on any account; on no account. "And therefore at no hand	      consisting with the safety and interests of humility."	      --Jer. Taylor.	   {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above).	   {At hand}.	       (a) Near in time or place; either present and within	           reach, or not far distant. "Your husband is at hand;	           I hear his trumpet." --Shak.	       (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] "Horses hot at	           hand." --Shak.	   {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. "Shall we	      receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive	      evil?" --Job ii. 10.	   {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}.	   {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from	      instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed	      a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand.	   {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of	      dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. "He that	      hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger." --Job	      xvii. 9.	   {From hand to hand}, from one person to another.	   {Hand in hand}.	       (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift.	       (b) Just; fair; equitable.	                 As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand	                 comparison.                      --Shak.	           	   {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	      over hand.	   {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what	      one does. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand	      running.	   {Hands off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling!	      	   {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to	      hand contest. --Dryden.	   {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression.	   {In hand}.	       (a) Paid down. "A considerable reward in hand, and . . .	           a far greater reward hereafter." --Tillotson.	       (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. "Revels . .	           . in hand." --Shak.	       (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction;	           as, he has the business in hand.	   {In one's hand} or {In one's hands}.	       (a) In one's possession or keeping.	       (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my	           hand.	   {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office,	      in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons.	   {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation.	   {Note of hand}, a promissory note.	   {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay,	      hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. "She causeth them to	      be hanged up out of hand." --Spenser.	   {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care.	   {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of	      goods on hand.	   {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management.	   {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish	      ceremony used in swearing.	   {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength.	   {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth.	   {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government.	   {To bear a hand} (Naut.), to give help quickly; to hasten.	   {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false	      pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {To be hand and glove with} or {To be hand in glove with}.	      See under {Glove}.	   {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving.	      	   {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling	      it.	   {To change hand}. See {Change}.	   {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners.	      --Hudibras.	   {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by	      striking the palms of the hands together.	   {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into	      possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday.	   {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.]	            Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them.	                                                  --Baxter.	   {To get one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain	      work; to become accustomed to a particular business.	   {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or	      concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in.	   {To have in hand}.	       (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer.	       (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with.	   {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand all that one can	      do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed	      with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with	      difficulties.	   {To have the (higher) upper hand}, or {To get the (higher)	   upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or	      thing.	   {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already	      prepared. "The work is made to his hands." --Locke.	   {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even	      conditions. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault.	   {To lend a hand}, to give assistance.	   {To lift the hand against}, or {To put forth the hand	   against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill.	   {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other	      necessaries as want compels, without previous provision.	      	   {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit.	   {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8.	   {To put the last hand to} or {To put the finishing hand to},	      to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect.	      	   {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake.	            That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that	            thou settest thine hand to.           --Deut. xxiii.	                                                  20.	   {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one.	   {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety	      for another's debt or good behavior.	   {To take in hand}.	       (a) To attempt or undertake.	       (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand.	   {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in,	      or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash	      one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24.	   {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or	      signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and	      seal of the owner.	      [1913 Webster]	Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), n.	   A gambling game played by American Indians, consisting of	   guessing the whereabouts of bits of ivory or the like, which	   are passed rapidly from hand to hand.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hand \Hand\ (h[a^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Handing}.]	   1. To give, pass, or transmit with the hand; as, he handed	      them the letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lead, guide, or assist with the hand; to conduct; as,	      to hand a lady into a carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To manage; as, I hand my oar. [Obs.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To seize; to lay hands on. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To pledge by the hand; to handfast. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) To furl; -- said of a sail. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hand down}, to transmit in succession, as from father to	      son, or from predecessor to successor; as, fables are	      handed down from age to age; to forward to the proper	      officer (the decision of a higher court); as, the Clerk of	      the Court of Appeals handed down its decision.	   {To hand over}, to yield control of; to surrender; to deliver	      up.	      [1913 Webster]	Hand \Hand\, v. i.	   To cooperate. [Obs.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
handbag \hand"bag`\ n.	   a small bag usually made of cloth, leather or a similar	   imitation material, and often having a strap to permit	   carrying it by slinging it over a shoulder, used by women to	   carry money and small personal items or accessories; as, she	   had to search under the cosmetics, hankies, and medicines in	   her handbag to find a comb.	   Syn: bag, pocketbook, purse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handball \Hand"ball`\ (h[a^]nd"b[add]l`), n.	   1. A small ball, usually made of rubber, thrown or struck	      with the hand in various games.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A game played with such a ball, as by players striking it	      to and fro between them with the hands, or, when played in	      a walled court or against a single wall, striking it in	      turns against a wall, until one side or the other fails to	      return the ball.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Handbarrow \Hand"bar`row\ (h[a^]nd"b[a^]r`r[-o]), n.	   A frame or barrow, without a wheel, carried by hand.	   [1913 Webster]
handbasin \handbasin\ n.	   A small basin used for washing thehands; as, `wash-hand	   basin' is a British term.	   Syn: washbasin, washbowl, lavabo, wash-hand basin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
handbasket \hand"bask*et\ n.	   a container that is usually woven and has handles.	   Syn: basket.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {go to hell in a handbasket} to deteriorate substantially and	      quickly; as, after they lost the contract, the company's	      profits went to hell in a handbasket.	      [PJC]
handbell \handbell\ n.	   a bell that is held in the hand.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Handbill \Hand"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n.	   1. A loose, printed sheet, to be distributed by hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pruning hook. [Usually written {hand bill}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Handbook \Hand"book`\ (-b[oo^]k`), n. [Hand + book; cf. AS.	   handb[=o]c, or G. handbuch.]	   1. A book of reference, to be carried in the hand; a manual;	      a guidebook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book containing reference information for a specific	      field; as, the Handbook of Chemistry.	      [PJC] handbrake
handbrake \hand"brake`\, hand-brake \hand"-brake`\n.	   a brake operated by hand, used to stop a vehicle or keep it	   stationary; it usually operates by a mechanical linkage.	   Syn: handbrake, emergency, emergency brake, parking brake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handbreadth \Hand"breadth`\ (-br[e^]dth`), n.	   A space equal to the breadth of the hand; a palm. --Ex.	   xxxvii. 12.	   Syn: handsbreadth.	        [1913 Webster]
handbuild \handbuild\ v. t.	   to make without a wheel; of pottery.	   Syn: coil.	        [WordNet 1.5]
handcar \handcar\ n.	   a small railroad car propelled by hand or by a small motor.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Handcart \Hand"cart`\, n.	   A cart drawn or pushed by hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Handcloth \Hand"cloth`\ (-kl[o^]th`; 115), n.	   A handkerchief.	   [1913 Webster]
handcolor \handcolor\ v. t.	   to add color to (a black-and-white image) using an instrument	   held in the hand; as, Some old photographs are handcolored.	   Syn: color by hand.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Handcraft \Hand"craft`\ (-kr[.a]ft`), n.	   Same as {Handicraft}.	   [1913 Webster] handcraft
handcraft \hand"craft`\, hand-craft \hand"-craft`\v. t.	   to make (something) by hand.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hand-crafted \hand-crafted\ adj.	   made by hand or by a hand process. Contrasted to	   {machine-made}. [Narrower terms: {camp-made ; {hand-loomed,	   handwoven ; {handsewn, handstitched ; {overhand, oversewn )}]	   Syn: handmade.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handcraftsman \Hand"crafts`man\ (-man), n.; pl. {-men} (-men).	   A handicraftsman.	   [1913 Webster]
Handcuff \Hand"cuff`\ (-k[u^]f`), n. [AS. handcops; hand hand +	   cosp, cops, fetter. The second part was confused with E.	   cuffs,]	   A fastening, consisting of an iron ring around the wrist,	   usually connected by a chain with one on the other wrist; a	   manacle; -- usually in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	Handcuff \Hand"cuff`\ (h[a^]nd"k[u^]f`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Handcuffed} (-k[u^]ft`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handcuffing}.]	   To apply handcuffs to; to manacle. --Hay (1754).	   [1913 Webster]
hand-down \hand-down\ adj.	   same as {hand-me-down}.	   Syn: hand-me-down, secondhand, used.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handed \Hand"ed\, a.	   1. With hands joined; hand in hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Into their inmost bower,	            Handed they went.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a peculiar or characteristic hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            As poisonous tongued as handed.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Handed is used in composition in the sense of having	         (such or so many) hands; as, bloody-handed;	         free-handed; heavy-handed; left-handed; single-handed.	         [1913 Webster]
hander \hand"er\ (h[a^]nd"[~e]r), n.	   One who hands over or transmits; a conveyer in succession.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
handfast \hand"fast`\ (h[a^]nd"f[.a]st`), n.	   1. Hold; grasp [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Custody; power of confining or keeping. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A contract; specifically, an espousal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	handfast \hand"fast`\, a.	   Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	handfast \hand"fast`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {handfasted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {handfasting}.]	   1. To pledge; to bind. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To betroth by joining hands, in order to permit	      cohabitation, before the formal celebration of marriage;	      in some parts of Scotland it was in effect to marry	      provisionally, permitting cohabitation for a year, after	      which the marriage could be formalized or dissolved.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Handfasting was a simple contract of agreement under	         which cohabitation was permitted for a year, at the end	         of which time the contract could be either dissolved or	         made permanent by a formal marriage. Such marriages, at	         first probably not intended to be temporary, are	         supposed to have originated in Scotland from a scarcity	         of clergy, and to have existed at times in other	         countries.	         [Century Dict. 1906.]	handfast \hand"fast`\, a. [G. handfest; hand hand + fest strong.	   See {Fast}.]	   Strong; steadfast.[R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
handfastly \hand"fast`ly\, adv.	   In a handfast or publicly pledged manner. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
handfish \hand"fish`\ (h[a^]nd"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   The frogfish.	   [1913 Webster]
handful \hand"ful\ (h[a^]nd"f[.u]l), n.; pl. {handfuls}	   (h[a^]nd"f[.u]lz). [AS. handfull.]	   1. As much as the hand will grasp or contain. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hand's breadth; four inches. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Knap the tongs together about a handful from the	            bottom.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small quantity or number.	      [1913 Webster]	            This handful of men were tied to very hard duty.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person, task, or situation, which is the most that one	      can manage; as, my two-year-old is a handful.	      [PJC]	   {To have one's handful}, to have one's hands full; to have	      all one can do. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They had their handful to defend themselves from	            firing.                               --Sir. W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
hand-hole \hand"-hole`\ (h[a^]nd"h[=o]l`), n. (Steam Boilers)	   A small hole in a boiler for the insertion of the hand in	   cleaning, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hand-hole plate}, the cover of a hand-hole.	      [1913 Webster]
handicap \hand"i*cap\ (h[a^]n"d[i^]*k[a^]p), n. [From hand in	   cap; -- perh. in reference to an old mode of settling a	   bargain by taking pieces of money from a cap.]	   1. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in	      starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing	      inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other	      hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior	      advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the	      chances of success; as, the handicap was five seconds, or	      ten pounds, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility,	      strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of	      time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize	      the chances of the competitors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An old game at cards. [Obs.] --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a physical or mental disability of the body which makes	      normal human activities more difficult or impossible; as,	      his deformed leg was a major handicap in walking.	      [PJC]	   5. any disadvantage that makes an activity more difficult or	      impossible; as, insufficient capital was a big handicap in	      competing against Microsoft.	      [PJC]
Handicap \Hand"i*cap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handicapped}	   (-k[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handicapping}.]	   To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in	   general, to place at disadvantage; as, the candidate was	   heavily handicapped.	   [1913 Webster]
Handicapper \Hand"i*cap`per\ (-k[a^]p`p[~e]r), n.	   One who determines the conditions of a handicap.	   [1913 Webster]
Handicapped \Hand"i*capped\ (h[a^]nd"[i^]*k[a^]pt), a.	   suffering from a handicap (in senses 4 or 5); disabled; at a	   disadvantage.	   [PJC]
Handicraft \Hand"i*craft\ (h[a^]nd"[i^]*kr[.a]ft), n. [For	   handcraft, influenced by handiwork; AS. handcr[ae]ft.]	   1. A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation;	      handcraft. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who earns his living by handicraft; a	      handicraftsman. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Handicraftsman \Hand"i*crafts`man\ (-kr[.a]fts`man), n.; pl.	   {-men} (-men).	   A man skilled or employed in handcraft. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Handily \Hand"i*ly\ (-[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [See {Handy}.]	   In a handy manner; skillfully; conveniently.	   [1913 Webster]
Handiness \Hand"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being handy.	   [1913 Webster]
Handiron \Hand"i`ron\ (-[imac]`[u^]rn), n.	   See {Andiron}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Handiwork \Hand"i*work`\ (-[i^]*w[^u]rk`), n. [OE. handiwerc,	   AS. handgeweorc; hand hand + geweorc work; prefix ge- +	   weorc. See {Work}.]	   Work done by the hands; hence, any work done personally.	   [1913 Webster]	         The firmament showeth his handiwork.     --Ps. xix. 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Handkercher \Hand"ker*cher\ (h[a^][ng]"k[~e]r*ch[~e]r), n.	   A handkerchief. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Chapman (1654). Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Handkerchief \Hand"ker*chief\ (h[a^][ng]"k[~e]r*ch[i^]f; 277),	   n. [Hand + kerchief.]	   1. A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and	      elegant, carried for wiping the face or hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn	      about the neck; a neckerchief; a neckcloth.	      [1913 Webster]
Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handled}	   (-d'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handling} (-dl[i^]ng).] [OE.	   handlen, AS. handlian; akin to D. handelen to trade, G.	   handeln. See {Hand}.]	   1. To touch; to feel with the hand; to use or hold with the	      hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh.	                                                  --Luke xxiv.	                                                  39.	      [1913 Webster]	            About his altar, handling holy things. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manage in using, as a spade or a musket; to wield;	      often, to manage skillfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            That fellow handles his bow like a crowkeeper.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To accustom to the hand; to work upon, or take care of,	      with the hands.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hardness of the winters forces the breeders to	            house and handle their colts six months every year.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To receive and transfer; to have pass through one's hands;	      hence, to buy and sell; as, a merchant handles a variety	      of goods, or a large stock.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deal with; to make a business of.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that handle the law knew me not. --Jer. ii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To treat; to use, well or ill.	      [1913 Webster]	            How wert thou handled being prisoner? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To manage; to control; to practice skill upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall see how I will handle her.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To use or manage in writing or speaking; to treat, as a	      theme, an argument, or an objection.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will handle what persons are apt to envy others.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To handle without gloves}. See under {Glove}. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Handle \Han"dle\ (h[a^]n"d'l), v. i.	   To use the hands.	   [1913 Webster]	         They have hands, but they handle not.    --Ps. cxv. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	Handle \Han"dle\, n. [AS. handle. See {Hand}.]	   1. That part of vessels, instruments, etc., which is held in	      the hand when used or moved, as the haft of a sword, the	      knob of a door, the bail of a kettle, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That of which use is made; the instrument for effecting a	      purpose; a tool. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give a handle}, to furnish an occasion or means.	      [1913 Webster]
Handleable \Han"dle*a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being handled.	   [1913 Webster]
handlebar \han"dle*bar`\ n.	   The curved bar connected by a shaft to the front wheel of a	   bicycle or motorcycle, positioned nearly horizontally in	   front of the rider's seat, designed to be gripped by the	   rider while riding, and used to steer the vehicle. Usually	   used in the plural; as, don't let go of the handlbars.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
handled \handled\ adj.	   fitted with or having having a handle; as, a handled	   magnifying glass is easier to use. Opposite of {handleless}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
-handled \-handled\ suff.	   having a usually specified type of handle; as, a	   pearl-handled revolver; a long-handled shovel.	   [WordNet 1.5]
handleless \handleless\ adj.	   having no handle; as, sleek cabinets with apparently	   handleless doors. Opposite of {handled}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
handler \handler\ n.	   1. one who trains or exhibits animals.	   Syn: animal trainer.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. someone in charge of training an athlete (especially a	      boxer) or a team.	   Note: The term is used sometimes sarcastically of political	         consultants: "the president's handlers".	   Syn: coach, manager.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Handless \Hand"less\ (h[a^]nd"l[e^]s), a.	   Without a hand. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
handline \handline\ n.	   a fishing line managed principally by hand.	   Syn: hand line.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handling \Han"dling\ (h[a^]n"dl[i^]ng), n. [AS. handlung.]	   1. A touching, controlling, managing, using, etc., with the	      hand or hands, or as with the hands. See {Handle}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavens and your fair handling	            Have made you master of the field this day.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Drawing, Painting, etc.) The mode of using the pencil or	      brush, etc.; style of touch. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
handlock \handlock\ n.	   a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist, usually	   used in pairs; a handcuff.	   Syn: handcuffs, handcuff, cuffs, cuff, manacle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hand-loomed \hand-loomed\ adj.	   Woven on a handloom; -- of fabrics, rugs, or carpets.	   Syn: handwoven.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Handmade \Hand"made`\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`), a.	   Manufactured by hand; as, handmade shoes. Contrasted with	   {machine-made}. Handmaid
Handmaid \Hand"maid`\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`), Handmaiden
\Hand"maid`en\ (h[a^]nd"m[=a]d`'n), n.	   A maid that waits at hand; a female servant or attendant.	   [WordNet sense 2]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Something or someone serving in a subordinate position;	      as, theology should be the handmaiden of ethics. [WordNet	      sense 1]	   Syn: handmaid, servant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hand-me-down \hand-me-down\ adj.	   1. obtained or used after prior use by another person.	   Note: the term hand-me-down is often used of clothing	         previously worn by older family members. The term may	         also be used metaphorically of ideas.	   Syn: hand-down, secondhand, used.	        [WordNet 1.5]	hand-me-down \hand-me-down\ n.	   An outgrown garment given to one person after use by another;	   -- usually transferred between members of a family or close	   friends; as, because she was the youngest of four girls, the	   clothes she wore were always hand-me-downs.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
handoff \handoff\ n. (Football)	   A football play in which one player hands the ball to a	   teammate.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hand-operated \hand-operated\ adj.	   1. requiring hand manipulation for operation; not automatic	      or machine-driven; as, a hand-operated winch. Opposite of	      {automatic} or {powered}.	   Syn: non-automatic.	        [WordNet 1.5] handout
handout \hand"out\, hand-out \hand"-out\n.	   1. money or an object given in or as in a charitable gesture;	      -- also used of government disbursements to individuals	      for welfare; as, government hand-outs to welfare clients.	      [PJC]	   2. a printed circular distributed gratis, usually for	      political or advertising purposes.	      [PJC]	   3. a printed statement distributed, usually to the news	      media.	      [PJC]
handover \handover\ n.	   The act of relinquishing property or authority etc. to	   another; as, the handover of occupied territory to the	   original posssessors; the handover of power from the military	   back to the civilian authorities.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hand-picked \hand-picked\ adj.	   carefully selected; as, a hand-picked jury; the company's	   president groomed his hand-picked successor.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
handrail \hand"rail`\ n.	   a rail[1] at the side of staircase or balcony to prevent	   people from falling; -- shaped so as to be conveniently	   gripped with the hand; as, please hold onto the handrail when	   crossing the walkway.	   Syn: bannister, banister, balustrade, balusters.	        [WordNet 1.5]
handrest \hand"rest`\ n.	   a support for the hand.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hands \hands\ n.	   1. a person's power or discretionary action; as, my fate is	      in your hands.	   Syn: custody.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The force of workers available; as, all hands on deck.	   Syn: work force, manpower, men.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              A dictionary containing a natural history requires	              too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to	              be hoped for.                       --Locke.
Handsaw \Hand"saw`\ (h[a^]nd"s[add]`) n.	   A saw used with one hand.	   [1913 Webster]
handsbreadth \handsbreadth\ n.	   any unit of length based on the breadth of the human hand.	   Syn: handbreath.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handsel \Hand"sel\ (h[a^]nd"s[e^]l), n. [Written also {hansel}.]	   [OE. handsal, hansal, hansel, AS. handselena giving into	   hands, or more prob. fr. Icel. handsal; hand hand + sal sale,	   bargain; akin to AS. sellan to give, deliver. See {Sell},	   {Sale}. ]	   1. A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another;	      especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the	      first of a series, and regarded as an omen for the rest; a	      first installment; an earnest; as the first money received	      for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money	      taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a	      young woman on her wedding day, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their first good handsel of breath in this world.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our present tears here, not our present laughter,	            Are but the handsels of our joys hereafter.	                                                  --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Price; payment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Handsel Monday}, the first Monday of the new year, when	      handsels or presents are given to servants, children, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Handsel \Hand"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Handseled} or	   {Handselled} (h[a^]nd"s[e^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Handseling}	   or {Handselling}.] [Written also hansel.] [OE handsellen,	   hansellen; cf. Icel. hadsala, handselja. See {Handsel}, n.]	   1. To give a handsel to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use or do for the first time, esp. so as to make	      fortunate or unfortunate; to try experimentally.	      [1913 Webster]	            No contrivance of our body, but some good man in	            Scripture hath handseled it with prayer. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
handset \handset\ n. (Electronics)	   The mouthpiece and earpiece of a communications device	   mounted on a single handle; as, when the telephone rings,	   pick up the handset.	   Syn: French telephone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
handsewn \handsewn\ adj.	   sewn by hand rather than machine.	   Syn: handstitched.	        [WordNet 1.5]
handstand \handstand\ n.	   The gymnastic act of supporting oneself by one's hands alone	   in an upside down position; as, to do handstands for	   exercise.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Handsome \Hand"some\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m; 277), a. [Compar.	   {Handsomer} (-[~e]r); superl. {Handsomest}.] [Hand + -some.	   It at first meant, dexterous; cf. D. handzaam dexterous,	   ready, limber, manageable, and E. handy.]	   1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; -- applied	      to things as persons. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That they [engines of war] be both easy to be	            carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was	            first invented for him.               --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a	      pleasing appearance or expression; attractive; having	      symmetry and dignity; comely; -- expressing more than	      pretty, and less than beautiful; as, a handsome man or	      woman; a handsome garment, house, tree, horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suitable or fit in action; marked with propriety and ease;	      graceful; becoming; appropriate; as, a handsome style,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Easiness and handsome address in writing. --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Evincing a becoming generosity or nobleness of character;	      liberal; generous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Handsome is as handsome does.         --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Ample; moderately large.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . accumulated a handsome sum of money. --V.	                                                  Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To do the handsome thing}, to act liberally. [Colloq.]	   Syn: {Handsome}, {Pretty}.	   Usage: Pretty applies to things comparatively small, which	          please by their delicacy and grace; as, a pretty girl,	          a pretty flower, a pretty cottage. Handsome rises	          higher, and is applied to objects on a larger scale.	          We admire what is handsome, we are pleased with what	          is pretty. The word is connected with hand, and has	          thus acquired the idea of training, cultivation,	          symmetry, and proportion, which enters so largely into	          our conception of handsome. Thus Drayton makes mention	          of handsome players, meaning those who are well	          trained; and hence we speak of a man's having a	          handsome address, which is the result of culture; of a	          handsome horse or dog, which implies well proportioned	          limbs; of a handsome face, to which, among other	          qualities, the idea of proportion and a graceful	          contour are essential; of a handsome tree, and a	          handsome house or villa. So, from this idea of	          proportion or suitableness, we have, with a different	          application, the expressions, a handsome fortune, a	          handsome offer.	          [1913 Webster]	Handsome \Hand"some\, v. t.	   To render handsome. [Obs.] --Donne	   [1913 Webster]
Handsomely \Hand"some*ly\, adv.	   1. In a handsome manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Carefully; in shipshape style.	      [1913 Webster]
Handsomeness \Hand"some*ness\, n.	   The quality of being handsome.	   [1913 Webster]	         Handsomeness is the mere animal excellence, beauty the	         mere imaginative.                        --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Handspike \Hand"spike`\ (h[a^]nd"sp[imac]k`), n.	   A bar or lever, generally of wood, used in a windlass or	   capstan, for heaving anchor, and, in modified forms, for	   various purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Handspring \Hand"spring`\ (-spr[i^]ng), n.	   A somersault made with the assistance of the hands placed	   upon the ground.	   [1913 Webster]
handstitched \handstitched\ adj.	   same as {handsewn}.	   Syn: handsewn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hand-tight \Hand"-tight`\ (-t[imac]t`), a.	   As tight as can be made by the hand; as, to tighten the nut	   hand-tight. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
hand-to-hand \hand-to-hand\ adj.	   close to one's adversary; -- of combat; as, hand-to-hand	   fighting.	   Syn: at close quarters(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
handwash \handwash\ v.	   to wash by hand, launder by hand; -- contrasted to	   {machine-wash}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
handwear \handwear\ n.	   clothing for the hands, especially gloves.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Handwheel \Hand"wheel`\ (-hw[=e]l), n. (Mach.)	   Any wheel worked by hand; esp., one the rim of which serves	   as the handle by which a valve, car brake, or other part is	   adjusted.	   [1913 Webster]
Hand-winged \Hand"-winged`\ (h[a^]nd"w[i^]ngd`), a. (Zool.)	   Having wings that are like hands in the structure and	   arrangement of their bones; -- said of bats. See	   {Cheiroptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
handwoven \handwoven\ adj.	   same as {hand-loomed; as, a handwoven tablecloth}.	   Syn: hand-loomed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handwriting \Hand"writ`ing\ (-r[imac]t"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The cast or form of writing peculiar to each hand or	      person; chirography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is written by hand; manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The handwriting on the wall}, a doom pronounced; an omen of	      disaster. --Dan. v. 5.	      [1913 Webster] handwritten
handwritten \handwritten\, hand-written \hand-written\adj.	   written by hand.	   Syn: handwritten.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Handy \Hand"y\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Handier}	   (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Handiest}.] [OE. hendi, AS. hendig	   (in comp.), fr. hand hand; akin to D. handig, Goth. handugs	   clever, wise.]	   1. Performed by the hand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To draw up and come to handy strokes. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Skillful in using the hand; dexterous; ready; adroit.	      "Each is handy in his way." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ready to the hand; near; also, suited to the use of the	      hand; convenient; valuable for reference or use; as, my	      tools are handy; a handy volume.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) Easily managed; obedient to the helm; -- said of a	      vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Handy-dandy \Hand"y-dan`dy\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*d[a^]n`d[y^]), n.	   A child's play, one child guessing in which closed hand the	   other holds some small object, winning the object if right	   and forfeiting an equivalent if wrong; hence, forfeit.	   --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Handyfight \Hand"y*fight`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*f[imac]t`), n.	   A fight with the hands; boxing. "Pollux loves handyfights."	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Handygripe \Hand"y*gripe`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*gr[imac]p`), n.	   Seizure by, or grasp of, the hand; also, close quarters in	   fighting. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Handystroke \Hand"y*stroke`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*str[=o]k`), n.	   A blow with the hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Handywork \Hand"y*work`\ (h[a^]nd"[y^]*w[^u]rk`), n.	   See {Handiwork}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hang \Hang\ (h[a^]ng), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hanged} (h[a^]ngd)	   or {Hung} (h[u^]ng); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hanging}.	   Usage: The use of hanged is preferable to that of hung, when	          reference is had to death or execution by suspension,	          and it is also more common.] [OE. hangen, hongien, v.	          t. & i., AS. hangian, v. i., fr. h[=o]n, v. t. (imp.	          heng, p. p. hongen); akin to OS. hang[=o]n, v. i., D.	          hangen, v. t. & i., G. hangen, v. i, h[aum]ngen, v.	          t., Icel. hanga, v. i., Goth. h[=a]han, v. t. (imp.	          ha['i]hah), h[=a]han, v. i. (imp. hahaida), and perh.	          to L. cunctari to delay. [root]37. ]	   1. To suspend; to fasten to some elevated point without	      support from below; -- often used with up or out; as, to	      hang a coat on a hook; to hang up a sign; to hang out a	      banner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten in a manner which will allow of free motion upon	      the point or points of suspension; -- said of a pendulum,	      a swing, a door, gate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fit properly, as at a proper angle (a part of an	      implement that is swung in using), as a scythe to its	      snath, or an ax to its helve. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put to death by suspending by the neck; -- a form of	      capital punishment; as, to hang a murderer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cover, decorate, or furnish by hanging pictures,	      trophies, drapery, and the like, or by covering with paper	      hangings; -- said of a wall, a room, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hung be the heavens with black.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hung thy holy roofs with savage spoils.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To paste, as paper hangings, on the walls of a room.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To hold or bear in a suspended or inclined manner or	      position instead of erect; to droop; as, he hung his head	      in shame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cowslips wan that hang the pensive head. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To prevent from reaching a decision, esp. by refusing to	      join in a verdict that must be unanimous; as, one	      obstinate juror can hang a jury.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To hang down}, to let fall below the proper position; to	      bend down; to decline; as, to hang down the head, or,	      elliptically, to hang the head.	   {To hang fire} (Mil.), to be slow in communicating fire	      through the vent to the charge; as, the gun hangs fire;	      hence, to hesitate, to hold back as if in suspense.	      [1913 Webster]	Hang \Hang\, v. i.	   1. To be suspended or fastened to some elevated point without	      support from below; to dangle; to float; to rest; to	      remain; to stay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be fastened in such a manner as to allow of free motion	      on the point or points of suspension.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To die or be put to death by suspension from the neck.	      [R.] "Sir Balaam hangs." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hold for support; to depend; to cling; -- usually with	      on or upon; as, this question hangs on a single point.	      "Two infants hanging on her neck." --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be, or be like, a suspended weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Life hangs upon me, and becomes a burden. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To hover; to impend; to appear threateningly; -- usually	      with over; as, evils hang over the country.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To lean or incline; to incline downward.	      [1913 Webster]	            To decide which way hung the victory. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His neck obliquely o'er his shoulder hung. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To slope down; as, hanging grounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To be undetermined or uncertain; to be in suspense; to	      linger; to be delayed.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noble stroke he lifted high,	            Which hung not, but so swift with tempest fell	            On the proud crest of Satan.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Of a ball: To rebound	       unexpectedly or unusually slowly, due to backward spin on	       the ball or imperfections of ground.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. (Baseball) to fail to curve, break, or drop as intended;	       -- said of pitches, such as curve balls or sliders.	       [PJC]	   12. (Computers) to cease to operate normally and remain	       suspended in some state without performing useful work;	       -- said of computer programs, computers, or individual	       processes within a program; as, when using Windows 3.1,	       my system would hang and need rebooting several times a	       day.	   Note: this situation could be caused by bugs within an	         operating system or within a program, or	         incompatibility between programs or between programs	         and the hardware.	         [PJC]	   {To hang around}, to loiter idly about.	   {To hang back}, to hesitate; to falter; to be reluctant. "If	      any one among you hangs back." --Jowett (Thucyd.).	   {To hang by the eyelids}.	       (a) To hang by a very slight hold or tenure.	       (b) To be in an unfinished condition; to be left	           incomplete.	   {To hang in doubt}, to be in suspense.	   {To hang on} (with the emphasis on the preposition), to keep	      hold; to hold fast; to stick; to be persistent, as a	      disease.	   {To hang on the lips} {To hang on the words}, etc., to be	      charmed by eloquence.	   {To hang out}.	       (a) To be hung out so as to be displayed; to project.	       (b) To be unyielding; as, the juryman hangs out against	           an agreement; to hold out. [Colloq.]	       (c) to loiter or lounge around a particular place; as,	           teenageers tend to hang out at the mall these days.	           	   {To hang over}.	       (a) To project at the top.	       (b) To impend over.	   {To hang to}, to cling.	   {To hang together}.	       (a) To remain united; to stand by one another. "We are	           all of a piece; we hang together." --Dryden.	       (b) To be self-consistent; as, the story does not hang	           together. [Colloq.]	   {To hang upon}.	       (a) To regard with passionate affection.	       (b) (Mil.) To hover around; as, to hang upon the flanks	           of a retreating enemy.	           [1913 Webster]	Hang \Hang\, n.	   1. The manner in which one part or thing hangs upon, or is	      connected with, another; as, the hang of a scythe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Connection; arrangement; plan; as, the hang of a	      discourse. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sharp or steep declivity or slope. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To get the hang of}, to learn the method or arrangement of;	      hence, to become accustomed to. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
hangar \hang"ar\ n.	   a large building at an airport where aircraft can be stored	   and maintained.	   Syn: airdock, repair shed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hangbird \Hang"bird`\ (h[a^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)	   The Baltimore oriole ({Icterus galbula}); -- so called	   because its nest is suspended from the limb of a tree. See	   {Baltimore oriole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hang-by \Hang"-by`\ (-b[imac]`), n.; pl. {Hang-bies}	   (-b[imac]z`).	   A dependent; a hanger-on; -- so called in contempt. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hangdog \Hang"dog`\ (-d[o^]g`), n.	   A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.	   [1913 Webster]	Hangdog \Hang"dog`\, a.	   Low; sneaking; ashamed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poor colonel went out of the room with a hangdog	         look.                                    --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hanger \Hang"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who hangs, or causes to be hanged; a hangman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That by which a thing is suspended. Especially:	      (a) A strap hung to the girdle, by which a dagger or sword	          is suspended.	      (b) (Mach.) A part that suspends a journal box in which	          shafting runs. See Illust. of {Countershaft}.	      (c) A bridle iron.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which hangs or is suspended, as a sword worn at the	      side; especially, in the 18th century, a short, curved	      sword.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A steep, wooded declivity. [Eng.] --Gilbert White.	      [1913 Webster]
Hanger-on \Hang"er-on`\ (-[o^]n`), n.; pl. {Hangers-on}	   (-[~e]rz-[o^]n`).	   One who hangs on, or sticks to, a person, place, or service;	   a dependent; one who adheres to others' society longer than	   he is wanted. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Hanging \Hang"ing\, a.	   1. Requiring, deserving, or foreboding death by the halter.	      "What a hanging face!" --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suspended from above; pendent; as, hanging shelves.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adapted for sustaining a hanging object; as, the hanging	      post of a gate, the post which holds the hinges.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hanging compass}, a compass suspended so that the card may	      be read from beneath.	   {Hanging garden}, a garden sustained at an artificial	      elevation by any means, as by the terraces at Babylon.	   {Hanging indentation}. See under {Indentation}.	   {Hanging rail} (Arch.), that rail of a door or casement to	      which hinges are attached.	   {Hanging side} (Mining), the overhanging side of an inclined	      or hading vein.	   {Hanging sleeves}.	      (a) Strips of the same stuff as the gown, hanging down the	          back from the shoulders.	      (b) Loose, flowing sleeves.	   {Hanging stile}. (Arch.)	      (a) That stile of a door to which hinges are secured.	      (b) That upright of a window frame to which casements are	          hinged, or in which the pulleys for sash windows are	          fastened.	   {Hanging wall} (Mining), the upper wall of inclined vein, or	      that which hangs over the miner's head when working in the	      vein.	      [1913 Webster]	Hanging \Hang"ing\, n.	   1. The act of suspending anything; the state of being	      suspended.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Death by suspension; execution by a halter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is hung as lining or drapery for the walls of a	      room, as tapestry, paper, etc., or to cover or drape a	      door or window; -- used chiefly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now purple hangings clothe the palace walls.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Hangman \Hang"man\ (h[a^]ng"man), n.; pl. {Hangmen} (-men).	   One who hangs another; esp., one who makes a business of	   hanging; a public executioner; -- sometimes used as a term of	   reproach, without reference to office. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hangmanship \Hang"man*ship\, n.	   The office or character of a hangman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hangnail \Hang"nail`\ (-n[=a]l`), n. [A corruption of agnail.]	   A small piece or sliver of skin which hangs loose, near the	   root of a finger nail. --Holloway.	   [1913 Webster]
Hangnest \Hang"nest`\ (-n[e^]st`), n.	   1. A nest that hangs like a bag or pocket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bird which builds such a nest; a hangbird.	      [1913 Webster]
hangover \hangover\ n.	   1. An unpleasant feeling, such as a headache, occurring as an	      aftereffect from the use of drugs (especially alcohol).	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. an official who remains in office after his term.	   Syn: holdover.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hank \Hank\ (h[a^][ng]k), n. [Cf. Dan. hank handle, Sw. hank a	   band or tie, Icel. hanki hasp, clasp, h["o]nk, hangr, hank,	   coil, skein, G. henkel, henk, handle; all probably akin to E.	   hang. See {Hang}.]	   1. A parcel consisting of two or more skeins of yarn or	      thread tied together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rope or withe for fastening a gate. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hold; influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the devil hath got such a hank over him. --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A ring or eye of rope, wood, or iron, attached to	      the edge of a sail and running on a stay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Wrestling) A throw in which a wrestler turns his left	      side to his opponent, twines his left leg about his	      opponent's right leg from the inside, and throws him	      backward.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hank \Hank\, v. t.	   1. [OE. hanken.] To fasten with a rope, as a gate. [Prov.	      Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into hanks.	      [1913 Webster]
Hanker \Han"ker\ (h[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Hankered} (-k[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hankering}.] [Prob.	   fr. hang; cf. D. hunkeren, hengelen.]	   1. To long (for) with a keen appetite and uneasiness; to have	      a vehement desire; -- usually with for or after; as, to	      hanker after fruit; to hanker after the diversions of the	      town. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was hankering to join his friend.  --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To linger in expectation or with desire. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Hankeringly \Han"ker*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a hankering manner.	   [1913 Webster] Hankey-pankey
Hankey-pankey \Han"key-pan"key\, Hankey-pank
\Han"key-pank`\(h[a^][ng]"k[y^]*p[a^][ng]"k[y^]), n. [Cf.	   {Hocus-pocus}.] [Also spelled {hanky-panky}.]	   1. Professional cant; the chatter of conjurers to divert	      attention from their tricks; hence, jugglery. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Illegal or unethical behavior, usually surreptitious; as,	      the boss got suspicious when profits seemed lower than	      expected, and hired an investigator to see if any	      hankey-pankey was going on. [Informal]	      [PJC]	   3. Extramarital sexual relations, especially adultery.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
hankie \hankie\ n.	   Same as {handkerchief}.	   Syn: handkerchief, hanky, hankey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hanky \hanky\ n.	   Same as {handkerchief}.	   Syn: handkerchief, hankie, hankey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hanover \Hanover\ n.	   the English royal house that reigned from 1714 to 1901.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hanoverian \Han`o*ve"ri*an\ (h[a^]n`[-o]*v[=e]"r[i^]*an), a.	   Of or pertaining to Hanover or its people, or to the House of	   Hanover in England.	   [1913 Webster]	Hanoverian \Han`o*ve"ri*an\, n.	   A native or naturalized inhabitant of Hanover; one of the	   House of Hanover.	   [1913 Webster]
Hansa \Han"sa\ (h[a^]n"s[.a]), n.	   See 2d {Hanse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hansard \Han"sard\ (-s[~e]rd), n.	   An official report of proceedings in the British Parliament;	   -- so called from the name of the publishers.	   [1913 Webster]	Hansard \Han"sard\, n.	   A merchant of one of the Hanse towns. See the Note under 2d	   {Hanse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hanse \Hanse\ (h[a^]ns), n. [Cf. F. anse handle, anse de panier	   surbased arch, flat arch, vault, and E. haunch hip.] (Arch.)	   That part of an elliptical or many-centered arch which has	   the shorter radius and immediately adjoins the impost.	   [1913 Webster]	Hanse \Hanse\, n. [G. hanse, or F. hanse (from German), OHG. &	   Goth. hansa; akin to AS. h[=o]s band, troop.]	   An association; a league or confederacy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hanse towns} (Hist.), certain commercial cities in Germany	      which associated themselves for the protection and	      enlarging of their commerce. The confederacy, called also	      {Hansa} and {Hanseatic league}, held its first diet in	      1260, and was maintained for nearly four hundred years. At	      one time the league comprised eighty-five cities. Its	      remnants, L["u]beck, Hamburg, and Bremen, are {free	      cities}, and are still frequently called Hanse towns.	      [1913 Webster]
Hanseatic \Han`se*at"ic\ (h[a^]n`s[-e]*[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to the Hanse towns, or to their confederacy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hanseatic league}. See under 2d {Hanse}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hansel \Han"sel\ (h[a^]n"s[e^]l), n. & v.	   See {Handsel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hanselines \Han"sel*ines\ (h[aum]n"sel*[imac]nz), n.	   A sort of breeches. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Hansom
Hansom \Han"som\ (h[a^]n"s[u^]m), n., Hansom cab \Han"som cab`\	   (k[a^]b`). [From the name of the inventor.]	   A light, low, two-wheeled covered carriage with the driver's	   seat elevated behind, the reins being passed over the top.	   [1913 Webster]	         He hailed a cruising hansom . . . " 'Tis the gondola of	         London," said Lothair.                   --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Han't \Han't\ (h[=a]nt; in England, h[aum]nt).	   A contraction of have not, or has not, used in illiterate	   speech. In the United States the commoner spelling is	   {hain't}.	   [1913 Webster] Hanukka
Hanukka \Ha"nuk*ka\, or Hanukkah \Ha"nuk*kah\, n. [Heb.	   khanukk[=a]h.]	   The Jewish Feast of the Dedication, instituted by Judas	   Maccab[ae]us, his brothers, and the whole congregation of	   Israel, in 165 b. c., to commemorate the dedication of the	   new altar set up at the purification of the temple of	   Jerusalem to replace the altar which had been polluted by	   Antiochus Epiphanes of Syria (--1 Maccabees i. 58, iv. 59).	   The feast, which is mentioned in John x. 22, is held for	   eight days (beginning with the 25th day of Kislev,	   corresponding to December), and is celebrated everywhere,	   chiefly as a festival of lights, by the Jews. [Also spelled	   {Chanuka}.]	   Syn: Chanukah, Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, Feast	        of the Dedication.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hanuman \Han"u*man\ (h[.a]n"[.u]*man), n.	   See {Hoonoomaun}.	   [1913 Webster]
haoma \haoma\ n.	   A leafless East Indian vine ({Sarcostemma acidum}); its sour	   milky juice was formerly used to make an intoxicating drink.	   Syn: soma, {Sarcostemma acidum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hap \Hap\ (h[a^]p), v. t. [OE. happen.]	   To clothe; to wrap.	   [1913 Webster]	         The surgeon happed her up carefully.     --Dr. J.	                                                  Brown.	   [1913 Webster]	Hap \Hap\, n. [Cf. {Hap} to clothe.]	   A cloak or plaid. [O. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Hap \Hap\, n. [Icel. happ unexpected good luck. [root]39.]	   That which happens or comes suddenly or unexpectedly; also,	   the manner of occurrence or taking place; chance; fortune;	   accident; casual event; fate; luck; lot. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether art it was or heedless hap.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cursed be good haps, and cursed be they that build	         Their hopes on haps.                     --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         Loving goes by haps:	         Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Hap \Hap\, v. i. [OE. happen. See {Hap} chance, and cf.	   {Happen}.]	   To happen; to befall; to chance. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sends word of all that haps in Tyre.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ha'penny \Ha'"pen*ny\ (h[=a]"p[e^]n*n[y^]), n.	   A half-penny.	   [1913 Webster]
Haphazard \Hap"haz`ard\ (h[a^]p"h[a^]z`[~e]rd or	   h[a^]p`h[a^]z"[~e]rd), n. [Hap + hazard.]	   Extra hazard; chance; accident; random.	   [1913 Webster]	         We take our principles at haphazard, upon trust.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
haphazard \hap"haz`ard\ (h[a^]p"h[a^]z`[~e]rd or	   h[a^]p`h[a^]z"[~e]rd), a.	   Determined by chance, whimsy, or guesswork; unplanned;	   aimless; random; -- used mostly of human actions.	   [PJC]
Haphtarah \Haph*ta"rah\, n.; pl. {-taroth}. [Heb.	   hapht[=a]r[=a]h, prop., valedictory, fr. p[=a]tar to depart.]	   One of the lessons from the Nebiim (or Prophets) read in the	   Jewish synagogue on Sabbaths, feast days, fasts, and the	   ninth of Ab, at the end of the service, after the parashoth,	   or lessons from the Law. Such a practice is evidenced in Luke	   iv.17 and Acts xiii.15.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hapless \Hap"less\ (h[a^]p"l[e^]s), a.	   Without hap or luck; luckless; unfortunate; unlucky; unhappy;	   as, hapless youth; hapless maid. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Haplessly \Hap"less*ly\, adv.	   In a hapless, unlucky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Haploid \Hap"loid\ (h[a^]p"loid), a. [NL., fr. Gr. "aplo`os	   simple.] (Biol.)	   having half the number of chromosomes normally present in	   somatic cells; having only one chromosome of each type, and	   therefore having only one complete set of genes; Contrasted	   with {diploid} and {polyploid}. See also {diploid}.	   Note: The germ cells of animals, the ovum and sperm cells,	         are haploid, whereas the somatic cells are diploid.	         Haploid variants of somatic cells may also be generated	         under certain conditions in the laboratory.	         [PJC]
Haplomi \Ha*plo"mi\ (h[.a]*pl[=o]"m[imac]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "aplo`os simple + 'w^mos shoulder.] (Zool.)	   An order of freshwater fishes, including the true pikes,	   cyprinodonts, and blindfishes.	   [1913 Webster]
haplosporidian \haplosporidian\ n.	   A parasite in invertebrates and lower vertebrates of no known	   economic importance.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Haplostemonous \Hap`lo*stem"o*nous\	   (h[a^]p`l[-o]*st[e^]m"[-o]*n[u^]s), a. [Gr. "aplo`os simple +	   sth`mwn a thread.] (Bot.)	   Having but one series of stamens, and that equal in number to	   the proper number of petals; isostemonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Haply \Hap"ly\ (h[a^]p"l[y^]), adv.	   By hap, chance, luck, or accident; perhaps; it may be.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest haply ye be found even to fight against God.	                                                  --Acts v. 39.	   [1913 Webster]
Happed \Happed\ (h[a^]pt), p. a. [From 1st {Hap}.]	   Wrapped; covered; cloaked. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All happed with flowers in the green wood were. --Hogg.	   [1913 Webster]
Happen \Hap"pen\ (h[a^]p"p'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Happened}	   (-p'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Happening}.] [OE. happenen, hapnen.	   See {Hap} to happen.]	   1. To come by chance; to come without previous expectation;	      to fall out.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall no evil happen to the just. --Prov. xii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take place; to occur.	      [1913 Webster]	            All these things which had happened.  --Luke xxiv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To happen on}, to meet with; to fall or light upon. "I have	      happened on some other accounts." --Graunt.	   {To happen in}, to make a casual call. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
happening \happening\ n.	   1. something that happens; an occurrence; an event.	   Syn: occurrence, natural event.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Specifically: An event that is particularly interesting,	      noteworthy, or important.	      [PJC]	   3. An artistic or entertainment event that is unconventional,	      sometimes discontinuous, designed to evoke strong	      emotions, and sometimes involving participation by the	      audience.	      [PJC]
Happily \Hap"pi*ly\ (h[a^]p"p[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Happy}.]	   1. By chance; peradventure; haply. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By good fortune; fortunately; luckily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preferred by conquest, happily o'erthrown. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a happy manner or state; in happy circumstances; as, he	      lived happily with his wife.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. With address or dexterity; gracefully; felicitously; in a	      manner to insure success; with success.	      [1913 Webster]	            Formed by thy converse, happily to steer	            From grave to gay, from lively to severe. --Pope.	   Syn: Fortunately; luckily; successfully; prosperously;	        contentedly; dexterously; felicitously.	        [1913 Webster]
Happiness \Hap"pi*ness\, n. [From {Happy}.]	   1. Good luck; good fortune; prosperity.	      [1913 Webster]	            All happiness bechance to thee in Milan! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agreeable feeling or condition of the soul arising from	      good fortune or propitious happening of any kind; the	      possession of those circumstances or that state of being	      which is attended with enjoyment; the state of being	      happy; contentment; joyful satisfaction; felicity;	      blessedness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fortuitous elegance; unstudied grace; -- used especially	      of language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some beauties yet no precepts can declare,	            For there's a happiness, as well as care. --Pope.	   Syn: {Happiness}, {Felicity}, {Blessedness}, {Bliss}.	   Usage: Happiness is generic, and is applied to almost every	          kind of enjoyment except that of the animal appetites;	          felicity is a more formal word, and is used more	          sparingly in the same general sense, but with elevated	          associations; blessedness is applied to the most	          refined enjoyment arising from the purest social,	          benevolent, and religious affections; bliss denotes	          still more exalted delight, and is applied more	          appropriately to the joy anticipated in heaven.	          [1913 Webster]	                O happiness! our being's end and aim! --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                Others in virtue place felicity,	                But virtue joined with riches and long life;	                In corporal pleasures he, and careless ease.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                His overthrow heaped happiness upon him;	                For then, and not till then, he felt himself,	                And found the blessedness of being little.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]
Happy \Hap"py\ (h[a^]p"p[y^]), a. [Compar. {Happier}	   (-p[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Happiest}.] [From {Hap} chance.]	   1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate;	      successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy	      expedient; a happy effort; a happy venture; a happy omen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chymists have been more happy in finding experiments	            than the causes of them.              --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Experiencing the effect of favorable fortune; having the	      feeling arising from the consciousness of well-being or of	      enjoyment; enjoying good of any kind, as peace,	      tranquillity, comfort; contented; joyous; as, happy hours,	      happy thoughts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy is that people, whose God is the Lord. --Ps.	                                                  cxliv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            The learned is happy Nature to explore,	            The fool is happy that he knows no more. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dexterous; ready; apt; felicitous.	      [1913 Webster]	            One gentleman is happy at a reply, another excels in	            a in a rejoinder.                     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Happy family}, a collection of animals of different and	      hostile propensities living peaceably together in one	      cage. Used ironically of conventional alliances of persons	      who are in fact mutually repugnant.	   {Happy-go-lucky}, trusting to hap or luck; improvident;	      easy-going. "Happy-go-lucky carelessness." --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]
haptic \haptic\ adj.	   relating to or based on the sense of touch.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hapuku \Ha*pu"ku\ (h[.a]*p[=oo]"k[=oo]), n. (Zool.)	   A large and valuable food fish ({Polyprion prognathus}) of	   New Zealand. It sometimes weighs one hundred pounds or more.	   [1913 Webster]
Haquebut \Haque"but\ (h[a^]k"b[u^]t), n.	   See {Hagbut}.	   [1913 Webster] n.	   1. (Japan) suicide by self-disembowlment on a sword.	   Syn: harikari.	        [WordNet 1.5] harakiri
harakiri \ha"ra*ki`ri\, hara-kiri
\ha"ra-ki`ri\(h[add]"r[add]*k[=e]`r[i^]), n. [Jap., stomach	   cutting.]	   A ritual form of suicide, by slashing the abdomen, formerly	   practiced in Japan, and commanded by the government in the	   cases of disgraced officials; disembowelment; -- also	   written, but incorrectly, {hari-kari}. --W. E. Griffis.	   [1913 Webster]
hari-kari \ha"ri-ka`ri\	   An incorrect but common spelling and pronunciation of	   {hara-kiri}.	   [PJC]
Harangue \Ha*rangue"\ (h[.a]*r[a^]ng"), n. [F. harangue: cf. Sp.	   arenga, It. aringa; lit., a speech before a multitude or on	   the hustings, It. aringo arena, hustings, pulpit; all fr.	   OHG. hring ring, anything round, ring of people, G. ring. See	   {Ring}.]	   A speech addressed to a large public assembly; a popular	   oration; a loud address to a multitude; in a bad sense, a	   noisy or pompous speech; declamation; ranting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gray-headed men and grave, with warriors mixed,	         Assemble, and harangues are heard.       --Milton.	   Syn: {Harangue}, {Speech}, {Oration}.	   Usage: Speech is generic; an oration is an elaborate and	          rhetorical speech; an harangue is a vehement appeal to	          the passions, or a noisy, disputatious address. A	          general makes an harangue to his troops on the eve of	          a battle; a demagogue harangues the populace on the	          subject of their wrongs.	          [1913 Webster]	Harangue \Ha*rangue"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harangued}	   (h[.a]*r[a^]ngd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Haranguing}.] [Cf. F.	   haranguer, It. aringare.]	   To make an harangue; to declaim.	   [1913 Webster]	Harangue \Ha*rangue"\, v. t.	   To address by an harangue.	   [1913 Webster]
Harangueful \Ha*rangue"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.	   Full of harangue.	   [1913 Webster]
Haranguer \Ha*rang"uer\ (h[.a]*r[a^]ng"[~e]r), n.	   One who harangues, or is fond of haranguing; a declaimer.	   [1913 Webster]	         With them join'd all th' haranguers of the throng,	         That thought to get preferment by the tongue. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Harass \Har"ass\ (h[a^]r"as or h[.a]*r[a^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Harassed} (h[a^]r"ast or h[.a]*r[a^]st"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Harassing}.] [F. harasser; cf. OF. harace a basket made of	   cords, harace, harasse,a very heavy and large shield; or	   harer to set (a dog) on.]	   To fatigue; to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts;	   esp., to weary by importunity, teasing, or fretting; to cause	   to endure excessive burdens or anxieties; -- sometimes	   followed by out.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Troops] harassed with a long and wearisome march.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nature oppressed and harass'd out with care. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vext with lawyers and harass'd with debt. --Tennyson.	   Syn: To weary; jade; tire; perplex; distress; tease; worry;	        disquiet; chafe; gall; annoy; irritate; plague; vex;	        molest; trouble; disturb; torment.	        [1913 Webster]	Harass \Har"ass\, n.	   1. Devastation; waste. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worry; harassment. [R.] --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
harassed \harassed\ (h[a^]r"ast or h[.a]*r[a^]st"), adj.	   troubled persistently, especially with petty annoyances; as,	   harassed working mothers.	   Syn: annoyed, harried, pestered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Harasser \Har"ass*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who harasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Harassment \Har"ass*ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of harassing, or state of being harassed; worry;	   annoyance; anxiety.	   [1913 Webster]	         Little harassments which I am led to suspect do	         occasionally molest the most fortunate.  --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Harberous \Har"ber*ous\ (h[add]r"b[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   Harborous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A bishop must be faultless, the husband of one wife,	         honestly appareled, harberous.           --Tyndale (1	                                                  Tim. iii. 2).	   [1913 Webster]
Harbinger \Har"bin*ger\ (h[add]r"b[i^]n*j[~e]r), n. [OE.	   herbergeour, OF. herbergeor one who provides lodging, fr.	   herbergier to provide lodging, F. h['e]berger, OF. herberge	   lodging, inn, F. auberge; of German origin. See {Harbor}.]	   1. One who provides lodgings; especially, the officer of the	      English royal household who formerly preceded the court	      when traveling, to provide and prepare lodgings. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A forerunner; a precursor; a messenger.	      [1913 Webster]	            I knew by these harbingers who were coming.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Harbinger \Har"bin*ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harbingered}	   (h[add]r"b[i^]n*j[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harbingering}.]	   To usher in; to be a harbinger of. "Thus did the star of	   religious freedom harbinger the day." --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), n. [Written also {harbour}.]	   [OE. herbor, herberwe, herberge, Icel. herbergi (cf. OHG.	   heriberga), orig., a shelter for soldiers; herr army + bjarga	   to save, help, defend; akin to AS. here army, G. heer, OHG.	   heri, Goth. harjis, and AS. beorgan to save, shelter, defend,	   G. bergen. See {Harry}, {2d Bury}, and cf. {Harbinger}.]	   1. A station for rest and entertainment; a place of security	      and comfort; a refuge; a shelter.	      [1913 Webster]	            [A grove] fair harbour that them seems. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specif.: A lodging place; an inn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astrol.) The mansion of a heavenly body. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A portion of a sea, a lake, or other large body of water,	      either landlocked or artificially protected so as to be a	      place of safety for vessels in stormy weather; a port or	      haven.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Glass Works) A mixing box for materials.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harbor dues} (Naut.), fees paid for the use of a harbor.	   {Harbor seal} (Zool.), the common seal.	   {Harbor watch}, a watch set when a vessel is in port; an	      anchor watch.	      [1913 Webster]	Harbor \Har"bor\ (h[aum]r"b[~e]r), v. t. [Written also	   {harbour}.] [imp. & p. p. {Harbored} (-b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Harboring}.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf.	   Icel. herbergja. See {Harbor}, n.]	   To afford lodging to; to entertain as a guest; to shelter; to	   receive; to give a refuge to; to indulge or cherish (a	   thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought); as, to harbor a	   grudge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Any place that harbors men.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bare suspicion made it treason to harbor the person	         suspected.                               --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let not your gentle breast harbor one thought of	         outrage.                                 --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]	Harbor \Har"bor\, v. i.	   To lodge, or abide for a time; to take shelter, as in a	   harbor.	   [1913 Webster]	         For this night let's harbor here in York. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Harborage \Har"bor*age\ (-[asl]j), n.	   Shelter; entertainment.[R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Where can I get me harborage for the night? --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Harborer \Har"bor*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, harbors.	   [1913 Webster]	         Geneva was . . . a harborer of exiles for religion.	                                                  --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Harborless \Har"bor*less\, a.	   Without a harbor; shelterless.	   [1913 Webster]
Harbor master \Har"bor mas`ter\ (m[.a]s`t[~e]r).	   An officer charged with the duty of executing the regulations	   respecting the use of a harbor. Harborough
Harborough \Har"bor*ough\ (-[-o]), Harbrough \Har"brough\	   (-br[-o]), n. [See {Harbor}.]	   A shelter. [Obs.]. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Harborous \Har"bor*ous\ (-b[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   Hospitable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hard \Hard\ (h[aum]rd), a. [Compar. {Harder} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Hardest}.] [OE. hard, heard, AS. heard; akin to OS. & D.	   hard, G. hart, OHG. herti, harti, Icel. har[eth]r, Dan.	   haard, Sw. h[*a]rd, Goth. hardus, Gr. kraty`s strong,	   ka`rtos, kra`tos, strength, and also to E. -ard, as in	   coward, drunkard, -crat, -cracy in autocrat, democracy; cf.	   Skr. kratu strength, k[.r] to do, make. Cf. {Hardy}.]	   1. Not easily penetrated, cut, or separated into parts; not	      yielding to pressure; firm; solid; compact; -- applied to	      material bodies, and opposed to {soft}; as, hard wood;	      hard flesh; a hard apple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Difficult, mentally or judicially; not easily apprehended,	      decided, or resolved; as a hard problem.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hard causes they brought unto Moses. --Ex.	                                                  xviii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	            In which are some things hard to be understood. --2	                                                  Peter iii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Difficult to accomplish; full of obstacles; laborious;	      fatiguing; arduous; as, a hard task; a disease hard to	      cure.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Difficult to resist or control; powerful.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stag was too hard for the horse.  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            A power which will be always too hard for them.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Difficult to bear or endure; not easy to put up with or	      consent to; hence, severe; rigorous; oppressive;	      distressing; unjust; grasping; as, a hard lot; hard times;	      hard fare; a hard winter; hard conditions or terms.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never could drive a hard bargain.   --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Difficult to please or influence; stern; unyielding;	      obdurate; unsympathetic; unfeeling; cruel; as, a hard	      master; a hard heart; hard words; a hard character.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not easy or agreeable to the taste; harsh; stiff; rigid;	      ungraceful; repelling; as, a hard style.	      [1913 Webster]	            Figures harder than even the marble itself.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Rough; acid; sour, as liquors; as, hard cider.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Pron.) Abrupt or explosive in utterance; not aspirated,	      sibilated, or pronounced with a gradual change of the	      organs from one position to another; -- said of certain	      consonants, as c in came, and g in go, as distinguished	      from the same letters in center, general, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Wanting softness or smoothness of utterance; harsh; as, a	       hard tone.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Painting)	       (a) Rigid in the drawing or distribution of the figures;	           formal; lacking grace of composition.	       (b) Having disagreeable and abrupt contrasts in the	           coloring or light and shade.	           [1913 Webster]	   {Hard cancer}, {Hard case}, etc. See under {Cancer}, {Case},	      etc.	   {Hard clam}, or {Hard-shelled clam} (Zool.), the quahog.	   {Hard coal}, anthracite, as distinguished from {bituminous	      coal} ({soft coal}).	   {Hard and fast}. (Naut.) See under {Fast}.	   {Hard finish} (Arch.), a smooth finishing coat of hard fine	      plaster applied to the surface of rough plastering.	   {Hard lines}, hardship; difficult conditions.	   {Hard money}, coin or specie, as distinguished from paper	      money.	   {Hard oyster} (Zool.), the northern native oyster. [Local, U.	      S.]	   {Hard pan}, the hard stratum of earth lying beneath the soil;	      hence, figuratively, the firm, substantial, fundamental	      part or quality of anything; as, the hard pan of	      character, of a matter in dispute, etc. See {Pan}.	   {Hard rubber}. See under {Rubber}.	   {Hard solder}. See under {Solder}.	   {Hard water}, water, which contains lime or some mineral	      substance rendering it unfit for washing. See {Hardness},	      3.	   {Hard wood}, wood of a solid or hard texture; as walnut, oak,	      ash, box, and the like, in distinction from pine, poplar,	      hemlock, etc.	   {In hard condition}, in excellent condition for racing;	      having firm muscles; -- said of race horses.	   Syn: Solid; arduous; powerful; trying; unyielding; stubborn;	        stern; flinty; unfeeling; harsh; difficult; severe;	        obdurate; rigid. See {Solid}, and {Arduous}.	        [1913 Webster]	Hard \Hard\, adv. [OE. harde, AS. hearde.]	   1. With pressure; with urgency; hence, diligently; earnestly.	      [1913 Webster]	            And prayed so hard for mercy from the prince.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            My father	            Is hard at study; pray now, rest yourself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With difficulty; as, the vehicle moves hard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Uneasily; vexatiously; slowly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. So as to raise difficulties. "The question is hard set."	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. With tension or strain of the powers; violently; with	      force; tempestuously; vehemently; vigorously;	      energetically; as, to press, to blow, to rain hard; hence,	      rapidly; nimbly; as, to run hard.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Close or near.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. --Acts	                                                  xviii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hard by}, {near by}; close at hand; not far off. "Hard by a	      cottage chimney smokes." --Milton.	   {Hard pushed}, {Hard run}, greatly pressed; as, he was hard	      pushed or hard run for time, money, etc. [Colloq.]	   {Hard up}, closely pressed by want or necessity; without	      money or resources; as, hard up for amusements. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hard in nautical language is often joined to words of	         command to the helmsman, denoting that the order should	         be carried out with the utmost energy, or that the helm	         should be put, in the direction indicated, to the	         extreme limit, as, Hard aport! Hard astarboard! Hard	         alee! Hard aweather! Hard up!	         Hard is also often used in composition with a	         participle; as, hard-baked; hard-earned; hard-featured;	         hard-working; hard-won.	         [1913 Webster]	Hard \Hard\ (h[aum]rd), v. t.	   To harden; to make hard. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hard \Hard\, n.	   A ford or passage across a river or swamp.	   [1913 Webster]
hard-and-fast \hard-and-fast\ adj.	   invariable; firmly established; as, hard-and-fast	   regulations.	   Syn: strict.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hardass \hard"ass\ n.	   A person who strictly enforces rules and regulations. [vulgar	   slang]	   [PJC] hardcover	   hardbacked	   hardback
hardback \hard"back`\, hardbacked \hard"backed`\, hardcover
\hard"cov*er\ hard-bound \hard"-bound`\adj.	   Having rigid front and back covers, usually boards covered	   with paper, cloth, or leather; -- of books. Contrasted with	   {softcover} and {paperback}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hardback \hard"back`\ n.	   A book with cardboard or cloth or leather covers; a hardcover	   book. Compare {paperback}.	   Syn: hardcover.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hardbake \Hard"bake`\ (-b[=a]k`), n.	   A sweetmeat of boiled brown sugar or molasses made with	   almonds, and flavored with orange or lemon juice, etc.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
hard-baked \hard-baked\ adj.	   baked until hard.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hardbeam \Hard"beam`\ (-b[=e]m`), n. (Bot.)	   A tree of the genus {Carpinus}, of compact, horny texture;	   hornbeam.	   [1913 Webster] hard-bitten
hard-bitten \hard-bitten\ hard-boiled \hard-boiled\adj.	   not given to sentimentality or gentleness; -- of people; as,	   a hard-bitten character.	   Syn: pugnacious, tough.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hardboard \hard"board`\ n.	   a cheap hard material made from wood chips that are pressed	   together and bound with synthetic resin to form sheets, used	   in construction and various other purposes; -- called also	   {particle board} and {chipboard}.	   Syn: chipboard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hard-boiled \hard-boiled\ adj.	   1. same as {hard-bitten}.	   Syn: hard-bitten, pugnacious.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. emotionally hardened; -- used of persons.	   Syn: callous, case-hardened, hardened.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. cooked until the yolk is solid; -- used of eggs; as, a	      breakfast of pancakes and hard-boiled eggs.	      [WordNet 1.5]
hardbound \hardbound\ adj.	   same as {hardback}; -- used of books.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hardcover \hard"cov*er\ n. & a.	   Same as {hardback} n. and a.	   Syn: hardback.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Harden \Hard"en\ (h[aum]rd"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hardened}	   (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hardening} (-'n*[i^]ng).] [OE.	   hardnen, hardenen.]	   1. To make hard or harder; to make firm or compact; to	      indurate; as, to harden clay or iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 not your heart." --Ps. xcv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would harden myself in sorrow.      --Job vi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Harden \Hard"en\, v. i.	   1. To become hard or harder; to acquire solidity, or more	      compactness; as, mortar hardens by drying.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deliberate judgment of those who knew him [A.	            Lincoln] has hardened into tradition. --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become confirmed or strengthened, in either a good or a	      bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, hardened more by what might most reclaim.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Hardenbergia \Hardenbergia\ prop. n.	   A small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet	   flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia.	   Syn: genus {Hardenbergia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hardened \Hard"ened\ (-'nd), a.	   1. Made hard, or harder, or compact; made unfeeling or	      callous; made obstinate or obdurate; confirmed in error or	      vice.	   2. Rendered resistant to the effects of nearby explosions;	      as, a hardened missile silo; hardened warhead electronics.	      [PJC]	   3. Experienced and inured to hardship; as, hardened combat	      troops.	      [PJC]	   4. Strongly habituated to a certain type of behavior, and	      unlikely to change; as, a hardened criminal. Usually used	      only of behavior perceived negatively.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Impenetrable; hard; obdurate; callous; unfeeling;	        unsusceptible; insensible. See {Obdurate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Hardener \Hard"en*er\ (-'n*[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, hardens; specif., one who tempers	   tools.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardening \Hard"en*ing\, n.	   1. Making hard or harder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which hardens, as a material used for converting the	      surface of iron into steel.	      [1913 Webster]
Harder \Har"der\ (h[aum]r"d[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   A South African mullet, salted for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Harderian \Har*de"ri*an\ (h[aum]r*d[=e]"r[i^]*an), a. (Anat.)	   A term applied to a lachrymal gland on the inner side of the	   orbit of many animals which have a third eyelid, or	   nictitating membrane. See {Nictitating membrane}, under	   {Nictitate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-favored \Hard"-fa`vored\ (h[aum]rd"f[=a]`v[~e]rd), a.	   Hard-featured; ill-looking; as, Vulcan was hard-favored.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-favoredness \Hard"-fa`vored*ness\, n.	   Coarseness of features.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-featured \Hard"-fea`tured\ (-f[=e]`t[-u]rd; 135), a.	   Having coarse, unattractive or stern features. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardfern \Hard"fern`\ (-f[~e]rn`), n. (Bot.)	   A species of fern ({Lomaria borealis}), growing in Europe and	   Northwestern America.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-fisted \Hard"-fist`ed\ (-f[i^]st`[e^]d), a.	   1. Having hard or strong hands; as, a hard-fisted laborer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Close-fisted; covetous; niggardly. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
hard-fought \hard"-fought`\ (-f[add]t`), a.	   Vigorously contested by both opponents; -- of contests; as, a	   hard-fought battle; a hard-fought primary election.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hard grass \Hard" grass`\ (gr[.a]s`). (Bot.)	   A name given to several different grasses, especially to the	   {Roltb["o]llia incurvata}, and to the species of {Aegilops},	   from one of which it is contended that wheat has been	   derived.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardhack \Hard"hack`\ (-h[a^]k`), n. (Bot.)	   A very astringent shrub ({Spir[ae]a tomentosa}), common in	   pastures. The {Potentilla fruticosa} is also called by this	   name.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-handed \Hard"-hand`ed\ (-h[a^]nd`[e^]d), a.	   Having hard hands, as a manual laborer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hard-handed men that work in Athens here. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardhead \Hard"head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.	   1. Clash or collision of heads in contest. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The menhaden. See {Menhaden}. [Local, U. S.]	      (b) Block's gurnard ({Trigla gurnardus}) of Europe.	      (c) A California salmon; the steelhead.	      (d) The gray whale. See {Gray whale}, under {Gray}.	      (e) A coarse American commercial sponge ({Spongia dura}).	          [1913 Webster] hardheaded
hardheaded \hard"head`ed\, hard-headed \hard"-head`ed\, a.	   Having sound judgment; sagacious; shrewd; practical and	   pragmatic. -- {Hard"-head`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-hearted \Hard"-heart`ed\ (-h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a.	   Unsympathetic; inexorable; cruel; pitiless. --	   {Hard"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
hard-hitting \hard-hitting\ adj.	   1. characterized by or full of force and vigor; forceful; as,	      a hard-hitting expose.	   Syn: trenchant, vigorous.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. aggressive; as, a hard-hitting advertising campaign.	      Opposite of {unaggressive}.	   Syn: high-pressure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hardihead \Har"di*head\ (h[aum]r"d[i^]*h[e^]d), n.	   Hardihood. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hardihood \Har"di*hood\ (h[aum]r"d[i^]*h[oo^]d), n. [Hardy +	   -hood.]	   Boldness, united with firmness and constancy of mind;	   bravery; intrepidity; also, audaciousness; impudence.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bound of graceful hardihood.           --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the society of numbers which gives hardihood to	         iniquity.                                --Buckminster.	   Syn: Intrepidity; courage; pluck; resolution; stoutness;	        audacity; effrontery; impudence.	        [1913 Webster]
Hardily \Har"di*ly\, adv.	   1. Same as {Hardly}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Boldly; stoutly; resolutely. --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Hardiment \Har"di*ment\ (-ment), n. [OF. hardement. See	   {Hardy}.]	   Hardihood; boldness; courage; energetic action. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Changing hardiment with great Glendower. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardiness \Har"di*ness\ (-d[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   1. Capability of endurance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hardihood; boldness; firmness; assurance. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plenty and peace breeds cowards; Hardness ever	            Of hardiness is mother.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who were not yet grown to the hardiness of	            avowing the contempt of the king.     --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hardship; fatigue. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Hardish \Hard"ish\ (h[aum]rd"[i^]sh), a.	   Somewhat hard.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-labored \Hard"-la`bored\ (h[aum]rd"l[=a]`b[~e]rd), a.	   Wrought with severe labor; elaborate; studied. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardly \Hard"ly\ (h[aum]rd"l[y^]), adv. [AS. heardlice. See	   {Hard}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In a hard or difficult manner; with difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Recovering hardly what he lost before. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unwillingly; grudgingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The House of Peers gave so hardly their consent.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Scarcely; barely; not quite; not wholly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hardly shall you find any one so bad, but he desires	            the credit of being thought good.     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Severely; harshly; roughly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has in many things been hardly used. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Confidently; hardily. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Certainly; surely; indeed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
hardly ever \hard"ly ev"er\ (h[aum]rd"l[y^] [e^]v"[~e]r), adv.	   Seldom; rarely; almost never.	   [PJC]
Hard-mouthed \Hard"-mouthed`\ (-mou[th]d`), a.	   Not sensible to the bit; not easily governed; as, a	   hard-mouthed horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardness \Hard"ness\, n. [AS. heardness.]	   1. The quality or state of being hard, literally or	      figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The habit of authority also had given his manners	            some peremptory hardness.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) The cohesion of the particles on the surface of a	      body, determined by its capacity to scratch another, or be	      itself scratched; -- measured among minerals on a scale of	      which diamond and talc form the extremes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The peculiar quality exhibited by water which has	      mineral salts dissolved in it. Such water forms an	      insoluble compound with soap, and is hence unfit for	      washing purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This quality is caused by the presence of calcium	         carbonate, causing temporary hardness which can be	         removed by boiling, or by calcium sulphate, causing	         permanent hardness which can not be so removed, but may	         be improved by the addition of sodium carbonate.	         [1913 Webster]
hardnose \hard"nose\ n.	   A hard-nosed person; one who is realistic and pragmatic and	   is impatient with those who are not. [slang]	   [PJC]
hard-nosed \hard-nosed\ adj.	   facing reality squarely; guided by practical experience and	   observation rather than theory; tough and pragmatic; as, a	   hard-nosed businessman.	   Syn: down-to-earth, hardheaded, practical, pragmatic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hardock \Har"dock\ (h[aum]r"d[o^]k), n. [Obs.]	   See {Hordock}.	   [1913 Webster]
hard-of-hearing \hard-of-hearing\ adj.	   having a reduced ability to hear, but not fully deaf; partly	   deaf.	   Syn: hearing-impaired.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hard-on \hard-on\ n.	   An erect penis; a penile erection. [slang or vulgar]	   Syn: erection.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hardpan \Hard"pan`\ (h[aum]rd"p[a^]n), n.	   The hard substratum. Same as {Hard pan}, under {Hard}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
hard-pressed \hard-pressed\ adj.	   facing or experiencing trouble or difficulty; as, financially	   hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices; they	   were hard-pressed to find a substitute on short notice; --	   see {distressed}[1].	   Syn: distressed, hard put, in a bad way(predicate), in	        trouble(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hards \Hards\ (h[aum]rdz), n. pl. [OE. herdes, AS. heordan; akin	   to G. hede.]	   The refuse or coarse part of flax; tow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard-shell \Hard"-shell`\ (h[aum]rd"sh[e^]l`), a.	   Unyielding; insensible to argument; uncompromising; strict.	   [Colloq., U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hardship \Hard"ship\ (h[aum]rd"sh[i^]p), n.	   That which is hard to bear, as toil, privation, injury,	   injustice, etc. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardspun \Hard"spun`\, a.	   Firmly twisted in spinning.	   [1913 Webster]
Hard steel \Hard steel\	   Steel hardened by the addition of other elements, as	   manganese, phosphorus, or (usually) carbon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
hard-surfaced \hard-surfaced\ adj.	   paved; -- of roads. Opposite of {unpaved}.	   [WordNet 1.5] Hardtack
Hardtack \Hard"tack`\ or Hard-tack
\Hard"-tack`\(h[aum]rd"t[a^]k`), n.	   1. A name given by soldiers and sailors to a kind of	      unleavened hard biscuit or sea bread. Called also {pilot	      biscuit}, {pilot bread}, {ship biscuit} and {ship bread}	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any of several mahogany trees, esp. the {Cercocarpus	      betuloides}. --MW10	      [PJC]
Hardtail \Hard"tail`\ (h[aum]rd"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   See {Jurel}.	   [1913 Webster]
hard-to-please \hard-to-please\ adj.	   Requiring great patience and effort and skill; demanding; --	   of persons. Opposite of {undemanding}.	   Syn: harsh, demanding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hard-visaged \Hard"-vis`aged\ (h[aum]rd"v[i^]z`[asl]jd; 48), a.	   Of a harsh or stern countenance; hard-featured. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Hardware \Hard"ware`\ (h[aum]rd"w[^a]r`), n.	   1. Ware made of metal, as cutlery, kitchen utensils, and the	      like; ironmongery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any of the physical objects used in carrying out an	      activity, in contrast to the knowledge, skill, or theory	      required to perform the activity; mostly used	      collectively.	      [PJC]	   3. Specifically: (Computers) The sum of all the physical	      objects, such as the electrical, mechanical, and	      electronic devices which comprise a computer system; as,	      the typical PC hardware suite consists of a mainboard and	      a number of peripherals such as hard drives and speakers,	      connected by adapter cards, but the input and output from	      users occurs mostly through the keyboard and monitor;	      contrasted with {software}, the programs executed by the	      computer.	      [PJC]	   4. Specifically: (Military) The weapons, transport, and other	      physical objects used in conducting a war.	      [PJC]	   5. (Slang) Weapons, especially handguns, carried on the	      person; as, check your hardware at the door before	      entering.	      [PJC]
hardwareman \hard"ware`man\ (h[aum]rd"w[^a]r`m[a^]n), n.; pl.	   {Hardwaremen} (h[aum]rd"w[^a]r`m[e^]n).	   One who makes, or deals in, hardware.	   [1913 Webster] hard-wired
hard-wired \hard"-wired"\, hard wired \hard"
wired"\(h[aum]rd"w[imac]rd"), a.	   1. (Computers) Contained within the circuitry of a computer	      or computer peripheral device, and not changeable by	      programming; -- of functions; as, error correction is	      hard-wired into the circuit of the disk drive, so it	      proceeds very rapidly.	      [PJC]	   2. Connected by a continuous electrical wire, rather than	      through a switch; as, the air-conditioner was hard-wired	      into the wall circuit, so moving it would require an	      electrician.	      [PJC]	   3. (Metaph.) Performed by an inborn pattern of neural	      circuits; instinctive; not learned; as, many bird songs	      are hard-wired, but some are learned.	      [PJC]	            People, as the cybernetic metaphor now has it, are	            "hard wired" to do good in order to enhance their	            own happiness. --Andrew Delbanco (New York Times	      Magazine, May 7, 2000; p. 46).	      [PJC]
hardwood \hard"wood`\ n.	   The wood of broad-leaved dicotyledonous trees (as	   distinguished from the wood of conifers); also items made	   from such wood; as, decorative hardwood.	   [WordNet 1.5]	hardwood \hard"wood`\ adj.	   Made of the hard-to-cut wood of a broad-leaved tree, as e.g.	   oak; consisting of a hardwood; as, hardwood floors; -- of	   wood and wooden objects.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hard-won \hard"-won`\ a.	   Acquired with difficulty; as, to squander one's hard-won	   fortune.	   [PJC]
hardworking \hard"work`ing\ adj.	   1. habitually working diligently and for long hours.	   Syn: industrious, tireless, untiring.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hardy \Har"dy\ (h[aum]r"d[y^]), a. [Compar. {Hardier}	   (-d[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Hardiest}.] [F. hardi, p. p. fr. OF.	   hardir to make bold; of German origin, cf. OHG. hertan to	   harden, G. h[aum]rten. See {Hard}, a.]	   1. Bold; brave; stout; daring; resolute; intrepid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hap helpeth hardy man alway.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confident; full of assurance; in a bad sense, morally	      hardened; shameless.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strong; firm; compact.	      [1913 Webster]	            [A] blast may shake in pieces his hardy fabric.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inured to fatigue or hardships; strong; capable of	      endurance; as, a hardy veteran; a hardy mariner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Able to withstand the cold of winter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Plants which are hardy in Virginia may perish in New	         England. Half-hardy plants are those which are able to	         withstand mild winters or moderate frosts.	         [1913 Webster]	Hardy \Har"dy\, n.	   A blacksmith's fuller or chisel, having a square shank for	   insertion into a square hole in an anvil, called the hardy	   hole.	   [1913 Webster]
Hare \Hare\ (h[^a]r), v. t. [Cf. {Harry}, {Harass}.]	   To excite; to tease, harass, or worry; to harry. [Obs.]	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Hare \Hare\, n. [AS. hara; akin to D. haas, G. hase, OHG. haso,	   Dan. & Sw. hare, Icel. h[=e]ri, Skr. [,c]a[,c]a. [root]226.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A rodent of the genus {Lepus}, having long hind	      legs, a short tail, and a divided upper lip. It is a timid	      animal, moves swiftly by leaps, and is remarkable for its	      fecundity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species of hares are numerous. The common European	         hare is {Lepus timidus}. The northern or varying hare	         of America ({Lepus Americanus}), and the prairie hare	         ({Lepus campestris}), turn white in winter. In America,	         the various species of hares are commonly called	         {rabbits}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated south of and	      under the foot of Orion; Lepus.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hare and hounds}, a game played by men and boys, two, called	      hares, having a few minutes' start, and scattering bits of	      paper to indicate their course, being chased by the	      others, called the hounds, through a wide circuit.	   {Hare kangaroo} (Zool.), a small Australian kangaroo	      ({Lagorchestes Leporoides}), resembling the hare in size	      and color,	   {Hare's lettuce} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sonchus}, or	      sow thistle; -- so called because hares are said to eat it	      when fainting with heat. --Dr. Prior.	   {Jumping hare}. (Zool.) See under {Jumping}.	   {Little chief hare}, or {Crying hare}. (Zool.) See {Chief	      hare}.	   {Sea hare}. (Zool.) See {Aplysia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Harebell \Hare"bell`\ (h[^a]r"b[e^]l`), n. (Bot.)	   A small, slender, branching plant ({Campanula rotundifolia}),	   having blue bell-shaped flowers; also, {Scilla nutans}, which	   has similar flowers; -- called also {bluebell}. [Written also	   {hairbell}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         E'en the light harebell raised its head. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Harebrained \Hare"brained`\ (h[^a]r"br[=a]nd`), a.	   Wild; giddy; volatile; heedless. "A mad hare-brained fellow."	   --North (Plutarch). [Written also {hairbrained}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Harefoot \Hare"foot`\ (-f[oo^]t`), n.	   1. (Zool.) A long, narrow foot, carried (that is, produced or	      extending) forward; -- said of dogs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A tree ({Ochroma Lagopus}) of the West Indies,	      having the stamens united somewhat in the form of a hare's	      foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harefoot clover} (Bot.), a species of clover ({Trifolium	      arvense}) with soft and silky heads.	      [1913 Webster]
Hare-hearted \Hare"-heart`ed\ (-h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a.	   Timorous; timid; easily frightened. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Harehound \Hare"hound`\ (-hound`), n.	   See {Harrier}. --A. Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Hareld \Har"eld\ (h[a^]r"[e^]ld), n. (Zool.)	   The long-tailed duck. See {Old Squaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Harelip \Hare"lip`\ (h[^a]r"l[i^]p`), n.	   A lip, commonly the upper one, having a fissure of	   perpendicular division like that of a hare. -- {Hare"lipped`}	   (-l[i^]pt`), a.	   [1913 Webster]
Harem \Ha"rem\ (h[=a]"r[e^]m; 277), n.[Ar. haram, orig.,	   anything forbidden or sacred, fr. harama to forbid,	   prohibit.] [Written also haram and hareem.]	   1. The apartments or portion of the house allotted to females	      in Mohammedan families.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The family of wives and concubines belonging to one man,	      in Mohammedan countries; a seraglio.	      [1913 Webster]
Harengiform \Ha*ren"gi*form\ (h[.a]*r[e^]n"j[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   [F. hareng herring (LL. harengus) + -form.]	   Herring-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Hare's-ear \Hare's"-ear`\ (h[^a]rz"[=e]r`), n. (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({Bupleurum rotundifolium}); -- so	   named from the shape of its leaves. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Hare's-foot fern \Hare's"-foot` fern`\ (-f[oo^]t` f[~e]rn`).	   (Bot.)	   A species of fern ({Davallia Canariensis}) with a soft, gray,	   hairy rootstock; -- whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Hare's-tail \Hare's"-tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Bot.)	   A kind of grass ({Eriophorum vaginatum}). See {Cotton grass},	   under {Cotton}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hare's-tail grass} (Bot.), a species of grass ({Lagurus	      ovatus}) whose head resembles a hare's tail.	      [1913 Webster]
Harfang \Har"fang\ (h[aum]r"f[a^]ng), n. [See {Hare}, n., and	   {Fang}.] (Zool.)	   The snowy owl.	   [1913 Webster]
Hariali grass \Ha`ri*a"li grass`\ (h[aum]`r[i^]*[aum]"l[i^]	   gr[.a]s`). (Bot.)	   The East Indian name of the {Cynodon Dactylon}; dog's-grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Haricot \Har"i*cot\ (h[a^]r"[-e]*k[-o]; F. [.a]`r[-e]`k[-o]"),	   n. [F.]	   1. A ragout or stew of meat with beans and other vegetables.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ripe seeds, or the unripe pod, of the common string	      bean ({Phaseolus vulgaris}), used as a vegetable. Other	      species of the same genus furnish different kinds of	      haricots.	      [1913 Webster]
Harier \Har"i*er\ (h[a^]r"[i^]*[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   See {Harrier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Harikari \Ha"ri*ka`ri\ (h[aum]"r[i^]*k[aum]`r[i^]), n.	   See {Hara-kiri}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hariolation \Har`i*o*la"tion\ (h[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n. [See {Ariolation}.]	   Prognostication; soothsaying. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Harish \Har"ish\ (h[^a]r"[i^]sh), a.	   Like a hare. [R.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Hark \Hark\ (h[aum]rk), v. i. [OE. herken. See {Hearken}.]	   To listen; to hearken. [Now rare, except in the imperative	   form used as an interjection, Hark! listen.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hark away!} {Hark back!} {Hark forward!} (Sporting), cries	      used to incite and guide hounds in hunting.	   {To hark back}, to go back for a fresh start, as when one has	      wandered from his direct course, or made a digression.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must have overshot the mark, and must hark back.	                                                  --Haggard.	      [1913 Webster]	            He harked back to the subject.        --W. E.	                                                  Norris.	      [1913 Webster]
Harken \Hark"en\ (h[aum]rk"'n), v. t. & i.	   To hearken. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Harl \Harl\ (h[aum]rl), n. [Cf. OHG. harluf noose, rope; E.	   hards refuse of flax.]	   1. A filamentous substance; especially, the filaments of flax	      or hemp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock	      or ostrich, -- used in dressing artificial flies. [Written	      also {herl}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Harle \Harle\ (h[aum]rl), n. (Zool.)	   The red-breasted merganser.	   [1913 Webster]
Harlech group \Har"lech group`\ (h[aum]r"l[e^]k gr[=oo]p`). [So	   called from Harlech in Wales.] (Geol.)	   A minor subdivision at the base of the Cambrian system in	   Wales.	   [1913 Webster]
Harlequin \Har"le*quin\ (h[aum]r"l[-e]*k[i^]n or -kw[i^]n), n.	   [F. arlequin, formerly written also harlequin (cf. It,	   arlecchino), prob. fr. OF. hierlekin, hellequin, goblin, elf,	   which is prob. of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. hel hell.	   Cf. {Hell}, {Kin}.]	   A buffoon, dressed in party-colored clothes, who plays	   tricks, often without speaking, to divert the bystanders or	   an audience; a merry-andrew; originally, a droll rogue of	   Italian comedy. --Percy Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	         As dumb harlequin is exhibited in our theaters.	                                                  --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Harlequin bat} (Zool.), an Indian bat ({Scotophilus	      ornatus}), curiously variegated with white spots.	   {Harlequin beetle} (Zool.), a very large South American	      beetle ({Acrocinus longimanus}) having very long legs and	      antenn[ae]. The elytra are curiously marked with red,	      black, and gray.	   {Harlequin cabbage bug}. (Zool.) See {Calicoback}.	   {Harlequin caterpillar}. (Zool.), the larva of an American	      bombycid moth ({Euch[ae]tes egle}) which is covered with	      black, white, yellow, and orange tufts of hair.	   {Harlequin duck} (Zool.), a North American duck	      ({Histrionicus histrionicus}). The male is dark ash,	      curiously streaked with white.	   {Harlequin moth}. (Zool.) See {Magpie Moth}.	   {Harlequin opal}. See {Opal}.	   {Harlequin snake} (Zool.), See {harlequin snake} in the	      vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Harlequin \Har"le*quin\ (h[aum]r"l[-e]*k[i^]n or -kw[i^]n), v.	   i.	   To play the droll; to make sport by playing ludicrous tricks.	   [1913 Webster]	Harlequin \Har"le*quin\, v. t.	   To remove or conjure away, as by a harlequin's trick.	   [1913 Webster]	         And kitten, if the humor hit	         Has harlequined away the fit.            --M. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Harlequinade \Har"le*quin*ade`\ (-[=a]d`), n. [F. arleguinade.]	   A play or part of a play in which the harlequin is	   conspicuous; the part of a harlequin. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
harlequin snake \har"le*quin snake`\ n.	   any of several venomous New World snakes brilliantly banded	   in red and black and either yellow or white, especially the	   {eastern coral snake}, a small poisonous snake ({Micrurus	   fulvius} or {Elaps fulvius}), ringed with red and black,	   found in the Southeastern United States. They are widely	   distributed in Southern and Central America;	   Syn: coral snake, New World coral snake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Harlock \Har"lock\ (h[aum]r"l[o^]k), n.	   Probably a corruption either of {charlock} or {hardock}.	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Harlot \Har"lot\ (-l[o^]t), n. [OE. harlot, herlot, a vagabond,	   OF. harlot, herlot, arlot; cf. Pr. arlot, Sp. arlote, It.	   arlotto; of uncertain origin.]	   1. A churl; a common man; a person, male or female, of low	      birth. --[Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a gentle harlot and a kind.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person given to low conduct; a rogue; a cheat; a rascal.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A woman who prostitutes her body for hire; a prostitute; a	      common woman; a strumpet.	      [1913 Webster]	Harlot \Har"lot\, a.	   Wanton; lewd; low; base. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Harlot \Har"lot\, v. i.	   To play the harlot; to practice lewdness. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Harlotize \Har"lot*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. i.	   To harlot. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Harlotry \Har"lot*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.	   1. Ribaldry; buffoonery; a ribald story. [Obs.] --Piers	      Plowman. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The trade or practice of prostitution; habitual or	      customary lewdness. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything meretricious; as, harlotry in art.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A harlot; a strumpet; a baggage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He sups to-night with a harlotry.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Harm \Harm\ (h[aum]rm), 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. [,c]rama toil, fatigue.]	   1. Injury; hurt; damage; detriment; misfortune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which causes injury, damage, or loss.	      [1913 Webster]	            We, ignorant of ourselves,	            Beg often our own harms.              --Shak.	   Syn: Mischief; evil; loss; injury. See {Mischief}.	        [1913 Webster]	Harm \Harm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harmed} (h[aum]rmd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Harming}.] [OE. harmen, AS. hearmian. See {Harm}, n.]	   To hurt; to injure; to damage; to wrong.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though yet he never harmed me.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         No ground of enmity between us known	         Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmaline \Har"ma*line\ (h[aum]r"m[.a]*l[i^]n or -l[=e]n), n.	   [Cf. F. harmaline See {Harmel}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in the plant Peganum harmala. It forms	   bitter, yellow salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmattan \Har*mat"tan\ (h[aum]r*m[a^]t"tan), n. [F. harmattan,	   prob. of Arabic origin.]	   A dry, hot wind, prevailing on the Atlantic coast of Africa,	   in December, January, and February, blowing from the interior	   or Sahara. It is usually accompanied by a haze which obscures	   the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmel \Har"mel\ (h[aum]r"m[e^]l), n. [Ar. harmal.] (Bot.)	   A kind of rue ({Ruta sylvestris}) growing in India. At Lahore	   the seeds are used medicinally and for fumigation.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmful \Harm"ful\ (h[aum]rm"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of harm; injurious; hurtful; mischievous. " Most harmful	   hazards." --Strype. --{Harm"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Harm"ful*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmine \Har"mine\ (h[aum]r"m[i^]n or -m[=e]n), n.[See	   {Harmaline}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid accompanying harmaline (in the {Peganum	   harmala}), and obtained from it by oxidation. It is a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmless \Harm"less\ (h[aum]rm"l[e^]s), a.	   1. Free from harm; unhurt; as, to give bond to save another	      harmless.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from power or disposition to harm; innocent;	      inoffensive. " The harmless deer." --Drayton	   Syn: Innocent; innoxious; innocuous; inoffensive;	        unoffending; unhurt; uninjured; unharmed.	        --{Harm"less*ly}, adv.- {Harm"less*ness}, n. Harmonic
Harmonic \Har*mon"ic\ (h[aum]r*m[o^]n"[i^]k), Harmonical
\Har*mon"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. harmonicus, Gr. "armoniko`s;	   cf. F. harmonique. See {Harmony}.]	   1. Concordant; musical; consonant; as, harmonic sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Harmonic twang! of leather, horn, and brass. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Relating to harmony, -- as melodic relates to	      melody; harmonious; esp., relating to the accessory sounds	      or overtones which accompany the predominant and apparent	      single tone of any string or sonorous body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Having relations or properties bearing some	      resemblance to those of musical consonances; -- said of	      certain numbers, ratios, proportions, points, lines,	      motions, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harmonic interval} (Mus.), the distance between two notes of	      a chord, or two consonant notes.	   {Harmonical mean} (Arith. & Alg.), certain relations of	      numbers and quantities, which bear an analogy to musical	      consonances.	   {Harmonic motion}, the motion of the point A, of the foot of	      the perpendicular PA, when P moves uniformly in the	      circumference of a circle, and PA is drawn perpendicularly	      upon a fixed diameter of the circle. This is simple	      harmonic motion. The combinations, in any way, of two or	      more simple harmonic motions, make other kinds of harmonic	      motion. The motion of the pendulum bob of a clock is	      approximately simple harmonic motion.	   {Harmonic proportion}. See under {Proportion}.	   {Harmonic series} or {Harmonic progression}. See under	      {Progression}.	   {Spherical harmonic analysis}, a mathematical method,	      sometimes referred to as that of {Laplace's Coefficients},	      which has for its object the expression of an arbitrary,	      periodic function of two independent variables, in the	      proper form for a large class of physical problems,	      involving arbitrary data, over a spherical surface, and	      the deduction of solutions for every point of space. The	      functions employed in this method are called spherical	      harmonic functions. --Thomson & Tait.	   {Harmonic suture} (Anat.), an articulation by simple	      apposition of comparatively smooth surfaces or edges, as	      between the two superior maxillary bones in man; -- called	      also {harmonia}, and {harmony}.	   {Harmonic triad} (Mus.), the chord of a note with its third	      and fifth; the common chord.	      [1913 Webster]
Harmonic \Har*mon"ic\ (h[aum]r*m[o^]n"[i^]k), n. (Mus.)	   A musical note produced by a number of vibrations which is a	   multiple of the number producing some other; an overtone. See	   {Harmonics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmonica \Har*mon"i*ca\ (-[i^]*k[.a]), n. [Fem. fr. L.	   harmonicus harmonic. See {Harmonic}, n. ]	   1. A musical instrument, consisting of a series of	      hemispherical glasses which, by touching the edges with	      the dampened finger, give forth the tones; it is now	      called the {glass harmonica}, to distinguish it from the	      common harmonica, formerly called the harmonicon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A toy instrument of strips of glass or metal hung on two	      tapes, and struck with hammers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small wind musical instrument shaped like a flat bar	      with holes along the thin edges, held in the hand and	      producing notes from multiple vibrating reeds arranged	      inside along its length; it was formerly called the	      {harmonicon}. See {harmonicon}.	      [PJC]
Harmonically \Har*mon"ic*al*ly\ (-[i^]*kal*l[y^]), adv.	   1. In an harmonical manner; harmoniously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In respect to harmony, as distinguished from melody; as, a	      passage harmonically correct.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) In harmonical progression.	      [1913 Webster]
Harmonicon \Har*mon"i*con\ (-[i^]*k[o^]n), n.	   A small, flat, wind instrument of music, in which the notes	   are produced by the vibration of free metallic reeds; it is	   now called the {harmonica}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Harmonics \Har*mon"ics\ (-[i^]ks), n.	   1. The doctrine or science of musical sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Mus.) Secondary and less distinct tones which	      accompany any principal, and apparently simple, tone, as	      the octave, the twelfth, the fifteenth, and the	      seventeenth. The name is also applied to the artificial	      tones produced by a string or column of air, when the	      impulse given to it suffices only to make a part of the	      string or column vibrate; overtones.	      [1913 Webster]
Harmonious \Har*mo"ni*ous\ (h[aum]r*m[=o]"n[i^]*[u^]s), a. [Cf.	   F. harmonieux. See {Harmony}.]	   1. Adapted to each other; having parts proportioned to each	      other; symmetrical.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath made the intellectual world harmonious and	            beautiful without us.                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting together to a common end; agreeing in action or	      feeling; living in peace and friendship; as, an harmonious	      family.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vocally or musically concordant; agreeably consonant;	      symphonious. -- {Har*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Har*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Harmoniphon \Har*mon"i*phon\ (h[aum]r*m[o^]n"[i^]*f[o^]n), n.	   [Gr. "armoni`a harmony + fwnh` sound.] (Mus.)	   An obsolete wind instrument with a keyboard, in which the	   sound, which resembled the oboe, was produced by the	   vibration of thin metallic plates, acted upon by blowing	   through a tube.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmonist \Har"mo*nist\ (h[aum]r"m[-o]*n[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   harmoniste.]	   1. One who shows the agreement or harmony of corresponding	      passages of different authors, as of the four evangelists.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) One who understands the principles of harmony or is	      skillful in applying them in composition; a musical	      composer. Harmonist	Harmonist \Har"mo*nist\, Harmonite \Har"mo*nite\ (-n[imac]t), n.	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a religious sect, founded in W["u]rtemburg in the last	   century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They	   had all their property in common. In 1803, a portion of this	   sect settled in Pennsylvania and called the village thus	   established, Harmony.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmonium \Har*mo"ni*um\ (h[aum]r*m[=o]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL.	   See {Harmony}. ]	   A musical instrument, resembling a small organ and especially	   designed for church music, in which the tones are produced by	   forcing air by means of a bellows so as to cause the	   vibration of free metallic reeds. It is now made with one or	   two keyboards, and has pedals and stops.	   [1913 Webster]
harmonizable \harmonizable\ adj.	   capable of being made harmonious or consistent.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Harmonization \Har`mo*ni*za"tion\	   (h[aum]r`m[-o]*n[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of harmonizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmonize \Har"mo*nize\ (h[aum]r"m[-o]*n[imac]z), v. i. [imp. &	   p. p. {Harmonized} (-n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Harmonizing} (-n[imac]"z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. harmoniser. ]	   1. To agree in action, adaptation, or effect on the mind; to	      agree in sense or purport; as, the parts of a mechanism	      harmonize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in peace and friendship, as individuals, families,	      or public organizations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To agree in vocal or musical effect; to form a concord;	      as, the tones harmonize perfectly.	      [1913 Webster]	Harmonize \Har"mo*nize\, v. t.	   1. To adjust in fit proportions; to cause to agree; to show	      the agreement of; to reconcile the apparent contradiction	      of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To accompany with harmony; to provide with parts,	      as an air, or melody.	      [1913 Webster]
Harmonizer \Har"mo*ni`zer\ (-n[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who harmonizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmonometer \Har`mo*nom"e*ter\ (-n[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.	   "armoni`a harmony + meter: cf. F. harmonometre.]	   An instrument for measuring the harmonic relations of sounds.	   It is often a monochord furnished with movable bridges.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmony \Har"mo*ny\ (h[aum]r"m[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Harmonies}	   (-n[i^]z). [F. harmonie, L. harmonia, Gr. "armoni`a joint,	   proportion, concord, fr. "armo`s a fitting or joining. See	   {Article}.]	   1. The just adaptation of parts to each other, in any system	      or combination of things, or in things intended to form a	      connected whole; such an agreement between the different	      parts of a design or composition as to produce unity of	      effect; as, the harmony of the universe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Concord or agreement in facts, opinions, manners,	      interests, etc.; good correspondence; peace and	      friendship; as, good citizens live in harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A literary work which brings together or arranges	      systematically parallel passages of historians respecting	      the same events, and shows their agreement or consistency;	      as, a harmony of the Gospels.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) A succession of chords according to the rules of	          progression and modulation.	      (b) The science which treats of their construction and	          progression.	          [1913 Webster]	                Ten thousand harps, that tuned	                Angelic harmonies.                --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) See {Harmonic suture}, under {Harmonic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Close harmony}, {Dispersed harmony}, etc. See under {Close},	      {Dispersed}, etc.	   {Harmony of the spheres}. See {Music of the spheres}, under	      {Music}.	   Syn: {Harmony}, {Melody}.	   Usage: Harmony results from the concord of two or more	          strains or sounds which differ in pitch and quality.	          Melody denotes the pleasing alternation and variety of	          musical and measured sounds, as they succeed each	          other in a single verse or strain.	          [1913 Webster]
Harmost \Har"most\ (h[aum]r"m[o^]st), n. [Gr. "armosth`s, fr.	   "armo`zein to join, arrange, command: cf. F. harmoste. See	   {Harmony}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A city governor or prefect appointed by the Spartans in the	   cities subjugated by them.	   [1913 Webster]
Harmotome \Har"mo*tome\ (-m[-o]*t[=o]m), n. [Gr. "armo`s a joint	   + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. harmotome.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of alumina and baryta, occurring usually	   in white cruciform crystals; cross-stone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A related mineral, called lime harmotome, and	         Phillipsite, contains lime in place of baryta. --Dana.	         [1913 Webster]
Harness \Har"ness\ (-n[e^]s), n. [OE. harneis, harnes, OF.	   harneis, F. harnais, harnois; of Celtic origin; cf. Armor.	   harnez old iron, armor, W. haiarn iron, Armor. houarn, Ir.	   iarann, Gael. iarunn. Cf. {Iron}.]	   1. Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military	      sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.	      [1913 Webster]	            At least we'll die with harness on our back. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing	      a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their	      means of support and motion, by which the threads of the	      warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage	      of the shuttle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To die in harness}, to die with armor on; hence,	      colloquially, to die while actively engaged in work or	      duty.	      [1913 Webster]	Harness \Har"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harnessed} (-n[e^]st);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Harnessing}.] [OE. harneisen; cf. F.	   harnacher, OF. harneschier.]	   1. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a	      horseman; to array.	      [1913 Webster]	            Harnessed in rugged steel.            --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gay dagger,	            Harnessed well and sharp as point of spear.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a	      horse. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Harnessed to some regular profession. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harnessed antelope}. (Zool.) See {Guib}.	   {Harnessed moth} (Zool.), an American bombycid moth ({Arctia	      phalerata} of Harris), having, on the fore wings, stripes	      and bands of buff on a black ground.	      [1913 Webster]	Harness cask \Har"ness cask`\ (k[.a]sk`). (Naut.)	   A tub lashed to a vessel's deck and containing salted	   provisions for daily use; -- called also {harness tub}. --W.	   C. Russell.	   [1913 Webster]
Harnesser \Har"ness*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who harnesses.	   [1913 Webster]
Harns \Harns\ (h[aum]rnz), n. pl. [Akin to Icel. hjarni, Dan.	   hierne.]	   The brains. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Harp \Harp\ (h[aum]rp), n. [OE. harpe, AS. hearpe; akin to D.	   harp, G. harfe, OHG. harpha, Dan. harpe, Icel. & Sw. harpa.]	   1. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame	      furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held	      upright, and played with the fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A grain sieve. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aeolian harp}. See under {Aeolian}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harp seal} (Zool.), an arctic seal ({Phoca Gr[oe]nlandica}).	      The adult males have a light-colored body, with a	      harp-shaped mark of black on each side, and the face and	      throat black. Called also {saddler}, and {saddleback}. The	      immature ones are called {bluesides}; their fur is white,	      and they are killed and skinned to harvest the fur.	   {Harp shell} (Zool.), a beautiful marine gastropod shell of	      the genus {Harpa}, of several species, found in tropical	      seas. See {Harpa}.	      [1913 Webster]	Harp \Harp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Harped} (h[aum]rpt) p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Harping}.] [AS. hearpian. See {Harp}, n.]	   1. To play on the harp.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard the voice of harpers, harping with their	            harps.                                --Rev. xiv. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or	      monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to	      something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or	      upon. "Harpings upon old themes." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Harping on what I am,	            Not what he knew I was.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To harp on one string}, to dwell upon one subject with	      disagreeable or wearisome persistence. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Harp \Harp\, v. t.	   To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to	   develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound	   forth as from a harp; to hit upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou 'st harped my fear aright.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpa \Har"pa\ (h[aum]r"p[.a]), n. [L., harp.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine univalve shells; the harp shells; -- so	   called from the form of the shells, and their ornamental	   ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpagon \Har"pa*gon\ (-g[o^]n), n. [L. harpago, Gr. "arpa`gh	   hook, rake.]	   A grappling iron. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Harper \Harp"er\ (h[aum]rp"[~e]r), n. [AS. hearpere.]	   1. A player on the harp; a minstrel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The murmuring pines and the hemlocks . . .	            Stand like harpers hoar, with beards that rest on	            their bosoms.                         --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brass coin bearing the emblem of a harp, -- formerly	      current in Ireland. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Harping \Harp"ing\ (h[aum]rp"[i^]ng), a.	   Pertaining to the harp; as, harping symphonies. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Harping iron \Harp"ing i`ron\ ([imac]`[u^]rn). [F. harper to	   grasp strongly. See {Harpoon}.]	   A harpoon. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpings \Harp"ings\ (-[i^]ngz), n. pl. (Naut.)	   The fore parts of the wales, which encompass the bow of a	   vessel, and are fastened to the stem. [Written also	   {harpins}.] --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpist \Harp"ist\, n. [Cf. F. harpiste.]	   A player on the harp; a harper. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpoon \Har*poon"\ (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n"), n. [F. harpon, LL.	   harpo, perh. of Ger. origin, fr. the harp; cf. F. harper to	   take and grasp strongly, harpe a dog's claw, harpin boathook	   (the sense of hook coming from the shape of the harp); but	   cf. also Gr. "a`rph the kite, sickle, and E. harpy. Cf.	   {Harp}.]	   A spear or javelin used to strike and kill large fish, as	   whales; a harping iron. It consists of a long shank, with a	   broad, flat, triangular head, sharpened at both edges, and is	   thrown by hand, or discharged from a gun.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Harpoon fork}, a kind of hayfork, consisting of a bar with	      hinged barbs at one end and a loop for a rope at the other	      end, used for lifting hay from the load by horse power.	   {Harpoon gun}, a gun used in the whale fishery for shooting	      the harpoon into a whale.	      [1913 Webster]	Harpoon \Har*poon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harpooned}	   (-p[=oo]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harpooning}.]	   To strike, catch, or kill with a harpoon.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpooneer \Har`poon*eer"\ (h[aum]r`p[=oo]n*[=e]r"), n.	   An harpooner. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpooner \Har*poon"er\ (h[aum]r*p[=oo]n"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F.	   harponneur.]	   One who throws the harpoon.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpress \Harp"ress\ (h[aum]rp"r[e^]s), n.	   A female harper. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Harpsichon \Harp"si*chon\ (h[aum]rp"s[i^]*k[o^]n), n.	   A harpsichord. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Harpsichord \Harp"si*chord\ (-k[^o]rd), 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 the grand piano, with strings of wire, played by the	   fingers, by means of keys provided with quills, instead of	   hammers, for striking the strings. It is now superseded by	   the piano.	   [1913 Webster]
harpsichordist \harpsichordist\ n.	   someone who plays the harpsichord.	   [WordNet 1.5]
harpulla \harpulla\ n.	   A fast-growing tree of India and East Indies ({Harpullia	   cupanioides}) yielding a wood used especially for building.	   Syn: {Harpullia cupanioides}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
harpullia \harpullia\ n.	   any of various tree of the genus {Harpullia}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Harpy \Har"py\ (h[aum]r"p[y^]), n.; pl. {Harpies} (-p[i^]z). [F.	   harpie, L. harpyia, Gr. "a`rpyia, from the root of "arpa`zein	   to snatch, to seize. Cf. {Rapacious}.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) A fabulous winged monster, ravenous and	      filthy, having the face of a woman and the body of a	      vulture, with long claws, and the face pale with hunger.	      Some writers mention two, others three.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both table and provisions vanished quite.	            With sound of harpies' wings and talons heard.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is rapacious or ravenous; an extortioner.	      [1913 Webster]	            The harpies about all pocket the pool. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The European moor buzzard or marsh harrier ({Circus	          [ae]ruginosus}).	      (b) A large and powerful, double-crested, short-winged	          American eagle ({Thrasa["e]tus harpyia}). It ranges	          from Texas to Brazil.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Harpy bat} (Zool.)	      (a) An East Indian fruit bat of the genus {Harpyia} (esp.	          {Harpyia cephalotes}), having prominent, tubular	          nostrils.	      (b) A small, insectivorous Indian bat ({Harpiocephalus	          harpia}).	   {Harpy fly} (Zool.), the house fly.	      [1913 Webster] Harquebus
Harquebus \Har"que*bus\ Harquebuse \Har"que*buse\	   (h[aum]r"kw[-e]*b[u^]s), n. [See {Arquebus}.]	   A firearm with match holder, trigger, and tumbler, made in	   the second half of the 15th century. The barrel was about	   forty inches long. A form of the harquebus was subsequently	   called {arquebus with matchlock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Harrage \Har"rage\ (h[a^]r"r[asl]j; 48) v. t. [See {Harry}.]	   To harass; to plunder from. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Harre \Har"re\ (h[aum]r"re), n. [OE., fr. AS. heorr, h['i]or.]	   A hinge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Harridan \Har"ri*dan\ (h[a^]r"r[i^]*dan), n. [F. haridelle a	   worn-out horse, jade.]	   A worn-out strumpet; a vixenish woman; a hag.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a weak, watery, wicked old harridan, substituted	         for the pretty creature I had been used to see. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
harried \harried\ adj.	   same as {harassed}.	   Syn: annoyed, harassed, pestered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Harrier \Har"ri*er\ (-[~e]r), n. [From {Hare}, n.] (Zool.)	   One of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting hares.	   [Written also {harier}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Harrier \Har"ri*er\, n. [From {Harry}.]	   1. One who harries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of several species of hawks or buzzards of the	      genus {Circus} which fly low and harry small animals or	      birds, -- as the European marsh harrier ({Circus	      [ae]ruginosus}), and the hen harrier ({Circus cyaneus}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harrier hawk} (Zool.), one of several species of American	      hawks of the genus {Micrastur}.	      [1913 Webster]
Harrisia \Harrisia\ prop. n. (Bot.)	   A genus of slender often treelike spiny cacti with solitary	   showy nocturnal white or pink flowers; Florida and Caribbean	   to South America.	   Syn: genus {Harrisia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Harrow \Har"row\ (h[a^]r"r[-o]), n. [OE. harowe, harwe, AS.	   hearge; cf. D. hark rake, G. harke, Icel. herfi harrow, Dan.	   harve, Sw. harf. [root]16.]	   1. An implement of agriculture, usually formed of pieces of	      timber or metal crossing each other, and set with iron or	      wooden teeth. It is drawn over plowed land to level it and	      break the clods, to stir the soil and make it fine, or to	      cover seed when sown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow	      upside down, the frame being buried.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bush harrow}, a kind of light harrow made of bushes, for	      harrowing grass lands and covering seeds, or to finish the	      work of a toothed harrow.	   {Drill harrow}. See under 6th {Drill}.	   {Under the harrow}, subjected to actual torture with a	      toothed instrument, or to great affliction or oppression.	      [1913 Webster]	Harrow \Har"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harrowed}	   (h[a^]r"r[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harrowing}.] [OE. harowen,	   harwen; cf. Dan. harve. See {Harrow}, n.]	   1. To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of breaking	      clods and leveling the surface, or for covering seed; as,	      to harrow land.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will he harrow the valleys after thee? --Job xxxix.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break or tear, as with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate;	      to torment or distress; to vex.	      [1913 Webster]	            My aged muscles harrowed up with whips. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word	            Would harrow up thy soul.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Harrow \Har"row\, interj. [OF. harau, haro; fr. OHG. hara, hera,	   herot, or fr. OS. herod hither, akin to E. here.]	   Help! Halloo! An exclamation of distress; a call for succor;	   -- the ancient Norman hue and cry. "Harrow and well away!"	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Harrow! alas! here lies my fellow slain. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Harrow \Har"row\, v. t. [See {Harry}.]	   To pillage; to harry; to oppress. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Meaning thereby to harrow his people.    --Bacon	   [1913 Webster]
Harrower \Har"row*er\ (h[a^]r"r[-o]*[~e]r), n.	   One who harrows.	   [1913 Webster]	Harrower \Har"row*er\, n.	   One who harries. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Harry \Har"ry\ (-r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harried}	   (-r[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harrying}.] [OE. harwen, herien,	   her[yogh]ien, AS. hergian to act as an army, to ravage,	   plunder, fr. here army; akin to G. heer, Icel. herr, Goth.	   harjis, and Lith. karas war. Cf. {Harbor}, {Herald},	   {Heriot}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To strip; to pillage; to lay waste; as, the Northmen came	      several times and harried the land.	      [1913 Webster]	            To harry this beautiful region.       --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            A red squirrel had harried the nest of a wood	            thrush.                               --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agitate; to worry; to harrow; to harass. --Shak.	   Syn: To ravage; plunder; pillage; lay waste; vex; tease;	        worry; annoy; harass.	        [1913 Webster]	Harry \Har"ry\, v. i.	   To make a predatory incursion; to plunder or lay waste.	   [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Harry \Har"ry\ (h[a^]r"r[y^]), prop. n.	   Harold or Henry; a nickname.	   [PJC]
Harsh \Harsh\ (h[aum]rsh), a. [Compar. {Harsher}	   (h[aum]rsh"[~e]r); superl. {Harshest}.] [OE. harsk; akin to	   G. harsch, Dan. harsk rancid, Sw. h[aum]rsk; from the same	   source as E. hard. See {Hard}, a.]	   1. Rough; disagreeable; grating; esp.:	      (a) disagreeable to the touch. "Harsh sand." --Boyle.	      (b) disagreeable to the taste. "Berries harsh and crude."	          --Milton.	      (c) disagreeable to the ear. "Harsh din." --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Unpleasant and repulsive to the sensibilities; austere;	      crabbed; morose; abusive; abusive; severe; rough.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clarence is so harsh, so blunt.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though harsh the precept, yet the preacher charmed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) Having violent contrasts of	      color, or of light and shade; lacking in harmony.	      [1913 Webster]
Harshly \Harsh"ly\, adv.	   In a harsh manner; gratingly; roughly; rudely.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T will sound harshly in her ears.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Harshness \Harsh"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being harsh.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, she is	         Ten times more gentle than her father's crabbed,	         And he's composed of harshness.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         'Tis not enough no harshness gives offense,	         The sound must seem an echo to the sense. --Pope.	   Syn: Acrimony; roughness; sternness; asperity; tartness. See	        {Acrimony}.	        [1913 Webster]
Harslet \Hars"let\ (h[aum]rs"l[e^]t), n.	   See {Haslet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hart \Hart\ (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. hart, hert, heort, AS. heort,	   heorot; akin to D. hert, OHG. hiruz, hirz, G. hirsch, Icel.	   hj["o]rtr, Dan. & Sw. hjort, L. cervus, and prob. to Gr.	   kerao`s horned, ke`ras horn. [root]230. See {Horn}.] (Zool.)	   A stag; the male of the red deer. See the Note under {Buck}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
hartebeest \hartebeest\ n.	   1. large African antelope with lyre-shaped horns that curve	      backward.	      [WordNet 1.5] Hartbeest
Hartbeest \Hart"beest`\, Hartebeest \Har"te*beest`\(-b[=e]st`),	   n. [D. hertebeest. See {Hart}, and {Beast}.]	   1. (Zool.) A large South African antelope ({Alcelaphus	      caama}), formerly much more abundant than it is now. The	      face and legs are marked with black, the rump with white.	      [Written also {hartebeest}, and {hartebest}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any anteleope of the genus {Alcelaphus} and certain	      species of {Darnaliscus}.	      [PJC]
Harten \Hart"en\ (-'n), v. t.	   To hearten; to encourage; to incite. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hartford \Hart"ford\ (h[aum]rt"f[~e]rd), n.	   The Hartford grape, a variety of grape first raised at	   Hartford, Connecticut, from the Northern fox grape. Its large	   dark-colored berries ripen earlier than those of most other	   kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Hart's clover \Hart's" clo`ver\ (h[aum]rts" kl[=o]`v[~e]r).	   (Bot.)	   Melilot or sweet clover. See {Melilot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hart's-ear \Hart's"-ear`\ (-[=e]r`), n. (Bot.)	   An Asiatic species of {Cacalia} ({Cacalia Kleinia}), used	   medicinally in India.	   [1913 Webster]
Hartshorn \Harts"horn`\ (-h[^o]rn`), n.	   1. The horn or antler of the hart, or male red deer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spirits of hartshorn (see below); volatile salts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hartshorn plantain} (Bot.), an annual species of plantain	      ({Plantago Coronopus}); -- called also {buck's-horn}.	      --Booth.	   {Hartshorn shavings}, originally taken from the horns of	      harts, are now obtained chiefly by planing down the bones	      of calves. They afford a kind of jelly. --Hebert.	   {Salt of hartshorn} (Chem.), an impure solid carbonate of	      ammonia, obtained by the destructive distillation of	      hartshorn, or any kind of bone; volatile salts. --Brande &	      C.	   {Spirits of hartshorn} (Chem.), a solution of ammonia in	      water; -- so called because formerly obtained from	      hartshorn shavings by destructive distillation. Similar	      ammoniacal solutions from other sources have received the	      same name.	      [1913 Webster]
Hart's-tongue \Hart's"-tongue`\ (h[aum]rts"t[u^]ng`), n. (Bot.)	      (a) A common British fern ({Scolopendrium vulgare}), rare	          in America.	      (b) A West Indian fern, the {Polypodium Phyllitidis} of	          Linn[ae]us. It is also found in Florida.	          [1913 Webster]
Hartwort \Hart"wort`\ (h[aum]rt"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A coarse umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Tordylium maximum}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is often vaguely given to other plants of the	         same order, as species of {Seseli} and {Bupleurum}.	         [1913 Webster]
Harum-scarum \Har"um-scar"um\ (h[^a]r"[u^]m*sk[^a]r"[u^]m), a.	   [Cf. hare,v. t., and scare, v. t.]	   Wild; giddy; flighty; rash; thoughtless. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They had a quarrel with Sir Thomas Newcome's own son, a	         harum-scarum lad.                        --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Haruspication \Ha*rus`pi*ca"tion\	   (h[.a]*r[u^]s`p[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   See {Haruspicy}. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Haruspice \Ha*rus"pice\ (h[.a]*r[u^]s"p[i^]s), n. [F., fr. L.	   haruspex.]	   A diviner of ancient Rome. Same as {Aruspice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haruspicy \Ha*rus"pi*cy\ (-p[i^]*s[y^]), n.	   The art or practices of haruspices. See {Aruspicy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Harvest \Har"vest\ (h[aum]r"v[e^]st), n. [OE. harvest, hervest,	   AS. h[ae]rfest autumn; akin to LG. harfst, D. herfst, OHG.	   herbist, G. herbst, and prob. to L. carpere to pluck, Gr.	   karpo`s fruit. Cf. {Carpet}.]	   1. The gathering of a crop of any kind; the ingathering of	      the crops; also, the season of gathering grain and fruits,	      late summer or early autumn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seedtime and harvest . . . shall not cease. --Gen.	                                                  viii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            At harvest, when corn is ripe.        --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is reaped or ready to be reaped or gathered; a	      crop, as of grain (wheat, maize, etc.), or fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put ye in the sickle, for the harvest is ripe.	                                                  --Joel iii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            To glean the broken ears after the man	            That the main harvest reaps.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The product or result of any exertion or labor; gain;	      reward.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pope's principal harvest was in the jubilee.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The harvest of a quiet eye.           --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harvest fish} (Zool.), a marine fish of the Southern United	      States ({Stromateus alepidotus}); -- called {whiting} in	      Virginia. Also applied to the dollar fish.	   {Harvest fly} (Zool.), an hemipterous insect of the genus	      {Cicada}, often called {locust}. See {Cicada}.	   {Harvest lord}, the head reaper at a harvest. [Obs.]	      --Tusser.	   {Harvest mite} (Zool.), a minute European mite ({Leptus	      autumnalis}), of a bright crimson color, which is	      troublesome by penetrating the skin of man and domestic	      animals; -- called also {harvest louse}, and {harvest	      bug}.	   {Harvest moon}, the moon near the full at the time of harvest	      in England, or about the autumnal equinox, when, by reason	      of the small angle that is made by the moon's orbit with	      the horizon, it rises nearly at the same hour for several	      days.	   {Harvest mouse} (Zool.), a very small European field mouse	      ({Mus minutus}). It builds a globular nest on the stems of	      wheat and other plants.	   {Harvest queen}, an image representing Ceres, formerly	      carried about on the last day of harvest. --Milton.	   {Harvest spider}. (Zool.) See {Daddy longlegs}.	      [1913 Webster]	Harvest \Har"vest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harvested}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Harvesting}.]	   To reap or gather, as any crop.	   [1913 Webster]
Harvester \Har"vest*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who harvests; a machine for cutting and gathering	      grain; a reaper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A harvesting ant.	      [1913 Webster]
Harvest-home \Har"vest-home"\ (-h[=o]m), n.	   1. The gathering and bringing home of the harvest; the time	      of harvest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Showed like a stubble land at harvest-home. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The song sung by reapers at the feast made at the close of	      the harvest; the feast itself. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A service of thanksgiving, at harvest time, in the Church	      of England and in the Protestant Episcopal Church in the	      United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The opportunity of gathering treasure. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Harvesting \Har"vest*ing\,	   a. & n., from {Harvest}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Harvesting ant} (Zool.), any species of ant which gathers	      and stores up seeds for food. Many species are known.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species found in Southern Europe and Palestine are	         {Aphenogaster structor} and {Aphenogaster barbara};	         that of Texas, called {agricultural ant}, is	         {Pogonomyrmex barbatus} or {Myrmica molifaciens}; that	         of Florida is {Pogonomyrmex crudelis}. See	         {Agricultural ant}, under {Agricultural}.	         [1913 Webster]
Harvestless \Har"vest*less\, a.	   Without harvest; lacking in crops; barren. "Harvestless	   autumns." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
harvest-lice \harvest-lice\ n.	   An erect perennial Old World herb ({Agrimonia eupatoria}) of	   dry grassy habitats.	   Syn: {Agrimonia eupatoria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Harvestman \Har"vest*man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Harvestmen} (-men).	   1. A man engaged in harvesting. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Daddy longlegs}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Harvestry \Har"vest*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.	   The act of harvesting; also, that which is harvested.	   --Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Harvey process \Har"vey proc"ess\ (Metal.)	   A process of hardening the face of steel, as armor plates,	   invented by Hayward A. Harvey of New Jersey, consisting in	   the additional carburizing of the face of a piece of low	   carbon steel by subjecting it to the action of carbon under	   long-continued pressure at a very high heat, and then to a	   violent chilling, as by a spray of cold water. This process	   gives an armor plate a thick surface of extreme hardness	   supported by material gradually decreasing in hardness to the	   unaltered soft steel at the back.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hary \Har"y\ (h[a^]r"[y^]), v. t. [Cf. OF. harier to harass, or	   E. harry, v. t.]	   To draw; to drag; to carry off by violence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Has \Has\ (h[a^]z),	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Have}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hasard \Has"ard\ (-[~e]rd), n.	   Hazard. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hase \Hase\ (h[=a]z), v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Haze}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Hash \Hash\ (h[a^]sh), n. [Formerly hachey, hachee, F. hachis,	   fr. hacher to hash; of German origin; cf. G. hippe sickle,	   OHG. hippa, for happia. Cf. {Hatchet}.]	   1. That which is hashed or chopped up; meat and vegetables,	      especially such as have been already cooked, chopped into	      small pieces and mixed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A new mixture of old matter; a second preparation or	      exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not bear elections, and still less the hash of	            them over again in a first session.   --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hashish. [slang]	      [PJC]	Hash \Hash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hashed} (h[a^]sht); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hashing}.] [From {Hash}, n.: cf. F. hacher to hash.]	   To chop into small pieces; to mince and mix; as, to hash	   meat. --Hudibras. Hasheesh
Hasheesh \Hash"eesh\ Hashish \Hash"ish\ (h[a^]sh"[=e]sh), n.	   [Ar. hash[imac]sh.]	   A slightly acrid gum resin produced by the common hemp	   ({Cannabis sativa}), of the variety Indica, when cultivated	   in a warm climate; also, the tops of the plant, from which	   the resinous product is obtained. It is narcotic, and has	   long been used in the East for its intoxicating effect. The	   active psychoactive principle has been identified as	   tetrahydrocannabinol. See {Bhang}, and {Ganja}.	   Syn: hash.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
hashmark \hash"mark`\ n. (Mil.)	   an insignia worn on the uniform to indicate years of service.	   Syn: service stripe, hash mark.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hask \Hask\ (h[a^]sk), n. [See {Hassock}.]	   A basket made of rushes or flags, as for carrying fish.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Haslet \Has"let\ (h[a^]s"l[e^]t), n. [F. h[^a]telettes broil,	   for hastelettes, fr. F. haste spit; cf. L. hasta spear, and	   also OHG. harst gridiron.]	   The edible viscera, as the heart, liver, etc., of a beast,	   esp. of a hog. [Written also {harslet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hasp \Hasp\ (h[.a]sp), n. [OE. hasp, hesp, AS. h[ae]pse; akin to	   G. haspe, h[aum]spe, Sw. & Dan. haspe, Icel. hespa.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A clasp, especially a metal strap permanently fast at one	      end to a staple or pin, while the other passes over a	      staple, and is fastened by a padlock or a pin; also, a	      metallic hook for fastening a door.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spindle to wind yarn, thread, or silk on.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument for cutting the surface of grass land; a	      scarifier.	      [1913 Webster]	Hasp \Hasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hasped} (h[.a]spt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hasping}.] [AS. h[ae]psian.]	   To shut or fasten with a hasp.	   [1913 Webster]
hassle \hassle\ n.	   1. An inconvenience caused by difficulties encountered trying	      to accomplish a task; as, finding a parking place in	      midtown is always a hassle.	   Syn: fuss, trouble, bother.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. disorderly fighting; an angry dispute or disturbance.	      [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: hassle, scuffle, tussle, rough-and-tumble.	        [WordNet 1.5]	hassle \hassle\ v. i.	   1. to dispute or quarrel, often over petty disagreements.	      [PJC]	   2. To expend excessive time and energy trying to accomplish a	      task.	      [PJC]	hassle \hassle\ v. t.	   to repeatedly annoy; as, He is known to hassle his staff when	   he is overworked.	   Syn: harass, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset,	        plague, molest, provoke.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hassock \Has"sock\ (h[a^]s"s[u^]k), 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. seisg, and E. sedge.]	   1. A rank tuft of bog grass; a tussock. --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small stuffed cushion or footstool, for kneeling on in	      church, or for home use.	      [1913 Webster]	            And knees and hassocks are well nigh divorced.	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Hast \Hast\ (h[a^]st),	   2d pers. sing. pres. of {Have}, contr. of {havest}. [Archaic]	   Hastate
Hastate \Has"tate\ (h[a^]s"t[asl]t), Hastated \Has"ta*ted\	   (h[=a]s"t[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. hastatus, fr. hasta spear. Cf.	   {Gad}, n.]	   Shaped like the head of a halberd; triangular, with the basal	   angles or lobes spreading; as, a hastate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Haste \Haste\ (h[=a]st), n. [OE. hast; akin to D. haast, G.,	   Dan., Sw., & OFries. hast, cf. OF. haste, F. h[^a]te (of	   German origin); all perh. fr. the root of E. hate in a	   earlier sense of, to pursue. See {Hate}.]	   1. Celerity of motion; speed; swiftness; dispatch;	      expedition; -- applied only to voluntary beings, as men	      and other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king's business required haste.   --1 Sam. xxi.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being urged or pressed by business; hurry;	      urgency; sudden excitement of feeling or passion;	      precipitance; vehemence.	      [1913 Webster]	            I said in my haste, All men are liars. --Ps. cxvi.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make haste}, to hasten.	   Syn: Speed; quickness; nimbleness; swiftness; expedition;	        dispatch; hurry; precipitance; vehemence; precipitation.	   Usage: {Haste}, {Hurry}, {Speed}, {Dispatch}. Haste denotes	          quickness of action and a strong desire for getting	          on; hurry includes a confusion and want of collected	          thought not implied in haste; speed denotes the actual	          progress which is made; dispatch, the promptitude and	          rapidity with which things are done. A man may	          properly be in haste, but never in a hurry. Speed	          usually secures dispatch.	          [1913 Webster]	Haste \Haste\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Hasted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hasting}.] [OE. hasten; akin to G. hasten, D. haasten,	   Dan. haste, Sw. hasta, OF. haster, F. h[^a]ter. See {Haste},	   n.]	   To hasten; to hurry. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I 'll haste the writer.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were troubled and hasted away.      --Ps. xlviii.	                                                  5.	   [1913 Webster]
Hasten \Has"ten\ (h[=a]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hastened}	   (h[=a]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hastening}	   (h[=a]s"'n*[i^]ng).]	   To press; to drive or urge forward; to push on; to	   precipitate; to accelerate the movement of; to expedite; to	   hurry.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would hasten my escape from the windy storm. --Ps.	                                                  lv. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	Hasten \Has"ten\, v. i.	   To move with celerity; to be rapid in motion; to act speedily	   or quickly; to go quickly.	   [1913 Webster]	         I hastened to the spot whence the noise came. --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Hastener \Has"ten*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who hastens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which hastens; especially, a stand or reflector used	      for confining the heat of the fire to meat while roasting	      before it.	      [1913 Webster]
Hastif \Has"tif\ (h[=a]s"t[i^]f), a. [OF. See {Hastive}.]	   Hasty. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- {Has"tif*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hastile \Has"tile\ (h[a^]s"t[imac]l or -t[i^]l), a. [L. hasta a	   spear.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Hastate}. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hastily \Has"ti*ly\ (h[=a]s"t[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Hasty}.]	   1. In haste; with speed or quickness; speedily; nimbly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without due reflection; precipitately; rashly.	      [1913 Webster]	            We hastily engaged in the war.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Passionately; impatiently. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hastiness \Has"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being hasty; haste; precipitation;	   rashness; quickness of temper.	   [1913 Webster]
Hastings \Has"tings\ (-t[i^]ngz), n. pl. [From {Haste}, v.]	   Early fruit or vegetables; especially, early pease.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hastings sands \Has"tings sands`\ (s[a^]ndz`). (Geol.)	   The lower group of the Wealden formation; -- so called from	   its development around Hastings, in Sussex, England.	   [1913 Webster]
Hastive \Has"tive\ (-t[i^]v), a. [OF. hastif. See {Haste}, n.,	   and cf. {Hastif}.]	   Forward; early; -- said of fruits. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hasty \Has"ty\ (h[=a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Hastier}	   (-t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Hastiest}.] [Akin to D. haastig, G.,	   Sw., & Dan. hastig. See {Haste}, n.]	   1. Involving haste; done, made, etc., in haste; as, a hasty	      retreat; a hasty sketch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Demanding haste or immediate action. [R.] --Chaucer.	      "Hasty employment." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Moving or acting with haste or in a hurry; hurrying;	      hence, acting without deliberation; precipitate; rash;	      easily excited; eager.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There	            is more hope of a fool than of him.   --Prov. xxix.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hasty multitude	            Admiring entered.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not hasty to go out of his sight.  --Eccl. viii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Made or reached without deliberation or due caution; as, a	      hasty conjecture, inference, conclusion, etc., a hasty	      resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Proceeding from, or indicating, a quick temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take no unkindness of his hasty words. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Forward; early; first ripe. [Obs.] "As the hasty fruit	      before the summer." --Is. xxviii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Hasty pudding \Has"ty pud"ding\ (h[=a]s"t[y^] p[.u]d"d[i^]ng).	   1. A thick batter pudding made of Indian meal stirred into	      boiling water; mush. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A batter or pudding made of flour or oatmeal, stirred into	      boiling water or milk. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hat \Hat\ (h[aum]t), a.	   Hot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hat \Hat\,	   sing. pres. of {Hote} to be called. Cf. {Hatte}. [Obs.] "That	   one hat abstinence." --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Hat \Hat\ (h[a^]t), n. [AS. h[ae]t, h[ae]tt; akin to Dan. hat,	   Sw. hatt, Icel. hattr a hat, h["o]ttr hood, D. hoed hat, G.	   hut, OHG. huot, and prob. to L. cassis helmet. [root]13. Cf.	   {Hood}.]	   A covering for the head; esp., one with a crown and brim,	   made of various materials, and worn by men or women for	   protecting the head from the sun or weather, or for ornament.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hat block}, a block on which hats are formed or dressed.	   {To pass around the hat}, to take up a collection of	      voluntary contributions, which are often received in a	      hat. [Colloq.] --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Hatable \Hat"a*ble\ (h[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a. [From {Hate}.]	   Capable of being, or deserving to be, hated; odious;	   detestable.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatband \Hat"band`\ (h[a^]t"b[a^]nd`), n.	   A band round the crown of a hat; sometimes, a band of black	   cloth, crape, etc., worn as a badge of mourning.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatbox \Hat"box`\ (-b[o^]ks`), n.	   A box for a hat.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatch \Hatch\ (h[a^]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatched}	   (h[a^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hatching}.] [F. hacher to chop,	   hack. See {Hash}.]	   1. To cross with lines in a peculiar manner in drawing and	      engraving. See {Hatching}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall win this sword, silvered and hatched.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those hatching strokes of the pencil. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cross; to spot; to stain; to steep. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His weapon hatched in blood.          --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Hatch \Hatch\, v. t. [OE. hacchen, hetchen; akin to G. hecken,	   Dan. hekke; cf. MHG. hagen bull; perh. akin to E. hatch a	   half door, and originally meaning, to produce under a hatch.	   [root]12.]	   1. To produce, as young, from an egg or eggs by incubation,	      or by artificial heat; to produce young from (eggs); as,	      the young when hatched. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them	            not.                                  --Jer. xvii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the hens do not sit upon the eggs; but by	            keeping them in a certain equal heat they [the	            husbandmen] bring life into them and hatch them.	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contrive or plot; to form by meditation, and bring into	      being; to originate and produce; to concoct; as, to hatch	      mischief; to hatch heresy. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fancies hatched	            In silken-folded idleness.            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Hatch \Hatch\, v. i.	   To produce young; -- said of eggs; to come forth from the	   egg; -- said of the young of birds, fishes, insects, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Hatch \Hatch\, n.	   1. The act of hatching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Development; disclosure; discovery. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The chickens produced at once or by one incubation; a	      brood.	      [1913 Webster]	Hatch \Hatch\, n. [OE. hacche, AS. h[ae]c, cf. haca the bar of a	   door, D. hek gate, Sw. h[aum]ck coop, rack, Dan. hekke	   manger, rack. Prob. akin to E. hook, and first used of	   something made of pieces fastened together. Cf. {Heck},	   {Hack} a frame.]	   1. A door with an opening over it; a half door, sometimes set	      with spikes on the upper edge.	      [1913 Webster]	            In at the window, or else o'er the hatch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A frame or weir in a river, for catching fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A flood gate; a sluice gate. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A bedstead. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An opening in the deck of a vessel or floor of a warehouse	      which serves as a passageway or hoistway; a hatchway;	      also; a cover or door, or one of the covers used in	      closing such an opening.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) An opening into, or in search of, a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Booby hatch}, {Buttery hatch}, {Companion hatch}, etc. See	      under {Booby}, {Buttery}, etc.	   {To batten down the hatches} (Naut.), to lay tarpaulins over	      them, and secure them with battens.	   {To be under hatches}, to be confined below in a vessel; to	      be under arrest, or in slavery, distress, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Hatch \Hatch\, v. t.	   To close with a hatch or hatches.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T were not amiss to keep our door hatched. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatch-boat \Hatch"-boat`\ (h[a^]ch"b[=o]t`), n. (Naut.)	   A vessel whose deck consists almost wholly of movable	   hatches; -- used mostly in the fisheries.	   [1913 Webster]
hatched \hatched\ adj. [p. p. from {hatch}, v. i.]	   produced from an egg.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hatchel \Hatch"el\ (-[e^]l; 277), n. [OE. hechele, hekele; akin	   to D. hekel, G. hechel, Dan. hegle, Sw. h[aum]kla, and prob.	   to E. hook. See {Hook}, and cf. {Hackle}, {Heckle}.]	   An instrument with long iron teeth set in a board, for	   cleansing flax or hemp from the tow, hards, or coarse part; a	   kind of large comb; -- called also {hackle} and {heckle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Hatchel \Hatch"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hatcheled} or	   {Hatchelled} (-[e^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hatcheling} or	   {Hatchelling}.] [OE. hechelen, hekelen; akin to D. hekelen,	   G. hecheln, Dan. hegle, Sw. h[aum]kla. See {Hatchel}, n.]	   1. To draw through the teeth of a hatchel, as flax or hemp,	      so as to separate the coarse and refuse parts from the	      fine, fibrous parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tease; to worry; to torment. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hatcheler \Hatch"el*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who uses a hatchel.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatcher \Hatch"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who hatches, or that which hatches; a hatching	      apparatus; an incubator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who contrives or originates; a plotter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great hatcher and breeder of business. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Hatchery \Hatch"er*y\ (-[y^]), n.	   A house for hatching fish, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatchet \Hatch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [F. hachette, dim. of hache ax.	   See 1st {Hatch}, {Hash}.]	   1. A small ax with a short handle, to be used with one hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a tomahawk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Buried was the bloody hatchet.        --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {hatchet face}, a thin, sharp face, like the edge of a	      hatchet; hence:	   {hatchet-faced}, sharp-visaged. --Dryden.	   {To bury the hatchet}, to make peace or become reconciled.	   {To take up the hatchet}, to make or declare war. The last	      two phrases are derived from the practice of the American	      Indians.
hatchet man \hatchet man\ n.	   1. A person hired to murder or physically attack another; a	      hit man.	      [PJC]	   2. A person who deliberately tries to ruin the reputation of	      another, often unscrupulously, by slander or other	      malicious communication, often with a political motive,	      and sometimes for pay.	      [PJC] Hatchettine
Hatchettine \Hatch"et*tine\ (h[a^]ch"[e^]t*t[i^]n), Hatchettite
\Hatch"et*tite\ (-t[i^]t), n. [Named after the discoverer,	   Charles Hatchett.] (Min.)	   Mineral tallow; a waxy or spermaceti-like substance, commonly	   of a greenish yellow color.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatching \Hatch"ing\, n. [See 1st {Hatch}.]	   A mode of execution in engraving, drawing, and miniature	   painting, in which shading is produced by lines crossing each	   other at angles more or less acute; -- called also	   {crosshatching}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatchment \Hatch"ment\ (-ment), n. [Corrupt. fr. achievement.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Her.) A sort of panel, upon which the arms of a deceased	      person are temporarily displayed, -- usually on the walls	      of his dwelling. It is lozenge-shaped or square, but is	      hung cornerwise. It is used in England as a means of	      giving public notification of the death of the deceased,	      his or her rank, whether married, widower, widow, etc.	      Called also {achievement}.	      [1913 Webster]	            His obscure funeral;	            No trophy, sword, or hatchment o'er his bones.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sword or other mark of the profession of arms; in	      general, a mark of dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let there be deducted, out of our main potation,	            Five marks in hatchments to adorn this thigh.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Hatchure \Hatch"ure\ (-[-u]r; 135), n.	   Same as {Hachure}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatchway \Hatch"way`\ (-w[=a]`), n.	   A square or oblong opening in a deck or floor, affording	   passage from one deck or story to another; the entrance to a	   cellar.	   [1913 Webster]
Hate \Hate\ (h[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hating}.] [OE. haten, hatien, AS. hatian; akin to OS.	   hatan, hat[=o]n to be hostile to, D. haten to hate, OHG.	   hazz[=e]n, hazz[=o]n, G. hassen, Icel. & Sw. hata, Dan. hade,	   Goth. hatan, hatjan. [root]36. Cf. {Hate}, n., {Heinous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To have a great aversion to, with a strong desire that	      evil should befall the person toward whom the feeling is	      directed; to dislike intensely; to detest; as, to hate	      one's enemies; to hate hypocrisy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer. --1 John	                                                  iii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be very unwilling; followed by an infinitive, or a	      substantive clause with that; as, to hate to get into	      debt; to hate that anything should be wasted.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hate that he should linger here.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Script.) To love less, relatively. --Luke xiv. 26.	   Syn: To {Hate}, {Abhor}, {Detest}, {Abominate}, {Loathe}.	   Usage: Hate is the generic word, and implies that one is	          inflamed with extreme dislike. We abhor what is deeply	          repugnant to our sensibilities or feelings. We detest	          what contradicts so utterly our principles and moral	          sentiments that we feel bound to lift up our voice	          against it. What we abominate does equal violence to	          our moral and religious sentiments. What we loathe is	          offensive to our own nature, and excites unmingled	          disgust. Our Savior is said to have hated the deeds of	          the Nicolaitanes; his language shows that he loathed	          the lukewarmness of the Laodiceans; he detested the	          hypocrisy of the scribes and Pharisees; he abhorred	          the suggestions of the tempter in the wilderness.	          [1913 Webster]	Hate \Hate\, n. [OE. hate, hete, AS. hete; akin to D. haat, G.	   hass, Icel. hatr, SW. hat, Dan. had, Goth. hatis. Cf. {Hate},	   v.]	   Strong aversion coupled with desire that evil should befall	   the person toward whom the feeling is directed; as exercised	   toward things, intense dislike; hatred; detestation; --	   opposed to love.	   [1913 Webster]	         For in a wink the false love turns to hate. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hateful \Hate"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.	   1. Manifesting hate or hatred; malignant; malevolent.	      [Archaic or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And worse than death, to view with hateful eyes	            His rival's conquest.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting or deserving great dislike, aversion, or disgust;	      odious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unhappy, wretched, hateful day!       --Shak.	   Syn: Odious; detestable; abominable; execrable; loathsome;	        abhorrent; repugnant; malevolent. -- {Hate"ful*ly}, adv.	        -- {Hate"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Hatel \Hat"el\ (h[=a]t"[e^]l), a.	   Hateful; detestable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
hatemonger \hatemonger\ n.	   one who arouses hatred for others by speech or writing.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hater \Hat"er\ (h[=a]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who hates.	   [1913 Webster]	         An enemy to God, and a hater of all good. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hath \Hath\ (h[a^]th), v., 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Have},	   contracted from haveth.	   Has. [Archaic.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What hath God wrought?                   --Samuel F. B.	                                                  Morse [The	                                                  first message	                                                  sent by	                                                  telegraph,	                                                  from Mr.	                                                  Morse, at the	                                                  chamber of the	                                                  Supreme Court	                                                  (then in the	                                                  United States	                                                  Capitol) to	                                                  his assistant	                                                  Albert Vail at	                                                  the Mount	                                                  Clair Depot in	                                                  Baltimore in	                                                  1844. Mr.	                                                  Morse allowed	                                                  Annie	                                                  Ellsworth, the	                                                  daughter of a	                                                  friend, to	                                                  choose the	                                                  words, which	                                                  she took from	                                                  Numbers xxiii.	                                                  23.]	   [PJC]
Hatiora \Hatiora\ n.	   A small genus of South American epiphytic or lithophytic	   cacti.	   Syn: genus {Hatiora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hatless \Hat"less\ (h[a^]t"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no hat.	   [1913 Webster]
hatpin \hatpin\ n.	   a long sturdy pin used by women to secure a hat to their	   hair.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hatrack \Hat"rack`\ (h[a^]t"r[a^]k`), n.	   A hatstand; hattree.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatred \Ha"tred\ (h[=a]"tr[e^]d), n. [OE. hatred, hatreden. See	   {Hate}, and cf. {Kindred}.]	   Strong aversion; intense dislike; hate; an affection of the	   mind awakened by something regarded as evil.	   Syn: Odium; ill will; enmity; hate; animosity; malevolence;	        rancor; malignity; detestation; loathing; abhorrence;	        repugnance; antipathy. See {Odium}.	        [1913 Webster]
Hatstand \Hat"stand`\ (h[a^]t"st[a^]nd`), n.	   A stand of wood or iron, with hooks or pegs upon which to	   hang hats, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatte \Hat"te\ (h[aum]t"te),	   pres. & imp. sing. & pl. of {Hote}, to be called. See {Hote}.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A full perilous place, purgatory it hatte. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatted \Hat"ted\ (h[a^]t"t[e^]d), a.	   Covered with a hat.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatter \Hat"ter\ (-t[~e]r), v. t. [Prov. E., to entangle; cf.	   LG. verhaddern, verheddern, verhiddern.]	   To tire or worry; -- with out. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Hatter \Hat"ter\, n.	   One who makes or sells hats.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatteria \Hat*te"ri*a\ (h[a^]t*t[=e]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   A New Zealand lizard, which, in anatomical character, differs	   widely from all other existing lizards. It is the only living	   representative of the order {Rhynchocephala}, of which many	   Mesozoic fossil species are known; -- called also	   {Sphenodon}, {tuatara}, and {Tuatera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatting \Hat"ting\ (h[a^]t"t[i^]ng), n.	   The business of making hats; also, stuff for hats.	   [1913 Webster]
Hatti-sherif \Hat"ti-sher`if\ (h[a^]t"t[i^]*sh[e^]r`[i^]f or	   h[aum]t"t[=e]*sh[asl]*r[=e]f"), n. [Turk., fr. Ar. khatt a	   writing + sher[imac]f noble.]	   A irrevocable Turkish decree countersigned by the sultan.	   [1913 Webster]
Hattree \Hat"tree`\ (h[a^]t"tr[=e]`), n.	   A hatstand.	   [1913 Webster]
Haubergeon \Hau*ber"ge*on\ (h[add]*b[~e]r"j[-e]*[o^]n), n.	   See {Habergeon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hauberk \Hau"berk\ (h[add]"b[~e]rk), n. [OF. hauberc, halberc,	   F. haubert, OHG. halsberc; hals neck + bergan to protect, G.	   bergen; akin to AS. healsbeorg, Icel. h[=a]lsbj["o]rg. See	   {Collar}, and {Bury}, v. t.]	   A coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the	   European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which	   is shorter and sometimes sleeveless. By old writers it is	   often used synonymously with habergeon. See {Habergeon}.	   [Written variously {hauberg}, {hauberque}, {hawberk}, etc.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Helm, nor hawberk's twisted mail.        --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hauerite \Hau"er*ite\ (h[add]"[~e]r*[imac]t), n. [Named after	   Von Hauer, of Vienna.] (Min.)	   Native sulphide of manganese, a reddish brown or brownish	   black mineral.	   [1913 Webster]
Haugh \Haugh\ (h[add]), n. [See {Haw} a hedge.]	   A low-lying meadow by the side of a river. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         On a haugh or level plain, near to a royal borough.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Haught \Haught\ (h[add]t), a. [See {Haughty}.]	   High; elevated; hence, haughty; proud. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Haughtily \Haugh"ti*ly\ (h[add]"t[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From	   {Haughty}.]	   In a haughty manner; arrogantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Haughtiness \Haugh"ti*ness\, n. [For hauteinness. See	   {Haughty}.]	   The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance.	   Syn: Arrogance; disdain; contemptuousness; superciliousness;	        loftiness.	   Usage: {Haughtiness}, {Arrogance}, {Disdain}. Haughtiness	          denotes the expression of conscious and proud	          superiority; arrogance is a disposition to claim for	          one's self more than is justly due, and enforce it to	          the utmost; disdain in the exact reverse of	          condescension toward inferiors, since it expresses and	          desires others to feel how far below ourselves we	          consider them. A person is haughty in disposition and	          demeanor; arrogant in his claims of homage and	          deference; disdainful even in accepting the deference	          which his haughtiness leads him arrogantly to exact.	          [1913 Webster]
Haughty \Haugh"ty\ (h[add]"t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Haughtier}	   (h[add]"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Haughtiest}.] [OE. hautein, F.	   hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L. altus. See	   {Altitude}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            To measure the most haughty mountain's height.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Equal unto this haughty enterprise.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant;	      overbearing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman of a haughty and imperious nature.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced,	            Came towering.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Haul \Haul\ (h[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hauled} (h[add]ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Hauling}.] [OE. halen, halien, F. haler, of	   German or Scand. origin; akin to AS. geholian to acquire,	   get, D. halen to fetch, pull, draw, OHG. hol[=o]n, hal[=o]n,	   G. holen, Dan. hale to haul, Sw. hala, and to L. calare to	   call, summon, Gr. kalei^n to call. Cf. {Hale}, v. t.,	   {Claim}. {Class}, {Council}, {Ecclesiastic}.]	   1. To pull or draw with force; to drag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some dance, some haul the rope.       --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thither they bent, and hauled their ships to land.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Romp-loving miss	            Is hauled about in gallantry robust.  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To transport by drawing, as with horses or oxen; as, to	      haul logs to a sawmill.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I was seven or eight years of age, I began	            hauling all the wood used in the house and shops.	                                                  --U. S. Grant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To haul over the coals}. See under {Coal}.	   {To haul the wind} (Naut.), to turn the head of the ship	      nearer to the point from which the wind blows.	      [1913 Webster]	Haul \Haul\, v. i.	   1. (Naut.) To change the direction of a ship by hauling the	      wind. See under {Haul}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . hauled up for it, and found it to be an	            island.                               --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pull apart, as oxen sometimes do when yoked.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To haul around} (Naut.), to shift to any point of the	      compass; -- said of the wind.	   {To haul off} (Naut.), to sail closer to the wind, in order	      to get farther away from anything; hence, to withdraw; to	      draw back.	      [1913 Webster]	Haul \Haul\, n.	   1. A pulling with force; a violent pull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A single draught of a net; as, to catch a hundred fish at	      a haul.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is caught, taken, or gained at once, as by	      hauling a net.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Transportation by hauling; the distance through which	      anything is hauled, as freight in a railroad car; as, a	      long haul or short haul.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Rope Making) A bundle of about four hundred threads, to	      be tarred.	      [1913 Webster]
Haulabout \Haul"a*bout`\ (h[add]l"[.a]*bout`), n.	   A bargelike vessel with steel hull, large hatchways, and coal	   transporters, for coaling war vessels from its own hold or	   from other colliers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Haulage \Haul"age\ (-[asl]j), n.	   Act of hauling; as, the haulage of cars by an engine; charge	   for hauling.	   [1913 Webster]
Hauler \Haul"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who hauls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trucking company; a freight transporter using trucks.	      [PJC]
haulier \haulier\ n.	   a haulage contractor.	   Syn: hauler.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Haulm \Haulm\ (h[add]m), n. [OE. halm, AS. healm; akin to D.,	   G., Dan., & Sw. halm, Icel. h[=a]lmr, L. calamus reed, cane,	   stalk, Gr. kalamo`s. Cf. {Excel}, {Culminate}, {Culm},	   {Shawm}, {Calamus}.]	   The denuded stems or stalks of such crops as buckwheat and	   the cereal grains, beans, etc.; straw.	   [1913 Webster]	Haulm \Haulm\, n.	   A part of a harness; a hame.	   [1913 Webster]
Hauls \Hauls\ (h[add]ls), n. [Obs.]	   See {Hals}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haulse \Haulse\ (h[add]ls), v. [Obs.]	   See {Halse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hault \Hault\ (h[add]lt), a. [OF. hault, F. haut. See	   {Haughty}.]	   Lofty; haughty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Through support of countenance proud and hault.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Haum \Haum\ (h[add]m), n.	   See {Haulm}, stalk. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Haunce \Haunce\ (h[.a]ns), v. t.	   To enhance. [Obs.] --Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster]
Haunch \Haunch\ (h[aum]nch; 277), n. [F. hanche, of German	   origin; cf. OD. hancke, hencke, and also OHG. ancha; prob.	   not akin to E. ankle.]	   1. The hip; the projecting region of the lateral parts of the	      pelvis and the hip joint; the hind part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of meats: The leg and loin taken together; as, a haunch of	      venison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Haunch bone}. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}.	   {Haunches of an arch} (Arch.), the parts on each side of the	      crown of an arch. (See {Crown}, n., 11.) Each haunch may	      be considered as from one half to two thirds of the half	      arch.	      [1913 Webster]
Haunched \Haunched\ (h[aum]ncht), a.	   Having haunches.	   [1913 Webster]
Haunt \Haunt\ (h[aum]nt; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Haunted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Haunting}.] [F. hanter; of uncertain origin,	   perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire	   (see {Ambition}); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin	   to heim home (see {Home}). [root]36.]	   1. To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit	      pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those cares that haunt the court and town. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost	      or apparition; -- said of spirits or ghosts, especially of	      dead people; as, the murdered man haunts the house where	      he died.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul spirits haunt my resting place.  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To practice; to devote one's self to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud . .	            . is cursed.                          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime.	                                                  --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accustom; to habituate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Haunt thyself to pity.                --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	Haunt \Haunt\, v. i.	   To persist in staying or visiting.	   [1913 Webster]	         I've charged thee not to haunt about my doors. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Haunt \Haunt\, n.	   1. A place to which one frequently resorts; as, drinking	      saloons are the haunts of tipplers; a den is the haunt of	      wild beasts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Old English the place occupied by any one as a	         dwelling or in his business was called a haunt.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often used figuratively.	         [1913 Webster]	               The household nook,	               The haunt of all affections pure.  --Keble.	         [1913 Webster]	               The feeble soul, a haunt of fears. --Tennyson.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The habit of resorting to a place. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The haunt you have got about the courts.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Practice; skill. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of clothmaking she hadde such an haunt. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Haunted \Haunt"ed\, a.	   Inhabited by, or subject to the visits of, apparitions;	   frequented by a ghost.	   [1913 Webster]	         All houses wherein men have lived and died	         Are haunted houses.                      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Haunter \Haunt"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, haunts.	   [1913 Webster]
Haurient \Hau"ri*ent\ (h[add]"r[i^]*ent), a. [L. hauriens, p.	   pr. of haurire to breathe.] (Her.)	   In pale, with the head in chief; -- said of the figure of a	   fish, as if rising for air.	   [1913 Webster]
Hausen \Hau"sen\ (h[add]"s[e^]n), n. [G.] (Zool.)	   A large sturgeon ({Acipenser huso} syn. {Huso huso}) from the	   region of the Black Sea; also called {Beluga}. It is	   sometimes twelve feet long, and provides the highest quality	   {caviar}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hausse \Hausse\ (h[add]s), n. [F.] (Gun.)	   A kind of graduated breech sight for a small arm, or a	   cannon.	   [1913 Webster]
Haustellata \Haus`tel*la"ta\ (h[add]s`t[e^]l*l[=a]"t[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. haustellum, fr. L. haurire, haustum, to draw	   water, to swallow. See {Exhaust}.] (Zool.)	   An artificial division of insects, including all those with a	   sucking proboscis.	   [1913 Webster]
Haustellate \Haus"tel*late\ (h[add]s"t[e^]l*l[asl]t or	   h[add]s*t[e^]l"l[asl]t), a. [See {Haustellata}.] (Zool.)	   Provided with a haustellum, or sucking proboscis. -- n. One	   of the Haustellata.	   [1913 Webster]
Haustellum \Haus*tel"lum\ (h[add]s*t[e^]l"l[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Haustella} (-l[.a]). [NL.] (Zool.)	   The sucking proboscis of various insects. See {Lepidoptera},	   and {Diptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haustorium \Haus*to"ri*um\ (h[add]s*t[=o]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Haustoria} (h[add]s*t[=o]"r[i^]*[.a]). [LL., a well, fr. L.	   haurire, haustum, to drink.] (Bot.)	   One of the suckerlike rootlets of such plants as the dodder	   and ivy. --R. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Haut \Haut\ (h[add]t), a. [F. See {Haughty}.]	   Haughty. [Obs.] "Nations proud and haut." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hautboy \Haut"boy\ (h[=o]"boi), n. [F. hautbois, lit., high	   wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high	   tone. See {Haughty}, {Bush}; and cf. {Oboe}.]	   1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and	      similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone.	      Now more commonly called {oboe}. See Illust. of {Oboe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ({Fragaria elatior}).	      [1913 Webster]
Hautboyist \Haut"boy*ist\ (h[=o]"boi*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   hautbo["i]ste.]	   A player on the hautboy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hautein \Hau"tein\ (h[=o]"t[asl]n), a. [See {Haughty}.]	   1. Haughty; proud. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. High; -- said of the voice or flight of birds. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hauteur \Hau`teur"\ (h[=o]`t[~e]r"), n. [F., fr. haut high. See	   {Haughty}.]	   Haughty manner or spirit; haughtiness; pride; arrogance.	   [1913 Webster]
Hautgout \Haut`go[^u]t"\ (h[=o]`g[=oo]"), n. [F.]	   High relish or flavor; high seasoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Hautpas \Haut`pas"\ (h[=o]`p[aum]"), n. [F. haut high + pas	   step.]	   A raised part of the floor of a large room; a platform for a	   raised table or throne. See {Dais}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hauynite \Ha"["u]y*nite\ ([aum]"w[-e]*n[imac]t), n. [From the	   French mineralogist Ha["u]y.] (Min.)	   A blue isometric mineral, characteristic of some volcanic	   rocks. It is a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with	   sulphate of lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Havana \Ha*van"a\ (h[.a]*v[a^]n"[.a]), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Havana, the capital of the island of	   Cuba; as, an Havana cigar; -- formerly sometimes written	   {Havannah}. -- n. An Havana cigar.	   [1913 Webster]	         Young Frank Clavering stole his father's Havannahs, and	         . . . smoked them in the stable.         --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Havanese \Hav`an*ese"\ (h[a^]v`[a^]n*[=e]z" or -[=e]s"), a.	   Of or pertaining to Havana, in Cuba. -- n. sing. & pl. A	   native or inhabitant, or the people, of Havana.	   [1913 Webster]
Have \Have\ (h[a^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Had} (h[a^]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Having}. Indic. present, I {have}, thou {hast}, he	   {has}; we, ye, they {have}.] [OE. haven, habben, AS. habben	   (imperf. h[ae]fde, p. p. geh[ae]fd); akin to OS. hebbian, D.	   hebben, OFries. hebba, OHG. hab[=e]n, G. haben, Icel. hafa,	   Sw. hafva, Dan. have, Goth. haban, and prob. to L. habere,	   whence F. avoir. Cf. {Able}, {Avoirdupois}, {Binnacle},	   {Habit}.]	   1. To hold in possession or control; to own; as, he has a	      farm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To possess, as something which appertains to, is connected	      with, or affects, one.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth hath bubbles, as the water has. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a fever late.                  --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To accept possession of; to take or accept.	      [1913 Webster]	            Break thy mind to me in broken English; wilt thou	            have me?                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To get possession of; to obtain; to get. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause or procure to be; to effect; to exact; to desire;	      to require.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had the church accurately described to me. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wouldst thou have me turn traitor also? --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To bear, as young; as, she has just had a child.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To hold, regard, or esteem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of them shall I be had in honor.      --2 Sam. vi.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To cause or force to go; to take. "The stars have us to	      bed." --Herbert. "Have out all men from me." --2 Sam.	      xiii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To take or hold (one's self); to proceed promptly; -- used	      reflexively, often with ellipsis of the pronoun; as, to	      have after one; to have at one or at a thing, i. e., to	      aim at one or at a thing; to attack; to have with a	      companion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To be under necessity or obligation; to be compelled;	       followed by an infinitive.	       [1913 Webster]	             Science has, and will long have, to be a divider	             and a separatist.                    --M. Arnold.	       [1913 Webster]	             The laws of philology have to be established by	             external comparison and induction.   --Earle.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To understand.	       [1913 Webster]	             You have me, have you not?           --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To put in an awkward position; to have the advantage of;	       as, that is where he had him. [Slang]	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Have, as an auxiliary verb, is used with the past	         participle to form preterit tenses; as, I have loved; I	         shall have eaten. Originally it was used only with the	         participle of transitive verbs, and denoted the	         possession of the object in the state indicated by the	         participle; as, I have conquered him, I have or hold	         him in a conquered state; but it has long since lost	         this independent significance, and is used with the	         participles both of transitive and intransitive verbs	         as a device for expressing past time. Had is used,	         especially in poetry, for would have or should have.	         [1913 Webster]	               Myself for such a face had boldly died.	                                                  --Tennyson.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To have a care}, to take care; to be on one's guard.	   {To have (a man) out}, to engage (one) in a duel.	   {To have done} (with). See under {Do}, v. i.	   {To have it out}, to speak freely; to bring an affair to a	      conclusion.	   {To have on}, to wear.	   {To have to do with}. See under Do, v. t.	   Syn: To possess; to own. See {Possess}.	        [1913 Webster]
Haveless \Have"less\, a.	   Having little or nothing. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Havelock \Hav"e*lock\ (h[a^]v"[-e]*l[o^]k), n. [From Havelock,	   an English general distinguished in India in the rebellion of	   1857.]	   A light cloth covering for the head and neck, used by	   soldiers as a protection from sunstroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Haven \Ha"ven\ (h[=a]"v'n), n. [AS. h[ae]fene; akin to D. & LG.	   haven, G. hafen, MHG. habe, Dan. havn, Icel. h["o]fn, Sw.	   hamn; akin to E. have, and hence orig., a holder; or to heave	   (see {Heave}); or akin to AS. h[ae]f sea, Icel. & Sw. haf,	   Dan. hav, which is perh. akin to E. heave.]	   1. A bay, recess, or inlet of the sea, or the mouth of a	      river, which affords anchorage and shelter for shipping; a	      harbor; a port.	      [1913 Webster]	            What shipping and what lading 's in our haven.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their haven under the hill.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of safety; a shelter; an asylum. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The haven, or the rock of love.       --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Haven \Ha"ven\, v. t.	   To shelter, as in a haven. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Havenage \Ha"ven*age\ (-[asl]j), n.	   Harbor dues; port dues.	   [1913 Webster]
Havened \Ha"vened\ (h[=a]"v'nd), p. a.	   Sheltered in a haven.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blissful havened both from joy and pain. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Havener \Ha"ven*er\ (h[=a]"v'n*[~e]r), n.	   A harbor master. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Haver \Ha"ver\ (h[a^]v"[~e]r), n.	   A possessor; a holder. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Haver \Hav"er\, n. [D. haver; akin to G. haber.]	   The oat; oats. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Haver bread}, oaten bread.	   {Haver cake}, oaten cake. --Piers Plowman.	   {Haver grass}, the wild oat.	   {Haver meal}, oatmeal.	      [1913 Webster]	Haver \Ha"ver\ (h[=a]"v[~e]r), v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To maunder; to talk foolishly; to chatter. [Scot.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Haversack \Hav"er*sack\ (h[a^]v"[~e]r*s[a^]k), n. [F. havresac,	   G. habersack, sack for oats. See 2d {Haver}, and {Sack} a	   bag.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A bag for oats or oatmeal. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bag or case, usually of stout cloth, in which a soldier	      carries his rations when on a march; -- distinguished from	      knapsack.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gunner's case or bag used to carry cartridges from the	      ammunition chest to the piece in loading.	      [1913 Webster]
Haversian \Ha*ver"sian\ (h[.a]*v[~e]r"shan), a.	   Pertaining to, or discovered by, Clopton Havers, an English	   physician of the seventeenth century.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Haversian canals} (Anat.), the small canals through which	      the blood vessels ramify in bone.	      [1913 Webster]
Havier \Hav"ier\ (h[=a]"y[~e]r), n. [Formerly haver, prob. fr.	   {Half}; cf. L. semimas emasculated, prop., half male.]	   A castrated deer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Haviers, or stags which have been gelded when young,	         have no horns.                           --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Havildar \Hav`il*dar"\ (h[a^]v`[i^]l*d[aum]r"), n.	   In the British Indian armies, a noncommissioned officer of	   native soldiers, corresponding to a sergeant.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Havildar major}, a native sergeant major in the East Indian	      army.	      [1913 Webster]
Having \Hav"ing\ (h[a^]v"[i^]ng), n.	   Possession; goods; estate.	   [1913 Webster]	         I 'll lend you something; my having is not much.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Havior \Hav"ior\ (h[=a]v"y[~e]r), 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. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Havoc \Hav"oc\ (h[a^]v"[o^]k), n. [W. hafog devastation, havoc;	   or, if this be itself fr. E. havoc, cf. OE. havot, or AS.	   hafoc hawk, which is a cruel or rapacious bird, or F. hai,	   voux! a cry to hounds.]	   Wide and general destruction; devastation; waste.	   [1913 Webster]	         As for Saul, he made havoc of the church. --Acts viii.	                                                  3.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye gods, what havoc does ambition make	         Among your works!                        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Havoc \Hav"oc\, v. t.	   To devastate; to destroy; to lay waste.	   [1913 Webster]	         To waste and havoc yonder world.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Havoc \Hav"oc\, interj. [See {Havoc}, n.]	   A cry in war as the signal for indiscriminate slaughter.	   --Toone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Do not cry havoc, where you should but hunt	         With modest warrant.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cry 'havoc,' and let slip the dogs of war! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Haw \Haw\ (h[add]), n. [OE. hawe, AS. haga; akin to D. haag	   headge, G. hag, hecke, Icel. hagi pasture, Sw. hage, Dan.	   have garden. [root]12. Cf. {Haggard}, {Ha-ha}, {Haugh},	   {Hedge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hedge; an inclosed garden or yard.	      [1913 Webster]	            And eke there was a polecat in his haw. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fruit of the hawthorn. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Haw \Haw\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anat.)	   The third eyelid, or nictitating membrane. See {Nictitating	   membrane}, under {Nictitate}.	   [1913 Webster]	Haw \Haw\, n. [Cf. ha an interjection of wonder, surprise, or	   hesitation.]	   An intermission or hesitation of speech, with a sound	   somewhat like haw! also, the sound so made. "Hums or haws."	   --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]	Haw \Haw\, v. i.	   To stop, in speaking, with a sound like haw; to speak with	   interruption and hesitation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cut it short; don't prose -- don't hum and haw.	                                                  --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]	   {hemming and hawing} speaking hesitantly and inarticulately,	      with numerous pauses and interjections.	      [PJC]	Haw \Haw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawed} (h[add]d); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hawing}.] [Written also hoi.] [Perhaps connected with	   here, hither; cf., however, F. huhau, hurhau, hue, interj.	   used in turning a horse to the right, G. hott, h["u], interj.	   used in calling to a horse.]	   To turn to the near side, or toward the driver; -- said of	   cattle or a team: a word used by teamsters in guiding their	   teams, and most frequently in the imperative. See {Gee}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To haw and gee}, or {To haw and gee about}, to go from one	      thing to another without good reason; to have no settled	      purpose; to be irresolute or unstable. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Haw \Haw\, v. t.	   To cause to turn, as a team, to the near side, or toward the	   driver; as, to haw a team of oxen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To haw and gee}, or {To haw and gee about}, to lead this way	      and that at will; to lead by the nose; to master or	      control. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hawaiian \Ha*wai"ian\ (h[.a]*w[imac]"yan), prop. a.	   Belonging to Hawaii or the Sandwich Islands, or to the people	   of Hawaii. -- n. A native of Hawaii.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawebake \Hawe"bake`\ (h[add]"b[=a]k`), n.	   Probably, the baked berry of the hawthorn tree, that is,	   coarse fare. See 1st {Haw}, 2. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawfinch \Haw"finch`\ (h[add]"f[i^]nch`), n. (Zool.)	   The common European grosbeak ({Coccothraustes vulgaris}); --	   called also {cherry finch}, and {coble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Haw-haw \Haw-haw"\ (h[add]*h[add]), n. [Duplication of haw a	   hedge.]	   1. See {Ha-ha}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing. [WordNet	      sense 1]	   Syn: hee-haw, horselaugh, ha-ha.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a sunken fence (so as not to interfere with the view).	      [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: haha.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hawhaw \Haw*haw"\, v. i. [Of imitative origin.]	   To laugh boisterously. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We haw-haw'd, I tell you, for more than half an hour.	                                                  --Major Jack	                                                  Downing.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), n. [OE. hauk (prob. fr. Icel.), havek,	   AS. hafoc, heafoc; akin to D. havik, OHG. habuh, G. habicht,	   Icel. haukr, Sw. h["o]k, Dan. h["o]g, prob. from the root of	   E. heave.] (Zool.)	   One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the	   family {Falconid[ae]}. They differ from the true falcons in	   lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in	   having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size	   and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were	   formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the	   word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as	   the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the common American species are the red-tailed	         hawk ({Buteo borealis}); the red-shouldered ({Buteo	         lineatus}); the broad-winged ({Buteo Pennsylvanicus});	         the rough-legged ({Archibuteo lagopus}); the	         sharp-shinned ({Accipiter fuscus}). See {Fishhawk},	         {Goshawk}, {Marsh hawk}, under {Marsh}, {Night hawk},	         under {Night}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bee hawk} (Zool.), the honey buzzard.	   {Eagle hawk}. See under {Eagle}.	   {Hawk eagle} (Zool.), an Asiatic bird of the genus	      {Spiz[ae]tus}, or {Limn[ae]tus}, intermediate between the	      hawks and eagles. There are several species.	   {Hawk fly} (Zool.), a voracious fly of the family	      {Asilid[ae]}. See {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}.	   {Hawk moth}. (Zool.) See {Hawk moth}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Hawk owl}. (Zool.)	   (a) A northern owl ({Surnia ulula}) of Europe and America. It	       flies by day, and in some respects resembles the hawks.	   (b) An owl of India ({Ninox scutellatus}).	   {Hawk's bill} (Horology), the pawl for the rack, in the	      striking mechanism of a clock.	      [1913 Webster]	Hawk \Hawk\ (h[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hawked} (h[add]kt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Hawking}.]	   1. To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks	      trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to	      practice falconry.	      [1913 Webster]	            A falconer Henry is, when Emma hawks. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike	      like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A falcon, towering in her pride of place,	            Was by a mousing owl hawked at and killed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hawk \Hawk\, v. i. [W. hochi.]	   To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an	   expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between	   the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus	   aiding in the removal of foreign substances.	   [1913 Webster]	Hawk \Hawk\, v. t.	   To raise by hawking, as phlegm.	   [1913 Webster]	Hawk \Hawk\, n. [W. hoch.]	   An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied	   with noise.	   [1913 Webster]	Hawk \Hawk\, v. t. [Akin to D. hauker a hawker, G. h["o]ken,	   h["o]cken, to higgle, to retail, h["o]ke, h["o]ker, a	   higgler, huckster. See {Huckster}.]	   To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry	   (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle;	   as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.	   [1913 Webster]	         His works were hawked in every street.   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Hawk \Hawk\, n. (Masonry)	   A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold	   mortar.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hawk boy}, an attendant on a plasterer to supply him with	      mortar.	      [1913 Webster] hawkbill
hawkbill \hawk"bill`\, hawksbill \hawks"bill`\(-b[i^]l`), n.	   (Zool.)	   A sea turtle ({Eretmochelys imbricata}), which yields the	   best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also {caret}.	   Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle,	        Eretmochelys imbricata.	        [1913 Webster]
Hawkbit \Hawk"bit`\ (-b[i^]t`), n. (Bot.)	   The fall dandelion ({Leontodon autumnale}).	   [1913 Webster]
Hawked \Hawked\ (h[add]kt), a.	   Curved like a hawk's bill; crooked.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawker \Hawk"er\ (h[add]k"[~e]r), n.	   One who sells wares by crying them in the street; hence, a	   peddler or a packman. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Hawker \Hawk"er\, v. i.	   To sell goods by outcry in the street. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Hawker \Hawk"er\, n. [Cf. AS. hafecere. See 1st {Hawk}.]	   A falconer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawkey \Hawk"ey\ (-[y^]), n.	   See {Hockey}. --Holloway.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawk-eyed \Hawk"-eyed`\ (-[imac]d`), a.	   Having very keen vision; sharp-sighted; discerning. [WordNet	   sense 1]	   Syn: keen-sighted, lynx-eyed, quick-sighted, sharp-eyed,	        sharp-sighted.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. alert to possible danger. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: argus-eyed, open-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary,	        watchful.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hawkeye State \Hawk"eye` State\	   Iowa; -- a nickname of obscure origin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hawk moth \Hawk" moth`\ (m[o^]th`; 115). (Zool.)	   Any moth of the family {Sphingid[ae]}, of which there are	   numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths	   with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and	   hovering over flowers to feed. They fly mostly at twilight	   and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the	   honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larv[ae] are	   large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other	   bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See {Sphinx},	   also {Tobacco worm}, and {Tomato worm}.	   Syn: hawk moth, sphingid, sphinx moth, hummingbird moth.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Tobacco Hawk Moth	        ({Macrosila Carolina}), and its Larva, the Tobacco Worm.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: The larv[ae] of several species of hawk moths feed on	         grapevines. The elm-tree hawk moth is {Ceratomia	         Amyntor}.	         [1913 Webster]
hawk's-beard \hawk's-beard\ n.	   Any of various plants of the genus {Crepis} having loose	   heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem;	   found in the Northern hemisphere.	   Syn: hawk's-beards.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hawksbill \hawks"bill\ n.	   See {hawkbill}.	   Syn: hawksbill turtle, hawkbill, tortoiseshell turtle,	        {Eretmochelys imbricata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hawkweed \Hawk"weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the genus {Hieracium}; -- so called from the	       ancient belief that birds of prey used its juice to	       strengthen their vision.	   (b) A plant of the genus {Senecio} ({Senecio hieracifolius}).	       --Loudon.	       [1913 Webster]
Hawm \Hawm\ (h[add]m), n.	   See {Haulm}, straw.	   [1913 Webster]	Hawm \Hawm\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To lounge; to loiter. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawse \Hawse\ (h[add]z or h[add]s; 277), n. [Orig. a hawse hole,	   or hole in the bow of the ship; cf. Icel. hals, h[=a]ls,	   neck, part of the bows of a ship, AS. heals neck. See	   {Collar}, and cf. {Halse} to embrace.]	   1. A hawse hole. --Harris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) The situation of the cables when a vessel is moored	          with two anchors, one on the starboard, the other on	          the port bow.	      (b) The distance ahead to which the cables usually extend;	          as, the ship has a clear or open hawse, or a foul	          hawse; to anchor in our hawse, or athwart hawse.	      (c) That part of a vessel's bow in which are the hawse	          holes for the cables.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Athwart hawse}. See under {Athwart}.	   {Foul hawse}, a hawse in which the cables cross each other,	      or are twisted together.	   {Hawse block}, a block used to stop up a hawse hole at sea;	      -- called also {hawse plug}.	   {Hawse piece}, one of the foremost timbers of a ship, through	      which the hawse hole is cut.	   {Hawse plug}. Same as {Hawse block} (above).	   {To come in at the hawse holes}, to enter the naval service	      at the lowest grade. [Cant]	   {To freshen the hawse}, to veer out a little more cable and	      bring the chafe and strain on another part.	      [1913 Webster] hawsehole
hawsehole \hawse"hole`\, hawsepipe \hawse"pipe`\n.	   a hole in the bow of a ship, through which the anchor rope or	   cable passes.	   Syn: hawse, hawsepipe.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Hawser \Haws"er\ (h[add]z"[~e]r or h[add]s"[~e]r), n. [From F.	   hausser to lift, raise (cf. OF. hausser['e]e towpath, towing,	   F. haussi[`e]re hawser), LL. altiare, fr. L. altus high. See	   {Haughty}.]	   A large rope made of three strands each containing many	   yarns.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Three hawsers twisted together make a cable; but it	         nautical usage the distinction between cable and hawser	         is often one of size rather than of manufacture.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hawser iron}, a calking iron.	      [1913 Webster]
Hawser-laid \Haws"er-laid`\ (-l[=a]d`), a.	   Made in the manner of a hawser. Cf. {Cable-laid}, and see	   Illust. of {Cordage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hawthorn \Haw"thorn`\ (h[add]"th[^o]rn`), n. [AS.	   haga[thorn]orn, h[ae]g[thorn]orn. See {Haw} a hedge, and	   {Thorn}.] (Bot.)	   A thorny shrub or tree (the {Crat[ae]gus oxyacantha}), having	   deeply lobed, shining leaves, small, roselike, fragrant	   flowers, and a fruit called {haw}. It is much used in Europe	   for hedges, and for standards in gardens. The American	   hawthorn is {Crat[ae]gus cordata}, which has the leaves but	   little lobed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gives not the hawthorn bush a sweeter shade	         To shepherds?                            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hay \Hay\ (h[=a]), n. [AS. hege: cf. F. haie, of German origin.	   See {Haw} a hedge, {Hedge}.]	   1. A hedge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A net set around the haunt of an animal, especially of a	      rabbit. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To dance the hay}, to dance in a ring. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hay \Hay\, v. i.	   To lay snares for rabbits. --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]	Hay \Hay\, n. [OE. hei, AS. h[=e]g; akin to D. hooi, OHG. hewi,	   houwi, G. heu, Dan. & Sw. h["o], Icel. hey, ha, Goth. hawi	   grass, fr. the root of E. hew. See {Hew} to cut.]	   Grass cut and cured for fodder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Make hay while the sun shines.           --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hay may be dried too much as well as too little. --C.	                                                  L. Flint.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hay cap}, a canvas covering for a haycock.	   {Hay fever} (Med.), nasal catarrh accompanied with fever, and	      sometimes with paroxysms of dyspn[oe]a, to which some	      persons are subject in the spring and summer seasons. It	      has been attributed to the effluvium from hay, and to the	      pollen of certain plants. It is also called {hay asthma},	      {hay cold}, {rose cold}, and {rose fever}.	   {Hay knife}, a sharp instrument used in cutting hay out of a	      stack or mow.	   {Hay press}, a press for baling loose hay.	   {Hay tea}, the juice of hay extracted by boiling, used as	      food for cattle, etc.	   {Hay tedder}, a machine for spreading and turning new-mown	      hay. See {Tedder}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hay \Hay\, v. i.	   To cut and cure grass for hay.	   [1913 Webster]
Haybird \Hay"bird`\ (h[=a]"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) The European spotted flycatcher.	   (b) The European blackcap.	       [1913 Webster]
Haybote \Hay"bote`\ (h[=a]"b[=o]t`), n. [See {Hay} hedge, and	   {Bote}, and cf. {Hedgebote}.] (Eng. Law.)	   An allowance of wood to a tenant for repairing his hedges or	   fences; hedgebote. See {Bote}. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Haycock \Hay"cock`\ (h[=a]"k[o^]k`), n.	   A conical pile or heap of hay in the field.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tanned haycock in the mead.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hay-cutter \Hay"-cut`ter\ (h[=a]"k[u^]t`t[~e]r), n.	   A machine in which hay is chopped short, as fodder for	   cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hayfield \Hay"field`\ (h[=a]"f[=e]ld`), n.	   A field where grass for hay has been cut; a meadow. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Hayfork \Hay"fork`\ (h[=a]"f[^o]rk`), n.	   A fork for pitching and tedding hay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Horse hayfork}, a contrivance for unloading hay from the	      cart and depositing it in the loft, or on a mow, by horse	      power.	      [1913 Webster]
Hayloft \Hay"loft`\ (h[=a]"l[o^]ft`; 115), n.	   A loft or scaffold for hay.	   [1913 Webster]
Haymaker \Hay"mak`er\ (h[=a]"m[=a]k`[~e]r), n.	   1. One who cuts and cures hay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for curing hay in rainy weather.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A forceful punch that results in someone being knocked	      down or knocked out; as, he delivered a haymaker to his	      opponent's jaw. [slang]	      [PJC]
Haymaking \Hay"mak`ing\, n.	   The operation or work of cutting grass and curing it for hay.	   [1913 Webster]
Haymow \Hay"mow`\ (h[=a]"mou`), n.	   1. A mow or mass of hay laid up in a barn for preservation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place in a barn where hay is deposited.	      [1913 Webster]
Hayrack \Hay"rack`\ (h[=a]"r[a^]k`), n.	   A frame mounted on the running gear of a wagon, and used in	   hauling hay, straw, sheaves, etc.; -- called also {hay	   rigging} and {hay rig}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hayrake \Hay"rake`\ (h[=a]"r[=a]k`), n.	   A rake for collecting hay; especially, a large rake drawn by	   a horse or horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Hayrick \Hay"rick`\ (-r[i^]k`), n.	   A heap or pile of hay, usually covered with thatch for	   preservation in the open air.	   [1913 Webster]
hayrig \hay"rig\ n.	   a frame attached to a wagon to increase the amount of hay it	   can carry.	   Syn: hayrack, hay rigging.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hayseed \hay"seed\ n.	   1. a rural, unsophisticated person; also used in an extended	      sense for one who is not very intelligent or uninterested	      in culture.	   Syn: yokel, rube, hick, yahoo, bumpkin, chawbacon.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Seed from grass, especially that which falls out of hay.	      [PJC]
Haystack \Hay"stack`\ (h[=a]"st[a^]k`), n.	   A stack or conical pile of hay in the open air.	   [1913 Webster]
Haystalk \Hay"stalk`\ (h[=a]"st[add]k`), n.	   A stalk of hay.	   [1913 Webster]
Haythorn \Hay"thorn`\ (h[=a]"th[^o]rn`), n.	   Hawthorn. --R. Scot.	   [1913 Webster]
Haytian \Hay"ti*an\ (h[=a]"t[i^]*an), a.	   Of or pertaining to Haiti; now usually written {Haitian}. --	   n. A native of Haiti. [Written also {Haitian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hayward \Hay"ward\ (h[=a]"w[~e]rd), n. [Hay a hedge + ward.]	   An officer who is appointed to guard hedges, and to keep	   cattle from breaking or cropping them, and whose further duty	   it is to impound animals found running at large.	   [1913 Webster]
Hazard \Haz"ard\ (h[a^]z"[~e]rd), n. [F. hasard, Sp. azar an	   unforeseen disaster or accident, an unfortunate card or throw	   at dice, prob. fr. Ar. zahr, z[=a]r, a die, which, with the	   article al the, would give azzahr, azz[=a]r.]	   1. A game of chance played with dice. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The uncertain result of throwing a die; hence, a	      fortuitous event; chance; accident; casualty.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will stand the hazard of the die.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Risk; danger; peril; as, he encountered the enemy at the	      hazard of his reputation and life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are led on from one stage of life to another in	            a condition of the utmost hazard.     --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Billiards) Holing a ball, whether the object ball	      (winning hazard) or the player's ball (losing hazard).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything that is hazarded or risked, as the stakes in	      gaming. "Your latter hazard." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Golf) Any place into which the ball may not be safely	      played, such as bunkers, furze, water, sand, or other kind	      of bad ground.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Hazard table}, a table on which hazard is played, or any	      game of chance for stakes.	   {To run the hazard}, to take the chance or risk.	   {to hazard}, at risk; liable to suffer damage or loss.	   Syn: Danger; risk; chance. See {Danger}.	        [1913 Webster]	Hazard \Haz"ard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hazarded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hazarding}.] [Cf. F. hasarder. See {Hazard}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To expose to the operation of chance; to put in danger of	      loss or injury; to venture; to risk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men hazard nothing by a course of evangelical	            obedience.                            --John Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hazards his neck to the halter.    --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To venture to incur, or bring on.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hazarded the loss of whom I loved.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They hazard to cut their feet.        --Landor.	   Syn: To venture; risk; jeopard; peril; endanger.	        [1913 Webster]	Hazard \Haz"ard\ (h[a^]z"[~e]rd), v. i.	   To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hazardable \Haz"ard*a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   1. Liable to hazard or chance; uncertain; risky. --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Such as can be hazarded or risked.	      [1913 Webster]
Hazarder \Haz"ard*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. A player at the game of hazard; a gamester. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who hazards or ventures.	      [1913 Webster]
Hazardize \Haz"ard*ize\ (-[imac]z), n.	   A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Herself had run into that hazardize.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hazardous \Haz"ard*ous\ (-[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. hasardeux.]	   Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.	   [1913 Webster]	         To enterprise so hazardous and high!     --Milton.	   Syn: Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous;	        venturesome; precarious; uncertain. -- {Haz"ard*ous*ly},	        adv. -- {Haz"ard*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
hazardousness \haz"ard*ous*ness\ n.	   the state of being dangerous.	   Syn: perilousness, precariousness, danger.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hazardry \Haz"ard*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.	   1. Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling. [R.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rashness; temerity. [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Haze \Haze\ (h[=a]z), n. [Cf. Icel. h["o]ss gray; akin to AS.	   hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. a['e]zen, ['e]zen, warm vapor,	   exhalation, zephyr.]	   1. Light vapor or smoke in the air which more or less impedes	      vision, with little or no dampness; a lack of transparency	      in the air; hence, figuratively, obscurity; dimness.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er the sky	            The silvery haze of summer drawn.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Above the world's uncertain haze.     --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of confusion, uncertainty, or vagueness of thought	      or perception; as, after the explosion, people were	      wandering around in a haze.	      [PJC]	Haze \Haze\, v. i.	   To be hazy, or thick with haze. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Haze \Haze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hazed} (h[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hazing}.] [Also {hase}.] [Cf. Sw. haza to hamstring, fr.	   has hough, OD. h[ae]ssen ham.]	   1. To harass by exacting unnecessary, disagreeable, or	      difficult work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To harass or annoy by playing abusive or shameful tricks	      upon; to humiliate by practical jokes; -- used esp. of	      college students, as an initiation rite into a fraternity	      or other group; as, the sophomores hazed a freshman.	      [1913 Webster]
Hazel \Ha"zel\ (h[=a]"z'l), n. [OE. hasel, AS. h[ae]sel; akin to	   D. hazelaar, G. hazel, OHG. hasal, hasala, Icel. hasl, Dan &	   Sw. hassel, L. corylus, for cosylus.]	   1. (Bot.) A shrub or small tree of the genus {Corylus}, as	      the {Corylus avellana}, bearing a nut containing a kernel	      of a mild, farinaceous taste; the filbert. The American	      species are {Corylus Americana}, which produces the common	      hazelnut, and {Corylus rostrata}. See {Filbert}. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A miner's name for freestone. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hazel earth}, soil suitable for the hazel; a fertile loam.	      	   {Hazel grouse} (Zool.), a European grouse ({Bonasa	      betulina}), allied to the American ruffed grouse.	   {Hazel hoe}, a kind of grub hoe.	   {Witch hazel}. See {Witch-hazel}, and {Hamamelis}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hazel \Ha"zel\, a.	   1. Consisting of hazels, or of the wood of the hazel;	      pertaining to, or derived from, the hazel; as, a hazel	      wand.	      [1913 Webster]	            I sit me down beside the hazel grove. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a light brown color, like the hazelnut. "Thou hast	      hazel eyes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hazeless \Haze"less\ (h[=a]z"l[e^]s), a.	   Destitute of haze. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Hazelly \Ha"zel*ly\ (h[=a]"z'l*l[y^]), a.	   Of the color of the hazelnut; of a light brown. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hazelnut \Ha"zel*nut`\ (h[=a]"z'l*n[u^]t`), n. [AS.	   h[ae]selhnutu.]	   The nut of the hazel. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
hazelwood \hazelwood\ n.	   A reddish-brown wood and lumber from the heartwood of the	   sweet gum tree.	   Syn: sweet gum, satin walnut, red gum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hazelwort \Ha"zel*wort`\ (-w[u^]rt), n. (Bot.)	   The asarabacca.	   [1913 Webster]
Hazily \Ha"zi*ly\ (h[=a]"z[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a hazy manner; mistily; obscurely; confusedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Haziness \Ha"zi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being hazy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hazle \Ha"zle\ (h[=a]"z'l), v. t.	   To make dry; to dry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hazy \Ha"zy\ (h[=a]"z[y^]), a. [From {Haze}, n.]	   1. Thick with haze; somewhat obscured with haze; not clear or	      transparent. "A tender, hazy brightness." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscure; confused; not clear; as, a hazy argument; a hazy	      intellect. --Mrs. Gore.	      [1913 Webster]
H-bomb \H"-bomb`\ ([=a]ch"b[o^]mb`) n.	   The {hydrogen bomb}, a thermonuclear weapon that releases	   atomic energy by union of hydrogen nuclei at high	   temperatures to form helium. The force of its explosion may	   range from one to hundreds of megatons of TNT equivalent.	   Syn: hydrogen bomb, fusion bomb, thermonuclear bomb.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
HDL \HDL\ ([=a]ch`d[=e]*[e^]l"), n.	   High density lipoprotein, a lipoprotein that transports	   cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be	   associated with decreased risk of coronary heart disease and	   atherosclerosis; sometimes called {good cholesterol}.	   Contrasted with {LDL}.	   Syn: high-density lipoprotein.	        [WordNet 1.5]
He \He\ (h[=e]), pron. [nom. {He}; poss. {His} (h[i^]z); obj.	   {Him} (h[i^]m); pl. nom. {They} ([th][=a]); poss. {Their} or	   {Theirs} ([th][^a]rz or [th][=a]rz); obj. {Them}	   ([th][e^]m).] [AS. h[=e], masc., he['o], fem., hit, neut.;	   pl. h[imac], or hie, hig; akin to OFries. hi, D. hij, OS. he,	   hi, G. heute to-day, Goth. himma, dat. masc., this, hina,	   accus. masc., and hita, accus. neut., and prob. to L. his	   this. [root]183. Cf. {It}.]	   1. The man or male being (or object personified to which the	      masculine gender is assigned), previously designated; a	      pronoun of the masculine gender, usually referring to a	      specified subject already indicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall	            rule over thee.                       --Gen. iii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt fear the Lord thy God; him shalt thou	            serve.                                --Deut. x. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one; the man or person; -- used indefinitely, and	      usually followed by a relative pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that walketh with wise men shall be wise. --Prov.	                                                  xiii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Man; a male; any male person; -- in this sense used	      substantively. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I stand to answer thee,	            Or any he, the proudest of thy sort.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When a collective noun or a class is referred to, he is	         of common gender. In early English, he referred to a	         feminine or neuter noun, or to one in the plural, as	         well as to noun in the masculine singular. In	         composition, he denotes a male animal; as, a he-goat.	         [1913 Webster]	He \He\, (Chem.)	   The chemical symbol for {helium}.	   [PJC]
-head \-head\ (-h[e^]d), suffix.	   A variant of {-hood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Head \Head\ (h[e^]d), n. [OE. hed, heved, heaved, AS. he['a]fod;	   akin to D. hoofd, OHG. houbit, G. haupt, Icel. h["o]fu[eth],	   Sw. hufvud, Dan. hoved, Goth. haubi[thorn]. The word does not	   correspond regularly to L. caput head (cf. E. {Chief},	   {Cadet}, {Capital}), and its origin is unknown.]	   1. The anterior or superior part of an animal, containing the	      brain, or chief ganglia of the nervous system, the mouth,	      and in the higher animals, the chief sensory organs; poll;	      cephalon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The uppermost, foremost, or most important part of an	      inanimate object; such a part as may be considered to	      resemble the head of an animal; often, also, the larger,	      thicker, or heavier part or extremity, in distinction from	      the smaller or thinner part, or from the point or edge;	      as, the head of a cane, a nail, a spear, an ax, a mast, a	      sail, a ship; that which covers and closes the top or the	      end of a hollow vessel; as, the head of a cask or a steam	      boiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place where the head should go; as, the head of a bed,	      of a grave, etc.; the head of a carriage, that is, the	      hood which covers the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The most prominent or important member of any organized	      body; the chief; the leader; as, the head of a college, a	      school, a church, a state, and the like. "Their princes	      and heads." --Robynson (More's Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            The heads of the chief sects of philosophy.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your head I him appoint.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The place or honor, or of command; the most important or	      foremost position; the front; as, the head of the table;	      the head of a column of soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	            An army of fourscore thousand troops, with the duke	            of Marlborough at the head of them.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Each one among many; an individual; -- often used in a	      plural sense; as, a thousand head of cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            It there be six millions of people, there are about	            four acres for every head.            --Graunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The seat of the intellect; the brain; the understanding;	      the mental faculties; as, a good head, that is, a good	      mind; it never entered his head, it did not occur to him;	      of his own head, of his own thought or will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who had lost both head and heart. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The source, fountain, spring, or beginning, as of a stream	      or river; as, the head of the Nile; hence, the altitude of	      the source, or the height of the surface, as of water,	      above a given place, as above an orifice at which it	      issues, and the pressure resulting from the height or from	      motion; sometimes also, the quantity in reserve; as, a	      mill or reservoir has a good head of water, or ten feet	      head; also, that part of a gulf or bay most remote from	      the outlet or the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A headland; a promontory; as, Gay Head. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A separate part, or topic, of a discourse; a theme to be	       expanded; a subdivision; as, the heads of a sermon.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Culminating point or crisis; hence, strength; force;	       height.	       [1913 Webster]	             Ere foul sin, gathering head, shall break into	             corruption.                          --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             The indisposition which has long hung upon me, is	             at last grown to such a head, that it must quickly	             make an end of me or of itself.      --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Power; armed force.	       [1913 Webster]	             My lord, my lord, the French have gathered head.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. A headdress; a covering of the head; as, a laced head; a	       head of hair. --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. An ear of wheat, barley, or of one of the other small	       cereals.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Bot.)	       (a) A dense cluster of flowers, as in clover, daisies,	           thistles; a capitulum.	       (b) A dense, compact mass of leaves, as in a cabbage or a	           lettuce plant.	           [1913 Webster]	   16. The antlers of a deer.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. A rounded mass of foam which rises on a pot of beer or	       other effervescing liquor. --Mortimer.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. pl. Tiles laid at the eaves of a house. --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Head is often used adjectively or in self-explaining	         combinations; as, head gear or headgear, head rest. Cf.	         {Head}, a.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A buck of the first head}, a male fallow deer in its fifth	      year, when it attains its complete set of antlers. --Shak.	   {By the head}. (Naut.) See under {By}.	   {Elevator head}, {Feed head}, etc. See under {Elevator},	      {Feed}, etc.	   {From head to foot}, through the whole length of a man;	      completely; throughout. "Arm me, audacity, from head to	      foot." --Shak.	   {Head and ears}, with the whole person; deeply; completely;	      as, he was head and ears in debt or in trouble. [Colloq.]	      	   {Head fast}. (Naut.) See 5th {Fast}.	   {Head kidney} (Anat.), the most anterior of the three pairs	      of embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates;	      the pronephros.	   {Head money}, a capitation tax; a poll tax. --Milton.	   {Head pence}, a poll tax. [Obs.]	   {Head sea}, a sea that meets the head of a vessel or rolls	      against her course.	   {Head and shoulders}.	       (a) By force; violently; as, to drag one, head and	           shoulders. "They bring in every figure of speech,	           head and shoulders." --Felton.	       (b) By the height of the head and shoulders; hence, by a	           great degree or space; by far; much; as, he is head	           and shoulders above them.	   {Heads or tails} or {Head or tail}, this side or that side;	      this thing or that; -- a phrase used in throwing a coin to	      decide a choice, question, or stake, head being the side	      of the coin bearing the effigy or principal figure (or, in	      case there is no head or face on either side, that side	      which has the date on it), and tail the other side.	   {Neither head nor tail}, neither beginning nor end; neither	      this thing nor that; nothing distinct or definite; -- a	      phrase used in speaking of what is indefinite or confused;	      as, they made neither head nor tail of the matter.	      [Colloq.]	   {Head wind}, a wind that blows in a direction opposite the	      vessel's course.	   {off the top of my head}, from quick recollection, or as an	      approximation; without research or calculation; -- a	      phrase used when giving quick and approximate answers to	      questions, to indicate that a response is not necessarily	      accurate.	   {Out of one's own head}, according to one's own idea; without	      advice or co["o]peration of another.	   {Over the head of}, beyond the comprehension of. --M. Arnold.	   {to go over the head of (a person)}, to appeal to a person	      superior to (a person) in line of command.	   {To be out of one's head}, to be temporarily insane.	   {To come or draw to a head}. See under {Come}, {Draw}.	   {To give (one) the head}, or {To give head}, to let go, or to	      give up, control; to free from restraint; to give license.	      "He gave his able horse the head." --Shak. "He has so long	      given his unruly passions their head." --South.	   {To his head}, before his face. "An uncivil answer from a son	      to a father, from an obliged person to a benefactor, is a	      greater indecency than if an enemy should storm his house	      or revile him to his head." --Jer. Taylor.	   {To lay heads together}, to consult; to conspire.	   {To lose one's head}, to lose presence of mind.	   {To make head}, or {To make head against}, to resist with	      success; to advance.	   {To show one's head}, to appear. --Shak.	   {To turn head}, to turn the face or front. "The ravishers	      turn head, the fight renews." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Head \Head\ (h[e^]d), a.	   Principal; chief; leading; first; as, the head master of a	   school; the head man of a tribe; a head chorister; a head	   cook.	   [1913 Webster]	Head \Head\ (h[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Headed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Heading}.]	   1. To be at the head of; to put one's self at the head of; to	      lead; to direct; to act as leader to; as, to head an army,	      an expedition, or a riot. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form a head to; to fit or furnish with a head; as, to	      head a nail. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To behead; to decapitate. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cut off the top of; to lop off; as, to head trees.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To go in front of; to get in the front of, so as to hinder	      or stop; to oppose; hence, to check or restrain; as, to	      head a drove of cattle; to head a person; the wind heads a	      ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To set on the head; as, to head a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To head off}, to intercept; to get before; as, an officer	      heads off a thief who is escaping. "We'll head them off at	      the pass."	   {To head up},	      (a) to close, as a cask or barrel, by fitting a head to.	      (b) To serve as the leader of; as, to head up a team of	          investigators.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Head \Head\, v. i.	   1. To originate; to spring; to have its source, as a river.	      [1913 Webster]	            A broad river, that heads in the great Blue Ridge.	                                                  --Adair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go or point in a certain direction; to tend; as, how	      does the ship head?	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form a head; as, this kind of cabbage heads early.	      [1913 Webster]
Headache \Head"ache`\ (h[e^]d"[=a]k`), n.	   Pain in the head; cephalalgia. "Headaches and shivering	   fits." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Headachy \Head"ach`y\, a.	   Afflicted with headache. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Headband \Head"band`\ (h[e^]d"b[a^]nd`), n.	   1. A fillet; a band for the head. "The headbands and the	      tablets." --Is. iii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The band at each end of the back of a book.	      [1913 Webster]
Headboard \Head"board`\ (h[e^]d"b[=o]rd`), n.	   A board or boarding which marks or forms the head of	   anything; as, the headboard of a bed; the headboard of a	   grave. Headborough
Headborough \Head"bor*ough\ Headborrow
\Head"bor*row\(h[e^]d"b[u^]r*[-o]), n.	   1. The chief of a frankpledge, tithing, or decennary,	      consisting of ten families; -- called also {borsholder},	      {boroughhead}, {boroughholder}, and sometimes	      {tithingman}. See {Borsholder}. [Eng.] --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Modern Law) A petty constable. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Head-cheese \Head"-cheese`\ (h[e^]d"ch[=e]z`), n.	   A dish made of portions of the head, or head and feet, of	   swine, cut up fine, seasoned, and pressed into a cheeselike	   mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Headdress \Head"dress`\ (h[e^]d"dr[e^]s`), n.	   1. A covering or ornament for the head; a headtire; as,	      chiefs among the plains Indians had elaborate long	      headdresses with many feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among birds the males very often appear in a most	            beautiful headdress, whether it be a crest, a comb,	            a tuft of feathers, or a natural little plume.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A manner of dressing the hair or of adorning it, whether	      with or without a veil, ribbons, combs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Headed \Head"ed\, a.	   1. Furnished with a head (commonly as denoting intellectual	      faculties); -- used in composition; as, clear-headed,	      long-headed, thick-headed; a many-headed monster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed into a head; as, a headed cabbage.	      [1913 Webster]
Header \Head"er\ (h[e^]d"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, heads nails, rivets, etc., esp. a	      machine for heading.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who heads a movement, a party, or a mob; head; chief;	      leader. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) A brick or stone laid with its shorter face or head in	          the surface of the wall.	      (b) In framing, the piece of timber fitted between two	          trimmers, and supported by them, and carrying the ends	          of the tailpieces.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A reaper for wheat, that cuts off the heads only.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A fall or plunge head first, as while riding a bicycle, or	      a skateboard, or in bathing; -- sometimes, implying the	      striking of the head on the ground; as, to take a header.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC] Headfirst
Headfirst \Head`first"\ (h[e^]d"f[~e]rst`), Headforemost
\Head`fore"most`\ (h[e^]d`f[=o]r"m[=o]st`), adv.	   With the head foremost; -- of motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Headfish \Head"fish`\ (h[e^]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   The sunfish ({Mola}). Head gear
Head gear \Head" gear`\, or Headgear \Head"gear`\	   (h[e^]d"g[=e]r`), n.	   1. Headdress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apparatus above ground at the mouth of a mine or deep	      well.	      [1913 Webster]
Head-hunter \Head"-hunt`er\ (h[e^]d"h[u^]nt`[~e]r), 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 the most noted	   head-hunters.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A person whose profession is to find executives to fill	      open positions in corporations; an executive personnel	      recruiter; also, a company that performs a similar	      service.	      [PJC] -- {Head"-hunt`ing}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Headily \Head"i*ly\ (h[e^]d"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a heady or rash manner; hastily; rashly; obstinately.	   [1913 Webster]
Headiness \Head"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being heady.	   [1913 Webster]
Heading \Head"ing\, n.	   1. The act or state of one who, or that which, heads;	      formation of a head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which stands at the head; title; as, the heading of a	      paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Material for the heads of casks, barrels, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining, tunneling)	      (a) A gallery, drift, or adit in a mine; the vein above a	          drift.	      (b) The end of a drift or gallery; also, the working face	          at the end of a tunnel, gallery, drift, or adit from	          which the work is advanced.	          [1913 Webster +RDH]	   5. (Sewing) The extension of a line ruffling above the line	      of stitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Masonry) That end of a stone or brick which is presented	      outward. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heading course} (Arch.), a course consisting only of	      headers. See {Header}, n. 3	      (a) .	   {Heading joint}.	      (a) (Carp.) A joint, as of two or more boards, etc., at	          right angles to the grain of the wood.	      (b) (Masonry) A joint between two roussoirs in the same	          course.	          [1913 Webster]
head-in-the-clouds \head-in-the-clouds\ adj.	   unable to concentrate on matters at hand; flighty[2].	   Syn: flighty, scatterbrained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
headlamp \head"lamp`\ (h[e^]d"l[a^]mp`), n.	   A powerful light with a reflector, attached to the front of	   an automobile, locomotive, or other vehicle; called also	   {headlight}.	   Syn: headlight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Headland \Head"land\ (h[e^]d"l[a^]nd), n.	   1. A cape; a promontory; a point of land projecting into the	      sea or other expanse of water. "Sow the headland with	      wheat." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ridge or strip of unplowed at the ends of furrows, or	      near a fence. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]
Headless \Head"less\, a. [AS. he['a]fodle['a]s.]	   1. Having no head; beheaded; as, a headless body, neck, or	      carcass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of a chief or leader. --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destitute of understanding or prudence; foolish; rash;	      obstinate; mindless. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Witless headiness in judging or headless hardiness	            in condemning.                        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Headlight \Head"light`\ (h[e^]d"l[imac]t`), n. (Engin.)	   A light, with a powerful reflector, placed at the front of a	   vehicle such as an automobile, truck, locomotive etc., to	   throw light on the road or track ahead of the vehicle at	   night, or in going through a dark tunnel; a {headlamp}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Headline \Head"line`\ (-l[imac]n`), n.	   1. (Print.) The line at the head or top of a page.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) See {Headrope}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Journalism) A title for an article in a newspaper,	      sometimes one line, sometimes more, set in larger and	      bolder type than the body of the article and indicating	      the subject matter or content of the article.	      [PJC]	   4. A similar title at the top of the newspaper indicating the	      most important story of the day; also, a title for an	      illustration or picture.	      [PJC]
headline \head"line`\ (-l[imac]n`), v. t.	   1. To mention in a headline.	      [PJC]	   2. To furnish with a headline (senses 1, 3, or 4).	      [PJC]	   3. To publicise prominently in an advertisement.	      [PJC]
headlinese \headlinese\ n.	   The abbreviated writing style of headline writers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
headlock \head"lock`\ (Sport), n.	   A wrestling hold in which the opponent's head is locked	   between the crook of your elbow and the side of your body.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Headlong \Head"long`\ (-l[o^]ng`; 115), adv. [OE. hedling,	   hevedlynge; prob. confused with E. long, a. & adv.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. With the head foremost; headforemost; head first; as, to	      fall headlong. --Acts i. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rashly; precipitately; without deliberation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hastily; without delay or respite.	      [1913 Webster]	Headlong \Head"long\, a.	   1. Rash; precipitate; as, headlong folly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a tower upon a headlong rock.    --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Head-lugged \Head"-lugged`\ (-l[u^]gd`), a.	   Lugged or dragged by the head. [R.] "The head-lugged bear."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Headman \Head"man`\ (h[e^]d"m[a^]n`), n.; pl. {Headmen}	   (-m[e^]n`). [AS. he['a]fodman.]	   A head or leading man, especially of a village community.	   Headmold shot
Headmold shot \Head"mold` shot"\, Headmould shot \Head"mould`
shot"\ (-m[=o]ld` sh[o^]t`). (Med.)	   An old name for the condition of the skull, in which the	   bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Headmost \Head"most`\ (-m[=o]st`), a.	   Most advanced; most forward; as, the headmost ship in a	   fleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Headnote \Head"note`\ (-n[=o]t`), n.	   A note at the head of a page or chapter; in law reports, an	   abstract of a case, showing the principles involved and the	   opinion of the court.	   [1913 Webster]
head-on \head-on\ adj.	   1. characterized by direct opposition; as, a head-on	      confrontation.	   Syn: head-to-head.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Without evasion or compromise; as, his usual head-on	      fashion; to meet a problem head-on.	   Syn: downright, flat-footed, forthright, foursquare,	        straightforward.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Meeting front to front; used mostly of collisions between	      vehicles; as, a head-on automobile collision.	   Syn: frontal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Headpan \Head"pan`\ (-p[a^]n`), n. [AS. he['a]fodpanne.]	   The brainpan. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Headpiece \Head"piece`\ (-p[=e]s`), n.	   1. Head.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his headpiece he felt a sore pain. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cap of defense; especially, an open one, as	      distinguished from the closed helmet of the Middle Ages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Understanding; mental faculty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eumenes had the best headpiece of all Alexander's	            captains.                             --Prideaux.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An engraved ornament at the head of a chapter, or of a	      page.	      [1913 Webster]
headpin \head"pin`\ (Bowling) n.	   The front pin in the triangular arrangement of ten pins.	   Syn: kingpin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Headquarters \Head"quar`ters\ (-kw[add]r`t[~e]rz), n. pl. [but	   sometimes used as a n. sing.]	   1. The quarters or place of residence of any chief officer,	      as the general in command of an army, or the head of a	      police force; the place from which orders or instructions	      are issued; hence, the center of authority or order.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brain, which is the headquarters, or office, of	            intelligence.                         --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The main office from which an organization such as a	      commercial enterprise is managed; -- usually where the	      chief executive officer works.	      [PJC]
Headrace \Head"race`\ (-r[=a]s`), n.	   See {Race}, a water course.	   [1913 Webster]
Headroom \Head"room`\ (-r[=oo]m`), n. (Arch.)	   See {Headway}, 2. [Mostly Brit.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Headrope \Head"rope`\ (-r[=o]p`), n. (Naut.)	   That part of a boltrope which is sewed to the upper edge or	   head of a sail.	   [1913 Webster]
Headsail \Head"sail`\ (-s[=a]l`), n. (Naut.)	   Any sail set forward of the foremast. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Headshake \Head`shake`\ (-sh[=a]k`), n.	   A significant shake of the head, commonly as a signal of	   denial. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Headship \Head"ship\, n.	   Authority or dignity; chief place.	   [1913 Webster]
Headsman \Heads"man\ (h[e^]dz"man), n.; pl. {Headsmen} (-men).	   An executioner who cuts off heads. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Headspring \Head"spring`\ (h[e^]d"spr[i^]ng`), n.	   Fountain; source.	   [1913 Webster]	         The headspring of our belief.            --Stapleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Headstall \Head"stall`\ (-st[add]l`), n.	   That part of a bridle or halter which encompasses the head.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Headstock \Head"stock`\ (-st[o^]k`), n. (Mach.)	   A part (usually separate from the bed or frame) for	   supporting some of the principal working parts of a machine;	   as:	   (a) The part of a lathe that holds the revolving spindle and	       its attachments; -- also called {poppet head}, the	       opposite corresponding part being called a tailstock.	   (b) The part of a planing machine that supports the cutter,	       etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Headstone \Head"stone`\ (-st[=o]n`), n.	   1. The principal stone in a foundation; the chief or corner	      stone. --Ps. cxviii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The stone at the head of a grave.	      [1913 Webster]
Headstrong \Head"strong`\ (-str[o^]ng`; 115), a.	   1. Not easily restrained; ungovernable; obstinate; stubborn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now let the headstrong boy my will control.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Directed by ungovernable will, or proceeding from	      obstinacy; as, a headstrong course. --Dryden.	   Syn: Violent; obstinate; ungovernable; untractable; stubborn;	        unruly; venturesome; heady.	        [1913 Webster]
Headstrongness \Head"strong`ness\, n.	   Obstinacy. [R.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
heads-up \heads-up\ adj.	   maintaining presence of mind; alert and attentive; able to	   recognize and take quick advantage of opportunities;	   resourceful; as, he played good heads-up baseball.	   Syn: wide-awake.	        [WordNet 1.5]	heads-up \heads-up\ n. [From its use as an interjection to warn	   of impending danger.]	   a warning to be prepared for an imminent event.	   [PJC]
Headtire \Head"tire`\ (-t[imac]r`), n.	   1. A headdress. "A headtire of fine linen." --1 Esdras iii.	      6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner of dressing the head, as at a particular time	      and place.	      [1913 Webster]
Headwater \Head"wa`ter\ (-w[=a]`), n.	   The source and upper part of a stream; -- commonly used in	   the plural; as, the headwaters of the Missouri.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Headway \Head"way`\ (-w[^u]rk`), n.	   1. The progress made by a ship in motion; hence, progress or	      success of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Clear space under an arch, girder, and the like,	      sufficient to allow of easy passing underneath; clearance;	      headroom.	      [1913 Webster]
headword \headword\ n.	   1. a word that is qualified by a modifier.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a word placed at the beginning of a line, paragraph, or	      short article (as in a dictionary or encyclopedia entry);	      the word which forms the title of an entry in a	      dictionary.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Headwork \Head"work`\ (h[e^]d"w[^u]rk`), n.	   Mental labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Heady \Head"y\ (h[e^]d"[y^]), a. [From {Head}.]	   1. Willful; rash; precipitate; hurried on by will or passion;	      ungovernable.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the talent required is to be hot, to be heady,	            -- to be violent on one side or the other. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt to affect the head; intoxicating; strong.	      [1913 Webster]	            The liquor is too heady.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent; impetuous. "A heady currance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Heal \Heal\ (h[=e]l), v. t. [See {Hele}.]	   To cover, as a roof, with tiles, slate, lead, or the like.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Heal \Heal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Healed} (h[=e]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Healing}.] [OE. helen, h[ae]len, AS. h[=ae]lan, fr.	   h[=a]l hale, sound, whole; akin to OS. h[=e]lian, D. heelen,	   G. heilen, Goth. hailjan. See {Whole}.]	   1. To make hale, sound, or whole; to cure of a disease,	      wound, or other derangement; to restore to soundness or	      health.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speak the word only, and my servant shall be healed.	                                                  --Matt. viii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove or subdue; to cause to pass away; to cure; --	      said of a disease or a wound.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will heal their backsliding.        --Hos. xiv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To restore to original purity or integrity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus saith the Lord, I have healed these waters. --2	                                                  Kings ii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To reconcile, as a breach or difference; to make whole; to	      free from guilt; as, to heal dissensions.	      [1913 Webster]	Heal \Heal\ (h[=e]l), v. i.	   To grow sound; to return to a sound state; as, the limb	   heals, or the wound heals; -- sometimes with up or over; as,	   it will heal up, or over.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those wounds heal ill that men do give themselves.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Heal \Heal\, n. [AS. h[=ae]lu, h[=ae]l. See {Heal}, v. t.]	   Health. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Healable \Heal"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being healed.	   [1913 Webster]
Healall \Heal"all`\ (-[add]l`), n. (Bot.)	   A common herb of the Mint family ({Brunella vulgaris}),	   destitute of active properties, but anciently thought to be a	   panacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Heald \Heald\ (h[=e]ld), n. [CF. {Heddle}.]	   A heddle. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Healer \Heal"er\ (h[=e]l"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, heals.	   [1913 Webster]
Healful \Heal"ful\ (h[=e]l"f[.u]l), a.	   Tending or serving to heal; healing. [Obs.] --Ecclus. xv. 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Healing \Heal"ing\, a.	   Tending to cure; soothing; mollifying; as, the healing art; a	   healing salve; healing words.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here healing dews and balms abound.      --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Healingly \Heal"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to heal or cure.	   [1913 Webster]
Health \Health\ (h[e^]lth), n. [OE. helthe, AS. h[=ae]l[thorn],	   fr. h[=a]l hale, sound, whole. See {Whole}.]	   1. The state of being hale, sound, or whole, in body, mind,	      or soul; especially, the state of being free from physical	      disease or pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no health in us.             --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though health may be enjoyed without gratitude, it	            can not be sported with without loss, or regained by	            courage.                              --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wish of health and happiness, as in pledging a person in	      a toast. "Come, love and health to all." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of health}. See under {Bill}.	   {Health lift}, a machine for exercise, so arranged that a	      person lifts an increasing weight, or moves a spring of	      increasing tension, in such a manner that most of the	      muscles of the body are brought into gradual action; --	      also called {lifting machine}.	   {Health officer}, one charged with the enforcement of the	      sanitary laws of a port or other place.	   {To drink a health}. See under {Drink}.	      [1913 Webster]
Healthful \Health"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.	   1. Full of health; free from illness or disease; well; whole;	      sound; healthy; as, a healthful body or mind; a healthful	      plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving to promote health of body or mind; wholesome;	      salubrious; salutary; as, a healthful air, diet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The healthful Spirit of thy grace.    --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indicating, characterized by, or resulting from, health or	      soundness; as, a healthful condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mind . . . healthful and so well-proportioned.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Well-disposed; favorable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gave healthful welcome to their shipwrecked guests.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Healthfully \Health"ful*ly\, adv.	   In health; wholesomely.	   [1913 Webster]
Healthfulness \Health"ful*ness\, n.	   The state of being healthful.	   [1913 Webster]
Healthily \Health"i*ly\ (-[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a healthy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Healthiness \Health"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being healthy or healthful; freedom from	   disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Healthless \Health"less\, a.	   1. Without health, whether of body or mind; infirm. "A	      healthless or old age." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not conducive to health; unwholesome. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Healthlessness \Health"less*ness\, n.	   The state of being healthless.	   [1913 Webster]
Healthsome \Health"some\ (-s[u^]m), a.	   Wholesome; salubrious. [R.] "Healthsome air." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Healthward \Health"ward\ (-w[~e]rd), a. & adv.	   In the direction of health; as, a healthward tendency.	   [1913 Webster]
Healthy \Health"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Healthier}	   (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Healthiest}.]	   1. Being in a state of health; enjoying health; hale; sound;	      free from disease; as, a healthy child; a healthy plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mind was now in a firm and healthy state.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evincing health; as, a healthy pulse; a healthy	      complexion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conducive to health; wholesome; salubrious; salutary; as,	      a healthy exercise; a healthy climate.	   Syn: Vigorous; sound; hale; salubrious; healthful; wholesome;	        salutary.	        [1913 Webster]
Heam \Heam\ (h[=e]m), n. [Cf. AS. cildhamma womb, OD. hamme	   afterbirth, LG. hamen.]	   The afterbirth or secundines of a beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Heap \Heap\ (h[=e]p), n. [OE. heep, heap, heap, multitude, AS.	   he['a]p; akin to OS. h[=o]p, D. hoop, OHG. houf, h[=u]fo, G.	   haufe, haufen, Sw. hop, Dan. hob, Icel. h[=o]pr troop, flock,	   Russ. kupa heap, crowd, Lith. kaupas. Cf. {Hope}, in Forlorn	   hope.]	   1. A crowd; a throng; a multitude or great number of persons.	      [Now Low or Humorous]	      [1913 Webster]	            The wisdom of a heap of learned men.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A heap of vassals and slaves.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had heaps of friends.              --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great number or large quantity of things not placed in a	      pile; as, a heap of trouble. [Now Low or Humorous]	      [1913 Webster]	            A vast heap, both of places of scripture and	            quotations.                           --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have noticed a heap of things in my life. --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pile or mass; a collection of things laid in a body, or	      thrown together so as to form an elevation; as, a heap of	      earth or stones.	      [1913 Webster]	            Huge heaps of slain around the body rise. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Heap \Heap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heaped} (h[=e]pt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Heaping}.] [AS. he['a]pian.]	   1. To collect in great quantity; to amass; to lay up; to	      accumulate; -- usually with up; as, to heap up treasures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though he heap up silver as the dust. --Job. xxvii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw or lay in a heap; to make a heap of; to pile; as,	      to heap stones; -- often with up; as, to heap up earth; or	      with on; as, to heap on wood or coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form or round into a heap, as in measuring; to fill (a	      measure) more than even full.	      [1913 Webster]
Heaper \Heap"er\ (h[=e]p"[~e]r), n.	   One who heaps, piles, or amasses.	   [1913 Webster]
heaps \heaps\ n.	   a large quantity. See {heap}, senses 2 and 3; as, he made	   heaps of money in the stock market.	   Syn: tons, dozens, lots, piles, scores, stacks, loads, rafts,	        slews, wads, oodles, gobs, scads, lashings.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heapy \Heap"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Lying in heaps. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Hear \Hear\ (h[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heard} (h[~e]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hearing}.] [OE. heren, AS,. hi['e]ran,	   h[=y]ran, h[=e]ran; akin to OS. h[=o]rian, OFries. hera,	   hora, D. hooren, OHG. h[=o]ren, G. h["o]ren, Icel. heyra, Sw.	   h["o]ra, Dan. hore, Goth. hausjan, and perh. to Gr.	   'akoy`ein, E. acoustic. Cf. {Hark}, {Hearken}.]	   1. To perceive by the ear; to apprehend or take cognizance of	      by the ear; as, to hear sounds; to hear a voice; to hear	      one call.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lay thine ear close to the ground, and list if thou	            canst hear the tread of travelers.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had been heard to utter an ominous growl.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give audience or attention to; to listen to; to heed;	      to accept the doctrines or advice of; to obey; to examine;	      to try in a judicial court; as, to hear a recitation; to	      hear a class; the case will be heard to-morrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attend, or be present at, as hearer or worshiper; as,	      to hear a concert; to hear Mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give attention to as a teacher or judge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy matters are good and right, but there is no man	            deputed of the king to hear thee.     --2 Sam. xv.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            I beseech your honor to hear me one single word.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To accede to the demand or wishes of; to listen to and	      answer favorably; to favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love the Lord, because he hath heard my voice.	                                                  --Ps. cxvi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            They think that they shall be heard for their much	            speaking.                             --Matt. vi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hear him}. See Remark, under {Hear}, v. i.	   {To hear a bird sing}, to receive private communication.	      [Colloq.] --Shak.	   {To hear say}, to hear one say; to learn by common report; to	      receive by rumor. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Hear \Hear\, v. i.	   1. To have the sense or faculty of perceiving sound. "The	      hearing ear." --Prov. xx. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use the power of perceiving sound; to perceive or	      apprehend by the ear; to attend; to listen.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake our mother Eve, and Adam heard,	            Well pleased, but answered not.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be informed by oral communication; to be told; to	      receive information by report or by letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have heard, sir, of such a man.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must hear from thee every day in the hour. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hear ill}, to be blamed. [Obs.]	            Not only within his own camp, but also now at Rome,	            he heard ill for his temporizing and slow	            proceedings.                          --Holland.	   {To hear well}, to be praised. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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.	         [1913 Webster]	               Hear him, . . . a cry indicative, according to	               the tone, of admiration, acquiescence,	               indignation, or derision.          --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]
hearable \hearable\ adj.	   perceptible by the ear. Opposite of {inaudible}. Also See:	   loud, perceptible.	   Syn: audible.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heard \Heard\ (h[~e]rd),	   imp. & p. p. of {Hear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearer \Hear"er\ (h[=e]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who hears; an auditor.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearing \Hear"ing\, n.	   1. The act or power of perceiving sound; perception of sound;	      the faculty or sense by which sound is perceived; as, my	      hearing is good.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear.	                                                  --Job xlii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hearing in a special sensation, produced by stimulation	         of the auditory nerve; the stimulus (waves of sound)	         acting not directly on the nerve, but through the	         medium of the endolymph on the delicate epithelium	         cells, constituting the peripheral terminations of the	         nerve. See {Ear}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Attention to what is delivered; opportunity to be heard;	      audience; as, I could not obtain a hearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A listening to facts and evidence, for the sake of	      adjudication; a session of a court for considering proofs	      and determining issues.	      [1913 Webster]	            His last offenses to us	            Shall have judicious hearing.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another hearing before some other court. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hearing, as applied to equity cases, means the same	         thing that the word trial does at law. --Abbot.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Extent within which sound may be heard; sound; earshot.	      "She's not within hearing." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They laid him by the pleasant shore,	            And in the hearing of the wave.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
hearing-impaired \hearing-impaired\ adj.	   having a hearing impairment making hearing difficult; having	   a defective but functioning sense of hearing.	   Syn: hard-of-hearing.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hearken \Heark"en\ (h[aum]rk"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Hearkened} (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hearkening}.] [OE.	   hercnen, hercnien, AS. hercnian, heorcnian, fr. hi['e]ran,	   h[=y]ran, to hear; akin to OD. harcken, horcken, LG. harken,	   horken, G. horchen. See {Hear}, and cf. {Hark}.]	   1. To listen; to lend the ear; to attend to what is uttered;	      to give heed; to hear, in order to obey or comply.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Furies hearken, and their snakes uncurl.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearken, O Israel, unto the statutes and unto the	            judgments, which I teach you.         --Deut. iv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inquire; to seek information. [Obs.] "Hearken after	      their offense." --Shak.	   Syn: To attend; listen; hear; heed. See {Attend}, v. i.	        [1913 Webster]	Hearken \Heark"en\, v. t.	   1. To hear by listening. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            [She] hearkened now and then	            Some little whispering and soft groaning sound.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give heed to; to hear attentively. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The King of Naples . . . hearkens my brother's suit.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hearken out}, to search out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If you find none, you must hearken out a vein and	            buy.                                  --B. Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Hearkener \Heark"en*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who hearkens; a listener.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearsal \Hear"sal\ (h[~e]r"sal), n.	   Rehearsal. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearsay \Hear"say`\ (h[=e]r"s[=a]`), n.	   Report; rumor; fame; common talk; something heard from	   another.	   [1913 Webster]	         Much of the obloquy that has so long rested on the	         memory of our great national poet originated in	         frivolous hearsays of his life and conversation.	                                                  --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hearsay evidence} (Law), that species of testimony which	      consists in a narration by one person of matters told him	      by another. It is, with a few exceptions, inadmissible as	      testimony. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Hearse \Hearse\ (h[~e]rs), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A hind in the second year of its age. [Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	Hearse \Hearse\ (h[~e]rs), n. [See {Herse}.]	   1. A framework of wood or metal placed over the coffin or	      tomb of a deceased person, and covered with a pall; also,	      a temporary canopy bearing wax lights and set up in a	      church, under which the coffin was placed during the	      funeral ceremonies. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grave, coffin, tomb, or sepulchral monument. [Archaic]	      "Underneath this marble hearse." --B. Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beside the hearse a fruitful palm tree grows.	                                                  --Fairfax	      [1913 Webster]	            Who lies beneath this sculptured hearse.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bier or handbarrow for conveying the dead to the grave.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Set down, set down your honorable load,	            It honor may be shrouded in a hearse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A carriage or motor vehicle specially adapted or used for	      conveying the dead to the grave in a coffin.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Hearse \Hearse\, v. t.	   To inclose in a hearse; to entomb. [Obs.] "Would she were	   hearsed at my foot." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearsecloth \Hearse"cloth`\ (-kl[o^]th`; 115), n.	   A cloth for covering a coffin when on a bier; a pall. --Bp.	   Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearselike \Hearse"like`\ (-l[imac]k`), a.	   Suitable to a funeral.	   [1913 Webster]	         If you listen to David's harp, you shall hear as many	         hearselike airs as carols.               --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Heart \Heart\ (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS.	   heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza,	   G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha['i]rt[=o], Lith.	   szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi`a,	   kh^r. [root]277. Cf. {Accord}, {Discord}, {Cordial}, 4th	   {Core}, {Courage}.]	   1. (Anat.) A hollow, muscular organ, which, by contracting	      rhythmically, keeps up the circulation of the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why does my blood thus muster to my heart! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In adult mammals and birds, the heart is	         four-chambered, the right auricle and ventricle being	         completely separated from the left auricle and	         ventricle; and the blood flows from the systemic veins	         to the right auricle, thence to the right ventricle,	         from which it is forced to the lungs, then returned to	         the left auricle, thence passes to the left ventricle,	         from which it is driven into the systemic arteries. See	         Illust. under {Aorta}. In fishes there are but one	         auricle and one ventricle, the blood being pumped from	         the ventricle through the gills to the system, and	         thence returned to the auricle. In most amphibians and	         reptiles, the separation of the auricles is partial or	         complete, and in reptiles the ventricles also are	         separated more or less completely. The so-called lymph	         hearts, found in many amphibians, reptiles, and birds,	         are contractile sacs, which pump the lymph into the	         veins.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The seat of the affections or sensibilities, collectively	      or separately, as love, hate, joy, grief, courage, and the	      like; rarely, the seat of the understanding or will; --	      usually in a good sense, when no epithet is expressed; the	      better or lovelier part of our nature; the spring of all	      our actions and purposes; the seat of moral life and	      character; the moral affections and character itself; the	      individual disposition and character; as, a good, tender,	      loving, bad, hard, or selfish heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearts are dust, hearts' loves remain. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The nearest the middle or center; the part most hidden and	      within; the inmost or most essential part of any body or	      system; the source of life and motion in any organization;	      the chief or vital portion; the center of activity, or of	      energetic or efficient action; as, the heart of a country,	      of a tree, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exploits done in the heart of France. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peace subsisting at the heart	            Of endless agitation.                 --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Courage; courageous purpose; spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eve, recovering heart, replied.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expelled nations take heart, and when they fly	            from one country invade another.      --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Vigorous and efficient activity; power of fertile	      production; condition of the soil, whether good or bad.	      [1913 Webster]	            That the spent earth may gather heart again.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which resembles a heart in shape; especially, a	      roundish or oval figure or object having an obtuse point	      at one end, and at the other a corresponding indentation,	      -- used as a symbol or representative of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. One of the suits of playing cards, distinguished by the	      figure or figures of a heart; as, hearts are trumps.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Vital part; secret meaning; real intention.	      [1913 Webster]	            And then show you the heart of my message. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A term of affectionate or kindly and familiar address. "I	      speak to thee, my heart." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Heart is used in many compounds, the most of which need	         no special explanation; as, heart-appalling,	         heart-breaking, heart-cheering, heart-chilled,	         heart-expanding, heart-free, heart-hardened,	         heart-heavy, heart-purifying, heart-searching,	         heart-sickening, heart-sinking, heart-sore,	         heart-stirring, heart-touching, heart-wearing,	         heart-whole, heart-wounding, heart-wringing, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {After one's own heart}, conforming with one's inmost	      approval and desire; as, a friend after my own heart.	            The Lord hath sought him a man after his own heart.	                                                  --1 Sam. xiii.	                                                  14.	   {At heart}, in the inmost character or disposition; at	      bottom; really; as, he is at heart a good man.	   {By heart}, in the closest or most thorough manner; as, to	      know or learn by heart. "Composing songs, for fools to get	      by heart" (that is, to commit to memory, or to learn	      thoroughly). --Pope.	   {to learn by heart}, to memorize.	   {For my heart}, for my life; if my life were at stake. [Obs.]	      "I could not get him for my heart to do it." --Shak.	   {Heart bond} (Masonry), a bond in which no header stone	      stretches across the wall, but two headers meet in the	      middle, and their joint is covered by another stone laid	      header fashion. --Knight.	   {Heart and hand}, with enthusiastic co["o]peration.	   {Heart hardness}, hardness of heart; callousness of feeling;	      moral insensibility. --Shak.	   {Heart heaviness}, depression of spirits. --Shak.	   {Heart point} (Her.), the fess point. See {Escutcheon}.	   {Heart rising}, a rising of the heart, as in opposition.	   {Heart shell} (Zool.), any marine, bivalve shell of the genus	      {Cardium} and allied genera, having a heart-shaped shell;	      esp., the European {Isocardia cor}; -- called also {heart	      cockle}.	   {Heart sickness}, extreme depression of spirits.	   {Heart and soul}, with the utmost earnestness.	   {Heart urchin} (Zool.), any heartshaped, spatangoid sea	      urchin. See {Spatangoid}.	   {Heart wheel}, a form of cam, shaped like a heart. See {Cam}.	      	   {In good heart}, in good courage; in good hope.	   {Out of heart}, discouraged.	   {Poor heart}, an exclamation of pity.	   {To break the heart of}.	      (a) To bring to despair or hopeless grief; to cause to be	          utterly cast down by sorrow.	      (b) To bring almost to completion; to finish very nearly;	          -- said of anything undertaken; as, he has broken the	          heart of the task.	   {To find in the heart}, to be willing or disposed. "I could	      find in my heart to ask your pardon." --Sir P. Sidney.	   {To have at heart}, to desire (anything) earnestly.	   {To have in the heart}, to purpose; to design or intend to	      do.	   {To have the heart in the mouth}, to be much frightened.	   {To lose heart}, to become discouraged.	   {To lose one's heart}, to fall in love.	   {To set the heart at rest}, to put one's self at ease.	   {To set the heart upon}, to fix the desires on; to long for	      earnestly; to be very fond of.	   {To take heart of grace}, to take courage.	   {To take to heart}, to grieve over.	   {To wear one's heart upon one's sleeve}, to expose one's	      feelings or intentions; to be frank or impulsive.	   {With all one's heart}, {With one's whole heart}, very	      earnestly; fully; completely; devotedly.	      [1913 Webster]	Heart \Heart\ (h[aum]rt), v. t.	   To give heart to; to hearten; to encourage; to inspirit.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My cause is hearted; thine hath no less reason. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Heart \Heart\, v. i.	   To form a compact center or heart; as, a hearting cabbage.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartache \Heart"ache`\ (-[=a]k`), n. [Cf. AS. heortece.]	   Sorrow; anguish of mind; mental pang. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
heartbeat \heartbeat\ n.	   the audible and palpable rhythmic contraction and expansion	   of the arteries with each beat of the heart; as, he listened	   to her heartbeat with a stethoscope.	   Syn: pulse, pulsation, beat.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {in a heartbeat} immediately.	      [PJC]
Heartbreak \Heart"break`\ (-br[=a]k`), n.	   Crushing sorrow or grief; a yielding to such grief. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartbreaking \Heart"break`ing\, a.	   Causing overpowering sorrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartbroken \Heart"bro`ken\ (-br[=o]`k'n), a.	   Overcome by crushing sorrow; deeply grieved.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartburn \Heart"burn`\ (-b[^u]rn`), n. (Med.)	   An uneasy, burning sensation in the stomach, often attended	   with an inclination to vomit. It is sometimes idiopathic, but	   is often a symptom of other complaints.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartburned \Heart"burned`\ (-b[^u]rnd`), a.	   Having heartburn. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartburning \Heart"burn`ing\ (-b[^u]rn`[i^]ng), a.	   Causing discontent.	   [1913 Webster]	Heartburning \Heart"burn`ing\, n.	   1. (Med.) Same as {Heartburn}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discontent; secret enmity. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            The transaction did not fail to leave heartburnings.	                                                  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]
Heartdear \Heart"dear`\ (-d[=e]r`), a.	   Sincerely beloved. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartdeep \Heart"deep`\ (-d[=e]p`), a.	   Rooted in the heart. --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Heart-eating \Heart"-eat`ing\ (-[=e]t`[i^]ng), a.	   Preying on the heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearted \Heart"ed\, a.	   1. Having a heart; having (such) a heart (regarded as the	      seat of the affections, disposition, or character).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shaped like a heart; cordate. [R.] --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Seated or laid up in the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hate the Moor: my cause is hearted. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is chiefly used in composition; as,	         hard-hearted, faint-hearted, kind-hearted,	         lion-hearted, stout-hearted, etc. Hence the nouns	         hard-heartedness, faint-heartedness, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Heartedness \Heart"ed*ness\, n.	   Earnestness; sincerity; heartiness. [R.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: See also the Note under {Hearted}. The analysis of the	         compounds gives hard-hearted + -ness, rather than hard	         + heartedness, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Hearten \Heart"en\ (h[aum]rt"'n), v. t. [From {Heart}.]	   1. To encourage; to animate; to incite or stimulate the	      courage of; to embolden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearten those that fight in your defense. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restore fertility or strength to, as to land.	      [1913 Webster]
Heartener \Heart"en*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, heartens, animates, or stirs up. --W.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartfelt \Heart"felt`\ (-f[e^]lt`), a.	   Hearty; sincere.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartgrief \Heart"grief`\ (-gr[=e]f`), n.	   Heartache; sorrow. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearth \Hearth\ (h[aum]rth), n. [OE. harthe, herth, herthe, AS.	   heor[eth]; akin to D. haard, heerd, Sw. h[aum]rd, G. herd;	   cf. Goth. ha['u]ri a coal, Icel. hyrr embers, and L. cremare	   to burn.]	   1. The pavement or floor of brick, stone, or metal in a	      chimney, on which a fire is made; the floor of a	      fireplace; also, a corresponding part of a stove.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a fire on the hearth burning before him.	                                                  --Jer. xxxvi.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where fires thou find'st unraked and hearths	            unswept.	            There pinch the maids as blue as bilberry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The house itself, as the abode of comfort to its inmates	      and of hospitality to strangers; fireside.	      [1913 Webster]	            Household talk and phrases of the hearth.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   3. (Metal. & Manuf.) The floor of a furnace, on which the	      material to be heated lies, or the lowest part of a	      melting furnace, into which the melted material settles;	      as, an open-hearth smelting furnace.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Hearth ends} (Metal.), fragments of lead ore ejected from	      the furnace by the blast.	   {Hearth money}, {Hearth penny} [AS. heor[eth]pening], a tax	      formerly laid in England on hearths, each hearth (in all	      houses paying the church and poor rates) being taxed at	      two shillings; -- called also {chimney money}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had been importuned by the common people to	            relieve them from the . . . burden of the hearth	            money.                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
hearthrug \hearthrug\ n.	   a rug spread out in front of a fireplace.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hearthstone \Hearth"stone`\ (-st[=o]n`), n.	   Stone forming the hearth; hence, the fireside; home.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and	         patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone.	                                                  --A. Lincoln.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartily \Heart"i*ly\ (h[aum]rt"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From	   {Hearty}.]	   1. From the heart; with all the heart; with sincerity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heartily forgive them.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With zeal; actively; vigorously; willingly; cordially; as,	      he heartily assisted the prince.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To eat heartily}, to eat freely and with relish. --Addison.	   Syn: Sincerely; cordially; zealously; vigorously; actively;	        warmly; eagerly; ardently; earnestly.	        [1913 Webster]
Heartiness \Heart"i*ness\ (h[aum]rt"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being hearty; as, the heartiness of a	   greeting.	   [1913 Webster]
heartleaf \heartleaf\ n. (Bot.)	   1. wild ginger ({Asarum shuttleworthii}) having persistent	      heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Western Virginia	      to Alabama.	   Syn: {Asarum shuttleworthii}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Bot.) An evergreen low-growing perennial ({Asarum	      virginicum}) having mottled green and silvery-gray	      heart-shaped pungent leaves, growing from Virginia to	      South Carolina.	   Syn: {Asarum virginicum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heartless \Heart"less\, a.	   1. Without a heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have left me heartless; mine is in your bosom.	                                                  --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of courage; spiritless; despondent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heartless they fought, and quitted soon their	            ground.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heartless and melancholy.             --W. Irwing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destitute of feeling or affection; unsympathetic; cruel.	      "The heartless parasites." --Byron. -- {Heart"less*ly},	      adv. -- {Heart"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Heartlet \Heart"let\ (-l[e^]t), n.	   A little heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartlings \Heart"lings\ (-l[i^]ngz), interj.	   An exclamation used in addressing a familiar acquaintance.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartpea \Heart"pea`\ (-p[=e]`), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Heartseed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartquake \Heart"quake`\ (-kw[=a]k`), n.	   Trembling of the heart; trepidation; fear.	   [1913 Webster]	         In many an hour of danger and heartquake. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartrending \Heart"rend`ing\ (-r[e^]nd`[i^]ng), a.	   Causing intense grief; overpowering with anguish; very	   distressing.	   [1913 Webster]
Heart-robbing \Heart"-rob`bing\ (-r[o^]b`b[i^]ng), a.	   1. Depriving of thought; ecstatic. "Heart-robbing gladness."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stealing the heart or affections; winning.	      [1913 Webster]
Heart's-ease \Heart's"-ease`\ (h[aum]rts"[=e]z`), n.	   1. Ease of heart; peace or tranquillity of mind or feeling.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A species of violet ({Viola tricolor}), a common	      and long cultivated European herb from which most common	      garden pansies are derived; -- called also {pansy}.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: wild pansy, Johnny-jump-up, heartsease,	        love-in-idleness, pink of my John, Viola tricolor.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Bot.) A violet of the Pacific coast of North America	      ({Viola ocellata}) having white petals tinged with yellow	      and deep violet. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: two-eyed violet, heartsease, {Viola ocellata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. (Bot.) A common Old World viola ({Viola arvensis}) with	      creamy often violet-tinged flowers. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: field pansy, heartsease, {Viola arvensis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heartseed \Heart"seed`\ (h[aum]rt"s[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   A climbing plant of the genus {Cardiospermum}, having round	   seeds which are marked with a spot like a heart. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster] heartshaped
heartshaped \heart"shaped`\, heart-shaped
\heart"-shaped`\(h[aum]rt"sh[=a]pt`), a.	   Having the shape of a heart; cordate; -- of a leaf shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartsick \Heart"sick`\ (h[aum]rt"s[i^]k`), a. [AS.	   heortise['o]c.]	   Sick at heart; extremely depressed in spirits; very	   despondent.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartsome \Heart"some\ (h[aum]rt"s[u^]m), a.	   Merry; cheerful; lively. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heart-spoon \Heart"-spoon`\ (h[aum]rt"sp[=oo]n`), n.	   A part of the breastbone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He feeleth through the herte-spon the pricke.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartstricken \Heart"strick`en\ (h[aum]rt"str[i^]k`'n), a.	   Shocked; dismayed.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartstrike \Heart"strike`\ (h[aum]rt"str[imac]k`), v. t.	   To affect at heart; to shock. [R.] "They seek to heartstrike	   us." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartstring \Heart"string`\ (h[aum]rt"str[i^]ng`), n.	   A nerve or tendon, supposed to brace and sustain the heart.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sobbing, as if a heartstring broke.      --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartstruck \Heart"struck`\ (h[aum]rt"str[u^]k`), a.	   1. Driven to the heart; infixed in the mind. "His heartstruck	      injuries." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shocked with pain, fear, or remorse; dismayed;	      heartstricken. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Heartswelling \Heart"swell`ing\ (h[aum]rt"sw[e^]l`[i^]ng), a.	   Rankling in, or swelling, the heart. "Heartswelling hate."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] heartwarming
heartwarming \heart"warm`ing\, heart-warming
\heart"-warm`ing\adj.	   causing gladness and pleasure; -- used mostly of the actions	   of people, and sometimes of animals; as, Is there a sight	   more heart-warming than a family reunion?.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Heart-whole \Heart"-whole`\ (h[aum]rt"h[=o]l`), a. [See	   {Whole}.]	   1. Having the heart or affections free; not in love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With unbroken courage; undismayed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of a single and sincere heart; with unconditional	      commitment or unstinting devotion; as, heart-whole	      friendship. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: wholehearted.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              If he keeps heart-whole towards his Master.	                                                  --Bunyan.	        [1913 Webster]
Heartwood \Heart"wood`\ (h[aum]rt"w[oo^]d`), 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 technically known as {duramen}, and	   distinguished from the softer {sapwood} or {alburnum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heart-wounded \Heart"-wound`ed\ (h[aum]rt"w[=oo]nd`[e^]d or	   -wound`[e^]d), a.	   Wounded to the heart with love or grief. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Hearty \Heart"y\ (h[aum]rt"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Heartier}	   (h[aum]rt"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Heartiest}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the heart; warm;	      cordial; bold; zealous; sincere; willing; also, energetic;	      active; eager; as, a hearty welcome; hearty in supporting	      the government.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full of hearty tears	            For our good father's loss.           --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting strength; sound; healthy; firm; not weak; as, a	      hearty man; hearty timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Promoting strength; nourishing; rich; abundant; as, hearty	      food; a hearty meal.	   Syn: Sincere; real; unfeigned; undissembled; cordial;	        earnest; warm; zealous; ardent; eager; active; vigorous.	   Usage: {Hearty}, {Cordial}, {Sincere}. Hearty implies honesty	          and simplicity of feelings and manners; cordial refers	          to the warmth and liveliness with which the feelings	          are expressed; sincere implies that this expression	          corresponds to the real sentiments of the heart. A man	          should be hearty in his attachment to his friends,	          cordial in his reception of them to his house, and	          sincere in his offers to assist them.	          [1913 Webster]	Hearty \Heart"y\, n.; pl. {Hearties} (h[aum]rt"[i^]z).	   Comrade; boon companion; good fellow; -- a term of familiar	   address and fellowship among sailors. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Heartyhale \Heart"y*hale`\ (h[aum]rt"h[=a]l`), a.	   Good for the heart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heat \Heat\ (h[=e]t), n. [OE. hete, h[ae]te, AS. h[=ae]tu,	   h[=ae]to, fr. h[=a]t hot; akin to OHG. heizi heat, Dan. hede,	   Sw. hetta. See {Hot}.]	   1. A force in nature which is recognized in various effects,	      but especially in the phenomena of fusion and evaporation,	      and which, as manifested in fire, the sun's rays,	      mechanical action, chemical combination, etc., becomes	      directly known to us through the sense of feeling. In its	      nature heat is a mode of motion, being in general a form	      of molecular disturbance or vibration. It was formerly	      supposed to be a subtile, imponderable fluid, to which was	      given the name {caloric}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As affecting the human body, heat produces different	         sensations, which are called by different names, as	         heat or sensible heat, warmth, cold, etc., according to	         its degree or amount relatively to the normal	         temperature of the body.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The sensation caused by the force or influence of heat	      when excessive, or above that which is normal to the human	      body; the bodily feeling experienced on exposure to fire,	      the sun's rays, etc.; the reverse of {cold}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. High temperature, as distinguished from low temperature,	      or cold; as, the heat of summer and the cold of winter;	      heat of the skin or body in fever, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Else how had the world . . .	            Avoided pinching cold and scorching heat! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Indication of high temperature; appearance, condition, or	      color of a body, as indicating its temperature; redness;	      high color; flush; degree of temperature to which	      something is heated, as indicated by appearance,	      condition, or otherwise.	      [1913 Webster]	            It has raised . . . heats in their faces. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heats smiths take of their iron are a blood-red	            heat, a white-flame heat, and a sparkling or welding	            heat.                                 --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A single complete operation of heating, as at a forge or	      in a furnace; as, to make a horseshoe in a certain number	      of heats.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A violent action unintermitted; a single effort; a single	      course in a race that consists of two or more courses; as,	      he won two heats out of three.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many causes . . . for refreshment betwixt the heats.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] struck off at one heat the matchless tale of	            "Tam o' Shanter."                     --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Utmost violence; rage; vehemence; as, the heat of battle	      or party. "The heat of their division." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Agitation of mind; inflammation or excitement;	      exasperation. "The heat and hurry of his rage." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Animation, as in discourse; ardor; fervency; as, in the	      heat of argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            With all the strength and heat of eloquence.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Zool.) Sexual excitement in animals; readiness for	       sexual activity; estrus or rut.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	   11. Fermentation.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Strong psychological pressure, as in a police	       investigation; as, when they turned up the heat, he took	       it on the lam. [slang]	       [PJC]	   {Animal heat}, {Blood heat}, {Capacity for heat}, etc. See	      under {Animal}, {Blood}, etc.	   {Atomic heat} (Chem.), the product obtained by multiplying	      the atomic weight of any element by its specific heat. The	      atomic heat of all solid elements is nearly a constant,	      the mean value being 6.4.	   {Dynamical theory of heat}, that theory of heat which assumes	      it to be, not a peculiar kind of matter, but a peculiar	      motion of the ultimate particles of matter.	   {Heat engine}, any apparatus by which a heated substance, as	      a heated fluid, is made to perform work by giving motion	      to mechanism, as a hot-air engine, or a steam engine.	   {Heat producers}. (Physiol.) See under {Food}.	   {Heat rays}, a term formerly applied to the rays near the red	      end of the spectrum, whether within or beyond the visible	      spectrum.	   {Heat weight} (Mech.), the product of any quantity of heat by	      the mechanical equivalent of heat divided by the absolute	      temperature; -- called also {thermodynamic function}, and	      {entropy}.	   {Mechanical equivalent of heat}. See under {Equivalent}.	   {Specific heat of a substance (at any temperature)}, the	      number of units of heat required to raise the temperature	      of a unit mass of the substance at that temperature one	      degree.	   {Unit of heat}, the quantity of heat required to raise, by	      one degree, the temperature of a unit mass of water,	      initially at a certain standard temperature. The	      temperature usually employed is that of 0[deg] Centigrade,	      or 32[deg] Fahrenheit.	      [1913 Webster]	Heat \Heat\ (h[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Heating}.] [OE. heten, AS. h[=ae]tan, fr. h[=a]t hot. See	   {Hot}.]	   1. To make hot; to communicate heat to, or cause to grow	      warm; as, to heat an oven or furnace, an iron, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heat me these irons hot.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite or make hot by action or emotion; to make	      feverish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pray, walk softly; do not heat your blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To excite ardor in; to rouse to action; to excite to	      excess; to inflame, as the passions.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noble emulation heats your breast.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Heat \Heat\, v. i.	   1. To grow warm or hot by the action of fire or friction,	      etc., or the communication of heat; as, the iron or the	      water heats slowly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow warm or hot by fermentation, or the development of	      heat by chemical action; as, green hay heats in a mow, and	      manure in the dunghill.	      [1913 Webster]	Heat \Heat\ (h[e^]t), imp. & p. p. of {Heat}.	   Heated; as, the iron though heat red-hot. [Obs. or Archaic]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
heated \heated\ adj.	   1. characterized by great warmth and intensity of feeling;	      as, a heated argument. Opposite of {dispassionate,	      passionless}. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, hot, impassioned,	        perfervid, torrid.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. supplied with a mechanism for heating; -- of structures or	      devices; as, a heated fishing cabin. Opposite of	      {unheated}. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heater \Heat"er\ (h[=e]t"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, heats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any contrivance or implement, as a furnace, stove, or	      other heated body or vessel, etc., used to impart heat to	      something, or to contain something to be heated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pistol or other carryable firearm; as, gunmen with their	      heaters bulging in their pockets. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {Feed heater}. See under {Feed}.	      [1913 Webster]
Heath \Heath\ (h[=e]th), n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant	   heath, AS. h[=ae][eth]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel.	   hei[eth]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. hai[thorn]i	   field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr.	   ksh[=e]tra field. [root]20.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A low shrub ({Erica vulgaris} or {Calluna vulgaris}),	          with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of	          pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms,	          thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It	          is also called {heather}, and {ling}.	      (b) Also, any species of the genus {Erica}, of which	          several are European, and many more are South African,	          some of great beauty. See Illust. of {Heather}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of	      country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their stately growth, though bare,	            Stands on the blasted heath.          --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heath cock} (Zool.), the blackcock. See {Heath grouse}	      (below).	   {Heath grass} (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus	      {Triodia} ({Triodia decumbens}), growing on dry heaths.	   {Heath grouse}, or {Heath game} (Zool.), a European grouse	      ({Tetrao tetrix}), which inhabits heaths; -- called also	      {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath poult}, {heath fowl},	      {moor fowl}. The male is called {heath cock}, and	      {blackcock}; the female, {heath hen}, and {gray hen}.	   {Heath hen}. (Zool.) See {Heath grouse} (above).	   {Heath pea} (Bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyrus	      macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in	      Scotland are used to flavor whisky.	   {Heath throstle} (Zool.), a European thrush which frequents	      heaths; the ring ouzel.	      [1913 Webster]
Heathclad \Heath"clad`\ (-kl[a^]d`), a.	   Clad or crowned with heath.	   [1913 Webster]
Heathen \Hea"then\ (h[=e]"[th]'n; 277), n.; pl. {Heathens}	   (-[th]'nz) or collectively {Heathen}. [OE. hethen, AS.	   h[=ae][eth]en, prop. an adj. fr. h[=ae][eth] heath, and	   orig., therefore, one who lives in the country or on the	   heaths and in the woods (cf. pagan, fr. pagus village); akin	   to OS. h[=e][eth]in, adj., D. heiden a heathen, G. heide,	   OHG. heidan, Icel. hei[eth]inn, adj., Sw. heden, Goth.	   hai[thorn]n[=o], n. fem. See {Heath}, and cf. {Hoiden}.]	   1. An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or	      those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true	      God; a pagan; an idolater.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An irreligious person.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it is no more than a moral discourse, he may	            preach it and they may hear it, and yet both	            continue unconverted heathens.        --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The heathen}, as the term is used in the Scriptures, all	      people except the Jews; now used of all people except	      Christians, Jews, and Mohammedans.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for	            thine inheritance.                    --Ps. ii. 8.	   Syn: Pagan; gentile. See {Pagan}.	        [1913 Webster]	Heathen \Hea"then\ (h[=e]"[th]'n), a.	   1. Gentile; pagan; as, a heathen author. "The heathen	      philosopher." "All in gold, like heathen gods." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Barbarous; unenlightened; heathenish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Irreligious; scoffing.	      [1913 Webster]
Heathendom \Hea"then*dom\ (-d[u^]m), n. [AS.	   h[=ae][eth]end[=o]m.]	   1. That part of the world where heathenism prevails; the	      heathen nations, considered collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heathenism. --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Heathenesse \Hea"then*esse\ (-[e^]s), n. [AS. h[=ae][eth]ennes,	   i. e., heathenness.]	   Heathendom. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Heathenish \Hea"then*ish\, a. [AS. h[=ae][eth]enisc.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or	      characteristic of heathens. "Worse than heathenish	      crimes." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.	      [1913 Webster]
Heathenishly \Hea"then*ish*ly\, adv.	   In a heathenish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Heathenishness \Hea"then*ish*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being heathenish. "The . . .	   heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks." --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Heathenism \Hea"then*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   1. The religious system or rites of a heathen nation;	      idolatry; paganism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manners or morals usually prevalent in a heathen	      country; ignorance; rudeness; barbarism.	      [1913 Webster]
Heathenize \Hea"then*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Heathenized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heathenizing}	   (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   To render heathen or heathenish. --Firmin.	   [1913 Webster]
Heathenness \Hea"then*ness\, n. [Cf. {Heathenesse}.]	   State of being heathen or like the heathen.	   [1913 Webster]
Heathenry \Hea"then*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.	   1. The state, quality, or character of the heathen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your heathenry and your laziness.     --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heathendom; heathen nations.	      [1913 Webster]
Heather \Heath"er\ (h[e^][th]"[~e]r; 277. This is the only	   pronunciation in Scotland), n. [See {Heath}.]	   Heath. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Gorse and grass	         And heather, where his footsteps pass,	         The brighter seem.                       --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heather bell} (Bot.), one of the pretty subglobose flowers	      of two European kinds of heather ({Erica Tetralix}, and	      {Erica cinerea}).	      [1913 Webster]
Heathery \Heath"er*y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Heathy; abounding in heather; of the nature of heath.	   [1913 Webster] heathfowl
heathfowl \heathfowl\, heath fowl \heath fowl\n.	   A large Northern European black grouse ({Lyrurus tetrix}	   formerly {Tetrao tetrix}) with a lyre-shaped tail; it is also	   called {heath grouse}, {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath	   poult}, {heath fowl}, and {moor fowl}. See {heath grouse}	   under {heath}, above.	   Syn: European black grouse, {Lyrurus tetrix}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heathy \Heath"y\ (h[=e]th"[y^]), a.	   Full of heath; abounding with heath; as, heathy land; heathy	   hills. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Heating \Heat"ing\ (h[=e]t"[i^]ng), a.	   That heats or imparts heat; promoting warmth or heat;	   exciting action; stimulating; as, heating medicines or	   applications.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heating surface} (Steam Boilers), the aggregate surface	      exposed to fire or to the heated products of combustion,	      esp. of all the plates or sheets that are exposed to water	      on their opposite surfaces; -- called also {fire surface}.	      [1913 Webster]
Heatingly \Heat"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a heating manner; so as to make or become hot or heated.	   [1913 Webster]
Heatless \Heat"less\, a.	   Destitute of heat; cold. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
heatstroke \heatstroke\ n.	   A physiological disturbance caused by exposure to excessive	   heat, resulting in rapid pulse, hot dry skin, and fever,	   leading to loss of consciousness.	   [WordNet 1.5]
heaume \heaume\ n.	   1. a large medieval helmet supported on the shoulders; called	      also {helm}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heave \Heave\ (h[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Heaved} (h[=e]vd), or	   {Hove} (h[=o]v); p. p. {Heaved}, {Hove}, formerly {Hoven}	   (h[=o]"v'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Heaving}.] [OE. heven, hebben,	   AS. hebban; akin to OS. hebbian, D. heffen, OHG. heffan,	   hevan, G. heben, Icel. hefja, Sw. h[aum]fva, Dan. h[ae]ve,	   Goth. hafjan, L. capere to take, seize; cf. Gr. kw`ph handle.	   Cf. {Accept}, {Behoof}, {Capacious}, {Forceps}, {Haft},	   {Receipt}.]	   1. To cause to move upward or onward by a lifting effort; to	      lift; to raise; to hoist; -- often with up; as, the wave	      heaved the boat on land.	      [1913 Webster]	            One heaved ahigh, to be hurled down below. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Heave, as now used, implies that the thing raised is	         heavy or hard to move; but formerly it was used in a	         less restricted sense.	         [1913 Webster]	               Here a little child I stand,	               Heaving up my either hand.         --Herrick.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw; to cast; -- obsolete, provincial, or colloquial,	      except in certain nautical phrases; as, to heave the lead;	      to heave the log.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To force from, or into, any position; to cause to move;	      also, to throw off; -- mostly used in certain nautical	      phrases; as, to heave the ship ahead.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To raise or force from the breast; to utter with effort;	      as, to heave a sigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wretched animal heaved forth such groans.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to swell or rise, as the breast or bosom.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glittering, finny swarms	            That heave our friths, and crowd upon our shores.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To heave a cable short} (Naut.), to haul in cable till the	      ship is almost perpendicularly above the anchor.	   {To heave a ship ahead} (Naut.), to warp her ahead when not	      under sail, as by means of cables.	   {To heave a ship down} (Naut.), to throw or lay her down on	      one side; to careen her.	   {To heave a ship to} (Naut.), to bring the ship's head to the	      wind, and stop her motion.	   {To heave about} (Naut.), to put about suddenly.	   {To heave in} (Naut.), to shorten (cable).	   {To heave in stays} (Naut.), to put a vessel on the other	      tack.	   {To heave out a sail} (Naut.), to unfurl it.	   {To heave taut} (Naut.), to turn a capstan, etc., till the	      rope becomes strained. See {Taut}, and {Tight}.	   {To heave the lead} (Naut.), to take soundings with lead and	      line.	   {To heave the log}. (Naut.) See {Log}.	   {To heave up anchor} (Naut.), to raise it from the bottom of	      the sea or elsewhere.	      [1913 Webster]	Heave \Heave\ (h[=e]v), v. i.	   1. To be thrown up or raised; to rise upward, as a tower or	      mound.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the huge columns heave into the sky. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where heaves the turf in many a moldering heap.	                                                  --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heaving sods of Bunker Hill.      --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise and fall with alternate motions, as the lungs in	      heavy breathing, as waves in a heavy sea, as ships on the	      billows, as the earth when broken up by frost, etc.; to	      swell; to dilate; to expand; to distend; hence, to labor;	      to struggle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Frequent for breath his panting bosom heaves.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heaving plain of ocean.           --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make an effort to raise, throw, or move anything; to	      strain to do something difficult.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Church of England had struggled and heaved at a	            reformation ever since Wyclif's days. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make an effort to vomit; to retch; to vomit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	Heave \Heave\, n.	   1. An effort to raise something, as a weight, or one's self,	      or to move something heavy.	      [1913 Webster]	            After many strains and heaves	            He got up to his saddle eaves.        --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An upward motion; a rising; a swell or distention, as of	      the breast in difficult breathing, of the waves, of the	      earth in an earthquake, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's matter in these sighs, these profound	            heaves,	            You must translate.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            None could guess whether the next heave of the	            earthquake would settle . . . or swallow them.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A horizontal dislocation in a metallic lode,	      taking place at an intersection with another lode.	      [1913 Webster]
Heaven \Heav"en\ (h[e^]v"'n), n. [OE. heven, hefen, heofen, AS.	   heofon; akin to OS. hevan, LG. heben, heven, Icel. hifinn; of	   uncertain origin, cf. D. hemel, G. himmel, Icel. himmin,	   Goth. himins; perh. akin to, or influenced by, the root of E.	   heave, or from a root signifying to cover, cf. Goth.	   gaham[=o]n to put on, clothe one's self, G. hemd shirt, and	   perh. E. chemise.]	   1. The expanse of space surrounding the earth; esp., that	      which seems to be over the earth like a great arch or	      dome; the firmament; the sky; the place where the sun,	      moon, and stars appear; -- often used in the plural in	      this sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never saw the heavens so dim by day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When my eyes shall be turned to behold for the last	            time the sun in heaven.               --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dwelling place of the Deity; the abode of bliss; the	      place or state of the blessed after death.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto the God of love, high heaven's King. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a knell	            That summons thee to heaven or to hell. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this general sense heaven and its corresponding	         words in other languages have as various definite	         interpretations as there are phases of religious	         belief.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The sovereign of heaven; God; also, the assembly of the	      blessed, collectively; -- used variously in this sense, as	      in No. 2.; as, heaven helps those who help themselves.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Her prayers, whom Heaven delights to hear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The will	            And high permission of all-ruling Heaven. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any place of supreme happiness or great comfort; perfect	      felicity; bliss; a sublime or exalted condition; as, a	      heaven of delight. "A heaven of beauty." --Shak. "The	      brightest heaven of invention." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O bed! bed! delicious bed!	            That heaven upon earth to the weary head! --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Heaven is very often used, esp. with participles, in	         forming compound words, most of which need no special	         explanation; as, heaven-appeasing, heaven-aspiring,	         heaven-begot, heaven-born, heaven-bred,	         heaven-conducted, heaven-descended, heaven-directed,	         heaven-exalted, heaven-given, heaven-guided,	         heaven-inflicted, heaven-inspired, heaven-instructed,	         heaven-kissing, heaven-loved, heaven-moving,	         heaven-protected, heaven-taught, heaven-warring, and	         the like.	         [1913 Webster]	Heaven \Heav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heavened} (h[e^]v"'nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Heavening}.]	   To place in happiness or bliss, as if in heaven; to beatify.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We are happy as the bird whose nest	         Is heavened in the hush of purple hills. --G. Massey.	   [1913 Webster]
Heavenize \Heav"en*ize\ (h[e^]v"'n*[imac]z), v. t.	   To render like heaven or fit for heaven. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
heavenliness \heav"en*li*ness\ (h[e^]v"'n*l[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   [From {Heavenly}.]	   The state or quality of being heavenly. --Sir J. Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Heavenly \Heav"en*ly\ (h[e^]v"'n*l[y^]), a. [AS. heofonic.]	   1. Pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting heaven;	      celestial; not earthly; as, heavenly regions; heavenly	      music.	      [1913 Webster]	            As is the heavenly, such are they also that are	            heavenly.                             --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  48.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appropriate to heaven in character or happiness; perfect;	      pure; supremely blessed; as, a heavenly race; the	      heavenly, throng.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love of heaven makes one heavenly. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Heavenly \Heav"en*ly\, adv.	   1. In a manner resembling that of heaven. "She was heavenly	      true." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By the influence or agency of heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out heavenly guided soul shall climb. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Heavenly-minded \Heav"en*ly-mind`ed\	   (h[e^]v"'n*l[i^]*m[imac]nd`[e^]d), a.	   Having the thoughts and affections placed on, or suitable	   for, heaven and heavenly objects; devout; godly; pious.	   --Milner. -- {Heav"en*ly-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Heavenward \Heav"en*ward\ (h[e^]v"'n*w[~e]rd), a. & adv.	   Toward heaven.	   [1913 Webster]
Heave offering \Heave" of`fer*ing\ (Jewish Antiq.)	   An offering or oblation heaved up or elevated before the	   altar, as the shoulder of the peace offering. See {Wave	   offering}. --Ex. xxix. 27.	   [1913 Webster]
Heaver \Heav"er\ (h[=e]v"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, heaves or lifts; a laborer	      employed on docks in handling freight; as, a coal heaver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A bar used as a lever. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Heaves \Heaves\, n.	   A disease of horses, characterized by difficult breathing,	   with heaving of the flank, wheezing, flatulency, and a	   peculiar cough; broken wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Heavily \Heav"i*ly\, adv. [From 2d {Heavy}.]	   1. In a heavy manner; with great weight; as, to bear heavily	      on a thing; to be heavily loaded.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heavily interested in those schemes of emigration.	                                                  --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As if burdened with a great weight; slowly and	      laboriously; with difficulty; hence, in a slow, difficult,	      or suffering manner; sorrowfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave	            them heavily.                         --Ex. xiv. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why looks your grace so heavily to-day? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Greatly; intensely; as, heavily involved in a plot;	      heavily invested in real estate.	      [PJC]	   4. In large quantity; as, it rained heavily.	      [PJC]
Heaviness \Heav"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being heavy in its various senses;	   weight; sadness; sluggishness; oppression; thickness.	   [1913 Webster]
Heaving \Heav"ing\, n.	   A lifting or rising; a swell; a panting or deep sighing.	   --Addison. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Heavisome \Heav"i*some\, a.	   Heavy; dull. [Prov.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heavy \Heav"y\, a.	   Having the heaves.	   [1913 Webster]	Heavy \Heav"y\, a. [Compar. {Heavier}; superl. {Heaviest}.] [OE.	   hevi, AS. hefig, fr. hebban to lift, heave; akin to OHG.	   hebig, hevig, Icel. h["o]figr, h["o]fugr. See {Heave}.]	   1. Heaved or lifted with labor; not light; weighty;	      ponderous; as, a heavy stone; hence, sometimes, large in	      extent, quantity, or effects; as, a heavy fall of rain or	      snow; a heavy failure; heavy business transactions, etc.;	      often implying strength; as, a heavy barrier; also,	      difficult to move; as, a heavy draught.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not easy to bear; burdensome; oppressive; hard to endure	      or accomplish; hence, grievous, afflictive; as, heavy	      yokes, expenses, undertakings, trials, news, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod.	                                                  --1 Sam. v. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king himself hath a heavy reckoning to make.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sent hither to impart the heavy news. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trust him not in matter of heavy consequence.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Laden with that which is weighty; encumbered; burdened;	      bowed down, either with an actual burden, or with care,	      grief, pain, disappointment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavy [sorrowing] nobles all in council were.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            A light wife doth make a heavy husband. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Slow; sluggish; inactive; or lifeless, dull, inanimate,	      stupid; as, a heavy gait, looks, manners, style, and the	      like; a heavy writer or book.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whilst the heavy plowman snores.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of a heavy, dull, degenerate mind.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither [is] his ear heavy, that it can not hear.	                                                  --Is. lix. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Strong; violent; forcible; as, a heavy sea, storm,	      cannonade, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Loud; deep; -- said of sound; as, heavy thunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            But, hark! that heavy sound breaks in once more.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Dark with clouds, or ready to rain; gloomy; -- said of the	      sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Impeding motion; cloggy; clayey; -- said of earth; as, a	      heavy road, soil, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Not raised or made light; as, heavy bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Not agreeable to, or suitable for, the stomach; not	       easily digested; -- said of food.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Having much body or strength; -- said of wines, or other	       liquors.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. With child; pregnant. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Heavy artillery}. (Mil.)	       (a) Guns of great weight or large caliber, esp. siege,	           garrison, and seacoast guns.	       (b) Troops which serve heavy guns.	   {Heavy cavalry}. See under {Cavalry}.	   {Heavy fire} (Mil.), a continuous or destructive cannonading,	      or discharge of small arms.	   {Heavy metal} (Mil.), large guns carrying balls of a large	      size; also, large balls for such guns.	   {Heavy metals}. (Chem.) See under {Metal}.	   {Heavy weight}, in wrestling, boxing, etc., a term applied to	      the heaviest of the classes into which contestants are	      divided. Cf. {Feather weight}	       (c), under {Feather}.	           [1913 Webster]	   Note: Heavy is used in composition to form many words which	         need no special explanation; as, heavy-built,	         heavy-browed, heavy-gaited, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Heavy \Heav"y\, adv.	   Heavily; -- sometimes used in composition; as, heavy-laden.	   [1913 Webster]	Heavy \Heav"y\, v. t.	   To make heavy. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Heavy-armed \Heav"y-armed`\, a. (Mil.)	   Wearing heavy or complete armor; carrying heavy arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Heavy-haded \Heav"y-had"ed\, a.	   Clumsy; awkward.	   [1913 Webster]
heavy-handed \heavy-handed\ adj.	   1. same as {ham-fisted}.	   Syn: bumbling, bungling, butterfingered, ham-fisted,	        ham-handed, handless, left-handed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. unjustly harsh or domineering; as, incensed at the	      government's heavy-handed economic policies.	   Syn: harsh, roughshod.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heavy-headed \Heav"y-head"ed\, a.	   Dull; stupid. "Gross heavy-headed fellows." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] heavyhearted
heavyhearted \heavyhearted\, heavy-hearted \heavy-hearted\adj.	   feeling or affected by sorrow or unhappiness.	   Syn: blue, sad.	        [WordNet 1.5]
heavy-laden \heavy-laden\ adj.	   1. burdened by cares.	   Syn: care-laden.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. bearing a heavy load; as, the heavy-laden trucks wore deep	      ruts in the unpaved road.	   Syn: burdened, laden, weighed down.	        [WordNet 1.5]
heavyset \heavyset\ adj.	   1. obese.	   Note: usually men are portly and women are stout	   Syn: portly, stout.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. heavy and compact in form or build or stature.	   Syn: compact, stocky, thick, thickset.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heavy spar \Heav"y spar`\ (Min.)	   Native barium sulphate or barite, -- so called because of its	   high specific gravity as compared with other non-metallic	   minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
heavyweight \heavyweight\ adj.	   heaviest in a category; as, a heavyweight boxer.	   [WordNet 1.5]	heavyweight \heavyweight\ n.	   1. a wrestler who weighs more than 214 pounds.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a boxer who weighs more than 195 pounds.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a very large person.	   Syn: giant, hulk.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a person of exceptional importance and reputation.	   Syn: colossus, behemoth, giant, titan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hebdomad \Heb"do*mad\, n. [L. hebdomas, -adis, Gr. "ebdoma`s the	   number seven days, fr. ? seventh, ? seven. See {Seven}.]	   A week; a period of seven days. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   Hebdomadal
Hebdomadal \Heb*dom"a*dal\, Hebdomadary \Heb*dom"a*da*ry\, a.	   [L. hebdomadalis, LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F. hebdomadaire.]	   Consisting of seven days, or occurring at intervals of seven	   days; weekly.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebdomadally \Heb*dom"a*dal*ly\, adv.	   In periods of seven days; weekly. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebdomadary \Heb*dom"a*da*ry\, n. [LL. hebdomadarius: cf. F.	   hebdomadier.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A member of a chapter or convent, whose week it is to	   officiate in the choir, and perform other services, which, on	   extraordinary occasions, are performed by the superiors.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebdomatical \Heb`do*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. hebdomaticus, Gr. ?.]	   Weekly; hebdomadal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hebe \He"be\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "h`bh youth, "H`bh Hebe.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of youth, daughter of Jupiter	      and Juno. She was believed to have the power of restoring	      youth and beauty to those who had lost them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An African ape; the hamadryas.	      [1913 Webster]
Heben \Heb"en\, n.	   Ebony. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebenon \Heb"e*non\, n.	   See {Henbane}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebetate \Heb"e*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hebetated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hebetating}.] [L. hebetatus, p. p. of hebetare to	   dull. See {Hebete}.]	   To render obtuse; to dull; to blunt; to stupefy; as, to	   hebetate the intellectual faculties. --Southey	   [1913 Webster]	Hebetate \Heb"e*tate\, a.	   1. Obtuse; dull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having a dull or blunt and soft point. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Hebetation \Heb`e*ta"tion\, n. [L. hebetatio: cf. F.	   h['e]b['e]tation.]	   1. The act of making blunt, dull, or stupid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being blunted or dulled.	      [1913 Webster]
Hebete \He*bete"\, a. [L. hebes, hebetis, dull, stupid, fr.	   hebere to be dull.]	   Dull; stupid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hebetude \Heb"e*tude\, n. [L. hebetudo.]	   Dullness; stupidity. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebraic \He"bra"ic\, a. [L. Hebraicus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   hebra["i]que. See {Hebrew}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Hebrews, or to the language of the	   Hebrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebraically \He*bra"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   After the manner of the Hebrews or of the Hebrew language.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebraism \He"bra*ism\, n. [Cf. F. h['e]bra["i]sme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A Hebrew idiom or custom; a peculiar expression or manner	      of speaking in the Hebrew language. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The type of character of the Hebrews.	      [1913 Webster]	            The governing idea of Hebraism is strictness of	            conscience.                           --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Hebraist \He"bra*ist\, n. [Cf. F. h['e]bra["i]ste.]	   One versed in the Hebrew language and learning.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebraistic \He`bra*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the Hebrew language or idiom.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebraistically \He`bra*is"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a Hebraistic sense or form.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which is Hebraistically used in the New Testament.	                                                  --Kitto.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebraize \He"bra*ize\, v. t. [Gr. ? to speak Hebrew: cf. F.	   h['e]bra["i]ser.]	   To convert into the Hebrew idiom; to make Hebrew or	   Hebraistic. --J. R. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	Hebraize \He"bra*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hebraized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hebraizing}.]	   To speak Hebrew, or to conform to the Hebrew idiom, or to	   Hebrew customs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebrew \He"brew\, n. [F. H['e]breu, L. Hebraeus, Gr. ?, fr. Heb.	   'ibhr[imac].]	   1. An appellative of Abraham or of one of his descendants,	      esp. in the line of Jacob; an Israelite; a Jew.	      [1913 Webster]	            There came one that had escaped and told Abram the	            Hebrew.                               --Gen. xiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Hebrews; -- one of the Semitic family	      of languages.	      [1913 Webster]	Hebrew \He"brew\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Hebrews; as, the Hebrew language or	   rites.	   [1913 Webster]	Hebrew calendar \Hebrew calendar\	   same as {Jewish calendar}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hebrewess \He"brew*ess\, n.	   An Israelitish woman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hebrician \He*bri"cian\, n.	   A Hebraist. [R.] Hebridean
Hebridean \He*brid"e*an\, Hebridian \He*brid"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the islands called Hebrides, west of	   Scotland. -- n. A native or inhabitant of the Hebrides.	   [1913 Webster]
Hecatomb \Hec"a*tomb\, n. [L. hecatombe, Gr. ?; ? hundred + ?	   ox: cf. F. h['e]catombe.] (Antiq.)	   A sacrifice of a hundred oxen or cattle at the same time;	   hence, the sacrifice or slaughter of any large number of	   victims.	   [1913 Webster]	         Slaughtered hecatombs around them bleed. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         More than a human hecatomb.              --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Hecatompedon \Hec`a*tom"pe*don\, n. [Gr. ? hundred feet long, ?	   ? the Parthenon; ? hundred + ? foot.] (Arch.)	   A name given to the old Parthenon at Athens, because	   measuring 100 Greek feet, probably in the width across the	   stylobate.	   [1913 Webster]
Hecdecane \Hec"de*cane\, n. [Gr. ? six + ? ten.] (Chem.)	   A white, semisolid, spermaceti-like hydrocarbon, {C16H34}, of	   the paraffin series, found dissolved as an important	   ingredient of kerosene, and so called because each molecule	   has sixteen atoms of carbon; -- called also {hexadecane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heck \Heck\, n. [See {Hatch} a half door.] [Written also	   {hack}.]	   1. The bolt or latch of a door. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rack for cattle to feed at. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A door, especially one partly of latticework; -- called	      also {heck door}. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A latticework contrivance for catching fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Weaving) An apparatus for separating the threads of warps	      into sets, as they are wound upon the reel from the	      bobbins, in a warping machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A bend or winding of a stream. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Half heck}, the lower half of a door.	   {Heck board}, the loose board at the bottom or back of a	      cart.	   {Heck box} or {Heck frame}, that which carries the heck in	      warping.	      [1913 Webster]	Heck \Heck\, n.	   hell; -- a euphemism. Used commonly in the phrase "What the	   heck". [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Heckerism \Heck"er*ism\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   (a) The teaching of Isaac Thomas Hecker (1819-88), which	       interprets Catholicism as promoting human aspirations	       after liberty and truth, and as the religion best suited	       to the character and institutions of the American people.	   (b) Improperly, certain views or principles erroneously	       ascribed to Father Hecker in a French translation of	       Elliott's Life of Hecker. They were condemned as	       "Americanism" by the Pope, in a letter to Cardinal	       Gibbons, January 22, 1899.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heckimal \Heck"i*mal\, n. (Zool.)	   The European blue titmouse ({Parus c[oe]ruleus}). [Written	   also {heckimel}, {hackeymal}, {hackmall}, {hagmall}, and	   {hickmall}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heckle \Hec"kle\, n. & v. t.	   Same as {Hackle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Heckle \Hec"kle\, v. t.	   1. To interrogate, or ply with questions, esp. with severity	      or antagonism, as a candidate for the ministry.	            Robert bore heckling, however, with great patience	            and adroitness.                       --Mrs. Humphry	                                                  Ward.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To shout questions or jibes at (a public speaker), so as	      to disconcert him or render his talk ineffective.	      [PJC]
heckling \heckling\ n. [vb. n. from {heckle}[2].]	   Shouting in order to interrupt a speech with which the	   shouter disagrees.	   Syn: barracking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hectare \Hec"tare`\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. are an are.]	   A measure of area, or superficies, containing a hundred ares,	   or 10,000 square meters, and equivalent to 2.471 acres.	   [1913 Webster]
Hectic \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, sigor, victory,	   G. sieg, Goth. sigis. Cf. {Scheme}.]	   1. Habitual; constitutional; pertaining especially to slow	      waste of animal tissue, as in consumption; as, a hectic	      type in disease; a hectic flush.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a hectic condition; having hectic fever; consumptive;	      as, a hectic patient.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hectic fever} (Med.), a fever of irritation and debility,	      occurring usually at a advanced stage of exhausting	      disease, as a in pulmonary consumption.	      [1913 Webster]	Hectic \Hec"tic\, n.	   1. (Med.) Hectic fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hectic flush.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is no living hue, but a strange hectic. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Hectocotylized \Hec`to*cot"y*lized\, a. (Zool.)	   Changed into a hectocotylus; having a hectocotylis.	   [1913 Webster]
Hectocotylus \Hec`to*cot"y*lus\, n.; pl. {Hectocotyli}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ? a hundred + ? a hollow vessel.] (Zool.)	   One of the arms of the male of most kinds of cephalopods,	   which is specially modified in various ways to effect the	   fertilization of the eggs. In a special sense, the greatly	   modified arm of Argonauta and allied genera, which, after	   receiving the spermatophores, becomes detached from the male,	   and attaches itself to the female for reproductive purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
hectogram \hec"to*gram\ (h[e^]k"t[-o]*gr[a^]m), n. [F.	   hectogramme, fr. Gr. 'ekato`n hundred + F. gramme a gram.]	   A measure of mass or weight, containing a hundred grams, or	   about 3.527 ounces avoirdupois. See 3rd {gram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hectogramme \Hec"to*gramme\, n. [F.]	   The same as {Hectogram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hectograph \Hec"to*graph\, n. [Gr. ? hundred + -graph.]	   A contrivance for multiple copying, by means of a surface of	   gelatin softened with glycerin. [Written also {hectograph}.]	   Hectoliter
Hectoliter \Hec"to*li`ter\, Hectolitre \Hec"to*li`tre\, n. [F.	   hectolitre, fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. litre a liter.]	   A measure of liquids, containing a hundred liters; equal to a	   tenth of a cubic meter, nearly 261/2 gallons of wine measure,	   or 22.0097 imperial gallons. As a dry measure, it contains	   ten decaliters, or about 25/6 Winchester bushels. Hectometer
Hectometer \Hec"to*me`ter\, Hectometre \Hec"to*me`tre\, n. [F. ?	   hectom[`e]tre, fr. Gr. ? hundred + F. m[`e]tre a meter.]	   A measure of length, equal to a hundred meters. It is	   equivalent to 328.09 feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Hector \Hec"tor\, n. [From the Trojan warrior Hector, the son of	   Priam.]	   A bully; a blustering, turbulent, insolent, fellow; one who	   vexes or provokes.	   [1913 Webster]	Hector \Hec"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hectored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hectoring}.]	   To treat with insolence; to threaten; to bully; hence, to	   torment by words; to tease; to taunt; to worry or irritate by	   bullying. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Hector \Hec"tor\, v. i.	   To play the bully; to bluster; to be turbulent or insolent.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hectorism \Hec"to*rism\, n.	   The disposition or the practice of a hector; a bullying. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hectorly \Hec"tor*ly\, a.	   Resembling a hector; blustering; insolent; taunting.	   "Hectorly, ruffianlike swaggering or huffing." --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hectostere \Hec"to*stere\, n. [F. hectost[`e]re; Gr. ? hundred +	   F. st[`e]re.]	   A measure of solidity, containing one hundred cubic meters,	   and equivalent to 3531.66 English or 3531.05 United States	   cubic feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Heddle \Hed"dle\, n.; pl. {Heddles}. [Cf. {Heald}.] (Weaving)	   One of the sets of parallel doubled threads which, with	   mounting, compose the harness employed to guide the warp	   threads to the lathe or batten in a loom.	   [1913 Webster]	Heddle \Hed"dle\, v. t.	   To draw (the warp thread) through the heddle-eyes, in	   weaving.	   [1913 Webster]
Heddle-eye \Hed"dle-eye`\, n. (Weaving)	   The eye or loop formed in each heddle to receive a warp	   thread.	   [1913 Webster]
Heddling \Hed"dling\, vb. n.	   The act of drawing the warp threads through the heddle-eyes	   of a weaver's harness; the harness itself. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Hederaceous \Hed`er*a"ceous\, a. [L. hederaceus, fr. hedera	   ivy.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hederal \Hed"er*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hederic \He*der"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the ivy ({Hedera}); as,	   hederic acid, an acid of the acetylene series.	   [1913 Webster]
Hederiferous \Hed`er*if"er*ous\, a. [L. hedera ivy + -ferous.]	   Producing ivy; ivy-bearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Hederose \Hed"er*ose`\, a. [L. hederosus, fr. hedera ivy.]	   Pertaining to, or of, ivy; full of ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedge \Hedge\, n. [OE. hegge, AS. hecg; akin to haga an	   inclosure, E. haw, AS. hege hedge, E. haybote, D. hegge, OHG.	   hegga, G. hecke. [root]12. See {Haw} a hedge.]	   A thicket of bushes, usually thorn bushes; especially, such a	   thicket planted as a fence between any two portions of land;	   and also any sort of shrubbery, as evergreens, planted in a	   line or as a fence; particularly, such a thicket planted	   round a field to fence it, or in rows to separate the parts	   of a garden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The roughest berry on the rudest hedge.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through the verdant maze	         Of sweetbrier hedges I pursue my walk.   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hedge, when used adjectively or in composition, often	         means rustic, outlandish, illiterate, poor, or mean;	         as, hedge priest; hedgeborn, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hedge bells}, {Hedge bindweed} (Bot.), a climbing plant	      related to the morning-glory ({Convolvulus sepium}).	   {Hedge bill}, a long-handled billhook.	   {Hedge garlic} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alliaria}. See	      {Garlic mustard}, under {Garlic}.	   {Hedge hyssop} (Bot.), a bitter herb of the genus {Gratiola},	      the leaves of which are emetic and purgative.	   {Hedge marriage}, a secret or clandestine marriage,	      especially one performed by a hedge priest. [Eng.]	   {Hedge mustard} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Sisymbrium},	      belonging to the Mustard family.	   {Hedge nettle} (Bot.), an herb, or under shrub, of the genus	      {Stachys}, belonging to the Mint family. It has a	      nettlelike appearance, though quite harmless.	   {Hedge note}.	   (a) The note of a hedge bird.	   (b) Low, contemptible writing. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   {Hedge priest}, a poor, illiterate priest. --Shak.	   {Hedge school}, an open-air school in the shelter of a hedge,	      in Ireland; a school for rustics.	   {Hedge sparrow} (Zool.), a European warbler ({Accentor	      modularis}) which frequents hedges. Its color is reddish	      brown, and ash; the wing coverts are tipped with white.	      Called also {chanter}, {hedge warbler}, {dunnock}, and	      {doney}.	   {Hedge writer}, an insignificant writer, or a writer of low,	      scurrilous stuff. [Obs.] --Swift.	   {To breast up a hedge}. See under {Breast}.	   {To hang in the hedge}, to be at a standstill. "While the	      business of money hangs in the hedge." --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	Hedge \Hedge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hedged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hedging}.]	   1. To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a	      thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as,	      to hedge a field or garden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obstruct, as a road, with a barrier; to hinder from	      progress or success; -- sometimes with up and out.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will hedge up thy way with thorns.  --Hos. ii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lollius Urbius . . . drew another wall . . . to	            hedge out incursions from the north.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surround for defense; to guard; to protect; to hem	      (in). "England, hedged in with the main." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To surround so as to prevent escape.	      [1913 Webster]	            That is a law to hedge in the cuckoo. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To protect oneself against excessive loss in an activity	      by taking a countervailing action; as, to hedge an	      investment denominated in a foreign currency by buying or	      selling futures in that currency; to hedge a donation to	      one political party by also donating to the opposed	      political party.	      [PJC]	   {To hedge a bet}, to bet upon both sides; that is, after	      having bet on one side, to bet also on the other, thus	      guarding against loss. See hedge[5].	      [1913 Webster]	Hedge \Hedge\, v. i.	   1. To shelter one's self from danger, risk, duty,	      responsibility, etc., as if by hiding in or behind a	      hedge; to skulk; to slink; to shirk obligations.	      [1913 Webster]	            I myself sometimes, leaving the fear of God on the	            left hand and hiding mine honor in my necessity, am	            fain to shuffle, to hedge and to lurch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Betting) To reduce the risk of a wager by making a bet	      against the side or chance one has bet on.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use reservations and qualifications in one's speech so	      as to avoid committing one's self to anything definite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Heroic Stanzas read much more like an elaborate	            attempt to hedge between the parties than . . . to	            gain favor from the Roundheads.       --Saintsbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Hedgeborn \Hedge"born`\, a.	   Born under a hedge; of low birth. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedgebote \Hedge"bote`\, n. (Eng. Law)	   Same as {Haybote}.	   [1913 Webster]
hedged \hedged\ adj. [p. p. from {hedge}, v. i. [3].]	   qualified; limited or restricted; as, a hedged promise.	   Syn: weasel-worded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hedge fund \Hedge" fund`\, n. (Finance)	   a mutual fund or partnership of investors who pool large sums	   of money to speculate in securities, increasing the risk of	   such activity by using borrowed money to leverage the	   investments, or by selling short.	   [PJC]
Hedgehog \Hedge"hog`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A small European insectivore ({Erinaceus	      Europ[ae]us}), and other allied species of Asia and	      Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body	      mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself	      into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every	      direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly	      upon insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The Canadian porcupine.[U.S]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A species of {Medicago} ({Medicago intertexta}),	      the pods of which are armed with short spines; --	      popularly so called. --Loudon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A form of dredging machine. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Elec.) A variety of transformer with open magnetic	      circuit, the ends of the iron wire core being turned	      outward and presenting a bristling appearance, whence the	      name.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Mil.) a defensive obstacle having pointed barbs extending	      outward, such as one composed of crossed logs with barbed	      wire wound around them, or a tangle of steel beams	      embedded in concrete used to impede or damage landing	      craft on a beach; also, a position well-fortified with	      such defensive obstacles.	      [PJC]	   {Hedgehog caterpillar} (Zool.), the hairy larv[ae] of several	      species of bombycid moths, as of the Isabella moth. It	      curls up like a hedgehog when disturbed. See {Woolly	      bear}, and {Isabella moth}.	   {Hedgehog fish} (Zool.), any spinose plectognath fish, esp.	      of the genus {Diodon}; the porcupine fish.	   {Hedgehog grass} (Bot.), a grass with spiny involucres,	      growing on sandy shores; burgrass ({Cenchrus	      tribuloides}).	   {Hedgehog rat} (Zool.), one of several West Indian rodents,	      allied to the porcupines, but with ratlike tails, and few	      quills, or only stiff bristles. The hedgehog rats belong	      to {Capromys}, {Plagiodon}, and allied genera.	   {Hedgehog shell} (Zool.), any spinose, marine, univalve shell	      of the genus {Murex}.	   {Hedgehog thistle} (Bot.), a plant of the Cactus family,	      globular in form, and covered with spines	      ({Echinocactus}).	   {Sea hedgehog}. See {Diodon}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hedgeless \Hedge"less\, a.	   Having no hedge.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedgepig \Hedge"pig`\, n.	   A young hedgehog. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedger \Hedg"er\, n.	   One who makes or mends hedges; also, one who hedges, as, in	   betting.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedgerow \Hedge"row`\, n.	   A row of shrubs, or trees, planted for inclosure or	   separation of fields.	   [1913 Webster]	         By hedgerow elms and hillocks green.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedging bill \Hedg"ing bill`\	   A hedge bill. See under {Hedge}.	   [1913 Webster]
hediondilla \hediondilla\ n.	   A desert shrub ({Larrea tridentata}) of the Southwestern U.S.	   and Northern Mexico having persistent resinous aromatic	   foliage and small yellow flowers.	   Syn: creosote bush, coville, {Larrea tridentata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hedonic \He*don"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? pleasure, ? sweet,	   pleasant.]	   1. Pertaining to pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or relating to Hedonism or the Hedonic sect.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hedonic sect} a sect that placed the highest good in the	      gratification of the senses, -- called also {Cyrenaic	      sect}, (which see), and {School of Aristippus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hedonics \He*don"ics\, n. (Philos.)	   That branch of moral philosophy which treats of the relation	   of duty to pleasure; the science of practical, positive	   enjoyment or pleasure. --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedonism \Hed"on*ism\, n.	   1. The doctrine of the Hedonic sect; the pursuit of pleasure	      as a matter of ethical principle. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. The ethical theory which finds the explanation and	      authority of duty in its tendency to give pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]
Hedonist \Hed"on*ist\, n.	   One who believes in hedonism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedonistic \Hed`o*nis"tic\, a.	   Same as {Hedonic}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Hedysarum \Hedysarum\ n.	   A genus of herbs of Northern temperate regions.	   Syn: genus {Hedysarum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heed \Heed\ (h[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heeded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Heeding}.] [OE. heden, AS. h[=e]dan; akin to OS.	   h[=o]dian, D. hoeden, Fries. hoda, OHG. huoten, G. h["u]ten,	   Dan. hytte. [root]13. Cf. {Hood}.]	   To mind; to regard with care; to take notice of; to attend	   to; to observe.	   [1913 Webster]	         With pleasure Argus the musician heeds.  --Dryden.	   Syn: To notice; regard; mind. See {Attend}, v. t.	        [1913 Webster]	Heed \Heed\, v. i.	   To mind; to consider.	   [1913 Webster]	Heed \Heed\, n.	   1. Attention; notice; observation; regard; -- often with give	      or take.	      [1913 Webster]	            With wanton heed and giddy cunning.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amasa took no heed to the sword that was in Joab's	            hand.                                 --2 Sam. xx.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Birds give more heed and mark words more than	            beasts.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Careful consideration; obedient regard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to	            the things which we have heard.       --Heb. ii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A look or expression of heading. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He did it with a serious mind; a heed	            Was in his countenance.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Heedful \Heed"ful\, a.	   Full of heed; regarding with care; cautious; circumspect;	   attentive; vigilant. --Shak. -- {Heed"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Heed"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Heedless \Heed"less\, a.	   Without heed or care; inattentive; careless; thoughtless;	   unobservant.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, negligent and heedless discipline!    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heedless lover does not know	         Whose eyes they are that wound him so.   --Waller.	   -- {Heed"less*ly}, adv. -- {Heed"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Heedy \Heed"y\, a.	   Heedful. [Obs.] "Heedy shepherds." --Spenser. -- {Heed"i*ly},	   adv. [Obs.] -- {Heed"i*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
hee-haw \hee-haw\ v. i.	   to bray in the manner of a donkey.	   Syn: bray.	        [WordNet 1.5]	hee-haw \hee-haw\ n.	   a loud laugh that sounds like a horse neighing.	   Syn: horselaugh, ha-ha, haw-haw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heel \Heel\ (h[=e]l), v. i. [OE. helden to lean, incline, AS.	   heldan, hyldan; akin to Icel. halla, Dan. helde, Sw.	   h[aum]lla to tilt, pour, and perh. to E. hill.] (Naut.)	   To lean or tip to one side, as a ship; as, the ship heels	   aport; the boat heeled over when the squall struck it.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heeling error} (Naut.), a deviation of the compass caused by	      the heeling of an iron vessel to one side or the other.	      [1913 Webster]	Heel \Heel\, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for	   h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D.	   hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw.	   h[aum]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.]	   1. The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; --	      in man or quadrupeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then	            his speed,	            His winged heels and then his armed head. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a	      shoe, sock, etc.; specif., a solid part projecting	      downward from the hinder part of the sole of a boot or	      shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The latter or remaining part of anything; the closing or	      concluding part. "The heel of a hunt." --A. Trollope. "The	      heel of the white loaf." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything regarded as like a human heel in shape; a	      protuberance; a knob.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The part of a thing corresponding in position to the human	      heel; the lower part, or part on which a thing rests;	      especially:	      (a) (Naut.) The after end of a ship's keel.	      (b) (Naut.) The lower end of a mast, a boom, the bowsprit,	          the sternpost, etc.	      (c) (Mil.) In a small arm, the corner of the but which is	          upwards in the firing position.	      (d) (Mil.) The uppermost part of the blade of a sword,	          next to the hilt.	      (e) The part of any tool next the tang or handle; as, the	          heel of a scythe.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Man.) Management by the heel, especially the spurred	      heel; as, the horse understands the heel well.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.)	      (a) The lower end of a timber in a frame, as a post or	          rafter. In the United States, specif., the obtuse	          angle of the lower end of a rafter set sloping.	      (b) A cyma reversa; -- so called by workmen. --Gwilt.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Golf) The part of the face of the club head nearest the	      shaft.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. In a carding machine, the part of a flat nearest the	      cylinder.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Heel chain} (Naut.), a chain passing from the bowsprit cap	      around the heel of the jib boom.	   {Heel plate}, the butt plate of a gun.	   {Heel of a rafter}. (Arch.) See {Heel}, n., 7.	   {Heel ring}, a ring for fastening a scythe blade to the	      snath.	   {Neck and heels}, the whole body. (Colloq.)	   {To be at the heels of}, to pursue closely; to follow hard;	      as, hungry want is at my heels. --Otway.	   {To be down at the heel}, to be slovenly or in a poor plight.	      	   {To be out at the heels}, to have on stockings that are worn	      out; hence, to be shabby, or in a poor plight. --Shak.	   {To cool the heels}. See under {Cool}.	   {To go heels over head}, to turn over so as to bring the	      heels uppermost; hence, to move in a inconsiderate, or	      rash, manner.	   {To have the heels of}, to outrun.	   {To lay by the heels}, to fetter; to shackle; to imprison.	      --Shak. --Addison.	   {To show the heels}, to flee; to run from.	   {To take to the heels}, to flee; to betake to flight.	   {To throw up another's heels}, to trip him. --Bunyan.	   {To tread upon one's heels}, to follow closely. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Heel \Heel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heeled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Heeling}.]	   1. To perform by the use of the heels, as in dancing,	      running, and the like. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I cannot sing,	            Nor heel the high lavolt.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To add a heel to; as, to heel a shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To arm with a gaff, as a cock for fighting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) with the heel of the club.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Football) To make (a fair catch) standing with one foot	      advanced, the heel on the ground and the toe up.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heelball \Heel"ball`\, n.	   A composition of wax and lampblack, used by shoemakers for	   polishing, and by antiquaries in copying inscriptions.	   [1913 Webster]
Heeler \Heel"er\, n.	   1. A cock that strikes well with his heels or spurs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dependent and subservient hanger-on of a political	      patron. [Political Cant, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The army of hungry heelers who do their bidding.	                                                  --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]
Heelless \Heel"less\, a.	   Without a heel.	   [1913 Webster]
Heelpath \Heel"path`\, n. [So called with a play upon the words	   tow and toe.]	   The bank of a canal opposite, and corresponding to, that of	   the towpath; berm. [U. S.]	         The Cowles found convenient spiles sunk in the	         heelpath.                                --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heelpiece \Heel"piece`\, n.	   1. A piece of armor to protect the heels. --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of leather fixed on the heel of a shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The end. "The heelpiece of his book." --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]
Heelpost \Heel"post`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) The post supporting the outer end of a propeller	      shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.) The post to which a gate or door is hinged.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Engineering) The quoin post of a lock gate.	      [1913 Webster]
Heelspur \Heel"spur`\, n. (Zool.)	   A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the	   heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes.	   See Illust. of {Cheiropter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heeltap \Heel"tap`\, n.	   1. One of the segments of leather in the heel of a shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small portion of liquor left in a glass after drinking.	      "Bumpers around and no heeltaps." --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	Heeltap \Heel"tap`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heeltapped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Heeltapping}.]	   To add a piece of leather to the heel of (a shoe, boot, etc.)	   [1913 Webster]
Heeltool \Heel"tool`\, n.	   A tool used by turners in metal, having a bend forming a heel	   near the cutting end.	   [1913 Webster]
Heemraad \Heem"raad`\, n.; pl. {-raaden}. [Sometimes,	   incorrectly, {Heemraat} or even {Heemrad}.] [D. heem village	   + raad council, councilor.]	   In Holland, and, until the 19th century, also in Cape Colony,	   a council to assist a local magistrate in the government of	   rural districts; hence, also, a member of such a council.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heep \Heep\, n.	   The hip of the dog-rose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heer \Heer\, n.[Etymol. uncertain.]	   A yarn measure of six hundred yards or 1/24 of a spindle. See	   {Spindle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Heer \Heer\, n. [See {Hair}.]	   Hair. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heft \Heft\, n.	   Same as {Haft}, n. [Obs.] --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	Heft \Heft\, n. [From {Heave}: cf. hefe weight. Cf. {Haft}.]	   1. The act or effort of heaving; violent strain or exertion.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He craks his gorge, his sides,	            With violent hefts.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weight; ponderousness. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of his age and heft.            --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The greater part or bulk of anything; as, the heft of the	      crop was spoiled. [Colloq. U. S.] --J. Pickering.	      [1913 Webster]	Heft \Heft\, n.; G. pl. {Hefte}. [G.]	   A number of sheets of paper fastened together, as for a	   notebook; also, a part of a serial publication.	         The size of "hefts" will depend on the material	         requiring attention, and the annual volume is to cost	         about 15 marks.                          --The Nation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Heft \Heft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hefted} ({Heft}, obs.); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Hefting}.]	   1. To heave up; to raise aloft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inflamed with wrath, his raging blade he heft.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prove or try the weight of by raising. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hefty \Heft"y\, a.	   1. Moderately heavy. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strong; muscular; -- of people.	      [PJC]	   3. Substantial; large; as, a hefty increase in annual	      profits.	      [PJC]
hegari \hegari\ n.	   Sudanese sorghums having white seeds; one variety is grown in	   Southwestern U.S.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hegel \Hegel\ prop. n.	   Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel, a German writer (1770-1831).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hegelian \He*ge"li*an\ (?; 106), prop. a.	   Pertaining to Hegelianism. -- n. A follower of Hegel.	   Hegelianism
Hegelianism \He*ge"li*an*ism\, Hegelism \He"gel*ism\, prop. n.	   The system of logic and philosophy set forth by Hegel, a	   German writer (1770-1831). Hegemonic
Hegemonic \Heg`e*mon"ic\, Hegemonical \Heg`e*mon"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?. See {Hegemony}.]	   Leading; controlling; ruling; predominant. "Princelike and	   hegemonical." --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Hegemony \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 or state to its	   neighbors or confederates. --Lieber.	   [1913 Webster]
Hegge \Heg"ge\, n.	   A hedge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hegira \He*gi"ra\ (?; 277), n. [Written also {hejira}.] [Ar.	   hijrah flight.]	   The flight of Mohammed from Mecca, September 13, a. d. 622	   (subsequently established as the first year of the Moslem	   era); hence, any flight or exodus regarded as like that of	   Mohammed.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The starting point of the Era was made to begin, not	         from the date of the flight, but from the first day of	         the Arabic year, which corresponds to July 16, a. d.	         622.	         [1913 Webster]
he-huckleberry \he-huckleberry\ n.	   A deciduous much-branched shrub ({Lyonia ligustrina}) with	   dense downy panicles of small bell-shaped white flowers.	   Syn: maleberry, male berry, privet andromeda, {Lyonia	        ligustrina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heifer \Heif"er\, n. [OE. hayfare, AS. he['a]hfore, he['a]fore;	   the second part of this word seems akin to AS. fearr bull,	   ox; akin to OHG. farro, G. farre, D. vaars, heifer, G.	   f[aum]rse, and perh. to Gr. ?, ?, calf, heifer.] (Zool.)	   A young cow.	   [1913 Webster]
Heigh-ho \Heigh"-ho\ (h[imac]"-h[=o]), interj.	   An exclamation of surprise, joy, dejection, uneasiness,	   weariness, etc. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Height \Height\ (h[imac]t), n. [Written also {hight}.] [OE.	   heighte, heght, heighthe, AS. he['a]h[eth]u, h[=e]h[eth]u fr.	   heah high; akin to D. hoogte, Sw. h["o]jd, Dan. h["o]ide,	   Icel. h[ae][eth], Goth. hauhi[thorn]a. See {High}.]	   1. The condition of being high; elevated position.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold the height of the stars, how high they are!	                                                  --Job xxii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The distance to which anything rises above its foot, above	      that on which in stands, above the earth, or above the	      level of the sea; altitude; the measure upward from a	      surface, as the floor or the ground, of an animal,	      especially of a man; stature. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Goliath's] height was six cubits and a span. --1	                                                  Sam. xvii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Degree of latitude either north or south. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Guinea lieth to the north sea, in the same height as	            Peru to the south.                    --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is elevated; an eminence; a hill or mountain;	      as, Alpine heights. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Elevation in excellence of any kind, as in power,	      learning, arts; also, an advanced degree of social rank;	      pre["e]minence or distinction in society; prominence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Measure your mind's height by the shade it casts.	                                                  --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            All would in his power hold, all make his subjects.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Progress toward eminence; grade; degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Social duties are carried to greater heights, and	            enforced with stronger motives by the principles of	            our religion.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Utmost degree in extent; extreme limit of energy or	      condition; as, the height of a fever, of passion, of	      madness, of folly; the height of a tempest.	      [1913 Webster]	            My grief was at the height before thou camest.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On height}, aloud. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] spake these same words, all on hight.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Heighten \Height"en\ (h[imac]t"'n), v. t. [Written also	   {highten}.] [imp. & p. p. {Heightened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Heightening}.]	   1. To make high; to raise higher; to elevate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry forward; to advance; to increase; to augment; to	      aggravate; to intensify; to render more conspicuous; --	      used of things, good or bad; as, to heighten beauty; to	      heighten a flavor or a tint. "To heighten our confusion."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            An aspect of mystery which was easily heightened to	            the miraculous.                       --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Heightener \Height"en*er\, n. [Written also hightener.]	   One who, or that which, heightens.	   [1913 Webster]
heights \heights\ n.	   a high place; the high part of a district; as, he doesn't	   like heights.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heimdal \Heimdal\ n.	   god of dawn and light; guardian of Asgard.	   Syn: Heimdall, Heimdallr.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heimdall \Heimdall\ n.	   Same as {Heimdal}.	   Syn: Heimdal, Heimdallr.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heimdallr \Heimdallr\ n.	   Same as {Heimdal}.	   Syn: Heimdall, Heimdal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
heinie \hei"nie\ (h[imac]"n[=e]), n.	   The buttocks; -- a word used with children. [slang]	   Syn: ass, butt, buttocks, rear end, derriere, rump, behind.	        [PJC]
Heinous \Hei"nous\ (h[=a]"n[u^]s), a. [OF. ha["i]nos hateful, F.	   haineux, fr. OF. ha["i]ne hate, F. haine, fr. ha["i]r to	   hate; of German origin. See {Hate}.]	   Hateful; hatefully bad; flagrant; odious; atrocious; giving	   great offense; -- applied to deeds or to character.	   [1913 Webster]	         It were most heinous and accursed sacrilege. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         How heinous had the fact been, how deserving	         Contempt!                                --Milton.	   Syn: Monstrous; flagrant; flagitious; atrocious. --	        {Hei"nous*ly}, adv. -- {Hei"nous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
heinousness \heinousness\ n.	   the quality of being shockingly cruel and inhumane.	   Syn: atrocity, atrociousness, barbarity, barbarousness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heir \Heir\ ([^a]r), n. [OE. heir, eir, hair, OF. heir, eir, F.	   hoir, L. heres; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Hereditary},	   {Heritage}.]	   1. One who inherits, or is entitled to succeed to the	      possession of, any property after the death of its owner;	      one on whom the law bestows the title or property of	      another at the death of the latter.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am my father's heir and only son.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who receives any endowment from an ancestor or	      relation; as, the heir of one's reputation or virtues.	      [1913 Webster]	            And I his heir in misery alone.       --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heir apparent}. (Law.) See under {Apparent}.	   {Heir at law}, one who, after his ancector's death, has a	      right to inherit all his intestate estate. --Wharton (Law	      Dict.).	   {Heir presumptive}, one who, if the ancestor should die	      immediately, would be his heir, but whose right to the	      inheritance may be defeated by the birth of a nearer	      relative, or by some other contingency.	      [1913 Webster]	Heir \Heir\, v. t.	   To inherit; to succeed to. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One only daughter heired the royal state. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Heirdom \Heir"dom\, n.	   The state of an heir; succession by inheritance. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Heiress \Heir"ess\, n.	   A female heir.	   [1913 Webster]
Heirless \Heir"less\ a.	   Destitute of an heir. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Heirloom \Heir"loom`\, n. [Heir + loom, in its earlier sense of	   implement, tool. See {Loom} the frame.]	   Any furniture, movable, or personal chattel, which by law or	   special custom descends to the heir along with the	   inheritance; any piece of personal property that has been in	   a family for several generations.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woe to him whose daring hand profanes	         The honored heirlooms of his ancestors.  --Moir.	   [1913 Webster]
Heirship \Heir"ship\, n.	   The state, character, or privileges of an heir; right of	   inheriting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heirship movables}, certain kinds of movables which the heir	      is entitled to take, besides the heritable estate. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hejira \He*ji"ra\, n.	   See {Hegira}. Hektoliter	   Hektogram	   Hektare
Hektare \Hek"tare`\, Hektogram \Hek"to*gram\, Hektoliter
\Hek"to*li`ter\, & Hektometer \Hek"to*me`ter\, n.	   Same as {Hectare}, {Hectogram}, {Hectoliter}, and	   {Hectometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hektograph \Hek"to*graph\, n.	   See {Hectograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Helamys \Hel*a*mys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fawn + ? mouse.] (Zool.)	   See {Jumping hare}, under {Hare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Helcoplasty \Hel"co*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. ? a wound + -plasty.]	   (Med.)	   The act or process of repairing lesions made by ulcers,	   especially by a plastic operation.	   [1913 Webster]
Held \Held\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Hold}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hele \Hele\, n. [See {Heal}, n.]	   Health; welfare. [Obs.] "In joy and perfyt hele." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hele \Hele\, v. t. [AS. helan, akin to D. helen, OHG. helan, G.	   hehlen, L. celare. [root]17. See {Hell}, and cf. {Conceal}.]	   To hide; to cover; to roof. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hide and hele things.                    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Helena \Hel"e*na\, n. [L.: cf. Sp. helena.]	   See {St. Elmo's fire}, under {Saint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Helenin \Hel"e*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   A neutral organic substance found in the root of the	   elecampane ({Inula helenium}), and extracted as a white	   crystalline or oily material, with a slightly bitter taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Heleodytes \Heleodytes\ prop. n.	   A genus comprising the cactus wrens; one of several	   alternative classifications.	   Syn: Campylorhynchus, genus {Campylorhynchus}, genus	        {Heleodytes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heliac \He"li*ac\, a.	   Heliacal.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliacal \He*li"a*cal\, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the sun, fr. ?	   the sun: cf. F. h['e]liaque.] (Astron.)	   Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it;	   rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as	   the sun. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The heliacal rising of a star is when, after being in	         conjunction with the sun, and invisible, it emerges	         from the light so as to be visible in the morning	         before sunrising. On the contrary, the heliacal setting	         of a star is when the sun approaches conjunction so	         near as to render the star invisible.	         [1913 Webster]
Heliacally \He*li"a*cal*ly\, adv.	   In a heliacal manner. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Helianthin \He`li*an"thin\, n. [Prob. fr. L. helianthes, or NL.	   helianthus, sunflower, in allusion to its color.] (Chem.)	   An artificial, orange dyestuff, analogous to tropaolin, and	   like it used as an indicator in alkalimetry; -- called also	   {methyl orange}.	   [1913 Webster]
Helianthoid \He`li*an"thoid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Helianthoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Helianthoidea \He`li*an"thoi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   helianthes sunflower + -oid.] (Zool.)	   An order of Anthozoa; the Actinaria.	   [1913 Webster]
helianthus \helianthus\ n.	   any plant of the genus {Helianthus} having large flower heads	   with dark disk florets and showy yellow rays.	   Syn: sunflower.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Helical \Hel"i*cal\, a. [From {Helix}.]	   Of or pertaining to, or in the form of, a helix; spiral; as,	   a helical staircase; a helical spring. -- {Hel"i*cal*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Helichrysum \Hel`i*chry"sum\, n. [L., the marigold, fr. Gr. ? a	   kind of plant.] (Bot.)	   A genus of composite plants, with shining, commonly white or	   yellow, or sometimes reddish, radiated involucres, which are	   often called "everlasting flowers."	   [1913 Webster]
Heliciform \He*lic"i*form\, a. [Helix + -form.]	   Having the form of a helix; spiral.	   [1913 Webster]
Helicin \Hel"i*cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside obtained as a white crystalline substance by	   partial oxidation of salicin, from a willow ({Salix Helix} of	   Linn[ae]us.)	   [1913 Webster]
Helicine \Hel"i*cine\, a. (Anat.)	   Curled; spiral; helicoid; -- applied esp. to certain arteries	   of the penis.	   [1913 Webster]
Helicograph \Hel"i*co*graph`\, n. [Helix + -graph.]	   An instrument for drawing spiral lines on a plane.	   [1913 Webster]
Helicoid \Hel"i*coid\, a. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, spiral + ? shape: cf. F.	   h['e]lico["i]de. See {Helix}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Spiral; curved, like the spire of a univalve shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Shaped like a snail shell; pertaining to the	      {Helicid[ae]}, or Snail family.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Helicoid parabola} (Math.), the parabolic spiral.	      [1913 Webster]	Helicoid \Hel"i*coid\, n. (Geom.)	   A warped surface which may be generated by a straight line	   moving in such a manner that every point of the line shall	   have a uniform motion in the direction of another fixed	   straight line, and at the same time a uniform angular motion	   about it.	   [1913 Webster]
Helicoidal \Hel`i*coid"al\, a.	   Same as {Helicoid}. -- {Hel`i*coid"al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Helicon \Hel"i*con\ (h[e^]l"[i^]*k[o^]n), prop. n. [L., fr. Gr.	   "Elikw`n.]	   A mountain in B[oe]otia, in Greece, supposed by the Greeks to	   be the residence of Apollo and the Muses.	   [1913 Webster]	         From Helicon's harmonious springs	         A thousand rills their mazy progress take. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliconia \Hel`i*co"ni*a\, n. [NL. See {Helicon}.] (Zool.)	   One of numerous species of {Heliconius}, a genus of tropical	   American butterflies. The wings are usually black, marked	   with green, crimson, and white.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliconian \Hel`i*co"ni*an\, a. [L. Heliconius.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Helicon. "Heliconian honey."	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the butterflies of the genus	      {Heliconius}.	      [1913 Webster]
Helicopter \Hel"i*cop`ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`lix, "e`likos, a	   spiral + ptero`n a wing.]	   a heavier-than-air aircraft whose lift is provided by the	   aerodynamic forces on rotating blades rather than on fixed	   wings. Contrasted with {fixed-wing aircraft}.	   [PJC]	Helicopter \Hel"i*cop`ter\, v. i.	   to travel in a helicopter.	   [PJC]	Helicopter \Hel"i*cop`ter\, v. t.	   to transport in a helicopter.	   [PJC]
Helicotrema \Hel`i*co"tre"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`lix,	   "e`likos, a helix + ? a hole.] (Anat.)	   The opening by which the two scal[ae] communicate at the top	   of the cochlea of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Helio- \He"li*o-\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[-o]-).	   A combining form from Gr. "h`lios the sun. Heliocentric
Heliocentric \He`li*o*cen"tric\	   (h[=e]`l[i^]*[-o]*s[e^]n"tr[i^]k), Heliocentrical
\He`li*o*cen"tric"al\ (h[=e]`l[i^]*[-o]*s[e^]n"tr[i^]*kal), a.	   [Helio- + centric, centrical: cf. F. h['e]liocentrique.]	   (Astron.)	   pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from	   it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; -- opposed	   to {geocentrical}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heliocentric parallax}. See under {Parallax}.	   {Heliocentric place}, {latitude}, {longitude}, etc. (of a	      heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc.,	      of the body as viewed from the sun.	      [1913 Webster]
Heliochrome \He"li*o*chrome\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[-o]*kr[=o]m), n.	   [Helio- + Gr. chrw^ma color.]	   A photograph in colors. --R. Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliochromic \He`li*o*chro"mic\ (h[=e]`l[i^]*[-o]*kr[=o]"m[i^]k	   or h[=e]`l[i^]*[-o]*kr[o^]m"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or produced by, heliochromy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliochromy \He"li*o*chro`my\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[-o]*kr[=o]`m[y^] or	   h[=e]`l[i^]*[o^]k"r[-o]`m[y^]), n.	   The art of producing photographs in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliogram \He"li*o*gram\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[-o]*gr[.a]m), n. [Helio-	   + -gram.]	   A message transmitted by a heliograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heliograph \He"li*o*graph\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[-o]*gr[.a]f), n.	   [Helio- + -graph.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A picture taken by heliography; a photograph.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for taking photographs of the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An apparatus for telegraphing by means of the sun's rays.	      See {Heliotrope}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Heliograph \He"li*o*graph\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[-o]*gr[.a]f), v. t.	   1. To telegraph, or signal, with a heliograph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To photograph by sunlight.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heliographic \He`li*o*graph"ic\	   (h[=e]`l[i^]*[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), a. (Astron.)	   1. Of or pertaining to a description of the sun.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Heliographic longitudes and latitudes of spots on the	         sun's surface are analogous to geographic longitudes	         and latitudes of places on the earth.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Of or pertaining to heliography or a heliograph; made by	      heliography.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heliographic chart}. See under {Chart}.	      [1913 Webster]
Heliography \He`li*og"ra*phy\, n.	   1. [Helio- + -graphy.] The description of the sun.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The system, art, or practice of telegraphing, or	      signaling, with the heliograph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. An early photographic process invented by Nic['e]phore	      Niepce, and still used in photo-engraving. It consists	      essentially in exposing under a design or in a camera a	      polished metal plate coated with a preparation of asphalt,	      and subsequently treating the plate with a suitable	      solvent. The light renders insoluble those parts of the	      film which is strikes, and so a permanent image is formed,	      which can be etched upon the plate by the use of acid.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Photography. [Archaic.] --R. Hunt.	      [1913 Webster]
Heliogravure \He`li*o*grav"ure\, n. [F. h['e]liogravure.]	   1. The process of photographic engraving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plate or picture made by the process of heliogravure.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heliolater \He`li*ol"a*ter\, n. [Helio- + Gr. ? servant,	   worshiper.]	   A worshiper of the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliolatry \He`li*ol"a*try\, n. [Helio- + Gr. ? service,	   worship.]	   Sun worship. See {Sabianism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliolite \He"li*o*lite\, n. [Helio- + -lite.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil coral of the genus {Heliolites}, having twelve-rayed	   cells. It is found in the Silurian rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliometer \He`li*om"e*ter\, n. [Helio- + -meter: cf. F.	   h['e]liom[`e]tre.] (Astron.)	   An instrument devised originally for measuring the diameter	   of the sun; now employed for delicate measurements of the	   distance and relative direction of two stars too far apart to	   be easily measured in the field of view of an ordinary	   telescope. Heliometric
Heliometric \He`li*o*met"ric\, Heliometrical
\He`li*o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the heliometer, or to heliometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliometry \He`li*om"e*try\, n.	   The apart or practice of measuring the diameters of heavenly	   bodies, their relative distances, etc. See {Heliometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliopora \He`li*op"o*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the sun + ? a	   passage, pore.] (Zool.)	   An East Indian stony coral now known to belong to the	   Alcyonaria; -- called also {blue coral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Helioscope \He"li*o*scope\, n. [Helio- + -scope: cf. F.	   h['e]lioscope.] (Astron.)	   A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury	   to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors	   which reflect but a small portion of light. --	   {He`li*o*scop`ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliostat \He"li*o*stat\, n. [Helio- + Gr. ? placed, standing,	   fr. ? to place, stand: cf. F. h['e]liostate.]	   An instrument consisting of a mirror moved by clockwork, by	   which a sunbeam is made apparently stationary, by being	   steadily directed to one spot during the whole of its diurnal	   period; also, a geodetic heliotrope.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliotrope \He"li*o*trope\, n. [F. h['e]liotrope, L.	   heliotropium, Gr. ?; ? the sun + ? to turn, ? turn. See	   {Heliacal}, {Trope}.]	   1. (Anc. Astron.) An instrument or machine for showing when	      the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Heliotropium}; -- called also	      {turnsole} and {girasole}. {Heliotropium Peruvianum} is	      the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geodesy & Signal Service) An instrument for making	      signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the	      sun's rays thrown from a mirror.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Min.) See {Bloodstone}	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	   {Heliotrope purple}, a grayish purple color.	      [1913 Webster]
Heliotroper \He"li*o*tro`per\, n.	   The person at a geodetic station who has charge of the	   heliotrope.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliotropic \He`li*o*trop"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Manifesting heliotropism; turning toward the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliotropism \He`li*ot"ro*pism\, n. [Helio- + Gr. ? to turn.]	   (Bot.)	   The phenomenon of turning toward the light, seen in many	   leaves and flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliotype \He"li*o*type\, n. [Helio- + -type.]	   A picture obtained by the process of heliotypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliotypic \He`li*o*typ"ic\, a.	   Relating to, or obtained by, heliotypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliotypy \He"li*o*ty`py\, n.	   A method of transferring pictures from photographic negatives	   to hardened gelatin plates from which impressions are	   produced on paper as by lithography.	   [1913 Webster]
Heliozoa \He`li*o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the sun + zo^,on	   an animal.] (Zool.)	   An order of fresh-water rhizopods having a more or less	   globular form, with slender radiating pseudopodia; the sun	   animalcule.
heliport \heliport\ n.	   an airport for helicopters.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Helipterum \Helipterum\ n.	   genus of South African and Australian herbs or shrubs grown	   as everlastings; the various {Helipterum} species are	   currently in process of being assigned to other genera,	   especially {Pteropogon} and {Hyalosperma}.	   Syn: genus {Helipterum}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Helispheric
Helispheric \Hel`i*spher"ic\, Helispherical \Hel`i*spher"ic*al\,	   a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.]	   Spiral.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Helispherical line} (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Helium \He"li*um\ (h[=e]"l[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "h`lios	   the sun.] (Chem.)	   An inert, monoatomic, gaseous element occurring in the	   atmosphere of the sun and stars, and in small quantities in	   the earth's atmosphere, in several minerals and in certain	   mineral waters. It is obtained from natural gas in industrial	   quantities. Symbol, He; atomic number 2; at. wt., 4.0026	   (C=12.011). Helium was first detected spectroscopically in	   the sun by Lockyer in 1868; it was first prepared by Ramsay	   in 1895. Helium has a density of 1.98 compared with hydrogen,	   and is more difficult to liquefy than the latter. Chemically,	   it is an inert noble gas, belonging to the argon group, and	   cannot be made to form compounds. The helium nucleus is the	   charged particle which constitutes alpha rays, and helium is	   therefore formed as a decomposition product of certain	   radioactive substances such as radium. The normal helium	   nucleus has two protons and two neutrons, but an isotope with	   only one neutron is also observed in atmospheric helium at an	   abundance of 0.013 %. Liquid helium has a boiling point of	   -268.9[deg] C at atmospheric pressure, and is used for	   maintaining very low temperatures, both in laboratory	   experimentation and in commercial applications to maintain	   superconductivity in low-temperature superconducting devices.	   Gaseous helium at normal temperatures is used for buoyancy in	   blimps, dirigibles, and high-altitude balloons, and also for	   amusement in party balloons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Helix \He"lix\, n.; pl. L. {Helices}, E. {Helixes}. [L. helix,	   Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to turn round; cf. L. volvere, and E. volute,	   voluble.]	   1. (Geom.) A nonplane curve whose tangents are all equally	      inclined to a given plane. The common helix is the curve	      formed by the thread of the ordinary screw. It is	      distinguished from the spiral, all the convolutions of	      which are in the plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A caulicule or little volute under the abacus of	      the Corinthian capital.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The incurved margin or rim of the external ear.	      See Illust. of {Ear}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A genus of land snails, including a large number	      of species.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The genus originally included nearly all shells, but is	         now greatly restricted. See {Snail}, {Pulmonifera}.	         [1913 Webster]
Hell \Hell\, n. [AS. hell; akin to D. hel, OHG. hella, G.	   h["o]lle, Icel. hal, Sw. helfvete, Dan. helvede, Goth. halja,	   and to AS. helan to conceal. ???. Cf. {Hele}, v. t.,	   {Conceal}, {Cell}, {Helmet}, {Hole}, {Occult}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The place of the dead, or of souls after death; the grave;	      -- called in Hebrew sheol, and by the Greeks hades.	      [1913 Webster]	            He descended into hell.               --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wilt not leave my soul in hell.  --Ps. xvi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place or state of punishment for the wicked after	      death; the abode of evil spirits. Hence, any mental	      torment; anguish. "Within him hell." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a knell	            That summons thee to heaven or to hell. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place where outcast persons or things are gathered; as:	      (a) A dungeon or prison; also, in certain running games, a	          place to which those who are caught are carried for	          detention.	      (b) A gambling house. "A convenient little gambling hell	          for those who had grown reckless." --W. Black.	      (c) A place into which a tailor throws his shreds, or a	          printer his broken type. --Hudibras.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Gates of hell}. (Script.) See {Gate}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Hell \Hell\, v. t.	   To overwhelm. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellanodic \Hel`la*nod"ic\, n. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, a Greek + ? right,	   judgment.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A judge or umpire in games or combats.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellbender \Hell"bend`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A large North American aquatic salamander ({Protonopsis	   horrida} or {Menopoma Alleghaniensis}). It is very voracious	   and very tenacious of life. Also called {alligator}, and	   {water dog}.	   [1913 Webster]
hell-bent \hell-bent\ adj.	   recklessly determined; as, hell-bent on winning.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hellborn \Hell"born`\, a.	   Born in or of hell. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellbred \Hell"bred`\, a.	   Produced in hell. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellbrewed \Hell"brewed`\, a.	   Prepared in hell. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellbroth \Hell"broth`\, n.	   A composition for infernal purposes; a magical preparation.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hell-cat \Hell"-cat `\, n.	   A witch; a hag. --Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hell-diver \Hell"-div`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The dabchick.	   [1913 Webster]
Helldoomed \Hell"doomed`\, a.	   Doomed to hell. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellebore \Hel"le*bore\, n. [L. helleborus, elleborus, Gr. ?, ?;	   cf. F. hell['e]bore, ell['e]bore.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of perennial herbs ({Helleborus}) of the	      Crowfoot family, mostly having powerfully cathartic and	      even poisonous qualities. {Helleborus niger} is the	      European black hellebore, or Christmas rose, blossoming in	      winter or earliest spring. {Helleborus officinalis} was	      the officinal hellebore of the ancients.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any plant of several species of the poisonous	      liliaceous genus {Veratrum}, especially {Veratrum album}	      and {Veratrum viride}, both called {white hellebore}.	      [1913 Webster]
Helleborein \Hel`le*bo"re*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A poisonous glucoside accompanying helleborin in several	   species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline	   substance with a bittersweet taste. It has a strong action on	   the heart, resembling digitalin.	   [1913 Webster]
Helleborin \Hel*leb"o*rin\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)	   A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore,	   and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp	   tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the	   plant; -- called also {elleborin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Helleborism \Hel"le*bo*rism\, n.	   The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellene \Hel"lene\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.	   --Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellenian \Hel*le"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? the Greeks.]	   Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece;	   Greek; Grecian. "The Hellenic forces." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).	   [1913 Webster]	Hellenic \Hel*len"ic\, n.	   The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic,	   which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of	   Alexander.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellenism \Hel"len*ism\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. Hell['e]nisme.]	   1. A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and	      construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at	      culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in	      human well-being and perfection.	      [1913 Webster]
Hellenist \Hel"len*ist\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. Hell['e]niste.]	   1. One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners;	      esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek	      language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia	      Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the	      Hebraists, or native Jews (--Acts vi. 1).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the	      critical Hellenist. Hellenistic
Hellenistic \Hel`le*nis"tic\, Hellenistical \Hel`le*nis"tic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. Hell['e]nistique.]	   Pertaining to the Hellenists.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hellenistic language}, {Hellenistic dialect}, or	   {Hellenistic idiom}, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who	      lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the	      Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint.	      [1913 Webster]
Hellenistically \Hel`le*nis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect. --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellenize \Hel"len*ize\, v. i. [Gr. ?.]	   To use the Greek language; to play the Greek; to Grecize.	   [1913 Webster]	Hellenize \Hel"len*ize\, v. t. [Gr. ?.]	   To give a Greek form or character to; to Grecize; as, to	   Hellenize a word.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellenotype \Hel*len"o*type\, n.	   See {Ivorytype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellespont \Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. ?; ? the	   mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + ? sea.]	   A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the	   {Daradanelles}. It connects the Aegean Sea and the sea of	   Marmora.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellespontine \Hel`les*pon"tine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Hellespont. --Mitford. Hellgamite
Hellgamite \Hell"ga*mite\, Hellgramite \Hell"gra*mite\, n.	   (Zool.)	   The aquatic larva of a large American winged insect	   ({Corydalus cornutus}), much used a fish bait by anglers; the	   dobson. It belongs to the Neuroptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellhag \Hell"hag`\, n.	   A hag of or fit for hell. --Bp. Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hell-haunted \Hell"-haunt`ed\, a.	   Haunted by devils; hellish. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellhound \Hell"hound`\, n. [AS. hellehund.]	   A dog of hell; an agent of hell.	   [1913 Webster]	         A hellhound, that doth hunt us all to death. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellier \Hel"li*er\, n. [See {Hele}, v. t.]	   One who heles or covers; hence, a tiler, slater, or thatcher.	   [Obs.] [Written also {heler}.] --Usher.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellish \Hell"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hell; like hell; infernal; malignant;	   wicked; detestable; diabolical. "Hellish hate." --Milton. --	   {Hell"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Hell"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Hellkite \Hell"kite`\, n.	   A kite of infernal breed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hello \Hel*lo"\, interj. & n.	   An exclamation used as a greeting, to call attention, as an	   exclamation of surprise, or to encourage one. This variant of	   {Halloo} and {Holloo} has become the dominant form. In the	   United States, it is the most common greeting used in	   answering a telephone.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hellward \Hell"ward\, adv.	   Toward hell. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Helly \Hell"y\, a. [AS. hell[imac]c.]	   Hellish. --Anderson (1573).	   [1913 Webster]
Helm \Helm\, n.	   See {Haulm}, straw.	   [1913 Webster]	Helm \Helm\, n. [OE. helme, AS. helma rudder; akin to D. & G.	   helm, Icel. hj[=a]lm, and perh. to E. helve.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered,	      comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used	      of the tiller or wheel alone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place or office of direction or administration. "The	      helm of the Commonwealth." --Melmoth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One at the place of direction or control; a steersman;	      hence, a guide; a director.	      [1913 Webster]	            The helms o' the State, who care for you like	            fathers.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. {Helve}.] A helve. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Helm amidships}, when the tiller, rudder, and keel are in	      the same plane.	   {Helm aport}, when the tiller is borne over to the port side	      of the ship.	   {Helm astarboard}, when the tiller is borne to the starboard	      side.	   {Helm alee}, {Helm aweather}, when the tiller is borne over	      to the lee or to the weather side.	   {Helm hard alee}, {Helm hard aport}, {Helm hard astarboard},	      etc., when the tiller is borne over to the extreme limit.	      	   {Helm port}, the round hole in a vessel's counter through	      which the rudderstock passes.	   {Helm down}, helm alee.	   {Helm up}, helm aweather.	   {To ease the helm}, to let the tiller come more amidships, so	      as to lessen the strain on the rudder.	   {To feel the helm}, to obey it.	   {To right the helm}, to put it amidships.	   {To shift the helm}, to bear the tiller over to the	      corresponding position on the opposite side of the vessel.	      --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Helm \Helm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Helming}.]	   To steer; to guide; to direct. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The business he hath helmed.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A wild wave . . . overbears the bark,	         And him that helms it.                   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Helm \Helm\, n. [AS. See {Helmet}.]	   1. A helmet. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain. [Prov.	      Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Helm \Helm\, v. t.	   To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet. [Perh. used only	   as a past part. or part. adj.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She that helmed was in starke stours.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Helmage \Helm"age\, n.	   Guidance; direction. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Helmed \Helm"ed\, a.	   Covered with a helmet.	   [1913 Webster]	         The helmed cherubim	         Are seen in glittering ranks.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Helmet \Hel"met\, n. [OF. helmet, a dim of helme, F. heaume; of	   Teutonic origin; cf. G. helm, akin to AS. & OS. helm, D.	   helm, helmet, Icel. hj[=a]lmr, Sw. hjelm, Dan. hielm, Goth.	   hilms; and prob. from the root of AS. helan to hide, to hele;	   cf. also Lith. szalmas, Russ. shleme, Skr. [,c]arman	   protection. [root]17. Cf. {Hele}, {Hell}, {Helm} a helmet.]	   1. (Armor) A defensive covering for the head. See {Casque},	      {Headpiece}, {Morion}, {Sallet}, and Illust. of {Beaver}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) The representation of a helmet over shields or	      coats of arms, denoting gradations of rank by	      modifications of form.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A helmet-shaped hat, made of cork, felt, metal, or other	      suitable material, worn as part of the uniform of	      soldiers, firemen, etc., also worn in hot countries as a	      protection from the heat of the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which resembles a helmet in form, position, etc.; as:	      (a) (Chem.) The upper part of a retort. --Boyle.	      (b) (Bot.) The hood-formed upper sepal or petal of some	          flowers, as of the monkshood or the snapdragon.	      (c) (Zool.) A naked shield or protuberance on the top or	          fore part of the head of a bird.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Helmet beetle} (Zool.), a leaf-eating beetle of the family	      {Chrysomelid[ae]}, having a short, broad, and flattened	      body. Many species are known.	   {Helmet shell} (Zool.), one of many species of tropical	      marine univalve shells belonging to {Cassis} and allied	      genera. Many of them are large and handsome; several are	      used for cutting as cameos, and hence are called {cameo	      shells}. See {King conch}.	   {Helmet shrike} (Zool.), an African wood shrike of the genus	      {Prionodon}, having a large crest.	      [1913 Webster]
Helmeted \Hel`met*ed\, a.	   Wearing a helmet; furnished with or having a helmet or	   helmet-shaped part; galeate.	   [1913 Webster]
Helmet-shaped \Hel"met-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like a helmet; galeate. See Illust. of {Galeate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminth \Hel"minth\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Zool.)	   An intestinal worm, or wormlike intestinal parasite; one of	   the Helminthes.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminthagogue \Hel*min"tha*gogue\, n. [Gr. ? a worm + ? to	   drive.] (Med.)	   A vermifuge.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminthes \Hel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a worm.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the grand divisions or branches of the animal kingdom.	   It is a large group including a vast number of species, most	   of which are parasitic. Called also {Enthelminthes},	   {Enthelmintha}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The following classes are included, with others of less	         importance: Cestoidea (tapeworms), Trematodea (flukes,	         etc.), Turbellaria (planarians), Acanthocephala	         (thornheads), Nematoidea (roundworms, trichina,	         gordius), Nemertina (nemerteans). See {Plathelminthes},	         and {Nemathelminthes}.	         [1913 Webster]
Helminthiasis \Hel`min*thi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to suffer	   from worms, fr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Med.)	   A disease in which worms are present in some part of the	   body.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminthic \Hel*min"thic\, a. [Cf. F. helminthique.]	   Of or relating to worms, or Helminthes; expelling worms. --	   n. A vermifuge; an anthelmintic.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminthite \Hel*min"thite\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a worm.] (Geol.)	   One of the sinuous tracks on the surfaces of many stones, and	   popularly considered as worm trails.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminthoid \Hel*min"thoid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a worm + -oid.]	   Wormlike; vermiform. Helminthologic
Helminthologic \Hel*min`tho*log"ic\, Helminthological
\Hel*min`tho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. helminthologique.]	   Of or pertaining to helminthology.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminthologist \Hel`min*thol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F.	   helminthologiste.]	   One versed in helminthology.	   [1913 Webster]
Helminthology \Hel`min*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a worm + -logy:	   cf. F. helminthologie.]	   The natural history, or study, of worms, esp. parasitic	   worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Helmless \Helm"less\, a.	   1. Destitute of a helmet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without a helm or rudder. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Helmsman \Helms"man\, n.; pl. {Helmsmen}.	   The man at the helm; a steersman.	   [1913 Webster]
Helmwind \Helm"wind`\, n.	   A wind attending or presaged by the cloud called helm. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Helodermatidae \Helodermatidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of lizards, including the only known	   venomous lizards.	   Syn: family {Helodermatidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Helot \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 were	   enslaved; or perh. akin to e`lei^n to take, conquer, used as	   2d aor. of ?.]	   A slave in ancient Sparta; a Spartan serf; hence, a slave or	   serf.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those unfortunates, the Helots of mankind, more or less	         numerous in every community.             --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Helotism \He"lot*ism\, n.	   The condition of the Helots or slaves in Sparta; slavery.	   [1913 Webster]
Helotium \Helotium\ n.	   The type genus of the {Helotiaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Helotium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Helotry \He"lot*ry\, n.	   The Helots, collectively; slaves; bondsmen. "The Helotry of	   Mammon." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Help \Help\ (h[e^]lp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helped} (h[e^]lpt)	   (Obs. imp. {Holp} (h[=o]lp), p. p. {Holpen} (h[=o]l"p'n)); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Helping}.] [AS. helpan; akin to OS. helpan, D.	   helpen, G. helfen, OHG. helfan, Icel. hj[=a]lpa, Sw. hjelpa,	   Dan. hielpe, Goth. hilpan; cf. Lith. szelpti, and Skr. klp to	   be fitting.]	   1. To furnish with strength or means for the successful	      performance of any action or the attainment of any object;	      to aid; to assist; as, to help a man in his work; to help	      one to remember; -- the following infinitive is commonly	      used without to; as, "Help me scale yon balcony."	      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with the means of deliverance from trouble; as,	      to help one in distress; to help one out of prison. "God	      help, poor souls, how idly do they talk!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with relief, as in pain or disease; to be of	      avail against; -- sometimes with of before a word	      designating the pain or disease, and sometimes having such	      a word for the direct object. "To help him of his	      blindness." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The true calamus helps coughs.        --Gerarde.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To change for the better; to remedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cease to lament for what thou canst not help.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To prevent; to hinder; as, the evil approaches, and who	      can help it? --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To forbear; to avoid.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not help remarking the resemblance betwixt him	            and our author.                       --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To wait upon, as the guests at table, by carving and	      passing food.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To help forward}, to assist in advancing.	   {To help off}, to help to go or pass away, as time; to assist	      in removing. --Locke.	   {To help on}, to forward; to promote by aid.	   {To help out}, to aid, as in delivering from a difficulty, or	      to aid in completing a design or task.	      [1913 Webster]	            The god of learning and of light	            Would want a god himself to help him out. --Swift.	   {To help over}, to enable to surmount; as, to help one over	      an obstacle.	   {To help to}, to supply with; to furnish with; as, to help	      one to soup.	   {To help up}, to help (one) to get up; to assist in rising,	      as after a fall, and the like. "A man is well holp up that	      trusts to you." --Shak.	   Syn: To aid; assist; succor; relieve; serve; support;	        sustain; befriend.	   Usage: To {Help}, {Aid}, {Assist}. These words all agree in	          the idea of affording relief or support to a person	          under difficulties. Help turns attention especially to	          the source of relief. If I fall into a pit, I call for	          help; and he who helps me out does it by an act of his	          own. Aid turns attention to the other side, and	          supposes co["o]peration on the part of him who is	          relieved; as, he aided me in getting out of the pit; I	          got out by the aid of a ladder which he brought.	          Assist has a primary reference to relief afforded by a	          person who "stands by" in order to relieve. It denotes	          both help and aid. Thus, we say of a person who is	          weak, I assisted him upstairs, or, he mounted the	          stairs by my assistance. When help is used as a noun,	          it points less distinctively and exclusively to the	          source of relief, or, in other words, agrees more	          closely with aid. Thus we say, I got out of a pit by	          the help of my friend.	          [1913 Webster]	Help \Help\, v. i.	   To lend aid or assistance; to contribute strength or means;	   to avail or be of use; to assist.	   [1913 Webster]	         A generous present helps to persuade, as well as an	         agreeable person.                        --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To help out}, to lend aid; to bring a supply.	      [1913 Webster]	Help \Help\, n. [AS. help; akin to D. hulp, G. h["u]lfe, hilfe,	   Icel. hj[=a]lp, Sw. hjelp, Dan. hielp. See {Help}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Strength or means furnished toward promoting an object, or	      deliverance from difficulty or distress; aid; ^; also, the	      person or thing furnishing the aid; as, he gave me a help	      of fifty dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give us help from trouble, for vain is the help of	            man.                                  --Ps. lx. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is . . . a very present help in trouble. --Ps.	                                                  xlvi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue is a friend and a help to nature. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remedy; relief; as, there is no help for it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A helper; one hired to help another; also, thew hole force	      of hired helpers in any business.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically, a domestic servant, man or woman. [Local, U.	      S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Helper \Help"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, helps, aids, assists, or relieves;	   as, a lay helper in a parish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou art the helper of the fatherless.   --Ps. x. 14.	   [1913 Webster]	         Compassion . . . oftentimes a helper of evils. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]
Helpful \Help"ful\, a.	   Furnishing help; giving aid; assistant; useful; salutary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Heavens make our presence and our practices	         Pleasant and helpful to him!             --Shak.	   -- {Help"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Help"ful*ness}, n. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
helping \helping\ n.	   1. a quantity of food served as part of a meal.	   Syn: portion, serving.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need	      or furtherance of an effort or purpose.	   Syn: aid, assistance, help.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Helpless \Help"less\, a.	   1. Destitute of help or strength; unable to help or defend	      one's self; needing help; feeble; weak; as, a helpless	      infant.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall I then your helpless fame defend? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beyond help; irremediable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some helpless disagreement or dislike, either of	            mind or body.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bringing no help; unaiding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet since the gods have been	            Helpless foreseers of my plagues.     --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unsupplied; destitute; -- with of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Helpless of all that human wants require. --Dryden.	      -- {Help"less*ly}, adv. -- {Help"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Helpmate \Help"mate`\, n. [A corruption of the "help meet for	   him" of --Genesis ii. 18.--Fitzedward Hall.]	   A helper; a companion; specifically, a wife.	   [1913 Webster]	         In Minorca the ass and the hog are common helpmates,	         and are yoked together in order to turn up the land.	                                                  --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]	         A waiting woman was generally considered as the most	         suitable helpmate for a parson.          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Helpmeet \Help"meet`\, n. [See {Helpmate}.]	   A wife; a helpmate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lord God created Adam, . . . and afterwards, on his	         finding the want of a helpmeet, caused him to sleep,	         and took one of his ribs and thence made woman. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Helter-skelter \Hel"ter-skel"ter\, adv. [An onomat?poetic word.	   Cf. G. holter-polter, D. holder de bolder.]	   In hurry and confusion; without definite purpose;	   irregularly. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Helter-skelter have I rode to thee.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A wistaria vine running helter-skelter across the roof.	                                                  --J. C.	                                                  Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Helve \Helve\, n. [OE. helve, helfe, AS. hielf, helf, hylf, cf.	   OHG. halb; and also E. halter, helm of a rudder.]	   1. The handle of an ax, hatchet, or adze.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Iron Working)	      (a) The lever at the end of which is the hammer head, in a	          forge hammer.	      (b) A forge hammer which is lifted by a cam acting on the	          helve between the fulcrum and the head.	          [1913 Webster]	Helve \Helve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Helved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Helving}.]	   To furnish with a helve, as an ax.	   [1913 Webster]
Helvetian \Hel*ve"tian\, a.	   Same as {Helvetic}. -- n. A Swiss; a Switzer.	   [1913 Webster]
Helvetic \Hel*ve"tic\, a. [L. Helveticus, fr. Helvetii the	   Helvetii.]	   Of or pertaining to the Helvetii, the ancient inhabitant of	   the Alps, now Switzerland, or to the modern states and	   inhabitant of the Alpine regions; as, the Helvetic	   confederacy; Helvetic states. Helvine
Helvine \Hel"vine\, Helvite \Hel"vite\, n. [L. helvus of a light	   bay color.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a yellowish color, consisting chiefly of silica,	   glucina, manganese, and iron, with a little sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Helxine \Helxine\ n. (Bot.)	   A genus of plants consisting of one species; a dwarf creeping	   mat-forming evergreen herb.	   Syn: genus {Helxine}, Soleirolia, genus {Soleirolia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hem \Hem\ (h[e^]m), pron. [OE., fr. AS. him, heom, dative pl.	   of. h[=e] he. See {He}, {They}.]	   Them [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hem \Hem\, interj.	   An onomatopoetic word used as an expression of hesitation,	   doubt, etc. It is often a sort of voluntary half cough, loud	   or subdued, and would perhaps be better expressed by hm.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cough or cry hem, if anybody come.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Hem \Hem\, n.	   An utterance or sound of the voice, hem or hm, often	   indicative of hesitation or doubt, sometimes used to call	   attention. "His morning hems." --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	Hem \Hem\, v. i. [[root]15. See {Hem}, interj.]	   To make the sound expressed by the word hem; hence, to	   hesitate in speaking. "Hem, and stroke thy beard." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Hem \Hem\, n. [AS. hem, border, margin; cf. Fries. h[aum]mel,	   Prov. G. hammel hem of mire or dirt.]	   1. The edge or border of a garment or cloth, doubled over and	      sewed, to strengthen it and prevent raveling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Border; edge; margin. "Hem of the sea." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A border made on sheet-metal ware by doubling over the	      edge of the sheet, to stiffen it and remove the sharp	      edge.	      [1913 Webster]	Hem \Hem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hemming}.]	   1. To form a hem or border to; to fold and sew down the edge	      of. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To border; to edge	      [1913 Webster]	            All the skirt about	            Was hemmed with golden fringe.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hem about}, {To hem around}, or {To hem in}, to inclose	      and confine; to surround; to environ. "With valiant	      squadrons round about to hem." --Fairfax. "Hemmed in to be	      a spoil to tyranny." --Daniel.	   {To hem out}, to shut out. "You can not hem me out of	      London." --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]
Hema- \Hem"a-\	   Same as {H[ae]ma-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemachate \Hem"a*chate\, n. [L. haemachates; Gr. a"i^ma blood +	   'acha`ths agate.] (Min.)	   A species of agate, sprinkled with spots of red jasper.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemachrome \Hem"a*chrome\, n.	   Same as {H[ae]machrome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemacite \Hem"a*cite\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]	   A composition made from blood, mixed with mineral or	   vegetable substances, used for making buttons, door knobs,	   etc. Hemadrometer
Hemadrometer \Hem`a*drom"e*ter\, Hemadromometer
\Hem`a*dro*mom"e*ter\, n. [Hema- + Gr. ? course + -meter.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the velocity with which the blood	   moves in the arteries. Hemadrometry
Hemadrometry \Hem`a*drom`e*try\, Hemadromometry
\Hem`a*dro*mom"e*try\, n. (Physiol.)	   The act of measuring the velocity with which the blood	   circulates in the arteries; h[ae]motachometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemadynamics \He`ma*dy*nam"ics\, n. [Hema- + dynamics.]	   (Physiol.)	   The principles of dynamics in their application to the blood;	   that part of science which treats of the motion of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemadynamometer \He`ma*dy"na*mom"e*ter\, n. [Hema- +	   dynamometr.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument by which the pressure of the blood in the	   arteries, or veins, is measured by the height to which it	   will raise a column of mercury; -- called also a	   {h[ae]momanometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemal \He"mal\, a. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.]	   Relating to the blood or blood vessels; pertaining to,	   situated in the region of, or on the side with, the heart and	   great blood vessels; -- opposed to neural.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As applied to vertebrates, hemal is the same as	         ventral, the heart and great blood vessels being on the	         ventral, and the central nervous system on the dorsal,	         side of the vertebral column.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hemal arch} (Anat.), the ventral arch in a segment of the	      spinal skeleton, formed by vertebral processes or ribs.	      [1913 Webster]
Hemaphaein \Hem`a*ph[ae]"in\, n.	   Same as {H[ae]maph[ae]in}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemapophysis \Hem`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Hemapophyses} . [NL.	   See {H[ae]ma-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   The second element in each half of a hemal arch,	   corresponding to the sternal part of a rib. --Owen. --	   {Hem`a*po*phys"i*al}, a. Hemastatic
Hemastatic \Hem`a*stat"ic\, Hemastatical \Hem`a*stat"ic*al\, a.	   & n.	   Same as {Hemostatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemastatics \Hem`a*stat"ics\, n. (Physiol.)	   Laws relating to the equilibrium of the blood in the blood	   vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematachometer \Hem`a*ta*chom"e*ter\, n.	   Same as {H[ae]matachometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematein \Hem`a*te"in\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, blood.] (Chem.)	   A reddish brown or violet crystalline substance, {C16H12O6},	   got from hematoxylin by partial oxidation, and regarded as	   analogous to the phthaleins.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematemesis \Hem`a*tem"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma,	   a"i`matos, blood + ? a vomiting, fr. ? to vomit.] (Med.)	   A vomiting of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematherm \Hem"a*therm\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma blood + ? warm.] (Zool.)	   A warm-blooded animal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hemathermal \Hem`a*ther"mal\, a. (Zool.)	   Warm-blooded; hematothermal. [R]	   [1913 Webster]
Hematic \He*mat"ic\, a.	   Same as {H[ae]matic}.	   [1913 Webster]	Hematic \He*mat"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine designed to improve the condition of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematin \Hem"a*tin\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]	   1. Hematoxylin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. Chem.) A bluish black, amorphous substance	      containing iron and obtained from blood. It exists the red	      blood corpuscles united with globulin, and the form of	      hemoglobin or oxyhemoglobin gives to the blood its red	      color.	      [1913 Webster]
Hematinic \He`ma*tin"ic\, n. [From {Hematin}.] (Med.)	   Any substance, such as an iron salt or organic compound	   containing iron, which when ingested tends to increase the	   hemoglobin contents of the blood.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hematinometer \Hem`a*ti*nom"e*ter\, n. [Hematin + -meter.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A form of hemoglobinometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematinometric \Hem`a*tin`o*met"ric\, a. (Physiol.)	   Relating to the measurement of the amount of hematin or	   hemoglobin contained in blood, or other fluids.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematinon \He*mat"i*non\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.]	   A red consisting of silica, borax, and soda, fused with oxide	   of copper and iron, and used in enamels, mosaics, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematite \Hem"a*tite\, n. [L. haematites, Gr. ? bloodlike, fr.	   a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood.] (Min.)	   An important ore of iron, the sesquioxide, so called because	   of the red color of the powder. It occurs in splendent	   rhombohedral crystals, and in massive and earthy forms; --	   the last called red ocher. Called also {specular iron},	   {oligist iron}, {rhombohedral iron ore}, and {bloodstone}.	   See {Brown hematite}, under {Brown}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematitic \Hem`a*tit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hematite, or resembling it.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemato \Hem"a*to\	   See {H[ae]ma-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematocele \He*mat"o*cele\, n. [Hemato- + Gr. ? tumor: cf. F.	   h['e]matoc[`e]le.] (Med.)	   A tumor filled with blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematocrya \Hem`a*toc"ry*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma,	   a"i`matos, blood + kry`os cold.] (Zool.)	   The cold-blooded vertebrates, that is, all but the mammals	   and birds; -- the antithesis to {Hematotherma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematocrystallin \Hem`a*to*crys"tal*lin\, n. [Hemato +	   crystalline.] (Physiol.)	   See {Hemoglobin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematoid \Hem"a*toid\, a. [Hemato- + -oid.] (Physiol.)	   Resembling blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematoidin \Hem`a*toid"in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A crystalline or amorphous pigment, free from iron, formed	   from hematin in old blood stains, and in old hemorrhages in	   the body. It resembles bilirubin. When present in the corpora	   lutea it is called {h[ae]molutein}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematology \Hem`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Hemato- + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
hematolysis \hematolysis\ n.	   The lysis of erythrocytes in the blood with the release of	   hemoglobin.	   Syn: hemolysis, haemolysis, haematolysis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hematoma \Hem`a*to"ma\ (h[=e]`m[.a]*t[=o]"m[.a] or	   h[e^]m`[.a]*t[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL. See {Hema-}, and {-oma}.]	   (Med.)	   A localised leakage of blood from the blood vessels into	   nearby tissues, usually confined within a tissue or organ;	   especially, a local swelling produced by an effusion of blood	   beneath the skin, which may clot and discolor the affected	   area.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematophilia \Hem`a*to*phil"i*a\	   (h[=e]`m[.a]*t[-o]*f[i^]l"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   a"i^ma, a"i`matos, blood + filei^n to love.] (Med.)	   Same as {hemophilia}; -- an obsolete term. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hematosin \Hem`a*to"sin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   The hematin of blood. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hematosis \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	       formation of blood in general; h[ae]matogenesis.	       [1913 Webster]
Hematotherma \Hem`a*to*ther"ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. a"i^ma,	   a"i`matos, blood + thermo`s warm.] (Zool.)	   The warm-blooded vertebrates, comprising the mammals and	   birds; -- the antithesis to {hematocrya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematothermal \Hem"a*to*ther"mal\, a.	   Warm-blooded.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematoxylin \Hem`a*tox"y*lin\, n.	   H[ae]matoxylin.	   [1913 Webster]
Hematuria \Hem`a*tu"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Hema-}, and {Urine}.]	   (Med.)	   Passage of urine mingled with blood; blood in the urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemautography \Hem`au*tog"ra*phy\, n. (Physiol.)	   The obtaining of a curve similar to a pulse curve or	   sphygmogram by allowing the blood from a divided artery to	   strike against a piece of paper. Hemelytron
Hemelytron \Hem*el"y*tron\ (? or ?), Hemelytrum \Hem*el"y*trum\	   (-tr[u^]m cf. {Elytron}, 277),, n.; pl. {Hemelytra}. [NL. See	   {Hemi}, and {Elytron}.] (Zool.)	   One of the partially thickened anterior wings of certain	   insects, as of many Hemiptera, the earwigs, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemeralopia \Hem`e*ra*lo"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, the opposite	   of ?; ? day + ? of ?. See {Nyctalopia}.] (Med.)	   A disease of the eyes, in consequence of which a person can	   see clearly or without pain only by daylight or a strong	   artificial light; day sight.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite	         sense, i. e., day blindness. See {Nyctalopia}.	         [1913 Webster]
Hemerobian \Hem`er*o"bi*an\, n. [Gr. ? day + ? life.] (Zool.)	   A neuropterous insect of the genus {Hemerobius}, and allied	   genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemerobid \He*mer"o*bid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of relating to the hemerobians.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemerobiidae \Hemerobiidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of insects including the brown lacewings.	   Syn: family {Hemerobiidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hemerocallidaceae \Hemerocallidaceae\ n.	   one of many subfamilies into which some classification	   systems subdivide the Lily family {Liliaceae}, but not widely	   accepted; it includes the genus {Hemerocallis}.	   Syn: family {Hemerocallidaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hemerocallis \Hem`e*ro*cal"lis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? day +	   ka`llos beauty.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, some species of which are cultivated for	   their beautiful flowers; day lily.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemi- \Hem"i-\ [Gr. "hmi-. See {Semi-}.]	   A prefix signifying half.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemialbumin \Hem`i*al*bu"min\, n. [Hemi- + albumin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Same as {Hemialbumose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemialbumose \Hem`i*al"bu"mose`\, n. [Hemi- + albumose.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   An albuminous substance formed in gastric digestion, and by	   the action of boiling dilute acids on albumin. It is readily	   convertible into hemipeptone. Called also {hemialbumin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemianaesthesia \Hem`i*an`[ae]s*the"si*a\, n. [Hemi- +	   an[ae]sthesia.] (Med.)	   An[ae]sthesia upon one side of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemibranchi \Hem`i*bran"chi\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hemi-}, and	   {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes having an incomplete or reduced branchial	   apparatus. It includes the sticklebacks, the flutemouths, and	   Fistularia.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemicardia \Hem`i*car"di*a\, n. [NL. See {Hemi-}, and {Cardia}.]	   (Anat.)	   A lateral half of the heart, either the right or left. --B.	   G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemicarp \Hem`i*carp\, n. [Hemi- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   One portion of a fruit that spontaneously divides into	   halves.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemicerebrum \Hem`i*cer"e*brum\, n. [Hemi- + cerebrum.] (Anat.)	   A lateral half of the cerebrum. --Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemicollin \Hem`i*col"lin\, n. [Hemi- + collin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   See {Semiglutin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemicrania \Hem`i*cra"ni*a\, n. [L.: cf. F. h['e]micr[^a]nie.	   See {Cranium}, and {Megrim}.] (Med.)	   A pain that affects only one side of the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemicrany \Hem"i*cra`ny\, n. (Med.)	   Hemicranis.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemicycle \Hem"i*cy`cle\, n. [L. hemicyclus, Gr. ?; ? +	   ky`klos.]	   1. A half circle; a semicircle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A semicircular place, as a semicircular arena, or room, or	      part of a room.	      [1913 Webster]	            The collections will be displayed in the hemicycle	            of the central pavilion.              --London	                                                  Academy.	      [1913 Webster]
Hemidactyl \Hem`i*dac"tyl\, n. [See {Hemi-}, and {Dactyl}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any species of Old World geckoes of the genus {Hemidactylus}.	   The hemidactyls have dilated toes, with two rows of plates	   beneath.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemi-demi-semiquaver \Hem`i-dem`i-sem"i*quaver\, n. [Hemi- +	   demi-semiquaver.] (Mus.)	   A short note, equal to one fourth of a semiquaver, or the	   sixty-fourth part of a whole note.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiditone \Hem`i*di"tone\, n. [Hemi- + ditone.] (Gr. Mus.)	   The lesser third. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemigamous \He*mig"a*mous\, a. [Hemi- + Gr. ? marriage.] (Bot.)	   Having one of the two florets in the same spikelet neuter,	   and the other unisexual, whether male or female; -- said of	   grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiglyph \Hem"i*glyph\, n. [Hemi- + Gr. ? a carving.] (Arch.)	   The half channel or groove in the edge of the triglyph in the	   Doric order.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemihedral \Hem`i*he"dral\, a. [Hemi- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ?	   to sit.] (Crystallog.)	   Having half of the similar parts of a crystals, instead of	   all; consisting of half the planes which full symmetry would	   require, as when a cube has planes only on half of its eight	   solid angles, or one plane out of a pair on each of its	   edges; or as in the case of a tetrahedron, which is	   hemihedral to an octahedron, it being contained under four of	   the planes of an octahedron. -- {Hem`i*he"dral*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemihedrism \Hem`i*he"drism\, n. (Crystallog.)	   The property of crystallizing hemihedrally.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemihedron \Hem`i*he"dron\, n. (Crystallog.)	   A solid hemihedrally derived. The tetrahedron is a	   hemihedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiholohedral \Hem`i*hol`o*he"dral\, a. [Hemi- + holohedral.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Presenting hemihedral forms, in which half the sectants have	   the full number of planes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemimellitic \Hem`i*mel*lit"ic\, a. [Hemi- + mellitic.] (Chem.)	   Having half as many (three) carboxyl radicals as mellitic	   acid; -- said of an organic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemimetabola \Hem`i*me*tab"o*la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hemi-}, and	   {Metabola}.] (Zool.)	   Those insects which have an incomplete metamorphosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemimetabolic \Hem`i*met`a*bol"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having an incomplete metamorphosis, the larv[ae] differing	   from the adults chiefly in laking wings, as in the	   grasshoppers and cockroaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemimorphic \Hem`i*mor"phic\, a. [Hemi- + Gr. morfh` form.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Having the two ends modified with unlike planes; -- said of a	   crystal.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemin \He"min\, n. [Gr. a"i^ma blood.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A substance, in the form of reddish brown, microscopic,	   prismatic crystals, formed from dried blood by the action of	   strong acetic acid and common salt; -- called also	   Teichmann's crystals. Chemically, it is a hydrochloride of	   hematin.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The obtaining of these small crystals, from old blood	         clots or suspected blood stains, constitutes one of the	         best evidences of the presence of blood.	         [1913 Webster]
Hemina \He*mi"na\, n.; pl. {Hemin[ae]}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of half a sextary. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A measure equal to about ten fluid ounces.	      [1913 Webster]
Hemionus \He*mi"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a half ass, a mule.]	   (Zool.)	   A wild ass found in Tibet; the kiang. --Darwin. Hemiopia
Hemiopia \Hem`i*o"pi*a\, Hemiopsia \Hem`i*op"si*a\, n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? half + Gr. ? sight.] (Med.)	   A defect of vision in consequence of which a person sees but	   half of an object looked at.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiorthotype \Hem`i*or"tho*type\, a. [Hemi- + Gr. ? straight +	   -type.]	   Same as {Monoclinic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemipeptone \Hem`i*pep"tone\, n. [Hemi- + peptone.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A product of the gastric and pancreatic digestion of	   albuminous matter.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Unlike antipeptone it is convertible into leucin and	         tyrosin, by the continued action of pancreatic juice.	         See {Peptone}. It is also formed from hemialbumose and	         albumin by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid.	         [1913 Webster]
Hemiplegia \Hem`i*ple"gi*a\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? half + ? a	   stroke; cf. F. h['e]miplagie.] (Med.)	   A palsy that affects one side only of the body. --	   {Hem`i"pleg"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiplegy \Hem"i*ple`gy\, n. (Med.)	   Hemiplegia.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemipode \Hem"i*pode\, n. [Hemi- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Turnix}. Various species inhabit Asia,	   Africa, and Australia.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiprotein \Hem`i*pro"te*in\, n. [Hemi- + protein.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   An insoluble, proteid substance, described by	   Sch["u]tzenberger, formed when albumin is heated for some	   time with dilute sulphuric acid. It is apparently identical	   with antialbumid and dyspeptone.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemipter \He*mip"ter\, n. [Cf. F. h['e]mipt[`e]res, pl.] (Zool.)	   One of the Hemiptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiptera \He*mip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? half + ? wing,	   fr. ? to fly.] (Zool.)	   An order of hexapod insects having a jointed proboscis,	   including four sharp stylets (mandibles and maxill[ae]), for	   piercing. In many of the species (Heteroptera) the front	   wings are partially coriaceous, and different from the	   others.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are divided into the Heteroptera, including the	         squash bug, soldier bug, bedbug, etc.; the Homoptera,	         including the cicadas, cuckoo spits, plant lice, scale	         insects, etc.; the Thysanoptera, including the thrips,	         and, according to most recent writers, the Pediculina	         or true lice. Hemipteral
Hemipteral \He*mip"ter*al\, Hemipterous \He*mip"ter*ous\, a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Hemiptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemipteran \He*mip"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Hemiptera; an hemipter.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemiramphidae \Hemiramphidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fish including the halfbeaks, marine and	   freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but	   not able to glide.	   Syn: family {Hemiramphidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hemisect \Hem`i*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemisected}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Hemisecting}.] [Hemi- + L. secare to cut.] (Anat.)	   To divide along the mesial plane.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemisection \Hem`i*sec"tion\, n. (Anat.)	   A division along the mesial plane; also, one of the parts so	   divided.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemisphere \Hem"i*sphere\, n. [L. hemisphaerium, Gr. ?; ? half =	   ? sphere: cf. F. h['e]misph[`e]re. See {Hemi-}, and	   {Sphere}.]	   1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided	      by a plane passing through its center.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same	      in a map or picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            He died . . . mourned by a hemisphere. --J. P.	                                                  Peters.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebral hemispheres}. (Anat.) See {Brain}.	   {Magdeburg hemispheres} (Physics), two hemispherical cups	      forming, when placed together, a cavity from which the air	      can be withdrawn by an air pump; -- used to illustrate the	      pressure of the air. So called because invented by Otto	      von Guericke at Magdeburg. Hemispheric
Hemispheric \Hem`i*spher"ic\, Hemispherical \Hem`i*spher"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. h['e]misph['e]rique.]	   Containing, or pertaining to, a hemisphere; as, a hemispheric	   figure or form; a hemispherical body.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemispheroid \Hem`i*sphe"roid\, n. [Hemi- + spheroid.]	   A half of a spheroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemispheroidal \Hem`i*sphe*roid"al\, a.	   Resembling, or approximating to, a hemisphere in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemispherule \Hem`i*spher"ule\, n.	   A half spherule.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemistich \Hem"i*stich\ (?; 277), n. [L. hemistichium, Gr.	   "hmisti`chion; "hmi- half + sti`chos row, line, verse: cf. F.	   h['e]mistiche.]	   Half a poetic verse or line, or a verse or line not	   completed.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemistichal \He*mis"ti*chal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or written in, hemistichs; also, by, or	   according to, hemistichs; as, a hemistichal division of a	   verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemisystole \Hem`i*sys"to*le\, n. (Physiol.)	   Contraction of only one ventricle of the heart.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hemisystole is noticed in rare cases of insufficiency	         of the mitral valve, in which both ventricles at times	         contract simultaneously, as in a normal heart, this	         condition alternating with contraction of the right	         ventricle alone; hence, intermittent hemisystole.	         [1913 Webster]
Hemitone \Hem"i*tone\, n. [L. hemitonium, Gr. ?.]	   See {Semitone}. Hemitropal
Hemitropal \He*mit"ro*pal\, Hemitropous \He*mit"ro*pous\, a.	   [See {Hemitrope}.]	   1. Turned half round; half inverted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the raphe terminating about half way between	      the chalaza and the orifice; amphitropous; -- said of an	      ovule. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Hemitrope \Hem"i*trope\, a. [Hemi- + Gr. ? to turn: cf. F.	   h['e]mitrope.]	   Half turned round; half inverted; (Crystallog.) having a	   twinned structure.	   [1913 Webster]	Hemitrope \Hem"i*trope\, n.	   That which is hemitropal in construction; (Crystallog.) a	   twin crystal having a hemitropal structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemitropy \He*mit"ro*py\, n. (Crystallog.)	   Twin composition in crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemlock \Hem"lock\, n. [OE. hemeluc, humloc, AS. hemlic,	   hymlic.]	   1. (Bot.) The name of several poisonous umbelliferous herbs	      having finely cut leaves and small white flowers, as the	      {Cicuta maculata}, {Cicuta bulbifera}, and {Cicuta	      virosa}, and the {Conium maculatum}. See {Conium}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The potion of hemlock administered to Socrates is by	         some thought to have been a decoction of {Cicuta	         virosa}, or water hemlock, by others, of {Conium	         maculatum}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An evergreen tree common in North America ({Abies	      Canadensis} or {Tsuga Canadensis}); hemlock spruce.	      [1913 Webster]	            The murmuring pines and the hemlocks. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The wood or timber of the hemlock tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ground hemlock}, or {Dwarf hemlock}. See under {Ground}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hemmel \Hem"mel\, n. [Scot. hemmel, hammel, Prov. E. hemble	   hovel, stable, shed, perh. allied to D. hemel heaven, canopy,	   G. himmel; cf. E. heaven. [root]14.]	   A shed or hovel for cattle. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemmer \Hem"mer\, n.	   One who, or that which, hems with a needle. Specifically:	   (a) An attachment to a sewing machine, for turning under the	       edge of a piece of fabric, preparatory to stitching it	       down.	   (b) A tool for turning over the edge of sheet metal to make a	       hem.	       [1913 Webster]
hemming-stitch \hemming-stitch\ n.	   a stitch used in sewing hems on skirts and dresses.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hemo- \Hem"o-\	   Same as {H[ae]ma-}, {H[ae]mo-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemoglobin \Hem"o*glo"bin\, n. [Hemo- + globe.] (Physiol.)	   The normal coloring matter of the red blood corpuscles of	   vertebrate animals. It is composed of hematin and globulin,	   and is also called {h[ae]matoglobulin}. In arterial blood, it	   is always combined with oxygen, and is then called	   {oxyhemoglobin}. It crystallizes under different forms from	   different animals, and when crystallized, is called	   {h[ae]matocrystallin}. See {Blood crystal}, under {Blood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemoglobinometer \Hem`o*glo"bin*om"e*ter\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Same as {H[ae]mochromometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
hemolysis \hemolysis\ n.	   The lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin; the	   breaking apart of red blood cells in the blood.	   Syn: haemolysis, hematolysis, haematolysis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hemolytic \hemolytic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to hemolysis; causing hemolysis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hemophilia \Hem`o*phil"i*a\ (h[=e]`m[.a]*f[i^]l"[i^]*[.a] or	   h[e^]m`[.a]*f[i^]l"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma, blood	   + filei^n to love.] (Med.)	   A condition characterized by a tendency to profuse and	   uncontrollable hemorrhage from the slightest wounds; it is	   caused by an absence or abnormality of a clotting factor in	   the blood, and is a recessive genetic disease linked to the	   X-chromosome, and therefore usually occurs only in males;	   there are several specific forms. It may be treated by	   administering purified clotting factor. It was formerly	   termed {Hematophilia}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
hemophiliac \hem`o*phil"i*ac\ (h[=e]`m[.a]*f[i^]l"[i^]*[a^]k),	   n.	   A person afflicted with hemophilia; called also {hemophile}.	   [PJC]	hemophiliac \hem`o*phil"i*ac\ (h[=e]`m[.a]*f[i^]l"[i^]*[a^]k),	   a.	   of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or afflicted with	   hemophilia; hemophilic.	   [PJC]
hemophilic \hem`o*phil"ic\ adj.	   1. of, pertaining to, characteristic of, or afflicted with	      hemophilia; hemophiliac.	   Syn: haemophilic, hemophiliac.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Microbiology) Growing best in a medium containing blood,	      or in blood; -- of bacteria.	      [PJC]
Hemoptysis \He*mop"ty*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. a"i^ma blood + ? to	   spit: cf. F. h['e]moptysie.] (Med.)	   The expectoration of blood, due usually to hemorrhage from	   the mucous membrane of the lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemorrhage \Hem"or*rhage\, n. [L. haemorrhagia, Gr.	   a"imorragi`a; a"i^ma blood + "rhgny`nai to break, burst: cf.	   F. h['e]morragie, h['e]morrhagie.] (Med.)	   Any discharge of blood from the blood vessels.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The blood circulates in a system of closed tubes, the	         rupture of which gives rise to hemorrhage.	         [1913 Webster]
Hemorrhagic \Hem`or*rhag"ic\, a. [Gr. a"imorragiko`s: cf. F.	   h['e]morrhagique.]	   Pertaining or tending to a flux of blood; consisting in, or	   accompanied by, hemorrhage.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemorrhoidal \Hem`or*rhoid"al\, a. [Cf. F. h['e]morro["i]dal,	   h['e]morrho["i]dal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, hemorrhoids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the rectum; rectal; as, the	      hemorrhoidal arteries, veins, and nerves.	      [1913 Webster]
Hemorrhoids \Hem"or*rhoids\, n. pl. [L. haemorrhoidae, pl., Gr.	   ?, sing., ? (sc. ?), pl., veins liable to discharge blood,	   hemorrhoids, fr. ? flowing with blood; a"i^ma blood + ? to	   flow: cf. F. h['e]morro["i]des, h['e]morrho["i]des. See	   {Rheum}.] (Med.)	   Livid and painful swellings formed by the dilation of the	   blood vessels around the margin of, or within, the anus, from	   which blood or mucus is occasionally discharged; piles;	   emerods.	   Usage: [The sing. {hemorrhoid} is rarely used.]	          [1913 Webster]
hemosiderin \hemosiderin\ n. (Med.)	   a granular yellowish-brown substance composed of protein and	   ferric oxide, resulting from the breakdown of hemoglobin; it	   has a higher iron content than ferritin, and its presence in	   body tissues or phagocytes can be a symptom of disturbed iron	   metabolism.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hemosiderosis \hemosiderosis\ n. (Med.)	   The accumulation of abnormal amounts of hemosiderin in the	   tisssues. Several causes have been recognized. --Stedman.	   [PJC]
hemostat \hemostat\ n.	   a surgical instrument that stops bleeding by clamping the	   blood vessel.	   Syn: haemostat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hemostatic \Hem`o*stat"ic\, a. [Hemo- + Gr. statiko`s causing to	   stand, fr. ? to stand.]	   1. (Med.) Of or relating to stagnation of the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving to arrest hemorrhage; styptic.	      [1913 Webster]	Hemostatic \Hem`o*stat"ic\, n.	   A medicine or application to arrest hemorrhage.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemothorax \Hem`o*tho"rax\, n. [NL. See {Hemo-}, and {Thorax}.]	   (Med.)	   An effusion of blood into the cavity of the pleura.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemp \Hemp\ (h[e^]mp), n. [OE. hemp, AS. henep, h[ae]nep; akin	   to D. hennep, OHG. hanaf, G. hanf, Icel. hampr, Dan. hamp,	   Sw. hampa, L. cannabis, cannabum, Gr. ka`nnabis, ka`nnabos;	   cf. Russ. konoplia, Skr. [,c]a[.n]a; all prob. borrowed from	   some other language at an early time. Cf. {Cannabine},	   {Canvas}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Cannabis} ({Cannabis	      sativa}), the fibrous skin or bark of which is used for	      making cloth and cordage. The name is also applied to	      various other plants yielding fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fiber of the skin or rind of the plant, prepared for	      spinning. The name has also been extended to various	      fibers resembling the true hemp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {African hemp}, {Bowstring hemp}. See under {African}, and	      {Bowstring}.	   {Bastard hemp}, the Asiatic herb {Datisca cannabina}.	   {Canada hemp}, a species of dogbane ({Apocynum cannabinum}),	      the fiber of which was used by the Indians.	   {Hemp agrimony}, a coarse, composite herb of Europe	      ({Eupatorium cannabinum}), much like the American boneset.	      	   {Hemp nettle}, a plant of the genus {Galeopsis} ({Galeopsis	      Tetrahit}), belonging to the Mint family.	   {Indian hemp}. See under {Indian}, a.	   {Manila hemp}, the fiber of {Musa textilis}.	   {Sisal hemp}, the fiber of {Agave sisalana}, of Mexico and	      Yucatan.	   {Sunn hemp}, a fiber obtained from a leguminous plant	      ({Crotalaria juncea}).	   {Water hemp}, an annual American weed ({Acnida cannabina}),	      related to the amaranth.	      [1913 Webster]
Hempen \Hemp"en\ (-'n), a.	   1. Made of hemp; as, a hempen cord.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like hemp. "Beat into a hempen state." --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]
Hempy \Hemp"y\, a.	   Like hemp. [R.] --Howell. Hemselve	   Hemself
Hemself \Hem*self"\, Hemselve \Hem*selve"\, Hemselven
\Hem*selv"en\, pron. pl. [See {Hem}, pron.]	   Themselves; -- used reflexively. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemstitch \Hem"stitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hemstitched}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hemstitching}.] [Hem + stitch.]	   To ornament at the head of a broad hem by drawing out a few	   parallel threads, and fastening the cross threads in	   successive small clusters; as, to hemstitch a handkerchief.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemstitched \Hem"stitched\, a.	   Having a broad hem separated from the body of the article by	   a line of open work; as, a hemistitched handkerchief.	   [1913 Webster]
Hemuse \He"muse\, n. (Zool.)	   The roebuck in its third year. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG.	   henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem.	   corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn,	   Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing,	   and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. {Chanticleer}.] (Zool.)	   The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse,	   pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray	   hen.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the	         female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hen clam}. (Zool.)	   (a) A clam of the {Mactra}, and allied genera; the sea clam	       or surf clam. See {Surf clam}.	   (b) A California clam of the genus {Pachydesma}.	   {Hen driver}. See {Hen harrier} (below).	   {Hen harrier} (Zool.), a hawk ({Circus cyaneus}), found in	      Europe and America; -- called also {dove hawk}, {henharm},	      {henharrow}, {hen driver}, and usually, in America, {marsh	      hawk}. See {Marsh hawk}.	   {Hen hawk} (Zool.), one of several species of large hawks	      which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk	      ({Buteo borealis}), the red-shouldered hawk ({Buteo	      lineatus}), and the goshawk.	      [1913 Webster]
Henbane \Hen"bane`\, n. [Hen + bane.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Hyoscyamus} ({Hyoscyamus niger}). All	   parts of the plant are poisonous, and the leaves are used for	   the same purposes as belladonna. It is poisonous to domestic	   fowls; whence the name. Called also, {stinking nightshade},	   from the fetid odor of the plant. See {Hyoscyamus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Henbit \Hen"bit`\, n. (Bot.)	   A weed of the genus {Lamium} ({Lamium amplexicaule}) with	   deeply crenate leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Hence \Hence\ (h[e^]ns), adv. [OE. hennes, hens (the s is prop.	   a genitive ending; cf. {-wards}), also hen, henne, hennen,	   heonnen, heonene, AS. heonan, heonon, heona, hine; akin to	   OHG. hinn[=a]n, G. hinnen, OHG. hina, G. hin; all from the	   root of E. he. See {He}.]	   1. From this place; away. "Or that we hence wend." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arise, let us go hence.               --John xiv.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will send thee far hence unto the Gentiles. --Acts	                                                  xxii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From this time; in the future; as, a week hence. "Half an	      hour hence." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. From this reason; therefore; -- as an inference or	      deduction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hence, perhaps, it is, that Solomon calls the fear	            of the Lord the beginning of wisdom.  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. From this source or origin.	      [1913 Webster]	            All other faces borrowed hence	            Their light and grace.                --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence come wars and fightings among you? Come they	            not hence, even of your lusts?        --James. iv.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hence is used, elliptically and imperatively, for go	         hence; depart hence; away; be gone. "Hence with your	         little ones." --Shak. -- From hence, though a pleonasm,	         is fully authorized by the usage of good writers.	         [1913 Webster]	               An ancient author prophesied from hence.	                                                  --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	               Expelled from hence into a world	               Of woe and sorrow.                 --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	Hence \Hence\, v. t.	   To send away. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Henceforth \Hence`forth"\, adv.	   From this time forward; henceforward.	   [1913 Webster]	         I never from thy side henceforth to stray. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Henceforward \Hence`for"ward\, adv.	   From this time forward; from now into the indefinite future;	   henceforth.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Henchboy \Hench"boy`\ (h[e^]nch"boi`), n.	   A page; a servant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Henchman \Hench"man\ (h[e^]nch"man), n.; pl. {-men} (-men). [OE.	   hencheman, henxman; prob. fr. OE. & AS. hengest horse + E.	   man, and meaning, a groom. AS. hengest is akin to D. & G.	   hengst stallion, OHG. hengist horse, gelding.]	   An attendant; a servant; a follower. Now chiefly used as a	   political cant term.	   [1913 Webster]
Hencoop \Hen"coop`\, n.	   A coop or cage for hens.	   [1913 Webster]
Hende \Hende\, a. [OE., near, handy, kind, fr. AS. gehende near,	   fr. hand hand. See {Handy}.]	   1. Skillful; dexterous; clever. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Friendly; civil; gentle; kind. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Hendecagon \Hen*dec"a*gon\, n. [Gr. ? eleven + ? angle: cf. F.	   hend['e]cagone.] (Geom.)	   A plane figure of eleven sides and eleven angles. [Written	   also {endecagon}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hendecane \Hen"de*cane\, n. [Gr. "e`ndeka eleven.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C11H24}, of the paraffin series; -- so called	   because it has eleven atoms of carbon in each molecule.	   Called also {endecane}, {undecane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hendecasyllabic \Hen*dec`a*syl*lab"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to a line of eleven syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Hendecasyllable \Hen*dec"a*syl`la*ble\, n. [L. hendecasyllabus,	   Gr. ? eleven-syllabled; ? eleven + ? syllable: cf. F.	   hend['e]casyllabe.]	   A metrical line of eleven syllables. --J. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hendecatoic \Hen*dec`a*to"ic\, a. [See {Hendecane}.] (Chem.)	   Undecylic; pertaining to, or derived from, hendecane; as,	   hendecatoic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hendiadys \Hen*di"a*dys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ? ? one by two.]	   (Gram.)	   A figure in which the idea is expressed by two nouns	   connected by and, instead of by a noun and limiting	   adjective; as, we drink from cups and gold, for golden cups.	   [1913 Webster]
Hendy \Hen"dy\, a. [Obs.]	   See {Hende}.	   [1913 Webster]
Henen \Hen"en\, adv.	   Hence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Henfish \Hen"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A marine fish; the sea bream.	   (b) A young bib. See {Bib}, n., 2.	       [1913 Webster]
Heng \Heng\, obs. imp. of {Hang}.	   Hung. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hen-hearted \Hen"-heart`ed\, a.	   Cowardly; timid; chicken-hearted. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Henhouse \Hen"house`\, n.; pl. {Henhouses}.	   A house or shelter for fowls.	   [1913 Webster]
Henhussy \Hen"hus`sy\, n.	   A cotquean; a man who intermeddles with women's concerns.	   [1913 Webster]
Heniquen \He*ni"quen\, n.	   See {Jeniquen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Henna \Hen"na\, n. [Ar. hinn[=a] alcanna ({Lawsonia inermis}	   syn. {Lawsonia alba}). Cf. {Alcanna}, {Alkanet}, {Orchanet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A thorny tree or shrub of the genus {Lawsonia}	      ({Lawsonia alba}). The fragrant white blossoms are used by	      the Buddhists in religious ceremonies. The powdered leaves	      furnish a red coloring matter used in the East to stain	      the nails and fingers, the manes of horses, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) The leaves of the henna plant, or a preparation or	      dyestuff made from them.	      [1913 Webster]
Hennery \Hen"ner*y\, n.	   An inclosed place for keeping hens. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hennes \Hen"nes\, adv.	   Hence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hennotannic \Hen`no*tan"nic\, a. [Henna + tannic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a brown resinous substance	   resembling tannin, and extracted from the henna plant; as,	   hennotannic acid. Henoge ny
Henoge ny \He*nog"e* ny\, Henogenesis \Hen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr.	   e"i`s, masc., "e`n, neut., one + root of ? to be born.]	   (Biol.)	   Same as {Ontogeny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Henotheism \Hen"o*the*ism\, n. [Gr. e"i`s, "enos`, one + E.	   theism.]	   Primitive religion in which each of several divinities is	   regarded as independent, and is worshiped without reference	   to the rest. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Henotic \He*not"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to unite, fr. e"i`s one.]	   Harmonizing; irenic. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster] v.	   1.; -- said of a bothering her husband or .	   Syn: hiccough, make a hiccup.	        [WordNet 1.5] henpeck
henpeck \hen"peck`\, hen-peck \hen"-peck`\(h[e^]n"p[e^]k`), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Henpecked} (h[e^]n"p[e^]kt`); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Henpecking}.]	   To bother persistently with trivial complaints; to subject to	   petty authority; -- said of a woman who thus treats her male	   companion, especially of wives who thus dominate their	   husbands. Commonly used in the past participle (often	   adjectively); as, henpecked for years, he finally left her.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
hen-of-the-woods \hen-of-the-woods\ n.	   A large grayish-brown edible fungus ({Polyporus frondosus})	   forming a mass of overlapping caps at the base of trees that	   somewhat resembles a hen.	   Syn: hen of the woods, {Polyporus frondosus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Henrietta cloth \Hen`ri*et"ta cloth`\	   A fine wide wooled fabric much used for women's dresses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Henroost \Hen"roost`\, n.	   A place where hens roost.	   [1913 Webster]
Henry \Hen"ry\, n.; pl. {Henrys}. [From Joseph Henry, an	   American physicist.]	   The unit of electric induction; the induction in a circuit	   when the electro-motive force induced in this circuit is one	   volt, while the inducing current varies at the rate of one	   amp[`e]re a second.	   [1913 Webster]
Hen's-foot \Hen's-foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({Caucalis daucoides}).	   [1913 Webster]
Hent \Hent\ (h[e^]nt), v. t. [imp. {Hente}; p. p. {Hent}.] [OE.	   hente, henten, fr. AS. hentan, gehentan, to pursue, take,	   seize; cf. Icel. henda, Goth. hinpan (in compos.), and E.	   hunt.]	   To seize; to lay hold on; to catch; to get. [Obs.] --Piers	   Plowman. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         This cursed Jew him hente and held him fast. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         But all that he might of his friendes hente	         On bookes and on learning he it spente.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Henware \Hen"ware`\, n. (Bot.)	   A coarse, blackish seaweed. See {Badderlocks}.	   [1913 Webster]
Henxman \Henx"man\, n.	   Henchman. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
henyard \henyard\ n.	   an enclosed yard for keeping poultry.	   Syn: chicken yard, chicken run, fowl run.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), n.	   See {Hip}, the fruit of the dog-rose.	   [1913 Webster]	hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), a.	   Same as {Hip}, a., but older and now less frequently used.	   [PJC]	hep \hep\ (h[e^]p), interj.	   A call used by drill instructors to count cadence during	   marching; used identically to {hut} and {hup}.	   [PJC]
hepcat \hep"cat`\ (h[e^]p"k[a^]t`), n.	   1. One who performs jazz music. [slang]	      [PJC]	   2. A person who is hep or hip; same as {hipster}; -- an older	      term becoming dated and less used. [slang]	      [PJC]
Hepar \He"par\, n. [L. hepar, hepatis, the liver, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Old Chem.) Liver of sulphur; a substance of a liver-brown	      color, sometimes used in medicine. It is formed by fusing	      sulphur with carbonates of the alkalies (esp. potassium),	      and consists essentially of alkaline sulphides. Called	      also {hepar sulphuris}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any substance resembling hepar proper, in appearance;	      specifically, in homeopathy, calcium sulphide, called also	      {hepar sulphuris calcareum} (?).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hepar antimonii}(Old Chem.), a substance, of a liver-brown	      color, obtained by fusing together antimony sulphide with	      alkaline sulphides, and consisting of sulphantimonites of	      the alkalies; -- called also {liver of antimony}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hepatic \He*pat"ic\, a. [L. hepaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the liver;	   akin to L. jecur, Skr. yak?t: cf. F. h['e]patique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the liver; as, hepatic artery; hepatic	      diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling the liver in color or in form; as, hepatic	      cinnabar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, the plants called	      Hepatic[ae], or scale mosses and liverworts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hepatic duct} (Anat.), any biliary duct; esp., the duct, or	      one of the ducts, which carries the bile from the liver to	      the cystic and common bile ducts. See Illust., under	      {Digestive}.	   {Hepatic gas} (Old Chem.), sulphureted hydrogen gas.	   {Hepatic mercurial ore}, or {Hepatic cinnabar}. See under	      {Cinnabar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hepatica \He*pat"i*ca\, n.; pl. {Hepatic[ae]}. [NL. See	   {Hepatic}. So called in allusion to the shape of the lobed	   leaves or fronds.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of pretty spring flowers closely related to	      Anemone; squirrel cup.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (bot.) Any plant, usually procumbent and mosslike, of the	      cryptogamous class Hepatic[ae]; -- called also {scale	      moss} and {liverwort}. See {Hepatic[ae]}, in the	      Supplement.	      [1913 Webster]
Hepatical \He*pat"ic*al\, a.	   Hepatic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatite \Hep"a*tite\ (?; 277), n. [L. hepatitis an unknown	   precious stone, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, the liver: cf. F.	   h['e]patite.] (Min.)	   A variety of barite emitting a fetid odor when rubbed or	   heated.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatitis \Hep`a*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, liver + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatization \Hep`a*ti*za"tion\, n.	   1. (Chem.) Impregnating with sulphureted hydrogen gas. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. h['e]patisation.] (Med.) Conversion into a	      substance resembling the liver; a state of the lungs when	      gorged with effused matter, so that they are no longer	      pervious to the air.	      [1913 Webster]
Hepatize \Hep"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hepatized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hepatizing}.] [Gr. ? to be like the liver, to be	   liver-colored, fr. ?, ?, the liver: cf. E. hepatite, and (for	   sense 2) F. h['e]patiser.]	   1. To impregnate with sulphureted hydrogen gas, formerly	      called hepatic gas.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the right . . . were two wells of hepatized	            water.                                --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gorge with effused matter, as the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]
Hepatocele \He*pat"o*cele\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, the liver + ? tumor.]	   (Med.)	   Hernia of the liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatocystic \Hep`a*to*cys"tic\, a. [Hepatic + cystic.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the liver and gall bladder; as, the	   hepatocystic ducts.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatogastric \Hep`a*to*gas"tric\, a. [Hepatic + gastric.]	   (Anat.)	   See {Gastrohepatic}. Hepatogenic
Hepatogenic \Hep`a*to*gen"ic\, Hepatogenous \Hep`a*tog"e*nous\,	   a. [Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver + root of gi`gnesthai to	   be born] (Med.)	   Arising from the liver; due to a condition of the liver; as,	   hepatogenic jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatology \Hep`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. "h^par, "h`patos, the liver	   + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the liver; a treatise on the	   liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepato-pancreas \Hep"a*to-pan"cre*as\, n. [Gr. "h^par, "h`patos,	   the liver + E. pancreas.] (Zool.)	   A digestive gland in Crustacea, Mollusca, etc., usually	   called the liver, but different from the liver of	   vertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatorenal \Hep`a*to*re"nal\, a. [Hepatic + renal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the liver and kidneys; as, the	   hepatorenal ligament.	   [1913 Webster]
Hepatoscopy \Hep`a*tos"co*py\, n. [Gr. ?; fr. "h^par, "h`patos,	   the liver + ? to view: cf. F. h['e]patoscopie.]	   Divination by inspecting the liver of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Heppen \Hep"pen\, a. [Cf. AS. geh[ae]p fit, Icel. heppinn lucky,	   E. happy.]	   Neat; fit; comfortable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hepper \Hep"per\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A young salmon; a parr.	   [1913 Webster]
Heppelwhite \Hep"pel*white\, a. (Furniture)	   Designating a light and elegant style developed in England	   under George III., chiefly by Messrs. A. Heppelwhite & Co.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hepta \Hep"ta\ [See {Seven}.]	   A combining form from Gr. "epta`, seven.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptachord \Hep"ta*chord\, n. [Gr. "epta`chordos seven-stringed;	   "epta` seven + chordh` chord: cf. F. heptacorde. See {Seven},	   and {Chord}.]	   1. (Anc. Mus.)	      (a) A system of seven sounds.	      (b) A lyre with seven chords.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anc. Poet.) A composition sung to the sound of seven	      chords or tones. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	      [1913 Webster]
Heptad \Hep"tad\, n. [L. heptas the number seven. Gr. ?, ?, fr.	   "epta` seven.] (Chem.)	   An atom which has a valence of seven, and which can be	   theoretically combined with, substituted for, or replaced by,	   seven monad atoms or radicals; as, iodine is a heptad in	   iodic acid. Also used as an adjective.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptade \Hep"tade\, n. [Cf. F. heptade. See {Heptad}.]	   The sum or number of seven.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptaglot \Hep"ta*glot\, n. [Gr. ?; "epta` seven + 3, ?, tongue,	   language.]	   A book in seven languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptagon \Hep"ta*gon\, n. [Gr. ? sevencornered; "epta` seven + ?	   angle: cf. F. heptagone.] (Geom.)	   A plane figure consisting of seven sides and having seven	   angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptagonal \Hep*tag"o*nal\, a. [Cf. F. heptagonal.]	   Having seven angles or sides.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heptagonal numbers} (Arith.), the numbers of the series 1,	      7, 18, 34, 55, etc., being figurate numbers formed by	      adding successively the terms of the arithmetical series	      1, 6, 11, 16, 21, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Heptagynia \Hep`ta*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven +	   ? woman, female: cf. F. heptagunie.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of plants having seven pistils.	   Heptagynian
Heptagynian \Hep`ta*gyn"i*an\, Heptagynous \Hep*tag"y*nous\, a.	   [Cf. F. heptagyne.] (Bot.)	   Having seven pistils.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptahedron \Hep`ta*he"dron\, n. [Hepta- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr.	   ? to sit: cf. F. hepta[`e]dre.] (Geom.)	   A solid figure with seven sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptamerous \Hep*tam"er*ous\, a. [Hepta- + Gr. ? part.] (Bot.)	   Consisting of seven parts, or having the parts in sets of	   sevens. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptandria \Hep*tan"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "epta` seven +	   ?, ?, man, male: cf. F. heptandrie.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants having seven stamens.	   Heptandrian
Heptandrian \Hep*tan"dri*an\, Heptandrous \Hep*tan"drous\, a.	   [Cf. F. heptandre.] (Bot.)	   Having seven stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptane \Hep"tane\, n. [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)	   Any one of several isometric hydrocarbons, {C7H16}, of the	   paraffin series (nine are possible, four are known); -- so	   called because the molecule has seven carbon atoms.	   Specifically, a colorless liquid, found as a constituent of	   petroleum, in the tar oil of cannel coal, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptangular \Hep*tan"gu*lar\, a. [Hepta- + angular: cf. F.	   heptangulaire. Cf. {Septangular}.]	   Having seven angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptaphyllous \Hep*taph"yl*lous\, a. [Hepta- + Gr. ? leaf: cf.	   F. heptaphylle.] (Bot.)	   Having seven leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptarch \Hep"tarch\, n.	   Same as {Heptarchist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptarchic \Hep*tar"chic\, a. [Cf. F. heptarchique.]	   Of or pertaining to a heptarchy; constituting or consisting	   of a heptarchy. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptarchist \Hep"tarch*ist\, n.	   A ruler of one division of a heptarchy. [Written also	   {heptarch}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heptarchy \Hep"tarch*y\, n. [Hepta- + -archy: cf. F.	   heptarchie.]	   A government by seven persons; also, a country under seven	   rulers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is most commonly applied to England, when it	         was divided into seven kingdoms; as, the Saxon	         heptachy, which consisted of Kent, the South Saxons	         (Sussex), West Saxons (Wessex), East Saxons (Essex),	         the East Angles, Mercia, and Northumberland.	         [1913 Webster]
Heptaspermous \Hep`ta*sper"mous\, a. [Hepta- + Gr. ? a seed.]	   (Bot.)	   Having seven seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptastich \Hep"ta*stich\, n. [Hepta- + Gr. sti`chos line,	   verse.] (Pros.)	   A composition consisting of seven lines or verses.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptateuch \Hep"ta*teuch\, n. [L. heptateuchos, Gr. "epta` seven	   + ? tool, book; ? to prepare, make, work: cf. F.	   heptateuque.]	   The first seven books of the Testament.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptavalent \Hep*tav"a*lent\, a. [Hepta- + L. valens, p. pr. See	   {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having seven units of attractive force or affinity; -- said	   of heptad elements or radicals.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptene \Hep"tene\, n. [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Heptylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptine \Hep"tine\, n. [Heptane + -ine.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of unsaturated metameric hydrocarbons,	   {C7H12}, of the acetylene series.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptoic \Hep*to"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, heptane; as, heptoic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptone \Hep"tone\, n. [Gr. "epta` seven.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C7H10}, of the valylene series.	   [1913 Webster]
Hep tree \Hep" tree`\ [See {Hep}.]	   The wild dog-rose.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptyl \Hep"tyl\, n. [Hepta- + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical, {C7H15}, regarded as the essential	   radical of heptane and a related series of compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptylene \Hep"tyl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, {C7H14}, of the ethylene	   series; also, any one of its isomers. Called also {heptene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heptylic \Hep*tyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, heptyl or heptane; as,	   heptylic alcohol. Cf. {[OE]nanthylic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Her \Her\, pron. & a. [OE. hire, here, hir, hure, gen. and dat.	   sing., AS. hire, gen. and dat. sing. of h['e]o she. from the	   same root as E. he. See {He}.]	   The form of the objective and the possessive case of the	   personal pronoun she; as, I saw her with her purse out.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The possessive her takes the form hers when the noun	         with which in agrees is not given, but implied. "And	         what his fortune wanted, hers could mend." --Dryden.	         Her	Her \Her\, Here \Here\, pron. pl. [OE. here, hire, AS. heora,	   hyra, gen. pl. of h[=e]. See {He}.]	   Of them; their. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         On here bare knees adown they fall.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heracleonite \He*rac"le*on*ite\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Heracleon of Alexandria, a Judaizing Gnostic,	   in the early history of the Christian church.	   [1913 Webster]
Herakline \He*rak"line\, n. [Gr. ? Hercules.]	   A picrate compound, used as an explosive in blasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Herald \Her"ald\, n. [OE. herald, heraud, OF. heralt, heraut,	   herault, F. h['e]raut, LL. heraldus, haraldus, fr. (assumed)	   OHG. heriwalto, hariwaldo, a (civil) officer who serves the	   army; hari, heri, army + waltan to manage, govern, G. walten;	   akin to E. wield. See {Harry}, {Wield}.]	   1. (Antiq.) An officer whose business was to denounce or	      proclaim war, to challenge to battle, to proclaim peace,	      and to bear messages from the commander of an army. He was	      invested with a sacred and inviolable character.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the Middle Ages, the officer charged with the above	      duties, and also with the care of genealogies, of the	      rights and privileges of noble families, and especially of	      armorial bearings. In modern times, some vestiges of this	      office remain, especially in England. See {Heralds'	      College} (below), and {King-at-Arms}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A proclaimer; one who, or that which, publishes or	      announces; as, the herald of another's fame. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A forerunner; a a precursor; a harbinger.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the lark, the herald of the morn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any messenger. "My herald is returned." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heralds' College}, in England, an ancient corporation,	      dependent upon the crown, instituted or perhaps recognized	      by Richard III. in 1483, consisting of the three	      Kings-at-Arms and the Chester, Lancaster, Richmond,	      Somerset, Windsor, and York Heralds, together with the	      Earl Marshal. This retains from the Middle Ages the charge	      of the armorial bearings of persons privileged to bear	      them, as well as of genealogies and kindred subjects; --	      called also {College of Arms}.	      [1913 Webster]	Herald \Her"ald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Heralded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Heralding}.] [Cf. OF. herauder, heraulder.]	   To introduce, or give tidings of, as by a herald; to	   proclaim; to announce; to foretell; to usher in. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
heralded \heralded\ adj.	   widely publicized; as, the royal couple's much heralded world	   tour.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Heraldic \He*ral"dic\, a. [Cf. F. h['e]raldique.]	   Of or pertaining to heralds or heraldry; as, heraldic	   blazoning; heraldic language. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Heraldically \He*ral"dic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an heraldic manner; according to the rules of heraldry.	   [1913 Webster]
heraldist \heraldist\ adj.	   of or pertaining to heraldry.	   Syn: heraldic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heraldry \Her"ald*ry\, n.	   1. The art or office of a herald; the art, practice, or	      science of recording genealogies, and blazoning arms or	      ensigns armorial; also, of marshaling cavalcades,	      processions, and public ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coat of arms or some other heraldic device or collection	      of heraldic symbols.	      [PJC]
Heraldship \Her"ald*ship\, n.	   The office of a herald. --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Herapathite \Her"a*path*ite\, n. [Named after Dr. Herapath, the	   discoverer.] (Chem.)	   The sulphate of iodoquinine, a substance crystallizing in	   thin plates remarkable for their effects in polarizing light.	   [1913 Webster]
Heraud \Her"aud\, n.	   A herald. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Herb \Herb\ ([~e]rb or h[~e]rb; 277), n. [OE. herbe, erbe, OF.	   herbe, erbe, F. herbe, L. herba; perh. akin to Gr. forbh`	   food, pasture, fe`rbein to feed.]	   1. A plant whose stem does not become woody and permanent,	      but dies, at least down to the ground, after flowering.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Annual herbs live but one season; biennial herbs flower	         the second season, and then die; perennial herbs	         produce new stems year after year.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Grass; herbage.	      [1913 Webster]	            And flocks	            Grazing the tender herb.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Herb bennet}. (Bot.) See {Bennet}.	   {Herb Christopher} (Bot.), an herb ({Act[ae]a spicata}),	      whose root is used in nervous diseases; the baneberry. The	      name is occasionally given to other plants, as the royal	      fern, the wood betony, etc.	   {Herb Gerard} (Bot.), the goutweed; -- so called in honor of	      St. Gerard, who used to be invoked against the gout. --Dr.	      Prior.	   {Herb grace}, or {Herb of grace}. (Bot.) See {Rue}.	   {Herb Margaret} (Bot.), the daisy. See {Marguerite}.	   {Herb Paris} (Bot.), an Old World plant related to the	      trillium ({Paris quadrifolia}), commonly reputed	      poisonous.	   {Herb Robert} (Bot.), a species of {Geranium} ({Geranium	      Robertianum}.)	      [1913 Webster]
Herbaceous \Her*ba"ceous\, a. [L. herbaceus grassy. See {Herb}.]	   Of or pertaining to herbs; having the nature, texture, or	   characteristics, of an herb; as, herbaceous plants; an	   herbaceous stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbage \Herb"age\ (?; 48), n. [F. See {Herb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Herbs collectively; green food beasts; grass; pasture.	      "Thin herbage in the plaims." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law.) The liberty or right of pasture in the forest or in	      the grounds of another man. --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]
Herbaged \Herb"aged\, a.	   Covered with grass. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbal \Herb"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to herbs. --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]	Herbal \Herb"al\, n.	   1. A book containing the names and descriptions of plants.	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved;	      a hortus siccus; an herbarium. --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]
Herbalism \Herb"al*ism\, n.	   The knowledge of herbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbalist \Herb"al*ist\, n.	   One skilled in the knowledge of plants; a collector of, or	   dealer in, herbs, especially medicinal herbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbar \Herb"ar\, n.	   An herb. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbarian \Her*ba"ri*an\, n.	   A herbalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbarist \Herb"a*rist\, n.	   A herbalist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Herbarium \Her*ba"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Herbariums}, L.	   {Herbaria}. [LL., fr. L. herba. See {Herb}, and cf. {Arbor},	   {Herbary}.]	   1. A collection of dried specimens of plants, systematically	      arranged. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book or case for preserving dried plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Herbarize \Herb"a*rize\, v. t.	   See {Herborize}.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbary \Herb"a*ry\, n. [See {Herbarium}.]	   A garden of herbs; a cottage garden. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Herber \Herb"er\, n. [OF. herbier, LL. herbarium. See	   {Herbarium}.]	   A garden; a pleasure garden. [Obs.] "Into an herber green."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbergage \Her"berg*age\, n. [See {Harborage}.]	   Harborage; lodging; shelter; harbor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbergeour \Her"ber*geour\, n. [See {Harbinger}.]	   A harbinger. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Herbergh
Herbergh \Her"bergh\, Herberwe \Her"ber*we\, n. [See {Harbor}.]	   A harbor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbescent \Her*bes"cent\, a. [L. herbescens, p. pr. of	   herbescere.]	   Growing into herbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbid \Herb"id\, a. [L. herbidus.]	   Covered with herbs. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbiferous \Her*bif"er*ous\, a. [Herb + -ferous: cf. F.	   herbif['e]re.]	   Bearing herbs or vegetation.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbist \Herb"ist\, n.	   A herbalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbivora \Her*biv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. herba herb +	   vorare to devour.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of Mammalia. It formerly included the	   Proboscidea, Hyracoidea, Perissodactyla, and Artiodactyla,	   but by later writers it is generally restricted to the two	   latter groups (Ungulata). They feed almost exclusively upon	   vegetation.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbivore \Her"bi*vore\, n. [Cf. F. herbivore.] (Zool.)	   One of the Herbivora. --P. H. Gosse.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbivorous \Her*biv"o*rous\, a. (Zool.)	   Eating plants; of or pertaining to the Herbivora.	   [1913 Webster]
Herbless \Herb"less\, a.	   Destitute of herbs or of vegetation. --J. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Herblet \Herb"let\, n.	   A small herb. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Herborist \Her"bo*rist\, n. [F. herboriste.]	   A herbalist. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Herborization \Her`bo*ri*za"tion\, n. [F. herborisation.]	   1. The act of herborizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The figure of plants in minerals or fossils.	      [1913 Webster]
Herborize \Her"bo*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herborized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Herborizing}.] [F. herboriser, for herbariser,	   fr. L. herbarium. See {Hebrarium}.]	   To search for plants, or new species of plants, with a view	   to classifying them.	   [1913 Webster]	         He herborized as he traveled.            --W. Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]	Herborize \Her"bo*rize\, v. t.	   To form the figures of plants in; -- said in reference to	   minerals. See {Arborized}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Herborized stones contain fine mosses.   --Fourcroy	                                                  (Trans.)	   [1913 Webster]
Herborough \Her"bor*ough\, n. [See {Harborough}, and {Harbor}.]	   A harbor. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Herbose
Herbose \Her*bose"\, Herbous \Herb"ous\, a. [L. herbosus: cf. F.	   herbeux.]	   Abounding with herbs. "Fields poetically called herbose."	   --Byrom.	   [1913 Webster]
Herb-woman \Herb"-wom`an\, n.; pl. {Herb-women}.	   A woman that sells herbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Herby \Herb"y\, a.	   Having the nature of, pertaining to, or covered with, herbs	   or herbage. "Herby valleys." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hercogamous \Her*cog"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? a fence + ? marriage.]	   (Bot.)	   Not capable of self-fertilization; -- said of hermaphrodite	   flowers in which some structural obstacle forbids autogamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Herculean \Her*cu"le*an\, a. [L. herculeus, fr. Hercules: cf. F.	   hercul['e]en. See {Hercules}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Requiring the strength of Hercules; hence, very great,	      difficult, or dangerous; as, an Herculean task.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having extraordinary strength or size; as, Herculean	      limbs. "Herculean Samson." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Hercules \Her"cu*les\, n.	   1. (Gr. Myth.) A hero, fabled to have been the son of Jupiter	      and Alcmena, and celebrated for great strength, esp. for	      the accomplishment of his twelve great tasks or "labors."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A constellation in the northern hemisphere, near	      Lyra.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hercules' beetle} (Zool.), any species of {Dynastes}, an	      American genus of very large lamellicorn beetles, esp.	      {Dynastes hercules} of South America, which grows to a	      length of six inches.	   {Hercules powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin; --	      used for blasting.	      [1913 Webster] Hercules'-club	      Hercules'-club
Hercules'-club \Hercules'-club\, Hercules'-club
\Hercules'-club\, Hercules-club \Hercules-club\prop. n.	   1. (Bot.) A densely spiny ornamental tree ({Zanthoxylum	      clava-herculis}) of the rue family, growing in southeast	      U. S. and West Indies. [WordNet sense 1]	   Note: It belongs to the same genus as one of the trees	         ({Zanthoxylum Americanum}) called {prickly ash}.	   Syn: Hercules'-clubs, Hercules-club, {Zanthoxylum	        clava-herculis}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A small, prickly, deciduous clump-forming tree or shrub	      ({Aralia spinosa}) of eastern U.S.; also called {Angelica	      tree} and {prickly ash}. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: American angelica tree, devil's walking stick, {Aralia	        spinosa}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   3. A variety of the common gourd ({Lagenaria vulgaris}). Its	      fruit sometimes exceeds five feet in length.	      [1913 Webster]
Hercynian \Her*cyn"i*an\, a. [L. Hercynia silva, Hercynius	   saltus, the Hercynian forest; cf. Gr. ? ?.]	   Of or pertaining to an extensive forest in Germany, of which	   there are still portions in Swabia and the Hartz mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), a.	   Haired. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Herd \Herd\ (h[~e]rd), n. [OE. herd, heord, AS. heord; akin to	   OHG. herta, G. herde, Icel. hj["o]r[eth], Sw. hjord, Dan.	   hiord, Goth. ha['i]rda; cf. Skr. [,c]ardha troop, host.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A number of beasts assembled together; as, a herd of	      horses, oxen, cattle, camels, elephants, deer, or swine; a	      particular stock or family of cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Herd is distinguished from flock, as being chiefly	         applied to the larger animals. A number of cattle, when	         driven to market, is called a drove.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A crowd of low people; a rabble.	      [1913 Webster]	            But far more numerous was the herd of such	            Who think too little and who talk too much.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            You can never interest the common herd in the	            abstract question.                    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Herd's grass} (Bot.), one of several species of grass,	      highly esteemed for hay. See under {Grass}.	      [1913 Webster]	Herd \Herd\, n. [OE. hirde, herde, heorde, AS. hirde, hyrde,	   heorde; akin to G. hirt, hirte, OHG. hirti, Icel. hir?ir, Sw.	   herde, Dan. hyrde, Goth. ha['i]rdeis. See 2d {Herd}.]	   One who herds or assembles domestic animals; a herdsman; --	   much used in composition; as, a shepherd; a goatherd, and the	   like. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Herd \Herd\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Herded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Herding}.] [See 2d {Herd}.]	   1. To unite or associate in a herd; to feed or run together,	      or in company; as, sheep herd on many hills.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate; to ally one's self with, or place one's self	      among, a group or company.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll herd among his friends, and seem	            One of the number.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To act as a herdsman or a shepherd. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Herd \Herd\, v. t.	   To form or put into a herd.	   [1913 Webster]
Herdbook \Herd"book`\, n.	   A book containing the list and pedigrees of one or more herds	   of choice breeds of cattle; -- also called {herd record}, or	   {herd register}.	   [1913 Webster]
Herder \Herd"er\, n.	   A herdsman. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Herderite \Her"der*ite\, n. [Named after Baron von Herder, who	   discovered it.] (Min.)	   A rare fluophosphate of glucina, in small white crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Herdess \Herd"ess\, n.	   A shepherdess; a female herder. --Sir P. Sidney. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Herdgroom \Herd"groom`\, n.	   A herdsman. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Herdic \Her"dic\, n. [Named from Peter Herdic, the inventor.]	   A kind of low-hung cab. Herdman
Herdman \Herd"man\, Herdsman \Herds"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   The owner or keeper of a herd or of herds; one employed in	   tending a herd of cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Herdswoman \Herds"wom`an\, n.; pl. -{women}.	   A woman who tends a herd. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Here \Here\, n.	   Hair. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Here \Here\ (h[~e]r), pron.	   1. See {Her}, their. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Her; hers. See {Her}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Here \Here\ (h[=e]r), adv. [OE. her, AS. h[=e]r; akin to OS.	   h[=e]r, D. hier, OHG. hiar, G. hier, Icel. & Goth. h[=e]r,	   Dan. her, Sw. h[aum]r; fr. root of E. he. See {He}.]	   1. In this place; in the place where the speaker is; --	      opposed to {there}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is not here, for he is risen.      --Matt.	                                                  xxviii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the present life or state.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy here, and more happy hereafter. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To or into this place; hither. [Colloq.] See {Thither}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here comes Virgil.                    --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou led'st me here.                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. At this point of time, or of an argument; now.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prisoner here made violent efforts to rise.	                                                  --Warren.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Here, in the last sense, is sometimes used before a	         verb without subject; as, Here goes, for Now (something	         or somebody) goes; -- especially occurring thus in	         drinking healths. "Here's [a health] to thee, Dick."	         --Cowley.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Here and there}, in one place and another; in a dispersed	      manner; irregularly. "Footsteps here and there."	      --Longfellow.	   {It is neither, here nor there}, it is neither in this place	      nor in that, neither in one place nor in another; hence,	      it is to no purpose, irrelevant, nonsense. --Shak.	      Herea-bout
Herea-bout \Here"a-bout`\, Hereabouts \Here"a*bouts`\, adv.	   1. About this place; in this vicinity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Concerning this. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hereafter \Here*aft"er\, adv. [AS. h[=e]r[ae]fter.]	   In time to come; in some future time or state.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hereafter he from war shall come.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Hereafter \Here*aft"er\, n.	   A future existence or state.	   [1913 Webster]	         'Tis Heaven itself that points out an hereafter.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereafterward \Here*aft"er*ward\, adv.	   Hereafter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt hereafterward . . . come.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Here-at \Here-at"\, adv.	   At, or by reason of, this; as, he was offended hereat.	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereby \Here*by"\, adv.	   1. By means of this.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hereby we do know that we know him. --1 John ii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Close by; very near. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hereditability \He*red`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   State of being hereditable. --Brydges.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereditable \He*red"i*ta*ble\, a. [LL. hereditabilis, fr.	   hereditare to inherit, fr. L. hereditas heirship inheritance,	   heres heir: cf. OF. hereditable. See {Heir}, and cf.	   {Heritable}.]	   1. Capable of being inherited. See {Inheritable}. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Qualified to inherit; capable of inheriting.	      [1913 Webster]
Hereditably \He*red"i*ta*bly\, adv.	   By inheritance. --W. Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereditament \Her`e*dit"a*ment\, n. [LL. hereditamentum. See	   {Hereditable}.] (Law)	   Any species of property that may be inherited; lands,	   tenements, anything corporeal or incorporeal, real, personal,	   or mixed, that may descend to an heir. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A corporeal hereditament is visible and tangible; an	         incorporeal hereditament is not in itself visible or	         tangible, being an hereditary right, interest, or	         obligation, as duty to pay rent, or a right of way.	         [1913 Webster]
Hereditarily \He*red"i*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   By inheritance; in an hereditary manner. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereditary \He*red"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. hereditarius, fr. hereditas	   heirship, inheritance, fr. heres heir: cf. F.	   h['e]r['e]ditaire. See {Heir}.]	   1. Descended, or capable of descending, from an ancestor to	      an heir at law; received or passing by inheritance, or	      that must pass by inheritance; as, an hereditary estate or	      crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transmitted, or capable of being transmitted, as a	      constitutional quality or condition from a parent to a	      child; as, hereditary pride, bravery, disease.	   Syn: Ancestral; patrimonial; inheritable.	        [1913 Webster]
Heredity \He*red"i*ty\, n. [L. hereditas heirship.] (Biol.)	   Hereditary transmission of the physical and psychical	   qualities of parents to their offspring; the biological law	   by which living beings tend to repeat their characteristics	   in their descendants. See {Pangenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereford \Her"e*ford\, n.	   One of a breed of cattle originating in Herefordshire,	   England. The Herefords are good working animals, and their	   beef-producing quality is excellent.	   [1913 Webster]
Herehence \Here"hence`\, adv.	   From hence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Herein \Here*in"\, adv. [AS. h?rinne.]	   In this.	   [1913 Webster]	         Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit.	                                                  --John xv. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereinafter \Here`in*aft"er\, adv.	   In the following part of this (writing, document, speech, and	   the like).	   [1913 Webster]
Hereinbefore \Here`in*be*fore"\, adv.	   In the preceding part of this (writing, document, book,	   etc.).	   [1913 Webster]
Hereinto \Here`in*to"\ (?; 277), adv.	   Into this. --Hooker. Heremit
Heremit \Her"e*mit\, Heremite \Her"e*mite\, n. [See {Hermit}.]	   A hermit. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Heremitical \Her`e*mit"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a hermit; solitary; secluded from	   society. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Heren \Her"en\, a.	   Made of hair. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereof \Here*of"\, adv.	   Of this; concerning this; from this; hence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hereof comes it that Prince Harry is valiant. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereon \Here*on"\, adv.	   On or upon this; hereupon.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereout \Here*out"\, adv.	   Out of this. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Heresiarch \Her"e*si*arch\ (?; 277), n. [L. haeresiarcha, Gr. ?;	   ? heresy + ? leader, ? to lead: cf. F. h['e]r['e]siarque.]	   A leader in heresy; the chief of a sect of heretics. --Bp.	   Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Heresiarchy \Her"e*si*arch`y\, n.	   A chief or great heresy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The book itself [the Alcoran] consists of heresiarchies	         against our blessed Savior.              --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Heresiographer \Her`e*si*og"ra*pher\, n. [See {Heresiography}.]	   One who writes on heresies.	   [1913 Webster]
Heresiography \Her`e*si*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? heresy + -graphy:	   cf. F. h['e]r['e]siographie.]	   A treatise on heresy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heresy \Her"e*sy\, n.; pl. {Heresies}. [OE. heresie, eresie, OF.	   heresie, iresie, F. h['e]r['e]sie, L. haeresis, Gr. ? a	   taking, a taking for one's self, choosing, a choice, a sect,	   a heresy, fr. ? to take, choose.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An opinion held in opposition to the established or	      commonly received doctrine, and tending to promote a	      division or party, as in politics, literature, philosophy,	      etc.; -- usually, but not necessarily, said in reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            New opinions	            Divers and dangerous, which are heresies,	            And, not reformed, may prove pernicious. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the study of philosophy began in Greece, and	            the philosophers, disagreeing amongst themselves,	            had started many questions . . . because every man	            took what opinion he pleased, each several opinion	            was called a heresy; which signified no more than a	            private opinion, without reference to truth or	            falsehood.                            --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Religious opinion opposed to the authorized	      doctrinal standards of any particular church, especially	      when tending to promote schism or separation; lack of	      orthodox or sound belief; rejection of, or erroneous	      belief in regard to, some fundamental religious doctrine	      or truth; heterodoxy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doubts 'mongst divines, and difference of texts,	            From whence arise diversity of sects,	            And hateful heresies by God abhor'd.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deluded people! that do not consider that the	            greatest heresy in the world is a wicked life.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An offense against Christianity, consisting in a	      denial of some essential doctrine, which denial is	      publicly avowed, and obstinately maintained.	      [1913 Webster]	            A second offense is that of heresy, which consists	            not in a total denial of Christianity, but of some	            its essential doctrines, publicly and obstinately	            avowed.                               --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "When I call dueling, and similar aberrations of honor,	         a moral heresy, I refer to the force of the Greek ?, as	         signifying a principle or opinion taken up by the will	         for the will's sake, as a proof or pledge to itself of	         its own power of self-determination, independent of all	         other motives." --Coleridge.	         [1913 Webster]
Heretic \Her"e*tic\, n. [L. haereticus, Gr. ? able to choose,	   heretical, fr. ? to take, choose: cf. F. h['e]r['e]tique. See	   {Heresy}.]	   1. One who holds to a heresy; one who believes some doctrine	      contrary to the established faith or prevailing religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man that is an heretic, after the first and second	            admonition, reject.                   --Titus iii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) One who having made a profession of Christian	      belief, deliberately and pertinaciously refuses to believe	      one or more of the articles of faith "determined by the	      authority of the universal church." --Addis & Arnold.	   Syn: {Heretic}, {Schismatic}, {Sectarian}.	   Usage: A heretic is one whose errors are doctrinal, and	          usually of a malignant character, tending to subvert	          the true faith. A schismatic is one who creates a	          schism, or division in the church, on points of faith,	          discipline, practice, etc., usually for the sake of	          personal aggrandizement. A sectarian is one who	          originates or is an ardent adherent and advocate of a	          sect, or distinct organization, which separates from	          the main body of believers.	          [1913 Webster]
Heretical \He*ret"i*cal\, a.	   Containing heresy; of the nature of, or characterized by,	   heresy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heretically \He*ret"i*cal*ly\, adv.	   In an heretical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereticate \He*ret"i*cate\, v. t. [LL. haereticatus, p. p. of	   haereticare.]	   To decide to be heresy or a heretic; to denounce as a heretic	   or heretical. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         And let no one be minded, on the score of my neoterism,	         to hereticate me.                        --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Heretification \He*ret`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of hereticating or pronouncing heretical. --London	   Times.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereto \Here*to"\, adv.	   To this; hereunto. --Hooker. Heretoch
Heretoch \Her"e*toch\, Heretog \Her"e*tog\, n. [AS. heretoga,	   heretoha; here army + te['o]n to draw, lead; akin to OS.	   heritogo, OHG. herizogo, G. herzog duke.] (AS. Antiq.)	   The leader or commander of an army; also, a marshal.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Heretofore \Here`to*fore"\, adv.	   Up to this time; hitherto; before; in time past. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereunto \Here`un*to"\, adv.	   Unto this; up to this time; hereto.	   [1913 Webster]
Hereupon \Here`up*on"\, adv.	   On this; hereon.	   [1913 Webster]
Herewith \Here*with"\, adv.	   With this.	   [1913 Webster]
Herie \Her"ie\, v. t. [See {Hery}.]	   To praise; to worship. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heriot \Her"i*ot\, n. [AS. heregeatu military equipment, heriot;	   here army + geatwe, pl., arms, equipments.] (Eng. Law)	   Formerly, a payment or tribute of arms or military	   accouterments, or the best beast, or chattel, due to the lord	   on the death of a tenant; in modern use, a customary tribute	   of goods or chattels to the lord of the fee, paid on the	   decease of a tenant. --Blackstone. Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heriot custom}, a heriot depending on usage.	   {Heriot service} (Law), a heriot due by reservation in a	      grant or lease of lands. --Spelman. Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Heriotable \Her"i*ot*a*ble\, a.	   Subject to the payment of a heriot. --Burn.	   [1913 Webster]
Herisson \Her"is*son\, n. [F. h['e]risson, prop., hedgehog.]	   (fort.)	   A beam or bar armed with iron spikes, and turning on a pivot;	   -- used to block up a passage.	   [1913 Webster]
Heritability \Her`it*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being heritable.	   [1913 Webster]
Heritable \Her"it*a*ble\, a. [OF. h['e]ritable. See {Heritage},	   {Hereditable}.]	   1. Capable of being inherited or of passing by inheritance;	      inheritable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of inheriting or receiving by inheritance.	      [1913 Webster]	            This son shall be legitimate and heritable. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heritable rights} (Scots Law), rights of the heir; rights to	      land or whatever may be intimately connected with land;	      realty. --Jacob (Law Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]
Heritage \Her"it*age\, a. [OE. heritage, eritage, OF. heritage,	   eritage, F. h['e]ritage, fr. h['e]riter to inherit, LL.	   heriditare. See {Hereditable}.]	   1. That which is inherited, or passes from heir to heir;	      inheritance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Part of my heritage,	            Which my dead father did bequeath to me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) A possession; the Israelites, as God's chosen	      people; also, a flock under pastoral charge. --Joel iii.	      2. --1 Peter v. 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Heritance \Her"it*ance\, n. [OF. heritance.]	   Heritage; inheritance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Robbing their children of the heritance	         Their fathers handed down                --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Heritor \Her"it*or\, n. [Cf. LL. her?ator, fr. L. heres an	   heir.]	   A proprietor or landholder in a parish. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Herl \Herl\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Harl}, 2. Herling
Herling \Her"ling\, Hirling \Hir"ling\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   (Zool.)	   The young of the sea trout. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Herma \Her"ma\, n.; pl. {Herm[ae]}. [L.]	   See {Hermes},	   2.	      [1913 Webster]
Hermaphrodeity \Her*maph`ro*de"i*ty\, n.	   Hermaphrodism. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermaphrodism \Her*maph"ro*dism\, n. [Cf. F. hermaphrodisme.]	   (Biol.)	   See {Hermaphroditism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermaphrodite \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 body	   with Salmacis, the nymph of a fountain in Caria: cf. F.	   hermaphrodite.] (Biol.)	   An individual which has the attributes of both male and	   female, or which unites in itself the two sexes; an animal or	   plant having the parts of generation of both sexes, as when a	   flower contains both the stamens and pistil within the same	   calyx, or on the same receptacle. In some cases reproduction	   may take place without the union of the distinct individuals.	   In the animal kingdom true hermaphrodites are found only	   among the invertebrates. See Illust. in Appendix, under	   Helminths.	   [1913 Webster]	Hermaphrodite \Her*maph"ro*dite\, a.	   Including, or being of, both sexes; as, an hermaphrodite	   animal or flower.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hermaphrodite brig}. (Naut.) See under {Brig}. --Totten.	      Hermaphroditic
Hermaphroditic \Her*maph`ro*dit"ic\, Hermaphroditical
\Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al\, a.	   1. (Biol.) Partaking of the characteristics of both sexes;	      having male and female reproductive organs in the same	      plant or animal; characterized by hermaphroditism.	      Opposite of {dioecious}. [WordNet sense 1]--	      {Her*maph`ro*dit"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   Syn: monoecious, monecious, hermaphrodite.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Specifically: (Botany) having pistils and stamens in the	      same flower. Opposite of {diclinous}. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: monoclinous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hermaphroditism \Her*maph"ro*dit*ism\, n. (Biol.)	   The union of the two sexes in the same individual, or the	   combination of some of their characteristics or organs in one	   individual. Hermeneutic
Hermeneutic \Her`me*neu"tic\, Hermeneutical \Her`me*neu"tic*al\,	   a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to interpret: cf. F. herm['e]neutique.]	   Unfolding the signification; of or pertaining to	   interpretation; exegetical; explanatory; as, hermeneutic	   theology, or the art of expounding the Scriptures; a	   hermeneutic phrase.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermeneutically \Her`me*neu"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to the principles of interpretation; as, a verse of	   Scripture was examined hermeneutically.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermeneutics \Her`me*neu"tics\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?).]	   The science of interpretation and explanation; exegesis;	   esp., that branch of theology which defines the laws whereby	   the meaning of the Scriptures is to be ascertained.	   --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermes \Her"mes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Myth.) See {Mercury}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hermes Trismegistus [Gr. 'Ermh^s trisme`gistos, lit.,	         Hermes thrice greatest] was a late name of Hermes,	         especially as identified with the Egyptian god Thoth.	         He was the fabled inventor of astrology and alchemy.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch[ae]ology) Originally, a boundary stone dedicated to	      Hermes as the god of boundaries, and therefore bearing in	      some cases a head, or head and shoulders, placed upon a	      quadrangular pillar whose height is that of the body	      belonging to the head, sometimes having feet or other	      parts of the body sculptured upon it. These figures,	      though often representing Hermes, were used for other	      divinities, and even, in later times, for portraits of	      human beings. Called also {herma}. See {Terminal statue},	      under {Terminal}. Hermetic
Hermetic \Her*met"ic\, Hermetical \Her*met"ic*al\, a. [F.	   herm['e]tique. See Note under {Hermes}, 1.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or taught by, Hermes Trismegistus; as,	      hermetic philosophy. Hence: Alchemical; chemic. "Delusions	      of the hermetic art." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The alchemists, as the people were called who tried	            to make gold, considered themselves followers of	            Hermes, and often called themselves Hermetic	            philosophers.                         --A. B.	                                                  Buckley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the system which explains the causes	      of diseases and the operations of medicine on the	      principles of the hermetic philosophy, and which made much	      use, as a remedy, of an alkali and an acid; as, hermetic	      medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made perfectly close or air-tight by fusion, so that no	      gas or spirit can enter or escape; as, an hermetic seal.	      See Note under {Hermetically}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hermetic art}, alchemy.	   {Hermetic books}.	      (a) Books of the Egyptians, which treat of astrology.	      (b) Books which treat of universal principles, of the	          nature and orders of celestial beings, of medicine,	          and other topics.	          [1913 Webster]
Hermetically \Her*met"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In an hermetical manner; chemically. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By fusion, so as to form an air-tight closure.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A vessel or tube is hermetically sealed when it is	         closed completely against the passage of air or other	         fluid by fusing the extremity; -- sometimes less	         properly applied to any air-tight closure.	         [1913 Webster]
Hermit \Her"mit\, n. [OE. ermite, eremite, heremit, heremite, F.	   hermite, ermite, L. eremita, Gr. ?, fr. ? lonely, solitary.	   Cf. {Eremite}.]	   1. A person who retires from society and lives in solitude; a	      recluse; an anchoret; especially, one who so lives from	      religious motives.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had been Duke of Savoy, and after a very glorious	            reign, took on him the habit of a hermit, and	            retired into this solitary spot.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A beadsman; one bound to pray for another. [Obs.] "We rest	      your hermits." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cookery) A spiced molasses cookie, often containing	      chopped raisins and nuts.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Hermit crab} (Zool.), a marine decapod crustacean of the	      family {Pagurid[ae]}. The species are numerous, and belong	      to many genera. Called also {soldier crab}. The hermit	      crabs usually occupy the dead shells of various univalve	      mollusks. See Illust. of {Commensal}.	   {Hermit thrush} (Zool.), an American thrush ({Turdus	      Pallasii}), with retiring habits, but having a sweet song.	      	   {Hermit warbler} (Zool.), a California wood warbler	      ({Dendroica occidentalis}), having the head yellow, the	      throat black, and the back gray, with black streaks.	      [1913 Webster]
Hermitage \Her"mit*age\ (?; 48), n. [OE. hermitage, ermitage, F.	   hermitage, ermitage. See {Hermit}.]	   1. The habitation of a hermit; a secluded residence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some forlorn and naked hermitage,	            Remote from all the pleasures of the world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. Vin de l'Hermitage.] A celebrated French wine, both	      white and red, of the Department of Dr[^o]me.	      [1913 Webster]
Hermitary \Her"mit*a*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. hermitorium, eremitorium.]	   A cell annexed to an abbey, for the use of a hermit.	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermitess \Her"mit*ess\, n.	   A female hermit. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermitical \Her*mit"i*cal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or suited for, a hermit. --Coventry.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermodactyl \Her`mo*dac"tyl\, n. [NL. hermodactylus, lit.,	   Hermes' finger; fr. Gr. ? Hermes + ? finger.] (med.)	   A heart-shaped bulbous root, about the size of a finger,	   brought from Turkey, formerly used as a cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hermogenian \Her`mo*ge"ni*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A disciple of Hermogenes, an heretical teacher who lived in	   Africa near the close of the second century. He held matter	   to be the fountain of all evil, and that souls and spirits	   are formed of corrupt matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Hern \Hern\, n. (Zool.)	   A heron; esp., the common European heron. "A stately hern."	   --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Hernani \Her*na"ni\, n.	   A thin silk or woolen goods, for women's dresses, woven in	   various styles and colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Herne \Herne\, n. [AS. hyrne.]	   A corner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lurking in hernes and in lanes blind.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hernia \Her"ni*a\, n.; pl. E. {Hernias}, L. {Herni[ae]}. [L.]	   (Med.)	   A protrusion, consisting of an organ or part which has	   escaped from its natural cavity, and projects through some	   natural or accidental opening in the walls of the latter; as,	   hernia of the brain, of the lung, or of the bowels. Hernia of	   the abdominal viscera in most common. Called also {rupture}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Strangulated hernia}, a hernia so tightly compressed in some	      part of the channel through which it has been protruded as	      to arrest its circulation, and produce swelling of the	      protruded part. It may occur in recent or chronic hernia,	      but is more common in the latter.	      [1913 Webster]
Hernial \Her"ni*al\, a.	   Of, or connected with, hernia.	   [1913 Webster]
Herniotomy \Her`ni*ot"o*my\, n. [Hernia + Gr. ? to cut.] (Med.)	   A surgical procedure for the cure or relief of hernia;	   celotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hernshaw \Hern"shaw\, n.	   Heronshaw. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hero \He"ro\ (h[=e]"r[-o]), n.; pl. {Heroes} (h[=e]"r[=o]z). [F.	   h['e]ros, L. heros, Gr. "h`rws.]	   1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after	      death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in danger, or	      fortitude in suffering; a prominent or central personage	      in any remarkable action or event; hence, a great or	      illustrious person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody.	                                                  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The principal personage in a poem, story, and the like, or	      the person who has the principal share in the transactions	      related; as Achilles in the Iliad, Ulysses in the Odyssey,	      and Aeneas in the Aeneid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shining quality of an epic hero.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hero worship}, extravagant admiration for great men, likened	      to the ancient worship of heroes.	      [1913 Webster] 1	            Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever	            exist, universally among mankind.     --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Herodian \He*ro"di*an\ (h[-e]*r[=o]"d[i^]*an), prop. n. (Jewish	   Hist.)	   One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod	   of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Herodiones \He*ro`di*o"nes\ (h[-e]*r[=o]`d[i^]*[=o]"n[=e]z), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'erwdio`s a heron.] (Zool.)	   A division of wading birds, including the herons, storks, and	   allied forms. Called also {Herodii}. -- {He*ro`di*o"nine}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Heroess \He"ro*ess\ (h[=e]"r[o^]*[e^]s), n.	   A heroine. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Heroic \He*ro"ic\, a. [F. h['e]ro["i]que, L. hero["i]cus, Gr.	   "hrwi:ko`s.]	   1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of	      heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the	      heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as,	      heroic action; heroic enterprises.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Sculpture & Painting) Larger than life size, but smaller	      than colossal; -- said of the representation of a human	      figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heroic Age}, the age when the heroes, or those called the	      children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.	   {Heroic poetry}, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero;	      epic poetry.	   {Heroic treatment} or {Heroic remedies} (Med.), treatment or	      remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate	      case.	   {Heroic verse} (Pros.), the verse of heroic or epic poetry,	      being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten	      syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and	      in classic poetry the hexameter.	   Syn: Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold;	        gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous;	        illustrious.	        [1913 Webster]
Heroical \He*ro"ic*al\, a.	   Heroic. [R.] --Spectator. -- {He*ro"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {He*ro"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Heroicness \He*ro"ic*ness\, n.	   Heroism. [R.] --W. Montagu. Heroicomic
Heroicomic \He`ro*i*com"ic\, Heroicomical \He`ro*i*com"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. h['e]ro["i]comigue. See {Heroic}, and {Comic}.]	   Combining the heroic and the ludicrous; denoting high	   burlesque; as, a heroicomic poem.	   [1913 Webster]
heroin \her"o*in\ (h[~e]r"[-o]*[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   a morphine derivative, {diacetyl morphine}, used to relieve	   severe pain and as a sedative. It is highly addictive, and	   its use is strictly controlled in the U.S. by federal law. It	   is a popular strong narcotic drug of abuse, in part because	   it is more soluble than morphine. It is sometimes included as	   one of the components of Brompton's mixture, used to control	   pain in terminallly ill patients.	   Syn: diacetyl morphine, H, horse, junk, scag, shit, smack.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heroine \Her"o*ine\, n. [F. h['e]ro["i]ne, L. heroina, Gr. ?,	   fem. of ?. See {Hero}.]	   1. A woman of an heroic spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heroine assumed the woman's place. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principal female person who figures in a remarkable	      action, or as the subject of a poem or story.	      [1913 Webster]
Heroism \Her"o*ism\ (?; 277), n. [F. h['e]ro["i]sme.]	   The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery,	   fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such	   qualities.	   [1913 Webster]	         Heroism is the self-devotion of genius manifesting	         itself in action.                        --Hare.	   Syn: {Heroism}, {Courage}, {Fortitude}, {Bravery}, {Valor},	        {Intrepidity}, {Gallantry}.	   Usage: Courage is generic, denoting fearlessness or defiance	          of danger; fortitude is passive courage, the habit of	          bearing up nobly under trials, danger, and sufferings;	          bravery is courage displayed in daring acts; valor is	          courage in battle or other conflicts with living	          opponents; intrepidity is firm courage, which shrinks	          not amid the most appalling dangers; gallantry is	          adventurous courage, dashing into the thickest of the	          fight. Heroism may call into exercise all these	          modifications of courage. It is a contempt of danger,	          not from ignorance or inconsiderate levity, but from a	          noble devotion to some great cause, and a just	          confidence of being able to meet danger in the spirit	          of such a cause. Cf. {Courage}.	          [1913 Webster]
Heron \Her"on\, n. [OE. heiroun, heroun, heron, hern, OF.	   hairon, F. h['e]ron, OHG. heigir; cf. Icel. hegri, Dan.	   heire, Sw. h[aum]ger, and also G. h[aum]her jay, jackdaw,	   OHG. hehara, higere, woodpecker, magpie, D. reiger heron, G.	   reiher, AS. hr[=a]gra. Cf. {Aigret}, {Egret}.] (Zool.)	   Any wading bird of the genus {Ardea} and allied genera, of	   the family {Ardeid[ae]}. The herons have a long, sharp bill,	   and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe	   toothed. The common European heron ({Ardea cinerea}) is	   remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was	   formerly hunted with the larger falcons.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several common American species; as, the	         great blue heron ({Ardea herodias}); the little blue	         ({Ardea c[oe]rulea}); the green ({Ardea virescens});	         the snowy ({Ardea candidissima}); the night heron or	         qua-bird ({Nycticorax nycticorax}). The plumed herons	         are called {egrets}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Heron's bill} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erodium}; -- so	      called from the fancied resemblance of the fruit to the	      head and beak of the heron.	      [1913 Webster]
Heroner \Her"on*er\, n.	   A hawk used in hunting the heron. "Heroner and falcon."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heronry \Her"on*ry\, n.	   A place where herons breed.	   [1913 Webster]
Heronsew \Her"on*sew\, n.	   A heronshaw. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heronshaw \Her"on*shaw\, n. [OF. heroncel, dim. of h['e]ron. See	   {Heron}.] (Zool.)	   A heron. [Written variously {hernshaw}, {harnsey}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heroologist \He`ro*["o]l"o*gist\, n. [Gr. ? + ? discourse.]	   One who treats of heroes. [R.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Heroship \He"ro*ship\, n.	   The character or personality of a hero. "Three years of	   heroship." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Herpes \Her"pes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "e`rphs, fr. "e`rpein to	   creep.] (Med.)	   An eruption of the skin, taking various names, according to	   its form, or the part affected, caused by a herpesvirus	   infection; especially, an eruption of vesicles in small	   distinct clusters, accompanied with itching or tingling,	   including shingles, ringworm, and the like; -- so called from	   its tendency to creep or spread from one part of the skin to	   another.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Herpes simplex \Her"pes simp`lex\, n. (Med.)	   either of two forms of herpesvirus infection, distinguished	   as being caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1), which	   causes mostly sores and eruptions around the mouth (cold	   sores and fever blisters) and at other points above the	   waist, and herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), causing	   genital herpes. HSV-1 is also known in some cases to cause	   genital herpes infections.	   [PJC]
Herpestes \Herpestes\ n.	   A genus of carnivores including the mongooses.	   Syn: genus {Herpestes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Herpesvirus \Her"pes*vir`us\, n. (Med.)	   any of several dozen DNA-containing virus of the family	   {Herpetoviridae}, including among them such	   human-disease-causing agents as {Herpes simplex virus}	   causing oral and genital {herpes}, {varicella-zoster virus}	   ({Herpes zoster virus}) causing shingles and chickenpox	   (varicella), {Epstein-Barr virus} (EB virus) causing	   infectious mononucleosis, and {Cytomegalovirus}.	   [PJC]
Herpes zoster \Her"pes zos`ter\, n. (Med.)	   same as {shingles}; -- a form of {herpes} caused by the	   varicella-zoster virus.	   [PJC]	Herpes zoster virus \Her"pes zos`ter vir*us\, n. (Med.)	   same as {varicella-zoster virus}.	   [PJC]
Herpetic \Her*pet"ic\, a. [Cf. F. herp['e]tique.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the herpes; partaking of the	   nature of herpes; as, herpetic eruptions.	   [1913 Webster]
Herpetism \Her"pe*tism\, n. [See {Herpes}.] (Med.)	   See {Dartrous diathesis}, under {Dartrous}. Herpetologic
Herpetologic \Her*pet`o*log"ic\, Herpetological
\Her*pet`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to herpetology.	   [1913 Webster]
Herpetologist \Her`pe*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in herpetology, or the natural history of	   reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Herpetology \Her`pe*tol"o*gy\, n. [Written also, but less	   properly, erpetology.] [Gr. ? a creeping thing, reptile (fr.	   ? to creep) + -logy: cf. F. herp['e]tologie.]	   The natural history of reptiles; that branch of Zoology which	   relates to reptiles, including their structure,	   classification, and habits.	   [1913 Webster]
Herpetotomist \Her`pe*tot"o*mist\, n.	   One who dissects, or studies the anatomy of, reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Herpetotomy \Her`pe*tot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a reptile + ? to cut.]	   The anatomy or dissection of reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Herr \Herr\, n.	   A title of respect given to gentlemen in Germany, equivalent	   to the English Mister.	   [1913 Webster]
Herrenvolk \Her"ren*volk\ (h[e^]r"ren*f[=o]lk`), n. [German.]	   a race that considers itself superior to all others and	   fitted to rule the others; -- referred to especially in NAZI	   racial theories.	   Syn: master race.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Herrenhaus \Her"ren*haus`\ (h[e^]r"ren*hous`), n. [G., House of	   Lords.]	   See {Legislature}, Austria, Prussia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Herring \Her"ring\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng), n. [OE. hering, AS.	   h[ae]ring; akin to D. haring, G. h[aum]ring, hering, OHG.	   haring, hering, and prob. to AS. here army, and so called	   because they commonly move in large numbers. Cf. {Harry}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of various species of fishes of the genus {Clupea}, and	   allied genera, esp. the common round or English herring	   ({Clupea harengus}) of the North Atlantic. Herrings move in	   vast schools, coming in spring to the shores of Europe and	   America, where they are salted and smoked in great	   quantities.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Herring gull} (Zool.), a large gull which feeds in part upon	      herrings; esp., {Larus argentatus} in America, and {Larus	      cachinnans} in England. See {Gull}.	   {Herring hog} (Zool.), the common porpoise.	   {King of the herrings}. (Zool.)	   (a) The chim[ae]ra ({Chimaera monstrosa}) which follows the	       schools of herring. Called also {rabbit fish} in the U.	       K. See {Chim[ae]ra}.	   (b) The opah.	       [1913 Webster]
Herringbone \Her"ring*bone`\ (h[e^]r"r[i^]ng*b[=o]n`), a.	   Pertaining to, or like, the spine of a herring; especially,	   characterized by an arrangement of work in rows of parallel	   lines, which in the alternate rows slope in different	   directions.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Herringbone stitch}, a kind of cross-stitch in needlework,	      chiefly used in flannel. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Herrnhuter \Herrn"hut*er\ (h[~e]rn"h[u^]*[~e]r; G.	   h[e^]rn"h[=oo]*[~e]r), 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 Nicholas Lewis, count of	   Zinzendorf, upon his estate in the circle of Bautzen.	   [1913 Webster]
Hers \Hers\ (h[~e]rz), pron.	   See the Note under {Her}, pron.	   [1913 Webster]
Hersal \Her"sal\, n.	   Rehearsal. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Herschel \Her"schel\, n. (Astron.)	   See {Uranus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Herschelian \Her*sche"li*an\, a.	   Of or relating to Sir William Herschel; as, the Herschelian	   telescope.	   [1913 Webster]
Herse \Herse\ (h[~e]rs), n. [F. herse harrow, portcullis, OF.	   herce, LL. hercia, L. hirpex, gen. hirpicis, and irpex, gen.	   irpicis, harrow. The LL. hercia signifies also a kind of	   candlestick in the form of a harrow, having branches filled	   with lights, and placed at the head of graves or cenotaphs;	   whence herse came to be used for the grave, coffin, or chest	   containing the dead. Cf. {Hearse}.]	   1. (Fort.) A kind of gate or portcullis, having iron bars,	      like a harrow, studded with iron spikes. It is hung above	      gateways so that it may be quickly lowered, to impede the	      advance of an enemy. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Hearse}, a carriage for the dead.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A funeral ceremonial. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Herse \Herse\, v. t.	   Same as {Hearse}, v. t. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Herself \Her*self"\, pron.	   1. An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun;	      -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear	      the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the	      nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she	      blames herself.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Her own proper, true, or real character; hence, her right,	      or sane, mind; as, the woman was deranged, but she is now	      herself again; she has come to herself.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By herself}, alone; apart; unaccompanied.	      [1913 Webster]
Hersillon \Her"sil*lon\, n. [F., fr. herse a harrow. See	   {Herse}, n.] (Fort.)	   A beam with projecting spikes, used to make a breach	   impassable.	   [1913 Webster]
Hert \Hert\, n.	   A hart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Herte \Her"te\, n.	   A heart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hertely \Her"te*ly\, a. & adv.	   Hearty; heartily. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hery \Her"y\, v. t. [AS. herian.]	   To worship; to glorify; to praise. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hertz \Hertz\, n. [from the German physicist Heinrich Hertz.]	   a unit of frequency equal to one cycle per second; it is	   abbreviated Hz. It is commonly used to specify the frequency	   of radio waves, and also the clock frequencies in digital	   computers. For these applications, kilohertz and megahertz	   are the most commonly used units, derived from hertz.	   [PJC]
Hertzian \Hertz"i*an\, a.	   Of or pert. to the German physicist Heinrich Hertz.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Hertzian telegraphy}, telegraphy by means of the Hertzian	      waves; wireless telegraphy.	   {H. waves}, electric waves; -- so called because Hertz was	      the first to investigate them systematically. His	      apparatus consisted essentially in an oscillator for	      producing the waves, and a resonator for detecting them.	      The waves were found to have the same velocity as light,	      and to undergo reflection, refraction, and polarization.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Herzog \Her"zog\, n. [G., akin to AS. heretoga, lit., army	   leader. See {Harry}, and {Duke}.]	   A member of the highest rank of nobility in Germany and	   Austria, corresponding to the British duke.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hesitancy \Hes"i*tan*cy\, n. [L. haesitantia a stammering.]	   1. The act of hesitating, or pausing to consider; slowness in	      deciding; vacillation; also, the manner of one who	      hesitates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stammering; a faltering in speech.	      [1913 Webster]
Hesitant \Hes"i*tant\, a. [L. haesitans, p. pr. of haesitare:	   cf. F. h['e]sitant. See {Hesitate}.]	   1. Not prompt in deciding or acting; hesitating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unready in speech. --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]
Hesitantly \Hes"i*tant*ly\, adv.	   With hesitancy or doubt.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesitate \Hes"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hesitated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hesitating}.] [L. haesitatus, p. p. of haesitare,	   intens. fr. haerere to hesitate, stick fast; to hang or hold	   fast. Cf. {Aghast}, {Gaze}, {Adhere}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To stop or pause respecting decision or action; to be in	      suspense or uncertainty as to a determination; as, he	      hesitated whether to accept the offer or not; men often	      hesitate in forming a judgment. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stammer; to falter in speaking.	   Syn: To doubt; waver; scruple; deliberate; demur; falter;	        stammer.	        [1913 Webster]	Hesitate \Hes"i*tate\, v. t.	   To utter with hesitation or to intimate by a reluctant	   manner. [Poetic & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
hesitater \hesitater\ n.	   one who hesitates.	   Syn: waverer, vacillator, hesitator.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hesitating \hesitating\ adj.	   holding back because of doubt or lack of confidence.	   Syn: hesitant, indecisive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hesitatingly \Hes"i*ta`ting*ly\, adv.	   With hesitation or doubt.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesitation \Hes`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. haesitatio: cf. F.	   h['e]sitation.]	   1. The act of hesitating; suspension of opinion or action;	      doubt; vacillation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A faltering in speech; stammering. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Hesitative \Hes"i*ta*tive\, a.	   Showing, or characterized by, hesitation.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He said] in his mild, hesitative way.   --R. D.	                                                  Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesitatory \Hes"i*ta*to*ry\, a.	   Hesitating. --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesp \Hesp\, n. [Cf. Icel. hespa a hasp, a wisp or skein. See	   {Hasp}.]	   A measure of two hanks of linen thread. [Scot.] [Written also	   {hasp}.] --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesper \Hes"per\, n. [See {Hesperian}.]	   The evening; Hesperus.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperetin \Hes*per"e*tin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline substance having a sweetish taste,	   obtained by the decomposition of hesperidin, and regarded as	   a complex derivative of caffeic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. [L. hesperius, fr. hesperus the	   evening star, Gr. ? evening, ? ? the evening star. Cf.	   {Vesper}.]	   Western; being in the west; occidental. [Poetic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, n.	   A native or an inhabitant of a western country. [Poetic] --J.	   Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]	Hesperian \Hes*pe"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a family of butterflies called	   {Hesperid[ae]}, or skippers. -- n. Any one of the numerous	   species of {Hesperidae}; a skipper.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperid \Hes"per*id\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Same as 3d {Hesperian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperidene \Hes*per"i*dene\, n. [See {Hesperidium}.] (Chem.)	   An isomeric variety of terpene from orange oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperides \Hes*per"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The daughters of Hesperus, or Night	      (brother of Atlas), and fabled possessors of a garden	      producing golden apples, in Africa, at the western	      extremity of the known world. To slay the guarding dragon	      and get some of these apples was one of the labors of	      Hercules. Called also {Atlantides}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The garden producing the golden apples.	      [1913 Webster]	            It not love a Hercules,	            Still climbing trees in the Hesperides? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hesperidin \Hes*per"i*din\, n. [See {Hesperidium}.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in ripe and unripe fruit (as the orange),	   and extracted as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperidium \Hes`pe*rid"i*um\, n. [NL. So called in allusion to	   the golden apples of the Hesperides. See {Hesperides}.]	   (Bot.)	   A large berry with a thick rind, as a lemon or an orange.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperornis \Hes`pe*ror"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? western + ?, ?,	   a bird.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large, extinct, wingless birds from the Cretaceous	   deposits of Kansas, belonging to the Odontornithes. They had	   teeth, and were essentially carnivorous swimming ostriches.	   Several species are known. See Illust. in Append.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesperus \Hes"pe*rus\, n. [L. See {Hesper}.]	   1. Venus when she is the evening star; Hesper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evening. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Sun was sunk, and after him the Star	            Of Hesperus.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Hessian \Hes"sian\, a.	   Of or relating to Hesse, in Germany, or to the Hessians.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hessian boots}, or {Hessians}, boot of a kind worn in	      England, in the early part of the nineteenth century,	      tasseled in front. --Thackeray.	   {Hessian cloth}, or {Hessians}, a coarse hempen cloth for	      sacking.	   {Hessian crucible}. See under {Crucible}.	   {Hessian fly} (Zool.), a small dipterous fly or midge	      ({Cecidomyia destructor}). Its larv[ae] live between the	      base of the lower leaves and the stalk of wheat, and are	      very destructive to young wheat; -- so called from the	      erroneous idea that it was brought into America by the	      Hessian troops, during the Revolution.	      [1913 Webster]	Hessian \Hes"sian\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Hesse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mercenary or venal person. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use is a relic of the patriot hatred of the	         Hessian mercenaries who served with the British troops	         in the Revolutionary War.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. See {Hessian boots} and cloth, under {Hessian}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Hessite \Hess"ite\, n. [After H. Hess.] (Min.)	   A lead-gray sectile mineral. It is a telluride of silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Hest \Hest\ (h[e^]st), n. [AS. h[=ae]s, fr. h[=a]tan to call,	   bid. See {Hight}, and cf. {Behest}.]	   Command; precept; injunction. [Archaic] See {Behest}. "At thy	   hest." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let him that yields obey the victor's hest. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet I thy hest will all perform, at full. --Tennyson.	   Hestern
Hestern \Hes"tern\, Hesternal \Hes*ter"nal\, a. [L. hesternus;	   akin to heri yesterday.]	   Pertaining to yesterday. [Obs.] See {Yester}, a. --Ld.	   Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hesychast \Hes"y*chast\, n. [Gr. ? hermit, fr. ? to be still or	   quiet, fr. ? still, calm.]	   One of a mystical sect of the Greek Church in the fourteenth	   century; a quietist. --Brande & C. Hetaera
Hetaera \He*t[ae]"ra\, Hetaira \He*tai"ra\, n.; pl. {-r[ae]}.	   [NL. See {Hetairism}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A female paramour; a mistress, concubine, or harlot. --	   {He*t[ae]"ric}, {He*tai"ric}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hetairism
Hetairism \He*tair"ism\, Hetarism \Het"a*rism\, n. [Gr. ? a	   companion, a concubine, fem. of ? a comrade.]	   A supposed primitive state of society, in which all the women	   of a tribe were held in common. --H. Spencer. --	   {Het`a*ris"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hetchel \Hetch"el\, v. t.	   Same as {Hatchel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hete \Hete\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Hete}, later {Het}.]	   Variant of {Hote}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But one avow to greate God I hete.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteracanth \Het"er*a*canth\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a spine.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the spines of the dorsal fin unsymmetrical, or	   thickened alternately on the right and left sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterarchy \Het"er*arch`y\, n. [Hetero- + -archy.]	   The government of an alien. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterauxesis \Het`e*raux*e"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the other +	   ? growth.] (Bot.)	   Unequal growth of a cell, or of a part of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Hetero- \Het"er*o-\ [Gr. "e`teros other.]	   A combining form signifying other, other than usual,	   different; as, heteroclite, heterodox, heterogamous.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterocarpism \Het`er*o*car"pism\, n. [Hetero- + Gr.? fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   The power of producing two kinds of reproductive bodies, as	   in Amphicarp[ae]a, in which besides the usual pods, there are	   others underground.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterocarpous \Het`er*o*car"pous\, a. (Bot.)	   Characterized by heterocarpism.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterocephalous \Het`er*o*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr.?	   head.] (Bot.)	   Bearing two kinds of heads or capitula; -- said of certain	   composite plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterocera \Het`e*roc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + ?	   horn.] (Zool.)	   A division of Lepidoptera, including the moths, and hawk	   moths, which have the antenn[ae] variable in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterocercal \Het`er*o*cer"cal\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? tail.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the vertebral column evidently continued into the	   upper lobe of the tail, which is usually longer than the	   lower one, as in sharks.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterocercy \Het"er*o*cer`cy\, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a tail.]	   (Anat.)	   Unequal development of the tail lobes of fishes; the	   possession of a heterocercal tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterochromous \Het`er*o*chro"mous\ (?; 277), a. [Hetero- + Gr.	   ? color.] (Bot.)	   Having the central florets of a flower head of a different	   color from those of the circumference. Heterochronism
Heterochronism \Het`er*och"ro*nism\, Heterochrony
\Het`er*och"ro*ny\, n. [Gr. ? of different times; ? other + ?	   time.] (Biol.)	   In evolution, a deviation from the typical sequence in the	   formation of organs or parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroclite \Het"er*o*clite\, a. [L. heteroclitus, Gr. ?; ?	   other + ? to lean, incline, inflect: cf. F.	   h['e]t['e]roclite.]	   Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous;	   abnormal.	   [1913 Webster]	Heteroclite \Het"er*o*clite\, n.	   1. (Gram.) A word which is irregular or anomalous either in	      declension or conjugation, or which deviates from ordinary	      forms of inflection in words of a like kind; especially, a	      noun which is irregular in declension.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any thing or person deviating from the common rule, or	      from common forms. --Howell. Heteroclitic
Heteroclitic \Het`er*o*clit"ic\, Heteroclitical
\Het`er*o*clit"ic*al\, a. [See {Heteroclite}.]	   Deviating from ordinary forms or rules; irregular; anomalous;	   abnormal.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroclitous \Het`er*oc"li*tous\, a.	   Heteroclitic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heterocyst \Het"er*o*cyst\, n. [Hetero- + cyst.] (Bot.)	   A cell larger than the others, and of different appearance,	   occurring in certain alg[ae] related to nostoc.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodactyl \Het`er*o*dac"tyl\, a. (Zool.)	   Heterodactylous. -- n. One of the Heterodactyl[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodactylae \Het`e*ro*dac"ty*l[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   other + ? a finger.] (Zool.)	   A group of birds including the trogons.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodactylous \Het`er*o*dac"tyl*ous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a	   toe.] (Zool.)	   Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the	   trogons.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodont \Het"er*o*dont\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?, ? a tooth.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the teeth differentiated into incisors, canines, and	   molars, as in man; -- opposed to homodont.	   [1913 Webster]	Heterodont \Het"er*o*dont\, n. (Zool.)	   Any animal with heterodont dentition.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodox \Het"er*o*dox\, a. [Gr. ?; ? other + ? opinion; cf. F.	   h['e]t['e]rodoxe.]	   1. Contrary to, or differing from, some acknowledged	      standard, as the Bible, the creed of a church, the decree	      of a council, and the like; not orthodox; heretical; --	      said of opinions, doctrines, books, etc., esp. upon	      theological subjects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Raw and indigested, heterodox, preaching. --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Holding heterodox opinions, or doctrines not orthodox;	      heretical; -- said of persons. --Macaulay. --	      {Het"er*o*dox`ly}, adv. -- {Het"er*o*dox`ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Heterodox \Het"er*o*dox\, n.	   An opinion opposed to some accepted standard. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodoxal \Het"er*o*dox`al\, a.	   Not orthodox. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodoxy \Het"er*o*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   h['e]t['e]rodoxie.]	   An opinion or doctrine, or a system of doctrines, contrary to	   some established standard of faith, as the Scriptures, the	   creed or standards of a church, etc.; heresy. --Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterodromous \Het`er*od"ro*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? to run.]	   1. (Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever,	      pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating	      force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.	      [1913 Webster]
Heteroecious \Het`er*[oe]"cious\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? house.]	   (Bot.)	   Passing through the different stages in its life history on	   an alternation of hosts, as the common wheat-rust fungus	   ({Puccinia graminis}), and certain other parasitic fungi; --	   contrasted with {aut[oe]cious}. -- {Het`er*[oe]"cism}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Heterogamous \Het`er*og"a*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ga`mos	   marriage: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rogame.] (Bot. & Biol.)	   (a) The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers	       which differ in regard to stamens and pistils, as in the	       aster.	   (b) Characterized by heterogamy.	       [1913 Webster]
Heterogamy \Het`er*og"a*my\, n. [See {Heterogamous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) The process of fertilization in plants by an	      indirect or circuitous method; -- opposed to orthogamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) That form of alternate generation in which two	      kinds of sexual generation, or a sexual and a	      parthenogenetic generation, alternate; -- in distinction	      from {metagenesis}, where sexual and asexual generations	      alternate. --Claus & Sedgwick.	      [1913 Webster]
Heterogangliate \Het`er*o*gan"gli*ate\, a. [Hetero- +	   gangliate.] (Physiol.)	   Having the ganglia of the nervous system unsymmetrically	   arranged; -- said of certain invertebrate animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogene \Het"er*o*gene\, a.	   Heterogenous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogeneal \Het`er*o*ge"ne*al\, a.	   Heterogeneous.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogeneity \Het`er*o*ge*ne"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   h['e]t['e]rog['e]n['e]it['e].]	   The state of being heterogeneous; contrariety.	   [1913 Webster]	         The difference, indeed the heterogeneity, of the two	         may be felt.                             --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogeneous \Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? + ? race, kind;	   akin to E. kin: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rog[`e]ne.]	   Differing in kind; having unlike qualities; possessed of	   different characteristics; dissimilar; -- opposed to	   homogeneous, and said of two or more connected objects, or of	   a conglomerate mass, considered in respect to the parts of	   which it is made up. -- {Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Het`er*o*ge"ne*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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[ae]c	      loca, both masculine and neuter in the plural; hoc	      c[ae]lum, neuter in the singular; hi c[ae]li, masculine in	      the plural.	   {Heterogeneous quantities} (Math.), such quantities as are	      incapable of being compared together in respect to	      magnitude, and surfaces and solids.	   {Heterogeneous surds} (Math.), surds having different radical	      signs.	      [1913 Webster]
Heterogenesis \Het`er*o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Hetero- + genesis.]	   1. (Biol.) Spontaneous generation, so called.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) That method of reproduction in which the	      successive generations differ from each other, the parent	      organism producing offspring different in habit and	      structure from itself, the original form, however,	      reappearing after one or more generations; -- opposed to	      {homogenesis}, or {gamogenesis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Heterogenetic \Het`er*o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to heterogenesis; as, heterogenetic transformations.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogenist \Het`er*og"e*nist\, n. (Biol.)	   One who believes in the theory of spontaneous generation, or	   heterogenesis. --Bastian.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogenous \Het`er*og"e*nous\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to heterogenesis; heterogenetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogeny \Het`er*og"e*ny\, n. (Biol.)	   Heterogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogonous \Het`er*og"o*nous\, a. (Bot.)	   Characterized by heterogony. -- {Het`er*og"o*nous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogony \Het`er*og"o*ny\, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? offspring.]	   (Bot.)	   The condition of having two or more kinds of flowers,	   different as to the length of their stamens and pistils.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterographic \Het`er*o*graph"ic\, a. [See {Heterography}.]	   Employing the same letters to represent different sounds in	   different words or syllables; -- said of methods of spelling;	   as, the ordinary English orthography is heterographic.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterography \Het`er*og"ra*phy\, n. [Hetero- + -graphy.]	   That method of spelling in which the same letters represent	   different sounds in different words, as in the ordinary	   English orthography; e. g., g in get and in ginger.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterogynous \Het`er*og"y*nous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? a woman,	   female.] (Zool.)	   Having females very unlike the males in form and structure;	   -- as certain insects, the males of which are winged, and the	   females wingless.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterologous \Het`er*ol"o*gous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ?	   proportion.]	   Characterized by heterology; consisting of different	   elements, or of like elements in different proportions;	   different; -- opposed to homologous; as, heterologous organs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Heterologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}.	   {Heterologous tumor} (Med.), a tumor differing in structure	      from the normal tissues of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Heterology \Het`er*ol"o*gy\, n. [Hetero- + -logy.]	   1. (Biol.) The absence of correspondence, or relation, in	      type of structure; lack of analogy between parts, owing to	      their being composed of different elements, or of like	      elements in different proportions; variation in structure	      from the normal form; -- opposed to homology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The connection or relation of bodies which have	      partial identity of composition, but different	      characteristics and properties; the relation existing	      between derivatives of the same substance, or of the	      analogous members of different series; as, ethane, ethyl	      alcohol, acetic aldehyde, and acetic acid are in	      heterology with each other, though each in at the same	      time a member of a distinct homologous series. Cf.	      {Homology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Heteromera \Het`e*rom"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + ?	   part.] (Zool.)	   A division of Coleoptera, having heteromerous tarsi.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteromerous \Het`er*om"er*ous\, a. [See {Heteromera}.]	   1. (Chem & Crystallog.) Unrelated in chemical composition,	      though similar or indentical in certain other respects;	      as, borax and augite are hom[oe]morphous, but	      heteromerous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) With the parts not corresponding in number.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Having the femoral artery developed as the principal	          artery of the leg; -- said of certain birds, as the	          cotingas and pipras.	      (b) Having five tarsal joints in the anterior and middle	          legs, but only four in the posterior pair, as the	          blister beetles and oil beetles.	          [1913 Webster]
Heteromorphic \Het`er*o*mor"phic\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. morfh`	   form.] (Biol.)	   Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having	   different forms at different stages of existence, or in	   different individuals of the same species; -- applied	   especially to insects in which there is a wide difference of	   form between the larva and the adult, and to plants having	   more than one form of flower. Heteromorphism
Heteromorphism \Het`er*o*mor"phism\, Heteromorphy
\Het`er*o*mor"phy\, n. (Biol.)	   The state or quality of being heteromorphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteromorphous \Het`er*o*mor"phous\, a. (Biol.)	   Heteromorphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteromyaria \Het`e*ro*my*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other	   + ? a muscle.] (Zool.)	   A division of bivalve shells, including the marine mussels,	   in which the two adductor muscles are very unequal. See	   {Dreissena}, and Illust. under {Byssus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteronereis \Het`e*ro*ne*re"is\, n. [NL. See {Hetero-}, and	   {Nereis}.] (Zool.)	   A free-swimming, dimorphic, sexual form of certain species of	   Nereis.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this state the head and its appendages are changed	         in form, the eyes become very large; more or less of	         the parapodia are highly modified by the development of	         finlike lobes, and branchial lamell[ae], and their	         set[ae] become longer and bladelike.	         [1913 Webster]
Heteronomous \Het`er*on"o*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. no`mos law.]	   Subject to the law of another. --Krauth-Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteronomy \Het`er*on"o*my\, n.	   1. Subordination or subjection to the law of another;	      political subjection of a community or state; -- opposed	      to autonomy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) A term applied by Kant to those laws which are	      imposed on us from without, or the violence done to us by	      our passions, wants, or desires. --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]
Heteronym \Het"er*o*nym\, n.	   That which is heteronymous; a thing having a different name	   or designation from some other thing; -- opposed to homonym.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteronymous \Het`er*on"y*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. "o`nyma, for	   "o`noma a name.]	   Having different names or designations; standing in opposite	   relations. --J. Le Conte. -- {Het"er*on"y*mous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroousian \Het`er*o*ou`si*an\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? being,	   essence.]	   Having different essential qualities; of a different nature.	   [1913 Webster]	Heteroousian \Het`er*o*ou"si*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of those Arians who held that the Son was of a different	   substance from the Father.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroousious \Het`er*o*ou"si*ous\, a.	   See {Heteroousian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteropathic \Het`er*o*path"ic\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? suffering,	   fr. ?, ?, to suffer.]	   Of or pertaining to the method of heteropathy; allopathic.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteropathy \Het`er*op"a*thy\, n. [See {Heteropathic}.] (Med.)	   That mode of treating diseases, by which a morbid condition	   is removed by inducing an opposite morbid condition to	   supplant it; allopathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteropelmous \Het`er*o*pel"mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? the sole	   of the foot.] (Anat.)	   Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the	   branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of	   the other, to the third and fourth toes. See Illust. in	   Append.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterophagi \Het`e*roph"a*gi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other + ?	   to eat.] (Zool.)	   Altrices.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterophemist \Het`er*oph"e*mist\, n.	   One liable to the fault of heterophemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterophemy \Het`er*oph"e*my\, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? voice,	   speech, fr. ? to speak.]	   The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that	   which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very	   reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness.	   --R. G. White.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterophony \Het`er*oph"o*ny\, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? voice.]	   (Med.)	   An abnormal state of the voice. --Mayne.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterophyllous \Het`er*oph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? other + ? leaf:	   cf. F. h['e]t['e]rophylle.] (Bot.)	   Having leaves of more than one shape on the same plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroplasm \Het"er*o*plasm\, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? anything	   formed or molded.]	   An abnormal formation foreign to the economy, and composed of	   elements different from those are found in it in its normal	   condition. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroplastic \Het`er*o*plas"tic\, a. [Hetero- + -plastic.]	   (Biol.)	   Producing a different type of organism; developing into a	   different form of tissue, as cartilage which develops into	   bone. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteropod \Het`er*o*pod\, n. [Cf. F. h['e]t['e]ropode.] (Zool.)	   One of the Heteropoda. -- a. Heteropodous.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteropoda \Het`e*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other +	   -poda.] (Zool.)	   An order of pelagic Gastropoda, having the foot developed	   into a median fin. Some of the species are naked; others, as	   {Carinaria} and {Atlanta}, have thin glassy shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteropodous \Het`er*op"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Heteropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteropter \Het`er*op"ter\, n.	   One of the Heteroptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroptera \Het`e*rop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? other + ?	   a wing.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Hemiptera, in which the base of the anterior	   wings is thickened. See {Hemiptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroptics \Het`er*op"tics\, n. [Hetero- + optics.]	   False optics. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Heteroscian \Het`er*os"cian\, n. [Gr. ?; ? other + ? shadow: cf.	   F. h['e]t['e]roscien.]	   One who lives either north or south of the tropics, as	   contrasted with one who lives on the other side of them; --	   so called because at noon the shadows always fall in opposite	   directions (the one northward, the other southward).	   [1913 Webster]
Heterosis \Het`e*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? alteration, fr. ?	   other, different.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or	   pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the	   sentence: "What is life to such as me?" --Aytoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterosomati \Het`e*ro*so"ma*ti\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other +	   ?, ?, body.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes, comprising the flounders, halibut, sole,	   etc., having the body and head asymmetrical, with both eyes	   on one side. Called also {Heterosomata}, {Heterosomi}.	   Heterosporic
Heterosporic \Het`er*o*spor"ic\, Heterosporous
\Het`er*o*spor"ous\, a. [Hetero- + spore.] (Bot.)	   Producing two kinds of spores unlike each other.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterostyled \Het"er*o*styled\, a. (Bot.)	   Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths.	   --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterostylism \Het`er*o*sty"lism\, n. (Bot.)	   The condition of being heterostyled.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterotactous \Het`er*o*tac"tous\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to, or characterized by, heterotaxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Heterotaxy \Het"er*o*tax`y\, n. [Hetero- + Gr. ? an arrangement,	   fr. ? to arrange.] (Biol.)	   Variation in arrangement from that existing in a normal form;	   heterogenous arrangement or structure, as, in botany, the	   deviation in position of the organs of a plant, from the	   ordinary or typical arrangement. Heterotopism
Heterotopism \Het`er*ot"o*pism\, Heterotopy \Het`er*ot"o*py\, n.	   [Hetero- + Gr. ? place: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rotopie.]	   1. (Med.) A deviation from the natural position; -- a term	      applied in the case of organs or growths which are	      abnormal in situation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A deviation from the natural position of parts,	      supposed to be effected in thousands of years, by the	      gradual displacement of germ cells.	      [1913 Webster]
Heterotricha \Het`e*rot"ri*cha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? other +	   ?, gen. ?, a hair.] (Zool.)	   A division of ciliated Infusoria, having fine cilia all over	   the body, and a circle of larger ones around the anterior	   end. Heterotropal
Heterotropal \Het`er*ot"ro*pal\, Heterotropous
\Het`er*ot"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. "etero`tropos turning another way;	   ? other + ? to turn: cf. F. h['e]t['e]rotrope.] (Bot.)	   Having the embryo or ovule oblique or transverse to the	   funiculus; amphitropous. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hething \He"thing\, n.	   Contempt; scorn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hetman \Het"man\, n.; pl. {Hetmans}. [Pol. hetman. Cf.	   {Ataman}.]	   A Cossack headman or general. The title of chief hetman is	   now held by the heir to the throne of Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Heuchera \Heuchera\ n.	   A genus of North American herbs with basal cordate or	   orbicular leaves and small panicled flowers.	   Syn: genus {Heuchera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Heugh \Heugh\, n. [Cf. {Hogh}.]	   1. A crag; a cliff; a glen with overhanging sides. [Scot. &	      Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shaft in a coal pit; a hollow in a quarry. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Heuk \Heuk\, n.	   Variant of {Huke}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Heulandite \Heu"land*ite\, n. [After Heuland, an English	   mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A mineral of the Zeolite family, often occurring in	   amygdaloid, in foliated masses, and also in monoclinic	   crystals with pearly luster on the cleavage face. It is a	   hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Heuristic \Heu*ris"tic\ (h[-u]*r[i^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   e"yri`skein to discover.]	   1. Serving to promote discovery or learning; -- used	      especially of thories or paradigms which stimulate new	      ideas for discovering facts in experimental sciences.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Serving to stimulate people to learn and discover on their	      own, especially by encouraging experimental and	      trial-and-error methods for solving problems.	      [PJC]	   3. Pertaining to or based on trial-and-error and experimental	      methods of learning and evaluation.	      [PJC]	   4. (Computers) Based on the use of an efficient trial-and	      error method to search a space of possible solutions to a	      problem, or to find an acceptable approximate solution,	      when an exact algorithmic method is unavailable or too	      time-consuming.	      [PJC]	Heuristic \Heu*ris"tic\ (h[-u]*r[i^]s"t[i^]k), n.	   1. A heuristic method; a specific heuristic procedure.	      [PJC]	   2. A theory or approach which serves to promote discovery or	      learning by encouraging experimentation.	      [PJC]
heuristically \heu*ris"ti*cal*ly\	   (h[-u]*r[i^]s"t[i^]*kal*l[y^]), n.	   In a heuristic manner; by using a heuristic method; by	   serving as a heuristic method; as, a heuristically guided	   search technique; a heuristically valuable theory.	   [PJC]
Hevea \Hevea\ prop. n.	   A small genus of South American trees yielding latex. It	   includes the {rubber tree}, {Hevea brasiliensis}, originally	   found in South America, but now used for production of rubber	   world-wide.	   Syn: genus {Hevea}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Heved \Hev"ed\, n.	   The head. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hew \Hew\ (h[=u]), v. t. [imp. {Hewed} (h[=u]d); p. p. {Hewed}	   or {Hewn} (h[=u]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hewing}.] [AS.	   he['a]wan; akin to D. houwen, OHG. houwan, G. hauen, Icel.	   h["o]ggva, Sw. hugga, Dan. hugge, Lith. kova battle, Russ.	   kovate to hammer, forge. Cf. {Hay} cut grass, {Hoe}.]	   1. To cut with an ax; to fell with a sharp instrument; --	      often with down, or off. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or shape with a sharp instrument; to cut; hence,	      to form laboriously; -- often with out; as, to hew out a	      sepulcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn. --Is. li. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rather polishing old works than hewing out new.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut in pieces; to chop; to hack.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hew them to pieces; hack their bones asunder.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hew \Hew\, n.	   Destruction by cutting down. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of whom he makes such havoc and such hew. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Hew \Hew\, n.	   1. Hue; color. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shape; form. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Hewe \Hewe\, n. [Cf. {Hind} a peasant.]	   A domestic servant; a retainer. [Obs.] "False homely hewe."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hewer \Hew"er\, n.	   One who hews.	   [1913 Webster]
Hewhole \Hew"hole`\, n. [Cf. {Hickwall}.] (Zool.)	   The European green woodpecker. See {Yaffle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hewn \Hewn\, a.	   1. Felled, cut, or shaped as with an ax; roughly squared; as,	      a house built of hewn logs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Roughly dressed as with a hammer; as, hewn stone. Hex
Hex- \Hex-\, Hexa \Hex"a\ [Gr. "e`x six. See {Six}.]	   A prefix or combining form, used to denote six, sixth, etc.;	   as, hexatomic, hexabasic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexabasic \Hex`a*ba"sic\, a. [Hexa- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Having six hydrogen atoms or six radicals capable of being	   replaced or saturated by bases; -- said of acids; as,	   mellitic acid is hexabasic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexacapsular \Hex`a*cap"su*lar\, a. [Hexa- + capsular.] (Bot.)	   Having six capsules or seed vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexachord \Hex"a*chord\, n. [Hexa- + Gr. ? string, chord: cf. F.	   hexacorde.] (Mus.)	   A series of six notes, with a semitone between the third and	   fourth, the other intervals being whole tones.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexacid \Hex`ac"id\, a. [Hex- + acid.] (Chem.)	   Having six atoms or radicals capable of being replaced by	   acids; hexatomic; hexavalent; -- said of bases; as, mannite	   is a hexacid base.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexactinellid \Hex*ac`ti*nel"lid\, a. (Zool.)	   Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the	   {Hexactinellin[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexactinelline \Hex*ac`ti*nel"line\, a. [From NL.	   Hexactinellin[ae], fr. Gr. "e`x six + a dim. of ?, ?, a ray.]	   (Zool.)	   Belonging to the {Hexactinellin[ae]}, a group of sponges,	   having six-rayed siliceous spicules.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexactinia \Hex`ac*tin"i*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hex-}, and	   {Actinia}.] (Zool.)	   The Anthozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexad \Hex"ad\, n. [L. hexas, hexadis, the number six, Gr. ?, ?,	   fr. "e`x six.] (chem.)	   An atom whose valence is six, and which can be theoretically	   combined with, substituted for, or replaced by, six monad	   atoms or radicals; as, sulphur is a hexad in sulphuric acid.	   Also used as an adjective.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexadactylous \Hex`a*dac"tyl*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; "e`x six + ?	   finger: cf. F. hexadactyle.] (Zool.)	   Having six fingers or toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexade \Hex"ade\, n. [See {Hexad}.]	   A series of six numbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexadecane \Hex"a*dec`ane\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Hecdecane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexagon \Hex"a*gon\, n. [L. hexagonum, Gr. ? six-cornered; "e`x	   six (akin to E. six) + ? angle.] (Geom.)	   A plane figure of six angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regular hexagon}, a hexagon in which the angles are all	      equal, and the sides are also all equal.	      [1913 Webster]
Hexagonal \Hex*ag"o*nal\, a. [Cf. F. hexagonal.]	   Having six sides and six angles; six-sided.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hexagonal system}. (Crystal.) See under {Crystallization}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hexagonally \Hex*ag"o*nal*ly\, adv.	   In an hexagonal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexagony \Hex*ag"o*ny\, n.	   A hexagon. [Obs.] --Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexagram \Hex"a*gram\, n. [Hexa- + -gram.]	   A figure of six lines; specif.:	   (a) A figure composed of two equal triangles intersecting so	       that each side of one triangle is parallel to a side of	       the other, and the six points coincide with those of a	       hexagon.	   (b) In Chinese literature, one of the sixty-four figures	       formed of six parallel lines (continuous or broken),	       forming the basis of the I Ching (Yih King), or "Book of	       Changes." --S. W. Williams.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hexagynia \Hex`a*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + gynh^	   a woman, female: cf. F. hexagynie.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of plants having six pistils. Hexagynian
Hexagynian \Hex`a*gyn"i*an\, Hexagynous \Hex*ag"y*nous\, a. [Cf.	   F. hexagyne.] (Bot.)	   Having six pistils.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexahedral \Hex`a*he"dral\, a.	   In the form of a hexahedron; having six sides or faces.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexahedron \Hex`a*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Hexahedrons}, L.	   {Hexahedra}. [Hexa- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit: cf. F.	   hexa[`e]dre.] (Geom.)	   A solid body of six sides or faces.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regular hexahedron}, a hexagon having six equal squares for	      its sides; a cube.	      [1913 Webster]
Hexahemeron \Hex`a*hem"er*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + ?	   day; cf. L. hexa["e]meron, Gr. ?.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A term of six days. --Good.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The history of the six day's work of creation, as	      contained in the first chapter of Genesis.	      [1913 Webster]
Hexamerous \Hex*am"er*ous\, a. [Hexa- + Gr.? part.] (Bot.)	   In six parts; in sixes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexameter \Hex*am"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? of six meters; (sc.	   ?) hexameter verse; "e`x six + ? measure: cf. F.	   hexam[`e]tre. See {Six}, and {Meter}.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)	   A verse of six feet, the first four of which may be either	   dactyls or spondees, the fifth must regularly be a dactyl,	   and the sixth always a spondee. In this species of verse are	   composed the Iliad of Homer and the Aeneid of Virgil. In	   English hexameters accent takes the place of quantity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leaped like the | roe when he | hears in the | woodland	         the | voice of the | huntsman.           --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strongly it | bears us a- | long on | swelling and |	         limitless | billows,	         Nothing be- | fore and | nothing be- | hind but the |	         sky and the | ocean.                     --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Hexameter \Hex*am"e*ter\, a.	   Having six metrical feet, especially dactyls and spondees.	   --Holland. Hexametric
Hexametric \Hex`a*met"ric\, Hexametrical \Hex`a*met"ric*al\, a.	   Consisting of six metrical feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexametrist \Hex*am"e*trist\, n.	   One who writes in hexameters. "The Christian hexametrists."	   --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexandria \Hex*an"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + ?, ?,	   a man, male: cf. F. hexandrie.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants having six stamens. Hexandrian
Hexandrian \Hex*an"dri*an\, Hex-androus \Hex-an"drous\, a. [Cf.	   F. hexandre.] (Bot.)	   Having six stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexane \Hex"ane\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.)	   Any one of five hydrocarbons, {C6H14}, of the paraffin	   series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so	   called because the molecule has six carbon atoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexangular \Hex*an"gu*lar\, a. [Hex- + angular. Cf.	   {Sexangular}.]	   Having six angles or corners.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexapetalous \Hex`a*pet"al*ous\, a. [Hexa- + petal: cf. F.	   hexap['e]tale.] (Bot.)	   Having six petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexaphyllous \Hex*aph"yl*lous\, a. [Hexa- + Gr. ? a leaf: cf. F.	   hexaphylle.] (Bot.)	   Having six leaves or leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexapla \Hex"a*pla\, n. Etym. pl., but syntactically sing. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, contr. ?, sixfold.]	   A collection of the Holy Scriptures in six languages or six	   versions in parallel columns; particularly, the edition of	   the Old Testament published by Origen, in the 3d century.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexapod \Hex"a*pod\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, sixfooted; "e`x six + ?, ?,	   foot: cf. F. hexapode.]	   Having six feet. -- n. (Zool.) An animal having six feet; one	   of the Hexapoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexapoda \Hex*ap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "e`x six + -poda.]	   (Zool.)	   The true, or six-legged, insects; insects other than	   myriapods and arachnids.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Hexapoda have the head, thorax, and abdomen	         differentiated, and are mostly winged. They have three	         pairs of mouth organs, viz., mandibles, maxill[ae], and	         the second maxill[ae] or labial palpi; three pairs of	         thoracic legs; and abdominal legs, which are present	         only in some of the lowest forms, and in the larval	         state of some of the higher ones. Many (the Metabola)	         undergo a complete metamorphosis, having larv[ae]	         (known as maggots, grubs, caterpillars) very unlike the	         adult, and pass through a quiescent pupa state in which	         no food is taken; others (the Hemimetabola) have	         larv[ae] much like the adult, expert in lacking wings,	         and an active pupa, in which rudimentary wings appear.	         See {Insecta}. The Hexapoda are divided into several	         orders.	         [1913 Webster]
Hexapodous \Hex*ap"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having six feet; belonging to the Hexapoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexapterous \Hex*ap"ter*ous\, a. [Hexa- + Gr. ? wing.] (Bot.)	   Having six processes. --Gray. Hexastich
Hexastich \Hex"a*stich\, Hexastichon \Hex*as"ti*chon\, n. [L.	   hexastichus of six rows, lines, or verses, Gr. ?; "e`x six +	   sti`chos row, line, verse.]	   A poem consisting of six verses or lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexastyle \Hex"a*style\, a. [Gr. ? with six columns; "e`x six +	   column: cf. F. hexastyle.] (Arch.)	   Having six columns in front; -- said of a portico or temple.	   -- n. A hexastyle portico or temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexateuch \Hex"a*teuch`\, n. [Hexa- + ? a tool, a book.]	   The first six books of the Old Testament.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexatomic \Hex`a*tom"ic\, a. [Hex- + atomic.] (Chem.)	   (a) Having six atoms in the molecule. [R.]	   (b) Having six replaceable radicals.	       [1913 Webster]
Hexavalent \Hex*av"a*lent\, a. [Hexa- + L. valens, -entis, p.	   pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of six; -- said of hexads.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexdecyl \Hex"de*cyl\, n. [Hex- + decyl.] (Chem.)	   The essential radical, {C16H33}, of hecdecane.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexdecylic \Hex`de*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, hexdecyl or hecdecane; as,	   hexdecylic alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexeikosane \Hex*ei"ko*sane\, n. [Hex- + eikosane.] (chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C26H54}, resembling paraffine; -- so called	   because each molecule has twenty-six atoms of carbon.	   [Written also {hexacosane}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hexene \Hex"ene\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Hexylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexicology \Hex`i*col"ogy\, n. [Gr. ? state or habit + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the complex relations of living	   creatures to other organisms, and to their surrounding	   conditions generally. --St. George Mivart.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexine \Hex"ine\, n. [Gr. "e`x six.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C6H10}, of the acetylene series, obtained	   artificially as a colorless, volatile, pungent liquid; --	   called also {hexoylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexoctahedron \Hex*oc`ta*he"dron\, n. [Hex- + octahedron.]	   (Geom.)	   A solid having forty-eight equal triangular faces.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexoic \Hex*o"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, hexane; as, hexoic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexokinase \Hex"o*kin"ase\, n. [Hexose + -kinase.] (Biochem.)	   an enzyme catalyzing the transfer of a phosphate residue from	   ATP to a hexose, as in the formation of glucose-6-phosphate	   from glucose.	   [PJC]
Hexone \Hex"one\, n. [Hex- + -one.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C6H8}, of the valylene series,	   obtained from distillation products of certain fats and gums.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexose \Hex"ose\, n. [Hexa- + -ose.] (Chem.)	   Any member of a group of sugars containing six carbon atoms	   in the molecule. Some are widely distributed in nature, esp.	   in ripe fruits.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hexyl \Hex"yl\, n. [Hex- + -yl.] (chem.)	   A univalent organic radical, {C6H13-}, regarded as the	   essential residue of hexane, and a related series of	   compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexylene \Hex"yl*ene\, n. [Hex- + -yl + ethlene.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, liquid hydrocarbon, {C6H12}, of the ethylene	   series, produced artificially, and found as a natural product	   of distillation of certain coals; also, any one several	   isomers of hexylene proper. Called also {hexene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hexylic \Hex*yl"ic\, a. (chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, hexyl or hexane; as, hexylic	   alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Hey \Hey\, a. [See {High}.]	   High. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hey \Hey\, interj. [OE. hei; cf. D. & G. hei.]	   1. An exclamation of joy, surprise, or encouragement. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cry to set dogs on. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Heyday \Hey"day`\, interj. [Cf. G. heida, or hei da, D. hei	   daar. Cf. {Hey}, and {There}.]	   An expression of frolic and exultation, and sometimes of	   wonder. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Heyday \Hey"day`\, n. [Prob. for. high day. See High, and	   {Day}.]	   The time of triumph and exultation; hence, joy, high spirits,	   frolicsomeness; wildness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heyday in the blood is tame.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the heyday of their victories.        --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Heydeguy \Hey"de*guy\, n. [Perh. fr. heyday + guise.]	   A kind of country-dance or round. [Obs.] --Spenser. Heyh
Heyh \Heyh\, Heygh \Heygh\, a.	   High. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heyne \Heyne\, n. [AS. he['a]n low, mean.]	   A wretch; a rascal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Heyten \Hey"ten\, adv. [Icel. h??an.]	   Hence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiation \Hi*a"tion\, n. [See {Hiatus}.]	   Act of gaping. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiatus \Hi*a"tus\, n.; pl. L. {Hiatus}, E. {Hiatuses}. [L., fr.	   hiare, hiatum, to gape; akin to E. yawn. See {Yawn}.]	   1. An opening; an aperture; a gap; a chasm; esp., a defect in	      a manuscript, where some part is lost or effaced; a space	      where something is wanting; a break.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The concurrence of two vowels in two successive	      words or syllables. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Hibbertia \Hibbertia\ n.	   A genus of evergreen heathlike or scandent shrubs of	   Madagascar, Australasia, and Polynesia.	   Syn: genus {Hibbertia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hibernacle \Hi*ber"na*cle\, n. [L. hibernaculum a winter	   residence, pl. hibernacula winter quarters: cf. F.	   hibernacle. See {Hibernate}.]	   That which serves for protection or shelter in winter; winter	   quarters; as, the hibernacle of an animal or a plant.	   --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Hibernaculum \Hi`ber*nac"u*lum\, n. [See {Hibernacle}.]	   1. (Bot.) A winter bud, in which the rudimentary foliage or	      flower, as of most trees and shrubs in the temperate zone,	      is protected by closely overlapping scales.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A little case in which certain insects pass the	      winter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Winter home or abiding place. --J. Burroughs.	      [1913 Webster]
Hibernal \Hi*ber"nal\, a. [L. hibernalis, from the root of hiems	   winter; akin to Gr. ? snow, Skr. hima cold, winter, snow: cf.	   F. hibernal.]	   Belonging or relating to winter; wintry; winterish. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hibernate \Hi"ber*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hibernated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hibernating}.] [L. hibernare, hibernatum, fr.	   hibernus wintry. See {Hibernal}.]	   To winter; to pass the season of winter in close quarters, in	   a torpid or lethargic state, as certain mammals, reptiles,	   and insects.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inclination would lead me to hibernate, during half the	         year, in this uncomfortable climate of Great Britain.	                                                  --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
hibernating \hibernating\ adj.	   in a state of suspended animation; -- of animals that sleep	   most of the winter. [prenominal]	   Syn: dormant, torpid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hibernation \Hi`ber*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. hibernation.]	   The act or state of hibernating. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Hibernian \Hi*ber"ni*an\, a. [L. Hibernia, Ireland.]	   Of or pertaining to Hibernia, now Ireland; Irish. -- n. A	   native or an inhabitant of Ireland. Hibernicism
Hibernicism \Hi*ber"ni*cism\, Hibernianism \Hi*ber"ni*an*ism\,	   n.	   An idiom or mode of speech peculiar to the Irish. --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiberno-Celtic \Hi*ber"no-Celt"ic\, n.	   The native language of the Irish; that branch of the Celtic	   languages spoken by the natives of Ireland. Also adj.	   [1913 Webster]
Hibiscus \Hi*bis"cus\, n. [L., marsh mallow; cf. Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants (herbs, shrubs, or trees), some species of	   which have large, showy flowers. Some species are cultivated	   in India for their fiber, which is used as a substitute for	   hemp. See {Althea}, {Hollyhock}, and {Manoe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiccius doctius \Hic"ci*us doc"ti*us\ [Corrupted fr. L. hic est	   doctus this is a learned man.]	   A juggler. [Cant] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiccough \Hic"cough\ (?; 277), n. [OE. hickup, hicket, hickock;	   prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. & Dan. hik, Sw. hicka,	   Armor. hak, hik, W. ig, F. hoquet.] (Physiol.)	   A modified respiratory movement; a spasmodic inspiration,	   consisting of a sudden contraction of the diaphragm,	   accompanied with closure of the glottis, so that further	   entrance of air is prevented, while the impulse of the column	   of air entering and striking upon the closed glottis produces	   a sound, or hiccough. [Written also {hickup} or hiccup.]	   [1913 Webster]	Hiccough \Hic"cough\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hiccoughed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hiccoughing}.]	   To have a hiccough or hiccoughs.	   [1913 Webster]
hick \hick\ n.	   A person who is not very intelligent or interested in	   culture; a hayseed.	   Syn: yokel, rube, yahoo, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon.	        [WordNet 1.5]	hick \hick\ adj.	   1. rural. Opposite of {urban}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. characteristic of rural people, especially those not	      knowledgeable about matters outside their locality; as,	      hick ideas; a hick town.	   Syn: bumpkinly, rustic, unsophisticated.	        [WordNet 1.5] hickey
hickey \hick"ey\, hickie \hick"ie\n.	   1. (Elec.) A device used to adapt a lighting fixture for	      mounting in an outlet box, or on a pipe.	      [PJC]	   2. A red mark on the skin, caused by a passionate, sucking	      kiss at that location. [slang]	      [PJC]	   3. a {doohickey}. [informal]	      [PJC]
Hickory \Hick"o*ry\, n. [North American Indian pawcohiccora	   (Capt. J. Smith) a kind of milk or oily liquor pressed from	   pounded hickory nuts. "Pohickory" is named in a list of	   Virginia trees, in 1653, and this was finally shortened to	   "hickory." --J. H. Trumbull.] (Bot.)	   An American tree of the genus {Carya}, of which there are	   several species. The shagbark is the {Carya alba}, and has a	   very rough bark; it affords the hickory nut of the markets.	   The pignut, or brown hickory, is the {Carya glabra}. The	   swamp hickory is {Carya amara}, having a nut whose shell is	   very thin and the kernel bitter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hickory shad}. (Zool.)	   (a) The mattowacca, or fall herring.	   (b) The gizzard shad.	       [1913 Webster]
Hicksite \Hicks"ite\, n.	   A member or follower of the "liberal" party, headed by Elias	   Hicks, which, because of a change of views respecting the	   divinity of Christ and the Atonement, seceded from the	   conservative portion of the Society of Friends in the United	   States, in 1827.	   [1913 Webster]
Hickup \Hick"up\, n. & v. i.	   See {Hiccough}. Hickwall
Hickwall \Hick"wall`\, Hickway \Hick"way`\, n. [OE., also	   hyghwhele, highawe.]	   The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}) of	   Europe. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hid \Hid\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Hide}. See {Hidden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hidage \Hid"age\, n. [From hide a quantity of land.] (O. Eng.	   Law.)	   A tax formerly paid to the kings of England for every hide of	   land. [Written also {hydage}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hidalgo \Hi*dal"go\, n. [Sp., contr. fr. hijo de algo, i. e.,	   son of something; hijo son (fr. LL. filius) + algo something,	   fr. L. aliquod. Cf. {Fidalgo}.]	   A title, denoting a Spanish nobleman of the lower class.	   [1913 Webster]
Hidden \Hid"den\, p. p. & a.	   from {Hide}. Concealed; put out of view; secret; not known;	   mysterious.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hidden fifths} or {Hidden octaves} (Mus.), consecutive	      fifths or octaves, not sounded, but suggested or implied	      in the parallel motion of two parts towards a fifth or an	      octave.	   Syn: {Hidden}, {Secret}, {Covert}.	   Usage: Hidden may denote either known to on one; as, a hidden	          disease; or intentionally concealed; as, a hidden	          purpose of revenge. Secret denotes that the thing is	          known only to the party or parties concerned; as, a	          secret conspiracy. Covert literally denotes what is	          not open or avowed; as, a covert plan; but is often	          applied to what we mean shall be understood, without	          openly expressing it; as, a covert allusion. Secret is	          opposed to known, and hidden to revealed.	          [1913 Webster]	                Bring to light the hidden things of darkness.	                                                  --1 Cor. iv.	                                                  5.	          [1913 Webster]	                My heart, which by a secret harmony	                Still moves with thine, joined in connection	                sweet.                            --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                By what best way,	                Whether of open war, or covert guile,	                We now debate.                    --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Hiddenite \Hid"den*ite\, n. [After W. E. Hidden.] (Min.)	   An emerald-green variety of spodumene found in North	   Carolina; lithia emerald, -- used as a gem.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiddenly \Hid"den*ly\, adv.	   In a hidden manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hide \Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. {Hid} (h[i^]d); p. p.	   {Hidden} (h[i^]d"d'n), {Hid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hiding}	   (h[imac]d"[i^]ng).] [OE. hiden, huden, AS. h[=y]dan; akin to	   Gr. key`qein, and prob. to E. house, hut, and perh. to E.	   hide of an animal, and to hoard. Cf. {Hoard}.]	   1. To conceal, or withdraw from sight; to put out of view; to	      secrete.	      [1913 Webster]	            A city that is set on an hill can not be hid.	                                                  --Matt. v. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            If circumstances lead me, I will find	            Where truth is hid.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withhold from knowledge; to keep secret; to refrain	      from avowing or confessing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven from all creatures hides the book of fate.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove from danger; to shelter.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the time of trouble he shall hide me in his	            pavilion.                             --Ps. xxvi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hide one's self}, to put one's self in a condition to be	      safe; to secure protection. "A prudent man foreseeth the	      evil, and hideth himself." --Prov. xxii. 3.	   {To hide the face}, to withdraw favor. "Thou didst hide thy	      face, and I was troubled." --Ps. xxx. 7.	   {To hide the face from}.	      (a) To overlook; to pardon. "Hide thy face from my sins."	          --Ps. li. 9.	      (b) To withdraw favor from; to be displeased with.	   Syn: To conceal; secrete; disguise; dissemble; screen; cloak;	        mask; veil. See {Conceal}.	        [1913 Webster]	Hide \Hide\, v. i.	   To lie concealed; to keep one's self out of view; to be	   withdrawn from sight or observation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bred to disguise, in public 'tis you hide. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hide and seek}, a play of children, in which some hide	      themselves, and others seek them. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Hide \Hide\, n. [AS. h[imac]d, earlier h[imac]ged; prob. orig.,	   land enough to support a family; cf. AS. h[imac]wan,	   h[imac]gan, members of a household, and E. hind a peasant.]	   (O. Eng. Law.)	   (a) An abode or dwelling.	   (b) A measure of land, common in Domesday Book and old	       English charters, the quantity of which is not well	       ascertained, but has been differently estimated at 80,	       100, and 120 acres. [Written also {hyde}.]	       [1913 Webster]	Hide \Hide\, n. [OE. hide, hude, AS. h[=y]d; akin to D. huid,	   OHG. h[=u]t, G. haut, Icel. h[=u][eth], Dan. & Sw. hud, L.	   cutis, Gr. ky`tos; and cf. Gr. sky`tos skin, hide, L. scutum	   shield, and E. sky. [root]13.]	   1. The skin of an animal, either raw or dressed; -- generally	      applied to the undressed skins of the larger domestic	      animals, as oxen, horses, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The human skin; -- so called in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            O tiger's heart, wrapped in a woman's hide! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hide \Hide\ (h[imac]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hided}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hiding}.]	   To flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng. & Low, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster] hide-and-seek
hide-and-seek \hide-and-seek\, hide and go seek \hide and go
seek\n.	   A game played by children, in which one child (who is "it")	   covers his eyes for a short time while the other players	   hide, and then the one who is "it" tries to find the others.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hideaway \hideaway\ n.	   a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws.	   Syn: hideout, den.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an area where one can be alone and undisturbed.	   Syn: retreat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hidebound \Hide"bound`\, a.	   1. Having the skin adhering so closely to the ribs and back	      as not to be easily loosened or raised; -- said of an	      animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) Having the bark so close and constricting that it	      impedes the growth; -- said of trees. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Untractable; bigoted; obstinately and blindly or stupidly	      conservative. --Milton. Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Niggardly; penurious. [Obs.] --Quarles.	      [1913 Webster]
Hideous \Hid"e*ous\ (h[i^]d"[-e]*[u^]s; 277), a. [OE. hidous,	   OF. hidous, hidos, hidus, hisdos, hisdous, F. hideux: cf. OF.	   hide, hisde, fright; of uncertain origin; cf. OHG. egid[imac]	   horror, or L. hispidosus, for hispidus rough, bristly, E.	   hispid.]	   1. Frightful, shocking, or offensive to the eyes; dreadful to	      behold; as, a hideous monster; hideous looks. "A piteous	      and hideous spectacle." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distressing or offensive to the ear; exciting terror or	      dismay; as, a hideous noise. "Hideous cries." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hateful; shocking. "Sure, you have some hideous matter to	      deliver." --Shak.	   Syn: Frightful; ghastly; grim; grisly; horrid; dreadful;	        terrible. -- {Hid"e*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Hid"e*ous*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
hideout \hide"out\ (h[imac]d"out), n.	   a hiding place; usually a remote place used by outlaws.	   Syn: hideaway, den.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hider \Hid"er\, n.	   One who hides or conceals.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiding \Hid"ing\, n.	   The act of hiding or concealing, or of withholding from view	   or knowledge; concealment.	   [1913 Webster]	         There was the hiding of his power.       --Hab. iii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Hiding \Hid"ing\, n.	   A flogging. [Colloq.] --Charles Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Hidrosis \Hi*dro"sis\, n. [Written also, but incorrectly,	   {idrosis}.] [NL., fr. Gr. ? to sweat, ? sweat.]	   1. (Physiol.) Excretion of sweat; perspiration.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Med.) Excessive perspiration; also, any skin disease	      characterized by abnormal perspiration.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hidrotic \Hi*drot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? sudorific.] (Med.)	   Causing perspiration; diaphoretic or sudorific.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hidrotic \Hi*drot"ic\, n.	   A medicine that causes perspiration; a diaphoretic or a	   sudorific.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hie \Hie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hying}.]	   [OE. hien, hihen, highen, AS. higian to hasten, strive; cf.	   L. ciere to put in motion, call upon, rouse, Gr. ? to go, E.	   cite.]	   To hasten; to go in haste; -- also often with the reciprocal	   pronoun. [Rare, except in poetry] "My husband hies him home."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The youth, returning to his mistress, hies. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Hie \Hie\, n.	   Haste; diligence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiems \Hi"ems\, n. [L.]	   Winter. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierapicra \Hi"e*ra*pi"cra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "iero`s sacred + ?	   bitter.] (med.)	   A warming cathartic medicine, made of aloes and canella bark.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierarch \Hi"er*arch\ (h[imac]"[~e]r*[aum]rk`), n. [LL.	   hierarcha, Gr. ?; "iero`s sacred (akin to Skr. ishiras	   vigorous, fresh, blooming) + ? leader, ruler, fr. ? to lead,	   rule: cf. F. hi['e]rarque.]	   One who has high and controlling authority in sacred things;	   the chief of a sacred order; as, princely hierarchs.	   --Milton. Hierarchal
Hierarchal \Hi"er*arch`al\, Hierarchic \Hi`er*arch"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to a hierarch. "The great hierarchal standard."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] hierarchic
hierarchic \hi`er*arch"ic\, hierarchical \hi`er*arch"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. hi['e]rarchique.]	   Of or pertaining to a hierarchy; ordered in a hierarchy. --	   {Hi`er*arch`ic*al*ly}, adv.	   Syn: hierarchical, hierarchal.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to a transitive relation between objects by	      which they may be ordered into a hierarchy; as, a	      hierarchical relation.	      [PJC]
Hierarchism \Hi"er*arch`ism\, n.	   The principles or authority of a hierarchy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The more dominant hierarchism of the West. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierarchy \Hi"er*arch`y\ (h[imac]"[~e]r*[aum]rk`[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Hierarchies} (h[imac]"[~e]r*[aum]rk`[i^]z). [Gr.	   'ierarchi`a: cf. F. hi['e]rarchie.]	   1. Dominion or authority in sacred things.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of officials disposed organically in ranks and	      orders each subordinate to the one above it; a body of	      ecclesiastical rulers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A form of government administered in the church by	      patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops, bishops, and, in	      an inferior degree, by priests. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rank or order of holy beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Standards and gonfalons . . . for distinction serve	            Of hierarchies, of orders, and degrees. --Milton.	   5. (Math., Logic, Computers) Any group of objects ranked so	      that every one but the topmost is subordinate to a	      specified one above it; also, the entire set of ordering	      relations between such objects. The ordering relation	      between each object and the one above is called a	      hierarchical relation.	   Note: Classification schemes, as in biology, usually form	         hierarchies.	         [PJC]
Hieratic \Hi`er*at"ic\, a. [L. hieraticus, Gr. "ieratiko`s; akin	   to "iero`s sacred: cf. F. hi['e]ratique.]	   Consecrated to sacred uses; sacerdotal; pertaining to	   priests.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hieratic character}, a mode of ancient Egyptian writing; a	      modified form of hieroglyphics, tending toward a cursive	      hand and formerly supposed to be the sacerdotal character,	      as the demotic was supposed to be that of the people.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a false notion of the Greeks that of the	            three kinds of writing used by the Egyptians, two --	            for that reason called hieroglyphic and hieratic --	            were employed only for sacred, while the third, the	            demotic, was employed for secular, purposes. No such	            distinction is discoverable on the more ancient	            Egyptian monuments; bur we retain the old names	            founded on misapprehension.           --W. H. Ward	                                                  (Johnson's	                                                  Cyc.).	      [1913 Webster]
Hierocracy \Hi`er*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. "iero`s sacred + ? to be	   strong, rule.]	   Government by ecclesiastics; a hierarchy. --Jefferson.	   Hieroglyph
Hieroglyph \Hi"er*o*glyph\, Hieroglyphic \Hi`er*o*glyph"ic\, n.	   [Cf. F. hi['e]roglyphe. See {Hieroglyphic}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sacred character; a character used in picture writing,	      as of the ancient Egyptians, Mexicans, etc. Specifically,	      in the plural, the picture writing of the ancient Egyptian	      priests. It is made up of three, or, as some say, four	      classes of characters: first, the hieroglyphic proper, or	      figurative, in which the representation of the object	      conveys the idea of the object itself; second, the	      ideographic, consisting of symbols representing ideas, not	      sounds, as an ostrich feather is a symbol of truth; third,	      the phonetic, consisting of symbols employed as syllables	      of a word, or as letters of the alphabet, having a certain	      sound, as a hawk represented the vowel a.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any character or figure which has, or is supposed to have,	      a hidden or mysterious significance; hence, any	      unintelligible or illegible character or mark. [Colloq.]	      Hieroglyphic
Hieroglyphic \Hi`er*o*glyph"ic\, Hieroglyphical
\Hi`er*o*glyph"ic*al\, a. [L. hieroglyphicus, Gr. ?; "iero`s	   sacred + gly`fein to carve: cf. F. hi['e]roglyphique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Emblematic; expressive of some meaning by characters,	      pictures, or figures; as, hieroglyphic writing; a	      hieroglyphic obelisk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pages no better than blanks to common minds, to his,	            hieroglyphical of wisest secrets.     --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling hieroglyphics; not decipherable. "An	      hieroglyphical scrawl." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. of or pertaining to hieroglyphs. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Hieroglyphically \Hi`er*o*glyph`ic*ally\, adv.	   In hieroglyphics.	   [1913 Webster]
Hieroglyphist \Hi`er*og"ly*phist\ (?; 277), n.	   One versed in hieroglyphics. --Gliddon.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierogram \Hi"er*o*gram\, n. [Gr. "iero`s sacred + -gram.]	   A form of sacred or hieratic writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierogrammatic \Hi`er*o*gram"mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F.	   hi['e]rogrammatique.]	   Written in, or pertaining to, hierograms; expressive of	   sacred writing. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierogrammatist \Hi`er*o*gram"ma*tist\, n. [Cf. F.	   hi['e]rogrammatiste.]	   A writer of hierograms; also, one skilled in hieroglyphics.	   --Greenhill. Hierographic
Hierographic \Hi`er*o*graph"ic\, Hierographical
\Hi`er*o*graph"ic*al\, a. [L. hierographicus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   hi['e]rographique.]	   Of or pertaining to sacred writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierography \Hi`er*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; "iero`s sacred + ? to	   write: cf. F. hi['e]rographie.]	   Sacred writing. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierolatry \Hi`er*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. "iero`s sacred + ? worship,	   ? to worship.]	   The worship of saints or sacred things. [R.] --Coleridge.	   Hierologic
Hierologic \Hi`er*o*log"ic\, Hierological \Hi`er*o*log"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. hi['e]rologique.]	   Pertaining to hierology.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierologist \Hi`er*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in, or whostudies, hierology.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierology \Hi`er*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; "iero`s sacred + ?	   discourse: cf. F. hi['e]rologie.]	   A treatise on sacred things; especially, the science which	   treats of the ancient writings and inscriptions of the	   Egyptians, or a treatise on that science.	   [1913 Webster]
Hieromancy \Hi"er*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. "iero`s sacred + ?	   divination: cf. F. hi['e]romantie.]	   Divination by observing the objects offered in sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Hieromartyr \Hi"er*o*mar`tyr\, n. [Gr. "iero`s sacred + E.	   martyr.]	   A priest who becomes a martyr.	   [1913 Webster]
Hieromnemon \Hi`e*rom*ne"mon\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?; "iero`s	   sacred + ? mindful, fr. ? to think on, remember.] (Gr.	   Antiq.)	   1. The sacred secretary or recorder sent by each state	      belonging to the Amphictyonic Council, along with the	      deputy or minister. --Liddel & Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A magistrate who had charge of religious matters, as at	      Byzantium. --Liddel & Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Hieron \Hi"er*on\, n. [Gr. "iero`n.]	   A consecrated place; esp., a temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Hieronymite \Hi`er*on"y*mite\, n. [From St. Hieronymus, or	   Jerome.] (Eccl.)	   See {Jeronymite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierophant \Hi*er"o*phant\ (h[-i]*[e^]r"[-o]*fant or	   h[imac]"[~e]r; 277), n. [L. hierophanta, hierophantes, Gr.	   "ierofa`nths; "iero`s sacred + fai`nein to show, make known:	   cf. F. hi['e]rophante.]	   The presiding priest who initiated candidates at the	   Eleusinian mysteries; hence, one who teaches the mysteries	   and duties of a religion or an arcane discipline; an	   expositor; as, In his television series "Cosmos", Carl Sagan	   became the foremost hierophant of modern cosmology.. --Abp.	   Potter.	   Syn: mystagogue. [1913 Webster]	   2. an advocate or spokesperson.	      [PJC]
Hierophantic \Hi`er*o*phan"tic\, a. [Gr. "ierofantiko`s.]	   Of or relating to hierophants or their teachings.	   [1913 Webster]
Hieroscopy \Hi`er*os"co*py\, n. [Gr. "ieroskopi`a divination;	   "iero`s sacred + ? to view.]	   Divination by inspection of entrails of victims offered in	   sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierotheca \Hi`er*o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {-c[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?;	   "iero`s sacred + ? chest.]	   A receptacle for sacred objects.	   [1913 Webster]
Hierourgy \Hi"er*our`gy\, n. [Gr. ?; "iero`s sacred + ? work.]	   A sacred or holy work or worship. [Obs.] --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Hifalutin \Hi`fa*lu"tin\, n.	   See {Highfaluting}.	   [1913 Webster] hifi
hifi \hifi\, hi-fi \hi-fi\[shortening of high fidelity.] n.	   An electronic device that plays phonograph records,	   reproducing the original sound with a high degree of	   fidelity. It superseded the older phonographs, and itself is	   being displaced in popularity by CD players.	   Syn: hi-fi, high fidelity sound system.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Higgle \Hig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Higgled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Higgling}.] [Cf. {Haggle}, or {Huckster}.]	   1. To hawk or peddle provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chaffer; to stickle for small advantages in buying and	      selling; to haggle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A person accustomed to higgle about taps. --Jeffry.	      [1913 Webster]	            To truck and higgle for a private good. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Higgledy-piggledy \Hig`gle*dy-pig"gle*dy\, adv.	   In confusion; topsy-turvy. [Colloq.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Higgler \Hig"gler\, n.	   One who higgles.	   [1913 Webster]
High \High\, v. i. [See {Hie}.]	   To hie. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Men must high them apace, and make haste. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	High \High\, a. [Compar. {Higher}; superl. {Highest}.] [OE.	   high, hegh, hey, heh, AS. he['a]h, h?h; akin to OS. h?h,	   OFries. hag, hach, D. hoog, OHG. h?h, G. hoch, Icel. h?r, Sw.	   h["o]g, Dan. h["o]i, Goth. hauhs, and to Icel. haugr mound,	   G. h["u]gel hill, Lith. kaukaras.]	   1. Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a	      line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or	      extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as,	      a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;	      remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or	      relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are	      understood from the connection; as	      (a) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or	          intellectual; pre["e]minent; honorable; as, high aims,	          or motives. "The highest faculty of the soul."	          --Baxter.	      (b) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or	          in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified;	          as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.	          [1913 Webster]	                He was a wight of high renown.    --Shak.	      (c) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.	      (d) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;	          strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes,	          triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc.; as, a high	          wind; high passions. "With rather a high manner."	          --Thackeray.	          [1913 Webster]	                Strong is thy hand, and high is thy right hand.	                                                  --Ps. lxxxix.	                                                  13.	          [1913 Webster]	                Can heavenly minds such high resentment show?	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;	          grand; noble.	          [1913 Webster]	                Both meet to hear and answer such high things.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Plain living and high thinking are no more.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      (f) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods	          at a high price.	          [1913 Webster]	                If they must be good at so high a rate, they	                know they may be safe at a cheaper. --South.	      (g) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; --	          used in a bad sense.	          [1913 Webster]	                An high look and a proud heart . . . is sin.	                                                  --Prov. xxi.	                                                  4.	          [1913 Webster]	                His forces, after all the high discourses,	                amounted really but to eighteen hundred foot.	                                                  --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or	      superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i.	      e., full or quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy)	      seasoning; high (i. e., complete) pleasure; high (i. e.,	      deep or vivid) color; high (i. e., extensive, thorough)	      scholarship, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            High time it is this war now ended were. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            High sauces and spices are fetched from the Indies.	                                                  --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Cookery) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures	      do not cook game before it is high.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to {grave} or {low}; as,	      a high note.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Phon.) Made with a high position of some part of the	      tongue in relation to the palate, as [=e] ([=e]ve), [=oo]	      (f[=oo]d). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10,	      11.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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, aground or beached.	   {High and mighty} arrogant; overbearing. [Colloq.]	   {High art}, art which deals with lofty and dignified subjects	      and is characterized by an elevated style avoiding all	      meretricious display.	   {High bailiff}, the chief bailiff.	   {High Church}, & {Low Church}, two ecclesiastical parties in	      the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church.	      The high-churchmen emphasize the doctrine of the apostolic	      succession, and hold, in general, to a sacramental	      presence in the Eucharist, to baptismal regeneration, and	      to the sole validity of Episcopal ordination. They attach	      much importance to ceremonies and symbols in worship.	      Low-churchmen lay less stress on these points, and, in	      many instances, reject altogether the peculiar tenets of	      the high-church school. See {Broad Church}.	   {High constable} (Law), a chief of constabulary. See	      {Constable}, n., 2.	   {High commission court}, a court of ecclesiastical	      jurisdiction in England erected and united to the regal	      power by Queen Elizabeth in 1559. On account of the abuse	      of its powers it was abolished in 1641.	   {High day} (Script.), a holy or feast day. --John xix. 31.	   {High festival} (Eccl.), a festival to be observed with full	      ceremonial.	   {High German}, or {High Dutch}. See under {German}.	   {High jinks}, an old Scottish pastime; hence, noisy revelry;	      wild sport. [Colloq.] "All the high jinks of the county,	      when the lad comes of age." --F. Harrison.	   {High latitude} (Geog.), one designated by the higher	      figures; consequently, a latitude remote from the equator.	      	   {High life}, life among the aristocracy or the rich.	   {High liver}, one who indulges in a rich diet.	   {High living}, a feeding upon rich, pampering food.	   {High Mass}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Mass}.	   {High milling}, a process of making flour from grain by	      several successive grindings and intermediate sorting,	      instead of by a single grinding.	   {High noon}, the time when the sun is in the meridian.	   {High place} (Script.), an eminence or mound on which	      sacrifices were offered.	   {High priest}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {High relief}. (Fine Arts) See {Alto-rilievo}.	   {High school}. See under {School}.	   {High seas} (Law), the open sea; the part of the ocean not in	      the territorial waters of any particular sovereignty,	      usually distant three miles or more from the coast line.	      --Wharton.	   {High steam}, steam having a high pressure.	   {High steward}, the chief steward.	   {High tea}, tea with meats and extra relishes.	   {High tide}, the greatest flow of the tide; high water.	   {High time}.	      (a) Quite time; full time for the occasion.	      (b) A time of great excitement or enjoyment; a carousal.	          [Slang]	   {High treason}, treason against the sovereign or the state,	      the highest civil offense. See {Treason}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is now sufficient to speak of high treason as	         treason simply, seeing that petty treason, as a	         distinct offense, has been abolished. --Mozley & W.	   {High water}, the utmost flow or greatest elevation of the	      tide; also, the time of such elevation.	   {High-water mark}.	      (a) That line of the seashore to which the waters	          ordinarily reach at high water.	      (b) A mark showing the highest level reached by water in a	          river or other body of fresh water, as in time of	          freshet.	   {High-water shrub} (Bot.), a composite shrub ({Iva	      frutescens}), growing in salt marshes along the Atlantic	      coast of the United States.	   {High wine}, distilled spirits containing a high percentage	      of alcohol; -- usually in the plural.	   {To be on a high horse}, to be on one's dignity; to bear	      one's self loftily. [Colloq.]	   {With a high hand}.	      (a) With power; in force; triumphantly. "The children of	          Israel went out with a high hand." --Ex. xiv. 8.	      (b) In an overbearing manner, arbitrarily. "They governed	          the city with a high hand." --Jowett (Thucyd. ).	   Syn: Tall; lofty; elevated; noble; exalted; supercilious;	        proud; violent; full; dear. See {Tall}.	        [1913 Webster]	High \High\, adv.	   In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a	   great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently;	   powerfully. "And reasoned high." --Milton. "I can not reach	   so high." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: High is extensively used in the formation of compound	         words, most of which are of very obvious signification;	         as, high-aimed, high-arched, high-aspiring,	         high-bearing, high-boasting, high-browed, high-crested,	         high-crowned, high-designing, high-engendered,	         high-feeding, high-flaming, high-flavored, high-gazing,	         high-heaped, high-heeled, high-priced, high-reared,	         high-resolved, high-rigged, high-seated,	         high-shouldered, high-soaring, high-towering,	         high-voiced, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {High and low}, everywhere; in all supposable places; as, I	      hunted high and low. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	High \High\, n.	   1. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;	      heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Card Playing) The highest card dealt or drawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   {High, low, jack, and the game}, a game at cards; -- also	      called {all fours}, {old sledge}, and {seven up}.	   {In high and low}, utterly; completely; in every respect.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {On high}, aloft; above.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dayspring from on high hath visited us. --Luke	                                                  i. 78.	   {The Most High}, the Supreme Being; God.	      [1913 Webster]	High \High\, v. i.	   To rise; as, the sun higheth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
high-and-mighty \high-and-mighty\ a.	   conceited and arrogant; imperious.	   [PJC]
highball \high"ball`\ (h[imac]"b[add]l`), n.	   1. An alcoholic beverage having a liquor such as whiskey	      mixed with water or a carbonated beverage, and usually	      served with ice in a tall glass. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Railroads) A railroad track signal permitting the	      engineer to proceed at full speed.	      [PJC]
Highbinder \High"bind`er\, n.	   A ruffian; one who hounds, or spies upon, another; app. esp.	   to the members of certain alleged societies among the	   Chinese. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
High-blown \High"-blown`\, a.	   Inflated, as with conceit.	   [1913 Webster]
highboard \highboard\ n.	   a high diving board.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Highborn \High"born`\, a.	   Of noble or aristocratic birth. Contrasted with {lowborn} and	   {common}. --Shak.	   Syn: aristocratic, blue-blooded, coroneted, gentle,	        patrician, titled, wellborn, upper-class.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Highboy \High"boy`\, n.	   1. One who lives high; also, in politics, a highflyer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of tall chest of drawers, with drawers up to near	      or above eye level and fouyr legs at the base; it is often	      divided into lower and upper sections, with the lower	      section somewhat wider than the upper; also called a	      {tallboy}. Compare {lowboy}. [U. S.] "Mahogany highboys	      glittering with brass handles." --K. L. Bates.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
High-bred \High"-bred`\, a.	   Bred in high life; of pure blood. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
highbrow \high"brow`\ n.	   a person of intellectual or erudite tastes; an intellectual.	   [WordNet 1.5] highbrow	highbrow \highbrow\ highbrowed \highbrowed\adj.	   highly cultured or educated; pertaining to highly educated	   people; as, highbrow events such as the ballet or opera.	   [informal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
High-built \High"-built`\, a.	   Of lofty structure; tall. "High-built organs." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The high-built elephant his castle rears. --Creech.	   [1913 Webster] highchair
highchair \high"chair`\, high chair \high" chair`\n.	   a chair designed for feeding a very young child, having four	   long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray, which rests	   in front of the child, holds the food, and also serves as a	   restraint, to keep the child from falling out of the chair.	   Syn: feeding chair.	        [WordNet 1.5]
High-church \High"-church`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or favoring, the party called the High	   Church, or their doctrines or policy. See {High Church},	   under {High}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
High-churchism \High"-church`ism\, n.	   The principles of the high-church party.	   [1913 Webster]
High-churchman \High"-church`man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   One who holds high-church principles.	   [1913 Webster]
High-churchman-ship \High"-church`man-ship\, n.	   The state of being a high-churchman. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
High-colored \High"-col`ored\, a.	   1. Having a strong, deep, or glaring color; flushed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vivid; strong or forcible in representation; hence,	      exaggerated; as, high-colored description.	      [1913 Webster]
High-embowed \High"-em*bowed `\, a.	   Having lofty arches. "The high-embowed roof." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
High-energy physics \High`-en"er*gy phys`ics\, n.	   the branch of {particle physics} which studies collisions of	   particles accelerated to such high energy that new	   fundamental particles are generated in the process. The	   creation of new particles of very high energy is required to	   permit the study of the most fundamental relations between	   forms of matter, so as to understand the fundamental nature	   of matter. The high energies also reproduce the	   high-temperature conditions at the earliest phase of the big	   bang, allowing generation of some data relevant to	   understanding the nature and evolution of the universe.	   [PJC]
higher \higher\ adj. prenom.	   1. advanced in complexity or elaboration; as, higher	      mathematics.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to education beyond the secondary level;	      as, higher education; higher learning.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Higher criticism \High"er crit"i*cism\	   Criticism which includes the study of the contents, literary	   character, date, authorship, etc., of any writing; as, the	   higher criticism of the Pentateuch. Called also {historical	   criticism}.	         The comparison of the Hebrew and Greek texts . . .	         introduces us to a series of questions affecting the	         composition, the editing, and the collection of the	         sacred books. This class of questions forms the special	         subject of the branch of critical science which is	         usually distinguished from the verbal criticism of the	         text by the name of higher, or historical, criticism.	                                                  --W. Robertson	                                                  Smith.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Highering \High"er*ing\, a.	   Rising higher; ascending.	   [1913 Webster]	         In ever highering eagle circles.         --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Higher National Diploma \Higher National Diploma\ n. (Education)	   A certificate awarded for completing a course of vocational	   education beyond secondary school, preparing the student for	   a career in business or certain practical arts. It is a term	   used in the United Kingdom. [United Kingdom]	   [PJC]
higher programming language \higher programming language\ n.	   (Computers)	   A computer programming language with an instruction set	   allowing one instruction to code for several assembly	   language instructions.	   Note: The aggregation of several assembly-language	         instructions into one instruction allows much greater	         efficiency in writing computer programs. Most programs	         are now written in some higher programming language,	         such as {BASIC}, {FORTRAN}, {COBOL}, {C}, {C++},	         {PROLOG}, or {JAVA}.	         [PJC]
higher-ranking \higher-ranking\ adj.	   having a rank above that of another.	   Syn: ranking(prenominal), superior.	        [WordNet 1.5]
higher-up \high"er-up"\, n.	   A superior officer or official; a person having greater rank	   or station or quality than others; -- used chiefly in pl.	   [Slang]	   Syn: superior, superordinate.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Higher thought \Higher thought\	   See {New thought}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] highfaluting	   highfalutin
highfalutin \highfalutin\ highfaluting \highfaluting\
highfalutin' \highfalutin'\adj.	   Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish. [Written	   also {hifalutin}.] [informal]	   Syn: grandiose, hifalutin, hoity-toity, la-di-da.	        [WordNet 1.5] highfalutin
highfalutin \high`fa*lu"tin\, highfaluting \high`fa*lu"ting\, n.	   [Perh. a corruption of highflighting.]	   High-flown, bombastic language. [Written also {hifalutin}.]	   [Jocular, U. S.] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
High-fed \High"-fed`\, a.	   Pampered; fed luxuriously.	   [1913 Webster]
High-finished \High"-fin`ished\, a.	   Finished with great care; polished.	   [1913 Webster]
High five \High five\	   1. See {Cinch} (the game).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. pl. a celebratory or mutually congratulatory gesture	      between two persons performed by each slapping the other's	      raised right hand. Also used as a verb.	      [PJC]
Highflier \High"fli`er\, n.	   1. One who is extravagant in pretensions, opinions, or	      manners; one who is highfaluting. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. a person of great ability and ambition. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: highflyer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
High-flown \High"-flown`\, a.	   1. Elevated; proud. "High-flown hopes." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown	      language. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
High-flushed \High"-flushed`\, a.	   Elated. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
highflyer \highflyer\ n.	   Same as {highflier}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Highflying \High"fly`ing\, a.	   1. Extravagant in opinions or ambition. "Highflying,	      arbitrary kings." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Flying at a high altitude; -- of airplanes.	      [PJC]	   3. Having an excessively high cost or perceived value;	      temporarily very successful; -- of objects with respect to	      a market and people in their occupations; as, highflying	      internet stocks; highflying executives moving between	      companies.	      [PJC]
High-go \High"-go`\, n.	   A spree; a revel. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
High-handed \High"-hand`ed\, a.	   Overbearing; oppressive; arbitrary; violent; as, a	   high-handed act.	   [1913 Webster]
High-hearted \High"-heart`ed\, a.	   Full of courage or nobleness; high-souled. --	   {High"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
High-hoe \High"-hoe`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European green woodpecker or yaffle. [Written also	   {high-hoo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
High-holder \High"-hold`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The flicker; -- called also {high-hole}. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
highjack \highjack\ v. t.	   same as {hijack}. [Rare]	   Syn: commandeer, hijack, high-jack, pirate, expropriate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	highjack \highjack\ n.	   Same as {highjacking}.	   Syn: hijack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
highjacking \highjacking\ n.	   The seizure of control of a vehicle while it is in transit,	   either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination.	   Syn: hijacking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Highland \High"land\, n.	   Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated	   region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Highland fling}, a dance peculiar to the Scottish	      Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.	      [1913 Webster]
highland \highland\ adj.	   of, located in, or characteristic of high or hilly country.	   Contrasted to {lowland}. [prenominal] [Narrower terms:	   {alpestrine, subalpine ; {alpine}; {mountain(prenominal) ;	   {mountainous ]	   Syn: upland.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Highlander \High"land*er\, n.	   1. a soldier in a Scottish Highland regiment. [WordNet sense	      1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An inhabitant of highlands, especially of the Highlands of	      Scotland. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Highlandry \High"land*ry\, n.	   Highlanders, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
highlight \highlight\ v. t.	   1. To emphasize or call attention to, by moving into the	      foreground or otherwise making more prominent.	   Syn: foreground, spotlight, play up.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To make (part of a text or image) more prominent,	      especially by making it of a lighter hue or of a different	      color than the remaining part.	      [PJC]	highlight \highlight\ n.	   The part of an image that has the most intense light.	   [PJC]	   2. The most memorable or enjoyable part; -- of events or	      activities; as, the highlight of our trip was the tour of	      the Vatican.	      [PJC]
High-low \High"-low`\, n.	   A laced boot, ankle high.	   [1913 Webster]
Highly \High"ly\, adv.	   In a high manner, or to a high degree; very much; as, highly	   esteemed.	   [1913 Webster]
highly-developed \highly-developed\ adj.	   1. very complex or intricate; -- used especially of	      technology.	   Syn: advanced.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. having most of its industrial production in the most	      modern state; -- used of countries and societies.	      Contrasted with {undeveloped} or {developing}.	   Syn: industrialized, advanced, industrial.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
highly-sexed \highly-sexed\ adj.	   having unusually intense sexual desire or appeal.	   Syn: oversexed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Highmen \High"men\, n. pl.	   Loaded dice so contrived as to turn up high numbers. [Obs]	   --Sir J. Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
High-mettled \High"-met`tled\, a.	   Having abundance of mettle; ardent; full of fire; as, a	   high-mettled steed.	   [1913 Webster]
High-minded \High"-mind"ed\, a.	   1. Proud; arrogant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not high-minded, but fear.         --Rom. xi. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or	      pertaining to elevated principles and feelings;	      magnanimous; -- opposed to mean.	      [1913 Webster]	            High-minded, manly recognition of those truths. --A.	                                                  Norton.	      [1913 Webster]
High-mindedness \High"-mind`ed*ness\, n.	   The quality of being highminded; nobleness; magnanimity.	   [1913 Webster]
Highmost \High"most`\, a.	   Highest. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Highness \High"ness\, n. [AS. he['a]hnes.]	   1. The state of being high; elevation; loftiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A title of honor given to kings, princes, or other persons	      of rank; as, His Royal Highness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
High-palmed \High"-palmed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having high antlers; bearing full-grown antlers aloft.	   [1913 Webster]
high-pitched \high-pitched\ adj.	   1. high in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.	      Opposite of {low}. [Narrower terms: {adenoidal, pinched,	      nasal}; {altissimo}; {alto}; {countertenor, alto};	      {falsetto}; {peaky, spiky}; {piping}; {shrill, sharp};	      {screaky, screechy, squeaking, squeaky, squealing};	      {soprano, treble}; {sopranino}; {tenor}]	   Syn: high.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. set at a sharp or high angle or slant; as, a high-pitched	      roof.	   Syn: steeply pitched, steep.	        [WordNet 1.5] high-power
high-power \high-power\ high-powered \high-powered\adj.	   1. vigorously energetic or forceful. high-powered executives	   Syn: high-octane, high-voltage.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. capable of a high degree of magnification; -- used of	      optical instruments such as microscopes or telescopes. a	      high-powered microscope	      [WordNet 1.5]
High-pressure \High"-pres`sure\ (?; 135), a.	   1. Having or involving a pressure greatly exceeding that of	      the atmosphere; -- said of steam, air, water, etc., and of	      steam, air, or hydraulic engines, water wheels, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Urgent; intense; as, a high-pressure business or	      social life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Using intense psychological pressure or other incentives	      to convince others to do things; aggressively persistent;	      as, high-pressure salesmen; high-pressure tactics.	      [PJC]	   {High-pressure engine}, an engine in which steam at high	      pressure is used. It may be either a condensing or a	      noncondensing engine. Formerly the term was used only of	      the latter. See {Steam engine}.	      [1913 Webster]
High priest \High" priest`\ (Eccl.)	   A chief priest; esp., the head of the Jewish priesthood.	   [1913 Webster]
High-priesthood \High"-priest`hood\, n.	   The office, dignity, or position of a high priest.	   [1913 Webster]
High-priestship \High"-priest`ship\, n.	   High-priesthood.	   [1913 Webster]
High-principled \High"-prin`ci*pled\, a.	   Possessed of noble or honorable principles.	   [1913 Webster]
High-proof \High"-proof`\, a.	   1. Highly rectified; very strongly alcoholic; as, high-proof	      spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. So as to stand any test. "We are high-proof melancholy."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
High-raised \High"-raised`\, a.	   1. Elevated; raised aloft; upreared.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Elated with great ideas or hopes. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
High-reaching \High"-reach`ing\, a.	   Reaching high or upward; hence, ambitious; aspiring. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
High-red \High"-red`\, a.	   Of a strong red color.	   [1913 Webster]
Highroad \High"road`\, n.	   A highway; a much traveled or main road. [Mostly British]	   Syn: trunk road.	        [1913 Webster]
high road \high road\ n.	   The most ethical and honest method; -- used mostly in the	   phrase to take the high road (as in an election campaign).	   Contrasted with low road.	   [PJC] highschool
highschool \highschool\, high school \high school\n.	   a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through	   12; as, he goes to the neighborhood highschool.	   Syn: senior high school, senior high, high, high school.	        [WordNet 1.5]
High-seasoned \High"-sea`soned\, a.	   Enriched with spice and condiments; hence, exciting; piquant.	   [1913 Webster]
High-sighted \High"-sight`ed\, a.	   Looking upward; supercilious. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
High-souled \High"-souled`\, a.	   Having a high or noble spirit; honorable. --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]
High-sounding \High"-sound`ing\, a.	   Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or	   titles.	   [1913 Webster]
high-speed \high-speed\ adj.	   1. same as {fast}; as, fast film. Opposite of {slow}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. performed at a high rate of speed; as, a high-speed auto	      chase on the freeway.	   Syn: hot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
High-spirited \High"-spir`it*ed\, a.	   Full of spirit or natural fire; haughty; courageous;	   impetuous; not brooking restraint or opposition.	   [1913 Webster]
High steel \High steel\	   Steel containing a high percentage of carbon; high-carbon	   steel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
High-stepper \High"-step`per\, n.	   A horse that moves with a high step or proud gait; hence, a	   person having a proud bearing. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
high-stepping \high-stepping\ adj.	   1. having or moving with a high step; as, a high-stepping	      horse.	   Syn: high-stepped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
High-stomached \High"-stom`ached\, a.	   Having a lofty spirit; haughty. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
High-strung \High"-strung`\, a.	   Strung to a high pitch; spirited; sensitive; as, a	   high-strung horse.	   [1913 Webster]
High-swelling \High"-swell`ing\, a.	   Inflated; boastful.	   [1913 Webster]
Hight \Hight\, n.	   A variant of {Height}.	   [1913 Webster]	Hight \Hight\, v. t. & i. [imp. {Hight}, {Hot}, p. p. {Hight},	   {Hote} (?), {Hoten} (?). See {Hote}.] [OE. heiten, highten,	   haten, hoten; also hight, hatte, hette, is called, was	   called, AS. h[=a]tan to call, name, be called, to command,	   promise; also h[=a]tte is called, was called; akin to G.	   heissen to call, be called, bid, Goth. haitan to call, in the	   passive, to be called.]	   1. To be called or named. [Archaic & Poetic.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the form hight, it is used in a passive sense as a	         present, meaning is called or named, also as a	         preterite, was called or named. This form has also been	         used as a past participle. See {Hote}.	         [1913 Webster]	               The great poet of Italy,	               That highte Dante.                 --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               Bright was her hue, and Geraldine she hight.	                                                  --Surrey.	         [1913 Webster]	               Entered then into the church the Reverend	               Teacher.	               Father he hight, and he was, in the parish.	                                                  --Longfellow.	         [1913 Webster]	               Childe Harold was he hight.        --Byron.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To command; to direct; to impel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But the sad steel seized not where it was hight	            Upon the child, but somewhat short did fall.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To commit; to intrust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet charge of them was to a porter hight. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To promise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He had hold his day, as he had hight. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Hightener \Hight"en*er\, n.	   That which heightens.	   [1913 Webster]
Highth \Highth\ (h[imac]th or h[imac]tth), n.	   Variant of {Height}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
High-toned \High"-toned`\, a.	   1. High in tone or sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Elevated; high-principled; honorable.	      [1913 Webster]	            In whose high-toned impartial mind	            Degrees of mortal rank and state	            Seem objects of indifferent weight.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   3. pretentious, pompous.	      [PJC]
High-top \High"-top`\, n.	   A ship's masthead. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Highty-tighty \High"ty-tigh"ty\, a.	   Hoity-toity.	   [1913 Webster]
high-up \high-up\ n.	   an important or influential person.	   Syn: very important person, VIP, dignitary, panjandrum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Highway \High"way`\, n.	   A road or way open to the use of the public, especially a	   paved main road or thoroughfare between towns; in the latter	   sense it contrasts with {local street}; as, on the highways	   and byways.	   Syn: Way; road; path; course.	        [1913 Webster]
Highwayman \High"way`man\, n.; pl. {Highwaymen}.	   One who robs on the public road; a highway robber.	   [1913 Webster]
Highway robbery \High"way` rob"ber*y\, n.	   1. Robbery committed on the public roads.	      [PJC]	   2. An excessively high price or fee; -- used especially in	      situations where the buyer has little or no choice but to	      buy the item offered.	      [PJC]
high-voltage \high-voltage\ adj.	   1. having, operating on, or powered by high voltage; as, a	      high-voltage generator; a high-voltage line.	   Syn: high-tension.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {high-powered}.	   Syn: high-octane, high-powered, high-power.	        [WordNet 1.5] highwater
highwater \highwater\, high water \high water\n.	   1. the tide when the water is highest; high tide. [WordNet	      sense 1]	   Syn: high tide, high water.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Water at its highest level, as in a river during a flood.	      [PJC]
high-water \high-water\ a.	   Pertaining to water at its highest achieved level; of or	   pertaining to {high water}; as, the high-water marks on the	   walls after a flood.	   [PJC]
High-wrought \High"-wrought`\, a.	   1. Wrought with fine art or skill; elaborate. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought	      passion. "A high-wrought flood." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Higre \Hi"gre\, n.	   See {Eagre}. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hig-taper \Hig"-ta`per\, n. [Cf. {Hag-taper}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Verbascum} ({Verbascum Thapsus}); the	   common mullein. [Also {high-taper} and {hag-taper}.] Hijera
Hijera \Hij"e*ra\, Hijra \Hij"ra\, n.	   See {Hegira}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hike \Hike\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hiked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hiking}.] [Cf. {Hitch}.]	   1. To move with a swing, toss, throw, jerk, or the like.	      [Dial. or Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To raise with a quick movement.	      [PJC]	   3. To raise (a price) quickly or significantly in a single	      step. They hiked gasoline prices twenty cents in less than	      a week.	      [PJC]	   4. (Football) To pass (the ball) from the center to the	      quarterback at the start of the play; to {snap} (the	      ball).	      [PJC]	Hike \Hike\, v. i.	   1. To hike one's self; specif., to go with exertion or	      effort; to tramp; to march laboriously. [Dial. or Colloq.]	      "If you persist in heaving and hiking like this."	      --Kipling.	            It's hike, hike, hike (march) till you stick in the	            mud, and then you hike back again a little slower	            than you went.                        --Scribner's	                                                  Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to take a long walk, especially for pleasure or exercise.	      [PJC]	Hike \Hike\, n.	   1. The act of hiking.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure or exercise;	      a tramp; a march. [WordNet sense 1]	      [PJC]	            With every hike there's a few laid out with their	            hands crossed.                        --Scribner's	                                                  Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. an increase in cost, rate, etc.; as, there was a dramatic	      hike in gasoline prices; a hike in the interest rates.	      [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: rise, boost.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Hence: the amount a salary is increased; as, he got a wage	      hike. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: raise, rise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hilal \Hi"lal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a hilum.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilar \Hi"lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the hilum.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilarious \Hi*la"ri*ous\, a. [L. hilaris, hilarus, Gr. ?; cf. ?	   gracious, kindly.]	   Mirthful; noisy; merry.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilarity \Hi*lar"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [L. hilaritas: cf. F.	   hilarit['e]. See {Hilarious}.]	   Boisterous mirth; merriment; jollity. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hilarity differs from joy: the latter, excited by good	         news or prosperity, is an affection of the mind; the	         former, produced by social pleasure, drinking, etc.,	         which rouse the animal spirits, is more demonstrative.	   Syn: Glee; cheerfulness; mirth; merriment; gayety;	        joyousness; exhilaration; joviality; jollity.	        [1913 Webster]
Hilary term \Hil"a*ry term`\	   Formerly, one of the four terms of the courts of common law	   in England, beginning on the eleventh of January and ending	   on the thirty-first of the same month, in each year; -- so	   called from the festival of St. Hilary, January 13th.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Hilary term is superseded by the Hilary sittings,	         which commence on the eleventh of January and end on	         the Wednesday before Easter. --Mozley & W.	         [1913 Webster]
Hilding \Hil"ding\, n. [Prob. a corruption of hindling, dim. of	   hind, adj. Cf. Prov. E. hilderling, hinderling. See	   {Hinderling}.]	   A base, menial wretch. -- a. Base; spiritless. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hile \Hile\, v. t.	   To hide. See {Hele}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hile \Hile\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Hilum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hill \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 mass of earth rising	      above the common level of the surrounding land; an	      eminence less than a mountain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every mountain and hill shall be made low. --Is. xl.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The earth raised about the roots of a plant or cluster of	      plants. [U. S.] See {Hill}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A single cluster or group of plants growing close	      together, and having the earth heaped up about them; as, a	      hill of corn or potatoes. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hill ant} (Zool.), a common ant ({Formica rufa}), of Europe	      and America, which makes mounds or ant-hills over its	      nests.	   {Hill myna} (Zool.), one of several species of birds of	      India, of the genus {Gracula}, and allied to the	      starlings. They are easily taught to speak many words.	      [Written also {hill mynah}.] See {Myna}.	   {Hill partridge} (Zool.), a partridge of the genus	      {Aborophila}, of which numerous species in habit Southern	      Asia and the East Indies.	   {Hill tit} (Zool.), one of numerous species of small Asiatic	      singing birds of the family {Leiotrichid[ae]}. Many are	      beautifully colored.	      [1913 Webster]	Hill \Hill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hilling}.]	   To surround with earth; to heap or draw earth around or upon;	   as, to hill corn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Showing them how to plant and hill it.   --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilliness \Hill"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being hilly.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilling \Hill"ing\, n.	   The act or process of heaping or drawing earth around plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Hillock \Hill"ock\, n.	   A small hill. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hillside \Hill"side`\, n.	   The side or declivity of a hill.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilltop \Hill"top`\, n.	   The top of a hill.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilly \Hill"y\, a.	   1. Abounding with hills; uneven in surface; as, a hilly	      country. "Hilly steep." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lofty; as, hilly empire. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Hilt \Hilt\, n. [AS. hilt, hilte; akin to OHG. helza, Prov. G.	   hilze, Icel. hjalt.]	   1. A handle; especially, the handle of a sword, dagger, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Hilted \Hilt"ed\, a.	   Having a hilt; -- used in composition; as, basket-hilted,	   cross-hilted.	   [1913 Webster]
Hilum \Hi"lum\, n. [L., a little thing, trifle.]	   1. (Bot.) The eye of a bean or other seed; the mark or scar	      at the point of attachment of an ovule or seed to its base	      or support; -- called also {hile}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The part of a gland, or similar organ, where the	      blood vessels and nerves enter; the hilus; as, the hilum	      of the kidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Hilus \Hi"lus\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   Same as {Hilum}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Him \Him\ (h[i^]m), pron.	   Them. See {Hem}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Him \Him\, pron. [AS. him, dat. of h[=e]. [root]183. See {He}.]	   The objective case of he. See {He}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Him that is weak in the faith receive.   --Rom. xiv. 1.	   [1913 Webster]	         Friends who have given him the most sympathy.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In old English his and him were respectively the	         genitive and dative forms of it as well as of he. This	         use is now obsolete. Poetically, him is sometimes used	         with the reflexive sense of himself.	         [1913 Webster]	               I never saw but Humphrey, duke of Gloster,	               Did bear him like a noble gentleman. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Himalayan \Hi*ma"la*yan\, a. [Skr. him[=a]laya, prop., the abode	   of snow.]	   Of or pertaining to the Himalayas, the great mountain chain	   in Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Himantoglossum \Himantoglossum\ n.	   A small genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and	   Mediterranean region.	   Syn: genus {Himantoglossum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Himantopus \Himantopus\ n.	   one of two genera of stilts; they are similar to avocets but	   with straight bills.	   Syn: genus {Himantopus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Himpne \Himp"ne\, n.	   A hymn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Himself \Him*self"\, pron.	   1. An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun;	      -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will	      bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the	      nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved	      himself.	      [1913 Webster]	            But he himself returned from the quarries. --Judges	                                                  iii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            David hid himself in the field.       --1 Sam. xx.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord himself shall give you a sign. --Is. vii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify	            unto himself a peculiar people.       --Titus ii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            With shame remembers, while himself was one	            Of the same herd, himself the same had done.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note	         under {Him}.	         [1913 Webster]	               It comprehendeth in himself all good. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One's true or real character; one's natural temper and	      disposition; the state of being in one's right or sane	      mind (after unconsciousness, passion, delirium, or	      abasement); as, the man has come to himself.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By himself}, alone; unaccompanied; apart; sequestered; as,	      he sits or studies by himself.	   {To leave one to himself}, to withdraw from him; to let him	      take his own course. Himselve	      Himself	Himself \Him*self"\, Himselve \Him*selve"\, Himselven
\Him*selv"en\ (?), pron. pl.	   Themselves. See {Hemself}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Himselve \Him*selve"\, pron.	   See 1st {Himself}. [Obs.] Himyaric
Himyaric \Him*yar"ic\, Himyaritic \Him`ya*rit"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to Himyar, an ancient king of Yemen, in Arabia, or	   to his successors or people; as, the Himjaritic characters,	   language, etc.; applied esp. to certain ancient inscriptions	   showing the primitive type of the oldest form of the Arabic,	   still spoken in Southern Arabia. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Hin \Hin\ (h[i^]n), n. [Heb. h[imac]n.]	   A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing three quarts, one	   pint, one gill, English measure. --W. H. Ward.	   [1913 Webster]
Hinayana \Hinayana\ n.	   1. a major school of Buddhism teaching personal salvation	      through one's own efforts.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing	      personal salvation through one's own efforts; chiefly in	      Sri Lanka (Ceylon); Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Cambodia.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Hinayanist \Hinayanist\ n.	   an adherent of Hinayana Buddhism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hind \Hind\ (h[imac]nd), n. [AS. hind; akin to D. hinde, OHG.	   hinta, G. hinde, hindin, Icel., Sw., & Dan. hind, and perh.	   to Goth. hin[thorn]an to seize (in comp.), E. hunt, or cf.	   Gr. kema`s a young deer.]	   1. (Zool.) The female of the red deer, of which the male is	      the stag.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A spotted food fish of the genus {Epinephelus}, as	      {Epinephelus apua} of Bermuda, and {Epinephelus	      Drummond-hayi} of Florida; -- called also {coney}, {John	      Paw}, {spotted hind}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hind \Hind\, n. [OE. hine, AS. h[imac]ne, h[imac]na, orig. gen.	   pl. of h[imac]wan domestics; akin to Icel. hj[=u] man and	   wife, domestics, family, Goth. heiwafrauja master of the	   house, G. heirath marriage; cf. L. civis citizen, E. city or	   E. home. Cf. {Hide} a measure of land.]	   1. A domestic; a servant. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A peasant; a rustic; a farm servant. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The hind, that homeward driving the slow steer	            Tells how man's daily work goes forward here.	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	Hind \Hind\, a. [Compar. {Hinder}; superl. {Hindmost}, or	   {Hindermost}.] [OE. hind, adv., back, AS. hindan behind. See	   {Hinder}, a.]	   In the rear; -- opposed to front; of or pertaining to the	   part or end which follows or is behind, in opposition to the	   part which leads or is before; as, the hind legs or hind feet	   of a quadruped; the hind man in a procession.	   [1913 Webster]
Hindberry \Hind"ber*ry\, n. [AS. hindberie; akin to OHG.	   hintberi, G. himbeere. So called because hinds or stags are	   fond of them. See 1st {Hind}, and {Berry}.]	   The raspberry. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hindbrain \Hind"brain`\, n. [Hind, adj. + brain.] (Anat.)	   The posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain,	   including the epencephalon and metencephalon. Sometimes	   restricted to the epencephalon only.	   [1913 Webster]
Hinder \Hind"er\, a. [OE. hindere, AS. hinder, adv., behind;	   akin to OHG. hintar, prep., behind, G. hinter, Goth. hindar;	   orig. a comparative, and akin to AS. hine hence. See {Hence},	   {He}, and cf. {Hind}, a., {Hindmost}.]	   Of or belonging to that part or end which is in the rear, or	   which follows; as, the hinder part of a wagon; the hinder	   parts of a horse.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was in the hinder part of the ship.   --Mark iv. 38.	   [1913 Webster]	Hinder \Hin"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hindered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hindering}.] [OE. hindren, hinderen, AS. hindrian, fr.	   hinder behind; akin to D. hinderen, G. hindern, OHG.	   hintar?n, Icel. & Sw. hindra, Dan. hindre. See {Hinder}, a.]	   1. To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving	      forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a	      full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident	      hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants;	      to hinder me from going.	      [1913 Webster]	            Them that were entering in ye hindered. --Luke xi.	                                                  52.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hinder you too long.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prevent or embarrass; to debar; to shut out.	      [1913 Webster]	            What hinders younger brothers, being fathers of	            families, from having the same right? --Locke.	   Syn: To check; retard; impede; delay; block; clog; prevent;	        stop; interrupt; counteract; thwart; oppose; obstruct;	        debar; embarrass.	        [1913 Webster]	Hinder \Hin"der\, v. i.	   To interpose obstacles or impediments; to be a hindrance.	   [1913 Webster]	         This objection hinders not but that the heroic action	         of some commander . . . may be written.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hinderance \Hin"der*ance\ n.	   Same as {Hindrance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hinderer \Hin"der*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, hinders.	   [1913 Webster]
Hinderest \Hind"er*est\, a.	   Hindermost; -- superl. of {Hind}, a. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hinderling \Hind"er*ling\, n. [AS. hinderling one who comes	   behind his ancestors, fr. AS. hinder behind. See {Hinder},	   a., and cf. {Hilding}.]	   A worthless, base, degenerate person or animal. [Obs.]	   --Callander. Hindermost
Hindermost \Hind"er*most`\, Hindmost \Hind"most`\, a. [The	   superlative of hind. See {Hind}, a.] [Cf. AS. hindema (akin	   to Goth. hindumists), a superlative from the same source as	   the comparative hinder. See {Hinder}, a., and cf.	   {Aftermost}.]	   Furthest in or toward the rear; last. "Rachel and Joseph	   hindermost." --Gen. xxxiii. 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Hindgut \Hind"gut`\, n. [Hind, a. + gut.] (Anat.)	   The posterior part of the alimentary canal, including the	   rectum, and sometimes the large intestine also.	   [1913 Webster]
Hindi \Hin"di\, n. [Prop. a Per. adj. meaning, Indian, Hindoo.]	   The name given by Europeans to that form of the Hindustani	   language which is chiefly spoken by native Hindus. In employs	   the Devanagari character, in which Sanskrit is written.	   --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Hindleys screw \Hind"ley"s screw`\ (Mech.)	   A screw cut on a solid whose sides are arcs of the periphery	   of a wheel into the teeth of which the screw is intended to	   work. It is named from the person who first used the form.	   Hindoo
Hindoo \Hin"doo\, Hindu \Hin"du\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Hindoos}or	   {Hindus}. [Per. Hind[=u], fr. Hind, Hind[=u]st[=a]n, India.	   Cf. {Indian}.]	   A native inhabitant of Hindostan. As an ethnical term it is	   confined to the Dravidian and Aryan races; as a religious	   name it is restricted to followers of the Veda. Hindoo	   calendar	Hindoo calendar \Hin"doo calendar\ or Hindu calendar \Hindu
calendar\ .	   A lunisolar calendar of India, according to which the year is	   divided into twelve months, with an extra month inserted	   after every month in which two new moons occur (once in three	   years).	   Note: The intercalary month has the name of the one which	         precedes it. The year usually commences about April 11.	         The months are follows: Baisakh . . . . . . . . . .	         April-May Jeth . . . . . . . . . . . . . May-June Asarh	         . . . . . . . . . . . . June-July Sawan (Sarawan) . . .	         . . . . July-Aug. Bhadon . . . . . . . . . . .	         Aug.-Sept. Asin (Kuar). . . . . . . . . . Sept.-Oct.	         Katik (Kartik) . . . . . . . . Oct.-Nov. Aghan . . . .	         . . . . . . . . Nov.-Dec. Pus . . . . . . . . . . . . .	         Dec.-Jan. Magh . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jan.-Feb.	         Phagun (Phalgun) . . . . . . . Feb.-March Chait . . . .	         . . . . . . . . March-April	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hindooism
Hindooism \Hin"doo*ism\, Hinduism \Hin"du*ism\, n.	   The religious doctrines and rites of the Hindus; Brahmanism.	   Hindoostani	   Hindoostanee
Hindoostanee \Hin"doo*sta"nee\, Hindoostani \Hin"doo*sta"ni\,
Hindustani \Hin"du*sta"ni\, a. [Hind. Hind[=u]st[=a]n[imac] an	   Indian, fr. Hind. and Per. Hind[=u]st[=a]n India.]	   Of or pertaining to the Hindoos or their language. -- n. The	   language of Hindustan; the name given by Europeans to the	   most generally spoken of the modern Aryan languages of India.	   It is Hindi with the addition of Persian and Arabic words.	   [1913 Webster]
Hindostani \Hindostani\ n.	   Same as {Hindustani}. See {Hindoostanee}.	   Syn: Hindustani, Hindoostani.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hindquarter \hindquarter\ n.	   the back half of a side of meat, from about the twelfth rib	   back.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hindquarters \hindquarters\ n.	   1. the fleshy part of the human body at the back of the hip,	      on which a person sits; teh buttocks.	   Syn: buttocks, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can,	        fundament, hind end, keister, posterior, prat, rear,	        rear end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail end, tooshie,	        tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the part of a quadruped that corresponds to the human	      buttocks.	   Syn: croup, croupe, rump.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hindrance \Hin"drance\, n. [See {Hinder}, v. t.]	   1. The act of hindering, or the state of being hindered.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which hinders; an impediment.	      [1913 Webster]	            What various hindrances we meet.      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something between a hindrance and a help.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   Syn: Impediment; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;	        interruption; check; delay; restraint.	        [1913 Webster]
hindshank \hindshank\ n.	   a cut of meat from the upper part of a rear leg.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hindsight \hindsight\ n.	   understanding the nature of an event after it has happened;	   as, hindsight is always clearer than foresight.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   {20-20 hindsight}, {twenty-twenty hindsight} Perfect	      understanding of an event after it has happened; -- a term	      usually used with sarcasm in response to criticism of	      one's decision, implying that the critic is unfairly	      judging the wisdom of the decision in light of information	      that was not available when the decision was made.	      [PJC]
Hindu \Hin"du\, n.	   Same as {Hindoo}. This is now the more commonly used	   spelling.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hinduism \Hinduism\ n.	   1. the dominant religion of India; characterized by a caste	      system anud belief in reincarnation.	   Syn: Hindooism.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a complex of beliefs and values and customs including	      worship of many gods, especially the Trimurti composed of	      Brahma the Creator; Vishnu the preserver; and Shiva the	      destroyer.	   Syn: Hindooism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hindustan \Hindustan\ n.	   northern region of India where Hinduism predominates.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hindustani \Hindustani\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Hindustan or its inhabitants.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Hindustani \Hindustani\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India.	   Syn: Hindu, Hindoo.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a form of Hindi spoken around Delhi. See {Hindoostanee}.	   Syn: Hindoostani, Hindoostanee, Hindostani.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hine \Hine\, n. [See {Hind} a servant.]	   A servant; a farm laborer; a peasant; a hind. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bailiff, herd, nor other hine. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hinge \Hinge\, n. [OE. henge, heeng; akin to D. heng, LG. henge,	   Prov. E. hingle a small hinge; connected with hang, v., and	   Icel. hengja to hang. See {Hang}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The hook with its eye, or the joint, on which a door,	      gate, lid, etc., turns or swings; a flexible piece, as a	      strip of leather, which serves as a joint to turn on.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gate self-opened wide,	            On golden hinges turning.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That on which anything turns or depends; a governing	      principle; a cardinal point or rule; as, this argument was	      the hinge on which the question turned.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the four cardinal points, east, west, north, or	      south. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When the moon is in the hinge at East. --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor slept the winds . . . but rushed abroad.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hinge joint}.	      (a) (Anat.) See {Ginglymus}.	      (b) (Mech.) Any joint resembling a hinge, by which two	          pieces are connected so as to permit relative turning	          in one plane.	   {To be off the hinges}, to be in a state of disorder or	      irregularity; to have lost proper adjustment. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	Hinge \Hinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hinging}.]	   1. To attach by, or furnish with, hinges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bend. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hinge \Hinge\, v. i.	   To stand, depend, hang, or turn, as on a hinge; to depend	   chiefly for a result or decision or for force and validity;	   -- usually with on or upon; as, the argument hinges on this	   point. --I. Taylor	   [1913 Webster]
Hinged \Hinged\, a.	   Furnished with hinges.	   [1913 Webster]
Hingeless \Hinge"less\, a.	   Without a hinge or joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Hink \Hink\, n.	   A reaping hook. --Knight. Hinniate
Hinniate \Hin"ni*ate\, Hinny \Hin"ny\v. i. [L. hinnire.]	   To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hinny \Hin"ny\, n.; pl. {Hinnies}. [L. hinnus, cf. Gr. ?.]	   A hybrid between a stallion and an ass; -- correlative of the	   {mule}.	   [1913 Webster]	Hinny \Hin"ny\, n.	   A term of endearment; darling; -- corrupted from honey.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Hint \Hint\ (h[i^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hinted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hinting}.] [OE. henten, hinten, to seize, to catch,	   AS. hentan to pursue, take, seize; or Icel. ymta to mutter,	   ymtr a muttering, Dan. ymte to whisper. [root]36. Cf.	   {Hent}.]	   To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to	   suggest in an indirect manner; as, to hint a suspicion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike.  --Pope.	   Syn: To suggest; intimate; insinuate; imply.	        [1913 Webster]	Hint \Hint\, v. i.	   To make an indirect reference, suggestion, or allusion; to	   allude vaguely to something.	   [1913 Webster]	         We whisper, and hint, and chuckle.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To hint at}, to allude to lightly, indirectly, or	      cautiously.	   Syn: To allude; refer; glance; touch.	        [1913 Webster]	Hint \Hint\, n.	   A remote allusion; slight mention; intimation; insinuation; a	   suggestion or reminder, without a full declaration or	   explanation; also, an occasion or motive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our hint of woe	         Is common.                               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hint malevolent, the look oblique.   --Hannah More.	   Syn: Suggestion; allusion. See {Suggestion}.	        [1913 Webster]
hinterland \hin"ter*land`\, n. [G.; hinter behind + land land.]	   a remote and undeveloped area; originally, the land or region	   lying behind the coast district. The term is used esp. with	   reference to the so-called	   {doctrine of the hinterland}, sometimes advanced, that	      occupation of the coast supports a claim to an exclusive	      right to occupy, from time to time, the territory lying	      inland of the coast.	   Syn: backwoods, back country, boondocks.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Hintingly \Hint"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a hinting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hipe, huppe, AS. hype; akin to D. heup, OHG.	   huf, G. h["u]fte, Dan. hofte, Sw. h["o]ft, Goth. hups; cf.	   Icel. huppr, and also Gr. ? the hollow above the hips of	   cattle, and Lith. kumpis ham.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The projecting region of the lateral parts of one side of	      the pelvis and the hip joint; the haunch; the huckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The external angle formed by the meeting of two	      sloping sides or skirts of a roof, which have their wall	      plates running in different directions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Engin) In a bridge truss, the place where an inclined end	      post meets the top chord. --Waddell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 the thigh bone	      and hip bone.	   {Hip knob} (Arch.), a finial, ball, or other ornament at the	      intersection of the hip rafters and the ridge.	   {Hip molding} (Arch.), a molding on the hip of a roof,	      covering the hip joint of the slating or other roofing.	   {Hip rafter} (Arch.), the rafter extending from the wall	      plate to the ridge in the angle of a hip roof.	   {Hip roof}, {Hipped roof} (Arch.), a roof having sloping ends	      and sloping sides. See {Hip}, n., 2., and {Hip}, v. t., 3.	      	   {Hip tile}, a tile made to cover the hip of a roof.	   {To catch upon the hip}, or {To have on the hip}, to have or	      get the advantage of; -- a figure probably derived from	      wresting. --Shak.	   {To smite hip and thigh}, to overthrow completely; to defeat	      utterly. --Judg. xv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	Hip \Hip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hipping}.]	   1. To dislocate or sprain the hip of, to fracture or injure	      the hip bone of (a quadruped) in such a manner as to	      produce a permanent depression of that side.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw (one's adversary) over one's hip in wrestling	      (technically called cross buttock).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make with a hip or hips, as a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hipped roof}. See {Hip roof}, under {Hip}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hip \Hip\, n. [OE. hepe, AS. he['o]pe; cf. OHG. hiufo a bramble	   bush.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of a rosebush, especially of the English dog-rose	   ({Rosa canina}); called also {rose hip}. [Written also {hop},	   {hep}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hip tree} (Bot.), the dog-rose.	      [1913 Webster]	Hip \Hip\, interj.	   Used to excite attention or as a signal; as, hip, hip, hurra!	   Hip	Hip \Hip\, or Hipps \Hipps\, n.	   See {Hyp}, n. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
hip \hip\, a.	   1. Aware of the latest ideas, trends, fashions, and	      developments in popular music and entertainment culture;	      not square; -- same as {hep}.	   Syn: tuned in.	        [PJC]	   2. Aware of the latest fashions and behaving as expected	      socially, especially in clothing style and musical taste;	      exhibiting an air of casual sophistication; cool; with it;	      -- used mostly among young people in the teens to	      twenties.	      [PJC]
hipbone \hipbone\ n.	   Either of two large flaring bones, each forming one half of	   the pelvis; made up of the ilium and ischium and pubis.	   Syn: innominate bone.	        [WordNet 1.5] Hipe
Hipe \Hipe\, n. Also Hype \Hype\ . [Etym. uncertain.]	   (Wrestling)	   A throw in which the wrestler lifts his opponent from the	   ground, swings him to one side, knocks up his nearer thigh	   from the back with the knee, and throws him on his back.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hipe \Hipe\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Hiped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hiping}.] (Wrestling)	   To throw by means of a hipe. -- {Hip"er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
hipflask \hip"flask`\ n.	   A small portable flask, usually made of metal, used to hold	   liquor.	   Syn: pocket flask.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hiphalt \Hip"halt`\, a.	   Lame in the hip. [R.] --Gower.
hipless \hipless\ adj.	   having hips which are not prominent; seeming to have no hips;	   as, slim and hipless; -- of people. Opposite of	   {broad-hipped}	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hipline \hipline\ n.	   1. the line formed by measuring the hip at its greatest part.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the line formed by the lower edge of hiplength garment.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Hip lock \Hip lock\ (Wrestling)	   A lock in which a close grip is obtained and a fall attempted	   by a heave over the hip.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hippa
Hippa \Hip"pa\, Hippe \Hip"pe\, n. (Zool.)	   A genus of marine decapod crustaceans, which burrow rapidly	   in the sand by pushing themselves backward; -- called also	   {bait bug}. See Illust. under {Anomura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hipparion \Hip*pa"ri*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pony, dim. of ? a	   horse.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of Tertiary mammals allied to the horse, but	   three-toed, having on each foot a small lateral hoof on each	   side of the main central one. It is believed to be one of the	   ancestral genera of the Horse family.
hippeastrum \hippeastrum\ n.	   An amaryllis of tropical America ({Hippeastrum puniceum})	   often cultivated as a houseplant for its showy white to red	   flowers.	   Syn: {Hippeastrum puniceum}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Hipped
Hipped \Hipped\, Hippish \Hip"pish\, a. [From 5th {Hip}.]	   Somewhat hypochondriac; melancholy. See {Hyppish}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When we are hipped or in high spirits.   --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	   [1913 Webster]
hipped \hipped\ adj.	   1. having hips; or, having hips of a specified type; -- used	      in combination; as, wide-hipped. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Architecture) peaked and having sloping ends rather than	      gables; -- of roofs; as, a hipped roof has sloping ends	      rather than gables. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: hip-roofed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hippie \hip"pie\ n.	   Someone who rejects the established culture, dresses	   casually, and advocates extreme liberalism in politics and	   lifestyle. Used especially of those in the late 1960's,	   mostly in their late teens and early twenties, who	   conspicuously rejected traditional culture by dressing	   casually, if male wore their hair long, and wore folksy or	   used clothing adorned with beads, headbands, and often	   flowers; they emphasized the importance of love and direct	   personal relations rather than success-oriented businesslike	   behavior, strove for spontaneity, sometimes lived communally,	   and in some cases tried to expand their consciousness by	   various psychological techniques such as meditation, or	   through the use of consciousness-altering drugs such as	   marijuana or LSD. By the end of the Vietnam war in the	   1970's, the numbers of people living a visibly hippie	   lifestyle had dramatically decreased, though some people	   continue to develop similar views and live with the same	   outlook.	   Syn: hippy, flower child.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
hippo \hip"po\ n.	   Same as {hippopotamus}.	   Syn: hippopotamus, river horse, Hippopotamus amphibius.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hippobosca \Hip`po*bos"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?	   to feed.] (Zool.)	   A genus of dipterous insects including the horsefly or horse	   tick. -- {Hip`po*bos"can}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippoboscidae \Hippoboscidae\ n.	   A natural family of winged or wingless dipterans: louse	   flies.	   Syn: family {Hippoboscidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hippocamp \Hip"po*camp\, n.	   See {Hippocampus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippocampal \Hip`po*cam"pal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the hippocampus.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippocampus \Hip`po*cam"pus\, n. [L., the sea horse, Gr. ? a	   hippocampus (in senses 1 and 2); "i`ppos horse + ? to bend.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A fabulous monster, with the head and fore	      quarters of a horse joined to the tail of a dolphin or	      other fish ({Hippocampus brevirostris}), -- seen in	      Pompeian paintings, attached to the chariot of Neptune.	      --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of lophobranch fishes of several species	      in which the head and neck have some resemblance to those	      of a horse; -- called also {sea horse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: They swim slowly, in an erect position, and often cling	         to seaweeds by means of the incurved prehensile tail.	         The male has a ventral pouch, in which it carries the	         eggs till hatched.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A name applied to either of two ridges of white	      matter in each lateral ventricle of the brain. The larger	      is called hippocampus major or simply hippocampus. The	      smaller, hippocampus minor, is called also {ergot} and	      {calcar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hippocentaur \Hip`po*cen"taur\, n. [L. hippocentaurus, Gr. ?;	   "i`ppos horse + ? centaur.] (Myth.)	   Same as {Centaur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippocras \Hip"po*cras\, n. [F. hippocras, hypocras, NL. vinum	   hippocraticum, lit., wine of Hippocrates.]	   A cordial made of spiced wine, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippocrates \Hip*poc"ra*tes\, n.	   A famous Greek physician and medical writer, born in Cos,	   about 460 b. c.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hippocrates' sleeve}, a conical strainer, made by stitching	      together two adjacent sides of a square piece of cloth,	      esp. flannel of linen.	      [1913 Webster]
Hippocratic \Hip"po*crat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Hippocrates, or to his teachings.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hippocratic face} [L. facies Hippocratica], the change	      produced in the countenance by death, or long sickness,	      excessive evacuations, excessive hunger, and the like. The	      nose is pinched, the eyes are sunk, the temples hollow,	      the ears cold and retracted, the skin of the forehead	      tense and dry, the complexion livid, the lips pendent,	      relaxed, and cold; -- so called, as having been described	      by Hippocrates. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	Hippocratic oath \Hippocratic oath\,	   An oath said to have been dictated by Hippocrates to his	   disciples. Such an oath is still administered to candidates	   for graduation in medicine.	   [PJC]	   Note: An English translation of the oath reads:	         I swear by Apollo the physician, by Aesculapius, and	         Health, and All-heal, and all the gods and goddesses,	         that according to my ability and my judgement, I will	         keep this Oath and this stipulation -- to reckon him	         who taught me this Art equally dear to me as my	         parents, to share my substance with him, and relieve	         his necessities if required; to look upon his offspring	         in the same footing as my own brothers, and to teach	         them this Art, if they wish to learn it, without fee or	         stipulation; and that by precept, lecture, and every	         mode of instruction, I will impart a knowledge of the	         Art to my own sons, and of my teachers, and to	         disciples bound by a stipulation and oath according to	         the law of medicine, but to none others.	         I will follow that system or regimen which, according	         to my ability and judgement, I consider for the benefit	         of my patients, and abstain from whatever is	         deleterious and mischievous.	         I will give no deadly medicine to any one if asked, nor	         suggest any such counsel; and in like manner I will not	         give to a woman a pessary to produce abortion.	         With purity and with holiness I will pass my life and	         practice my Art. I will not cut persons labouring under	         the stone, but will leave this to be done by men who	         are practitioners of this work. Into whatever houses I	         enter, I will go into them for the benefit of the sick,	         and will abstain from every voluntary act of mischief	         and corruption; and, further, from the seduction of	         females or males, of freemen and slaves.	         Whatever, in connection with my professional service,	         or not in connection with it, I see or hear, in the	         life of men, which ought not to be spoken of abroad, I	         will not divulge, as reckoning that all such should be	         kept secret.	         While I continue to keep this Oath unviolated, may it	         be granted to me to enjoy life and the practice of the	         Art, respected by all men, in all times. But should I	         trespass and violate this Oath, may the reverse be my	         lot.
Hippocratism \Hip*poc"ra*tism\, n.	   The medical philosophy or system of Hippocrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippocrene \Hip"po*crene\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; "i`ppos horse + ?	   a fountain.]	   A fountain on Mount Helicon in B[oe]otia, fabled to have	   burst forth when the ground was struck by the hoof of	   Pegasus. Also, its waters, which were supposed to impart	   poetic inspiration. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor maddening draughts of Hippocrene.    --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippocrepian \Hip"po*crep"i*an\, n. [See {Hippocrepiform}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of an order of fresh-water Bryozoa, in which the	   tentacles are on a lophophore, shaped like a horseshoe. See	   {Phylactol[ae]ma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippocrepiform \Hip`po*crep`i*form\, a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + ?	   shoe + -form.] (Bot.)	   Shaped like a horseshoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippodame \Hip"po*dame\, n. [Cf. F. hippopotame.]	   A fabulous sea monster. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, n. [L. hippodromos, Gr. ?; "i`ppos	   horse + ? course, fr. ? to run: cf. F. hippodrome.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A place set apart for equestrian and chariot	      races.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An arena for equestrian performances; a circus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Sports) A fraudulent contest with a predetermined winner.	      [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hippodrome \Hip"po*drome\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hippodromed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hippodroming}.] (Sports)	   To arrange contests with predetermined winners. [Slang, U.	   S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hippogriff \Hip"po*griff\, n. [F. hippogriffe; cf. It.	   ippogrifo. See {Hippopotamus}, {Griffon}.] (Myth.)	   A fabulous winged animal, half horse and half griffin.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippolith \Hip"po*lith\, n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + -lith.]	   A concretion, or kind of bezoar, from the intestines of the	   horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippopathology \Hip`po*pa*thol`o*gy\, n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + E.	   pathology: cf. F. hippopathologie.]	   The science of veterinary medicine; the pathology of the	   horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippophagi \Hip*poph"a*gi\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hippophagous}.]	   Eaters of horseflesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippophagism \Hip*poph"a*gism\, n.	   Hippophagy. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippophagist \Hip*poph"a*gist\, n.	   One who eats horseflesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippophagous \Hip*poph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + ? to	   eat: cf. F. hippophage.]	   Feeding on horseflesh; -- said of certain nomadic tribes, as	   the Tartars.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippophagy \Hip*poph"a*gy\, n. [Cf. F. hippophagie.]	   The act or practice of feeding on horseflesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippophile \Hip"po*phile\, n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + ? to love.]	   One who loves horses. --Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippopotamus \Hip`po*pot"a*mus\, n.; pl. E. {Hippopotamuses}, L.	   {Hippopotami}. [L., from Gr.?; "i`ppos horse + ? river. Cf.	   {Equine}.] (Zool.)	   A large, amphibious, herbivorous mammal ({Hippopotamus	   amphibius}), common in the rivers of tropical Africa. It is	   allied to the hogs, and has a very thick, naked skin, a thick	   and square head, a very large muzzle, small eyes and ears,	   thick and heavy body, and short legs. It is supposed to be	   the behemoth of the Bible. Called also {zeekoe}, and {river	   horse}. A smaller species ({Hippopotamus Liberiencis})	   inhabits Western Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippotomy \Hip*pot"o*my\, n. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + ? to cut: cf.	   F. hippotomie.]	   Anatomy of the horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hippuric \Hip*pu"ric\, a. [Gr. "i`ppos horse + o"y`ron urine:	   cf. F. hippurique.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Obtained from the urine of horses; as, hippuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hippuric acid}, a white crystalline substance, containing	      nitrogen, present in the urine of herbivorous animals, and	      in small quantity in human urine. By the action of acids,	      it is decomposed into benzoic acid and glycocoll.	      [1913 Webster]
Hippurite \Hip"pu*rite\, n. [Gr. ? decked with a horse's tail;	   "i`ppos horse + ? tail: cf. F. hippurite.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus {Hippurites}, of many	   species, having a conical, cup-shaped under valve, with a	   flattish upper valve or lid. Hippurites are found only in the	   Cretaceous rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Hip-roofed \Hip"-roofed`\, a.	   Having a hip roof.	   [1913 Webster]
Hipshot \Hip"shot`\, a. [Hip + shot.]	   Having the hip dislocated; hence, having one hip lower than	   the other. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
hipster \hip"ster\, n. [from Hip a. + -ster.]	   A person who is {hip}[2], a..	   Syn: hepcat[2].	        [PJC]
Hip tree \Hip" tree`\ (Bot.)	   The dog-rose.	   [1913 Webster]
Hir \Hir\, pron. [Obs.]	   See {Here}, pron. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hircic \Hir"cic\, a. [Cf. F. hircique. See {Hircin}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mutton suet; -- applied	   by Chevreul to an oily acid which was obtained from mutton	   suet, and to which he attributed the peculiar taste and smell	   of that substance. The substance has also been called	   {hircin}. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Hircin \Hir"cin\, n. [L. hircus, he-goat, buck: cf. F. hircine.]	   (Chem.)	   Hircic acid. See {Hircic}. [R.] Hircine
Hircine \Hir"cine\, Hircinous \Hir"ci*nous\, a. [L. hircinus,	   fr. hircus hegoat: cf. F. hircin.]	   1. Goatlike; of or pertaining to a goat or the goats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a strong goatish smell.	      [1913 Webster]
Hire \Hire\ (h[~e]r), pron. [Obs.]	   See {Here}, pron. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hire \Hire\ (h[imac]r), n. [OE. hire, hure, AS. h[=y]r; akin to	   D. huur, G. heuer, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra.]	   1. The price, reward, or compensation paid, or contracted to	      be paid, for the temporary use of a thing or a place, for	      personal service, or for labor; wages; rent; pay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laborer is worthy of his hire.    --Luke x. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law.) A bailment by which the use of a thing, or the	      services and labor of a person, are contracted for at a	      certain price or reward. --Story.	   Syn: Wages; salary; stipend; allowance; pay.	        [1913 Webster]	Hire \Hire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hired} (h[imac]rd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hiring}.] [OE. hiren, huren, AS. h[=y]rian; akin to	   D. huren, G. heuern, Dan. hyre, Sw. hyra. See {Hire}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To procure (any chattel or estate) from another person,	      for temporary use, for a compensation or equivalent; to	      purchase the use or enjoyment of for a limited time; as,	      to hire a farm for a year; to hire money.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage or purchase the service, labor, or interest of	      (any one) for a specific purpose, by payment of wages; as,	      to hire a servant, an agent, or an advocate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To grant the temporary use of, for compensation; to engage	      to give the service of, for a price; to let; to lease; --	      now usually with out, and often reflexively; as, he has	      hired out his horse, or his time.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . have hired out themselves for bread. --1	                                                  Sam. ii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]
hired \hired\ adj.	   performing work for pay; as, hired hands.	   Note: used in contrast with the owner or family members who	         work in an enterprise	         [WordNet 1.5]
Hireless \Hire"less\, a.	   Without hire. --Davenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Hireling \Hire"ling\ (h[imac]r"l[i^]ng), n. [AS. h[=y]reling.	   See {Hire}, n., and {-ling}.]	   One who is hired, or who serves for wages; esp., one whose	   motive and interest in serving another are wholly gainful; a	   mercenary. "Lewd hirelings." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Hireling \Hire"ling\, a.	   Serving for hire or wages; venal; mercenary. "Hireling	   mourners." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Hire purchase agreement	   Hire purchase
Hire purchase \Hire purchase\, or, more fully, Hire purchase
agreement \Hire purchase agreement\, or Hire and purchase	agreement \Hire and purchase agreement\ (Law)	   A contract (more fully called contract of hire with an option	   of purchase) in which a person hires goods for a specified	   period and at a fixed rent, with the added condition that if	   he shall retain the goods for the full period and pay all the	   installments of rent as they become due the contract shall	   determine and the title vest absolutely in him, and that if	   he chooses he may at any time during the term surrender the	   goods and be quit of any liability for future installments	   upon the contract. In the United States such a contract is	   generally treated as a conditional sale, and the term hire	   purchase is also sometimes applied to a contract in which the	   hirer is not free to avoid future liability by surrender of	   the goods. In England, however, if the hirer does not have	   this right the contract is a sale.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hirer \Hir"er\, n.	   One who hires. Hires
Hires \Hires\, Hirs \Hirs\, pron.	   Hers; theirs. See {Here}, pron. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hirsute \Hir*sute"\, a. [L. hirsutus; prob. akin to horridus	   horrid. Cf. {Horrid}.]	   1. Rough with hair; set with bristles; shaggy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rough and coarse; boorish. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cynical and hirsute in his behavior.  --Life of A.	                                                  Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Pubescent with coarse or stiff hairs. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Covered with hairlike feathers, as the feet of	      certain birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Hirsuteness \Hir*sute"ness\, n.	   Hairiness. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hirtellous \Hir*tel"lous\, a. [Dim., fr. L. hirtus hairy.] (Bot.	   & Zool.)	   Pubescent with minute and somewhat rigid hairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hirudine \Hi*ru"dine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the leeches.	   [1913 Webster]
Hirudinea \Hir`u*din"e*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. hirudo,	   hirudinis, a leech.] (Zool.)	   An order of Annelida, including the leeches; -- called also	   {Hirudinei}.	   [1913 Webster]
hirudinean \hirudinean\ n.	   Any of a number of carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or	   terrestrial worms typically having a sucker at each end.	   Syn: leech, bloodsucker.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hirundinidae \Hirundinidae\ n.	   A natural family of birds including the swallows and martins.	   Syn: family {Hirundinidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hirudo \Hi*ru"do\, n. [L., a leech.] (Zool.)	   A genus of leeches, including the common medicinal leech. See	   {Leech}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hirundine \Hi*run"dine\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the swallows.	   [1913 Webster]
Hirundo \Hi*run"do\, n. [L., swallow.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds including the swallows and martins.	   [1913 Webster]
His \His\ (h[i^]z), pron. [AS. his of him, his, gen. masc. &	   neut. of h[=e], neut. hit. See {He}.]	   1. Belonging or pertaining to him; -- used as a pronominal	      adjective or adjective pronoun; as, tell John his papers	      are ready; formerly used also for its, but this use is now	      obsolete.	      [1913 Webster]	            No comfortable star did lend his light. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can impress the forest, bid the tree	            Unfix his earth-bound root?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Also formerly used in connection with a noun simply as	         a sign of the possessive. "The king his son." --Shak.	         "By young Telemachus his blooming years." --Pope. This	         his is probably a corruption of the old possessive	         ending -is or -es, which, being written as a separate	         word, was at length confounded with the pronoun his.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The possessive of he; as, the book is his. "The sea is	      his, and he made it." --Ps. xcv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Hisingerite \His"ing*er*ite\, n. [Named after W. Hisinger, a	   Swedish mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A soft black, iron ore, nearly earthy, a hydrous silicate of	   iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Hispanic \His*pan"ic\, a. [L. Hispanicus.]	   Of or pertaining to Spain or its language; as, Hispanic	   words.	   [1913 Webster]
Hispanicism \His*pan"i*cism\, n.	   A Spanish idiom or mode of speech. --Keightley.	   [1913 Webster]
Hispanicize \His*pan"i*cize\, v. t.	   To give a Spanish form or character to; as, to Hispanicize	   Latin words.	   [1913 Webster]
Hispaniolan \Hispaniolan\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Haiti.	   Syn: Haitian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hispid \His"pid\, a. [L. hispidus: cf. F. hispide.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Rough with bristles or minute spines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Beset with stiff hairs or bristles.	      [1913 Webster]
Hispidulous \His*pid"u*lous\, a. [Dim. of hispid.] (Bot. &	   Zool.)	   Minutely hispid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiss \Hiss\ (h[i^]s). v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hissed} (h[i^]st); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hissing}.] [AS. hysian; prob. of imitative	   origin; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen.]	   1. To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the	      letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the	      teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a	      goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound	      as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval.	      [1913 Webster]	            The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee.	                                                  --Ezek. xxvii.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a	      sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shod with steel,	            We hissed along the polished ice.     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Hiss \Hiss\, v. t.	   1. To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him,	            according as he pleased and displeased them. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Malcolm. What is the newest grief?	            Ros. That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter with a hissing sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The long-necked geese of the world that are ever	            hissing dispraise.                    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Hiss \Hiss\, n.	   1. A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out	      the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token	      of disapprobation or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Hiss" implies audible friction of breath	            consonants.                           --H. Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dismal, universal hiss, the sound	            Of public scorn.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sound resembling that above described; as:	      (a) The noise made by a serpent.	          [1913 Webster]	                But hiss for hiss returned with forked tongue.	                                                  --Milton.	      (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.	          [1913 Webster]
Hissing \Hiss"ing\, n.	   1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and	      derision. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will make this city desolate, and a hissing.	                                                  --Jer. xix. 8.	      [1913 Webster]
Hissingly \Hiss"ing*ly\, adv.	   With a hissing sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Hist \Hist\, interj. [Cf. Dan. hys. ?. Cf. {Hush}, {Whist}.]	   Hush; be silent; -- a signal for silence. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Histiology \His`ti*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -logy.]	   Same as {Histology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Histogenesis \His`to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + E.	   genesis.] (Biol.)	   (a) The formation and development of organic tissues;	       histogeny; -- the opposite of histolysis.	   (b) Germ history of cells, and of the tissues composed of	       cells. --Haeckel.	       [1913 Webster]
Histogenetic \His`to*ge*net"ic\, a. [See {Histogeny}.] (Biol.)	   Tissue-producing; connected with the formation and	   development of the organic tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Histogeny \His*tog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + root of ? to	   be born.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Histogenesis}. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Histographer \His*tog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who describes organic tissues; an histologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Histographical \His"to*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to histography.	   [1913 Webster]
Histography \His*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -graphy.]	   A description of, or treatise on, organic tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Histohaematin \His`to*h[ae]m"a*tin\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + E.	   h[ae]matin.] (Physiol.)	   One of a class of respiratory pigments, widely distributed in	   the animal kingdom, capable of ready oxidation and reduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Histoid \His"toid\, a. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -oid.]	   Resembling the normal tissues; as, histoid tumors. Histologic
Histologic \His`to*log"ic\, Histological \His`to*log"ic*al\ a.	   (Biol.)	   Pertaining to histology, or to the microscopic structure of	   the tissues of living organisms. -- {His`to*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Histologist \His*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in histology.	   [1913 Webster]
Histology \His*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + -logy.]	   That branch of biological science, which treats of the minute	   (microscopic) structure of animal and vegetable tissues; --	   called also {histiology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Histolysis \His*tol"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "isto`s tissue + ?	   to loosen, dissolve.] (Biol.)	   The decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the	   blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Histolytic \His`to*lyt"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to histolysis, or the degeneration of	   tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Histonomy \His*ton"o*my\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + ? to	   distribute, regulate.]	   The science which treats of the laws relating to organic	   tissues, their formation, development, functions, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Histophyly \His*toph"y*ly\, n. [Gr. "isto`s tissue + Gr. ?	   clan.] (Biol.)	   The tribal history of cells, a division of morphophyly.	   --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Historial \His*to"ri*al\, a. [L. historialis: cf. F. historial.]	   Historical. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Historian \His*to"ri*an\, n. [F. historien.]	   1. A writer of history; a chronicler; an annalist.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even the historian takes great liberties with facts.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One versed or well informed in history.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great captains should be good historians. --South.	      [1913 Webster] historic
historic \his*tor"ic\ (h[i^]s*t[o^]r"[i^]k), historical
\his*tor"ic*al\ (h[i^]s*t[o^]r"[i^]*kal), a. [L. historicus, Gr.	   "istoriko`s: cf. F. historique. See {History}.]	   Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events;	   as, an historical poem; the historic page. --	   {His*tor"ic*al*ness}, n. -- {His*to*ric"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. having once lived, existed, or taken place in the real	      world; -- contrasted with {legendary}; as, the historical	      Jesus; doubt that a historical Camelot every existed;	      actual historical events.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Belonging to the past; as, historical (or historic) times;	      a historical character.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Within the period of time recorded in written documents;	      as, within historic times. Opposite of {prehistoric}.	   Syn: diachronic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. (Linguistics) Same as {diachronic}. {synchronic}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Historical painting}, that branch of painting which	      represents the events of history.	   {Historical sense}, that meaning of a passage which is	      deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under	      which it was written.	   {The historic sense}, the capacity to conceive and represent	      the unity and significance of a past era or age.	      [1913 Webster]
Historically \His*tor"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.	   [1913 Webster]
Historicize \His*tor"i*cize\, v. t.	   To record or narrate in the manner of a history; to	   chronicle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Historied \His"to*ried\, a.	   Related in history.	   [1913 Webster]
Historier \His*to"ri*er\, n.	   An historian. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Historiette \His`to*ri*ette"\, n. [F., dim. of histoire a	   history.]	   Historical narration on a small scale; a brief recital; a	   story. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Historify \His*tor"i*fy\, v. t. [History + -fy.]	   To record in or as history. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy conquest meet to be historified.     --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Historiographer \His*to`ri*og"ra*pher\	   (h[i^]s*t[=o]`r[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[~e]r), n. [L.	   historiographus, Gr. "istoriogra`fos; "istori`a history +	   gra`fein to write: cf. F. historiographe.]	   An historian; a writer of history; especially, one appointed	   or designated to write a history; also, a title bestowed by	   some governments upon historians of distinction.	   [1913 Webster]
Historiographership \His*to`ri*og"ra*pher*ship\, n.	   The office of an historiographer. --Saintsbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Historiography \His*to`ri*og"ra*phy\, n.	   The art of employment of an historiographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Historiology \His*to`ri*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? history + -logy.]	   A discourse on history. --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Historionomer \His*to`ri*on"o*mer\, n. [Gr. ? history + ? to	   distribute.]	   One versed in the phenomena of history and the laws	   controlling them.	   [1913 Webster]	         And historionomers will have measured accurately the	         sidereal years of races.                 --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Historize \His"to*rize\, v. t.	   To relate as history; to chronicle; to historicize. [R.]	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
History \His"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Histories}. [L. historia, Gr.	   'istori`a history, information, inquiry, fr. 'istwr, "istwr,	   knowing, learned, from the root of ? to know; akin to E. wit.	   See {Wit}, and cf. {Story}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A learning or knowing by inquiry; the knowledge of facts	      and events, so obtained; hence, a formal statement of such	      information; a narrative; a description; a written record;	      as, the history of a patient's case; the history of a	      legislative bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A systematic, written account of events, particularly of	      those affecting a nation, institution, science, or art,	      and usually connected with a philosophical explanation of	      their causes; a true story, as distinguished from a	      romance; -- distinguished also from annals, which relate	      simply the facts and events of each year, in strict	      chronological order; from biography, which is the record	      of an individual's life; and from memoir, which is history	      composed from personal experience, observation, and	      memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Histories are as perfect as the historian is wise,	            and is gifted with an eye and a soul. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            For aught that I could ever read,	            Could ever hear by tale or history.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What histories of toil could I declare! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {History piece}, a representation in painting, drawing, etc.,	      of any real event, including the actors and the action.	   {Natural history}, a description and classification of	      objects in nature, as minerals, plants, animals, etc., and	      the phenomena which they exhibit to the senses.	   Syn: Chronicle; annals; relation; narration.	   Usage: {History}, {Chronicle}, {Annals}. History is a	          methodical record of important events which concern a	          community of men, usually so arranged as to show the	          connection of causes and effects, to give an analysis	          of motive and action etc. A chronicle is a record of	          such events, conforming to the order of time as its	          distinctive feature. Annals are a chronicle divided up	          into separate years. By poetic license annals is	          sometimes used for history.	          [1913 Webster]	                Justly C[ae]sar scorns the poet's lays;	                It is to history he trusts for praise. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                No more yet of this;	                For 't is a chronicle of day by day,	                Not a relation for a breakfast.   --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Many glorious examples in the annals of our	                religion.                         --Rogers.	          [1913 Webster]	History \His"to*ry\, v. t.	   To narrate or record. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Histotomy \His*tot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? tissue + ? to cut.]	   The dissection of organic tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Histozyme \His"to*zyme\, n. [Gr. ? tissue + ? leaven.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A soluble enzyme occurring in the animal body, to the	   presence of which many normal decompositions and synthetical	   processes are supposed to be due.	   [1913 Webster]
Histrion \His"tri*on\, n. [L. histrio: cf. F. histrion.]	   A player. [R.] --Pope. Histrionic
Histrionic \His`tri*on"ic\, Histrionical \His`tri*on"ic*al\, a.	   [L. histrionicus: cf. F. histrionique. See {Histrion}.]	   1. Of or relating to the stage or a stageplayer; befitting a	      theatre; theatrical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affectedly dramatic; insincerely emotional; -- sometimes	      used in a bad sense. -- {His`tri*on"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tainted with false and histrionic feeling. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Histrionicism \His`tri*on"i*cism\, n.	   The histrionic art; stageplaying. --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
histrionics \his`tri*on"ics\, n.	   1. The histrionic art; stageplaying; acting.	      [PJC]	   2. Insincere, exaggeratedly emotional or overly dramatical	      speech or behavior performed to create an impression	      rather than as an expression of true feeling; feigned	      emotion.	      [PJC]
Histrionism \His"tri*o*nism\, n.	   Theatrical representation; acting; affectation. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Histrionize \His"tri*o*nize\, v. t.	   To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically.	   --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Hit \Hit\, pron.	   It. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hit \Hit\,	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Hide}, contracted from hideth.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hit \Hit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan.	   hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.]	   1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch,	      usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an	      object aimed at).	      [1913 Webster]	            I think you have hit the mark.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the	      occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord	      with; to be conformable to; to suit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Birds learning tunes, and their endeavors to hit the	            notes right.                          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            There you hit him; . . . that argument never fails	            with him.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose saintly visage is too bright	            To hit the sense of human sight.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He scarcely hit my humor.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To guess; to light upon or discover. "Thou hast hit it."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging	      to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected	      piece on a point.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hit off}, to describe with quick characteristic strokes;	      as, to hit off a speaker. --Sir W. Temple.	   {To hit out}, to perform by good luck. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Hit \Hit\, v. i.	   1. To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; --	      followed by against or on.	      [1913 Webster]	            If bodies be extension alone, how can they move and	            hit one against another?              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Corpuscles, meeting with or hitting on those bodies,	            become conjoined with them.           --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed,	      -- often with implied chance, or luck.	      [1913 Webster]	            And oft it hits	            Where hope is coldest and despair most fits. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And millions miss for one that hits.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hit on} or {To hit upon}, to light upon; to come to by	      chance; to discover unexpectedly; as, he hit on the	      solution after days of trying. "None of them hit upon the	      art." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Hit \Hit\, n.	   1. A striking against; the collision of one body against	      another; the stroke that touches anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            So he the famed Cilician fencer praised,	            And, at each hit, with wonder seems amazed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate	      chance; as, he made a hit; esp. A performance, as a	      musical recording, movie, or play, which achieved great	      popularity or acclaim; also used of books or objects of	      commerce which become big sellers; as, the new notebook	      computer was a big hit with business travellers.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            What late he called a blessing, now was wit,	            And God's good providence, a lucky hit. --Pope.	   3. A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase	      which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed	      some of his men. It counts less than a {gammon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Baseball) A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul	      hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a {base hit}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An act of murder performed for hire, esp. by a	      professional assassin.	      [PJC]	   {Base hit}, {Safe hit}, {Sacrifice hit}. (Baseball) See under	      {Base}, {Safe}, etc.	Hit \Hit.\ adj.	   Having become very popular or acclaimed; -- said of	   entertainment performances; as, a hit song, a hit movie.	   [PJC]
Hitch \Hitch\ (h[i^]ch), v. t. [Cf. Scot. hitch a motion by a	   jerk, and hatch, hotch, to move by jerks, also Prov. G.	   hiksen, G. hinken, to limp, hobble; or E. hiccough; or	   possibly akin to E. hook.]	   1. To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to	      unite; to cling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Atoms . . . which at length hitched together.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; --	      said of something obstructed or impeded.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slides into verse, and hitches in a rhyme. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            To ease themselves . . . by hitching into another	            place.                                --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to	      interfere. [Eng.] --Halliwell.	Hitch \Hitch\, v. i.	   To {hitchhike}; -- mostly used in the phrase to hitch a ride;	   as, he hitched his way home; he hitched a ride home.	   [PJC]	Hitch \Hitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hitching}.]	   1. To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to	      make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a	      halter; hitch your wagon to a star.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hitch up}.	      (a) To fasten up.	      (b) To pull or raise with a jerk; as, a sailor hitches up	          his trousers.	      (c) To attach, as a horse, to a vehicle; as, hitch up the	          gray mare. [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]	Hitch \Hitch\, n.	   1. A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an	      obstacle; an entanglement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of catching, as on a hook, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a	      temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's	      progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave	      his trousers a hitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily	      undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half	      hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geol.) A small dislocation of a bed or vein.	      [1913 Webster]
Hitchel \Hitch"el\, n. & v. t.	   See {Hatchel}.	   [1913 Webster]
hitchhike \hitch"hike`\ (h[i^]ch"h[imac]k`), v. i.	   To travel by getting free rides from passing vehicles; as, to	   hitchhike across the country.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hitchhiker \hitchhiker\ n.	   a person who travels by getting free rides from passing	   vehicles; one who hitchhikes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hithe \Hithe\ (h[imac][th]), n. [AS. h[=y][eth]. Cf. {Hide} to	   conceal.]	   A port or small haven; -- used in composition; as, Lambhithe,	   now Lambeth. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Hither \Hith"er\, adv. [OE. hider, AS. hider; akin to Icel.	   h[=e][eth]ra, Dan. hid, Sw. hit, Goth. hidr[=e]; cf. L. citra	   on this side, or E. here, he. [root]183. Cf. {He}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To this place; -- used with verbs signifying motion, and	      implying motion toward the speaker; correlate of hence and	      thither; as, to come or bring hither.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To this point, source, conclusion, design, etc.; -- in a	      sense not physical.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hither we refer whatsoever belongeth unto the	            highest perfection of man.            --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hither and thither}, to and fro; backward and forward; in	      various directions. "Victory is like a traveller, and	      goeth hither and thither." --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	Hither \Hith"er\, a.	   1. Being on the side next or toward the person speaking;	      nearer; -- correlate of thither and farther; as, on the	      hither side of a hill. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Applied to time: On the hither side of, younger than; of	      fewer years than.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on the hither side, or so she looked,	            Of twenty summers.                    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the present generation, that is to say, the	            people a few years on the hither and thither side of	            thirty, the name of Charles Darwin stands alongside	            of those of Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday.	                                                  --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]
Hithermost \Hith"er*most`\, a.	   Nearest on this side. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Hitherto \Hith"er*to`\, adv.	   1. To this place; to a prescribed limit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further. --Job	                                                  xxxviii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Up to this time; as yet; until now.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord hath blessed me hitherto.    --Josh. xvii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]
Hitherward \Hith"er*ward\, adv. [AS. hiderweard.]	   Toward this place; hither.	   [1913 Webster]	         Marching hitherward in proud array.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
hit it off \hit it off\ v. i.	   To get along well together; to be compatible; to work well	   together; -- of people in interactive situations; as, the new	   chemist hit it off immediately with his supervisor. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Hitlerian \Hitlerian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Adolf Hitler; resembling the policies of	   Hitler.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hitless \hitless\ adj.	   1. (Baseball) Having no hits scored; -- of a baseball game	      (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent	      no hits; as, a hitless game.	   Syn: no-hit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Having no points scored.	   Syn: scoreless, goalless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hit man \hit man\ n.	   1. A professional murderer, esp. one working for a criminal	      organization; also called {torpedo}. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   2. A slanderer working for political purposes to damage the	      reputation of an opponent; a {hatchet man}.	      [PJC]	hit on \hit on\ v. t.	   To make sexual advances toward; -- usually of men making	   advances to women. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
hit-or-miss \hit-or-miss\ adj.	   performed without care or close attention; slipshod;	   careless; -- of the manner of performing a task. Opposite of	   {careful}, {conscientious} or {methodical}.	   Syn: haphazard, slapdash, slipshod, sloppy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hitter \Hit"ter\, n.	   1. One who hits or strikes; as, a hard hitter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) The batter; as, there are two strikes on the	      hitter.	      [PJC]	   {heavy hitter}	   1. A baseball player who gets many extra-base hits.	   2. A person who is very important or is very effective at his	      profession.	      [PJC]
hitting \hitting\ n. [vb. n. from {hit}, v.]	   The act of striking one thing against another; as, repeated	   hitting raised a large bruise	   Syn: hit, striking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hittite \Hit"tite\, n. [From Heb. Khitt[imac]m Hittites.]	   A member of an ancient people (or perhaps group of peoples)	   whose settlements extended from Armenia westward into Asia	   Minor and southward into Palestine. They are known to have	   been met along the Orontes as early as 1500 b. c., and were	   often at war with the Egyptians and Assyrians. Especially in	   the north they developed a considerable civilization, of	   which numerous monuments and inscriptions are extant.	   Authorities are not agreed as to their race. While several	   attempts have been made to decipher the Hittite characters,	   little progress has yet been made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hittorf rays \Hit"torf rays\ (Elec.)	   Rays (chiefly cathode rays) developed by the electric	   discharge in Hittorf tubes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hittorf tube \Hit"torf tube\ (Elec.)	   (a) A highly exhausted glass tube with metallic electrodes	       nearly in contact so as to exhibit the insulating effects	       of a vacuum. It was used by the German physicist W.	       Hittorf (b. 1824).	   (b) A Crookes tube.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hive \Hive\, n. [OE. hive, huve, AS. h?fe.]	   1. A box, basket, or other structure, for the reception and	      habitation of a swarm of honeybees. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bees of one hive; a swarm of bees. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place swarming with busy occupants; a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hive of Roman liars.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hive bee} (Zool.), the honeybee.	      [1913 Webster]	Hive \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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To store up in a hive, as honey; hence, to gather and	      accumulate for future need; to lay up in store.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hiving wisdom with each studious year. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Hive \Hive\, v. i.	   To take shelter or lodgings together; to reside in a	   collective body. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiveless \Hive"less\, a.	   Destitute of a hive. --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hiver \Hiv"er\, n.	   One who collects bees into a hive.	   [1913 Webster]
Hives \Hives\, n. [Scot.; perh. akin to E. heave.] (Med.)	   (a) The croup.	   (b) An eruptive disease (Varicella globularis), allied to the	       chicken pox.	       [1913 Webster]
Hizz \Hizz\, v. i.	   To hiss. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
HMO \HMO\ n. [acronym for Health Maintenance Organization.]	   A health maintenance organization; a form of group health	   insurance that entitles members to services of participating	   hospitals and clinics and physicians. [acronym]	   Syn: health maintenance organization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
H M S \H. M. S.\ n.	   A prefix used in the names of British warships, meaning His	   Majesty's Ship or Her Majesty's Ship; as, H. M. S. Pinafore.	   [PJC]
HN \HN\ n.	   a colorless explosive liquid that is volatile, poisonous, and	   foul-smelling.	   Syn: hydrazoic acid, azoimide.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ho \Ho\, pron.	   Who. [Obs.]	   Note: In some Chaucer MSS. Ho	Ho \Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\, n. [See {Ho}, interj., 2.]	   A stop; a halt; a moderation of pace.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no ho with them.                --Decker.	Ho \Ho\, prop. n. (Chem.)	   The chemical symbol for Holmium.	   [PJC] Ho	Ho \Ho\, Hoa \Hoa\ (h[=o]), interj. [Cf. F. & G. ho.]	   1. Halloo! attend! -- a call to excite attention, or to give	      notice of approach. "What noise there, ho?" --Shak. "Ho!	      who's within?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perhaps corrupted fr. hold; but cf. F. hau stop! and E.	      whoa.] Stop! stand still! hold! -- a word now used by	      teamsters, but formerly to order the cessation of	      anything. [Written also {whoa}, and, formerly, {hoo}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The duke . . . pulled out his sword and cried "Hoo!"	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            An herald on a scaffold made an hoo.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
hoactzin \hoactzin\ n.	   A crested ill-smelling South American bird ({Opisthocomus	   hoazin}) whose young have claws on the first and second	   digits of the wings.	   Syn: hoatzin, stinkbird, {Opisthocomus hoazin}.	        [WordNet 1.5] hoagie
hoagie \hoagie\, hoagy \hoagy\n.	   a large sandwich on a long crusty roll that is split	   lengthwise and filled with meats and cheese (and tomato and	   onion and lettuce and condiments); different names are used	   in different sections of the U. S., such as {hero},	   {grinder}, and {submarine}.	   Syn: bomber, grinder, hero, hero sandwich, hoagie, Cuban	        sandwich, Italian sandwich, poor boy, sub, submarine,	        submarine sandwich, torpedo, wedge, zep.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hoar \Hoar\, a. [OE. hor, har, AS. h[=a]r; akin to Icel.	   h[=a]rr, and to OHG. h[=e]r illustrious, magnificent; cf.	   Icel. Hei[eth] brightness of the sky, Goth. hais torch, Skr.	   k[=e]tus light, torch. Cf. {Hoary}.]	   1. White, or grayish white; as, hoar frost; hoar cliffs.	      "Hoar waters." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gray or white with age; hoary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose beard with age is hoar.         --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old trees with trunks all hoar.       --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Musty; moldy; stale. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoar \Hoar\, n.	   Hoariness; antiquity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Covered with the awful hoar of innumerable ages.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoar \Hoar\, v. t. [AS. h[=a]rian to grow gray.]	   To become moldy or musty. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoard \Hoard\, n.	   See {Hoarding}, 2. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoard \Hoard\, n. [OE. hord, AS. hord; akin to OS. hord, G.	   hort, Icel. hodd, Goth. huzd; prob. from the root of E. hide	   to conceal, and of L. custos guard, E. custody. See {Hide} to	   conceal.]	   A store, stock, or quantity of anything accumulated or laid	   up; a hidden supply; a treasure; as, a hoard of provisions; a	   hoard of money.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoard \Hoard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoarded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hoarding}.] [AS. hordian.]	   To collect and lay up; to amass and deposit in secret; to	   store secretly, or for the sake of keeping and accumulating;	   as, to hoard grain.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoard \Hoard\, v. i.	   To lay up a store or hoard, as of money.	   [1913 Webster]	         To hoard for those whom he did breed.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarder \Hoard"er\, n.	   One who hoards.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarding \Hoard"ing\, n. [From OF. hourd, hourt, barrier,	   palisade, of German or Dutch origin; cf. D. horde hurdle,	   fence, G. horde, h["u]rde; akin to E. hurdle. [root]16. See	   {Hurdle}.]	   1. (Arch.) A screen of boards inclosing a house and materials	      while builders are at work. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Posted on every dead wall and hoarding. --London	                                                  Graphic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fence, barrier, or cover, inclosing, surrounding, or	      concealing something.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole arrangement was surrounded by a hoarding,	            the space within which was divided into compartments	            by sheets of tin.                     --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]
Hoared \Hoared\, a.	   Moldy; musty. [Obs.] --Granmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarfrost \Hoar"frost`\, n.	   The white particles formed by the congelation of dew; white	   frost. [Written also {horefrost}. See {Hoar}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.  --Ps. cxlvii.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarhound \Hoar"hound`\, n.	   Same as {Horehound}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoariness \Hoar"i*ness\, n. [From {Hoary}.]	   The state of being hoary. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarse \Hoarse\, a. [Compar. {Hoarser}, superl. {Hoarsest}.]	   [OE. hors, also hos, has, AS. h[=a]s; akin to D. heesch, G.	   heiser, Icel. h[=a]ss, Dan. h[ae]s, Sw. hes. Cf. Prov. E.	   heazy.]	   1. Having a harsh, rough, grating voice or sound, as when	      affected with a cold; making a rough, harsh cry or sound;	      as, the hoarse raven.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hoarse resounding shore.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harsh; grating; discordant; -- said of any sound.	      [1913 Webster]
Hoarsely \Hoarse"ly\, adv.	   With a harsh, grating sound or voice.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarsen \Hoars"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoarsened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hoarsening}.]	   To make hoarse.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall be obliged to hoarsen my voice.  --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarseness \Hoarse"ness\, n.	   Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus	   collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of	   the cords.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoarstone \Hoar"stone`\ (h[=o]r"st[=o]n`), n.	   A stone designating the bounds of an estate; a landmark.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoary \Hoar"y\, a.	   1. White or whitish. "The hoary willows." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. White or gray with age; hoar; as, hoary hairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reverence the hoary head.             --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, remote in time past; as, hoary antiquity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Moldy; mossy; musty. [Obs.] --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Of a pale silvery gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) Covered with short, dense, grayish white hairs;	      canescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hoary bat} (Zool.), an American bat ({Atalapha cinerea}),	      having the hair yellowish, or brown, tipped with white.	      [1913 Webster]
Hoatzin \Ho"at*zin\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Hoazin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoax \Hoax\, n. [Prob. contr. fr. hocus, in hocus-pocus.]	   A deception for mockery or mischief; a deceptive trick or	   story; a practical joke. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoax \Hoax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoaxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hoaxing}.]	   To deceive by a story or a trick, for sport or mischief; to	   impose upon sportively. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoaxer \Hoax"er\, n.	   One who hoaxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoazin \Hoa"zin\, n. (Zool.)	   A remarkable South American bird ({Opisthocomus cristatus});	   the crested touraco. By some Zoologists it is made the type	   of a distinct order ({Opisthocomi}).	   [1913 Webster]
Hob \Hob\, n. [Prob. akin to hump. Cf. {Hub}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The hub of a wheel. See {Hub}. --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flat projection or iron shelf at the side of a fire	      grate, where things are put to be kept warm. --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A threaded and fluted hardened steel cutter,	      resembling a tap, used in a lathe for forming the teeth of	      screw chasers, worm wheels, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A peg, pin, or mark used as a target in some games, as an	      iron pin in quoits; also, a game in which such a target is	      used.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hob \Hob\, n. [Orig. an abbrev. of Robin, Robert; Robin	   Goodfellow a celebrated fairy, or domestic spirit. Cf.	   {Hobgoblin}, and see {Robin}.]	   1. A fairy; a sprite; an elf. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From elves, hobs, and fairies, . . .	            Defend us, good Heaven !              --Beau. & FL.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A countryman; a rustic; a clown. [Obs.] --Nares.	Hob \Hob\, n. (Zool.)	   The male ferret.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hobanob
Hobanob \Hob"a*nob`\, Hobandnob \Hob"and*nob`\, v. i.	   Same as {Hobnob}. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobbism \Hob"bism\, n.	   The philosophical system of Thomas Hobbes, an English	   materialist (1588-1679); esp., his political theory that the	   most perfect form of civil government is an absolute monarchy	   with despotic control over everything relating to law,	   morals, and religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobbist \Hob"bist\, n.	   One who accepts the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobble \Hob"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hobbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hobbling}.] [OE. hobelen, hoblen, freq. of hoppen to hop;	   akin to D. hobbelen, hoblen, hoppeln. See {Hop} to jump, and	   cf. {Hopple} ]	   1. To walk lame, bearing chiefly on one leg; to walk with a	      hitch or hop, or with crutches.	      [1913 Webster]	            The friar was hobbling the same way too. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move roughly or irregularly; -- said of style in	      writing. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hobbling versification, the mean diction.	                                                  --Jeffreys.	      [1913 Webster]	Hobble \Hob"ble\, v. t.	   1. To fetter by tying the legs; to hopple; to clog. " They	      hobbled their horses." --Dickens	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perplex; to embarrass.	      [1913 Webster]	Hobble \Hob"ble\, n.	   1. An unequal gait; a limp; a halt; as, he has a hobble in	      his gait. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Hopple}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Difficulty; perplexity; embarrassment. --Waterton.	      [1913 Webster]
Hobblebush \Hob"ble*bush`\, n. (Bot.)	   A low bush ({Viburnum lantanoides}) having long, straggling	   branches and handsome flowers. It is found in the Northern	   United States. Called also {shinhopple}.	   [1913 Webster] Hobbledehoy
Hobbledehoy \Hob"ble*de*hoy`\, Hobbletehoy \Hob"ble*te*hoy`\, n.	   [Written also {hobbetyhoy}, {hobbarddehoy}, {hobbedehoy},	   {hobdehoy}.] [ Cf. Prob. E. hobbledygee with a limping	   movement; also F. hobereau, a country squire, E. hobby, and	   OF. hoi to-day; perh. the orig. sense was, an upstart of	   to-day.]	   A youth between boy and man; an awkward, gawky young fellow .	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All the men, boys, and hobbledehoys attached to the	         farm.                                    --Dickens. .	   [1913 Webster]
Hobbler \Hob"bler\, n.	   One who hobbles.	   [1913 Webster]	Hobbler \Hob"bler\, n. [OE. also hobeler, OF. hobelier, LL.	   hobellarius. See {Hobby} a horse.] (Eng. Hist.)	   One who by his tenure was to maintain a horse for military	   service; a kind of light horseman in the Middle Ages who was	   mounted on a hobby. --Hallam. Sir J. Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobble skirt \Hob"ble skirt\	   A woman's skirt so scant at the bottom as to restrain freedom	   of movement after the fashion of a hobble. --	   {Hob"ble-skirt`ed}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hobblingly \Hob"bling*ly\, adv.	   With a limping step.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobbly \Hob"bly\, a.	   Rough; uneven; causing one to hobble; as a hobbly road.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobby \Hob"by\, n.; pl. {Hobbies}. [OE. hobi; cf. OF. hobe,	   hob['e], F. hobereau a hobby, a species of falcon. OF. hober	   to move, stir. Cf. {Hobby} a horse.] (Zool.)	   A small, strong-winged European falcon ({Falco subbuteo}),	   formerly trained for hawking. Hobby	Hobby \Hob"by\, Hobbyhorse \Hob"by*horse`\, n. [OE. hobin a nag,	   OF. hobin hobby; cf. hober to stir, move; prob. of German or	   Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hoppe a mare, dial. Sw. hoppa; perh.	   akin to E. hop to jump.]	   1. A strong, active horse, of a middle size, said to have	      been originally from Ireland; an ambling nag. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stick, often with the head or figure of a horse, on	      which boys make believe to ride. [ Usually under the form	      {hobbyhorse}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A subject or plan upon which one is constantly setting	      off; a favorite and ever-recurring theme of discourse,	      thought, or effort; that which occupies one's attention	      unduly, or to the weariness of others; a ruling passion.	      [Usually under the form {hobby}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the	            phrase of Sterne.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Hobbyhorsical \Hob`by*hors"ic*al\, n.	   Pertaining to, or having, a hobby or whim; eccentric;	   whimsical.[Colloq.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobgoblin \Hob"gob`lin\, n. [See 2d Hob, and {Goblin}.]	   A frightful goblin; an imp; a bugaboo; also, a name formerly	   given to the household spirit, Robin Goodfellow. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobiler \Hob"i*ler\, n.[See 2d {Hobbler}.]	   A light horseman. See 2d {Hobbler}. [Obs.] --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobit \Ho"bit\, n. [See {Howitzer}.] (Mil.)	   A small mortar on a gun carriage, in use before the howitzer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobnail \Hob"nail`\, n. [1st hob + nail.]	   1. A short, sharp-pointed, large-headed nail, -- used in	      shoeing houses and for studding the soles of heavy shoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clownish person; a rustic. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hobnail liver} (Med.), a disease in which the liver is	      shrunken, hard, and covered with projections like	      hobnails; one of the forms of cirrhosis of the liver.	      [1913 Webster]	Hobnail \Hob"nail`\, v. t.	   To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your rights and charters hobnailed into slush.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobnailed \Hob"nailed`\, a.	   See with hobnails, as a shoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, adv. [AS. habban to have + habban to have	   not; ne not + habban to have. See {Have}, and cf. {Habnab}.]	   1. Have or have not; -- a familiar invitation to reciprocal	      drinking. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At random; hit or miss. (Obs.) --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hornobbed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hornobbing}.]	   1. To drink familiarly (with another). [ Written also	      {hob-a-nob}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate familiarly; to be on intimate terms; as, to	      hobnob with the political elite.	      [1913 Webster]	Hobnob \Hob"nob`\, n.	   Familiar, social intercourse. --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Hobo \Ho"bo\, n.; pl. {Hobos} or {Hoboes}. [Of uncertain	   origin.]	   A professional tramp; one who spends his life traveling from	   place to place, esp. by stealing rides on trains, and begging	   for a living. [U. S.] -- {Ho"bo*ism}, n.	   Syn: tramp; bum; vagrant; knight of the road.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hobornob \Hob"or*nob`\, adv.	   See {Hobnob}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoboy \Ho"boy\, n.	   A hautboy or oboe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hobson's choice \Hob"son's choice"\	   A choice without an alternative; the thing offered or	   nothing.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is said to have had its origin in the name of one	         Hobson, at Cambridge, England, who let horses, and	         required every customer to take in his turn the horse	         which stood next the stable door.	         [1913 Webster]
Hocco \Hoc"co\, n. (Zool.)	   The crested curassow; -- called also {royal pheasant}. See	   {Curassow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hochepot \Hoche"pot\, n.	   Hotchpot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hock \Hock\, n. [So called from Hochheim, in Germany.]	   A Rhenish wine, of a light yellow color, either sparkling or	   still. The name is also given indiscriminately to all Rhenish	   wines. Hock	Hock \Hock\, Hough \Hough\, n. [ AS. h?h the heel; prob. akin to	   Icel. h[=a]sinn hock sinew, Dan. hasc, G. hechse, h[aum]chse,	   LG. hacke, D. hak; also to L. coxa hip (cf. {Cuisses}), Skr.	   kaksha armpit. [root]12. Cf. {Heel}.]	   1.	      (a) The joint in the hind limb of quadrupeds between the	          leg and shank, or tibia and tarsus, and corresponding	          to the ankle in man.	      (b) A piece cut by butchers, esp. in pork, from either the	          front or hind leg, just above the foot.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The popliteal space; the ham.	      [1913 Webster]	Hock \Hock\, v. t.	   1. To disable by cutting the tendons of the hock; to	      hamstring; to hough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pawn; as, to hock one's jewelry.	      [PJC]	Hock \Hock\, n.	   1. The state of having been pawned; usually preceded by in;	      as, all her jewelry is in hock.	      [PJC]	   2. The state of being in debt; as, it took him two years to	      get out of hock.	      [PJC]
Hockamore \Hock"a*more\, n. [See 1st {Hock}.]	   A Rhenish wine. [Obs.] See {Hock}. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Hockday \Hock"day`\, n. [Cf. AS. h[=o]cor mockery, scorn.]	   A holiday commemorating the expulsion of the Danes, formerly	   observed on the second Tuesday after Easter; -- called also	   {hocktide}. [Eng.] [Written also {hokeday}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hockey \Hock"ey\, n. [From {Hook}, n.]	   1. A game in which two parties of players, armed with sticks	      curved or hooked at the end, attempt to drive any small	      object (as a ball or a bit of wood) toward opposite goals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The stick used by the players. [Written also {hookey} and	      {hawkey}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hockherb \Hock"herb`\, n. (Bot.)	   The mallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hockle \Hoc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hockled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hockling}.] [From 2d {Hock}.]	   1. To hamstring; to hock; to hough. --Hanmer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mow, as stubble. --Mason.	      [1913 Webster]
Hocus \Ho"cus\, v. t. [See {Hocus-pocus}.]	   1. To deceive or cheat. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adulterate; to drug; as, liquor is said to be hocused	      for the purpose of stupefying the drinker. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stupefy with drugged liquor. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Hocus \Ho"cus\, n.	   1. One who cheats or deceives. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drugged liquor.	      [1913 Webster]
Hocus-pocus \Ho"cus-po"cus\, n. [Prob. invented by jugglers in	   imitation of Latin. Cf. {Hoax}, {Hocus}.]	   1. A term used by magicians or conjurers in pretended	      incantations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A juggler or trickster. [Archaic] --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A magician's trick; a cheat; nonsense. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Obfuscating talk or elaborate but meaningless activity	      intended to hide a deception or to obscure what is	      actually happening; verbal misrepresentation intended to	      take advantage of you in some way.	   Syn: trickery, slickness, hanky panky, jiggery-pokery,	        skulduggery, skullduggery.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	Hocus-pocus \Ho"cus-po"cus\, v. t.	   To cheat. [Colloq.] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Hod \Hod\ (h[o^]d), n. [Prov. E. for hold, i. e., that which	   holds. See {Hold}.]	   1. A kind of wooden tray with a handle, having V-shaped	      trough, made of wood or metal, attached to a long handle	      and usually carried over the shoulder; it is a tool used	      by construction workers for carrying bricks or mortar.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A utensil for holding coal; a coal scuttle.	      [1913 Webster]
hod carrier \hod" car`ri*er\ (hocr/d" k[a^]r~r[i^]*[~e]r) n.	   A construction worker whose main function is to carry	   construction materials in a hod[1].	   [PJC]
Hoddengray \Hod"den*gray`\, a. [Perh. akin to E. hoiden rustic,	   clownish.]	   Applied to coarse cloth made of undyed wool, formerly worn by	   Scotch peasants. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hoddy \Hod"dy\, n. [Prob. for hooded.] (Zool.)	   See {Dun crow}, under {Dun}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoddydoddy \Hod"dy*dod`dy\, n. [Prob. E. also hoddypeke,	   hoddypoule, hoddymandoddy.]	   An awkward or foolish person. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hodgepodge \Hodge"podge`\, n.	   A mixed mass; a medley. See {Hotchpot}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hodgkin's disease \Hodg`kin's dis*ease"\ (Med.)	   A morbid condition characterized by progressive an[ae]mia and	   enlargement of the lymphatic glands; -- first described by	   Dr. Hodgkin, an English physician. Hodiern
Hodiern \Ho"di*ern\, Hodiernal \Ho`di*er"nal\, a. [L. hodiernus,	   fr. hodie today.]	   Of this day; belonging to the present day. [R.] --Boyle.	   Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Hodman \Hod"man\, n.; pl. {Hodmen}(?).	   A man who carries a hod; a mason's tender.	   [1913 Webster]
Hodmandod \Hod"man*dod\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Dodman}. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Hodograph \Hod"o*graph\, n. [Gr.? path + graph.] (Math.)	   A curve described by the moving extremity of a line the other	   end of which is fixed, this line being constantly parallel to	   the direction of motion of, and having its length constantly	   proportional to the velocity of, a point moving in any path;	   -used in investigations respecting central forces.	   [1913 Webster]
hodometer \ho*dom"e*ter\ (h[-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.	   "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring	   distance; "odo`s way, path, road + me`tron measure: cf. F.	   odom['e]tre, hodom['e]tre. See also {odometer}.]	   A device for measuring the length of a path, consisting of a	   wheel of known circumference attached to a rod held in the	   hand, and pushed along a surface, which is usually the ground	   or a floor. The number of times the wheel makes a complete	   circle multiplied by the circumference is a measure of the	   length of the path traversed. It may be used to measure	   distances on curved as well as straight paths. A variant	   which registers the miles and rods traversed is sometimes	   used by surveyors.	   [PJC + 1913 Webster]
Hodr \Hodr\ prop. n.	   1. A blind god; misled by Loki he kills Balder by throwing a	      bough of mistletoe.	   Syn: Hoth, Hothr, Hoder.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hoe \Hoe\, n. [OF. hoe, F. houe; of German origin, cf. OHG.	   houwa, howa, G. haue, fr. OHG. houwan to hew. See {Hew} to	   cut.]	   1. A tool chiefly for digging up weeds, and arranging the	      earth about plants in fields and gardens. It is made of a	      flat blade of iron or steel having an eye or tang by which	      it is attached to a wooden handle at an acute angle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The horned or piked dogfish. See {Dogfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dutch hoe}, one having the blade set for use in the manner	      of a spade.	   {Horse hoe}, a kind of cultivator.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoe \Hoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hoeing}.] [Cf. F. houer.]	   To cut, dig, scrape, turn, arrange, or clean, with a hoe; as,	   to hoe the earth in a garden; also, to clear from weeds, or	   to loosen or arrange the earth about, with a hoe; as, to hoe	   corn.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To hoe one's row}, to do one's share of a job. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Hoe \Hoe\, v. i.	   To use a hoe; to labor with a hoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoecake \Hoe"cake`\, n.	   A cake of Indian meal, water, and salt, baked before the fire	   or in the ashes; -- so called because often cooked on a hoe.	   [Southern U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hoemother \Hoe"moth`er\, n. [A local Orkney name; cf. Icel.	   h[=a]r.] (Zool.)	   The basking or liver shark; -- called also {homer}. See	   {Liver shark}, under {Liver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoful \Ho"ful\, a. [AS. hogful, hohful, fr. hogu care, anxiety.]	   Careful; wary. [Obs.] --Stapleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hog \Hog\ (h[o^]g), n. [Prob. akin to E. hack to cut, and	   meaning orig., a castrated boar; cf. also W. hwch swine, sow,	   Armor. houc'h, hoc'h. Cf. {Haggis}, {Hogget}, and	   {Hoggerel}.]	   1. (Zool.) A quadruped of the genus {Sus}, and allied genera	      of {Suid[ae]}; esp., the domesticated varieties of {Sus	      scrofa}, kept for their fat and meat, called,	      respectively, {lard} and {pork}; swine; porker;	      specifically, a castrated boar; a barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The domestic hogs of Siam, China, and parts of Southern	         Europe, are thought to have been derived from {Sus	         Indicus}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A mean, filthy, or gluttonous fellow. [Low.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A young sheep that has not been shorn. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A rough, flat scrubbing broom for scrubbing a	      ship's bottom under water. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Paper Manuf.) A device for mixing and stirring the pulp	      of which paper is made.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bush hog}, {Ground hog}, etc.. See under {Bush}, {Ground},	      etc.	   {Hog caterpillar} (Zool.), the larva of the green grapevine	      sphinx; -- so called because the head and first three	      segments are much smaller than those behind them, so as to	      make a resemblance to a hog's snout. See {Hawk moth}.	   {Hog cholera}, an epidemic contagious fever of swine,	      attended by liquid, fetid, diarrhea, and by the appearance	      on the skin and mucous membrane of spots and patches of a	      scarlet, purple, or black color. It is fatal in from one	      to six days, or ends in a slow, uncertain recovery. --Law	      (Farmer's Veter. Adviser.)	   {Hog deer} (Zool.), the axis deer.	   {Hog gum} (Bot.), West Indian tree ({Symphonia globulifera}),	      yielding an aromatic gum.	   {Hog of wool}, the trade name for the fleece or wool of sheep	      of the second year.	   {Hog peanut} (Bot.), a kind of earth pea.	   {Hog plum} (Bot.), a tropical tree, of the genus {Spondias}	      ({Spondias lutea}), with fruit somewhat resembling plums,	      but chiefly eaten by hogs. It is found in the West Indies.	      	   {Hog's bean} (Bot.), the plant henbane.	   {Hog's bread}.(Bot.) See {Sow bread}.	   {Hog's fennel}. (Bot.) See under {Fennel}.	   {Mexican hog} (Zool.), the peccary.	   {Water hog}. (Zool.) See {Capybara}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hog \Hog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hogging}.]	   1. To cut short like bristles; as, to hog the mane of a	      horse. --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To scrub with a hog, or scrubbing broom.	      [1913 Webster]	Hog \Hog\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To become bent upward in the middle, like a hog's back; --	   said of a ship broken or strained so as to have this form.	   [1913 Webster]
hogan \hogan\ n.	   An earth-covered Navajo lodge; it is traditionally built with	   the entrance facing east.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hogback \Hog"back`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) An upward curve or very obtuse angle in the upper	      surface of any member, as of a timber laid horizontally;	      -- the opposite of {camber}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) See {Hogframe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A ridge formed by tilted strata; hence, any ridge	      with a sharp summit, and steeply sloping sides.	      [1913 Webster]
Hogchain \Hog"chain`\, n.	   A chain or tie rod, in a boat or barge, to prevent the vessel	   from hogging.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogchoker \Hog"chok`er\, n. (Zool.)	   An American sole ({Achirus lineatus} syn. {Achirus achirus}),	   related to the European sole, but of no market value.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogcote \Hog"cote`\, n.	   A shed for swine; a sty.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogfish \Hog"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A large West Indian and Florida food fish	       ({Lachnol[ae]mus}).	   (b) The pigfish or sailor's choice.	   (c) An American fresh-water fish; the log perch.	   (d) A large, red, spiny-headed, European marine fish	       ({Scorp[ae]na scrofa}).	       [1913 Webster]
Hogframe \Hog"frame`\, n. (Steam Vessels)	   A trussed frame extending fore and aft, usually above deck,	   and intended to increase the longitudinal strength and	   stiffness. Used chiefly in American river and lake steamers.	   Called also {hogging frame}, and {hogback}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogged \Hogged\, a. (Naut.)	   Broken or strained so as to have an upward curve between the	   ends. See {Hog}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogger \Hog"ger\, n.	   A stocking without a foot, worn by coal miners at work.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoggerel \Hog"ger*el\, n. [From the same source as hog; prob.	   orig., a sheep clipped the first year. See {Hog}.]	   A sheep of the second year. [Written also {hogrel}.] Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogger-pipe \Hog"ger-pipe`\ (h[o^]g"g[~e]r-p[imac]p`), n.	   (Mining)	   The upper terminal pipe of a mining pump. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogger-pump \Hog"ger-pump"\ (h[o^]g"g[~e]r-p[u^]mp`), n.	   (Mining)	   The top pump in the pit. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoggery \Hog"ger*y\, n.	   Hoggish character or manners; selfishness; greed;	   beastliness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Crime and shame	         And all their hoggery.                   --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogget \Hog"get\, n. [See Hog, and {Hoggerel}.]	   1. A young boar of the second year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sheep or colt alter it has passed its first year.	      [1913 Webster]
Hogging \Hog"ging\, n. (Naut.)	   Drooping at the ends; arching;-in distinction from sagging.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hogging frame}. See {Hogframe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hoggish \Hog"gish\, a.	   Swinish; gluttonous; filthy; selfish. -- {Hog"gish*ly}, adv.	   -- {Hog"gish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is not a hoggish life the height of some men's wishes?	                                                  --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogh \Hogh\ (h[=o]), n. [Icel. haugr hill, mound; akin to E.	   high. See {High}.]	   A hill; a cliff. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogherd \Hog"herd\, n.	   A swineherd. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogmanay \Hog`ma*nay"\, n.	   The old name, in Scotland, for the last day of the year, on	   which children go about singing, and receive a dole of bread	   or cakes; also, the entertainment given on that day to a	   visitor, or the gift given to an applicant. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hognosesnake \Hog"nose`snake"\ (Zool.)	   A harmless North American snake of the genus {Heterodon},	   esp. {Heterodon platyrhynos}; -- called also {puffing adder},	   {blowing adder}, and {sand viper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hognut \Hog"nut`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The pignut. See {Hickory}.	   (b) In England, the {Bunium flexuosum}, a tuberous plant.	       [1913 Webster]
Hogo \Ho"go\, n. [Corrupted from F. haut go[^u]t.]	   High flavor; strong scent. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogpen \Hog"pen`\, n.	   A pen or sty for hogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogreeve \Hog"reeve`\, n. [See {Reeve}.]	   A civil officer charged with the duty of impounding hogs	   running at large. [New Eng.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogringer \Hog"ring`er\, n.	   One who puts rings into the snouts of hogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hog's-back \Hog's"-back`\, n. (Geol.)	   A hogback.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogscore \Hog"score`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Curling)	   A distance line drawn across the rink or course between the	   middle line and the tee. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hogshead \Hogs"head\, n. [D. okshoofd; akin to Sw. oxhufvud,	   Dan. oxehoved, G. oxhoft; apparently meaning orig., ox head,	   but it is not known why this name was given. Cf. {Ox},	   {Head}.]	   1. An English measure of capacity, containing 63 wine	      gallons, or about 521/2 imperial gallons; a half pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The London hogshead of beer was 54 beer gallons, the	         London hogshead of ale was 48 ale gallons. Elsewhere in	         England the ale and beer hogsheads held 51 gallons.	         These measures are no longer in use, except for cider.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A large cask or barrel, of indefinite contents; esp. one	      containing from 100 to 140 gallons. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hogskin \Hog"skin`\, n.	   Leather tanned from a hog's skin. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogsty \Hog"sty`\, n.; pl. {Hogsties}.	   A pen, house, or inclosure, for hogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hogwash \Hog"wash`\, n.	   1. Swill. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Meaningless talk; nonsense; balderdash; bunk; -- also used	      as an interjection, expressing scornful disbelief.	      [PJC]
Hogweed \Hog"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) A common weed ({Ambrosia artemisi[ae]ge}). See	          {Ambrosia}, 3.	      (b) In England, the {Heracleum Sphondylium}.	          [1913 Webster]
Hoiden \Hoi"den\, n. [OE. hoydon a lout, rustic, OD. heyden a	   heathen, gypsy, vagabond, D. heiden, fr. OD. heyde heath, D.	   heide. See {Heathen}, {Heath}.] [Written also {hoyden}.]	   1. A rude, clownish youth. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rude, bold girl; a romp. --H. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoiden \Hoi"den\, a.	   Rustic; rude; bold. --Younq.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoiden \Hoi"den\, v. i.	   To romp rudely or indecently. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoidenhood \Hoi"den*hood\, n.	   State of being a hoiden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoidenish \Hoi"den*ish\, a.	   Like, or appropriate to, a hoiden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoise \Hoise\, v. t. [See {Hoist}.]	   To hoist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . hoised up the mainsail to the wind. --Acts	                                                  xxvii. 40.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoist \Hoist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoisted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hoisting}.] [OE. hoise, hyse, OD. hyssen, D. hijshen; akin	   to LG. hissen, Dan. hisse, Sw. hissa.]	   To raise; to lift; to elevate; esp., to raise or lift to a	   desired elevation, by means of tackle, as a sail, a flag, a	   heavy package or weight.	   [1913 Webster]	         They land my goods, and hoist my flying sails. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hoisting him into his father's throne.   --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hoisting engine}, a steam engine for operating a hoist.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoist \Hoist\, n.	   1. That by which anything is hoisted; the apparatus for	      lifting goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of hoisting; a lift. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) The perpendicular height of a flag, as opposed to the	          fly, or horizontal length when flying from a staff.	      (b) The height of a fore-and-aft sail next the mast or	          stay. --Totten.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Hoist bridge}, a drawbridge that is lifted instead of being	      swung or drawn aside.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoist \Hoist\, p. p.	   Hoisted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is the sport to have the enginer	         Hoist with his own petar.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoistaway \Hoist"a*way`\, n.	   A mechanical lift. See {Elevator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoistway \Hoist"way`\, n.	   An opening for the hoist, or elevator, in the floor of a	   wareroom.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoit \Hoit\, v. i. [Gf. W. hoetian to dally, dandle.]	   To leap; to caper; to romp noisily. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoity-toity \Hoi"ty-toi`ty\, a. [From {Hoit}.]	   Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as,	   to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs;	   used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or	   disapprobation, with some degree of contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hoity-toity! What have I to do with dreams? --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Hokeday \Hoke"day`\, n.	   Same as {Hockday}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoker \Ho"ker\, n. [AS. h[=o]cor.]	   Scorn; derision; abusive talk. [Obs.] -- {Ho"ker*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hokkaido \Hok*kai"do\ (h[o^]k*k[imac]"d[=o]), prop. n. [Jap.]	   The northernmost of the main islands of Japan. Together with	   the islands of Honshu, Kyushu and Shikoku it forms the bulk	   of the land area of Japan.	   [PJC]
Hol \Hol\, a. [See {Whole}.]	   Whole. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Holarctic \Hol"arc*tic\, a. [Holo- + arctic.]	   Of or pert. to the arctic regions collectively; specif.	   (Zo["o]geography), designating a realm or region including	   the northern parts of the Old and the New World. It comprises	   the Palearctic and Nearctic regions or subregions.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Holaspidean \Hol`as*pid"e*an\, a. [Holo- + Gr.?, ?, shield.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side	   of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Holcad \Hol"cad\, n. [Gr. 'olka`s, -a`dos, a ship which is	   towed, a ship of burden, fr. 'e`lkein to draw. Gf. {Hulk}.]	   A large ship of burden, in ancient Greece. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Hold \Hold\ (h[=o]ld), n. [D. hol hole, hollow. See {Hole}.]	   (Naut.)	   The whole interior portion of a vessel below the lower deck,	   in which the cargo is stowed.	   [1913 Webster]	Hold \Hold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Held}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Holding}. {Holden}, p. p., is obs. in elegant writing,	   though still used in legal language.] [OE. haldan, D. houden,	   OHG. hoten, Icel. halda, Dan. holde, Sw. h[*a]lla, Goth.	   haldan to feed, tend (the cattle); of unknown origin. Gf.	   {Avast}, {Halt}, {Hod}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or	      relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent	      from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep	      in the grasp; to retain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The loops held one curtain to another. --Ex. xxxvi.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy right hand shall hold me.         --Ps. cxxxix.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            They all hold swords, being expert in war. --Cant.	                                                  iii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            In vain he seeks, that having can not hold.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            France, thou mayst hold a serpent by the tongue, . .	            .	            A fasting tiger safer by the tooth,	            Than keep in peace that hand which thou dost hold.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To retain in one's keeping; to maintain possession of, or	      authority over; not to give up or relinquish; to keep; to	      defend.	      [1913 Webster]	            We mean to hold what anciently we claim	            Of deity or empire.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have; to possess; to be in possession of; to occupy; to	      derive title to; as, to hold office.	      [1913 Webster]	            This noble merchant held a noble house. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of him to hold his seigniory for a yearly tribute.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now the strand, and now the plain, they held.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impose restraint upon; to limit in motion or action; to	      bind legally or morally; to confine; to restrain.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can not hold mortality's strong hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death! what do'st? O, hold thy blow.  --Grashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had not sufficient judgment and self-command to	            hold his tongue.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To maintain in being or action; to carry on; to prosecute,	      as a course of conduct or an argument; to continue; to	      sustain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hold not thy peace, and be not still. --Ps. lxxxiii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary frost,	            Shall hold their course.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 officially; to conduct or preside at; as, the	      general held a council of war; a judge holds a court; a	      clergyman holds a service.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would hold more talk with thee.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To receive and retain; to contain as a vessel; as, this	      pail holds milk; hence, to be able to receive and retain;	      to have capacity or containing power for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Broken cisterns that can hold no water. --Jer. ii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            One sees more devils than vast hell can hold.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To accept, as an opinion; to be the adherent of, openly or	      privately; to persist in, as a purpose; to maintain; to	      sustain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stand fast and hold the traditions which ye have	            been taught.                          --2 Thes.	                                                  ii.15.	      [1913 Webster]	            But still he held his purpose to depart. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To consider; to regard; to esteem; to account; to think;	      to judge.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hold him but a fool.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall never hold that man my friend. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh his	            name in vain.                         --Ex. xx. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To bear, carry, or manage; as he holds himself erect; he	       holds his head high.	       [1913 Webster]	             Let him hold his fingers thus.       --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To hold a wager}, to lay or hazard a wager. --Swift.	   {To hold forth},	       (a) v. t.to offer; to exhibit; to propose; to put	           forward. "The propositions which books hold forth and	           pretend to teach." --Locke.	       (b) v. i. To talk at length; to harangue.	   {To held in}, to restrain; to curd.	   {To hold in hand}, to toy with; to keep in expectation; to	      have in one's power. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O, fie! to receive favors, return falsehoods,	            And hold a lady in hand.              --Beaw. & Fl.	   {To hold in play}, to keep under control; to dally with.	      --Macaulay.	   {To hold off}, to keep at a distance.	   {To hold on}, to hold in being, continuance or position; as,	      to hold a rider on.	   {To hold one's day}, to keep one's appointment. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	   {To hold one's own}. To keep good one's present condition	      absolutely or relatively; not to fall off, or to lose	      ground; as, a ship holds her own when she does not lose	      ground in a race or chase; a man holds his own when he	      does not lose strength or weight.	   {To hold one's peace}, to keep silence.	   {To hold out}.	       (a) To extend; to offer. "Fortune holds out these to you	           as rewards." --B. Jonson.	       (b) To continue to do or to suffer; to endure. "He can	           not long hold out these pangs." --Shak.	   {To hold up}.	       (a) To raise; to lift; as, hold up your head.	       (b) To support; to sustain. "He holds himself up in	           virtue."--Sir P. Sidney.	       (c) To exhibit; to display; as, he was held up as an	           example.	       (d) To rein in; to check; to halt; as, hold up your	           horses.	       (e) to rob, usually at gunpoint; -- often with the demand	           to "hold up" the hands.	       (f) To delay.	   {To hold water}.	       (a) Literally, to retain water without leaking; hence	           (Fig.), to be whole, sound, consistent, without gaps	           or holes; -- commonly used in a negative sense; as,	           his statements will not hold water. [Colloq.]	       (b) (Naut.) To hold the oars steady in the water, thus	           checking the headway of a boat.	           [1913 Webster]	Hold \Hold\, v. i.	   In general, to keep one's self in a given position or	   condition; to remain fixed. Hence:	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not to move; to halt; to stop; -- mostly in the	      imperative.	      [1913 Webster]	            And damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!"	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to give way; not to part or become separated; to	      remain unbroken or unsubdued.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our force by land hath nobly held.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not to fail or be found wanting; to continue; to last; to	      endure a test or trial; to abide; to persist.	      [1913 Webster]	            While our obedience holds.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rule holds in land as all other commodities.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not to fall away, desert, or prove recreant; to remain	      attached; to cleave; -- often with with, to, or for.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will hold to the one and despise the other.	                                                  --Matt. vi. 24	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To restrain one's self; to refrain.	      [1913 Webster]	            His dauntless heart would fain have held	            From weeping, but his eyes rebelled.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To derive right or title; -- generally with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            My crown is absolute, and holds of none. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            His imagination holds immediately from nature.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hold on!} {Hold up!} wait; stop; forbear. [Collog] -- {To	   hold forth}, to speak in public; to harangue; to preach.	      --L'Estrange.	   {To hold in}, to restrain one's self; as, he wanted to laugh	      and could hardly hold in.	   {To hold off}, to keep at a distance.	   {To hold on}, to keep fast hold; to continue; to go on. "The	      trade held on for many years," --Swift.	   {To hold out}, to last; to endure; to continue; to maintain	      one's self; not to yield or give way.	   {To hold over}, to remain in office, possession, etc., beyond	      a certain date.	   {To hold to} or {To hold with}, to take sides with, as a	      person or opinion.	   {To hold together}, to be joined; not to separate; to remain	      in union. --Dryden. --Locke.	   {To hold up}.	      (a) To support one's self; to remain unbent or unbroken;	          as, to hold up under misfortunes.	      (b) To cease raining; to cease to stop; as, it holds up.	          --Hudibras.	      (c) To keep up; not to fall behind; not to lose ground.	          --Collier.	          [1913 Webster]	Hold \Hold\ (h[=o]ld), n.	   1. The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the	      manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp;	      clasp; grip; possession; -- often used with the verbs take	      and lay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ne have I not twelve pence within mine hold.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou should'st lay hold upon him.     --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul took hold on thee.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take fast hold of instruction.        --Pror. iv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The authority or ground to take or keep; claim.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law hath yet another hold on you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Binding power and influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear . . . by which God and his laws take the surest	            hold of.                              --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something that may be grasped; means of support.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man be upon an high place without rails or good	            hold, he is ready to fall.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A place of confinement; a prison; confinement; custody;	      guard.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . put them in hold unto the next day.	                                                  --Acts. iv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            King Richard, he is in the mighty hold	            Of Bolingbroke.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A place of security; a fortified place; a fort; a castle;	      -- often called a {stronghold}. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            New comers in an ancient hold         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) A character [thus ?] placed over or under a note or	      rest, and indicating that it is to be prolonged; -- called	      also {pause}, and {corona}.	      [1913 Webster]
holdall \hold"all`\ (h[=o]ld"[add]l`), n.	   a capacious bag or basket.	   Syn: carryall, tote, tote bag.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Holdback \Hold"back`\, n.	   1. Check; hindrance; restraint; obstacle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only holdback is the affection . . . that we	            bear to our wealth.                   --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The projection or loop on the thill of a vehicle. to which	      a strap of the harness is attached, to hold back a	      carriage when going down hill, or in backing; also, the	      strap or part of the harness so used.	      [1913 Webster]
Holder \Hold"er\, n.	   One who is employed in the hold of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]	Holder \Hold"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, holds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds land, etc., under another; a tenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) The payee of a bill of exchange or a promissory	      note, or the one who owns or holds it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Holder is much used as the second part of a compound;	         as, shareholder, officeholder, stockholder,etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Holder-forth \Hold"er-forth`\, n.	   One who speaks in public; an haranguer; a preacher. See {hold	   forth}	   (b) under {hold}. --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]
Holdfast \Hold"fast`\, n.	   1. Something used to secure and hold in place something else,	      as a long flat-headed nail, a catch a hook, a clinch, a	      clamp, etc.; hence, a support. "His holdfast was gone."	      --Bp. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A conical or branching body, by which a seaweed is	      attached to its support, and differing from a root in that	      it is not specially absorbent of moisture.	      [1913 Webster]
Holding \Hold"ing\, n.	   1. The act or state of sustaining, grasping, or retaining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tenure; a farm or other estate held of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which holds, binds, or influences. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The burden or chorus of a song. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Holding note} (Mus.), a note sustained in one part, while	      the other parts move.	      [1913 Webster]
holding company \holding company\ n. (Finance)	   A company that controls other independently incorporated	   companies by ownership of most or all of their stock, but	   does not directly control the daily operations of those	   companies.	   [PJC]
holdout \holdout\ n.	   1. a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to	      come to terms after most other participants have signed an	      agreement; as, their star pitcher was a holdout for six	      weeks.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of	      obtaining a better deal.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they	      are available for personal use later.	      [WordNet 1.5]
holdover \holdover\ n.	   Any person or thing remaining from a previous period of use,	   tenure, etc; Specifically: an official who remains in office	   after his term.	   Syn: hangover.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Holdup \Hold"up\ (h[=o]ld"[u^]p`), n.	   1. a robbery, usually at gunpoint.	      [PJC]	   2. a delay. "What's the holdup?"	      [PJC]	   3. {highway robbery}[2].	      [PJC]
Hold up \Hold up\ (h[=o]ld [u^]p"), v. t.	   1. To rob, usually at gunpoint or knifepoint.	      [PJC]	   2. To delay; as, bad weather held up the satellite launch for	      two days.	      [PJC]
Hole \Hole\ (h[=o]l), a.	   Whole. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hole \Hole\ (h[=o]l), n. [OE. hol, hole, AS. hol, hole, cavern,	   from hol, a., hollow; akin to D. hol, OHG. hol, G. hohl, Dan.	   huul hollow, hul hole, Sw. h[*a]l, Icel. hola; prob. from the	   root of AS. helan to conceal. See {Hele}, {Hell}, and cf.	   {Hold} of a ship.]	   1. A hollow place or cavity; an excavation; a pit; an opening	      in or through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation;	      a rent; a fissure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The holes where eyes should be.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blind walls	            Were full of chinks and holes.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priest took a chest, and bored a hole in the	            lid.                                  --2 Kings xii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excavation in the ground, made by an animal to live in,	      or a natural cavity inhabited by an animal; hence, a low,	      narrow, or dark lodging or place; a mean habitation.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foxes have holes, . . . but the Son of man hath	            not where to lay his head.            --Luke ix. 58.	   3. (Games)	      (a) A small cavity used in some games, usually one into	          which a marble or ball is to be played or driven;	          hence, a score made by playing a marble or ball into	          such a hole, as in golf.	      (b) (Fives) At Eton College, England, that part of the	          floor of the court between the step and the pepperbox.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: Hollow; concavity; aperture; rent; fissure; crevice;	        orifice; interstice; perforation; excavation; pit; cave;	        den; cell.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Hole and corner}, clandestine, underhand. [Colloq.] "The	      wretched trickery of hole and corner buffery." --Dickens.	   {Hole board} (Fancy Weaving), a board having holes through	      which cords pass which lift certain warp threads; --	      called also {compass board}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hole \Hole\, v. t. [AS. holian. See {Hole}, n.]	   1. To cut, dig, or bore a hole or holes in; as, to hole a	      post for the insertion of rails or bars. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive into a hole, as an animal, or a billiard ball.	      [1913 Webster]	Hole \Hole\, v. i.	   To go or get into a hole. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Hole in the air \Hole in the air\ (A["e]ronautics)	   same as {Air hole}, above; an {air pocket}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Holethnic \Hol*eth"nic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a holethnos or parent race.	   [1913 Webster]	         The holethnic history of the Arians.     --London	                                                  Academy.	   [1913 Webster]
Holethnos \Hol*eth"nos\, n. [Holo + Gr. ? race.]	   A parent stock or race of people, not yet divided into	   separate branches or tribes.	   [1913 Webster]
holey \holey\ adj.	   having pores or holes.	   Syn: porous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Holibut \Hol"i*but\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Halibut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Holidam \Hol"i*dam\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Halidom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Holiday \Hol"i*day\, n. [Holy + day.]	   1. A consecrated day; religious anniversary; a day set apart	      in honor of some person, or in commemoration of some	      event. See {Holyday}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A day of exemption from labor; a day of amusement and	      gayety; a festival day.	      [1913 Webster]	            And young and old come forth to play	            On a sunshine holiday.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A day fixed by law for suspension of business; a	      legal holiday.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States legal holidays, so called, are	         determined by law, commonly by the statutes of the	         several States. The holidays most generally observed	         are: the 22d day of February (Washington's birthday),	         the 30th day of May (Memorial day), the 4th day of July	         (Independence day), the 25th day of December (Christmas	         day). In most of the States the 1st day of January is a	         holiday. When any of these days falls on Sunday,	         usually the Monday following is observed as the	         holiday. In many of the States a day in the spring (as	         Good Friday, or the first Thursday in April), and a day	         in the fall (as the last Thursday in November) are now	         regularly appointed by Executive proclamation to be	         observed, the former as a day of fasting and prayer,	         the latter as a day of thanksgiving and are kept as	         holidays. In England, the days of the greater church	         feasts (designated in the calendar by a red letter, and	         commonly called red-letter days) are observed as	         general holidays. Bank holidays are those on which, by	         act of Parliament, banks may suspend business. Although	         Sunday is a holiday in the sense of a day when business	         is legally suspended, it is not usually included in the	         general term, the phrase "Sundays and holidays" being	         more common.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The holidays}, any fixed or usual period for relaxation or	      festivity; especially, Christmas and New Year's day with	      the intervening time.	      [1913 Webster]	Holiday \Hol`i*day\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a festival; cheerful; joyous; gay.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occurring rarely; adapted for a special occasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courage is but a holiday kind of virtue, to be	            seldom exercised.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
holier-than-thou \holier-than-thou\ adj.	   being excessively or hypocritically pious while condemning	   others as being less virtuous than oneself.	   Syn: pietistic, pietistical, pharisaic, pharisaical,	        sanctimonious, self-righteous.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Holily \Ho"li*ly\, adv. [From {Holy}.]	   1. Piously; with sanctity; in a holy manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sacredly; inviolably. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Holiness \Ho"li*ness\, n. [AS. h[=a]lignes.]	   1. The state or quality of being holy; perfect moral	      integrity or purity; freedom from sin; sanctity;	      innocence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who is like thee, glorious in holiness! --Ex. xv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being hallowed, or consecrated to God or to	      his worship; sacredness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Israel was holiness unto the Lord.    --Jer.ii.3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {His holiness}, a title of the pope; -- formerly given also	      to Greek bishops and Greek emperors.	   Syn: Piety; devotion; godliness; sanctity; sacredness;	        righteousness.	        [1913 Webster]
Holing \Hol"ing\, n. [See {Hole} a hollow.] (Mining)	   Undercutting in a bed of coal, in order to bring down the	   upper mass. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Holla \Hol"la\, interj. [F. hola; ho ho + l[`a] there, fr. L.	   illac that way, there. Cf. {Hollo}.]	   Hollo.	   [1913 Webster]	Holla \Hol"la\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hollaed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hollaing}.]	   See {Hollo}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Holland \Hol"land\, n.	   A kind of linen first manufactured in Holland; a linen fabric	   used for window shades, children's garments, etc.; as, brown	   or unbleached hollands.	   [1913 Webster] Hollandaise sauce
Hollandaise sauce \Hol`lan*daise" sauce\, or Hollandaise
\Hol`lan*daise"\, n. [F. hollandaise, fem. of hollandais Dutch.]	   (Cookery)	   A sauce consisting essentially of a seasoned emulsion of	   butter and yolk of eggs with a little lemon juice or vinegar.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hollander \Hol"land*er\, prop. n.	   1. A native or one of the people of Holland; a Dutchman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very hard, semi-glazed, green or dark brown brick, which	      will not absorb water; -- called also, {Dutch clinker}.	      --Wagner.	      [1913 Webster]
Hollandish \Hol"land*ish\, a.	   Relating to Holland; Dutch.	   [1913 Webster]
Hollands \Hol"lands\, n.	   1. Gin made in Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. See {Holland}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hollo \Hol*lo"\, interj. & n. [See {Halloo}, and cf. {Holla}.]	   Ho there; stop; attend; hence, a loud cry or a call to	   attract attention; a halloo.	   [1913 Webster]	         And every day, for food or play,	         Came to the mariner's hollo.             --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Hollo \Hol"lo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Holloed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Holloing}.] [See {Hollo}, interj., and cf. {Halloo}.]	   To call out or exclaim; to halloo.	   [1913 Webster]
Holloa \Hol*loa"\, interj., n. & v. i.	   Same as {Hollo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hollow \Hol"low\, a. [OE. holow, holgh, holf, AS. holh a hollow,	   hole. Cf. {Hole}.]	   1. Having an empty space or cavity, natural or artificial,	      within a solid substance; not solid; excavated in the	      interior; as, a hollow tree; a hollow sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hollow with boards shalt thou make it. --Ex. xxvii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Depressed; concave; gaunt; sunken.	      [1913 Webster]	            With hollow eye and wrinkled brow.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reverberated from a cavity, or resembling such a sound;	      deep; muffled; as, a hollow roar. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not sincere or faithful; false; deceitful; not sound; as,	      a hollow heart; a hollow friend. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hollow newel} (Arch.), an opening in the center of a winding	      staircase in place of a newel post, the stairs being	      supported by the wall; an open newel; also, the	      stringpiece or rail winding around the well of such a	      staircase.	   {Hollow quoin} (Engin.), a pier of stone or brick made behind	      the lock gates of a canal, and containing a hollow or	      recess to receive the ends of the gates.	   {Hollow root}. (Bot.) See {Moschatel}.	   {Hollow square}. See {Square}.	   {Hollow ware}, hollow vessels; -- a trade name for cast-iron	      kitchen utensils, earthenware, etc.	   Syn: Syn.- Concave; sunken; low; vacant; empty; void; false;	        faithless; deceitful; treacherous.	        [1913 Webster]	Hollow \Hol"low\, n.	   1. A cavity, natural or artificial; an unfilled space within	      anything; a hole, a cavern; an excavation; as the hollow	      of the hand or of a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low spot surrounded by elevations; a depressed part of a	      surface; a concavity; a channel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forests grew	            Upon the barren hollows.              --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hate the dreadful hollow behind the little wood.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Hollow \Hol"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hollowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hollowing}.]	   To make hollow, as by digging, cutting, or engraving; to	   excavate. "Trees rudely hollowed." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Hollow \Hol"low\, adv.	   Wholly; completely; utterly; -- chiefly after the verb to	   beat, and often with all; as, this story beats the other all	   hollow. See {All}, adv. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The more civilized so-called Caucasian races have	         beaten the Turks hollow in the struggle for existence.	                                                  --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	Hollow \Hol*low"\, interj. [See {Hollo}.]	   Hollo.	   [1913 Webster]	Hollow \Hol"low\, v. i.	   To shout; to hollo.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whisperings and hollowings are alike to a deaf ear.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Hollow \Hol"low\, v. t.	   To urge or call by shouting.	   [1913 Webster]	         He has hollowed the hounds.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
hollowed \hollowed\ adj.	   having a cavity within; as, canoe made of a hollowed log.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hollow-hearted \Hol"low-heart`ed\, a.	   Insincere; deceitful; not sound and true; having a cavity or	   decayed spot within.	   Syn: Faithless; dishonest; false; treacherous.	        [1913 Webster]
Hollow-horned \Hol"low-horned`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having permanent horns with a bony core, as cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hollowly \Hol"low*ly\, adv.	   Insincerely; deceitfully. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hollowness \Hol"low*ness\, n.	   1. State of being hollow. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Insincerity; unsoundness; treachery. --South.	      [1913 Webster] holloware
holloware \holloware\, hollowware \hollowware\n.	   serving dishes of silver having some depth in the bowl;	   contrasted with {flatware}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Holluschickie \Hol"lus*chick`ie\, n. sing. & pl. [Prob. of Russ.	   goluishka bare of possessions, offspring, etc., fr. golui[i^]	   naked.] (Zool.)	   A young male fur seal, esp. one from three to six years old;	   -- called also {bachelor}, because prevented from breeding by	   the older full-grown males.	   Note: The holluschickie are the seals that may legally be	         killed for their skins.	               But he'll lie down on the killing grounds where	               the holluschickie go.              --Kipling.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Holly \Hol"ly\ (h[=o]l"l[y^]), adv.	   Wholly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Holly \Hol"ly\ (h[o^]l"l[y^]), 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}.]	   1. (Bot.) A tree or shrub of the genus {Ilex}. The European	      species ({Ilex Aquifolium}) is best known, having glossy	      green leaves, with a spiny, waved edge, and bearing	      berries that turn red or yellow about Michaelmas.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The holly is much used to adorn churches and houses, at	         Christmas time, and hence is associated with scenes of	         good will and rejoicing. It is an evergreen tree, and	         has a finegrained, heavy, white wood. Its bark is used	         as a febrifuge, and the berries are violently purgative	         and emetic. The American holly is the {Ilex opaca}, and	         is found along the coast of the United States, from	         Maine southward. --Gray.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The holm oak. See 1st {Holm}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Holly-leaved oak} (Bot.), the black scrub oak. See {Scrub	      oak}.	   {Holly rose} (Bot.), a West Indian shrub, with showy, yellow	      flowers ({Turnera ulmifolia}).	   {Sea holly} (Bot.), a species of Eryngium. See {Eryngium}.	      [1913 Webster]
hollygrape \hollygrape\ n.	   An ornamental evergreen shrub ({Mahonia aquifolium}) of the	   Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate	   leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black	   berries.	   Syn: Oregon grape, Oregon holly grape, mountain grape,	        holly-leaves barberry, {Mahonia aquifolium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hollyhock \Hol"ly*hock\, n. [OE. holihoc; holi holy + hoc	   mallow, AS. hoc; cf. W. hocys mallows, hocys bendigaid	   hollyhock, lit., blessed mallow. Prob. so named because	   brought from the Holy Land. See {Holy}.] (Bot.)	   A species of {Alth[ae]a} ({Alth[ae]a rosea}), bearing flowers	   of various colors; -- called also {rose mallow}.	   Note: Rose mallow is listed as a variety of Hibiscus, not	         Hollyhock in several Web pages. Name change???	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Holm \Holm\ (h[=o]m; 277), n. [OE., prob. from AS. holen holly;	   as the holly is also called holm. See {Holly}.] (Bot.)	   A common evergreen oak, of Europe ({Quercus Ilex}); -- called	   also {ilex}, and {holly}.	   [1913 Webster]	Holm \Holm\ (h[=o]m), n. [AS. holm, usually meaning, sea, water;	   akin to Icel. h[=o]lmr, holmr, an island, Dan. holm, Sw.	   holme, G. holm, and prob. to E. hill. Cf. {Hill}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An islet in a river. --J. Brand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Low, flat land. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soft wind blowing over meadowy holms.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Holm thrush} (Zool.), the missel thrush.	      [1913 Webster]
Holmes \Holmes\ n.	   Sherlock Holmes, a fictitious detective in novels by A. Conan	   Doyle.	   Syn: Sherlock Holmes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Holmia \Hol"mi*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   An oxide of holmium.	   [1913 Webster]
Holmium \Hol"mi*um\, n. [NL., from Stockholm.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of atomic number 67 said to be contained in	   gadolinite. Chemical symbol Ho. Atomic weight 164.93. Valence	   +3. It was detected by spectral absorption bands in 1878 by	   the Delafontaine and Soret, who called it "Element X". Later	   the Swedish chemist Cleve independently discovered it in	   erbia, and named it after his native city Stockholm. The	   first preparation of pure Holmia, the yellow oxide, was not	   made until 1911. --HCP61 -- {Hol"mic}, a.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Holmos \Hol"mos\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.?.] (Greek & Etrus. Antiq.)	   A name given to a vase having a rounded body; esp.:	   (a) A closed vessel of nearly spherical form on a high stem	       or pedestal. --Fairholt.	   (b) A drinking cup having a foot and stem.	       [1913 Webster]
Holo- \Hol"o-\	   A combining form fr. Gr. "o`los whole.	   [1913 Webster]
Holoblast \Hol"o*blast\, n. [Holo + -blast.] (Biol.)	   an ovum composed entirely of germinal matter. See	   {Meroblast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Holoblastic \Hol`o*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Undergoing complete segmentation; composed entirely of	   germinal matter, the whole of the yolk undergoing fission; --	   opposed to meroblastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Holocaust \Hol"o*caust\, n. [L. holocaustum, Gr. ?, neut. of ?,	   ?, burnt whole; "o'los whole + kaysto`s burnt, fr. kai`ein to	   burn (cf. {Caustic}): cf. F. holocauste.]	   1. A burnt sacrifice; an offering, the whole of which was	      consumed by fire, among the Jews and some pagan nations.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sacrifice or loss of many lives, as by the burning of a	      theater or a ship.	   Note: [An extended use not authorized by careful writers.]	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: The mass killing of millions of Jews by the	      Nazis during the period from 1933 to 1945 in Germany and	      German-occupied lands; usually referred to as {The	      Holocaust}. In Hebrew, the same event is referred to by	      the word {Shoah}.	      [PJC]
Holocene \Holocene\ n.	   1. The geological period comprising approximately the last	      10,000 years.	   Syn: Holocene epoch, Recent epoch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Holocentridae \Holocentridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fish including the squirrelfishes and	   soldierfishes.	   Syn: family {Holocentridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Holocentrus \Holocentrus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the family {Holocentridae}, comprising some	   of the squirrelfishes.	   Syn: genus {Holocentrus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
holocephalan \holocephalan\ n.	   A member of the {Holocephali}, fish with high compressed	   heads and a bodies tapering off into a long tail. See also	   {Hoocephali}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Holocephali \Hol`o*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. "o`los	   whole + kefalh` head.] (Zool.)	   An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living	   species, only the chim[ae]ras; -- called also {Holocephala}.	   See {Chim[ae]ra}; also Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Holocryptic \Hol`o*cryp"tic\, a. [Holo- + Gr. kry`ptein to	   conceal.]	   Wholly or completely concealing; incapable of being	   deciphered.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Holocryptic cipher}, a cipher so constructed as to afford no	      clew to its meaning to one ignorant of the key.	      [1913 Webster]
Holocrystalline \Hol`o*crys"tal*line\, a. [Holo + crystalline.]	   (Min.)	   Completely crystalline; -- said of a rock like granite, all	   the constituents of which are crystalline.
Holstein-Friesian \Holstein-Friesian\ n.	   A breed of dairy cattle from North Holland and Friesland;	   they have a black and white color to their fur.	   Syn: Friesian, Holstein.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hologram \hol"o*gram\, n.	   A photographic image giving the observer a seemingly	   three-dimensional view of the represented object. The	   three-dimensional effect is produced by exposing a	   photographic recording medium to an interference pattern	   generated by a coherent beam of light (as from a laser)	   reflected from the subject, interacting with a beam directly	   from the source. The full three-dimensional effect requires	   illumination of the image with coherent light, but less	   perfect three-dimensional visual effects may also be observed	   when the hologram is illuminated with white light.	   [PJC]
Holograph \Hol"o*graph\, n. [L. holographus entirely autograph,	   Gr. "olo`grafos; "o`los whole + gra`fein to write: cf. F.	   holographe, olographe.]	   1. A document, as a letter, deed, or will, wholly in the	      handwriting of the person from whom it proceeds and whose	      act it purports to be.	      [1913 Webster]
holograph \hol"o*graph\, v. t.	   To produce a holographic image of, by holography.	   [PJC]
Holographic \Hol`o*graph"ic\, a.	   1. Of the nature of a holograph; pertaining to holographs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to holography or holograms; produced by	      holography.	      [PJC]
holography \ho*log"ra*phy\, v. t.	   The process of producing holograms, usually requiring a	   source of coherent light, as from a laser.	   [PJC]
Holohedral \Hol`o*he"dral\, a. [Holo- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr. ?	   to sit.] (Crystallog.)	   Having all the planes required by complete symmetry, -- in	   opposition to {hemihedral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Holohemihedral \Hol`o*hem`i*he"dral\, a. [Holo- + hemihedral.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Presenting hemihedral forms, in which all the sectants have	   halt the whole number of planes. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Holometabola \Hol`o*me*tab"o*la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Holo-}, and	   {Metabola}.] (Zool.)	   Those insects which have a complete metamorphosis; metabola.	   [1913 Webster]
Holometabolic \Hol`o*met`a*bol"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a complete metamorphosis; -- said of certain insects,	   as the butterflies and bees.	   [1913 Webster]
Holometer \Ho*lom"e*ter\, n. [Holo + -meter: cf. F. holometre.]	   An instrument for making all kinds of angular measurements.	   [1913 Webster]
Holophanerous \Hol`o*phan"er*ous\, a. [Holo + Gr. ? visible, fr.	   ? to appear.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Holometabolic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Holophotal \Hol`o*pho"tal\, a. [Holo + Gr. ?, ?, light.] (Opt.)	   Causing no loss of light; -- applied to reflectors which	   throw back the rays of light without perceptible loss.	   [1913 Webster]
Holophote \Hol"o*phote\, n.	   A lamp with lenses or reflectors to collect the rays of light	   and throw them in a given direction; -- used in lighthouses.	   [1913 Webster]
Holophrastic \Hol`o*phras"tic\, a. [Holo + Gr. ? to speak: cf.	   F. holophrastique.]	   Expressing a phrase or sentence in a single word, -- as is	   the case in the aboriginal languages of America.	   Syn: polysynthetic, agglutinative.	        [1913 Webster]
Holophytic \Hol`o*phyt"ic\, a. [Holo + Gr.? a plant.]	   Wholly or distinctively vegetable.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Holophytic nutrition}, that form of nutrition,	      characteristic of vegetable organisms, in which carbonic	      acid, ammonia, and nitrates are absorbed as food, in	      distinction from the animal mode of nutrition, by the	      ingestion of albuminous matter.	      [1913 Webster]
Holorhinal \Hol`o*rhi"nal\, a. [Holo + Gr.?, nose.] (Anat.)	   Having the nasal bones contiguous.	   [1913 Webster]
Holosiderite \Hol`o*sid"er*ite\, n. [Holo + siderite.] (Min.)	   Meteoric iron; a meteorite consisting of metallic iron	   without stony matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Holostean \Ho*los"te*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Holostei.	   [1913 Webster]
Holostei \Ho*los"te*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + ? a	   bone.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of ganoids, including the gar pike,	   bowfin, etc.; the bony ganoids. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Holosteric \Hol`o*ster"ic\, a. [Holo + Gr.stereo`s solid.]	   Wholly solid; -- said of a barometer constructed of solid	   materials to show the variations of atmospheric pressure	   without the use of liquids, as the aneroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Holostomata \Hol`o*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole	   + sto`ma, -atos, mouth.] (Zool.)	   An artificial division of gastropods, including those that	   have an entire aperture.	   [1913 Webster]
Holostomate \Ho*los"to*mate\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Holostomatous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Holostomatous \Hol`o*stom"a*tous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having an entire aperture; -- said of many univalve shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Holostome \Hol"o*stome\, n. [Holo + Gr. sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.)	   One of the Holostomata.	   [1913 Webster]
Holostraca \Ho*los"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole +	   ? shell of a testacean.] (Zool.)	   A division of phyllopod Crustacea, including those that are	   entirely covered by a bivalve shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Holothure \Hol"o*thure\, n. [L. holothuria, pl., a sort of water	   polyp, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A holothurian.	   [1913 Webster]
Holothurian \Hol`o*thu"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Holothurioidea. -- n. One of the	   Holothurioidea.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some of the species of Holothurians are called {sea	         cucumbers}, {sea slugs}, {trepang}, and {b[^e]che de	         m[`e]r}. Many are used as food, esp. by the Chinese.	         See {Trepang}.	         [1913 Webster]
Holothurioidea \Hol`o*thu`ri*oi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Holothure}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   One of the classes of echinoderms.	   Note: They have a more or less elongated body, often	         flattened beneath, and a circle of tentacles, which are	         usually much branched, surrounding the mouth; the skin	         is more or less flexible, and usually contains	         calcareous plates of various characteristic forms,	         sometimes becoming large and scalelike. Most of the	         species have five bands (ambulacra) of sucker-bearing	         feet along the sides; in others these are lacking. In	         one group (Pneumonophora) two branching internal gills	         are developed; in another (Apneumona) these are	         wanting. Called also {Holothurida}, {Holothuridea}, and	         {Holothuroidea}.	         [1913 Webster]
Holotricha \Ho*lot"ri*cha\ (h[-o]*l[o^]t"r[i^]*k[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. "o`los whole + qri`x, tricho`s, a hair.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of ciliated Infusoria, having cilia all over the	   body.	   [1913 Webster]
Holour \Hol"our\, n. [OF. holier.]	   A whoremonger. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Holp
Holp \Holp\, Holpen \Hol"pen\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Help}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Holsom \Hol"som\, a.	   Wholesome. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Holstein \Hol"stein\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a breed of cattle, originally from Schleswig-Holstein,	   valued for the large amount of milk produced by the cows. The	   color is usually black and white in irregular patches.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Holster \Hol"ster\, n. [D. holster; skin to AS. heolstor den,	   cave, fr. helan to conceal, and to Icel. hulstr case, Goth.	   hulistr covering, veil, huljan to cover. [root]17. See {Hele}	   to cover, {Hell}, and cf. {Housing}, {Houss}.]	   A leather case for a pistol, carried by a horseman at the bow	   of his saddle, or worn on the person suspended from a belt or	   shoulder strap.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Holstered \Hol"stered\, a.	   Bearing holsters. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Holt \Holt\,	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Hold}, contr. from holdeth. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Holt \Holt\, n. [AS. holt; akin to LG. holt, D. hout, G. holz.	   Icel. holt; cf Gael. & Ir. coill wood, Gr. ? branch, shoot.]	   1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. "Every holt	      and heath." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            She sent her voice though all the holt	            Before her, and the park.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish;	      also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place. " The fox has gone	      to holt." --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Holwe \Hol"we\, a.	   Hollow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE.	   holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation,	   happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G.	   heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr.	   See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow},	   {Hollyhock}.]	   1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed;	      sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels;	      a holy priesthood. "Holy rites and solemn feasts."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and	      virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly;	      pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now through her round of holy thought	            The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving	      religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for	      repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional	      government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia,	      Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of	      Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and	      subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe,	      except the pope and the king of England.	   {Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}.	   {Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}.	   {Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ,	      his parents, and others of his family are represented.	   {Holy Father}, a title of the pope.	   {Holy Ghost} (Theol.), the third person of the Trinity; the	      Comforter; the Paraclete.	   {Holy Grail}. See {Grail}.	   {Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa	      borealis} and {Hierochloa alpina}). In the north of Europe	      it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints'	      days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and	      western parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla	      grass} or {Seneca grass}.	   {Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day.	   {Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity.	   {Holy office}, the Inquisition.	   {Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the	      Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and	      where no person entered, except the high priest once a	      year.	   {Holy One}.	      (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. "	          The Holy One of Israel." --Is. xliii. 14.	      (b) One separated to the service of God.	   {Holy orders}. See {Order}.	   {Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed,	      in churches. over the entrance to the chancel.	   {Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony.	   {Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding	      the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter.	   {Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above).	   {Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}.	   {Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under	      {Thistle}.	   {Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.)	      (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day.	      (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy	          Thursday.	   {Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians	      against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh,	      twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of	      the holy places.	   {Holy water} (Gr. & R. C. Churches), water which has been	      blessed by the priest for sacred purposes.	   {Holy-water stoup}, the stone stoup or font placed near the	      entrance of a church, as a receptacle for holy water.	   {Holy Week} (Eccl.), the week before Easter, in which the	      passion of our Savior is commemorated.	   {Holy writ}, the sacred Scriptures. " Word of holy writ."	      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Holy cross \Ho"ly cross"\ (?; 115).	   The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Congregation of the Holy Cross} (R. C. Ch.), a community of	      lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States,	      engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labor. Originally	      called {Brethren of St. Joseph}. The Sisters of the Holy	      Cross engage in similar work. --Addis & Arnold.	   {Holy-cross day}, the fourteenth of September, observed as a	      church festival, in memory of the exaltation of our	      Savior's cross.	      [1913 Webster]
Holyday \Ho"ly*day`\, n.	   1. A religious festival.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A secular festival; a holiday.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Holiday is the preferable and prevailing spelling in	         the second sense. The spelling holy day or holyday in	         often used in the first sense.	         [1913 Webster]
Holystone \Ho"ly*stone`\, n. (Naut.)	   A stone used by seamen for scrubbing the decks of ships.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Holystone \Ho"ly*stone`\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To scrub with a holystone, as the deck of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Homacanth \Hom"a*canth\, a. [Homo + Gr. ? a spine.] (Zool.)	   Having the dorsal fin spines symmetrical, and in the same	   line; -- said of certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Homage \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 the	   ground, and E. groom in bridegroom. Cf. {Bridegroom},	   {Human}.]	   1. (Feud. Law) A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal	      tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving	      investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he	      was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a	      sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially,	      respect paid by external action; obeisance.	      [1913 Webster]	            All things in heaven and earth do her [Law] homage.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            I sought no homage from the race that write. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reverence directed to the Supreme Being; reverential	      worship; devout affection. --Chaucer.	   Syn: Fealty; submission; reverence; honor; respect.	   Usage: {Homage}, {Fealty}. Homage was originally the act of a	          feudal tenant by which he declared himself, on his	          knees, to be the hommage or bondman of the lord; hence	          the term is used to denote reverential submission or	          respect. Fealty was originally the fidelity of such a	          tenant to his lord, and hence the term denotes a	          faithful and solemn adherence to the obligations we	          owe to superior power or authority. We pay our homage	          to men of pre["e]minent usefulness and virtue, and	          profess our fealty to the principles by which they	          have been guided.	          [1913 Webster]	                Go, go with homage yon proud victors meet !	                Go, lie like dogs beneath your masters' feet !	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Man, disobeying,	                Disloyal, breaks his fealty, and sins	                Against the high supremacy of heaven. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Homage \Hom"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Homaged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Homaging}.] [Cf. OF. hommager.]	   1. To pay reverence to by external action. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to pay homage. [Obs.] --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]
Homageable \Hom"age*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. hommageable.]	   Subject to homage. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Homager \Hom"a*ger\, n. [From {Homage}: cf. F. hommager.]	   One who does homage, or holds land of another by homage; a	   vassal. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Homalographic \Hom`a*lo*graph"ic\, a.	   Same as {Homolographic}. Homaloid
Homaloid \Hom"a*loid\ (h[o^]m"[.a]*loid), Homaloidal
\Hom`a*loid"al\ (-loid"al), a. [Gr. "omalo`s even + -oid.]	   (Geom.)	   Flat; even; -- a term applied to surfaces and to spaces,	   whether real or imagined, in which the definitions, axioms,	   and postulates of Euclid respecting parallel straight lines	   are assumed to hold true.	   [1913 Webster]
Homarus \Hom"a*rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "omarh`s well adjusted.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of decapod Crustacea, including the common lobsters.	   -- {Hom"a*roid}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Homatropine \Ho*mat"ro*pine\, n. [Homo- + atropine.] (Med.)	   An alkaloid, prepared from atropine, and from other sources.	   It is chemically related to atropine, and is used for the	   same purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
Homaxonial \Hom`ax*o"ni*al\, a. [Homo- + Gr. ? an axle, axis.]	   (Biol.)	   Relating to that kind of homology or symmetry, the	   mathematical conception of organic form, in which all axes	   are equal. See under {Promorphology}.	   [1913 Webster]
hombre \hombre\ n. [Sp.: a man.]	   an informal term for a youth or man.	   Syn: guy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
homburg \hom"burg\ n. [from Homburg, Germany, the place of first	   manufacture.]	   A felt hat with a crown that is creased lengthwise, and a	   brim that is slightly curled upward at the edge.	   Syn: fedora, felt hat, trilby.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Home \Home\ (h[=o]m), n. (Zool.)	   See {Homelyn}.	   [1913 Webster]	Home \Home\ (h[=o]m; 110), n. [OE. hom, ham, AS. h[=a]m; akin to	   OS. h[=e]m, D. & G. heim, Sw. hem, Dan. hiem, Icel. heimr	   abode, world, heima home, Goth. haims village, Lith.	   k["e]mas, and perh. to Gr. kw`mh village, or to E. hind a	   peasant; cf. Skr. ksh[=e]ma abode, place of rest, security,	   kshi to dwell. [root]20, 220.]	   1. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives;	      esp., the house in which one lives with his family; the	      habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disciples went away again to their own home.	                                                  --John xx. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Home is the sacred refuge of our life. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Home! home! sweet, sweet home!	            There's no place like home.           --Payne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One's native land; the place or country in which one	      dwells; the place where one's ancestors dwell or dwelt.	      "Our old home [England]." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The abiding place of the affections, especially of the	      domestic affections.	      [1913 Webster]	            He entered in his house -- his home no more,	            For without hearts there is no home.  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The locality where a thing is usually found, or was first	      found, or where it is naturally abundant; habitat; seat;	      as, the home of the pine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her eyes are homes of silent prayer.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flandria, by plenty made the home of war. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A place of refuge and rest; an asylum; as, a home for	      outcasts; a home for the blind; hence, esp., the grave;	      the final rest; also, the native and eternal dwelling	      place of the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go	            about the streets.                    --Eccl. xii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Baseball) The {home base}; as, he started for home.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At home}.	      (a) At one's own house, or lodgings.	      (b) In one's own town or country; as, peace abroad and at	          home.	      (c) Prepared to receive callers.	   {Home department}, the department of executive	      administration, by which the internal affairs of a country	      are managed. [Eng.]	   {To be at home on any subject}, to be conversant or familiar	      with it.	   {To feel at home}, to be at one's ease.	   {To make one's self at home}, to conduct one's self with as	      much freedom as if at home.	   Syn: Tenement; house; dwelling; abode; domicile.	        [1913 Webster]	Home \Home\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to one's dwelling or country; domestic;	      not foreign; as home manufactures; home comforts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Close; personal; pointed; as, a home thrust.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Games) In various games, the ultimate point aimed at in a	      progress; goal; as:	      (a) (Baseball) The plate at which the batter stands; same	          as {home base} and {home plate}.	      (b) (Lacrosse) The place of a player in front of an	          opponent's goal; also, the player.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Home base} or {Home plate} (Baseball), the base at which the	      batter stands when batting, and which is the last base to	      be reached in scoring a run.	   {Home farm}, {grounds}, etc., the farm, grounds, etc.,	      adjacent to the residence of the owner.	   {Home lot}, an inclosed plot on which the owner's home	      stands. [U. S.]	   {Home rule}, rule or government of an appendent or dependent	      country, as to all local and internal legislation, by	      means of a governing power vested in the people within the	      country itself, in contradistinction to a government	      established by the dominant country; as, home rule in	      Ireland. Also used adjectively; as, home-rule members of	      Parliament.	   {Home ruler}, one who favors or advocates home rule.	   {Home stretch} (Sport.), that part of a race course between	      the last curve and the winning post.	   {Home thrust}, a well directed or effective thrust; one that	      wounds in a vital part; hence, in controversy, a personal	      attack.	      [1913 Webster]	Home \Home\, adv.	   1. To one's home or country; as in the phrases, go home, come	      home, carry home.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Close; closely.	      [1913 Webster]	            How home the charge reaches us, has been made out.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            They come home to men's business and bosoms.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To the place where it belongs; to the end of a course; to	      the full length; as, to drive a nail home; to ram a	      cartridge home.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wear thy good rapier bare and put it home. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Home is often used in the formation of compound words,	         many of which need no special definition; as,	         home-brewed, home-built, home-grown, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To bring home}. See under {Bring}.	   {To come home}.	      (a) To touch or affect personally. See under {Come}.	      (b) (Naut.) To drag toward the vessel, instead of holding	          firm, as the cable is shortened; -- said of an anchor.	          	   {To haul home the sheets of a sail} (Naut.), to haul the	      clews close to the sheave hole. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
home \home\ (h[=o]m), v. i.	   1. To return home.	      [PJC]	   2. To proceed toward an object or location intended as a	      target; -- of missiles which can change course in flight	      under internal or external control; usually used with in	      on; as, the missile homed in on the radar site.	      [PJC]	   3. [fig.] To arrive at or get closer to an object sought or	      an intended goal; used with in on; as, the repairman	      quickly homed in on the cause of the malfunction.	      [PJC]
homebody \home"bod`y\ n.	   a person who seldom goes anywhere; one not given to wandering	   or travel.	   Syn: stay-at-home.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Homeborn \Home"born`\ (h[=o]m"b[^o]rn`), a.	   1. Native; indigenous; not foreign. --Donne. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the home or family.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fireside enjoyments, homeborn happiness. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster] homebound
homebound \home"bound`\, home-bound \home"-bound`\, a.	   Kept at home, usually due to illness; same as {housebound}.	   Syn: housebound, shut-in.	        [1913 Webster]
Home-bred \Home"-bred`\, a.	   1. Bred at home; domestic; not foreign. " Home-bred	      mischief." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Benignity and home-bred sense.        --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not polished; rude; uncultivated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only to me home-bred youths belong.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
homebuilder \homebuilder\ n.	   someone who builds houses as a business.	   Syn: housebuilder.	        [WordNet 1.5] homecoming
homecoming \home"com`ing\, home-coming \home"-com`ing\, n.	   1. A return home. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster]	            Kepeth this child, al be it foul or fayr,	            And eek my wyf, unto myn hoom-cominge. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A social event, usually held annually at colleges and	      universities, to welcome visiting alumni; a type of school	      reunion for graduates. [WordNet sense 1]	      [PJC]
Home-driven \Home"-driv`en\, a.	   Driven to the end, as a nail; driven close.	   [1913 Webster]
Home-dwelling \Home"-dwell`ing\, a.	   Keeping at home.	   [1913 Webster]
Home-felt \Home"-felt`\ (-f[e^]lt`), a.	   Felt in one's own breast; inward; private. "Home-felt quiet."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Homefield \Home"field`\ (-f[=e]ld`), n.	   A field adjacent to its owner's home. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster] homegrown
homegrown \homegrown\, home-grown \home-grown\adj.	   1. grown or produced at home or in a specific locality; -- of	      plants or animals. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: local.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Originating in a particular place or region; as, homegrown	      talent; -- applied broadly, to people (especially people	      with specific skills), products of manufacture, etc.	      [PJC]
Home-keeping \Home"-keep`ing\ (-k[=e]p`[i^]ng), a.	   Staying at home; not gadding.	   [1913 Webster]	         Home-keeping youth have ever homely wits. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Home-keeping \Home"-keep`ing\, n.	   A staying at home.	   [1913 Webster]
Homeless \Home"less\, a. [AS. h[=a]mleas.]	   Destitute of a home. -- {Home"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
homeless \home"less\, n. pl.	   Those people who have no permanent residence, especially	   those who live outdoors due to poverty; usually used in the	   definite phrase {the homeless}.
homelessness \homelessness\ n.	   the state or condition of having no home, especially of	   living in the streets.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Homelike \Home"like`\, a.	   Like a home; comfortable; cheerful; cozy; friendly; as, a	   homelike atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Homelily \Home"li*ly\, adv.	   Plainly; inelegantly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Homeliness \Home"li*ness\, n. [From {Homely}.]	   1. Domesticity; care of home. [Obs.] "Wifely homeliness."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Familiarity; intimacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Plainness; want of elegance or beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Coarseness; simplicity; want of refinement; as, the	      homeliness of manners, or language. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Homeling \Home"ling\, n.	   A person or thing belonging to a home or to a particular	   country; a native; as, a word which is a homeling. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Homely \Home"ly\, a. [Compar. {Homelier}; superl. {Homeliest}.]	   [From {Home}, n.]	   1. Belonging to, or having the characteristics of, home;	      domestic; familiar; intimate. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            With all these men I was right homely, and communed	            with, them long and oft.              --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their homely joys, and destiny obscure. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plain; unpretending; rude in appearance; unpolished; as, a	      homely garment; a homely house; homely fare; homely	      manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now Strephon daily entertains	            His Chloe in the homeliest strains.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of plain or coarse features; uncomely; ugly; -- usually	      used of people, especially women; -- contrary to	      {handsome}.	      [1913 Webster]	            None so homely but loves a looking-glass. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Homely \Home"ly\, adv.	   Plainly; rudely; coarsely; as, homely dressed. [R.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Homelyn \Home"lyn\, n. [Scot. hommelin.] (Zool)	   The European sand ray ({Raia maculata}); -- called also	   {home}, {mirror ray}, and {rough ray}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homemade \Home"made`\, a.	   Made at home; of domestic manufacture; made either in a	   private family or in one's own country. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Homeopath \Ho"me*o*path\, n. [Cf. F. hom['e]opathe.]	   A practitioner of homeopathy. [Written also {hom[oe]opath}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Homeopathic \Ho`me*o*path"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hom['e]opathique.]	   Of or pertaining to homeopathy; according to the principles	   of homeopathy. [Also {hom[oe]pathic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Homeopathically \Ho`me*o*path"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to the practice of homeopathy. [Also	   {hom[oe]opathically}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Homeopathist \Ho`me*op"a*thist\, n.	   A believer in, or practitioner of, homeopathy. [Written also	   {hom[oe]opathist}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Homeopathy \Ho*me*op"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? likeness of condition or	   feeling; ? like (fr. ? same; cf. {Same}) + ? to suffer: cf.	   F. hom['e]opathie. See {Pathos}.] (Med.)	   The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and	   its practice that disease is cured (tuto, cito, et jucunde)	   by remedies which produce on a healthy person effects similar	   to the symptoms of the complaint under which the patient	   suffers, the remedies being usually administered in minute	   doses. This system was founded by Dr. Samuel Hahnemann, and	   is opposed to {allopathy}, or {heteropathy}. [Written also	   {hom[oe]opathy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
home-schooled \home-schooled\ a.	   Receiving or having received formal education, especially	   primary or secondary education, at home rather than in a	   school. The instruction at home may be accomplished by	   parents or by professionals who come to the home; as,	   home-schooled students often get higher test scores than	   those educated in schools.	   [PJC]
homeschooling \home"school`ing\ (h[=o]m"sk[=oo]"l[i^]ng) n.	   The practise of providing formal education, especially	   primary or secondary education, at home rather than in a	   school.	   [PJC]
homeostasis \homeostasis\ n.	   The ability and tendency of certain systems to maintain a	   relatively constant internal state in spite of changes in	   external conditions; this ability is achieved by the presence	   of feedback mechanisms which can adjust the state of the	   system to compensate for changes in the state caused by the	   external environment. It is exemplified in homeothermal	   biological systems, such as animals which maintain relatively	   constant blood temperature and composition in spite of	   variations in external temperature or the composition of the	   food ingested.	   [PJC]
homeostatic \homeostatic\ a.	   Of or pertaining to homeostasis; exhibiting homeostasis.	   [PJC]
homeostatically \homeostatically\ adv.	   In a homeostatic manner.	   [PJC]
homeotherm \homeotherm\ n. (Biol.)	   A homoiothermal animal.	   Syn: homoiotherm.	        [PJC] homeothermal
homeothermal \homeothermal\, homeothermic \homeothermic\adj.	   (Biol.)	   having constant and relatively high body temperature;	   warm-blooded; same as {homoiothermal}; -- of birds and	   mammals. Contrasted to {poikilothermal}.	   Syn: homoiothermic, homoiothermal, homothermic, homothermal.	        [WordNet 1.5] homeothermism
homeothermism \homeothermism\, homeothermy \homeothermy\n.	   (Biol.)	   The process or state of being homoiothermal.	   Syn: homoiothermism, homoiothermy.	        [PJC]
Homer \Hom"er\, n. (Zool.)	   A carrier pigeon remarkable for its ability to return home	   from a distance.	   [1913 Webster]	Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Hoemother}.	   [1913 Webster]	Homer \Ho"mer\, n. [Heb. kh[=o]mer.]	   A Hebrew measure containing, as a liquid measure, ten baths,	   equivalent to fifty-five gallons, two quarts, one pint; and,	   as a dry measure, ten ephahs, equivalent to six bushels, two	   pecks, four quarts. [Written also {chomer}, {gomer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Homer \Ho"mer\, n. (Baseball)	   Same as {Home run}.	   [PJC]
Home run \Home" run`\, n. (Baseball)	   a complete circuit of the bases made by the batter without	   being put out and without an error on the play; also, the hit	   on which the batter makes such a circuit; a four-base hit.	   Note: Most home runs are made when the batter hits a fair	         ball out of the playing area on a fly, when the ball	         cannot be played by the defending team; if a batter	         circuits the bases while the ball is still inside the	         playing field, it is an {inside-the-park home run}.	         [PJC]
Homeric \Ho*mer"ic\, a. [L. Homericus, Gr. "Omhriko`s.]	   Of or pertaining to Homer, the most famous of Greek poets;	   resembling the poetry of Homer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Homeric verse}, hexameter verse; -- so called because used	      by Homer in his epics.	      [1913 Webster]
Homesick \Home"sick`\, a.	   Pining for home; in a nostalgic condition. --	   {Home"sick`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Home-speaking \Home"-speak`ing\, n.	   Direct, forcible, and effective speaking. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Homespun \Home"spun\, a.	   1. Spun or wrought at home; of domestic manufacture; coarse;	      plain. "Homespun country garbs." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plain in manner or style; not elegant; rude; coarse. "Our	      homespun English proverb." --Dryden. "Our homespun	      authors." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Homespun \Home"spun\, n.	   1. Cloth made at home; as, he was dressed in homespun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unpolished, rustic person. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Homestall \Home"stall`\, n. [AS. h[=a]msteall.]	   Place of a home; homestead. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Homestead \Home"stead\, n. [AS. h[=a]mstede.]	   1. The home place; a home and the inclosure or ground	      immediately connected with it. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The home or seat of a family; place of origin.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can trace them back to a homestead on the Rivers	            Volga and Ural.                       --W. Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The home and appurtenant land and buildings owned by	      the head of a family, and occupied by him and his family.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Homestead law}.	      (a) A law conferring special privileges or exemptions upon	          owners of homesteads; esp., a law exempting a	          homestead from attachment or sale under execution for	          general debts. Such laws, with limitations as to the	          extent or value of the property, exist in most of the	          States. Called also {homestead exemption law}.	      (b) Also, a designation of an Act of Congress authorizing	          and regulating the sale of public lands, in parcels of	          160 acres each, to actual settlers. [U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]
Homesteader \Home"stead*er\, n.	   One who has entered upon a portion of the public land with	   the purpose of acquiring ownership of it under provisions of	   the homestead law, so called; one who has acquired a	   homestead in this manner. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
homestretch \homestretch\ n.	   1. the straight segment of a racetrack leading to the finish	      line. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: [fig.] The last or concluding part of any extended	      activity that has a definite conclusion; the final phase	      of any activity; as, the election was neck-and-neck in the	      homestretch.	      [PJC] hometown
hometown \hometown\, home town \home town\n.	   the town (or city) where a person was born or grew up or has	   his principal residence; as, he never went back to his	   hometown again.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Homeward \Home"ward\, a.	   Being in the direction of home; as, the homeward way.	   Homeward	Homeward \Home"ward\, Homewards \Home"wards\, adv. [AS.	   h[=a]mweard.]	   Toward home; in the direction of one's house, town, or	   country.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Homeward bound}, bound for home; going homeward; as, the	      homeward bound fleet.	      [1913 Webster]
homework \homework\ n.	   1. preparatory school work done outside school (especially at	      home).	   Syn: prep, preparation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: [fig.] Studies or other preparatory work done prior	      to some activity; -- usually used of preparations for	      activities of significance or consequence for the	      performer; as, the candidate didn't do her homework well	      and was outclassed in the debate.	      [PJC]	   3. Paid work done at home, especially piecework.	      [PJC]
homeworker \homeworker\ n.	   A person who works at home for pay.	   [PJC]
homey \hom"ey\ (h[=o]"m[y^]), adj.	   having a feeling of home; cozy and comfortable; as, the homey	   everyday atmosphere; a restaurant with a homey atmosphere.	   Syn: homelike, homely, homy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Homicidal \Hom"i*ci`dal\, a.	   Pertaining to homicide; tending to homicide; murderous; as, a	   homicidal maniac.	   [1913 Webster]
Homicide \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 human being by another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Homicide is of three kinds: justifiable, as when the	         killing is performed in the exercise of a right or	         performance of a duty; excusable, as when done,	         although not as duty or right, yet without culpable or	         criminal intent; and felonious, or involving what the	         law terms malice; the latter may be either manslaughter	         or murder. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who kills another; a manslayer. --Chaucer. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Homiform \Hom"i*form\, a. [L. homo man + -form.]	   In human form. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Homilete \Hom"i*lete\, n.	   A homilist. Homiletic
Homiletic \Hom`i*let"ic\, Homiletical \Hom`i*let"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?: cf. F. homil['e]tique. See {Homily}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to familiar intercourse; social; affable;	      conversable; companionable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His virtues active, chiefly, and homiletical, not	            those lazy, sullen ones of the cloister.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to homiletics; hortatory.	      [1913 Webster]
Homiletics \Hom`i*let"ics\, n. [Cf. F. homil['e]tique.]	   The art of preaching; that branch of theology which treats of	   homilies or sermons, and the best method of preparing and	   delivering them.	   [1913 Webster]
Homilist \Hom"i*list\, n.	   One who prepares homilies; one who preaches to a	   congregation.	   [1913 Webster]
Homilite \Hom"i*lite\, n. [From Gr. ? to be in company with.]	   (Min.)	   A borosilicate of iron and lime, near datolite in form and	   composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Homily \Hom"i*ly\, n.; pl. {Homilies}. [LL. homilia, Gr. ?	   communion, assembly, converse, sermon, fr. ? an assembly, fr.	   ? same; cf. ? together, and ? crowd, cf. ? to press: cf. F.	   hom['e]lie. See {Same}.]	   1. A discourse or sermon read or pronounced to an audience; a	      serious discourse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A serious or tedious exhortation in private on some moral	      point, or on the conduct of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I have heard my father	            Deal out in his long homilies.        --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Book of Homilies}. A collection of authorized, printed	      sermons, to be read by ministers in churches, esp. one	      issued in the time of Edward VI., and a second, issued in	      the reign of Elizabeth; -- both books being certified to	      contain a "godly and wholesome doctrine."	      [1913 Webster]
hominal \hominal\ adj.	   Of humankind as a species; as, the hominal kingdom.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Homing \Hom"ing\ (h[=o]m"[i^]ng), p. a.	   Home-returning; -- used specifically of carrier pigeons.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Homing pigeon}, any pigeon trained to return home from a	      distance. Also called {carrier pigeon}. Most are bred from	      the domestic pigeon {Columba livia}. Homing pigeons are	      used for sending back messages or for flying races. By	      carrying the birds away and releasing them at gradually	      increasing distances from home, they may be trained to	      return with more or less certainty and promptness from	      distances up to four or five hundred miles. The birds	      typically do not stop on their way home, and may average	      as much as 60 miles per hour on their return trip. If the	      distance is increased much beyond 400 miles, the birds are	      unable to cover it without stopping for a prolonged rest,	      and their return becomes doubtful. The record for returnig	      from a distance is close to 1,200 miles. Homing pigeons	      are not bred for fancy points or special colors, but for	      strength, speed, endurance, and intelligence or homing	      instinct. Although used since ancient times, homing	      pigeons have been largely displaced for practical purposes	      by radio and electronic communications, but they are still	      used in some special situations at the end of the 20th	      century. They were used in military operations as recently	      as in World War II.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] hominian
hominian \hominian\ hominid \hominid\adj.	   characterizing the family {Hominidae}, which includes {Homo	   sapiens} sapiens as well as extinct species of manlike	   creatures. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ] WordNet	   1.5] hominian	hominian \hominian\, hominid \hominid\n.	   Any animal of the family {Hominidae}, including modern man as	   well as extinct species of the genera {Homo} and	   {Australopithecus}.	   Syn: homonid.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hominidae \Hominidae\ prop. n.	   The natural family of primates including modern man and the	   extinct immediate ancestors of man.	   Syn: family {Hominidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hominine \hominine\ adj.	   characteristic of humankind.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hominoidea \Hominoidea\ prop. n.	   A superfamily of mammals including anthropoid apes and human	   beings.	   Syn: superfamily {Hominoidea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hominy \Hom"i*ny\, n. [From North American Indian auh['u]minea	   parched corn.]	   Maize hulled and broken, and prepared for food by being	   boiled in water. [U.S.] [Written also {homony}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Homish \Hom"ish\, a.	   Like a home or a home circle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quiet, cheerful, homish hospital life.   --E. E. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Hommock \Hom"mock\, n.	   A small eminence of a conical form, of land or of ice; a	   knoll; a hillock. See {Hummock}. --Bartram.	   [1913 Webster]
Hommocky \Hom"mock*y\, a.	   Filled with hommocks; piled in the form of hommocks; -- said	   of ice.	   [1913 Webster]
Homo- \Ho"mo-\	   A combining form from Gr. "omo`s, one and the same, common,	   joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Homobasidiomycetes \Homobasidiomycetes\ n.	   A category used in some classification systems for various	   basidiomycetous fungi including e.g. mushrooms and puffballs	   which are usually placed in the classes Gasteromycetes and	   Hymenomycetes.	   Syn: subclass Homobasidiomycetes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Homocategoric \Ho`mo*cat`e*gor"ic\, a. [Homo- + categoric.]	   (Biol.)	   Belonging to the same category of individuality; -- a	   morphological term applied to organisms so related.	   [1913 Webster]
Homocentric \Ho`mo*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. ?: ? the same + ? center:	   cf. F. homocentrique.]	   Having the same center.	   [1913 Webster]
Homocercal \Ho`mo*cer"cal\, a. [Homo- + Gr. ? tail.] (Zool.)	   Having the tail nearly or quite symmetrical, the vertebral	   column terminating near its base; -- opposed to heterocercal.	   [1913 Webster]
Homocercy \Ho"mo*cer`cy\, n. (Zool.)	   The possession of a homocercal tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Homocerebrin \Ho`mo*cer`e*brin\, n. [Homo- + rebrin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A body similar to, or identical with, cerebrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Homochromous \Ho`mo*chro"mous\, a. [Homo- + Gr. ? color.] (Bot.)	   Having all the florets in the same flower head of the same	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Homodemic \Ho`mo*dem"ic\, a. [Homo- + 1st deme, 2.] (Biol.)	   A morphological term signifying development, in the case of	   multicellular organisms, from the same unit deme or unit of	   the inferior orders of individuality.	   [1913 Webster]
Homodermic \Ho`mo*der"mic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to homodermy; originating from the same germ layer.	   [1913 Webster]
Homodermy \Ho"mo*der`my\, n. [Homo- + -derm.] (Biol.)	   Homology of the germinal layers.	   [1913 Webster]
Homodont \Hom"o*dont\, a. [Homo- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.] (Anat.)	   Having all the teeth similar in front, as in the porpoises;	   -- opposed to heterodont. Homodromal
Homodromal \Ho*mod"ro*mal\, Homodromous \Ho*mod"ro*mous\, a.	   [Homo- + Gr. ? a course, running.]	   1. (Bot.) Running in the same direction; -- said of stems	      twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of	      leaves on stems and their branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever	      or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force	      are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis.	      [1913 Webster]
Homodynamic \Ho`mo*dy*nam"ic\, a.	   Homodynamous. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Homodynamous \Ho`mo*dy"na*mous\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or involving, homodynamy; as, successive or	   homodynamous parts in plants and animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Homodynamy \Ho`mo*dy"na*my\, n. [Gr. ? of like power; ? the same	   + ? power.] (Biol.)	   The homology of metameres. See {Metamere}. --Gegenbaur.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoeomeria \Ho`m[oe]*o*me"ri*a\, n. [L., from Gr. ?; ? like + ?	   part.]	   The state or quality of being homogeneous in elements or	   first principles; likeness or identity of parts. Homoeomeric
Homoeomeric \Ho`m[oe]*o*mer"ic\, Homoeomerical
\Ho`m[oe]*o*mer"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, sameness of parts;	   receiving or advocating the doctrine of homogeneity of	   elements or first principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoeomerous \Ho`m[oe]*om"er*ous\, a. (Anat.)	   Having the main artery of the leg parallel with the sciatic	   nerve; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoeomery \Ho`m[oe]*om"e*ry\, n. [Gr. ? like + -metry.]	   Same as {Hom[oe]omeria}. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoeomorphism \Ho`m[oe]*o*mor"phism\, n. [See	   {Hom[oe]omorphous}.]	   A near similarity of crystalline forms between unlike	   chemical compounds. See {Isomorphism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoeomorphous \Ho`m[oe]*o*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. ? of like form; ?	   like + morfh` form.]	   Manifesting hom[oe]omorphism. Homoeopathist	   Homoeopathic
Homoeopathic \Ho`m[oe]*o*path"ic\, a., Homoeopathist
\Ho`m[oe]*op"a*thist\, n., Homoeopathy \Ho`m[oe]*op"a*thy\, n.	   Same as {Homeopathic}, {Homeopathist}, {Homeopathy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoeothermal \Ho`m[oe]*o*ther"mal\, a.	   See {Homoiothermal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoeozoic \Ho`m[oe]*o*zo"ic\, a. [Gr. ? like + ? life.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or including, similar forms or kinds of life;	   as, hom[oe]ozoic belts on the earth's surface. --E. Forbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogamous \Ho*mog"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? married together; ? the	   same + ? marriage.] (Bot.)	   Having all the flowers alike; -- said of such composite	   plants as Eupatorium, and the thistels.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogamy \Ho*mog"a*my\, n. (Bot.)	   The condition of being homogamous.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogangliate \Ho`mo*gan"gli*ate\, a. [Homo- + gangliate.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the ganglia of the nervous system symmetrically	   arranged, as in certain invertebrates; -- opposed to	   heterogangliate.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogene \Ho"mo*gene\, a. [Cf. F. homog[`e]ne.]	   Homogeneous. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogeneal \Ho`mo*ge"ne*al\, a.	   Homogeneous.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogenealness \Ho`mo*ge"ne*al*ness\, n.	   Homogeneousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogeneity \Ho`mo*ge*ne"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   homog['e]n['e]it['e].]	   Same as {Homogeneousness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogeneous \Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? race,	   kind: cf. F. homog[`e]ne. See {Same}, and {Kin}.]	   1. Of the same kind of nature; consisting of similar parts,	      or of elements of the like nature; -- opposed to	      heterogeneous; as, homogeneous particles, elements, or	      principles; homogeneous bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alg.) Possessing the same number of factors of a given	      kind; as, a homogeneous polynomial.	      [1913 Webster]
Homogeneousness \Ho`mo*ge"ne*ous*ness\, n.	   Sameness 9kind or nature; uniformity of structure or	   material.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogenesis \Ho`mo*gen"e*sis\, n. [Homo- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   That method of reproduction in which the successive	   generations are alike, the offspring, either animal or plant,	   running through the same cycle of existence as the parent;	   gamogenesis; -- opposed to heterogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogenetic \Ho`mo*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Homogenous; -- applied to that class of homologies which	   arise from similarity of structure, and which are taken as	   evidences of common ancestry.	   [1913 Webster]
homogenize \homogenize\ v. t.	   1. To blend (a collection of unlike elements) together so as	      to make the whole uniform in character, composition, or	      function.	      [PJC]	   2. Specifically: To blend separated liquids together so as to	      form a uniform emulsion which does not separate out into	      its original constituents on standing; -- used especially	      of milk; as, most milk sold in cartons is pasteurized and	      homogenized.	      [PJC]
homogenized \homogenized\ adj.	   1. formed by blending unlike elements, especially by reducing	      one element to particles and dispersing them throughout	      another substance. homogeneous	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. rendered homogeneous.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Homogenous \Ho*mog"e*nous\, a. (Biol.)	   Having a resemblance in structure, due to descent from a	   common progenitor with subsequent modification; homogenetic;	   -- applied both to animals and plants. See {Homoplastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogeny \Ho*mog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? race, kind.]	   1. Joint nature. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The correspondence of common descent; -- a term	      used to supersede homology by Lankester, who also used	      homoplasy to denote any superinduced correspondence of	      position and structure in parts embryonically distinct	      (other writers using the term homoplasmy). Thus, there is	      homogeny between the fore limb of a mammal and the wing of	      a bird; but the right and left ventricles of the heart in	      both are only in homoplasy with each other, these having	      arisen independently since the divergence of both groups	      from a univentricular ancestor.	      [1913 Webster]
Homogonous \Ho*mog"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Homogeneous}.]	   (Bot.)	   Having all the flowers of a plant alike in respect to the	   stamens and pistils.	   [1913 Webster]
Homogony \Ho*mog"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)	   The condition of having homogonous flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Homograph \Hom"o*graph\, n. [Gr. "omo`grafos with the same	   letters; "omo`s the same + gra`fein to write.] (Philol.)	   One of two or more words identical in orthography, but having	   different derivations and meanings; as, fair, n., a market,	   and fair, a., beautiful.	   [1913 Webster]
Homographic \Ho`mo*graph"ic\, a.	   1. Employing a single and separate character to represent	      each sound; -- said of certain methods of spelling words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Possessing the property of homography.	      [1913 Webster]
Homography \Ho*mog"ra*phy\, n.	   1. That method of spelling in which every sound is	      represented by a single character, which indicates that	      sound and no other.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A relation between two figures, such that to any	      point of the one corresponds one and but one point in the	      other, and vise versa. Thus, a tangent line rolling on a	      circle cuts two fixed tangents of the circle in two sets	      of points that are homographic.	      [1913 Webster]
Homoioptoton \Ho*moi`op*to"ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? in a like	   case; ? like + ? falling.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which the several parts of a sentence end with	   the same case, or inflection generally.	   [1913 Webster]
homoiotherm \homoiotherm\ n. (Biol.)	   A homoiothermal animal.	   Syn: homeotherm.	        [PJC] Homoiothermal
Homoiothermal \Ho*moi`o*ther"mal\, Homoiothermic
\Ho*moi`o*therm"ic\, a. [Gr. ? like + E. thermal.] (Physiol.)	   Maintaining a uniform body temperature, usually above the	   ambient temperature; h[ae]matothermal; homothermic;	   warm-blooded; -- applied to warm-bodied animals such as birds	   and mammals, because they maintain a nearly uniform	   temperature in spite of the great variations in the	   surrounding air; in distinct from the {cold-blooded}	   ({poikilothermal}) animals, whose body temperature follows	   the variations in temperature of the surrounding medium.	   Syn: homeothermal, homeothermic, homothermal, homothermic,	        homoiothermic.	        [1913 Webster] homoiothermism
homoiothermism \homoiothermism\, homoiothermy \homoiothermy\n.	   (Biol.)	   The process or state of being homoiothermal.	   Syn: homeothermism, homeothermy.	        [PJC]
Homoiousian \Ho`moi*ou"si*an\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, of like substance;	   "o`moios + o'ysi`a the substance, being, essence.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   One of the semi-Arians of the 4th century, who held that the	   Son was of like, but not the same, essence or substance with	   the Father; -- opposed to homoousian.	   [1913 Webster]	Homoiousian \Ho`moi*ou"si*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Homoiousians, or their belief.	   [1913 Webster]
Homologate \Ho*mol"o*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Homologated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Homologating}.] [LL. homologatus, p. p. of	   homologare to homologate; Gr. ? to assent, agree. See	   {Homologous}.] (Civ. Law)	   To approve; to allow; to confirm; as, the court homologates a	   proceeding. --Wheaton.	   [1913 Webster]
Homologation \Ho*mol`o*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. homologation.] (Civ.	   & Scots Law)	   Confirmation or ratification (as of something otherwise null	   and void), by a court or a grantor.	   [1913 Webster]
Homological \Ho`mo*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to homology; having a structural affinity	   proceeding from, or base upon, that kind of relation termed	   homology. -- {Ho`mo*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Homologinic \Ho*mol`o*gin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, homology; as, homologinic	   qualities, or differences.	   [1913 Webster]
Homologize \Ho*mol"o*gize\, v. t. (Biol.)	   To determine the homologies or structural relations of.	   [1913 Webster]
Homologon \Ho*mol"o*gon\, n. [NL.]	   See {Homologue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homologoumena \Hom`o*lo*gou"me*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   things conceded, p. p. of ? to agree, admit, concede. See	   {Homologous}.]	   Those books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as	   canonical by the early church; -- distinguished from	   antilegomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Homologous \Ho*mol"o*gous\, a. [Gr. ? assenting, agreeing; ? the	   same + ? speech, discourse, proportion, ? to say, speak.]	   Having the same relative position, proportion, value, or	   structure. Especially:	   (a) (Geom.) Corresponding in relative position and	       proportion.	       [1913 Webster]	             In similar polygons, the corresponding sides,	             angles, diagonals, etc., are homologous. --Davies &	                                                  Peck (Math.	                                                  Dict.).	   (b) (Alg.) Having the same relative proportion or value, as	       the two antecedents or the two consequents of a	       proportion.	   (c) (Chem.) Characterized by homology; belonging to the same	       type or series; corresponding in composition and	       properties. See {Homology}, 3.	   (d) (Biol.) Being of the same typical structure; having like	       relations to a fundamental type to structure; as, those	       bones in the hand of man and the fore foot of a horse are	       homologous that correspond in their structural relations,	       that is, in their relations to the type structure of the	       fore limb in vertebrates.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Homologous stimulus}. (Physiol.) See under {Stimulus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Homolographic \Hom`o*lo*graph"ic\, a. [Homo- + Gr. "o`los whole	   + -graph + -ic; but cf. F. homalographique, Gr. ? even,	   level.]	   Preserving the mutual relations of parts, especially as to	   size and form; maintaining relative proportion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Homolographic projection}, a method of constructing	      geographical charts or maps, so that the surfaces, as	      delineated on a plane, have the same relative size as the	      real surfaces; that is, so that the relative actual areas	      of the different countries are accurately represented by	      the corresponding portions of the map.	      [1913 Webster]
Homologue \Hom"o*logue\, n. [Cf. F. homologue. See	   {Homologous}.]	   That which is homologous to something else; as, the	   corresponding sides, etc., of similar polygons are the	   homologues of each other; the members or terms of an	   homologous series in chemistry are the homologues of each	   other; one of the bones in the hand of man is the homologue	   of that in the paddle of a whale.	   [1913 Webster]
Homology \Ho*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? agreement. See {Homologous}.]	   1. The quality of being homologous; correspondence; relation;	      as, the homologyof similar polygons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Correspondence or relation in type of structure in	      contradistinction to similarity of function; as, the	      relation in structure between the leg and arm of a man; or	      that between the arm of a man, the fore leg of a horse,	      the wing of a bird, and the fin of a fish, all these	      organs being modifications of one type of structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Homology indicates genetic relationship, and according	         to Haeckel special homology should be defined in terms	         of identity of embryonic origin. See {Homotypy}, and	         {Homogeny}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The correspondence or resemblance of substances	      belonging to the same type or series; a similarity of	      composition varying by a small, regular difference, and	      usually attended by a regular variation in physical	      properties; as, there is an homology between methane,	      {CH4}, ethane, {C2H6}, propane, {C3H8}, etc., all members	      of the paraffin series. In an extended sense, the term is	      applied to the relation between chemical elements of the	      same group; as, chlorine, bromine, and iodine are said to	      be in homology with each other. Cf. {Heterology}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {General homology} (Biol.), the higher relation which a	      series of parts, or a single part, bears to the	      fundamental or general type on which the group is	      constituted. --Owen.	   {Serial homology} (Biol.), representative or repetitive	      relation in the segments of the same organism, -- as in	      the lobster, where the parts follow each other in a	      straight line or series. --Owen. See {Homotypy}.	   {Special homology} (Biol.), the correspondence of a part or	      organ with those of a different animal, as determined by	      relative position and connection. --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]
Homomallous \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. Homomorphic
Homomorphic \Ho`mo*mor"phic\, Homomorphous \Ho`mo*mor"phous\, a.	   [Gr. ? the same + ? shape.]	   Characterized by homomorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Homomorphism \Ho`mo*mor"phism\, n. [See {Homomorphous}.]	   1. (Biol.) Same as {Homomorphy}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The possession, in one species of plants, of only	      one kind of flowers; -- opposed to heteromorphism,	      dimorphism, and trimorphism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The possession of but one kind of larv[ae] or	      young, as in most insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Homomorphy \Ho"mo*mor`phy\, n. [Homo- + Gr. morfh` form.]	   (Biol.)	   Similarity of form; resemblance in external characters, while	   widely different in fundamental structure; resemblance in	   geometric ground form. See {Homophyly}, {Promorphology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homonomous \Ho*mon"o*mous\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to homonomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Homonomy \Ho*mon"o*my\, n. [Homo- + Gr. ? law.] (Biol.)	   The homology of parts arranged on transverse axes. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Homonym \Hom"o*nym\, n. [Cf. F. homonyme. See {Homonymous}.]	   A word having the same sound as another, but differing from	   it in meaning; as the noun bear and the verb bear. [Written	   also {homonyme}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Homonymous \Ho*mon"y*mous\, a. [L. homonymus, Gr. ?; ? the same	   + ?, for ? name; akin to E. name.]	   1. Having the same name or designation; standing in the same	      relation; -- opposed to heteronymous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the same name or designation, but different meaning	      or relation; hence, equivocal; ambiguous.	      [1913 Webster]
Homonymously \Ho*mon"y*mous*ly\, adv.	   1. In an homonymous manner; so as to have the same name or	      relation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equivocally; ambiguously.	      [1913 Webster]
Homonymy \Ho*mon"y*my\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homonymie.]	   1. Sameness of name or designation; identity in relations.	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homonymy may be as well in place as in persons.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sameness of name or designation of things or persons which	      are different; ambiguity.	      [1913 Webster]
Homoorgan \Ho`mo*["o]r"gan\ [Homo- + organ.]	   Same as {Homoplast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoousian \Ho`mo*ou"si*an\, n. [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? being,	   essence, substance.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of those, in the 4th century, who accepted the Nicene	   creed, and maintained that the Son had the same essence or	   substance with the Father; -- opposed to homoiousian.	   [1913 Webster]	Homoousian \Ho`mo*ou"si*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Homoousians, or to the doctrines they	   held.	   [1913 Webster]
homophobia \hom`o*pho"bi*a\, n.	   A strong dislike or fear of homosexuals, especially to an	   unreasonable degree.	   [PJC]
homophobic \hom`o*pho"bic\, a.	   Disliking or fearing homosexuals to an unreasonable degree.	   [PJC]
Homophone \Hom"o*phone\, n. [Cf. F. homophone. See	   {Homophonous}.]	   1. A letter or character which expresses a like sound with	      another. --Gliddon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word having the same sound as another, but differing	      from it in meaning and usually in spelling; as, all and	      awl; bare and bear; rite, write, right, and wright.	      Homophonic
Homophonic \Ho`mo*phon"ic\, Homophonous \Ho*moph"o*nous\, a.	   [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? sound, tone: cf. F. homophone.]	   1. (Mus.)	      (a) Originally, sounding alike; of the same pitch;	          unisonous; monodic.	      (b) Now used for plain harmony, note against note, as	          opposed to polyphonic harmony, in which the several	          parts move independently, each with its own melody.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing the same sound by a different combination of	      letters; as, bay and bey.	      [1913 Webster]
homophonous \ho*moph"o*nous\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to a homophone or homophony; as, homophonous	   words.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Homophony \Ho*moph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. homophonie.]	   1. Sameness of sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) Sameness of sound; unison.	      (b) Plain harmony, as opposed to polyphony. See	          {Homophonous}.	          [1913 Webster]
Homophylic \Ho`mo*phyl"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to homophily.	   [1913 Webster]
Homophyly \Ho*moph"y*ly\, n. [Homo- + Gr. ? a clan.] (Biol.)	   That form of homology due to common ancestry (phylogenetic	   homology), in opposition to homomorphy, to which genealogic	   basis is wanting. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoplasmy \Ho"mo*plas`my\, n. [Homo- + Gr. ? anything formed,	   fr. ? to form, mold.] (Biol.)	   Resemblance between different plants or animals, in external	   shape, in general habit, or in organs, which is not due to	   descent from a common ancestor, but to similar surrounding	   circumstances.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoplast \Hom"o*plast\, n. (Biol.)	   One of the plastids composing the idorgan of Haeckel; -- also	   called homo["o]rgan.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoplastic \Ho`mo*plas"tic\, a. [Homo- + plastic.]	   Of or pertaining to homoplasty; as, homoplasticorgans;	   homoplastic forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoplasty \Ho"mo*plas`ty\, n. [Homo- + plasty.] (Biol.)	   The formation of homologous tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoplasy \Ho*mop"la*sy\, n. [Homo- + Gr. ? to form, mold.]	   (Biol.)	   See {Homogeny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homopolic \Ho`mo*pol"ic\, a. [Homo- + pole.] (Biol.)	   In promorphology, pertaining to or exhibiting that kind of	   organic form, in which the stereometric ground form is a	   pyramid, with similar poles. See {Promorphology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homopter \Ho*mop"ter\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Homoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homoptera \Ho*mop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the same, like	   + ? wing.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Hemiptera, in which both pairs of wings are	   similar in texture, and do not overlap when folded, as in the	   cicada. See {Hemiptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homopteran \Ho*mop"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   An homopter.	   [1913 Webster]
Homopterous \Ho*mop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Homoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Homostyled \Ho"mo*styled\, a. [Homo- + style.] (Bot.)	   Having only one form of pistils; -- said of the flowers of	   some plants. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Homosystemic \Ho`mo*sys*tem"ic\, a. [Homo- + systemic.] (Biol.)	   Developing, in the case of multicellular organisms, from the	   same embryonic systems into which the secondary unit	   (gastrula or plant enbryo) differentiates.	   [1913 Webster]
Homotaxia \Ho`mo*tax"i*a\, n. [NL.]	   Same as {Homotaxis}. Homotaxial
Homotaxial \Ho`mo*tax"i*al\, Homotaxic \Ho`mo*tax"ic\, a.	   (Biol.)	   Relating to homotaxis.	   [1913 Webster]
Homotaxis \Ho`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the same + ?	   arrangement.] (Biol.)	   Similarly in arrangement of parts; -- the opposite of	   heterotaxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Homotaxy \Ho"mo*tax`y\, n.	   Same as {Homotaxis}. Homothermic
Homothermic \Ho`mo*ther"mic\, Homothermous \Ho`mo*ther"mous\, a.	   [Homo- + Gr. ? heat.] (Physiol.)	   Warm-blooded; homoiothermal; h[ae]matothermal.	   [1913 Webster]
Homotonous \Ho*mot"o*nous\, a. [L. homotonus, Gr. ?; ? the same	   + ? tone.]	   Of the same tenor or tone; equable; without variation.	   Homotropal
Homotropal \Ho*mot"ro*pal\, Homotropous \Ho*mot"ro*pous\, a.	   [Gr. ?; ? the same + ? turn, fr. ? to turn: cf. F.	   homotrope.]	   1. Turned in the same direction with something else.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the radicle of the seed directed towards the	      hilum.	      [1913 Webster]
Homotypal \Ho"mo*ty`pal\, a. (Biol.)	   Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype; as,	   homotypal parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Homotype \Hom"o*type\, n. [Homo- + -type.] (Biol.)	   That which has the same fundamental type of structure with	   something else; thus, the right arm is the homotype of the	   right leg; one arm is the homotype of the other, etc. --Owen.	   Homotypic
Homotypic \Ho`mo*typ"ic\, Homotypical \Ho`mo*typ"ic*al\, a.	   (Biol.)	   Same as {Homotypal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homotypy \Ho"mo*ty`py\, n. [See {Homotype}.] (Biol.)	   A term suggested by Haeckel to be instead of serial homology.	   See {Homotype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Homunculus \Ho*mun"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Homunculi}. [L., dim. of	   homo man.]	   A little man; a dwarf; a manikin. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hond \Hond\, n.	   Hand. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hone \Hone\, v. i. [Cf. F. honger to grumble. [root]37.]	   To grumble; pine; lament; long. [Dial.Eng. & Southern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hone \Hone\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[=u]n a knob.]	   A kind of swelling in the cheek.	   [1913 Webster]	Hone \Hone\, n. [AS. h[=a]n; akin to Icel. hein, OSw. hen; cf.	   Skr. [,c][=a][.n]a, also [,c][=o], [,c]i, to sharpen, and E.	   cone. [root]38, 228.]	   A stone of a fine grit, or a slab, as of metal, covered with	   an abrading substance or powder, used for sharpening cutting	   instruments, and especially for setting razors; an oilstone.	   --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hone slate}See {Polishing slate}.	   {Hone stone}, one of several kinds of stone used for hones.	      See {Novaculite}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hone \Hone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honed} (h[=o]nd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Honing}.]	   1. To sharpen on, or with, a hone; to rub on a hone in order	      to sharpen; as, to hone a razor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to render more precise or more effective; as, to hone	      one's skills.	      [PJC]
Honest \Hon"est\, a. [OE. honest, onest, OF. honeste, oneste, F.	   honn[^e]te, L. honestus, fr. honos, honor, honor. See	   {Honor}.]	   1. Decent; honorable; suitable; becoming. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Belong what honest clothes you send forth to	            bleaching!                            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by integrity or fairness and	      straightforwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.;	      upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere;	      free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said	      of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral	      quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an	      honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business;	      an honest book; an honest confession.	      [1913 Webster]	            An honest man's the noblest work of God. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            An honest physician leaves his patient when he can	            contribute no farther to his health.  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look ye out among you seven men of honest report.	                                                  --Acts vi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Provide things honest in the sight of all men.	                                                  --Rom. xii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Open; frank; as, an honest countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Chaste; faithful; virtuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wives may be merry, and yet honest too. --Shak.	   Syn: Upright; ingenuous; honorable; trusty; faithful;	        equitable; fair; just; rightful; sincere; frank; candid;	        genuine.	        [1913 Webster]	Honest \Hon"est\, v. t. [L. honestare to clothe or adorn with	   honor: cf. F. honester. See {Honest}, a.]	   To adorn; to grace; to honor; to make becoming, appropriate,	   or honorable. [Obs.] --Abp. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Honestation \Hon`es*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of honesting; grace; adornment. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Honestetee \Ho*nes"te*tee\, n.	   Honesty; honorableness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Honestly \Hon"est*ly\, adv.	   1. Honorably; becomingly; decently. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an honest manner; as, a contract honestly made; to live	      honestly; to speak honestly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To come honestly by}.	      (a) To get honestly.	      (b) A circumlocution for to inherit; as, to come honestly	          by a feature, a mental trait, a peculiarity.	          [1913 Webster]
Honesty \Hon"es*ty\, n. [OE. honeste, oneste, honor, OF.	   honest['e], onest['e] (cf. F. honn[^e]tet['e]), L. honestas.	   See {Honest}, a.]	   1. Honor; honorableness; dignity; propriety; suitableness;	      decency. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            She derives her honesty and achieves her goodness.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being honest; probity; fairness	      and straightforwardness of conduct, speech, etc.;	      integrity; sincerity; truthfulness; freedom from fraud or	      guile.	      [1913 Webster]	            That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all	            godliness and honesty.                --1 Tim. ii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Chastity; modesty. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To lay . . . siege to the honesty of this Ford's	            wife.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Satin flower; the name of two cruciferous herbs	      having large flat pods, the round shining partitions of	      which are more beautiful than the blossom; -- called also	      {lunary} and {moonwort}. {Lunaria biennis} is common	      honesty; {Lunaria rediva} is perennial honesty.	   Syn: Integrity; probity; uprightness; trustiness;	        faithfulness; honor; justice; equity; fairness; candor;	        plain-dealing; veracity; sincerity.	        [1913 Webster]
Honewort \Hone"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant of the genus {Sison} ({Sison Amomum});	   -- so called because used to cure a swelling called a hone.	   [1913 Webster]
Honey \Hon"ey\ (h[u^]n"[y^]), n. [OE. honi, huni, AS. hunig;	   akin to OS. honeg, D. & G. honig, OHG. honag, honang, Icel.	   hunang, Sw. h[*a]ning, Dan. honning, cf. Gr. ko`nis dust,	   Skr. ka[.n]a grain.]	   1. A sweet viscid fluid, esp. that collected by bees from	      flowers of plants, and deposited in the cells of the	      honeycomb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is sweet or pleasant, like honey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The honey of his language.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sweet one; -- a term of endearment. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honey, you shall be well desired in Cyprus. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Honey is often used adjectively or as the first part of	         compound; as, honeydew or honey dew; honey guide or	         honeyguide; honey locust or honey-locust.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Honey ant} (Zool.), a small ant ({Myrmecocystus melliger}),	      found in the Southwestern United States, and in Mexico,	      living in subterranean formicares. There are larger and	      smaller ordinary workers, and others, which serve as	      receptacles or cells for the storage of honey, their	      abdomens becoming distended to the size of a currant.	      These, in times of scarcity, regurgitate the honey and	      feed the rest.	   {Honey badger} (Zool.), the ratel.	   {Honey bear}. (Zool.) See {Kinkajou}.	   {Honey buzzard} (Zool.), a bird related to the kites, of the	      genus {Pernis}. The European species is {Pernis apivorus};	      the Indian or crested honey buzzard is {Pernis	      ptilorhyncha}. They feed upon honey and the larv[ae] of	      bees. Called also {bee hawk}, {bee kite}.	   {Honey guide} (Zool.), one of several species of small birds	      of the family {Indicatorid[ae]}, inhabiting Africa and the	      East Indies. They have the habit of leading persons to the	      nests to wild bees. Called also {honeybird}, and	      {indicator}.	   {Honey harvest}, the gathering of honey from hives, or the	      honey which is gathered. --Dryden.	   {Honey kite}. (Zool.) See {Honey buzzard} (above).	   {Honey locust} (Bot.), a North American tree ({Gleditschia	      triacanthos}), armed with thorns, and having long pods	      with a sweet pulp between the seeds.	   {Honey month}. Same as {Honeymoon}.	   {Honey weasel} (Zool.), the ratel.	      [1913 Webster]	Honey \Hon"ey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Honeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Honeying}.]	   To be gentle, agreeable, or coaxing; to talk fondly; to use	   endearments; also, to be or become obsequiously courteous or	   complimentary; to fawn. "Honeying and making love." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rough to common men,	         But honey at the whisper of a lord.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Honey \Hon"ey\, v. t.	   To make agreeable; to cover or sweeten with, or as with,	   honey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Canst thou not honey me with fluent speech? --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Honey-bag \Hon"ey-bag`\, n. (Zool.)	   The receptacle for honey in a honeybee. --Shak. Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeybee \Hon"ey*bee`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bee of the genus {Apis}, which lives in communities and	   collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee ({Apis	   mellifica}), the Italian bee ({Apis ligustica}), and the	   Arabiab bee ({Apis fasciata}). The two latter are by many	   entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive	   bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers	   (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile	   female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and	   a number of males or drones, are produced.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeyberry \Hon"ey*ber`ry\, n.; pl. {-berries}.	   The fruit of either of two trees having sweetish berries: (a)	   An Old World hackberry ({Celtis australis}). (b) In the West	   Indies, the genip ({Melicocca bijuga}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Honeybird \Hon"ey*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The honey guide.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeycomb \Hon"ey*comb`\, n. [AS. hunigcamb. See {Honey}, and	   1st {Comb}.]	   1. A mass of hexagonal waxen cells, formed by bees, and used	      by them to hold their honey and their eggs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any substance, as a easting of iron, a piece of worm-eaten	      wood, or of triple, etc., perforated with cells like a	      honeycomb.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Honeycomb moth} (Zool.), the wax moth.	   {Honeycomb stomach}. (Anat.) See {Reticulum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Honeycombed \Hon"ey*combed`\, a.	   Formed or perforated like a honeycomb.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each bastion was honeycombed with casements. --Motley.	   [1913 Webster] honeycreeper
honeycreeper \honeycreeper\, honey creeper \honey creeper\n.	   1. Any of a number of small to medium-sized finches of the	      Hawaiian islands belonging to the subfamily {Drepanidae}.	   Syn: Hawaiian honeycreeper.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any of numerous species of small, bright, colored,	      passerine birds of the family {C[oe]rebid[ae]}, related to	      the tanagers and wood warblers, abundant in Central and	      South America; they are songbirds with a curved bill for	      sucking nectar.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Honeydew \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 exuded from	      the plants, and the other secreted by certain insects,	      esp. aphids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of tobacco moistened with molasses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A {honeydew melon}.	      [PJC]	Honeydew melon \Hon"ey*dew` mel"on\, n.	   A type of winter melon ({Cucumis melo} inodorus) related to	   the muskmelon ({Cucumis melo} reticulatus), but having a	   smooth pale yellowish-green rind and sweet, juicy, light	   green flesh. It is slightly ovoid in shape, commonly about 8	   to 10 inches long on the long axis.	   [PJC]
Honeyed \Hon"eyed\, a.	   1. Covered with honey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sweet, as, honeyed words. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] honey eater
honey eater \honey eater\, honey-eater \honey-eater\n.	   One of numerous species of small passerine birds of the	   family {Meliphagid[ae]} having tongue and bill adapted for	   extracting nectar, abundant in Australia and Oceania; --	   called also {honeysucker}.	   Syn: honeysucker.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] honeyflower
honeyflower \honeyflower\, honey flower \honey flower\n.	   1. (Bot.) An erect bushy shrub ({Lambertia formosa}) of	      eastern Australia having terminal clusters of red flowers	      yielding much nectar.	   Syn: mountain devil, {Lambertia formosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Bot.) The Australian shrub ({Protea mellifera}) whose	      flowers yield honey copiously.	   Syn: {Protea mellifera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Bot.), An evergreen shrub of the genus {Melianthus}, a	      native of the Cape of Good Hope. The flowers yield much	      honey.	      [1913 Webster]
Honeyless \Hon"ey*less\, a.	   Destitute of honey. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeymoon \Hon"ey*moon`\, n.	   1. The first month after marriage. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vacation taken together by a newly married couple,	      usually including a trip away from home.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: [fig.] Any initial period of harmony after two or	      more people or organizations begin working together; as,	      the usual honeymoon for a newly elected president was cut	      short by resumption of partisan sniping over the budget.	      [PJC]
Honey-mouthed \Hon"ey-mouthed`\, a.	   Soft to sweet in speech; persuasive. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeystone \Hon"ey*stone`\, n.	   See {Mellite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeysucker \Hon"ey*suck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Honey eater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeysuckle \Hon"ey*suc`kle\, n. [Cf. AS. hunis[=u]ge privet.	   See {Honey}, and {Suck}.] (Bot.)	   One of several species of flowering plants, much admired for	   their beauty, and some for their fragrance.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The honeysuckles are properly species of the genus	         {Lonicera}; as, {Lonicera Caprifolium}, and {Lonicera	         Japonica}, the commonly cultivated fragrant kinds;	         {Lonicera Periclymenum}, the fragrant woodbine of	         England; {Lonicera grata}, the American woodbine, and	         {Lonicera sempervirens}, the red-flowered trumpet	         honeysuckle. The European fly honeysuckle is {Lonicera	         Xylosteum}; the American, {Lonicera ciliata}. The	         American Pinxter flower ({Azalea nudiflora}) is often	         called honeysuckle, or false honeysuckle. The name	         {Australian honeysuckle} is applied to one or more	         trees of the genus {Banksia}. See {French honeysuckle},	         under {French}.	         [1913 Webster]
Honeysuckled \Hon"ey*suc`kled\, a.	   Covered with honeysuckles.	   [1913 Webster]
Honey-sweet \Hon"ey-sweet`\, a.	   Sweet as honey. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Honey-tongued \Hon"ey-tongued`\, a.	   Sweet speaking; persuasive; seductive. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeyware \Hon"ey*ware`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Badderlocks}.	   [1913 Webster]
Honeywort \Hon"ey*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A European plant of the genus {Cerinthe}, whose flowers are	   very attractive to bees. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Hong \Hong\, n. [Chinese hang, Canton dialect hong, a mercantile	   house, factory.]	   A mercantile establishment or factory for foreign trade in	   China, as formerly at Canton; a succession of offices	   connected by a common passage and used for business or	   storage.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hong merchant}, one of the few Chinese merchants who,	      previous to the treaty of 1842, formed a guild which had	      the exclusive privilege of trading with foreigners.	      [1913 Webster]	Hong \Hong\, v. t. & i.	   To hang. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Honied \Hon"ied\ (h[u^]n"[-e]d), a.	   See {Honeyed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Honiton lace \Hon"i*ton lace`\	   A kind of pillow lace, remarkable for the beauty of its	   figures; -- so called because chiefly made in Honiton,	   England.	   [1913 Webster]
Honk \Honk\ (h[o^][ng]k), n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zool.)	   The cry of a wild goose. -- {Honk"ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Honk \Honk\ (h[o^][ng]k), n.	   1. To make a sound like the honk of a goose.	      [PJC]	   2. Specifically: To sound the horn on an automobile or other	      motor vehicle.	      [PJC]
honker \honk"er\ (h[o^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. The nose; -- an informal terms used in the U. S. [WordNet	      sense 1] [informal]	   Syn: beak, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Something that honks.	      [PJC]	   3. Specif. The common grayish-brown wild goose ({Branta	      canadensis}) of North America; the Canada goose. [WordNet	      sense 2]	   Syn: Canada goose, Canadian goose, {Branta canadensis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
honky \honky\ n.	   1. A white (caucasian) person; -- a term used by some	      African-Americans, intended to be disparaging and often	      taken as offensive. [Also spelled {honkie} and {honkey}.]	   Syn: whitey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
honky-tonk \honky-tonk\ n.	   1. a cheap drinking and dancing establishment; a cheap and	      tawdry nightclub.	   Syn: barrelhouse.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A district in which honky-tonks[1] are found.	      [PJC]	honky-tonk \honky-tonk\ a.	   Pertaining to or resembling a honky-tonk.	   [PJC]	   2. (Music) Pertaining to a style of ragtime piano music	      having a melody embellished with chords and syncopated	      rhythms, accompanied by a bass in strict two-four or	      four-four time. It is often played on an upright piano	      having its strings muffled to produce a tinny sound; as, a	      honky-tonk piano. --RHUD	      [PJC]
Honor \Hon"or\ ([o^]n"[~e]r), n. [OE. honor, honour, onour,	   onur, OF. honor, onor, honur, onur, honour, onour, F.	   honneur, fr. L. honor, honos.] [Written also {honour}.]	   1. Esteem due or paid to worth; high estimation; respect;	      consideration; reverence; veneration; manifestation of	      respect or reverence.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prophet is not without honor, save in his own	            country.                              --Matt. xiii.	                                                  57.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which rightfully attracts esteem, respect, or	      consideration; self-respect; dignity; courage; fidelity;	      especially, excellence of character; high moral worth;	      virtue; nobleness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Godlike erect, with native honor clad. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Purity; chastity; -- a term applied mostly to women, but	      becoming uncommon in usage.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	            If she have forgot	            Honor and virtue.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A nice sense of what is right, just, and true, with course	      of life correspondent thereto; strict conformity to the	      duty imposed by conscience, position, or privilege;	      integrity; uprightness; trustworthness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Say, what is honor? 'T is the finest sense	            Of justice which the human mind can frame,	            Intent each lurking frailty to disclaim,	            And guard the way of life from all offense	            Suffered or done.                     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could not love thee, dear, so much,	            Loved I not honor more.               --Lovelace.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That to which esteem or consideration is paid;	      distinguished position; high rank. "Restored me to my	      honors." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have given thee . . . both riches, and honor. --1	                                                  Kings iii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art clothed with honor and majesty. --Ps. civ.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fame; reputation; credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some in their actions do woo, and affect honor and	            reputation.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            If my honor is meant anything distinct from	            conscience, 't is no more than a regard to the	            censure and esteem of the world.      --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A token of esteem paid to worth; a mark of respect; a	      ceremonial sign of consideration; as, he wore an honor on	      his breast; military honors; civil honors. "Their funeral	      honors." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A cause of respect and fame; a glory; an excellency; an	      ornament; as, he is an honor to his nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A title applied to the holders of certain honorable civil	      offices, or to persons of rank; as, His Honor the Mayor.	      See Note under {Honorable}.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Feud. Law) A seigniory or lordship held of the king, on	       which other lordships and manors depended. --Cowell.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. pl. Academic or university prizes or distinctions; as,	       honors in classics.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. pl. (Whist) The ace, king, queen, and jack of trumps. The	       ten and nine are sometimes called {Dutch honors}. --R. A.	       Proctor.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Affair of honor}, a dispute to be decided by a duel, or the	      duel itself.	   {Court of honor}, a court or tribunal to investigate and	      decide questions relating to points of honor; as a court	      of chivalry, or a military court to investigate acts or	      omissions which are unofficerlike or ungentlemanly in	      their nature.	   {Debt of honor}, a debt contracted by a verbal promise, or by	      betting or gambling, considered more binding than if	      recoverable by law.	   {Honor bright!} An assurance of truth or fidelity. [Colloq.]	      	   {Honor court} (Feudal Law), one held in an honor or seignory.	      	   {Honor point}. (Her.) See {Escutcheon}.	   {Honors of war} (Mil.), distinctions granted to a vanquished	      enemy, as of marching out from a camp or town armed, and	      with colors flying.	   {Law of honor} or {Code of honor}, certain rules by which	      social intercourse is regulated among persons of fashion,	      and which are founded on a regard to reputation. --Paley.	   {Maid of honor},	       (a) a lady of rank, whose duty it is to attend the queen	           when she appears in public.	       (b) the bride's principle attendant at a wedding, if	           unmarried. If married, she is referred to as the	   {matron of honor}.	   {On one's honor}, on the pledge of one's honor; as, the	      members of the House of Lords in Great Britain, are not	      under oath, but give their statements or verdicts on their	      honor.	   {Point of honor}, a scruple or nice distinction in matters	      affecting one's honor; as, he raised a point of honor.	   {To do the honors}, to bestow honor, as on a guest; to act as	      host or hostess at an entertainment. "To do the honors and	      to give the word." --Pope.	   {To do one honor}, to confer distinction upon one.	   {To have the honor}, to have the privilege or distinction.	   {Word of honor}, an engagement confirmed by a pledge of	      honor.	      [1913 Webster]	Honor \Hon"or\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Honored} ([o^]n"[~e]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Honoring}.] [OE. honouren, onouren, OF.	   honorer, honourer, F. honorer, fr. L. honorare, fr. honor,	   n.]	   1. To regard or treat with honor, esteem, or respect; to	      revere; to treat with deference and submission; when used	      of the Supreme Being, to reverence; to adore; to worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honor thy father and thy mother.      --Ex. xx. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            That all men should honor the Son, even as they	            honor the Father.                     --John v. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a custom	            More honor'd in the breach than the observance.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dignify; to raise to distinction or notice; to bestow	      honor upon; to elevate in rank or station; to ennoble; to	      exalt; to glorify; hence, to do something to honor; to	      treat in a complimentary manner or with civility.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king	            delighten to honor.                   --Esther vi.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            The name of Cassius honors this corruption. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) To accept and pay when due; as, to honora bill of	      exchange.	      [1913 Webster]
Honorable \Hon"or*a*ble\ ([o^]n"[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a. [F.	   honorable, L. honorabilis.]	   1. Worthy of honor; fit to be esteemed or regarded;	      estimable; illustrious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy name and honorable family.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. High-minded; actuated by principles of honor, or a	      scrupulous regard to probity, rectitude, or reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proceeding from an upright and laudable cause, or directed	      to a just and proper end; not base; irreproachable; fair;	      as, an honorable motive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is this proceeding just and honorable? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conferring honor, or produced by noble deeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honorable wounds from battle brought. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Worthy of respect; regarded with esteem; to be commended;	      consistent with honor or rectitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marriage is honorable in all.         --Heb. xiii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Performed or accompanied with marks of honor, or with	      testimonies of esteem; as, an honorable burial.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Of reputable association or use; respectable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let her descend: my chambers are honorable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An epithet of respect or distinction; as, the honorable	      Senate; the honorable gentleman.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Honorable is a title of quality, conferred by English	         usage upon the younger children of earls and all the	         children of viscounts and barons. The maids of honor,	         lords of session, and the supreme judges of England and	         Ireland are entitled to the prefix. In American usage,	         it is a title of courtesy merely, bestowed upon those	         who hold, or have held, any of the higher public	         offices, esp. governors, judges, members of Congress or	         of the Senate, mayors, and often also extended to lower	         officials, such as city council members.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Right honorable}. See under {Right}.	      [1913 Webster]
Honorableness \Hon"or*a*ble*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being honorable; eminence; distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conformity to the principles of honor, probity, or moral	      rectitude; fairness; uprightness; reputableness.	      [1913 Webster]
Honorably \Hon"or*a*bly\, adv.	   1. In an honorable manner; in a manner showing, or consistent	      with, honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reverend abbot . . . honorably received him.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why did I not more honorably starve?  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Decently; becomingly. [Obs.] "Do this message honorably."	      --Shak.	   Syn: Magnanimously; generously; nobly; worthily; justly;	        equitably; fairly; reputably. Honorarium
Honorarium \Hon`o*ra"ri*um\, Honorary \Hon"or*a*ry\, n. [L.	   honorarium (sc. donum), fr. honorarius. See {Honorary}, a.]	   1. A fee offered to professional men for their services; as,	      an honorarium of one thousand dollars. --S. Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An honorary payment, usually in recognition of	      services for which it is not usual or not lawful to assign	      a fixed business price. --Heumann.	      [1913 Webster]
Honorary \Hon"or*a*ry\, a. [L. honorarius, fr. honor honor: cf.	   F. honoraire.]	   1. Done as a sign or evidence of honor; as, honorary	      services. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conferring honor, or intended merely to confer honor	      without emolument; as, an honorary degree. "Honorary	      arches." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Holding a title or place without rendering service or	      receiving reward; as, an honorary member of a society.	      [1913 Webster]
honored \honored\ adj.	   1. of high repute; -- of people.	   Syn: esteemed, prestigious, respected.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. greatly admired.	   Syn: glorious, illustrious, magnificent.	        [PJC]
honoree \honoree\ n.	   1. a recipient of honors in recognition of noteworthy	      accomplishments. Correlative of honorer or conferrer.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Honorer \Hon"or*er\, n.	   One who honors.	   [1913 Webster]
Honorific \Hon`or*if"ic\, a. [See {Honor}, {-fy}, and {-ic}.]	   Conferring honor; tending to honor. --London Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Honorless \Hon"or*less\, a.	   Destitute of honor; not honored. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
honour \honour\ n. & v.	   Same as {honor}; -- chiefly British usage. [Brit.]	   [PJC]
honours \honours\ n.	   A university degree with honors; -- a term used in Great	   Britain. [Brit.]	   Syn: honours degree.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Honshu \Hon"shu\ prop. n. [Jap.]	   the main island of Japan. Together with the islands of	   Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku it forms the bulk of the land	   area of Japan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hont \Hont\ (h[o^]nt), n. & v.	   See under {Hunt}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Honv'ed \Hon"v['e]d\, n. [Hung. honv[=e]d; hon home + v[=e]d	   defense.]	   1. The Hungarian army in the revolutionary war of 1848-49.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. same as {Honv['e]ds['e]g}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Honv'eds'eg \Hon"v['e]d*s['e]g`\, n. [Hung. honv[=e]ds[=e]g;	   honv[=e]d + s[=e]g, an abstract or collective suffix.]	   (Hungary)	   See {Army organization}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hoo \Hoo\, interj.	   1. See {Ho}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hurrah! -- an exclamation of triumphant joy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
hooch \hooch\ n.	   1. an illicitly distilled (and usually inferior) alcoholic	      liquor. [slang] [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: hootch.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Military Slang) A living quarters; especially: a thatched	      hut in Southeast Asia, or any living quarters where a	      serviceman lives together with a local woman.	      [PJC]
-hood \-hood\ [OE. hod, had, hed, hede, etc., person, rank,	   order, condition, AS. h[=a]d; akin to OS. h[=e]d, OHG. heit,	   G. -heit, D. -heid, Goth. haidus manner; cf. Skr. k[=e]tu	   brightness, cit to appear, be noticeable, notice. [root]217.	   Cf. {-head}.]	   A termination denoting state, condition, quality, character,	   totality, as in manhood, childhood, knighthood, brotherhood.	   Sometimes it is written, chiefly in obsolete words, in the	   form -head.	   [1913 Webster]
Hood \Hood\, n. [OE. hood, hod, AS. h[=o]d; akin to D. hoed hat,	   G. hut, OHG. huot, also to E. hat, and prob. to E. heed.	   [root]13.]	   1. State; condition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How could thou ween, through that disguised hood	            To hide thy state from being understood? --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covering or garment for the head or the head and	      shoulders, often attached to the body garment; especially:	      (a) A soft covering for the head, worn by women, which	          leaves only the face exposed.	      (b) A part of a monk's outer garment, with which he covers	          his head; a cowl. "All hoods make not monks." --Shak.	      (c) A like appendage to a cloak or loose overcoat, that	          may be drawn up over the head at pleasure.	      (d) An ornamental fold at the back of an academic gown or	          ecclesiastical vestment; as, a master's hood.	      (e) A covering for a horse's head.	      (f) (Falconry) A covering for a hawk's head and eyes. See	          Illust. of {Falcon}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything resembling a hood in form or use; as:	      (a) The top or head of a carriage.	      (b) A chimney top, often contrived to secure a constant	          draught by turning with the wind.	      (c) A projecting cover above a hearth, forming the upper	          part of the fireplace, and confining the smoke to the	          flue.	      (d) The top of a pump.	      (e) (Ord.) A covering for a mortar.	      (f) (Bot.) The hood-shaped upper petal of some flowers, as	          of monkshood; -- called also {helmet}. --Gray.	      (g) (Naut.) A covering or porch for a companion hatch.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which reaches	      the stem or stern.	      [1913 Webster]	Hood \Hood\ (h[oo^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hooding}.]	   1. To cover with a hood; to furnish with a hood or	      hood-shaped appendage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The friar hooded, and the monarch crowned. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover; to hide; to blind.	      [1913 Webster]	            While grace is saying, I'll hood mine eyes	            Thus with my hat, and sigh and say, "Amen." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hooding end} (Shipbuilding), the end of a hood where it	      enters the rabbet in the stem post or stern post.	      [1913 Webster]	Hood \Hood\, n.	   1. [shortened from hoodlum.] Same as {hoodlum}. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   2. [shortened from neighborhood.] Same as {neighborhood}.	      [slang]	      [PJC]
Hoodcap \Hood"cap`\, n.	   See {Hooded seal}, under {Hooded}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hooded \Hood"ed\, a.	   1. Covered with a hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with a hood or something like a hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hood-shaped; esp. (Bot.), rolled up like a cornet of	      paper; cuculate, as the spethe of the Indian turnip.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) Having the head conspicuously different in color from	          the rest of the plumage; -- said of birds.	      (b) Having a hoodlike crest or prominence on the head or	          neck; as, the hooded seal; a hooded snake.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Hooded crow}, a European crow (Corvus cornix); -- called	      also {hoody}, {dun crow}, and {royston crow}.	   {Hooded gull}, the European black-headed pewit or gull.	   {Hooded merganser}. See {Merganser}.	   {Hooded seal}, a large North Atlantic seal ({Cystophora	      cristata}). The male has a large, inflatible, hoodlike sac	      upon the head. Called also {hoodcap}.	   {Hooded sheldrake}, the hooded merganser. See {Merganser}.	   {Hooded snake}. See {Cobra de capello}, {Asp}, {Haje}, etc.	      	   {Hooded warbler}, a small American warbler ({Sylvania	      mitrata}).	      [1913 Webster]
Hoodless \Hood"less\, a.	   Having no hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoodlum \Hood"lum\, n.	   A young rowdy; a rough, lawless fellow; colloquially, called	   also {hood}. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Just tell your hoodlum friends outside	         You ain't got time to take no ride. --Yakety-Yak (Song)	   [PJC]
Hoodman \Hood"man\, n.	   The person blindfolded in the game called hoodman-blind.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoodman-blind \Hood"man-blind`\, n.	   An old term for blindman's buff. --Shak. Hood molding
Hood molding \Hood" mold`ing\ Hood moulding \Hood" mould`ing\	   (Arch.)	   A projecting molding over the head of an arch, forming the	   outermost member of the archivolt; -- called also {hood	   mold}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\ (h[=oo]"d[=oo]), n. [Perh. a var. of voodoo.]	   1. One who causes bad luck. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {voodoo}.	      [PJC]	   3. Bad luck.	      [PJC]	Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, v. t.	   To be a hoodoo to; to bring bad luck to by occult influence;	   to bewitch. [Colloq., U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hoodoo \Hoo"doo\, n.	   A natural rock pile or pinnacle of fantastic shape. [Western	   U. S.] "I watched for hours as the shadows moved through the	   hoodoos in Bryce Canyon park."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
hoodooism \hoodooism\ n.	   Voodoo, a form of religion practiced chiefly in Caribbean	   countries (esp. Haiti); it involves witchcraft and animistic	   deities.	   Syn: voodoo, vodoun, voodooism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hoodwink \Hood"wink\ (h[oo^]d"w[i^][ng]k), v. t. [Hood + wink.]	   1. To blind by covering the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will blind and hoodwink him.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover; to hide. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deceive by false appearance; to impose upon.	      "Hoodwinked with kindness." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Hoody \Hood"y\ (h[oo^]d"[y^]), n. (Zool.)	   The hooded crow; also, in Scotland, the hooded gull.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoof \Hoof\ (h[=oo]f), n.; pl. {Hoofs} (h[=oo]fs), very rarely	   {Hooves} (h[=oo]vz). [OE. hof, AS. h[=o]f; akin to D. hoef,	   G. huf, OHG. huof, Icel. h[=o]fr, Sw. hof, Dan. hov; cf.	   Russ. kopuito, Skr. [,c]apha. [root]225.]	   1. The horny substance or case that covers or terminates the	      feet of certain animals, as horses, oxen, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            On burnished hooves his war horse trode. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hoofed animal; a beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our cattle also shall go with us; there shall not a	            hoof be left behind.                  --Ex. x. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) See {Ungula}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoof \Hoof\, v. i.	   1. To walk as cattle. [R.] --William Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be on a tramp; to foot. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hoof it}, to foot it.	   {On the hoof}, of cattle, standing (on the hoof); not	      slaughtered.	   {beef on the hoof}, live cattle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hoofbound \Hoof"bound`\, a. (Far.)	   Having a dry and contracted hoof, which occasions pain and	   lameness.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoofed \Hoofed\, a.	   Furnished with hoofs. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
hoofer \hoof"er\ n.	   a professional dancer, especially a tap dancer. [Show	   business slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
hoofing \hoofing\ n.	   a dance in which the steps are more important than gestures	   or postures.	   Syn: step dancing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hoofless \Hoof"less\, a.	   Destitute of hoofs.	   [1913 Webster]
hooflike \hooflike\ adj.	   resembling a hoof.	   [WordNet 1.5] hoofmark
hoofmark \hoofmark\, hoofprint \hoofprint\n.	   a visible impression on a surface made by the hoof of an	   animal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hook \Hook\ (h[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. hok, AS. h[=o]c; cf. D.	   haak, G. hake, haken, OHG. h[=a]ko, h[=a]go, h[=a]ggo, Icel.	   haki, Sw. hake, Dan. hage. Cf. {Arquebuse}, {Hagbut}, {Hake},	   {Hatch} a half door, {Heckle}.]	   1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, formed or bent	      into a curve or at an angle, for catching, holding, or	      sustaining anything; as, a hook for catching fish; a hook	      for fastening a gate; a boat hook, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a hinge which is fixed to a post, and on	      which a door or gate hangs and turns.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An implement for cutting grass or grain; a sickle; an	      instrument for cutting or lopping; a billhook.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like slashing Bentley with his desperate hook.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Steam Engin.) See {Eccentric}, and {V-hook}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A snare; a trap. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A field sown two years in succession. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. The projecting points of the thigh bones of cattle; --	      called also {hook bones}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Geog.) A spit or narrow cape of sand or gravel turned	      landward at the outer end; as, Sandy Hook in New Jersey.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   9. (Sports) The curving motion of a ball, as in bowling or	      baseball, curving away from the hand which threw the ball;	      in golf, a curving motion in the direction of the golfer	      who struck the ball.	      [PJC]	   10. (Computers) A procedure within the encoding of a computer	       program which allows the user to modify the program so as	       to import data from or export data to other programs.	       [PJC]	   {By hook or by crook}, one way or other; by any means, direct	      or indirect. --Milton. "In hope her to attain by hook or	      crook." --Spenser.	   {Off the hook}, freed from some obligation or difficulty; as,	      to get off the hook by getting someone else to do the job.	      [Colloq.]	   {Off the hooks}, unhinged; disturbed; disordered. [Colloq.]	      "In the evening, by water, to the Duke of Albemarle, whom	      I found mightly off the hooks that the ships are not gone	      out of the river." --Pepys.	   {On one's own hook}, on one's own account or responsibility;	      by one's self. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.	   {To go off the hooks}, to die. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   {Bid hook}, a small boat hook.	   {Chain hook}. See under {Chain}.	   {Deck hook}, a horizontal knee or frame, in the bow of a	      ship, on which the forward part of the deck rests.	   {Hook and eye}, one of the small wire hooks and loops for	      fastening together the opposite edges of a garment, etc.	      	   {Hook bill} (Zool.), the strongly curved beak of a bird.	   {Hook ladder}, a ladder with hooks at the end by which it can	      be suspended, as from the top of a wall.	   {Hook motion} (Steam Engin.), a valve gear which is reversed	      by V hooks.	   {Hook squid}, any squid which has the arms furnished with	      hooks, instead of suckers, as in the genera	      {Enoploteuthis} and {Onychteuthis}.	   {Hook wrench}, a wrench or spanner, having a hook at the end,	      instead of a jaw, for turning a bolthead, nut, or	      coupling.	      [1913 Webster]	Hook \Hook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hooking}.]	   1. To catch or fasten with a hook or hooks; to seize,	      capture, or hold, as with a hook, esp. with a disguised or	      baited hook; hence, to secure by allurement or artifice;	      to entrap; to catch; as, to hook a dress; to hook a trout.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hook him, my poor dear, . . . at any sacrifice. --W.	                                                  Collins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize or pierce with the points of the horns, as cattle	      in attacking enemies; to gore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To steal. [Colloq. Eng. & U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hook on}, to fasten or attach by, or as by, hook.	      [1913 Webster]	Hook \Hook\, v. i.	   1. To bend; to curve as a hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move or go with a sudden turn; hence [Slang or Prov.	      Eng.], to make off; to clear out; -- often with it.	      "Duncan was wounded, and the escort hooked it." --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hookah \Hook"ah\ (h[oo^]k"[.a]), n. [Per. or Ar. huqqa a round	   box or casket, a bottle through which the fumes pass when	   smoking tobacco.]	   A pipe with a long, flexible stem, so arranged that the smoke	   is cooled by being made to pass through water. Also called	   {narghile} and {water pipe}. The {hubble-bubble} is a simple	   form of this device.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
hook-and-ladder company \hook"-and-lad"der com"pa*ny\, n.	   A company of firefighters who operate a hook-and-ladder	   truck; a fire company; called also {ladder company}.	   [PJC] hook and ladder truck	   hook-and-ladder truck	hook-and-ladder truck \hook"-and-lad"der truck\, hook and ladder
truck \hook" and lad"der truck\, hook and ladder \hook" and
lad"der\, n.	   A firefighting truck equipped with a ladder extendable to	   great length, for access to the upper stories of buildings;	   it also carries other firefighting equipment; called also	   {ladder truck}.	   [PJC]
hook-billed \hook"-billed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a strongly curved bill.	   [1913 Webster]
Hooked \Hooked\, a.	   1. Having the form of a hook; curvated; as, the hooked bill	      of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Provided with a hook or hooks. "The hooked chariot."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Hookedness \Hook"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being bent like a hook; incurvation.	   [1913 Webster]
Hooker \Hook"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, hooks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) A Dutch vessel with two masts.	      (b) A fishing boat with one mast, used on the coast of	          Ireland.	      (c) A sailor's contemptuous term for any antiquated craft.	          [1913 Webster]
Hooke's gearing \Hooke's" gear"ing\ [So called from the	   inventor.] (Mach.)	   Spur gearing having teeth slanting across the face of the	   wheel, sometimes slanting in opposite directions from the	   middle.	   [1913 Webster]	Hooke's joint \Hooke's joint\ [So called from the inventor.]	   (Mach.)	   A universal joint. See under {Universal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hookey \Hook"ey\, n.	   1. See {Hockey}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {hooky}, n..	      [1913 Webster]
Hooklet \Hook"let\, n.	   A little hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Hook-nosed \Hook"-nosed`\, a.	   Having a hooked or aquiline nose. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hooky \Hook"y\ (h[oo^]k"[y^]), a.	   Full of hooks; pertaining to hooks.	   [1913 Webster]	Hooky \Hook"y\ (h[oo^]k"[y^]), n. [Written also {hookey}.] [Cf.	   {Hook}, v. t., 3.]	   A word used only in the expression to play hooky, to be	   truant, to run away; -- used mostly of youths absent from	   school without a valid reason and without the knowledge of	   their parents. Also (figuratively and jocosely), to be absent	   from duty for frivolous reasons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	         This talk about boys . . . playing ball, and "hooky,"	         and marbles, was all moonshine.          --F. Hopkinson	                                                  Smith.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hool \Hool\, a.	   Whole. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoolock \Hoo"lock\, n. (Zool.)	   A small black gibbon ({Hylobates hoolock}), found in the	   mountains of Assam.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoom \Hoom\, n.	   Home. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoonoomaun \Hoo"noo*maun\, n. (Zool.)	   An Indian monkey. See {Entellus}. [Written also {hoonuman}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hoop \Hoop\, n. [OE. hope; akin to D. hoep, hoepel.]	   1. A pliant strip of wood or metal bent in a circular form,	      and united at the ends, for holding together the staves of	      casks, tubs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ring; a circular band; anything resembling a hoop, as	      the cylinder (cheese hoop) in which the curd is pressed in	      making cheese.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A circle, or combination of circles, of thin whalebone,	      metal, or other elastic material, used for expanding the	      skirts of ladies' dresses; crinoline; -- used chiefly in	      the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though stiff with hoops, and armed with ribs of	            whale.                                --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A quart pot; -- so called because originally bound with	      hoops, like a barrel. Also, a portion of the contents	      measured by the distance between the hoops. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An old measure of capacity, variously estimated at from	      one to four pecks. [Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bulge hoop}, {Chine hoop}, {Quarter hoop}, the hoop nearest	      the middle of a cask, that nearest the end, and the	      intermediate hoop between these two, respectively.	   {Flat hoop}, a wooden hoop dressed flat on both sides.	   {Half-round hoop}, a wooden hoop left rounding and undressed	      on the outside.	   {Hoop iron}, iron in thin narrow strips, used for making	      hoops.	   {Hoop lock}, the fastening for uniting the ends of wooden	      hoops by notching and interlocking them.	   {Hoop skirt}, a framework of hoops for expanding the skirts	      of a woman's dress; -- called also {hoop petticoat}.	   {Hoop snake} (Zool.), a harmless snake of the Southern United	      States ({Abaster erythrogrammus}); -- so called from the	      mistaken notion that it curves itself into a hoop, taking	      its tail into its mouth, and rolls along with great	      velocity.	   {Hoop tree} (Bot.), a small West Indian tree ({Melia	      sempervirens}), of the Mahogany family.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoop \Hoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hooping}.]	   1. To bind or fasten with hoops; as, to hoop a barrel or	      puncheon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clasp; to encircle; to surround. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoop \Hoop\, v. i. [OE. houpen; cf. F. houper to hoop, to shout;	   -- a hunting term, prob. fr. houp, an interj. used in	   calling. Cf. {Whoop}.]	   1. To utter a loud cry, or a sound imitative of the word, by	      way of call or pursuit; to shout. [Usually written	      {whoop}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To whoop, as in whooping cough. See {Whoop}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hooping cough}. (Med.) See {Whooping cough}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoop \Hoop\, v. t. [Written also whoop.]	   1. To drive or follow with a shout. "To be hooped out of	      Rome." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call by a shout or peculiar cry.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoop \Hoop\, n.	   1. A shout; a whoop, as in whooping cough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The hoopoe. See {Hoopoe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. [See 1st {Hoop}.]	   One who hoops casks or tubs; a cooper.	   [1913 Webster]	Hooper \Hoop"er\, n. (Zool.) [So called from its note.]	   The European whistling, or wild, swan ({Olor cygnus}); --	   called also {hooper swan}, {whooping swan}, and {elk}. Hoopoe
Hoopoe \Hoop"oe\, Hoopoo \Hoop"oo\, n. [So called from its cry;	   cf. L. upupa, Gr. ?, D. hop, F. huppe; cf. also G.	   wiedenhopf, OHG. wituhopfo, lit., wood hopper.] (Zool.)	   A European bird of the genus {Upupa} ({Upupa epops}), having	   a beautiful crest, which it can erect or depress at pleasure,	   and a slender down-curving bill. Called also {hoop}, {whoop}.	   The name is also applied to several other species of the same	   genus and allied genera.
hoops \hoops\ n.	   The game of basketball. [Slang]	   [PJC]
hoopskirt \hoopskirt\ n.	   a skirt stiffened with hoops.	   Syn: crinoline.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hoopster \hoop"ster\ n.	   A basketball player. [slang]	   [PJC] hoosegow
hoosegow \hoosegow\, hoosgow \hoosgow\n. [from Mexican Sp.	   jusgado jail, from Sp. juzgado court of justice.]	   a jail. [U. S. western slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hoosier \Hoo"sier\, n.	   A nickname given to an inhabitant of the State of Indiana.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Hoosier State \Hoo"sier State\	   Indiana; -- a nickname of obscure origin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hoot \Hoot\ (h[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hooted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hooting}.] [OE. hoten, houten, huten; cf. OSw. huta,	   Sw. huta ut to take one up sharply, fr. Sw. hut interj.,	   begone! cf. also W. hwt off! off with it! away! hoot!]	   1. To cry out or shout in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matrons and girls shall hoot at thee no more.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make the peculiar cry of an owl.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clamorous owl that nightly hoots. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoot \Hoot\, v. t.	   To assail with contemptuous cries or shouts; to follow with	   derisive shouts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Partridge and his clan may hoot me for a cheat.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoot \Hoot\, n.	   1. A derisive cry or shout. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cry of an owl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A very funny event, person, or experience; as, watching	      Jack try to catch that greased pig was a hoot.	      [PJC]	   {Hoot owl} (Zool.), the barred owl ({Syrnium nebulosum}). See	      {Barred owl}.	   {not give a hoot} not care at all.	      [1913 Webster]	Hoot down \Hoot down\, v. t.	   To shout down; to cause (a speaker) to cease trying to speak	   by loud derisive shouts.	   [PJC]
hootenanny \hoot"en*an*ny\ n.	   1. An informal social gathering or concert featuring mostly	      folk songs, sometimes dancing, and where the audience	      often participates in the singing. [PJC]	   2. Same as {whatchamacallit}; a thingumbob. [Obsolescent,	      chiefly dial.]	      [PJC]
hooter \hoot"er\ n.	   1. the nose. [slang]	   Syn: beak, honker, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An automobile horn. [Brit. slang]	      [PJC]	   3. A woman's breast, especially one that is large. [vulgar	      slang]	      [PJC]
Hoove \Hoove\, n. [Allied to heave, hove.]	   A disease in cattle consisting in inflammation of the stomach	   by gas, ordinarily caused by eating too much green food;	   tympany; bloating. Hooven
Hooven \Hoov"en\, Hoven \Ho"ven\, a.	   Affected with hoove; as, hooven, or hoven, cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoover \Hoover\ n. [a trademark.]	   a kind of vacuum cleaner.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hoover \hoover\ v. t.	   to clean with a vacuum cleaner. [slang]	   Syn: vacuum, vacuum-clean.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hop \Hop\ (h[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hopped} (h[o^]pt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hopping} (h[o^]p"p[i^]ng).] [OE. hoppen to hop,	   leap, dance, AS. hoppian; akin to Icel. & Sw. hoppa, Dan.	   hoppe, D. huppelen, G. h["u]pfen.]	   1. To move by successive leaps, as toads do; to spring or	      jump on one foot; to skip, as birds do.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Birds] hopping from spray to spray.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk lame; to limp; to halt. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dance. --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	Hop \Hop\, n.	   1. A leap on one leg, as of a boy; a leap, as of a toad; a	      jump; a spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dance; esp., an informal dance of ball. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hop, skip and jump}, {Hop, step and a jump} or {Hop, step	   and jump},	   1. a game or athletic sport in which the participants cover	      as much ground as possible by a hop, stride, and jump in	      succession.	   2. a short distance. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Hop \Hop\, n. [OE. hoppe; akin to D. hop, hoppe, OHG. hopfo, G.	   hopfen; cf. LL. hupa, W. hopez, Armor. houpez, and Icel.	   humall, SW. & Dan. humle.]	   1. (Bot.) A climbing plant ({Humulus Lupulus}), having a	      long, twining, annual stalk. It is cultivated for its	      fruit (hops).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The catkin or strobilaceous fruit of the hop, much used in	      brewing to give a bitter taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The fruit of the dog-rose. See {Hip}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hop back}. (Brewing) See under 1st {Back}.	   {Hop clover} (Bot.), a species of yellow clover having heads	      like hops in miniature ({Trifolium agrarium}, and	      {Trifolium procumbens}).	   {Hop flea} (Zool.), a small flea beetle ({Haltica concinna}),	      very injurious to hops.	   {Hop fly} (Zool.), an aphid ({Phorodon humuli}), very	      injurious to hop vines.	   {Hop froth fly} (Zool.), an hemipterous insect ({Aphrophora	      interrupta}), allied to the cockoo spits. It often does	      great damage to hop vines.	   {Hop hornbeam} (Bot.), an American tree of the genus {Ostrya}	      ({Ostrya Virginica}) the American ironwood; also, a	      European species ({Ostrya vulgaris}).	   {Hop moth} (Zool.), a moth ({Hypena humuli}), which in the	      larval state is very injurious to hop vines.	   {Hop picker}, one who picks hops.	   {Hop pole}, a pole used to support hop vines.	   {Hop tree} (Bot.), a small American tree ({Ptelia	      trifoliata}), having broad, flattened fruit in large	      clusters, sometimes used as a substitute for hops.	   {Hop vine} (Bot.), the climbing vine or stalk of the hop.	      [1913 Webster]	Hop \Hop\, v. t.	   To impregnate with hops. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Hop \Hop\, v. i.	   To gather hops.	   Usage: [Perhaps only in the form {Hopping}, vb. n.] Hopbine
Hopbine \Hop"bine`\, Hopbind \Hop"bind`\, n.	   The climbing stem of the hop. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Hope \Hope\, n. [Cf. Icel. h[=o]p a small bay or inlet.]	   1. A sloping plain between mountain ridges. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small bay; an inlet; a haven. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	Hope \Hope\, n. [AS., akin to D. hoop, hope, Sw. hopp, Dan.	   haab, MHG. hoffe. Hope in forlorn hope is different word. See	   Forlorn hope, under {Forlorn}.]	   1. A desire of some good, accompanied with an expectation of	      obtaining it, or a belief that it is obtainable; an	      expectation of something which is thought to be desirable;	      confidence; pleasing expectancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hypocrite's hope shall perish.    --Job vii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wished, but not with hope.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            New thoughts of God, new hopes of Heaven. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, gives hope, furnishes ground of	      expectation, or promises desired good.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord will be the hope of his people. --Joel iii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            A young gentleman of great hopes, whose love of	            learning was highly commendable.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is hoped for; an object of hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lavina is thine elder brother's hope. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hope \Hope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hoped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hoping}.] [AS. hopian; akin to D. hopen, Sw. hoppan, Dan.	   haabe, G. hoffen. See 2nd {Hope}.]	   1. To entertain or indulge hope; to cherish a desire of good,	      or of something welcome, with expectation of obtaining it	      or belief that it is obtainable; to expect; -- usually	      followed by for. "Hope for good success." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            But I will hope continually.          --Ps. lxxi.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place confidence; to trust with confident expectation	      of good; -- usually followed by in. "I hope in thy word."	      --Ps. cxix. 81.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why art thou	            disquieted within me? Hope thou in God. --Ps. xlii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	Hope \Hope\ (h[=o]p), v. t.	   1. To desire with expectation or with belief in the	      possibility or prospect of obtaining; to look forward to	      as a thing desirable, with the expectation of obtaining	      it; to cherish hopes of.	      [1913 Webster]	            We hope no other from your majesty.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Charity] hopeth all things.          --1 Cor. xiii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expect; to fear. [Obs.] "I hope he will be dead."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hope is often used colloquially regarding	         uncertainties, with no reference to the future. "I hope	         she takes me to be flesh and blood." --Mrs. Centlivre.	         [1913 Webster]
hoped-for \hoped-for\ adj.	   expected and desired. Contrasted with {unexpected}.	   Syn: anticipated, awaited(predicate), prospective.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hopeful \Hope"ful\, a.	   1. Full of hope, or agreeable expectation; inclined to hope;	      expectant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of their own natural inclination hopeful and	            strongly conceited.                   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having qualities which excite hope; affording promise of	      good or of success; as, a hopeful youth; a hopeful	      prospect. "Hopeful scholars." --Addison. -- {Hope"ful*ly},	      adv. -- {Hope"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Hopefully \Hope"ful*ly\, adv.	   1. In a hopeful manner.	      [PJC]	   2. I hope; if all goes well; as, hopefully, the dress will be	      ready before the party.	   Note: Some prescriptivists object to this usage as being	         ungrammatical, but it is very common and well	         understood. It is usually used to begin a sentence	         describing a desired future event.	         [PJC]
Hopeite \Hope"ite\, n. [Named after Professor Hope, of	   Edinburgh.] (Min.)	   A hydrous phosphate of zinc in transparent prismatic	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Hopeless \Hope"less\, a.	   1. Destitute of hope; having no expectation of good;	      despairing.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a woman, friendless, hopeless.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Giving no ground of hope; promising nothing desirable;	      desperate; as, a hopeless cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hopelessword of "never to return"	            Breathe I against thee, upon pain of life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unhoped for; despaired of. [Obs.] --Marston. --	      {Hope"less*ly}, adv. -- {Hope"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Hoper \Hop"er\, n.	   One who hopes. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hopingly \Hop"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a hopeful manner. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoplite \Hop"lite\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? tool, weapon: cf. F.	   hoplite.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A heavy-armed infantry soldier. --Milford. Hop-o'-my-thumb
Hop-o'-my-thumb \Hop"-o'-my-thumb"\, Hop-thumb \Hop"-thumb"\, n.	   A very diminutive person. [Colloq.] --liwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hopped \Hopped\, p. a.	   Impregnated with hops.	   [1913 Webster]
Hopper \Hop"per\, n. [See 1st {Hop}.]	   1. One who, or that which, hops.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      trough through which grain passes into a mill by joining	      or shaking, or a funnel through which fuel passes into a	      furnace, or coal, etc., into a car.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) See {Grasshopper}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. A game. See {Hopscotch}. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) See {Grasshopper}, and {Frog hopper}, {Grape hopper},	          {Leaf hopper}, {Tree hopper}, under {Frog}, {Grape},	          {Leaf}, and {Tree}.	      (b) The larva of a cheese fly.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A vessel for carrying waste, garbage, etc., out to	      sea, so constructed as to discharge its load by a	      mechanical contrivance; -- called also {dumping scow}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bell and hopper} (Metal.), the apparatus at the top of a	      blast furnace, through which the charge is introduced,	      while the gases are retained.	   {Hopper boy}, a rake in a mill, moving in a circle to spread	      meal for drying, and to draw it over an opening in the	      floor, through which it falls.	   {Hopper closet}, a water-closet, without a movable pan, in	      which the receptacle is a funnel standing on a draintrap.	      	   {Hopper cock}, a faucet or valve for flushing the hopper of a	      water-closet.	      [1913 Webster]
Hopperdozer \Hop"per*doz`er\, n. [Hopper (as in grasshopper) +	   doze or dose; because conceived as putting insects to sleep	   or as dosing them with poison.] (Agric.)	   An appliance for the destruction of insects, consisting of a	   shallow iron box, containing kerosene or coated with tar or	   other sticky substance, which may be mounted on wheels.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hopperings \Hop"per*ings\, n. (Gold Washing)	   Gravel retaining in the hopper of a cradle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoppestere \Hop`pes*tere"\, a.	   An unexplained epithet used by Chaucer in reference to ships.	   By some it is defined as "dancing (on the wave)"; by others	   as "opposing," "warlike." --T. R. Lounsbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoppet \Hop"pet\, n.	   1. A hand basket; also, a dish used by miners for measuring	      ore. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An infant in arms. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Hopping \Hop"ping\, n.	   The act of one who, or that which, hops; a jumping, frisking,	   or dancing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hopping Dick} (Zool.), a thrush of Jamaica ({Merula	      leucogenys}), resembling the English blackbird in its	      familiar manners, agreeable song, and dark plumage.	      [1913 Webster]	Hopping \Hop"ping\, n. [See 3rd {Hop}.]	   A gathering of hops.	   [1913 Webster]
Hopple \Hop"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoppled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hoppling}.] [From {Hop}; cf. {Hobble}.]	   1. To impede by a hopple; to tie the feet of (a horse or a	      cow) loosely together; to hamper; to hobble; as, to hopple	      an unruly or straying horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To entangle; to hamper. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	Hopple \Hop"ple\, n.	   A fetter for horses, or cattle, when turned out to graze; --	   chiefly used in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Hopplebush \Hop"ple*bush`\, n.	   Same as {Hobblebush}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoppo \Hop"po\, n.	   (a) A collector of customs, as at Canton; an overseer of	       commerce.	   (b) A tribunal or commission having charge of the revenue	       derived from trade and navigation. [China]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Hoppo men}, Chinese customhouse officers.	      [1913 Webster]
hopsacking \hopsacking\ n.	   a loosely woven coarse fabric of cotton or linen, used in	   clothing.	   Syn: hopsack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hopscotch \Hop"scotch`\, n.	   A child's game, in which a player, hopping on one foot,	   drives a stone from one compartment to another of a figure	   traced or scotched on the ground; -- called also {hoppers}.	   [1913 Webster]
hop-skip \hop-skip\ v. i.	   to jump lightly.	   Syn: hop, skip.	        [WordNet 1.5] hop, skip, and a jump
hop skip and a jump \hop", skip", and a jump"\, hop skip and
jump \hop", skip", and jump"\n.	   a short distance; as, it's just a hop, skip and a jump away.	   [Colloq.]	   Syn: stone's throw.	        [PJC]
Hop-thumb \Hop"-thumb`\, n.	   See {Hop-o'-my-thumb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hopyard \Hop"yard`\, n.	   A field where hops are raised.	   [1913 Webster]
Horal \Ho"ral\, a. [L. horalis, fr. hora hour. See {Hour}.]	   Of or pertaining to an hour, or to hours. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Horaly \Ho"ra*ly\, adv.	   Hourly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Horary \Ho"ra*ry\, a. [LL. horarius, fr. L. hora hour: cf. F.	   horaire. See {Hour}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an hour; noting the hours.	      --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occurring once an hour; continuing an hour; hourly;	      ephemeral.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horary, or soon decaying, fruits of summer. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Horary circles}. See {Circles}.	      [1913 Webster]
Horatian \Ho*ra"tian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Horace, the Latin poet, or resembling his	   style.	   [1913 Webster]
Horde \Horde\ (h[=o]rd), n. [F. horde (cf. G. horde), fr. Turk.	   ord[=u], ord[imac], camp; of Tartar origin.]	   1. A wandering troop or gang; especially, a clan or tribe of	      a nomadic people migrating from place to place for the	      sake of pasturage, plunder, etc.; a predatory multitude.	      --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any large group of people or animals, especially	      one wandering or moving about; as, the movie star was	      surrounded by a horde of screaming fans.	      [PJC]
Hordeic \Hor*de"ic\, a. [L. hordeum barley.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, barley; as, hordeic acid, an	   acid identical or isomeric with lauric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hordein \Hor"de*in\, n. [L. hordeum barley.] (Chem.)	   A peculiar starchy matter contained in barley. It is a	   complex mixture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hordeolum \Hor*de"o*lum\, n. [NL., fr. L. hordeolus, dim. of	   hordeum barley.] (Med.)	   A small tumor upon the eyelid, resembling a grain of barley;	   a sty.	   [1913 Webster]
Hordock \Hor"dock`\, n.	   An unidentified plant mentioned by Shakespeare, perhaps	   equivalent to burdock.	   [1913 Webster]
Hore \Hore\, a.	   Hoar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Horehound \Hore"hound`\, n. [OE. horehune, AS. h[=a]rhune;	   h[=a]r hoar, gray + hune horehound; cf. L. cunila a species	   of organum, Gr. ?, Skr. kn?y to smell.] (Bot.)	   1. A plant of the genus {Marrubium} ({Marrubium vulgare}),	      which has a bitter taste, and is a weak tonic, used as a	      household remedy for colds, coughing, etc. [Written also	      {hoarhound}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lozenge or tablet, usually sweetened, containing extract	      of horehound, used as a remedy for a cough or a sore	      throat.	      [PJC]	   {Fetid horehound}, or {Black horehound}, a disagreeable plant	      resembling horehound ({Ballota nigra}).	   {Water horehound}, a species of the genus {Lycopus},	      resembling mint, but not aromatic.	      [1913 Webster]
Horizon \Ho*ri"zon\, n. [F., fr. L. horizon, fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?)	   the bounding line, horizon, fr. ? to bound, fr. ? boundary,	   limit.]	   1. The line which bounds that part of the earth's surface	      visible to a spectator from a given point; the apparent	      junction of the earth and sky.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when the morning sun shall raise his car	            Above the border of this horizon.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the horizon round	            Invested with bright rays.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) A plane passing through the eye of the spectator and	          at right angles to the vertical at a given place; a	          plane tangent to the earth's surface at that place;	          called distinctively the sensible horizon.	      (b) A plane parallel to the sensible horizon of a place,	          and passing through the earth's center; -- called also	          {rational horizon} or {celestial horizon}.	      (c) (Naut.) The unbroken line separating sky and water, as	          seen by an eye at a given elevation, no land being	          visible.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) The epoch or time during which a deposit was made.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strata all over the earth, which were formed at	            the same time, are said to belong to the same	            geological horizon.                   --Le Conte.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Painting) The chief horizontal line in a picture of any	      sort, which determines in the picture the height of the	      eye of the spectator; in an extended landscape, the	      representation of the natural horizon corresponds with	      this line.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The limit of a person's range of perception, capabilities,	      or experience; as, children raised in the inner city have	      limited horizons.	      [PJC]	   6. [fig.] A boundary point or line, or a time point, beyond	      which new knowledge or experiences may be found; as, more	      powerful computers are just over the horizon.	      [PJC]	   {Apparent horizon}. See under {Apparent}.	   {Artificial horizon}, a level mirror, as the surface of	      mercury in a shallow vessel, or a plane reflector adjusted	      to the true level artificially; -- used chiefly with the	      sextant for observing the double altitude of a celestial	      body.	   {Celestial horizon}. (Astron.) See def. 2, above.	   {Dip of the horizon} (Astron.), the vertical angle between	      the sensible horizon and a line to the visible horizon,	      the latter always being below the former.	   {Rational horizon}, and {Sensible horizon}. (Astron.) See	      def. 2, above.	   {Visible horizon}. See definitions 1 and 2, above.	      [1913 Webster]
Horizontal \Hor`i*zon"tal\, a. [Cf. F. horizontal.]	   1. Pertaining to, or near, the horizon. "Horizontal misty	      air." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Parallel to the horizon; on a level; as, a horizontalline	      or surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Measured or contained in a plane of the horizon; as,	      horizontal distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Horizontal drill}, a drilling machine having a horizontal	      drill spindle.	   {Horizontal engine}, one the piston of which works	      horizontally.	   {Horizontal fire} (Mil.), the fire of ordnance and small arms	      at point-blank range or at low angles of elevation.	   {Horizontal force} (Physics), the horizontal component of the	      earth's magnetic force.	   {Horizontal line} (Descriptive Geometry & Drawing), a	      constructive line, either drawn or imagined, which passes	      through the point of sight, and is the chief line in the	      projection upon which all verticals are fixed, and upon	      which all vanishing points are found.	   {Horizontal parallax}. See under {Parallax}.	   {Horizontal plane} (Descriptive Geometry), a plane parallel	      to the horizon, upon which it is assumed that objects are	      projected. See {Projection}. It is upon the horizontal	      plane that the ground plan of the buildings is supposed to	      be drawn.	   {Horizontal projection}, a projection made on a plane	      parallel to the horizon.	   {Horizontal range} (Gunnery), the distance in a horizontal	      plane to which a gun will throw a projectile.	   {Horizontal water wheel}, a water wheel in which the axis is	      vertical, the buckets or floats revolving in a horizontal	      plane, as in most turbines.	      [1913 Webster]
Horizontality \Hor`i*zon*tal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   horizontalit['e].]	   The state or quality of being horizontal. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Horizontally \Hor`i*zon"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a horizontal direction or position; on a level; as, moving	   horizontally.	   [1913 Webster]
Hormogonium \Hor`mo*go*ni"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a chain + ?	   generation.] (Bot.)	   A chain of small cells in certain alg[ae], by which the plant	   is propagated.	   [1913 Webster]
Hormonal \Hor*mon"al\ (h[^o]r*m[=o]n"al), a.	   of, pertaining to, or affected by, hormones.	   [PJC]
Hormone \Hor"mone\ (h[^o]r"m[=o]n), n. [From Gr. "orma`ein to	   excite.]	   1. (Physiological Chem.) A chemical substance formed in one	      organ and carried in the circulation to another organ on	      which it exerts a specific effect on cells at a distance	      from the producing cells; thus, pituitary hormones	      produced in the brain may have effects on cells in distant	      parts of the body..	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. (Physiological Chem.) a chemical substance, whether	      natural or synthetic, that functions like a hormone in a	      living organism. Thus, synthetic steroid hormones may be	      more effective than their natural counterparts.	      [PJC]	   3. (Bot.) A substance that controls growth rate or	      differentiation in plants; also called {phytohormone}. The	      most well-known are the {auxins} that stimulate growth at	      the growing tips of plants, and control root formation and	      the dropping of leaves; and the {gibberellins}, which are	      used in agriculture to promote plant growth.	      [PJC]
Horn \Horn\ (h[^o]rn), n. [AS. horn; akin to D. horen, hoorn,	   G., Icel., Sw., & Dan. horn, Goth. ha['u]rn, W., Gael., & Ir.	   corn, L. cornu, Gr. ke`ras, and perh. also to E. cheer,	   cranium, cerebral; cf. Skr. [,c]iras head. Cf. {Carat},	   {Corn} on the foot, {Cornea}, {Corner}, {Cornet},	   {Cornucopia}, {Hart}.]	   1. A hard, projecting, and usually pointed organ, growing	      upon the heads of certain animals, esp. of the ruminants,	      as cattle, goats, and the like. The hollow horns of the Ox	      family consist externally of true horn, and are never	      shed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The antler of a deer, which is of bone throughout, and	      annually shed and renewed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any natural projection or excrescence from an	      animal, resembling or thought to resemble a horn in	      substance or form; esp.:	      (a) A projection from the beak of a bird, as in the	          hornbill.	      (b) A tuft of feathers on the head of a bird, as in the	          horned owl.	      (c) A hornlike projection from the head or thorax of an	          insect, or the head of a reptile, or fish.	      (d) A sharp spine in front of the fins of a fish, as in	          the horned pout.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) An incurved, tapering and pointed appendage found	      in the flowers of the milkweed ({Asclepias}).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something made of a horn, or in resemblance of a horn; as:	      (a) A wind instrument of music; originally, one made of a	          horn (of an ox or a ram); now applied to various	          elaborately wrought instruments of brass or other	          metal, resembling a horn in shape. "Wind his horn	          under the castle wall." --Spenser. See {French horn},	          under {French}.	      (b) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally	          made of the horns of cattle. "Horns of mead and ale."	          --Mason.	      (c) The cornucopia, or horn of plenty. See {Cornucopia}.	          "Fruits and flowers from Amalth[ae]a's horn."	          --Milton.	      (d) A vessel made of a horn; esp., one designed for	          containing powder; anciently, a small vessel for	          carrying liquids. "Samuel took the hornof oil and	          anointed him [David]." --1 Sam. xvi. 13.	      (e) The pointed beak of an anvil.	      (f) The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the	          projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.	      (g) (Arch.) The Ionic volute.	      (h) (Naut.) The outer end of a crosstree; also, one of the	          projections forming the jaws of a gaff, boom, etc.	      (i) (Carp.) A curved projection on the fore part of a	          plane.	      (j) One of the projections at the four corners of the	          Jewish altar of burnt offering. "Joab . . . caught	          hold on the horns of the altar." --1 Kings ii. 28.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. One of the curved ends of a crescent; esp., an extremity	      or cusp of the moon when crescent-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moon	            Wears a wan circle round her blunted horns.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mil.) The curving extremity of the wing of an army or of	      a squadron drawn up in a crescentlike form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sharpening in mooned horns	            Their phalanx.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The tough, fibrous material of which true horns are	      composed, being, in the Ox family, chiefly albuminous,	      with some phosphate of lime; also, any similar substance,	      as that which forms the hoof crust of horses, sheep, and	      cattle; as, a spoon of horn.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Script.) A symbol of strength, power, glory, exaltation,	      or pride.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is . . . the horn of my salvation. --Ps.	                                                  xviii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. An emblem of a cuckold; -- used chiefly in the plural.	       "Thicker than a cuckold's horn." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. the {telephone}; as, on the horn. [slang]	       [PJC]	   12. a body of water shaped like a horn; as, the Golden Horn	       in Istanbul.	       [PJC]	   {Horn block}, the frame or pedestal in which a railway car	      axle box slides up and down; -- also called {horn plate}.	      	   {Horn of a dilemma}. See under {Dilemma}.	   {Horn distemper}, a disease of cattle, affecting the internal	      substance of the horn.	   {Horn drum}, a wheel with long curved scoops, for raising	      water.	   {Horn lead} (Chem.), chloride of lead.	   {Horn maker}, a maker of cuckolds. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Horn mercury}. (Min.) Same as {Horn quicksilver} (below).	   {Horn poppy} (Bot.), a plant allied to the poppy ({Glaucium	      luteum}), found on the sandy shores of Great Britain and	      Virginia; -- called also {horned poppy}. --Gray.	   {Horn pox} (Med.), abortive smallpox with an eruption like	      that of chicken pox.	   {Horn quicksilver} (Min.), native calomel, or bichloride of	      mercury.	   {Horn shell} (Zool.), any long, sharp, spiral, gastropod	      shell, of the genus {Cerithium}, and allied genera.	   {Horn silver} (Min.), cerargyrite.	   {Horn slate}, a gray, siliceous stone.	   {To pull in one's horns}, {To haul in one's horns}, to	      withdraw some arrogant pretension; to cease a demand or	      withdraw an assertion. [Colloq.]	   {To raise the horn}, or {To lift the horn} (Script.), to	      exalt one's self; to act arrogantly. "'Gainst them that	      raised thee dost thou lift thy horn?" --Milton.	   {To take a horn}, to take a drink of intoxicating liquor.	      [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	Horn \Horn\, v. t.	   1. To furnish with horns; to give the shape of a horn to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to wear horns; to cuckold. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hornbeak \Horn"beak`\, n.	   A fish. See {Hornfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornbeam \Horn"beam`\, n. [See {Beam}.] (Bot.)	   A tree of the genus {Carpinus} ({Carpinus Americana}), having	   a smooth gray bark and a ridged trunk, the wood being white	   and very hard. It is common along the banks of streams in the	   United States, and is also called {ironwood}. The English	   hornbeam is {Carpinus Betulus}. The American is called also	   {blue beech} and {water beech}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hop hornbeam}. (Bot.) See under {Hop}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hornbill \Horn"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bird of the family {Bucerotid[ae]}, of which about sixty	   species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit	   the tropical parts of Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, and	   are remarkable for having a more or less horn-like	   protuberance, which is usually large and hollow and is	   situated on the upper side of the beak. The size of the	   hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or	   even larger. They feed chiefly upon fruit, but some species	   eat dead animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornblende \Horn"blende`\, n. [G., fr. horn horn + blende	   blende.] (Min.)	   The common black, or dark green or brown, variety of	   amphibole. (See {Amphibole}.) It belongs to the aluminous	   division of the species, and is also characterized by its	   containing considerable iron. Also used as a general term to	   include the whole species.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hornblende schist} (Geol.), a hornblende rock of schistose	      structure.	      [1913 Webster]
Hornblendic \Horn*blend"ic\, a.	   Composed largely of hornblende; resembling or relating to	   hornblende.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornblower \Horn"blow`er\, n. [AS. hornbl[=a]were.]	   One who, or that which, blows a horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornbook \Horn"book`\, n.	   1. The first book for children, or that from which in former	      times they learned their letters and rudiments; -- so	      called because a sheet of horn covered the small, thin	      board of oak, or the slip of paper, on which the alphabet,	      digits, and often the Lord's Prayer, were written or	      printed; a primer. "He teaches boys the hornbook." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book containing the rudiments of any science or branch	      of knowledge; a manual; a handbook.	      [1913 Webster]
Hornbug \Horn"bug`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large nocturnal beetle of the genus {Lucanus} (as {Lucanus	   capreolus}, and {Lucanus dama}), having long, curved upper	   jaws, resembling a sickle. The grubs are found in the trunks	   of old trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Horned \Horned\, a.	   Furnished with a horn or horns; furnished with a hornlike	   process or appendage; as, horned cattle; having some part	   shaped like a horn.	   [1913 Webster]	         The horned moon with one bright star	         Within the nether tip.                   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Horned bee} (Zool.), a British wild bee ({Osmia bicornis}),	      having two little horns on the head.	   {Horned dace} (Zool.), an American cyprinoid fish ({Semotilus	      corporialis}) common in brooks and ponds; the common chub.	      See Illust. of {Chub}.	   {Horned frog} (Zool.), a very large Brazilian frog	      ({Ceratophrys cornuta}), having a pair of triangular horns	      arising from the eyelids.	   {Horned grebe} (Zool.), a species of grebe ({Colymbus	      auritus}), of Arctic Europe and America, having two dense	      tufts of feathers on the head.	   {Horned horse} (Zool.), the gnu.	   {Horned lark} (Zool.), the shore lark.	   {Horned lizard} (Zool.), the horned toad.	   {Horned owl} (Zool.), a large North American owl ({Bubo	      Virginianus}), having a pair of elongated tufts of	      feathers on the head. Several distinct varieties are	      known; as, the Arctic, Western, dusky, and striped horned	      owls, differing in color, and inhabiting different	      regions; -- called also {great horned owl}, {horn owl},	      {eagle owl}, and {cat owl}. Sometimes also applied to the	      {long-eared owl}. See {Eared owl}, under {Eared}.	   {Horned poppy}. (Bot.) See {Horn poppy}, under {Horn}.	   {Horned pout} (Zool.), an American fresh-water siluroid fish;	      the bullpout.	   {Horned rattler} (Zool.), a species of rattlesnake ({Crotalus	      cerastes}), inhabiting the dry, sandy plains, from	      California to Mexico. It has a pair of triangular horns	      between the eyes; -- called also {sidewinder}.	   {Horned ray} (Zool.), the sea devil.	   {Horned screamer} (Zool.), the kamichi.	   {Horned snake} (Zool.), the cerastes.	   {Horned toad} (Zool.), any lizard of the genus {Phrynosoma},	      of which nine or ten species are known. These lizards have	      several hornlike spines on the head, and a broad, flat	      body, covered with spiny scales. They inhabit the dry,	      sandy plains from California to Mexico and Texas. Called	      also {horned lizard}.	   {Horned viper}. (Zool.) See {Cerastes}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hornedness \Horn"ed*ness\, n.	   The condition of being horned.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornel \Horn"el\, n. (Zool.)	   The European sand eel. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Horneophyton \Horneophyton\ n.	   A genus of Devonian fossil plants considered one of the	   earliest forms of vascular land plants; it is similar to	   genus {Rhynia} but smaller.	   Syn: genus {Horneophyton}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Horner \Horn"er\, n.	   1. One who works or deal in horn or horns. [R.] --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who winds or blows the horn. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who horns or cuckolds. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The British sand lance or sand eel ({Ammodytes	      lanceolatus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Hornet \Hor"net\, n. [AS. hyrnet; akin to OHG. hornaz, hornuz,	   G. horniss; perh. akin to E. horn, and named from the sound	   it makes as if blowing the horn; but more prob. akin to D.	   horzel, Lith. szirszone, L. crabo.] (Zool.)	   A large, strong wasp. The European species ({Vespa crabro})	   is of a dark brown and yellow color. It is very pugnacious,	   and its sting is very severe. Its nest is constructed of a	   paperlike material, and the layers of comb are hung together	   by columns. The American white-faced hornet ({Vespa	   maculata}) is larger and has similar habits.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hornet fly} (Zool.), any dipterous insect of the genus	      {Asilus}, and allied genera, of which there are numerous	      species. They are large and fierce flies which capture	      bees and other insects, often larger than themselves, and	      suck their blood. Called also {hawk fly}, {robber fly}.	   {To stir up a hornet's nest}, to provoke the attack of a	      swarm of spiteful enemies or spirited critics. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hornfish \Horn"fish`\, n. [AS. hornfisc.] (Zool.)	   The garfish or sea needle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornfoot \Horn"foot`\, a.	   Having hoofs; hoofed.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornify \Horn"i*fy\, v. t. [Horn + -fy.]	   To horn; to cuckold. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Horning \Horn"ing\, n.	   Appearance of the moon when increasing, or in the form of a	   crescent. --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Letters of horning} (Scots Law), the process or authority by	      which a person, directed by the decree of a court of	      justice to pay or perform anything, is ordered to comply	      therewith. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Hornish \Horn"ish\, a.	   Somewhat like horn; hard.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornito \Hor*ni"to\, n. [A dim. fr. Sp. horno oven, L. furnus.	   See {Furnace}.] (Geol.)	   A low, oven-shaped mound, common in volcanic regions, and	   emitting smoke and vapors from its sides and summit.	   --Humboldt.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornless \Horn"less\, a.	   Having no horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Horn-mad \Horn"-mad`\, a.	   Quite mad; -- raving crazy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Did I tell you about Mr. Garrick, that the town are	         horn-mad after?                          --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornotine \Hor"no*tine\, n. [L. hornotinus of this year.]	   (Zool.)	   A yearling; a bird of the year.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornowl \Horn"owl`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Horned Owl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornpike \Horn"pike`\, n.	   The garfish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hornpipe \Horn"pipe`\, n. (Mus.)	   (a) An instrument of music formerly popular in Wales,	       consisting of a wooden pipe, with holes at intervals. It	       was so called because the bell at the open end was	       sometimes made of horn.	   (b) A lively tune played on a hornpipe, for dancing; a tune	       adapted for such playing.	       [1913 Webster]	             Many a hornpipe he tuned to his Phyllis. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   (c) A dance performed, usually by one person, to such a tune,	       and popular among sailors.	       [1913 Webster]
Hornpout \Horn"pout`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Horned pout}, under {Horned}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornsnake \Horn"snake`\, n. (Zool.)	   A harmless snake ({Farancia abacura}), found in the Southern	   United States. The color is bluish black above, red below.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornstone \Horn"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   A siliceous stone, a variety of quartz, closely resembling	   flint, but more brittle; -- called also {chert}.	   [1913 Webster]
Horntail \Horn"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of family ({Urocerid[ae]}) of large hymenopterous	   insects, allied to the sawflies. The larv[ae] bore in the	   wood of trees. So called from the long, stout ovipositors of	   the females.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornwork \Horn"work`\, n. (Fort.)	   An outwork composed of two demibastions joined by a curtain.	   It is connected with the works in rear by long wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornwort \Horn"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   An aquatic plant ({Ceratophyllum}), with finely divided	   leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornwrack \Horn"wrack`\, n. (Zool.)	   A bryozoan of the genus {Flustra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Horny \Horn"y\, a. [Compar. {Hornier}; superl. {Horniest}.]	   1. Having horns or hornlike projections. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Composed or made of horn, or of a substance resembling	      horn; of the nature of horn. "The horny . . . coat of the	      eye." --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hard; callous. "His horny fist." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Horny-handed \Horn"y-hand`ed\, a.	   Having the hands horny and callous from labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Hornyhead \Horn"y*head`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any North American river chub of the genus {Hybopsis}, esp.	   {Hybopsis biguttatus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Horography \Ho*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? hour + -graphy: cf. F.	   horographie.]	   1. An account of the hours. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of constructing instruments for making the hours,	      as clocks, watches, and dials.	      [1913 Webster]
Horologe \Hor"o*loge\, n. [OE. horologe, orloge, timepiece, OF.	   horloge, orloge, oriloge, F. horloge, L. horologium, fr. Gr.	   ?; ? hour + ? to say, tell. See {Hour}, and {Logic}.]	   1. A servant who called out the hours. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument indicating the time of day; a timepiece of	      any kind; a watch, clock, or dial. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Horologer \Ho*rol"o*ger\, n.	   A maker or vender of clocks and watches; one skilled in	   horology.	   [1913 Webster]
Horological \Hor`o*log"ic*al\, a. [L. horologicus, Gr. ?.]	   Relating to a horologe, or to horology.	   [1913 Webster]
Horologiographer \Hor`o*lo`gi*og"ra*pher\, n. [See	   {Horologiography}.]	   A maker of clocks, watches, or dials.	   [1913 Webster]
Horologiographic \Hor`o*lo`gi*o*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to horologiography. --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Horologiography \Hor`o*lo`gi*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? horologe +	   -graphy.]	   1. An account of instruments that show the hour.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of constructing clocks or dials; horography.	      [1913 Webster]
Horologist \Ho*rol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in horology.	   [1913 Webster]
Horology \Ho*rol"o*gy\, n. [See {Horologe}.]	   The science of measuring time, or the principles and art of	   constructing instruments for measuring and indicating	   portions of time, as clocks, watches, dials, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Horometer \Ho*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? hour + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring time.	   [1913 Webster]
Horometrical \Hor`o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Belonging to horometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Horometry \Ho*rom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. horom['e]trie. See	   {Horometer}.]	   The art, practice, or method of measuring time by hours and	   subordinate divisions. "The horometry of antiquity." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Horopter \Ho*rop"ter\, n. [Gr. ? boundary + ? one who looks.]	   (Opt.)	   The line or surface in which are situated all the points	   which are seen single while the point of sight, or the	   adjustment of the eyes, remains unchanged.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sum of all the points which are seen single, while	         the point of sight remains unchanged, is called the	         horopter.                                --J. Le Conte.	   [1913 Webster]
Horopteric \Hor`op*ter"ic\, a. (Opt.)	   Of or pertaining to the horopter.	   [1913 Webster]
Horoscope \Hor"o*scope\, n. [F. horoscope, L. horoscopus, fr.	   Gr. ?, adj., observing hours or times, esp. observing the	   hour of birth, n., a horoscope; ? hour + ? to view, observe.	   See {Hour}, and {-scope}.]	   1. (Astrol.)	      (a) The representation made of the aspect of the heavens	          at the moment of a person's birth, by which the	          astrologer professed to foretell the events of the	          person's life; especially, the sign of the zodiac	          rising above the horizon at such a moment.	      (b) The diagram or scheme of twelve houses or signs of the	          zodiac, into which the whole circuit of the heavens	          was divided for the purposes of such prediction of	          fortune.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The planisphere invented by Jean Paduanus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A table showing the length of the days and nights at all	      places. --Heyse. Horoscoper
Horoscoper \Hor"o*sco`per\, Horoscopist \Ho*ros"co*pist\, n.	   One versed in horoscopy; an astrologer.	   [1913 Webster]
Horoscopy \Ho*ros"co*py\, n.	   1. The art or practice of casting horoscopes, or observing	      the disposition of the stars, with a view to prediction	      events.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aspect of the stars at the time of a person's birth.	      [1913 Webster]
Horrendous \Hor*ren"dous\, a. [L. horrendus.]	   Fearful; frightful. [Obs.] --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Horrent \Hor"rent\, a. [L. horrens, p. pr. of horrere to	   bristle. See {Horror}.]	   Standing erect, as bristles; covered with bristling points;	   bristled; bristling.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rough and horrent with figures in strong relief. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         With bright emblazonry and horrent arms. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Horrible \Hor"ri*ble\, a. [OE. horrible, orrible, OF. horrible,	   orrible, F. horrible, fr. L. horribilis, fr. horrere. See	   {Horror}.]	   Exciting, or tending to excite, horror or fear; dreadful;	   terrible; shocking; hideous; as, a horrible sight; a horrible	   story; a horrible murder.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dungeon horrible on all sides round.   --Milton.	   Syn: Dreadful; frightful; fearful; terrible; awful; terrific;	        shocking; hideous; horrid.	        [1913 Webster]
Horribleness \Hor"ri*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being horrible; dreadfulness;	   hideousness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The horribleness of the mischief.        --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Horribly \Hor"ri*bly\, adv.	   In a manner to excite horror; dreadfully; terribly.	   [1913 Webster]
Horrid \Hor"rid\, a. [L. horridus. See {Horror}, and cf.	   {Ordure}.]	   1. Rough; rugged; bristling. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Horrid with fern, and intricate with thorn.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted to excite horror; dreadful; hideous; shocking;	      hence, very offensive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not in the legions	            Of horrid hell.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The horrid things they say.           --Pope.	   Syn: Frightful; hideous; alarming; shocking; dreadful; awful;	        terrific; horrible; abominable.	        [1913 Webster]
Horridly \Hor"rid*ly\, adv.	   In a horrid manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Horridness \Hor"rid*ness\, n.	   The quality of being horrid.	   [1913 Webster]
Horrific \Hor*rif"ic\, a. [L. horrifieus; horrere to be horrible	   + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. horrifique. See	   {Horror}, {-fy}.]	   Causing horror; frightful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let . . . nothing ghastly or horrific be supposed. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Horrification \Hor`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   That which causes horror. [R.] --Miss Edgeworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Horrify \Hor"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horrified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Horrifying}.] [L. horrificare. See {Horrific}.]	   To cause to feel horror; to strike or impress with horror;	   as, the sight horrified the beholders. --E. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Horripilation \Hor*rip`i*la"tion\, n. [L. horripilatio, fr.	   horripilare to bristle; horrere to bristle + pilus the hair:	   cf. F. horripilation.] (Med.)	   A real or fancied bristling of the hair of the head or body,	   resulting from disease, terror, chilliness, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Horrisonant \Hor*ris"o*nant\, a.	   Horrisonous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Horrisonous \Hor*ris"o*nous\, a. [L. horrisonus; horrere to be	   horrible + sonus a sound.]	   Sounding dreadfully; uttering a terrible sound. [Obs.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Horror \Hor"ror\, n. [Formerly written horrour.] [L. horror, fr.	   horrere to bristle, to shiver, to tremble with cold or dread,	   to be dreadful or terrible; cf. Skr. h?sh to bristle.]	   1. A bristling up; a rising into roughness; tumultuous	      movement. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such fresh horror as you see driven through the	            wrinkled waves.                       --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shaking, shivering, or shuddering, as in the cold fit	      which precedes a fever; in old medical writings, a chill	      of less severity than a rigor, and more marked than an	      algor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A painful emotion of fear, dread, and abhorrence; a	      shuddering with terror and detestation; the feeling	      inspired by something frightful and shocking.	      [1913 Webster]	            How could this, in the sight of heaven, without	            horrors of conscience be uttered?     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which excites horror or dread, or is horrible; gloom;	      dreariness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breathes a browner horror on the woods. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The horrors}, delirium tremens. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Horror-sticken \Hor"ror-stick`en\, a.	   Struck with horror; horrified.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blank and horror-stricken faces.         --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Horror-struck \Hor"ror-struck`\, a.	   Horror-stricken; horrified. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Hors de combat \Hors` de com`bat"\ [F.]	   Out of the combat; disabled from fighting; out of action.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Hors d'oeuvre \Hors` d'[oe]uvre"\; pl. {Hors d'[oe]uveres}. [F.,	   lit., outside of work.]	   1. Something unusual or extraordinary. [R.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A dish served as a relish, usually at the beginning of a	      meal.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Horse \Horse\ (h[^o]rs), n. [AS. hors; akin to OS. hros, D. &	   OHG. ros, G. ross, Icel. hross; and perh. to L. currere to	   run, E. course, current Cf. {Walrus}.]	   1. (Zool.) A hoofed quadruped of the genus {Equus};	      especially, the domestic horse ({Equus caballus}), which	      was domesticated in Egypt and Asia at a very early period.	      It has six broad molars, on each side of each jaw, with	      six incisors, and two canine teeth, both above and below.	      The mares usually have the canine teeth rudimentary or	      wanting. The horse differs from the true asses, in having	      a long, flowing mane, and the tail bushy to the base.	      Unlike the asses it has callosities, or chestnuts, on all	      its legs. The horse excels in strength, speed, docility,	      courage, and nobleness of character, and is used for	      drawing, carrying, bearing a rider, and like purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many varieties, differing in form, size, color, gait,	         speed, etc., are known, but all are believed to have	         been derived from the same original species. It is	         supposed to have been a native of the plains of Central	         Asia, but the wild species from which it was derived is	         not certainly known. The feral horses of America are	         domestic horses that have run wild; and it is probably	         true that most of those of Asia have a similar origin.	         Some of the true wild Asiatic horses do, however,	         approach the domestic horse in several characteristics.	         Several species of fossil ({Equus}) are known from the	         later Tertiary formations of Europe and America. The	         fossil species of other genera of the family	         {Equid[ae]} are also often called horses, in general	         sense.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The male of the genus {Equus}, in distinction from the	      female or male; usually, a castrated male.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mounted soldiery; cavalry; -- used without the plural	      termination; as, a regiment of horse; -- distinguished	      from {foot}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The armies were appointed, consisting of twenty-five	            thousand horse and foot.              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A frame with legs, used to support something; as, a	      clotheshorse, a sawhorse, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A frame of timber, shaped like a horse, on which soldiers	      were made to ride for punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Anything, actual or figurative, on which one rides as on a	      horse; a hobby.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining) A mass of earthy matter, or rock of the same	      character as the wall rock, occurring in the course of a	      vein, as of coal or ore; hence, to take horse -- said of a	      vein -- is to divide into branches for a distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Student Slang)	      (a) A translation or other illegitimate aid in study or	          examination; -- called also {trot}, {pony}, {Dobbin}.	      (b) Horseplay; tomfoolery.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. {heroin}. [slang]	       [PJC]	   11. {horsepower}. [Colloq. contraction]	       [PJC]	   Note: Horse is much used adjectively and in composition to	         signify of, or having to do with, a horse or horses,	         like a horse, etc.; as, horse collar, horse dealer or	         horse?dealer, horsehoe, horse jockey; and hence, often	         in the sense of strong, loud, coarse, etc.; as,	         horselaugh, horse nettle or horse-nettle, horseplay,	         horse ant, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Black horse}, {Blood horse}, etc. See under {Black}, etc.	   {Horse aloes}, caballine aloes.	   {Horse ant} (Zool.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}); -- called	      also {horse emmet}.	   {Horse artillery}, that portion of the artillery in which the	      cannoneers are mounted, and which usually serves with the	      cavalry; flying artillery.	   {Horse balm} (Bot.), a strong-scented labiate plant	      ({Collinsonia Canadensis}), having large leaves and	      yellowish flowers.	   {Horse bean} (Bot.), a variety of the English or Windsor bean	      ({Faba vulgaris}), grown for feeding horses.	   {Horse boat}, a boat for conveying horses and cattle, or a	      boat propelled by horses.	   {Horse bot}. (Zool.) See {Botfly}, and {Bots}.	   {Horse box}, a railroad car for transporting valuable horses,	      as hunters. [Eng.]	   {Horse breaker} or {Horse trainer}, one employed in subduing	      or training horses for use.	   {Horse car}.	       (a) A railroad car drawn by horses. See under {Car}.	       (b) A car fitted for transporting horses.	   {Horse cassia} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Cassia	      Javanica}), bearing long pods, which contain a black,	      catharic pulp, much used in the East Indies as a horse	      medicine.	   {Horse cloth}, a cloth to cover a horse.	   {Horse conch} (Zool.), a large, spiral, marine shell of the	      genus Triton. See {Triton}.	   {Horse courser}.	       (a) One that runs horses, or keeps horses for racing.	           --Johnson.	       (b) A dealer in horses. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   {Horse crab} (Zool.), the Limulus; -- called also	      {horsefoot}, {horsehoe crab}, and {king crab}.	   {Horse crevall['e]} (Zool.), the cavally.	   {Horse emmet} (Zool.), the horse ant.	   {Horse finch} (Zool.), the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Horse gentian} (Bot.), fever root.	   {Horse iron} (Naut.), a large calking iron.	   {Horse latitudes}, a space in the North Atlantic famous for	      calms and baffling winds, being between the westerly winds	      of higher latitudes and the trade winds. --Ham. Nav.	      Encyc.	   {Horse mackrel}. (Zool.)	       (a) The common tunny ({Orcynus thunnus}), found on the	           Atlantic coast of Europe and America, and in the	           Mediterranean.	       (b) The bluefish ({Pomatomus saltatrix}).	       (c) The scad.	       (d) The name is locally applied to various other fishes,	           as the California hake, the black candlefish, the	           jurel, the bluefish, etc.	   {Horse marine} (Naut.), an awkward, lubbery person; one of a	      mythical body of marine cavalry. [Slang]	   {Horse mussel} (Zool.), a large, marine mussel ({Modiola	      modiolus}), found on the northern shores of Europe and	      America.	   {Horse nettle} (Bot.), a coarse, prickly, American herb, the	      {Solanum Carolinense}.	   {Horse parsley}. (Bot.) See {Alexanders}.	   {Horse purslain} (Bot.), a coarse fleshy weed of tropical	      America ({Trianthema monogymnum}).	   {Horse race}, a race by horses; a match of horses in running	      or trotting.	   {Horse racing}, the practice of racing with horses.	   {Horse railroad}, a railroad on which the cars are drawn by	      horses; -- in England, and sometimes in the United States,	      called a {tramway}.	   {Horse run} (Civil Engin.), a device for drawing loaded	      wheelbarrows up an inclined plane by horse power.	   {Horse sense}, strong common sense. [Colloq. U.S.]	   {Horse soldier}, a cavalryman.	   {Horse sponge} (Zool.), a large, coarse, commercial sponge	      ({Spongia equina}).	   {Horse stinger} (Zool.), a large dragon fly. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Horse sugar} (Bot.), a shrub of the southern part of the	      United States ({Symplocos tinctoria}), whose leaves are	      sweet, and good for fodder.	   {Horse tick} (Zool.), a winged, dipterous insect ({Hippobosca	      equina}), which troubles horses by biting them, and	      sucking their blood; -- called also {horsefly}, {horse	      louse}, and {forest fly}.	   {Horse vetch} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hippocrepis}	      ({Hippocrepis comosa}), cultivated for the beauty of its	      flowers; -- called also {horsehoe vetch}, from the	      peculiar shape of its pods.	   {Iron horse}, a locomotive. [Colloq.]	   {Salt horse}, the sailor's name for salt beef.	   {To look a gift horse in the mouth}, to examine the mouth of	      a horse which has been received as a gift, in order to	      ascertain his age; -- hence, to accept favors in a	      critical and thankless spirit. --Lowell.	   {To take horse}.	       (a) To set out on horseback. --Macaulay.	       (b) To be covered, as a mare.	       (c) See definition 7 (above).	           [1913 Webster]	Horse \Horse\ (h[^o]rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Horsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Horsing}.] [AS. horsion.]	   1. To provide with a horse, or with horses; to mount on, or	      as on, a horse. "Being better horsed, outrode me." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sit astride of; to bestride. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mate with (a mare); -- said of the male.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take or carry on the back; as, the keeper, horsing a	      deer. --S. Butler.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To place on the back of another, or on a wooden horse,	      etc., to be flogged; to subject to such punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	Horse \Horse\, v. i.	   To get on horseback. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Horseback \Horse"back`\, n.	   1. The back of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extended ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders, in a	      half-stratified condition. --Agassiz.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On horseback}, on the back of a horse; mounted or riding on	      a horse or horses; in the saddle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The long journey was to be performed on horseback.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
horsebean \horsebean\ n.	   1. The seed of the broad-bean plant.	   Syn: broad bean, fava bean.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A large shrub or shrubby tree ({Parkinsonia aculeata})	      having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small	      deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose	      yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or	      emergency food for livestock; originating in tropical	      America but naturalized in the Southern U. S.	   Syn: Jerusalem thorn, {Parkinsonia aculeata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
horsebox \horsebox\ n.	   a conveyance (railroad car or trailer) for transporting	   racehorses.	   [WordNet 1.5]
horsebrier \horsebrier\ n.	   a very prickly woody vine ({Smilax rotundifolia}) of eastern	   U. S. growing in tangled masses having tough round stems with	   shiny leathery leaves and small greenish flowers followed by	   clusters of inedible shiny black berries.	   Syn: bullbrier, greenbrier, catbrier, brier, briar, {Smilax	        rotundifolia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
horsecart \horse"cart`\ n.	   1. A heavycart drawn by a horse, used for farm work.	      [WordNet 1.5] Horse-chestnut
Horse-chestnut \Horse`-chest"nut\, Horsechestnut
\Horse`chest"nut\, n.	   1. (Bot.) The large nutlike seed of a species of {Aesculus}	      ({Aesculus Hippocastanum}), formerly ground, and fed to	      horses, whence the name. The seed is not considered edible	      by humans. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Bot.) The tree itself ({Aesculus hippocastanum}), which	      was brought from Constantinople in the beginning of the	      sixteenth century, and is now common in the temperate	      zones of both hemispheres; it has palmate leaves and large	      clusters of white to red flowers followed by brown shiny	      inedible seeds. The native American species is also called	      {buckeye} and {conker}. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
horsecloth \horsecloth\ n.	   a cloth for the trapping of a horse.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Horse-drench \Horse"-drench`\, n.	   1. A dose of physic for a horse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The appliance by which the dose is administered.	      [1913 Webster]
Horsefish \Horse"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The moonfish ({Selene setipinnis}).	      (b) The sauger.	          [1913 Webster]
Horseflesh \Horse"flesh`\, n.	   1. The flesh of horses.	   Syn: horsemeat.	        [1913 Webster]	              The Chinese eat horseflesh at this day. --Bacon.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Horses, generally; the qualities of a horse; as, he is a	      judge of horseflesh. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Horseflesh ore} (Min.), a miner's name for bornite, in	      allusion to its peculiar reddish color on fresh facture.	      [1913 Webster]
Horsefly \Horse"fly`\, n.; pl. {Horseflies}.	   1. (Zool.) Any dipterous fly of the family {Tabanid[ae]},	      that stings horses, and sucks their blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of these flies there are numerous species, both in	         Europe and America. They have a large proboscis with	         four sharp lancets for piercing the skin. Called also	         {breeze fly}. See Illust. under {Diptera}, and {Breeze	         fly}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The horse tick or forest fly ({Hippobosca}).	      [1913 Webster]
Horsefoot \Horse"foot`\, n.; pl. {Horsefeet}.	   1. (Bot.) The coltsfoot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The Limulus or horseshoe crab.	      [1913 Webster]
Horse Guards \Horse" Guards`\ (Mil.)	   A body of cavalry so called; esp., a British regiment, called	   the Royal Horse Guards, which furnishes guards of state for	   the sovereign.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Horse Guards}, a name given to the former headquarters	      of the commander in chief of the British army, at	      Whitehall in London.	      [1913 Webster]
Horsehair \Horse"hair`\, n.	   A hair of a horse, especially one from the mane or tail; the	   hairs of the mane or tail taken collectively; Specifically: a	   black shiny fabric made of such hairs, used commonly in the	   1800's as a covering for stuffed furniture such as chairs and	   couches.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Horsehair worm} (Zool.), the hair worm or gordius.	      [1913 Webster]
Horsehead \Horse"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The silver moonfish ({Selene vomer}).	   [1913 Webster]
Horsehide \Horse"hide`\, n.	   1. The hide of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Leather made of the hide of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Horse-jockey \Horse"-jock`ey\, n.	   1. A professional rider and trainer of race horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trainer and dealer in horses.	      [1913 Webster]
Horseknop \Horse"knop`\, n. (Bot.)	   Knapweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Horselaugh \Horse"laugh`\, n.	   A loud, boisterous laugh; a guffaw. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Horse-leech \Horse"-leech`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A large blood-sucking leech ({H[ae]mopsis vorax}),	      of Europe and Northern Africa. It attacks the lips and	      mouths of horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A farrier; a veterinary surgeon.	      [1913 Webster]
Horse-leechery \Horse"-leech`er*y\, n.	   The business of a farrier; especially, the art of curing the	   diseases of horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Horseless \Horse"less\, a.	   Being without a horse; specif., not requiring a horse; --	   said of certain vehicles in which horse power has been	   replaced by electricity, steam, etc.; as, a horseless	   carriage or truck. It was used primarily in the term	   "horseless carriage", to refer to automobiles. By the 1930's	   when automobiles had become more common than horses for	   transportation, the term had lost its currency. [archaic,	   except in a historical context.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Horse-litter \Horse"-lit`ter\, n.	   A carriage hung on poles, and borne by and between two	   horses. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Horseman \Horse"man\, n.; pl. {Horsemen}.	   1. A rider on horseback; one skilled in the management of	      horses; a mounted man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A mounted soldier; a cavalryman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A land crab of the genus {Ocypoda}, living on the	          coast of Brazil and the West Indies, noted for running	          very swiftly.	      (b) A West Indian fish of the genus {Eques}, as the	          light-horseman ({Eques lanceolatus}).	          [1913 Webster]
Horsemanship \Horse"man*ship\, n.	   The act or art of riding, and of training and managing	   horses; manege.	   [1913 Webster]
horsemeat \horsemeat\ n.	   The flesh of horses used as food.	   Syn: horseflesh.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Horsemint \Horse"mint`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A coarse American plant of the Mint family ({Monarda	       punctata}).	   (b) In England, the wild mint ({Mentha sylvestris}).	       [1913 Webster]
Horsenail \Horse"nail`\, n.	   A thin, pointed nail, with a heavy flaring head, for securing	   a horsehoe to the hoof; a horsehoe nail.	   [1913 Webster]
Horseplay \Horse"play`\, n.	   Rude, boisterous play.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too much given to horseplay in his raillery. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Horsepond \Horse"pond`\, n.	   A pond for watering horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Horse power \Horse" pow`er\	   1. The power which a horse exerts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A unit of power, used in stating the power	      required to drive machinery, and in estimating the	      capabilities of animals or steam engines and other prime	      movers for doing work. It is the power required for the	      performance of work at the rate of 33,000 English units of	      work per minute; hence, it is the power that must be	      exerted in lifting 33,000 pounds at the rate of one foot	      per minute, or 550 pounds at the rate of one foot per	      second, or 55 pounds at the rate of ten feet per second,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The power of a draught horse, of average strength,	         working eight hours per day, is about four fifths of a	         standard horse power.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Brake horse power}, the net effective power of a prime	      mover, as a steam engine, water wheel, etc., in horse	      powers, as shown by a friction brake. See {Friction	      brake}, under {Friction}.	   {Indicated horse power}, the power exerted in the cylinder of	      an engine, stated in horse powers, estimated from the	      diameter and speed of the piston, and the mean effective	      pressure upon it as shown by an indicator. See	      {Indicator}.	   {Nominal horse power} (Steam Engine), a term still sometimes	      used in England to express certain proportions of	      cylinder, but having no value as a standard of	      measurement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A machine worked by a horse, for driving other machinery;	      a horse motor.	      [1913 Webster]
Horse-radish \Horse"-rad`ish\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Nasturtium} ({Nasturtium Armoracia}),	   allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste,	   much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Horse-radish tree}. (Bot.) See {Moringa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Horserake \Horse"rake`\, n.	   A rake drawn by a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
horseshit \horseshit\ n.	   A ludicrously false statement. [Vulgar slang]	   Syn: bullshit, bull, Irish bull, shit, crap, bunk, bunkum,	        buncombe, guff, rot, hogwash, dogshit.	        [WordNet 1.5] horseshow
horseshow \horse"show`\, horse show \horse" show`\n.	   a competitive exhibition of horses.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Horseshoe \Horse"shoe`\, n.	   1. A shoe for horses, consisting of a narrow plate of iron in	      form somewhat like the letter U, nailed to a horse's hoof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything shaped like a horsehoe, such as a U-shaped bend	      in a river.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The Limulus or horsehoe crab.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. A game in which horseshoes or horseshoe-shaped objects	      (usually made of metal) are thrown at either of two stakes	      fixed in the ground at a distance of 30 to 40 feet apart.	      The player stands at or near one stake and throws several	      the horseshoes at the other stake. Points are scored when	      the player throws the horseshoe so that it surrounds the	      stake; fewer points are scored if the horseshoe is close	      to but not surrounding the stake. The players take turns	      and the first player to achieve the target score wins; as,	      "almost" only counts with hand grenades or in horseshoes.	      [PJC]	   {Horsehoe head} (Med.), an old name for the condition of the	      skull in children, in which the sutures are too open, the	      coronal suture presenting the form of a horsehoe.	      --Dunglison.	   {Horsehoe magnet}, an artificial magnet in the form of a	      horsehoe.	   {Horsehoe nail}. See {Horsenail}.	   {Horsehoe nose} (Zool.), a bat of the genus {Rhinolophus},	      having a nasal fold of skin shaped like a horsehoe.	      [1913 Webster]
Horseshoeing \Horse"shoe`ing\, n.	   The act or employment of shoeing horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Horseshoer \Horse"sho`er\, n.	   One who shoes horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Horsetail \Horse"tail`\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A leafless plant, with hollow and rushlike stems.	      It is of the genus {Equisetum}, and is allied to the	      ferns. See Illust. of {Equisetum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Turkish standard, denoting rank.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Commanders are distinguished by the number of	         horsetails carried before them. Thus, the sultan has	         seven, the grand vizier five, and the pashas three,	         two, or one.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Shrubby horsetail}. (Bot.) See {Joint-fir}.	      [1913 Webster]
horse-trade \horse-trade\ v. i. & t.	   to negotiate with much give and take.	   [WordNet 1.5]
horse-trading \horse-trading\ n.	   negotiation accompanied by mutual concessions and shrewd	   bargaining.	   [WordNet 1.5]
horse-trail \horse-trail\ n.	   a trail for horses.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Horseweed \Horse"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A composite plant ({Erigeron Canadensis}), which is a common	   weed.	   [1913 Webster]
Horsewhip \Horse"whip`\, n.	   A whip for horses.	   [1913 Webster]	Horsewhip \Horse"whip`\, v. t.	   To flog or chastise with a horsewhip.	   [1913 Webster]
Horsewoman \Horse"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Horsewomen}.	   A woman who rides on horseback.	   [1913 Webster]
Horsewood \Horse"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A West Indian tree ({Calliandra latifolia}) with showy,	   crimson blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Horseworm \Horse"worm`\, n.	   The larva of a botfly.	   [1913 Webster]
Horsiness \Hors"i*ness\, n.	   1. The condition or quality of being a horse; that which	      pertains to a horse. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fondness for, or interest in, horses.	      [1913 Webster]
Horsly \Hors"ly\, a.	   Horselike. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Horsy \Hors"y\, a.	   Pertaining to, or suggestive of, a horse, or of horse racing;	   as, horsy manners; garments of fantastically horsy fashions.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hortation \Hor*ta"tion\, n. [L. hortatio, fr. hortari to incite,	   exhort, fr. hori to urge.]	   The act of exhorting, inciting, or giving advice;	   exhortation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, a. [L. hortativus.]	   Giving exhortation; advisory; exhortative. --Bullokar.	   [1913 Webster]	Hortative \Hor"ta*tive\, n.	   An exhortation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hortatory \Hor"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. hortatorius.]	   Giving exhortation or advise; encouraging; exhortatory;	   inciting; as, a hortatory speech. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Hortensial \Hor*ten"sial\, a. [L. hortensius, hortensis, fr.	   hortus garden; akin to E. yard an inclosure.]	   Fit for a garden. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Horticultor \Hor"ti*cul`tor\, n. [NL., fr. L. hortus garden +	   cultor a cultivator, colere to cultivate.]	   One who cultivates a garden.	   [1913 Webster]
Horticultural \Hor`ti*cul"tur*al\, a. [Cf. F. horticultural.]	   Of or pertaining to horticulture, or the culture of gardens	   or orchards.	   [1913 Webster]
Horticulture \Hor"ti*cul`ture\, n. [L. hortus garden + cultura	   culture: cf. F. horticulture. See {Yard} an inclosure, and	   {Culture}.]	   The cultivation of a garden or orchard; the art of	   cultivating gardens or orchards.	   [1913 Webster]
Horticulturist \Hor`ti*cul"tur*ist\, n.	   One who practices horticulture.	   [1913 Webster]
Hortulan \Hor"tu*lan\, a. [L. hortulanus; hortus garden.]	   Belonging to a garden. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Hortus siccus \Hor"tus sic"cus\ [L., a dry garden.]	   A collection of specimens of plants, dried and preserved, and	   arranged systematically; an herbarium.	   [1913 Webster]
Hortyard \Hort"yard\, n.	   An orchard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hosanna \Ho*san"na\ (h[-o]*z[a^]n"n[.a]), n.; pl. {Hosannas}	   (-n[.a]z). [Gr. ?, fr. Heb. h[=o]sh[imac]'[=a]h nn[=a]save	   now, save, we pray, h[=o]sh[imac]a' to save (Hiphil, a	   causative form, of y[=a]sha') + n[=a], a particle.]	   A Hebrew exclamation of praise to the Lord, or an invocation	   of blessings. "Hosanna to the Highest." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hosanna to the Son of David.             --Matt. xxi.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster]
Hose \Hose\ (h[=o]z), n.; pl. {Hose}, formerly {Hosen}	   (h[=o]"z'n). [AS. hose; akin to D. hoos, G. hose breeches,	   OHG. hosa, Icel. hosa stocking, gather, Dan. hose stocking;	   cf. Russ. koshulia a fur jacket.]	   1. Close-fitting trousers or breeches, as formerly worn,	      reaching to the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	            These men were bound in their coats, their hosen,	            and their hats, and their other garments. --Dan.	                                                  iii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide	            For his shrunk shank.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covering for the feet and lower part of the legs; a	      stocking or stockings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A flexible pipe, made of leather, India rubber, or other	      material, and used for conveying fluids, especially water,	      from a faucet, hydrant, or fire engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hose carriage}, {Hose cart}, or {Hose truck}, a wheeled	      vehicle fitted for conveying hose for extinguishing fires.	      	   {Hose company}, a company of men appointed to bring and	      manage hose in the extinguishing of fires. [U.S.]	   {Hose coupling}, coupling with interlocking parts for uniting	      hose, end to end.	   {Hose wrench}, a spanner for turning hose couplings, to unite	      or disconnect them.	      [1913 Webster]
Hosen \Ho"sen\, n. pl.	   See {Hose}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
hosepipe \hosepipe\ n.	   A flexible pipe for conveying a liquid or gas.	   Syn: hose.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hosier \Ho"sier\, n.	   One who deals in hose or stocking, or in goods knit or woven	   like hose.	   [1913 Webster]
Hosiery \Ho"sier*y\, n.	   1. The business of a hosier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stockings, in general; goods knit or woven like hose.	      [1913 Webster]
Hospice \Hos"pice\, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a	   place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger,	   guest. See {Host} a landlord.]	   A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or	   entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass,	   as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospitable \Hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. hospitable, LL.	   hospitare to receive as a guest. See {Host} a landlord.]	   1. Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with	      kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests;	      characterized by hospitality. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to	      guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites.	      [1913 Webster]	            To where you taper cheers the vale	            With hospitable ray.                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Hospitableness \Hos"pi*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being hospitable; hospitality. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospitably \Hos"pi*ta*bly\, adv.	   In a hospitable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospitage \Hos"pi*tage\, n. [LL. hospitagium, for L. hospitium.	   See {Hospice}.]	   Hospitality. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospital \Hos"pi*tal\, n. [OF. hospital, ospital, F. h[^o]pital,	   LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late	   Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia	   apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See {Host} a	   landlord, and cf. {Hostel}, {Hotel}, {Spital}.]	   1. A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are	      received and treated; a public or private institution	      founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of	      persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or	      dependent, and in which they are treated either at their	      own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part;	      a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded	      of an army cared for.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hospital ship}, a vessel fitted up for a floating hospital.	      	   {Hospital Sunday}, a Sunday set apart for simultaneous	      contribution in churches to hospitals; as, the London	      Hospital Sunday.	      [1913 Webster]	Hospital \Hos"pi*tal\, a. [L. hospitalis: cf. OF. hospital.]	   Hospitable. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospitaler \Hos"pi*tal*er\, n. [Written also {hospitaller}.] [F.	   hospitalier. See {Hospital}, and cf. {Hostler}.]	   1. One residing in a hospital, for the purpose of receiving	      the poor, the sick, and strangers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of an order of knights who built a hospital at	      Jerusalem for pilgrims, A. D. 1042. They were called	      Knights of St. John of Jerusalem, and after the removal of	      the order to Malta, Knights of Malta.	      [1913 Webster] hospitalisation
hospitalisation \hospitalisation\, hospitalization
\hospitalization\n.	   medical care in a hospital; also, the period during which one	   receives care in a hospital.	   Syn: hospital care.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hospitalisation insurance \hospitalisation insurance\ n.	   A form of medical insurance that pays for all or part of the	   fees for a person's residence and treatment in a hospital.	   [PJC]
hospitalise \hos"pi*tal*ise\, v. t.	   To place (a person) in a hospital in order to receive medical	   treatment, for observation, or for rest. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: hospitalize.	        [PJC]
Hospitalism \Hos"pi*tal*ism\, n. (Med.)	   A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in	   a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a	   hospital.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospitality \Hos`pi*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Hospitalities}. [L.	   hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalit['e].]	   The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and	   entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with	   kind and generous liberality.	   [1913 Webster]	         Given to hospitality.                    --Rom. xii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         And little recks to find the way to heaven	         By doing deeds of hospitality.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospitalize \Hos"pi*tal*ize\, v. t.	   1. (Med.) To render (a building) unfit for habitation, by	      long continued use as a hospital. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place (a person) in a hospital in order to receive	      medical treatment, observation, or for rest.	   Syn: hospitalise.	        [PJC]
Hospitate \Hos"pi*tate\, v. i. [L. hospitatus, p. p. of	   hospitari to be a guest, fr. hospes guest.]	   To receive hospitality; to be a guest. [Obs.] --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	Hospitate \Hos"pi*tate\, v. t.	   To receive with hospitality; to lodge as a guest. [Obs.]	   --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Hospitium \Hos*pi"ti*um\, n. [L. See {Hospice}.]	   1. An inn; a lodging; a hospice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An inn of court.	      [1913 Webster]
Hospodar \Hos"po*dar`\, n. [A Slav. word; cf. Russ. gospodare	   lord, master.]	   A title borne by the princes or governors of Moldavia and	   Wallachia before those countries were united as Rumania.	   [1913 Webster]
Host \Host\ (h[=o]st), n. [LL. hostia sacrifice, victim, from	   hostire to strike.] (R. C. Ch.)	   The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ,	   which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread	   before consecration.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Latin Vulgate the word was applied to the Savior	         as being an offering for the sins of men.	         [1913 Webster]	Host \Host\ (h[=o]st), n. [OE. host, ost, OF. host, ost, fr. L.	   hostis enemy, LL., army. See {Guest}, and cf. {Host} a	   landlord.]	   1. An army; a number of men gathered for war.	      [1913 Webster]	            A host so great as covered all the field. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any great number or multitude; a throng.	      [1913 Webster]	            And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of	            the heavenly host praising God.       --Luke ii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            All at once I saw a crowd,	            A host, of golden daffodils.          --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Host \Host\ (h[=o]st), n. [OE. host, ost, OF. hoste, oste, F.	   h[^o]te, from L. hospes a stranger who is treated as a guest,	   he who treats another as his guest, a hostl prob. fr. hostis	   stranger, enemy (akin to E. guest a visitor) + potis able;	   akin to Skr. pati master, lord. See {Host} an army,	   {Possible}, and cf. {Hospitable}, {Hotel}.]	   1. One who receives or entertains another, whether	      gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another	      receives food, lodging, or entertainment; a landlord.	      --Chaucer. "Fair host and Earl." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time is like a fashionable host,	            That slightly shakes his parting guest by the hand.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Any animal or plant affording lodgment or	      subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a	      tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Host \Host\, v. t.	   To give entertainment to. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Host \Host\, v. i.	   To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment. [Obs.] "Where	   you shall host." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hosta \Hosta\ prop. n.	   A genus of robust East Asian clump-forming perennial herbs	   having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in	   the family {Hostaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Hosta}, Funka, genus {Funka}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hostaceae \Hostaceae\ prop. n.	   One of many families or subfamilies into which some	   classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely	   accepted; includes genus Hosta.	   Syn: family {Hostaceae}, Funkaceae, family {Funkaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hostage \Hos"tage\, n. [OE. hostage, OF. hostage, ostage, F.	   [^o]tage, LL. hostaticus, ostaticum, for hospitaticum, fr. L.	   hospes guest, host. The first meaning is, the state of a	   guest, hospitality; hence, the state of a hostage (treated as	   a guest); and both these meanings occur in Old French. See	   {Host} a landlord.]	   A person given as a pledge or security for the performance of	   the conditions of a treaty or stipulations of any kind, on	   the performance of which the person is to be released.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your hostages I have, so have you mine;	         And we shall talk before we fight.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that hath a wife and children hath given hostages to	         fortune.                                 --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Hostel \Hos"tel\, n. [OE. hostel, ostel, OF. hostel, ostel, LL.	   hospitale, hospitalis, fr. L. hospitalis. See {Hospital}, and	   cf. {Hotel}.]	   1. An inn. [Archaic] --Poe.	      [1913 Webster]	            So pass I hostel, hall, and grange.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small, unendowed college in Oxford or Cambridge. [Obs.]	      --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]
Hosteler \Hos"tel*er\, n. [See {Hostel}, and cf. {Hostler}.]	   1. The keeper of a hostel or inn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A student in a hostel, or small unendowed collede in	      Oxford or Cambridge. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Hostelry \Hos"tel*ry\, n. [OE. hostelrie, hostelrye, ostelrie,	   OF. hostelerie, fr. hostel. See {Hostel}.]	   An inn; a lodging house. [Archaic] --Chaucer. "Homely brought	   up in a rude hostelry." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Come with me to the hostelry.            --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hostess \Host"ess\, n. [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See {Host} a	   landlord.]	   1. A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at	      her house. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female	      innkeeper. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hostess-ship \Host"ess-ship\, n.	   The character, personality, or office of a hostess. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hostie \Hos"tie\, n. [F. See 1st {Host}.]	   The consecrated wafer; the host. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Hostile \Hos"tile\, a. [L. hostilis, from hostis enemy: cf. F.	   hostile. See {Host} an army.]	   Belonging or appropriate to an enemy; showing the disposition	   of an enemy; showing ill will and malevolence, or a desire to	   thwart and injure; occupied by an enemy or enemies; inimical;	   unfriendly; as, a hostile force; hostile intentions; a	   hostile country; hostile to a sudden change.	   Syn: Warlike; inimical; unfriendly; antagonistic; opposed;	        adverse; opposite; contrary; repugnant.	        [1913 Webster]	Hostile \Hos"tile\, n.	   An enemy; esp., an American Indian in arms against the	   whites; -- commonly in the plural. [Colloq.] --P. H.	   Sheridan.	   [1913 Webster]
Hostilely \Hos"tile*ly\, adv.	   In a hostile manner.	   [1913 Webster]
hostile takeover \hostile takeover\ n. (Finance)	   the purchase of a controlling interest in a publicly-traded	   company against the wishes of the current management.	   Note: A person who is the main principal in performing such a	         buyout is called a {corporate raider}.	   Syn: hostile buyout.	        [PJC]
hostilities \hostilities\ n. pl.	   1. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by	      official declaration, during which the international rules	      of war apply.	   Syn: war, state of war, hot war.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              We have showed ourselves generous adversaries . .	              . and have carried on even our hostilities with	              humanity.                           --Atterbury.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. acts of overt warfare.	   Syn: belligerency.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hostility \Hos*til"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Hostilities}. [L. hostilitas:	   cf. F. hostilit['e].]	   1. State of being hostile; public or private enemy;	      unfriendliness; animosity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hostility being thus suspended with France.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of an open enemy; a hostile deed; especially in the	      plural, acts of warfare; attacks of an enemy. See	      {hostilities}	      [1913 Webster]	            He who proceeds to wanton hostility, often provokes	            an enemy where he might have a friend. --Crabb.	   Syn: Animosity; enmity; opposition; violence; aggression;	        contention; warfare.	        [1913 Webster]
Hostilize \Hos"til*ize\, v. t.	   To make hostile; to cause to become an enemy. [Obs.] --A.	   Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Hosting \Host"ing\, n. [From {Host} an army.] [Obs.]	   1. An encounter; a battle. "Fierce hosting." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A muster or review. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Hostler \Hos"tler\, n. [OE. hosteler, osteler, innkeeper, OF.	   hostelier, F. h[^o]telier. See {Hostel}, and cf.	   {Hospitaler}, {Hosteler}.]	   1. An innkeeper. [Obs.] See {Hosteler}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person who has the care of horses at an inn or stable;	      hence, any one who takes care of horses; a groom; -- so	      called because the innkeeper formerly attended to this	      duty in person.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroad) The person who takes charge of a locomotive	      when it is left by the engineer after a trip.	      [1913 Webster]
Hostless \Host"less\, a.	   Inhospitable. [Obs.] "A hostless house." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Host plant \Host plant\ (Agric.)	   A plant which aids, shelters, or protects another plant in	   its growth, as those which are used for nurse crops.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hostry \Host"ry\, n. [OE. hosterie, osterie, OF. hosterie. See	   {Host} a landlord.]	   1. A hostelry; an inn or lodging house. [Obs.] --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stable for horses. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Hot \Hot\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Hote}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Hot \Hot\, a. [Compar. {Hotter}; superl. {Hottest}.] [OE. hot,	   hat, AS. h[=a]t; akin to OS. h[=e]t, D. heet, OHG. heiz, G.	   heiss, Icel. heitr, Sw. het, Dan. heed, hed; cf. Goth.	   heit[=o] fever, hais torch. Cf. {Heat}.]	   1. Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth	      in a great degree; very warm; -- opposed to cold, and	      exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or	      air. "A hotvenison pasty." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily	      excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.	      [1913 Webster]	            Achilles is impatient, hot, and revengeful.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was mouthing in hot haste.      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lustful; lewd; lecherous. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hot bed} (Iron Manuf.), an iron platform in a rolling mill,	      on which hot bars, rails, etc., are laid to cool.	   {Hot wall} (Gardening), a wall provided with flues for the	      conducting of heat, to hasten the growth of fruit trees or	      the ripening of fruit.	   {Hot well} (Condensing Engines), a receptacle for the hot	      water drawn from the condenser by the air pump. This water	      is returned to the boiler, being drawn from the hot well	      by the feed pump.	   {In hot water} (Fig.), in trouble; in difficulties. [Colloq.]	   Syn: Burning; fiery; fervid; glowing; eager; animated; brisk;	        vehement; precipitate; violent; furious; ardent;	        fervent; impetuous; irascible; passionate; hasty;	        excitable.	        [1913 Webster]
Hotbed \Hot"bed`\, n.	   1. (Gardening) A bed of earth heated by fermenting manure or	      other substances, and covered with glass, intended for	      raising early plants, or for nourishing exotics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place which favors rapid growth or development; as, a	      hotbed of sedition.	      [1913 Webster]
Hot blast \Hot" blast`\	   See under {Blast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hot-blooded \Hot"-blood`ed\, a.	   Having hot blood; excitable; high-spirited; irritable;	   ardent; passionate.	   [1913 Webster]
Hot-brained \Hot"-brained`\, a.	   Ardent in temper; violent; rash; impetuous; as, hot-brained	   youth. --Dryden. Hot bulb
Hot bulb \Hot bulb\, Hot pot \Hot pot\ (Internal-combustion	   Engines)	   See {Semi-diesel}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hotchkiss gun \Hotch"kiss gun\[After Benjamin B. Hotchkiss	   (1826-85), American inventor.]	   A built-up, rifled, rapid-fire gun of oil-tempered steel,	   having a rectangular breechblock which moves horizontally or	   vertically in a mortise cut completely through the jacket. It	   is made in France.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hotchpot
Hotchpot \Hotch"pot`\, Hotchpotch \Hotch"potch`\, n. [F.	   hochepot, fr. hocher to shake + pot pot; both of Dutch or	   German origin; cf. OD. hutspot hotchpotch, D. hotsen, hutsen,	   to shake. See {Hustle}, and {Pot}, and cf. {Hodgepodge}.]	   1. A mingled mass; a confused mixture; a stew of various	      ingredients; a hodgepodge.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mixture or hotchpotch of many tastes. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A blending of property for equality of division, as	      when lands given in frank-marriage to one daughter were,	      after the death of the ancestor, blended with the lands	      descending to her and to her sisters from the same	      ancestor, and then divided in equal portions among all the	      daughters. In modern usage, a mixing together, or throwing	      into a common mass or stock, of the estate left by a	      person deceased and the amounts advanced to any particular	      child or children, for the purpose of a more equal	      division, or of equalizing the shares of all the children;	      the property advanced being accounted for at its value	      when given. --Bouvier. Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term has been applied in cases of salvage. Story.	         It corresponds in a measure with collation in the civil	         and Scotch law. See {Collation}. --Bouvier. Tomlins.	         [1913 Webster]
Hotcockles \Hot"coc`kles\, n. [Hot + cockle, cockle being perh.	   corrupt. fr. knuckle. Cf. F. main chaude (lit., hot hand)	   hotcockles.]	   A childish play, in which one covers his eyes, and guesses	   who strikes him or his hand placed behind him.	   [1913 Webster]
hot cross bun \hot" cross bun`\ (-b[u^]n`), n.	   A bun or cake marked with a cross of icing, and intended to	   be eaten on Good Friday; called also {cross bun}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	hot dog \hot" dog`\ (h[o^]t" d[add]g`), n.	   1. A frankfurter.	      [PJC]	   2. A sandwich consisting of a hot dog inserted in a partly	      split elongated roll, usually garnished with mustard, and	      sometimes also with relish, sauerkraut, or a pickle. A hot	      dog garnished with a chili mix is called a {chili dog}.	      [PJC]	   3. A person who performs a complex and difficult athletic	      maneuver, usually to show off his/her skill.	      [PJC]	hot dog \hot" dog"\ (h[o^]t" d[add]g"), exclamation	   An expression of delight.	   [PJC]
Hote \Hote\, v. t. & i. [pres. & imp. {Hatte}, {Hot}, etc.; p.	   p. {Hote}, {Hoten}, {Hot}, etc. See {Hight}, {Hete}.]	   1. To command; to enjoin. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To promise. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be called; to be named. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There as I was wont to hote Arcite,	            Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
hotei-chiku \hotei-chiku\ n.	   A small bamboo ({Phyllostachys aurea}) of Southeast China	   having slender culms flexuous when young.	   Syn: fishpole bamboo, gosan-chiku, {Phyllostachys aurea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hotel \Ho*tel"\, n. [F. h[^o]tel, OF. hostel. See {Hostel}.]	   1. A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or	      public house, of the better class.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of	      rank or wealth.	      [1913 Webster]
Hotel-de-ville \H[^o]tel`-de-ville"\, n. [F.]	   A city hall or townhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hotel-Dieu \H[^o]tel`-Dieu"\, n. [F.]	   A hospital.	   [1913 Webster] hotelkeeper	   hotelier
hotelier \hotelier\, hotelkeeper \hotelkeeper\, hotelman
\hotelman\n.	   an owner or manager of a hotel or hotels.	   Syn: hotelkeeper, hotel manager, hotelman, hosteller.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hoten \Hot"en\,	   p. p. of {Hote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hotfoot \Hot"foot`\, adv.	   In haste; foothot. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hot-head \Hot"-head`\, n.	   A violent, passionate person; a hasty or impetuous person;	   as, the rant of a hot-head.	   [1913 Webster]
Hot-headed \Hot"-head`ed\, a.	   quickly and easily aroused to anger; fiery; violent; rash;	   hasty; impetuous; vehement; as, a hot-headed commander.	   [WordNet sense 1] --Macaulay.	   Syn: choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-tempered,	        quick-tempered, short-tempered.	        [1913 Webster]
hotheaded \hotheaded\ adj.	   1. same as {hot-headed}.	   Syn: choleric, irascible, hot-headed, hot-tempered,	        quick-tempered, short-tempered.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. liable to act with undue haste and without consideration.	   Syn: brainish, impulsive, impetuous, madcap,	        tearaway(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hothouse \Hot"house`\, n.	   1. A house kept warm to shelter tender plants and shrubs from	      the cold air; a place in which the plants of warmer	      climates may be reared, and fruits ripened.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bagnio, or bathing house. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brothel; a bagnio. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Pottery) A heated room for drying green ware.	      [1913 Webster]
Hot-livered \Hot"-liv`ered\, a.	   Of an excitable or irritable temperament; irascible.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hotly \Hot"ly\, adv. [From {Hot}, a.]	   1. In a hot or fiery manner; ardently; vehemently; violently;	      hastily; as, a hotly pursued.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a lustful manner; lustfully. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Hot-mouthed \Hot"-mouthed`\, a.	   Headstrong.	   [1913 Webster]	         That hot-mouthed beast that bears against the curb.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hotness \Hot"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being hot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heat or excitement of mind or manner; violence; vehemence;	      impetuousity; ardor; fury. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Hotpress \Hot"press`\, v. t.	   To apply heat to, in conjunction with mechanical pressure,	   for the purpose of giving a smooth and glossy surface, or to	   express oil, etc.; as, to hotpress paper, linen, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hotpressed \Hot"pressed`\, a.	   Pressed while heat is applied. See {Hotpress}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Hot-short \Hot"-short`\, a. [Cf. {Cold-short}.] (Metal.)	   Brittle when heated, esp. beyond a red heat; as, hot-short	   iron.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hotshot \Hot"shot`\, n.	   a successful, self-confident person who is regarded by others	   as highly skilled; -- sometimes used ironically in reference	   to aggressive persons whose opinion of their own talents is	   considered exaggerated.	   [PJC]
hotshot \hot"shot`\, a.	   1. highly talented, self-confident and successful.	      [PJC]	   2. flamboyantly displaying one's skills.	      [PJC]
Hot-spirited \Hot"-spir`it*ed\, a.	   Having a fiery spirit; hot-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, n. [Hot + spur.]	   A rash, hot-headed man. --Holinshed. Hotspur	Hotspur \Hot"spur`\, Hotspurred \Hot"spurred`\, a.	   Violent; impetuous; headstrong. --Spenser. Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Hottentot \Hot"ten*tot\, n. [D. Hottentot; -- so called from hot	   and tot, two syllables of frequent occurrence in their	   language. --Wedgwood.]	   1. (Ethnol.) One of a degraded	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Hottentots, which is remarkable for	      its clicking sounds; the {Khoisan} language.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Hottentot cherry} (Bot.), a South African plant of the genus	      {Cassine} ({Cassine maurocenia}), having handsome foliage,	      with generally inconspicuous white or green flowers.	      --Loudon.	   {Hottentot's bread}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}	      (a), under {Elephant}.	          [1913 Webster]
Hottentotism \Hot"ten*tot*ism\, n.	   A term employed to describe one of the varieties of	   stammering. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Hottonia \Hottonia\ n.	   A genus of aquatic herbs.	   Syn: genus {Hottonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hot-wire \hot-wire\ v. t.	   to start (a car) by using a wire instead of a key, as when	   stealing the car; the wire is connected to points in the	   ignition circuit that bypass the key.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Houdah \Hou"dah\, n.	   See {Howdah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hough \Hough\, n.	   Same as {Hock}, a joint.	   [1913 Webster]	Hough \Hough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Houghed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Houghing}.]	   Same as {Hock}, to hamstring.	   [1913 Webster]	Hough \Hough\, n. [Cf. D. hak. Cf. {Hack}.]	   An adz; a hoe. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	Hough \Hough\, v. t.	   To cut with a hoe. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
houhere \houhere\ n.	   A small tree or shrub ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand	   having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented	   paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.	   Syn: lacebark, ribbonwood, {Hoheria populnea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Houlet \Hou"let\, n. (Zool.)	   An owl. See {Howlet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoult \Hoult\, n.	   A piece of woodland; a small wood. [Obs.] See {Holt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hound \Hound\, n. [OE. hound, hund, dog, AS. hund; akin to OS. &	   OFries. hund, D. hond, G. hund, OHG. hunt, Icel. hundr, Dan.	   & Sw. hund, Goth. hunds, and prob. to Lith. sz?, Ir. & Gael.	   cu, L. canis, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. [,c]van. [root]229. Cf.	   {Canine}, {Cynic}, {Kennel}.]	   1. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic dog, usually having	      large, drooping ears, esp. one which hunts game by scent,	      as the foxhound, bloodhound, deerhound, but also used for	      various breeds of fleet hunting dogs, as the greyhound,	      boarhound, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hounds and greyhounds, mongrels, spaniels, curs.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A despicable person. "Boy! false hound!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A houndfish.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Naut.) Projections at the masthead, serving as a	      support for the trestletrees and top to rest on.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A side bar used to strengthen portions of the running gear	      of a vehicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To follow the hounds}, to hunt with hounds.	      [1913 Webster]	Hound \Hound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hounding}.]	   1. To set on the chase; to incite to pursuit; as, to hounda	      dog at a hare; to hound on pursuers. --Abp. Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hunt or chase with hounds, or as with hounds.	      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Houndfish \Hound"fish\, n. (Zool.)	   Any small shark of the genus {Galeus} or {Mustelus}, of which	   there are several species, as the smooth houndfish ({Galeus	   canis}), of Europe and America; -- called also {houndshark},	   and {dogfish}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European nursehound, or small-spotted dogfish, is	         {Scyllium canicula}; the rough houndfish, or	         large-spotted dogfish, is {Scyllium catulus}. The name	         has also sometimes been applied to the bluefish	         ({Pomatomus saltatrix}), and to the silver gar.	         [1913 Webster]
Hounding \Hound"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who hounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The part of a mast below the hounds and above the	      deck.	      [1913 Webster]
Hound's-tongue \Hound's"-tongue`\, n. [AS. hundes tunge.] (Bot.)	   A biennial weed ({Cynoglossum officinale}), with soft	   tongue-shaped leaves, and an offensive odor. It bears nutlets	   covered with barbed or hooked prickles. Called also	   {dog's-tongue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Houp \Houp\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Hoopoe}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hour \Hour\, n. [OE. hour, our, hore, ure, OF. hore, ore, ure,	   F. heure, L. hora, fr. Gr. ?, orig., a definite space of	   time, fixed by natural laws; hence, a season, the time of the	   day, an hour. See {Year}, and cf. {Horologe}, {Horoscope}.]	   1. The twenty-fourth part of a day; sixty minutes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The time of the day, as expressed in hours and minutes,	      and indicated by a timepiece; as, what is the hour? At	      what hour shall we meet?	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fixed or appointed time; conjuncture; a particular time or	      occasion; as, the hour of greatest peril; the man for the	      hour.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woman, . . . mine hour is not yet come. --John ii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is your hour, and the power of darkness. --Luke	                                                  xxii. 53.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Certain prayers to be repeated at stated	      times of the day, as matins and vespers.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A measure of distance traveled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vilvoorden, three hours from Brussels. --J. P.	                                                  Peters.	      [1913 Webster]	   {After hours}, after the time appointed for one's regular	      labor.	   {Canonical hours}. See under {Canonical}.	   {Hour angle} (Astron.), the angle between the hour circle	      passing through a given body, and the meridian of a place.	      	   {Hour circle}. (Astron.)	      (a) Any circle of the sphere passing through the two poles	          of the equator; esp., one of the circles drawn on an	          artificial globe through the poles, and dividing the	          equator into spaces of 15[deg], or one hour, each.	      (b) A circle upon an equatorial telescope lying parallel	          to the plane of the earth's equator, and graduated in	          hours and subdivisions of hours of right ascension.	      (c) A small brass circle attached to the north pole of an	          artificial globe, and divided into twenty-four parts	          or hours. It is used to mark differences of time in	          working problems on the globe.	   {Hour hand}, the hand or index which shows the hour on a	      timepiece.	   {Hour line}.	      (a) (Astron.) A line indicating the hour.	      (b) (Dialing) A line on which the shadow falls at a given	          hour; the intersection of an hour circle which the	          face of the dial.	   {Hour plate}, the plate of a timepiece on which the hours are	      marked; the dial. --Locke.	   {Sidereal hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a sidereal day.	   {Solar hour}, the twenty-fourth part of a solar day.	   {The small hours}, the early hours of the morning, as one	      o'clock, two o'clock, etc.	   {To keep good hours}, to be regular in going to bed early.	      [1913 Webster]
Hourglass \Hour"glass`\, n.	   An instrument for measuring time, especially the interval of	   an hour. It consists of a glass vessel having two	   compartments, from the uppermost of which a quantity of sand,	   water, or mercury occupies an hour in running through a small	   aperture unto the lower.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A similar instrument measuring any other interval of	         time takes its name from the interval measured; as, a	         {half-hour glass}, a {half-minute glass}. A	         {three-minute glass} is sometimes called an egg-glass,	         from being used to time the boiling of eggs.	         [1913 Webster]
Houri \Hou"ri\, n.; pl. {Houris}. [Per. h[=u]r[imac],	   h[=u]r[=a], h[=u]r; akin to Ar. h[=u]r, pl. of ahwar	   beautiful-eyed, black-eyed.]	   A nymph of paradise; -- so called by the Mohammedans.	   [1913 Webster]
Hourly \Hour"ly\, a.	   Happening or done every hour; occurring hour by hour;	   frequent; often repeated; renewed hour by hour; continual.	   [1913 Webster]	         In hourly expectation of a martyrdom.    --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]	Hourly \Hour"ly\, adv.	   Every hour; frequently; continually.	   [1913 Webster]	         Great was their strife, which hourly was renewed.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Hours \Hours\, n. pl. [A translation of L. Horae (Gr. ?). See	   {Hour}.] (Myth.)	   Goddess of the seasons, or of the hours of the day.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lo! where the rosy-blosomed Hours,	         Fair Venus' train, appear.               --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Housage \Hous"age\, n. [From {House}.]	   A fee for keeping goods in a house. [R.] -- Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
House \House\ (hous), n.; pl. {Houses}. [OE. hous, hus, AS. h?s;	   akin to OS. & OFries. h?s, D. huis, OHG. h?s, G. haus, Icel.	   h?s, Sw. hus, Dan. huus, Goth. gudh?s, house of God, temple;	   and prob. to E. hide to conceal. See {Hide}, and cf. {Hoard},	   {Husband}, {Hussy}, {Husting}.]	   1. A structure intended or used as a habitation or shelter	      for animals of any kind; but especially, a building or	      edifice for the habitation of man; a dwelling place, a	      mansion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Houses are built to live in; not to look on.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bees with smoke and doves with noisome stench	            Are from their hives and houses driven away. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Household affairs; domestic concerns; particularly in the	      phrase to keep house. See below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those who dwell in the same house; a household.	      [1913 Webster]	            One that feared God with all his house. --Acts x. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A family of ancestors, descendants, and kindred; a race of	      persons from the same stock; a tribe; especially, a noble	      family or an illustrious race; as, the house of Austria;	      the house of Hanover; the house of Israel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last remaining pillar of their house,	            The one transmitter of their ancient name.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of the estates of a kingdom or other government	      assembled in parliament or legislature; a body of men	      united in a legislative capacity; as, the House of Lords;	      the House of Commons; the House of Representatives; also,	      a quorum of such a body. See {Congress}, and {Parliament}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Com.) A firm, or commercial establishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A public house; an inn; a hotel.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens, as divided by six	      circles intersecting at the north and south points of the	      horizon, used by astrologers in noting the positions of	      the heavenly bodies, and casting horoscopes or nativities.	      The houses were regarded as fixed in respect to the	      horizon, and numbered from the one at the eastern horizon,	      called the ascendant, first house, or house of life,	      downward, or in the direction of the earth's revolution,	      the stars and planets passing through them in the reverse	      order every twenty-four hours.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A square on a chessboard, regarded as the proper place of	      a piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. An audience; an assembly of hearers, as at a lecture, a	       theater, etc.; as, a thin or a full house.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. The body, as the habitation of the soul.	       [1913 Webster]	             This mortal house I'll ruin,	             Do C[ae]sar what he can.             --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12.	   Usage: [With an adj., as narrow, dark, etc.] The grave. "The	          narrow house." --Bryant.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: House is much used adjectively and as the first element	         of compounds. The sense is usually obvious; as, house	         cricket, housemaid, house painter, housework.	         [1913 Webster]	   {House ant} (Zool.), a very small, yellowish brown ant	      ({Myrmica molesta}), which often infests houses, and	      sometimes becomes a great pest.	   {House of bishops} (Prot. Epis. Ch.), one of the two bodies	      composing a general convertion, the other being House of	      Clerical and Lay Deputies.	   {House boat}, a covered boat used as a dwelling.	   {House of call}, a place, usually a public house, where	      journeymen connected with a particular trade assemble when	      out of work, ready for the call of employers. [Eng.]	   {To bring down the house}. See under {Bring}.	   {To keep house}, to maintain an independent domestic	      establishment.	   {To keep open house}, to entertain friends at all times.	   Syn: Dwelling; residence; abode. See {Tenement}.	        [1913 Webster]	House \House\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Housed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Housing}.] [AS. h?sian.]	   1. To take or put into a house; to shelter under a roof; to	      cover from the inclemencies of the weather; to protect by	      covering; as, to house one's family in a comfortable home;	      to house farming utensils; to house cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            At length have housed me in a humble shed. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            House your choicest carnations, or rather set them	            under a penthouse.                    --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive to a shelter. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To admit to residence; to harbor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Palladius wished him to house all the Helots. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deposit and cover, as in the grave. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To stow in a safe place; to take down and make	      safe; as, to house the upper spars.	      [1913 Webster]	House \House\, v. i.	   1. To take shelter or lodging; to abide to dwell; to lodge.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall not house with me.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) To have a position in one of the houses. See	      {House}, n., 8. "Where Saturn houses." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
houseboat \houseboat\ n.	   a barge that is designed and equipped for use as a dwelling.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Housebote \House"bote`\, n. [House + bote.] (Law)	   Wood allowed to a tenant for repairing the house and for	   fuel. This latter is often called firebote. See {Bote}.	   [1913 Webster]
housebound \housebound\ adj.	   confined to the home, usually due to illness.	   Syn: homebound, shut-in.	        [WordNet 1.5]
housebreak \house"break`\ v. t.	   to train a pet to live cleanly in a house, especially by	   training it to defecate and urinate in designated boxes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Housebreaker \House"break`er\, n.	   One who is guilty of the crime of housebreaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Housebreaking \House"break`ing\, n.	   The act of breaking open and entering, with a felonious	   purpose, the dwelling house of another, whether done by day	   or night. See {Burglary}, and {To break a house}, under	   {Break}.	   [1913 Webster]
housebroken \housebroken\ adj.	   trained to urinate and defecate outside or in a special	   place, such as a litter box; as, housebroken pets; -- of pet	   animals.	   Syn: house-trained, housetrained.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Housebuilder \House"build`er\, n.	   One whose business is to build houses; a housewright.	   [1913 Webster]
Housecarl \House"carl`\, n. [OE. huscarle. See {House}, and	   {Carl}.] (Eng. Arch[ae]ol.)	   A household servant; also, one of the bodyguard of King	   Canute.	   [1913 Webster]
housecoat \housecoat\ n.	   a loose dressing gown for women.	   Syn: negligee, neglige, peignoir, wrapper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
housecraft \housecraft\ n.	   skill in domestic management.	   [WordNet 1.5]
housedog \housedog\ n.	   a dog trained to guard a house.	   [WordNet 1.5]
housefather \housefather\ n.	   a man in charge of children in an institution.	   [WordNet 1.5]
housefly \house"fly`\ n.	   1. common fly ({Musca domestica}) that frequents human	      habitations and spreads many diseases.	   Syn: {Musca domestica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
houseful \houseful\ n.	   as many as a house will accommodate; as, they entertained a	   houseful of guests.	   [WordNet 1.5] houseguest
houseguest \houseguest\, house guest \house guest\n.	   a guest entertained and staying overnight in one's house for	   one or more nights.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Household \House"hold`\, n.	   1. Those who dwell under the same roof and compose a family.	      [1913 Webster]	            And calls, without affecting airs,	            His household twice a day to prayers. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A line of ancestory; a race or house. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Household \House"hold`\, a.	   Belonging to the house and family; domestic; as, household	   furniture; household affairs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Household bread}, bread made in the house for common use;	      hence, bread that is not of the finest quality. [Obs.]	   {Household gods} (Rom. Antiq.), the gods presiding over the	      house and family; the Lares and Penates; hence, all	      objects endeared by association with home.	   {Household troops}, troops appointed to attend and guard the	      sovereign or his residence.	      [1913 Webster]
Householder \House"hold`er\, n.	   The master or head of a family; one who occupies a house with	   his family.	   [1913 Webster]	         Towns in which almost every householder was an English	         Protestant.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Compound householder}. See {Compound}, a.	      [1913 Webster] housekeep
housekeep \housekeep\, house-keep \house-keep\v. i.	   to take care of all household-related business.	   Syn: house-keep, maintain a household, keep house.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Housekeeper \House"keep`er\, n.	   1. One who occupies a house with his family; a householder;	      the master or mistress of a family. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who does, or oversees, the work of keeping house; as,	      his wife is a good housekeeper; often, a woman hired to	      superintend the servants of a household and manage the	      ordinary domestic affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who exercises hospitality, or has a plentiful and	      hospitable household. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who keeps or stays much at home. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You are manifest housekeeper.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A house dog. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Housekeeping \House"keep`ing\, n.	   1. The state of occupying a dwelling house as a householder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Care of domestic concerns; management of a house and home	      affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hospitality; a liberal and hospitable table; a supply of	      provisions. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell me, softly and hastily, what's in the pantry?	            Small housekeeping enough, said Ph[oe]be. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Housekeeping \House"keep`ing\, a.	   Domestic; used in a family; as, housekeeping commodities.	   [1913 Webster]
Housel \Hou"sel\, n. [OE. housel, husel, AS. h[=u]sel; akin to	   Icel. h[=u]sl, Goth. hunsl a sacrifice.]	   The eucharist. [Archaic] --Rom. of R. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Housel \Hou"sel\, v. t. [AS. h[=u]slian.]	   To administer the eucharist to. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Houseleek \House"leek`\, n. [House + leek.] (Bot.)	   A succulent plant of the genus {Sempervivum} ({Sempervivum	   tectorum}), originally a native of subalpine Europe, but now	   found very generally on old walls and roofs. It is very	   tenacious of life under drought and heat; -- called also	   {ayegreen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Houseless \House"less\, a.	   Destitute of the shelter of a house; shelterless; homeless;	   as, a houseless wanderer.	   [1913 Webster]
Houselessness \House"less*ness\, n.	   The state of being houseless.	   [1913 Webster]
Houseline \House"line`\, n. (Naut.)	   A small line of three strands used for seizing; -- called	   also {housing}. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Houseling \House"ling`\, a.	   Same as {Housling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Housemaid \House"maid`\, n.	   A female servant employed to do housework, esp. to take care	   of the rooms.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Housemaid's knee} (Med.), a swelling over the knee, due to	      an enlargement of the bursa in the front of the kneepan;	      -- so called because frequently occurring in servant girls	      who work upon their knees.	      [1913 Webster]
houseman \houseman\ n.	   an advanced student or graduate in medicine gaining	   supervised practical experience in a hospital or other	   medical institution. [British]	   Syn: intern, interne, internist, medical intern.	        [WordNet 1.5]
housemaster \housemaster\ n.	   A teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Housemate \House"mate`\, n.	   One who dwells in the same house with another. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
houseplant \houseplant\ n.	   any of a variety of plants grown indoors for decorative	   purposes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
house-proud \house-proud\ adj.	   proud of one's house or its furnishings or upkeep.	   [WordNet 1.5]
house-raising \house-raising\ n.	   A gathering for the construction of a house by a group of	   neighbors, usually in a rural community, and sometimes	   accomplished in a single day; similar to a {barn-raising}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Houseroom \House"room`\, n.	   Room or place in a house; as, to give any one houseroom.	   [1913 Webster]
house-to-house \house-to-house\ adj.	   omitting no one; proceeding from the door of one house to	   that of the next; as, house-to-house canvassing.	   Syn: door-to-door.	        [WordNet 1.5]
housetop \house"top`\ n.	   The roof of a house, especially the flat part of a roof; as,	   shout it from the housetops.	   [WordNet 1.5]
house-trained \house-trained\ adj.	   same as {housebroken}.	   Syn: housebroken, housetrained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
housetrained \housetrained\ adj.	   same as {housebroken}.	   Syn: housebroken, house-trained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Housewarming \House"warm`ing\, n.	   A feast or merry-making made by or for a family or business	   firm on taking possession of a new house or premises.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Housewife \House"wife`\, n. [House + wife. Cf. {Hussy}.]	   1. The wife of a householder; the mistress of a family; the	      female head of a household. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He a good husband, a good housewife she. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Usually pronounced ?.) [See {Hussy}, in this sense.] A	      little case or bag for materials used in sewing, and for	      other articles of female work; -- called also {hussy}.	      [Written also {huswife}.] --P. Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hussy. [R.] [Usually written {huswife}.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sailor's housewife}, a ditty-bag. Housewife	Housewife \House"wife`\, Housewive \House"wive`\, v. t.	   To manage with skill and economy, as a housewife or other	   female manager; to economize.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conferred those moneys on the nuns, which since they	         have well housewived.                    --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Housewifely \House"wife`ly\, a.	   Pertaining or appropriate to a housewife; domestic;	   economical; prudent.	   [1913 Webster]	         A good sort of woman, ladylike and housewifely. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Housewifery \House"wif`er*y\, n.	   The business of the mistress of a family; female management	   of domestic concerns.	   [1913 Webster]
Housework \House"work`\, n.	   The work belonging to housekeeping; especially, kitchen work,	   sweeping, scrubbing, bed making, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Housewright \House"wright`\, n.	   A builder of houses.	   [1913 Webster]
Housing \Hous"ing\, n. [From {House}. In some of its senses this	   word has been confused with the following word.]	   1. The act of putting or receiving under shelter; the state	      of dwelling in a habitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which shelters or covers; houses, taken collectively.	      --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The space taken out of one solid, to admit the	          insertion of part of another, as the end of one timber	          in the side of another.	      (b) A niche for a statue.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A frame or support for holding something in place,	      such as a piece of machinery, journal boxes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) That portion of a mast or bowsprit which is beneath	          the deck or within the vessel.	      (b) A covering or protection, as an awning over the deck	          of a ship when laid up.	      (c) A houseline. See {Houseline}.	          [1913 Webster]	Housing \Hous"ing\, n. [From {Houss}.]	   1. A cover or cloth for a horse's saddle, as an ornamental or	      military appendage; a saddlecloth; a horse cloth; in	      plural, trappings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appendage to the hames or collar of a harness.	      [1913 Webster]
housings \housings\ n.	   1. same as 2nd {housing}, n.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Housling \Hous"ling\, a. [See {Housel}.]	   Sacramental; as, housling fire. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Houss \Houss\, n. [F. housse, LL. hulcia, fr. OHG. hulst; akin	   to E. holster. See {Holster}, and cf. 2d {Housing}.]	   A saddlecloth; a housing. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Houstonia \Hous*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after Dr. William	   Houston, an English surgeon and botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of small rubiaceous herbs, having tetramerous	   salveform blue or white flower. There are about twenty	   species, natives of North America. Also, a plant of this	   genus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Houtou \Hou"tou\, n. [From its note.] (Zool.)	   A beautiful South American motmot. --Waterton.	   [1913 Webster]
Houttuynia \Houttuynia\ n.	   A genus of plants having only one species; East Asian	   low-growing plant of wet places.	   Syn: genus {Houttuynia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Houve \Houve\, n. [AS. h[=u]fe.]	   A head covering of various kinds; a hood; a coif; a cap.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Houyhnhnm \Hou*yhnhnm"\, n.	   One of the race of horses described by Swift in his imaginary	   travels of Lemuel Gulliver. The Houyhnhnms were endowed with	   reason and noble qualities; subject to them were Yahoos, a	   race of brutes having the form and all the worst vices of	   men.	   [1913 Webster]
Hove \Hove\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Heave}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hove short}, {Hove to}. See {To heave a cable short}, {To	      heave a ship to}, etc., under {Heave}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hove \Hove\, v. i. & t.	   To rise; to swell; to heave; to cause to swell. [Obs. or	   Scot.] --Holland. Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	Hove \Hove\, v. i. [OE. hoven. See {Hover}.]	   To hover around; to loiter; to lurk. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Hovel \Hov"el\, n. [OE. hovel, hovil, prob. a dim. fr. AS. hof	   house; akin to D. & G. hof court, yard, Icel. hof temple; cf.	   Prov. E. hove to take shelter, heuf shelter, home.]	   1. An open shed for sheltering cattle, or protecting produce,	      etc., from the weather. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A poor cottage; a small, mean house; a hut.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Porcelain Manuf.) A large conical brick structure around	      which the firing kilns are grouped. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Hovel \Hov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hoveled}or {Hovelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hoveling} or {Hovelling}.]	   To put in a hovel; to shelter.	   [1913 Webster]	         To hovel thee with swine, and rogues forlon. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poor are hoveled and hustled together. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoveler \Hov"el*er\, n.	   One who assists in saving life and property from a wreck; a	   coast boatman. [Written also {hoveller}.] [Prov. Eng.] --G.	   P. R. James.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoveling \Hov"el*ing\, n.	   A method of securing a good draught in chimneys by covering	   the top, leaving openings in the sides, or by carrying up two	   of the sides higher than the other two. [Written also	   {hovelling}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hoven \Ho"ven\, obs. or archaic	   p. p. of {Heave}.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoven \Ho"ven\, a.	   Affected with the disease called hoove; as, hoven cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hover \Hov"er\, n. [Etymol. doubtful.]	   A cover; a shelter; a protection. [Archaic] --Carew. --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Hover \Hov"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hovered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hovering}.] [OE. hoveren, and hoven, prob. orig., to abide,	   linger, and fr. AS. hof house; cf. OFries. hovia to receive	   into one's house. See {Hovel}.]	   1. To hang fluttering in the air, or on the wing; to remain	      in flight or floating about or over a place or object; to	      be suspended in the air above something.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great flights of birds are hovering about the	            bridge, and settling on it.           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hovering mist came swimming o'er his sight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hang about; to move to and fro near a place,	      threateningly, watchfully, or irresolutely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Agricola having sent his navy to hover on the coast.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hovering o'er the paper with her quill. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
hoya \hoya\ n.	   1. any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and	      usually nectariferous flowers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
hovercraft \hov"er*craft\, n.	   A vehicle that rides over water or land supported by the	   pressure of a stream of air generated by downward-thrusting	   fans, and is propelled forward by an air propeller; also	   called {ACV} and {air-cushioned vehicle}. [Mostly found in	   Great Britain]	   [PJC]
Hoverer \Hov"er*er\, n.	   A device in an incubator for protecting the young chickens	   and keeping them warm.	   [1913 Webster]
Hover-hawk \Hov"er-hawk`\, n. (Zool.)	   The kestrel.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoveringly \Hov"er*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a hovering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
How \How\, adv. [OE. how, hou, hu, hwu, AS. h?, from the same	   root as hw[=a], hw[ae]t, who, what, pron. interrog.; akin to	   OS. hw[=o]w, D. hoe, cf. G. wie how, Goth. hw[=e] wherewith,	   hwaiwa how. [root]182. See {Who}, and cf. {Why}.]	   1. In what manner or way; by what means or process.	      [1913 Webster]	            How can a man be born when he is old? --John iii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To what degree or extent, number or amount; in what	      proportion; by what measure or quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the	            day.                                  --Ps. cxix.	                                                  97.	      [1913 Webster]	            By how much they would diminish the present extent	            of the sea, so much they would impair the fertility,	            and fountains, and rivers of the earth. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. For what reason; from what cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            How now, my love! why is your cheek so pale? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In what state, condition, or plight.	      [1913 Webster]	            How, and with what reproach, shall I return?	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. By what name, designation, or title.	      [1913 Webster]	            How art thou called?                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. At what price; how dear. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How a score of ewes now?              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: How is used in each sense, interrogatively,	         interjectionally, and relatively; it is also often	         employed to emphasize an interrogation or exclamation.	         "How are the mighty fallen!" --2 Sam. i. 27. Sometimes,	         also, it is used as a noun; -- as, the how, the when,	         the wherefore. --Shelley.	         [1913 Webster]	               Let me beg you -- don't say "How?" for "What?"	                                                  --Holmes.	         [1913 Webster]
Howadji \How*adj"i\, n. [Ar.]	   1. A traveler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A merchant; -- so called in the East because merchants	      were formerly the chief travelers.	      [1913 Webster]
Howbeit \How*be"it\, conj. [How + be + it.]	   Be it as it may; nevertheless; notwithstanding; although;	   albeit; yet; but; however.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Moor -- howbeit that I endure him not 	         Is of a constant, loving, noble nature.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Howdah \How"dah\, n. [Ar. hawdaj.]	   A seat or pavilion, generally covered, fastened on the back	   of an elephant, for the rider or riders. [Written also	   {houdah}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Howdy \How"dy\, n. [Scot., also houdy- wife. Of uncertain	   origin; cf. OSw. jordgumma; or perh. fr. E. how d'ye.]	   A midwife. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Howel \How"el\, n.	   A tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering rheir	   work, especially the inside of casks.	   [1913 Webster]	Howel \How"el\, v. t.	   To smooth; to plane; as, to howel a cask.	   [1913 Webster]
Howell \How"ell\, n.	   The upper stage of a porcelian furnace.	   [1913 Webster]
However \How*ev"er\, adv. [Sometimes contracted into howe'er.]	   1. In whetever manner, way, or degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            However yet they me despise and spite. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Howe'er the business goes, you have made fault.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At all events; at least; in any case.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our chief end is to be freed from all, if it may be,	            however from the greatest evils.      --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	However \How*ev"er\, conj.	   Nevertheless; notwithstanding; yet; still; though; as, I	   shall not oppose your design; I can not, however, approve of	   it.	   [1913 Webster]	         In your excuse your love does little say;	         You might howe'er have took a better way. --Dryden.	   Syn: {However}, {At least}, {Nevertheless}, {Yet}.	   Usage: These words, as here compared, have an adversative	          sense in reference to something referred to in the	          context. However is the most general, and leads to a	          final conclusion or decision. Thus we say, the truth,	          however, has not yet fully come out; i.e., such is the	          speaker's conclusion in view of the whole case. So	          also we say, however, you may rely on my assistance to	          that amount; i. e., at all events, whatever may	          happen, this is my final decision. At least is	          adversative in another way. It points out the utmost	          concession that can possibly be required, and still	          marks the adversative conclusion; as, at least, this	          must be done; whatever may be our love of peace, we	          must at least maintain the rights of conscience.	          Nevertheless denotes that though the concession be	          fully made, it has no bearing of the question; as,	          nevertheless, we must go forward. Yet signifies that	          however extreme the supposition or fact comceded may	          be, the consequence which might naturally be expected	          does not and will not follow; as, though I should die	          with thee, yet will I not deny thee; though he slay	          me, yet will I trust in him. Cf. {But}.	          [1913 Webster]
Howitz \How"itz\, n.	   A howitzer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Howitzer \How"itz*er\, n. [G. haubitze, formerly hauffnitz,	   Bohem. haufnice, orig., a sling.] (Mil.)	   (a) A gun so short that the projectile, which was hollow,	       could be put in its place by hand; a kind of mortar.	       [Obs.]	   (b) A short, light, largebore cannon, usually having a	       chamber of smaller diameter than the rest of the bore,	       and intended to throw large projectiles with	       comparatively small charges.	       [1913 Webster]
Howker \How"ker\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Hooker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Howl \Howl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Howled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Howling}.] [OE. houlen, hulen; akin to D. huilen, MHG.	   hiulen, hiuweln, OHG. hiuwil[=o]n to exult, h?wo owl, Dan.	   hyle to howl.]	   1. To utter a loud, protracted, mournful sound or cry, as	      dogs and wolves often do.	      [1913 Webster]	            And dogs in corners set them down to howl.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methought a legion of foul fiends	            Environ'd me about, and howled in my ears. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter a sound expressive of distress; to cry aloud and	      mournfully; to lament; to wail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Howl ye, for the day of the Lord is at hand. --Is.	                                                  xiii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a noise resembling the cry of a wild beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wild howled the wind.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Howling monkey}. (Zool.) See {Howler}, 2.	   {Howling wilderness}, a wild, desolate place inhabited only	      by wild beasts. --Deut. xxxii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Howl \Howl\, v. t.	   To utter with outcry. "Go . . . howl it out in deserts."	   --Philips.	   [1913 Webster]	Howl \Howl\, n.	   1. The protracted, mournful cry of a dog or a wolf, or other	      like sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prolonged cry of distress or anguish; a wail.	      [1913 Webster]
Howler \Howl"er\, n.	   1. One who howls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any South American monkey of the genus {Mycetes}.	      Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits,	      and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which	      they indulge at night.	      [1913 Webster]
Howlet \Howl"et\, n. [Equiv. to owlet, influenced by howl: cf.	   F. hulotte, OHG. h?wela, hiuwela.] (Zool.)	   An owl; an owlet. [Written also {houlet}.] --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Howp \Howp\, v. i.	   To cry out; to whoop. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Howso \How"so\, adv.	   Howsoever. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Howsoever \How`so*ev"er\, adj. & conj. [How + so + ever.]	   1. In what manner soever; to whatever degree or extent;	      however.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am glad he's come, howsoever he comes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Although; though; however. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Howve \Howve\, n.	   A hood. See {Houve}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
hoya \hoya\ n.	   1. any plant of the genus Hoya having fleshy leaves and	      usually nectariferous flowers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Hox \Hox\, v. t. [See {Hock}. [root]12.]	   To hock; to hamstring. See {Hock}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoy \Hoy\, n. [D. heu, or Flem. hui.] (Naut.)	   A small coaster vessel, usually sloop-rigged, used in	   conveying passengers and goods from place to place, or as a	   tender to larger vessels in port.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hoy went to London every week.       --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Hoy \Hoy\, interj. [D. hui. Cf. {Ahoy}.]	   Ho! Halloe! Stop!	   [1913 Webster]
hoya \hoya\ n.	   Any plant of the genus {Hoya} having fleshy leaves and	   usually nectariferous flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hoyden \Hoy"den\, n.	   Same as {Hoiden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hoyman \Hoy"man\, n.; pl. {Hoymen}.	   One who navigates a hoy.	   [1913 Webster]	         A common hoyman to carry goods by water for hire.	                                                  --Hobart.	   [1913 Webster]
HQ \HQ\ n. [acronym]	   Headquarters, the place from which a commander performs the	   functions of command.	   Syn: headquarters, military headquarters.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hr \hr\ n. [abbreviation]	   An abbreviation for {hour}, the period of time equal to	   1/24th of a day.	   Syn: hour, 60 minutes.	        [WordNet 1.5] HSV-1	        HS1
HS1 \HS1\, HSV-1 \HSV-1\, HSV-I \HSV-I\n.	   1. Herpes simplex 1, a herpes virus that causes oral herpes;	      also called {type I Herpes}.	   Syn: herpes simplex 1.	        [WordNet 1.5] HSV-2	        HS2
HS2 \HS2\, HSV-2 \HSV-2\, HSV-II \HSV-II\n.	   1. Herpes simplex 2, a herpes virus that can cause genital	      herpes; also called {type II Herpes}.	   Syn: herpes simplex 2.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hsien \Hsien\, n. [Chin.]	   An administrative subdivision of a fu, or department, or of	   an independent chow; also, the seat of government of such a	   district.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
huamachil \huamachil\ n.	   A common thorny tropical American tree ({Pithecellobium	   dulce}) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by	   sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good	   timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.	   Syn: manila tamarind, camachile, wild tamarind,	        {Pithecellobium dulce}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Huanaco \Hua*na"co\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Guanaco}.	   [1913 Webster] huaraches	   Huarache
Huarache \Hua*ra"che\, huaraches \hua*ra"ches\, Huaracho
\Hua*ra"cho\, n.; pl. {Huarachos}. [Amer. Sp., also guaracha,	   guarache, huarache, prob. of Mexican origin.]	   A kind of low-heeled sandal with the upper consisting of	   interwoven leather strips; -- usually used in pl. [Southern	   U. S. & Mex.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Huascaran \Huascaran\ prop. n.	   a mountain in Peru, 22,205 feet high. [proper name]	   [WordNet 1.5]
huastorium \huastorium\ n.	   a rootlike attachment in parasitic plants that penetrates and	   obtains food from the host.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hub \Hub\ (h[u^]b), n. [See 1st {Hob}.]	   1. The central part, usually cylindrical, of a wheel; the	      nave. See Illust. of {Axle box}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The hilt of a weapon. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rough protuberance or projecting obstruction; as, a hub	      in the road. [U.S.] See {Hubby}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A goal or mark at which quoits, etc., are cast.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Diesinking) A hardened, engraved steel punch for	      impressing a device upon a die, used in coining, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A screw hob. See {Hob}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A block for scotching a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The central location within which activities tend to	      concentrate, or from which activities radiate outward; a	      focus of activity.	      [PJC]	   9. Hence: (Aeronautics) A large airport used as a central	      transfer station for an airline, permitting economic air	      transportation between remote locations by directing	      travellers through the hub, often changing planes at the	      hub, and thus keeping the seat occupancy rate on the	      airplanes high. The hub together with the feeder lines	      from remote locations constitute the so-called	   {hub and spoke system} of commercial air passenger	      transportation. A commercial airline may have more than	      one such hub.	      [PJC]	   10. The city of Boston, Massachusetts referred to locally by	       the nickname {The Hub}.	       [PJC]	   {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 in business, like a wheel sunk in mire;	      deeply involved. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hubble-bubble \Hub"ble-bub`ble\, n.	   A tobacco pipe, so arranged that the smoke passes through	   water, making a bubbling noise, whence its name. In India,	   the bulb containing the water is often a cocoanut shell. It	   is a simple type of {hookah}.	   [1913 Webster] Hubble Telescope
Hubble Telescope \Hub"ble Tel"e*scope\, Hubble Space Telescope
\Hub"ble Space Tel"e*scope\, n.	   A large astromical optical telescope placed into orbit around	   the earth, from which, in the absence of absorption and	   distortion by the earth's atmosphere, clear high-resolution	   images of astronomical objects can be obtained in the	   visible, infrared, and ultraviolet wavelengths. The telescope	   was launched into orbit on April 24, 1990. Since then the	   telescope has taken thousands of images, many of them unique,	   recording never before seen astronomical phenomena. Service	   missions were performed in 1993 and 1997, during which	   astronauts upgraded or replaced equipment on the telescope.	   [a href="http:]/oposite.stsci.edu/pubinfo/">Link to Hubble	   Telescope Information.	   [PJC]
Hubbub \Hub"bub\, n. [Cf. {Whoobub}, {Whoop}, {Hoop}, v. i.]	   A loud noise of many confused voices; a tumult; uproar.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         This hubbub of unmeaning words.          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Hubby \Hub"by\, a.	   Full of hubs or protuberances; as, a road that has been	   frozen while muddy is hubby. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
hubby \hub"by\ (h[u^]b"b[y^]), n.	   Husband. [informal]	   [PJC]
Hubnerite \H["u]b"ner*ite\, n. [After H["u]bner, who analyzed	   it.] (Min.)	   A mineral of brownish black color, occurring in columnar or	   foliated masses. It is native {manganese tungstate}. Huch
Huch \Huch\, Huchen \Hu"chen\, n. [G.] (Zool.)	   A large salmon ({Salmo hucho} or {Salvelinus hucho})	   inhabiting the Danube; -- called also {huso}, and {bull	   trout}.	   [1913 Webster]
Huck \Huck\, v. i. [See {Hawk} to offer for sale, {Huckster}.]	   To higgle in trading. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Huckaback \Huck"a*back\, n. [Perh. orig., peddler's wares; cf.	   LG. hukkebak pickback. Cf. {Huckster}.]	   A kind of linen cloth with raised figures, used for	   towelings.	   [1913 Webster]
Huckle \Huc"kle\, n. [Perh. dim. of Prov. E. hucka hook, and so	   named from its round shape. See {Hook}.]	   1. The hip; the haunch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bunch or part projecting like the hip.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Huckle bone}.	      (a) The hip bone; the innominate bone.	      (b) A small bone of the ankle; astragalus. [R.] --Udall.	          [1913 Webster]
Huckle-backed \Huc"kle-backed`\, a.	   Round-shoulded.	   [1913 Webster]
Huckleberry \Huc"kle*ber`ry\, n. [Cf. {Whortleberry}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The edible black or dark blue fruit of several species of	       the American genus {Gaylussacia}, shrubs nearly related	       to the blueberries ({Vaccinium}), and formerly confused	       with them. The commonest huckelberry comes from	       {Gaylussacia resinosa}.	   (b) The shrub that bears the berries. Called also	       whortleberry.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Squaw huckleberry}. See {Deeberry}.	      [1913 Webster]
Huckster \Huck"ster\, n. [OE. hukstere, hukster, OD. heukster,	   D. heuker; akin to D. huiken to stoop, bend, OD. huycken,	   huken, G. hocken, to squat, Icel. h?ka; -- the peddler being	   named from his stooping under the load on his back. Cf.	   {Hawk} to offer for sale.]	   1. A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like;	      a peddler; a hawker. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mean, trickish fellow. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	Huckster \Huck"ster\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huckstered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Huckstering}.]	   To deal in small articles, or in petty bargains. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hucksterage \Huck"ster*age\, n.	   The business of a huckster; small dealing; peddling.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ignoble huckster age of piddling tithes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hucksterer \Huck"ster*er\, n.	   A huckster. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those hucksterers or money-jobbers.      --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Huckstress \Huck"stress\, n.	   A female huckster.	   [1913 Webster]
Hud \Hud\, n. [Cf. {Hood} a covering.]	   A huck or hull, as of a nut. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Huddle \Hud"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Huddling}.] [Cf. OE. hoderen, hodren, to cover, keep, warm;	   perh. akin to OE. huden, hiden, to hide, E. hide, and orig.	   meaning, to get together for protection in a safe place. Cf.	   {Hide} to conceal.]	   To press together promiscuously, from confusion,	   apprehension, or the like; to crowd together confusedly; to	   press or hurry in disorder; to crowd.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cattle huddled on the lea.           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Huddling together on the public square . . . like a	         herd of panic-struck deer.               --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	Huddle \Hud"dle\, v. t.	   1. To crowd (things) together to mingle confusedly; to	      assemble without order or system.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our adversary, huddling several suppositions	            together, . . . makes a medley and confusion.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do, make, or put, in haste or roughly; hence, to do	      imperfectly; -- usually with a following preposition or	      adverb; as, to huddle on; to huddle up; to huddle	      together. "Huddle up a peace." --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him forescat his work with timely care,	            Which else is huddled when the skies are fair.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, in all haste, they huddle on	            Their hoods, their cloaks, and get them gone.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Huddle \Hud"dle\, n.	   A crowd; a number of persons or things crowded together in a	   confused manner; tumult; confusion. "A huddle of ideas."	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Huddler \Hud"dler\, n.	   One who huddles things together.	   [1913 Webster]
Hudge \Hudge\, n. (Mining)	   An iron bucket for hoisting coal or ore. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Hudibrastic \Hu`di*bras"tic\, a.	   Similar to, or in the style of, the poem "Hudibras," by	   Samuel Butler; in the style of doggerel verse. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Hudsonia \Hudsonia\ n.	   A genus of small evergreen subshrubs of North America.	   Syn: genus {Hudsonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hudsonian \Hud*so"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Hudson's Bay or to the Hudson River; as,	   the Hudsonian curlew.	   [1913 Webster]
Hue \Hue\, n. [OE. hew, heow, color, shape, form, AS. hiw, heow;	   akin to Sw. hy skin, complexion, Goth. hiwi form,	   appearance.]	   1. Color or shade of color; tint; dye. "Flowers of all hue."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hues of the rich unfolding morn.      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Painting) A predominant shade in a composition of primary	      colors; a primary color modified by combination with	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	Hue \Hue\, n. [OE. hue, huer, to hoot, shout, prob. fr. OF. hu	   an exclamation.]	   A shouting or vociferation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hue and cry} (Law), a loud outcry with which felons were	      anciently pursued, and which all who heard it were obliged	      to take up, joining in the pursuit till the malefactor was	      taken; in later usage, a written proclamation issued on	      the escape of a felon from prison, requiring all persons	      to aid in retaking him. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Hued \Hued\, a.	   Having color; -- usually in composition; as, bright-hued;	   many-hued. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hueless \Hue"less\, a. [AS. hiwle['a]s. See {Hue} color.]	   Destitute of color. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Huer \Hu"er\, n.	   One who cries out or gives an alarm; specifically, a balker;	   a conder. See {Balker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Huff \Huff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Huffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Huffing}.] [Cf. OE. hoove to puff up, blow; prob. of	   imitative origin.]	   1. To swell; to enlarge; to puff up; as, huffed up with air.	      --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with insolence and arrogance; to chide or rebuke	      with insolence; to hector; to bully.	      [1913 Webster]	            You must not presume to huff us.      --Echard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Draughts) To remove from the board (the piece which could	      have captured an opposing piece). See {Huff}, v. i., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Huff \Huff\, v. i.	   1. To enlarge; to swell up; as, bread huffs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bluster or swell with anger, pride, or arrogance; to	      storm; to take offense.	      [1913 Webster]	            This senseless arrogant conceit of theirs made them	            huff at the doctrine of repentance.   --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Draughts) To remove from the board a man which could have	      captured a piece but has not done so; -- so called because	      it was the habit to blow upon the piece.	      [1913 Webster]	Huff \Huff\, n.	   1. A swell of sudden anger or arrogance; a fit of	      disappointment and petulance or anger; a rage. "Left the	      place in a huff." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boaster; one swelled with a false opinion of his own	      value or importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lewd, shallow-brained huffs make atheism and	            contempt of religion the sole badge . . . of wit.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To take huff}, to take offence. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Huffcap \Huff"cap`\, n.	   A blusterer; a bully. [Obs.] -- a. Blustering; swaggering.	   [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Huffer \Huff"er\, n.	   A bully; a blusterer. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Huffiness \Huff"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being huffish; petulance; bad temper. --Ld.	   Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Huffingly \Huff"ing*ly\, adv.	   Blusteringly; arrogantly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And huffingly doth this bonny Scot ride. --Old Ballad.	   [1913 Webster]
Huffish \Huff"ish\, a.	   Disposed to be blustering or arrogant; petulant. --	   {Huff"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Huff"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Huffy \Huff"y\, a.	   1. Puffed up; as, huffy bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by arrogance or petulance; easily offended.	      [1913 Webster]
Hug \Hug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hugging}.] [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. sidde paa huk	   to squat, Sw. huka sig to squat, Icel. h?ka. Cf. {Huckster}.]	   1. To cower; to crouch; to curl up. [Obs.] --Palsgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crowd together; to cuddle. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hug \Hug\, v. t.	   1. To press closely within the arms; to clasp to the bosom;	      to embrace. "And huggen me in his arms." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold fast; to cling to; to cherish.	      [1913 Webster]	            We hug deformities if they bear our names.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To keep close to; as, to hug the land; to hug the	      wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hug one's self}, to congratulate one's self; to chuckle.	      [1913 Webster]	Hug \Hug\, n.	   A close embrace or clasping with the arms, as in affection or	   in wrestling. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Huge \Huge\, a. [Compar. {Huger}; superl. {Hugest}.] [OE. huge,	   hoge, OF. ahuge, ahoge.]	   Very large; enormous; immense; excessive; -- used esp. of	   material bulk, but often of qualities, extent, etc.; as, a	   huge ox; a huge space; a huge difference. "The huge	   confusion." --Chapman. "A huge filly." --Jer. Taylor. --	   {Huge"ly}, adv. -- {Huge"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doth it not flow as hugely as the sea.   --Shak.	   Syn: Enormous; gigantic; colossal; immense; prodigious; vast.	        [1913 Webster]
Hugger \Hug"ger\, n.	   One who hugs or embraces.	   [1913 Webster]	Hugger \Hug"ger\, v. t. & i.	   To conceal; to lurk ambush. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Hugger-mugger \Hug"ger-mug`ger\, n. [Scot. huggrie-muggrie;	   Prov. E. hugger to lie in ambush, mug mist, muggard sullen.]	   1. Privacy; secrecy. Commonly in the phrase in hugger-mugger,	      with haste and secrecy. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many things have been done in hugger-mugger.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confusion; disorder.	      [PJC]	Hugger-mugger \Hug"ger-mug`ger\, a.	   1. Secret; clandestine; sly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confused; disorderly; slovenly; mean; as, hugger-mugger	      doings.	      [1913 Webster]
hugging \hugging\ n.	   Affectionate embracing; caressing.	   Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, kissing, necking,	        petting, smooching, snuggling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Huggle \Hug"gle\, v. t. [Freq. of hug.]	   To hug. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
hug-me-tight \hug-me-tight\ n.	   A woman's fitted jacket.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hugoesque \Hugoesque\ adj.	   of, pertaining to, or in the style of Victor Hugo.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hugueninia \Hugueninia\ n.	   1. A genus having only one species, the tansy-leaved rocket.	   Syn: genus {Hugueninia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Huguenot \Hu"gue*not\, n. [F., properly a dim. of Hugues. The	   name is probably derived from the Christian name (Huguenot)	   of some person conspicuous as a reformer.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A French Protestant of the period of the religious wars in	   France in the 16th century.	   [1913 Webster]
Huguenotism \Hu"gue*not*ism\, n. [Cf. F. huguenotisme.]	   The religion of the Huguenots in France.	   [1913 Webster]
Hugy \Hu"gy\, a.	   Vast. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Huia bird \Hu"ia bird`\ [Native name; -- so called from its	   cry.] (Zool.)	   A New Zealand starling ({Heteralocha acutirostris}),	   remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of	   the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and	   straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Huisher \Hui"sher\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Usher}. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Huisher \Hui"sher\, v. t.	   To usher. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Huke \Huke\, n. [OF. huque, LL. huca; cf. D. huik.]	   An outer garment worn in Europe in the Middle Ages. [Written	   also {heuk} and {hyke}.] [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Hulan \Hu"lan\, n.	   See {Uhlan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hulch \Hulch\, n. [Cf. {Hunch}.]	   A hunch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hulchy \Hulch"y\, a.	   Swollen; gibbous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hulk \Hulk\, n. [OE. hulke a heavy ship, AS. hulc a light, swift	   ship; akin to D. hulk a ship of burden, G. holk, OHG. holcho;	   perh. fr. LL. holcas, Gr. ?, prop., a ship which is towed,	   fr. ? to draw, drag, tow. Cf. {Wolf}, {Holcad}.]	   1. The body of a ship or decked vessel of any kind; esp., the	      body of an old vessel laid by as unfit for service. "Some	      well-timbered hulk." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A heavy ship of clumsy build. --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything bulky or unwieldly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shear hulk}, an old ship fitted with an apparatus to fix or	      take out the masts of a ship.	   {The hulks}, old or dismasted ships, formerly used as	      prisons. [Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Hulk \Hulk\, v. t. [Cf. MLG. holken to hollow out, Sw.	   h[*a]lka.]	   To take out the entrails of; to disembowel; as, to hulk a	   hare. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. Hulking
Hulking \Hulk"ing\, Hulky \Hulk"y\, a.	   Bulky; unwiedly; of great size and bulk; ponderous. [R.] "A	   huge hulking fellow." --H. Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Hull \Hull\, n. [OE. hul, hol, shell, husk, AS. hulu; akin to G.	   h["u]lle covering, husk, case, h["u]llen to cover, Goth.	   huljan to cover, AS. helan to hele, conceal. [root]17. See	   {Hele}, v. t., {Hell}.]	   1. The outer covering of anything, particularly of a nut or	      of grain; the outer skin of a kernel; the husk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [In this sense perh. influenced by D. hol hold of a ship,	      E. hold.] (Naut.) The frame or body of a vessel, exclusive	      of her masts, yards, sails, and rigging.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deep in their hulls our deadly bullets light.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hull down}, said of a ship so distant that her hull is	      concealed by the convexity of the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	Hull \Hull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hulling}.]	   1. To strip off or separate the hull or hulls of; to free	      from integument; as, to hull corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pierce the hull of, as a ship, with a cannon ball.	      [1913 Webster]	Hull \Hull\, v. i.	   To toss or drive on the water, like the hull of a ship	   without sails. [Obs.] --Shak. Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hullabaloo \Hul`la*ba*loo"\, n. [Perh. a corruption of	   hurly-burly.]	   A confused noise; uproar; tumult. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hulled \Hulled\, a.	   Deprived of the hulls.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hulled corn}, kernels of maize prepared for food by removing	      the hulls.	      [1913 Webster]
Huller \Hull"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, hulls; especially, an agricultural	   machine for removing the hulls from grain; a hulling machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Hullo \Hul*lo"\, interj.	   See {Hollo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hully \Hull"y\, a.	   Having or containing hulls.	   [1913 Webster]
Huloist \Hu"lo*ist\, n.	   See {Hyloist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hulotheism \Hu"lo*the*ism\, n.	   See {Hylotheism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hulver \Hul"ver\, n. [OE. hulfere; prob. akin to E. holly.]	   Holly, an evergreen shrub or tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Hum \Hum\ (h[u^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hummed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Humming}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. G. hummen, D.	   hommelen. [root]15.]	   1. To make a low, prolonged sound, like that of a bee in	      flight; to drone; to murmur; to buzz; as, a top hums. --P.	      Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            Still humming on, their drowsy course they keep.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a nasal sound, like that of the letter m	      prolonged, without opening the mouth, or articulating; to	      mumble in monotonous undertone; to drone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cloudy messenger turns me his back,	            And hums.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Hum}, interj.] To make an inarticulate sound, like	      h'm, through the nose in the process of speaking, from	      embarrassment or a affectation; to hem.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To express satisfaction by a humming noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here the spectators hummed.           --Trial of the	                                                  Regicides.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly the habit of audiences was to express	         gratification by humming and displeasure by hissing.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. To have the sensation of a humming noise; as, my head	      hums, -- a pathological condition.	      [1913 Webster]	Hum \Hum\, v. t.	   1. To sing with shut mouth; to murmur without articulation;	      to mumble; as, to hum a tune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express satisfaction with by humming.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To flatter by approving; to cajole; to impose on; to	      humbug. [Colloq. & Low]	      [1913 Webster]	Hum \Hum\, n.	   1. A low monotonous noise, as of bees in flight, of a swiftly	      revolving top, of a wheel, or the like; a drone; a buzz.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shard-borne beetle with his drowsy hums. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any inarticulate and buzzing sound; as:	      (a) The confused noise of a crowd or of machinery, etc.,	          heard at a distance; as, the hum of industry.	          [1913 Webster]	                But 'midst the crowd, the hum, the shock of men.	                                                  --Byron.	      (b) A buzz or murmur, as of approbation. --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An imposition or hoax.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. {Hem}, interj.] An inarticulate nasal sound or	      murmur, like h'm, uttered by a speaker in pause from	      embarrassment, affectation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            These shrugs, these hums and ha's.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Perh. so called because strongly intoxicating.] A kind of	      strong drink formerly used. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Venous hum}. See under {Venous}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hum \Hum\, interj. [Cf. {Hem}, interj.]	   Ahem; hem; an inarticulate sound uttered in a pause of speech	   implying doubt and deliberation. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Human \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; of or pertaining to man or to the race	   of man; as, a human voice; human shape; human nature; human	   sacrifices.	   [1913 Webster]	         To err is human; to forgive, divine.     --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Human \Hu"man\, n.	   A human being. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sprung of humans that inhabit earth.     --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         We humans often find ourselves in strange position.	                                                  --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Humanate \Hu"man*ate\, a. [LL. humanatus.]	   Indued with humanity. [Obs.] --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Humane \Hu*mane"\, a. [L. humanus: cf. F. humain. See {Human}.]	   1. Pertaining to man; human. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the feelings and inclinations creditable to man;	      having a disposition to treat other human beings or	      animals with kindness; kind; benevolent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of an exceeding courteous and humane inclination.	                                                  --Sportswood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Humanizing; exalting; tending to refine.	   Syn: Kind; sympathizing; benevolent; mild; compassionate;	        gentle; tender; merciful. -- {Hu*mane"ly}, adv. --	        {Hu*mane"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Humanics \Hu*man"ics\ (h[-u]*m[a^]n"[i^]ks), n.	   The study of human nature. [R.] --T. W. Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Humanify \Hu*man"i*fy\ (h[-u]*m[a^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t.	   To make human; to invest with a human personality; to	   incarnate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The humanifying of the divine Word.      --H. B.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Humanism \Hu"man*ism\ (h[=u]"man*[i^]z'm), n.	   1. Human nature or disposition; humanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            [She] looked almost like a being who had rejected	            with indifference the attitude of sex for the	            loftier quality of abstract humanism. --T. Hardy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The study of the humanities; polite learning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A doctrine or ethical point of view that emphasizes the	      dignity and worth of individual people, rejects claims of	      supernatural influences on humans, and stresses the need	      for people to achieve improvement of society and	      self-fulfillment through reason and to develop	      human-oriented ethical values without theism.	      [PJC]
humanisation \humanisation\ n.	   Same as {humanization}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
humanise \humanise\ v.	   Same as {humanize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Humanist \Hu"man*ist\ (h[=u]"man*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. humaniste.]	   1. One of the scholars who in the field of literature proper	      represented the movement of the Renaissance, and early in	      the 16th century adopted the name Humanist as their	      distinctive title. --Schaff-Herzog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who pursues the study of the humanities, or polite	      literature.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One versed in knowledge of human nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person with a strong concern for human welfare,	      especially one who emphasizes the dignity and worth of	      individual people, rejecting claims of supernatural	      influences on humans, and stressing the need for people to	      achieve improvement of society and self-fulfillment	      through reason and to develop human-oriented ethical	      values without theism; an adherent of humanism.	      [PJC]
Humanistic \Hu`man*is"tic\ (h[=u]`man*[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to humanity; as, humanistic devotion.	      --Caird.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to polite literature. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of, related to, or adhering to, humanism[4];	      humanitarian[2].	      [PJC]
Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, a.	   1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) Pertaining to humanitarians, or to	      humanitarianism; as, a humanitarian view of Christ's	      nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) Content with right affections and actions toward	      man; ethical, as distinguished from religious; believing	      in the perfectibility of man's nature without supernatural	      aid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Benevolent; philanthropic. [Recent]	      [1913 Webster]	Humanitarian \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an\, n. [From {Humanity}.]	   1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) One who denies the divinity of	      Christ, and believes him to have been merely human.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) One who limits the sphere of duties to human	      relations and affections, to the exclusion or	      disparagement of the religious or spiritual.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who is actively concerned in promoting the welfare of	      humans and human societies; a philanthropist.	      [1913 Webster]
Humanitarianism \Hu*man`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   1. (Theol. & Ch. Hist.) The distinctive tenet of the	      humanitarians in denying the divinity of Christ; also, the	      whole system of doctrine based upon this view of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) The doctrine that man's obligations are limited	      to, and dependent alone upon, man and the human relations.	      [1913 Webster]
Humanitian \Hu`ma*ni"tian\, n.	   A humanist. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Humanity \Hu*man"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Humanities}. [L. humanitas: cf.	   F. humanit['e]. See {Human}.]	   1. The quality of being human; the peculiar nature of man, by	      which he is distinguished from other beings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mankind collectively; the human race.	      [1913 Webster]	            But hearing oftentimes	            The still, and music humanity.        --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a debt we owe to humanity.      --S. S. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The quality of being humane; the kind feelings,	      dispositions, and sympathies of man; especially, a	      disposition to relieve persons or animals in distress, and	      to treat all creatures with kindness and tenderness. "The	      common offices of humanity and friendship." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mental cultivation; liberal education; instruction in	      classical and polite literature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Polished with humanity and the study of witty	            science.                              --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (With definite article) The branches of polite or	      elegant learning; as language, rhetoric, poetry, and the	      ancient classics; belles-letters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cultivation of the languages, literature, history,	         and arch[ae]ology of Greece and Rome, were very	         commonly called liter[ae] humaniores, or, in English,	         the humanities, . . . by way of opposition to the	         liter[ae] divin[ae], or divinity. --G. P. Marsh.	         [1913 Webster]
Humanization \Hu*man`i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of humanizing. --M. Arnold.	   Syn: humanisation.	        [1913 Webster]
Humanize \Hu"man*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humanized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Humanizing}.] [Cf. F. humaniser.]	   1. To render human or humane; to soften; to make gentle by	      overcoming cruel dispositions and rude habits; to refine	      or civilize. [Also spelled {humanise}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Was it the business of magic to humanize our natures	            with compassion?                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a human character or expression to. "Humanized	      divinities." --Caird.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To convert into something human or belonging to	      man; as, to humanize vaccine lymph.	      [1913 Webster]	Humanize \Hu"man*ize\, v. i.	   To become or be made more humane; to become civilized; to be	   ameliorated.	   [1913 Webster]	         By the original law of nations, war and extirpation	         were the punishment of injury. Humanizing by degrees,	         it admitted slavery instead of death; a further step	         was the exchange of prisoners instead of slavery.	                                                  --Franklin.	   [1913 Webster]
Humanizer \Hu"man*i`zer\, n.	   One who renders humane.	   [1913 Webster]
Humankind \Hu"man*kind`\, n.	   Mankind. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
humanlike \humanlike\ adj.	   resembling a human. [Narrower terms: {human (vs. nonhuman) ]	   Syn: anthropomorphic, anthropomorphous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Humanly \Hu"man*ly\, adv.	   1. In a human manner; after the manner of men; according to	      the knowledge or wisdom of men; as, the present prospects,	      humanly speaking, promise a happy issue. --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Kindly; humanely. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Humanness \Hu"man*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being human.	   [1913 Webster]
Humate \Hu"mate\, n. [L. humus the earth, ground.] (Chem.)	   A salt of humic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Humation \Hu*ma"tion\, n. [L. humatio, fr. humare to cover with	   earth, to inter, fr. humus the earth, ground. See {Homage}.]	   Interment; inhumation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Humbird \Hum"bird`\ (h[u^]m"b[~e]rd), n.	   Humming bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Humble \Hum"ble\ (h[u^]m"b'l; 277), a. [Compar. {Humbler}	   (h[u^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. {Humblest} (h[u^]m"bl[e^]st).] [F.,	   fr. L. humilis on the ground, low, fr. humus the earth,	   ground. See {Homage}, and cf. {Chameleon}, {Humiliate}.]	   1. Near the ground; not high or lofty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy humble nest built on the ground.  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming;	      modest; as, a humble cottage. Used to describe objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Thinking lowly of one's self; claiming little for one's	      self; not proud, arrogant, or assuming; thinking one's	      self ill-deserving or unworthy, when judged by the demands	      of God; lowly; weak; modest. Used to describe people.	      [1913 Webster]	            God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the	            humble.                               --Jas. iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            She should be humble who would please. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without a humble imitation of the divine Author of	            our . . . religion we can never hope to be a happy	            nation.                               --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Humble plant} (Bot.), a species of sensitive plant, of the	      genus {Mimosa} ({Mimosa sensitiva}).	   {To eat humble pie}, to endure mortification; to submit or	      apologize abjectly; to yield passively to insult or	      humiliation; -- a phrase derived from a pie made of the	      entrails or humbles of a deer, which was formerly served	      to servants and retainers at a hunting feast. See	      {Humbles}. --Halliwell. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Humble \Hum"ble\, a.	   Hornless. See {Hummel}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Humble \Hum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Humbling}.]	   1. To bring low; to reduce the power, independence, or	      exaltation of; to lower; to abase; to humilate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here, take this purse, thou whom the heaven's	            plagues	            Have humbled to all strokes.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The genius which humbled six marshals of France.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make humble or lowly in mind; to abase the pride or	      arrogance of; to reduce the self-sufficiently of; to make	      meek and submissive; -- often used rexlexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of	            God, that he may exalt you.           --1 Pet. v. 6.	   Syn: To abase; lower; depress; humiliate; mortify; disgrace;	        degrade.	        [1913 Webster]
Humblebee \Hum"ble*bee`\, n. [OE. humbilbee, hombulbe; cf. D.	   hommel, G. hummel, OHG. humbal, Dan. humle, Sw. humla; perh.	   akin to hum. [root]15. Cf. {Bumblebee}.] (Zool.)	   The bumblebee. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Humblehead \Hum"ble*head`\, n. [Humble + -head.]	   Humble condition or estate; humility. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Humbleness \Hum"ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being humble; humility; meekness.	   [1913 Webster]
Humbler \Hum"bler\, n.	   One who, or that which, humbles some one.	   [1913 Webster]
Humbles \Hum"bles\, n. pl. [See {Nombles}.]	   Entrails of a deer. [Written also {umbles}.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Humblesse \Hum"blesse\, n. [OF.]	   Humbleness; abasement; low obeisance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Humbly \Hum"bly\, adv.	   With humility; lowly. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Humbug \Hum"bug`\, n. [Prob. fr. hum to impose on, deceive + bug	   a frightful object.]	   1. An imposition under fair pretenses; something contrived in	      order to deceive and mislead; a trick by cajolery; a hoax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spirit of deception; cajolery; trickishness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who deceives or misleads; a deceitful or trickish	      fellow; an impostor. --Sir J. Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	Humbug \Hum"bug`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humbugged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Humbugging}.]	   To deceive; to impose; to cajole; to hoax.	   [1913 Webster]
Humbugger \Hum"bug`ger\, n.	   One who humbugs.	   [1913 Webster]
Humbuggery \Hum"bug`ger*y\, n.	   The practice of imposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, a.	   Monotonous; dull; commonplace. "A humdrum crone." --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]	Humdrum \Hum"drum`\, n.	   1. A dull fellow; a bore. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Monotonous and tedious routine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dissatisfied with humdrum.            --The Nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A low cart with three wheels, drawn by one horse. Humect
Humect \Hu*mect"\, Humectate \Hu*mec"tate\, v. t. [L. humectare,	   humectatum, fr. humectus moist, fr. humere to be moist: cf.	   F. humecter.]	   To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Humectant \Hu*mec"tant\, a. [L. humectans, p. pr.]	   Diluent. -- n. A diluent drink or medicine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Humectation \Hu`mec*ta"tion\, n. [L. humectatio: cf. F.	   humectation.]	   A moistening. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Humective \Hu*mec"tive\, a.	   Tending to moisten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Humeral \Hu"mer*al\, a. [L. humerus the shoulder: cf. F.	   hum['e]ral.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the humerus, or upper part of the arm;	   brachial.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Humeral veil} (R. C. Ch.), a long, narrow veil or scarf of	      the same material as the vestments, worn round the	      shoulders by the officiating priest or his attendant at	      Mass, and used to protect the sacred vessels from contact	      with the hands.	      [1913 Webster]
Humerus \Hu"me*rus\, n.; pl. {Humeri}. [L.] (Anat.)	   (a) The bone of the brachium, or upper part of the arm or	       fore limb.	   (b) The part of the limb containing the humerus; the	       brachium.	       [1913 Webster]
Humic \Hu"mic\, a. [L. humus the earth, ground: cf. F. humique.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, vegetable mold; as, humic	   acid. See {Humin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Humicubation \Hu`mi*cu*ba"tion\, n. [L. humus the ground +	   cubare to lie down.]	   The act or practice of lying on the ground. [Obs.] --Abp.	   Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Humid \Hu"mid\ (h[=u]"m[i^]d), a. [L. humidus, umidus, fr.	   humere, umere, to be moist; akin to uvidus moist, Gr.	   "ygro`s, Skr. uksh to wet, sprinkle, and Icel. v["o]kr moist,	   and perh. to E. ox: cf. F. humide.]	   Containing sensible moisture; damp; moist; as, a humidair or	   atmosphere; somewhat wet or watery; as, humid earth;	   consisting of water or vapor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Evening cloud, or humid bow.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
humidification \humidification\ n.	   The act or process of increasing the moisture content; --	   usually used of gases, especially air.	   Syn: moisturization.	        [PJC]
humidifier \humidifier\ n.	   A device that increases the moisture content of the air; --	   used to avoid excessive dryness in buildings, which can cause	   irritation to the throat. Compare {dehumidifier}.	   Syn: moisturization.	        [PJC]
humidify \humidify\ v. t.	   to render (gases, especially air) humid or to increase the	   moisture content of; as, We have a machine that humidifies	   the air in the house.	   Syn: moisturize, make humid, make more humid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Humidity \Hu*mid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. humidit['e].]	   1. Moisture; dampness; a moderate degree of wetness, which is	      perceptible to the eye or touch; -- used especially of the	      atmosphere, or of anything which has absorbed moisture	      from the atmosphere, as clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The content of water vapor in the air,	      expressed as a percent of the maximum amount of water	      vapor that the air can hold at the given temperature; also	      called {relative humidity}. The capacity of the air to	      hold moisture increases with temperature, so if the	      temperature changes without changing the absolute content	      of the atmospheric moisture, the relative humidity will	      also change.	      [PJC]	   {relative humidity} Same as {humidity}[2].	      [PJC]	   Note: In hygrometrical reports (as of the United States	         Signal Service) complete saturation of the air by water	         vapor is designated by a relative humidity of 100, and	         its partial saturation by smaller numbers in direct	         proportion to the actual content of water vapor.	         [1913 Webster]
Humidness \Hu"mid*ness\, n.	   Humidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Humifuse \Hu"mi*fuse\, a. [L. humus ground + fusus, p. p. of	   fundere to spread.] (Bot.)	   Spread over the surface of the ground; procumbent. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Humiliant \Hu*mil"i*ant\, a. [L. humilians, p. pr. of	   humiliare.]	   Humiliating; humbling. "Humiliant thoughts." [R.] --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Humiliate \Hu*mil"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humiliated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Humiliating}.] [L. humiliatus, p. p. of	   humiliare. See {Humble}.]	   To reduce to a lower position in one's own eyes, or in the	   eyes of others; to cause a loss of pride or dignity; to	   humble; to mortify.	   [1913 Webster]	         We stand humiliated rather than encouraged. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
humiliated \humiliated\ adj.	   brought low in condition or status; reduced in dignity;	   humbled; mortified.	   Syn: broken, crushed, humbled, low, mortified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
humiliating \humiliating\ adj.	   causing humiliation. [Narrower terms: {undignified (vs.	   dignified)}]	   Syn: demeaning, humbling, mortifying.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Humiliation \Hu*mil`i*a"tion\, n. [L. humiliatio: cf. F.	   humiliation.]	   1. The act of humiliating or humbling; abasement of pride;	      mortification. --Bp. Hopkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being humiliated, humbled, or reduced to	      lowliness or submission.	      [1913 Webster]	            The former was a humiliation of Deity; the latter a	            humiliation of manhood.               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Humility \Hu*mil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Humilities}. [OE. humilite, OF.	   humilit['e], humelit['e], F. humilit['e], fr. L. humiliatis.	   See {Humble}.]	   1. The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride	      and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of	      one's own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through	      imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. --Acts	                                                  xx. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of submission or courtesy.	      [1913 Webster]	            With these humilities they satisfied the young king.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   Syn: Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence.	   Usage: {Humility}, {Modesty}, {Diffidence}. Diffidence is a	          distrust of our powers, combined with a fear lest our	          failure should be censured, since a dread of failure	          unconnected with a dread of censure is not usually	          called diffidence. It may be carried too far, and is	          not always, like modesty and humility, a virtue.	          Modesty, without supposing self-distrust, implies an	          unwillingness to put ourselves forward, and an absence	          of all over-confidence in our own powers. Humility	          consists in rating our claims low, in being willing to	          waive our rights, and take a lower place than might be	          our due. It does not require of us to underrate	          ourselves.	          [1913 Webster]
Humin \Hu"min\, n. [L. humus the earth, ground.] (Chem.)	   A bitter, brownish yellow, amorphous substance, extracted	   from vegetable mold, and also produced by the action of acids	   on certain sugars and carbohydrates; -- called also {humic	   acid}, {ulmin}, {gein}, {ulmic} or {geic acid}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Humiri \Hu*mi"ri\, n. [From native name.] (Bot.)	   A fragrant balsam obtained from Brazilian trees of the genus	   {Humirium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Humite \Hum"ite\, n. [Named after Sir A. Hume.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a transparent vitreous brown color, found in the	   ejected masses of Vesuvius. It is a silicate of iron and	   magnesia, containing fluorine.	   [1913 Webster]
Hummel \Hum"mel\, v. t. [Cf. {Hamble}.]	   To separate from the awns; -- said of barley. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Hummel \Hum"mel\, a.	   Having no awns or no horns; as, hummelcorn; a hummel cow.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hummeler \Hum"mel*er\, n. [Written also hummeller.]	   One who, or a machine which, hummels.	   [1913 Webster]
Hummer \Hum"mer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, hums; one who applauds by humming.	      --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A humming bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Humming \Hum"ming\, a.	   Emitting a murmuring sound; droning; murmuring; buzzing.	   [1913 Webster]	Humming \Hum"ming\, n.	   A sound like that made by bees; a low, murmuring sound; a	   hum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hummingale}, lively or strong ale. --Dryden.	   {Humming-bird moth} (Zool.), a hawk moth. See {Hawk moth},	      under {Hawk}, the bird.	      [1913 Webster] hummingbird
hummingbird \hummingbird\, humming bird \humming bird\n.	   (Zool.),	   any bird of the family {Trochilid[ae]}, of which over one	   hundred genera are known, including about four hundred	   species. They are found only in America and are most abundant	   in the tropics. They are mostly of very small size with long	   slender bills adapted to sucking nectar from flowers, and are	   noted for the very brilliant iridescent colors of their	   plumage and their peculiar habit of hovering about flowers	   while vibrating their wings very rapidly with a humming	   noise; the wings are specialized for hovering flight, but	   they can also dart forward and fly quite rapidly. They feed	   both upon the nectar of flowers and upon small insects. The	   common humming bird or {ruby-throat} of the Eastern United	   States is {Trochilus colubris}. Several other species are	   found in the Western United States. See {Calliope}, and	   {Ruby-throat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hummock \Hum"mock\, n. [Prob. a dim. of hump. See {Hump}.]	   1. A rounded knoll or hillock; a rise of ground of no great	      extent, above a level surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ridge or pile of ice on an ice field.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Timbered land. See {Hammock}. [Southern U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hummocking \Hum"mock*ing\, n.	   The process of forming hummocks in the collision of Arctic	   ice. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Hummocky \Hum"mock*y\, a.	   Abounding in hummocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Hummum \Hum"mum\, n. [Per. or Ar. hamm[=a]n.]	   A sweating bath or place for sweating. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Humor \Hu"mor\, n. [OE. humour, OF. humor, umor, F. humeur, L.	   humor, umor, moisture, fluid, fr. humere, umere, to be moist.	   See {Humid}.] [Written also {humour}.]	   1. Moisture, especially, the moisture or fluid of animal	      bodies, as the chyle, lymph, etc.; as, the humors of the	      eye, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ancient physicians believed that there were four	         humors (the blood, phlegm, yellow bile or choler, and	         black bile or melancholy), on the relative proportion	         of which the temperament and health depended.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A vitiated or morbid animal fluid, such as often	      causes an eruption on the skin. "A body full of humors."	      --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State of mind, whether habitual or temporary (as formerly	      supposed to depend on the character or combination of the	      fluids of the body); disposition; temper; mood; as, good	      humor; ill humor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Examine how your humor is inclined,	            And which the ruling passion of your mind.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince of a pleasant humor.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I like not the humor of lying.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Changing and uncertain states of mind; caprices;	      freaks; vagaries; whims.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is my friend all perfection, all virtue and	            discretion? Has he not humors to be endured?	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That quality of the imagination which gives to ideas an	      incongruous or fantastic turn, and tends to excite	      laughter or mirth by ludicrous images or representations;	      a playful fancy; facetiousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thy sake I admit	            That a Scot may have humor, I'd almost said wit.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great deal of excellent humor was expended on the	            perplexities of mine host.            --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aqueous humor}, {Crystalline humor} or {Crystalline lens},	   {Vitreous humor}. (Anat.) See {Eye}.	   {Out of humor}, dissatisfied; displeased; in an unpleasant	      frame of mind.	   Syn: Wit; satire; pleasantry; temper; disposition; mood;	        frame; whim; fancy; caprice. See {Wit}.	        [1913 Webster]	Humor \Hu"mor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Humored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Humoring}.]	   1. To comply with the humor of; to adjust matters so as suit	      the peculiarities, caprices, or exigencies of; to adapt	      one's self to; to indulge by skillful adaptation; as, to	      humor the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is my part to invent, and the musician's to humor	            that invention.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To help on by indulgence or compliant treatment; to	      soothe; to gratify; to please.	      [1913 Webster]	            You humor me when I am sick.          --Pope.	   Syn: To gratify; to indulge. See {Gratify}.	        [1913 Webster]
Humoral \Hu"mor*al\, a. [Cf. F. humoral.]	   Pertaining to, or proceeding from, the humors; as, a humoral	   fever.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Humoral pathology} (Med.), the pathology, or doctrine of the	      nature of diseases, which attributes all morbid phenomena	      to the disordered condition of the fluids or humors of the	      body.	      [1913 Webster]
Humoralism \Hu"mor*al*ism\, n.	   1. (Med.) The state or quality of being humoral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The doctrine that diseases proceed from the humors;	      humorism. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Humoralist \Hu"mor*al*ist\, n.	   One who favors the humoral pathology or believes in	   humoralism.	   [1913 Webster]
Humorism \Hu"mor*ism\, n.	   1. (Med.) The theory founded on the influence which the	      humors were supposed to have in the production of disease;	      Galenism. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner or disposition of a humorist; humorousness.	      --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Humorist \Hu"mor*ist\, n. [Cf. F. humoriste.]	   1. (Med.) One who attributes diseases of the state of the	      humors. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has some peculiarity or eccentricity of character,	      which he indulges in odd or whimsical ways.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Roger de Coverley] . . . was a great humorist in	            all parts of his life.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who displays humor in speaking or writing; one who has	      a facetious fancy or genius; a wag; a droll; especially,	      one who writes or tells jokes as a profession.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The reputation of wits and humorists. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Humoristic \Hu`mor*is"tic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a humorist.	   [1913 Webster]
Humorize \Hu"mor*ize\, v. t.	   To humor. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Humorless \Hu"mor*less\, a.	   Destitute of humor.	   [1913 Webster]
Humorous \Hu"mor*ous\, a. [Cf. L. humorosus, umorosus, moist.	   See {Humor}.]	   1. Moist; humid; watery. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All founts wells, all deeps humorous. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to be governed by humor or caprice; irregular;	      capricious; whimsical. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rough as a storm and humorous as the wind. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full of humor; jocular; exciting laughter; playful; as, a	      humorous story or author; a humorous aspect.	   Syn: Jocose; facetious; witty; pleasant; merry.	        [1913 Webster]
Humorously \Hu"mor*ous*ly\, adv.	   1. Capriciously; whimsically.	      [1913 Webster]	            We resolve rashly, sillily, or humorously. --Calamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Facetiously; wittily.	      [1913 Webster]
Humorousness \Hu"mor*ous*ness\, n.	   1. Moodiness; capriciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Facetiousness; jocularity.	      [1913 Webster]
Humorsome \Hu"mor*some\, a.	   1. Moody; whimsical; capricious. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commons do not abet humorsome, factious arms.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jocose; witty; humorous. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Humorsomely \Hu"mor*some*ly\, adv.	   Pleasantly; humorously.	   [1913 Webster]
Humorsomeness \Hu"mor*some*ness\, n.	   Quality of being humorsome.	   [1913 Webster]
humour \humour\ n.	   same as {humor}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
humourous \humourous\ adj.	   same as {humorous}; causing amusement or laughter. [Narrower	   terms: {bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek, witty ;	   {boisterous, knockabout, slapstick ; {buffoonish, clownish,	   zany}; {comic, comical, funny, laughable, risible ; {droll,	   waggish ; {dry, ironic, ironical, pawky, wry ; {farcical,	   ludicrous, ridiculous ; {Gilbertian ; {hilarious, uproarious	   ; {jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund, joking}; {merry,	   mirthful}; {seriocomic, seriocomical ; {tragicomic,	   tragicomical ; {killing, sidesplitting}] Also See:	   {pleasing}.	   Syn: humorous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hump \Hump\ (h[u^]mp), n. [Cf. D. homp a lump, LG. hump heap,	   hill, stump, possibly akin to E. heap. Cf. {Hunch}.]	   1. A protuberance; especially, the protuberance formed by a	      crooked back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A fleshy protuberance on the back of an animal, as	      a camel or whale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroad) a portion of a switchyard with a slanting track	      in which freight cars may coast without an engine and be	      sorted through a series of switches.	      [PJC]	Hump \Hump\, v. t.	   1. To form into a hump; to make hump-shaped; to hunch; --	      often with up.	            The cattle were very uncomfortable, standing humped	            up in the bushes.                     --T. Roosvelt.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To put or carry on the (humped) back; to shoulder; hence,	      to carry, in general. [Slang, Australia]	            Having collected a sufficient quantity, we humped it	            out of the bush.                      --C. L. Money.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To bend or gather together for strenuous effort, as in	      running; to do or effect by such effort; to exert; --	      usually reflexively or with it; as, you must hump	      yourself. [Slang, U. S.]	            A half dozen other negroes, some limping and all	            scared, were humping it across a meadow. --McClure's	                                                  Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Railroad) to sort freight cars by means of a hump.	      [PJC]	   5. to engage in sexual intercourse with. [Vulgar Slang, U.	      S.]	      [PJC]
Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.]	   1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a	          hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known.	          The most common ones in the North Atlantic are	          {Megaptera longimana} of Europe, and {Megaptera	          osphyia} of America; that of the California coasts is	          {Megaptera versabilis}.	      (b) A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus gorbuscha}), of the	          northwest coast of America; the {humpbacked salmon}.	          [1913 Webster]
Humpbacked \Hump"backed`\, a.	   Having a humped back.	   [1913 Webster]	Humpbacked salmon \Hump"backed` salm"on\	   A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus gorbuscha}) which ascends the	   rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and	   also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has	   a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Humpback whale \Hump"back` whale\, n.	   the {humpback[3]}.	   [PJC]
Humped \Humped\, a.	   Having a hump, as the back.	   [1913 Webster]
Humph \Humph\, interj. [Of imitative origin.]	   An exclamation denoting surprise, or contempt, doubt, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Humpless \Hump"less\, a.	   Without a hump. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Hump-shouldered \Hump"-shoul`dered\, a.	   Having high, hunched shoulders. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Humpy \Hump"y\, a.	   Full of humps or bunches; covered with protuberances; humped.	   [1913 Webster]
Humstrum \Hum"strum`\, n.	   An instrument out of tune or rudely constructed; music badly	   played.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Humulin \Hu"mu*lin\, n. [NL. Humulus, the genus including the	   hop.]	   An extract of hops.	   [1913 Webster]
Humus \Hu"mus\, n. [L., the earth, ground, soil.]	   That portion of the soil formed by the decomposition of	   animal or vegetable matter. It is a valuable constituent of	   soils. --Graham.	   [1913 Webster]
Hun \Hun\, n. [L. Hunni, also Chunni, and Chuni; cf. AS. H?nas,	   H?ne, OHG. H?ni, G. Hunnen.]	   One of a warlike nomadic people of Northern Asia who, in the	   5th century, under Atilla, invaded and conquered a great part	   of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunch \Hunch\, n. [Perh. akin to huckle; cf. hump, hunch, bunch,	   hunk.]	   1. A hump; a protuberance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lump; a thick piece; as, a hunch of bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A push or thrust, as with the elbow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A strong, intuitive impression that something will happen;	      -- said to be from the gambler's superstition that it	      brings luck to touch the hump of a hunchback. [Colloq. or	      Slang] "Get a hunch, bet a bunch."	   Syn: presentiment, premonition. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Hunch \Hunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hunched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hunching}.]	   1. To push or jostle with the elbow; to push or thrust	      suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust out a hump or protuberance; to crook, as the	      back. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Hunchback \Hunch"back`\, n. [Cf. {Humpback}.]	   A back with a hunch or hump; also, a hunchbacked person.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunchbacked \Hunch"backed`\, a.	   Having a humped back.	   [1913 Webster]
hunched \hunched\ adj.	   having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect; -- of	   people.	   Syn: round-backed, round-shouldered, stooped, stooping,	        crooked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hundred \Hun"dred\ (h[u^]n"dr[e^]d), n. [OE. hundred, AS.	   hundred a territorial division; hund hundred + a word akin to	   Goth. ga-ra[thorn]jan to count, L. ratio reckoning, account;	   akin to OS. hunderod, hund, D. hondred, G. hundert, OHG. also	   hunt, Icel. hundra[eth], Dan. hundrede, Sw. hundra, hundrade,	   Goth. hund, Lith. szimtas, Russ. sto, W. cant, Ir. cead, L.	   centum, Gr. "ekato`s, Skr. [,c]ata. [root]309. Cf. {Cent},	   {Century}, {Hecatomb}, {Quintal}, and {Reason}.]	   1. The product of ten multiplied by ten, or the number of ten	      times ten; a collection or sum, consisting of ten times	      ten units or objects; five score. Also, a symbol	      representing one hundred units, as 100 or C.	      [1913 Webster]	            With many hundreds treading on his heels. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word hundred, as well as thousand, million, etc.,	         often takes a plural form. We may say hundreds, or many	         hundreds, meaning individual objects or units, but with	         an ordinal numeral adjective in constructions like five	         hundreds, or eight hundreds, it is usually intended to	         consider each hundred as a separate aggregate; as, ten	         hundreds are one thousand.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A division of a country in England, supposed to have	      originally contained a hundred families, or freemen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hundred court}, a court held for all the inhabitants of a	      hundred. [Eng.] --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Hundred \Hun"dred\, a.	   Ten times ten; five score; as, a hundred dollars.	   [1913 Webster]
Hundreder \Hun"dred*er\, n.	   1. An inhabitant or freeholder of a hundred.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A person competent to serve on a jury, in an action	      for land in the hundred to which he belongs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who has the jurisdiction of a hundred; and sometimes,	      a bailiff of a hundred. --Blount. Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Hundredfold \Hun"dred*fold`\, n.	   A hundred times as much or as many.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall receive as hundredfold now in this time.	                                                  --Mark x. 30.	   [1913 Webster]
Hundredth \Hun"dredth\, a.	   1. Coming last of a hundred successive individuals or units.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Forming one of a hundred equal parts into which anything	      is divided; the tenth of a tenth.	      [1913 Webster]	Hundredth \Hun"dredth\, n.	   One of a hundred equal parts into which one whole is, or may	   be, divided; the quotient of a unit divided by a hundred.	   [1913 Webster]
Hundredweight \Hun"dred*weight`\, n.	   A denomination of weight, containing 100, 112, or 120 pounds	   avoirdupois, according to differing laws or customs. By the	   legal standard of England it is 112 pounds. In most of the	   United States, both in practice and by law, it is 100 pounds	   avoirdupois, the corresponding ton of 2,000 pounds, sometimes	   called the short ton, being the legal ton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hung \Hung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Hang}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hung beef}, the fleshy part of beef slightly salted and hung	      up to dry; dried beef.	      [1913 Webster]
Hungarian \Hun*ga"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Hungary or to the people of Hungary. --	   n. A native or one of the people of Hungary.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hungarian grass}. See {Italian millet}, under {Millet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hungary \Hun"ga*ry\, n.	   A country in Central Europe, formerly a part of the	   Austro-Hungarian Empire.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Hungary water}, a distilled "water," made from dilute	      alcohol aromatized with rosemary flowers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Hunger \Hun"ger\, n. [AS. hungor; akin to OFries. hunger, D.	   honger, OS. & OHG. hungar, G. hunger, Icel. hungr, Sw. & Dan.	   hunger, Goth. h?hrus hunger, huggrjan to hunger.]	   1. An uneasy sensation occasioned normally by the want of	      food; a craving or desire for food.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sensation of hunger is usually referred to the	         stomach, but is probably dependent on excitation of the	         sensory nerves, both of the stomach and intestines, and	         perhaps also on indirect impressions from other organs,	         more or less exhausted from lack of nutriment.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any strong eager desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            O sacred hunger of ambitious minds!   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            For hunger of my gold I die.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Hunger \Hun"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hungered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hungering}.] [OE. hungren, AS. hyngrian. See {Hunger},	   n.]	   1. To feel the craving or uneasiness occasioned by want of	      food; to be oppressed by hunger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have an eager desire; to long.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after	            righteouness.                         --Matt. v. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	Hunger \Hun"ger\, v. t.	   To make hungry; to famish. Hunger-bit
Hunger-bit \Hun"ger-bit`\, Hunger-bitten \Hun"ger-bit`ten\, a.	   Pinched or weakened by hunger. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hungered \Hun"gered\, a.	   Hungry; pinched for food. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hungerer \Hun"ger*er\, n.	   One who hungers; one who longs. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Hungerly \Hun"ger*ly\, a.	   Wanting food; starved. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Hungerly \Hun"ger*ly\, adv.	   With keen appetite. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunger-starve \Hun"ger-starve`\, v. t.	   To starve with hunger; to famish. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hungred \Hun"gred\, a.	   Hungered; hungry. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Hungrily \Hun"gri*ly\, adv. [From {Hunger}.]	   In a hungry manner; voraciously. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
hungriness \hungriness\ n.	   1. The state of being hungry; a need for food.	   Syn: hunger.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An intense desire.	      [PJC]
Hungry \Hun"gry\, a. [Compar. {Hungrier}; superl. {Hungriest}.]	   [AS. hungrid. See {Hunger}.]	   1. Feeling hunger; having a keen appetite; feeling uneasiness	      or distress from want of food; hence, having an eager	      desire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Showing hunger or a craving desire; voracious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cruel, hungry foam.               --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cassius has a lean and hungry look.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not rich or fertile; poor; barren; starved; as, a hungry	      soil. "The hungry beach." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Hunk \Hunk\, n. [Cf. {Hunch}.]	   1. A large lump or piece; a hunch; as, a hunk of bread.	      [Colloq.]	   2. a sexually attractive, well-built man.	      [PJC]
Hunker \Hun"ker\, n.	   Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative	   section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one	   opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant,	   U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Hunker down \Hun"ker down\, v.	   1. to crouch or squat; to sit on one's haunches.	      [PJC]	   2. to settle in at a location for an extended period; -- also	      (figuratively) to maintain a position and resist yielding	      to some pressure, as of public opinion.	      [PJC]	   3. to take shelter, literally or figuratively; to assume a	      defensive position to resist difficulties. "We hunkered	      down to ride out the storm in an abandoned cabin."	      [PJC]	            While many businessmen were hunkering down for	            another bust after the lean years of the Second	            World War and the Great Depression before it, Taylor	            and company correctly reckoned it was the dawn of an	            era of prosperity and growth.         --Richard	                                                  Siklos [Shades	                                                  of Black,	                                                  1995]	      [PJC]
Hunkerism \Hun"ker*ism\, n.	   Excessive conservatism; hostility to progress. [Political	   Cant, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hunkers \Hun"kers\, n. pl. [See {Hunker}.]	   In the phrase on one's hunkers, in a squatting or crouching	   position; haunches. [Scot. & Local, U. S.]	         Sit on your hunkers -- and pray for the bridge.	                                                  --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hunks \Hunks\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A covetous, sordid man; a miser; a niggard.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pray make your bargain with all the prudence and	         selfishness of an old hunks.             --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunky \Hunk"y\, a. [Perh. fr. {Hunk}.]	   All right; in a good condition; also, even; square. [Slang,	   U. S.]	         He . . . began to shoot; began to get "hunky" with all	         those people who had been plugging at him. --Stephen	                                                  Crane.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hunnemannia \Hunnemannia\ n.	   1. A genus with only one species, the golden cup.	   Syn: genus {Hunnemania}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hunnish \Hunnish\ a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Huns.	      [PJC]	   2. Like the Huns; barbarous, cruel, and destructive.	      [PJC]
Hunt \Hunt\ (h[u^]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hunted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Hunting}.] [AS. huntian to hunt; cf. hentan to	   follow, pursue, Goth. hin?an (in comp.) to seize. [root]36.	   Cf. {Hent}.]	   1. To search for or follow after, as game or wild animals; to	      chase; to pursue for the purpose of catching or killing;	      to follow with dogs or guns for sport or exercise; as, to	      hunt a deer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a dog, he hunts in dreams.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To search diligently after; to seek; to pursue; to follow;	      -- often with out or up; as, to hunt up the facts; to hunt	      out evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.	                                                  --Ps. cxl. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drive; to chase; -- with down, from, away, etc.; as, to	      hunt down a criminal; he was hunted from the parish.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To use or manage in the chase, as hounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hunts a pack of dogs.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To use or traverse in pursuit of game; as, he hunts the	      woods, or the country.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Change Ringing) To move or shift the order of (a bell) in	      a regular course of changes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Hunt \Hunt\, v. i.	   1. To follow the chase; to go out in pursuit of game; to	      course with hounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Esau went to the field to hunt for venison. --Gen.	                                                  xxvii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seek; to pursue; to search; -- with for or after.	      [1913 Webster]	            He after honor hunts, I after love.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) To be in a state of instability of movement or	      forced oscillation, as a governor which has a large	      movement of the balls for small change of load, an	      arc-lamp clutch mechanism which moves rapidly up and down	      with variations of current, or the like; also, to seesaw,	      as a pair of alternators working in parallel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Change Ringing) To shift up and down in order regularly.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To hunt counter}, to trace the scent backward in hunting, as	      a hound to go back on one's steps. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Hunt \Hunt\, n.	   1. The act or practice of chasing wild animals; chase;	      pursuit; search.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hunt is up; the morn is bright and gray. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The game secured in the hunt. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pack of hounds. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An association of huntsmen.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A district of country hunted over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every landowner within the hunt.      --London	                                                  Field.	      [1913 Webster]
Hunt-counter \Hunt"-count`er\, n.	   A worthless dog that runs back on the scent; a blunderer.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunte \Hunt"e\, n. [AS. hunta.]	   A hunter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunter \Hunt"er\, n.	   1. One who hunts wild animals either for sport or for food; a	      huntsman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dog that scents game, or is trained to the chase; a	      hunting dog. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A horse used in the chase; especially, a thoroughbred,	      bred and trained for hunting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who hunts or seeks after anything, as if for game; as,	      a fortune hunter a place hunter.	      [1913 Webster]	            No keener hunter after glory breathes. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A kind of spider. See {Hunting spider}, under	      {Hunting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A hunting watch, or one of which the crystal is protected	      by a metallic cover.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hunter's room}, the lunation after the harvest moon.	   {Hunter's screw} (Mech.), a differential screw, so named from	      the inventor. See under {Differential}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hunterian \Hun*te"ri*an\, a.	   Discovered or described by John Hunter, an English surgeon;	   as, the Hunterian chancre. See {Chancre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunting \Hunt"ing\, n.	   The pursuit of game or of wild animals. --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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. --Tylor.	   {Hunting box}. Same As {Hunting lodge} (below).	   {Hunting cat} (Zool.), the cheetah.	   {Hunting cog} (Mach.), a tooth in the larger of two geared	      wheels which makes its number of teeth prime to the number	      in the smaller wheel, thus preventing the frequent meeting	      of the same pairs of teeth.	   {Hunting dog} (Zool.), the hyena dog.	   {Hunting ground}, a region or district abounding in game;	      esp. (pl.), the regions roamed over by the North American	      Indians in search of game.	   {Hunting horn}, a bulge; a horn used in the chase. See	      {Horn}, and {Bulge}.	   {Hunting leopard} (Zool.), the cheetah.	   {Hunting lodge}, a temporary residence for the purpose of	      hunting.	   {Hunting seat}, a hunting lodge. --Gray.	   {Hunting shirt}, a coarse shirt for hunting, often of	      leather.	   {Hunting spider} (Zool.), a spider which hunts its prey,	      instead of catching it in a web; a wolf spider.	   {Hunting watch}. See {Hunter}, 6.	      [1913 Webster]
Huntress \Hunt"ress\, n.	   A woman who hunts or follows the chase; as, the huntress	   Diana. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Huntsman \Hunts"man\, n.; pl. {Huntsmen}.	   1. One who hunts, or who practices hunting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person whose office it is to manage the chase or to	      look after the hounds. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Huntsman's cup} (Bot.), the sidesaddle flower, or common	      American pitcher plant ({Sarracenia purpurea}).	      [1913 Webster]
Huntsmanship \Hunts"man*ship\, n.	   The art or practice of hunting, or the qualification of a	   hunter. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hunt's-up \Hunt's"-up`\, n.	   A tune played on the horn very early in the morning to call	   out the hunters; hence, any arousing sound or call. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time plays the hunt's-up to thy sleepy head. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurden \Hur"den\, n. [From {Hurds}.]	   A coarse kind of linen; -- called also {harden}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hurdle \Hur"dle\, n. [OE. hurdel, hirdel, AS. hyrdel; akin to D.	   horde, OHG. hurt, G. h["u]rde a hurdle, fold, pen, Icel. hur?	   door, Goth. ha['u]rds, L. cratis wickerwork, hurdle, Gr. ?,	   Skr. k?t to spin, c?t to bind, connect. [root]16. Cf.	   {Crate}, {Grate}, n.]	   1. A movable frame of wattled twigs, osiers, or withes and	      stakes, or sometimes of iron, used for inclosing land, for	      folding sheep and cattle, for gates, etc.; also, in	      fortification, used as revetments, and for other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In England, a sled or crate on which criminals were	      formerly drawn to the place of execution. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An artificial barrier, variously constructed, over which	      men or horses leap in a race.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hurdle race}, a race in which artificial barriers in the	      form of hurdles, fences, etc., must be leaped.	      [1913 Webster]	Hurdle \Hur"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurdleed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hurdleing}.]	   To hedge, cover, make, or inclose with hurdles. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurdlework \Hur"dle*work`\, n.	   Work after manner of a hurdle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurds \Hurds\, n. [See {Hards}.]	   The coarse part of flax or hemp; hards.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurdy-gurdy \Hur"dy-gur`dy\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin.]	   1. A stringled instrument, lutelike in shape, in which the	      sound is produced by the friction of a wheel turned by a	      crank at the end, instead of by a bow, two of the strings	      being tuned as drones, while two or more, tuned in unison,	      are modulated by keys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In California, a water wheel with radial buckets, driven	      by the impact of a jet.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurkaru \Hur*ka"ru\, n. [Hind. hark[=a]ra]	   In India, a running footman; a messenger. [Written also	   {hurkaroo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hurl \Hurl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hurling}.] [OE. hurlen, hourlen; prob. contracted fr. OE.	   hurtlen to hurtle, or probably akin to E. whirl. [root]16.	   See {Hurtle}.]	   1. To send whirling or whizzing through the air; to throw	      with violence; to drive with great force; as, to hurl a	      stone or lance.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hurl'd them headlong to their fleet and main.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emit or utter with vehemence or impetuosity; as, to	      hurl charges or invective. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Whirl}.] To twist or turn. "Hurled or crooked feet."	      [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Hurl \Hurl\, v. i.	   1. To hurl one's self; to go quickly. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform the act of hurling something; to throw	      something (at another).	      [1913 Webster]	            God shall hurl at him and not spare.  --Job xxvii.	                                                  22 (Rev. Ver.	                                                  ).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play the game of hurling. See {Hurling}.	      [1913 Webster]	Hurl \Hurl\, n.	   1. The act of hurling or throwing with violence; a cast; a	      fling. --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tumult; riot; hurly-burly. [Obs.] --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hat Manuf.) A table on which fiber is stirred and mixed	      by beating with a bowspring.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurlbat \Hurl"bat`\, n.	   See {Whirlbat}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurlbone \Hurl"bone`\, n.	   1. See {Whirlbone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) A bone near the middle of the buttock of a horse.	      --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurler \Hurl"er\, n.	   One who hurls, or plays at hurling.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurling \Hurl"ing\, n.	   1. The act of throwing with force.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of game at ball, formerly played.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hurling taketh its denomination from throwing the	            ball.                                 --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurlwind \Hurl"wind`\, n.	   A whirlwind. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurly \Hur"ly\, n. [Cf. F. hurler to howl.]	   Noise; confusion; uproar.	   [1913 Webster]	         That, with the hurly, death itself awakes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurly-burly \Hur"ly-bur`ly\, n. [Reduplicated fr. OE. hurly	   confusion: cf. F. hurler to howl, yell, L. ululare; or cf. E.	   hurry.]	   Tumult; bustle; confusion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         All places were filled with tumult and hurly-burly.	                                                  --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Huronian \Hu*ro"ni*an\, a. [Named from Lake Huron.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to certain non-fossiliferous rocks on the	   borders of Lake Huron, which are supposed to correspond in	   time to the latter part of the Arch[ae]an age.	   [1913 Webster]
Huron-Iroquous \Hu"ron-Ir`o*quous"\, n. (Ethnol.)	   A linguistic group of warlike North American Indians,	   belonging to the same stock as the Algonquins, and including	   several tribes, among which were the Five Nations. They	   formerly occupied the region about Lakes Erie and Ontario,	   and the larger part of New York.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurons \Hu"rons\, n. pl.; sing. Huron. (Ethnol.)	   A powerful and warlike tribe of North American Indians of the	   Algonquin stock. They formerly occupied the country between	   Lakes Huron, Erie, and Ontario, but were nearly exterminated	   by the Five Nations about 1650.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurr \Hurr\, v. i. [See {Hurry}.]	   To make a rolling or burring sound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         R is the dog's letter, and hurreth in the sound. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   Hurrah
Hurrah \Hur*rah"\ Hurra \Hur*ra"\, interj. [Cf. G., Dan., & Sw.	   hurra. Cf. {Huzza}.]	   A word used as a shout of joy, triumph, applause,	   encouragement, or welcome.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hurrah! hurrah! for Ivry and Henry of Navarre.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, n.	   A cheer; a shout of joy, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hurrah's nest}, state of utmost confusion. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A perfect hurrah's nest in our kitchen. --Mrs.	                                                  Stowe.	      [1913 Webster]	Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, v. i.	   To utter hurrahs; to huzza.	   [1913 Webster]	Hurrah \Hur*rah"\, v. t.	   To salute, or applaud, with hurrahs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurricane \Hur"ri*cane\, n. [Sp. hurracan; orig. a Carib word	   signifying, a high wind.]	   A violent storm, characterized by extreme fury and sudden	   changes of the wind, and generally accompanied by rain,	   thunder, and lightning; -- especially prevalent in the East	   and West Indies. Also used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like the smoke in a hurricane whirl'd.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each guilty thought to me is	         A dreadful hurricane.                    --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hurricane bird} (Zool.), the frigate bird.	   {Hurricane deck}. (Naut.) See under {Deck}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurricano \Hur`ri*ca"no\, n.; pl. {Hurricanoes}.	   A waterspout; a hurricane. [Obs.] --Drayton. "You cataracts	   and hurricanoes, spout." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurried \Hur"ried\, a.	   1. Urged on; hastened; going or working at speed; as, a	      hurried writer; a hurried life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done in a hurry; hence, imperfect; careless; as, a hurried	      job. "A hurried meeting." --Milton. -- {Hur"ried*ly}, adv.	      -- {Hur"ried*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurrier \Hur"ri*er\, n.	   One who hurries or urges.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurries \Hur"ries\, n.	   A staith or framework from which coal is discharged from cars	   into vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hurrying}.] [OE. horien; cf. OSw. hurra to whirl round,	   dial. Sw. hurr great haste, Dan. hurre to buzz, Icel. hurr	   hurly-burly, MHG. hurren to hurry, and E. hurr, whir to	   hurry; all prob. of imitative origin.]	   1. To hasten; to impel to greater speed; to urge on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impetuous lust hurries him on.        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            They hurried him abroad a bark.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impel to precipitate or thoughtless action; to urge to	      confused or irregular activity.	      [1913 Webster]	            And wild amazement hurries up and down	            The little number of your doubtful friends. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to be done quickly.	   Syn: To hasten; precipitate; expedite; quicken; accelerate;	        urge.	        [1913 Webster]	Hurry \Hur"ry\, v. i.	   To move or act with haste; to proceed with celerity or	   precipitation; as, let us hurry.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To hurry up}, to make haste. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Hurry \Hur"ry\, n.	   The act of hurrying in motion or business; pressure; urgency;	   bustle; confusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ambition raises a tumult in the soul, it inflames the	         mind, and puts into a violent hurry of thought.	                                                  --Addison.	   Syn: Haste; speed; dispatch. See {Haste}.	        [1913 Webster]
Hurryingly \Hur"ry*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a hurrying manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurry-skurry \Hur"ry-skur`ry\, adv. [An imitative word; cf. Sw.	   skorra to rattle, snarl, E. scurry.]	   Confusedly; in a bustle. [Obs.] --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurst \Hurst\, n. [OE. hurst, AS. hyrst; akin to OHG. hurst,	   horst, wood, thicket, G. horst the nest of a bird of prey, an	   eyerie, thicket.]	   A wood or grove; -- a word used in the composition of many	   names, as in Hazlehurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurt \Hurt\, n. (Mach.)	   (a) A band on a trip-hammer helve, bearing the trunnions.	   (b) A husk. See {Husk}, 2.	       [1913 Webster]	Hurt \Hurt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hurt}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hurting}.] [OE. hurten, hirten, horten, herten; prob. fr.	   OF. hurter, heurter, to knock, thrust, strike, F. heurter;	   cf. W. hyrddu to push, drive, assault, hwrdd a stroke, blow,	   push; also, a ram, the orig. sense of the verb thus perhaps	   being, to butt as a ram; cf. D. horten to push, strike, MHG.	   hurten, both prob. fr. Old French.]	   1. To cause physical pain to; to do bodily harm to; to wound	      or bruise painfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hurt lion groans within his den.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impar the value, usefulness, beauty, or pleasure of; to	      damage; to injure; to harm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue may be assailed, but never hurt. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wound the feelings of; to cause mental pain to; to	      offend in honor or self-respect; to annoy; to grieve. "I	      am angry and hurt." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurter \Hurt"er\, n.	   1. A bodily injury causing pain; a wound, bruise, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pains of sickness and hurts . . . all men feel.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An injury causing pain of mind or conscience; a slight; a	      stain; as of sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            But the jingling of the guinea helps the hurt that	            Honor feels.                          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Injury; damage; detriment; harm; mischief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou dost me yet but little hurt.     --Shak.	   Syn: Wound; bruise; injury; harm; damage; loss; detriment;	        mischief; bane; disadvantage.	        [1913 Webster]	Hurter \Hurt"er\, n.	   One who hurts or does harm.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall not be a hurter, if no helper.   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Hurter \Hurt"er\, n. [F. heurtoir, lit., a striker. See {Hurt},	   v. t.]	   A butting piece; a strengthening piece, esp.: (Mil.) A piece	   of wood at the lower end of a platform, designed to prevent	   the wheels of gun carriages from injuring the parapet.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurtful \Hurt"ful\, a.	   Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous;	   occasioning loss or injury; as, hurtful words or conduct.	   Syn: Pernicious; harmful; baneful; prejudicial; detrimental;	        disadvantageous; mischievous; injurious; noxious;	        unwholesome; destructive. -- {Hurt"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Hurt"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
hurting \hurting\ n.	   a feeling of pain.	   Syn: pain.	        [WordNet 1.5]	hurting \hurting\ adj.	   1. aching when touched.	   Syn: sensitive, sore, tender.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. In distress; experiencing difficulty; as, with the dollar	      exchange rate so high, companies dependent on exports are	      really hurting. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Hurtle \Hur"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hurtled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hurtling}.] [OE. hurtlen, freq. of hurten. See {Hurt}, v.	   t., and cf. {Hurl}.]	   1. To meet with violence or shock; to clash; to jostle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Together hurtled both their steeds.   --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move rapidly; to wheel or rush suddenly or with	      violence; to whirl round rapidly; to skirmish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now hurtling round, advantage for to take.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Down the hurtling cataract of the ages. --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a threatening sound, like the clash of arms; to	      make a sound as of confused clashing or confusion; to	      resound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The noise of battle hurtled in the air. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earthquake sound	            Hurtling 'death the solid ground.     --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Hurtle \Hur"tle\, v. t.	   1. To move with violence or impetuosity; to whirl; to	      brandish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His harmful club he gan to hurtle high. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To push; to jostle; to hurl.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he hurtleth with his horse adown. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Hurtleberry \Hur"tle*ber`ry\, n. [Cf. {Huckleberry},	   {Whortleberry}.]	   See {Whortleberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hurtless \Hurt"less\, a.	   Doing no injury; harmless; also, unhurt; without injury or	   harm.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gentle dame so hurtless and so true.     --Spenser.	   -- {Hurt"less*ly}, adv. -- {Hurt"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Husband \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, husband; prob.	   fr. Icel. h?sb[=o]ndi house master, husband; h?s house +	   b?andi dwelling, inhabiting, p. pr. of b?a to dwell; akin to	   AS. b?an, Goth. bauan. See {House Be}, and cf. {Bond} a	   slave, {Boor}.]	   1. The male head of a household; one who orders the economy	      of a family. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cultivator; a tiller; a husbandman. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The painful husband, plowing up his ground.	                                                  --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is the neatest husband for curious ordering his	            domestic and field accommodations.    --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who manages or directs with prudence and economy; a	      frugal person; an economist. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God knows how little time is left me, and may I be a	            good husband, to improve the short remnant left me.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A married man; a man who has a wife; -- the correlative to	      wife.	      [1913 Webster]	            The husband and wife are one person in law.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The male of a pair of animals. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A ship's husband} (Naut.), an agent representing the owners	      of a ship, who manages its expenses and receipts.	      [1913 Webster]	Husband \Hus"band\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Husbanded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Husbanding}.]	   1. To direct and manage with frugality; to use or employ to	      good purpose and the best advantage; to spend, apply, or	      use, with economy.	      [1913 Webster]	            For my means, I'll husband them so well,	            They shall go far.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cultivate, as land; to till. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Land so trim and rarely husbanded.    --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with a husband. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Husbandable \Hus"band*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being husbanded, or managed with economy.	   --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Husbandage \Hus"band*age\, n. (Naut.)	   The commission or compensation allowed to a ship's husband.	   [1913 Webster]
Husbandless \Hus"band*less\, a.	   Destitute of a husband. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Husbandly \Hus"band*ly\, a.	   Frugal; thrifty. [R.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Husbandman \Hus"band*man\, n.; pl. {Husbandmen}.	   1. The master of a family. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A farmer; a cultivator or tiller of the ground.	      [1913 Webster]
Husbandry \Hus"band*ry\, n.	   1. Care of domestic affairs; economy; domestic management;	      thrift.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's husbandry in heaven;	            Their candles are all out.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The business of a husbandman, comprehending the various	      branches of agriculture; farming.	      [1913 Webster]	            Husbandry supplieth all things necessary for food.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Hush \Hush\ (h[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hushed} (h[u^]sht);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Hushing}.] [OE. huschen, hussen, prob. of	   imitative origin; cf. LG. hussen to lull to sleep, G. husch	   quick, make haste, be silent.]	   1. To still; to silence; to calm; to make quiet; to repress	      the noise or clamor of.	      [1913 Webster]	            My tongue shall hush again this storm of war.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appease; to allay; to calm; to soothe.	      [1913 Webster]	            With thou, then,	            Hush my cares?                        --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hush'd my deepest grief of all.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To hush up}, to procure silence concerning; to suppress; to	      keep secret. "This matter is hushed up." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Hush \Hush\, v. i.	   To become or to keep still or quiet; to become silent; --	   esp. used in the imperative, as an exclamation; be still; be	   silent or quiet; make no noise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hush, idle words, and thoughts of ill.   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	         But all these strangers' presence every one did hush.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Hush \Hush\, n.	   Stillness; silence; quiet. [R.] "It is the hush of night."	   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hush money}, money paid to secure silence, or to prevent the	      disclosure of facts. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Hush \Hush\, a.	   Silent; quiet. "Hush as death." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
hushed \hushed\ (h[u^]sht), adj.	   1. having the sound level reduced; -- especially used of the	      noise of conversation; as, speaking in hushed tones.	   Syn: muted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having relatively little noise; as, a hushed church.	   Syn: quiet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hushed-up \hushed-up\ adj.	   kept secret; -- used of reports; as, hushed-up stories	   sometimes leak out.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Husher \Hush"er\, n.	   An usher. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hushing \Hush"ing\, n. (Mining)	   The process of washing ore, or of uncovering mineral veins,	   by a heavy discharge of water from a reservoir; flushing; --	   also called {booming} and {hydraulic mining}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Husk \Husk\ (h[u^]sk), n. [Prob. for hulsk, and from the same	   root as hull a husk. See {Hull} a husk.]	   1. The external covering or envelope of certain fruits or	      seeds; glume; hull; rind; in the United States, especially	      applied to the covering of the ears of maize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The supporting frame of a run of millstones.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Husks of the prodigal son} (Bot.), the pods of the carob	      tree. See {Carob}.	      [1913 Webster]	Husk \Husk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Husked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Husking}.]	   To strip off the external covering or envelope of; as, to	   husk Indian corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Husked \Husked\, a.	   1. Covered with a husk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stripped of husks; deprived of husks.	      [1913 Webster]
Huskily \Hus"ki*ly\, adv. [From {Husky}.]	   In a husky manner; dryly.	   [1913 Webster]
Huskiness \Hus"ki*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being husky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Roughness of sound; harshness; hoarseness; as, huskiness	      of voice. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Husking \Husk"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of stripping off husks, as from Indian	      corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A meeting of neighbors or friends to assist in husking	      maize; -- called also husking bee. [U.S.] "A red ear in	      the husking." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Husky \Husk"y\, a. [From {Husk}, n.]	   Abounding with husks; consisting of husks. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Husky \Hus"ky\, a. [Prob. for husty; cf. OE. host cough, AS.	   hw[=o]sta; akin to D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel.	   h[=o]sti. See {Wheeze}.]	   Rough in tone; harsh; hoarse; raucous; as, a husky voice.	   [1913 Webster]	Husky \Hus"ky\, a.	   Powerful; strong; burly. [Colloq., U. S.]	         A good, husky man to pitch in the barnyard. --Hamlin	                                                  Garland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Husky \Hus"ky\, n.; pl. {-kies}. [Cf. {Eskimo}.]	   1. An Eskimo. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The Eskimo language. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. an Eskimo dog, especially a breed of strong heavy-coated	      dogs used to pull dogsleds in the Northern regions of	      North America.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Huso \Hu"so\, n. [NL., fr. G. hausen, and E. isinglass.] (Zool.)	      (a) A large European sturgeon ({Huso huso} or {Acipenser	          huso}), inhabiting the region of the Black and Caspian	          Seas. It sometimes attains a length of more than	          twelve feet, and a weight of two thousand pounds.	          Called also {hausen} and {beluga}. It is the source of	          the finest and most esteemed caviar.	      (b) The huchen, a large salmon.	          [1913 Webster]
Hussar \Hus*sar"\, n. [Hung. husz['a]r, from husz twenty,	   because under King Matthais I., in the fifteenth century,	   every twenty houses were to furnish one horse soldier; cf. G.	   husar, F. houssard, hussard, from the same source.] (Mil.)	   Originally, one of the national cavalry of Hungary and	   Croatia; now, one of the light cavalry of European armies.	   [1913 Webster]
Hussite \Huss"ite\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of John Huss, the Bohemian reformer, who was	   adjudged a heretic and burnt alive in 1415.	   [1913 Webster]
Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. huswife.]	   1. A housewife or housekeeper. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A worthless woman or girl; a forward wench; a jade; --	      used as a term of contempt or reproach. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pert girl; a frolicsome or sportive young woman; -- used	      jocosely. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Hussy \Hus"sy\, n. [From Icel. h?si a case, prob. fr. h?s house.	   See {House}, and cf. {Housewife} a bag, {Huswife} a bag.]	   A case or bag. See {Housewife}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Hustings \Hus"tings\, n. pl. [OE. husting an assembly, coucil,	   AS. h?sting; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. h?s?ing; h?s home +	   ?ing thing, assembly, meeting; akin to Dan. & Sw. ting, E.	   thing. See {House}, and {Thing}.]	   1. A court formerly held in several cities of England;	      specif., a court held in London, before the lord mayor,	      recorder, and sheriffs, to determine certain classes of	      suits for the recovery of lands within the city. In the	      progress of law reform this court has become unimportant.	      --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of the temporary courts held for the election of	      members of the British Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The platform on which candidates for Parliament formerly	      stood in addressing the electors. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When the rotten hustings shake	            In another month to his brazen lies.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Hustle \Hus"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hustled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hustling}.] [D. hustelen to shake, fr. husten to shake. Cf.	   {Hotchpotch}.]	   To shake together in confusion; to push, jostle, or crowd	   rudely; to handle roughly; as, to hustle a person out of a	   room. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Hustle \Hus"tle\, v. i.	   To push or crows; to force one's way; to move hustily and	   with confusion; a hurry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leaving the king, who had hustled along the floor with	         his dress worfully arrayed.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Huswife \Hus"wife\, n. [OE. huswif; hus house + wif wife. Cf.	   {Hussy} a housewife, {Housewife}.] [Written also	   {housewife}.]	   1. A female housekeeper; a woman who manages domestic	      affairs; a thirfty woman. "The bounteous huswife Nature."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The huswife is she that do labor doth fall.	                                                  --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A worthless woman; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Hussy} a bag.] A case for sewing materials. See	      {Housewife}. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Huswife \Hus"wife\, v. t.	   To manage with frugality; -- said of a woman. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Huswifely \Hus"wife*ly\, a.	   Like a huswife; capable; economical; prudent. -- adv. In a	   huswifely manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Huswifery \Hus"wife*ry\, n.	   The business of a housewife; female domestic economy and	   skill. --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hut \Hut\, n. [OE. hotte; akin to D. hut, G. h["u]tte, OHG.	   hutta, Dan. hytte, Sw. hydda; and F. hutte, of G. origin; all	   akin to E. hide to conceal. See {Hude} to conceal.]	   A small house, hivel, or cabin; a mean lodge or dwelling; a	   slightly built or temporary structure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Death comes on with equal footsteps	         To the hall and hut.                     --Bp. Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Hutch \Hutch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Hutted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hutting}.]	   To place in huts; to live in huts; as, to hut troops in	   winter quarters.	   [1913 Webster]	         The troops hutted among the heights of Morristown. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Hutch \Hutch\, n. [OE. hucche, huche, hoche, F. huche, LL.	   hutica.]	   1. A chest, box, coffer, bin, coop, or the like, in which	      things may be stored, or animals kept; as, a grain hutch;	      a rabbit hutch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure of two Winchester bushels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) The case of a flour bolt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining)	      (a) A car on low wheels, in which coal is drawn in the	          mine and hoisted out of the pit.	      (b) A jig for washing ore.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Bolting hutch}, {Booby hutch}, etc. See under {Bolting},	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Hutch \Hutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hutched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hutching}.]	   1. To hoard or lay up, in a chest. [R.] "She hutched the . .	      . ore." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) To wash (ore) in a box or jig.	      [1913 Webster]
Hutchunsonian \Hutch`un*so"ni*an\, n.	   A follower of John Hutchinson of Yorkshire, England, who	   believed that the Hebrew Scriptures contained a complete	   system of natural science and of theology.	   [1913 Webster]
Huttonian \Hut*to"ni*an\, a.	   Relating to what is now called the Plutonic theory of the	   earth, first advanced by Dr. James Hutton. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Huttoning \Hut"ton*ing\, n. [So named after two English	   bonesetters, Richard and Robert Hutton, who made it a part of	   their method.] (Med.)	   Forcible manipulation of a dislocated, stiff, or painful	   joint.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Huxter \Hux"ter\, n. & v. i.	   See {Huckster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Huyghenian \Huy*ghe"ni*an\, a.	   Pertaining to, or invented by, Christian Huyghens, a Dutch	   astronomer of the seventeenth century; as, the Huyghenian	   telescope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Huyghenian eyepiece}See under {Eyepiece}.	      [1913 Webster]
Huzz \Huzz\, v. i. [An onomatop[oe]a. [root]43. Cf. {Buzz}.]	   To buzz; to murmur. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Huzzing and burring in the preacher's ear. --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Huzza \Huz*za"\, interj. [Cf. G. hussa, husa, interj., hurrah,	   huzza. [root]43. Cf. {Hurrah}.]	   A word used as a shout of joy, exultation, approbation, or	   encouragement.	   [1913 Webster]	Huzza \Huz"za\, n.	   A shout of huzza; a cheer; a hurrah.	   [1913 Webster]	         They made a great huzza or shout.        --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Huzza \Huz*za"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Huzzaed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Huzzaing}.]	   To shout huzza; to cheer.	   [1913 Webster]	Huzza \Huz*za"\, v. t.	   To receive or attend with huzzas.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was huzzaed into the court.           --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Hy \Hy\, a.	   High. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyacine \Hy"a*cine\, n.	   A hyacinth. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyacinth \Hy"a*cinth\, n. [L. hyacinthus a kind of flower, prob.	   the iris, gladiolus, or larkspur, also a kind of gem, perh.	   the sapphire; as, a proper name, Hyacinthus, a beautiful	   Laconian youth, beloved by Apollo, fr. Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.	   hyacinthe. Cf. {Jacinth}. The hyacinth was fabled to have	   sprung from the blood of Hyacinthus, who was accidentally	   slain by Apollo.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A bulbous plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}, bearing	          beautiful spikes of fragrant flowers. {Hyacinthus	          orientalis} is a common variety.	      (b) A plant of the genus {Camassia} ({Camassia Farseri}),	          called also {Eastern camass}; wild hyacinth.	      (c) The name also given to {Scilla Peruviana}, a	          Mediterranean plant, one variety of which produces	          white, and another blue, flowers; -- called also, from	          a mistake as to its origin, {Hyacinth of Peru}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A red variety of zircon, sometimes used as a gem.	      See {Zircon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hyacinth bean} (Bot.), a climbing leguminous plant	      ({Dolichos Lablab}), related to the true bean. It has dark	      purple flowers and fruit.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyacinthian \Hy`a*cin"thi*an\, a.	   Hyacinthine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyacinthine \Hy`a*cin"thine\, a. [L. hyacinthinus, Gr. ?.]	   Belonging to the hyacinth; resembling the hyacinth; in color	   like the hyacinth. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hyacinthine boy, for whom	         Morn well might break and April bloom.   --Emerson.
Hyades \Hyades\ n. (Greek mythology)	   The seven daughters of Atlas and half-sisters of the	   Pleiades; they nurtured the infant Dionysus and Zeus placed	   them among the stars as a reward.	   [WordNet 1.5] Hyades	Hyades \Hy"a*des\, Hyads \Hy"ads\, n. pl. [L. Hyades, Gr. ?.]	   (Astron.)	   A cluster of five stars in the face of the constellation	   Taurus, supposed by the ancients to indicate the coming of	   rainy weather when they rose with the sun.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thro' scudding drifts the rainy Hyades	         Vext the dim sea.                        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
hyaena \hyaena\, hyaena \hy*[ae]"na\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Hyena}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyaenidae \Hyaenidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of canids comprising the hyenas.	   Syn: family {Hyaenidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hyalea \Hy*a"le*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? glassy, fr. "y`alos	   glass.] (Zool.)	   A pteropod of the genus {Cavolina}. See {Pteropoda}, and	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyalescence \Hy`a*les"cence\, n. [See {Hyaline}.]	   The process of becoming, or the state of being, transparent	   like glass.	   [1913 Webster]
hyalin \hyalin\ n.	   a glassy translucent material that occurs in hyaline	   cartilage or in certain skin conditions.	   Syn: hyaline.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hyaline \Hy"a*line\, a. [L. hyalinus, Gr. ?, fr. "y`alos glass:	   cf. F. hyalin.]	   Glassy; resembling glass; consisting of glass; transparent,	   like crystal. "Hyaline spaces." --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]	Hyaline \Hy"a*line\, n.	   1. A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere. "The clear	      hyaline, the glassy sea." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our blood runs amazed 'neath the calm hyaline.	                                                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The pellucid substance, present in cells in	      process of development, from which, according to some	      embryologists, the cell nucleus originates.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol. Chem.) The main constituent of the walls of	      hydatid cysts; a nitrogenous body, which, by	      decomposition, yields a dextrogyrate sugar, susceptible of	      alcoholic fermentation. --Gamgee.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyalite \Hy"a*lite\, n. [Gr. "y`alos glass: cf. F. hyalite.]	   (Min.)	   A pellucid variety of opal in globules looking like colorless	   gum or resin; -- called also {M["u]ller's glass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyalograph \Hy*al"o*graph\, n. [Gr. "y`alos glass + graph.]	   An instrument for tracing designs on glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyalography \Hy`a*log"ra*phy\, n.	   Art of writing or engraving on glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyaloid \Hy"a*loid\, a. [Gr. ? glassy, transparent; "y`alos	   glass + ? appearance: cf. F. hyalo["i]de.] (Anat.)	   Resembling glass; vitriform; transparent; hyaline; as, the	   hyaloid membrane, a very delicate membrane inclosing the	   vitreous humor of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyalonema \Hy`a*lo*ne"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos glass + ? a	   thread.] (Zool.)	   A genus of hexactinelline sponges, having a long stem	   composed of very long, slender, transparent, siliceous fibres	   twisted together like the strands of a color. The stem of the	   Japanese species ({Hyalonema Sieboldii}), called	   {glass-rope}, has long been in use as an ornament. See	   {Glass-rope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyalophane \Hy*al"o*phane\, n. [Gr. "y`alos glass + ? to	   appear.] (Min.)	   A species of the feldspar group containing barium. See	   {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyalospongia \Hy`a*lo*spon"gi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`alos	   glass + ? a sponge.] (Zool.)	   An order of vitreous sponges, having glassy six-rayed,	   siliceous spicules; -- called also {{Hexactinellin[ae]}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyalotype \Hy*al"o*type\, n. [Gr. "y`alos glass + -type.]	   A photographic picture copied from the negative on glass; a	   photographic transparency. --R. Hunt. Hybernate	   Hybernacle
Hybernacle \Hy*ber"na*cle\, Hybernate \Hy"ber*nate\, Hybernation
\Hy`ber*na"tion\	   See {Hibernacle}, {Hibernate}, {Hibernation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyblaean \Hy*bl[ae]"an\, a. [L. Hyblaeus.]	   Pertaining to Hybla, an ancient town of Sicily, famous for	   its bees.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybodont \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, which	   consist of a principal median cone with smaller lateral ones.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybodus \Hyb"o*dus\, n. [NL. See {Hybodont}.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of sharks having conical, compressed teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybrid \Hy"brid\, n. [L. hybrida, hibrida, prob. allied to Gr. ?	   wantonness (as if unbridled, lawless, unnatural), perh. akin	   to Gr. "ype`r over, E. over: cf. F. hybride.]	   1. (Biol.) The offspring of the union of two animals or	      plants derived from recognizably different genetic lines,	      as two distinct species, or two strains of the same	      species with known genetic differences; an animal or plant	      produced from the mixture of two genetic lines. See	      {Mongrel}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Philol.) A word composed of elements which belong to	      different languages.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. anything derived by a mixture of components or	      characteristics from two distinctly different sources; as,	      a musical hybrid; a DNA-RNA hybrid.	      [PJC]	Hybrid \Hy"brid\, a.	   1. Produced from the mixture of two genetically distinct	      strains; as, plants of hybrid nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. derived by a mixture of characteristics from two	      distinctly different sources; as, a hybrid musical style;	      a hybrid DNA molecule.	      [PJC]
Hybridism \Hy"brid*ism\, n.	   The state or quality of being hybrid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybridist \Hy"brid*ist\, n.	   One who hybridizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybridity \Hy*brid"i*ty\, n.	   Hybridism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybridizable \Hy"brid*i`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of forming a hybrid, or of being subjected to a	   hybridizing process; capable of producing a hybrid by union	   with another species or stock.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hybridizable genera are rarer than is generally	         supposed, even in gardens where they are so often	         operated upon, under circumstances most favorable to	         the production of hybrids.               --J. D.	                                                  Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybridization \Hy`brid*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of hybridizing, or the state of being hybridized.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybridize \Hy"brid*i`ze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hybridized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hybridizing}.]	   To render hybrid; to produce by mixture of stocks.	   [1913 Webster]	Hybridize \Hy"brid*ize\, v. i. (Biol.)	   To produce hybrid offspring; to interbreed; to cross.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hybridizer \Hy"brid*i`zer\, n.	   One who hybridizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hybridous \Hy"brid*ous\, a.	   Same as {Hybrid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydage \Hyd"age\, n. (Law)	   A land tax. See {Hidage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydantoic \Hy`dan*to"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, hydantoin. See {Glycoluric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydantoin \Hy*dan"to*in\, n. [Hydrogen + allantion.] (Chem.)	   A derivative of urea, {C3H4N2O2}, obtained from allantion, as	   a white, crystalline substance, with a sweetish taste; --	   called also {glycolyl urea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydatid \Hy"da*tid\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a watery vesicle under the	   upper eyelid, fr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water: cf. F. hydatide.]	   (Zool.)	   A membranous sac or bladder filled with a pellucid fluid,	   found in various parts of the bodies of animals, but	   unconnected with the tissues. It is usually formed by	   parasitic worms, esp. by larval tapeworms, as Echinococcus	   and C[oe]nurus. See these words in the Vocabulary.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydatid of Morgagni} (Anat.), one of the small pedunculated	      bodies found between the testicle and the head of the	      epididymis, and supposed to be a remnant of the	      M["u]llerian duct.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydatiform \Hy*dat"i*form\, a. [Hydatid + -form.]	   Resembling a hydatid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydatoid \Hy"da*toid\, a. [Gr. "y`dwr, "y`datos, water + -oid.]	   (Anat.)	   Resembling water; watery; aqueous; hyaloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydr- \Hy"dr-\	   See under {Hydro-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydra \Hy"dra\, n.; pl. E. {Hydras}, L. {Hydr[ae]}. [L. hydra,	   Gr. "y`dra; akin to "y`dwr water. See {Otter} the animal,	   {Water}.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A serpent or monster in the lake or marsh	      of Lerna, in the Peloponnesus, represented as having many	      heads, one of which, when cut off, was immediately	      succeeded by two others, unless the wound was cauterized.	      It was slain by Hercules. Hence, a terrible monster.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gorgons, and Hydras, and Chimeras dire. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A multifarious evil, or an evil having many	      sources; not to be overcome by a single effort.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any small fresh-water hydroid of the genus	      {Hydra}, usually found attached to sticks, stones, etc.,	      by a basal sucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The body is a simple tube, having a mouth at one	         extremity, surrounded by a circle of tentacles with	         which it captures its prey. Young hydras bud out from	         the sides of the older ones, but soon become detached	         and are then like their parent. Hydras are remarkable	         for their power of repairing injuries; for if the body	         be divided in pieces, each piece will grow into a	         complete hydra, to which fact the name alludes. The	         zooids or hydranths of marine hydroids are sometimes	         called hydras.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) A southern constellation of great length lying	      southerly from Cancer, Leo, and Virgo.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrachnid \Hy*drach"nid\, n. [Hydr- + arachnid.] (Zool.)	   An aquatic mite of the genus {Hydrachna}. The hydrachnids,	   while young, are parasitic on fresh-water mussels.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydracid \Hy*drac"id\, n. [Hydr- + acid: cf. F. hydracide.]	   (Chem.)	   An acid containing hydrogen; -- sometimes applied to	   distinguish acids like hydrochloric, hydrofluoric, and the	   like, which contain no oxygen, from the oxygen acids or	   oxacids. See {Acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydracrylic \Hy`dra*cryl"ic\, a. [Hydr- + acrylic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric variety of lactic	   acid that breaks down into acrylic acid and water.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydractinian \Hy`drac*tin"i*an\, n. [See {Hydra}, and	   {Actinia}.] (Zool.)	   Any species or marine hydroids, of the genus {Hydractinia}	   and allied genera. These hydroids form, by their rootstalks,	   a firm, chitinous coating on shells and stones, and esp. on	   spiral shells occupied by hermit crabs. See Illust. of	   {Athecata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydraemia \Hy*dr[ae]"mi*a\ (h[-i]*dr[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   An abnormally watery state of the blood; an[ae]mia.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydragogue \Hy"dra*gogue\, a. [L. hydragogus conveying off	   water, Gr. ?; "y`dwr water + ? to lead: cf. F. hydragogue.]	   (Med.)	   Causing a discharge of water; expelling serum effused into	   any part of the body, as in dropsy. -- n. A hydragogue	   medicine, usually a cathartic or diuretic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydramide \Hy*dram"ide\, n. [Hydr- + -amide.] (Chem.)	   One of a group of crystalline bodies produced by the action	   of ammonia on certain aldehydes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydramine \Hy*dram"ine\, n. [Hydroxyl + amine.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of artificial, organic bases, usually	   produced as thick viscous liquids by the action of ammonia on	   ethylene oxide. They have the properties both of alcohol and	   amines.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrangea \Hy*dran"ge*a\, peop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water +	   ? vessel, capsule: cf. F. hydrang['e]e.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubby plants bearing opposite leaves and large	   heads of showy flowers, white, or of various colors.	   {Hydrangea hortensis}, the common garden species, is a native	   of China or Japan.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrangeaceae \Hydrangeaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of plants including the hydrangeas,	   sometimes included in the family {Saxifragaceae}.	   Syn: family {Hydrangeaceae}, hydrangea family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hydrant \Hy"drant\, n. [Gr. ? to irrigate, fr. "y`dwr water. See	   {Hydra}.]	   A discharge pipe with a valve and spout at which water may be	   drawn from the mains of waterworks; a water plug.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydranth \Hy"dranth\, n. [Hydra + Gr. ? a flower.] (Zool.)	   One of the nutritive zooids of a hydroid colony. Also applied	   to the proboscis or manubrium of a hydroid medusa. See	   Illust. of {Hydroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrargochloride \Hy*drar"go*chlo"ride\, n. [Hydrargyrum +	   chloride.] (Chem.)	   A compound of the bichloride of mercury with another	   chloride. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrargyrate \Hy*drar"gy*rate\ (h[-i]*dr[aum]r"j[i^]*r[asl]t),	   a.	   Of or pertaining to mercury; containing, or impregnated with,	   mercury. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrargyrism \Hy*drar"gy*rism\ (h[-i]*dr[aum]r"j[i^]*r[i^]z'm),	   n. (Med.)	   A diseased condition produced by poisoning with hydrargyrum,	   or mercury; mercurialism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrargyrum \Hy*drar"gy*rum\ (h[-i]*dr[aum]r"j[i^]*r[u^]m), n.	   [NL., fr. L. hydrargyrus, Gr. "ydra`rgyros; "y`dwr water +	   'a`rgyros silver.] (Chem.)	   Quicksilver; mercury.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrarthrosis \Hy`drar*thro"sis\, n. [NL. See {Hydro-}, 1, and	   {Arthrosis}.] (Med.)	   An effusion of watery liquid into the cavity of a joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrastine \Hy*dras"tine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid, found in the rootstock of the golden seal	   ({Hydrastis Canadensis}), and extracted as a bitter, white,	   crystalline substance. It is used as a tonic and febrifuge.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydra-tainted \Hy"dra-taint`ed\, a.	   Dipped in the gall of the fabulous hydra; poisonous; deadly.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrate \Hy"drate\, n. [Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. F. hydrate.]	   (Chem.)	   (a) A compound formed by the union of water with some other	       substance, generally forming a neutral body, as certain	       crystallized salts.	   (b) A substance which does not contain water as such, but has	       its constituents (hydrogen, oxygen, hydroxyl) so arranged	       that water may be eliminated; hence, a derivative of, or	       compound with, hydroxyl; hydroxide; as, ethyl hydrate, or	       common alcohol; calcium hydrate, or slaked lime.	       [1913 Webster]	Hydrate \Hy"drate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hydrated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hydrating}.]	   To form into a hydrate; to combine with water.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrated \Hy"dra*ted\, a.	   Formed into a hydrate; combined with water.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydration \Hy*dra"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act of becoming, or state of being, a hydrate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Water of hydration} (Chem.), water chemically combined with	      some substance to form a hydrate; -- distinguished from	      {water of crystallization}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydraulic \Hy*drau"lic\, a. [F. hydraulique, L. hydraulicus, fr.	   Gr. ?, ?, a water organ; "y`dwr water + ? flute, pipe. See	   {Hydra}.]	   Of or pertaining to hydraulics, or to fluids in motion;	   conveying, or acting by, water; as, an hydraulic clock,	   crane, or dock.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydraulic accumulator}, an accumulator for hydraulic	      machinery of any kind. See {Accumulator}, 2.	   {Hydraulic brake}, a cataract. See {Cataract}, 3.	   {Hydraulic cement}, a cement or mortar made of hydraulic	      lime, which will harden under water.	   {Hydraulic elevator}, a lift operated by the weight or	      pressure of water.	   {Hydraulic jack}. See under {Jack}.	   {Hydraulic lime}, quicklime obtained from hydraulic	      limestone, and used for cementing under water, etc.	   {Hydraulic limestone}, a limestone which contains some clay,	      and which yields a quicklime that will set, or form a	      firm, strong mass, under water.	   {Hydraulic main} (Gas Works), a horizontal pipe containing	      water at the bottom into which the ends of the pipes from	      the retorts dip, for passing the gas through water in	      order to remove ammonia.	   {Hydraulic mining}, a system of mining in which the force of	      a jet of water is used to wash down a bank of gold-bearing	      gravel or earth. [Pacific Coast]	   {Hydraulic press}, a hydrostatic press. See under	      {Hydrostatic}.	   {Hydraulic propeller}, a device for propelling ships by means	      of a stream of water ejected under water rearward from the	      ship.	   {Hydraulic ram}, a machine for raising water by means of the	      energy of the moving water of which a portion is to be	      raised. When the rush of water through the main pipe d	      shuts the valve at a, the momentum of the current thus	      suddenly checked forces part of it into the air chamber b,	      and up the pipe c, its return being prevented by a valve	      at the entrance to the air chamber, while the dropping of	      the valve a by its own weight allows another rush through	      the main pipe, and so on alternately.	   {Hydraulic valve}. (Mach.)	   (a) A valve for regulating the distribution of water in the	       cylinders of hydraulic elevators, cranes, etc.	   (b) (Gas Works) An inverted cup with a partition dipping into	       water, for opening or closing communication between two	       gas mains, the open ends of which protrude about the	       water.	       [1913 Webster]
Hydraulical \Hy*drau"lic*al\, a.	   Hydraulic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydraulicon \Hy*drau"li*con\, n. [NL. See {Hydraulic}.] (Mus.)	   An ancient musical instrument played by the action of water;	   a water organ. [Written also {hydraulis}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydraulics \Hy*drau"lics\, n. [Cf. F. hydraulique.]	   That branch of science, or of engineering, which treats of	   fluids in motion, especially of water, its action in rivers	   and canals, the works and machinery for conducting or raising	   it, its use as a prime mover, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As a science, hydraulics includes hydrodynamics, or the	         principles of mechanics applicable to the motion of	         water; as a branch of engineering, it consists in the	         practical application of the mechanics of fluids to the	         control and management of water with reference to the	         wants of man, including canals, waterworks, hydraulic	         machines, pumps, water wheels, etc. Some writers treat	         hydraulics and hydrostatics as subdivisions of	         hydrodynamics.	         [1913 Webster]
Hydrazine \Hy"dra*zine\, n. [Hydr- + azo- + -ine.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, resembling the	   amines and produced by the reduction of certain nitroso and	   diazo compounds; as, methyl hydrazine, phenyl hydrazine, etc.	   They are derivatives of hydrazine proper, {H2N.NH2}, which is	   a doubled amido group, recently (1887) isolated as a stable,	   colorless gas, with a peculiar, irritating odor. As a base it	   forms distinct salts. Called also {diamide}, {amidogen}, (or	   more properly {diamidogen}), etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrencephsloid \Hy"dren*ceph"s*loid\, a. [Hydrencephalus +	   -oid.] (Med.)	   Same as {Hydrocephaloid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydria \Hy"dri*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A water jar; esp., one with a large rounded body, a small	   neck, and three handles. Some of the most beautiful Greek	   vases are of this form.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydriad \Hy"dri*ad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, of the water, fr. "y`dwr	   water.] (Myth.)	   A water nymph.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydric \Hy"dric\, a. [From {Hydrogen}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen; as, hydric oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydric dioxide}. (Chem.) See {Hydrogen dioxide}, under	      {Hydrogen}.	   {Hydric oxide} (Chem.), water.	   {Hydric sulphate} (Chem.), hydrogen sulphate or sulphuric	      acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydride \Hy"dride\, n. [Hydr- + ide.] (Chem.)	   A compound of the binary type, in which hydrogen is united	   with some other element.	   {lith"i*um hy"dride}, n. (Chem.) A hydride of lithium, {LiH},	      commonly used as a powerful reducing agent in organic	      chemistry.	      [PJC]
Hydriform \Hy"dri*form\, a. [Hydra + -form.] (Zool.)	   Having the form or structure of a hydra.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrina \Hy*dri"na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}.] (Zool.)	   The group of hydroids to which the fresh-water hydras belong.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydriodate \Hy*dri"o*date\, n. [Cf. F. hydriodate.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Hydriodide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydriodic \Hy`dri*od"ic\, a. [Hydr- + iodic: cf. F.	   hydriodique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and iodine; -- said	   of an acid ({HI}) produced by the combination of these	   elements.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydriodic acid} (Chem.), a pungent, colorless gas, {HI},	      usually prepared as a solution in water. It is strong	      reducing agent. Called also {hydrogen iodide}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydriodide \Hy*dri"o*dide\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of hydriodic acid with a base; -- distinguished	   from an {iodide}, in which only the iodine combines with the	   base.
Hydro \Hy"dro\, n.	   1. A hydro-a["e]roplane. [obsolescent]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. hydroelectric power; -- also used attributively.	      [PJC] Hydro
Hydro- \Hy"dro-\, Hydr- \Hy"dr-\	   1. A combining form from Gr. ?, ?, water (see {Hydra}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A combining form of hydrogen, indicating hydrogen	      as an ingredient, as hydrochloric; or a reduction product	      obtained by hydrogen, as hydroquinone.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydro-aeroplane \Hy"dro-a"["e]r*o*plane`\ (A["e]ronautics)	   An a["e]roplane with a boatlike or other understructure that	   enables it to travel on, or to rise from the surface of, a	   body of water by its own motive power; -- now usually	   referred to as a {seaplane}. [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Hydrobarometer \Hy`dro*ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +	   barometer.]	   An instrument for determining the depth of the sea water by	   its pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrobiplane \Hy"dro*bi"plane\, n.	   A hydro-a["e]roplane having two supporting planes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hydrobilirubin \Hy`dro*bil`i*ru"bin\, n. [Hydro-, 2 +	   bilirubin.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A body formed from bilirubin, identical with urobilin.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrobranchiata \Hy`dro*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "y`dwr water + ? gills.] (Zool.)	   An extensive artificial division of gastropod mollusks,	   including those that breathe by gills, as contrasted with the	   Pulmonifera. -- {Hy`dro*bran"chi*ate}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrobromate \Hy`dro*bro"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Hydrobromide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrobromic \Hy`dro*bro"mic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + bromic.] (Chem.)	   Composed of hydrogen and bromine; as, hydrobromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrobromic acid} (Chem.), a colorless, pungent, corrosive	      gas, {HBr}, usually collected as a solution in water. It	      resembles hydrochloric acid, but is weaker and less	      stable. Called also {hydrogen bromide}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrobromide \Hy`dro*bro"mide\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of hydrobromic acid with a base; -- distinguished	   from a bromide, in which only the bromine unites with the	   base.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocarbon \Hy`dro*car"bon\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + carbon.] (Chem.)	   A compound containing only hydrogen and carbon, as methane,	   benzene, etc.; also, by extension, any of their derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrocarbon burner}, {furnace}, {stove}, a burner, furnace,	      or stove with which liquid fuel, as petroleum, is used.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrocarbonaceous \Hy`dro*car`bo*na"ceous\, a.	   Of the nature, or containing, hydrocarbons.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocarbonate \Hy`dro*car"bon*ate\, n.	   (a) (Old Chem.) A hydrocarbon. [Obs.]	   (b) (Chem.) A hydrous carbonate, as malachite.	       [1913 Webster]
Hydrocarbostyril \Hy`dro*car`bo*sty"ril\, n. [Hydro-, 2 +	   carbostyril.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, {C9H9NO},	   obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and	   closely related to quinoline and carbostyril.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocarburet \Hy`dro*car"bu*ret\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + carburet.]	   (Chem.)	   Carbureted hydrogen; also, a hydrocarbon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocaulus \Hy`dro*cau"lus\, n.; pl. {Hydrocauli}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. "y`dwr water + ? a stalk.] (Zool.)	   The hollow stem of a hydroid, either simple or branched. See	   Illust. of {Gymnoblastea} and {Hydroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocele \Hy`dro*cele\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; "y`dwr water + ?	   tumor.] (Med.)	   A collection of serous fluid in the areolar texture of the	   scrotum or in the coverings, especially in the serous sac,	   investing the testicle or the spermatic cord; dropsy of the	   testicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocephalic \Hy`dro*ce*phal"ic\, a.	   Relating to, or connected with, hydrocephalus, or dropsy of	   the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocephaloid \Hy`dro*ceph"a*loid\, a. [Hydrocephalus + -oid.]	   (Med.)	   Resembling hydrocephalus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrocephaloid affection} (Med.), the group of symptoms	      which follow exhausting diarrhea in young children,	      resembling those of acute hydrocephalus, or tubercular	      meningitis.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrocephalous \Hy`dro*ceph"a*lous\, a.	   Having hydrocephalus. "Hydrocephalous offspring." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocephalus \Hy`dro*ceph"a*lus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   hydrocephalus; "y`dwr water + ? head.] (Med.)	   An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium,	   especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the	   brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it	   occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrochlorate \Hy`dro*chlo"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Hydrochloride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrochloric \Hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + chloric: cf. F.	   hydrochlorique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas;	   as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrochloric acid} (Chem.), hydrogen chloride; a colorless,	      corrosive gas, {HCl}, of pungent, suffocating odor. It is	      made in great quantities in the soda process, by the	      action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great	      affinity for water, and the commercial article is a strong	      solution of the gas in water. It is a typical acid, and is	      an indispensable agent in commercial and general chemical	      work. Called also {muriatic acid} and {chlorhydric acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrochloride \Hy`dro*chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of hydrochloric acid with a base; -- distinguished	   from a chloride, where only chlorine unites with the base.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocorallia \Hy`dro*co*ral"li*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}, and	   {Coral}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Hydroidea, including those genera that secrete	   a stony coral, as Millepora and Stylaster. Two forms of	   zooids in life project from small pores in the coral and	   resemble those of other hydroids. See {Millepora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocyanate \Hy`dro*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Hydrocyanide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrocyanic \Hy`dro*cy*an"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + anic: cf. F.	   hydrocyanique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from the combination of, hydrogen	   and cyanogen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrocyanic acid} (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile	      liquid, {HCN}, having a characteristic peach-blossom odor.	      It is one of the most deadly poisons. It is made by the	      action of sulphuric acid on yellow prussiate of potassium	      (potassium ferrocyanide), and chemically resembles	      hydrochloric and hydrobromic acids. Called also {prussic	      acid}, {hydrogen cyanide}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrocyanide \Hy`dro*cy"a*nide\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of hydrocyanic acid with a base; -- distinguished	   from a {cyanide}, in which only the cyanogen so combines.	   Hydrodynamic
Hydrodynamic \Hy`dro*dy*nam"ic\, Hydrodynamical
\Hy`dro*dy*nam"ic*al\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + dynamic, -ical: cf. F.	   hydrodynamique.]	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the dynamical action of water	   of a liquid; of or pertaining to water power.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrodynamic friction}, friction produced by the viscosity	      of a liquid in motion.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrodynamics \Hy`dro*dy*nam"ics\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + dynamics: cf.	   F. hydrodynamique.]	   That branch of the science of mechanics which relates to	   fluids, or, as usually limited, which treats of the laws of	   motion and action of nonelastic fluids, whether as	   investigated mathematically, or by observation and	   experiment; the principles of dynamics, as applied to water	   and other fluids.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is sometimes used as a general term, including	         both hydrostatics and hydraulics, together with	         pneumatics and acoustics. See {Hydraulics}.	         [1913 Webster]
Hydrodynamometer \Hy`dro*dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +	   dynamometer.]	   An instrument to measure the velocity of a liquid current by	   the force of its impact.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydro-electric \Hy`dro-e*lec"tric\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + electric.]	   Pertaining to, employed in, or produced by, the evolution of	   electricity by means of a battery in which water or steam is	   used.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydro-electric machine} (Physics), an apparatus invented by	      Sir William Armstrong of England for generating	      electricity by the escape of high-pressure steam from a	      series of jets connected with a strong boiler, in which	      the steam is produced.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydro-extractor \Hy`dro-ex*tract"or\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +	   extractor.]	   An apparatus for drying anything, as yarn, cloth, sugar,	   etc., by centrifugal force; a centrifugal.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroferricyanic \Hy`dro*fer`ri*cy*an"ic\, n. [Hydro-, 2 +	   ferricyanic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen,	   ferric iron, and cyanogen; as, hydroferricyanic acid. See	   {Ferricyanic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroferrocyanic \Hy`dro*fer`ro*cy*an"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 +	   ferrocyanic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, or obtained from, hydrogen,	   ferrous iron, and cyanogen; as, hydroferrocyanic acid. See	   {Ferrocyanic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrofluate \Hy`dro*flu"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A supposed compound of hydrofluoris acid and a base; a	   fluoride. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrofluoric \Hy`dro*flu*or"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + fluoric.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, hydrogen and fluorine;	   fluohydric; as, hydrofluoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrofluoric acid} (Chem.), a colorless, mobile, volatile	      liquid, {HF}, very corrosive in its action, and having a	      strong, pungent, suffocating odor. It is produced by the	      action of sulphuric acid on fluorite, and is usually	      collected as a solution in water. It attacks all	      silicates, as glass or porcelain, is the agent employed in	      etching glass, and is preserved only in vessels of	      platinum, lead, caoutchouc, or gutta-percha.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrofluosilicate \Hy`dro*flu`o*sil"i*cate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of hydrofluosilic acid; a silicofluoride. See	   {Silicofluoride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrofluosilicic \Hy`dro*flu`o*si*lic"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 +	   fluorine + silicic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or denoting, a compound consisting of a double	   fluoride of hydrogen and silicon; silicofluoric. See	   {Silicofluoric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogalvanic \Hy`dro*gal*van"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + galvanic.]	   Pertaining to, produced by, or consisting of, electricity	   evolved by the action or use of fluids; as, hydrogalvanic	   currents. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogen \Hy"dro*gen\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -gen: cf. F.	   hydrog[`e]ne. So called because water is generated by its	   combustion. See {Hydra}.] (Chem.)	   A gaseous element, colorless, tasteless, and odorless, the	   lightest known substance, being fourteen and a half times	   lighter than air (hence its use in filling balloons), and	   over eleven thousand times lighter than water. It is very	   abundant, being an ingredient of water and of many other	   substances, especially those of animal or vegetable origin.	   It may by produced in many ways, but is chiefly obtained by	   the action of acids (as sulphuric) on metals, as zinc, iron,	   etc. It is very inflammable, and is an ingredient of coal gas	   and water gas. It is standard of chemical equivalents or	   combining weights, and also of valence, being the typical	   monad. Symbol H. Atomic weight 1.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although a gas, hydrogen is chemically similar to the	         metals in its nature, having the properties of a weak	         base. It is, in all acids, the base which is replaced	         by metals and basic radicals to form salts. Like all	         other gases, it is condensed by great cold and pressure	         to a liquid which freezes and solidifies by its own	         evaporation. It is absorbed in large quantities by	         certain metals (esp. palladium), forming alloy-like	         compounds; hence, in view of quasi-metallic nature, it	         is sometimes called {hydrogenium}. It is the typical	         reducing agent, as opposed to oxidizers, as oxygen,	         chlorine, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bicarbureted hydrogen}, an old name for ethylene.	   {Carbureted hydrogen gas}. See under {Carbureted}.	   {Hydrogen dioxide}, a thick, colorless liquid, {H2O2},	      resembling water, but having a bitter, sour taste,	      produced by the action of acids on barium peroxide. It	      decomposes into water and oxygen, and is manufactured in	      large quantities for an oxidizing and bleaching agent.	      Called also {oxygenated water}.	   {Hydrogen oxide}, a chemical name for water, H?O.	   {Hydrogen sulphide}, a colorless inflammable gas, {H2S},	      having the characteristic odor of bad eggs, and found in	      many mineral springs. It is produced by the action of	      acids on metallic sulphides, and is an important chemical	      reagent. Called also {sulphureted hydrogen}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrogenate \Hy"dro*gen*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Hydrogenated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hydrogenating}.] (Chem.)	   To hydrogenize.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogenation \Hy`dro*gen*a"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act of combining with hydrogen, or the state of being so	   combined.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogenide \Hy"dro*gen*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound containing hydrogen; a hydride. [R.] See	   {Hydride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogenium \Hy`dro*ge"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Hydrogen}.] (Chem.)	   Hydrogen; -- called also in view of its supposed metallic	   nature. --Graham.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogenize \Hy"dro*gen*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Hydrogenized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hydrogenizing}.] (Chem.)	   To combine with hydrogen; to treat with, or subject to the	   action of, hydrogen; to reduce; -- contrasted with oxidize.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogenous \Hy*drog"e*nous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hydrogen; containing hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrognosy \Hy*drog"no*sy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? knowledge.]	   A treatise upon, or a history and description of, the water	   of the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrogode \Hy"drog*ode\, n. [Hydrogen + Gr. ? way. path.]	   (Elec.)	   The negative pole or cathode. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrographer \Hy*drog"ra*pher\, n.	   One skilled in the hydrography; one who surveys, or draws	   maps or charts of, the sea, lakes, or other waters, with the	   adjacent shores; one who describes the sea or other waters.	   --Boyle. Hydrographic
Hydrographic \Hy`dro*graph"ic\, Hydrographical
\Hy`dro*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or relating to hydrography.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrography \Hy*drog"ra*phy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -graphy: cf. F.	   hydrographie.]	   1. The art of measuring and describing the sea, lakes,	      rivers, and other waters, with their phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That branch of surveying which embraces the determination	      of the contour of the bottom of a harbor or other sheet of	      water, the depth of soundings, the position of channels	      and shoals, with the construction of charts exhibiting	      these particulars.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydroguret \Hy*drog"u*ret\, n. [From {Hydrogen}.] (Chem.)	   A hydride. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroid \Hy"droid\, a. [Hydra + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Related to, or resembling, the hydra; of or pertaining to the	   Hydroidea. -- n. One of the Hydroideas.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroidea \Hy*droi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hydra}, and {-oid}.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive order of Hydrozoa or Acaleph[ae]. [Written also	   {Hydroida}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This order includes the hydras and the free-swimming	         hydromedus[ae], together with a great variety of marine	         attached hydroids, many of which grow up into large,	         elegantly branched forms, consisting of a vast number	         of zooids (hydranths, gonophores, etc.), united by	         hollow stems. All the zooids of a colony are produced	         from one primary zooid, by successive buddings. The	         Siphonophora have also been included in this order by	         some writers. See {Gymnoblastea}, {Hydromedusa},	         {Gonosome}, {Gonotheca}.	         [1913 Webster]
Hydrokinetic \Hy`dro*ki*net"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + kinetic.]	   Of or pertaining to the motions of fluids, or the forces	   which produce or affect such motions; -- opposed to	   {hydrostatic}. --Sir W. Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrolase \Hy"dro*lase\, n. [Hydrolysis + -ase.]	   1. (Chem.) an enzyme which causes the splitting of a chemical	      bond with the addition of the elements of water; a	      hydrolytic enzyme. Formerly called a {hydrolytic ferment}.	   Note: There are many known hydrolases, including nearly all	         of the digestive enzymes. Among the hydrolases are the	         {esterases}, which split ester bonds and {amidases},	         which split amide bonds, and among the latter are the	         {proteases} and {peptidases}, which split peptide	         bonds, such as those found in proteins.	         [PJC]
Hydrological \Hy`dro*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hydrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrologist \Hy*drol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in hydrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrology \Hy*drol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -logy: cf. F.	   hydrologie.]	   The science of water, its properties, phenomena, and	   distribution over the earth's surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrolysis \Hy*drol"y*sis\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -lysis.] (Chem.)	   A chemical process causing the splitting of a chemical bond	   by the addition of the elements of water. Where the bond	   which is split is not part of a ring structure, this process	   causes formation of two compounds from one compound plus	   water, as in the hydrolysis of the ester bonds of fats during	   {saponification}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Hydrolytic \Hy`dro*lyt"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? to loose.]	   1. (Chem.) Tending to remove or separate water; eliminating	      water. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) of, pertaining to, or accompanied by {hydrolysis}.	      [PJC]	            Hydrolytic agents, such as sulphuric acid or caustic	            alkali.                               --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrolytic ferment} (Physiol. Chem.), an enzyme (formerly	      referred to as a ferment), which acts only in the presence	      of water, and which causes the substance acted upon to	      take up a molecule of water, resulting in the splitting of	      a chemical bond and often splitting one compound into two.	      Thus, diastase of malt, ptyalin of saliva, and boiling	      dilute sulphuric acid all convert starch by hydration into	      dextrin and sugar. Nearly all of the digestive enzymes are	      hydrolytic in their action. Since 1910 such an enzyme is	      usually referred to as a {{hydrolase}} or {{hydrolytic	      enzyme}}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hydromagnesite \Hy`dro*mag"ne*site\	   (h[imac]`dr[-o]*m[a^]g"n[-e]*s[imac]t), n. [Hydro-, 1 +	   magnesite.] (Min.)	   A hydrous carbonate of magnesia occurring in white, earthy,	   amorphous masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydromancy \Hy"dro*man`cy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -mancy: cf. F.	   hydromancie.]	   Divination by means of water, -- practiced by the ancients.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydromantic \Hy`dro*man"tic\, a. [Cf. F. hydromantique.]	   Of or pertaining to divination by water.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydromechanics \Hy`dro*me*chan"ics\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + mechanics.]	   That branch of physics which treats of the mechanics of	   liquids, or of their laws of equilibrium and of motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydromedusa \Hy`dro*me*du"sa\, n.; pl. {Hydromedus[ae]}. [NL.	   See {Hydra}, and {Medusa}.] (Zool.)	   Any medusa or jellyfish which is produced by budding from a	   hydroid. They are called also {Craspedota}, and {naked-eyed	   medus[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such medus[ae] are the reproductive zooids or	         gonophores, either male or female, of the hydroid from	         which they arise, whether they become free or remain	         attached to the hydroid colony. They in turn produce	         the eggs from which the hydroids are developed. The	         name is also applied to other similar medus[ae] which	         are not known to bud from a hydroid colony, and even to	         some which are known to develop directly from the eggs,	         but which in structure agree essentially with those	         produced from hydroids. See {Hydroidea}, and	         {Gymnoblastea}.	         [1913 Webster]
Hydromel \Hy"dro*mel\, n. [L. hydromel, hydromeli, Gr. ?; "y`dwr	   water + ? honey: cf. F. hydromel.]	   A liquor consisting of honey diluted in water, and after	   fermentation called mead.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydromellonic \Hy`dro*mel*lon"ic\, a.	   See {Cyamellone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrometallurgical \Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hydrometallurgy; involving the use of	   liquid reagents in the treatment or reduction of ores. --	   {Hy`dro*met`al*lur"gic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrometallurgy \Hy`dro*met"al*lur`gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +	   metallurgy.]	   The art or process of assaying or reducing ores by means of	   liquid reagents.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrometeor \Hy`dro*me"te*or\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + meteor.]	   A meteor or atmospheric phenomenon dependent upon the vapor	   of water; -- in the pl., a general term for the whole aqueous	   phenomena of the atmosphere, as rain, snow, hail, etc.	   --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrometeorological \Hy`dro*me`te*or`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hydrometeorology, or to rain, clouds,	   storms, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrometeorology \Hy`dro*me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +	   meteorology.]	   That branch of meteorology which relates to, or treats of,	   water in the atmosphere, or its phenomena, as rain, clouds,	   snow, hail, storms, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrometer \Hy*drom"e*ter\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -meter: cf. F.	   hydrom[`e]tre.]	   1. (Physics) An instrument for determining the specific	      gravities of liquids, and thence the strength spirituous	      liquors, saline solutions, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is usually made of glass with a graduated stem, and	         indicates the specific gravity of a liquid by the depth	         to which it sinks in it, the zero of the scale marking	         the depth to which it sinks in pure water. Extra	         weights are sometimes used to adapt the scale to	         liquids of different densities.	         [1913 Webster]	   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	      according to its construction or use, as {tachometer},	      {rheometer}, {hydrometer}, {pendulum}, etc.; a current	      gauge. Hydrometric
Hydrometric \Hy`dro*met"ric\, Hydrometrical \Hy`dro*met"ric*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. hydrom[`e]trique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an hydrometer, or to the determination	      of the specific gravity of fluids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to measurement of the velocity,	      discharge, etc., of running water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made by means of an hydrometer; as, hydrometric	      observations.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrometric pendulum}, a species of hydrometer consisting of	      a hollow ball of ivory or metal suspended by a treated	      from the center of a graduated quadrant, and held in a	      stream to measure the velocity of the water by the	      inclination given to the thread; a kind of current gauge.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrometrograph \Hy`dro*met"ro*graph\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ?	   measure + -graph.]	   An instrument for determining and recording the quantity of	   water discharged from a pipe, orifice, etc., in a given time.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrometry \Hy*drom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. hydrom[`e]trique.]	   1. The art of determining the specific gravity of liquids,	      and thence the strength of spirituous liquors, saline	      solutions, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art or operation of measuring the velocity or	      discharge of running water, as in rivers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydromica \Hy`dro*mi"ca\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + mica.] (Min.)	   A variety of potash mica containing water. It is less elastic	   than ordinary muscovite.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydromica schist} (Min.), a mica schist characterized by the	      presence of hydromica. It often has a silky luster and	      almost soapy feel.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydronephrosis \Hy`dro*ne*phro"sis\, n. [NL., Gr. "y`dwr water +	   ? a kidney.] (Med.)	   An accumulation of urine in the pelvis of the kidney,	   occasioned by obstruction in the urinary passages.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydropath \Hy"dro*path\, n. [Cf. F. hydropathe.]	   A hydropathist. Hydropathic
Hydropathic \Hy`dro*path"ic\, Hydropathical \Hy`dro*path"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to hydropathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydropathist \Hy*drop"a*thist\, n.	   One who practices hydropathy; a water-cure doctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydropathy \Hy*drop"a*thy\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ?, ?, to	   suffer.]	   The water cure; a mode of treating diseases by the copious	   and frequent use of pure water, both internally and	   externally.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroperitoneum \Hy`dro*per`i*to*ne"um\, n. [NL. See {Hydro-},	   and {Peritoneum}.] (Med.)	   Same as {Ascites}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophane \Hy"dro*phane\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? to show,	   appear: cf. F. hydrophane.] (Min.)	   A semitranslucent variety of opal that becomes translucent or	   transparent on immersion in water.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophanous \Hy*droph"a*nous\, a. (Min.)	   Made transparent by immersion in water.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophid \Hy"dro*phid\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? a small serpent.]	   (Zool.)	   Any sea snake of the genus {Hydrophys} and allied genera.	   These snakes are venomous, live upon fishes, and have a	   flattened tail for swimming.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophlorone \Hy`dro*phlo"rone\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + phlorone.]	   (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline benzene derivative, {C8H10O2}, obtained	   by the reduction of phlorone.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophobia \Hy`dro*pho"bi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; "y`dwr water +	   ? fear: cf. F. hydrophobie.] (Med.)	   (a) An abnormal dread of water, said to be a symptom of	       canine madness; hence:	   (b) A viral disease trransmitted by a bite from, or	       inoculation with the saliva of, a rabid creature, of	       which the chief symptoms are, a sense of dryness and	       constriction in the throat, causing difficulty in	       deglutition, and a marked heightening of reflex	       excitability, producing convulsions whenever the patient	       attempts to swallow, or is disturbed in any way, as by	       the sight or sound of water; rabies; canine madness.	       [Written also {hydrophoby}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Hydrophobic \Hy`dro*phob"ic\, a. [L. hydrophobicus, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. hydrophobique.]	   Of or pertaining to hydrophobia; producing or caused by	   rabies; as, hydrophobic symptoms; the hydrophobic poison.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophoby \Hy"dro*pho`by\, n.	   See {Hydrophobia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophora \Hy*droph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr.	   fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   The Hydroidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophore \Hy"dro*phore\, n. [Gr. "y`dwr water + fe`rein to	   bear.]	   An instrument used for the purpose of obtaining specimens of	   water from any desired depth, as in a river, a lake, or the	   ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophyllium \Hy`dro*phyl"li*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hydrophyllia}, E.	   {Hydrophylliums}. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + ? a leaf.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the flat, leaflike, protective zooids, covering other	   zooids of certain Siphonophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophyte \Hy"dro*phyte\, n. [Gr. ? + ? plant: cf. F.	   hydrophyte.]	   An aquatic plant; an alga.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrophytology \Hy*droph`y*tol"o*gy\, n. [Hydro- + phyte +	   -logy.]	   The branch of botany which treats of water plants. Hydropic
Hydropic \Hy*drop"ic\, Hydropical \Hy*drop"ic*al\, a. [L.	   hydropicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hydropique. See {Dropsy}.]	   Dropsical, or resembling dropsy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every lust is a kind of hydropic distemper, and the	         more we drink the more we shall thirst.  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydropically \Hy*drop"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a hydropical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydropiper \Hy"dro*pi`per\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "y`dwr water + L.	   piper a pepper.] (Bot.)	   A species ({Polygonum Hydropiper}) of knotweed with acrid	   foliage; water pepper; smartweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroplane \Hy"dro*plane\, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + plane.]	   1. A plane, or any of a number of planes, projecting from the	      hull of a submarine boat, which by being elevated or	      depressed cause the boat, when going ahead, to sink or	      rise, after the manner of an a["e]roplane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A projecting plane or fin on a hydroplane[3] to lift the	      moving boat on top of the water; also, a gliding boat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a powered surface boat fitted with planes (hydroplanes[2])	      projecting below the hull, designed to lift the boat, when	      moving rapidly, so that the hull itself is lifted out of	      the water and the boat is supported by the hydrodynamic	      forces of the water on the hydroplanes[2], thus permitting	      higher speeds; formerly called a {gliding boat}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Hydroplane \Hy"dro*plane\, v. i.	   1. Of a boat, to move through water while supported by	      hydroplanes[3] (see {hydroplane[3]}, above).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to move through a body of water supported by the	      hydrodynamic forces on a surface, similar in principle to	      a {hydroplane[3]}; -- said, e. .g, of automobiles skidding	      on a shallow patch of water on a road when moving at high	      speed, thus causing the tires to lose contact with the	      road surface.	      [PJC]
Hydropneumatic \Hy`dro*pneu*mat"ic\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + pneumatic:	   cf. F. hydropneumatique.]	   Pertaining to, or depending upon, both liquid and gaseous	   substances; as, hydropneumatic apparatus for collecting gases	   over water or other liquids.	   [1913 Webster]	Hydropneumatic gun carriage \Hy`dro*pneu*mat"ic gun carriage\	   (Ordnance)	   A disappearing gun carriage in which the recoil is checked by	   cylinders containing liquid and air, the air when compressed	   furnishing the power for restoring the gun to the firing	   position. It is used with some English and European heavy	   guns.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hydropsy \Hy"drop`sy\, n.	   Same as {Dropsy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydropult \Hy"dro*pult\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? to hurl.]	   A machine for throwing water by hand power, as a garden	   engine, a fire extinguisher, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroquinone \Hy`dro*qui"none\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + quinone.]	   (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance, {C6H4(OH)2}, obtained by the	   reduction of quinone. It is a diacid phenol, resembling, and	   metameric with, pyrocatechin and resorcin. Called also	   {dihydroxy benzene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrorhiza \Hy`dro*rhi"za\, n.; pl. L. {Hydrorhiz[ae]}, E.	   {Hydrorhizas}. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. ? a root.] (Zool.)	   The rootstock or decumbent stem by which a hydroid is	   attached to other objects. See Illust. under {Hydroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosalt \Hy"dro*salt`\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + salt.] (Chem.)	   (a) A salt supposed to be formed by a hydracid and a base.	   (b) An acid salt. [R.]	   (c) A hydrous salt; a salt combined with water of hydration	       or crystallization.	       [1913 Webster]
Hydroscope \Hy"dro*scope\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + -scope.]	   1. An instrument designed to mark the presence of water,	      especially in air. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of water clock, used anciently for measuring time,	      the water tricking from an orifice at the end of a	      graduated tube. Hydrosome
Hydrosome \Hy"dro*some\, Hydrosoma \Hy`dro*so"ma\, n. [NL.	   hydrosoma. See {Hydra}, and {-some} body.] (Zool.)	   All the zooids of a hydroid colony collectively, including	   the nutritive and reproductive zooids, and often other kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosorbic \Hy`dro*sor"bic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + sorbic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from sorbic	   acid when this takes up hydrogen; as, hydrosorbic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosphere \Hy"dro*sphere\, n. [Pref. hydro-, 1 + sphere.]	   1. (Meteor.) The aqueous vapor of the entire atmosphere.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Phys. Geog.) The aqueous envelope of the earth, including	      the ocean, all lakes, streams, and underground waters, and	      the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hydrostat \Hy"dro*stat\, n.	   1. A contrivance or apparatus to prevent the explosion of	      steam boilers.	   2. A device, usually electrical, for indicating or regulating	      the height of water in a reservoir or receptacle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hydrostatic
Hydrostatic \Hy`dro*stat"ic\, Hydrostatical \Hy`dro*stat"ic*al\,	   a. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? causing to stand: cf. F. hydrostatique.	   See {Static}.]	   Of or relating to hydrostatics; pertaining to, or in	   accordance with, the principles of the equilibrium of fluids.	   [1913 Webster]	         The first discovery made in hydrostatics since the time	         of Archimedes is due to Stevinus.        --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrostatic balance}, a balance for weighing substances in	      water, for the purpose of ascertaining their specific	      gravities.	   {Hydrostatic bed}, a water bed.	   {Hydrostatic bellows}, an apparatus consisting of a	      water-tight bellowslike case with a long, upright tube,	      into which water may be poured to illustrate the	      hydrostatic paradox.	   {Hydrostatic paradox}, the proposition in hydrostatics that	      any quantity of water, however small, may be made to	      counterbalance any weight, however great; or the law of	      the equality of pressure of fluids in all directions.	   {Hydrostatic press}, a machine in which great force, with	      slow motion, is communicated to a large plunger by means	      of water forced into the cylinder in which it moves, by a	      forcing pump of small diameter, to which the power is	      applied, the principle involved being the same as in the	      hydrostatic bellows. Also called {hydraulic press}, and	      {Bramah press}. In the illustration, a is a pump with a	      small plunger b, which forces the water into the cylinder	      c, thus driving upward the large plunder d, which performs	      the reduced work, such as compressing cotton bales, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydrostatically \Hy`dro*stat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to hydrostatics, or to hydrostatic principles.	   --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrostatician \Hy`dro*sta*ti"cian\, n.	   One who is versed or skilled in hydrostatics. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrostatics \Hy`dro*stat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. hydrostatique.]	   (Physics)	   The branch of science which relates to the pressure and	   equilibrium of nonelastic fluids, as water, mercury, etc.;	   the principles of statics applied to water and other liquids.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosulphate \Hy`dro*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Hydrosulphurent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosulphide \Hy`dro*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)	   One of a series of compounds, derived from hydrogen sulphide	   by the replacement of half its hydrogen by a base or basic	   radical; as, potassium hydrosulphide, {KSH}. The	   hydrosulphides are analogous to the hydrates and include the	   mercaptans.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosulphite \Hy`dro*sul"phite\, n. (Chem.)	   A saline compound of hydrosulphurous acid and a base. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosulphuret \Hy`dro*sul"phu*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   A hydrosulphide. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosulphureted \Hy`dro*sul"phu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined with hydrogen sulphide.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosulphuric \Hy`dro*sul*phu"ric\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + sulphuric.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, hydrogen and sulphur; as,	   hydrosulphuric acid, a designation applied to the solution of	   hydrogen sulphide in water.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrosulphurous \Hy`dro*sul"phur*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the	   reduction of sulphurous acid. See {Hyposulphurous acid},	   under {Hyposulphurous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotellurate \Hy`dro*tel"lu*rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt formed by the union of hydrotelluric acid and the	   base.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotelluric \Hy`dro*tel*lu"ric\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + telluric.]	   (Chem.)	   Formed by hydrogen and tellurium; as, hydrotelluric acid, or	   hydrogen telluride.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotheca \Hy`dro*the"ca\, n.; pl. L. {Hydrothec[ae]}, E.	   {Hydrothecas}. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. ? a box.] (Zool.)	   One of the calicles which, in some Hydroidea (Thecaphora),	   protect the hydrants. See Illust. of {Hydroidea}, and	   {Campanularian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotherapeutics \Hy`dro*ther`a*peu"tics\, n. [Hydro-, 1 +	   therapeutics.] (Med.)	   A system of treating disease by baths and mineral waters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hydrotherapy \Hy`dro*ther"a*py\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + therapy.]	   (Med.)	   See {Hydropathy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrothermal \Hy`dro*ther"mal\, a. [Hydro-, 1 + thermal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to hot water; -- used esp. with reference	      to the action of heated waters in dissolving,	      redepositing, and otherwise producing mineral changes	      within the crust of the globe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of, pertaining to, or using the hot waters or steam found	      at special locations within the earth's crust; as,	      hydrothermal power generation.	      [PJC]
Hydrothorax \Hy`dro*tho"rax\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + thorax.] (Med.)	   An accumulation of serous fluid in the cavity of the chest.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotic \Hy*drot"ic\, a. [Gr. "y`dwr water: cf. Gr. ? moisture,	   F. hydrotique.]	   Causing a discharge of water or phlegm. -- n. (Med.) A	   hydrotic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotical \Hy*drot"ic*al\, a.	   Hydrotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotrope \Hy"dro*trope\, n. [Hydro-, 1 + Gr. ? to turn,	   direct.]	   A device for raising water by the direct action of steam; a	   pulsometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotropic \Hy`dro*trop"ic\, a. [See {Hydrotrope}.] (Bot.)	   Turning or bending towards moisture, as roots.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrotropism \Hy*drot"ro*pism\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A tendency towards moisture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) In a broader sense, any curvature or turning	      induced in certain growing plant organs under the	      influence of moisture.	   Note: When the movement is toward the moisture, as is the	         case in most roots, the phenomenon is called {positive	         hydrotropism}; when away from the moisture, as in the	         case of hyphae of certain fungi, {negative	         hydrotropism}.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hydrous \Hy"drous\, a. [Gr. "y`dwr water.]	   1. Containing water; watery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Containing water of hydration or crystallization.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydroxanthane \Hy`dro*xan"thane\, n. (Chem.)	   A persulphocyanate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroxanthic \Hy`dro*xan"thic\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + xanthic.]	   (Chem.)	   Persulphocyanic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroxide \Hy*drox"ide\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + oxide.] (Chem.)	   A hydrate; a substance containing hydrogen and oxygen, made	   by combining water with an oxide, and yielding water by	   elimination. The hydroxides are regarded as compounds of	   hydroxyl, united usually with basic element or radical; as,	   calcium hydroxide ethyl hydroxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroxy- \Hy*drox"y-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form, also used adjectively, indicating hydroxyl	   as an ingredient.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydroxy acid} (Chem.), an organic acid, having (besides the	      hydroxyl group of the carboxyl radical) an alcoholic	      hydroxyl group, and thus having the qualities of an	      alcohol in addition to its acid properties; as, lactic and	      tartaric acids are hydroxy acids.	      [1913 Webster]
Hydroxyl \Hy*drox"yl\, n. [Hydro-, 2 + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical, or unsaturated group, {HO}, consisting of	   one atom of hydrogen and one of oxygen. It is a	   characteristic part of the hydrates, the alcohols, the oxygen	   acids, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydroxylamine \Hy*drox`yl*am"ine\, n. [Hydroxyl + amine.]	   (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous, organic base, {NH2.OH}, resembling ammonia,	   and produced by a modified reduction of nitric acid. It is	   usually obtained as a volatile, unstable solution in water.	   It acts as a strong reducing agent.	   [1913 Webster]
hydroxymethyl \hydroxymethyl\ n.	   a methyl radical with a hydroxyl group replacing one of the	   hydrogen atoms.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hydroxyproline \hydroxyproline\ n.	   A crystalline amino acid ({C5H9NO3}), a hydroxylated proline,	   obtained by hydrolysis of gelatin or collagen. Chemically it	   is 4-hydroxy-L-proline. It is classified as nonessential for	   growth in rats.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Hydrozoa \Hy`dro*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E. hydra + Gr. zo^,on	   an animal.] (Zool.)	   The Acaleph[ae]; one of the classes of c[oe]lenterates,	   including the Hydroidea, Discophora, and Siphonophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrozoal \Hy`dro*zo"al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Hydrozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrozoon \Hy`dro*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. L. {Hydrozoa}, E.	   {Hydrozo["o]ns}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   One of the Hydrozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Hydruret \Hy"dru*ret\, n. [Hydro-, 2] (Chem.)	   A binary compound of hydrogen; a hydride. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hydrus \Hy"drus\, n. [L., a water serpent; also, a certain	   constellation, Gr. "y`dros.] (Astron.)	   A constellation of the southern hemisphere, near the south	   pole.	   [1913 Webster]
Hye \Hye\, n. & v.	   See {Hie}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyemal \Hy*e"mal\, a. [L. hyemalis, or better hiemalis, fr.	   hyems, hiems, winter: cf. F. hy['e]mal.]	   Belonging to winter; done in winter. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyemate \Hy"e*mate\, v. i. [L. hiemare, hiematum. See {Hyemal}.]	   To pass the winter. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyemation \Hy`e*ma"tion\, n. [L. hiematio.]	   1. The passing of a winter in a particular place; a	      wintering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of affording shelter in winter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Hyen \Hy"en\, n. [F. hy[`e]ne.]	   A hyena. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyena \Hy*e"na\, n.; pl. {Hyenas}. [L. hyaena, Gr. ?, orig., a	   sow, but usually, a Libyan wild beast, prob., the hyena, fr.	   ? hog: cf. F. hy[`e]ne. See {Sow} female hog.] (Zool.)	   Any carnivorous mammal of the family {Hy[ae]nid[ae]}, doglike	   nocturnal mammals of Africa and southern Asia, of which three	   living species are known. They are large and strong, but	   cowardly. They feed chiefly on carrion, and are nocturnal in	   their habits. [Written also {hy[ae]na}.]	   Syn: hyaena.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: The striped hyena ({Hy[ae]na striata}) inhabits	         Southern Asia and a large part of Africa. The brown	         hyena ({Hy[ae]na brunnea}), and the spotted hyena	         ({Crocuta maculata}), are found in Southern Africa. The	         extinct cave hyena ({Hy[ae]na spel[ae]a}) inhabited	         England and France.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cave hyena}. See under {Cave}.	   {Hyena dog} (Zool.), a South African canine animal ({Lycaon	      venaticus}), which hunts in packs, chiefly at night. It is	      smaller than the common wolf, with very large, erect ears,	      and a bushy tail. Its color is reddish or yellowish brown,	      blotched with black and white. Called also {hunting dog}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyetal \Hy"e*tal\, a. [Gr. ? rain, from ? to rain.]	   Of or pertaining to rain; descriptive of the distribution of	   rain, or of rainy regions.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyetograph \Hy"e*to*graph\, n. [Gr. ? rain + -graph.]	   A chart or graphic representation of the average distribution	   of rain over the surface of the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyetographic \Hy`e*to*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to to hyetography.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyetography \Hy`e*tog"ra*phy\, n.	   The branch of physical science which treats of the	   geographical distribution of rain.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyetology \Hy`e*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? + rain -logy.]	   The science which treats of the precipitation of rain, snow,	   etc. -- {Hy`e*to*log"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hygeia \Hy*ge"ia\, n. [L. Hygea, Hygia, fr. Gr. ?, ?, health, ?,	   Hygeia, fr. ? sound, healthy.] (Classic Myth.)	   The goddess of health, daughter of Esculapius.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygeian \Hy*ge"ian\, a.	   Relating to Hygeia, the goddess of health; of or pertaining	   to health, or its preservation.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygeist \Hy"ge*ist\, n.	   One skilled in hygiena; a hygienist.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygieist \Hy"gie*ist\, n.	   A hygienist.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygiene \Hy"gi*ene\, n. [F. hygi[`e]ne. See {Hygeia}.]	   That department of sanitary science which treats of the	   preservation of health, esp. of households and communities; a	   system of principles or rules designated for the promotion of	   health.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygienic \Hy`gi*en"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hygi['e]nique.]	   Of or pertaining to health or hygiene; sanitary.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygienics \Hy`gi*en"ics\, n.	   The science of health; hygiene.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygienism \Hy"gi*en*ism\, n.	   Hygiene.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygienist \Hy"gi*en*ist\, n.	   One versed in hygiene.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygiology \Hy`gi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? health + -logy.]	   A treatise on, or the science of, the preservation of health.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrine \Hy"grine\, n. [From Gr. ? moist.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid associated with cocaine in coca leaves	   ({Erythroxylon coca}), and extracted as a thick, yellow oil,	   having a pungent taste and odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrodeik \Hy"gro*deik\, n. [Gr. ? wet, moist, and ? to show.]	   (Physics)	   A form of hygrometer having wet and dry bulb thermometers,	   with an adjustable index showing directly the percentage of	   moisture in the air, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrograph \Hy"gro*graph\, n. [Gr. ? wet + -graph.] (Physics)	   An instrument for recording automatically the variations of	   the humidity of the atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrology \Hy*grol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? wet + -logy: cf. F.	   hygrologie.] (Med.)	   The science which treats of the fluids of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrometer \Hy*grom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? wet, moist + -meter: cf.	   F. hygrom[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the degree of moisture of the	   atmosphere.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Daniell's hygrometer}, a form of hygrometer consisting of a	      bent glass tube terminating in two bulbs, the one covered	      with muslin, the other of black glass, and containing	      ether and a thermometer. Ether being poured on the muslin,	      the black ball, cooled by the evaporation of the ether	      within, is soon covered with dew; at this moment, the	      inclosed thermometer gives the dew-point, and this,	      compared with the reading of one in the air, determines	      the humidity. Hygrometric
Hygrometric \Hy`gro*met"ric\, Hygrometrical \Hy`gro*met"ric*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. hygrom['e]trique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to hygrometry; made with, or according	      to, the hygrometer; as, hygrometric observations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Readily absorbing and retaining moisture; as, hygrometric	      substances, like potash.	      [1913 Webster]
Hygrometry \Hy*grom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. hygrom['e]trie.]	   (Physics)	   That branch of physics which relates to the determination of	   the humidity of bodies, particularly of the atmosphere, with	   the theory and use of the instruments constructed for this	   purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrophanous \Hy*groph"a*nous\, a. [Gr. ? wet + ? to show.]	   Having such a structure as to be diaphanous when moist, and	   opaque when dry.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrophthalmic \Hy`groph*thal"mic\, a. [Gr. ? wet + E.	   ophthalmic.] (Anat.)	   Serving to moisten the eye; -- sometimes applied to the	   lachrymal ducts.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygroplasm \Hy"gro*plasm\, n. [Gr. ? wet + ? form, mold.]	   (Biol.)	   The fluid portion of the cell protoplasm, in opposition to	   stereoplasm, the solid or insoluble portion. The latter is	   supposed to be partly nutritive and partly composed of	   idioplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygroscope \Hy"gro*scope\, n. [Gr. ? wet + -scope: cf. F.	   hygroscope.] (Physics)	   An instrument which shows whether there is more or less	   moisture in the atmosphere, without indicating its amount.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygroscopic \Hy`gro*scop"ic\, a. [Cf. F. hygroscopique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to, or indicated by, the hygroscope; not	      readily manifest to the senses, but capable of detection	      by the hygroscope; as, glass is often covered with a film	      of hygroscopic moisture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the property of readily inbibing moisture from the	      atmosphere, or of the becoming coated with a thin film of	      moisture, as glass, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Hygroscopicity \Hy`gro*sco*pic"i*ty\, n. (Bot.)	   The property possessed by vegetable tissues of absorbing or	   discharging moisture according to circumstances.	   [1913 Webster]
Hygrostatics \Hy`gro*stat"ics\, n. [Gr. ? wet + ?. See	   {Statics}.]	   The science or art of comparing or measuring degrees of	   moisture. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyke \Hyke\, n.	   See {Haik}, and {Huke}.
Hyksos \Hyk"sos\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. Egypt. hikshasu chiefs of the	   Bedouins, shepherds.]	   A dynasty of Egyptian kings, often called the {Shepherd	   kings}, of foreign origin, who, according to the narrative of	   Manetho, ruled for about 500 years, forming the XVth and	   XVIth dynasties. It is now considered that the XVIth is	   merely a double of the XVth dynasty, and that the total	   period of the six Hyksos kings was little more than 100	   years. It is supposed that they were Asiatic Semites.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Hylaeosaur
Hylaeosaur \Hy"l[ae]*o*saur`\, Hylaeosaurus
\Hy`l[ae]*o*sau"rus\, n. [NL. hylaeosaurus, fr. Gr. ? belonging	   to a forest (fr. ? wood) + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A large Wealden dinosaur from the Tilgate Forest, England. It	   was about twenty feet long, protected by bony plates in the	   skin, and armed with spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylarchical \Hy*lar"chi*cal\, a. [Gr. ? wood, matter + ?: cf. F.	   hylarchique. See {Archical}.]	   Presiding over matter. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyleosaur \Hy"le*o*saur"\, n.	   Same as {Hyl[ae]osaur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylic \Hyl"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to matter; material; corporeal; as, hylic	   influences.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylicist \Hy"li*cist\, n. [Gr. ? adj., material, fr. ? wood,	   matter.]	   A philosopher who treats chiefly of matter; one who adopts or	   teaches hylism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylism \Hy"lism\, n. [Gr. ? wood, matter.] (Metaph.)	   A theory which regards matter as the original principle of	   evil.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylobate \Hy"lo*bate\, n. [Gr. ? one that walks or inhabits the	   woods: ? a wood + ? to go.] (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus {Hylobates}; a gibbon, or long-armed	   ape. See {Gibbon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylodes \Hy*lo"des\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? woody, wooded, muddy; ?	   a wood + e'i^dos form.] (Zool.)	   The piping frog ({Hyla Pickeringii}), a small American tree	   frog, which in early spring, while breeding in swamps and	   ditches, sings with high, shrill, but musical, notes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyloism \Hy"lo*ism\, n.	   Same as {Hylotheism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyloist \Hy"lo*ist\, n. [Gr. ? wood, matter.]	   Same as {Hylotheist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylopathism \Hy*lop"a*thism\, n. [Gr. ? matter + ?, ?, to	   suffer.]	   The doctrine that matter is sentient. --Krauth-Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylopathist \Hy*lop"a*thist\, n.	   One who believes in hylopathism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylophagous \Hy*loph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ? wood + ? to eat.]	   (Zool.)	   Eating green shoots, as certain insects do.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylotheism \Hy"lo*the*ism\, n. [Gr. ? wood, matter + ? God.]	   The doctrine of belief that matter is God, or that there is	   no God except matter and the universe; pantheism. See	   {Materialism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylotheist \Hy"lo*the*ist\, n.	   One who believes in hylotheism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylozoic \Hy`lo*zo"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hylozoism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylozoism \Hy`lo*zo"ism\, n. [Gr. ? wood, matter + ? life, fr. ?	   to live: cf. F. hylozo["i]sme.]	   The doctrine that matter possesses a species of life and	   sensation, or that matter and life are inseparable. [R.]	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Hylozoist \Hy`lo*zo"ist\, n.	   A believer in hylozoism. --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymar \Hy*mar"\, n. (Zool.)	   The wild ass of Persia.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [Gr. "ymh`n skin, membrane.] (Anat.)	   A fold of muscous membrane often found at the orifice of the	   vagina in virgins; the vaginal membrane. It is usually torn	   by sexual intercourse.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Hymen \Hy"men\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Class Myth.) A fabulous deity; according to some, the son	      of Apollo and Urania, according to others, of Bacchus and	      Venus. He was the god of marriage, and presided over	      nuptial solemnities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till Hymen brought his love-delighted hour,	            There dwelt no joy in Eden's rosy bower. --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marriage; union as if by marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hymen of element and race.            --Emerson.
hymenal \hymenal\ adj.	   Same as {hymeneal}.	   [WordNet 1.5] Hymeneal
Hymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, a. [L.	   hymeneius, a., also Hymenaeus, n., Hymen, Gr. ? the wedding	   song, also ? Hymen: cf. F. hym['e]n['e]al, hym['e]n['e]en.]	   Of or pertaining to marriage; as, hymeneal rites. --Pope.	   Hymeneal	Hymeneal \Hy`me*ne"al\, Hymenean \Hy`me*ne"an\, n.	   A marriage song. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymenium \Hy*me"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hymenia}, E. {Hymeniums}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ? a membrane.] (Bot.)	   The spore-bearing surface of certain fungi, as that on the	   gills of a mushroom.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymenogastrales \Hymenogastrales\ n.	   An order of fungi sometimes placed in subclass	   Homobasidiomycetes.	   Syn: order Hymenogastrales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hymenogeny \Hy`me*nog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. ? a membrane + root of ? to	   be born.]	   The production of artificial membranes by contact of two	   fluids, as albumin and fat, by which the globules of the	   latter are surrounded by a thin film of the former.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymenomycetes \Hy`me*no*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   membrane + ?, ?, a mushroom.] (Bot.)	   One of the great divisions of fungi, containing those species	   in which the hymenium is completely exposed. --M. J. Berkley.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymenophore \Hy*men"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? a membrane + fe`rein to	   bear.] (Bot.)	   That part of a fungus which is covered with the hymenium.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymenopter \Hy`me*nop"ter\, n. [Cf. F. hym['e]nopt[`e]re.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the Hymenoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymenoptera \Hy`me*nop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   membrane-winged; ? skin, membrane + ? wing.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of insects, including the bees, ants,	   ichneumons, sawflies, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have four membranous wings, with few	         reticulations, and usually with a thickened, dark spot	         on the front edge of the anterior wings. In most of the	         species, the tongue, or lingua, is converted into an	         organ for sucking honey, or other liquid food, and the	         mandibles are adapted for biting or cutting. In one	         large division ({Aculeata}), including the bees, wasps,	         and ants, the females and workers usually have a sting,	         which is only a modified ovipositor. Hymenopteral
Hymenopteral \Hy`me*nop"ter*al\, Hymenopterous
\Hy`me*nop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Like, or characteristic of, the Hymenoptera; pertaining to	   the Hymenoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymenopteran \Hy`me*nop"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Hymenoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
hymenopteron \hymenopteron\ n.	   Same as {hymenopteran}.	   Syn: hymenopterous insect, hymenopteran, hymnenopter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hymn \Hymn\ (h[i^]m), n. [OE. hympne, ympne, F. hymne, OF. also	   ymne, L. hymnus, Gr. ?; perh. akin to ? web, ? to weave, and	   so to E. weave.]	   An ode or song of praise or adoration; especially, a	   religious ode, a sacred lyric; a song of praise or	   thanksgiving intended to be used in religious service; as,	   the Homeric hymns; Watts' hymns.	   [1913 Webster]	         Admonishing one another in psalms and hymns. --Col.	                                                  iii. 16.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where angels first should practice hymns, and string	         Their tuneful harps.                     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hymn book}, a book containing a collection of hymns, as for	      use in churches; a hymnal.	      [1913 Webster]	Hymn \Hymn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hymned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Hymning}.] [Cf. L. hymnire, Gr. ?.]	   To praise in song; to worship or extol by singing hymns; to	   sing.	   [1913 Webster]	         To hymn the bright of the Lord.          --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their praise is hymned by loftier harps than mine.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Hymn \Hymn\, v. i.	   To sing in praise or adoration. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymnal \Hym"nal\, n.	   A collection of hymns; a hymn book.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymnic \Hym"nic\, a. [Cf. F. hymnique.]	   Relating to hymns, or sacred lyrics. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymning \Hymn"ing\, a.	   Praising with hymns; singing. "The hymning choir." --G. West.	   [1913 Webster]	Hymning \Hymn"ing\, n.	   The singing of hymns. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymnist \Hym"nist\, n.	   A writer of hymns.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymnody \Hym"no*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a hymn + ? a song, a singing.]	   Hymns, considered collectively; hymnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymnographer \Hym*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   1. One who writes on the subject of hymns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A writer or composed of hymns.	      [1913 Webster]
Hymnography \Hym*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? hymn + graphy.]	   The art or act of composing hymns.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymnologist \Hym*nol"o*gist\, n.	   A composer or compiler of hymns; one versed in hymnology.	   --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Hymnology \Hym*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? hymn + -logy: cf. F.	   hymnologie.]	   1. The hymns or sacred lyrics composed by authors of a	      particular country or period; as, the hymnology of the	      eighteenth century; also, the collective body of hymns	      used by any particular church or religious body; as, the	      Anglican hymnology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knowledge of hymns; a treatise on hymns.	      [1913 Webster]
Hympne \Hymp"ne\, n.	   A hymn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyndreste \Hynd"reste\, a.	   See {Hinderest}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyne \Hyne\, n.	   A servant. See {Hine}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyo- \Hy"o-\ [See {Hyod}.]	   A prexif used in anatomy, and generally denoting connection	   with the hyoid bone or arch; as, hyoglossal, hyomandibular,	   hyomental, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyoganoidei \Hy`o*ga*noi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hyo-}, and	   {Canoidei}.] (Zool.)	   A division of ganoid fishes, including the gar pikes and	   bowfins. -- {Hy`o*ga"noid}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyoglossal \Hy`o*glos"sal\, a. [Hyo- + Gr. ? tongue.] (Anat.)	   (a) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyodean arch;	       as, the hyoglossal membrane.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the hyoglossus muscle.	       [1913 Webster]
Hyoglossus \Hy`o*glos"sus\, n. [NL., fr. hyo- hyo- + Gr. glw^ssa	   tongue.] (Anat.)	   A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it	   with the hyoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyoid \Hy"oid\, a. [Gr. ? fr. the letter [Upsilon] + e'i^dos	   form: cf. F. hyo["i]de.]	   1. Having the form of an arch, or of the Greek letter upsilon	      [[Upsilon]].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the bony or cartilaginous arch	      which supports the tongue. Sometimes applied to the tongue	      itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hyoid arch} (Anat.), the arch of cartilaginous or bony	      segments, which connects the base of the tongue with	      either side of the skull.	   {Hyoid bone} (Anat.), the bone in the base of the tongue, the	      middle part of the hyoid arch.	      [1913 Webster]	Hyoid \Hy"oid\, n.	   The hyoid bone. Hyoideal
Hyoideal \Hy*oid"e*al\, Hyoidean \Hy*oid"e*an\, a.	   Same as {Hyoid}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyomandibular \Hy`o*man*dib"u*lar\, a. [Hyo- + mandibular.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining both to the hyoidean arch and the mandible or	   lower jaw; as, the hyomandibular bone or cartilage, a segment	   of the hyoid arch which connects the lower jaw with the skull	   in fishes. -- n. The hyomandibular bone or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyomental \Hy`o*men"tal\, a. [Hyo- + mental of the chin.]	   (Anat.)	   Between the hyoid bone and the lower jaw, pertaining to them;	   suprahyoid; submaxillary; as, the hyomental region of the	   front of the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyopastron \Hy`o*pas"tron\, n. [Hyo- + plastron.] (Zool.)	   The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; --	   called also {hyosternum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyoscine \Hy*os"cine\, n. [See {Hyoscyamus}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found with hyoscyamine (with which it is also	   isomeric) in henbane, and extracted as a white, amorphous,	   semisolid substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyoscyamine \Hy`os*cy"a*mine\, n. [See {Hyoscyamus}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in henbane ({Hyoscyamus niger}), and	   regarded as its active principle. It is also found with other	   alkaloids in the thorn apple and deadly nightshade. It is	   extracted as a white crystalline substance, with a sharp,	   offensive taste. Hyoscyamine is isomeric with atropine, is	   very poisonous, and is used as a medicine for neuralgia, like	   belladonna. Called also {hyoscyamia}, {duboisine}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyoscyamus \Hy`os*cy"a*mus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? a sow, hog + ?	   a bean.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of poisonous plants of the Nightshade	      family; henbane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The leaves of the black henbane ({Hyoscyamus	      niger}), used in neuralgic and pectorial troubles.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyosternal \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) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.	          [1913 Webster]
Hyosternum \Hy`o*ster"num\, n. [Hyo- + sternum.] (Anat.)	   See {Hyoplastron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyostylic \Hy`o*styl"ic\, a. [Hyo- + Gr. ? a pillar.] (Anat.)	   Having the mandible suspended by the hyomandibular, or upper	   part of the hyoid arch, as in fishes, instead of directly	   articulated with the skull as in mammals; -- said of the	   skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyp \Hyp\, n.	   An abbreviation of hypochonaria; -- usually in plural.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Heaven send thou hast not got the hyps.  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Hyp \Hyp\, v. t.	   To make melancholy. [Colloq.] --W. Irving. Hypaethral
Hypaethral \Hy*p[ae]"thral\, Hypethral \Hy*pe"thral\, a. [L.	   hypaethrus in the open air, uncovered, Gr. ?; ? under + ?	   ether, the clear sky.] (Arch.)	   Exposed to the air; wanting a roof; -- applied to a building	   or part of a building. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypallage \Hy*pal"la*ge\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, prop., interchange,	   exchange, fr, ? to interchange; ? under + ? to change.]	   (Gram.)	   A figure consisting of a transference of attributes from	   their proper subjects to others. Thus Virgil says, "dare	   classibus austros," to give the winds to the fleets, instead	   of dare classibus austris, to give the fleets to the winds.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hypallage, of which Virgil is fonder than any other	         writer, is much the gravest fault in language.	                                                  --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypallelomorph \Hyp`al*le"lo*morph\, n.	   See {Allelomorph}.
Hypanthium \Hy*pan"thi*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hypanthia}, E.	   {Hypanthiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo beneath + 'a`nqos flower.]	   (Bot.)	   A fruit consisting in large part of a receptacle, enlarged	   below the calyx, as in the {Calycanthus}, the rose hip, and	   the pear.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypapophysis \Hy`pa*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Hypapophyles}. [NL.	   See {Hypo-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   A process, or other element, of a vertebra developed from the	   ventral side of the centrum, as h[ae]mal spines, and chevron	   bones. -- {Hy`pa*po*phys"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyparterial \Hy`par*te"ri*al\, a. [Hypo- + arterial.] (Anat.)	   Situated below an artery; applied esp. to the branches of the	   bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery	   crosses the bronchus.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypaspist \Hy*pas"pist\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A shield-bearer or armor-bearer. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypaxial \Hy*pax"i*al\, a. [Hypo- + axial.] (Anat.)	   Beneath the axis of the skeleton; subvertebral; hyposkeletal.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyper- \Hy"per-\ [Gr. "ype`r over, above; akin to L. super, E.	   over. See {Over}, and cf. {Super-}.]	   1. A prefix signifying over, above; as, hyperphysical,	      hyperthyrion; also, above measure, abnormally great,	      excessive; as, hyper[ae]mia, hyperbola, hypercritical,	      hypersecretion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A prefix equivalent to super- or per-; as	      hyperoxide, or peroxide. [Obs.] See {Per-}.	      [1913 Webster]
hyperactive \hyperactive\ a.	   Exhibiting hyperactivity.	   [PJC]
hyperactivity \hyperactivity\ n.	   an unusually high level of activity; -- used especially with	   respect to children who move around frequently and do not sit	   still very long, most noticeably in school. It is sometimes	   associated with {attention deficit disorder}.	   [PJC]
Hyperaemia \Hy`per*[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over +	   a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A superabundance or congestion of blood in an organ or part	   of the body.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Active hyper[ae]mia}, congestion due to increased flow of	      blood to a part.	   {Passive hyper[ae]mia}, interchange due to obstruction in the	      return of blood from a part. -- {Hy`per*[ae]"mic}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyperaesthesia \Hy`per*[ae]s*the"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r	   over + ? sense, perception.] (Med. & Physiol.)	   A state of exalted or morbidly increased sensibility of the	   body, or of a part of it. -- {Hy`per*[ae]s*thet"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperapophysis \Hy`per*a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Hyperapophyses}.	   [NL. See {Hyper-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   A lateral and backward-projecting process on the dorsal side	   of a vertebra. -- {Hy`per*ap`o*phys"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperaspist \Hy`per*as"pist\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to cover with a	   shield; "ype`r over + ? shield.]	   One who holds a shield over another; hence, a defender.	   [Obs.] --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperbaric \Hy`per*bar"ic\, a. [hyper- + baric.]	   1. of, pertaining to, or using a pressure that is greater	      than normal atmospheric pressure; as, a hyperbaric	      chamber, where divers may decompress slowly to avoid the	      bends.	      [PJC]	   2. of, pertaining to, or using an oxygen pressure that is	      greater than that at normal atmospheric pressure; as, a	      hyperbaric tent to provide additional oxygen to patients	      with breathing difficulty.	      [PJC]
Hyperbatic \Hy`per*bat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an hyperbaton; transposed; inverted.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperbaton \Hy*per"ba*ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? transposed,	   fr. ? to step over; "ype`r over + ? to step.] (Gram.)	   A figurative construction, changing or inverting the natural	   order of words or clauses; as, "echoed the hills" for "the	   hills echoed."	   [1913 Webster]	         With a violent hyperbaton to transpose the text.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperbola \Hy*per"bo*la\, n. [Gr. ?, prop., an overshooting,	   excess, i. e., of the angle which the cutting plane makes	   with the base. See {Hyperbole}.] (Geom.)	   A curve formed by a section of a cone, when the cutting plane	   makes a greater angle with the base than the side of the cone	   makes. It is a plane curve such that the difference of the	   distances from any point of it to two fixed points, called	   foci, is equal to a given distance. See {Focus}. If the	   cutting plane be produced so as to cut the opposite cone,	   another curve will be formed, which is also an hyperbola.	   Both curves are regarded as branches of the same hyperbola.	   See Illust. of Conic section, and {Focus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperbole \Hy*per"bo*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr?, prop., an	   overshooting, excess, fr. Gr. ? to throw over or beyond;	   "ype`r over + ? to throw. See {Hyper-}, {Parable}, and cf.	   {Hyperbola}.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech in which the expression is an evident	   exaggeration of the meaning intended to be conveyed, or by	   which things are represented as much greater or less, better	   or worse, than they really are; a statement exaggerated	   fancifully, through excitement, or for effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our common forms of compliment are almost all of them	         extravagant hyperboles.                  --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]	         Somebody has said of the boldest figure in rhetoric,	         the hyperbole, that it lies without deceiving.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Hyperbolic
Hyperbolic \Hy`per*bol"ic\, Hyperbolical \Hy`per*bol"ic*al\, a.	   [L. hyperbolicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hyperbolique.]	   1. (Math.) Belonging to the hyperbola; having the nature of	      the hyperbola.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) Relating to, containing, or of the nature of,	      hyperbole; exaggerating or diminishing beyond the fact;	      exceeding the truth; as, an hyperbolical expression. "This	      hyperbolical epitaph." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hyperbolic functions} (Math.), certain functions which have	      relations to the hyperbola corresponding to those which	      sines, cosines, tangents, etc., have to the circle; and	      hence, called {hyperbolic sines}, {hyperbolic cosines},	      etc.	   {Hyperbolic logarithm}. See {Logarithm}.	   {Hyperbolic spiral} (Math.), a spiral curve, the law of which	      is, that the distance from the pole to the generating	      point varies inversely as the angle swept over by the	      radius vector.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyperbolically \Hy`per*bol"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. (Math.) In the form of an hyperbola.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) With exaggeration; in a manner to express more or	      less than the truth. --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyperboliform \Hy`per*bol"i*form\, a. [Hyperbola + -form.]	   Having the form, or nearly the form, of an hyperbola.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperbolism \Hy*per"bo*lism\, n. [Cf. F. hyperbolisme.]	   The use of hyperbole. --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperbolist \Hy*per"bo*list\, n.	   One who uses hyperboles.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Hyperbolized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hyperbolizing}.] [Cf. F.	   hyperboliser.]	   To speak or write with exaggeration. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]	Hyperbolize \Hy*per"bo*lize\, v. t.	   To state or represent hyperbolically. --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperboloid \Hy*per"bo*loid\, n. [Hyperbola + -oid: cf. F.	   hyperbolo["i]de.] (Geom.)	   A surface of the second order, which is cut by certain planes	   in hyperbolas; also, the solid, bounded in part by such a	   surface.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hyperboloid of revolution}, an hyperboloid described by an	      hyperbola revolving about one of its axes. The surface has	      two separate sheets when the axis of revolution is the	      transverse axis, but only one when the axis of revolution	      is the conjugate axis of the hyperbola.	      [1913 Webster]	Hyperboloid \Hy*per"bo*loid\, a. (Geom.)	   Having some property that belongs to an hyperboloid or	   hyperbola.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperborean \Hy`per*bo"re*an\, a. [L. hyperboreus, Gr. ?; "ype`r	   over, beyond + ?. See {Boreas}.]	   1. (Greek Myth.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the	      North wind, or to its inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very	      far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a	      hyperborean coast or atmosphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hyperborean or frozen sea.        --C. Butler	                                                  (1633).	      [1913 Webster]	Hyperborean \Hy`per*bo"re*an\, n.	   1. (Greek Myth.) One of the people who lived beyond the North	      wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inhabitant of the most northern regions.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypercarbureted \Hy`per*car"bu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Having an excessive proportion of carbonic acid; -- said of	   bicarbonates or acid carbonates. [Written also	   {hypercarburetted}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypercatalectic \Hy`per*cat`a*lec"tic\, a. [L.	   hypercatalecticus, hypercatalectus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   hypercatalectique. See {Hyper-}, and {Catalectic}.] (Pros.)	   Having a syllable or two beyond measure; as, a	   hypercatalectic verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperchloric \Hy`per*chlo"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   See {Perchloric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperchromatism \Hy`per*chro"ma*tism\, n.	   The condition of having an unusual intensity of color.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypercritic \Hy`per*crit"ic\, n. [Pref. hyper- + critic: cf. F.	   hypercritique.]	   One who is critical beyond measure or reason; a carping	   critic; a captious censor. "Hypercritics in English poetry."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Hypercritic \Hy`per*crit"ic\, a.	   Hypercritical.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypercritical \Hy`per*crit"ic*al\, a.	   1. Over critical; unreasonably or unjustly critical; carping;	      captious. "Hypercritical readers." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessively nice or exact. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypercritically \Hy`per*crit"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a hypercritical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypercriticise \Hy`per*crit"i*cise\, v. t.	   To criticise with unjust severity; to criticise captiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypercriticism \Hy`per*crit"i*cism\, n.	   Excessive criticism, or unjust severity or rigor of	   criticism; zoilism.	   [1913 Webster]
hypercube \hypercube\ n.	   A mathematical object existing in more than three dimensions,	   analogous to the cube in that each two-dimensional facet of	   the surface is a square; a generalization of a cube in more	   than three dimensions.	   [PJC]
Hyperdicrotic \Hy`per*di*crot"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Excessive dicrotic; as, a hyperdicrotic pulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperdicrotism \Hy`per*di"cro*tism\, n. (Physiol.)	   A hyperdicrotic condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperdicrotous \Hy`per*di"cro*tous\, a. (Physiol.)	   Hyperdicrotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperdulia \Hy`per*du*li"a\, n. [Pref. hyper- + dulia: cf. F.	   hyperdulie.] (R. C. Ch.)	   Veneration or worship given to the Virgin Mary as the most	   exalted of mere creatures; higher veneration than dulia.	   --Addis & Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperduly \Hy"per*du`ly\, n.	   Hyperdulia. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperesthesia \Hy`per*es*the"si*a\, n.	   Same as {Hyper[ae]sthesia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypericum \Hy*per"i*cum\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?; ? under, among +	   ?, ?, heath, heather.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, generally with dotted leaves and yellow	   flowers; -- called also {St. John's-wort}.	   [1913 Webster]
hyperinflation \hyperinflation\ n.	   an unusually rapid rate of monetary inflation, as when prices	   rise more than 100 per cent per year.	   Note: A famous example occurred in Germany after the first	         World War, reaching its peak in the period 1923. When	         the hyperinflation ended by 1924, the value of the mark	         had decreased by more than one trillion times compared	         to its value in 1914. Periods of lesser hyperinflation	         have occurred in many other countries, as in Russia in	         1994.	         [PJC]
Hyperinosis \Hy`per*i*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + ?,	   ?, strength, fiber.] (Med.)	   A condition of the blood, characterized by an abnormally	   large amount of fibrin, as in many inflammatory diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperion \Hy*pe"ri*on\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class Myth.)	   The god of the sun; in the later mythology identified with	   Apollo, and distinguished for his beauty.	   [1913 Webster]	         So excellent a king; that was, to this,	         Hyperion to a satyr.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperkinesis \Hy`per*ki*ne"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over +	   ? motion.] (Med.)	   Abnormally increased muscular movement; spasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperkinetic \Hy`per*ki*net"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hyperkinesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypermetamorphosis \Hy`per*met`a*mor"pho*sis\, n. [Hyper- +	   metamorphosis.] (Zool.)	   A kind of metamorphosis, in certain insects, in which the	   larva itself undergoes remarkable changes of form and	   structure during its growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypermeter \Hy*per"me*ter\, n. [Gr. ? beyond all measure; "ype`r	   over, beyond + ? measure: cf. F. hyperm[`e]tre.]	   1. (Pros.) A verse which has a redundant syllable or foot; a	      hypercatalectic verse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, anything exceeding the ordinary standard.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a man rises beyond six foot, he is an	            hypermeter.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypermetrical \Hy`per*met"ric*al\, a.	   Having a redundant syllable; exceeding the common measure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypermetrical verse} (Gr. & Lat. Pros.), a verse which	      contains a syllable more than the ordinary measure.	      Hypermetropia
Hypermetropia \Hy`per*me*tro"pi*a\, Hypermetropy
\Hy`per*met"ro*py\, n. [NL. hypermetropia, fr. Gr. ? excessive +	   ?, ?, the eye. See {Hypermeter}.]	   An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness	   of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of	   light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for	   distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness;	   -- now most commonly called {hyperopia}. Cf. {Emmetropia}.	   [Obsolescent]	   Syn: hyperopia, farsightedness, longsightedness.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: In hypermetropia, vision for distant objects, although	         not better absolutely, is better than that for near	         objects, and hence, the individual is said to be	         farsighted. It is corrected by the use of convex	         glasses. -- {Hy`per*me*trop"ic}, a.	         [1913 Webster]
Hypermyriorama \Hy`per*myr`i*o*ra"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? beyond	   + ? countless + ? view.]	   A show or exhibition having a great number of scenes or	   views.	   [1913 Webster]
hypernym \hypernym\ n.	   a word that is more generic or more abstract than a given	   word; a word designating a class of which the given word is a	   member. Inverse of subtype and hyponym.	   Syn: superordinate, superordinate word.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hypernymy \hypernymy\ n.	   the relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher	   (more abstract) rank or class. Inverse of hyponymy.	   Syn: superordination.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hyperoartia \Hy`per*o*ar"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An order of marsipobranchs including the lampreys. The	   suckerlike moth contains numerous teeth; the nasal opening is	   in the middle of the head above, but it does not connect with	   the mouth. See {Cyclostoma}, and {Lamprey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperodontidae \Hyperodontidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of cetaceans comprising the beaked whales;	   in some, especially former, classifications it included in	   the family {Physeteridae}.	   Syn: Ziphiidae, family {Ziphiidae}, family {Hyperodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hyperon \hyperon\ n. (Physics)	   Any baryon that is not a nucleon; it is an unstable particle	   with a mass greater than that of a neutron.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hyperoodon \Hyperoodon\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   The mammalian genus comprised of the bottle-nosed whales.	   Syn: genus {Hyperoodon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hyperope \hy"per*ope\ n.	   a person with hyperopia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hyperopia \Hy`per*o"pi*a\ (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the eye.]	   An abnormal condition of the eye in which, through shortness	   of the eyeball or fault of the refractive media, the rays of	   light come to a focus behind the retina, making vision for	   distant objects better than for near objects; farsightedness;	   -- called also {hypermetropia}. Cf. {Emmetropia}. --	   {Hy`per*op"tic}, a.	   Syn: hypermetropia, farsightedness, longsightedness.	        [1913 Webster]
Hyperorganic \Hy`per*or*gan"ic\	   (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[^o]r*g[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Pref. hyper- +	   organic.]	   Higher than, or beyond the sphere of, the organic. --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
hyperorthodox \hy`per*or"tho*dox\	   (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[^o]r"th[-o]*d[o^]ks), a.	   Orthodox to an excessive degree.	   Syn: ultraorthodox.	        [PJC]
Hyperorthodoxy \Hy`per*or"tho*dox`y\	   (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[^o]r"th[-o]*d[o^]ks`[y^]), n.	   Orthodoxy pushed to excess.	   Syn: ultraorthodoxy.	        [1913 Webster]
Hyperotreta \Hy`per*o*tre"ta\	   (h[imac]`p[~e]r*[-o]*tr[=e]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "yperw`,n the palate + trhto`s perforated.] (Zool.)	   An order of marsipobranchs, including the Myxine or hagfish	   and the genus {Bdellostoma}. They have barbels around the	   mouth, one tooth on the palate, and a communication between	   the nasal aperture and the throat. See {Hagfish}. [Written	   also {Hyperotreti}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperoxide \Hy`per*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound having a relatively large percentage of oxygen; a	   peroxide. [Obs.] Hyperoxygenated
Hyperoxygenated \Hy`per*ox"y*gen*a`ted\, Hyperoxygenized
\Hy`per*ox"y*gen*ized\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined with a relatively large amount of oxygen; -- said of	   higher oxides. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperoxymuriate \Hy`per*ox`y*mu"ri*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A perchlorate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperoxymuriatic \Hy`per*ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Perchloric; as, hyperoxymuriatic acid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperphysical \Hy`per*phys"ic*al\, a.	   Above or transcending physical laws; supernatural.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those who do not fly to some hyperphysical hypothesis.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperplasia \Hy`per*pla"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + ?	   conformation, fr. ? to mold.] (Med. & Biol.)	   An increase in, or excessive growth of, the normal elements	   of any part.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hyperplasia relates to the formation of new elements,	         hypertrophy being an increase in bulk of preexisting	         normal elements. --Dunglison.	         [1913 Webster]
Hyperplastic \Hy`per*plas"tic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to hyperplasia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Tending to excess of formative action.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyperpnoea \Hy`perp*n[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ype`r over + ?,	   ?, breath.] (Physiol.)	   Abnormal breathing, due to slightly deficient arterialization	   of the blood; -- in distinction from {eupn[oe]a}. See	   {Eupn[oe]a}, and {Dispn[oe]a}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperpyrexia \Hy`per*py*rex"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Hyper-}, and	   {Pyrexia}.] (Med.)	   A condition of excessive fever; an elevation of temperature	   in a disease, in excess of the limit usually observed in that	   disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypersecretion \Hy`per*se*cre"tion\, n. (Med.)	   Morbid or excessive secretion, as in catarrh.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypersensibility \Hy`per*sen`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   See {Hyper[ae]sthesia}.	   [1913 Webster]
hypersonic \hy`per*son"ic\, n. [Pref. hyper- + sonic.]	   (Aeronautics)	   Pertaining to or moving at a speed greatly in excess of the	   speed of sound, usually meaning greater than mach 5. All	   speeds in excess of the speed of sound are {supersonic}, but	   to be hypersonic requires even higher speed.	   [PJC]
hyperspace \hy"per*space\ (h[imac]"p[~e]r*sp[=a]s), n. [Pref.	   hyper- + space.] (Geom.)	   A mathematical space having more than three dimensions. It is	   a mathematical construct and is not intended to represent the	   structure of the common physical space in which matter	   exists.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
hypersphere \hy"per*sphere\ (h[imac]"p[~e]r*sf[=e]r), n.	   A mathematical object existing in more than three dimensions,	   analogous to the sphere in that all points on the surface are	   equidistant from the central point; a generalization of a	   sphere in more than three dimensions.	   [PJC]
Hypersthene \Hy"per*sthene\ (h[imac]"p[~e]r*sth[=e]n), n. [Gr.	   "ype`r over + sqe`nos strength: cf. F. hyperst[`e]ne.] (Min.)	   An orthorhombic mineral of the pyroxene group, of a grayish	   or greenish black color, often with a peculiar bronzelike	   luster (schiller) on the cleavage surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypersthenic \Hy`per*sthen"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Composed of, or containing, hypersthene.	   [1913 Webster]
hypertension \hypertension\ n.	   abnormally high blood pressure; especially, the chronic	   condition associated with persistent high blood pressure.	   [PJC]
hypertensive \hypertensive\ n.	   1. having abnormally high blood pressure.	      [PJC]	   2. Causing high blood pressure.	      [PJC]	hypertensive \hypertensive\ n.	   A person who suffers from persistently high blood pressure.	   [PJC] hyperthermia
hyperthermia \hyperthermia\, hyperthermy \hyperthermy\n.	   abnormally high body temperature.	   Syn: hyperthermy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hyperthetical \Hy`per*thet"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?; "ype`r over +	   tiqe`nai to place.]	   Exaggerated; excessive; hyperbolical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hyperthetical or superlative . . . expression.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyperthyrion \Hy`per*thyr"i*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; "ype`r over	   + ? door.] (Arch.)	   That part of the architrave which is over a door or window.
hypertonic \hy`per*ton"ic\, n. [Pref. hyper- + tonic.]	   (Physiology, Biochemistry)	   Having a higher osmotic pressure than a comparison solution;	   -- of an aqueous solution. Increasing the concentration of	   dissolved solids increases the osmotic pressure, and thus the	   tonicity of a solution. Opposite of {hypotonic} and	   contrasting with {isotonic}. [WordNet sense 1]	   [PJC]	         A knowledge of the colligative properties of solutions	         . . . is essential for one to understand fully the	         principles involved in rendering intravenous solutions	         isotonic with blood serum, or opthalmic solutions	         isotonic with lachrymal fluid. Solutions thus adjusted	         produce less shock and much less irritation than those	         which are hypotonic or hypertonic, and present-day	         practise recognizes the desirability of making the	         necessary adjustments whenever possible. --Cook &	                                                  Martin	                                                  (Remington's	                                                  Practice of	                                                  Pharmacy,	                                                  Tenth Ed.:	                                                  Mack Publ.,	                                                  Easton Pa.,	                                                  1951)	   2. Specifically: Having an osmotic pressure greater than that	      of blood plasma, which is approximately that of a 0.2	      normal solution of sodium chloride. Cells taken from a	      medium of normal physiological osmolality and placed in a	      hypertonic medium will shrink. [WordNet sense 1]	      [PJC]	   3. in a state of abnormally high tension; -- of muscle.	      [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: pumped-up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hyperthyroidism \hyperthyroidism\ n. (Med.)	   An abnormality of the thyroid gland characterized by the	   pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones; --	   also, the resulting condition characterized by increased	   metabolism, weight loss, rapid heart rate, high blood	   pressure, an enlarged thyroid gland and sometimes	   exophthalmos. It leads to, and may be confirmed by, high	   plasma levels of triiodothyronine or thyroxin.	   Syn: thyrotoxicosis.	        [WordNet 1.5] Hypertrophic
Hypertrophic \Hy`per*troph"ic\, Hypertrophical
\Hy`per*troph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. hypertrophique.] (Med. & Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to hypertrophy; affected with, or tending	   to, hypertrophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypertrophied \Hy*per"tro*phied\, a. (Med. & Biol.)	   Excessively developed; characterized by hypertrophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypertrophy \Hy*per"tro*phy\, n. [Gr. "ype`r over, beyond + ?	   nourishment, fr. ? to nourish: cf. F. hypertrophie.] (Med. &	   Biol.)	   A condition of overgrowth or excessive development of an	   organ or part; -- the opposite of {atrophy}.	   [1913 Webster]
hyperventilate \hyperventilate\ v. i.	   to breathe rapidly and deeply; to breathe excessively; as,	   The mountain climber started to hyperventilate.	   [WordNet 1.5]
hyperventilation \hyperventilation\ n.	   1. The act or process of hyperventilating; breathing rapidly	      and deeply.	      [PJC]	   2. (Med.) A condition in which alveolar carbon dioxide	      concentration is markedly lower than normal, usually due	      to breathing rapidly and deeply.	      [PJC]
hypha \hypha\, n.; pl. {hyphae}.	   any of the threadlike filaments forming the mycelium of a	   fungus. See {hyphae}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Hyphantria \Hyphantria\ n.	   A genus of moths whose larvae are called {fall webworms}.	   Syn: genus {Hyphantria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hyphae \Hy"ph[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "yfh` a web.] (Bot.)	   The long, branching filaments of which the mycelium (and the	   greater part of the plant) of a fungus is formed. They are	   also found enveloping the gonidia of lichens, making up a	   large part of their structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyphen \Hy"phen\ (h[imac]"f[e^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. "yfe`n, fr.	   "yf "e`n under one, into one, together, fr. ? under + ?,	   neut. of ? one. See {Hypo-}.] (Print.)	   A mark or short dash, thus [-], placed at the end of a line	   which terminates with a syllable of a word, the remainder of	   which is carried to the next line; or between the parts of	   many a compound word; as in fine-leaved, clear-headed. It is	   also sometimes used to separate the syllables of words.	   [1913 Webster]	Hyphen \Hy"phen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hyphened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Hyphening}.]	   To connect with, or separate by, a hyphen, as two words or	   the parts of a word.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyphenated \Hy"phen*a`ted\, a.	   United by hyphens; hyphened; as, a hyphenated or hyphened	   word.	   [1913 Webster]	Hyphenated American \Hyphenated American\	   An American who is referred to by a hyphenated term with the	   first word indicating an origin in a foreign country, and the	   second term being "American", as {Irish-American},	   {Italian-American}, {African-American}, {Asian-American}.	   Used in reference to Americans of foreign birth or ancestry.	   When used of Americans of European ancestry, it is often used	   to refer to those who have a strong attachment to the	   ancestral country or its culture. It implies that the	   individual is imperfectly assimilated into American culture,	   and is sometimes used derogatively.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hyphomycetes \Hy`pho*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a web +	   ?, ?, a mushroom.] (Bot.)	   One of the great division of fungi, containing those species	   which have naked spores borne on free or only fasciculate	   threads. --M. J. Berkley.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypidiomorphic \Hy*pid`i*o*mor"phic\, a. [Pref. hypo- +	   idiomorphic.] (Crystallog.)	   Partly idiomorphic; -- said of rock a portion only of whose	   constituents have a distinct crystalline form. --	   {Hy*pid`i*o*mor"phic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypinosis \Hyp`i*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ?, ?	   strength, fiber.] (Med.)	   A diminution in the normal amount of fibrin present in the	   blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnagogic \Hyp`na*gog"ic\, a. [Gr. ? sleep + ? a carrying	   away.]	   Leading to sleep; -- applied to the illusions of one who is	   half asleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnobate \Hyp"no*bate\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ? sleep + ? to go.]	   A somnambulist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnocyst \Hyp"no*cyst\, n. [Gr. ? sleep + E. cyst.] (Biol.)	   A cyst in which some unicellular organisms temporarily	   inclose themselves, from which they emerge unchanged, after a	   period of drought or deficiency of food. In some instances, a	   process of spore formation seems to occur within such cysts.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnogenic \Hyp`no*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? sleep + root of ? to be	   born.] (Physiol.)	   Relating to the production of hypnotic sleep; as, the	   so-called hypnogenic pressure points, pressure upon which is	   said to cause an attack of hypnotic sleep. --De Watteville.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnologist \Hyp*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in hypnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnology \Hyp*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? sleep + -logy.]	   A treatise on sleep; the doctrine of sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnoscope \Hyp"no*scope\, n. [Gr. ? + -scope.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for ascertaining the susceptibility of a person	   to hypnotic influences.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hypnosis \Hyp*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sleep.]	   1. (Med.) Supervention of sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being hypnotized or the process of	      hypnotizing a person; hypnotism[1].	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Hypnotic \Hyp*not"ic\, a. [Gr. ? inclined to sleep, putting to	   sleep, fr. ? to lull to sleep, fr. ? sleep; akin to L.	   somnus, and E. somnolent: cf. F. hypnotique.]	   1. Having the quality of producing sleep; tending to produce	      sleep; soporific.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to hypnotism; in a state of hypnotism;	      liable to hypnotism; as, a hypnotic condition.	      [1913 Webster]	Hypnotic \Hyp*not"ic\, n.	   1. Any agent that produces, or tends to produce, sleep; an	      opiate; a soporific; a narcotic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who exhibits the phenomena of, or is subject to,	      hypnotism.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypnotism \Hyp"no*tism\, n. [Gr. ? sleep: cf. F. hypnotisme.]	   1. A form of sleep or trance, in some respects resembling	      somnambulism, but brought on by artificial means, in which	      there is an unusual suspension of some powers, and an	      unusual activity of others, especially a heightened	      susceptibility to suggestion. It is induced by an action	      upon the nerves, through the medium of the senses, by	      causing the subject to gaze steadily at a very bright	      object held before the eyes, or on an oscillating object,	      or by pressure upon certain points of the surface of the	      body, usually accompanied by the speaking of the hypnotist	      in quiet soothing tones. Called also {hypnosis}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The science which deals with the induction and properties	      of the hypnotic state.	      [PJC]
Hypnotist \Hyp"no*tist\, n.	   A person who hypnotizes another, especially one who is	   professionally trained in the technique.	   [PJC]
Hypnotization \Hyp`no*ti*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of producing hypnotism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnotize \Hyp"no*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hypnotized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Hypnotizing}.]	   To induce hypnotism in; to place in a state of hypnotism.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnotizer \Hyp"no*ti`zer\, n.	   One who hypnotizes; a hypnotist.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypnum \Hyp"num\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? moss.] (Bot.)	   The largest genus of true mosses; feather moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypo- \Hy"po-\ [Gr. ? under, beneath; akin to L. sub. See	   {Sub-}.]	   1. A prefix signifying a less quantity, or a low state or	      degree, of that denoted by the word with which it is	      joined, or position under or beneath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting that the element to the name of	      which it is prefixed enters with a low valence, or in a	      low state of oxidization, usually the lowest, into the	      compounds indicated; as, hyposulphurous acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypo \Hy"po\, n.	   Hypochondria. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Hypo \Hy"po\, n. [Abbrev. from hyposulphite.] (Photog.)	   Sodium hyposulphite, or thiosulphate, a solution of which is	   used as a bath to wash out the unchanged silver salts in a	   picture. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoarian \Hy`po*a"ri*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a hypoarion.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoarion \Hy`po*a"ri*on\, n.; pl. {Hypoaria}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "ypo` beneath + ? a little egg.] (Anat.)	   An oval lobe beneath each of the optic lobes in many fishes;	   one of the inferior lobes. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoblast \Hy"po*blast\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -blast.] (Biol.)	   The inner or lower layer of the blastoderm; -- called also	   {endoderm}, {entoderm}, and sometimes {hypoderm}. See Illust.	   of {Blastoderm}, {Delamination}, and {Ectoderm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoblastic \Hy`po*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to, or connected with, the hypoblast; as, the hypoic	   sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypobole \Hy*pob"o*le\, n. [Gr. ? a throwing under, a	   suggesting; ? under + ? to throw.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which several things are mentioned that seem to	   make against the argument, or in favor of the opposite side,	   each of them being refuted in order.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypobranchial \Hy`po*bran"chi*al\, a. [Pref. hypo- + branchial.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the segment between the basibranchial and the	   ceratobranchial in a branchial arch. -- n. A hypobranchial	   bone or cartilage. Hypocarp
Hypocarp \Hy"po*carp\, Hypocarpium \Hy`po*car"pi*um\, n. [NL.	   hypocarpium, fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   A fleshy enlargement of the receptacle, or for the stem,	   below the proper fruit, as in the cashew. See Illust. of	   {Cashew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocarpogean \Hy`po*car`po*ge"an\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ?	   fruit + ? earth.] (Bot.)	   Producing fruit below the ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocaust \Hyp"o*caust\, n. [L. hypocaustum, Gr. ?; ? under + ?	   to burn: cf. F. hypocauste.] (Anc. Arch.)	   A furnace, esp. one connected with a series of small chambers	   and flues of tiles or other masonry through which the heat of	   a fire was distributed to rooms above. This contrivance,	   first used in bath, was afterwards adopted in private houses.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochlorite \Hy`po*chlo"rite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of hypochlorous acid; as, a calcium hypochloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochlorous \Hy`po*chlo"rous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + chlorous.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, chlorine having a valence	   lower than in chlorous compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypochlorous acid} (Chem.), an acid derived from chlorine,	      not known in a pure state, but forming various salts,	      called hypochlorites.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypochondres \Hy`po*chon"dres\, n. pl. [F. hypocondres, formerly	   spely hypochondres.]	   The hypochondriac regions. See {Hypochondrium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochondria \Hy`po*chon"dri*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   An excessive concern about one's own health, particularly a	   morbid worry about illnesses which a person imagines are	   affecting him, often focusing on specific symptoms; also	   called {hypochondriasis}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, a. [Gr. ? affocated in the	   hypochondrium: cf. F. hypocondriaque, formerly spelt	   hypochondriaque.]	   1. Of or pertaining to hypochondria, or the hypochondriac	      regions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected, characterized, or produced, by hypochondriasis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hypochondriac region} (Anat.), a region on either side of	      the abdomen beneath the cartilages of the false ribs,	      beside the epigastric, and above the lumbar, region.	      [1913 Webster]	Hypochondriac \Hy`po*chon"dri*ac\, n.	   A person affected with hypochondria.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had become an incurable hypochondriac. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochondriacal \Hy`po*chon"dri*a*cal\, a.	   Same as {Hypochondriac}, 2. -- {Hy`po*chon"dri*a*cal*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochondriacism \Hy`po*chon"dri*a*cism\, n. (Med.)	   Hypochondriasis. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochondriasis \Hy`po*chon"dri*a*sis\, n. [NL. So named because	   supposed to have its seat in the hypochondriac regions. See	   {Hypochondriac}, {Hypochondrium}, and cf. {Hyp}, 1st {Hypo}.]	   (Med.)	   A mental disorder in which melancholy and gloomy views	   torment the affected person, particularly concerning his own	   health; a morbid and deluded belief that one is afflicted	   with disease.	   Syn: hypochondria.	        [1913 Webster]
Hypochondriasm \Hy`po*chon"dri*asm\, n. (Med.)	   Hypochondriasis. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochondrium \Hy`po*chon"dri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hypochondria}, E.	   {Hypochondriums}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? under the cartilage	   of the breastbone; ? under + ? cartilage.] (Anat.)	   Either of the hypochondriac regions.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypochondry \Hy`po*chon"dry\, n.	   Hypochondriasis.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocist \Hyp"o*cist\, n. [Gr. ? a plant growing on the roots of	   the Cistus.]	   An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a	   plant ({Cytinus hypocistis}), growing from the roots of the	   {Cistus}, a small European shrub.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocleidium \Hy`po*clei"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Hypocleida}, E.	   {Hypocleidiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ? a little key.]	   (Anat.)	   A median process on the furculum, or merrythought, of many	   birds, where it is connected with the sternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocoristic \Hyp`o*co*ris"tic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? under + ? to	   caress.]	   Endearing; diminutive; as, the hypocoristic form of a name.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hypocoristic or pet form of William. --Dr. Murray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocrateriform \Hyp`o*cra*ter"i*form\, a. [Pref. hypo- +	   krath`r cup + -form.] (Bot.)	   hypocraterimorphous; salver-shaped. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocraterimorphous \Hyp`o*cra*ter`i*mor"phous\, a. [Pref. hypo-	   + Gr. krath`r bowl + morfh` form.] (Bot.)	   Salver-shaped; having a slender tube, expanding suddenly	   above into a bowl-shaped or spreading border, as in the	   blossom of the phlox and the lilac.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocrisy \Hy*poc"ri*sy\ (h[i^]*p[o^]k"r[i^]*s[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Hypocrisies} (-s[i^]z). [OE. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, OF.	   hypocrisie, ypocrisie, F. hypocrisie, L. hypocrisis, fr. Gr.	   "ypo`krisis the playing a part on the stage, simulation,	   outward show, fr. "ypokr`nesqai to answer on the stage, to	   play a part; "ypo` under + kri`nein to decide; in the middle	   voice, to dispute, contend. See {Hypo-}, and {Critic}.]	   The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one	   is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation,	   or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or	   motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of	   virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy.	                                                  --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. --La	                                                  Rochefoucauld	                                                  (Trans. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocrite \Hyp"o*crite\, n. [F., fr. L. hypocrita, Gr. ? one who	   plays a part on the stage, a dissembler, feigner. See	   {Hypocrisy}.]	   One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of	   winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming;	   one who feigns to be other and better than he is; a false	   pretender to virtue or piety; one who simulates virtue or	   piety.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hypocrite's hope shall perish.       --Job viii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         I dare swear he is no hypocrite, but prays from his	         heart.                                   --Shak.	   Syn: Deceiver; pretender; cheat. See {Dissembler}.	        [1913 Webster]
Hypocritely \Hyp"o*crite*ly\, adv.	   Hypocritically. [R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocritic \Hyp`o*crit"ic\, a.	   See {Hypocritical}. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocritical \Hyp`o*crit"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   hypocritique.]	   Of or pertaining to a hypocrite, or to hypocrisy; as, a	   hypocriticalperson; a hypocritical look; a hypocritical	   action.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hypocritical professions of friendship and of pacific	         intentions were not spared.              --Macaulay.	   -- {Hyp`o*crit"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocrystalline \Hyp`o*crys"tal*line\, a. [Pref. hypo- +	   crystalline.] (Crystallog.)	   Partly crystalline; -- said of rock which consists of	   crystals imbedded in a glassy ground mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypocycloid \Hy`po*cy"cloid\, n. [Pref. hypo- + cycloid: cf. F.	   hypocyclo["i]de.] (Geom.)	   A curve traced by a point in the circumference of a circle	   which rolls on the concave side in the fixed circle. Cf.	   {Epicycloid}, and {Trochoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypodactylum \Hyp`o*dac"ty*lum\, n.; pl. {-tyla}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "ypo` beneath + ? a finger, toe.] (Zool.)	   The under side of the toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoderm \Hyp"o*derm\, n. [Pref. hypo- + -derm.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Hypoblast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoderma \Hyp`o*der"ma\, n. [NL. See {Hypo}, and {derma}.]	   1. (Bot.) A layer of tissue beneath the epidermis in plants,	      and performing the physiological function of strengthening	      the epidermal tissue. In phanerogamous plants it is	      developed as collenchyma.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An inner cellular layer which lies beneath the	      chitinous cuticle of arthropods, annelids, and some other	      invertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypodermatic \Hyp`o*der*mat"ic\, a.	   Hypodermic. -- {Hyp`o*der*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypodermic \Hyp`o*der"mic\, a. [See {Hypoderma}.]	   Of or pertaining to the parts under the skin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypodermic medication}, the application of remedies under	      the epidermis, usually by means of a small syringe, called	      the hypodermic syringe. -- {Hyp`o*der"mic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
hypodermic \hyp`o*der"mic\, n.	   A {hypodermic needle}[2].	   [PJC]
Hypodermic needle \Hyp`o*der"mic need"le\, n.	   1. A small slender hollow metallic tube, sharp-pointed at one	      end and fitted at the other end with an adapter of larger	      internal diameter, designed for introduction of liquids	      directly into the bloodstream or other parts of the body	      of an animal.	      [PJC]	   2. a {hypodermic needle[1]} together with an attached	      syringe.	      [PJC]	Hypodermic syringe \Hyp`o*der"mic syr"inge\, n.	   a small syringe designed for use together with a {hypodermic	   needle[1]} for injection of liquids directly under the skin,	   or into other parts of the body of an animal.	   [PJC]
Hypodermis \Hyp`o*der"mis\, n. [NL. See {Hypo-}, and {Derma}.]	   1. (Biol.) Same as {Hypoblast}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Same as {Hypoderma}, 2. Hypodicrotic
Hypodicrotic \Hyp`o*di*crot"ic\, Hypodicrotous
\Hyp`o*di"cro*tous\, a. (Physiol.)	   Exhibiting retarded dicrotism; as, a hypodicrotic pulse	   curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypogaeic \Hyp`o*g[ae]"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. gai^a, gh^,	   earth.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the peanut, or earthnut	   ({Arachis hypog[ae]a}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypog[ae]ic acid} (Chem.), an acid in the oil of the	      earthnut, in which it exists as a glyceride, and from	      which it is extracted as a white, crystalline substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypogastric \Hyp`o*gas"tric\, a. [Cf. F. hypogastrique. See	   {Hypogastrium}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the hypogastrium or the hypogastric	   region.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypogastric region}.	   (a) The lower part of the abdomen.	   (b) An arbitrary division of the abdomen below the umbilical	       and between the two iliac regions.	       [1913 Webster]
Hypogastrium \Hyp`o*gas"tri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? under + ?	   belly.] (Anat.)	   The lower part of the abdomen.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypogean \Hyp`o*ge"an\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? earth.] (Bot.)	   Hypogeous. [Written also {hypog[ae]an}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypogene \Hyp"o*gene\, a. [Pref. hypo- + the root of Gr. ? to be	   born: cf. F. hypog[`e]ne.] (Geol.)	   Formed or crystallized at depths beneath the earth's surface;	   -- said of granite, gneiss, and other rocks, whose	   crystallization is believed of have taken place beneath a	   great thickness of overlying rocks. Opposed to {epigene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypogeous \Hyp`o*ge"ous\, a. [See {Hypogean}.] (Bot.)	   Growing under ground; remaining under ground; ripening its	   fruit under ground. [Written also {hypog[ae]ous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypogeum \Hyp`o*ge"um\, n.; pl. {Hypogea}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, ?,	   subterranean; ? under + ?, ?, the earth.] (Anc. Arch.)	   The subterraneous portion of a building, as in amphitheaters,	   for the service of the games; also, subterranean galleries,	   as the catacombs.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoglossal \Hyp`o*glos"sal\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? the	   tongue.] (Anat.)	   Under the tongue; -- applied esp., in the higher vertebrates,	   to the twelfth or last pair of cranial nerves, which are	   distributed to the base of the tongue. -- n. One of the	   hypoglossal nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypognatous \Hy*pog"na*tous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? the jaw.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the maxilla, or lower jaw, longer than the upper, as	   in the skimmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypogyn \Hyp"o*gyn\, n. (Bot.)	   An hypogynous plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypogynous \Hy*pog"y*nous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? woman,	   female: cf. F. hypogyne.] (Bot.)	   Inserted below the pistil or pistils; -- said of sepals,	   petals, and stamens; having the sepals, petals, and stamens	   inserted below the pistil; -- said of a flower or a plant.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypohyal \Hy`po*hy"al\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Greek letter ?.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoidean arch	   of fishes, between the caratohyal and urohyal. -- n. One of	   the hypohyal bones or cartilages.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyponastic \Hy`po*nas"tic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? pressed	   close.] (Bot.)	   Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth. Cf.	   {Epinastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyponasty \Hy`po*nas"ty\, n. (Bot.)	   Downward convexity, or convexity of the inferior surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyponitrite \Hy`po*ni"trite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of hyponitrous acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyponitrous \Hy`po*ni"trous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + nitrous.]	   (Chem.)	   Containing or derived from nitrogen having a lower valence	   than in nitrous compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hyponitrous acid} (Chem.), an unstable nitrogen acid, {NOH},	      whose salts are produced by reduction of the nitrates,	      although the acid itself is not isolated in the free state	      except as a solution in water; -- called also {nitrosylic	      acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
hyponym \hyponym\ n. (linguistics)	   a word that is more specific (less abstract) than a given	   word; a term designating a class which is a subtype of the	   given word; a subcategory; a subtype. Inverse of hypernym;	   as, "dog" is a hyponym of "mammal", and "mammal" is a hyponym	   of "vertebrate".	   Syn: subordinate, subordinate word.	        [WordNet 1.5]
hyponymy \hyponymy\ n. (Linguistics)	   The state or quality of being a hyponym; as, hyponymy is	   symbolized by the tag "hypon".	   [PJC]
Hypopharynx \Hy`po*phar"ynx\, n. [NL. See {Hypo-}, and	   {Pharynx}.] (Zool.)	   An appendage or fold on the lower side of the pharynx, in	   certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypophosphate \Hy`po*phos"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of hypophosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypophosphite \Hy`po*phos"phite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of hypophosphorous acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypophosphoric \Hy`po*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- +	   phosphoric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, or containing, phosphorus in	   a lower state of oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as,	   hypophosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypophosphoric acid} (Chem.), an acid, {P2H4O6}, produced by	      the slow oxidation of moist phosphorus, and isolated only	      as a solution in water. It is regarded as a condensation	      product of one molecule of phosphoric acid with one of	      phosphorous acid, by partial dehydration.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypophosphorous \Hy`po*phos"phor*ous\, a. [Pref. hypo- +	   phosphorous.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus in a lower state of	   oxidation than in phosphoric compounds; as, hypophosphorous	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypophosphorous acid} (Chem.), an acid, {H3PO2}, whose salts	      are produced by the action of barium hygrate on	      phosphorus. It may be obtained from its water solution, by	      exaporation and freezing, as a white crystalline	      substance. It is a powerful reducing agent.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypophyllous \Hy*poph"yl*lous\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Being or growing on the under side of a leaf, as the fruit	   dots of ferns.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypophysial \Hy`po*phys"i*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the hypophysis; pituitary.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypophysis \Hy*poph"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? under + ? nature,	   origin.]	   1. (Anat.) See {Pituitary body}, under {Pituitary}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Cataract.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypoplastron \Hy`po*plas"tron\, n.; pl. {Hypoplastra}. [Pref.	   hypo- + plastron.] (Anat.)	   The third lateral plate in the plastron of turtles; -- called	   also {hyposternum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoptilum \Hy*pop"ti*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Hypoptila}, E.	   {Hypoptilums}. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? down.] (Zool.)	   An accessory plume arising from the posterior side of the	   stem of the contour feathers of many birds; -- called also	   {aftershaft}. See Illust. of {Feather}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyporadius \Hy`po*ra"di*us\, n.; pl. {Hyporadii}. [Pref. hypo- +	   radius.] (Zool.)	   One of the barbs of the hypoptilum, or aftershaft of a	   feather. See {Feather}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyporhachis \Hy`po*rha"chis\, n.; pl. {Hyporhachides}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? spine.] (Zool.)	   The stem of an aftershaft or hypoptilum. [Written also	   {hyporachis}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyposkeletal \Hy`po*skel"e*tal\, a. [Pref. hypo- + skeletal.]	   (Anat.)	   Beneath the endoskeleton; hypaxial; as, the hyposkeletal	   muscles; -- opposed to episkeletal.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypospadias \Hy`po*spa"di*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath +	   spa`n to draw, tear.] (Med.)	   A deformity of the penis, in which the urethra opens upon its	   under surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypostasis \Hy*pos"ta*sis\, n.; pl. {Hypostases}. [L., fr. Gr. ?	   subsistence, substance, fr. ? to stand under; ? under + ? to	   stand, middle voice of ? to cause to stand. See {Hypo-}, and	   {Stand}.]	   1. That which forms the basis of anything; underlying	      principle; a concept or mental entity conceived or treated	      as an existing being or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Substance; subsistence; essence; person;	      personality; -- used by the early theologians to denote	      any one of the three subdivisions of the Godhead, the	      Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Council of Alexandria (a. d. 362) defined	         hypostasis as synonymous with person. --Schaff-Herzog.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Principle; an element; -- used by the alchemists in	      speaking of salt, sulphur, and mercury, which they	      considered as the three principles of all material bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) That which is deposited at the bottom of a fluid;	      sediment.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypostasize \Hy*pos"ta*size\, v. t.	   To make into a distinct substance; to conceive or treat as an	   existing being; to hypostatize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The pressed Newtonians . . . refused to hypostasize the	         law of gravitation into an ether.        --Coleridge.	   Hypostatic
Hypostatic \Hy`po*stat"ic\, Hypostatical \Hy`po*stat"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?: cf. F. hypostatique.]	   1. Relating to hypostasis, or substance; hence, constitutive,	      or elementary.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grand doctrine of the chymists, touching their	            three hypostatical principles.        --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine	      hypostases, or substances. --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting;	      as, hypostatic cognestion, cognestion due to setting of	      blood by gravitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hypostatic union} (Theol.), the union of the divine with the	      human nature of Christ. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypostatically \Hy`po*stat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a hypostatic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypostatize \Hy*pos"ta*tize\, v. t.	   1. To make into, or regarded as, a separate and distinct	      substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looked upon both species and genera as hypostatized	            universals.                           --Pop. Sci.	                                                  Monthly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attribute actual or personal existence to. --Sir W.	      Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyposternum \Hy`po*ster"num\, n.; pl. L. {Hyposterna}, E.	   {Hyposternums}. [Pref. hypo- + sternum.] (Anat.)	   See {Hypoplastron}. Hypostome
Hypostome \Hy"po*stome\, Hypostoma \Hy*pos"to*ma\, n. [NL.	   hypostoma, fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath + ? mouth.] (Zool.)	   The lower lip of trilobites, crustaceans, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypostrophe \Hy*pos"tro*phe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn	   round or back; ? under + ? to turn.] (Med.)	   (a) The act of a patient turning himself.	   (b) A relapse, or return of a disease.	       [1913 Webster]
Hypostyle \Hy"po*style\, a. [Gr. ? resting on pillars; ? under +	   ? a pillar.] (Arch.)	   Resting upon columns; constructed by means of columns; --	   especially applied to the great hall at Karnak.
Hyposulphate \Hy`po*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of hyposulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyposulphite \Hy`po*sul"phite\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) A salt of what was formerly called hyposulphurous acid; a	       thiosulphate. [Obs.]	   (b) A salt of hyposulphurous acid proper.	       [1913 Webster]
Hyposulphuric \Hy`po*sul*phur"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + sulphuric.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur in a lower state of	   oxidation than in the sulphuric compounds; as, hyposulphuric	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hyposulphuric acid}, an acid, {H2S2O6}, obtained by the	      action of manganese dioxide on sulphur dioxide, and known	      only in a watery solution and in its salts; -- called also	      {dithionic acid}. See {Dithionic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyposulphurous \Hy`po*sul"phur*ous\, a. [Pref. hypo- +	   sulphurous.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, sulphur, all, or a part, in a	   low state of oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hyposulphurous acid}.	   (a) Thiosulphuric acid. [Obs.]	   (b) An acid, {H2SO2}, obtained by the reduction of sulphurous	       acid. It is not obtained in the free state, but in an	       orange-yellow water solution, which is a strong reducing	       and bleaching agent. Called also {hydrosulphurous acid}.	       [1913 Webster]
Hypotarsus \Hy`po*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Hypotarsi}. [NL. See	   {Hypo-}, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.)	   A process on the posterior side of the tarsometatarsus of	   many birds; the calcaneal process. -- {Hy`po*tar"sal}, a.	   Hypotenuse
Hypotenuse \Hy*pot"e*nuse\, Hypothenuse \Hy*poth"e*nuse\, n. [L.	   hypotenusa, Gr. ?, prob., subtending (sc. ?), fr. ? to	   stretch under, subtend; ? under + ? to stretch. See	   {Subtend}.] (Geom.)	   The side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite to the	   right angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypothec \Hy*poth"ec\, n. [F. hypoth[`e]que. See {Hypotheca}.]	   (Scot. Law)	   A landlord's right, independently of stipulation, over the	   stocking (cattle, implements, etc.), and crops of his tenant,	   as security for payment of rent.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypotheca \Hy`po*the"ca\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a thing subject to	   some obligation, fr. ? to put under, put down, pledge. See	   {Hypothesis}.] (Rom. Law)	   An obligation by which property of a debtor was made over to	   his creditor in security of his debt.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It differed from pledge in regard to possession of the	         property subject to the obligation; pledge requiring,	         simple hypotheca not requiring, possession of it by the	         creditor. The modern mortgage corresponds very closely	         with it. --Kent.	         [1913 Webster]
Hypothecate \Hy*poth"e*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Hypothecated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hypothecating}.] [LL.	   hypothecatus, p. p. of hypothecare to pledge, fr. L.	   hypotheca pledge, security. See {Hypotheca}.] (Law)	   To subject, as property, to liability for a debt or	   engagement without delivery of possession or transfer of	   title; to pledge without delivery of possession; to mortgage,	   as ships, or other personal property; to make a contract by	   bottomry. See {Hypothecation}, {Bottomry}.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had found the treasury empty and the pay of the navy	         in arrear. He had no power to hypothecate any part of	         the public revenue. Those who lent him money lent it on	         no security but his bare word.           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypothecation \Hy*poth`e*ca"tion\, n. [LL. hypothecatio.]	   1. (Civ. Law) The act or contract by which property is	      hypothecated; a right which a creditor has in or to the	      property of his debtor, in virtue of which he may cause it	      to be sold and the price appropriated in payment of his	      debt. This is a right in the thing, or jus in re.	      --Pothier. B. R. Curtis.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are but few cases, if any, in our law, where	            an hypothecation, in the strict sense of the Roman	            law, exists; that is a pledge without possession by	            the pledgee.                          --Story.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the modern civil law, this contract has no	         application to movable property, not even to ships, to	         which and their cargoes it is most frequently applied	         in England and America. See {Hypothecate}. --B. R.	         Curtis. Domat.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law of Shipping) A contract whereby, in consideration of	      money advanced for the necessities of the ship, the	      vessel, freight, or cargo is made liable for its	      repayment, provided the ship arrives in safety. It is	      usually effected by a bottomry bond. See {Bottomry}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is often applied to mortgages of ships.	         [1913 Webster]
Hypothecator \Hy*poth"e*ca`tor\, n. (Law)	   One who hypothecates or pledges anything as security for the	   repayment of money borrowed. Hypothenal
Hypothenal \Hy*poth"e*nal\, Hypothenar \Hy*poth"e*nar\, a.	   [Pref. hypo- + thenar.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the prominent part of the palm of the	   hand above the base of the little finger, or a corresponding	   part in the forefoot of an animal; as, the hypothenar	   eminence.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypothenar \Hy*poth"e*nar\, n. (Anat.)	   The hypothenar eminence.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypothenusal \Hy*poth`e*nu"sal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to hypothenuse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypothenuse \Hy*poth"e*nuse\, n.	   Same as {Hypotenuse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypothesis \Hy*poth"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Hypotheses}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ? foundation, supposition, fr. ? to place under, ? under + ?	   to put. See {Hypo-}, {Thesis}.]	   1. A supposition; a proposition or principle which is	      supposed or taken for granted, in order to draw a	      conclusion or inference for proof of the point in	      question; something not proved, but assumed for the	      purpose of argument, or to account for a fact or an	      occurrence; as, the hypothesis that head winds detain an	      overdue steamer.	      [1913 Webster]	            An hypothesis being a mere supposition, there are no	            other limits to hypotheses than those of the human	            imagination.                          --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Natural Science) A tentative theory or supposition	      provisionally adopted to explain certain facts, and to	      guide in the investigation of others; hence, frequently	      called a working hypothesis.	   Syn: Supposition; assumption. See {Theory}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Nebular hypothesis}. See under {Nebular}. Hypothetic
Hypothetic \Hy`po*thet"ic\, Hypothetical \Hy`po*thet"ic*al\, a.	   [L. hypotheticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. hypoth['e]tique.]	   Characterized by, or of the nature of, an hypothesis;	   conditional; assumed without proof, for the purpose of	   reasoning and deducing proof, or of accounting for some fact	   or phenomenon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Causes hypothetical at least, if not real, for the	         various phenomena of the existence of which our	         experience informs us.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hypothetical baptism} (Ch. of Eng.), baptism administered to	      persons in respect to whom it is doubtful whether they	      have or have not been baptized before. --Hook. --	      {Hy`po*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Hypothetist \Hy*poth"e*tist\, n.	   One who proposes or supports an hypothesis. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hypotrachelium \Hy`po*tra*che"li*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? under	   + ? neck.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Gorgerin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypotricha \Hy*pot"ri*cha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ypo` beneath +	   ?, ?, a hair.] (Zool.)	   A division of ciliated Infusoria in which the cilia cover	   only the under side of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypotrochoid \Hy`po*tro"choid\, n. [Pref. hypo- + trochoid.]	   (Geom.)	   A curve, traced by a point in the radius, or radius produced,	   of a circle which rolls upon the concave side of a fixed	   circle. See {Hypocycloid}, {Epicycloid}, and {Trochoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypotyposis \Hy`po*ty*po"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   sketch out; ? under + ? to impress.] (Rhet.)	   A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypoxanthin \Hy`po*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. hypo- + xanthin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A crystalline, nitrogenous substance, closely related to	   xanthin and uric acid, widely distributed through the animal	   body, but especially in muscle tissue; -- called also	   {sarcin}, {sarkin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypozoic \Hy`po*zo"ic\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. zo^,on an animal.]	   (Geol.)	   Anterior in age to the lowest rocks which contain organic	   remains. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyppish \Hyp"pish\, a. [From {Hyp}.]	   Affected with hypochondria; hypped. [Written also {hyppish}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Hyppogriff \Hyp"po*griff\, n.	   See {Hyppogriff}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypsiloid \Hyp"si*loid\, a. [From [Upsilon], the Greek letter	   called "upsilon" + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Resembling the Greek letter [Upsilon] in form; hyoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypsometer \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	   ascertaining the boiling point of water. It consists of a	   vessel for water, with a lamp for heating it, and an inclosed	   thermometer for showing the temperature of ebullition.	   Hypsometric
Hypsometric \Hyp`so*met"ric\, Hypsometrical \Hyp`so*met"ric*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to hypsometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypsometry \Hyp*som"e*try\, n.	   That branch of the science of geodesy which has to do with	   the measurement of heights, either absolutely with reference	   to the sea level, or relatively.	   [1913 Webster]
Hypsiprymnodon \Hypsiprymnodon\ n.	   A genus of marsupials comprising the musk kangaroos.	   Syn: genus {Hypsiprymnodon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hypural \Hy*pu"ral\, a. [Pref. hypo- + Gr. ? tail.] (Anat.)	   Under the tail; -- applied to the bones which support the	   caudal fin rays in most fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyracoid \Hy"ra*coid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Hyracoidea. -- n. One of the	   Hyracoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyracoidea \Hyr`a*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Hyrax}, and	   {oid}.] (Zool.)	   An order of small hoofed mammals, comprising the single	   living genus {Hyrax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyracotherium \Hyracotherium\ n.	   An extinct horse genus, formerly called genus {Eohippus}.	   Syn: genus {Hyracotherium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hyrax \Hy"rax\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shrew mouse.] (Zool.)	   Any animal of the genus {Hyrax}, of which about four species	   are known. They constitute the order {Hyracoidea}. The best	   known species are the daman ({Hyrax Syriacus}) of Palestine,	   and the klipdas ({Hyrax capensis}) of South Africa. Other	   species are {Hyrax arboreus} and {Hyrax Sylvestris}, the	   former from Southern, and the latter from Western, Africa.	   See {Daman}. Hyrcanian
Hyrcanian \Hyr*ca"ni*an\, Hyrcan \Hyr"can\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Hyrcania, an ancient country or province	   of Asia, southeast of the Caspian (which was also called the	   Hyrcanian) Sea. "The Hyrcan tiger." "Hyrcanian deserts."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyrse \Hyrse\, n. [G. hirse, OHG. hirsi.] (Bot.)	   Millet.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyrst \Hyrst\, n.	   A wood. See {Hurst}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hyson \Hy"son\, n. [Chin. hi-tshun, lit., first crop, or	   blooming spring.]	   A fragrant kind of green tea.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hyson skin}, the light and inferior leaves separated from	      the hyson by a winnowing machine. --M`Culloch.	      [1913 Webster]
Hyssop \Hys"sop\, n. [OE. hysope, ysope, OF. ysope, F. hysope,	   hyssope, L. hysopum, hyssopum, hyssopus, Gr. ?, ?, an	   aromatic plant, fr. Heb. [=e]sov.]	   A plant ({Hyssopus officinalis}). The leaves have an aromatic	   smell, and a warm, pungent taste.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The hyssop of Scripture is supposed to be a species of	         caper ({Capparis spinosa}), but probably the name was	         used for several different plants.	         [1913 Webster]
Hyssopus \Hyssopus\ n.	   A Eurasian genus of perennial herbs or subshrubs.	   Syn: genus {Hyssopus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Hysteranthous \Hys`ter*an"thous\, a. [Gr. ? after + ? flower.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the leaves expand after the flowers have opened.	   --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Hysteresis \Hys`te*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to be behind, to	   lag.] (Physics)	   A lagging or retardation of the effect, when the forces	   acting upon a body are changed, as if from velocity or	   internal friction; a temporary resistance to change from a	   condition previously induced, observed in magnetism,	   thermoelectricity, etc., on reversal of polarity.	   [1913 Webster]
Hysteretic \Hys`ter*et"ic\, a. (Elec.)	   Of or pertaining to hysteresis.	   {Hysteretic constant}, the hysteretic loss in ergs per cubic	      centimeter per cycle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Hysteria \Hys*te"ri*a\, n. [NL.: cf. F. hyst['e]rie. See	   {Hysteric}.] (Med.)	   A nervous affection, occurring almost exclusively in women,	   in which the emotional and reflex excitability is	   exaggerated, and the will power correspondingly diminished,	   so that the patient loses control over the emotions, becomes	   the victim of imaginary sensations, and often falls into	   paroxism or fits.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chief symptoms are convulsive, tossing movements of	         the limbs and head, uncontrollable crying and laughing,	         and a choking sensation as if a ball were lodged in the	         throat. The affection presents the most varied	         symptoms, often simulating those of the gravest	         diseases, but generally curable by mental treatment	         alone. Hysteric
Hysteric \Hys*ter"ic\, Hysterical \Hys*ter"ic*al\, a. [L.	   hystericus, Gr. ?, fr. "yste`ra the womb; perh. akin to ?	   latter, later, and E. utter, out.]	   1. Of or pertaining to hysteria.	      [1913 Webster]	            With no hysteric weakness or feverish excitement,	            they preserved their peace and patience. --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a state of hysteria; affected, or troubled, with	      hysterics; uncontrollably emotional; convulsive, fitful.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a state of panic or behaving in a wild irrational	      manner, due to fear or emotional trauma.	      [PJC]	   4. Resembling hysteria; as, hysterical laughter.	      [PJC]
hysterical \hys*ter"ic*al\ a.	   Extremely funny. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Hysterics \Hys*ter"ics\, n. pl. (Med.)	   Hysteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Hysteroepilepsy \Hys`ter*o*ep"i*lep`sy\, n. [Hysteria +	   epilepsy.] (Med.)	   A disease resembling hysteria in its nature, and	   characterized by the occurrence of epileptiform convulsions,	   which can often be controlled or excited by pressure on the	   ovaries, and upon other definite points in the body. --	   {Hys`ter*o*ep`i*lep"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hysterogenic \Hys`ter*o*gen"ic\, a. [Hysteria + root of Gr. ? to	   be born.] (Physiol.)	   Producing hysteria; as, the hysterogenicpressure points on	   the surface of the body, pressure upon which is said both to	   produce and arrest an attack of hysteria. --De Watteville.	   [1913 Webster]
Hysterology \Hys`ter*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? the latter + ?	   discourse: cf. F. hyst['e]rologie.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which the ordinary course of thought is inverted	   in expression, and the last put first; -- called also	   {hysteron proteron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hysteron proteron \Hys"te*ron prot"e*ron\ [NL., fr. Gr.	   "y`steros the latter, following + pro`teros before, others,	   sooner.] (Rhet.)	   (a) A figure in which the natural order of sense is reversed;	       hysterology; as, valet atque vivit, "he is well and	       lives."	   (b) An inversion of logical order, in which the conclusion is	       put before the premises, or the thing proved before the	       evidence.	       [1913 Webster]
Hysterophyte \Hys*ter"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. "y`steros following +	   fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)	   A plant, like the fungus, which lives on dead or living	   organic matter. -- {Hys`ter*oph"y*tal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Hysterotomy \Hys`ter*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. "yste`ra womb + te`mnein	   to cut: cf. F. hyst['e]rotomie.] (Med.)	   The act of cutting into the uterus, as in C[ae]sarean	   section. See under {C[ae]sarean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Hystricine \Hys"tri*cine\ (h[i^]s"tr[i^]*s[i^]n), a. [See	   {Hystrix}.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the porcupines.	   [1913 Webster]
Hystricomorphous \Hys`tri*co*mor"phous\	   (h[i^]s`tr[i^]*k[-o]*m[^o]r"f[u^]s), a. [Hystrix + Gr. morfh`	   form.] (Zool.)	   Like, or allied to, the porcupines; -- said of a group	   ({Hystricomorpha}) of rodents.	   [1913 Webster]
Hystrix \Hys"trix\ (h[i^]s"tr[i^]ks), prop. n. [Gr. "y`strix	   porcupine.] (Zool.)	   A genus of rodents, including the porcupine.	   [1913 Webster]
Hythe \Hythe\ (h[imac][th]), n.	   A small haven. See {Hithe}. [Obs.]	         A dictionary containing a natural history requires too	         many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped	         for.                                     --Locke.
I \I\ ([imac]).	   1. I, the ninth letter of the English alphabet, takes its	      form from the Ph[oe]nician, through the Latin and the	      Greek. The Ph[oe]nician letter was probably of Egyptian	      origin. Its original value was nearly the same as that of	      the Italian I, or long e as in mete. Etymologically I is	      most closely related to e, y, j, g; as in dint, dent,	      beverage, L. bibere; E. kin, AS. cynn; E. thin, AS.	      [thorn]ynne; E. dominion, donjon, dungeon. In English I	      has two principal vowel sounds: the long sound, as in	      p[imac]ne, [imac]ce; and the short sound, as in p[i^]n. It	      has also three other sounds: (a) That of e in term, as in	      thirst. (b) That of e in mete (in words of foreign	      origin), as in machine, pique, regime. (c) That of	      consonant y (in many words in which it precedes another	      vowel), as in bunion, million, filial, Christian, etc. It	      enters into several digraphs, as in fail, field, seize,	      feign. friend; and with o often forms a proper diphtong,	      as in oil, join, coin. See Guide to Pronunciation,	      [sect][sect] 98-106.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The dot which we place over the small or lower case i	         dates only from the 14th century. The sounds of I and J	         were originally represented by the same character, and	         even after the introduction of the form J into English	         dictionaries, words containing these letters were, till	         a comparatively recent time, classed together.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In our old authors, I was often used for ay (or aye), yes,	      which is pronounced nearly like it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. As a numeral, I stands for 1, II for 2, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
I- \I-\, prefix.	   See {Y-}.	   [1913 Webster]
I \I\ ([imac]), pron. [poss. {My} (m[imac]) or {Mine}	   (m[imac]n); object. {Me} (m[=e]). pl. nom. {We} (w[=e]);	   poss. {Our} (our) or {Ours} (ourz); object. {Us} ([u^]s).]	   [OE. i, ich, ic, AS. ic; akin to OS. & D. ik, OHG. ih, G.	   ich, Icel. ek, Dan. jeg, Sw. jag, Goth. ik, OSlav. az', Russ.	   ia, W. i, L. ego, Gr. 'egw`, 'egw`n, Skr. aham. [root]179.	   Cf. {Egoism}.]	   The nominative case of the pronoun of the first person; the	   word with which a speaker or writer denotes himself.	   [1913 Webster]
IAA \IAA\ n.	   Indoleacetic acid, a plant hormone promoting elongation of	   stems and roots. [Acronym]	   Syn: indoleacetic acid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Iamatology \I*am`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, medicine + -logy.]	   (Med.)	   Materia Medica; that branch of therapeutics which treats of	   remedies.	   [1913 Webster]
Iamb \I"amb\, n. [Cf. F. iambe. See {Lambus}.]	   An iambus or iambic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iambic \I*am"bic\, a. [L. iambicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. iambique.]	   1. (Pros.) Consisting of a short syllable followed by a long	      one, or of an unaccented syllable followed by an accented;	      as, an iambic foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or composed of, iambics; as, an iambic	      verse; iambic meter. See {Lambus}.	      [1913 Webster]	Iambic \I*am"bic\, n.	   1. (Pros.)	      (a) An iambic foot; an iambus.	      (b) A verse composed of iambic feet.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The following couplet consists of iambic verses.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thy gen- | ius calls | thee not | to pur- | chase	               fame	               In keen | iam- | bics, but | mild an- | agram.	                                                  --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A satirical poem (such poems having been anciently written	      in iambic verse); a satire; a lampoon.	      [1913 Webster]
Iambical \I*am"bic*al\, a.	   Iambic. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iambically \I*am"bic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a iambic manner; after the manner of iambics.	   [1913 Webster]
Iambize \I*am"bize\, v. t. [Gr. ?.]	   To satirize in iambics; to lampoon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iambus \I*am"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Iambi}, E. {Iambuses}. [L.	   iambus, Gr. ?; prob. akin to ? to throw, assail (the iambus	   being first used in satiric poetry), and to L. jacere to	   throw. Cf. {Jet} a shooting forth.] (Pros.)	   A foot consisting of a short syllable followed by a long one,	   as in [a^]m[=a]ns, or of an unaccented syllable followed by	   an accented one, as invent; an iambic. See the Couplet under	   {Iambic}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ianthina \I*an"thi*na\, n.; pl. L. {Ianthin[ae]}, E.	   {Ianthinas}. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet-blue, Gr. ?; ?	   violet + ? flower.] (Zool.)	   Any gastropod of the genus {Ianthina}, of which various	   species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also {purple	   shell}, and {violet snail}. [Written also {janthina}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it	         constructs by forming and uniting together air bubbles	         of hardened mucus. The Tyrian purple of the ancients	         was obtained in part from mollusks of this genus.	         [1913 Webster]
Iatraliptic \I*a`tra*lip"tic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? physician + ?	   belonging to the ? or anointer, fr. ? to anoint: cf. F.	   iatraliptique.]	   Treating diseases by anointing and friction; as, the	   iatraliptic method. [Written also {iatroleptic}.] Iatric
Iatric \I*at"ric\, Iatrical \I*at"ric*al\, a. [Gr. ? healing,	   fr. ? physician, fr. ? to heal.]	   Of or pertaining to medicine, or to medical men.	   [1913 Webster]
Iatrochemical \I*a`tro*chem"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to iatrochemistry, or to the iatrochemists.	   [1913 Webster]
Iatrochemist \I*a`tro*chem"ist\, n. [Gr. ? physician + E.	   chemist.]	   A physician who explained or treated diseases upon chemical	   principles; one who practiced iatrochemistry.	   [1913 Webster]
Iatrochemistry \I*a`tro*chem"is*try\, n.	   Chemistry applied to, or used in, medicine; -- used	   especially with reference to the doctrines in the school of	   physicians in Flanders, in the 17th century, who held that	   health depends upon the proper chemical relations of the	   fluids of the body, and who endeavored to explain the	   conditions of health or disease by chemical principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Iatromathematical \I*a`tro*math`e*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to iatromathematicians or their doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Iatromathematician \I*a`tro*math`e*ma*ti"cian\, n. [Gr. ?	   physician + E. mathematician.] (Hist. Med.)	   One of a school of physicians in Italy, about the middle of	   the 17th century, who tried to apply the laws of mechanics	   and mathematics to the human body, and hence were eager	   student of anatomy; -- opposed to the iatrochemists.	   [1913 Webster]
Iberian \I*be"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Iberia.	   [1913 Webster]
Iberis \Iberis\ n.	   A genus of Old World herbs and subshrubs including the	   {candytuft}.	   Syn: genus {Iberis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ibero-mesornis \Ibero-mesornis\ n.	   A sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Lower Cretaceous having a	   strutlike pectoral bone and vestigial tail; found in Spain;	   considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ibex \I"bex\ ([imac]"b[e^]ks), n.; pl. E. {Ibexes}	   ([imac]"b[e^]ks*[e^]z), L. {Ibices} ([imac]b"[i^]*s[=e]z).	   [L., a kind of goat, the chamois.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of wild goats having very large,	   recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; -- called also	   {steinbok}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Alpine ibex ({Capra ibex}) is the best known. The	         Spanish, or Pyrenean, ibex ({Capra Hispanica}) has	         smoother and more spreading horns.	         [1913 Webster]
Ibidem \I*bi"dem\, adv. [L.]	   In the same place; -- abbreviated ibid. or ib.	   [1913 Webster]
Ibis \I"bis\, n. [L. ibis, Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.] (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Ibis} and several allied genera, of	   the family {Ibid[ae]}, inhabiting both the Old World and the	   New. Numerous species are known. They are large, wading	   birds, having a long, curved beak, and feed largely on	   reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sacred ibis of the ancient Egyptians ({Ibis	         aethiopica}) has the head and neck black, without	         feathers. The plumage of the body and wings is white,	         except the tertiaries, which are lengthened and form a	         dark purple plume. In ancient times this bird was	         extensively domesticated in Egypt, but it is now seldom	         seen so far north. The glossy ibis ({Plegadis	         autumnalis}), which is widely distributed both in the	         Old World and the New, has the head and neck feathered,	         except between the eyes and bill; the scarlet ibis	         ({Guara rubra}) and the white ibis ({Guara alba})	         inhabit the West Indies and South America, and are	         rarely found in the United States. The wood ibis	         ({Tantalus loculator}) of America belongs to the Stork	         family ({Ciconid[ae]}). See {Wood ibis}.	         [1913 Webster]
-ible \-i*ble\	   See {-able}.	   [1913 Webster]
IBRD \IBRD\ prop. n. [acronym]	   The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, a	   United Nations agency created to assist developing nations by	   loans guaranteed by member governments. [acronym]	   Syn: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development,	        World Bank.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ibsen \Ibsen\ prop. n.	   Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian poet and dramatist.	   Syn: Henrik Ibsen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ibsenian \Ibsenian\ prop. adj.	   of or pertaining to Henrik Ibsen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ibsenism \Ib"sen*ism\, prop. n.	   The dramatic practice or purpose characteristic of the	   writings of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian poet and	   dramatist, whose best-known plays deal with conventional	   hypocrisies, the story in each play thus developing a	   definite moral problem.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ibuprofen \ibuprofen\ n.	   a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to relieve the	   pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic;	   {Advil} and {Motrin} and {Nuprin} are trademarks of brands of	   ibuprofen tablets.	   Syn: isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin, Nuprin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
-ic \-ic\ [L. -icus, Gr. ?: cf. F. -ique.]	   1. A suffix signifying, in general, relating to, or	      characteristic of; as, historic, hygienic, telegraphic,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A suffix, denoting that the element indicated	      enters into certain compounds with its highest valence, or	      with a valence relatively higher than in compounds where	      the name of the element ends in -ous; as, ferric,	      sulphuric. It is also used in the general sense of	      pertaining to; as, hydric, sodic, calcic.	      [1913 Webster]
icaco \icaco\ n.	   1. A small tropical American tree ({Chrysobalanus icaco})	      bearing edible plumlike fruit.	   Syn: coco plum, coco plum tree, cocoa plum, {Chrysobalanus	        icaco}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A plum-shaped whitish to almost black fruit used for	      preserves.	   Syn: cocoa plum, coco plum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Icarian \I*ca"ri*an\, a. [L. Icarius, Gr. ?, fr. ?, the mythic	   son of D[ae]dalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings	   cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the	   wax, and he fell into the sea.]	   Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus; adventurous in	   flight.	   [1913 Webster]
ICBM \ICBM\ n. [acronym intercontinental ballistic missile]	   An intercontinental ballistic missile, a long-range ballistic	   missile that is capable of traveling from one continent to	   another. Contrasted with {IRBM}.	   Syn: intercontinental ballistic missile.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ice \Ice\ ([imac]s), n. [OE. is, iis, AS. [imac]s; aksin to D.	   ijs, G. eis, OHG. [imac]s, Icel. [imac]ss, Sw. is, Dan. iis,	   and perh. to E. iron.]	   1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid state	      by cold; frozen water. It is a white or transparent	      colorless substance, crystalline, brittle, and viscoidal.	      Its specific gravity (0.92, that of water at 4[deg] C.	      being 1.0) being less than that of water, ice floats.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Water freezes at 32[deg] F. or 0[deg] Cent., and ice	         melts at the same temperature. Ice owes its cooling	         properties to the large amount of heat required to melt	         it.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Concreted sugar. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Water, cream, custard, etc., sweetened, flavored, and	      artificially frozen.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any substance having the appearance of ice; as, camphor	      ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 formed in bays, fiords, etc., often in	      extensive fields which drift out to sea.	   {Ground ice}, anchor ice.	   {Ice age} (Geol.), the glacial epoch or period. See under	      {Glacial}.	   {Ice anchor} (Naut.), a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a	      field of ice. --Kane.	   {Ice blink} [Dan. iisblink], a streak of whiteness of the	      horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice not	      yet in sight.	   {Ice boat}.	      (a) A boat fitted with skates or runners, and propelled on	          ice by sails; an ice yacht.	      (b) A strong steamboat for breaking a channel through ice.	          	   {Ice box} or {Ice chest}, a box for holding ice; a box in	      which things are kept cool by means of ice; a	      refrigerator.	   {Ice brook}, a brook or stream as cold as ice. [Poetic]	      --Shak.	   {Ice cream} [for iced cream], cream, milk, or custard,	      sweetened, flavored, and frozen.	   {Ice field}, an extensive sheet of ice.	   {Ice float}, {Ice floe}, a sheet of floating ice similar to	      an ice field, but smaller.	   {Ice foot}, shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice belt. --Kane.	   {Ice house}, a close-covered pit or building for storing ice.	      	   {Ice machine} (Physics), a machine for making ice	      artificially, as by the production of a low temperature	      through the sudden expansion of a gas or vapor, or the	      rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid.	   {Ice master}. See {Ice pilot} (below).	   {Ice pack}, an irregular mass of broken and drifting ice.	   {Ice paper}, a transparent film of gelatin for copying or	      reproducing; {papier glac['e]}.	   {Ice petrel} (Zool.), a shearwater ({Puffinus gelidus}) of	      the Antarctic seas, abundant among floating ice.	   {Ice pick}, a sharp instrument for breaking ice into small	      pieces.	   {Ice pilot}, a pilot who has charge of a vessel where the	      course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; -- called	      also {ice master}.	   {Ice pitcher}, a pitcher adapted for ice water.	   {Ice plow}, a large tool for grooving and cutting ice.	      [1913 Webster]
ice \ice\ ([imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {iced} ([imac]st); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {icing} ([imac]"s[i^]ng).]	   1. To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something	      resembling ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or	      white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.; as, iced	      cupcakes with a pink icing look delicious.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   3. To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To kill. [slang]	      [PJC]
Iceberg \Ice"berg`\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan.	   iisbierg, Sw. isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See {Ice},	   and {Berg}.]	   A large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Icebergs are large detached portions of glaciers, which	         in cold regions often project into the sea.	         [1913 Webster]
Icebird \Ice"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   An Arctic sea bird, as the Arctic fulmar.	   [1913 Webster]
iceboat \iceboat\ n.	   1. A ship with a reinforced bow to break up ice and keep	      channels open for navigation; an icebreaker.	   Syn: icebreaker.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a sailing craft with runners and a cross-shaped frame;	      suitable for traveling over ice; it is usually propelled	      by a sail, and sometimes by an engine-powered propeller.	   Syn: ice yacht.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Icebound \Ice"bound`\, a.	   Totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable of	   advancing; as, an icebound vessel; also, surrounded by or	   fringed with ice so as to hinder easy access; as, an icebound	   coast.	   [1913 Webster]
icebreaker \icebreaker\ n.	   1. a ship with a reinforced bow and powerful engines designed	      to break up layers of ice on waterways and keep channels	      open for navigation.	   Syn: iceboat.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A remark or action intended to relieve tension or reduce	      formality when initiating conversation or beginning a	      speech; it is often a humorous or light remark.	      [PJC]
Ice-built \Ice"-built`\, a.	   1. Composed of ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loaded with ice. "Ice-built mountains." --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
icecap \ice"cap`\ ([imac]s"k[a^]p`) n.	   a mass of ice and snow that permanently covers a large area	   of land (e.g., the polar regions or a mountain peak).	   [WordNet 1.5]
ice-clogged \ice-clogged\ adj.	   having flow restricted by ice; -- of rivers or conduits; as,	   ice-clogged rivers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ice-cold \ice-cold\ adj.	   as cold as ice; extremely cold.	   Syn: arctic, freezing, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ice-free \ice-free\ adj.	   free of ice and open to travel; -- of water routes; as, an	   ice-free channel in the river.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Iced \Iced\ ([imac]st), a.	   1. Covered with ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Chilled with ice; as, iced water; iced tea; iced coffee;	      -- of beverages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cookery) Covered with something resembling ice, as sugar	      icing; frosted; as, iced cake.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Iced cream}. Same as {Ice cream}, under {Ice}.	      [1913 Webster]
Icefall \Ice"fall`\, n.	   A frozen waterfall, or mass of ice resembling a frozen	   waterfall. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
icehouse \ice"house`\ n.	   a building used for storing ice, especially one built partly	   below ground and insulated so as to preserve ice obtained	   during the winter from frozen lakes or rivers.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Icelander \Ice"land*er\, n.	   A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland.	   [1913 Webster]
Icelandic \Ice*lan"dic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the	   Icelanders.	   [1913 Webster]	Icelandic \Ice*lan"dic\, n.	   The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian	   group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any	   other language now spoken.	   [1913 Webster]
Iceland moss \Ice"land moss`\ (Bot.)	   A kind of lichen ({Cetraria Icelandica}) found from the	   Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a	   nutritious jelly and other forms of food, and is used in	   pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.	   [1913 Webster]	Iceland spar \Ice"land spar`\ (Min.)	   A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is	   obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the	   polariscope, because of its strong double refraction. Cf.	   {Calcite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iceman \Ice"man\, n.; pl. {Icemen}.	   1. A man who is skilled in traveling upon ice, as among	      glaciers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who deals in ice; one who retails or delivers ice.	      [1913 Webster]
Ice plant \Ice" plant`\ (Bot.)	   A plant ({Mesembryanthemum crystallinum}), sprinkled with	   pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is	   native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South	   Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its	   ashes are used in Spain in making glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Icequake \Ice"quake`\ ([imac]s"kw[=a]k`), n.	   The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses	   of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold.	   [1913 Webster]
Ice skate \Ice" skate`\n.	   A shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to	   permit the wearer to glide on ice.	   [PJC]	Ice skater \Ice" skat`er\n.	   One who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an athlete	   who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of	   ice, wearing ice skates; a {speed skater} or a {figure	   skater}.	   [PJC]
Ich \Ich\ ([i^]k), pron.	   I. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the	         regular form. Cf. {Ik}.	         [1913 Webster]
Ichneumon \Ich*neu"mon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the tracker;	   so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr.	   ? to track or hunt after, fr. 'i`chnos track, footstep.]	   1. (Zool.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus {Herpestes},	      and family {Viverrid[ae]}. Numerous species are found in	      Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species ({Herpestes	      ichneumon}), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted	      for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well	      as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered	      sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of	      India ({Herpestes griseus}), known as the {mongoose}, has	      similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for	      killing the cobra.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family	      {Ichneumonid[ae]}, of which several thousand species are	      known, belonging to numerous genera.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of	         other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc.	         The larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect	         in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence,	         many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by	         destroying noxious insects.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ichneumon fly}. See {Ichneumon}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Ichneumonidan \Ich`neu*mon"i*dan\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Ichneumonid[ae]}, or ichneumon	   flies. -- n. One of the {Ichneumonid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichneumonides \Ich`neu*mon"i*des\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ichneumon}.]	   (Zool.)	   The ichneumon flies.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichnite \Ich"nite\, n. [Gr. 'i`chnos track, footstep.]	   A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the Triassic	   sandstone. --Page. Ichnographic
Ichnographic \Ich`no*graph"ic\, Ichnographical
\Ich`no*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ichonographique.]	   Of or pertaining to ichonography; describing a ground plot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichnography \Ich*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'i`chnos track,	   footstep + ? to describe: cf. F. ichonographie.] (Drawing)	   A horizontal section of a building or other object, showing	   its true dimensions according to a geometric scale; a ground	   plan; a map; also, the art of making such plans.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichnolite \Ich"no*lite\, n. [Gr. 'i`chnos track, footstep +	   -lite.]	   A fossil footprint; an ichnite.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichnolithology \Ich`no*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'i`chnos footstep	   + -lith + -logy.]	   Same as {Ichnology}. --Hitchcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichnological \Ich`no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ichnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichnology \Ich*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'i`chnos a footstep + -logy.]	   (Geol.)	   The branch of science which treats of fossil footprints.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichnoscopy \Ich*nos"co*py\, n. [Gr. 'i`chnos footstep + -scopy.]	   The search for the traces of anything. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ichor \I"chor\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichw`r: cf. F. ichor.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) An ethereal fluid that supplied the place	      of blood in the veins of the gods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Ichorhaemia \I`chor*h[ae]"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichw`r ichor	   + ? blood.] (Med.)	   Infection of the blood with ichorous or putrid substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichorous \I"chor*ous\ ([imac]"k[o^]r*[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.	   ichoreux.]	   Of or like ichor; thin; watery; serous; sanious.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthidin \Ich"thi*din\ ([i^]k"th[i^]*d[i^]n), n. (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A substance from the egg yolk of osseous fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthin \Ich"thin\ ([i^]k"th[i^]n), n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s fish.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nitrogenous substance resembling vitellin, present in the	   egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthulin \Ich"thu*lin\ ([i^]k"th[-u]*l[i^]n), n. (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A substance from the yolk of salmon's eggs.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthus \Ich"thus\ ([i^]k"th[u^]s), n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s.]	   In early Christian and ecclesiastical art, an emblematic	   fish, or the Greek word for fish, which combined the initials	   of the Greek words Ihsoy^s, Christo`s, Qeoy^ Gio`s Swth`r,	   Jesus, Christ, Son of God, Savior.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyic \Ich"thy*ic\ ([i^]k"th[i^]*[i^]k), a. [Gr. 'ichqy`s,	   -y`os, a fish.] (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, fishes.	   [1913 Webster] Ichthyocol
Ichthyocol \Ich"thy*o*col\, Ichthyocolla \Ich`thy*o*col"la\, n.	   [L. ichthyocolla, Gr. ?; 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + ? glue:	   cf. F. ichthyocolle.]	   Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of	   certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyocoprolite \Ich`thy*o*cop"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s,	   -y`os, a fish + E. coprolite.] (Geol.)	   Fossil dung of fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyodorulite \Ich`thy*o*dor"u*lite\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os,	   a fish + ? a spear + -lite.] (Zool.)	   One of the spiny plates found on the back and tail of certain	   skates.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyography \Ich`thy*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os +	   graphy: cf. F. ichthyographie.]	   A treatise on fishes. Ichthyoid
Ichthyoid \Ich"thy*oid\, Ichthyoidal \Ich`thy*oid"al\, a. [Gr.	   ?: 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + e'i^dos form.] (Zool.)	   Somewhat like a fish; having some of the characteristics of	   fishes; -- said of some amphibians.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyol \Ich"thy*ol\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + (prob.)	   L. oleum oil; but cf. {Ichthyolite}.] (Chem.)	   An oily substance prepared by the dry distillation of a	   bituminous mineral containing fossil fishes. It is used in	   medicine as a remedy in some forms of skin diseases.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ichthyolatry \Ich`thy*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish	   + ? to worship.]	   Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols. --Layard.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyolite \Ich"thy*o*lite\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish +	   -lite.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil fish, or fragment of a fish. Ichthyologic
Ichthyologic \Ich`thy*o*log"ic\, Ichthyological
\Ich`thy*o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ichthyologique.]	   Of or pertaining to ichthyology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyologist \Ich`thy*ol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. ichthyologiste.]	   One versed in, or who studies, ichthyology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyology \Ich`thy*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish +	   -logy: cf. F. ichthyologie.]	   The natural history of fishes; that branch of Zoology which	   relates to fishes, including their structure, classification,	   and habits.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyomancy \Ich"thy*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish	   + -mancy: cf. F. ichthyomancie.]	   Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyomorpha \Ich`thy*o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   fish-shaped; 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + morfh` form.] (Zool.)	   The Urodela. Ichthyomorphic
Ichthyomorphic \Ich`thy*o*mor"phic\, Ichthyomorphous
\Ich`thy*o*mor"phous\, a. [See {Ichthyomorpha}.]	   Fish-shaped; as, the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient Assyria.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyophagist \Ich`thy*oph"a*gist\, n. [See {Ichthyophagous}.]	   One who eats, or subsists on, fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyophagous \Ich`thy*oph"a*gous\, a. [L. ichthyophagus, Gr.	   ?; 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + fagei^n to eat.]	   Eating, or subsisting on, fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyophagy \Ich`thy*oph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. 'ichqyofagi`a: cf. F.	   ichthyophagie.]	   The practice of eating, or living upon, fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyophthalmite \Ich`thy*oph*thal"mite\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s,	   -y`os, a fish + ? eye.]	   See {Apophyllite}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyophthira \Ich`thy*oph*thi"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + ? a louse.] (Zool.)	   A division of copepod crustaceans, including numerous species	   parasitic on fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyopsida \Ich`thy*op"si*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s,	   -y`os, a fish + ? appearance.] (Zool.)	   A grand division of the Vertebrata, including the Amphibia	   and Fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyopterygia \Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Ichthyopterygium}.] (Paleon.)	   See {Ichthyosauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyopterygium \Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + ? a fin.] (Anat.)	   The typical limb, or lateral fin, of fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyornis \Ich`thy*or"nis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os,	   a fish + ? bird.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American	   Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave	   vertebr[ae], and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its	   wings were well developed. It is the type of the order	   {Odontotorm[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyosaur \Ich"thy*o*saur\, n. [Cf. F. ichthyosaure.]	   (Paleon.)	   One of the Ichthyosaura.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyosauria \Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Ichthyosaurus}.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus	   and allied forms; -- called also {Ichthyopterygia}. They have	   not been found later than the Cretaceous period.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyosaurian \Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*an\, a. (Paleon.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ichthyosauria. -- n. One of the	   Ichthyosauria.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyosaurus \Ich`thy*o*sau"rus\, n.; pl. {Ichthyosauri}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish + say^ros a lizard.]	   (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their	   short, biconcave vertebr[ae], resembling those of fishes.	   Several species, varying in length from ten to thirty feet,	   are known from the Liassic, O["o]litic, and Cretaceous	   formations.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyosis \Ich`thy*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s fish.]	   (Med.)	   A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; --	   called also {fishskin}. -- {Ich`thy*ot"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyotomist \Ich`thy*ot"o*mist\, n.	   One skilled in ichthyotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthyotomy \Ich`thy*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'ichqy`s, -y`os, a fish +	   ? to cut.]	   The anatomy or dissection of fishes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ichthys \Ich"thys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s a fish.]	   Same as {Ichthus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Icicle \I"ci*cle\, n. [OE. isikel, AS. [imac]sgicel; [imac]s ice	   + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. j["o]kull; cf. Gael. eigh ice,	   Ir. aigh.]	   A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by	   freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a	   house.	   [1913 Webster]
Icicled \I"ci*cled\, a.	   Having icicles attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Icily \I"ci*ly\, adv.	   In an icy manner; coldly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null,	         Dead perfection, no more.                --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Iciness \I"ci*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being icy or very cold; frigidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Icing \I"cing\, n.	   A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or	   white of egg; frosting.	   [1913 Webster]
Ickle \Ic"kle\, n. [OE. ikil. See {Icicle}.]	   An icicle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
icky \icky\ adj.	   1. very bad; repulsive; unpleasant; distasteful. [informal]	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: crappy, lousy, rotten, shitty, stinking, stinky.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. sticky; as, icky, sticky goo. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: gooey.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Overly sentimental; -- of stories or dramas.	      [PJC]
icon \i"con\ ([imac]"k[o^]n), n. [Also spelled {ikon}.] [L., fr.	   Gr. e'ikw`n.]	   1. An image or representation; a portrait or pretended	      portrait.	      [1913 Webster]	            Netherlands whose names and icons are published.	                                                  --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. Ch.) A sacred picture representing the Virgin Mary,	      Christ, a saint, or a martyr, and having the same function	      as an image of such a person in the Latin Church. The term	      is used especially for a highly stylized and	      conventionalized representation of a holy person, rich in	      symbolism and used in devotional services in many of the	      eastern Orthodox churches, especially the Greek and	      Russian Orthodox Churches.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. a symbol, especially a symbol whose form suggests its	      meaning or the object it represents.	      [PJC]	   4. (Computers) a graphical symbol for a data object whose	      form suggests the nature or function of the object;	      especially, such a symbol as viewed on the computer	      screen.	   Note: In a graphical user interface, pointing to and clicking	         on an icon may cause any of several types of actions,	         such as opening a file or executing a program,	         depending on how the icon properties are defined.	         [PJC]	   5. any object of uncritical devotion.	      [PJC]	            The former congresswoman and Vice-Presidential	            candidate Geraldine Ferraro is still an icon to many	            party members.                        --The New York	                                                  Times, April	                                                  16, 1998	      [PJC]	   6. an outstanding example of something which has come to	      represent the class of things to which it belongs; a	      paragon; used of persons as well as objects.	      [PJC]
Iconical \I*con"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures, or	   representations of any kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconism \I"con*ism\, n. [L. iconismus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to mold,	   delineate, fr. e'ikw`n an image: cf. F. iconisme.]	   The formation of a figure, representation, or semblance; a	   delineation or description.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit iconisms.	                                                  --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconize \I"con*ize\, v. t. [Gr. e'ikoni`zein.]	   To form an image or likeness of. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconoclasm \I*con"o*clasm\, n. [Cf. F. iconoclasme. See	   {Iconoclast}.]	   The doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconoclast \I*con"o*clast\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n image + ? to break:	   cf. F. iconoclaste.]	   1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined	      enemy of idol worship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who	      attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.	      [1913 Webster]
Iconoclastic \I*con`o*clas"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to image breaking.	   --Milman. Iconodule
Iconodule \I*con"o*dule\, Iconodulist \I*con"o*du`list\, n. [Gr.	   e'ikw`n an image + ? a slave.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One who serves images; -- opposed to an {iconoclast}.	   --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconograph \I*con"o*graph\, n. [See {Iconography}.]	   An engraving or other picture or illustration for a book.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Iconographer \I`co*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   A maker of images. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconographic \I*con`o*graph"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to iconography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Representing by means of pictures or diagrams; as, an	      icongraphic encyclop[ae]dia.	      [1913 Webster]
Iconography \I`co*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? a sketch or	   description; e'ikw`n an image + ? of describe: cf. F.	   iconographie.]	   1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the	      description or study of portraiture or representation, as	      of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The study of representative art in general.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Christian iconography}, the study of the representations in	      art of the Deity, the persons of the Trinity, angels,	      saints, virtues, vices, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Iconolater \I`co*nol"a*ter\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n an image + ? to	   worship: cf. F. iconol[^a]tre.]	   One who worships images.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconolatry \I`co*nol"a*try\, n. [See {Iconolater}.]	   The worship of images as symbols; -- distinguished from	   {idolatry}, the worship of images themselves.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconology \I`co*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; e'ikw`n an image + ?	   discourse: cf. F. iconologie.]	   The discussion or description of portraiture or of	   representative images. Cf. {Iconography}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconomachy \I`co*nom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ? a war against images;	   e'ikw`n an image + ? fight.]	   Hostility to images as objects of worship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iconomania \I`co*no*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL. See {Icon}, and {Mania}.]	   A mania or infatuation for icons, whether as objects of	   devotion, bric-a-brac, or curios.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Iconomical \I`co*nom"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?; e'ikw`n image + ?	   fight.]	   Opposed to pictures or images as objects of worship. [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Iconophilist \I`co*noph"i*list\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n an image + ? to	   love.]	   A student, or lover of the study, of iconography.	   [1913 Webster]
Icosahedral \I`co*sa*he"dral\, a. [See {Icosahedron}.] (Geom.)	   Having twenty equal sides or faces.	   [1913 Webster]
Icosahedron \I`co*sa*he"dron\, n. [Gr. ?; ? twenty + ? seat,	   base, fr. ? to sit.] (Geom.)	   A solid bounded by twenty sides or faces.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regular icosahedron}, one of the five regular polyhedrons,	      bounded by twenty equilateral triangules. Five triangles	      meet to form each solid angle of the polyhedron.	      [1913 Webster]
Icosandria \I`co*san"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? twenty +?,	   ?, man, male: cf. F. icosandrie.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants, having twenty or more stamens	   inserted in the calyx. Icosandrian
Icosandrian \I`co*san"dri*an\, Icosandrous \I`co*san"drous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Pertaining to the class Icosandria; having twenty or more	   stamens inserted in the calyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Icositetrahedron \I`co*si*tet`ra*he"dron\, n. [Gr. ? twenty + ?,	   combining form of ? four + ? seat, base.] (Crystallog.)	   A twenty-four-sided solid; a tetragonal trisoctahedron or	   trapezohedron.	   [1913 Webster]
-ics \-ics\	   A suffix used in forming the names of certain sciences,	   systems, etc., as acoustics, mathematics, dynamics,	   statistics, politics, athletics.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The names sciences ending in ics, as mathematics,	         mechanics, metaphysics, optics, etc., are, with respect	         to their form, nouns in the plural number. The plural	         form was probably introduced to mark the complex nature	         of such sciences; and it may have been in imitation of	         the use of the Greek plurals ?, ?, ?, ?, etc., to	         designate parts of Aristotle's writings. Previously to	         the present century, nouns ending in ics were construed	         with a verb or a pronoun in the plural; but it is now	         generally considered preferable to treat them as	         singular. In Greman we have die Mathematik, die	         Mechanik, etc., and in French la metaphysique, la	         optique, etc., corresponding to our mathematics,	         mechanics, metaphysics, optics, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               Mathematics have for their object the	               consideration of whatever is capable of being	               numbered or measured.              --John	                                                  Davidson.	         The citations subjoined will serve as examples of the	         best present usage.	         [1913 Webster]	               Ethics is the sciences of the laws which govern	               our actions as moral agents.       --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	               All parts of knowledge have their origin in	               metaphysics, and finally, perhaps, revolve into	               it.                                --De Quincey.	         [1913 Webster]	               Mechanics, like pure mathematics, may be	               geometrical, or may be analytical; that is, it	               may treat space either by a direct consideration	               of its properties, or by a symbolical	               representation.                    --Whewell.	         [1913 Webster]
Icteric \Ic*ter"ic\ ([i^]k*t[e^]r"[i^]k), n.	   A remedy for the jaundice.	   [1913 Webster] Icteric	Icteric \Ic*ter"ic\ ([i^]k*t[e^]r"[i^]k), Icterical
\Ic*ter"ic*al\ ([i^]k*t[e^]r"[i^]*kal), a. [L. ictericus, Gr.	   'ikteriko`s, fr. 'i`kteros jaundice: cf. F. ict['e]rique.]	   1. Pertaining to, or affected with, jaundice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Good against the jaundice. --Johnson. Icteritious
Icteritious \Ic`ter*i"tious\, Icteritous \Ic*ter"i*tous\, a.	   Yellow; of the color of the skin when it is affected by the	   jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Icteroid \Ic"ter*oid\, a. [Gr. ? jaundice + -oid.]	   Of a tint resembling that produced by jaundice; yellow; as,	   an icteroid tint or complexion.	   [1913 Webster]
Icterus \Ic"te*rus\, n. [NL. See {Icteric}, a.] (Med.)	   The jaundice.	   [1913 Webster]
Ictic \Ic"tic\, a. [L. ictus blow.]	   Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt. [R.]	   --H. Bushnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Ictiobus \Ictiobus\ n.	   A genus of fishes comprising the buffalofishes.	   Syn: genus {Ictiobus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ictodosaur \ictodosaur\ n.	   An extinct reptile intermediate in form between the	   therapsids and most primitive true mammals.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ictodosauria \Ictodosauria\ n.	   An order of extinct reptiles of the Upper Triassic.	   Syn: order {Ictodosauria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ictus \Ic"tus\, n. [L., fr. icere, ictum, to strike.]	   1. (Pros.) The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of	      a word. Cf. {Arsis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of	      an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Icy \I"cy\, a. [Compar. {Icier}; superl. {Iciest}.] [AS.	   [imac]sig. See {Ice}.]	   1. Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold;	      frosty. "Icy chains." --Shak. "Icy region." --Boyle. "Icy	      seas." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.;	      chilling; frigid; cold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Icy was the deportment with which Philip received	            these demonstrations of affection.    --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
Icy-pearled \I"cy-pearl`ed\, a.	   Spangled with ice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mounting up in icy-pearled car.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] ID
ID \ID\, ID \I.D.\([imac]`d[=e]"), n. [capitalized] [shortened	   form of identification.]	   any document testifying to teh identity of the bearer,	   especially a card or badge.	   Syn: ID.	        [WordNet 1.5]
I'd \I'd\	   A contraction from I would or I had; as, I'd go if I could.	   [1913 Webster]
Id \Id\, n. (Zool.)	   A small fresh-water cyprinoid fish ({Leuciscus idus} or {Idus	   idus}) of Europe. A domesticated variety, colored like the	   goldfish, is called {orfe} in Germany.	   [1913 Webster]
id \id\ ([i^]d), n. (Psychoanalysis)	   That part of a person's psyche which is the unconscious	   source of impulses seeking gratification or pleasure; the	   impulses are usually modified by the {ego} and {superego}	   before being acted upon.	   [PJC]
Idahoan \Idahoan\ n.	   a resident of Idaho.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Idalian \I*da"li*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Idalium, a mountain city in Cyprus, or to	   Venus, to whom it was sacred. "Idalian Aphrodit['e]."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ide \Ide\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as first {Id}, the fish.	   [1913 Webster]
-ide \-ide\ (Chem.)	   A suffix used to denote:	   (a) The nonmetallic, or negative, element or radical in a	       binary compound; as, oxide, sulphide, chloride.	   (b) A compound which is an anhydride; as, glycolide,	       phthalide.	   (c) Any one of a series of derivatives; as, indogenide,	       glucoside, etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Idea \I*de"a\, n.; pl. {Ideas}. [L. idea, Gr. ?, fr. ? to see;	   akin to E. wit: cf. F. id['e]e. See {Wit}.]	   1. The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object,	      that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any	      object whatever, whether sensible or spiritual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her sweet idea wandered through his thoughts.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being the right idea of your father	            Both in your form and nobleness of mind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This representation or likeness of the object being	            transmitted from thence [the senses] to the	            imagination, and lodged there for the view and	            observation of the pure intellect, is aptly and	            properly called its idea.             --P. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A general notion, or a conception formed by	      generalization.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alice had not the slightest idea what latitude was.	                                                  --L. Caroll.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Any object apprehended, conceived, or thought of,	      by the mind; a notion, conception, or thought; the real	      object that is conceived or thought of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever the mind perceives in itself, or as the	            immediate object of perception, thought, or	            undersanding, that I call idea.       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A belief, option, or doctrine; a characteristic or	      controlling principle; as, an essential idea; the idea of	      development.	      [1913 Webster]	            That fellow seems to me to possess but one idea, and	            that is a wrong one.                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is now "idea" for us? How infinite the fall of	            this word, since the time where Milton sang of the	            Creator contemplating his newly-created world, 	            "how it showed . . .	            Answering his great idea," 	            to its present use, when this person "has an idea	            that the train has started," and the other "had no	            idea that the dinner would be so bad!" --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A plan or purpose of action; intention; design.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shortly afterwards set off for that capital, with	            an idea of undertaking while there the translation	            of the work.                          --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A rational conception; the complete conception of an	      object when thought of in all its essential elements or	      constituents; the necessary metaphysical or constituent	      attributes and relations, when conceived in the abstract.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A fiction object or picture created by the imagination;	      the same when proposed as a pattern to be copied, or a	      standard to be reached; one of the archetypes or patterns	      of created things, conceived by the Platonists to have	      excited objectively from eternity in the mind of the	      Deity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thence to behold this new-created world,	            The addition of his empire, how it showed	            In prospect from his throne, how good, how fair,	            Answering his great idea.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "In England, Locke may be said to have been the first	         who naturalized the term in its Cartesian universality.	         When, in common language, employed by Milton and	         Dryden, after Descartes, as before him by Sidney,	         Spenser, Shakespeare, Hooker, etc., the meaning is	         Platonic." --Sir W. Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Abstract idea}, {Association of ideas}, etc. See under	      {Abstract}, {Association}, etc.	   Syn: Notion; conception; thought; sentiment; fancy; image;	        perception; impression; opinion; belief; observation;	        judgment; consideration; view; design; intention;	        purpose; plan; model; pattern.	   Usage: There is scarcely any other word which is subjected to	          such abusive treatment as is the word idea, in the	          very general and indiscriminative way in which it is	          employed, as it is used variously to signify almost	          any act, state, or content of thought.	          [1913 Webster]
Ideal \I*de"al\, a. [L. idealis: cf. F. id['e]al.]	   1. Existing in idea or thought; conceptional; intellectual;	      mental; as, ideal knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reaching an imaginary standard of excellence; fit for a	      model; faultless; as, ideal beauty. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            There will always be a wide interval between	            practical and ideal excellence.       --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Existing in fancy or imagination only; visionary; unreal.	      "Planning ideal common wealth." --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Teaching the doctrine of idealism; as, the ideal theory or	      philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) Imaginary.	   Syn: Intellectual; mental; visionary; fanciful; imaginary;	        unreal; impracticable; utopian.	        [1913 Webster]	Ideal \I*de"al\, n.	   A mental conception regarded as a standard of perfection; a	   model of excellence, beauty, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ideal is to be attained by selecting and assembling	         in one whole the beauties and perfections which are	         usually seen in different individuals, excluding	         everything defective or unseemly, so as to form a type	         or model of the species. Thus, the Apollo Belvedere is	         the ideal of the beauty and proportion of the human	         frame.                                   --Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Beau ideal}. See {Beau ideal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Idealess \I*de"a*less\, a.	   Destitute of an idea.	   [1913 Webster]
idealise \idealise\ v.	   1. Same as {idealize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [WordNet 1.5]
idealisation \idealisation\ n.	   1. Same as {idealization}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Idealism \I*de"al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. id['e]alisme.]	   1. The quality or state of being ideal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conception of the ideal; imagery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Philos.) The system or theory that denies the existence	      of material bodies, and teaches that we have no rational	      grounds to believe in the reality of anything but ideas	      and their relations.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The practice or habit of giving or attributing ideal form	      or character to things; treatment of things in art or	      literature according to ideal standards or patterns; --	      opposed to {realism}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. a belief in the feasibility of the implementation of ideal	      principles and noble goals, and the practice or habit of	      pursuing such goals; -- opposed to {realism} and	      {cynicism}.	      [PJC]
Idealist \I*de"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. id['e]aliste.]	   1. One who idealizes; one who forms picturesque fancies; one	      given to romantic expectations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds the doctrine of idealism, in any sense. In	      senses 4 and 5 of {idealism}, opposed to {realist}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Idealistic \I*de`al*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to idealists or their theories.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideality \I`de*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Idealities}.	   1. The quality or state of being ideal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The capacity to form ideals of beauty or perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phren.) The conceptive faculty.	      [1913 Webster]
Idealization \I*de`al*i*za"tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of idealizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) The representation of natural objects, scenes,	      etc., in such a way as to show their most important	      characteristics; the study of the ideal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A defense mechanism that splits something one is	      ambivalent about into two representations -- one good and	      one bad. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. something that exists only as an idea. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   5. a protrayal of something as ideal. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: glorification.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Idealize \I*de"al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Idealized}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Idealizing}.]	   1. To make ideal; to consider as ideal; to give an ideal form	      or value to; to attribute ideal characteristics and	      excellences to; as, to idealize real life. [WordNet sense	      1]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) To treat in an ideal manner. See	      {Idealization}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to form ideals. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]	Idealize \I*de"al*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. id['e]aliser.]	   To form ideals.	   [1913 Webster]
Idealizer \I*de"al*i`zer\, n.	   An idealist.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideally \I*de"al*ly\, adv.	   In an ideal manner; by means of ideals; mentally.	   [1913 Webster]
Idealogic \I*de`a*log"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an idealogue, or to idealization.	   [1913 Webster]
Idealogue \I*de"a*logue\, n. [Idea + -logue, as in theologue:	   cf. F. id['e]ologue.]	   One given to fanciful ideas or theories; a theorist; a	   spectator. [R.] --Mrs. Browning. Ideat
Ideat \I*de"at\, Ideate \I*de"ate\, n. [LL. ideatum. See	   {Idea}.] (Metaph.)	   The actual existence supposed to correspond with an idea; the	   correlate in real existence to the idea as a thought or	   existence.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideate \I*de"ate\, v. t.	   1. To form in idea; to fancy. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The ideated man . . . as he stood in the intellect	            of God.                               --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apprehend in thought so as to fix and hold in the mind;	      to memorize. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ideation \I`de*a"tion\, n.	   The faculty or capacity of the mind for forming ideas; the	   exercise of this capacity; the act of the mind by which	   objects of sense are apprehended and retained as objects of	   thought.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole mass of residua which have been accumulated .	         . . all enter now into the process of ideation. --J. D.	                                                  Morell.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideational \I`de*a"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, ideation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Certain sensational or ideational stimuli. --Blackw.	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Idem \I"dem\, pron. or adj. [L.]	   The same; the same as above; -- often abbreviated {id.}	   [1913 Webster]
Identic \I*den"tic\, a.	   Identical. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Identical \I*den"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. identique. See {Identity}.]	   1. The same; the selfsame; the very same; not different; as,	      the identical person or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not remember a thing that happened a year ago,	            without a conviction . . . that I, the same	            identical person who now remember that event, did	            then exist.                           --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uttering sameness or the same truth; expressing in the	      predicate what is given, or obviously implied, in the	      subject; tautological.	      [1913 Webster]	            When you say body is solid, I say that you make an	            identical proposition, because it is impossible to	            have the idea of body without that of solidity.	                                                  --Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Identical equation} (Alg.), an equation which is true for	      all values of the algebraic symbols which enter into it.	      [1913 Webster] Identic
Identic \I*den"tic\, Identical \I*den"tic*al\, a.	   In diplomacy (esp. in the form identic), precisely agreeing	   in sentiment or opinion and form or manner of expression; --	   applied to concerted action or language which is used by two	   or more governments in treating with another government.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Identically \I*den"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an identical manner; with respect to identity.	   "Identically the same." --Bp. Warburton. "Identically	   different." --Ross.	   [1913 Webster]
Identicalness \I*den"tic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being identical; sameness.	   [1913 Webster]
Identifiable \I*den"ti*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being identified.	   [1913 Webster]
Identification \I*den`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   identification.]	   The act of identifying, or proving to be the same; also, the	   state of being identified.	   [1913 Webster]
identified \i*den"ti*fied\ adj.	   recognized; having the identity established.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Identify \I*den"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Identified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Identifying}.] [Cf. F. identifier. See {Identity},	   and {-fy}.]	   1. To make to be the same; to unite or combine in such a	      manner as to make one; to treat as being one or having the	      same purpose or effect; to consider as the same in any	      relation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every precaution is taken to identify the interests	            of the people and of the rulers.      --D. Ramsay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us identify, let us incorporate ourselves with	            the people.                           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To establish the identity of; to prove to be the same with	      something described, claimed, or asserted; as, to identify	      stolen property.	      [1913 Webster]	Identify \I*den"ti*fy\, v. i.	   1. To become the same; to coalesce in interest, purpose, use,	      effect, etc. [Obs. or R.]	   2. To coalesce in interest, purpose, use, effect, etc.; to	      associate oneself in name, goals, or feelings; usually	      used with with; as, he identified with the grief she felt	      at her father's death.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            An enlightened self-interest, which, when well	            understood, they tell us will identify with an	            interest more enlarged and public.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
identifying \identifying\ adj.	   1. serving to distinguish or identify an object, person,	      species or group; as, we were asked to describe any	      identifying marks or distinguishing features. [prenominal]	   Syn: distinguishing, distinctive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Identikit \Identikit\ prop. n. [trademark]	   A set of images containing a wide variety of facial features,	   such as noses, hairlines, chins, etc. on transparencies which	   can be overlayed in combinations to build up a picture of a	   person; it is used by police agencies to create concrete	   images of a crime suspect from the descriptions of witnesses;	   the image created with the kit is also called an Identikit,	   or more properly an {Identikit picture}. [Trademark]	   Syn: Identikit picture.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Identism \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 {system of identity} or {doctrine of identity}.	   [1913 Webster]
Identity \I*den"ti*ty\, n.; pl. {Identities}. [F. identit['e],	   LL. identitas, fr. L. idem the same, from the root of is he,	   that; cf. Skr. idam this. Cf. {Item}.]	   1. The state or quality of being identical, or the same;	      sameness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Identity is a relation between our cognitions of a	            thing, not between things themselves. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being the same with something described	      or asserted, or of possessing a character claimed; as, to	      establish the identity of stolen goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) An identical equation.	      [1913 Webster]
Ideo- \I"de*o-\	   A combining form from the Gr. ?, an idea.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideogenical \I`de*o*gen"ic*al\, a.	   Of or relating to ideology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideogeny \I`de*og"e*ny\, n. [Ideo- + -geny, from the same root	   as Gr. ?, birth: cf. F. id['e]og['e]nie.]	   The science which treats of the origin of ideas.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideogram \I*de"o*gram\, n. [Ideo- + -gram; cf. F. id['e]ograme.]	   1. An original, pictorial element of writing; a kind of	      hieroglyph expressing no sound, but only an idea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ideograms may be defined to be pictures intended to	            represent either things or thoughts.  --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	      [1913 Webster]	            You might even have a history without language	            written or spoken, by means of ideograms and	            gesture.                              --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol used for convenience, or for abbreviation; as, 1,	      2, 3, +, -, ?, $, ?, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A phonetic symbol; a letter.	      [1913 Webster]
Ideograph \I*de"o*graph\, n.	   Same as {Ideogram}. Ideographic
Ideographic \I`de*o*graph"ic\, Ideographical
\I`de*o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. id['e]ographique.]	   Of or pertaining to an ideogram; representing ideas by	   symbols, independently of sounds; as, 9 represents not the	   word "nine," but the idea of the number itself. --	   {I`de*o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideographics \I`de*o*graph"ics\, n.	   The system of writing in ideographic characters; also,	   anything so written.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideography \I`de*og"ra*phy\, n.	   The representation of ideas independently of sounds, or in an	   ideographic manner, as sometimes is done in shorthand	   writing, etc.	   [1913 Webster] ideologic
ideologic \ideologic\, ideological \ideological\adj.	   concerned with or suggestive of ideas; as, an ideologic	   argument.	   Syn: ideological.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ideological \I`de*o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. id['e]ologique.]	   Of or pertaining to ideology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideologist \I`de*ol"o*gist\, n.	   1. One who treats of ideas; one who theorizes or idealizes;	      one versed in the science of ideas, or who advocates the	      doctrines of ideology.	   2. An ideologue.	      [PJC]
ideologue \ideologue\ n.	   an adherent to or advocate of some ideology[3].	   Syn: ideologist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ideology \I`de*ol"o*gy\, n. [Ideo- + -logy: cf. F.	   id['e]ologie.]	   1. The science of ideas. --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) A theory of the origin of ideas which derives	      them exclusively from sensation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By a double blunder in philosophy and Greek,	         id['e]ologie . . . has in France become the name	         peculiarly distinctive of that philosophy of mind which	         exclusively derives our knowledge from sensation. --Sir	         W. Hamilton.	   3. A set or system of theories and beliefs held by an	      individual or group, especially about sociopolitical goals	      and methods to attain them; in common usage, ideology is	      such a set of beliefs so strongly held by their adherents	      as to cause them to ignore evidence against such beliefs,	      and thus fall into error -- in this sense it is viewed as	      a negative trait; contrasted to {pragmatism}, and distinct	      from idealism.	      [PJC]
Ideo-motion \I`de*o-mo"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   An ideo-motor movement.	   [1913 Webster]
Ideo-motor \I`de*o-mo"tor\, a. [Ideo- + motor.] (Physiol.)	   Applied to those actions, or muscular movements, which are	   automatic expressions of dominant ideas, rather than the	   result of distinct volitional efforts, as the act of	   expressing the thoughts in speech, or in writing, while the	   mind is occupied in the composition of the sentence.	   --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Ides \Ides\ ([imac]dz), n. pl. [L. idus: cf. F. ides.] (Anc.	   Rom. Calendar)	   The fifteenth day of March, May, July, and October, and the	   thirteenth day of the other months.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ides of March remember.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Eight days in each month often pass by this name, but	         only one strictly receives it, the others being called	         respectively the day before the ides, and so on,	         backward, to the eighth from the ides.	         [1913 Webster]
Idio- \Id"i*o-\ ([i^]d"[i^]*[-o]-).	   A combining form from the Greek 'i`dios, meaning private,	   personal, peculiar, distinct.	   [1913 Webster]
Idioblast \Id"i*o*blast\ ([i^]d"[i^]*[-o]*bl[a^]st), n. [Ideo- +	   -blast.] (Bot.)	   An individual cell, differing greatly from its neighbours in	   regard to size, structure, or contents.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiocrasis \Id`i*o*cra"sis\, n. [NL.]	   Idiocracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiocrasy \Id`i*oc"ra*sy\, n.; pl. {Idiocrasies}. [Idio- + Gr.	   kra^sis a mixture, fr. ? to mix: cf. F. idiocrasie.]	   Peculiarity of constitution; that temperament, or state of	   constitution, which is peculiar to a person; idiosyncrasy.	   Idiocratic
Idiocratic \Id`i*o*crat"ic\, Idiocratical \Id`i*o*crat"ic*al\,	   a.	   Peculiar in constitution or temperament; idiosyncratic.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiocy \Id"i*o*cy\ ([i^]d"[i^]*[-o]*s[y^]), n. [From idiot; cf.	   Gr. ? uncouthness, lack of education, fr. ?. See {Idiot}, and	   cf. {Idiotcy}.]	   The condition or quality of being an idiot; absence, or	   marked deficiency, of sense and intelligence.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will undertake to convict a man of idiocy, if he can	         not see the proof that three angles of a triangle are	         equal to two right angles.               --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiocyclophanous \Id`i*o*cy*cloph"a*nous\, a. [Idio- + Gr. ?	   circle + ? to appear.] (Crystallog.)	   Same as {Idiophanous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Idioelectric \Id`i*o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Idio- + electric: cf. F.	   idio['e]lectrique.] (Physics)	   Electric by virtue of its own peculiar properties; capable of	   becoming electrified by friction; -- opposed to {anelectric}.	   -- n. An idioelectric substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiograph \Id"i*o*graph\ ([i^]d"[i^]*[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Gr. ?	   autographic; 'i`dios one's own + gra`fein to write.]	   A mark or signature peculiar to an individual; a trade-mark.	   [1913 Webster] Idiographic
Idiographic \Id`i*o*graph"ic\ ([i^]d`[i^]*[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k),
Idiographical \Id`i*o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an idiograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiolatry \Id`i*ol"a*try\, n. [Idio- + Gr. ? to worship.]	   Self-worship; excessive self-esteem.	   [1913 Webster]
idiolect \idiolect\ n. (Linguistics)	   the language or speech of one individual at a particular	   period in life.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Idiom \Id"i*om\ ([i^]d"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [F. idiome, L. idioma,	   fr. Gr. 'idi`wma, fr. 'idioy^n to make a person's own, to	   make proper or peculiar; fr. 'i`dios one's own, proper,	   peculiar; prob. akin to the reflexive pronoun o"y^, o'i^,	   'e`, and to "eo`s, 'o`s, one's own, L. suus, and to E. so.]	   1. The syntactical or structural form peculiar to any	      language; the genius or cast of a language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Idiom may be employed loosely and figuratively as a	            synonym of language or dialect, but in its proper	            sense it signifies the totality of the general rules	            of construction which characterize the syntax of a	            particular language and distinguish it from other	            tongues.                              --G. P. Marsh.	      [1913 Webster]	            By idiom is meant the use of words which is peculiar	            to a particular language.             --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He followed their language [the Latin], but did not	            comply with the idiom of ours.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An expression conforming or appropriate to the peculiar	      structural form of a language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some that with care true eloquence shall teach,	            And to just idioms fix our doubtful speech. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A combination of words having a meaning peculiar to itself	      and not predictable as a combination of the meanings of	      the individual words, but sanctioned by usage; as, an	      idiomatic expression; less commonly, a single word used in	      a peculiar sense.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            It is not by means of rules that such idioms as the	            following are made current: "I can make nothing of	            it." "He treats his subject home." --Dryden. "It is	            that within us that makes for righteousness." --M.	            Arnold.                               --Gostwick	                                                  (Eng. Gram.)	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes we identify the words with the object --	            though by courtesy of idiom rather than in strict	            propriety of language.                --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The phrase forms peculiar to a particular author; as,	      written in his own idiom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every good writer has much idiom.     --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dialect; a variant form of a language.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dialect.	   Usage: {Idiom}, {Dialect}. The idioms of a language belong to	          its very structure; its dialects are varieties of	          expression ingrafted upon it in different localities	          or by different professions. Each county of England	          has some peculiarities of dialect, and so have most of	          the professions, while the great idioms of the	          language are everywhere the same. See {Language}.	          Idiomatic
Idiomatic \Id`i*o*mat"ic\, Idiomatical \Id`i*o*mat"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. 'idiwmatiko`s.]	   1. Of or pertaining to, or conforming to, the mode of	      expression peculiar to a language; as, an idiomatic	      meaning; an idiomatic phrase. -- {Id`i*o*mat"ic*al*ly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of an {idiom}[3];	      having a meaning that is peculiar to itself and not	      predictable from general rules.	      [PJC]
Idiomorphic \Id`i*o*morph"ic\, a.	   Idiomorphous.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiomorphous \Id`i*o*morph"ous\, a. [Gr. 'idio`morfos of	   peculiar form; 'i`dios peculiar + morfh` form.]	   1. Having a form of its own.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Apperaing in distinct crystals; -- said of	      the mineral constituents of a rock.	      [1913 Webster]
Idiomuscular \Id`i*o*mus"cu*lar\, a. [Idio- + muscular.]	   (Physiol.)	   Applied to a semipermanent contraction of a muscle, produced	   by a mechanical irritant.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiopathetic \Id`i*o*pa*thet"ic\, a.	   Idiopathic. [R.] Idiopathic
Idiopathic \Id`i*o*path"ic\, Idiopathical \Id`i*o*path"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. idiopathique.] (Med.)	   Pertaining to idiopathy; characterizing a disease arising	   primarily, and not in consequence of some other disease or	   injury; -- opposed to {symptomatic}, {sympathetic}, and	   {traumatic}. -- {Id`i*o*path"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiopathy \Id`i*op"a*thy\, n.; pl. {Idiopathies}. [Gr. ?;	   'i`dios proper, peculiar + ?, ?, to suffer: cf. F.	   idiopathie.]	   1. A peculiar, or individual, characteristic or affection.	      [1913 Webster]	            All men are so full of their own fancies and	            idiopathies, that they scarce have the civility to	            interchange any words with a stranger. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A morbid state or condition not preceded or	      occasioned by any other disease; a primary disease.	      [1913 Webster]
Idiophanous \Id`i*oph"a*nous\, a. [Idio- + ? to appear.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Exhibiting interference figures without the aid of a	   polariscope, as certain crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Idioplasm \Id"i*o*plasm\, n. (Biol.)	   Same as {Idioplasma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Idioplasma \Id`i*o*plas"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`dios proper,	   peculiar + ? a form, mold.] (Biol.)	   That portion of the cell protoplasm which is the seat of all	   active changes, and which carries on the function of	   hereditary transmission; -- distinguished from the other	   portion, which is termed nutritive plasma. See {Hygroplasm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiorepulsive \Id`i*o*re*pul"sive\, a. [Idio- + repulsive.]	   Repulsive by itself; as, the idiorepulsive power of heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiosyncrasy \Id`i*o*syn"cra*sy\, n.; pl. {Idiosyncrasies}. [Gr.	   ?; 'i`dios proper, peculiar + ? a mixing together, fr. ? to	   mix together; ? with + ? to mix: cf. F. idiosyncrasie. See	   {Idiom}, and {Crasis}.]	   A peculiarity of physical or mental constitution or	   temperament; a characteristic belonging to, and	   distinguishing, an individual; characteristic susceptibility;	   idiocrasy; eccentricity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The individual mind . . . takes its tone from the	         idiosyncrasies of the body.              --I. Taylor.	   Idiosyncratic
Idiosyncratic \Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic\, Idiosyncratical
\Id`i*o*syn*crat"ic*al\, a.	   Of peculiar temper or disposition; belonging to one's	   peculiar and individual character.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiot \Id"i*ot\ ([i^]d"[i^]*[o^]t), n. [F. idiot, L. idiota an	   uneducated, ignorant, ill-informed person, Gr. 'idiw`ths,	   also and orig., a private person, not holding public office,	   fr. 'i`dios proper, peculiar. See {Idiom}.]	   1. A man in private station, as distinguished from one	      holding a public office. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            St. Austin affirmed that the plain places of	            Scripture are sufficient to all laics, and all	            idiots or private persons.            --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unlearned, ignorant, or simple person, as distinguished	      from the educated; an ignoramus. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Christ was received of idiots, of the vulgar people,	            and of the simpler sort, while he was rejected,	            despised, and persecuted even to death by the high	            priests, lawyers, scribes, doctors, and rabbis. --C.	                                                  Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A human being destitute of the ordinary intellectual	      powers, whether congenital, developmental, or accidental;	      commonly, a person without understanding from birth; a	      natural fool. In a former classification of mentally	      retarded people, idiot designated a person whose adult	      level of intelligence was equivalent to that of a	      three-year old or younger; this corresponded with an I.Q.	      level of approximately 25 or less.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Life . . . is a tale	            Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,	            Signifying nothing.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fool; a simpleton; -- a term of reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weenest thou make an idiot of our dame? --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Idiotcy \Id"i*ot*cy\, n. [Cf. {Idiocy}.]	   Idiocy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Idioted \Id"i*ot*ed\, a.	   Rendered idiotic; befooled. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiothermic \Id`i*o*ther"mic\, a. [Idio- + thermic.]	   Self-heating; warmed, as the body of animal, by process going	   on within itself. Idiotic
Idiotic \Id`i*ot"ic\, Idiotical \Id`i*ot"ic*al\, a. [L.	   idioticus ignorant, Gr. ?: cf. F. idiotique. See {Idiot}.]	   1. Common; simple. [Obs.] --Blackwall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or like, an idiot; characterized by idiocy;	      foolish; fatuous; as, an idiotic person, speech, laugh, or	      action.	      [1913 Webster]
Idiotically \Id`i*ot"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an idiotic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Idioticon \Id`i*ot"i*con\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? belonging to a	   private man, private. See {Idiot}.]	   A dictionary of a peculiar dialect, or of the words and	   phrases peculiar to one part of a country; a glossary.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiotish \Id"i*ot*ish\, a.	   Like an idiot; foolish.	   [1913 Webster]
Idiotism \Id"i*ot*ism\, n. [F. idiotisme, L. idiotismus the way	   of fashion of a private person, the common or vulgar manner	   of speaking, Gr. ?, fr. ? to put into or use common language,	   fr. ?. See {Idiot}.]	   1. An idiom; a form, mode of expression, or signification,	      peculiar to a language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scholars sometimes give terminations and idiotisms,	            suitable to their native language, unto words newly	            invented.                             --M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of knowledge or mental capacity; idiocy; foolishness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Worse than mere ignorance or idiotism.	                                                  --Shaftesbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            The running that adventure is the greatist idiotism.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Idiotize \Id"i*ot*ize\, v. i.	   To become stupid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Idiotry \Id"i*ot*ry\, n.	   Idiocy. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Idle \I"dle\, a. [Compar. {Idler}; superl. {Idlest}.] [OE. idel,	   AS. [imac]del vain, empty, useless; akin to OS. [imac]dal, D.	   ijdel, OHG. [imac]tal vain, empty, mere, G. eitel, Dan. & Sw.	   idel mere, pure, and prob. to Gr. ? clear, pure, ? to burn.	   Cf. {Ether}.]	   1. Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable;	      thoughtless; silly; barren. "Deserts idle." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every idle word that men shall speak, they shall	            give account thereof in the day of judgment. --Matt.	                                                  xii. 36.	      [1913 Webster]	            Down their idle weapons dropped.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This idle story became important.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not called into active service; not turned to appropriate	      use; unemployed; as, idle hours.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idle spear and shield were high uphing.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not employed; unoccupied with business; inactive; doing	      nothing; as, idle workmen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why stand ye here all the day idle?   --Matt. xx. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Given rest and ease; averse to labor or employment; lazy;	      slothful; as, an idle fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Light-headed; foolish. [Obs.] --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Idle pulley} (Mach.), a pulley that rests upon a belt to	      tighten it; a pulley that only guides a belt and is not	      used to transmit power.	   {Idle wheel} (Mach.), a gear wheel placed between two others,	      to transfer motion from one to the other without changing	      the direction of revolution.	   {In idle}, in vain. [Obs.] "God saith, thou shalt not take	      the name of thy Lord God in idle." --Chaucer.	   Syn: Unoccupied; unemployed; vacant; inactive; indolent;	        sluggish; slothful; useless; ineffectual; futile;	        frivolous; vain; trifling; unprofitable; unimportant.	   Usage: {Idle}, {Indolent}, {Lazy}. A propensity to inaction	          is expressed by each of these words; they differ in	          the cause and degree of this characteristic. Indolent	          denotes an habitual love to ease, a settled dislike of	          movement or effort; idle is opposed to {busy}, and	          denotes a dislike of continuous exertion. Lazy is a	          stronger and more contemptuous term than indolent.	          [1913 Webster]	Idle \I"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Idled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Idling}.]	   To lose or spend time in inaction, or without being employed	   in business. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Idle \I"dle\, v. t.	   To spend in idleness; to waste; to consume; -- often followed	   by away; as, to idle away an hour a day.	   [1913 Webster]
Idle-headed \I"dle-head`ed\, a.	   1. Foolish; stupid. [Obs.] "The superstitious idle-headed	      eld." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Delirious; infatuated. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Idleness \I"dle*ness\, n. [AS. [imac]delnes.]	   The condition or quality of being idle (in the various senses	   of that word); uselessness; fruitlessness; triviality;	   inactivity; laziness.	   Syn: Inaction; indolence; sluggishness; sloth.	        [1913 Webster]
Idle-pated \I"dle-pat`ed\, a.	   Idle-headed; stupid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Idler \I"dler\, n.	   1. One who idles; one who spends his time in inaction; a lazy	      person; a sluggard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) One who has constant day duties on board ship, and	      keeps no regular watch. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) An idle wheel or pulley. See under {Idle}. Idless
Idless \I"dless\, Idlesse \I"dlesse\, n.	   Idleness. [Archaic] "In ydlesse." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         And an idlesse all the day	         Beside a wandering stream.               --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Idly \I"dly\, adv.	   In a idle manner; ineffectually; vainly; lazily; carelessly;	   (Obs.) foolishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ido \I"do\ ([=e]"d[=o]), n.	   An artificial international language, selected by the	   "Delegation for the Adoption of an Auxillary International	   Language" (founded at Paris in 1901), made public in 1907,	   and subsequently greatly revised and extended by a permanent	   committee or "Academy." It is a revised and simplified form	   of {Esperanto}. It combines systematically the advantages of	   previous schemes with a thoroughly logical word formation,	   and has neither accented constants nor arbitrarily coined	   pronominal words. For each idea that root is selected which	   is already most international, on the principle of the	   "greatest facility for the greatest number of people." The	   word "Ido" means in the language itself "offspring." The	   official name is: "Linguo Internaciona di la Delegitaro	   (Sistema Ido)." -- {I"dism}, n. -- {I"dist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Idocrase \Id"o*crase\ ([i^]d"[-o]*kr[=a]s; 277), n. [Gr. e'i^dos	   form + kra^sis mixture, from keranny`nai to mix; cf. F.	   idocrase.] (Min.)	   Same as {Vesuvianite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Idol \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 representation of anything. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Do her adore with sacred reverence,	            As th' idol of her maker's great magnificence.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a	      deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an	      object of worship; a similitude of a false god.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they should not worship devils, and idols of	            gold.                                 --Rev. ix. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That on which the affections are strongly (often	      excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a	      person or thing greatly loved or adored.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soldier's god and people's idol.  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A false notion or conception; a fallacy. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idols of preconceived opinion.    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Idolastre \I`do*las"tre\, n. [OE., for idolatre.]	   An idolater. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolater \I*dol"a*ter\, n. [F. idol[^a]tre: cf. L. idololatres,	   Gr. ?. See {Idolatry}.]	   1. A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to	      images, statues, or representations of anything made by	      hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God;	      a pagan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An adorer; a great admirer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jonson was an idolater of the ancients. --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]
Idolatress \I*dol"a*tress\, n.	   A female worshiper of idols.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolatrical \I`do*lat"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. idol[^a]trique.]	   Idolatrous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Idolatrize \I*dol"a*trize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Idolatrized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Idolatrizing}.]	   To worship idols; to pay idolatrous worship.	   [1913 Webster]	Idolatrize \I*dol"a*trize\, v. t.	   To make in idol of; to idolize.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolatrous \I*dol"a*trous\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of	      idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods;	      as, idolatrous sacrifices.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Josiah] put down the idolatrous priests. --2 Kings	                                                  xxiii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or	      reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity.	      [1913 Webster]
Idolatrously \I*dol"a*trous*ly\, adv.	   In a idolatrous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolatry \I*dol"a*try\, n.; pl. {Idolatries}. [F. idol[^a]trie,	   LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. ?; ? idol + ?	   service.]	   1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not	      God; the worship of false gods.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eye surveyed the dark idolatries	            Of alienated Judah.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect	      or love which borders on adoration. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Idolish \I"dol*ish\, a.	   Idolatrous. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolism \I"dol*ism\, n.	   The worship of idols. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Idolist \I"dol*ist\, n.	   A worshiper of idols. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolize \I"dol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Idolized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Idolizing}.]	   1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to	      idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as,	      to idolize gold, children, a hero.	      [1913 Webster]	Idolize \I"dol*ize\, v. i.	   To practice idolatry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To idolize after the manner of Egypt.    --Fairbairn.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolizer \I"dol*i`zer\, n.	   One who idolizes or loves to the point of reverence; an	   idolater.	   [1913 Webster]
Idoloclast \I*dol"o*clast\, n. [Gr. ? idol + ? to break.]	   A breaker of idols; an iconoclast.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolographical \I*dol`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Idol + -graph.]	   Descriptive of idols. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Idolous \I"dol*ous\, a.	   Idolatrous. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster] Idolum
Idolum \I*do"lum\, Idolon \I*do"lon\, n.; pl. {Idola}. [L. See	   {Idol}; cf. {Eidolon}.]	   Appearance or image; a phantasm; a spectral image; also, a	   mental image or idea.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Idoneous \I*do"ne*ous\, a. [L. idoneus.]	   Appropriate; suitable; proper; fit; adequate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An ecclesiastical benefice . . . ought to be conferred	         on an idoneous person.                   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Idorgan \Id*or"gan\, n. [Gr. ? form + E. organ.] (Biol.)	   A morphological unit, consisting of two or more plastids,	   which does not possess the positive character of the person	   or stock, in distinction from the physiological organ or	   biorgan. See {Morphon}. Idrialine
Idrialine \Id"ri*a*line\, Idrialite \Id"ri*a*lite\, n. [Cf. F.	   idrialine.] (Min.)	   A bituminous substance obtained from the mercury mines of	   Idria, where it occurs mixed with cinnabar.	   [1913 Webster]
Idumean \Id`u*me"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ancient Idumea, or Edom, in Western Asia.	   -- n. An inhabitant of Idumea, an Edomite.	   [1913 Webster]
Idyl \I"dyl\, n. [L. idyllium, Gr. ?, fr. ? form; literally, a	   little form of image: cf. F. idylle. See {Idol}.]	   A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls	   of Theocritus; also, any poem, especially a narrative or	   descriptive poem, written in an eleveted and highly finished	   style; also, by extension, any artless and easily flowing	   description, either in poetry or prose, of simple, rustic	   life, of pastoral scenes, and the like. [Written also	   {idyll}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wordsworth's solemn-thoughted idyl.      --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         His [Goldsmith's] lovely idyl of the Vicar's home. --F.	                                                  Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]
Idyllic \I*dyl"lic\, a.	   Of or belonging to idyls.	   [1913 Webster]
I e \I. e.\	   Abbreviation of Latin id est, that is.	   [1913 Webster]
If \If\, conj. [OE. if, gif, AS. gif; akin to OFries. ief, gef,	   ef, OS. ef, of, D. of, or, whether, if, G. ob whether, if,	   OHG. oba, ibu, Icel. ef, Goth. iba, ibai, an interrogative	   particle; properly a case form of a noun meaning, doubt (cf.	   OHG. iba doubt, condition, Icel. if, ef, ifi, efi), and	   therefore orig. meaning, on condition that.]	   1. In case that; granting, allowing, or supposing that; --	      introducing a condition or supposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tisiphone, that oft hast heard my prayer,	            Assist, if [OE]dipus deserve thy care. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones	            be made bread.                        --Matt. iv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whether; -- in dependent questions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uncertain if by augury or chance.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            She doubts if two and two make four.  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {As if}, {But if}. See under {As}, {But}.	      [1913 Webster]
I' faith \I' faith"\	   In faith; indeed; truly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ifere \I*fere"\, a. [Corrupted fr. in fere.]	   Together. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Igasuric \Ig`a*su"ric\, a. [See {Igasurine}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's	   bean; as, igasuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Igasurine \Ig`a*su"rine\, n. [Malay igasura the nux vomica.]	   (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in nux vomica, and extracted as a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Igloo \Ig"loo\, n.	   1. An Eskimo snow house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a	      seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignatius bean \Ig*na"tius bean`\ (Bot.)	   See {Saint Ignatius's bean}, under {Saint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Igneous \Ig"ne*ous\, a. [L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to	   Skr. agni, Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.]	   1. Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing	      fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of	      fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignescent \Ig*nes"cent\, a. [L. ignescens, p. pr. of ignescere	   to become inflamed, fr. ignis fire: cf. F. ignescent.]	   Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel;	   scintillating; as, ignescent stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignicolist \Ig*nic"o*list\, n. [L. ignis fire + colere to	   worship.]	   A worshiper of fire. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Igniferous \Ig*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. ignifer; ignis fire + ferre	   to bear.]	   Producing fire. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignifluous \Ig*nif"lu*ous\, a. [L. ignifluus; ignis fire +	   fluere to flow.]	   Flowing with fire. [Obs.] --Cockerman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignify \Ig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ignified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ignifying}.] [L. ignis fire + -fy.]	   To form into fire. [R.] --Stukeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignigenous \Ig*nig"e*nous\, a. [L. ignigenus; ignis fire +	   genere, ginere, to beget, produce.]	   Produced by the action of fire, as lava. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ignipotence \Ig*nip"o*tence\, n.	   Power over fire. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ignipotent \Ig*nip"o*tent\, a. [L. ignipotens; ignis fire +	   potens powerful.]	   Presiding over fire; also, fiery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vulcan is called the powerful ignipotent. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignis fatuus \Ig"nis fat"u*us\; pl. {Ignes fatui}. [L. ignis	   fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency	   to mislead travelers.]	   1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over	      marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the	      decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by	      some inflammable gas; -- popularly called also	      {Will-with-the-wisp}, or {Will-o'-the-wisp}, and	      {Jack-with-a-lantern}, or {Jack-o'-lantern}. It is thought	      by some to be caused by phosphine, {PH3}, a sponaneously	      combustible gas.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	            Will o'the Wisp -- which also rejoices in the names	            of Ignis Fatuus or Jack o'Lantern -- is not, as some	            of you may think, a cartoon character. In mediaeval	            times this chemical phenomenon struck terror into	            travellers and, very likely, lured some of them to	            their deaths in a stinking and marshy grave.	            I have never seen this Will o'the Wisp; nor am I	            likely to do so. It is a flickering flame seen over	            marshes; marshes are not now common in London, nor	            indeed anywhere else in Britain. In any case the	            ephemeral nature of the phenomenon and the enormous	            amount of ambient light [ldqo]pollution[rdqo] found	            in most areas means that most of us will never see	            it.	            What is this Will o'the Wisp? Popular chemical lore	            has it that it is marsh gas, or methane, which	            catches fire when it hits the air because of the	            presence of either phosphine ({PH3}) or diphosphine	            ({P2H4}) in the gas, both of which are spontaneously	            flammable in air. Methane is certainly formed in	            marshes, and bubbles up if the mud is disturbed in a	            pond, say. It is the same reaction that enables	            organic materials to produce biogas, methane from	            the decomposition of sewage, which can be profitably	            used. But is it this that is burning in Will o'the	            Wisp?	            Almost certainly not. At this point I will say that	            I have thought for some years off and on as to how	            one might set up an experiment to test the	            hypotheses, since the sporadic and rare nature of	            the natural version renders its investigation a	            highly intractable problem. However: the combustion	            of methane under the conditions in a marsh would	            give a yellow flame, and heat.	            Will o'the Wisp is not like this, so it is said.	            Firstly the flame is bluish, not yellow, and it is	            said to be a cold flame. The colour and the	            temperature suggests some sort of phosphorescence;	            since organic material contain phosphorus, the	            production of phosphine or diphosphine is scarcely	            impossible, and maybe it does oxidise via a mainly	            chemiluminescent reaction. The exact nature of the	            Will o'the Wisp reaction nevertheless remains, to me	            at any rate, a mystery. Similar phenomena have been	            reported in graveyards and are known as corpse	            candles. If anyone knows anything more, I would love	            to hear of it. A warning that if you look for it on	            the Web, you will get a great deal of bizarre stuff.	            You will also get the delightful picture from a	            Canadian artist which decorates the top of this page	            (http://www.rod.beavon.clara.net/willo.htm), and a	            couple of poems at least. One is also by a Canadian,	            Annie Campbell Huestis, the other by the prolific	            fantasy poet Walter de la Mare.	            The preparation of phosphine in the laboratory (by	            the teacher!) is fun, and perfectly safe in a fume	            cupboard. White phosphorus is boiled with aqueous	            sodium hydroxide solution in an apparatus from which	            all air must have been removed by purging with, say,	            natural gas. The phosphine will form marvellous	            smoke rings if allowed to bubble up through water in	            a pneumatic trough. This is an experiment for the	            teacher, needless to say. The experiment is	            described in Partington J.R., [ldqo]A Textbook of	            Inorganic Chemistry[rdqo], 6th ed, Macmillan 1957, p	            572. (So, inter alia, is a great deal of other	            interesting chemistry.)	      Dr. Rod Beavon	      17 Dean's Yard London SW1P 3PB	      e-mail: rod.beavon@westminster.org.uk	      [PJC]	   2. Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scared and guided by the ignis fatuus of popular	            superstition.                         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignite \Ig*nite"\ ([i^]g*n[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Ignited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Igniting}.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of	   ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See {Igneous}.]	   1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat	      strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible	      substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.	      [1913 Webster]	Ignite \Ig*nite"\, v. i.	   To take fire; to begin to burn.	   [1913 Webster]
ignited \ignited\ adj.	   set afire or burning.	   Syn: enkindled, kindled, lit, lighted.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
igniter \igniter\ n.	   1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire.	   Syn: ignitor, lighter.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or	      fires.	   Syn: lighter, light, ignitor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ignitible \Ig*nit"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ignited.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignition \Ig*ni"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ignition.]	   1. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being ignited or kindled. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignitor \Ig*nit"or\, n.	   One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a	   contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like.	   [Written also {igniter}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ignivomous \Ig*niv"o*mous\, a. [L. ignivomus; ignis fire +	   vomere 8vomit.]	   Vomiting fire. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ignobility \Ig`no*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. ignobilitas: cf. F.	   ignobilit['e].]	   Ignobleness. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignoble \Ig*no"ble\, a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis	   noble: cf. F. ignoble. See {In-} not, and {Noble}, a.]	   1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious;	      plebeian; common; humble.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was not ignoble of descent.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is but a base, ignoble mind,	            That mounts no higher than a bird can soar. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain	      hawks, as the goshawk.	   Syn: Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable;	        reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous;	        infamous.	        [1913 Webster]	Ignoble \Ig*no"ble\, v. t.	   To make ignoble. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignobleness \Ig*no"ble*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being ignoble.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignobly \Ig*no"bly\, adv.	   In an ignoble manner; basely.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignominious \Ig`no*min"i*ous\, a. [L. ignominiosus: cf. F.	   ignominieux.]	   1. Marked with ignominy; incurring public disgrace;	      dishonorable; shameful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain,	            Fled ignominious.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deserving ignominy; despicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            One single, obscure, ignominious projector. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or	      sentence. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignominiously \Ig`no*min"i*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an ignominious manner; disgracefully; shamefully;	   ingloriously.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignominy \Ig"no*min*y\, n.; pl. {Ignominies}. [L. ignominia	   ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not +	   nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See {In-} not, and {Name}.]	   1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their generals have been received with honor after	            their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.	                                                  --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made	            dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is	            made honorable by the Commonwealth.   --Hobbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.	   Syn: Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.	        [1913 Webster]
Ignomy \Ig"no*my\, n.	   Ignominy. [R. & Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I blush to think upon this ignomy.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignoramus \Ig`no*ra"mus\, n. [L., we are ignorant. See	   {Ignore}.]	   1. (Law) We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word	      formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury	      when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in	      finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is, "No bill,"	      "No true bill," or "Not found," though in some	      jurisdictions "Ignored" is still used. --Wharton (Law	      Dict. ). Burn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (pl. {Ignoramuses}.) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain	      pretender to knowledge; a dunce.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ignoramus in place and power.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignorance \Ig"no*rance\, n. [F., fr. L. ignorantia.]	   1. The condition of being ignorant; the lack of knowledge in	      general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state	      of being uneducated or uninformed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignorance is the curse of God,	            Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge	      which one may acquire and it is his duty to have. --Book	      of Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Invincible ignorance} (Theol.), ignorance beyond the	      individual's control and for which, therefore, he is not	      responsible before God.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignorant \Ig"no*rant\, a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p. pr.	   of ignorare to be ignorant. See {Ignore}.]	   1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed;	      untaught; unenlightened.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that doth not know those things which are of use	            for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he	            may know besides.                     --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with	      of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignorant concealment.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.	      [1913 Webster]	            His shipping,	            Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our terrible seas,	            Like eggshells moved.                 --Shak.	   Syn: Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed;	        unlearned; unlettered; illiterate. -- {Ignorant},	        {Illiterate}. Ignorant denotes lack of knowledge, either	        as to single subject or information in general;	        illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of	        knowledge acquired by reading and study. In the Middle	        Ages, a great proportion of the higher classes were	        illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant,	        especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.	        [1913 Webster]	              In such business	              Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant	              More learned than the ears.         --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	              In the first ages of Christianity, not only the	              learned and the wise, but the ignorant and	              illiterate, embraced torments and death.	                                                  --Tillotson.	        [1913 Webster]	Ignorant \Ig"no*rant\, n.	   A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled;	   an ignoramous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Did I for this take pains to teach	         Our zealous ignorants to preach?         --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignorantism \Ig"no*rant*ism\, n.	   The spirit of those who extol the advantage of ignorance;	   obscurantism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignorantist \Ig"no*rant*ist\, n.	   One opposed to the diffusion of knowledge; an obscurantist.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignorantly \Ig"no*rant*ly\, adv.	   In a ignorant manner; without knowledge; inadvertently.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whom therefoer ye ignorantly worship, him declare I	         unto you.                                --Acts xvii.	                                                  23.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignore \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	   {Know}, and cf. {Narrate}.]	   1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Philosophy would solidly be established, if men	            would more carefully distinguish those things that	            they know from those that they ignore. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; --	      said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of	      evidence. See {Ignoramus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to;	      not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly;	      as, to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an	      objectionable person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignoring Italy under our feet,	            And seeing things before, behind.     --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Ignoscible \Ig*nos"ci*ble\, a. [L. ignoscibilis, fr. ignoscere	   to pardon, lit., not to wish to know; pref. in- not +	   gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know. See {In-} not, and	   {Know}.]	   Pardonable. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ignote \Ig*note"\, a. [L. ignotus; pref. in- not + gnotus,	   notus, known, p. p. of gnocere, nocere, to learn to know.]	   Unknown. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys. -- n. One who is unknown.	   --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Iguana \I*gua"na\, n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in	   Haiti. Cf. {Guana}.] (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus {Iguana}, a genus of large American	   lizards of the family {Iguanid[ae]}. They are arboreal in	   their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon	   fruits.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common iguana ({Iguana tuberculata}) of the West	         Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long.	         Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana	         ({Iguana cornuta}) has a conical horn between the eyes.	         [1913 Webster]
Iguania \Iguania\ n.	   A superfamily (or suborder) of New World lizards including	   the {Iguanidae}.	   Syn: family {Iguania}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Iguanian \I*gua"ni*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.	   [1913 Webster]
Iguanid \I*gua"nid\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Iguanoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iguanidae \Iguanidae\ n.	   A natural family of New World lizards including the common	   Iguana, {Iguana iguana}.	   Syn: family {Iguanidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Iguanodon \I*gua"no*don\, n. [Iguana + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike	   pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of	   supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the	   iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly	   from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Iguanodont \I*gua"no*dont\, a. (Paleon.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus Iguanodon.	   [1913 Webster]
Iguanoid \I*gua"noid\, a. [Iguana + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the {Iguanid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ihlang-ihlang \Ih*lang`-ih*lang"\, n. [Malayan, flower of	   flowers.]	   A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of	   the flowers of {Canada odorata}, an East Indian tree. [Also	   written {ylang-ylang}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ihram \Ih*ram"\, n.	   The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.	   [1913 Webster]
IHVH \IHVH\ [Written also {JHVH}, {YHVH}.]	   A transliteration of the four constants forming the Hebrew	   tetragrammaton or "incommunicable name" of the Supreme Being,	   which in latter Jewish tradition is not pronounced save with	   the vowels of adonai or elohim, so that the true	   pronunciation is lost.	   Note: Numerous attempts have been made to represent the	         supposed original form of the word, as Jahaveh, Jahvaj,	         Jahve, Jahveh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe, Yahweh, etc.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ik \Ik\, pron. [See {I}.]	   I. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Northern dialectic form of I, in Early English,	         corresponding to ich of the Southern.	         [1913 Webster]
Il- \Il-\	   A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See {In-}.	   [1913 Webster]
ilama \ilama\ n.	   1. A tropical American tree ({Annona diversifolia}) grown in	      the southern U. S. having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.	   Syn: ilama tree, {Annona diversifolia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to	      custard apples, grown in the southern U. S.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ilang-ilang \ilang-ilang\ n.	   1. An oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree,	      used in perfumery.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An evergreen Asian tree ({Cananga odorata}) with aromatic	      greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely	      grown in the tropics as an ornamental.	   Syn: ylang-ylang, {Cananga odorata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ile \Ile\, n. [AS. egl.]	   Ear of corn. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Ile \Ile\, n. [See {Aisle}.]	   An aisle. [Obs.] --H. Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]	Ile \Ile\, n. [See {Isle}.]	   An isle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ileac \Il"e*ac\, a. [See {Ileum}.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also {iliac}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Iliac}, 1. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ileac passion}. (Med.) See {Ileus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ileocaecal \Il`e*o*c[ae]"cal\, a. [Ileum + c[ae]cal.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the ileum and c[ae]cum.	   [1913 Webster]
Ileocolic \Il`e*o*col"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or	   ileoc[ae]cal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the	   large intestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Ile-St-Louis \Ile-St-Louis\ prop. n. (Geog.)	   An island on the Seine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ileum \Il"e*um\, n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin,	   flank.]	   1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the	      small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large	      intestine. [Written also {ileon}, and {ilium}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) See {Ilium}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of	         the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.	         [1913 Webster]
Ileus \Il"e*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to roll up.]	   (Med.)	   A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is	   characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in	   the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later	   stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also {ileac	   passion} or {iliac passion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilex \I"lex\, n. [L., holm oak.] (Bot.)	   (a) The holm oak ({Quercus Ilex}).	   (b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the	       common holly.	       [1913 Webster]
Iliac \Il"i*ac\, a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. ?. See {Iliad}.]	   Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Iliac \Il"i*ac\, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See {Ileum}, and cf. {Jade}	   a stone.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or	      dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Written	      also {ileac}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Ileac}, 1. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Iliac crest}, the upper margin of the ilium.	   {Iliac passion}. See {Ileus}.	   {Iliac region}, a region of the abdomen, on either side of	      the hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.	      [1913 Webster]
Iliacal \I*li"a*cal\, a.	   Iliac. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iliad \Il"i*ad\, n. [L. Ilias, -adis, Gr. ?, ? (sc. ?), fr. ?,	   ?, Ilium, the city of Ilus, a son of Tros, founder of Ilium,	   which is a poetical name of Troy.]	   A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on the	   destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed	   to Homer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilial \Il"i*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.	   [1913 Webster]
Iliche \I*liche"\, adv. [OE., fr. AS. gel[imac]c. Cf. {Alike}.]	   Alike. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilicic \I*lic"ic\, a. [L. ilex, ilicis, holm oak.]	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the holly ({Ilex}), and	   allied plants; as, ilicic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilicin \Il"i*cin\, n. (Chem.)	   The bitter principle of the holly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilio- \Il"i*o-\ [From {Ilium}.]	   A combining form used in anatomy to denote connection with,	   or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral, ilio-lumbar,	   ilio-psoas, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Iliofemoral \Il`i*o*fem"o*ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Iliolumbar \Il`i*o*lum"bar\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; as, the	   iliolumbar artery.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilion \Ilion\ prop. n.	   Ilium, or Troy, the ancient city in Asia Minor that was the	   site of the Trojan War; -- a variant spelling of {Ilium}.	   Syn: Troy, Ilium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Iliopsoas \Il`i*o*pso"as\, n. (Anat.)	   The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two	   parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as	   distinct muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilium \Il"i*um\, n. [See {Ileum}.] (Anat.)	   The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either	   lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the	   hip bone. See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}. [Written	   also {ilion}, and {ileum}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ilixanthin \Il`ix*an"thin\, n. [Ilex the genus including the	   holly + Gr. ? yellow.] (Chem.)	   A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilk \Ilk\, a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf.	   {Each}.]	   Same; each; every. [Archaic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Of that ilk},	   (a) denoting that a person's surname and the title of his	       estate are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i.e., Grant	       of Grant. [Scottish] --Jamieson.	   (a) Of the same kind.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	Ilk \Ilk\ ([i^]lk), n.	   Kind; class; sort; type; as, him and his ilk; -- sometimes	   used to indicate disapproval when applied to people.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ilke \Il"ke\, a. [See {Ilk}.]	   Same. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Ilkon
Ilkon \Il*kon"\, Ilkoon \Il*koon"\, pron. [See {Ilk}, and	   {One}.]	   Each one; every one. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill \Ill\ ([i^]l), a. [The regular comparative and superlative	   are wanting, their places being supplied by worseand worst,	   from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw.	   illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.]	   1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed	      to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate;	      disagreeable; unfavorable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat,	            but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            There 's some ill planet reigns.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong;	      iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of his own body he was ill, and gave	            The clergy ill example.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of	      a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect;	      rude; unpolished; inelegant.	      [1913 Webster]	            That 's an ill phrase.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ill at ease}, uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. "I am very ill	      at ease." --Shak.	   {Ill blood}, enmity; resentment; bad blood.	   {Ill breeding}, lack of good breeding; rudeness.	   {Ill fame}, ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a	      house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse.	   {Ill humor}, a disagreeable mood; bad temper.	   {Ill nature}, bad disposition or temperament; sullenness;	      esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others.	   {Ill temper}, anger; moroseness; crossness.	   {Ill turn}.	      (a) An unkind act.	      (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] -- {Ill	   will}, unkindness; enmity; malevolence.	   Syn: Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell.	        [1913 Webster]	Ill \Ill\, n.	   1. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success;	      evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as,	      the ills of humanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can all sense of others' ills escape	            Is but a brute at best in human shape. --Tate.	      [1913 Webster]	            That makes us rather bear those ills we have	            Than fly to others that we know not of. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever is contrary to good, in a moral sense;	      wickedness; depravity; iniquity; wrong; evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strong virtue, like strong nature, struggles still,	            Exerts itself, and then throws off the ill.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Ill \Ill\, adv.	   In a ill manner; badly; weakly.	   [1913 Webster]	         How ill this taper burns!                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,	         Where wealth accumulates and men decay.  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ill, like above, well, and so, is used before many	         participal adjectives, in its usual adverbal sense.	         When the two words are used as an epithet preceding the	         noun qualified they are commonly hyphened; in other	         cases they are written separatively; as, an	         ill-educated man; he was ill educated; an ill-formed	         plan; the plan, however ill formed, was acceptable. Ao,	         also, the following: ill-affected or ill affected,	         ill-arranged or ill arranged, ill-assorted or ill	         assorted, ill-boding or ill boding, ill-bred or ill	         bred, ill-conditioned, ill-conducted, ill-considered,	         ill-devised, ill-disposed, ill-doing, ill-fairing,	         ill-fated, ill-favored, ill-featured, ill-formed,	         ill-gotten, ill-imagined, ill-judged, ill-looking,	         ill-mannered, ill-matched, ill-meaning, ill-minded,	         ill-natured, ill-omened, ill-proportioned,	         ill-provided, ill-required, ill-sorted, ill-starred,	         ill-tempered, ill-timed, ill-trained, ill-used, and the	         like.	         [1913 Webster]
I' ll \I' ll\	   Contraction for I will or I shall.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll by a sign give notice to our friends. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Illabile \Il*lab"ile\, a.	   Incapable of falling or erring; infalliable. [Obs.] --	   {Il`la*bil"i*ty}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Illacerable \Il*lac"er*a*ble\, a. [L. illacerabilis: cf. F.	   illac['e]rable. See {In-} not, and {Lacerable}.]	   Not lacerable; incapable of being torn or rent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Illacrymable \Il*lac"ry*ma*ble\, a. [L. illacrimabilis; pref.	   il- not + lacrimabilis worthy of tears.]	   Incapable of weeping. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Illampu \Illampu\ prop. n.	   A mountian in Bolivia, 20,873 feet high. [proper name]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Illapsable \Il*laps"a*ble\, a. [Pref. il- not + lapsable.]	   Incapable of slipping, or of error. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Morally immutable and illapsable.        --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Illapse \Il*lapse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Illapsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Illapsing}.] [L. illapsus, p. p. of illabi; pref. il-	   in + labi to fall, slide.]	   To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into.	   --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]	Illapse \Il*lapse"\, n. [L. illapsus. See {Illapse}, v. i.]	   A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into	   another; also, a sudden descent or attack. --Akenside.	   [1913 Webster]	         They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the	         spirit.                                  --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Illaqueable \Il*la"que*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being insnared or entrapped. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Illaqueate \Il*la"que*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illaqueated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Illaqueating}.] [L. illaqueatus, p. p. of	   illaqueare; pref. il- in + laqueare to insnare, fr. laqueus,	   noose, snare.]	   To insnare; to entrap; to entangle; to catch.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let not the surpassing eloquence of Taylor dazzle you,	         nor his scholastic retiary versatility of logic	         illaqueate your good sense.              --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Illaqueation \Il*la`que*a"tion\, n.	   1. The act of catching or insnaring. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A snare; a trap. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Illation \Il*la"tion\, n. [L. illatio, fr. illatus, used as p.	   p. of inferre to carry or bring in, but from a different	   root: cf. F. illation. See 1st {In-}, and {Tolerate}, and cf.	   {Infer}.]	   The act or process of inferring from premises or reasons;	   perception of the connection between ideas; that which is	   inferred; inference; deduction; conclusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fraudulent deductions or inconsequent illations from a	         false conception of things.              --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Illative \Il"la*tive\, a. [L. illativus: cf. F. illatif.]	   Relating to, dependent on, or denoting, illation;	   inferential; conclusive; as, an illative consequence or	   proposition; an illative word, as then, therefore, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Illative conversion} (Logic), a converse or reverse	      statement of a proposition which in that form must be true	      because the original proposition is true.	   {Illative sense} (Metaph.), the faculty of the mind by which	      it apprehends the conditions and determines upon the	      correctness of inferences.	      [1913 Webster]	Illative \Il"la*tive\, n.	   An illative particle, as for, because.	   [1913 Webster]
Illatively \Il"la*tive*ly\, adv.	   By inference; as an illative; in an illative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Illaudable \Il*laud"a*ble\, a. [L. illaudabilis. See {In-} not,	   and {Laudable}.]	   Not laudable; not praise-worthy; worthy of censure or	   disapprobation. --Milton. -- {Il*laud"a*bly}, adv. [Obs.]	   --Broome.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-boding \Ill`-bod"ing\, a.	   Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened. "Ill-boding stars."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-bred \Ill"-bred`\, a.	   Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See	   Note under {Ill}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Illecebration \Il*lec`e*bra"tion\, n. [See {Illecebrous}.]	   Allurement. [R.] --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Illecebrous \Il*lec"e*brous\, a. [L. illecebrosus, fr. illecebra	   allurement, fr. illicere to allure.]	   Alluring; attractive; enticing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegal \Il*le"gal\, a. [Pref. il- not + legal: cf. F.	   ill['e]gal.]	   Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary	   to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence,	   immoral; as, an illegal act; illegal trade; illegal love.	   --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegality \Il`le*gal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Illegalities}. [Cf. F.	   ill['e]galit['e].]	   The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as,	   the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an	   illegal act.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegalize \Il*le"gal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illegalized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Illegalizing}.]	   To make or declare illegal or unlawful.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegally \Il*le"gal*ly\, adv.	   In a illegal manner; unlawfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegalness \Il*le"gal*ness\, n.	   Illegality, unlawfulness.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegibility \Il*leg`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being illegible.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegible \Il*leg"i*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being read; not legible; as, illegible	   handwriting; an illegible inscription. --	   {Il*leg"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Il*leg"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegitimacy \Il`le*git"i*ma*cy\, n.	   The state of being illegitimate. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, a.	   1. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful;	      improper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an	      illegitimate child.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an	      illegitimate inference.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as,	      an illegitimate word.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Illegitimate fertilization}, or {Illegitimate union} (Bot.),	      the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own	      length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic	      flowers. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	Illegitimate \Il`le*git"i*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Illegitimated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illegitimating}.]	   To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of	   wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.	   [1913 Webster]	         The marriage should only be dissolved for the future,	         without illegitimating the issue.        --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegitimately \Il`le*git"i*mate*ly\, adv.	   In a illegitimate manner; unlawfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Illegitimation \Il`le*git`i*ma"tion\, n.	   1. The act of illegitimating; bastardizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being illegitimate; illegitimacy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gardiner had performed his promise to the queen of	            getting her illegitimation taken off. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Illegitimatize \Il`le*git"i*ma*tize\, v. t.	   To render illegitimate; to bastardize.	   [1913 Webster]
Illesive \Il*le"sive\, a. [Pref. il- not + L. laedere, laesum,	   to injure.]	   Not injurious; harmless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Illeviable \Il*lev"i*a*ble\, a.	   Not leviable; incapable of being imposed, or collected. [R.]	   --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
ill-famed \ill-famed\ adj.	   having an exceedingly bad reputation.	   Syn: infamous, notorious.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ill-fated \ill-fated\ adj.	   1. marked by or promising bad fortune; unsuccessful; as, an	      ill-fated business venture.	   Syn: ill-omened, ill-starred, unlucky.	        [WordNet 1.5] Ill-favored
Ill-favored \Ill`-fa"vored\, Ill-favoured \Ill`-fa"voured\, a.	   Wanting beauty or attractiveness; unattractive; deformed;	   ugly; ill-looking; -- usually used of a face; as, an	   ill-favored countenance.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	         Ill-favored and lean-fleshed.            --Gen. xli. 3.	   -- {Ill`-fa"vored*ly}, adv. -- {Ill`-fa"vored*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
ill-fed \ill-fed\ adj.	   not getting adequate food.	   Syn: underfed, undernourished.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ill-fitting \ill-fitting\ adj.	   Fitting poorly; not the proper size and cut; -- of clothing.	   [PJC]
ill-formed \ill-formed\ adj.	   1. (Grammar) not grammatical; ungrammatical; not conforming	      to the rules of grammar or accepted usage. Opposite of	      {grammatical}.	   Syn: ungrammatical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ill-gotten \ill-gotten\ adj.	   obtained illegally or by improper means; as, ill-gotten	   gains.	   Syn: dirty.	        [WordNet 1.5] ill-humored
ill-humored \ill-humored\ ill-humoured \ill-humoured\adj.	   ill-natured; having a sour, disagreeable, or surly	   disposition. Opposite of {good-natured}.	   Syn: crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Illiberal \Il*lib"er*al\, a. [L. illiberalis; pref. il- not +	   liberalis liberal: cf. F. illib['e]ral.]	   1. Not liberal; not free or generous; close; niggardly; mean;	      sordid. "A thrifty and illiberal hand." --Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like;	      ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not well authorized or elegant; as, illiberal words in	      Latin. [R.] --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Illiberalism \Il*lib"er*al*ism\, n.	   Illiberality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Illiberality \Il*lib`er*al"i*ty\, n. [L. illiberalitas: cf. F.	   illib['e]ralit['e].]	   The state or quality of being illiberal; narrowness of mind;	   meanness; niggardliness. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Illiberalize \Il*lib"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Illiberalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Illiberalizing}.]	   To make illiberal.	   [1913 Webster]
Illiberally \Il*lib"er*al*ly\, adv.	   In a illiberal manner, ungenerously; uncharitably;	   parsimoniously.	   [1913 Webster]
Illiberalness \Il*lib"er*al*ness\, n.	   The state of being illiberal; illiberality.	   [1913 Webster]
Illicit \Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus,	   p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite.	   See {In-} not, and {License}.]	   Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit	   trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.	   [1913 Webster]	         One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another.	                                                  --Burke.	   -- {Il*lic"it*ly}, adv. -- {Il*lic"it*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Illicitous \Il*lic"it*ous\, a.	   Illicit. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Illicium \Il*li"ci*um\, n. [So called, in allusion to its aroma,	   from L. illicium an allurement.] (Bot.)	   A genus of Asiatic and American magnoliaceous trees, having	   star-shaped fruit; star anise. The fruit of {Illicium	   anisatum} is used as a spice in India, and its oil is largely	   used in Europe for flavoring cordials, being almost identical	   with true oil of anise.	   [1913 Webster]
Illighten \Il*light"en\, v. t.	   To enlighten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Illimitable \Il*lim"it*a*ble\, a. [Pref. il- not + limitable:	   cf. F. illimitable.]	   Incapable of being limited or bounded; immeasurable;	   limitless; boundless; as, illimitable space.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wild, the irregular, the illimitable, and the	         luxuriant, have their appropriate force of beauty. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   Syn: Boundless; limitless; unlimited; unbounded;	        immeasurable; infinite; immense; vast. --	        {Il*lim"it*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Il*lim"it*a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Illimitation \Il*lim`it*a"tion\, n. [Pref. il- not + limitation:	   cf. F. illimitation.]	   State of being illimitable; lack of, or freedom from,	   limitation. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Illimited \Il*lim"it*ed\, a.	   Not limited; interminable. --Bp. Hall. --	   {Il*lim"it*ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The absoluteness and illimitedness of his commission	         was generally much spoken of.            --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Illinition \Il`li*ni"tion\, n. [L. illinire, illinere, to	   besmear; pref. il- in, on + linire, linere, to smear.]	   1. A smearing or rubbing in or on; also, that which is	      smeared or rubbed on, as ointment or liniment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin crust of some extraneous substance formed on	      minerals. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A thin crust or illinition of black manganese.	                                                  --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]
Illinois \Il`li*nois"\, n. sing. & pl. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians, which formerly occupied	   the region between the Wabash and Mississippi rivers.	   [1913 Webster]
Illiquation \Il`li*qua"tion\, n. [Pref. il- in + L. liquare to	   melt.]	   The melting or dissolving of one thing into another.	   [1913 Webster]
Illish \Ill"ish\, a.	   Somewhat ill. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Illision \Il*li"sion\, n. [L. illisio, fr. illidere, illisum, to	   strike against; pref. il- in + laedere to strike.]	   The act of dashing or striking against. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Illiteracy \Il*lit"er*a*cy\, n.; pl. {Illiteracies}. [From	   {Illiterate}.]	   1. The state of being illiterate, or uneducated; lack of	      learning, or knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability	      to read and write; as, the illiteracy shown by the last	      census.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instance of ignorance; a literary blunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The many blunders and illiteracies of the first	            publishers of his [Shakespeare's] works. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Illiteral \Il*lit"er*al\, a.	   Not literal. [R.] --B. Dawson.	   [1913 Webster]
Illiterate \Il*lit"er*ate\, a. [L. illiteratus: pref. il- not +	   literatus learned. See {In-} not, and {Literal}.]	   Unable to read or write; ignorant of letters or books;	   unlettered; uninstructed; uneducated; as, an illiterate man,	   or people.	   Syn: Ignorant; untaught; unlearned; unlettered; unscholary.	        See {Ignorant}. -- {Il*lit"er*ate*ly}, adv. --	        {Il*lit"er*ate*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Illiterature \Il*lit"er*a*ture\, n.	   Lack of learning; illiteracy. [R.] --Ayliffe. Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-judged \Ill"-judged`\, a.	   Not well judged; unwise; not well considered or thought out;	   as, an ill-judged attempt.	   Syn: ill-advised, ill considered, rash.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Ill-lived \Ill"-lived`\, a.	   Leading a wicked life. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-looking \Ill"-look`ing\, a.	   Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under {Ill},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-mannered \Ill`-man"nered\, a.	   Impolite; rude; displaying socially incorrect behavior.	   Syn: rude, unmannered, unmannerly.	        [1913 Webster]
Ill-minded \Ill"-mind`ed\, a.	   Ill-disposed. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-natured \Ill`-na"tured\, a.	   1. Of habitual bad temper; having an unpleasant disposition;	      surly; disagreeable; cross; peevish; fractious; crabbed;	      -- of people; as, an ill-natured person; an ill-natured	      disagreeable old man. Opposite of {good-natured}.	      [Narrower terms: {argumentative, contentious,	      disputatious, disputative, litigious : {atrabilious,	      bilious, dyspeptic, liverish : {bristly, prickly,	      snappish, splenetic, waspish : {cantankerous, crotchety,	      ornery : {choleric, irascible, hotheaded, hot-headed,	      hot-tempered, quick-tempered, short-tempered : {crabbed,	      crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy, grumpy,	      bad-tempered, ill-tempered}: {cranky, fractious,	      irritable, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, testy,	      tetchy, techy : {crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff, ill-humored,	      ill-humoured}: {dour, glowering, glum, moody, morose,	      saturnine, sour, sullen : {feisty, touchy : {huffish,	      sulky}: {misanthropic, misanthropical : {misogynous :	      {shirty, snorty ill-tempered or annoyed)}: {shrewish,	      nagging, vixenish : {surly, ugly ] Also See: {unpleasant}.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Dictated by, or indicating, ill nature; spiteful. "The	      ill-natured task refuse." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intractable; not yielding to culture. [R.] "Ill-natured	      land." --J. Philips.	   3. not to one's liking; unpleasant; disagreeable. Opposite of	      {agreeable}. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {annoying,	      galling, chafing, irritating, nettlesome, pesky,	      pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,	      vexatious, vexing}; {nerve-racking, nerve-wracking,	      stressful, trying ]	   Syn: disagreeable.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {Ill`-na"tured*ly}, adv. --	        {Ill`-na"tured*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Illness \Ill"ness\, n. [From {Ill}.]	   1. The condition of being ill, evil, or bad; badness;	      unfavorableness. [Obs.] "The illness of the weather."	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disease; indisposition; malady; disorder of health;	      sickness; as, a short or a severe illness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wrong moral conduct; wickedness. --Shak.	   Syn: Malady; disease; indisposition; ailment.	   Usage: {Illness}, {Sickness}. Within the present century,	          there has been a tendency in England to use illness in	          the sense of a continuous disease, disorder of health,	          or sickness, and to confine sickness more especially	          to a sense of nausea, or "sickness of the stomach."	          [1913 Webster]
Ill-nurtured \Ill"-nur`tured\, a.	   Ill-bred. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Illocality \Il`lo*cal"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of locality or place. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Illogical \Il*log"ic*al\, a.	   Ignorant or negligent of the rules of logic or correct	   reasoning; as, an illogical disputant; contrary of the rules	   of logic or sound reasoning; as, an illogical inference. --	   {Il*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Il*log"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-omened \Ill`-o"mened\, a.	   Having unlucky omens; inauspicious. See Note under {Ill},	   adv.	   Syn: ill-fated, ill-starred, unlucky.	        [1913 Webster]
ill-proportioned \ill-proportioned\ adj.	   1. out of proportion in shape.	   Syn: lopsided, one-sided.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. lacking pleasing shape.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ill repute \ill repute\ n.	   Bad reputation; notoriety.	   [PJC]	   {house of ill repute} A brothel; bordello.	      [PJC]
ill-shapen \ill-shapen\ adj.	   so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly; as, an	   ill-shapen vase.	   Syn: deformed, distorted, malformed, misshapen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ill-sorted \ill-sorted\ adj.	   not well matched.	   Syn: incompatible, mismated, unsuited.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ill-starred \Ill"-starred`\, a.	   Fated to be unfortunate; unlucky; as, an ill-starred man or	   day.	   Syn: ill-fated, ill-omened, unlucky.	        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Ill-tempered \Ill`-tem"pered\, a.	   1. Of bad temper; grouchy; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish;	      fretful; quarrelsome.	   Syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, fussbudgety, grouchy,	        grumpy, bad-tempered.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Unhealthy; ill-conditioned. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall	            catch cold, while all the world is afraid to melt	            away.                                 --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]
Ill-timed \Ill"-timed`\, a.	   Done, attempted, or said, at an unsuitable or unpropitious	   time; occurring at an inappropriate time; as, an ill-timed	   intervention.	   Syn: ill timed(predicate), inappropriate, unseasonable,	        untimely, wrong, poorly timed, badly timed.	        [1913 Webster]
Illtreat \Ill`treat"\, v. t.	   To treat cruelly or improperly; to ill use; to maltreat.	   Syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use.	        [1913 Webster]
ill-treated \ill-treated\ adj.	   physically abused. [Narrower terms: {assaulted, molested,	   raped ; {battered, beaten ; {misunderstood ]	   Syn: abused, maltreated, mistreated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ill-treatment \ill-treatment\ n.	   cruel or inhumane treatment.	   Syn: maltreatment, ill-usage, abuse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Illude \Il*lude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Illuding}.] [L. illudere, illusum; pref. il- in + ludere	   to play: cf. OF. illuder. See {Ludicrous}.]	   To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and	   disappoint the hopes of.	   [1913 Webster]
Illume \Il*lume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illumed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Illuming}.] [Cf. F. illuminer. See {Illuminate}.]	   To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to	   illuminate; to illumine. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mountain's brow,	         Illumed with fluid gold.                 --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminable \Il*lu"mi*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being illuminated.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminant \Il*lu"mi*nant\, n. [L. illuminans, -antis, p. pr. of	   illuminare.]	   That which illuminates or affords light; as, gas and	   petroleum are illuminants. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminary \Il*lu"mi*na*ry\, a.	   Illuminative.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuminating}.] [L. illuminatus, p. p. of	   illuminare; pref. il- in + luminare to enlighten, fr. lumen	   light. See {Luminous}, and cf. {Illume}, {Illumine},	   {Enlimn}, {Limn}.]	   1. To make light; to throw light on; to supply with light,	      literally or figuratively; to brighten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To light up; to decorate with artificial lights, as a	      building or city, in token of rejoicing or respect.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adorn, as a book or page with borders, initial letters,	      or miniature pictures in colors and gold, as was done in	      manuscripts of the Middle Ages.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make plain or clear; to dispel the obscurity to by	      knowledge or reason; to explain; to elucidate; as, to	      illuminate a text, a problem, or a duty.	      [1913 Webster]	Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, v. i.	   To light up in token or rejoicing.	   [1913 Webster]	Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, a. [L. illuminatus, p. p.]	   Enlightened. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Illuminate \Il*lu"mi*nate\, n.	   One who is enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary	   light and knowledge.	   [1913 Webster]
illuminated \illuminated\ adj. [p. p. of {illuminate}.]	   1. rendered luminous by rays of light striking and	      reflecting; -- used especially of illumination by	      artificial light.	   Syn: lighted.	        [PJC]	   2. Adorned with pictorial or graphical designs, as a book or	      page with borders, initial letters, or miniature pictures	      in colors and gold, as was done in manuscripts of the	      Middle Ages; as, an illuminated manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]
Illuminati \Il*lu`mi*na"ti\, n. pl. [L. illuminatus. See	   {Illuminate}, v. t., and cf. {Illuminee}.]	   Literally, those who are enlightened; -- variously applied as	   follows: 	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received	      baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them,	      as a symbol of the spiritual illumination they has	      received by that sacrament.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) Members of a sect which sprung up in Spain	      about the year 1575. Their principal doctrine was, that,	      by means of prayer, they had attained to so perfect a	      state as to have no need of ordinances, sacraments, good	      works, etc.; -- called also {Alumbrados},	      {Perfectibilists}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mod. Hist.) Members of certain associations in Modern	      Europe, who combined to promote social reforms, by which	      they expected to raise men and society to perfection, esp.	      of one originated in 1776 by Adam Weishaupt, professor of	      canon law at Ingolstadt, which spread rapidly for a time,	      but ceased after a few years.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Also applied to:	      (a) An obscure sect of French Familists;	      (b) The Hesychasts, Mystics, and Quietists;	      (c) The Rosicrucians.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Any persons who profess special spiritual or intellectual	      enlightenment.	      [1913 Webster]
Illuminating \Il*lu"mi*na`ting\, a.	   Giving or producing light; used for illumination.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Illuminating gas}. See {Gas}, n., 2	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Illumination \Il*lu`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. illuminatio: cf. F.	   illumination.]	   1. The act of illuminating, or supplying with light; the	      state of being illuminated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored	      illustrations. See {Illuminate}, v. t., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is illuminated, as a house; also, an ornamented	      book or manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which illuminates or gives light; brightness;	      splendor; especially, intellectual light or knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The illumination which a bright genius giveth to his	            work.                                 --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Theol.) The special communication of knowledge to the	      mind by God; inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hymns and psalms . . . are framed by meditation	            beforehand, or by prophetical illumination are	            inspired.                             --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Illuminatism \Il*lu"mi*na*tism\, n.	   Illuminism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminative \Il*lu"mi*na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. illuminatif.]	   Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light;	   illustrative. "Illuminative reading." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminator \Il*lu"mi*na`tor\, n. [L., an enlightener, LL. also,	   an illuminator of books.]	   1. One whose occupation is to adorn books, especially	      manuscripts, with miniatures, borders, etc. See	      {Illuminate}, v. t., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A condenser or reflector of light in optical apparatus;	      also, an illuminant.	      [1913 Webster]
Illumine \Il*lu"mine\, v. t. [Cf. F. illuminer. See	   {Illuminate}.]	   To illuminate; to light up; to adorn.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminee \Il*lu`mi*nee"\, n. [F. illumin['e]. Cf.	   {Illuminati}.]	   One of the Illuminati.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminer \Il*lu"mi*ner\, n.	   One who, or that which, illuminates.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminism \Il*lu"mi*nism\, n. [Cf. F. illuminisme.]	   The principles of the Illuminati.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuministic \Il*lu`mi*nis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminize \Il*lu"mi*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illuminized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Illuminizing}.]	   To initiate the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuminous \Il*lu"mi*nous\, a.	   Bright; clear. [R.] --H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Illure \Il*lure"\, v. t. [Pref. il- in + lure.]	   To deceive; to entice; to lure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring	         them with the muck and dung of this world. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
ill-usage \ill-usage\ n.	   1. cruel or inhumane treatment.	   Syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, abuse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ill-use \ill-use\ v.	   1. to treat badly.	   Syn: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-treat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ill-used \ill`-used"\ adj.	   1. taken advantage of; treated badly; -- of persons. [WordNet	      sense 1]	   Syn: exploited, put-upon, used, victimized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Misapplied.	      [1913 Webster]
Illusion \Il*lu"sion\, n. [F. illusion, L. illusio, fr.	   illudere, illusum, to illude. See {Illude}.]	   1. An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision;	      a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery;	      hallucination.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cheat the eye with blear illusions. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Anything agreeably fascinating and charming;	      enchantment; witchery; glamour.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) A sensation originated by some external object,	      but so modified as in any way to lead to an erroneous	      perception; as when the rolling of a wagon is mistaken for	      thunder.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and	         hallucination, regarding the former as originating with	         some external object, and the latter as having no	         objective occasion whatever.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A plain, delicate lace, usually of silk, used for veils,	      scarfs, dresses, etc.	   Syn: Delusion; mockery; deception; chimera; fallacy. See	        {Delusion}. {Illusion}, {Delusion}. Illusion refers	        particularly to errors of the sense; delusion to false	        hopes or deceptions of the mind. An optical deception is	        an illusion; a false opinion is a delusion. --E.	        Edwards.	        [1913 Webster]
Illusionable \Il*lu"sion*a*ble\, a.	   Liable to illusion.	   [1913 Webster]
illusionary \illusionary\ adj.	   marked by or producing illusion; as, illusionary stage	   effects.	   Syn: illusional.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Illusionist \Il*lu"sion*ist\, n.	   1. One given to illusion; a visionary dreamer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A magician or conjurer who produces illusions by sleight	      of hand; a prestidigitator.	      [PJC]
Illusive \Il*lu"sive\, a. [See {Illude}.]	   Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false;	   illusory; unreal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Truth from illusive falsehood to command. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Illusively \Il*lu"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a illusive manner; falsely.	   [1913 Webster]
Illusiveness \Il*lu"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show.	   [1913 Webster]
Illusory \Il*lu"so*ry\, a. [Cf. F. illusore.]	   Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive; as,	   illusory promises or hopes.	   [1913 Webster]
Illustrable \Il*lus"tra*ble\, a.	   Capable of illustration. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Illustrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Illustrating}.] [L. illustratus, p. p. of	   illustrare to illustrate, fr. illustris bright. See	   {Illustrious}.]	   1. To make clear, bright, or luminous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly or	      conspicuously. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To prove him, and illustrate his high worth.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make clear, intelligible, or apprehensible; to	      elucidate, explain, or exemplify, as by means of figures,	      comparisons, and examples.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To adorn with pictures, as a book or a subject; to	      elucidate with pictures, as a history or a romance.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To give renown or honor to; to make illustrious; to	      glorify. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Matter to me of glory, whom their hate	            Illustrates.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Illustrate \Il*lus"trate\, a. [L. illustratus, p. p.]	   Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
illustrated \illustrated\ adj.	   provided with pictures; -- of a publication; as, an	   illustrated weekly. Opposite of {unillustrated}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Illustration \Il`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. illustratio: cf. F.	   illustration.]	   1. The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and	      distinct; education; also, the state of being illustrated,	      or of being made clear and distinct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which illustrates; a comparison or example intended	      to make clear or apprehensible, or to remove obscurity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A picture designed to decorate a volume or elucidate a	      literary work.	      [1913 Webster]
Illustrative \Il*lus"tra*tive\, a.	   1. Tending or designed to illustrate, exemplify, or	      elucidate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making illustrious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Illustratively \Il*lus"tra*tive*ly\, adv.	   By way of illustration or elucidation. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Illustrator \Il*lus"tra*tor\, n. [L.]	   One who illustrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Illustratory \Il*lus"tra*to*ry\, a.	   Serving to illustrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Illustrious \Il*lus"tri*ous\, a. [L. illustris, prob. for	   illuxtris; fr. il- in + the root of lucidus bright: cf. F.	   illustre. See {Lucid}.]	   1. Possessing luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous;	      splendid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent;	      conspicuous; distinguished.	      [1913 Webster]	            Illustrious earls, renowened everywhere. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious	      deeds or titles.	   Syn: Distinguished; famous; remarkable; brilliant;	        conspicuous; noted; celebrated; signal; renowened;	        eminent; exalted; noble; glorious. See {Distinguished},	        {Famous}.	        [1913 Webster]
Illustriously \Il*lus"tri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a illustrious manner; conspicuously; eminently; famously.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Illustriousness \Il*lus"tri*ous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being eminent; greatness; grandeur;	   glory; fame.	   [1913 Webster]
Illustrous \Il*lus"trous\, a. [Pref. il- not + lustrous.]	   Without luster. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Illutation \Il`lu*ta"tion\, n. [Pref. il- in + L. lutum mud: cf.	   F. illutation.]	   The act or operation of smearing the body with mud,	   especially with the sediment from mineral springs; a mud	   bath.	   [1913 Webster]
Illuxurious \Il`lux*u"ri*ous\, a.	   Not luxurious. [R.] --Orrery.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-will \Ill`-will"\	   See under {Ill}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ill-wisher \Ill`-wish"er\, n.	   One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Illy \Il"ly\, adv. [A word not fully approved, but sometimes	   used for the adverb ill.]	   [1913 Webster] Ilmenite \Il"men*ite\, n. [So called from	   Ilmen, a branch of the Ural Mountains.] (Min.)	   Titanic iron. See {Menaccanite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilmenium \Il*me"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Ilmenite}.] (Chem.)	   A supposed element claimed to have been discovered by	   R.Harmann.	   [1913 Webster]
Ilvaite \Il"va*ite\, n. [From L. Ilva, the island now called	   Elba.] (Min.)	   A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic	   crystals and columnar masses.	   [1913 Webster]
I'm \I'm\	   A contraction of I am.	   [1913 Webster]
Im- \Im-\	   A form of the prefix in- not, and in- in. See {In-}. Im- also	   occurs in composition with some words not of Latin origin;	   as, imbank, imbitter.	   [1913 Webster]
Image \Im"age\ ([i^]m"[asl]j; 48), n. [F., fr. L. imago,	   imaginis, from the root of imitari to imitate. See {Imitate},	   and cf. {Imagine}.]	   1. An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person,	      thing, or act, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise	      made perceptible to the sight; a visible presentation; a	      copy; a likeness; an effigy; a picture; a semblance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even like a stony image, cold and numb. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose is this image and superscription? --Matt.	                                                  xxii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God created man in his own image. --Gen. i. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is paid;	      an idol. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, . .	            . thou shalt not bow down thyself to them. --Ex. xx.	                                                  4, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Show; appearance; cast.	      [1913 Webster]	            The face of things a frightful image bears.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A representation of anything to the mind; a picture drawn	      by the fancy; a conception; an idea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can we conceive	            Image of aught delightful, soft, or great? --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Rhet.) A picture, example, or illustration, often taken	      from sensible objects, and used to illustrate a subject;	      usually, an extended metaphor. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Opt.) The figure or picture of any object formed at the	      focus of a lens or mirror, by rays of light from the	      several points of the object symmetrically refracted or	      reflected to corresponding points in such focus; this may	      be received on a screen, a photographic plate, or the	      retina of the eye, and viewed directly by the eye, or with	      an eyeglass, as in the telescope and microscope; the	      likeness of an object formed by reflection; as, to see	      one's image in a mirror.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Electrical image}. See under {Electrical}.	   {Image breaker}, one who destroys images; an iconoclast.	   {Image graver}, {Image maker}, a sculptor.	   {Image worship}, the worship of images as symbols; iconolatry	      distinguished from idolatry; the worship of images	      themselves.	   {Image Purkinje} (Physics), the image of the retinal blood	      vessels projected in, not merely on, that membrane.	   {Virtual image} (Optics), a point or system of points, on one	      side of a mirror or lens, which, if it existed, would emit	      the system of rays which actually exists on the other side	      of the mirror or lens. --Clerk Maxwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Image \Im"age\ ([i^]m"[asl]j; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imaged}	   ([i^]m"[asl]jd; 48); p. pr. & vb. n. {Imaging}.]	   1. To represent or form an image of; as, the still lake	      imaged the shore; the mirror imaged her figure. "Shrines	      of imaged saints." --J. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent to the mental vision; to form a likeness of	      by the fancy or recollection; to imagine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Condemn'd whole years in absence to deplore,	            And image charms he must behold no more. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Imageable \Im"age*a*ble\, a.	   That may be imaged. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imageless \Im"age*less\, a.	   Having no image. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Imager \Im"a*ger\, n.	   One who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Praxiteles was ennobled for a rare imager. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Imagery \Im"age*ry\ ([i^]m"[asl]j*r[y^]; 277), n. [OE. imagerie,	   F. imagerie.]	   1. The work of one who makes images or visible representation	      of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass.	      "Painted imagery." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In those oratories might you see	            Rich carvings, portraitures, and imagery. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Unreal show; imitation; appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            What can thy imagery of sorrow mean?  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The work of the imagination or fancy; false ideas;	      imaginary phantasms.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imagery of a melancholic fancy.   --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Rhetorical decoration in writing or speaking; vivid	      descriptions presenting or suggesting images of sensible	      objects; figures in discourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wish there may be in this poem any instance of	            good imagery.                         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Imaginability \Im*ag`i*na*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capacity for imagination. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginable \Im*ag"i*na*ble\, a. [L. imaginabilis: cf. F.	   imaginable.]	   Capable of being imagined; conceivable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men sunk into the greatest darkness imaginable.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   -- {Im*ag"i*na*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*ag"i*na*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginal \Im*ag"i*nal\, a. [L. imaginalis.]	   1. Characterized by imagination; imaginative; also, given to	      the use or rhetorical figures or imagins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to an imago.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Imaginal disks} (Zool.), masses of hypodermic cells, carried	      by the larv[ae] of some insects after leaving the egg,	      from which masses the wings and legs of the adult are	      subsequently formed.	      [1913 Webster]
Imaginant \Im*ag"i*nant\, a. [L. imaginans, p. pr. of imaginari:	   cf. F. imaginant.]	   Imagining; conceiving. [Obs.] --Bacon. -- n. An imaginer.	   [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginarily \Im*ag"i*na*ri*ly\, a.	   In a imaginary manner; in imagination. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginariness \Im*ag"i*na*ri*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being imaginary; unreality.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, a. [L. imaginarius: cf. F.	   imaginaire.]	   Existing only in imagination or fancy; not real; fancied;	   visionary; ideal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wilt thou add to all the griefs I suffer	         Imaginary ills and fancied tortures?     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Imaginary calculus} See under {Calculus}.	   {Imaginary expression} or {Imaginary quantity} (Alg.), an	      algebraic expression which involves the impossible	      operation of taking the square root of a negative	      quantity; as, [root]-9, a + b [root]-1.	   {Imaginary points}, {lines}, {surfaces}, etc. (Geom.),	      points, lines, surfaces, etc., imagined to exist, although	      by reason of certain changes of a figure they have in fact	      ceased to have a real existence.	   Syn: Ideal; fanciful; chimerical; visionary; fancied; unreal;	        illusive.	        [1913 Webster]	Imaginary \Im*ag"i*na*ry\, n. (Alg.)	   An imaginary expression or quantity.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginate \Im*ag"i*nate\, a.	   Imaginative. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Imagination \Im*ag`i*na"tion\, n. [OE. imaginacionum, F.	   imagination, fr. L. imaginatio. See {Imagine}.]	   1. The imagine-making power of the mind; the power to create	      or reproduce ideally an object of sense previously	      perceived; the power to call up mental imagines.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our simple apprehension of corporeal objects, if	            present, is sense; if absent, is imagination.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imagination is of three kinds: joined with belief of	            that which is to come; joined with memory of that	            which is past; and of things present, or as if they	            were present.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The representative power; the power to reconstruct or	      recombine the materials furnished by direct apprehension;	      the complex faculty usually termed the plastic or creative	      power; the fancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imagination of common language -- the productive	            imagination of philosophers -- is nothing but the	            representative process plus the process to which I	            would give the name of the "comparative." --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The power of the mind to decompose its conceptions,	            and to recombine the elements of them at its	            pleasure, is called its faculty of imagination. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The business of conception is to present us with an	            exact transcript of what we have felt or perceived.	            But we have moreover a power of modifying our	            conceptions, by combining the parts of different	            ones together, so as to form new wholes of our	            creation. I shall employ the word imagination to	            express this power.                   --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power to recombine the materials furnished by	      experience or memory, for the accomplishment of an	      elevated purpose; the power of conceiving and expressing	      the ideal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lunatic, the lover, and the poet	            Are of imagination all compact . . .	            The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,	            Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to	            heaven,	            And as imagination bodies forth	            The forms of things unknown, the poet's pen	            Turns them to shapes, and gives to airy nothing	            A local habitation and a name.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mental image formed by the action of the imagination as	      a faculty; a conception; a notion. --Shak.	   Syn: Conception; idea; conceit; fancy; device; origination;	        invention; scheme; design; purpose; contrivance.	   Usage: {Imagination}, {Fancy}. These words have, to a great	          extent, been interchanged by our best writers, and	          considered as strictly synonymous. A distinction,	          however, is now made between them which more fully	          exhibits their nature. Properly speaking, they are	          different exercises of the same general power -- the	          plastic or creative faculty. Imagination consists in	          taking parts of our conceptions and combining them	          into new forms and images more select, more striking,	          more delightful, more terrible, etc., than those of	          ordinary nature. It is the higher exercise of the two.	          It creates by laws more closely connected with the	          reason; it has strong emotion as its actuating and	          formative cause; it aims at results of a definite and	          weighty character. Milton's fiery lake, the debates of	          his Pandemonium, the exquisite scenes of his Paradise,	          are all products of the imagination. Fancy moves on a	          lighter wing; it is governed by laws of association	          which are more remote, and sometimes arbitrary or	          capricious. Hence the term fanciful, which exhibits	          fancy in its wilder flights. It has for its actuating	          spirit feelings of a lively, gay, and versatile	          character; it seeks to please by unexpected	          combinations of thought, startling contrasts, flashes	          of brilliant imagery, etc. Pope's Rape of the Lock is	          an exhibition of fancy which has scarcely its equal in	          the literature of any country. -- "This, for instance,	          Wordsworth did in respect of the words `imagination'	          and `fancy.' Before he wrote, it was, I suppose,	          obscurely felt by most that in `imagination' there was	          more of the earnest, in `fancy' of the play of the	          spirit; that the first was a loftier faculty and gift	          than the second; yet for all this words were	          continually, and not without loss, confounded. He	          first, in the preface to his Lyrical Ballads, rendered	          it henceforth impossible that any one, who had read	          and mastered what he has written on the two words,	          should remain unconscious any longer of the important	          difference between them." --Trench.	          [1913 Webster]	                The same power, which we should call fancy if	                employed on a production of a light nature,	                would be dignified with the title of imagination	                if shown on a grander scale.      --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
Imaginational \Im*ag`i*na"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, involving, or caused by, imagination.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginationalism \Im*ag`i*na"tion*al*ism\, n.	   Idealism. --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginative \Im*ag"i*na*tive\, a. [F. imaginatif.]	   1. Proceeding from, and characterized by, the imagination,	      generally in the highest sense of the word.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all the higher departments of imaginative art,	            nature still constitutes an important element.	                                                  --Mure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to imagining; full of images, fancies, etc.; having	      a quick imagination; conceptive; creative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Milton had a highly imaginative, Cowley a very	            fanciful mind.                        --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unreasonably suspicious; jealous. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --	      {Im*ag"i*na*tive*ly}, adv. -- {Im*ag"i*na*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
imaginativeness \imaginativeness\ n.	   the capability of imagining; the power of imagination.	   Syn: imagination, vision.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Imagine \Im*ag"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imagined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Imagining}.] [F. imaginer, L. imaginari, p. p.	   imaginatus, fr. imago image. See {Image}.]	   1. To form in the mind a notion or idea of; to form a mental	      image of; to conceive; to produce by the imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the night, imagining some fear,	            How easy is a bush supposed a bear!   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contrive in purpose; to scheme; to devise; to compass;	      to purpose. See {Compass}, v. t., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long will ye imagine mischief against a man?	                                                  --Ps. lxii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To represent to one's self; to think; to believe. --Shak.	   Syn: To fancy; conceive; apprehend; think; believe; suppose;	        opine; deem; plan; scheme; devise.	        [1913 Webster]	Imagine \Im*ag"ine\, v. i.	   1. To form images or conceptions; to conceive; to devise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To think; to suppose.	      [1913 Webster]	            My sister is not so defenseless left	            As you imagine.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
imagined \imagined\ adj.	   existing in the mind only; not real or actual; as, her	   imagined fame.	   Syn: imaginary, notional.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Imaginer \Im*ag"in*er\, n.	   One who forms ideas or conceptions; one who contrives.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Imaginous \Im*ag"in*ous\, a.	   Imaginative. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Imago \I*ma"go\, n.; pl. {Imagoes}. [L. See {Image}.]	   1. An image.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The final adult, and usually winged, state of an	      insect. See Illust. of {Ant-lion}, and {Army worm}. Iman	      Imam
Imam \I*mam"\, Iman \I*man"\, Imaum \I*maum"\, n. [Ar. im[=a]m.]	   1. Among the Mohammedans, a minister or priest who performs	      the regular service of the mosque.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Mohammedan prince who, as a successor of Mohammed,	      unites in his person supreme spiritual and temporal power.	      [1913 Webster]
Imaret \I*ma"ret\, n. [Turk., fr. Ar. 'im[=a]ra.]	   A lodging house for Mohammedan pilgrims. --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbalm \Im*balm"\, v. t.	   See {Embalm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imban \Im*ban"\, v. t.	   To put under a ban. [R.] --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Imband \Im*band"\, v. t.	   To form into a band or bands. "Imbanded nations." --J.	   Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbank \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}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbankment \Im*bank"ment\, n.	   The act of surrounding with a bank; a bank or mound raised	   for defense, a roadway, etc.; an embankment. See	   {Embankment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbannered \Im*ban"nered\, a.	   Having banners.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbar \Im*bar"\, v. t.	   To bar in; to secure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To imbar their crooked titles.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbargo \Im*bar"go\, n.	   See {Embargo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbark \Im*bark"\, v. i. & t.	   See {Embark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbarn \Im*barn"\, v. t.	   To store in a barn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imbase \Im*base"\, v. t.	   See {Embase}.	   [1913 Webster]	Imbase \Im*base"\, v. i.	   To diminish in value. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbastardize \Im*bas"tard*ize\, v. t.	   To bastardize; to debase. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbathe \Im*bathe"\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + bathe. Cf.	   {Embathe}.]	   To bathe; to wash freely; to immerse.	   [1913 Webster]	         And gave her to his daughters to imbathe	         In nectared lavers strewed with asphodel. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbay \Im*bay"\, v. t.	   See {Embay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbecile \Im"be*cile\, a. [L. imbecillis, and imbecillus; of	   unknown origin: cf. F. imb['e]cile.]	   Destitute of strength, whether of body or mind; feeble;	   impotent; esp., mentally wea; feeble-minded; as, hospitals	   for the imbecile and insane.	   Syn: Weak; feeble; feeble-minded; idiotic.	        [1913 Webster]	Imbecile \Im"be*cile\, n.	   1. One destitute of strength; esp., one of feeble mind; --	      sometimes used as a pejorative term.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Psychology) A person with a degree of mental retardation	      between that of an idiot and a moron; in a former	      classification of mentally retarded person, it applied to	      a person with an adult mental age of from four to eith	      years, and an I.Q. of from 26 to 50.	      [PJC]	Imbecile \Im"be*cile\, v. t.	   To weaken; to make imbecile; as, to imbecile men's courage.	   [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbecilitate \Im`be*cil"i*tate\, v. t.	   To weaken, as to the body or the mind; to enfeeble. [R.] --A.	   Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbecility \Im`be*cil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Imbecilities}. [L.	   imbecillitas: cf. F. imb['e]cillit['e].]	   The quality of being imbecile; weakness; feebleness, esp. of	   mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cruelty . . . argues not only a depravedness of nature,	         but also a meanness of courage and imbecility of mind.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is used specifically to denote natural	         weakness of the mental faculties, affecting one's power	         to act reasonably or intelligently.	   Syn: Debility; infirmity; weakness; feebleness; impotence.	        See {Debility}.	        [1913 Webster]
Imbed \Im*bed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbedded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Imbedding}.] [Pref. im- in + bed. Cf. {Embed}.]	   To sink or lay, as in a bed; to deposit in a partly inclosing	   mass, as of clay or mortar; to cover, as with earth, sand,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbellic \Im*bel"lic\, a. [L. imbellis; pref. im- = in- not +	   bellum war; cf. bellicus warlike.]	   Not warlike or martial. [Obs.] --R. Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbenching \Im*bench"ing\, n. [Pref. im- in + bench.]	   A raised work like a bench. [Obs.] --Parkhurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Imber-goose \Im"ber-goose`\, n. (Zool.)	   The loon. See {Ember-goose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbezzle \Im*bez"zle\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Embezzle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbibe \Im*bibe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbibed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Imbibing}.] [L. imbibere; pref. im- in + bibere to drink:	   cf. F. imbiber. Cf. {Bib}, {Imbue}, {Potable}.]	   1. To drink in; to absorb; to soak up; to suck or take in; to	      receive as by drinking; as, a person imbibes drink, or a	      sponge imbibes moisture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To receive or absorb into the mind and retain; as, to	      imbibe principles; to imbibe errors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To saturate; to imbue. [Obs.] "Earth, imbibed with . . .	      acid." --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]
Imbiber \Im*bib"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, imbibes.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbibition \Im`bi*bi"tion\, n. [Cf. F. imbibition.]	   The act or process of imbibing, or absorbing; as, the	   post-mortem imbibition of poisons. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbitter \Im*bit"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbittered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Imbittering}.] [Pref. im- in + bitter. Cf.	   {Embitter}.] [Written also {embitter}.]	   To make bitter; hence, to make distressing or more	   distressing; to make sad, morose, sour, or malignant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is there anything that more imbitters the enjoyment of	         this life than shame?                    --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Imbittered against each other by former contests.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbitterer \Im*bit"ter*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, imbitters.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbitterment \Im*bit"ter*ment\, n.	   The act of imbittering; bitter feeling; embitterment.	   [1913 Webster]
Imblaze \Im*blaze"\, v. t.	   See {Emblaze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imblazon \Im*bla"zon\, v. t.	   See {Emblazon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbody \Im*bod"y\, v. i. [See {Embody}.]	   To become corporeal; to assume the qualities of a material	   body. See {Embody}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soul grows clotted by contagion,	         Imbodies, and imbrutes.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imboil \Im*boil"\, v. t. & i. [Obs.]	   See {Emboil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbolden \Im*bold"en\, v. t.	   See {Embolden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbonity \Im*bon"i*ty\, n. [Pref. im- not + L. bonitas	   goodness.]	   Lack of goodness. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imborder \Im*bor"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbordered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Imbordering}.] [Pref. im- in + border. Cf.	   {Emborder}.]	   To furnish or inclose with a border; to form a border of.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbosk \Im*bosk"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbosked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Imbosking}.] [CF. It. imboscare to imbosk, imboscarsi to	   retire into a wood; pref. im- in + bosco wood. See {Boscage},	   and cf. {Ambush}.]	   To conceal, as in bushes; to hide. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]	Imbosk \Im*bosk"\, v. i.	   To be concealed. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbosom \Im*bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbosomed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Imbosoming}.] [Pref. im- in + bosom. Cf. {Embosom}.]	   1. To hold in the bosom; to cherish in the heart or	      affection; to embosom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or	      shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove. "Villages	      imbosomed soft in trees." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Father infinite,	            By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Imboss \Im*boss"\, v. t.	   See {Emboss}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbosture \Im*bos"ture\, n. [See {Emboss}.]	   Embossed or raised work. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbound \Im*bound"\, v. t.	   To inclose in limits; to shut in. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbow \Im*bow"\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + bow. Cf. {Embow}.]	   To make like a bow; to curve; to arch; to vault; to embow.	   "Imbowed windows." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbowel \Im*bow"el\, v. t.	   See {Embowel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbower \Im*bow"er\, v. t. & i.	   See {Embower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbowment \Im*bow"ment\, n.	   act of imbowing; an arch; a vault. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbox \Im*box"\, v. t.	   To inclose in a box.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbracery \Im*bra"cer*y\, n.	   Embracery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imbraid \Im*braid"\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Embraid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbrangle \Im*bran"gle\, v. t.	   To entangle as in a cobweb; to mix confusedly. [R.]	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	         Physiology imbrangled with an inapplicable logic.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbreed \Im*breed"\, v. t. [Cf. {Inbreed}.]	   To generate within; to inbreed. [Obs.] --Hakewill. Imbricate
Imbricate \Im"bri*cate\, Imbricated \Im"bri*ca`ted\, a. [L.	   imbricatus, p. p. of imbricare to cover with tiles, to form	   like a gutter tile, fr. imbrex, -icis, a hollow tile, gutter	   tile, fr. imber rain.]	   1. Bent and hollowed like a roof or gutter tile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lying over each other in regular order, so as to "break	      joints," like tiles or shingles on a roof, the scales on	      the leaf buds of plants and the cups of some acorns, or	      the scales of fishes; overlapping each other at the	      margins, as leaves in [ae]stivation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In decorative art: Having scales lapping one over the	      other, or a representation of such scales; as, an	      imbricated surface; an imbricated pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	Imbricate \Im"bri*cate\, v. t.	   To lay in order, one lapping over another, so as to form an	   imbricated surface.	   [1913 Webster]
imbricated \imbricated\ adj. (Botany)	   overlapping or layered as scales or shingles; -- used	   especially of leaves or bracts.	   Syn: imbricate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Imbrication \Im`bri*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. imbrication.]	   An overlapping of the edges, like that of tiles or shingles;	   hence, intricacy of structure; also, a pattern or decoration	   representing such a structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbricative \Im"bri*ca*tive\, a. (Bot.)	   Imbricate.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbrocado \Im`bro*ca"do\, n.; pl. {Imbrocadoes}. [See	   {Brocade}.]	   Cloth of silver or of gold. [R.] Imbrocata
Imbrocata \Im`bro*ca"ta\, Imbroccata \Im`broc*ca"ta\, n. [It.	   imbroccata.]	   A hit or thrust. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbroglio \Im*brogl"io\, n.; pl. {Imbroglios}. [Written also	   {embroglio}.] [It. See 1st {Broil}, and cf. {Embroil}.]	   1. An intricate, complicated plot, as of a drama or work of	      fiction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A complicated and embarrassing state of things; a serious	      misunderstanding or disagreement, especially one that is	      bitter.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Wrestling to free itself from the baleful imbroglio.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Imbrown \Im*brown"\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + brown. Cf.	   {Embrown}.]	   To make brown; to obscure; to darken; to tan; as, features	   imbrowned by exposure.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mountain mass by scorching skies imbrowned.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbrue \Im*brue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbureed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Imbureing}.] [Cf. OF. embruer, also embruver, embreuver,	   embrever, to give to drink, soak (see pref. {En-}, 1, 1st	   {In-}, and {Breverage}), but also OE. enbrewen, enbrowen, to	   stain, soil (cf. {Brewis}).]	   To wet or moisten; to soak; to drench, especially in blood.	   [1913 Webster]	         While Darwen stream, will blood of Scots imbrued.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbruement \Im*brue"ment\, n.	   The act of imbruing or state of being imbrued.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbrute \Im*brute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbruted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Imbruting}.] [Pref. im- in + brute: cf. F. abrutir.	   Cf. {Embrute}.]	   To degrade to the state of a brute; to make brutal.	   [1913 Webster]	         And mixed with bestial slime,	         THis essence to incarnate and imbrute.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Imbrute \Im*brute"\, v. i.	   To sink to the state of a brute.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soul grows clotted by contagion,	         Imbodies, and imbrutes, till she quite lose	         The divine property of her first being.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbrutement \Im*brute"ment\, n.	   The act of imbruting, or the state of being imbruted. [R.]	   --Brydges.	   [1913 Webster]
Imbue \Im*bue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imbued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Imbuing}.] [L. imbuere; pref. im- in + perh. a disused	   simple word akin to L. bibere to drink. Cf. {Imbibe}.]	   1. To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes	      thoroughly imbued with black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tincture deply; to cause to become impressed or	      penetrated; as, to imbue the minds of youth with good	      principles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy words with grace divine	            Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Imbuement \Im*bue"ment\, n.	   The act of imbuing; the state of being imbued; hence, a deep	   tincture.	   [1913 Webster]
Imburse \Im*burse"\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + burse: cf. F.	   embourser to put into one's purse. See {Burse}, and {Purse}.]	   To supply or stock with money. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imbursement \Im*burse"ment\, n.	   1. The act of imbursing, or the state of being imbursed.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Money laid up in stock. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Imbution \Im*bu"tion\, n.	   An imbuing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imesatin \I*mes"a*tin\, n. [Imide + isatin.] (Chem.)	   A dark yellow, crystalline substance, obtained by the action	   of ammonia on isatin.	   [1913 Webster]
Imide \Im"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound with, or derivative of, the imido group; specif.,	   a compound of one or more acid radicals with the imido group,	   or with a monamine; hence, also, a derivative of ammonia, in	   which two atoms of hydrogen have been replaced by divalent	   basic or acid radicals; -- frequently used as a combining	   form; as, succinimide.	   [1913 Webster]
Imido \Im"i*do\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, containing, or combined with, the radical NH,	   which is called the imido group.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Imido acid}, an organic acid, consisting of one or more acid	      radicals so united with the imido group that it contains	      replaceable acid hydrogen, and plays the part of an acid;	      as, uric acid, succinimide, etc., are imido acids.	      [1913 Webster]
Imitability \Im`it*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [See {Imitable}.]	   The quality of being imitable. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Imitable \Im"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. imitabilis: cf. F. imitable. See	   {Imitate}.]	   1. Capable of being imitated or copied.	      [1913 Webster]	            The characters of man placed in lower stations of	            life are more usefull, as being imitable by great	            numbers.                              --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of imitation; as, imitable character or qualities.	      --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Imitableness \Im"i*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being imitable; worthness of	   imitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Imitancy \Im"i*tan*cy\, n. [From L. imitans, p. pr. of imitare.]	   Tendency to imitation. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Imitate \Im"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imitated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Imitating}.] [L. imitatus, p. p. of imitari to	   imitate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Image}.]	   1. To follow as a pattern, model, or example; to copy or	      strive to copy, in acts, manners etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Despise wealth and imitate a dog.     --Cowlay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce a semblance or likeness of, in form, character,	      color, qualities, conduct, manners, and the like; to	      counterfeit; to copy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A place picked out by choice of best alive	            The Nature's work by art can imitate. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            This hand appeared a shining sword to weild,	            And that sustained an imitated shield. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) To resemble (another species of animal, or a	      plant, or inanimate object) in form, color, ornamentation,	      or instinctive habits, so as to derive an advantage	      thereby; sa, when a harmless snake imitates a venomous one	      in color and manner, or when an odorless insect imitates,	      in color, one having secretion offensive to birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Imitation \Im"i*ta"tion\, n. [L. imitatio: cf. F. imitation.]	   1. The act of imitating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poesy is an art of imitation, . . . that is to say,	            a representing, counterfeiting, or figuring forth.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is made or produced as a copy; that which is	      made to resemble something else, whether for laudable or	      for fraudulent purposes; likeness; resemblance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both these arts are not only true imitations of	            nature, but of the best nature.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      different degrees of pitch, by one or more of the other	      parts of voises. Cf. {Canon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) The act of condition of imitating another species	      of animal, or a plant, or unanimate object. See {Imitate},	      v. t., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Imitation is often used adjectively to characterize	         things which have a deceptive appearance, simulating	         the qualities of a superior article; -- opposed to	         {real} or {genuine}; as, imitation lace; imitation	         bronze; imitation modesty, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Imitational \Im`i*ta"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or employed in, imitation; as, imitational	   propensities.	   [1913 Webster]
Imitative \Im"i*ta*tive\, a. [L. imitavitus: cf. F. imitatif.]	   1. Inclined to imitate, copy, or follow; imitating;	      exhibiting some of the qualities or characteristics of a	      pattern or model; dependent on example; not original; as,	      man is an imitative being; painting is an imitative art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed after a model, pattern, or original.	      [1913 Webster]	            This temple, less in form, with equal grace,	            Was imitative of the first in Thrace. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Nat. Hist.) Designed to imitate another species of	      animal, or a plant, or inanimate object, for some useful	      purpose, such as protection from enemies; having	      resemblance to something else; as, imitative colors;	      imitative habits; dendritic and mammillary forms of	      minerals are imitative. -- {Im"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Im"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Imitative \Im"i*ta*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   A verb expressive of imitation or resemblance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imitator \Im"i*ta"tor\, n. [L.]	   One who imitates.	   [1913 Webster]
Imitatorship \Im"i*ta`tor*ship\, n.	   The state or office of an imitator. "Servile imitatorship."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Imitatress \Im"i*ta`tress\, n.	   A woman who is an imitator.	   [1913 Webster]
Imitatrix \Im"i*ta`trix\, n.	   An imitatress.	   [1913 Webster]
Immaculate \Im*mac"u*late\, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not +	   maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot.	   See {Mail} armor.]	   Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Were but my soul as pure	         From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold	         One more immaculate.                     --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Immaculate conception} (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the	      Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. --	      {Im*mac"u*late*ly}, adv. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Immailed \Im*mailed"\, a.	   Wearing mail or armor; clad of armor. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Immalleable \Im*mal"le*a*ble\, a.	   Not maleable.	   [1913 Webster]
Immanacle \Im*man"a*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immanacled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Immanacling}.]	   To manacle; to fetter; hence; to confine; to restrain from	   free action.	   [1913 Webster]	         Although this corporal rind	         Thou hast immanacled.                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Immanation \Im"ma*na"tion\, n. [Pref. im- in + L. manare to	   flow; cf. mantio a flowing.]	   A flowing or entering in; -- opposed to emanation. [R.]	   --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Immane \Im*mane"\, a. [L. immanis.]	   Very great; huge; vast; also, monstrous in character;	   inhuman; atrocious; fierce. [Obs.] "So immane a man."	   --Chapman. -- {Im*mane"ly}, adv. [Obs.] Immanence
Immanence \Im"ma*nence\, Immanency \Im"ma*nen*cy\, n.	   The condition or quality of being immanent; inherence; an	   indwelling.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Clement] is mainly concerned in enforcing the	         immanence of God. Christ is everywhere presented by him	         as Deity indwelling in the world.        --A. V. G.	                                                  Allen.	   [1913 Webster]
Immanent \Im"ma*nent\, a. [L. immanens, p. pr. of immanere to	   remain in or near; pref. im- in + manere to remain: cf. F.	   immanent.]	   Remaining within; inherent; indwelling; abiding; intrinsic;	   internal or subjective; hence, limited in activity, agency,	   or effect, to the subject or associated acts; -- opposed to	   {emanant}, {transitory}, {transitive}, or {objective}.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cognition is an immanent act of mind.  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	         An immanent power in the life of the world. --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Immanifest \Im*man"i*fest\, a.	   Not manifest. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Immanity \Im*man"i*ty\, n. [L. immanitas.]	   The state or quality of being immane; barbarity. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Immantle \Im*man"tle\, v. t.	   See {Emmantle}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Immanuel \Im*man"u*el\, n. [Heb. 'imm[=a]n?[=e]l, fr. 'im with +	   [=a]n? us + [=e]l God.]	   God with us; -- an appellation of the Christ. --Is. vii. 14.	   Matt. i. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
Immarcescible \Im`mar*ces"ci*ble\, a. [L. immarcescibilis; pref.	   im- not + marcescere to fade: cf. F. immarcescible.]	   Unfading; lasting. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Immarcescibly \Im`mar*ces"ci*bly\, adv.	   Unfadingly. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Immarginate \Im*mar"gin*ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Not having a distinctive margin or border. --Grey.	   [1913 Webster]
Immartial \Im*mar"tial\, a.	   Not martial; unwarlike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Immask \Im*mask"\, v. t.	   To cover, as with a mask; to disguise or conceal. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Immatchable \Im*match"a*ble\, a.	   Matchless; peerless. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Immaterial \Im`ma*te"ri*al\ ([i^]m`m[.a]*t[=e]"r[i^]*al), a.	   [Pref. im- not + material: cf. F. immat['e]riel.]	   1. Not consisting of matter; incorporeal; spiritual;	      disembodied.	      [1913 Webster]	            Angels are spirits immaterial and intellectual.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of no substantial consequence; without weight or	      significance; unimportant; as, it is wholly immaterial	      whether he does so or not.	   Syn: Unimportant; inconsequential; insignificant;	        inconsiderable; trifling.	        [1913 Webster]
Immaterialism \Im`ma*te"ri*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F.	   immat['e]rialisme.]	   1. The doctrine that immaterial substances or spiritual being	      exist, or are possible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) The doctrine that external bodies may be reduced	      to mind and ideas in a mind; any doctrine opposed to	      materialism or phenomenalism, esp. a system that maintains	      the immateriality of the soul; idealism; esp., Bishop	      Berkeley's theory of idealism.	      [1913 Webster]
Immaterialist \Im`ma*te"ri*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F.	   immat['e]rialiste.] (Philos.)	   One who believes in or professes, immaterialism.	   [1913 Webster]
Immateriality \Im`ma*te`ri*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Immaterialities}.	   [Cf. F. immat['e]rialit['e].]	   The state or quality of being immaterial or incorporeal; as,	   the immateriality of the soul.	   [1913 Webster]
Immaterialize \Im`ma*te"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F.	   immat['e]rialiser.]	   To render immaterial or incorporeal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Immateralized spirits.                   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Immaterially \Im`ma*te"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In an immaterial manner; without matter or corporeal	      substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an unimportant manner or degree.	      [1913 Webster]
Immaterialness \Im`ma*te"ri*al*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being immaterial; immateriality.	   [1913 Webster]
Immateriate \Im`ma*te"ri*ate\, a.	   Immaterial. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Immature \Im`ma*ture"\, a. [L. immaturus; pref. im- not +	   maturus mature, ripe. See {Mature}.]	   1. Not mature; unripe; not arrived at perfection of full	      development; crude; unfinished; as, immature fruit;	      immature character; immature plans. "An ill-measured and	      immature counsel." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Premature; untimely; too early; as, an immature death.	      [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Immatured \Im`ma*tured"\, a.	   Immature.	   [1913 Webster]
Immaturely \Im`ma*ture"ly\, adv.	   In an immature manner. --Warburion.	   [1913 Webster]
Immatureness \Im`ma*ture"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being immature; immaturity. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Immaturity \Im`ma*tu"ri*ty\, n. [L. immaturitas: cf. F.	   immaturit['e].]	   The state or quality of being immature or not fully	   developed; unripeness; incompleteness.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the world has outgrown its intellectual	         immaturity.                              --Caird.	   [1913 Webster]
Immeability \Im`me*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Pref. im- not + L. meabilis	   passable, fr. meare to pass.]	   Lack of power to pass, or to permit passage; impassableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Immeability of the juices.               --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Immeasurability \Im*meas`ur*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being immeasurable; immensurability.	   [1913 Webster]
Immeasurable \Im*meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + measurable:	   cf. F. measurable. Cf. {Immensurable}, {Unmeasurable}.]	   Incapable of being measured; indefinitely extensive;	   illimitable; immensurable; vast.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of depth immeasurable.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Immeasurableness \Im*meas"ur*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being immeasurable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eternity and immeasurableness belong to thought alone.	                                                  --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Immeasurably \Im*meas"ur*a*bly\, adv.	   In an immeasurable manner or degree. "Immeasurably distant."	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Immeasured \Im*meas"ured\, a.	   Immeasurable. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Immechanical \Im`me*chan"ic*al\, a.	   Not mechanical. [Obs.] --Cheyne. -- {Im"me*chan"ic*al*ly},	   adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Immediacy \Im*me"di*a*cy\, n.	   The relation of freedom from the interventionof a medium;	   immediateness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Immediate \Im*me"di*ate\, a. [F. imm['e]diat. See {In-} not, and	   {Mediate}.]	   1. Not separated in respect to place by anything intervening;	      proximate; close; as, immediate contact.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are the most immediate to our throne. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not deferred by an interval of time; present; instant.	      "Assemble we immediate council." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death . . . not yet inflicted, as he feared,	            By some immediate stroke.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acting with nothing interposed or between, or without the	      intervention of another object as a cause, means, or	      agency; acting, perceived, or produced, directly; as, an	      immediate cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            The immediate knowledge of the past is therefore	            impossible.                           --Sir. W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Immediate amputation} (Surg.), an amputation performed	      within the first few hours after an injury, and before the	      the effects of the shock have passed away.	   Syn: Proximate; close; direct; next.	        [1913 Webster]
Immediately \Im*me"di*ate*ly\, adv.	   1. In an immediate manner; without intervention of any other	      person or thing; proximately; directly; -- opposed to	      {mediately}; as, immediately contiguous.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's acceptance of it either immediately by	            himself, or mediately by the hands of the bishop.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without interval of time; without delay; promptly;	      instantly; at once.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou	            clean. And immediately his leprosy was cleansed.	                                                  --Matt. viii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. As soon as. Cf. {Directly}, 8, Note.	   Syn: Directly; instantly; quickly; forthwith; straightway;	        presently. See {Directly}.	        [1913 Webster]
Immediateness \Im*me"di*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality or relations of being immediate in manner, place,	   or time; exemption from second or interventing causes. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Immediatism \Im*me"di*a*tism\, n.	   Immediateness.	   [1913 Webster]
Immedicable \Im*med"i*ca*ble\, a. [L. Immedicabilis. See {In-}	   not, and {Medicable}.]	   Not to be healed; incurable. "Wounds immedicable." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Immelodious \Im`me*lo"di*ous\, a.	   Not melodious.	   [1913 Webster]
Immemorable \Im*mem"o*ra*ble\, a. [L. immemorabilis; pref. im-	   not + memorabilis memorable: cf. F. imm['e]morable. See	   {Memorable}.]	   Not memorable; not worth remembering. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Immemorial \Im`me*mo"ri*al\, a. [Pref. im- not + memorial: cf.	   F. imm['e]morial.]	   Extending beyond the reach of memory, record, or tradition;	   indefinitely ancient; as, existing from time immemorial.	   "Immemorial elms." --Tennyson. "Immemorial usage or custom."	   --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Time immemorial} (Eng. Law.), a time antedating (legal)	      history, and beyond "legal memory" so called; formerly an	      indefinite time, but in 1276 this time was fixed by	      statute as the begining of the reign of Richard I. (1189).	      Proof of unbroken possession or use of any right since	      that date made it unnecessary to establish the original	      grant. In 1832 the plan of dating legal memory from a	      fixed time was abandoned and the principle substituted	      that rights which had been enjoyed for full twenty years	      (or as against the crown thirty years) should not be	      liable to impeachment merely by proving that they had not	      been enjoyed before.	      [1913 Webster]
Immemorially \Im`me*mo"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   Beyond memory. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Immense \Im*mense"\, a. [L. immensus; pref. im- not + mensus, p.	   p. of metiri to measure: cf. F. immense. See {Measure}.]	   Immeasurable; unlimited. In commonest use: Very great; vast;	   huge. "Immense the power" --Pope. "Immense and boundless	   ocean." --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	         O Goodness infinite! Goodness immense!   --Milton.	   Syn: Infinite; immeasurable; illimitable; unbounded;	        unlimited; interminable; vast; prodigious; enormous;	        monstrous. See {Enormous}.	        [1913 Webster]
Immensely \Im*mense"ly\, adv.	   In immense manner or degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Immenseness \Im*mense"ness\, n.	   The state of being immense.	   [1913 Webster]
Immensible \Im*men"si*ble\, a. [Immense + -ible.]	   Immeasurable. [Obs.] --Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Immensity \Im*men"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Immensities}. [L. immensitas:	   cf. F. immensit['e].]	   The state or quality of being immense; inlimited or	   immeasurable extension; infinity; vastness in extent or bulk;	   greatness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lost in the wilds of vast immensity.     --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]	         The immensity of the material system.    --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Immensive \Im*men"sive\, a.	   Huge. [Obs.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Immensurability \Im*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being immensurable.	   [1913 Webster]
Immensurable \Im*men"su*ra*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + L.	   mensurabilis measurable: cf. F. immensurable. Cf.	   {Immeasurable}.]	   Immeasurable.	   [1913 Webster]	         What an immensurable space is the firmament. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Immensurate \Im*men"su*rate\, a. [Pref. im- not + mensurate.]	   Unmeasured; unlimited. [R.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Immerge \Im*merge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immerged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Immerging}.] [L. immergere; pref. im- in + mergere to	   dip, plunge: cf. F. immerger. See {Merge}, and cf.	   {Immerse}.]	   To plungel into, under, or within anything especially a fuid;	   to dip; to immerse. See {Immerse}.	   [1913 Webster]	         We took . . . lukewarm water, and in it immerged a	         quantity of the leaves of senna.         --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their souls are immerged in matter.      --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Immerge \Im*merge"\, v. i.	   To dissapear by entering into any medium, as a star into the	   light of the sun. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Immerit \Im*mer"it\, n.	   Lack of worth; demerit. [R.] --Suckling.	   [1913 Webster]
Immerited \Im*mer"it*ed\, a.	   Unmerited. [Obs.] --Charles I.	   [1913 Webster]
Immeritous \Im*mer"it*ous\, a. [L. immeritus; pref. im- not +	   meritus, p. p. of merere, mereri, to deserve.]	   Undeserving. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Immersable \Im*mers"a*ble\, a.	   See {Immersible}.	   [1913 Webster]
Immerse \Im*merse"\, a. [L. immersus, p. p. of immergere. See	   {Immerge}.]	   Immersed; buried; hid; sunk. [Obs.] "Things immerse in	   matter." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Immerse \Im*merse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immersed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Immersing}.]	   1. To plunge into anything that surrounds or covers,	      especially into a fluid; to dip; to sink; to bury; to	      immerge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deep immersed beneath its whirling wave. --J Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	            More than a mile immersed within the wood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To baptize by immersion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To engage deeply; to engross the attention of; to involve;	      to overhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queen immersed in such a trance.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is impossible to have a lively hope in another	            life, and yet be deeply immersed inn the enjoyments	            of this.                              --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Immersed \Im*mersed"\, p. p. & a.	   1. Deeply plunged into anything, especially a fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deeply occupied; engrossed; entangled.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Growing wholly under water. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Immersible \Im*mers"i*ble\, a. [From {Immerse}.]	   Capable of being immersed.	   [1913 Webster]	Immersible \Im*mers"i*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + L. mersus, p. p.	   of mergere to plunge.]	   Not capable of being immersed.	   [1913 Webster]
Immersion \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	      Achilles in the Styx.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Submersion in water for the purpose of Christian baptism,	      as, practiced by the Baptists.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being overhelmed or deeply absorbed; deep	      engagedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too deep an immersion in the affairs of life.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The dissapearance of a celestail body, by	      passing either behind another, as in the occultation of a	      star, or into its shadow, as in the eclipse of a	      satellite; -- opposed to {emersion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Immersion lens}, a microscopic objective of short focal	      distance designed to work with a drop of liquid, as oil,	      between the front lens and the slide, so that this lens is	      practically immersed.	      [1913 Webster]
Immersionist \Im*mer"sion*ist\, n. (Eccl.)	   One who holds the doctrine that immersion is essential to	   Christian baptism.	   [1913 Webster]
Immesh \Im*mesh"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immeshed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Immeshing}.] [Pref. im- in + mesh. Cf. {Inmesh}.]	   To catch or entangle in, or as in, the meshes of a net. or in	   a web; to insnare.	   [1913 Webster]
Immethodical \Im`me*thod"ic*al\, a.	   Not methodical; without method or systematic arrangement;	   without order or regularity; confused. --Addison.	   Syn: Irregular; confused; disoderly; unsystematic; desultory.	        [1913 Webster]
Immethodically \Im`me*thod"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Without method; confusedly; unsystematically.	   [1913 Webster]
Immethodicalness \Im`me*thod"ic*al*ness\, n.	   Lack of method.	   [1913 Webster]
Immethodize \Im*meth"od*ize\, v. t.	   To render immethodical; to destroy the method of; to confuse.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Immetrical \Im*met"ric*al\, a.	   Not metrical or rhythmical. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Immew \Im*mew"\, v. t.	   See {Emmew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Immigrant \Im"mi*grant\, n. [L. immigrans, p. pr. of immigrare	   to go into: cf. F. immigrant. See {Immigrate}.]	   One who immigrates; one who comes to a country for the	   purpose of permanent residence; -- correlative of emigrant.	   Syn: See {Emigrant}.	        [1913 Webster]
Immigrate \Im"mi*grate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immigrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Immigrating}.] [L. immigrare, immigratum, to	   immigrate; pref. im- in + migrare to migrate. See {Migrate}.]	   To come into a country of which one is not a native, for the	   purpose of permanent residence. See {Emigrate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Immigration \Im"mi*gra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. immigration.]	   The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country	   for the purpose of permanent residence.	   [1913 Webster]	         The immigrations of the Arabians into Europe. --T.	                                                  Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imminence \Im"mi*nence\, n. [Cf. F. imminence, L. imminentia,	   See {Imminent}.]	   1. The condition or quality of being imminent; a threatening,	      as of something about to happen. The imminence of any	      danger or distress. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is imminent; impending evil or danger. "But	      dare all imminence." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
imminency \imminency\ n.	   the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon;	   imminence.	   Syn: imminence, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Imminent \Im"mi*nent\, a. [L. imminens, p. pr. of imminere to	   project; pref. im- in + minere (in comp.) to jut, project.	   See {Eminent}.]	   1. Threatening to occur immediately; near at hand; impending;	      -- said especially of misfortune or peril. "In danger	      imminent." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of danger; threatening; menacing; perilous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hairbreadth scapes i' the imminent deadly breach.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (With upon) Bent upon; attentive to. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their eyes ever imminent upon worldly matters.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Impending; threatening; near; at hand.	   Usage: {Imminent}, {Impending}, {Threatening}. Imminent is	          the strongest: it denotes that something is ready to	          fall or happen on the instant; as, in imminent danger	          of one's life. Impending denotes that something hangs	          suspended over us, and may so remain indefinitely; as,	          the impending evils of war. Threatening supposes some	          danger in prospect, but more remote; as, threatening	          indications for the future.	          [1913 Webster]	                Three times to-day	                You have defended me from imminent death.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                No story I unfold of public woes,	                Nor bear advices of impending foes. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                Fierce faces threatening war.     --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Imminently \Im"mi*nent*ly\, adv.	   In an imminent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Immingle \Im*min"gle\, v. t.	   To mingle; to mix; to unite; to blend. [R.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Imminution \Im`mi*nu"tion\, n. [L. imminutio, fr. imminuere,	   imminutum, to lessen; pref. im- in + minuere.]	   A lessening; diminution; decrease. [R.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Immiscibility \Im*mis"ci*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   immiscibilit['e].]	   Incapability of being mixed, or mingled.	   [1913 Webster]
Immiscible \Im*mis"ci*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + miscible: cf. F.	   immiscible.]	   1. Not capable of being mixed or mingled.	      [1913 Webster]	            A chaos of immiscible and conflicting particles.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Chem.) Not miscible; forming two distinct	      phases when mixed at some concentration; -- of two	      liquids; as, water and gasoline are immiscible.	      [PJC]
Immission \Im*mis"sion\, n. [L. immissio: cf. F. immission. See	   {Immit}.]	   The act of immitting, or of sending or thrusting in;	   injection; -- the correlative of emission.	   [1913 Webster]
Immit \Im*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Immiting}.] [L. immittere, immissum; pref. im- in + mittere	   to send.]	   To send in; to inject; to infuse; -- the correlative of emit.	   [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Immitigable \Im*mit"i*ga*ble\, a. [L. immitigabilis; fr. pref.	   im- not + mitigare to mitigate.]	   Not capable of being mitigated, softened, or appeased.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Immitigably \Im*mit"i*ga*bly\, adv.	   In an immitigable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Immix \Im*mix"\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + mix.]	   To mix; to mingle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Amongst her tears immixing prayers meek. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Immixable \Im*mix"a*ble\, a.	   Not mixable. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Immixed \Im*mixed"\, a. [Pref. in- not + mixed, p. p. of mix.]	   Unmixed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How pure and immixed the design is.      --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Immixture \Im*mix"ture\, n.	   Freedom from mixture; purity. [R.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Immobile \Im*mo"bile\, a. [L. immobilis: cf. F. immobile. See	   {Immobility}.]	   Incapable of being moved; immovable; fixed; stable. --Prof.	   Shedd.	   [1913 Webster] immobilisation
immobilisation \immobilisation\ immobilization
\immobilization\n.	   The act or process of limiting movement or making incapable	   of movement; as, immobilization of the injured knee was	   necessary; the storm caused complete immobilization of the	   rescue team.	   Syn: immobilizing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Immobility \Im`mo*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. immobilitas, fr. immobilis	   immovable; pref. im- not + mobilis movable: cf. F.	   immobilit['e]. See {Mobile}.]	   The condition or quality of being immobile; fixedness in	   place or state.	   [1913 Webster]
Immobilize \Im*mob"i*lize\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + mobilize; cf.	   f. immobiliser.]	   To make immovable; in surgery, to make immovable (a naturally	   mobile part, as a joint) by the use of splints, or stiffened	   bandages.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoble \Im*mo"ble\, a. [Obs.]	   See {Immobile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoderacy \Im*mod"er*a*cy\, n. [From {Immoderate}.]	   Immoderateness. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoderancy \Im*mod"er*an*cy\, n. [L. immoderantia.]	   Immoderateness; excess. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoderate \Im*mod"er*ate\, a. [L. immoderatus; pref. im- not +	   moderatus moderate. See {Moderate}.]	   Not moderate; exceeding just or usual and suitable bounds;	   excessive; extravagant; unreasonable; as, immoderate demands;	   immoderate grief; immoderate laughter.	   [1913 Webster]	         So every scope by the immoderate use	         Turns to restraint.                      --Shak.	   Syn: Excessive; exorbitant; unreasonable; extravagant;	        intemperate; inordinate.	        [1913 Webster]
Immoderately \Im*mod"er*ate*ly\, adv.	   In an immoderate manner; excessively.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoderateness \Im*mod"er*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being immoderate; excess; extravagance.	   --Puller.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoderation \Im*mod`er*a"tion\, n. [L. immoderatio: cf. F.	   imod['e]ration.]	   Lack of moderation. --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Immodest \Im*mod"est\, a. [F. immodeste, L. immodestus	   immoderate; pref. im- not + modestus modest. See {Modest}.]	   1. Not limited to due bounds; immoderate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not modest; wanting in the reserve or restraint which	      decorum and decency require; indecent; indelicate;	      obscene; lewd; as, immodest persons, behavior, words,	      pictures, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Immodest deeds you hinder to be wrought,	            But we proscribe the least immodest thought.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Indecorous; indelicate; shameless; shameful; impudent;	        indecent; impure; unchaste; lewd; obscene.	        [1913 Webster]
Immodestly \Im*mod"est*ly\, adv.	   In an immodest manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Immodesty \Im*mod"es*ty\, n. [L. immodestia: cf. F. immodestie.]	   Lack of modesty, delicacy, or decent reserve; indecency. "A	   piece of immodesty." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Immolate \Im"mo*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immolated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Immolating}.] [L. immolatus, p. p. of immolare to	   sacrifice, orig., to sprinkle a victim with sacrifical meal;	   pref. im- in + mola grits or grains of spelt coarsely ground	   and mixed with salt; also, mill. See {Molar}, {Meal} ground	   grain.]	   1. To sacrifice; to offer in sacrifice; to kill, as a	      sacrificial victim.	      [1913 Webster]	            Worshipers, who not only immolate to them [the	            deities] the lives of men, but . . . the virtue and	            honor of women.                       --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy by fire.	      [PJC]
Immolation \Im`mo*la"tion\, n. [L. immolatio: cf. F.	   immolation.]	   1. The act of immolating, or the state of being immolated, or	      sacrificed. --Sir. T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is immolated; a sacrifice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destruction by fire.	      [PJC]
Immolator \Im"mo*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who offers in sacrifice; specifically, one of a sect of	   Russian fanatics who practice self-mutilation and sacrifice.	   Immold
Immold \Im*mold"\, Immould \Im*mould"\, v. t.	   To mold into shape, or form. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoment \Im*mo"ment\, a. [See {Immomentous}.]	   Trifling. [R.] "Immoment toys." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Immomentous \Im`mo*men"tous\, a. [Pref. im- not + momentous.]	   Not momentous; unimportant; insignificant. [R.] --A. Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Immoral \Im*mor"al\, a. [Pref. im- not + moral: cf. F. immoral.]	   Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good	   morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked;	   unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man;	   an immoral deed.	   Syn: Wicked; sinful; criminal; vicious; unjust; dishonest;	        depraved; impure; unchaste; profligate; dissolute;	        abandoned; licentious; lewd; obscene.	        [1913 Webster]
Immorality \Im`mo*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Immoralities}. [Cf. F.	   immoralit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being immoral; vice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The root of all immorality.           --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An immoral act or practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Luxury and sloth and then a great drove of heresies	            and immoralities broke loose among them. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Immorally \Im*mor"al*ly\, adv.	   In an immoral manner; wickedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Immorigerous \Im`mo*rig"er*ous\, a. [Pref. im- not +	   morigerous.]	   Rude; uncivil; disobedient. [Obs.] --	   {Im`mo*rig"er*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Immortal \Im*mor"tal\, a. [L. immortalis; pref. im- not +	   mortalis mortal: cf. F. immortel. See {Mortal}, and cf.	   {Immortelle}.]	   1. Not mortal; exempt from liability to die; undying;	      imperishable; lasting forever; having unlimited, or	      eternal, existance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto the King eternal, immortal, invisible. --1 Tim.	                                                  i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            For my soul, what can it do to that,	            Being a thing immortal as itself?     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Connected with, or pertaining to immortality.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have immortal longings in me.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destined to live in all ages of this world; abiding;	      exempt from oblivion; imperishable; as, immortal fame.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the few, immortal names,	            That were not born to die.            --Halleck.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Great; excessive; grievous. [Obs.] --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Immortal flowers}, immortelles; everlastings.	   Syn: Eternal; everlasting; never-ending; ceaseless;	        perpetual; continual; enduring; endless; imperishable;	        incorruptible; deathless; undying.	        [1913 Webster]	Immortal \Im*mor"tal\, n.	   One who will never cease to be; one exempt from death, decay,	   or annihilation. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Immortalist \Im*mor"tal*ist\, n.	   One who holds the doctrine of the immortality of the soul.	   [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Immortality \Im`mor*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Immortalities}. [L.	   immortalitas: cf. F. immortalit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being immortal; exemption from	      death and annihilation; unending existance; as, the	      immortality of the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            This mortal must put on immortality.  --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  53.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exemption from oblivion; perpetuity; as, the immortality	      of fame.	      [1913 Webster]
Immortalization \Im*mor`tal*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of immortalizing, or state of being immortalized.	   [1913 Webster]
Immortalize \Im*mor"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Immortalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Immortalizing}.] [Cf. F.	   immortaliser.]	   1. To render immortal; to cause to live or exist forever.	      --S. Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exempt from oblivion; to perpetuate in fame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alexander had no Homer to immortalize his guilty	            name.                                 --T. Dawes.	      [1913 Webster]	Immortalize \Im*mor"tal*ize\, v. i.	   To become immortal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Immortally \Im*mor"tal*ly\, adv.	   In an immortal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Immortelle \Im`mor*telle"\, n.; pl. {Immortelles}. [F. See	   {Immortal}.] (Bot.)	   A plant with a conspicuous, dry, unwithering involucre, as	   the species of {Antennaria}, {Helichrysum}, {Gomphrena}, etc.	   See {Everlasting}.	   [1913 Webster]
Immortification \Im*mor`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   Failure to mortify the passions. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Immovability \Im*mov"a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being immovable; fixedness;	   steadfastness; as, immovability of a heavy body; immovability	   of purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
Immovable \Im*mov"a*ble\, a.	   1. Incapable of being moved; firmly fixed; fast; -- used of	      material things; as, an immovable foundation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Immovable, infixed, and frozen round. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Steadfast; fixed; unalterable; unchangeable; -- used of	      the mind or will; as, an immovable purpose, or a man who	      remains immovable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not capable of being affected or moved in feeling or by	      sympathy; unimpressible; impassive. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law.) Not liable to be removed; permanent in place or	      tenure; fixed; as, an immovable estate. See {Immovable},	      n. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Immovable apparatus} (Med.), an appliance, like the plaster	      of paris bandage, which keeps fractured parts firmly in	      place.	   {Immovable feasts} (Eccl.), feasts which occur on a certain	      day of the year and do not depend on the date of Easter;	      as, Christmas, the Epiphany, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Immovable \Im*mov"a*ble\, n.	   1. That which can not be moved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Civil Law) Lands and things adherent thereto by	      nature, as trees; by the hand of man, as buildings and	      their accessories; by their destination, as seeds, plants,	      manure, etc.; or by the objects to which they are applied,	      as servitudes. --Ayliffe. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Immovableness \Im*mov"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being immovable.	   [1913 Webster]
Immovably \Im*mov"a*bly\, adv.	   In an immovable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Immund \Im*mund"\, a. [L. immundus; pref. im- not + mundus	   clean.]	   Unclean. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Immundicity \Im`mun*dic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. immondicit['e], L.	   immunditia, immundities.]	   Uncleanness; filthiness. [R.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Immune \Im*mune"\, a. [L. immunis. See {Immunity}.]	   1. Exempt; protected. -- {Im*mu"nize}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Protected from disease due to the action of the	      immune system, especially by having been inoculated	      against or previously exposed to a disease.	      [PJC]	   3. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the immune system or the	      components of the immune system.	      [PJC]	   4. Not responsive; as, immune to suggestion.	      [PJC]	Immune \Im*mune"\, n.	   One who is immune; esp., a person who is immune from a	   disease by reason of previous affection with the disease or	   inoculation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
immune system \im*mune" sys"tem\, n. (Biol.)	   The complex of cells, cellular processes, and substances	   within and diffused throughout an organism which allow the	   organism to counteract or destroy noxious foreign substances	   introduced into the body, destroy infectious agents such as	   bacteria and viruses, destroy malignant cells, and remove	   cellular debris, thus protecting the organism against many of	   the potentially harmful external agents and internal events	   that could lead to sickness or death. The system has numerous	   interacting components, including circulating antibodies,	   antibody-producing cells, white blood cells and lymphokines,	   lymph tissue and lymph nodes, and stem cells which may	   differentiate into other types of cell, together with the	   thymus and spleen. The system is responsible for the	   phenomenon of immunity[3]. See also {immunoglobulin} and	   {antibody}.	   [PJC]
immunisation \immunisation\ n.	   Same as {immunization}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: immunization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Immunity \Im*mu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Immunities}. [L. immunitas, fr.	   immunis free from a public service; pref. im- not + munis	   complaisant, obliging, cf. munus service, duty: cf. F.	   immunit['e]. See {Common}, and cf. {Mean}, a.]	   1. Freedom or exemption from any charge, duty, obligation,	      office, tax, imposition, penalty, or service; a particular	      privilege; as, the immunities of the free cities of	      Germany; the immunities of the clergy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom; exemption; as, immunity from error.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being insusceptible to disease, certain	      poisons, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
immunization \immunization\ n.	   the act of making immune (especially by inoculation).	   Syn: immunisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
immunized \immunized\ adj.	   1. 1 (Med.) rendered less susceptible (to disease) by	      treatment with a vaccine.	   Syn: vaccinated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. rendered insusceptible.	      [PJC]
immunoelectrophoresis \immunoelectrophoresis\ n. (Biochemistry)	   electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies.	   [WordNet 1.5]
immunogen \immunogen\ n.	   any substance that produces immunity when introduced into the	   body.	   [WordNet 1.5]
immunoglobulin \im`mu*no*glob"ulin\	   ([i^]m`m[-u]*n[-o]*gl[o^]b"[-u]*l[i^]n) n. (1953)	   any one of a class of globular proteins which are antibodies	   and are produced by the immune system in animals.	   Note: The immunoglobulins form a series of related proteins	         which are each composed of two pairs of polypeptide	         chains, called heavy (H) and light (L, meaning of lower	         molecular weight), all linked together by disulfide	         bonds. They are subdivided on the basis of the	         structural and antigenic properties of the H chains	         into four subgroups, {immunoglobulin G} (IgG),	         {immunoglobulin A} (IgA), {immunoglobulin M} (IgM), and	         {immunoglobulin D} (IgD). They are divided also into	         subclasses. Both H and L chains of anny given class and	         subclass have regions which are of constant structure	         within that class, as well as regions which are of	         variable structure. The variable regions impart the	         ability to recognize and bind to specific molecular	         structures, thus providing the organism the capacity to	         recognize and defend itself against the harmful effects	         of substances foreign to the body. --Stedman	   Syn: Ig.	        [PJC]
immunological \immunological\ a.	   Of or pertaining to immunology.	   [PJC]
immunology \immunology\ n.	   The science which studies the immune system, the processes of	   immunity, and the nature of the immune response, and	   techniques of analysis which use the immune response.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Immure \Im*mure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Immured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Immuring}.] [Pref. im- in + mure: cf. F. emmurer.]	   1. To wall around; to surround with walls. [Obs.] --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose whithin walls, or as within walls; hence, to	      shut up; to imprison; to incarcerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those tender babes	            Whom envy hath immured within your walls. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This huge convex of fire,	            Outrageous to devour, immures us round. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Immure \Im*mure"\, n.	   A wall; an inclosure. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Immurement \Im*mure"ment\, n.	   The act of immuring, or the state of being immured;	   imprisonment.	   [1913 Webster]
Immusical \Im*mu"sic*al\, a.	   Inharmonious; unmusical; discordant. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Immutability \Im*mu`ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. immutabilitas: cf. F.	   immutabilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being immutable; immutableness.	   --Heb. vi. 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Immutable \Im*mu"ta*ble\, a. [L. immutabilis; pref. im- not +	   mutabilis mutable. See {Mutable}.]	   Not mutable; not capable or susceptible of change;	   unchangeable; unalterable.	   [1913 Webster]	         That by two immutable things, in which it was	         impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong	         consolation.                             --Heb. vi. 18.	   [1913 Webster]	         Immutable, immortal, infinite,	         Eternal King.                            --Milton.	   -- {Im*mu"ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*mu"ta*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Immutate \Im*mu"tate\ ([i^]m*m[=u]"t[asl]t), a. [L. immutatus,	   p. p. of immature.]	   Unchanged. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Immutation \Im"mu*ta"tion\, n. [L. immutatio, from immutare,	   immutatum, to change. See {Immute}.]	   Change; alteration; mutation. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Immute \Im*mute"\ ([i^]m*m[=u]t"), v. t. [L. immutare,	   immutatum; perf. im- in + mutare to change : cf. OF.	   immuter.]	   To change or alter. [Obs.] --J. Salkeld.	   [1913 Webster]
Imp \Imp\ ([i^]mp), 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. be.	   See 1st {In-}, {Be}.]	   1. A shoot; a scion; a bud; a slip; a graft. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An offspring; progeny; child; scion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The tender imp was weaned.            --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A young or inferior devil; a little, malignant spirit; a	      puny demon; a contemptible evil worker.	      [1913 Webster]	            To mingle in the clamorous fray	            Of squabbling imps.                   --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something added to, or united with, another, to lengthen	      it out or repair it, -- as, an addition to a beehive; a	      feather inserted in a broken wing of a bird; a length of	      twisted hair in a fishing line. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Imp \Imp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Imping}.] [AS. impian to imp, ingraft, plant; akin to Dan.	   ympe, Sw. ympa, OHG. impf[=o]n, impit[=o]n, G. impfen. See	   {Imp}, n.]	   1. To graft; to insert as a scion. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) To graft with new feathers, as a wing; to	      splice a broken feather. Hence, [Fig.]: To repair; to	      extend; to increase; to strengthen; to equip. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Imp out our drooping country's broken wing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who lazily imp their wings with other men's plumes.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here no frail Muse shall imp her crippled wing.	                                                  --Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Help, ye tart satirists, to imp my rage	            With all the scorpions that should whip this age.	                                                  --Cleveland.	      [1913 Webster]
Impacable \Im*pa"ca*ble\, a. [L. pref. im- not + pacare to	   quiet. See {Pacate}.]	   Not to be appeased or quieted. [Obs.] --Spenser. --	   {Im*pa"ca*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Impackment \Im*pack"ment\, n. [Pref. im- in + pack.]	   The state of being closely surrounded, crowded, or pressed,	   as by ice. [R.] --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Impact \Im*pact"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impacted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Impacting}.] [L. impactus, p. p. of impingere to push,	   strike against. See {Impinge}.]	   1. To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a	      place. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect or influence, especially in a significant or	      undesirable manner; as, budget cuts impacted the entire	      research program; the fish populations were adversely	      impacted by pollution.	      [PJC]	   3. To collide forcefully with; to strike.	      [PJC]	Impact \Im"pact\, n.	   1. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible	      contact; force communicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quarrel, by that impact driven.   --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) The single instantaneous stroke of a body in	      motion against another either in motion or at rest.	      [1913 Webster]
Impacted \Im*pact"ed\, a.	   1. Driven together or close.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Dentistry) Grown in an abnormal direction	      so that it is wedged against another tooth and cannot	      erupt normally; -- of teeth, especially the third molar;	      as, to extract an impacted third molar.	      [PJC]	   {Impacted fracture} (Surg.), a fracture in which the	      fragments are driven into each other so as to be	      immovable.	      [1913 Webster]
Impaction \Im*pac"tion\, n. [L. impactio a striking : cf. F.	   impaction.]	   1. (Surg.) The driving of one fragment of bone into another	      so that the fragments are not movable upon each other; as,	      impaction of the skull or of the hip.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An immovable packing; (Med.), a lodgment of something in a	      strait or passage of the body; as, impaction of the fetal	      head in the strait of the pelvis; impaction of food or	      feces in the intestines of man or beast.	      [1913 Webster]
Impaint \Im*paint"\, v. t.	   To paint; to adorn with colors. [R.] "To impaint his cause."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impair \Im*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaired}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Impairing}.] [Written also {empair}.] [OE. empeiren,	   enpeiren, OF. empeirier, empirier, F. empirer, LL.	   impejorare; L. pref. im- in + pejorare to make worse, fr.	   pejor worse. Cf. {Appair}.]	   To make worse; to diminish in quantity, value, excellence, or	   strength; to deteriorate; as, to impair health, character,	   the mind, value.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time sensibly all things impairs.        --Roscommon.	   [1913 Webster]	         In years he seemed, but not impaired by years. --Pope.	   Syn: To diminish; decrease; injure; weaken; enfeeble;	        debilitate; reduce; debase; deteriorate.	        [1913 Webster]	Impair \Im*pair"\, v. t.	   To grow worse; to deteriorate. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Impair \Im"pair\, a. [F. impair uneven, L. impar; im- not + par	   equal.]	   Not fit or appropriate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Impair \Im*pair"\, n.	   Diminution; injury. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impairer \Im*pair"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, impairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Impairment \Im*pair"ment\, n. [OE. enpeirement, OF. empirement.]	   The state, act, or process of being impaired; injury. "The	   impairment of my health." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
impala \im*pa"la\, n.	   An antelope ({Aepyceros melampus}) of Southeastern Africa,	   the male of which has ringed lyre-shaped horns, which curve	   first backward, then sideways, then upwards. ALso called	   {impalla} and {pallah}.	   [PJC]
Impalatable \Im*pal"a*ta*ble\, a.	   Unpalatable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impale \Im*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Impaling}.] [See 2d {Empale}.]	   1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a	      sharp stake. See {Empale}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then with what life remains, impaled, and left	            To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impale him with your weapons round about. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield,	      palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to	            be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in	            the honor thereof.                    --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Impalement \Im*pale"ment\, n.	   1. The act of impaling, or the state of being impaled.	      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosing by stakes or pales, or the space so inclosed.	      --H. Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which hedges in; inclosure. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) The division of a shield palewise, or by a vertical	      line, esp. for the purpose of putting side by side the	      arms of husband and wife. See {Impale}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Impalla \Im*pal"la\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Impala}.	   [1913 Webster]
Impallid \Im*pal"lid\, v. t.	   To make pallid; to blanch. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Impalm \Im*palm"\, v. t.	   To grasp with or hold in the hand. [R.] --J. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Impalpability \Im*pal`pa*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   impalpabilit['e].]	   The quality of being impalpable. --Jortin.	   [1913 Webster]
Impalpable \Im*pal"pa*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + palpable: cf. F.	   impalpable.]	   1. Not palpable; that cannot be felt; extremely fine, so that	      no grit can be perceived by touch. "Impalpable powder."	      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not material; intangible; incorporeal. "Impalpable, void,	      and bodiless." --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not apprehensible, or readily apprehensible, by the mind;	      unreal; as, impalpable distinctions.	      [1913 Webster]
Impalpably \Im*pal"pa*bly\, adv.	   In an impalpable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impalsy \Im*pal"sy\, v. t.	   To palsy; to paralyze; to deaden. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impanate \Im*pa"nate\, a. [LL. impanatus, p. p. of impanare to	   impanate; L. pref. im- in + panis bread.]	   Embodied in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist. [Obs.]	   --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]	Impanate \Im*pa"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impanated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impanating}.]	   To embody in bread, esp. in the bread of the eucharist.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impanation \Im"pa*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. impanation. See	   {Impanate}, a.] (Eccl.)	   Embodiment in bread; the supposed real presence and union of	   Christ's material body and blood with the substance of the	   elements of the eucharist without a change in their nature;	   -- distinguished from {transubstantiation}, which supposes a	   miraculous change of the substance of the elements. It is	   akin to consubstantiation.	   [1913 Webster]
Impanator \Im*pa"na*tor\, n. [LL.] (Eccl.)	   One who holds the doctrine of impanation.	   [1913 Webster]
Impanel \Im*pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaneled}or	   {Impanelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impaneling} or {Impanelling}.]	   [Pref. im- in + panel. Cf. {Empanel}.] [Written also	   {empanel}.]	   To enter in a list, or on a piece of parchment, called a	   panel; to form or enroll, as a list of jurors in a court of	   justice. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Impanelment \Im*pan"el*ment\, n.	   The act or process of impaneling, or the state of being	   impaneled.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparadise \Im*par"a*dise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imparadised};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Imparadising}.] [Pref. im- + paradise: cf.	   F. emparadiser.]	   To put in a state like paradise; to make supremely happy.	   "Imparadised in one another's arms." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparalleled \Im*par"al*leled\, a.	   Unparalleled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impardonable \Im*par"don*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. impardonnable.]	   Unpardonable. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparidigitate \Im*par`i*dig"i*tate\, a. [L. impar unequal +	   digitus finger.] (Anat.)	   Having an odd number of fingers or toes, either one, three,	   or five, as in the horse, tapir, rhinoceros, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparipinnate \Im*par"i*pin"nate\, a. [L. impar unequal + E.	   pinnate.] (Bot.)	   Pinnate with a single terminal leaflet.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparisyllabic \Im*par"i*syl*lab"ic\, a. [L. impar unequal + E.	   syllabic: cf. F. imparisyllabique.] (Gram.)	   Not consisting of an equal number of syllables; as, an	   imparisyllabic noun, one which has not the same number of	   syllables in all the cases; as, lapis, lapidis; mens, mentis.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparity \Im*par"i*ty\, n. [Pref. im- + parity: cf. F.	   imparit['e].]	   1. Inequality; disparity; disproportion; difference of	      degree, rank, excellence, number, etc. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of comparison, correspondence, or suitableness;	      incongruity.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this region of merely intellectual notion we are	            at once encountered by the imparity of the object	            and the faculty employed upon it.     --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indivisibility into equal parts; oddness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Impark \Im*park"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imparked}, p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Imparking}.] [Cf. {Empark}.]	   To inclose for a park; to sever from a common; hence, to	   inclose or shut up.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . impark them [the sheep] within hurdles.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparl \Im*parl"\, v. i. [OF. emparler; pref. em- (L. in) +	   parler to speak. See {In}, prep., and {Parley}.]	   1. To hold discourse; to parley. [Obs.] --Sir. T. North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To have time before pleading; to have delay for	      mutual adjustment. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Imparlance \Im*par"lance\, n. [Cf. {Emparlance}, {Parlance}.]	   [Written also {inparliance}.]	   1. Mutual discourse; conference. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Time given to a party to talk or converse with his	          opponent, originally with the object of effecting, if	          possible, an amicable adjustment of the suit. The	          actual object, however, has long been merely to obtain	          further time to plead, or answer to the allegations of	          the opposite party.	      (b) Hence, the delay or continuance of a suit.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Imparlance and continuance by imparlance have been	         abolished in England. --Wharton (Law Dict. ).	         [1913 Webster]
Imparsonee \Im*par`son*ee"\, a. [OF. empersone. See 1st {In-},	   and {Parson}.] (Eng. Eccl. Law)	   Presented, instituted, and inducted into a rectory, and in	   full possession. -- n. A clergyman so inducted.	   [1913 Webster]
Impart \Im*part"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imparted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Imparting}.] [OF. impartir, empartir, L. impartire,	   impertire; pref. im- in + partire to part, divide, fr. pars,	   partis, part, share. See {Part}, n. ]	   1. To bestow a share or portion of; to give, grant, or	      communicate; to allow another to partake in; as, to impart	      food to the poor; the sun imparts warmth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well may he then to you his cares impart. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtain a share of; to partake of. [R.] --Munday.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To communicate the knowledge of; to make known; to show by	      words or tokens; to tell; to disclose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentle lady,	            When I did first impart my love to you. --Shak.	   Syn: To share; yield; confer; convey; grant; give; reveal;	        disclose; discover; divulge. See {Communicate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Impart \Im*part"\, v. i.	   1. To give a part or share.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that hath two coats, let him impart to him that	            hath none.                            --Luke iii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold a conference or consultation. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Impartance \Im*part"ance\, n.	   Impartation.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartation \Im`par*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of imparting, or the thing imparted.	   [1913 Webster]	         The necessity of this impartation.       --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Imparter \Im*part"er\, n.	   One who imparts.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartial \Im*par"tial\, a. [Pref. im- not + partial: cf. F.	   impartial.]	   Not partial; not favoring one more than another; treating all	   alike; unprejudiced; unbiased; disinterested; equitable;	   fair; just. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jove is impartial, and to both the same. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A comprehensive and impartial view.      --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartialist \Im*par"tial*ist\, n.	   One who is impartial. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartiality \Im*par`ti*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. impartialit['e].]	   The quality of being impartial; freedom from bias or	   favoritism; disinterestedness; equitableness; fairness; as,	   impartiality of judgment, of treatment, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Impartiality strips the mind of prejudice and passion.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartially \Im*par"tial*ly\, a.	   In an impartial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartialness \Im*par"tial*ness\, n.	   Impartiality. --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartibility \Im*part`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being impartible; communicability.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Impartibility \Im*part`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   impartibilit['e].]	   The quality of being incapable of division into parts;	   indivisibility. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartible \Im*part"i*ble\, a. [From {Impart}.]	   Capable of being imparted or communicated.	   [1913 Webster]	Impartible \Im*part"i*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + partible: cf. F.	   impartible.]	   Not partible; not subject to partition; indivisible; as, an	   impartible estate. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Impartment \Im*part"ment\, n.	   The act of imparting, or that which is imparted,	   communicated, or disclosed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It beckons you to go away with it,	         As if it some impartment did desire	         To you alone.                            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassable \Im*pass"a*ble\, a. [Cf. {Unpassable}.]	   Incapable of being passed; not admitting a passage; as, an	   impassable road, mountain, or gulf. --Milton. --	   {Im*pass"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*pass"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Impasse \Im`passe"\ ([a^]N`p[aum]s"; E. [i^]m*p[.a]s"), n. [F.]	   An impassable road or way; a blind alley; cul-de-sac; fig., a	   position or predicament affording no escape.	         The issue from the present impasse will, in all	         probability, proceed from below, not from above.	                                                  --Arnold	                                                  White.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Impassibility \Im*pas`si*bil"i*ty\, a. [L. impassibilitas: cf.	   F. impassibilit['e].]	   The quality or condition of being impassible;	   insusceptibility of injury from external things.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassible \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	   be touched or moved to passion or sympathy; unfeeling, or not	   showing feeling; without sensation. "Impassible to the	   critic." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Secure of death, I should contemn thy dart	         Though naked, and impassible depart.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassibleness \Im*pas"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Impassibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassion \Im*pas"sion\, v. t. [Pref. im- in + passion. Cf.	   {Empassion}, {Impassionate}, v.]	   To move or affect strongly with passion. [Archaic] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassionable \Im*pas"sion*a*ble\, a.	   Excitable; susceptible of strong emotion.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassionate \Im*pas"sion*ate\, a.	   Strongly affected. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Impassionate \Im*pas"sion*ate\, v. t.	   To affect powerfully; to arouse the passions of. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]	Impassionate \Im*pas"sion*ate\, a. [Pref. im- not + passionate.]	   Without passion or feeling. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassioned \Im*pas"sioned\, p. p. & a.	   Actuated or characterized by passion or zeal; showing warmth	   of feeling; ardent; animated; excited; as, an impassioned	   orator or discourse.	   [1913 Webster]
Impassive \Im*pas"sive\, a.	   Not susceptible of pain or suffering; apathetic; impassible;	   unmoved.	   [1913 Webster]	         Impassive as the marble in the quarry.   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the impassive ice the lightings play. --Pope.	   -- {Im*pas"sive*ly}, adv. -- {Im*pas"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
impassiveness \im*pas"sive*ness\ n.	   an absence of emotion.	   Syn: apathy, impassivity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Impassivity \Im`pas*siv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being insusceptible of feeling, pain, or	   suffering; impassiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Impastation \Im`pas*ta"tion\, n. [F. See {Impaste}.]	   The act of making into paste; that which is formed into a	   paste or mixture; specifically, a combination of different	   substances by means of cements.	   [1913 Webster]
Impaste \Im*paste"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impasted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impasting}.] [Pref. im- in + paste: cf. It.	   impastare, OF. empaster, F. emp[^a]ter. See 1st {In-} and	   {Paste}.]	   1. To knead; to make into paste; to concrete. "Blood . . .	      baked and impasted." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) To lay color on canvas by uniting them skillfully	      together. Cf. {Impasto}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Impasting \Im*past"ing\, (Paint.)	   The laying on of colors to produce impasto.	   [1913 Webster]
Impasto \Im*pas"to\, n. [It. See {Impaste}.] (Paint.)	   The thickness of the layer or body of pigment applied by the	   painter to his canvas with especial reference to the	   juxtaposition of different colors and tints in forming a	   harmonious whole. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Impasture \Im*pas"ture\, v. t.	   To place in a pasture; to foster. [R.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Impatible \Im*pat"i*ble\, a. [L. impatibilis; pref. im- not +	   patibilis supportable. See {Patible}.]	   1. Not capable of being borne; impassible.	      [1913 Webster]	            A spirit, and so impatible of material fire.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Impatience \Im*pa"tience\n. [OE. impacience, F. impatience, fr.	   L. impatientia.]	   The quality of being impatient; lack of endurance of pain,	   suffering, opposition, or delay; eagerness for change, or for	   something expected; restlessness; chafing of spirit;	   fretfulness; passion; as, the impatience of a child or an	   invalid.	   [1913 Webster]	         I then, . . .	         Out of my grief and my impatience,	         Answered neglectingly.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         With huge impatience he inly swelt	         More for great sorrow that he could not pass,	         Than for the burning torment which he felt. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Impatiency \Im*pa"tien*cy\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"shen*s[y^]), n.	   Impatience. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impatiens \Im*pa"ti*ens\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"sh[i^]*[e^]nz), prop. n.	   [L., impatient.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, several species of which have very	   beautiful flowers; -- so called because the elastic capsules	   burst when touched, and scatter the seeds with considerable	   force. Called also {touch-me-not}, {jewelweed}, and	   {snapweed}. {Impatiens Balsamina} (sometimes called {lady's	   slipper}) is the common garden balsam.	   [1913 Webster]
Impatient \Im*pa"tient\ ([i^]m*p[=a]"shent), a. [OE. impacient,	   F. impatient, fr. L. impatiens; pref. im- not + patiens	   patient. See {Patient}.]	   1. Not patient; not bearing with composure; intolerant;	      uneasy; fretful; restless, because of pain, delay, or	      opposition; eager for change, or for something expected;	      hasty; passionate; -- often followed by at, for, of, and	      under.	      [1913 Webster]	            A violent, sudden, and impatient necessity. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fame, impatient of extremes, decays	            Not more by envy than excess of praise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The impatient man will not give himself time to be	            informed of the matter that lies before him.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dryden was poor and impatient of poverty.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be borne; unendurable. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Prompted by, or exhibiting, impatience; as, impatient	      speeches or replies. --Shak.	   Syn: Restless; uneasy; changeable; hot; eager; fretful;	        intolerant; passionate.	        [1913 Webster]	Impatient \Im*pa"tient\, n.	   One who is impatient. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impatiently \Im*pa"tient*ly\, adv.	   In an impatient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impatronization \Im*pat`ron*i*za"tion\, n.	   Absolute seignory or possession; the act of investing with	   such possession. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Impatronize \Im*pat"ron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Impatronized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impatronizing}.]	   To make lord or master; as, to impatronize one's self of a	   seigniory. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Impave \Im*pave"\, v. t.	   To pave. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Impaved with rude fidelity	         Of art mosaic.                           --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Impavid \Im*pav"id\, a. [L. impavidus. See {In-} not, and	   {Pavid}.]	   Fearless. -- {Im*pav"id*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Impawn \Im*pawn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impawned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Impawning}.] [Pref. im- + pawn: cf. {Empawn}.]	   To put in pawn; to pledge; to pawn. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeach \Im*peach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeached}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impeaching}.] [OE. empeechier to prevent, hinder,	   bar, F. emp[^e]cher, L. impedicare to entangle; pref. im- in	   + pedica fetter, fr. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and	   {Appeach}, {Dispatch}, {Impede}.]	   1. To hinder; to impede; to prevent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These ungracious practices of his sons did impeach	            his journey to the Holy Land.         --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            A defluxion on my throat impeached my utterance.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse;	      especially to charge (a public officer), before a	      competent tribunal, with misbehavior in office; to cite	      before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct; to	      arraign; as, to impeach a judge. See {Impeachment}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring	      discredit on; to call in question; as, to impeach one's	      motives or conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            And doth impeach the freedom of the state. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of	      a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When used in law with reference to a witness, the term	         signifies, to discredit, to show or prove unreliable or	         unworthy of belief; when used in reference to the	         credit of witness, the term denotes, to impair, to	         lessen, to disparage, to destroy. The credit of a	         witness may be impeached by showing that he has made	         statements out of court contradictory to what he swears	         at the trial, or by showing that his reputation for	         veracity is bad, etc.	   Syn: To accuse; arraign; censure; criminate; indict; impair;	        disparage; discredit. See {Accuse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Impeach \Im*peach"\, n.	   Hindrance; impeachment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impeachable \Im*peach"a*ble\, a.	   That may be impeached; liable to impeachment; chargeable with	   a crime.	   [1913 Webster]	         Owners of lands in fee simple are not impeachable for	         waste.                                   --Z. Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeacher \Im*peach"er\, n.	   One who impeaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeachment \Im*peach"ment\, n. [Cf. F. emp[^e]chement.]	   The act of impeaching, or the state of being impeached; as:	   (a) Hindrance; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Willing to march on to Calais,	             Without impeachment.                 --Shak.	   (b) A calling to account; arraignment; especially, of a	       public officer for maladministration.	       [1913 Webster]	             The consequence of Coriolanus' impeachment had like	             to have been fatal to their state.   --Swift.	   (c) A calling in question as to purity of motives, rectitude	       of conduct, credibility, etc.; accusation; reproach; as,	       an impeachment of motives. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, it is the privilege or right of the House	         of Commons to impeach, and the right of the House of	         Lords to try and determine impeachments. In the United	         States, it is the right of the House of Representatives	         to impeach, and of the Senate to try and determine	         impeachments.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Articles of impeachment}. See under {Article}.	   {Impeachment of waste} (Law), restraint from, or	      accountability for, injury; also, a suit for damages for	      injury. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Impearl \Im*pearl"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impearled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impearling}.] [Pref. im- in + pearl: cf. F.	   emperler.]	   1. To form into pearls, or into that which resembles pearls.	      [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Dewdrops which the sun	            Impearls on every leaf and every flower. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To decorate as with pearls or with anything resembling	      pearls. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            With morning dews impearled.          --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dews of the morning impearl every thorn. --R.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]
Impeccability \Im*pec`ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   impeccabilit['e].]	   The quality of being impeccable; exemption from sin, error,	   or offense.	   [1913 Webster]	         Infallibility and impeccability are two of his	         attributes.                              --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeccable \Im*pec"ca*ble\, a. [L. impeccabilis; pref. im- not +	   peccare to err, to sin: cf. F. impeccable.]	   Not liable to sin; exempt from the possibility of doing	   wrong. -- n. One who is impeccable; esp., one of a sect of	   Gnostic heretics who asserted their sinlessness.	   [1913 Webster]	         God is infallible, impeccable, and absolutely perfect.	                                                  --P. Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeccancy \Im*pec"can*cy\, n.	   Sinlessness. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeccant \Im*pec"cant\, a.	   Sinless; impeccable. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Impecuniosity \Im`pe*cu`ni*os"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being impecunious. --Thackeray. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Impecunious \Im"pe*cu"ni*ous\, a. [L. im- not + pecunia money:	   cf. F. imp['e]cunieux.]	   Not having money; habitually without money; poor.	   [1913 Webster]	         An impecunious creature.                 --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Impedance \Im*ped"ance\, n. [Impede + -ance.] (Elec.)	   The apparent resistance in an electric circuit to the flow of	   an alternating current, analogous to the actual electrical	   resistance to a direct current, being the ratio of	   electromotive force to the current. It is equal to root{R^{2}	   + X^{2}}, where R = ohmic resistance, X = reactance. For an	   inductive circuit, X = 2[pi]fL, where f = frequency and L =	   self-inductance; for a circuit with capacity X = 1 [div]	   2[pi]fC, where C = capacity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Impede \Im*pede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet;	   pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf.	   {Impeach}.]	   To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede	   the advance of troops.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever hinders or impedes	         The action of the nobler will.           --Logfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Impedible \Im*ped"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being impeded or hindered. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Impediment \Im*ped"i*ment\, n. [L. impedimentum: cf. F.	   impediment.]	   That which impedes or hinders progress, motion, activity, or	   effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus far into the bowels of the land	         Have we marched on without impediment.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Impediment in speech}, a defect which prevents distinct	      utterance.	   Syn: Hindrance; obstruction; obstacle; difficulty;	        incumbrance.	   Usage: {Impediment}, {Obstacle}, {Difficulty}, {Hindrance}.	          An impediment literally strikes against our feet,	          checking our progress, and we remove it. An obstacle	          rises before us in our path, and we surmount or remove	          it. A difficulty sets before us something hard to be	          done, and we encounter it and overcome it. A hindrance	          holds us back for a time, but we break away from it.	          [1913 Webster]	                The eloquence of Demosthenes was to Philip of	                Macedon, a difficulty to be met with his best	                resources, an obstacle to his own ambition, and	                an impediment in his political career. --C. J.	                                                  Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	Impediment \Im*ped"i*ment\, v. t.	   To impede. [R.] --Bp. Reynolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Impedimenta \Im*ped`i*men"ta\, n. pl. [L. See {Impediment},	   {Impede}.]	   Things which impede or hinder progress; incumbrances;	   baggage; specif. (Mil.), the supply trains which must	   accompany an army.	         On the plains they will have horses dragging travoises,	         dogs with travoises, women and children loaded with	         impedimenta.                             --Julian	                                                  Ralph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Impedimental \Im*ped`i*men"tal\, a.	   Of the nature of an impediment; hindering; obstructing;	   impeditive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Things so impedimental to success.       --G. H. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]
Impedite \Im"pe*dite\, a. [L. impeditus, p. p. See {Impede}.]	   Hindered; obstructed. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Impedite \Im"pe*dite\, v. t.	   To impede. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Impedition \Im"pe*di"tion\, n. [L. impeditio.]	   A hindering; a hindrance. [Obs.] --Baxier.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeditive \Im*ped"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. imp['e]ditif.]	   Causing hindrance; impeding. "Cumbersome, and impeditive of	   motion." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Impel \Im*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Impelling}.] [L. impellere; pref. im- in + pellere, pulsum,	   to drive. See {Pulse} a beat, and cf. {Impulse}.]	   To drive or urge forward or on; to press on; to incite to	   action or motion in any way.	   [1913 Webster]	         The surge impelled me on a craggy coast. --Pope.	   Syn: To instigate; incite; induce; influence; force; drive;	        urge; actuate; move.	        [1913 Webster]
impelled \impelled\ adj.	   motivated by an irresistable compulsion.	   Syn: driven.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Impellent \Im*pel"lent\, a. [L. impellens, p. pr. of impellere.]	   Having the quality of impelling.	   [1913 Webster]	Impellent \Im*pel"lent\, n.	   An impelling power or force. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeller \Im*pel"ler\, n.	   One who, or that which, impels.	   [1913 Webster]
Impen \Im*pen"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impenned}and {Impent}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Impenning}.]	   To shut up or inclose, as in a pen. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Impend \Im*pend"\, v. t. [L. impend[e^]re; pref. im- in +	   pend[e^]re to weigh out, pay.]	   To pay. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]	Impend \Im*pend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Impended}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Impending}.] [L. impend[=e]re; pref. im- in + pend[=e]re	   to hang. See {Pendant}.]	   To hang over; to be suspended above; to threaten from near at	   hand; to menace; to be imminent. See {Imminent}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Destruction sure o'er all your heads impends. --Pope.	   Impendence
Impendence \Im*pend"ence\, Impendency \Im*pend"en*cy\, n.	   The state of impending; the state of being imminent and	   liable to happen soon; also, that which impends. "Impendence	   of volcanic cloud." --Ruskin.	   Syn: imminence, imminency, impendence, forthcomingness.	        [1913 Webster]
Impendent \Im*pend"ent\, a. [L. impendens, p. pr. of	   impend[=e]re.]	   Impending; threatening.	   [1913 Webster]	         Impendent horrors, threatening hideous fall. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impending \Im*pend"ing\, a.	   Hanging over; overhanging; suspended so as to menace;	   imminet; threatening.	   [1913 Webster]	         An impending brow.                       --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	         And nodding Ilion waits th' impending fall. --Pope.	   Syn: Imminent; threatening. See {Imminent}.	        [1913 Webster]
Impenetrability \Im*pen`e*tra*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   imp['e]n['e]trabilit['e].]	   1. Quality of being impenetrable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) That property in virtue of which two portions of	      matter can not at the same time occupy the same portion of	      space.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Insusceptibility of intellectual or emotional impression;	      obtuseness; stupidity; coldness.	      [1913 Webster]
Impenetrable \Im*pen"e*tra*ble\, a. [L. impenetrabilis; pref.	   im- not + penetrabilis penetrable: cf. F.	   imp['e]n['e]trable.]	   1. Incapable of being penetrated or pierced; not admitting	      the passage of other bodies; not to be entered;	      impervious; as, an impenetrable shield.	      [1913 Webster]	            Highest woods impenetrable	            To star or sunlight.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) Having the property of preventing any other	      substance from occupying the same space at the same time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inaccessible, as to knowledge, reason, sympathy, etc.;	      unimpressible; not to be moved by arguments or motives;	      as, an impenetrable mind, or heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            They will be credulous in all affairs of life, but	            impenetrable by a sermon of the gospel. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Impenetrableness \Im*pen"e*tra*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being impenetrable; impenetrability.	   [1913 Webster]
Impenetrably \Im*pen"e*tra*bly\, adv.	   In an impenetrable manner or state; imperviously.	   "Impenetrably armed." --Milton. "Impenetrably dull." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Impenitence \Im*pen"i*tence\, n. [L. impenitentia: cf. F.	   imp['e]nitence.]	   The condition of being impenitent; failure or refusal to	   repent; hardness of heart.	   [1913 Webster]	         He will advance from one degree of wickedness and	         impenitence to another.                  --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Impenitency \Im*pen"i*ten*cy\, n.	   Impenitence. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impenitent \Im*pen"i*tent\, a. [L. impaenitens; pref. im- not +	   paenitens penitens: cf. F. imp['e]nitent. See {Penitent}.]	   Not penitent; not repenting of sin; not contrite; of a hard	   heart. "They . . . died impenitent." --Milton. "A careless	   and impenitent heart." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Impenitent \Im*pen"i*tent\, n.	   One who is not penitent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impenitently \Im*pen"i*tent*ly\, adv.	   Without repentance.	   [1913 Webster]
Impennate \Im*pen"nate\, a. (Zool.)	   Characterized by short wings covered with feathers resembling	   scales, as the penguins. -- n. One of the Impennes.	   [1913 Webster]
Impennes \Im*pen"nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. pref. im- not + penna	   feather.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds, including only the penguins, in which the	   wings are without quills, and not suited for flight.	   [1913 Webster]
Impennous \Im*pen"nous\a. [L. pref. im- not + penna wing.]	   (Zool.)	   Having no wings, as some insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Impeople \Im*peo"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeopled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impeopling}.] [See {Empeople}.]	   To people; to give a population to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast helped to impeople hell.       --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperant \Im"pe*rant\, a. [L. imperans, p. pr. of imperare to	   command.]	   Commanding. [R.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperate \Im"pe*rate\, a. [L. imperatus, p. p. of imperare to	   command.]	   Done by express direction; not involuntary; communded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those imperate acts, wherein we see the empire of the	         soul.                                    --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperatival \Im*per`a*ti"val\, a. (Gram.)	   Of or pertaining to the imperative mood.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperative \Im*per"a*tive\, a. [L. imperativus, fr. imperare to	   command; pref. im- in + parare to make ready, prepare: cf. F.	   imp['e]ratif. See {Perade}, and cf. {Empire}.]	   1. Expressive of command; containing positive command;	      authoritatively or absolutely directive; commanding;	      authoritative; as, imperative orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            The suit of kings are imperative.     --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be avoided or evaded; obligatory; binding;	      compulsory; as, an imperative duty or order.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Expressive of command, entreaty, advice, or	      exhortation; as, the imperative mood.	      [1913 Webster]	Imperative \Im*per"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   The imperative mood; also, a verb in the imperative mood.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperatively \Im*per"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an imperative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperator \Im`pe*ra"tor\, n. [L. See {Emperor}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A commander; a leader; an emperor; -- originally an	   appellation of honor by which Roman soldiers saluted their	   general after an important victory. Subsequently the title	   was conferred as a recognition of great military achievements	   by the senate, whence it carried with it some special	   privileges. After the downfall of the Republic it was assumed	   by Augustus and his successors, and came to have the meaning	   now attached to the word emperor.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperatorial \Im*per`a*to"ri*al\, a. [L. imperatorius.]	   1. Commanding; imperative; authoritative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the title or office of imperator.	      "Imperatorial laurels." --C. Merivale.	      [1913 Webster]
Imperatorian \Im*per`a*to"ri*an\, a.	   Imperial. [R.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperatory \Im*per"a*to*ry\, a.	   Imperative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperceivable \Im`per*ceiv"a*ble\, a.	   Imperceptible. [R.] --South. -- {Im`per*ceiv"a*ble*ness}, n.	   --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperceived \Im`per*ceived"\, a.	   Not perceived. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperceptibility \Im`per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being imperceptible.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperceptible \Im`per*cep"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not +	   perceptible: cf. F. imperceptible.]	   Not perceptible; not to be apprehended or cognized by the	   senses; not discernible by the mind; not easily apprehended.	   [1913 Webster]	         Almost imperceptible to the touch.       --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its operation is slow, and in some cases almost	         imperceptible.                           --Burke.	   -- {Im`per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im`per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their . . . subtilty and imperceptibleness. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperception \Im`per*cep"tion\, n.	   Lack of perception.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperceptive \Im`per*cep"tive\, a.	   Unable to perceive.	   [1913 Webster]	         The imperceptive part of the soul.       --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Impercipient \Im`per*cip"i*ent\, a.	   Not perceiving, or not able to perceive. --A. Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperdibility \Im*per`di*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being imperdible. [Obs.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperdible \Im*per"di*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + L. perdere to	   destroy.]	   Not destructible. [Obs.] -- {Im*per"di*bly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperfect \Im*per"fect\, a. [L. imperfectus: pref. im- not +	   perfectus perfect: cf. F imparfait, whence OE. imparfit. See	   {Perfect}.]	   1. Not perfect; not complete in all its parts; wanting a	      part; deective; deficient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something he left imperfect in the state. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why, then, your other senses grow imperfect. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting in some elementary organ that is essential to	      successful or normal activity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . stammered like a child, or an amazed,	            imperfect person.                     --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not fulfilling its design; not realizing an ideal; not	      conformed to a standard or rule; not satisfying the taste	      or conscience; esthetically or morally defective.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing imperfect or deficient left	            Of all that he created.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then say not man's imperfect, Heaven in fault;	            Say rather, man's as perfect as he ought. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Imperfect arch}, an arch of less than a semicircle; a skew	      arch.	   {Imperfect cadence} (Mus.), one not ending with the tonic,	      but with the dominant or some other chord; one not giving	      complete rest; a half close.	   {Imperfect consonances} (Mus.), chords like the third and	      sixth, whose ratios are less simple than those of the	      fifth and forth.	   {Imperfect flower} (Bot.), a flower wanting either stamens or	      pistils. --Gray.	   {Imperfect interval} (Mus.), one a semitone less than	      perfect; as, an imperfect fifth.	   {Imperfect number} (Math.), a number either greater or less	      than the sum of its several divisors; in the former case,	      it is called also a {defective number}; in the latter, an	      {abundant number}.	   {Imperfect obligations} (Law), obligations as of charity or	      gratitude, which cannot be enforced by law.	   {Imperfect power} (Math.), a number which can not be produced	      by taking any whole number or vulgar fraction, as a	      factor, the number of times indicated by the power; thus,	      9 is a perfect square, but an imperfect cube.	   {Imperfect tense} (Gram.), a tense expressing past time and	      incomplete action.	      [1913 Webster]	Imperfect \Im*per"fect\ ([i^]m*p[~e]r"f[e^]kt), n. (Gram.)	   The imperfect tense; or the form of a verb denoting the	   imperfect tense.	   [1913 Webster]	Imperfect \Im*per"fect\, v. t.	   To make imperfect. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperfectibility \Im`per*fec`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being imperfectible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperfectible \Im`per*fec"ti*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being made perfect. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperfection \Im`per*fec"tion\, n. [L. imperfectio: cf. F.	   imperfection. See {Imperfect}, a.]	   The quality or condition of being imperfect; lack of	   perfection; incompleteness; deficiency; fault or blemish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sent to my account	         With all my imperfections on my head.    --Shak.	   Syn: Defect; deficiency; incompleteness; fault; failing;	        weakness; frailty; foible; blemish; vice.	        [1913 Webster]
Imperfectness \Im*per"fect*ness\, n.	   The state of being imperfect.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperforable \Im*per"fo*ra*ble\, a. [See {Imperforate}.]	   Incapable of being perforated, or bored through.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperforata \Im*per"fo*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Imperforate}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Foraminifera, including those in which the	   shell is not porous. Imperforate
Imperforate \Im*per"fo*rate\, Imperforated \Im*per"fo*ra"ted\,	   a. [L. pref. im- not + perforatus, p. p. of perforate to	   perforate. See {Perforate}.]	   Not perforated; having no opening or aperture. --Sir J.	   Banks.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperforation \Im*per`fo*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. imperforation.]	   The state of being without perforation.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, a. [OE. emperial, OF. emperial, F.	   imp['e]rial, fr. L. imperialis, fr. imperium command,	   sovereignty, empire. See {Empire}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an empire, or to an emperor; as, an	      imperial government; imperial authority or edict.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last	            That wore the imperial diadem of Rome. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to, or suitable to, supreme authority, or one	      who wields it; royal; sovereign; supreme. "The imperial	      democracy of Athens." --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns	            With an imperial voice.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tame the proud, the fetter'd slave to free,	            These are imperial arts, and worthy thee. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sounds his imperial clarion along the whole line	            of battle.                            --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of superior or unusual size or excellence; as, imperial	      paper; imperial tea, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Imperial bushel}, {gallon}, etc. See {Bushel}, {Gallon},	      etc.	   {Imperial chamber}, the, the sovereign court of the old	      German empire.	   {Imperial city}, under the first German empire, a city having	      no head but the emperor.	   {Imperial diet}, an assembly of all the states of the German	      empire.	   {Imperial drill}. (Manuf.) See under 8th {Drill}.	   {Imperial eagle}. (Zool.) See {Eagle}.	   {Imperial green}. See {Paris green}, under {Green}.	   {Imperial guard}, the royal guard instituted by Napoleon I.	      	   {Imperial weights and measures}, the standards legalized by	      the British Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	Imperial \Im*pe"ri*al\, n. [F. imp['e]riale: cf. Sp. imperial.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The tuft of hair on a man's lower lip and chin; -- so	      called from the style of beard of Napoleon III.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outside seat on a diligence. --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A luggage case on the top of a coach. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything of unusual size or excellence, as a large	      decanter, a kind of large photograph, a large sheet of	      drawing, printing, or writing paper, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A gold coin of Russia worth ten rubles, or about eight	      dollars. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A kind of fine cloth brought into England from Greece. or	      other Eastern countries, in the Middle Ages.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A game at cards differing from piquet in some minor	      details, and in having a trump; also, any one of several	      combinations of cards which score in this game.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Imperialism \Im*pe"ri*al*ism\, n.	   1. The power or character of an emperor; imperial authority;	      the spirit of empire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roman imperialism had divided the world. --C. H.	                                                  Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The policy, practice, or advocacy of seeking, or	      acquiescing in, the extension of the control, dominion, or	      empire of a nation, as by the acquirement of new, esp.	      distant, territory or dependencies, or by the closer union	      of parts more or less independent of each other for	      operations of war, copyright, internal commerce, etc. The	      practise of building or extending an empire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	            The tide of English opinion began to turn about	            1870, and since then it has run with increasing	            force in the direction of what is called	            imperialism.                          --James Bryce.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Imperialist \Im*pe"ri*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. imp['e]rialiste.]	   One who serves an emperor; one who favors imperialism.	   [1913 Webster]
imperialistic \im*pe`ri*al*is"tic\, n.	   Of, pertaining to, or advocating imperialism.	   [PJC]
Imperiality \Im*pe`ri*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Imperialities}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Imperial power.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An imperial right or privilegs. See {Royalty}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The late empress having, by ukases of grace,	            relinquished her imperialities on the private mines,	            viz., the tenths of the copper, iron, silver and	            gold.                                 --W. Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]
Imperialize \Im*pe"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Imperialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imperializing}.]	   To invest with imperial authority, character, or style; to	   bring to the form of an empire. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperially \Im*pe"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In an imperial manner.	   [1913 Webster]	Imperially \Im*pe"ri*al*ly\, n.	   Imperial power. [R.] --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperil \Im*per"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imperiled}or	   {Imperilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imperiling} or {Imperilling}.]	   To bring into peril; to endanger.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperilment \Im*per"il*ment\, n.	   The act of imperiling, or the state of being imperiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperious \Im*pe"ri*ous\, a. [L. imperiosus: cf. F.	   imp['e]rieux. See {Imperial}.]	   1. Commanding; ascendant; imperial; lordly; majestic. [Obs.]	      "A vast and imperious mind." --Tilloison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore, great lords, be, as your titles witness,	            Imperious.                            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant;	      an imperious manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            This imperious man will work us all	            From princes into pages.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His bold, contemptuous, and imperious spirit soon	            made him conspicuous.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Imperative; urgent; compelling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imperious need, which can not be withstood.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly;	        tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative;	        authoritative; commanding; pressing.	   Usage: {Imperious}, {Lordly}, {Domineering}. One who is	          imperious exercises his authority in a manner highly	          offensive for its spirit and tone; one who is lordly	          assumes a lofty air in order to display his	          importance; one who is domineering gives orders in a	          way to make others feel their inferiority.	          [1913 Webster]
Imperiously \Im*pe"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an imperious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperiousness \Im*pe"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being imperious; arrogance;	   haughtiness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Imperiousness and severity is but an ill way of	         treating men who have reason of their own to guide	         them.                                    --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperishability \Im*per`ish*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being imperishable: indstructibility. "The	   imperishability of the universe." --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperishable \Im*per"ish*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + perishable:	   cf. F. imp['e]rissable.]	   Not perishable; not subject to decay; indestructible;	   enduring permanently; as, an imperishable monument;	   imperishable renown. -- {Im*per"ish*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Im*per"ish*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperium \Im*pe"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Imperia}. [L. See {Empire}.]	   1. Supreme power; absolute dominion; empire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Law) The right to command, which includes the right to	      employ the force of the state to enforce the laws. It is	      one of the principal attributes of the executive power.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Imperiwigged \Im*per"i"wigged\, a.	   Wearing a periwig. Impermanence
Impermanence \Im*per"ma*nence\, Impermanency \Im*per"ma*nen*cy\,	   n.	   Lack of permanence.	   [1913 Webster]
Impermanent \Im*per"ma*nent\, a.	   Not permanent.	   [1913 Webster]
Impermeability \Im*per`me*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Pref. im- not +	   permeability: cf. F. imperm['e]abilit['e].]	   The quality of being impermeable.	   [1913 Webster]
Impermeable \Im*per"me*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + permeable:	   cf. F. imperm['e]able, L. impermeabilis.]	   Not permeable; not permitting passage, as of a fluid. through	   its substance; impervious; impenetrable; as, India rubber is	   impermeable to water and to air. -- {Im*per"me*a*ble*ness},	   n. -- {Im*per"me*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Impermissible \Im`per*mis"si*ble\, a.	   Not permissible.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperscrutable \Im`per*scru"ta*ble\, a. [L. imperscrutabilis.]	   Not capable of being searched out; inscrutable. [Obs.] --	   {Im`per*scru"ta*ble*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperseverant \Im`per*sev"er*ant\, a.	   Not persevering; fickle; thoughtless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impersonal \Im*per"son*al\, a. [L. impersonalis; pref. im- not +	   personalis personal: cf. F. impersonnel. See {Personal}.]	   Not personal; not representing a person; not having	   personality.	   [1913 Webster]	         An almighty but impersonal power, called Fate. --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Impersonal verb} (Gram.), a verb used with an indeterminate	      subject, commonly, in English, with the impersonal pronoun	      it; as, it rains; it snows; methinks (it seems to me).	      Many verbs which are not strictly impersonal are often	      used impersonally; as, it goes well with him.	      [1913 Webster]	Impersonal \Im*per"son*al\, n.	   That which wants personality; specifically (Gram.), an	   impersonal verb.	   [1913 Webster]
Impersonality \Im*per`son*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being impersonal; want or absence of	   personality.	   [1913 Webster]
Impersonally \Im*per"son*al*ly\, adv.	   In an impersonal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impersonate \Im*per"son*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Impersonated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impersonating}.]	   1. To invest with personality; to endow with the form of a	      living being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ascribe the qualities of a person to; to personify.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assume, or to represent, the person or character of; to	      personate; as, he impersonated Macbeth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Benedict impersonated his age.        --Milman.	      Impersonation
Impersonation \Im*per`son*a"tion\, Impersonification
\Im`per*son`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of impersonating; personification; investment with	   personality; representation in a personal form.	   [1913 Webster]
Impersonator \Im*per"son*a`tor\, n.	   One who impersonates; an actor; a mimic.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperspicuity \Im*per`spi*cu"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of perspicuity or clearness; vagueness; ambiguity.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperspicuous \Im`per*spic"u*ous\, a.	   Not perspicuous; not clear; obscure; vague; ambiguous.	   [1913 Webster]
Impersuadable \Im`per*suad"a*ble\, a. [Cf. {Impersuasible}.]	   Not to be persuaded; obstinate; unyielding; impersuasible. --	   {Im`per*suad"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Impersuasible \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`per*sua`si*bil"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Impertinence \Im*per"ti*nence\, n. [Cf. F. impertinence. See	   {Impertinent}.]	   1. The condition or quality of being impertinent; absence of	      pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conduct or language unbecoming the person, the society, or	      the circumstances; rudeness; incivility.	      [1913 Webster]	            We should avoid the vexation and impertinence of	            pedants who affect to talk in a language not to be	            understood.                           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is impertinent; a thing out of place, or of no	      value.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are many subtile impertinences learned in	            schools.                              --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Impertinency \Im*per"ti*nen*cy\, n.	   Impertinence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O, matter and impertinency mixed!	         Reason in madness!                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impertinent \Im*per"ti*nent\, a. [F., fr. L. impertinens,	   -entis; pref. im- not + pertinens. See {Pertinent}.]	   1. Not pertinent; not pertaining to the matter in hand;	      having no bearing on the subject; not to the point;	      irrelevant; inapplicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things that are impertinent to us.    --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            How impertinent that grief was which served no end!	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrary to, or offending against, the rules of propriety	      or good breeding; guilty of, or prone to, rude,	      unbecoming, or uncivil words or actions; as, an impertient	      coxcomb; an impertient remark.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Trifing; inattentive; frivolous.	   Syn: Rude; officious; intrusive; saucy; unmannerly;	        meddlesome; disrespectful; impudent; insolent.	   Usage: {Impertinent}, {Officious}, {Rude}. A person is	          officious who obtrudes his offices or assistance where	          they are not needed; he is impertinent when he	          intermeddles in things with which he has no concern.	          The former shows a lack of tact, the latter a lack of	          breeding, or, more commonly, a spirit of sheer	          impudence. A person is rude when he violates the	          proprieties of social life either from ignorance or	          wantonness. "An impertinent man will ask questions for	          the mere gratification of curiosity; a rude man will	          burst into the room of another, or push against his	          person, inviolant of all decorum; one who is officious	          is quite as unfortunate as he is troublesome; when he	          strives to serve, he has the misfortune to annoy."	          --Crabb. See {Impudence}, and {Insolent}.	          [1913 Webster]	Impertinent \Im*per"ti*nent\, n.	   An impertinent person. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impertinently \Im*per"ti*nent*ly\, adv.	   In an impertinent manner. "Not to betray myself	   impertinently." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Impertransibility \Im`per*tran`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being impertransible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impertransible \Im`per*tran"si*ble\, a. [L. pref. im- not +	   pertransire to go through. See {Per-} and {Transient}.]	   Incapable of being passed through. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imperturbability \Im`per*turb`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being imperturbable.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperturbable \Im`per*turb"a*ble\, a. [L. imperturbabilis; pref.	   im- not + perturbare to disturb: cf. F. imperturbable. See	   {Perture}.]	   Incapable of being disturbed or disconcerted; as,	   imperturbable gravity.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperturbably \Im`per*turb"a*bly\, adv.	   In an imperturbable manner; calmly. --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Imperturbation \Im*per`tur*ba"tion\, n. [L. imperturbatio.]	   Freedom from agitation of mind; calmness; quietude. --W.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperturbed \Im`per*turbed"\, a.	   Not perturbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperviability \Im*per`vi*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being imperviable.	   [1913 Webster]
Imperviable \Im*per"vi*a*ble\, a.	   Not pervious; impervious. [R.] -- {Im*per"vi*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impervious \Im*per"vi*ous\, a. [L. impervius; pref. im- not +	   per through + via way. See {Voyage}.]	   Not pervious; not admitting of entrance or passage through;	   as, a substance impervious to water or air.	   [1913 Webster]	         This gulf impassable, impervious.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The minds of these zealots were absolutely impervious.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Impassable; pathless; impenetrable; imperviable;	        impermeable. -- {Im*per"vi*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Im*per"vi*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Impery \Im"per*y\, n.	   Empery. [Archaic] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Impest \Im*pest"\, v. t.	   To affict with pestilence; to infect, as with plague. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impester \Im*pes"ter\, v. t.	   See {Pester}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impetiginous \Im`pe*tig"i*nous\, a. [L. impetiginous: cf. F.	   imp['e]tigineux.]	   Of the nature of, or pertaining to, impetigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Impetigo \Im`pe*ti"go\, n. [L., fr. impetere to attack.] (Med.)	   A cutaneous, pustular eruption, not attended with fever;	   usually, a kind of eczema with pustulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Impetrable \Im"pe*tra*ble\a. [L. impetrabilis: cf. F.	   imp['e]trable. See {Impetrate}.]	   Capable of being obtained or moved by petition. [Obs.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Impetrate \Im"pe*trate\, a. [L. impetratus, p. p. of impetrare	   to obtain; pref. im- in + patrare to bring to pass.]	   Obtained by entreaty. [Obs.] --Ld. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Impetrate \Im"pe*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impetrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Impetrating}.]	   To obtain by request or entreaty. --Usher.	   [1913 Webster]
Impetration \Im`pe*tra"tion\, n. [L. impetratio: cf. F.	   imp['e]tration.]	   1. The act of impetrating, or obtaining by petition or	      entreaty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In way of impertation procuring the removal or	            allevation of our crosses.            --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Eng. Law) The obtaining of benefice from Rome by	      solicitation, which benefice belonged to the disposal of	      the king or other lay patron of the realm.	      [1913 Webster]
Impetrative \Im"pe*tra*tive\, a. [L. impetrativus obtained by	   entreaty.]	   Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by	   entreaty. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Impetratory \Im"pe*tra*to*ry\, a.	   Containing or expressing entreaty. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Impetuosity \Im*pet`u*os"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. imp['e]tuosit['e].]	   1. The condition or quality of being impetuous; fury;	      violence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vehemence, or furiousnes of temper. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Impetuous \Im*pet"u*ous\, a. [F. impetueux, L. impetuosus. See	   {Impetus}.]	   1. Rushing with force and violence; moving with impetus;	      furious; forcible; violent; as, an impetuous wind; an	      impetuous torrent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Went pouring forward with impetuous speed. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vehement in feeling; hasty; passionate; violent; as, a man	      of impetuous temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people, on their holidays,	            Impetuous, insolent, unquenchable.    --Milton.	   Syn: Forcible; rapid; hasty; precipitate; furious;	        boisterous; violent; raging; fierce; passionate. --	        {Im*pet"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Im*pet"u*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Impetus \Im"pe*tus\ ([i^]m"p[-e]*t[u^]s), n. [L., fr. impetere	   to rush upon, attack; pref. im- in + petere to fall upon,	   seek. See {Petition}.]	   1. A property possessed by a moving body in virtue of its	      weight and its motion; the force with which any body is	      driven or impelled; momentum.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Momentum is the technical term, impetus its popular	         equivalent, yet differing from it as applied commonly	         to bodies moving or moved suddenly or violently, and	         indicating the origin and intensity of the motion,	         rather than its quantity or effectiveness.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Impulse; incentive; stimulus; vigor; force; as, the	      President's strong recommendation provided the impetus	      needed to pass the campaign reform bill. --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Gun.) The altitude through which a heavy body must fall	      to acquire a velocity equal to that with which a ball is	      discharged from a piece.	      [1913 Webster]
Impeyan pheasant \Im"pey*an pheas"ant\ ([i^]m"p[i^]*an	   f[e^]z"ant). [From Lady Impey, who attempted to naturalize	   the bird in England.] (Zool.)	   An Indian crested pheasant of the genus {Lophophorus}.	   Several species are known. Called also {monaul}, {monal}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are remarkable for the bright color and brilliant	         matallic hues of their plumage. The best known species	         ({Lophophorus Impeyanus}) has the neck of a brilliant	         metallic red, changing to golden yellow in certain	         lights.	         [1913 Webster]
Imphee \Im"phee\ ([i^]m"f[=e]), n. (Bot.)	   The African sugar cane ({Holcus saccharatus}), -- resembling	   the sorghum, or Chinese sugar cane.	   [1913 Webster]
Impi \Im"pi\ ([i^]m"p[i^]), n. [Zulu.]	   A body of Kaffir warriors; a body of native armed men. [South	   Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         As early as 1862 he crossed assagais with and defeated	         a Matabili impi (war band).              --James Bryce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Impictured \Im*pic"tured\ ([i^]m*p[i^]k"t[-u]rd; 135), a.	   Pictured; impressed. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Impierce \Im*pierce"\ ([i^]m*p[=e]rs"), v. t. [Pref. im- in +	   pierce. Cf. {Empierce}.]	   To pierce; to penetrate. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impierceable \Im*pierce"a*ble\ ([i^]m*p[=e]rs"[.a]*b'l) a.	   Not capable of being pierced; impenetrable. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Impiety \Im*pi"e*ty\ ([i^]m*p[imac]"[-e]*t[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Impieties} ([i^]m*p[imac]"[-e]*t[i^]z). [L. impietas, fr.	   impius impious; cf. F. impi['e]t['e]. See {Impious},	   {Piety}.]	   1. The quality of being impious; lack of piety; irreverence	      toward the Supreme Being; ungodliness; wickedness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An impious act; an act of wickedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those impieties for the which they are now visited.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: Ungodliness; irreligion; unrighteousness; sinfulness;	        profaneness; wickedness; godlessness.	        [1913 Webster]
Impignorate \Im*pig"no*rate\ ([i^]m*p[i^]g"n[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t.	   [LL. impignoratus, p. pl of impignorare to pawn. See	   {Pignoration}.]	   To pledge or pawn. [Obs.] --Laing.	   [1913 Webster]
Impignoration \Im*pig`no*ra"tion\	   ([i^]m*p[i^]g"n[-o]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [LL. impignoratio: cf.	   F. impignoration.]	   The act of pawning or pledging; the state of being pawned.	   [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Imping \Imp"ing\ ([i^]mp"[i^]ng), n. [See {Imp} to graft.]	   1. The act or process of grafting or mending. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) The process of repairing broken feathers or a	      deficient wing.	      [1913 Webster]
Impinge \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impinged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impinging}.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to	   fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See	   {Pact}, and cf. {Impact}.]	   To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to	   clash with; -- with on or upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light	         on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         But, in the present order of things, not to be employed	         without impinging on God's justice.      --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impingement \Im*pinge"ment\, n.	   The act of impinging.	   [1913 Webster]
Impingent \Im*pin"gent\, a. [L. impingens, p. pr.]	   Striking against or upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Impinguate \Im*pin"guate\, v. t. [L. impinguatus, p. p. of	   impinguare to fatten; pref. im- in + pinguis fat.]	   To fatten; to make fat. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Impinguation \Im`pin*gua"tion\, n.	   The act of making fat, or the state of being fat or fattened.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impious \Im"pi*ous\, a. [L. impius; pref. im- not + pius piou.	   See {Pious}.]	   Not pious; wanting piety; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly;	   profane; wanting in reverence for the Supreme Being; as, an	   impious deed; impious language.	   [1913 Webster]	         When vice prevails, and impious men bear away,	         The post of honor is a private station.  --Addison.	   Syn: {Impious}, {Irreligious}, {Profane}.	   Usage: Irreligious is negative, impious and profane are	          positive. An indifferent man may be irreligious; a	          profane man is irreverent in speech and conduct; an	          impious man is wickedly and boldly defiant in the	          strongest sense. Profane also has the milder sense of	          secular. --C. J. Smith. -- {Im"pi*ous*ly}, adv. --	          {Im"pi*ous*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Impire \Im"pire\, n.	   See {Umpire}. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
impish \imp"ish\ ([i^]mp"[i^]sh), a.	   Having the qualities, or showing the characteristics, of an	   imp; naughtily or annoyingly playful; as, teasing and	   worrying with impish laughter.	   Syn: elfish, elvish, implike, mischievous, pixilated,	        prankish, puckish.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Impishly \Imp"ish*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an imp.	   [1913 Webster]
Impiteous \Im*pit"e*ous\, a.	   Pitiless; cruel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Implacability \Im*pla`ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. implacabilitas: cf.	   F. implacabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being implacable.	   [1913 Webster]
Implacable \Im*pla"ca*ble\, a. [L. implacabilis; pref. im- not +	   placabilis: cf. F. implacable. See {Placable}.]	   1. Not placable; not to be appeased; incapable of being	      pacified; inexorable; as, an implacable prince.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see thou art implacable.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            An object of implacable enmity.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being relieved or assuaged; inextinguishable.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O! how I burn with implacable fire.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which wrought them pain	            Implacable, and many a dolorous groan. --Milton.	   Syn: Unappeasable; inexorable; irreconcilable; unrelenting;	        relentless; unyielding.	        [1913 Webster]
Implacableness \Im*pla"ca*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being implacable; implacability.	   [1913 Webster]
Implacably \Im*pla"ca*bly\, adv.	   In an implacable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Implacental \Im`pla*cen"tal\, a. (Zool.)	   Without a placenta, as marsupials and monotremes;	   nonplacental. -- n. A mammal having no placenta; a	   nonplacental mammal.	   [1913 Webster]
Implacentalia \Im`pla*cen*ta"li*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {In-} not,	   and {Placental}.] (Zool.)	   A primary division of the Mammalia, including the monotremes	   and marsupials, in which no placenta is formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Implant \Im*plant"\v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implanted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Implanting}.] [Pref. im- in + plant: cf. F. implanter.]	   To plant, or infix, for the purpose of growth; to fix deeply;	   to instill; to inculate; to introduce; as, to implant the	   seeds of virtue, or the principles of knowledge, in the minds	   of youth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Minds well implanted with solid . . . breeding.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Implantation \Im`plan*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. implantation.]	   The act or process of implanting.	   [1913 Webster]
Implate \Im*plate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Implating}.]	   To cover with plates; to sheathe; as, to implate a ship with	   iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Implausibility \Im*plau`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of plausibility; the quality of being implausible.	   [1913 Webster]
Implausible \Im*plau"si*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + plausible: cf.	   F. implausible.]	   Not plausible; not wearing the appearance of truth or	   credibility, and not likely to be believed. "Implausible	   harangues." --Swift. -- {Im*plau"si*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Im*plau"si*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Impleach \Im*pleach"\, v. t.	   To pleach; to interweave. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Implead \Im*plead"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impleaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impleading}.] [Cf. {Emplead}.] (Law)	   To institute and prosecute a suit against, in court; to sue	   or prosecute at law; hence, to accuse; to impeach.	   [1913 Webster]	Implead \Im*plead"\, v. i.	   To sue at law.	   [1913 Webster]
Impleadable \Im*plead"a*ble\, a.	   Not admitting excuse, evasion, or plea; rigorous. [R.] --T.	   Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Impleader \Im*plead"er\, n. (Law)	   One who prosecutes or sues another.	   [1913 Webster]
Impleasing \Im*pleas"ing\, a.	   Unpleasing; displeasing. [Obs.] --Overbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Impledge \Im*pledge"\, v. t.	   To pledge. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Implement \Im"ple*ment\ ([i^]m"pl[-e]*ment), n. [LL. implementum	   accomplishment, fr. L. implere, impletum, to fill up, finish,	   complete; pref. im- in + plere to fill. The word was perh.	   confused with OF. empleier, emploier, to employ, F. employer,	   whence E. employ. See {Plenty}.]	   That which fulfills or supplies a want or use; esp., an	   instrument, tool, or utensil, as supplying a requisite to an	   end; as, the implements of trade, of husbandry, or of war.	   [1913 Webster]	         Genius must have talent as its complement and	         implement.                               --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Implement \Im"ple*ment\, v. t.	   1. To accomplish; to fulfill. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Revenge . . . executed and implemented by the hand	            of Vanbeest Brown.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide with an implement or implements; to cause to be	      fulfilled, satisfied, or carried out, by means of an	      implement or implements.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chief mechanical requisites of the barometer are	            implemented in such an instrument as the following.	                                                  --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) To fulfill or perform, as a contract or an	      engagement.	      [1913 Webster]
Implemental \Im`ple*men"tal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, implements or their use;	   mechanical.	   [1913 Webster]
Impletion \Im*ple"tion\, n. [L. impletio. See {Implement}.]	   1. The act of filling, or the state of being full. --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which fills up; filling. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Implex \Im"plex\, a. [L. implexus, p. p. of implectere to	   infold; pref. im- in + plectere to plait: cf. F implexe.]	   Intricate; entangled; complicated; complex.	   [1913 Webster]	         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 to good, or from good to bad.   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Implexion \Im*plex"ion\, n. [L. implexio.]	   Act of involving, or state of being involved; involution.	   [1913 Webster]
Impliable \Im*pli"a*ble\, a.	   Not pliable; inflexible; unyielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Implicate \Im"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Implicating}.] [L. implicatus, p. p. of	   implicare to involve; pref. im- in + plicare to fold. See	   {Employ}, {Ply}, and cf. {Imply}, {Implicit}.]	   1. To infold; to fold together; to interweave.	      [1913 Webster]	            The meeting boughs and implicated leaves. --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring into connection with; to involve; to connect; --	      applied to persons, in an unfavorable sense; as, the	      evidence implicates many in this conspiracy; to be	      implicated in a crime, a discreditable transaction, a	      fault, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
implicated \implicated\ adj.	   culpably involved; connected; -- of persons with respect to	   responsibility for events.	   [WordNet 1.5]
implicating \implicating\ n.	   a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing).	   Syn: implication.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Implication \Im`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. implicatio: cf. F.	   implication.]	   1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three principal causes of firmness are. the	            grossness, the quiet contact, and the implication of	            component parts.                      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed;	      an inference, or something which may fairly be understood,	      though not expressed in words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever things, therefore, it was asserted that the	            king might do, it was a necessary implication that	            there were other things which he could not do.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
implicational \implicational\ adj.	   arousing a mental association; evocative.	   Syn: implicative, suggestive, suggestive of(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Implicative \Im"pli*ca*tive\, a.	   Tending to implicate.	   [1913 Webster]
Implicatively \Im"pli*ca*tive*ly\, adv.	   By implication. --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Implicit \Im*plic"it\, a. [L. implicitus, p. p. of implicare to	   entwine, entangle, attach closely: cf. F. implicite. See	   {Implicate}.]	   1. Infolded; entangled; complicated; involved. [Obs.]	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his woolly fleece	            I cling implicit.                     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tacitly comprised; fairly to be understood, though not	      expressed in words; implied; as, an implicit contract or	      agreement. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resting on another; trusting in the word or authority of	      another, without doubt or reserve; unquestioning;	      complete; as, implicit confidence; implicit obedience.	      [1913 Webster]	            Back again to implicit faith I fall.  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Implicit function}. (Math.) See under {Function}.	      [1913 Webster]
Implicitly \Im*plic"it*ly\, adv.	   1. In an implicit manner; without reserve; with unreserved	      confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to dispute the methods of his providence, but	            humbly and implicitly to acquiesce in and adore	            them.                                 --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By implication; impliedly; as, to deny the providence of	      God is implicitly to deny his existence. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]
Implicitness \Im*plic"it*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being implicit.	   [1913 Webster]
Implicity \Im*plic"i*ty\, n.	   Implicitness. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Implied \Im*plied"\, a.	   Virtually involved or included; involved in substance;	   inferential; tacitly conceded; -- the correlative of express,	   or expressed. See {Imply}.	   [1913 Webster]
Impliedly \Im*pli"ed*ly\, adv.	   By implication or inference. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
implode \im*plode"\, v. i.	   To burst inward; contrasting with {explode}.	   [PJC]
Imploded \Im*plod"ed\, a. (Phon.)	   Formed by implosion. --Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Implodent \Im*plod"ent\, n. (Phon.)	   An implosive sound. --Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Imploration \Im`plo*ra"tion\, n. [L. imploratio: cf. OF.	   imploration. See {Implore}.]	   The act of imploring; earnest supplication. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Implorator \Im"plo*ra`tor\, n.	   One who implores. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Mere implorators of unholy suits.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Imploratory \Im*plor"a*to*ry\, a.	   Supplicatory; entreating. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Implore \Im*plore"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implored}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Imploring}.] [L. implorare; pref. im- in + plorare to	   cry aloud. See {Deplore}.]	   To call upon, or for, in supplication; to beseech; to pray	   to, or for, earnestly; to petition with urgency; to entreat;	   to beg; -- followed directly by the word expressing the thing	   sought, or the person from whom it is sought.	   [1913 Webster]	         Imploring all the gods that reign above. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         I kneel, and then implore her blessing.  --Shak.	   Syn: To beseech; supplicate; crave; entreat; beg; solicit;	        petition; prey; request; adjure. See {Beseech}.	        [1913 Webster]	Implore \Im*plore"\, v. i.	   To entreat; to beg; to prey.	   [1913 Webster]	Implore \Im*plore"\, n.	   Imploration. [Obs.] --Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Implorer \Im*plor"er\, n.	   One who implores.	   [1913 Webster]
Imploring \Im*plor"ing\, a.	   That implores; beseeching; entreating. -- {Im*plor"ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Implosion \Im*plo"sion\, n. [Formed by substitution of pref. im-	   in for pref. ex- in explosion.]	   1. A bursting inwards, as of a vessel from which the air has	      been exhausted; -- contrasted with {explosion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The inward-moving detonation wave cause by	      detonation of explosives arrayed spherically around a	      core; -- a technique used in atomic bombs to compress	      fissionable material to allow a chain reaction time to	      produce an explosion of the fissionable material.	      [PJC]	   3. (Phon.) A sudden compression of the air in the mouth,	      simultaneously with and affecting the sound made by the	      closure of the organs in uttering p, t, or k, at the end	      of a syllable (see Guide to Pronunciation,	      [sect][sect]159, 189); also, a similar compression made by	      an upward thrust of the larynx without any accompanying	      explosive action, as in the peculiar sound of b, d, and g,	      heard in Southern Germany. --H. Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]
Implosive \Im*plo"sive\, a. (Phon.)	   Formed by implosion. -- n. An implosive sound, an implodent.	   -- {Im*plo"sive*ly}, adv. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Implumed \Im*plumed"\, a.	   Not plumed; without plumes or feathers; featherless. [R.]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Implunge \Im*plunge"\, v. t.	   To plunge. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Impluvium \Im*plu"vi*um\, n. [L., fr. impluere to rain into;	   pref. im- in + pluere to rain.] (Arch.)	   In Roman dwellings, a cistern or tank, set in the atrium or	   peristyle to recieve the water from the roof, by means of the	   compluvium; generally made ornamental with flowers and works	   of art around its birm.	   [1913 Webster]
Imply \Im*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Implying}.] [From the same source as employ. See {Employ},	   {Ply}, and cf. {Implicate}, {Apply}.]	   1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] "His head in	      curls implied." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To involve in substance or essence, or by fair inference,	      or by construction of law, when not include virtually; as,	      war implies fighting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where a malicious act is proved, a malicious	            intention is implied.                 --Bp.	                                                  Sherlock.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a man employs a laborer to work for him, . . .	            the act of hiring implies an obligation and a	            promise that he shall pay him a reasonable reward	            for his services.                     --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To refer, ascribe, or attribute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence might this distaste arise?	      [1913 Webster]	            If [from] neither your perverse and peevish will.	            To which I most imply it.             --J. Webster.	   Syn: To involve; include; comprise; import; mean; denote;	        signify; betoken. See {Involve}.	        [1913 Webster]
Impoison \Im*poi"son\, v. t. [Cf. {Empoison}.]	   To poison; to imbitter; to impair.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoisoner \Im*poi"son*er\, n.	   A poisoner. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoisonment \Im*poi"son*ment\, n. [Cf. {Empoisonment}.]	   The act of poisoning or impoisoning. [Obs.] --Pope.	   Impolarily
Impolarily \Im*po"lar*i*ly\, Impolarly \Im*po"lar*ly\, adv.	   Not according to or in, the direction of the poles. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Impolicy \Im*pol"i*cy\, n.	   The quality of being impolitic; inexpedience; unsuitableness	   to the end proposed; bads policy; as, the impolicy of fraud.	   --Bp. Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Impolite \Im`po*lite"\, a. [L. impolitus unpolishied, pref. im-	   not + politus, p. p. of polire to polish, refine. See	   {Polite}.]	   Not polite; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners;	   discourteous; uncivil; rude. -- {Im`po*lite"ly}, adv. --	   {Im`po*lite"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Impolitic \Im*pol"i*tic\, a. [Pref. im- not + politic; cf. F.	   impolitique.]	   Not politic; contrary to, or wanting in, policy; unwise;	   imprudent; indiscreet; inexpedient; as, an impolitic ruler,	   law, or measure.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most unjust and impolitic of all things, unequal	         taxation.                                --Burke.	   Syn: Indiscreet; inexpedient; undiplomatic.	        [1913 Webster]
Impolitical \Im`po*lit"i*cal\, a.	   Impolitic. [Obs.] -- {Im`po*lit"i*cal*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoliticly \Im*pol"i*tic*ly\, adv.	   In an impolitic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoliticness \Im*pol"i*tic*ness\, n.	   The quality of being impolitic.	   [1913 Webster]
Imponderability \Im*pon`der*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   impond['e]rabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being imponderable; imponderableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Imponderable \Im*pon"der*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + ponderable:	   cf. F. impond['e]rable.]	   Not ponderable; without sensible or appreciable weight;	   incapable of being weighed.	   [1913 Webster]	Imponderable \Im*pon"der*a*ble\, n. (Physics)	   An imponderable substance or body; specifically, in the	   plural, a name formerly applied to heat, light, electricity,	   and magnetism, regarded as subtile fluids destitute of weight	   but in modern science little used.	   [1913 Webster]
Imponderableness \Im*pon"der*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being imponderable.	   [1913 Webster]
Imponderous \Im*pon"der*ous\, a.	   Imponderable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. --	   {Im*pon"der*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impone \Im*pone"\, v. t. [L. imponere, impositum, to place upon;	   pref. im- in + ponere to place. See {Position}.]	   To stake; to wager; to pledge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Against the which he has imponed, as I take it, six	         French rapiers and poniards.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoofo \Im*poo"fo\, n. (Zool.)	   The eland. [Written also {impoofoo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impoon \Im*poon"\, n. (Zool.)	   The duykerbok.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoor \Im*poor"\, v. t.	   To impoverish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imporosity \Im`po*ros"i*ty\, n. [Perf. im- not + porosity: cf.	   F. imporosit['e].]	   The state or quality of being imporous; lack of porosity;	   compactness. "The . . . imporosity betwixt the tangible	   parts." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Imporous \Im*por"ous\, a.	   Destitute of pores; very close or compact in texture; solid.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Import \Im*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imported}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Importing}.] [L. importare to bring in, to occasion, to	   cause; pref. im- in + portare to bear. Sense 3 comes through	   F. importer, from the Latin. See {Port} demeanor.]	   1. To bring in from abroad; to introduce from without;	      especially, to bring (wares or merchandise) into a place	      or country from a foreign country, in the transactions of	      commerce; -- opposed to export. We import teas from China,	      coffee from Brazil, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry or include, as meaning or intention; to imply; to	      signify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every petition . . . doth . . . always import a	            multitude of speakers together.       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be of importance or consequence to; to have a bearing	      on; to concern.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a motion much imports your good. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I endure it, what imports it you?  --Dryden.	   Syn: To denote; mean; signify; imply; indicate; betoken;	        interest; concern.	        [1913 Webster]	Import \Im*port"\, v. i.	   To signify; to purport; to be of moment. "For that . . .	   importeth to the work." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Import \Im"port\, n.	   1. Merchandise imported, or brought into a country from	      without its boundaries; -- generally in the plural,	      opposed to exports.	      [1913 Webster]	            I take the imports from, and not the exports to,	            these conquests, as the measure of these advantages	            which we derived from them.           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which a word, phrase, or document contains as its	      signification or intention or interpretation of a word,	      action, event, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Importance; weight; consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most serious design, and the great import. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Importable \Im*port"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. importable. See	   {Import}.]	   Capable of being imported.	   [1913 Webster]	Importable \Im*port"a*ble\, a. [L. importabilis; pref. im- not +	   portabilis bearable: cf. OF. importable. See {Portable}.]	   Not to be endured; insupportable; intolerable. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer. -- {Im*port"a*ble*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Importance \Im*por"tance\, n. [F. importance. See {Important}.]	   1. The quality or state of being important; consequence;	      weight; moment; significance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy own importance know,	            Nor bound thy narrow views to things below. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject; matter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon importance of so slight and trivial a nature.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Import; meaning; significance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The wisest beholder could not say if the importance	            were joy or sorrow.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Importunity; solicitation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At our importance hither is he come.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Importancy \Im*por"tan*cy\, n.	   Importance; significance; consequence; that which is	   important. [Obs.] --Shak. "Careful to conceal importancies."	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Important \Im*por"tant\, a. [F. important. See {Import}, v. t.]	   1. Full of, or burdened by, import; charged with great	      interests; restless; anxious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast strength as much	            As serves to execute a mind very important.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Carrying or possessing weight or consequence; of valuable	      content or bearing; significant; weighty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things small as nothing . . .	            He makes important.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bearing on; forcible; driving. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He fiercely at him flew,	            And with important outrage him assailed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Importunate; pressing; urgent. [Obs.] --Shak.	   Syn: Weighty; momentous; significant; essential; necessary;	        considerable; influential; serious.	        [1913 Webster]
important-looking \important-looking\ adj.	   appearing to be important; as, an important-looking sealed	   document.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Importantly \Im*por"tant*ly\, adv.	   In an important manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Importation \Im`por*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. importation. See	   {Import}, v. t.]	   1. The act of carrying, conveying, or delivering. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or practice of importing, or bringing into a	      country or state; -- opposed to exportation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is imported; commodities or wares introduced	      into a country from abroad.	      [1913 Webster]
imported \imported\ adj.	   brought into the country from a foreign source; -- used of	   especially merchandise; -- correlative of exported. imported	   wines	   [WordNet 1.5]
Importer \Im*port"er\, n.	   One who imports; the merchant who brings goods into a country	   or state; -- opposed to exporter.	   [1913 Webster]
Importing \Im*port"ing\, a.	   Full of meaning. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Importless \Im*port"less\, a.	   Void of meaning. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Importunable \Im*por"tu*na*ble\, a.	   Heavy; insupportable. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Importunacy \Im*por"tu*na*cy\, n. [From {Importunate}.]	   The quality of being importunate; importunateness.	   [1913 Webster]
Importunate \Im*por"tu*nate\ ([i^]m*p[^o]r"t[-u]*n[asl]t), a.	   [See {Importune}.]	   1. Troublesomely urgent; unreasonably solicitous;	      overpressing in request or demand; urgent; teasing; as, an	      importunate petitioner, curiosity. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hard to be borne; unendurable. [R.] --Donne. --	      {Im*por"tu*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Im*por"tu*nate*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Importunator \Im*por"tu*na`tor\	   ([i^]m*p[^o]r"t[-u]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n.	   One who importunes; an importuner. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Importune \Im`por*tune"\ ([i^]m`p[o^]r*t[=u]n"), a. [F.	   importun, L. importunus; pref. im- not + a derivative from	   the root of portus harbor, importunus therefore orig.	   meaning, hard of access. See {Port} harbor, and cf.	   {Importunate}.]	   1. Inopportune; unseasonable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Troublesome; vexatious; persistent; urgent; hence,	      vexatious on account of untimely urgency or pertinacious	      solicitation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And their importune fates all satisfied. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of all other affections it [envy] is the most	            importune and continual.              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Importune \Im`por*tune"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Importuned}	   ([i^]m`p[o^]r*t[=u]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Importuning}.]	   [From {Importune}, a.: cf. F. importuner.]	   1. To request or solicit, with urgency; to press with	      frequent, unreasonable, or troublesome application or	      pertinacity; hence, to tease; to irritate; to worry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their ministers and residents here have perpetually	            importuned the court with unreasonable demands.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To import; to signify. [Obs.] "It importunes death."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Importune \Im`por*tune"\, v. i.	   To require; to demand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall write to you,	         As time and our concernings shall importune. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Importunely \Im`por*tune"ly\, adv.	   In an importune manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Importuner \Im`por*tun"er\, n.	   One who importunes.	   [1913 Webster]
Importunity \Im`por*tu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Importunities}. [L.	   importunitas unsuitableness, rudeness: cf. F.	   importunit['e].]	   The quality of being importunate; pressing or pertinacious	   solicitation; urgent request; incessant or frequent	   application; troublesome pertinacity.	   [1913 Webster]	         O'ercome with importunity and tears.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Importuous \Im*por"tu*ous\, a. [L. importuosus; pref. im- not +	   portuosus abounding in harbors, fr. portus harbor.]	   Without a port or harbor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imposable \Im*pos"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. imposable.]	   Capable of being imposed or laid on. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Imposableness \Im*pos"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being imposable.	   [1913 Webster]
Impose \Im*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imposed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Imposing}.] [F. imposer; pref. im- in + poser to place.	   See {Pose}, v. t.]	   1. To lay on; to set or place; to put; to deposit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cakes of salt and barley [she] did impose	            Within a wicker basket.               --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay as a charge, burden, tax, duty, obligation,	      command, penalty, etc.; to enjoin; to levy; to inflict;	      as, to impose a toll or tribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            What fates impose, that men must needs abide.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death is the penalty imposed.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou on the deep imposest nobler laws. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) To lay on, as the hands, in the religious rites of	      confirmation and ordination.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) To arrange in proper order on a table of stone or	      metal and lock up in a chase for printing; -- said of	      columns or pages of type, forms, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Impose \Im*pose"\, v. i.	   To practice tricks or deception.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To impose on} or {To impose upon},	   (a) to pass or put a trick on; to delude; to cheat; to	       defraud. "He imposes on himself, and mistakes words for	       things." --Locke.	   (b) to place an unwelcome burden or obligation on (another	       person); as, she imposed on her friend to drive her	       daughter to school.	   (c) to take unfair advantage of (a person, a friendship); as,	       he imposed on his friendship with The Mayor to gain	       business.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	Impose \Im*pose"\, n.	   A command; injunction. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
imposed \imposed\ adj.	   p. p. of {impose}; as, rules imposed by society.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Imposement \Im*pose"ment\, n.	   Imposition. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imposer \Im*pos"er\, n.	   One who imposes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The imposers of these oaths might repent. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imposing \Im*pos"ing\, a.	   1. Laying as a duty; enjoining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted to impress forcibly; impressive; commanding; as,	      an imposing air; an imposing spectacle. "Large and	      imposing edifices." --Bp. Hobart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deceiving; deluding; misleading.	      [1913 Webster]	Imposing \Im*pos"ing\, n. (Print.)	   The act of imposing the columns of a page, or the pages of a	   sheet. See {Impose}, v. t., 4.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Imposing stone} (Print.), the stone on which the pages or	      columns of types are imposed or made into forms; -- called	      also {imposing table}.	      [1913 Webster]
Imposingly \Im*pos"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an imposing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Imposingness \Im*pos"ing*ness\, n.	   The quality of being imposing.	   [1913 Webster]
Imposition \Im`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. impositio the	   application of a name to a thing. See {Impone}.]	   1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining,	      inflicting, obtruding, and the like. "From imposition of	      strict laws." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Made more solemn by the imposition of hands.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge;	      burden; injunction; tax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Univ.) An extra exercise enjoined on students as a	      punishment. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a	      trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud;	      delusion; imposture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reputation is an idle and most false imposition.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious	      ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) The act or process of imosing pages or columns of	      type. See {Impose}, v. t., 4.	   Syn: Deceit; fraud; imposture. See {Deception}.	        [1913 Webster]
Impossibility \Im*pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Impossibilities}.	   [L. impossibilitas: cf. F. impossibilit['e].]	   1. The quality of being impossible; impracticability.	      [1913 Webster]	            They confound difficulty with impossibility.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An impossible thing; that which is not possible; that	      which can not be thought, done, or endured.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impossibilities! O, no, there's none. --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inability; helplessness. [R.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Logical impossibility}, a condition or statement involving	      contradiction or absurdity; as, that a thing can be and	      not be at the same time. See {Principle of Contradiction},	      under {Contradiction}.	      [1913 Webster]
Impossible \Im*pos"si*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. impossibilis; pref.	   im- not + possibilis possible. See {Possible}.]	   Not possible; incapable of being done, of existing, etc.;	   unattainable in the nature of things, or by means at command;	   insuperably difficult under the circumstances; absurd or	   impracticable; not feasible.	   [1913 Webster]	         With men this is impossible; but with God all things	         are possible.                            --Matt. xix.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without faith it is impossible to please him. --Heb.	                                                  xi. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Impossible quantity} (Math.), an imaginary quantity. See	      {Imaginary}.	   Syn: See {Impracticable}.	        [1913 Webster]	Impossible \Im*pos"si*ble\, n.	   An impossibility; as, he tried to do the impossible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Madam," quoth he, "this were an impossible!"	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
impossibleness \impossibleness\ n.	   incapability of existing or occurring; impossibility.	   Syn: impossibility.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Impossibly \Im*pos"si*bly\, adv.	   Not possibly. --Sir. T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Impost \Im"post\, n. [OF. impost, F. impot, LL. impostus, fr. L.	   impostus, p. p. of imponere to impose. See {Impone}.]	   1. That which is imposed or levied; a tax, tribute, or duty;	      especially, a duty or tax laid by goverment on goods	      imported into a country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even the ship money . . . Johnson could not	            pronounce to have been an unconstitutional impost.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The top member of a pillar, pier, wall, etc., upon	      which the weight of an arch rests.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The impost is called continuous, if the moldings of the	         arch or architrave run down the jamb or pier without a	         break.	   Syn: Tribute; excise; custom; duty; tax.	        [1913 Webster]
Imposthumate \Im*post"hu*mate\, v. t. [See {Imposthume}.]	   To apostemate; to form an imposthume or abscess. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Imposthumate \Im*post"hu*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Imposthumated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Imposthumating}.]	   To affect with an imposthume or abscess.	   [1913 Webster]	Imposthumate \Im*post"hu*mate\, a.	   Imposthumated.	   [1913 Webster]
Imposthumation \Im*post`hu*ma"tion\, n.	   1. The act of forming an abscess; state of being inflamed;	      suppuration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An abscess; an imposthume. --Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]
Imposthume \Im*post"hume\, n. [A corruption of aposteme. See	   {Aposteme}.]	   A collection of pus or purulent matter in any part of an	   animal body; an abscess.	   [1913 Webster]	Imposthume \Im*post"hume\, v. t. & i.	   Same as {Imposthumate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Impostor \Im*pos"tor\, n. [L. impostor a deceiver, fr. imponere	   to impose upon, deceive. See {Impone}.]	   One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes a character	   or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a	   pretender. "The fraudulent impostor foul." --Milton.	   Syn: Deceiver; cheat; rogue. See {Deceiver}.	        [1913 Webster]
Impostorship \Im*pos"tor*ship\, n.	   The condition, character, or practice of an impostor.	   --Milton. Impostress
Impostress \Im*pos"tress\, Impostrix \Im*pos"trix\, n. [LL.	   impostrix. See {Impostor}.]	   A woman who imposes upon or deceives others. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Impostrous \Im*pos"trous\, n.	   Characterized by imposture; deceitful. "Impostrous pretense	   of knowledge." --Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Imposturage \Im*pos"tur*age\, n.	   Imposture; cheating. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Imposture \Im*pos"ture\, n. [L. impostura: cf. F. imposture. See	   {Impone}.]	   The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under	   a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.	   [1913 Webster]	         From new legends	         And fill the world with follies and impostures.	                                                  --Johnson.	   Syn: Cheat; fraud; trick; imposition; delusion.	        [1913 Webster]
Impostured \Im*pos"tured\, a.	   Done by imposture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imposturous \Im*pos"tur*ous\, a.	   Impostrous; deceitful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strictness fales and impostrous.         --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Impostury \Im*pos"tur*y\, n.	   Imposture. [Obs.] --Fuller. Impotence
Impotence \Im"po*tence\, Impotency \Im"po*ten*cy\, n. [L.	   impotenia inability, poverty, lack of moderation. See	   {Impotent}.]	   1. The quality or condition of being impotent; lack of	      strength or power, animal, intellectual, or moral;	      weakness; feebleness; inability; imbecility.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some were poor by impotency of nature; as young	            fatherless children, old decrepit persons, idiots,	            and cripples.                         --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, impotence of mind in body strong!  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of self-restraint or self-control. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law & Med.) Lack of procreative power; inability to	      copulate, or beget children; also, sometimes, sterility;	      barrenness; specifically, in males: the inability to	      achieve or sustain a penile erection; erectile	      dysfunction.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
impregnated \impregnated\ adj.	   1. same as {fertilized}, 1. fertile (vs. infertile)	   Syn: fertilized, inseminated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Impotent \Im"po*tent\, a. [F. impotent, L. impotens, -entis;	   pref. im- not + potens potent, powerful. See {Potent}.]	   1. Not potent; wanting power, strength. or vigor. whether	      physical, intellectual, or moral; deficient in capacity;	      destitute of force; weak; feeble; infirm.	      [1913 Webster]	            There sat a certain man at Lystra, impotent inhis	            feet.                                 --Acts xiv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            O most lame and impotent conclusion!  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not slow to hear,	            Nor impotent to save.                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting the power of self-restraint; incontrolled;	      ungovernable; violent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impotent of tongue, her silence broke. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Wanting the power of procreation; unable to	      copulate; also, sometimes, sterile; barren; specifically,	      in males: unable to achieve or sustain a penile erection.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Impotent \Im"po*tent\, n.	   One who is impotent. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impotently \Im"po*tent*ly\, adv.	   In an impotent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impound \Im*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impounded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impounding}.]	   To shut up or place in an inclosure called a pound; hence, to	   hold in the custody of some authority such as police or a	   court; as, to impound stray cattle; to impound an illegally	   parked car; to impound a document for safe keeping.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         But taken and impounded as a stray,	         The king of Scots.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoundage \Im*pound"age\ ([i^]m*pound"[asl]j), n.	   1. The act of impounding, or the state of being impounded.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fee or fine for impounding.	      [1913 Webster]
Impounder \Im*pound"er\, n.	   One who impounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoverish \Im*pov"er*ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impoverished};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Impoverishing}.] [OF. empovrir; pref. em-	   (L. in) + povre poor, F. pauvre; cf. OF. apovrir, F.	   appauvrir, where the prefix is a-, L. ad. Cf. {Empoverish},	   and see {Poor}, and {-ish}.]	   1. To make poor; to reduce to poverty or indigence; as,	      misfortune and disease impoverish families.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhaust the strength, richness, or fertility of; to	      make sterile; as, to impoverish land.	      [1913 Webster]
Impoverisher \Im*pov"er*ish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, impoverishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Impoverishment \Im*pov"er*ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF.	   empoverissement, and F. appauvrissement.]	   The act of impoverishing, or the state of being impoverished;	   reduction to poverty. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Impower \Im*pow"er\, v. t.	   See {Empower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Imp-pole \Imp"-pole`\, n. (Building)	   A pole for supporting a scaffold.	   [1913 Webster]
Impracticability \Im*prac`ti*ca*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl.	   {Impracticabilities}.	   1. The state or quality of being impracticable;	      infeasibility. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An impracticable thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intractableness; stubbornness.	      [1913 Webster]
Impracticable \Im*prac"ti*ca*ble\, a.	   1. Not practicable; incapable of being performed, or	      accomplished by the means employed, or at command;	      impossible; as, an impracticable undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be overcome, persuaded, or controlled by any	      reasonable method; unmanageable; intractable; not capable	      of being easily dealt with; -- used in a general sense, as	      applied to a person or thing that is difficult to control	      or get along with.	      [1913 Webster]	            This though, impracticable heart	            Is governed by a dainty-fingered girl. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Patriotic but loyal men went away disgusted afresh	            with the impracticable arrogance of a sovereign.	                                                  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incapable of being used or availed of; as, an	      impracticable road; an impracticable method.	   Syn: Impossible; infeasible. -- {Impracticable},	        {Impossible}. A thing is impracticable when it can not	        be accomplished by any human means at present possessed;	        a thing is impossible when the laws of nature forbid it.	        The navigation of a river may now be impracticable, but	        not impossible, because the existing obstructions may	        yet be removed. "The barons exercised the most despotic	        authority over their vassals, and every scheme of public	        utility was rendered impracticable by their continued	        petty wars with each other." --Mickle. "With men this is	        impossible, but with God all things are possible."	        --Matt. xix. 26.	        [1913 Webster]
Impracticableness \Im*prac"ti*ca*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being impracticable;	   impracticability.	   [1913 Webster]
Impracticably \Im*prac"ti*ca*bly\, adv.	   In an impracticable manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Morality not impracticably rigid.        --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Impractical \Im*prac"ti*cal\, a.	   Not practical.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprecate \Im"pre*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprecated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Imprecating}.] [L. imprecatus, p. p. of	   imprecari to imprecate; pref. im- in, on + precari to pray.	   See {Pray}.]	   1. To call down by prayer, as something hurtful or	      calamitous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imprecate the vengeance of Heaven on the guilty	            empire.                               --Mickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To invoke evil upon; to curse; to swear at.	      [1913 Webster]	            In vain we blast the ministers of Fate,	            And the forlorn physicians imprecate. --Rochester.	      [1913 Webster]
Imprecation \Im`pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. imprecatio: cf. F.	   impr['e]cation.]	   The act of imprecating, or invoking evil upon any one; a	   prayer that a curse or calamity may fall on any one; a curse.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men cowered like slaves before such horrid	         imprecations.                            --Motley.	   Syn: Malediction; curse; execration; anathema. See	        {Malediction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Imprecatory \Im"pre*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Of the nature of, or containing, imprecation; invoking evil;	   as, the imprecatory psalms.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprecision \Im`pre*ci"sion\, n.	   Lack of precision. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impregn \Im*pregn"\, v. t. [Cf. F. impregner. See {Impregnate}.]	   To impregnate; to make fruitful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His pernicious words, impregned	         With reason.                             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Semele doth Bacchus bear	         Impregned of Jove.                       --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Impregnability \Im*preg`na*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being impregnable; invincibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Impregnable \Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [F. imprenable; pref. im- not +	   prenable pregnable, fr. prendre to take, L. prehendere. See	   {Comprehend}, {Get} to obtain.]	   Not to be stormed, or taken by assault; incapable of being	   subdued; able to resist attack; unconquerable; as, an	   impregnable fortress; impregnable virtue.	   [1913 Webster]	         The man's affection remains wholly unconcerned and	         impregnable.                             --South.	   -- {Im*preg"na*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*preg"na*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Impregnable \Im*preg"na*ble\, a. [See Impregnate.] (Biol.)	   Capable of being impregnated, as the egg of an animal, or the	   ovule of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Impregnant \Im*preg"nant\, n. [See {Impregnate}.]	   That which impregnates. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	Impregnant \Im*preg"nant\, a. [Pref. im- not + pregnant.]	   Not pregnant; unfertilized or infertile. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impregnate \Im*preg"nate\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]g"n[=a]t), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Impregnated} (-n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Impregnating} (-n[asl]*t[i^]ng).] [LL. impraegnatus, p. p.	   of impraegnare to impregnate, fr. L. pref. im- in + praegnans	   pregnant. See {Pregnant}.]	   1. To make pregnant; to cause to conceive; to render	      prolific; to get with child or young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To come into contact with (an ovum or egg) so as	      to cause impregnation; to fertilize; to fecundate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To infuse an active principle into; to render fruitful or	      fertile in any way; to fertilize; to imbue.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To infuse particles of another substance into; to	      communicate the quality of another to; to cause to be	      filled, imbued, mixed, or furnished (with something); as,	      to impregnate India rubber with sulphur; clothing	      impregnated with contagion; rock impregnated with ore.	      [1913 Webster]	Impregnate \Im*preg"nate\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]g"n[=a]t), v. i.	   To become pregnant. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Impregnate \Im*preg"nate\ (-n[asl]t), a. [LL. impraegnatus, p.	   p.]	   Impregnated; made prolific.	   [1913 Webster]	         The scorching ray	         Here pierceth not, impregnate with disease. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
impregnated \impregnated\ adj. [p. p. from {impregnate}.]	   same as {fertilized}, 1.	   Syn: fertilized, inseminated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Impregnation \Im`preg*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. impr['e]gnation, LL.	   impraegnatio.]	   1. The act of impregnating or the state of being impregnated;	      fecundation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The fusion of a female germ cell (ovum) with a	      male germ cell (in animals, a spermatozo["o]n) to form a	      single new cell endowed with the power of developing into	      a new individual; fertilization; fecundation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the broadest biological sense, impregnation, or	         sexual generation, consists simply in the coalescence	         of two similar masses of protoplasmic matter, either	         derived from different parts of the same organism or	         from two distinct organisms. From the single mass,	         which results from the fusion, or coalescence, of these	         two masses, a new organism develops.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. That with which anything is impregnated. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Intimate mixture; infusion; saturation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries,	      consisting of rock impregnated with ore. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Imprejudicate \Im`pre*ju"di*cate\, a.	   Not prejudged; unprejudiced; impartial. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprenable \Im*pre"na*ble\, a.	   Impregnable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impreparation \Im*prep`a*ra"tion\, n.	   Lack of preparation. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Impresa \Im*pre"sa\ ([-e]m*pr[=a]"s[.a]), n. [It. See {Emprise},	   and cf. {Impress}, n., 4.] (Her.)	   A device on a shield or seal, or used as a bookplate or the	   like. [Written also {imprese} and {impress}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My impresa to your lordship; a swain	         Flying to a laurel for shelter.          --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Impresario \Im`pre*sa"ri*o\, n.; pl. {Impresarios}. [It., from	   impresa enterprise.]	   1. The projector, manager, or conductor, of an opera or	      concert company.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, broadly: Any manager who organizes performances of	      a group.	      [PJC]
Imprescriptibility \Im`pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   imprescriptibilit['e].]	   The quality of being imprescriptible.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprescriptible \Im`pre*scrip"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not +	   prescriptible: cf. F. imprescriptible.]	   1. Not capable of being lost or impaired by neglect, by	      disuse, or by the claims of another founded on	      prescription; -- of rights.	      [1913 Webster]	            The right of navigation, fishing, and others that	            may be exercised on the sea, belonging to the right	            of mere ability, are imprescriptible. --Vattel	                                                  (Trans. )	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not derived from, or dependent on, external authority;	      self-evidencing; obvious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imprescriptible laws of the pure reason.	                                                  --Colerridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Imprescriptibly \Im`pre*scrip"ti*bly\, adv.	   In an imprescriptible manner; obviously.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprese \Im*prese"\, n.	   A device. See {Impresa}.	   [1913 Webster]	         An imprese, as the Italians call it, is a device in	         picture with his motto or word, borne by noble or	         learned personages.                      --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Impress \Im*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impressed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impressing}.] [L. impressus, p. p. of imprimere to	   impress; pref. im- in, on + premere to press. See {Press} to	   squeeze, and cf. {Imprint}.]	   1. To press, stamp, or print something in or upon; to mark by	      pressure, or as by pressure; to imprint (that which bears	      the impression).	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart, like an agate, with your print impressed.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce by pressure, as a mark, stamp, image, etc.; to	      imprint (a mark or figure upon something).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To fix deeply in the mind; to present forcibly to	      the attention, etc.; to imprint; to inculcate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impress the motives of persuasion upon our own	            hearts till we feel the force of them. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [See {Imprest}, {Impress}, n., 5.] To take by force for	      public service; as, to impress sailors or money.	      [1913 Webster]	            The second five thousand pounds impressed for the	            service of the sick and wounded prisoners. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Impress \Im*press"\, v. i.	   To be impressed; to rest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such fiendly thoughts in his heart impress. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Impress \Im"press\, n.; pl. {Impresses}.	   1. The act of impressing or making.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark made by pressure; an indentation; imprint; the	      image or figure of anything, formed by pressure or as if	      by pressure; result produced by pressure or influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The impresses of the insides of these shells.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	            This weak impress of love is as a figure	            Trenched in ice.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characteristic; mark of distinction; stamp. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A device. See {Impresa}. --Cussans.	      [1913 Webster]	            To describe . . . emblazoned shields,	            Impresses quaint.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [See {Imprest}, {Press} to force into service.] The act of	      impressing, or taking by force for the public service;	      compulsion to serve; also, that which is impressed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why such impress of shipwrights?      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Impress gang}, a party of men, with an officer, employed to	      impress seamen for ships of war; a {press gang}.	   {Impress money}, a sum of money paid, immediately upon their	      entering service, to men who have been impressed.	      [1913 Webster]
impressed \impressed\ pred. adj.	   having the conscious mind deeply or markedly affected or	   influenced; -- usually used with by or with.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Impressibility \Im*press`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being impressible; susceptibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressible \Im*press"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. impressible.]	   Capable of being impressed; susceptible; sensitive. --	   {Im*press"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*press"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Impression \Im*pres"sion\, n. [F. impression, L. impressio.]	   1. The act of impressing, or the state of being impressed;	      the communication of a stamp, mold, style, or character,	      by external force or by influence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is impressed; stamp; mark; indentation;	      sensible result of an influence exerted from without.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stamp and clear impression of good sense.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shelter us from impressions of weather, we must	            spin, we must weave, we must build.   --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which impresses, or exercises an effect, action, or	      agency; appearance; phenomenon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Portentous blaze of comets and impressions in the	            air.                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fiery impression falling from out of Heaven.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Influence or effect on the senses or the intellect hence,	      interest, concern. --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	            His words impression left.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such terrible impression made the dream. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a father's dear impression,	            And wish, before I fall into my grave,	            That I might see her married.         --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An indistinct notion, remembrance, or belief.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Impressiveness; emphasis of delivery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which must be read with an impression. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Print.) The pressure of the type on the paper, or the	      result of such pressure, as regards its appearance; as, a	      heavy impression; a clear, or a poor, impression; also, a	      single copy as the result of printing, or the whole	      edition printed at a given time; as, a copy from the fifth	      impression.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten impressions which his books have had. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in	      house painting and the like. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Engraving) A print on paper from a wood block, metal	      plate, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Proof impression}, one of the early impressions taken from	      an engraving, before the plate or block is worn.	      [1913 Webster]
Impressionability \Im*pres`sion*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being impressionable.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressionable \Im*pres"sion*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F.	   impressionnable.]	   Liable or subject to impression; capable of being molded;	   susceptible; impressible; as, a bad influence on	   impressionable youths.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was too impressionable; he had too much of the	         temperament of genius.                   --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	         A pretty face and an impressionable disposition. --T.	                                                  Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressionableness \Im*pres"sion*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being impressionable.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressionism \Im*pres"sion*ism\, n. [F. impressionnisme.] (Fine	   Arts)	   The theory or method of suggesting an effect or impression	   without elaboration of the details; -- a disignation of a	   recent fashion in painting and etching.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressionist \Im*pres"sion*ist\, n. [F. impressionniste.] (Fine	   Arts)	   One who adheres to the theory or method of impressionism in	   art; especially, a painter who paints in the impressionistic	   style; as, the skyrocketing prices of paintings by the French	   impressionists.	   [1913 Webster] Impressionist	Impressionist \Im*pres"sion*ist\, Impressionistic
\Im*pres`sion*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, impressionism.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressionless \Im*pres"sion*less\, a.	   Having the quality of not being impressed or affected; not	   susceptible.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressive \Im*press"ive\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]s"[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   impressif.]	   1. Making, or tending to make, an impression; having power to	      impress; adapted to excite attention and feeling, to touch	      the sensibilities, or affect the conscience; as, an	      impressive discourse; an impressive scene.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being impressed. [Obs.] --Drayton. --	      {Im*press"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Im*press"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Impressment \Im*press"ment\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]s"ment), n.	   The act of seizing for public use, or of impressing into	   public service; compulsion to serve; as, the impressment of	   provisions or of sailors.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great scandal of our naval service -- impressment	         -- died a protracted death.              --J. H.	                                                  Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressor \Im*press"or\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]s"[~e]r), n. [LL., a	   printer.]	   One who, or that which, impresses. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Impressure \Im*pres"sure\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]sh"[.u]r; 135), n. [Cf.	   OF. impressure, LL. impressura.]	   Dent; impression. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprest \Im*prest"\ ([i^]m*pr[e^]st"), v. t. [ imp. & p. p.	   {Imprested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impresting}.] [Pref. im- +	   prest: cf. It. imprestare. See {Prest}, n.]	   To advance on loan. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Imprest \Im"prest\ ([i^]m"pr[e^]st), n. [Cf. It. impresto,	   imprestito, LL. impraestitum. See {Imprest}, v. t., and	   {Impress} compulsion to serve.]	   A kind of earnest money; loan; -- specifically, money	   advanced for some public service, as in enlistment. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The clearing of their imprests for what little of their	         debts they have received.                --Pepys.	Imprest fund \Im"prest fund`\, n.	   A sum of money to be used as petty cash.	   [PJC] Imprevalence
Imprevalence \Im*prev"a*lence\, Imprevalency \Im*prev"a*len*cy\,	   n.	   Lack of prevalence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impreventability \Im`pre*vent`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being impreventable; inevitability.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impreventable \Im`pre*vent"a*ble\, a.	   Not preventable; inevitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprimatur \Im`pri*ma"tur\, n. [L., let it be printed.]	   1. (Law) A license to print or publish a book, paper, etc.;	      also, in countries subjected to the censorship of the	      press, approval of that which is published.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) Permission granted from a designated	      eccliastical authority to publish a book or other	      document; -- required by church law for Catholics,	      especially ecclesiastics, who wish to publish.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: Official approval for some proposed activity; as, a	      contract this large needs the imprimatur of the legal	      department.	      [PJC]
Imprimery \Im*prim"er*y\, n. [F. imprimerie, fr. imprimer to	   imprint.] [Obs.]	      (a) A print; impression.	      (b) A printing establishment.	      (c) The art of printing.	          [1913 Webster]
Impriming \Im*prim"ing\, n.	   A beginning. [Obs.] "Their springings and imprimings." --Sir	   H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprimis \Im*pri"mis\, adv. [L., for in primis among the first,	   chiefly; in in + primus first.]	   In the first place; first in order.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprint \Im*print"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imptrinted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Imprinting}.] [OE. emprenten, F. empreint, p. p. of	   empreindre to imprint, fr. L. imprimere to impres, imprint.	   See 1st {In-}, {Print}, and cf. {Impress}.]	   1. To impress; to mark by pressure; to indent; to stamp.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sees his num'rous herds imprint her sands.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stamp or mark, as letters on paper, by means of type,	      plates, stamps, or the like; to print the mark (figures,	      letters, etc., upon something).	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature imprints upon whate'er we see,	            That has a heart and life in it, "Be free."	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fix indelibly or permanently, as in the mind or memory;	      to impress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ideas of those two different things distinctly	            imprinted on his mind.                --Locke.	   4. (Ethology) To create or acquire (a behavioral pattern) by	      the process of {imprinting}.	      [PJC]	Imprint \Im"print\, n. [Cf. F. empreinte impress, stamp. See	   {Imprint}, v. t.]	   Whatever is impressed or imprinted; the impress or mark left	   by something; specifically, the name of the printer or	   publisher (usually) with the time and place of issue, in the	   title-page of a book, or on any printed sheet. "That imprint	   of their hands." --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]
imprinting \im*print"ing\, n. (Ethology, Psychology)	   The learning of a behavioral pattern that occurs soon after	   birth or hatching in certain animals, in which a long-lasting	   response to an individual (such as a parent) or an object is	   rapidly acquired; it is particularly noted in the response of	   certain birds to the animal they first see after hatching,	   usually the parent, as in ducks who will follow the adult	   duck they first see.	   [PJC]
Imprison \Im*pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imprisoned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Imprisoning}.] [OE. enprisonen, OF. enprisoner, F.	   emprisonner; pref. en- (L. in) + F. & OF. prison. See	   {Prison}.]	   1. To put in prison or jail; To arrest and detain in custody;	      to confine.	      [1913 Webster]	            He imprisoned was in chains remediless. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To limit, restrain, or confine in any way.	      [1913 Webster]	            Try to imprison the resistless wind.  --Dryden.	   Syn: To incarcerate; confine; immure.	        [1913 Webster]
Imprisoner \Im*pris"on*er\, n.	   One who imprisons.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprison ment \Im*pris"on ment\, n. [OE. enprisonment; F.	   emprisonnement.]	   The act of imprisoning, or the state of being imprisoned;	   confinement; restraint.	   [1913 Webster]	         His sinews waxen weak and raw	         Through long imprisonment and hard constraint.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every confinement of the person is an imprisonment,	         whether it be in a common prison, or in a private	         house, or even by foreibly detaining one in the public	         streets.                                 --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {False imprisonment}. (Law) See under {False}.	   Syn: Incarceration; custody; confinement; durance; restraint.	        [1913 Webster]
Improbability \Im*prob`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Improbabilities}.	   [Cf. F. improbabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being improbable; unlikelihood; also,	   that which is improbable; an improbable event or result.	   [1913 Webster]
Improbable \Im*prob"a*ble\, a. [L. improbabilis; pref. im- not +	   probabilis probable: cf. F. improbable. See {Probable}.]	   Not probable; unlikely to be true; not to be expected under	   the circumstances or in the usual course of events; as, an	   improbable story or event.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . sent to Elutherius, then bishop of Rome, an	         improbable letter, as some of the contents discover.	                                                  --Milton.	   -- {Im*prob"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*prob"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Improbate \Im"pro*bate\, v. t. [L. improbatus, p. p. of	   improbare to disapprove; pref. im- not + probare to approve.]	   To disapprove of; to disallow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Improbation \Im`pro*ba"tion\, n. [L. improbatio.]	   1. The act of disapproving; disapprobation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) The act by which falsehood and forgery are	      proved; an action brought for the purpose of having some	      instrument declared false or forged. --Bell. Improbative
Improbative \Im"pro*ba*tive\, Improbatory \Im"pro*ba`to*ry\, a.	   Implying, or tending to, improbation.	   [1913 Webster]
Improbity \Im*prob"i*ty\, n. [L. improbitas; pref. im- not +	   probitas probity: cf. F. improbit['e].]	   Lack of probity; lack of integrity or rectitude; dishonesty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Persons . . . cast out for notorious improbity.	                                                  --Hooker.	   Improficience
Improficience \Im`pro*fi"cience\, Improficiency
\Im`pro*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   Lack of proficiency. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Improfitable \Im*prof"it*a*ble\, a. [Pref. im- not + profitable:	   cf. F. improfitable.]	   Unprofitable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Improgressive \Im`pro*gress"ive\, a.	   Not progressive. --De Quincey. -- {Im"pro*gress"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Improlific \Im`pro*lif"ic\, a. [Pref. im- not + prolific: cf. F.	   improlifique.]	   Not prolific. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Improlificate \Im`pro*lif"ic*ate\, v. t. [Pref. im- in +	   prolificate.]	   To impregnate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprompt \Im*prompt"\, a.	   Not ready. [R.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Impromptu \Im*promp"tu\, adv. or a. [F. impromptu, fr. L. in	   promptu in readiness, at hand; in in + promptus visibility,	   readiness, from promptus visible, ready. See {Prompt}.]	   Offhand; without previous study; extemporaneous; extempore;	   as, an impromptu verse.	   [1913 Webster]	Impromptu \Im*promp"tu\, n.	   1. Something made or done offhand, at the moment, or without	      previous study; an extemporaneous composition, address, or	      remark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A piece composed or played at first thought; a	      composition in the style of an extempore piece.	      [1913 Webster]
Improper \Im*prop"er\, a. [F. impropre, L. improprius; pref. im-	   not + proprius proper. See {Proper}.]	   1. Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances,	      design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous;	      inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine;	      improper thought, behavior, language, dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Follow'd his enemy king, and did him service,	            Improper for a slave.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to their proper operation still,	            Ascribe all Good; to their improper, Ill. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general;	      common. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to be adorned with any art but such improper	            ones as nature is said to bestow, as singing and	            poetry.                               --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Improper diphthong}. See under {Diphthong}.	   {Improper feud}, an original feud, not earned by military	      service. --Mozley & W.	   {Improper fraction}. See under {Fraction}.	      [1913 Webster]	Improper \Im*prop"er\, v. t.	   To appropriate; to limit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would in like manner improper and inclose the	         sunbeams to comfort the rich and not the poor. --Jewel.	   [1913 Webster]
Improperation \Im*prop`er*a"tion\, n. [L. improperare,	   improperatum, to taunt.]	   The act of upbraiding or taunting; a reproach; a taunt.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Improperatios and terms of scurrility.   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne	   [1913 Webster]
Improperia \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	   morning of the Good Friday in place of the usual daily Mass	   of the Roman ritual. --Grove.	   [1913 Webster]
Improperly \Im*prop"er*ly\, adv.	   In an improper manner; not properly; unsuitably;	   unbecomingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Improperty \Im*prop"er*ty\, n.	   Impropriety. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impropitious \Im`pro*pi"tious\, a.	   Unpropitious; unfavorable. [Obs.] "Dreams were impropitious."	   --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Improportionable \Im`pro*por"tion*a*ble\, a.	   Not proportionable. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Improportionate \Im`pro*por"tion*ate\, a.	   Not proportionate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Impropriated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impropriating}.] [Pref. im-	   in + L. propriatus, p. p. of propriare to appropriate. See	   {Appropriate}.]	   1. To appropriate to one's self; to assume. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To impropriate the thanks to himself. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) To place the profits of (ecclesiastical	      property) in the hands of a layman for care and	      disbursement.	      [1913 Webster]	Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, v. i.	   To become an impropriator. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Impropriate \Im*pro"pri*ate\, a. (Eng. Eccl. Law)	   Put into the hands of a layman; impropriated.	   [1913 Webster]
Impropriation \Im*pro`pri*a"tion\, n.	   1. The act of impropriating; as, the impropriation of	      property or tithes; also, that which is impropriated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Eccl. Law)	      (a) The act of putting an ecclesiastical benefice in the	          hands of a layman, or lay corporation.	      (b) A benefice in the hands of a layman, or of a lay	          corporation.	          [1913 Webster]
Impropriator \Im*pro"pri*a`tor\, n.	   One who impropriates; specifically, a layman in possession of	   church property.	   [1913 Webster]
Impropriatrix \Im*pro`pri*a"trix\, n.; pl. E. {-trixes}, L.	   {-trices}.	   A female impropriator.	   [1913 Webster]
Impropriety \Im`pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Improprieties}. [L.	   improprietas; cf. F. impropri['e]t['e]. See {Improper}.]	   1. The quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness	      to character, time place, or circumstances; as,	      impropriety of behavior or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or	      an inaccurate use of language.	      [1913 Webster]	            But every language has likewise its improprieties	            and absurdities.                      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many gross improprieties, however authorized by	            practice, ought to be discarded.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Improsperity \Im`pros*per"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. improsp['e]rit['e].]	   Lack of prosperity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Improsperous \Im*pros"per*ous\, a. [Pref. im- not + prosperous:	   cf. F. improsp[`e]re, L. improsper.]	   Not prosperous. [Obs.] --Dryden. -- {Im*pros"per*ous*ly},	   adv. [Obs.] -- {Im*pros"per*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Improvability \Im*prov`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being improvable; improvableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvable \Im*prov"a*ble\, a. [From {Improve}.]	   1. Capable of being improved; susceptible of improvement;	      admitting of being made better; capable of cultivation, or	      of being advanced in good qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is accommodated with moral principles,	            improvable by the exercise of his faculties. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a fine spread of improvable lands. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being used to advantage; profitable;	      serviceable; advantageous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The essays of weaker heads afford improvable hints	            to better.                            --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      -- {Im*pro"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Im*prov"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Improve \Im*prove"\, v. t. [Pref. im- not + prove: cf. L.	   improbare, F. improuver.]	   1. To disprove or make void; to refute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither can any of them make so strong a reason	            which another can not improve.        --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disapprove; to find fault with; to reprove; to censure;	      as, to improve negligence. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he rehearsed his preachings and his doing unto	            the high apostles, they could improve nothing.	                                                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	Improve \Im*prove"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Improving}.] [Pref. in- in + prove, in approve. See	   {Approve}, {Prove.}]	   1. To make better; to increase the value or good qualities	      of; to ameliorate by care or cultivation; as, to improve	      land. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love not to improve the honor of the living by	            impairing that of the dead.           --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use or employ to good purpose; to make productive; to	      turn to profitable account; to utilize; as, to improve	      one's time; to improve his means. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall especially honor God by improving	            diligently the talents which God hath committed to	            us.                                   --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hint that I do not remember to have seen opened	            and improved.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The court seldom fails to improve the opportunity.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            How doth the little busy bee	            Improve each shining hour.            --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those moments were diligently improved. --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	            True policy, as well as good faith, in my opinion,	            binds us to improve the occasion.     --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To advance or increase by use; to augment or add to; --	      said with reference to what is bad. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We all have, I fear, . . . not a little improved the	            wretched inheritance of our ancestors. --Bp.	                                                  Porteus.	   Syn: To better; meliorate; ameliorate; advance; heighten;	        mend; correct; rectify; amend; reform.	        [1913 Webster]	Improve \Im*prove"\, v. i.	   1. To grow better; to advance or make progress in what is	      desirable; to make or show improvement; as, to improve in	      health.	      [1913 Webster]	            We take care to improve in our frugality and	            diligence.                            --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To advance or progress in bad qualities; to grow worse.	      "Domitian improved in cruelty." --Milner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To increase; to be enhanced; to rise in value; as, the	      price of cotton improves.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To improve on} or {To improve upon}, to make useful	      additions or amendments to, or changes in; to bring nearer	      to perfection; as, to improve on the mode of tillage.	      [1913 Webster]
improved \improved\ adj.	   1. advanced to a more desirable or valuable or excellent	      state. Opposite of {unimproved}. [Narrower terms: {built,	      reinforced}; {cleared, tilled ; {developed}; {grade ;	      {graded, graveled ] Also See: {restored}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. changed for the better; as, her improved behavior.	   Syn: amended.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Improvement \Im*prove"ment\, n.	   1. The act of improving; advancement or growth; promotion in	      desirable qualities; progress toward what is better;	      melioration; as, the improvement of the mind, of land,	      roads, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I look upon your city as the best place of	            improvement.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exercise is the chief source of improvement in all	            our faculties.                        --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of making profitable use or applicaton of	      anything, or the state of being profitably employed; a	      turning to good account; practical application, as of a	      doctrine, principle, or theory, stated in a discourse. "A	      good improvement of his reason." --S. Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall make some improvement of this doctrine.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being improved; betterment; advance; also,	      that which is improved; as, the new edition is an	      improvement on the old.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parts of Sinon, Camilla, and some few others,	            are improvements on the Greek poet.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Increase; growth; progress; advance.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a design of publishing the history of	            architecture, with its several improvements and	            decays.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those vices which more particularly receive	            improvement by prosperity.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Valuable additions or betterments, as buildings,	      clearings, drains, fences, etc., on land or premises; as,	      to convey the land together with all improvements.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Patent Laws) A useful addition to, or modification of, a	      machine, manufacture, or composition. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Improver \Im*prov"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, improves.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvided \Im`pro*vid"ed\, a.	   Unforeseen; unexpected; not provided against; unprepared.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All improvided for dread of death.       --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvidence \Im*prov"i*dence\, n. [L. improvidentia; OF.	   improvidence. Cf. {Imprudence}.]	   The quality of being improvident; lack of foresight or	   thrift.	   [1913 Webster]	         The improvidence of my neighbor must not make me	         inhuman.                                 --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvident \Im*prov"i*dent\, a. [Pref. im- not + provident: cf.	   L. improvidus. See {Provident}, and cf. {Imprudent}.]	   Not provident; wanting foresight or forethought; not	   foreseeing or providing for the future; negligent;	   thoughtless; as, an improvident man.	   [1913 Webster]	         Improvident soldiers! had your watch been good,	         This sudden mischief never could have fallen. --Shak.	   Syn: Inconsiderable; negligent; careless; shiftless;	        prodigal; wasteful.	        [1913 Webster]
Improvidentially \Im*prov`i*den"tial*ly\, adv.	   Improvidently. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Improvidently \Im*prov"i*dent*ly\, adv.	   In a improvident manner. "Improvidently rash." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Improving \Im*prov"ing\, a.	   Tending to improve, beneficial; growing better. --	   {Im*prov"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Improving lease} (Scots Law), an extended lease to induce	      the tenant to make improvements on the premises.	      [1913 Webster]
Improvisate \Im*prov"i*sate\, a. [See {Improvise}.]	   Unpremeditated; impromptu; extempore. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Improvisate \Im*prov"i*sate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Improvisated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Improvisating}.]	   To improvise; to extemporize.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvisation \Im*prov`i*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. improvisation.]	   1. The act or art of composing and rendering music, poetry,	      and the like, extemporaneously; as, improvisation on the	      organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.	      [1913 Webster]
Improvisatize \Im`pro*vis"a*tize\, v. t. & i.	   Same as {Improvisate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvisator \Im*prov"i*sa`tor\, n.	   An improviser, or improvvisatore.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvisatore \Im`pro*vi`sa*to"re\, n.	   See {Improvvisatore}. Improvisatorial
Improvisatorial \Im*prov`i*sa*to"ri*al\, Improvisatory
\Im*prov"i*sa*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to improvisation or extemporaneous	   composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvisatrice \Im`pro*vi`sa*tri"ce\, n.	   See {Improvvisatrice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Improvised}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Improvising}.] [F. improviser, it.	   improvvisare, fr. improvviso unprovided, sudden, extempore,	   L. improvisus; pref. im- not + provisus foreseen, provided.	   See {Proviso}.]	   1. To compose, recite, or sing extemporaneously, especially	      in verse; to extemporize; also, to play upon an	      instrument, or to act, extemporaneously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring about, arrange, do, or make, immediately or on	      short notice, without previous preparation and with no	      known precedent as a guide.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Charles attempted to improvise a peace. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invent, or provide, offhand, or on the spur of the	      moment; as, he improvised a hammer out of a stone.	      [1913 Webster]	Improvise \Im`pro*vise"\, v. i.	   To produce or render extemporaneous compositions, especially	   in verse or in music, without previous preparation; hence, to	   do anything offhand.	   [1913 Webster]
Improviser \Im`pro*vis"er\, n.	   One who improvises.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvision \Im`pro*vi"sion\, n. [Pref. im- not + provision.]	   Improvidence. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Improviso \Im`pro*vi"so\, a. [L. improvisus unforeseen; cf. It.	   improvviso.]	   Not prepared or mediated beforehand; extemporaneous. [Obs.]	   --Jonhson.	   [1913 Webster]
Improvvisatore \Im`prov*vi`sa*to"re\, n.; pl. {Improvvisatori}.	   [It. See {Improvise}.]	   One who composes and sings or recites rhymes and short poems	   extemporaneously. [Written also {improvisatore}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Improvvisatrice \Im`prov*vi`sa*tri"ce\, n.; pl.	   {Improvvisatrici}. [It. See {Improvise}.]	   A female improvvisatore. [Written also {improvisatrice}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Imprudence \Im*pru"dence\, n. [L. imprudentia: cf. F.	   imprudence. Cf. {Improvidence}.]	   The quality or state of being imprudent; want to caution,	   circumspection, or a due regard to consequences;	   indiscretion; inconsideration; rashness; also, an imprudent	   act; as, he was guilty of an imprudence.	   [1913 Webster]	         His serenity was interrupted, perhaps, by his own	         imprudence.                              --Mickle.	   [1913 Webster]
Imprudent \Im*pru"dent\, a. [L. imprudens; pref. im- not +	   prudens prudent: cf. F. imprudent. See {Prudent}, and cf.	   {Improvident}.]	   Not prudent; wanting in prudence or discretion; indiscreet;	   injudicious; not attentive to consequence; improper. --	   {Im*pru"dent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her majesty took a great dislike at the imprudent	         behavior of many of the ministers and readers.	                                                  --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Indiscreet; injudicious; incautious; ill-advised;	        unwise; heedless; careless; rash; negligent.	        [1913 Webster]
Impuberal \Im*pu"ber*al\ ([i^]m*p[=u]"b[~e]r*al), a.	   Not having arrived at puberty; immature.	   [1913 Webster]	         In impuberal animals the cerebellum is, in proportion	         to the brain proper, greatly less than in adults. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impuberty \Im*pu"ber*ty\ (-t[y^]), n.	   The condition of not having reached puberty, or the age of	   ability to reproduce one's species; lack of age at which the	   marriage contract can be legally entered into.	   [1913 Webster]
Impudence \Im"pu*dence\ ([i^]m"p[-u]*dens), n. [L. impudentia:	   cf. F. impudence. See {Impudent}.]	   The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a	   disregard of the presence or opinions of others;	   shamelessness; forwardness; lack of modesty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Clear truths that their own evidence forces us to	         admit, or common experience makes it impudence to deny.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where pride and impudence (in fashion knit)	         Usurp the chair of wit.                  --B. Jonson.	   Syn: Shamelessness; audacity; insolence; effrontery;	        sauciness; impertinence; pertness; rudeness.	   Usage: {Impudence}, {Effrontery}, {Sauciness}. Impudence	          refers more especially to the feelings as manifested	          in action. Effrontery applies to some gross and public	          exhibition of shamelessness. Sauciness refers to a	          sudden pert outbreak of impudence, especially from an	          inferior. Impudence is an unblushing kind of	          impertinence, and may be manifested in words, tones,	          gestures, looks, etc. Effrontery rises still higher,	          and shows a total or shameless disregard of duty or	          decorum under the circumstances of the case. Sauciness	          discovers itself toward particular individuals, in	          certain relations; as in the case of servants who are	          saucy to their masters, or children who are saucy to	          their teachers. See {Impertinent}, and {Insolent}.	          [1913 Webster]
Impudency \Im"pu*den*cy\, n.	   Impudence. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Audacious without impudency.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Impudent \Im"pu*dent\ ([i^]m"p[-u]*dent), a. [L. impudens,	   -entis; pref. im- not + pudens ashamed, modest, p. pr. of	   pudere to feel shame: cf. F. impudent.]	   1. Behaving boldly, with contempt or disregard for propriety	      in behavior toward others; unblushingly forward;	      impertinent; saucy.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            More than impudent sauciness.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we behold an angel, not to fear	            Is to be impudent.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking modesty; shameless. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Shameless; audacious; brazen; bold-faced; pert;	        immodest; rude; saucy; impertinent; insolent.	        [1913 Webster]
Impudently \Im"pu*dent*ly\, adv.	   In an impudent manner; with unbecoming assurance;	   shamelessly.	   [1913 Webster]	         At once assail	         With open mouths, and impudently rail.   --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Impudicity \Im`pu*dic"i*ty\, n. [L. impudicus immodest; im- not	   + pudicus shamefaced, modest: cf. F. impudicit['e], L.	   impudicitia.]	   Immodesty. --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Impugn \Im*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impugned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Impugning}.] [OE. impugnen, F. impugner, fr. L.	   impugnare; in on, against + pugnare to flight. See	   {Pugnacious}.]	   To attack by words or arguments; to contradict; to assail; to	   call in question; to make insinuations against; to gainsay;	   to oppose; as, to impugn a person's integrity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The truth hereof I will not rashly impugn, or	         overboldly affirm.                       --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Impugnable \Im*pugn"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being impugned; that may be gainsaid.	   [1913 Webster]
Impugnation \Im`pug*na"tion\, n. [L. impugnatio: cf. OF.	   impugnation.]	   Act of impugning; opposition; attack. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A perpetual impugnation and self-conflict. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Impugner \Im*pugn"er\, n.	   One who impugns.	   [1913 Webster]
Impugnment \Im*pugn"ment\, n.	   The act of impugning, or the state of being impugned. --Ed.	   Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Impuissance \Im*pu"is*sance\, n. [Cf. F. impuissance.]	   Lack of power; inability. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their own impuissance and weakness.      --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Impuissant \Im*pu"is*sant\, a. [F., fr. pref. im- not +	   puissant. See {Puissant}.]	   Weak; impotent; feeble.	   [1913 Webster]
Impulse \Im"pulse\, n. [L. impulsus, fr. impellere. See	   {Impel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force;	      impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to	      produced motion suddenly, or immediately.	      [1913 Webster]	            All spontaneous animal motion is performed by	            mechanical impulse.                   --S. Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a	      sudden or momentary force.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mental force which simply and directly urges to action;	      hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient	      influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement;	      as, a man of good impulses; passion often gives a violent	      impulse to the will; to buy something on impulse.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            These were my natural impulses for the undertaking.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Force; incentive; influence; motive; feeling;	        incitement; instigation.	        [1913 Webster]	Impulse \Im*pulse"\, v. t. [See {Impel}.]	   To impel; to incite. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
impulse-buy \impulse-buy\ v. t.	   to buy on impulse without proper reflection.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Impulsion \Im*pul"sion\, n. [L. impulsio: cf. F. impulsion. See	   {Impel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of impelling or driving onward, or the state of	      being impelled; the sudden or momentary agency of a body	      in motion on another body; also, the impelling force, or	      impulse. "The impulsion of the air." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Influence acting unexpectedly or temporarily on the mind;	      sudden motive or influence; impulse. "The impulsion of	      conscience." --Clarendon. "Divine impulsion prompting."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. impulsif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the power of driving or impelling; giving an	      impulse; moving; impellent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor men! poor papers! We and they	            Do some impulsive force obey.         --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Actuated by impulse or by transient feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart, impulsive and wayward.      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) Acting momentarily, or by impulse; not continuous;	      -- said of forces.	      [1913 Webster]	Impulsive \Im*pul"sive\, n.	   That which impels or gives an impulse; an impelling agent.	   --Sir W. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impulsively \Im*pul"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an impulsive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impulsiveness \Im*pul"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being impulsive.	   [1913 Webster]
Impulsor \Im*pul"sor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, impels; an inciter. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Impunctate \Im*punc"tate\, a.	   Not punctate or dotted.	   [1913 Webster]
Impunctual \Im*punc"tu*al\, a. [Pref. im- not + punctual: cf. F.	   imponctuel.]	   Not punctual. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impunctuality \Im*punc`tu*al"i*ty\, n.	   Neglect of, or failure in, punctuality. [R.] --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impune \Im*pune"\, a. [L. impunis.]	   Unpunished. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Impunibly \Im*pu"ni*bly\, adv.	   Without punishment; with impunity. [Obs.] --J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Impunity \Im*pu"ni*ty\, n. [L. impunitas, fr. impunis without	   punishment; pref. im- not + poena punishment: cf. F.	   impunit['e]. See {Pain}.]	   Exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss.	   [1913 Webster]	         Heaven, though slow to wrath,	         Is never with impunity defied.           --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The impunity and also the recompense.    --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Impuration \Im`pu*ra"tion\, n.	   Defilement; obscuration. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Impure \Im*pure"\, a. [L. impurus; pref. im- not + purus pure:	   cf. F. impur. See {Pure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not pure; not clean; dirty; foul; filthy; containing	      something which is unclean or unwholesome; mixed or	      impregnated extraneous substances; adulterated; as, impure	      water or air; impure drugs, food, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Defiled by sin or guilt; unholy; unhallowed; -- said of	      persons or things.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unchaste; lewd; unclean; obscene; as, impure language or	      ideas. "Impure desires." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Script.) Not purified according to the ceremonial law of	      Moses; unclean.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Language) Not accurate; not idiomatic; as, impure Latin;	      an impure style.	      [1913 Webster]	Impure \Im*pure"\, v. t.	   To defile; to pollute. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Impurely \Im*pure"ly\, adv.	   In an impure manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Impureness \Im*pure"ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being impure; impurity. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impurity \Im*pu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. Impurities . [L. impuritas: cf.	   F. impuret['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The condition or quality of being impure in any sense;	      defilement; foulness; adulteration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Profaneness, impurity, or scandal, is not wit.	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is, or which renders anything, impure; foul	      matter, action, language, etc.; a foreign ingredient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul impurities reigned among the monkish clergy.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Script.) Lack of ceremonial purity; defilement.	      [1913 Webster]
Impurple \Im*pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impurpled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Impurpling}.] [Pref. im- in + purple. Cf.	   {Empurple}.]	   To color or tinge with purple; to make red or reddish; to	   purple; as, a field impurpled with blood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Impurpled with celestial roses, smiled.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The silken fleece impurpled for the loom. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Imputability \Im*put`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being imputable; imputableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Imputable \Im*put"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. imputable.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That may be imputed; capable of being imputed; chargeable;	      ascribable; attributable; referable.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince whose political vices, at least, were	            imputable to mental incapacity.       --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accusable; culpable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The fault lies at his door, and she is no wise	            imputable.                            --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Imputableness \Im*put"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being imputable.	   [1913 Webster]
Imputably \Im*put"a*bly\, adv.	   By imputation.	   [1913 Webster]
Imputation \Im`pu*ta"tion\, [L. imputatio an account, a charge:	   cf. F. imputation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of imputing or charging; attribution; ascription;	      also, anything imputed or charged.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shylock. Antonio is a good man.	            Bassanio. Have you heard any imputation to the	            contrary?                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I had a suit to Master Shallow, I would humor his	            men with the imputation of being near their master.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Charge or attribution of evil; censure; reproach;	      insinuation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us be careful to guard ourselves against these	            groundless imputation of our enemies. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) A setting of something to the account of; the	      attribution of personal guilt or personal righteousness of	      another; as, the imputation of the sin of Adam, or the	      righteousness of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Opinion; intimation; hint.	      [1913 Webster]
Imputative \Im*put"a*tive\, a. [L. imputativus: cf. F.	   imputatif.]	   Transferred by imputation; that may be imputed. --	   {Im*put"a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Actual righteousness as well as imputative. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Impute \Im*pute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Imputed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Imputing}.] [F. imputer, L. imputare to bring into the	   reckoning, charge, impute; pref. im- in + putare to reckon,	   think. See {Putative}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To charge; to ascribe; to attribute; to set to the account	      of; to charge to one as the author, responsible	      originator, or possessor; -- generally in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor you, ye proud, impute to these the fault,	            If memory o'er their tomb no trophies raise. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            One vice of a darker shade was imputed to him --	            envy.                                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) To adjudge as one's own (the sin or	      righteousness) of another; as, the righteousness of Christ	      is imputed to us.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was imputed to him for righteousness. --Rom. iv.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            They merit	            Imputed shall absolve them who renounce	            Their own, both righteous and unrighteous deeds.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take account of; to consider; to regard. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If we impute this last humiliation as the cause of	            his death.                            --Gibbon.	   Syn: To ascribe; attribute; charge; reckon; consider; imply;	        insinuate; refer. See {Ascribe}.	        [1913 Webster]
Imputer \Im*put"er\, n.	   One who imputes.	   [1913 Webster]
Imputrescible \Im`pu*tres"ci*ble\, a. [Pref. im- + putrescible:	   cf. F. imputrescible.]	   Not putrescible.	   [1913 Webster]
Imrigh \Im"righ\, n. [Scot.; Gael. eun-bhrigh chicken soup.]	   A peculiar strong soup or broth, made in Scotland. [Written	   also {imrich}.]	   [1913 Webster]
In- \In-\ ([i^]n-). [See {In}, prep. Cf. {Em-}, {En-}.]	   A prefix from Eng. prep. in, also from Lat. prep. in, meaning	   in, into, on, among; as, inbred, inborn, inroad; incline,	   inject, intrude. In words from the Latin, in- regularly	   becomes il- before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial;	   as, illusion, irruption, imblue, immigrate, impart. In- is	   sometimes used with an simple intensive force.	   [1913 Webster]	In- \In-\ ([i^]n-). [L. in-; akin to E. un-. See {Un-}.]	   An inseparable prefix, or particle, meaning not, non-, un-	   as, inactive, incapable, inapt. In- regularly becomes il-	   before l, ir- before r, and im- before a labial.	   [1913 Webster]
-in \-in\	   A suffix. See the Note under {-ine}.	   [1913 Webster]
In \In\, prep. [AS. in; akin to D. & G. in, Icel. [imac], Sw. &	   Dan. i, OIr. & L. in, Gr. 'en. [root]197. Cf. 1st {In-},	   {Inn}.]	   The specific signification of in is situation or place with	   respect to surrounding, environment, encompassment, etc. It	   is used with verbs signifying being, resting, or moving	   within limits, or within circumstances or conditions of any	   kind conceived of as limiting, confining, or investing,	   either wholly or in part. In its different applications, it	   approaches some of the meanings of, and sometimes is	   interchangeable with, within, into, on, at, of, and among. It	   is used: 	   [1913 Webster]	   1. With reference to space or place; as, he lives in Boston;	      he traveled in Italy; castles in the air.	      [1913 Webster]	            The babe lying in a manger.           --Luke ii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy sun sets weeping in the lowly west. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Situated in the forty-first degree of latitude.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matter for censure in every page.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With reference to circumstances or conditions; as, he is	      in difficulties; she stood in a blaze of light. "Fettered	      in amorous chains." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrapt in sweet sounds, as in bright veils.	                                                  --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. With reference to a whole which includes or comprises the	      part spoken of; as, the first in his family; the first	      regiment in the army.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nine in ten of those who enter the ministry.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. With reference to physical surrounding, personal states,	      etc., abstractly denoted; as, I am in doubt; the room is	      in darkness; to live in fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            When shall we three meet again,	            In thunder, lightning, or in rain?    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. With reference to character, reach, scope, or influence	      considered as establishing a limitation; as, to be in	      one's favor. "In sight of God's high throne." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sounds inharmonious in themselves, and harsh.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. With reference to movement or tendency toward a certain	      limit or environment; -- sometimes equivalent to into; as,	      to put seed in the ground; to fall in love; to end in	      death; to put our trust in God.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would not plunge his brother in despair.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had no jewels to deposit in their caskets.	                                                  --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. With reference to a limit of time; as, in an hour; it	      happened in the last century; in all my life.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In as much as}, or {Inasmuch as}, in the degree that; in	      like manner as; in consideration that; because that;	      since. See {Synonym} of {Because}, and cf. {For as much	      as}, under {For}, prep.	   {In that}, because; for the reason that. "Some things they do	      in that they are men . . .; some things in that they are	      men misled and blinded with error." --Hooker.	   {In the name of}, in behalf of; on the part of; by authority;	      as, it was done in the name of the people; -- often used	      in invocation, swearing, praying, and the like.	   {To be in for it}.	      (a) To be in favor of a thing; to be committed to a	          course.	      (b) To be unable to escape from a danger, penalty, etc.	          [Colloq.]	   {To be in with} or {To keep in with}.	      (a) To be close or near; as, to keep a ship in with the	          land.	      (b) To be on terms of friendship, familiarity, or intimacy	          with; to secure and retain the favor of. [Colloq.]	   Syn: Into; within; on; at. See {At}.	        [1913 Webster]	In \In\, adv.	   1. Not out; within; inside. In, the preposition, becomes an	      adverb by omission of its object, leaving it as the	      representative of an adverbial phrase, the context	      indicating what the omitted object is; as, he takes in the	      situation (i. e., he comprehends it in his mind); the	      Republicans were in (i. e., in office); in at one ear and	      out at the other (i. e., in or into the head); his side	      was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e.,	      into the house).	      [1913 Webster]	            Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours.	                                                  --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sails of a vessel are said, in nautical language,	         to be in when they are furled, or when stowed. In	         certain cases in has an adjectival sense; as, the in	         train (i. e., the incoming train); compare up grade,	         down grade, undertow, afterthought, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) With privilege or possession; -- used to denote a	      holding, possession, or seisin; as, in by descent; in by	      purchase; in of the seisin of her husband. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In and in breeding}. See under {Breeding}.	   {In and out} (Naut.), through and through; -- said of a	      through bolt in a ship's side. --Knight.	   {To be in}, to be at home; as, Mrs. A. is in.	   {To come in}. See under {Come}.	      [1913 Webster]	In \In\, n.	   Note: [Usually in the plural.]	   1. One who is in office; -- the opposite of {out}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A re["e]ntrant angle; a nook or corner.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ins and outs},	      (a) nooks and corners; twists and turns.	      (b) the peculiarities or technicalities (of a subject);	          intricacies; details; -- used with of; as, he knew the	          ins and outs of the Washington power scene.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                All the ins and outs of this neighborhood. --D.	                                                  Jerrold.	          [1913 Webster]	In \In\ ([i^]n), v. t.	   To inclose; to take in; to harvest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He that ears my land spares my team and gives me leave	         to in the crop.                          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inability \In`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + ability: cf. F.	   inhabilet['e]. See {Able}, and cf. {Unable}.]	   The quality or state of being unable; lack of ability; lack	   of sufficient power, strength, resources, or capacity.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not from an inability to discover what they ought	         to do, that men err in practice.         --Blair.	   Syn: Impotence; incapacity; incompetence; weakness;	        powerlessness; incapability. See {Disability}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inable \In*a"ble\, v. t.	   See {Enable}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inablement \In*a"ble*ment\, n.	   See {Enablement}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inabstinence \In*ab"sti*nence\, n. [Pref. in- not + abstinence:	   cf. F. inabstinence.]	   Lack of abstinence; indulgence. [Obs.] "The inabstinence of	   Eve." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inabstracted \In`ab*stract"ed\, a.	   Not abstracted.	   [1913 Webster]
Inabusively \In`a*bu"sive*ly\, adv.	   Without abuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaccessibility \In`ac*cess`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   inaccessibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being inaccessible; inaccessibleness.	   "The inaccessibility of the precipice." --Bp. Butler.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaccessible \In`ac*cess"i*ble\, a. [L. inaccessibilis: cf. F.	   inaccessible. See {In-} not, and {Accessible}.]	   Not accessible; not to be reached, obtained, or approached;	   as, an inaccessible rock, fortress, document, prince, etc. --	   {In`ac*cess"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`ac*cess"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaccordant \In`ac*cord"ant\, a.	   Not accordant; discordant.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaccuracy \In*ac"cu*ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Inaccuracies}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being inaccurate; lack of accuracy or	      exactness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is inaccurate or incorrect; mistake; fault;	      defect; error; as, in inaccuracy in speech, copying,	      calculation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Inaccurate \In*ac"cu*rate\, a.	   Not accurate; not according to truth; inexact; not quite	   correct; incorrect; erroneous; as, in inaccurate man,	   narration, copy, judgment, calculation, etc.	   Note: The term inaccurate is usually used when an assertion	         or result is near to the truth, but not exactly, or has	         some basis for belief; however, it is sometimes used as	         a gentle euphemism for wrong even if the error is	         flagrant.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	               The expression is plainly inaccurate. --Bp. Hurd.	   Syn: Inexact; incorrect; erroneous; faulty; imperfect;	        incomplete; defective.	        [1913 Webster]
Inaccurately \In*ac"cu*rate*ly\, adv.	   In an inaccurate manner; incorrectly; inexactly.	   [1913 Webster]
Inacquaintance \In`ac*quaint"ance\, a.	   Lack of acquaintance. --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Inacquiescent \In*ac`qui*es"cent\, a.	   Not acquiescent or acquiescing.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaction \In*ac"tion\, n. [Pref. in. not + action: cf.	   inaction.]	   Lack of action or activity; forbearance from labor; idleness;	   rest; inertness. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
inactivate \inactivate\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {inactivated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {inactivating}.]	   to make inactive; as, boiling will inactivate most enzymes;	   acetylation of the antibiotic inactivated it.	   Syn: deactivate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   Note: To inactivate an enzyme or chemical usually renders it	         permanently inactive; to inactivate a machine (as by	         turning a switch) may be reversible, and for machines	         and devices, the term {deactivate} is usually used. The	         distinction is worth preserving.	         [PJC]
inactivation \inactivation\ n.	   The act or process of inactivating.	   [PJC]
Inactive \In*ac"tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + active: cf. F.	   inactif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not active; having no power to move; that does not or can	      not produce results; inert; as, matter is, of itself,	      inactive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not disposed to action or effort; not diligent or	      industrious; not busy; idle; as, an inactive officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem. & Opt.) Not exhibiting any action or activity on	      polarized light; {optically inactive}; optically neutral;	      -- said of isomeric forms of certain substances, in	      distinction from other forms which are optically active;	      as, racemic acid is an inactive tartaric acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem. & Biochem.) Lacking biological or biochemical	      activity; not causing a specific biological or biochemical	      effect; -- said of substances such as enzymes which have	      lost their catalytic power, or of small molecules which	      are tested for some type of biological activity and found	      to lack that activity; as, after boiling for ten minutes,	      the enzyme was totally inactive; the methyl analog was	      inactive as an antibiotic.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Inert; dull; sluggish; idle; indolent; slothful; lazy.	        See {Inert}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inactively \In*ac"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an inactive manner. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inactivity \In`ac*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. inactivit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being inactive; inertness; as, the	      inactivity of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Idleness; habitual indisposition to action or exertion;	      lack of energy; sluggishness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gloomy inactivity of despair.     --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]
Inactose \In*ac"tose\, n. (Chem.)	   A variety of sugar, found in certain plants. It is optically	   inactive.	   [1913 Webster]
Inactuate \In*ac"tu*ate\, v. t.	   To put in action. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inactuation \In*ac`tu*a"tion\, n.	   Operation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inadaptation \In*ad`ap*ta"tion\, n.	   Lack of adaptation; unsuitableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inadequacy \In*ad"e*qua*cy\, n. [From {Inadequate}.]	   The quality or state of being inadequate or insufficient;	   defectiveness; insufficiency; inadequateness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inadequacy and consequent inefficacy of the alleged	         causes.                                  --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Inadequate \In*ad"e*quate\, a. [Pref. in- not + adequate: cf. F.	   inad['e]quat.]	   Not adequate; unequal to the purpose; insufficient;	   deficient; as, inadequate resources, power, conceptions,	   representations, etc. --Dryden. -- {In*ad"e*quate*ly}, adv.	   -- {In*ad"e*quate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inadequation \In*ad`e*qua"tion\, n.	   Lack of exact correspondence. [Obs.] --Puller.	   [1913 Webster]
Inadherent \In`ad*her"ent\, a.	   1. Not adhering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Free; not connected with the other organs.	      [1913 Webster]
Inadhesion \In`ad*he"sion\, n.	   Lack of adhesion.	   [1913 Webster]
Inadmissibility \In`ad*mis`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   inadmissibilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being inadmissible, or not to be	   received.	   [1913 Webster]
Inadmissible \In`ad*mis"si*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + admissible:	   cf. F. inadmissible.]	   Not admissible; not proper to be admitted, allowed, or	   received; as, inadmissible testimony; an inadmissible	   proposition, or explanation. -- {In`ad*mis"si*bly}, adv.	   Inadvertence
Inadvertence \In`ad*vert"ence\; pl. {-ces}, Inadvertency
\In`ad*vert"en*cy\; pl. {-cies}, n. [Cf. F. inadvertance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being inadvertent; lack of heedfulness or	      attentiveness; inattention; negligence; as, many mistakes	      proceed from inadvertence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inadvertency, or lack of attendance to the sense and	            intention of our prayers.             --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An effect of inattention; a result of carelessness; an	      oversight, mistake, or fault from negligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The productions of a great genius, with many lapses	            an inadvertencies, are infinitely preferable to	            works of an inferior kind of author which are	            scrupulously exact.                   --Addison.	   Syn: Inattention; heedlessness; carelessness; negligence;	        thoughtlessness. See {Inattention}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inadvertent \In`ad*vert"ent\, a. [Cf. F. inadvertant. See 2d	   {In-}, and {Advert}.]	   Not turning the mind to a matter; heedless; careless;	   negligent; inattentive.	   [1913 Webster]	         An inadvertent step may crush the snail	         That crawls at evening in the public path. --Cowper.	   -- {In`ad*vert"ent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inadvisable \In`ad*vis"a*ble\, a.	   Not advisable. -- {In`ad*vis"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaffability \In*af`fa*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. inaffabilit['e].]	   Lack of affability or sociability; reticence.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaffable \In*af"fa*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + affable.]	   Not affable; reserved in social intercourse.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaffectation \In*af`fec*ta"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not +	   affectation: cf. F. inaffectation.]	   Freedom from affectation; naturalness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inaffected \In`af*fect"ed\, a.	   Unaffected. [Obs.] -- {In`af*fect"ed*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inaidable \In*aid"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being assisted; helpless. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inalienability \In*al`ien*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being inalienable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inalienable \In*al"ien*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + alienable:	   cf. F. inali['e]nable.]	   Incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred to	   another; not alienable; as, in inalienable birthright.	   [1913 Webster]
Inalienableness \In*al"ien*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inalienable; inalienability.	   [1913 Webster]
Inalienably \In*al"ien*a*bly\, adv.	   In a manner that forbids alienation; as, rights inalienably	   vested.	   [1913 Webster]
Inalimental \In*al`i*men"tal\, a.	   Affording no aliment or nourishment. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inalterability \In*al`ter*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   inalt['e]rabilit['e].]	   The quality of being unalterable or unchangeable; permanence.	   [1913 Webster]
Inalterable \In*al"ter*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + alterable:	   cf. F. inalt['e]rable.]	   Not alterable; incapable of being altered or changed;	   unalterable. -- {In*al"ter*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {In*al"ter*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inamiable \In*a"mi*a*ble\, a.	   Unamiable. [Obs.] -- {In*a"mi*a*ble*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inamissible \In`a*mis"si*ble\, a. [L. inamissibilis: cf. F.	   inamissible.]	   Incapable of being lost. [R.] --Hammond. --	   {In`a*mis"si*ble*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inamorata \In*a`mo*ra"ta\, n. [It. innamorata, fem., innamorato,	   masc., p. p. of innamorare to inspire with love. See	   {Enamor}.]	   A woman in love; a mistress. "The fair inamorata."	   --Sherburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inamorate \In*am"o*rate\, a.	   Enamored. --Chapman. -- {In*am"o*rate*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inamorato \In*a`mo*ra"to\, n.; pl. {Inamoratos}. [See	   {Inamorata}.]	   A male lover.	   [1913 Webster]
Inamovable \In`a*mov"a*ble\, a.	   Not amovable or removable. [R.] --Palgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
In-and-in \In"-and-in"\, n.	   An old game played with four dice. In signified a doublet, or	   two dice alike; in-and-in, either two doubles, or the four	   dice alike.	   [1913 Webster]
In and in \In and in\, a. & adv.	   Applied to breeding from a male and female of the same	   parentage. See under {Breeding}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inane \In*ane"\, a. [L. inanis.]	   Without contents; empty; void of sense or intelligence;	   purposeless; pointless; characterless; useless. "Vague and	   inane instincts." --I. Taylor. -- {In*ane"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Inane \In*ane"\, n.	   That which is void or empty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The undistinguishable inane of infinite space. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inangular \In*an"gu*lar\, a.	   Not angular. [Obs.] Inaniloquent
Inaniloquent \In`a*nil"o*quent\, Inaniloquous
\In`a*nil"o*quous\, a. [L. inanis empty + loqui to speak.]	   Given to talking inanely; loquacious; garrulous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inanimate \In*an"i*mate\, v. t. [Pref. in- in (or intensively) +	   animate.]	   To animate. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Inanimate \In*an"i*mate\, a. [L. inanimatus; pref. in- not +	   animatus animate.]	   Not animate; destitute of life or spirit; lifeless; dead;	   inactive; dull; as, stones and earth are inanimate	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grieving, if aught inanimate e'er grieves. --Byron.	   Syn: Lifeless; dead; inert; inactive; dull; soulless;	        spiritless. See {Lifeless}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inanimated \In*an"i*ma`ted\, a.	   Destitute of life; lacking animation; unanimated. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Inanimateness \In*an"i*mate*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inanimate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The deadness and inanimateness of the subject. --W.	                                                  Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Inanimation \In*an`i*ma"tion\, n. [See 2d {Inanimate}.]	   Lack of animation; lifeless; dullness.	   [1913 Webster]	Inanimation \In*an`i*ma"tion\, n. [See 1st {Inanimate}.]	   Infusion of life or vigor; animation; inspiration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The inanimation of Christ living and breathing within	         us.                                      --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inanitiate \In`a*ni"ti*ate\, v. t.	   To produce inanition in; to exhaust for lack of nourishment.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inanitiation \In`a*ni`ti*a"tion\, n.	   Inanition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inanition \In`a*ni"tion\, n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio	   emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf.	   {Inane}.]	   The condition of being inane; emptiness; lack of fullness, as	   in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion	   from lack of food, either from partial or complete	   starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus,	   producing the same result.	   [1913 Webster]	         Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two	         contrary extremes.                       --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inanity \In*an"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inanities}. [L. inanitas, fr.	   inanis empty: cf. F. inanit['e]. See {Inane}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inanition; void space; vacuity; emptiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of seriousness; aimlessness; frivolity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inane, useless thing or pursuit; a vanity; a silly	      object; -- chiefly in pl.; as, the inanities of the world.	      [1913 Webster]
Inantherate \In*an"ther*ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Not bearing anthers; -- said of sterile stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
In antis \In an"tis\ [L.] (Arch.)	   Between ant[ae]; -- said of a portico in classical style,	   where columns are set between two ant[ae], forming the angles	   of the building. See {Anta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapathy \In*ap"a*thy\, n.	   Sensibility; feeling; -- opposed to {apathy}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inappealable \In`ap*peal"a*ble\, a.	   Not admitting of appeal; not appealable. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Inappeasable \In`ap*peas"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being appeased or satisfied; unappeasable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inappellability \In`ap*pel`la*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being inappellable; finality.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inappellability of the councils.     --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Inappellable \In`ap*pel"la*ble\, a.	   Inappealable; final. Inappetence
Inappetence \In*ap"pe*tence\, Inappetency \In*ap"pe*ten*cy\, n.	   [Pref. in- not + appetence: cf. F. inapp['e]tence.]	   Lack of appetency; lack of desire.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapplicability \In*ap`pli*ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   inapplicabilit['e].]	   The quality of being inapplicable; unfitness;	   inapplicableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapplicable \In*ap"pli*ca*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   applicable.]	   Not applicable; incapable of being applied; not adapted; not	   suitable; as, the argument is inapplicable to the case. --J.	   S. Mill.	   Syn: Unsuitable; unsuited; unadapted; inappropriate;	        inapposite; irrelevant. -- {In*ap"pli*ca*ble*ness}, n.	        -- {In*ap"pli*ca*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Inapplication \In*ap`pli*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not +	   application: cf. F. inapplication.]	   Lack of application, attention, or diligence; negligence;	   indolence.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapposite \In*ap"po*site\, a.	   Not apposite; not fit or suitable; not pertinent. --	   {In*ap"po*site*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inappreciable \In`ap*pre"ci*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   appreciable: cf. F. inappr['e]ciable.]	   Not appreciable; too small to be perceived; incapable of	   being duly valued or estimated. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Inappreciation \In`ap*pre"ci*a"tion\, n.	   Lack of appreciation.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapprehensible \In*ap`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.	   inapprehensibilis: cf. F. inappr['e]hensible.]	   Not apprehensible; unintelligible; inconceivable. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapprehension \In*ap`pre*hen"sion\, n.	   Lack of apprehension.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapprehensive \In*ap`pre*hen"sive\, a.	   Not apprehensive; regardless; unconcerned. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapproachable \In`ap*proach"a*ble\, a.	   Not approachable; unapproachable; inaccessible; unequaled. --	   {In`ap*proach"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inappropriate \In`ap*pro"pri*ate\, a.	   Not instrument (to); not appropriate; unbecoming; unsuitable;	   not specially fitted; -- followed by to or for. --	   {In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ly}, adv. -- {In`ap*pro"pri*ate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inapt \In*apt"\, a. [Pref. in- not + apt: cf. F. inapte. Cf.	   {Inept}.]	   Unapt; not apt; unsuitable; inept. -- {In*apt"ly}, adv. --	   {In*apt"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaptitude \In*apt"i*tude\, n. [In- + aptitude: cf. F.	   inaptitude. Cf. {Ineptitude}.]	   Lack of aptitude.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaquate \In*a"quate\, a. [L. inaquatus, p. p. of inaquare to	   make into water; pref. in- in + aqua water.]	   Embodied in, or changed into, water. [Obs.] --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaquation \In`a*qua"tion\, n.	   The state of being inaquate. [Obs.] --Bp. Gardiner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inarable \In*ar"a*ble\, a.	   Not arable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inarch \In*arch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inarched}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inarching}.]	   To graft by uniting, as a scion, to a stock, without	   separating either from its root before the union is complete;	   -- also called to {graft by approach}. --P. Miler.	   [1913 Webster]
Inarching \In*arch"ing\, n.	   A method of ingrafting. See {Inarch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inarticulate \In`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [L. inarticulatus; pref. in-	   not + articulatus articulate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not uttered with articulation or intelligible	      distinctness, as speech or words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Music which is inarticulate poesy.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Not jointed or articulated; having no distinct body	          segments; as, an inarticulate worm.	      (b) Without a hinge; -- said of an order ({Inarticulata}	          or {Ecardines}) of brachiopods.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Incapable of articulating. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The poor earl, who is inarticulate with palsy.	                                                  --Walpole.	   4. Incapable of expressing one's ideas or feelings clearly.	      [PJC]
Inarticulated \In`ar*tic"u*la`ted\, a.	   Not articulated; not jointed or connected by a joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Inarticulately \In`ar*tic"u*late*ly\, adv.	   In an inarticulate manner. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Inarticulateness \In`ar*tic"u*late*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being inarticulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Inarticulation \In`ar*tic`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   inarticulation.]	   Inarticulateness. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Inartificial \In*ar`ti*fi"cial\, a. [Pref. in- not + artificial:	   cf. F. inartificiel.]	   Not artificial; not made or elaborated by art; natural;	   simple; artless; as, an inartificial argument; an	   inartificial character. -- {In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ly}, adv. --	   {In*ar`ti*fi"cial*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inasmuch \In`as*much"\, adv. [In + as + much.]	   In like degree; in like manner; seeing that; considering	   that; since; -- followed by as. See {In as much as}, under	   {In}, prep.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these,	         ye did it not to me.                     --Matt. xxv.	                                                  45.	   Syn: Because; since; for; as. See {Because}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inattention \In`at*ten"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + attention: cf.	   F. inattention.]	   Lack of attention, or failure to pay attention; disregard;	   heedlessness; neglect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Novel lays attract our ravished ears;	         But old, the mind inattention hears.     --Pope.	   Syn: Inadvertence; heedlessness; negligence; carelessness;	        disregard; remissness; thoughtlessness; neglect.	   Usage: {Inattention}, {Inadvertence}. We miss seeing a thing	          through inadvertence when do not happen to look at it;	          through inattention when we give no heed to it, though	          directly before us. The latter is therefore the worse.	          Inadvertence may be an involuntary accident;	          inattention is culpable neglect. A versatile mind is	          often inadvertent; a careless or stupid one is	          inattentive.	          [1913 Webster]
Inattentive \In`at*ten"tive\, a. [Cf. F. inattentif.]	   Not attentive; not fixing the mind on an object; heedless;	   careless; negligent; regardless; as, an inattentive spectator	   or hearer; an inattentive habit. --I. Watts.	   Syn: Careless; heedless; regardless; thoughtless; negligent;	        remiss; inadvertent. -- {In`at*ten"tive*ly}, adv. --	        {In`at*ten"tive*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Inaudibility \In*au`di*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being inaudible; inaudibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaudible \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*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*au"di*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaugur \In*au"gur\, v. t. [Cf. F. inaugurer. See {Inaugurate}.]	   To inaugurate. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaugural \In*au"gu*ral\, a. [Cf. F. inaugural.]	   Pertaining to, or performed or pronounced at, an	   inauguration; as, an inaugural address; the inaugural	   exercises.	   [1913 Webster]	Inaugural \In*au"gu*ral\, n.	   An inaugural address. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, a. [L. inauguratus, p. p. of	   inaugurare to take omens from the flight of birds (before	   entering upon any important undertaking); hence, to	   consecrate, inaugurate, or install, with such divination;	   pref. in- in + augurare, augurari, to augur. See {Augur}.]	   Invested with office; inaugurated. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Inaugurate \In*au"gu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inaugurated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Inaugurating}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To introduce or induct into an office with suitable	      ceremonies or solemnities; to invest with power or	      authority in a formal manner; to install; as, to	      inaugurate a president; to inaugurate a king. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to begin, esp. with formality or solemn ceremony;	      hence, to set in motion, action, or progress; to initiate;	      -- used especially of something of dignity or worth or	      public concern; as, to inaugurate a new era of things, new	      methods, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if kings did choose remarkable days to inaugurate	            their favors.                         --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To celebrate the completion of, or the first public use	      of; to dedicate, as a statue. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To begin with good omens. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Inauguration \In*au`gu*ra"tion\, n. [L. inauguratio a beginning:	   cf. F. inauguration.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inuagurating, or inducting into office with	      solemnity; investiture by appropriate ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	            At his regal inauguration, his old father resigned	            the kingdom to him.                   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The formal beginning or initiation of any movement, course	      of action, etc.; as, the inauguration of a new system, a	      new condition, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Inauguration Day \In*au`gu*ra"tion Day\	   The day on which the President of the United States is	   inaugurated, the 20th of January in every year next after a	   year divisible by four. Prior to the adoption of the	   twentieth amendment to the Constitution of the United States	   (ratified February 6, 1933) the date was the 4th of March.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Inaugurator \In*au"gu*ra`tor\, n.	   One who inaugurates.	   [1913 Webster]
Inauguratory \In*au"gu*ra*to*ry\, a.	   Suitable for, or pertaining to, inauguration. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inaurate \In*au"rate\, a. [L. inauratus, p. p. inaurare to gild;	   pref. in- in + aurum gold.]	   Covered with gold; gilded.	   [1913 Webster]	Inaurate \In*au"rate\, v. t.	   To cover with gold; to gild.	   [1913 Webster]
Inauration \In`au*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inauration.]	   The act or process of gilding or covering with gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Inauspicate \In*aus"pi*cate\, a. [L. inauspicatus; pref. in- not	   + auspicatus, p. p. auspicari. See {Auspicate}.]	   Inauspicious. [Obs.] --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Inauspicious \In`aus*pi"cious\, a.	   Not auspicious; ill-omened; unfortunate; unlucky;	   unfavorable. "Inauspicious stars." --Shak. "Inauspicious	   love." --Dryden. -- {In`aus*pi"cious*ly}, adv. --	   {In`aus*pi"cious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inauthoritative \In`au*thor"i*ta*tive\, a.	   Without authority; not authoritative.	   [1913 Webster]
Inbarge \In"barge\, v. t. & i.	   To embark; to go or put into a barge. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
in-basket \in-basket\ n.	   a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming	   material requiring attention, especially documents.	   Syn: in-tray, in-box.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inbeaming \In"beam`ing\, n.	   Shining in. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inbeing \In"be`ing\, n.	   Inherence; inherent existence. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
in-between \in-between\ adj.	   being neither at the beginning nor at the end in a series or	   time sequence; as, adolescence is an awkward in-between age.	   Syn: mediate, middle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inbind \In*bind"\, v. t.	   To inclose. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Inblown \In"blown`\, a.	   Blown in or into. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inboard \In"board`\, a. & adv.	   1. (Naut.) Inside the line of a vessel's bulwarks or hull;	      the opposite of {outboard}; as, an inboard engine; an	      inboard cargo; haul the boom inboard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) From without inward; toward the inside; as, the	      inboard stroke of a steam engine piston, the inward or	      return stroke.	      [1913 Webster]
Inborn \In"born`\, a.	   Born in or with; implanted by nature; innate; congenital; as,	   inborn passions. --Cowper.	   Syn: Innate; inherent; congenital; natural.
in-bounds \in-bounds\ adj. (Sports)	   within the demarcated playing area. Opposite of {out of	   bounds}. [Narrower terms: {fair (vs. foul) ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
in-box \in-box\ n.	   a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming	   material requiring attention, especially documents.	   Syn: in-tray, in-basket.	        [WordNet 1.5] Inbreak
Inbreak \In"break`\, Inbreaking \In"break`ing\, n.	   A breaking in; inroad; invasion.	   [1913 Webster]
Inbreathe \In*breathe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inbreathed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inbreathing}.]	   To infuse by breathing; to inspire. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Inbred \In"bred`\, a.	   Bred within; innate; as, inbred worth. "Inbred sentiments."	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inbreed \In*breed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inbred}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inbreeding}.] [Cf. {Imbreed}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To produce or generate within. --Bp. Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	            To inbreed and cherish . . . the seeds of virtue.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To breed in and in. See under {Breed}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]
Inburning \In"burn`ing\, a.	   Burning within.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her inburning wrath she gan abate.       --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Inburnt \In"burnt`\, a.	   Burnt in; ineffaceable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her inburnt, shamefaced thoughts.        --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Inburst \In"burst`\, n.	   A bursting in or into.	   [1913 Webster]
Inc \Inc\, n.	   A Japanese measure of length equal to about two and one	   twelfth yards. [Written also {ink}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inca \In"ca\, n.	   (a) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of,	       the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty,	       reputed to have been descendants of the sun.	   (b) pl. The people governed by the Incas, now represented by	       the Quichua tribe.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Inca dove} (Zool.), a small dove ({Scardafella inca}),	      native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico.	      [1913 Webster]
Incage \In*cage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incaged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Incaging}.] [Cf. {Encage}.]	   To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop up. [Written also	   {encage}.] "Incaged birds." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incagement \In*cage"ment\, n.	   Confinement in, or as in, cage. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incalculability \In*cal`cu*la*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being incalculable.	   [1913 Webster]
Incalculable \In*cal"cu*la*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + calculable:	   cf. F. incalculable.]	   Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very	   great; as, his action did incalculable harm. --	   {In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*cal"cu*la*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Incalescence \In`ca*les"cence\, n.	   The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incalescency \In`ca*les"cen*cy\, n.	   Incalescence. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Incalescent \In`ca*les"cent\, a. [L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr.	   of incalescere to grow hot. See 1st {In-}, and {Calescence}.]	   Growing warm; increasing in heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Incameration \In*cam`er*a"tion\, n. [Pref. in- in + L. camera	   chamber, LL., also, jurisdiction: cf. F. incam['e]ration, It.	   incamerazione.] (R. C. Ch.)	   The act or process of uniting lands, rights, or revenues, to	   the ecclesiastical chamber, i. e., to the pope's domain.	   [1913 Webster]
Incan \In"can\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Incas.	   [1913 Webster]
Incandescence \In`can*des"cence\, n. [Cf. F. incandescence.]	   A white heat, or the glowing or luminous whiteness of a body	   caused by intense heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Incandescent \In`can*des"cent\, a. [L. incandecens, -entis, p.	   pr. of incandescere to become warm or hot; pref. in- in +	   candescere to become of a glittering whiteness, to become red	   hot, incho. fr. candere to be of a glittering whiteness: cf.	   F. incandescent. See {Candle}.]	   White, glowing, or luminous, with intense heat; as,	   incandescent carbon or platinum; hence, clear; shining;	   brilliant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might	         say, incandescent throughout.            --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Incandescent lamp}, {Incandescent light}, {Incandescent	   light bulb} (Elec.), a kind of lamp in which the light is	      produced by a thin filament of conducting material, now	      usually tungsten, but originally carbon, contained in a	      vacuum or an atmosphere of inert gas within a glass bulb,	      and heated to incandescence by an electric current. It was	      inventerd by Thomas Edison, and was once called the	      {Edison lamp}; -- called also {incandescence lamp}, and	      {glowlamp}. This is one of the two most common sources of	      electric light, the other being the {fluorescent light},	      {fluorescent lamp} or {fluorescent bulb}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Incanescent \In`ca*nes"cent\, a. [L. incanescens, p. pr.	   incanescere to become gray.]	   Becoming hoary or gray; canescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Incanous \In*ca"nous\, a. [L. incanus; pref. in- in + canus	   hoary.] (Bot.)	   Hoary with white pubescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Incantation \In`can*ta"tion\, n. [L. incantatio, fr. incantare	   to chant a magic formula over one: cf. F. incantation. See	   {Enchant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of using formulas sung or spoken, with	      occult ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits,	      producing enchantment, or affecting other magical results;	      enchantment. "Mysterious ceremony and incantation."	      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A formula of words used as above.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The repetitive invoking of old sayings, or emitting a	      wordy discourse with little or no meaning, to avoid	      serious discussion; obfuscation; as, to defend one's views	      with empty incantations.	      [PJC]
Incantatory \In*cant"a*to*ry\, a.	   Dealing by enchantment; magical. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incanting \In*cant"ing\, a.	   Enchanting. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Incanton \In*can"ton\, v. t.	   To unite to, or form into, a canton or separate community.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Incapability \In*ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality of being incapable; incapacity. --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Lack of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as,	      incapability of holding an office.	      [1913 Webster]
Incapable \In*ca"pa*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + capable: cf. F.	   incapable, L. incapabilis incomprehensible.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lacking in ability or qualification for the purpose or end	      in view; not large enough to contain or hold; deficient in	      physical strength, mental or moral power, etc.; not	      capable; as, incapable of holding a certain quantity of	      liquid; incapable of endurance, of comprehension, of	      perseverance, of reform, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because	      morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to	      some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or	      falsehood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not in a state to receive; not receptive; not susceptible;	      not able to admit; as, incapable of pain, or pleasure;	      incapable of stain or injury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Unqualified or disqualified, in a legal sense; as, a	      man under thirty-five years of age is incapable of holding	      the office of president of the United States; a person	      convicted on impeachment is thereby made incapable of	      holding an office of profit or honor under the government.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) As a term of disgrace, sometimes annexed to a	      sentence when an officer has been cashiered and rendered	      incapable of serving his country.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Incapable is often used elliptically.	         [1913 Webster]	               Is not your father grown incapable of reasonable	               affairs?                           --Shak.	   Syn: Incompetent; unfit; unable; insufficient; inadequate;	        deficient; disqualified. See {Incompetent}.	        [1913 Webster]	Incapable \In*ca"pa*ble\, n.	   One who is morally or mentally weak or inefficient; an	   imbecile; a simpleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incapableness \In*ca"pa*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being incapable; incapability.	   [1913 Webster]
Incapably \In*ca"pa*bly\, adv.	   In an incapable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incapacious \In`ca*pa"cious\, a. [Pref. in- not + capacious: cf.	   L. incapax incapable.]	   Not capacious; narrow; small; weak or foolish; as, an	   incapacious soul. --Bp. Burnet. -- {In`ca*pa"cious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Incapacitate \In`ca*pac"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Incapacitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incapacitating}.] [Pref.	   in- not + capacitate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deprive of capacity or natural power; to disable; to	      render incapable or unfit; to disqualify; as, his age	      incapacitated him for war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To deprive of legal or constitutional requisites, or	      of ability or competency for the performance of certain	      civil acts; to disqualify.	      [1913 Webster]	            It absolutely incapacitated them from holding rank,	            office, function, or property.        --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]
incapacitating \incapacitating\ adj.	   causing disability.	   Syn: crippling, disabling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Incapacitation \In`ca*pac`i*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of incapacitating or state of being incapacitated;	   incapacity; disqualification. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Incapacity \In`ca*pac"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Incapacities}. [Cf. F.	   incapacit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lack of capacity; lack of physical or intellectual power;	      inability.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Lack of legal ability or competency to do, give,	      transmit, or receive something; inability;	      disqualification; as, the inacapacity of minors to make	      binding contracts, etc.	   Syn: Inability; incapability; incompetency; unfitness;	        disqualification; disability.	        [1913 Webster]
Incapsulate \In*cap"su*late\, v. t. (Physiol.)	   To inclose completely, as in a membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Incapsulation \In*cap`su*la"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The process of becoming, or the state or condition of being,	   incapsulated; as, incapsulation of the ovum in the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Incarcerate \In*car"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Incarcerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incarcerating}.] [Pref. in-	   in + L. carceratus, p. p. of carcerare to imprison, fr.	   carcer prison.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confine; to shut up or inclose; to hem in.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incarcerated hernia} (Med.), hernia in which the	      constriction can not be easily reduced.	      [1913 Webster] incarcerate
incarcerate \in*car"cer*ate\, incarcerated \in*car"cer*at*ed\,	   a.	   Imprisoned. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Incarceration \In*car`cer*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. incarc['e]ration.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined;	      imprisonment. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia.	      (b) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it	          irreducible, but not great enough to cause	          strangulation.	          [1913 Webster]
Incarcerator \In*car"cer*a`tor\, n.	   One who incarcerates.	   [1913 Webster]
Incarn \In*carn"\, v. t. [Cf. F. incarner. See {Incarnate}.]	   To cover or invest with flesh. [R.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Incarn \In*carn"\, v. i.	   To develop flesh. [R.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Incarnadine \In*car"na*dine\, a. [F. incarnadin, It.	   incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf.	   {Carnation}, {Incarnate}.]	   Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.]	   --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]	Incarnadine \In*car"na*dine\, v. t.	   To dye red or crimson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood	         Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather	         The multitudinous seas incarnadine,	         Making the green one red.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incarnate \In*car"nate\, a. [Pref. in- not + carnate.]	   Not in the flesh; spiritual. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I fear nothing . . . that devil carnate or incarnate	         can fairly do.                           --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]	Incarnate \In*car"nate\, a. [L. incarnatus, p. p. of incarnare	   to incarnate, pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. See	   {Carnal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Invested with flesh; embodied in a human nature and form;	      united with, or having, a human body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here shalt thou sit incarnate.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He represents the emperor and his wife as two devils	            incarnate, sent into the world for the destruction	            of mankind.                           --Jortin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Flesh-colored; rosy; red. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Incarnate \In*car"nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incarnated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Incarnating}.]	   To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh; to invest, as	   spirits, ideals, etc., with a human from or nature.	   [1913 Webster]	         This essence to incarnate and imbrute,	         That to the height of deity aspired.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Incarnate \In*car"nate\, v. i.	   To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well -- 't was just	         beginning to incarnate.                  --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incarnation \In`car*na"tion\, n. [F. incarnation, LL.	   incarnatio.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of clothing with flesh, or the state of being so	      clothed; the act of taking, or being manifested in, a	      human body and nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The union of the second person of the Godhead	      with manhood in Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An incarnate form; a personification; a manifestation; a	      reduction to apparent from; a striking exemplification in	      person or act.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is a new incarnation of some of the illustrious	            dead.                                 --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very incarnation of selfishness.  --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) The process of healing wounds and filling the part	      with new flesh; granulation.	      [1913 Webster]
Incarnative \In*car"na*tive\, a. [Cf. F. incarnatif.]	   Causing new flesh to grow; healing; regenerative. -- n. An	   incarnative medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Incarnification \In*car`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Incarnation},	   and {-fy}.]	   The act of assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh;	   incarnation.	   [1913 Webster]
Incase \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 inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with	   something solid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Incasement \In*case"ment\, n. [Cf. {Casement}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state	      of being incased.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.	      [1913 Webster]
Incask \In*cask"\, v. t.	   To cover with a casque or as with a casque. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Incastellated \In*cas"tel*la`ted\, a.	   Confined or inclosed in a castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incastelled \In*cas"telled\, a. (Far.)	   Hoofbound. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Incatenation \In*cat`e*na"tion\, n. [LL. incatenatio; L. pref.	   in- in + catena chain. See {Enchain}.]	   The act of linking together; enchaining. [R.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Incaution \In*cau"tion\, n.	   Lack of caution. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Incautious \In*cau"tious\, a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L.	   incautus.]	   Not cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the	   circumstances on which safety and interest depend; heedless;	   careless; as, an incautious step; an incautious remark.	   [1913 Webster]	         You . . . incautious tread	         On fire with faithless embers overspread. --Francis.	   [1913 Webster]	         His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any	         incautious reader.                       --Keill.	   Syn: Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;	        careless; heedless; thoughtless. -- {In*cau"tious*ly},	        adv. -- {In*cau"tious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Incavated \In"ca*va`ted\ ([i^]n"k[.a]*v[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [L.	   incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make hollow: pref in- in +	   cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow.]	   Made hollow; bent round or in.	   [1913 Webster]
Incavation \In`ca*va"tion\ ([i^]n`k[.a]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an excavation; a	   depression.	   [1913 Webster]
Incaved \In*caved"\ ([i^]n*k[=a]vd"), a. [Pref. in- in + cave.	   Cf. {Encave}, {Incavated}.]	   Inclosed in a cave.	   [1913 Webster]
Incaverned \In*cav"erned\ ([i^]n*k[a^]v"[~e]rnd), a.	   Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incedingly \In*ced"ing*ly\ ([i^]n*s[=e]d"[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv. [L.	   incedere to walk majestically.]	   Majestically. [R.] --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Incelebrity \In`ce*leb"ri*ty\, n.	   Lack of celebrity or distinction; obscurity. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Incend \In*cend"\, v. t. [L. incendere, incensum, to kindle,	   burn. See {Incense} to inflame.]	   To inflame; to excite. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Incendiarism \In*cen"di*a*rism\, n. [From {Incendiary}.]	   The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson.	   [1913 Webster]
Incendiary \In*cen"di*a*ry\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Incendiaries}.	   [L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to	   inflame.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or	      other valuable or other valuable property.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes	      quarrels or sedition; an agitator; an exciter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	Incendiary \In*cen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium	   a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See {Incense} to	   inflame.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning	      of valuable property; as, incendiary material; as	      incendiary crime.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or	      quarrel; inflammatory; seditious. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incendiary device}, a device designed to set a structure on	      fire; a firebomb.	   {Incendiary shell}, a bombshell. See {Carcass}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Incendious \In*cen"di*ous\, a. [L. incendiosus burning, hot.]	   Promoting faction or contention; seditious; inflammatory.	   [Obs.] --Bacon. -- {In*cen"di*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incensant \In*cen"sant\, a. [See {Incense} to anger.] (Her.)	   A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as	   raging, or with furious aspect.	   [1913 Webster]
Incensation \In`cen*sa"tion\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   The offering of incense. [R.] --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Incense \In*cense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Incensing}.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref.	   in- in + root of candere to glow. See {Candle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to	            incense	            Thy glorious heap of funeral.         --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inflame with anger; to enrage; to endkindle; to fire;	      to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people are incensed him.          --Shak.	   Syn: To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat;	        fire; instigate.	        [1913 Webster]	Incense \In"cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Incensing}.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See	   {Incense}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To offer incense to. See {Incense}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. "Incensed with	      wanton sweets." --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	Incense \In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr.	   incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See {Incense} to	   inflame.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when	      burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to	      some deity.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thick cloud of incense went up.     --Ezek. viii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume	      when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of	            them his censer, and put fire therein, and put	            incense thereon.                      --Lev. x. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,	            With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incense tree}, the name of several balsamic trees of the	      genus {Bursera} (or {Icica}) mostly tropical American. The	      gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the	      {Chrysobalanus Icaco}, a tree related to the plums, is	      called incense tree.	   {Incense wood}, the fragrant wood of the tropical American	      tree {Bursera heptaphylla}.	      [1913 Webster]
Incense-breathing \In"cense-breath`ing\, a.	   Breathing or exhaling incense. "Incense-breathing morn."	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Incensed \In*censed"\, a.	   1. Angered; enraged.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature	      depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.	      [1913 Webster]
Incensement \In*cense"ment\, n.	   Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable incensement.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incenser \In*cen"ser\, n.	   One who instigates or incites.	   [1913 Webster]
Incension \In*cen"sion\, n. [L. incensio. See {Incense} to	   inflame.]	   The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on	   fire. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Incensive \In*cen"sive\, a.	   Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Incensor \In*cen"sor\, n. [L.]	   A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.	   [1913 Webster]
Incensory \In*cen"so*ry\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Incensories}. [LL.	   incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d {Incense}, and cf.	   {Censer}.]	   The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer;	   a thurible. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Incensurable \In*cen"sur*a*ble\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. in- not +	   censurable: cf. F. incensurable.]	   Not censurable. --Dr. T. Dwight. -- {In*cen"sur*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Incenter \In*cen"ter\, n. (Geom.)	   The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incentive \In*cen"tive\, a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to	   strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See	   {Enchant}, {Chant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to action;	      stimulative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Competency is the most incentive to industry. --Dr.	                                                  H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving to kindle or set on fire. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Part incentive reed	            Provide, pernicious with one touch of fire.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Incentive \In*cen"tive\, n. [L. incentivum.]	   That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the	   passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to	   determination or action; that which prompts to good or ill;	   motive; spur; as, the love of money, and the desire of	   promotion, are two powerful incentives to action.	   [1913 Webster]	         The greatest obstacles, the greatest terrors that come	         in their way, are so far from making them quit the work	         they had begun, that they rather prove incentives to	         them to go on in it.                     --South.	   Syn: Motive; spur; stimulus; incitement; encouragement;	        inducement; influence.	        [1913 Webster]
Incentively \In*cen"tive*ly\, adv.	   Incitingly; encouragingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Inception \In*cep"tion\, n. [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin;	   pref. in- in + capere to take. See {Capable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of	            progress, and prematureness of decay. --Rawle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reception; a taking in. [R.] --Poe.	      [1913 Webster]
Inceptive \In*cep"tive\, a.	   Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an	   inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the	   beginning of action; -- called also {inchoative}. --	   {In*cep"tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Inceptive \In*cep"tive\, n.	   An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.	   [1913 Webster]
Inceptor \In*cep"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. A beginner; one in the rudiments. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is on the point of taking the degree of master of	      arts at an English university. --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]
Inceration \In`cer*a"tion\, n. [L. incerare to smear with wax;	   pref. in- in + cerare to wax, fr. cera wax: cf. F.	   inc['e]ration.]	   The act of smearing or covering with wax. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Incerative \In*cer"a*tive\, a.	   Cleaving or sticking like wax. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Incertain \In*cer"tain\, n. [Pref. in- not + certain: cf. F.	   incertain, L. incertus. See {Certain}.]	   Uncertain; doubtful; unsteady. -- {In*cer"tain*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Very questionable and of uncertain truth. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incertainty \In*cer"tain*ty\, n.	   Uncertainty. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incertitude \In*cer"ti*tude\, n. [Cf. F. incertitude, LL.	   incertitudo, fr. L. incertus. See {Incertain}.]	   Uncertainty; doubtfulness; doubt.	   [1913 Webster]	         The incertitude and instability of this life.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	         He fails . . . from mere incertitude or irresolution.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Incertum \In*cer"tum\, a.	   Doubtful; not of definite form.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Opus incertum} (Anc. Arch.), a kind of masonry employed in	      building walls, in which the stones were not squared nor	      laid in courses; rubblework.	      [1913 Webster]
Incessable \In*ces"sa*ble\, a. [L. incessabilis; pref. in- not +	   cessare to cease.]	   Unceasing; continual. [Obs.] --Shelton. -- {In*ces"sa*bly},	   adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incessancy \In*ces"san*cy\, n. [From {Incessant}.]	   The quality of being incessant; unintermitted continuance;	   unceasingness. --Dr. T. Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Incessant \In*ces"sant\, a. [L. incessans, -antis; pref. in- not	   + cessare to cease: cf. F. incessant. See {Cease}.]	   Continuing or following without interruption; unceasing;	   unitermitted; uninterrupted; continual; as, incessant	   clamors; incessant pain, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Against the castle gate,	         . . . Which with incessant force and endless hate,	         They batter'd day and night and entrance did await.	                                                  --Spenser.	   Syn: Unceasing; uninterrupted; unintermitted; unremitting;	        ceaseless; continual; constant; perpetual.	        [1913 Webster]
Incessantly \In*ces"sant*ly\, adv.	   Unceasingly; continually. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incession \In*ces"sion\, n. [L. incedere, incessum, to walk.]	   Motion on foot; progress in walking. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The incession or local motion of animals. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incest \In"cest\, n. [F. inceste, L. incestum unchastity,	   incest, fr. incestus unchaste; pref. in- not + castus chaste.	   See {Chaste}.]	   The crime of cohabitation or sexual intercourse between	   persons related within the degrees wherein marriage is	   prohibited by law; broadly, sexual relations between closely	   related persons, usually taken as first cousins or closer.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Spiritual incest}. (Eccl. Law)	   (a) The crime of cohabitation committed between persons who	       have a spiritual alliance by means of baptism or	       confirmation.	   (b) The act of a vicar, or other beneficiary, who holds two	       benefices, the one depending on the collation of the	       other.	       [1913 Webster]
Incesttuous \In*cest"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. incestuosus: cf.	   F. incestueux.]	   1. Guilty of incest; involving, or pertaining to, incest; as,	      an incestuous person or connection. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere you reach to this incestuous love,	            You must divine and human rights remove. --Dryden.	   2. resembling incest; between people or groups so closely	      related as to make such activity improper or unethical;	      as, an incestuous coziness between the management of the	      company and its union; an incestuous relationship between	      the salesman and the purchasing manager.	      [PJC] -- {In*cest"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {In*cest"tu*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Inch \Inch\ ([i^]nch), n. [Gael. inis.]	   An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off	   the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Inch \Inch\, n. [OE. inche, unche, AS. ynce, L. uncia the	   twelfth part, inch, ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly	      subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths,	      etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided	      into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three	      parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have	      been determined from three grains of barley placed end to	      end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('),	      composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal	      system of arithmetic.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The symbol ' is the same symbol as the light accent, or	         the "minutes" of an arc. The "seconds" symbol should	         actually have the two strokes closer than in repeated	         "minutes", but in this dictionary '' will be	         interpreted as "seconds".	         [PJC]	               12 seconds ('') make 1 inch or prime. 12 inches	               or primes (') make 1 foot.         --B.	                                                  Greenleaf.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The meter, the accepted scientific standard of length,	         equals 39.37 inches; the inch is equal to 2.54	         centimeters. See {Metric system}, and {Meter}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A small distance or degree, whether of time or space;	      hence, a critical moment; also used metaphorically of	      minor concessins in bargaining; as, he won't give an inch;	      give him an inch and he'll take a mile.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By inches}, by slow degrees, gradually.	   {Inch of candle}. See under {Candle}.	   {Inches of pressure}, usually, the pressure indicated by so	      many inches of a mercury column, as on a steam gauge.	   {Inch of water}. See under {Water}.	   {Miner's inch}, (Hydraulic Mining), a unit for the	      measurement of water. See {Inch of water}, under {Water}.	      [1913 Webster]	Inch \Inch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Inching}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To drive by inches, or small degrees. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He gets too far into the soldier's grace	            And inches out my master.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Inch \Inch\, v. i.	   To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move	   slowly; as, to inch forward.	   [1913 Webster]	         With slow paces measures back the field,	         And inches to the walls.                 --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Inch \Inch\, a.	   Measuring an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth,	   or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a	   four-inch plank.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Inch stuff}, boards, etc., sawed one inch thick.	      [1913 Webster]
Inchamber \In*cham"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inchambered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inchambering}.] [Pref. in- in + chamber: cf.	   OF. enchambrer.]	   To lodge in a chamber. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchangeability \In*change`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Unchangeableness. [Obs.] --Kenrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchant \In*chant"\, v. t.	   See {Enchant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incharitable \In*char"i*ta*ble\, a. [Cf. F. incharitable.]	   Uncharitable; unfeeling. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incharity \In*char"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. incharit['e].]	   Lack of charity. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchase \In*chase"\, v. t.	   See {Enchase}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchastity \In*chas"ti*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + chastity: cf. F.	   inchastet['e].]	   Unchastity. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inched \Inched\, a.	   Having or measuring (so many) inches; as, a four-inched	   bridge. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchest \In*chest"\, v. t.	   To put into a chest.	   [1913 Webster]
in-chief \in-chief\ postnominal adj.	   a suffix signifying the head of a staff; as, editor-in-chief.	   [combining form]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Inchipin \Inch"i*pin\, n.	   See {Inchpin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchmeal \Inch"meal`\, n. [See {Meal} a part, and cf.	   {Piecemeal}.]	   A piece an inch long.	   [1913 Webster]	   {By inchmeal}, by small degrees; by inches. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Inchmeal \Inch"meal`\, adv.	   Little by little; gradually.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchoate \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; existing in its elements;	   incomplete. -- {In"cho*ate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate.	                                                  --Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Inchoate \In"cho*ate\, v. t.	   To begin. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchoation \In`cho*a"tion\, n. [L. inchoatio, incohatio.]	   Act of beginning; commencement; inception.	   [1913 Webster]	         The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts,	         would be looked on as the first inchoation of them.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is now in actual progress, from the rudest	         inchoation to the most elaborate finishing. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchoative \In*cho"a*tive\ (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus,	   incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.]	   Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an	   inchoative verb. "Some inchoative or imperfect rays." --W.	   Montagu. -- n. An inchoative verb. See {Inceptive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchon \Inchon\ prop. n.	   The name of a town in Korea and of a battle in the Korean War	   (1950), in which United Nations forces made an amphibious	   landing at Inchon, a harbor on the west coast of Korea.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Inchpin \Inch"pin\, n. [Written also inchipin, inche-pinne,	   inne-pinne.] [Cf. Gael. inne, innidh, bowel, entrail.]	   The sweetbread of a deer. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Inchworm \Inch"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of any geometrid moth. It progresses forward by	   first bringing the rear end of the body forward, forming a	   loop, then moving the front part of the body; called also	   {measuring} worm, {measuringworm}, {spanner}, and {looper}.	   See {Geometrid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incicurable \In*cic"u*ra*ble\, a. [L. incicur not tame; pref.	   in- not + cicur name.]	   Untamable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incide \In*cide"\, v. t. [L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to	   cut. See {Concise}, and cf. {Incise}.]	   To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by	   medicines. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Incidence \In"ci*dence\, n. [Cf. F. incidence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event; an	      occurrence. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light	      or heat, falls on any surface.	      [1913 Webster]	            In equal incidences there is a considerable	            inequality of refractions.            --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The rate or ratio at which something occurs; as, the	      incidence of murder in Los Angeles; the incidence of	      cancer in men over 50.	      [PJC]	   {Angle of incidence}, the angle which a ray of light, or the	      line of incidence of a body, falling on any surface, makes	      with a perpendicular to that surface; also formerly, the	      complement of this angle.	   {Line of incidence}, the line in the direction of which a	      surface is struck by a body, ray of light, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Incidency \In"ci*den*cy\, n.	   Incidence. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incident \In"ci*dent\, a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of	   incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to	   fall: cf. F. incident. See {Cadence}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Falling or striking upon, as a ray of light upon a	      reflecting surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coming or happening accidentally; not in the usual course	      of things; not in connection with the main design; not	      according to expectation; casual; fortuitous.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed	            of by general laws, so likewise men's rarer incident	            necessities and utilities should be with special	            equity considered.                    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liable to happen; apt to occur; befalling; hence,	      naturally happening or appertaining.	      [1913 Webster]	            All chances incident to man's frail life. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The studies incident to his profession. --Milward.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Dependent upon, or appertaining to, another thing,	      called the principal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incident proposition} (Logic), a proposition subordinate to	      another, and introduced by who, which, whose, whom, etc.;	      as, Julius, whose surname was C[ae]sar, overcame Pompey.	      --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	Incident \In"ci*dent\, n. [Cf. F. incident.]	   1. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty;	      occurrence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which happens aside from the main design; an	      accidental or subordinate action or event.	      [1913 Webster]	            No person, no incident, in a play but must be of use	            to carry on the main design.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Something appertaining to, passing with, or	      depending on, another, called the principal. --Tomlins.	   Syn: Circumstance; event; fact; adventure; contingency;	        chance; accident; casualty. See {Event}.	        [1913 Webster]
Incidental \In`ci*den"tal\, a.	   Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming	   without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime	   concern; subordinate; collateral; as, an incidental	   conversation; an incidental occurrence; incidental expenses.	   [1913 Webster]	         By some, religious duties . . . appear to be regarded .	         . . as an incidental business.           --Rogers.	   Syn: Accidental; casual; fortuitous; contingent; chance;	        collateral. See {Accidental}. -- {In`ci*den"tal*ly},	        adv. -- {In`ci*den"tal*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	              I treat either or incidentally of colors. --Boyle.	        [1913 Webster]	Incidental \In`ci*den"tal\, n.	   An incident; that which is incidental; esp., in the plural,	   an aggregate of subordinate or incidental items not	   particularized; as, the expense of tuition and incidentals.	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Incidently \In"ci*dent*ly\, adv.	   Incidentally. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incinerable \In*cin"er*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being incinerated or reduced to ashes. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incinerate \In*cin"er*ate\, [LL. incineratus, p. p. of	   incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris,	   ashes.]	   Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed by fire.	   [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Incinerate \In*cin"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incinerated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Incinerating}.]	   To burn to ashes; to consume by fire; to burn. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the fire only that incinerates bodies. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incineration \In*cin`er*a"tion\, n. [LL. incineratio: cf. F.	   incin['e]ration.]	   The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated;	   cremation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The phenix kind,	         Of whose incineration,	         There riseth a new creation.             --Skelton.	   Incipience
Incipience \In*cip"i*ence\, Incipiency \In*cip"i*en*cy\, n. [L.	   incipientia.]	   Beginning; commencement; incipient state.	   [1913 Webster]
Incipient \In*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. incipiens, p. pr. of incipere	   to begin. See {Inception}.]	   Beginning to be, or to show itself; commencing; initial; as,	   the incipient stage of a fever; incipient light of day. --	   {In*cip"i*ent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Incircle \In*cir"cle\, v. t.	   See {Encircle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incirclet \In*cir"clet\, n. [Cf. {Encirclet}.]	   A small circle. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Incircumscriptible \In*cir`cum*scrip"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not	   + circumscriptible: cf. LL. incircumscriptibilis.]	   Incapable of being circumscribed or limited. --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Incircumscription \In*cir`cum*scrip"tion\, n.	   Condition or quality of being incircumscriptible or	   limitless. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Incircumspect \In*cir"cum*spect\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   circumspect.]	   Not circumspect; heedless; careless; reckless; impolitic.	   --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Incircumspection \In*cir`cum*spec"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   incirconspection.]	   Lack of circumspection. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incise \In*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf.	   F. inciser. See {Incide}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to	      engrave.	      [1913 Webster]	            I on thy grave this epitaph incise.   --T. Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut	      off.	      [1913 Webster]
Incised \In*cised"\, a.	   1. Cut in; carved; engraved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a	      petal.	      [1913 Webster]
Incisely \In*cise"ly\, adv.	   In an incised manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incision \In*ci"sion\, n. [L. incisio: cf. F. incision. See	   {Incise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of incising, or cutting into a substance;	      specifically: (Med.) the cutting action made during	      surgery to gain access to the body parts under the skin.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. That which is produced by incising; the separation of the	      parts of any substance made by a cutting or pointed	      instrument; a cut; a gash; specifically (Med.) the cut in	      the skin made during surgery to gain access to the	      interior of the body.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Separation or solution of viscid matter by medicines.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Incisive \In*ci"sive\, a. [Cf. F. incisif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the quality of incising, cutting, or penetrating,	      as with a sharp instrument; cutting; hence, sharp; acute;	      sarcastic; biting; trenchant. "An incisive, high voice."	      --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	            And her incisive smile accrediting	            That treason of false witness in my blush. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the incisors; incisor; as, the	      incisive bones, the premaxillaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Clearly and succinctly stated, with penetrating insight	      into the issue at hand; as, an incisive comment.	      [PJC]
incisiveness \incisiveness\ n.	   keenness and forcefulnelss of thought or expression or	   intellect.	   Syn: trenchancy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Incisor \In*ci"sor\ (?; 277), n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   One of the teeth in front of the canines in either jaw; an	   incisive tooth. See {Tooth}.	   [1913 Webster]	Incisor \In*ci"sor\, a.	   Adapted for cutting; of or pertaining to the incisors;	   incisive; as, the incisor nerve; an incisor foramen; an	   incisor tooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Incisory \In*ci"so*ry\, a.	   Having the quality of cutting; incisor; incisive.	   [1913 Webster]
Incisure \In*cis"ure\ (?; 277), n. [L. incisura: cf. F.	   incisure.]	   A cut; an incision; a gash. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Incitant \In*cit"ant\, a. [L. incitans, -antis, p. pr. of	   incitare. See {Incite}.]	   Inciting; stimulating.	   [1913 Webster]	Incitant \In*cit"ant\, n.	   That which incites; an inciting agent or cause; a stimulant.	   --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Incitation \In`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. incitatio: cf. F.	   incitation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inciting or moving to action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which incites to action; that which rouses or	      prompts; incitement; motive; incentive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The noblest incitation to honest attempts. --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]
Incitative \In*cit"a*tive\, n.	   A provocative; an incitant; a stimulant. [R.] --Jervas.	   [1913 Webster]
Incite \In*cite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inciting}.] [L. incitare; pref. in- in + citare to rouse,	   stir up: cf. F. inciter. See {Cite}.]	   To move to action; to stir up; to rouse; to spur or urge on.	   [1913 Webster]	         Anthiochus, when he incited Prusias to join in war, set	         before him the greatness of the Romans.  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         No blown ambition doth our arms incite.  --Shak.	   Syn: Excite; stimulate; instigate; spur; goad; arouse; move;	        urge; rouse; provoke; encourage; prompt; animate. See	        {Excite}.	        [1913 Webster]
Incitement \In*cite"ment\, n. [Cf. F. incitement.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inciting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which incites the mind, or moves to action; motive;	      incentive; impulse. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the long records of a distant age,	            Derive incitements to renew thy rage. --Pope.	   Syn: Motive; incentive; spur; stimulus; impulse;	        encouragement.	        [1913 Webster]
Inciter \In*cit"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, incites.	   [1913 Webster]
Incitingly \In*cit"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to incite or stimulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Incito-motor \In*ci`to-mo"tor\, a. [L. incitus incited + E.	   motor.] (Physiol.)	   Inciting to motion; -- applied to that action which, in the	   case of muscular motion, commences in the nerve centers, and	   excites the muscles to contraction. Opposed to	   {excito-motor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incito-motory \In*ci`to-mo"to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   Incitomotor.	   [1913 Webster]
Incivil \In*civ"il\, a. [L. incivilis; pref. in- not + civilis	   civil: cf. F. incivil.]	   Uncivil; rude. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incivility \In`ci*vil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Incivilities}. [L.	   incivilitas: cf. F. incivilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being uncivil; lack of courtesy;	      rudeness of manner; impoliteness. --Shak. Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any act of rudeness or ill breeding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uncomely jests, loud talking and jeering, which, in	            civil account, are called indecencies and	            incivilities.                         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lack of civilization; a state of rudeness or barbarism.	      [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   Syn: Impoliteness; uncourteousness; unmannerliness;	        disrespect; rudeness; discourtesy.	        [1913 Webster]
Incivilization \In*civ`i*li*za"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not +	   civilization.]	   The state of being uncivilized; lack of civilization;	   barbarism.	   [1913 Webster]
Incivilly \In*civ"il*ly\, adv.	   Uncivilly. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incivism \In*civ"ism\, n. [Pref. in- not + civism: cf. F.	   incivisme.]	   Lack of civism; lack of patriotism or love to one's country;	   unfriendliness to one's state or government. [R.] --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclamation \In`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. inclamatio. See 1st {In-},	   and {Claim}.]	   Exclamation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclasp \In*clasp"\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf.	   {Enclasp}.]	   To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.	   [Written also {enclasp}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The flattering ivy who did ever see	         Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree.  --F. Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclaudent \In*clau"dent\, a.	   Not closing or shutting.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclavated \In"cla*va`ted\, a. [LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in	   + clavare to fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail.]	   Set; fast; fixed. --Dr. John Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclave \In*clave"\, a. [See {Inclavated}.] (Her.)	   Resembling a series of dovetails; -- said of a line of	   division, such as the border of an ordinary.	   [1913 Webster]
Incle \In"cle\, n.	   Same as {Inkle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclemency \In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Inclemencies}. [L.	   inclementia: cf. F. incl['e]mence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being inclement; lack of clemency;	      lack of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inclemency of the late pope.      --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the	      elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe	      cold, wind, rain, or snow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inclemencies of morning air.      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rude inclemency of wintry skies.  --Cowper.	   Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness;	        storminess; boisterousness.	        [1913 Webster]
Inclement \In*clem"ent\, a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not +	   clemens mild: cf. F. incl['e]ment. See {Clement}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of	      tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the	      elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy;	      rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The guard the wretched from the inclement sky.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Teach us further by what means to shun	            The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Inclemently \In*clem"ent*ly\, adv.	   In an inclement manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclinable \In*clin"a*ble\, a. [L. inclinabilis. See {Incline}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Leaning; tending.	      [1913 Webster]	            Likely and inclinable to fall.        --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in	      disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to	      truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very constitution of a multitude is not so	            inclinable to save as to destroy.     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Inclinableness \In*clin"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being inclinable; inclination.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclination \In`cli*na"tion\, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F.	   inclination.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a	      leaning; as, an inclination of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or	      horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or	      of a road bed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tendency towards another body or point.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the	      inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the	      plane of the ecliptic is about 23[deg] 28'; the	      inclination of two rays of light.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences,	      or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one	      thing than to another; favor; desire; love.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a	            willing of that thing.                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            How dost thou find the inclination of the people?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A person or thing loved or admired. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inclination compass}, an inclinometer.	   {Inclination of an orbit} (Astron.), the angle which the	      orbit makes with the ecliptic.	   {Inclination of the needle}. See {Dip of the needle}, under	      {Dip}.	   Syn: Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity;	        prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire;	        affection; love. See {Bent}, and cf. {Disposition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inclinatory \In*clin"a*to*ry\ (?; 277), a.	   Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the	   inclinatory needle. -- {In*clin"a*to*ri*ly}, adv. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incline \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 + clinare	   to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See {Lean} to incline.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an	      object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline	      toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense;	      to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to	      have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges	                                                  ix. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease	            In both the scales, and each inclines to peace.	                                                  --Parnell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer.	   Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend.	        [1913 Webster]	Incline \In*cline"\, v. t.	   1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction;	      to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the	      column or post to the east; incline your head to the	      right.	      [1913 Webster]	            Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear.  --Is. xxxvii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or	      affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	            Incline our hearts to keep this law.  --Book of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head	      or the body in acts of reverence or civility.	      [1913 Webster]	            With due respect my body I inclined.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Incline \In*cline"\, n.	   An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient;	   a slope.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclined \In*clined"\, p. p. & a.	   1. Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a	      thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as,	      a man inclined to virtue. "Each pensively inclined."	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said	      of a line or plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a	      curve with the convex side uppermost.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inclined plane}. (Mech.)	      (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of	          the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce	          pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of	          the mechanical powers, so called.	      (b) (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of track, on	          which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one	          level to another.	          [1913 Webster]
Incliner \In*clin"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, inclines; specifically, an inclined	   dial.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclining \In*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Inclined}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Inclining \In*clin"ing\, n.	   1. Inclination; disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the first inclining towards sleep. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Party or side chosen; a following.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both you of my inclining, and the rest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Inclinnometer \In`clin*nom"e*ter\, n. [Incline + -meter.]	   (Magnetism)	   An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's	   magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also	   {inclination compass}, and {dip circle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclip \In*clip"\, v. t.	   To clasp; to inclose.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whate'er the ocean pales, or sky inclips. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incloister \In*clois"ter\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + cloister: cf.	   F. enclo[^i]trer. Cf. {Encloister}.]	   To confine as in a cloister; to cloister. --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.]	   [Written also {enclose}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to	      include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort	      or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a	      thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to	      inclose a letter or a bank note.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inclosed copies of the treaty.    --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose	      lands. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They went to coach and their horse inclose.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Incloser \In*clos"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land	   from common grounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclosure \In*clo"sure\ (?; 135), n. [See {Inclose},	   {Enclosure}.] [Written also {enclosure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut	      up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common	      ground by a fence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing	      contained; a space inclosed or fenced up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within the inclosure there was a great store of	            houses.                               --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breaking our inclosures every morn.   --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Incloud \In*cloud"\, v. t.	   To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Include \In*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Included}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Including}.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in +	   claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Enclose}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to	      inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a	      pearl is included in a shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the	      whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to	      contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare	      includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to	      the family; to and including page twenty-five.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole included race, his purposed prey.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The loss of such a lord includes all harm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conclude; to end; to terminate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, let us go; we will include all jars	            With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. --Shak.	   Syn: To contain; inclose; comprise; comprehend; embrace;	        involve.	        [1913 Webster]
Included \In*clud"ed\, a.	   Inclosed; confined.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Included stamens} (Bot.), such as are shorter than the	      floral envelopes, or are concealed within them.	      [1913 Webster]
Includible \In*clud"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being included.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclusa \In*clu"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. inclusus, p. p. of	   includere to shut in.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed	   state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer	   ({Teredo navalis}) is an example.	   [1913 Webster]
Inclusion \In*clu"sion\, n. [L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See	   {Include}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of including, or the state of being included;	      limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his	      policy. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something that is included.	      [PJC]	   3. (Min.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid,	      usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol., Cytology) A small body suspended within the	      cytoplasm of a cell.	      [PJC]	   5. (Logic, Math.) The relationship existing between two sets	      if one is a subset of the other.	      [PJC]
Inclusive \In*clu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. inclusif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inclosing; encircling; surrounding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inclusive verge	            Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from	      Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both	      Monday and Saturday; -- opposed to {exclusive}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inclusively \In*clu"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an inclusive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoach \In*coach"\, v. t.	   To put a coach. Incoact
Incoact \In`co*act"\, Incoacted \In`co*act"ed\, a. [L.	   incoactus; pref. in- not + coactus forced. See {Coact}.]	   Not compelled; unconstrained. [Obs.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoagulable \In`co*ag"u*la*ble\, a.	   Not coagulable.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoalescence \In`co*a*les"cence\, n.	   The state of not coalescing.	   [1913 Webster]
Incocted \In*coct"ed\, a. [Cf. {Concoct}.]	   Raw; indigestible. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoercible \In`co*er"ci*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + coercible:	   cf. F. incoercible.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not to be coerced; incapable of being compelled or forced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) Not capable of being reduced to the form of a	      liquid by pressure; -- said of any gas above its {critical	      temperature}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Physics) That can note be confined in, or excluded from,	      vessels, like ordinary fluids, gases, etc.; -- said of the	      imponderable fluids, heat, light, electricity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Incoexistence \In`co*ex*ist"ence\, n.	   The state of not coexisting. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Incog \In*cog"\, adv.	   Incognito. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Depend upon it -- he'll remain incog.    --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Incogitable \In*cog"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. incogitabilis; pref. in-	   not + cogitabilis cogitable.]	   Not cogitable; inconceivable. --Sir T. More. Incogitance
Incogitance \In*cog"i*tance\, Incogitancy \In*cog"i*tan*cy\, n.	   [L. incogitantia.]	   Lack of thought, or of the power of thinking;	   thoughtlessness; unreasonableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is folly and incogitancy to argue anything, one way	         or the other, from the designs of a sort of beings with	         whom we so little communicate.           --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Incogitant \In*cog"i*tant\, a. [L. incogitans; pref. in- not +	   cogitans, p. pr. of cogitare to think. See {Cogitate}.]	   Thoughtless; inconsiderate. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men are careless and incogitant.         --J. Goodman.	   [1913 Webster]
Incogitantly \In*cog"i*tant*ly\, adv.	   In an incogitant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incogitative \In*cog"i*ta*tive\, a.	   Not cogitative; not thinking; lacking the power of thought;	   as, a vegetable is an incogitative being. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Incogitativity \In*cog`i*ta*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being incogitative; lack of thought or of the	   power of thinking. --Wollaston.	   [1913 Webster]
Incognita \In*cog"ni*ta\, n. [See {Incognito}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A woman who is unknown or in disguise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being in disguise; -- said of a woman.	      [1913 Webster]
Incognitant \In*cog"ni*tant\, a.	   Ignorant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incognito \In*cog"ni*to\, a. or adv. [It. incognito, masc.,	   incognita, fem., L. incognitus unknown; pref. in- not +	   cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere: cf. F. incognito, fr.	   {It}. See {Cognition}.]	   Without being known; in disguise; in an assumed character, or	   under an assumed title; -- said esp. of great personages who	   sometimes adopt a disguise or an assumed character in order	   to avoid notice.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T was long ago	         Since gods come down incognito.          --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         The prince royal of Persia came thither incognito.	                                                  --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	Incognito \In*cog"ni*to\, n.; pl. {Incognitos}. [See	   {Incognito}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character	      or name.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the	      state of being in disguise or not recognized.	      [1913 Webster]	            His incognito was endangered.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Incognizable \In*cog"ni*za*ble\, a.	   Not cognizable; incapable of being recognized, known, or	   distinguished. --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi,	         but a distinct branch, now become incognizable.	                                                  --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Incognizance \In*cog"ni*zance\, n.	   Failure to cognize, apprehended, or notice.	   [1913 Webster]	         This incognizance may be explained.      --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incognizant \In*cog"ni*zant\, a.	   Not cognizant; failing to apprehended or notice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of the several operations themselves, as acts of	         volition, we are wholly incognizant.     --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incognoscible \In`cog*nos"ci*ble\, a.	   Incognizable. -- {In`cog*nos"ci*bil"i*ty}, n. Incoherence
Incoherence \In`co*her"ence\, Incoherency \In`co*her"en*cy\, n.	   [Cf. F. incoh['e]rence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being incoherent; lack of	      coherence; lack of cohesion or adherence. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; lack of	      agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the	      incoherence of arguments, facts, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Incoherences in matter, and suppositions without	            proofs, put handsomely together, are apt to pass for	            strong reason.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is incoherent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crude incoherencies . . . and nauseous tautologies.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Incoherent \In`co*her"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + coherent: cf. F.	   incoh['e]rent.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected;	      physically disconnected; not fixed to each; -- said of	      material substances. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking logical coherence or agreement; incongruous;	      inconsistent; having no dependence of one part on another;	      logically disconnected; rambling; -- of speech or	      discourse. "The same rambling, incoherent manner." --Bp.	      Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exhibiting incoherent[2] speech or thought; -- of people;	      as, a confused and incoherent accident victim.	      [PJC]	   4. Lacking harmony or congruity of parts.	      [PJC]
Incoherentific \In`co*her`en*tif"ic\, a. [E. incoherent + L.	   facere to make.]	   Causing incoherence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incoherently \In`co*her"ent*ly\, adv.	   In an incoherent manner; without due connection of parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoherentness \In`co*her"ent*ness\, n.	   Incoherence.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoincidence \In`co*in"ci*dence\, n.	   The quality of being incoincident; lack of coincidence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incoincident \In`co*in"ci*dent\, a.	   Not coincident; not agreeing in time, in place, or principle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incolumity \In`co*lu"mi*ty\, n. [L. incolumitas, fr. incolumis	   uninjured, safe; perh. fr. in intens. + (doubtful) columis	   safe.]	   Safety; security. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomber \In*com"ber\, v. t.	   See {Encumber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incombine \In`com*bine"\, v. i.	   To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incombustibility \In`com*bus`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   incombustilit['e].]	   The quality of being incombustible.	   [1913 Webster]
Incombustible \In`com*bus"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   combustible: cf. F. incombustible.]	   Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or	   consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an	   incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible	   gas.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Incombustible cloth}, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus;	      also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance. --	      {In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`com*bus"ti*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Income \In"come\, n.	   1. A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            More abundant incomes of light and strength from	            God.                                  --Bp. Rust.	      [1913 Webster]	            At mine income I louted low.          --Drant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence;	      hence, courage or zeal imparted. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I would then make in and steep	            My income in their blood.             --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property,	      or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent	      of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the	      profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of	      money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary;	      especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a	      corporation, from property; as, a large income.	      [1913 Webster]	            No fields afford	            So large an income to the village lord. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physiol.) That which is taken into the body as food; the	      ingesta; -- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or	      digestible, portion of the food. See {Food}. Opposed to	      {output}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Income bond}, a bond issued on the income of the corporation	      or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be	      paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends	      are made to stockholders; -- issued chiefly or exclusively	      by railroad companies.	   {Income tax}, a tax upon a person's incomes, emoluments,	      profits, etc., or upon the excess beyond a certain amount.	   Syn: Gain; profit; proceeds; salary; revenue; receipts;	        interest; emolument; produce.	        [1913 Webster]
Incomer \In"com`er\, n.	   1. One who comes in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Outgoers and incomers.                --Lew Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses,	      etc. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Incoming \In"com`ing\, a.	   1. Coming in; accruing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A full incoming profit on the product of his labor.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or	      possessor; as, in incoming tenant.	      [1913 Webster]	Incoming \In"com`ing\, n.	   1. The act of coming in; arrival.	      [1913 Webster]	            The incomings and outgoings of the trains.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Income; gain. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations.	                                                  --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]
Incomity \In*com"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of comity; incivility; rudeness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
In commendam \In com*men"dam\ [See {Commendam}.] (Law)	   See {Commendam}, and {Partnership in Commendam}, under	   {Partnership}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommensurability \In`com*men`su*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   incommensurabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being incommensurable. --Reid.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommensurable \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 are incommensurable when no third	   quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both; the	   side and diagonal of a square are incommensurable with each	   other; the diameter and circumference of a circle are	   incommensurable.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are quantities incommensurable.     --Burke.	   -- {In`com*men"su*ra*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`com*men"su*ra*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Incommensurable \In`com*men"su*ra*ble\, n.	   One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommensurate \In`com*men"su*rate\, a.	   1. Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure;	      incommensurable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not of equal of sufficient measure or extent; not	      adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants.	   Syn: Inadequate; insufficient; disproportionate. --	        {In`com*men"su*rate*ly}, adv. --	        {In`com*men"su*rate*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Incommiscible \In`com*mis"ci*ble\, a. [L. incommiscibilis; pref.	   in- not + commiscibilis that can be mingled.]	   Not commiscible; not mixable.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommixture \In`com*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A state of being unmixed; separateness. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommodate \In*com"mo*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Incommodated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incommodating}.] [L.	   incommodare. See {Incommode}.]	   To incommode. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommodation \In*com`mo*da"tion\, n.	   The state of being incommoded; inconvenience. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incommode \In`com*mode"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incommoded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Incommoding}.] [F. incommoder, L. incommodare	   inconvenient; pref. in- not + commodus convenient. See	   {Commodious}.]	   To give inconvenience or trouble to; to disturb or molest; to	   discommode; to worry; to put out; as, we are incommoded by	   lack of room.	   Syn: To annoy; disturb; trouble; molest; disaccomodate;	        inconvenience; disquiet; vex; plague.	        [1913 Webster]	Incommode \In`com*mode"\, n.	   An inconvenience. [R.] --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommodement \In`com*mode"ment\, n.	   The act of incommoded. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommodious \In`com*mo"di*ous\, a. [Pref. in- not + commodious:	   cf. LL. incommodious, L. incommodus, F. incommode.]	   Tending to incommode; not commodious; not affording ease or	   advantage; unsuitable; giving trouble; inconvenient;	   annoying; as, an incommodious seat; an incommodious	   arrangement. -- {In`com*mo"di*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {In`com*mo"di*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommodity \In`com*mo"di*ty\, n.; pl. {Incommodities}. [L.	   incommoditas: cf. F. incommodit['e]. See {Incommodious}.]	   Inconvenience; trouble; annoyance; disadvantage; encumbrance.	   [Archaic] --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	         A great incommodity to the body.         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Buried him under a bulk of incommodities. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommunicability \In`com*mu`ni*ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   incommunicabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being incommunicable, or incapable of	   being imparted.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommunicable \In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble\, a. [L. incommunicabilis:	   cf. F. incommunicable. See {In-} not, and {Communicable}.]	   Not communicable; incapable of being communicated, shared,	   told, or imparted, to others.	   [1913 Webster]	         Health and understanding are incommunicable. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those incommunicable relations of the divine love.	                                                  --South.	   -- {In`com*mu"ni*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`com*mu"ni*ca*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommunicated \In`com*mu"ni*ca`ted\, a.	   Not communicated or imparted. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommunicating \In`com*mu"ni*ca`ting\, a.	   Having no communion or intercourse with each other. [Obs.]	   --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommunicative \In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive\, a.	   Not communicative; not free or apt to impart to others in	   conversation; reserved; silent; as, the messenger was	   incommunicative; hence, not disposed to hold fellowship or	   intercourse with others; exclusive.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Chinese . . . an incommunicative nation. --C.	                                                  Buchanan.	   -- {In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ly}, adv. --	   {In`com*mu"ni*ca*tive*ness}, n. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	         His usual incommunicativeness.           --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommutability \In`com*mu`ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [L.	   incommutabilitas: cf. F. incommutabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being incommutable.	   [1913 Webster]
Incommutable \In`com*mut"a*ble\, a. [L. incommutabilis: cf. F.	   incommutable. See {In-} not, and {Commutable}.]	   Not commutable; not capable of being exchanged with, or	   substituted for, another. --Cudworth. --	   {In`com*mut"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`com*mut"a*bly}, adv.	   Incompact
Incompact \In`com*pact"\, Incompacted \In`com*pact"ed\, a.	   Not compact; not having the parts firmly united; not solid;	   incoherent; loose; discrete. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomparable \In*com"pa*ra*ble\, a. [L. incomparabilis: cf. F.	   incomparable. See {In-} not, and {Comparable}.]	   Not comparable; admitting of no comparison with others;	   unapproachably eminent; without a peer or equal; matchless;	   peerless; transcendent.	   [1913 Webster]	         A merchant of incomparable wealth.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A new hypothesis . . . which hath the incomparable Sir	         Isaac Newton for a patron.               --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   -- {In*com"pa*ra*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*com"pa*ra*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Delights incomparably all those corporeal things. --Bp.	                                                  Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompared \In`com*pared"\, a.	   Peerless; incomparable. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompass \In*com"pass\, v. t.	   See {Encompass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompassion \In`com*pas"sion\, n. [Pref. in- not + compassion:	   cf. F. incompassion.]	   Lack of compassion or pity. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompassionate \In`com*pas"sion*ate\, a.	   Not compassionate; void of pity or of tenderness;	   remorseless. -- {In`com*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv. --	   {In`com*pas"sion*ate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompatibility \In`com*pat`i*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [Cf.	   F. incompatibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being incompatible; inconsistency;	   irreconcilableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompatible \In`com*pat"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + compatible:	   cf. F. incompatible.] [It was formerly sometimes written	   {incompetible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not compatible; so differing as to be incapable of	      harmonious combination or coexistence; inconsistent in	      thought or being; irreconcilably disagreeing; as, persons	      of incompatible tempers; incompatible colors, desires,	      ambition.	      [1913 Webster]	            A strength and obduracy of character incompatible	            with his meek and innocent nature.    --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Incapable of being together without mutual	      reaction or decomposition, as certain medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incompatible terms} (Logic), terms which can not be combined	      in thought.	   Syn: Inconsistent; incongruous; dissimilar; irreconcilable;	        unsuitable; disagreeing; inharmonious; discordant;	        repugnant; contradictory. See {Inconsistent}.	        [1913 Webster]	Incompatible \In`com*pat"i*ble\, n. (Med. & Chem.)	   An incompatible substance; esp., in pl., things which can not	   be placed or used together because of a change of chemical	   composition or of opposing medicinal qualities; as, the	   incompatibles of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompatibleness \In`com*pat"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being incompatible; incompatibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompatibly \In`com*pat"i*bly\, adv.	   In an incompatible manner; inconsistently; incongruously.	   Incompetence
Incompetence \In*com"pe*tence\, Incompetency \In*com"pe*tency\,	   n. [Cf. F. incomp['e]tence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being incompetent; lack of	      physical, intellectual, or moral ability; lack of	      qualifications or training (for a particular task);	      insufficiency; inadequacy; as, the incompetency of a child	      for hard labor, or of an idiot for intellectual efforts.	      "Some inherent incompetency." --Gladstone.	   Syn: incompetence.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Lack of competency or legal fitness; incapacity;	      disqualification, as of a person to be heard as a witness,	      or to act as a juror, or of a judge to try a cause.	   Syn: Inability; insufficiency; inadequacy; disqualification;	        incapability; unfitness.	        [1913 Webster]
Incompetent \In*com"pe*tent\, a. [L. incompetens: cf. F.	   incomp['e]tent. See {In-} not, and {Competent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not competent; wanting in adequate strength, power,	      capacity, means, qualifications, or the like; incapable;	      unable; inadequate; unfit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Incompetent to perform the duties of the place.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Wanting the legal or constitutional qualifications;	      inadmissible; as, a person professedly wanting in	      religious belief is an incompetent witness in a court of	      law or equity; incompetent evidence; a mentally defective	      person is incompetent to care for himself and requires a	      legal guardian.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Richard III. had a resolution, out of hatred to his	            brethren, to disable their issues, upon false and	            incompetent pretexts, the one of attainder, the	            other of illegitimation.              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not lying within one's competency, capacity, or authorized	      power; not permissible.	   Syn: Incapable; unable; inadequate; insufficient;	        inefficient; disqualified; unfit; improper.	   Usage: {Incompetent}, {Incapable}. Incompetent is a relative	          term, denoting a lack of the requisite qualifications	          for performing a given act, service, etc.; incapable	          is absolute in its meaning, denoting lack of power,	          either natural or moral. We speak of a man as	          incompetent to a certain task, of an incompetent	          judge, etc. We say of an idiot that he is incapable of	          learning to read; and of a man distinguished for his	          honor, that he is incapable of a mean action.	          [1913 Webster]
Incompetently \In*com"pe*tent*ly\, adv.	   In an competent manner; inadequately; unsuitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompetibility \In`com*pet`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   See {Incompatibility}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompetible \In`com*pet"i*ble\, a.	   See {Incompatible}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomplete \In`com*plete"\, a. [L. incompletus: cf. F.	   incomplet. See {In-} not, and {Complete}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not complete; not filled up; not finished; not having all	      its parts, or not having them all adjusted; imperfect;	      defective.	      [1913 Webster]	            A most imperfect and incomplete divine. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Wanting any of the usual floral organs; -- said of	      a flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incomplete equation} (Alg.), an equation some of whose terms	      are wanting; or one in which the coefficient of some one	      or more of the powers of the unknown quantity is equal to	      0.	      [1913 Webster]
Incompletely \In`com*plete"ly\, adv.	   In an incomplete manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompleteness \In`com*plete"ness\, n.	   The state of being incomplete; imperfectness; defectiveness.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompletion \In`com*ple"tion\, n.	   Lack of completion; incompleteness. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomplex \In`com*plex"\, a. [Pref. in- not + complex: cf. F.	   incomplexe.]	   Not complex; uncompounded; simple. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompliable \In`com*pli"a*ble\, a.	   Not compliable; not conformable.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompliance \In`com*pli"ance\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being incompliant; unyielding	      temper; obstinacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Self-conceit produces peevishness and incompliance	            of humor in things lawful and indifferent.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Refusal or failure to comply. --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]
Incompliant \In`com*pli"ant\, a.	   Not compliant; unyielding to request, solicitation, or	   command; stubborn. -- {In`com*pli"ant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomposed \In`com*posed"\, a.	   Disordered; disturbed. [Obs.] --Milton. --	   {In`com*po"sed*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {In`com*pos"ed*ness}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incomposite \In`com*pos"ite\, a. [L. incompositus. See	   {Composite}.]	   Not composite; uncompounded; simple.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Incomposite numbers}. See {Prime numbers}, under {Prime}.	      [1913 Webster]
Incompossible \In`com*pos"si*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   compossible: cf. F. incompossible.]	   Not capable of joint existence; incompatible; inconsistent.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ambition and faith . . . are . . . incompossible.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   -- {In`com*pos`si*bil"i*ty}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incomprehense \In*com`pre*hense"\, a. [L. incomprehensus.]	   Incomprehensible. [Obs.] "Incomprehense in virtue."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomprehensibility \In*com`pre*hen`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   incompr['e]hensibilit['e].]	   The quality of being incomprehensible, or beyond the reach of	   human intellect; incomprehensibleness; inconceivability;	   inexplicability.	   [1913 Webster]	         The constant, universal sense of all antiquity	         unanimously confessing an incomprehensibility in many	         of the articles of the Christian faith.  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomprehensible \In*com`pre*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.	   incomprehensibilis: cf. F. incompr['e]hensible. See {In-}	   not, and {Comprehensible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not capable of being contained within limits.	      [1913 Webster]	            An infinite and incomprehensible substance.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not capable of being comprehended or understood; beyond	      the reach of the human intellect; inconceivable.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all her numbered stars that seem to roll	            Spaces incomprehensible.              --Milton.	      -- {In*com`pre*hen"si*ble*ness}, n. --	      {In*com`pre*hen"si*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Incomprehension \In*com`pre*hen"sion\, n.	   Lack of comprehension or understanding. "These mazes and	   incomprehensions." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomprehensive \In*com`pre*hen"sive\, a.	   Not comprehensive; not capable of including or of	   understanding; not extensive; limited. --	   {In*com`pre*hen"sive*ly}, a. --Sir W. Hamilton. --	   {In*com`pre*hen"sive*ness}, n. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompressibility \In`com*press`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   incompressibilit['e].]	   The quality of being incompressible, or incapable of	   reduction in volume by pressure; -- formerly supposed to be a	   property of liquids.	   [1913 Webster]	         The incompressibility of water is not absolute. --Rees.	   [1913 Webster]
Incompressible \In`com*press"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   compressible: cf. F. incompressible.]	   Not compressible; incapable of being reduced by force or	   pressure into a smaller compass or volume; resisting	   compression; as, many liquids and solids appear to be almost	   incompressible. -- {In`com*press"i*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Incomputable \In`com*put"a*ble\, a.	   Not computable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcealable \In`con*ceal"a*ble\, a.	   Not concealable. "Inconcealable imperfections." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconceivability \In`con*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being inconceivable; inconceivableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inconceivability of the Infinite.    --Mansel.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconceivable \In`con*ceiv"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   conceivable: cf. F. inconcevable.]	   Not conceivable; incapable of being conceived by the mind;	   not explicable by the human intellect, or by any known	   principles or agencies; incomprehensible; as, it is	   inconceivable to us how the will acts in producing muscular	   motion.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is inconceivable to me that a spiritual substance	         should represent an extended figure.     --Locke.	   -- {In`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*ceiv"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inconceivableness of a quality existing without any	         subject to possess it.                   --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconceptible \In`con*cep"ti*ble\, a.	   Inconceivable. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcerning \In`con*cern"ing\, a.	   Unimportant; trifling. [Obs.] "Trifling and inconcerning	   matters." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcinne \In`con*cinne"\, a. [See {Inconcinnous}.]	   Dissimilar; incongruous; unsuitable. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcinnity \In`con*cin"ni*ty\, n. [L. inconcinnitas.]	   Lack of concinnity or congruousness; unsuitableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is an inconcinnity in admitting these words.	                                                  --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcinnous \In`con*cin"nous\, a. [L. inconcinnus. See {In-}	   not, and {Concinnity}.]	   Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcludent \In`con*clud"ent\, a.	   Not inferring a conclusion or consequence; not conclusive.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcluding \In`con*clud"ing\, a.	   Inferring no consequence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconclusive \In`con*clu"sive\, a.	   Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or	   settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as,	   evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth	   of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind,	   and put an end to debate or doubt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent. --South.	   -- {In`con*clu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In`con*clu"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcoct \In`con*coct"\, a. [L. pref. in- not + concoctus, p.	   p. of concoquere. See {Concoct}.]	   Inconcocted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcocted \In`con*coct"ed\, a. [Pref. in- not + concocted.]	   Imperfectly digested, matured, or ripened. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcoction \In`con*coc"tion\, n.	   The state of being undigested; unripeness; immaturity. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcrete \In*con"crete\, a. [L. inconcretus incorporeal.]	   Not concrete. [R.] --L. Andrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcurring \In`con*cur"ring\, a.	   Not concurring; disagreeing. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconcussible \In`con*cus"si*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + L.	   concussibilis that can be shaken. See {Concussion}.]	   Not concussible; that cannot be shaken. Incondensability
Incondensability \In`con*den`sa*bil"i*ty\, Incondensibility
\In`con*den`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being incondensable. Incondensable
Incondensable \In`con*den"sa*ble\, Incondensible
\In`con*den"si*ble\, a.	   Not condensable; incapable of being made more dense or	   compact, or reduced to liquid form.	   [1913 Webster]
Incondite \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; unpolished;	   irregular. "Carol incondite rhymes." --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconditional \In`con*di"tion*al\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   conditional: cf. F. inconditionnel.]	   Unconditional. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconditionate \In`con*di"tion*ate\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   conditionate: cf. F. inconditionn['e].]	   Not conditioned; not limited; absolute. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconform \In`con*form"\, a. [Pref. in- not + conform.]	   Unconformable. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconformable \In`con*form"a*ble\, a.	   Unconformable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconformity \In`con*form"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. inconformit['e].]	   Lack of conformity; nonconformity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconfused \In`con*fused"\, a.	   Not confused; distinct. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconfusion \In`con*fu"sion\n.	   Freedom from confusion; distinctness. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconfutable \In`con*fut"a*ble\, a.	   Not confutable. -- {In`con*fut"a*bly}, adv. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Incongealable \In`con*geal"a*ble\, a. [L. incongelabilis. See	   {Congeal}.]	   Not congealable; incapable of being congealed. --	   {In`con*geal"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Incongenial \In`con*gen"ial\, a.	   Not congenial; uncongenial. [R.] -- {In`con*ge`ni*al"i*ty},	   n.. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incongruence \In*con"gru*ence\, n. [L. incongruentia.]	   Lack of congruence; incongruity. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incongruent \In*con"gru*ent\, a. [L. incongruens. See {In-} not,	   and {Congruent}.]	   Incongruous. --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Incongruity \In`con*gru"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Incongruities}. [Pref.	   in- not + congruity: cf. F. incongruit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being incongruous; lack of	      congruity; unsuitableness; inconsistency; impropriety.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fathers make use of this acknowledgment of the	            incongruity of images to the Deity, from thence to	            prove the incongruity of the worship of them. --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disagreement of parts; lack of symmetry or of harmony.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is incongruous; lack of congruity.	      [1913 Webster]
Incongruous \In*con"gru*ous\, a. [L. incongruus. See {In-} not,	   and {Congruous}.]	   Not congruous; reciprocally disagreeing; not capable of	   harmonizing or readily assimilating; inharmonious;	   inappropriate; unsuitable; not fitting; inconsistent;	   improper; as, an incongruous remark; incongruous behavior,	   action, dress, etc. "Incongruous mixtures of opinions." --I.	   Taylor. "Made up of incongruous parts." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Incongruous denotes that kind of absence of harmony or	         suitableness of which the taste and experience of men	         takes cognizance.                        --C. J. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Incongruous numbers} (Arith.), two numbers, which, with	      respect to a third, are such that their difference can not	      be divided by it without a remainder, the two numbers	      being said to be incongruous with respect to the third;	      as, twenty and twenty-five are incongruous with respect to	      four.	   Syn: Inconsistent; unsuitable; inharmonious; disagreeing;	        absurd; inappropriate; unfit; improper. See	        {Inconsistent}. -- {In*con"gru*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {In*con"gru*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Inconnected \In`con*nect"ed\, a.	   Not connected; disconnected. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconnection \In`con*nec"tion\, n.	   Disconnection.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconnexedly \In`con*nex"ed*ly\, adv. [Pref. in- not + connexed	   (p. p. of connex) + -ly.]	   Not connectedly; without connection. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconscionable \In*con"scion*a*ble\, a.	   Unconscionable. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconscious \In*con"scious\, a.	   Unconscious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsecutiveness \In`con*sec"u*tive*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of not being consecutive. --J. H.	   Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsequence \In*con"se*quence\, n. [L. inconsequentia: cf. F.	   incons['e]quence.]	   The quality or state of being inconsequent; lack of just or	   logical inference or argument; inconclusiveness. --Bp.	   Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strange, that you should not see the inconsequence of	         your own reasoning!                      --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsequent \In*con"se*quent\, a. [L. inconsequens: cf. F.	   incons['e]quent. See {In-} not, and {Consequent}.]	   Not following from the premises; not regularly inferred;	   invalid; not characterized by logical method; illogical;	   arbitrary; inconsistent; of no consequence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Loose and inconsequent conjectures.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsequential \In*con`se*quen"tial\, a.	   Not regularly following from the premises; hence, irrelevant;	   unimportant; of no consequence. --Chesterfield. --	   {In*con`se*quen"tial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsequentiality \In*con`se*quen`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being inconsequential.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsequentness \In*con"se*quent*ness\, n.	   Inconsequence.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsiderable \In`con*sid"er*a*ble\, a.	   Not considerable; unworthy of consideration or notice;	   unimportant; small; trivial; as, an inconsiderable distance;	   an inconsiderable quantity, degree, value, or sum. "The baser	   scum and inconsiderable dregs of Rome." --Stepney. --	   {In`con*sid"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*sid"er*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsideracy \In`con*sid"er*a*cy\, n.	   Inconsiderateness; thoughtlessness. [Obs.] --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsiderate \In`con*sid"er*ate\, a. [L. inconsideratus. See	   {In-} not, and {Considerate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not considerate; not attentive to safety or to propriety;	      not regarding the rights or feelings of others; hasty;	      careless; thoughtless; heedless; as, the young are	      generally inconsiderate; inconsiderate conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a very unhappy token of our corruption, that	            there should be any so inconsiderate among us as to	            sacrifice morality to politics.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inconsiderable. [Obs.] --E. Terry.	   Syn: Thoughtless; inattentive; inadvertent; heedless;	        negligent; improvident; careless; imprudent; indiscreet;	        incautious; injudicious; rash; hasty.	        [1913 Webster]
Inconsiderately \In`con*sid"er*ate*ly\, adv.	   In an inconsiderate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsiderateness \In`con*sid"er*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inconsiderate. --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsideration \In`con*sid`er*a"tion\, n. [L. inconsideratio:	   cf. F. inconsid['e]ration.]	   Lack of due consideration; inattention to consequences;	   inconsiderateness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blindness of mind, inconsideration, precipitation.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not gross, willful, deliberate, crimes; but rather the	         effects of inconsideration.              --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsistence \In`con*sist"ence\, n.	   Inconsistency.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsistency \In`con*sist"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Inconsistencies}.	   [Cf. F. inconsistance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being inconsistent; discordance in	      respect to sentiment or action; such contrariety between	      two things that both can not exist or be true together;	      disagreement; incompatibility.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a perfect inconsistency between that which	            is of debt and that which is of free gift. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Absurdity in argument ore narration; incoherence or	      irreconcilability in the parts of a statement, argument,	      or narration; that which is inconsistent.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man would register all his opinions upon love,	            politics, religion, and learning, what a bundle of	            inconsistencies and contradictions would appear at	            last!                                 --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lack of stability or uniformity; unsteadiness;	      changeableness; variableness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mutability of temper, and inconsistency with	            ourselves, is the greatest weakness of human nature.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Inconsistent \In`con*sist"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + consistent:	   cf. F. inconsistant.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not consistent; showing inconsistency; irreconcilable;	      contradictory, or having contradictory implications;	      discordant; at variance, esp. as regards character,	      sentiment, or action; incompatible; incongruous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Compositions of this nature . . . show that wisdom	            and virtue are far from being inconsistent with	            politeness and good humor.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not exhibiting uniformity of sentiment, steadiness to	      principle, etc.; unequal; fickle; changeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah, how unjust to nature, and himself,	            Is thoughtless, thankless, inconsistent man.	                                                  --Young.	   Syn: Incompatible; incongruous; irreconcilable; discordant;	        repugnant; contradictory.	   Usage: {Inconsistent}, {Incongruous}, {Incompatible}. Things	          are incongruous when they are not suited to each	          other, so that their union is unbecoming; inconsistent	          when they are opposed to each other, so as render it	          improper or wrong; incompatible when they can not	          coexist, and it is therefore impossible to unite them.	          Habitual levity of mind is incongruous with the	          profession of a clergyman; it is inconsistent with his	          ordination vows; it is incompatible with his permanent	          usefulness. Incongruity attaches to the modes and	          qualities of things; incompatibility attaches to their	          essential attributes; inconsistency attaches to the	          actions, sentiments, etc., of men.	          [1913 Webster]
Inconsistently \In`con*sist"ent*ly\, adv.	   In an inconsistent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsistentness \In`con*sist"ent*ness\, n.	   Inconsistency. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsisting \In`con*sist"ing\, a.	   Inconsistent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsolable \In`con*sol"a*ble\, a. [L. inconsolabilis: cf. F.	   inconsolable. See {In-} not, and {Console}.]	   Not consolable; incapable of being consoled; grieved beyond	   susceptibility of comfort; disconsolate. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         With inconsolable distress she griev'd,	         And from her cheek the rose of beauty fled. --Falconer.	   -- {In`con*sol"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*sol"a*bly}, adv.	   Inconsonance
Inconsonance \In*con"so*nance\, Inconsonancy \In*con"so*nan*cy\,	   n.	   Lack of consonance or harmony of sound, action, or thought;	   disagreement.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsonant \In*con"so*nant\, a. [L. inconsonans. See {In-} not,	   and {Consonant}.]	   Not consonant or agreeing; inconsistent; discordant. --	   {In*con"so*nant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconspicuous \In`con*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. inconspicuus. See	   {In-} not, and {Conspicuous}.]	   Not conspicuous or noticeable; hardly discernible. --	   {In`con*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In`con*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconstance \In*con"stance\, n. [F. See {Inconstancy}.]	   Inconstancy. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconstancy \In*con"stan*cy\, n. [L. inconstantia.]	   The quality or state of being inconstant; lack of constancy;	   mutability; fickleness; variableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         For unto knight there was no greater shame,	         Than lightness and inconstancie in love. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconstant \In*con"stant\, a. [L. inconstans: cf. F. inconstant.	   See {In-} not, and {Constant}.]	   Not constant; not stable or uniform; subject to change of	   character, appearance, opinion, inclination, or purpose,	   etc.; not firm; unsteady; fickle; changeable; variable; --	   said of persons or things; as, inconstant in love or	   friendship. "The inconstant moon." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         While we, inquiring phantoms of a day,	         Inconstant as the shadows we survey!     --Boyse.	   Syn: Mutable; fickle; volatile; unsteady; unstable;	        changeable; variable; wavering; fluctuating.	        [1913 Webster]
Inconstantly \In*con"stant*ly\, adv.	   In an inconstant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsumable \In`con*sum"a*ble\, a.	   Not consumable; incapable of being consumed, wasted, or	   spent. --Paley. -- {In`con*sum"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsummate \In`con*sum"mate\, a. [L. inconsummatus. See {In-}	   not, and {Consummate}.]	   Not consummated; not finished; incomplete. --Sir M. Hale. --	   {In`con*sum"mate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconsumptible \In`con*sump"ti*ble\, a. [L. inconsumptibilis.]	   Inconsumable. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontaminate \In`con*tam"i*nate\, a. [L. incontaminatus. See	   {In-} not, and not, and {Contaminate}.]	   Not contaminated; pure. --Moore. -- {In`con*tam"i*nate*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontentation \In*con`ten*ta"tion\, n. [See {In-} not, and	   {Content}.]	   Discontent. [Obs.] --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontestability \In`con*test`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being incontestable.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontestable \In`con*test"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   contestable: cf. F. incontestable.]	   Not contestable; not to be disputed; that cannot be called in	   question or controverted; incontrovertible; indisputable; as,	   incontestable evidence, truth, or facts. --Locke.	   Syn: Incontrovertible; indisputable; irrefragable;	        undeniable; unquestionable; intuitable; certain. --	        {In`con*test"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`con*test"a*bly},	        adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Incontested \In`con*test"ed\, a.	   Not contested. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontiguous \In`con*tig"u*ous\, a. [L. incontiguus that can not	   be touched. See {In-} not, and {Contiguous}.]	   Not contiguous; not adjoining or in contact; separate.	   --Boyle. -- {In`con*tig"u*ous*ly}, adv. Incontinence
Incontinence \In*con"ti*nence\, Incontinency \In*con"ti*nen*cy\,	   n. [L. incontinentia: cf. F. incontinence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Incapacity to hold; hence, incapacity to hold back or	      restrain; the quality or state of being incontinent; lack	      of continence; failure to restrain the passions or	      appetites; indulgence of lust; lewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Satan tempt you not for your incontinency. --1	                                                  Cor. vii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the rash hand of bold incontinence. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The inability of any of the animal organs to	      restrain the natural evacuations, especially urination, or	      defecation, so that the discharges are involuntary; as,	      incontinence of urine.	      [1913 Webster]
Incontinent \In*con"ti*nent\, a. [L. incontinens: cf. F.	   incontinent. See {In-} not, and {Continent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not continent; uncontrolled; not restraining the passions	      or appetites, particularly the sexual appetite; indulging	      unlawful lust; unchaste; lewd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Unable to restrain natural evacuations, such as	      urination or defecation.	      [1913 Webster]	Incontinent \In*con"ti*nent\, n.	   One who is unchaste. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Incontinent \In*con"ti*nent\, adv. [Cf. F. incontinent.]	   Incontinently; instantly; immediately. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He says he will return incontinent.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontinently \In*con"ti*nent*ly\, adv.	   1. In an incontinent manner; without restraint, or without	      due restraint; -- used esp. of the passions or appetites.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Immediately; at once; forthwith. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Immediately he sent word to Athens that he would	            incontinently come hither with a host of men.	                                                  --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]
Incontracted \In`con*tract"ed\, a.	   Uncontracted. [Obs.] --Blackwall.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontrollable \In`con*trol"la*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   controllable: cf. F. incontr[^o]lable.]	   Not controllable; uncontrollable. -- {In`con*trol"la*bly},	   adv. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontrovertibility \In*con`tro*ver`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or condition of being incontrovertible.	   [1913 Webster]
Incontrovertible \In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a.	   Not controvertible; too clear or certain to admit of dispute;	   indisputable. --Sir T. Browne. --	   {In*con`tro*ver"ti*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*con`tro*ver"ti*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvenience \In`con*ven"ience\, n. [L. inconvenientia	   inconsistency: cf. OF. inconvenience.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or condition of being inconvenient; lack of	      convenience; unfitness; unsuitableness; inexpediency;	      awkwardness; as, the inconvenience of the arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            They plead against the inconvenience, not the	            unlawfulness, . . . of ceremonies in burial.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which gives trouble, embarrassment, or uneasiness;	      disadvantage; anything that disturbs quiet, impedes	      prosperity, or increases the difficulty of action or	      success; as, one inconvenience of life is poverty.	      [1913 Webster]	            A place upon the top of Mount Athos above all clouds	            of rain, or other inconvenience.      --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is liable to a great many inconveniences.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   Syn: Incommodiousness; awkwardness; disadvantage; disquiet;	        uneasiness; disturbance; annoyance.	        [1913 Webster]	Inconvenience \In`con*ven"ience\, v. t.	   To put to inconvenience; to incommode; as, to inconvenience a	   neighbor.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconveniency \In`con*ven"ien*cy\, n.	   Inconvenience.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvenient \In`con*ven"ient\, a. [L. inconveniens unbefitting:	   cf. F. inconv['e]nient. See {In-} not, and {Convenient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not becoming or suitable; unfit; inexpedient.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not convenient; giving trouble, uneasiness, or annoyance;	      hindering progress or success; uncomfortable;	      disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an	      inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.	   Syn: Unsuitable; uncomfortable; disaccommodating; awkward;	        annoying; unseasonable; inopportune; incommodious;	        disadvantageous; troublesome; cumbersome; embarrassing;	        objectionable.	        [1913 Webster]
Inconveniently \In`con*ven"ient*ly\, adv.	   In an inconvenient manner; incommodiously; unsuitably;	   unseasonably.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconversable \In`con*vers"a*ble\, a.	   Incommunicative; unsocial; reserved. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inconversant \In*con"ver*sant\, a.	   Not conversant; not acquainted; not versed; unfamiliar.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconverted \In`con*vert"ed\, a.	   Not turned or changed about. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvertibility \In`con*vert`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L.	   inconvertibilitas.]	   The quality or state of being inconvertible; not capable of	   being exchanged for, or converted into, something else; as,	   the inconvertibility of an irredeemable currency, or of lead,	   into gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvertible \In`con*vert"i*ble\, a. [L. inconvertibilis: cf.	   F. inconvertible. See {In-} not, and {Convertible}.]	   Not convertible; not capable of being transmuted, changed	   into, or exchanged for, something else; as, one metal is	   inconvertible into another; bank notes are sometimes	   inconvertible into specie. --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvertibleness \In`con*vert"i*ble*ness\, n.	   Inconvertibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvertibly \In`con*vert"i*bly\, adv.	   In an inconvertible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvincible \In`con*vin"ci*ble\, a. [L. inconvincibilis. See	   {In-} not, and {Convince}.]	   Not convincible; incapable of being convinced.	   [1913 Webster]	         None are so inconvincible as your half-witted people.	                                                  --Gov. of the	                                                  Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Inconvincibly \In`con*vin"ci*bly\, adv.	   In a manner not admitting of being convinced.	   [1913 Webster]
Incony \In*co"ny\, a. [Cf. {Conny}, {Canny}.]	   Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Most sweet jests! most incony vulgar wit! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoordinate \In`co*["o]r"di*nate\, a.	   Not co["o]rdinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Incoordination \In`co*["o]r`di*na"tion\, n.	   Lack of co["o]rdination; lack of harmonious adjustment or	   action.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Inco["o]rdination of muscular movement} (Physiol.),	      irregularity in movements resulting from inharmonious	      action of the muscles in consequence of loss of voluntary	      control over them.	      [1913 Webster]
Incoronate \In*cor"o*nate\, a. [Pref. in- in + coronate.]	   Crowned. [R.] --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporal \In*cor"po*ral\, a. [L. incorporalis. See {In-} not,	   and {Corporal}, and cf. {Incorporeal}.]	   Immaterial; incorporeal; spiritual. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporality \In*cor`po*ral"i*ty\, n. [L. incorporalitas: cf.	   F. incorporalit['e].]	   Incorporeality. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporally \In*cor"po*ral*ly\, adv.	   Incorporeally. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporate \In*cor"po*rate\, a. [L. incorporatus. See {In-}	   not, and {Corporate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not consisting of matter; not having a material body;	      incorporeal; spiritual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses forbore to speak of angles, and things	            invisible, and incorporate.           --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not incorporated; not existing as a corporation; as, an	      incorporate banking association.	      [1913 Webster]	Incorporate \In*cor"po*rate\, a. [L. incorporatus, p. p. of	   incorporare to incorporate; pref. in- in + corporare to make	   into a body. See {Corporate}.]	   Corporate; incorporated; made one body, or united in one	   body; associated; mixed together; combined; embodied.	   [1913 Webster]	         As if our hands, our sides, voices, and minds	         Had been incorporate.                    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fifteenth part of silver incorporate with gold.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Incorporate \In*cor"po*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Incorporated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incorporating}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form into a body; to combine, as different ingredients,	      into one consistent mass.	      [1913 Webster]	            By your leaves, you shall not stay alone,	            Till holy church incorporate two in one. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite with a material body; to give a material form to;	      to embody.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idolaters, who worshiped their images as gods,	            supposed some spirit to be incorporated therein.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite with, or introduce into, a mass already formed;	      as, to incorporate copper with silver; -- used with with	      and into.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To unite intimately; to blend; to assimilate; to combine	      into a structure or organization, whether material or	      mental; as, to incorporate provinces into the realm; to	      incorporate another's ideas into one's work.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Romans did not subdue a country to put the	            inhabitants to fire and sword, but to incorporate	            them into their own community.        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To form into a legal body, or body politic; to constitute	      into a corporation recognized by law, with special	      functions, rights, duties and liabilities; as, to	      incorporate a bank, a railroad company, a city or town,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Incorporate \In*cor"po*rate\, v. i.	   To unite in one body so as to make a part of it; to be mixed	   or blended; -- usually followed by with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Painters' colors and ashes do better incorporate will	         oil.                                     --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         He never suffers wrong so long to grow,	         And to incorporate with right so far	         As it might come to seem the same in show. --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporated \In*cor"po*ra`ted\, a.	   1. United or combined together to form in one body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed into a corporation and registered with a government	      body as such; made a legal entity.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Incorporation \In*cor`po*ra"tion\, n. [L. incorporatio: cf. F.	   incorporation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of incorporating, or the state of being	      incorporated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture;	      combination; synthesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The union of something with a body already existing;	      association; intimate union; assimilation; as, the	      incorporation of conquered countries into the Roman	      republic.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) The act of creating a corporation.	      (b) A body incorporated; a corporation.	          [1913 Webster]
Incorporative \In*cor"po*ra*tive\, a.	   Incorporating or tending to incorporate; as, the	   incorporative languages (as of the Basques, North American	   Indians, etc. ) which run a whole phrase into one word.	   [1913 Webster]	         History demonstrates that incorporative unions are	         solid and permanent; but that a federal union is weak.	                                                  --W. Belsham.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporator \In*cor"po*ra`tor\, n.	   One of a number of persons who gets a company incorporated;	   one of the original members of a corporation.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporeal \In`cor*po"re*al\, a. [Pref. in- not + corporeal:	   cf. L. incorporeus. Cf. {Incorporal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not corporeal; not having a material body or form; not	      consisting of matter; immaterial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus incorporeal spirits to smaller forms	            Reduced their shapes immense.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sense and perception must necessarily proceed from	            some incorporeal substance within us. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Existing only in contemplation of law; not capable	      of actual visible seizin or possession; not being an	      object of sense; intangible; -- opposed to {corporeal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incorporeal hereditament}. See under {Hereditament}.	   Syn: Immaterial; unsubstantial; bodiless; spiritual.	        [1913 Webster]
Incorporealism \In`cor*po"re*al*ism\, n.	   Existence without a body or material form; immateriality.	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporealist \In`cor*po"re*al*ist\, n.	   One who believes in incorporealism. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporeality \In`cor*po`re*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being incorporeal or bodiless;	   immateriality; incorporealism. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporeally \In`cor*po"re*al*ly\, adv.	   In an incorporeal manner. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorporeity \In*cor`po*re"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not +	   corporeity: cf. F. incorpor['e]ite.]	   The quality of being incorporeal; immateriality. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorpse \In*corpse"\, v. t.	   To incorporate. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrect \In`cor*rect"\, a. [L. incorrectus: cf. F. incorrect.	   See {In-} not, and {Correct}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not correct; not according to a copy or model, or to	      established rules; inaccurate; faulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The piece, you think, is incorrect.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not in accordance with the truth; inaccurate; not exact;	      as, an incorrect statement or calculation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not accordant with duty or morality; not duly regulated or	      subordinated; unbecoming; improper; as, incorrect conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            It shows a will most incorrect to heaven. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wit of the last age was yet more incorrect than	            their language.                       --Dryden.	   Syn: Inaccurate; erroneous; wrong; faulty.	        [1913 Webster]
Incorrection \In`cor*rec"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + correction:	   cf. F. incorrection.]	   Lack of correction, restraint, or discipline. [Obs.]	   --Arnway.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrectly \In`cor*rect"ly\, adv.	   Not correctly; inaccurately; not exactly; as, a writing	   incorrectly copied; testimony incorrectly stated.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrectness \In`cor*rect"ness\, n.	   The quality of being incorrect; lack of conformity to truth	   or to a standard; inaccuracy; inexactness; as, incorrectness	   may consist in defect or in redundance. Incorrespondence
Incorrespondence \In*cor`re*spond"ence\, Incorrespondency
\In*cor`re*spond"en*cy\, n.	   Lack of correspondence; disagreement; disproportion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incorresponding \In*cor`re*spond"ing\, a.	   Not corresponding; disagreeing. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrigibility \In*cor`ri*gi*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   incorrigibilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being incorrigible.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ingratitude, the incorrigibility, the strange	         perverseness . . . of mankind.           --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrigible \In*cor"ri*gi*ble\, a. [L. incorrigibilis: cf. F.	   incorrigible. See {In-} not, and {Corrigible}.]	   Not corrigible; incapable of being corrected or amended; bad	   beyond correction; irreclaimable; as, incorrigible error.	   "Incorrigible fools." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Incorrigible \In*cor"ri*gi*ble\, n.	   One who is incorrigible; a person whose persistent bad	   behavior cannot be changed; especially, a hardened criminal;	   as, the perpetual imprisonment of incorrigibles; incorrigible	   and disruptive children need to be placed in a separate	   classroom.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrigibleness \In*cor"ri*gi*ble*ness\, n.	   Incorrigibility. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrigibly \In*cor"ri*gi*bly\, adv.	   In an incorrigible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrodible \In`cor*rod"i*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being corroded, consumed, or eaten away.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorrupt \In`cor*rupt"\, a. [L. incorruptus. See {In-} not, and	   {Corrupt}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not affected with corruption or decay; unimpaired; not	      marred or spoiled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not defiled or depraved; pure; sound; untainted; above the	      influence of bribes; upright; honest. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your Christian principles . . . which will preserve	            you incorrupt as individuals.         --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]
Incorrupted \In`cor*rupt"ed\, a.	   Uncorrupted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Breathed into their incorrupted breasts. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruptibility \In`cor*rupt`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L.	   incorruptibilitas: cf. F. incorruptibilit['e].]	   The quality of being incorruptible; incapability of	   corruption. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruptible \In`cor*rupt"i*ble\, a. [L. incorruptibilis: cf.	   F. incorruptible. See {In-} not, and {Corrupt}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not corruptible; incapable of corruption, decay, or	      dissolution; as, gold is incorruptible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our bodies shall be changed into incorruptible and	            immortal substances.                  --Wake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being bribed or morally corrupted; inflexibly	      just and upright.	      [1913 Webster]	Incorruptible \In`cor*rupt"i*ble\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a religious sect which arose in Alexandria, in the	   reign of the Emperor Justinian, and which believed that the	   body of Christ was incorruptible, and that he suffered	   hunger, thirst, pain, only in appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruptibleness \In`cor*rupt"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being incorruptible. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruptibly \In`cor*rupt"i*bly\, adv.	   In an incorruptible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruption \In`cor*rup"tion\, n. [L. incorruptio: cf. F.	   incorruption. See {In-} not, and {Corruption}.]	   The condition or quality of being incorrupt or incorruptible;	   absence of, or exemption from, corruption.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is sown in corruption; it is raised in incorruption.	                                                  --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  42.	   [1913 Webster]	         The same preservation, or, rather, incorruption, we	         have observed in the flesh of turkeys, capons, etc.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruptive \In`cor*rupt"ive\, a. [L. incorruptivus.]	   Incorruptible; not liable to decay. --Akenside.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruptly \In`cor*rupt"ly\, adv.	   Without corruption.	   [1913 Webster]	         To demean themselves incorruptly.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incorruptness \In`cor*rupt"ness\, n.	   1. Freedom or exemption from decay or corruption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Probity; integrity; honesty. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]
Incrassate \In*cras"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incrassated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Incrassating}.] [L. incrassatus, p. p. of	   incrassare; pref. in- in + crassus thick.]	   To make thick or thicker; to thicken; especially, in	   pharmacy, to thicken (a liquid) by the mixture of another	   substance, or by evaporating the thinner parts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Acids dissolve or attenuate; alkalies precipitate or	         incrassate.                              --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Liquors which time hath incrassated into jellies. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Incrassate \In*cras"sate\, v. i.	   To become thick or thicker. Incrassate	Incrassate \In*cras"sate\, Incrassated \In*cras"sa*ted\, a. [L.	   incrassatus, p. p.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Made thick or thicker; thickened; inspissated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Thickened; becoming thicker. --Martyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Swelled out on some particular part, as the	      antenn[ae] of certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Incrassation \In`cras*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. incrassation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of thickening or making thick; the	      process of becoming thick or thicker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being incrassated or made thick;	      inspissation. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Incrassative \In*cras"sa*tive\, a.	   Having the quality of thickening; tending to thicken.	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]	Incrassative \In*cras"sa*tive\, n.	   A substance which has the power to thicken; formerly, a	   medicine supposed to thicken the humors. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Increasable \In*creas"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being increased. --Sherwood. --	   {In*creas"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         An indefinite increasableness of some of our ideas.	                                                  --Bp. Law.	   [1913 Webster]
Increase \In*crease"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Increased}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Increasing}.] [OE. incresen, encresen, enrescen, OF.	   encreistre, fr. L. increscere; pref. in- in + crescere to	   grow. See {Crescent}, and cf. {Decrease}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To become greater or more in size, quantity, number,	      degree, value, intensity, power, authority, reputation,	      wealth; to grow; to augment; to advance; -- opposed to	      {decrease}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waters increased and bare up the ark. --Gen.	                                                  vii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must increase, but I must decrease. --John iii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavens forbid	            But that our loves and comforts should increase,	            Even as our days do grow!             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To multiply by the production of young; to be fertile,	      fruitful, or prolific.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fishes are more numerous or increasing than beasts	            or birds, as appears by their numerous spawn. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) To become more nearly full; to show more of the	      surface; to wax; as, the moon increases.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Increasing function} (Math.), a function whose value	      increases when that of the variable increases, and	      decreases when the latter is diminished; also called a	      {monotonically increasing function}.	   Syn: To enlarge; extend; multiply; expand; develop; heighten;	        amplify; raise; enhance; spread; aggravate; magnify;	        augment; advance.	   Usage: To {Increase}, {Enlarge}, {Extend}. Enlarge implies to	          make larger or broader in size. Extend marks the	          progress of enlargement so as to have wider	          boundaries. Increase denotes enlargement by growth and	          internal vitality, as in the case of plants. A kingdom	          is enlarged by the addition of new territories; the	          mind is enlarged by knowledge. A kingdom is extended	          when its boundaries are carried to a greater distance	          from the center. A man's riches, honors, knowledge,	          etc., are increased by accessions which are made from	          time to time.	          [1913 Webster]	Increase \In*crease"\, v. t.	   To augment or make greater in bulk, quantity, extent, value,	   or amount, etc.; to add to; to extend; to lengthen; to	   enhance; to aggravate; as, to increase one's possessions,	   influence.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will increase the famine.              --Ezek. v. 16.	   [1913 Webster]	         Make denials	         Increase your services.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Increase \In"crease\ (?; 277), n. [OE. encres, encresse. See	   {Increase}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Addition or enlargement in size, extent, quantity, number,	      intensity, value, substance, etc.; augmentation; growth.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if increase of appetite had grown	            By what it fed on.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For things of tender kind for pleasure made	            Shoot up with swift increase, and sudden are	            decay'd.                              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is added to the original stock by augmentation	      or growth; produce; profit; interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take thou no usury of him, or increase. --Lev. xxv.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them not live to taste this land's increase.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Progeny; issue; offspring.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the increase of thy house shall die in the	            flower of their age.                  --1 Sam. ii.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Generation. [Obs.] "Organs of increase." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron.) The period of increasing light, or luminous	      phase; the waxing; -- said of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeds, hair, nails, hedges, and herbs will grow	            soonest if set or cut in the increase of the moon.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Increase twist}, the twixt of a rifle groove in which the	      angle of twist increases from the breech to the muzzle.	   Syn: Enlargement; extension; growth; development; increment;	        addition; accession; production.	        [1913 Webster]
increased \increased\ adj.	   1. made greater in size or amount or degree. Opposite of	      {decreased}. [Narrower terms: {augmented ; {exaggerated,	      hyperbolic, inflated}; {exaggerated, magnified, enlarged	      ; {raised(prenominal), inflated ]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Increaseful \In*crease"ful\, a.	   Full of increase; abundant in produce. "Increaseful crops."	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Increasement \In*crease"ment\, n.	   Increase. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Increaser \In*creas"er\, n.	   One who, or that, increases.	   [1913 Webster]
increasing \increasing\ adj.	   1. becoming greater or larger; as, increasing prices.	      [Narrower terms: {accretionary ; {augmenting,	      augmentative, building ; {expanding ; {flared, flaring ;	      {growing ; {incorporative ; {lengthening ; {maximizing ;	      {multiplicative ; {profit-maximizing ; {raising ;	      {accretive ; {rising ] {decreasing}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {growing}, 1. [prenominal]	   Syn: growing(prenominal), incremental.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Music) increasing in some musical quality. Opposite of	      {decreasing}. [Narrower terms: {accelerando ; {crescendo	      ]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Increasingly \In*creas"ing*ly\, adv.	   More and more.	   [1913 Webster]
Increate \In`cre*ate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Increated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Increating}.] [Pref. in- in + create.]	   To create within. [R.] Increate	Increate \In"cre*ate\, Increated \In"cre*a`ted\, a. [L.	   increatus. See {In-} not, and {Create}.]	   Uncreated; self-existent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bright effluence of bright essence increate. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incredibility \In*cred`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. incredibilitas: cf.	   F. incr['e]dibilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being incredible; incredibleness.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is incredible. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Incredible \In*cred"i*ble\, a. [L. incredibilis: cf. OF.	   incredible. See {In-} not, and {Credible}.]	   Not credible; surpassing belief; too extraordinary and	   improbable to admit of belief; unlikely; marvelous; fabulous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why should it be thought a thing incredible with you,	         that God should raise the dead?          --Acts xxvi.	                                                  8.	   [1913 Webster]
Incredibleness \In*cred"i*ble*ness\, n.	   Incredibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Incredibly \In*cred"i*bly\, adv.	   In an incredible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incredited \In*cred"it*ed\, a.	   Uncredited. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incredulity \In`cre*du"li*ty\, n. [L. incredulitas: cf. F.	   incr['e]dulit['e].]	   The state or quality of being incredulous; a withholding or	   refusal of belief; skepticism; unbelief; disbelief.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of every species of incredulity, religious unbelief is	         the most irrational.                     --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]
Incredulous \In*cred"u*lous\ (?; 135), a. [L. incredulus. See	   {In-} not, and {Credulous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not credulous; indisposed to admit or accept that which is	      related as true, skeptical; unbelieving. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fantastical incredulous fool.       --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating, or caused by, disbelief or incredulity. "An	      incredulous smile." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incredible; not easy to be believed. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Incredulously \In*cred"u*lous*ly\, adv.	   In an incredulous manner; with incredulity.	   [1913 Webster]
Incredulousness \In*cred"u*lous*ness\, n.	   Incredulity.	   [1913 Webster]
Incremable \In*crem"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + L. cremabilis	   combustible, fr. cremare to burn.]	   Incapable of being burnt; incombustibe. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incremate \In"cre*mate\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + cremate.]	   To consume or reduce to ashes by burning, as a dead body; to	   cremate.	   [1913 Webster]
Incremation \In`cre*ma"tion\, n.	   Burning; esp., the act of burning a dead body; cremation.	   [1913 Webster]
Increment \In"cre*ment\, n. [L. incrementum: cf. F.	   incr['e]ment. See {Increase}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of increasing; growth in bulk,	      guantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation;	      enlargement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seminary that furnisheth matter for the	            formation and increment of animal and vegetable	            bodies.                               --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its	            increment by nations more civilized than itself.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Matter added; increase; produce; production; -- opposed to	      {decrement}. "Large increment." --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) The increase of a variable quantity or fraction	      from its present value to its next ascending value; the	      finite quantity, generally variable, by which a variable	      quantity is increased.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Rhet.) An amplification without strict climax, as in the	      following passage:	      [1913 Webster]	            Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true,	            whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are	            just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things	            are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, .	            . . think on these things.            --Phil. iv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Infinitesimal increment} (Math.), an infinitesimally small	      variation considered in Differential Calculus. See	      {Calculus}.	   {Method of increments} (Math.), a calculus founded on the	      properties of the successive values of variable quantities	      and their differences or increments. It differs from the	      method of fluxions in treating these differences as	      finite, instead of infinitely small, and is equivalent to	      the calculus of finite differences.	      [1913 Webster]
Incremental \In`cre*men"tal\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or resulting from, the process of growth; as,	   the incremental lines in the dentine of teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Increpate \In"cre*pate\, v. t. [L. increpatus, p. p. of	   increpare to upbraid; pref. in- in, against + crepare to talk	   noisily.]	   To chide; to rebuke; to reprove. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Increpation \In`cre*pa"tion\, n. [L. increpatio.]	   A chiding; rebuke; reproof. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Increscent \In*cres"cent\, a. [L. increscens, -entis, p. pr. of	   increscere. See {Increase}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.	      [1913 Webster]	            Between the incresent and decrescent moon.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon	      represented as the new moon, with the points turned toward	      the dexter side.	      [1913 Webster]
Increst \In*crest"\, v. t.	   To adorn with a crest. [R.] --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Incriminate \In*crim"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Incriminated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incriminating}.] [LL.	   incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in + criminare,	   criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See {Criminate}.]	   To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.	   [1913 Webster]
incriminating \incriminating\ adj.	   charging or suggestive of guilt or blame; as, incriminating	   testimony; incriminating evidence.	   Syn: criminative, criminatory, incriminatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Incrimination \In*crim`i*na"tion\, n.	   The act of incriminating; crimination.	   [1913 Webster]
Incriminatory \In*crim"i*na*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate;	   criminatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Incroyable \In`croy`a"ble\, n. [F., lit., incredible.]	   A French fop or dandy of the time of the Directory; hence,	   any fop.	   Note: The name is said to have been given in allusion not	         only to the extravagant dress, but also to the frequent	         use of the phrase "C'est vraiment incroyable" (That is	         really incredible.).	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Incruental \In`cru*en"tal\, a. [L. incruentus. See {In-} not,	   and {Cruentous}.]	   Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental	   sacrifice. [Obs.] --Brevint.	   [1913 Webster]
Incrust \In*crust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incrusted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Incrusting}.] [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare	   to cover with a crust: cf. F. incruster. See {Crust}.]	   [Written also {encrust}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a	      crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a	      vessel incrusted with salt; a sweetmeat incrusted with	      sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	            And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow,	            Incrusted hard.                       --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other	      ornamental object.	      [1913 Webster]
Incrustate \In*crus"tate\, a. [L. incrustatus, p. p. See	   {Incrust}.]	   Incrusted. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Incrustate \In*crus"tate\, v. t.	   To incrust. [R.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incrustation \In`crus*ta"tion\, n. [L. incrustatio: cf. F.	   incrustation. See {Incrust}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body,	      as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the	      inner surface of a steam boiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc.,	      attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fine Arts) Anything inlaid or imbedded.	      [1913 Webster]
Incrustment \In*crust"ment\, n.	   Incrustation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incrystallizable \In*crys"tal*li`za*ble\, a.	   Not crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Incubate \In"cu*bate\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Incubated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Incubating}.] [L. incubatus, p. p. incubare to	   lie on; pref. in- in, on + cubare to lie down. Cf. {Cubit},	   {Incumbent}.]	   1. To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon,	      or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maintain (a living organism, such as microorganisms or	      a premature baby) under appropriate conditions, such as of	      temperature, humidity, or atmospheric composition, for	      growth; as, coliform bacteria grow best when incubated at	      37[deg] C..	      [PJC]	   3. To develop gradually in some interior environment, until	      fully formed; as, the ideas for his book were incubating	      for two years before he began to write.	      [PJC]
Incubation \In`cu*ba"tion\, n. [L. incubatio: cf. F.	   incubation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; a	      brooding on, or keeping warm, (eggs) to develop the life	      within, by any process. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The development of a disease from its causes, or	      its period of incubation. (See below.)	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sleeping in a consecrated place for the purpose of	      dreaming oracular dreams. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The maintenance (of a living organism, such as	      microorganisms or a premature baby) in appropriate	      conditions, such as of temperature, humidity, or	      atmospheric composition, for growth.	      [PJC]	   5. The gradual development in some interior environment,	      until fully formed; as, the incubation time for developing	      a new drug may be longer than ten years from its first	      discovery.	      [PJC]	   {Period of incubation}, or {Stage of incubation} (Med.), the	      period which elapses between exposure to the causes of an	      infectious disease and the attack resulting from it; the	      time during which an infective agent must grow in the body	      before producing overt symptoms of disease.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Incubative \In"cu*ba*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to incubation, or to the period of	   incubation.	   [1913 Webster]
Incubator \In"cu*ba`tor\, n.	   1. That which incubates, especially, an apparatus by means of	      which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apparatus containing an enclosed chamber, used for the	      cultivation of micro["o]rganisms or tissue cultures by	      maintaining a suitable temperature and atmospheric	      composition. Some incubators have no provision for	      maintaining a special atmosphere, while in others,	      especially for anaerobic organisms and tissue culture, the	      moisture level and composition of the gases are also	      controlled.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. (Med.) An apparatus consisting of enclosed chamber, for	      maintaining prematurely born babies in a favorable	      environment until able to thrive under normal conditions.	      The temperature and level of oxygen in the atmosphere may	      be controlled.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Incubatory \In*cu"ba*to*ry\, a.	   Serving for incubation.	   [1913 Webster]
Incube \In*cube"\, v. t.	   To fix firmly, as in cube; to secure or place firmly. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incubiture \In*cu"bi*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. L. incubitus.]	   Incubation. [Obs.] --J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Incubous \In"cu*bous\, a. [From L. incubare to lie on.] (Bot.)	   Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one	   covers the base of the leaf next above it, as in hepatic	   mosses of the genus {Frullania}. See {Succubous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incubus \In"cu*bus\, n.; pl. E. {Incubuses}, L. {Incubi}. [L.,	   the nightmare. Cf. {Incubate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A demon; a fiend; a lascivious spirit, supposed to have	      sexual intercourse with women by night. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The devils who appeared in the female form were	            generally called succubi; those who appeared like	            men incubi, though this distinction was not always	            preserved.                            --Lecky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The nightmare. See {Nightmare}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such as are troubled with incubus, or witch-ridden,	            as we call it.                        --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any oppressive encumbrance or burden; anything that	      prevents the free use of the faculties.	      [1913 Webster]	            Debt and usury is the incubus which weighs most	            heavily on the agricultural resources of Turkey.	                                                  --J. L.	                                                  Farley.	      [1913 Webster]
Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculcated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inculcating}.] [L. inculcatus, p. p. of	   inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread,	   fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d {Calk},	   {Heel}.]	   To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;	   to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers	   humility.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have	         not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate	         upon men's minds.                        --S. Clarke.	   Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.	        [1913 Webster]
Inculcation \In`cul*ca"tion\, n. [L. inculcatio: cf. F.	   inculcation.]	   A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculcator \In*cul"ca*tor\, n. [L.]	   One who inculcates. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculk \In*culk"\ v. t. [Cf. F. inculquer. See {Inculcate}.]	   To inculcate. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculp \In*culp"\, v. t. [Cf. inculper. See {Inculpate}.]	   To inculpate. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculpable \In*cul"pa*ble\, a. [L. inculpabilis: cf. F.	   incupable.]	   Faultless; blameless; innocent. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance.	                                                  --Killingbeck.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculpableness \In*cul"pa*ble*ness\, n.	   Blamelessness; faultlessness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculpably \In*cul"pa*bly\, adv.	   Blamelessly. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculpate \In*cul"pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculpated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inculpating}.] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of	   inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See	   {Culpable}.]	   Note: [A word of recent introduction.]	   To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or	   implicate in guilt. Contrasted with {exculpate}.	   [1913 Webster]	         That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate	         them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly.	                                                  --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculpation \In`cul*pa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inculpation.]	   Blame; censure; crimination. --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
inculpative \inculpative\ adj.	   Inculpatory. [Narrower terms: {accusatorial, accusatory,	   accusing}; {comminatory, denunciative, denunciatory};	   {condemnatory, condemning ; {criminative, criminatory,	   incriminating, incriminatory ; {damnatory, damning ;	   {recriminative, recriminatory ] Also See: {guilty}.	   Syn: inculpatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inculpatory \In*cul"pa*to*ry\, a.	   Imputing blame; causing blame to be imputed to; criminatory;	   compromising; implicating. Opposite of {exculpatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incult \In*cult"\, a. [L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p.	   p. of colere to cultivate: cf. F. inculte.]	   Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized.	   [1913 Webster]	         Germany then, says Tacitus, was incult and horrid, now	         full of magnificent cities.              --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	         His style is diffuse and incult.         --M. W.	                                                  Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Incultivated \In*cul"ti*va`ted\, a.	   Uncultivated. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Incultivation \In*cul`ti*va"tion\, n.	   Lack of cultivation. [Obs.] --Berington.	   [1913 Webster]
Inculture \In*cul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. in- not + culture:	   cf. F. inculture.]	   Want or neglect of cultivation or culture. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Incumbency \In*cum"ben*cy\, n.; pl. {Incumbencies}. [From	   {Incumbent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on	      something.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is physically incumbent; that which lies as a	      burden; a weight. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is morally incumbent, or is imposed, as a rule,	      a duty, obligation, or responsibility. "The incumbencies	      of a family." --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of holding a benefice; the full possession and	      exercise of any office.	      [1913 Webster]	            These fines are only to be paid to the bishop during	            his incumbency.                       --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Incumbent \In*cum"bent\, a. [L. incumbens, -entis, p. pr. of	   incumbere to lie down upon, press upon; pref. in- in, on +	   cumbere (in comp.); akin to cubare to lie down. See	   {Incubate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lying; resting; reclining; recumbent; superimposed;	      superincumbent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two incumbent figures, gracefully leaning upon it.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To move the incumbent load they try.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lying, resting, or imposed, as a duty or obligation;	      obligatory; always with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            All men, truly zealous, will perform those good	            works that are incumbent on all Christians. --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Leaning or resting; -- said of anthers when lying	      on the inner side of the filament, or of cotyledons when	      the radicle lies against the back of one of them. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Bent downwards so that the ends touch, or rest on,	      something else; as, the incumbent toe of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	Incumbent \In*cum"bent\, n.	   A person who is in present possession of a benefice or of any	   office.	   [1913 Webster]	         The incumbent lieth at the mercy of his patron.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Incumbently \In*cum"bent*ly\, adv.	   In an incumbent manner; so as to be incumbent.	   [1913 Webster]
Incumber \In*cum"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incumbered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Incumbering}.]	   See {Encumber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incumbition \In`cum*bi"tion\, n.	   Incubation. [R.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incumbrance \In*cum"brance\, n. [See {Encumbrance}.] [Written	   also {encumbrance}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A burdensome and troublesome load; anything that impedes	      motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious;	      clog; impediment; hindrance; check. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A burden or charge upon property; a claim or lien	      upon an estate, which may diminish its value.	      [1913 Webster]
Incumbrancer \In*cum"bran*cer\, n. (Law)	   One who holds an incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or	   charge on an estate. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Incumbrous \In*cum"brous\, a. [Cf. OF. encombros.]	   Cumbersome; troublesome. [Written also {encombrous}.] [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Incunabulum \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;	   especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500.	   [1913 Webster]
Incur \In*cur"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Incurring}.] [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in-	   in + currere to run. See {Current}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient,	      harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to	      expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to	      bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as,	      to incur debt, danger, displeasure, penalty,	      responsibility, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know not what I shall incur to pass it,	            Having no warrant.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than	            you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	Incur \In*cur"\, v. i.	   To pass; to enter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Light is discerned by itself because by itself it	         incurs into the eye.                     --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurability \In*cur`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. incurabilit['e]	   incurability, LL. incurabilitas negligence.]	   The state of being incurable; irremediableness. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurable \In*cur"a*ble\, a. [F. incurable, L. incurabilis. See	   {In-} not, and {Curable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not capable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or	      medicine to remedy; as, an incurable disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            A scirrhus is not absolutely incurable. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not admitting or capable of remedy or correction;	      irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rancorous and incurable hostility.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were laboring under a profound, and, as it	            might have seemed, an almost incurable ignorance.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	   Syn: Irremediable; remediless; irrecoverable; irretrievable;	        irreparable; hopeless.	        [1913 Webster]	Incurable \In*cur"a*ble\, n.	   A person diseased beyond cure.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurableness \In*cur"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being incurable; incurability. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurably \In*cur"a*bly\, adv.	   In a manner that renders cure impracticable or impossible;	   irremediably. "Incurably diseased." --Bp. Hall. "Incurably	   wicked." --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Incuriosity \In*cu`ri*os"i*ty\, n. [L. incuriositas: cf. F.	   incurosit['e].]	   Lack of curiosity or interest; inattentiveness; indifference.	   --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurious \In*cu"ri*ous\, a. [L. incuriosus: cf. F. incurieux.	   See {In-} not, and {Curious}.]	   Not curious or inquisitive; without care for or interest in;	   inattentive; careless; negligent; heedless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their	         children.                                --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Incuriously \In*cu"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an curious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Incuriousness \In*cu"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   Unconcernedness; incuriosity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sordid incuriousness and slovenly neglect. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurrence \In*cur"rence\, n. [See {Incur}.]	   The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self	   to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence	   of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurrent \In*cur"rent\, a. [L. incurrens, p. pr. incurere,	   incursum, to run in; in- + currere to run.] (Zool.)	   Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the	   incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.	   [1913 Webster]
Incursion \In*cur"sion\, n. [L. incursio: cf. F. incursion. See	   {Incur}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with	      hostile intention; a temporary invasion; a predatory or	      harassing inroad; a raid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scythian, whose incursions wild	            Have wasted Sogdiana.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs	            of the Roman Empire.                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attack; occurrence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sins of daily incursion.              --South.	   Syn: Invasion; inroad; raid; foray; sally; attack; onset;	        irruption. See {Invasion}.	        [1913 Webster]
Incursive \In*cur"sive\, a.	   Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurtain \In*cur"tain\, v. t.	   To curtain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Incurvate \In*cur"vate\, a. [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare	   to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See {Curve}, and cf.	   {Incurve}.]	   Curved; bent; crooked. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]	Incurvate \In*cur"vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurvated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Incurvating}.]	   To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook.	   --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurvation \In`cur*va"tion\, n. [L. incurvatio: cf. F.	   incurvation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of bending, or curving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being bent or curved; curvature.	      [1913 Webster]	            An incurvation of the rays.           --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or	      reverence. "The incurvations of the knee." --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Incurve \In*curve"\ ([i^]n*k[^u]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Incurved} ([i^]n*k[^u]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Incurving}.]	   [See {Incurvate}.]	   To bend; to curve; to make crooked.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurved \In*curved"\ ([i^]n*k[^u]vd"), a. [Pref. in- in +	   curved.] (Bot.)	   Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or	   petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Incurvity \In*cur"vi*ty\ ([i^]n*k[^u]"v[i^]*t[y^]), n. [From L.	   incurvus bent. See {Incurvate}.]	   A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending	   inwards. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Incus \In"cus\, n. [L., anvil.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An anvil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear;	      the anvil bone. See {Ear}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx	      in the Rotifera.	      [1913 Webster]
Incuse \In*cuse"\, a. [See {Incuse}, v. t.] (Numismatics)	   Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular	   incuse square." --Dr. W. Smith. Incuse	Incuse \In*cuse"\, Incuss \In*cuss"\, v. t. [L. incussus, p. p.	   of incutere to strike. See 1st {In-}, and {Concuss}.]	   To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or	   medal.	   [1913 Webster]
Incute \In*cute"\, v. t. [See {Incuse}.]	   To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] --Becon.	   [1913 Webster]
Incyst \In*cyst"\, v. t.	   See {Encyst}.	   [1913 Webster]
Incysted \In*cyst"ed\, a.	   See {Encysted}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ind \Ind\ ([i^]nd), prop. n.	   India. [Poetical] --Shak. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indagate \In"da*gate\, v. t. [L. indagatus, p. p. of indagare to	   seek.]	   To seek or search out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indagation \In`da*ga"tion\, n. [L. indagatio: cf. F.	   indagation.]	   Search; inquiry; investigation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indagative \In"da*ga*tive\, a.	   Searching; exploring; investigating. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Indagator \In"da*ga`tor\, n. [L.]	   A searcher; an explorer; an investigator. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature.	                                                  --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Indamage \In*dam"age\ (?; 48), v. t.	   See {Endamage}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indamaged \In*dam"aged\, a.	   Not damaged. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indart \In*dart"\, v. t.	   To pierce, as with a dart.	   [1913 Webster]
Indazole \In"da*zole\, n. [Indol + azote.] (Chem.)	   A bicyclic nitrogenous compound, {C7H6N2}, analogous to	   indole, having a benzene ring fused to a pyrazole ring;	   called also {indazol} and {benzopyrazole}. It can be produced	   from a diazo derivative of cinnamic acid.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inde \Inde\, a.	   Azure-colored; of a bright blue color. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Indear \In*dear"\, v. t.	   See {Endear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indebt \In*debt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indebted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Indebting}.] [OE. endetten, F. endetter; pref. en- (L.	   in) + F. dette debt. See {Debt}.]	   To bring into debt; to place under obligation; -- chiefly	   used in the participle indebted.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none.  --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Indebted \In*debt"ed\, a.	   1. Brought into debt; being under obligation; held to payment	      or requital; beholden.	      [1913 Webster]	            By owing, owes not, but still pays, at once	            Indebted and discharged.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Placed under obligation for something received, for which	      restitution or gratitude is due; as, we are indebted to	      our parents for their care of us in infancy; indebted to	      friends for help and encouragement. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Indebtedness \In*debt"ed*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being indebted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sum owed; debts, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Indebtment \In*debt"ment\, n. [Cf. F. endettement.]	   Indebtedness. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecence \In*de"cence\, n.	   See {Indecency}. [Obs.] "An indecence of barbarity." --Bp.	   Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecency \In*de"cen*cy\, n.; pl. {Indecencies}. [L. indecentia	   unseemliness: cf. F. ind['e]cence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being indecent; lack of decency,	      modesty, or good manners; obscenity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is indecent; an indecent word or act; an	      offense against delicacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear	            or the eye of modesty any of the indecencies I	            allude to, are pests of society.      --Beattie.	   Syn: Indelicacy; indecorum; immodesty; impurity; obscenity.	        See {Indecorum}.	        [1913 Webster]
Indecent \In*de"cent\, a. [L. indecens unseemly, unbecoming: cf.	   F. ind['e]cent. See {In-} not, and {Decent}.]	   Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty	   and delicacy; as, indecent language. --Cowper.	   Syn: Unbecoming; indecorous; indelicate; unseemly; immodest;	        gross; shameful; impure; improper; obscene; filthy.	        [1913 Webster]
Indecently \In*de"cent*ly\, adv.	   In an indecent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeciduate \In`de*cid"u*ate\, a.	   1. Indeciduous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Having no decidua; nondeciduate.	      [1913 Webster]
Indeciduous \In`de*cid"u*ous\, a.	   Not deciduous or falling, as the leaves of trees in autumn;	   lasting; evergreen; persistent; permanent; perennial.	   Opposite of {deciduous}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The indeciduous and unshaven locks of Apollo. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecimable \In*dec"i*ma*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + LL. decimare	   to tithe: cf. F. ind['e]cimable. See {Decimate}.]	   Not decimable, or liable to be decimated; not liable to the	   payment of tithes. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecipherable \In`de*ci"pher*a*ble\, a.	   Not decipherable; incapable of being deciphered, explained,	   or solved. -- {In`de*ci"pher*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecision \In`de*ci"sion\, n. [Pref. in- not + decision: cf. F.	   ind['e]cision.]	   Lack of decision; lack of settled purpose, or of firmness;	   indetermination; wavering of mind; irresolution; vacillation;	   hesitation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The term indecision . . . implies an idea very nicely	         different from irresolution; yet it has a tendency to	         produce it.                              --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Indecision . . . is the natural accomplice of violence.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecisive \In`de*ci"sive\, a. [Cf. F. ind['e]cisif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not decisive; not bringing to a final or ultimate issue;	      as, an indecisive battle, argument, answer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The campaign had everywhere been indecisive.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Undetermined; prone to indecision; irresolute; unsettled;	      wavering; vacillating; hesitating; as, an indecisive state	      of mind; an indecisive character.	      [1913 Webster]
Indecisively \In`de*ci"sive*ly\, adv.	   Without decision.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecisiveness \In`de*ci"sive*ness\, n.	   The state of being indecisive; unsettled state.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeclinable \In`de*clin"a*ble\, a. [L. indeclinabilis: cf. F.	   ind['e]clinable. See {In-} not, and {Decline}.] (Gram.)	   Not declinable; not varied by inflective terminations; as,	   nihil (nothing), in Latin, is an indeclinable noun. -- n. An	   indeclinable word.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeclinably \In`de*clin"a*bly\, adv.	   1. Without variation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Without variation of termination.	      [1913 Webster]
Indecomposable \In*de`com*pos"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   decomposable: cf. F. ind['e]composable.]	   Not decomposable; incapable or difficult of decomposition;	   not resolvable into its constituents or elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecomposableness \In*de`com*pos"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Incapableness of decomposition; stability; permanence;	   durability.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecorous \In`de*co"rous\ (?; 277), a. [L. indecorous. See	   {In-} not, and {Decorous}.]	   Not decorous; violating good manners; contrary to good	   breeding or etiquette; unbecoming; improper; out of place;	   as, indecorous conduct.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was useless and indecorous to attempt anything more	         by mere struggle.                        --Burke.	   Syn: Unbecoming; unseemly; unbefitting; rude; coarse;	        impolite; uncivil; ill-bred.	        [1913 Webster]
Indecorously \In`de*co"rous*ly\, adv.	   In an indecorous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecorousness \In`de*co"rous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being indecorous; lack of decorum.	   [1913 Webster]
Indecorum \In`de*co"rum\, n. [Pref. in- not + decorum: cf. L.	   indecorous unbecoming.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lack of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior	      or manners which violates the established rules of	      civility, custom, or etiquette; indecorousness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indecorous or unbecoming action. --Young.	   Syn: Indecorum is sometimes synonymous with indecency; but	        indecency, more frequently than indecorum, is applied to	        words or actions which refer to what nature and	        propriety require to be concealed or suppressed.	        Indecency is the stronger word; indecorum refers to any	        transgression of etiquette or civility, especially in	        public.	        [1913 Webster]
Indeed \In*deed"\, adv. [Prep. in + deed.]	   In reality; in truth; in fact; verily; truly; -- used in a	   variety of senses. Esp.:	   (a) Denoting emphasis; as, indeed it is so.	   (b) Denoting concession or admission; as, indeed, you are	       right.	   (c) Denoting surprise; as, indeed, is it you? Its meaning is	       not intrinsic or fixed, but depends largely on the form	       of expression which it accompanies.	       [1913 Webster]	             The carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is	             not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can	             be.                                  --Rom. viii.	                                                  7.	       [1913 Webster]	             I were a beast indeed to do you wrong. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	             There is, indeed, no great pleasure in visiting	             these magazines of war.              --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]
Indefatigability \In`de*fat`i*ga*bil"i*ty\	   ([i^]n`d[-e]*f[a^]t`[i^]*g[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The state of being indefatigable.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefatigable \In`de*fat"i*ga*ble\	   ([i^]n`d[-e]*f[a^]t"[i^]*g[.a]*b'l), a. [L. indefatigabilis:	   cf. OF. indefatigable. See {In-} not, and {Defatigable}, and	   cf. {Infatigable}.]	   Incapable of being fatigued; not readily exhausted;	   unremitting in labor or effort; untiring; unwearying; not	   yielding to fatigue; as, indefatigable exertions,	   perseverance, application. "A constant, indefatigable	   attendance." --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upborne with indefatigable wings.        --Milton.	   Syn: Unwearied; untiring; persevering; persistent.	        [1913 Webster]
Indefatigableness \In`de*fat"i*ga*ble*ness\, n.	   Indefatigable quality; unweariedness; persistency. --Parnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefatigably \In`de*fat"i*ga*bly\, adv.	   Without weariness; without yielding to fatigue; persistently.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefatigation \In`de*fat`i*ga"tion\, n.	   Indefatigableness; unweariedness. [Obs.] --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefeasibility \In`de*fea`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being indefeasible.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefeasible \In`de*fea`si*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + defeasible:	   cf. OF. indefaisable.]	   Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being	   annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title.	   [1913 Webster]	         That the king had a divine and an indefeasible right to	         the regal power.                         --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefectibility \In`de*fect`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   ind['e]fectibilit['e].]	   The quality of being indefectible. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefectible \In`de*fect"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + defectible:	   cf. F. ind['e]fectible.]	   Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, or	   decay.	   [1913 Webster]	         An indefectible treasure in the heavens. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. --S.	                                                  Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefective \In`de*fect"ive\, a.	   Not defective; perfect; complete. "Absolute, indefective	   obedience." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefeisible \In`de*fei"si*ble\, a.	   Indefeasible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indefensibility \In`de*fen`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of not being defensible. --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefensible \In`de*fen"si*ble\, [Pref. in- not + defensible:	   cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.]	   Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained,	   vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an	   indefensible fortress, position, cause, statement, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men find that something can be said in favor of what,	         on the very proposal, they thought utterly	         indefensible.                            --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefensibly \In`de*fen"si*bly\, adv.	   In an indefensible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefensive \In`de*fen"sive\, a.	   Defenseless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The sword awes the indefensive villager. --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeficiency \In`de*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   The state or quality of not being deficient. [Obs.] --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeficient \In`de*fi"cient\, a. [L. indeficiens. See {In-} not,	   and {Deficient}.]	   Not deficient; full. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Brighter than the sun, and indeficient as the light of	         heaven.                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefinable \In`de*fin"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable. --Bp.	   Reynolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefinably \In`de*fin"a*bly\, adv.	   In an indefinable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefinite \In*def"i*nite\, a. [L. indefinitus. See {In-} not,	   and {Definite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not	      explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise;	      uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite	      time, plan, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off	            that indefinite way of vouching, "the chymists say	            this," or "the chymists affirm that." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time of this last is left indefinite. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and	      unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as, indefinite	      space; the indefinite extension of a straight line.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite;	            though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so	            to human comprehension.               --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Boundless; infinite. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Indefinite and omnipresent God,	            Inhabiting eternity.                  --W. Thompson	                                                  (1745).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Too numerous or variable to make a particular	      enumeration important; -- said of the parts of a flower,	      and the like. Also, indeterminate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Indefinite article} (Gram.), the word a or an, used with	      nouns to denote any one of a common or general class.	   {Indefinite inflorescence}. (Bot.) See {Indeterminate	      inflorescence}, under {Indeterminate}.	   {Indefinite proposition} (Logic), a statement whose subject	      is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or	      nondistribution; as, Man is mortal.	   {Indefinite term} (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.	   Syn: Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate;	        loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate.	        [1913 Webster]
Indefinitely \In*def"i*nite*ly\, adv.	   In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled	   limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to	   use a word indefinitely.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far	         as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefiniteness \In*def"i*nite*ness\, n.	   The quality of being indefinite.	   [1913 Webster]
Indefinitude \In`de*fin"i*tude\, n.	   Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not	   limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.] --Sir	   M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Indehiscence \In`de*his"cence\, n. [Cf. F. ind['e]hiscence.]	   (Bot.)	   The property or state of being indehiscent.	   [1913 Webster]
Indehiscent \In`de*his"cent\, a. [Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf.	   F. ind['e]hiscent.] (Bot.)	   Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular	   lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.	   [1913 Webster]
Indelectable \In`de*lec"ta*ble\, a.	   Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable. [R.] --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeliberate \In`de*lib"er*ate\, a. [L. indeliberatus. See {In-}	   not, and {Deliberate}.]	   Done without deliberation; unpremeditated. [Obs.] --	   {In`de*lib"er*ate*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indeliberated \In`de*lib"er*a`ted\, a.	   Indeliberate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indelibility \In*del`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   ind['e]l['e]bilit['e].]	   The quality of being indelible. --Bp. Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Indelible \In*del"i*ble\, a. [L. indelebilis; pref. in- not +	   delebilis capable of being destroyed: cf. F.	   ind['e]l['e]bile. See {In-} not, and {Deleble}.] [Formerly	   written also {indeleble}, which accords with the etymology of	   the word.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or	      effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten;	      as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible	      impression on the memory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They are endued with indelible power from above.	                                                  --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Indelible colors}, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish	      by exposure.	   {Indelible ink}, an ink not obliterated by washing; esp., a	      solution of silver nitrate.	   Syn: Fixed; fast; permanent; ineffaceable. --	        {In*del"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*del"i*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]	              Indelibly stamped and impressed.    --J. Ellis.	        [1913 Webster]
Indelicacy \In*del"i*ca*cy\, n.; pl. {Indelicacies}. [From	   {Indelicate}.]	   The quality of being indelicate; lack of delicacy, or of a	   nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or	   refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness;	   also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of	   mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         The indelicacy of English comedy.        --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your papers would be chargeable with worse than	         indelicacy; they would be immoral.       --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Indelicate \In*del"i*cate\, a. [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F.	   ind['e]licat.]	   Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or	   to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or	   suggestion; indelicate behavior. --Macaulay. --	   {In*del"i*cate*ly}, adv.	   Syn: Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse; broad;	        impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper;	        unchaste; impure; unrefined.	        [1913 Webster]
Indemnification \In*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or	      securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement	      of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being	      indemnified.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indemnification is capable of some estimate; dignity	            has no standard.                      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which indemnifies.	      [1913 Webster]	            No reward with the name of an indemnification. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Indemnify \In*dem"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indemnified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Indemnifying}.] [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not +	   damnum hurt, damage) + -fy. Cf. {Damn}, {Damnify}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to	      insure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The states must at last engage to the merchants here	            that they will indemnify them from all that shall	            fall out.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which	      is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate.	      --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]
Indemnity \In*dem"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Indemnities}. [L. indemnitas,	   fr. indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnit['e]. See	   {Indemnify}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past	      or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of	      past offenses; amnesty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the	            riot they had committed.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss,	      damage, or injury sustained.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were told to expect, upon the fall of Walpole,	            a large and lucrative indemnity for their pretended	            wrongs.                               --Ld. Mahon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Insurance is a contract of indemnity. --Arnould. The	         owner of private property taken for public use is	         entitled to compensation or indemnity. --Kent.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Act of indemnity} (Law), an act or law passed in order to	      relieve persons, especially in an official station, from	      some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of	      acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in consequence	      of exceeding the limits of their strict constitutional	      powers. These acts also sometimes provide compensation for	      losses or damage, either incurred in the service of the	      government, or resulting from some public measure.	      [1913 Webster]
Indemonstrability \In`de*mon`stra*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being indemonstrable.	   [1913 Webster]
Indemonstrable \In`de*mon"stra*ble\, a. [L. indemonstrabilis.	   See {In-} not, and {Demonstrable}.]	   Incapable of being demonstrated. --	   {In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Indenization \In*den`i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of naturalizing; endenization. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Indenize \In*den"ize\, v. t.	   To naturalize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indenizen \In*den"i*zen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indenizened}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Indenizening}.]	   To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Words indenizened, and commonly used as English. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indent \In*dent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Indenting}.] [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF.	   endenter, LL. indentare, fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See	   {Tooth}, and cf. {Indenture}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth;	      as, to indent the edge of paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a	      smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Indenture}.] To bind out by indenture or contract;	      to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to	      a shoemaker; to indent a servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less	      distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of	      a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems	      more than the first. See {Indentation}, and {Indention}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for	      military stores. [India] --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	Indent \In*dent"\, v. i.	   1. To be cut, notched, or dented.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Indent \In*dent"\, n.	   1. A cut or notch in the margin of anything, or a recess like	      a notch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the	      government of the United States at the close of the	      Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public	      debt. --D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the	      commissariat of an army. [India] --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]
Indentation \In`den*ta"tion\, n.	   1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything;	      as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.)	      (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a	          little distance within the flush line of the column or	          page, as in the common way of beginning the first line	          of a paragraph.	      (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one	          em, or of two ems.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Hanging indentation}, or {Reverse indentation}, indentation	      of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is	      a full line; also called a {hanging indent}.	      [1913 Webster]
Indented \In*dent"ed\, a.	   1. Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth;	      jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating.	      --Milton. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the	      teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an	      indented servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Notched along the margin with a different color,	      as the feathers of some birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Indented line} (Fort.), a line with alternate long and short	      faces, with salient and receding angles, each face giving	      a flanking fire along the front of the next.	      [1913 Webster]
Indentedly \In*dent"ed*ly\, adv.	   With indentations.	   [1913 Webster]
Indenting \In*dent"ing\, n.	   Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Indention \In*den"tion\, n. (Print.)	   Same as {Indentation}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Indentment \In*dent"ment\, n.	   Indenture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indenture \In*den"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. endenture, OF.	   endenture, LL. indentura a deed in duplicate, with indented	   edges. See the Note below. See {Indent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A mutual agreement in writing between two or more	      parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or	      duplicate, sometimes with the edges indented for purpose	      of identification; sometimes in the pl., a short form for	      {indentures of apprenticeship}, the contract by which a	      youth is bound apprentice to a master.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they	            are like a pair of indentures: they answer in every	            part.                                 --C. Leslie.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Indentures were originally duplicates, laid together	         and indented by a notched cut or line, or else written	         on the same piece of parchment and separated by a	         notched line so that the two papers or parchments	         corresponded to each other. But indenting has gradually	         become a mere form, and is often neglected, while the	         writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: A contract by which anyone is bound to service.	      [PJC]	Indenture \In*den"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indentured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Indenturing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to	      furrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow.	                                                  --Woty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to	      indenture an apprentice.	      [1913 Webster]	Indenture \In*den"ture\, v. i.	   To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent.	   --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
indentured \indentured\ adj.	   Bound by contract to work for another for a specified period	   of time.	   Syn: apprenticed, articled, bound.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Independence \In`de*pend"ence\, n. [Cf. F. ind['e]pendance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from	      dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by,	      others; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of	      one's own affairs without interference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never	            makes us lose our honesty and our independence.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Declaration of Independence} (Amer. Hist.), the declaration	      of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America,	      on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared	      that these colonies were free and independent States, not	      subject to the government of Great Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	Independence Day \In`de*pend"ence Day\	   In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July,	   commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence	   on that day in 1776.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Independency \In`de*pend"en*cy\, n.	   1. Independence.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Give me," I cried (enough for me),	            "My bread, and independency!"         --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Doctrine and polity of the Independents.	      [1913 Webster]
Independent \In`de*pend"ent\, a. [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf.	   F. ind['e]pendant.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not	      relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly	      independent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dry, but independent crust.         --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent	      property.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious;	      self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence;	      free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective.	      [1913 Webster]	            That obligation in general, under which we conceive	            ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those	            resources which the law provides for its own	            enforcement.                          --R. P. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eccl.) Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the	      doctrines or methods of, the Independents.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to	      value or rate of variation; -- said of quantities or	      functions.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (U. S. Politics) Not bound by party; exercising a free	      choice in voting with either or any party.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Independent company} (Mil.), one not incorporated in any	      regiment.	   {Independent seconds watch}, a stop watch having a second	      hand driven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc.,	      for timing to a fraction of a second.	   {Independent variable}. (Math.) See {Dependent variable},	      under {Dependent}.	   Syn: Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant;	        bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.	        [1913 Webster]	Independent \In`de*pend"ent\, n.	   1. (Eccl.) One who believes that an organized Christian	      church is complete in itself, competent to	      self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical	      authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the	         pl.) to the Congregationalists.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Politics) One who does not acknowledge an obligation to	      support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one	      who exercises liberty in voting.	      [1913 Webster]
Independentism \In`de*pend"ent*ism\, n.	   Independency; the church system of Independents. --Bp.	   Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Independently \In`de*pend"ent*ly\, adv.	   In an independent manner; without control.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeposable \In`de*pos"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being deposed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Princes indeposable by the pope.         --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Indepravate \In*dep"ra*vate\, a. [L. indepravatus.]	   Undepraved. [R.] --Davies (Holy Roode).	   [1913 Webster]
Indeprecable \In*dep"re*ca*ble\, a. [L. indeprecabilis. See	   {In-} not, and {Deprecate}.]	   Incapable or undeserving of being deprecated. --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeprehensible \In*dep`re*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.	   indeprehensibilis. See {In-} not, and {Deprehensible}.]	   Incapable of being found out. --Bp. Morton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeprivable \In`de*priv"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being deprived, or of being taken away.	   [1913 Webster]
Indescribable \In`de*scrib"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being described.	   [1913 Webster]
Indescribably \In`de*scrib"a*bly\, adv.	   In an indescribable manner; to a degree impossible to	   desribe; as, indescribably beautiful.	   [PJC]
Indescriptive \In`de*scrip"tive\, a.	   Not descriptive.	   [1913 Webster]
Indesert \In`de*sert"\, n.	   Ill desert. [R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Indesinent \In*des"i*nent\, a. [L. indesinens. See {In-} not,	   and {Desinent}.]	   Not ceasing; perpetual. [Obs.] --Baxter. --	   {In*des"i*nent*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Indesirable \In`de*sir"a*ble\, a.	   Undesirable.	   [1913 Webster]
Indestructibility \In`de*struc`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   indestructibilit['e].]	   The quality of being indestructible.	   [1913 Webster]
Indestructible \In`de*struc"ti*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   destructible: cf. F. indestructible.]	   Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of being	   destroyed; as, the Russian harvesters had primitive	   electronics, but they were built so sturdily they were almost	   indestructible. -- {In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness}, n. --	   {In`de*struc"ti*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeterminable \In`de*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. [L. indeterminabilis:	   cf. F. ind['e]terminable. See {In-} not, and Determine.]	   Not determinable; impossible to be determined; not to be	   definitely known, ascertained, defined, or limited. --	   {In`de*ter"mi*na*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Indeterminable \In`de*ter"mi*na*ble\, n.	   An indeterminable thing or quantity. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Indeterminate \In`de*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. indeterminatus.]	   Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not	   precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Indeterminate analysis} (Math.), that branch of analysis	      which has for its object the solution of indeterminate	      problems.	   {Indeterminate coefficients} (Math.), coefficients	      arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to	      facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are	      subsequently determined.	   {Indeterminate equation} (Math.), an equation in which the	      unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values,	      or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate	      when it contains more unknown quantities than there are	      equations.	   {Indeterminate inflorescence} (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence	      in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the	      terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the	      stem indefinitely; -- called also {acropetal	      inflorescence}, {botryose inflorescence}, {centripetal	      inflorescence}, and {indefinite inflorescence}. --Gray.	   {Indeterminate problem} (Math.), a problem which admits of an	      infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are	      fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or	      required results.	   {Indeterminate quantity} (Math.), a quantity which has no	      fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with	      any proposed condition.	   {Indeterminate series} (Math.), a series whose terms proceed	      by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also	      with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate	      coefficients. -- {In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly} adv. --	      {In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Indetermination \In`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not +	   determination: cf. ind['e]termination.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lack of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as	      of the mind. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of fixed or stated direction. --Abp. Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]
Indetermined \In`de*ter"mined\, a.	   Undetermined.	   [1913 Webster]
Indevirginate \In`de*vir"gin*ate\, a. [See {In-} not,	   {Devirginate}.]	   Not devirginate. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Indevote \In*de*vote"\, a. [L. indevotus: cf. F. ind['e]vot. Cf.	   {Indevout}.]	   Not devoted. [Obs.] --Bentley. Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Indevotion \In`de*vo"tion\, n. [L. indevotio: cf. F.	   ind['e]votion.]	   Lack of devotion; impiety; irreligion. "An age of	   indevotion." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Indevout \In*de*vout"\, a. [Pref. in- not + devout. Cf.	   {Indevote}.]	   Not devout. -- {In*de*vout"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Indew \In*dew"\, v. t.	   To indue. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Index \In"dex\, n.; pl. E. {Indexes}, L. {Indices}(?). [L.: cf.	   F. index. See {Indicate}, {Diction}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates,	      manifests, or discloses; as, the increasing unemployment	      rate is an index of how much the economy has slowed.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of	            plants.                               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a	      pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of	      a watch, a movable finger or other form of pointer on a	      gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In	      (printing), a sign [[hand]] (called also {fist}) used to	      direct particular attention to a note or paragraph.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and	      the like, in a book, usually giving the page on which a	      particular word or topic may be found; -- usually	      alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the	      volume. Typically found only in non-fiction books.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) The second finger, that next to the pollex	      (thumb), in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; {index	      finger}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) The figure or letter which shows the power or root	      of a quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is	      always {indices}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The ratio, or formula expressing the ratio, of one	      dimension of a thing to another dimension; as, the	      vertical index of the cranium.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. A number providing a measure of some quantity derived by a	      formula, usually a form of averaging, from multiple	      quantities; -- used mostly in economics; as, the index of	      leading indicators; the index of industrial production;	      the consumer price index. See, for example, the {consumer	      price index}.	      [PJC]	   9. (computers) A file containing a table with the addresses	      of data items, arranged for rapid and convenient search	      for the addresses.	      [PJC]	   10. (computers) A number which serves as a label for a data	       item and also represents the address of a data item	       within a table or array.	       [PJC]	   11. (R. C. Ch.), The {Index prohibitorius}, a catalogue of	       books which are forbidden by the church to be read; also	       called {Index of forbidden books} and {Index Librorum	       Prohibitorum}.	       [PJC]	   {Index error}, the error in the reading of a mathematical	      instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in	      complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its	      theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a	      correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal	      to the error of the zero adjustment.	   {Index expurgatorius}. [L.] See {Index prohibitorius}	      (below).	   {Index finger}. See {Index}, 5.	   {Index glass}, the mirror on the index of a quadrant,	      sextant, etc.	   {Index hand}, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other	      registering machine; a hand that points to something.	   {Index of a logarithm} (Math.), the integral part of the	      logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral	      figures in the given number. It is also called the	      {characteristic}.	   {Index of refraction}, or {Refractive index} (Opt.), the	      number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle	      of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus	      the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when	      light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the	      angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of	      refraction.	   {Index plate}, a graduated circular plate, or one with	      circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in	      machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc.	      	   {Index prohibitorius} [L.], or {Prohibitory index} (R. C.	      Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the	      church to be read; the index expurgatorius [L.], or	      expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which	      passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed	      before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are	      published with additions, from time to time, by the	      Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals,	      theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. --Hook.	   {Index rerum} [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook,	      for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Index \In"dex\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Indexing}.]	   1. To provide with an index or table of references; to put	      into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Economics) To adjust (wages, prices, taxes, etc.)	      automatically so as to compensate for changes in prices,	      usually as measured by the {consumer price index} or other	      economic measure. Its purpose is usually to copensate for	      inflation.	      [PJC]	   3. To insert (a word, name, file folder, etc.) into an index	      or into an indexed arrangement; as, to index a contract	      under its date of signing.	      [PJC]
indexation \indexation\ n.	   a system of economic regulation in which wages and interest	   are tied to the cost-of-living index in order to compenaste	   for the effects of inflation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Indexer \In"dex*er\, n.	   One who makes an index.	   [1913 Webster]
Indexical \In*dex"ic*al\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an	   index.	   [1913 Webster]
Indexically \In*dex"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an index.	   [1913 Webster]
Indexterity \In`dex*ter"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + dexterity:	   cf. F. indext['e]rit['e].]	   Lack of dexterity or readiness, especially in the use of the	   hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
India \In"di*a\, n. [See {Indian}.]	   A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and	   Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or	   Hindostan.	   [1913 Webster]	   {India ink}, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from	      China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in	      square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and	      animal glue. Called also {China ink}. The true India ink	      is sepia. See {Sepia}.	   {India matting}, floor matting made in China, India, etc.,	      from grass and reeds; -- also called {Canton matting} or	      {China matting}.	   {India paper}, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not	      glossy surface, used for printing from engravings,	      woodcuts, etc.	   {India proof} (Engraving), a proof impression from an	      engraved plate, taken on India paper.	   {India rubber}. See {Caoutchouc}.	   {India-rubber tree} (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but	      especially the East Indian {Ficus elastica}, often	      cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Indiadem \In*di"a*dem\, v. t.	   To place or set in a diadem, as a gem or gems.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiaman \In"di*a*man\, n.; pl. {Indiamen}.	   A large vessel in the India trade. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus,	   the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu,	   name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus.	   Cf. {Hindu}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies,	      or, sometimes, to the West Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of	      America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian	      meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Indian} bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree ({Persea Indica}).	   {Indian bean} (Bot.), a name of the catalpa.	   {Indian berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Cocculus indicus}.	   {Indian bread}. (Bot.) Same as {Cassava}.	   {Indian club}, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for	      gymnastic exercise.	   {Indian cordage}, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut	      husk.	   {Indian cress} (Bot.), nasturtium. See {Nasturtium}, 2.	   {Indian cucumber} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Medeola}	      ({Medeola Virginica}), a common in woods in the United	      States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers.	   {Indian currant} (Bot.), a plant of the genus	      {Symphoricarpus} ({Symphoricarpus vulgaris}), bearing	      small red berries.	   {Indian dye}, the puccoon.	   {Indian fig}. (Bot.)	      (a) The banyan. See {Banyan}.	      (b) The prickly pear.	   {Indian file}, single file; arrangement of persons in a row	      following one after another, the usual way among Indians	      of traversing woods, especially when on the war path.	   {Indian fire}, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter,	      and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light.	   {Indian grass} (Bot.), a coarse, high grass ({Chrysopogon	      nutans}), common in the southern portions of the United	      States; wood grass. --Gray.	   {Indian hemp}. (Bot.)	      (a) A plant of the genus {Apocynum} ({Apocynum	          cannabinum}), having a milky juice, and a tough,	          fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in	          medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in	          properties.	      (b) The variety of common hemp ({Cannabis Indica}), from	          which hasheesh is obtained.	   {Indian mallow} (Bot.), the velvet leaf ({Abutilon	      Avicenn[ae]}). See {Abutilon}.	   {Indian meal}, ground corn or maize. [U.S.]	   {Indian millet} (Bot.), a tall annual grass ({Sorghum	      vulgare}), having many varieties, among which are broom	      corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It	      is called also {Guinea corn}. See {Durra}.	   {Indian ox} (Zool.), the zebu.	   {Indian paint}. See {Bloodroot}.	   {Indian paper}. See {India paper}, under {India}.	   {Indian physic} (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus	      {Gillenia} ({Gillenia trifoliata}, and {Gillenia	      stipulacea}), common in the United States, the roots of	      which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; -- called	      also {American ipecac}, and {bowman's root}. --Gray.	   {Indian pink}. (Bot.)	      (a) The Cypress vine ({Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit}); -- so called	          in the West Indies.	      (b) See {China pink}, under {China}.	   {Indian pipe} (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb ({Monotropa	      uniflora}), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having	      scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole	      plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying.	   {Indian plantain} (Bot.), a name given to several species of	      the genus {Cacalia}, tall herbs with composite white	      flowers, common through the United States in rich woods.	      --Gray.	   {Indian poke} (Bot.), a plant usually known as the {white	      hellebore} ({Veratrum viride}).	   {Indian pudding}, a pudding of which the chief ingredients	      are Indian meal, milk, and molasses.	   {Indian purple}.	      (a) A dull purple color.	      (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and	          black.	   {Indian red}.	      (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate	          of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the	          Persian Gulf. Called also {Persian red}.	      (b) See {Almagra}.	   {Indian rice} (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See {Rice}.	   {Indian shot} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Canna} ({Canna	      Indica}). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot.	      See {Canna}.	   {Indian summer}, in the United States, a period of warm and	      pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under	      {Summer}.	   {Indian tobacco} (Bot.), a species of {Lobelia}. See	      {Lobelia}.	   {Indian turnip} (Bot.), an American plant of the genus	      {Aris[ae]ma}. {Aris[ae]ma triphyllum} has a wrinkled	      farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a	      very acrid juice. See {Jack in the Pulpit}, and	      {Wake-robin}.	   {Indian wheat}, maize or Indian corn.	   {Indian yellow}.	      (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but	          less pure than cadmium.	      (b) See {Euxanthin}.	          [1913 Webster]	Indian \In"di*an\ (?; 277), n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of India.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; -- so called	      originally from the supposed identity of America with	      India.	      [1913 Webster]
Indianan \Indianan\ n.	   a resident of Indiana.	   Syn: Hoosier.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Indian corn \Indian corn\ (Bot.),	   A cereal plant of the genus {Zea} ({Zea Mays}), also simply	   called {corn}, used widely as a food; the maize, a native	   plant of America; more specifically: a primitive variety of	   {Zea Mays} having variegated kernels on each cob, in	   distinction from the more commonly used {yellow corn}; it is	   often used as decoration at Thanksgiving time. See {Corn},	   and {Maize}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In modern American usage, the word corn when unmodified	         usually refers to yellow corn, and Indian corn refers	         to the variegated variety.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Indianeer \In`di*an*eer"\, n. (Naut.)	   An Indiaman.	   [1913 Webster]
India rubber \In"di*a rub"ber\	   See {Caoutchouc}.	   [1913 Webster]	India steel \In"di*a steel\	   Same as {Wootz}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Indical \In"dic*al\, a. [From L. index, indicis, an index.]	   Indexical. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Indican \In"di*can\, n. [See {Indigo}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.) A glucoside ({C14H17NO6}) obtained from woad	      (indigo plant, {Isatis Tinctoria}) and other plants (see	      {indigo}), as a yellow or light brown sirup. When purified	      it is obtained as spear-shaped crystals. It has a nauseous	      bitter taste. By the action of acids, enzymes, etc., it	      breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of	      natural indigo. Chemically it is the 3-glucoside of	      indole, H-indol-3-yl-[beta]-D-glucopyranoside.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Physiol. Chem.) An indigo-forming substance, found in	      urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red	      and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it	      is indoxyl sulphate of potash, {C8H6NSO4K}, and is derived	      from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also	      {uroxanthin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Indicant \In"di*cant\, a. [L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See	   {Indicate}.]	   Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.	   [1913 Webster]	Indicant \In"di*cant\, n.	   That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the	   remedy for a disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicate \In"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indicated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Indicating}.] [L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to	   indicate; pref. in- in + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere	   to say. See {Diction}, and cf. {Indict}, {Indite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to	      show; to make known.	      [1913 Webster]	            That turns and turns to indicate	            From what point blows the weather.    --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the	      proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength	      indicates the use of stimulants. Opposite of	      {contraindicate}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Mach.) To investigate the condition or power of, as of	      steam engine, by means of an indicator.	   Syn: To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence;	        evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit;	        present; reveal; disclose; display.	        [1913 Webster]
Indicated \In"di*ca`ted\, a.	   Shown; denoted; registered; measured.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Indicated power}. See {Indicated horse power}, under {Horse	      power}.	      [1913 Webster]
Indication \In`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. indicatio: cf. F.	   indication.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Act of pointing out or indicating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token;	      sign; symptom; evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The frequent stops they make in the most convenient	            places are plain indications of their weariness.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Discovery made; information. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which	      serves to direct to suitable remedies. Opposite of	      {contraindication}.	   Syn: Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark; evidence;	        signal.	        [1913 Webster]
Indicative \In*dic"a*tive\, a. [L. indicativus: cf. F.	   indicatif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or	      knowledge of something not visible or obvious.	      [1913 Webster]	            That truth is productive of utility, and utility	            indicative of truth, may be thus proved. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) Suggestive; representing the whole by a part,	      as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 arrived?	      [1913 Webster]	Indicative \In*dic"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   The indicative mood.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicatively \In*dic"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an indicative manner; in a way to show or signify.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicator \In"di*ca`tor\ ([i^]n"d[i^]*k[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.: cf.	   F. indicateur.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare	      indicator in a street car.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam	      boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the working	      of a machine or moving part; as:	      (a) (Steam Engine) An instrument which draws a diagram	          showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an	          engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It	          consists of a small cylinder communicating with the	          engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the	          varying pressure drives upward more or less against	          the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to	          a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped	          around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth	          by a string connected with the piston rod of the	          engine. See {Indicator card} (below).	      (b) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show,	          at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft	          of a mine, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) The part of an instrument by which an effect is	      indicated, as an index or pointer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus {Indicator} and allied	      genera. See {Honey guide}, under {Honey}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) That which indicates the condition of acidity,	      alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a	      standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance,	      or change of color, as in titration or volumetric	      analysis.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common indicators are litmus, trop[ae]olin, phenol	         phthalein, potassic permanganate, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Indicator card}, the figure drawn by an engine indicator, by	      means of which the working of the engine can be	      investigated and its power calculated. The Illustration	      shows one form of indicator card, from a steam engine,	      together with scales by which the pressure of the steam	      above or below that of the atmosphere, corresponding to	      any position of the engine piston in its stroke, can be	      measured. Called also {indicator diagram}.	   {Indicator telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are	      the deflections of a magnetic needle, as in the	      trans-Atlantic system.	      [1913 Webster]
Indicatory \In"di*ca*to*ry\ (?; 277), a.	   Serving to show or make known; showing; indicative;	   signifying; implying.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicatrix \In`di*ca"trix\, n. [NL.] (Geom. of Three Dimensions)	   A certain conic section supposed to be drawn in the tangent	   plane to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of	   curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve	   is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel	   to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an	   ellipse when the curvature is synclastic, and an hyperbola	   when the curvature is anticlastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicavit \In`di*ca"vit\, n. [L., he has indicated.] (Eng. Law)	   A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual	   court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the	   common-law courts. --Wharton (Law Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]
Indice \In"dice\, n. [F. indice indication, index. See {Index}.]	   Index; indication. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indices \In"di*ces\, n. pl.	   See {Index}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicia \In*di"ci*a\, n. pl. [L., pl. of indicium, fr. index an	   index.] (Law)	   Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications;	   appearances. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicible \In*dic"i*ble\, a. [F.]	   Unspeakable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indicolite \In*dic"o*lite\, n. [L. indicum indigo + -lite: cf.	   F. indicolithe.] (Min.)	   A variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.	   [1913 Webster]
Indict \In*dict"\ ([i^]n*d[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Indicted} ([i^]n*d[imac]t"[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Indicting}.] [OE. enditen. See {Indite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appoint publicly or by authority; to proclaim or	      announce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am told shall have no Lent indicted this year.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the	      finding or presentment of a grand jury; to bring an	      indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson. It is	      the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is	      of a house of representatives to {impeach}.	      [1913 Webster]
Indictable \In*dict"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to	   indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.	   [1913 Webster]
Indictee \In`dict*ee"\, n. (Law)	   A person indicted.	   [1913 Webster]
Indicter \In*dict"er\, n.	   One who indicts.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiction \In*dic"tion\, n. [L. indictio: cf. F. indiction. See	   {Indict}, {Indite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment.	      [Obs.] "Indiction of a war." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the	            indiction of, synods of bishops.      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cycle of fifteen years.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This mode of reckoning time is said to have been	         introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with	         the payment of tribute. It was adopted at various times	         by the Greek emperors of Constantinople, the popes, and	         the parliaments of France. Through the influence of the	         popes, it was extensively used in the ecclesiastical	         chronology of the Middle Ages. The number of indictions	         was reckoned at first from 312 a. d., but since the	         twelfth century it has been reckoned from the birth of	         Christ. The papal indiction is the only one ever used	         at the present day. To find the indiction and year of	         the indiction by the first method, subtract 312 from	         the given year a. d., and divide by 15; by the second	         method, add 3 to the given year a. d., and the divide	         by 15. In either case, the quotient is the number of	         the current indiction, and the remainder the year of	         the indiction. See {Cycle of indiction}, under {Cycle}.	         [1913 Webster]
Indictive \In*dic"tive\, a. [L. indictivus. See {Indict}.]	   Proclaimed; declared; public. --Kennet.	   [1913 Webster]
Indictment \In*dict"ment\, n. [Cf. {Inditement}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the	      prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand	      jury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand	         jury is essential, while an information rests only on	         presentation by the prosecuting authority.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of indictment}. See under {Bill}.	      [1913 Webster]
Indictor \In*dict"or\, n. (Law)	   One who indicts. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Indies \In"dies\, n. pl.	   A name designating the East Indies, also the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our king has all the Indies in his arms. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Indifference \In*dif"fer*ence\, n. [L. indifferentia similarity,	   lack of difference: cf. F. indiff['e]rence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a	      difference; lack of sufficient importance to constitute a	      difference; absence of weight; insignificance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Passableness; mediocrity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or	      bias.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . is far from such indifference and equity as	            ought and must be in judges which he saith I assign.	                                                  --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is	      presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire	      indifference to all that occurs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indifference can not but be criminal, when it is	            conversant about objects which are so far from being	            of an indifferent nature, that they are highest	            importance.                           --Addison.	   Syn: Carelessness; negligence; unconcern; apathy;	        insensibility; coldness; lukewarmness.	        [1913 Webster]
Indifferency \In*dif"fer*en*cy\, n.	   Absence of interest in, or influence from, anything;	   unconcernedness; equilibrium; indifferentism; indifference.	   --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         To give ourselves to a detestable indifferency or	         neutrality in this cause.                --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moral liberty . . . does not, after all, consist in a	         power of indifferency, or in a power of choosing	         without regard to motives.               --Hazlitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Indifferent \In*dif"fer*ent\, a. [F. indiff['e]rent, L.	   indifferens. See {In-} not, and {Different}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not making a difference; having no influence or	      preponderating weight; involving no preference, concern,	      or attention; of no account; without significance or	      importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dangers are to me indifferent.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Everything in the world is indifferent but sin.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were	            odious in the clergyman's sight.      --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state	      or quality; passable; mediocre.	      [1913 Webster]	            The staterooms are in indifferent order. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to	      another; neutral; impartial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting	      anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless;	      as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the	            civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter,	            or an indifferent spectator of the contending	            parties, should be condemned to perpetual	            banishment.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased;	      disinterested.	      [1913 Webster]	            In choice of committees for ripening business for	            the counsel, it is better to choose indifferent	            persons than to make an indifferency by putting in	            those that are strong on both sides.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Indifferent tissue} (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic,	      undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into	      connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	Indifferent \In*dif"fer*ent\, adv.	   To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] "News	   indifferent good." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Indifferentism \In*dif"fer*ent*ism\, n. [Cf. F.	   indiff['e]rentisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. State of indifference; lack of interest or earnestness;	      especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or	      false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism.	      [1913 Webster]	            The indifferentism which equalizes all religions and	            gives equal rights to truth and error. --Cardinal	                                                  Manning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) Same as {Identism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any	      particular creed, provided the morals be right and good.	      --Gregory XVI.	      [1913 Webster]
Indifferentist \In*dif"fer*ent*ist\, n.	   One governed by indifferentism.	   [1913 Webster]
Indifferently \In*dif"fer*ent*ly\, adv.	   In an indifferent manner; without distinction or preference;	   impartially; without concern, wish, affection, or aversion;	   tolerably; passably.	   [1913 Webster]	         That they may truly and indifferently minister justice,	         to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the	         maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. --Book of	                                                  Com. Prayer	                                                  [Eng. Ed.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Set honor in one eye and death i' the other,	         And I will look on both indifferently.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I hope it may indifferently entertain your lordship at	         an unbending hour.                       --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Indifulvin \In`di*ful"vin\, n. [Indican + L. fulvus reddish	   yellow.] (Chem.)	   A reddish resinous substance, obtained from indican.	   [1913 Webster]
Indifuscin \In`di*fus"cin\, n. [Indican + L. fuscus dusky.]	   (Chem.)	   A brown amorphous powder, obtained from indican.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigeen \In"di*geen\, n.	   Same as {Indigene}. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigence \In"di*gence\, n. [L. indigentia: cf. F. indigence.	   See {Indigent}.]	   The condition of being indigent; lack of estate, or means of	   comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless	   indigence. --Cowper.	   Syn: Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need; privation;	        lack. See {Poverty}.	        [1913 Webster]
Indigency \In"di*gen*cy\, n.	   Indigence.	   [1913 Webster]	         New indigencies founded upon new desires. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigene \In"di*gene\, n. [L. indigena: cf. F. indig[`e]ne. See	   {Indigenous}.]	   One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an	   autochthon. --Evelyn. Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigenous \In*dig"e*nous\, a. [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL.	   indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See	   {In}, and {Gender}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a	      country or climate; not exotic; not imported.	      [1913 Webster]	            Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not	            indigenous or proper natives of America. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap.	                                                  --Lion Playas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Native; inherent; innate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human	            mind.                                 --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Indigent \In"di*gent\, a. [L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of	   indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L.	   egere to be needy, to need.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; -- used with of. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence;	      needy; poor; in want; necessitous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charity consists in relieving the indigent.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Indigently \In"di*gent*ly\, adv.	   In an indigent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigest \In`di*gest"\, a. [L. indigestus unarranged. See	   {Indigested}.]	   Crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested. [Obs.] "A chaos	   rude and indigest." --W. Browne. "Monsters and things	   indigest." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Indigest \In`di*gest"\, n.	   Something indigested. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigested \In`di*gest"ed\, a. [Pref. in- not + digested.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not digested; undigested. "Indigested food." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not	      methodical; crude; as, an indigested array of facts.	      [1913 Webster]	            In hot reformations . . . the whole is generally	            crude, harsh, and indigested.         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            This, like an indigested meteor, appeared and	            disappeared almost at the same time.  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.)	      (a) Not in a state suitable for healing; -- said of	          wounds.	      (b) Not ripened or suppurated; -- said of an abscess or	          its contents.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.	      [1913 Webster]
Indigestedness \In`di*gest"ed*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being undigested; crudeness. --Bp.	   Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigestibility \In*di*gest`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being indigestible; indigestibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigestible \In`di*gest"i*ble\, a. [L. indigestibilis: cf. F.	   indigestible. See {In-} not, and {Digest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive	      juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for	      absorption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not digestible in the mind; distressful; intolerable; as,	      an indigestible simile. --T. Warton. --	      {In`di*gest"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`di*gest"i*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
indigestibleness \indigestibleness\ n.	   the property of being difficult to digest.	   Syn: indigestibility.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Indigestion \In`di*ges"tion\ (?; 106), n. [L. indigestio: cf. F.	   indigestion. See {In-} not, and {Digest}.]	   Discomfort due to a lack of proper digestive action; a	   failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in	   the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult	   digestion.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigitate \In*dig"i*tate\, v. i. [Pref. in- in + L. digitus	   finger.]	   To communicate ideas by the fingers; to show or compute by	   the fingers. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Indigitate \In*dig"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indigitated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Indigitating}.]	   To point out with the finger; to indicate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand	         indigitates six hundred.                 --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigitation \In*dig`i*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of pointing out as with the finger; indication.	   [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiglucin \In`di*glu"cin\, n. [Indican + glucin.] (Chem.)	   The variety of sugar (glucose) obtained from the glucoside	   indican. It is unfermentable, but reduces Fehling's solution.	   [1913 Webster]
Indign \In*dign"\, a. [L. indignus; pref. in- not + dignus	   worthy: cf. F. indigne. See {Dignity}.]	   Unworthy; undeserving; disgraceful; degrading. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Counts it scorn to draw	         Comfort indign from any meaner thing.    --Trench.	   Indignance
Indignance \In*dig"nance\, Indignancy \In*dig"nan*cy\, n.	   Indignation. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Indignant \In*dig"nant\, a. [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of	   indignari to be indignant, disdain. See {Indign}.]	   Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate;	   feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or	   unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading	   accusation.	   [1913 Webster]	         He strides indignant, and with haughty cries	         To single fight the fairy prince defies. --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]
Indignantly \In*dig"nant*ly\, adv.	   In an indignant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Indignation \In`dig*na"tion\, n. [F. indignation, L. indignatio.	   See {Indign}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or	      disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or	      abhorrence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indignation expresses a strong and elevated	            disapprobation of mind, which is also inspired by	            something flagitious in the conduct of another.	                                                  --Cogan.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he	            stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of	            indignation against Mordecai.         --Esther v. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The effect of anger; punishment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hide thyself . . . until the indignation be	            overpast.                             --Is. xxvi.	                                                  20.	   Syn: Anger; ire wrath; fury; rage. See {Anger}.	        [1913 Webster]
Indignify \In*dig"ni*fy\, v. t. [L. indignus unworthy + -fy.]	   To treat disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Indignity \In*dig"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Indignities}. [L. indignitas:	   cf. F. indignit['e]. See {Indign}.]	   Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him;	   an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous	   treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with	   insult.	   [1913 Webster]	         How might a prince of my great hopes forget	         So great indignities you laid upon me?   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A person of so great place and worth constrained to	         endure so foul indignities.              --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Indignly \In*dign"ly\, adv.	   Unworthily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indigo \In"di*go\, n.; pl. {Indigoes}. [F. indigo, Sp. indigo,	   indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See {Indian}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants	      belonging to very different genera and orders, such as,	      the woad, {Isatis tinctoria} (family {Cruciferae}),	      {Indigofera suffroticosa}, {Indigofera tinctoria} (family	      {Leguminosae}), {Indigofera Anil}, {Nereum tinctorium},	      {Polygonum tinctorium} Ait. (family {Polygonaceae}), etc.;	      called also {natural indigo}. It is a dark blue earthy	      substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet	      luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as	      such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside	      {indican}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring	         principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other	         dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various	         impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents,	         with the exception of strong sulphuric acid.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Chinese indigo} (Bot.), {Isatis indigotica}, a kind of woad.	      	   {Wild indigo} (Bot.), the American herb {Baptisia tinctoria}	      which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other	      species of the same genus.	      [1913 Webster]	Indigo \In"di*go\, a.	   Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Indigo berry} (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub	      {Randia aculeata}, used as a blue dye.	   {Indigo bird} (Zool.), a small North American finch	      ({Cyanospiza cyanea}). The male is indigo blue in color.	      Called also {indigo bunting}.	   {Indigo blue}.	   (a) The essential coloring material of commercial indigo,	       from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder,	       with a reddish luster, {C16H10N2O2}, which may be	       crystallized by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made	       from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial	       isatine; and these methods are of great commercial	       importance. Called also {indigotin}.	   (b) A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce.	   {Indigo brown} (Chem.), a brown resinous substance found in	      crude indigo.	   {Indigo copper} (Min.), covellite.	   {Indigo green}, a green obtained from indigo.	   {Indigo plant} (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species	      (genus {Indigofera}), from which indigo is prepared. The	      different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and	      America. Several species are cultivated, of which the most	      important are the {Indigofera tinctoria}, or {common	      indigo plant}, the {Indigofera Anil}, a larger species,	      and the {Indigofera disperma}.	   {Indigo purple}, a purple obtained from indigo.	   {Indigo red}, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained	      from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder.	   {Indigo snake} (Zool.), the gopher snake.	   {Indigo white}, a white crystalline powder obtained by	      reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily	      changed back to it; -- called also {indigogen}.	   {Indigo yellow}, a substance obtained from indigo.	      [1913 Webster]
Indigofera \In`di*gof"e*ra\, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre	   to bear.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous plants (family {Leguminosae}) having	   many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them	   yielding indigo, esp. {Indigofera tinctoria}, {Indigofera	   suffroticosa}, and {Indigofera Anil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigogen \In"di*go*gen\, n. [Indigo + -gen.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.) See {Indigo white}, under {Indigo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. Chem.) Same as {Indican}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Indigometer \In`di*gom"e*ter\, n. [Indigo + -meter.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the strength of an indigo	   solution, as in volumetric analysis. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigometry \In`di*gom"e*try\, n.	   The art or method of determining the coloring power of	   indigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigotic \In`di*got"ic\, a. [Cf. F. indigotique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid,	   which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigotin \In"di*go*tin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Indigo blue}, under {Indigo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indigrubin \In`dig*ru"bin\, n. [Indigo + L. ruber red.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Same as {Urrhodin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indihumin \In`di*hu"min\, n. [Indican + humin.] (Chem.)	   A brown amorphous substance resembling humin, and obtained	   from indican.	   [1913 Webster]
Indilatory \In*dil"a*to*ry\, a.	   Not dilatory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indiligence \In*dil"i*gence\, n. [L. indiligentia: cf. F.	   indiligence.]	   Lack of diligence. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiligent \In*dil"i*gent\, a. [L. indiligens: cf. F.	   indiligent. See {Diligent}.]	   Not diligent; idle; slothful. [Obs.] --Feltham. --	   {In*dil"i*gent*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indiminishable \In`di*min"ish*a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being diminished. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indin \In"din\, n. [From {Indigo}.] (Chem.)	   A dark red crystalline substance, isomeric with and	   resembling indigo blue, and obtained from isatide and	   dioxindol.	   [1913 Webster]
Indirect \In`di*rect"\, a. [Pref. in- not + direct: cf. F.	   indirect.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not direct; not straight or rectilinear; deviating from a	      direct line or course; circuitous; as, an indirect road.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not tending to an aim, purpose, or result by the plainest	      course, or by obvious means, but obliquely or	      consequentially; by remote means; as, an indirect	      accusation, attack, answer, or proposal.	      [1913 Webster]	            By what bypaths and indirect, crooked ways	            I met this crown.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not straightforward or upright; unfair; dishonest; tending	      to mislead or deceive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indirect dealing will be discovered one time or	            other.                                --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not resulting directly from an act or cause, but more or	      less remotely connected with or growing out of it; as,	      indirect results, damages, or claims.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic & Math.) Not reaching the end aimed at by the most	      plain and direct method; as, an indirect proof,	      demonstration, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Indirect claims}, claims for remote or consequential damage.	      Such claims were presented to and thrown out by the	      commissioners who arbitrated the damage inflicted on the	      United States by the Confederate States cruisers built and	      supplied by Great Britain.	   {Indirect demonstration}, a mode of demonstration in which	      proof is given by showing that any other supposition	      involves an absurdity (reductio ad absurdum), or an	      impossibility; thus, one quantity may be proved equal to	      another by showing that it can be neither greater nor	      less.	   {Indirect discourse}. (Gram.) See {Direct discourse}, under	      {Direct}.	   {Indirect evidence}, evidence or testimony which is	      circumstantial or inferential, but without witness; --	      opposed to {direct evidence}.	   {Indirect tax}, a tax, such as customs, excises, etc.,	      exacted directly from the merchant, but paid indirectly by	      the consumer in the higher price demanded for the articles	      of merchandise.	      [1913 Webster]
Indirected \In`di*rect"ed\, a.	   Not directed; aimless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indirection \In`di*rec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. indirection.]	   Oblique course or means; dishonest practices; indirectness.	   "By indirections find directions out." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Indirectly \In`di*rect"ly\, adv.	   In an direct manner; not in a straight line or course; not in	   express terms; obliquely; not by direct means; hence,	   unfairly; wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]	         To tax it indirectly by taxing their expense. --A.	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your crown and kingdom indirectly held.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Indirectness \In`di*rect"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being indirect; obliquity;	      deviousness; crookedness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deviation from an upright or straightforward course;	      unfairness; dishonesty. --W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]
Indiretin \In`di*re"tin\, n. [Indian + Gr. ? resin.] (Chem.)	   A dark brown resinous substance obtained from indican.	   [1913 Webster]
Indirubin \In`di*ru"bin\, n. [Indigo + L. ruber red.] (Chem.)	   A substance isomeric with, and resembling, indigo blue, and	   accompanying it as a side product, in its artificial	   production.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscernible \In`dis*cern"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   discernible: cf. F. indiscernable.]	   Not to be discerned; imperceptible; not discoverable or	   visible.	   [1913 Webster]	         Secret and indiscernible ways.           --Jer. Taylor.	   -- {In`dis*cern"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`dis*cern"i*bly}, adv.	   Indiscerpibility
Indiscerpibility \In`dis*cerp`i*bil"i*ty\, Indiscerptibility
\In`dis*cerp`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being indiscerpible. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	   More. Indiscerpible
Indiscerpible \In`dis*cerp"i*ble\, Indiscerptible
\In`dis*cerp"ti*ble\, a.	   Not discerpible; inseparable. [Obs.] --Bp. Butler. --	   {In`dis*cerp"i*ble*ness}, n., {In`dis*cerp"ti*ble*ness}, n.	   [Obs.] -- {In`dis*cerp"ti*bly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indisciplinable \In*dis"ci*plin*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   disciplinable: cf. F. indisciplinable.]	   Not disciplinable; undisciplinable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscipline \In*dis"ci*pline\, n. [L. indisplina: cf. F.	   indiscipline. See {In-} not, and {Discipline}.]	   Lack of discipline or instruction. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscoverable \In`dis*cov"er*a*ble\, a.	   Not discoverable; undiscoverable. --J. Conybeare.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscovery \In`dis*cov"er*y\, n.	   Lack of discovery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscreet \In`dis*creet"\, a. [OE. indiscret, F. indiscret, fr.	   L. indiscretus unseparated, indiscreet. See {In-} not, and	   {Discreet}, and cf. {Indiscrete}.]	   Not discreet; wanting in discretion.	   [1913 Webster]	         So drunken, and so indiscreet an officer. --Shak.	   Syn: Imprudent; injudicious; inconsiderate; rash; hasty;	        incautious; heedless; undiscerning; foolish. --	        {In`dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- {In`dis*creet"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Indiscrete \In`dis*crete"\, a. [L. indiscretus unseparated. See	   {Indiscreet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Indiscreet. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not discrete or separated; compact; homogenous.	      [1913 Webster]	            An indiscrete mass of confused matter. --Pownall.	      [1913 Webster]
Indiscretion \In`dis*cre"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + discretion:	   cf. F. indiscr['e]tion.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being indiscreet; lack of	      discretion; imprudence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indiscreet act; indiscreet behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Past indiscretion is a venial crime.  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Indiscriminate \In`dis*crim"i*nate\, a.	   Not discriminate; wanting discrimination; undistinguishing;	   not making any distinction; confused; promiscuous. "Blind or	   indiscriminate forgiveness." --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The indiscriminate defense of right and wrong.	                                                  --Junius.	   -- {In`dis*crim"i*nate*ly}, adv. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscriminating \In`dis*crim"i*na`ting\, a.	   Not discriminating. -- {In`dis*crim"i*na`ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscrimination \In`dis*crim`i*na"tion\, n.	   Lack of discrimination or distinction; impartiality.	   --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscriminative \In`dis*crim"i*na*tive\, a.	   Making no distinction; not discriminating.	   [1913 Webster]
Indiscussed \In`dis*cussed"\, a. [Pref. in- not + discuss: cf.	   L. indiscussus.]	   Not discussed. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Indispensability \In`dis*pen`sa*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   indispensabilit['e].]	   Indispensableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Indispensable \In`dis*pen"sa*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   dispensable: cf. F. indispensable.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not dispensable; impossible to be omitted, remitted, or	      spared; absolutely necessary or requisite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Not admitting dispensation; not subject to release	      or exemption. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The law was moral and indispensable.  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Indispensableness \In`dis*pen"sa*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being indispensable, or absolutely	   necessary. --S. Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Indispensably \In`dis*pen"sa*bly\, adv.	   In an indispensable manner. "Indispensably necessary." --Bp.	   Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indispersed \In`dis*persed"\, a.	   Not dispersed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indispose \In`dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indisposed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Indisposing}.] [OE. indispos indisposed,	   feeble, or F. indispos['e] indisposed. See {In-} not, and	   {Dispose}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It made him rather indisposed than sick. --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love	      of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride	      and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king was sufficiently indisposed towards the	            persons, or the principles, of Calvin's disciples.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Indisposedness \In`dis*pos"ed*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being indisposed. [R.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Indisposition \In*dis`po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. indisposition.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being indisposed; disinclination; as, the	      indisposition of two substances to combine.	      [1913 Webster]	            A general indisposition towards believing.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slight disorder or illness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rather as an indisposition in health than as any set	            sickness.                             --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]
Indisputability \In*dis`pu*ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   indisputabilit['e].]	   Indisputableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Indisputable \In*dis"pu*ta*ble\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- not +	   disputable: cf. F. indisputable.]	   Not disputable; incontrovertible; too evident to admit of	   dispute.	   Syn: Incontestable; unquestionable; incontrovertible;	        undeniable; irrefragable; certain; positive; undoubted;	        sure; infallible. -- {In*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness}, n. --	        {In*dis"pu*ta*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Indisputed \In`dis*put"ed\, a.	   Undisputed.	   [1913 Webster]
Indissipable \In*dis"si*pa*ble\, a.	   Incapable o? being dissipated.	   [1913 Webster]
Indissolubility \In*dis`so*lu*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   indissolubilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being indissoluble.	   [1913 Webster]
Indissoluble \In*dis"so*lu*ble\, a. [L. indissolubilis: cf. F.	   indissoluble. See {In-} not, and {Dissoluble}, and cf.	   {Indissolvable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not dissoluble; not capable of being dissolved, melted, or	      liquefied; insoluble; as, few substances are indissoluble	      by heat, but many are indissoluble in water. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being rightfully broken or dissolved;	      perpetually binding or obligatory; firm; stable, as, an	      indissoluble league or covenant.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the which my duties	            Are with a most indissoluble tie	            Forever knit.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Indissolubleness \In*dis"so*lu*ble*ness\, n.	   Indissolubility. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Indissolubly \In*dis"so*lu*bly\, adv.	   In an indissoluble manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         On they move, indissolubly firm.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indissolvable \In`dis*solv"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   dissolvable. Cf. {Indissoluble}.]	   Not dissolvable; incapable of being dissolved or separated;	   incapable of separation; perpetually firm and binding;	   indissoluble; as, an indissolvable bond of union. --Bp.	   Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indissolvableness \In`dis*solv"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Indissolubleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistancy \In*dis"tan*cy\, n.	   Lack of distance or separation; nearness. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinct \In`dis*tinct"\ ([i^]n`d[i^]s*t[i^][ng]kt"), a. [L.	   indistinctus: cf. F. indistinct. See {In-} not, and	   {Distinct}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a	      manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct	      parts of a substance. "Indistinct as water is in water."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite;	      confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an	      indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we come to parts too small four our senses, our	            ideas of these little bodies become obscure and	            indistinct.                           --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their views, indeed, are indistinct and dim.	                                                  --Cowper.	   Syn: Undefined; indistinguishable; obscure; indefinite;	        vague; ambiguous; uncertain; confused.	        [1913 Webster]
Indistinctible \In`dis*tinc"ti*ble\	   ([i^]n`d[i^]s*t[i^][ng]k"t[i^]*b'l), a.	   Indistinguishable. [Obs.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinction \In`dis*tinc"tion\	   ([i^]n`d[i^]s*t[i^][ng]k"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. indistinction.]	   Lack of distinction or distinguishableness; confusion;	   uncertainty; indiscrimination.	   [1913 Webster]	         The indistinction of many of the same name . . . hath	         made some doubt.                         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         An indistinction of all persons, or equality of all	         orders, is far from being agreeable to the will of God.	                                                  --Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinctive \In`dis*tinc"tive\	   ([i^]n`d[i^]s*t[i^][ng]k"t[i^]v), a.	   Having nothing distinctive; common. --	   {In`dis*tinc"tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinctly \In`dis*tinct"ly\ ([i^]n`d[i^]s*t[i^][ng]kt"l[y^]),	   adv.	   In an indistinct manner; not clearly; confusedly; dimly; as,	   certain ideas are indistinctly comprehended.	   [1913 Webster]	         In its sides it was bounded distinctly, but on its ends	         confusedly and indistinctly.             --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinctness \In`dis*tinct"ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being indistinct; lack of	   definiteness; dimness; confusion; as, the indistinctness of a	   picture, or of comprehension; indistinctness of vision.	   [1913 Webster]
indistinguishability \in`dis*tin`guish*a*bil"i*ty\ n.	   smilarity too close to be distinguished; exact sameness.	   Syn: identity, identicalness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Indistinguishable \In`dis*tin"guish*a*ble\	   ([i^]n`d[i^]s*t[i^][ng]"gw[i^]sh*[.a]*b'l), a.	   Not distinguishable; not capable of being perceived, known,	   or discriminated as separate and distinct; hence, not capable	   of being perceived or known; as, in the distance the flagship	   was indisguishable; the two copies were indisguishable in	   form or color; the difference between them was	   indisguishable.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinguishably \In`dis*tin"guish*a*bly\, adv.	   In a indistinguishable manner. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinguished \In`dis*tin"guished\, a.	   Indistinct. [R.] "That indistinguished mass." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Indistinguishing \In`dis*tin"guish*ing\, a.	   Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as,	   indistinguishing liberalities. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indisturbance \In`dis*turb"ance\, n.	   Freedom from disturbance; calmness; repose; apathy;	   indifference.	   [1913 Webster]
Inditch \In*ditch"\, v. t.	   To bury in, or cast into, a ditch. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Indite \In*dite"\ ([i^]n*d[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Indited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inditing}.] [OE. enditen to	   indite, indict, OF. enditer to indicate, show, dictate,	   write, inform, and endicter to accuse; both fr. LL. indictare	   to show, to accuse, fr. L. indicere to proclaim, announce;	   pref. in- in + dicere to say. The word was influenced also by	   L. indicare to indicate, and by dictare to dictate. See	   {Diction}, and cf. {Indict}, {Indicate}, {Dictate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to	      prompt.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart is inditing a good matter.   --Ps. xlv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could a common grief have indited such expressions?	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To invite or ask. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She will indite him to some supper.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To indict; to accuse; to censure. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Indite \In*dite"\, v. i.	   To compose; to write, as a poem.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wounded I sing, tormented I indite.      --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Inditement \In*dite"ment\, n. [Cf. {Indictment}.]	   The act of inditing. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Inditer \In*dit"er\, n.	   One who indites. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Indium \In"di*um\, n. [NL. See {Indigo}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element, of atomic number 49, discovered in	   certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum	   of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it	   resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and	   easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles	   aluminium or gallium (valence +3). Symbol In. Atomic weight,	   114.82.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Indivertible \In`di*vert"i*ble\ ([i^]n`d[i^]*v[~e]rt"[i^]*b'l),	   a.	   Not to be diverted or turned aside. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Individable \In`di*vid"a*ble\, a.	   Indivisible. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Individed \In`di*vid"ed\, a.	   Undivided. [R.] --Bp. Patrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Individual \In`di*vid"u*al\ (?; 135), a. [L. individuus	   indivisible; pref. in- not + dividuus divisible, fr. dividere	   to divide: cf. F. individuel. See {Divide}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not divided, or not to be divided; existing as one entity,	      or distinct being or object; single; one; as, an	      individual man, animal, or city.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mind has a being of its own, distinct from that of	            all other things, and is pure, unmingled, individual	            substance.                            --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	            United as one individual soul.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to one only; peculiar to, or	      characteristic of, a single person or thing; distinctive;	      as, individual traits of character; individual exertions;	      individual peculiarities.	      [1913 Webster]	Individual \In`di*vid"u*al\, n.	   1. A single person, animal, or thing of any kind; a thing or	      being incapable of separation or division, without losing	      its identity; especially, a human being; a person.	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            An object which is in the strict and primary sense	            one, and can not be logically divided, is called an	            individual.                           --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	            That individuals die, his will ordains. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) An independent, or partially independent, zooid of a	          compound animal.	      (b) The product of a single egg, whether it remains a	          single animal or becomes compound by budding or	          fission.	          [1913 Webster]
individualise \individualise\ v. t.	   Same as {individualize}. [chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Individualism \In`di*vid"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. individualisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being individual; individuality;	      personality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excessive or exclusive regard to one's personal	      interest; self-interest; selfishness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The selfishness of the small proprietor has been	            described by the best writers as individualism.	                                                  --Ed. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The principle, policy, or practice of maintaining	      individuality, or independence of the individual, in	      action; the theory or practice of maintaining the	      independence of individual initiative, action, and	      interests, as in industrial organization or in government.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
individualist \individualist\ n.	   a person who pursues independent thought or action.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Individualistic \In`di*vid`u*al*is"tic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the individual or individualism.	      --London Athen[ae]um.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. exhibiting marked individuality[3] in thought and action;	      as, an individualistic way of dressing.	   Syn: individualist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Individuality \In`di*vid`u*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Individualities}.	   [Cf. F. individualit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being individual or constituting	      an individual; separate or distinct existence; oneness;	      unity. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            They possess separate individualities. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The character or property appropriate or peculiar to an	      individual; that quality which distinguishes one person or	      thing from another; the sum of characteristic traits;	      distinctive character; as, he is a person of marked	      individuality.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A habit of thinking and acting in one's own distinctive	      manner and as one believes appropriate, not being heavily	      influenced by the opinions of others; -- of people.	      [PJC]
Individualization \In`di*vid`u*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   individualization.]	   The act of individualizing; the state of being	   individualized; individuation.	   [1913 Webster]
Individualize \In`di*vid"u*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Individualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Individualizing}.] [Cf. F.	   individualiser.]	   To mark as an individual, or to distinguish from others by	   peculiar properties; to invest with individuality; to give	   distinctive character to; to make distinctive; to enable	   differentiation from others of similar type; -- of properties	   of things.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The peculiarities which individualize and distinguish	         the humor of Addison.                    --N. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. to render (a product or service) suitable to each	      individual person by varying to some degree its	      characteristics; to personalize.	   Syn: personalize, individualize, make personal, make more	        personal.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. To consider individually; to mention each individual.	      [PJC]
Individualizer \In`di*vid"u*al*i`zer\, n.	   One who individualizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Individually \In`di*vid"u*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In an individual manner or relation; as individuals;	      separately; each by itself; as, every person must apply	      individually for admission. "Individually or	      collectively." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            How should that subsist solitarily by itself which	            hath no substance, but individually the very same	            whereby others subsist with it?       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an inseparable manner; inseparably; incommunicably;	      indivisibly; as, individually the same.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Omniscience], an attribute individually proper to	            the Godhead.                          --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]
Individuate \In`di*vid"u*ate\, a. [See {Individual}.]	   Undivided. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Individuate \In`di*vid"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Individuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Individuating}.]	   To distinguish from others of the species; to endow with	   individuality; to divide into individuals; to discriminate.	   Syn: individualize.	        [1913 Webster]	              The soul, as the prime individuating principle,	              and the said reserved portion of matter as an	              essential and radical part of the individuation,	              shall . . . make up and restore the same	              individual person.                  --South.	        [1913 Webster]	              Life is individuated into infinite numbers, that	              have their distinct sense and pleasure. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	        [1913 Webster]
Individuation \In`di*vid`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. individuation.]	   The act of individuating or state of being individuated;	   individualization. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Individuator \In`di*vid"u*a`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, individuates. --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Individuity \In`di*vi*du"i*ty\, n. [L. individuitas.]	   Separate existence; individuality; oneness. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Indivinity \In`di*vin"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + divinity: cf.	   F. indivinit['e].]	   Lack or absence of divine power or of divinity. [Obs.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Indivisibility \In`di*vis`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   indivisibilit['e].]	   The state or property of being indivisible or inseparable;	   inseparability. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Indivisible \In`di*vis"i*ble\, a. [L. indivisibilis: cf. F.	   indivisible. See {In-} not, and {Divisible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or	      broken; not separable into parts. "One indivisible point	      of time." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by	      another; incommensurable.	      [1913 Webster]	Indivisible \In`di*vis"i*ble\, n.	   1. That which is indivisible.	      [1913 Webster]	            By atom, nobody will imagine we intend to express a	            perfect indivisible, but only the least sort of	            natural bodies.                       --Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) An infinitely small quantity which is assumed to	      admit of no further division.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Method of indivisibles}, a kind of calculus, formerly in	      use, in which lines were considered as made up of an	      infinite number of points; surfaces, as made up of an	      infinite number of lines; and volumes, as made up of an	      infinite number of surfaces.	      [1913 Webster]
Indivisibleness \In`di*vis"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being indivisible; indivisibility. --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Indivisibly \In`di*vis"i*bly\, adv.	   In an indivisible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Indivision \In`di*vi"sion\, n. [Pref. in- not + division: cf. F.	   indivision, LL. indivisio.]	   A state of being not divided; oneness. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Indo- \In"do-\ [From L. Indus East Indian.]	   A prefix signifying Indian (i. e., East Indian); of or	   pertaining of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Indoaniline \In`do*an"i*line\, n. [Indigo + aniline.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of artificial blue dyes, in appearance	   resembling indigo, for which they are often used as	   substitutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Indo-Aryan \In`do-Ar"yan\, a.	   Pertaining to the Indo-Aryans, or designating, or of, the	   Aryan languages of India.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Indo-Aryan \In`do-Ar"yan\, n.	   A member of one of the native races of India of Aryan speech	   and blood, characterized by tall stature, dolichocephaly,	   fair complexion with dark hair and eyes, plentiful beard, and	   narrow and prominent nose.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Indo-Briton \In`do-Brit"on\, n. [Indo- + Briton.]	   A person born in India, of mixed Indian and British blood; a	   half-caste. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster] Indochinese
Indochinese \In`do*chi*nese"\, Indo-Chinese \In`do-Chi*nese"\,	   prop. a. [Indo- + Chinese.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Indo-China (i. e., Farther India, or	      India beyond the Ganges).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pert. to the Mongoloid races of India, esp. Farther	      India, or designating, or of, their languages.	            Tradition and comparative philology agree in	            pointing to northwestern China, between the upper	            courses of the Yang-tsekiang and of the Ho-ang-ho,	            as the original home of the Indo-Chinese race.	                                                  --Census of	                                                  India, 1901.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Indo-do-Chinese languages \In`do-do-Chinese languages\	   A family of languages, mostly of the isolating type, although	   some are agglutinative, spoken in the great area extending	   from northern India in the west to Formosa in the east and	   from Central Asia in the north to the Malay Peninsula in the	   south.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Indocibility \In*doc`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being indocible; indocibleness; indocility.	   [1913 Webster]
Indocible \In*doc"i*ble\, a. [L. indocibilis. See {In-} not, and	   {Docible}.]	   Incapable of being taught, or not easily instructed; dull in	   intellect; intractable; unteachable; indocile. --Bp. Hall. --	   {In*doc"i*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Indocile \In*doc"ile\, a. [L. indocilis: cf. F. indocile. See	   {In-} not, and {Docile}.]	   Not teachable; indisposed to be taught, trained, or	   disciplined; not easily instructed or governed; dull;	   intractable.	   [1913 Webster]
Indocility \In`do*cil"i*ty\, n. [L. indocilitas: cf. F.	   indocilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being indocile; dullness of	   intellect; unteachableness; intractableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stiffness and indocility of the Pharisees. --W.	                                                  Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Indoctrinate \In*doc"tri*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Indoctrinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Indoctrinating}.] [Pref.	   in- in + L. doctrina doctrine: cf. F. endoctriner.]	   1. To instruct in the rudiments or principles of learning, or	      of a branch of learning; to imbue with learning; to teach;	      -- often followed by in.	      [1913 Webster]	            A master that . . . took much delight in	            indoctrinating his young, unexperienced favorite.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To instruct in, or imbue with, doctrines, principles or	      ideologies, especially from a specific point of view which	      may be partisan or biased; to strongly press one's own	      point of view upon.	      [PJC]
Indoctrination \In*doc`tri*na"tion\, n.	   The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being	   indoctrinated; instruction in the rudiments and principles of	   any science or system of belief; information. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Indo-English \In`do-Eng"lish\, a. [Indo- + English.]	   Of or relating to the English who are born or reside in	   India; Anglo-Indian.	   [1913 Webster]
Indo-European \In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an\, a.	   Aryan; -- applied to the languages of India and Europe which	   are derived from the prehistoric Aryan language; also,	   pertaining to the people or nations who speak these	   languages; as, the Indo-European or Aryan family.	   [1913 Webster]	         The common origin of the Indo-European nations.	                                                  --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Indo-European \In`do-Eu`ro*pe"an\	   A member of one of the Caucasian races of Europe or India	   speaking an Indo-European language.	         Professor Otto Schrader . . . considers that the oldest	         probable domicile of the Indo-Europeans is to be sought	         for on the common borderland of Asia and of Europe, --	         in the steppe country of southern Russia. --Census of	                                                  India, 1901.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Indogen \In"do*gen\, n. [Indigo + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A complex, nitrogenous radical, {C8H5NO}, regarded as the	   essential nucleus of indigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Indogenide \In"do*gen*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of the derivatives of indogen, which contain that	   group as a nucleus.	   [1913 Webster]
Indo-Germanic \In`do-Ger*man"ic\, a. [Indo- + Germanic.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Same as {Aryan}, and {Indo-European}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to or denoting the Teutonic family of languages	      as related to the Sanskrit, or derived from the ancient	      Aryan language.	      [1913 Webster]
Indoin \In"do*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance resembling indigo blue, obtained artificially	   from certain isatogen compounds.	   [1913 Webster] Indole
Indole \In"dole\, Indol \In"dol\([i^]n"d[=o]l), n. [Indigo + -ol	   of phenol.] (Chem., Physiol. Chem.)	   A white, crystalline substance, {C8H7N}, obtained from blue	   indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of	   reduction; chemically, it is 2,3-benzopyrrole, a bicyclic	   heterocyclic compound, having a benzene ring fused to a	   pyrrole ring. It is also formed from proteinaceous matter,	   together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with	   caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as	   in the intestinal canal of some herbivora. It is produced in	   rich growth media by the intestinal bacterium {Escherichia	   coli}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
indoleacetic acid \in"dole*a*cet"ic ac"id\ ([i^]n"d[=o]l), n.	   (Chem., Bot.)	   A plant hormone ({C10H9NO2}) recognized as the principle	   growth regulator in higher plants; called also {heteroauxin}.	   Abbreviated {IAA}. Chemically it is 1H-indole-3-acetic acid.	   [PJC]
Indolence \In"do*lence\, n. [L. indolentia freedom from pain:	   cf. F. indolence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Freedom from that which pains, or harasses, as toil, care,	      grief, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I have ease, if it may not rather be called	            indolence.                            --Bp. Hough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or condition of being indolent; inaction, or	      lack of exertion of body or mind, proceeding from love of	      ease or aversion to toil; habitual idleness; indisposition	      to labor; laziness; sloth; inactivity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Life spent in indolence, and therefore sad.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            As there is a great truth wrapped up in "diligence,"	            what a lie, on the other hand, lurks at the root of	            our present use of the word "indolence"! This is	            from "in" and "doleo," not to grieve; and indolence	            is thus a state in which we have no grief or pain;	            so that the word, as we now employ it, seems to	            affirm that indulgence in sloth and ease is that	            which would constitute for us the absence of all	            pain.                                 --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]
Indolency \In"do*len*cy\, n.	   Indolence. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Indolent \In"do*lent\, a. [Pref. in- not + L. dolens, -entis, p.	   pr. of dolere to feel pain: cf. F. indolent. See {Dolorous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labor and exertion; habitually	      idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man.	      [1913 Webster]	            To waste long nights in indolent repose. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an	      indolent tumor.	   Syn: Idle; lazy; slothful; sluggish; listless; inactive;	        inert. See {Idle}.	        [1913 Webster]
Indolently \In"do*lent*ly\, adv.	   In an indolent manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Calm and serene you indolently sit.      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Indoles \In"do*les\, n. [L. Cf. {Adolescence}.]	   Natural disposition; natural quality or abilities.	   [1913 Webster]
Indolin \In"do*lin\, n. [See {Indol}.] (Chem.)	   A dark resinous substance, polymeric with indol, and obtained	   by the reduction of indigo white.	   [1913 Webster]
Indomable \In*dom"a*ble\, a. [L. indomabilis; pref. in- not +	   domabilis tamable.]	   Indomitable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
indomethacin \in`do*meth"a*cin\, n. (Chem., Med.)	   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory, antipyretic and analgesic	   substance ({C19H16ClNO4}) prepared synthetically and used for	   the treatment of pain and arthritis. It blocks prostaglandin	   biosynthesis. Chemically, it is	   1-(4-chlorobenzoyl)-5-methoxy-2-methyl-1H-indole-3-acetic	   acid.	   [PJC]
Indomitable \In*dom"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. indomitabilis; pref. in-	   not + domitare, intens. fr. domare to tame. See {Tame}.]	   Not to be subdued; untamable; invincible; as, an indomitable	   will, courage, animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Indomite \In*dom"ite\, a. [L. indomitus.]	   Not tamed; untamed; savage; wild. [Obs.] --J. Salkeld.	   [1913 Webster]
Indomptable \In*domp"ta*ble\, a. [F. indomptable, L.	   indomitabilis.]	   Indomitable. [Obs.] --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Indonesian \In`do*ne"sian\, a. [Indo- + Gr. ? island.]	   Of or pertaining to Indonesia or Indonesians.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Indonesian \In`do*ne"sian\, n.	   1. A member of a race forming the chief pre-Malay population	      of the Malay Archipelago, and probably sprung from a	      mixture of Polynesian and Mongoloid immigrants. According	      to Keane, the autochthonous Negritos were largely expelled	      by the Caucasian Polynesians, themselves followed by	      Mongoloid peoples of Indo-Chinese affinities, from mixture	      with whom sprang the	   {Indonesian race}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The term Indonesian, introduced by Logan to	            designate the light-colored non-Malay inhabitants of	            the Eastern Archipelago, is now used as a convenient	            collective name for all the peoples of Malaysia and	            Polynesia who are neither Malay nor Papuans, but of	            Caucasic type. . . . The true Indonesians are of	            tall stature (5 ft. 10 in.), muscular frame, rather	            oval features, high, open forehead, large straight	            or curved nose, large full eyes always horizontal	            and with no trace of the third lid, light brown	            complexion (cinnamon or ruddy brown), long black	            hair, not lank but often slightly curled or wavy,	            skull generally brachycephalous like that of the	            melanochroic European.                --A. H. Keane.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The Indonesians [of the Philippines], with the	            tribal population of some 251, 200, live almost	            exclusively on the great island of Mindanao. They	            are not only physically superior to the Negritos,	            but to the peoples of the Malayan race as well, and	            are, as a rule, quite intelligent.    --Rep. Phil.	                                                  Com., 1902.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A native or inhabitant of Indonesia.	      [PJC]
Indoor \In"door`\, a.	   Done or being within doors; within a house or institution;	   domestic; as, indoor work.	   [1913 Webster]
Indoors \In"doors`\, adv.	   Within the house; -- sometimes separated, {in doors}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indophenol \In`do*phe"nol\, n. [Indigo + phenol.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of artificial blue dyestuffs, resembling	   indigo in appearance, and obtained by the action of phenol on	   certain nitrogenous derivatives of quinone. Simple indophenol	   proper, the parent compound of the dye series, is a	   quinonimine derivative with the formula {C12H9NO2}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Indorsable \In*dors"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being indorsed; transferable; convertible.	   [1913 Webster]
Indorsation \In`dor*sa"tion\, n.	   Indorsement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indorse \In*dorse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indorsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Indorsing}.] [LL. indorsare. See {Endorse}.] [Written	   also {endorse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover the back of; to load or burden. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Elephants indorsed with towers.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To write upon the back or outside of a paper or letter, as	      a direction, heading, memorandum, or address.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 note,	      draft, or the like; to guarantee the payment, fulfillment,	      performance, or validity of, or to certify something upon	      the back of (a check, draft, writ, warrant of arrest,	      etc.).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give one's name or support to; to sanction; to aid by	      approval; to approve; as, to indorse an opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To indorse in blank}, to write one's name on the back of a	      note or bill, leaving a blank to be filled by the holder.	      [1913 Webster]
Indorsed \In*dorsed"\, a. (Her.)	   See {Addorsed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indorsee \In`dor*see"\, n.	   The person to whom a note or bill is indorsed, or assigned by	   indorsement.	   [1913 Webster]
Indorsement \In*dorse"ment\, n. [From {Indorse}; cf.	   {Endorsement}.] [Written also {endorsement}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of writing on the back of a note, bill, or other	      written instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is written on the back of a note, bill, or	      other paper, as a name, an order for, or a receipt of,	      payment, or the return of an officer, etc.; a writing,	      usually upon the back, but sometimes on the face, of a	      negotiable instrument, by which the property therein is	      assigned and transferred. --Story. Byles. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sanction, support, or approval; as, the indorsement of a	      rumor, an opinion, a course, conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blank indorsement}. See under {Blank}. Indorser
Indorser \In*dors"er\, Indorsor \In*dors"or\, n.	   The person who indorses. [Written also {endorser}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Indow \In*dow"\, v. t.	   See {Endow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indowment \In*dow"ment\, n.	   See {Endowment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indoxyl \In*dox"yl\, n. [Indigo + hydroxyl.] (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous substance, {C8H7NO}, isomeric with oxindol,	   obtained as an oily liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Indoxylic \In`dox*yl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to, or producing, indoxyl; as, indoxylic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Indraught \In"draught`\, n.	   1. An opening from the sea into the land; an inlet. [Obs.]	      --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A draught of air or flow of water setting inward.	      [1913 Webster]
Indrawn \In"drawn`\, a.	   Drawn in.	   [1913 Webster]
Indrench \In*drench"\, v. t.	   To overwhelm with water; to drench; to drown. [Obs.] --Shak.	   Indris
Indris \In"dris\, Indri \In"dri\, n. (Zool.)	   Any lemurine animal of the genus {Indris}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several species are known, all of them natives of	         Madagascar, as the diadem indris ({Indris diadema}),	         which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly	         indris ({Indris laniger}); and the short-tailed or	         black indris ({Indris brevicaudatus}), which is black,	         varied with gray.	         [1913 Webster]
Indubious \In*du"bi*ous\, a. [L. indubius. See {In-} not, and	   {Dubious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not dubious or doubtful; certain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not doubting; unsuspecting. "Indubious confidence."	      --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]
indubitability \indubitability\ n.	   the quality of being beyond question or dispute or doubt;	   indubitableness.	   Syn: indisputability, unquestionability, unquestionableness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Indubitable \In*du"bi*ta*ble\, a. [L. indubitabilis: cf. F.	   indubitable. See {In-} not, and {Dubitable}.]	   Not dubitable or doubtful; too evident to admit of doubt;	   unquestionable; evident; apparently certain; as, an	   indubitable conclusion. -- n. That which is indubitable.	   Syn: Unquestionable; evident; incontrovertible;	        incontestable; undeniable; irrefragable.	        [1913 Webster]
Indubitableness \In*du"bi*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being indubitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Indubitably \In*du"bi*ta*bly\, adv.	   Undoubtedly; unquestionably; in a manner to remove all doubt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oracles indubitably clear and infallibly certain.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Indubitate \In*du"bi*tate\, a. [L. indubitatus; pref. in- not +	   dubitatus, p. p. of dubitare to doubt.]	   Not questioned or doubtful; evident; certain. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Indubitate \In*du"bi*tate\, v. t. [L. indubitatus, p. p. of	   indubitare; pref. in- in + dubitare to doubt.]	   To bring into doubt; to cause to be doubted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To conceal, or indubitate, his exigency. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Induce \In*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Induced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inducing}.] [L. inducere, inductum; pref. in- in + ducere	   to lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Induct}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lead in; to introduce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the	            first Iliad.                          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw on; to overspread. [A Latinism] --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to	      persuade; to move by persuasion or influence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . .	            though he may be induced, persuaded, prevailed upon,	            tempted.                              --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not the covetous desire of growing rich induce	            you to ruin your reputation.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring on; to effect; to cause; as, a fever induced by	      fatigue or exposure; anaphylactic shock induced by	      exposure to a allergen.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Sour things induces a contraction in the nerves.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physics) To produce, or cause, by proximity without	      contact or transmission, as a particular electric or	      magnetic condition in a body, by the approach of another	      body in an opposite electric or magnetic state.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic) To generalize or conclude as an inference from all	      the particulars; -- the opposite of {deduce}.	   7. (Genetics, Biochemistry) To cause the expression of (a	      gene or gene product) by affecting a transcription control	      element on the genome, either by inhibiting a negative	      control or by activating a positive control; to derepress;	      as, lactose induces the production of beta-galactosidase	      in {Eschericia coli}..	      [PJC]	   Syn: To move; instigate; urge; impel; incite; press;	        influence; actuate.	        [1913 Webster]
induced \induced\ adj.	   brought about or caused; not spontaneous; as, a case of	   steroid-induced weakness. Contrasted to {spontaneous}.	   [Narrower terms: {elicited, evoked ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Induced current \In*duced" cur"rent\ (Elec.)	   A current due to variation in the magnetic field surrounding	   its conductor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inducement \In*duce"ment\, n. [From {Induce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inducing, or the state of being induced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which induces; a motive or consideration that leads	      one to action or induces one to act; as, reward is an	      inducement to toil. "Mark the inducement." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Matter stated by way of explanatory preamble or	      introduction to the main allegations of a pleading; a	      leading to.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Motive; reason; influence. See {Motive}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inducer \In*du"cer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, induces or incites.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Genetics) A substance which, when it	      contacts a living cell, causes the activation of a gene;	      as, non-metabolizable inducers are useful for studying the	      kinetics of genetic control systems.	      [PJC]
Inducible \In*du"ci*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being induced, caused, or made to take place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obtainable by induction; derivable; inferable.	      [1913 Webster]
Induct \In*duct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inducted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inducting}.] [L. inductus, p. p. of inducere. See	   {Induce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in.	      [1913 Webster]	            The independent orator inducting himself without	            further ceremony into the pulpit.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual	      possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical	      living, or of any other office, with the customary forms	      and ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prior, when inducted into that dignity, took an	            oath not to alienate any of their lands. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Inductance \In*duc"tance\, n. (Elec.)	   Capacity for induction; the coefficient of self-induction.	   Note: The unit of inductance is the henry.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Inductance coil \In*duc"tance coil\ (Elec.)	   A choking coil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inducteous \In*duc"te*ous\, a. (Elec.)	   Rendered electro-polar by induction, or brought into the	   opposite electrical state by the influence of inductive	   bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Inductile \In*duc"tile\, a. [Pref. in- not + ductile: cf. F.	   inductile.]	   Not ductile; incapable of being drawn into threads, as a	   metal; inelastic; tough.	   [1913 Webster]
Inductility \In`duc*til"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being inductile.	   [1913 Webster]
Induction \In*duc"tion\, n. [L. inductio: cf. F. induction. See	   {Induct}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of inducting or bringing in;	      introduction; entrance; beginning; commencement.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know not you; nor am I well pleased to make this	            time, as the affair now stands, the induction of	            your acquaintance.                    --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            These promises are fair, the parties sure,	            And our induction dull of prosperous hope. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An introduction or introductory scene, as to a play; a	      preface; a prologue. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This is but an induction: I will draw	            The curtains of the tragedy hereafter. --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Philos.) The act or process of reasoning from a part to a	      whole, from particulars to generals, or from the	      individual to the universal; also, the result or inference	      so reached.	      [1913 Webster]	            Induction is an inference drawn from all the	            particulars.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Induction is the process by which we conclude that	            what is true of certain individuals of a class, is	            true of the whole class, or that what is true at	            certain times will be true in similar circumstances	            at all times.                         --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The introduction of a clergyman into a benefice, or of an	      official into a office, with appropriate acts or	      ceremonies; the giving actual possession of an	      ecclesiastical living or its temporalities.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A process of demonstration in which a general	      truth is gathered from an examination of particular cases,	      one of which is known to be true, the examination being so	      conducted that each case is made to depend on the	      preceding one; -- called also {successive induction}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physics) The property by which one body, having	      electrical or magnetic polarity, causes or induces it in	      another body without direct contact; an impress of	      electrical or magnetic force or condition from one body on	      another without actual contact.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Electro-dynamic induction}, the action by which a variable	      or interrupted current of electricity excites another	      current in a neighboring conductor forming a closed	      circuit.	   {Electro-magnetic induction}, the influence by which an	      electric current produces magnetic polarity in certain	      bodies near or around which it passes.	   {Electro-static induction}, the action by which a body	      possessing a charge of statical electricity develops a	      charge of statical electricity of the opposite character	      in a neighboring body.	   {Induction coil}, an apparatus producing induced currents of	      great intensity. It consists of a coil or helix of stout	      insulated copper wire, surrounded by another coil of very	      fine insulated wire, in which a momentary current is	      induced, when a current (as from a voltaic battery),	      passing through the inner coil, is made, broken, or	      varied. The inner coil has within it a core of soft iron,	      and is connected at its terminals with a condenser; --	      called also {inductorium}, and {Ruhmkorff's coil}.	   {Induction pipe}, {Induction port}, or {Induction valve}, a	      pipe, passageway, or valve, for leading or admitting a	      fluid to a receiver, as steam to an engine cylinder, or	      water to a pump.	   {Magnetic induction}, the action by which magnetic polarity	      is developed in a body susceptible to magnetic effects	      when brought under the influence of a magnet.	   {Magneto-electric induction}, the influence by which a magnet	      excites electric currents in closed circuits.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Logical induction}, (Philos.), an act or method of reasoning	      from all the parts separately to the whole which they	      constitute, or into which they may be united collectively;	      the operation of discovering and proving general	      propositions; the scientific method.	   {Philosophical induction}, the inference, or the act of	      inferring, that what has been observed or established in	      respect to a part, individual, or species, may, on the	      ground of analogy, be affirmed or received of the whole to	      which it belongs. This last is the inductive method of	      Bacon. It ascends from the parts to the whole, and forms,	      from the general analogy of nature, or special	      presumptions in the case, conclusions which have greater	      or less degrees of force, and which may be strengthened or	      weakened by subsequent experience and experiment. It	      relates to actual existences, as in physical science or	      the concerns of life. Logical induction is founded on the	      necessary laws of thought; philosophical induction, on the	      interpretation of the indications or analogy of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Deduction.	   Usage: {Induction}, {Deduction}. In induction we observe a	          sufficient number of individual facts, and, on the	          ground of analogy, extend what is true of them to	          others of the same class, thus arriving at general	          principles or laws. This is the kind of reasoning in	          physical science. In deduction we begin with a general	          truth, which is already proven or provisionally	          assumed, and seek to connect it with some particular	          case by means of a middle term, or class of objects,	          known to be equally connected with both. Thus, we	          bring down the general into the particular, affirming	          of the latter the distinctive qualities of the former.	          This is the syllogistic method. By induction Franklin	          established the identity of lightning and electricity;	          by deduction he inferred that dwellings might be	          protected by lightning rods.	          [1913 Webster]
Inductional \In*duc"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or proceeding by, induction; inductive.	   [1913 Webster]
Induction generator \In*duc"tion gen"er*a`tor\	   A machine built as an induction motor and driven above	   synchronous speed, thus acting as an alternating-current	   generator; -- called also {asynchronous generator}. Below	   synchronism the machine takes in electrical energy and acts	   as an induction motor; at synchronism the power component of	   current becomes zero and changes sign, so that above	   synchronism the machine (driven for this purpose by	   mechanical power) gives out electrical energy as a generator.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Induction motor \Induction motor\ (Elec.)	   A type of alternating-current motor comprising two wound	   members, one stationary, called the stator, and the other	   rotating, called the rotor, these two members corresponding	   to a certain extent to the field and armature of a	   direct-current motor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inductive \In*duct"ive\, a. [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif.	   See {Induce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually	      followed by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brutish vice,	            Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to induce or cause. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They may be . . . inductive of credibility. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or	      using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics)	      (a) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical	          machine.	      (b) Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted	          upon by induction; as, certain substances have a great	          inductive capacity.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Inductive embarrassment} (Physics), the retardation in	      signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral	      induction.	   {Inductive philosophy} or {Inductive method}. See	      {Philosophical induction}, under {Induction}.	   {Inductive sciences}, those sciences which admit of, and	      employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany,	      chemistry, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Inductively \In*duct"ive*ly\, adv.	   By induction or inference.	   [1913 Webster]
Inductometer \In`duc*tom"e*ter\, n. [Induction + -meter.]	   (Elec.)	   An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the degree or	   rate of electrical induction.	   [1913 Webster]
Inductor \In*duct"or\, n. [L., one who stirs up or rouses. See	   {Induce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The person who inducts another into an office or benefice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) That portion of an electrical apparatus, in which	      is the inducing charge or current.	      [1913 Webster]
Inductorium \In`duc*to"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Inductoriums}, L.	   {Inductoria}. [NL., fr. E. induction.] (Elec.)	   An induction coil. Inductric
Inductric \In*duc"tric\, Inductrical \In*duc"tric*al\, a.	   (Elec.)	   Acting by, or in a state of, induction; relating to	   electrical induction.	   [1913 Webster]
Indue \In*due"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Induing}.] [Written also {endue}.] [L. induere to put on,	   clothe, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + a root seen also in L.	   exuere to put off, divest, exuviae the skin of an animal,	   slough, induviae clothes. Cf. {Endue} to invest.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on.	      [1913 Webster]	            The baron had indued a pair of jack boots. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to	      supply with moral or mental qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indued with intellectual sense and souls. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Induement \In*due"ment\, n. [From {Indue}; cf. {Indument},	   {Enduement}.]	   The act of induing, or state of being indued; investment;	   endowment. --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulge \In*dulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indulged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Indulging}.] [L. indulgere to be kind or tender to	   one; cf. OIr. dilgud, equiv. to L. remissio, OIr. dligeth,	   equiv. to L. lex, Goth. dulgs debt.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or	      restrain;	      (a) when said of a habit, desire, etc.: to give free	          course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge	          sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations;	      (b) when said of a person: to yield to the desire of; to	          gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint	          from; as, to indulge children in their caprices or	          willfulness; to indulge one's self with a rest or in	          pleasure.	          [1913 Webster]	                Hope in another life implies that we indulge	                ourselves in the gratifications of this very	                sparingly.                        --Atterbury.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To grant as by favor; to bestow in concession, or in	      compliance with a wish or request.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persuading us that something must be indulged to	            public manners.                       --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet, yet a moment, one dim ray of light	            Indulge, dread Chaos, and eternal Night! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is remarked by Johnson, that if the matter of	         indulgence is a single thing, it has with before it; if	         it is a habit, it has in; as, he indulged himself with	         a glass of wine or a new book; he indulges himself in	         idleness or intemperance. See {Gratify}.	         [1913 Webster]	Indulge \In*dulge"\, v. i.	   To indulge one's self; to gratify one's tastes or desires;	   esp., to give one's self up (to); to practice a forbidden or	   questionable act without restraint; -- followed by in, but	   formerly, also, by to. "Willing to indulge in easy vices."	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulgement \In*dulge"ment\, n.	   Indulgence. [R.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulgence \In*dul"gence\, n. [L. indulgentia: cf. F.	   indulgence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of indulging or humoring; the quality of being	      indulgent; forbearance of restrain or control.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I were a judge, that word indulgence should never	            issue from my lips.                   --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They err, that through indulgence to others, or	            fondness to any sin in themselves, substitute for	            repentance anything less.             --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indulgent act; favor granted; gratification.	      [1913 Webster]	            If all these gracious indulgences are without any	            effect on us, we must perish in our own folly.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 of the church. It is a payment of the debt of	      justice to God by the application of the merits of Christ	      and his saints to the contrite soul through the church. It	      is therefore believed to diminish or destroy for sins the	      punishment of purgatory.	      [1913 Webster]	Indulgence \In*dul"gence\, v. t.	   To grant an indulgence to.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulgency \In*dul"gen*cy\, n.	   Indulgence. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulgent \In*dul"gent\, a. [L. indulgens, -entis, p. pr. of	   indulgere: cf. F. indulgent. See {Indulge}.]	   Prone to indulge; yielding to the wishes, humor, or appetites	   of those under one's care; compliant; not opposing or	   restraining; tolerant; mild; favorable; not severe; as, an	   indulgent parent. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The indulgent censure of posterity.      --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	         The feeble old, indulgent of their ease. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulgential \In`dul*gen"tial\, a.	   Relating to the indulgences of the Roman Catholic Church.	   --Brevint.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulgently \In*dul"gent*ly\, adv.	   In an indulgent manner; mildly; favorably. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulger \In*dul"ger\, n.	   One who indulges. --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Indulgiate \In*dul"gi*ate\, v. t.	   To indulge. [R.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Induline \In"du*line\, n. [Perh. fr. indigo.] (Chem.)	   (a) Any one of a large series of aniline dyes, colored blue	       or violet, and represented by aniline violet.	   (b) A dark green amorphous dyestuff, produced by the	       oxidation of aniline in the presence of copper or	       vanadium salts; -- called also {aniline black}. Indult
Indult \In*dult"\, Indulto \In*dul"to\, n. [L. indultum	   indulgence, favor, fr. indultus, p. p. of indulgere: cf. It.	   indulto, F. indult. See {Indulge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A privilege or exemption; an indulgence; a dispensation	      granted by the pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Spain) A duty levied on all importations.	      [1913 Webster]
Indument \In"du*ment\, n. [L. indumentum a covering. See	   {Indue}, and cf. {Induement}.]	   1. (Zool.) Plumage; feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot., Zool.) A dense covering, especially a hairy one;	      called also {indumentum}.	      [PJC]
Induplicate \In*du"pli*cate\, a. (Bot.)	      (a) Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; --	          said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in	          [ae]stivation.	      (b) Having the edges rolled inward and then arranged about	          the axis without overlapping; -- said of leaves in	          vernation.	          [1913 Webster]
Induplicative \In*du"pli*ca*tive\, a. (Bot.)	      (a) Having induplicate sepals or petals in [ae]stivation.	      (b) Having induplicate leaves in vernation.	          [1913 Webster]
Indurance \In*dur"ance\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Endurance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Indurate \In"du*rate\, a. [L. induratus, p. p. of indurare to	   harden. See {Endure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Hardened; not soft; indurated. --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without sensibility; unfeeling; obdurate.	      [1913 Webster]	Indurate \In"du*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Indurated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Indurating}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make hard; as, extreme heat indurates clay; some	      fossils are indurated by exposure to the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make unfeeling; to deprive of sensibility; to render	      obdurate.	      [1913 Webster]	Indurate \In"du*rate\, v. i.	   To grow hard; to harden, or become hard; as, clay indurates	   by drying, and by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Indurated \In"du*ra`ted\, a.	   Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart.	   --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Induration \In`du*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. induration, L. induratio	   hardness of heart.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of hardening, or the process of growing hard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being indurated, or of having become hard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hardness of character, manner, sensibility, etc.;	      obduracy; stiffness; lack of pliancy or feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            A certain induration of character had arisen from	            long habits of business.              --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Indusial \In*du"sial\, a. [See {Indusium}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the	   larv[ae] of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Indusial limestone} (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone,	      largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice	      worms, or larv[ae] of caddice flies ({Phryganea}). It is	      found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some	      other localities. Indusiate
Indusiate \In*du"si*ate\, Indusiated \In*du"si*a`ted\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with an indusium.	   [1913 Webster]
Indusium \In*du"si*um\, n.; pl. {Indusia} (-[.a]). [L., an under	   garment, fr. induere to put on: cf. F. indusie the covering	   of the seed spots of ferns.] (Bot.)	   (a) A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup,	       and inclosing the stigma of a flower.	   (b) The immediate covering of the fruit dots or sori in many	       ferns, usually a very thin scale attached by the middle	       or side to a veinlet.	   (c) A peculiar covering found in certain fungi.	       [1913 Webster]
Industrial \In*dus"tri*al\, a. [Cf. F. industriel, LL.	   industrialis. See {Industry}.]	   Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts	   and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor,	   especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and	   rights.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great ideas of industrial development and economic	         social amelioration.                     --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Industrial exhibition}, a public exhibition of the various	      industrial products of a country, or of various countries.	      	   {Industrial school}, a school for teaching one or more	      branches of industry; also, a school for educating	      neglected children, and training them to habits of	      industry.	      [1913 Webster]
Industrialism \In*dus"tri*al*ism\, n.	   1. Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. --J. S.	      Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principles or policy applicable to industrial pursuits	      or organized labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Industrialism must not confounded with	            industriousness.                      --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
industrialize \industrialize\ v. t. & i.	   To make industrial; to develop so that most of the working	   population is engaged in non-agricultural labor; to develop	   economically; -- of nations or geographical areas; as, to	   industrialize underdeveloped nations.	   [PJC]
industrialized \industrialized\ adj.	   1. made industrial; converted to industrialism.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Industrially \In*dus"tri*al*ly\, adv.	   With reference to industry.	   [1913 Webster]
industrial park \industrial park\ n.	   An area designated in zoning regulations to be used by	   industry, often located in a suburban area, and having some	   park-like sections.	   [PJC]	industrial revolution \industrial revolution\ n.	   The changes in the methods of production as well as the	   resulting changes in economic and social organization	   accompanying the replacement of hand labor by power-driven	   machinery. It started in England in about 1760, and spread to	   other countries with very varying time lags. The introduction	   of powered machinery such as the steam engine and power loom	   led to the concentration of large areas of manufacturing in	   large companies, and made some goods more plentiful and	   cheaper by mechanical production and economies of scale.	   [PJC]
Industrious \In*dus"tri*ous\, a. [L. industrius, industriosus:	   cf. F. industrieux. See {Industry}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly,	      regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not	      slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful	      and useful labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to	            the established government.           --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Steadily and perseveringly active in a particular pursuit	      or aim; as, he was negligent in business, but industrious	      in pleasure; an industrious mischief maker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Industrious to seek out the truth of all things.	                                                  --Spenser.	      -- {In*dus"tri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*dus"tri*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
industriousness \in*dus"tri*ous*ness\ n.	   persevering application; habitual and diligent occupation	   with productive activity.	   Syn: diligence, industry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Industry \In"dus*try\, n.; pl. {Industries}. [L. industria, cf.	   industrius diligent; of uncertain origin: cf. F. industrie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either	      bodily or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity;	      -- opposed to {sloth} and {idleness}; as, industry pays	      debts, while idleness or despair will increase them.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are more industrious than our forefathers,	            because in the present times the funds destined for	            the maintenance of industry are much greater in	            proportion to those which are likely to be employed	            in the maintenance of idleness, than they were two	            or three centuries ago.               --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business;	      especially, one which employs much labor and capital and	      is a distinct branch of trade; as, the sugar industry; the	      iron industry; the cotton industry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Polit. Econ.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the	      creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of	      capital or wealth; labor.	   Syn: Diligence; assiduity; perseverance; activity;	        laboriousness; attention. See {Diligence}.	        [1913 Webster]
Indutive \In*du"tive\, a. [L. indutus, p. p. of induere to put	   on. See {Indue}.] (Bot.)	   Covered; -- applied to seeds which have the usual	   integumentary covering.	   [1913 Webster]
Induviae \In*du"vi*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., clothes, fr. induere to	   put on. See {Indue}.] (Bot.)	   Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which	   do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a	   long time.	   [1913 Webster]
Induviate \In*du"vi*ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Covered with induvi[ae], as the upper part of the trunk of a	   palm tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Indwell \In"dwell`\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Indwelt}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Indwelling}.]	   To dwell in; to abide within; to remain in possession.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a	         constantly indwelt form.                 --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Indweller \In"dwell`er\n.	   An inhabitant. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Indwelling \In"dwell`ing\, n.	   Residence within, as in the heart.	   [1913 Webster]	         The personal indwelling of the Spirit in believers.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
-ine \-ine\ (?; 104).	   1. (Chem.) A suffix, indicating that those substances of	      whose names it is a part are basic, in their nature, i.e.	      contain a basic nitrogen group.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: All organic bases, and basic substances (especially	         nitrogenous substances), are systematically written	         with the termination -ine; as, quinine, pyridine,	         morphine, guanidine, etc. Certain substances containing	         nitrogen though with net neutral character (as certain	         amino acids) also end in -ine, such valine and glycine.	         All indifferent and neutral substances, as proteids,	         glycerides, glucosides, etc., should commonly be	         spelled with -in; as, gelatin, amygdalin, etc. This	         rule has no application to those numerous commercial or	         popular names with the termination -ine; as, gasoline,	         vaseline, etc.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Organ. Chem.) A suffix, formerly used to indicate	      hydrocarbons of the second degree of unsaturation; i. e.,	      members of the acetyline series; as, hexine, heptine,	      etc., but now superseded by the ending {-yne}, as in	      propyne.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inearth \In*earth"\, v. t.	   To inter. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Inebriant \In*e"bri*ant\, a. [L. inebrians, p. pr. of inebriare.	   See {Inebriate}.]	   Intoxicating.	   [1913 Webster]	Inebriant \In*e"bri*ant\, n.	   Anything that intoxicates, as opium, alcohol, etc.; an	   intoxicant. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inebriated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inebriating}.] [L. inebriatus, p. p. of	   inebriare; pref. in- in + ebriare to make drunk, fr. ebrius	   drunk. See {Ebriety}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make drunk; to intoxicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cups	            That cheer but not inebriate.         --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To disorder the senses of; to exhilarate or elate as	      if by spirituous drink; to deprive of sense and judgment;	      also, to stupefy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inebriating effect of popular applause.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, v. i.	   To become drunk. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, a. [L. inebriatus, p. p.]	   Intoxicated; drunk; habitually given to drink; stupefied.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus spake Peter, as a man inebriate and made drunken	         with the sweetness of this vision, not knowing what he	         said.                                    --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	Inebriate \In*e"bri*ate\, n.	   One who is drunk or intoxicated; esp., an habitual drunkard;	   as, an asylum for inebriates.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some inebriates have their paroxysms of inebriety. --E.	                                                  Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
inebriated \in*e"bri*at`ed\ adj.	   under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; drunk.	   Syn: besotted, bibulous, blind, blind drunk, drunk, drunken,	        inebriate, sottish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inebriation \In*e`bri*a"tion\, n. [L. inebriatio.]	   The condition of being inebriated; intoxication;	   figuratively, deprivation of sense and judgment by anything	   that exhilarates, as success. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Preserve him from the inebriation of prosperity.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: See {Drunkenness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inebriety \In`e*bri"e*ty\, n. [See {Inebriate}, {Ebriety}.]	   Drunkenness; inebriation. --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Inebrious \In*e"bri*ous\, a.	   Intoxicated, or partially so; intoxicating. [R.] --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Inedible \In*ed"i*ble\, a. [LL. inedibilis. See {In-} not, and	   {Edible}.]	   Not edible; not fit for use as food. -- {In*ed`i*bil"i*ty},	   n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inedited \In*ed"it*ed\, a.	   Not edited; unpublished; as, an inedited manuscript. --T.	   Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
In'ee \I`n['e]e"\, n. [F.]	   An arrow poison, made from an apocynaceous plant	   ({Strophanthus hispidus}) of the Gaboon country; -- called	   also {onaye}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffability \In*ef`fa*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. ineffabilitas: cf. F.	   ineffabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being ineffable; ineffableness;	   unspeakableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffable \In*ef"fa*ble\, a. [L. ineffabilis: cf. F. ineffable.	   See {In-} not, and {Effable}, {Fame}.]	   Incapable of being expressed in words; unspeakable;	   unutterable; indescribable; as, the ineffable joys of heaven.	   [1913 Webster]	         Contentment with our lot . . . will diffuse ineffable	         contentment over the soul.               --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffableness \In*ef"fa*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being ineffable or unutterable;	   unspeakableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffably \In*ef"fa*bly\, adv.	   In a manner not to be expressed in words; unspeakably.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffaceable \In`ef*face"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + effaceable:	   cf. F. ineffa[,c]able.]	   Incapable of being effaced; indelible; ineradicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffaceably \In`ef*face"a*bly\, adv.	   So as not to be effaceable.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffectible \In`ef*fect"i*ble\, a.	   Ineffectual; impracticable. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffective \In`ef*fect"ive\, a. [Pref. in- not + effective: cf.	   F. ineffectif.]	   Not effective; not having the desired effect; ineffectual;	   futile; inefficient; useless; as, an ineffective appeal; an	   ineffective herbal remedy.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The word of God, without the spirit, [is] a dead and	         ineffective letter.                      --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffectively \In`ef*fect"ive*ly\, adv.	   In an ineffective manner; without effect; inefficiently;	   ineffectually.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffectiveness \In`ef*fect"ive*ness\, n.	   Quality of being ineffective.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffectual \In`ef*fec"tu*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Not producing the proper effect; without effect; inefficient;	   weak; useless; futile; unavailing; as, an ineffectual	   attempt; an ineffectual expedient. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The peony root has been much commended, . . . and yet	         has been by many found ineffectual.      --Boyle.	   Syn: Inefficient; useless; inefficacious; vain; fruitless;	        unavailing; futile. See {Useless}, {Inefficacious}.	        [1913 Webster]
Ineffectuality \In`ef*fec`tu*al"i*ty\, n.	   Ineffectualness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffectually \In`ef*fec"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   Without effect; in vain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hereford . . . had been besieged for about two months	         ineffectually by the Scots.              --Ludlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffectualness \In`ef*fec"tu*al*ness\, n.	   Lack of effect, or of power to produce it; inefficacy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ineffectualness of some men's devotion. --Wake.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffervescence \In*ef`fer*ves"cence\, n.	   Lack of effervescence. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffervescent \In*ef`fer*ves"cent\, a.	   Not effervescing, or not susceptible of effervescence;	   quiescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffervescibility \In*ef`fer*ves`ci*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being ineffervescible.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineffervescible \In*ef`fer*ves"ci*ble\, a.	   Not capable or susceptible of effervescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Inefficacious \In*ef`fi*ca"cious\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   efficacious: cf. F. inefficace, L. inefficax.]	   Not efficacious; not having power to produce the effect	   desired; inadequate; incompetent; inefficient; impotent.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The authority of Parliament must become inefficacious .	         . . to restrain the growth of disorders. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ineffectual, says Johnson, rather denotes an actual	         failure, and inefficacious an habitual impotence to any	         effect. But the distinction is not always observed, nor	         can it be; for we can not always know whether means are	         inefficacious till experiment has proved them	         ineffectual. Inefficacious is therefore sometimes	         synonymous with ineffectual.	         [1913 Webster]
Inefficaciously \In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ly\, adv.	   Without efficacy or effect.	   [1913 Webster]
Inefficaciousness \In*ef`fi*ca"cious*ness\, n.	   Lack of effect, or of power to produce the effect;	   inefficacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Inefficacy \In*ef"fi*ca*cy\, n. [L. inefficacia. See {In-} not,	   and {Efficacy}.]	   Lack of power to produce the desired or proper effect;	   inefficiency; ineffectualness; futility; uselessness;	   fruitlessness; as, the inefficacy of medicines or means.	   [1913 Webster]	         The seeming inefficacy of censures.      --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inefficacy was soon proved, like that of many	         similar medicines.                       --James	                                                  Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Inefficiency \In`ef*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   The quality of being inefficient; lack of power or energy	   sufficient for the desired effect; inefficacy; incapacity;	   as, he was discharged from his position for inefficiency.	   [1913 Webster]
Inefficient \In`ef*fi"cient\, a.	   1. Not efficient; not producing the effect intended or	      desired, or achieiving the effect by unnnecessary and	      excessive expenditure of resources; inefficacious; as,	      inefficient means or measures; inefficient methods are too	      expensive.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Incapable of, or indisposed to, effective action;	      habitually slack or remiss; effecting little or nothing;	      as, inefficient workmen; an inefficient administrator.	      [1913 Webster]
Inefficiently \In`ef*fi"cient*ly\, adv.	   In an inefficient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inelaborate \In`e*lab"o*rate\, a. [L. inelaboratus. See {In-}	   not, and {Elaborate}.]	   Not elaborate; not wrought with care; unpolished; crude;	   unfinished.	   [1913 Webster]
Inelastic \In`e*las"tic\, a.	   1. Not elastic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Economics) reacting little to changing price; -- of	      demand; as, Potatoes have an inelastic demand.	      [PJC]
Inelasticity \In`e*las*tic"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of elasticity. Inelegance
Inelegance \In*el"e*gance\, Inelegancy \In*el"e*gan*cy\, n.; pl.	   {Inelegances}, {Inelegancies}. [L. inelegantia: cf. F.	   in['e]l['e]gance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being inelegant; lack of elegance or grace;	      lack of refinement, beauty, or polish in language,	      composition, or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            The notorious inelegance of her figure. --T. Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything inelegant; as, inelegance of style in literary	      composition.	      [1913 Webster]
Inelegant \In*el"e*gant\, a. [L. inelegans: cf. F.	   in['e]l['e]gant. See {In-} not, and {Elegant}.]	   Not elegant; deficient in beauty, polish, refinement, grave,	   or ornament; wanting in anything which correct taste	   requires.	   [1913 Webster]	         What order so contrived as not to mix	         Tastes, not well joined, inelegant.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         It renders style often obscure, always embarrassed and	         inelegant.                               --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Inelegantly \In*el"e*gant*ly\, adv.	   In an inelegant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineligibility \In*el`i*gi*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   in['e]ligibilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being ineligible.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineligible \In*el"i*gi*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + eligible: cf.	   F. in['e]ligible.]	   Not eligible; not qualified to be chosen (for an office,	   post, position); not worthy to be chosen or preferred; not	   expedient or desirable. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inelligibly \In*el"li*gi*bly\, adv.	   In an ineligible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineloquent \In*e"lo*quent\, a. [L. ineloquens: cf. F.	   in['e]loquent. See {In-} not, and {Eloquent}.]	   Not eloquent; not fluent, graceful, or moving; not	   persuasive; as, ineloquent language.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor are thy lips ungraceful, sire of men,	         Nor tongue ineloquent.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineloquently \In*e"lo*quent*ly\, adv.	   Without eloquence.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineluctable \In`e*luc"ta*ble\, a. [L. ineluctabilis; pref. in-	   not + eluctabilis to be surmounted, fr. eluctari to struggle	   out of, to surmount: cf. F. in['e]luctable. See {Eluctate}.]	   Not to be overcome by struggling; irresistible; inescapable;	   inevitable. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ineluctable conditions of matter.    --Hamerton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineludible \In`e*lud"i*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being eluded or evaded; unvoidable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Most pressing reasons and ineludible demonstrations.	                                                  --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Inembryonate \In*em"bry*o*nate\, a. (Biol.)	   Not embryonate.	   [1913 Webster]
Inenarrable \In`e*nar"ra*ble\, a. [L. inenarrabilis; pref. in-	   not + enarrabilis that may be related; fr. enarrare to	   relate: cf. F. in['e]narrable. See {Enarration}.]	   Incapable of being narrated; indescribable; ineffable. [Obs.]	   "Inenarrable goodness." --Bp. Fisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Inept \In*ept"\, a. [L. ineptus; prefix. in- not + aptus apt,	   fit: cf. F. inepte. Cf. {Inapt}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not apt or fit; unfit; unsuitable; improper; unbecoming.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Aristotelian philosophy is inept for new	            discoveries.                          --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Silly; useless; nonsensical; absurd; foolish.	      [1913 Webster]	            To view attention as a special act of intelligence,	            and to distinguish it from consciousness, is utterly	            inept.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Ineptitude \In*ept"i*tude\, n. [L. ineptitudo.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being inept; unfitness; inaptitude;	      unsuitableness.	      [1913 Webster]	            That ineptitude for society, which is frequently the	            fault of us scholars.                 --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Absurdity; nonsense; foolishness.	      [1913 Webster]
Ineptly \In*ept"ly\, adv.	   Unfitly; unsuitably; awkwardly.	   [1913 Webster]	         None of them are made foolishly or ineptly. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineptness \In*ept"ness\, n.	   Unfitness; ineptitude.	   [1913 Webster]	         The feebleness and miserable ineptness of infancy.	                                                  --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequable \In*e"qua*ble\, a.	   Unequable. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequal \In*e"qual\, a. [L. inaequalis. See {In-} not, and	   {Equal}.]	   Unequal; uneven; various. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequality \In`e*qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inequalities}. [L.	   inaequalitas.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or lack of	      equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity;	      disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an	      inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances,	      motions, rank, property, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is so great an inequality in the length of our	            legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk	            on all four.                          --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Notwithstanding which inequality of number, it was	            resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch	            fleet.                                --Ludlow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sympathy is rarely strong where there is a great	            inequality of condition.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unevenness; lack of levelness; the alternate rising and	      falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface	      of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The country is cut into so many hills and	            inequalities as renders it defensible. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of	      smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of	      the weather, feelings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inequality of air is ever an enemy to health.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy;	      competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to	      the wants of a rational soul. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Alg.) An expression consisting of two unequal quantities,	      with the sign of inequality (.gt. or .lt.) between them;	      as, the inequality 2 .lt. 3, or 4 .gt. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astron.) An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion	      of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the	      amount of such deviation.	      [1913 Webster]
Inequation \In`e*qua"tion\, n. (Math.)	   An inequality.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequidistant \In*e`qui*dis"tant\, a.	   Not equally distant; not equidistant.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequilateral \In*e`qui*lat"er*al\, a.	   1. Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the two ends unequal, as in the clam,	      quahaug, and most lamellibranch shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Inequilobate \In*e`qui*lo"bate\, a. [Pref. in- not + equi- +	   lobate.] (Biol.)	   Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequitable \In*eq"ui*ta*ble\, a.	   Not equitable; not just. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequitate \In*eq"ui*tate\, v. t. [L. inequitatus, p. p.	   inequitare to ride over. See 1st {In-}, and {Equitant}.]	   To ride over or through. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Inequity \In*eq"ui*ty\, n.	   Lack of equity; injustice; wrong. "Some form of inequity."	   --H. Spencer. Inequivalve
Inequivalve \In*e"qui*valve\, Inequivalvular
\In*e`qui*val"vu*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineradicable \In`e*rad"i*ca*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being eradicated or rooted out.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bad seed thus sown was ineradicable. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineradicably \In`e*rad"i*ca*bly\, adv.	   So as not to be eradicable. Inergetic
Inergetic \In`er*get"ic\, Inergetical \In`er*get"ic*al\, a.	   [Pref. in- not + energetic, -ical.]	   Having no energy; sluggish. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inergetically \In`er*get"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Without energy. [R.] Inerm
Inerm \In*erm"\, Inermous \In*er"mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Inermis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inermis \In*er"mis\, a. [L. inermis, inermus; pref. in- not +	   arma arms: cf. F. inerme.] (Bot.)	   Unarmed; destitute of prickles or thorns, as a leaf. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Inerrability \In*er`ra*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Freedom or exemption from error; infallibility. --Eikon	   Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]
Inerrable \In*er"ra*ble\, a. [L. inerrabilis. See {In-} not, and	   {Err}.]	   Incapable of erring; infallible; unerring. "Inerabble and	   requisite conditions." --Sir T. Browne. "Not an inerrable	   text." --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Inerrableness \In*er"ra*ble*ness\	   ([i^]n*[e^]r"r[.a]*b'l*n[e^]s), n.	   Exemption from error; inerrability; infallibility. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Inerrably \In*er"ra*bly\, adv.	   With security from error; infallibly; unerringly.	   [1913 Webster]
Inerrancy \In*er"ran*cy\ ([i^]n*[e^]r"ran*s[y^]), n.	   Exemption from error.	   [1913 Webster]	         The absolute inerrancy of the Bible.     --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Inerratic \In`er*rat"ic\ ([i^]n`[e^]r*r[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Not erratic or wandering; fixed; settled; established.	   [1913 Webster]
Inerringly \In*err"ing*ly\, adv.	   Without error, mistake, or deviation; unerringly. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Inert \In*ert"\, a. [L. iners, inertis, unskilled, idle; pref.	   in- + ars art: cf. F. inerte. See {Art}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitute of the power of moving itself, or of active	      resistance to motion; as, matter is inert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indisposed to move or act; very slow to act; sluggish;	      dull; inactive; indolent; lifeless.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inert and desponding party of the court.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            It present becomes extravagant, then imbecile, and	            at length utterly inert.              --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not having or manifesting active properties; not affecting	      other substances when brought in contact with them;	      powerless for an expected or desired effect; as, the noble	      gases are chemically inert.	   Syn: Inactive; dull; passive; indolent; sluggish; slothful;	        lazy; lifeless; irresolute; stupid; senseless;	        insensible.	   Usage: {Inert}, {Inactive}, {Sluggish}. A man may be inactive	          from mere lack of stimulus to effort; but one who is	          inert has something in his constitution or his habits	          which operates like a weight holding him back from	          exertion. Sluggish is still stronger, implying some	          defect of temperament which directly impedes action.	          Inert and inactive are negative, sluggish is positive.	          [1913 Webster]	                Even the favored isles . . .	                Can boast but little virtue; and, inert	                Through plenty, lose in morals what they gain	                In manners -- victims of luxurious ease.	                                                  --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	                Doomed to lose four months in inactive	                obscurity.                        --Johnson.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sluggish Idleness, the nurse of sin,	                Upon a slothful ass he chose to ride. --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]
Inertia \In*er"ti*a\, n. [L., idleness, fr. iners idle. See	   {Inert}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Physics) That property of matter by which it tends when	      at rest to remain so, and when in motion to continue in	      motion, and in the same straight line or direction, unless	      acted on by some external force; -- sometimes called {vis	      inerti[ae]}. The inertia of a body is proportional to its	      mass.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Inertness; indisposition to motion, exertion, or action;	      lack of energy; sluggishness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men . . . have immense irresolution and inertia.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Lack of activity; sluggishness; -- said especially	      of the uterus, when, in labor, its contractions have	      nearly or wholly ceased.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Center of inertia}. (Mech.) See under {Center}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inertion \In*er"tion\, n.	   Lack of activity or exertion; inertness; quietude. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         These vicissitudes of exertion and inertion of the	         arterial system constitute the paroxysms of remittent	         fever.                                   --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Inertitude \In*ert"i*tude\, n. [See {Inert}.]	   Inertness; inertia. [R.] --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Inertly \In*ert"ly\, adv.	   Without activity; sluggishly. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Inertness \In*ert"ness\, n.	   1. Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to	      action or motion; sluggishness; apathy; insensibility.	      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laziness and inertness of mind. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.	      [1913 Webster]
Inerudite \In*er"u*dite\, a. [L. ineruditus. See {In-} not, and	   {Erudite}.]	   Not erudite; unlearned; ignorant.	   [1913 Webster]
Inescapable \In`es*cap"a*ble\, a.	   Not escapable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inescate \In*es"cate\, v. t. [L. inescatus, p. p. of inescare;	   in- in + esca bait.]	   To allure; to lay a bait for. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To inescate and beguile young women! --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inescation \In`es*ca"tion\, n. [L. inescatio.]	   The act of baiting; allurement. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Inescutcheon \In`es*cutch"eon\, n. (Her.)	   A small escutcheon borne within a shield.	   [1913 Webster]
In esse \In` es"se\ [L.]	   In being; actually existing; -- distinguished from {in	   posse}, or {in potentia}, which denote that a thing is not,	   but may be.	   [1913 Webster]
Inessential \In`es*sen"tial\, a. [Pref. in- not + essential: cf.	   F. inessentiel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having no essence or being. --H. Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The womb of inessential Naught.       --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not essential; not required to achieve a given purpose;	      unessential; unnecessary.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inestimable \In*es"ti*ma*ble\, a. [L. inaestimabilis: cf. F.	   inestimable. See {In-} not, and {Estimate}.]	   Incapable of being estimated or computed; especially, too	   valuable or excellent to be measured or fully appreciated;	   above all price; as, inestimable rights or privileges.	   [1913 Webster]	         But above all, for thine inestimable love. --Bk. of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Science is too inestimable for expression by a money	         standard.                                --Lyon	                                                  Playfair.	   Syn: Incalculable; invaluable; priceless.	        [1913 Webster]
Inestimably \In*es"ti*ma*bly\, adv.	   In a manner, or to a degree, above estimation; as, things	   inestimably excellent.	   [1913 Webster]
Inevasible \In`e*va"si*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being evaded; inevitable; unavoidable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inevidence \In*ev"i*dence\, n. [Cf. F. in['e]vidence.]	   Lack of evidence; obscurity. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Inevident \In*ev"i*dent\, a. [Cf. F. in['e]vident.]	   Not evident; not clear or obvious; obscure.	   [1913 Webster]
Inevitability \In*ev`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   in['e]vitabilit['e].]	   Impossibility to be avoided or shunned; inevitableness.	   --Shelford.	   [1913 Webster]
Inevitable \In*ev"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. inevitabilis: cf. F.	   in['e]vitable. See {In-} not, and {Evitable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not evitable; incapable of being shunned; unavoidable;	      certain. "The inevitable hour." --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was inevitable; it was necessary; it was planted	            in the nature of things.              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Irresistible. "Inevitable charms." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Inevitableness \In*ev"i*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being unavoidable; certainty to happen;	   inevitability. --Prideaux.	   [1913 Webster]
Inevitably \In*ev"i*ta*bly\, adv.	   Without possibility of escape or evasion; unavoidably;	   certainly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inevitably thou shalt die.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         How inevitably does immoderate laughter end in a sigh!	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexact \In`ex*act"\, a. [Pref. in- not + exact: cf. F.	   inexact.]	   Not exact; not precisely correct or true; inaccurate.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexactitude \In`ex*act"i*tude\, n.	   1. Inexactness; uncertainty; as, geographical inexactitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something inexact; an instance of an inexact statement,	      measurement, etc.; as, in two minutes the senator has	      produced a dozen inexactitudes.	      [PJC]
Inexactly \In`ex*act"ly\, adv.	   In a manner not exact or precise; inaccurately. --R. A.	   Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexactness \In`ex*act"ness\, n.	   Incorrectness; lack of exactness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexcitability \In`ex*cit`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being inexcitable; insusceptibility to	   excitement.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexcitable \In`ex*cit"a*ble\, a. [L. inexcitabilis from which	   one cannot be aroused. See {In-} not, and {Excite}.]	   Not susceptible of excitement; dull; lifeless; torpid.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexcusable \In`ex*cus"a*ble\, a. [L. inexcusabilis: cf. F.	   inexcusable. See {Excuse}.]	   Not excusable; not admitting excuse or justification; as,	   inexcusable folly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Therefore thou art inexcusable, O man, whosoever thou	         art that judgest; for wherein thou judgest another,	         thou condemnest thyself; for thou that judgest doest	         the same things.                         --Rom. ii. 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexcusableness \In`ex*cus"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being inexcusable; enormity beyond	   forgiveness. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexcusably \In`ex*cus"a*bly\, adv.	   With a degree of guilt or folly beyond excuse or	   justification.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inexcusably obstinate and perverse.      --Jortin.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexecrable \In*ex"e*cra*ble\, a.	   That can not be execrated enough. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inexecutable \In*ex"e*cu`ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   executable: cf. F. inex['e]cutable.]	   Incapable of being executed or performed; impracticable;	   infeasible.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexecution \In*ex`e*cu"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not + execution:	   cf. F. inex['e]cution.]	   Neglect of execution; nonperformance; as, the inexecution of	   a treaty. --Spence.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexertion \In`ex*er"tion\, n.	   Lack of exertion; lack of effort; defect of action;	   indolence; laziness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexhalable \In`ex*hal"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being exhaled. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexhausted \In`ex*haust"ed\, a. [Pref. in- not + exhausted: cf.	   F. inexhaustus.]	   Not exhausted; not emptied; not spent; not having lost all	   strength or resources; unexhausted. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexhaustedly \In`ex*haust"ed*ly\, adv.	   Without exhaustion.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexhaustibility \In`ex*haust`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being inexhaustible; abundance.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexhaustible \In`ex*haust"i*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being exhausted, emptied, or used up; unfailing;	   not to be wasted or spent; as, inexhaustible stores of	   provisions; an inexhaustible stock of elegant words.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         An inexhaustible store of anecdotes.     --Macaulay.	   -- {In`ex*haust"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`ex*haust"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexhaustive \In`ex*haust"ive\, a.	   Inexhaustible. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexist \In`ex*ist"\, v. i. [Pref. in- in + exist.]	   To exist within; to dwell within. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Substances inexisting within the divine mind. --A.	                                                  Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexistant \In`ex*ist"ant\, a. [Cf. F. inexistant. See 1st	   {Inexistent}.]	   Inexistent; nonexistent; not existing. [Obs.] --Gudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexistence \In`ex*ist"ence\, n. [Pref. in- in + existence.]	   [Obs.]	   (a) Inherence; subsistence. --Bp. Hall.	   (b) That which exists within; a constituent. --A. Tucker.	       [1913 Webster]	Inexistence \In`ex*ist"ence\, n. [Pref. in- in + existence: cf.	   F. inexistence.]	   Lack of being or existence.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexistent \In`ex*ist"ent\, a. [Pref. in- in + existent: cf. F.	   inexistant.]	   Not having being; not existing.	   [1913 Webster]	Inexistent \In`ex*ist"ent\, a. [Pref. in- in + existent.]	   Inherent; innate; indwelling. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexorability \In*ex`o*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. inexorabilitas: cf.	   F. inexorabilit['e].]	   The quality of being inexorable, or unyielding to entreaty.	   --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexorable \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; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless;	   -- of people and impersonal forces; as, an inexorable prince	   or tyrant; an inexorable judge; the inexorable advance of a	   glacier. "Inexorable equality of laws." --Gibbon. "Death's	   inexorable doom." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are more inhuman, more inexorable,	         O, ten times more than tigers of Hyrcania. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexorableness \In*ex"o*ra*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inexorable. --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexorably \In*ex"o*ra*bly\, adv.	   In an inexorable manner; inflexibly. "Inexorably firm."	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpansible \In`ex*pan"si*ble\, a.	   Incapable of expansion, enlargement, or extension. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpectable \In`ex*pect"a*ble\, a.	   Not to be expected or anticipated. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpectant \In"ex*pect"ant\, a.	   Not expectant. --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpectation \In*ex`pec*ta"tion\, n.	   Absence of expectation. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpected \In`ex*pect"ed\, a. [Pref. in- not + expected: cf. L.	   inexspectatus.]	   Unexpected. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpectedly \In`ex*pect"ed*ly\, adv.	   Unexpectedly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpectedness \In`ex*pect"ed*ness\, n.	   Unexpectedness. [Obs.] Inexpedience
Inexpedience \In`ex*pe"di*ence\, Inexpediency
\In`ex*pe"di*en*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being inexpedient; lack of fitness;	   unsuitableness to the end or object; impropriety; as, the	   inexpedience of some measures.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not the rigor but the inexpediency of laws and	         acts of authority which makes them tyrannical. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpedient \In`ex*pe"di*ent\, a.	   Not expedient; not tending to promote a purpose; not tending	   to the end desired; inadvisable; unfit; improper; unsuitable	   to time and place; as, what is expedient at one time may be	   inexpedient at another.	   [1913 Webster]	         If it was not unlawful, yet it was highly inexpedient	         to use those ceremonies.                 --Bp. Burnet.	   Syn: Unwise; impolitic; imprudent; indiscreet; unprofitable;	        inadvisable; disadvantageous.	        [1913 Webster]
Inexpediently \In`ex*pe"di*ent*ly\, adv.	   Not expediently; unfitly.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpensive \In`ex*pen"sive\, a.	   Not expensive; cheap.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexperience \In`ex*pe"ri*ence\, n. [L. inexperientia, cf. F.	   inexp['e]rience. See {In-} not, and {Experience}.]	   Absence or lack of experience; lack of personal and	   experimental knowledge; as, the inexperience of youth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Failings which are incident to youth and inexperience.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prejudice and self-sufficiency naturally proceed from	         inexperience of the world, and ignorance of mankind.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexperienced \In`ex*pe"ri*enced\, a.	   Not having experience; unskilled; naive. "Inexperienced	   youth." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpert \In`ex*pert"\, a. [L. inexpertus inexperienced: cf. F.	   inexpert. See {In-} not, and {Expert}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitute of experience or of much experience. [Obs.]	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not expert; not skilled; destitute of knowledge or	      dexterity derived from practice. --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]
Inexpertness \In`ex*pert"ness\, n.	   Lack of expertness or skill.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpiable \In*ex"pi*a*ble\, a. [L. inexpiabilis: cf. F.	   inexpiable. See {In-} not, and {Expiable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Admitting of no expiation, atonement, or satisfaction; as,	      an inexpiable crime or offense. --Pomfret.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being mollified or appeased; relentless;	      implacable. [Archaic] "Inexpiable hate." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are at inexpiable war with all establishments.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Inexpiableness \In*ex"pi*a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being inexpiable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpiably \In*ex"pi*a*bly\, adv.	   In an inexpiable manner of degree; to a degree that admits of	   no atonement.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpiate \In*ex"pi*ate\, a. [L. inexpiatus. See {In-} not, and	   {Expiate}.]	   Not appeased or placated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To rest inexpiate were much too rude a part. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplainable \In`ex*plain"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   explainable; cf. L. inexplanabilis.]	   Incapable of being explained; inexplicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpleably \In*ex"ple*a*bly\, adv. [Cf. L. inexplebilis; pref.	   in- not + explere to fill up. See {Expletion}.]	   Insatiably. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplicability \In*ex`pli*ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   inexplicabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being inexplicable. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplicable \In*ex"pli*ca*ble\, a. [L. inexplicabilis: cf. F.	   inexplicable. See {In-} not, and {Explicable}.]	   Not explicable; not explainable; incapable of being	   explained, interpreted, or accounted for; as, an inexplicable	   mystery. "An inexplicable scratching." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their reason is disturbed; their views become vast and	         perplexed, to others inexplicable, to themselves	         uncertain.                               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplicableness \In*ex"pli*ca*ble*ness\, n.	   A state of being inexplicable; inexplicability.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplicably \In*ex"pli*ca*bly\, adv.	   In an inexplicable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplicit \In`ex*plic"it\, a. [L. inexplicitus: cf. F.	   inexplicite. See {In-} not, and {Explicit}.]	   Not explicit; not clearly stated; indefinite; vague.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplorable \In`ex*plor"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being explored, searched out, or discovered.	   --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexplosive \In`ex*plo"sive\, a.	   Not explosive.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexposure \In`ex*po"sure\ (?; 135), n.	   A state of not being exposed.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpressible \In`ex*press"i*ble\, a.	   Not capable of expression or utterance in language;	   ineffable; unspeakable; indescribable; unutterable; as,	   inexpressible grief or pleasure. "Inexpressible grandeur."	   --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]	         In orbs	         Of circuit inexpressible they stood.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpressibles \In`ex*press"i*bles\, n. pl.	   Breeches; trousers;; underwear generally, especially women's;	   -- now usually referred to as {unmentionables}. [Colloq. or	   Slang] --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inexpressibly \In`ex*press"i*bly\, adv.	   In an inexpressible manner or degree; unspeakably;	   unutterably. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpressive \In`ex*press"ive\, a.	   1. Inexpressible. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without expression or meaning; not expressive; dull;	      unintelligent; as, an inexpressive countenance.	      [1913 Webster]
Inexpressiveness \In`ex*press"ive*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being inexpressive.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpugnable \In`ex*pug"na*ble\, a. [L. inexpugnabilis: cf. F.	   inexpugnable. See {In-} not, and {Expugnable}.]	   Incapable of being subdued by force; impregnable;	   unconquerable. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fortress, inexpugnable by the arts of war. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexpugnably \In`ex*pug"na*bly\, adv.	   So as to be inexpugnable; in an inexpugnable manner. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexsuperable \In`ex*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. inexsuperabilis;	   pref. in- not + exsuperabilis that may be surmounted. See	   {In-} not, {Ex-}, and {Superable}.]	   Not capable of being passed over; insuperable;	   insurmountable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextended \In`ex*tend"ed\, a.	   Not extended.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextensible \In`ex*ten"si*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being extended; not elastic; as, inextensible	   fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextension \In`ex*ten"sion\, n.	   Lack of extension; unextended state.	   [1913 Webster]
Inexterminable \In`ex*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. [L. inexterminabilis.	   See {In-} not, and {Exterminate}.]	   Incapable of extermination. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextinct \In`ex*tinct"\, a. [L. inextinctus, inexstinctus. See	   {Extinct}.]	   Not quenched; not extinct.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextinguible \In`ex*tin"gui*ble\, a. [L. inexstinguibilis: cf.	   F, inextinguible. See {Inextinct}.]	   Inextinguishable. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextinguishable \In`ex*tin"guish*a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being extinguished; extinguishable;	   unquenchable; as, inextinguishable flame, light, thirst,	   desire, feuds. "Inextinguishable rage." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextinguishably \In`ex*tin"guish*a*bly\, adv.	   So as not to be extinguished; in an inextinguishable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextirpable \In`ex*tir"pa*ble\, a. [L. inexstirpabilis: cf. F.	   inextirpable. See {In-} not, and {Extirpate}.]	   Not capable of being extirpated or rooted out; ineradicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextricable \In*ex"tri*ca*ble\, a. [L. inextricabilis: cf. F.	   inextricable. See {In-} not, and {Extricate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Incapable of being extricated, untied, or disentangled;	      hopelessly intricate, confused, or obscure; as, an	      inextricable knot or difficulty; inextricable confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lost in the wild, inextricable maze.  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inevitable. [R.] "Fate inextricable." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Inextricableness \In*ex"tri*ca*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being inextricable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inextricably \In*ex"tri*ca*bly\, adv.	   In an inextricable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ineye \In*eye"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ineyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ineyeing}.] [Pref. in- in + eye.]	   To ingraft, as a tree or plant, by the insertion of a bud or	   eye; to inoculate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The arts of grafting and ineying.        --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Infabricated \In*fab"ri*ca`ted\, a.	   Not fabricated; unwrought; not artificial; natural. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infallibilist \In*fal"li*bil*ist\, n.	   One who accepts or maintains the dogma of papal	   infallibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Infallibility \In*fal`li*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   infaillibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being infallible, or exempt from	   error; inerrability.	   [1913 Webster]	         Infallibility is the highest perfection of the knowing	         faculty.                                 --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Papal infallibility} (R. C. Ch.), the dogma that the pope	      can not, when acting in his official character of supreme	      pontiff, err in defining a doctrine of Christian faith or	      rule of morals, to be held by the church. This was decreed	      by the Ecumenical Council at the Vatican, July 18, 1870.	      [1913 Webster]
Infallible \In*fal"li*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + fallible: cf. F.	   infallible.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not fallible; not capable of erring; entirely exempt from	      liability to mistake; unerring; inerrable. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not liable to fail, deceive, or disappoint; indubitable;	      sure; certain; as, infallible evidence; infallible	      success; an infallible remedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom also he showed himself alive, after his	            passion, by many infallible proofs.   --Acts i. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) Incapable of error in defining doctrines	      touching faith or morals. See {Papal infallibility}, under	      {Infallibility}.	      [1913 Webster]
Infallibleness \In*fal"li*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being infallible; infallibility.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Infallibly \In*fal"li*bly\, adv.	   In an infallible manner; certainly; unfailingly; unerringly.	   --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Infame \In*fame"\, v. t. [L. infamare, fr. infamis infamous: cf.	   F. infamer, It. infamare. See {Infamous}.]	   To defame; to make infamous. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Livia is infamed for the poisoning of her husband.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Infamize \In"fa*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infamized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Infamizing}.]	   To make infamous; to defame. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Infamous \In"fa*mous\, a. [Pref. in- not + famous: cf. L.	   infamis. See {Infamy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of very bad report; having a reputation of the worst kind;	      held in abhorrence; guilty of something that exposes to	      infamy; base; notoriously vile; detestable; as, an	      infamous traitor; an infamous perjurer.	      [1913 Webster]	            False errant knight, infamous, and forsworn.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing or producing infamy; deserving detestation;	      scandalous to the last degree; as, an infamous act;	      infamous vices; infamous corruption. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Branded with infamy by conviction of a crime; as, at	      common law, an infamous person can not be a witness.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having a bad name as being the place where an odious crime	      was committed, or as being associated with something	      detestable; hence, unlucky; perilous; dangerous. "Infamous	      woods." --P. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infamous hills, and sandy perilous wilds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The piny shade	            More infamous by cursed Lycaon made.  --Dryden.	   Syn: Detestable; odious; scandalous; disgraceful; base; vile;	        shameful; ignominious.	        [1913 Webster]
Infamously \In"fa*mous*ly\, adv.	   In an infamous manner or degree; scandalously; disgracefully;	   shamefully.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sealed fountain of royal bounty which had been	         infamously monopolized and huckstered.   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Infamousness \In"fa*mous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being infamous; infamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Infamy \In"fa*my\, n.; pl. {Infamies}. [L. infamia, fr. infamis	   infamous; pref. in- not + fama fame: cf. F. infamie. See	   {Fame}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Total loss of reputation; public disgrace; dishonor;	      ignominy; indignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The afflicted queen would not yield, and said she	            would not . . . submit to such infamy. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quality which exposes to disgrace; extreme baseness or	      vileness; as, the infamy of an action.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) That loss of character, or public disgrace, which a	      convict incurs, and by which he is at common law rendered	      incompetent as a witness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 -- a day which will live in	            infamy, . . .                         --Franklin D.	                                                  Roosevelt.
Infancy \In"fan*cy\, n. [L. infantia: cf. F. enfance. See	   {Infant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of	      life; early childhood.	      [1913 Webster]	            The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their love in early infancy began.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The first age of anything; the beginning or early period	      of existence; as, the infancy of an art.	      [1913 Webster]	            The infancy and the grandeur of Rome. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The state or condition of one under age, or under	      the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority.	      [1913 Webster]
Infandous \In*fan"dous\, a. [L. infandus; pref. in- not + fari	   to speak.]	   Too odious to be expressed or mentioned. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Infangthef \In*fang"thef\, n. [AS. in-fangen-[thorn]e['o]f; in	   in, into + fangen taken (p. p. of f[=o]n to take) +	   [thorn]e['o]f thief.] (O. Eng. Law)	   The privilege granted to lords of certain manors to judge	   thieves taken within the seigniory of such lords. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Infant \In"fant\, n. [L. infans; pref. in- not + fari to speak:	   cf. F. enfant, whence OE. enfaunt. See {Fame}, and cf.	   {Infante}, {Infanta}.]	   1. A child in the first period of life, beginning at his	      birth; a young babe; sometimes, a child several years of	      age.	      [1913 Webster]	            And tender cries of infants pierce the ear. --C.	                                                  Pitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A person who is not of full age, or who has not	      attained the age of legal capacity; a person under the age	      of twenty-one years; a minor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An infant under seven years of age is not penally	         responsible; between seven and fourteen years of age,	         he may be convicted of a malicious offense if malice be	         proved. He becomes of age on the day preceding his	         twenty-first birthday, previous to which time an infant	         has no capacity to contract.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Infante}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Infant \In"fant\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to infancy, or the first period of life;	      tender; not mature; as, infant strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intended for young children; as, an infant school.	      [1913 Webster]	Infant \In"fant\, v. t. [Cf. F. enfanter.]	   To bear or bring forth, as a child; hence, to produce, in	   general. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This worthy motto, "No bishop, no king," is . . .	         infanted out of the same fears.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Infanta \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Infante \In*fan"te\, n. [Sp. & Pg. See {Infant}.]	   A title given to every one of sons of the kings of Spain and	   Portugal, except the eldest or heir apparent.	   [1913 Webster]
Infanthood \In"fant*hood\, n.	   Infancy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infanticidal \In*fan"ti*ci`dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to infanticide; engaged in, or guilty of,	   child murder.	   [1913 Webster]
Infanticide \In*fan"ti*cide\, n. [L. infanticidium child murder;	   infans, -antis, child + caedere to kill: cf. F. infanticide.	   See {Infant}, and {Homicide}.]	   The murder of an infant born alive; the murder or killing of	   a newly born or young child; child murder.	   [1913 Webster]	Infanticide \In*fan"ti*cide\, n. [L. infanticida: cf. F.	   infanticide.]	   One who commits the crime of infanticide; one who kills an	   infant.	   [1913 Webster]
Infantile \In"fan*tile\ (?; 277), a. [L. infantilis: cf. F.	   infantile. See {Infant}.]	   Of or pertaining to infancy, or to an infant; similar to, or	   characteristic of, an infant; childish; as, infantile	   behavior.	   [1913 Webster]	Infantile paralysis \In"fan*tile pa*ral"y*sis\ (Med.)	   An acute viral disease, affecting almost exclusively infants	   and young adults, characterized by inflammation of the	   anterior horns of the gray substance of the spinal cord. It	   is attended with febrile symptoms, motor paralysis, and	   muscular atrophy, often producing permanent deformities.	   Called also {acute anterior poliomyelitis}, {poliomyelitis}	   and {polio}. It is caused by any one of three polioviruses,	   and by the end of the twentieth century had been almost	   completely eradicated in developed countries by a widespread	   campaign of immunization.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Infantine \In"fan*tine\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. enfantin.]	   Infantile; childish.	   [1913 Webster]	         A degree of credulity next infantine.    --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Infantlike \In"fant*like`\, a.	   Like an infant. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Infantly \In"fant*ly\, a.	   Like an infant. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Infantry \In"fan*try\, n. [F. infanterie, It. infanteria, fr.	   infante infant, child, boy servant, foot soldier, fr. L.	   infans, -antis, child; foot soldiers being formerly the	   servants and followers of knights. See {Infant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A body of children. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A body of soldiers serving on foot; foot soldiers,	      in distinction from {cavalry}.	      [1913 Webster]
Infarce \In*farce"\, v. t. [L. infarcire: pref. in- in +	   farcire, fartum and farctum, to stuff, cram.]	   To stuff; to swell. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The body is infarced with . . . watery humors. --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Infarct \In*farct"\, n. [See {Infarce}.]	   1. (Med.) An obstruction or embolus in one of the blood	      vessels.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Med.) The morbid condition of a limited area resulting	      from such obstruction; also, the localized necrotic (dead)	      tissue resulting from such obstruction; as, a hemorrhagic	      infarct.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Infarction \In*farc"tion\, n. [See {Infarce}.]	   1. The act of stuffing or filling; Specifically: (Med.) the	      formation of an infarct; an overloading and obstruction of	      any organ or vessel of the body; constipation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An infarct[2]; as, a cardiac infarction.	      [PJC]
Infare \In"fare`\, n. [AS. inf[ae]r entrance.]	   A house-warming; especially, a reception, party, or	   entertainment given by a newly married couple, or by the	   husband upon receiving the wife to his house. [Written also	   {infair}.] [Scot., & Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infashionable \In*fash"ion*a*ble\, a.	   Unfashionable. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Infatigable \In*fat"i*ga*ble\, a. [L. infatigabilis: cf. F.	   infatigable.]	   Indefatigable. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\ (?; 135), a. [L. infatuatus, p. p. of	   infatuare to infatuate; pref. in- in + fatuus foolish. See	   {Fatuous}.]	   Infatuated. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Infatuate \In*fat"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infatuated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Infatuating}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make foolish; to affect with folly; to weaken the	      intellectual powers of, or to deprive of sound judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The judgment of God will be very visible in	            infatuating a people . . . ripe and prepared for	            destruction.                          --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inspire with a foolish and extravagant passion; as, to	      be infatuated with gaming.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people are . . . infatuated with the notion.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Infatuated \In*fat"u*a`ted\, a.	   Overcome by some foolish passion or desire; affected by	   infatuation.	   [1913 Webster]
Infatuation \In*fat`u*a"tion\, n. [LL. infatuatio: cf. F.	   infatuation.]	   The act of infatuating; the state of being infatuated; folly;	   that which infatuates.	   [1913 Webster]	         The infatuations of the sensual and frivolous part of	         mankind are amazing; but the infatuations of the	         learned and sophistical are incomparably more so. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such is the infatuation of self-love.    --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Infaust \In*faust"\, a. [L. infaustus; pref. in- not + faustus	   fortunate, lucky.]	   Not favorable; unlucky; unpropitious; sinister. [R.] --Ld.	   Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Infausting \In*faust"ing\, n.	   The act of making unlucky; misfortune; bad luck. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeasibility \In*fea`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being infeasible; impracticability.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeasible \In*fea"si*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being done or accomplished; impracticable.	   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeasibleness \In*fea"si*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of quality of being infeasible; infeasibility. --W.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Infect \In*fect"\, a. [L. infectus: cf. F. infect. See {Infect},	   v. t.]	   Infected. Cf. {Enfect}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Infect \In*fect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Infecting}.] [L. infectus, p. p. of inficere to put or	   dip into, to stain, infect; pref. in- in + facere to make;	   cf. F. infecter. See {Fact}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To taint with morbid matter or any pestilential or noxious	      substance or effluvium by which disease is produced; as,	      to infect a lancet; to infect an apartment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect with infectious disease; to communicate	      infection to; as, infected with the plague.	      [1913 Webster]	            Them that were left alive being infected with this	            disease.                              --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To communicate to or affect with, as qualities or	      emotions, esp. bad qualities; to corrupt; to contaminate;	      to taint by the communication of anything noxious or	      pernicious. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infected Ston's daughters with like heat. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To contaminate with illegality or to expose to	      penalty.	   Syn: To poison; vitiate; pollute; defile.	        [1913 Webster]
Infecter \In*fect"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, infects.	   [1913 Webster]
Infectible \In*fect"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being infected.	   [1913 Webster]
Infection \In*fec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. infection, L. infectio a	   dyeing.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of infecting.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a strict order against coming to those	            pits, and that was only to prevent infection. --De	                                                  Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which infects, or causes the communicated disease;	      any effluvium, miasm, or pestilential matter by which an	      infectious disease is caused.	      [1913 Webster]	            And that which was still worse, they that did thus	            break out spread the infection further by their	            wandering about with the distemper upon them. --De	                                                  Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being infected; the condition of suffering	      from an infectious disease; contamination by morbific	      particles; the result of infecting influence; a prevailing	      disease; epidemic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The danger was really very great, the infection	            being so very violent in London.      --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which taints or corrupts morally; as, the infection	      of vicious principles.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was her chance to light	            Amidst the gross infections of those times.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Contamination by illegality, as in cases of	      contraband goods; implication.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Sympathetic communication of like qualities or emotions;	      influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through all her train the soft infection ran.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mankind are gay or serious by infection. --Rambler.	   7. A localized area of tissue which is inflamed by growth of	      microorganisms; as, he has an infection in his finger.	      [PJC]	   Syn: {Infection}, {Contagion}.	   Usage: Infection is often used in a definite and limited	          sense of the transmission of affections without direct	          contact of individuals or immediate application or	          introduction of the morbific agent, in	          contradistinction to contagion, which then implies	          transmission by direct contact. --Quain. See	          {Contagious}.	          [1913 Webster]
Infectious \In*fec"tious\, a. [Cf. F. infectieux.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having qualities that may infect; communicable or caused	      by infection; pestilential; epidemic; as, an infectious	      fever; infectious clothing; infectious water; infectious	      vices.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the infectious pestilence.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Corrupting, or tending to corrupt or contaminate;	      vitiating; demoralizing.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [the court] is necessary for the polishing of	            manners . . . but it is infectious even to the best	            morals to live always in it.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Contaminating with illegality; exposing to seizure	      and forfeiture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contraband articles are said to be of an infectious	            nature.                               --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Capable of being easily diffused or spread; sympathetic;	      readily communicated; as, infectious mirth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laughter was so genuine as to be infectious.	                                                  --W. Black.	   Syn: See {Contagious}.	        [1913 Webster]	Infectious disease \In*fec"tious dis*ease"\	      (a) Any disease caused by the entrance, growth, and	          multiplication of microorganisms in the body; a germ	          disease. It may not be contagious.	      (b) Sometimes, as distinguished from {contagious disease},	          such a disease communicated by germs carried in the	          air or water, and thus spread without contact with the	          patient, as measles.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Infectiously \In*fec"tious*ly\, adv.	   In an infectious manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Infectiousness \In*fec"tious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being infectious.	   [1913 Webster]
Infective \In*fect"ive\, a. [L. infectivus pertaining to	   dyeing.]	   Infectious. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         True love . . . hath an infective power. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Infecund \In*fec"und\, a. [L. infecundus: cf. F. inf['e]cond.	   See {In-} not, and {Fecund}.]	   Unfruitful; not producing young; barren; infertile. [Obs.]	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Infecundity \In`fe*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. infecunditas: cf. F.	   inf['e]condit['e].]	   Lack of fecundity or fruitfulness; barrenness; sterility;	   unproductiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Infecundous \In`fe*cun"dous\, a. [See {Infecund}.]	   Infertile; barren; unprofitable; unproductive. [Obs.]	   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeeble \In*fee"ble\, v. t.	   See {Enfeeble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Infelicitous \In`fe*lic"i*tous\, a.	   Not felicitous; unhappy; unfortunate; not fortunate or	   appropriate in application; not well said, expressed, or	   done; as, an infelicitous condition; an infelicitous remark;	   an infelicitous description; infelicitous words.	   [1913 Webster]
Infelicity \In`fe*lic"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Infelicities}. [L.	   infelicitas: cf. F. inf['e]licit['e]. See {In-} not, and	   {Felicity}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being infelicitous; unhappiness;	      misery; wretchedness; misfortune; lack of suitableness or	      appropriateness. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever is the ignorance and infelicity of the	            present state, we were made wise and happy.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That (as an act, word, expression, etc.) which is	      infelicitous; as, infelicities of speech.	      [1913 Webster]
Infelonious \In`fe*lo"ni*ous\, a.	   Not felonious, malignant, or criminal. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Infelt \In"felt`\, a. [Pref. in- in + felt.]	   Felt inwardly; heartfelt. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The baron stood afar off, or knelt in submissive,	         acknowledged, infelt inferiority.        --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeodation \In`feo*da"tion\, n. (Law)	   See {Infeudation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeoff \In*feoff"\, v. t. (Law)	   See {Enfeoff}.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeoffment \In*feoff"ment\, n. (Law)	   See {Enfeoffment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Infer \In*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inferred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Inferring}.] [L. inferre to bring into, bring forward,	   occasion, infer; pref. in- in + ferre to carry, bring: cf. F.	   inf['e]rer. See 1 st {Bear}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring on; to induce; to occasion. [Obs.] --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer, as violence. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring forward, or employ as an argument; to adduce; to	      allege; to offer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full well hath Clifford played the orator,	            Inferring arguments of mighty force.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To derive by deduction or by induction; to conclude or	      surmise from facts or premises; to accept or derive, as a	      consequence, conclusion, or probability; as, I inferred	      his determination from his silence.	      [1913 Webster]	            To infer is nothing but by virtue of one proposition	            laid down as true, to draw in another as true.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such opportunities always infer obligations.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To show; to manifest; to prove. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The first part is not the proof of the second, but	            rather contrariwise, the second inferreth well the	            first.                                --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            This doth infer the zeal I had to see him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Inferable \In*fer"a*ble\ ([i^]n*f[~e]r"[.a]*b'l or	   [i^]n*f[e^]r"-; 277), a.	   Capable of being inferred or deduced from premises. [Written	   also {inferrible}.] --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sufficient argument . . . is inferable from these	         premises.                                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inference \In"fer*ence\, n. [From {Infer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of inferring by deduction or induction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though it may chance to be right in the conclusions,	            it is yet unjust and mistaken in the method of	            inference.                            --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which inferred; a truth or proposition drawn from	      another which is admitted or supposed to be true; a	      conclusion; a deduction. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            These inferences, or conclusions, are the effects of	            reasoning, and the three propositions, taken all	            together, are called syllogism, or argument. --I.	                                                  Watts.	   Syn: Conclusion; deduction; consequence.	   Usage: {Inference}, {Conclusion}. An inference is literally	          that which is brought in; and hence, a deduction or	          induction from premises, -- something which follows as	          certainly or probably true. A conclusion is stronger	          than an inference; it shuts us up to the result, and	          terminates inquiry. We infer what is particular or	          probable; we conclude what is certain. In a chain of	          reasoning we have many inferences, which lead to the	          ultimate conclusion. "An inference is a proposition	          which is perceived to be true, because of its	          connection with some known fact." "When something is	          simply affirmed to be true, it is called a	          proposition; after it has been found to be true by	          several reasons or arguments, it is called a	          conclusion." --I. Taylor.	          [1913 Webster]
Inferential \In`fer*en"tial\, a.	   Deduced or deducible by inference. "Inferential proofs." --J.	   S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferentially \In`fer*en"tial*ly\, adv.	   By way of inference; using inference.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferiae \In*fe"ri*[ae]\, n. pl. [L., fr. inferus underneath.]	   (Rom. Antiq.)	   Sacrifices offered to the souls of deceased heroes or	   friends.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of inferus that is	   below, underneath, the lower; akin to E. under: cf. F.	   inf['e]rieur. See {Under}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lower in place, rank, value, excellence, etc.; less	      important or valuable; subordinate; underneath; beneath.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand inferior and particular propositions.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The body, or, as some love to call it, our inferior	            nature.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether they are equal or inferior to my other	            poems, an author is the most improper judge.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Poor or mediocre; as, an inferior quality of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.)	      (a) Nearer the sun than the earth is; as, the inferior or	          interior planets; an inferior conjunction of Mercury	          or Venus.	      (b) Below the horizon; as, the inferior part of a	          meridian.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.)	      (a) Situated below some other organ; -- said of a calyx	          when free from the ovary, and therefore below it, or	          of an ovary with an adherent and therefore inferior	          calyx.	      (b) On the side of a flower which is next the bract;	          anterior.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Min.) Junior or subordinate in rank; as, an inferior	      officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inferior court} (Law), a court subject to the jurisdiction	      of another court known as the {superior court}, or {higher	      court}.	   {Inferior letter}, {Inferior figure} (Print.), a small letter	      or figure standing at the bottom of the line (opposed to	      {superior letter} or figure), as in A2, Bn, 2 and n are	      inferior characters.	   {Inferior tide}, the tide corresponding to the moon's transit	      of the meridian, when below the horizon.	      [1913 Webster]	Inferior \In*fe"ri*or\, n.	   A person lower in station, rank, intellect, etc., than	   another.	   [1913 Webster]	         A great person gets more by obliging his inferior than	         by disdaining him.                       --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferiority \In*fe`ri*or"i*ty\, [Cf. F. inf['e]riorit['e].]	   The state of being inferior; a lower state or condition; as,	   inferiority of rank, of talents, of age, of worth.	   [1913 Webster]	         A deep sense of our own great inferiority. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferiorly \In*fe"ri*or*ly\, adv.	   In an inferior manner, or on the inferior part.	   [1913 Webster]
Infernal \In*fer"nal\, a. [F. infernal, L. infernalis, fr.	   infernus that which lies beneath, the lower. See {Inferior}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to or suitable for the lower regions,	      inhabited, according to the ancients, by the dead;	      pertaining to Pluto's realm of the dead, the Tartarus of	      the ancients.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Elysian fields, the infernal monarchy. --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to, resembling, or inhabiting, hell;	      suitable for hell, or to the character of the inhabitants	      of hell; hellish; diabolical; as, infernal spirits, or	      conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            The instruments or abettors in such infernal	            dealings.                             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Infernal machine}, a machine or apparatus maliciously	      designed to explode, and destroy life or property.	   {Infernal stone} ({lapis infernalis}), lunar caustic;	      formerly so called. The name was also applied to caustic	      potash.	   Syn: Tartarean; Stygian; hellish; devilish; diabolical;	        satanic; fiendish; malicious.	        [1913 Webster]	Infernal \In*fer"nal\, n.	   An inhabitant of the infernal regions; also, the place	   itself. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Infernally \In*fer"nal*ly\, adv.	   In an infernal manner; diabolically. "Infernally false."	   --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferno \In*fer"no\, n. [It. See {Infernal}.]	   1. The infernal regions; hell.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence: A raging fire.	      [PJC]	            At each sudden explosion in the inferno below they	            sprang back from the brink [of the volcanic crater].	                                                  --D. C.	                                                  Worcester.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inferobranchian \In`fe*ro*bran"chi*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Inferobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferobranchiata \In`fe*ro*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Inferobranchiate}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of marine gastropod mollusks, in which the gills	   are between the foot and the mantle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferobranchiate \In`fe*ro*bran"chi*ate\, a. [L. inferus lower +	   E. branchiate.] (Zool.)	   Having the gills on the sides of the body, under the margin	   of the mantle; belonging to the Inferobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Inferrible \In*fer"ri*ble\, a.	   Inferable.	   [1913 Webster]
Infertile \In*fer"tile\, a. [L. infertilis: cf. F. infertile.	   See {In-} not, and {Fertile}.]	   Not fertile; not productive; barren; sterile; unable to	   propagate its kind; as, an infertile soil; an infertile	   hybrid; -- of living things and of soil or land.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Infertilely \In*fer"tile*ly\, adv.	   In an infertile manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Infertility \In`fer*til"i*ty\, n. [L. infertilitas: cf. F.	   infertilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being infertile; unproductiveness;	   barrenness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The infertility or noxiousness of the soil. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Infest \In*fest"\, a. [L. infestus. See {Infest}, v. t.]	   Mischievous; hurtful; harassing. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Infest \In*fest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Infesting}.] [L. infestare, fr. infestus disturbed,	   hostile, troublesome; in in, against + the root of defendere:	   cf. F. infester. See {Defend}.]	   To trouble greatly by numbers or by frequency of presence; to	   disturb; to annoy; to frequent and molest or harass; as,	   fleas infest dogs and cats; a sea infested with pirates.	   [1913 Webster]	         To poison vermin that infest his plants. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         These, said the genius, are envy, avarice,	         superstition, love, with the like cares and passions	         that infest human life.                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the cares, that infest the day,	         Shall fold their tents, like the Arabs,	         And as silently steal away.              --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Infestation \In`fes*ta"tion\, n. [L. infestatio: cf. F.	   infestation.]	   The act of infesting or state of being infested; molestation;	   vexation; annoyance. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Free from the infestation of enemies.    --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Infester \In*fest"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, infests.	   [1913 Webster]
Infestive \In*fest"ive\, a. [L. infestivus. See {In-} not, and	   {Festive}.]	   Having no mirth; not festive or merry; dull; cheerless;	   gloomy; forlorn. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infestivity \In`fes*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of festivity, cheerfulness, or mirth; dullness;	   cheerlessness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infestuous \In*fes"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. infestus. See	   {Infest}, a.]	   Mischievous; harmful; dangerous. [Obs.] "Infestuous as	   serpents." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Infeudation \In`feu*da"tion\, n. [LL. infeudatio, fr. infeudare	   to enfeoff: cf. F. inf['e]odation. See {Feud} a fief.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) The act of putting one in possession of an estate in	      fee. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The granting of tithes to laymen. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Infibulation \In*fib`u*la"tion\, n. [L. infibulare, infibulatum,	   to clasp, buckle, or button together; pref. in- in + fibula	   clasp, buckle: cf. F. infibulation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of clasping, or fastening, as with a buckle or	      padlock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of attaching a ring, clasp, or frame, to the	      genital organs in such a manner as to prevent copulation.	      [1913 Webster]
Infidel \In"fi*del\, a. [L. infidelis; pref. in- not + fidelis	   faithful, fr. fides faith: cf. F. infid[`e]le. See	   {Fidelity}.]	   Not holding the faith; -- applied by Christians to one who	   does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and	   the supernatural origin of Christianity; used by Mohammedans	   to refer to those who do not believe in Islam.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The infidel writer is a great enemy to society. --V.	                                                  Knox.	   [1913 Webster]	Infidel \In"fi*del\, n.	   One who does not believe in the prevailing religious faith; a	   heathen; a freethinker; -- used especially by Christians and	   Mohammedans.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Infidel is used by English writers to translate the	         equivalent word used Mohammedans in speaking of	         Christians and other disbelievers in Mohammedanism.	   Syn: {Infidel}, {Unbeliever}, {Freethinker}, {Deist},	        {Atheist}, {Sceptic}, {Agnostic}.	   Usage: An infidel, in common usage, is one who denies	          Christianity and the truth of the Scriptures. Some	          have endeavored to widen the sense of infidel so as to	          embrace atheism and every form of unbelief; but this	          use does not generally prevail. A freethinker is now	          only another name for an infidel. An unbeliever is not	          necessarily a disbeliever or infidel, because he may	          still be inquiring after evidence to satisfy his mind;	          the word, however, is more commonly used in the	          extreme sense. A deist believes in one God and a	          divine providence, but rejects revelation. An atheist	          denies the being of God. A sceptic is one whose faith	          in the credibility of evidence is weakened or	          destroyed, so that religion, to the same extent, has	          no practical hold on his mind. An agnostic remains in	          a state of suspended judgment, neither affirming nor	          denying the existence of a personal Deity.	          [1913 Webster]
Infidelity \In`fi*del"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Infidelities}. [L.	   infidelitas: cf. F. infid['e]lit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lack of faith or belief in some religious system;	      especially, a lack of faith in, or disbelief of, the	      inspiration of the Scriptures, of the divine origin of	      Christianity.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is, indeed, no doubt but that vanity is one of	            the principal causes of infidelity.   --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unfaithfulness to the marriage vow or contract; violation	      of the marriage covenant by adultery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Breach of trust; unfaithfulness to a charge, or to moral	      obligation; treachery; deceit; as, the infidelity of a	      servant. "The infidelity of friends." --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Infield \In*field"\, v. t.	   To inclose, as a field. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Infield \In"field`\, n.	   1. Arable and manured land kept continually under crop; --	      distinguished from {outfield}. [Scotland] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) The diamond; -- opposed to {outfield}. See	      {Diamond}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]
infighting \infighting\ n. [in- + fighting.]	   1. contention among members of the same organization (usually	      concealed from outsiders), sometimes of a bitter, intense,	      or prolonged character.	   Note: [Such infighting may lead to {factionalism}.] PJC]	   2. fighting, such as boxing, at close quarters.	      [PJC]	   3. rough-and-tumble, free-for-all fighting.	      [PJC]
Infile \In*file"\, v. t.	   To arrange in a file or rank; to place in order. [Obs.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Infilm \In*film"\, v. t.	   To cover with a film; to coat thinly; as, to infilm one metal	   with another in the process of gilding; to infilm the glass	   of a mirror. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infilter \In*fil"ter\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Infiltered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Infiltering}.] [Cf. {Infiltrate}.]	   To filter or sift in.	   [1913 Webster]
Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Infiltrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Infiltrating}.] [Pref. in- + filtrate: cf. F,	   s'infiltrer. Cf. {Infilter}.]	   1. To enter by penetrating the pores or interstices of a	      substance; to filter into or through something.	      [1913 Webster]	            The water infiltrates through the porous rock.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter secretly (into an organization, territory, etc.)	      for hostile purposes, such as spying or sabotage; as, the	      FBI infiltrated into the U. S. communist party's upper	      echelons; also used transitively; as, to infiltrate the	      opponent's organization; to infiltrate one's agents into a	      hostile country.	      [PJC]	Infiltrate \In*fil"trate\, v. t.	   To penetrate gradually; -- sometimes used reflexively. --J.	   S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Infiltration \In`fil*tra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. infiltration.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of infiltrating, as of water into a	      porous substance, of a fluid into the cells of an organ or	      part of the body, or of persons into a hostile	      organization.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The substance which has entered the pores or cavities of a	      body. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Calcareous infiltrations filling the cavities.	                                                  --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fatty infiltration}. (Med.) See under {Fatty}.	   {Infiltration gallery}, a filter gallery.	      [1913 Webster]
Infiltrative \In*fil"tra*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to infiltration. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Infinite \In"fi*nite\, a. [L. infinitus: cf. F. infini. See	   {In-} not, and {Finite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Unlimited or boundless, in time or space; as, infinite	      duration or distance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever is finite, as finite, will admit of no	            comparative relation with infinity; for whatever is	            less than infinite is still infinitely distant from	            infinity; and lower than infinite distance the	            lowest or least can not sink.         --H. Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without limit in power, capacity, knowledge, or	      excellence; boundless; immeasurably or inconceivably	      great; perfect; as, the infinite wisdom and goodness of	      God; -- opposed to {finite}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great is our Lord, and of great power; his	            understanding is infinite.            --Ps. cxlvii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            O God, how infinite thou art!         --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indefinitely large or extensive; great; vast; immense;	      gigantic; prodigious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infinite riches in a little room.     --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which infinite calamity shall cause	            To human life.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) Greater than any assignable quantity of the same	      kind; -- said of certain quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) Capable of endless repetition; -- said of certain	      forms of the canon, called also {perpetual fugues}, so	      constructed that their ends lead to their beginnings, and	      the performance may be incessantly repeated. --Moore	      (Encyc. of Music).	   Syn: Boundless; immeasurable; illimitable; interminable;	        limitless; unlimited; endless; eternal.	        [1913 Webster]	Infinite \In"fi*nite\, n.	   1. That which is infinite; boundless space or duration;	      infinity; boundlessness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not till the weight is heaved from off the air, and	            the thunders roll down the horizon, will the serene	            light of God flow upon us, and the blue infinite	            embrace us again.                     --J.	                                                  Martineau.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) An infinite quantity or magnitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An infinity; an incalculable or very great number.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glittering chains, embroidered richly o'er	            With infinite of pearls and finest gold. --Fanshawe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The Infinite Being; God; the Almighty.	      [1913 Webster]
infinite loop \infinite loop\ n.	   1. (Computers) a series of instructions in a computer program	      which, when executed, cause a cyclic repetition of the	      same instructions, with no other action by the program,	      for as long as the program continues to be executed, or	      the loop is interrupted by some external action.	      [PJC]	   Note: An infinite loop is rarely written intentionally except	         in cases where the loop is intended merely as a waiting	         sequence, to be interrupted by some action of the user.	         It is more commonly the result of a serious logical	         error on the part of the programmer, resulting in a	         failure of the program. Its execution can be halted	         only by halting execution of the program, e.g. by	         intervention of the operating system or by halting or	         resetting the computer. In single-user systems, when	         executing an infinite loop, the computer will appear to	         halt operation of the program, and the program will be	         unresponsive to normal keyboard input, though it may be	         interrupted by an unmasked interrupt.	         [PJC]
Infinitely \In"fi*nite*ly\, adv.	   1. Without bounds or limits; beyond or below assignable	      limits; as, an infinitely large or infinitely small	      quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very; exceedingly; vastly; highly; extremely. "Infinitely	      pleased." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Infiniteness \In"fi*nite*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being infinite; infinity; greatness;	   immensity. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] infinite regress
infinite regress \infinite regress\, infinite regression
\infinite regression\n. (Philosophy, Logic)	   A causal relationship transmitted through an indefinite	   number of terms in a series, with no term that begins the	   causal chain.	   [PJC]
Infinitesimal \In`fin*i*tes"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. infinit['e]simal,	   fr. infinit['e]sime infinitely small, fr. L. infinitus. See	   {Infinite}, a.]	   Infinitely or indefinitely small; less than any assignable	   quantity or value; very small.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Infinitesimal calculus}, the different and the integral	      calculus, when developed according to the method used by	      Leibnitz, who regarded the increments given to variables	      as infinitesimal.	      [1913 Webster]	Infinitesimal \In`fin*i*tes"i*mal\, n. (Math.)	   An infinitely small quantity; that which is less than any	   assignable quantity.	   [1913 Webster]
Infinitesimally \In`fin*i*tes"i*mal*ly\, adv.	   By infinitesimals; in infinitely small quantities; in an	   infinitesimal degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Infinitival \In*fin`i*ti"val\, a.	   Pertaining to the infinite mood. "Infinitival stems."	   --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Infinitive \In*fin"i*tive\, n. [L. infinitivus: cf. F.	   infinitif. See {Infinite}.]	   Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Infinitive mood} (Gram.), that form of the verb which merely	      names the action, and performs the office of a verbal	      noun. Some grammarians make two forms in English: ({a})	      The simple form, as, speak, go, hear, before which to is	      commonly placed, as, to speak; to go; to hear. ({b}) The	      form of the imperfect participle, called the infinitive in	      -ing; as, going is as easy as standing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: With the auxiliary verbs may, can, must, might, could,	         would, and should, the simple infinitive is expressed	         without to; as, you may speak; they must hear, etc. The	         infinitive usually omits to with the verbs let, dare,	         do, bid, make, see, hear, need, etc.; as, let me go;	         you dare not tell; make him work; hear him talk, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Anglo-Saxon, the simple infinitive was not preceded	         by to (the sign of modern simple infinitive), but it	         had a dative form (sometimes called the gerundial	         infinitive) which was preceded by to, and was chiefly	         employed in expressing purpose. See {Gerund}, 2.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The gerundial ending (-anne) not only took the same	         form as the simple infinitive (-an), but it was	         confounded with the present participle in -ende, or	         -inde (later -inge).	         [1913 Webster]	Infinitive \In*fin"i*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   An infinitive form of the verb; a verb in the infinitive	   mood; the infinitive mood.	   [1913 Webster]	Infinitive \In*fin"i*tive\, adv. (Gram.)	   In the manner of an infinitive mood.	   [1913 Webster]
Infinito \In`fi*ni"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Infinite; perpetual, as a canon whose end leads back to the	   beginning. See {Infinite}, a., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Infinitude \In*fin"i*tude\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being infinite, or without limits;	      infiniteness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infinite extent; unlimited space; immensity; infinity. "I	      am who fill infinitude." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As pleasing to the fancy, as speculations of	            eternity or infinitude are to the understanding.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Boundless number; countless multitude. "An infinitude of	      distinctions." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Infinituple \In*fin"i*tu`ple\, a. [Cf. {Quadruple}.]	   Multiplied an infinite number of times. [R.] --Wollaston.	   [1913 Webster]
Infinity \In*fin"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Infinities}. [L. infinitas;	   pref. in- not + finis boundary, limit, end: cf. F.	   infinit['e]. See {Finite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Unlimited extent of time, space, or quantity; eternity;	      boundlessness; immensity. --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            There can not be more infinities than one; for one	            of them would limit the other.        --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unlimited capacity, energy, excellence, or knowledge; as,	      the infinity of God and his perfections. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Endless or indefinite number; great multitude; as an	      infinity of beauties. --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) A quantity greater than any assignable quantity of	      the same kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mathematically considered, infinity is always a limit	         of a variable quantity, resulting from a particular	         supposition made upon the varying element which enters	         it. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) That part of a line, or of a plane, or of space,	      which is infinitely distant. In modern geometry, parallel	      lines or planes are sometimes treated as lines or planes	      meeting at infinity.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circle at infinity}, an imaginary circle at infinity,	      through which, in geometry of three dimensions, every	      sphere is imagined to pass.	   {Circular points at infinity}. See under {Circular}.	      [1913 Webster]
Infirm \In*firm"\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"), a. [L. infirmus: cf. F.	   infirme. See {In-} not, and {Firm}, a.]	   1. Not firm or sound; weak; feeble; as, an infirm body; an	      infirm constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weak of mind or will; irresolute; vacillating. "An infirm	      judgment." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infirm of purpose!                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not solid or stable; insecure; precarious.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who fixes on false principles treads or infirm	            ground.                               --South.	   Syn: Debilitated; sickly; feeble; decrepit; weak; enfeebled;	        irresolute; vacillating; imbecile.	        [1913 Webster]	Infirm \In*firm"\, v. t. [L. infirmare : cf. F. infirmer.]	   To weaken; to enfeeble. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Infirmarian \In`fir*ma"ri*an\ ([i^]n`f[~e]r*m[=a]"r[i^]*an), n.	   A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp.	   in a monastic institution.	   [1913 Webster]
Infirmary \In*firm"a*ry\ ([i^]n*f[~e]rm"[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Infirmaries} (-r[i^]z). [Cf. OE. fermerie, OF. enfermerie,	   F. infirmerie, LL. infirmaria. See {Infirm}.]	   A hospital, or place where the infirm or sick are lodged and	   nursed gratuitously, or where out-patients are treated.	   [1913 Webster]
Infirmative \In*firm"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. infirmatif.]	   Weakening; annulling, or tending to make void. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infirmatory \In*firm"a*to*ry\, n.	   An infirmary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infirmity \In*firm"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Infirmities}. [L. infirmitas	   : cf. F. infirmite. See {Infirm}, a.]	   1. The state of being infirm; feebleness; an imperfection or	      weakness; esp., an unsound, unhealthy, or debilitated	      state; a disease; a malady; as, infirmity of body or mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is the infirmity of his age.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A personal frailty or failing; foible; eccentricity; a	      weakness or defect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will you be cured of your infirmity ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friend should bear his friend's infirmities.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The house has also its infirmities.   --Evelyn.	   Syn: Debility; imbecility; weakness; feebleness; failing;	        foible; defect; disease; malady. See {Debility}.	        [1913 Webster]
Infirmly \In*firm"ly\, adv.	   In an infirm manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Infirmness \In*firm"ness\, n.	   Infirmity; feebleness. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Infix \In*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infixed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Infixing}.] [L. infixus, p. p of infigere to infix; pref.	   in- in + figere to fix: cf. F. infixer. See {Fix}.]	   1. To set; to fasten or fix by piercing or thrusting in; as,	      to infix a sting, spear, or dart. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fatal dart a ready passage found,	            And deep within her heart infixed the wound.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To implant or fix; to instill; to inculcate, as	      principles, thoughts, or instructions; as, to infix good	      principles in the mind, or ideas in the memory.	      [1913 Webster]	Infix \In"fix\, n.	   1. Something infixed. [R.] --Welsford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Grammar) An element that is inserted into the body of an	      elemt which it threby modifies, as a letter within a word.	      [PJC]
infix notation \in"fix no*ta"tion\, n. (Computers)	   A notation for commands or instructions in which the operator	   is inserted between the terms on which it operates.	   Contrasted with {prefix notation} and {postfix notation}.
Inflame \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 +	   flammare to flame, fr. flamma flame. See {Flame}.]	   1. To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or	      glow.	      [1913 Webster]	            We should have made retreat	            By light of the inflamed fleet.       --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To kindle or intensify, as passion or appetite; to	      excite to an excessive or unnatural action or heat; as, to	      inflame desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though more, it seems,	            Inflamed with lust than rage.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            But, O inflame and fire our hearts.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To provoke to anger or rage; to exasperate; to irritate;	      to incense; to enrage.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will inflame you; it will make you mad. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) To put in a state of inflammation; to produce	      morbid heat, congestion, or swelling, of; as, to inflame	      the eyes by overwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To exaggerate; to enlarge upon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A friend exaggerates a man's virtues, an enemy	            inflames his crimes.                  --Addison.	   Syn: To provoke; fire; kindle; irritate; exasperate; incense;	        enrage; anger; excite; arouse.	        [1913 Webster]	Inflame \In*flame"\, v. i.	   To grow morbidly hot, congested, or painful; to become angry	   or incensed. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflamed \In*flamed"\, p. a.	   1. Set on fire; enkindled; heated; congested; provoked;	      exasperated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Represented as burning, or as adorned with tongues	      of flame.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Having an inflammation in; -- of tissues; as, an	      inflamed appendix.	      [PJC]
Inflamer \In*flam"er\ ([i^]n*fl[=a]m"[~e]r), n.	   The person or thing that inflames. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflammabillty \In*flam"ma*bil"l*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   inflammabilite.]	   Susceptibility of taking fire readily; the state or quality	   of being inflammable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflammable \In*flam"ma*ble\, a. [CF. F. inflammable.]	   1. Capable of being easily set fire; easily enkindled;	      combustible; as, inflammable oils or spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excitable; irritable; irascible; easily provoked; as, an	      inflammable temper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inflammable air}, the old chemical name for hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflammableness \In*flam"ma*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inflammable; inflammability.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflammably \In*flam"ma*bly\ ([i^]n*fl[a^]m"m[.a]*bl[y^]), adv.	   In an inflammable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflammation \In*flam*ma"tion\ ([i^]n*fl[a^]m*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. inflammatio: cf. F. inflammation. See {Inflame}.]	   1. The act of inflaming, kindling, or setting on fire; also,	      the state of being inflamed. "The inflammation of fat."	      --Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A morbid condition of any part of the body,	      consisting in congestion of the blood vessels, with	      obstruction of the blood current, and growth of morbid	      tissue. It is manifested outwardly by redness and	      swelling, attended with tenderness, heat and pain. It may	      be caused by exposure to any number of injurious agents.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Violent excitement; heat; passion; animosity; turbulence;	      as, an inflammation of the mind, of the body politic, or	      of parties. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflammative \In*flam"ma*tive\, a.	   Inflammatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflammatory \In*flam"ma*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. inflammatoire.]	   1. Tending to inflame, kindle, or irritate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to excite anger, animosity, tumult, or sedition;	      seditious; as, inflammatory libels, writings, speeches, or	      publications. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Accompanied with, or tending to cause,	      preternatural heat and excitement of arterial action; as,	      an inflammatory disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inflammatory crust}. (Med.) Same as {Buffy coat}, under	      {Buffy}.	   {Inflammatory fever}, a variety of fever due to inflammation.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflatable \In*flat"a*ble\, a.	   That may be inflated.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflate \In*flate"\, p. a. [L. inflatus, p. p. of inflare to	   inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See {Blow} to puff	   wind.]	   Blown in; inflated. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Inflate \In*flate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inflating}.]	   1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand;	      to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the	      lungs.	      [1913 Webster]	            When passion's tumults in the bosom rise,	            Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. --J.	                                                  Scott of	                                                  Amwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one	      with pride or vanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inflate themselves with some insane delight.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to	      inflate the currency.	      [1913 Webster]	Inflate \In*flate"\, v. i.	   To expand; to fill; to distend.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflated \In*flat"ed\, a.	   1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a	      balloon inflated with gas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an	      inflated style.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla,	      nectary, or pericarp. --Martyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously or without due cause;	      as, inflated prices; inflated expectations, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflater \In*flat"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, inflates; as, the inflaters of the	   stock exchange.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflatingly \In*flat"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner tending to inflate.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflation \In*fla"tion\, n. [L. inflatio: cf. F. inflation.]	   1. The act or process of inflating, or the state of being	      inflated, as with air or gas; distention; expansion;	      enlargement. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being puffed up, as with pride; conceit;	      vanity. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Persistent expansion or increase in the general level of	      prices, usually caused by overissue of currency, and	      resulting in a reduced value of the currency. It is	      contrasted with {deflation}, and is when it occurs to a	      very high degree is called {hyperinflation}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inflationist \In*fla"tion*ist\, n.	   One who favors an increased or very large issue of paper	   money. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inflatus \In*fla"tus\, n. [L. See {Inflate}, v. t.]	   A blowing or breathing into; inflation; inspiration.	   [1913 Webster]	         The divine breath that blows the nostrils out	         To ineffable inflatus.                   --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflect \In*flect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inflecting}.] [L. inflectere, inflexum; pref. in- in	   + flectere to bend. See {Flexible}, and cf. {Inflex}.]	   1. To turn from a direct line or course; to bend; to incline,	      to deflect; to curve; to bow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Are they [the rays of the sun] not reflected,	            refracted, and inflected by one and the same	            principle ?                           --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) To vary, as a noun or a verb in its terminations;	      to decline, as a noun or adjective, or to conjugate, as a	      verb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To modulate, as the voice.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflected \In*flect"ed\, a.	   1. Bent; turned; deflected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Having inflections; capable of, or subject to,	      inflection; inflective.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inflected cycloid} (Geom.), a prolate cycloid. See	      {Cycloid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflection \In*flec"tion\, n. [L. inflexio : cf. F. inflexion.	   See {Inflect}.] [Written also {inflecxion}.]	   1. The act of inflecting, or the state of being inflected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bend; a fold; a curve; a turn; a twist.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A slide, modulation, or accent of the voice; as, the	      rising and the falling inflection.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) The variation or change which words undergo to	      mark case, gender, number, comparison, tense, person,	      mood, voice, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.)	      (a) Any change or modification in the pitch or tone of the	          voice.	      (b) A departure from the monotone, or reciting note, in	          chanting.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Opt.) Same as {Diffraction}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Point of inflection} (Geom.), the point on opposite sides of	      which a curve bends in contrary ways.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflectional \In*flec"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to inflection; having, or characterized by,	   inflection. --Max M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflective \In*flect"ive\, a.	   1. Capable of, or pertaining to, inflection; deflecting; as,	      the inflective quality of the air. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Inflectional; characterized by variation, or	      change in form, to mark case, tense, etc.; subject to	      inflection.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inflective language} (Philol.), a language like the Greek or	      Latin, consisting largely of stems with variable	      terminations or suffixes which were once independent	      words. English is both agglutinative, as, manlike,	      headache, and inflective, as, he, his, him. Cf.	      {Agglutinative}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflesh \In*flesh"\, v. t.	   To incarnate.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflex \In*flex"\, v. t. [Cf. {Flex}, {Inflect}.]	   To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to	   deflect. --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflexed \In*flexed"\, a.	   1. Turned; bent. --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Bent or turned abruptly inwards, or toward the	      axis, as the petals of a flower.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflexibility \In*flex"i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   inflexibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of	   being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness; inflexibleness;	   rigidity; firmness of will or purpose; unbending pertinacity;	   steadfastness; resoluteness; unchangeableness; obstinacy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inflexibility of mechanism.          --A. Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]	         That grave inflexibility of soul.        --Churchill.	   [1913 Webster]	         The purity and inflexibility of their faith. --T.	                                                  Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflexible \In*flex"i*ble\, a. [L. inflexiblis: cf. F.	   inflexible. See {In-} not, and {Flexible}.]	   1. Not capable of being bent; stiff; rigid; firm; unyielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firm in will or purpose; not to be turned, changed, or	      altered; resolute; determined; unyieding; inexorable;	      stubborn.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Inflexibleas steel."                 --Miltom.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of upright and inflexible temper . . . can	            overcome all private fear.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incapable of change; unalterable; immutable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nature of things is inflexible.   --I. Watts.	   Syn: -- Unbending; unyielding; rigid; inexorable;	        pertinacious; obstinate; stubborn; unrelenting.	        [1913 Webster]
Inflexibleness \In*flex"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inflexible; inflexibility;	   rigidity; firmness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflexibly \In*flex"i*bly\, adv.	   In an inflexible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflexion \In*flex"ion\, n.	   Inflection.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflexive \In*flex"ive\, a.	   1. Inflective.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Inflexive endings."                  --W. E. Jelf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inflexible. [R.] "Foes inflexive." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflexure \In*flex"ure\, n.	   An inflection; a bend or fold. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflict \In*flict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inflicted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inflicting}.] [L. inflictus, p. p. of infligere to	   strike on, to inflict; pref. in- in, on + fligere to strike.	   Cf. {Flail}.]	   To give, cause, or produce by striking, or as if by striking;	   to apply forcibly; to lay or impose; to send; to cause to	   bear, feel, or suffer; as, to inflict blows; to inflict a	   wound with a dagger; to inflict severe pain by ingratitude;	   to inflict punishment on an offender; to inflict the penalty	   of death on a criminal.	   [1913 Webster]	         What heart could wish, what hand inflict, this dire	         disgrace?                                --Drygen.	   [1913 Webster]	         The persecution and the pain	         That man inflicts on all inferior kinds. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflicter \In*flict"er\, n.	   One who inflicts.	   [1913 Webster]	         God is the sole and immediate inflicter of such	         strokes.                                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Infliction \In*flic"tion\, n. [L. inflictio: cf. F. infliction.]	   1. The act of inflicting or imposing; as, the infliction of	      torment, or of punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is inflicted or imposed, as punishment,	      disgrace, calamity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            His severest inflictions are in themselves acts of	            justice and righteousness.            --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflictive \In*flict"ive\, a. [Cf. F. inflictif.]	   Causing infliction; acting as an infliction. --Whitehead.	   [1913 Webster]
Inflorescence \In`flo*res"cence\, n. [L. inflorescens, p. pr. of	   inflorescere to begin to blossom; pref. in- in + florescere	   to begin to blossom: cf. F. inflorescence. See {Florescent}.]	   1. A flowering; the putting forth and unfolding of blossoms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The mode of flowering, or the general arrangement and	          disposition of the flowers with reference to the axis,	          and to each other.	      (b) An axis on which all the buds are flower buds.	          [1913 Webster]	                Inflorescence affords an excellent	                characteristic mark in distinguishing the	                species of plants.                --Milne.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Centrifugal inflorescence}, determinate inflorescence.	   {Centripetal inflorescence}, indeterminate inflorescence. See	      under {Determinate}, and {Indeterminate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inflow \In*flow"\, v. i.	   To flow in. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
inflowing \inflowing\ adj.	   flowing inward.	   Syn: influent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Influence \In"flu*ence\ ([i^]n"fl[-u]*ens), n. [F. influence,	   fr. L. influens, -entis, p. pr. See {Influent}, and cf.	   {Influenza}.]	   1. A flowing in or upon; influx. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath his influence into the very essence of all	            things.                               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in general, the bringing about of an effect,	      physical or moral, by a gradual process; controlling power	      quietly exerted; agency, force, or tendency of any kind	      which affects, modifies, or sways; as, the influence which	      the sun exerts on animal and vegetable life; the influence	      of education on the mind; the influence, according to	      astrologers, of the stars over affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Astrologers call the evil influences of the stars,	            evil aspects.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or	            loose the bands of Orion?             --Job xxxviii.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            She said : "Ah, dearest lord! what evil star	            On you hath frown'd, and poured, his influence bad?"	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power or authority arising from elevated station,	      excelence of character or intellect, wealth, etc.;	      reputation; acknowledged ascendency; as, he is a man of	      influence in the community.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such influence hath your excellency.  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) Induction.	   Syn: Control; persuasion; ascendency; sway; power; authority;	        supremacy; mastery; management; restraint; character;	        reputation; prestige.	        [1913 Webster]	Influence \In"flu*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Influenced}	   ([i^]n"fl[-u]*enst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Influencing}	   ([i^]n"fl[-u]*en*s[i^]ng).]	   To control or move by power, physical or moral; to affect by	   gentle action; to exert an influence upon; to modify, bias,	   or sway; to affect; to move; to persuade; to induce.	   [1913 Webster]	         These experiments succeed after the same manner in	         vacuo as in the open air, and therefore are not	         influenced by the weight or pressure of the atmosphere.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         This standing revelation . . . is sufficient to	         influence their faith and practice, if they attend.	                                                  --Attebury.	   [1913 Webster]	         The principle which influenced their obedience has lost	         its efficacy.                            --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Influencer \In"flu*en*cer\ ([i^]n"fl[-u]*en*s[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, influences.	   [1913 Webster]
Influencive \In"flu*en*cive\ ([i^]n"fl[-u]*en*s[i^]v), a.	   Tending to influence; influential.	   [1913 Webster]
Influent \In"flu*ent\ ([i^]n"fl[-u]*ent), a. [L. influens,	   -entis, p. pr. of influere, influxum, to flow in; pref. in-	   in + fluere to flow. See {Fluid}.]	   1. Flowing in. "With influent tide." --Cowper. "Influent	      odors." --Mrs. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exerting influence; influential. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I find no office by name assigned unto Dr. Cox, who	            was virtually influent upon all, and most active.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Influential \In`flu*en"tial\ ([i^]n`fl[-u]*[e^]n"shal), a. [See	   {Influence}.]	   Exerting or possessing influence or power; potent;	   efficacious; effective; strong; having authority or	   ascendency; as, an influential man, station, argument, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         A very influential Gascon prefix.        --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Influentially \In`flu*en"tial*ly\, adv.	   In an influential manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Influenza \In`flu*en"za\, n. [It. influenza influence, an	   epidemic formerly attributed by astrologers to the influence	   of the heavenly bodies, influenza. See {Influence}.] (Med.)	   An epidemic viral infectious disease characterized by acute	   nasal catarrh, or by inflammation of the throat or the	   bronchi, and usually accompanied by fever and general	   weakness; also called {grippe}. It is caused by several forms	   of RNA virus which mutate readily and thereby render vaccines	   prepared against older forms ineffective, often requiring a	   new form of vaccine for each new outbreak.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Influx \In"flux`\, n. [L. influxus, fr. influere, influxum, to	   flow in: cf. F. influx. See {Influent}.]	   1. The act of flowing in; as, an influx of light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coming in; infusion; intromission; introduction;	      importation in abundance; also, that which flows or comes	      in; as, a great influx of goods into a country, or an	      influx of gold and silver.	      [1913 Webster]	            The influx of food into the Celtic region, however,	            was far from keeping pace with the influx of	            consumers.                            --Macaulau.	      [1913 Webster]	            The general influx of Greek into modern languages.	                                                  --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Influence; power. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Influxion \In*flux"ion\, n. [L. influxio : cf. F. influxion.]	   A flowing in; infusion. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Influxious \In*flux"ious\, a.	   Influential. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Influxive \In*flux"ive\, a.	   Having a tendency to flow in; having influence; influential.	   [R.] --Holdsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Influxively \In*flux"ive*ly\, adv.	   By influxion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infold \In*fold"\ ([i^]n*f[=o]ld"), 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 envelop; to inwrap; to	      inclose; to involve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gilded tombs do worms infold.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infold his limbs in bands.            --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clasp with the arms; to embrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee,	            And hold thee to my heart.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Infoldment \In*fold"ment\, n.	   The act of infolding; the state of being infolded.	   [1913 Webster]
Infoliate \In*fo"li*ate\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + L. folium leaf.]	   To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves. [R.]	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Inform \In*form"\, a. [L. informis; pref. in- not + forma form,	   shape: cf. F. informe]	   Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. --Cotton.	   [1913 Webster]	Inform \In*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Informed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Informing}.] [OE. enformen, OF. enformer, F. informer. L.	   informare; pref. in- in + formare to form, share, fr. forma	   form. See {Form}.]	   1. To give form or share to; to give vital or organizing	      power to; to give life to; to imbue and actuate with	      vitality; to animate; to mold; to figure; to fashion. "The	      informing Word."                            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let others better mold the running mass	            Of metals, and inform the breathing brass. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breath informs this fleeting frame.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To communicate knowledge to; to make known to; to	      acquaint; to advise; to instruct; to tell; to notify; to	      enlighten; -- usually followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            For he would learn their business secretly,	            And then inform his master hastily.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am informed thoroughly of the cause. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To communicate a knowledge of facts to, by way of	      accusation; to warn against anybody.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul.	                                                  --Acts xxiv.	                                                  1.	   Syn: To acquaint; apprise; tell; teach; instruct; enlighten;	        animate; fashion.	        [1913 Webster]	Inform \In*form"\, v. t.	   1. To take form; to become visible or manifest; to appear.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the bloody business which informs	            Thus to mine eyes.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give intelligence or information; to tell. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might either teach in the same manner, or inform	            how he had been taught.               --Monthly Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To inform against}, to communicate facts by way of	      accusation against; to denounce; as, two persons came to	      the magistrate, and informed against A.	      [1913 Webster]
Informal \In*form"al\, a. [Pref. in- not + formal.]	   1. Not in the regular, usual, or established form; not	      according to official, conventional, prescribed, or	      customary forms or rules; irregular; hence, without	      ceremony; as, an informal writing, proceeding, or visit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deranged in mind; out of one's senses. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These poor informal women.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Informality \In`for*mal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Informalities}.	   1. The state of being informal; lack of regular, prescribed,	      or customary form; as, the informality of legal	      proceedings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An informal, unconventional, or unofficial act or	      proceeding; something which is not in proper or prescribed	      form or does not conform to the established rule.	      [1913 Webster]
Informally \In*form"al*ly\, adv.	   In an informal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Informant \In*form"ant\, n. [L. informans, -antis, p. pr. of	   informare. See {Inform}, v. t.]	   1. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.	      [Obs.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who imparts information or instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who offers an accusation; an informer. See {Informer}.	      [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the last evidence of the kind; the informant	            was hanged.                           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Information \In`for*ma"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. informatio	   representation, conception. See {Inform}, v. t.]	   1. The act of informing, or communicating knowledge or	      intelligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The active informations of the intellect. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any fact or set of facts, knowledge, news, or advice,	      whether communicated by others or obtained by personal	      study and investigation; any datum that reduces	      uncertainty about the state of any part of the world;	      intelligence; knowledge derived from reading, observation,	      or instruction.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Larger opportunities of information.  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            He should get some information in the subject he	            intends to handle.                    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some	      offense against the government, instituted and prosecuted,	      really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on	      behalf of the government. It differs from an indictment in	      criminal cases chiefly in not being based on the finding	      of a grand jury. See {Indictment}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Information Theory) A measure of the number of possible	      choices of messages contained in a symbol, signal,	      transmitted message, or other information-bearing object;	      it is usually quantified as the negative logarithm of the	      number of allowed symbols that could be contained in the	      message; for logarithms to the base 2, the measure	      corresponds to the unit of information, the hartley, which	      is log210, or 3.323 bits; called also {information	      content}. The smallest unit of information that can be	      contained or transmitted is the bit, corresponding to a	      yes-or-no decision.	      [PJC]	   5. (Computers) Useful facts, as contrasted with raw data; as,	      among all this data, there must be some interesting	      information.	      [PJC]
information content \in`for*ma"tion con"tent\, n.	   {information}[4].	   [PJC]	information processing \in`for*ma"tion pro"ces*sing\, n.	   The processing of information, especially by computers,	   including the organization, distribution, and frequently the	   analysis of data and the presentation of results in easily	   understood form.	   [PJC]	information theory \in`for*ma"tion the"o*ry\, n. (Math.,	   Telecommunications)	   The science which studies the capacity of systems to contain	   and transmit information[2], and the factors such as noise	   and channel capacity that may affect the rate or accuracy of	   information transmission and reception.	   [PJC]
Informative \In*form"a*tive\, a.	   Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Informatory \In*form"a*to*ry\, a.	   Full of, or conveying, information; instructive. [R.]	   --London Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Informed \In*formed"\ ([i^]n*f[^o]rmd"), a.	   Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Informed stars}. See under {Unformed}.	      [1913 Webster]
Informer \In*form"er\ ([i^]n*f[^o]rm"[~e]r), n. [From {Inform},	   v.]	   1. One who informs, animates, or inspires. [Obs.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature, informer of the poet's art.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law;	      one who informs against another for violation of some law	      or penal statute.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Common informer} (Law), one who habitually gives information	      of the violation of penal statutes, with a view to a	      prosecution therefor. --Bouvier. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Informidable \In*for"mi*da*ble\ ([i^]n*f[^o]r"m[i^]*d[.a]*b'l),	   a. [L. informidabilis. See {In-} not, and {Formidable}.]	   Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. [Obs.] "Foe not	   informidable." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Informity \In*form"i*ty\ ([i^]n*f[^o]rm"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   informitas. See {Inform}, a.]	   Lack of regular form; shapelessness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Informous \In*form"ous\ ([i^]n*f[^o]rm"[u^]s), a. [See {Inform},	   a.]	   Of irregular form; shapeless. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Infortunate \In*for"tu*nate\ ([i^]n*f[^o]r"t[-u]*n[asl]t), a.	   [L. infortunatus.]	   Unlucky; unfortunate. [Obs.] --Shak. "A most infortunate	   chance."                                       --Howell.	   [1913 Webster] -- {In*for"tu*nate*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infortune \In*for"tune\, n. [L. infortunium. See {In-} not, and	   {Fortune}.]	   Misfortune. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Infortuned \In*for"tuned\, a.	   Unfortunate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I, woeful wretch and infortuned wight.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Infound \In*found"\, v. t. [L. infundere to pour in. See	   {Infuse}.]	   To pour in; to infuse. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Infra \In*"fra\, adv. [L. Cf. {Inferior}.]	   Below; beneath; under; after; -- often used as a prefix.	   [1913 Webster]
Infra-axillary \In`fra-ax"il*la*ry\, a. [Infra + axillary.]	   (Bot.)	   Situated below the axil, as a bud.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrabranchial \In`fra*bran"chi*al\, a. [Infra + branchial.]	   (Zool.)	   Below the gills; -- applied to the ventral portion of the	   pallial chamber in the lamellibranchs.	   [1913 Webster]
Infraclavicular \In`fra*cla*vic"u*lar\, a. [Infra + clavicular.]	   (Anat.)	   Below the clavicle; as, the infraclavicular fossa.	   [1913 Webster]
Infract \In*fract"\ ([i^]n*fr[a^]kt"), a. [L. infractus; pref.	   in- not + fractus. p. p. of frangere to break.]	   Not broken or fractured; unharmed; whole. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Infract \In*fract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infracted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Infracting}.] [L. infractus, p. p. of of infringere.	   See {Infringe}.]	   To break; to infringe. [R.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Infractible \In*fract"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being broken.[R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infraction \In*frac"tion\, n. [L. infractio: cf. F. infraction.]	   The act of infracting or breaking; breach; violation;	   nonobservance; infringement; as, an infraction of a treaty,	   compact, rule, or law. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Infractor \In*fract"or\, n. [Cf. F. infracteur.]	   One who infracts or infringes; a violator; a breaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Infragrant \In*fra"grant\, a.	   Not fragrant.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrahyoid \In`fra*hy"oid\, a. [Infra + hyoid.] (Anat.)	   Same as {Hyosternal}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Infralabial \In`fra*la"bi*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Below the lower lip; -- said of certain scales of reptiles	   and fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Infralapsarian \In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an\, n. [Infra + lapse: cf. F.	   infralapsaire. See {Lapse}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of that class of Calvinists who consider the decree of	   election as contemplating the apostasy as past and the elect	   as being at the time of election in a fallen and guilty	   state; -- opposed to {Supralapsarian}. The former considered	   the election of grace as a remedy for an existing evil; the	   latter regarded the fall as a part of God's original purpose	   in regard to men.	   [1913 Webster]	Infralapsarian \In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an\, a. (Theol.)	   Of or pertaining to the Infralapsarians, or to their	   doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Infralapsarianism \In`fra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism\, n. (Theor.)	   The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Infralapsarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Inframarginal \In`fra*mar"gin*al\, a. [Infra + marginal.]	   Below the margin; submarginal; as, an inframarginal	   convolution of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Inframaxillary \In`fra*max"il*la*ry\, a. [Infra + maxillary.]	   (Anat.)	   (a) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary; as, the inframaxillary	       nerve.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the lower iaw.	       [1913 Webster]
Inframedian \In`fra*me"di*an\, a. [Infra + median.] (Zoological	   Geog.)	   Of or pertaining to the interval or zone along the sea	   bottom, at the depth of between fifty and one hundred	   fathoms. --E. Forbes.	   [1913 Webster]
Inframundane \In`fra*mun"dane\, a. [Infra + mundane.]	   Lying or situated beneath the world.	   [1913 Webster]
Infranchise \In*fran"chise\, v. t.	   See {Enfranchise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrangibility \In*fran`gi*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being infrangible; infrangibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrangible \In*fran"gi*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + grangible: cf.	   F. infrangible.]	   1. Not capable of being broken or separated into parts; as,	      infrangible atoms.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] link'd their fetlocks with a golden band	            Infrangible.                          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be infringed or violated.	      [1913 Webster]
Infrangibleness \In*fran"gi*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being infrangible; infrangibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Infraocular \In`fra*oc"u*lar\, a. [Infra + ocular.] (Zool.)	   Situated below the eyes, as the antenna of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Infraorbital \In`fra*or"bit*al\, a. [Infra + orbital.] (Anat.)	   Below the orbit; as, the infraorbital foramen; the	   infraorbital nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrapose \In`fra*pose"\, v. t. [Infra + pose.]	   To place under or beneath. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Infraposition \In`fra*po*si"tion\, n. [Infra + position.]	   A situation or position beneath. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster] Infrared
Infrared \In`fra*red"\, Infra-red \In`fra-red"\, a. [Infra- +	   red.]	   1. (Physics) Lying outside the visible spectrum at its red	      end; -- said of rays having a longer wavelength (and thus	      less refrangible) than the extreme red rays, specifically	      those electromagnetic waves having a wavelength of between	      700 nanometers and 1 millimeter.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. relating to, using, or producing infrared radiation.	      [PJC]	   3. affected by infrared radiation; as, infrared detector;	      infrared film.	      [PJC]	Infrared Radiation \In`fra*red" Ra`di*a"tion\, n. [Infra- +	   red.] (Physics)	   electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of between 700	   nanometers and 1 millimeter.	   Note: Infrared radiation is that electromagnetic radiation	         lying between the visible spectrum and the longest	         microwaves. It may be absorbed by matter in a manner	         specific to the absorbing substance, causing increased	         vibration of molecules. The infrared absorption	         spectrum of a chemical compound is often very specific,	         and the infrared absorption spectrum is therefore used	         to help identify chemical substances. Infrared	         radiation is used in certain communication devices,	         such as television remote controls and communication	         devices between computers or between computers and	         peripherals.	         [PJC]
Infrascapular \In`fra*scap"u*lar\, a. [Infra + scapular.]	   (Anat.)	   Beneath the scapula, or shoulder blade; subscapular.	   [1913 Webster]
Infraspinal \In`fra*spi"nal\, a. [Infra + spinal.] (Anat.)	   (a) Below the vertebral column, subvertebral.	   (b) Below the spine; infraspinate; infraspinous. Infraspinate
Infraspinate \In`fra*spi"nate\, Infraspinous \In`fra*spi*nous\,	   a. [Infra + spinate, spinous.] (Anat.)	   Below the spine; infraspinal; esp., below the spine of the	   scapula; as, the infraspinous fossa; the infraspinate muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrastapedial \In`fra*sta*pe"di*al\, a. [Infra + stapedial.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, which	   in many animals projects below the connection with the	   stapes. -- n. The infrastapedial part of the columella.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrasternal \In`fra*ster"nal\, a. [Infra + sternal.] (Anat.)	   Below the sternum; as, the infrasternal depression, or pit of	   the stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Infratemporal \In`fra*tem"po*ral\, a. [Infra + temporal.]	   (Anat.)	   Below the temple; below the temporal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Infraterritorial \In`fra*ter"ri*to"ri*al\, a. [Infra +	   territorial.]	   Within the territory of a state. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Infratrochlear \In`fra*troch"le*ar\, a. [Infra + trochlear.]	   (Anat.)	   Below a trochlea, or pulley; -- applied esp. to one of the	   subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve. Infrequence
Infrequence \In*fre"quence\, Infrequency \In*fre"quen*cy\, n.	   [L. infrequentia scantiness : cf. F. infrequence.]	   1. The state of rarely occuring; uncommonness; rareness; as,	      the infrequence of his visits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of not being frequented; solitude; isolation;	      retirement; seclusion. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The solitude and infrequency of the place. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Infrequent \In*fre"quent\, a. [L. infrequens : cf. F.	   infrequent. See {In-} not, and {Frequent}.]	   Seldom happening or occurring; rare; uncommon; unusual.	   [1913 Webster]	         The act whereof is at this day infrequent or out of use	         among all sorts of men.                  --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrequently \In*fre"quent*ly\, adv.	   Not frequently; rarely.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrigidate \In*frig"i*date\, v. t. [L. infrigidatus, p. p. of	   infrigidare to chill. See 1st {In-}, and {Frigid}.]	   To chill; to make cold; to cool. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrigidation \In*frig`i*da"tion\, n. [L. infrigidatio.]	   The act of chilling or causing to become cold; a chilling;	   coldness; congelation. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infringed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Infringing}.] [L. infringere; pref. in- in + frangere	   to break. See {Fraction}, and cf. {Infract} .]	   1. To break; to violate; to transgress; to neglect to fulfill	      or obey; as, to infringe a law, right, or contract.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the first that did the edict infringe,	            Had answered for his deed.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The peace . . . was infringed by Appius Claudius.	                                                  --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hinder; to destroy; as, to infringe efficacy; to	      infringe delight or power. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Infringe \In*fringe"\, v. i.	   1. To break, violate, or transgress some contract, rule, or	      law; to injure; to offend.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To encroach; to trespass; -- followed by on or upon; as,	      to infringe upon the rights of another.	      [1913 Webster]
Infringement \In*fringe"ment\, n.	   1. The act of infringing; breach; violation; nonfulfillment;	      as, the infringement of a treaty, compact, law, or	      constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	            The punishing of this infringement is proper to that	            jurisdiction against which the contempt is.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An encroachment on a patent, copyright, or other special	      privilege; a trespass.	      [1913 Webster]
Infringer \In*frin"ger\, n.	   One who infringes or violates; a violator. --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Infructuose \In*fruc"tu*ose"\, a. [L. infructuosus. See {In-}	   not, and {Fruit}.]	   Not producing fruit; unfruitful; unprofitable. [R.] --T.	   Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrugal \In*fru"gal\, a.	   Not frugal; wasteful; as, an infrugal expense of time. --J.	   Goodman.	   [1913 Webster]
Infrugiferous \In`fru*gif"er*ous\, a.	   Not bearing fruit; not fructiferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Infucate \In`fu*cate\, v. t. [L. infucatus painted; pref. in- in	   + fucare to paint, dye. See {Fucate}.]	   To stain; to paint; to daub.	   [1913 Webster]
Infucation \In`fu*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of painting or staining, especially of painting the	   face.	   [1913 Webster]
Infula \In"fu*la\, n.; pl. {Infule}. [L.]	   A sort of fillet worn by dignitaries, priests, and others	   among the ancient Romans. It was generally white.	   [1913 Webster]
Infumate \In"fu*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infumated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Infumating}.] [L. infumatus, p. p. of infumare to	   infumate; pref. in- in + fumare to smoke, fr. fumus smoke.]	   To dry by exposing to smoke; to expose to smoke.	   [1913 Webster]
Infumated \In"fu*ma`ted\, a. (Zool.)	   Clouded; having a cloudy appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Infumation \In`fu*ma"tion\, n.	   Act of drying in smoke.	   [1913 Webster]
Infumed \In*fumed"\, a.	   Dried in smoke; smoked.	   [1913 Webster] Infundibular
Infundibular \In`fun*dib"u*lar\, Infundibulate
\In`fun*dib"u*late\, a. [See {Infundibulum}.]	   Having the form of a funnel; pertaining to an infundibulum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Infundibulate Bryozoa} (Zool.),a group of marine Bryozoa	      having a circular arrangement of the tentacles upon the	      disk.	      [1913 Webster]
Infundibuliform \In`fun*dib"u*li*form\, a. [L. infundibulum	   funnel + -form: cf. F. infundibuliforme.]	   1. Having the form of a funnel or cone; funnel-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Funnelform}.	      [1913 Webster]
Infundibulum \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 organ or part; as, the	      infundibulum of the brain, a hollow, conical process,	      connecting the floor of the third ventricle with the	      pituitary body; the infundibula of the lungs, the enlarged	      terminations of the bronchial tubes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A central cavity in the Ctenophora, into which the	          gastric sac leads.	      (b) The siphon of Cephalopoda. See {Cephalopoda}.	          [1913 Webster]
Infuneral \In*fu"ner*al\, v. t.	   To inter with funeral rites; to bury. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Infurcation \In`fur*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. in- in + L. furca fork.]	   A forked expansion or divergence; a bifurcation; a branching.	   --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Infuriate \In*fu"ri*ate\, a. [It. infuriato, p. p. of infuriare.	   See {Infuriate}, v. t.]	   Enraged; raging; furiously angry; infuriated. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inflamed beyond the most infuriate wrath. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Infuriate \In*fu"ri*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infuriated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Infuriating}] [It. infuriato, p. p. of	   infuriare; pref. in- (L. in) + furia fury, L. furia. See	   {Fury}.]	   To render furious; to enrage; to exasperate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those curls of entangled snakes with which Erinys is	         said to have infuriated Athemas and Ino. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Infuriated \In*fu"ri*a`ted\, a.	   Enraged; furious.	   [1913 Webster]
infuriating \infuriating\ adj.	   extremely annoying or displeasing; causing intense anger.	   Syn: annoying, exasperating, maddening, vexing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
infuriation \infuriation\ n.	   a feeling of intense anger.	   Syn: enragement.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Infuscate \In*fus"cate\, v. t. [L. infuscatus, p. p. of	   infuscare; pref. in- in + fuscare to make dark, fr. fuscus	   dark.]	   To darken; to make black; to obscure.	   [1913 Webster]
Infuscated \In*fus"ca*ted\, a. (Zool.)	   Darkened with a blackish tinge.	   [1913 Webster]
Infuscation \In`fus*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of darkening, or state of being dark; darkness;	   obscurity. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Infuse \In*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Infused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Infusing}.] [L. infusus, p. p. of infundere to pour in or	   into; pref. in- in + fundere to pour: cf. F. infuser. See	   {Found} to cast.]	   1. To pour in, as a liquid; to pour (into or upon); to shed.	      [1913 Webster]	            That strong Circean liquor cease to infuse.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To instill, as principles or qualities; to introduce.	      [1913 Webster]	            That souls of animals infuse themselves Into the	            trunks of men.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should he desire to have qualities infused into	            his son which himself never possessed? --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inspire; to inspirit or animate; to fill; -- followed	      by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infuse his breast with magnanimity.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infusing him with self and vain conceit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To steep in water or other fluid without boiling, for the	      propose of extracting medicinal qualities; to soak.	      [1913 Webster]	            One scruple of dried leaves is infused in ten ounces	            of warm water.                        --Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make an infusion with, as an ingredient; to tincture;	      to saturate. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Infuse \In*fuse\, n.	   Infusion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Infuser \In*fus"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, infuses.	   [1913 Webster]
Infusibility \In*fu`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [From {Infuse}.]	   Capability of being infused, poured in, or instilled.	   [1913 Webster]	Infusibility \In*fu`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not +	   fusibility: cf. F. infusibilit['e].]	   Incapability or difficulty of being fused, melted, or	   dissolved; as, the infusibility of carbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Infusible \In*fu"si*ble\, a. [From {Infuse}, v.]	   Capable of being infused.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doctrines being infusible into all.      --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Infusible \In*fu"si*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + fusible: cf. F.	   infusible.]	   Not fusible; incapable or difficult of fusion, or of being	   dissolved or melted. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The best crucibles are made of Limoges earth, which	         seems absolutely infusible.              --Lavoisier	                                                  (Trans. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Infusibleness \In*fu"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Infusibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Infusion \In*fu"sion\, n. [L. infusio a pouring in: cf. F.	   infusion. See {Infuse}, v. t.]	   1. The act of infusing, pouring in, or instilling;	      instillation; as, the infusion of good principles into the	      mind; the infusion of ardor or zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our language has received innumerable elegancies and	            improvements from that infusion of Hebraisms.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is infused; suggestion; inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            His folly and his wisdom are of his own growth, not	            the echo or infusion of other men.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of plunging or dipping into a fluid; immersion.	      [Obs.] "Baptism by infusion." --Jortin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Pharmacy)	      (a) The act or process of steeping or soaking any	          substance in water in order to extract its active	          principles.	      (b) The liquid extract obtained by this process.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sips meek infusion of a milder herb. --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]
Infusionism \In*fu"sion*ism\, n.	   The doctrine that the soul is preexistent to the body, and is	   infused into it at conception or birth; -- opposed to	   {traducianism} and {creationism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Infusive \In*fu"sive\, a.	   Having the power of infusion; inspiring; influencing.	   [1913 Webster]	         The infusive force of Spirit on man.     --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Infusoria \In`fu*so"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.; -- so called because	   found in infusions which are left exposed to the air for a	   time. See {Infuse}.] (Zool.)	   One of the classes of Protozoa, including a large number of	   species, all of minute size. Formerly, the term was applied	   to any microbe found in infusions of decaying organic	   material, but the term is now applied more specifically to	   one of the classes of the phylum Ciliophora, of ciliated	   protozoans.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: (From 1913 dictionary): They are found in all seas,	         lakes, ponds, and streams, as well as in infusions of	         organic matter exposed to the air. They are	         distinguished by having vibrating lashes or cilia, with	         which they obtain their food and swim about. They are	         devided into the orders {Flagellata}, {Ciliata}, and	         {Tentaculifera}. See these words in the Vocabulary.	         Formely the term Infusoria was applied to all	         microscopic organisms found in water, including many	         minute plants, belonging to the diatoms, as well as	         minute animals belonging to various classes, as the	         Rotifera, which are worms; and the Rhizopoda, which	         constitute a distinct class of Protozoa. Fossil	         Infusoria are mostly the siliceous shells of diatoms;	         sometimes they are siliceous skeletons of Radiolaria,	         or the calcareous shells of Foraminifera.	         [1913 Webster]
Infusorial \In`fu*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Infusoria; composed of, or containing,	   Infusoria; as, infusorial earth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Infusorial earth} (Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white,	      siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the	      microscopic plants called diatoms; also called	      {diatomaceous earth}, {kieselguhr}, and {diatomite}. It is	      used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of	      dynamite.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Infusorian \In`fu*so"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Infusoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Infusory \In*fu"so*ry\, a. (Zool.)	   Infusorial.	   [1913 Webster]	Infusory \In*fu"so*ry\, n.; pl. {Infusories}. (Zool.)	   One of the Infusoria; -- usually in the pl.	   [1913 Webster]
-ing \-ing\	   1. [For OE. -and, -end, -ind, AS. -ende; akin to Goth. -and-,	      L. -ant-, -ent-, Gr. ?.] A suffix used to from present	      participles; as, singing, playing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [OE. -ing, AS. -ing, -ung.] A suffix used to form nouns	      from verbs, and signifying the act of; the result of the	      act; as, riding, dying, feeling. It has also a secondary	      collective force; as, shipping, clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Old English ending of the present participle and	         verbal noun became confused, both becoming -ing.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. [AS. -ing.] A suffix formerly used to form diminutives;	      as, lording, farthing.	      [1913 Webster]
Ing \Ing\ ([i^]ng), n. [AS. ing.]	   A pasture or meadow; generally one lying low, near a river.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ingannation \In`gan*na"tion\, n. [LL. ingannare to decieve.]	   Cheat; deception. [Obs.] --Sir T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingate \In"gate`\, n.	   1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which hath in charge the ingate of the year.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) The aperture in a mold for pouring in the	      metal; the gate. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingathering \In"gath`er*ing\, n.	   The act or business of gathering or collecting anything;	   especially, the gathering of the fruits of the earth;	   harvest.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt keep . . . the feast of ingathering. --Ex.	                                                  xxii. 16.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingelable \In*gel"a*ble\, a.	   Not congealable.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingeminate \In*gem"i*nate\, a. [L. ingeminatus, p. p.]	   Redoubled; repeated. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingeminate \In*gem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingeminated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingeminating}.] [L. ingeminatus, p. p. of	   ingeminare to double; pref. in- in + geminare. See	   {Geminate}.]	   To redouble or repeat; to reiterate. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         . . . She yet ingeminates	         The last of sounds, and what she hears relates.	                                                  --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingemination \In*gem`i*na"tion\, n.	   Repetition; reduplication; reiteration. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         That Sacred ingemination, Amen, Amen.    --Featley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Happiness with an echo or ingemination.  --Holdsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingena \In*ge"na\ ([i^]n*g[=e]"n[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   The gorilla. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ingender \In*gen"der\, v. t.	   See {Engender}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingenerabillty \In*gen`er*a*bil"l*ty\, n.	   Incapacity of being engendered or produced. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingenerable \In*gen"er*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + generable:	   cf. F. ingenerable.]	   Incapable of being engendered or produced; original.	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingenerably \In*gen"er*a*bly\, adv.	   In an ingenerable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingenerate \In*gen"er*ate\, a. [L. ingeneratus, p. p. of	   ingenerare. See engender]	   Generated within; inborn; innate; as, ingenerate powers of	   body. --W. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those virtues were rather feigned and affected . . .	         than true qualities ingenerate in his judgment.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingenerate \In*gen"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingenerat}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ingenerating}.]	   To generate or produce within; to beget; to engender; to	   occasion; to cause. --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those noble habits are ingenerated in the soul. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingeneration \In*gen`er*a"tion\, n.	   Act of ingenerating.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingeniate \In*ge"ni*ate\, v. t. & i. [See {Ingenious}.]	   To invent; to contrive. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingenie \In"ge*nie\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Ingeny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingeniosity \In*ge`ni*os"i*ty\, n. [LL. ingeniositas.]	   Ingenuity; skill; cunning. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingenious \In*gen"ious\, a. [L. ingeniosus, fr. ingenium innate	   or natural quality, natural capacity, genius: cf. F.	   ing['e]nieux. See {Engine}.]	   1. Possessed of genius, or the faculty of invention; skillful	      or promp to invent; having an aptitude to contrive, or to	      form new combinations; as, an ingenious author, mechanic.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man . . . very wise and ingenious in feats of war.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou, king, send out	            For torturers ingenious.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more ingenious men are, the more apt are they to	            trouble themselves.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from, pertaining to, or characterized by,	      genius or ingenuity; of curious design, structure, or	      mechanism; as, an ingenious model, or machine; an	      ingenious scheme, contrivance, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus men go wrong with an ingenious skill. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Witty; shrewd; adroit; keen; sagacious; as, an ingenious	      reply.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mental; intellectual. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A course of learning and ingenious studies. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingeniously \In*gen"ious*ly\, adv.	   In an ingenious manner; with ingenuity; skillfully; wittily;	   cleverly.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Too ingeniously politic."               --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingeniousness \In*gen"ious*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being ingenious; ingenuity. Ingenite
Ingenite \In*gen"ite\, Ingenit \In*gen"it\, a. [L. ingenitus, p.	   p. of ingignere to instill by birth or nature; pref. in- +	   gignere to beget.]	   Innate; inborn; inbred; inherent; native; ingenerate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is natural or ingenite, which comes by some defect	         of the organs and overmuch brain.        --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ing'enue \In`g['e]`nue"\ ([a^]N`zh[asl]`n[.u]"), n.; pl.	   {-nues}. [F., fem. of ing['e]nu ingenious.]	   An ingenuous or na["i]ve girl or young woman, or an actress	   representing such a person.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ingenuity \In`ge*nu"i*ty\, n. [L. ingenuitas ingenuousness: cf.	   F. ing['e]nuit['e]. See {Ingenuous}.]	   1. The quality or power of ready invention; quickness or	      acuteness in forming new combinations; ingeniousness;	      skill in devising or combining.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the means which human ingenuity has contrived.	                                                  --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Curiousness, or cleverness in design or contrivance; as,	      the ingenuity of a plan, or of mechanism.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gives . . .	            To artist ingenuity and skill.        --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Openness of heart; ingenuousness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The stings and remorses of natural ingenuity, a	            principle that men scarcely ever shake off, as long	            as they carry anything of human nature about them.	                                                  --South.	   Syn: Inventiveness; ingeniousness; skill; cunning;	        cleverness; genius.	   Usage: {Ingenuity}, {Cleverness}. Ingenuity is a form of	          genius, and cleverness of talent. The former implies	          invention, the letter a peculiar dexterity and	          readiness of execution. Sir James Mackintosh remarks	          that the English overdo in the use of the word clever	          and cleverness, applying them loosely to almost every	          form of intellectual ability.	          [1913 Webster]
Ingenuous \In*gen"u*ous\, a. [L. ingenuus inborn, innate,	   freeborn, noble, frank; pref. in- in + the root of gignere to	   beget. See {Genius}, and cf. {Ingenious}.]	   1. Of honorable extraction; freeborn; noble; as, ingenuous	      blood of birth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noble; generous; magnanimous; honorable; upright;	      high-minded; as, an ingenuous ardor or zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            If an ingenuous detestation of falsehood be but	            carefully and early instilled, that is the true and	            genuine method to obviate dishonesty. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free from reserve, disguise, equivocation, or	      dissimulation; open; frank; as, an ingenuous man; an	      ingenuous declaration, confession, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sensible in myself . . . what a burden it is for me,	            who would be ingenuous, to be loaded with courtesies	            which he hath not the least hope to requite or	            deserve.                              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ingenious. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: (Formerly) printers did not discriminate between . . .	         ingenuous and ingenious, and these words were used or	         rather printed interchangeably almost to the beginning	         of the eighteenth century. --G. P. Marsh.	   Syn: Open; frank; unreserved; artless; plain; sincere;	        candid; fair; noble; generous.	   Usage: {Ingenuous}, {Open}, {Frank}. One who is open speaks	          out at once what is uppermost in his mind; one who is	          frank does it from a natural boldness, or dislike of	          self-restraint; one who is ingenuous is actuated by a	          native simplicity and artlessness, which make him	          willing to confess faults, and make known his	          sentiments without reserve. See {Candid}.	          [1913 Webster]
Ingenuously \In*gen"u*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an ingenuous manner; openly; fairly; candidly; artlessly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Being required to explain himself, he ingenuously	         confessed.                               --Ludlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingenuousness \In*gen"u*ous*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being ingenuous; openness of	      heart; frankness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ingenuity. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingeny \In"ge*ny\, n. [L. ingenium. See {Ingenious}.]	   Natural gift or talent; ability; wit; ingenuity. [Obs.]	   [Written also {ingenie}.] --Becon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingerminate \In*ger"mi*nate\, v. t.	   To cause to germinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingest \In*gest"\, v. t. [L. ingenium, p. p. of ingerere to put	   in; pref. in- in + gerere to bear.]	   1. To take into, or as into, the stomach or alimentary canal.	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take into the body by any means, as by inhalation,	      injection, absorption, as well as through the mouth.	      [PJC]
Ingesta \In*ges"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ingest}.] (Physiol.)	   That which is introduced into the body by the stomach or	   alimentary canal; -- opposed to {egesta}.	   [1913 Webster]
ingested \ingested\ adj.	   taken into the stomach. [Narrower terms: {eaten (vs.	   uneaten)}] WordNet 1.5]
Ingestion \In*ges"tion\, n. [L. ingestio: cf. F. ingestion.]	   (Physiol.)	   The act of taking or putting into the stomach; as, the	   ingestion of milk or other food.	   [1913 Webster]
Inghalla \In*ghal"la\, n. (Zool.)	   The reedbuck of South Africa. [Written also {ingali}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ingirt \In*girt"\, v. t. [See {Ingirt}.]	   To encircle; to gird; to engirt.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wreath is ivy that ingirts our beams. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingirt \In*girt"\, a.	   Surrounded; encircled. --Fenton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingle \In"gle\ ([i^][ng]"g'l), n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire;	   cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.]	   Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ingle nook}, the chimney corner.	   {Ingle side}, {Ingle cheek}, the fireside.	      [1913 Webster]	Ingle \In"gle\, n. [Written also engle, enghle: cf. Gael. & Ir.	   aingeal an angel. Cf. {Engle}.]	   A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle. [Obs.]	   --Toone.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingle \In"gle\ ([i^][ng]"g'l), v. t.	   To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See {Engle}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inglobate \In*glo"bate\, a.	   In the form of a globe or sphere; -- applied to nebulous	   matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Inglobe \In*globe"\, v. t.	   To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inglorious \In*glo"ri*ous\, a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not +	   gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See {Glory}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied	      with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an	      inglorious life of ease. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My next desire is, void of care and strife,	            To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight,	      defeat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inglorious shelter in an alien land.  --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingloriously \In*glo"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame;	   ignominiously; obscurely.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingloriousness \In*glo"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   The state of being inglorious.	   [1913 Webster]
Inglut \In*glut"\, v. t.	   To glut. [R.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingluvial \In*glu"vi*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingluvies \In*glu"vi*es\, n. [L.] (Anat.)	   The crop, or craw, of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingluvious \In*glu"vi*ous\, a.	   Gluttonous. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
In-going \In"-go`ing\, n.	   The act of going in; entrance.	   [1913 Webster]	In-going \In"-go`ing\, a.	   Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an	   in-going tenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingorge \In*gorge"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Engorge}. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingot \In"got\, n. [Prob. from AS. in in + ge['o]tan 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.	   ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See {Found} to	   cast, and cf. {Linget}, {Lingot}, {Nugget}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And from the fire he took up his matter	            And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal,	      cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine.   --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ingot mold}, a box or mold in which ingots are cast.	   {Ingot iron}. See {Decarbonized steel}, under {Decarbonize}.	      [1913 Webster]	Ingot steel \In"got steel\	   Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer converter or	   open-hearth furnace.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ingrace \In*grace"\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + grace.]	   To ingratiate. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingracious \In*gra"cious\, a. [Pref. in- not + gracious.]	   Ungracious; unkind. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingraff \In*graff"\, v. t.	   See {Ingraft}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ingraft \In*graft"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingrafted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ingrafting}.] [Written also engraft.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in	      another for propagation; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a	      plum tree; [figuratively], to insert or introduce in such	      a way as to make a part of something.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fellow would ingraft a foreign name	            Upon our stock.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A custom . . . ingrafted into the monarchy of Rome.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subject to the process of grafting; to furnish with	      grafts or scions; to graft; as, to ingraft a tree.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingrafter \In*graft"er\, n.	   A person who ingrafts.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingraftment \In*graft"ment\, n.	   1. The act of ingrafting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing ingrafted; a scion.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingrain \In"grain`\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. in- in + grain kermes.	   See {Engrain}, {Grain}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a	      textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought;	      forming an essential part of the substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ingrain carpet}, a double or two-ply carpet.	   {Triple ingrain carpet}, a three-ply carpet.	      [1913 Webster]	Ingrain \In"grain`\, n.	   An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingrain \In"grain`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingrained}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ingraining}.] [Written also engrain.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or	      moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to	      infix deeply.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our fields ingrained with blood.      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man	            who has these vices at all.           --Helps.	      [1913 Webster]
ingraining \ingraining\ n.	   teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction	   or repetition.	   Syn: inculcation, instilling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ingrapple \In*grap"ple\, v. t. & i.	   To seize; to clutch; to grapple. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingrate \In"grate`\ (?; 277), a. [L. ingratus. See	   {Ingrateful}.]	   Ingrateful. [Obs. or Poetic] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingrate \In"grate`\, n.	   An ungrateful person. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingrateful \In"grate`ful\, a. [L. ingratus ingrateful (pref. in-	   not + gratus beloved, dear, grateful) + -ful: cf. F. ingrat.	   See {Grateful}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gives . . . no ingrateful food.    --Milton.	      -- {In"grate`ful*ly}, adv. -- {In"grate`ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingrately \In"grate`ly\, adv.	   Ungratefully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ingratiate \In*gra"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingratiated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingratiating}.] [Pref. in- in + L. gratia.	   See {Grace}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring	      into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and	      followed by with before the person whose favor is sought.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lysimachus . . . ingratiated himself both with	            Philip and his pupil.                 --Budgell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; -- followed by	      to. [Obs.] --Dr. J. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not	            ingratiate to us?                     --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	Ingratiate \In*gra"ti*ate\, v. i.	   To gain favor. [R.] --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
ingratiating \ingratiating\ adj.	   1. capable of winning favor; as, with open arms and an	      ingratiating smile.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. calculated to please or gain favor; as, an unctuous,	      ingratiating manner.	   Syn: ingratiatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ingratiatory \ingratiatory\ adj.	   1. pleasingly persuasive or intended to persuade; as, her	      manner is quiet and ingratiatory and a little too	      agreeable.	   Syn: coaxing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. calculated to please or gain favor; same as	      {ingratiating}, 2.	   Syn: ingratiating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ingratitude \In*grat"i*tude\, n. [F. ingratitude, L.	   ingratitudo. See {Ingrate}.]	   Lack of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill	   return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness;	   ungratefulness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ingratitude, thou marble-hearted fiend.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingrave \In*grave"\, v. t.	   To engrave. [R.] "Whose gleaming rind ingrav'n." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingrave \In*grave"\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + grave. Cf.	   {Engrave}.]	   To bury. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingravidate \In*grav"i*date\, v. t. [L. ingravidatus, p. p. of	   ingravidare to impregnate. See 1st {In-}, and {Gravidated}.]	   To impregnate. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingravidation \In*grav`i*da"tion\, n.	   The state of being pregnant or impregnated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ingreat \In*great"\, v. t.	   To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	   Ingredience
Ingredience \In*gre"di*ence\, Ingrediency \In*gre"di*en*cy\, n.	   [See {Ingredient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Entrance; ingress. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being an ingredient or component	      part. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, n. [F. ingr['e]dient, L. ingrediens,	   -entis, entering into, p. pr. of ingredi, p. p. ingressus, to	   go into, to enter; pref. in- in + gradi to walk, go. See	   {Grade}.]	   That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of	   any combination, recipe, or mixture; an element; a	   constituent.	   [1913 Webster]	         By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to	         ingredients.                             --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids	         and solids.                              --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Ingredient \In*gre"di*ent\, a.	   Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part.	   [1913 Webster]	         Acts where no sin is ingredient.         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingress \In"gress\, n. [L. ingressus, fr. ingredi. See	   {Ingredient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into	      the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering;	      as, all ingress was prohibited.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the	      earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Ingress \In"gress\, v. i.	   To go in; to enter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ingression \In*gres"sion\, n. [L. ingressio: cf. F. ingression.]	   Act of entering; entrance. --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingrieve \In*grieve\, v. t.	   To render more grievous; to aggravate. [Obs.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingroove \In*groove"\, v. t.	   To groove in; to join in or with a groove. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingross \In*gross"\, v. t.	   See {Engross}.	   [1913 Webster] in-group
in-group \in"-group`\, in group \in" group`\n.	   an exclusive circle of people with a common purpose,	   interests, or attitudes, especially one that produces	   feelings of camaraderie, exclusivity, community, and	   solidarity.	   Syn: clique, coterie, ingroup, inner circle, pack, camp.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ingrowing \In"grow`ing\, a.	   Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingrown \In"grown`\, a.	   Having grown or appearing to grow into some other substance,	   especially a fingernail or toenail growing into the adjacent	   flesh.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Ingrown toenail}, a toenail whose edges have becoming	      imbedded in the adjacent flesh.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ingrowth \In"growth`\, n.	   A growth or development inward. --J. LeConte.	   [1913 Webster]
Inguen \In"guen\, n. [L. inguen, inguinis.] (Anat.)	   The groin.	   [1913 Webster]
Inguilty \In*guilt"y\, a.	   Not guilty. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inguinal \In"gui*nal\, a. [L. inguinalis, fr. inguen, inguinis,	   the groin: cf. F. inguinal.] (Astron. & Med.)	   Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or	   groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Inguinal ring}. See {Abdominal ring}, under {Abdominal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ingulf \In*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingulfed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ingulfing}.] [Cf. {Engulf}.] [Written also {engulf}.]	   To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into	   a gulf. See {Engulf}.	   [1913 Webster]	         A river large . . .	         Passed underneath ingulfed.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingulfment \In*gulf"ment\, n.	   The act of ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingurgitate \In*gur"gi*tate\, v. t. [L. ingurgitatus, p. p. of	   ingurgitare to pour in; pref. in- in + gurges whirlpool,	   gulf.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large	      quantity; to guzzle. --Cleveland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swallow up, as in a gulf. --Fotherby.	      [1913 Webster]	Ingurgitate \In*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.	   To guzzle; to swill. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingurgitation \In*gur`gi*ta"tion\, n. [L. ingurgitatio: cf. F.	   ingurgitation.]	   The act of swallowing greedily or immoderately; that which is	   so swallowed. --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	         He drowned his stomach and senses with a large draught	         and ingurgitation of wine.               --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ingustable \In*gust"a*ble\, a. [L. ingustabilis. See	   {Gustable}.]	   Tasteless; insipid. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabile \In*hab"ile\, a. [L. inhabilis: cf. F. inhabile. See	   {In-} not, and {Habile}, and cf. {Unable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not apt or fit; unfit; not convenient; inappropriate;	      unsuitable; as, inhabile matter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unskilled; unready; awkward; incompetent; unqualified; --	      said of persons. [Obs.] See {Unable}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhability \In`ha*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. inhabilet['e],	   inhabilit['e]. See {Inability}.]	   Unsuitableness; unaptness; unfitness; inability. [Obs.]	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabit \In*hab"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhabited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inhabiting}.] [OE. enhabiten, OF. enhabiter, L.	   inhabitare; pref. in- in + habitare to dwell. See {Habit}.]	   To live or dwell in; to occupy, as a place of settled	   residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit	   cities and houses.	   [1913 Webster]	         The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is.	                                                  lvii. 15.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, who would inhabit	         This bleak world alone?                  --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]	Inhabit \In*hab"it\, v. i.	   To have residence in a place; to dwell; to live; to abide.	   [Archaic or Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They say wild beasts inhabit here.       --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabitable \In*hab"it*a*ble\, a. [L. inhabitabilis. See	   {Inhabit}.]	   Capable of being inhabited; habitable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Systems of inhabitable planets.          --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Inhabitable \In*hab"it*a*ble\, a. [L. inhabitabilis: cf. F.	   inhabitable. See {In-} not, and {Habitable}.]	   Not habitable; not suitable to be inhabited. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The frozen ridges of the Alps	         Or other ground inhabitable.             --Shak.	   Inhabitance
Inhabitance \In*hab"it*ance\, Inhabitancy \In*hab"it*an*cy\, n.	   1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited;	      the condition of an inhabitant; residence; occupancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ruins yet resting in the wild moors testify a former	            inhabitance.                          --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The state of having legal right to claim the	      privileges of a recognized inhabitant; especially, the	      right to support in case of poverty, acquired by residence	      in a town; habitancy.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhabitant \In*hab"it*ant\, n. [L. inhabitans, -antis, p. pr. of	   inhabitare.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as	      distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an	      inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state.	      "Frail inhabitants of earth." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this place, they report that they saw inhabitants	            which were very fair and fat people.  --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who has a legal settlement in a town, city, or	      parish; a permanent resident.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhabitate \In*hab"i*tate\, v. t.	   To inhabit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabitation \In*hab`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. inhabitatio a dwelling.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inhabiting, or the state of being inhabited;	      indwelling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inhabitation of the Holy Ghost.   --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abode; place of dwelling; residence. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Population; inhabitants. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beginning of nations and of the world's	            inhabitation.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhabitativeness \In*hab"it*a*tive*ness\, n. (Phrenol.)	   A tendency or propensity to permanent residence in a place or	   abode; love of home and country.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabited \In*hab"it*ed\, a.	   Uninhabited. [Obs.] --Brathwait.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabiter \In*hab"it*er\, n.	   An inhabitant. [R.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabitiveness \In*hab"it*ive*ness\, n. (Phrenol.)	   See {Inhabitativeness}.	   [1913 Webster]	         What the phrenologists call inhabitiveness. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhabitress \In*hab"it*ress\, n.	   A female inhabitant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inhalant \In*hal"ant\, a. [Cf. F. inhalant.]	   Inhaling; used for inhaling.	   [1913 Webster]	Inhalant \In*hal"ant\, n.	   An apparatus also called an {inhaler} (which see); also, that	   which is to be inhaled, especially a medicine taken by	   inhalation.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inhalation \In`ha*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inhalation.]	   The act of inhaling; also, that which is inhaled.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhale \In*hale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhaled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inhaling}.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in +	   halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. {Exhale}.]	   To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale	   air; -- opposed to exhale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of	         the evening.                             --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
inhaled \inhaled\ adj.	   drawn into the lungs; breathed in; as, inhaled smoke can	   damage the lungs. Inverse of exhaled.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Inhalent \In*hal"ent\, a.	   Used for inhaling; as, the inhalent end of a duct. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhaler \In*hal"er\, n.	   1. One who inhales.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apparatus for inhaling any vapor or volatile substance,	      such as ether or chloroform, or an aerosol mist of a	      solution, for medicinal purposes; as, he alway carried his	      inhaler around in his pocket in case he had asthmatic	      attack.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A contrivance to filter, as air, in order to protect the	      lungs from inhaling damp or cold air, noxious gases, dust,	      etc.; also, the respiratory apparatus for divers.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhance \In*hance"\, v. t.	   See {Enhance}. Inharmonic
Inharmonic \In`har*mon"ic\, Inharmonical \In`har*mon"ic*al\, a.	   Not harmonic; inharmonious; discordant; dissonant.	   [1913 Webster]
Inharmonious \In`har*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Pref. in- not + harmonious:	   cf. F. inharmonieux.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not harmonious; unmusical; discordant; dissonant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sounds inharmonious in themselves and harsh.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conflicting; jarring; not in harmony.	      [1913 Webster]
Inharmoniously \In`har*mo"ni*ous*ly\, adv.	   Without harmony.	   [1913 Webster]
Inharmoniousness \In`har*mo"ni*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being inharmonious; lack of harmony; discord.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inharmoniousness of a verse.         --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Inharmony \In*har"mo*ny\, n.	   Lack of harmony. Inhaul
Inhaul \In"haul`\, Inhauler \In"haul`er\, n. (Naut.)	   A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhearse \In*hearse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhearsed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inhearsing}.]	   To put in, or as in, a hearse or coffin. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhere \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 (in); to be fixed in or permanently	   incorporated with something; to cleave (to); to belong, as	   attributes or qualities.	   [1913 Webster]	         They do but inhere in the subject that supports them.	                                                  --Digby.	   Inherence
Inherence \In*her"ence\, Inherency \In*her"en*cy\, n. [Cf. F.	   inh['e]rence.]	   The state of inhering; permanent existence in something;	   innateness; inseparable and essential connection. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Inherent \In*her"ent\, a. [L. inhaerens, -entis, p. pr. of	   inhaerere: cf. F. inh['e]rent. See {Inhere}.]	   Permanently existing in something; inseparably attached or	   connected; naturally pertaining to; innate; inalienable; as,	   polarity is an inherent quality of the magnet; the inherent	   right of men to life, liberty, and protection. "A most	   inherent baseness." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sore disease which seems inherent in civilization.	                                                  --Southey.	   Syn: Innate; inborn; native; natural; inbred; inwrought;	        inseparable; essential; indispensable.	        [1913 Webster]
Inherently \In*her"ent*ly\, adv.	   By inherence; inseparably.	   [1913 Webster]	         Matter hath inherently and essentially such an internal	         energy.                                  --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Inherit \In*her"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inherited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inheriting}.] [OE. enheriten to inherit, to give a	   heritage to, OF. enheriter to appoint as an heir, L.	   inhereditare; pref. in- in + hereditare to inherit, fr. heres	   heir. See {Heir}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) To take by descent from an ancestor; to take by	      inheritance; to take as heir on the death of an ancestor	      or other person to whose estate one succeeds; to receive	      as a right or title descendible by law from an ancestor at	      his decease; as, the heir inherits the land or real estate	      of his father; the eldest son of a nobleman inherits his	      father's title; the eldest son of a king inherits the	      crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To receive or take by birth; to have by nature; to derive	      or acquire from ancestors, as mental or physical	      qualities, genes, or genetic traits; as, he inherits a	      strong constitution, a tendency to disease, etc.; to	      inherit hemophilia	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Prince Harry is valiant; for the cold blood he did	            naturally inherit of his father he hath . . .	            manured . . . with good store of fertile sherris.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come into possession of; to possess; to own; to enjoy	      as a possession.	      [1913 Webster]	            But the meek shall inherit the earth. --Ps. xxxvii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bury so much gold under a tree,	            And never after to inherit it.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put in possession of. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Inherit \In*her"it\, v. i.	   To take or hold a possession, property, estate, or rights by	   inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. --Judg. xi.	                                                  2.	   [1913 Webster]
Inheritability \In*her`it*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being inheritable or descendible to heirs.	   --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inheritable \In*her"it*a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being inherited; transmissible or descendible;	      as, an inheritable estate or title. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being transmitted from parent to child; as,	      inheritable qualities or infirmities.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. OF. enheritable, inheritable.] Capable of taking by	      inheritance, or of receiving by descent; capable of	      succeeding to, as an heir.	      [1913 Webster]	            By attainder . . . the blood of the person attainted	            is so corrupted as to be rendered no longer	            inheritable.                          --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eldest daughter of the king is also alone	            inheritable to the crown on failure of issue male.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inheritable blood}, blood or relationship by which a person	      becomes qualified to be an heir, or to transmit	      possessions by inheritance.	      [1913 Webster]
Inheritably \In*her"it*a*bly\, adv.	   By inheritance. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Inheritance \In*her"it*ance\, n. [Cf. OF. enheritance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or state of inheriting; as, the inheritance of an	      estate; the inheritance of mental or physical qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is or may be inherited; that which is derived	      by an heir from an ancestor or other person; a heritage; a	      possession which passes by descent.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the man dies, let the inheritance	            Descend unto the daughter.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A permanent or valuable possession or blessing, esp. one	      received by gift or without purchase; a benefaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled, and	            that fadeth not away.                 --1 Pet. i. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Possession; ownership; acquisition. "The inheritance of	      their loves." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To you th' inheritance belongs by right	            Of brother's praise; to you eke 'longs his love.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) Transmission and reception by animal or plant	      generation.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) A perpetual or continuing right which a man and his	      heirs have to an estate; an estate which a man has by	      descent as heir to another, or which he may transmit to	      another as his heir; an estate derived from an ancestor to	      an heir in course of law. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word inheritance (used simply) is mostly confined	         to the title to land and tenements by a descent.	         --Mozley & W.	         [1913 Webster]	               Men are not proprietors of what they have, merely	               for themselves; their children have a title to	               part of it which comes to be wholly theirs when	               death has put an end to their parents' use of it;	               and this we call inheritance.      --Locke.	         [1913 Webster]
inherited \inherited\ adj. (Genetics)	   tending to occur among members of a family usually by	   heredity; as, an inherited disease.	   Syn: familial, genetic, hereditary, transmitted,	        transmissible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
inheriting \inheriting\ adj.	   capable of inheriting by law.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Inheritor \In*her"it*or\, n.	   One who inherits; an heir.	   [1913 Webster]	         Born inheritors of the dignity.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inheritress \In*her"it*ress\, n.	   A heiress. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inheritrix \In*her"it*rix\, n.	   Same as {Inheritress}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inherse \In*herse"\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Inhearse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhesion \In*he"sion\, n. [L. inhaesio. See {Inhere}.]	   The state of existing, of being inherent, in something;	   inherence. --A. Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Constant inhesion and habitual abode.    --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhiation \In`hi*a"tion\, n. [L. inhiatio, fr. inhiare to gape;	   pref. in- + hiare to gape.]	   A gaping after; eager desire; craving. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhibit \In*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhibited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inhibiting}.] [L. inhibitus, p. p. of inhibere; pref.	   in- in + habere to have, hold. See {Habit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To check; to hold back; to restrain; to hinder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their motions also are excited or inhibited . . . by	            the objects without them.             --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To forbid; to prohibit; to interdict.	      [1913 Webster]	            All men were inhibited, by proclamation, at the	            dissolution, so much as to mention a Parliament.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burial may not be inhibited or denied to any one.	                                                  --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem., Biochem.) To cause the rate of (a chemical or	      biochemical reaction) to proceed slower, or to halt; as,	      vitamin C inhibits oxidation; penicillins inhibit	      bacterial cell wall synthesis.	      [PJC]	   4. To restrain (a behavior) by a mechanism involving	      conscious or unconscious motivations.	      [PJC]
inhibited \inhibited\ adj.	   1. held back or restrained or prevented; as, in certain	      conditions previously inhibited conditioned reactions can	      reappear; -- of behaviors. Opposite of {uninhibited}.	      [Narrower terms: {pent-up, repressed ; {stifled,	      strangled, suppressed ] Also See: {reserved},	      {restrained}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Having a hesitancy or reluctance to exhibit normal	      emotional reactions; -- of people; as, he was too	      inhibited to make friends easily.	      [PJC]
inhibiting \inhibiting\ adj.	   discouraging (a person) from action by threat of punishment;	   as, an overly strict or inhibiting discipline.	   Syn: inhibitory, repressive, repressing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inhibition \In`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. inhibitio: cf. F.	   inhibition.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inhibiting, or the state of being inhibited;	      restraint; prohibition; embargo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) A stopping or checking of an already present	      action; a restraining of the function of an organ, or an	      agent, as a digestive fluid or enzyme, etc.; as, the	      inhibition of the respiratory center by the pneumogastric	      nerve; the inhibition of reflexes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A writ from a higher court forbidding an inferior	      judge from further proceedings in a cause before; esp., a	      writ issuing from a higher ecclesiastical court to an	      inferior one, on appeal. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem., Biochem.) The reduction in rate or stopping of a	      chemical or biochemical reaction, due to interaction with	      a chemical agent.	      [PJC]
Inhibitor \In*hib"i*tor\, n. [NL.]	   That which causes inhibitory action; esp., an inhibitory	   nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhibitory \In*hib"i*to*ry\, a. [LL. inhibitorius: cf. F.	   inhibitoire.]	   Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in	   inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory	   action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would not have you consider these criticisms as	         inhibitory.                              --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Inhibitory nerves} (Physiol.), those nerves which modify,	      inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in	      progress.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhibitory-motor \In*hib"i*to*ry-mo"tor\, a. (Physiol.)	   A term applied to certain nerve centers which govern or	   restrain subsidiary centers, from which motor impressions	   issue. --McKendrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhive \In*hive"\, v. t.	   To place in a hive; to hive.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhold \In*hold"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inheld}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Inholding}.]	   To have inherent; to contain in itself; to possess. [Obs.]	   --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Inholder \In*hold"er\, n.	   An inhabitant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhoop \In*hoop"\, v. t.	   To inclose in a hoop, or as in a hoop. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhospitable \In*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + hospitable:	   cf. L. inhospitalis.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not hospitable; not disposed to show hospitality to	      strangers or guests; as, an inhospitable person or people.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have you no touch of pity, that the poor	            Stand starved at your inhospitable door? --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affording no shelter or sustenance; barren; desert; bleak;	      cheerless; wild. "Inhospitable wastes." --Blair. --	      {In*hos"pi*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*hos"pi*ta*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhospitality \In*hos`pi*tal"i*ty\, n. [L. inhospitalitas: cf.	   F. inhospitalit['e]. See {In-} not, and {Hospitality}.]	   The quality or state of being inhospitable; inhospitableness;	   lack of hospitality. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhuman \In*hu"man\, a. [L. inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See	   {In-} not, and {Human}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a	      human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an	      inhuman person or people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by, or attended with, cruelty; as, an	      inhuman act or punishment.	   Syn: Cruel; unfeeling; pitiless; merciless; savage;	        barbarous; brutal; ferocious; ruthless; fiendish.	        [1913 Webster]
inhumane \in`hu*mane"\ ([i^]n`h[=u]*m[=a]n"), adj.	   not humane; lacking and reflecting lack of pity, kindness, or	   compassion; as, humans are innately inhumane; this explains	   much of the misery and suffering in the world; biological	   weapons are considered too inhumane to be used. [Narrower	   terms: {barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage,	   vicious}; {beastly, bestial, brute(prenominal), brutish,	   cannibalic ; {brutal, cruel}; {cold, cold-blooded, inhuman,	   insensate ; {pitiless, unfeeling, unkind ; {painful (vs.	   painless) ] Also See: {uncivilized}. Antonym: {humane}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
inhumanely \inhumanely\ ([i^]n`h[=u]*m[=a]n"l[y^]), adv.	   In an inhumane manner.	   [PJC]
inhumaneness \inhumaneness\ n.	   the quality of lacking compassion or consideration for	   others; the quality of being inhumane; inhumanity; -- of	   people or events.	   Syn: inhumanity.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inhumanity \In`hu*man"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inhumanities}. [L.	   inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit['e].]	   The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty;	   barbarity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Man's inhumanity to man	         Makes countless thousands mourn.         --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhumanly \In*hu"man*ly\, adv.	   In an inhuman manner; cruelly; barbarously.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhumate \In*hu"mate\, v. t. [L. inhumatus, p. p. of inhumare to	   inhume; pref. in- in + humare to cover with earth. See	   {Humation}, and cf. {Inhume}.]	   To inhume; to bury; to inter. --Hedge.	   [1913 Webster]
Inhumation \In`hu*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inhumation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inhuming or burying; interment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Chem.) The act of burying vessels in warm earth in	      order to expose their contents to a steady moderate heat;	      the state of being thus exposed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Arenation.	      [1913 Webster]
Inhume \In*hume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhumed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inhuming}.] [Cf. F. inhumer. See {Inhumate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deposit, as a dead body, in the earth; to bury; to	      inter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weeping they bear the mangled heaps of slain,	            Inhume the natives in their native plain. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bury or place in warm earth for chemical or medicinal	      purposes.	      [1913 Webster]
Inia \In"i*a\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American freshwater dolphin ({Inia Boliviensis}). It	   is ten or twelve feet long, and has a hairy snout.	   [1913 Webster]
Inial \In"i*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the inion.	   [1913 Webster]
Inimaginable \In`im*ag"i*na*ble\, a.	   Unimaginable; inconceivable. [R.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inimical \In*im"i*cal\ (?; 277), a. [L. inimicalis, fr. inimicus	   unfriendly, hostile; pref. in- not + amicus friendly. See	   {Amity}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the disposition or temper of an enemy; unfriendly;	      unfavorable; -- chiefly applied to private, as hostile is	      to public, enmity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic;	      inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are at war with a system, which, by its essence,	            is inimical to all other governments. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Inimicality \In*im`i*cal"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being inimical or hostile; hostility;	   unfriendliness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inimically \In*im"i*cal*ly\, adv.	   In an inimical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inimicitious \In*im`i*ci"tious\, a. [L. inimicitia enmity. See	   {Inimical}.]	   Inimical; unfriendly. [R.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inimicous \In*im"i*cous\, a. [L. inimicus.]	   Inimical; hurtful. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Inimitability \In*im`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being inimitable; inimitableness.	   --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Inimitable \In*im"i*ta*ble\, a. [L. inimitabilis: cf. F.	   inimitable. See {In-} not, and {Imitable}.]	   Not capable of being imitated, copied, or counterfeited;	   beyond imitation; surpassingly excellent; matchless;	   unrivaled; exceptional; unique; as, an inimitable style;	   inimitable eloquence. "Inimitable force." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Performing such inimitable feats.        --Cowper.	   -- {In*im"i*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*im"i*ta*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inion \In"i*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ini`on the back of the head.]	   (Anat.)	   The external occipital protuberance of the skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Iniquitous \In*iq"ui*tous\, a. [From {Iniquity}.]	   Characterized by iniquity; unjust; wicked; as, an iniquitous	   bargain; an iniquitous proceeding.	   [1913 Webster]	         Demagogues . . . bribed to this iniquitous service.	                                                  --Burke.	   Syn: Wicked; wrong; unjust; unrighteous; nefarious; criminal.	   Usage: {Iniquitous}, {Wicked}, {Nefarious}. Wicked is the	          generic term. Iniquitous is stronger, denoting a	          violation of the rights of others, usually by fraud or	          circumvention. Nefarious is still stronger, implying a	          breach of the most sacred obligations, and points more	          directly to the intrinsic badness of the deed.	          [1913 Webster]
Iniquitously \In*iq"ui*tous*ly\, adv.	   In an iniquitous manner; unjustly; wickedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Iniquity \In*iq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Iniquities}. [OE. iniquitee, F.	   iniquit['e], L. iniquitas, inequality, unfairness, injustice.	   See {Iniquous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Absence of, or deviation from, just dealing; lack of	      rectitude or uprightness; gross injustice;	      unrighteousness; wickedness; as, the iniquity of bribery;	      the iniquity of an unjust judge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till the world from his perfection fell	            Into all filth and foul iniquity.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An iniquitous act or thing; a deed of injustice or	      unrighteousness; a sin; a crime. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your iniquities have separated between you and your	            God.                                  --Is. lix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A character or personification in the old English	      moralities, or moral dramas, having the name sometimes of	      one vice and sometimes of another. See {Vice}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Acts old Iniquity, and in the fit	            Of miming gets the opinion of a wit.  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Iniquous \In*i"quous\, a. [L. iniquus; pref. in- not + aequus.	   See {Equal}.]	   Iniquitous. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inirritable \In*ir"ri*ta*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + irritable:	   cf. F. inirritable.]	   Not irritable; esp. (Physiol.), incapable of being stimulated	   to action, as a muscle. -- {In*ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inirritative \In*ir"ri*ta*tive\, a.	   Not accompanied with excitement; as, an inirritative fever.	   --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Inisle \In*isle"\, v. t. [Cf. {Enisled}.]	   To form into an island; to surround. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Initial \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}, and	   cf. {Commence}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the beginning; marking the	      commencement; incipient; commencing; as, the initial	      symptoms of a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Placed at the beginning; standing at the head, as of a	      list or series; as, the initial letters of a name.	      [1913 Webster]	Initial \In*i"tial\, n.	   The first letter of a word or a name.	   [1913 Webster]	Initial \In*i"tial\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Initialed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Initialing}.]	   To put an initial to; to mark with an initial of initials.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
initialise \initialise\ v. t.	   initialize. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
initialize \initialize\ v. t.	   to assign an initial value to (a variable or set of variables	   in a computer program); as, many bugs are caused by a failure	   to initialize variables.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Initially \In*i"tial*ly\, adv.	   In an initial or incipient manner or degree; at the	   beginning. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Initials \In*i"tials\, n. pl.	   The first letters of a person's first and last name, and	   sometimes also the first letters of the middle name or names;	   as, sign your initials in the margin; people identified only	   by their initials.	   [PJC]
Initiate \In*i"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Initiated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Initiating}.] [L. initiatus, p. p. of initiare to	   begin, fr. initium beginning. See {Initial}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To introduce by a first act; to make a beginning with; to	      set afoot; to originate; to commence; to begin or enter	      upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            How are changes of this sort to be initiated? --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acquaint with the beginnings; to instruct in the	      rudiments or principles; to introduce.	      [1913 Webster]	            Providence would only initiate mankind into the	            useful knowledge of her treasures, leaving the rest	            to employ our industry.               --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            To initiate his pupil into any part of learning, an	            ordinary skill in the governor is enough. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To introduce into a society or organization; to confer	      membership on; especially, to admit to a secret order with	      mysterious rites or ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Athenians believed that he who was initiated and	            instructed in the mysteries would obtain celestial	            honor after death.                    --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was initiated into half a dozen clubs before he	            was one and twenty.                   --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	Initiate \In*i"ti*ate\, v. i.	   To do the first act; to perform the first rite; to take the	   initiative. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Initiate \In*i"ti*ate\, a. [L. initiatus, p. p.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Unpracticed; untried; new. [Obs.] "The initiate fear that	      wants hard use." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Begun; commenced; introduced to, or instructed in, the	      rudiments; newly admitted.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rise in science as in bliss,	            Initiate in the secrets of the skies. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Initiate tenant by courtesy} (Law), said of a husband who	      becomes such in his wife's estate of inheritance by the	      birth of a child, but whose estate is not consummated till	      the death of the wife. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	Initiate \In*i"ti*ate\, n.	   One who is, or is to be, initiated.	   [1913 Webster]
Initiation \In*i`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. initiatio: cf. F.	   initiation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of initiating, or the process of being initiated	      or introduced; as, initiation into a society, into	      business, literature, etc. "The initiation of courses of	      events." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The form or ceremony by which a person is introduced into	      any society; mode of entrance into an organized body;	      especially, the rite of admission into a secret society or	      order.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silence is the first thing that is taught us at our	            initiation into sacred mysteries.     --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]
Initiative \In*i"ti*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. initiatif.]	   Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory; introductory;	   preliminary.	   [1913 Webster]	Initiative \In*i"ti*a*tive\, n. [Cf. F. initiative.]	   1. An introductory step or movement; an act which originates	      or begins.	      [1913 Webster]	            The undeveloped initiatives of good things to come.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The right or power to introduce a new measure or course of	      action, as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect	      to revenue bills is in the House of Representatives.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Political Science) The right or procedure by which	      legislation may be introduced or enacted directly by the	      people, as in the Swiss Confederation and in many of the	      States of the United States; -- chiefly used with the. The	      procedure of the initiative is essentially as follows:	      Upon the filing of a petition signed by a required number	      or percentage of qualified voters the desired measure must	      be submitted to a popular vote, and upon receiving the	      required majority (commonly a majority of those voting on	      the measure submitted) it becomes a law. In some States of	      the United States the initiative is only local; in others	      it is state-wide and includes the making of constitutional	      amendments.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. a character trait manifested in a readiness and ability to	      initiate action; an enterprising spirit; a go-getting	      attitude; energy; drive; get-up-and-go.	      [PJC]	   5. in interactive activities, such as conversation or games,	      the right or opportunity to set the course of action; as,	      to have the initiative.	      [PJC]
Initiator \In*i"ti*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who initiates.	   [1913 Webster]
Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, a.	   1. Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory;	      prefatory; as, an initiatory step. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by	      instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or	      ceremonies; elementary; rudimentary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some initiatory treatises in the law. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two initiatory rites of the same general import can	            not exist together.                   --J. M. Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	Initiatory \In*i"ti*a*to*ry\, n.	   An introductory act or rite. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inition \In*i"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. inition. See {Initial}.]	   Initiation; beginning. [Obs.] --Sir R. Naunton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inject \In*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Injected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Injecting}.] [L. injectus, p. p. of inicere, injicere, to	   throw in; pref. in- in + jacere to throw: cf. F. injecter.	   See {Jet} a shooting forth.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw in; to dart in; to force in; as, to inject cold	      water into a condenser; to inject a medicinal liquid into	      a cavity of the body; to inject morphine with a hypodermic	      syringe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To throw; to offer; to propose; to instill.	      [1913 Webster]	            C[ae]sar also, then hatching tyranny, injected the	            same scrupulous demurs.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cast or throw; -- with on. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And mound inject on mound.            --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) To fill (a vessel, cavity, or tissue) with a fluid	      or other substance; as, to inject the blood vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. to add in; to insert; to interject; as, to inject a	      comment into the conversation; to inject humor into a	      tense situation.	      [PJC]
injectable \injectable\ adj.	   1. capable of being conveniently injected; -- used of drug	      preparations, such as sterile lyophilize medicine in a	      serum-capped vial. Opposite of {uninjectable}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Requiring injection for administration; -- of drugs,	      especially those not active by oral administration.	      Opposite of {orally active}.	      [PJC]
Injection \In*jec"tion\, n. [L. injectio : cf. F. injection.]	   1. The act of injecting or throwing in; -- applied	      particularly to the forcible insertion of a liquid or gas,	      by means of a syringe, pump, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid inserted	      thrown into a cavity of the body by a syringe or pipe; a	      clyster; an enema. --Mayne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.)	      (a) The act or process of filling vessels, cavities, or	          tissues with a fluid or other substance.	      (b) A specimen prepared by injection.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Steam Eng.)	      (a) The act of throwing cold water into a condenser to	          produce a vacuum.	      (b) The cold water thrown into a condenser.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Injection cock}, or {Injection valve} (Steam Eng.), the cock	      or valve through which cold water is admitted into a	      condenser.	   {Injection condenser}. See under {Condenser}.	   {Injection pipe}, the pipe through which cold water is	      through into the condenser of a steam engine.	   {fuel injection}, a method of inserting fuel into	      internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the liquid	      fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point	      in the piston cycle; in contrast to {carburetion}, in	      which an air-fuel mixture is drawn in by the downward	      stroke of the piston.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Injector \In*ject"or\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, injects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A contrivance for forcing feed water into a steam	      boiler by the direct action of the steam upon the water.	      The water is driven into the boiler by the impulse of a	      jet of the steam which becomes condensed as soon as it	      strikes the stream of cold water it impels; -- also called	      {Giffard's injector}, from the inventor.	   {fuel injector}, a device for actively injecting fuel into an	      internal-combustion engines by directly forcing the liquid	      fuel into the combustion chamber at an appropriate point	      in the piston cycle; -- an alternative to a {carburetor},	      in which an air-fuel mixture is drawn in by the downward	      stroke of the piston.	      [1913 Webster]
Injelly \In*jel"ly\, v. t.	   To place in jelly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Injoin \In*join"\, v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Enjoin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Injoint \In*joint\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + joint.]	   To join; to unite. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Injoint \In*joint\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + joint.]	   To disjoint; to separate. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Injucundity \In`ju*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. injucunditas. See {In-}	   not, and {Jocund}.]	   Unpleasantness; disagreeableness. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Injudicable \In*ju"di*ca*ble\, a.	   Not cognizable by a judge. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Injudicial \In`ju*di"cial\, a.	   Not according to the forms of law; not judicial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Injudicious \In`ju*di"cious\, a. [Pref. in- not + judicious; cf.	   F. injudicieux.]	   1. Not judicious; wanting in sound judgment; undiscerning;	      indiscreet; unwise; as, an injudicious adviser.	      [1913 Webster]	            An injudicious biographer who undertook to be his	            editor and the protector of his memory. --A. Murphy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not according to sound judgment or discretion; unwise; as,	      an injudicious measure.	   Syn: Indiscreet; inconsiderate; undiscerning; incautious;	        unwise; rash; hasty; imprudent.	        [1913 Webster]
Injudiciously \In`ju*di"cious*ly\, adv.	   In an injudicious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Injudiciousness \In`ju*di"cious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being injudicious; lack of sound judgment;	   indiscretion. --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Injunction \In*junc"tion\, n. [L. injunctio, fr. injungere,	   injunctum, to join into, to enjoin. See {Enjoin}.]	   1. The act of enjoining; the act of directing, commanding, or	      prohibiting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is enjoined; an order; a mandate; a decree; a	      command; a precept; a direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            For still they knew, and ought to have still	            remembered,	            The high injunction, not to taste that fruit.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Necessary as the injunctions of lawful authority.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A writ or process, granted by a court of equity,	      and, in some cases, under statutes, by a court of law,	      whereby a party is required to do or to refrain from doing	      certain acts, according to the exigency of the writ.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is more generally used as a preventive than as a	         restorative process, although by no means confined to	         the former. --Wharton. --Daniell. --Story.	         [1913 Webster]
Injure \In"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Injured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Injuring}.] [L. injuriari, fr. injuria injury, perh. through	   F. injurier to insult, in OF. also, to injure; or perhaps fr.	   E. injury, or F. injure injury. See {Injury}.]	   To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to	   hurt; to damage; -- used in a variety of senses; as:	   (a) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as	       of health.	   (b) To damage or lessen the value of, as goods or estate.	   (c) To slander, tarnish, or impair, as reputation or	       character.	   (d) To impair or diminish, as happiness or virtue.	   (e) To give pain to, as the sensibilities or the feelings; to	       grieve; to annoy.	   (f) To impair, as the intellect or mind.	       [1913 Webster]	             When have I injured thee? when done thee wrong?	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: To damage; mar; spoil; harm; sully; wrong; maltreat;	        abuse; insult; affront; dishonor.	        [1913 Webster]
injured \injured\ adj.	   1. having received an injury;-- usually used of physical or	      mental injury to persons. Opposite of {uninjured}.	      [Narrower terms: {abraded, scraped, skinned ;	      {battle-scarred, scarred}; {bit, bitten, stung ;	      {black-and-blue, livid ; {bruised, contused, contusioned	      ; {bruised, hurt, wounded ; {burned}; {cut, gashed,	      slashed, split ; {disabled, hors de combat, out of action	      ; {disjointed, dislocated, separated ; {hurt, wounded ;	      {lacerated, mangled, torn}; {maimed, mutilated ] Also See:	      {broken}, {damaged}, {damaged}, {impaired}, {unsound},	      {wronged}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. subjected to an injustice.	   Syn: aggrieved.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Injurer \In"jur*er\, n.	   One who injures or wrongs.	   [1913 Webster]
Injuria \In*ju"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Injurie}. [L.] (Law)	   Injury; invasion of another's rights.	   [1913 Webster]
Injurious \In*ju"ri*ous\, a. [L. injuriousus, injurius; cf. F.	   injurieux. See {Injury}.]	   1. Not just; wrongful; iniquitous; culpable. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till the injurious Roman did extort	            This tribute from us, we were free.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing injury or harm; hurtful; harmful; detrimental;	      mischievous; as, acts injurious to health, credit,	      reputation, property, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without being injurious to the memory of our English	            Pindar.                               --Dryden.	   Syn: Harmful; hurtful; pernicious; mischievous; baneful;	        deleterious; noxious; ruinous; detrimental.	        [1913 Webster]
Injuriously \In*ju"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an injurious or hurtful manner; wrongfully; hurtfully;	   mischievously.	   [1913 Webster]
Injuriousness \In*ju"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being injurious or hurtful; harmfulness;	   injury.	   [1913 Webster]
Injury \In"ju*ry\, n.; pl. {Injuries}. [OE. injurie, L. injuria,	   fr. injurius injurious, wrongful, unjust; pref. in- not +	   jus, juris, right, law, justice: cf. F. injure. See {Just},	   a.]	   Any damage or hurt done to a person or thing; detriment to,	   or violation of, the person, character, feelings, rights,	   property, or interests of an individual; that which injures,	   or occasions wrong, loss, damage, or detriment; harm; hurt;	   loss; mischief; wrong; evil; as, his health was impaired by a	   severe injury; slander is an injury to the character.	   [1913 Webster]	         For he that doeth injury shall receive that that he did	         evil.                                    --Wyclif(Col.	                                                  iii. 25).	   [1913 Webster]	         Many times we do injury to a cause by dwelling on	         trifling arguments.                      --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Riot ascends above their loftiest towers,	         And injury and outrage.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Injury in morals and jurisprudence is the intentional	         doing of wrong. --Fleming.	   Syn: Harm; hurt; damage; loss; impairment; detriment; wrong;	        evil; injustice.	        [1913 Webster]
Injustice \In*jus"tice\, n. [F. injustice, L. injustitia. See	   {In-} not, and {Justice}, and cf. {Unjust}.]	   1. Lack of justice and equity; violation of the rights of	      another or others; iniquity; wrong; unfairness;	      imposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            If this people [the Athenians] resembled Nero in	            their extravagance, much more did they resemble and	            even exceed him in cruelty and injustice. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unjust act or deed; a sin; a crime; a wrong.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cunning men can be guilty of a thousand injustices	            without being discovered, or at least without being	            punished.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Ink \Ink\ ([i^][ng]k), n. (Mach.)	   The step, or socket, in which the lower end of a millstone	   spindle runs.	   [1913 Webster]	Ink \Ink\, n. [OE. enke, inke, OF. enque, F. encre, L. encaustum	   the purple red ink with which the Roman emperors signed their	   edicts, Gr. ?, fr. ? burnt in, encaustic, fr. ? to burn in.	   See {Encaustic}, {Caustic}.]	   1. A fluid, or a viscous material or preparation of various	      kinds (commonly black or colored), used in writing or	      printing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make there a prick with ink.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deformed monsters, foul and black as ink. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pigment. See {India ink}, under {India}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ordinarily, black ink is made from nutgalls and a	         solution of some salt of iron, and consists essentially	         of a tannate or gallate of iron; sometimes indigo	         sulphate, or other coloring matter, is added. Other	         black inks contain potassium chromate, and extract of	         logwood, salts of vanadium, etc. Blue ink is usually a	         solution of Prussian blue. Red ink was formerly made	         from carmine (cochineal), Brazil wood, etc., but	         potassium eosin is now used. Also red, blue, violet,	         and yellow inks are largely made from aniline dyes.	         Indelible ink is usually a weak solution of silver	         nitrate, but carbon in the form of lampblack or India	         ink, salts of molybdenum, vanadium, etc., are also	         used. Sympathetic inks may be made of milk, salts of	         cobalt, etc. See {Sympathetic ink} (below).	         [1913 Webster]	   {Copying ink}, a peculiar ink used for writings of which	      copies by impression are to be taken.	   {Ink bag} (Zool.), an ink sac.	   {Ink berry}. (Bot.)	      (a) A shrub of the Holly family ({Ilex glabra}), found in	          sandy grounds along the coast from New England to	          Florida, and producing a small black berry.	      (b) The West Indian indigo berry. See {Indigo}.	   {Ink plant} (Bot.), a New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria	      thymifolia}), the berries of which yield a juice which	      forms an ink.	   {Ink powder}, a powder from which ink is made by solution.	   {Ink sac} (Zool.), an organ, found in most cephalopods,	      containing an inky fluid which can be ejected from a duct	      opening at the base of the siphon. The fluid serves to	      cloud the water, and enable these animals to escape from	      their enemies. See Illust. of {Dibranchiata}.	   {Printer's ink}, or {Printing ink}. See under {Printing}.	   {Sympathetic ink}, a writing fluid of such a nature that what	      is written remains invisible till the action of a reagent	      on the characters makes it visible.	      [1913 Webster]	Ink \Ink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inked} ([i^][ng]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inking}.]	   To put ink upon; to supply with ink; to blacken, color, or	   daub with ink.	   [1913 Webster]
Inker \Ink"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, inks; especially, in printing, the	   pad or roller which inks the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkfish \Ink"fish`\, n.	   A cuttlefish. See {Cuttlefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkhorn \Ink"horn`\, n. [Ink + horn; cf. F. cornet [`a] encre,	   G. dintenhorn.]	   A small bottle of horn or other material formerly used for	   holding ink; an inkstand; a portable case for writing	   materials. "With a writer's inkhorn by his side." --Ezek. ix.	   2.	   [1913 Webster]	         From his pocket the notary drew his papers and inkhorn.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Inkhorn \Ink"horn"\, a.	   Learned; pedantic; affected. [Obs.] "Inkhorn terms." --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkhornism \Ink"horn`ism\, n.	   Pedantry. --Sir T. Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkiness \Ink"i*ness\, n. [From {Inky}.]	   The state or quality of being inky; blackness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inking \Ink"ing\, a.	   Supplying or covering with ink.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Inking roller}, a somewhat elastic roller, used to spread	      ink over forms of type, copperplates, etc.	   {Inking trough} or {Inking table}, a trough or table from	      which the inking roller receives its ink.	      [1913 Webster]
ink-jet printer \ink"-jet` printer\, n. (Computers)	   A type of printer used as a peripheral device for computers,	   in which the color is applied to the paper by spraying liquid	   ink onto paper through tiny orifices in a moving print head,	   to construct the desired pattern on the paper by placing one	   dot or several dots at a time on the paper.	   [PJC]
Inkle \In"kle\, n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l	   being mistaken for the definite article in French. See	   {Lingle}.]	   A kind of tape or braid. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Inkle \In"kle\, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to	   whisper.]	   To guess. [Prov. Eng.] "She inkled what it was." --R. D.	   Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkling \In"kling\, n.	   A hint; an intimation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The least inkling or glimpse of this island. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         They had some inkling of secret messages. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inknee \In"knee`\, n.	   Same as {Knock-knee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkneed \In"kneed`\, a.	   See {Knock-kneed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inknot \In*knot"\, v. t.	   To fasten or bind, as with a knot; to knot together.	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkstand \Ink"stand`\, n.	   A small vessel for holding ink, to dip the pen into; also, a	   device for holding ink and writing materials.	   [1913 Webster]
Inkstone \Ink"stone"\, n.	   A kind of stone containing native vitriol or sulphate of	   iron, used in making ink.	   [1913 Webster]
Inky \Ink"y\, a.	   Consisting of, or resembling, ink; soiled with ink; black.	   "Inky blots." --Shak. "Its inky blackness." --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlace \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}, and	   cf. {Enlace}.]	   To work in, as lace; to embellish with work resembling lace;	   also, to lace or enlace. --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlagation \In"la*ga"tion\, n. [Law L. inlagatio, fr. inlagare	   to restore to law. See {In}, and {Law}.] (Old Eng. Law)	   The restitution of an outlawed person to the protection of	   the law; inlawing. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlaid \In*laid"\, p. p.	   of {Inlay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inland \In"land\, a.	   1. Within the land; more or less remote from the ocean or	      from open water; interior; as, an inland town. "This wide	      inland sea." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            From inland regions to the distant main. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Limited to the land, or to inland routes; within the	      seashore boundary; not passing on, or over, the sea; as,	      inland transportation, commerce, navigation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Confined to a country or state; domestic; not foreign; as,	      an inland bill of exchange. See {Exchange}.	      [1913 Webster]	Inland \In"land\, n.	   The interior part of a country. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Inland \In"land\, adv.	   Into, or towards, the interior, away from the coast. --Cook.	   [1913 Webster]	         The greatest waves of population have rolled inland	         from the east.                           --S. Turner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlander \In"land*er\, n.	   One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a distance	   from the sea. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlandish \In"land*ish\, a.	   Inland. [Obs.] --T. Reeve(1657)	   [1913 Webster]
Inlapidate \In*lap"i*date\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + L. lapis,	   lapidis, stone.]	   To convert into a stony substance; to petrify. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlard \In*lard"\, v. t.	   See {Enlard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlaw \In*law"\, v. t. [In + law. Cf. {Inlagation}.] (Old Eng.	   Law)	   To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the	   protection of the law. --Burrill.
in-law \in"-law`\, n.	   A person who is related by marriage, as distinguished from a	   {blood relative}; esp. mother-in-law (the mother of one's	   spouse), father-in-law (the father of one's spouse),	   brother-in-law (the brother of one's spouse, or husband of	   one's spouse's sister), sister-in-law (the sister of one's	   spouse, or wife of one's spouse's brother).	   [PJC]
-in-law \-in"-law`\, suff.	   A suffix meaning through marriage. See {in-law}.	   [PJC]
Inlay \In*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inlaied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Inlaying}.]	   To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, ivory,	   mother-of-pearl, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork	   of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to	   diversify or adorn with insertions.	   [1913 Webster]	         Look, how the floor of heaven	         Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to	         inlay their story.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Inlay \In"lay`\, n.	   Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared	   for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament	   or variety; as, ornamented with ivory inlay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay	         Broidered the ground.                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sloping of the moonlit sward	         Was damask work, and deep inlay	         Of braided blooms.                       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlayer \In*lay"er\, n.	   One who inlays, or whose occupation it is to inlay.	   [1913 Webster]
Inleague \In*league"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inleagued}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inleaguing}.]	   To ally, or form an alliance with; to unite; to combine.	   [1913 Webster]	         With a willingness inleague our blood	         With his, for purchase of full growth in friendship.	                                                  --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Inleaguer \In*lea"guer\, v. t.	   To beleaguer. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlet \In"let\, n.	   1. A passage by which an inclosed place may be entered; a	      place of ingress; entrance; especially, a narrow waterway	      leading into a harbor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doors and windows, inlets of men and of light. --Sir	                                                  H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bay or recess, as in the shore of a sea, lake, or large	      river; a narrow strip of water running into the land or	      between islands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is let in or inlaid; an inserted material.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Inlet is also used adjectively, as in inlet pipe, inlet	         valve, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Inlighten \In*light"en\, v. t.	   See {Enlighten}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlist \In*list"\, v. t.	   See {Enlist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlive \In*live"\, v. t.	   To animate. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlock \In*lock"\, v. t.	   To lock in, or inclose.	   [1913 Webster]
In loco \In lo"co\ [L.]	   In the place; in the proper or natural place.	   [1913 Webster]
Inlumine \In*lu"mine\, v. t.	   See {Illumine}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inly \In"ly\, a. [OE. inlich, AS. inl[imac]c. See {In}.]	   Internal; interior; secret.	   [1913 Webster]	         Didst thou but know the inly touch of love. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Inly \In"ly\, adv.	   Internally; within; in the heart. "Whereat he inly raged."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inmacy \In"ma*cy\, n. [From {Inmate}.]	   The state of being an inmate. [R.] --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Inmate \In"mate`\ ([i^]n"m[=a]t`), n. [In + mate an associate.]	   One who lives in the same house or apartment with another; a	   fellow lodger; esp., one of the occupants of an asylum,	   hospital, or prison; by extension, one who occupies or lodges	   in any place or dwelling.	   [1913 Webster]	         So spake the enemy of mankind, inclos'd	         In serpent, inmate bad.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Inmate \In"mate`\, a.	   Admitted as a dweller; resident; internal. [R.] "Inmate	   guests." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inmeats \In"meats`\, n. pl.	   The edible viscera of animals, as the heart, liver, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Inmesh \In*mesh"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inmeshed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inmeshing}.]	   To bring within meshes, as of a net; to enmesh; to entangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inmew \In*mew"\, v. t. [Cf.{Emmew}, {Immew}.]	   To inclose, as in a mew or cage. [R.] "Inmew the town below."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
in-migration \in-migration\ n.	   migration into a place.	   Syn: immigration.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inmost \In"most`\, a. [OE. innemest, AS. innemest, a double	   superlative form fr. inne within, fr. in in. The modern form	   is due to confusion with most. See {In}, and cf. {Aftermost},	   {Foremost}, {Innermost}.]	   Deepest within; farthest from the surface or external part;	   innermost.	   [1913 Webster]	         And pierce the inmost center of the earth. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The silent, slow, consuming fires,	         Which on my inmost vitals prey.          --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Inn \Inn\ ([i^]n), n. [AS. in, inn, house, chamber, inn, from	   AS. in in; akin to Icel. inni house. See {In}.]	   1. A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation;	      residence; abode. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore with me ye may take up your inn	            For this same night.                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or	      wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As distinguished from a private boarding house, an inn	         is a house for the entertainment of all travelers of	         good conduct and means of payment, as guests for a	         brief period, not as lodgers or boarders by contract.	         [1913 Webster]	               The miserable fare and miserable lodgment of a	               provincial inn.                    --W. Irving.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person;	      as, Leicester Inn. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London,	      for students of the law barristers; as, the Inns of Court;	      the Inns of Chancery; Serjeants' Inns.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inns of chancery} (Eng.), colleges in which young students	      formerly began their law studies, now occupied chiefly bp	      attorn`ys, solocitors, etc.	   {Inns of court} (Eng.), the four societies of "students and	      practicers of the law of England" which in London exercise	      the exclusive right of admitting persons to practice at	      the bar; also, the buildings in which the law students and	      barristers have their chambers. They are the Inner Temple,	      the Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn.	      [1913 Webster]	Inn \Inn\ ([i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inned} ([i^]nd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Inning}.]	   To take lodging; to lodge. [R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Inn \Inn\, v. t.	   1. To house; to lodge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When he had brought them into his city	            And inned them, everich at his degree. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get in; to in. See {In}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
innards \innards\ n.	   The internal organs of an animal collectively especially	   those in the abdominal cavity.	   Syn: viscera.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Innate \In"nate\ ([i^]n"n[asl]t or [i^]n*n[=a]t"; 277), a. [L.	   innatus; pref. in- in + natus born, p. p. of nasci to be	   born. See {Native}.]	   1. Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate	      eloquence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) Originating in, or derived from, the	      constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from	      experience; as, innate ideas. See {A priori}, {Intuitive}.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is an innate light in every man, discovering	            to him the first lines of duty in the common notions	            of good and evil.                     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men would not be guilty if they did not carry in	            their mind common notions of morality, innate and	            written in divine letters.            --Fleming	                                                  (Origen).	      [1913 Webster]	            If I could only show, as I hope I shall . . . how	            men, barely by the use of their natural faculties,	            may attain to all the knowledge they have, without	            the help of any innate impressions; and may arrive	            at certainty without any such original notions or	            principles.                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament;	      as, an innate anther. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Innate ideas} (Metaph.), ideas, as of God, immortality,	      right and wrong, supposed by some to be inherent in the	      mind, as a priori principles of knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	Innate \In*nate"\, v. t.	   To cause to exit; to call into being. [Obs.] "The first	   innating cause." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Innately \In"nate*ly\, adv.	   Naturally.	   [1913 Webster]
Innateness \In"nate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being innate.	   [1913 Webster]
Innative \In*na"tive\, a.	   Native. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Innavigable \In*nav"i*ga*ble\, a. [L. innavigabilis : cf. F.	   innavigable. See {In-} not, and {Navigable}.]	   Incapable of being navigated; impassable by ships or vessels.	   --Drygen. -- {In*nav"i*ga*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inne \Inne\ ([i^]n), adv. & prep.	   In. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And eke in what array that they were inne. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inner \In"ner\ ([i^]n"n[~e]r), a. [AS. innera, a compar. fr.	   inne within, fr. in in. See {In}.]	   1. Further in; interior; internal; not outward; as, an inner	      chamber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the spirit or its phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]	            This attracts the soul,	            Governs the inner man, the nobler part. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not obvious or easily discovered; obscure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inner house} (Scot.), the first and second divisions of the	      court of Session at Edinburgh; also, the place of their	      sittings.	   {Inner jib} (Naut.), a fore-and-aft sail set on a stay	      running from the fore-topmast head to the jib boom.	   {Inner plate} (Arch.), the wall plate which lies nearest to	      the center of the roof, in a double-plated roof.	   {Inner post} (Naut.), a piece brought on at the fore side of	      the main post, to support the transoms.	   {Inner square} (Carp.), the angle formed by the inner edges	      of a carpenter's square.	      [1913 Webster]
Innerly \In"ner*ly\, adv.	   More within. [Obs.] --Baret.	   [1913 Webster]
Innermost \In"ner*most`\ ([i^]n"n[~e]r*m[=o]st`), a. [A	   corruption of inmost due to influence of inner. See	   {Inmost}.]	   Farthest inward; most remote from the outward part; inmost;	   deepest within. --Prov. xviii. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Innermostly \In"ner*most`ly\, adv.	   In the innermost place. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His ebon cross worn innermostly.         --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Innervate \In*ner"vate\ ([i^]n*n[~e]r"v[=a]t), v. t. [See	   {Innerve}.] (Anat.)	   To supply with nerves; as, the heart is innervated by	   pneumogastric and sympathetic branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Innervation \In`ner*va"tion\, n. [Cf. F. innervation.]	   1. The act of innerving or stimulating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Special activity excited in any part of the	      nervous system or in any organ of sense or motion; the	      nervous influence necessary for the maintenance of life,	      and the functions of the various organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The distribution of nerves in an animal, or to any	      of its parts.	      [1913 Webster]
Innerve \In*nerve"\ ([i^]n*n[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Innerved} ([i^]n*n[~e]rvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Innerving}.]	   [Pref. in- in + nerve.]	   To give nervous energy or power to; to give increased energy,	   force, or courage to; to invigorate; to stimulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Innholder \Inn"hold`er\, n.	   One who keeps an inn.	   Syn: innkeeper.	        [1913 Webster]
Inning \In"ning\, n. [AS. innung, fr. in in, prep. & adv.]	   1. Ingathering; harvesting. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or turn of being in; specifically, in cricket,	      baseball, etc., each period during which both teams get	      one turn each at bat; as, in baseball there are nine	      innings to a complete game; -- often in the pl. Hence: The	      turn or time of a person, or a party, in power; as, the	      Whigs went out, and the Democrats had their innings.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. pl. Lands recovered from the sea. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Innitency \In*ni"ten*cy\, n. [L. inniti, p. p. innixus, to lean	   upon; pref. in- in, on + niti to lean.]	   A leaning; pressure; weight. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Innixion \In*nix"ion\, n. [See {Innitency}.]	   Act of leaning upon something; incumbency. [Obs.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Innkeeper \Inn"keep`er\, n.	   One who keeps an inn; the proprietor or manager of an inn or	   hotel.	   Syn: innholder.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Innocence \In"no*cence\, n. [F. innocence, L. innocentia. See	   {Innocent}.]	   1. The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that	      which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or	      sin; purity of heart; blamelessness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The silence often of pure innocence	            Persuades when speaking fails.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Banished from man's life his happiest life,	            Simplicity and spotless innocence!    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or	      guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the	      innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or	      silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness. --Chaucer. Shak.	   Syn: Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness; purity;	        sinlessness; guiltlessness.	        [1913 Webster]
Innocency \In"no*cen*cy\, n.	   Innocence.	   [1913 Webster]
Innocent \In"no*cent\, a. [F. innocent, L. innocens, -entis;	   pref. in- not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See	   {Noxious}.]	   1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious;	      innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spear	            Sung innocent, and spent its force in air. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin;	      pure; upright.	      [1913 Webster]	            To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent	            blood.                                --Matt. xxvii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aidless, innocent lady, his wished prey.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as,	      a man is innocent of the crime charged.	      [1913 Webster]	            Innocent from the great transgression. --Ps. xix.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Simple; artless; foolish. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent	      goods carried to a belligerent nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Innocent party} (Law),a party who has not notice of a fact	      tainting a litigated transaction with illegality.	   Syn: Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless;	        immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless;	        guileless; upright.	        [1913 Webster]	Innocent \In"no*cent\, n.	   1. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with,	      guilt or sin. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an	      idiot. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Innocents' day} (Eccl.), Childermas day.	      [1913 Webster]
Innocently \In"no*cent*ly\, adv.	   In an innocent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Innocuity \In"no*cu"i*ty\, n.	   Innocuousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Innocuous \In*noc"u*ous\, a. [L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus	   hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See {Innocent}.]	   Harmless; producing no ill effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         A patient, innocuous, innocent man.      --Burton.	   -- {In*noc"u*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*noc"u*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where the salt sea innocuously breaks.   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Innodate \In"no*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Innodated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Innodating}.] [L. innodatus, p. p. of innodare; pref.	   in- in + nodus knot.]	   To bind up, as in a knot; to include. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Innominable \In*nom"i*na*ble\, a. [L. innominabilis; pref. in-	   not + nominare to name: cf. F. innominable.]	   Not to be named. [R.] --Testament of Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Innominate \In*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. innominatus; pref. in- not +	   nominare to name.]	   1. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or	      place. [R.] --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A term used in designating many parts otherwise	      unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a great branch of the	      arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great branch of	      the superior vena cava.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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, and pubis, consolidated into one in the adult,	      though separate in the fetus, as also in many adult	      reptiles and amphibians.	   {Innominate contracts} (Law), in the Roman law, contracts	      without a specific name.	      [1913 Webster]
Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Innovated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Innovating}.] [L. innovatus, p. p. of innovare to	   revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See	   {New}.]	   1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to	      innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to	      remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	            From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds	            to innovate God's worship.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. i.	   To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or	   on. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Innovation \In`no*va"tion\, n. [L. innovatio; cf. F.	   innovation.]	   1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in	      customs, rites, commercial products, etc. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs;	      something new, and contrary to established customs,	      manners, or rites. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness,	            but levity and lack of experience maketh apt unto	            innovations.                          --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced	      addition to the stems of many mosses.	      [1913 Webster]
Innovationist \In`no*va"tion*ist\, n.	   One who favors innovation.	   [1913 Webster]
Innovative \In"no*va*tive\, a.	   Characterized by, or introducing, innovations. --Fitzed.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Innovator \In"no*va`tor\, n. [Cf. F. innovateur.]	   One who innovates. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Innoxious \In*nox"ious\, a. [L. innoxius. See {In-} not, and	   {Noxious}.]	   1. Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless;	      innocuous. "Innoxious flames." --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from crime; pure; innocent. --Pope. --	      {In*nox`ious*ly}, adv. -- {In*nox"ious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Innubilous \In*nu"bi*lous\, a. [L. innubilus. See {Nubilous}.]	   Cloudless. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Innuendo \In`nu*en"do\, n.; pl. {Innuedoes}(?). [L., by	   intimation, by hinting, gerund of innuere, innutum, to give a	   nod, to intimate; pref. in- in, to + -nuere (in comp.) to	   nod. See {Nutation}.]	   1. An oblique hint; a remote allusion or reference, usually	      derogatory to a person or thing not named; an insinuation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mercury . . . owns it a marriage by an innuendo.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pursue your trade of scandal picking;	            Your innuendoes, when you tell us,	            That Stella loves to talk with fellows. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An averment employed in pleading, to point the	      application of matter otherwise unintelligible; an	      interpretative parenthesis thrown into quoted matter to	      explain an obscure word or words; -- as, the plaintiff	      avers that the defendant said that he (innuendo the	      plaintiff) was a thief. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is so applied from having been the	         introductory word of this averment or parenthetic	         explanation when pleadings were in Latin. The word	         "meaning" is used as its equivalent in modern forms.	   Syn: Insinuation; suggestion; hint; intimation; reference;	        allusion; implication; representation; -- {Innuendo},	        {Insinuation}.	   Usage: An innuendo is an equivocal allusion so framed as to	          point distinctly at something which is injurious to	          the character or reputation of the person referred to.	          An insinuation turns on no such double use of	          language, but consists in artfully winding into the	          mind imputations of an injurious nature without making	          any direct charge.	          [1913 Webster]
Innuent \In"nu*ent\, a. [L. innuens, p. pr.]	   Conveying a hint; significant. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Innuit \In"nu*it\, n. [Native name.] (Ethnol.)	   An Eskimo.	   [1913 Webster]
Innumerability \In*nu`mer*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. innumerabilitas.]	   State of being innumerable. --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Innumerable \In*nu`mer*a*ble\, a. [L. innumerabilis : cf. F.	   innumefable. See {In-} not, and {Numerable}.]	   Not capable of being counted, enumerated, or numbered, for	   multitude; countless; numberless; unnumbered, hence,	   indefinitely numerous; of great number.	   [1913 Webster]	         Innumerable as the stars of night.       --Milton.	   -- {In*nu"mer*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*nu"mer*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
innumerate \innumerate\ adj.	   Lacking knowledge and understanding of mathematical concepts	   and methods; by analogy with {illiterate}. Opposite of	   {numerate}. Also See: {educated}; {illiterate}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Innumerous \In*nu"mer*ous\, a. [L. innumerosus, innumerus. See	   {Numerous}.]	   Innumerable. [Archaic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Innutrition \In`nu*tri"tion\, n.	   Lack of nutrition; failure of nourishment. --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Innutritious \In`nu*tri"tious\, a.	   Not nutritious; not furnishing nourishment.	   [1913 Webster]
Innutritive \In*nu"tri*tive\, a.	   Innutritious.	   [1913 Webster]
Innyard \Inn"yard`\, n.	   The yard adjoining an inn.	   [1913 Webster]
Inobedience \In`o*be"di*ence\, n. [L. inoboedientia : cf. F.	   inobedience.]	   Disobedience. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inobedient \In`o*be"di*ent\, a. [L. inoboediens, p. pr. of	   inoboedire : cf. F. inobedient. See {Obedient}.]	   Not obedient; disobedient. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --	   {In`o*be"di*ent*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inobservable \In`ob*serv"a*ble\, a. [L. inobservabilis : cf. F.	   inobservable. See {In-} not, and {Observable}.]	   Not observable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inobservance \In`ob*serv"ance\, a. [L. inobservantia : cf. F.	   inobservance.]	   Lack or neglect of observance. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inobservant \In`ob*serv"ant\, a. [L. inobservans. See {In-} not,	   and {Observant}.]	   Not observant; regardless; heedless. --Bp. Hurd. --	   {In`ob*serv"ant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inobservation \In*ob`ser*va"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inobservation.]	   Neglect or lack of observation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inobtrusive \In`ob*tru"sive\, a.	   Not obtrusive; unobtrusive. -- {In`ob*tru"sive*ly}, adv. --	   {In`ob*tru"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inocarpin \In`o*car"pin\, n. [Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, muscle + karpo`s	   fruit.] (Chem.)	   A red, gummy, coloring matter, extracted from the colorless	   juice of the Otaheite chestnut ({Inocarpus edulis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Inoccupation \In*oc`cu*pa"tion\, n.	   Lack of occupation.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoceramus \In`o*cer"a*mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, a	   muscle + ? an earthen vessel.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of large, fossil, bivalve shells, allied to	   the mussels. The genus is characteristic of the Cretaceous	   period.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoculability \In*oc`u*la*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being inoculable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoculable \In*oc"u*la*ble\, a. [See {Inoculate}.]	   Capable of being inoculated; capable of communicating	   disease, or of being communicated, by inoculation.	   [1913 Webster]
Inocular \In*oc"u*lar\, a. (Zool)	   Inserted in the corner of the eye; -- said of the antenn[ae]	   of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inoculated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inoculating}.] [L. inoculatus, p. p. of	   inoculare to ingraft; pref. in- in, on + oculare to furnish	   with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See {Ocular}.]	   1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant	      in another tree or plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To communicate a disease to (a person) by inserting	      infectious matter in the skin or flesh, especially as a	      means of inducing immunological resistance to that or	      related diseases; as, to inoculate a person with the virus	      of smallpox, rabies, etc. See {Vaccinate}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of	      harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate	      one with treason or infidelity.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Microbiology) To introduce microorganisms into (a growth	      medium), to cause the growth and multiplication of the	      microorganisms; as, to inoculate a fermentation vat with	      an actinomycete culture in order to produce streptomycin.	      [PJC]	Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. i.	   1. To graft by inserting buds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To communicate disease by inoculation.	      [1913 Webster]
Inoculation \In*oc"u*la"tion\, n. [L. inoculatio: cf. F.	   inoculation.]	   1. The act or art of inoculating trees or plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The act or practice of communicating a disease to a	      person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his	      skin or flesh, usually for the purpose of inducing	      immunity to the disease.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The use was formerly limited to the intentional	         communication of the smallpox, but is now extended to	         include any similar introduction of modified virus; as,	         the inoculation of rabies by Pasteur. The organisms	         inoculated are usually an attentuated form of the	         disease-causing organism, which may multiply harmlessly	         in the body of the host, but induce immunity to the	         more virulent forms of the organism.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false	      principles, to the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Microbiology) The introduction of microorganisms into a	      growth medium, to cause the growth and multiplication of	      the microorganisms.	      [PJC]
Inoculator \In*oc"u*la`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. inoculateur.]	   One who inoculates; one who propagates plants or diseases by	   inoculation.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoculum \In*oc"u*lum\, n. (Microbiology)	   The preparation of microorganisms which is inoculated[5] into	   a growth medium; as, a small inoculum may not work well for	   the production phase of a fermentation.	   [PJC]
Inodiate \In*o"di*ate\ ([i^]n*[=o]"d[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. [Pref.	   in- in + L. odium hatred.]	   To make odious or hateful. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inodorate \In*o"dor*ate\, a.	   Inodorous; odorless. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inodorous \In*o"dor*ous\, a. [L. inodorus. See {In-} not, and	   {Odorous}.]	   Emitting no odor; without smell; scentless; odorless. --	   {In*o"dor*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoffensive \In"of*fen"sive\, a. [Pref. in- not + offensiue: cf.	   F. inoffensif.]	   1. Giving no offense, or provocation; causing no uneasiness,	      annoyance, or disturbance; as, an inoffensive man, answer,	      appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harmless; doing no injury or mischief. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not obstructing; presenting no interruption or hindrance.	      [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            So have I seen a river gently glide	            In a smooth course, and inoffensive tide. --Addison.	      -- {In"of*fen"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In"of*fen"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Inofficial \In"of*fi"cial\, a.	   Not official; not having official sanction or authority;	   unofficial; not according to the forms or ceremony of	   official business; as, inofficial intelligence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pinckney and Marshall would not make inofficial visits	         to discuss official business.            --Pickering.	   Syn: Private; informal; unwarranted; unauthorizod; irregular;	        unceremonious; unprofessional.	        [1913 Webster]
Inofficially \In`of*fi"cial*ly\, adv.	   Without the usual forms, or not in the official character;	   unofficially.	   [1913 Webster]
Inofficious \In`of*fi"cious\, a. [L. inofficiosus: cf. F.	   inofficieux. See {In-} not, and {Officious}.]	   1. Indifferent to obligation or duty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou drown'st thyself in inofficious sleep. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not officious; not civil or attentive. [Obs.] --Jonhson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Regardless of natural obligation; contrary to	      natural duty; unkind; -- commonly said of a testament made	      without regard to natural obligation, or by which a child	      is unjustly deprived of inheritance. "The inofficious	      testament." --Blackstone. "An inofficious disposition of	      his fortune." --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]
Inofficiously \In`of*fi"cious*ly\, adv.	   Not officiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Inogen \In"o*gen\, n. [Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, a muscle + -gen.]	   (Physiol.)	   A complex nitrogenous substance, which, by Hermann's	   hypothesis, is continually decomposed and reproduced in the	   muscles, during their life.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoperation \In*op`er*a"tion\, n. [L. inoperari to effect; pref.	   in- in + operari to operate.]	   Agency; influence; production of effects. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoperative \In*op"er*a*tive\, a. [Pref. in- not + operative.]	   Not operative; not active; producing no effects; as, laws	   renderd inoperative by neglect; inoperative remedies or	   processes. Inopercular
Inopercular \In`o*per"cu*lar\, Inoperculate \In`o*per"cu*late\,	   a. (Zool.)	   Having no operculum; -- said of certain gastropod shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Inopinable \In`o*pin"a*ble\, a. [L. inopinabilis. See	   {Inopinate}.]	   Not to be expected; inconceivable. [Obs.] "Inopinable,	   incredible . . . sayings." --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inopinate \In*op"i*nate\, a. [L. inopinatus. See {In-} not, and	   {Opine}.]	   Not expected or looked for. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inopportune \In*op`por*tune"\, a. [L. inopportunus: cf. F.	   inopportun. See {In-} not, and {Opportune}.]	   Not opportune; inconvenient; unseasonable; as, an inopportune	   occurrence, remark, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         No visit could have been more inopportune. --T. Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Inopportunely \In*op`por*tune"ly\, adv.	   Not opportunely; unseasonably; inconveniently.	   [1913 Webster]
Inopportunity \In*op`por*tu"ni*ty\, n.	   Lack of opportunity; unseasonableness; inconvenience. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inoppressive \In`op*press"ive\, a.	   Not oppressive or burdensome. --O. Wolcott.	   [1913 Webster]
Inopulent \In*op"u*lent\, a. [Pref. in- not + opulent: cf. F.	   inopulent.]	   Not opulent; not affluent or rich.	   [1913 Webster]
Inordinacy \In*or"di*na*cy\, n.	   The state or quality of being inordinate; excessiveness;	   immoderateness; as, the inordinacy of love or desire. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Inordinate \In*or"di*nate\, a. [L. inordinatus disordered. See	   {In-} not, and {Ordinate}.]	   Not limited to rules prescribed, or to usual bounds;	   irregular; excessive; immoderate; as, an inordinate love of	   the world. "Inordinate desires." --Milton. "Inordinate	   vanity." --Burke. -- {In*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --	   {In*or"di*nate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inordination \In*or`di*na"tion\, n. [L. inordinatio.]	   Deviation from custom, rule, or right; irregularity;	   inordinacy. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every inordination of religion that is not in defect,	         is properly called superstition.         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Inorganic \In`or*gan"ic\, a. [Pref. in- not + organic: cf. F.	   inorganique.]	   1. Not organic; without the organs necessary for life; devoid	      of an organized structure; unorganized; lifeness;	      inanimate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to compounds that are not	      derivatives of hydrocarbons; not organic[5].	      [PJC]	   Note: The term inorganic is used to denote any one the large	         series of substances (as minerals, metals, etc.), which	         are not directly connected with vital processes, either	         in origin or nature, and which are broadly and	         relatively contrasted with organic substances. See	         {Organic}[5].	         [1913 Webster]	   {Inorganic Chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inorganical \In`or*gan"ic*al\, a.	   Inorganic. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inorganically \In`or*gan"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an inorganic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inorganity \In`or*gan"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being inorganic. [Obs.] "The inorganity of the	   soul." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inorganization \In*or`gan*i*za"tion\, n.	   The state of being without organization.	   [1913 Webster]
Inorganized \In*or"gan*ized\, a.	   Not having organic structure; devoid of organs; inorganic.	   [1913 Webster]
Inorthography \In`or*thog"ra*phy\, n.	   Deviation from correct orthography; bad spelling. [Obs.]	   --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Inosculate \In*os"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inosculated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Inosculating}.] [Pref. in- in + osculate.]	   1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels	      at their extremities; to anastomose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The several monthly divisions of the journal may	            inosculate, but not the several volumes. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Inosculate \In*os"cu*late\, v. t.	   1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an	      animal body. --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite intimately; to cause to become as one.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were still together, grew	            (For so they said themselves) inosculated.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Inosculation \In*os`cu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inosculation.]	   The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages,	   so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by	   mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as,	   inosculation of veins, etc. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Inosinic \In`o*sin"ic\, a. [From {Inosite}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, inosite; as, inosinic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
inosine \in"o*sine\ ([i^]n"[-o]*s[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A ribonucleoside ({C10H12N4O5}) found in meat and meat	   extracts, differing from adenosine in having a hydroxyl	   rather than an amine attached to the purine ring. It may be	   prepared from adenosine by the enzyme adenosine deaminase, or	   by chemical deamination, as with nitrous acid. It	   participates in some cellular functions, but is not one of	   the normal nucleoside components of RNA.	   [PJC]
inosite \in"o*site\, n. [Gr. 'i`s, 'ino`s, strength, muscle.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Same as {inositol}.	   [PJC]
inositol \i*no"si*tol\ ([i^]*n[o^]s"[i^]*t[o^]l), n. [Gr. 'i`s,	   'ino`s, strength, muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance ({C6H12O6}) with a sweet taste,	   widely distributed in certain animal tissues and fluids,	   particularly in the muscles of the heart and lungs, and also	   in some plants, as in unripe pease, beans, potato sprouts,	   etc. Although isomeric with dextrose, it has no carbonyl	   (aldehyde or ketone) group, and is therefore not a	   carbohydrate, but a derivative of cyclohexane. Called also	   {inosite}, {cyclohexitol}, {cyclohexanehexol},	   {hexahydroxycyclohexane} and {phaseomannite}. There are nine	   possible steroisomers, not all of which are found naturally.	   The predominate natural form is	   cis-1,2,3,5-trans-4,6-cyclohexanehexol, also called	   {myo-inositol}. The naturally occurring phytic acid in plants	   is the hexaphosphate of inositol, from which inositol may be	   manufactured; phytin is the calcium-magnesium salt of phytic	   acid. It is also a component of phosphatidylinositol. --MI11	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inoxidizable \In*ox"idi`za*ble\, a. (Chem.)	   Incapable of being oxidized; as, gold and platinum are	   inoxidizable in the air.	   [1913 Webster]
Inoxidize \In*ox"i*dize\, v. i.	   To prevent or hinder oxidation, rust, or decay; as,	   inoxidizing oils or varnishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Inpatient \In"pa`tient\, n.	   A patient who receives lodging and food, as well as	   treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary; -- distinguished	   from {outpatient}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
in-person \in-person\ adj.	   undertaken by an individual in person; as, an in-person	   appearance. [predicate]	   Syn: in the flesh(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
In posse \In` pos"se\ [L.]	   In possibility; possible, although not yet in existence or	   come to pass; -- contradistinguished from {in esse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquartation \In`quar*ta"tion\, n.	   Quartation.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquest \In"quest\, n. [OE. enqueste, OF. enqueste, F.	   enqu[^e]te, LL. inquesta, for inquisita, fr. L. inquisitus,	   p. p. of inquirere. See {Inquire}.]	   1. Inquiry; quest; search. [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laborious and vexatious inquest that the soul	            must make after science.              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 to	          inquire into any matter, civil or criminal,	          particularly any case of violent or sudden death; a	          jury, particularly a coroner's jury. The grand jury is	          sometimes called the grand inquest. See under {Grand}.	      (c) The finding of the jury upon such inquiry.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Coroner's inquest}, an inquest held by a coroner to	      determine the cause of any violent, sudden, or mysterious	      death. See {Coroner}.	   {Inquest of office}, an inquiry made, by authority or	      direction of proper officer, into matters affecting the	      rights and interests of the crown or of the state.	      --Craig. Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Inquiet \In*qui"et\, v. t. [L. inquietare: cf. F. inquieter. See	   {Quiet}.]	   To disquiet. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquietation \In*qui`e*ta"tion\, n. [L. inquietatio : cf. F.	   inquielation.]	   Disturbance. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquietness \In*qui"et*ness\, n.	   Unquietness. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquietude \In*qui"e*tude\, n. [L. inquietudo: cf. F.	   inquietude.]	   Disturbed state; uneasiness either of body or mind;	   restlessness; disquietude. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquiline \In"qui*line\, n. [L. inquilinus a tenant, lodger.]	   (Zool.)	   A gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquinate \In"qui*nate\, v. t. [L. inquinatus, p. p. of	   inquinare to defile.]	   To defile; to pollute; to contaminate; to befoul. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquination \In`qui*na"tion\, n. [L. inquinatio.]	   A defiling; pollution; stain. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquirable \In*quir"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. enquerable.]	   Capable of being inquired into; subject or liable to	   inquisition or inquest. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquirance \In*quir"ance\, n.	   Inquiry. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inquired}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inquiring}.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre,	   F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in +	   quarere to seek. See {Quest} a seeking, and cf. {Inquiry}.]	   [Written also {enquire}.]	   1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by	      putting queries.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv.	                                                  57.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the	            Lord answered him.                    --1 Sam.	                                                  xxiii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means	      of knowledge; to make examination.	      [1913 Webster]	            And inquire	            Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked;	         as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by	         concerning, after, or about, before the subject of	         inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning	         his welfare. "Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning	         this." --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when	         search is made for particular knowledge or information;	         as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is	         followed by for or after when a place or person is	         sought, or something is missing. "Inquire in the house	         of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus." --Acts ix. 11.	         [1913 Webster]	Inquire \In*quire"\, v. t.	   1. To ask about; to seek to know by asking; to make	      examination or inquiry respecting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having thus at length inquired the truth concerning	            law and dispense.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all obey and few inquire his will. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call or name. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   Syn: To ask; question. See {Question}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inquirent \In*quir"ent\, a. [L. inquirens, p. pr.]	   Making inquiry; inquiring; questioning. [Obs.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquirer \In*quir"er\, n. [Written also enquirer.]	   One who inquires or examines; questioner; investigator.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Expert inquirers after truth.            --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquiring \In*quir"ing\, a.	   Given to inquiry; disposed to investigate causes; curious;	   as, an inquiring mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquiringly \In*quir"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an inquiring manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquiry \In*quir"y\, n.; pl. {Inquiries}. [See {Inquire}.]	   [Written also {enquiry}.]	   1. The act of inquiring; a seeking for information by asking	      questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.	      [1913 Webster]	            He could no path nor track of foot descry,	            Nor by inquiry learn, nor guess by aim. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men which were sent from Cornelius had made	            inquiry for Simon's house, and stood before the	            gate.                                 --Acts x. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Search for truth, information, or knowledge; examination	      into facts or principles; research; investigation; as,	      physical inquiries.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that is wanting to the perfection of this art	            will undoubtedly be found, if able men . . . will	            make inquiry into it.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Court of inquiry}. See under {Court}.	   {Writ of inquiry}, a writ issued in certain actions at law,	      where the defendant has suffered judgment to pass against	      him by default, in order to ascertain and assess the	      plaintiff's damages, where they can not readily be	      ascertained by mere calculation. --Burrill.	   Syn: Interrogation; interrogatory; question; query; scrutiny;	        investigation; research; examination.	        [1913 Webster]
Inquisible \In*quis"i*ble\, a.	   Admitting judicial inquiry. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisition \In`qui*si"tion\, n. [L. inquisitio : cf. F.	   inquisition. See {Inquire}, and cf. {Inquest}.]	   1. The act of inquiring; inquiry; search; examination;	      inspection; investigation.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I could learn through earnest inquisition.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not search and inquisition quail	            To bring again these foolish runaways. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Judicial inquiry; official examination; inquest.	      (b) The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under	          a writ of inquiry. --Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]	                The justices in eyre had it formerly in charge	                to make inquisition concerning them by a jury of	                the county.                       --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A court or tribunal for the examination and	      punishment of heretics, fully established by Pope Gregory	      IX. in 1235. Its operations were chiefly confined to	      Spain, Portugal, and their dependencies, and a part of	      Italy.	      [1913 Webster]	Inquisition \In`qui*si"tion\, v. t.	   To make inquisition concerning; to inquire into. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisitional \In`qui*si"tion*al\, a. [LL. inquisitionalis.]	   Relating to inquiry or inquisition; inquisitorial; also, of	   or pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Inquisition.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the inquisitional rigor . . . executed upon books.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisitionary \In`qui*si"tion*a*ry\,, a. [Cf. F.	   inquisitionnaire.] [R.]	   Inquisitional.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisitive \In*quis"i*tive\, a. [OE. inquisitif, F.	   inquisitif.]	   1. Disposed to ask questions, especially in matters which do	      not concern the inquirer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wise man is not inquisitive about things	            impertinent.                          --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to examination, investigation, or research;	      searching; curious.	      [1913 Webster]	            A young, inquisitive, and sprightly genius. --I.	                                                  Watts.	   Syn: Inquiring; prying; curious; meddling; intrusive.	   Usage: {Inquisitive}, {Curious}, {Prying}. Curious denotes a	          feeling, and inquisitive a habit. We are curious when	          we desire to learn something new; we are inquisitive	          when we set ourselves to gain it by inquiry or	          research. Prying implies inquisitiveness, and is more	          commonly used in a bad sense, as indicating a desire	          to penetrate into the secrets of others.	          [1913 Webster]	                [We] curious are to hear,	                What happens new.                 --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                This folio of four pages [a newspaper], happy	                work!	                Which not even critics criticise; that holds	                Inquisitive attention, while I read. --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	                Nor need we with a prying eye survey	                The distant skies, to find the Milky Way.	                                                  --Creech.	          [1913 Webster]	Inquisitive \In*quis"i*tive\, n.	   A person who is inquisitive; one curious in research. --Sir	   W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisitively \In*quis"i*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an inquisitive manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The occasion that made him afterwards so inquisitively	         apply himself to the study of physic.    --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisitiveness \In*quis"i*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inquisitive; the disposition to	   seek explanation and information; curiosity to learn what is	   unknown; esp., uncontrolled and impertinent curiosity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mr. Boswell, whose inquisitiveness is seconded by great	         activity, scrambled in at a high window. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Curiosity in children nature has provided, to remove	         that ignorance they were born with; which, without this	         busy inquisitiveness, will make them dull. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisitor \In*quis"i*tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. inquisiteur. See	   {Inquire}.]	   1. An inquisitive person; one fond of asking questions. [R.]	      "Inquisitors are tatlers." --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One whose official duty it is to examine and	      inquire, as coroners, sheriffs, etc. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R.C.Ch.) A member of the Court of Inquisition.	      [1913 Webster]
Inquisitorial \In*quis`i*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. inquisitorial.]	   1. Pertaining to inquisition; making rigorous and unfriendly	      inquiry; searching; as, inquisitorial power. "Illiberal	      and inquisitorial abuse." --F. Blackburne.	      [1913 Webster]	            He conferred on it a kind of inquisitorial and	            censorious power even over the laity, and directed	            it to inquire into all matters of conscience.	                                                  --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the Court of Inquisition or resembling its	      practices. "Inquisitorial robes." --C. Buchanan.	      [1913 Webster]
Inquisitorially \In*quis`i*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In an inquisitorial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisitorious \In*quis`i*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Making strict inquiry; inquisitorial. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inquisiturient \In*quis`i*tu"ri*ent\, a.	   Inquisitorial. [Obs.] "Our inquisiturient bishops." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inracinate \In*rac"i*nate\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + F. racine	   root: cf. F. enraciner.]	   To enroot or implant.	   [1913 Webster]
Inrail \In*rail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inrailed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inrailing}.]	   To rail in; to inclose or surround, as with rails. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Inregister \In*reg"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inregistered};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Inregistering}.] [Pref. in- in + register:	   cf. F. enregistrer. Cf. {Enregister}.]	   To register; to enter, as in a register. [R.] --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
In rem \In rem\ [L.] (Law)	   Lit., in or against a (or the) thing;	   Note: used:	   (a) Of any right (called	   {right in rem} or	   {jus in rem}) of such a nature as to be available over its	      subject without reference to one person more than another,	      or, as generally expressed, a right competent, or	      available, against all persons. Rights in rem include not	      alone rights over physical property, but all rights	      available against all persons indifferently, as those of	      life, liberty, and reputation.	   (b) Of actions for recovering or reducing to possession or	       enjoyment a specific object, as in the enforcement of	       maritime liens against a vessel, which is made the	       defendant by a sort of personification. Most actions for	       the specific recovery of property in English and American	       law are in the nature of actions in personam against a	       person alleged to be unlawfully withholding the property.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inro \In"ro\, n. [Jap. inr[=o]; in seal + r[=o] box.]	   A small closed receptacle or set of receptacles of hard	   material, as lacquered wood, iron, bronze, or ivory, used by	   the Japanese to hold medicines, perfumes, and the like, and	   carried in the girdle. It is usually secured by a silk cord	   by which the wearer may grasp it, which cord passes through	   an ornamental button or knob called a netsuke.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inroad \In"road`\ ([i^]n"r[=o]d`), n.	   The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of	   hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid;	   encroachment.	   [1913 Webster]	         The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the	         daily inroads of the enemy.              --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         With perpetual inroads to alarm,	         Though inaccessible, his fatal throne.   --Milton.	   Syn: Invasion; incursion; irruption. See {Invasion}.	        [1913 Webster]	Inroad \In*road"\ ([i^]n*r[=o]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Inroaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inroading}.]	   To make an inroad into; to invade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Inroll \In*roll"\, v. t.	   See {Enroll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inrunning \In"run`ning\, n.	   The act or the place of entrance; an inlet. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inrush \In"rush`\, n.	   A rush inwards; as, the inrush of the tide. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	Inrush \In*rush"\, v. i.	   To rush in. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Insabbatati \In*sab`ba*ta"ti\, n. pl. [LL. Insabatati. See 1st	   {In-}, and {Sabot}.]	   The Waldenses; -- so called from their peculiarly cut or	   marked sabots, or shoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Insafety \In*safe"ty\, n.	   Insecurity; danger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insalivation \In*sal`i*va"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The mixing of the food with the saliva and other secretions	   of the mouth in eating.	   [1913 Webster]
Insalubrious \In`sa*lu"bri*ous\, a. [Pref. in- not + salubrious:	   cf. L. insalubris, F. insalubre.]	   Not salubrious or healthful; unwholesome; as, an insalubrious	   air or climate.	   [1913 Webster]
Insalubrity \In`sa*lu"bri*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insalubrite.]	   Unhealthfulness; unwholesomeness; as, the insalubrity of air,	   water, or climate. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Insalutary \In*sal"u*ta*ry\, a. [L. insaluteris : cf. F.	   insalutaire. See {In-} not, and {Salutary}.]	   1. Not salutary or wholesome; unfavorable to health.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not tending to safety; productive of evil.	      [1913 Webster]
Insanability \In*san`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being insanable or incurable; insanableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Insanable \In*san"a*ble\, a. [L. insanabilis; cf. OF. insanable.	   See {In-} not, and {Sanable}.]	   Not capable of being healed; incurable; irremediable.	   [1913 Webster]
Insanableness \In*san"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being insanable; insanability; incurableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Insanably \In*san"a*bly\, adv.	   In an incurable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Insane \In*sane"\, a. [L. insanus. See {In-} not, and {Sane}.]	   1. Exhibiting unsoundness or disorder of mind; not sane; mad;	      deranged in mind; delirious; distracted. See {Insanity},	      2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used by, or appropriated to, insane persons; as, an insane	      hospital.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Causing insanity or madness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Or have we eaten on the insaneroot	            That takes the reason prisoner ?      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by insanity or the utmost folly; chimerical;	      unpractical; as, an insane plan, attempt, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know not which was the insane measure. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Insanely \In*sane"ly\, adv.	   Without reason; madly; foolishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Insaneness \In*sane"ness\, n.	   Insanity; madness.	   [1913 Webster]
Insaniate \In*sa"ni*ate\, v. t.	   To render unsound; to make mad. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Insanie \In*sa"nie\, n.	   Insanity. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insanitary \In*san"i*ta*ry\, a.	   Not sanitary; unhealthy; unsanitary; as, insanitary	   conditions of drainage.	   [1913 Webster]
Insanitation \In*san`i*ta"tion\, n.	   Lack of sanitation; careless or dangerous hygienic	   conditions.	   [1913 Webster]
Insanity \In*san"i*ty\, n. [L. insanitas unsoundness; cf.	   insania insanity, F. insanite.]	   1. The state of being insane; unsoundness or derangement of	      mind; madness; lunacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            All power of fancy over reason is a degree of	            insanity.                             --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without grace	            The heart's insanity admits no cure.  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Such a mental condition, as, either from the	      existence of delusions, or from incapacity to distinguish	      between right and wrong, with regard to any matter under	      action, does away with individual responsibility.	   Syn: {Insanity}, {Lunacy}, {Madness}, {Derangement},	        {Alienation}, {Aberration}, {Mania}, {Delirium},	        {Frenzy}, {Monomania}, {Dementia}.	   Usage: Insanity is the generic term for all such diseases;	          lunacy has now an equal extent of meaning, though once	          used to denote periodical insanity; madness has the	          same extent, though originally referring to the rage	          created by the disease; derangement, alienation, are	          popular terms for insanity; delirium, mania, and	          frenzy denote excited states of the disease; dementia	          denotes the loss of mental power by this means;	          monomania is insanity upon a single subject.	          [1913 Webster]
Insapory \In*sa"po*ry\, a. [Pref. in- not + sapor.]	   Tasteless; unsavory. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiability \In*sa`tia*bil"i*ty\, n., [L. insatiabilitas; cf.	   F. insatiabilite.]	   The state or quality of being insatiable; insatiableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eagerness for increase of possession deluges the soul,	         and we sink into the gulfs of insatiability. --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiable \In*sa"tia*ble\, a. [F. insatiable, L. ionsatiabilis.	   See {In-} not, and {Satiable}.]	   Not satiable; incapable of being satisfied or appeased; very	   greedy; as, an insatiable appetite, thirst, or desire.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Insatiable of glory."                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiableness \In*sa"tia*ble*ness\, n.	   Greediness of appetite that can not be satisfied or appeased;	   insatiability.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eye of the covetous hath a more particular	         insatiableness.                          --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiably \In*sa"tia*bly\, adv.	   In an insatiable manner or degree; unappeasably. "Insatiably	   covetous." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiate \In*sa"ti*ate\, a. [L. insatiatus.]	   Insatiable; as, insatiate thirst.	   [1913 Webster]	         The insatiate greediness of his desires. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And still insatiate, thirsting still for blood. --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiately \In*sa"ti*ate*ly\, adv.	   Insatiably. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiateness \In*sa"ti*ate*ness\, n.	   The state of being insatiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatiety \In`sa*ti"e*ty\, n. [L. insatietas: cf. F. insatiete.	   See {Satiety}.]	   Insatiableness. --T. Grander.	   [1913 Webster]
Insatisfaction \In*sat`is*fac"tion\, n.	   1. Insufficiency; emptiness. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Insaturable \In*sat"u*ra*ble\, a. [L. insaturabilis: cf. F.	   insaturable. See {In-} not, and {Saturable}.]	   Not capable of being saturated or satisfied.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscience \In"science\ ([i^]n"shens), n. [L. inscientia: cf. F.	   inscience.]	   Lack of knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inscient \In"scient\ ([i^]n"shent), a. [L. insciens, -entis,	   ignorant. See {In-} not, and {Scient}, {Science}.]	   Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly. [R.]	   --N. Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Inscient \In"scient\, a. [Pref. in- in + L. sciens knowing.]	   Having knowledge or insight; intelligent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Gaze on, with inscient vision, toward the sun. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Insconce \In*sconce"\, v. t.	   See {Ensconce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscribable \In*scrib"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being inscribed, -- used specif. (Math.) of solids	   or plane figures capable of being inscribed in other solids	   or figures.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscribableness \In*scrib"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being inscribable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscribe \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 something to be read;	      to imprint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inscribe a verse on this relenting stone. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with letters, characters, or words.	      [1913 Webster]	            O let thy once lov'd friend inscribe thy stone.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assign or address to; to commend to by a short address;	      to dedicate informally; as, to inscribe an ode to a	      friend. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To imprint deeply; to impress; to stamp; as, to inscribe a	      sentence on the memory.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) To draw within so as to meet yet not cut the	      boundaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A line is inscribed in a circle, or in a sphere, when	         its two ends are in the circumference of the circle, or	         in the surface of the sphere. A triangle is inscribed	         in another triangle, when the three angles of the	         former are severally on the three sides of the latter.	         A circle is inscribed in a polygon, when it touches	         each side of the polygon. A sphere is inscribed in a	         polyhedron, when the sphere touches each boundary plane	         of the polyhedron. The latter figure in each case is	         circumscribed about the former.	         [1913 Webster]
Inscriber \In*scrib"er\, n.	   One who inscribes. --Pownall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscriptible \In*scrip"ti*ble\, a.	   Capable of being inscribed; inscribable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscription \In*scrip"tion\, n. [L. inscriptio, fr. inscribere,	   inscriptum, to inscribe: cf. F. inscription. See {Inscribe}.]	   1. The act or process of inscribing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved;	      especially, a word or words written or engraved on a solid	      substance for preservation or public inspection; as,	      inscriptions on monuments, pillars, coins, medals, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) A line of division or intersection; as, the	      tendinous inscriptions, or intersections, of a muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An address, consignment, or informal dedication, as of a	      book to a person, as a mark of respect or an invitation of	      patronage.	      [1913 Webster]
Inscriptive \In*scrip"tive\, a.	   Bearing inscription; of the character or nature of an	   inscription.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscroll \In*scroll"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inscrolled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Inscrolling}.]	   To write on a scroll; to record. [Written also {inscrol}.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscrutability \In*scru`ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscrutable \In*scru"ta*ble\, a. [L. inscrutabilis : cf. F.	   inscrutable. See {In-} not, and {Scrutiny}.]	   Unsearchable; incapable of being searched into and understood	   by inquiry or study; impossible or difficult to be explained	   or accounted for satisfactorily; obscure; incomprehensible;	   as, an inscrutable design or event.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is not in man	         To yield a reason for the will of Heaven	         Which is inscrutable.                    --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Waiving a question so inscrutable as this. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscrutableness \In*scru"ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inscrutable; inscrutability.	   [1913 Webster]
Inscrutably \In*scru"ta*bly\, adv.	   In an inscrutable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Insculp \In*sculp"\, v. t. [L. insculpere: cf. F. insculper. See	   1st {In-}, and {Sculptor}.]	   To engrave; to carve; to sculpture. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which he insculped in two likely stones. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Insculption \In*sculp"tion\, n.	   Inscription. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insculpture \In*sculp"ture\, n.	   An engraving, carving, or inscription. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         On his gravestone this insculpture.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insculptured \In*sculp"tured\, p. a.	   Engraved. --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Inseam \In*seam"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inseamed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inseaming}.]	   To impress or mark with a seam or cicatrix. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
inseam \in"seam\ ([i^]n"s[=e]m), n.	   1. An inside seam of an article of clothing; especially, the	      seam that runs from the crotch of a trouser leg down to	      the bottom.	      [PJC]	   2. The length of the inseam of a trouser leg.	      [PJC]
Insearch \In*search"\, v. t.	   To make search after; to investigate or examine; to ensearch.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insecable \In*sec"a*ble\ ([i^]n*s[e^]k"[.a]*b'l), a. [L.	   insecabilis; pref. in- not + secabilis that may be cut: cf.	   F. insecable.]	   Incapable of being divided by cutting; indivisible.	   [1913 Webster]
Insect \In"sect\ ([i^]n"s[e^]kt), n. [F. insecte, L. insectum,	   fr. insectus, p. p. of insecare to cut in. See {Section}. The	   name was originally given to certain small animals, whose	   bodies appear cut in, or almost divided. Cf. {Entomology}.]	   1. (Zool.) One of the Insecta; esp., one of the Hexapoda. See	      {Insecta}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The hexapod insects pass through three stages during	         their growth, viz., the larva, pupa, and imago or	         adult, but in some of the orders the larva differs	         little from the imago, except in lacking wings, and the	         active pupa is very much like the larva, except in	         having rudiments of wings. In the higher orders, the	         larva is usually a grub, maggot, or caterpillar,	         totally unlike the adult, while the pupa is very	         different from both larva and imago and is inactive,	         taking no food.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any air-breathing arthropod, as a spider or	      scorpion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any small crustacean. In a wider sense, the word	      is often loosely applied to various small invertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Any small, trivial, or contemptible person or thing.	      --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Insect powder},a powder used for the extermination of	      insects; esp., the powdered flowers of certain species of	      {Pyrethrum}, a genus now merged in {Chrysanthemum}. Called	      also {Persian powder}.	      [1913 Webster]	Insect \In"sect\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to an insect or insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like an insect; small; mean; ephemeral.	      [1913 Webster]
Insecta \In*sec"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Insect}.]	   1. (Zool.) One of the classes of Arthropoda, including those	      that have one pair of antenn[ae], three pairs of mouth	      organs, and breathe air by means of trache[ae], opening by	      spiracles along the sides of the body. In this sense it	      includes the Hexapoda, or six-legged insects and the	      Myriapoda, with numerous legs. See {Insect}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) In a more restricted sense, the Hexapoda alone.	      See {Hexapoda}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) In the most general sense, the Hexapoda,	      Myriapoda, and Arachnoidea, combined.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The typical Insecta, or hexapod insects, are divided	         into several orders, viz.: {Hymenoptera}, as the bees	         and ants; {Diptera}, as the common flies, gnats, and	         mosquitos; {Aphaniptera}, or fleas; {Lepidoptera}, or	         moths and butterflies; {Neuroptera}, as the ant-lions	         and hellgamite; {Coleoptera}, or beetles; {Hemiptera},	         as bugs, lice, aphids; {Orthoptera}, as grasshoppers	         and cockroaches; {Pseudoneuroptera}, as the dragon	         flies and termites; {Euplexoptera}, or earwigs;	         {Thysanura}, as the springtails, podura, and lepisma.	         See these words in the Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]
Insectary \In"sec*ta*ry\, n.	   A place for keeping living insects. -- {In`sec*ta"ri*um}, n.	   [L.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insectation \In`sec*ta"tion\, n. [L. insectatio. See	   {Insectator}.]	   The act of pursuing; pursuit; harassment; persecution. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Insectator \In`sec*ta"tor\, n. [L., fr. insectari to pursue,	   freq. fr. insequi. See {Ensue}.]	   A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious critic. [Obs.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Insected \In"sect*ed\, a.	   Pertaining to, having the nature of, or resembling, an	   insect. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Insecticide \In*sec"ti*cide\, n. [Insect + L. caedere to kill.]	   An agent or preparation for destroying insects; an insect	   powder or spray. -- {In*sec"ti*ci`dal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Insectile \In*sec"tile\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having the nature of, insects. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Insection \In*sec"tion\, n. [See {Insect}.]	   A cutting in; incisure; incision.	   [1913 Webster]
Insectivora \In`sec*tiv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from L. insectum an	   insect + vorare to devour.] (Zool.)	   1. An order of mammals which feed principally upon insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are mostly of small size, and their molar teeth	         have sharp cusps. Most of the species burrow in the	         earth, and many of those of cold climates hibernate in	         winter. The order includes the moles, shrews,	         hedgehogs, tanrecs, and allied animals, also the	         colugo.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A division of the {Chiroptera}, including the common or	      insect-eating bats.	      [1913 Webster]
Insectivore \In*sec"ti*vore\, n.; pl. {Insectivores} (-v[=o]rz).	   [F.] (Zool.)	   One of the Insectivora.	   [1913 Webster]
Insectivorous \In`sec*tiv"o*rous\, a. [See {Insectivora}.]	   Feeding or subsisting on insects; carnivorous. The term is	   applied:	   (a) to plants which have some special adaptation for catching	       and digesting insects, as the sundew, Venus's flytrap,	       Sarracenia, etc.	   (b) to the Insectivora, and many bats, birds, and reptiles.	       [1913 Webster]
Insectologer \In`sec*tol"o*ger\, n.	   An entomologist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insectology \In`sec*tol"o*gy\, n. [Insect + -logy: cf. F.	   insectologie.]	   Entomology. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insecure \In`se*cure"\, a.	   1. Not secure; not confident of safety or permanence;	      distrustful; suspicious; apprehensive of danger or loss.	      [1913 Webster]	            With sorrow and insecure apprehensions. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not effectually guarded, protected, or sustained; unsafe;	      unstable; exposed to danger or loss. --Bp. Hurg.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trade with Egypt was exceedingly insecure and	            precarious.                           --Mickle.	      [1913 Webster]
Insecurely \In`se*cure"ly\, adv.	   In an insecure manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Insecureness \In`se*cure"ness\, n.	   Insecurity.	   [1913 Webster]
Insecurity \In`se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Insecurities}. [Pref. in-	   not + security : cf. LL. insecuritas, F. insecurite.]	   1. The condition or quality of being insecure; lack of	      safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building	      liable to fire; insecurity of a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of feeling insecure; uncertainty; lack of	      confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            With what insecurity of truth we ascribe effects . .	            . unto arbitrary calculations.        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            A time of insecurity, when interests of all sorts	            become objects of speculation.        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Insecution \In`se*cu"tion\, n. [L. insecutio, fr. insequi p. p.	   insecutus. See {Ensue}.]	   A following after; close pursuit. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inseminate \In*sem"i*nate\, v. t. [L. inseminatus, p. p. of	   inseminare to sow. See {Seminate}.]	   1. To sow seed into. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sow seed into; to impregnate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To implant in, as if sowing seed; as, to inseminate one's	      children with one's own prejudices; -- used mostly of	      ideas or attitudes..	      [PJC]
inseminated \inseminated\ adj.	   same as {fertilized}, 1.	   Syn: fertilized, impregnated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Insemination \In*sem`i*na"tion\, n.	   A sowing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insensate \In*sen"sate\, a. [L. insensatus. See {In-} not, and	   {Sensate}.]	   Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish.	   [1913 Webster]	         The silence and the calm	         Of mute, insensate things.               --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The meddling folly or insensate ambition of statesmen.	                                                  --Buckle.	   -- {In*sen"sate*ly}, adv. -- {In*sen"sate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Insense \In*sense"\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + sense.]	   To make to understand; to instruct. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Insensibility \In*sen`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   insensibilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being insensible; lack of	      sensibility; torpor; unconsciousness; as, the	      insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of tenderness or susceptibility of emotion or	      passion; dullness; stupidity.	   Syn: Dullness; numbness; unfeelingness; stupidity; torpor;	        apathy; impassiveness; indifference.	        [1913 Webster]
Insensible \In*sen"si*ble\, a. [L. insensibilis: cf. F.	   insensible. See {In-} not, and {Sensible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting	      bodily sensibility; unconscious. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not susceptible of emotion or passion; void of feeling;	      apathetic; unconcerned; indifferent; as, insensible to	      danger, fear, love, etc.; -- often used with of or to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accept an obligation without being a slave to the	            giver, or insensible to his kindness. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lost in their loves, insensible of shame. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incapable of being perceived by the senses; imperceptible.	      Hence: Progressing by imperceptible degrees; slow;	      gradual; as, insensible motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two small and almost insensible pricks were found	            upon Cleopatra's arm.                 --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fall away,	            And languish with insensible decay.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not sensible or reasonable; meaningless. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If it make the indictment be insensible or	            uncertain, it shall be quashed.       --Sir M. Hale.	   5. Incapable of feeling a specific sensation or emotion; as,	      insensible to pity.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Imperceptible; imperceivable; dull; stupid; torpid;	        numb; unfeeling; apathetic; stoical; impassive;	        indifferent; unsusceptible; hard; callous.	        [1913 Webster]
Insensibleness \In*sen"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Insensibility. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Insensibly \In*sen"si*bly\, adv.	   In a manner not to be felt or perceived; imperceptibly;	   gradually.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hills rise insensibly.               --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Insensitive \In*sen"si*tive\, a.	   Not sensitive; wanting sensation, or wanting acute	   sensibility. --Tillotson. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Insensuous \In*sen"su*ous\, a. [Pref. in- not + sensuous.]	   Not sensuous; not pertaining to, affecting, or addressing,	   the senses.	   [1913 Webster]	         That intermediate door	         Betwixt the different planes of sensuous form	         And form insensuous.                     --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
insentience \insentience\ n.	   The state or quality of being insentient; lacking	   consciousness or ability to perceive sensations.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Insentient \In*sen"ti*ent\, a.	   Not sentient; not having perception, or the power of	   perception; devoid of feeling, consciousness and animation;	   inanimate; as, insentient stone. Opposite of {sentient}.	   [WordNet sense 1+3]	   Syn: inanimate, insensate.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              The . . . attributes of an insentient, inert	              substance.                          --Reid.	        [1913 Webster]	              But there can be nothing like to this sensation in	              the rose, because it is insentient. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. incapable of sensation.	   Syn: insensate, insensible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inseparability \In*sep`a*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. inseparabilitas:	   cf. F. ins['e]parabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being inseparable; inseparableness.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Inseparable \In*sep"a*ra*ble\, a. [L. inseparabilis: cf. F.	   ins['e]parable. See {In-}, and {Separable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not separable; incapable of being separated or disjoined.	      [1913 Webster]	            The history of every language is inseparable from	            that of the people by whom it is spoken. --Mure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Liberty and union, now and forever, one and	            inseparable.                          --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Invariably attached to some word, stem, or root;	      as, the inseparable particle un-.	      [1913 Webster]
Inseparableness \In*sep"a*ra*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inseparable; inseparability.	   --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Inseparably \In*sep"a*ra*bly\, adv.	   In an inseparable manner or condition; so as not to be	   separable. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         And cleaves through life inseparably close. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Inseparate \In*sep"a*rate\, a. [L. inseparatus. See {In-} not,	   and {Separate}.]	   Not separate; together; united. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inseparately \In*sep"a*rate*ly\, adv.	   Inseparably. [Obs.] --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Insert \In*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inserted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inserting}.] [L. insertus, p. p. of inserere to insert;	   pref. in- in + serere to join, connect. See {Series}.]	   To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce;	   to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to	   insert a scion in a stock; to insert a letter, word, or	   passage in a composition; to insert an advertisement in a	   newspaper.	   [1913 Webster]	         These words were very weakly inserted where they will	         be so liable to misconstruction.         --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Inserted \In*sert"ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; --	   said especially of the parts of the flower; as, the calyx,	   corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted upon the	   receptacle. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Inserting \In*sert"ing\, n.	   1. A setting in.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something inserted or set in, as lace, etc., in garments.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Insertion \In*ser"tion\, n. [L. insertio: cf. F. insertion. See	   {Insert}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inserting; as, the insertion of scions in	      stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; as,	      the insertion of stamens in a calyx.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is set in or inserted, such as a word or	      passage in a composition, or a narrow strip of embroidered	      lace, muslin, or cambric; as, there were numerous	      insertions and corrections to the first draft.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Anat.) The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is	      attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction	      to its {origin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Epigynous insertion} (Bot.), the insertion of stamens upon	      the ovary.	   {Hypogynous insertion} (Bot.), insertion beneath the ovary.	      [1913 Webster]
Inserve \In*serve"\, v. i. [L. inservire; in- in + servire to	   serve.]	   To be of use to an end; to serve. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inservient \In*serv"i*ent\, a. [L. inserviens, p. pr. of	   inservire.]	   Conducive; instrumental. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Insession \In*ses"sion\, n. [L. insessio, fr. insidere,	   insessum, to sit in. See {Insidious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of sitting, as in a tub or bath. "Used by way of	      fomentation, insession, or bath." [R.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That in which one sits, as a bathing tub. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Insessions be bathing tubs half full. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Insessor \In*ses"sor\, n.; pl. {Insessores}. [See {Insessores}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the {Insessores}. The group includes most of the	   common singing birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Insessores \In`ses*so"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. insessor, lit.,	   one who sits down, fr. incidere. See {Insession}.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds, formerly established to include the	   perching birds, but now generally regarded as an artificial	   group.	   [1913 Webster]
Insessorial \In`ses*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)	   1. Pertaining to, or having the character of, perching birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging or pertaining to the {Insessores}.	      [1913 Webster]
Inset \In*set"\, v. t.	   To infix. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Inset \In"set\, n.	   1. That which is inserted or set in; an insertion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bookbinding) One or more separate leaves inserted in a	      volume before binding; as:	      (a) A portion of the printed sheet in certain sizes of	          books which is cut off before folding, and set into	          the middle of the folded sheet to complete the	          succession of paging; -- also called {offcut}.	      (b) A page or pages of advertisements inserted.	          [1913 Webster]
Inseverable \In*sev"er*a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being severed; indivisible; inseparable. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Inshaded \In*shad"ed\, a.	   Marked with different shades. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inshave \In"shave`\, n. (Mech.)	   A plane for shaving or dressing the concave or inside faces	   of barrel staves.	   [1913 Webster]
Insheathe \In*sheathe"\, v. t.	   To insert as in a sheath; to sheathe. --Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Inshell \In*shell"\, v. t.	   To hide in a shell. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inship \In*ship"\, v. t.	   To embark. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inshore \In"shore`\, a.	   Being near or moving towards the shore; as, inshore	   fisheries; inshore currents. -- adv. Towards the shore; as,	   the boat was headed inshore.	   [1913 Webster]
Inshrine \In*shrine"\, v. t.	   See {Enshrine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Insiccation \In`sic*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or process of drying in.	   [1913 Webster]
Inside \In"side`\, prep. or adv.	   Within the sides of; in the interior; contained within; as,	   inside a house, book, bottle, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Inside \In"side`\, a.	   1. Being within; included or inclosed in anything; contained;	      interior; internal; as, the inside passengers of a	      stagecoach; inside decoration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kissing with inside lip.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted to the interior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inside callipers} (Mech.), callipers for measuring the	      diameters of holes, etc.	   {Inside finish} (Arch.), a general term for the final work in	      any building necessary for its completion, but other than	      unusual decoration; thus, in joiner work, the doors and	      windows, inside shutters, door and window trimmings,	      paneled jams, baseboards, and sometimes flooring and	      stairs; in plaster work, the finishing coat, the cornices,	      centerpieces, etc.,; in painting, all simple painting of	      woodwork and plastering.	   {Inside track}, the inner part of a race course; hence,	      colloquially, advantage of place, facilities, contacts,	      etc., in competition.	      [1913 Webster]	Inside \In"side`\, n.	   1. The part within; interior or internal portion; content.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looked he o' the inside of the paper? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The inward parts; entrails; bowels; hence, that which	      is within; private thoughts and feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here's none but friends; we may speak	            Our insides freely.                   --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inside passenger of a coach or carriage, as	      distinguished from one upon the outside. [Colloq. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So down thy hill, romantic Ashbourne, glides	            The Derby dilly, carrying three insides.	                                                  --Anti-Jacobin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Patent insides} or {Patent outsides}, a name give to	      newspaper sheets printed on one side with general and	      miscellaneous matter, and furnished wholesale to offices	      of small newspapers, where the blank pages are filled up	      with recent and local news.	      [1913 Webster]
insider \insider\ n.	   an officer of a corporation or others who have access to	   private information about the corporation's operations,	   especially information relating to profitability.	   Note: An insider is forbidden by U. S. securities laws to	         trade stock in publicly owned corporations based on the	         private information. The definition of insider for the	         purpose of securities law has changed in the late 29th	         century to become more inclusive, whereas it initially	         was applied only to officers of a corporation.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Insidiate \In*sid"i*ate\, v. t. [L. insidiatus, p. p. of	   insidiare to lie in ambush, fr. insidiae. See {Insidious}.]	   To lie in ambush for. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Insidiator \In*sid"i*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who lies in ambush. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Insidious \In*sid"i*ous\, a. [L. insidiosus, fr. insidiae an	   ambush, fr. insidere to sit in; pref. in- + sedere to sit:	   cf. F. insidieux. See {Sit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lying in wait; watching an opportunity to insnare or	      entrap; deceitful; sly; treacherous; -- said of persons;	      as, the insidious foe. "The insidious witch." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intended to entrap; characterized by treachery and deceit;	      as, insidious arts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insidious whisper of the bad angel. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acting or proceeding unobserved or in a seemingly harmless	      manner, but slowly or eventually doing great damage; as,	      an insidious disease; an insidious plot.	      [PJC]	   {Insidious disease} (Med.), a disease existing, without	      marked symptoms, but ready to become active upon some	      slight occasion; a disease not appearing to be as bad as	      it really is.	   Syn: Crafty; wily; artful; sly; designing; guileful;	        circumventive; treacherous; deceitful; deceptive. --	        {In*sid"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*sid"i*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
insidiousness \insidiousness\ n.	   A subtle and cumulative harmfulness, especially of a disease.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the quality of being designed to entrap.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Insight \In"sight`\, n.	   1. A sight or view of the interior of anything; a deep	      inspection or view; introspection; -- frequently used with	      into.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had an insight into almost all the secrets of	            state.                                --Jortin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power of acute observation and deduction; penetration;	      discernment; perception.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quickest insight	            In all things that to greatest actions lead.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
insightful \insightful\ adj.	   1. having intellectual depth; having or showing an	      exceptional degree of insight[2]; -- of people or their	      comments.	   Syn: thoughtful.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. characterized by sympathetic understanding.	   Syn: discerning, understanding.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having a keen intellect.	   Syn: prehensile.	        [WordNet 1.5]
insightfulness \insightfulness\ n.	   keen insight[2].	   Syn: acumen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Insignia \In*sig"ni*a\, n. pl. [L. insigne, pl. insignia, fr.	   insignis distinguished by a mark; pref. in- in + signum a	   mark, sign. See {Ensign}, {Sign}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Distinguishing marks of authority, office, or honor;	      badges; tokens; decorations; as, the insignia of royalty	      or of an order.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Typical and characteristic marks or signs, by which	      anything is known or distinguished; as, the insignia of a	      trade.	      [1913 Webster]
Insignificance \In`sig*nif"i*cance\, n.	   1. The condition or quality of being insignificant; lack of	      significance, sense, or meaning; as, the insignificance of	      words or phrases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of force or effect; unimportance; pettiness;	      inefficacy; as, the insignificance of human art.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lack of claim to consideration or notice; lack of	      influence or standing; meanness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reduce him, from being the first person in the	            nation, to a state of insignificance. --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]
Insignificancy \In`sig*nif"i*can*cy\, n.	   Insignificance.	   [1913 Webster]
Insignificant \In`sig*nif"i*cant\, a.	   1. Not significant; void of signification, sense, or import;	      meaningless; as, insignificant words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no weight or effect; answering no purpose;	      unimportant; valueless; futile.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laws must be insignificant without the sanction of	            rewards and punishments.              --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without weight of character or social standing; mean;	      contemptible; as, an insignificant person.	   Syn: Unimportant; immaterial; inconsiderable; small;	        inferior; trivial; mean; contemptible.	        [1913 Webster]
Insignificantly \In`sig*nif"i*cant*ly\, adv.	   without significance, importance, or effect; to no purpose.	   "Anger insignificantly fierce." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Insignificative \In`sig*nif"i*ca*tive\, a. [L. insignificativus.	   See {In-} not, and {Significative}.]	   Not expressing meaning; not significant.	   [1913 Webster]
Insignment \In*sign"ment\, n. [See {Insignia}.]	   A token, mark, or explanation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Insimulate \In*sim"u*late\, v. t. [L. insimulatus, p. p. of	   insimulare to accuse.]	   To accuse. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Insincere \In`sin*cere"\, a. [L. insincerus. See {In-} not, and	   {Sincere}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not being in truth what one appears to be; not sincere;	      dissembling; hypocritical; disingenuous; deceitful; false;	      -- said of persons; also of speech, thought; etc.; as,	      insincere declarations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disappointing; imperfect; unsound. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To render sleep's soft blessings insincere. --Pope.	   Syn: Dissembling; hollow; hypocritical; deceptive deceitful;	        false; disingenuous; untrustworthy.	        [1913 Webster]
Insincerely \In`sin*cere"ly\, adv.	   Without sincerity.	   [1913 Webster]
Insincerity \In`sin*cer"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insinc['e]rit['e].]	   The quality of being insincere; lack of sincerity, or of	   being in reality what one appears to be; dissimulation;	   hypocritical; deceitfulness; hollowness; untrustworthiness;	   as, the insincerity of a professed friend; the insincerity of	   professions of regard.	   [1913 Webster]	         What men call policy and knowledge of the world, is	         commonly no other thing than dissimulation and	         insincerity.                             --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Insinew \In*sin"ew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insinewed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Insinewing}.]	   To strengthen, as with sinews; to invigorate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All members of our cause, . . .	         That are insinewed to this action.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insinuant \In*sin"u*ant\, a. [L. insinuans, p. pr.: cf. F.	   insinuant.]	   Insinuating; insinuative. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insinuate \In*sin"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insinuated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Insinuating}.] [L. insinuatus, p. p. of	   insinuareto insinuate; pref. in- in + sinus the bosom. See	   {Sinuous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To introduce gently or slowly, as by a winding or narrow	      passage, or a gentle, persistent movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The water easily insinuates itself into, and	            placidly distends, the vessels of vegetables.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To introduce artfully; to infuse gently; to instill.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the art of rhetoric, besides order and	            clearness, are for nothing else but to insinuate	            wrong ideas, move the passions, and thereby mislead	            the judgment.                         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horace laughs to shame all follies and insinuates	            virtue, rather by familiar examples than by the	            severity of precepts.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hint; to suggest by remote allusion; -- often used	      derogatorily; as, did you mean to insinuate anything?	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To push or work (one's self), as into favor; to introduce	      by slow, gentle, or artful means; to ingratiate; -- used	      reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            He insinuated himself into the very good grace of	            the Duke of Buckingham.               --Clarendon.	   Syn: To instill; hint; suggest; intimate.	        [1913 Webster]	Insinuate \In*sin"u*ate\, v. i.	   1. To creep, wind, or flow in; to enter gently, slowly, or	      imperceptibly, as into crevices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ingratiate one's self; to obtain access or favor by	      flattery or cunning.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would insinuate with thee but to make thee sigh.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To insinuate, flatter, bow, and bend my limbs.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Insinuating \In*sin"u*a`ting\, a.	   Winding, creeping, or flowing in, quietly or stealthily;	   suggesting; winning favor and confidence insensibly.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         His address was courteous, and even insinuating.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Insinuatingly \In*sin"u*a`ting*ly\, adv.	   By insinuation.	   [1913 Webster]
Insinuation \In*sin"u*a`tion\, n. [L. insinuatio: cf. F.	   insinuation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of insinuating; a creeping, winding, or	      flowing in.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a soft insinuation mix'd	            With earth's large mass.              --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of gaining favor, affection, or influence, by	      gentle or artful means; -- formerly used in a good sense,	      as of friendly influence or interposition. --Sir H.	      Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope through the insinuation of Lord Scarborough	            to keep them here till further orders. --Lady	                                                  Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art or power of gaining good will by a prepossessing	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bad a natural insinuation and address which made	            him acceptable in the best company.   --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is insinuated; a hint; a suggestion or	      intimation by distant allusion; as, slander may be	      conveyed by insinuations.	      [1913 Webster]	            I scorn your coarse insinuation.      --Cowper.	   Syn: Hint; intimation; suggestion. See {Innuendo}.	        [1913 Webster]
Insinuative \In*sin"u*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. insinuatif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having	      power to gain favor. "Crafty, insinuative, plausible men."	      --Bp. Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as,	      insinuative remark.	      [1913 Webster]
Insinuator \In*sin"u*a`tor\, n. [L., an introducer.]	   One who, or that which, insinuates. --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Insinuatory \In*sin"u*a*to*ry\, a.	   Insinuative.	   [1913 Webster]
Insipid \In*sip"id\, a. [L. insipidus; pref. in- not + sapidus	   savory, fr. sapere to taste: cf. F. insipide. See {Savor}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste;	      without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid	      drink or food. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting in spirit, life, or animation; uninteresting;	      weak; vapid; flat; dull; heavy; as, an insipid woman; an	      insipid composition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flat, insipid, and ridiculous stuff to him. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            But his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to	            say so, almost insipid.               --Dryden.	   Syn: Tasteless; vapid; dull; spiritless; unanimated;	        lifeless; flat; stale; pointless; uninteresting.	        Insipidity
Insipidity \In`si*pid"i*ty\, Insipidness \In*sip"id*ness\, n.	   [Cf. F. insipidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being insipid; vapidity. "Dryden's	   lines shine strongly through the insipidity of Tate's."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Insipidly \In*sip"id*ly\, adv.	   In an insipid manner; without taste, life, or spirit; flatly.	   --Locke. Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Insipience \In*sip"i*ence\, n. [L. insipientia: cf. OF.	   insipience.]	   Lack of intelligence; stupidity; folly. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Insipient \In*sip"i*ent\, a. [L. insipiens; pref. in- not +	   sapiens wise.]	   Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish. [R.] --Clarendon. -- n. An	   insipient person. [R.] --Fryth.	   [1913 Webster]
Insist \In*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Insisted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Insisting}.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon,	   follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to	   stand. See {Stand}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or	      upon. [R.] --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to	      something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent,	      urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed	      by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions;	      he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have	      money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Insisting on the old prerogative.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without further insisting on the different tempers	            of Juvenal and Horace.                --Dryden.	   Syn: {Insist}, {Persist}.	   Usage: Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or	          claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either	          with or against rights. We insist as against others;	          we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves;	          as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his	          friend's adopting it. --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]
Insistence \In*sist"ence\, n.	   The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the	   act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence;	   urgency.	   [1913 Webster]
insistency \insistency\ n.	   the state of urgently demanding notice or attention;	   insistence.	   Syn: imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the quality of not being ignorable.	   Syn: imperativeness, insistence.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Insistent \In*sist"ent\, a. [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of	   insistere.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall.	      --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Insisting; persistent; persevering.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) See {Incumbent}.	      [1913 Webster]
Insistently \In*sist"ent*ly\, adv.	   In an insistent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Insisture \In*sis"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insitiency \In*si"ti*en*cy\, n. [Pref. in- not + L. sitiens, p.	   pr. of sitire to be thirsty, fr. sitis thirst.]	   Freedom from thirst. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The insitiency of a camel for traveling in deserts.	                                                  --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Insition \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; ingraftment. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
In situ \In si"tu\adv. & adj. [L.]	   1. In its natural or original position or place; in position;	      -- said specif., in geology, of a rock, soil, or fossil,	      when in the situation in which it was originally formed or	      deposited.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Med.) In its original position; not extending beyond the	      place of origin; localized and undisturbed; as, carcinoma	      in situ.	      [PJC]
in-situ \in-situ\ adj.	   being in the original position; not having been moved or	   transferred to another location; as, an in-situ investigator.	   Syn: unmoved.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Insnare \In*snare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insnared}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Insnaring}.] [Written also ensnare.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial	      means. "Insnare a gudgeon." --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in	      difficulties or perplexities; to seduce by artifice; to	      inveigle; to allure; to entangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insnaring charms	            Of love's soft queen.                 --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]
Insnarer \In*snar"er\, n.	   One who insnares.	   [1913 Webster]
Insnarl \In*snarl"\, v. t.	   To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle; to snarl. [Obs.]	   --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Insobriety \In`so*bri"e*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + ?obriety: cf.	   F. insobri['e]t['e].]	   Lack of sobriety, moderation, or calmness; intemperance;	   drunkenness.	   [1913 Webster]
Insociability \In*so`cia*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   insociabilit['e].]	   The quality of being insociable; lack of sociability;	   unsociability. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Insociable \In*so"cia*ble\, a. [L. insociabilis: cf. F.	   insociable. See {In-} not, and {Sociable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lime and wood are insociable.         --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social	      intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn.	      [1913 Webster]	            This austere insociable life.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Insociably \In*so"cia*bly\, adv.	   Unsociably.	   [1913 Webster]
Insociate \In*so"ci*ate\, a.	   Not associate; without a companion; single; solitary;	   recluse. [Obs.] "The insociate virgin life." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolate \In"so*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insolated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Insolating}.] [L. insolatus, p. p. of insolare to	   expose to the sun; pref. in- in + sol the sun.]	   To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or	   prepare by such exposure. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolation \In`so*la"tion\, n. [L. insolatio: cf. F.	   insolation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun for	      the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc.,	      or of rendering acid, as vinegar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A sunstroke.	      (b) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Meteorology) The amount of sunlight impinging on the	      Earth's surface.	      [PJC]
Insole \In"sole`\, n.	   The inside sole of a boot or shoe; also, a loose, thin strip	   of leather, felt, etc., placed inside the shoe for warmth or	   ease.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolence \In"so*lence\, n. [F. insolence, L. insolentia. See	   {Insolent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness	      manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of	      others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flown with insolence and wine.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loaded with fetters and insolences from the	            soldiers.                             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Insolence \In"so*lence\, v. t.	   To insult. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolency \In"so*len*cy\, n.	   Insolence. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolent \In"so*lent\, a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis,	   pref. in- not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be	   accustomed.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange;	      unusual. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If one chance to derive any word from the Latin	            which is insolent to their ears . . . they forthwith	            make a jest at it.                    --Pettie.	      [1913 Webster]	            If any should accuse me of being new or insolent.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or	      language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or	      disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent	      servant. "A paltry, insolent fellow." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all	            other folks as in regard of his value, of his	            cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . .	            How insolent of late he is become,	            How proud, how peremptory?            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting;	      as, insolent words or behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy;	        impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude;	        reproachful; opprobrious.	   Usage: {Insolent}, {Insulting}. Insolent, in its primitive	          sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently	          was to act in violation of the established rules of	          social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and	          thus the word became one of the most offensive in our	          language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings	          of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either	          in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or	          triumph. Compare {Impertinent}, {Affront},	          {Impudence}.	          [1913 Webster]
Insolently \In"so*lent*ly\, adv.	   In an insolent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolidity \In`so*lid"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + solidity: cf.	   F. insolidit['e].]	   Lack of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an	   argument. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolubility \In*sol`u*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. insolubilitas: cf. F.	   insolubilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not	      dissolvable, as in a fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.	      [1913 Webster]
Insoluble \In*sol"u*ble\, a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that	   can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See {In-} not, and	   {Soluble}, and cf. {Insolvable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved,	      as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an	      insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strong. "An insoluble wall." [Obs.] --Holland	      [1913 Webster]
Insolubleness \In*sol"u*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being insoluble; insolubility.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Insolvable \In*solv"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or	      explanation; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. --I.	      Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable.	      "Bands insolvable." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Insolvency \In*sol"ven*cy\, n.; pl. {Insolvencies}. (Law)	      (a) The condition of being insolvent; the state or	          condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition	          of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall	          due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as,	          a merchant's insolvency.	      (b) Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as,	          the insolvency of an estate.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Act of insolvency}. See {Insolvent law} under {Insolvent},	      a.	      [1913 Webster]
Insolvent \In*sol"vent\, a. [Pref. in- not + solvent: cf. OF.	   insolvent.] (Law)	      (a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's	          debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in	          the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in	          insolvent debtor.	      (b) Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as,	          an insolvent estate.	      (c) Relating to persons unable to pay their debts.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Insolvent law}, or {Act of insolvency}, a law affording	      relief, -- subject to various modifications in different	      States, -- to insolvent debtors, upon their delivering up	      their property for the benefit of their creditors;	      bankruptcy law. See {Bankrupt law}, under {Bankrupt}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Insolvent \In*sol"vent\, n. (Law)	   One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England,	   before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Insomnia \In*som"ni*a\, n. [L., fr. insomnis sleepless; pref.	   in- not + somnus sleep.]	   Lack of sleep; inability to sleep, especially when chronic;	   wakefulness; sleeplessness.	   [1913 Webster]
Insomnious \In*som"ni*ous\, a. [L. insomniosus, fr. insomnia	   insomnia.]	   Restless; sleepless. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Insomnolence \In*som"no*lence\, n.	   Sleeplessness.	   [1913 Webster]
Insomuch \In`so*much"\, adv.	   So; to such a degree; in such wise; -- followed by that or	   as, and formerly sometimes by both. Cf. {Inasmuch}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Insomusch as that field is called . . . Aceldama.	                                                  --Acts i. 19.	   [1913 Webster]	         Simonides was an excellent poet, insomuch that he made	         his fortune by it.                       --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Insonorous \In`so*no"rous\, a.	   Not clear or melodious.	   [1913 Webster]
Insooth \In*sooth"\, adv.	   In sooth; truly. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Insouciance \In`sou`ciance"\, n. [F.]	   Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.	   [1913 Webster]
Insouciant \In`sou`ciant"\, a. [F.]	   Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Insoul \In*soul"\, v. t.	   To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest	   affections on. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] could not but insoul himself in her. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspan \In*span"\, v. t. & i. [D. inspannen.]	   To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle. [South Africa]	   [1913 Webster]
Inspect \In*spect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inspected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inspecting}.] [L. inspectus, p. p. of inspicere to	   inspect; pref. in- in + specere to look at, to view: cf. F.	   inspecter, fr. L. inspectare, freq. fr. inspicere. See	   {Spy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in	      order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors,	      etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; as, to	      inspect conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods	      offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to	      superintend. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Inspect \In*spect"\, n. [L. inspectus. See {Inspect}, v. t.]	   Inspection. [Obs.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspection \In*spec"tion\, n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.]	   1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully;	      a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny;	      investigation. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            With narrow search, and with inspection deep,	            Considered every creature.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of overseeing; official examination or	      superintendence.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trial by inspection} (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which	      the case was settled by the individual observation and	      decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own	      senses, without the intervention of a jury. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Inspective \In*spect"ive\, a. [L. inspectivus.]	   Engaged in inspection; inspecting; involving inspection.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspector \In*spect"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.]	   1. One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the	      supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an	      official view or examination, as a military or civil	      officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A police officer, typically holding a rank one below	      superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several	      precincts; as, inspector Clousseau is investigating the	      case.	      [PJC]	   {Inspector general} (Mil.), a staff officer of an army, whose	      duties are those of inspection, and embrace everything	      relative to organization, recruiting, discharge,	      administration, accountability for money and property,	      instruction, police, and discipline.	      [1913 Webster]
Inspectorate \In*spect"or*ate\, n.	   Inspectorship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inspectorial \In`spec*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inspectorship \In*spect"or*ship\, n.	   1. The office of an inspector.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.	      [1913 Webster]
Inspectress \In*spect"ress\, n.	   A female inspector.	   [1913 Webster]
Insperse \In*sperse"\, v. t. [L. inspersus, p. p. of inspergere	   to sprinkle upon; pref. in- in, on + spargere to sprinkle.]	   To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspersion \In*sper"sion\, n. [L. inspersio.]	   The act of sprinkling. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspeximus \In*spex"i*mus\, n. [L., we have inspected.]	   The first word of ancient charters in England, confirming a	   grant made by a former king; hence, a royal grant.	   [1913 Webster]
Insphere \In*sphere"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insphered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Insphering}.] [Cf. {Ensphere}.]	   To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere. Cf. {Ensphere}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bright a["e]rial spirits live insphered	         In regions mild of calm and serene air.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspirable \In*spir"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being inspired or drawn into the lungs; inhalable;	   respirable; admitting inspiration. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspiration \In`spi*ra"tion\, n. [F. inspiration, L. inspiratio.	   See {Inspire}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif.	      (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs,	      accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls	      and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of	      expiration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating	      influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of	      such influence which quickens or stimulates; as, the	      inspiration of occasion, of art, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at their	            death have good inspirations.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) A supernatural divine influence on the prophets,	      apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified	      to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a	      supernatural influence which qualifies men to receive and	      communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. --2	                                                  Tim. iii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            The age which we now live in is not an age of	            inspiration and impulses.             --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plenary inspiration} (Theol.), that kind of inspiration	      which excludes all defect in the utterance of the inspired	      message.	   {Verbal inspiration} (Theol.), that kind of inspiration which	      extends to the very words and forms of expression of the	      divine message.	      [1913 Webster]
Inspirational \In`spi*ra"tion*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imparting inspiration[2]; as, an inspirational sermon.	      [PJC]
Inspirationist \In`spi*ra"tion*ist\, n.	   One who holds to inspiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspirator \In"spi*ra`tor\, n. (Mach.)	   A kind of injector for forcing water by steam. See	   {Injector}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspiratory \In*spir"a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or aiding, inspiration; as, the inspiratory	   muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspire \In*spire"\ ([i^]n*sp[imac]r"), v. t. [OE. enspiren, OF.	   enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in-	   in + spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath,	            Inspir[`e]d hath in every holt and heath	            The tender crops.                     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing,	            The breathing instruments inspire.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into	            him an active soul.                   --Wisdom xv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; --	      opposed to {expire}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forced to inspire and expire the air with	            difficulty.                           --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to	      convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to	      disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by	      inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            And generous stout courage did inspire. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            But dawning day new comfort hath inspired. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or	      supernatural influence; to fill with what animates,	      enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to	      inspire a child with sentiments of virtue; to inspire a	      person to do extraordinary feats.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Erato, thy poet's mind inspire,	            And fill his soul with thy celestial fire. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Inspire \In*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inspired}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inspiring}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; --	      opposed to {expire}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And when the wind amongst them did inspire,	            They wav[`e]d like a penon wide dispread. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Inspired \In*spired"\, a.	   1. Breathed in; inhaled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence;	      affected by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets;	      the inspired writers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine	      inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy;	      -- opposed to {uninspired}, {profane}, or {secular}; as,	      the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Moved to a higher level of thought, creativity, or	      motivation.	      [PJC]
Inspirer \In*spir"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, inspires. "Inspirer of that holy	   flame." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspiring \In*spir"ing\, a.	   Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an inspiring	   or scene.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspirit \In*spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inspirited}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Inspiriting}.]	   To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage;	   to invigorate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The courage of Agamemnon is inspirited by the love of	         empire and ambition.                     --Pope.	   Syn: To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate; cheer;	        encourage; inspire.	        [1913 Webster]
Inspissate \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, fr.	   spissus thick.]	   To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by	   evaporation.	   [1913 Webster]	Inspissate \In*spis"sate\, a. [L. inspissatus, p. p.]	   Thick or thickened; inspissated. --Greenhill.	   [1913 Webster]
Inspissation \In`spis*sa"tion\, n.	   The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid	   substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so	   thickened.	   [1913 Webster]
inst \inst.\ adj. [abbreviation for instant.]	   in or of the present month; same as {instant}[3], a. or	   {instant}[2], n.; as, your letter of the 10th inst.. [abbr.]	   Syn: instant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Instability \In`sta*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Instabilities}. [L.	   instabilitas: cf. F. instabilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or condition of being unstable; lack of	      stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way	      or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; as, the	      instability of a building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy;	      fickleness; mutability; changeableness; as, instability of	      character, temper, custom, etc. --Addison.	   Syn: Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness; wavering;	        unsteadiness; unstableness.	        [1913 Webster]
Instable \In*sta"ble\, a. [L. instabilis: cf. F. instable. See	   {In-} not, and {Stable}, a., and cf. {Unstable}.]	   Not stable; not standing fast or firm; unstable; prone to	   change or recede from a purpose; mutable; inconstant.	   [1913 Webster]
Instableness \In*sta"ble*ness\, n.	   Instability; unstableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Install \In*stall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Installed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Installing}.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr.	   pref. in- in + OHG. stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E.	   stall: cf. It. installare. See {Stall}.] [Written also	   {instal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To set in a seat; to give a place to; establish (one) in a	      place.	      [1913 Webster]	            She installed her guest hospitably by the fireside.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in an office, rank, or order; to invest with any	      charge by the usual ceremonies; to instate; to induct; as,	      to install an ordained minister as pastor of a church; to	      install a college president.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unworthily	            Thou wast installed in that high degree. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Installation \In`stal*la"tion\, n. [F. installation, LL.	   installatio: cf. It. installazione. See {Install}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of installing; as, the installation of the air	      conditioner took half an hour.	   Syn: installing, setting up.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Hence: the act of installing (a person) or giving	      possession of an office, rank, or order, with the usual	      rites or ceremonies; as, the installation of an ordained	      minister in a parish.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the election, the bishop gives a mandate for his	            installation.                         --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) The whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and	      accessories, sometimes including the buildings and	      gorounds on which they are located, when set up and	      arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting,	      transmission of power, etc.; as, our installation in Baton	      Rouge can produce ten thousand gallons a day; we should	      move our drying installation from building A to building	      B.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Mil.) The whole of a military base, post, camp, outpost,	      etc., constructed and operated for support of military	      operations.	      [PJC]
installing \installing\ n.	   1. the act of installing something (as equipment).	   Syn: installation, setting up.	        [WordNet 1.5] installment
installment \in*stall"ment\, instalment \in*stal"ment\, n.	   1. The act of installing; installation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take oaths from all kings and magistrates at their	            installment, to do impartial justice by law.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The seat in which one is placed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The several chairs of order, look, you scour; . . .	            Each fair installment, coat, and several crest	            With loyal blazon, evermore be blest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A portion of a debt, or sum of money, which is divided	      into portions that are made payable at different times;	      that portion of a debt payed back in any one payment; as,	      the next installment is due January first. Payment by	      installment is payment by parts at different times, the	      amounts and times being often definitely stipulated.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. a part of a broadcast serial. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: episode.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. a part of a published serial. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Instamp \In*stamp"\, v. t.	   See {Enstamp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Instance \In"stance\, n. [F. instance, L. instantia, fr.	   instans. See {Instant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or quality of being instant or pressing; urgency;	      solicitation; application; suggestion; motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Undertook at her instance to restore them. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is instant or urgent; motive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The instances that second marriage move	            Are base respects of thrift, but none of love.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Occasion; order of occurrence.	      [1913 Webster]	            These seem as if, in the time of Edward I., they	            were drawn up into the form of a law, in the first	            instance.                             --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which offers itself or is offered as an illustrative	      case; something cited in proof or exemplification; a case	      occurring; an example; as, we could find no instance of	      poisoning in the town within the past year.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Most remarkable instances of suffering. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A token; a sign; a symptom or indication. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Causes of instance}, those which proceed at the solicitation	      of some party. --Hallifax.	   {Court of first instance}, the court by which a case is first	      tried.	   {For instance}, by way of example or illustration; for	      example.	   {Instance Court} (Law), the Court of Admiralty acting within	      its ordinary jurisdiction, as distinguished from its	      action as a prize court.	   Syn: Example; case. See {Example}.	        [1913 Webster]	Instance \In"stance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instanced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Instancing}.]	   To mention as a case or example; to refer to; to cite; as, to	   instance a fact. --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall not instance an abstruse author. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Instance \In"stance\, v. i.	   To give an example. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This story doth not only instance in kingdoms, but in	         families too.                            --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Instancy \In"stan*cy\, n.	   Instance; urgency. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those heavenly precepts which our Lord and Savior with	         so great instancy gave.                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Instant \In"stant\, a. [L. instans, -antis, p. pr. of instare to	   stand upon, to press upon; pref. in- in, on + stare to stand:	   cf. F. instant. See {Stand}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pressing; urgent; importunate; earnest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation;	            continuing instant in prayer.         --Rom. xii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of	            occupation.                           --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely pressing or impending in respect to time; not	      deferred; immediate; without delay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impending death is thine, and instant doom. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Present; current.	      [1913 Webster]	            The instant time is always the fittest time.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word in this sense is now used only in dates, to	         indicate the current month; as, the tenth of July	         instant.	         [1913 Webster]	Instant \In"stant\, adv.	   Instantly. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Instant he flew with hospitable haste.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Instant \In"stant\, n. [F. instant, fr. L. instans standing by,	   being near, present. See {Instant}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A point in time; a moment; a portion of time too short to	      be estimated; also, any particular moment; as, teh	      situation may change in an instant.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            There is scarce an instant between their flourishing	            and their not being.                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A day of the present or current month; as, the sixth	      instant; -- an elliptical expression equivalent to the	      sixth of the month instant, i. e., the current month. See	      {Instant}, a., 3.	   Syn: Moment; flash; second.	        [1913 Webster]
Instantaneity \In*stan`ta*ne"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   instantan['e]it['e].]	   Quality of being instantaneous. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Instantaneous \In`stan*ta"ne*ous\, a. [Cf. F. instantan['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Done or occurring in an instant, or without any	      perceptible duration of time; as, the passage of	      electricity appears to be instantaneous.	      [1913 Webster]	            His reason saw	            With instantaneous view, the truth of things.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At or during a given instant; as, instantaneous	      acceleration, velocity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Instantaneous center of rotation} (Kinematics), in a plane	      or in a plane figure which has motions both of translation	      and of rotation in the plane, is the point which for the	      instant is at rest.	   {Instantaneous axis of rotation} (Kinematics), in a body	      which has motions both of translation and rotation, is a	      line, which is supposed to be rigidly united with the	      body, and which for the instant is at rest. The motion of	      the body is for the instant simply that of rotation about	      the instantaneous axis. -- {In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {In`stan*ta"ne*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Instanter \In*stan"ter\, adv. [L., vehemently, earnestly. See	   {Instant}, n. & a.]	   Immediately; instantly; at once; as, he left instanter.	   [1913 Webster]
Instantly \In"stant*ly\, adv.	   1. Without the least delay or interval; at once; immediately.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With urgency or importunity; earnestly; pressingly. "They	      besought him instantly." --Luke vii. 4.	   Syn: Directly; immediately; at once. See {Directly}.	        [1913 Webster]
Instar \In*star"\, v. t.	   To stud as with stars. [R.] "A golden throne instarred with	   gems." --J. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]	Instar \In"star`\, n.	   a postembryonic stage of life of an arthropod, especially an	   insect, between two successive molts; also, the arthropod	   when in that stage of life.	   [PJC]
Instate \In*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Instating}.]	   To set, place, or establish, as in a rank, office, or	   condition; to install; to invest; as, to instate a person in	   greatness or in favor. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Instaurate \In*stau"rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instaurated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Instaurating}.] [L. instauratus, p. p. of	   instaurare to renew. See 1st {In-}, and {Store}.]	   To renew or renovate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Instauration \In`stau*ra"tion\, n. [L. instauratio: cf. F.	   instauration.]	   Restoration after decay, lapse, or dilapidation; renewal;	   repair; renovation; renaissance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some great catastrophe or . . . instauration. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Instaurator \In"stau*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instaurateur.]	   One who renews or restores to a former condition. [R.] --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Instaure \In*staure"\, v. t. [See {Instaurate}.]	   To renew or renovate; to instaurate. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Instead \In*stead"\, adv. [Pref. in- + stead place.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let thistles grow of wheat.           --Job xxxi.	                                                  40.	      [1913 Webster]	            Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of	            Joab.                                 --2 Sam. xvii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This very consideration to a wise man is instead of	            a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those	            times no such thing was believed.     --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]
Insteep \In*steep"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insteeped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Insteeping}.]	   To steep or soak; to drench. [R.] "In gore he lay insteeped."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Instep \In"step\, n. [Formerly also {instop}, {instup}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The arched middle portion of the human foot next in front	      of the ankle joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of a shoe, boot, or stocking covering the	      instep[1].	      [PJC]	   3. That part of the hind leg of the horse and allied animals,	      between the hock, or ham, and the pastern joint.	      [1913 Webster]
instigant \instigant\ n.	   one who instigates; someone who deliberately provokes	   trouble; an instigator.	   Syn: instigator, provoker, inciter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Instigate \In"sti*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instigated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Instigating}.] [L. instigatus, p. p. of	   instigare to instigate; pref. in- in + a root akin to G.	   stechen to prick, E. stick. See {Stick}.]	   To goad or urge forward; to set on; to provoke; to incite; --	   used chiefly with reference to evil actions; as, to instigate	   one to a crime.	   [1913 Webster]	         He hath only instigated his blackest agents to the very	         extent of their malignity.               --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   Syn: To stimulate; urge; spur; provoke; tempt; incite; impel;	        encourage; animate.	        [1913 Webster]
Instigatingly \In"sti*ga`ting*ly\, adv.	   Incitingly; temptingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Instigation \In`sti*ga"tion\, n. [L. instigatio: cf. F.	   instigation.]	   The act of instigating, or the state of being instigated;	   incitement; esp. to evil or wickedness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The baseness and villainy that . . . the instigation of	         the devil could bring the sons of men to. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
instigative \instigative\ adj.	   arousing to action or rebellion.	   Syn: incendiary, incitive, inflammatory, rabble-rousing,	        seditious.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Instigator \In"sti*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instigateur.]	   One who instigates or incites. --Burke.	   Syn: inciter, instigant.	        [1913 Webster]
instil \instil\ v. t.	   same as {instill}.	   Syn: instill.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in-	   in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller.	   See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.]	   1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.	      [1913 Webster]	            That starlight dews	            All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the	      mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually;	      to cause to be imbibed.	      [PJC]	            How hast thou instilled	            Thy malice into thousands.            --Milton.	   Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate;	        insinuate.	        [1913 Webster]
Instillation \In`stil*la"tion\, n. [L. instillatio: cf. F.	   instillation.]	   The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Instillator \In"stil*la`tor\, n.	   An instiller. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Instillatory \In*stil"la*to*ry\, a.	   Belonging to instillation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Instiller \In*still"er\, n.	   One who instills. --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Instillment \In*still"ment\, n.	   The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.	   [Written also {instilment}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Instimulate \In*stim"u*late\, v. t. [Pref. in- not + stimulate.]	   Not to stimulate; to soothe; to quiet. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]	Instimulate \In*stim"u*late\, v. t. [L. instimulatus, p. p.	   instimulare to stimulate. See 1st {In-}, and {Stimulate}.]	   To stimulate; to excite. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Instimulation \In*stim`u*la"tion\, n.	   Stimulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Instinct \In*stinct"\, a. [L. instinctus, p. p. of instinguere	   to instigate, incite; cf. instigare to instigate. Cf.	   {Instigate}, {Distinguish}.]	   Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled;	   imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chariot of paternal deity . . .	         Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed	         By four cherubic shapes.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A noble performance, instinct with sound principle.	                                                  --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]	Instinct \In"stinct\ ([i^]n"st[i^][ng]kt), n. [L. instinctus	   instigation, impulse, fr. instinguere to instigate: cf. F.	   instinct. See {Instinct}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or	      unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether	      bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the	      end or object to be accomplished.	      [1913 Webster]	            An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and	            independent of instructions.          --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of	            action, independent of any consideration, on the	            part of the agent, of the end to which the action	            leads.                                --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	            An instinct is an agent which performs blindly and	            ignorantly a work of intelligence and knowledge.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust	            Ensuing dangers.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by	      which an animal is guided to the performance of any	      action, without thought of improvement in the method.	      [1913 Webster]	            The resemblance between what originally was a habit,	            and an instinct becomes so close as not to be	            distinguished.                        --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an	      instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.	      [1913 Webster]	Instinct \In*stinct"\ ([i^]n*st[i^][ng]kt"), v. t.	   To impress, as an animating power, or instinct. [Obs.]	   --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Instinction \In*stinc"tion\, n.	   Instinct; incitement; inspiration. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Instinctive \In*stinc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. instinctif.]	   Of or pertaining to instinct; derived from, or prompted by,	   instinct; of the nature of instinct; determined by natural	   impulse or propensity; acting or produced without reasoning,	   deliberation, instruction, or experience; spontaneous.	   "Instinctive motion." --Milton. "Instinctive dread."	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         With taste instinctive give	         Each grace appropriate.                  --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]	         Have we had instinctive intimations of the death of	         some absent friends?                     --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The terms instinctive belief, instinctive judgment,	         instinctive cognition, are expressions not ill adapted	         to characterize a belief, judgment, or cognition,	         which, as the result of no anterior consciousness, is,	         like the products of animal instinct, the intelligent	         effect of (as far as we are concerned) an unknown	         cause. --Sir H. Hamilton.	   Syn: Natural; voluntary; spontaneous; original; innate;	        inherent; automatic.	        [1913 Webster]
Instinctively \In*stinc"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an instinctive manner; by force of instinct; by natural	   impulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Instinctivity \In`stinc*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being instinctive, or prompted by instinct.	   [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Instipulate \In*stip"u*late\, a.	   See {Exstipulate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Institute \In"sti*tute\ ([i^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), p. a. [L.	   institutus, p. p. of instituere to place in, to institute, to	   instruct; pref. in- in + statuere to cause to stand, to set.	   See {Statute}.]	   Established; organized; founded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They have but few laws. For to a people so instruct and	         institute, very few to suffice.          --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	Institute \In"sti*tute\ ([i^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Instituted} ([i^]n"st[i^]*t[=u]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Instituting}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To set up; to establish; to ordain; as, to institute laws,	      rules, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To originate and establish; to found; to organize; as, to	      institute a court, or a society.	      [1913 Webster]	            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	                                                  Indep. ).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To nominate; to appoint. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We institute your Grace	            To be our regent in these parts of France. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To begin; to commence; to set on foot; as, to institute an	      inquiry; to institute a suit.	      [1913 Webster]	            And haply institute	            A course of learning and ingenious studies. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To ground or establish in principles and rudiments; to	      educate; to instruct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If children were early instituted, knowledge would	            insensibly insinuate itself.          --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eccl. Law) To invest with the spiritual charge of a	      benefice, or the care of souls. --Blackstone.	   Syn: To originate; begin; commence; establish; found; erect;	        organize; appoint; ordain.	        [1913 Webster]	Institute \In"sti*tute\, n. [L. institutum: cf. F. institut. See	   {Institute}, v. t. & a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of instituting; institution. [Obs.] "Water	      sanctified by Christ's institute." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, as a law,	      habit, or custom. --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: An elementary and necessary principle; a precept,	      maxim, or rule, recognized as established and	      authoritative; usually in the plural, a collection of such	      principles and precepts; esp., a comprehensive summary of	      legal principles and decisions; as, the Institutes of	      Justinian; Coke's Institutes of the Laws of England. Cf.	      {Digest}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            They made a sort of institute and digest of anarchy.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make the Stoics' institutes thy own. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An institution; a society established for the promotion of	      learning, art, science, etc.; a college; as, the Institute	      of Technology; The Massachusetts Institute of Technology;	      also, a building owned or occupied by such an institute;	      as, the Cooper Institute.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Scots Law) The person to whom an estate is first given by	      destination or limitation. --Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Institutes of medicine}, theoretical medicine; that	      department of medical science which attempts to account	      philosophically for the various phenomena of health as	      well as of disease; physiology applied to the practice of	      medicine. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Instituter \In"sti*tu`ter\, n.	   An institutor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Institution \In`sti*tu"tion\, n. [L. institutio: cf. F.	   institution.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of instituting; as:	      (a) Establishment; foundation; enactment; as, the	          institution of a school.	          [1913 Webster]	                The institution of God's law is described as	                being established by solemn injunction.	                                                  --Hooker.	      (b) Instruction; education. [Obs.] --Bentley.	      (c) (Eccl. Law) The act or ceremony of investing a	          clergyman with the spiritual part of a benefice, by	          which the care of souls is committed to his charge.	          --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which instituted or established; as:	      (a) Established order, method, or custom; enactment;	          ordinance; permanent form of law or polity.	          [1913 Webster]	                The nature of our people,	                Our city's institutions.          --Shak.	      (b) An established or organized society or corporation; an	          establishment, especially of a public character, or	          affecting a community; a foundation; as, a literary	          institution; a charitable institution; also, a	          building or the buildings occupied or used by such	          organization; as, the Smithsonian Institution.	      (c) Anything forming a characteristic and persistent	          feature in social or national life or habits.	          [1913 Webster]	                We ordered a lunch (the most delightful of	                English institutions, next to dinner) to be	                ready against our return.         --Hawthorne.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which institutes or instructs; a textbook; a system	      of elements or rules; an institute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There is another manuscript, of above three hundred	            years old, . . . being an institution of physic.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Institutional \In`sti*tu"tion*al\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or treating of, an institution or	      institutions; as, institutional legends.	      [1913 Webster]	            Institutional writers as Rousseau.    --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Instituted by authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Elementary; rudimental.	      [1913 Webster]
Institutionary \In`sti*tu"tion*a*ry\, a.	   1. Relating to an institution, or institutions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing the first principles or doctrines; elemental;	      rudimentary.	      [1913 Webster]
Institutist \In"sti*tu`tist\, n.	   A writer or compiler of, or a commentator on, institutes.	   [R.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Institutive \In"sti*tu`tive\, a.	   1. Tending or intended to institute; having the power to	      establish. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Established; depending on, or characterized by,	      institution or order. "Institutive decency." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Institutively \In"sti*tu`tive*ly\ adv.	   In conformity with an institution. --Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
Institutor \In"sti*tu`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. instituteur.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who institutes, founds, ordains, or establishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who educates; an instructor. [Obs.] --Walker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Episcopal Church) A presbyter appointed by the bishop to	      institute a rector or assistant minister over a parish	      church.	      [1913 Webster]
Instop \In*stop"\, v. t.	   To stop; to close; to make fast; as, to instop the seams.	   [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Instore \In*store"\, v. t. [See {Instaurate}, {Store}.]	   To store up; to inclose; to contain. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Instratified \In*strat"i*fied\, a.	   Interstratified.	   [1913 Webster]
Instroke \In"stroke`\, n.	   An inward stroke; specif., in a steam or other engine, a	   stroke in which the piston is moving away from the crank	   shaft; -- opposed to {outstroke}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Instruct \In*struct"\, a. [L. instructus, p. p. of instruere to	   furnish, provide, construct, instruct; pref. in- in, on +	   struere. See {Structure}.]	   1. Arranged; furnished; provided. [Obs.] "He had neither ship	      instruct with oars, nor men." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Instructed; taught; enlightened. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Instruct \In*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instructed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Instructing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put in order; to form; to prepare. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They speak to the merits of a cause, after the	            proctor has prepared and instructed the same for a	            hearing.                              --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form by communication of knowledge; to inform the mind	      of; to impart knowledge or information to; to enlighten;	      to teach; to discipline.	      [1913 Webster]	            Schoolmasters will I keep within my house,	            Fit to instruct her youth.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with directions; to advise; to direct; to	      command; as, the judge instructs the jury.	      [1913 Webster]	            She, being before instructed of her mother, said,	            Give me here John Baptist's head in a charger.	                                                  --Matt. xiv.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take her in; instruct her what she has to do.	                                                  --Shak.	   Syn: To teach; educate; inform; train; discipline;	        indoctrinate; direct; enjoin.	        [1913 Webster]
Instructer \In*struct"er\, n.	   See {Instructor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Instructible \In*struct"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being instructed; teachable; docible. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Instruction \In*struc"tion\, n. [L. instructio: cf. F.	   instruction.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with	      knowledge; information.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which instructs, or with which one is instructed; the	      intelligence or information imparted; as:	      (a) Precept; information; teachings.	      (b) Direction; order; command. "If my instructions may be	          your guide." --Shak.	   3. (Computers) a segment of coded data that is interpreted by	      a computer as a command to perform an operation or series	      of operations. The term instruction is applied to both the	      electronic form of the data as represented in and executed	      by the computer, and to any line of written computer code	      which is interpreted as one instruction by a compiler. A	      {computer program} is comprised of one or more	      instructions.	   Note: Instructions as contained in a program are formulated	         in a {programming language}, which may be an {assembly	         language}, in which one instruction corresponds to one	         command executed by the coputer, or in a {higher-level	         programming language}, in which one instruction may	         represent one of many instructions in {assembly	         language}. Higher-level programming languages include,	         for example, FORTRAN, ALGOL, ADA, C, "C++", COBOL, and	         JAVA; each of these languages have their own	         distinctive set of allowable instructions.	   Syn: command, statement, line of code, program line.	        [PJC]	   Syn: Education; teaching; indoctrination; information;	        advice; counsel. See {Education}.	        [1913 Webster]
Instructional \In*struc"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or promoting, instruction; educational.	   [1913 Webster]
Instructive \In*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. instructif.]	   Conveying knowledge; serving to instruct or inform; as,	   experience furnishes very instructive lessons. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         In various talk the instructive hours they past.	                                                  --Pope.	   -- {In*struct"ive*ly}, adv. -- {In*struct"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pregnant instructiveness of the Scripture. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Instructor \In*struct"or\, n. [L., a preparer: cf. F.	   instructeur.] [Written also {instructer}.]	   One who instructs; one who imparts knowledge to another; a	   teacher.	   [1913 Webster]
instructorship \instructorship\ n.	   the office or position of an instructor.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Instructress \In*struct"ress\, n.	   A woman who instructs; a preceptress; a governess. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Instrument \In"stru*ment\, n. [F. instrument, L. instrumentum.	   See {Instruct}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That by means of which any work is performed, or result is	      effected; a tool; a utensil; an implement; a device; as,	      the instruments of a mechanic; astronomical instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the lofty instruments of war.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contrivance or implement, by which musical sounds are	      produced; as, a musical instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Praise him with stringed instruments and organs.	                                                  --Ps. cl. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            But signs when songs and instruments he hears.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A writing, as the means of giving formal expression	      to some act; a writing expressive of some act, contract,	      process, as a deed, contract, writ, etc. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who, or that which, is made a means, or is caused to	      serve a purpose; a medium, means, or agent; as, their army	      was primarily an instrument of oppression.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Or useful serving man and instrument,	            To any sovereign state.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bold are but the instruments of the wise.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Tool; implement; utensil; machine; apparatus; channel;	        agent.	        [1913 Webster]	Instrument \In"stru*ment\, v. t.	   1. To perform upon an instrument; to prepare for an	      instrument; as, a sonata instrumented for orchestra.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish or equip with instruments; to attach	      instruments to; as, the fighter planes were heavily	      instrumented; the patient was instrumented to monitor him	      remotely.	      [PJC]
Instrumental \In`stru*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. instrumental.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing	      to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; as, he was	      instrumental in conducting the business.	      [1913 Webster]	            The head is not more native to the heart,	            The hand more instrumental to the mouth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Pertaining to, made by, or prepared for, an	      instrument, esp. a musical instrument; as, instrumental	      music, distinguished from vocal music. "He defended the	      use of instrumental music in public worship." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet voices mix'd with instrumental sounds.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Applied to a case expressing means or agency; as,	      the instrumental case. This is found in Sanskrit and	      Russian as a separate case, but in Greek it was merged	      into the dative, and in Latin into the ablative. In Old	      English it was a separate case, but has disappeared,	      leaving only a few anomalous forms.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Instrumental errors}, those errors in instrumental	      measurements, etc., which arise, exclusively from lack of	      mathematical accuracy in an instrument.	      [1913 Webster]
Instrumentalism \In`stru*men"tal*ism\, n. (Philos.)	   The view that the sanction of truth is its utility, or that	   truth is genuine only in so far as it is a valuable	   instrument. -- {In`stru*men"tal*ist}, n.	         Instrumentalism views truth as simply the value	         belonging to certain ideas in so far as these ideas are	         biological functions of our organisms, and	         psychological functions whereby we direct our choices	         and attain our successes.                --Josiah	                                                  Royce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Instrumentalist \In`stru*men"tal*ist\, n.	   One who plays upon an instrument of music, as distinguished	   from a {vocalist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Instrumentality \In`stru*men*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl.	   {Instrumentalities}.	   The quality or condition of being instrumental; that which is	   instrumental; anything used as a means; medium; agency.	   [1913 Webster]	         The instrumentality of faith in justification. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	         The discovery of gunpowder developed the science of	         attack and defense in a new instrumentality. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Instrumentally \In`stru*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   1. By means of an instrument or agency; as means to an end.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            They will argue that the end being essentially	            beneficial, the means become instrumentally so.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With instruments of music; as, a song instrumentally	      accompanied. --Mason.	      [1913 Webster]
Instrumentalness \In`stru*men"tal*ness\, n.	   Usefulness or agency, as means to an end; instrumentality.	   [R.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Instrumentary \In`stru*men"ta*ry\, a.	   Instrumental. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Instrumentation \In`stru*men*ta"tion\, n.	   1. The act of using or adapting as an instrument; a series or	      combination of instruments; means; agency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Otherwise we have no sufficient instrumentation for	            our human use or handling of so great a fact. --H.	                                                  Bushnell.	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) The arrangement of a musical composition for	          performance by a number of different instruments;	          orchestration; instrumental composition; composition	          for an orchestra or military band.	      (b) The act or manner of playing upon musical instruments;	          performance; as, his instrumentation is perfect.	   3. The act of using instruments to measure or control the	      behavior of an object, as a patient in a hospital or a	      machine being tested while under development.	      [PJC]	   4. The act of furnishing or attaching instruments to/	      [PJC]	   5. The set of instruments included in a system; as, a	      harvester with modern instrumentation.	      [PJC]
instrumented \in"stru*men`ted\, a.	   Having instruments attached for the purpose of measuring	   conditions while under observation; -- said of a person under	   medical observation or a machine whose performance is being	   tested.	   [PJC]
Instrumentist \In"stru*men`tist\, n.	   A performer on a musical instrument; an instrumentalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Instyle \In*style"\, v. t.	   To style. [Obs.] --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Insuavity \In*suav"i*ty\, n. [L. insuavitas: cf. F.	   insuavit['e]. See {In-} not, and {Suavity}.]	   Lack of suavity; unpleasantness. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Insubjection \In`sub*jec"tion\, n.	   Lack of subjection or obedience; a state of disobedience, as	   to government.	   [1913 Webster]
Insubmergible \In`sub*mer"gi*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being submerged; buoyant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insubmission \In`sub*mis"sion\, n.	   Lack of submission; disobedience; noncompliance.	   [1913 Webster]
Insubordinate \In`sub*or"di*nate\, a.	   Not submitting to authority; disobedient; rebellious;	   mutinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Insubordination \In`sub*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   insubordination.]	   The quality of being insubordinate; disobedience to lawful	   authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Insubstantial \In`sub*stan"tial\, a.	   Unsubstantial; not real or strong. "Insubstantial pageant."	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insubstantiality \In`sub*stan`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   Unsubstantiality; unreality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insuccation \In`suc*ca"tion\, n. [L. insucare, insucatum, to	   soak in; pref. in- + succus, sucus, sap.]	   The act of soaking or moistening; maceration; solution in the	   juice of herbs. [Obs.] --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]	         The medicating and insuccation of seeds. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Insuccess \In`suc*cess"\, n.	   Lack of success. [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Insue \In*sue"\, v. i.	   See {Ensue}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Insuetude \In"sue*tude\, n. [L. insuetudo, from insuetus	   unaccustomed; pref. in- not + suetus, p. p. of suescere to be	   accustomed.]	   The state or quality of being unaccustomed; absence of use or	   habit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Absurdities are great or small in proportion to custom	         or insuetude.                            --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Insufferable \In*suf"fer*a*ble\, a.	   1. Incapable of being suffered, borne, or endured;	      insupportable; unendurable; intolerable; as, insufferable	      heat, cold, or pain; insufferable wrongs. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Offensive beyond endurance; detestable.	      [1913 Webster]	            A multitude of scribblers who daily pester the world	            with their insufferable stuff.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Insufferably \In*suf"fer*a*bly\, adv.	   In a manner or to a degree beyond endurance; intolerably; as,	   a blaze insufferably bright; a person insufferably proud.	   [1913 Webster]
Insufficience \In`suf*fi"cience\, n.	   Insufficiency. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insufficiency \In`suf*fi"cien*cy\, n. [L. insufficientia: cf. F.	   insuffisance, whence OE. insuffisance. See {Insufficient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being insufficient; lack of	      sufficiency; deficiency; inadequateness; as, the	      insufficiency of provisions, of an excuse, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insufficiency of the light of nature is, by the	            light of Scripture, . . . fully supplied. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of power or skill; inability; incapacity;	      incompetency; as, the insufficiency of a man for an	      office.	      [1913 Webster]
Insufficient \In`suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. insufficiens, -entis. See	   {In-} not, and {Sufficient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not sufficient; not enough; inadequate to any need, use,	      or purpose; as, the provisions are insufficient in	      quantity, and defective in quality. "Insufficient for His	      praise." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting in strength, power, ability, capacity, or skill;	      incompetent; incapable; unfit; as, a person insufficient	      to discharge the duties of an office.	   Syn: Inadequate; scanty; incommensurate; unequal; unfit;	        incompetent; incapable; inefficient.	        [1913 Webster]
Insufficiently \In`suf*fi"cient*ly\, adv.	   In an insufficient manner or degree; unadequately.	   [1913 Webster]
Insufflate \In*suf"flate\, a. [See {Insufflation}.]	   To blow upon; to breath upon or into; to use insufflation	   upon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Insufflation \In`suf*fla"tion\, n. [L. insuffatio: cf. F.	   insuffation. See {In-} in, and {Sufflation}.]	   The act of breathing on or into anything; especially:	   (a) (R. C. Ch.) The breathing upon a person in the sacrament	       of baptism to symbolize the inspiration of a new	       spiritual life.	   (b) (Med.) The act of blowing (a gas, powder, or vapor) into	       any cavity of the body.	       [1913 Webster]
Insuitable \In*suit"a*ble\, a.	   Unsuitable. [Obs.] -- {In*suit`a*bil"i*ty}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insular \In"su*lar\, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F.	   insulaire. See {Isle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or	      possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an	      insular climate, fauna, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow;	      circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits,	      opinions, or prejudices.	      [1913 Webster]	            The penury of insular conversation.   --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Insular \In"su*lar\, n.	   An islander. [R.] --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
insularism \insularism\ n.	   the state of being insulated.	   Syn: insulation, insularity, detachment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of	      islands; insulation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insularity of Britain was first shown by	            Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. --Pinkerton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice;	      exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the	      aristocracy.	      [1913 Webster]
Insularly \In"su*lar*ly\, adv.	   In an insular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Insulary \In"su*la*ry\, a.	   Insular. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Insulate \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula	   island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no	      communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to	      separate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer of	      electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the	      interposition of nonconductors.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or	      some other nonconductor of electricity, used for	      insulating a person or any object placed upon it.	      [1913 Webster]
Insulated \In"su*la`ted\ ([i^]n"s[-u]*l[=a]"t[e^]d), p. a.	   1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies;	      separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house	      or column.	      [1913 Webster]	            The special and insulated situation of the Jews.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means	      of nonconductors of heat or electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 is	      insensible. --C. A. Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Insulated wire}, wire covered with some nonconducting	      material, such as plastic or silk, for use in conducting	      electricity.	      [1913 Webster]
Insulation \In`su*la"tion\, n.	   1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated;	      detachment from other objects; isolation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The act of separating a body from	      others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of	      electricity or of heat; also, the state of a body so	      separated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The material or substance used to insulate from either	      electrical or thermal conduction; as, fiberglass is used	      as thermal insulation in the walls and roofs of houses.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Insulator \In"su*la`tor\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, insulates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec. & Thermotics) A substance or object that insulates;	      a nonconductor; as, polyurethane foam is a popular thermal	      insulator.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Insulite \In"su*lite\, n. (Elec.)	   An insulating material, usually some variety of compressed	   cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton waste, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Insulous \In"su*lous\, a. [L. insulosus, fr. insula island.]	   Abounding in islands. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insulse \In*sulse"\, a. [L. insulsus; pref. in- not + salsus	   salted, fr. salire, salsum, to salt.]	   Insipid; dull; stupid. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Insulsity \In*sul"si*ty\, n. [L. insulsitas.]	   Insipidity; stupidity; dullness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The insulsity of mortal tongues.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Insult \In"sult\, n. [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon:	   cf. F. insulte. See {Insult}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an	      act or speech of insolence or contempt; a deprecatory	      remark; an affront; an indignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief.	                                                  --Savage.	   3. (Med., Biology) An injury to an organism; trauma; as, to	      produce an experimental insult to investigate healing	      processes.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See	        {Affront}.	        [1913 Webster]	Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr.	   insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to	   leap. See {Salient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by	      word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a	      liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him.	      [1913 Webster]	Insult \In*sult"\, v. i.	   1. To leap or jump.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their	            wooden king.                          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The lion being dead, even hares insult. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unwillingness to insult over their helpless	            fatuity.                              --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]
Insultable \In*sult"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being insulted or affronted. [R.] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Insultation \In`sul*ta"tion\, n. [L. insultatio, fr. insultare:	   cf. OF. insultation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment;	      insult. [Obs.] --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exultation. [Obs.] --Is. xiv. (heading).	      [1913 Webster]
Insulter \In*sult"er\, n.	   One who insults. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insulting \In*sult"ing\, a.	   Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to	   insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc. --	   {In*sult"ing*ly}, adv.	   Syn: Insolent; impertinent; saucy; rude; abusive;	        contemptuous. See {Insolent}.	        [1913 Webster]
Insultment \In*sult"ment\, n.	   Insolent treatment; insult. [Obs.] "My speech of insultment	   ended." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insume \In*sume"\, v. t. [L. insumere; pre. in- in + sumere to	   take.]	   To take in; to absorb. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Insuperability \In*su`per*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being insuperable; insuperableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Insuperable \In*su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. insuperabilis: cf. OF.	   insuperable. See {In-} not, and {Superable}.]	   Incapable of being passed over or surmounted; insurmountable;	   as, insuperable difficulties.	   [1913 Webster]	         And middle natures, how they long to join,	         Yet never pass the insuperable line?     --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The difficulty is enhanced, or is . . . insuperable.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	   Syn: Impassable; insurmountable; unconquerable. --	        {In*su"per*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*su"per*a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Insupportable \In`sup*port"a*ble\, a. [L. insupportabilis: cf.	   F. insupportable. See {In-} not, and {Support}.]	   Incapable of being supported or borne; unendurable;	   insufferable; intolerable; as, insupportable burdens;	   insupportable pain. -- {In`sup*port"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {In`sup*port"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Insupposable \In`sup*pos"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being supposed; not supposable; inconceivable.	   [1913 Webster]
Insuppressible \In`sup*press"i*ble\, a.	   That can not be suppressed or concealed; irrepressible.	   --Young. -- {In`sup*press"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Insuppressive \In`sup*press"ive\, a.	   Insuppressible. [Obs.] "The insuppressive mettle of our	   spirits." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurable \In*sur"a*ble\, a. [From {Insure}.]	   Capable of being insured against loss, damage, death, etc.;	   proper to be insured.	   [1913 Webster]	         The French law annuls the latter policies so far as	         they exceed the insurable interest which remained in	         the insured at the time of the subscription thereof.	                                                  --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurance \In*sur"ance\, n. [From {Insure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of insuring, or assuring, against loss or damage	      by a contingent event; a contract whereby, for a	      stipulated consideration, called premium, one party	      undertakes to indemnify or guarantee another against loss	      by certain specified risks. Cf. {Assurance}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The person who undertakes to pay in case of loss is	         termed the insurer; the danger against which he	         undertakes, the risk; the person protected, the	         insured; the sum which he pays for the protection, the	         premium; and the contract itself, when reduced to form,	         the policy. --Johnson's Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The premium paid for insuring property or life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sum for which life or property is insured.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A guaranty, security, or pledge; assurance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The most acceptable insurance of the divine	            protection.                           --Mickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: Any means of assuring against loss; a precaution;	      as, we always use our seat belts as insurance against	      injury.	      [PJC]	   {Accident insurance}, insurance against pecuniary loss by	      reason of accident to the person.	   {Endowment insurance} or {Endowment assurance}, a combination	      of life insurance and investment such that if the person	      upon whose life a risk is taken dies before a certain	      specified time the insurance becomes due at once, and if	      he survives, it becomes due at the time specified. Also	      called {whole life insurance}.	   {Fire insurance}. See under {Fire}.	   {Insurance broker}, a broker or agent who effects insurance.	      	   {Insurance company}, a company or corporation whose business	      it is to insure against loss, damage, or death.	   {Insurance policy}, a certificate of insurance; the document	      containing the contract made by an insurance company with	      a person whose property or life is insured.	   {Life insurance}. See under {Life}.	      [1913 Webster]
Insurancer \In*sur"an*cer\, n.	   One who effects insurance; an insurer; an underwriter. [Obs.]	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         hose bold insurancers of deathless fame. --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurant \In*sur"ant\, n.	   The person insured, called also the {insured}. --Champness.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Insure \In"sure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Insuring}.] [OE. ensuren, prob. for assuren, by a change of	   prefix. See 1st {In-}, and {Sure}, and cf. {Assure},	   {Ensure}.] [Written also {ensure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make sure or secure; as, to insure safety to any one.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to secure against a loss by a contingent	      event, on certain stipulated conditions, or at a given	      rate or premium; to give or to take an insurance on or	      for; as, a merchant insures his ship or its cargo, or	      both, against the dangers of the sea; goods and buildings	      are insured against fire or water; persons are insured	      against sickness, accident, or death; and sometimes	      hazardous debts are insured.	      [1913 Webster]	Insure \In*sure"\, v. i.	   To underwrite; to make insurance; as, a company insures at	   three per cent.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurer \In*sur"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, insures; the person or company that	   contracts to indemnify losses for a premium; an underwriter.	   Insurgence
Insurgence \In*sur"gence\, Insurgency \In*sur"gen*cy\, n.	   A state of insurrection; an uprising; an insurrection.	   [1913 Webster]	         A moral insurgence in the minds of grave men against	         the Court of Rome.                       --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurgent \In*sur"gent\, a. [L. insurgens, p. pr. of insurgere	   to rise up; pref. in- in + surgere to rise. See {Surge}.]	   Rising in opposition to civil or political authority, or	   against an established government; insubordinate; rebellious.	   "The insurgent provinces." --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	Insurgent \In*sur"gent\, n. [Cf. F. insurgent.]	   A person who rises in revolt against civil authority or an	   established government; one who openly and actively resists	   the execution of laws; a rebel.	   Syn: See {Rebel}.	        [1913 Webster]
Insurmountability \In`sur*mount`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being insurmountable.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurmountable \In`sur*mount"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   surmountable: cf. F. insurmountable.]	   Incapable of being passed over, surmounted, or overcome;	   insuperable; as, insurmountable difficulty or obstacle.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hope thinks nothing difficult; despair tells us that	         difficulty is insurmountable.            --I. Watts.	   Syn: Insuperable; impassable; invincible.	        [1913 Webster]
Insurmountableness \In`sur*mount"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being insurmountable;	   insurmountability.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurmountably \In`sur*mount"a*bly\, adv.	   In a manner or to a degree not to be overcome.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurrection \In`sur*rec"tion\, n. [L. insurrectio, fr.	   insurgere, insurrectum: cf. F. insurrection. See	   {Insurgent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A rising against civil or political authority, or the	      established government; open and active opposition to the	      execution of law in a city or state.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is found that this city of old time hath made	            insurrection against kings, and that rebellion and	            sedition have been made therein.      --Ezra iv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rising in mass to oppose an enemy. [Obs.]	   Syn: {Insurrection}, {Sedition}, {Revolt}, {Rebellion},	        {Mutiny}.	   Usage: Sedition is the raising of commotion in a state, as by	          conspiracy, without aiming at open violence against	          the laws. Insurrection is a rising of individuals to	          prevent the execution of law by force of arms. Revolt	          is a casting off the authority of a government, with a	          view to put it down by force, or to substitute one	          ruler for another. Rebellion is an extended	          insurrection and revolt. Mutiny is an insurrection on	          a small scale, as a mutiny of a regiment, or of a	          ship's crew.	          [1913 Webster]	                I say again,	                In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate	                The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Insurrections of base people are commonly more	                furious in their beginnings.      --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	                He was greatly strengthened, and the enemy as	                much enfeebled, by daily revolts. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	          [1913 Webster]	                Though of their names in heavenly records now	                Be no memorial, blotted out and razed	                By their rebellion from the books of life.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Insurrectional \In`sur*rec"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   insurrectionnel.]	   Pertaining to insurrection; consisting in insurrection.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurrectionary \In`sur*rec"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, insurrection; rebellious;	   seditious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their murderous insurrectionary system.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Insurrectionist \In`sur*rec"tion*ist\, n.	   One who favors, or takes part in, insurrection; an insurgent.	   [1913 Webster]
Insusceptibility \In`sus*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of susceptibility, or of capacity to feel or perceive.	   [1913 Webster]
Insusceptible \In`sus*cep`ti*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not +	   susceptible: cf. F. insusceptible.]	   Not susceptible; not capable of being moved, affected, or	   impressed; that can not feel, receive, or admit; as, a limb	   insusceptible of pain; a heart insusceptible of pity; a mind	   insusceptible to flattery; new strains of bacteria	   insusceptible to penicillin. -- {In`sus*cep`ti*bly} adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Insusceptive \In`sus*cep"tive\, a.	   Not susceptive or susceptible. [R.] --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]
Insusurration \In*su`sur*ra"tion\, n. [L. insusurratio, fr.	   insusurrare to whisper into.]	   The act of whispering into something. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inswathe \In*swathe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inswathed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inswating}.]	   To wrap up; to infold; to swathe.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inswathed sometimes in wandering mist.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inswept \In"swept`\, a.	   Narrowed at the forward end; -- said of an automobile frame	   when the side members are closer together at the forward end	   than at the rear.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Intact \In*tact"\, a. [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p.	   p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See {In-} not, and	   {Tact}, {Tangent}.]	   Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the	   like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire.	   --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]	         When all external differences have passed away, one	         element remains intact, unchanged, -- the everlasting	         basis of our common nature, the human soul. --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   Intactible
Intactible \In*tac"ti*ble\, Intactable \In*tac"ta*ble\, a.	   Not perceptible to the touch.	   [1913 Webster]
Intagliated \In*tagl"ia*ted\, a. [It. intagliato, p. p. of	   intagliare. See {Intaglio}.]	   Engraved in intaglio; as, an intagliated stone. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intaglio \In*tagl"io\, n.; pl. E. {Intaglius}, It. {Intagli}.	   [It., fr. intagliare to engrave, carve; pref. in- in +	   tagliare to cut, carve. See {Detail}.]	   A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a	   gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of	   the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a	   gem, matrix, etc.; -- opposed to {cameo}. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Intail \In*tail"\, v. t.	   See {Entail}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Intake \In"take`\, n.	   1. The place where water, air, or other substance is taken	      into a pipe, conduit, or machine; -- opposed to {outlet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or	      cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.	      [1913 Webster]
Intaminated \In*tam"i*na`ted\, a. [L. intaminatus. See	   {Contaminate}.]	   Uncontaminated. [Obs.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Intangibility \In*tan`gi*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Intangibilities}.	   [Cf. F. intangibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being intangible; intangibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Intangible \In*tan"gi*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + tangible: cf. F.	   intangible.]	   Not tangible; incapable of being touched; not perceptible to	   the touch; impalpable; imperceptible. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]	         A corporation is an artificial, invisible, intangible	         being.                                   --Marshall.	   -- {In*tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*tan"gi*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Intangle \In*tan"gle\, v. t.	   See {Entangle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intastable \In*tast"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being tasted; tasteless; unsavory. [R.] --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Integer \In"te*ger\, n. [L. integer untouched, whole, entire.	   See {Entire}.]	   A complete entity; a whole number, in contradistinction to a	   fraction or a mixed number.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Complex integer} (Theory of Numbers), an expression of the	      form a + b[root]-1, where a and b are real integers.	      [1913 Webster]
Integrability \In`te*gra*bil"i*ty\, n. (Math.)	   The quality of being integrable.	   [1913 Webster]
Integrable \In"te*gra*ble\, a. (Math.)	   Capable of being integrated.	   [1913 Webster]
Integral \In"te*gral\, a. [Cf. F. int['e]gral. See {Integer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lacking nothing of completeness; complete; perfect;	      uninjured; whole; entire.	      [1913 Webster]	            A local motion keepeth bodies integral. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Essential to completeness; constituent, as a part;	      pertaining to, or serving to form, an integer; integrant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ceasing to do evil, and doing good, are the two	            great integral parts that complete this duty.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.)	      (a) Of, pertaining to, or being, a whole number or	          undivided quantity; not fractional.	      (b) Pertaining to, or proceeding by, integration; as, the	          integral calculus.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Integral calculus}. See under {Calculus}.	      [1913 Webster]	Integral \In"te*gral\, n.	   1. A whole; an entire thing; a whole number; an individual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) An expression which, being differentiated, will	      produce a given differential. See differential	      {Differential}, and {Integration}. Cf. {Fluent}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      ellipse.	      [1913 Webster]
Integrality \In`te*gral"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. int['e]gralit['e].]	   Entireness. [Obs.] --Whitaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Integrally \In"te*gral*ly\, adv.	   In an integral manner; wholly; completely; also, by	   integration.	   [1913 Webster]
Integrant \In"te*grant\, a. [L. integrans, -antis, p. pr. of	   integrare to make whole, renew: cf. F. int['e]grant. See	   {Integrate}.]	   Making part of a whole; necessary to constitute an entire	   thing; integral. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         All these are integrant parts of the republic. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Integrant parts}, or {Integrant particles}, of bodies, those	      smaller particles into which a body may be reduced without	      loss of its original constitution, as by mechanical	      division.	      [1913 Webster]
Integrate \In"te*grate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Integrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Integrating}.] [L. integratus, p. p. of	   integrare to make whole, renew: cf. F. int['e]grer. See	   {Integer}, {Entire}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form into one whole; to make entire; to complete; to	      renew; to restore; to perfect. "That conquest rounded and	      integrated the glorious empire." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two distinct substances, the soul and body, go to	            compound and integrate the man.       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To indicate the whole of; to give the sum or total of; as,	      an integrating anemometer, one that indicates or registers	      the entire action of the wind in a given time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) To subject to the operation of integration; to	      find the integral of.	      [1913 Webster]
integrated \integrated\ adj.	   1. Formed or united into a whole.	   Syn: incorporate, incorporated, merged, unified.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Formed into a whole or introduced into another entity; as,	      an integrated Europe. Opposite of {nonintegrated}.	      [Narrower terms: {coordinated}, {interconnected},	      {unified}; {embedded}; {incorporated}; {tight-knit},	      {tightly knit}]	            a more closely integrated economic and political	            system                                --Dwight D.	                                                  Eisenhower	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Having different groups treated together as equals in one	      group; as, racially integrated schools. [Narrower terms:	      {co-ed, coeducational}; {desegrated, nonsegregated,	      unsegregated}; {interracial}; {mainstreamed}] Also See:	      {integrative}, {joint}, {united}. Antonym: {segregated}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   4. Resembling a living organism in organization or	      development. [Narrower terms: {organic} (vs. inorganic)]	   Syn: structured.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. combined. Opposite of {uncombined}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   6. having constituent parts mixed to form a single unit.	      Opposite of {unmixed}. [Narrower terms: {blended[2]}]	   Syn: amalgamated, intermingled, mixed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
integrating \integrating\ n.	   the action of incorporating a racial or religious group into	   a community.	   Syn: integration, desegregation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
integrative \integrative\ adj.	   1. tending to combine and coordinate diverse elements into a	      whole. [Narrower terms: {consolidative, unifying};	      {plastic )}] Also See: {collective}, {combinative},	      {integrated}. Antonym: {disintegrative}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. centralizing(prenominal). Opposite of {decentralizing}.	   Syn: consolidative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Integration \In`te*gra"tion\ ([i^]n`t[-e]*gr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. integratio a renewing, restoring: cf. F. int['e]gration.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of making whole or entire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The operation of finding the primitive function	      which has a given function for its differential	      coefficient. See {Integral}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The symbol of integration is [integral2l] (standing for	         the Latin summa sum), and the integral is also regarded	         as the limiting value of the sum of great numbers of	         differentials, when the magnitude of the differentials	         decreases, and their number increases indefinitely. See	         {Limit}, n. When the summation is made between	         specified values of the variable, the result is a	         {definite integral}, and those values of the variable	         are the limits of the integral. When the summation is	         made successively for two or more variables, the result	         is a {multiple integral}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. In the theory of evolution: The process by which the	      manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and	      permanent. It is supposed to alternate with	      differentiation as an agent in development.	      [1913 Webster]
Integrator \In"te*gra`tor\, n. (Math. & Mech.)	   That which integrates; esp., an instrument by means of which	   the area of a figure can be measured directly, or its moment	   of inertia, or statical moment, etc., be determined.	   [1913 Webster]
Integrity \In*teg"ri*ty\, n. [L. integritas: cf. F.	   int['e]grit['e]. See {Integer}, and cf. {Entirety}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being entire or complete;	      wholeness; entireness; unbroken state; as, the integrity	      of an empire or territory. --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moral soundness; honesty; freedom from corrupting	      influence or motive; -- used especially with reference to	      the fulfillment of contracts, the discharge of agencies,	      trusts, and the like; uprightness; rectitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moral grandeur of independent integrity is the	            sublimest thing in nature.            --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their sober zeal, integrity, and worth. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unimpaired, unadulterated, or genuine state; entire	      correspondence with an original condition; purity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Language continued long in its purity and integrity.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	   Syn: Honesty; uprightness; rectitude. See {Probity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Integropallial \In`te*gro*pal"li*al\, a. [L. integer whole + E.	   pallial.] (Zool.)	   Having the pallial line entire, or without a sinus, as	   certain bivalve shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Integumation \In*teg`u*ma"tion\, n. [See {Integument}.]	   That part of physiology which treats of the integuments of	   animals and plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Integument \In*teg"u*ment\, n. [L. integumentum, fr. integere to	   cover; pref. in- in, on + tegere to cover: cf. F.	   int['e]gument. See 1st {n-}, and {Tegument}.]	   That which naturally invests or covers another thing, as the	   testa or the tegmen of a seed; specifically (Anat.), a	   covering which invests the body, as the skin, or a membrane	   that invests a particular part.	   [1913 Webster]
Integumentary \In*teg`u*men"ta*ry\, n.	   Belonging to, or composed of, integuments.	   [1913 Webster]
Integumentation \In*teg`u*men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act or process of covering with integuments; the state or	   manner of being thus covered.	   [1913 Webster]
Intellect \In"tel*lect\, n. [L. intellectus, fr. intelligere,	   intellectum, to understand: cf. intellect. See	   {Intelligent}.]	   1. (Metaph.) The part or faculty of the human mind by which	      it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to	      will; the power to judge and comprehend; the thinking	      faculty; the understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as	      distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their	      relations; mental capacity.	      [PJC]	   3. A particular mind, especially a person of high	      intelligence; as, he was a great intellect.	      [PJC]
Intellected \In"tel*lect`ed\, a.	   Endowed with intellect; having intellectual powers or	   capacities. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In body, and in bristles, they became	         As swine, yet intellected as before.     --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Intellection \In`tel*lec"tion\, n. [L. intellectio synecdoche:	   cf. F. intellection.]	   A mental act or process; especially:	   (a) The act of understanding; simple apprehension of ideas;	       intuition. --Bentley.	   (b) A creation of the mind itself. --Hickok.	       [1913 Webster]
Intellective \In`tel*lec"tive\, a. [Cf. F. intellectif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to, or produced by, the intellect or	      understanding; intellectual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having power to understand, know, or comprehend;	      intelligent; rational. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capable of being perceived by the understanding only, not	      by the senses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intellective abstractions of logic and metaphysics.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Intellectively \In`tel*lec"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an intellective manner. [R.] "Not intellectivelly to	   write." --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Intellectual \In`tel*lec"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [L. intellectualis:	   cf. F. intellectuel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Belonging to, or performed by, the intellect; mental; as,	      intellectual powers, activities, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Logic is to teach us the right use of our reason or	            intellectual powers.                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Endowed with intellect; having the power of understanding;	      having capacity for the higher forms of knowledge or	      thought; characterized by intelligence or mental capacity;	      as, an intellectual person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would lose,	            Though full of pain, this intellectual being,	            Those thoughts that wander through eternity?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suitable for exercising the intellect; formed by, and	      existing for, the intellect alone; perceived by the	      intellect; as, intellectual employments.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Relating to the understanding; treating of the mind; as,	      intellectual philosophy, sometimes called "mental"	      philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	Intellectual \In`tel*lec"tu*al\, n.	   1. The intellect or understanding; mental powers or	      faculties.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her husband, for I view far round, not nigh,	            Whose higher intellectual more I shun. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I kept her intellectuals in a state of exercise.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A learned person or one of high intelligence; especially,	      one who places greatest value on activities requiring	      exercise of the intelligence, such as study, complex forms	      of knowledge, literature and aesthetic matters, reflection	      and philosophical speculation; a member of the	      intelligentsia; as, intellectuals are often apalled at the	      inanities that pass for entertainment on television.	      [PJC]
Intellectualism \In`tel*lec"tu*al*ism\, n.	   1. Intellectual power; intellectuality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The doctrine that knowledge is derived from pure reason.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Preference for activities involving exercise of the	      intellect; sometimes, an excessive emphasis on abstract or	      intellectual matters with deprecation of the value of	      feelings.	      [PJC]
Intellectualist \In`tel*lec"tu*al*ist\, n.	   1. One who overrates the importance of the understanding.	      [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism.	      [1913 Webster]
Intellectuality \In`tel*lec`tu*al"i*ty\, n. [L.	   intellectualitas: cf. F. intellectualit['e].]	   Intellectual powers; possession of intellect; quality of	   being intellectual.	   [1913 Webster]
Intellectualize \In`tel*lec"tu*al*ize\, v. t.	   1. To treat in an intellectual manner; to discuss	      intellectually; to reduce to intellectual form; to express	      intellectually; to idealize.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sentiment is intellectualized emotion. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endow with intellect; to bestow intellectual qualities	      upon; to cause to become intellectual.	      [1913 Webster]
Intellectually \In`tel*lec"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   In an intellectual manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Intelligence \In*tel"li*gence\, n. [F. intelligence, L.	   intelligentia, intellegentia. See {Intelligent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or state of knowing; the exercise of the	      understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The capacity to know or understand; readiness of	      comprehension; the intellect, as a gift or an endowment.	      [1913 Webster]	            And dimmed with darkness their intelligence.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Information communicated; news; notice; advice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intelligence is given where you are hid. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Acquaintance; intercourse; familiarity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He lived rather in a fair intelligence than any	            friendship with the favorites.        --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Knowledge imparted or acquired, whether by study,	      research, or experience; general information.	      Specifically; (Mil.) Information about an enemy or	      potential enemy, his capacities, and intentions.	      [1913 Webster]	            I write as he that none intelligence	            Of meters hath, ne flowers of sentence. --Court of	                                                  Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An intelligent being or spirit; -- generally applied to	      pure spirits; as, a created intelligence. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great Intelligences fair	            That range above our mortal state,	            In circle round the blessed gate,	            Received and gave him welcome there.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mil.) The division within a military organization that	      gathers and evaluates information about an enemy.	      [PJC]	   {Intelligence office}, an office where information may be	      obtained, particularly respecting servants to be hired.	   Syn: Understanding; intellect; instruction; advice; notice;	        notification; news; information; report.	        [1913 Webster]
Intelligencer \In*tel"li*gen*cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, sends or conveys intelligence or	   news; a messenger.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies,	         and all the intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that	         principle.                               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Intelligencing \In*tel"li*gen*cing\, a.	   Informing; giving information; talebearing. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         That sad intelligencing tyrant.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intelligency \In*tel"li*gen*cy\, n.	   Intelligence. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Intelligent \In*tel"li*gent\, a. [L. intelligens, intellegens,	   -entis, p. pr. of intelligere, intellegere, to perceive;	   inter between + legere to gather, collect, choose: cf. F.	   intelligent. See {Legend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Endowed with the faculty of understanding or reason; as,	      man is an intelligent being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessed of a high level of intelligence, education, or	      judgment; knowing; sensible; skilled; exhibiting high	      intelligence; as, an intelligent young man; an intelligent	      architect; an intelligent answer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cognizant; aware; communicative. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Intelligent of seasons.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which are to France the spies and speculations	            Intelligent of our state.             --Shak.	   Syn: Sensible; understanding. See {Sensible}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intelligential \In*tel`li*gen"tial\, a. [Cf. F. intelligentiel.]	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the intelligence; exercising or	      implying understanding; intellectual. "With act	      intelligential." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of unembodied mind; incorporeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Food alike those pure	            Intelligential substances require.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Intelligentiary \In*tel`li*gen"tia*ry\, n.	   One who gives information; an intelligencer. [Obs.]	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Intelligently \In*tel"li*gent*ly\, adv.	   In an intelligent manner; with intelligence.	   [1913 Webster]
intelligentsia \intelligentsia\ n.	   an educated and intellectual[2] elite; intellectuals,	   collectively or considered as a class.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Intelligibility \In*tel`li*gi*bil"i*ty\, [Cf. F.	   intelligilibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being intelligible; clearness;	   perspicuity; definiteness.	   [1913 Webster]
Intelligible \In*tel"li*gi*ble\, [L. intellegibilis: cf. F.	   intelligible. See {Intelligent}.]	   Capable of being understood or comprehended; as, an	   intelligible account or description; intelligible	   pronunciation, writing, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         The intelligible forms of ancient poets. --Coleridge.	   Syn: Comprehensible; perspicuous; plain; clear.	        [1913 Webster]
Intelligibleness \In*tel"li*gi*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being intelligible; intelligibility.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Intelligibly \In*tel"li*gi*bly\, adv.	   In an intelligible manner; so as to be understood; clearly;	   plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly. Intemerate
Intemerate \In*tem"er*ate\, Intemerated \In*tem"er*a`ted\, a.	   [L. intemeratus; pref. in- not + temeratus defiled.]	   Pure; undefiled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intemerateness \In*tem"er*ate*ness\, n.	   The state of being unpolluted; purity. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Intemperament \In*tem"per*a*ment\, n.	   A bad state; as, the intemperament of an ulcerated part. [R.]	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Intemperance \In*tem"per*ance\, n. [F. intemp['e]rance, L.	   intemperantia. See {In-} not, and {Temperance}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of becoming, or state of being, intemperate;	      excess in any kind of action or indulgence; any immoderate	      indulgence of the appetites or passions.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is in every creature; be cruel toward none,	            neither abuse any by intemperance.    --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some, as thou sawest, by violent stroke shall die,	            By fire, flood, famine, by intemperance more	            In meats and drinks.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: Habitual or excessive indulgence in	      alcoholic liquors.	      [1913 Webster]
Intemperancy \In*tem"per*an*cy\, n.	   Intemperance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intemperant \In*tem"per*ant\, a. [L. intemperans, -antis. See	   {In-} not, and {Temperant}.]	   Intemperate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such as be intemperant, that is, followers of their	         naughty appetites and lusts.             --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Intemperate \In*tem`per*ate\, a. [L. intemperatus. See {In-}	   not, and {Temperate}.]	   1. Indulging any appetite or passion to excess; immoderate in	      enjoyment or exertion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, addicted to an excessive or habitual use of	      alcoholic liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excessive; ungovernable; inordinate; violent; immoderate;	      as, intemperate language, zeal, etc.; intemperate weather.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most do taste through fond intemperate thirst.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use not thy mouth to intemperate swearing. --Ecclus.	                                                  xxiii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	Intemperate \In*tem`per*ate\, v. t.	   To disorder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intemperately \In*tem`per*ate*ly\, adv.	   In an intemperate manner; immoderately; excessively; without	   restraint.	   [1913 Webster]	         The people . . . who behaved very unwisely and	         intemperately on that occasion.          --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Intemperateness \In*tem`per*ate*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being intemperate; excessive indulgence of	      any appetite or passion; as, intemperateness in eating or	      drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severity of weather; inclemency. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            By unseasonable weather, by intemperateness of the	            air or meteors.                       --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Intemperature \In*tem"per*a*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. OF.	   intemperature.]	   Intemperateness. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Intempestive \In`tem*pes"tive\, a. [L. intempestivus: cf. F.	   intempestif. See {In-} not, and {Tempestive}.]	   Out of season; untimely. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Intempestive bashfulness gets nothing.   --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Intempestively \In`tem*pes"tive*ly\, adv.	   Unseasonably. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intempestivity \In*tem`pes*tiv"i*ty\, n. [L. intempestivitas:	   cf. F. intempestivit['e].]	   Unseasonableness; untimeliness. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Intenable \In*ten"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + tenable: cf. F.	   intenable.]	   Incapable of being held; untenable; not defensible; as, an	   intenable opinion; an intenable fortress. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intend \In*tend"\ ([i^]n*t[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Intended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intending}.] [OE. entenden to be	   attentive, F. entendre, fr. L. intendre, intentum, and	   intensum, to intend, attend, stretch out, extend; pref. in-	   in + tendere to stretch, stretch out. See {Tend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To stretch; to extend; to distend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By this the lungs are intended or remitted. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strain; to make tense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When a bow is successively intended and remedied.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To intensify; to strengthen. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Magnetism may be intended and remitted. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To apply with energy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him intend his mind, without respite, without	            rest, in one direction.               --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bend or turn; to direct, as one's course or journey.	      [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To fix the mind on; to attend to; to take care of; to	      superintend; to regard. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Having no children, she did, with singular care and	            tenderness, intend the education of Philip. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul, not being able to intend two things at	            once, abated of its fervency in praying. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      clause with that; as, he intends to go; he intends that	      she shall remain.	      [1913 Webster]	            They intended evil against thee.      --Ps. xxi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow he intends	            To hunt the boar with certain of his friends.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To design mechanically or artistically; to fashion; to	      mold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Modesty was made	            When she was first intended.          --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To pretend; to counterfeit; to simulate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Intend a kind of zeal both to the prince and	            Claudio.                              --Shak.	   Syn: To purpose; mean; design; plan; conceive; contemplate.	        [1913 Webster]
Intendancy \In*tend"an*cy\, n.; pl. {Intendancies}. [Cf. F.	   intendance. See {Intendant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The office or employment of an intendant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A territorial district committed to the charge of an	      intendant.	      [1913 Webster]
Intendant \In*tend"ant\, n. [F. intendant, fr. L. intendere to	   direct (one's thoughts) to a thing. See {Intend}.]	   One who has the charge, direction, or management of some	   public business; a superintendent; as, an intendant of	   marine; an intendant of finance.	   [1913 Webster]	Intendant \In*tend"ant\, a. [See {Intend}.]	   Attentive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intended \In*tend"ed\, a.	   1. Made tense; stretched out; extended; forcible; violent.	      [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Purposed; designed; as, intended harm or help.	      [1913 Webster]	            They drew a curse from an intended good. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Betrothed; affianced; as, an intended husband.	      [1913 Webster]	Intended \In*tend"ed\, n.	   One with whom marriage is designed; one who is betrothed; an	   affianced lover.	   [1913 Webster]	         If it were not that I might appear to disparage his	         intended, . . . I would add that to me she seems to be	         throwing herself away.                   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Intendedly \In*tend"ed*ly\, adv.	   Intentionally. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intendent \In*tend"ent\, n.	   See {Intendant}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intender \In*tend"er\, n.	   One who intends. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Intendiment \In*tend"i*ment\, n. [LL. intendimentum. See	   {Intendment}.]	   Attention; consideration; knowledge; understanding. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Intendment \In*tend"ment\, n. [OE. entendement understanding,	   insight, F. entendement, fr. LL. intendimentum. See	   {Intend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Charge; oversight. [Obs.] --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intention; design; purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            The intendment of God and nature.     --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The true meaning, understanding, or intention of a	      law, or of any legal instrument.	      [1913 Webster]
Intenerate \In*ten"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intenerated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Intenerating}.] [Pref. in- in + L. tener	   soft, tender. See {Tender}, a.]	   To make tender or sensitive; to soften.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fear intenerates the heart.              --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         So have I seen the little purls of a stream . . .	         intenerate the stubborn pavement.        --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Intenerate \In*ten"er*ate\ ([i^]n*t[e^]n"[~e]r*[asl]t), a.	   Made tender or soft; softened. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inteneration \In*ten`er*a"tion\	   ([i^]n*t[e^]n`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act or process of intenerating, or the state of being	   intenerated; softening. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Intenible \In*ten"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + L. tenere to hold:	   cf. L. intenibilis not to be grasped. Cf. {Intenable}.]	   Incapable of holding or containing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This captious and intenible sieve.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensate \In*ten"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intensated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intensating}.] [See {Intense}.]	   To intensify. [R.] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensation \In`ten*sa"tion\, n.	   The act or process of intensifying; intensification; climax.	   [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensative \In*ten"sa*tive\, a.	   Adding intensity; intensifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Intense \In*tense"\, a. [L. intensus stretched, tight, p. p. of	   intendere to stretch: cf. F. intense. See {Intend}, and cf.	   {Intent}, and cf. {Intent}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Strained; tightly drawn; kept on the stretch; strict; very	      close or earnest; as, intense study or application;	      intense thought.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extreme in degree; excessive; immoderate; as:	      (a) Ardent; fervent; as, intense heat.	      (b) Keen; biting; as, intense cold.	      (c) Vehement; earnest; exceedingly strong; as, intense	          passion or hate.	      (d) Very severe; violent; as, intense pain or anguish.	      (e) Deep; strong; brilliant; as, intense color or light.	          [1913 Webster]	                In this intense seclusion of the forest.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	          [1913 Webster]
Intensely \In*tense"ly\, adv.	   1. Intently. [Obs.] --J. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To an extreme degree; as, weather intensely cold.	      [1913 Webster]
Intenseness \In*tense"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being intense; intensity; as, the	   intenseness of heat or cold; the intenseness of study or	   thought.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensification \In*ten`si*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or process of intensifying, or of making more	   intense.	   [1913 Webster]
intensified \intensified\ adj.	   made more severe or intense, especially in law.	   Syn: aggravated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Intensifier \In*ten"si*fi`er\, n.	   One who or that which intensifies or strengthens; in	   photography, an agent used to intensify the lights or shadows	   of a picture.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensify \In*ten"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intensified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intensifying}.] [Intense + -fly.]	   To render more intense; as, to intensify heat or cold; to	   intensify colors; to intensify a photographic negative; to	   intensify animosity. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         How piercing is the sting of pride	         By want embittered and intensified.      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Intensify \In*ten"si*fy\, v. i.	   To become intense, or more intense; to act with increasing	   power or energy.	   [1913 Webster]
intensifying \intensifying\ adj.	   increasing in strength or intensity. [Narrower terms:	   {aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating ; {augmentative,	   enhancive}; {deepening(prenominal), heightening(prenominal)	   ] {moderating}	   [WordNet 1.5]
Intension \In*ten"sion\, n. [L. intensio: cf. F. intension. See	   {Intend}, and cf. {Intention}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A straining, stretching, or bending; the state of being	      strained; as, the intension of a musical string.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Increase of power or energy of any quality or thing;	      intenseness; fervency. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sounds . . . likewise do rise and fall with the	            intension or remission of the wind.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic & Metaph.) The collective attributes, qualities, or	      marks that make up a complex general notion; the	      comprehension, content, or connotation; -- opposed to	      {extension}, {extent}, or {sphere}.	      [1913 Webster]	            This law is, that the intension of our knowledge is	            in the inverse ratio of its extension. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Intensitive \In*ten"si*tive\, a.	   Increasing the force or intensity of; intensive; as, the	   intensitive words of a sentence. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensity \In*ten"si*ty\, n. [LL. intensitas: cf. F.	   intensit['e]. See {Intense}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being intense; intenseness;	      extreme degree; as, intensity of heat, cold, mental	      application, passion, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you would deepen the intensity of light, you must	            be content to bring into deeper blackness and more	            distinct and definite outline the shade that	            accompanies it. --F. W. Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The amount or degree of energy with which a	      force operates or a cause acts; effectiveness, as	      estimated by results produced.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) The magnitude of a distributed force, as pressure,	      stress, weight, etc., per unit of surface, or of volume,	      as the case may be; as, the measure of the intensity of a	      total stress of forty pounds which is distributed	      uniformly over a surface of four square inches area is ten	      pounds per square inch.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Photog.) The degree or depth of color or shade in a	      picture.	      [1913 Webster]
Intensive \In*ten"sive\, a. [Cf. F. intensif. See {Intense}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Stretched; admitting of intension, or increase of degree;	      that can be intensified. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by persistence; intent; unremitted;	      assiduous; intense. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Serving to give force or emphasis; as, an	      intensive verb or preposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Agric.) Designating, or pertaining to, any system of	      farming or horticulture, usually practiced on small pieces	      of land, in which the soil is thoroughly worked and	      fertilized so as to get as much return as possible; --	      opposed to {extensive}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Intensive \In*ten"sive\, n.	   That which intensifies or emphasizes; an intensive verb or	   word.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensively \In*ten"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an intensive manner; by increase of degree. --Abp.	   Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Intensiveness \In*ten"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being intensive; intensity. --Sir M.	   Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Intent \In*tent"\, a. [L. intentus, p. p. of intendere. See	   {Intend}, and cf. {Intense}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Closely directed; strictly attentive; bent; -- said of the	      mind, thoughts, etc.; as, a mind intent on	      self-improvement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the mind closely directed to or bent on an object;	      sedulous; eager in pursuit of an object; -- formerly with	      to, but now with on; as, intent on business or pleasure.	      "Intent on mischief." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be intent and solicitous to take up the meaning of	            the speaker.                          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	Intent \In*tent"\, n. [OE. entent, entente, attention, purpose,	   OF. entente, F. entente understanding, meaning; a participial	   noun, fr. F. & OF. entendre. See {Intend}.]	   The act of turning the mind toward an object; hence, a	   design; a purpose; intention; meaning; drift; aim.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be thy intents wicked or charitable.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The principal intent of Scripture is to deliver the	         laws of duties supernatural.             --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To all intents and purposes}, in all applications or senses;	      practically; really; virtually; in essence; essentially.	      "He was miserable to all intents and purpose."	      --L'Estrange.	   Syn: Design; purpose; intention; meaning; purport; view;	        drift; object; end; aim; plan.	        [1913 Webster]
Intentation \In`ten*ta"tion\, n.	   Intention. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intention \In*ten"tion\, n. [F. intention, L. intentio. See	   {Intend}, and cf. {Intension}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A stretching or bending of the mind toward an object;	      closeness of application; fixedness of attention;	      earnestness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intention is when the mind, with great earnestness,	            and of choice, fixes its view on any idea. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A determination to act in a certain way or to do a certain	      thing; purpose; design; as, an intention to go to New	      York.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hell is paved with good intentions.   --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end;	      aim.	      [1913 Webster]	            In [chronical distempers], the principal intention	            is to restore the tone of the solid parts.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being strained. See {Intension}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic) Any mental apprehension of an object.	      [1913 Webster]	   {First intention} (Logic), a conception of a thing formed by	      the first or direct application of the mind to the	      individual object; an idea or image; as, man, stone.	   {Second intention} (Logic), a conception generalized from	      first intuition or apprehension already formed by the	      mind; an abstract notion; especially, a classified notion,	      as species, genus, whiteness.	   {To heal by the first intention} (Surg.), to cicatrize, as a	      wound, without suppuration.	   {To heal by the second intention} (Surg.), to unite after	      suppuration.	   Syn: Design; purpose; object; aim; intent; drift; purport;	        meaning. See {Design}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intentional \In*ten"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. intentionnel.]	   Done by intention or design; intended; designed; as, the act	   was intentional, not accidental. Opposite of {unintentional}	   or {unintended}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intentionality \In*ten`tion*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being intentional; purpose; design.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Intentionally \In*ten"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In an intentional manner; with intention; by design; of	   purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
Intentioned \In*ten"tioned\, a.	   Having designs; -- chiefly used in composition; as,	   well-intentioned, having good designs; ill-intentioned,	   having ill designs.	   [1913 Webster]
Intentive \In*ten"tive\, a. [OE. ententif, OF. ententif, fr. L.	   intentivus intensive. See {Intent}, n., and cf. {Intensive}.]	   Attentive; intent. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Intentively \In*ten"tive*ly\, adv.	   Attentively; closely. [Obs.] "Intentively to observe."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Intentiveness \In*ten"tive*ness\, n.	   Closeness of attention or application of mind; attentiveness.	   [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Intently \In*tent"ly\, adv.	   In an intent manner; as, the eyes intently fixed.	   Syn: Fixedly; steadfastly; earnestly; attentively;	        sedulously; diligently; eagerly.	        [1913 Webster]
Intentness \In*tent"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being intent; close application;	   attention.	   [1913 Webster]	         Extreme solicitude or intentness upon business.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inter- \In"ter-\ [L. inter, prep., among, between, a compar.	   form of in in; akin to intra, intro, within, Skr. antar	   between, in, and E. in. See {In}, and cf. {Entrails},	   {Interior}, {Enter-}, {Exterior}.]	   A prefix signifying among, between, amid; as, interact,	   interarticular, intermit.	   [1913 Webster]
Inter \In*ter"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Interring}.] [OE. enteren, OF. enterer, enterrer, LL.	   interrare; L. pref. in- in + terra the earth. See {Terrace}.]	   To deposit and cover in the earth; to bury; to inhume; as, to	   inter a dead body. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Interact \In`ter*act"\, n. [Pref. inter- + act. Cf.	   {Entr'acte}.]	   A short act or piece between others, as in a play; an	   interlude; hence, intermediate employment or time.	   --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]	Interact \In`ter*act"\, v. i.	   To act upon each other; as, two agents mutually interact.	   --Emerson. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Interaction \In`ter*ac"tion\, n.	   1. Intermediate action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mutual or reciprocal action or influence; as, the	      interaction of the heart and lungs on each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: (Physics) The effect, such as exertion of a force,	      that one object exerts on another, especially the capture	      or emission of a particle.	      [PJC]	   4. Communication between people, or the actions of people	      that affect others.	      [PJC]
Interadditive \In`ter*ad"di*tive\, a.	   Added or placed between the parts of another thing, as a	   clause inserted parenthetically in a sentence.	   [1913 Webster]
Interagency \In`ter*a"gen*cy\, a.	   Of or pertaining to actions, processes, or objects involving	   to more than one agency (senses 4 or 5); as, interagency	   cooperation.	   [PJC]	Interagency \In`ter*a"gen*cy\, n.	   Intermediate agency.	   [1913 Webster]
Interagent \In`ter*a"gent\, n.	   An intermediate agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Interall \In"ter*all\, n.	   Entrail or inside. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Interalveolar \In`ter*al"ve*o*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between alveoli; as, the interalveolar septa between adjacent	   air cells in the lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Interambulacral \In`ter*am`bu*la"cral\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the interambulacra.	   [1913 Webster]
Interambulacrum \In`ter*am`bu*la"crum\, n.; pl. L.	   {Interambulacra}, E. {Interambulacrums}. (Zool.)	   In echinoderms, one of the areas or zones intervening between	   two ambulacra. See Illust. of {Ambulacrum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Interamnian \In`ter*am"ni*an\, a. [Pref. inter- + L. amnis	   river: cf. L. interamnus.]	   Situated between rivers. [R.] "An interamnian country." --J.	   Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Interanimate \In`ter*an"i*mate\, v. t.	   To animate or inspire mutually. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Interarboration \In`ter*ar`bo*ra"tion\, n.	   The interweaving of branches of trees. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Interarticular \In`ter*ar*tic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated between joints or articulations; as, interarticular	   cartilages and ligaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Interatomic \In`ter*a*tom"ic\, a. (Chem. & Physics)	   Between atoms; situated, or acting, between the atoms of	   bodies; as, interatomic forces.	   [1913 Webster]
Interaulic \In`ter*au"lic\, a.	   Existing between royal courts. [R.] "Interaulic politics."	   --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Interauricular \In`ter*au*ric"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the auricles; as, the interauricular partition of the	   heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Interaxal \In`ter*ax"al\, a. (Arch.)	   Situated in an interaxis. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Interaxillary \In`ter*ax"il*la*ry\, a. (Bot.)	   Situated within or between the axils of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Interaxis \In`ter*ax"is\, n.; pl. {Interaxes}. (Arch.)	   The space between two axes. See {Axis}, 6.	   [1913 Webster]	         The doors, windows, niches, and the like, are then	         placed centrally in the interaxes.       --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Interbastation \In`ter*bas*ta"tion\, n. [Pref. inter- + baste to	   sew.]	   Patchwork. [Obs.] --Dr. J. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Interbrachial \In`ter*brach"i*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Between the arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Interbrain \In`ter*brain`\, n. (Anat.)	   See {Thalamencephalon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Interbranchial \In`ter*bran"chi*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Between the branchi[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Interbreed \In`ter*breed"\, v. t. & i.	   To breed by crossing different stocks of animals or plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercalar \In*ter"ca*lar\, a.	   Intercalary.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercalary \In*ter"ca*la*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. intercalaris,	   intercalarius: cf. F. intercalaire. See {Intercalate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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 calendar of leap year. See {Bissextile}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Introduced or inserted among others; additional;	      supernumerary. "Intercalary spines." --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	            This intercalary line . . . is made the last of a	            triplet.                              --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Intercalary day} (Med.), one on which no paroxysm of an	      intermittent disease occurs. --Mayne.	      [1913 Webster]
Intercalate \In*ter"ca*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Intercalated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intercalating}.] [L.	   intercalatus, p. p. of intercalare to intercalate to	   intercalate; inter between + calare to call, proclaim. See	   {Calendar}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chron.) To insert, as a day or other portion of time, in	      a calendar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To insert among others, as a verse in a stanza; specif.	      (Geol.), to introduce as a bed or stratum, between the	      layers of a regular series of rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beds of fresh-water shells . . . are intercalated	            and interstratified with the shale.   --Mantell.	      [1913 Webster]
Intercalation \In*ter`ca*la"tion\, n. [L. intercalatio: cf. F.	   intercalation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chron.) The insertion of a day, or other portion of time,	      in a calendar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The insertion or introduction of anything among others, as	      the insertion of a phrase, line, or verse in a metrical	      composition; specif. (Geol.), the intrusion of a bed or	      layer between other layers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intercalations of fresh-water species in some	            localities.                           --Mantell.	      [1913 Webster]
Intercarotid \In`ter*ca*rot"id\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated between the external and internal carotid arteries;	   as, an intercarotid ganglion.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercarpal \In`ter*car"pal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the carpal bone; as, intercarpal articulations,	   ligaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercartilaginous \In`ter*car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. (Anat.)	   Within cartilage; endochondral; as, intercartilaginous	   ossification.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercavernous \In`ter*cav"ern*ous\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the cavernous sinuses; as, the intercavernous sinuses	   connecting the cavernous sinuses at the base of the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercede \In`ter*cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interceded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interceding}.] [L. intercedere, intercessum;	   inter between + cedere to pass: cf. F. interc['e]der. See	   {Cede}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pass between; to intervene. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He supposed that a vast period interceded between	            that origination and the age wherein he lived. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act between parties with a view to reconcile	      differences; to make intercession; to beg or plead in	      behalf of another; to mediate; -- usually followed by with	      and for or on behalf of; as, I will intercede with him for	      you.	      [1913 Webster]	            I to the lords will intercede, not doubting	            Their favorable ear.                  --Milton.	   Syn: To mediate; arbitrate. See {Interpose}.	        [1913 Webster]	Intercede \In`ter*cede"\, v. t.	   To be, to come, or to pass, between; to separate. [Obs.]	   --Sir I. Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercedence \In`ter*ced"ence\, n.	   The act of interceding; intercession; intervention. [R.]	   --Bp. Reynolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercedent \In`ter*ced"ent\, a. [L. intercedens, p. pr. of	   intercedere.]	   Passing between; mediating; pleading. [R.] --	   {In`ter*ced"ent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Interceder \In`ter*ced"er\, n.	   One who intercedes; an intercessor; a mediator. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercellular \In`ter*cel"lu*lar\, a.	   Lying between cells or cellules; as, intercellular substance,	   space, or fluids; intercellular blood channels.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercentral \In`ter*cen"tral\, a.	   Between centers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Intercentral nerves} (Physiol.), those nerves which transmit	      impulses between nerve centers, as opposed to peripheral	      fibers, which convey impulses between peripheral parts and	      nerve centers.	      [1913 Webster]
Intercentrum \In`ter*cen"trum\, n.; pl. {Intercentra}. (Anat.)	   The median of the three elements composing the centra of the	   vertebr[ae] in some fossil batrachians.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercept \In`ter*cept"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intercepted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intercepting}.] [L. interceptus, p. p. of	   intercipere to intercept; inter between + capere to take,	   seize: cf. F. intercepter. See {Capable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take or seize by the way, or before arrival at the	      destined place; to cause to stop on the passage; as, to	      intercept a letter; a telegram will intercept him at	      Paris.	      [1913 Webster]	            God will shortly intercept your breath. --Joye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obstruct or interrupt the progress of; to stop; to	      hinder or oppose; as, to intercept the current of a river.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who intercepts me in my expedition?   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must meet first, and intercept his course.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To interrupt communication with, or progress toward; to	      cut off, as the destination; to blockade.	      [1913 Webster]	            While storms vindictive intercept the shore. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) To include between; as, that part of the line	      which is intercepted between the points A and B.	   5. To overhear or view (a communication or message intended	      for another), without hindering its passage; as, to	      intercept a telephone call.	      [PJC]	   6. (Sports) To catch and take possession of (a ball passed	      between members of an opposing team); as, the back	      intercepted the pass and ran the ball back for a	      touchdown.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To cut off; stop; catch; seize; obstruct.	        [1913 Webster]	Intercept \In"ter*cept`\, n. (Math.)	   A part cut off or intercepted, as a portion of a line	   included between two points, or cut off two straight lines or	   curves.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercepter \In`ter*cept"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, intercepts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A high-speed fighter airplane with fast-climbing	      capability, used to intercept enemy airplanes or identify	      unknown aircraft and engage them in combat if necessary;	      also, a missile which intercepts and destroys incoming	      missiles or airplanes.	      [PJC]
Interception \In`ter*cep"tion\, n. [L. interceptio a taking	   away: cf. F. interception.]	   The act of intercepting; as, interception of a letter;	   interception of the enemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Interceptive \In`ter*cept"ive\, a.	   Intercepting or tending to intercept.
Interceptor \In`ter*cept"or\, n.	   Same as {intercepter}.	   [PJC]
Intercession \In`ter*ces"sion\, n. [L. intercessio an	   intervention, a becoming surety: cf. F. intercession. See	   {Intercede}.]	   The act of interceding; mediation; interposition between	   parties at variance, with a view to reconcilation; prayer,	   petition, or entreaty in favor of, or (less often) against,	   another or others.	   [1913 Webster]	         But the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with	         groanings which can not be uttered.      --Rom. viii.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercessional \In`ter*ces"sion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by,	   intercession or entreaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercessionate \In`ter*ces"sion*ate\, v. t.	   To entreat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intercessor \In`ter*ces"sor\, n. [L., a surety: cf. F.	   intercesseur.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator.	      (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a	          view to reconcile them.	      (b) One who pleads in behalf of another. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see,	      administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.	      [1913 Webster]
Intercessorial \In`ter*ces*so"ri*al\, a.	   Intercessory.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercessory \In`ter*ces"so*ry\, a. [LL. intercessorius.]	   Pertaining to, of the nature of, or characterized by,	   intercession; interceding; as, intercessory prayer.	   [1913 Webster]
Interchain \In`ter*chain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interchained};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Interchaining}.]	   To link together; to unite closely or firmly, as by a chain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two bosoms interchained with an oath.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Interchange \In`ter*change"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Interchanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interchanging}.] [OE.	   entrechangen, OF. entrechangier. See {Inter-}, and {Change}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put each in the place of the other; to give and take	      mutually; to exchange; to reciprocate; as, to interchange	      places; they interchanged friendly offices and services.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall interchange	            My waned state for Henry's regal crown. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to follow alternately; to intermingle; to vary;	      as, to interchange cares with pleasures.	      [1913 Webster]	Interchange \In`ter*change"\, v. i.	   To make an interchange; to alternate. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Interchange \In`ter*change"\, n. [Cf. OF. entrechange.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of mutually changing; the act of mutually giving	      and receiving; exchange; as, the interchange of civilities	      between two persons. "Interchange of kindnesses." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mutual exchange of commodities between two persons or	      countries; barter; commerce. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Alternate succession; alternation; a mingling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The interchanges of light and darkness. --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet interchange	            Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An intersection between highways, having two or more	      levels and a series of connecting roadways so that traffic	      on one highway may pass over or under the other highway	      without crossing through the line of traffic, and vehicles	      may pass from one highway to the other while traffic on	      both highways continues uninterrupted. A common	      interchange is the {cloverleaf}.	      [PJC]
Interchangeability \In`ter*change`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being interchangeable;	   interchangeableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Interchangeable \In`ter*change"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF.	   entrechangeable.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Admitting of exchange or mutual substitution.	      "Interchangeable warrants." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Following each other in alternate succession; as, the four	      interchangeable seasons. --Holder. --	      {In`ter*change"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In`ter*change"a*bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Interchangement \In`ter*change"ment\, n. [Cf. OF.	   entrechangement.]	   Mutual transfer; exchange. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Interchapter \In`ter*chap"ter\, n.	   An intervening or inserted chapter.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercidence \In*ter"ci*dence\, n. [See {Intercident}.]	   The act or state of coming or falling between; occurrence;	   incident. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercident \In*ter"ci*dent\, a. [L. intercidens, -entis, p. pr.	   of intercidere to fall between; inter between + cadere to	   fall.]	   Falling or coming between; happening accidentally. [Obs.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercipient \In`ter*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. intercipiens, -entis, p.	   pr. of intercipere. See {Intercept}.]	   Intercepting; stopping. -- n. One who, or that which,	   intercepts or stops anything on the passage. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercision \In`ter*ci"sion\, n. [L. intercisio a cutting	   through, fr. intercidere to cut asunder.]	   A cutting off, through, or asunder; interruption. [R.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercitizenship \In`ter*cit"i*zen*ship\, n.	   The mutual right to civic privileges, in the different	   States. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Interclavicle \In`ter*clav"i*cle\, n. (Anat.)	   See {Episternum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Interclavicular \In`ter*cla*vic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Between the clavicles; as, the interclavicular notch of	       the sternum.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the interclavicle.	       [1913 Webster]
Interclose \In`ter*close"\, v. t. [Pref. inter- + close. See	   {Interclude}.]	   To shut in; to inclose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intercloud \In`ter*cloud"\, v. t.	   To cloud. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Interclude \In`ter*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intercluded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Intercluding}.] [L. intercludere,	   interclusum; inter between + claudere to shut. See {Close},	   and cf. {Interclose}.]	   To shut off or out from a place or course, by something	   intervening; to intercept; to cut off; to interrupt.	   --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]	         So all passage of external air into the receiver may be	         intercluded.                             --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Interclusion \In`ter*clu"sion\, n. [L. interclusio. See	   {Interclude}.]	   Interception; a stopping; obstruction.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercollegiate \In`ter*col*le"gi*ate\, a.	   Existing or carried on between colleges or universities; as,	   intercollegiate relations, rivalry, games, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercolline \In`ter*col"line\, a. (Geol.)	   Situated between hills; -- applied especially to valleys	   lying between volcanic cones.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercolonial \In`ter*co*lo"ni*al\, a.	   Between or among colonies; pertaining to the intercourse or	   mutual relations of colonies; as, intercolonial trade. --	   {In`ter*co*lo"ni*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercolumnar \In`ter*co*lum"nar\, a.	   Between columns or pillars; as, the intercolumnar fibers of	   Poupart's ligament; an intercolumnar statue.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercolumniation \In`ter*co*lum`ni*a"tion\, n. (Arch.)	   The clear space between two columns, measured at the bottom	   of their shafts. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is customary to measure the intercolumniation in	         terms of the diameter of the shaft, taken also at the	         bottom. Different words, derived from the Greek, are in	         use to denote certain common proportions. They are:	         {Pycnostyle}, when the intercolumniation is of one and	         a half diameters; {Systyle}, of two diameters;	         {Eustyle}, of two and a quarter diameters; {Diastyle},	         of three diameters; {Ar[ae]ostyle}, of four or more,	         and so great that a wooden architrave has to be used	         instead of stone; {Ar[ae]osystyle}, when the	         intercolumniations are alternately systyle and	         ar[ae]ostyle.	         [1913 Webster]
Intercombat \In`ter*com"bat\, n.	   Combat. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercoming \In`ter*com"ing\, n.	   The act of coming between; intervention; interference. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intercommon \In`ter*com"mon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Intercommoned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intercommoning}.] [OF.	   entrecommuner. See {Inter-}, and {Common}, and cf.	   {Intercommune}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To share with others; to participate; especially, to eat	      at the same table. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) To graze cattle promiscuously in the commons	      of each other, as the inhabitants of adjoining townships,	      manors, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Intercommonage \In`ter*com"mon*age\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   The right or privilege of intercommoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercommune \In`ter*com*mune"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Intercommuned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intercommuning}.] [Cf.	   {Intercommon}, {Intercommunicate}, {Commune}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To intercommunicate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have mutual communication or intercourse by	      conversation. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Intercommunicable \In`ter*com*mu"ni*ca*ble\, a.	   Capable of being mutually communicated.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercommunicate \In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate\, v. i.	   To communicate mutually; to hold mutual communication.	   [1913 Webster]	Intercommunicate \In`ter*com*mu"ni*cate\, v. t.	   To communicate mutually; to interchange. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercommunication \In`ter*com*mu`ni*ca"tion\, n.	   Mutual communication. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercommunion \In`ter*com*mun"ion\, n.	   Mutual communion; as, an intercommunion of deities. --Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercommunity \In`ter*com*mu"ni*ty\, n.	   Intercommunication; community of possessions, religion, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         In consequence of that intercommunity of paganism . . .	         one nation adopted the gods of another.  --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercomparison \In`ter*com*par"i*son\, n.	   Mutual comparison of corresponding parts. Intercondylar
Intercondylar \In`ter*con"dy*lar\, Intercondyloid
\In`ter*con"dy*loid\, a. (Anat.)	   Between condyles; as, the intercondylar fossa or notch of the	   femur.	   [1913 Webster]
Interconnect \In`ter*con*nect"\, v. t.	   To join together; to connect with one another.	   [1913 Webster]	Interconnect \In`ter*con*nect"\, v. i.	   To become connected with one another.	   [PJC]
interconnected \interconnected\ adj.	   1. having internal connections between parts. [Narrower	      terms: {reticulate (vs. nonreticulate)}]	   Syn: interrelated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. operating as a unit.	   Syn: coordinated, unified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
interconnectedness \interconnectedness\ n.	   a state of being connected reciprocally.	   Syn: interconnection.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Interconnection \In`ter*con*nec"tion\, n.	   Connection between; mutual connection.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercontinental \In`ter*con`ti*nen"tal\, a.	   1. Between or among continents; subsisting or carried on	      between continents; as, intercontinental relations or	      commerce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Passing between continents or capable of passing between	      continents; as, an intercontinental ballistic misile; an	      intercontinental airplane flight.	      [PJC]
Interconvertible \In`ter*con*vert"i*ble\, a.	   Convertible the one into the other; as, coin and bank notes	   are interconvertible.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercostal \In`ter*cos"tal\, a. (Anat. & Physiol.)	   Between the ribs; pertaining to, or produced by, the parts	   between the ribs; as, intercostal respiration, in which the	   chest is alternately enlarged and contracted by the	   intercostal muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercourse \In"ter*course\, n. [Formerly entercourse, OF.	   entrecours commerce, exchange, F. entrecours a reciprocal	   right on neighboring lands, L. intercursus a running between,	   fr. intercurrere to run between. See {Inter-}, and {Course}.]	   1. A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between	      persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities,	      in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce;	      especially, interchange of thought and feeling;	      association; communion.	      [1913 Webster]	            This sweet intercourse	            Of looks and smiles.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {sexual intercourse}.	      [PJC]	   {Sexual intercourse}, sexual or carnal connection; coition;	      copulation, especially between humans.	   Syn: Communication; connection; commerce; communion;	        fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.	        [1913 Webster]
Intercrop \In"ter*crop`\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {-cropped};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {-cropping}.] (Agric.)	   To cultivate by planting simultaneous crops in alternate	   rows; as, to intercrop an orchard. Also, to use for catch	   crops at seasons when the ground is not covered by crops of	   the regular rotation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Intercrop \In"ter*crop`\, n. (Agric.)	   A crop grown among or between the rows of another crop; a	   catch crop.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Intercross \In`ter*cross"\ (?; 115), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Intercrossed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intercrossing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cross each other, as lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To fertilize by the impregnation of one species or	      variety by another; to impregnate by a different species	      or variety.	      [1913 Webster]	Intercross \In"ter*cross`\, n.	   The process or result of cross fertilization between	   different kinds of animals, or different varieties of plants.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have reason to believe that occasional intercrosses	         take place with all animals and plants.  --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercrural \In`ter*cru"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Between crura; -- applied especially to the interneural	   plates in the vertebral column of many cartilaginous fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercur \In`ter*cur"\, v. i. [L. intercurrere. See	   {Intercourse}.]	   To intervene; to come or occur in the meantime. [Obs.]	   --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercurrence \In`ter*cur"rence\, n. [See {Intercurrent}.]	   A passing or running between; occurrence. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercurrent \In`ter*cur"rent\, a. [L. intercurrens, p. pr. of	   intercurrere: cf. F. intercurrent. See {Intercur}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Running between or among; intervening. --Boyle. --Bp.	      Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) Not belonging to any particular season.	      (b) Said of diseases occurring in the course of another	          disease. --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]	Intercurrent \In`ter*cur"rent\, n.	   Something intervening. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Intercutaneous \In`ter*cu*ta"ne*ous\, a.	   Subcutaneous.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdash \In`ter*dash"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interdashed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interdashing}.]	   To dash between or among; to intersperse. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdeal \In`ter*deal"\, v. i.	   To intrigue. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdenominational \In`ter*de*nom`i*na"tion*al\, a.	   Occurring between or among, or common to, different	   denominations; as, interdenominational fellowship or belief.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Interdental \In`ter*den"tal\, a.	   1. Situated between teeth; as, an interdental space, the	      space between two teeth in a gear wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Formed between the upper and lower teeth; as,	      interdental consonants.	      [1913 Webster]
Interdentil \In`ter*den"til\, n. (Arch.)	   The space between two dentils. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdependence \In`ter*de*pend"ence\, n.	   Mutual dependence. "The interdependence of virtue and	   knowledge." --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdependency \In`ter*de*pend"en*cy\, n.	   Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdependent \In`ter*de*pend"ent\, a.	   Mutually dependent.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdict \In`ter*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interdicted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interdicting}.] [OE. entrediten to forbid	   communion, L. interdicere, interdictum. See {Interdict}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To forbid; to prohibit or debar; as, to interdict	      intercourse with foreign nations.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charged not to touch the interdicted tree. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) To lay under an interdict; to cut off from the	      enjoyment of religious privileges, as a city, a church, an	      individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            An archbishop may not only excommunicate and	            interdict his suffragans, but his vicar general may	            do the same.                          --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	Interdict \In"ter*dict`\, n. [OE. entredit, enterdit, OF.	   entredit, F. interdit, fr. L. interdictum, fr. interdicere to	   interpose, prohibit; inter between + dicere to say. See	   {Diction}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A prohibitory order or decree; a prohibition.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are not fruits forbidden; no interdict	            Defends the touching of these viands pure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 enjoying the privileges of the church.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) An order of the court of session, having the	      like purpose and effect with a writ of injunction out of	      chancery in England and America.	      [1913 Webster]
Interdiction \In`ter*dic"tion\, n. [L. interdictio: cf. F.	   interdiction.]	   The act of interdicting; prohibition; prohibiting decree;	   curse; interdict.	   [1913 Webster]	         The truest issue of thy throne	         By his own interdiction stands accurst.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdictive \In`ter*dict"ive\, a.	   Having the power to prohibit; as, an interdictive sentence.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdictory \In`ter*dict"o*ry\, a. [L. interdictorius.]	   Belonging to an interdiction; prohibitory.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdigital \In`ter*dig"i*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the fingers or toes; as, interdigital space.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdigitate \In`ter*dig"i*tate\, v. t.	   To interweave. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Interdigitate \In`ter*dig"i*tate\, v. i. [Pref. inter- + L.	   digitus finger.]	   To interlock, as the fingers of two hands that are joined; to	   be interwoven; to commingle. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdigitation \In`ter*dig`i*ta"tion\, n. (Anat.)	   The state of interdigitating; interdigital space. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Interdome \In"ter*dome`\, n. (Arch.)	   The open space between the inner and outer shells of a dome	   or cupola of masonry.	   [1913 Webster]
Interduce \In"ter*duce\, n. [Cf. F. entre-deux, literally,	   between two.] (Carp.)	   An intertie.	   [1913 Webster]
Interepimeral \In"ter*e*pim"er*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Between the epimeral plates of insects and crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Interequinoctial \In`ter*e`qui*noc"tial\, a.	   Coming between the equinoxes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial	         intervals.                               --F. Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Interess \In"ter*ess\, v. t. [See {Interest}, v. t.]	   To interest or affect. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Interesse \In"ter*esse\, n.	   Interest. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Interest \In"ter*est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interested}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Interesting}.] [From interess'd, p. p. of the older	   form interess, fr. F. int['e]resser, L. interesse. See	   {Interest}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To engage the attention of; to awaken interest in; to	      excite emotion or passion in, in behalf of a person or	      thing; as, the subject did not interest him; to interest	      one in charitable work.	      [1913 Webster]	            To love our native country . . . to be interested in	            its concerns is natural to all men.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A goddess who used to interest herself in marriages.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern;	      to excite; -- often used impersonally. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Or rather, gracious sir,	            Create me to this glory, since my cause	            Doth interest this fair quarrel.      --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause or permit to share. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mystical communion of all faithful men is such	            as maketh every one to be interested in those	            precious blessings which any one of them receiveth	            at God's hands.                       --Hooker.	   Syn: To concern; excite; attract; entertain; engage; occupy;	        hold.	        [1913 Webster]	Interest \In"ter*est\, n. [OF. interest, F. int['e]r[^e]t, fr.	   L. interest it interests, is of interest, fr. interesse to be	   between, to be difference, to be importance; inter between +	   esse to be; cf. LL. interesse usury. See {Essence}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful,	      accompanying special attention to some object; concern; a	      desire to learn more about a topic or engage often in an	      activity.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Interest expresses mental excitement of various kinds	         and degrees. It may be intellectual, or sympathetic and	         emotional, or merely personal; as, an interest in	         philosophical research; an interest in human suffering;	         the interest which an avaricious man takes in money	         getting.	         [1913 Webster]	               So much interest have I in thy sorrow. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Finance, Commerce) Participation in advantage, profit,	      and responsibility; share; portion; part; as, an interest	      in a brewery; he has parted with his interest in the	      stocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Advantage, personal or general; good, regarded as a	      selfish benefit; profit; benefit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divisions hinder the common interest and public	            good.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            When interest calls of all her sneaking train.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Finance) A fee paid for the use of money; a fee paid for	      a loan; -- usually reckoned as a percentage; as, interest	      at five per cent per annum on ten thousand dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have told their money, and let out	            Their coin upon large interest.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any excess of advantage over and above an exact equivalent	      for what is given or rendered.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall have your desires with interest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The persons interested in any particular business or	      measure, taken collectively; as, the iron interest; the	      cotton interest.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Compound interest}, interest, not only on the original	      principal, but also on unpaid interest from the time it	      fell due.	   {Simple interest}, interest on the principal sum without	      interest on overdue interest.	      [1913 Webster]
Interested \In"ter*est*ed\ ([i^]n"t[~e]r*[e^]st*[e^]d), a. [See	   {Interest}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the attention engaged; having emotion or passion	      excited; as, an interested listener.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in	      consequences; liable to be affected or prejudiced; as, an	      interested witness; an interested party.	      [1913 Webster]
Interestedness \In"ter*est*ed*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being interested; selfishness.	   --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Interesting \In"ter*est*ing\, a.	   Engaging the attention; exciting, or adapted to excite,	   interest, curiosity, or emotion; as, an interesting story;	   interesting news. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Interestingly \In"ter*est*ing*ly\, adv.	   In an interesting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Interestingness \In"ter*est*ing*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being interesting. --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
interface \interface\ n.	   1. a surface forming a common boundary between two things,	      especially between two fluids. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Computers) hardware that links one device with another	      (especially a computer). [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Computers) That part of a computer program which controls	      the way a program interacts with a user; the manner of	      inputting and outputting of data, and the way information	      is presented on a computer monitor; also called {user	      interface}; as, a graphical user interface; a	      character-based interface.	      [PJC]
Interfacial \In`ter*fa"cial\, a. (Geom.)	   1. Included between two plane surfaces or faces; as, an	      interfacial angle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to an interface.	      [PJC]
interfaith \interfaith\ adj.	   involving persons of different religious faiths; as, an	   interfaith marriage; interfaith good will.	   Syn: interdenominational.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Interfascicular \In`ter*fas*cic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between fascicles or bundles; as, the interfascicular spaces	   of connective tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Interferant \In`ter*fer"ant\, n. (Law)	   One of the contestants in interference before the Patent	   Office. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interfere \In`ter*fere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interfered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interfering}.] [OF. entreferir to strike each	   other; entre between (L. inter) + OF. ferir to strike, F.	   f['e]rir, fr. L. ferire. See {Ferula}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; --	      usually used with with; as, interfering claims, or	      commands; workers in a crowded shop may interfere with	      each other's activity.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To enter into, or take a part in, the concerns of others;	      to intermeddle; to interpose; -- used with in or with; as,	      to interfere with the way I raise my children.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            To interfere with party disputes.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was no room for anyone to interfere with his	            own opinions.                         --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in	      using the legs; -- sometimes said of a human being, but	      usually of a horse; as, the horse interferes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) To act reciprocally, so as to augment, diminish,	      or otherwise affect one another; -- said of waves, rays of	      light, heat, etc. See {Interference}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Patent Law) To cover the same ground; to claim the same	      invention; as, to interfere with another patent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To interpose; intermeddle. See {Interpose}.	        [1913 Webster]
Interference \In`ter*fer"ence\, n. [See {Interfere}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or state of interfering; as, the stoppage of a	      machine by the interference of some of its parts; a	      meddlesome interference in the business of others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The mutual influence, under certain conditions,	      as from streams of light, or pulsations of sound, or,	      generally, two waves or vibrations of any kind, producing	      certain characteristic phenomena, as colored fringes, dark	      bands, or darkness, in the case of light, silence or	      increased intensity in sounds; neutralization or	      superposition of waves generally.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is most commonly applied to light, and the	         undulatory theory of light affords the proper	         explanation of the phenomena which are considered to be	         produced by the superposition of waves, and are thus	         substantially identical in their origin with the	         phenomena of heat, sound, waves of water, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Patent Law) The act or state of interfering, or of	      claiming a right to the same invention.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Interference figures} (Optics), the figures observed when	      certain sections of crystallized bodies are viewed in	      converging polarized light; thus, a section of a uniaxial	      crystal, cut normal to the vertical axis, shows a series	      of concentric colored rings with a single black cross; --	      so called because produced by the interference of luminous	      waves.	   {Interference fringe}. (Optics) See {Fringe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Interferer \In`ter*fer"er\, n.	   One who interferes.	   [1913 Webster]
Interferingly \In`ter*fer"ing*ly\, adv.	   By or with interference.	   [1913 Webster]
Interferometer \In`ter*fe*rom"e*ter\, n. [See {Interfere} and	   -meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring small movements, distances, or	   displacements by means of the interference of two beams of	   light; -- formerly also called also {refractometer}, but that	   word now has a different meaning.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Interflow \In`ter*flow"\, v. i.	   To flow in. [R.] --Holland. Interfluent
Interfluent \In*ter"flu*ent\, Interfluous \In*ter"flu*ous\, a.	   [L. interfluens, p. pr., and interfluus. See {Inter-}, and	   {Fluent}.]	   Flowing between or among; intervening. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Interfolded \In`ter*fold"ed\, p. a.	   Intertwined; interlocked; clasped together. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Interfoliaceous \In`ter*fo`li*a"ceous\, a. [Pref. inter- +	   foliaceous: cf. F. interfoliac['e].] (Bot.)	   At the same node with opposite or whorled leaves, but	   occupying a position between their places of attachment.	   [1913 Webster]
Interfoliate \In`ter*fo"li*ate\, v. t. [Pref. inter- + L. folium	   leaf.]	   To interleave. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Interfollicular \In`ter*fol*lic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between follicles; as, the interfollicular septa in a	   lymphatic gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Interfretted \In`ter*fret"ted\, a. (Her.)	   Interlaced; linked together; -- said of charges or bearings.	   See {Fretted}.	   [1913 Webster]
Interfulgent \In`ter*ful"gent\, a. [L. interfulgens, p. pr. See	   {Inter-}, and {Fulgent}.]	   Shining between.	   [1913 Webster]
Interfuse \In`ter*fuse"\, v. t. [L. interfusus, p. p. of	   interfundere to pour between; inter between + fundere to	   pour. See {Fuse} to melt.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pour or spread between or among; to diffuse; to	      scatter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ambient air, wide interfused,	            Embracing round this florid earth.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread through; to permeate; to pervade. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Keats, in whom the moral seems to have so perfectly	            interfused the physical man, that you might almost	            say he could feel sorrow with his hands. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mix up together; to associate. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Interfusion \In`ter*fu"sion\, n. [L. interfusio.]	   The act of interfusing, or the state of being interfused.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Interganglionic \In`ter*gan`gli*on"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Between and uniting the nervous ganglions; as,	   interganglionic cords.	   [1913 Webster]
Interglobular \In`ter*glob"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between globules; -- applied esp. to certain small spaces,	   surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.	   [1913 Webster]
Intergrave \In`ter*grave"\, v. t. [imp. {Intergraved}; p. p.	   {Intergraved} or {Intergraven} (?); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Intergraving}.]	   To grave or carve between; to engrave in the alternate	   sections.	   [1913 Webster]	         The work itself of the bases, was intergraven. --3	                                                  Kings vii. 28	                                                  (Douay	                                                  version. )	   Interhemal
Interhemal \In`ter*he"mal\, Interhaemal \In`ter*h[ae]"mal\, a.	   (Anat.)	   Between the hemal arches or hemal spines. -- n. An interhemal	   spine or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Interhyal \In`ter*hy"al\, a. [Inter- + the Greek letter ?.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a segment sometimes present at the	   proximal end of the hyoidean arch. -- n. An interhyal	   ligament or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Interim \In"ter*im\, n. [L., fr. inter between + im, an old	   accusative of is he, this, that.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The meantime; time intervening; interval between events,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the interim is	            Like a phantasms, or a hideous dream. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hist.) A name given to each of three compromises made by	      the emperor Charles V. of Germany for the sake of	      harmonizing the connecting opinions of Protestants and	      Catholics.	      [1913 Webster]
Interior \In*te"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. fr. inter between: cf.	   F. int['e]rieur. See {Inter-}, and cf. {Intimate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; inside;	      internal; inner; -- opposed to {exterior}, or	      {superficial}; as, the interior apartments of a house; the	      interior surface of a hollow ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remote from the limits, frontier, or shore; inland; as,	      the interior parts of a region or country.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Interior angle} (Geom.), an angle formed between two sides,	      within any rectilinear figure, as a polygon, or between	      two parallel lines by these lines and another intersecting	      them; -- called also {internal angle}.	   {Interior planets} (Astron.), those planets within the orbit	      of the earth.	   {Interior screw}, a screw cut on an interior surface, as in a	      nut; a female screw.	   Syn: Internal; inside; inner; inland; inward.	        [1913 Webster]	Interior \In*te"ri*or\, n.	   1. That which is within; the internal or inner part of a	      thing; the inside.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.; that department of the government of a	      country which is specially charged with the internal	      affairs of that country; the home department.	   {Secretary of the Interior}, the cabinet officer who, in the	      United States, is at the head of the Department of the	      Interior.	      [1913 Webster]
interiorise \interiorise\ v. t. (psychology)	   to incorporate within oneself; same as {interiorize}.	   [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: internalize, internalise, interiorize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Interiority \In*te`ri*or"i*ty\, n.	   State of being interior.	   [1913 Webster]
interiorize \interiorize\ v. t. (Psychology)	   to incorporate within oneself.	   Syn: internalize, internalise, interiorise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Interiorly \In*te"ri*or*ly\, adv.	   Internally; inwardly. Interjacence
Interjacence \In`ter*ja"cence\, Interjacency \In`ter*ja"cen*cy\,	   n. [See {Interjacent}.]	   The state of being between; a coming or lying between or	   among; intervention; also, that which lies between.	   [1913 Webster]	         England and Scotland is divided only by the	         interjacency of the Tweed.               --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjacent \In`ter*ja"cent\, a. [L. interjacens, -entis, p. pr.	   of interjacere to lie between; inter between + jac[=e]re to	   lie.]	   Lying or being between or among; intervening; as, interjacent	   isles. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjaculate \In`ter*jac"u*late\, v. t.	   To ejaculate parenthetically. [R.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjangle \In`ter*jan"gle\, v. i.	   To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to	   talk or chatter noisily. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Interject \In`ter*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interjected}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interjecting}.] [L. interjectus, p. p. of	   interjicere to interject; inter between + jac[e^]re to throw.	   See {Jet} a shooting forth.]	   To throw in between; to insert; to interpose. --Sir H.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	Interject \In`ter*ject"\, v. i.	   To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to	   interpose. --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjection \In`ter*jec"tion\, n. [L. interjectio: cf. F.	   interjection. See {Interject}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that	      which is interjected.	      [1913 Webster]	            The interjection of laughing.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A word or form of speech thrown in to express	      emotion or feeling, as O! Alas! Ha ha! Begone! etc.	      Compare {Exclamation}.	      [1913 Webster]	            An interjection implies a meaning which it would	            require a whole grammatical sentence to expound, and	            it may be regarded as the rudiment of such a	            sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to rank	            it among the parts of speech.         --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	            How now! interjections? Why, then, some be of	            laughing, as, ah, ha, he!             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Interjectional \In`ter*jec"tion*al\, a.	   1. Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical;	      ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an interjection;	      consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain of the natural accompaniments of	            interjectional speech, such as gestures, grimaces,	            and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization.	                                                  --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]
Interjectionalize \In`ter*jec"tion*al*ize\, v. t.	   To convert into, or to use as, an interjection. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjectionally \In`ter*jec"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In an interjectional manner. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjectionary \In`ter*jec"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Interjectional.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjoin \In`ter*join"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interjoined}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interjoining}.] [Pref. inter + join.]	   To join mutually; to unite. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Interjoist \In"ter*joist`\, n. (Carp.)	   1. The space or interval between two joists. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A middle joist or crossbeam. --De Colange.	      [1913 Webster]
Interjunction \In`ter*junc"tion\, n. [L. interjunctus, p. p. of	   interjungere to join together. See {Inter-}, and {Join}, and	   cf. {Interjoin}.]	   A mutual joining. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interknit \In`ter*knit"\, v. t.	   To knit together; to unite closely; to intertwine.	   [1913 Webster]
Interknow \In`ter*know"\, v. t.	   To know mutually. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interknowledge \In`ter*knowl"edge\, n.	   Mutual knowledge or acquaintance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlace \In`ter*lace"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Interlaced};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Interlacing}.] [OE. entrelacen, F.	   entrelacer. See {Inter-}, and {Lace}.]	   To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one	   thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.	   [1913 Webster]	         Severed into stripes	         That interlaced each other.              --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The epic way is everywhere interlaced with dialogue.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Interlacing arches} (Arch.), arches, usually circular, so	      constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be	      interlaced.	      [1913 Webster]
Interlacement \In`ter*lace"ment\, n. [Cf. F. entrelacement.]	   The act of interlacing, or the state of being interlaced;	   also, that which is interlaced. Interlamellar
Interlamellar \In`ter*lam"el*lar\, Interlaminar
\In`ter*lam"i*nar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between lammell[ae] or lamin[ae]; as, interlamellar spaces.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlaminated \In`ter*lam"i*na`ted\, a.	   Placed between, or containing, lamin[ae] or plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlamination \In`ter*lam`i*na"tion\, n.	   The state of being interlaminated.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlapse \In"ter*lapse`\, n. [Pref. inter- + lapse: cf. L.	   interlabi, interlapsus, to fall, slide, or flow, between.]	   The lapse or interval of time between two events. [R.]	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlard \In`ter*lard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interlarded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interlarding}.] [F. entrelarder. See {Inter-},	   and {Lard}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To place lard or bacon amongst; to mix, as fat meat with	      lean. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose grain doth rise in flakes, with fatness	            interlarded.                          --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to	      introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; as, to	      interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions.	      [1913 Webster]	            The English laws . . . [were] mingled and	            interlarded with many particular laws of their own.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            They interlard their native drinks with choice	            Of strongest brandy.                  --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
Interlay \In`ter*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interlaid}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Interlaying}.]	   To lay or place among or between. --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Interleaf \In"ter*leaf`\, n.; pl. {Interleaves}. [See	   {Interleave}.]	   A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted,	   as in a book.	   [1913 Webster]
Interleave \In`ter*leave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interleaved};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Interleaving}.] [Pref. inter- + leaf.]	   1. To insert a leaf or leaves in; to bind with blank leaves	      inserted between the others; as, to interleave a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To insert something alternately between the parts	      of; as, to interleave transparencies with the	      corresponding pages.	      [PJC]
Interlibel \In`ter*li"bel\, v. t.	   To libel mutually.	   [1913 Webster]
Interline \In`ter*line"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interlined}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interlining}.] [Pref. inter- + line: cf. LL.	   interlineare, F. interlin['e]er, OF. entreligner.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To write or insert between lines already written or	      printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print	      something between the lines of; as, to interline a page or	      a book. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arrange in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and	      English. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mark or imprint with lines.	      [1913 Webster]	            A crooked wrinkle interlines my brow. --Marlowe.	      Interlineal
Interlineal \In`ter*lin"e*al\, Interlinear \In`ter*lin"e*ar\, a.	   [Cf. LL. interlinearis, F. interlin['e]aire.]	   Contained between lines; written or inserted between lines	   already written or printed; containing interlineations; as,	   an interlinear manuscript, translation, etc. --	   {In`ter*lin"e*ar*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlineary \In`ter*lin"e*a*ry\, a.	   Interlinear. -- n. A book containing interlineations. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interlineation \In`ter*lin`e*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   interlin['e]ation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of interlining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line	      inserted between lines already written or printed.	      [1913 Webster]
interlingua \in`ter*lin"gua\, n.	   A language used as an intermediate language in translating	   from a source language to a target language; -- used	   especially in machine translation by computers; as, some	   machine translation systems use Esperanto as an interlingua.	   [PJC]
Interlining \In`ter*lin"ing\, n.	   Correction or alteration by writing between the lines;	   interlineation. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlink \In`ter*link"\, v. t.	   To link together; to join, as one chain to another. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Interlink \In`ter*link"\, n.	   An intermediate or connecting link.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlobar \In`ter*lo"bar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between lobes; as, the interlobar notch of the liver; the	   interlobar ducts of a gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlobular \In`ter*lob"u*lar\, a. [Pref. inter- + lobular: cf.	   F. interlobulaire.] (Anat.)	   Between lobules; as, the interlobular branches of the portal	   vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlocation \In`ter*lo*ca"tion\, n.	   A placing or coming between; interposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlock \In`ter*lock"\, v. i.	   To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one	   another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one	   another; to interlace firmly.	   [1913 Webster]	Interlock \In`ter*lock"\, v. t.	   1. To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in	      place by mutual fastening.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lady with her fingers interlocked. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To connect together so that the parts work together as a	      coordinated unit; to connect as a single system.	      [PJC]
interlocking \in`ter*lock"ing\, a.	   Connected together in such a manner that the parts work	   together as a single unit, or in a coordianted manner.	   [PJC]
Interlocution \In`ter*lo*cu"tion\, n. [L. interlocutio, from	   interloqui, interlocutus, to speak between; inter between +	   loqui to speak: cf. F. interlocution. See {Loquacious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An intermediate act or decree before final decision.	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.	      [1913 Webster]
Interlocutor \In`ter*loc"u*tor\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.	   interlocuteur.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who takes part in dialogue or conversation; a talker,	      interpreter, or questioner. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An interlocutory judgment or sentence.	      [1913 Webster]
Interlocutory \In`ter*loc"u*to*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. interlocutorius,	   F. interlocutoire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue;	      conversational.	      [1913 Webster]	            Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures.	                                                  --Fiddes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Intermediate; not final or definitive; made or done	      during the progress of an action; as, an interlocutory	      judgement.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an	         intermediate stage between the commencement and	         termination of a cause, is called interlocutory.	         [1913 Webster]	Interlocutory \In`ter*loc"u*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. interlocutoire.]	   Interpolated discussion or dialogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlocutrice \In`ter*loc"u*trice\, n. [F.]	   A female interlocutor.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlope \In`ter*lope"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Interloped}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interloping}.] [See {Interloper}.]	   To run between parties and intercept without right the	   advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic	   without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to	   intermeddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Interloper \In"ter*lo`per\ (?; 277), n. [Pref. inter- + D.	   looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See	   {Leap}, and cf. {Elope}.]	   One who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a	   property, a station, or an office; one who interferes	   wrongfully or officiously.	   [1913 Webster]	         The untrained man, . . . the interloper as to the	         professions.                             --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlucate \In`ter*lu"cate\, v. t. [L. interlucatus, p. p. of	   interlucare; inter between + lux, lucis, light.]	   To let in light upon, as by cutting away branches. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interlucation \In`ter*lu*ca"tion\, n. [L. interlucatio.]	   Act of thinning a wood to let in light. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlucent \In`ter*lu"cent\, a. [L. interlucens, p. pr. See	   {Inter-}, and {Lucent}.]	   Shining between.	   [1913 Webster]
Interlude \In`ter*lude\, n. [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL.	   inter between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F.	   interlude. See {Ludicrous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the	      acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to	      relieve the tedium of waiting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes	            When monarch reason sleeps.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and	      farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in	      the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A short piece of instrumental music played between	      the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama;	      especially, in church music, a short passage played by the	      organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German	      chorals after each line.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: Any intervening period of time, space, etc.; a	      pause between phases of an activity.	      [PJC]
Interluded \In"ter*lu`ded\, a.	   Inserted in the manner of an interlude; having or containing	   interludes.	   [1913 Webster]
Interluder \In"ter*lu`der\, n.	   An actor who performs in an interlude. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Interluency \In"ter*lu`en*cy\, n. [L. interluens, p. pr. of	   interluere to flow between; inter + luere.]	   A flowing between; intervening water. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   Interlunar
Interlunar \In`ter*lu"nar\, Interlunary \In`ter*lu"na*ry\, a.	   [Pref. inter- + lunar: cf. L. interlunis.]	   Belonging or pertaining to the time when the moon, at or near	   its conjunction with the sun, is invisible. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermandibular \In`ter*man*dib"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the mandibles; interramal; as, the intermandibular	   space.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermarriage \In`ter*mar"riage\, n.	   Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and	   taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, races,	   castes, or nations.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermarry \In`ter*mar"ry\, v. i.	   To become connected by marriage between their members; to	   give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families,	   ranks, races, castes, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         About the middle of the fourth century from the	         building of Rome, it was declared lawful for nobles and	         plebeians to intermarry.                 --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermaxilla \In`ter*max*il"la\, n.; pl. {Intermaxill[ae]}.	   (Anat.)	   See {Premaxilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermaxillary \In`ter*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Between the maxillary bones.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the intermaxill[ae]. -- n. An	       intermaxilla.	       [1913 Webster]
Intermean \In"ter*mean`\, n.	   Something done in the meantime; interlude. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermeation \In`ter*me*a"tion\, n. [L. intermeare, intermeatum;	   to go between; inter between + meare to go.]	   A flowing between. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermeddle \In`ter*med"dle\, v. i. [OE. entremedlen,	   entermellen, to mix together, OF. entremedler, entremeller,	   entremesler, F. entrem[^e]ler. See {Inter-}, and {Meddle}.]	   To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously;	   to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with.	   [1913 Webster]	         The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by	         conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign	         states.                                  --Bacon.	   Syn: To interpose; interfere. See {Interpose}.	        [1913 Webster]	Intermeddle \In`ter*med"dle\, v. t.	   To intermix; to mingle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many other adventures are intermeddled.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermeddler \In`ter*med"dler\, n.	   One who meddles with, or intrudes into, the affairs of	   others. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermeddlesome \In`ter*med"dle*some\, a.	   Inclined or disposed to intermeddle. --	   {In`ter*med"dle*some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermeddling \In`ter*med"dling\, n.	   The act of improperly interfering. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermede \In"ter*mede\, n. [F. interm[`e]de, fr. L. inter	   between + medius, adj., middle; cf. It. intermedio. Cf.	   {Intermezzo}.]	   A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing,	   sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced	   between the acts of a play or an opera.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermediacy \In`ter*me"di*a*cy\, n. [From {Intermediate}.]	   Interposition; intervention. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermediae \In`ter*me"di*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. intermedius	   intermedial.] (Zool.)	   The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermedial \In`ter*me"di*al\, a. [Pref. inter- + medial: cf. L.	   intermedius.]	   Lying between; intervening; intermediate. "Intermedial	   colors." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermedian \In`ter*me"di*an\, a.	   Intermediate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intermediary \In`ter*me"di*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. interm['e]diaire.]	   Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an	   intermediary project.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Intermediary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury,	      performed after inflammation has set in.	      [1913 Webster]	Intermediary \In`ter*me"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Intermediaries}.	   One who, or that which, is intermediate; an interagent; a	   go-between; a mediator.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, a. [Pref. inter- + mediate: cf.	   F. interm['e]diat.]	   1. Lying or being in the middle place or degree, or between	      two extremes; coming or done between; intervening;	      interposed; interjacent; as, an intermediate space or	      time; intermediate colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Of or pertaining to an intermediate school; as,	      intermediate education.	      [PJC]	   {Intermediate state} (Theol.), the state or condition of the	      soul between the death and the resurrection of the body.	      	   {Intermediate terms} (Math.), the terms of a progression or	      series between the first and the last (which are called	      the extremes); the means.	   {Intermediate tie}. (Arch.) Same as {Intertie}.	      [1913 Webster]	Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, v. i.	   To come between; to intervene; to interpose. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Intermediate \In`ter*me"di*ate\, n.	   1. A person who intermediates between others, especially in	      negotiations; an intermediary; a mediator.	      [PJC]	   2. Something that is intermediate.	      [PJC]	   3. Specifically: (Chem.) A compound which is produced in the	      course of a chemical synthesis, which is not itself the	      final product, but is used in further reactions which	      produce the final product; also called {synthetic	      intermediate}, {intermediate compound} or {intermediate	      product}; -- contrasted to {starting material} and {end	      product} or {final product}. There may be many different	      intermediates between the {starting material} and end	      product in the course of a complex synthesis; as, many	      industrial chemicals are produced primarily to be used as	      intermediates in other syntheses.	   Note: The term has the same meaning with respect to	         intermediate compounds produced in a biosynthetic	         pathway in living organisms.	         [PJC]
Intermediately \In`ter*me"di*ate*ly\, adv.	   In an intermediate manner; by way of intervention.	   [1913 Webster]
intermediate school \in`ter*me"di*ate school`\, n.	   A school having grades at a level between the lower primary	   grades and the upper secondary grades, being variously grades	   4 through 6, or grades 7 through 9, etc.	   [PJC]
Intermediation \In`ter*me`di*a"tion\, n.	   The act of coming between; intervention; mediation;	   interposition. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermediator \In`ter*me"di*a`tor\, n.	   A mediator.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermedious \In`ter*me"di*ous\, a. [L. intermedius.]	   Intermediate. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermedium \In`ter*me"di*um\, n.; pl. {Intermediums}, L.	   {Intermedia}. [NL., neut. of L. intermedius intermediate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Intermediate space. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An intervening agent or instrument. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage between the radiale and	      ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare	      in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus,	      and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and	      most mammals.	      [1913 Webster]
Intermell \In`ter*mell"\, v. i. & t. [See {Intermeddle}.]	   To intermeddle; to intermix. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermembral \In`ter*mem"bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Between members or limbs; as, intermembral homology, the	   correspondence of the limbs with each other.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermembranous \In`ter*mem"bra*nous\, a. (Anat.)	   Within or beneath a membrane; as, intermembranous	   ossification.	   [1913 Webster]
Interment \In*ter"ment\, n. [OE. enterment, F. enterrement. See	   {Inter}, v. t.]	   The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth;	   burial; sepulture; inhumation. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermention \In`ter*men"tion\, v. t.	   To mention among other things, or casually or incidentally.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intermesenteric \In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Within the mesentery; as, the intermesenteric, or aortic,	   plexus.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermetacarpal \In`ter*me`ta*car"pal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the metacarpal bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermetatarsal \In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the metatarsal bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermezzo \In`ter*mez"zo\, n. [It. See {Intermede}.] (Mus.)	   An interlude; an intermede. See {Intermede}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermicate \In`ter*mi"cate\, v. i. [L. intermicare; inter-	   between + micare to glitter.]	   To flash or shine between or among. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermication \In`ter*mi*ca"tion\, n.	   A shining between or among. [R.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermigration \In`ter*mi*gra"tion\, n.	   Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by	   migration. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Interminable \In*ter"mi*na*ble\, a. [L. interminabilis: cf. F.	   interminable. See {Terminate}.]	   Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless; endless;	   wearisomely protracted; as, interminable space or duration;	   interminable sufferings; an interminable sermon.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         That wild interminable waste of waves.   --Grainger.	   Syn: Boundless; endless; limitless; illimitable;	        immeasurable; infinite; unbounded; unlimited.	        [1913 Webster]
Interminableness \In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness\, n.	   The state of being endless.	   [1913 Webster]
Interminably \In*ter"mi*na*bly\, adv.	   Without end or limit.	   [1913 Webster]
Interminate \In*ter"mi*nate\, a. [L. interminatus; in- not +	   terminatus, p. p. of terminate.]	   Endless; as, interminate sleep. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Interminate \In*ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [L. interminatus, p. p. of	   interminari; inter between + minari to threaten.]	   To menace; to threaten. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Interminated \In*ter"mi*na`ted\, a.	   Interminable; interminate; endless; unending. [Obs.]	   --Akenside.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermination \In*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. interminatio.]	   A menace or threat. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermine \In`ter*mine"\, v. t.	   To intersect or penetrate with mines. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermingle \In`ter*min"gle\, v. t.	   To mingle or mix together; to intermix. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Intermingle \In`ter*min"gle\, v. i.	   To be mixed or incorporated.	   [1913 Webster]	         Party and faction will intermingle.      --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermise \In"ter*mise\, n. [Cf. F. entremise. See	   {Intermission}.]	   Interference; interposition. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermission \In`ter*mis"sion\, n. [L. intermissio: cf. F.	   intermission. See {Intermit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or the state of intermitting; the state of being	      neglected or disused; disuse; discontinuance. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cessation for a time; an intervening period of time; an	      interval; a temporary pause; as, to labor without	      intermission; an intermission of ten minutes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rest or intermission none I find.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: The short period between acts of a play,	      concert, opera, or other public performance when the	      audience may leave their seats for refreshment; -- it	      usually lasts from 10 to 20 minutes.	      [PJC]	   4. (Med.) The temporary cessation or subsidence of a fever;	      the space of time between the paroxysms of a disease.	      Intermission is an entire cessation, as distinguished from	      {remission}, or abatement of fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Intervention; interposition. [Obs.] --Heylin.	   Syn: Cessation; interruption; interval; pause; stop; rest;	        suspension. See {Cessation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intermissive \In`ter*mis"sive\, a.	   Having temporary cessations; not continual; intermittent.	   "Intermissive miseries." --Shak. "Intermissive wars."	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermit \In`ter*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intermitted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intermitting}.] [L. intermittere; inter between	   + mittere, missum, to send: cf. OE. entremeten to busy (one's	   self) with, F. s'entremettre. See {Missile}.]	   To cause to cease for a time, or at intervals; to interrupt;	   to suspend.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pray to the gods to intermit the plague. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Intermit \In`ter*mit"\, v. i.	   To cease for a time or at intervals; to moderate; to be	   intermittent, as a fever. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermittence \In`ter*mit"tence\, n. [Cf. F. intermittence.]	   Act or state of intermitting; intermission. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermittent \In`ter*mit"tent\, a. [L. intermittens, -entis, p.	   pr. of intermittere: cf. F. intermittent.]	   Coming and going at intervals; alternating; recurrent;	   periodic; as, an intermittent fever. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Intermittent fever} (Med.), a disease with fever which	      recurs at certain intervals; -- applied particularly to	      fever and ague. See {Fever}.	   {Intermittent gearing} (Mach.), gearing which receives, or	      produces, intermittent motion.	   {Intermittent springs}, springs which flow at intervals, not	      apparently dependent upon rain or drought. They probably	      owe their intermittent action to their being connected	      with natural reservoirs in hills or mountains by passages	      having the form of a siphon, the water beginning to flow	      when it has accumulated so as to fill the upper part of	      the siphon, and ceasing when, by running through it, it	      has fallen below the orifice of the upper part of the	      siphon in the reservoir.	      [1913 Webster]	Intermittent \In`ter*mit"tent\, n. (Med.)	   An intermittent fever or disease. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermittently \In`ter*mit"tent*ly\, adv.	   With intermissions; in an intermittent manner;	   intermittingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermittingly \In`ter*mit"ting*ly\, adv.	   With intermissions; at intervals. --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermix \In`ter*mix"\, v. t.	   To mix together; to intermingle.	   [1913 Webster]	         In yonder spring of roses, intermixed	         With myrtle, find what to redress till noon. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Intermix \In`ter*mix"\, v. i.	   To be mixed together; to be intermingled.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermixedly \In`ter*mix"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a mixed manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermixture \In`ter*mix"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   1. A mass formed by mixture; a mass of ingredients mixed.	      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admixture; an additional ingredient.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this height of impiety there wanted not an	            intermixture of levity and folly.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Intermobility \In`ter*mo*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capacity of things to move among each other; as, the	   intermobility of fluid particles.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermodillion \In`ter*mo*dil"lion\, n. (Arch.)	   The space between two modillions.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermontane \In`ter*mon"tane\, a. [Pref. inter- + L. montanus	   belonging to a mountain, fr. mons, montis, mountain.]	   Between mountains; as, intermontane soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermundane \In`ter*mun"dane\, a.	   Being, between worlds or orbs. [R.] "Intermundane spaces."	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermundian \In`ter*mun"di*an\, a.	   Intermundane. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intermural \In`ter*mu"ral\, a.	   1. Lying between walls; inclosed by walls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Taking place between two different institutions or cities;	      as, an intermural soccer match between two schools.	      [PJC]
Intermure \In`ter*mure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intermured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intermuring}.] [Pref. inter- + L. murus wall.]	   To wall in; to inclose. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermuscular \In`ter*mus"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between muscles; as, intermuscular septa.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermutation \In`ter*mu*ta"tion\, n.	   Interchange; mutual or reciprocal change.	   [1913 Webster]
Intermutual \In`ter*mu"tu*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Mutual. [Obs.] --Daniel. -- {In`ter*mu"tu*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intern \In*tern"\, a. [L. internus: cf. F. interne. See	   {Internal}.]	   Internal. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Intern \In*tern"\, v. t. [F. interne. See {Intern}, a.]	   1. To put for safe keeping in the interior of a place or	      country; to confine to one locality; as, to intern troops	      which have fled for refuge to a neutral country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold until the end of a war, as enemy citizens in a	      country at the time of outbreak of hostilities; -- an	      action performed by countries.	      [PJC]
intern \in*tern"\, n. [F.] (F. pron. [a^]N`t[^a]rn")	   1. (Med.) A resident physician in a hospital, especially one	      who has recently received the Doctorate and is practising	      under supervision of experienced physicians, as a	      continuation of the training process; a house physician;	      also called {houseman} in Britain. [Also spelled	      {interne}.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A person working as an apprentice to gain experience in an	      occupation; sometimes the position is paid a salary, and	      other times it is not; as, a white house intern; an intern	      in a law firm.	      [PJC]
Internal \In*tern"al\, a. [L. internus; akin to interior. See	   {Interior}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inward; interior; being within any limit or surface;	      inclosed; -- opposed to {external}; as, the internal parts	      of a body, or of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Derived from, or dependent on, the thing itself; inherent;	      as, the internal evidence of the divine origin of the	      Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to its own affairs or interests; especially,	      (said of a country) domestic, as opposed to {foreign}; as,	      internal trade; internal troubles or war.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pertaining to the inner being or the heart; spiritual.	      [1913 Webster]	            With our Savior, internal purity is everything.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Intrinsic; inherent; real. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The internal rectitude of our actions in the sight	            of God.                               --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Anat.) Lying toward the mesial plane; mesial.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Internal angle} (Geom.), an interior angle. See under	      {Interior}.	   {Internal gear} (Mach.), a gear in which the teeth project	      inward from the rim instead of outward.	   Syn: Inner; interior; inward; inland; inside.	        [1913 Webster] Internal-combustion
Internal-combustion \In*ter"nal-com*bus"tion\, a. (Mach.)	   Designating, or pertaining to, any engine (called an	Internal-combustion engine \Internal-combustion engine\) in	   which the heat or pressure energy necessary to produce motion	   is developed in the engine cylinder, as by the explosion of a	   gas, and not in a separate chamber, as in a steam-engine	   boiler. The gas used may be a fixed gas, or one derived from	   alcohol, ether, gasoline (petrol), naphtha, oil (petroleum),	   etc. There are three main classes: (1) gas engines proper,	   using fixed gases, as coal, blast-furnace, or producer gas;	   (2) engines using the vapor of a volatile fluid, as the	   typical gasoline (petrol) engine; (3) oil engines, using	   either an atomized spray or the vapor (produced by heat) of a	   comparatively heavy oil, as petroleum or kerosene. In all of	   these the gas is mixed with a definite amount of air, the	   charge is composed in the cylinder and is then exploded	   either by a flame of gas (flame ignition -- now little used),	   by a hot tube (tube ignition) or the like, by an electric	   spark (electric ignition, the usual method is gasoline	   engines, or by the heat of compression, as in the Diesel	   engine. Gas and oil engines are chiefly of the stationary	   type. Gasoline engines are largely used for automobile	   vehicles, boats, etc. Most internal-combustion engines use	   the Otto (four-stroke) cycle, though many use the two-stroke	   cycle. They are almost universally trunk engines and	   single-acting. Because of the intense heat produced by the	   frequent explosions, the cylinders must be cooled by a water	   jacket (water-cooled) or by air currents (air cooled) to give	   the maximum thermodynamic efficiency and to avoid excessive	   friction or seizing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] internalise \internalise\ v.	   (Psychology)	   Same as internalize. MKChiefly Brit.	   Syn: internalize, interiorize, interiorise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Internality \In`ter*nal"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being internal or within; interiority.	   [1913 Webster]
internalization \internalization\ n.	   1. learning (of values or attitudes etc.) that is	      incorporated within yourself.	   Syn: incorporation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
internalize \internalize\ v. t. (Psychology)	   to incorporate within oneself.	   Syn: internalise, interiorize, interiorise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Internally \In*ter"nal*ly\, adv.	   1. Inwardly; within the enveloping surface, or the boundary	      of a thing; within the body; beneath the surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Mentally; spiritually. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Internasal \In`ter*na"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the nasal cavities; as, the internasal cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
International \In`ter*na"tion*al\, a. [Pref. inter- + national:	   cf. F. international.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Between or among nations; pertaining to the intercourse of	      nations; participated in by two or more nations; common	      to, or affecting, two or more nations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or concerning the association called the International.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Independent of national boundaries; common to all people;	      as, the atmosphere is an international resource; the	      international community of scholars.	      [PJC]	   {International code} (Naut.), a common system of signaling	      adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby	      communication may be had between vessels at sea.	   {International copyright}. See under {Copyright}.	   {International law}, the rules regulating the mutual	      intercourse of nations. International law is mainly the	      product of the conditions from time to time of	      international intercourse, being drawn from diplomatic	      discussion, textbooks, proof of usage, and from recitals	      in treaties. It is called public when treating of the	      relations of sovereign powers, and private when of the	      relations of persons of different nationalities.	      International law is now, by the better opinion, part of	      the common law of the land. Cf. Conflict of laws, under	      {Conflict}. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	International \In`ter*na"tion*al\, n. [Cf. F. internationale.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The International; an abbreviated from of the title of the	      International Workingmen's Association, the name of an	      association, formed in London in 1864, which has for	      object the promotion of the interests of the industrial	      classes of all nations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the International Association.	      [1913 Webster]
Internationale \Internationale\ n.	   a revolutionary socialist anthem.	   [WordNet 1.5]
internationalisation \internationalisation\ n.	   the act of bringing something under international control.	   [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: internationalization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
internationalise \internationalise\ v. t.	   1. Same as {internationalize}.	   Syn: internationalize, make international.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Internationalism \In`ter*na"tion*al*ism\, n.	   1. The state or principles of international interests and	      intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The doctrines or organization of the International.	      [1913 Webster]
Internationalist \In`ter*na"tion*al*ist\, n.	   1. One who is versed in the principles of international law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the International; one who believes in, or	      advocates the doctrines of, the International.	      [1913 Webster]
internationalistic \internationalistic\ adj.	   favoring cooperation among nations; -- of people and	   policies.	   Syn: internationalist.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
internationality \internationality\ n.	   quality of being international in scope; as, he applauded the	   internationality of scientific terminology.	   Syn: internationalism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
internationalization \internationalization\ n.	   1. the act of bringing something under international control.	   Syn: internationalisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Internationalize \In`ter*na"tion*al*ize\, v. t.	   To make international; to cause to affect the mutual	   relations of two or more nations; as, to internationalize a	   principle of law, or a philanthropic enterprise.	   [1913 Webster]
Internationally \In`ter*na"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In an international manner; from an international point of	   view.	   [1913 Webster]
Interne \In*terne"\, n. [See {Intern}, a.]	   That which is within; the interior. [Poetic] --Mrs. Browning.
interne \in*terne"\, n.	   Same as {intern}.	   [PJC] Interneciary
Interneciary \In`ter*ne"cia*ry\, Internecinal
\In`ter*ne"ci*nal\, a.	   Internecine.	   [1913 Webster]
Internecine \In`ter*ne"cine\, a. [L. internecinus deadly,	   murderous, fr. internecare to kill, to slaughter; inter	   between + necare to kill; akin to Gr. ? dead. See	   {Necromancy}.]	   1. Involving, or accompanied by, mutual slaughter; mutually	      destructive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Internecine quarrels, horrible tumults, stain the	            streets with blood.                   --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to internal conflicts within a group; as,	      internecine quarrels.	   Syn: intramural.	        [PJC]
Internecion \In`ter*ne"cion\, n. [L. internecio.]	   Mutual slaughter or destruction; massacre. [Obs.] --Sir M.	   Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Internecive \In`ter*ne"cive\, a. [L. internecivus.]	   Internecine. [R.] --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Internection \In`ter*nec"tion\, n. [L. internectere to bind	   together; inter between + nectere to fasten.]	   Intimate connection. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
internet \in"ter*net\ ([i^]n"t[~e]r*n[e^]t), n.	   A large network[3] of numerous computers connected through a	   number of major nodes of high-speed computers having	   high-speed communications channels between the major nodes,	   and numerous minor nodes allowing electronic communication	   among millions of computers around the world; -- usually	   referred to as {the internet}. It is the basis for the	   {World-Wide Web}.	   [PJC]
Interneural \In`ter*neu"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the neural arches or neural spines. -- n. An	   interneural spine or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Internity \In*ter"ni*ty\, n.	   State of being within; interiority. [R.] --H. Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Internment \In*tern"ment\, n. [F. internement. See {Intern}.]	   1. Confinement within narrow limits, -- as of foreign troops,	      to the interior of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confining within a country for the duration of a war; --	      usually of citizens of a hostile power.	      [PJC]
Internodal \In`ter*no"dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to internodes; intervening between nodes or	   joints.	   [1913 Webster]
Internode \In"ter*node`\, n. [L. internodium; inter between +	   nodus knot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) The space between two nodes or points of the stem	      from which the leaves properly arise. --H. Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A part between two joints; a segment;	      specifically, one of the phalanges.	      [1913 Webster]
Internodial \In`ter*no"di*al\, a.	   Internodal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
internship \in"tern*ship\ ([i^]n"t[~e]rn*sh[i^]p), n.	   1. (Med.) The state of being an intern; the position of an	      intern.	      [PJC]	   2. The period of time during which a person is an intern; as,	      she served her internship over the summer.	      [PJC]	   3. A program to provide novices in a field with	      apprenticeship training.	      [PJC]	   4. The period of time during which a novice in a field serves	      in a subordinate capacity and continues to gain	      experience; the learning period before one becomes an	      expert.	      [PJC]
Internuncial \In`ter*nun"cial\, a. [See {Internuncio}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to an internuncio.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Communicating or transmitting impressions	      between different parts of the body; -- said of the	      nervous system. --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]
Internunciess \In`ter*nun"ciess\, n.	   A female messenger. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Internuncio \In`ter*nun"ci*o\, n.; pl. {Internuncios}. [L.	   internuntius; inter between + nuntius, nuncius, messenger:	   cf. It. internunzio. See {Nuncio}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A messenger between two parties. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A representative, or charg['e] d'affaires, of the pope at	      a foreign court or seat of government, ranking next below	      a nuncio.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This title was formerly given also to the Austrian	         envoy at Constantinople.	         [1913 Webster]
Internuncioship \In`ter*nun"ci*o*ship\, n.	   The office or function of an internuncio. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Internuncius \In`ter*nun"ci*us\, n. [L.]	   Internuncio.	   [1913 Webster]
Interoceanic \In`ter*o`ce*an"ic\, a.	   Between oceans; connecting oceans; as, interoceanic	   communication; an interoceanic canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Interocular \In`ter*oc"u*lar\, a.	   Between, or within, the eyes; as, the interocular distance;	   situated between the eyes, as the antenn[ae] of some insects.	   [1913 Webster]
interoperability \in`ter*op`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n. (Computers)	   The quality of being {interoperable}. Used of data structures	   or executable programs.	   [PJC]
Interoperable \In`ter*op"er*a*ble\, a. (Computers)	   Being able to function in two or more different programs or	   operating systems. Used of data structures or executable	   programs; as, Microsoft Word files are interoperable between	   Intel and Macintosh operating environments..	   [PJC]
Interopercular \In`ter*o*per"cu*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the interoperculum. -- n. The	   interopercular bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Interoperculum \In`ter*o*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {-la} (-l[.a]).	   (Anat.)	   The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Interorbital \In`ter*or"bit*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the orbits; as, the interorbital septum.	   [1913 Webster]
Interosculant \In`ter*os"cu*lant\, a.	   1. Mutually touching or intersecting; as, interosculant	      circles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Uniting two groups; -- said of certain genera	      which connect family groups, or of species that connect	      genera. See {Osculant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Interosculate \In`ter*os"cu*late\, v. i. & t.	   1. To kiss together to touch. See {Osculate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To have the character of, or to lie between, two	      distinct groups. Interosseal
Interosseal \In`ter*os"se*al\, Interosseous \In`ter*os"se*ous\,	   a. [Pref. inter- + osseous: cf. F. interosseux.] (Anat.)	   Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpale \In`ter*pale"\, v. t.	   1. To place pales between or among; to separate by pales.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interweave or interlace. [R.] --Brende.	      [1913 Webster]
Interparietal \In`ter*pa*ri"e*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the parietal bones or cartilages; as, the	   interparietal suture. -- n. The interparietal bone or	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpause \In`ter*pause`\, n.	   An intermission. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interpeal \In`ter*peal"\, v. t.	   To interpel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interpedencular \In`ter*pe*den"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between peduncles; esp., between the peduncles, or crura, of	   the cerebrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpel \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, break in upon, or intercede with. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am interpelled by many businesses.     --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpellant \In`ter*pel"lant\, a. [L. interpellans, p. pr. See	   {Interpel}.]	   Interpelling; interrupting. -- n. One who, or that which,	   interpels.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpellate \In`ter*pel"late\, v. t. [See {Interpel}.]	   To question imperatively, as a minister, or other executive	   officer, in explanation of his conduct; -- generally on the	   part of a legislative body.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpellation \In`ter*pel*la"tion\, n. [L. interpellatio: cf.	   F. interpellation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of interpelling or interrupting; interruption.	      "Continual interpellations." --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of interposing or interceding; intercession.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accepted by his interpellation and intercession.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An act of interpellating, or of demanding of an officer an	      explanation of his action; imperative or peremptory	      questioning; a point raised in a debate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A official summons or citation. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Interpenetrate \In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. t.	   To penetrate between or within; to penetrate mutually.	   [1913 Webster]	         It interpenetrates my granite mass.      --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]	Interpenetrate \In`ter*pen"e*trate\, v. i.	   To penetrate each the other; to penetrate between bodies or	   their parts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Interpenetrating molding} (Arch.), in late Gothic	      architecture, a decoration by means of moldings which seem	      to pass through solid uprights, transoms, or other	      members; often, two sets of architectural members	      penetrating one another, in appearance, as if both had	      been plastic when they were put together.	      [1913 Webster]
Interpenetration \In`ter*pen`e*tra"tion\, n.	   The act or process of penetrating between or within other	   substances; mutual penetration; also, the result of a process	   of interpenetration. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Interpenetrative \In`ter*pen"e*tra*tive\, a.	   Penetrating among or between other substances; penetrating	   each the other; mutually penetrative.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpetalary \In`ter*pet"al*a*ry\, a. [Pref. inter- + petal.]	   (Bot.)	   Between the petals of a flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpetiolar \In`ter*pet"i*o*lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Being between petioles. Cf. {Intrapetiolar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Interphalangeal \In`ter*pha*lan"ge*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Between phalanges; as, interphalangeal articulations.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpilaster \In`ter*pi*las"ter\, n. (Arch.)	   The interval or space between two pilasters. --Elmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Interplace \In`ter*place"\, v. t.	   To place between or among; as, to interplace a name. [R.]	   --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Interplanetary \In`ter*plan"et*a*ry\, a.	   Between planets; as, interplanetary spaces; interplanetary	   travel. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Interplay \In`ter*play`\, n.	   Mutual action or influence; interaction; as, the interplay of	   affection.	   [1913 Webster]
Interplead \In`ter*plead"\, v. i. (Law)	   To plead against each other, or go to trial between	   themselves, as the claimants in an in an interpleader. See	   {Interpleader}. [Written also {enterplead}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interpleader \In`ter*plead"er\, n.	   1. One who interpleads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A proceeding devised to enable a person, of whom the	      same debt, duty, or thing is claimed adversely by two or	      more parties, to compel them to litigate the right or	      title between themselves, and thereby to relieve himself	      from the suits which they might otherwise bring against	      him.	      [1913 Webster]
Interpledge \In`ter*pledge"\, v. t.	   To pledge mutually. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interpoint \In`ter*point"\, v. t.	   To point; to mark with stops or pauses; to punctuate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her sighs should interpoint her words.   --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpolable \In*ter"po*la*ble\, a.	   That may be interpolated; suitable to be interpolated.	   [1913 Webster]	         A most interpolable clause of one sentence. --De	                                                  Morgan.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpolate \In*ter"po*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Interpolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interpolating}.] [L.	   interpolatus, p. p. of interpolare to form anew, to	   interpolate, fr. interpolus, interpolis, falsified, vamped	   up, polished up; inter between + polire to polish. See	   {Polish}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To renew; to carry on with intermission. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Motion . . . partly continued and unintermitted, . .	            . partly interpolated and interrupted. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alter or corrupt by the insertion of new or foreign	      matter; especially, to change, as a book or text, by the	      insertion of matter that is new, or foreign to the purpose	      of the author.	      [1913 Webster]	            How strangely Ignatius is mangled and interpolated,	            you may see by the vast difference of all copies and	            editions.                             --Bp. Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Athenians were put in possession of Salamis by	            another law, which was cited by Solon, or, as some	            think, interpolated by him for that purpose. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) To fill up intermediate terms of, as of a series,	      according to the law of the series; to introduce, as a	      number or quantity, in a partial series, according to the	      law of that part of the series; to estimate a value at a	      point intermediate between points of knwon value. Compare	      {extrapolate}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Interpolated \In*ter"po*la`ted\, a.	   1. Inserted in, or added to, the original; introduced;	      foisted in; changed by the insertion of new or spurious	      matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.)	      (a) Provided with necessary interpolations; as, an	          interpolated table.	      (b) Introduced or determined by interpolation; as,	          interpolated quantities or numbers.	          [1913 Webster]
Interpolation \In*ter`po*la"tion\, n. [L. interpolatio an	   alteration made here and there: cf. F. interpolation.]	   1. The act of introducing or inserting anything, especially	      that which is spurious or foreign.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is introduced or inserted, especially something	      foreign or spurious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bentley wrote a letter . . . . upon the scriptural	            glosses in our present copies of Hesychius, which he	            considered interpolations from a later hand. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) The method or operation of finding from a few	      given terms of a series, as of numbers or observations,	      other intermediate terms in conformity with the law of the	      series.	      [1913 Webster]
Interpolator \In*ter"po*la`tor\, n. [L., a corrupter: of. F.	   interpolateur.]	   One who interpolates; esp., one who inserts foreign or	   spurious matter in genuine writings.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpone \In`ter*pone"\, v. t. [L. interponere; inter between +	   ponere to place. See {Position}.]	   To interpose; to insert or place between. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Interponent \In`ter*po"nent\, n.	   One who, or that which, interposes; an interloper, an	   opponent. [R.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Interposal \In`ter*pos"al\, n. [From {Interpose}.]	   The act of interposing; interposition; intervention.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpose \In`ter*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interposed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interposing}.] [F. interposer. See {Inter-},	   and {Pose}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To place between; as, to interpose a screen between the	      eye and the light.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mountains interposed	            Make enemies of nations.              --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust; to intrude; to put between, either for aid or	      for troubling.	      [1913 Webster]	            What watchful cares do interpose themselves	            Betwixt your eyes and night?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common Father of mankind seasonably interposed	            his hand, and rescues miserable man.  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To introduce or inject between the parts of a conversation	      or argument. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Interpose \In`ter*pose"\, v. i.	   1. To be or come between.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long hid by interposing hill or wood. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To step in between parties at variance; to mediate; as,	      the prince interposed and made peace. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter a sentiment by way of interruption. --Boyle.	   Syn: To intervene; intercede; mediate; interfere;	        intermeddle.	   Usage: To {Interpose}, {Intermeddle}, {Interfere}. A man may	          often interpose with propriety in the concerns of	          others; he can never intermeddle without being	          impertinent or officious; nor can be interfere without	          being liable to the same charge, unless he has rights	          which are interfered with. "In our practical use,	          interference is something offensive. It is the pushing	          in of himself between two parties on the part of a	          third who was not asked, and is not thanked for his	          pains, and who, as the feeling of the word implies,	          had no business there; while interposition is employed	          to express the friendly, peacemaking mediation of one	          whom the act well became, and who, even if he was not	          specially invited thereunto, is still thanked for what	          he has done." --Trench.	          [1913 Webster]	Interpose \In"ter*pose\, n.	   Interposition. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interposer \In`ter*pos"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, interposes or intervenes; an obstacle	   or interruption; a mediator or agent between parties. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Interposit \In`ter*pos"it\, n. [From L. interpositus, p. p. of	   interponere. See {Interposition}.]	   An intermediate depot or station between one commercial city	   or country and another. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Interposition \In`ter*po*si"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. interpositio	   a putting between, insertion, fr. interponere, interpositum:	   cf. F. interposition. See {Interpone}, {Position}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of interposing, or the state of being interposed;	      a being, placing, or coming between; mediation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing interposed.	      [1913 Webster]
Interposure \In`ter*po"sure\, n.	   Interposition. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interpret \In*ter"pret\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interpreted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interpreting}.] [F. interpr[^e]ter, L.	   interpretari, p. p. interpretatus, fr. interpres interpeter,	   agent, negotiator; inter between + (prob.) the root of	   pretium price. See {Price}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To explain or tell the meaning of; to expound; to	      translate orally into intelligible or familiar language or	      terms; to decipher; to define; -- applied esp. to	      language, but also to dreams, signs, conduct, mysteries,	      etc.; as, to interpret the Hebrew language to an	      Englishman; to interpret an Indian speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.	                                                  --Matt. i. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Pharaoh told them his dreams; but there was none	            that could interpret them unto Pharaoh. --Gen. xli.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apprehend and represent by means of art; to show by	      illustrative representation; as, an actor interprets the	      character of Hamlet; a musician interprets a sonata; an	      artist interprets a landscape.	   Syn: To translate; explain; solve; render; expound;	        elucidate; decipher; unfold; unravel.	        [1913 Webster]	Interpret \In*ter"pret\, v. i.	   To act as an interpreter. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpretable \In*ter"pret*a*ble\, a. [L. interpretabilis: cf.	   F. interpr[^e]table.]	   Admitting of interpretation; capable of being interpreted or	   explained.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpretament \In*ter"pre*ta*ment\, n. [L. interpretamentum.]	   Interpretation. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpretation \In*ter`pre*ta"tion\	   ([i^]n*t[~e]r`pr[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. interpretatio:	   cf. F. interpr['e]tation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of interpreting; explanation of what is obscure;	      translation; version; construction; as, the interpretation	      of a foreign language, of a dream, or of an enigma.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look how we can, or sad or merrily,	            Interpretation will misquote our looks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sense given by an interpreter; exposition or	      explanation given; meaning; as, commentators give various	      interpretations of the same passage of Scripture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power or explaining. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fine Arts) An artist's way of expressing his thought or	      embodying his conception of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) The act or process of applying general principles	      or formul[ae] to the explanation of the results obtained	      in special cases.	   Syn: Explanation; solution; translation; version; sense;	        exposition; rendering; definition.	        [1913 Webster]
Interpretative \In*ter"pre*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F.	   interpr['e]tatif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Designed or fitted to interpret; explanatory.	      "Interpretative lexicography." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to interpretation; constructive.	      [1913 Webster]	            An interpretative siding with heresies. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Interpretatively \In*ter"pre*ta*tive*ly\, adv.	   By interpretation. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpreter \In*ter"pret*er\, n. [Cf. OF. entrepreteur, L.	   interpretator.]	   One who or that which interprets, explains, or expounds; a	   translator; especially, a person who translates orally	   between two parties.	   [1913 Webster]	         We think most men's actions to be the interpreters of	         their thoughts.                          --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpretive \In*ter"pre*tive\, a.	   Interpretative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interpubic \In`ter*pu"bic\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the pubic bones or cartilages; as, the interpubic	   disk.	   [1913 Webster]
Interpunction \In`ter*punc"tion\, n. [L. interpunctio, fr.	   interpungere, interppunctum, to interpoint. See {Inter-}, and	   {Point}.]	   The insertion of points between words or sentences;	   punctuation.	   [1913 Webster]
Interradial \In`ter*ra"di*al\, a.	   Between the radii, or rays; -- in Zoology, said of certain	   parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a	   starfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Interramal \In`ter*ra"mal\, a. [Pref. inter- + L. ramus a	   branch.] (Anat.)	   Between rami or branches; esp., between the mandibles, or	   rami of the lower jaw; intermandibular.	   [1913 Webster]
Interreceive \In`ter*re*ceive"\, v. t.	   To receive between or within.	   [1913 Webster]
Interregency \In`ter*re"gen*cy\, n.	   An interregnum. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Interregent \In`ter*re"gent\, n.	   A person who discharges the royal functions during an	   interregnum. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Interregnum \In`ter*reg"num\, n.; pl. {Interregnums}. [L., fr.	   inter between + regnum dominion, reign. See {Reign}, and cf.	   {Interreign}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The time during which a throne is vacant between the death	      or abdication of a sovereign and the accession of his	      successor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any period during which, for any cause, the executive	      branch of a government is suspended or interrupted.	      [1913 Webster]
Interreign \In"ter*reign`\, n. [Cf. F. interr[`e]gne.]	   An interregnum. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrelated \In`ter*re*lat"ed\, a.	   Having a mutual or reciprocal relation or parallelism;	   correlative.	   [1913 Webster]
interrelatedness \interrelatedness\ n.	   mutual or reciprocal relation or relatedness; interrelation.	   Syn: interrelation, interrelationship.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Interrelation \In`ter*re*la"tion\, n.	   Mutual or reciprocal relation; correlation.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrenal \In`ter*re"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the kidneys; as, the interrenal body, an organ found	   in many fishes. -- n. The interrenal body.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrepellent \In`ter*re*pel"lent\, a.	   Mutually repellent. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrer \In*ter"rer\, n.	   One who inters.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrex \In"ter*rex`\, n.; pl. E. {Interrexes}, L.	   {Interreges}. [L., fr. inter between + rex king.]	   An interregent, or a regent.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrogate \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; to question; to examine by asking	   questions; as, to interrogate a witness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wilt thou, uncalled, interrogate,	         Talker! the unreplying Fate?             --Emerson.	   Syn: To question; ask. See {Question}.	        [1913 Webster]	Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, v. i.	   To ask questions. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Interrogate \In*ter"ro*gate\, n.	   An interrogation; a question. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrogatee \In*ter`ro*ga*tee"\, n.	   One who is interrogated.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrogation \In*ter`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. interrogatio: cf. F.	   interrogation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of interrogating or questioning;	      examination by questions; an instance of interrogating;	      inquiry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A question put; an inquiry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A point, mark, or sign, thus [?], indicating that the	      sentence with which it is connected is a question. It is	      used to express doubt, or to mark a query. Usually called	      a {question mark}; called also {interrogation point}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In works printed in the Spanish language this mark is	         not only placed at the end of an interrogative	         sentence, but is also placed, inverted [as thus	         ([iques])], at the beginning.	         [1913 Webster]
Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, a. [L. interrogativus: cf. F.	   interrogatif.]	   Denoting a question; expressed in the form of a question; as,	   an interrogative sentence; an interrogative pronoun.	   [1913 Webster]	Interrogative \In`ter*rog"a*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   A word used in asking questions; as, who? which? why?	   [1913 Webster]
Interrogatively \In`ter*rog"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the form of, or by means of, a question; in an	   interrogative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrogator \In*ter"ro*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. interrogateur.]	   One who asks questions; a questioner.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrogatory \In`ter*rog"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Interrogatories}.	   [Cf. F. interrogatoire.]	   A formal question or inquiry; esp. (Law), a question or	   series of questions asked in writing, usually as part of a	   lawsuit. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Interrogatory \In`ter*rog"a*to*ry\, a. [L. interrogatorius.]	   Containing, expressing, or implying a question; as, an	   interrogatory sentence.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrupt \In`ter*rupt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interrupted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interrupting}.] [L. interruptus, p. p. of	   interrumpere to interrupt; inter between + rumpere to break.	   See {Rupture}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To break into, or between; to stop, or hinder by breaking	      in upon the course or progress of; to interfere with the	      current or motion of; to cause a temporary cessation of;	      as, to interrupt the remarks of anyone speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not interrupt me in my course.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide; to separate; to break the monotony of; as, the	      evenness of the road was not interrupted by a single hill.	      [1913 Webster]	Interrupt \In`ter*rupt"\, p. a. [L. interruptus, p. p.]	   Broken; interrupted. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Interrupted \In`ter*rupt"ed\, a.	   1. Broken; intermitted; suddenly stopped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Irregular; -- said of any arrangement whose	      symmetry is destroyed by local causes, as when leaflets	      are interposed among the leaves in a pinnate leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Interruptedly \In`ter*rupt"ed*ly\, adv.	   With breaks or interruptions; discontinuously.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Interruptedly pinnate} (Bot.), pinnate with small leaflets	      intermixed with large ones. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Interrupter \In`ter*rupt"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, interrupts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) A device for opening and closing an electrical	      circuit; a vibrating spring or tuning fork, arranged to	      make and break a circuit at rapidly recurring intervals,	      by the action of the current itself. [Also spelled	      {interruptor}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Interruption \In`ter*rup"tion\, n. [L. interruptio: cf. F.	   interruption.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of interrupting, or breaking in upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being interrupted; a breach or break, caused	      by the abrupt intervention of something foreign;	      intervention; interposition. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest the interruption of time cause you to lose the	            idea of one part.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Obstruction caused by breaking in upon course, current,	      progress, or motion; stop; hindrance; as, the author has	      met with many interruptions in the execution of his work;	      the speaker or the argument proceeds without interruption.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Temporary cessation; intermission; suspension.	      [1913 Webster]
Interruptive \In`ter*rupt"ive\, a.	   Tending to interrupt; interrupting. "Interruptive forces."	   --H. Bushnell. -- {In`ter*rupt"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Interscapular \In`ter*scap"u*lar\, a.	   1. (Anat.) Between the scapul[ae] or shoulder blades.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Pertaining to the upper back, or the part between	      the shoulders; as, the interscapular feathers.	      [1913 Webster]
Interscapulars \In`ter*scap"u*lars\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   The interscapular feathers of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Interscendent \In`ter*scend"ent\, a. [See {Inter-}, and	   {Ascend}.] (Math.)	   Having exponents which are radical quantities; -- said of	   certain powers; as, x^{[root]2}, or x^{[root]a}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Interscendent series}, a series whose terms are	      interscendent quantities. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]
Interscind \In`ter*scind"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interscinded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Interscinding}.] [L. interscindere; inter	   between + scindere to cut.]	   To cut off. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interscribe \In`ter*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Interscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interscribing}.] [L.	   interscribere; inter between + scribere to write.]	   To write between. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intersecant \In`ter*se"cant\, a. [L. intersecans, p. pr. of	   intersecare. See {Intersect}.]	   Dividing into parts; crossing; intersecting.	   [1913 Webster]
Intersect \In`ter*sect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intersected}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intersecting}.] [L. intersectus, p. p. of	   intersecare to intersect; inter + secare to cut. See	   {Section}.]	   To cut into or between; to cut or cross mutually; to divide	   into parts; as, any two diameters of a circle intersect each	   other at the center.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lands intersected by a narrow frith	         Abhor each other.                        --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Intersect \In`ter*sect"\, v. i.	   To cut into one another; to meet and cross each other; as,	   the point where two lines intersect.	   [1913 Webster] intersectant
intersectant \intersectant\ intersecting \intersecting\adj.	   having at least one spatial point in common.	   Syn: crossed, decussate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Intersection \In`ter*sec"tion\, n. [L. intersectio: cf. F.	   intersection.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act, state, or place of intersecting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The point or line in which one line or surface	      cuts another.	      [1913 Webster]
Intersectional \In`ter*sec"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or formed by, intersections.	   [1913 Webster]
Interseminate \In`ter*sem"i*nate\, v. t. [L. interseminatus, p.	   p. of interseminare. See {Inter-}, and {Seminate}.]	   To sow between or among. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interseptal \In`ter*sep"tal\, a. (Biol.)	   Between septa; as, the interseptal spaces or zones, between	   the transparent, or septal, zones in striated muscle; the	   interseptal chambers of a shell, or of a seed vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Intersert \In`ter*sert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Interserted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Interserting}.] [L. intersertus, p. p. of	   interserere to intersert; inter between + serere to join,	   weave.]	   To put in between other things; to insert. [Obs.]	   --Brerewood.	   [1913 Webster]
Interserttion \In`ter*sert"tion\, n.	   The act of interserting, or that which is interserted. [Obs.]	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Intersesamoid \In`ter*ses"a*moid\, a. (Anat.)	   Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Interset \In`ter*set"\, v. t.	   To set between or among. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intershock \In`ter*shock\, v. t.	   To shock mutually. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intersidereal \In`ter*si*de"re*al\, a.	   Between or among constellations or stars; interstellar.	   [1913 Webster]
Intersocial \In`ter*so"cial\, a.	   Pertaining to the mutual intercourse or relations of persons	   in society; social.	   [1913 Webster]
Intersomnious \In`ter*som"ni*ous\, a. [Pref. inter- + L. somnus	   sleep.]	   Between the times of sleeping; in an interval of wakefulness.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Interspace \In"ter*space`\, n. [L. interspatium. See {Inter-},	   and {Space}.]	   Intervening space. --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Interspeech \In"ter*speech`\, n.	   A speech interposed between others. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Intersperse \In`ter*sperse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Interspersed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Interspersing}.] [L.	   interspersus interspersed; inter between, among + spargere to	   scatter. See {Sparse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To scatter or set here and there among other things; to	      insert at intervals; as, to intersperse pictures in a	      book.	      [1913 Webster]	            There, interspersed in lawns and op'ning glades,	            Thin trees arise that shun each other's shades.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To diversify or adorn with things set or scattered at	      intervals; to place something at intervals in or among;	      as, to intersperse a book with pictures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which space is interspersed with small islands and	            rock.                                 --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]
Interspersion \In`ter*sper"sion\, n.	   The act of interspersing, or the state of being interspersed.	   Interspinal
Interspinal \In`ter*spi"nal\, Interspinous \In`ter*spi"nous\, a.	   (Anat.)	   Between spines; esp., between the spinous processes of the	   vertebral column.	   [1913 Webster]
Interspiration \In`ter*spi*ra"tion\, n. [L. interspiratio. See	   {Inter-}, and {Spirit}.]	   Spiritual inspiration at separate times, or at intervals.	   [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstapedial \In`ter*sta*pe"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to a part of the columella of the ear, between the	   stapes and the mediostapedial. -- n. The interstapedial part	   of the columella.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstate \In"ter*state`\, a.	   Pertaining to the mutual relations of States; existing	   between, or including, different States; as, interstate	   commerce. --Story.
interstate \in"ter*state`\, n.	   An interstate highway, part of the United States Interstate	   Highway system.	   [PJC]	interstate commerce \in"ter*state` com"merce\, n.	   Commerce that involves transportation of articles of commerce	   across state lines. [U.S.]	   [PJC]	interstate commerce commission \in"ter*state` com"merce
com*mis"sion\, n.	   The governmental commision charged with making and enforcing	   regulations concerning interstate commerce. [U. S.]	   [PJC]
Interstellar \In`ter*stel"lar\, a.	   Between or among the stars; as, interstellar space. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstellary \In`ter*stel"la*ry\, a.	   Interstellar.	   [1913 Webster]
Intersternal \In`ter*ster"nal\, a. (Zool.)	   Between the sternal; -- said of certain membranes or parts of	   insects and crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstice \In*ter"stice\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Interstices}. [L.	   interstitium a pause, interval; inter between + sistere to	   set, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. interstice. See {Stand}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which intervenes between one thing and another;	      especially, a space between things closely set, or between	      the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a	      crevice; a hole; an interval; as, the interstices of a	      wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An interval of time; specifically (R. C. Ch.), in the	      plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between	      the reception of the various degrees of orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nonobservance of the interstices . . . is a sin.	                                                  --Addis &	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Intersticed \In*ter"sticed\, a.	   Provided with interstices; having interstices between;	   situated at intervals.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstinctive \In`ter*stinc"tive\, a. [L. interstinctus, p. p.	   of interstinguere to separate; inter + stinguere to	   extinguish.]	   Distinguishing. [Obs.] --Wallis.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstitial \In`ter*sti"tial\, a.	   Of or pertaining to interstices; intermediate; within the	   tissues; as, interstitial cavities or spaces in the tissues	   of animals or plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstition \In`ter*sti"tion\, n.	   An intervening period of time; interval. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstratification \In`ter*strat`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. (Geol.)	   Stratification among or between other layers or strata; also,	   that which is interstratified.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstratified \In`ter*strat"i*fied\, a. (Geol.)	   Stratified among or between other bodies; as, interstratified	   rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Interstratify \In`ter*strat"i*fy\, v. t. (Geol.)	   To put or insert between other strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertalk \In`ter*talk"\, v. i.	   To converse. [Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertangle \In`ter*tan"gle\, v. t.	   To entangle; to intertwine. "Moss and intertangled vines."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertarsal \In`ter*tar"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertex \In`ter*tex"\, v. t. [L. intertexere; inter between +	   texere to weave.]	   To intertwine; to weave or bind together. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertexture \In`ter*tex"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   The act of interweaving, or the state of being interwoven;	   that which is interwoven. "Knit in nice intertexture."	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Skirted thick with intertexture firm	         Of thorny boughs.                        --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Interthoracic \In`ter*tho*rac"ic\, a.	   In the thorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertie \In"ter*tie`\, n. (Arch.)	   In any framed work, a horizontal tie other than sill and	   plate or other principal ties, securing uprights to one	   another.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertissued \In`ter*tis"sued\, a.	   Interwoven. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertraffic \In`ter*traf"fic\, n.	   Mutual trade of traffic.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertranspicuous \In`ter*tran*spic"u*ous\, a.	   Transpicuous within or between. [R.] --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertransverse \In`ter*trans*verse"\, a.	   Between the transverse processes of the vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Intertrigo \In`ter*tri"go\, n. [L., fr. inter between + terere,	   tritum, to rub.] (Med.)	   A rubbing or chafing of the skin; especially, an abrasion or	   excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected	   children.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertrochanteric \In`ter*tro`chan*ter"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the trochanters of the femur.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertropical \In`ter*trop"ic*al\, a.	   Situated between or within the tropics. --J. Morse.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertubular \In`ter*tu"bu*lar\, a.	   Between tubes or tubules; as, intertubular cells;	   intertubular substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, v. t.	   To unite by twining one with another; to entangle; to	   interlace. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, v. i.	   To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved	   or enfolded.	   [1913 Webster]	Intertwine \In`ter*twine"\, n.	   The act of intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertwiningly \In`ter*twin"ing*ly\, adv.	   By intertwining or being intertwined.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertwist \In`ter*twist"\, v. t.	   To twist together one with another; to intertwine.	   [1913 Webster]
Intertwistingly \In`ter*twist"ing*ly\, adv.	   By intertwisting, or being intertwisted. Interungular
Interungular \In`ter*un"gu*lar\, Interungulate
\In`ter*un"gu*late\, a. (Anat.)	   Between ungul[ae]; as, interungular glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Interurban \In`ter*ur"ban\ ([i^]n`t[~e]r*[^u]r"ban), a.	   Going between, or connecting, cities or towns; as, interurban	   electric railways.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Interval \In"ter*val\, n. [L. intervallum; inter between +	   vallum a wall: cf. F. intervalle. See {Wall}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A space between things; a void space intervening between	      any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or	      hills.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Twixt host and host but narrow space was left,	            A dreadful interval.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Space of time between any two points or events; as, the	      interval between the death of Charles I. of England, and	      the accession of Charles II.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brief space of time between the recurrence of similar	      conditions or states; as, the interval between paroxysms	      of pain; intervals of sanity or delirium.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) Difference in pitch between any two tones.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At intervals}, coming or happening with intervals between;	      now and then. "And Miriam watch'd and dozed at intervals."	      --Tennyson.	   {Augmented interval} (Mus.), an interval increased by half a	      step or half a tone. Interval	Interval \In"ter*val\, Intervale \In"ter*vale\, n.	   A tract of low ground between hills, or along the banks of a	   stream, usually alluvial land, enriched by the overflowings	   of the river, or by fertilizing deposits of earth from the	   adjacent hills. Cf. {Bottom}, n., 7. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The woody intervale just beyond the marshy land. --The	                                                  Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervallum \In`ter*val"lum\, n.; pl. {Intervallums}, L.	   {Intervalla}. [L.]	   An interval. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And a' shall laugh without intervallums. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In one of these intervalla.              --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervary \In`ter*va"ry\, v. i.	   To alter or vary between; to change. [Obs.] --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Interveined \In`ter*veined"\, a.	   Intersected, as with veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervene \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; akin to	   E. come: cf. F. intervenir. See {Come}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To come between, or to be between, persons or things; --	      followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes	      between Europe and Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To occur, fall, or come between, points of time, or	      events; as, an instant intervened between the flash and	      the report; nothing intervened ( i. e., between the	      intention and the execution) to prevent the undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To interpose; as, to intervene to settle a quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a suit to which one has not been made a party, to put	      forward a defense of one's interest in the subject matter.	      --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	Intervene \In`ter*vene"\, v. t.	   To come between. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, etc., intervening	         the different estates.                   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Intervene \In`ter*vene"\, n.	   A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] --Sir H.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervener \In`ter*ven"er\, n.	   One who intervenes; especially (Law), a person who assumes a	   part in a suit between others. Intervenience
Intervenience \In`ter*ven"ience\, Interveniency
\In`ter*ven"ien*cy\, n.	   Intervention; interposition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intervenient \In`ter*ven"ient\, a. [L. interveniens, p. pr. of	   intervenire.]	   Being or coming between; intercedent; interposed. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervent \In`ter*vent"\, v. t. [See {Intervene}.]	   To thwart; to obstruct. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervention \In`ter*ven"tion\, n. [L. interventio an	   interposition: cf. F. intervention.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of intervening; interposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sound is shut out by the intervention of that lax	            membrane.                             --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any interference that may affect the interests of others;	      especially, of one or more states with the affairs of	      another; -- the intervention of one state in the affairs	      of another is typically unwelcome by the state being	      intervened in, but some cases of mediation between states	      may be called intervention. Opposed to {nonintervention}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Let us decide our quarrels at home, without the	            intervention, of any foreign power.   --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Civil Law) The act by which a third person, to protect	      his own interest, interposes and becomes a party to a suit	      pending between other parties.	      [1913 Webster]
Interventor \In`ter*ven"tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. interventeur.]	   One who intervenes; a mediator; especially (Eccles. Hist.), a	   person designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite	   them in the choice of officers. --Coleman.	   [1913 Webster]
Interventricular \In`ter*ven*tric"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Between the ventricles; as, the interventricular partition of	   the heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervenue \In`ter*ven"ue\, n. [See {Intervene}, {Avenue}.]	   Interposition. [Obs.] --Sir H. Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervert \In`ter*vert"\, v. t. [L. intervertere; inter between	   + vertere to turn.]	   To turn to another course or use. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervertebral \In`ter*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Between vertebr[ae]. -- {In`ter*ver"te*bral*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Interview \In"ter*view\, n. [F. entrevue, fr. entrevoir to see	   imperfectly, to have a glimpse of, s'entrevoir to visit each	   other. See {Inter-}, and {View}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A mutual sight or view; a meeting face to face; usually, a	      formal or official meeting for consultation; a conference;	      as, the secretary had an interview with the President.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conversation, or questioning, for the purpose of	      eliciting information for publication; the published	      statement so elicited.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A recent use, originating in American newspapers, but	         apparently becoming general.	         [1913 Webster]	Interview \In"ter*view\, v. t.	   To have an interview with; to question or converse with,	   especially for the purpose of obtaining information for	   publication. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
interviewee \interviewee\ n.	   a person who is interviewed.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Interviewer \In"ter*view`er\, n.	   One who interviews; especially, one who obtains an interview	   with another for the purpose of eliciting his opinions or	   obtaining information for publication.	   [1913 Webster]	         It would have made him the prince of interviewers in	         these days.                              --Leslie	                                                  Stephen.	   [1913 Webster]
Interviewing \In"ter*view`ing\, n.	   The act or custom of holding an interview or interviews.	   [1913 Webster]	         An article on interviewing in the "Nation" of January	         28, 1869, . . . was the first formal notice of the	         practice under that name.                --The	                                                  American.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervisible \In`ter*vis"i*ble\, a. (Surv.)	   Mutually visible, or in sight, the one from the other, as	   stations.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervisit \In`ter*vis"it\, v. i.	   To exchange visits. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervital \In`ter*vi"tal\, a.	   Between two lives. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Through all its [the spirit's] intervital gloom.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Intervocalic \In`ter*vo*cal"ic\, a. (Phon.)	   Situated between vowels; immediately preceded and followed by	   vowel sounds, as, p in occupy, d in idea, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
intervolution \in`ter*vo*lu"tion\, n.	   The state of being intervolved or coiled up; a convolution;	   as, the intervolutions of a snake. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
intervolve \in`ter*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {intervolved};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {intervolving}.] [Pref. inter- + L. volvere,	   volutum, to roll.]	   To involve one within another; to twist or coil together.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
interweave \in`ter*weave"\, v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p.	   {interwove}; p. p. {interwoven}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {interweaving}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or	      construction; to intertwine; as, threads of silk and	      cotton interwoven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under the hospitable covert nigh	            Of trees thick interwoven.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect closely;	      as, to interweave truth with falsehood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words interwove with sighs found out their way.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
interwish \in`ter*wish"\, v. t.	   To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
interworking \in`ter*work"ing\, n.	   The act of working in together; interweaving. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
interworld \in`ter*world"\, n.	   A world between other worlds. --Holland. interwove
interwove \in`ter*wove"\, interwoven \in`ter*wov"en\,	   imp. & p. p. of {interweave}.	   [1913 Webster]
interwreathe \in`ter*wreathe"\, v. t.	   To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.] --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]
intestable \in*tes"ta*ble\, a. [L. intestabilis: cf. F.	   intestable. See {In-} not, and {Testable}.] (Law)	   Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or	   competent to make a testament. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Intestacy \In*tes"ta*cy\, n. [From {Intestate}.]	   The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made	   a valid will. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Intestate \In*tes"tate\, a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not +	   testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat.	   See {Testament}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to	      die intestate. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Airy succeeders of intestate joys.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an	      intestate estate.	      [1913 Webster]	Intestate \In*tes"tate\, n. (Law)	   A person who dies without making a valid will. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Intestinal \In*tes"ti*nal\, a. [Cf. F. intestinal.]	   Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the	   intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal enzymes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Intestinal canal}. Same as {Intestine}, n.	   {Intestinal worm} (Zool.), any species of helminth living in	      the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are	      numerous.	      [1913 Webster]
Intestine \In*tes"tine\, a. [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the	   inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See {In}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to {external}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs,	            Intestine stone and ulcers.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not	      foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as,	      intestine disorders, calamities, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hoping here to end	            Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            An intestine struggle . . . between authority and	            liberty.                              --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or	      entity; subjective.	      [1913 Webster]	            Everything labors under an intestine necessity.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Shut up; inclosed. [R.] --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Intestine \In*tes"tine\, n.; pl. {Intestines}. [L. intestinum:	   cf. F. intestin. See {Intestine}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) That part of the alimentary canal between the	      stomach and the anus. See Illust. of Digestive apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The bowels; entrails; viscera.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Large intestine} (Human Anat. & Med.), the lower portion of	      the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the	      retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and	      less convoluted than the small intestine; it consists of	      three parts, the c[ae]cum, colon, and rectum.	   {Small intestine} (Human Anat. & Med.), the upper portion of	      the bowel, in which the process of digestion is	      practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and	      consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.	      [1913 Webster]
Intext \In"text\, n.	   The text of a book. [R.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Intextine \In*tex"tine\, n. [Infine + extine.] (Bot.)	   A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants,	   and situated between the extine and the intine, as in	   {[OE]nothera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intextured \In*tex"tured\ (?; 135), a.	   Inwrought; woven in.	   [1913 Webster]
Inthirst \In*thirst"\, v. t.	   To make thirsty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inthrall \In*thrall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inthralled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Inthralling}.] [Cf. {Enthrall}.] [Written also	   {inthral}, {enthral}, and {enthrall}.]	   To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave,	   vassal, or captive of; to enslave.	   [1913 Webster]	         She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Inthrallment \In*thrall"ment\, n. [Written also inthralment,	   enthrallment.]	   Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude;	   bondage; vassalage.	   [1913 Webster]
Inthrone \In*throne"\, v. t.	   Same as {Enthrone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inthrong \In*throng"\ (?; 115), v. i.	   To throng or collect together. [R.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Inthronization \In*thron`i*za"tion\, n. [LL. inthronizatio.]	   Enthronement. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inthronize \In*thron"ize\, v. t. [LL. inthronisare, Gr. ?. See	   {Enthrone}.]	   To enthrone.	   [1913 Webster]
Intice \In*tice"\, v. t.	   See {Entice}.	   [1913 Webster]
intima \intima\ n. (Anat.)	   the innermost coat of an organ, such as a blood vessel. It	   usually consists of an endothelial layer of cells, backed by	   connective tissue and elastic tissue.	   [PJC]
intimal \intimal\ adj.	   of or pertaining to the intima.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Intimacy \In"ti*ma*cy\, n.; pl. {Intimacies}. [From {Intimate}.]	   The state of being intimate; close familiarity or	   association; nearness in friendship.	   Syn: Acquaintance; familiarity; fellowship; friendship. See	        {Acquaintance}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intimate \In"ti*mate\, a. [Formerly intime, L. intimus, a	   superl. corresponding to the compar. interior: cf. F. intime.	   The form intimate is due to confusion with intimate, v. t.	   See {Interior}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Innermost; inward; internal; deep-seated; hearty. "I knew	      from intimate impulse." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Near; close; direct; thorough; complete.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was honored with an intimate and immediate	            admission.                            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar;	      confidential; as, an intimate friend.	   Syn: Familiar; near; friendly; confidential.	        [1913 Webster]	Intimate \In"ti*mate\, n.	   An intimate friend or associate; a confidant. --Gov. of the	   Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	Intimate \In"ti*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Intimating}.] [L. intimatus, p. p. of intimare to	   put, bring, drive, or press into, to announce, make known,	   from intimus the inmost. See {Intimate}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To announce; to declare; to publish; to communicate; to	      make known. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He, incontinent, did proclaim and intimate open war.	                                                  --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            So both conspiring 'gan to intimate	            Each other's grief.                   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suggest obscurely or indirectly; to refer to remotely;	      to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he intimated his	      intention of resigning his office.	      [1913 Webster]	            The names of simple ideas and substances, with the	            abstract ideas in the mind, intimate some real	            existence, from which was derived their original	            pattern.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Intimately \In"ti*mate*ly\, adv.	   In an intimate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Intimation \In`ti*ma"tion\, n. [L. intimatio: cf. F.	   intimation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of intimating; also, the thing intimated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Announcement; declaration. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            They made an edict with an intimation that whosoever	            killed a stork, should be banished.   --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hint; an obscure or indirect suggestion or notice; a	      remote or ambiguous reference; as, he had given only	      intimations of his design.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without mentioning the king of England, or giving	            the least intimation that he was sent by him. --Bp.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Intime \In"time\, a. [See {Intimate}, a.]	   Inward; internal; intimate. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Intimidate \In*tim"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intimidated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Intimidating}.] [LL. intimidatus, p. p. of	   intimidare to frighten; pref. in- in + timidus fearful,	   timid: cf. F. intimider. See {Timid}.]	   To make timid or fearful; to inspire of affect with fear; to	   deter, as by threats; to dishearten; to abash.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now guilt, once harbored in the conscious breast,	         Intimidates the brave, degrades the great. --Johnson.	   Syn: To dishearten; dispirit; abash; deter; frighten;	        terrify; daunt; cow.	        [1913 Webster]
intimidated \intimidated\ adj.	   1. made timid or fearful as by threats.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. frightened into submission or compliance.	   Syn: browbeaten, bullied, cowed, hangdog.	        [WordNet 1.5]
intimidating \intimidating\ adj.	   discouraging; inhibiting; deterring. Opposite of	   {encouraging}.	   Syn: daunting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Intimidation \In*tim`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intimidation.]	   The act of making timid or fearful or of deterring by	   threats; the state of being intimidated; as, the voters were	   kept from the polls by intimidation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The king carried his measures in Parliament by	         intimidation.                            --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Intimidatory \In*tim"i*da*to*ry\, a.	   Tending or serving to intimidate.	   [1913 Webster]
Intinction \In*tinc"tion\, n. [L. intinctio, fr. intingere to	   dip in; pref. in- in + tingere to tinge.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of tingeing or dyeing. --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A method or practice of the administration of the	      sacrament by dipping the bread or wafer in the wine and	      administering both together.	      [1913 Webster]
Intinctivity \In`tinc*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + L. tinctus,	   p. p. of tingere to tinge]	   The lack of the quality of coloring or tingeing other bodies.	   --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Intine \In"tine\, n. [L. intus within. Cf. {Extine}.] (Bot.)	   A transparent, extensible membrane of extreme tenuity, which	   forms the innermost coating of grains of pollen. Intire
Intire \In*tire"\, a., Intirely \In*tire"ly\, adv.	   See {Entire}, a., {Entirely}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Intitle \In*ti"tle\, v. t.	   See {Entitle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intitule \In*tit"ule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intituled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Intituling}.] [Cf. F. intituler. See {Entitle}.]	   To entitle; to give a title to. --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Into \In"to\, prep. [In + to.]	   To the inside of; within. It is used in a variety of	   applications.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Expressing entrance, or a passing from the outside of a	      thing to its interior parts; -- following verbs expressing	      motion; as, come into the house; go into the church; one	      stream falls or runs into another; water enters into the	      fine vessels of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing penetration beyond the outside or surface, or	      access to the inside, or contents; as, to look into a	      letter or book; to look into an apartment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indicating insertion; as, to infuse more spirit or	      animation into a composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Denoting inclusion; as, put these ideas into other words.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Indicating the passing of a thing from one form,	      condition, or state to another; as, compound substances	      may be resolved into others which are more simple; ice is	      convertible into water, and water into vapor; men are more	      easily drawn than forced into compliance; we may reduce	      many distinct substances into one mass; men are led by	      evidence into belief of truth, and are often enticed into	      the commission of crimes; she burst into tears; children	      are sometimes frightened into fits; all persons are liable	      to be seduced into error and folly.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Compare {In}.	         [1913 Webster]
Intolerability \In*tol`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being intolerable; intolerableness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intolerable \In*tol"er*a*ble\, a. [F. intol['e]rable, L.	   intolerabilis. See {In-} not, and {Tolerable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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 cold; an intolerable burden.	      [1913 Webster]	            His insolence is more intolerable	            Than all the princes in the land beside. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Enormous.	      [1913 Webster]	            This intolerable deal of sack.        --Shak.	      -- {In*tol"er*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*tol"er*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Intolerance \In*tol"er*ance\ ([i^]n*t[o^]l"[~e]r*ans), n. [L.	   intolerantia impatience, unendurableness: cf. F.	   intol['e]rance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lack of capacity to endure; as, intolerance of light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being intolerant; refusal to allow to	      others the enjoyment of their opinions, chosen modes of	      worship, and the like; lack of patience and forbearance;	      illiberality; bigotry; as, intolerance shown toward a	      religious sect.	      [1913 Webster]	            These few restrictions, I hope, are no great	            stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions	            of despotism.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Intolerancy \In*tol"er*an*cy\ ([i^]n*t[o^]l"[~e]r*an*s[y^]), n.	   Intolerance. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Intolerant \In*tol"er*ant\ ([i^]n*t[o^]l"[~e]r*ant), a. [L.	   intolerans, -antis: cf. F. intol['e]rant. See {In-} not, and	   {Tolerant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not enduring; not able to endure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The powers of human bodies being limited and	            intolerant of excesses.               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not tolerating difference of opinion or sentiment,	      especially in religious matters; refusing to allow others	      the enjoyment of their opinions, rights, or worship;	      unjustly impatient of the opinion of those disagree with	      us; not tolerant; unforbearing; bigoted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion, harsh, intolerant, austere,	            Parent of manners like herself severe. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Intolerant \In*tol"er*ant\, n.	   An intolerant person; a bigot.	   [1913 Webster]
Intolerantly \In*tol"er*ant*ly\, adv.	   In an intolerant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Intolerated \In*tol"er*a`ted\, a.	   Not tolerated.	   [1913 Webster]
Intolerating \In*tol"er*a`ting\, a.	   Intolerant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intoleration \In*tol`er*a"tion\, n.	   Intolerance; lack of toleration; refusal to tolerate a	   difference of opinion.	   [1913 Webster]
Intomb \In*tomb"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intombed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Intombing}.]	   To place in a tomb; to bury; to entomb. See {Entomb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intombment \In*tomb"ment\, n.	   See {Entombment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [L. intonatus, p. p. of intonare to	   thunder, resound.]	   To thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]	Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Intonated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Intonating}.] [See {Intone}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mus.) To sound the tones of the musical scale; to	      practice the sol-fa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To modulate the voice in a musical, sonorous, and measured	      manner, as in reading the liturgy; to intone.	      [1913 Webster]	Intonate \In"to*nate\, v. t.	   To utter in a musical or sonorous manner; to chant; as, to	   intonate the liturgy.	   [1913 Webster]
Intonation \In`to*na"tion\, n. [See 1st {Intonate}.]	   A thundering; thunder. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]	Intonation \In`to*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. intonation. See	   {Intone}.]	   1. (Mus.)	      (a) The act of sounding the tones of the musical scale.	      (b) Singing or playing in good tune or otherwise; as, her	          intonation was false.	      (c) Reciting in a musical prolonged tone; intonating, or	          singing of the opening phrase of a plain-chant, psalm,	          or canticle by a single voice, as of a priest. See	          {Intone}, v. t.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner of speaking, especially the placement of	      emphasis, the cadence, and the rise and fall of the pitch	      of the voice while speaking.	      [PJC]
Intone \In*tone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Intoning}.] [LL. intonare, intonatum; pref. in- in + L.	   tonus tone. See {Tone} and cf. {Entune}, {Intonate}.]	   1. To utter with a musical or prolonged note or tone; to	      chant; as, to intone the church service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak with a distinctive or unusual tone in the voice,	      or in a monotone; as, the professor intoned his lectures	      as though by rote.	      [PJC]	Intone \In*tone"\, v. i.	   To utter a prolonged tone or a deep, protracted sound; to	   speak or recite in a measured, sonorous manner; to intonate.	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Intorsion \In*tor"sion\, n. [L. intortio a curling, crisping:	   cf. F. intorsion. See {Intort}, and cf. {Intortion}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A winding, bending, or twisting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The bending or twining of any part of a plant	      toward one side or the other, or in any direction from the	      vertical.	      [1913 Webster]
Intort \In*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Intorting}.] [L. intortus, p. p. of intoquere to twist;	   pref. in- in + torquere to twist.]	   To twist in and out; to twine; to wreathe; to wind; to wring.	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Intortion \In*tor"tion\, n.	   See {Intorsion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intoxicant \In*tox"i*cant\, n.	   That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol,	   opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.	   [1913 Webster]
Intoxicate \In*tox"i*cate\, a. [LL. intoxicatus, p. p. of	   intoxicare to drug or poison; pref. in- in + L. toxicum a	   poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr. ?, fr. ? pertaining	   to a bow. See {Toxic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Intoxicated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Overexcited, as with joy or grief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas, good mother, be not intoxicate for me;	            I am well enough.                     --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	Intoxicate \In*tox"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intoxicated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Intoxicating}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To poison; to drug. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make drunk; to inebriate; to excite or to stupefy by	      strong drink or by a narcotic substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            With new wine inoxicated both.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To excite to a transport of enthusiasm, frenzy, or	      madness; to elate unduly or excessively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intoxicated with the sound of those very bells. --G.	                                                  Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are not intoxicated by military success.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thuc.).	      [1913 Webster]
Intoxicatedness \In*tox"i*ca`ted*ness\, n.	   The state of being intoxicated; intoxication; drunkenness.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intoxicating \In*tox"i*ca`ting\, a.	   Producing intoxication; fitted to intoxicate; as,	   intoxicating liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Intoxication \In*tox`i*ca"tion\, n.	   1. (Med.) A poisoning, as by a alcoholic or a narcotic	      substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being intoxicated or drunk; inebriation;	      ebriety; drunkenness; the act of intoxicating or making	      drunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to	      enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.	      [1913 Webster]	            That secret intoxication of pleasure. --Spectator.	   Syn: Drunkenness; inebriation; inebriety; ebriety;	        infatuation; delirium. See {Drunkenness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intra- \In"tra-\ [L. intra, prep., within, on the inside; akin	   to inter. See {Inter-}.]	   A prefix signifying in, within, interior; as, intraocular,	   within the eyeball; intramarginal.	   [1913 Webster]
Intraaxillary \In`tra*ax"il*la*ry\, a. (Bot.)	   Situated below the point where a leaf joins the stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Intracellular \In`tra*cel"lu*lar\, a. (Biol.)	   Within a cell; as, the intracellular movements seen in the	   pigment cells, the salivary cells, and in the protoplasm of	   some vegetable cells; intracellular enzymes. Contrasted with	   {extracellular}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Intracolic \In`tra*col"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Within the colon; as, the intracolic valve.	   [1913 Webster]
Intracranial \In`tra*cra"ni*al\, a.	   Within the cranium or skull. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intractability \In*tract`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being intractable; intractableness. --Bp.	   Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Intractable \In*tract"a*ble\, a. [L. intractabilis: cf. F.	   intraitable, formerly also intractable. See {In-} not, and	   {Tractable}.]	   Not tractable; not easily governed, managed, or directed;	   indisposed to be taught, disciplined, or tamed; violent;	   stubborn; obstinate; refractory; as, an intractable child.	   Syn: Stubborn; perverse; obstinate; refractory; cross;	        unmanageable; unruly; headstrong; violent; ungovernable;	        unteachable. -- {In*tract"a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {In*tract"a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Intractile \In*tract"ile\, a.	   Not tractile; incapable of being drawn out or extended.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
intracutaneous \intracutaneous\ adj.	   relating to areas between the layers of the skin.	   Syn: intradermal, intradermic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
intradermal \intradermal\ adj.	   relating to areas between the layers of the skin. an	   intradermal injection	   Syn: intradermic, intracutaneous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
intradermic \intradermic\ adj.	   same as {intradermal}.	   Syn: intradermal, intracutaneous.	        [PJC]
Intrados \In*tra"dos\, n. [F., fr. L. intra within + F. dos the	   back, L. dorsum. Cf. {Extrados}.] (Arch.)	   The interior curve of an arch; esp., the inner or lower	   curved face of the whole body of voussoirs taken together.	   See {Extrados}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrafoliaceous \In`tra*fo`li*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Growing immediately above, or in front of, a leaf; as,	   intrafoliaceous stipules.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrafusion \In`tra*fu"sion\, n. [Pref. intra- + L. fundere,	   fusum, to pour.]	   The act of pouring into a vessel; specif. (Med.), the	   operation of introducing a substance into a blood vessel; as,	   intrafusion of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Intralobular \In`tra*lob"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Within lobules; as, the intralobular branches of the hepatic	   veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Intramarginal \In`tra*mar"gin*al\, a.	   Situated within the margin. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Intramercurial \In`tra*mer*cu"ri*al\, a. (Astron.)	   Between the planet Mercury and the sun; -- as, the	   hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial.	   [1913 Webster]
Intramolecular \In`tra*mo*lec"u*lar\, a.	   1. (Chem. & Physics) Between molecules; situated, or acting,	      between the molecules of bodies. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being or occurring within a single molecule; as,	      intramolecular hydrogen bonds.	      [PJC]
Intramundane \In`tra*mun"dane\, a.	   Being within the material world; -- opposed to	   {extramundane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intramural \In`tra*mu"ral\, a.	   1. Being within the walls, as of a city.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Of or pertaining to those activities occurring	      within a single institution or organization, such as	      intramural sports involving students of a single school;	      an intramural debate within a professional society.	      [PJC]	   3. (Anat. & Med.) Being within the substance of the walls of	      an organ; as, intramural pregnancy.	      [1913 Webster]
Intranquillity \In`tran*quil"li*ty\, n.	   Unquietness; restlessness. --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Intranscalent \In`trans*ca"lent\, a.	   Impervious to heat; adiathermic.	   [1913 Webster]
Intransgressible \In`trans*gress"i*ble\, a. [L. intragressibilis	   that can not be crossed. See {In-} not, and {Transgress}.]	   Incapable of being transgressed; not to be passed over or	   crossed. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Intransient \In*tran"sient\, a.	   Not transient; remaining; permanent. --Killingbeck.	   [1913 Webster]
Intransigent \In*trans"i*gent\, a. [F. intransigeant (cf. Sp.	   intransigente); pref. in- not + L. transigere to come to an	   agreement; trans across + agere to lead, act.]	   Refusing compromise; uncompromising; inflexible;	   irreconcilable. --Lond. Sat. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Intransigentes \In`trans"i*gen*tes\, n. pl. [Sp.] (Spanish	   Politics)	   The extreme radicals; the party of the irreconcilables.	   [1913 Webster]
Intransitive \In*tran"si*tive\, a. [L. intransitivus: cf. F.	   intransitif. See {In-} not, and {Transitive}.]	   1. Not passing farther; kept; detained. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And then it is for the image's sake and so far is	            intransitive; but whatever is paid more to the image	            is transitive and passes further.     --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Not transitive; not passing over to an object;	      expressing an action or state that is limited to the agent	      or subject, or, in other words, an action which does not	      require an object to complete the sense; as, an	      intransitive verb, e. g., the bird flies; the dog runs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Intransitive verbs have no passive form. Some verbs	         which appear at first sight to be intransitive are in	         reality, or were originally, transitive verbs with a	         reflexive or other object omitted; as, he keeps (i. e.,	         himself) aloof from danger. Intransitive verbs may take	         a noun of kindred signification for a cognate object;	         as, he died the death of a hero; he dreamed a dream.	         Some intransitive verbs, by the addition of a	         preposition, become transitive, and so admit of a	         passive voice; as, the man laughed at; he was laughed	         at by the man.	         [1913 Webster]
Intransitively \In*tran"si*tive*ly\, adv. (Gram.)	   Without an object following; in the manner of an intransitive	   verb.	   [1913 Webster]
In transitu \In` tran"si*tu\ [L.] (Law)	   In transit; during passage; as, goods in transitu.	   [1913 Webster]
Intransmissible \In`trans*mis"si*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being transmitted; as, an intransmissable	   illness.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Intransmutability \In`trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being intransmutable.	   [1913 Webster]
Intransmutable \In`trans*mut"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being transmuted or changed into another	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrant \In"trant\, a. [L. intrans, p. pr. of intrare to enter.	   See {Enter}.]	   Entering; penetrating.	   [1913 Webster]	Intrant \In"trant\, n.	   One who enters; especially, a person entering upon some	   office or station. --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Intranuclear \In`tra*nu"cle*ar\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to, or located on the inside of a nucleus;	   taking place within a nucleus; referring especially to the	   nucleus of a cell; as, the intranuclear network of fibrils,	   seen in the first stages of karyokinesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrap \In*trap"\, v. t.	   See {Entrap}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Intraparietal \In"tra*pa*ri"e*tal\, a.	   Situated or occurring within an inclosure; shut off from	   public sight; private; secluded; retired.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have no Turkish proclivities, and I do not think	         that, after all, impaling is preferable as a mode of	         capital punishment to intraparietal hanging.	                                                  --Rolleston.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrapetiolar \In`tra*pet"i*o*lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Situated between the petiole and the stem; -- said of the	   pair of stipules at the base of a petiole when united by	   those margins next the petiole, thus seeming to form a single	   stipule between the petiole and the stem or branch; -- often	   confounded with interpetiolar, from which it differs	   essentially in meaning.	   [1913 Webster]
Intraterritorial \In`tra*ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a.	   Within the territory or a territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrathoracic \In`tra*tho*rac"ic\, a.	   Within the thorax or chest.	   [1913 Webster]
Intratropical \In`tra*trop"ic*al\, a.	   Within the tropics.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrauterine \In`tra*u"ter*ine\, a.	   Within the uterus or womb; as, intrauterine hemorrhage; an	   intrauterine device.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
intrauterine device \in`tra*u"ter*ine de*vice"\, n.	   A contraceptive device consisting of a small, usually plastic	   object placed within the uterus to prevent conception; also	   called {IUD}.	   [PJC]
Intravalvular \In`tra*valv"u*lar\, a.	   Between valves.	   [1913 Webster]
Intravenous \In`tra*ve"nous\, a.	   1. Within the veins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Administered by injection into a vein; as, an intravenous	      antibiotic infusion.	      [PJC]
Intraventricular \In`tra*ven*tric"u*lar\, a.	   Within or between ventricles.	   [1913 Webster]
in-tray \in-tray\ n.	   a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming	   material requiring attention, especially documents.	   Syn: in-box, in-basket.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Intreasure \In*treas"ure\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To lay up, as in a treasury; to hoard. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Intreat \In*treat"\, v. t.	   See {Entreat}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Intreatable \In*treat"a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + treatable.]	   Not to be entreated; inexorable.	   [1913 Webster]
Intreatance \In*treat"ance\, n.	   Entreaty. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Intreatful \In*treat"ful\, a.	   Full of entreaty. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrench \In*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Intrenching}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was this very sword intrenched it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His face	            Deep scars of thunder had intrenched. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in	      fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet; as,	      the army intrenched their camp, or intrenched itself. "In	      the suburbs close intrenched." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Intrench \In*trench"\, v. i.	   To invade; to encroach; to infringe or trespass; to enter on,	   and take possession of, that which belongs to another; --	   usually followed by on or upon; as, the king was charged with	   intrenching on the rights of the nobles, and the nobles were	   accused of intrenching on the prerogative of the crown.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are not to intrench upon truth in any conversation,	         but least of all with children.          --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrenchant \In*trench"ant\, a. [Pref. in- not + trenchant.]	   Not to be gashed or marked with furrows. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As easy mayest thou the intrenchant air	         With thy keen sword impress, as make me bleed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrenchment \In*trench"ment\, n. [From {Intrench}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench	      or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in	      making such a ditch.	      [1913 Webster]	            On our side, we have thrown up intrenchments on	            Winter and Prospect Hills.            --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any defense or protection.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An encroachment or infringement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slight intrenchment upon individual freedom.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Intrepid \In*trep"id\, a. [L. intrepidus: cf. F. intr['e]pide.	   See {In-} not, and {Trepidation}.]	   Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave;	   undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid	   spirit.	   Syn: Fearless; dauntless; resolute; brave; courageous;	        daring; valiant; heroic; doughty.	        [1913 Webster]
Intrepidity \In`tre*pid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. intr['e]pidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery;	   courage; resoluteness; valor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three	         sentences with a look of much business and great	         intrepidity.                             --Addison.	   Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; fortitude; gallantry; valor.	        See {Courage}, {Heroism}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intrepidly \In*trep"id*ly\, adv.	   In an intrepid manner; courageously; resolutely.	   [1913 Webster]
Intricable \In"tri*ca*ble\, a. [See {Intricate}.]	   Entangling. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intricacy \In"tri*ca*cy\, n.; pl. {Intricacies}. [From	   {Intricate}.]	   The state or quality of being intricate or entangled;	   perplexity; involution; complication; complexity; that which	   is intricate or involved; as, the intricacy of a knot; the	   intricacy of accounts; the intricacy of a cause in	   controversy; the intricacy of a plot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freed from intricacies, taught to live	         The easiest way.                         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intricate \In"tri*cate\, a. [L. intricatus, p. p. of intricare	   to entangle, perplex. Cf. {Intrigue}, {Extricate}.]	   Entangled; involved; perplexed; complicated; difficult to	   understand, follow, arrange, or adjust; as, intricate	   machinery, labyrinths, accounts, plots, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         His style was fit to convey the most intricate business	         to the understanding with the utmost clearness.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nature of man is intricate.          --Burke.	   Syn: {Intricate}, {Complex}, {Complicated}.	   Usage: A thing is complex when it is made up of parts; it is	          complicated when those parts are so many, or so	          arranged, as to make it difficult to grasp them; it is	          intricate when it has numerous windings and confused	          involutions which it is hard to follow out. What is	          complex must be resolved into its parts; what is	          complicated must be drawn out and developed; what is	          intricate must be unraveled.	          [1913 Webster]	Intricate \In"tri*cate\, v. t.	   To entangle; to involve; to make perplexing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It makes men troublesome, and intricates all wise	         discourses.                              --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Intricately \In"tri*cate*ly\, adv.	   In an intricate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Intricateness \In"tri*cate*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being intricate; intricacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrication \In`tri*ca"tion\, n.	   Entanglement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intrigante \In`tri`gante"\, n. [F.]	   A female intriguer.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrigue \In*trigue"\ ([i^]n*tr[=e]g"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Intrigued} (-tr[=e]gd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Intriguing}.] [F.	   intriguer, OF. intriquer, entriquer; cf. It. intrigare. See	   {Intricate}, {Extricate}.]	   1. To form a plot or scheme; to contrive to accomplish a	      purpose by secret artifice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry on a secret and illicit love or amour.	      [1913 Webster]	Intrigue \In*trigue"\, v. t.	   To fill with artifice and duplicity; to complicate; to	   embarrass. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How doth it [sin] perplex and intrique the whole course	         of your lives!                           --Dr. J.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Intrigue \In*trigue"\, n. [Cf. F. intrique. See {Intrigue}, v.	   i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Intricacy; complication. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A complicated plot or scheme intended to effect some	      purpose by secret artifice; conspiracy; stratagem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Busy meddlers with intrigues of state. --Pomfret.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The plot of a play or romance; a complicated scheme of	      designs, actions, and events. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A secret and illicit love affair between two persons of	      different sexes; an amour; a liaison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hero of a comedy is represented victorious in	            all his intrigues.                    --Swift.	   Syn: Plot; scheme; conspiracy; machination.	        [1913 Webster]
Intriguer \In*trigu"er\ ([i^]n*tr[=e]g"[~e]r), n.	   One who intrigues.	   [1913 Webster]
Intriguery \In*trigu"er*y\, n.	   Arts or practice of intrigue.	   [1913 Webster]
Intriguingly \In*trigu"ing*ly\, adv.	   By means of, or in the manner of, intrigue.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrinse \In*trinse"\ ([i^]n*tr[i^]ns"), a. [See {Intrinsic},	   and {Intense}.]	   Tightly drawn; or (perhaps) intricate. [Very rare]	   [1913 Webster]	         Like rats, oft bite the holy cords atwain,	         Which are too intrinse to unloose.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrinsic \In*trin"sic\ ([i^]n*tr[i^]n"s[i^]k), a. [L.	   intrinsecus inward, on the inside; intra within + secus	   otherwise, beside; akin to E. second: cf. F. intrins[`e]que.	   See {Inter-}, {Second}, and cf. {Extrinsic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inward; internal; hence, true; genuine; real; essential;	      inherent; not merely apparent or accidental; -- opposed to	      {extrinsic}; as, the intrinsic value of gold or silver;	      the intrinsic merit of an action; the intrinsic worth or	      goodness of a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was better qualified than they to estimate justly	            the intrinsic value of Grecian philosophy and	            refinement.                           --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Included wholly within an organ or limb, as	      certain groups of muscles; -- opposed to {extrinsic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Intrinsic energy of a body} (Physics), the work it can do in	      virtue of its actual condition, without any supply of	      energy from without.	   {Intrinsic equation of a curve} (Geom.), the equation which	      expresses the relation which the length of a curve,	      measured from a given point of it, to a movable point, has	      to the angle which the tangent to the curve at the movable	      point makes with a fixed line.	   {Intrinsic value}. See the Note under {Value}, n.	   Syn: Inherent; innate; natural; real; genuine.	        [1913 Webster]	Intrinsic \In*trin"sic\, n.	   A genuine quality. [Obs.] --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrinsical \In*trin"sic*al\, a. [Formerly written	   {intrinsecal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Intrinsic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intimate; closely familiar. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Intrinsicality \In*trin`si*cal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being intrinsic; essentialness; genuineness;	   reality.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrinsically \In*trin"sic*al*ly\, adv.	   Internally; in its nature; essentially; really; truly.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lie is a thing absolutely and intrinsically evil.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrinsicalness \In*trin"sic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being intrinsical; intrinsicality.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrinsicate \In*trin"si*cate\, a.	   Intricate. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Intro- \In"tro-\ [L. intro, adv., inwardly, within. See	   {Inter-}.]	   A prefix signifying within, into, in, inward; as, introduce,	   introreception, introthoracic.	   [1913 Webster]
Introcession \In`tro*ces"sion\, n. [L. introcedere, introcessum,	   to go in; intro within + cedere to go.] (Med.)	   A depression, or inward sinking of parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Introduce \In`tro*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Introduced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Introducing}.] [L. introducere, introductum;	   intro within + ducere to lead. See {Intro-}, and {Duke}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lead or bring in; to conduct or usher in; as, to	      introduce a person into a drawing-room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put (something into a place); to insert; as, to	      introduce the finger, or a probe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lead to and make known by formal announcement or	      recommendation; hence, to cause to be acquainted; as, to	      introduce strangers; to introduce one person to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring into notice, practice, cultivation, or use; as,	      to introduce a new fashion, method, or plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To produce; to cause to exist; to induce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever introduces habits in children, deserves	            the care and attention of their governors. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To open to notice; to begin; to present; as, he introduced	      the subject with a long preface.	   Syn: To bring in; usher in; insert; begin; preface.	        [1913 Webster]
Introducement \In`tro*duce"ment\, n.	   Introduction. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Introducer \In`tro*du"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, introduces.	   [1913 Webster]
Introduct \In`tro*duct"\, v. t.	   To introduce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Introduction \In`tro*duc"tion\, n. [L. introductio: cf. F.	   introduction. See {Introduce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a	      presentation or making known of one person to another by	      name; as, the introduction of one stranger to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That part of a book or discourse which introduces or leads	      the way to the main subject, or part; preliminary; matter;	      preface; proem; exordium.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A formal and elaborate preliminary treatise; specifically,	      a treatise introductory to other treatises, or to a course	      of study; a guide; as, an introduction to English	      literature.	      [1913 Webster]
Introductive \In`tro*duc"tive\, a. [Cf. F. introductif.]	   Serving to introduce; introductory. -- {In`tro*duc"tive*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Introductor \In`tro*duc"tor\, n. [L.]	   An introducer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Introductorily \In`tro*duc"to*ri*ly\, adv.	   By way of introduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Introductory \In`tro*duc"to*ry\, a. [L. itroductorius: cf. F.	   introductoire.]	   Serving to introduce something else; leading to the main	   subject or business; preliminary; prefatory; as, introductory	   proceedings; an introductory discourse.	   [1913 Webster]
Introductress \In`tro*duc"tress\, n.	   A female introducer.	   [1913 Webster]
Introflexed \In`tro*flexed"\, a.	   Flexed or bent inward.	   [1913 Webster]
Introgression \In`tro*gres"sion\, n. [L. introgressus, p. p. of	   introgredi to go in; intro- within + gradi to step, go.]	   The act of going in; entrance. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Introit \In*tro"it\, n. [L. introitus, fr. introire to go into,	   to enter; intro within + ire to go: cf. F. introit.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A going in. --Caxton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) A psalm sung or chanted immediately before the	          collect, epistle, and gospel, and while the priest is	          entering within the rails of the altar.	      (b) A part of a psalm or other portion of Scripture read	          by the priest at Mass immediately after ascending to	          the altar.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) An anthem or psalm sung before the Communion	      service.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any composition of vocal music appropriate to the opening	      of church services.	      [1913 Webster]
Intromission \In`tro*mis"sion\, n. [Cf. F. intromission. See	   {Intromit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of sending in or of putting in; insertion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically; (Zool.) The insertion of the male copulatory	      organ into the female in the process of coitus. --South.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Four populations [of the vlei rat] varied in a	            number of parameters of copulatory behavior, such as	            latency to first mount, number of intromissions per	            series, and latency to intromission after first	            ejaculation.                          --Edith	                                                  Dempster	                                                  (African Small	                                                  Mammals	                                                  Newsletter,	                                                  Issue No. 16,	                                                  May 1996,	                                                  Laboratoir	                                                  Mammif[`e]res	                                                  & Oiseaux,	                                                  Paris)	      [PJC]	   3. The act of letting go in; admission.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Scots Law) An intermeddling with the affairs of another,	      either on legal grounds or without authority.	      [1913 Webster]
Intromit \In`tro*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intromitted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intromitting}.] [L. intromittere, intromissum;	   intro- within + mittere to send.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To send in or put in; to insert or introduce. --Greenhill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allow to pass in; to admit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glass in the window intromits light, without cold.	                                                  --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	Intromit \In`tro*mit"\, v. i. (Scots Law)	   To intermeddle with the effects or goods of another.	   [1913 Webster]
Intromittent \In`tro*mit"tent\, a. [L. intromittens, p. pr.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Throwing, or allowing to pass, into or within.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Used in copulation; -- said of the external	      reproductive organs of the males of many animals, and	      sometimes of those of the females.	      [1913 Webster]
Intromitter \In`tro*mit"ter\, n.	   One who intromits.	   [1913 Webster]
Intropression \In`tro*pres"sion\, n.	   Pressure acting within. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Introreception \In`tro*re*cep"tion\, n.	   The act of admitting into or within. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Introrse \In*trorse"\, a. [L. introrsus inward, contr. from	   introversus. See {Introvert}.] (Bot.)	   Turning or facing inward, or toward the axis of the part to	   which it belongs. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Introspect \In`tro*spect"\, v. t. [L. introspectus, p. p.	   introspicere to look into; intro within + specere to look.	   See {Spy}.]	   To look into or within; to view the inside of. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Introspection \In`tro*spec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. introspection.]	   A view of the inside or interior; a looking inward;	   specifically, the act or process of self-examination, or	   inspection of one's own thoughts and feelings; the cognition	   which the mind has of its own acts and states;	   self-consciousness; reflection.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was forced to make an introspection into my own mind.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Introspectionist \In`tro*spec"tion*ist\, n. (Metaph.)	   One given to the introspective method of examining the	   phenomena of the soul.	   [1913 Webster]
Introspective \In`tro*spec"tive\, a. [Cf. F. introspectif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inspecting within; seeing inwardly; capable of, or	      exercising, inspection; self-conscious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Involving the act or results of conscious knowledge of	      physical phenomena; -- contrasted with {associational}.	      --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Introsume \In`tro*sume"\, v. t. [Pref. intro- + L. sumere to	   take.]	   To draw in; to swallow. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Introsusception \In`tro*sus*cep"tion\, n.	   1. The act or process of receiving within.	      [1913 Webster]	            The person is corrupted by the introsusception of a	            nature which becomes evil thereby.    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Same as {Intussusception}.	      [1913 Webster]
Introvenient \In`tro*ven"ient\, a. [L. introveniens, p. pr. of	   introvenire to come in; intro within + venire to come.]	   Coming in together; entering; commingling. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Introversion \In`tro*ver"sion\, n. [See {Introvert}.]	   The act of introverting, or the state of being introverted;	   the act of turning the mind inward. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
introversive \introversive\ adj. (Psychol.)	   directed inward; marked by interest in oneself or concerned	   with inner feelings. Contrasted with {extroversive}.	   [Narrower terms: {introvert, introverted, introvertive};	   {introvertish, shut-in ]. Antonym: {ambiversive}. Also See:	   {unsociable}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Introvert \In`tro*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Introverted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Introverting}.] [Pref. intro- + L. vertere,	   versum, to turn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To turn or bend inward. "Introverted toes." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To look within; to introspect. --Lew Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]	Introvert \In"tro*vert`\, n.	   1. A person who is introverted; one concerned predominantly	      with himself or his own feelings. Contrasted with	      {extrovert}.	      [PJC]	   2. A person who is shy.	      [PJC]	   3. (Zool.) A part that can be introverted[1].	      [PJC]
introverted \in"tro*vert`ed\ adj.	   1. examining one's own sensory and perceptual experiences.	      Contrasted with {extrospective}.	   Syn: introspective.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. marked by concern predominantly with oneself or one's own	      feelings. Contrasted with {extroverted}.	   Syn: introvert, introvertive.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
introvertish \introvertish\ adj.	   somewhat introverted.	   Syn: shut-in.	        [WordNet 1.5]
introvertive \introvertive\ adj.	   same as {introverted}, 2.	   Syn: introvert, introverted.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Intrude \In*trude"\, v. i. [L. intrudere, intrusum; pref. in- in	   + trudere to thrust, akin to E. threat. See {Threat}.]	   To thrust one's self in; to come or go in without invitation,	   permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass; as, to	   intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the	   lands of another.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy wit wants edge	         And manners, to intrude where I am graced. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some thoughts rise and intrude upon us, while we shun	         them; others fly from us, when we would hold them. --I.	                                                  Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	Intrude \In*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intruded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Intruding}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To thrust or force (something) in or upon; especially, to	      force (one's self) in without leave or welcome; as, to	      intrude one's presence into a conference; to intrude one's	      opinions upon another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter by force; to invade. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should the worm intrude the maiden bud? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) The cause to enter or force a way, as into the	      crevices of rocks.	   Syn: To obtrude; encroach; infringe; intrench; trespass. See	        {Obtrude}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intruded \In*trud"ed\, p. a. (Geol.)	   Same as {Intrusive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intruder \In*trud"er\, n.	   1. One who intrudes; one who thrusts himself in, or enters	      without right, or without leave or welcome; a trespasser.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were all strangers and intruders. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A person who enters a private residence or	      place of business with the intention to perform a criminal	      act; as, killed by an intruder.	      [PJC]
Intrudress \In*trud"ress\, n.	   A female intruder.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrunk \In*trunk"\, v. t.	   To inclose as in a trunk; to incase. [R.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrusion \In*tru"sion\, n. [Cf. F. intrusion. See {Intrude}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of intruding, or of forcing in; especially, the	      forcing (one's self) into a place without right or	      welcome; encroachment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why this intrusion?	            Were not my orders that I should be private?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The penetrating of one rock, while in a plastic or	      metal state, into the cavities of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The entry of a stranger, after a particular estate	      or freehold is determined, before the person who holds in	      remainder or reversion has taken possession.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Scotch Ch.) The settlement of a minister over a	      congregation without their consent.	      [1913 Webster]
Intrusional \In*tru"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to intrusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrusionist \In*tru"sion*ist\, n.	   One who intrudes; especially, one who favors the appointment	   of a clergyman to a parish, by a patron, against the wishes	   of the parishioners.	   [1913 Webster]
Intrusive \In*tru"sive\, a.	   Apt to intrude; characterized by intrusion; entering without	   right or welcome.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Intrusive rocks} (Geol.), rocks which have been forced,	      while in a plastic or melted state, into the cavities or	      between the cracks or layers of other rocks. The term is	      sometimes used as equivalent to {plutonic rocks}. It is	      then contrasted with effusive or volcanic rocks. --	      {In*tru"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In*tru"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Intrust \In*trust"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrusted}, p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Intrusting}.]	   To deliver (something) to another in trust; to deliver to	   (another) something in trust; to commit or surrender	   (something) to another with a certain confidence regarding	   his care, use, or disposal of it; as, to intrust a servant	   with one's money or intrust money or goods to a servant.	   Syn: To commit; consign; confide. See {Commit}.	        [1913 Webster]
Intubation \In`tu*ba"tion\, n. [Pref. in- in + tube.] (Med.)	   The introduction of a tube into an organ to keep it open, as	   into the larynx in croup.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuition \In`tu*i"tion\, n. [L. intuitus, p. p. of intueri to	   look on; in- in, on + tueri: cf. F. intuition. See	   {Tuition}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A looking after; a regard to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What, no reflection on a reward! He might have an	            intuition at it, as the encouragement, though not	            the cause, of his pains.              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Direct apprehension or cognition; immediate knowledge, as	      in perception or consciousness; -- distinguished from	      "mediate" knowledge, as in reasoning; as, the mind knows	      by intuition that black is not white, that a circle is not	      a square, that three are more than two, etc.; quick or	      ready insight or apprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sagacity and a nameless something more, -- let us	            call it intuition.                    --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any object or truth discerned by intuition.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any quick insight, recognized immediately without a	      reasoning process; a belief arrived at unconsciously; --	      often it is based on extensive experience of a subject.	      [PJC]	   5. The ability to have insight into a matter without	      conscious thought; as, his chemical intuition allowed him	      to predict compound conformations without any conscious	      calculation; a mother's intuition often tells her what is	      best for her child.	      [PJC]
Intuitional \In`tu*i"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, intuition; characterized by	   intuition; perceived by intuition; intuitive.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuitionalism \In`tu*i"tion*al*ism\, n. (Metaph.)	   The doctrine that the perception or recognition of primary	   truth is intuitive, or direct and immediate; -- opposed to	   {sensationalism}, and {experientialism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuitionalist \In`tu*i"tion*al*ist\, n.	   One who holds the doctrine of intuitionalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuitionism \In`tu*i"tion*ism\, n.	   Same as {Intuitionalism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuitionist \In`tu*i"tion*ist\, n.	   Same as {Intuitionalist}. --Bain.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuitive \In*tu"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. intuitif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Knowing, or perceiving, by intuition; capable of knowing	      without deduction or reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence the soul	            Reason receives, and reason is her being,	            Discursive, or intuitive.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Received, reached, obtained, or perceived, by intuition;	      as, intuitive judgment or knowledge; -- opposed to	      {deductive}. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Intuitively \In*tu"i*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an intuitive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuitivism \In*tu"i*tiv*ism\, n.	   The doctrine that the ideas of right and wrong are intuitive.	   --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Intumesce \In`tu*mesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Intumesced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Intumescing}.] [L. intumescere; pref. in- in +	   tumescere to swell up, incho. fr. tumere to swell. See	   {Tumid}.]	   To enlarge or expand with heat; to swell; specifically, to	   swell up or bubble up under the action of heat, as before the	   blowpipe.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a higher heat, it intumesces, and melts into a	         yellowish black mass.                    --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Intumescence \In`tu*mes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. intumescence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of swelling or enlarging; also, the	      state of being swollen; expansion; tumidity; especially,	      the swelling up of bodies under the action of heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The intumescence of nations.          --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything swollen or enlarged, as a tumor.	      [1913 Webster]
Intumescent \In`tu*mes"cent\, a. [L. intumescens, p. pr.]	   Swelling up; expanding.	   [1913 Webster]
Intumulated \In*tu"mu*la`ted\, a. [L. intumulatus. See {In-}	   not, and {Tumulate}.]	   Unburied. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Intune \In*tune"\, v. t.	   To intone. Cf. {Entune}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inturbidate \In*tur"bid*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Inturbidated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inturbidating}.] [Pref. in-	   in + turbid.]	   To render turbid; to darken; to confuse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The confusion of ideas and conceptions under the same	         term painfully inturbidates his theology. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Inturgescence \In`tur*ges"cence\, n. [L. inturgescens, p. pr. of	   inturgescere to swell up. See 1st {In-}, and {Turgescent}.]	   A swelling; the act of swelling, or state of being swelled.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Intuse \In"tuse\ ([i^]n"t[=u]s), n. [L. intundere to bruise;	   pref. in- in + tundere, tusum, to beat, bruise.]	   A bruise; a contusion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Intussuscepted \In`tus*sus*cep"ted\, a. [See {Intussusception}.]	   Received into some other thing or part, as a sword into a	   sheath; invaginated.	   [1913 Webster]
Intussusception \In`tus*sus*cep"tion\, n. [L. intus within +	   susception. Cf. {Introsusception}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The reception of one part within another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The abnormal reception or slipping of a part of a	      tube, by inversion and descent, within a contiguous part	      of it; specifically, the reception or slipping of the	      upper part of the small intestine into the lower;	      introsusception; invagination. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The interposition of new particles of formative	      material among those already existing, as in a cell wall,	      or in a starch grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physiol.) The act of taking foreign matter, as food, into	      a living body; the process of nutrition, by which dead	      matter is absorbed by the living organism, and ultimately	      converted into the organized substance of its various	      tissues and organs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dead bodies increase by apposition; living bodies by	            intussusception.                      --McKendrick.	      [1913 Webster]
Intwine \In*twine"\, v. t. [Cf. {Entwine}.]	   To twine or twist into, or together; to wreathe; as, a wreath	   of flowers intwined. [Written also {entwine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Intwine \In*twine"\, v. i.	   To be or to become intwined.	   [1913 Webster]
Intwinement \In*twine"ment\, n.	   The act of intwining, or the state of being intwined.	   [1913 Webster]
Intwist \In*twist"\, v. t. [Cf. {Entwist}.]	   To twist into or together; to interweave. [Written also	   {entwist}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inuendo \In`u*en"do\, n.	   See {Innuendo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inulin \In"u*lin\, n. [From NL. {Inula Helenium}, the	   elecampane: cf. F. inuline.] (Chem.)	   A substance of very wide occurrence. It is found dissolved in	   the sap of the roots and rhizomes of many composite and other	   plants, as {Inula}, {Helianthus}, {Campanula}, etc., and is	   extracted by solution as a tasteless, white, semicrystalline	   substance, resembling starch, with which it is isomeric,	   having fructose units in place of most of the glucose units.	   It is intermediate in nature between starch and sugar, and	   replaces starch as the reserve food in Compositae. Called	   also {dahlin}, {helenin}, {alantin}, {alant starch}, etc.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inuloid \In"u*loid\, n. [Inulin + -oid.] (Chem.)	   A substance resembling inulin, found in the unripe bulbs of	   the dahlia.	   [1913 Webster]
Inumbrate \In*um"brate\, v. t. [L. inumbratus, p. p. of	   inumbrare to shade.]	   To shade; to darken. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inuncted \In*unc"ted\, a. [See {Inunction}.]	   Anointed. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Inunction \In*unc"tion\, n. [L. inunctio, fr. inungere,	   inunctum, to anoint. See 1st {In-}, and {Unction}.]	   The act of anointing, or the state of being anointed;	   unction; specifically (Med.), the rubbing of ointments into	   the pores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in	   them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Inunctuosity \In*unc`tu*os"i*ty\ (?; 135), n.	   The lack of unctuosity; freedom from greasiness or oiliness;	   as, the inunctuosity of porcelain clay. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Inundant \In*un"dant\, a. [L. inundans, p. pr. of inundare.]	   Overflowing. [R.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Inundate \In*un"date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inundated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inundating}.] [L. inundatus, p. p. of inundare to	   inundate; pref. in- in + undare to rise in waves, to	   overflow, fr. unda a wave. See {Undulate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover with a flood; to overflow; to deluge; to flood;	      as, the river inundated the town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill with an overflowing abundance or superfluity; as,	      the country was inundated with bills of credit.	   Syn: To overflow; deluge; flood; overwhelm; submerge; drown.	        [1913 Webster]
Inundation \In`un*da"tion\, n. [L. inundatio: cf. F.	   inondation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inundating, or the state of being inundated; an	      overflow; a flood; a rising and spreading of water over	      grounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            With inundation wide the deluge reigns,	            Drowns the deep valleys, and o'erspreads the plains.	                                                  --Wilkie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An overspreading of any kind; overflowing or superfluous	      abundance; a flood; a great influx; as, an inundation of	      tourists.	      [1913 Webster]	            To stop the inundation of her tears.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Inunderstanding \In*un`der*stand"ing\, a.	   Void of understanding. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Inurbane \In`ur*bane"\, a. [L. inurbanus. See {In-} not, and	   {Urbane}.]	   Uncivil; unpolished; rude. Opposite of {urbane}. --M. Arnold.	   -- {In`ur*bane"ly}, adv. -- {In`ur*bane"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inurbanity \In`ur*ban"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. inurbanit['e].]	   Lack of urbanity or courtesy; unpolished manners or	   deportment; inurbaneness; rudeness. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inure \In*ure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Inuring}.] [From pref. in- in + ure use, work. See {Ure}	   use, practice, {Opera}, and cf. {Manure}.]	   To apply in use; to train; to discipline; to use or accustom	   till use gives little or no pain or inconvenience; to harden;	   to habituate; to practice habitually. "To inure our prompt	   obedience." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . did inure them to speak little. --Sir T.	                                                  North.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inured and exercised in learning.        --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	         The poor, inured to drudgery and distress. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Here the fortune of the day turned, and all things	         became adverse to the Romans; the place deep with ooze,	         sinking under those who stood, slippery to such as	         advanced; their armor heavy, the waters deep; nor could	         they wield, in that uneasy situation, their weighty	         javelins. The barbarians on the contrary, were inured	         to encounter in the bogs, their persons tall, their	         spears long, such as could wound at a distance." In	         this morass the Roman army, after an ineffectual	         struggle, was irrecoverably lost; nor could the body of	         the emperor ever be found. Such was the fate of Decius,	         in the fiftieth year of his age; . . .   --Gibbon	                                                  [quoting	                                                  Tacitus]	                                                  (Decline and	                                                  Fall of the	                                                  Roman Empire,	                                                  Ch. 10)	   [PJC]	Inure \In*ure"\, v. i.	   To pass into use; to take or have effect; to be applied; to	   serve to the use or benefit of; as, a gift of lands inures to	   the heirs. [Written also {enure}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inurement \In*ure"ment\, n.	   Use; practice; discipline; habit; custom.	   [1913 Webster]
Inurn \In*urn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inurned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Inurning}.]	   To put in an urn, as the ashes of the dead; hence, to bury;	   to intomb.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sepulcher	         Wherein we saw thee quietly inurned.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inusitate \In*u"si*tate\, a. [L. inusitatus unusual. See {Use}.]	   Unusual. [R.] --Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Inusitation \In*u"si*ta"tion\, n.	   Lack of use; disuse. [R.] --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Inust \In*ust"\, a. [L. inurere, inustum, to burn in; pref. in-	   in + urere to burn.]	   Burnt in. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inustion \In*us"tion\, n.	   The act of burning or branding. [Obs.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Inutile \In*u"tile\, a. [L. inutilis: cf. F. inutile. See {In-}	   not, {Utile}.]	   Useless; unprofitable. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inutility \In`u*til"i*ty\, n. [L. inutilitas: cf. F.	   inutilit['e].]	   Uselessness; the quality of being unprofitable;	   unprofitableness; as, the inutility of vain speculations and	   visionary projects.	   [1913 Webster]
Inutterable \In*ut"ter*a*ble\, a.	   Unutterable; inexpressible. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
In vacuo \In` vac"u*o\ [L.] (Physics)	   In a vacuum; in empty space; as, experiments in vacuo.	   [1913 Webster]
Invade \In*vade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invaded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Invading}.] [L. invadere, invasum; pref. in- in + vadere	   to go, akin to E. wade: cf. OF. invader, F. envahir. See	   {Wade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To go into or upon; to pass within the confines of; to	      enter; -- used of forcible or rude ingress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which becomes a body, and doth then invade	            The state of life, out of the grisly shade.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter with hostile intentions; to enter with a view to	      conquest or plunder; to make an irruption into; to attack;	      as, the Romans invaded Great Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such an enemy	            Is risen to invade us.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate; as,	      the king invaded the rights of the people.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To grow or spread over; to affect injuriously and	      progressively; as, gangrene invades healthy tissue.	   Syn: To attack; assail; encroach upon. See {Attack}.	        [1913 Webster]	Invade \In*vade"\, v. i.	   To make an invasion. --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
Invader \In*vad"er\, n.	   One who invades; an assailant; an encroacher; an intruder.	   [1913 Webster]
invading \invading\ adj.	   same as {invasive}[1].	   Syn: incursive, invasive.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Invaginate \In*vag"i*nate\, v. t.	   To insert as in a sheath; to produce intussusception in.	   Invaginate	Invaginate \In*vag"i*nate\, Invaginated \In*vag"i*na`ted\, a.	   (Biol.)	   (a) Sheathed.	   (b) Having one portion of a hollow organ drawn back within	       another portion.	       [1913 Webster]
Invagination \In*vag`i*na"tion\, n. [L. pref. in- + vagina	   sheath.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.) The condition of an invaginated organ or part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inward movement of the wall of a tissue or cell, to	      form a cavity; also, the cavity thus formed.	      [PJC]	   3. Specifically: (Biol., Embryology) The inward movement of	      one part of the wall of a blastula, to form a gastrula;	      the process of gastrulation, in which layers of the ovum	      are differentiated.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In {embolic invagination}, one half of the blastosphere	         is pushed in towards the other half, producing an	         embryonic form known as a gastrula. -- In {epibolic	         invagination}, a phenomenon in the development of some	         invertebrate ova, the epiblast appears to grow over or	         around the hypoblast.	         [1913 Webster]
Invalescence \In`va*les"cence\, n. [L. invalescens, p. pr. of	   invalescere to become strong. See 1st {In-}, and	   {Convalesce}.]	   Strength; health. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Invaletudinary \In*val`e*tu"di*na*ry\, a.	   Wanting health; valetudinary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Invalid \In*val"id\, a. [Pref. in- not + valid: cf. F. invalide,	   L. invalidus infirm, weak. Cf. {Invalid} infirm.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of no force, weight, or cogency; not valid; weak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Having no force, effect, or efficacy; void; null;	      as, an invalid contract or agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	Invalid \In"va*lid\ (?; 277), n. [F. invalide, n. & a., L.	   invalidus, a. See {Invalid} null.]	   A person who is weak and infirm; one who is disabled for	   active service; especially, one in chronic ill health who is	   unable to care for himself.	   [1913 Webster]	Invalid \In"va*lid\, a. [See {Invalid}, n.]	   Not well; feeble; infirm; sickly; as, he had an invalid	   daughter.	   [1913 Webster]	Invalid \In"va*lid\, v. t.	   1. To make or render invalid or infirm. "Invalided, bent, and	      almost blind." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To classify or enroll as an invalid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peace coming, he was invalided on half pay.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Invalidate \In*val"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invalidated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Invalidating}.] [From {Invalid} null.]	   To render invalid; to weaken or lessen the force of; to	   destroy the authority of; to render of no force or effect; to	   overthrow; as, to invalidate an agreement or argument.	   [1913 Webster]
invalidated \invalidated\ adj.	   deprived of legal force.	   Syn: nullified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
invalidating \invalidating\ adj.	   tending to invalidate or prove false.	   Syn: disconfirming.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Invalidation \In*val`i*da"tion\, n.	   The act of inavlidating, or the state of being invalidated.	   [1913 Webster]	         So many invalidations of their right.    --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Invalide \In`va*lide"\, n. [F.]	   See {Invalid}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Invalidism \In"va*lid*ism\, n.	   The condition of an invalid; sickness; infirmity.	   [1913 Webster]
Invalidity \In`va*lid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. invalidit['e], LL.	   invaliditas lack of health.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lack of validity or cogency; lack of legal force or	      efficacy; invalidness; as, the invalidity of an agreement	      or of a will.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of health; infirmity. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Invalidness \In*val"id*ness\, n.	   Invalidity; as, the invalidness of reasoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Invalorous \In*val"or*ous\, a.	   Not valorous; cowardly.	   [1913 Webster]
Invaluable \In*val"u*a*ble\, a.	   Valuable beyond estimation; inestimable; priceless; precious.	   [1913 Webster]
Invaluably \In*val"u*a*bly\, adv.	   Inestimably. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Invalued \In*val"ued\, a.	   Inestimable. [R.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Invariability \In*va`ri*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   invariabilit['e].]	   The quality of being invariable; invariableness; constancy;	   uniformity.	   [1913 Webster]
Invariable \In*va"ri*a*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + variable: cf.	   F. invariable.]	   Not given to variation or change; unalterable; unchangeable;	   always uniform.	   [1913 Webster]	         Physical laws which are invariable.      --I. Taylor.	   -- {In*va"ri*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*va"ri*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Invariable \In*va"ri*a*ble\, n. (Math.)	   An invariable quantity; a constant.	   [1913 Webster]
invariably \in*va"ri*a*bly\ adv.	   Always; in every case.	   [PJC]
Invariance \In*va"ri*ance\, n. (Math.)	   The property of remaining invariable under prescribed or	   implied conditions. --J. J. Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Invariant \In*va"ri*ant\, n. (Math.)	   An invariable quantity; specifically, a function of the	   coefficients of one or more forms, which remains unaltered,	   when these undergo suitable linear transformations. --J. J.	   Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Invasion \In*va"sion\, n. [L. invasio: cf. F. invasion. See	   {Invade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of invading; the act of encroaching upon the	      rights or possessions of another; encroachment; trespass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A warlike or hostile entrance into the possessions or	      domains of another; the incursion of an army for conquest	      or plunder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The incoming or first attack of anything hurtful or	      pernicious; as, the invasion of a disease.	   Syn: {Invasion}, {Irruption}, {Inroad}.	   Usage: Invasion is the generic term, denoting a forcible	          entrance into a foreign country. Incursion signifies a	          hasty and sudden invasion. Irruption denotes	          particularly violent invasion. Inroad is entry by some	          unusual way involving trespass and injury.	          [1913 Webster]
Invasive \In*va"sive\, a. [LL. invasivus: cf. F. invasif. See	   {Invade}.]	   1. Tending to invade; characterized by invasion; aggressive.	      "Invasive war." --Hoole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) tending to spread, especially tending to intrude	      into healthy tissue; -- used mostly of tumors. [Narrower	      terms: {malignant}] PJC]
Invect \In*vect"\, v. i.	   To inveigh. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Invected \In*vec"ted\, a. [L. invectus carried in. See	   {Inveigh}.] (Her.)	   Having a border or outline composed of semicircles with the	   convexity outward; -- the opposite of {engrailed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Invection \In*vec"tion\, n. [L. invectio. See {Inveigh}.]	   An inveighing against; invective. [Obs.] --Fulke.	   [1913 Webster]
Invective \In*vec"tive\, a. [L. invectivus: cf. F. invectif. See	   {Inveigh}.]	   Characterized by invection; critical; denunciatory;	   satirical; abusive; railing.	   [1913 Webster]	Invective \In*vec"tive\, n. [F. invective.]	   An expression which inveighs or rails against a person; a	   severe or violent censure or reproach; something uttered or	   written, intended to cast opprobrium, censure, or reproach on	   another; a harsh or reproachful accusation; -- followed by	   against, having reference to the person or thing affected;	   as, an invective against tyranny.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world will be able to judge of his [Junius']	         motives for writing such famous invectives. --Sir W.	                                                  Draper.	   Syn: Abuse; censure; reproach; satire; sarcasm; railing;	        diatribe. See {Abuse}.	        [1913 Webster]
Invectively \In*vec"tive*ly\, adv.	   In an invective manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveigh \In*veigh"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inveighed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inveighing}.] [L. invehere, invectum, to carry or	   bring into or against, to attack with words, to inveigh;	   pref. in- in + vehere to carry. See {Vehicle}, and cf.	   {Invective}.]	   To declaim or rail (against some person or thing); to utter	   censorious and bitter language; to attack with harsh	   criticism or reproach, either spoken or written; to use	   invectives; -- with against; as, to inveigh against	   character, conduct, manners, customs, morals, a law, an	   abuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         All men inveighed against him; all men, except court	         vassals, opposed him.                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The artificial life against which we inveighed.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveigher \In*veigh"er\, n.	   One who inveighs.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveigle \In*vei"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inveigled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Inveigling}.] [Prob. fr. F. aveugler to blind, to	   delude, OF. aveugler, avugler, avegler, fr. F. aveugle blind,	   OF. aveugle, avugle, properly, without eyes, fr. L. ab +	   oculus eye. The pref. in- seems to have been substituted for	   a- taken as the pref. F. [`a], L. ad. See {Ocular}.]	   To lead astray as if blind; to persuade to something evil by	   deceptive arts or flattery; to entice; to insnare; to seduce;	   to wheedle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet have they many baits and guileful spells	         To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveiglement \In*vei"gle*ment\, n.	   The act of inveigling, or the state of being inveigled; that	   which inveigles; enticement; seduction. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveigler \In*vei"gler\, n.	   One who inveigles.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveil \In*veil"\, v. t.	   To cover, as with a veil. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Invendibility \In*vend`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being invendible; invendibleness;	   unsalableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Invendible \In*vend"i*ble\, a. [L. invendibilis. See {In-} not,	   and {Vendible}.]	   Not vendible or salable. --Jefferson. --	   {In*vend"i*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Invenom \In*ven"om\, v. t.	   See {Envenom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Invent \In*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inventing}.] [L. inventus, p. p. of invenire to come	   upon, to find, invent; pref. in- in + venire to come, akin to	   E. come: cf. F. inventer. See {Come}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To come or light upon; to meet; to find. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And vowed never to return again,	            Till him alive or dead she did invent. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discover, as by study or inquiry; to find out; to	      devise; to contrive or produce for the first time; --	      applied commonly to the discovery of some serviceable	      mode, instrument, or machine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus first Necessity invented stools. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To frame by the imagination; to fabricate mentally; to	      forge; -- in a good or a bad sense; as, to invent the	      machinery of a poem; to invent a falsehood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had invented some circumstances, and put the	            worst possible construction on others. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   Syn: To discover; contrive; devise; frame; design; fabricate;	        concoct; elaborate. See {Discover}.	        [1913 Webster]
Inventer \In*vent"er\, n.	   One who invents.	   [1913 Webster]
Inventful \In*vent"ful\, a.	   Full of invention. --J. Gifford.	   [1913 Webster]
Inventible \In*vent"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being invented.	   [1913 Webster]
Inventibleness \In*vent"i*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being inventible.	   [1913 Webster]
Invention \In*ven"tion\, n. [L. inventio: cf. F. invention. See	   {Invent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of finding out or inventing; contrivance or	      construction of that which has not before existed; as, the	      invention of logarithms; the invention of the art of	      printing.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the search of it [truth] is the duty, so the	            invention will be the happiness of man. --Tatham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is invented; an original contrivance or	      construction; a device; as, this fable was the invention	      of Esop; that falsehood was her own invention; she	      patented five inventions.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            We entered by the drawbridge, which has an invention	            to let one fall if not premonished.   --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Thought; idea. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fabrication to deceive; a fiction; a forgery; a	      falsehood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Filling their hearers	            With strange invention.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The faculty of inventing; imaginative faculty; skill or	      ingenuity in contriving anything new; as, a man of	      invention.	      [1913 Webster]	            They lay no less than a want of invention to his	            charge; a capital crime, . . . for a poet is a	            maker.                                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fine Arts, Rhet., etc.) The exercise of the imagination	      in selecting and treating a theme, or more commonly in	      contriving the arrangement of a piece, or the method of	      presenting its parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Invention of the cross} (Eccl.), a festival celebrated May	      3d, in honor of the finding of our Savior's cross by St.	      Helena.	      [1913 Webster]
Inventious \In*ven"tious\, a.	   Inventive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Inventive \In*vent"ive\, a. [Cf. F. inventif.]	   Able and apt to invent; quick at contrivance; ready at	   expedients; as, an inventive head or genius. --Dryden. --	   {In*vent"ive*ly}, adv. -- {In*vent"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Inventor \In*vent"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. inventeur.]	   One who invents or finds out something new; a contriver;	   especially, one who invents mechanical devices, new drugs,	   new processes, or other useful objects or procedures.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Inventorial \In`ven*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an inventory. -- {In`ven*to"ri*al*ly},	   adv. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Inventory \In"ven*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Inventories}. [L.	   inventarium: cf. LL. inventorium, F. inventaire, OF. also	   inventoire. See {Invent}.]	   1. An account, catalogue, or schedule, made by an executor or	      administrator, of all the goods and chattels, and	      sometimes of the real estate, of a deceased person; a list	      of the property of which a person or estate is found to be	      possessed; hence, an itemized list of goods or valuables,	      with their estimated worth. Hence: Any listing, as in a	      catalogue, of objects or resources on hand and available	      for use or for sale. Specifically, the annual account	      listing the stock on hand, taken in any business.	      [1913 Webster]	            There take an inventory of all I have. --Shak.	   2. The objects contained on an inventory[1]; especially: the	      stock of items on hand in any business, either for sale	      and not yet sold, or kept as raw materials to be converted	      into finished products.	      [PJC]	   3. The total value of all goods in an inventory[2].	      [PJC]	   4. The act of making an inventory[1].	      [PJC]	   Syn: List; register; schedule; catalogue. See {List}.	        [1913 Webster]	Inventory \In"ven*to*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inventoried}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inventorying}.] [Cf. F. inventorier.]	   To make an inventory of; to make a list, catalogue, or	   schedule of; to insert or register in an account of goods;	   as, a merchant inventories his stock.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will give out divers schedules of my beauty; it shall	         be inventoried, and every particle and utensil labeled.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
inventorying \inventorying\ n.	   the act or process of making an inventory; making an itemized	   list of merchandise or supplies on hand.	   Syn: inventory, stocktaking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Inventress \In*vent"ress\, n. [Cf. L. inventrix, F. inventrice.]	   A woman who invents. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveracity \In`ve*rac"i*ty\, n.	   Lack of veracity.	   [1913 Webster]
Inverisimilitude \In*ver`i*si*mil"i*tude\, n.	   Lack of verisimilitude or likelihood; improbability.	   [1913 Webster] Inverness
Inverness \In`ver*ness"\, n., or Inverness cape \In`ver*ness"
cape"\	   A kind of full sleeveless cape, fitting closely about the	   neck.	         Robert's wind-blown head and tall form wrapped in an	         Inverness cape.                          --Mrs. Humphry	                                                  Ward.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Inverse \In*verse"\, a. [L. inversus, p. p. of invertere: cf. F.	   inverse. See {Invert}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Opposite in order, relation, or effect; reversed;	      inverted; reciprocal; -- opposed to {direct}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Inverted; having a position or mode of attachment	      the reverse of that which is usual.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Opposite in nature and effect; -- said with	      reference to any two operations, which, when both are	      performed in succession upon any quantity, reproduce that	      quantity; as, multiplication is the inverse operation to	      division. The symbol of an inverse operation is the symbol	      of the direct operation with -1 as an index. Thus sin-1 x	      means the arc or angle whose sine is x.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inverse figures} (Geom.), two figures, such that each point	      of either figure is inverse to a corresponding point in	      the order figure.	   {Inverse points} (Geom.), two points lying on a line drawn	      from the center of a fixed circle or sphere, and so	      related that the product of their distances from the	      center of the circle or sphere is equal to the square of	      the radius.	   {Inverse ratio}, or {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio of	      the reciprocals of two quantities.	   {Inverse proportion}, or {Reciprocal proportion}, an equality	      between a direct ratio and a reciprocal ratio; thus, 4 : 2	      : : 1/3 : 1/6, or 4 : 2 : : 3 : 6, inversely.	      [1913 Webster]	Inverse \In"verse\, n.	   That which is inverse.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus the course of human study is the inverse of the	         course of things in nature.              --Tatham.	   [1913 Webster]
Inversely \In*verse"ly\, adv.	   In an inverse order or manner; by inversion; -- opposed to	   {directly}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Inversely proportional}. See {Directly proportional}, under	      {Directly}, and {Inversion}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Inversion \In*ver"sion\, n. [L. inversio: cf. F. inversion. See	   {Invert}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inverting, or turning over or backward, or the	      state of being inverted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A change by inverted order; a reversed position or	      arrangement of things; transposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is just the inversion of an act of Parliament;	            your lordship first signed it, and then it was	            passed among the Lords and Commons.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A movement in tactics by which the order of	      companies in line is inverted, the right being on the	      left, the left on the right, and so on.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) A change in the order of the terms of a	      proportion, so that the second takes the place of the	      first, and the fourth of the third.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) A peculiar method of transformation, in which a	      figure is replaced by its inverse figure. Propositions	      that are true for the original figure thus furnish new	      propositions that are true in the inverse figure. See	      {Inverse figures}, under {Inverse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gram.) A change of the usual order of words or phrases;	      as, "of all vices, impurity is one of the most	      detestable," instead of, "impurity is one of the most	      detestable of all vices."	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Rhet.) A method of reasoning in which the orator shows	      that arguments advanced by his adversary in opposition to	      him are really favorable to his cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.)	      (a) Said of intervals, when the lower tone is placed an	          octave higher, so that fifths become fourths, thirds	          sixths, etc.	      (b) Said of a chord, when one of its notes, other than its	          root, is made the bass.	      (c) Said of a subject, or phrase, when the intervals of	          which it consists are repeated in the contrary	          direction, rising instead of falling, or vice versa.	      (d) Said of double counterpoint, when an upper and a lower	          part change places.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Geol.) The folding back of strata upon themselves, as by	      upheaval, in such a manner that the order of succession	      appears to be reversed.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Chem.) The act or process by which cane sugar (sucrose),	       under the action of heat and acids or enzymes (as	       diastase), is broken or split up into grape sugar	       (dextrose), and fruit sugar (levulose); also, less	       properly, the process by which starch is converted into	       grape sugar (dextrose).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The terms invert and inversion, in this sense, owe	         their meaning to the fact that the plane of	         polarization of light, which is rotated to the right by	         cane sugar, is turned toward the left by levulose.	         [1913 Webster]	   11. (Meteorology) A reversal of the usual temperature	       gradient of the atmosphere, in which the temperature	       increases with increased altitude, rather than falling.	       Called also temperature inversion.	   Note: This condition in the vicinity of cities can give rise	         to a severe episode of atmospheric pollution, as it	         inhibits normal circulation of the air.	         [PJC]	   12. (Electricity) The conversion of direct current into	       alternating current; the inverse of rectification. See	       {inverted rectifier}.	       [PJC]	   13. (Genetics) A portion of the genome in which the DNA has	       been turned around, and runs in a direction opposite to	       its normal direction, and consequently the genes are	       present in the reverse of their usual order.	       [PJC]
Invert \In*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inverted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inverting}.] [L. invertere, inversum; pref. in- in +	   vertere to turn. See {Verse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To turn over; to put upside down; to upset; to place in a	      contrary order or direction; to reverse; as, to invert a	      cup, the order of words, rules of justice, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            That doth invert the attest of eyes and ears,	            As if these organs had deceptious functions. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such reasoning falls like an inverted cone,	            Wanting its proper base to stand upon. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To change the position of; -- said of tones which	      form a chord, or parts which compose harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To divert; to convert to a wrong use. [Obs.] --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) To convert; to reverse; to decompose by, or	      subject to, inversion. See {Inversion}, n., 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Invert \In*vert"\, v. i. (Chem.)	   To undergo inversion, as sugar.	   [1913 Webster]	Invert \In"vert\, a. (Chem.)	   Subjected to the process of inversion; inverted; converted;	   as, invert sugar.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Invert sugar} (Chem.), a variety of sugar, consisting of a	      mixture of dextrose and levulose, found naturally in	      fruits, and produced artificially by the inversion of cane	      sugar (sucrose); also, less properly, the grape sugar or	      dextrose obtained from starch. See {Inversion},	      {Dextrose}, {Levulose}, and {Sugar}.	      [1913 Webster]	Invert \In"vert\, n. (Masonry)	   An inverted arch.	   [1913 Webster]
Invertase \In*vert"ase\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) An enzyme capable of effecting the inversion of cane	       suger, producing invert sugar. It is found in many plants	       and in the intestines of animals.	   (b) By extension, any enzyme which splits cane sugar, milk	       sugar, lactose, etc., into monosaccharides.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Invertebral \In*ver"te*bral\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Invertebrate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Invertebrata \In*ver`te*bra"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. in- not +	   vertebratus vertebrate.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive division of the animal kingdom, including all	   except the Vertebrata.	   [1913 Webster]
Invertebrate \In*ver"te*brate\, a. (Zool.)	   Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebr[ae]; of or	   pertaining to the Invertebrata. -- n. One of the	   Invertebrata.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Age of invertebrates}. See {Age}, and {Silurian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Invertebrated \In*ver"te*bra`ted\, a.	   Having no backbone; invertebrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Inverted \In*vert"ed\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Changed to a contrary or counterchanged order; reversed;	      characterized by inversion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Situated apparently in reverse order, as strata	      when folded back upon themselves by upheaval.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inverted arch} (Arch.), an arch placed with crown downward;	      -- much used in foundations.	      [1913 Webster]
Invertedly \In*vert"ed*ly\, adv.	   In an inverted order. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
inverted rectifier \in*vert"ed rec"ti*fi`er\, n. (Electricity)	   A device which converts direct current to alternating	   current.	   [PJC]
Invertible \In*vert"i*ble\, a. [From {Invert}.]	   1. Capable of being inverted or turned inside out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Capable of being changed or converted; as,	      invertible sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	Invertible \In*vert"i*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + L. vertere to	   turn + -ible.]	   Incapable of being turned or changed.	   [1913 Webster]	         An indurate and invertible conscience.   --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Invertin \In*vert"in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   An enzyme which causes cane sugar to take up a molecule of	   water and be converted into invert sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Invest \In*vest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Investing}.] [L. investire, investitum; pref. in- in +	   vestire to clothe, fr. vestis clothing: cf. F. investir. See	   {Vest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put garments on; to clothe; to dress; to array; --	      opposed to {divest}. Usually followed by with, sometimes	      by in; as, to invest one with a robe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put on. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Can not find one this girdle to invest. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To clothe, as with office or authority; to place in	      possession of rank, dignity, or estate; to endow; to	      adorn; to grace; to bedeck; as, to invest with honor or	      glory; to invest with an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do invest you jointly with my power. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To surround, accompany, or attend.	      [1913 Webster]	            Awe such as must always invest the spectacle of the	            guilt.                                --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To confer; to give. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It investeth a right of government.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil.) To inclose; to surround or hem in with troops, so	      as to intercept reinforcements of men and provisions and	      prevent escape; to lay siege to; as, to invest a town.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To lay out (money or capital) in business with the view of	      obtaining an income or profit; as, to invest money in bank	      stock.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Hence: To expend (time, money, or other resources) with a	      view to obtaining some benefit of value in excess of that	      expended, or to achieve a useful pupose; as, to invest a	      lot of time in teaching one's children.	      [PJC]	Invest \In*vest"\, v. i.	   To make an investment; as, to invest in stocks; -- usually	   followed by in.	   [1913 Webster]
Investient \In*vest"ient\, a. [L. investiens, p. pr. of	   investire.]	   Covering; clothing. [R.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Investigable \In*ves"ti*ga*ble\, a. [L. investigabilis. See	   {Investigate}.]	   Capable or susceptible of being investigated; admitting	   research. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Investigable \In*ves"ti*ga*ble\, a. [L. investigabilis. See	   {In-} not, and {Vestigate}.]	   Unsearchable; inscrutable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So unsearchable the judgment and so investigable the	         ways thereof.                            --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Investigate \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 track, trace. See {Vestige}.]	   To follow up step by step by patient inquiry or observation;	   to trace or track mentally; to search into; to inquire and	   examine into with care and accuracy; to find out by careful	   inquisition; as, to investigate the causes of natural	   phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]	Investigate \In*ves"ti*gate\, v. i.	   To pursue a course of investigation and study; to make	   investigation.	   [1913 Webster]
investigating \investigating\ n.	   the work of inquiring into something thoroughly and	   systematically.	   Syn: investigation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Investigation \In*ves`ti*ga"tion\, n. [L. investigatio: cf. F.	   investigation.]	   The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or	   following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or	   thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of	   the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of	   the judge, the moralist.	   [1913 Webster]
Investigative \In*ves"ti*ga*tive\, a.	   Given to investigation; inquisitive; curious; searching.	   [1913 Webster]
Investigator \In*ves"ti*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. investigateur.]	   One who searches diligently into a subject.	   [1913 Webster]
investigatory \investigatory\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to an investigation; accomplished by	   investigation; designed to find information or ascertain	   facts; as, investigatory committee; the investigatory	   excesses of the prosecutor.	   Syn: fact-finding, investigative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
investing \investing\ n.	   the act or process of expending resources, especially money,	   to achieve rewards.	   Syn: investment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Investiture \In*ves"ti*ture\ (?; 135), n. [LL. investitura: cf.	   F. investiture.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or ceremony of investing, or the state of being	      invested, as with an office; a giving possession; also,	      the right of so investing.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had refused to yield up to the pope the	            investiture of bishops.               --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Feudal Law) Livery of seizin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grant of land or a feud was perfected by the	            ceremony of corporal investiture, or open delivery	            of possession.                        --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That with which anyone is invested or clothed; investment;	      clothing; covering.	      [1913 Webster]	            While we yet have on	            Our gross investiture of mortal weeds. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]
Investive \In*vest"ive\, a.	   Investing. [R.] --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Investment \In*vest"ment\, n.	   1. The act of investing, or the state of being invested.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That with which anyone is invested; a vestment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose white investments figure innocence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) The act of surrounding, blocking up, or besieging	      by an armed force, or the state of being so surrounded.	      [1913 Webster]	            The capitulation was signed by the commander of the	            fort within six days after its investments.	                                                  --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The laying out of money in the purchase of some species of	      property; also, the amount of money invested, or that in	      which money is invested.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the investment could be made, a change of the	            market might render it ineligible.    --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            An investment in ink, paper, and steel pens.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Investor \In*vest"or\, n.	   One who invests.	   [1913 Webster]
Investure \In*ves"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Investiture; investment. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	Investure \In*ves"ture\, v. t.	   To clothe; to invest; to install. [Obs.] "Monks . . .	   investured in their copes." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveteracy \In*vet"er*a*cy\, n. [From {Inveterate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Firm establishment by long continuance; firmness or	      deep-rooted obstinacy of any quality or state acquired by	      time; as, the inveteracy of custom, habit, or disease; --	      usually in a bad sense; as, the inveteracy of prejudice or	      of error.	      [1913 Webster]	            An inveteracy of evil habits that will prompt him to	            contract more.                        --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Malignity; spitefulness; virulency.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rancor of pamphlets, the inveteracy of epigrams,	            and the mortification of lampoons.    --Guardian.	      [1913 Webster]
Inveterate \In*vet"er*ate\, a. [L. inveteratus, p. p. of	   inveterare to render old; pref. in- in + vetus, veteris, old.	   See {Veteran}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Old; long-established. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is an inveterate and received opinion. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firmly established by long continuance; obstinate;	      deep-rooted; of long standing; as, an inveterate disease;	      an inveterate abuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heal the inveterate canker of one wound. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having habits fixed by long continuance; confirmed;	      habitual; as, an inveterate idler or smoker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Malignant; virulent; spiteful. --H. Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]	Inveterate \In*vet"er*ate\, v. t.	   To fix and settle by long continuance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveterately \In*vet"er*ate*ly\, adv.	   In an inveterate manner or degree. "Inveterately tough."	   --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveterateness \In*vet"er*ate*ness\, n.	   Inveteracy. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inveteration \In*vet`er*a"tion\, n. [L. inveteratio.]	   The act of making inveterate. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Invict \In*vict"\, a. [L. invictus. See {In-} not, and	   {Victor}.]	   Invincible. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Invidious \In*vid"i*ous\, a. [L. invidiosus, fr. invidia envy.	   See {Envy}, and cf. {Envious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Envious; malignant. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of envy; desirable; enviable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a person appeareth in a far more honorable and	            invidious state than any prosperous man. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Likely to or intended to incur or produce ill will, or to	      provoke envy or resentment; hateful; offensive; as,	      invidious distinctions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Agamemnon found it an invidious affair to give the	            preference to any one of the Grecian heroes.	                                                  --Broome.	      -- {In*vid"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {In*vid"i*ous*ness}, n.	      Invigilance
Invigilance \In*vig"i*lance\, Invigilancy \In*vig"i*lan*cy\, n.	   [in- not + vigilance: cf. OF. invigilance.]	   Lack of vigilance; neglect of watching; carelessness.	   [1913 Webster]
invigilate \invigilate\ n. ([i^]n*v[i^]j"[i^]l*[=a]t) [imp. & p.	   p. {Invigilated} ([i^]n*v[i^]j"[i^]l*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Invigilating}.] [L. invigilare to stay awake, to be	   vigilant.]	   To keep watch.	   [PJC]	   2. To keep watch over examination candidates to prevent	      cheating. [British]	      [WordNet 1.5]
invigilation \invigilation\ n.	   keeping watch over examination candidates to prevent	   cheating. [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
invigilator \invigilator\ n.	   someone who watches examination candidates to prevent	   cheating. [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Invigor \In*vig"or\ ([i^]n*v[i^]g"[~e]r), v. t.	   To invigorate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Invigorate \In*vig"or*ate\ ([i^]n*v[i^]g"[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Invigorated} ([i^]n*v[i^]g"[~e]r*[=a]`t[e^]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Invigorating}.] [Pref. in- in + vigor.]	   To give vigor to; to strengthen; to animate; to give life and	   energy to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Christian graces and virtues they can not be, unless	         fed, invigorated, and animated by universal charity.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   Syn: To refresh; animate; exhilarate; stimulate.	        [1913 Webster]
Invigoration \In*vig`or*a"tion\, n.	   The act of invigorating, or the state of being invigorated.	   [1913 Webster]
Invile \In*vile"\, v. t.	   To render vile. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Invillaged \In*vil"laged\ (?; 48), p. a.	   Turned into, or reduced to, a village. [Obs.] --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Invincibility \In*vin`ci*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   invincibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being invincible; invincibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Invincible \In*vin"ci*ble\, a. [L. invincibilis: cf. F.	   invincible. See {In-} not, and {Vincible}.]	   Incapable of being conquered, overcome, or subdued;	   unconquerable; insuperable; as, an invincible army, or	   obstacle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lead forth to battle these my sons	         Invincible.                              --Milton.	   -- {In*vin"ci*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*vin"ci*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviolability \In*vi`o*la*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. inviolabilitas: cf.	   F. inviolabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being inviolable; inviolableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviolable \In*vi"o*la*ble\, a. [L. inviolabilis: cf. F.	   inviolable. See {Inviolate}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not violable; not susceptible of hurt, wound, or harm	      (used with respect to either physical or moral damage);	      not susceptible of being profaned or corrupted; sacred;	      holy; as, inviolable honor or chastity; an inviolable	      shrine.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tried a third, a tough, well-chosen spear,	            The inviolable body stood sincere.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unviolated; uninjured; undefiled; uncorrupted.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thou, be sure, shalt give account	            To him who sent us, whose charge is to keep	            This place inviolable, and these from harm.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not capable of being broken or violated; as, an inviolable	      covenant, agreement, promise, or vow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their almighty Maker first ordained	            And bound them with inviolable bands. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            And keep our faiths firm and inviolable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Inviolableness \In*vi"o*la*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being inviolable; as, the	   inviolableness of divine justice.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviolably \In*vi"o*la*bly\, adv.	   Without violation.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviolacy \In*vi"o*la*cy\, n.	   The state or quality of being inviolate; as, the inviolacy of	   an oath. Inviolate
Inviolate \In*vi"o*late\, Inviolated \In*vi"o*la`ted\, a. [L.	   inviolatus. See {In-} not, and {Violate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not violated; uninjured; unhurt; unbroken.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fortune of arms was still inviolate. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not corrupted, defiled, or profaned; chaste; pure.	      "Inviolate truth." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            There chaste Alceste lives inviolate. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Inviolately \In*vi"o*late*ly\, adv.	   In an inviolate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviolateness \In*vi"o*late*ness\, n.	   The state of being inviolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Invious \In"vi*ous\, a. [L. invius; pref. in- not + via way.]	   Untrodden. [R.] --Hudibras. -- {In"vi*ous*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Invirile \In*vi"rile\, a.	   Deficient in manhood; unmanly; effeminate. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Invirility \In`vi*ril"i*ty\, n.	   Absence of virility or manhood; effeminacy. --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviscate \In*vis"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inviscated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Inviscating}.] [L. inviscatus, p. p. of	   inviscare to birdlime; pref. in- in + viscum, viscus, the	   mistletoe, birdlime.]	   To daub or catch with glue or birdlime; to entangle with	   glutinous matter. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviscerate \In*vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Inviscerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inviscerating}.] [L.	   invisceratus, p. p. of inviscerare to put into the entrails.	   See {Viscera}.]	   To breed; to nourish. [R.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]	Inviscerate \In*vis"cer*ate\, a. [L. invisceratus, p. p.]	   Deep-seated; internal. [R.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Invisibility \In*vis`i*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Invisibilities}. [L.	   invisibilitas: cf. F. invisibilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being invisible; also, that which is	   invisible. "Atoms and invisibilities." --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Invisible \In*vis"i*ble\, a. [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See	   {In-} not, and {Visible}.]	   1. Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not	      visible. Specifically:	      (a) Not visible due to an inherent property, such as lack	          of color; as, the invisible air; invisible ink;	      (b) hidden from view; out of sight;	      (c) Not perceptible due to lack of light;	      (d) Too small or too distant to be perceived; as, people	          on the ground invisible at cruising altitude.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                To us invisible, or dimly seen	                In these thy lowest works.        --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hidden from the public; as, invisible transactions.	      [PJC]	   3. imperceptible to the mind; as, differences invisible to	      most observers.	      [PJC]	   {Invisible bird} (Zool.), a small, shy singing bird	      ({Myadestes sibilons}), of St. Vincent Islands.	   {Invisible green}, a very dark shade of green, approaching to	      black, and liable to be mistaken for it.	      [1913 Webster]	Invisible \In*vis"i*ble\, n.	   1. An invisible person or thing; specifically, God, the	      Supreme Being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Rosicrucian; -- so called because avoiding declaration	      of his craft. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl. Hist.) One of those (as in the 16th century) who	      denied the visibility of the church. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
invisible ink \in*vis"i*ble ink`\, n.	   A fluid that has no color in the visible spectrum, but may be	   detected under certain conditions, as under ultraviolet	   light. It may be used to write notes not readable under	   normal light.	   [PJC]
Invisibleness \In*vis"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being invisible; invisibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Invisibly \In*vis"i*bly\, adv.	   In an invisible manner. --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Invision \In*vi"sion\, n.	   Lack of vision or of the power of seeing. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Invitation \In`vi*ta"tion\, n. [L. invitatio: cf. F. invitation.	   See {Invite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a	      person's company; as, an invitation to a party, to a	      dinner, or to visit a friend.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A document written or printed, or spoken words, conveying	      the message by which one is invited.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Allurement; enticement. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She gives the leer of invitation.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
invitational \invitational\ adj.	   open only to persons issued an invitation; -- of gatherings,	   usually sports events; as, an invitational tournament.	   Syn: invitation(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. invitatorius: cf. F.	   invitatoire.]	   Using or containing invitations.	   [1913 Webster]	         The "Venite" [Psalm xcv.], which is also called the	         invitatory psalm.                        --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]	Invitatory \In*vi"ta*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Invitatories}. [LL.	   invitatorium: cf. F. invitatoire.]	   That which invites; specifically, the invitatory psalm, or a	   part of it used in worship.	   [1913 Webster]
Invite \In*vite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Inviting}.] [L. invitare: cf. F. inviter. See {Vie}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; to ask to do some	      act, or go to some place; esp., to ask to an entertainment	      or visit; to request the company of; as, to invite to	      dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion.	      [1913 Webster]	            So many guests invite as here are writ. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I invite his Grace of Castle Rackrent to reflect on	            this.                                 --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allure; to draw to; to tempt to come; to induce by	      pleasure or hope; to attract.	      [1913 Webster]	            To inveigle and invite the unwary sense. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shady groves, that easy sleep invite. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            There no delusive hope invites despair. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give occasion for; as, to invite criticism.	   Syn: To solicit; bid; call; ask; summon; allure; attract;	        entice; persuade.	        [1913 Webster]	Invite \In*vite"\, v. i.	   To give invitation. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Invitement \In*vite"ment\, n.	   Invitation. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviter \In*vit"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, invites.	   [1913 Webster]
Invitiate \In*vi"ti*ate\, a.	   Not vitiated. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Inviting \In*vit"ing\, a.	   Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse	         and sarcasm.                             --W. Irving.	   -- {In*vit"ing*ly}, adv. -- {In*vit"ing*ness}, n. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Invitrifiable \In*vit"ri*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Not admitting of being vitrified, or converted into glass.	   --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Invocate \In"vo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invocated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Invocating}.] [L. invocatus, p. p. of invocare. See	   {Invoke}.]	   To invoke; to call on, or for, in supplication; to implore.	   [1913 Webster]	         If Dagon be thy god,	         Go to his temple, invocate his aid.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Invocation \In`vo*ca"tion\, n. [F. invocation, L. invocatio.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or form of calling for the assistance or presence	      of some superior being; earnest and solemn entreaty; esp.,	      prayer offered to a divine being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet invocation of a child; most pretty and	            pathetical!                           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole poem is a prayer to Fortune, and the	            invocation is divided between the two deities.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A call or summons; especially, a judicial call,	      demand, or order; as, the invocation of papers or evidence	      into court.	      [1913 Webster]
Invocatory \In"vo*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Making or containing invocation; invoking.	   [1913 Webster]
Invoice \In"voice`\, n. [F. envois things sent, goods forwarded,	   pl. of envoi a sending or things sent, fr. envoyer to send;	   cf. F. lettre d'envoi letter of advice of goods forwarded.	   See {Envoy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Com.) A written account of the particulars of merchandise	      shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, etc.,	      with the value or prices and charges annexed. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lot or set of goods as shipped or received; as, the	      merchant receives a large invoice of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	Invoice \In"voice`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invoiced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Invoicing}.]	   To make a written list or account of, as goods to be sent to	   a consignee; to insert in a priced list; to write or enter in	   an invoice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and	         invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. --Madison.	   [1913 Webster]
Invoke \In*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Invoked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Invoking}.] [F. invoquer, L. invocare; pref. in- in, on +	   vocare to call, fr. vox voice. See {Voice}, and cf.	   {Invocate}.]	   To call on for aid or protection; to invite earnestly or	   solemnly; to summon; to address in prayer; to solicit or	   demand by invocation; to implore; as, to invoke the Supreme	   Being, or to invoke His and blessing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb, . .	         .	         Invoke his warlike spirit.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Involucel \In*vol"u*cel\ (?; 277), n. [Dim. of involucre, or	   involucrum: cf. F. involucelle.] (Bot.)	   A partial, secondary, or small involucre. See Illust. of	   {Involucre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Involucellate \In`vo*lu"cel*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with involucels.	   [1913 Webster]
Involucellum \In`vo*lu*cel"lum\, n.; pl. {Involucella}. [NL.]	   See {Involucel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Involucral \In`vo*lu"cral\, a. [Cf. F. involucral.]	   Pertaining to, possessing, or like, an involucrum.	   Involucrate
Involucrate \In`vo*lu"crate\, Involucrated \In`vo*lu"cra*ted\,	   a. (Bot.)	   Having an involucre; involucred.	   [1913 Webster]
Involucre \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 flower, umbel, or head.	   (b) A continuous marginal covering of sporangia, in certain	       ferns, as in the common brake, or the cup-shaped	       processes of the filmy ferns.	   (c) The peridium or volva of certain fungi. Called also	       {involucrum}.	       [1913 Webster]
Involucred \In"vo*lu`cred\, a. (Bot.)	   Having an involucre, as umbels, heads, etc. --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Involucret \In`vo*lu"cret\, n. (Bot.)	   An involucel.	   [1913 Webster]
Involucrum \In`vo*lu"crum\, n.; pl. L. {Involucra}, E.	   {Involucrums}. [L. See {Involucre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) See {Involucre}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sheath which surrounds the base of the lasso	      cells in the {Siphonophora}.	      [1913 Webster]
Involuntarily \In*vol"un*ta*ri*ly\, adv. [From {Involuntary}.]	   In an involuntary manner; not voluntarily; not intentionally	   or willingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Involuntariness \In*vol"un*ta*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being involuntary; unwillingness;	   automatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Involuntary \In*vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. involuntarius. See {In-}	   not, and {Voluntary}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not having will or the power of choice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not under the influence or control of the will; not	      voluntary; as, the involuntary movements of the body;	      involuntary muscle fibers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not proceeding from choice; done unwillingly; reluctant;	      compulsory; as, involuntary submission. Involute
Involute \In"vo*lute\, Involuted \In"vo*lu`ted\, a. [L.	   involutus, p. p. of involvere. See {Involve}.]	   1. (Bot.) Rolled inward from the edges; -- said of leaves in	      vernation, or of the petals of flowers in [ae]stivation.	      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of	          the Cyprea.	      (b) Rolled inward spirally.	          [1913 Webster]	Involute \In"vo*lute\, n. (Geom.)	   A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another	   curve, or unwound from it; -- called also {evolvent}. See	   {Evolute}.	   [1913 Webster]
Involution \In`vo*lu"tion\, n. [L. involutio: cf. F. involution.	   See {Involve}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of involving or infolding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being entangled or involved; complication;	      entanglement.	      [1913 Webster]	            All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual	            involutions.                          --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That in which anything is involved, folded, or wrapped;	      envelope. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) The insertion of one or more clauses between the	      subject and the verb, in a way that involves or	      complicates the construction.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) The act or process of raising a quantity to any	      power assigned; the multiplication of a quantity into	      itself a given number of times; -- the reverse of	      evolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geom.) The relation which exists between three or more	      sets of points, a.a', b.b', c.c', so related to a point O	      on the line, that the product Oa.Oa' = Ob.Ob' = Oc.Oc' is	      constant. Sets of lines or surfaces possessing	      corresponding properties may be in involution.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) The return of an enlarged part or organ to its	      normal size, as of the uterus after pregnancy.	      [1913 Webster]
Involve \In*volve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Involved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Involving}.] [L. involvere, involutum, to roll about,	   wrap up; pref. in- in + volvere to roll: cf. OF. involver.	   See {Voluble}, and cf. {Involute}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To roll or fold up; to wind round; to entwine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some of serpent kind . . . involved	            Their snaky folds.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To envelop completely; to surround; to cover; to hide; to	      involve in darkness or obscurity.	      [1913 Webster]	            And leave a sing[`e]d bottom all involved	            With stench and smoke.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To complicate or make intricate, as in grammatical	      structure. "Involved discourses." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To connect with something as a natural or logical	      consequence or effect; to include necessarily; to imply.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knows	            His end with mine involved.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The contrary necessarily involves a contradiction.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take in; to gather in; to mingle confusedly; to blend	      or merge. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The gathering number, as it moves along,	            Involves a vast involuntary throng.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Earth with hell	            To mingle and involve.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To envelop, infold, entangle, or embarrass; as, to involve	      a person in debt or misery.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To engage thoroughly; to occupy, employ, or absorb.	      "Involved in a deep study." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Math.) To raise to any assigned power; to multiply, as a	      quantity, into itself a given number of times; as, a	      quantity involved to the third or fourth power.	   Syn: To imply; include; implicate; complicate; entangle;	        embarrass; overwhelm.	   Usage: To {Involve}, {Imply}. Imply is opposed to express, or	          set forth; thus, an implied engagement is one fairly	          to be understood from the words used or the	          circumstances of the case, though not set forth in	          form. Involve goes beyond the mere interpretation of	          things into their necessary relations; and hence, if	          one thing involves another, it so contains it that the	          two must go together by an indissoluble connection.	          War, for example, involves wide spread misery and	          death; the premises of a syllogism involve the	          conclusion.	          [1913 Webster]
Involved \In*volved"\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Involute}.	   [1913 Webster]
Involvedness \In*volv"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being involved.	   [1913 Webster]
Involvement \In*volve"ment\, n.	   The act of involving, or the state of being involved. --Lew	   Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Invulgar \In*vul"gar\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + vulgar.]	   To cause to become or appear vulgar. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	Invulgar \In*vul"gar\, a. [Pref. in- not + vulgar.]	   Not vulgar; refined; elegant. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Invulnerability \In*vul"ner*a*bil`i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   invuln['e]rabilit['e].]	   Quality or state of being invulnerable.	   [1913 Webster]
Invulnerable \In*vul"ner*a*ble\, a. [L. invulnerabilis: cf. F.	   invuln['e]rable. See {In-} not, and {Vulnerable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither vainly hope	            To be invulnerable in those bright arms. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unanswerable; irrefutable; that can not be refuted or	      convinced; as, an invulnerable argument.	      [1913 Webster]
Invulnerableness \In*vul"ner*a*ble*ness\, n.	   Invulnerability.	   [1913 Webster]
Invulnerate \In*vul"ner*ate\, a. [L. invulneratus unwounded.]	   Invulnerable.	   [1913 Webster]
Inwall \In*wall"\ ([i^]n*w[add]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Inwalled} ([i^]n*w[add]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Inwalling}.]	   To inclose or fortify as with a wall. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Inwall \In"wall`\ ([i^]n"w[add]l`), n.	   An inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall, or	   lining, of a blast furnace.	   [1913 Webster]
Inward \In"ward\ ([i^]n*w[~e]rd), a. [AS. inweard, inneweard,	   innanweard, fr. innan, inne, within (fr. in in; see {In}) +	   the suffix -weard, E. -ward.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Being or placed within; inner; interior; -- opposed to	      {outward}. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seated in the mind, heart, spirit, or soul. "Inward	      beauty." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Intimate; domestic; private. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All my inward friends abhorred me.    --Job xix. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had had occasion, by one very inward with him, to	            know in part the discourse of his life. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Inward \In"ward\, n.	   1. That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural,	      the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. --Jer.	      Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and their fat.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mental faculties; -- usually pl. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An intimate or familiar friend or acquaintance. [Obs.] "I	      was an inward of his." --Shak. Inward	Inward \In"ward\, Inwards \In"wards\, adv. [AS. inweard. The	   ending -s is prop. a genitive ending. See {Inward}, a.,	   {-wards}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Toward the inside; toward the center or interior; as, to	      bend a thing inward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Into, or toward, the mind or thoughts; inwardly; as, to	      turn the attention inward.	      [1913 Webster]	            So much the rather, thou Celestial Light,	            Shine inward.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Inwardly \In"ward*ly\, adv. [AS. inweardlice.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In the inner parts; internally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let Benedick, like covered fire,	            Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Toward the center; inward; as, to curve inwardly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In the heart or mind; mentally; privately; secretly; as,	      he inwardly repines.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Intimately; thoroughly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall desire to know him more inwardly. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
inward-moving \inward-moving\ adj.	   moving or directed toward the center or axis, especially when	   spinning or traveling in a curve.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Inwardness \In"ward*ness\, n.	   1. Internal or true state; essential nature; as, the	      inwardness of conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sense can not arrive to the inwardness	            Of things.                            --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intimacy; familiarity. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Heartiness; earnestness.	      [1913 Webster]	            What was wanted was more inwardness, more feeling.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Inwards \In"wards\, adv.	   See {Inward}.	   [1913 Webster]
Inweave \In*weave"\, v. t.	   To weave in or together; to intermix or intertwine by	   weaving; to interlace.	   [1913 Webster]	         Down they cast	         Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and gold. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inwheel \In*wheel"\, v. t.	   To encircle. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Inwit \In"wit\, n.	   Inward sense; mind; understanding; conscience. [Obs.]	   --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Inwith \In*with"\, prep.	   Within. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This purse hath she inwith her bosom hid. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Inwork \In*work"\, v. t. & i. [Pref. in- + work. Cf.	   {Inwrought}.]	   To work in or within.	   [1913 Webster]
Inworn \In"worn`\, p. a.	   Worn, wrought, or stamped in. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inwrap \In*wrap"\, v. t. [Written also enwrap.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover by wrapping; to involve; to infold; as, to inwrap	      in a cloak, in smoke, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To involve, as in difficulty or perplexity; to perplex.	      [R.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Inwreathe \In*wreathe"\, v. t.	   To surround or encompass as with a wreath. [Written also	   {enwreathe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Resplendent locks, inwreathed with beams. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Inwrought \In*wrought"\, p. p. or a. [Pref. in- + wrought. Cf.	   {Inwork}.]	   Wrought or worked in or among other things; worked into any	   fabric so as to from a part of its texture; wrought or	   adorned, as with figures.	   [1913 Webster]	         His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge,	         Inwrought with figures dim.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Io \I"o\, n.; pl. {Ios}. [L.; cf. Gr. "iw`.]	   An exclamation of joy or triumph; -- often interjectional.	   [1913 Webster]	Io \I"o\ ([=e]"[=o]), prop. n. [Gr. 'Iw`.]	   1. In Greek mythology, the beautiful daughter of Inachus,	      king of Argos, Greece, who was changed by Hera (Juno), in	      a fit of jealousy, into a white heifer, and placed under	      the watch of Argus of the hundred eyes.	      When Argus was killed by Hermes at the command of Zeus,	      the heifer was maddened by a terrible gadfly sent by Hera,	      and wandered about until she arrived in Egypt. There she	      recovered her original shape, and bore Epaphus to Zeus.	      Epaphus became the ancestor of [AE]gyptus, Damaus,	      Cepheus, and Phineus. She was identified by the Egyptians	      with Isis. According to another legend, Io was carried off	      by Phoenician traders who landed in Argos. The myth is	      generally explained to be Aah or the moon wandering in the	      starry skies, symbolized by the hundred-eyed Argus; her	      transformation into a horned heifer representing the	      crescent moon.	      [Century Dict. 1906]	            Greek mythology, too, knew her [Astarte] as I[^o]	            and Europa, and she was fitly symbolised by the cow	            whose horns resemble the supine lunar crescent as	            seen in the south.                    --Seyce (Anc.	                                                  Empires, p.	                                                  195).	      [Century Dict. 1906]	   2. One of the large moons of the planet Jupiter, remarkable	      for its intense volcanic activity, as observed in fly-bys	      of space probes. It was named after the mythological Io.	   Note: The remarkable images of Io and Jupiter obtained by the	         Galileo 2 space probe to Jupiter and Hubble photographs	         are available at the web site of [a	         href="http:]/www.nasa.gov">NASA. Reproduced here are:	         Surface of Io.	         Full disk of Io passing, over the clouds of Jupiter.	         Jupiter with Io in transit.	         More images are available at the NASA site. [PJC]
Iod- \I"od-\ (Chem.)	   See {Iodo-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iodal \I"o*dal\ ([imac]"[-o]*dal), n. [Iod- + alcohol.] (Chem.)	   An oily liquid, {CI3.CHO}, analogous to chloral and bromal.	   [1913 Webster]
Iodate \I"o*date\ ([imac]"[-o]*d[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of iodic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Iodhydrin \I`od*hy"drin\, n. [Iod- + chlorhydrin.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of compounds containing iodine, and analogous	   to the chlorhydrins.	   [1913 Webster]
Iodic \I*od"ic\, a. [Cf. F. iodique. See {Iodine}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, iodine; specif., denoting those	   compounds in which it has a relatively high valence; as,	   iodic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Iodic acid}, a monobasic acid ({HIO3}), consisting of iodine	      with three parts of oxygen and one of hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]
Iodide \I"o*dide\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as	   binary, in which iodine has a valence of -1; as, potassium	   iodide.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
iodinate \iodinate\ v. (Chem.)	   to cause to combine with iodine; as, iodinate thyroxine.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
iodinated \iodinated\ adj. (Chem.)	   treated or reacted with iodine; treated so as to combine with	   iodine.	   Note: The iodinating agent may be other than iodine itself,	         such as compounds with active iodine.	   Syn: iodized.	        [PJC]
iodinating \iodinating\ adj. [p. p. of verb iodinate] (Chem.)	   combining or causing to combine with iodine; as, the active	   iodinating species; the in vivo iodinating mechanism. Inverse	   of {de-iodinating}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
iodination \iodination\ n. (Chem.)	   the substitution or addition of iodine atoms in organic	   compounds.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Iodine \I"o*dine\ ([imac]"[-o]*d[i^]n or [imac]"[-o]*d[=e]n;	   104), n. [Gr. 'iw`dhs violetlike; 'i`on a violet + e'i^dos	   form: cf. F. iode, iodine. The name was given from the violet	   color of its vapor. See {Violet}, {Idyl}.] (Chem.)	   A nonmetallic element, of the halogen group of atomic number	   53, occurring always in combination, as in the iodides. When	   isolated it is in the form of dark gray metallic scales,	   resembling plumbago, soft but brittle, and emitting a	   chlorinelike odor. Symbol I. Atomic weight 126.90. If heated,	   iodine volatilizes in beautiful violet vapors.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Iodine was formerly obtained from the ashes of seaweed	         (kelp or varec), but is now also extracted from certain	         natural brines. In the free state, iodine, even in very	         minute quantities, colors starch blue. Iodine and its	         compounds are largely used in medicine (as in	         liniments, antisyphilitics, etc.), in photography, in	         the preparation of aniline dyes, and as an indicator in	         titration.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Iodine green}, an artificial green dyestuff, consisting of	      an iodine derivative of rosaniline; -- called also {night	      green}.	   {Iodine scarlet}, a pigment of an intense scarlet color,	      consisting of mercuric iodide.	   {Iodine yellow}, a brilliant yellow pigment, consisting of	      plumbic iodide.	      [1913 Webster]
Iodism \I"o*dism\, n. (Med.)	   A morbid state produced by the use of iodine and its	   compounds, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and	   general emaciation, with a pustular eruption upon the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Iodize \I"o*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Iodized}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Iodizing}.]	   To treat or impregnate with iodine or its compounds; as, to	   iodize a plate for photography. --R. Hunt.
iodized salt \i"o*dized salt"\, n.	   Table salt to which an inorganic iodide compound has been	   added as a nutritional supplement to prevent goiter.	   [PJC]
Iodizer \I"o*di`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, iodizes. Iodo
Iodo- \I"o*do-\, Iod- \I"od-\ (Chem.)	   A prefix, or combining from, indicating iodine as an	   ingredient; as, iodoform.	   [1913 Webster]
iodocompound \iodocompound\ n. (Chem.)	   a compound containing the covalent iodine radical.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Iodocresol \I`o*do*cre"sol\, n. [Iodo- + cresol.] (Org. Chem.)	   Any of several isomeric iodine derivatives of the cresols,	   {C6H3I(CH3)OH}, esp. one, an odorless amorphous powder, used	   in medicine as a substitute for iodoform.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Iodoform \I*od"o*form\, n. [Iodo- + formyl. See {Formyl}, and	   cf. {Chloroform}.] (Chem.)	   A yellow, crystalline, volatile substance, {CI3H}, having an	   offensive odor and sweetish taste, and analogous to	   chloroform. It is used in medicine as a healing and	   antiseptic dressing for wounds and sores.	   [1913 Webster]
Iodoformogen \I`o*do*for"mo*gen\, n. [Iodoform + -gen root of	   gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Pharm.)	   A light powder used as a substitute for iodoform. It is a	   compound of iodoform and albumin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Iodol \I"o*dol\, n. [Iodo- + pyrrol.] (Chem.)	   A crystallized substance of the composition {C4I4NH},	   technically tetra-iodo-pyrrol, used like iodoform.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Iodoquinine \I`o*do*qui"nine\, n. [Iodo- + quinine.] (Chem.)	   A iodide of quinine obtained as a brown substance,. It is the	   base of herapathite. See {Herapathite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iodothyrin \I`o*do*thy"rin\, n. [Iodo- + thyro- + -in.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A peculiar substance obtained from the thyroid gland,	   containing from nine to ten per cent of iodine.	   Note: It is a very stable compound, and is believed to be	         active principle in thyroid extracts and in the	         internal secretion of the thyroid gland. It was	         originally called {thyroiodin}.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: It is probably an impure extract of thyroid gland,	         containing thyroxine. See Merck Index 11th Ed. #9345,	         the entry for thyroidin.	         [PJC]
Iodous \I"o*dous\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, iodine. See {-ous} (chemical	   suffix).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Iodous acid}, a hypothetical acid, analogous to chlorous	      acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Ioduret \I*od"u*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   Iodide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iodyrite \I*od"y*rite\, n. [From {Iodine}.] (Min.)	   Silver iodide, a mineral of a yellowish color.	   [1913 Webster]
Iolite \I"o*lite\ ([imac]"[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. 'i`on a violet	   + -lite.] (Min.)	   A silicate of alumina, iron, and magnesia, having a bright	   blue color and vitreous luster; cordierite. It is remarkable	   for its dichroism, and is also called {dichroite}. A variety	   called {Caribbean iolite} has a lighter blue color.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Io moth \I"o moth`\ (?; 115). (Zool.)	   A large and handsome American moth ({Hyperchiria Io}), having	   a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling	   the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with	   prickly hairs, which sting like nettles.	   [1913 Webster]
-ion \-ion\ (?; 106). [L. -io, acc. -ionem: cf. F. -ion.]	   A noun suffix denoting act, process, result of an act or a	   process, thing acted upon, state, or condition; as,	   revolution, the act or process of revolving; construction,	   the act or process of constructing; a thing constructed;	   dominion, territory ruled over; subjection, state of being	   subject; dejection; abstraction.	   [1913 Webster]
Ion \I"on\ ([imac]"[o^]n), n. [Gr. 'io`n, neut, of 'iw`n, p. pr.	   of 'ie`nai to go.]	   1. (Elec. Chem.) an atom or goup of atoms (radical) carrying	      an electrical charge. It is contrasted with neutral atoms	      or molecules, and free radicals. Certain compounds, such	      as sodium chloride, are composed of complementary ions in	      the solid (crystalline) as well as in solution. Others,	      notably acids such as hydrogen chloride, may occur as	      neutral molecules in the pure liquid or gas forms, and	      ionize almost completely in dilute aqueous solutions. In	      solutions (as in water) ions are frequently bound	      non-covalently with the molecules of solvent, and in that	      case are said to be solvated. According to the	      electrolytic dissociation theory, the molecules of	      electrolytes are divided into ions by water and other	      solvents. An ion consists of one or more atoms and carries	      one unit charges of electricity, 3.4 x 10^{-10}	      electrostatic units, or a multiple of this. Those which	      are positively electrified (hydrogen and the metals) are	      called {cations}; negative ions (hydroxyl and acidic atoms	      or groups) are called {anions}.	   Note: Thus, hydrochloric acid ({HCl}) dissociates, in aqueous	         solution, into the hydrogen ion, {H+}, and the chlorine	         ion, {Cl-}; ferric nitrate, {Fe(NO3)3}, yields the	         ferric ion, {Fe+++}, and nitrate ions, {NO3-}, {NO3-},	         {NO3-}. When a solution containing ions is made part of	         an electric circuit, the cations move toward the	         cathode, the anions toward the anode. This movement is	         called migration, and the velocity of it differs for	         different kinds of ions. If the electromotive force is	         sufficient, electrolysis ensues: cations give up their	         charge at the cathode and separate in metallic form or	         decompose water, forming hydrogen and alkali;	         similarly, at the anode the element of the anion	         separates, or the metal of the anode is dissolved, or	         decomposition occurs. Aluminum and chlorine are	         elements prepared predominantly by such electrolysis,	         and depends on dissolving compounds in a solvent where	         the element forms ions. Electrolysis is also used in	         refining other metals, such as copper and silver. Cf.	         {Anion}, {Cation}.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. One of the small electrified particles into which the	      molecules of a gas are broken up under the action of the	      electric current, of ultraviolet and certain other rays,	      and of high temperatures. To the properties and behavior	      of ions the phenomena of the electric discharge through	      rarefied gases and many other important effects are	      ascribed. At low pressures the negative ions appear to be	      electrons; the positive ions, atoms minus an electron. At	      ordinary pressures each ion seems to include also a number	      of attached molecules. Ions may be formed in a gas in	      various ways.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ionate \ionate\ v. t. (chemistry)	   to add ions.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ionia \Ionia\ n.	   A region of Western Asia Minor colonized by the Ancient	   Greeks.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ionian \I*o"ni*an\, a. [L. Ionius. See {Ionic}.]	   Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians; Ionic. -- n. A	   native or citizen of Ionia.	   [1913 Webster]
Ionic \I*on"ic\, a. [L. Ionicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Ionia.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to Ionia or the Ionians.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      century. Its distinguishing feature is a capital with	      spiral volutes. See Illust. of {Capital}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ionic dialect} (Gr. Gram.), a dialect of the Greek language,	      used in Ionia. The Homeric poems are written in what is	      designated old Ionic, as distinguished from new Ionic, or	      Attic, the dialect of all cultivated Greeks in the period	      of Athenian prosperity and glory.	   {Ionic foot}. (Pros.) See {Ionic}, n., 1.	   {Ionic mode}, or {Ionian mode}, (Mus.), an ancient mode,	      supposed to correspond with the modern major scale of C.	      	   {Ionic sect}, a sect of philosophers founded by Thales of	      Miletus, in Ionia. Their distinguishing tenet was, that	      water is the original principle of all things.	   {Ionic type}, a kind of heavy-faced type (as that of the	      following line).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is Nonpareil Ionic.	Ionic \I*on"ic\, n.	   1. (Pros.)	      (a) A foot consisting of four syllables: either two long	          and two short, -- that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in	          which case it is called the {greater Ionic}; or two	          short and two long, -- that is, a pyrrhic and a	          spondee, in which case it is called the {smaller	          Ionic}.	      (b) A verse or meter composed or consisting of Ionic feet.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The Ionic dialect; as, the Homeric Ionic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) Ionic type.	      [1913 Webster]
ionic \i*on"ic\ a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to ions; composed of ions, containing ions,	   or breaking down into ions when dissolved in a polar solvent;	   as, an ionic solution will conduct a current of electricity.	   Opposite of {nonionic}.	   [PJC]
Ionidium \I`o*nid"i*um\, n. [NL. Cf. {Iodine}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of violaceous plants, chiefly found in tropical	   America, some species of which are used as substitutes for	   ipecacuanha.	   [1913 Webster]
Ionization \I`on*i*za"tion\, n. (Elec. Chem.)	   the process of converting neutral atoms or molecules into	   ions. The process may occur by dissolving an ionic substance	   in a dissociating solvent, such as water, or by adding or	   subtracting an electron to or from an atom or molecule. The	   latter process occurs, for example, in an electron beam in a	   mass spectrometer and by interaction of substances with	   {ionizing radiation}.	   [PJC]
ionize \ionize\ v. i.	   1. (Physics, Chemistry) to dissociate into ions, as by	      dissolution in water or another polar solvent.	      [WordNet 1.5]	ionize \i"on*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ionized}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ionizing}.] (Physics, Chemistry)	   To convert (an atom or molecule) into ions, e. g. by	   dissolving in water, by reaction with acid or alkali, or by	   interaction with ionizing radiation. See {ionization}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
ionized \ionized\ adj.	   converted totally or partly into ions. Opposite of	   {nonionized} and {unionized}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ionizing radiation \ionizing radiation\ n.	   rays of rapidly moving subatomic particles, x-reys, or gamma	   rays, sufficiently energetic to cause ionization when	   absorbed by matter.	   Note: Such radiation is emitted by radioactive elements, or	         may be generated by highly energetic physical	         processes, as in stars. When absorbed by living tissue,	         ionizing radiation can cause mutation, cellular damage,	         or death.	         [PJC]
ionophore \i*on"o*phore`\ n. [ion + -phore] (Biochemistry)	   A compound that enhances transport of ions across cellular	   membranes, by binding them and carrying them across. As a	   class ionophores tend to be lipophilic in nature; each	   compound is usually specific for one or a small number of	   ions.	   [PJC]
ionosphere \ionosphere\ n.	   the outer region of the earth's atmosphere, beyond which is	   the {exosphere}; it contains a high concentration of free	   electrons and ions, and extends from about 50 miles to about	   250 miles above the earth's surface, but the height shows	   daily and seasonal variation, and the composition of the	   particles in the ionosphere is also affected by events such	   as solar flares.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Ioqua shell \I"o*qua shell`\ [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The shell of a large Dentalium ({Dentalium pretiosum}),	   formerly used as shell money, and for ornaments, by the	   Indians of the west coast of North America.	   [1913 Webster]
Iota \I*o"ta\, n. [L., fr. Gr. 'iw^ta. See {Jot}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ([iota])	      corresponding with the English i.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [from iota being the smallest letter in the Greek	      alphabet.] A very small quantity or degree; a jot; a	      particle.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            They never depart an iota from the authentic	            formulas of tyranny and usurpation.   --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Iota subscript} (Gr. Gram.), iota written beneath a	      preceding vowel, as a,, h,, w,, -- done when iota is	      silent.	      [1913 Webster]
Iotacism \I*o"ta*cism\ ([-i]*[=o]"t[.a]*s[i^]z'm), n. [Gr.	   'iotakismo`s a laying too much stress upon the iota ([iota]):	   cf. F. iotacisme. See {Iota}.]	   The frequent use of the sound of iota (that of English e in	   be), as among the modern Greeks; also, confusion from	   sounding [epsilon], [iota], [eta], [upsilon],	   [epsilon][iota], etc., like [iota]. --Littr['e].	   [1913 Webster] I O U
I O U \I O U\, IOU \I.O.U\([imac]" [=o]" [=u]"). [phonetic, from	   I owe you.]	   A paper having on it these letters, with a sum named, and	   duly signed; -- in use in England as an acknowledgment of a	   debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a	   promissory note; a due bill. --Wharton. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Iowas \I"o*was\, n. pl.; sing. {Iowa}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians which formerly occupied the region now	   included in the State of Iowa.	   [1913 Webster]
Ipecac \Ip"e*cac\ ([i^]p"[-e]*k[a^]k), n.	   An abbreviation of {Ipecacuanha}, and in more frequent use.	   [1913 Webster]
Ipecacuanha \Ip`e*cac`u*an"ha\	   ([i^]p`[-e]*k[a^]k`[-u]*[a^]n"[.a]), n. [Pg. ipecacuanha (cf.	   Sp. ipecacuana); fr. Braz. ipe-kaa-guena, prop., a creeping	   plant that causes vomiting.] (Med. & Bot.)	   The root of a Brazilian rubiaceous herb ({Cepha["e]lis	   Ipecacuanha}), largely employed as an emetic; also, the plant	   itself; also, a medicinal extract of the root. Many other	   plants are used as a substitutes; among them are the black or	   Peruvian ipecac ({Psychotria emetica}), the white ipecac	   ({Ionidium Ipecacuanha}), the bastard or wild ipecac	   ({Asclepias Curassavica}), and the undulated ipecac	   ({Richardsonia scabra}).	   [1913 Webster]
Ipocras \Ip"o*cras\, n.	   Hippocras. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ipomoea \Ip`o*m[oe]"a\ ([i^]p`[-o]*m[=e]"[.a]), prop. n. [NL.	   "Named, according to Linn[ae]us, from Gr. 'i`ps, 'ipo`s, a	   bindweed [which it is not], and "o`moios like." --Gray.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers,	   including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the	   cypress vine.	   [1913 Webster]
Ipomoeic \Ip`o*m[oe]"ic\ ([i^]p`[-o]*m[=e]"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the	   oxidation of convolvulin (obtained from jalap, the tubers of	   {Ipom[oe]a purga}), and identical in most of its properties	   with sebacic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ipsus \Ipsus\ prop. n.	   a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301	   BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and	   Demetrius.	   Syn: battle of Ipsus.	        [WordNet 1.5] IQ
IQ \IQ\, IQ \I.Q.\n.	   a measure of a person's intelligence as indicated by an	   intelligence test; the ratio of a person's mental age to	   their chronological age (multiplied by 100).	   Syn: intelligence quotient, IQ.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ir \Ir\ n. (Chem.)	   The chemical symbol for iridium, a metallic element of the	   platinum group. It has atomic number 77 and an atomic weight	   of 192.22.	   Syn: iridium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ir- \Ir-\	   A form of the prefix in-. See {In-}.	   [1913 Webster]
IRA \IRA\ n. (Finance)	   individual retirement account; -- a special type of savings	   account allowed by law to provide deferred taxation of the	   interest paid. [U.S., acronym]	   Syn: individual retirement account.	        [PJC]	IRA \IRA\ n.	   The Irish Republican Army, a group in Ireland with the	   primary goal of promoting the unification of Ireland and the	   severing of the political bond of Northern Ireland with Great	   Britain, of mostly secret membership, with a militant wing	   sponsoring terrorist activities such as bombings and the	   killings of police, British soldiers, and Unionist	   sympathizers in Northern Ireland. [Acronym]	   [PJC]
Iracund \I"ra*cund\, a. [L. iracundus, fr. ira anger.]	   Irascible; choleric. "Iracund people." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Irade \I*ra"de\ ([-e]*r[aum]"d[asl]), n. [Turk.]	   A decree of the Sultan.	   [1913 Webster]
Iraki \Iraki\ n. & adj.	   same as Iraqi. [R.]	   Syn: Iraqi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Iran \I`ran"\ ([=e]`r[aum]n"), n. [Mod. Persian Ir[=a]n. Cf.	   {Aryan}.]	   The native name of Persia, the name adopted by the modern	   nation of Iran.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Irani \Irani\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Iran.	   Syn: Iranian, Persian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Iranian \I*ra"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Iran. -- n. A native of Iran; also, the	   Iranian or Persian language, a division of the Aryan family	   of languages, the modern version of which is called {Farsi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iranic \I*ran"ic\, a.	   Iranian.	   [1913 Webster]
Iraqi \Iraqi\ adj.	   of or relating to Iraq or its people or culture; as, Iraqi	   oil; Iraqi terrorists.	   Syn: Iraki.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Iraqi \Iraqi\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Iraq.	   Syn: Iraki.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Irascibility \I*ras`ci*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. irascibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being irascible; irritability of	   temper; irascibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irascible \I*ras"ci*ble\, a. [L. irascibilis, fr. irasci to be	   angry, ira anger: cf. F. irascible. See {Ire}.]	   Prone to anger; easily provoked or inflamed to anger;	   choleric; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible	   temper or mood. -- {I*ras"ci*ble*ness}, n. -- {I*ras"ci*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irate \I*rate"\, a. [L. iratus, fr. irasci to be angry. See	   {Ire}.]	   Angry; incensed; enraged. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]	         The irate colonel . . . stood speechless. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mr. Jaggers suddenly became most irate.  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Ire \Ire\, n. [F., fr. L. ira.]	   Anger; wrath. [Poet.]	   Syn: Anger; passion; rage; fury. See {Anger}.	        [1913 Webster]
Ireful \Ire"ful\, a.	   Full of ire; angry; wroth. "The ireful bastard Orleans."	   --Shak. -- {Ire"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irefulness \Ire"ful*ness\, n.	   Wrathfulness. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Irenarch \I"re*narch\, n. [L. irenarcha, irenarches, Gr. ?; ?	   peace + ? to rule.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   An officer in the Greek empire having functions corresponding	   to those of a justice of the peace. [Written also	   {eirenarch}.] Irenic
Irenic \I*ren"ic\, Irenical \I*ren"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Fitted or designed to promote peace; pacific; conciliatory;	   peaceful. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Irenicon \I*ren"i*con\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? peaceful, fr. ?	   peace.]	   A proposition or device for securing peace, especially in the	   church. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Irenics \I*ren"ics\, n. (Eccl.)	   That branch of Christian science which treats of the methods	   of securing unity among Christians or harmony and union among	   the churches; -- called also {Irenical theology}.	   --Schaff-Herzog.	   [1913 Webster]
Irestone \Ire"stone`\, n. (Mining)	   Any very hard rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Irian \I"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the iris. "Irian nerves." --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Iricism \I"ri*cism\, n.	   Irishism. [R.] --Jeffrey. Iridaceous
Iridaceous \Ir`i*da"ceous\, Irideous \I*rid"e*ous\, a. [From NL.	   Iris, Iridis, the Iris.] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a large natural order of	   endogenous plants ({Iridace[ae]}), which includes the genera	   {Iris}, {Ixia}, {Crocus}, {Gladiolus}, and many others.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridal \I"ri*dal\ (?; 277), a. [L. iris, iridis, rainbow. See	   {Iris}.]	   Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow; prismatic; as, the	   iridal colors. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridectomy \Ir`i*dec"to*my\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, iris + ? cutting out;	   ? out + te`mnein to cut.] (Surg.)	   The act or process of cutting out a portion of the iris in	   order to form an artificial pupil.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridescence \Ir`i*des"cence\, n. [See {Iridescent}.]	   Exhibition of colors like those of the rainbow, especially a	   surface reflection which changes color with the angle at	   which the object is viewed; the quality or state of being	   iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of	   mother-of-pearl. It is due to interference of light waves	   reflected from the front and back surfaces of a thin layer	   transpatrent or semitransparent film.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridescent \Ir`i*des"cent\ (?; 277), a. [L. iris, iridis, the	   rainbow: cf. F. iridescent.]	   Having colors like the rainbow; exhibiting a play of	   changeable colors; nacreous; prismatic; as, iridescent glass.	   See {iridescence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridian \I*rid"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the iris or rainbow.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridiated \I*rid"i*a`ted\, a.	   Iridescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridic \I*rid"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the iris of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]	Iridic \I*rid"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to iridium; -- said specifically of those	   compounds in which iridium has a relatively high valence.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridioscope \I*rid"i*o*scope\, n. [See {Iris}, and {-scope}.]	   A kind of ophthalmoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Iridious \I*rid"i*ous\ ([-i]*r[i^]d"[i^]*[u^]s), a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to iridium; -- applied specifically to	   compounds in which iridium has a low valence.	   [1913 Webster]
iridium \i*rid"i*um\ ([-i]*r[i^]d"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. L.	   iris, iridis, the rainbow. So called from the iridescence of	   some of its solutions. See {Iris}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of atomic number 77, of the same	   group as platinum, which it much resembles, being	   silver-white and indifferent to most corrosive agents, but	   harder, more brittle, and with a higher melting temperature	   (2410[deg] C, versus platinum 1772[deg] C). With the	   exception of osmium, it is the heaviest substance known, its	   specific gravity being 22.4. Symbol Ir. Atomic weight 192.22.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Iridium usually occurs as a native alloy with osmium	         (iridosmine or osmiridium), which may occur alone or	         with platinum. Iridium, as an alloy with platinum, is	         used in bushing the vents of heavy ordnance. It is also	         used for the points of gold pens, and in a finely	         powdered condition (iridium black), for painting	         porcelain black.	         [1913 Webster]
Iridize \Ir"i*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Iridized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Iridizing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To point or tip with iridium, as a gold pen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make iridescent; as, to iridize glass.	      [1913 Webster]
Iridoline \I*rid"o*line\, n. [Iridescent + L. oleum oil.]	   (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous base {C10H9N}, extracted from coal-tar naphtha,	   as an oily liquid. It is a member of the quinoline series,	   and is probably identical with {lepidine}. Iridosmine
Iridosmine \Ir`i*dos"mine\, Iridosmium \Ir`i*dos"mi*um\, n.	   [Iridium + osmium.] (Min.)	   The native compound of iridium and osmium. It is found in	   flattened metallic grains of extreme hardness, and is often	   used for pointing gold pens.	   [1913 Webster]
Iris \I"ris\, n.; pl. E. {Irises}, L. {Irides}. [L. iris,	   iridis, the goddess, Gr. ?, ?, the rainbow, iris of the eye,	   the plant Iris. Cf. {Orris}.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of the rainbow, and	      swift-footed messenger of the gods. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The rainbow. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An appearance resembling the rainbow; a prismatic play of	      colors. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) The contractile membrane perforated by the pupil,	      and forming the colored portion of the eye. See {Eye}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A genus of plants having showy flowers and bulbous	      or tuberous roots, of which the flower-de-luce	      (fleur-de-lis), orris, and other species of flag are	      examples. See Illust. of {Flower-de-luce}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) See {Fleur-de-lis}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) the inner circle of an oscillated color spot.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. same as {iris diaphragm}.	      [PJC]
Irisated \I"ris*a`ted\, a. [See {Iris}.]	   Exhibiting the prismatic colors; irised; iridescent. --W.	   Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Iriscope \I"ri*scope\, n. [Iris + -scope.]	   A philosophical toy for exhibiting the prismatic tints by	   means of thin films.	   [1913 Webster]
Iris diaphragm \I"ris di"a*phragm\	   An adjustable diaphragm, reminiscent of the iris of the eye	   in its action, by which the diameter of an approximately	   circular opening may be controlled, as for regulating the	   aperture of a lens; it consists of a number of movable thin	   curved plates fastened at regular intervals around the inside	   of a ring, the positions of which are simultaneously adjusted	   by a single knob on the outside of the lens. It is used in	   cameras and microscopes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Irised \I"rised\, a. [See {Iris}.]	   Having colors like those of the rainbow; iridescent.	   --Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Irish \I"rish\, a. [AS. [imac]risc, fr. [imac]ras the Irish. Cf.	   {Aryan}, {Erse}.]	   Of or pertaining to Ireland or to its inhabitants; produced	   in Ireland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Irish elk}. (Zool.) See under {Elk}.	   {Irish moss}.	   (a) (Bot.) Carrageen.	   (b) A preparation of the same made into a blanc mange.	   {Irish poplin}. See {Poplin}.	   {Irish potato}, the ordinary white potato, so called because	      it is a favorite article of food in Ireland.	   {Irish reef}, or {Irishman's reef} (Naut.), the head of a	      sail tied up.	   {Irish stew}, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pieces	      and stewed.	      [1913 Webster]	Irish \I*rish"\, n. sing. & pl.	   1. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Ireland, esp. the Celtic	      natives or their descendants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Irish; also called {Irish Gaelic} or	      the {Hiberno-Celtic}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. An old game resembling backgammon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {get one's Irish up} to become angry.	      [PJC] Irish American	Irish American \I"rish A*mer"i*can\, Irish-American
\I"rish-A*mer"i*can\	   A native of Ireland who has become an American citizen; also,	   a child or descendant of such a person.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Irishism \I"rish*ism\, n.	   A mode of speaking peculiar to the Irish; an Hibernicism.	   [1913 Webster]
Irishman \I"rish*man\, n.; pl. {Irishmen}.	   A man born in Ireland or of the Irish race; an Hibernian.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Irishman's hurricane} (Naut.), a dead calm.	   {Irishman's reef}. (Naut.) See {Irish reef}, under {Irish},	      a.	      [1913 Webster]
Irishry \I"rish*ry\, n.	   The Celtic people of Ireland. "The whole Irishry of rebels."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Iritis \I*ri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Iris}, and {-itis}.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of the iris of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Irk \Irk\ ([~e]rk), v. t. [OE. irken to tire, become tired; cf.	   Sw. yrka to urge, enforce, press, or G. ekel disgust, MHG.	   erklich disgusting; perh. akin to L. urgere to urge, E.	   urge.]	   To weary; to give pain; to annoy.	   [1913 Webster]	         To see this sight, it irks my very soul. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         It irketh him to be here.                --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Irksome \Irk"some\, a.	   1. Wearisome; tedious; disagreeable or troublesome by reason	      of long continuance or repetition; as, irksome hours;	      irksome tasks.	      [1913 Webster]	            For not to irksome toil, but to delight,	            He made us.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weary; vexed; uneasy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us therefore learn not to be irksome when God	            layeth his cross upon us.             --Latimer.	   Syn: Wearisome; tedious; tiresome; vexatious; burdensome.	   Usage: {Irksome}, {Wearisome}, {Tedious}. These epithets	          describe things which give pain or disgust. Irksome is	          applied to something which disgusts by its nature or	          quality; as, an irksome task. Wearisome denotes that	          which wearies or wears us out by severe labor; as,	          wearisome employment. Tedious is applied to something	          which tires us out by the length of time occupied in	          its performance; as, a tedious speech.	          [1913 Webster]	                Wearisome nights are appointed to me. --Job vii.	                                                  3.	          [1913 Webster]	                Pity only on fresh objects stays,	                But with the tedious sight of woes decays.	                                                  --Dryden.	          -- {Irk"some*ly}, adv. -- {Irk"some*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[u^]rn), n. [OE. iren, AS. [imac]ren,	   [imac]sen, [imac]sern; akin to D. ijzer, OS. [imac]sarn, OHG.	   [imac]sarn, [imac]san, G. eisen, Icel. [imac]sarn, j[=a]rn,	   Sw. & Dan. jern, and perh. to E. ice; cf. Ir. iarann, W.	   haiarn, Armor. houarn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.) The most common and most useful metallic element,	      being of almost universal occurrence, usually in the form	      of an oxide (as hematite, magnetite, etc.), or a hydrous	      oxide (as limonite, turgite, etc.). It is reduced on an	      enormous scale in three principal forms; viz., {cast	      iron}, steel, and {wrought iron}. Iron usually appears	      dark brown, from oxidation or impurity, but when pure, or	      on a fresh surface, is a gray or white metal. It is easily	      oxidized (rusted) by moisture, and is attacked by many	      corrosive agents. Symbol Fe (Latin Ferrum). Atomic number	      26, atomic weight 55.847. Specific gravity, pure iron,	      7.86; cast iron, 7.1. In magnetic properties, it is	      superior to all other substances.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The value of iron is largely due to the facility with	         which it can be worked. Thus, when heated it is	         malleable and ductile, and can be easily welded and	         forged at a high temperature. As cast iron, it is	         easily fusible; as steel, is very tough, and (when	         tempered) very hard and elastic. Chemically, iron is	         grouped with cobalt and nickel. Steel is a variety of	         iron containing more carbon than wrought iron, but less	         that cast iron. It is made either from wrought iron, by	         roasting in a packing of carbon (cementation) or from	         cast iron, by burning off the impurities in a Bessemer	         converter (then called Bessemer steel), or directly	         from the iron ore (as in the Siemens rotatory and	         generating furnace).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument or utensil made of iron; -- chiefly in	      composition; as, a flatiron, a smoothing iron, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            My young soldier, put up your iron.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Fetters; chains; handcuffs; manacles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strength; power; firmness; inflexibility; as, to rule with	      a rod of iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Golf) An iron-headed club with a deep face, chiefly used	      in making approaches, lifting a ball over hazards, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {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 percent of carbon, part of which is	      united with a part of the iron, as a carbide, and the rest	      is uncombined, as graphite. It there is little free	      carbon, the product is {white iron}; if much of the carbon	      has separated as graphite, it is called {gray iron}. See	      also {Cast iron}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Fire irons}. See under {Fire}, n.	   {Gray irons}. See under {Fire}, n.	   {Gray iron}. See {Cast iron} (above).	   {It irons} (Naut.), said of a sailing vessel, when, in	      tacking, she comes up head to the wind and will not fill	      away on either tack.	   {Magnetic iron}. See {Magnetite}.	   {Malleable iron} (Metal.), iron sufficiently pure or soft to	      be capable of extension under the hammer; also, specif., a	      kind of iron produced by removing a portion of the carbon	      or other impurities from cast iron, rendering it less	      brittle, and to some extent malleable.	   {Meteoric iron} (Chem.), iron forming a large, and often the	      chief, ingredient of meteorites. It invariably contains a	      small amount of nickel and cobalt. Cf. {Meteorite}.	   {Pig iron}, the form in which cast iron is made at the blast	      furnace, being run into molds, called pigs.	   {Reduced iron}. See under {Reduced}.	   {Specular iron}. See {Hematite}.	   {Too many irons in the fire}, too many objects or tasks	      requiring the attention at once.	   {White iron}. See {Cast iron} (above).	   {Wrought iron} (Metal.), the purest form of iron commonly	      known in the arts, containing only about half of one per	      cent of carbon. It is made either directly from the ore,	      as in the Catalan forge or bloomery, or by purifying	      (puddling) cast iron in a reverberatory furnace or	      refinery. It is tough, malleable, and ductile. When formed	      into bars, it is called {bar iron}.	      [1913 Webster]	Iron \I"ron\ ([imac]"[u^]rn), a. [AS. [imac]ren, [imac]sen. See	   {Iron}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of, or made of iron; consisting of iron; as, an iron bar,	      dust.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling iron in color; as, iron blackness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Like iron in hardness, strength, impenetrability, power of	      endurance, insensibility, etc.; as:	      (a) Rude; hard; harsh; severe.	          [1913 Webster]	                Iron years of wars and dangers.   --Rowe.	          [1913 Webster]	                Jove crushed the nations with an iron rod.	                                                  --Pope.	      (b) Firm; robust; enduring; as, an iron constitution.	      (c) Inflexible; unrelenting; as, an iron will.	      (d) Not to be broken; holding or binding fast; tenacious.	          "Him death's iron sleep oppressed." --Philips.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Iron is often used in composition, denoting made of	         iron, relating to iron, of or with iron; producing	         iron, etc.; resembling iron, literally or figuratively,	         in some of its properties or characteristics; as,	         iron-shod, iron-sheathed, iron-fisted, iron-framed,	         iron-handed, iron-hearted, iron foundry or	         iron-foundry.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Iron age}.	      (a) (Myth.) The age following the golden, silver, and	          bronze ages, and characterized by a general	          degeneration of talent and virtue, and of literary	          excellence. In Roman literature the Iron Age is	          commonly regarded as beginning after the taking of	          Rome by the Goths, A. D. 410.	      (b) (Arch[ae]ol.) That stage in the development of any	          people characterized by the use of iron implements in	          the place of the more cumbrous stone and bronze.	   {Iron cement}, a cement for joints, composed of cast-iron	      borings or filings, sal ammoniac, etc.	   {Iron clay} (Min.), a yellowish clay containing a large	      proportion of an ore of iron.	   {Iron cross}, a German, and before that Prussian, order of	      military merit; also, the decoration of the order.	   {Iron crown}, a golden crown set with jewels, belonging	      originally to the Lombard kings, and indicating the	      dominion of Italy. It was so called from containing a	      circle said to have been forged from one of the nails in	      the cross of Christ.	   {Iron flint} (Min.), an opaque, flintlike, ferruginous	      variety of quartz.	   {Iron founder}, a maker of iron castings.	   {Iron foundry}, the place where iron castings are made.	   {Iron furnace}, a furnace for reducing iron from the ore, or	      for melting iron for castings, etc.; a forge; a	      reverberatory; a bloomery.	   {Iron glance} (Min.), hematite.	   {Iron hat}, a headpiece of iron or steel, shaped like a hat	      with a broad brim, and used as armor during the Middle	      Ages.	   {Iron horse}, a locomotive engine. [Colloq.]	   {Iron liquor}, a solution of an iron salt, used as a mordant	      by dyers.	   {Iron man} (Cotton Manuf.), a name for the self-acting	      spinning mule.	   {Iron mold} or {Iron mould}, a yellow spot on cloth stained	      by rusty iron.	   {Iron ore} (Min.), any native compound of iron from which the	      metal may be profitably extracted. The principal ores are	      magnetite, hematite, siderite, limonite, G["o]thite,	      turgite, and the bog and clay iron ores.	   {Iron pyrites} (Min.), common pyrites, or pyrite. See	      {Pyrites}.	   {Iron sand}, an iron ore in grains, usually the magnetic iron	      ore, formerly used to sand paper after writing.	   {Iron scale}, the thin film which forms on the surface of	      wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists	      essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron, {Fe3O4}.	   {Iron works}, a furnace where iron is smelted, or a forge,	      rolling mill, or foundry, where it is made into heavy	      work, such as shafting, rails, cannon, merchant bar, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Iron \I"ron\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ironed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ironing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To smooth with an instrument of iron; especially, to	      smooth, as cloth, with a heated flatiron; -- sometimes	      used with out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shackle with irons; to fetter or handcuff. "Ironed like	      a malefactor." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish or arm with iron; as, to iron a wagon.	   {iron out differences} resolve differences; settle a dispute.	      [PJC] Ironbark
Ironbark \I"ron*bark`\, Ironbark tree \I"ron*bark` tree`\ (Bot.)	   The Australian {Eucalyptus Sideroxylon}, used largely by	   carpenters and shipbuilders; -- called also {ironwood}. Also	   applied to other Australian eucalyptuses with a hard, solid	   bark	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ironbound \I"ron*bound`\, a.	   1. Bound as with iron; rugged; as, an ironbound coast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rigid; unyielding; as, ironbound traditions.	      [1913 Webster]
Iron-cased \I"ron-cased`\, a.	   Cased or covered with iron, as a vessel; ironclad.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironclad \I"ron*clad`\, a.	   1. Clad in iron; protected or covered with iron, as a vessel	      for naval warfare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rigorous; unbreakable; severe; exacting; inflexible; as,	      an ironclad oath or pledge. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ironclad \I"ron*clad`\, n.	   A naval vessel having the parts above water covered and	   protected by iron or steel usually in large plates closely	   joined and made sufficiently thick and strong to resist heavy	   shot. Modern naval vessels are made of steel throughout, and	   this term is only used in historical contexts.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Ironclad \I"ron*clad`\, a.	   1. having an outer covering of iron or steel; as, an ironclad	      war vessel.	      [PJC]	   2. so strong or secure as to be unbreakable; as, an ironclad	      contract.	      [PJC] irone
irone \i"rone\, irones \i"rones\, n.	   A fragrant liquid substance, a mixture of several isomers of	   the formula {C14H22O}, forming the essence of the violet	   fragrance, commonly isolated from orris oil or from the	   rhizomes of Iris. The main ingredient in violets is	   {[alpha]-irone}, which occurs as both cis and trans	   stereoisomers. Called also {6-methylionone}.	   [PJC]
Ironer \I"ron*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, irons.	   [1913 Webster] ironfisted
ironfisted \i"ron*fist`ed\, iron-fisted \i"ron-fist`ed\, a.	   1. Closefisted; stingy; mean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ruthless; tyrranical; allowing no opposition; as, an	      iron-fisted tyrant.	      [PJC] Iron Gate
Iron Gate \I"ron Gate"\, The Iron Gates \The I"ron Gates"\,	   prop. n.	   A famous gorge, about 11/2 miles long, cut by the Danube in	   the Carpathian mountains near the intersection of Hungary,	   Serbia, and Rumania.	   [PJC]
Iron-gray \I"ron-gray`\, a.	   Of a gray color, somewhat resembling that of iron freshly	   broken. -- n. An iron-gray color; also, a horse of this	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
iron hat \i"ron hat`\, n. (Geol., Mineral.)	   Same as {gossan}.	   [PJC]
Ironheads \I"ron*heads`\, n. (Bot.)	   A European composite herb ({Centaurea nigra}); -- so called	   from the resemblance of its knobbed head to an iron ball	   fixed on a long handle. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Iron-hearted \I"ron-heart`ed\, a.	   Hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; as, an iron-hearted master.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
iron horse \i"ron horse`\, n.	   A {locomotive}; -- an term no longer used. [Obsolete]	   [PJC]
Ironic \I*ron"ic\, a.	   Ironical. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironical \I*ron"ic*al\, a. [LL. ironicus, Gr. ? dissembling: cf.	   F. ironique. See {Irony}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to irony; containing, expressing, or	      characterized by, irony; as, an ironical remark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Addicted to the use of irony; given to irony. --	      {I*ron"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {I*ron"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Ironing \I"ron*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of smoothing, as clothes, with hot	      flatirons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The clothes ironed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ironing board}, a flat board, upon which clothes are laid	      while being ironed.	      [1913 Webster]
Ironish \I"ron*ish\, a.	   Resembling iron, as in taste. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironist \I"ron*ist\, n.	   One who uses irony.	   [1913 Webster]
iron lung \i"ron lung"\, n.	   A steel chamber, usually cylindrical, enclosing the entire	   body of a person except for the head, used to assist	   respiration for people suffering from disease, especially	   poliomyelitis. A reciprocating piston at the end causes	   alternating high and low pressure inside, which forces or	   assists the breathing of the patient within.	   [PJC]	iron maiden \i"ron maid"en\, n.	   An instrument of torture used in the middle ages, consisting	   of a box large enough to hold a person, often in the shape of	   a woman, and having multiple sharp spikes on the inside.	   Called also the {iron maiden of Nuremberg}.	   [PJC]
Ironmaster \I"ron*mas`ter\, n.	   A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein. --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironmonger \I"ron*mon`ger\, n.	   A dealer in iron or hardware.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironmongery \I"ron*mon`ger*y\, n.	   Hardware; a general name for all articles made of iron.	   --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
iron-on \i"ron-on`\, a.	   Able to be attached (to clothing) by applying pressure and	   heat, as with a hand iron; -- of cloth items specially made	   with a glue that is softened by heat; -- used especially of	   patches to clothing or accessories to clothing, such as	   replacement pockets.	   [PJC]
Iron oxide \I"ron ox"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   Any of the oxides of iron, especially {ferric oxide}.	   [PJC]
Iron-sick \I"ron-sick`\, a. (Naut.)	   Having the ironwork loose or corroded; -- said of a ship when	   her bolts and nails are so eaten with rust that she has	   become leaky.	   [1913 Webster]
iron sickness \i"ron sick`ness\, n. (Naut.)	   The the process of deterioration afflicting a ship that is	   {iron-sick}.	   [PJC]
ironside \i"ron*side`\, n.	   a man of great strength and endurance, especially on who is	   brave.	   [PJC] Ironside
Ironside \I"ron*side`\, Ironsides \I"ron*sides`\, prop. n.	   1. A nickname for Oliver Cromwell.	      [PJC]	   2. A nickname for Edmund II of England. --RHUD	      [PJC]
Iron-sided \I"ron-sid`ed\, a.	   Having iron sides, or very firm sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironsides \I"ron*sides"\, n.	   A cuirassier or cuirassiers; also, hardy veteran soldiers; --	   applied specifically to Cromwell's cavalry.	   {Old Ironsides}. (U. S. Hist.) A nickname for the U.S.S.	      Constitution, a sailing ship which fought in the American	      Revolutionary war, and now functions as a floating museum	      in Boston harbor. It was given its nickname because	      cannonballs bounced off its hard wooden sides.	      [PJC]
Ironsmith \I"ron*smith`\, n.	   1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of	      iron; a blacksmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An East Indian barbet ({Megalaima faber}),	      inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its	      note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Ironstone \I"ron*stone`\,	   1. n. A hard, earthy ore of iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. {ironstone china}.	      [PJC]	   {Clay ironstone}. See under {Clay}.	   {Ironstone china}, a hard white pottery, first made in	      England during the 18th century.	      [1913 Webster]
Ironware \I"ron*ware`\, n.	   Articles made of iron, as household utensils, tools, and the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironweed \I"ron*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A tall weed with purplish flowers ({Vernonia	   Noveboracensis}). The name is also applied to other plants of	   the same genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironwood \I"ron*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A tree unusually hard, strong, or heavy wood.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, the hornbeam and the hop hornbeam	         are so called; also the {Olneya Tesota}, a small tree	         of Arizona; in the West Indies, the {Erythroxylon	         areolatum}, and several other unrelated trees; in	         China, the {Metrosideros vera}; in India, the {Mesua	         ferrea}, and two species of {Inga}; in Australia, the	         {Eucalyptus Sideroxylon}, and in many countries,	         species of {Sideroxylon} and {Diospyros}, and many	         other trees.	         [1913 Webster]
Ironwork \I"ron*work`\, n.	   Anything made of iron; -- a general name of such parts or	   pieces of a building, vessel, carriage, etc., as consist of	   iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Iron works \I"ron works`\	   See under {Iron}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ironwort \I"ron*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   An herb of the Mint family ({Sideritis}), supposed to heal	   sword cuts; also, a species of {Galeopsis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Irony \I"ron*y\, a. [From {Iron}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Made or consisting of iron; partaking of iron; iron; as,	      irony chains; irony particles; -- In this sense {iron} is	      the more common term. [R.] --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Resembling iron in taste, hardness, or other physical	      property.	      [1913 Webster]	Irony \I"ron*y\, n. [L. ironia, Gr. ? dissimulation, fr. ? a	   dissembler in speech, fr. ? to speak; perh. akin to E. word:	   cf. F. ironie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Dissimulation; ignorance feigned for the purpose of	      confounding or provoking an antagonist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sort of humor, ridicule, or light sarcasm, which adopts	      a mode of speech the meaning of which is contrary to the	      literal sense of the words.	      [1913 Webster]
Iroquois \Ir`o*quois"\, n. sing. & pl. [F.] (Ethnol.)	   A powerful and warlike confederacy of Indian tribes, formerly	   inhabiting Central New York and constituting most of the Five	   Nations. Also, any Indian of the Iroquois tribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Iroquoian \Ir`o*quoi"an\ ([i^]r`[-o]*kwoi"an), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, one of the principal	   linguistic stocks of the North American Indians. The	   territory of the northern Iroquoian tribes, of whom the Five	   Nations, or Iroquois proper, were the chief, extended from	   the shores of the St. Lawrence and of Lakes Huron, Ontario,	   and Erie south, through eastern Pennsylvania, to Maryland;	   that of the southern tribes, of whom the Cherokees were	   chief, formed part of Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia,	   Tennessee, and Kentucky. All of the tribes were agricultural,	   and they were noted for large, communal houses, palisaded	   towns, and ability to organize, as well as for skill in war.	   -- n. An Indian of an Iroquoian tribe.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Irous \I"rous\, a. [OF. iros, from ire. See {Ire}.]	   Irascible; passionate. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Irp
Irp \Irp\, Irpe \Irpe\ ([~e]rp), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A fantastic grimace or contortion of the body. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Smirks and irps and all affected humors. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
irp \irp\ ([~e]rp), a.	   Making irps. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. irradiance
irradiance \ir*ra"di*ance\ ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*ans), irradiancy
\ir*ra"di*an*cy\ ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*an*s[y^]), n. [From	   {irradiant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of irradiating; emission of rays of light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which irradiates or is irradiated; luster; splendor;	      irradiation; brilliancy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
irradiant \ir*ra"di*ant\ ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*ant), a. [L.	   irradians, -antis, p. pr. See {Irradiate}.]	   Irradiating or illuminating; as, the irradiant moon. --Boyse.	   [1913 Webster]
Irradiate \Ir*ra"di*ate\ ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Irradiated} ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Irradiating} ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L.	   irradiatus, p. p. of irradiate. See {In-} in, and {Radiate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw rays of light upon; to illuminate; to brighten;	      to adorn with luster.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy smile irradiates yon blue fields. --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enlighten intellectually; to illuminate; as, to	      irradiate the mind. --Bp. Bull.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To animate by heat or light. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To radiate, shed, or diffuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            A splendid fa[,c]ade, . . . irradiating hospitality.	                                                  --H. James.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To expose to radiation of any kind, especially {ionizing	      radiation}; as, to sterilize food by irradiating it with	      gamma rays; one can cause mutations in bacteria by	      irradiating them with ultraviolet light.	      [PJC]
irradiate \ir*ra"di*ate\, v. i.	   To emit rays; to shine.	   [1913 Webster]	irradiate \ir*ra"di*ate\ ([i^]r*r[=a]"d[i^]*[asl]t), a. [L.	   irradiatus, p. p.]	   Illuminated; irradiated. --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
irradiation \ir*ra`di*a"tion\ ([i^]r*r[=a]`d[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n. [Cf. F. irradiation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Act of irradiating, or state of being irradiated; as,	      irradiation of foods with X-rays can preserve their	      freshness by killing the bacteria that cause spoilage .	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Illumination; irradiance; brilliancy. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Mental light or illumination. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Opt.) The apparent enlargement of a bright object seen	      upon a dark ground, due to the fact that the portions of	      the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense	      light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears	      smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it	      really is, esp. when a little out of focus.	      [1913 Webster]
irradicate \ir*rad"i*cate\ ([i^]r*r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t.	   To root deeply. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
irrational \ir*ra"tion*al\ ([i^]r*r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al), a. [L.	   irrationalis: cf. F. irrationnel. See {In-} not, and	   {Rational}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not rational; void of reason or understanding; as, brutes	      are irrational animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not according to reason; having no rational basis; clearly	      contrary to reason; easily disproved by reasoning; absurd;	      -- of assertions and beliefs. Hence, of actions: foolish;	      unreasonable.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            It seemed utterly irrational any longer to maintain	            it.                                   --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Not capable of being exactly expressed by an	      integral number, nor by a ratio of integral numbers; surd;	      -- said especially of roots. See {Surd}.	   Syn: Absurd; foolish; preposterous; unreasonable; senseless.	        See {Absurd}.	        [1913 Webster]
irrationality \ir*ra`tion*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being irrational; absence of	   rationality. "Brutish irrationaliity." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
irrationally \ir*ra"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In an irrational manner. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
irrationalness \ir*ra"tion*al*ness\, n.	   Irrationality.	   [1913 Webster]
irrebuttable \ir`re*but"ta*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being rebutted. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
irreceptive \ir`re*cep"tive\, a.	   Not receiving; incapable of receiving.	   [1913 Webster]
irreclaimable \ir`re*claim"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being reclaimed. --Addison. --	   {ir`re*claim"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrecognition \Ir*rec`og*ni"tion\, n. [Pref. in- not +	   recognition.]	   A failure to recognize; absence of recognition. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrecognizable \Ir*rec"og*ni`za*ble\ (?; 277), a.	   Not recognizable; unrecognizable. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreconcilability \Ir*rec`on*ci`la*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being irreconcilable;	   irreconcilableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreconcilable \Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble\ (?; 277), a. [Pref. ir- not	   + reconcilable: cf. F. irr['e]conciliable.]	   Not reconcilable; not able to be reconciled or brought into	   accord; implacable; incompatible; inconsistent; disagreeing;	   as, irreconcilable enemies, statements. --	   {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir*rec"on*ci`la*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreconcile \Ir*rec"on*cile`\, v. t.	   To prevent from being reconciled; to alienate or disaffect.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irreconcilement \Ir*rec"on*cile`ment\, n.	   The state or quality of being unreconciled; disagreement.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreconciliation \Ir*rec`on*cil`i*a"tion\, n.	   Lack of reconciliation; disagreement.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrecordable \Ir`re*cord"a*ble\, a. [Pref. ir-- not + record:	   cf. L. irrecordabilis not to be remembered.]	   Not fit or possible to be recorded.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrecoverable \Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being recovered, regained, or remedied;	   irreparable; as, an irrecoverable loss, debt, or injury.	   [1913 Webster]	         That which is past is gone and irrecoverable. --Bacon.	   Syn: Irreparable; irretrievable; irremediable; unalterable;	        incurable; hopeless. -- {Ir`re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Ir`re*cov"er*a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Irrecuperable \Ir`re*cu"per*a*ble\, a. [L. irrecuperabilis: cf.	   OF. irrecuperable. See {In-} not, and {Recuperate}.]	   Irrecoverable. -- {Ir`re*cu"per*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrecured \Ir`re*cured"\, a.	   Incurable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irrecusable \Ir`re*cu"sa*ble\, a. [L. irrecusabilis; pref. ir--	   not + recusabilis that should be rejected, fr. recusare to	   reject: cf. F. irr['e]cusable.]	   Not liable to exception or rejection. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Irredeemability \Ir`re*deem`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being irredeemable; irredeemableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irredeemable \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 are not convertible into coin	   at the pleasure of the holder. -- {Ir`re*deem"a*ble*ness},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
irredenta \irredenta\ n.	   A region that is related ethnically or historically to one	   country but is controlled politically by another.	   Syn: irridenta.	        [WordNet 1.5]
irredentism \irredentism\ n.	   the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the	   country to which they are ethnically or historically related.	   Syn: irridentism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
irredentist \irredentist\ n.	   an advocate of irredentism, especially a person in one	   country who advocates the incorporation of a region in	   another country related historically to his country.	   Syn: irridentist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Irreducibility \Ir`re*du`ci*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being irreducible.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreducible \Ir`re*du"ci*ble\, a.	   1. Incapable of being reduced, or brought into a different	      state; incapable of restoration to its proper or normal	      condition; as, an irreducible hernia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Incapable of being reduced to a simpler form of	      expression; as, an irreducible formula.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Irreducible case} (Alg.), a particular case in the solution	      of a cubic equation, in which the formula commonly	      employed contains an imaginary quantity, and therefore	      fails in its application. -- {Ir`re*du"ci*ble*ness}, n. --	      -- {Ir`re*du"ci*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Irreflection \Ir`re*flec"tion\, n.	   Lack of reflection.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreflective \Ir`re*flect"ive\, a.	   Not reflective. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreformable \Ir`re*form"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being reformed; incorrigible. --Joseph Cook.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrefragability \Ir*ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty\	   ([i^]r*r[e^]f"r[.a]*g[.a]*b'l), n.	   The quality or state of being irrefragable; incapability of	   being refuted.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrefragable \Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble\, a. [F. irr['e]fragable, L.	   irrefragabilis. See {Refragable}.]	   Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be	   refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable;	   incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument;	   irrefragable evidence. -- {Ir*ref"ra*ga*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Ir*ref"ra*ga*bly}, adv.	   Syn: Incontrovertible; unanswerable; indisputable;	        unquestionable; incontestable; indubitable; undeniable;	        irrefutable.	        [1913 Webster]
Irrefrangibility \Ir`re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being irrefrangible;	   irrefrangibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrefrangible \Ir`re*fran"gi*ble\, a.	   Not refrangible; that can not be refracted in passing from	   one medium to another. -- {Ir`re*fran"gi*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrefutable \Ir`re*fut"a*ble\ (?; 277), a. [L. irrefutabilis:	   cf. F. irr['e]futable. See {Refute}.]	   Incapable of being refuted or disproved; indisputable. --	   {Ir`re*fut"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir`re*fut"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irregeneracy \Ir`re*gen"er*a*cy\, n.	   Unregeneracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Irregeneration \Ir`re*gen`er*a"tion\, n.	   An unregenerate state. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, a. [Pref. ir- not + regular: cf. F.	   irr['e]gulier.]	   Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage	   recognized as the general rule; not according to common form;	   not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude,	   or to established principles; not normal; unnatural;	   immethodical; unsymmetrical; erratic; no straight; not	   uniform; as, an irregular line; an irregular figure; an	   irregular verse; an irregular physician; an irregular	   proceeding; irregular motion; irregular conduct, etc. Cf.	   {Regular}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mazes intricate,	         Eccentric, intervolved, yet regular	         Then most when most irregular they seem. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leading the men of Herefordshire to fight	         Against the irregular and wild Glendower. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A flowery meadow through which a clear stream murmured	         in many irregular meanders.              --Jones.	   Syn: Immethodical; unsystematic; abnormal; unnatural;	        anomalous; erratic; devious; crooked; eccentric;	        unsettled; uneven; variable; changeable; mutable;	        desultory; disorderly; wild; immoderate; intemperate;	        inordinate; vicious.	        [1913 Webster]	Irregular \Ir*reg"u*lar\, n.	   One who is not regular; especially, a soldier not in regular	   service.	   [1913 Webster]
Irregularist \Ir*reg"u*lar*ist\, n.	   One who is irregular. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Irregularity \Ir*reg`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Irregularities}. [Cf.	   F. irr['e]gularit['e].]	   The state or quality of being irregular; that which is	   irregular.	   [1913 Webster]
Irregularly \Ir*reg"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In an irregular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irregulate \Ir*reg"u*late\, v. t.	   To make irregular; to disorder. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Irregulous \Ir*reg"u*lous\, a.	   Lawless. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrejectable \Ir`re*ject"a*ble\, a.	   That can not be rejected; irresistible. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrelapsable \Ir`re*laps"a*ble\, a.	   Not liable to relapse; secure. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrelate \Ir`re*late\, a.	   Irrelative; unconnected.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrelation \Ir`re*la"tion\, n.	   The quality or state of being irrelative; lack of connection	   or relation.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrelative \Ir*rel"a*tive\, a.	   Not relative; without mutual relations; unconnected. --	   {Ir*rel"a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Irrelative chords} (Mus.), those having no common tone.	   {Irrelative repetition} (Biol.), the multiplication of parts	      that serve for a common purpose, but have no mutual	      dependence or connection. --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]
Irrelavance \Ir*rel"a*vance\, n.	   Irrelevancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrelavancy \Ir*rel"a*van*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being irrelevant; as, the irrelevancy	   of an argument.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrelavant \Ir*rel"a*vant\, a.	   Not relevant; not applicable or pertinent; not bearing upon	   or serving to support; foreign; extraneous; as, testimony or	   arguments irrelevant to a case. -- {Ir*rel"a*vant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrelievable \Ir`re*liev"a*ble\, a.	   Not admitting relief; incurable; hopeless.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreligion \Ir`re*li"gion\, n. [L. irreligio: cf. F.	   irr['e]ligion. See {In-} not, and {Religion}.]	   The state of being irreligious; lack of religion; impiety.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreligionist \Ir`re*li"gion*ist\, n.	   One who is irreligious.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreligious \Ir`re*li"gious\, a. [L. irreligiosus: cf. F.	   irr['e]ligieux.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitute of religion; not controlled by religious motives	      or principles; ungodly. Cf. {Impious}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shame and reproach are generally the portion of the	            impious and irreligious.              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating a lack of religion; profane; wicked; as,	      irreligious speech.	      [1913 Webster]
Irreligiously \Ir`re*li"gious*ly\, adv.	   In an irreligious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreligiousness \Ir`re*li"gious*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being irreligious; ungodliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremeable \Ir*re"me*a*ble\, a. [L. irremeabilis; pref. ir- not	   + remeabilis returning, fr. remeare: cf. F. irr['e]m['e]able.	   See {Remeant}.]	   Admitting no return; as, an irremeable way. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremediable \Ir`re*me"di*a*ble\, a. [L. irremediabilis: cf. F.	   irr['e]m['e]diable. See {In-} not, and {Remediable}.]	   Not to be remedied, corrected, or redressed; incurable; as,	   an irremediable disease or evil.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremediableness \Ir`re*me"di*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being irremediable.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremediably \Ir`re*me"di*a*bly\, adv.	   In a manner, or to a degree, that precludes remedy, cure, or	   correction.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremissible \Ir`re*mis"si*ble\, a. [L. irremissibilis: cf. F.	   irr['e]missible. See {In-} not, and {Remissible}.]	   Not remissible; unpardonable; as, irremissible crimes.	   --Burke. -- {Ir`re*mis"si*ble}, n. -- {Ir`re*mis"si*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremission \Ir`re*mis"sion\, n.	   Refusal of pardon.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremissive \Ir`re*mis"sive\, a.	   Not remitting; unforgiving.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremittable \Ir`re*mit"ta*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being remitted; irremissible. --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremovability \Ir`re*mov`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being irremovable; immovableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremovable \Ir`re*mov"a*ble\, a.	   Not removable; immovable; inflexible. --Shak. --	   {Ir`re*mov"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremoval \Ir`re*mov"al\, n.	   Absence of removal.	   [1913 Webster]
Irremunerable \Ir`re*mu"ner*a*ble\, a. [L. irremunerabilis: cf.	   F. irr['e]mun['e]rable. See {Remunerate}.]	   Not remunerable; not capable of remuneration.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrenowned \Ir`re*nowned"\, a.	   Not renowned. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irreparability \Ir*rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   irr['e]parabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being irreparable; irreparableness.	   --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreparable \Ir*rep"a*ra*ble\, a. [L. irreparabilis: cf. F.	   irr['e]parable. See {In-} not, and {Reparable}.]	   Not reparable; not capable of being repaired, recovered,	   regained, or remedied; irretrievable; irremediable; as, an	   irreparable breach; an irreparable loss. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreparableness \Ir*rep"a*ra*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being irreparable.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreparably \Ir*rep"a*ra*bly\, adv.	   In an irreparable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrepealability \Ir`re*peal`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being irrepealable.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrepealable \Ir`re*peal"a*ble\, a.	   Not repealable; not capable of being repealed or revoked, as	   a law. -- {Ir`re*peal"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir`re*peal"a*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrepentance \Ir`re*pent"ance\, n.	   Lack of repentance; impenitence. --Bp. Montagu. Irrepleviable
Irrepleviable \Ir`re*plev"i*a*ble\, Irreplevisable
\Ir`re*plev"i*sa*ble\, a. (Law)	   Not capable of being replevied.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreprehensible \Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble\, a. [L.	   irreprehensibilis: cf. F. irr['e]pr['e]hensible. See	   {Reprehensible}.]	   Not reprehensible; blameless; innocent. --	   {Ir*rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir*rep`re*hen"si*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrepresentable \Ir*rep`re*sent"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being represented or portrayed.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrepressible \Ir`re*press"i*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being repressed, restrained, or controlled;	   as, irrepressible joy; an irrepressible conflict. --W. H.	   Steward.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrepressibly \Ir`re*press"i*bly\, adv.	   In a manner or to a degree that can not be repressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreproachable \Ir`re*proach"a*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not +	   reproachable: cf. F. irr['e]prochable.]	   Not reproachable; above reproach; not deserving reproach;	   blameless.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Berkely] erred, -- and who is free from error? --	         but his intentions were irreproachable.  --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreproachableness \Ir`re*proach"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being irreproachable; integrity;	   innocence.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreproachably \Ir`re*proach"a*bly\, adv.	   In an irreproachable manner; blamelessly.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreprovable \Ir`re*prov"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being justly reproved; irreproachable;	   blameless; upright. -- {Ir`re*prov"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Ir`re*prov"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreptitious \Ir`rep*ti"tious\, a. [L. irrepere, irreptum, to	   creep in; pref. ir- in + repere to creep.]	   Surreptitious; spurious. [Obs.] --Dr. Castell (1673).	   [1913 Webster]
Irreputable \Ir*rep"u*ta*ble\, a.	   Disreputable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irresilient \Ir`re*sil"i*ent\, a.	   Not resilient; not recoiling or rebounding; inelastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresistance \Ir`re*sist"ance\, n.	   Nonresistance; passive submission.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresistibility \Ir`re*sist`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   irr['e]sistibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being irresistible, irresistibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresistible \Ir`re*sist"i*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resistible:	   cf. F. irr['e]sistible.]	   That can not be successfully resisted or opposed; superior to	   opposition; resistless; overpowering; as, an irresistible	   attraction.	   [1913 Webster]	         An irresistible law of our nature impels us to seek	         happiness.                               --J. M. Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresistibleness \Ir`re*sist"i*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being irresistible.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresistibly \Ir`re*sist"i*bly\, adv.	   In an irresistible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresistless \Ir`re*sist"less\, a.	   Irresistible. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresoluble \Ir*res"o*lu*ble\, a. [L. irresolubilis: cf. F.	   irr['e]soluble. See {Resoluble}, and cf. {Irresolvable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Incapable of being dissolved or resolved into parts;	      insoluble. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being relieved or assisted. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The second is in the irresoluble condition of our	            souls after a known sin committed.    --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Irresolubleness \Ir*res"o*lu*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being irresoluble; insolubility.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresolute \Ir*res"o*lute\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolute: cf. F.	   irr['e]solu, L. irresolutus not loosened.]	   Not resolute; not decided or determined; wavering; given to	   doubt or irresolution.	   [1913 Webster]	         Weak and irresolute is man.              --Cowper.	   Syn: Wavering; vacillating; undetermined; undecided;	        unsettled; fickle; changeable; inconstant. --	        {Ir*res"o*lute*ly}, adv. -- {Ir*res"o*lute*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
irresoluteness \irresoluteness\ n.	   the failure to behave in a resolute manner; fluctuation in	   intention.	   Syn: irresolution.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Irresolution \Ir*res`o*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irr['e]solution.]	   Lack of resolution; lack of decision in purpose; a	   fluctuation of mind, as in doubt, or between hope and fear;	   irresoluteness; indecision; vacillation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Irresolution on the schemes of life which offer	         themselves to our choice, and inconstancy in pursuing	         them, are the greatest causes of all unhappiness.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresolvability \Ir`re*solv`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being irresolvable; irresolvableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresolvable \Ir`re*solv"a*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + resolvable.	   Cf. {Irresoluble}.]	   Incapable of being resolved; not separable into component	   parts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Irresolvable nebul[ae]} (Astron.), nebul[ae] of a cloudlike	      appearance, which have not yet been resolved by the	      telescope into stars, and are often distant galaxies. See	      {galaxy}[2]. --Sir W. Herschel.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Irresolvableness \Ir`re*solv"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being irresolvable; irresolvability.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresolvedly \Ir`re*solv"ed*ly\, adv.	   Without settled determination; in a hesitating manner;	   doubtfully. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irrespective \Ir`re*spec"tive\ ([i^]r`r[-e]*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v), a.	   1. Without regard for conditions, circumstances, or	      consequences; unbiased; independent; impartial; as, an	      irrespective judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to this doctrine, it must be resolved	            wholly into the absolute, irrespective will of God.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disrespectful. [Obs.] --Sir C. Cornwallis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Irrespective of}, regardless of; without regard to; as,	      irrespective of differences.	      [1913 Webster]
Irrespectively \Ir`re*spec"tive*ly\	   ([i^]r`r[-e]*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v*l[y^]), adv.	   Without regard to conditions; not taking circumstances into	   consideration.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prosperity, considered absolutely and irrespectively,	         is better and more desirable than adversity. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrespirable \Ir*res"pi*ra*ble\, a. [L. irrespirabilis: cf. F.	   irrespirable. See {Respirable}.]	   Unfit for respiration; not having the qualities necessary to	   support animal life; as, irrespirable air.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresponsibility \Ir`re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   irresponsabilit['e].]	   1. Lack of, or freedom from, responsibility or	      accountability.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trait causing one to act without a proper sense of	      responsibility; acting without giving proper weight to	      one's responsibilities.	      [PJC]
Irresponsible \Ir`re*spon"si*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not +	   responsible: cf. F. irresponsable.]	   1. Not responsible; not liable or able to answer for	      consequences; innocent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be trusted; unreliable; lacking a proper sense of	      responsibility.	      [1913 Webster]
irresponsibleness \irresponsibleness\ n.	   the habitual failure to behave in a responsible manner;	   irresponsibility.	   Syn: irresponsibility.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Irresponsibly \Ir`re*spon"si*bly\, adv.	   1. So as not to be responsible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an irresponsible[2] manner; without due care or	      diligence.	      [PJC]
Irresponsive \Ir`re*spon"sive\, a.	   Not responsive; not able, ready, or inclined to respond.	   [1913 Webster]
Irresuscitable \Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being resuscitated or revived. --	   {Ir`re*sus"ci*ta*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irretention \Ir`re*ten"tion\, n.	   Lack of retaining power; forgetfulness. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Irretentive \Ir`re*ten"tive\, a.	   Not retentive; as, an irretentive memory.	   [1913 Webster]
Irretraceable \Ir`re*trace"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being retraced; not retraceable.	   [1913 Webster]
Irretractile \Ir`re*tract"ile\, a.	   1. Not retractile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not tractile or ductile. [R.] --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Irretrievable \Ir`re*triev"a*ble\, a.	   Not retrievable; irrecoverable; irreparable; as, an	   irretrievable loss.	   Syn: Irremediable; incurable; irrecoverable.	        [1913 Webster]
Irretrievableness \Ir`re*triev"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being irretrievable.	   [1913 Webster]
Irretrievably \Ir`re*triev"a*bly\, adv.	   In an irretrievable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreturnable \Ir`re*turn"a*ble\, a.	   Not to be returned.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrevealable \Ir`re*veal"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being revealed. -- {Ir`re*veal"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreverence \Ir*rev"er*ence\, n. [L. irreverentia: cf. F.	   irr['e]v['e]rence.]	   The state or quality of being irreverent; lack of proper	   reverence; disregard of the authority and character of a	   superior.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreverend \Ir*rev"er*end\, a.	   Irreverent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Immodest speech, or irreverend gesture.  --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreverent \Ir*rev"er*ent\, a. [L. irreverens, -entis: cf. F.	   irr['e]v['e]rent. See {In-} not, and {Reverent}.]	   Not reverent; showing a lack of reverence; expressive of a	   lack of veneration; as, an irreverent babbler; an irreverent	   jest.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreverently \Ir*rev"er*ent*ly\, adv.	   In an irreverent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreversibility \Ir`re*vers`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being irreversible; irreversibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreversible \Ir`re*vers"i*ble\, a.	   1. Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back;	      incapable of being made to run backward; as, an	      irreversible engine; an irreversible process; an	      irreversible reaction.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or	      annulled; as, an irreversible sentence or decree.	      [1913 Webster]	            This rejection of the Jews, as it is not universal,	            so neither is it final and irreversible. --Jortin.	   Syn: Irrevocable; irrepealable; unchangeable.	        [1913 Webster]
Irreversibleness \Ir`re*vers"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being irreversible.	   [1913 Webster]
Irreversible steering gear \Ir`re*vers"i*ble steering gear\	   (Mach.)	   A steering gear, esp. for an automobile, not affected by the	   road wheels, as when they strike an obstacle side ways, but	   easily controlled by the hand wheel or steering lever.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Irreversibly \Ir`re*vers"i*bly\, adv.	   In an irreversible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrevocability \Ir*rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   irr['e]vocabilit['e].]	   The state or quality of being irrevocable; irrevocableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrevocable \Ir*rev"o*ca*ble\, a. [L. irrevocabilis: cf. F.	   irr['e]vocable. See {In-} not, and {Revoke}, and cf.	   {Irrevocable}.]	   Incapable of being recalled or revoked; unchangeable;	   irreversible; unalterable; as, an irrevocable promise or	   decree; irrevocable fate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Firm and irrevocable is my doom.         --Shak.	   -- {Ir*rev"o*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ir*rev"o*ca*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrevokable \Ir`re*vok"a*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + revoke.]	   Irrevocable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irrevoluble \Ir*rev"o*lu*ble\, a.	   That has no finite period of revolution; not revolving. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The dateless and irrevoluble circle of eternity.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrhetorical \Ir`rhe*tor"ic*al\, a.	   Not rhetorical.	   [1913 Webster] irridentism	   irridenta
irridenta \irridenta\, irridentism \irridentism\, irridentist
\irridentist\n.	   See {irredenta}, {irredentism}, {irredentist}.	   [PJC]
Irrigate \Ir"ri*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irrigated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Irrigating}.] [L. irrigatus, p. p. of irrigare to	   irrigate: ir- in + rigare to water; prob. akin to E. rain.	   See {Rain}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To water; to wet; to moisten with running or dropping	      water; to bedew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agric.) To water, as land, by causing a stream to flow	      upon, over, or through it, as in artificial channels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To rinse (a wound, infected area, etc.) with a flow	      or spray of a liquid.	      [PJC]
Irrigation \Ir`ri*ga"tion\, n. [L. irrigatio: cf. F.	   irrigation.]	   The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being	   irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow	   over lands, for nourishing plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Irriguous \Ir*rig"u*ous\, a. [L. irriguus. See {Irrigate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Watered; watery; moist; dewy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The flowery lap	            Of some irriguous valley spreads her store.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gently penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
Irrisible \Ir*ris"i*ble\, a. [Pref. ir- not + risible. See	   {Irrision}.]	   Not risible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irrision \Ir*ri"sion\, n. [L. irrisio, fr. irridere, irrisum, to	   laugh at; pref. ir- in + ridere to laugh: cf. F. irrision.]	   The act of laughing at another; derision.	   [1913 Webster]	         This being spoken sceptic[`e], or by way of irrision.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Irritability \Ir`ri*ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. irritabilitas: cf. F.	   irritabilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being irritable; quick	      excitability; petulance; fretfulness; as, irritability of	      temper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) A natural susceptibility, characteristic of all	      living organisms, tissues, and cells, to the influence of	      certain stimuli, response being manifested in a variety of	      ways, -- as that quality in plants by which they exhibit	      motion under suitable stimulation; esp., the property	      which living muscle possesses, of responding either to a	      direct stimulus of its substance, or to the stimulating	      influence of its nerve fibers, the response being	      indicated by a change of form, or contraction;	      contractility.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A condition of morbid excitability of an organ or	      part of the body; undue susceptibility to the influence of	      stimuli. See {Irritation}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Irritable \Ir"ri*ta*ble\, a. [L. irritabilis: cf. F. irritable.	   See {Irritate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being irritated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very susceptible of anger or passion; easily inflamed or	      exasperated; as, an irritable temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vicious, old, and irritable.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) Endowed with irritability; susceptible of	      irritation; capable of being excited to action by the	      application of certain stimuli.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Susceptible of irritation; unduly sensitive to	      irritants or stimuli. See {Irritation}, n., 3.	   Syn: Excitable; irascible; touchy; fretful; peevish.	        [1913 Webster]
Irritableness \Ir"ri*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   Irritability.	   [1913 Webster]
Irritably \Ir"ri*ta*bly\, adv.	   In an irritable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Irritancy \Ir"ri*tan*cy\, n. [From 1st {Irritant}.] (Scots Law)	   The state or quality of being null and void; invalidity;	   forfeiture. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	Irritancy \Ir"ri*tan*cy\, n. [From 2d {Irritant}.]	   The state or quality of being irritant or irritating.	   [1913 Webster]
Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, a. [LL. irritants, -antis, p. pr. of	   irritare to make null, fr. L. irritus void; pref. ir- not +	   ratus established.] (Scots Law)	   Rendering null and void; conditionally invalidating.	   [1913 Webster]	         The states elected Harry, Duke of Anjou, for their	         king, with this clause irritant; that, if he did	         violate any part of his oath, the people should owe him	         no allegiance.                           --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, a. [L. irritans, -antis, p. pr. of	   irritare: cf. F. irritant. See {Irritate} to excite.]	   Irritating; producing irritation or inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]	Irritant \Ir"ri*tant\, n. [Cf. F. irritant.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which irritates or excites.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. & Med.) Any agent by which irritation is	      produced; as, a chemical irritant; a mechanical or	      electrical irritant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Toxicology) A poison that produces inflammation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Counter irritant}. See under {Counter}.	   {Pure irritant} (Toxicology), a poison that produces	      inflammation without any corrosive action upon the	      tissues.	      [1913 Webster]
Irritate \Ir"ri*tate\, v. t. [See 1 st {Irritant}.]	   To render null and void. [R.] --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]	Irritate \Ir"ri*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irritated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Irritating}.] [L. irritatus, p. p. of irritare. Of	   doubtful origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To increase the action or violence of; to heighten	      excitement in; to intensify; to stimulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cold maketh the spirits vigorous and irritateth	            them.                                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite anger or displeasure in; to provoke; to tease;	      to exasperate; to annoy; to vex; as, the insolence of a	      tyrant irritates his subjects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dismiss the man, nor irritate the god:	            Prevent the rage of him who reigns above. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) To produce irritation in; to stimulate; to	      cause to contract. See {Irritation}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) To make morbidly excitable, or oversensitive; to	      fret; as, the skin is irritated by friction; to irritate a	      wound by a coarse bandage.	   Syn: To fret; inflame; excite; provoke; tease; vex;	        exasperate; anger; incense; enrage.	   Usage: To {Irritate}, {Provoke}, {Exasperate}. These words	          express different stages of excited or angry feeling.	          Irritate denotes an excitement of quick and slightly	          angry feeling which is only momentary; as, irritated	          by a hasty remark. To provoke implies the awakening of	          some open expression of decided anger; as, a provoking	          insult. Exasperate denotes a provoking of anger at	          something unendurable. Whatever comes across our	          feelings irritates; whatever excites anger provokes;	          whatever raises anger to a high point exasperates.	          "Susceptible and nervous people are most easily	          irritated; proud people are quickly provoked; hot and	          fiery people are soonest exasperated." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Irritate \Ir"ri*tate\, a.	   Excited; heightened. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
irritated \irritated\ adj.	   aroused to impatience or anger; as, made an irritated	   gesture.	   Syn: annoyed, nettled, peeved, pissed, stung.	        [WordNet 1.5]
irritating \irritating\ adj.	   1. causing annoyance.	   Syn: annoying, galling, chafing, nettlesome, pesky,	        pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,	        vexatious, vexing.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. causing irritation of living tissue; -- used of physical	      stimuli.	   Syn: irritant, irritative.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. causing pain or physical discomfort; as, an irritating	      burr under his stocking.	   Syn: painful.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Irritation \Ir`ri*ta"tion\, n. [L. irritatio: cf. F.	   irritation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of irritating, or exciting, or the state of being	      irritated; excitement; stimulation, usually of an undue	      and uncomfortable kind; especially, excitement of anger or	      passion; provocation; annoyance; anger.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole body of the arts and sciences composes one	            vast machinery for the irritation and development of	            the human intellect.                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The act of exciting, or the condition of being	      excited to action, by stimulation; -- as, the condition of	      an organ of sense, when its nerve is affected by some	      external body; esp., the act of exciting muscle fibers to	      contraction, by artificial stimulation; as, the irritation	      of a motor nerve by electricity; also, the condition of a	      muscle and nerve, under such stimulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A condition of morbid excitability or	      oversensitiveness of an organ or part of the body; a state	      in which the application of ordinary stimuli produces pain	      or excessive or vitiated action.	      [1913 Webster]
Irritative \Ir"ri*ta*tive\, a.	   1. Serving to excite or irritate; irritating; as, an	      irritative agent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accompanied with, or produced by, increased action or	      irritation; as, an irritative fever. --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Irritatory \Ir"ri*ta*to*ry\, a.	   Exciting; producing irritation; irritating. [R.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrorate \Ir"ro*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Irrorated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Irrorating}.] [L. irroratus, p. p. of irrorare to	   bedew; pref. ir- in + ros, roris, dew.]	   To sprinkle or moisten with dew; to bedew. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Irrorate \Ir"ro*rate\, a. (Zool.)	   Covered with minute grains, appearing like fine sand.	   [1913 Webster]
Irroration \Ir`ro*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. irroration.]	   The act of bedewing; the state of being moistened with dew.	   [Obs.] --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrotational \Ir`ro*ta"tion*al\, a. (Physics)	   Not rotatory; passing from one point to another by a movement	   other than rotation; -- said of the movement of parts of a	   liquid or yielding mass. --Sir W. Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrubrical \Ir*ru"bric*al\, a.	   Contrary to the rubric; not rubrical.	   [1913 Webster]
Irrugate \Ir"ru*gate\, v. t. [L. irrugatus, p. p. of irrugare to	   wrinkle.]	   To wrinkle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Irrupted \Ir*rupt"ed\, a. [L. irruptus, p. p. of irrumpere to	   break in; pref. ir- in + rumpere to break or burst. See	   {Rupture}.]	   Broken with violence.	   [1913 Webster]
Irruption \Ir*rup"tion\, n. [L. irruptio: cf. F. irruption. See	   {Irrupted}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A bursting in; a sudden, violent rushing into a place; as,	      irruptions of the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest evil tidings, with too rude irruption	            Hitting thy aged ear, should pierce too deep.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden and violent inroad, or entrance of invaders; as,	      the irruptions of the Goths into Italy. --Addison.	   Syn: Invasion; incursion; inroad. See {Invasion}.	        [1913 Webster]
Irruptive \Ir*rup"tive\, a.	   Rushing in or upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Irvingite \Ir"ving*ite\, n. (Eccl.)	   The common designation of a member of a sect founded by the	   Rev. Edward Irving (about 1830), who call themselves the	   Catholic Apostolic Church. They are highly ritualistic in	   worship, have an elaborate hierarchy of apostles, prophets,	   etc., and look for the speedy coming of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Is- \Is-\	   See {Iso-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Is \Is\, v. i. [AS. is; akin to G. & Goth. ist, L. est, Gr. ?,	   Skr. asti. [root]9. Cf. {Am}, {Entity}, {Essence}, {Absent}.]	   The third person singular of the substantive verb be, in the	   indicative mood, present tense; as, he is; he is a man. See	   {Be}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some varieties of the Northern dialect of Old	         English, is was used for all persons of the singular.	         [1913 Webster]	               For thy is I come, and eke Alain.  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               Aye is thou merry.                 --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The idiom of using the present for future events sure	         to happen is a relic of Old English in which the	         present and future had the same form; as, this year	         Christmas is on Friday.	         [1913 Webster]	               To-morrow is the new moon.         --1 Sam. xx.	                                                  5.	         Isabel
Isabel \Is"a*bel\, n., Isabel color \Is"a*bel col"or\ [F.	   isabelle.]	   See {Isabella}. Isabella
Isabella \Is`a*bel"la\, n., Isabella color \Is`a*bel"la col"or\	   [Said to be named from the Spanish princess Isabella,	   daughter of king Philip II., in allusion to the color assumed	   by her shift, which she wore without change from 1601 to	   1604, in consequence of a vow made by her.]	   A brownish yellow color.	   [1913 Webster]	Isabella grape \Is`a*bel"la grape`\ (Bot.)	   A favorite sweet American grape of a purple color. See {Fox	   grape}, under Fox.	   [1913 Webster]	Isabella moth \Is`a*bel"la moth`\ (?; 115). (Zool.)	   A common American moth ({Pyrrharctia isabella}), of an	   isabella color. The larva, called {woolly bear} and {hedgehog	   caterpillar}, is densely covered with hairs, which are black	   at each end of the body, and red in the middle part.	   [1913 Webster]
Isabelline \Is`a*bel"line\, a.	   Of an isabel or isabella color.	   [1913 Webster] Isagelous
Isagelous \Is*ag"e*lous\ ([imac]s*[a^]g"[e^]*l[u^]s), a. [Is- +	   Gr. a`gelos information.]	   Containing the same information; as, isagelous sentences.	   "The coded message and the original, though appearing	   entirely unlike, are completely isagelous." --Bacon "The	   complementary strands have isagelous sequences." --J. D.	   Watson.
Isagel \Is"a*gel\ n.	   One of two or more objects containing the same information.	   [1913 Webster]
Isagoge \I"sa*goge\, n. [L., fr. Fr. ?, fr. ? to introduce; ?	   into + ? to lead.]	   An introduction. [Obs.] --Harris. Isagogic
Isagogic \I"sa*gog"ic\, Isagogical \I"sa*gog"ic*al\, a. [L.	   isagogicus, Gr. ?.]	   Introductory; especially, introductory to the study of	   theology.	   [1913 Webster]
Isagogics \I"sa*gog"ics\, n. (Theol.)	   That part of theological science directly preliminary to	   actual exegesis, or interpretation of the Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]
Isagon \I"sa*gon\ ([imac]"s[.a]*g[o^]n), n. [Gr. 'i`sos equal +	   gwni`a angle: cf. F. isagone, a.] (Math.)	   A figure or polygon whose angles are equal.	   [1913 Webster]
Isapostolic \Is*ap`os*tol"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Having equal, or almost equal, authority with the apostles of	   their teachings. Isatic
Isatic \I*sat"ic\, Isatinic \I`sa*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, isatin; as, isatic acid,	   which is also called trioxindol.	   [1913 Webster]
Isatide \I"sa*tide\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance obtained by the partial	   reduction of isatin. [Written also {isatyde}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Isatin \I"sa*tin\, n. [See {Isatis}.] (Chem.)	   An orange-red crystalline substance, {C8H5NO2}, obtained by	   the oxidation of indigo blue. It is also produced from	   certain derivatives of benzoic acid, and is one important	   source of artificial indigo. [Written also, less properly,	   {isatine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Isatis \I"sa*tis\ (?; 277), n. [L., a kind of plant, Gr. ?	   woad.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbs, some species of which, especially the	   {Isatis tinctoria}, yield a blue dye similar to indigo; woad.	   [1913 Webster]
Isatogen \I*sat"o*gen\, n. [Isatin + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous radical, {C8H4NO2}, regarded as the	   essential residue of a series of compounds, related to	   isatin, which easily pass by reduction to indigo blue. --	   {I*sat`o*gen"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Isatropic \I`sa*trop"ic\, a. [Is- + atropine.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from	   atropine, and isomeric with cinnamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ischiac \Is"chi*ac\ ([i^]s"k[i^]*[a^]k), a. (Anat.)	   See {Ischial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ischiadic \Is`chi*ad"ic\ ([i^]s`k[i^]*[a^]d"[i^]k), a. [L.	   ischiadicus, Gr. 'ischiadoko`s, fr. 'ischi`on the hip joint,	   hip or loin. Cf. {Sciatic}.] (Anat.)	   Ischial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ischiadic passion} or {Ischiadic disease} (Med.), a	      rheumatic or neuralgic affection of some part about the	      hip joint; -- called also {sciatica}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ischial \Is"chi*al\ ([i^]s"k[i^]*al), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the ischium or hip; ischiac; ischiadic;	   ischiatic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ischial callosity} (Zool.), one of the patches of thickened,	      hairless, and often bright-colored skin, on the buttocks	      of many apes, as the drill.	      [1913 Webster]
Ischiatic \Is`chi*at"ic\ ([i^]s`k[i^]*[a^]t"[i^]k), a. (Anat.)	   Same as {Ischial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ischiocapsular \Is`chi*o*cap"su*lar\ (?; 135) a. [Ischium +	   capsular.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the ischium and the capsule of the hip	   joint; as, the ischiocapsular ligament.	   [1913 Webster]
Ischiocerite \Is`chi*o*ce"rite\, n. [Gr. 'ischi`on the hip +	   ke`ras a horn.] (Zool.)	   The third joint or the antenn[ae] of the Crustacea. Ischion
Ischion \Is"chi*on\, Ischium \Is"chi*um\, n. [L., Gr.	   'ischi`on.]	   1. (Anat.) The ventral and posterior of the three principal	      bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the	      huckle bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the pleur[ae] of insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Ischiopodite \Is`chi*op"o*dite\, n. [Gr. 'ischi`on the hip joint	   + ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)	   The third joint of the typical appendages of Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Ischiorectal \Is`chi*o*rec"tal\, a. [Ischium + rectal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and ishial	   tuberosity.	   [1913 Webster]
Ischuretic \Is`chu*ret"ic\, a.	   Having the quality of relieving ischury. -- n. An ischuretic	   medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Ischury \Is"chu*ry\, n. [L. ischuria, Gr. ?; ? to hold, check +	   ? urine: cf. F. ischurie.] (Med.)	   A retention or suppression of urine.	   [1913 Webster]
-ise \-ise\	   See {-ize}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isentropic \I`sen*trop"ic\, a. [Is- + entropy + -ic.] (Physics)	   Having equal entropy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isentropic lines}, lines which pass through points having	      equal entropy.	      [1913 Webster]
Isethionic \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 action of sulphur trioxide on alcohol or ether. It is	   derivative of sulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
-ish \-ish\ [AS. -isc; akin to G. -isch, OHG. -isc, Goth. & Dan.	   -isk, Gr. ?. Cf. {-esque}.]	   A suffix used to from adjectives from nouns and from	   adjectives. It denotes relation, resemblance, similarity, and	   sometimes has a diminutive force; as, selfish, boyish,	   brutish; whitish, somewhat white.	   [1913 Webster]	-ish \-ish\ [OE. -issen, fr. F. -is, -iss- (found in the present	   particle, etc., of certain verbs, as finir to finish, fleurir	   to flourish), corresponding to L. -escere, an inchoative	   ending.]	   A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of	   French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish,	   garnish, impoverish.	   [1913 Webster]
Ishmaelite \Ish"ma*el*ite\, n.	   1. A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of	      whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and	      every man's hand against him." --Gen. xvi. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an	      outcast. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. See {Ismaelian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ishmaelitish \Ish"ma*el*i`tish\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the	   Ishmaelites.	   [1913 Webster]
Isiac \I"si*ac\, a. [L. Isiacus, Gr. ?, fr. ?.]	   Pertaining to the goddess Isis; as, Isiac mysteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Isicle \I"si*cle\, n.	   A icicle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Isidorian \Is`i*do"ri*an\, a.	   Pertaining, or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the Isidorian	   decretals, a spurious collection of decretals published in	   the ninth century.	   [1913 Webster]
Isinglass \I"sin*glass\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. D. huizenblas	   (akin to G. hausenblase), lit., bladder of the huso, or large	   sturgeon; huizen sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. {Bladder},	   {Blast} a gust of wind.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin,	      chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of	      various species of sturgeons (as the {Acipenser huso})	      found in the rivers of Western Russia. It used for making	      jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are	      not unfrequently so called. Called also {fish glue}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin	      sheets.	      [1913 Webster]
Isis \I"sis\, n. [L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr. ?.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Myth.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians.	      She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister	      and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the	      goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of	      their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art	      of agriculture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family {Isid[ae]},	      composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with	      flexible, horny joints. See {Gorgoniacea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) One of the asteroids.	      [1913 Webster]
ISKCON \ISKCON\ n. [acronym from The International Society for	   Krishna Consciousness.]	   The abbreviation for International Society for Krishna	   Consciousness, a society founded in the US in 1966; based on	   Vedic scriptures. Groups of devotees engage in joyful	   chanting of "Hare Krishna" ("O Krishna!"). [acronym]	   Syn: Hare Krishna, International Society for Krishna	        Consciousness, the Hare Krishnas.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Islam \Is"lam\, n. [Ar. isl[=a]m obedience to the will of God,	   submission, humbling one's self, resigning one's self to the	   divine disposal. Cf. {Moslem}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The religion of the Mohammedans; Mohammedanism; Islamism.	      Their formula of faith is: There is no God but Allah, and	      Mohammed is his prophet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole body of Mohammedans, or the countries which they	      occupy.	      [1913 Webster]
Islamabad \Islamabad\ n.	   The the capital city of Pakistan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Islamic \Islamic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Islamism; as, Islamic art.	   Syn: Muslim, Moslem.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Islamism \Is"lam*ism\, n. [Cf. F. islamisme.]	   The faith, doctrines, or religious system of the Mohammedans;	   Mohammedanism; Islam.	   [1913 Webster]
Islamite \Is"lam*ite\, n.	   A Mohammedan.	   [1913 Webster]
Islamitic \Is`lam*it"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Islam; Mohammedan.	   [1913 Webster]
Islamize \Is"lam*ize\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Islamized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Islamizing}.]	   To conform, or cause to conform, to the religion of Islam.	   [1913 Webster]
Island \Is"land\, n. [OE. iland, yland, AS. [imac]gland, ?gland,	   ?glond; [imac]g, ?g, island + land, lond, land. AS. [imac]g,	   ?g, is akin to AS. e['a] water, river, OHG. ?uwa, G. au	   meadow, Icel. ey island, Dan. & Sw. ["o], Goth. ahwa a	   stream, water, L. aqua water. The s is due to confusion with	   isle. Cf. {Ait}, {Eyot}, {Ewer}, {Aquatic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A tract of land surrounded by water, and smaller than a	      continent. Cf. {Continent}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything regarded as resembling an island; as, an island	      of ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) See {Isle}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Islands of the blessed} (Myth.), islands supposed to lie in	      the Western Ocean, where the favorites of the gods are	      conveyed at death, and dwell in everlasting joy.	      [1913 Webster]	Island \Is"land\, v. t.	   1. To cause to become or to resemble an island; to make an	      island or islands of; to isle. --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with an island or with islands; as, to island	      the deep. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Islander \Is"land*er\, n.	   An inhabitant of an island.	   [1913 Webster]
Islandy \Is"land*y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to islands; full of islands. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Isle \Isle\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Aisle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Isle \Isle\, n. [OF. isle, F. [^i]le, L. insula; cf. Lith. sala.	   Cf. {Insulate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An island. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Imperial rule of all the seagirt isles. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A spot within another of a different color, as	      upon the wings of some insects.	      [1913 Webster]	Isle \Isle\, v. t.	   To cause to become an island, or like an island; to surround	   or encompass; to island. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Isled in sudden seas of light.           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Islet \Is"let\, n. [OF. islette (cf. F. [^i]lot), dim. of isle.]	   A little island.	   [1913 Webster]
-ism \-ism\ [F. -isme, or L. -ismus, Gr. ?.]	   A suffix indicating an act, a process, the result of an act	   or a process, a state; also, a characteristic (as a theory,	   doctrine, idiom, etc.); as, baptism, galvanism, organism,	   hypnotism, socialism, sensualism, Anglicism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ism \Ism\, n. [See {ism}, above.]	   A doctrine or theory; especially, a wild or visionary theory.	   --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world grew light-headed, and forth came a spawn of	         isms which no man can number.            --S. G.	                                                  Goodrich.	   Ismaelian
Ismaelian \Is`ma*e"li*an\, Ismaelite \Is"ma*el*ite\, n. (Eccl.)	   One of a sect of Mohammedans who favored the pretensions of	   the family of Mohammed ben Ismael, of the house of Ali. Iso
Iso- \I"so-\, Is- \Is-\ [Gr. 'i`sos equal.]	   A prefix or combining form, indicating identity, or equality;	   the same numerical value; as in isopod, isomorphous,	   isochromatic. Specif.:	   (a) (Chem.) Applied to certain compounds having the same	       composition but different properties; as in isocyanic.	   (b) (Organic Chem.) Applied to compounds of certain isomeric	       series in whose structure one carbon atom, at least, is	       connected with three other carbon atoms; -- contrasted	       with neo- and normal; as in isoparaffine; isopentane.	       [1913 Webster]
Isobar \I"so*bar\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? weight.] (Phys. Geog.)	   A line connecting or marking places upon the surface of the	   earth where height of the barometer reduced to sea level is	   the same either at a given time, or for a certain period	   (mean height), as for a year; an isopiestic line. [Written	   also {isobare}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Isobaric \I`so*bar"ic\, a. (Phys. Geog.)	   Denoting equal pressure; as, an isobaric line; specifically,	   of or pertaining to isobars.	   [1913 Webster]
Isobarism \I"so*bar*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being equal in weight, especially in	   atmospheric pressure. Also, the theory, method, or	   application of isobaric science.	   [1913 Webster]
Isobarometric \I`so*bar`o*met"ric\, a. [Iso + barometric.]	   (Phys. Geog.)	   Indicating equal barometric pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Isobathytherm \I`so*bath"y*therm\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? deep + ?	   heat.] (Phys. Geog.)	   A line connecting the points on the surface of the earth	   where a certain temperature is found at the same depth.	   [1913 Webster]
Isobathythermic \I`so*bath"y*ther"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an isobathytherm; possessing or	   indicating the same temperature at the same depth.	   [1913 Webster]
Isobront \I"so*bront\ ([imac]"s[-o]*br[o^]nt), n. [Iso- + Gr.	   bronth` thunder.] (Meteor.)	   An imaginary line, or a line on a chart, marking the	   simultaneous development of a thunderstorm, as noted by	   observing the time when the thunder is heard at different	   places.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isocephalism \I`so*ceph"a*lism\, n. [From Gr. ? like-headed. See	   {Iso-}, and {Cephalon}.] (Art)	   A peculiarity in the design of bas-relief by which the heads	   of human figures are kept at the same height from the ground,	   whether the personages are seated, standing, or mounted on	   horseback; -- called also {isokephaleia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochasm \I"so*chasm\, n. [Iso- + chasm.] (Phys. Geog.)	   A line connecting places on the earth's surface at which	   there is the same mean frequency of auroras.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochasmic \I`so*chas"mic\, a.	   Indicating equal auroral display; as, an isochasmic line.	   [1913 Webster]
Isocheim \I"so*cheim\ ([imac]"s[-o]*k[imac]m), n. [Iso- + Gr. ?,	   ?, winter.] (Phys. Geog.)	   A line connecting places on the earth having the same mean	   winter temperature. Cf. {Isothere}. Isocheimal
Isocheimal \I`so*chei"mal\, Isochimal \I`so*chi"mal\, a.	   Pertaining to, having the nature of, or making, isocheims;	   as, an isocheimal line; an isocheimal chart. Isocheimenal
Isocheimenal \I`so*chei"me*nal\, Isochimenal \I`so*chi"me*nal\	   a.	   The same as {Isocheimal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isocheimic \I`so*chei"mic\, a.	   The same as {Isocheimal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochimene \I`so*chi"mene\, n.	   The same as {Isocheim}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochor \I"so*chor\ ([imac]"s[-o]*k[^o]r), n. [Iso- + Gr. xhw`ra	   space.] (Physics)	   A line upon a thermodynamic diagram so drawn as to represent	   the pressures corresponding to changes of temperature when	   the volume of the gas operated on is constant. --	   {I`so*chor"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isochromatic \I`so*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Iso- + chromatic.] (Opt.)	   Having the same color; connecting parts having the same	   color, as lines drawn through certain points in experiments	   on the chromatic effects of polarized light in crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochronal \I*soch"ro*nal\, a. [See {Isochronous}.]	   Uniform in time; of equal time; performed in equal times;	   recurring at regular intervals; as, isochronal vibrations or	   oscillations.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochronic \I`so*chron"ic\, a.	   Isochronal.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochronism \I*soch"ro*nism\, n.	   The state or quality of being isochronous.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochronize \I*soch"ro*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-nized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {-nizing}.] [See {Isochronous}.]	   To make, or tend to make (the motion of a moving body),	   uniform in rate of rotation, or in frequency of vibration.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isochronon \I*soch"ro*non\, n. [NL. See {Isochronous}.]	   A clock that is designed to keep very accurate time.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochronous \I*soch"ro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; 'i`sos equal + ? time.]	   Same as {Isochronal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isochroous \I*soch"ro*ous\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? color.]	   Having the same tint or color throughout; uniformly or evenly	   colored. Isoclinal
Isoclinal \I`so*cli"nal\, Isoclinic \I`so*clin"ic\, a. [Iso- +	   Gr. ? to incline.]	   Of or pertaining to, or indicating, equality of inclination	   or dip; having equal inclination or dip.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isoclinal lines} (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface	      connecting places at which a dipping needle indicates the	      same inclination or dip.	      [1913 Webster]
Isocrymal \I`so*cry"mal\, a. (Phys. Geog.)	   Pertaining to, having the nature of, or illustrating, an	   isocryme; as, an isocrymal line; an isocrymal chart.	   [1913 Webster]
Isocryme \I"so*cryme\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? cold.] (Phys. Geog.)	   A line connecting points on the earth's surface having the	   same mean temperature in the coldest month of the year.	   [1913 Webster]
Isocrymic \I`so*crym"ic\, a.	   Isocrymal.	   [1913 Webster]
Isocyanic \I`so*cy*an"ic\, a. [Iso- + cyanic.] (Chem.)	   Designating an acid isomeric with cyanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isocyanic acid}, an acid metameric with cyanic acid, and	      resembling it in its salts. It is obtained as a colorless,	      mobile, unstable liquid by the heating cyanuric acid.	      Called technically {carbimide}.	      [1913 Webster]
Isocyanuric \I`so*cy`a*nu"ric\, a. [Iso- + cyanuric.] (Chem.)	   Designating, or pertaining to, an acid isomeric with cyanuric	   acid, and called also {fulminuric} acid. See under	   {Fulminuric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isodiabatic \I`so*di`a*bat"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? to pass	   through.] (Physics)	   Pertaining to the reception or the giving out of equal	   quantities of heat by a substance. --Rankine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isodiabatic lines} or {Isodiabatic curves}, a pair of lines	      or curves exhibiting, on a diagram of energy, the law of	      variation of the pressure and density of a fluid, the one	      during the lowering, and the other during the raising, of	      its temperature, when the quantity of heat given out by	      the fluid during any given stage of the one process is	      equal to the quantity received during the corresponding	      stage of the other. Such lines are said to be isodiabatic	      with respect to each other. Compare {Adiabatic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Isodiametric \I`so*di`a*met"ric\, a. [Iso- + diametric.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Crystallog.) Developed alike in the directions of the	      several lateral axes; -- said of crystals of both the	      tetragonal and hexagonal systems.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the several diameters nearly equal; -- said	      of the cells of ordinary parenchyma.	      [1913 Webster]
Isodimorphic \I`so*di*mor"phic\, a. [Iso- + dimorphic.]	   Isodimorphous.	   [1913 Webster]
Isodimorphism \I`so*di*mor"phism\, n.	   Isomorphism between the two forms severally of two dimorphous	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Isodimorphous \I`so*di*mor"phous\, a. [Iso- + dimorphous.]	   Having the quality of isodimorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Isodrome \I"so*drome\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? course.] (Nav.)	   A method of moving a fleet from one formation to another, the	   direction usually being changed eight points (90[deg]), by	   means of paths of equal length for each ship. It is	   prohibited in the United States navy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isodulcite \I`so*dul"cite\, n. [Iso- + dulcite.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, sugarlike substance, obtained by the	   decomposition of certain glucosides, and intermediate in	   nature between the hexacid alcohols (dulcite, mannite, etc.)	   and the glucoses.	   [1913 Webster]
Isodynamic \I`so*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Iso- + dynamic.]	   Of, pertaining to, having, or denoting, equality of force.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isodynamic foods} (Physiol.), those foods that produce a	      similar amount of heat.	   {Isodynamic lines} (Magnetism), lines on the earth's surface	      connecting places at which the magnetic intensity is the	      same.	      [1913 Webster]
Isodynamous \I`so*dy"na*mous\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Isodynamic}.]	   Of equal force or size.	   [1913 Webster]
Isogeotherm \I`so*ge"o*therm\, n. [Iso- + Gr. gh^ the earth +	   qe`rmh heat.] (Phys. Geog.)	   A line or curved surface passing beneath the earth's surface	   through points having the same mean temperature.	   Isogeothermal
Isogeothermal \I`so*ge`o*ther"mal\, Isogeothermic
\I`so*ge`o*ther"mic\, a.	   Pertaining to, having the nature of, or marking,	   isogeotherms; as, an isogeothermal line or surface; as	   isogeothermal chart. -- n. An isogeotherm.	   [1913 Webster]
Isogonic \I`so*gon"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. gwni`a angle.]	   Pertaining to, or noting, equal angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isogonic lines} (Magnetism), lines traced on the surface of	      the globe, or upon a chart, connecting places at which the	      deviation of the magnetic needle from the meridian or true	      north is the same.	      [1913 Webster]	Isogonic \I`so*gon"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Characterized by isogonism.	   [1913 Webster]
Isogonism \I*sog"o*nism\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? offspring, generative	   parts.] (Zool.)	   The quality of having similar sexual zooids or gonophores and	   dissimilar hydrants; -- said of certain hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Isographic \I`so*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to isography.	   [1913 Webster]
Isography \I*sog"ra*phy\, n. [Iso- + -graphy.]	   Imitation of another's handwriting.	   [1913 Webster]
Isohyetose \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 the same mean annual rainfall. -- n. An	   isohyetose line; called also {isohyet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isolable \I"so*la*ble\, a. [See {Isolate}.] (Chem.)	   Capable of being isolated, or of being obtained in a pure	   state; as, gold is isolable.	   [1913 Webster]
Isolate \I"so*late\ ([imac]"s[-o]*l[=a]t or [imac]s"[-o]*l[=a]t;	   277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Isolated}	   ([imac]"s[-o]*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Isolating}	   ([imac]"s[-o]*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [It. isolato, p. p. of isolare	   to isolate, fr. isola island, L. insula. See 2d {Isle}, and	   cf. {Insulate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To place in a detached situation; to place by itself or	      alone; to insulate; to separate from others; as, to	      isolate an infected person from others; to isolate the	      troublemakers in a classroom.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Short isolated sentences were the mode in which	            ancient wisdom delighted to convey its precepts.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) To insulate. See {Insulate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) To separate (a substance) from all foreign	      substances; to make pure; to obtain in a free state; as,	      to isolate the desired product from a reaction mixture.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Microbiol.) To obtain a culture of a microorganism in	      pure form (from a complex mixture); as, to isolate	      {Eschericia coli} from a patient's blood.	      [PJC]	Isolate \I"so*late\ ([imac]"s[-o]*l[asl]t or	   [imac]s"[-o]*l[=a]t`), n.	   Something that has been isolated; as, an isolate of a	   powerful antibiotic from a tropical plant; an isolate of	   tuberculosis bacillus from an infected patient.	   [PJC]
Isolated \I"so*la`ted\ ([imac]"s[-o]*l[=a]`t[e^]d), a.	   Placed or standing alone; detached; separated from others.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isolated point of a curve}. (Geom.) See {Acnode}.	      [1913 Webster]
Isolatedly \I"so*la`ted*ly\, adv.	   In an isolated manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Isolation \I`so*la"tion\ ([imac]`s[-o]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf.	   F. isolation.]	   The act of isolating, or the state of being isolated;	   insulation; separation; loneliness. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
isolationism \i`so*la"tion*ism\	   ([imac]`s[-o]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F. isolation.]	   The doctrine or policy of minimal participation by one's	   country in international economic and political relations,	   specifically by not entering into alliances or other	   international agreements, in order to avoid becoming	   entangled in foreign wars, and to be able to devote the	   nation's energies primarily to advancing its own domestic	   interests.	   [PJC]
isolationist \i`so*la"tion*ist\	   ([imac]`s[-o]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n*[i^]st), n.	   A proponent or supporter of isolationism; one who is	   isolationistic.	   [PJC] isolationist	isolationist \i`so*la"tion*ist\, isolationistic
\i`so*la`tion*ist"ic\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to isolationism.	   Syn: isolationist.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Favoring or supporting isolationism; -- of people.	      [PJC]
Isolator \I"so*la`tor\ ([imac]"s[-o]*l[=a]`t[~e]r or	   [imac]s"[-o]*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, isolates.	   [1913 Webster]
Isologous \I*sol"o*gous\, a. [Iso- + Gr. lo`gos proportion.]	   (Chem.)	   Having similar proportions, similar relations, or similar	   differences of composition; -- said specifically of groups or	   series which differ by a constant difference; as, ethane,	   ethylene, and acetylene, or their analogous compounds, form	   an isologous series.	   [1913 Webster]
Isomer \I"so*mer\ ([imac]"s[-o]*m[~e]r), n. [See {Isomeric}.]	   (Chem.)	   A compound which is isomeric with another body or compound; a	   compound having the same chemical composition as another	   compound; a member of an isomeric series.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: An isomer may be a {structural isomer}, in which some	         of the atoms are bonded to different atoms (as in	         {CH3.CH2.NH2} and {CH3.NH.CH3}), or an {optical	         isomer}, in which the number and types of chemical	         bonds are identical, but the arrangement of the atoms	         in three-dimensional space is different; the latter are	         also called {stereoisomers}.	         [PJC]
Isomere \I"so*mere\, n. [Iso- + -mere.] (Zool.)	   1. A homologous or corresponding part or segment.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Chem.) same as {Isomer}. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
isomeric \i`so*mer"ic\ ([imac]`s[-o]*m[e^]r"[i^]k), a. [Iso- +	   Gr. me`ros part: cf. F. isom['e]rique.] (Chem.)	   Having the same chemical composition and molecular weight;	   having the same number of atoms of each kind in the molecule;	   -- said of chemical compounds with known chemical	   composition. This property used to be called {metameric} to	   distinguish it from other forms of isomerism.	   [PJC]	   Note: Formerly the term isomeric applied also to comopounds	         having the same percentage chemical composition, even	         if the number of atoms in a molecule differed. In the	         1913 dictionary isomeric was defined as:	         "Having the same percentage composition; -- said of two	         or more different substances which contain the same	         ingredients in the same proportions by weight, often	         used with with. Specif.:	   (a) Polymeric; i. e., having the same elements united in the	       same proportion by weight, but with different molecular	       weights; as, acetylene and benzine are isomeric	       (polymeric) with each other in this sense. See	       {Polymeric}.	   (b) Metameric; i. e., having the same elements united in the	       same proportions by weight, and with the same molecular	       weight, but with a different structure or arrangement of	       the ultimate parts; as, ethyl alcohol and methyl ether	       are isomeric (metameric) with each other in this sense.	       See {Metameric}."	       [1913 Webster]
Isomeride \I*som"er*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   An isomer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Isomerism \I*som"er*ism\, n. (Chem.)	   The state, quality, or relation, of two or more isomeric	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Physical isomerism} (Chem.), a former term for {optical	      isomerism}.	   {optical isomerism} (Chem.), the condition or relation of	      certain (isomeric) substances, which, while chemically	      identical (in that they have the same composition, the	      same molecular weights, and the same ultimate	      constitution), are yet physically different, as in their	      action on polarized light, as dextro- and l[ae]vo-tartaric	      acids, or the sugars galactose and glucose. In such	      compounds there is usually at least one unsymmetrical	      carbon atom and typically more than one. See	      {Unsymmetrical}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Isomeromorphism \I`so*mer`o*mor"phism\, n. [Isomer + Gr. morfh`	   form + -ism.] (Crystallog.)	   Isomorphism between substances that are isomeric. Isometric
Isometric \I`so*met"ric\, Isometrical \I`so*met"ric*al\, a.	   [Iso- + Gr. me`tron measure.]	   1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, equality of measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Noting, or conforming to, that system of	      crystallization in which the three axes are of equal	      length and at right angles to each other; monometric;	      regular; cubic. Cf. {Crystallization}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to isometrics.	      [PJC]	   {Isometric lines} (Thermodynamics), lines representing in a	      diagram the relations of pressure and temperature in a	      gas, when the volume remains constant.	   {Isometrical perspective}. See under {Perspective}.	   {Isometrical projection}, a species of orthographic	      projection, in which but a single plane of projection is	      used. It is so named from the fact that the projections of	      three equal lines, parallel respectively to three	      rectangular axes, are equal to one another. This kind of	      projection is principally used in delineating buildings or	      machinery, in which the principal lines are parallel to	      three rectangular axes, and the principal planes are	      parallel to three rectangular planes passing through the	      three axes.	      [1913 Webster]
isometric exercise \i`so*met"ric ex"er*cise\, n.	   A system of exercise to strengthen specific muscles of the	   body by pushing parts of the body (such as the two hands)	   strongly against each other, or against a fixed object, so	   that the muscles are strongly stressed, but are stretched	   only a little. It is claimed to produce strength in the	   muscles thus exercised. Also called {isometrics}.	   [PJC]
isometrics \i`so*met"rics\, n.	   Same as {isometric exercise}.	   [PJC]
Isomorph \I"so*morph\, n. [See {Isomorphous}.]	   1. A substance which is similar to another in crystalline	      form and composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) An animal, plant, or group having superficial	      similarity to another, although phylogenetically	      different.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isomorphic \I`so*mor"phic\, a.	   1. Isomorphous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Alike in form; exhibiting isomorphism.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Of or pertaining to sets related by an isomorphism.	      [PJC]
Isomorphism \I`so*mor"phism\, n. [Cf. F. isomorphisme.]	   1. (Crystallog.) A similarity of crystalline form between	      substances of similar composition, as between the	      sulphates of barium ({BaSO4}) and strontium ({SrSO4}). It	      is sometimes extended to include similarity of form	      between substances of unlike composition, which is more	      properly called {hom[oe]omorphism}.	   2. (Math.) A one-to-one mapping of one set onto another set	      which preserves the relations between the elements of the	      domains of the sets.	      [PJC]
Isomorphous \I`so*mor"phous\, a. [Iso- + -morphous.]	   Having the quality of isomorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Isonandra \I`so*nan"dra\, prop. n. [Iso- + Gr. ?, ?, a man,	   male.] (Bot.)	   A genus of sapotaceous trees of India. {Isonandra Gutta} is	   the principal source of gutta-percha.	   [1913 Webster]
Isonephelic \I`so*ne*phel"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? a cloud.] (Phys.	   Geog.)	   Having, or indicating, an equal amount of cloudiness for a	   given period; as, isonephelic regions; an isonephelic line.	   [1913 Webster]
Isonicotine \I`so*nic"o*tine\, n. [Iso- + nicotine.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline, nitrogenous base, {C10H14N2}, isomeric with	   nicotine.	   [1913 Webster]
Isonicotinic \I`so*nic`o*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, isonicotine.	   (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid isomeric with	       nicotinic acid.	       [1913 Webster]
Isonitroso- \I`so*ni*tro"so-\ [Iso- + nitroso-.] (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively), signifying:	   Pertaining to, or designating, the characteristic,	   nitrogenous radical, {NOH}, called the isonitroso group.	   [1913 Webster]
Isonomic \I`so*nom"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; 'i`sos equal + no`mos law.]	   The same, or equal, in law or right; one in kind or origin;	   analogous; similar. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Isonomy \I*son"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. isonomie. See	   {Isonomic}.]	   Equal law or right; equal distribution of rights and	   privileges; similarity.	   [1913 Webster]
Isopathy \I*sop"a*thy\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? suffering.] (Med.)	   (a) The system which undertakes to cure a disease by means of	       the virus of the same disease.	   (b) The theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the	       analogous organ of a healthy animal. --Mayne.	   (c) The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to	       that of the causes of disease.	       [1913 Webster]
Isopepsin \I`so*pep"sin\, n. [Iso- + pepsin.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pepsin modified by exposure to a temperature of from 40[deg]	   to 60[deg] C.	   [1913 Webster]
Isoperimetrical \I`so*per`i*met"ric*al\, a. [Gr. ?; ? equal + ?	   circumference: cf. F. isop['e]rim[`e]tre. See {Perimeter}.]	   (Geom.)	   Having equal perimeters of circumferences; as,	   isoperimetrical figures or bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Isoperimetry \I`so*per*im"e*try\, n. (Geom.)	   The science of figures having equal perimeters or boundaries.	   [1913 Webster]
Isopiestic \I`so*pi*es"tic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? to press.]	   (Thermodynamics)	   Having equal pressure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isopiestic lines}, lines showing, in a diagram, the	      relations of temperature and volume, when the elastic	      force is constant; -- called also {isobars}.	      [1913 Webster]
Isopleura \I`so*pleu"ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Iso-}, and {Pleura}.]	   (Zool.)	   A subclass of Gastropoda, in which the body is symmetrical,	   the right and left sides being equal.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The intestine terminates at the posterior end of the	         body, and the gills and circulatory and reproductive	         organs are paired. It includes the chitons	         ({Polyplacophora}), together with {Neomenia} and	         {Ch[ae]toderma}, which are wormlike forms without a	         shell.	         [1913 Webster]
Isopod \I"so*pod\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the legs similar in structure; belonging to the	   {Isopoda}. -- n. One of the {Isopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isopoda \I*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Iso-}, and {-poda}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of sessile-eyed Crustacea, usually having seven	   pairs of legs, which are all similar in structure.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The body is usually depressed, with the abdominal	         segments short, and often consolidated in part. The	         branchi[ae] are on the abdominal appendages. The group	         includes the terrestrial pill bugs and sow bugs, with	         numerous marine forms. See {Arthrostrata}, {Gribble}.	         [1913 Webster]
Isopodiform \I`so*pod"i*form\, a. [Isopod + -form.] (Zool.)	   Having the shape of an isopod; -- said of the larv[ae] of	   certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Isopodous \I*sop"o*dous\, a.	   Same as {Isopod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isopogonous \I`so*pog"o*nous\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? beard.] (Zool.)	   Having the two webs equal in breadth; -- said of feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Isoprene \I"so*prene\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Chem.)	   An oily, volatile unsaturated hydrocarbon ({C5H8}), obtained	   by the distillation of caoutchouc or gutta-percha, and used	   to make synthetic rubber by polymerization. In organic	   chemistry, it is viewed conceptually as the building block of	   the terpene series of hydrocarbons.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Isopycnic \I`so*pyc"nic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. pykno`s dense.]	   (Physics)	   Having equal density, as different regions of a medium;	   passing through points at which the density is equal; as, an	   isopycnic line or surface.	   [1913 Webster]	Isopycnic \I`so*pyc"nic\, n. (Physics)	   A line or surface passing through those points in a medium,	   at which the density is the same.	   [1913 Webster]
Isorcin \I*sor"cin\, n. [Iso- + orcin.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline hydrocarbon derivative, metameric with orcin,	   but produced artificially; -- called also {cresorcin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isorropic \I`sor*rop"ic\, a. [Gr. 'iso`rropos in equipoise;	   'i`sos equal + "roph` downward inclination or momentum.]	   Of equal value.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isorropic line} (in a diagram) (Geom.), the locus of all the	      points for which a specified function has a constant	      value. --Newcomb.	      [1913 Webster]
Isosceles \I*sos"ce*les\, a. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'i`sos equal + ?	   leg.] (Geom.)	   Having two legs or sides that are equal; -- said of a	   triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
isosmotic \isosmotic\ adj.	   having the same or equal osmotic pressure; isotonic; -- used	   of solutions. Contrasted with {hypertonic} and {hypotonic}	   Syn: isotonic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Isospondyli \I`so*spon"dy*li\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`sos equal	   + ?, ?, a vertebra.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of fishes, including the salmons,	   herrings, and many allied forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Isospondylous \I`so*spon"dy*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Isospondyli}; having the anterior	   vertebr[ae] separate and normal.	   [1913 Webster]
Isospore \I"so*spore\, n. (Biol.)	   (a) One of the spores produced by an isosporous organism.	   (b) A zygospore.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isosporic \I`so*spor"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. spo`ros fruit.] (Bot.)	   Producing but one kind of spore, as the ferns and Equiseta.	   Cf. {Heterosporic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isosporous \I*sos"po*rous\, a. [Iso- + Gr. spo`ros fruit.]	   (Biol.)	   Producing but one kind of spore, as the ferns.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isostasy \I*sos"ta*sy\, n. [See {Iso-}; {Stasis}.]	   The state or quality of being isostatic. Specif. (Geol.),	   general equilibrium in the earth's crust, supposed to be	   maintained by the yielding or flow of rock material beneath	   the surface under gravitative stress. By the theory of	   isostasy each unit column of the earth, from surface to	   center, has approximately the same weight, and the continents	   stand higher than the ocean beds chiefly because the material	   of the crust has there less density.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isostatic \I`so*stat"ic\, a. [Iso- + static.] (Physics & Geol.)	   Subjected to equal pressure from every side; being in	   hydrostatic equilibrium, as a body submerged in a liquid at	   rest; pertaining to, or characterized by, isostasy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Isostemonous \I`so*stem"o*nous\, a. [Iso- + Gr. sth`mwn thread.]	   (Bot.)	   Having exactly as many stamens as petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Isostemony \I`so*stem"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)	   The quality or state of being isostemonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Isosulphocyanate \I`so*sul`pho*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of isosulphocyanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Isosulphocyanic \I`so*sul`pho*cy*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {HNCS}, isomeric with	   sulphocyanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotheral \I*soth"er*al\, a.	   Having the nature of an isothere; indicating the distribution	   of temperature by means of an isothere; as, an isotheral	   chart or line.	   [1913 Webster]
Isothere \I"so*there\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? summer, ? to heat.]	   (Phys. Geog.)	   A line connecting points on the earth's surface having the	   same mean summer temperature.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotherm \I"so*therm\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? heat, fr. ? hot.]	   1. (Phys. Geog.) A line connecting or marking points on the	      earth's surface having the same temperature. This may be	      the temperature for a given time of observation, or the	      mean temperature for a year or other period. Also, a	      similar line based on the distribution of temperature in	      the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A line on a graph connecting points representing	      states having the same temperature; an isothermal line.	      [PJC]
Isothermal \I`so*ther"mal\, a. [Cf. F. isotherme.]	      (a) Relating to equality of temperature, or an isotherm.	      (b) (Phys. Geog.) Having reference to the geographical	          distribution of temperature, as exhibited by means of	          isotherms; as, an isothermal line; an isothermal	          chart.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Isothermal line}.	      (a) An isotherm.	      (b) A line drawn on a diagram of energy such that its	          ordinates represent the pressures of a substance	          corresponding to various volumes, while the absolute	          temperature is maintained at a constant value.	   {Isothermal zones}, spaces on opposite sides of the equator	      having the same mean temperature, and bounded by	      corresponding isothermal lines.	      [1913 Webster]
Isothermobath \I`so*ther"mo*bath\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? hot + ?	   depth.] (Phys. Geog)	   A line drawn through points of equal temperature in a	   vertical section of the ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Isothermobathic \I`so*ther`mo*bath"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an isothermobath; possessing or	   indicating equal temperatures in a vertical section, as of	   the ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotherombrose \I*soth`er*om"brose\, n. [Iso- + Gr. qe`ros	   summer + 'o`mbros rain.] (Phys. Geog)	   A line connecting or marking points on the earth's surface,	   which have the same mean summer rainfall.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotonic \I`so*ton"ic\, a. [Iso- + tonic.]	   1. Having or indicating, equal tones, or tension.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiology, Biochemistry) Having an osmotic pressure	      (tonicity) equal to that of a reference solution; -- of	      aqueous solutions. Contrasting with {hypotonic} and	      {hypertonic}. See {hypertonic}.	      [PJC]	            A knowledge of the colligative properties of	            solutions . . . is essential for one to understand	            fully the principles involved in rendering	            intravenous solutions isotonic with blood serum, or	            opthalmic solutions isotonic with lachrymal fluid.	            Solutions thus adjusted produce less shock and much	            less irritation than those which are hypotonic or	            hypertonic, and present-day practise recognizes the	            desirability of making the necessary adjustments	            whenever possible.                    --Cook &	                                                  Martin	                                                  (Remington's	                                                  Practice of	                                                  Pharmacy,	                                                  Tenth Ed.:	                                                  Mack Publ.,	                                                  Easton Pa.,	                                                  1951)	   {Isotonic system} (Mus.), a system consisting of intervals,	      in which each concord is alike tempered, and in which	      there are twelve equal semitones.	      [1913 Webster]
Isotrimorphic \I`so*tri*mor"phic\, a.	   Isotrimorphous.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotrimorphism \I`so*tri*mor"phism\, n. [Iso- + Gr. ? thrice +	   morfh` form.]	   Isomorphism between the three forms, severally, of two	   trimorphous substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotrimorphous \I`so*tri*mor"phous\, a.	   Having the quality of isotrimorphism; isotrimorphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotropic \I`so*trop"ic\, a. [Iso- + Gr. ? a turning, fr. ? to	   turn.] (Physics)	   Having the same properties in all directions; specifically,	   equally elastic in all directions.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotropism \I*sot"ro*pism\, n.	   Isotropy.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotropous \I*sot"ro*pous\, a.	   Isotropic.	   [1913 Webster]
Isotropy \I*sot"ro*py\, n. (Physics)	   Uniformity of physical properties in all directions in a	   body; absence of all kinds of polarity; specifically, equal	   elasticity in all directions.	   [1913 Webster]
Isouric \I`so*u"ric\, a. [Iso- + uric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid,	   isomeric with uric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Israelite \Is"ra*el*ite\, n. [L. Isra["e]lites, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?,	   Israel, Heb. Yisr[=a][=e]l, i. e., champion of God;	   s[=a]r[=a]h to fight + [=e]l God.]	   A descendant of Israel, or Jacob; a Hebrew; a Jew. Israelitic
Israelitic \Is`ra*el*it"ic\, Israelitish \Is"ra*el*i`tish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Israel, or to the Israelites; Jewish;	   Hebrew.	   [1913 Webster]
Issuable \Is"su*a*ble\, a. [From {Issue}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Leading to, producing, or relating to, an issue; capable	      of being made an issue at law. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lawful or suitable to be issued; as, a writ issuable on	      these grounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Issuable plea} (Law), a plea to the merits, on which the	      adverse party may take issue and proceed to trial.	      [1913 Webster]
Issuably \Is"su*a*bly\, adv.	   In an issuable manner; by way of issue; as, to plead	   issuably.	   [1913 Webster]
Issuance \Is"su*ance\ ([i^]sh"[-u]*ans), n.	   The act of issuing, or giving out; as, the issuance of an	   order; the issuance of rations, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Issuant \Is"su*ant\ ([i^]sh"[-u]*ant), a. (Her.)	   Issuing or coming up; -- a term used to express a charge or	   bearing rising or coming out of another.	   [1913 Webster]
Issue \Is"sue\ ([i^]sh"[-u]), n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue,	   fr. OF. issir, eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from +	   ire to go, akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went,	   used as prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. {Ambition}, {Count} a	   nobleman, {Commence}, {Errant}, {Exit}, {Eyre}, {Initial},	   {Yede} went.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any	      inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a	      pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of	      people from a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery;	      issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding	      officer; the issue of money from a treasury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole	      quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue	      of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law,	      sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from	      a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the king	            Should without issue die.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy	      part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and	      discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event;	      hence, contest; test; trial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come forth to view	            The issue of the exploit.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take	      affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of	      alternatives between which to choose or decide; a point of	      contention; a matter in controversy.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact	       depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one	       side and denied on the other, is presented for	       determination. See {General issue}, under {General}, and	       {Feigned issue}, under {Feigned}. --Blount. Cowell.	       [1913 Webster]	   {At issue}, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting;	      hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent.	      [1913 Webster]	            As much at issue with the summer day	            As if you brought a candle out of doors. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      	   {Bank of issue}, {Collateral issue}, etc. See under {Bank},	      {Collateral}, etc.	   {Issue pea}, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain	      irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and	      discharge of pus.	   {To join issue}, or {To take issue}, to take opposing sides	      in a matter in controversy.	      [1913 Webster]	Issue \Is"sue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Issued} ([i^]sh"[-u]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Issuing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pass or flow out; to run out, as from any inclosed	      place.	      [1913 Webster]	            From it issued forced drops of blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go out; to rush out; to sally forth; as, troops issued	      from the town, and attacked the besiegers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To proceed, as from a source; as, water issues from	      springs; light issues from the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To proceed, as progeny; to be derived; to be descended; to	      spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of thy sons that shall issue from thee. --2 Kings	                                                  xx. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To extend; to pass or open; as, the path issues into the	      highway.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be produced as an effect or result; to grow or accrue;	      to arise; to proceed; as, rents and profits issuing from	      land, tenements, or a capital stock.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To close; to end; to terminate; to turn out; as, we know	      not how the cause will issue.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Law) In pleading, to come to a point in fact or law, on	      which the parties join issue.	      [1913 Webster]	Issue \Is"sue\ ([i^]sh"[-u]), v. t.	   1. To send out; to put into circulation; as, to issue notes	      from a bank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deliver for use; as, to issue provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To send out officially; to deliver by authority; as, to	      issue an order; to issue a writ.	      [1913 Webster]
Issueless \Is"sue*less\, a.	   Having no issue or progeny; childless. "The heavens . . .	   have left me issueless." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Issuer \Is"su*er\ ([i^]sh"[-u]*[~e]r), n.	   One who issues, emits, or publishes.	   [1913 Webster]
issuing \issuing\ n.	   the act of issuing; putting out.	   Syn: issue, issuance.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Issus \Issus\ prop. n.	   A battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the	   Persians under Darius III.	   Syn: battle of Issus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
-ist \-ist\ ([i^]sh"[-u]*[i^]st). [Gr. ?: cf. F. -iste.]	   A noun suffix denoting an agent, or doer, one who practices,	   a believer in; as, theorist, one who theorizes; socialist,	   one who holds to socialism; sensualist, one given to	   sensuality.	   [1913 Webster]
Is't \Is't\	   A contraction of is it.	   [1913 Webster]
Istanbul \Istanbul\ prop. n.	   A city in European Turkey, built on the site of ancient	   Byzantium. It is the former capital of the Turkish Empire,	   known as Constantinople before being captured by the Turks.	   Syn: Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Isthmian \Isth"mi*an\, a. [L. Isthmius, Gr. ?. See {Isthmus}.]	   Of or pertaining to an isthmus, especially to the Isthmus of	   Corinth, in Greece.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isthmian games} (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national	      festivals of Greece, celebrated on the Isthmus of Corinth	      in the spring of every alternate year. They consisted of	      all kinds of athletic sports, wrestling, boxing, racing on	      foot and in chariots, and also contests in music and	      poetry. The prize was a garland of pine leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Isthmus \Isth"mus\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Isthmuses}. [L. isthmus,	   Gr. 'isqmo`s a neck, a neck of land between two seas, an	   isthmus, especially the Isthmus of Corinth; prob. from the	   root of 'ie`nai to go; cf. Icel. ei[eth] isthmus. See	   {Issue}.] (Geog.)	   A neck or narrow slip of land by which two continents are	   connected, or by which a peninsula is united to the mainland;	   as, the Isthmus of Panama; the Isthmus of Suez, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Isthmus of the fauces}. (Anat.) See {Fauces}.	      [1913 Webster]
Istle \Is"tle\, n.	   Same as {Ixtle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Isuret \I*su"ret\, n. [Iso- + urea.] (Chem.)	   An artificial nitrogenous base, isomeric with urea, and	   forming a white crystalline substance; -- called also	   {isuretine}.	   [1913 Webster]
It \It\ ([i^]t), pron. [OE. it, hit, AS. hit; cf. D. het.	   [root]181. See {He}.]	   The neuter pronoun of the third person, corresponding to the	   masculine pronoun he and the feminine she, and having the	   same plural (they, their or theirs, them).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The possessive form its is modern, being rarely found	         in the writings of Shakespeare and Milton, and not at	         all in the original King James's version of the Bible.	         During the transition from the regular his to the	         anomalous its, it was to some extent employed in the	         possessive without the case ending. See {His}, and	         {He}. In Dryden's time its had become quite established	         as the regular form.	         [1913 Webster]	               The day present hath ever inough to do with it	               owne grief.                        --Genevan	                                                  Test.	         [1913 Webster]	               Do, child, go to it grandam, child. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               It knighthood shall do worse. It shall fright all	               it friends with borrowing letters. --B. Jonson.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the course of time, the nature of the neuter sign t	         in it, the form being found in but a few words, became	         misunderstood. Instead of being looked upon as an	         affix, it passed for part of the original word. Hence	         was formed from it the anomalous genitive its,	         superseding the Saxon his. --Latham.	         [1913 Webster]	               The fruit tree yielding fruit after his (its)	               kind.                              --Gen. i. 11.	   Usage: It is used,	   1. As a substance for any noun of the neuter gender; as, here	      is the book, take it home.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As a demonstrative, especially at the beginning of a	      sentence, pointing to that which is about to be stated,	      named, or mentioned, or referring to that which apparent	      or well known; as, I saw it was John.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is I; be not afraid.               --Matt. xiv.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peter heard that it was the Lord.     --John xxi. 7.	      Often, in such cases, as a substitute for a sentence or	      clause; as, it is thought he will come; it is wrong to do	      this.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. As an indefinite nominative for a impersonal verb; as, it	      snows; it rains.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. As a substitute for such general terms as, the state of	      affairs, the condition of things, and the like; as, how is	      it with the sick man?	      [1913 Webster]	            Think on me when it shall be well with thee. --Gen.	                                                  xl. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. As an indefinite object after some intransitive verbs, or	      after a substantive used humorously as a verb; as, to foot	      it (i. e., to walk).	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lacedemonians, at the Straits of Thermopyl[ae],	            when their arms failed them, fought it out with	            nails and teeth.                      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether the charmer sinner it, or saint it,	            If folly grows romantic, I must paint it. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Its self}. See {Itself}.	      [1913 Webster]
Itacism \I"ta*cism\, n. [Cf. F. itacisme. See {Etacism}, and cf.	   {Iotacism}.] (Greek Gram.)	   Pronunciation of [eta] (eta) as the modern Greeks pronounce	   it, that is, like e in the English word be. This was the	   pronunciation advocated by Reuchlin and his followers, in	   opposition to the etacism of Erasmus. See {Etacism}.	   [1913 Webster]	         In all such questions between [epsilon] and	         [alpha][iota] the confusing element of itacism comes	         in.                                      --Alford.	   [1913 Webster]
Itacist \I"ta*cist\, n. [Cf. F. itaciste.]	   One who is in favor of itacism.	   [1913 Webster]
Itacolumite \It`a*col"u*mite\, n. [From Itacolumi, a mountain of	   Brazil.] (Min.)	   A laminated, granular, siliceous rocks, often occurring in	   regions where the diamond is found.	   [1913 Webster]
Itaconic \It`a*con"ic\, a. [From aconitic, by transposition of	   the letters.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C5H6O4}, which is	   obtained as a white crystalline substance by decomposing	   aconitic and other organic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
itaconic acid \it`a*con"ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.)	   The unsaturated dicarboxylic acid {CH2=C(COOH)CH2.COOH}, also	   called {methylenesuccynic acid} and {propylene dicarboxylic	   acid}.	   [PJC]
Itala \It"a*la\, n. [Fem. of L. Italus Italian.]	   An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament	   was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the	   {Italic version}).	   [1913 Webster]
Italian \I*tal"ian\, a. [Cf. F. italien, It. italiano. Cf.	   {Italic}.]	   Of or pertaining to Italy, or to its people or language.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Italian cloth} a light material of cotton and worsted; --	      called also {farmer's satin}.	   {Italian iron}, a heater for fluting frills.	   {Italian juice}, Calabrian liquorice.	      [1913 Webster]	Italian \I*tal"ian\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Italy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language used in Italy, or by the Italians.	      [1913 Webster]
Italianate \I*tal"ian*ate\, v. t. [Cf. It. italianare.]	   To render Italian, or conformable to Italian customs; to	   Italianize. [R.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]	Italianate \I*tal"ian*ate\, a.	   Italianized; Italianated. "Apish, childish, and Italianate."	   --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Italianism \I*tal"ian*ism\, n.	   1. A word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an	      Italicism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attachment to, or sympathy for, Italy.	      [1913 Webster]
Italianize \I*tal"ian*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Italianized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Italianizing}.] [Cf. F. italianiser, It.	   italianizzare.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To play the Italian; to speak Italian. --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To render Italian in any respect; to Italianate. "An	      Englishman Italianized." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Italic \I*tal"ic\, a. [L. Italicus: cf. F. italique. Cf.	   {Italian}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Relating to Italy or to its people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters	      do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so	      called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the	      inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Italic languages}, the group or family of languages of	      ancient Italy.	   {Italic order} (Arch.), the composite order. See {Composite}.	      	   {Italic school}, a term given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic	      philosophers, from the country where their doctrines were	      first promulgated.	   {Italic version}. See {Itala}.	      [1913 Webster]	Italic \I*tal"ic\, n.; pl. {Italics}. (Print.)	   An Italic letter, character, or type (see {Italic}, a., 2.);	   -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's.	   Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis,	   importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic	   letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Italicism \I*tal"i*cism\, n.	   1. A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language; to	      Italianism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The use of Italics.	      [1913 Webster]
Italicize \I*tal"i*cize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Italicized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Italicizing}.]	   To print in Italic characters; to underline written letters	   or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word;	   Italicizes too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Ita palm \I"ta palm`\ (Bot.)	   A magnificent species of palm ({Mauritia flexuosa}), growing	   near the Orinoco. The natives eat its fruit and buds, drink	   its sap, and make thread and cord from its fiber.	   [1913 Webster]
Itch \Itch\ ([i^]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Itched} ([i^]cht); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Itching}.] [OE. icchen, [yogh]icchen, AS.	   giccan; akin to D. jeuken, joken, G. jucken, OHG. jucchen.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To have an uneasy sensation in the skin, which inclines	      the person to scratch the part affected.	      [1913 Webster]	            My mouth hath itched all this long day. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a constant desire or teasing uneasiness; to long	      for; as, itching ears. "An itching palm." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Itch \Itch\, n.	   1. (Med.) An eruption of small, isolated, acuminated	      vesicles, produced by the entrance of a parasitic mite	      (the {Sarcoptes scabei}), and attended with itching. It is	      transmissible by contact.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any itching eruption.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sensation in the skin occasioned (or resembling that	      occasioned) by the itch eruption; -- called also	      {scabies}, {psora}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A constant irritating desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            An itch of being thought a divine king. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Baker's itch}. See under {Baker}.	   {Barber's itch}, sycosis.	   {Bricklayer's itch}, an eczema of the hands attended with	      much itching, occurring among bricklayers.	   {Grocer's itch}, an itching eruption, being a variety of	      eczema, produced by the sugar mite ({Tyrogluphus	      sacchari}).	   {Itch insect} (Zool.), a small parasitic mite ({Sarcoptes	      scabei}) which burrows and breeds beneath the human skin,	      thus causing the disease known as the itch. See Illust. in	      Append.	   {Itch mite}. (Zool.) Same as {Itch insect}, above. Also,	      other similar mites affecting the lower animals, as the	      horse and ox.	   {Sugar baker's itch}, a variety of eczema, due to the action	      of sugar upon the skin.	   {Washerwoman's itch}, eczema of the hands and arms, occurring	      among washerwomen.	      [1913 Webster]
Itchiness \Itch"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being itchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Itchless \Itch"less\, a.	   Free from itching.	   [1913 Webster]
Itchy \Itch"y\, a.	   1. Infected with the itch. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having an itching sensation.	      [1913 Webster]
-ite \-ite\ [From Gr. ?, ?.]	   1. A suffix denoting one of a party, a sympathizer with or	      adherent of, and the like, and frequently used in	      ridicule; as, a Millerite; a Benthamite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A suffix used in naming minerals; as, chlorite, from its	      characteristic green color; barite, from its heaviness;	      graphite, from its use in writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) A suffix used to denote the salts formed from	      those acids whose names end in -ous; as, sulphite, from	      sulphurous; nitrite, from nitrous acid, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Itelmen \Itelmen\, prop. n.	   1. (Ethnol.) An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part	      of the Kamchatka peninsula; called also {Kamchadal} and	      {Kamtschadal}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The language of the Itelmen people.	      [PJC]
item \i"tem\, adv. [L. See {Iterate}.]	   Also; as an additional article.	   [1913 Webster]	item \i"tem\, n. [From {Item}, adv.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the	      items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug	      store.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A hint; an innuendo. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . .	            to absent themselves.                 --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item	      concerning the weather.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A topic or piece of information having the salacious	      character of gossip, especially a romantic relation	      between two people; as, I hear that the boss and his new	      secretary are an item.	      [PJC]
Item \I"tem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Itemed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Iteming}.]	   To make a note or memorandum of.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have itemed it in my memory.           --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
item-by-item \item-by-item\ adj.	   considered one item at a time; -- contrasted with using	   general rules for groups of items considered by their class.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Itemize \I"tem*ize\, v. t.	   To state in items, or by particulars; to list each item in a	   collection under discussion; as, to itemize the cost of a	   railroad. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Iter \I"ter\, n. [L. See {Eyre}.] (Anat.)	   A passage; esp., the passage between the third and fourth	   ventricles in the brain; the aqueduct of Sylvius.	   [1913 Webster]
Iterable \It"er*a*ble\, a. [L. iterabilis. See {Iterate}.]	   Capable of being iterated or repeated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iterance \It"er*ance\, n.	   Iteration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Iterant \It"er*ant\, a. [L. iterans, p. pr. of iterare.]	   Repeating; iterating; as, an iterant echo. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Iterate \It"er*ate\ ([i^]t"[~e]r*[asl]t), a. [L. iteratus, p. p.	   of iterare to repeat, fr. iterum again, prop. a compar. from	   the stem of is he, that; cf. L. ita so, item likewise, also,	   Skr. itara other, iti thus. Cf. {Identity}, {Item}.]	   Uttered or done again; repeated. [Obs.] --Bp. Gardiner.	   [1913 Webster]	Iterate \It"er*ate\ ([i^]t"[~e]r*[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Iterated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Iterating}.]	   To utter or do a second time or many times; to repeat; as, to	   iterate advice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor Eve to iterate	         Her former trespass feared.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Iterate \It"er*ate\, adv.	   By way of iteration.	   [1913 Webster]
Iteration \It`er*a"tion\, n. [L. iteratio.]	   1. Recital or performance a second time; repetition. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            What needs this iteration, woman?     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) The execution of a statement or series of	      statements in a loop which is repeated in a computer	      program; as, at each iteration, the counter is incremented	      by 2.	      [PJC]
Iterative \It"er*a*tive\, a. [L. iterativus: cf. F.	   it['e]ratif.]	   Repeating. --Cotgrave. -- {It"er*a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ithyphallic \Ith`y*phal"lic\, a. [L. ithyphallicus, fr.	   ithyphallus, Gr. ?, membrum virile erectum, or a figure	   thereof carried in the festivals of Bacchus.]	   Lustful; lewd; salacious; indecent; obscene.	   [1913 Webster]
Itineracy \I*tin"er*a*cy\ ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[.a]*s[y^]), n.	   The act or practice of itinerating; itinerancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Itinerancy \I*tin"er*an*cy\ ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*an*s[y^]),1 n.	   [See {Itinerant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A passing from place to place. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A discharge of official duty involving frequent change of	      residence; the custom or practice of discharging official	      duty in this way; also, a body of persons who thus	      discharge official duty.	      [1913 Webster]
Itinerant \I*tin"er*ant\ ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*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 about a country; going or preaching on a	   circuit; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher;	   an itinerant peddler.	   [1913 Webster]	         The king's own courts were then itinerant, being kept	         in the king's palace, and removing with his household	         in those royal progresses which he continually made.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Itinerant \I*tin"er*ant\, a.	   One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher;	   one who is unsettled.	   [1913 Webster]	         Glad to turn itinerant,	         To stroll and teach from town to town.   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Itinerantly \I*tin"er*ant*ly\ ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*ant*l[y^]),	   adv.	   In an itinerant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
itinerary \i*tin"er*a*ry\ ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   [L. itinerarius: cf. F. itin['e]raire. See {Itinerant}.]	   Itinerant; traveling; passing from place to place; done on a	   journey.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was rather an itinerary circuit of justice than a	         progress.                                --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Itinerary \I*tin"er*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Itineraries}	   ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[asl]*r[i^]z). [L. itinerarium: cf. F.	   itin['e]raire. See {Itinerary}, a.]	   1. An account of travels, or a register of places and	      distances as a guide to travelers; as, the Itinerary of	      Antoninus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A detailed plan for a journey, including a list of places	      to be visited, and often other information such as the	      dates, places of residence, and transportation to be used	      during the journey; as, the catacombs aren't on our	      itinerary.	      [PJC]
itinerate \i*tin"er*ate\ ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[=a]t). v. i. [imp.	   & p. p. {Itinerated} ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Itinerating} ([-i]*t[i^]n"[~e]r*[=a]`t[i^]ng).]	   [LL. itineratus, p. p. of itinerari, itinerare. See	   {Itinerant}.]	   To wander without a settled habitation; to travel from place	   or on a circuit, particularly for the purpose of preaching,	   lecturing, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
-itis \-i"tis\ ([imac]"t[i^]s), [Gr. 'i`tis, orig, fem.	   adjective suffix.]	   A suffix used in medical terms to denote an inflammatory	   disease of; as, arthritis; bronchitis, phrenitis, nephritis.	   [1913 Webster]
Its \Its\ ([i^]ts), poss. pron.	   Possessive form of the pronoun it. See {It}.	   [1913 Webster]
itself \it*self"\ ([i^]t*s[e^]lf"), pron.	   The neuter reflexive pronoun of {It}; as, the thing is good	   in itself; it stands by itself.	   [1913 Webster]	         Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the	         kingdom rich or poor.                    --Locke.	   [1913 Webster] itsy-bitsy
itsy-bitsy \it"sy-bit"sy\, itty-bitty \it"ty-bit"ty\, a.	   very small; tiny.	   Syn: bitty, bittie, teensy, teentsy, teeny, wee, weeny,	        weensy, teensy-weensy.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	              It was an itsy-bitsy teeny-weeny yellow polka-dot	              bikini	              that she wore for the first time today. --Song	                                                  lyrics	        [PJC]
Ittria \It"tri*a\ ([i^]t"tr[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.]	   See {Yttria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ittrium \It"tri*um\ ([i^]t"tr[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL.]	   See {Yttrium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Itzibu \It"zi*bu\ ([i^]t"s[i^]*b[=oo]), n. [Jap. ichibu.]	   (Numis.)	   A silver coin of Japan, worth about thirty-four cents.	   [Written also {itzebu}, {ichebu}, {itcheboo}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
IUD \IUD\, n.	   An {intrauterine device}, a contraceptive device consisting	   of a small, usually plastic object placed within the uterus	   to prevent conception.	   [PJC]
Iulidan \I*u"li*dan\, n. [See {Iulus}.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Iulid[ae]}, a family of myriapods, of which the	   genus {Iulus} is the type. See {Iulus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Iulus \I*u"lus\, n. [L., down, Gr. ? down, centipede.] (Zool.)	   A genus of chilognathous myriapods. The body is long and	   round, consisting of numerous smooth, equal segments, each of	   which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the	   galleyworms. See {Chilognatha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ivan Ivanovitch \I*van" I*van"o*vitch\prop. n.	   An ideal personification of the typical Russian or of the	   Russian people; -- used as "John Bull" is used for the	   typical Englishman.	   [1913 Webster]
I've \I've\contrac.	   Colloquial contraction of I have.	   [1913 Webster]
-ive \-ive\suff. [L. -ivus.]	   An adjective suffix signifying relating or belonging to, of	   the nature of, tending to; as, affirmative, active,	   conclusive, corrective, diminutive.	   [1913 Webster]
Ivied \I"vied\, a. [From {Ivy}.]	   Overgrown with ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ivoride \I"vo*ride\, n.	   A composition resembling ivory in appearance and used as a	   substitute for it.	   [1913 Webster]
Ivory \I"vo*ry\ ([imac]"v[-o]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ivories}. [OE.	   ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur,	   eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. {Eburnean}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance	      constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of	      dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close	      arrangement of the tubes, as also by their double flexure.	      It is used in manufacturing articles of ornament or	      utility.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ivory is the name commercially given not only to the	         substance constituting the tusks of the elephant, but	         also to that of the tusks of the hippopotamus and	         walrus, the hornlike tusk of the narwhal, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The tusks themselves of the elephant, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any carving executed in ivory. --Mollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Teeth; as, to show one's ivories. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ivory black}. See under {Black}, n.	   {Ivory gull} (Zool.), a white Arctic gull ({Larus eburneus}).	      	   {Ivory nut} (Bot.), the nut of a species of palm, the	      {Phytephas macroarpa}, often as large as a hen's egg. When	      young the seed contains a fluid, which gradually hardness	      into a whitish, close-grained, albuminous substance,	      resembling the finest ivory in texture and color, whence	      it is called {vegetable ivory}. It is wrought into various	      articles, as buttons, chessmen, etc. The palm is found in	      New Grenada. A smaller kind is the fruit of the {Phytephas	      microarpa}. The nuts are known in commerce as Corosso	      nuts.	   {Ivory palm} (Bot.), the palm tree which produces ivory nuts.	      	   {Ivory shell} (Zool.), any species of {Eburna}, a genus of	      marine gastropod shells, having a smooth surface, usually	      white with red or brown spots.	   {Vegetable ivory}, the meat of the ivory nut. See {Ivory nut}	      (above).	      [1913 Webster] ivorybill
ivorybill \i"vo*ry*bill`\, Ivory-bill
\I"vo*ry-bill`\([imac]"v[-o]*r[y^]*b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)	   A large, handsome, black-and-white North American woodpecker	   ({Campephilus principalis}), having a large, sharp,	   ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with	   white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a	   large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the	   Gulf States and Cuba.	   Syn: ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis.	        [1913 Webster]
Ivorytype \I"vo*ry*type`\, n. (Photog.)	   A picture produced by superposing a very light print,	   rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back,	   upon a stronger print, so as to give the effect of a	   photograph in natural colors; -- called also {hellenotype}.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Ivry \Ivry\ n.	   A battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV. of	   France defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne.	   Syn: battle of Ivry, Ivry la Bataille.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ivy \I"vy\, n.; pl. {Ivies}. [AS. [imac]fig; akin to OHG. ebawi,	   ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Hedera} ({Hedera helix}), common in	   Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smooth, shining, and	   mostly five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the	   berries black or yellow. The stem clings to walls and trees	   by rootlike fibers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Direct	         The clasping ivy where to climb.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {American ivy}. (Bot.) See {Virginia creeper}.	   {English ivy} (Bot.), a popular name in America for the ivy	      proper ({Hedera helix}).	   {German ivy} (Bot.), a creeping plant, with smooth, succulent	      stems, and fleshy, light-green leaves; a species of	      {Senecio} ({Senecio scandens}).	   {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) Gill ({Nepeta Glechoma}).	   {Ivy bush}. (Bot.) See {Mountain laurel}, under {Mountain}.	      	   {Ivy owl} (Zool.), the barn owl.	   {Ivy tod} (Bot.), the ivy plant. --Tennyson.	   {Japanese ivy} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ampelopsis	      tricuspidata}), closely related to the Virginia creeper.	      	   {Poison ivy} (Bot.), an American woody creeper ({Rhus	      Toxicodendron}), with trifoliate leaves, and	      greenish-white berries. It is exceedingly poisonous to the	      touch for most persons.	   {To pipe in an ivy leaf}, to console one's self as best one	      can. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {West Indian ivy}, a climbing plant of the genus	      {Marcgravia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ivy-mantled \I"vy-man`tled\, a.	   Covered with ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Iwis \I*wis"\, adv.	   Indeed; truly. See {Ywis}. [Written also {iwys}, {iwisse},	   etc.] [Obs.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Iwo \Iwo\ prop. n.	   a bloody and prolonged military operation in which American	   marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and	   March 1945).	   Syn: Iwo Jima, invasion of Iwo.	        [WordNet 1.5]
I W W \I. W. W.\ (Abbrev.)	   Industrial Workers of the World (the name of two American	   labor organizations, one of which advocates syndicalism).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
ix \ix\ adj.	   The Roman numerals signifying nine; denoting a quantity	   consisting of one more than eight and one less than ten.	   Syn: nine, 9.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ixia \Ix"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? birdlime. So called because of	   the viscid nature of some of the species.] (Bot.)	   A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable	   for the brilliancy of its flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ixobrychus \Ixobrychus\ n.	   A genus of birds consisting of certain of the bitterns.	   Syn: genus {Ixobrychus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ixodes \Ix*o"des\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? like birdlime; ? birdlime	   + e'i^dos form.] (Zool.)	   A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species	   of ticks. See {Tick}, the insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Ixodian \Ix*o"di*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A tick of the genus {Ixodes}, or the family {Ixodid[ae]}.
ixodid \ixodid\ n.	   a member of the {Ixodidae}, a family of ticks having a hard	   shield on the back and mouth parts that project from the	   head.	   Syn: hard tick.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ixodidae \Ixodidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of ticks having a hard shield on the back	   and mouth parts that project from the head; the hard ticks.	   Syn: family {Ixodidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Ixtle
Ixtle \Ix"tle\, Ixtli \Ix"tli\([i^]x"tl[-e]), n.	   1. (Bot.) A Mexican name for a variety of {Agave rigida},	      which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber	      itself, which is called also {pita}, and {Tampico fiber}.	      [Written also {istle}.]	      [1913 Webster] Ixtle	Ixtle \Ix"tle\ Ixtil \Ix"til\, n.	   The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant {Bromelia	   sylvestris}. Iyar
Iyar \Iyar\, Iyyar \Iyyar\n.	   The eighth month of the civil year in the Jewish calendar;	   the second month of the ecclesiastical year (in April and	   May).	   Syn: Iyyar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Izanagi \Izanagi\ prop. n. (Japanese Mythology)	   The god who fathered the islands and gods of Japan with his	   sister Izanami.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Izanami \Izanami\ prop. n. (Japanese Mythology)	   The sister and consort of Izanagi; mother of the islands and	   gods of Japan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Izard \Iz"ard\, n. (Zool.)	   A variety of the chamois found in the Pyrenees.	   [1913 Webster]
-ize \-ize\suff. [F. -iser, L. -izare, Gr. ?.]	   A verb suffix signifying to make, to do, to practice; as,	   apologize, baptize, theorize, tyrannize.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the case of certain words the spelling with -ise	         (after analogy with F. -iser) is the usual form; as,	         catechise, criticise. With regard to most words,	         however, which have this suffix there is a diversity of	         usage, some authorities spelling -ise, others (as in	         this book) -ize.	         [1913 Webster]
Izedi \Iz"e*di\, n.	   One of an Oriental religious sect which worships Satan or the	   Devil.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Izedis or Yezdis, the so-called Devil worshipers,	         still remain a numerous though oppressed people in	         Mesopotamia and adjacent countries.      --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Izedism \Iz"e*dism\, n.	   The religion of the Izedis.	   [1913 Webster]
Izzard \Iz"zard\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Izard}.	   [1913 Webster]	Izzard \Iz"zard\, n. [Formerly ezed, prob. fr. F. et z['e]de and	   z.]	   The letter z; -- formerly so called.
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J \J\ (j[=a]).	   J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later	   variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a	   consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English	   y in yet. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been	   classed together, and they have been used interchangeably.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In medical prescriptions j is still used in place of i	         at the end of a number, as a Roman numeral; as, vj,	         xij. J is etymologically most closely related to i, y,	         g; as in jot, iota; jest, gesture; join, jugular, yoke.	         See {I}. J is a compound vocal consonant, nearly	         equivalent in sound to dzh. It is exactly the same as g	         in gem. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 179,	         211, 239.	         [1913 Webster]
Jaal goat \Jaal" goat`\ (Zool.)	   A species of wild goat ({Capra Nubiana}) found in the	   mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called	   also {beden}, and {jaela}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jab \Jab\ (j[a^]b), v. t. [Cf. {Job}.]	   To thrust; to stab; to punch. See {Job}, v. t. [Scot. &	   Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Jab \Jab\, n.	   A thrust or stab. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jabber \Jab"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jabbered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Jabbering}.] [Cf. {Gibber}, {Gabble}.]	   To talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly; to utter	   gibberish or nonsense; to chatter. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Jabber \Jab"ber\, v. t.	   To utter rapidly or indistinctly; to gabble; as, to jabber	   French. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Jabber \Jab"ber\, n.	   Rapid or incoherent talk, with indistinct utterance;	   gibberish. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Jabberer \Jab"ber*er\, n.	   One who jabbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Jabberingly \Jab"ber*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a jabbering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jabberment \Jab"ber*ment\, n.	   Jabber. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jabbernowl \Jab"ber*nowl`\, n.	   Same as {Jobbernowl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jabiru \Jab"i*ru\, n. [Braz. jabir['u], jabur['u].] (Zool.)	   One of several large wading birds of the genera {Mycteria}	   and {Xenorhynchus}, allied to the storks in form and habits.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American jabiru ({Mycteria Americana}) is white,	         with the head and neck black and nearly bare of	         feathers. The East Indian and Australian ({Xenorhynchus	         Australis}) has the neck, head, and back covered with	         glossy, dark green feathers, changing on the head to	         purple. The African jabiru ({Mycteria Senegalensis} or	         {Ephippiorhynchus, Senegalensis}) has the neck, head,	         wing coverts, and tail, black, and is called also	         {saddle-billed stork}.	         [1913 Webster]
Jaborandi \Jab`o*ran"di\, n. (Bot.)	   The native name of a South American rutaceous shrub	   ({Pilocarpus pennatifolius}). The leaves are used in medicine	   as an diaphoretic and sialogogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaborine \Jab"o*rine\, n. [From {Jaborandi}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in jaborandi leaves, from which it is	   extracted as a white amorphous substance. In its action it	   resembles atropine.	   [1913 Webster]
Jabot \Jab"ot\, n. [F.]	   1. Originally, a kind of ruffle worn by men on the bosom of	      the shirt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An arrangement of lace or tulle, looped ornamentally, and	      worn by women on the front of the dress.	      [1913 Webster]
jaboticaba \jaboticaba\ n.	   1. A small evergreen tropical tree ({Myrciaria cauliflora})	      native to Brazil and West Indies but introduced into	      southern U. S.; it is grown in Brazil for its edible	      tough-skinned purple grapelike fruit that grows all along	      the branches.	   Syn: jaboticaba tree, {Myrciaria cauliflora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The tough-skinned purple grapelike tropical fruit of the	      jaboticaba tree ({Myrciaria cauliflora}), grown in Brazil.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Jacal \Ja*cal"\ (h[aum]*k[aum]l"; 239), n. [Amer. Sp., fr. Mex.	   xacalli.]	   In Mexico and the southwestern United States, a kind of	   plastered house or hut, usually made by planting poles or	   timber in the ground, filling in between them with screen	   work or wickerwork, and daubing one or both sides with mud or	   adobe mortar; also, this method of construction.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jacamar \Jac"a*mar`\, n. [F. jacamar, Braz. jacamarica; cf. Sp.	   jacamar.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the	   genus {Galbula} and allied genera. They are allied to the	   kingfishers, but climb on tree trunks like nuthatches, and	   feed upon insects. Their colors are often brilliant.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacana \Jac"a*na`\, n. [Cf. Sp. jacania.] (Zool.)	   Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus {Jacana}	   and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the	   wings. They are able to run about over floating water weeds	   by means of their very long, spreading toes. Called also	   {surgeon bird}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most common South American species is {Jacana	         spinosa}. The East Indian or pheasant jacana	         ({Hydrophasianus chirurgus}) is remarkable for having	         four very long, curved, middle tail feathers.	         [1913 Webster]
Jacaranda \Jac`a*ran"da\, n. [Braz.; cf. Sp. & Pg. jacaranda.]	   (Bot.)	   (a) The native Brazilian name for certain leguminous trees,	       which produce the beautiful woods called {king wood},	       {tiger wood}, and {violet wood}.	   (b) A genus of bignoniaceous Brazilian trees with showy	       trumpet-shaped flowers.	       [1913 Webster]
Jacare \Jac"a*re`\, n. [Pg. jacar['e]; of Brazilian origin.]	   (Zool.)	   A cayman. See {Yacare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacchus \Jac"chus\, n. [NL., fr. L. Jacchus a mystic name of	   Bacchus, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   The common marmoset ({Hapale vulgaris}). Formerly, the name	   was also applied to other species of the same genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacconet \Jac"co*net\, n.	   See {Jaconet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacent \Ja"cent\, a. [L. jacens, p. pr. of jacere to lie: cf. F.	   jacent.]	   Lying at length; as, the jacent posture. [R.] --Sir H.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacinth \Ja"cinth\, n. [F. jacinthe, L. hyacinthus. See	   {Hyacinth}.]	   See {Hyacinth}. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [Pg. jaca, Malayalam, tsjaka.] (Bot.)	   A large tree, the {Artocarpus integrifolia}, common in the	   East Indies, closely allied to the breadfruit, from which it	   differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great	   size, weighing from thirty to forty pounds, and through its	   soft fibrous matter are scattered the seeds, which are	   roasted and eaten. The wood is of a yellow color, fine grain,	   and rather heavy, and is much used in cabinetwork. It is also	   used for dyeing a brilliant yellow. [Written also {jak}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Jack \Jack\ (j[a^]k), n. [F. Jacques James, L. Jacobus, Gr. ?,	   Heb. Ya 'aq[=o]b Jacob; prop., seizing by the heel; hence, a	   supplanter. Cf. {Jacobite}, {Jockey}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A familiar nickname of, or substitute for, John.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are John Rugby, and you are Jack Rugby. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An impertinent or silly fellow; a simpleton; a boor; a	      clown; also, a servant; a rustic. "Jack fool." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since every Jack became a gentleman,	            There 's many a gentle person made a Jack. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A popular colloquial name for a sailor; -- called also	      {Jack tar}, and {Jack afloat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mechanical contrivance, an auxiliary machine, or a	      subordinate part of a machine, rendering convenient	      service, and often supplying the place of a boy or	      attendant who was commonly called Jack; as:	      (a) A device to pull off boots.	      (b) A sawhorse or sawbuck.	      (c) A machine or contrivance for turning a spit; a smoke	          jack, or kitchen jack.	      (b) (Mining) A wooden wedge for separating rocks rent by	          blasting.	      (e) (Knitting Machine) A lever for depressing the sinkers	          which push the loops down on the needles.	      (f) (Warping Machine) A grating to separate and guide the	          threads; a heck box.	      (g) (Spinning) A machine for twisting the sliver as it	          leaves the carding machine.	      (h) A compact, portable machine for planing metal.	      (i) A machine for slicking or pebbling leather.	      (k) A system of gearing driven by a horse power, for	          multiplying speed.	      (l) A hood or other device placed over a chimney or vent	          pipe, to prevent a back draught.	      (m) In the harpsichord, an intermediate piece	          communicating the action of the key to the quill; --	          called also {hopper}.	      (n) In hunting, the pan or frame holding the fuel of the	          torch used to attract game at night; also, the light	          itself. --C. Hallock.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A portable machine variously constructed, for exerting	      great pressure, or lifting or moving a heavy body such as	      an automobile through a small distance. It consists of a	      lever, screw, rack and pinion, hydraulic press, or any	      simple combination of mechanical powers, working in a	      compact pedestal or support and operated by a lever,	      crank, capstan bar, etc. The name is often given to a	      jackscrew, which is a kind of jack.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The small bowl used as a mark in the game of bowls.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like an uninstructed bowler who thinks to attain the	            jack by delivering his bowl straight forward upon	            it.                                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The male of certain animals, as of the ass.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.)	      (a) A young pike; a pickerel.	      (b) The jurel.	      (c) A large, California rock fish ({Sebastodes	          paucispinus}); -- called also {boccaccio}, and	          {m['e]rou}.	      (d) The wall-eyed pike.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. A drinking measure holding half a pint; also, one holding	      a quarter of a pint. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.)	       (a) A flag, containing only the union, without the fly,	           usually hoisted on a jack staff at the bowsprit cap;	           -- called also {union jack}. The American jack is a	           small blue flag, with a star for each State.	       (b) A bar of iron athwart ships at a topgallant masthead,	           to support a royal mast, and give spread to the royal	           shrouds; -- called also {jack crosstree}. --R. H.	           Dana, Jr.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. The knave of a suit of playing cards.	   12. (pl.) A game played with small (metallic, with	       tetrahedrally oriented spikes) objects (the jacks(1950+),	       formerly jackstones) that are tossed, caught, picked up,	       and arranged on a horizontal surface in various patterns;	       in the modern American game, the movements are	       accompanied by tossing or bouncing a rubber ball on the	       horizontal surface supporting the jacks. same as	       {jackstones}.	       [PJC]	   13. Money. [slang]	       [PJC]	   14. Apple jack.	       [PJC]	   15. Brandy.	       [PJC]	   Note: Jack is used adjectively in various senses. It	         sometimes designates something cut short or diminished	         in size; as, a jack timber; a jack rafter; a jack arch,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Jack arch}, an arch of the thickness of one brick.	   {Jack back} (Brewing & Malt Vinegar Manuf.), a cistern which	      receives the wort. See under 1st {Back}.	   {Jack block} (Naut.), a block fixed in the topgallant or	      royal rigging, used for raising and lowering light masts	      and spars.	   {Jack boots}, boots reaching above the knee; -- worn in the	      17 century by soldiers; afterwards by fishermen, etc.	   {Jack crosstree}. (Naut.) See 10, b, above.	   {Jack curlew} (Zool.), the whimbrel.	   {Jack frame}. (Cotton Spinning) See 4	       (g), above.	   {Jack Frost}, frost or cold weather personified as a	      mischievous person.	   {Jack hare}, a male hare. --Cowper.	   {Jack lamp}, a lamp for still hunting and camp use. See def.	      4	       (n.), above.	   {Jack plane}, a joiner's plane used for coarse work.	   {Jack post}, one of the posts which support the crank shaft	      of a deep-well-boring apparatus.	   {Jack pot} (Poker Playing), the name given to the stakes,	      contributions to which are made by each player	      successively, till such a hand is turned as shall take the	      "pot," which is the sum total of all the bets. See also	      {jackpot}.	   {Jack rabbit} (Zool.), any one of several species of large	      American hares, having very large ears and long legs. The	      California species ({Lepus Californicus}), and that of	      Texas and New Mexico ({Lepus callotis}), have the tail	      black above, and the ears black at the tip. They do not	      become white in winter. The more northern prairie hare	      ({Lepus campestris}) has the upper side of the tail white,	      and in winter its fur becomes nearly white.	   {Jack rafter} (Arch.), in England, one of the shorter rafters	      used in constructing a hip or valley roof; in the United	      States, any secondary roof timber, as the common rafters	      resting on purlins in a trussed roof; also, one of the	      pieces simulating extended rafters, used under the eaves	      in some styles of building.	   {Jack salmon} (Zool.), the wall-eyed pike, or glasseye.	   {Jack sauce}, an impudent fellow. [Colloq. & Obs.]	   {Jack shaft} (Mach.), the first intermediate shaft, in a	      factory or mill, which receives power, through belts or	      gearing, from a prime mover, and transmits it, by the same	      means, to other intermediate shafts or to a line shaft.	   {Jack sinker} (Knitting Mach.), a thin iron plate operated by	      the jack to depress the loop of thread between two	      needles.	   {Jack snipe}. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Jack staff} (Naut.), a staff fixed on the bowsprit cap, upon	      which the jack is hoisted.	   {Jack timber} (Arch.), any timber, as a rafter, rib, or	      studding, which, being intercepted, is shorter than the	      others.	   {Jack towel}, a towel hung on a roller for common use.	   {Jack truss} (Arch.), in a hip roof, a minor truss used where	      the roof has not its full section.	   {Jack tree}. (Bot.) See 1st {Jack}, n.	   {Jack yard} (Naut.), a short spar to extend a topsail beyond	      the gaff.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue jack}, blue vitriol; sulphate of copper.	   {Hydraulic jack}, a jack used for lifting, pulling, or	      forcing, consisting of a compact portable hydrostatic	      press, with its pump and a reservoir containing a supply	      of liquid, as oil.	   {Jack-at-a-pinch}.	       (a) One called upon to take the place of another in an	           emergency.	       (b) An itinerant parson who conducts an occasional	           service for a fee.	   {Jack-at-all-trades}, one who can turn his hand to any kind	      of work.	   {Jack-by-the-hedge} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Erysimum}	      ({Erysimum alliaria}, or {Alliaria officinalis}), which	      grows under hedges. It bears a white flower and has a	      taste not unlike garlic. Called also, in England,	      {sauce-alone}. --Eng. Cyc.	   {Jack-in-office}, an insolent fellow in authority. --Wolcott.	   {Jack-in-the-bush} (Bot.), a tropical shrub with red fruit	      ({Cordia Cylindrostachya}).	   {Jack-in-the-green}, a chimney sweep inclosed in a framework	      of boughs, carried in Mayday processions.	   {Jack-of-the-buttery} (Bot.), the stonecrop ({Sedum acre}).	      	   {Jack-of-the-clock}, a figure, usually of a man, on old	      clocks, which struck the time on the bell.	   {Jack-on-both-sides}, one who is or tries to be neutral.	   {Jack-out-of-office}, one who has been in office and is	      turned out. --Shak.	   {Jack the Giant Killer}, the hero of a well-known nursery	      story.	   {Yellow Jack} (Naut.), the yellow fever; also, the quarantine	      flag. See {Yellow flag}, under {Flag}.	      [1913 Webster]	Jack \Jack\, n. [F. jaque, jacque, perh. from the proper name	   Jacques. Cf. {Jacquerie}.]	   A coarse and cheap medi[ae]val coat of defense, esp. one made	   of leather.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their horsemen are with jacks for most part clad. --Sir	                                                  J. Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]	Jack \Jack\, n. [Named from its resemblance to a jack boot.]	   A pitcher or can of waxed leather; -- called also {black	   jack}. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Jack \Jack\, v. i.	   To hunt game at night by means of a jack. See 2d {Jack}, n.,	   4, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Jack \Jack\, v. t.	   To move or lift, as a house, by means of a jack or jacks. See	   2d {Jack}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Jack-a-dandy \Jack`-a-dan"dy\, n.	   A little dandy; a little, foppish, impertinent fellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Jackal \Jack"al`\, n. [Pers. shagh[=a]l: cf. OF. jackal, F.	   chacal; cf. Skr. [,c][.r]g[=a]la.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of carnivorous animals	      inhabiting Africa and Asia, related to the dog and wolf.	      They are cowardly, nocturnal, and gregarious. They feed	      largely on carrion, and are noted for their piercing and	      dismal howling.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common species of Southern Asia ({Canis aureus}) is	         yellowish gray, varied with brown on the shoulders,	         haunches, and legs. The common African species ({Canis	         anthus}) is darker in color.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who does mean work for another's advantage, as jackals	      were once thought to kill game which lions appropriated.	      [Colloq.] --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]
Jack-a-lent \Jack"-a-lent\, n.	   A small stuffed puppet to be pelted in Lent; hence, a simple	   fellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Jackanapes \Jack"a*napes\, n. [For Jack o' (= of) apes; prop., a	   man who exhibits apes.] [Written also {jackanape}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A monkey; an ape. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coxcomb; an impertinent or conceited fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            A young upstart jackanapes.           --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster] Jackaroo
Jackaroo \Jack`a*roo"\, n. Also Jackeroo \Jack`e*roo"\ [Jack +	   kangaroo.]	   A young man living as an apprentice on a sheep station, or	   otherwise engaged in acquainting himself with colonial life.	   [Colloq., Australia]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Jackaroo \Jack`a*roo"\, v. i.	   To be a jackaroo; to pass one's time as a jackaroo. [Colloq.,	   Australia]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jackass \Jack"ass`\, n. [2d jack + ass.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The male ass; a donkey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conceited dolt; a perverse blockhead; -- disparaging and	      offensive.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jackass bark} (Naut.), a three-masted vessel, with only the	      foremast square-rigged; a barkentine.	   {Jackass deer} (Zool.), the koba.	   {Jackass hare}, {Jackass rabbit} (Zool.). See {Jack rabbit},	      under 2d {Jack}, n.	   {Jackass penguin} (Zool.), any species of penguin of the	      genus {Spheniscus}, of which several are known. One	      species ({Spheniscus demersus}) inhabits the islands near	      the Cape of Good Hope; another ({Spheniscus Magellanicus})	      is found at the Falkland Islands. They make a noise like	      the braying of an ass; -- hence the name.	   {Laughing jackass}. (Zool.) See under {Laughing}.	      [1913 Webster]
jackboot \jackboot\ n.	   1. a man's high tasseled boot. [19th century]	   Syn: Hessian boot, hessian, Wellington, Wellington boot.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A strong leather boot reaching up to or over the knee; it	      is worn mostly by soldiers.	      [PJC]
jackbooted \jackbooted\ n.	   Wearing jackboots; -- used especially as a metaphor for	   harshly repressive and militaristic; as, jackbooted	   government agents.	   [PJC]
jackboot tactics \jackboot tactics\ n. [from the jackboots worn	   as part of the uniform of police in certain totalitarian	   countries.]	   Harsh strongarm tactics; repressive, bullying and	   militaristic tactics like those used in authoritarian or	   totalitarian countries; -- used opprobriously, and often in	   hyperbolic exaggeration of police tactics in democratic	   countries.	   [PJC]
Jackdaw \Jack"daw`\, n. [Prob. 2d jack + daw, n.] (Zool.)	   See {Daw}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Jackeen \Jack*een"\, n.	   A drunken, dissolute fellow. [Ireland] --S. C. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacket \Jack"et\, n. [F. jaquette, dim. of jaque. See 3d {Jack},	   n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A short upper garment, extending downward to the hips; a	      short coat without skirts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outer covering for anything, esp. a covering of some	      nonconducting material such as wood or felt, used to	      prevent radiation of heat, as from a steam boiler,	      cylinder, pipe, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) In ordnance, a strengthening band surrounding and	      re["e]nforcing the tube in which the charge is fired.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A garment resembling a waistcoat lined with cork, to serve	      as a life preserver; -- called also {cork jacket}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue jacket}. (Naut.) See under {Blue}.	   {Steam jacket}, a space filled with steam between an inner	      and an outer cylinder, or between a casing and a	      receptacle, as a kettle.	   {To dust one's jacket}, to give one a beating. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Jacket \Jack"et\, v. t.	   1. To put a jacket on; to furnish, as a boiler, with a	      jacket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrash; to beat. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Jacketed \Jack"et*ed\, a.	   Wearing, or furnished with, a jacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacketing \Jack"et*ing\, n.	   The material of a jacket; as, nonconducting jacketing.	   [1913 Webster]
jackhammer \jackhammer\ n.	   a hammer having a strong steel cutting blade, driven by	   compressed air in multiple rapid strokes, and used for	   cutting through pavement, concrete, or other hard substances.	   Syn: air hammer, pneumatic hammer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jack-in-a-box \Jack-in-a-box\	   1. (Bot.) A tropical tree ({Hernandia sonora}), which bears a	      drupe that rattles when dry in the inflated calyx.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child's toy, consisting of a box, out of which, when the	      lid is raised, a figure (usually a clown) springs; also	      called {jack-in-the-box}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) An epicyclic train of bevel gears for transmitting	      rotary motion to two parts in such a manner that their	      relative rotation may be variable; applied to driving the	      wheels of tricycles, road locomotives, and to cotton	      machinery, etc.; an equation box; a jack frame; -- called	      also {compensating gearing}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A large wooden screw turning in a nut attached to the	      crosspiece of a rude press.	      [1913 Webster]
jack-in-the-pulpit \jack-in-the-pulpit\ n.	   1. A common American spring-flowering woodland herb	      ({Aris[ae]ma triphyllum}) having sheathing leaves and an	      upright club-shaped spadix with overarching green and	      purple spathe producing scarlet berries; also called	      {Indian turnip}.	   Syn: Indian turnip, wake-robin, {Arisaema triphyllum},	        {Arisaema atrorubens}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A common European arum ({Arum maculatum}) with lanceolate	      spathe and short purple spadix; it emerges in early spring	      and is a source of a sagolike starch called {arum}.	   Syn: cuckoo-pint, cuckoopint, lords and ladies,	        lords-and-ladies, {Arum maculatum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jack Ketch \Jack" Ketch"\ [Perh. fr. Jack, the proper name +	   Prov. E. ketch a hangman, fr. ketch, for catch to seize; but	   see the citations below.]	   A public executioner, or hangman. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The manor of Tyburn was formerly held by Richard	         Jaquett, where felons for a long time were executed;	         from whence we have Jack Ketch.          --Lloyd's MS.,	                                                  British	                                                  Museum.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Monmouth] then accosted John Ketch, the executioner, a	         wretch who had butchered many brave and noble victims,	         and whose name has, during a century and a half, been	         vulgarly given to all who have succeeded him in his	         odious office.                           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Jackknife \Jack"knife`\, n.	   A large, strong clasp knife for the pocket; a pocket knife.	   [1913 Webster]
jacklight \jacklight\ n.	   A portable source of light, as an oil lantern or electric	   light, used as a lure for hunting at night.	   Syn: jack.	        [WordNet 1.5]	jacklight \jacklight\ v. t.	   to fish for or hunt with a jacklight.	   Syn: jack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jackman \Jack"man\, n.; pl. {Jackmen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One wearing a jack; a horse soldier; a retainer. See 3d	      {Jack}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            Christie . . . the laird's chief jackman. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cream cheese. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster] Jack-o'-lantern
Jack-o'-lantern \Jack"-o'-lan`tern\, Jack-with-a-lantern
\Jack"-with-a-lan`tern\, n.	   1. (Biol.) A large orange-colored luminescent mushroom,	      {Clitocybe illudens}, also classified as {Omphalotus	      olearius}. It is poisonous and is sometimes found on	      hardwood tree stumps. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: jack-a-lantern, {Clitocybe illudens}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. a pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground;	      an {ignis fatuus}; a will-o'-the-wisp. [WordNet sense	      2]"[Newspaper speculations] supplying so many more	      jack-o'-lanterns to the future historian." --Lowell.	   Syn: friar's lantern, ignis fatuus, will-o'-the-wisp.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A lantern carved from a hollowed-out pumpkin, with holes	      cut in the rind and so shaped that when it is illuminated	      by a candle inside, the features of a human face, cat's	      face, etc. appear in a glowing yellow color. It is used	      mostly as a decoration at Halloween.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Jackpot \Jackpot\, n.	   1. Same as {jack pot}. See under {jack}.	      [PJC]	   2. Any larger-than-usual gambling prize formed by the	      accumulation of unwon bets.	      [PJC]	   3. The highest gambling prize awarded in a gambling game in	      which smaller prizes are also awarded, especially such a	      prize on a slot machine.	      [PJC]	   4. An unusually large success in an enterprise, either	      unexpected or unpredictable, esp. one providing a great	      financial benefit.	      [PJC]	   {hit the jackpot} to receive an unexpectedly large (or the	      largest possible) benefit from an enterprise; as, after	      prospecting for years, he finally hit the jackpot when he	      discovered a silver lode.	      [PJC]
Jackpudding \Jack"pud`ding\, n.	   A merry-andrew; a buffoon. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacksaw \Jack"saw`\, n. (Zool.)	   The merganser.	   [1913 Webster]
Jackscrew \Jack"screw`\, n.	   A jack in which a screw is used for lifting, or exerting	   pressure. See Illust. of 2d {Jack}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Jackslave \Jack"slave`\, n.	   A low servant; a mean fellow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacksmith \Jack"smith`\, n.	   A smith who makes jacks. See 2d {Jack}, 4, c. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A small European snipe ({Limnocryptes gallinula}); --	       called also {judcock}, {jedcock}, {juddock}, {jed}, and	       {half snipe}.	   (b) A small American sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called	       also {pectoral sandpiper}, and {grass snipe}.	       [1913 Webster]
Jackstay \Jack"stay`\, n. (Naut.)	   A rail of wood or iron stretching along a yard of a vessel,	   to which the sails are fastened.	   [1913 Webster]
Jackstone \Jack"stone`\, n.	   1. One of the pebbles or pieces used in the game of	      jackstones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (pl.) A game played with five small stones or pieces of	      metal. See 6th {Chuck}. Also called {jacks}. See	      {jack}[12], n.	      [1913 Webster]
Jackstraw \Jack"straw`\, n.	   1. An effigy stuffed with straw; a scarecrow; hence, a man	      without property or influence. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood,	      etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being	      thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up	      singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or	      disturbing the rest of the pile. See {Spilikin}. A modern	      variation, called {pick-up-sticks} (U.S. 1940+), is played	      with thin wooden sticks of different colors, each color	      having different values for scoring; the sticks are	      dislodged from the pile with the hand or with one of the	      sticks.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
jackstraws \jack"straws`\, n.	   The game played with jackstraws[2], which resembles	   {pick-up-sticks}.	   [PJC]
Jackwood \Jack"wood`\, n.	   Wood of the jack ({Artocarpus integrifolia}), used in	   cabinetwork.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacky \Jack"y\, n.; pl. {Jackies}.	   Dim. or pet from {Jack}. Hence:	   (a) A landsman's nickname for a seaman, resented by the	       latter.	   (b) English gin. [Dial. Eng.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jacob \Ja"cob\, n. [Cf. F. Jacob. See 2d {Jack}.]	   A Hebrew patriarch (son of Isaac, and ancestor of the Jews),	   who in a vision saw a ladder reaching up to heaven (--Gen.	   xxviii. 12); -- also called {Israel}.	   [1913 Webster]	         And Jacob said . . . with my staff I passed over this	         Jordan, and now I am become two bands.   --Gen. xxxii.	                                                  9, 10.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel.	                                                  --Gen. xxxii.	                                                  28.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jacob's ladder}.	   (a) (Bot.) A perennial herb of the genus {Polemonium}	       ({Polemonium c[oe]ruleum), having corymbs of drooping	       flowers, usually blue. Gray}.	   (b) (Naut.) A rope ladder, with wooden steps, for going	       aloft. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   (c) (Naut.) A succession of short cracks in a defective spar.	       	   {Jacob's membrane}. See {Retina}.	   {Jacob's staff}.	   (a) A name given to many forms of staff or weapon, especially	       in the Middle Ages; a pilgrim's staff. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   (b) (Surveying) See under {Staff}.	       [1913 Webster]
Jacobaean lily \Jac`o*b[ae]"an lil"y\ [See {Jacobean}.] (Bot.)	   A bulbous plant ({Amaryllis formosissima} syn. {Sprekelia	   formosissima}) from Mexico. It bears a single, large, deep,	   red, lilylike flower. [Written also {Jacobean}.] Jacobean
Jacobean \Ja*co"be*an\ (?; 277), Jacobian \Ja*co"bi*an\, a.	   [From L. Jacobus James. See 2d {Jack}.]	   Of or pertaining to James the First, of England, or of his	   reign or times; especially, pertaining to a style of	   architecture and decoration popular in the time of James I.;	   as, Jacobean writers. "A Jacobean table." --C. L. Eastlake.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	Jacobean \Jacobean\ n.	   any distinguished personage during the reign of James I of	   England.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Jacobin \Jac"o*bin\ (j[a^]k"[-o]*b[i^]n), n. [F. See 2d {Jack},	   {Jacobite}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eccl. Hist.) A Dominican friar; -- so named because,	      before the French Revolution, that order had a convent in	      the Rue St. Jacques, Paris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a society of violent agitators in France, during	      the revolution of 1789, who held secret meetings in the	      Jacobin convent in the Rue St. Jacques, Paris, and	      concerted measures to control the proceedings of the	      National Assembly. Hence: A plotter against an existing	      government; a turbulent demagogue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A fancy pigeon, in which the feathers of the neck	      form a hood, -- whence the name. The wings and tail are	      long, and the beak moderately short.	      [1913 Webster]	Jacobin \Jac"o*bin\, a.	   Same as {Jacobinic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacobine \Jac"o*bine\ (j[a^]k"[-o]*b[i^]n), n.	   A Jacobin. Jacobinic
Jacobinic \Jac`o*bin"ic\ (j[a^]k`[-o]*b[i^]n"[i^]k), Jacobinical
\Jac`o*bin"ic*al\ (j[a^]k`[-o]*b[i^]n"[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Jacobins of France; revolutionary; of	   the nature of, or characterized by, Jacobinism. --Burke. --	   {Jac`o*bin"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacobinism \Jac"o*bin*ism\, n. [Cf. F. Jacobinisme.]	   The principles of the Jacobins; violent and factious	   opposition to legitimate government.	   [1913 Webster]	         Under this new stimulus, Burn's previous Jacobitism	         passed towards the opposite, but not very distant,	         extreme of Jacobinism.                   --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacobinize \Jac"o*bin*ize`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jacobinized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Jacobinizing}.] [Cf. F. Jacobiniser.]	   To taint with, or convert to, Jacobinism.	   [1913 Webster]	         France was not then jacobinized.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, prop. n. [L. Jacobus James: cf. F.	   Jacobite. See 2d {Jack}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eng. Hist.) A partisan or adherent of James the Second,	      after his abdication, or of his descendants, an opposer of	      the revolution in 1688 in favor of William and Mary.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) One of the sect of Syrian Monophysites. The sect	      is named after Jacob Barad[ae]us, its leader in the sixth	      century.	      [1913 Webster]	Jacobite \Jac"o*bite\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Jacobites. Jacobitic
Jacobitic \Jac`o*bit"ic\, Jacobitical \Jac`o*bit"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Jacobites; characterized by	   Jacobitism. -- {Jac`o*bit"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacobitism \Jac"o*bit*ism`\, n.	   The principles of the Jacobites. --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacobus \Ja*co"bus\, n.; pl. {Jacobuses}. [See {Jacobite}.]	   An English gold coin, of the value of twenty-five shillings	   sterling, struck in the reign of James I.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaconet \Jac"o*net\, n. [F. jaconas.]	   A thin cotton fabric, between cambric and muslin, used for	   dresses, neckcloths, etc. [Written also {jacconet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jacquard \Jac*quard"\, a.	   Pertaining to, or invented by, Jacquard, a French	   mechanician, who died in 1834.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jacquard apparatus} or {Jacquard arrangement}, a device	      applied to looms for weaving figured goods, consisting of	      mechanism controlled by a chain of variously perforated	      cards, which cause the warp threads to be lifted in the	      proper succession for producing the required figure.	   {Jacquard card}, one of the perforated cards of a Jacquard	      apparatus.	   {Jacquard loom}, a loom with Jacquard apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]
Jacqueminot \Jacque"mi*not\, n.	   A half-hardy, deep crimson rose of the remontant class; -- so	   named after General Jacqueminot, of France.	   [1913 Webster]
Jacquerie \Jacque`rie"\, n. [F.]	   The name given to a revolt of French peasants against the	   nobles in 1358, the leader assuming the contemptuous title,	   Jacques Bonhomme, given by the nobles to the peasantry.	   Hence, any revolt of peasants.	   [1913 Webster]
Jactancy \Jac"tan*cy\ (j[a^]k"tan*s[y^]), n. [L. jactantia, fr.	   jactans, p. pr. of jactare to throw, boast, freq. fr. jacere	   to throw; cf. F. jactance.]	   A boasting; a bragging. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jactation \Jac*ta"tion\ (j[a^]k*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. jactatio,	   fr. jactare: af. F. jactation. See {Jactancy}.]	   A throwing or tossing of the body; a shaking or agitation.	   --Sir. W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Jactitation \Jac"ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. jactitare to utter in	   public, from jactare. See {Jactancy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) Vain boasting or assertions repeated to the	      prejudice of another's right; false claim. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A frequent tossing or moving of the body;	      restlessness, as in delirium. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jactitation of marriage} (Eng. Eccl. Law), a giving out or	      boasting by a party that he or she is married to another,	      whereby a common reputation of their matrimony may ensue.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Jaculable \Jac"u*la*ble\, a.	   Fit for throwing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jaculate \Jac"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jaculated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Jaculating}.] [L. jaculatus, p. p. of jaculari. See	   {Ejaculate}.]	   To throw or cast, as a dart; to throw out; to emit.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaculation \Jac`u*la"tion\, n. [L. jaculatio.]	   The act of tossing, throwing, or hurling, as spears.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hurled to and fro with jaculation dire.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaculator \Jac"u*la`tor\, [L.]	   1. One who throws or casts. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The archer fish ({Toxotes jaculator}).	      [1913 Webster]
Jaculatory \Jac"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. jaculatorius: cf. F.	   jaculatoire.]	   Darting or throwing out suddenly; also, suddenly thrown out;	   uttered in short sentences; ejaculatory; as, jaculatory	   prayers. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Jadding \Jad"ding\, n. (Mining)	   See {Holing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jade \Jade\ (j[=a]d), n. [F., fr. Sp. jade, fr. piedra de ijada	   stone of the side, fr. ijada flank, side, pain in the side,	   the stone being so named because it was supposed to cure this	   pain. Sp. ijada is derived fr. L. ilia flanks. Cf. {Iliac}.]	   1. (Min.) A stone, commonly of a pale to dark green color but	      sometimes whitish. It is very hard and compact, capable of	      fine polish, and is used for ornamental purposes and for	      implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early	      peoples.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The general term jade includes nephrite, a compact	         variety of tremolite with a specific gravity of 3, and	         also the mineral jadeite, a silicate of alumina and	         soda, with a specific gravity of 3.3. The latter is the	         more highly prized and includes the feitsui of the	         Chinese. The name has also been given to other tough	         green minerals capable of similar use.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A color resembling that of jade[1]; it varies from	      yellowish-green to bluish-green.	      [PJC]	Jade \Jade\, n. [OE. jade; cf. Prov. E. yaud, Scot. yade, yad,	   yaud, Icel. jalda a mare.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A mean or tired horse; a worthless nag. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tired as a jade in overloaden cart.   --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disreputable or vicious woman; a wench; a quean; also,	      sometimes, a worthless man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She shines the first of battered jades. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A young woman; -- generally so called in irony or slight	      contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            A souple jade she was, and strang.    --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	Jade \Jade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jading}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To treat like a jade; to spurn. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make ridiculous and contemptible. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I do now fool myself, to let imagination jade me.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To exhaust by overdriving or long-continued labor of any	      kind; to tire, make dull, or wear out by severe or tedious	      tasks; to harass.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind, once jaded by an attempt above its power,	            . . . checks at any vigorous undertaking ever after.	                                                  --Locke.	   Syn: To fatigue; tire; weary; harass.	   Usage: To {Jade}, {Fatigue}, {Tire}, {Weary}. Fatigue is the	          generic term; tire denotes fatigue which wastes the	          strength; weary implies that a person is worn out by	          exertion; jade refers to the weariness created by a	          long and steady repetition of the same act or effort.	          A little exertion will tire a child or a weak person;	          a severe or protracted task wearies equally the body	          and the mind; the most powerful horse becomes jaded on	          a long journey by a continual straining of the same	          muscles. Wearied with labor of body or mind; tired of	          work, tired out by importunities; jaded by incessant	          attention to business.	          [1913 Webster]	Jade \Jade\, v. i.	   To become weary; to lose spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . fail, and jade, and tire in the prosecution.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
jaded \jaded\ adj.	   1. dulled by surfeit; as, the amoral, jaded, bored upper	      classes.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. fatigued due to excess effort.	   Syn: wearied.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              my father's words had left me jaded and depressed	                                                  --William	                                                  Styron	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jadeite \Jade"ite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Jade}, the stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Jadery \Jad"er*y\, n.	   The tricks of a jade.	   [1913 Webster]
Jadish \Jad"ish\, a.	   1. Vicious; ill-tempered; resembling a jade; -- applied to a	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unchaste; -- applied to a woman. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Jaeger \Jae"ger\, n.	   See {Jager}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jag \Jag\ (j[a^]g), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. W. gag	   aperture, cleft, chink; akin to Ir. & Gael. gag.] [Written	   also {jagg}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A notch; a cleft; a barb; a ragged or sharp protuberance;	      a denticulation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arethuss arose . . .	            From rock and from jag.               --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Garments thus beset with long jags.   --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part broken off; a fragment. --Bp. Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A cleft or division.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A leather bag or wallet; pl., saddlebags. [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. Enough liquor to make a man noticeably drunk; a small	      "load;" a time or case of drunkeness; -- esp. in phr. To	      have a jag on, to be drunk. [Slang, U. S. & Dial. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Jag bolt}, a bolt with a nicked or barbed shank which	      resists retraction, as when leaded into stone.	      [1913 Webster]	Jag \Jag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jagging}.]	   To cut into notches or teeth like those of a saw; to notch.	   [Written also {jagg}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jagging iron}, a wheel with a zigzag or jagged edge for	      cutting cakes or pastry into ornamental figures.	      [1913 Webster]	Jag \Jag\, n. [Scot. jag, jaug, a leather bag or wallet, a	   pocket. Cf. {Jag} a notch.]	   A small load, as of hay or grain in the straw, or of ore.	   [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] [Written also {jagg}.] --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]	Jag \Jag\, v. t.	   To carry, as a load; as, to jag hay, etc. [Prov. Eng. &	   Colloq. U.S.] JAG
JAG \JAG\, JAG \J.A.G\, n. (Mil.)	   Same as {Judge-Advocate General}. [Acronym]	   [PJC] Jaganatha	   Jagannatha	   Jagannath
Jagannath \Jag"an*nath\, Jagannatha \Jag`an*na"tha\, Jaganatha
\Jag`a*nat"ha\,, prop. n. Also Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut\ [Hind.	   Jagan-n[=a]th lord of the world, Skr. jagann[=a]tha.]	   (Hinduism)	   A particular form of Vishnu, or of Krishna, whose chief idol	   and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to	   contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The	   principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is	   bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a	   car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was	   erroneously supposed that devotees allowed themselves to be	   crushed beneath the wheels of this car. It is now known that	   any death within the temple of Jagannath is considered to	   render the place unclean, and any spilling of blood in the	   presence of the idol is a pollution.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jager \Ja"ger\, n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, a sportsman. Cf.	   {Yager}.] [Written also {jaeger}.]	   1. (Mil.) A sharpshooter. See {Yager}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of gull of the genus {Stercorarius}.	      Three species occur on the Atlantic coast. The jagers	      pursue other species of gulls and force them to disgorge	      their prey. The two middle tail feathers are usually	      decidedly longer than the rest. Called also {boatswain},	      and {marline-spike bird}. The name is also applied to the	      skua, or Arctic gull ({Megalestris skua}).	      [1913 Webster]
jagg \jagg\, v. t. & n.	   See {Jag}.	   [1913 Webster]
jaggary \jaggary\ n.	   unrefined brown sugar made from palm sap. See {jaggery}.	   Syn: jaggery, jagghery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jagged \jag"ged\ (j[a^]g"g[e^]d), a.	   Having jags; having rough, sharp notches, protuberances, or	   teeth; cleft; laciniate; divided; as, jagged rocks. " Jagged	   vine leaves' shade." --Trench. -- {Jag"ged*ly}, adv. --	   {Jag"ged*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
jaggedness \jaggedness\ n.	   something irregular like a bump on or crack in a smooth	   surface.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Jagger \Jag"ger\ (j[a^]g"g[~e]r), n.	   One who carries about a small load; a peddler. See 2d {Jag}.	   [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Jagger \Jag"ger\, n. [From 4th {Jag}.]	   One who, or that which, jags; specifically:	   (a) a jagging iron used for crimping pies, cakes, etc.	   (b) A toothed chisel. See {Jag}, v. t.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Jagger spring}, a spring beneath a seat, and resting on	      cleats or blocks in the body of a vehicle. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Jaggery \Jag"ger*y\ (j[a^]g"g[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Hind	   j[=a]gr[imac]. Cf. {Sugar}.]	   Raw palm sugar, made in the East Indies by evaporating the	   fresh juice of several kinds of palm trees, but specifically	   those of the palmyra ({Borassus flabelliformis}) and jaggery	   palm ({Caryota urens}). [Written also {jagghery} and	   {jaggary}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Jaggery palm \Jag"ger*y palm\	   An East Indian palm ({Caryota urens}) having leaves pinnate	   with wedge-shaped divisions, the petiole very stout. It is	   the principal source of jaggery, and is often cultivated for	   ornament.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
jagghery \jagghery\ n.	   Same as {jaggery}.	   Syn: jaggery, jaggary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jaggy \Jag"gy\, a.	   Having jags; set with teeth; notched; uneven; as, jaggy	   teeth. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaghir \Ja"ghir\, n. [Per. j[=a]g[imac]r.]	   A village or district the government and revenues of which	   are assigned to some person, usually in consideration of some	   service to be rendered, esp. the maintenance of troops.	   [Written also {jaghire}, {jagir}, etc.] [India] --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaghirdar \Ja"ghir*dar`\, n. [Per. j[=a]g[imac]r-d[=a]r.]	   The holder of a jaghir.	   [1913 Webster]
Jagua palm \Ja"gua palm`\ [Sp. jagua the fruit of the jagua	   palm.] (Bot.)	   A great Brazilian palm ({Maximiliana regia}), having immense	   spathes which are used for baskets and tubs.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaguar \Ja*guar"\, n. [Braz. yago['a]ra: cf. & Pg. jaguar.]	   (Zool.)	   A large and powerful feline animal ({Panthera onca}, formerly	   {Felis onca}), ranging from Texas and Mexico to Patagonia. It	   is usually brownish yellow, with large, dark, somewhat	   angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark	   spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. It is also	   called the {panther} and the {American tiger}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Jaguarondi \Ja`gua*ron"di\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A South American wild cat ({Felis jaguarondi}), having a	   long, slim body and very short legs. Its color is grayish	   brown, varied with a blackish hue. It is arboreal in its	   habits and feeds mostly on birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Jah \Jah\ (j[aum]), n. [Heb. y[=a]h.]	   Jehovah. --Ps. lxviii. 4.	   [1913 Webster] Jahvist
Jahvist \Jah"vist\, n., Jahvistic \Jah*vis"tic\, a.	   See {Jehovist}, {Jehovistic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Jahweh
Jahweh \Jahweh\, Jahvey \Jahvey\n.	   a name for the Old Testament God as transliterated from the	   Hebrew YHVH. See {Jehovah}.	   Syn: Yahweh, Yahwe, Yahveh, Yahve, Wahvey, Jahweh, Jehovah.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jail \Jail\ (j[=a]l), n. [OE. jaile, gail, gayhol, OF. gaole,	   gaiole, jaiole, F. ge[^o]le, LL. gabiola, dim. of gabia cage,	   for L. cavea cavity, cage. See {Cage}.]	   A kind of prison; a building for the confinement of persons	   held in lawful custody, especially for minor offenses or with	   reference to some future judicial proceeding. [Written also	   {gaol}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This jail I count the house of liberty.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jail delivery}, the release of prisoners from jail, either	      legally or by violence.	   {Jail delivery commission}. See under {Gaol}.	   {Jail fever} (Med.), typhus fever, or a disease resembling	      it, generated in jails and other places crowded with	      people; -- called also {hospital fever}, and {ship fever}.	      	   {Jail liberties}, or {Jail limits}, a space or district	      around a jail within which an imprisoned debtor was, on	      certain conditions, allowed to go at large. --Abbott.	   {Jail lock}, a peculiar form of padlock; -- called also	      {Scandinavian lock}.	      [1913 Webster]	Jail \Jail\, v. t.	   To imprison. [R.] --T. Adams (1614).	   [1913 Webster]	         [Bolts] that jail you from free life.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] jailbird
jailbird \jail"bird`\, jail bird \jail" bird`\	   A prisoner; one is in prison or who has been confined in	   prison. [Slang]	   [PJC]
jailbreak \jailbreak\ n.	   an escape from jail; as, five prisoners escaped in a	   coordinated {jailbreak}.	   Syn: break, breakout, gaolbreak, prisonbreak,	        prison-breaking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jailed \jailed\ adj.	   placed in a prison; -- of people.	   Syn: captive, confined, imprisoned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jailer \Jail"er\, n. [OE. jailer, gailer, OF. geolier, F.	   ge[^o]lier. See {Jail}.]	   The keeper of a jail or prison. [Written also {jailor},	   {gaoler}.]
jailing \jailing\ n.	   The act or process of putting someone in prison or in jail as	   a lawful punishment.	   Syn: imprisonment.	        [WordNet 1.5] Jain
Jain \Jain\, Jaina \Jai"na\, prop. n. [Skr. Jaina, fr. Jina, a	   proper name, fr. jina victorious.]	   One of a numerous sect in British India, holding the tenets	   of Jainism.	   [1913 Webster]	Jain \Jain\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Jainism; as, Jain gods.	   Syn: Jainist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jainism \Jain"ism\, n.	   The heterodox Hindu religion, founded in the 6th century as a	   revolt against Hinduism; its most striking features are the	   exaltation of saints or holy mortals, called jins, above the	   ordinary Hindu gods, and the denial of a supreme being and of	   the divine origin and infallibility of the Vedas. Also, the	   sect comprising those adhering to Jainism. Jainism believes	   in immortality and the transmigration of the soul. It is	   intermediate between Brahmanism and Buddhism, having some	   things in common with each.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Jairou \Jai*rou"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   The ahu or Asiatic gazelle.	   [1913 Webster]
Jak \Jak\, n. (Bot.)	   see 1st {Jack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jakes \Jakes\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Jacques, the proper name. See 2d	   {Jack}.]	   A privy. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Jakie \Ja"kie\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American striped frog ({Pseudis paradoxa}),	   remarkable for having a tadpole larger than the adult, and	   hence called also {paradoxical frog}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jako \Jak"o\ (j[a^]k"[-o]), n. (Zool.)	   An African parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}), very commonly kept	   as a cage bird; -- called also {gray parrot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jakwood \Jak"wood`\, n.	   See {Jackwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from	   Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.]	   (Med.)	   The tubers of the Mexican plant {Ipom[oe]a purga} (or	   {Exogonium purga}) of the family {Convolvulaceae}, a climber	   much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and	   powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative	   (cathartic) medicines, and are also called jalap. Other	   species of {Ipom[oe]a} yield several inferior kinds of jalap,	   as the {Ipom[oe]a Orizabensis}, and {Ipom[oe]a tuberosa}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {False jalap}, the root of {Mirabilis Jalapa}, four-o'clock,	      or marvel of Peru.	      [1913 Webster]
Jalapic \Ja*lap"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to jalap.	   [1913 Webster]
Jalapin \Jal"a*pin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the stems of the jalap plant and	   scammony. It is a strong purgative.	   [1913 Webster]
Jalons \Ja`lons"\, n. pl. [F. Of unknown origin.] (Mil.)	   Long poles, topped with wisps of straw, used as landmarks and	   signals. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Jalousie \Ja`lou`sie"\, n. [F. See {Jealousy}.]	   1. A Venetian or slatted inside window blind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A window or door made of multiple glass or plastic slats,	      which can be opened or closed like a jalousie[1].	      [PJC]
Jalousied \Ja`lou`sied"\, a.	   Furnished with jalousies; as, jalousied porches.	   [1913 Webster]
Jam \Jam\ (j[a^]m), n. [Per. or Hind. j[=a]mah garment, robe.]	   A kind of frock for children.	   [1913 Webster]	Jam \Jam\, n. (Mining)	   See {Jamb}.	   [1913 Webster]	Jam \Jam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jammed} (j[a^]md); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Jamming}.] [Either fr. jamb, as if squeezed between	   jambs, or more likely from the same source as champ See	   {Champ}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To press into a close or tight position; to crowd; to	      squeeze; to wedge in; to cram; as, rock fans jammed the	      theater for the concert.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ship . . . jammed in between two rocks. --De	                                                  Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crush or bruise; as, to jam a finger in the crack of a	      door. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To bring (a vessel) so close to the wind that half	      her upper sails are laid aback. --W. C. Russell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To block or obstruct by packing too much (people or	      objects) into; as, shoppers jammed the aisles during the	      fire sale.	      [PJC]	   5. (Radio) To interfere with (a radio signal) by sending	      other signals of the same or nearby frequency; as, the	      Soviets jammed Radio Free Europe broadcasts for years	      during the cold war.	      [PJC]	   6. To cause to become nonfunctional by putting something in	      that blocks the movement of a part or parts; as, he jammed	      the drawer by putting in too many loose papers; he jammed	      the lock by trying to pick it.	      [PJC]	Jam \Jam\, v. i.	   2. To become stuck so as not to function; as, the copier	      jammed again.	      [PJC]	   2. (Music) To play an instrument in a jam session.	      [PJC]	   3. To crowd together; -- usually used with together or in;	      as, fifty people jammed into a conference room designed	      for twenty.	      [PJC]	Jam \Jam\, n.	   1. A mass of people or objects crowded together; also, the	      pressure from a crowd; a crush; as, a jam in a street; a	      jam of logs in a river.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An injury caused by jamming. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A difficult situation; as, he got himself into a jam.	      [informal]	      [PJC]	Jam \Jam\, n. [Prob. fr. jam, v.; but cf. also Ar. jamad ice,	   jelly, j[=a]mid congealed, jamd congelation, ice.]	   A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; also called	   {jelly}; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jam nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}.	   {Jam weld} (Forging), a butt weld. See under {Butt}.	      [1913 Webster]
Jamacina \Jam`a*ci"na\, n. [NL.]	   Jamaicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Jamadar \Jam"a*dar\, n.	   Same as {Jemidar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jamaica \Ja*mai"ca\, n.	   One of the West Indian islands.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jamaica ginger}, a variety of ginger, called also {white	      ginger}, prepared in Jamaica from the best roots, which	      are deprived of their epidermis and dried separately.	   {Jamaica pepper}, allspice.	   {Jamaica rose} (Bot.), a West Indian melastomaceous shrub	      ({Blakea trinervis}), with showy pink flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Jamaican \Ja*mai"can\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Jamaica. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Jamaica.	   [1913 Webster]
Jamaicine \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 also {jamacina}. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Jamb \Jamb\, n. [Prov. E. jaumb, jaum, F. jambe a leg, jambe de	   force a principal rafter. See {Gambol}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch) The vertical side of any opening, as a door or	      fireplace; hence, less properly, any narrow vertical	      surface of wall, as the of a chimney-breast or of a pier,	      as distinguished from its face. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) Any thick mass of rock which prevents miners from	      following the lode or vein.	      [1913 Webster]	Jamb \Jamb\, v. t.	   See {Jam}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster] Jambe	   Jamb	Jamb \Jamb\, Jambe \Jambe\, Jambeau \Jambeau\, n.	   See {Jambes}.	   [PJC]
jambalaya \jam`ba*lay"a\ (j[u^]m`b[.a]*l[imac]"[.a]), n.	   A spicy Creole dish of rice with ham, sausage, chicken, or	   shellfish, plus tomatoes, and seasoned with peppers, onions,	   herbs, and celery.	   [WordNet 1.5]
jambeau \jam*beau"\, n.	   1. (Ancient armor) See {jambes}.	   Syn: greave.	        [PJC]	   2. A type of spikefish of the Atlantic Ocean, {Parahollardia	      lineata}.	      [PJC]
Jambee \Jam*bee"\, n. [See {Jamb}, n.: cf. OF. jamboier to	   walk.]	   A fashionable cane. [Obs.] --Tatler. Jambes
Jambes \Jambes\, Jambeux \Jam"beux\, n. pl. [From F. jambe a	   leg: cf. OF. jambiere. See {Jamb}, n.] (Ancient Armor)	   In the Middle Ages, armor for the legs below the knees,	   usually having front and back pieces; called also {greaves}.	   [Written also {giambeux}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jambolana \Jam`bo*la"na\, n. [Cf. Pg. jambol[~a]o a kind of	   tropical fruit.] (Bot.)	   A myrtaceous tree of the West Indies and tropical America	   ({Calyptranthes Jambolana}), with astringent bark, used for	   dyeing. It bears an edible fruit.	   [1913 Webster] Jambool
Jambool \Jam"bool\, Jambul \Jam"bul\, n. [Hind. jamb[=u],	   jamb[=u]l, prop., the rose-apple tree or its fruit, fr. Skr.	   jambu, jamb[=u].]	   The Java plum; also, a drug obtained from its bark and seeds,	   formerly used as a remedy for diabetes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Jamboree \Jam`bo*ree"\, n. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. {Jambone}.]	   1. A noisy or unrestrained carousal or frolic; a spree.	      [Slang] --Kipling.	            A Calcutta-made pony cart had been standing in front	            of the manager's bungalow when Raja Singh started on	            his jamboree.                         --W. A.	                                                  Fraser.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a large festive gathering.	      [PJC]	   3. an assembly of boy scouts, usually at the national or	      international level, including camping among the	      activities; -- a term adopted by the Boy Scouts	      organization.	      [PJC]
Jamdani \Jam"da*ni\, n.	   A silk fabric, with a woven pattern of sprigs of flowers.	   [Written also {jamdanee}.] --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]
James \James\ prop. n.	   1. William James, an American psychologist and philosopher	      (1842-1910). He was the brother of Henry James.	   Syn: William James.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Henry James, an American novelist and critic, born 1843,	      died 1916. He was the brother of William James.	   Syn: Henry James.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Saint James the Apostle, a disciple of Jesus; brother of	      John; author of The Epistle of James in the New Testament.	   Syn: Saint James, St. James, Saint James the Apostle.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. The James River, a tributary of the Missouri River.	   Syn: James River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jamesonia \Jamesonia\ prop. n.	   A genus of xerophytic ferns of South America.	   Syn: genus {Jamesonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jamesonite \Ja"me*son*ite\, n. [From Prof. Jameson, of	   Edinburgh.] (Min.)	   A steel-gray mineral, of metallic luster, commonly fibrous	   massive. It is a sulphide of antimony and lead, with a little	   iron.	   [1913 Webster]
James's powder \James"'s pow`der\ (Med.)	   Antimonial powder, first prepared by Dr. James, an English	   physician; -- called also {fever powder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jamestown weed \James"town` weed`\ (Bot.)	   The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium ({Datura	   stramonium}), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown,	   Virginia. See {Datura}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This name is often corrupted into jimson, jimpson, and	         gympsum.	         [1913 Webster]
jamjar \jamjar\ n.	   a jar for holding jellies or preserves.	   Syn: jampot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jammed \jammed\ adj.	   filled to capacity or overfilled; as, the auditorium was	   jammed to the rafters.	   Syn: full, jam-packed, packed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
jampack \jampack\ v. t.	   1. to stuff; to fill completely and tightly; to jam[1].	   Syn: jel, gel.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jampan \jampan\ n.	   a kind of sedan chair used in India.	   [WordNet 1.5]
jampot \jampot\ n.	   a jar for holding jellies or preserves; a jamjar.	   Syn: jamjar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jan \Jan\ (j[a^]n), n. [Ar.] (Moham. Myth.)	   One of an intermediate order between angels and men.	   [1913 Webster]
Jane \Jane\ (j[=a]n), n. [LL. Janua Genoa; L. Genua, also OE.	   Jean.]	   1. A coin of Genoa; any small coin. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of twilled cotton cloth. See {Jean}.	      [1913 Webster]
Jane-of-apes \Jane"-of-apes"\, n.	   A silly, pert girl; -- corresponding to {jackanapes}.	   --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jangled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jangling}.] [OE. janglen to quarrel, OF. jangler to rail,	   quarrel; of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. jangelen, janken,	   to whimper, chide, brawl, quarrel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sound harshly or discordantly, as bells out of tune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk idly; to prate; to babble; to chatter; to gossip.	      "Thou janglest as a jay." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To quarrel in words; to altercate; to wrangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good wits will be jangling; but, gentles, agree.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prussian Trenck . . . jargons and jangles in an	            unmelodious manner.                   --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Jangle \Jan"gle\, v. t.	   To cause to sound harshly or inharmoniously; to produce	   discordant sounds with.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune, and harsh.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Jangle \Jan"gle\, n. [Cf. OF. jangle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Idle talk; prate; chatter; babble. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discordant sound; wrangling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The unmelodious ringing of multiple metallic objects	      striking together, such as a set of small bells.	      [PJC]	            The musical jangle of sleigh bells.   --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Jangler \Jan"gler\, n. [Cf. OF. jangleor.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An idle talker; a babbler; a prater. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wrangling, noisy fellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Jangleress \Jan"gler*ess\, n.	   A female prater or babbler.	   [1913 Webster]
Janglery \Jan"gler*y\, n. [Cf. OF. janglerie chattering, talk.]	   Jangling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jangling \Jan"gling\, a.	   Producing discordant sounds. "A jangling noise." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Jangling \Jan"gling\, n.	   1. Idle babbling; vain disputation.	      [1913 Webster]	            From which some, having swerved, have turned aside	            unto vain jangling.                   --1 Tim. i. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wrangling; altercation. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]
jangly \jangly\ adj.	   like the discordant ringing of nonmusical metallic objects	   striking together; sounding with a jangle[3]; as, a custodian	   with a jangly set of keys.	   Syn: jangling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Janissary \Jan"is*sa*ry\, n.	   See {Janizary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Janitor \Jan"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. janua a door.]	   1. A door-keeper; a porter. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster PJC]	   2. One who is employed to care for a public building, or a	      building occupied for offices, suites of rooms, etc.; a	      caretaker; -- the duties may include removal of trash,	      cleaning of the rooms and public areas, and minor repairs.	      [1913 Webster PJC] Janitress
Janitress \Jan"i*tress\, Janitrix \Jan"i*trix\, n. [L. janitrix.	   See {Janitor}.]	   A female janitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Janizar \Jan"i*zar`\, n.	   A janizary. [R.] --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Janizarian \Jan`i*za"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the janizaries, or their government. --	   Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Janizary \Jan"i*za*ry\, n.; pl. {Janizaries}. [F. janissaire,	   fr. Turk. ye[~n]i-tsheri new soldiers or troops.]	   A soldier of a privileged military class, which formed the	   nucleus of the Turkish infantry, but was suppressed in 1826.	   [written also {janissary}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Janker \Jan"ker\, n.	   A long pole on two wheels, used in hauling logs. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Jansenism \Jan"sen*ism\, n. [F. Jans['e]nisme.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   The doctrine of Jansen regarding free will and divine grace.	   [1913 Webster]
Jansenist \Jan"sen*ist\, n. [F. Jans['e]niste.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Cornelius Jansen, a Roman Catholic bishop of	   Ypres, in Flanders, in the 17th century, who taught certain	   doctrines denying free will and the possibility of resisting	   divine grace.	   [1913 Webster]
Jant \Jant\, v. i.	   See {Jaunt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Janthina \Jan"thi*na\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Ianthina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jantily \Jan"ti*ly\, adv.	   See {Jauntily}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jantiness \Jan"ti*ness\, n.	   See {Jauntiness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jantu \Jan"tu\n.	   A machine of great antiquity, used in Bengal for raising	   water to irrigate land. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Janty \Jan"ty\, a.	   See {Jaunty}.	   [1913 Webster]
January \Jan"u*a*ry\, n. [L. Januarius, fr. Janus an old Latin	   deity, the god of the sun and the year, to whom the month of	   January was sacred; cf. janua a door, Skr. y[=a] to go.]	   The first month of the year, containing thirty-one days.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Before the adoption of New Style, the commencement of	         the year was usually reckoned from March 25.	         [1913 Webster]
Janus \Ja"nus\, n. [L. See {January}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A Latin deity represented with two faces looking in opposite	   directions. Numa is said to have dedicated to Janus the	   covered passage at Rome, near the Forum, which is usually	   called the Temple of Janus. This passage was open in war and	   closed in peace. --Dr. W. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Janus cloth}, a fabric having both sides dressed, the sides	      being of different colors, -- used for reversible	      garments.	      [1913 Webster]
Janus-faced \Ja"nus-faced`\, a.	   Double-faced; deceitful.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Janus-faced lock}, one having duplicate faces so as to go	      upon a right or a left hand door, the key entering on	      either side indifferently. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Janus-headed \Ja"nus-head`ed\, a.	   Double-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Japan \Ja*pan"\ (j[.a]*p[a^]n"), n. [From Japan, the country.]	   Work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner; also, the	   varnish or lacquer used in japanning.	   [1913 Webster]	Japan \Ja*pan"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Japan, or to the lacquered work of that	   country; as, Japan ware.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Japan allspice} (Bot.), a spiny shrub from Japan	      ({Chimonanthus fragrans}), related to the Carolina	      allspice.	   {Japan black} (Chem.), a quickly drying black lacquer or	      varnish, consisting essentially of asphaltum dissolved in	      naphtha or turpentine, and used for coating ironwork; --	      called also {Brunswick black}, {Japan lacquer}, or simply	      {Japan}.	   {Japan camphor}, ordinary camphor brought from China or	      Japan, as distinguished from the rare variety called	      {borneol} or {Borneo camphor}.	   {Japan clover}, or {Japan pea} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant	      ({Lespedeza striata}) from Eastern Asia, useful for	      fodder, first noticed in the Southern United States about	      1860, but now become very common. During the Civil War it	      was called variously {Yankee clover} and {Rebel clover}.	      	   {Japan earth}. See {Catechu}.	   {Japan ink}, a kind of writing ink, of a deep, glossy black	      when dry.	   {Japan varnish}, a varnish prepared from the milky juice of	      the {Rhus vernix}, a small Japanese tree related to the	      poison sumac.	      [1913 Webster]	Japan \Ja*pan"\ (j[.a]*p[a^]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Japanned}	   (j[.a]*p[a^]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Japanning}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover with a coat of hard, brilliant varnish, in the	      manner of the Japanese; to lacquer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a glossy black to, as shoes. [R.] --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	Japan current \Japan current\	   A branch of the equatorial current of the Pacific, washing	   the eastern coast of Formosa and thence flowing northeastward	   past Japan and merging into the easterly drift of the North	   Pacific; -- called also {Kuro-Siwo}, or {Black Stream}, in	   allusion to the deep blue of its water. It is similar in may	   ways to the Gulf Stream.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Japan, or its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	Japanese \Jap`a*nese"\, n. sing. & pl.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A native or inhabitant of Japan; collectively, the people	      of Japan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. sing. The language of the people of Japan, called in the	      Japanese language nihongo.	      [1913 Webster]
Japanned \Ja*panned"\, a.	   Treated, or coated, with varnish in the Japanese manner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Japanned leather},leather treated with coatings of Japan	      varnish, and dried in a stove. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Japanner \Ja*pan"ner\, n.	   1. One who varnishes in the manner of the Japanese, or one	      skilled in the art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bootblack. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Japanning \Ja*pan"ning\, n.	   The art or act of varnishing in the Japanese manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Japannish \Ja*pan"nish\, a.	   After the manner of the Japanese; resembling japanned	   articles. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Jape \Jape\, v. i. [Prob. from the same source as gab,	   influenced by F. japper to yelp. See {Gab} to deceive.]	   To jest; to play tricks; to jeer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Jape \Jape\, v. t.	   To mock; to trick. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have not been putting a jape upon you. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         The coy giggle of the young lady to whom he has	         imparted his latest merry jape.          --W. Besant.	   [1913 Webster]
Japer \Jap"er\, n.	   A jester; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Japery \Jap"er*y\, n. [Cf. OF. japerie a yelping.]	   Jesting; buffoonery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Japhethite \Ja"pheth*ite\, n.	   A Japhetite. --Kitto.	   [1913 Webster]
Japhetic \Ja*phet"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, Japheth, one of the sons of	   Noah; as, Japhetic nations, the nations of Europe and	   Northern Asia; Japhetic languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Japhetite \Ja"phet*ite\, n.	   A descendant of Japheth.	   [1913 Webster]
Japonica \Ja*pon"i*ca\, n. [NL., Japanese, fr. Japonia Japan.]	   (Bot.)	   A species of Camellia ({Camellia Japonica}), a native of	   Japan, bearing beautiful red or white flowers. Many other	   genera have species of the same name.	   [1913 Webster]
Japonism \Jap"o*nism\, n. [F. japonisme, fr. Japon Japan.]	   A quality, idiom, or peculiarity characteristic of the	   Japanese or their products, esp. in art.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jar \Jar\ (j[aum]r), n. [See {Ajar}.]	   A turn.	   Note: [Only in phrase.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {On the jar}, on the turn, ajar, as a door.	      [1913 Webster]	Jar \Jar\ (j[aum]r), n. [F. jarre, Sp. jarra, from Ar. jarrah	   ewer; cf. Pers. jarrah.]	   1. A deep, broad-mouthed vessel of earthenware or glass, for	      holding fruit, preserves, etc., or for ornamental	      purposes; as, a jar of honey; a rose jar. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The measure of what is contained in a jar; as, a jar of	      oil; a jar of preserves.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bell jar}, {Leyden jar}. See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Jar \Jar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jarring}.] [Cf. OE. charken to creak, AS. cearcian to gnash,	   F. jars a gander, L. garrire to chatter, prate, OHG. kerran	   to chatter, croak, G. quarren to grumble, and E. jargon,	   ajar.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give forth a rudely quivering or tremulous sound; to	      sound harshly or discordantly; as, the notes jarred on my	      ears.	      [1913 Webster]	            When such strings jar, what hope of harmony ?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A string may jar in the best master's hand.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act in opposition or disagreement; to clash; to	      interfere; to quarrel; to dispute.	      [1913 Webster]	            When those renowned noble peers Greece	            Through stubborn pride among themselves did jar.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            For orders and degrees	            Jar not with liberty, but well consist. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Jar \Jar\, v. t.	   1. To cause a short, tremulous motion of, to cause to	      tremble, as by a sudden shock or blow; to shake; to shock;	      as, to jar the earth; to jar one's faith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tick; to beat; to mark or tell off. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My thoughts are minutes, and with sighs they jar	            Their watches on unto mine eyes.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Jar \Jar\, n.	   1. A rattling, tremulous vibration or shock; a shake; a harsh	      sound; a discord; as, the jar of a train; the jar of harsh	      sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clash of interest or opinions; collision; discord; debate;	      slight disagreement.	      [1913 Webster]	            And yet his peace is but continual jar. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cease, cease these jars, and rest your minds in	            peace.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A regular vibration, as of a pendulum.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love thee not a jar of the clock.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. In deep well boring, a device resembling two long	      chain links, for connecting a percussion drill to the rod	      or rope which works it, so that the drill is driven down	      by impact and is jerked loose when jammed.	      [1913 Webster]
Jararaca \Jar`a*ra"ca\, n. [Pg., from the native name.] (Zool.)	   A poisonous serpent of Brazil ({Bothrops jararaca}), about	   eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color,	   variegated with red and black spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Jarble \Jar"ble\, v. t.	   To wet; to bemire. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Jardiniere \Jar`di`ni[`e]re"\, n. [F., fem. of jardinier	   gardener. See {Garden}.]	   1. An ornamental stand or receptacle for plants, flowers,	      etc., used as a piece of decorative furniture in room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) A preparation of mixed vegetables stewed in a	      sauce with savory herbs, etc.; also, a soup made in this	      way.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jards \Jards\, n. [F. jarde, jardon.] (Far.)	   A callous tumor on the leg of a horse, below the hock.	   [1913 Webster]
Jargle \Jar"gle\, v. i. [Cf. OSw. jerga to repeat angrily, to	   brawl, Icel. jarg tedious iteration, F. jargonner to talk	   jargon. See {Jargon} gabble.]	   To emit a harsh or discordant sound. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [F. jargon, OF. also gargon, perh. akin to	   E. garrulous, or gargle.]	   1. Confused, unintelligible language; gibberish. "A barbarous	      jargon." --Macaulay. "All jargon of the schools." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: an artificial idiom or dialect; cant language;	      slang. Especially, an idiom with frequent use of informal	      technical terms, such as acronyms, used by specialists.	      "All jargon of the schools." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The jargon which serves the traffickers. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Jargon \Jar"gon\ (j[aum]r"g[o^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Jargoned} (-g[o^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jargoning}.]	   To utter jargon; to emit confused or unintelligible sounds;	   to talk unintelligibly, or in a harsh and noisy manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The noisy jay,	         Jargoning like a foreigner at his food.  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Jargon \Jar"gon\, n. [E. jargon, It. jiargone; perh. fr. Pers.	   zarg[=u]n gold-colored, fr. zar gold. Cf. {Zircon}.] (Min.)	   A variety of zircon. See {Zircon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jargonelle \Jar`go*nelle"\, n. [F. jargonelle a very gritty	   variety of pear. See {Jargon} zircon.]	   A variety of pear which ripens early.	   [1913 Webster]
Jargonic \Jar*gon"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the mineral jargon.	   [1913 Webster]
Jargonist \Jar"gon*ist\, n.	   One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Jarl \Jarl\, n. [Icel., nobleman, chief. See {Earl}.]	   A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in	   the Danish and Norse invasions. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Jarnut \Jar"nut`\, n. [Of Scand. origin: cf. Dan. jordn["o]d.]	   (Bot.)	   An earthnut. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Jarosite \Ja*ro"site\, n. [From Barranco Jaroso, in Spain.]	   (Min.)	   An ocher-yellow mineral occurring in minute rhombohedral	   crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.	   [1913 Webster]
Jar-owl \Jar"-owl`\, n. (Zool.)	   The goatsucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Jarrah \Jar"rah\, n.	   The mahoganylike wood of the Australian {Eucalyptus	   marginata}. See {Eucalyptus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jarring \Jar"ring\, a. [See {Jar.}]	   Shaking; disturbing; discordant. "A jarring sound." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Jarring \Jar"ring\ n.	   1. A shaking; a tremulous motion; as, the jarring of a	      steamship, caused by its engines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discord; a clashing of interests. "Endless jarrings and	      immortal hate." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Jarringly \Jar"ring*ly\, adv.	   In a jarring or discordant manner. Jarvey
Jarvey \Jar"vey\, Jarvy \Jar"vy\, n.	   1. The driver of a hackney coach. [Slang, Eng.] --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hackney coach. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The litter at the bottom of the jarvy. --T. Hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Jasey \Ja"sey\, n.	   A wig; -- so called, perhaps, from being made of, or	   resembling, Jersey yarn. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Jashawk \Jas"hawk`\, n. [A corruption of eyas hawk.] (Zool.)	   A young hawk. --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]
Jasmine \Jas"mine\, n. [F. jasmin, Sp. jazmin, Ar.	   y[=a]sm[imac]n, Pers. y[=a]sm[imac]n; cf. It. gesmino,	   gelsomino. Cf. {Jessamine}.] (Bot.)	   A shrubby plant of the genus {Jasminum}, bearing flowers of a	   peculiarly fragrant odor. The {Jasminum officinale}, common	   in the south of Europe, bears white flowers. The Arabian	   jasmine is {Jasminum Sambac}, and, with {Jasminum	   angustifolia}, comes from the East Indies. The yellow false	   jasmine in the {Gelseminum sempervirens} (see {Gelsemium}).	   Several other plants are called jasmine in the West Indies,	   as species of {Calotropis} and {Faramea}. [Written also	   {jessamine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cape jasmine}, or {Cape jessamine}, the {Gardenia florida},	      a shrub with fragrant white flowers, a native of China,	      and hardy in the Southern United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Jason \Jason\ prop. n.	   the husband of Medea and leader of the Argonauts who sailed	   in quest of the Golden Fleece.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Jasp \Jasp\ (j[a^]sp), n.	   Jasper. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaspachate \Jas"pa*chate\, n. [L. iaspachates, Gr. ?.] (Min.)	   Agate jasper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jasp'e \Ja`sp['e]"\, a. [F., p.p. of jasper to mottle. See	   {Jasper}.] (Ceramics)	   Having the surface decorated with cloudings and streaks,	   somewhat as if imitating jasper.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jasper \Jas"per\, n. [OE. jaspre, jaspe, OF. jaspre, jaspe, F.	   jaspe, L. iaspis, Gr. ?; cf. Per. yashp, yashf, Ar. yashb,	   yasb, yasf, Heb. y[=a]shpheh. Cf. {Diaper}.] (Min.)	   An opaque, impure variety of quartz, of red, yellow, and	   other dull colors, breaking with a smooth surface. It admits	   of a high polish, and is used for vases, seals, snuff boxes,	   etc. When the colors are in stripes or bands, it is called	   {striped jasper} or {banded jasper}. The Egyptian pebble is a	   brownish yellow jasper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jasper opal}, a yellow variety of opal resembling jasper.	   {Jasper ware}, a delicate kind of earthenware invented by	      Josiah Wedgwood. It is usually white, but is capable of	      receiving color.	      [1913 Webster]
Jasperated \Jas"per*a`ted\, a.	   mixed with jasper; containing particles of jasper; as,	   jasperated agate.	   [1913 Webster]
Jasperize \Jas"per*ize\, v. t. [Usually p. p. {Jasperized} (?).]	   To convert into, or make to resemble, jasper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Polished specimens of jasperized and agatized woods.	                                                  --Pop. Sci.	                                                  Monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaspery \Jas"per*y\, a.	   Of the nature of jasper; mixed with jasper. Jaspidean
Jaspidean \Jas*pid"e*an\, Jaspideous \Jas*pid"e*ous\, a. [L.	   iaspideus. See {Jasper}.]	   Consisting of jasper, or containing jasper; jaspery;	   jasperlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaspilite \Jas"pi*lite\, n. [Jasper + -lite.] (Min.)	   A compact siliceous rock resembling jasper.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaspoid \Jas"poid\, a. [F. jaspo["i]de; jaspe jasper + Gr.	   e'i^dos form.]	   Resembling jasper. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jasponyx \Jasp`o"nyx\, n. [L. iasponyx, Gr. ?. See {Jasper}, and	   {Onyx}.] (min.)	   An onyx, part or all of whose layers consist of jasper.	   [1913 Webster]
Jatrophic \Ja*troph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to physic nuts, the seeds of plants of the	   genus {Jatropha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaunce \Jaunce\, v. i. [OF. jancer. Cf. {Jounce}, {Jaunt}.]	   To ride hard; to jounce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Spurr'd, galled and tired by jauncing Bolingbroke.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaundice \Jaun"dice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. jaunis, F. jaunisse, fr.	   jaune yellow, orig. jalne, fr. L. galbinus yellowish, fr.	   galbus yellow.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition, characterized by yellowness of the eyes,	   skin, and urine, whiteness of the feces, constipation,	   uneasiness in the region of the stomach, loss of appetite,	   and general languor and lassitude. It is caused usually by	   obstruction of the biliary passages and consequent damming	   up, in the liver, of the bile, which is then absorbed into	   the blood.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Blue jaundice}. See {Cyanopathy}.	      [1913 Webster]	Jaundice \Jaun"dice\, v. t.	   To affect with jaundice; to color by prejudice or envy; to	   prejudice.	   [1913 Webster]	         The envy of wealth jaundiced his soul.   --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaundiced \Jaun"diced\, a.	   1. Affected with jaundice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jaundiced eyes seem to see all objects yellow. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prejudiced; envious; as, a jaundiced judgment.	      [1913 Webster]
Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jaunting}.] [Cf. Scot. jaunder to ramble, jaunt to taunt,	   jeer, dial. Sw. ganta to play the buffoon, romp, jest; perh.	   akin to E. jump. Cf. {Jaunce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To ramble here and there; to stroll; to make an excursion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ride on a jaunting car.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jaunting car}, a kind of low-set open vehicle, used in	      Ireland, in which the passengers ride sidewise, sitting	      back to back. [Written also {jaunty car}.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Jaunt \Jaunt\, v. t.	   To jolt; to jounce. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	Jaunt \Jaunt\, n.	   1. A wearisome journey. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Savior, meek, and with untroubled mind	            After his a["e]ry jaunt, though hurried sore.	            Hungry and cold, betook him to his rest. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short excursion for pleasure or refreshment; a ramble; a	      short journey.	      [1913 Webster]
Jauntily \Jaun"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a jaunty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jauntiness \Jaun"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality of being jaunty.	   [1913 Webster]	         That jauntiness of air I was once master of. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaunty \Jaun"ty\, a. [Compar. {Jauntier}; superl. {Jauntiest}.]	   [Formerly spelt janty, fr. F. gentil. See {Gentle}, and cf.	   {Genty}.]	   Airy; showy; finical; hence, characterized by an affected or	   fantastical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Java \Ja"va\ (j[aum]"v[.a]), n.	   1. One of the islands of the Malay Archipelago belonging to	      the Netherlands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Java coffee, a kind of coffee brought from Java.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Computers) [all capitals] an object-oriented computer	      programming language, derived largely from {C++}, used	      widely for design and display of web pages on the	      world-wide web. It is an interpreted language, and has	      been suggested as a platform-independent code to allow	      execution of the same progam under multiple operating	      systems without recompiling. The language is still (1997)	      under active development, and is evolving.	      [GG + PJC]	   {Java cat} (Zool.), the musang.	   {Java sparrow} (Zool.), a species of finch ({Padda	      oryzivora}), native of Java, but very commonly kept as a	      cage bird; -- called also {ricebird}, and {paddy bird}. In	      the male the upper parts are glaucous gray, the head and	      tail black, the under parts delicate rose, and the cheeks	      white. The bill is large and red. A white variety is also	      kept as a cage bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Javanese \Jav`a*nese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Java, or to the people of Java. -- n.	   sing. & pl. A native or natives of Java.	   [1913 Webster]
Javel \Jav"el\, n.	   A vagabond. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Javelin \Jave"lin\, n. [F. javeline; akin to Sp. jabalina, It.	   giavelina, and F. javelot, OF. gavlot. Cf. {Gavelock}.]	   1. A sort of light spear, to be thrown or cast by the hand;	      anciently, a weapon of war used by horsemen and foot	      soldiers; now used chiefly in hunting the wild boar and	      other fierce game.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flies the javelin swifter to its mark,	            Launched by the vigor of a Roman arm? --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sport) A wooden shaft resembling a spear, thrown by	      contestants in a contest called the javelin throw; the one	      throwing the javelin furthest wins the contest. The	      javelin throw is one of the field events of the modern	      Olympic Games.	      [PJC]	Javelin \Jave"lin\, v. t.	   To pierce with a javelin. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Javelinier \Jave`lin*ier"\, n.	   A soldier armed with a javelin. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaw \Jaw\ (j[add]), n. [A modification of chaw, formed under the	   influence of F. joue the cheek. See {Chaw}, {Chew}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form	          the framework of the mouth.	      (b) Hence, also, the bone itself with the teeth and	          covering.	      (c) In the plural, the mouth.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Anything resembling the jaw of an animal in form or	      action; esp., pl., the mouth or way of entrance; as, the	      jaws of a pass; the jaws of darkness; the jaws of death.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.)	      (a) A notch or opening.	      (b) A notched or forked part, adapted for holding an	          object in place; as, the jaw of a railway-car	          pedestal. See {Axle guard}.	      (b) One of a pair of opposing parts which are movable	          towards or from each other, for grasping or crushing	          anything between them, as, the jaws of a vise, or the	          jaws of a stone-crushing machine.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) The inner end of a boom or gaff, hollowed in a	      half circle so as to move freely on a mast.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Impudent or abusive talk. [Slang] --H. Kingsley.	   Syn: lip.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Jaw bit} (Railroad), a bar across the jaws of a pedestal	      underneath an axle box.	   {Jaw breaker}, a word difficult to pronounce. [Obs.]	   {Jaw rope} (Naut.), a rope which holds the jaws of a gaff to	      the mast.	   {Jaw tooth}, a molar or grinder; a back tooth.	      [1913 Webster]	Jaw \Jaw\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jawing}.]	   1. To scold; to clamor. [Law] --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk idly, long-windedly, or without special purpose.	      [PJC]	Jaw \Jaw\, v. t.	   To assail or abuse by scolding. [Law]	   [1913 Webster]
Jawbone \Jaw"bone`\, n.	   The bone of either jaw; a maxilla or a mandible.
jawbone \jaw"bone`\ (j[add]"b[=o]n`), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {jawboned} (j[add]"b[=o]nd`); p. pr. & vb. n. {jawboning}.]	   To attempt to influence solely by talking, as contrasted with	   threatening or inducing by other means, e.g. legislation;	   esp. to make public appeals in order to influence the	   behavior of businessmen or labor leaders; -- used especially	   of the President or other high government officials; as, to	   jawbone businessmen into forgoing price increases.	   [1913 Webster] -- {jaw"bon*ing}, n.	   [PJC]
Jawed \Jawed\ (j[add]d), a.	   Having jaws; -- chiefly in composition; as, lantern-jawed.	   "Jawed like a jetty." --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jaw-fall \Jaw"-fall`\, n.	   Depression of the jaw; hence, depression of spirits. --M.	   Griffith (1660).	   [1913 Webster]
Jaw-fallen \Jaw"-fall`en\, a.	   Dejected; chopfallen.	   [1913 Webster]
Jawfoot \Jaw"foot`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Maxilliped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jawing \Jaw"ing\, n.	   Scolding; clamorous or abusive talk. [Slang] --H. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Jawn \Jawn\, v. i.	   See {Yawn}. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Jawy \Jaw"y\, a.	   Relating to the jaws. --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.	   Cf. {Gay}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to	   {Garrulus}, {Cyanocitta}, and allied genera of the family	   {Corvidae}. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,	   more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually	   have a crest.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European jay ({Garrulus glandarius}) is a large and	         handsomely colored species, having the body pale	         reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills	         blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue	         and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on	         the wings, white. Called also {jay pie}, {Jenny jay},	         and {k[ae]}. The common {blue jay} ({Cyanocitta	         cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly	         colored, and have a large erectile crest. The	         California jay ({Aphelocoma Californica}), the Florida	         jay ({Aphelocoma Floridana}), and the green jay	         ({Xanthoura luxuosa}), of Texas and Mexico, are large,	         handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus	         Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much	         plainer and have no crest. See {Blue jay}, and {Whisky	         jack}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Jay thrush} (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic	      singing birds, of the genera {Garrulax}, {Grammatoptila},	      and related genera of the family {Crateropodid[ae]}; as,	      the white-throated {jay thrush} ({Garrulax albogularis})	      (also called the {white-throated laughingthrush}), of	      India.	      [1913 Webster]
Jayet \Jay"et\, n. (Min.)	   See {Jet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jayhawker \Jay"hawk`er\, n.	   A name given to a free-booting, unenlisted, armed man or	   guerrilla.	   Note: [A term of opprobrium used in the war of 1861-65, U.	         S.]	         [1913 Webster]
Jazel \Ja"zel\, n.	   A gem of an azure color. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jazerant \Jaz"er*ant\, n. [OF. jacerant, jaseran, Sp. jacerina,	   cota jacerina, fr. jazarino Algerine, fr. Ar. jaz[=a][imac]r	   Algiers.]	   A coat of defense made of small plates of metal sewed upon	   linen or the like; also, this kind of armor taken generally;	   as, a coat of jazerant.	   [1913 Webster]
jazz \jazz\ n.	   1. A type of music that originated in New Orleans around 1900	      and developed through increasingly complex styles, but	      generally featuring intricate rhythms, improvisation,	      prominent solo segments, and great freedom in harmonic	      idiom played frequently in a polyphonic style, on various	      instruments including horn, saxophone, piano and	      percussion, but rarely stringed instruments. [WordNet	      sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. empty or insincere or exaggerated talk; as, don't give me	      any of that jazz. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: wind, idle words, nothingness.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A style of dance music popular in the 1920s; similar to	      New Orleans jazz but played by large bands.	      [WordNet 1.5]
jazzy \jazzy\ adj.	   1. resembling jazz[1] especially in its rhythm. [WordNet	      sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. ostentatious or strikingly styled; -- used especially of	      clothes. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: flashy, gaudy, showy, snazzy, sporty.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. marked by animation or performed with flair[2].	      [PJC]
JCL \JCL\, n. [all capitals] (Computers)	   Job Control Language. [Acronym]	   [PJC] JD
JD \JD\, JD \J.D.\, n. [all capitals]	   juvenile delinquent. [Acronym]	   [PJC]
JDL \JDL\, n. [all capitals]	   Jewish Defense League. [Acronym]	   [PJC]
Jealous \Jeal"ous\, a. [OE. jalous, gelus, OF. jalous, F.	   jaloux, LL. zelosus zealous, fr. zelus emulation, zeal,	   jealousy, Gr. zh^los. See {Zeal}, and cf. {Zealous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Zealous; solicitous; vigilant; anxiously watchful.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have been very jealous for the Lord God of hosts.	                                                  --Kings xix.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            How nicely jealous is every one of us of his own	            repute!                               --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apprehensive; anxious; suspiciously watchful.	      [1913 Webster]	            'This doing wrong creates such doubts as these,	            Renders us jealous and disturbs our peace. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people are so jealous of the clergy's ambition.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Demanding exclusive devotion; intolerant of rivalry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt worship no other God; for the Lord, whose	            name is Jealous, is a jealous God.    --Ex. xxxiv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Disposed to suspect rivalry in matters of interest and	      affection; apprehensive regarding the motives of possible	      rivals, or the fidelity of friends; distrustful; having	      morbid fear of rivalry in love or preference given to	      another; painfully suspicious of the faithfulness of	      husband, wife, or lover.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the spirit of jealousy come upon him, and he be	            jealous of his wife.                  --Num. v. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            To both these sisters have I sworn my love:	            Each jealous of the other, as the stung	            Are of the adder.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is one of the best bonds, both of chastity and	            obedience, in the wife, if she think her husband	            wise; which she will never do if she find him	            jealous.                              --Bacon.	   Syn: Suspicious; anxious; envious.	   Usage: {Jealous}, {Suspicious}. Suspicious is the wider term.	          We suspect a person when we distrust his honesty and	          imagine he has some bad design. We are jealous when we	          suspect him of aiming to deprive us of what we dearly	          prize. Iago began by awakening the suspicions of	          Othello, and converted them at last into jealousy.	          "Suspicion may be excited by some kind of accusation,	          not supported by evidence sufficient for conviction,	          but sufficient to trouble the repose of confidence."	          "Jealousy is a painful apprehension of rivalship in	          cases that are peculiarly interesting to us." --Cogan.	          [1913 Webster]
Jealoushood \Jeal"ous*hood\, n.	   Jealousy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Jealously \Jeal"ous*ly\, adv.	   In a jealous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jealousness \Jeal"ous*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being jealous.	   [1913 Webster]
Jealousy \Jeal"ous*y\, n.; pl. {Jealousies}. [ F. jalousie. See	   {Jealous}, and cf. {Jalousie}.]	   The quality of being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude;	   painful apprehension of rivalship in cases directly affecting	   one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of	   husband, wife, or lover.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was jealous for jealousy.              --Zech. viii.	                                                  2.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority.	                                                  --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whoever had qualities to alarm our jealousy, had	         excellence to deserve our fondness.      --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeames \Jeames\, n. [Corrup. of James.]	   A footman; a flunky. [Slang, Eng.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
jean \jean\ (j[=a]n), n. [Prob. named from Genoa. See {Jane}.]	   1. A twilled cotton cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (pl.) (j[=e]nz), Same as {blue jeans}.	      [PJC]	   3. (pl.) (j[=e]nz), Pants made of different fabrics,	      resembling {blue jeans}.	      [PJC]	   {Satin jean}, a kind of jean woven smooth and glossy, after	      the manner of satin.	      [1913 Webster]
Jears \Jears\, n. pl. (Naut.)	   See 1st {Jeer}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Jeat \Jeat\, n. (Min.)	   See {Jet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jedding ax \Jed"ding ax`\, n.	   A stone mason's tool, having a flat face and a pointed part.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Jee \Jee\, v. t. & i.	   See {Gee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeel \Jeel\, n. [Hind. jh[imac]l.]	   A morass; a shallow lake. [Written also {jhil}.] [India]	   --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeer \Jeer\, n. [Cf. {Gear}.] (Naut.)	   (a) A gear; a tackle.	   (b) pl. An assemblage or combination of tackles, for hoisting	       or lowering the lower yards of a ship.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Jeer capstan} (Naut.), an extra capstan usually placed	      between the foremast and mainmast.	      [1913 Webster]	Jeer \Jeer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jeered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jeering}.] [Perh. a corrup. of cheer to salute with cheers,	   taken in an ironical sense; or more prob. fr. D. gekscheren	   to jeer, lit., to shear the fool; gek a fool (see 1st {Geck})	   + scheren to shear. See {Shear}, v.]	   To utter sarcastic or scoffing reflections; to speak with	   mockery or derision; to use taunting language; to scoff; as,	   to jeer at a speaker.	   [1913 Webster]	         But when he saw her toy and gibe and jeer. --Spenser.	   Syn: To sneer; scoff; flout; gibe; mock.	        [1913 Webster]	Jeer \Jeer\, v. t.	   To treat with scoffs or derision; to address with jeers; to	   taunt; to flout; to mock at.	   [1913 Webster]	         And if we can not jeer them, we jeer ourselves. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Jeer \Jeer\, n.	   A railing remark or reflection; a scoff; a taunt; a biting	   jest; a flout; a jibe; mockery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Midas, exposed to all their jeers,	         Had lost his art, and kept his ears.     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeerer \Jeer"er\, n.	   A scoffer; a railer; a mocker.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeering \Jeer"ing\, a.	   Mocking; scoffing. -- n. A mocking utterance. --	   {Jeer"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeers \Jeers\, n. pl. (Naut.)	   See 1st {Jeer}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Jeffersonia \Jef`fer*so"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Thomas	   Jefferson.] (Bot.)	   An American herb with a pretty, white, solitary blossom, and	   deeply two-cleft leaves ({Jeffersonia diphylla}); twinleaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeffersonian \Jef`fer*so"ni*an\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, Thomas Jefferson (third	   President of the United States) or his political doctrines,	   which were those of the Republicanism of his time, as opposed	   to those of the Federalists. -- n. An adherent of Jefferson	   or his doctrines. -- {Jef`fer*so"ni*an*ism}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Jeffersonian simplicity \Jeffersonian simplicity\	   The absence of pomp or display which Jefferson aimed at in	   his administration as President (1801-1809), eschewing	   display or ceremony tending to distinguish the President from	   the people, as in going to the capital on horseback and with	   no escort, the abolition of court etiquette and the weekly	   levee, refusal to recognize titles of honor, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jeffersonite \Jef"fer*son*ite\, n. [Named after Thomas	   Jefferson.] (Min.)	   A variety of pyroxene of olive-green color passing into	   brown. It contains zinc.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeg \Jeg\, n. (Mach.)	   See {Jig}, 6.	   [1913 Webster]
jehad \jehad\ n.	   Same as {jihad}.	   Syn: jihad.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jehovah \Je*ho"vah\, n. [Heb. usually y[e^]h[=o]v[=a]h (with the	   vowel points of [a^]d[=o]n[=a]i Lord), sometimes (to avoid	   repetition) y[e^]h[=o]vih (with the vowel points of	   [e^]l[=o]h[imac]m God); but only the four Heb, consonants	   yhvh are conceded to be certainly known.]	   A Scripture name of the Supreme Being, by which he was	   revealed to the Jews as their covenant God or Sovereign of	   the theocracy; the "ineffable name" of the Supreme Being,	   which was not pronounced by the Jews.	   [1913 Webster]
Jehovist \Je*ho"vist\, n.	   1. One who maintains that the vowel points of the word	      Jehovah, in Hebrew, are the proper vowels of that word; --	      opposed to {adonist}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The writer of the passages of the Old Testament,	      especially those of the Pentateuch, in which the Supreme	      Being is styled Jehovah. See {Elohist}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The characteristic manner of the Jehovist differs	            from that of his predecessor [the Elohist]. He is	            fuller and freer in his descriptions; more	            reflective in his assignment of motives and causes;	            more artificial in mode of narration. --S. Davidson.	      [1913 Webster]
Jehovistic \Je`ho*vis"tic\, a.	   Relating to, or containing, Jehovah, as a name of God; --	   said of certain parts of the Old Testament, especially of the	   Pentateuch, in which Jehovah appears as the name of the	   Deity. See {Elohistic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jehu \Je"hu\, n. [From Jehu, son of Nimshi. 2 Kings ix. 20.]	   A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jejunal \Je*ju"nal\, a.	   Pertaining to the jejunum.	   [1913 Webster]
Jejune \Je*june"\, a. [L. jejunus fasting, hungry, dry, barren,	   scanty; of unknown origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lacking matter; empty; void of substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Void of interest; barren; meager; dry; as, a jejune	      narrative.	   3. Juvenile; childish; immature.	      [PJC]	   4. Lacking nutritional value.	      [PJC] - {Je*june"ly}, adv. -- {Je*june"ness}, n. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Jejunity \Je*ju"ni*ty\, n.	   The quality of being jejune; jejuneness.	   [1913 Webster]
Jejunum \Je*ju"num\, n. [NL., fr. L. jejunus empty, dry.]	   (Anat.)	   The middle division of the small intestine, between the	   duodenum and ileum; -- so called because usually found empty	   after death.	   [1913 Webster]
Jelerang \Jel"er*ang\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A large, handsome squirrel ({Sciurus Javensis}), native of	   Java and Southern Asia; -- called also {Java squirrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jell \Jell\, v. i.	   1. To jelly. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take on a more concrete or substantial form; -- of	      ideas, plans, programs, etc.	      [PJC]
jellaba \jellaba\ n.	   a loose cloak with a hood; worn in the Middle East and	   northern Africa.	   [WordNet 1.5]
jelled \jelled\ adj.	   congealed from a liquid state into a jelly; jellied.	   Syn: congealed, jellied.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jellied \jel"lied\, a.	   Brought to the state or consistency of jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
jellify \jel"li*fy\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jellified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Jellifying}.]	   To make, or to become, gelatinous; to make into jelly; to	   jelly. -- {Jel`li*fi*ca"tion}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Jell-O
Jell-O \Jell"-O\, jello \jell"o\n. [a trademark.]	   a brand of sweetened fruit-flavored powdered mixture,	   packaged so that it can be conveniently dissolved in hot	   water and solidified into a gelatin, used as a dessert,	   sometimes with pieces of fruit mixed in; also the gelatin	   dessert thus prepared; sometimes used metaphorically; as,	   when he pulled a gun on me, my knees turned to Jell-O..	   [Trademark]	   Note: Jell-O was originally a trademark and is still	         protected by trademark law, but is often used as one	         word, uncapitalized in informal writing.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
jelly \jel"ly\, n.; pl. {Jellies}. [ Formerly gelly, gely, F.	   gel['e]e jelly, frost, fr. geler to freeze. L. gelare; akin	   to gelu frost. See {Gelid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Anything brought to a gelatinous condition; a viscous,	      translucent substance in a condition between liquid and	      solid; a stiffened solution of gelatin, gum, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The juice of fruits or meats boiled with sugar to an	      elastic consistence; as, currant jelly; calf's-foot jelly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jelly bag}, a bag through which the material for jelly is	      strained.	   {Jelly mold}, a mold for forming jelly in ornamental shapes.	      	   {Jelly plant} (Bot.), Australian name of an edible seaweed	      ({Eucheuma speciosum}), from which an excellent jelly is	      made. --J. Smith.	   {Jelly powder}, an explosive, composed of nitroglycerin and	      collodion cotton; -- so called from its resemblance to	      calf's-foot jelly.	      [1913 Webster]
Jelly \Jel"ly\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jellied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jellying}.]	   To become jelly; to come to the state or consistency of	   jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Jellyfish \Jel"ly*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of the acalephs, esp. one of the larger species,	   having a jellylike appearance. See {Medusa} and {acaleph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jemidar \Jem"i*dar`\ (j[e^]m"[i^]*d[aum]r`), n. [Per. & Hind.	   jama-d[=a]r.]	   The chief or leader of a band or body of persons; esp., in	   the native army of India, an officer of a rank corresponding	   to that of lieutenant in the English army. [Written also	   {jemadar}, {jamadar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jemlah goat \Jem"lah goat`\ (j[e^]m"l[.a] g[=o]t`). (Zool.)	   The jharal.	   [1913 Webster]
Jemminess \Jem"mi*ness\, n.	   Spruceness. [Slang, Eng.] --Pegge (1814).	   [1913 Webster]
Jemmy \Jem"my\, a. [Cf. {Gim}, and {Gimp}, a.]	   Spruce. [Slang, Eng.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Jemmy \Jem"my\, n.	   1. A short crowbar. See {Jimmy}. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A baked sheep's head. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Jeniquen \Je*ni"quen\, n. [Sp. jeniquen.] (Bot.)	   A Mexican name for the Sisal hemp ({Agave rigida}, var.	   Sisalana); also, its fiber. [Written also {hen[imac]equen}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jenite \Je"nite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Yenite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jenkins \Jen"kins\, n.	   A name of contempt for a flatterer of persons high in social	   or official life; as, the Jenkins employed by a newspaper.	   [Colloq. Eng. & U.S.] --G. W. Curtis.	   [1913 Webster]
Jennet \Jen"net\ (j[e^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. genet, Sp. jinete,	   orig., a mounted soldier, Ar. zen[=a]ta a tribe of Barbary	   celebrated for its cavalry.]	   A small Spanish horse; a genet.	   [1913 Webster]
Jenneting \Jen"net*ing\, n. [Prob. fr. a dim. of Jean John, so	   named as becoming ripe about St. John's day, June 24. F. Jean	   is fr. L. Johannes. See {Zany}.]	   A variety of early apple. See {Juneating}. [Written also	   {geniting}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jenny \Jen"ny\, n.; pl. {Jennies}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A familiar or pet form of the proper name Jane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A familiar name of the European wren.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jenny ass} (Zool.), a female ass; also, a female of certain	      other animals.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Jenny \Jen"ny\, n. [A corruption of gin an engine; influenced by	   Jenny, the proper name. See {Gin} an engine, and cf.	   {Ginny-carriage}.]	   A machine for spinning a number of threads at once, -- used	   in factories. Also called {spinning jenny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jentling \Jent"ling\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Leuciscus}; the blue chub of the Danube.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeofail \Jeof"ail\ (j[e^]f"[asl]l), n. [F. j'ai failli I have	   failed.] (Law)	   An oversight in pleading, or the acknowledgment of a mistake	   or oversight. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeopard \Jeop"ard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeoparded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Jeoparding}.] [From {Jeopardy}.]	   To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil;	   to jeopardize; to hazard. --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]	         A people that jeoparded their lives unto the death.	                                                  --Judg. v. 18.	   Syn: To hazard; risk; imperil; endanger; expose.	        [1913 Webster]
jeoparder \jeop"ard*er\, n.	   One who puts in jeopardy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
jeopardize \jeop"ard*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeopardized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Jeopardizing}.]	   To expose to loss or injury; to risk.	   Syn: jeopard.	        [1913 Webster]	              That he should jeopardize his willful head	              Only for spite at me.               --H. Taylor.	        [1913 Webster]
Jeopardous \Jeop"ard*ous\, a.	   Perilous; hazardous.	   [1913 Webster]	         His goodly, valiant, and jeopardous enterprise.	                                                  --Fuller.	   -- {Jeop"ard*ous*ly}, adv. --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeopardy \Jeop"ard*y\, n. [OE. jupartie, juperti, jeuparti, OF.	   jeu parti an even game, a game in which the chances are even;	   OF. jeu, ju, F. jeu (L. jocus jest) + F. partier to divide,	   L. partire to divide. See {Joke}, and {Part}.]	   Exposure to death, loss, or injury; hazard; danger.	   [1913 Webster]	         There came down a storm of wind on the lake; and they	         were filled with water, and were in jeopardy. --Luke	                                                  viii. 23.	   [1913 Webster]	         Look to thyself, thou art in jeopardy.   --Shak.	   Syn: Danger; peril; hazard; risk. See {Danger}.	        [1913 Webster]	Jeopardy \Jeop"ard*y\, v. t.	   To jeopardize. [R.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster] Jequirity
Jequirity \Je*quir"i*ty\, n., or Jequirity bean \Je*quir"i*ty
bean`\ [Prob. fr. a native name.] (Bot.)	   The seed of the wild licorice ({Abrus precatorius}) used by	   the people of India for beads in rosaries and necklaces, as a	   standard weight, etc.; -- called also {jumble bead}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jerboa \Jer*bo"a\, n. [Ar. yarb[=u]`.] (Zool.)	   Any small jumping rodent of the genus {Dipus}, esp. {Dipus	   Aegyptius}, which is common in Egypt and the adjacent	   countries. The jerboas have very long hind legs and a long	   tail. [Written also {gerboa}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other small jumping	         rodents, as the {Pedetes Caffer}, of the Cape of Good	         Hope.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Jerboa kangaroo} (Zool.), small Australian kangaroo	      ({Bettongia penicillata}), about the size of a common	      hare.	      [1913 Webster]
Jereed \Jer*eed"\, n. [Ar. jer[imac]d. Cf. {Djereed}.]	   A blunt javelin used by the people of the Levant, especially	   in mock fights. [Written also {jerreed}, {jerid}.] --Byron.	   Jeremiad
Jeremiad \Jer`e*mi"ad\, Jeremiade \Jer`e*mi"ade\, n. [From	   Jeremiah, the prophet: cf. F. j['e]r['e]miade.]	   A tale of sorrow, disappointment, or complaint; a doleful	   story; a dolorous tirade; -- generally used satirically.	   [1913 Webster]	         He has prolonged his complaint into an endless	         jeremiad.                                --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Jerfalcon \Jer"fal`con\, n. (Zool.)	   The gyrfalcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Jerguer \Jer"guer\, n.	   See {Jerquer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jerid \Jer*id"\, n.	   Same as {Jereed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jerk \Jerk\ (j[~e]rk), v. t. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui	   dried beef.]	   To cut into long slices or strips and dry in the sun; as, to	   jerk beef. See {Charqui}.	   [1913 Webster]	Jerk \Jerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jerked} (j[~e]rkt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Jerking}.] [Akin to yerk, and perh. also to yard a	   measure.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To beat; to strike. [Obs.] --Florio.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a quick and suddenly arrested thrust, push, pull,	      or twist, to; to yerk; as, to jerk one with the elbow; to	      jerk a coat off.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw with a quick and suddenly arrested motion of the	      hand; as, to jerk a stone.	      [1913 Webster]	Jerk \Jerk\, v. i.	   1. To make a sudden motion; to move with a start, or by	      starts. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flout with contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	Jerk \Jerk\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A short, sudden pull, thrust, push, twitch, jolt, shake,	      or similar motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            His jade gave him a jerk.             --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden start or spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lobsters . . . swim backwards by jerks or springs.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A foolish, stupid, or otherwise contemptible person.	      [Slang]	   Syn: jerkoff.	        [PJC]	   4. (Sport) The lifting of a weight, in a single rapid motion,	      from shoulder height until the arms are outstretched above	      the head; distinguished from {press} in that the motion in	      a jerk is more rapid, and the body may be moved under the	      weight to assist completion of the movement; as, a clean	      and jerk of two hundred pounds.	      [PJC]	   2. Calisthenic exercises, such as push-ups or deep knee	      bends; also called {physical jerks}. [British]	      [PJC]
Jerker \Jerk"er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A beater. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who jerks or moves with a jerk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A North American river chub ({Hybopsis	      biguttatus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Jerkin \Jer"kin\, n. [Dim. of D. jurk a frock.]	   A jacket or short coat; a close waistcoat. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Jerkin \Jer"kin\, n. (Zool.)	   A male gyrfalcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Jerking \Jerk"ing\, n.	   The act of pulling, pushing, or throwing, with a jerk. --	   {Jerk"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Jerkinhead \Jer"kin*head`\, n. (Arch.)	   The hipped part of a roof which is hipped only for a part of	   its height, leaving a truncated gable.	   [1913 Webster]
jerkoff \jerk"off\, a.	   A lazy, foolish, stupid, or otherwise contemptible person; --	   an offensive and disparaging term. [vulgar slang]	   Syn: jerk.	        [PJC]
jerk off \jerk` off"\, v. i.	   To masturbate. [vulgar slang]	   Syn: whack off.	        [PJC]
jerkwater \jerkwater\ adj. [from jerk + water, a place where it	   is necessary to draw (jerk) water to supply the boiler of a	   steam engine.]	   1. small and remote and insignificant; as, a jerkwater	      college.	   Syn: one-horse, pokey, poky.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Railroads) Off the main railroad line. [Archaic]	      [PJC]
jerky \jerk"y\, a.	   1. Moving by jerks and starts; characterized by abrupt	      transitions; as, a jerky vehicle; a jerky style.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foolish; ridiculous; stupid. [slang]	      [PJC]	jerky \jerk"y\, n. [Corrupted from Peruv. charqui dried beef.]	   Meat, especially beef, that has been cut in strips and dried;	   meat that has been jerked; see first {jerk}, v.; as, beef	   jerky	   [PJC]
Jermoonal \Jer*moon"al\, n. (Zool.)	   The Himalayan snow partridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeronymite \Je*ron"y*mite\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One belonging of the medi[ae]val religious orders called	   Hermits of St. Jerome. [Written also {Hieronymite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jeropigia \Jer`o*pig"i*a\, n.	   See {Geropigia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jerquer \Jer"quer\, n. [Cf. F. chercher to search, E. search.]	   A customhouse officer who searches ships for unentered goods.	   [Eng.] [Written also {jerguer.}]	   [1913 Webster]
Jerquing \Jer"quing\, n.	   The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.] [Written	   also {jerguer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Jerquing \Jer"quing\, n.	   The searching of a ship for unentered goods. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jerry \Jer"ry\, a.	   Flimsy; jerry-built. -- {Jer"ry*ism}, n. [Both Builder's	   Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jerry-builder \Jer"ry-build`er\, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name	   Jerry, familiar form of Jeremiah.]	   A professional builder who erects cheap dwellings of poor	   materials and unsubstantial and slovenly construction.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jerry-built \Jer"ry-built`\, a.	   1. Built hastily and of bad materials; as, jerry-built	      houses.	   Syn: slipshod, ramshackle, flimsy.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Developed in an unsystematic or inexpert manner; built	      haphazardly; -- used of objects, organizations, plans,	      etc.	      [PJC]
Jersey \Jer"sey\, n.; pl. {Jerseys}. [From Jersey, the largest	   of the Channel Islands.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool;	      also, fine yarn of wool.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a	      closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic	      fabric (as stockinet).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys	      are noted for the richness of their milk.	      [1913 Webster]
Jerusalem \Je*ru"sa*lem\ (j[-e]*r[udd]"s[.a]*l[e^]m), n. [Gr.	   'Ieroysalh`m, fr. Heb. Y[e^]r[=u]sh[=a]laim.]	   The chief city of Palestine, intimately associated with the	   glory of the Jewish nation, and the life and death of Jesus	   Christ.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jerusalem artichoke} [Perh. a corrupt. of It. girasole i.e.,	      sunflower, or turnsole. See {Gyre}, {Solar}.] (Bot.)	   (a) An American plant, a perennial species of sunflower	       ({Helianthus tuberosus}), whose tubers are sometimes used	       as food.	   (b) One of the tubers themselves.	   {Jerusalem cherry} (Bot.), the popular name of either of two	      species of {Solanum} ({Solanum Pseudo-capsicum} and	      {Solanum capsicastrum}), cultivated as ornamental house	      plants. They bear bright red berries of about the size of	      cherries.	   {Jerusalem oak} (Bot.), an aromatic goosefoot ({Chenopodium	      Botrys}), common about houses and along roadsides.	   {Jerusalem sage} (Bot.), a perennial herb of the Mint family	      ({Phlomis tuberosa}).	   {Jerusalem thorn} (Bot.), a spiny, leguminous tree	      ({Parkinsonia aculeata}), widely dispersed in warm	      countries, and used for hedges.	   {The New Jerusalem}, Heaven; the Celestial City.	      [1913 Webster]
Jervine \Jer"vine\, n. [Prob. fr. Sp. yerba herb, OSp., the	   poison of the veratrum.] (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid resembling veratrine, and found with it	   in white hellebore ({Veratrum album}); -- called also	   {jervina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jess \Jess\, n.; pl. {Jesses}. [OF. gies, giez, prop. pl. of	   giet, get, jet, F. jet, a throwing, jess. See {Jet} a	   shooting forth.] (falconry)	   A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a	   hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the	   falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of	   {Falcon}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a hawk, which feeling freed	         From bells and jesses which did let her flight.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Jessamine \Jes"sa*mine\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Jasmine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jessant \Jes"sant\, a. (Her.)	   Springing up or emerging; -- said of a plant or animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Jesse \Jes"se\, n. [LL. Jesse, the father of David, fr. Gr. ?,	   fr. Herb. Yishai.]	   Any representation or suggestion of the genealogy of Christ,	   in decorative art; as:	   (a) A genealogical tree represented in stained glass.	   (b) A candlestick with many branches, each of which bears the	       name of some one of the descendants of Jesse; -- called	       also {tree of Jesse}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Jesse window} (Arch.), a window of which the glazing and	      tracery represent the tree of Jesse.	      [1913 Webster]
Jessed \Jessed\, a. (Her.)	   Having jesses on, as a hawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Jest \Jest\ (j[e^]st), n. [OE. jeste, geste, deed, action,	   story, tale, OF. geste, LL. gesta, orig., exploits, neut. pl.	   from L. gestus, p. p. of gerere to bear, carry, accomplish,	   perform; perh. orig., to make to come, bring, and perh. akin	   to E. come. Cf. {Gest} a deed, {Register}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A deed; an action; a gest. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The jests or actions of princes.      --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mask; a pageant; an interlude. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            He promised us, in honor of our guest,	            To grace our banquet with some pompous jest. --Kyd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something done or said in order to amuse; a joke; a	      witticism; a jocose or sportive remark or phrase. See	      Synonyms under {Jest}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must be sad . . . smile at no man's jests. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Right Honorable gentleman is indebted to his	            memory for his jests, and to his imagination for his	            facts.                                --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The object of laughter or sport; a laughingstock.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then let me be your jest; I deserve it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In jest}, for mere sport or diversion; not in truth and	      reality; not in earnest.	      [1913 Webster]	            And given in earnest what I begged in jest. --Shak.	   {Jest book}, a book containing a collection of jests, jokes,	      and amusing anecdotes; a Joe Miller.	      [1913 Webster]	Jest \Jest\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jested}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jesting}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take part in a merrymaking; -- especially, to act in a	      mask or interlude. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make merriment by words or actions; to joke; to make	      light of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            He jests at scars that never felt a wound. --Shak.	   Syn: To joke; sport; rally.	   Usage: 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 often ill-natured; a	          joke is a sportive sally designed to promote good	          humor without wounding the feelings of its object.	          "Jests are, therefore, seldom harmless; jokes	          frequently allowable. The most serious subject may be	          degraded by being turned into a jest." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
Jester \Jest"er\, n. [Cf. {Gestour}.]	   1. A buffoon; a merry-andrew; a court fool.	      [1913 Webster]	            This . . . was Yorick's skull, the king's jester.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dressed in the motley garb that jesters wear.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person addicted to jesting, or to indulgence in light	      and amusing talk.	      [1913 Webster]	            He ambled up and down	            With shallow jesters.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Jestful \Jest"ful\, a.	   Given to jesting; full of jokes.	   [1913 Webster]
Jesting \Jest"ing\, a.	   Sportive; not serious; fit for jests.	   Syn: joking.	        [1913 Webster]	              He will find that these are no jesting matters.	                                                  --Macaulay.	        [1913 Webster]	Jesting \Jest"ing\, n.	   The act or practice of making jests; joking; pleasantry.	   --Eph. v. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Jestingly \Jest"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a jesting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jesu \Je"su\, n. [L., vocative and oblique cases of Jesus.]	   Jesus. [Poetical]	         Jesu, give the weary	         Calm and sweet repose.                   --S.	                                                  Baring-Gould.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jesuit \Jes"u*it\, n. [F. J['e]suite, Sp. Jesuita: cf. It.	   Gesuita.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) One of a religious order founded by Ignatius	      Loyola, and approved in 1540, under the title of The	      Society of Jesus.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The order consists of Scholastics, the Professed, the	         Spiritual Coadjutors, and the Temporal Coadjutors or	         Lay Brothers. The Jesuit novice after two years becomes	         a Scholastic, and takes his first vows of poverty,	         chastity, and obedience simply. Some years after, at	         the close of a second novitiate, he takes his second	         vows and is ranked among the Coadjutors or Professed.	         The Professed are bound by a fourth vow, from which	         only the pope can dispense, requiring them to go	         wherever the pope may send them for missionary duty.	         The Coadjutors teach in the schools, and are employed	         in general missionary labors. The Society is governed	         by a General who holds office for life. He has	         associated with him "Assistants" (five at the present	         time), representing different provinces. The Society	         was first established in the United States in 1807. The	         Jesuits have displayed in their enterprises a high	         degree of zeal, learning, and skill, but, by their	         enemies, have been generally reputed to use art and	         intrigue in promoting or accomplishing their purposes,	         whence the words Jesuit, Jesuitical, and the like, have	         acquired an opprobrious sense.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A crafty person; an intriguer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jesuits' bark}, Peruvian bark, or the bark of certain	      species of {Cinchona}; -- so called because its medicinal	      properties were first made known in Europe by Jesuit	      missionaries to South America.	   {Jesuits' drops}. See {Friar's balsam}, under {Friar}.	   {Jesuits' nut}, the European water chestnut.	   {Jesuits' powder}, powdered cinchona bark.	   {Jesuits' tea}, a Chilian leguminous shrub, used as a tea and	      medicinally.	      [1913 Webster]
Jesuited \Jes"u*it*ed\, a.	   Conforming to the principles of the Jesuits. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jesuitess \Jes"u*it*ess\, n. [Cf. F. J['e]suitesse.] (R. C.	   Hist.)	   One of an order of nuns established on the principles of the	   Jesuits, but suppressed by Pope Urban in 1633. Jesuitic
Jesuitic \Jes`u*it"ic\, Jesuitical \Jes`u*it"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   j['e]suitique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Jesuits, or to their principles	      and methods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Designing; cunning; deceitful; crafty; -- an opprobrious	      use of the word. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Jesuitically \Jes`u*it"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a jesuitical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jesuitism \Jes"u*it*ism\, n. [Cf. F. j['e]suitisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The principles and practices of the Jesuits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cunning; deceit; deceptive practices to effect a purpose;	      subtle argument; -- an opprobrious use of the word.	      [1913 Webster]
Jesuitocracy \Jes`u*it*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Jesuit + -cracy, as in	   aristocracy.]	   Government by Jesuits; also, the whole body of Jesuits in a	   country. [R.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Jesuitry \Jes"u*it*ry\, n.	   Jesuitism; subtle argument. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Jesus \Je"sus\ (j[=e]"z[u^]s), prop. n. [L. Jesus, Gr. ?, from	   Heb. Y[=e]sh[=u]a'; Y[=a]h Jehovah + h[=o]sh[imac]a' to	   help.]	   The {Savior}; the name of the Son of God as announced by the	   angel to his parents; the personal name of Our Lord, in	   distinction from Christ, his official appellation. --Luke i.	   31.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt call his name Jesus; for he shall save his	         people from their sins.                  --Matt. i. 21.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form Jesu is often used, esp. in the vocative.	         [1913 Webster]	               Jesu, do thou my soul receive.     --Keble.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The Society of Jesus}. The Roman Catholic order whose	      members are called Jesuits. See {Jesuit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Jet \Jet\, n.	   Same as 2d {Get}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Jet \Jet\, n. [OF. jet, jayet, F. ja["i]et, jais, L. gagates,	   fr. Gr. ?; -- so called from ? or ?, a town and river in	   Lycia.] [written also {jeat}, {jayet}.] (Min.)	   A variety of lignite, of a very compact texture and velvet	   black color, susceptible of a good polish, and often wrought	   into mourning jewelry, toys, buttons, etc. Formerly called	   also {black amber}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jet ant} (Zool.), a blackish European ant ({Formica	      fuliginosa}), which builds its nest of a paperlike	      material in the trunks of trees.	      [1913 Webster]	Jet \Jet\, n. [F. jet, OF. get, giet, L. jactus a throwing, a	   throw, fr. jacere to throw. Cf. {Abject}, {Ejaculate},	   {Gist}, {Jess}, {Jut}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A shooting forth; a spouting; a spurt; a sudden rush or	      gush, as of water from a pipe, or of flame from an	      orifice; also, that which issues in a jet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drift; scope; range, as of an argument. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sprue of a type, which is broken from it when the type	      is cold. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jet propeller} (Naut.), a device for propelling vessels by	      means of a forcible jet of water ejected from the vessel,	      as by a centrifugal pump.	   {Jet pump}, a device in which a small jet of steam, air,	      water, or other fluid, in rapid motion, lifts or otherwise	      moves, by its impulse, a larger quantity of the fluid with	      which it mingles.	      [1913 Webster]	Jet \Jet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jetted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jetting}.] [F. jeter, L. jactare, freq. fr. jacere to throw.	   See 3d {Jet}, and cf. {Jut}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To strut; to walk with a lofty or haughty gait; to be	      insolent; to obtrude. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            he jets under his advanced plumes!    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To jet upon a prince's right.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To jerk; to jolt; to be shaken. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shoot forward or out; to project; to jut out.	      [1913 Webster]	Jet \Jet\, v. t.	   To spout; to emit in a stream or jet.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dozen angry models jetted steam.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Jet-black \Jet"-black`\, a.	   Black as jet; deep black. See first {jet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jet d'eau \Jet` d'eau"\; pl. {Jets d'eau}. [F., a throw of	   water. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]	   A stream of water spouting, esp. upward, from a fountain or	   pipe for ornament; also, the fountain or pipe from which it	   issues.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jeterus \Jet"e*rus\, n. (Bot.)	   A yellowness of the parts of plants which are normally green;	   yellows. Jetsam
Jetsam \Jet"sam\, Jetson \Jet"son\, n. [F. jeter to throw: cf.	   OF. getaison a throwing. Cf. {Flotsam}, {Jettison}.]	   1. (Mar. Law) Goods which sink when cast into the sea, and	      remain under water; -- distinguished from {flotsam}, goods	      which float, and {ligan} (or {lagan}), goods which are	      sunk attached to a buoy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of throwing objects from a ship to lighten the	      load; jettison[1]. See {Jettison}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Anything thrown overboard from a ship, whether	      floating or not.	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: [fig.] Objects scattered about in a disorderly	      manner; as, he couldn't find his sneakers among the jetsam	      in his room. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
jet set \jet" set`\ n. [from jet plane, the conveyance used in	   their travels.]	   an international group of wealthy individuals who travel	   frequently to international resorts. -- the group is not	   organized, but membership is defined solely by frequent	   travel for pleasure.	   [PJC]
jet-setter \jet-setter\ n.	   a member of the jet set.	   [PJC]
jet-setting \jet-setting\ n.	   frequent international travel for pleasure, as contrasted	   with business.	   [PJC]
Jetteau \Jet"teau\ (j[e^]t"t[-o]), n.	   See {Jet d'eau}. [R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Jettee \Jet"tee\ (j[e^]t"t[-e]), n.	   See {Jetty}, n. -- Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Jetter \Jet"ter\ (j[e^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   One who struts; one who bears himself jauntily; a fop. [Obs.]	   --Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Jettiness \Jet"ti*ness\ (j[e^]t"t[i^]*n[e^]s). n.	   The state of being jetty; blackness. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
jetting \jetting\ adj.	   being propelled violently in a usually narrow stream; -- of	   liquids.	   Syn: spouting, spurting, squirting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jettison \Jet"ti*son\ n. [See {Jetsam}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mar. Law) The throwing overboard of goods from necessity,	      in order to lighten a vessel in danger of wreck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Jetsam}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Jetton \Jet"ton\, n. [F. jeton.]	   A metal counter used in playing cards.	   [1913 Webster]
Jetty \Jet"ty\, a.	   Made of jet, or like jet in color.	   [1913 Webster]	         The people . . . are of a jetty.         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Jetty \Jet"ty\, n.; pl. {Jetties}. [F. jet['e]e a pier, a jetty,	   a causeway. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf. {Jutty}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A part of a building that jets or projects beyond	      the rest, and overhangs the wall below.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wharf or pier extending from the shore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hydraul. Engin.) A structure of wood or stone extended	      into the sea to influence the current or tide, or to	      protect a harbor; a mole; as, the Eads system of jetties	      at the mouth of the Mississippi River.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jetty head} (Naut.), a projecting part at the end of a	      wharf; the front of a wharf whose side forms one of the	      cheeks of a dock.	      [1913 Webster]	Jetty \Jet"ty\, v. i.	   To jut out; to project. [Obs.] --Florio.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeu d'esprit \Jeu" d'es`prit"\ [F., play of mind.]	   A witticism.	   [1913 Webster]
Jeunesse dor'ee \Jeu`nesse" do`r['e]e"\ [F.]	   Lit., gilded youth; young people of wealth and fashion, esp.	   if given to prodigal living; -- in the French Revolution,	   applied to young men of the upper classes who aided in	   suppressing the Jacobins after the Reign of Terror.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jew \Jew\ (j[=u] or j[udd]; 277), n. [OF. Juis, pl., F. Juif, L.	   Judaeus, Gr. 'Ioydai^os, fr. 'Ioydai`a the country of the	   Jews, Judea, fr. Heb. Y[e^]h[=u]d[=a]h Judah, son of Jacob.	   Cf. {Judaic}.]	   1. Originally, one belonging to the tribe or kingdom of	      Judah; after the return from the Babylonish captivity, any	      member of the new state; a Hebrew; an Israelite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An adherent of Judaism.	      [PJC]	   {Jew's frankincense}, gum styrax, or benzoin.	   {Jew's mallow} (Bot.), an annual herb ({Corchorus olitorius})	      cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India	      for its fiber.	   {Jew's pitch}, asphaltum; bitumen.	   {The Wandering Jew}, an imaginary personage, who, for his	      cruelty to Christ during his passion, is doomed to wander	      on the earth till Christ's second coming.	   {Wandering Jew}, any of several house plants of the genera	      {Zebrina} and {Tradescantia} having white-striped leaves,	      especially the creeping plants {Zebrina pendula} and	      {Tradescantia fluminensis}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Jew \Jew\ (j[=u] or j[=oo]), a.	   Of or pertaining to Jews; Jewish; -- usually considered	   offensive. [offensive]	   [PJC]	Jew \Jew\, Jew down \Jew down\(j[=u] or j[=oo]), v. t.	   To bargain down (a person) in price; as, I jewed him down to	   ten dollars. [offensive]	   [PJC]
Jew-baiter \Jew-baiter\ n.	   someone who hates and would persecute Jews; an anti-Semite.	   Syn: anti-Semite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jewbush \Jew"bush`\, n. (Bot.)	   A euphorbiaceous shrub of the genus {Pedilanthus}	   ({Pedilanthus tithymaloides}), found in the West Indies, and	   possessing powerful emetic and drastic qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Jewel \Jew"el\ (j[=u]"[e^]l or j[udd]"[e^]l), n. [OE. juel,	   jowel, OF. jouel, juel, joiel, F. joyau, dim. of OF. joie	   joy, jewel, F. joie joy. See {Joy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An ornament of dress usually made of a precious metal, and	      having enamel or precious stones as a part of its design.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plate of rare device, and jewels	            Of rich and exquisite form.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A precious stone; a gem. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An object regarded with special affection; a precious	      thing. "Our prince (jewel of children)." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A bearing for a pivot a pivot in a watch, formed of a	      crystal or precious stone, as a ruby.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jewel block} (Naut.), block at the extremity of a yard,	      through which the halyard of a studding sail is rove.	      [1913 Webster]	Jewel \Jew"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jeweled}, or {Jewelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Jeweling}, or {Jewelling}.]	   To dress, adorn, deck, or supply with jewels, as a dress, a	   sword hilt, or a watch; to bespangle, as with jewels; to	   bejewel.	   [1913 Webster]	         The long gray tufts . . . are jeweled thick with dew.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster] jeweled
jeweled \jeweled\ jewelled \jewelled\adj.	   covered with beads or jewels or sequins.	   Syn: beaded, beady, bejewelled, bejeweled, bespangled,	        gemmed, sequined, spangled, spangly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jeweler \Jew"el*er\ (j[=u]"[e^]l*l[~e]r or j[udd]"[e^]l*l[~e]r),	   n. [Cf. F. joaillier.]	   One who makes, or deals in, jewels, precious stones, and	   similar ornaments. [Written also {jeweller}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jeweler's gold}. See under {Gold}.	      [1913 Webster]
Jewellery \Jew"el*ler*y\ (j[=u]"[e^]l*l[~e]r*r[y^] or	   j[udd]"[e^]l*l[~e]r*r[y^]), n.	   See {Jewelry}. [Chiefly Brit.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Jewelry \Jew"el*ry\ (j[=u]"[e^]l*r[y^] or j[udd]"[e^]l*r[y^]),	   n. [Cf. F. joaillerie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art or trade of a jeweler. --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jewels, collectively; as, a bride's jewelry.	      [1913 Webster]
jewels-of-opar \jewels-of-opar\ n.	   An erect plant ({Talinum paniculatum}) with tuberous roots	   and terminal panicles of red to yellow flowers, grwing from	   Southwestern North America to Central America; it has been	   widely introduced elsewhere.	   Syn: {Talinum paniculatum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jewelweed \Jew"el*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Impatiens}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jewess \Jew"ess\, n., fem. of {Jew}.	   A female Jew; a Hebrew woman; a female adherent of Judaism.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Jewfish \Jew"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   1. A very large serranoid fish ({Promicrops itaiara}) of	      Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. It often reaches the	      weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or	      yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also {guasa},	      and {warsaw}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A similar gigantic fish ({Stereolepis gigas}) of Southern	      California, valued as a food fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The black grouper of Florida and Texas.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A large herringlike fish; the tarpum.	      [1913 Webster]
Jewise \Jew*ise"\, n.	   Same as {Juise}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jewish \Jew"ish\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Jews or Hebrews; characteristic of	      or resembling the Jews or their customs; Israelitish. --	      {Jew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Jew"ish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Judaism.	      [PJC]	Jewish calendar \Jew"ish cal"en*dar\	   A lunisolar calendar in use among Hebraic peoples, reckoning	   from the year 3761 b. c., the date traditionally given for	   the Creation.	   Note: It received its present fixed form from Hillel II.	         about 360 a. d. The present names of the months, which	         are Babylonian-Assyrian in origin, replaced older ones,	         Abib, Bul, etc., at the time of the Babylonian Exile.	         Nineteen years constitute a lunar cycle, of which the	         3d, 6th, 8th, 11th, 14th, 17th, and 19th years are leap	         years. The year 5663 [1902-3 a. d.] was the first year	         of the 299th lunar cycle. The common year is said to be	         defective, regular, or perfect (or abundant) according	         as it has 353, 354, or 355 days. The leap year has an	         intercalary month, and a total of 383 (defective), 384	         (regular), or 385 (perfect, or abundant) days. The	         calendar is complicated by various rules providing for	         the harmonious arrangement of festivals, etc., so that	         no simple perpetual calendar can be constructed. The	         following table gives the months in order, with the	         number of days assigned to each. Only three months vary	         in length. They are: Heshvan, which has 30 days in	         perfect years; Kislev, which has 30 days in regular and	         perfect years; and Adar, which has 30 days in leap	         years. The ecclesiastical year commences with Nisan and	         the civil year with Tishri. The date of the first of	         Tishri, or the Jewish New Year, is also given for the	         Jewish years 5661-5696 (1900-1935 a. d.). From these	         tables it is possible to transform any Jewish date into	         Christian, or vice versa, for the years 1900-1935 a. d.	         Months of the Jewish Year. 1 Tishri . . . . . . 30 2	         Heshvan . . . . . 29 (r. & d.) or 30 (p.) 3 Kislev . .	         . . . . 29 (d.) or 30 (r. & p.) 4 Tebet . . . . . . 29	         5 Shebat . . . . . . 30 6 Adar . . . . . . . 29 or 30	         (l.) -- Veadar . . . . . 29 (occuring only in leap	         years) 7 Nisan . . . . . . .30 8 Ivar . . . . . . ..29	         9 Sivan . . . . . . .30 10 Tammux . . . . . . 29 11 Ab	         . . . . . . . . 30 12 Elul . . . . . . ..29	Jewish Year a. d.
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p. begins Sept. 24, 1900 5662 d.l. " " 14, 1901 5663 p. " Oct.
2, 1902 5664 r. " Sept. 22, 1903 5665 p.l. " " 10, 1904 5666 p.
" " 30, 1905 5667 r. " " 20, 1906 5668 d.l. " " 6, 1907 5669 p.	" " 26, 1908 5670 d.l. " " 16, 1909 5671 r. " Oct. 4, 1910 5672
p. " Sept. 23, 1911 5673 p.l. " " 12, 1912 5674 r. " Oct. 2,
1913 5675 d. " Sept. 21, 1914 5676 p.l. " " 9, 1915 5677 r. " "
28, 1916 5678 p. " " 17, 1917 5679 d.l. begins Sept. 7, 1918
5680 r. " " 25, 1919 5681 p.l. " " 13, 1920 5682 p. " Oct. 3,
1921 5683 d. " Sept. 23, 1922 5684 r.l. " " 11, 1923 5685 p. " "
29, 1924 5686 p. " " 19, 1925 5687 d.l. " " 9, 1926 5688 r. " "
27, 1927 5689 p.l. " " 15, 1928 5690 d. " Oct. 5, 1929 5691 r. "
Sept. 23, 1930 5692 p.l. " " 12, 1931 5693 p. " Oct. 1, 1932
5694 r. " Sept. 23, 1933 5695 d.l. " " 10, 1934 5696 p. " " 28,
1935 d. = defective year; d.l. = defective leap year; p. =
perfect year; p.l. = perfect leap year; r. = regular year; r.l.
= regular leap year.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jewry \Jew"ry\, n. [OE. Jewerie, OF. Juierie, F. Juiverie.]	   1. Judea; also, a district inhabited by Jews; a Jews'	      quarter. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Teaching throughout all Jewry.        --Luke xxiii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jewish people, collectively.	      [PJC] Jew's-ear
Jew's-ear \Jew's"-ear`\, Jew's-ears \Jew's"-ears`\, n. (Bot.)	   A widely distributed species of edible fungus ({Auricularia	   auricula-judae}, formerly {Hirneola Auricula-Jud[ae]}, or	   {Hirneola Auricula}), bearing some resemblance to the human	   ear and growing on decaying wood.	   Syn: ear fungus, .	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Jew's-harp \Jew's-harp`\, n. [Jew + harp; or possibly a corrupt.	   of jaw's harp; cf. G. maultrommel, lit., mouthdrum.]	   1. An instrument of music, which, when placed between the	      teeth, gives, by means of a bent metal tongue struck by	      the finger, a sound which is modulated by the breath; --	      called also {Jew's-trump}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The shackle for joining a chain cable to an	      anchor.	      [1913 Webster] Jew's-stone
Jew's-stone \Jew's-stone`\, Jewstone \Jew"stone`\, n. (Paleon.)	   A large clavate spine of a fossil sea urchin.	   [1913 Webster]
Jezebel \Jez"e*bel\, n. [From Jezebel, Heb. Izebel, the wife of	   Ahab king of Israel.]	   A bold, vicious woman; a termagant. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Jharal \Jha"ral\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A wild goat ({Capra Jemlaica}) which inhabits the loftiest	   mountains of India. It has long, coarse hair, forming a thick	   mane on its head and neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Jib \Jib\ (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to	   side. See {Jib}, v. i.., {Jibe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.) A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard	      extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the	      bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry	      several jibs; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load	      is suspended.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A stationary condition; a standstill.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Jib boom} (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an	      extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by	      another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also	      {gib boom}.]	   {Jib crane} (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which	      a trolley moves, bearing the load.	   {Jib door} (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without	      dressings or moldings; a disguised door.	   {Jib header} (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a	      jib-headed topsail.	   {Jib topsail} (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of	      all the other jibs.	   {The cut of one's jib}, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]	      --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Jib \Jib\, v. i. [Connected with jibe; cf. OF. giber to shake.]	   To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse;	   to balk. [Written also {jibb}.] [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Jib	Jib \Jib\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jibbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jibbing}.] Also Jibb \Jibb\ [Cf. {Jib} a sail, {Gybe}.]	   (Chiefly Naut.)	   To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in	   tacking.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jibber \Jib"ber\, n.	   A horse that jibs. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jibe \Jibe\ (j[imac]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jibed} (j[imac]bd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Jibing} (j[imac]b"[i^]ng).] [Cf. Dan. gibbe,	   D. gijpen, v. i., and dial. Sw. gippa to jerk. Cf. {Jib}, n.	   & v. i.] (Naut.)	   To shift, as the boom of a fore-and-aft sail, from one side	   of a vessel to the other when the wind is aft or on the	   quarter. See {Gybe}.	   [1913 Webster]	Jibe \Jibe\, v. i.	   1. (Naut.) To change a ship's course so as to cause a	      shifting of the boom. See {Jibe}, v. t., and {Gybe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agree; to harmonize. [Colloq.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Jiffy \Jif"fy\, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. gliff.] [Written also	   {giffy}.]	   A moment; an instant; as, I will be ready in a jiffy.	   [Colloq.] --J. & H. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Jig \Jig\, n. [OF. gigue a stringed instrument, a kind of dance,	   F. gigue dance, tune, gig; of German origin; cf. MHG.	   g[imac]ge fiddle, G. geige. Cf. {Gig} a fiddle, {Gig} a	   whirligig.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mus.) A light, brisk musical movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hot and hasty, like a Scotch jig.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A light, humorous piece of writing, esp. in rhyme; a farce	      in verse; a ballad. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A jig shall be clapped at, and every rhyme	            Praised and applauded.                --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of sport; a trick; a prank. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Is't not a fine jig,	            A precious cunning, in the late Protector? --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A trolling bait, consisting of a bright spoon and a hook	      attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	          drill, or to form a shield or template to work to, as	          in filing.	      (b) (Mining) An apparatus or a machine for jigging ore.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Drill jig}, a jig for guiding a drill. See {Jig}, 6	      (a) .	   {Jig drilling}, {Jig filing} (Metal Working), a process of	      drilling or filing in which the action of the tool is	      directed or limited by a jig.	   {Jig saw}, a sawing machine with a narrow, vertically	      reciprocating saw, used to cut curved and irregular lines,	      or ornamental patterns in openwork, a scroll saw; --	      called also {gig saw}.	      [1913 Webster]	Jig \Jig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jigging}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sing to the tune of a jig.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jig off a tune at the tongue's end.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To trick or cheat; to cajole; to delude. --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) To sort or separate, as ore in a jigger or sieve.	      See {Jigging}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Metal Working) To cut or form, as a piece of metal, in a	      jigging machine.	      [1913 Webster]	Jig \Jig\, v. i.	   1. To dance a jig; to skip about.	      [1913 Webster]	            You jig, you amble, and you lisp.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move with a skip or rhythm; to move with vibrations or	      jerks.	            The fin would jig off slowly, as if it were looking	            for nothing at all.                   --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
jigaboo \jig"a*boo\ n.	   A negro, especially an African-American; -- an offensive term	   usually intended as an ethnic slur. [vulgar and offensive]	   Syn: nigger, spade, coon, nigra.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jigger \Jig"ger\ (j[i^]g"g[~e]r), n. [A corrupt. of chigre.]	   1. (Zool.) A species of flea ({Tunga penetrans}, or	      {Sarcopsylla penetrans}, or {Pulex penetrans}), which	      burrows beneath the skin; called also {jigger flea}. See	      {Chigoe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small red mites	      (esp. {Tetranychus irritans} and {Tetranychus Americanus})	      of the family {Trombiculidae}, which, in the larval or	      leptus stage, burrow beneath the skin of man and various	      animals, causing great annoyance. Also called {chigger}.	      [Southern U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Jigger \Jig"ger\, n. [See {Jig}, n. & v.]	   1. One who, or that which, jigs; specifically, a miner who	      sorts or cleans ore by the process of jigging; also, the	      sieve used in jigging.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pottery)	      (a) A horizontal table carrying a revolving mold, on which	          earthen vessels are shaped by rapid motion; a potter's	          wheel.	      (b) A template or tool by which vessels are shaped on a	          potter's wheel.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) A light tackle, consisting of a double and single	          block and the fall, used for various purposes, as to	          increase the purchase on a topsail sheet in hauling it	          home; the watch tackle. --Totten.	      (b) A small fishing vessel, rigged like a yawl. [New Eng.]	      (c) A supplementary sail. See {Dandy}, n., 2	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A pendulum rolling machine for slicking or graining	      leather; same as {Jack}, 4	      (i) .	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A small glass or measuring vessel holding 11/2 ounces (45	      ml), used mostly for measuring liquor or drinking whiskey;	      also, the quantity of liquid held in a jigger.	      [PJC]	   6. A {thingamajig}. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   {Jigger mast}. (Naut.)	      (a) The after mast of a four-masted vessel.	      (b) The small mast set at the stern of a yawl-rigged boat.	          [1913 Webster]	Jigger \Jig"ger\, v. t. [Cf. {Jiggle}.]	   To move, send, or drive with a jerk; to jerk; also, to drive	   or send over with a jerk, as a golf ball.	         He could jigger the ball o'er a steeple tall as most	         men would jigger a cop.                  --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
jiggery-pokery \jiggery-pokery\ n.	   A verbal misrepresentation intended to take advantage of a	   person in some way.	   Syn: trickery, hocus-pocus, slickness, hanky panky,	        skulduggery, skullduggery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jigging \Jig"ging\, n. (Mining)	   The act or using a jig; the act of separating ore with a	   jigger, or wire-bottomed sieve, which is moved up and down in	   water.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jigging machine}.	   (a) (Mining) A machine for separating ore by the process of	       jigging.	   (b) (Metal Working) A machine with a rotary milling cutter	       and a template by which the action of the cutter is	       guided or limited; -- used for forming the profile of an	       irregularly shaped piece; a profiling machine.	       [1913 Webster]
Jiggish \Jig"gish\, a.	   1. Resembling, or suitable for, a jig, or lively movement.	      --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Playful; frisky. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She is never sad, and yet not jiggish. --Habington.	      [1913 Webster]
Jiggle \Jig"gle\, v. i. [Freq. of jig.]	   To wriggle or frisk about; to move awkwardly; to shake up and	   down.	   [1913 Webster]
Jigjog \Jig"jog`\, n.	   A jolting motion; a jogging pace.	   [1913 Webster]	Jigjog \Jig"jog\, a.	   Having a jolting motion.	   [1913 Webster] Jihad
Jihad \Ji*had"\, Jehad \Je*had"\, n. [Ar. jih[=a]d.] (Moham.)	   A religious war against infidels or Mohammedan heretics;	   also, any bitter war or crusade for a principle or belief.	         [Their] courage in war . . . had not, like that of the	         Mohammedan dervishes of the Sudan, or of Mohammedans	         anywhere engaged in a jehad, a religious motive and the	         promise of future bliss behind it.       --James Bryce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jill \Jill\, n. [See {Gill} sweetheart.]	   A young woman; a sweetheart. See {Gill}. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Jill-flirt \Jill"-flirt`\, n.	   A light, giddy, or wanton girl or woman. See {Gill-flirt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jilt \Jilt\, n. [Contr. fr. Scot. jillet a giddy girl, a	   jill-flirt, dim. of jill a jill.]	   A woman who capriciously deceives her lover; a coquette; a	   flirt. --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]	Jilt \Jilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jilting}.]	   To cast off capriciously or unfeelingly, as a lover; to	   deceive in love. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Jilt \Jilt\, v. i.	   To play the jilt; to practice deception in love; to discard	   lovers capriciously. --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Jimcrack \Jim"crack`\, n.	   See {Gimcrack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jim Crow \Jim Crow\ n.	   1. A negro; -- said to be so called from a popular negro	      dance song, the refrain of which is "Wheel about and turn	      about and jump Jim Crow," produced in 1835 by Thomas D.	      Rice (1808-1860), a famous negro minstrel; -- considered	      disparaging and offensive. [Offensive slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A legally sanctioned system of racial discrimination	      practised in the southern United States until declared	      unconstitutional in 1953 and further restricted by federal	      legislation, by means of which negroes were segregated and	      discriminated against in employment and in many places of	      public accommodation, such as parks, commercial	      establishments, and public transportation.	      [PJC]
Jim-crow \Jim"-crow`\, a.	   For negroes only; set aside for used of negroes as a policy	   of racial discrimination.	   [PJC]	Jim-crow \Jim"-crow`\, n. (Mach.)	   1. A machine for bending or straightening rails.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A planing machine with a reversing tool, to plane both	      ways.	      [1913 Webster]
jimdandy \jimdandy\ n.	   1. someone excellent of their kind; as, he's a jimdandy of a	      soldier.	   Syn: jimhickey, crackerjack.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. something excellent of its kind; as, the bike was a	      jimdandy.	   Syn: jimhickey, crackerjack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jimhickey \jimhickey\ n.	   Same as {jimdandy}.	   Syn: jimdandy, crackerjack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jimmies \jimmies\ n. pl.	   Small cylindrical bits of sweet chocolate used as a granular	   topping on e.g. ice cream.	   Syn: sprinkles.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jimmy \Jim"my\, n.; pl. {Jimmies}. [Cf. {Jemmy}.]	   A short crowbar used by burglars in breaking open doors.	   [Written also {jemmy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
jimmy \jim"my\, n.; pl. {jimmies}. [Rhyming slang: Jimmy Grant,	   for immigrant. --RHUD]	   An immigrant. [Australian slang]	   [PJC]	jimmy \jim"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {jimmied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {jimmying}.]	   To pry open (a door, window, etc.) with a jimmy or similar	   device; often used with open; as, the burglar jimmied open	   the back door and stole the TV set.	   [PJC]
Jimp \Jimp\, a. [Cf. {Gimp}, a.]	   1. Neat; handsome; elegant. See {Gimp}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slender; trim.	      [PJC]	   2. Scant; barely enough. --RHUD	      [PJC]
Jimson weed \Jim"son weed`\	   See {Jamestown weed}. [Local, U.S.] Jin
Jin \Jin\, Jinn \Jinn\, n.	   See {Jinnee}. "Solomon is said to have had power over the	   jin." --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]
Jingal \Jin*gal"\, n. [Hind. jang[=a]l a swivel, a large	   musket.]	   A small portable piece of ordnance, mounted on a swivel.	   [Written also {gingal} and {jingall}.] [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. i. [OE. gingelen, ginglen; prob. akin to E.	   chink; cf. also E. jangle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sound with a fine, sharp, rattling, clinking, or	      tinkling sound; as, sleigh bells jingle. [Written also	      {gingle}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rhyme or sound with a jingling effect. "Jingling street	      ballads." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Jingle \Jin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jingled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jingling}.]	   To cause to give a sharp metallic sound as a little bell, or	   as coins shaken together; to tinkle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Jingle \Jin"gle\, n.	   1. A rattling, clinking, or tinkling sound, as of little	      bells or pieces of metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which makes a jingling sound, as a rattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you plant where savages are, do not only	            entertain them with trifles and jingles, but use	            them justly.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A correspondence of sound in rhymes, especially when the	      verse has little merit; hence, a rhyming verse of no	      poetical merit. " The least jingle of verse." --Guardian.	   Note: The verses used in commercial advertisements are often	         called jingles, especially when sung.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Jingle shell}. See {Gold shell}	      (b), under {Gold}.	          [1913 Webster]
Jingler \Jin"gler\, n.	   One who, or that which, jingles.	   [1913 Webster]
Jingling \Jin"gling\, n.	   The act or process of producing a jingle; also, the sound	   itself; a chink. "The jingling of the guinea." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Jinglingly \Jin"gling*ly\, adv.	   So as to jingle. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Jingo \Jin"go\, n.; pl. {Jingoes}. [Said to be a corruption of	   St. Gingoulph.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A word used as a jocular oath. "By the living jingo."	      --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A statesman who pursues, or who favors, aggressive,	      domineering policy in foreign affairs; a bellicose	      superpatriot or chavinist. [Cant, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: This sense arose from a doggerel song which was popular	         during the Turco-Russian war of 1877 and 1878. The	         first two lines were as follows: 	         [1913 Webster]	               We don't want to fight, but by Jingo if we do,	               We 've got the ships, we 've got the men, we 've	               got the money too.	         [1913 Webster]
jingoism \jin"go*ism\, n.	   1. The policy of the Jingoes, so called. See {Jingo}, 2.	      [Cant, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A bellicose patriotism; aggressive chauvinism;	      belligerence in international relations.	      [PJC]
jingoist \jin"go*ist\, n.	   One who is jingoistic; a bellicose patriot; an extreme	   bellicose nationalist; an aggressive chauvinist.	   Syn: chauvinist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
jingoistic \jin`go*ist"ic\, a.	   1. fanatically and bellicosely patriotic; aggressively	      chauvinistic; belligerent in international relations.	   Syn: chauvinistic, flag-waving(prenominal), nationalistic,	        superpatriotic.	        [PJC]	   2. Given to expressing partisan sentiments in slogans,	      especially belligerently patriotic views.	      [PJC]
Jink \Jink\, v. i. [Cf. {Jig}, v. i.]	   1. To move quickly, esp. with a sudden turn; hence, to dodge;	      to escape by a quick turn; -- obs. or dial., except as a	      hunting term in pig-sticking.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Card Playing) In the games of spoilfive and forty-five,	      to win the game by taking all five tricks; also, to play	      to win all five tricks, losing what has been already won	      if unsuccessful.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
jinks \jinks\ n.	   noisy and mischievous merrymaking.	   Syn: high jinks, hijinks.	        [WordNet 1.5] Jinnee
Jinnee \Jin"nee\, Jinni \Jin"ni\(j[i^]n"n[=e]), n.; pl. {Jinn}	   (j[i^]n). [Ar.] (Arabian & Mohammedan Myth.)	   A genius or demon; one of the fabled genii, good and evil	   spirits, supposed to be the children of fire, and to have the	   power of assuming various forms. [Written also {djinnee},	   {genie}, etc.]	   Syn: jinn; jin; djinn.	        [1913 Webster]	   Note: Jinn is also used as sing., with pl. jinns.	         [1913 Webster]
Jinny road \Jin"ny road`\ [Cf. {Gin} an engine,	   {Ginnycarriage}.] (Mining)	   An inclined road in a coal mine, on which loaded cars descend	   by gravity, drawing up empty ones. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Jinrikisha \Jin*rik"i*sha\, n. [Jap. jin man + riki power + sha	   carriage.]	   A small, two-wheeled, hooded vehicle drawn by one or more	   men. [Japan]	   [1913 Webster]
jinx \jinx\ (j[i^][ng]ks), n.	   A person, object, influence, or supernatural being which is	   supposed to bring bad luck or to cause things to go wrong.	   [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	jinx \jinx\ (j[i^][ng]ks), v. t.	   To bring bad luck to; to cause to malfunction or go wrong;	   as, some superstitious people are reluctant to predict	   success for fear it will jinx them. [Slang]	   [PJC]
Jippo \Jip"po\ (j[i^]p"p[-o]), n. [Abbrev. fr. juppon.]	   A waistcoat or kind of stays for women.	   [1913 Webster]
jiqui \jiqui\ n.	   A Cuban timber tree ({Malpighia obovata}) with hard wood very	   resistant to moisture.	   Syn: {Malpighia obovata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jird \jird\ n.	   Any of several North African gerbils.	   [WordNet 1.5]
jitney \jitney\ n.	   1. a small bus or similar vehicle carrying passengers on a	      fixed route, used for public transport. [WordNet sense 1]	   Note: Probably so called because they once charged a nickel	         for the ride. --RHUD	         [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A five-cent piece; a nickel. [slang, archaic]	      [PJC]
jitterbug \jitterbug\ n.	   a fast and vigorous American dance that was popular in the	   1940s, having few standardized steps and personalized with	   various twirls, twists, and acrobatic moves; it was performed	   often to the accompaniment of swing or boogie-woogie tunes.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	jitterbug \jitterbug\ v. i.	   to do the jitterbug.	   [WordNet 1.5]
jitters \jitters\ n.	   an uneasy state; nervousness; as, the prospect of being	   drafted gave him a bad case of the jitters.	   Syn: nervousness, nerves, screaming meemies.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jittery \jittery\ adj.	   being in a tense state; easily upset or frightened; -- of a	   person.	   Syn: edgy, fidgety, high-strung, in suspense(predicate),	        jumpy, nervous, nervy, overstrung, restive, uneasy,	        uptight.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
jiujitsu \jiujitsu\ n. [Jap., soft technique.]	   a method of self-defense without weapons that was developed	   in China and Japan; holds and blows are supplemented by	   clever use of the attacker's own weight and strength.	   Syn: jujitsu, jiujutsu, jujutsu.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jive \jive\ n.	   a style of jazz played by big bands popular in the 1930s;	   flowing rhythms but less complex than later styles of jazz.	   Syn: swing, swing music.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jnr \Jnr.\ n.	   Abbreviation for Junior, used after a name by a son who has	   the same first and last name as his father; -- less commonly	   used than {Jr.}	   Syn: Junior, Jr.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jo \Jo\, n.; pl. {Joes}. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A sweetheart; a darling. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Job \Job\ (j[o^]b), n. [Prov. E. job, gob, n., a small piece of	   wood, v., to stab, strike; cf. E. gob, gobbet; perh.	   influenced by E. chop to cut off, to mince. See {Gob}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sudden thrust or stab; a jab.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of chance or occasional work; any definite work	      undertaken in gross for a fixed price; as, he did the job	      for a thousand dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A public transaction done for private profit; something	      performed ostensibly as a part of official duty, but	      really for private gain; a corrupt official business.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any affair or event which affects one, whether fortunately	      or unfortunately. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A situation or opportunity of work; as, he lost his job.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A task, or the execution of a task; as, Michelangelo did a	      great job on the David statue.	      [PJC]	   7. (Computers) A task or coordinated set of tasks for a	      multitasking computer, submitted for processing as a	      single unit, usually for execution in background. See {job	      control language}.	      [PJC]	   Note: Job is used adjectively to signify doing jobs, used for	         jobs, or let on hire to do jobs; as, job printer; job	         master; job horse; job wagon, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {By the job}, at a stipulated sum for the work, or for each	      piece of work done; -- distinguished from {time work}; as,	      the house was built by the job.	   {Job lot}, a quantity of goods, usually miscellaneous, sold	      out of the regular course of trade, at a certain price for	      the whole; as, these articles were included in a job lot.	      	   {Job master}, one who lest out horses and carriages for hire,	      as for family use. [Eng.]	   {Job printer}, one who does miscellaneous printing, esp.	      circulars, cards, billheads, etc.	   {Odd job}, miscellaneous work of a petty kind; occasional	      work, of various kinds, or for various people.	   {to do a job on}, to harm badly or destroy. [slang]	   {on the job}, alert; performing a responsibility well.	      [slang]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Job \Job\ (j[o^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jobbed} (j[o^]bd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Jobbing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To strike or stab with a pointed instrument. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust in, as a pointed instrument. --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To do or cause to be done by separate portions or lots; to	      sublet (work); as, to job a contract.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) To buy and sell, as a broker; to purchase of	      importers or manufacturers for the purpose of selling to	      retailers; as, to job goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To hire or let by the job or for a period of service; as,	      to job a carriage. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Job \Job\, v. i.	   1. To do chance work for hire; to work by the piece; to do	      petty work.	      [1913 Webster]	            Authors of all work, to job for the season. --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seek private gain under pretense of public service; to	      turn public matters to private advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	            And judges job, and bishops bite the town. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To carry on the business of a jobber in merchandise or	      stocks.	      [1913 Webster]	Job \Job\ (j[=o]b), n.	   The hero of the book of that name in the Old Testament; the	   prototypical patient man.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Job's comforter}.	   (a) A false friend; a tactless or malicious person who, under	       pretense of sympathy, insinuates rebukes.	   (b) A boil. [Colloq.]	   {Job's news}, bad news. --Carlyle.	   {Job's tears} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Coix Lacryma}), with	      hard, shining, pearly grains.	      [1913 Webster]
Jobation \Jo*ba"tion\, n. [Prov. E. job to scold, to reprove,	   perh. fr. Job, the proper name.]	   A scolding; a hand, tedious reproof. [Law] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Jobber \Job"ber\, n.	   1. One who works by the job.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dealer in the public stocks or funds; a stockjobber.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who buys goods from importers, wholesalers, or	      manufacturers, and sells to retailers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who turns official or public business to private	      advantage; hence, one who performs low or mercenary work	      in office, politics, or intrigue.	      [1913 Webster]
Jobbernowl \Job"ber*nowl`\, n. [OE. jobbernoule, fr. jobarde a	   stupid fellow; cf. E. noll.]	   A blockhead. [Colloq. & Obs.] --H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Jobbery \Job"ber*y\, n.	   1. The act or practice of jobbing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Underhand management; official corruption; as, municipal	      jobbery. --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]
Jobbing \Job"bing\, a.	   1. Doing chance work or odd jobs; as, a jobbing carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Using opportunities of public service for private gain;	      as, a jobbing politician. --London Sat. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jobbing house}, a mercantile establishment which buys from	      importers, wholesalers or manufacturers, and sells to	      retailers. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
job control language \job control language\ (Computers)	   A programming language used to specify the manner, timing,	   and other requirements of execution of a task or set of tasks	   submitted for execution, especially in background, on a	   multitasking computer; a programming language for controlling	   job[7] execution. Abbreviated JCL.	   [PJC]
Jocantry \Jo"cant*ry\, n. [L. jocans, p. pr. of jocare to jest,	   fr. jocus a jest.]	   The act or practice of jesting. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
jock \jock\ n.	   1. a person trained to compete in sports; an athlete.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: athlete.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A jockstrap.	      [PJC]	   3. A {disk jockey}.	      [PJC]	   {shock jock} a radio talk-show host who is notorious for	      voicing unpopular, controversial, or shocking opinions	      guaranteed to offend many people.	      [PJC]
Jockey \Jock"ey\, n.; pl. {Jockeys}. [Dim. of Jack, Scot. Jock;	   orig., a boy who rides horses. See 2d {Jack}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A professional rider of horses in races. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dealer in horses; a horse trader. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cheat; one given to sharp practice in trade.	      [1913 Webster]	Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jockeyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Jockeying}.]	   1. " To jostle by riding against one." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To play the jockey toward; to cheat; to trick; to impose	      upon in trade; as, to jockey a customer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To maneuver; to move in an intricate manner so as to avoid	      obstacles; as, to jockey a large cabinet up a winding	      staircase.	      [PJC]	Jockey \Jock"ey\, v. i.	   1. To play or act the jockey; to cheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maneuver oneself aggressivley or skillfully so as to	      achieve an advantage; as, he jockeyed himself into	      position to be noticed.	      [PJC]
Jockeying \Jock"ey*ing\, n.	   The act or management of one who jockeys; trickery.	   --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Jockeyism \Jock"ey*ism\, n.	   The practice of jockeys.	   [1913 Webster]
Jockeyship \Jock"ey*ship\, n.	   The art, character, or position, of a jockey; the personality	   of a jockey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go flatter Sawney for his jockeyship.    --Chatterton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where can at last his jockeyship retire? --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
jockey shorts \jock"ey shorts`\ (j[o^]k"[=e] sh[^o]rts), n. pl.	   [from a Tradename.]	   A type of men's underpants without legs, fitting tightly and	   held by an elastic waistband; also called {briefs}.	   Originally a tradename, the term has become common for that	   type of underpants.	   [PJC]
jockstrap \jock"strap`\ (j[o^]k"str[a^]p), n.	   1. A supporting undergarment for the external genitals worn	      by men engaging in vigorous athletic sports or strenuous	      exercise; called also {athletic supporter} and {jock}.	   Syn: jock; athletic supporter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jocose \jo*cose"\ (j[-o]*k[=o]s"), a. [L jocosus, fr. jocus	   joke. See {Joke}.]	   Given to jokes and jesting; containing a joke, or abounding	   in jokes; merry; sportive; humorous.	   [1913 Webster]	         To quit their austerity and be jocose and pleasant with	         an adversary.                            --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]	         All . . . jocose or comical airs should be excluded.	                                                  --I. Watts.	   Syn: Jocular; facetious; witty; merry; pleasant; waggish;	        sportive; funny; comical. -- {jo*cose"ly}, adv. --	        {jo*cose"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	              Spondanus imagines that Ulysses may possibly speak	              jocosely, but in truth Ulysses never behaves with	              levity.                             --Broome.	        [1913 Webster]	              He must beware lest his letter should contain	              anything like jocoseness; since jesting is	              incompatible with a holy and serious life.	                                                  --Buckle.	        [1913 Webster]
jocoserious \jo`co*se"ri*ous\ (j[=o]`k[-o]*s[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]s),	   a. [Jocose + serious.]	   Mingling mirth and seriousness. --M. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
jocosity \jo*cos"i*ty\ (j[-o]*k[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   A jocose act or saying; jocoseness. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
jocote \jocote\ n.	   A common tropical American shrub or small tree ({Spondias	   purpurea}) with purplish fruit.	   Syn: mombin, mombin tree, {Spondias purpurea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jocular \joc"u*lar\ (j[o^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [L. jocularis, fr.	   joculus, dim. of jocus joke. See {Joke}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Given to jesting; jocose; as, a jocular person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sportive; merry. "Jocular exploits." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The style is partly serious and partly jocular.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
jocularity \joc`u*lar"i*ty\ (j[o^]k`[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Jesting; merriment.	   [1913 Webster]
jocularly \joc"u*lar*ly\ (j[o^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r*l[y^]), adv.	   In jest; for sport or mirth; jocosely.	   [1913 Webster]
joculary \joc"u*la*ry\, a. [L. jocularius. Cf. {jocular}.]	   Jocular; jocose; sportive. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
joculator \joc"u*la`tor\, n. [L. See {juggler}.]	   A jester; a joker. [Obs.] --Strutt.	   [1913 Webster]
joculatory \joc"u*la*to*ry\, a. [L. joculatorius.]	   Droll; sportive. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Jocund \Joc"und\, [L. jocundus, jucundus, orig., helpful, fr.	   juvare to help. See {Aid}.]	   Merry; cheerful; gay; airy; lively; sportive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day	         Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rural sports and jocund strains.         --Prior.	   -- {Joc"und*ly}, adv. -- {Joc"und*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Jocund \Joc"und\, adv.	   Merrily; cheerfully. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Jocundity \Jo*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. jocunditas jucunditas. See	   {Jocund}, and cf. {Jucundity}.]	   The state or quality of being jocund; gayety; sportiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Joe \Joe\, n.	   See {Johannes}.	   [1913 Webster]	Joe Miller \Joe" Mil"ler\ [From Joseph Miller, a comic actor,	   whose name was attached, after his death, to a popular jest	   book published in 1739.]	   A jest book; a stale jest; a worn-out joke. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is an old Joe Miller in whist circles, that there	         are only two reasons that can justify you in not	         returning trumps to your partner's lead; i. e., first,	         sudden illness; secondly, having none.   --Pole.	   [1913 Webster]
Joe-Pye weed \Joe`-Pye" weed`\ (Bot.)	   A tall composite plant of the genus {Eupatorium} ({Eupatorium	   purpureum}), with purplish flowers, and whorled leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
joewood \joewood\ n.	   A West Indian shrub or small tree ({Jacquinia keyensis})	   having leathery saponaceous leaves and extremely hard wood.	   Syn: barbasco, {Jacquinia keyensis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
joey \joey\ (j[=o]"[=e]), n.	   1. Any young animal, especially a young kangaroo.	      [Australian]	      [PJC]	   2. A young child. [Australian]	      [PJC]	   3. A three-penny piece. [British slang]	      [PJC]
Jog \Jog\ (j[o^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jogged} (j[o^]gd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Jogging} (j[o^]g"g[i^]ng).] [OE. joggen; cf. W.	   gogi to shake, and also E. shog, shock, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To push or shake with the elbow or hand; to jostle; esp.,	      to push or touch, in order to give notice, to excite one's	      attention, or to warn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now leaps he upright, jogs me, and cries: Do you see	            Yonder well-favored youth?            --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sudden I jogged Ulysses, who was laid	            Fast by my side.                      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suggest to; to notify; to remind; to call the attention	      of; as, to jog the memory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to jog; to drive at a jog, as a horse. See {Jog},	      v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	Jog \Jog\, v. i.	   1. To move by jogs or small shocks, like those of a slow	      trot; to move slowly, leisurely, or monotonously; --	      usually with on, sometimes with over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jog on, jog on, the footpath way.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            So hung his destiny, never to rot,	            While he might still jog on and keep his trot.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good old ways our sires jogged safely over. --R.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To run at less than maximum speed; to move on foot at a	      pace between a walk and a run; to run at a moderate pace	      so as to be able to continue for some time; -- performed	      by people, mostly for exercise.	      [PJC]	Jog \Jog\, n.	   1. A slight shake; a shake or push intended to give notice or	      awaken attention; a push; a jolt.	      [1913 Webster]	            To give them by turns an invisible jog. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   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. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A liesurely running pace. See {jog}[2], v. i.	      [PJC]	   {Jog trot}, a slow, regular, jolting gait; hence, a routine	      habit or method, persistently adhered to. --T. Hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Jogger \Jog"ger\, n.	   One who jogs; as, the paths in Central Park on a summer	   Saturday are filled with joggers. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Jogging \Jog"ging\, n.	   The act of giving a jog or jogs; traveling at a jog.	   [1913 Webster]
Joggle \Jog"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Joggling}.] [Freq. of jog.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To shake slightly; to push suddenly but slightly, so as to	      cause to shake or totter; to jostle; to jog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) To join by means of joggles, so as to prevent	      sliding apart; sometimes, loosely, to dowel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The struts of a roof are joggled into the truss	            posts.                                --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	Joggle \Jog"gle\, v. i.	   To shake or totter; to slip out of place.	   [1913 Webster]	Joggle \Jog"gle\, n. [Arch.]	   A notch or tooth in the joining surface of any piece of	   building material to prevent slipping; sometimes, but	   incorrectly, applied to a separate piece fitted into two	   adjacent stones, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Joggle joint} (Arch.), a joint in any kind of building	      material, where the joining surfaces are made with	      joggles.	      [1913 Webster]
Johannean \Jo`han*ne"an\ (j[-o]`h[a^]n*n[=e]"an), a.	   Of or pertaining to John, esp. to the Apostle John or his	   writings. --M. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]
Johannes \Jo*han"nes\ (j[-o]*h[a^]n"n[=e]z), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,	   Heb. Y[e^]h[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, i. e., one	   whom Jehovah has blessed; hence F. Jean, E. John.] (Numis.)	   A Portuguese gold coin of the value of eight dollars, named	   from the figure of King John which it bears; -- often	   contracted into joe; as, a joe, or a half joe.	   [1913 Webster]
Johannisberger \Jo*han"nis*ber`ger\, n. [G.]	   A fine white wine produced on the estate of Schloss (or	   Castle) Johannisberg, on the Rhine.	   [1913 Webster]
John \John\ (j[o^]n), n. [See {Johannes}.]	   A proper name of a man.	   [1913 Webster]	   {John-apple}, a sort of apple ripe about St. John's Day. Same	      as {Apple-john}.	   {John Bull}, an ideal personification of the typical	      characteristics of an Englishman, or of the English	      people.	   {John Bullism}, English character. --W. Irving.	   {John Doe} (Law), the name formerly given to the fictitious	      plaintiff in an action of ejectment. --Mozley & W.	   {John Doree}, {John Dory}. [John (or F. jaune yellow) +	      Doree, Dory.] (Zool.) An oval, compressed, European food	      fish ({Zeus faber}). Its color is yellow and olive, with	      golden, silvery, and blue reflections. It has a round dark	      spot on each side. Called also {dory}, {doree}, and {St.	      Peter's fish}.	      [1913 Webster]
Johnadreams \John"a*dreams`\, n.	   A dreamy, idle fellow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Johnny \John"ny\, n.; pl. {Johnnies}.	   1. A familiar diminutive of {John}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sculpin. [Local cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Johny Crapaud}, a jocose designation of a Frenchman, or of	      the French people, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Johnnycake \John"ny*cake`\ (-k[=a]k`), n.	   A kind of bread made of the meal of maize (Indian corn),	   mixed with water or milk, etc., and baked. [U.S.] --J.	   Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Johnsonese \John`son*ese"\, n.	   The literary style of Dr. Samuel Johnson, or one formed in	   imitation of it; an inflated, stilted, or pompous style,	   affecting classical words. --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]
Johnson grass \John"son grass`\ [Named after W. Johnson of	   Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] (Bot.)	   A tall perennial grass ({Sorghum Halepense}), valuable in the	   Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The	   rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by	   swine. Called also {Cuba grass}, {Means grass}, {Evergreen	   millet}, and {Arabian millet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Johnsonian \John*so"ni*an\, a.	   Pertaining to or resembling Dr. Johnson or his style;	   pompous; inflated.	   [1913 Webster]
Johnsonianism \John*so"ni*an*ism\, n.	   A manner of acting or of writing peculiar to, or	   characteristic of, Dr. Johnson. [Written also {Johnsonism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
John's-wort \John's"-wort`\, n.	   See St. {John's-wort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Join \Join\ (join), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joined} (joind); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Joining}.] [OE. joinen, joignen, F. joindre, fr. L.	   jungere to yoke, bind together, join; akin to jugum yoke. See	   {Yoke}, and cf. {Conjugal}, {Junction}, {Junta}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring together, literally or figuratively; to place in	      contact; to connect; to couple; to unite; to combine; to	      associate; to add; to append.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woe unto them that join house to house. --Is. v. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Held up his left hand, which did flame and burn	            Like twenty torches joined.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy tuneful voice with numbers join.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate one's self to; to be or become connected	      with; to league one's self with; to unite with; as, to	      join a party; to join the church.	      [1913 Webster]	            We jointly now to join no other head. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite in marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that joineth his virgin in matrimony. --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            What, therefore, God hath joined together, let not	            man put asunder.                      --Matt. xix.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To enjoin upon; to command. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They join them penance, as they call it. --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join	      encounter, battle, issue. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To meet with and accompany; as, we joined them at the	      restaurant.	      [PJC]	   7. To combine with (another person) in performing some	      activity; as, join me in welcoming our new president.	      [PJC]	   {To join battle}, {To join issue}. See under {Battle},	      {Issue}.	   Syn: To add; annex; unite; connect; combine; consociate;	        couple; link; append. See {Add}.	        [1913 Webster]	Join \Join\, v. i.	   To be contiguous, close, or in contact; to come together; to	   unite; to mingle; to form a union; as, the bones of the skull	   join; two rivers join.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose house joined hard to the synagogue. --Acts xviii.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Should we again break thy commandments, and join in	         affinity with the people of these abominations? --Ezra	                                                  ix. 14.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nature and fortune joined to make thee great. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Join \Join\, n.	   1. (Geom.) The line joining two points; the point common to	      two intersecting lines. --Henrici.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place or part where objects have been joined; a joint;	      a seam.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) The combining of multiple tables to answer a	      query in a relational database system.	      [PJC]
Joinant \Join"ant\, a. [OF. & F. joignant, p. pr. of joindre to	   join.]	   Adjoining. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Joinder \Join"der\, n. [F. joindre. See {Join}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of joining; a putting together; conjunction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confirmed by mutual joinder of your hands. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A joining of parties as plaintiffs or defendants in a	          suit.	      (b) Acceptance of an issue tendered in law or fact.	      (c) A joining of causes of action or defense in civil	          suits or criminal prosecutions.	          [1913 Webster]
joined \joined\ adj.	   1. married. {unmarried}	   Syn: united.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. connected by a link, as railway cars or trailer trucks.	   Syn: coupled, linked.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. connected by or sharing a wall with another building.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Joiner \Join"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, joins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One whose occupation is to construct articles by joining	      pieces of wood; a mechanic who does the woodwork (as	      doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the finishing of	      buildings. "One Snug, the joiner." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wood-working machine, for sawing, plaining, mortising,	      tenoning, grooving, etc.	   Syn: See {Carpenter}.	        [1913 Webster]
Joinery \Join"er*y\, n.	   The art, or trade, of a joiner; the work of a joiner; doing	   the woodwork (as doors, stairs, etc.) necessary for the	   finishing of buildings.	   [1913 Webster]	         A piece of joinery . . . whimsically dovetailed.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Joinhand \Join"hand`\, n.	   Writing in which letters are joined in words; --	   distinguished from writing in single letters. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Joint \Joint\ (joint), n. [F. joint, fr. joindre, p. p. joint.	   See {Join}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The place or part where two things or parts are joined or	      united; the union of two or more smooth or even surfaces	      admitting of a close-fitting or junction; junction; as, a	      joint between two pieces of timber; a joint in a pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A joining of two things or parts so as to admit of motion;	      an articulation, whether movable or not; a hinge; as, the	      knee joint; a node or joint of a stem; a ball and socket	      joint. See {Articulation}.	      [1913 Webster]	            A scaly gauntlet now, with joints of steel,	            Must glove this hand.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tear thee joint by joint.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part or space included between two joints, knots,	      nodes, or articulations; as, a joint of cane or of a grass	      stem; a joint of the leg.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any one of the large pieces of meat, as cut into portions	      by the butcher for roasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geol.) A plane of fracture, or divisional plane, of a	      rock transverse to the stratification.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.) The space between the adjacent surfaces of two	      bodies joined and held together, as by means of cement,	      mortar, etc.; as, a thin joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The means whereby the meeting surfaces of pieces in a	      structure are secured together.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. [{Jag} a notch.] A projecting or retreating part in	      something; any irregularity of line or surface, as in a	      wall. [Now Chiefly U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Theaters) A narrow piece of scenery used to join together	      two flats or wings of an interior setting.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. a disreputable establishment, or a place of low resort,	       as for smoking opium; -- also used for a commercial	       establishment, implying a less than impeccable	       reputation, but often in jest; as, talking about a	       high-class joint is an oxymoron. [Slang]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   11. a marijuana cigarette. [Slang]	       [PJC]	   12. prison; -- used with "the". [Slang] " he spent five years	       in the joint."	       [PJC]	   {Coursing joint} (Masonry), the mortar joint between two	      courses of bricks or stones.	   {Fish joint}, {Miter joint}, {Universal joint}, etc. See	      under {Fish}, {Miter}, etc.	   {Joint bolt}, a bolt for fastening two pieces, as of wood,	      one endwise to the other, having a nut embedded in one of	      the pieces.	   {Joint chair} (Railroad), the chair that supports the ends of	      abutting rails.	   {Joint coupling}, a universal joint for coupling shafting.	      See under {Universal}.	   {Joint hinge}, a hinge having long leaves; a strap hinge.	   {Joint splice}, a re["e]nforce at a joint, to sustain the	      parts in their true relation.	   {Joint stool}.	       (a) A stool consisting of jointed parts; a folding stool.	           --Shak.	       (b) A block for supporting the end of a piece at a joint;	           a joint chair.	   {Out of joint}, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of	      a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well	      together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Joint \Joint\ (joint), a. [F., p. p. of joindre. See {Join}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Joined; united; combined; concerted; as, joint action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Involving the united activity of two or more; done or	      produced by two or more working together.	      [1913 Webster]	            I read this joint effusion twice over. --T. Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. United, joined, or sharing with another or with others;	      not solitary in interest or action; holding in common with	      an associate, or with associates; acting together; as,	      joint heir; joint creditor; a joint bank account; joint	      debtor, etc. "Joint tenants of the world." --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Shared by, or affecting two or more; held in common; as,	      joint property; a joint bond.	      [1913 Webster]	            A joint burden laid upon us all.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Joint committee} (Parliamentary Practice), a committee	      composed of members of the two houses of a legislative	      body, for the appointment of which concurrent resolutions	      of the two houses are necessary. --Cushing.	   {Joint meeting}, or {Joint session}, the meeting or session	      of two distinct bodies as one; as, a joint meeting of	      committees representing different corporations; a joint	      session of both branches of a State legislature to chose a	      United States senator. "Such joint meeting shall not be	      dissolved until the electoral votes are all counted and	      the result declared." --Joint Rules of Congress, U. S.	   {Joint resolution} (Parliamentary Practice), a resolution	      adopted concurrently by the two branches of a legislative	      body. "By the constitution of the United States and the	      rules of the two houses, no absolute distinction is made	      between bills and joint resolutions." --Barclay (Digest).	   {Joint rule} (Parliamentary Practice), a rule of proceeding	      adopted by the concurrent action of both branches of a	      legislative assembly. "Resolved, by the House of	      Representatives (the Senate concurring), that the	      sixteenth and seventeenth joint rules be suspended for the	      remainder of the session." --Journal H. of R., U. S.	   {Joint and several} (Law), a phrase signifying that the debt,	      credit, obligation, etc., to which it is applied is held	      in such a way that the parties in interest are engaged	      both together and individually thus a joint and several	      debt is one for which all the debtors may be sued together	      or either of them individually; used especially in the	      phrase joint and several liability.	   {Joint stock}, stock held in company.	   {Joint-stock company} (Law), a species of partnership,	      consisting generally of a large number of members, having	      a capital divided, or agreed to be divided, into shares,	      the shares owned by any member being usually transferable	      without the consent of the rest.	   {Joint tenancy} (Law), a tenure by two or more persons of	      estate by unity of interest, title, time, and possession,	      under which the survivor takes the whole. --Blackstone.	   {Joint tenant} (Law), one who holds an estate by joint	      tenancy. Contrassted with {tenant in common}.	      [1913 Webster]	Joint \Joint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jointed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jointing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To unite by a joint or joints; to fit together; to prepare	      so as to fit together; as, to joint boards.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pierced through the yielding planks of jointed wood.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join; to connect; to unite; to combine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jointing their force 'gainst Caesar.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To provide with a joint or joints; to articulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fingers are jointed together for motion. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To separate the joints; of; to divide at the joint or	      joints; to disjoint; to cut up into joints, as meat. "He	      joints the neck." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quartering, jointing, seething, and roasting.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Joint \Joint\, v. i.	   To fit as if by joints; to coalesce as joints do; as, the	   stones joint, neatly.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointed \Joint"ed\, a.	   Having joints; articulated; full of nodes; knotty; as, a	   jointed doll; jointed structure. "The jointed herbage." --J.	   Philips. -- {Joint"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointer \Joint"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, joints.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plane for smoothing the surfaces of pieces which are to	      be accurately joined; especially:	      (a) The longest plane used by a joiner.	      (b) (Coopering) A long stationary plane, for planing the	          edges of barrel staves.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Masonry)	      (a) A bent piece of iron inserted to strengthen the joints	          of a wall.	      (b) A tool for pointing the joints in brickwork.	          [1913 Webster]
Joint-fir \Joint"-fir`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus ({Ephedra}) of leafless shrubs, with the stems	   conspicuously jointed; -- called also {shrubby horsetail}.	   There are about thirty species, of which two or three are	   found from Texas to California.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointing \Joint"ing\, n.	   The act or process of making a joint; also, the joints thus	   produced.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jointing machine}, a planing machine for wood used in	      furniture and piano factories, etc.	   {Jointing plane}. See {Jointer}, 2.	   {Jointing rule} (Masonry), a long straight rule, used by	      bricklayers for securing straight joints and faces.	      [1913 Webster]
Jointless \Joint"less\, a.	   Without a joint; rigid; stiff.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointly \Joint"ly\, adv.	   In a joint manner; together; unitedly; in concert; not	   separately.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then jointly to the ground their knees they bow.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointress \Joint"ress\, n. (Law)	   A woman who has a jointure. [Written also {jointuress}.]	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointure \Join"ture\, n. [F. jointure a joint, orig., a joining,	   L. junctura, fr. jungere to join. See {Join}, and cf.	   {Juncture}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A joining; a joint. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An estate settled on a wife, which she is to enjoy	      after husband's decease, for her own life at least, in	      satisfaction of dower.	      [1913 Webster]	            The jointure that your king must make,	            Which with her dowry shall be counterpoised. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Jointure \Join"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jointured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Jointuring}.]	   To settle a jointure upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointureless \Join"ture*less\, a.	   Having no jointure.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointuress \Join"tur*ess\, n.	   See {Jointress}. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointweed \Joint"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A slender, nearly leafless, American herb ({Polygonum	   articulatum}), with jointed spikes of small flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Jointworm \Joint"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of a small, hymenopterous fly ({Eurytoma hordei}),	   which is found in gall-like swellings on the stalks of wheat,	   usually at or just above the first joint. In some parts of	   America it does great damage to the crop.	   [1913 Webster]
Joist \Joist\ (joist), n. [OE. giste, OF. giste, F. g[^i]te, fr.	   gesir to lie, F. g['e]sir. See {Gist}.] (Arch.)	   A piece of timber laid horizontally, or nearly so, to which	   the planks of the floor, or the laths or furring strips of a	   ceiling, are nailed; -- called, according to its position or	   use, {binding joist}, {bridging joist}, {ceiling joist},	   {trimming joist}, etc. See Illust. of {Double-framed floor},	   under {Double}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Joist \Joist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joisted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Joisting}.]	   To fit or furnish with joists. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Joke \Joke\, n. [L. jocus. Cf {Jeopardy}, {Jocular}, {Juggler}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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	      good-natured jokes.	      [1913 Webster]	            And gentle dullness ever loves a joke. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or witty joke our airy senses moves	            To pleasant laughter.                 --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something not said seriously, or not actually meant;	      something done in sport.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inclose whole downs in walls, 't is all a joke.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In joke}, in jest; sportively; not meant seriously.	   {Practical joke}. See under {Practical}.	      [1913 Webster]	Joke \Joke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Joked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Joking}.]	   To make merry with; to make jokes upon; to rally; to banter;	   as, to joke a comrade.	   [1913 Webster]	Joke \Joke\, v. i. [L. jocari.]	   To do something for sport, or as a joke; to be merry in words	   or actions; to jest.	   [1913 Webster]	         He laughed, shouted, joked, and swore.   --Macaulay.	   Syn: To jest; sport; rally; banter. See {Jest}.	        [1913 Webster]
Joker \Jok"er\, n.	   1. One who makes jokes or jests.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Card Playing) See {Best bower}, under 2d {Bower}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Card Playing) An extra card usually included in a deck of	      playing cards, having the same design as the others on the	      back, but on the face having a picture of a jester. It is	      not included in the deck used in most games, but in	      certain games may be included and then takes on a special	      value, such as the highest-valued card, or a wild card.	      [PJC]	   4. A clause placed in a document, such as a contract or a	      piece of legislation, not itself appearing significant,	      but in a subtle way substantially changing the effect of	      the document.	      [PJC]	   5. Hence: Any fact or condition which is unknown or not	      apparent, which reverses an apparently advantageous	      position; a kicker.	      [PJC]	   6. A person; a fellow; a chap; -- usually used in a mildly	      disparaging sense; as, who's the joker who left the ice	      cream on the table?.	      [PJC]
joking \joking\ adj.	   intended as a joke; -- of communications.	   Syn: jesting, jocose, jocular, jocund.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   {no joking matter} a serious matter.	      [PJC]
Jokingly \Jok"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a joking way; sportively. Jole
Jole \Jole\, Joll \Joll\, v. t. & n.	   Same as {Jowl}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Jolif \Jol*if"\ (j[o^]l*[i^]f"), a. [See {Jolly}.]	   Joyful; merry; pleasant; jolly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jollification \Jol`li*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Jolly + L. -ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   A merrymaking; noisy festivity. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We have had a jollification or so together. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Jollily \Jol"li*ly\, adv.	   In a jolly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jolliment \Jol"li*ment\, n.	   Jollity. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Jolliness \Jol"li*ness\, n.	   Jollity; noisy mirth. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jollity \Jol"li*ty\, n. [From {Jolly}: cf. OF. joliet['e],	   jolivet['e].]	   Noisy mirth; gayety; merriment; festivity; boisterous	   enjoyment. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         All now was turned to jollity and game.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         He with a proud jollity commanded him to leave that	         quarrel only for him, who was only worthy to enter into	         it.                                      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   Syn: Merriment; mirth; gayety; festivity; hilarity.	        [1913 Webster]
Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Jollier}	   (-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Jolliest}.] [OF. joli, jolif,	   joyful, merry, F. joli pretty; of Scand. origin, akin to E.	   yule; cf. Icel. j[=o]l yule, Christmas feast. See {Yule}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Full of life and mirth; jovial; joyous; merry; mirthful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a jolly troop of huntsmen.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!	            But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing mirth, or inspiring it; exciting mirth and	      gayety.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with his jolly pipe delights the groves.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their jolly notes they chanted loud and clear.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of fine appearance; handsome; excellent; lively;	      agreeable; pleasant. "A jolly cool wind." --Sir T. North.	      [Now mostly colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full jolly knight he seemed, and fair did sit.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coachman is swelled into jolly dimensions. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), v. t.	   To cause to be jolly; to make good-natured; to encourage to	   feel pleasant or cheerful; -- often implying an insincere or	   bantering spirit; hence, to poke fun at. [Colloq.]	         We want you to jolly them up a bit.      --Brander	                                                  Matthews.	         At noon we lunched at the tail of the ambulance, and	         gently "jollied" the doctor's topography. --F.	                                                  Remington.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Jolly \Jol"ly\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]), n.; pl. {Jollies}	   (j[o^]l"l[i^]z). [Prob. fr. {Jolly}, a.]	   A marine in the English navy. [Sailor's Slang]	         I'm a Jolly -- 'Er Majesty's Jolly -- soldier an'	         sailor too!                              --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jolly-boat \Jol"ly-boat`\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]*b[=o]t`), n. [A	   corruption of Dan. jolle yawl, or of D. jol yawl + E. boat.	   See {Yawl} the boat.] (Naut.)	   A boat of medium size belonging to a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Jollyhead \Jol"ly*head\ (j[o^]l"l[y^]*h[e^]d`), n.	   Jollity. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Jolt \Jolt\ (j[=o]lt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jolted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. Jolting.] [Prob. fr. jole, joll, jowl, and orig.	   meaning, to knock on the head. See {Jowl}.]	   To shake with short, abrupt risings and fallings, as a	   carriage moving on rough ground; as, the coach jolts.	   [1913 Webster]	Jolt \Jolt\, v. t.	   1. To cause to move with a sudden motion, especially an up	      and down motion, as in a carriage going over rough ground,	      or on a high-trotting horse; as, the horse jolts the	      rider; fast driving jolts the carriage and the passengers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stun or shock a person physically, as with a blow or	      electrical shock; as, the earthquake jolted him out of	      bed.	      [PJC]	   3. To stun or shock or change the mental state of (a person)	      suddenly, as if with a blow; as, the sight of the house on	      fire jolted him into action; his mother's early death	      jolted his idyllic happiness.	      [PJC]	Jolt \Jolt\, n.	   1. A sudden shock or jerk; a jolting motion, as in a carriage	      moving over rough ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first jolt had like to have shaken me out.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A physical or psychological shock; see {jolt} v. t. senses	      2 and 3; as, the stock market plunge was a big jolt to his	      sense of affluence; he touched the casing of the	      ungrounded motor and got a jolt from a short inside.	      [PJC]	   3. Something which causes a {jolt}[2]; as, the bad news was a	      jolt.	      [PJC]
Jolter \Jolt"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, jolts. Jolterhead
Jolterhead \Jolt"er*head`\, Jolthead \Jolt"head`\, n. [See	   {Jolt}, {Jowl}.]	   A dunce; a blockhead. --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Joltingly \Jolt"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a jolting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jolty \Jolt"y\, a.	   That jolts; as, a jolty coach. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jonah \Jo"nah\, n.	   The Hebrew prophet, who was cast overboard as one who	   endangered the ship; hence, any person whose presence is	   unpropitious.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jonah crab} (Zool.), a large crab ({Cancer borealis}) of the	      eastern coast of the United States, sometimes found	      between tides, but usually in deep water.	      [1913 Webster]
Jonesian \Jo*ne"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Jones.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Jonesian system}, a system of transliterating Oriental	      words by English letters, invented by Sir William Jones.	      Jongleur
Jongleur \Jon"gleur\, Jongler \Jon"gler\, n. [F. jongleur. See	   {Juggler}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In the Middle Ages, a court attendant or other person who,	      for hire, recited or sang verses, usually of his own	      composition. See {Troubadour}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vivacity and picturesquenees of the jongleur's	            verse.                                --J R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A juggler; a conjuror. See {Juggler}. --Milton. Jonquil
Jonquil \Jon"quil\, Jonquille \Jon"quille\, n. [F. jonquille,	   fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.)	   A bulbous plant of the genus {Narcissus} ({Narcissus	   Jonquilla}), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike	   leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has	   emetic properties. It is sometimes called the {rush-leaved	   daffodil}. See Illust. of {Corona}.	   [1913 Webster]
Joram \Jo"ram\, n.	   See {Jorum}.
Jordan \Jordan\ prop. n.	   A landlocked country of the Middle East, surrounded by	   Israel, Iraq, Syria, and Saudi Arabia, and that area on the	   west bank of the Jordan river which was once claimed by	   Jordan, and is at present occupied by Israel and in part	   governed by a Palestinian authority. It has a population of	   4,212,152 (1996) in a total area of 89,213 sq km. The	   population is predominantly Arab and Moslem. Officially known	   as the {Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan}, it was formerly called	   {Trans-Jordan} when occupied by the British. The government	   is a constitutional monarchy, with King Hussein Bin Talal Al	   Hashimi as its ruler since 2 May 1953. Jordan is a small	   developing Arab country, having a Gross Domestic Product of	   $19.3 billion in 1995. --CIA Factbook 1996.	   [PJC] Jordan	Jordan \Jor"dan\, Jorden \Jor"den\, n. [Prob. fr. the river	   Jordan, and shortened fr. Jordan bottle a bottle of water	   from the Jordan, brought back by pilgrims.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A pot or vessel with a large neck, formerly used by	      physicians and alchemists. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chamber pot. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Jordanella \Jordanella\ prop. n.	   a genus of fishes, including the {American flagfish}	   ({Jordanella floridae}), of Florida.	   Syn: genus {Jordanella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jordanian \Jordanian\ adj.	   1. Of or pertaining to Jordan[1]; as, Jordanian archeological	      sites.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Jordan; as,	      Jordanian palace guards.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Jordanian \Jordanian\ n.	   A native or inhabitant of Jordan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Jorum \Jo"rum\, n. [Perh. corrupted fr. jorden an earthen pot.]	   A large drinking vessel; also, its contents. [Colloq. Eng.]	   --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]
Joseph \Jo"seph\, n.	   An outer garment worn in the 18th century; esp., a woman's	   riding habit, buttoned down the front. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Joseph's flower \Jo"seph's flow"er\ (Bot.)	   A composite herb ({Tragopogon pratensis}), of the same genus	   as the salsify.	   [1913 Webster]
Joso \Jo"so\, n. (Zool.)	   A small gudgeon.	   [1913 Webster]
Joss \Joss\ (j[o^]s), n. [Chinese, corrupt. fr. Pg. deos God, L.	   deus.]	   A Chinese household divinity; a Chinese idol. "Critic in jars	   and josses." --Colman (1761).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Joss house}, a Chinese temple or house for the Chinese mode	      of worship.	   {Joss stick}, a reed covered with a paste made of the dust of	      odoriferous woods, or a cylinder made wholly of the paste;	      -- burned by the Chinese before an idol.	      [1913 Webster]
Jossa \Jos"sa\, interj.	   A command to a horse, probably meaning "stand still." [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Joss paper \Joss paper\	   Gold and silver paper burned by the Chinese, in the form of	   coins or ingots, in worship and at funerals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jostle \Jos"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jostled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jostling}.] [A dim. of joust, just, v. See {Joust}, and cf.	   {Justle}.] [Written also {justle}.]	   To run against and shake; to push out of the way; to elbow;	   to hustle; to disturb by crowding; to crowd against. "Bullies	   jostled him." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Systems of movement, physical, intellectual, and moral,	         which are perpetually jostling each other. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Jostle \Jos"tle\, v. i.	   To push; to crowd; to hustle.	   [1913 Webster]	         None jostle with him for the wall.       --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	Jostle \Jos"tle\, n.	   A conflict by collisions; a crowding or bumping together;	   interference.	   [1913 Webster]	         The jostle of South African nationalities and	         civilization.                            --The Nation.	   [1913 Webster]
Jostlement \Jos"tle*ment\, n.	   Crowding; hustling.	   [1913 Webster]
Jot \Jot\, n. [L. iota, Gr. 'iw^ta the name of the letter [iota]	   (E. i, Heb. y[=o]d), the smallest letter of the Greek	   alphabet. Cf. {Iota}.]	   An iota; a point; a tittle; the smallest particle. Cf. {Bit},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall	         in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.	                                                  --Matt. v. 18.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither will they bate	         One jot of ceremony.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Jot \Jot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jotting}.]	   To set down; to make a brief note of; -- usually followed by	   down.	   [1913 Webster]
Jotter \Jot"ter\, n.	   1. One who jots down memoranda.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A memorandum book.	      [1913 Webster]
Jougs \Jougs\, n. [F. joug a yoke, L. jugum. See {Yoke}.]	   An iron collar fastened to a wall or post, formerly used in	   Scotland as a kind of pillory. [Written also {juggs}.] See	   {Juke}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Jouissance \Jou"is*sance\, n. [F., fr. jouir to enjoy, fr. L.	   gaudere to rejoice.]	   Jollity; merriment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Jouk \Jouk\ (j[=oo]k), v. i.	   See {Juke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Joul \Joul\ (joul), v. t.	   See {Jowl}.	   [1913 Webster]
joule \joule\ (j[=oo]l), n. [From the distinguished English	   physicist, James Prescott Joule (1818-1889).] (Physics.)	   A unit of work which is equal to 10^{7} ergs (the unit of	   work in the C. G. S. system of units), and is equivalent to	   one watt-second, the energy expended in one second by an	   electric current of one ampere in a resistance of one ohm;	   also called the {absolute joule}. It is abbreviated J or j.	   The {international joule} is slightly larger, being 1.000167	   times the absolute joule. The absolute joule is approximately	   equal to 0.737562 foot pounds, 0.239006 gram-calories (small	   calories), and 3.72506 x 10^{-7} horsepower-hours, and	   0.000948451 B.t.u. --HCP61	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Joule's equivalent}. See under {Equivalent}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Joulemeter \Joule"me`ter\ (j[=oo]l"m[=e]`t[~e]r;	   joul"m[=e]`t[~e]r), n.	   An integrating wattmeter for measuring the energy in joules	   expended in an electric circuit or developed by a machine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Joule's cycle \Joule's cycle\ (Thermodynamics)	   The cycle for the air engine proposed by Joule. In it air is	   taken by a pump from a cold chamber and compressed	   adiabatically until its pressure is eqal to that of the air	   in a hot chamber, into which it is then delivered, thereby	   displacing an equal amount of hot air into the engine	   cylinder. Here it expands adiabatically to the temperature of	   the cold chamber into which it is finally exhausted. This	   cycle, reversed, is used in refrigerating machines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Joule's law \Joule's law\	   1. (Elec.) The law that the rate at which heat is produced in	      any part of an electric circuit is measured by the product	      of the square of the current times the resistance of that	      part of the circuit. If the current (i) is constant for an	      interval of time (t), the energy (H) in heat units equals	      i^{2}Rt, R being resistance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Thermodynamics) The law that there is no change of	      temperature when a gas expands without doing external work	      and without receiving or rejecting heat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jounce \Jounce\ (jouns), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Jounced}	   (jounst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Jouncing} (joun"s[i^]ng).] [Cf.	   {Jaunce}.]	   To jolt; to shake, especially by rough riding or by driving	   over obstructions.	   [1913 Webster]	Jounce \Jounce\, n.	   A jolt; a shake; a hard trot.	   [1913 Webster]
Journal \Jour"nal\, a. [F., fr. L. diurnalis diurnal, fr.	   diurnus belonging to the day, fr. dies day. See {Diurnal}.]	   Daily; diurnal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whiles from their journal labors they did rest.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Journal \Jour"nal\, n. [F. journal. See {Journal}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A diary; an account of daily transactions and events.	      Specifically:	      (a) (Bookkeeping) A book of accounts, in which is entered	          a condensed and grouped statement of the daily	          transactions.	      (b) (Naut.) A daily register of the ship's course and	          distance, the winds, weather, incidents of the voyage,	          etc.	      (c) (Legislature) The record of daily proceedings, kept by	          the clerk.	      (d) A newspaper published daily; by extension, a weekly	          newspaper or any periodical publication, giving an	          account of passing events, the proceedings and memoirs	          of societies, etc.; a periodical; a magazine.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has occurred in a day; a day's work or travel;	      a day's journey. [Obs. & R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) That portion of a rotating piece, as a shaft,	      axle, spindle, etc., which turns in a bearing or box. See	      Illust. of {Axle box}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Journal box}, or {Journal bearing} (Mach.) the carrier of a	      journal; the box in which the journal of a shaft, axle, or	      pin turns.	      [1913 Webster]
journalese \journalese\ n.	   the linguistic style in which newspapers are written.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Journalism \Jour"nal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. journalisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The keeping of a journal or diary. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The periodical collection and publication of current news;	      the business of managing, editing, or writing for,	      journals, newspapers, magazines, broadcasting media such	      as radio or television, or other news media such as	      distribution over the internet; as, political journalism;	      broadcast journalism; print journalism.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Journalism is now truly an estate of the realm.	                                                  --Ed. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The branch of knowledge that studies phenomena associated	      with news collection, distribution, and editing; a course	      of study, especially in institutions of higher learning,	      that teaches students how to write, edit, or report news.	      [PJC]
Journalist \Jour"nal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. journaliste.]	   1. One who keeps a journal or diary; a diarist. [Obs.]	      --Mickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One whose occupation is to write for any of the public	      news media, such as newspapers, magazines, radio,	      television, or internet; also, an editorial or other	      professional writer for a periodical.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Journalistic \Jour"nal*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to journals, journalism, or to journalists;	   contained in, or characteristic of, the public journals; as,	   journalistic literature or enterprise.	   [1913 Webster]
Journalize \Jour"nal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Journalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Journalizing}.]	   To enter or record in a journal or diary. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Journalize \Jour"nal*ize\, v. i.	   to conduct or contribute to a public journal; to follow the	   profession of a journalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Journey \Jour"ney\, n.; pl. {Journeys}. [OE. jornee, journee,	   prop., a day's journey, OF. jorn['e]e, jurn['e]e, a day, a	   day's work of journey, F. journ['e]e, fr. OF. jorn, jurn, jor	   a day, F. jour, fr. L. diurnus. See {Journal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The travel or work of a day. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have yet large day, for scarce the sun	            Hath finished half his journey.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Travel or passage from one place to another, especially	      one covering a large distance or taking a long time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good man . . . is gone a long journey. --Prov.	                                                  vii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: [figurative], A passage through life, or a passage	      through any significant experience, or from one state to	      another.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            We must all have the same journey's end. --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   4. The distance that is traveled in a journey[2], or the time	      taken to complete a journey[2]; as, it's a two-day journey	      from the oasis into Cairo by camel; from Mecca to	      Samarkand is quite a journey.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Tour; excursion; trip; expedition; pilgrimage; jaunt.	   Usage: {Journey}, {Tour}, {Excursion}, {Pilgrimage}. The word	          journey suggests the idea of a somewhat prolonged	          traveling for a specific object, leading a person to	          pass directly from one point to another. In a tour, we	          take a roundabout course from place to place, more	          commonly for pleasure, though sometimes on business.	          An excursion is usually a brief tour or trip for	          pleasure, health, etc. In a pilgrimage we travel to a	          place hallowed by our religions affections, or by some	          train of sacred or tender associations. A journey on	          important business; the tour of Europe; an excursion	          to the lakes; a pilgrimage to the Holy Land.	          [1913 Webster]	Journey \Jour"ney\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Journeyed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Journeying}.]	   To travel from place to place; to go from home to a distance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Abram journeyed, going on still toward the south.	                                                  --Gen. xii. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	Journey \Jour"ney\, v. t.	   To traverse; to travel over or through. [R.] "I journeyed	   many a land." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Journey-bated \Jour"ney-bat`ed\, a.	   Worn out with journeying. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Journeyer \Jour"ney*er\, n.	   One who journeys.	   [1913 Webster]
journeying \journeying\ n.	   the act or process of traveling from one place to another.	   Syn: journey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Journeyman \Jour"ney*man\, n.; pl. {Journeymen}.	   1. Formerly, a man hired to work by the day; now, commonly,	      one who has finished an apprenticeship and is a competent	      worker in a handicraft or trade, but has not received	      recognition as a master; -- distinguished from	      {apprentice} and from {master workman}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            I have thought some of nature's journeymen had made	            men, and not made them well.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A competent and experienced worker who performs	      adequately but without a high level of expertise or	      imagination.	      [PJC]
Journeywork \Jour"ney*work`\, n.	   1. Originally, work done by the day; work done by a	      journeyman at his trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Routine or relatively unskilled work performed	      under direction of a supervisor.	      [PJC]
Joust \Joust\ (joust or j[u^]st; 277), v. i. [OE. justen,	   jousten, OF. jouster, jouster, joster, F. jouter, fr. L.	   juxta near to, nigh, from the root of jungere to join. See	   {Join}, and cf. {Jostle}.]	   1. To engage in mock combat on horseback, as two knights in	      the lists; to tilt. [Written also {just}.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            For the whole army to joust and tourney. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To engage in a competition involving one-to-one	      struggle with an opponent.	      [PJC]	Joust \Joust\, n. [OE. juste, jouste, OF. juste, jouste, joste,	   F. joute. See {Joust}, v. i.]	   1. A tilting match; a mock combat on horseback between two	      knights in the lists or inclosed field. [Written also	      {just}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gorgeous knights at joust and tournament. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any competition involving one-to-one struggle with	      an opponent.	      [PJC]
jouster \joust"er\, n.	   One who jousts or tilts.	   [1913 Webster]
Jove \Jove\, prop. n. [L. Jupiter, gen. Jovis, OL. Jovis, nom. &	   gen. for Djovis; akin to E. Tuesday. See {Tuesday}, and cf.	   {Jupiter}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The chief divinity of the ancient Romans; Jupiter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The planet Jupiter. [R.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Alchemy) The metal tin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bird of Jove}, the eagle.	      [1913 Webster]
jovial \jo"vi*al\, a. [F., fr. L. Jovialis pertaining to Jove.	   The planet Jupiter was thought to make those born under it	   joyful or jovial. See {Jove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. [capitalized] Of or pertaining to the god, or the planet,	      Jupiter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our jovial star reigned at his birth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fixed stars astrologically differenced by the	            planets, and esteemed Martial or Jovial according to	            the colors whereby they answer these planets. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sunny; serene. [Obs.] "The heavens always joviall."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gay; merry; joyous; jolly; mirth-inspiring; hilarious;	      characterized by mirth or jollity; as, a jovial youth; a	      jovial company; a jovial poem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be bright and jovial among your guests. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His odes are some of them panegyrical, others moral;	            the rest are jovial or bacchanalian.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is a relic of the belief in planetary	         influence. Other examples are {saturnine}, {mercurial},	         {martial}, {lunatic}, etc.	   Syn: Merry; joyous; gay; festive; mirthful; gleeful; jolly;	        hilarious.	        [1913 Webster]
Jovialist \Jo"vi*al*ist\, n.	   One who lives a jovial life. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Joviality \Jo`vi*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. jovialit['e].]	   The quality or state of being jovial. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Jovially \Jo"vi*al*ly\, adv.	   In a jovial manner; merrily; gayly. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Jovialness \Jo"vi*al*ness\, n.	   Noisy mirth; joviality. --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Jovialty \Jo"vi*al*ty\, n.	   Joviality. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Jovian \Jo"vi*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Jove, or Jupiter (either the deity or the	   planet).	   [1913 Webster]
Jovicentric \Jo`vi*cen"tric\, a. [See {Jove}, and {Center}.]	   (Astron.)	   Revolving around the planet Jupiter; appearing as viewed from	   Jupiter. [R.] --J. R. Hind.	   [1913 Webster]
Jovinianist \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 his time.	   [1913 Webster]
Jowl \Jowl\ (joul or j[=o]l), n. [For older chole, chaul, AS.	   ceaft jaw. Cf. {Chaps}.]	   The cheek; the jaw. [Written also {jole}, {choule}, {chowle},	   and {geoule}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cheek by jowl}, with the cheeks close together; side by	      side; in close proximity. "I will go with thee cheek by	      jole." --Shak. " Sits cheek by jowl." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Jowl \Jowl\, v. t.	   To throw, dash, or knock. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How the knave jowls it to the ground.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Jowler \Jowl"er\, n. (Zool.)	   A dog with large jowls, as the beagle.	   [1913 Webster]
Jowter \Jow"ter\, n.	   A mounted peddler of fish; -- called also {jouster}. [Obs.]	   --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Joy \Joy\ (joi), n. [OE. joye, OF. joye, joie, goie, F. joie, L.	   gaudia, pl. of gaudium joy, fr. gaudere to rejoice, to be	   glad; cf. Gr. gai`ein to rejoice, gay^ros proud. Cf. {Gaud},	   {Jewel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The passion or emotion excited by the acquisition or	      expectation of good; pleasurable feelings or emotions	      caused by success, good fortune, and the like, or by a	      rational prospect of possessing what we love or desire;	      gladness; exhilaration of spirits; delight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her heavenly form beheld, all wished her joy.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glides the smooth current of domestic joy.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, for the joy that was set before him, endured	            the cross, despising the shame.       --Heb. xii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tears of true joy for his return.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joy is a delight of the mind, from the consideration	            of the present or assured approaching possession of	            a good.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which causes joy or happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            For ye are our glory and joy.         --1 Thess. ii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thing of beauty is a joy forever.   --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sign or exhibition of joy; gayety; mirth; merriment;	      festivity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such joy made Una, when her knight she found.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The roofs with joy resound.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Joy is used in composition, esp. with participles, to	         from many self-explaining compounds; as, joy-bells,	         joy-bringing, joy-inspiring, joy-resounding, etc.	   Syn: Gladness; pleasure; delight; happiness; exultation;	        transport; felicity; ecstasy; rapture; bliss; gayety;	        mirth; merriment; festivity; hilarity.	        [1913 Webster]	Joy \Joy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Joyed} (joid); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Joying}.] [OF. joir, F. jouir. See {Joy}, n.]	   To rejoice; to be glad; to delight; to exult.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will joy in the God of my salvation.   --Hab. iii.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster]	         In whose sight all things joy.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Joy \Joy\, v. t.	   1. To give joy to; to congratulate. [Obs.] "Joy us of our	      conquest." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To joy the friend, or grapple with the foe. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gladden; to make joyful; to exhilarate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither pleasure's art can joy my spirits. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enjoy. [Obs.] See {Enjoy}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who might have lived and joyed immortal bliss.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Joyance \Joy"ance\, n. [OF. joiance.]	   Enjoyment; gayety; festivity; joyfulness.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some days of joyance are decreed to all. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         From what hid fountains doth thy joyance flow?	                                                  --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Joyancy \Joy"an*cy\, n.	   Joyance. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Joyful \Joy"ful\, a.	   Full of joy; having or causing joy; very glad; as, a joyful	   heart. "Joyful tidings." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         My soul shall be joyful in my God.       --Is. lxi. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sad for their loss, but joyful of our life. --Pope.	   -- {Joy"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
joyfulness \joyfulness\ n.	   the emotion of great happiness.	   Syn: joy, joyousness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Joyless \Joy"less\, a.	   Not having joy; not causing joy; unenjoyable. --	   {Joy"less*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         With downcast eyes the joyless victor sat. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Youth and health and war are joyless to him. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] pining for the lass,	         Is joyless of the grove, and spurns the growing grass.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Joyous \Joy"ous\, a. [OE. joyous, joious, joios, F. joyeux.See	   {Joy}.]	   Glad; gay; merry; joyful; also, affording or inspiring joy;	   with of before the word or words expressing the cause of joy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is this your joyous city?                --Is. xxiii.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]	         They all as glad as birds of joyous prime. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         And joyous of our conquest early won.    --Dryden.	   Syn: Merry; lively; blithe; gleeful; gay; glad; mirthful;	        sportive; festive; joyful; happy; blissful; charming;	        delightful. -- {Joy"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Joy"ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Joysome \Joy"some\, a.	   Causing joyfulness. [R.]	   Syn: gladsome, delightful.	        [1913 Webster]	              This all joysome grove.             --T. Browne.	        [1913 Webster]
JPEG \JPEG\ n. [Acronym from Joint Picture Experts Group.]	   (Computers)	   A standardized format for storing graphic data in binary	   computer files, allowing over 16 million different colors. It	   allows for lossy compression, i. e. the compression of data	   into a form which re-expands into an image close, but not	   identical to the original image. Files stored in this format	   usually carry the extension jpg or jpeg. Compare {GIF}.	   [PJC]
Jub \Jub\, n. [Perh. corrupted fr. jug.]	   A vessel for holding ale or wine; a jug. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
juba \ju"ba\, n.; pl. {jub[ae]} (-b[=e]). [L., a mane.]	   1. (Zool.) The mane of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A loose panicle, the axis of which falls to pieces,	      as in certain grasses.	      [1913 Webster]	juba \ju"ba\, n.	   A dance developed by slaves in the U. S., having a lively	   tune and accompanied by a complex rhythmic clapping, and by	   slapping the thighs.	   [PJC]	         Wild crap-shooters with a whoop and a call	         Danced the juba in their gambling-hall.  --Vachel	                                                  Lindsay (The	                                                  Congo).	   [PJC]
Jubate \Ju"bate\, a. [L. jubatus having a mane.] (Zool.)	   Fringed with long, pendent hair.	   [1913 Webster] Jubbeh	   Jubbah
Jubbah \Jub"bah\, n. Also Jubbeh \Jub"beh\, Joobbeh \Joob"beh\	   [Hind. jubba, fr. Ar. jubbah.]	   A long outer garment worn by both sexes of Mohammedans of the	   better class.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jub'e \Ju`b['e]"\, n. [F.] (Arch.) (a)	   A chancel screen or rood screen.	   (b) The gallery above such a screen, from which certain parts	       of the service were formerly read. See {Rood loft}, under	       {Rood}.	       [1913 Webster]
jubilance \jubilance\ n.	   a feeling of extreme joy; jubilation.	   Syn: exultation, jubilancy, jubilation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
jubilancy \jubilancy\ n.	   a feeling of extreme joy; jubilance; jubilation.	   Syn: exultation, jubilance, jubilation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jubilant \Ju"bi*lant\, a. [L. jubilans, -antis, p. pr. of	   jubilare to shout for joy: cf. F. jubilant. See {Jubilate}.]	   Uttering songs of triumph; shouting with joy; triumphant;	   exulting. "The jubilant age." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         While the bright pomp ascended jubilant. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jubilantly \Ju"bi*lant*ly\, adv.	   In a jubilant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jubilar \Ju"bi*lar\, a. [Cf. F. jubilaire.]	   Pertaining to, or having the character of, a jubilee. [R.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Jubilate \Ju`bi*la"te\, n. [L., imperat. of jubilare to shout	   for joy.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The third Sunday after Easter; -- so called because the	      introit is the 66th Psalm, which, in the Latin version,	      begins with the words, "Jubilate Deo."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name of the 100th Psalm; -- so called from its opening	      word in the Latin version.	      [1913 Webster]	Jubilate \Ju"bi*late\, v. i. [L. jubilatus, p. p. of jubilare.]	   To exult; to rejoice. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Jubilation \Ju`bi*la"tion\, n. [L. jubilatio: cf. F.	   jubilation.]	   A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation. "Jubilations	   and hallelujahs." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Jubilee \Ju"bi*lee\, n. [F. jubil['e], L. jubilaeus, Gr. ?, fr.	   Heb. y[=o]bel the blast of a trumpet, also the grand	   sabbatical year, which was announced by sound of trumpet.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Jewish Hist.) Every fiftieth year, being the year	      following the completion of each seventh sabbath of years,	      at which time all the slaves of Hebrew blood were	      liberated, and all lands which had been alienated during	      the whole period reverted to their former owners. [In this	      sense spelled also, in some English Bibles, {jubile}.]	      --Lev. xxv. 8-17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The joyful commemoration held on the fiftieth anniversary	      of any event; as, the jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign;	      the jubilee of the American Board of Missions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A church solemnity or ceremony celebrated at	      Rome, at stated intervals, originally of one hundred	      years, but latterly of twenty-five; a plenary and	      extraordinary indulgence granted by the sovereign pontiff	      to the universal church. One invariable condition of	      granting this indulgence is the confession of sins and	      receiving of the eucharist.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A season of general joy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The town was all a jubilee of feasts. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A state of joy or exultation. [R.] "In the jubilee of his	      spirits." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Jucundity \Ju*cun"di*ty\, n. [L. jucunditas, from jucundus.]	   Pleasantness; agreeableness. See {Jocundity}. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Judahite \Ju"dah*ite\, n.	   One of the tribe of Judah; a member of the kingdom of Judah;	   a Jew. --Kitto. Judaic
Judaic \Ju*da"ic\, Judaical \Ju*da"ic*al\, a. [L. Juda["i]cus,	   fr. Judaea, the country Judea: cf. F. Juda["i]que. See	   {Jew}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Jews. "The natural or Judaical	   [religion]." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Judaically \Ju*da"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   After the Jewish manner. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Judaism \Ju"da*ism\, prop. n. [L. Juda["i]smus: cf. F.	   juda["i]sme.]	   1. The religious doctrines and rites of the Jews as enjoined	      in the laws of Moses, and for many adherents, in the	      Talmud. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conformity to the Jewish rites and ceremonies; the	      practise of Judaism[1].	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The adherents of Judaism[1] collectively; jewry.	      [PJC]
Judaist \Ju"da*ist\, n.	   One who believes and practices Judaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Judaistic \Ju`da*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Judaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Judaization \Ju`da*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of Judaizing; a conforming to the Jewish religion or	   ritual. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Judaize \Ju"da*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Judaized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Judaizing}.] [Cf. F. juda["i]ser.]	   To conform to the doctrines, observances, or methods of the	   Jews; to inculcate or impose Judaism.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . prevailed on the Galatians to Judaize so far	         as to observe the rites of Moses in various instances.	         They were Judaizing doctors, who taught the observation	         of the Mosaic law.                       --Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]	Judaize \Ju"da*ize\, v. t.	   To impose Jewish observances or rites upon; to convert to	   Judaism.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heretical Theodotion, the Judaized Symmachus.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Judaizer \Ju"da*i`zer\, n.	   One who conforms to or inculcates Judaism; specifically, pl.	   (Ch. Hist.), those Jews who accepted Christianity but still	   adhered to the law of Moses and worshiped in the temple at	   Jerusalem.	   [1913 Webster]
Judaizers \Ju"da*iz`ers\ (j[=u]"d[asl]*[imac]z`[~e]rz), n. pl.	   See {Raskolnik}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Judas \Ju"das\, n.	   The disciple who betrayed Christ. Hence: A treacherous	   person; one who betrays under the semblance of friendship. --	   a. Treacherous; betraying.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Judas hole}, a peephole or secret opening for spying.	   {Judas kiss},	   (a) a deceitful and treacherous kiss.	   (b) an act appearing to be an act of friendship, which is in	       fact harmful to the recipient.	   {Judas tree} (Bot.), a leguminous tree of the genus {Cercis},	      with pretty, rose-colored flowers in clusters along the	      branches. Judas is said to have hanged himself on a tree	      of this genus ({Cercis Siliquastrum}). {Cercis Canadensis}	      and {Cercis occidentalis} are the American species, and	      are called also {redbud}.	      [1913 Webster]
Judas-colored \Ju"das-col`ored\, a.	   Red; -- from a tradition that Judas Iscariot had red hair and	   beard.	   [1913 Webster]	         There's treachery in that Judas-colored beard.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Juddock \Jud"dock\ (j[u^]d"d[o^]k), n. [For judcock; jud (equiv.	   to Prov. E. gid a jacksnipe, W. giach snipe) + cock.] (Zool.)	   See {Jacksnipe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Judean \Ju*de"an\ (j[-u]*d[=e]"an), a. [L. Judaeus. See {Jew}.]	   Of or pertaining to Judea. -- n. A native of Judea; a Jew.	   [1913 Webster]
Judeo-Christian \Judeo-Christian\ adj.	   having origins in both Judaism and Christianity; of or	   pertaining to Christianity; as, the Judeo-Christian	   tradition.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Judge \Judge\ (j[u^]j), n. [OE. juge, OF. & F. juge, fr. OF.	   jugier, F. juger, to judge. See {Judge}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) A public officer who is invested with authority to	      hear and determine litigated causes, and to administer	      justice between parties in courts held for that purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parts of a judge in hearing are four: to direct	            the evidence; to moderate length, repetition, or	            impertinency of speech; to recapitulate, select, and	            collate the material points of that which hath been	            said; and to give the rule or sentence. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has skill, knowledge, or experience, sufficient to	      decide on the merits of a question, or on the quality or	      value of anything; one who discerns properties or	      relations with skill and readiness; a connoisseur; an	      expert; a critic.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man who is no judge of law may be a good judge of	            poetry, or eloquence, or of the merits of a	            painting.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person appointed to decide in a trial of skill, speed,	      etc., between two or more parties; an umpire; as, a judge	      in a horse race.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Jewish Hist.) One of the supreme magistrates, with both	      civil and military powers, who governed Israel for more	      than four hundred years.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. The title of the seventh book of the Old Testament;	      the Book of Judges.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Judge Advocate} (Mil. & Nav.), a person appointed to act as	      prosecutor at a court-martial; he acts as the	      representative of the government, as the responsible	      adviser of the court, and also, to a certain extent, as	      counsel for the accused, when he has no other counsel.	   {Judge-Advocate General}, in the United States, the title of	      two officers, one attached to the War Department and	      having the rank of brigadier general, the other attached	      to the Navy Department and having the rank of colonel of	      marines or captain in the navy. The first is chief of the	      Bureau of Military Justice of the army, the other performs	      a similar duty for the navy. In England, the designation	      of a member of the ministry who is the legal adviser of	      the secretary of state for war, and supreme judge of the	      proceedings of courts-martial.	   Syn: {Judge}, {Umpire}, {Arbitrator}, {Referee}.	   Usage: A judge, in the legal sense, is a magistrate appointed	          to determine questions of law. An umpire is a person	          selected to decide between two or more who contend for	          a prize. An arbitrator is one chosen to allot to two	          contestants their portion of a claim, usually on	          grounds of equity and common sense. A referee is one	          to whom a case is referred for final adjustment.	          Arbitrations and references are sometimes voluntary,	          sometimes appointed by a court.	          [1913 Webster]	Judge \Judge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Judged} (j[u^]jd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Judging}.] [OE. jugen, OF. jugier, F. juger, L.	   judicare, fr. judex judge; jus law or right + dicare to	   proclaim, pronounce, akin to dicere to say. See {Just}, a.,	   and {Diction}, and cf. {Judicial}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To hear and determine, as in causes on trial; to decide as	      a judge; to give judgment; to pass sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord judge between thee and me.   --Gen. xvi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Father, who art judge	            Of all things made, and judgest only right!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assume the right to pass judgment on another; to sit in	      judgment or commendation; to criticise or pass adverse	      judgment upon others. See {Judge}, v. t., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forbear to judge, for we are sinners all. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To compare facts or ideas, and perceive their relations	      and attributes, and thus distinguish truth from falsehood;	      to determine; to discern; to distinguish; to form an	      opinion about.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judge not according to the appearance. --John vii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is wise if I can judge of her.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Judge \Judge\, v. t.	   1. To hear and determine by authority, as a case before a	      court, or a controversy between two parties. "Chaos	      [shall] judge the strife." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To examine and pass sentence on; to try; to doom.	      [1913 Webster]	            God shall judge the righteous and the wicked.	                                                  --Eccl. iii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bring my whole cause 'fore his holiness,	            And to be judged by him.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To arrogate judicial authority over; to sit in judgment	      upon; to be censorious toward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judge not, that ye be not judged.     --Matt. vii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To determine upon or deliberation; to esteem; to think; to	      reckon.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord.	                                                  --Acts xvi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To exercise the functions of a magistrate over; to govern.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Make us a king to judge us.           --1 Sam. viii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]
Judge-made \Judge"-made`\, a.	   Created by judges or judicial decision; -- applied esp. to	   law applied or established by the judicial interpretation of	   statutes so as extend or restrict their scope, as to meet new	   cases, to provide new or better remedies, etc., and often	   used opprobriously of acts of judicial interpretation	   considered as doing this. Judge-made law is contrasted with	   {statutory law} and {civil law}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	         The law of the 13th century was judge-made law in a	         fuller and more literal sense than the law of any	         succeeding century has been.             --Sir	                                                  Frederick	                                                  Pollock.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Judger \Judg"er\, n.	   One who judges. --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
judgeship \judge"ship\, n.	   The office or position of a judge.	   [1913 Webster]
judging \judging\ n.	   The cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing	   conclusions.	   Syn: judgment, judgement.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Judgment \Judg"ment\, n. [OE. jugement, F. jugement, LL.	   judicamentum, fr. L. judicare. See {Judge}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of judging; the operation of the mind, involving	      comparison and discrimination, by which a knowledge of the	      values and relations of things, whether of moral	      qualities, intellectual concepts, logical propositions, or	      material facts, is obtained; as, by careful judgment he	      avoided the peril; by a series of wrong judgments he	      forfeited confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            I oughte deme, of skilful jugement,	            That in the salte sea my wife is deed. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power or faculty of performing such operations (see	      1); esp., when unqualified, the faculty of judging or	      deciding rightly, justly, or wisely; good sense; as, a man	      of judgment; a politician without judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall judge thy people with righteousness and thy	            poor with judgment.                   --Ps. lxxii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hernia. I would my father look'd but with my eyes.	            Theseus. Rather your eyes must with his judgment	            look.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The conclusion or result of judging; an opinion; a	      decision.	      [1913 Webster]	            She in my judgment was as fair as you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who first his judgment asked, and then a place.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of determining, as in courts of law, what is	      conformable to law and justice; also, the determination,	      decision, or sentence of a court, or of a judge; the	      mandate or sentence of God as the judge of all.	      [1913 Webster]	            In judgments between rich and poor, consider not	            what the poor man needs, but what is his own. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most heartily I do beseech the court	            To give the judgment.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Philos.)	      (a) That act of the mind by which two notions or ideas	          which are apprehended as distinct are compared for the	          purpose of ascertaining their agreement or	          disagreement. See 1. The comparison may be threefold:	          (1) Of individual objects forming a concept. (2) Of	          concepts giving what is technically called a judgment.	          (3) Of two judgments giving an inference. Judgments	          have been further classed as analytic, synthetic, and	          identical.	      (b) That power or faculty by which knowledge dependent	          upon comparison and discrimination is acquired. See 2.	          [1913 Webster]	                A judgment is the mental act by which one thing	                is affirmed or denied of another. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	          [1913 Webster]	                The power by which we are enabled to perceive	                what is true or false, probable or improbable,	                is called by logicians the faculty of judgment.	                                                  --Stewart.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A calamity regarded as sent by God, by way of recompense	      for wrong committed; a providential punishment. "Judgments	      are prepared for scorners." --Prov. xix. 29. "This	      judgment of the heavens that makes us tremble." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Theol.) The final award; the last sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Judgment, abridgment, acknowledgment, and lodgment are	         in England sometimes written, judgement, abridgement,	         acknowledgement, and lodgement.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Judgment is used adjectively in many self-explaining	         combinations; as, judgment hour; judgment throne.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Judgment day} (Theol.), the last day, or period when final	      judgment will be pronounced on the subjects of God's moral	      government.	   {Judgment debt} (Law), a debt secured to the creditor by a	      judge's order.	   {Judgment hall}, a hall where courts are held.	   {Judgment seat}, the seat or bench on which judges sit in	      court; hence, a court; a tribunal. "We shall all stand	      before the judgment seat of Christ." --Rom. xiv. 10.	   {Judgment summons} (Law), a proceeding by a judgment creditor	      against a judgment debtor upon an unsatisfied judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arrest of judgment}. (Law) See under {Arrest}, n.	   {Judgment of God}, a term formerly applied to extraordinary	      trials of secret crimes, as by arms and single combat, by	      ordeal, etc.; it being imagined that God would work	      miracles to vindicate innocence. See under {Ordeal}.	   Syn: Discernment; decision; determination; award; estimate;	        criticism; taste; discrimination; penetration; sagacity;	        intelligence; understanding. See {Taste}.	        [1913 Webster]
judgmental \judgmental\ adj.	   1. depending on judgment; as, a judgmental error.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Inclined to make moral judgements about the behavior of	      people; -- contrasted with an inclination not to judge the	      moral qualities of others. Opposite of {nonjudgmental}.	      [Narrower terms: {faultfinding(prenominal) ]	      [PJC]
judgship \judgship\ n.	   Same as {judgeship}; -- a variant spelling.	   Syn: judgeship, judicature.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Judicable \Ju"di*ca*ble\, a. [L. judicabilis. See {Judge}, v.	   i.]	   Capable of being judged; capable of being tried or decided	   upon. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Judicative \Ju"di*ca*tive\, a.	   Having power to judge; judicial; as, the judicative faculty.	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. judicatorius.]	   Pertaining to the administration of justice; dispensing	   justice; judicial; as, judicatory tribunals. --T. Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Power to reject in an authoritative or judicatory way.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Judicatory \Ju"di*ca*to*ry\ (277), n. [L. judicatorium.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A court of justice; a tribunal. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Administration of justice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The supreme court of judicatory.      --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Judicature \Ju"di*ca*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. LL.	   judicatura.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or profession of those employed in the	      administration of justice; also, the dispensing or	      administration of justice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The honor of the judges in their judicature is the	            king's honor.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A court of justice; a judicatory. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The right of judicial action; jurisdiction; extent	      jurisdiction of a judge or court.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Savior disputes not here the judicature, for	            that was not his office, but the morality, of	            divorce.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Judicial \Ju*di"cial\, a. [L. judicialis, fr. judicium judgment,	   fr. judex judge: cf. OF. judicial. See {Judge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining or appropriate to courts of justice, or to a	      judge; practiced or conformed to in the administration of	      justice; sanctioned or ordered by a court; as, judicial	      power; judicial proceedings; a judicial sale. "Judicial	      massacres." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not a moral but a judicial law, and so was	            abrogated.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted or apt for judging or deciding; as, a judicial	      mind; judicial temperament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging to the judiciary, as distinguished from	      {legislative}, {administrative}, or {executive}. See	      {Executive}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Judicious. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Judicially \Ju*di"cial*ly\, adv.	   In a judicial capacity or judicial manner. "The Lords . . .	   sitting judicially." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. judiciarius, fr.	   judicium judgment: cf. F. judiciare. See {Judicial}.]	   Of or pertaining to courts of judicature, or legal tribunals;	   judicial; as, a judiciary proceeding. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	Judiciary \Ju*di"cia*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. judiciaria, F.	   judiciaire.]	   That branch of government in which judicial power is vested;	   the system of courts of justice in a country; the judges,	   taken collectively; as, an independent judiciary; the senate	   committee on the judiciary.	   [1913 Webster]
Judicious \Ju*di"cious\, a. [F. judicieux, fr. L. judicium	   judgment. See {Judicial}.]	   Of or relating to a court; judicial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His last offenses to us	         Shall have judicious hearing.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Directed or governed by sound judgment; having sound	      judgment; wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is noble, wise, judicious, and best knows	            The fits o' the season.               --Shak.	   Syn: Prudent; discreet; rational; wise; skillful; discerning;	        sagacious; well-advised.	        [1913 Webster]
Judiciously \Ju*di"cious*ly\, adv.	   In a judicious manner; with good judgment; wisely.	   [1913 Webster]
Judiciousness \Ju*di"cious*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being judicious; sagacity; sound	   judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
judo \judo\ n.	   a sport adapted from jujitsu, originally a method of	   self-defense without weapons, and similar to wrestling; it	   was developed in Japan.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), n. [Prob. fr. Jug, a corruption of, or	   nickname for, Joanna; cf. 2d Jack, and Jill. See {Johannes}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A vessel, usually of coarse earthenware, with a swelling	      belly and narrow mouth, and having a handle on one side.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pitcher; a ewer. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prison; a jail; a lockup. [Slang] --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (pl.) A woman's breasts; as, nice jugs. [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]	Jug \Jug\ (j[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugged} (j[u^]gd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Jugging} (j[u^]g"g[i^]ng).]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To seethe or stew, as in a jug or jar placed in boiling	      water; as, to jug a hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To commit to jail; to imprison. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Jug \Jug\, v. i. (Zool.)	   1. To utter a sound resembling this word, as certain birds	      do, especially the nightingale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To nestle or collect together in a covey; -- said of	      quails and partridges.	      [1913 Webster]
Jugal \Ju"gal\, a. [L. jugalis, fr. jugum yoke.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Relating to a yoke, or to marriage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the malar, or	      cheek bone.	      [1913 Webster]
Jugata \Ju*ga"ta\, n. pl. [Neut. pl. of L. jugatus, p. p. of	   jugare to join.] (Numis.)	   The figures of two heads on a medal or coin, either side by	   side or joined.	   [1913 Webster]
Jugated \Ju"ga*ted\, a. (Bot.)	   Coupled together.	   [1913 Webster]
Juge \Juge\, n.	   A judge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jugement \Jug"e*ment\, n.	   Judgment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Juger \Ju"ger\, n. [L. jugerum.]	   A Roman measure of land, measuring 28,800 square feet, or 240	   feet in length by 120 in breadth.	   [1913 Webster]
Jugger \Jug"ger\, n. (Zool.)	   An East Indian falcon. See {Lugger}.	   [1913 Webster]
Juggernaut \Jug"ger*naut`\, n. [Skr. jagann[=a]tha lord of the	   world.]	   1. One of the names under which Vishnu, in his incarnation as	      Krishna, is worshiped by the Hindus. See also {Jagannath}.	      [Written also {Juggernnath}, {Jaganath}, {Jagannath},	      {Jaganatha}, {Jagannatha}, etc.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal seat of the worship of Juggernaut	         (Jagannath) is at P[^u]ri in Orissa. At certain times	         the idol is drawn from the temple by the multitude, on	         a high car with sixteen wheels. The idol is considered	         to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul.	         The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the	         idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is	         drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings.	         Formerly it was erroneously supposed that fanatical	         devotees threw themselves under the wheels of this car,	         to be crushed as a sacrifice to the god. It is now	         known that any death within the temple of Jagannath is	         considered to render the place unclean, and any	         spilling of blood in the presence of the idol is a	         pollution. As a result of this erroneous belief,	         however, the word {juggernaut} is now used principally	         in the figurative sense 2.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Any large, unstoppable force, power, or popular movement	      which defeats or destroys any person who gets in its way	      or attempts to stop it; as, for years the Notre Dame	      football team was an unstoppable juggernaut; after the	      early primaries, Johnson's campaign became a juggernaut,	      crushing all rivals.	      [PJC]
Juggle \Jug"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Juggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Juggling}.] [OE. juglen; cf. OF. jogler, jugler, F. jongler.	   See {Juggler}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To play tricks by sleight of hand; to cause amusement and	      sport by tricks of skill; to conjure; especially, to	      maintian several objects in the air at one time by tossing	      them up with one hand, catching them with the other hand,	      and passing them from the catching to the tossing hand.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To practice artifice or imposture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be these juggling fiends no more believed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Juggle \Jug"gle\, v. t.	   1. To deceive by trick or artifice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is't possible the spells of France should juggle	            Men into such strange mysteries?      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maintain (several objects) in continuous motion in the	      air at one time by tossing them up with one hand, catching	      them with the other hand, and passing them from the	      catching to the tossing hand; variations on this basic	      motion are also used. Also used figuratively: see senses 3	      and 4.	      [PJC]	   3. To alter (financial records) secretly for the purpose of	      theft or deception; as, to juggle the accounts. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   4. To arrange the performance two tasks or responsibilities	      at alternate times, so as to be able to do both; as, to	      juggle the responsibilities of a job and a mother	      [PJC]	Juggle \Jug"gle\, n.	   1. A trick by sleight of hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An imposture; a deception. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A juggle of state to cozen the people. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A block of timber cut to a length, either in the round or	      split. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Juggler \Jug"gler\, n. [OE. jogelour, juglur, OF. jogleor,	   jugleor, jongleor, F. jongleur, fr. L. joculator a jester,	   joker, fr. joculus a little jest or joke, dim. of jocus jest,	   joke. See {Joke}, and cf. {Jongleur}, {Joculator}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who juggles; one who practices or exhibits tricks by	      sleight of hand; one skilled in legerdemain; a conjurer.	      [Archaic]	   Note: This sense is now expressed by {magician} or	         {conjurer}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	               As nimble jugglers that deceive the eye. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Jugglers and impostors do daily delude them.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A deceiver; a cheat. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who juggles objects, i. e. who maintains several	      objects in the air by passing them in turn from one hand	      to another.	      [PJC]
Juggleress \Jug"gler*ess\, n.	   1. A female juggler. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]
Jugglery \Jug"gler*y\, n. [OE. & OF. joglerie, F. jonglerie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art or act of a juggler; sleight of hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery.	      [1913 Webster]
Juggling \Jug"gling\, a.	   Cheating; tricky. -- {Jug"gling*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Juggling \Jug"gling\, n. [p. pr. from {juggle}, v. t.]	   1. Jugglery; underhand practice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of keeping several objects in the air	      at one time by tossing them with the hands. See {juggle}	      v. t., senses 2, 3, and 4.	      [PJC]
Juggs \Juggs\, n. pl.	   See {Jougs}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Juglandin \Jug"lan*din\, n. [L. juglans, -andis, a walnut: cf.	   F. juglandine.] (Chem.)	   An extractive matter contained in the juice of the green	   shucks of the walnut ({Juglans regia}). It is used	   medicinally as an alterative, and also as a black hair dye.	   [1913 Webster]
Juglandine \Jug"lan*dine\, n.	   An alkaloid found in the leaves of the walnut ({Juglans	   regia}).	   [1913 Webster]
Juglans \Jug"lans\, n. [L., walnut.] (Bot.)	   A genus of valuable trees, including the true walnut of	   Europe, and the America black walnut, and butternut.	   [1913 Webster]
Juglone \Ju"glone\, n. [L. juglans the walnut + -one.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance ({C10H6O3}) resembling	   quinone, extracted from green shucks of the walnut ({Juglans	   regia}); -- called also {nucin}. Chemically, it is	   5-hydroxy-1,4-naphthalenedione.	   [1913 Webster]
Jugoslav \Jugoslav\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia. [Also spelled	   {Yugoslav}.]	   Syn: Yugoslav, Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jugoslavian \Jugoslavian\ prop. n.	   a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia. [Also spelled	   {Yugoslavian}.]	   Syn: Yugoslav, Jugoslav, Yugoslavian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, a. [L. jugulum the collar bone, which joins	   together the shoulders and the breast, the throat, akin to	   jungere to yoke, to join: cf. F. jugulaire. See {Join}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to the throat or neck; as, the	          jugular vein.	      (b) Of or pertaining to the jugular vein; as, the jugular	          foramen.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the ventral fins beneath the throat; --	      said of certain fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	Jugular \Ju"gu*lar\, n. [Cf. F. jugulaire. See {Jugular}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) One of the large veins which return the blood from	      the head to the heart through two chief trunks, an	      external and an internal, on each side of the neck; --	      called also the {jugular vein}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any fish which has the ventral fins situated	      forward of the pectoral fins, or beneath the throat; one	      of a division of fishes (Jugulares).	      [1913 Webster]
Jugulate \Ju"gu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jugulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Jugulating}.] [L. jugulatus, p. p. of jugulare, fr.	   jugulatum. See {Jugular}.]	   To cut the throat of. [R.] --Jacob Bigelow.	   [1913 Webster]
Jugulum \Ju"gu*lum\, n.; pl. {Jugula}. [L.] (Zool.)	   The lower throat, or that part of the neck just above the	   breast.	   [1913 Webster]
Jugum \Ju"gum\ (j[=u]"g[u^]m), n.; pl. L. {Juga} (j[=u]"g[.a]),	   E. {Jugums}. [L., a yoke, ridge.] (Bot.)	   (a) One of the ridges commonly found on the fruit of	       umbelliferous plants.	   (b) A pair of the opposite leaflets of a pinnate plant.	       [1913 Webster]
Juice \Juice\ (j[=u]s), n. [OE. juse, F. jus broth, gravy,	   juice, L. jus; akin to Skr. y[=u]sha.]	   The characteristic fluid of any vegetable or animal	   substance; the sap or part which can be expressed from fruit,	   etc.; the fluid part which separates from meat in cooking.	   [1913 Webster]	         An animal whose juices are unsound.      --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The juice of July flowers.               --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The juice of Egypt's grape.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Letters which Edward Digby wrote in lemon juice.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cold water draws the juice of meat.      --Mrs.	                                                  Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]	Juice \Juice\ (j[=u]s), v. t.	   To moisten; to wet. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
juiced \juiced\ (j[=u]st), a.	   Drunk; intoxicated; inebriated. [Slang]	   [PJC]
juiced-up \juiced"-up`\ (j[=u]st"-[u^]p`), a.	   1. Drunk; intoxicated; inebriated. [Slang]	      [PJC]	   2. Having its power or functionality increased beyond the	      normal; -- of machines; as, a Volkswagen with a juiced-up	      engine.	      [PJC]
Juiceless \Juice"less\, a.	   Lacking juice; dry. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
juicer \juicer\ n.	   1. a utensil with a conical ridged center that is used for	      squeezing juice fro citrus fruit.	   Syn: reamer, juice reamer.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A state of drunkenness; as, to throw on a juicer; to have	      a juicer on all night.	      [PJC]	   3. An habitual drunkard; one who drinks alcoholic beverages	      frequently to the state of inebriation.	      [PJC]
Juiciness \Jui"ci*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being juicy; succulence plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Juicy \Jui"cy\, a. [Compar. {Juicier}; superl. {Juiciest}.]	   1. A bounding with juice; succulent. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very profitable, or presenting the prospect of much	      profit; as, a juicy job; a juicy sales contract; a juicy	      customer ripe for the plucking. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   3. Very interesting, especially due to scandalous or	      salacious nature; -- of information; as, juicy gossip.	      [PJC]
Juise \Ju*ise"\, n. [OF. juise. L. judicium. See {Judicial}.]	   Judgment; justice; sentence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Up [on] pain of hanging and high juise.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jujitsu \Ju"jit`su\, n.	   same as {jujutsu}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
juju \juju\ n.	   1. the magical power associated with a juju[2].	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An object superstitiously believed to embody magical	      powers; a fetish.	   Syn: voodoo, hoodoo, fetish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jujube \Ju"jube\ (j[=u]"j[-u]b), n. [F., fr. L. zizyphum, Gr.	   zi`zyfon, Per. z[imac]zf[=u]n, zizaf[=u]n, zayzaf[=u]n.]	   1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several	      Mediterranean and African species of small trees, of the	      genus {Zizyphus}, especially the {Zizyphus jujuba},	      {Zizyphus vulgaris}, {Zizyphus mucronata}, and {Zizyphus	      Lotus}. The last named is thought to have furnished the	      lotus of the ancient Libyan Lotophagi, or lotus eaters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chewy gelatinous lozenge made of or in imitation of, or	      flavored with, the jujube fruit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Jujube paste}, the dried or inspissated jelly of the jujube;	      also, a confection made of gum arabic sweetened.	      [1913 Webster] Jiujutsu	      Jujitsu	      Jujutsu
Jujutsu \Ju"jut`su\, Jujitsu \Ju"jit`su\, Jiujutsu \Jiu"jut`su\,
Jiujitsu \Jiu"jit`su\ n. [Jap. j[=u]jutsu; j[=u] soft (prob.	   because no weapons are used) + jutsu art.]	   The Japanese art of self-defense without weapons, now widely	   used as a system of physical training. It depends for its	   efficiency largely upon the principle of making clever use of	   an opponent's strength, weight, and movements to disable or	   injure him, and by applying pressure so that his opposing	   movement will throw him out of balance, dislocate or break a	   joint, etc. It opposes knowledge and skill to brute strength,	   and demands an extensive practical knowledge of human	   anatomy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Juke \Juke\, v. i. [from Scottish jouk to bow.]	   To bend the neck; to bow or duck the head. [Written also	   {jook} and {jouk}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The money merchant was so proud of his trust that he	         went juking and tossing of his head.     --L' Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Juke \Juke\, n.	   The neck of a bird. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Juke \Juke\, v. i. [F. juc a roost, perch, jucher to roost, to	   perch.]	   To perch on anything, as birds do. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jukebox \Juke"box\, n.	   1. A phonograph or compact disc player with multiple discs,	      requiring the insertion of coins prior to playing, and	      allowing the user to select the playing of any disc in its	      inventory. An early version was called the {nickelodeon}.	      [PJC]	   2. (Computers) a data-storage device having multiple compact	      discs, of which only one may be on-line at any given time,	      which permits the user (through computer commands) to	      select on-line access to any disc from its inventory, in a	      manner reminiscent of a musical jukebox[1].	      [PJC]
Jukes The \Jukes, The\	   A pseudonym used to designate the descendants of two sisters,	   the "Jukes" sisters, whose husbands were sons of a	   backwoodsman of Dutch descent. They lived in the State of New	   York, and their history was investigated by R. L. Dugdale as	   an example of the inheritance of criminal and immoral	   tendencies, disease, and pauperism. Sixty per cent of those	   traced showed, degeneracy, and they are estimated to have	   cost society $1,308,000 in 75 years.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Julaceous \Ju*la"ceous\, a. [See {Julus}.] (Bot.)	   Like an ament, or bearing aments; amentaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Julep \Ju"lep\ (j[=u]"l[e^]p), n. [F., fr. Sp. julepe, fr. Ar. &	   Per. jul[=a]b, jull[=a]b, fr. Per. gul[=a]b rose water and	   julep; gul rose + [=a]b water.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A refreshing drink flavored with aromatic herbs;	      especially (Med.), a sweet, demulcent, acidulous, or	      mucilaginous mixture, used as a vehicle. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honey in woods, juleps in brooks.     --H. Vaughan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alcoholic beverage composed of brandy, whisky, or some	      other spirituous liquor, with sugar, pounded ice, and	      sprigs of mint; -- called also {mint julep}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Julian \Jul"ian\ (?; 277) a. [L. Julianus, fr. Julius. Cf.	   {July}, {Gillian}.]	   Relating to, or derived from, Julius Caesar.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Julian calendar}, the calendar as adjusted by Julius Caesar,	      in which the year was made to consist of 365 days, each	      fourth year having 366 days.	   {Julian epoch}, the epoch of the commencement of the Julian	      calendar, or 46 b. c.	   {Julian period}, a chronological period of 7,980 years,	      combining the solar, lunar, and indiction cycles (28 x 19	      x 15 = 7,980), being reckoned from the year 4713 B. C.,	      when the first years of these several cycles would	      coincide, so that if any year of the period be divided by	      28, 19, or 15, the remainder will be the year of the	      corresponding cycle. The Julian period was proposed by	      Scaliger, to remove or avoid ambiguities in chronological	      dates, and was so named because composed of Julian years.	      	   {Julian year}, the year of 365 days, 6 hours, adopted in the	      Julian calendar, and in use until superseded by the	      Gregorian year, as established in the reformed or	      Gregorian calendar.	      [1913 Webster]
Julienne \Ju`li*enne"\, n. [F.]	   A kind of soup containing thin slices or shreds of carrots,	   onions, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Juliform \Ju"li*form\, a. [Julus + -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the shape or appearance of a julus or catkin.	   [1913 Webster]
Julus \Ju"lus\, n.; pl.{Juli}. [Of the same origin as iulus.]	   (Bot.)	   A catkin or ament. See {Ament}.	   [1913 Webster]
July \Ju*ly"\, n.; pl. {Julies}. [L. Julius; -- named from Caius	   Julius Caesar, who was born in this month: cf. F. Juillet.]	   The seventh month of the year, containing thirty-one days.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This month was called {Quintilis}, or the fifth month,	         according to the old Roman calendar, in which March was	         the first month of the year.	         [1913 Webster]
July-flower \Ju*ly"-flow`er\, n.	   See {Gillyflower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jumart \Ju"mart\, n. [F.]	   The fabled offspring of a bull and a mare. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
jumbal \jumbal\ n.	   A small flat ring-shaped cake or cookie having a hole in the	   middle.	   Syn: jumble.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jumble \Jum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Jumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Jumbling}.] [Prob. fr. jump, i. e., to make to jump, or	   shake.]	   To mix in a confused mass; to put or throw together without	   order; -- often followed by together or up.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why dost thou blend and jumble such inconsistencies	         together?                                --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every clime and age	         Jumbled together.                        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Jumble \Jum"ble\, v. i.	   To meet or unite in a confused way; to mix confusedly.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Jumble \Jum"ble\, n.	   1. A confused mixture; a mass or collection without order;	      as, a jumble of words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small, thin, sugared cake, usually ring-shaped. [Also	      spelled {jumbal}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Jumblement \Jum"ble*ment\, n.	   Confused mixture. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Jumbler \Jum"bler\, n.	   One who confuses things.	   [1913 Webster]
Jumblingly \Jum"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a confused manner.	   [1913 Webster]
jumbo \jum"bo\ (j[u^]m"b[-o]), a. [From the name Jumbo, given to	   a very large elephant exhibited as part of P. T. Barnum's	   circus in 1882.]	   Very large.	   [PJC]	jumbo \jum"bo\ (j[u^]m"b[-o]), n.	   Any object which is a very large example of its class.	   [PJC]	jumbo jet \jum"bo jet`\ (j[u^]m"b[-o] j[e^]t`), n.	   A large commercial jet airplane, usually having a passenger	   capacity of over 300 in normal use; also called {widebody	   airplane}.	   [PJC]
Jumelle \Ju`melle"\, a. [F., fem. of jumeau, fr. L. gemellus.	   Cf. {Gemel}, a.]	   Twin; paired; -- said of various objects made or formed in	   pairs, as a binocular opera glass, a pair of gimmal rings,	   etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Jumelle \Ju`melle"\, n.	   A jumelle opera glass, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jument \Ju"ment\, n. [L. jumentum a beast of burden: cf. F.	   jument a mare, OF., a beast of burden.]	   A beast; especially, a beast of burden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fitter for juments than men to feed on.  --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), n. [Cf. F. jupe a long petticoat, a	   skirt. Cf. {juppon}.]	   (a) A kind of loose jacket for men.	   (b) pl. A bodice worn instead of stays by women in the 18th	       century.	       [1913 Webster]	jump \jump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {jumped} (j[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {jumping}.] [Akin to OD. gumpen, dial. G. gumpen,	   jumpen.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To spring free from the ground by the muscular action of	      the feet and legs; to project one's self through the air;	      to spring; to bound; to leap.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and	            a half by the square.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move as if by jumping; to bounce; to jolt. "The jumping	      chariots." --Nahum iii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            A flock of geese jump down together.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To coincide; to agree; to accord; to tally; -- followed by	      with. "It jumps with my humor." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To jump at}, to spring to; hence, fig., to accept suddenly	      or eagerly; as, a fish jumps at a bait; to jump at a	      chance.	      [1913 Webster]
Jump \Jump\, v. t.	   1. To pass over by means of a spring or leap; to overleap;	      as, to jump a stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to jump; as, he jumped his horse across the	      ditch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To expose to danger; to risk; to hazard. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To jump a body with a dangerous physic. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Smithwork)	      (a) To join by a butt weld.	      (b) To thicken or enlarge by endwise blows; to upset.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Quarrying) To bore with a jumper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To jump a claim}, to enter upon and take possession of land	      to which another has acquired a claim by prior entry and	      occupation. [Western U. S. & Australia] See {Claim}, n.,	      3.	   {To jump one's bail}, to abscond while at liberty under bail	      bonds. [Slang, U. S.]	   {To jump the gun}, to begin to run (in a footrace) before the	      starting gun has fired; hence, (fig.) to begin any	      activity before the designated starting time.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Jump \Jump\, n.	   1. The act of jumping; a leap; a spring; a bound. "To advance	      by jumps." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An effort; an attempt; a venture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our fortune lies	            Upon thisjump.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The space traversed by a leap.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A dislocation in a stratum; a fault.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) An abrupt interruption of level in a piece of	      brickwork or masonry.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A jump-start; as, to get a jump from a passing mmotorist.	      [PJC]	   {From the jump}, from the start or beginning. [Colloq.]	   {Jump joint}.	      (a) A butt joint.	      (b) A flush joint, as of plank in carvel-built vessels.	   {Jump seat}.	      (a) A movable carriage seat.	      (b) A carriage constructed with a seat which may be	          shifted so as to make room for second or extra seat.	          Also used adjectively; as, a jump-seat wagon.	          [1913 Webster]	Jump \Jump\, a.	   Nice; exact; matched; fitting; precise. [Obs.] "Jump names."	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Jump \Jump\, adv.	   Exactly; pat. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), n.	   same as {jump-start}, n..	   [PJC]	jump \jump\ (j[u^]mp), v. t.	   same as {jump-start}, v. t..	   [PJC]
jumped-up \jumped-up\ adj.	   Upstart. [British informal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
jumper \jump"er\ (j[u^]mp"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, jumps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long drilling tool used by masons and quarrymen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rude kind of sleigh; -- usually, a simple box on runners	      which are in one piece with the poles that form the	      thills. [U.S.] --J. F. Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The larva of the cheese fly. See {Cheese fly},	      under {Cheese}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl.) A name applied in the 18th century to certain	      Calvinistic Methodists in Wales whose worship was	      characterized by violent convulsions.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Horology) spring to impel the star wheel, also a pawl to	      lock fast a wheel, in a repeating timepiece.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Baby jumper}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Bounty jumper}. See under {Bounty}.	      [1913 Webster]
Jumper \Jump"er\, n. [See 1st {Jump}.]	   1. A loose upper garment; as:	      (a) A sort of blouse worn by workmen over their ordinary	          dress to protect it.	      (b) A fur garment worn in Arctic journeys.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A sleeveless one-piece dress, either with full shoulders	      or straps, sometimes with only the front part of the	      bodice, usually worn by women with a blouse underneath.	      [PJC]
jumper \jump"er\, n.	   1. A thing that jumps; esp., any of various tools or other	      contrivances operating with a jumping motion; as, (Mining,	      Quarrying, etc.), an instrument for boring holes in rocks	      by percussion without hammering, consisting of a bar of	      iron with a chisel-edged steel tip at one or both ends,	      operated by striking it against the rock, turning it	      slightly with each blow.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Electronics) a short wire, or a small plastic object	      containing such a short wire, used to optionally connect	      or disconnect two points in an electronic circuit, so as	      to include or exclude portions of the circuit and thus	      modify the function of the circuit. Such jumpers are much	      used to adapt add-on circuit boards for different	      conditions or functions within a computer.	   Note: The contacts to which jumpers connect in commercially	         produced circuit boards are typically two closely	         spaced short stiff wires standing perpendicular to the	         plane of the circuit board, and the jumper has two	         holes with spacing identical to that of the contacts	         wires, so as to allow convenient insertion or removal	         of the jumper.	         [PJC]	jumper \jump"er\, v. t. (electronics)	   to insert a jumper[2] between the two contacts in (a	   circuit). See 2nd {jumper}.	   [PJC]
Jumper cable \Jump"er ca`ble\, n.	   A cable or pair of cables used to {jump-start} a vehicle.	   [PJC]
Jumpered \Jump"ered\, a. (Electronics)	   having a jumper[2] connecting two contacts in (a circuit).	   [PJC]
Jumping \Jump"ing\, p. a. & vb. n.	   of {Jump}, to leap.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jumping bean}, a seed of a Mexican {Euphorbia}, containing	      the larva of a moth ({Carpocapsa saltitans}). The larva by	      its sudden movements causes the seed to roll to roll and	      jump about.	   {Jumping deer} (Zool.), a South African rodent ({Pedetes	      Caffer}), allied to the jerboa.	   {Jumping louse} (Zool.), any of the numerous species of plant	      lice belonging to the family {Psyllid[ae]}, several of	      which are injurious to fruit trees.	   {Jumping mouse} (Zool.), North American mouse ({Zapus	      Hudsonius}), having a long tail and large hind legs. It is	      noted for its jumping powers. Called also {kangaroo	      mouse}.	   {Jumping mullet} (Zool.), gray mullet.	   {Jumping shrew} (Zool.), any African insectivore of the genus	      {Macroscelides}. They are allied to the shrews, but have	      large hind legs adapted for jumping.	   {Jumping spider} (Zool.), spider of the genus {Salticus} and	      other related genera; one of the Saltigrad[ae]; -- so	      called because it leaps upon its prey.	      [1913 Webster]	Jumping disease \Jump"ing dis*ease"\	   A convulsive tic similar to or identical with miryachit,	   observed among the woodsmen of Maine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Jumping jack \Jump"ing jack`\	   1. A toy figure of a man, jointed and made to jump or dance	      by means of strings or sticks attached to it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A calisthenic exercise in which a person starts in a	      standing position with both feet together and with the	      arms at the sides, then leaps into the air while moving	      the arms outward and upward so that the hands touch above	      the head, and then returns to the original position by	      reversing the motion of legs and hands.	      [PJC]
Jump spark \Jump spark\	   A spark produced by the jumping of electricity across a	   permanent gap.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] jumpstart
jumpstart \jump"start`\, Jump-start \Jump"-start`\, v. t.	   1. To start (the engine of a motor vehicle) using a temporary	      connection to supply electrical power from another vehicle	      or another source of current; -- an emergency procedure	      used when a vehicle's own battery has insufficient power	      to start the vehicle normally.	   Note: Cables used to transmit electrical current from one	         vehicle to another for the purpose of jump-starting are	         called jumper cables.	         [PJC]	   2. To provide a speedy start to (an activity) using the	      assistance of some external impetus; to re-energize (an	      activity proceeding sluggishly); -- accomplished by	      application of a stimulus not normally used in the	      activity. [Figurative]	      [PJC]
Jump-start \Jump"-start`\, n.	   The action or event of jump-starting. For motor vehicles, the	   jump-starting of an engine is also called a {jump}.	   [PJC] Jump suit
Jump suit \Jump" suit`\, Jumpsuit \Jump"suit`\, n.	   1. a one-piece coverall used by parachutists while jumping	      from an airplane.	      [PJC]	   2. a one-piece garment resembling a jumpsuit[1], having a	      shirt or blouse attached to trousers or shorts.	      [PJC]
Jumpweld \Jump"weld`\, v. t.	   See {Buttweld}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Jumpy \Jump"y\, a. [Compar. {Jumpier}; superl. {Jumpiest}.]	   Jumping, or inducing to jump; characterized by jumps; hence,	   extremely nervous; jittery.	   Syn: edgy, fidgety, high-strung, in suspense(predicate),	        jittery, nervous, nervy, overstrung, restive, uneasy,	        uptight.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. WordNet 1.5]
Juncaceae \Juncaceae\ n.	   A natural family of tufted herbs resembling grasses,	   including the true rushes; called also the {rush family}.	   Syn: family {Juncaceae}, rush family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Juncaceous \Jun*ca"ceous\, a. [See {Juncate}.] (Bot.)	   Of. pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants	   ({Juncace[ae]}), of which the common rush ({Juncus}) is the	   type.	   [1913 Webster]
Juncate \Jun"cate\, n.	   See {Junket}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Juncite \Jun"cite\, n. [L. juncus a rush.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Junco \Jun"co\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Junco}, which includes several species	   of North American finches; -- called also {snowbird}, or	   {blue snowbird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Juncous \Jun"cous\, a. [L. juncosus, fr. juncus a rush.]	   Full of rushes: resembling rushes; juncaceous. [R.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Junction \Junc"tion\, n. [L. junctio, fr. jungere, junctum, to	   join: cf. F. jonction. See {Join}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of joining, or the state of being joined; union;	      combination; coalition; as, the junction of two armies or	      detachments; the junction of paths.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place or point of union, meeting, or junction;	      specifically, the place where two or more lines of railway	      meet or cross.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Junction plate} (Boilers), a covering or break-join plate	      riveted to and uniting the edges of sheets which make a	      butt joint.	   {Junction rails} (Railroads), the switch, or movable, rails,	      connecting one line of track with another.	      [1913 Webster]	Junction box \Junc"tion box\ (Elec.)	   A box through which the main conductors of a system of	   electric distribution pass, and where connection is made with	   branch circuits.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Juncture \Junc"ture\ (j[u^][ng]k"t[-u]r; 135), n. [L. junctura,	   fr. jungere to join. See {Jointure}.]	   1. A joining; a union; an alliance. [Obs.] "Devotional	      compliance and juncture of hearts." --Eikon Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint;	      an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or	      of the bones. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a	      concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an	      exigency. "Extraordinary junctures." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a juncture, what can the most plausible and	            refined philosophy offer?             --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]
Juncus \Juncus\ n.	   The type genus of the {Juncaceae}, comprising the rushes;	   they are perennial tufted glabrous marsh plants of temperate	   regions.	   Syn: genus {Juncus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
June \June\, n. [L. Junius: cf. F. Juin. So called either from	   Junius, the name of a Roman gens, or from Juno, the goddess.]	   The sixth month of the year, containing thirty days.	   [1913 Webster]	         And what is so rare as a day in June?	         Then, if ever, come perfect days.        --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {June beetle}, {June bug} (Zool.), any one of several species	      of large brown beetles of the genus {Lachnosterna} and	      related genera; -- so called because they begin to fly, in	      the northern United States, about the first of June. The	      larv[ae] of the June beetles live under ground, and feed	      upon the roots of grasses and other plants. Called also	      {May bug} or {May beetle}.	   {June grass} (Bot.), a New England name for Kentucky blue	      grass. See {Blue glass}, and Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]
Juneating \June"a*ting\, n.	   A kind of early apple. [Written also {jenneting}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Juneberry \June"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The small applelike berry of American trees of genus	       {Amelanchier}; -- also called {service berry}.	   (b) The shrub or tree which bears this fruit; -- also called	       {shad bush}, and {shad tree}.	       [1913 Webster]
June bug \June" bug`\, n. (Zool.)	   1. See {june beetle}.	      [PJC]	   2. A {firefly}. [Chiefly Northern U. S.]	      [PJC]
Jung \Jung\ prop. n.	   Carl Gustav Jung, a noted Swiss psychiatrist and	   Psychologist(1875-1961).	   Syn: Carl Jung, Carl Gustav Jung.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jungermannia \Jun`ger*man"ni*a\, prop. n.; pl.	   {Jungermanni[ae]}. [NL. Named after Ludwig Jungermann, a	   German botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of hepatic mosses, now much circumscribed, but	   formerly comprising most plants of the family, which is	   sometimes therefore called {Jungermanniace[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jungermanniaceae \Jungermanniaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of plants comprising the leafy members of	   the order {Jungermanniales}.	   Syn: family {Jungermanniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jungermanniales \Jungermanniales\ prop. n.	   A large order of chiefly tropical liverworts.	   Syn: order {Jungermanniales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Jungian \Jungian\ prop. a.	   of or pertaining to Carl Jung, Swiss psychiatrist.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Jungle \Jun"gle\ (j[u^][ng]"g'l), n. [Hind. jangal desert,	   forest, jungle; Skr. ja[.n]gala desert.]	   1. A dense growth of brushwood, grasses, reeds, vines, etc.;	      an almost impenetrable thicket of trees, canes, and reedy	      vegetation, as in India, Africa, Australia, and Brazil.	            The jungles of India are of bamboos, canes, and	            other palms, very difficult to penetrate. --Balfour	                                                  (Cyc. of	                                                  India).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Fig.) A place of danger or ruthless competition	      for survival. /'bdIt's a jungle out there./'b8	      [PJC]	   3. Anything which causes confusion or difficulty due to	      intricacy; as, a jungle of environmental regulations.	      --MW10.	      [PJC]	   {Jungle bear} (Zool.), the aswail or sloth bear.	   {Jungle cat} (Zool.), the chaus.	   {Jungle cock} (Zool.), the male of a jungle fowl.	   {Jungle fowl}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any wild species of the genus {Gallus}, of which	          several species inhabit India and the adjacent	          islands; as, the fork-tailed jungle fowl ({Gallus	          varius}) of Java, {Gallus Stanleyi} of Ceylon, and	          {Gallus Bankiva} of India.	   Note: The latter, which resembles the domestic gamecock, is	         supposed to be one of the original species from which	         the domestic fowl was derived.	      (b) An Australian grallatorial bird ({Megapodius tumulus})	          which is allied to the brush turkey, and, like the	          latter, lays its eggs in mounds of vegetable matter,	          where they are hatched by the heat produced by	          decomposition.	          [1913 Webster]
Jungly \Jun"gly\ (j[u^][ng]"gl[y^]), a.	   Consisting of jungles; abounding with jungles; of the nature	   of a jungle.	   [1913 Webster]
Junior \Jun"ior\ (j[=u]n"y[~e]r; 277), a. [L. contr. fr.	   juvenior, compar. of juvenis young. See {Juvenile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Less advanced in age than another; younger. Abbreviated	      Jr.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Junior is applied to distinguish the younger of two	         persons bearing the same name in the same family, and	         is opposed to {senior or elder}. Commonly applied to a	         son who has the same Christian name as his father.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Lower in standing or in rank, or having entered later into	      a position or office; as, a junior partner; junior	      counsel; junior captain; the junior Senator from New York.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Composed of juniors, whether younger or a lower standing;	      as, the junior class; the junior baseball league; of or	      pertaining to juniors or to a junior class. See {Junior},	      n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Belonging to a younger person, or an earlier time of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our first studies and junior endeavors. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. of or relating to the third year of a four-year term; --	      used of the third or next to final year in a U. S. high	      school or college. See {junior}[2], n..	   Syn: third-year.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	Junior \Jun"ior\, n.	   1. A younger person.	      [1913 Webster]	            His junior she, by thirty years.      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: One of a lower or later standing; specifically, in	      American colleges and four-year high schools, one in the	      third year of his course, one in the fourth or final year	      being designated a {senior}; in some seminaries, one in	      the first year, in others, one in the second year, of a	      three years' course.	      [1913 Webster]
Juniority \Jun*ior"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being junior.	   [1913 Webster]
Juniper \Ju"ni*per\, n. [L. juniperus, prop., youth-producing,	   and so called from its evergreen appearance, from the roots	   of E. juvenile, and parent. Cf. {Gin} the liquor.] (Bot.)	   Any evergreen shrub or tree, of the genus {Juniperus} and	   order {Conifer[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common juniper ({Juniperus communis}) is a shrub of	         a low, spreading form, having awl-shaped, rigid leaves	         in whorls of threes, and bearing small purplish blue	         berries (or galbuli), of a warm, pungent taste, used as	         diuretic and in flavoring gin. A resin exudes from the	         bark, which has erroneously been considered identical	         with sandarach, and is used as pounce. The oil of	         juniper is acrid, and used for various purposes, as in	         medicine, for making varnish, etc. The wood of several	         species is of a reddish color, hard and durable, and is	         used in cabinetwork under the names of {red cedar},	         {Bermuda cedar}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Juniper worm} (Zool.), the larva of a geometrid moth	      ({Drepanodes varus}). It feeds upon the leaves of the	      juniper, and mimics the small twigs both in form and	      color, in a remarkable manner.	      [1913 Webster]
Juniperin \Ju"ni*per*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow amorphous substance extracted from juniper berries.	   [1913 Webster]
Juniperite \Ju"ni*per*ite\, n. (Paleon.)	   One of the fossil {Conifer[ae]}, evidently allied to the	   juniper.	   [1913 Webster]
Juniperus \Juniperus\ n.	   The genus of trees comprising the junipers.	   Syn: genus {Juniperus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Junk \Junk\ (j[u^][ng]k), n.	   A fragment of any solid substance; a thick piece. See	   {Chunk}. [Colloq.] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Junk \Junk\, n. [Pg. junco junk, rush, L. juncus a bulrush, of	   which ropes were made in early ages. Cf. {Junket}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pieces of old cable or old cordage, used for making	      gaskets, mats, swabs, etc., and when picked to pieces,	      forming oakum for filling the seams of ships.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old iron, or other metal, glass, paper, etc., bought and	      sold by junk dealers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Something worthless, or only worth its value as	      recyclable scrap.	      [PJC]	   4. (Naut.) Hard salted beef supplied to ships.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Junk bottle}, a stout bottle made of thick dark-colored	      glass.	   {Junk dealer}, a dealer in old cordage, old metal, glass,	      etc.	   {Junk hook} (Whaling), a hook for hauling heavy pieces of	      blubber on deck.	   {Junk ring}.	      (a) A packing of soft material round the piston of a steam	          engine.	      (b) A metallic ring for retaining a piston packing in	          place;	      (c) A follower.	   {Junk shop}, a shop where old cordage, and ship's tackle, old	      iron, old bottles, old paper, etc., are kept for sale.	   {Junk vat} (Leather Manuf.), a large vat into which spent tan	      liquor or ooze is pumped.	   {Junk wad} (Mil.), a wad used in proving cannon; also used in	      firing hot shot.	      [1913 Webster]	Junk \Junk\, n. [Pg. junco; cf. Jav. & Malay jong, ajong, Chin.	   chwan.] (Naut.)	   A large vessel, without keel or prominent stem, and with huge	   masts in one piece, used by the Chinese, Japanese, Siamese,	   Malays, etc., in navigating their waters.	   [1913 Webster]
junked \junked\ adj.	   same as {cast-off}. Contrasted with {kept}, {retained}, and	   {saved}.	   Syn: cast-off(prenominal), discarded, scrap(prenominal),	        waste.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Junker \Jun"ker\, n. [G. Cf. {Yonker}.]	   A young German noble or squire; esp., a member of the	   aristocratic party in Prussia.	   [1913 Webster]
Junkerism \Jun"ker*ism\, n.	   The principles of the aristocratic party in Prussia.	   [1913 Webster]
Junket \Jun"ket\, n. [Formerly also juncate, fr. It. giuncata	   cream cheese, made in a wicker or rush basket, fr. L. juncus	   a rush. See 2d {Junk}, and cf. {Juncate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A cheese cake; a sweetmeat; any delicate food.	      [1913 Webster]	            How Faery Mab the junkets eat.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Victuals varied well in taste,	            And other junkets.                    --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feast; an entertainment.	      [1913 Webster]	            A new jaunt or junket every night.    --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A trip made at the expense of an organization of which the	      traveller is an official, ostensibly to obtain information	      relevant to one's duties; especially, a trip made by a	      public official at government expense. The term is	      sometimes used opprobriously, from a belief that such	      trips are often taken for private pleasure, and are	      therefore a waste of public money; as, a congressional	      junket to a tropical country.	      [PJC]	Junket \Jun"ket\, v. i.	   To feast; to banquet; to make an entertainment; -- sometimes	   applied opprobriously to feasting by public officers at the	   public cost.	   [1913 Webster]	         Job's children junketed and feasted together often.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Junket \Jun"ket\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Junketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Junketing}.]	   To give entertainment to; to feast.	   [1913 Webster]	         The good woman took my lodgings over my head, and was	         in such a hurry to junket her neighbors. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Junketing \Jun"ket*ing\, n.	   1. A feast or entertainment; a revel.	      [1913 Webster]	            All those snug junketings and public gormandizings	            for which the ancient magistrates were equally	            famous with their modern successors.  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            The apostle would have no reveling or junketing upon	            the altar.                            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of taking a junket[3].	      [PJC]
Junketries \Jun"ket*ries\, n. pl.	   Sweetmeats. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
junkyard \junkyard\ n.	   a field where junk is collected and stored for resale.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Juno \Ju"no\ (j[=u]"n[-o]), n.; pl. {Junos} (j[=u]"n[-o]z). [L.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Rom. Myth.) The queen of the Olympian gods, the sister	      and wife of Jupiter, and the goddess who presided over	      marriage. She corresponds to the Greek Hera.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweeter than the lids of Juno's eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) One of the early discovered asteroids.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bird of Juno}, the peacock.	      [1913 Webster]
Junoesque \Junoesque\ prop. a.	   suggestive of a statue.	   Syn: statuesque.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Junta \Jun"ta\ (j[u^]n"t[.a]), n.; pl. {Juntas} (j[u^]n"t[.a]z).	   [Sp., fr. L. junctus joined, p. p. of jungere to join. See	   {Join}, and cf. {Junto}.]	   1. A council; a convention; a tribunal; an assembly; esp.,	      the grand council of state in Spain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A junto.	      [PJC]	   3. A small committee or group self-appointed to serve as the	      government of a country, usually just after a coup d'etat	      or revolution, and often composed primarily of military	      men. The term is used mostly in Latin American countries.	      [PJC]
Junto \Jun"to\ (j[u^]n"t[-o]), n.; pl. {Juntos} (j[u^]n"t[-o]s).	   [Sp. junto united. See {Junta}.]	   A secret council to deliberate on affairs of government or	   politics; a number of men combined for party intrigue; a	   faction; a cabal; as, a junto of ministers; a junto of	   politicians.	   [1913 Webster]	         The puzzling sons of party next appeared,	         In dark cabals and mighty juntos met.    --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Jupartie \Jup"ar*tie\, n.	   Jeopardy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jupati palm \Ju`pa*ti" palm`\ (Bot.)	   A great Brazilian palm tree ({Raphia t[ae]digera}), used by	   the natives for many purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Jupe \Jupe\, n.	   Same as {Jupon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Jupiter \Ju"pi*ter\, n. [L., fr. Jovis pater. See {Jove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Rom. Myth.) The supreme deity, king of gods and men, and	      reputed to be the son of Saturn and Rhea; Jove. He	      corresponds to the Greek Zeus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) One of the planets, being the fifth from the	      sun, the brightest except Venus, and the largest of them	      all, its mean radius being about 43,345 miles (69,758	      kilometers), almost exactly one-tenth that of the sun. It	      revolves about the sun in 4,332.6 days, at a mean distance	      of 5.2025 from the sun (778,140,000 km), the earth's mean	      distance (the astronomical unit) being taken as unity. It	      has a mass of 1.901 x 10^{27} kg, about one-thousandth	      that of the sun, and more than the remainder of the	      planets combined. It has an average solar day equal to	      9.842 earth hours. The rapid revolution causes a	      noticeable flattening at the poles; the diameter at the	      equator is 71,370 km, and at the poles 66,644 km. --HCP61	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Jupiter's beard}. (Bot.)	      (a) A South European herb, with cymes of small red	          blossoms ({Centranthus ruber}).	      (b) The houseleek ({Sempervivum tectorum}); -- so called	          from its massive inflorescence, like the sculptured	          beard of Jove. --Prior.	      (c) the cloverlike {Anthyllis Barba-Jovis}.	   {Jupiter's staff} (Bot.), the common mullein; -- so called	      from its long, rigid spike of yellow blossoms. Jupon
Jupon \Ju*pon"\, Juppon \Jup*pon"\, n. [F. jupon, fr. jupe	   skirt, Sp. aljuba a Moorish garment, Ar. jubba.] [Written	   variously {jupe}, {jump}, {juppo}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sleeveless jacket worn over the armor in the 14th	      century. It fitted closely, and descended below the hips.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A petticoat. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Jura \Ju"ra\, prop. n. [F. & L.]	   1. A range of mountains between France and Switzerland.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The Jurassic period. See {Jurassic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Jural \Ju"ral\, a. [L. jus, juris, right.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to natural or positive right. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By the adjective jural we shall denote that which	            has reference to the doctrine of rights and	            obligations; as by the adjective "moral" we denote	            that which has reference to the doctrine of duties.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Of or pertaining to jurisprudence.	      [1913 Webster]
Juramentum \Ju`ra*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Juramenta}. [L.] (Roman &	   Old Eng. Law)	   An oath.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurassic \Ju*ras"sic\, a. (Geol.)	   Of the age of the middle Mesozoic, about 190 to 140 million	   years ago, including, as divided in England and Europe, the	   Lias, O["o]lite, and Wealden; -- named from certain rocks of	   the Jura mountains. It was noted for the predominance of	   dinosaurs on land, and the development of the first birds and	   mammals. -- n. The Jurassic period or formation; -- called	   also the {Jura}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Jurat \Ju"rat\, n. [Prov. F. jurat, fr. L. juratus sworn, p. p.	   of jurare to swear. See {Jury}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A person under oath; specifically, an officer of the	      nature of an alderman, in certain municipal corporations	      in England. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The memorandum or certificate at the end of an	      asffidavit, or a bill or answer in chancery, showing when,	      before whom, and (in English practice), where, it was	      sworn or affirmed. --Wharton. Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Juratory \Ju"ra*to*ry\, a. [L. juratorius, fr. jurare to swear:	   cf. F. juratoire.]	   Relating to or comprising an oath; as, juratory caution.	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Jura-trias \Ju`ra-tri"as\, n. (Geol.)	   A term applied to many American Mesozoic strata, in which the	   characteristics of the Jurassic and Triassic periods appear	   to be blended. -- {Ju`ra-tri*as"sic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurdiccion \Jur*dic"ci*on\ (j[u^]r*d[i^]k"s[i^]*[o^]n), n.	   Jurisdiction. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Jurdon \Jur"don\ (j[^u]r"d[o^]n), prop. n.	   Jordan. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurel \Ju"rel\, n. (Zool.)	   A yellow carangoid fish of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts	   ({Caranx chrysos}), most abundant southward, where it is	   valued as a food fish; -- called also {hardtail}, {horse	   crevall['e]}, {jack}, {buffalo jack}, {skipjack}, {yellow	   mackerel}, and sometimes, improperly, {horse mackerel}. Other	   species of {Caranx} (as {Caranx fallax}) are also sometimes	   called jurel. Juridic
Juridic \Ju*rid"ic\, Juridical \Ju*rid"ic*al\, a. [L. juridicus	   relating to the administration of justice; jus, juris, right,	   law + dicare to pronounce: cf. F. juridique. See {Just}, a.,	   and {Diction}.]	   Pertaining to a judge or to jurisprudence; acting in the	   distribution of justice; used in courts of law; according to	   law; legal; as, juridical law. "This juridical sword."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The body corporate of the kingdom, in juridical	         construction, never dies.                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Juridical days}, days on which courts are open.	      [1913 Webster]
Juridically \Ju*rid*ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a juridical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurisconsult \Ju`ris*con"sult\, n. [L. jurisconsultus; jus,	   juris, right + consulere, consultum, to consult: cf. F.	   jurisconsulte.] (Law)	   A man learned in the civil law; an expert in juridical	   science; a professor of jurisprudence; a jurist.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurisdiction \Ju`ris*dic"tion\, n. [L. jurisdictio; jus, juris,	   right, law + dictio a saying, speaking: cf. OF. jurisdiction,	   F. juridiction. See {Just}, a., and {Diction}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) The legal power, right, or authority of a particular	      court to hear and determine causes, to try criminals, or	      to execute justice; judicial authority over a cause or	      class of causes; as, certain suits or actions, or the	      cognizance of certain crimes, are within the jurisdiction	      of a particular court, that is, within the limits of its	      authority or commission.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The authority of a sovereign power to govern or legislate;	      the right of making or enforcing laws; the power or right	      of exercising authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            To live exempt	            From Heaven's high jurisdiction.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            You wrought to be a legate; by which power	            You maim'd the jurisdiction of all bishops. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sphere of authority; the limits within which any	      particular power may be exercised, or within which a	      government or a court has authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Jurisdiction, in its most general sense, is the power	         to make, declare, or apply the law. When confined to	         the judiciary department, it is what we denominate the	         judicial power, the right of administering justice	         through the laws, by the means which the laws have	         provided for that purpose. Jurisdiction is limited to	         place or territory, to persons, or to particular	         subjects. --Duponceau.	         [1913 Webster]
Jurisdictional \Ju`ris*dic"tion*al\, a. [Cf. LL.	   jurisdictionalis, F. juridictionnel.]	   Of or pertaining to jurisdiction; as, jurisdictional rights.	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurisdictive \Ju`ris*dic"tive\, a.	   Having jurisdiction. -- Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurisprudence \Ju`ris*pru"dence\, n. [L. jurisprudentia; jus,	   juris, right, law + prudentia a foreseeing, knowledge of a	   matter, prudence: cf. F. jurisprudence. See {Just}, a., and	   {Prudence}.]	   The science of juridical law; the knowledge of the laws,	   customs, and rights of men in a state or community, necessary	   for the due administration of justice.	   [1913 Webster]	         The talents of Abelard were not confined to theology,	         jurisprudence, philosophy.               --J. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Medical jurisprudence}, that branch of juridical law which	      concerns questions of medicine.	      [1913 Webster]
Jurisprudent \Ju`ris*pru"dent\, a. [See {Jurisprudence}.]	   Understanding law; skilled in jurisprudence. --G. West.	   [1913 Webster]	Jurisprudent \Ju`ris*pru"dent\, n. [Cf. F. jurisprudent.]	   One skilled in law or jurisprudence. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurisprudential \Ju`ris*pru*den"tial\, a.	   Of or pertaining to jurisprudence. --Stewart.	   [1913 Webster]
Jurist \Ju`rist\, n. [F. juriste, LL. jurista, fr. L. jus,	   juris, right, law. See {Just}, a.]	   One who professes the science of law; one versed in the law,	   especially in the civil law, such as a judge, lawyer, or	   legal scholar; a writer on civil and international law.	   [1913 Webster]	         It has ever been the method of public jurists to draw a	         great part of the analogies on which they form the law	         of nations from the principles of law which prevail in	         civil community.                         --Burke.	   Juristic
Juristic \Ju*ris"tic\, Juristical \Ju*ris"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a jurist, to the legal profession, or to	   jurisprudence. [R.] "Juristic ancestry." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Juror \Ju"ror\, n. [F. jureur one who takes oath, L. jurator a	   swearer, fr. jurare, jurari, to swear. See {Jury}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) A member of a jury; a juryman.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall both find your lordship judge and juror.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of any jury for awarding prizes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Jury \Ju"ry\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)	   For temporary use; -- applied to a temporary contrivance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Jury rudder}, a rudder constructed for temporary use.	      [1913 Webster]	Jury \Ju"ry\, n.; pl. {Juries}. [OF. jur['e]e an assize, fr.	   jurer to swear, L. jurare, jurari; akin to jus, juris, right,	   law. See {Just},a., and cf. {Jurat}, {Abjure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) A body of people, selected according to law,	      impaneled and sworn to inquire into and try any matter of	      fact, and to render their true verdict according to the	      evidence legally adduced. In criminal trials the number of	      such persons is usually twelve, but in civil cases and in	      grand juries it may different. See {Grand jury} under	      {Grand}, and {Inquest}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The jury, passing on the prisoner's life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A committee for determining relative merit or awarding	      prizes at an exhibition or competition; as, the art jury	      gave him the first prize.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jury of inquest}, a coroner's jury. See {Inquest}.	      [1913 Webster]
Juryman \Ju"ry*man\, n.; pl. {Jurymen}.	   One who is impaneled on a jury, or who serves as a juror.	   [1913 Webster]
Jury mast \Ju"ry mast\	   (a) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried	       away, or broken.	   (b) (Med.) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in	       spinal disease.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jury-rig \Ju"ry-rig`\, v. t.	   to rig for temporary service; to construct flimsily and in	   makeshift fashion. See {Jury}, a.	   [PJC]
jury-rigged \ju"ry-rigged`\, a. (Naut.)	   Rigged for temporary service; done or made using whatever	   materials are available; makeshift; as, the survivors used	   jury-rigged fishing gear. See {Jury}, a.	   Syn: improvised, makeshift.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Jussi \Jus"si\, n.	   A delicate fiber, produced in the Philippine Islands from an	   unidentified plant, of which dresses, etc., are made.	   [1913 Webster]
jussive \jus"sive\, a. (Grammar)	   Indicating or expressive of a mild command; as, the jussive	   case. -- n. The jussive case; a jussive mood, form, word, or	   construction.	   [PJC]
Just \Just\, a. [F. juste, L. justus, fr. jus right, law,	   justice; orig., that which is fitting; akin to Skr. yu to	   join. Cf. {Injury}, {Judge}, {Jury}, {Giusto}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Conforming or conformable to rectitude or justice; not	      doing wrong to any; violating no right or obligation;	      upright; righteous; honest; true; -- said both of persons	      and things. "O just but severe law!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good,	            and sinneth not.                      --Eccl. vii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just balances, just weights, . . . shall ye have.	                                                  --Lev. xix.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	            How should man be just with God?      --Job ix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            We know your grace to be a man.	            Just and upright.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not transgressing the requirement of truth and propriety;	      conformed to the truth of things, to reason, or to a	      proper standard; exact; normal; reasonable; regular; due;	      as, a just statement; a just inference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just of thy word, in every thought sincere. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prince is here at hand: pleaseth your lordship	            To meet his grace just distance 'tween our armies.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a comely personage, a little above just	            stature.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fire fitted with just materials casts a constant	            heat.                                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            When all	            The war shall stand ranged in its just array.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their names alone would make a just volume.	                                                  --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rendering or disposed to render to each one his due;	      equitable; fair; impartial; as, just judge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are commonly so just to virtue and goodness as	            to praise it in others, even when they do not	            practice it themselves.               --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Just intonation}. (Mus.)	      (a) The correct sounding of notes or intervals; true	          pitch.	      (b) The giving all chords and intervals in their purity or	          their exact mathematical ratio, or without	          {temperament}; a process in which the number of notes	          and intervals required in the various keys is much	          greater than the twelve to the octave used in systems	          of temperament. --H. W. Poole.	   Syn: Equitable; upright; honest; true; fair; impartial;	        proper; exact; normal; orderly; regular.	        [1913 Webster]	Just \Just\, adv.	   1. Precisely; exactly; -- in place, time, or degree; neither	      more nor less than is stated.	      [1913 Webster]	            And having just enough, not covet more. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The god Pan guided my hand just to the heart of the	            beast.                                --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-night, at Herne's oak, just 'twixt twelve and	            one.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely; nearly; almost.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just at the point of death.           --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Barely; merely; scarcely; only; by a very small space or	      time; as, he just missed the train; just too late.	      [1913 Webster]	            A soft Etesian gale	            But just inspired and gently swelled the sail.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Just now}, the least possible time since; a moment ago.	      [1913 Webster]	Just \Just\, v. i. [See {Joust}.]	   To joust. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Just \Just\, n.	   A joust. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Justice \Jus"tice\ (j[u^]s"t[i^]s), n. [F., fr. L. justitia, fr.	   justus just. See {Just}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being just; conformity to the principles of	      righteousness and rectitude in all things; strict	      performance of moral obligations; practical conformity to	      human or divine law; integrity in the dealings of men with	      each other; rectitude; equity; uprightness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Justice and judgment are the haditation of thy	            throne.                               --Ps. ixxxix.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king-becoming graces,	            As justice, verity, temperance, stableness, . . .	            I have no relish of them.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conformity to truth and reality in expressing opinions and	      in conduct; fair representation of facts respecting merit	      or demerit; honesty; fidelity; impartiality; as, the	      justice of a description or of a judgment; historical	      justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The rendering to every one his due or right; just	      treatment; requital of desert; merited reward or	      punishment; that which is due to one's conduct or motives.	      [1913 Webster]	            This even-handed justice	            Commends the ingredients of our poisoned chalice	            To our own lips.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Agreeableness to right; equity; justness; as, the justice	      of a claim.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person duly commissioned to hold courts, or to try and	      decide controversies and administer justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This title is given to the judges of the common law	         courts in England and in the United States, and extends	         to judicial officers and magistrates of every grade.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bed of justice}. See under {Bed}.	   {Chief justice}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Justice of the peace} (Law), a judicial officer or	      subordinate magistrate appointed for the conservation of	      the peace in a specified district, with other incidental	      powers specified in his commission. In the United States a	      justice of the peace has jurisdiction to adjudicate	      certain minor cases, commit offenders, officiate at	      marriages, etc.; abbreviated JP.	   Syn: Equity; law; right; rectitude; honesty; integrity;	        uprightness; fairness; impartiality.	   Usage: {Justice}, {Equity}, {Law}. Justice and equity are the	          same; but human laws, though designed to secure	          justice, are of necessity imperfect, and hence what is	          strictly legal is at times far from being equitable or	          just. Here a court of equity comes in to redress the	          grievances. It does so, as distinguished from courts	          of law; and as the latter are often styled courts of	          justice, some have fancied that there is in this case	          a conflict between justice and equity. The real	          conflict is against the working of the law; this a	          court of equity brings into accordance with the claims	          of justice. It would be an unfortunate use of language	          which should lead any one to imagine he might have	          justice on his side while practicing iniquity	          (inequity). {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 practice. Justice	          refers more especially to the carrying out of law, and	          has been considered by moralists as of three kinds:	          (1) Commutative justice, which gives every man his own	          property, including things pledged by promise. (2)	          Distributive justice, which gives every man his exact	          deserts. (3) General justice, which carries out all	          the ends of law, though not in every case through the	          precise channels of commutative or distributive	          justice; as we see often done by a parent or a ruler	          in his dealings with those who are subject to his	          control.	          [1913 Webster]	Justice \Jus"tice\, v. t.	   To administer justice to. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Justiceable \Jus"tice*a*ble\, a.	   Liable to trial in a court of justice. [Obs.] --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Justicehood \Jus"tice*hood\, n.	   Justiceship. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Justicement \Jus"tice*ment\, n.	   Administration of justice; procedure in courts of justice.	   [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Justicer \Jus"ti*cer\, n.	   One who administers justice; a judge. [Obs.] "Some upright	   justicer." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Justiceship \Jus"tice*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a justice. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Justiciable \Jus*ti"ci*a*ble\, a. [Cf. LL. justitiabilis, F.	   justiciable.]	   Proper to be examined in a court of justice. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Justiciar \Jus*ti"ci*ar\, n.	   Same as {Justiciary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Justiciary \Jus*ti"ci*a*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F.	   justicier. See {Justice}.] (Old Eng. Law)	   An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chief justiciary, or justiciar, in early English	         history, was not only the chief justice of the kingdom,	         but also ex officio regent in the king's absence.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Court of justiciary} (Scots Law), the supreme criminal	      court, having jurisdiction over the whole of Scotland.	      Justico
Justico \Jus"ti*co\, Justicoat \Jus"ti*coat`\, n. [F.	   justaucorps, lit., close to the body.]	   Formerly, a close coat or waistcoat with sleeves.	   [1913 Webster]
Justifiable \Jus"ti*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. justifiable. See	   {Justify}.]	   Capable of being justified, or shown to be just.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just are the ways of God,	         And justifiable to men.                  --Milton.	   Syn: Defensible; vindicable; warrantable; excusable;	        exculpable; authorizable. -- {Jus"ti*fi`a*ble*ness}, n.	        -- {Jus"ti*fi`a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Justification \Jus`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. justificatio: cf. F.	   justification. See {Justify}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of justifying or the state of being justified; a	      showing or proving to be just or conformable to law,	      justice, right, or duty; defense; vindication; support;	      as, arguments in justification of the prisoner's conduct;	      his disobedience admits justification.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope, for my brother's justification, he wrote	            this but as an essay or taste of my virtue. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The showing in court of a sufficient lawful reason	      why a party charged or accused did that for which he is	      called to answer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) The act of justifying, or the state of being	      justified, in respect to God's requirements.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised	            again for our justification.          --Rom. iv. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such righteousness	            To them by faith imputed, they may find	            Justification toward God, and peace	            Of conscience.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) Adjustment of type (in printing), or of the final	      spacing of printed text, by spacing it so as to make it	      exactly fill a line, or line up at one edge of the	      allotted portion of the printed page; adjustment of a cut	      so as to hold it in the right place; also, the leads,	      quads, etc., used for making such adjustment; as, left	      justification is the most common format for simple	      letters, but left and right justification is typically	      used in books.	      [1913 Webster]
Justificative \Jus*tif"i*ca*tive\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F.	   justificatif.]	   Having power to justify; justificatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Justificator \Jus"ti*fi*ca`tor\, n. [LL. justificator: cf. F.	   justificateur.]	   One who justifies or vindicates; a justifier. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Justificatory \Jus*tif"i*ca*to*ry\ (?; 277), a.	   Vindicatory; defensory; justificative.	   [1913 Webster]
justified \jus"ti*fied\, a. (Printing)	   Arranged and spaced so as to line up at the left side or	   right side of the printed page, or on both sides; as, left	   justified; right justified.	   [PJC]
Justifier \Jus"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who justifies; one who vindicates, supports, defends, or	   absolves.	   [1913 Webster]	         Justifiers of themselves and hypocrites. --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]	         That he might be just, and the justifier of him which	         believeth in Jesus.                      --Rom. iii.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]
Justify \Jus"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Justified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Justifying}.] [F. justifier, L. justificare; justus	   just + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Just}, a., and	   {-fy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To prove or show to be just; to vindicate; to maintain or	      defend as conformable to law, right, justice, propriety,	      or duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            That to the height of this great argument	            I may assert eternal providence,	            And justify the ways of God to men.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unless the oppression is so extreme as to justify	            revolution, it would not justify the evil of	            breaking up a government.             --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pronounce free from guilt or blame; to declare or prove	      to have done that which is just, right, proper, etc.; to	      absolve; to exonerate; to clear.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not justify whom the law condemns. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) To treat as if righteous and just; to pardon; to	      exculpate; to absolve.	      [1913 Webster]	            By him all that believe are justified from all	            things, from which ye could not be justified by the	            law of Moses.                         --Acts xiii.	                                                  39.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To prove; to ratify; to confirm. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) To make even or true, as lines of type, by proper	      spacing; to align (text) at the left (left justify) or	      right (right justify) margins of a column or page, or at	      both margins; to adjust, as type. See {Justification}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law)	      (a) To show (a person) to have had a sufficient legal	          reason for an act that has been made the subject of a	          charge or accusation.	      (b) To qualify (one's self) as a surety by taking oath to	          the ownership of sufficient property.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	                The production of bail in court, who there	                justify themselves against the exception of the	                plaintiff.                        --Bouvier's	                                                  Law Dict.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: To defend; maintain; vindicate; excuse; exculpate;	        absolve; exonerate.	        [1913 Webster]	Justify \Jus"ti*fy\, v. i.	   1. (Print.) To form an even surface or true line with	      something else; to fit exactly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To take oath to the ownership of property sufficient	      to qualify one's self as bail or surety.	      [1913 Webster]
Justinian \Jus*tin"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Institutes or laws of the Roman	   Justinian.	   [1913 Webster]
Justle \Jus"tle\, v. i. [Freq. of joust, just, v. i. See	   {Joust}, v. i., and cf. {Jostle}.]	   To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash;	   to jostle. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chariots shall rage in the streets; they shall	         justle one against another in the broad ways. --Nahum	                                                  ii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Justle \Jus"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Justled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Justling}.]	   To push; to drive; to force by running against; to jostle.	   [1913 Webster]	         We justled one another out, and disputed the post for a	         great while.                             --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Justle \Jus"tle\, n.	   An encounter or shock; a jostle.	   [1913 Webster]
Justly \Just"ly\, adv. [From {Just}, a.]	   In a just manner; in conformity to law, justice, or	   propriety; by right; honestly; fairly; accurately. "In equal	   balance justly weighed." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing can justly be despised that can not justly be	         blamed: where there is no choice there can be no blame.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Justness \Just"ness\, n.	   The quality of being just; conformity to truth, propriety,	   accuracy, exactness, and the like; justice; reasonableness;	   fairness; equity; as, justness of proportions; the justness	   of a description or representation; the justness of a cause.	   [1913 Webster]	         In value the satisfaction I had in seeing it	         represented with all the justness and gracefulness of	         action.                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Justness is properly applied to things, and justice to	         persons; but the distinction is not always observed.	   Syn: Accuracy; exactness; correctness; propriety; fitness;	        reasonableness; equity; uprightness; justice.	        [1913 Webster]
Jut \Jut\ (j[u^]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Jutted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Jutting}.] [A corruption of jet.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To shoot out or forward; to project beyond the main body;	      as, the jutting part of a building. "In jutting rock and	      curved shore." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            It seems to jut out of the structure of the poem.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To butt. [Obs.] "The jutting steer." --Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	Jut \Jut\, n.	   1. That which projects or juts; a projection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shove; a push. [Obs.] --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
Jute \Jute\ (j[=u]t), n. [Hind. j[=u]t, Skr. j[=u][.t]a matted	   hair; cf. ja[.t]a matted hair, fibrous roots.]	   The coarse, strong fiber of the East Indian {Corchorus	   olitorius}, and {Corchorus capsularis}; also, the plant	   itself. The fiber is much used for making mats, gunny cloth,	   cordage, hangings, paper, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Jutes \Jutes\ (j[=u]ts), prop. n. pl. sing. {Jute}. (Ethnol.)	   Jutlanders; one of the Low German tribes, a portion of which	   settled in Kent, England, in the 5th century.	   [1913 Webster]
Jutlander \Jut"land*er\, prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Jutland in Denmark.	   [1913 Webster]
Jutlandish \Jut"land*ish\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Jutland, or to the people of Jutland.	   [1913 Webster]
Jutting \Jut"ting\, a.	   Projecting, as corbels, cornices, etc. -- {Jut"ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Jutty \Jut"ty\, n. [See {Jetty}, {Jut}, {Jet}.]	   A projection in a building; also, a pier or mole; a jetty.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Jutty \Jut"ty\, v. t. & i.	   To project beyond. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Juvenal \Ju"ve*nal\, n. [L. juvenalis youthful, juvenile, fr.	   juvenis young.]	   A youth. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Juvenescence \Ju`ve*nes"cence\, n.	   A growing young.	   [1913 Webster]
Juvenescent \Ju`ve*nes"cent\, a. [L. juvenescens, p. pr. of	   juvenescere to grow young again, from juvenis young.]	   Growing or becoming young.	   [1913 Webster]
Juvenile \Ju"ve*nile\ (?; 277), a. [L. juvenilis, from juvenis	   young; akin to E. young: cf. F. juv['e]nile, juv['e]nil. See	   {Young}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Young; youthful; as, a juvenile appearance. "A juvenile	      exercitation." --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to youth; as, juvenile sports.	   3. Characteristic of children; immature; childish; puerile;	      infantile; as, a juvenile temper tantrum.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Puerile; boyish; childish. See {Youthful}.	        [1913 Webster]	Juvenile \Ju"ve*nile\, n.	   A young person or youth; -- used sportively or familiarly.	   --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
juvenile delinquent \ju"ve*nile de*lin"quent\, n.	   A child or person of minor age who commits acts which would	   be considered criminal if performed by an adult, such as	   theft, vandalism, or violence; especially, one who habitually	   acts in such an antisocial manner and cannot be controlled by	   parents. Abbreviated JD.	   [PJC]	juvenile hormone \juvenile hormone\ (Zo/'94l.) n.	   A hormone secreted by insects which inhibits the molting of	   an insect from its juvenile into its adult form; also,	   substances having similar activity, but produced by plants.	   [PJC]
Juvenileness \Ju"ve*nile*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being juvenile; juvenility.	   [1913 Webster]
Juvenility \Ju`ve*nil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Juvenilities}. [L.	   juvenilitas: cf. F. juv['e]nilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Youthfulness; adolescence. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manners or character of youth; immaturity. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Juvia \Ju"vi*a\, n. (Bot.)	   A Brazilian name for the lofty myrtaceous tree ({Bertholetia	   excelsa}) which produces the large seeds known as {Brazil	   nuts}.	   [1913 Webster]
Juwansa \Ju*wan"sa\, n. (Bot.)	   The camel's thorn. See under {Camel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Juwise \Ju*wise"\, n. [Obs.]	   Same as {Juise}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Juxtapose \Jux`ta*pose"\ (j[u^]ks`t[.a]*p[=o]z"), v. t. [Cf.	   {Juxtaposit}, {Pose}.]	   To place in juxtaposition. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Juxtaposit \Jux`ta*pos"it\ (j[u^]ks`t[.a]*p[o^]z"[i^]t), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Juxtaposited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Juxtapositing}.] [L. juxta near + positus, p. p. of ponere	   to put.]	   To place in close connection or contiguity; to juxtapose.	   --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Juxtaposition \Jux`ta*po*si"tion\	   (j[u^]ks`t[.a]*p[-o]*z[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. juxta near +	   positio position: cf. F. juxtaposition. See {Just}, v. i.,	   and {Position}.]	   A placing or being placed in nearness or contiguity, or side	   by side; as, a juxtaposition of words.	   [1913 Webster]	         Parts that are united by a a mere juxtaposition.	                                                  --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Juxtaposition is a very unsafe criterion of continuity.	                                                  --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Jymold \Jym"old\ (j[i^]m"[o^]ld), a. [Obs.]	   See {Gimmal}.	   [1913 Webster]
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K \K\, (k[=a]),	   the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal	   consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the	   Latin, which used the letter but little except in the early	   period of the language. It came into the Latin from the	   Greek, which received it from a Ph[oe]nician source, the	   ultimate origin probably being Egyptian. Etymologically K is	   most nearly related to c, g, h (which see).	   Note: In many words of one syllable k is used after c, as in	         crack, check, deck, being necessary to exhibit a	         correct pronunciation in the derivatives, cracked,	         checked, decked, cracking; since without it, c, before	         the vowels e and i, would be sounded like s. Formerly,	         k was added to c in certain words of Latin origin, as	         in musick, publick, republick; but now it is omitted.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 240, 178, 179,	         185.	         [1913 Webster]
K2 \K2\ n.	   A mountain in Northern Kashmir; it is one of the highest in	   the world, 28,250 feet high.	   Syn: Godwin Austen, Dapsang.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ka \Ka\ prop. n. (Hinduism)	   An unknown god; an epithet of Prajapati and Brahma.	   [WordNet 1.5]
ka \ka\ n. (Ancient Egyptian Religion)	   A spiritual aspect of the individual, living within the body	   during life, and surviving the body after death. It was	   believed to be one of two spirits inhabiting the body, the	   other being the {ba}, which deserts teh body at death.	   [PJC]
Kaaba \Ka*a"ba\ (k[.a]*[=a]"b[.a]), prop. n. [Ar. ka'bah, lit.,	   a square building, fr. ka'b cube.]	   The small and nearly cubical stone building, in the court of	   the Great Mosque at Mecca, toward which all Mohammedans must	   pray. It contains a sacred black stone, believed by	   Mohammedans to be one of the precious stones of paradise, and	   to have been brought to Abraham when he was contructing the	   Kaaba, by the Angel Gabriel. The Kaaba itself predates	   Mohammed, having been a pantheon which contained Arab idols,	   which were destroyed by Mohammed. [Written also {caaba},	   {kaabeh} and {kaabah}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kaama \Kaa"ma\, n. (Zool.)	   The hartbeest.	   [1913 Webster]
Kabala \Kab"a*la\, n.	   See {Cabala}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kabassou \Ka*bas"sou\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Cabassou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kabob \Ka*bob"\, n. & v. t.	   See {Cabob}, n. & v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Kabook \Ka*book"\, n. (min.)	   A clay ironstone found in Ceylon.	   [1913 Webster]
Kabyle \Ka*byle"\, n. [Ar. qab[imac]la.] (Ethnol.)	   A Berber, as in Algiers or Tunis. See {Berber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kadder \Kad"der\, n. [Cf. {Caddow}.] (Zool.)	   The jackdaw. Kadi
Kadi \Ka"di\, Kadiaster \Ka`di*as"ter\, n.	   A Turkish judge. See {Cadi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kafal \Ka*fal"\, n. (Bot.)	   The Arabian name of two trees of the genus {Balsamodendron},	   which yield a gum resin and a red aromatic wood. Kaffir
Kaffir \Kaf"fir\ (k[a^]f"f[~e]r), Kafir \Ka"fir\	   (k[aum]"f[~e]r), n. [Ar. k[=a]fir infidel, pagan, fr. kafara	   to be skeptical in religious matters; -- a name given to	   certain infidel races by the Mohammedans. Cf. {Giaour}.]	   1. (Ethnol.)	      (a) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen,	          inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north	          of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically	          applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and	          Natal, including the Ponda, Xosa, and Tembu; but the	          Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs.	      (b) One of a race inhabiting Kafiristan in Central Asia.	          [Spelt also {Caffre}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any Black African; -- a disparaging and offensive term	      used by white South Africans. [South Africa]	   Syn: kaffir, caffer, caffre.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Kaffir corn} (Bot.), a Cape Colony name for Indian millet.	      [1913 Webster]
Kaffle \Kaf"fle\, n.	   See {Coffle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kafilah \Ka"fi*lah\, n.	   See {Cafila}.	   [1913 Webster]
kafir \kafir\ n.	   Same as {Kaffir}. [South Africa]	   Syn: kaffir, caffer, caffre.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kafka \Kafka\ prop. n.	   Franz Kafka, a writer, b. 1883, d. 1924.	   Syn: Franz Kafka.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kafkaesque \Kafkaesque\ prop. a. [fr. Franz Kafka, novelist;	   especially from his novels such as "The Trial".]	   Frightening, threating, and bewildering in a vague and	   unexplicable way; -- of situations or regulations. Often used	   to describe illogical bureaucratic entanglements with no	   reasonable solution.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kaftan \Kaf"tan\, n. & v.	   See {Caftan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kage \Kage\, n.	   A chantry chapel inclosed with lattice or screen work.	   [1913 Webster]
Kagu \Ka"gu\, n. (Zool.)	   A singular, crested, grallatorial bird {(Rhinochetos	   jubatus)}, native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler	   beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are	   handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied	   to the sun bittern.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaguan \Ka`gu*an"\, n. (Zool.)	   The colugo.	   [1913 Webster]
Kahani \Ka"ha"ni\, n.	   A kind of notary public, or attorney, in the Levant.	   [1913 Webster]
Kahau \Ka*hau"\, n. [Native name, from its cry.] (Zool.)	   A long-nosed monkey ({Nasalis larvatus}, formerly	   {Semnopithecus nasalis}), native of Borneo. The general color	   of the body is bright chestnut, with the under parts,	   shoulders, and sides of the head, golden yellow, and the top	   of the head and upper part of the back brown. Called also	   {proboscis monkey}. It is now an endangered species. [Written	   also {kaha}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kail \Kail\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A kind of headless cabbage. Same as {Kale}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any cabbage, greens, or vegetables. [OE. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A broth made with kail or other vegetables; hence, any	      broth; also, a dinner. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Kail yard}, a kitchen garden. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Kaimacam \Kai`ma*cam"\, n.	   Same as {Caimacam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kain \Kain\, n. (Scots Law)	   Poultry, etc., required by the lease to be paid in kind by a	   tenant to his landlord. --Wharton (Law Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]
Kainit \Kai"nit\, n. [Trade name, fr. kainite.]	   Salts of potassium used in the manufacture of fertilizers.	   [1913 Webster]
Kainite \Kai"nite\, n. [Gr. ? recent.] (Min.)	   A compound salt consisting chiefly of potassium chloride and	   magnesium sulphate, occurring at the Stassfurt salt mines in	   Prussian Saxony.	   [1913 Webster]
Kainozoic \Kai`no*zo"ic\, a.	   See {Cenozoic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaique \Ka*ique"\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Caique}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kairine \Kai"rine\, n. (Chem.)	   A pale buff or white crystalline alkaloid derived from	   quinoline, and used as an antipyretic in medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Kairoline \Kai`ro*line\, n. (Chem.)	   An organic base obtained from quinoline. It is used as a	   febrifuge, and resembles kairine.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaiser \Kai"ser\, n. [Gr., fr. L. Caesar. Cf. {Kesar}, and	   {Czar}.]	   The ancient title of emperors of Germany assumed by King	   William of Prussia when crowned sovereign of the new German	   empire in 1871.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaka \Ka"ka\, n. [Maori kaka a parrot; -- so named from its	   note.] (Zool.)	   A New Zealand parrot of the genus {Nestor}, especially the	   {brown parrot} ({Nestor meridionalis}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {mountain kaka}, or {kea} ({Nestor notabilis}), is	         remarkable for having recently acquired carnivorous	         habits. It attacks and kills lambs and pigs, sometimes	         doing great damage.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Night kaka}. (Zool.) The kakapo.	      [1913 Webster]
Kakapo \Ka`ka*po"\, n. (Zool.)	   A singular nocturnal parrot ({Strigops habroptilus}), native	   of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is	   active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and	   general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a	   short distance. Called also {owl parrot}, {night parrot}, and	   {night kaka}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kakaralli \Kak`a*ral"li\, n.	   A kind of wood common in Demerara, durable in salt water,	   because not subject to the depredations of the sea worm and	   barnacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Kakistocracy \Kak`is*toc"ra*cy\	   (k[a^]k`[i^]s*t[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Gr. ka`kistos worst +	   kratei^n to rule.]	   Government by the worst men.	   [1913 Webster]
Kakoxene \Ka*kox"ene\, n.	   See {Cacoxene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalahari \Kalahari\ prop. n.	   A desert in Southwestern Africa, most of which is located in	   the country of Botswana.	   Syn: Kalahari Desert.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kalan \Ka*lan"\, n. (Zool.)	   The sea otter.	   [1913 Webster]
kalantas \kalantas\ n.	   A Philippine timber tree ({Toona calantas} or {Cedrela	   calantas}) having hard red fragrant wood.	   Syn: Philippine mahogany, Philippine cedar, {Toona calantas},	        {Cedrela calantas}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kalasie \Ka`la*sie"\, n. (Zool.)	   A long-tailed monkey of Borneo ({Semnopithecus rubicundus}).	   It has a tuft of long hair on the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Kale \Kale\, n. [Scot. kale, kail, cale, colewort, Gael. cael;	   akin to Ir. cal, W. cawl, Armor. kaol. See {Cole}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A variety of cabbage in which the leaves do not	      form a head, being nearly the original or wild form of the	      species. [Written also {kail}, and {cale}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Kail}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sea kale} (Bot.), a European cruciferous herb ({Crambe	      maritima}), often used as a pot herb; sea cabbage.	      [1913 Webster]
Kaleege \Ka*leege"\, n. (Zool.)	   One of several species of large, crested, Asiatic pheasants,	   belonging to the genus {Euplocamus}, and allied to the	   firebacks. Kaleidophon
Kaleidophon \Ka*lei"do*phon\, Kaleidophone \Ka*lei"do*phone\,	   [Gr. ? beautiful + ? appearance, form + ? sound.] (Physics.)	   An instrument invented by Professor Wheatstone, consisting of	   a reflecting knob at the end of a vibrating rod or thin	   plate, for making visible, in the motion of a point of light	   reflected from the knob, the paths or curves corresponding	   with the musical notes produced by the vibrations.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaleidoscope \Ka*lei"do*scope\, n. [Gr. ? beautiful + e'i^dos	   form + -scope.]	   An instrument invented by Sir David Brewster, which contains	   loose fragments of colored glass, etc., and reflecting	   surfaces so arranged that changes of position exhibit its	   contents in an endless variety of beautiful colors and	   symmetrical forms. It has been much employed in arts of	   design.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shifting like the fragments of colored glass in the	         kaleidoscope.                            --G. W. Cable.	   Kaleidoscopic
Kaleidoscopic \Ka*lei`do*scop"ic\, Kaleidoscopical
\Ka*lei`do*scop"ic*al\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a kaleidoscope; variegated.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalendar \Kal"en*dar\, n.	   See {Calendar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalendarial \Kal`en*da"ri*al\, a.	   See {Calendarial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalender \Kal"en*der\, n.	   See 3d {Calender}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalends \Kal"ends\, n.	   Same as {Calends}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kali \Ka"li\, n. [Skr. kali.] (Hind. Cosmog.)	   The last and worst of the four ages of the world; --	   considered to have begun B. C. 3102, and to last 432,000	   years.	   [1913 Webster]	Kali \Ka"li\, prop. n. [Skr. k[=a]l[imac].] (Hind. Myth.)	   The black, destroying goddess; -- called also {Doorga}, {Anna	   Purna}.	   [1913 Webster]	Kali \Ka"li\, n. [Ar. qali. See {Alkali}.] (Bot.)	   The glasswort ({Salsola Kali}).	   [1913 Webster]
kalian \kalian\ n.	   A pipe with a long flexible tube connected to a container	   where the smoke is cooled by passing through water. See also	   {hookah}.	   Syn: hookah, hubble-bubble, narghile, water pipe.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kalif \Ka"lif\, n.	   See {Caliph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaliform \Ka"li*form\, a. [Kali + -form.]	   Formed like kali, or glasswort.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaligenous \Ka*lig"e*nous\, a. [Kali + -genous. See {Alkali}.]	   Forming alkalies with oxygen, as some metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalium \Ka"li*um\, n. [NL. See {Kali}.] (Chem.)	   Potassium; -- so called by the German chemists.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalki \Kal"ki\, n. [Skr.]	   The name of Vishnu in his tenth and last avatar. --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalmia \Kal"mi*a\, n. [NL. Named in honor of Peter Kalm, a	   Swedish botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of North American shrubs with poisonous evergreen	   foliage and corymbs of showy flowers. Called also {mountain	   laurel}, {ivy bush}, {lamb kill}, {calico bush}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalmuck \Kal"muck\, n.	   1. pl. (Ethnol.) See {Calmucks}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of shaggy cloth, resembling bearskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A coarse, dyed, cotton cloth, made in Prussia.	      [1913 Webster]
Kalong \Ka*long"\, n. (Zool.)	   A fruit bat, esp. the Indian edible fruit bat ({Pteropus	   edulis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Kaloyer \Ka*loy"er\, n.	   See {Caloyer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalpa \Kal"pa\, n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.)	   One of the Brahmanic eons, a period of 4,320,000,000 years.	   At the end of each Kalpa the world is annihilated.	   [1913 Webster]
Kalsomine \Kal"so*mine\, n. & v. t.	   Same as {Calcimine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kam \Kam\, a. [From Celtic; cf. Gael., Ir., & W. cam. Cf.	   {Jamb}, n.]	   Crooked; awry. [Obs.] "This is clean kam." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kama \Ka"ma\ (k[aum]"m[aum]), n. [Skr. k[=a]ma love, the god of	   love.]	   1. The Hindu Cupid. He is represented as a beautiful youth,	      with a bow of sugar cane or flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Desire; animal passion;	   Note: supposed to create the	   {ka"ma ru"pa} (r[=oo]p[.a]) [Skr. r[=u]pa shape, image], a	      kind of simulacrum or astral likeness of a man which	      exists after his death in an invisible plane of being,	      called	   {ka"ma lo"ca} (l[=o]"k[.a]) [Skr. l[=o]ka space, world],	      until the impulses which created it are exhausted and it	      finally fades away.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kamala \Ka*ma"la\, n. (Bot.)	   The red dusty hairs of the capsules of an East Indian tree	   ({Mallotus Philippinensis}) used for dyeing silk. It is	   violently emetic, and is used in the treatment of tapeworm.	   [Written also {kameela}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kame \Kame\, n.	   A low ridge. [Scot.] See {Eschar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kamet \Kamet\ prop. n.	   A mountain in India and Tibet, 25,447 feet high. [proper	   name]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kami \Ka"mi\, n. pl. [Japanese, god.]	   A title given to the celestial gods of the first mythical	   dynasty of Japan and extended to the demigods of the second	   dynasty, and then to the long line of spiritual princes still	   represented by the mikado.	   [1913 Webster]
Kamichi \Ka"mi*chi\, n. (Zool.)	   A curious South American bird ({Anhima  or {Palamedea	   cornuta}), often domesticated by the natives and kept with	   poultry, which it defends against birds of prey. It has a	   long, slender, hornlike ornament on its head, and two sharp	   spurs on each wing. Although its beak, feet, and legs	   resemble those of gallinaceous birds, it is related in	   anatomical characters to the ducks and geese ({Anseres}).	   Called also {horned screamer}. The name is sometimes applied	   also to the {chaja}. See {Chaja}, and {Screamer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kamptulicon \Kamp*tu"li*con\, n. [Gr. ? to bend + ? material,	   fr. ? wood, matter.]	   A kind of elastic floor cloth, made of India rubber,	   gutta-percha, linseed oil, and powdered cork.	   [1913 Webster]
Kampylite \Kam"py*lite\, n. [Gr. ? bent, curved, fr. ? to bend.]	   (Min.)	   A variety of mimetite or arseniate of lead in hexagonal	   prisms of a fine orange yellow. [Written also {campylite}.]	   Kamsin
Kamsin \Kam*sin"\, Khamsin \Kham*sin"\, n. [Ar. khams[imac]n,	   fr. khams[=u]n, oblique case khams[imac]n, fifty; -- so	   called because it blows for about fifty days, from April till	   June.]	   A hot southwesterly wind in Egypt, coming from the Sahara.	   [Written also {Khamseen}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kamtschadales \Kam"tscha*dales\, n. pl. [from the older spelling	   Kamtschatka for Kamchatka.] (Ethnol.)	   An aboriginal tribe inhabiting the southern part of the	   Kamchatka peninsula; called also {Kamchadals} and {Itelmen}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kan \Kan\, v. t.	   To know; to ken. [Obs.] See {Ken}.	   [1913 Webster]	Kan \Kan\, n.	   See {Khan}. Kanacka
Kanacka \Ka*nack"a\, Kanaka \Ka*na"ka\, n. [Native name, prop.,	   a man.]	   A native of the Sandwich Islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Kanawha \Kanawha\ prop. n.	   The Kanawha River, a tributary of the Ohio River.	   Syn: Kanawha River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kanchil \kan"chil\, n. [Malay canch[imac]l.] (Zool.)	   A small chevrotain of the genus {Tragulus}, esp. {Tragulus	   pygm[ae]us}, or {Tragulus kanchil}, inhabiting Java, Sumatra,	   and adjacent islands; a deerlet. It is noted for its agility	   and cunning.	   [1913 Webster]
Kanchanjanga \Kanchanjanga\ prop. n.	   same as {Kanchenjunga}.	   Syn: Kanchenjunga, Kinchinjunga.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kanchenjunga \Kanchenjunga\ prop. n.	   A mountain in India and Nepal, 28,146 feet high. [proper	   name]	   Syn: Kanchanjanga, Kinchinjunga.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kand \kand\, n. (Mining)	   Fluor spar; -- so called by Cornish miners.	   [1913 Webster]
kangaroo \kan"ga*roo"\, n. [Said to be the native name.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of jumping marsupials of the	   family {Macropodid[ae]}. They inhabit Australia, New Guinea,	   and adjacent islands, They have long and strong hind legs and	   a large tail, while the fore legs are comparatively short and	   feeble. The giant kangaroo ({Macropus major}) is the largest	   species, sometimes becoming twelve or fourteen feet in total	   length. The tree kangaroos, belonging to the genus	   {Dendrolagus}, live in trees; the rock kangaroos, of the	   genus {Petrogale}, inhabit rocky situations; and the brush	   kangaroos, of the genus {Halmaturus}, inhabit wooded	   districts. See {Wallaby}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kangaroo apple} (Bot.), the edible fruit of the Tasmanian	      plant {Solanum aviculare}.	   {Kangaroo grass} (Bot.), a perennial Australian forage grass	      ({Anthistiria australis}).	   {Kangaroo hare} (Zool.), the jerboa kangaroo. See under	      {Jerboa}.	   {Kangaroo mouse}. (Zool.) See {Jumping mouse}, under	      {Jumping}.	      [1913 Webster]	kangaroo rat \kangaroo rat\ n. (Zool.)	   A jumping rodent of the genus {Dipodomys} of the family	   {Heteromyidae}, which lives in arid regions of Mexico and the	   western U. S.	   [PJC]	   2. (Zool.) An Australian mammal of the genus {Notomys}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Zool.) a small ratlike Australian kangaroo of the genus	      {Potorous}, also called the {potoroo}.	      [PJC]
kangaroo's-foot \kangaroo's-foot\ n.	   A sedgelike spring-flowering herb ({Anigozanthus manglesii})	   of Australia, having clustered flowers covered with woolly	   hairs.	   Syn: kangaroo paw, kangaroo-foot plant, Australian sword	        lily, {Anigozanthus manglesii}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kansan \Kansan\ prop. a.	   of or pertaining to Kansas.	   [PJC]	Kansan \Kansan\ prop. n.	   a resident of Kansas.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kansas \Kan"sas\, prop. n.	   A state of the central United States, bordering the	   Mississippi River to the west.	   [PJC]	Kansas \Kan"sas\, prop. n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians allied to the Winnebagoes and Osages. They	   formerly inhabited the region which is now the State of	   Kansas, but were removed to the Indian Territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Kant \Kant\ prop. n.	   Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher (1724-1804).	   Syn: Immanuel Kant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kantian \Kant"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Immanuel Kant, the German philosopher;	   conformed or relating to any or all of the philosophical	   doctrines of Immanuel Kant.	   [1913 Webster]	Kantian \Kant"i*an\, n.	   A follower of Kant; a Kantist. Kantianism
Kantianism \Kant"i*an*ism\, Kantism \Kant"ism\, n.	   The doctrine or theory of Kant; the Kantian philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Kantist \Kant"ist\ n.	   A disciple or follower of Kant.	   [1913 Webster]
Kanttry \Kant"try\, n.	   Same as {Cantred}. Kaolin
Kaolin \Ka"o*lin\, Kaoline \Ka"o*line\, n. [Chin. kao-ling.]	   (Min.)	   A very pure white clay, ordinarily in the form of an	   impalpable powder, and used to form the paste of porcelain;	   China clay; porcelain clay. It is chiefly derived from the	   decomposition of common feldspar.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is now applied to all porcelain clays which	         endure the fire without discoloration.	         [1913 Webster]
Kaolinization \Ka`o*lin`i*za"tion\, n.	   The process by which feldspar is changed into kaolin.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaolinize \Ka"o*lin*ize\, v. t.	   To convert into kaolin.	   [1913 Webster]
Kapelle \Ka*pel"le\, n. [G.] (Mus.)	   A chapel; hence, the choir or orchestra of a prince's chapel;	   now, a musical establishment, usually orchestral. --Grove.	   [1913 Webster]
Kapellmeister \Ka*pell"meis`ter\, n. [G.] (Mus.)	   See {Capellmeister}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kapia \Ka"pi*a\, n. [Native name.] (Min.)	   The fossil resin of the kauri tree of New Zealand.	   [1913 Webster]
Kapnomar \Kap"no*mar\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Capnomor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kapok \Ka*pok"\, n. [Prob. fr. the native name.] (Bot.)	   A silky wool derived from the seeds of {Ceiba pentandra}	   (syn. {Eriodendron anfractuosum}), a bombaceous tree of the	   East and West Indies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Karagane \Kar"a*gane\, n. [Russ. karagan'] (Zool.)	   A species of gray fox found in Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Karaism \Ka"ra*ism\, n.	   Doctrines of the Karaites.	   [1913 Webster]
Karaite \Ka"ra*ite\, n. [Heb. q[=a]r[=a] to read.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A sect of Jews who adhere closely to the letter of the	   Scriptures, rejecting the oral law, and allowing the Talmud	   no binding authority; -- opposed to the {Rabbinists}.	   [1913 Webster]
Karakul \Ka`ra*kul"\, prop. n. [Russ. karakul' curly fleece of	   Bokhara and Khiva sheep.]	   1. A type of Astrakhan, esp. in fine grades, obtained from	      the Karakul sheep. See sense 2 and cf. {Caracul}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A hardy coarse-haired sheep of central Asia, bearing a	      soft curly fleece that is black in the young lambs, but	      which grows brown or gray when adult; the lambs are valued	      for their soft curly black fur. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: broadtail, caracul.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A large lake in the Pamirs of Central Asia, lying 13,200	      feet above sea level.	      [PJC]
Karat \Karat\ n.	   the unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an	   alloy; 18-karat gold is 75 2.122e-314old; 24-karat gold is	   pure gold.	   Syn: carat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Karatas \Ka*ra"tas\, n. (Bot.)	   A West Indian plant of the Pineapple family ({Nidularium	   Karatas}).	   [1913 Webster]
karate \ka*ra"te\ (k[aum]*r[aum]"t[asl]) n. [Japanese, empty	   hand.]	   a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows	   and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body	   of the opponent.	   [WordNet 1.5] Karen
Karen \Karen\, Karenic \Karenic\n.	   A language spoken in the Thai-Burmese borderlands.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Karma \Kar"ma\, n. [Skr.]	   1. (Buddhism, Hinduism) One's acts considered as fixing one's	      lot in the future existence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theos.) The doctrine of fate as the inflexible result of	      cause and effect, especially the principle by which a	      person is rewarded or punished in a subsequent incarnation	      for deeds in the previous incarnation; the theory of	      inevitable consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One's destiny; fate.	      [PJC]	   4. (Mysticism) The supposed non-physical emanations that a	      person gives off, which may affect other people;	      vibrations.	      [PJC]
Karmathian \Kar*ma"thi*an\, n.	   One of an Islamic sect founded in the ninth century by	   Karmat.	   [1913 Webster]
Karn \Karn\, n. [Cornish. Cf. {Cairn}.] (Mining)	   A pile of rocks; sometimes, the solid rock. See {Cairn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Karob \Ka"rob\, n. [Cf. {Carat}.]	   The twenty-fourth part of a grain; -- a weight used by	   goldsmiths. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaross \Ka*ross"\, n. [Native name.]	   A native garment or rug of skin sewed together in the form of	   a square. [South Africa]	         The wants of a native . . . are confined to a kaross	         (skin cloak) or some pieces of cotton cloth. --James	                                                  Bryce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Karpholite \Kar"pho*lite\, n. [Gr. ? rice straw + -lite: cf. F.	   carpholithe.] (Min.)	   A fibrous mineral occurring in tufts of a straw-yellow color.	   It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and manganese.	   [1913 Webster]
Karroo \Kar*roo"\ (k[.a]r*r[=oo]"), n.; pl. {Karroos}	   (k[.a]r*r[=oo]z").	   One of the dry table-lands of South Africa, which often rise	   terracelike to considerable elevations. [Also {karoo}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Great Karroo}, or {The Karroo}, a vast plateau, in Cape	      Colony, stretching through five degrees of longitude, at	      an elevation of about 3,000 feet.	      [1913 Webster]
Karstenite \Kar"sten*ite\, n.	   Same as {Anhydrite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Karvel \Kar"vel\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Carvel}, and {Caravel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Karyokinesis \Kar"y*o*ki*ne`sis\	   (k[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*k[-i]*n[=e]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ka`ryon a nut, kernel + kinei^n to move.]	   1. (Biol.) The indirect division of cells in which, prior to	      division of the cell protoplasm, complicated changes take	      place in the nucleus, attended with movement of the	      nuclear fibrils; -- opposed to {karyostenosis}. The	      nucleus becomes enlarged and convoluted, and finally the	      threads are separated into two groups which ultimately	      become disconnected and constitute the daughter nuclei.	      Called also {mitosis}. See {Cell development}, under	      {Cell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The changes that occur in the nucleus of a cell,	      especially movements of the chromosomes, in the process of	      cell division.	      [PJC]
Karyokinetic \Kar`y*o*ki*net"ic\	   (k[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*k[-i]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to karyokinesis; as, karyokinetic changes of	   cell division.	   [1913 Webster]
Karyomiton \Kar`y*om"i*ton\ (k[a^]r`[i^]*[o^]m"[i^]*t[o^]n), n.	   [NL., Gr. ka`ryon a nut + mi`tos a thread.] (Biol.)	   The reticular network of fine fibers, of which the nucleus of	   a cell is in part composed; -- in opposition to {kytomiton},	   or the network in the body of the cell. --W. Flemming.	   [1913 Webster] karyoplasm
karyoplasm \kar`y*o*plas"m\ (k[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*pl[a^]z"'m),
karyoplasma \kar`y*o*plas"ma\(k[a^]r`[i^]*[-o]*pl[a^]z"m[.a]),	   n. [NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a nut + pla`sma a thing molded.]	   (Biol.)	   The protoplasmic substance of the nucleus of a cell;	   nucleoplasm; -- in opposition to {cytoplasm}, the protoplasm	   of the cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Karyostenosis \Kar`y*o*ste*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ka`ryon a	   nut, kernel + ? a being straitened.] (Biol.)	   Direct cell division (in which there is first a simple	   division of the nucleus, without any changes in its	   structure, followed by division of the protoplasm of the	   cell); -- in opposition to {karyokinesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Karyostenotic \Kar`y*o*ste*not"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or connected with, karyostenosis; as, the	   karyostenotic mode of nuclear division.	   [1913 Webster]
Kasack \Ka*sack"\ (k[a^]t), n. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Cossack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kat \Kat\ (k[aum]t), n. (Bot.)	   An Arabian shrub ({Catha edulis}) the leaves of which are	   used as tea by the Arabs.	   [1913 Webster]
katabolic \kat`a*bol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to catabolism; same as {catabolic}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Katabolism \Ka*tab"o*lism\, n. [Gr. ? down + ? to throw.]	   (Physiol.)	   Destructive or downward metabolism; regressive metamorphism;	   same as {catabolism} (now the more common spelling); --	   opposed to {anabolism}. See {Disassimilation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Katastate \Kat"a*state\, n. [Gr. (?) down + (?) to cause to	   stand.] (Physiol.)	   A substance formed by a catabolic process; -- opposed to	   {anastate}. See {catabolic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kate \Kate\, n. (Zool.)	   The brambling finch.	   [1913 Webster]
katharsis \katharsis\ n.	   purging of emotional tensions; -- usually spelled	   {catharsis}.	   Syn: catharsis, abreaction.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kathetal \Kath"e*tal\, a. [Gr. ? a perpendicular line. See	   {Cathetus}.] (Math.)	   Making a right angle; perpendicular, as two lines or two	   sides of a triangle, which include a right angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Kathetometer \Kath`e*tom"e*ter\, n.	   Same as {Cathetometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Katsuwonidae \Katsuwonidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fish which in some classifications is	   considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos.	   Syn: family {Kasuwonidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Katsuwonus \Katsuwonus\ prop. n.	   A genus of oceanic bonitos; in some classifications it is	   placed in its own family {Katsuwonidae}.	   Syn: genus {Katsuwonus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kattimundoo \Kat`ti*mun"doo\, n.	   A caoutchouc-like substance obtained from the milky juice of	   the East Indian {Euphorbia Kattimundoo}. It is used as a	   cement.	   [1913 Webster]
Katydid \Ka"ty*did`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large, green, arboreal, orthopterous insect ({Cyrtophyllus	   concavus}) of the family {Locustid[ae]}, common in the United	   States. The males have stridulating organs at the bases of	   the front wings. During the summer and autumn, in the	   evening, the males make a peculiar, loud, shrill sound,	   resembling the combination Katy-did, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Kauri \Ka"u*ri\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.)	   A tall coniferous tree of New Zealand {Agathis australis}, or	   {Dammara australis}), having white straight-grained wood	   furnishing valuable timber and also yielding one kind of	   {dammar resin}. [Written also {kaudi}, {kaury}, {cowdie}, and	   {cowrie}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Kauri \Kau"ri\, n.	   (a) Kauri resin.	   (b) By extension, any of various species of {Dammara}; as,	       the red kauri ({Dammara lanceolata}).	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kauri gum	       Kauri resin	Kauri resin \Kauri resin\, Kauri gum \Kauri gum\, or Kauri copal
\Kauri copal\	   A resinous product of the kauri, found in the form of yellow	   or brown lumps in the ground where the trees have grown. It	   is used for making varnish, and as a substitute for amber.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kaury \kaury\ n.	   Same as {kauri}.	   Syn: kauri, {Agathis australis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kava \Ka"va\, n. [Polynesian.] (Bot.)	   A species of {Macropiper} ({Macropiper methysticum}), the	   long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage	   is made by the Polynesians, by a process of mastication;	   also, the beverage itself. [Written also {kawa}, {kava}, and	   {ava}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kavass \Ka*vass"\, n.; pl. {Kavasses}[Turk. k[=a]vv[=a]s]	   An armed constable; also, a government servant or courier.	   [Turkey]	   [1913 Webster]
Kaw \Kaw\, v. i. & n.	   See {Caw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kawaka \Ka*wa"ka\, n. (Bot.)	   a New Zealand tree, the Cypress cedar ({Libocedrus Doniana}),	   having a valuable, fine-grained, reddish wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Kawn \Kawn\, n.	   An inn. [Turkey] See {Khan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kayak \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. It is peculiar to	   the Eskimos and other Arctic tribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Kayaker \Kay"ak*er\, n.	   One who uses a kayak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kayko \Kay"ko\, n. (Zool.)	   The dog salmon.	   [1913 Webster]
Kayles \Kayles\, n. pl. [Akin to Dan. kegle, Sw. kegla, D. & G.	   kegel, OHG. kegil, whence F. quille.]	   A game; ninepins. [Prov Eng.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Kaynard \Kay"nard\, n. [F. cagnard.]	   A lazy or cowardly person; a rascal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
kazoo \ka*zoo"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A kind of toy or rude musical instrument, as a tube inside of	   which is a stretched string or membrane made to vibrate by	   singing or humming into the tube.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kea \Ke"a\ (k[=a]"[.a]; colloq. k[=e]"[.a]), n. [Maori.] (Zool.)	   A large New Zealand parrot ({Nestor notabilis}), notorious	   for having acquired the habit of killing sheep; -- called	   also {mountain parrot}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] kebab
kebab \kebab\, kebob \kebob\, n.	   See {kabab} and {kabob}.	   [PJC]
Keck \Keck\ (k[e^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kecked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Kecking}.] [Cf. dial. G. k["o]cken, k["o]ken.]	   To heave or to retch, as in an effort to vomit. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Keck \Keck\, n.	   An effort to vomit; queasiness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Keckle \Kec"kle\, v. i. & n.	   See {Keck}, v. i. & n.	   [1913 Webster]	Keckle \Kec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Keckled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Keckling}.] (Naut.)	   To wind old rope around, as a cable, to preserve its surface	   from being fretted, or to wind iron chains around, to defend	   from the friction of a rocky bottom, or from the ice.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Keckling \Kec"kling\, n.	   Old rope or iron chains wound around a cable. See {Keckle},	   v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Kecklish \Kec"klish\, a. [From keck, keckle.]	   Inclined to vomit; squeamish. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Kecksy \Keck"sy\, n.; pl. {Kecksies} (-s[i^]z). [Properly pl. of	   kex. See {Kex}.] (Bot.)	   The hollow stalk of an umbelliferous plant, such as the cow	   parsnip or the hemlock. [Written also {kex}, and in pl.,	   {kecks}, {kaxes}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing teems	         But hateful docks, rough thistles, kecksies, burs.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kecky \Keck"y\, a.	   Resembling a kecksy. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Keddah \Ked"dah\, n. [Malay kedah, fr. Ar. qadah hole.]	   An inclosure constructed to entrap wild elephants; an	   elephant trap. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kedge \Kedge\ (k[e^]j), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kedged} (k[e^]jd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Kedging}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. keka to tug, to	   drag one's self slowly forward; or perh. fr. ked, and kedge,	   n., for keg anchor, named from the keg or cask fastened to	   the anchor to show where it lies.] (Naut.)	   To move (a vessel) by carrying out a kedge in a boat,	   dropping it overboard, and hauling the vessel up to it.	   [1913 Webster]	Kedge \Kedge\, n. [See {Kedge}, v. t.] (Naut.)	   A small anchor used whenever a large one can be dispensed	   with. See {Kedge}, v. t., and {Anchor}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Kedger \Kedg"er\n. (Naut.)	   A small anchor; a kedge.	   [1913 Webster]
Kedlock \Ked"lock\ (k[e^]d"l[o^]k), n. [Cf. dial. G. k["o]ddik,	   k["u]dik, kettich, keek, Dan. kidike, E. charlock, and AS.	   cedelc the herb mercury.] (Bot.)	   See {Charlock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kee \Kee\ (k[=e]), n. pl. of Cow. [AS. c[=y], pl. of c[=u] cow.	   See {Kine}.]	   See {Kie}, {Ky}, and {Kine}. [Prov. Eng.] --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Keech \Keech\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. keech a cake.]	   A mass or lump of fat rolled up by the butcher. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Keel \Keel\ (k[=e]l), v. t. & i. [AS. c[=e]lan to cool, fr.	   c[=o]l cool. See {Cool}.]	   To cool; to skim or stir. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         While greasy Joan doth keel the pot.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Keel \Keel\, n.	   A brewer's cooling vat; a keelfat.	   [1913 Webster]	Keel \Keel\, n. [Cf. AS. ce['o]l ship; akin to D. & G. kiel	   keel, OHG. chiol ship, Icel. kj[=o]ll, and perh. to Gr.	   gay^los a round-built Ph[oe]nician merchant vessel, gaylo`s	   bucket; cf. Skr. g[=o]la ball, round water vessel. But the	   meaning of the English word seems to come from Icel. kj["o]lr	   keel, akin to Sw. k["o]l, Dan. kj["o]l.]	   1. (Shipbuilding) A longitudinal timber, or series of timbers	      scarfed together, extending from stem to stern along the	      bottom of a vessel. It is the principal timber of the	      vessel, and, by means of the ribs attached on each side,	      supports the vessel's frame. In an iron vessel, a	      combination of plates supplies the place of the keel of a	      wooden ship. See Illust. of {Keelson}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The whole ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A barge or lighter, used on the Tyne for carrying coal	      from Newcastle; also, a barge load of coal, twenty-one	      tons, four cwt. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) The two lowest petals of the corolla of a	      papilionaceous flower, united and inclosing the stamens	      and pistil; a carina. See {Carina}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Nat. Hist.) A projecting ridge along the middle of a flat	      or curved surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Aeronautics) In a dirigible, a construction similar in	      form and use to a ship's keel; in an a["e]roplane, a fin	      or fixed surface employed to increase stability and to	      hold the machine to its course.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bilge keel} (Naut.), a keel peculiar to ironclad vessels,	      extending only a portion of the length of the vessel under	      the bilges. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   {False keel}. See under {False}.	   {Keel boat}.	      (a) A covered freight boat, with a keel, but no sails,	          used on Western rivers. [U. S.]	      (b) A low, flat-bottomed freight boat. See {Keel}, n., 3.	          	   {Keel piece}, one of the timbers or sections of which a keel	      is composed.	   {On even keel}, in a level or horizontal position, so that	      the draught of water at the stern and the bow is the same.	      --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   {On an even keel} a. & adv., steady; balanced; steadily.	      [1913 Webster]	Keel \Keel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keeled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Keeling}.]	   1. To traverse with a keel; to navigate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn up the keel; to show the bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To keel over}, to upset; to capsize. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Keelage \Keel"age\, n. [Cf. F. guillage, fr. guille keel; of	   German or Scand origin. See 3d {Keel}.]	   The right of demanding a duty or toll for a ship entering a	   port; also, the duty or toll. --Bouvier. Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Keeled \Keeled\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Keel-shaped; having a longitudinal prominence on	      the back; as, a keeled leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a median ridge; carinate; as, a keeled	      scale.	      [1913 Webster]
Keeler \Keel"er\, n. [See 3d {Keel}.]	   1. One employed in managing a Newcastle keel; -- called also	      {keelman}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small or shallow tub; esp., one used for holding	      materials for calking ships, or one used for washing	      dishes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Keelfat \Keel"fat`\, n. [Keel to cool + fat a large tub, a vat.]	   (Brewing)	   A cooler; a vat for cooling wort, etc. [Written also	   {keelvat}.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Keelhaul \Keel"haul`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Keelhauled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Keelhauling}.] [3d keel + haul: cf. LG. & D.	   kielhalen, G. kielholen. ] [Written also {keelhale}.] (Naut.)	   To haul under the keel of a ship, by ropes attached to the	   yardarms on each side. It was formerly practiced as a	   punishment in the Dutch and English navies. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Keeling \Kee"ling\, n. [Cf. Icel. keila, Sw. kolja, Dan. kulle.]	   (Zool.)	   A cod.	   [1913 Webster]
Keelivine \Kee"li*vine\, n. [Cf. Gael. cil ruddle.]	   A pencil of black or red lead; -- called also {keelyvine	   pen}. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Keelman \Keel"man\, n.; pl. -{men}.	   See {Keeler}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
keel over \keel` o"ver\, v. i.	   To drop down in a faint, or as if dead; to die. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Keelrake \Keel"rake`\, v. t. (Naut.)	   Same as {Keelhaul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keels \Keels\, n. pl.	   Ninepins. See {Kayles}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keelson \Keel"son\, n. [Akin to Sw. k["o]lsvin, Dan.	   kj["o]lsviin, G. kielschwein; apparently compounded of the	   words keel and swine; but cf. Norweg. kj["o]lsvill, where	   svill is akin to E. sill, n. ] (Shipbuilding)	   A piece of timber in a ship laid on the middle of the floor	   timbers over the keel, and binding the floor timbers to the	   keel; in iron vessels, a structure of plates, situated like	   the keelson of a timber ship.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cross keelson}, a similar structure lying athwart the main	      keelson, to support the engines and boilers.	      [1913 Webster]
Keelvat \Keel"vat`\ (k[=e]l"v[a^]t`), n.	   See {Keelfat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keen \Keen\ (k[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Keener} (k[=e]n"[~e]r);	   superl. {Keenest}.] [OE. kene sharp, bold, AS. c[=e]ne bold;	   akin to D. koen, OHG. kuoni, G. k["u]hn, OSw. kyn, k["o]n,	   Icel. k[ae]nn, for k[oe]nn wise; perh. akin to E. ken, can to	   be able. [root]45.]	   1. Sharp; having a fine edge or point; as, a keen razor, or a	      razor with a keen edge.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bow he bare and arwes [arrows] bright and kene.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            That my keen knife see not the wound it makes.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acute of mind; sharp; penetrating; having or expressing	      mental acuteness; as, a man of keen understanding; a keen	      look; keen features.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make our wits more keen.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the keen inquiry of her thought. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bitter; piercing; acrimonious; cutting; stinging; severe;	      as, keen satire or sarcasm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good father cardinal, cry thou amen	            To my keen curses.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Piercing; penetrating; cutting; sharp; -- applied to cold,	      wind, etc.; as, a keen wind; the cold is very keen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breasts the keen air, and carols as he goes.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Eager; vehement; fierce; as, a keen appetite. "Of full	      kene will." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            So keen and greedy to confound a man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Wonderful; delightful; marvelous; as, that would be keen.	      [slang]	      [PJC]	   Note: Keen is often used in the composition of words, most of	         which are of obvious signification; as, keen-edged,	         keen-eyed, keen-sighted, keen-witted, etc.	   Syn: Prompt; eager; ardent; sharp; acute; cutting;	        penetrating; biting; severe; sarcastic; satirical;	        piercing; shrewd.	        [1913 Webster]	Keen \Keen\, v. t.	   To sharpen; to make cold. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Cold winter keens the brightening flood. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Keen \Keen\, n. [Ir. caoine.]	   A prolonged wail for a deceased person. Cf. {Coranach}.	   [Ireland] --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]	Keen \Keen\, v. i.	   To wail as a keener does. [Ireland]	   [1913 Webster]
Keener \Keen"er\, n.	   A professional mourner who wails at a funeral. [Ireland]	   [1913 Webster]
Keenly \Keen"ly\, adv.	   In a keen manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Keenness \Keen"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being keen.	   [1913 Webster]
Keep \Keep\ (k[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kept} (k[e^]pt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Keeping}.] [OE. k[=e]pen, AS. c[=e]pan to keep,	   regard, desire, await, take, betake; cf. AS. copenere lover,	   OE. copnien to desire.]	   1. To care; to desire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I kepe not of armes for to yelp [boast]. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold; to restrain from departure or removal; not to let	      go of; to retain in one's power or possession; not to	      lose; to retain; to detain.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we lose the field,	            We can not keep the town.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That I may know what keeps me here with you.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we would weigh and keep in our minds what we are	            considering, that would instruct us.  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to remain in a given situation or condition; to	      maintain unchanged; to hold or preserve in any state or	      tenor.	      [1913 Webster]	            His loyalty he kept, his love, his zeal. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep a stiff rein, and move but gently on.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense it is often used with prepositions and	         adverbs, as to keep away, to keep down, to keep from,	         to keep in, out, or off, etc. "To keep off impertinence	         and solicitation from his superior." --Addison.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. To have in custody; to have in some place for	      preservation; to take charge of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crown of Stephanus, first king of Hungary, was	            always kept in the castle of Vicegrade. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To preserve from danger, harm, or loss; to guard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, I am with thee, and will keep thee. --Gen.	                                                  xxviii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To preserve from discovery or publicity; not to	      communicate, reveal, or betray, as a secret.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great are thy virtues . . . though kept from man.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To attend upon; to have the care of; to tend.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the	            garden of Eden, to dress it and to keep it. --Gen.	                                                  ii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            In her girlish age, she kept sheep on the moor.	                                                  --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To record transactions, accounts, or events in; as, to	      keep books, a journal, etc.; also, to enter (as accounts,	      records, etc. ) in a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To maintain, as an establishment, institution, or the	      like; to conduct; to manage; as, to keep store.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a pedant that keeps a school.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every one of them kept house by himself. --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To supply with necessaries of life; to entertain; as, to	       keep boarders.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To have in one's service; to have and maintain, as an	       assistant, a servant, a mistress, a horse, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             I keep but three men and a boy.      --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To have habitually in stock for sale.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To continue in, as a course or mode of action; not to	       intermit or fall from; to hold to; to maintain; as, to	       keep silence; to keep one's word; to keep possession.	       [1913 Webster]	             Both day and night did we keep company. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             Within this portal as I kept my watch. --Smollett.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To observe; to adhere to; to fulfill; not to swerve from	       or violate; to practice or perform, as duty; not to	       neglect; to be faithful to.	       [1913 Webster]	             I have kept the faith.               --2 Tim. iv.	                                                  7.	       [1913 Webster]	             Him whom to love is to obey, and keep	             His great command.                   --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To confine one's self to; not to quit; to remain in; as,	       to keep one's house, room, bed, etc.; hence, to haunt; to	       frequent. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             'Tis hallowed ground;	             Fairies, and fawns, and satyrs do it keep. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. To observe duly, as a festival, etc.; to celebrate; to	       solemnize; as, to keep a feast.	       [1913 Webster]	             I went with them to the house of God . . . with a	             multitude that kept holyday.         --Ps. xlii. 4.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To keep at arm's length}. See under {Arm}, n.	   {To keep back}.	       (a) To reserve; to withhold. "I will keep nothing back	           from you." --Jer. xlii. 4.	       (b) To restrain; to hold back. "Keep back thy servant	           also from presumptuous sins." --Ps. xix. 13.	   {To keep company with}.	       (a) To frequent the society of; to associate with; as,	           let youth keep company with the wise and good.	       (b) To accompany; to go with; as, to keep company with	           one on a voyage; also, to pay court to, or accept	           attentions from, with a view to marriage. [Colloq.]	           	   {To keep counsel}. See under {Counsel}, n.	   {To keep down}.	       (a) To hold in subjection; to restrain; to hinder.	       (b) (Fine Arts) To subdue in tint or tone, as a portion	           of a picture, so that the spectator's attention may	           not be diverted from the more important parts of the	           work.	   {To keep good hours} or {To keep bad hours}, to be	      customarily early (or late) in returning home or in	      retiring to rest.	   {To keep house}.	       (a) To occupy a separate house or establishment, as with	           one's family, as distinguished from {boarding}; to	           manage domestic affairs.	       (b) (Eng. Bankrupt Law) To seclude one's self in one's	           house in order to evade the demands of creditors.	   {To keep one's hand in}, to keep in practice.	   {To keep open house}, to be hospitable.	   {To keep the peace} (Law), to avoid or to prevent a breach of	      the peace.	   {To keep school}, to govern, manage and instruct or teach a	      school, as a preceptor.	   {To keep a stiff upper lip}, to keep up one's courage.	      [Slang]	   {To keep term}.	       (a) (Eng. Universities) To reside during a term.	       (b) (Inns of Court) To eat a sufficient number of dinners	           in hall to make the term count for the purpose of	           being called to the bar. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.	   {To keep touch}. See under {Touch}, n.	   {To keep under}, to hold in subjection; hence, to oppress.	   {To keep up}.	       (a) To maintain; to prevent from falling or diminution;	           as, to keep up the price of goods; to keep up one's	           credit.	       (b) To maintain; to continue; to prevent from ceasing.	           "In joy, that which keeps up the action is the desire	           to continue it." --Locke.	   Syn: To retain; detain; reserve; preserve; hold; restrain;	        maintain; sustain; support; withhold. -- To {Keep}.	   Usage: {Retain}, {Preserve}. Keep is the generic term, and is	          often used where retain or preserve would too much	          restrict the meaning; as, to keep silence, etc. Retain	          denotes that we keep or hold things, as against	          influences which might deprive us of them, or reasons	          which might lead us to give them up; as, to retain	          vivacity in old age; to retain counsel in a lawsuit;	          to retain one's servant after a reverse of fortune.	          Preserve denotes that we keep a thing against agencies	          which might lead to its being destroyed or broken in	          upon; as, to preserve one's health; to preserve	          appearances.	          [1913 Webster]	Keep \Keep\, v. i.	   1. To remain in any position or state; to continue; to abide;	      to stay; as, to keep at a distance; to keep aloft; to keep	      near; to keep in the house; to keep before or behind; to	      keep in favor; to keep out of company, or out reach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To last; to endure; to remain unimpaired.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the malt be not thoroughly dried, the ale it	            makes will not keep.                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reside for a time; to lodge; to dwell. [Now disused	      except locally or colloquially.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Knock at his study, where, they say, he keeps.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take care; to be solicitous; to watch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep that the lusts choke not the word of God that	            is in us.                             --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be in session; as, school keeps to-day. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      [1913 Webster]	Keep \Keep\, n.	   1. The act or office of keeping; custody; guard; care; heed;	      charge. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pan, thou god of shepherds all,	            Which of our tender lambkins takest keep. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being kept; hence, the resulting condition;	      case; as, to be in good keep.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The means or provisions by which one is kept; maintenance;	      support; as, the keep of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grass equal to the keep of seven cows. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            I performed some services to the college in return	            for my keep.                          --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 dungeon. See	      Illust. of {Castle}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prison strong,	            Within whose keep the captive knights were laid.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lower chambers of those gloomy keeps. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            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.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is kept in charge; a charge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Often he used of his keep	            A sacrifice to bring.                 --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.) A cap for retaining anything, as a journal box, in	      place.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To take keep}, to take care; to heed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Keeper \Keep"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, keeps; one who, or that which,	      holds or has possession of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who retains in custody; one who has the care of a	      prison and the charge of prisoners.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is thy keeper.               --Ps. cxxi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who remains or keeps in a place or position.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discreet; chaste; keepers at home.    --Titus ii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A fruit that keeps well; as, the Roxbury Russet is a good	      keeper. Hence: Anything perishable that remains in good	      condition longer than usual. -- Downing.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. An iron bar that is placed on the poles of a horseshoe	      magnet, and held in place there by the magnetic force, to	      preserve the strength of the magnet when not in use.	      [PJC]	   {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; called also {keeper}.	      [1913 Webster]
Keepership \Keep"er*ship\, n.	   The office or position of a keeper. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Keeping \Keep"ing\, n.	   1. A holding; restraint; custody; guard; charge; care;	      preservation.	      [1913 Webster]	            His happiness is in his own keeping.  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Maintenance; support; provision; feed; as, the cattle have	      good keeping.	      [1913 Webster]	            The work of many hands, which earns my keeping.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conformity; congruity; harmony; consistency; as, these	      subjects are in keeping with each other; his levity is not	      in keeping with the seriousness of the occasion.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Paint.) Harmony or correspondence between the different	      parts of a work of art; as, the foreground of this	      painting is not in keeping.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Keeping room}, a family sitting room. [New Eng. & Prov.	      Eng.]	   Syn: Care; guardianship; custody; possession.	        [1913 Webster]
Keepsake \Keep"sake`\, n.	   Anything kept, or given to be kept, for the sake of the	   giver; a token of friendship.	   [1913 Webster]
Keesh \Keesh\, n.	   See {Kish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keeve \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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bleaching) A bleaching vat; a kier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A large vat used in dressing ores.	      [1913 Webster]	Keeve \Keeve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Keeved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Keeving}.]	   1. To set in a keeve, or tub, for fermentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To heave; to tilt, as a cart. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Keever \Keev"er\, n.	   See {Keeve}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Keffe-kil \Kef"fe-kil\, n. (Min.)	   See {Kiefekil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kefir \Kef"ir\ (k[e^]f"[~e]r), n.	   1. An effervescent liquor like kumiss, made from fermented	      milk, used as a food and as a medicine in the northern	      Caucasus. -- {Ke*fir"ic} (k[e^]*f[i^]r"[i^]k), a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A sour fermented milk drink, used in various regions of	      Asia, made by addition of {Streptococcus} or	      {Lactobacillus} cultures to cow's or goat's milk; it is	      considered by some as a form of yoghurt.	      [PJC]	Kefir grains \Kefir grains\	   Small hard yellowish aggregations found in the Caucasus	   region, and containing various yeasts and bacteria. They are	   used as a ferment in preparing kefir.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Keg \Keg\ (k[e^]g), n. [Earlier cag, Icel. kaggi; akin to Sw.	   kagge.]	   A small cask or barrel.	   [1913 Webster]
Keilhauite \Keil"hau*ite\ (k[imac]l"hou*[imac]t), n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a brownish black color, related to titanite in	   form. It consists chiefly of silica, titanium dioxide, lime,	   and yttria.	   [1913 Webster]
Keir \Keir\, n.	   See {Kier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keitloa \Keit*lo"a\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A black, two-horned, African rhinoceros ({Atelodus keitloa}).	   It has the posterior horn about as long as the anterior one,	   or even longer.	   [1913 Webster]
Keld \Keld\, a. [Cf. {Cavl}.]	   Having a kell or covering; webbed. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Kele \Kele\, v. t. [See {Keel} to cool.]	   To cool. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kell \Kell\, n.	   A kiln. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Kell \Kell\, n. [A modification of kale.]	   A sort of pottage; kale. See {Kale}, 2. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Kell \Kell\, n. [Cf. {Caul}.]	   1. The caul; that which covers or envelops as a caul; a net;	      a fold; a film. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll have him cut to the kell.        --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cocoon or chrysalis of an insect. -- B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Keloid \Ke"loid\, a. [Also spelled {cheloid}.] [F.	   k['e]lo["i]de, from Gr. chhlh` crab's claw + -oid: cf. F.	   k['e]lo["i]de, ch['e]lo["i]de.] (Med.)	   Applied to a variety of tumor forming hard, flat, irregular	   excrescences upon the skin, or to keloid scar tissue.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Keloid \Ke"loid\, n. [Also spelled {cheloid}.]	   1. A keloid tumor.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An abnormally large scar tissue growing at the site of a	      cut or surgical incision.	      [PJC]
Kelotomy \Ke*lot"o*my\, n. (Med.)	   See {Celotomy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kelp \Kelp\ (k[e^]lp), 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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any large blackish seaweed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Laminaria} is the common kelp of Great Britain;	         {Macrocystis pyrifera} and {Nereocystis Lutkeana} are	         the great kelps of the Pacific Ocean.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Kelp crab} (Zool.), a California spider crab ({Epialtus	      productus}), found among seaweeds, which it resembles in	      color.	   {Kelp salmon} (Zool.), a serranoid food fish ({Serranus	      clathratus}) of California. See {Cabrilla}.	      [1913 Webster]
Kelpfish \Kelp"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small California food fish ({Heterostichus rostratus}),	   living among kelp. The name is also applied to species of the	   genus {Platyglossus}. Kelpie
Kelpie \Kel"pie\, Kelpy \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Kelpware \Kelp"ware`\, n.	   Same as {Kelp}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Kelson \Kel"son\, n.	   See {Keelson}. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Kelt \Kelt\, n.	   See {Kilt}, n. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Kelt \Kelt\, n. [Cf. Icel. kult quilt.]	   Cloth with the nap, generally of native black wool. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Kelt \Kelt\, n.	   A salmon after spawning. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Kelt \Kelt\, n.	   Same as {Celt}, one of Celtic race.	   [1913 Webster]
Kelter \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. [Usually written {kilter}	   in th U. S.] [Colloq., chiefly British spelling]	   [1913 Webster]	         If the organs of prayer be out of kelter or out of	         tune, how can we pray?                   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Keltic \Kelt"ic\ (k[e^]lt"[i^]k), a. & n.	   Same as {Celtic}, a. & n.	   [1913 Webster]
Kelvin \Kel"vin\ (k[e^]l"v[i^]n), n. [from Lord Kelvin, English	   physicist.]	   The SI unit of temperature, defined as being 1/273.16 of the	   triple point of water; abbreviated K. The melting point of	   water at 760 mm pressure is 273.15 Kelvins, and the boiling	   point 373.15 Kelvins. One degree Kelvin is equal to one	   degree Centigrade, and 9/5 degrees Fahrenheit.	   [PJC]
Kemb \Kemb\ (k[e^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kembed} (k[e^]md) or	   {Kempt} (k[e^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kembing}.] [OE.	   kemben, AS. cemban, fr. camb comb.]	   To comb. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His longe hair was kembed behind his back. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kemelin \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
Kemp \Kemp\ (k[e^]mp), Kempty \Kemp"ty\, n.	   Coarse, rough hair in wool or fur, injuring its quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Kempe \Kem"pe\ (k[e^]m"pe), a.	   Rough; shaggy. [Obs.] "Kempe hairs." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kemps \Kemps\ (k[e^]mps), n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)	   The long flower stems of the ribwort plantain ({Plantago	   Lanceolata}). --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Kempt \Kempt\ (k[e^]mt; 215),	   1. p. p. of {Kemb}; combed. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Neatly kept; tidy. Opposite of {unkempt}.	      [PJC]
Ken \Ken\ (k[e^]n), n. [Perh. from kennel.]	   A house; esp., one which is a resort for thieves. [Slang,	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ken \Ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kenned} (k[e^]nd); 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.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recognize; to descry; to discern. [Archaic or Scot.]	      "We ken them from afar." --Addison	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is he. I ken the manner of his gait. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Ken \Ken\, v. i.	   To look around. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	Ken \Ken\, n.	   Cognizance; view; especially, reach of sight or knowledge.	   "Beyond his ken." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Above the reach and ken of a mortal apprehension.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was relief to quit the ken	         And the inquiring looks of men.          --Trench.	   Kendal green
Kendal green \Ken"dal green`\, or Kendal \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).	   [1913 Webster]	         How couldst thou know these men in Kendal green ?	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Kennedia
Kennedia \Kennedia\, Kennedya \Kennedya\n.	   A genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or	   purplish flowers.	   Syn: Kennedia, genus {Kennedia}, genus {Kennedya}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kennel \Ken"nel\, n. [See {Channel}, {Canal}.]	   The water course of a street; a little canal or channel; a	   gutter; also, a puddle. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Kennel \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.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dog sure, if he could speak, had wit enough to	            describe his kennel.                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pack of hounds, or a collection of dogs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The hole of a fox or other beast; a haunt.	      [1913 Webster]	Kennel \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.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dog kenneled in a hollow tree.       --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Kennel \Ken"nel\, v. t.	   To put or keep in a kennel. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Kennel coal \Ken"nel coal`\n.	   See {Cannel coal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kenning \Ken"ning\, n. [See {Ken}, v. t.]	   1. Range of sight. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The limit of vision at sea, being a distance of about	      twenty miles.	      [1913 Webster]
Keno \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.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kenogenesis \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	   {cenogenesis} and {c[ae]nogenesis}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kenogenetic \Ken`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to kenogenesis; as, kenogenetic processes.	   -- {Ken`o*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Kenspeckle \Ken"spec`kle\, a.	   Having so marked an appearance as easily to be recognized.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kent bugle \Kent" bu"gle\prop. n. [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.	   [1913 Webster]
Kentle \Ken"tle\, n. [From {Quintal}.] (Com.)	   A hundred weight; a quintal.	   [1913 Webster]
Kentledge \Kent"ledge\, n. [OF. cant edge, corner, D. kant. See	   {Cant} edge, angle.] (Naut.)	   Pigs of iron used for ballast. [Written also {kintlidge}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kentucky \Ken*tuck"y\, prop. n.	   One of the United States.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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	      very valuable.	      [1913 Webster]
Kenya \Kenya\ prop. n.	   A country in East Africa, formerly a British colony.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kenyan \Kenyan\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Kenya.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Kenyan \Kenyan\ prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Kenya; as, Kenyan mountains; Kenyan	   coffee.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Kenya; as, Kenyan	      soldiers.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Kenyapithecus \Kenyapithecus\ prop. n.	   A genus of extinct primates having powerful chewing muscles	   along with large molars and small incisors; its fossils were	   found in Maboko in Kenya.	   Syn: genus {Kenyapithecus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kephalin \keph"a*lin\ (k[e^]f"[.a]*l[i^]n), n. [Gr. kefalh` the	   head; it was supposed by Thudichum to exist in brain tissue.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   One of a group of phospholipids (nitrogenous phosphorized	   fatty substances), present in all living cells and	   particularly noticeable in nervous tissue. Same as	   {cephalin}, which see.	   [1913 Webster]
kepi \kep"i\, n. [F. k['e]pi, of G. origin.]	   A military cap having a close-fitting band, a round flat top	   sloping toward the front, and a visor. As originally worn by	   the French in Algeria about 1830 it was tall and stiff with a	   straight visor. It is now lower, has a curved visor, and is	   frequently soft.	   Syn: peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kept \kept\ (k[e^]pt),	   imp. & p. p. of {Keep}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kept woman}, {Kept mistress}, a concubine; a woman supported	      by a man as his paramour.	      [1913 Webster]
K'epviseloh'az \K['e]p"vi*se*l["o]*h['a]z`\, n. [Hung., fr.	   k['e]pvisel["o] representative + h['a]z house.] (Hungary)	   See {Legislature}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
keramic \ke*ram"ic\, a.	   Same as {ceramic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keramics \Ke*ram"ics\, n.	   Same as {Ceramics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keramographic \Ker`a*mo*graph"ic\, a. [Gr. ke`ramos 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.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerana \Ke*ra"na\, n. (Mus.)	   A kind of long trumpet, used among the Persians. --Moore	   (Encyc. of Music).	   [1913 Webster]
Kerargyrite \Ke*rar"gy*rite\, n.	   See {Cerargyrite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerasin \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerasine \Ker"a*sine\, a. [Gr. ke`ras horn.]	   Resembling horn; horny; corneous.	   [1913 Webster]
keratin \ker"a*tin\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A sulfur-containing fibrous protein constituting the main	   structural protein of hard epidermal tissues, such as horn,	   hair, feathers, nails, claws, hoofs, 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 leucine and tyrosine plus various	   other acid-stable amino acids. The amino acid composition	   varies, but it usually has a high percentage of cystine,	   which stabilizes and insolubilizes the protein by forming	   intrachain linkages. A softer form of keratin is present in	   the epidermis and whalebone. Called also {epidermose}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Keratitis \Ker`a*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the cornea.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratode \Ker"a*tode\, n.	   See {Keratose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratogenous \Ker`a*tog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn +	   -genous.]	   Producing horn; as, the keratogenous membrane within the	   horny hoof of the horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratoidea \Ker`a*toi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ke`ras,	   -atos, horn + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Keratosa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratome \Ker"a*tome\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, horn + ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for dividing the cornea in operations for	   cataract.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratonyxis \Ker`a*to*nyx"is\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, 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.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratophyte \Ker"a*to*phyte\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, a horn + ?	   a plant.] (Zool.)	   A gorgonian coral having a horny axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratosa \Ker`a*to"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ke`ras, -atos, a	   horn.] (Zool.)	   An order of sponges having a skeleton composed of hornlike	   fibers. It includes the commercial sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Keratose \Ker"a*tose`\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, -atos, horn.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A tough, horny animal substance entering into the composition	   of the skeleton of sponges, and other invertebrates; --	   called also {keratode}.	   [1913 Webster]	Keratose \Ker"a*tose`\, a. (Zool.)	   Containing hornlike fibers or fibers of keratose; belonging	   to the Keratosa.	   [1913 Webster]
Keraunograph \Ke*rau"no*graph\, n. [Gr. ? thunderbolt + graph.]	   A figure or picture impressed by lightning upon the human	   body or elsewhere. -- {Ker`au*nog"ra*phy}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerb \Kerb\, n.	   See {Curb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerbstone \Kerb"stone`\, n.	   See {Curbstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kercher \Ker"cher\, n.	   A kerchief. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He became . . . white as a kercher.      --Sir T.	                                                  North.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerchered \Ker"chered\, a.	   Covered, or bound round, with a kercher. [Obs.] --G.	   Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerchief \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 {Cover},	   {Chief}, and cf. {Curfew}.]	   1. A square of fine linen worn by women as a covering for the	      head; hence, anything similar in form or material, worn	      for ornament on other parts of the person; -- mostly used	      in compounds; as, neckerchief; breastkerchief; and later,	      handkerchief.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might put on a hat, a muffler, and a kerchief,	            and so escape.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her black hair strained away	            To a scarlet kerchief caught beneath her chin.	                                                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lady who wears a kerchief. --Dryden. Kerchiefed
Kerchiefed \Ker"chiefed\, Kerchieft \Ker"chieft\, a.	   Dressed; hooded; covered; wearing a kerchief. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerf \Kerf\, n. [AS. cyrf a cutting off, fr. ceorfan to cut,	   carve. See {Carve}.]	   A notch, channel, or slit made in any material by cutting or	   sawing.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerite \Ke"rite\, n. [Gr. ke`ras, horn.]	   A compound in which tar or asphaltum combined with animal or	   vegetable oils is vulcanized by sulphur, the product closely	   resembling rubber; -- used principally as an insulating	   material in telegraphy. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerl \Kerl\, n.	   See {Carl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kermes \Ker"mes\, n. [Ar. & Per. girmiz. See {Crimson}, and cf.	   {Alkermes}.]	   1. (Zool.) The dried bodies of the females of a scale insect	      ({Kermes ilices} formerly {Coccus ilicis}), allied to the	      cochineal insect, and found on several species of oak near	      the Mediterranean; also, the dye obtained from them. They	      are round, about the size of a pea, contain coloring	      matter analogous to carmine, and are used in dyeing. They	      were anciently thought to be of a vegetable nature, and	      were used in medicine. [Written also {chermes}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A small European evergreen oak ({Quercus	      coccifera}) on which the kermes insect ({Kermes ilices},	      formerly {Coccus ilicis}) feeds. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ.	      Plants).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) [NL.] A genus of scale insects including many	      species that feed on oaks. The adult female resembles a	      small gall.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Kermes mineral}.	      (a) (Old Chem.) An artificial amorphous trisulphide of	          antimony; -- so called on account of its red color.	      (b) (Med. Chem.) A compound of the trioxide and	          trisulphide of antimony, used in medicine. This	          substance occurs in nature as the mineral {kermesite}.	          [1913 Webster]
Kermesse \Ker"messe\, n. [F.]	   See {Kirmess}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kern \Kern\ (k[~e]rn), n. [Ir. ceatharnach.Cf. {Cateran}. ]	   1. A light-armed foot soldier of the ancient militia of	      Ireland and Scotland; -- distinguished from {gallowglass},	      and often used as a term of contempt. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now for our Irish wars;	            We must supplant those rough, rug-headed kerns.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any kind of boor or low-lived person. [Obs.] --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (O. Eng. Law) An idler; a vagabond. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	Kern \Kern\, n. (Type Founding)	   A part of the face of a type which projects beyond the body,	   or shank, such as in certain italic letters.	   [1913 Webster]	Kern \Kern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kerned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kerning}. ] (Type Founding)	   To form with a kern. See 2d {Kern}.	   [1913 Webster]	Kern \Kern\, n. [See {Churn}. ]	   A churn. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Kern \Kern\, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn. See {Quern}. ]	   A hand mill. See {Quern}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Kern \Kern\, v. i. [Cf. G. kern kernel, grain; akin to E. corn.	   See {Corn}, {Kernel}. ]	   1. To harden, as corn in ripening. [Obs.] --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take the form of kernels; to granulate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is observed that rain makes the salt kern.	                                                  --Dampier.	      [1913 Webster]	Kern \Kern\, n. [Written also {kirn}.] [Cf. D. & G. kern kernal,	   E. kern to harden, kernel.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   1. Kernel; corn; grain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The last handful or sheaf reaped at the harvest.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The harvest-home.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Kern baby \Kern baby\	   A doll or image decorated with corn (grain) flowers, etc.,	   carried in the festivals of a kern, or harvest-home. Called	   also {harvest queen}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kerned \Kerned\ (k[~e]rnd), a. (Print.)	   Having part of the face projecting beyond the body or shank;	   -- said of type. "In Roman, f and j are the only kerned	   letters." --MacKellar.	   [1913 Webster]
Kernel \Ker"nel\, n. [OE. kernel, kirnel, curnel, AS. cyrnel,	   fr. corn grain. See {Corn}, and cf. {Kern} to harden.]	   1. The essential part of a seed; all that is within the seed	      walls; the edible substance contained in the shell of a	      nut; hence, anything included in a shell, husk, or	      integument; as, the kernel of a nut. See Illust. of	      {Endocarp}.	      [1913 Webster]	            'A were as good crack a fusty nut with no kernel	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A single seed or grain; as, a kernel of corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small mass around which other matter is concreted; a	      nucleus; a concretion or hard lump in the flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The central, substantial or essential part of anything;	      the gist; the core; as, the kernel of an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	Kernel \Ker"nel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kerneled}or {Kernelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Kerneling} or {Kernelling}.]	   To harden or ripen into kernels; to produce kernels. Kerneled
Kerneled \Ker"neled\, Kernelled \Ker"nelled\, a.	   Having a kernel.	   [1913 Webster]
Kernelly \Ker"nel*ly\, a.	   Full of kernels; resembling kernels; of the nature of	   kernels. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Kernish \Kern"ish\, a. [From {Kern} a boor.]	   Clownish; boorish. [Obs.] "A petty kernish prince." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerolite \Ker"o*lite\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Cerolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerosene \Ker"o*sene`\, n. [Gr. ? wax.]	   An oil used for illuminating purposes, formerly obtained from	   the distillation of mineral wax, bituminous shale, etc., and	   hence called also {coal oil}. It is now produced in immense	   quantities, chiefly by the distillation and purification of	   petroleum. It consists chiefly of several hydrocarbons of the	   methane series, having from 10 to 16 carbon atoms in each	   molecule, and having a higher boiling point (175 - 325[deg]	   C) than gasoline or the petroleum ethers, and a lower boling	   point than the oils.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Kers
Kers \Kers\, Kerse \Kerse\, n.	   A cress. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Not worth a kers}. See under {Cress}.	      [1913 Webster]
Kersey \Ker"sey\, n.; pl. {Kerseys}. [Prob. from the town of	   Kersey in Suffolk, Eng.]	   A kind of coarse, woolen cloth, usually ribbed, woven from	   wool of long staple.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerseymere \Ker"sey*mere\, n. [For cassimere, confounded with	   kersey.]	   See {Cassimere}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerseynette \Ker`sey*nette"\, n.	   See {Cassinette}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerseys \Ker"seys\, n. pl.	   Varieties of kersey; also, trousers made of kersey.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kerve \Kerve\, v. t.	   To carve. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kerver \Kerv"er\, n.	   A carver. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kesar \Ke"sar\, n.	   See {Kaiser}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Keslop \Kes"lop\ (k[e^]s"l[o^]p), n. [AS. c[=e]selib, or	   c[=y]slyb, milk curdled; cf. G. k[aum]selab, k[aum]selippe.	   See {Cheese}, and cf.{Cheeselep}.]	   The stomach of a calf, prepared for rennet. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Kess \Kess\, v. t.	   To kiss. [Obs.] --Chaucer	   [1913 Webster]
Kest \Kest\, imp.	   of {Cast}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kestrel \Kes"trel\ (k[e^]s"tr[e^]l), n. [See {Castrel}.] (Zool.)	   A small, slender European hawk ({Falco alaudarius}), allied	   to the sparrow hawk. Its color is reddish fawn, streaked and	   spotted with white and black. Also called {windhover} and	   {stannel}. The name is also applied to other allied species.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is often used in contempt, as of a mean kind	         of hawk. "Kites and kestrels have a resemblance with	         hawks." --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]
Ket \Ket\ (k[e^]t), n. [Icel. kj["o]t flesh; akin to Sw.	   k["o]tt, Dan. kj["o]d.]	   Carrion; any filth. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Keta \Ke"ta\, n. [Perh. of Amer. Indian origin.] (Zool.)	   A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus keta}) of inferior value, which	   in the autumn runs up all the larger rivers between San	   Francisco and Kamchatka.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ketch \Ketch\ (k[e^]ch), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. Turk.	   q[=a][imac]q : cf. F. caiche. Cf. {Ca["i]que}.] (Naut.)	   1. An almost obsolete form of sailing vessel, with a mainmast	      and a mizzenmast, -- usually from one hundred to two	      hundred and fifty tons burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) In modern usage, a sailing vessel having two	      masts, with the main mast taller than the aftermost, or	      mizzen, mast.	      [RDH]	   {Bomb ketch}. See under {Bomb}.	      [1913 Webster]	Ketch \Ketch\, n.	   A hangman. See {Jack Ketch}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ketch \Ketch\, v. t. [See {Catch}.]	   To catch. [Now obs. in spelling, and colloq. in	   pronunciation.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To ketch him at a vantage in his snares. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
ketchup \ketch"up\, n. [Probably of East Indian origin, because	   it was originally a kind of East Indian pickles. Cf. also	   Malay k[e^]chap fish sauce. --MW10.]	   A pureed table sauce made predominantly from tomatoes,	   flavored with onions, sugar, salt and spices; called also	   {tomato ketchup}. The term is also applied to pureed sauces	   containing mushrooms, walnuts, etc., being called in such	   cases {mushroom ketchup}, {walnut ketchup}, etc. [Written	   also {catsup} and {catchup}.]	   [PJC]
Ketine \Ke"tine\, n. [See {Ketone}.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of organic bases obtained by the reduction of	   certain isonitroso compounds of the ketones. In general they	   are unstable oily substances having a pungent aromatic odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ketmie \Ket`mie"\, n. (Bot.)	   The name of certain African species of {Hibiscus}, cultivated	   for the acid of their mucilage. [Written also {ketmia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ketol \Ke"tol\ (k[=e]"t[=o]l), n. [Ketone + indol.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of series of complex nitrogenous substances,	   represented by methyl ketol and related to indol.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Methyl ketol}, a weak organic base, obtained as a white	      crystalline substance having the odor of feces.	      [1913 Webster]
Ketone \Ke"tone\ (k[=e]"t[=o]n), n. [Cf. {Acetone}.] (Chem.)	   One of a large class of organic substances resembling the	   aldehydes, obtained by the distillation of certain salts of	   organic acids and consisting of carbonyl ({CO}) united with	   two hydrocarbon radicals. In general the ketones are	   colorless volatile liquids having a pungent ethereal odor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ketones are named by adding the suffix-one to the	         stems of the organic acids from which they are	         respectively derived; thus, acetic acid gives acetone;	         butyric acid, butyrone, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Ketonic \Ke*ton"ic\ (k[-e]*t[o^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, a ketone; as, a ketonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Kettle \Ket"tle\ (k[e^]t"t'l), n. [OE. ketel; cf. AS. cetel,	   cetil, cytel; akin to D. kjedel, G. kessel, OHG. chezzil,	   Icel. ketill, SW. kittel, Dan. kjedel, Goth. katils; all	   perh. fr. L. catillus, dim. of catinus a deep vessel, bowl;	   but cf. also OHG. chezz[imac] kettle, Icel. kati small ship.]	   A metallic vessel, with a wide mouth, often without a cover,	   used for heating and boiling water or other liguids.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kettle pins}, ninepins; skittles. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   {Kettle stitch} (Bookbinding), the stitch made in sewing at	      the head and tail of a book. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Kettledrum \Ket"tle*drum`\ (-dr[u^]m`), n.	   1. (Mus.) A drum made of thin copper in the form of a	      hemispherical kettle, with parchment stretched over the	      mouth of it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Kettledrums, in pairs, were formerly used in martial	         music for cavalry, but are now chiefly confined to	         orchestras, where they are called {tympani}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An informal social party at which a light collation is	      offered, held in the afternoon or early evening. Cf.	      {Drum}, n., 4 and 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Kettledrummer \Ket"tle*drum`mer\, n.	   One who plays on a kettledrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Keuper \Keu"per\ (koi"p[~e]r), n. [G.] (Geol.)	   The upper division of the European Triassic. See Chart of	   {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kevel \Kev"el\, n. [Prov. E. kevil, cavel, rod, pole, a large	   hammer, horse's bit; cf. Icel. kefli cylinder, a stick,	   mangle, and Dan. kievle a roller.]	   1. (Naut.) A strong cleat to which large ropes are belayed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stone mason's hammer. [Written also {cavil}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Kevel head} (Naut.), a projecting end of a timber, used as a	      kevel. Kevel	Kevel \Kev"el\, Kevin \Kev"in\, n. (Zool.)	   The gazelle.	   [1913 Webster]
Kever \Kev"er\, v. t. & i.	   To cover. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Keverchief \Kev"er*chief\, n.	   A kerchief. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kex \Kex\, n. [W. cecys, pl., hollow stalks.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A weed; a kecksy. --Bp. Gauden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the rough kex break	            The starred mosaic.                   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dry husk or covering.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the kex, or husk, is broken, he proveth a fair	            flying butterfly.                     --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Key \Key\ (k[=e]), n. [OE. keye, key, kay, AS. c[ae]g.]	   1. An instrument by means of which the bolt of a lock is shot	      or drawn; usually, a removable metal instrument fitted to	      the mechanism of a particular lock and operated by turning	      in its place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small device which is inserted into a mechanism and	      turned like a key to fasten, adjust, or wind it; as, a	      watch key; a bed key; the winding key for a clock, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a set of small movable parts on an instrument or	      machine which, by being depressed, serves as the means of	      operating it; the complete set of keys is usually called	      the keyboard; as, the keys of a piano, an organ, an	      accordion, a computer keyboard, or of a typewriter. The	      keys may operate parts of the instrument by a mechanical	      action, as on a piano, or by closing an electrical	      circuit, as on a computer keyboard. See also senses 12 and	      13.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. A position or condition which affords entrance, control,	      pr possession, etc.; as, the key of a line of defense; the	      key of a country; the key of a political situation. Hence,	      that which serves to unlock, open, discover, or solve	      something unknown or difficult; as, the key to a riddle;	      the key to a problem. Similarly, see also senses 14 and	      15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who are accustomed to reason have got the true	            key of books.                         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who keeps the keys of all the creeds. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That part of a mechanism which serves to lock up, make	      fast, or adjust to position.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.)	      (a) A piece of wood used as a wedge.	      (b) The last board of a floor when laid down.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Masonry)	      (a) A keystone.	      (b) That part of the plastering which is forced through	          between the laths and holds the rest in place.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mach.)	      (a) A wedge to unite two or more pieces, or adjust their	          relative position; a cotter; a forelock. See Illusts.	          of {Cotter}, and {Gib}.	      (b) A bar, pin or wedge, to secure a crank, pulley,	          coupling, etc., upon a shaft, and prevent relative	          turning; sometimes holding by friction alone, but more	          frequently by its resistance to shearing, being	          usually embedded partly in the shaft and partly in the	          crank, pulley, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Bot.) An indehiscent, one-seeded fruit furnished with a	      wing, as the fruit of the ash and maple; a samara; --	      called also {key fruit}.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.)	       (a) A family of tones whose regular members are called	           diatonic tones, and named key tone (or tonic) or one	           (or eight), mediant or three, dominant or five,	           subdominant or four, submediant or six, supertonic or	           two, and subtonic or seven. Chromatic tones are	           temporary members of a key, under such names as "	           sharp four," "flat seven," etc. Scales and tunes of	           every variety are made from the tones of a key.	       (b) The fundamental tone of a movement to which its	           modulations are referred, and with which it generally	           begins and ends; keynote.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Both warbling of one song, both in one key.	                                                  --Shak.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. Fig: The general pitch or tone of a sentence or	       utterance.	       [1913 Webster]	             You fall at once into a lower key.   --Cowper.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Teleg.) A metallic lever by which the circuit of the	       sending or transmitting part of a station equipment may	       be easily and rapidly opened and closed; as, a telegraph	       key.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. any device for closing or opening an electric circuit,	       especially as part of a keyboard, as that used at a	       computer terminal or teletype terminal.	       [PJC]	   14. A simplified version or analysis which accompanies	       something as a clue to its explanation, a book or table	       containing the solutions to problems, ciphers,	       allegories, or the like; or (Biol.) a table or synopsis	       of conspicuous distinguishing characters of members of a	       taxonomic group.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. (Computers) A word or other combination of symbols which	       serves as an index identifying and pointing to a	       particular record, file, or location which can be	       retrieved and displayed by a computer program; as, a	       database using multi-word keys. When the key is a word,	       it is also called a {keyword}.	       [PJC]	   {Key bed}. Same as {Key seat}.	   {Key bolt}, a bolt which has a mortise near the end, and is	      secured by a cotter or wedge instead of a nut.	   {Key bugle}. See {Kent bugle}.	   {Key of a position} or {Key of a country.} (Mil.) See {Key},	      4.	   {Key seat} (Mach.), a bed or groove to receive a key which	      prevents one part from turning on the other.	   {Key way}, a channel for a key, in the hole of a piece which	      is keyed to a shaft; an internal key seat; -- called also	      {key seat}.	   {Key wrench} (Mach.), an adjustable wrench in which the	      movable jaw is made fast by a key.	   {Power of the keys} (Eccl.), the authority claimed by the	      ministry in some Christian churches to administer the	      discipline of the church, and to grant or withhold its	      privileges; -- so called from the declaration of Christ,	      "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven."	      --Matt. xvi. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	Key \Key\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Keved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Keying}.]	   1. To fasten or secure firmly; to fasten or tighten with keys	      or wedges. --Francis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) To enter (text, data) using keys, especially	      those on a keyboard; to keyboard; as, to key the data in	      by hand.	      [PJC]	   3. To adjust so as to be maximally effective in a particular	      situation; -- of actions, plans, or speech; as, to key	      one's campaign speech to each local audience.	      [PJC]	   4. To furnish with a key or keys.	      [PJC]	   {To key up}.	      (a) (Arch.) To raise (the whole ring of an arch) off its	          centering, by driving in the keystone forcibly.	      (b) (Mus.) To raise the pitch of.	      (c) Hence, (fig.), to produce nervous tension in; as, the	          whole team was keyed up for the championship game.	          [1913 Webster]
key \key\, a.	   Essential; most important; as, the key fact in the inquiry;	   the president was the key player inthe negotiations.	   [PJC]
Keyage \Key"age\, n. [OF. caiage, F. guayage. See 1st {Key},	   {Quay}.]	   Wharfage; quayage.	   [1913 Webster]
Keyboard \Key"board`\, n.	   The whole arrangement, or one range, of the keys[3] of an	   organ, piano, typewriter, etc.; that part of a device	   containing the keys[3] used to operate it.	   [1913 Webster]
Key-cold \Key"-cold`\, a.	   Cold as a metallic key; lifeless. [Formerly, a proverbial	   expression.] --Shak. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Keyed \Keyed\ (k[=e]d), a.	   Furnished with keys; as, a keyed instrument; also, set to a	   key, as a tune.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Keyed bugle}. See {Kent bugle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Key fruit \Key fruit\ (Bot.)	   A samara.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Keyhole \Key"hole`\, n.	   1. A hole or apertupe in a door or lock, for receiving a key.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Keyhole limpet} (Zool.), 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} (Zool.), 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.	      [1913 Webster]
keyless \keyless\ adj.	   lacking or not requiring a key; as, a keyless lock operated	   by a series of pushbuttons. Opposite of {keyed}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Keynes \Keynes\ prop. n.	   John Maynard Keynes, the british economist (1883-1946) whose	   book "The General Theory of Employment, Interest, and Money"	   (Macmillan, 1936) had a strong influence on views of the	   government's role in the economy through the 1970's. See	   {Keynesian}.	   Syn: John Maynard Keynes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Keynesian \Keynesian\ adj.	   1. Of or pertaining to John Maynard Keynes; conforming to the	      theories of Keynesianism; -- especially, the term is used	      to refer to the macroeconomic theories and	      politico-economic policies proposed by Keynes and his	      followers, especially in regards to their advocacy of	      governmental action to maintain low unemployment through	      government spending. Keynes's book "The General Theory of	      Employment, Interest, and Money" (Macmillan, 1936) had a	      strong influence on views of the government's role in the	      economy through the 1970's. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. A believer in the theories of Keynesianism.	      [PJC]
Keynesianism \Keynesianism\ adj.	   the macroeconomic theories and politico-economic policies of	   British economist John Maynard Keynes (1883-1946) and his	   followers; -- used especially in reference to their advocacy	   of governmental action to maintain low unemployment through	   government spending. See {Keynes}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Keynote \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}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fundamental fact or idea; that which gives the key;	      as, the keynote of a policy or a sermon.	      [1913 Webster]
Keyseat \Key"seat`\, v. t.	   To form a key seat, as by cutting. See {Key seat}, under	   {Key}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keystone \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}.	   [1913 Webster]	Keystone State \Key"stone` State\	   Pennsylvania; -- a nickname alluding to its having been the	   central one of the 13 original United States, at the time of	   formation of the Constitution.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Key tone \Key" tone`\n. (Mus.)	   See {Keynote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Keyway \Key"way`\, n.	   See {Key way}, under {Key}.	   [1913 Webster]
keyword \key"word`\, n.	   A word used as an entry point into an index which serves to	   identify files, records, texts, or other data containing the	   keyword or some related word, such as a synonym. It is a type	   of key[15]; as, a boolean combination of keywords is more	   effective for information retrieval than a single key[15].	   [PJC]
Khaki \Kha"ki\ (k[aum]"k[-e]), a. [Hind. kh[=a]k[imac], lit.,	   dusty, dust-colored, fr. Per. kh[=a]k dust.]	   Of a dull brownish yellow, or drab color; -- applied to	   cloth, originally to a stout brownish cotton cloth, used in	   making uniforms in the Anglo-Indian army.	   Note: In the United States service the summer uniform of	         cotton is officially designated khaki; the winter	         uniform of wool, olive drab.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Khaki \Kha"ki\, n.	   Any kind of khaki cloth; hence, a uniform of khaki or,	   rarely, a soldier clad in khaki. In the United States and	   British armies khaki or cloth of a very similar color is	   almost exclusively used for service in the field.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Khaliff \Kha"liff\, n.	   See {Caliph}.	   [1913 Webster] Khalka
Khalka \Khalka\, Khalkha \Khalkha\n.	   the dialect of Mongolian that is the official language of the	   Mongolian People's Republic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Khamsin \Kham*sin`\, n.	   Same as {Kamsin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Khan \Khan\, n. [Pers. & Tart. kh[=a]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.	   [1913 Webster]	Khan \Khan\, n. [Per. kh[=a]n, kh[=a]nah, house, tent, inn.]	   An Eastern inn or caravansary. [Written also {kawn}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Khanate \Khan*ate\, n.	   Dominion or jurisdiction of a khan.	   [1913 Webster]
Kharkov \Kharkov\ prop. n.	   A city in Ukraine; -- its former capital.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Khaya \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Khedive \Khe`dive"\, n. [F. kh['e]dive, Pers. khediw a prince.]	   A governor or viceroy; -- a title granted in 1867 by the	   sultan of Turkey to the ruler of Egypt.	   [1913 Webster]
Khenna \Khen"na\, n.	   See {Henna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kholah \Kho"lah\, n. (Zool.)	   The Indian jackal.	   [1913 Webster]
Kholsun \Khol"sun\, n. (Zool.)	   The dhole.	   [1913 Webster]
Khond \Khond\, n.	   A Dravidian of a group of tribes of Orissa, India, a section	   of whom were formerly noted for their cruel human sacrifices	   to the earth goddess, murder of female infants, and marriage	   by capture.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Khutbah \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Ki \Ki\ prop. n.	   The Sumerian goddess personifying earth; the counterpart of	   Akkadian Aruru.	   [WordNet 1.5]
kiaat \kiaat\ n.	   a deciduous South African tree ({Pterocarpus angolensis})	   having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant	   orange-yellow flowers; it yields a red juice and heavy strong	   durable wood.	   Syn: bloodwood tree, {Pterocarpus angolensis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kiabooca wood \Ki`a*boo"ca wood`\n.	   See {Kyaboca wood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiang \Ki*ang"\, n. (Zool.)	   The {dziggetai}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kibble \Kib"ble\, v. t.	   To bruise; to grind coarsely; as, kibbled oats. [Prov.Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Kibble \Kib"ble\, n.	   A large iron bucket used in Cornwall and Wales for raising	   ore out of mines. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also {kibbal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kibblings \Kib"blings\, n. pl.	   Portions of small fish used for bait on the banks of	   Newfoundland.	   [1913 Webster]
kibbutz \kib*butz"\ (k[i^]b*b[oo^]ts; k[i^]b*b[=oo]ts), n.; pl.	   {Kibbutzim}. [Modern Hebrew kibbutz gathering.]	   an Israeli communal[2] form of agricultural settlement.	   Originally it was predominantly agricultural and practiced a	   very high level of sharing, including collective rearing of	   children. More recently (by 1998) industries have taken over	   a significant role in the Kibbutz economy, and the level of	   sharing has dropped significantly.	   Note: Of several Modern Hebrew words designating unique	         Israeli forms of agricultural settlement, only the word	         Kibbutz found its way into English. This may reflect	         the fact that the Kibbutzim, and only they, have long	         practiced hosting foreign volunteers from all over the	         world: youngsters who work on the Kibbutz not for a	         salary but for boarding and food. Many volunteers come	         from English speaking countries, and probably via them	         the word Kibbutz entered modern English dictionaries.	         [RP]
kibbutznik \kib*butz"nik\ (k[i^]b*b[oo^]ts"n[i^]k;	   k[i^]b*b[=oo]ts"n[i^]k), n. [kibbutz + -nik.]	   a member of a kibbutz.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kibe \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Kibed \Kibed\, a.	   Chapped; cracked with cold; affected with chilblains; as,	   kibed heels. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Kibitka \Ki*bit"ka\, n.; pl. {Kibitkas}. [Russ.]	   1. A tent used by the Kirghiz Tartars.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]
Kiblah \Kib"lah\, n.	   See {Keblah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kibosh \Ki"bosh\, n.	   1. Nonsense; stuff; also, fashion; style. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Portland cement when thrown or blown into the recesses of	      carved stonework to intensify the shadows.	   {To put the kibosh on}, to dispose of; to squelch; to	      terminate; put an end to; to do for. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Kiby \Kib"y\, a.	   Affected with kibes. --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Kichil \Kich"il\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Kechil}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kick \Kick\ (k[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kicked} (k[i^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Kicking}.] [W. cicio, fr. cic foot.]	   1. To strike, thrust, or hit violently with the foot; as, a	      horse kicks a groom; a man kicks a dog.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Frederick the Great] kicked the shins of his	            judges.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To evict or remove from a place or position, usually with	      out or off; as, they kicked him off the staff; he was	      kicked out of the restaurant; the landlord kicked them out	      of the apartment for making too much noise.	      [PJC]	   3. (Sport) To score (goals or points) by kicking; as, they	      kicked three field goals in the game.	      [PJC]	   4. To discontinue; -- usually used of habitual activities;	      as, to kick a habit; he kicked his drug habit.	      [PJC]	   {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]	   {To kick oneself}, to experience strong regret; as, he kicked	      himself for not investing in the stock market in 1995.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Kick \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.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should kick, being kicked.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recoil; -- said of a musket, cannon, etc.; also called	      {kick back}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Football) To make a kick as an offensive play.	      [PJC]	   4. To complain strenuously; to object vigorously.	      [PJC]	   5. To resist.	      [PJC]	Kick \Kick\, n.	   1. A blow with the foot or feet; a striking or thrust with	      the foot.	      [1913 Webster]	            A kick, that scarce would move a horse,	            May kill a sound divine.              --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   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}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Brickmaking) A projection in a mold, to form a depression	      in the surface of the brick.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The recoil of a musket or other firearm, when discharged.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A surge of pleasure; a thrill; -- usually used in the	      phrase get a kick out of; as, I always get a kick out of	      watching an ice skater do a quadruple jump. [informal]	   Syn: bang[3].	        [PJC]
Kickable \Kick"a*ble\, a.	   Capable or deserving of being kicked. "A kickable boy." --G.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Kickapoos \Kick`a*poos"\, prop. 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.	   [1913 Webster]
kickback \kick"back`\, n.	   1. recoil, of a gun or machine, as in older automobile	      engines when started by turning a crank.	      [PJC]	   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; specifically, any	      portion of a gain made by the seller in a commercial	      transaction which is returned surreptitiously and	      illegally to a person (such as a purchasing agent) who	      authorized or recommended the purchase. It is generally	      considered a form of bribe.	      [PJC]
kick back \kick` back"\, v. i.	   To recoil; -- of guns and machines.	   [PJC]	kick back \kick` back"\, v. t.	   To pay (a kickback); as, they kicked back five percent of the	   sales price.	   [PJC]
Kicker \Kick"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, kicks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fact, condition, or circumstance, sometimes concealed or	      not obvious, which reduces or eliminates the benefit of an	      apparently advantageous situation; a joker[5]; as, under	      the Soviet system, bread was good and cheap, but the	      kicker was that you waited in line for hours to get any,	      if it was available. [informal]	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: An unforeseen added expense or additional cost; as,	      the printer was cheap, but the special paper it needed was	      an expensive kicker.	      [PJC]
kicking \kicking\ n.	   The act of delivering a blow with the foot.	   Syn: kick, boot.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {alive and kicking} alive and vigorously active.	      [PJC]
kickoff \kickoff\ n. (Football)	   1. A kick from the center of the field to start a football	      game or to resume it after a score.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the time at which an event or activity begins.	   Syn: beginning, commencement, first, outset, start, starting	        time, offset.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kick off \kick` off"\ v. i. (Football)	   To kick the football from the center of the field to start a	   football game or to resume it after a score; as, they kicked	   off at two o'clock.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	kick off \kick` off"\ v. t.	   to begin; to commence; as, they kicked off the rally with a	   playing of the national anthem.	   Syn: begin, commence, start.	        [PJC]
Kickshaw \Kick"shaw`\, n.	   See {Kickshaws}, the correct singular.	   [1913 Webster]
Kickshaws \Kick"shaws`\, n.; pl. {Kickshawses}[Corrupt. fr. F.	   quelque chose something, fr. L. qualis 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.	      [1913 Webster]	            Art thou good at these kickshawses!   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fancy dish; a tidbit; a delicacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some pigeons, . . . a joint of mutton, and any	            pretty little tiny kickshaws.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cressy was lost by kickshaws and soup-maigre.	                                                  --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]
Kickshoe \Kick"shoe`\, n.	   A kickshaws. --Milton. Kicksy-wicksy
Kicksy-wicksy \Kick"sy-wick`sy\, Kicky-wisky \Kick"y-wisk`y\, n.	   That which is restless and uneasy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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.	         [1913 Webster]	Kicksy-wicksy \Kick"sy-wick`sy\, a.	   Fantastic; restless; as, kicksy-wicksy flames. --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Kickup \Kick"up\, n. (Zool.)	   The water thrush or accentor. [Local, West Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Kid \Kid\ (k[i^]d), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ki[eth],	   Dan. & Sw. kid; akin to OHG. kizzi, G. kitz, kitzchen,	   kitzlein.]	   1. (Zool.) A young goat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . leopard shall lie down with the kid. --Is.	                                                  xi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young child or infant; hence, a simple person, easily	      imposed on. [Slang] --Charles Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of leather made of the skin of the young goat, or	      of the skin of rats, etc.; kidskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Gloves made of kidskin; kid gloves. [Colloq. & Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small wooden mess tub; -- a name given by sailors to one	      in which they receive their food. --Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Among pugilists, thieves, gunfighters, etc., a youthful	      expert; -- chiefly used attributively; as, kid Jones.	      [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Kid \Kid\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kidded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kidding}.]	   To bring forth a young goat.	   [1913 Webster]	Kid \Kid\, a.	   Made of kidskin; as, kid gloves.	   [PJC]	Kid \Kid\, v. t.	   1. To talk with in a joking or jesting manner; as, she kidded	      him about his freckles. Often used with around; as, he was	      just kidding around about the fire	      [PJC]	   2. To jokingly tell a false story to; to fool; as, John told	      Pete that he had talked to the movie star, but he was only	      kidding him..	      [PJC]	Kid \Kid\, v. i.	   To tell a false story, as a jest; as, he was kidding about	   being a pilot. "Are you kidding?"	   [PJC]	Kid \Kid\, n. [Cf. W. cidysen.]	   A fagot; a bundle of heath and furze. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	Kid \Kid\, p. p.	   of {Kythe}. [Obs.] --Gower. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Kid \Kid\, v. t.	   See {Kiddy}, v. t. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Kidde \Kid"de\,	   imp. of {Kythe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kidderminster \Kid"der*min`ster\, n.	   A kind of ingrain carpeting, named from the English town	   where formerly most of it was manufactured.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiddier \Kid"di*er\, n. [Cf. OSw. kyta to truck.]	   A huckster; a cadger. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiddle \Kid"dle\, n. [Cf. LL. kidellus, Armor. ki[=a]el]	   A kind of basketwork weir in a river, for catching fish.	   [Improperly spelled {kittle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kiddow \Kid"dow\, n. (Zool.)	   The guillemot. [Written also {kiddaw}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kiddy \Kid"dy\, v. t.	   To deceive; to outwit; to hoax. [Slang] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Kiddy \Kid"dy\, n.	   A young fellow; formerly, a low thief. [Slang, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kiddyish \Kid"dy*ish\, a.	   Frolicsome; sportive. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Kid fox \Kid" fox`\n. (Zool.)	   A young fox. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kidling \Kid"ling\, n. [Kid + -ling: cf. Sw. kidling.]	   A young kid.	   [1913 Webster]
Kidnap \Kid"nap`\ (k[i^]d"n[a^]p`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Kidnaped} (k[i^]d"n[a^]pt`) 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.	   [1913 Webster]	         You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but	         never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make	         proselytes of them.                      --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally used only of stealing children, but now	         extended in application to any human being,	         involuntarily abducted. Kidnaper
Kidnaper \Kid"nap`er\ (k[i^]d"n[a^]p`[~e]r), or Kidnapper
\Kid"nap`per\, n.	   One who steals or forcibly carries away a human being; a	   manstealer.	   [1913 Webster]
kidnapping \kidnapping\ n.	   the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person	   against their will and holding them in false imprisonment.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kidney \Kid"ney\ (k[i^]d"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Kidneys}	   (k[i^]d"n[i^]z). [OE. kidnei, kidnere, from Icel. koi[eth]r	   belly, womb (akin to Goth. gipus, AS. cwi[thorn] womb) + OE.	   nere kidney; akin to D. nier, G. niere, OHG. nioro, Icel.	   n[=y]ra, Dan. nyre, Sw. njure, and probably to Gr. nefro`s	   Cf. {Kite} belly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A glandular organ which excretes urea and other	      waste products from the animal body; a urinary gland.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In man and in other mammals there are two kidneys, one	         on 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.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Habit; disposition; sort; kind; as, a man of a different	      kidney. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            There are in later times other decrees, made by	            popes of another kidney.              --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Millions in the world of this man's kidney.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your poets, spendthrifts, and other fools of that	            kidney, pretend, forsooth, to crack their jokes on	            prudence.                             --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A waiter. [Old Cant] --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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} ({Phaseolus	      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-form \Kid"ney-form`\, Kidney-shaped \Kid"ney-shaped`\, a.	   Having the form or shape of a kidney; reniform; as, a	   kidney-shaped leaf; a kidney-shaped swimming pool. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kidneywort \Kid"ney*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A kind of saxifrage {(Saxifrage stellaris)}.	   (b) The navelwort.	       [1913 Webster]
kidskin \kidskin\ n.	   A soft smooth leather from the hide of a young goat; kid[3].	   Syn: kid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kie \Kie\, n. pl. [Cf. {Kee}.]	   Kine; cows. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiefekil \Kie"fe*kil\, n. [Per. keff foam, scum + gil clay,	   mud.] (Min.)	   A species of clay; meerschaum. [Also written {keffekil}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kier \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}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kieselguhr \Kie"sel*guhr`\, n. [G., fr. kiesel flint + guhr an	   earthy deposit or sediment in water.]	   Siliceous earth; diatomaceous earth; specifically, porous	   infusorial earth, used as an absorbent of nitroglycerin in	   the manufacture of dynamite.	   [1913 Webster]
Kieserite \Kie"ser*ite\, n. [Named after Prof. Kieser, of Jena.]	   (Min.)	   Hydrous sulphate of magnesia found at the salt mines of	   Stassfurt, Prussian Saxony.	   [1913 Webster]
Kieve \Kieve\, n.	   See {Keeve}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiggelaria \Kiggelaria\ n.	   A small genus of South African shrubs or small trees.	   Syn: genus {Kiggelaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kike \Kike\ (k[imac]k), v. i. [Cf. D. kijken, Sw. kika.]	   To gaze; to stare. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Kike \Kike\ (k[i^]k), v. t. & i.	   To kick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
kike \kike\ (k[imac]k), n.	   A derogatory name for a jew, usually intended and taken as	   disparaging and offensive.	   [PJC]
kildeer \kildeer\ n.	   Same as {killdeer}.	   Syn: killdeer, killdeer plover, Charadrius vociferus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kilderkin \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}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kilerg \Kil"erg`\, n. [Kilo- + erg.] (Physics)	   A unit of work equal to one thousand ergs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kiley \kiley\ n.	   An Australian boomerang, having one side flat and the other	   convex.	   Syn: kylie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kilkenny cats \Kil*ken"ny cats\n.	   Two cats fabled, in an Irish story, to have fought till	   nothing was left but their tails. It is probably a parable of	   a local contest between Kilkenny and Irishtown, which	   impoverished both towns.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kill \Kill\ (k[i^]l), n.	   A kiln. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Kill \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,	   Schuylkill, Catskill, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Kill \Kill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Killed} (k[i^]ld); 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.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah, kill me with thy weapon, not with words !	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy; to ruin; as, to kill one's chances; to kill	      the sale of a book. "To kill thine honor." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her lively color kill'd with deadly cares. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to cease; to quell; to calm; to still; as, in	      seamen's language, a shower of rain kills the wind; new	      sound insultation killed the loud noises from outside.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Be comforted, good madam; the great rage,	            You see, is killed in him.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To destroy the effect of; to counteract; to neutralize;	      as, alkali kills acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To waste or spend unprofitably; -- usually used of time;	      as, he killed an hour waiting for the doctor to see him.	      [PJC]	   6. To cancel or forbid publication of (a report, article,	      etc.), after it has been written; as, they killed the	      article after getting threats of a lawsuit.	      [PJC]	   {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.	Kill \Kill\, n.	   1. The act of killing.	            "There is none like to me!" says the cub in the	            pride of his earliest kill.           --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An animal killed in the hunt, as by a beast of prey.	            If ye plunder his kill from a weaker, devour not all	            in thy pride.                         --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
killable \killable\ adj.	   fit to kill, especially for food.	   [WordNet 1.5] Killdee
Killdee \Kill"dee`\, Killdeer \Kill"deer`\, n. [So named from	   its notes.] (Zool.)	   A small American plover ({Charadrius vociferus}, formerly	   {Aegialitis vocifera}) of inland waters and fields having a	   distinctive cry. The adult has two black bands around the	   neck and upper breast, but the young chick has only the	   breast band. It ranges from Canada to Mexico and the West	   Indies.	   Syn: kildeer, killdeer plover, {Charadrius vociferus}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   Note: 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.	         [1913 Webster]
Killer \Kill"er\, n.	   1. One who deprives of life; one who, or that which, kills.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A voracious, toothed whale of the genus {Orca}, of	      which several species are known; called also {killer	      whale}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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, and are celebrated for their savage, combined	         attacks upon the right whales, which they are said to	         mutilate and kill. The common Atlantic species ({Orca	         gladiator}), is found both on the European and the	         American coast. Two species ({Orca ater} and {Orca	         rectipinna}) occur on the Pacific coast.	         [1913 Webster]	Killer whale \Kill"er whale`\, n.	   see {killer[2]}.	   [PJC]
Killesse \Kil*lesse"\, n. [Cf. {Coulisse}.] (Arch.)	   (a) A gutter, groove, or channel.	   (b) A hipped roof. [Prov. Eng.] --Parker.	       [1913 Webster]
Killifish \Kil"li*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several small American cyprinodont fishes of the	   genus {Fundulus} and allied genera. They live equally well in	   fresh and brackish water, or even in the sea. They are	   usually striped or barred with black. Called also {minnow},	   and {brook fish}. See {Minnow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Killigrew \Kil"li*grew\, n. (Zool.)	   The Cornish chough. See under {Chough}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Killikinick \Kil`li*ki*nick"\, n.	   See {Kinnikinic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Killing \Kill"ing\, a.	   Literally, that kills; having power to kill; fatal; in a	   colloquial sense, conquering; captivating; irresistible. --	   {Kill"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those eyes are made so killing.          --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing could be more killingly spoken.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
killing \kill"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of causing a living organism to die.	      [PJC]	   2. An unusually large gain in a financial or business	      transaction or enterprise; as, she made a killing trading	      cattle futures.	      [PJC]
Kill-joy \Kill"-joy`\, n.	   One who causes gloom or grief; a dispiriting person; a	   spoilsport. --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Killock \Kil"lock\, n. [Cf. Scot. killick "the flue [fluke] of	   an anchor." --Jamieson.]	   A small anchor; also, a kind of anchor formed by a stone	   inclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. [Written also	   {killick}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Killow \Kil"low\, n. [Prov. E. kollow the smut or grime on the	   backs of chimneys.]	   An earth of a blackish or deep blue color. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiln \Kiln\ (k[i^]ln or k[i^]l), n. [OE. kilne, kulne, AS. cyln,	   cylen; akin to Icel. kylna; prob. from the same source as	   coal. See {Coal}.]	   1. A large stove or oven; a furnace of brick or stone, or a	      heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, or	      drying anything; as, a kiln for baking or hardening	      earthen vessels; a kiln for drying grain, meal, lumber,	      etc.; a kiln for calcining limestone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A furnace for burning bricks; a brickkiln.	      [1913 Webster]
Kiln-dry \Kiln"-dry`\, v. t.	   To dry in a kiln; as, to kiln-dry meal or grain. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kilnhole \Kiln"hole`\, n.	   The mouth or opening of an oven or kiln. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kilo \Ki"lo\, n.; pl. {Kilos}. [F.]	   An abbreviation of {Kilogram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kilo- \Kil"o-\pref. [F. kilo-. See {Kilogram}.]	   A combining form used to signify thousand in forming the	   names of units of measurement; as, kilogram, kilometer,	   kilowatt, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kilogram
Kilogram \Kil"o*gram\, Kilogramme \Kil"o*gramme\, n. [F.	   kilogramme; pref. kilo- (fr. Gr. chi`lioi a thousand ) +	   gramme. See 3d {Gram}.]	   A measure of mass and weight, being a thousand grams, equal	   to 2.2046226 pounds avoirdupois (15,432.34 grains). It is	   nearly equal to the mass of a cubic decimeter of distilled	   water at the temperature of maximum density, or 39[deg]	   Fahrenheit. See 3rd {gram}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kilogrammeter
Kilogrammeter \Kil"o*gram*me`ter\, Kilogrammetre
\Kil"o*gram*me`tre\, n. (Mech.)	   A measure of energy or work done, being the amount expended	   in raising one kilogram through the height of one meter, in	   the latitude of Paris.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kiloliter
Kiloliter \Kil"o*li`ter\, Kilolitre \Kil"o*li`tre\, n. [F.	   kilolitre. See {Kilogram}, and {Liter}.]	   A measure of capacity equal to a cubic meter, or a thousand	   liters. It is equivalent to 35.315 cubic feet, and to 220.04	   imperial gallons, or 264.18 American gallons of 321 cubic	   inches.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kilometer
Kilometer \Kil"o*me`ter\, Kilometre \Kil"o*me`tre\, n. [F.	   kilometre. See {Kilogram}, and {Meter}.]	   A measure of length, being a thousand meters. It is equal to	   3,280.84 feet, or 0.62137119 of a mile.	   [1913 Webster]
Kilostere \Kil"o*stere`\, n. [F. kilostere. See {Kilogram}, and	   {Stere}.]	   A cubic measure containing 1000 cubic meters, and equivalent	   to 35,315 cubic feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Kilovolt \Kil"o*volt`\, n. [Kilo- + volt.] (Elec.)	   A unit of electromotive force equal to one thousand volts.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kilowatt \Kil"o*watt\, n. [See {Kilogram} and {Watt}.] (Elec.)	   One thousand watts.	   [1913 Webster]	Kilowatt hour \Kil"o*watt` hour\ (Elec.)	   A unit of work or energy equal to that done by one kilowatt	   acting for one hour; -- approximately equal to 1.34	   horse-power hour.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kilt \Kilt\,	   p. p. from {Kill}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Kilt \Kilt\, n. [OGael. cealt clothes, or rather perh. fr. Dan.	   kilte op to truss, tie up, tuck up.]	   A kind of short petticoat, reaching from the waist to the	   knees, worn in the Highlands of Scotland by men, and in the	   Lowlands by young boys; a filibeg. [Written also {kelt}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Kilt \Kilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kilting}.]	   To tuck up; to truss up, as the clothes. [Scot.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Kilted \Kilt"ed\, a.	   1. Having on a kilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plaited after the manner of kilting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tucked or fastened up; -- said of petticoats, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
kilter \kil"ter\ (k[i^]l"t[~e]r), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. cealt	   clothes, Gael. cealltair spear, castle, cause, Prov. E.	   kilter tool, instrument. Cf. {Kilt}.]	   Regular order or proper condition. Same as {kelter}, but	   {kilter} is the more common spelling in the U. S. Used	   chiefly in the phrase out of kilter, meaning out of order or	   irregular in some manner. [Also spelled {kelter}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kilting \Kilt"ing\, n. (Dressmaking)	   A perpendicular arrangement of flat, single plaits, each	   plait being folded so as to cover half the breadth of the	   preceding one.	   [1913 Webster]
Kimbo \Kim"bo\, a. [Cf. {Akimbo}.]	   Crooked; arched; bent. [Written also {kimbow}.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Kimmerian \Kim*me"ri*an\, a.	   See {Cimmerian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kimnel \Kim"nel\, n.	   A tub. See {Kemelin}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She knew not what a kimnel was           --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
kimono \ki*mo"no\ (k[i^]*m[=o]"n[=o]; Jap. k[i^]m"[=o]*n[=o]),	   n.; pl. {-nos} (k[i^]*m[=o]"n[=o]z). [Jap., article of	   clothing, fr. ki to wear + mono thing.]	   1. A kind of loose robe or gown tied with a sash, worn as a	      traditional outer garment by Japanese women and men. Women	      may wear it with a broad sash called an {obi}, having a	      large bow in the back. At present (1998), most Japanese	      wear it only at home or on ceremonial occasions,	      western-style clothing being more common in the workplace.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A similar gown worn as a dressing gown by women of Western	      nations.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kimry \Kim"ry\, n.	   See {Cymry}.	   [1913 Webster]
-kin \-kin\ (-k[i^]n) suff. [Of Low German origin; cf. G. -chen,	   LG. -- ken.]	   A diminutive suffix; as, manikin; lambkin.	   [1913 Webster]
Kin \Kin\ (k[i^]n), n. (Mus.)	   A primitive Chinese instrument of the cittern kind, with from	   five to twenty-five silken strings. --Riemann.	   [1913 Webster]	Kin \Kin\, n. [OE. kin, cun, AS. cynn kin, kind, race, people;	   akin to cennan to beget, D. kunne sex, OS. & OHG. kunni kin,	   race, Icel. kyn, Goth. kuni, G. & D. kind a child, L. genus	   kind, race, L. gignere to beget, Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born,	   Skr. jan to beget. [root]44. Cf. {Kind}, {King}, {Gender}	   kind, {Nation}.]	   1. Relationship, consanguinity, or affinity; connection by	      birth or marriage; kindred; near connection or alliance,	      as of those having common descent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relatives; persons of the same family or race.	      [1913 Webster]	            The father, mother, and the kin beside. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are of kin, and so a friend to their persons.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster] Kin	Kin \Kin\ (k[i^]n), n. Also Kine \Kine\ (k[imac]n). [Gr. kinei^n	   to move.] (Physics)	   The unit velocity in the C. G. S. system -- a velocity of one	   centimeter per second.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Kin \Kin\, a.	   Of the same nature or kind; kinder. "Kin to the king."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinaesodic \Kin`[ae]*sod"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Kinesodic.	   [1913 Webster] kinaesthesia
kinaesthesia \kin`aes*the"sia\, kinaesthesis \kin`aes*the"sis\,	   n. [NL., fr. Gr. kinei^n to move + ? perception.] (Physiol.)	   The perception attendant upon the movements of the muscles;	   the sensation accompanying movement of the muscles. [Also	   spelled {kin`es*the"sia} and {kin`es*the"sis}.] --Bastian.	   [1913 Webster] Kinaesthetic
Kinaesthetic \Kin`[ae]s*thet"ic\, Kinesthetic \Kin`es*thet"ic\,	   a.	   Of, pertaining to, or involving, kinaesthesia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kinase \ki"nase\ (k[imac]"n[=a]s), n. (Biochemistry)	   One of a class of enzymes that catalyze transfer of a	   phosphate group from ATP to another molecule; it is a type of	   phosphorylase.	   [PJC]
Kinate \Ki"nate\, n. [Cf. F. kinate. ] (Chem.)	   See {Quinate}. [Obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster]
Kinchinjunga \Kinchinjunga\ prop. n.	   same as {Kanchenjunga}.	   Syn: Kanchenjunga, Kanchanjanga.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kincob \Kin"cob\, n.	   India silk brocaded with flowers in silver or gold. -- a. Of	   the nature of kincob; brocaded. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Kind \Kind\ (k[imac]nd), a. [Compar. {Kinder} (k[imac]nd"[~e]r);	   superl. {Kindest}.] [AS. cynde, gecynde, natural, innate,	   prop. an old p. p. from the root of E. kin. See {Kin}	   kindred.]	   1. Characteristic of the species; belonging to one's nature;	      natural; native. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            It becometh sweeter than it should be, and loseth	            the kind taste.                       --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having feelings befitting our common nature; congenial;	      sympathetic; as, a kind man; a kind heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet was he kind, or if severe in aught,	            The love he bore to learning was his fault.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Showing tenderness or goodness; disposed to do good and	      confer happiness; averse to hurting or paining;	      benevolent; benignant; gracious.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is kind unto the unthankful and to evil. --Luke	                                                  vi 35.	      [1913 Webster]	            O cruel Death, to those you take more kind	            Than to the wretched mortals left behind. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fellow feeling makes one wondrous kind. --Garrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Proceeding from, or characterized by, goodness,	      gentleness, or benevolence; as, a kind act. "Manners so	      kind, yet stately." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Gentle; tractable; easily governed; as, a horse kind in	      harness.	   Syn: Benevolent; benign; beneficent; bounteous; gracious;	        propitious; generous; forbearing; indulgent; tender;	        humane; compassionate; good; lenient; clement; mild;	        gentle; bland; obliging; friendly; amicable. See	        {Obliging}.	        [1913 Webster]	Kind \Kind\, n. [OE. kinde, cunde, AS. cynd. See {Kind}, a.]	   1. Nature; natural instinct or disposition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He knew by kind and by no other lore. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some of you, on pure instinct of nature,	            Are led by kind t'admire your fellow-creature.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Race; genus; species; generic class; as, in mankind or	      humankind. "Come of so low a kind." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every kind of beasts, and of birds.   --James iii.7.	      [1913 Webster]	            She follows the law of her kind.      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here to sow the seed of bread,	            That man and all the kinds be fed.    --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sort; type; class; nature; style; character; fashion;	      manner; variety; description; as, there are several kinds	      of eloquence, of style, and of music; many kinds of	      government; various kinds of soil, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            How diversely Love doth his pageants play,	            And snows his power in variable kinds ! --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is one kind of flesh of men, another flesh of	            beasts, another of fishes, and another of birds. --I	                                                  Cor. xv. 39.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diogenes was asked in a kind of scorn: What was the	            matter that philosophers haunted rich men, and not	            rich men philosophers?                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A kind of}, something belonging to the class of; something	      like to; -- said loosely or slightingly.	   {In kind}, in the produce or designated commodity itself, as	      distinguished from its value in money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tax on tillage was often levied in kind upon corn.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   Syn: Sort; species; type; class; genus; nature; style;	        character; breed; set.	        [1913 Webster]	Kind \Kind\, v. t. [See {Kin}.]	   To beget. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Kindergarten \Kin"der*gar`ten\, n. [G., lit., children's garden;	   kinder (pl. of kind child, akin to E. kin kindred) + garten	   garden.]	   1. A class within a primary school or a separate school for	      young children, usually between the ages of four and six	      years, designed to adapt children to the classroom	      environment before beginning academic training, on the	      theory that education should be begun by gratifying and	      cultivating the normal aptitude for exercise, play,	      observation, imitation, and construction; -- a name given	      by Friedrich Froebel, a German educator, who introduced	      this method of training, in rooms opening on a garden.	      [1913 Webster]
Kindergartner \Kin"der*gart`ner\, n.	   One who teaches in a kindergarten.	   [1913 Webster]
Kind-hearted \Kind"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having kindness of nature; sympathetic; characterized by a	   humane disposition; as, a kind-hearted landlord.	   [1913 Webster]	         To thy self at least kind-hearted prove. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kind-heartedness \Kind"-heart`ed*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being kind-hearted; benevolence.	   [1913 Webster]
Kindle \Kin"dle\, v. t. & i. [OE. kindlen, cundlen. See {Kind}.]	   To bring forth young. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poor beast had but lately kindled.   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Kindle \Kin`dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kindled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kindling}.] [Icel. kyndill candle, torch; prob. fr. L.	   candela; cf. also Icel. kynda to kindle. Cf. {Candle}.]	   1. To set on fire; to cause to burn with flame; to ignite; to	      cause to begin burning; to start; to light; as, to kindle	      a match, or shavings.	      [1913 Webster]	            His breath kindleth coals.            --Job xii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To inflame, as the passions; to rouse; to provoke;	      to excite to action; to heat; to fire; to animate; to	      incite; as, to kindle anger or wrath; to kindle the flame	      of love, or love into a flame.	      [1913 Webster]	            So is a contentious man to kindle strife. --Prov.	                                                  xxvi. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing remains but that I kindle the boy thither.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kindling her undazzled eyes at the full midday beam.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could swell the soul to rage, or kindle soft desire.	                                                  --Dryden.	   Syn: Enkindle; light; ignite; inflame; provoke; excite;	        arouse; stir up.	        [1913 Webster]	Kindle \Kin"dle\ (k[i^]n"d'l), v. i.	   1. To take fire; to begin to burn with flame; to start as a	      flame.	      [1913 Webster]	            When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not	            be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.	                                                  --Is. xliii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fig.): To begin to be excited; to grow warm or animated;	      to be roused or exasperated.	      [1913 Webster]	            On all occasions where forbearance might be called	            for, the Briton kindles, and the Christian gives	            way.                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Kindler \Kin"dler\, n.	   One who, or that which, kindles, stirs up, or sets on fire.	   "Kindlers of riot." --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Kindless \Kind"less\, a.	   Destitute of kindness; unnatural. [Obs.] "Kindless villain."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kindliness \Kind"li*ness\, n.	   1. Natural inclination; natural course. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being kindly; benignity;	      benevolence; gentleness; tenderness; as, kindliness of	      disposition, of treatment, or of words.	      [1913 Webster]	            In kind a father, but not in kindliness.	                                                  --Sackville.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Softness; mildness; propitiousness; as, kindliness of	      weather, or of a season.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fruits and corn are much advanced by temper of the	            air and	            kindliness of seasons.                --Whitlock.	      [1913 Webster]
Kindling \Kin"dling\ (k[i^]n"dl[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of causing to burn, or of exciting or inflaming	      the passions.	   2. Materials, easily lighted, for starting a fire, such as	      small twigs or paper; -- also used in the pl..	      [1913 Webster]
Kindly \Kind"ly\ (k[imac]nd"l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Kindlier}	   (k[imac]nd"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Kindliest}.] [AS. cyndelic.	   See {Kind}, n. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. According to the kind or nature; natural. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The kindly fruits of the earth.       --Book of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            An herd of bulls whom kindly rage doth sting.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever as the Son of God he may do, it is kindly	            for	            Him as the Son of Man to save the sons of men. --L.	                                                  Andrews.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Humane; congenial; sympathetic; hence, disposed to do good	      to; benevolent; gracious; kind; helpful; as, kindly	      affections, words, acts, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shade by which my life was crossed, . . .	            Has made me kindly with my kind.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Favorable; mild; gentle; auspicious; beneficent.	      [1913 Webster]	            In soft silence shed the kindly shower. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Should e'er a kindlier time ensue.    --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Nothing ethical was connoted in kindly once: it was	         simply the adjective of kind. But it is God's ordinance	         that kind should be kindly, in our modern sense of the	         word as well; and thus the word has attained this	         meaning." --Trench.	         [1913 Webster]	Kindly \Kind"ly\, adv.	   1. Naturally; fitly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Examine how kindly the Hebrew manners of speech mix	            and incorporate with the English language --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a kind manner; congenially; with good will; with a	      disposition to make others happy, or to oblige.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be kindly affectioned one to another, with brotherly	            love.                                 --Rom. xii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]
Kindness \Kind"ness\, n. [From {Kind}. a.]	   1. The state or quality of being kind, in any of its various	      senses; manifestation of kind feeling or disposition	      beneficence.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do fear thy nature;	            It is too full o' the milk of human kindness	            To catch the nearest way.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unremembered acts	            Of kindness and of love.              --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind act; an act of good will; as, to do a great	      kindness.	   Syn: Good will; benignity; grace; tenderness; compassion;	        humanity; clemency; mildness; gentleness; goodness;	        generosity; beneficence; favor.	        [1913 Webster]
Kindred \Kin"dred\, n. [OE. kinrede, kynrede, kunreden (with	   excrescent d), fr. AS. cynn kin, race + the termination	   -r[=ae]den, akin to AS. r[=ae]dan to advise, G. rathen. Cf.	   {Hatred}.]	   1. Relationship by birth or marriage; consanguinity;	      affinity; kin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like her, of equal kindred to the throne. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relatives by blood or marriage, more properly the former;	      relations; persons related to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think there's no man is secure	            But the queen's kindred.              --Shak.	   Syn: Kin; kinsfolk; relatives; kinsmen; relations;	        relationship; affinity.	        [1913 Webster]	Kindred \Kin"dred\, a.	   Related; congenial; of the like nature or properties; as,	   kindred souls; kindred skies; kindred propositions.	   [1913 Webster]	         True to the kindred points of heaven and home.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Kine \Kine\ (k[imac]n), n. pl. [For older kyen, formed like	   oxen, fr. AS. c[=y], itself pl. of c[=u] cow. See {Cow}, and	   cf. {Kee}, {Kie}.]	   Cows. "A herd of fifty or sixty kine." --Milton. Kinematic
Kinematic \Kin`e*mat"ic\, Kinematical \Kin`e*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to kinematics.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kinematic curves}, curves produced by machinery, or a	      combination of motions, as distinguished from mathematical	      curves.	      [1913 Webster]
Kinematics \Kin`e*mat"ics\, n. [Gr. (?),(?) motion, fr. kinei^n	   to move.] (Physics)	   The science which treats of motions considered in themselves,	   or apart from their causes; the comparison and relation of	   motions.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Kinematics forms properly an introduction to mechanics,	         as involving the mathematical principles which are to	         be applied to its data of forces. --Nichol.	         [1913 Webster]
Kinepox \Kine"pox`\, n. (Med.)	   See {Cowpox}. Kin"e*scope, n. See {Kinetoscope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinesiatrics \Kin`e*si*at"rics\, n. [Gr. (?) motion (fr. kinei^n	   to move) + (?) pertaining to medicine, fr. (?) a physician.]	   (Med.)	   A mode of treating disease by appropriate muscular movements;	   -- also termed {kinesitherapy}, {kinesipathy}, {lingism}, and	   the {movement cure}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinesipathy \Kin`e*sip"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? motion + pa`qos	   suffering.] (Med.)	   See {Kinesiatrics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinesitherapy \Kin`e*si*ther"a*py\, n. [Gr. ? motion + ? to	   heal.] (Med.)	   See {Kinesiatrics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinesodic \Kin`e*sod"ic\, a. [Gr. ? motion + ? way: cf. F.	   kin['e]sodigue.] (Physiol.)	   Conveying motion; as, kinesodic substance; -- applied esp. to	   the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying doth	   voluntary and reflex motor impulses, without itself being	   affected by motor impulses applied to it directly.	   [1913 Webster]
kinetic \ki*net"ic\ (k[i^]*n[e^]t"[i^]k or k[-i]*n[e^]t"[i^]k),	   a. [Gr. kinhtiko`s, from kinei^n to move.] (Physics)	   Moving or causing motion; motory; active, as opposed to	   latent.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kinetic energy}. See {Energy}, n. 4.	      [1913 Webster] kinesthesis	      kinesthesia
kinesthesia \kin`es*the"sia\, kinesthesis \kin`es*the"sis\
kinesthetic \kin`es*thet"ic\	   See {kinaesthesia}, {kinaesthesis}, and {kinaesthetic}.	   [PJC]
kinesthetics \kin`es*thet"ics\ (k[i^]n`[e^]s*th[e^]t"[i^]ks), n.	   The ability to feel movements of the limbs and body.	   Syn: kinesthesis, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinaesthesia,	        muscle sense, sense of movement.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kinetics \ki*net"ics\ (k[i^]*n[e^]t"[i^]ks or	   k[-i]*n[e^]t"[i^]ks), n. (Physics)	   See {Dynamics}.	   [1913 Webster]
kinetogenesis \ki*ne`to*gen"e*sis\	   (k[-i]*n[=e]`t[-o]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr. kinhto`s	   movable + E. genesis.] (Biol.)	   The doctrine or hypothesis that animal structures have been	   produced, directly or indirectly, by animal movements.	   [1913 Webster]
kinetoscope \ki*ne"to*scope\ (k[-i]*n[=e]`t[-o]*sk[=o]p; 277),	   n. [Gr. kinhto`s movable + -scope.]	   An instrument for producing curves by the combination of	   circular movements; -- called also {kinescope}. --Cope.	   [1913 Webster]
kinetograph \ki*ne"to*graph\, n. [Gr. ? movable + -graph.]	   (Physics)	   (a) A camera for making chronophotographs. [obsolescent]	   (b) A machine for the projection of chronophotographs upon a	       screen for the purpose of producing the effect of an	       animated picture. [obsolescent]	   (c) A combined animated-picture machine and phonograph in	       which sounds appropriate to the scene are automatically	       uttered by the latter instrument. It has been superseded	       by recording techniques allowing the sounds to be	       recorded directly on the motion-picture film.	       [obsolescent]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
kinetophone \ki*ne"to*phone\, n. [See {Kinetic}, {Phone}.]	   A machine combining a kinetoscope and a phonograph	   synchronized so as to reproduce a scene and its accompanying	   sounds. It has been superseded by recording techniques	   allowing the sounds to be recorded directly on the	   motion-picture film. [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Kinetoscope \Ki*ne"to*scope\, n. [Originally a tradename, 1894.]	   An obsolete form of moving picture viewer, in which a film	   carrying successive instantaneous views of a moving scene	   travels uniformly through the field of a magnifying glass.	   The observer sees each picture, momentarily, through a slit	   in a revolving disk, and these glimpses, blended by	   persistence of vision, give the impression of continuous	   motion. It has been superseded by more recent versions of	   movie projector and electronic video viewers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kinfolk \kin"folk`\, n.	   Relatives; kindred; kin; kinsfolk; persons of the same family	   or closely related families.	   [1913 Webster]
King \King\ (k[i^]ng), n.	   A Chinese musical instrument, consisting of resonant stones	   or metal plates, arranged according to their tones in a frame	   of wood, and struck with a hammer.	   [1913 Webster]	King \King\, n. [AS. cyng, cyning; akin to OS. kuning, D.	   koning, OHG. kuning, G. k["o]nig, Icel. konungr, Sw. konung,	   Dan. konge; formed with a patronymic ending, and fr. the root	   of E. kin; cf. Icel. konr a man of noble birth. [root]44. See	   {Kin}.]	   1. A chief ruler; a sovereign; one invested with supreme	      authority over a nation, country, or tribe, usually by	      hereditary succession; a monarch; a prince. "Ay, every	      inch a king." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kings will be tyrants from policy, when subjects are	            rebels from principle.                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a State without king or nobles. --R.	                                                  Choate.	      [1913 Webster]	            But yonder comes the powerful King of Day,	            Rejoicing in the east                 --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, holds a supreme position or rank;	      a chief among competitors; as, a railroad king; a money	      king; the king of the lobby; the king of beasts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A playing card having the picture of a king[1]; as, the	      king of diamonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The chief piece in the game of chess.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A crowned man in the game of draughts.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. The title of two historical books in the Old	      Testament.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: King is often used adjectively, or in combination, to	         denote pre["e]minence or superiority in some	         particular; as, kingbird; king crow; king vulture.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolic king}. See {Apostolic}.	   {King-at-arms}, or {King-of-arms}, the chief heraldic officer	      of a country. In England the king-at-arms was formerly of	      great authority. His business is to direct the heralds,	      preside at their chapters, and have the jurisdiction of	      armory. There are three principal kings-at-arms, viz.,	      Garter, Clarencieux, and Norroy. The latter (literally	      north roy or north king) officiates north of the Trent.	   {King auk} (Zool.), the little auk or sea dove.	   {King bird of paradise}. (Zool.), See {Bird of paradise}.	   {King card}, in whist, the best unplayed card of each suit;	      thus, if the ace and king of a suit have been played, the	      queen is the king card of the suit.	   {King Cole}, a legendary king of Britain, who is said to have	      reigned in the third century.	   {King conch} (Zool.), a large and handsome univalve shell	      ({Cassis cameo}), found in the West Indies. It is used for	      making cameos. See {Helmet shell}, under {Helmet}.	   {King Cotton}, a popular personification of the great staple	      production of the southern United States.	   {King crab}. (Zool.)	      (a) The limulus or horseshoe crab. See {Limulus}.	      (b) The large European spider crab or thornback ({Maia	          squinado}).	      (c) A large crab of the northern Pacific ({Paralithodes	          camtshatica}), especially abundant on the coasts of	          Alaska and Japan, and popular as a food; called also	          {Alaskan king crab}.	   {King crow}. (Zool.)	      (a) A black drongo shrike ({Buchanga atra}) of India; --	          so called because, while breeding, they attack and	          drive away hawks, crows, and other large birds.	      (b) The {Dicrurus macrocercus} of India, a crested bird	          with a long, forked tail. Its color is black, with	          green and blue reflections. Called also {devil bird}.	          	   {King duck} (Zool.), a large and handsome eider duck	      ({Somateria spectabilis}), inhabiting the arctic regions	      of both continents.	   {King eagle} (Zool.), an eagle ({Aquila heliaca}) found in	      Asia and Southeastern Europe. It is about as large as the	      golden eagle. Some writers believe it to be the imperial	      eagle of Rome.	   {King hake} (Zool.), an American hake ({Phycis regius}),	      found in deep water along the Atlantic coast.	   {King monkey} (Zool.), an African monkey ({Colobus	      polycomus}), inhabiting Sierra Leone.	   {King mullet} (Zool.), a West Indian red mullet ({Upeneus	      maculatus}); -- so called on account of its great beauty.	      Called also {goldfish}.	   {King of terrors}, death.	   {King parrakeet} (Zool.), a handsome Australian parrakeet	      ({Platycercys scapulatus}), often kept in a cage. Its	      prevailing color is bright red, with the back and wings	      bright green, the rump blue, and tail black.	   {King penguin} (Zool.), any large species of penguin of the	      genus {Aptenodytes}; esp., {Aptenodytes longirostris}, of	      the Falkland Islands and Kerguelen Land, and {Aptenodytes	      Patagonica}, of Patagonia.	   {King rail} (Zool.), a small American rail ({Rallus	      elegans}), living in fresh-water marshes. The upper parts	      are fulvous brown, striped with black; the breast is deep	      cinnamon color.	   {King salmon} (Zool.), the quinnat. See {Quinnat}.	   {King's counsel}, or {Queen's counsel} (Eng. Law), barristers	      learned in the law, who have been called within the bar,	      and selected to be the king's or queen's counsel. They	      answer in some measure to the advocates of the revenue	      (advocati fisci) among the Romans. They can not be	      employed against the crown without special license.	      --Wharton's Law Dict.	   {King's cushion}, a temporary seat made by two persons	      crossing their hands. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   {The king's English}, correct or current language of good	      speakers; pure English. --Shak.	   {King's evidence} or {Queen's evidence}, testimony in favor	      of the Crown by a witness who confesses his guilt as an	      accomplice. See under {Evidence}. [Eng.]	   {King's evil}, scrofula; -- so called because formerly	      supposed to be healed by the touch of a king.	   {King snake} (Zool.), a large, nearly black, harmless snake	      ({Ophiobolus getulus}) of the Southern United States; --	      so called because it kills and eats other kinds of snakes,	      including even the rattlesnake.	   {King's spear} (Bot.), the white asphodel ({Asphodelus	      albus}).	   {King's yellow}, a yellow pigment, consisting essentially of	      sulphide and oxide of arsenic; -- called also {yellow	      orpiment}.	   {King tody} (Zool.), a small fly-catching bird ({Eurylaimus	      serilophus}) of tropical America. The head is adorned with	      a large, spreading, fan-shaped crest, which is bright red,	      edged with black.	   {King vulture} (Zool.), a large species of vulture	      ({Sarcorhamphus papa}), ranging from Mexico to Paraguay,	      The general color is white. The wings and tail are black,	      and the naked carunculated head and the neck are	      briliantly colored with scarlet, yellow, orange, and blue.	      So called because it drives away other vultures while	      feeding.	   {King wood}, a wood from Brazil, called also {violet wood},	      beautifully streaked in violet tints, used in turning and	      small cabinetwork. The tree is probably a species of	      {Dalbergia}. See {Jacaranda}.	      [1913 Webster]	King \King\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kinging}). ]	   To supply with a king; to make a king of; to raise to	   royalty. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those traitorous captains of Israel who kinged	         themselves by slaying their masters and reigning in	         their stead.                             --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingbird \King"bird\, n. (Zool.)	   1. A small American bird ({Tyrannus tyrannus}, or {Tyrannus	      Carolinensis}), noted for its courage in attacking larger	      birds, even hawks and eagles, especially when they	      approach its nest in the breeding season. It is a typical	      tyrant flycatcher, taking various insects upon the wing.	      It is dark ash above, and blackish on the bead and tail.	      The quills and wing coverts are whitish at the edges. It	      is white beneath, with a white terminal band on the tail.	      The feathers on the head of the adults show a bright	      orange basal spot when erected. Called also {bee bird},	      and {bee martin}. Several Southern and Western species of	      {Tyrannus} are also called king birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The king tody. See under {King}.	      [1913 Webster]
Kingbolt \King"bolt`\, n.	   A vertical iron bolt, by which the forward axle and wheels of	   a vehicle or the trucks of a railroad car are connected with	   the other parts.	   [1913 Webster]
King Charles spaniel \King Charles span"iel\n. (Zool.)	   A variety of small pet dogs, having, drooping ears, a high,	   dome-shaped forehead, pug nose, large, prominent eyes, and	   long, wavy hair. The color is usually black and tan.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingcraft \King"craft\, n.	   The craft of kings; the art of governing as a sovereign;	   royal policy. --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingcup \King"cup`\, n. (Bot.)	   The common buttercup.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingdom \King"dom\, n. [AS. cyningd[=o]m. See 2d {King}, and	   {-dom}.]	   1. The rank, quality, state, or attributes of a king; royal	      authority; sovereign power; rule; dominion; monarchy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom. --Ps. cxiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Jehoram was risen up to the kingdom of his	            father, he strengthened himself.      --2 Chron.	                                                  xxi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The territory or country subject to a king or queen; the	      dominion of a monarch; the sphere in which one is king or	      has control.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            You're welcome,	            Most learned reverend sir, into our kingdom. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An extensive scientific division distinguished by leading	      or ruling characteristics; a principal division; a	      department; as, the mineral kingdom. In modern biology,	      the division of life into five kingdoms is widely used for	      classification. "The animal and vegetable kingdoms."	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Animal kingdom}. See under {Animal}.	   {Kingdom of God}.	      (a) The universe.	      (b) That spiritual realm of which God is the acknowledged	          sovereign.	      (c) The authority or dominion of God.	   {Mineral kingdom}. See under {Mineral}.	   {United Kingdom}. See under {United}.	   {Vegetable kingdom}. See under {Vegetable}.	   Syn: Realm; empire; dominion; monarchy; sovereignty; domain.	        [1913 Webster]
Kingdomed \King"domed\ (k[i^]ng"d[u^]md), a.	   Having a kingdom or the dignity of a king; like a kingdom.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Twixt his mental and his active parts,	         Kingdom'd Achilles in commotion rages	         And batters down himself.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingfish \King"fish`\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) An American marine food fish of the genus {Menticirrus},	       especially {Menticirrus saxatilis}, or {Menticirrus	       nebulosos}, of the Atlantic coast; -- called also	       {whiting}, {surf whiting}, and {barb}.	   (b) The opah.	   (c) The common cero; also, the spotted cero. See {Cero}.	   (d) The queenfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Kingfisher \King"fish`er\ (k[i^]ng"f[i^]sh`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family	   {Alcedinid[ae]}. Most of them feed upon fishes which they	   capture by diving and seizing them with the beak; others feed	   only upon reptiles, insects, etc. About one hundred and fifty	   species are known. They are found in nearly all parts of the	   world, but are particularly abundant in the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The belted king-fisher of the United States ({Ceryle	         alcyon}) feeds upon fishes. It is slate-blue above,	         with a white belly and breast, and a broad white ring	         around the neck. A dark band crosses the breast. The	         common European species ({Alcedo ispida}), which is	         much smaller and brighter colored, is also a fisher.	         See {Alcedo}. The wood kingfishers ({Halcyones}), which	         inhabit forests, especially in Africa, feed largely	         upon insects, but also eat reptiles, snails, and small	         Crustacea, as well as fishes. The giant kingfisher of	         Australia feeds largely upon lizards and insects. See	         {Laughing jackass}, under {Laughing}.	         [1913 Webster]
Kinghood \King"hood\, n.	   The state of being a king; the attributes of a king;	   kingship. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingless \King"less\, a.	   Having no king. --F. Lieber.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinglet \King"let\, n.	   1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small singing birds	      of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[ae]}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa}), and the	         rubycrowned kinglet ({Regulus calendula}), are the most	         common American species. The common English kinglet	         ({Regulus cristatus}) is also called {golden-crested	         wren}, {moonie}, and {marigold finch}. The kinglets are	         often popularly called {wrens}, both in America and	         England.
Kinglihood \King"li*hood\, n.	   King-liness. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingliness \King"li*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being kingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingling \King"ling\, n.	   Same as {Kinglet}, 1. --Churchill.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingly \King"ly\, a. [Compar. {Kinglier}; superl. {Kingliest}.]	   Belonging to, suitable to, or becoming, a king;	   characteristic of, or resembling, a king; directed or	   administered by a king; monarchical; royal; sovereign; regal;	   august; noble; grand. "Kingly magnificence." --Sir P. Sidney.	   "A kingly government." --Swift. "The kingly couch." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The kingliest kings are crowned with thorn. --G.	                                                  Massey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leave kingly backs to cope with kingly cares. --Cowper.	   Syn: Regal; royal; monarchical; imperial; august; sovereign;	        noble; splendid.	   Usage: {Kingly}, {Regal}. Kingly is Anglo-Saxon, and refers	          especially to the character of a king; regal is Latin,	          and now relates more to his office. The former is	          chiefly used of dispositions, feelings, and purposes	          which are kinglike; as, kingly sentiments; kingly	          condescension; " a kingly heart for enterprises."	          --Sir P. Sidney. The latter is oftener applied to	          external state, pomp, etc.; as, regal state, regal	          title, etc. This distinction is not observed by our	          early writers, but is gaining ground.	          [1913 Webster]	Kingly \King"ly\, adv.	   In a kingly or kinglike manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Low bowed the rest; he, kingly, did but nod. --Pore.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although this citation, one from Paradise Lost, and one	         from Shakespeare's ll4th Sonnet are given by	         lexicographers as examples of adverbial use, it is by	         no means clear that the word is not an adjective in	         each instance.	         [1913 Webster]
King-post \King"-post`\, n. (Carp.)	   A member of a common form of truss, as a roof truss. It is	   strictly a tie, intended to prevent the sagging of the	   tiebeam in the middle. If there are struts, supporting the	   main rafters, they often bear upon the foot of the king-post.	   Called also {crown-post}.	   [1913 Webster]
King's Bench \King's Bench\n. (Law)	   Formerly, the highest court of common law in England; -- so	   called because the king used to sit there in person. It	   consisted of a chief justice and four puisne, or junior,	   justices. During the reign of a queen it was called the	   {Queen's Bench}. Its jurisdiction was transferred by the	   judicature acts of 1873 and 1875 to the high court of justice	   created by that legislation.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingship \King"ship\, n.	   The state, office, or dignity of a king; royalty. --Landor.	   king-size
king-size \king-size\ king-sized \king-sized\adj.	   1. extra large; as, a king-size bed. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: A king-size bed is the largest size generally sold	         commercially; it is larger than a {queen-size}, which	         in turn is larger than a {full-size} (or double) bed,	         and that in turn is larger than a {twin-size} (or	         single) bed. The mattress for a king-size bed is	         typically about 76 inches wide and 80 inches long.	         [PJC]	   2. Of or pertaining to a king-size bed; suitable for a	      king-size bed; as, a king-size bedcover.	      [PJC] Kingston
Kingston \King"ston\, Kingstone \King"stone`\, n. (Zool.)	   The black angel fish. See {Angel fish}, under {Angel}.	   [1913 Webster]	Kingston metal \King"ston met"al\n.	   An alloy of tin, copper, and mercury, sometimes used for the	   bearings and packings of machinery. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]	Kingston valve \King"ston valve\n. (Marine Steam Engin.)	   A conical valve, opening outward, to close the mouth of a	   pipe which passes through the side of a vessel below the	   water line.	   [1913 Webster]
Kingtruss \King"truss`\n. (Carp.)	   A truss, framed with a king-post; -- used in roofs, bridges,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinic \Ki"nic\, a. [Cf. F. kinique.] (Chem.)	   See {Quinic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kink \Kink\, n. [D. kink a bend or turn, or Sw. kink.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A twist or loop in a rope or thread, caused by a	      spontaneous doubling or winding upon itself; a close loop	      or curl; a doubling in a cord.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unreasonable notion; a crotchet; a whim; a caprice.	      [Colloq.] --Cozzens.	      [1913 Webster]	Kink \Kink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kinking}.]	   To wind into a kink; to knot or twist spontaneously upon	   itself, as a rope or thread.	   [1913 Webster]	Kink \Kink\, n. [Cf. {Chincough}, {Kink-haust}.]	   A fit of coughing; also, a convulsive fit of laughter.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kinkajou \Kin"ka*jou`\, n. [F. kinkajou, quincajou, from the	   native American name.] (Zool.)	   A nocturnal carnivorous mammal ({Cercoleptes caudivolvulus})	   of South America, about as large as a full-grown cat. It has	   a prehensile tail and lives in trees. It is the only	   representative of a distinct family ({Cercoleptid[ae]})	   allied to the raccoons. Called also {potto}, and {honey	   bear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinkhaust \Kink"haust`\, n. [Prov. E. kink to gasp (cf. {Chin	   cough}) + haust a cough (akin to E. wheeze).]	   Whooping cough. [Obs.or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kinkle \Kin"kle\, n.	   Same as 3d {Kink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinky \Kink"y\, a.	   1. Full of kinks; liable to kink or curl; as, kinky hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Queer; eccentric; unconventional; crotchety. [Colloq.	      U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Kinnikinic \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 or as a substitute for it. Also, a plant so used, as	   the osier cornel ({Cornus stolonijra}), and the bearberry	   ({Arctostaphylus Uva-ursi}). [Spelled also {kinnickinnick}	   and {killikinick}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kinit \Kin"it\, n. [Gr. kinei^n to move.] (Physics)	   A unit of force equal to the force which, acting for one	   second, will give a pound a velocity of one foot per second;	   -- proposed by J. D. Everett, an English physicist.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kino \Ki"no\, n.	   The dark red dried juice of certain plants, used variously in	   tanning, in dyeing, and as an astringent in medicine.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chief supply is from an East Indian leguminous	         tree, the {Pterocarpus Marsupium}. Other sources are	         the African {Pterocarpus erinaceus}, the tropical	         American sea grape ({Coccoloba uvifera}), and several	         Australian Eucalypti. See {Botany bay kino}, under	         {Botany bay}, {Gum butea}, under {Gum}, and	         {Eucalyptus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Kinology \Ki*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. kinei^n to move + -logy.]	   That branch of physics which treats of the laws of motion, or	   of moving bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinone \Ki"none\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Quinone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinoyl \Ki"noyl\, n. (Chem.) [Obs.]	   See {Quinoyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinrede \Kin"rede\, n.	   Kindred. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinsfolk \Kins"folk`\, n.	   Relatives; kindred; kin; kinfolk; persons of the same family	   or closely related families.	   [1913 Webster]	         They sought him among their kinsfolk and acquaintance.	                                                  --Luke ii. 44.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinshasa \Kinshasa\ prop. n.	   the capital city of Zaire, formerly named {Leopoldville}.	   Syn: Leopoldville.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kinship \Kin"ship\, n.	   Family relationship.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinsman \Kins"man\ (k[i^]nz"man), n.; pl. {Kinsmen}	   (k[i^]nz"men).	   A man of the same race or family; one related by blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinsmanship \Kins"man*ship\, n.	   Kinship. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Kinswoman \Kins"wom`an\ (k[i^]nz"w[oo^]m`an), n.; pl.	   {Kinswomen} (k[i^]nz"w[i^]m`[e^]n).	   A female relative. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kintlidge \Kint"lidge\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Kentledge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiosk \Ki*osk"\, n. [Turk. kiushk, ki["o]shk, Per. k?shk.]	   A Turkish open summer house or pavilion, supported by	   pillars.	   2. A light ornamental structure used as a news stand, band	      stand, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A small roofed structure, typically located on a sidewalk	      and sometimes in a parking lot, with one or more open	      sides, used to vend merchandise, such as newspapers or	      beverages, or services, such as key duplication or film	      developing. --(MW10 s. 2)	      [PJC]
Kioways \Ki"o*ways`\, n. pl.; sing. {Kioway}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians distantly related to the Shoshones. They	   formerly inhabited the region about the head waters of the	   North Platte.	   [1913 Webster]
Kip \Kip\, n.	   The hide of a young or small beef creature, or leather made	   from it; kipskin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kip leather.} See {Kipskin}.	      [1913 Webster]	Kip \Kip\, n. [Cf. G. kippe.]	   1. A sharp-pointed hill; a projecting point, as on a hill.	      [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Gymnastics) A method or feat of raising the body when	      hanging or swinging by the arms, as for the purpose of	      mounting upon the horizontal bar. The legs are swung	      forward and upward by bending the hips, then suddenly down	      again, which gives the upward impulse to the body.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kipe \Kipe\, n. [Cf. OE. kipen to catch, Icel. kippa to pull,	   snatch. Cf. {Kipper}.]	   An osier basket used for catching fish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kipling \Kipling\ prop. n.	   Rudyard Kipling, English author (1865-1936). He was born at	   Bombay, India in 1865, the son of John Lockwood Kipling, who	   was formerly head of the Lahore School of Industrial Art. He	   was educated in England and returned to India in 1880 as	   editor of the "Lahore Civil and Military Gazette." He	   returned to England about 1889, and lived several years in	   the United States. While in India he published stories,	   sketches, and poems descriptive of India and Anglo-Indian	   military and civil life: " Departmental Ditties, etc.",	   "Plain Tales from the Hills", "Mine Own People", "Soldiers	   Three", "Barrack-room Ballads, etc.", and others. After	   leaving India he published "The Light That Failed,"	   "Naulahka" (with Balestier), "Many Inventions," "The Jungle	   Book," "The Second Jungle Book," "The Seven Seas," "Captains	   Courageous," "The White Man's Burden," "Kim," "The Man Who	   Would Be King and Other Stories," and others.	   Syn: Rudyard Kipling.	        [WordNet 1.5 + Century Dict. 1906]
Kiplingesque \Kiplingesque\ prop. a.	   Of, pertaining to, or in the style of Rudyard Kipling.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kipper \Kip"per\, n. [D. kippen to hatch, snatch, seize. Cf.	   {Kipe}.]	   1. (Zool.) A salmon after spawning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A salmon split open, salted, and dried or smoked; -- so	      called because salmon after spawning were usually so	      cured, not being good when fresh. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Kipper time}, the season in which fishing for salmon is	      forbidden. [Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Kipper \Kip"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kippered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Kippering}.]	   To cure, by splitting, salting, and smoking. "Kippered	   salmon." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Kipper \Kip"per\, a.	   Amorous; also, lively; light-footed; nimble; gay; sprightly.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Kippernut \Kip"per*nut`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to earthnuts of several kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Kipskin \Kip"skin`\, n. [Kip + skin.]	   Leather prepared from the skin of young or small cattle,	   intermediate in grade between calfskin and cowhide.	   [1913 Webster]
Kirghizia \Kirghizia\ n.	   A country in Central Asia, formerly an Asian Soviet. It	   borders on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, China, and Tajikistan.	   Syn: Kirghiz, Kyrgyzstan, Kirghizstan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kirk \Kirk\ (k[~e]rk), n. [Scot.; cf. Icel. kirkja, of Greek	   origin. See {Church}.]	   A church or the church, in the various senses of the word;	   esp., the Church of Scotland as distinguished from other	   reformed churches, or from the Roman Catholic Church. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Kirked \Kirked\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Turned upward; bent. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Kirkman \Kirk"man\, n.; pl. {Kirkmen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A clergyman or officer in a kirk. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the Church of Scotland, as distinguished from	      a member of another communion. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Kirkyard \Kirk"yard`\, n.	   A churchyard. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kirmess \Kir"mess\, n. [D. kermis; cf. G. kirmes; prop., church	   mass. See {Church}, and {Mass} a religious service.]	   In Europe, particularly in Belgium and Holland, and outdoor	   festival and fair; in the United States, generally an indoor	   entertainment and fair combined.	   [1913 Webster]
Kirschwasser \Kirsch"was`ser\, n. [G., fr. kirsche cherry +	   wasser water.]	   An alcoholic liquor, obtained by distilling the fermented	   juice of the small black cherry.	   [1913 Webster]
Kirsome \Kir"some\, a. [Corrupted from chrisom.]	   Christian; christened. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am a true kirsome woman.               --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Kirtle \Kir"tle\, n. [OE. kirtel, curtel, AS. cyrtel; skin to	   Icel. kyrtill, Sw. kjortel, Dan. kiortel, kiole.]	   A garment varying in form and use at different times, and	   worn both by men and women.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wearing her Norman car, and her kirtle of blue.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is still retained in the provinces, in the	         sense of "an outer petticoat." --Halliwell.	         [1913 Webster]
Kirtled \Kir"tled\, a.	   Wearing a kirtle. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Kirumbo \Ki*rum"bo\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird of Madagascar ({Leptosomus discolor}), the only living	   type of a family allied to the rollers. It has a pair of	   loral plumes. The male is glossy green above, with metallic	   reflections; the female is spotted with brown and black.	   [1913 Webster]
Kish \Kish\, n. [Cf. G. kies gravel, pyrites.] (Min.)	   A workman's name for the graphite which forms incidentally in	   iron smelting.	   [1913 Webster]
Kislev \Kislev\ (k[i^]s"l[u^]f; k[i^]s"l[u^]v; k[=e]s*l[e^]v"),	   n. [Heb.]	   the third month of the Jewish civil year; the ninth month of	   the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar, occupying a	   part of November and a part of December. [Also spelled	   {Chislev}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kismet \Kis"met\, n. [Per. qismat.]	   Destiny; fate. [Written also {kismat}.] [Oriental]	   [1913 Webster]
Kiss \Kiss\ (k[i^]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kissed} (k[i^]st);p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Kissing}.] [OE. kissen, cussen, AS. cyssan, fr.	   coss a kiss; of uncertain origin; akin to D. kus, G. kuss,	   Icel. koss.]	   1. To salute with the lips, as a mark of affection,	      reverence, submission, forgiveness, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . kissed her lips with such a clamorous	            smack,	            That at the parting all the church echoed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To touch gently, as if fondly or caressingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the sweet wind did gently kiss the trees.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Kiss \Kiss\, v. i.	   1. To make or give salutation with the lips in token of love,	      respect, etc.; as, kiss and make friends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To meet; to come in contact; to touch fondly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like fire and powder,	            Which as they kiss consume.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rose, rose and clematis,	            Trail and twine and clasp and kiss.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Kissing comfit}, a perfumed sugarplum to sweeten the breath.	      [Obs or Prov. End.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Kiss \Kiss\, n. [OE. kiss, derived under the influence of the	   verb from the older form coss, AS. coss. See {Kiss}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A salutation with the lips, as a token of affection,	      respect, etc.; as, a parting kiss; a kiss of	      reconciliation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Last with a kiss, she took a long farewell.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dear as remembered kisses after death. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small piece of confectionery.	      [1913 Webster]
Kisser \Kiss"er\, n.	   1. One who kisses.                             --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the face or mouth. [slang]	      [PJC]
Kissing bug \Kiss"ing bug`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of blood-sucking, venomous	   Hemiptera that sometimes bite the lip or other parts of the	   human body, causing painful sores, as the cone-nose	   ({Conorhinus sanguisuga}). [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kissing cousin \kiss"ing cous"in\	   A cousin sufficiently well acquainted to be greeted with a	   kiss; a type of kissing kin.	   [PJC]
Kissingcrust \Kiss"ing*crust`\, n. (Cookery)	   The portion of the upper crust of a loaf which has touched	   another loaf in baking. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	         A massy fragment from the rich kissingcrust that hangs	         like a fretted cornice from the upper half of the loaf.	                                                  --W. Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
kissing disease \kiss"ing dis*ease"\	   Infectious mononucleosis; -- so called because often spread	   by kissing.	   [PJC]	kissing kin \kiss"ing kin`\	   Any relative more distant than the immediate family,	   sufficiently well acquainted to be greeted with a kiss, such	   as a {kissing cousin}.	   [PJC]
Kissing strings \Kiss"ing strings`\n.	   Cap or bonnet strings made long to tie under the chin.	         One of her ladyship's kissing strings, once pink and	         fluttering and now faded and soiled.     --Pall Mall	                                                  Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate \kiss-me-over-the-garden-gate\ n.	   An annual ({Polygonum orientale}) with broadly ovate leaves	   and slender drooping spikes of crimson flowers; it is native	   to Southeastern Asia and Australia, and naturalized in North	   America.	   Syn: prince's-feather, prince's feather, princess feather,	        prince's-plume, {Polygonum orientale}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kist \Kist\ (k[i^]st), n. [See {Chest}.]	   A chest; hence, a coffin. [Scot. & Prov. End.] --Jamieson.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Kist \Kist\, n. [Ar. gist.]	   A stated payment, especially a payment of rent for land;	   hence, the time for such payment. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
kistvaen \kist"vaen\ (k[i^]st"v[=a]n), n. [W. cist-faen.]	   (Archaeol.)	   A Celtic monument, commonly known as a {dolmen}.	   [1913 Webster]
kit \kit\, (k[i^]t), v. t. [imp. {kitte}.]	   To cut. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	kit \kit\, n. [See {Kitten}.]	   A kitten.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kit fox} (Zool.), a small burrowing fox ({Vulpes velox}),	      inhabiting the region of the Rocky Mountains. It is	      brownish gray, reddish on the breast and flanks, and white	      below. Called also {swift fox}.	      [1913 Webster]
Kit \Kit\, n. [Gf. AS. cytere harp, L. cithara. Cf. {Guitar}.]	   A small violin. "A dancing master's kit." --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prince Turveydrop then tinkled the strings of his kit	         with his fingers, and the young ladies stood up to	         dance.                                   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Kit \Kit\, n. [Cf. D. kit a large bottle, OD. kitte beaker,	   decanter.]	   1. A large bottle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wooden tub or pail, smaller at the top than at the	      bottom; as, a kit of butter, or of mackerel. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A straw or rush basket for fish; also, any kind of basket.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A box for working implements.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: A collection of tools or other objects to be used	      for a specific purpose, often contained in a box which may	      be carried conveniently; a working outfit, as of a	      workman, a soldier, and the like; as, a plumber's kit; a	      doctor's kit; a cosmetic kit; a first-aid kit.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. A group of separate parts, things, or individuals; -- used	      with whole, and generally contemptuously; as, the whole	      kit of them; the whole kit and kaboodle.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
kitambilla \kitambilla\ n.	   1. A small shrubby spiny tree ({Dovyalis hebecarpa})	      cultivated for its maroon-purple fruit with sweet purple	      pulp tasking like gooseberries; it is native to Sri Lanka	      and India.	   Syn: ketembilla, kitembilla, ketembilla tree, Ceylon	        gooseberry, {Dovyalis hebecarpa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A maroon-purple gooseberrylike fruit of India having a	      tart-sweet purple pulp used especially for preserves.	   Syn: ketembilla, kitembilla.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kitbag \kitbag\ n.	   a knapsack (usually for a soldier).	   Syn: kit bag.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kitcat \Kit"cat`\, a.	   1. Designating a club in London, to which Addison and Steele	      belonged; -- so called from Christopher Cat, a pastry	      cook, who served the club with mutton pies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Designating a canvas used for portraits of a peculiar	      size, viz., twenty-eight or twenty-nine inches by	      thirty-six; -- so called because that size was adopted by	      Sir Godfrey Kneller for the portraits he painted of the	      members of the Kitcat Club. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	Kitcat \Kit"cat`\, n.	   A game played by striking with a stick small piece of wood,	   called a cat, shaped like two cones united at their bases;	   tipcat. --Cotton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kitcat roll} (Agric.), a roller somewhat in the form of two	      cones set base to base. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Kitchen \Kitch"en\ (k[i^]ch"[e^]n), n. [OE. kichen, kichene,	   kuchene, AS. cycene, L. coquina, equiv. to culina a kitchen,	   fr. coquinus pertaining to cooking, fr. coquere to cook. See	   {Cook} to prepare food, and cf. {Cuisine}.]	   1. A room equipped for cooking food; the room of a house,	      restaurant, or other building appropriated to cookery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cool was his kitchen, though his brains were hot.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fat kitchen makes a lean will.      --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A utensil for roasting meat; as, a tin kitchen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The staff that works in a kitchen.	      [PJC]	   {Kitchen garden}. See under {Garden}.	   {Kitchen lee}, dirty soapsuds. [Obs.] "A brazen tub of	      kitchen lee." --Ford.	   {Kitchen stuff}, fat collected from pots and pans. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	Kitchen \Kitch"en\, v. t.	   To furnish food to; to entertain with the fare of the	   kitchen. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitchener \Kitch"en*er\, n.	   A kitchen servant; a cook. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitchenette \Kitch`en*ette"\, n. [Kitchen + -ette.]	   A room combining a very small kitchen and a pantry, with the	   kitchen conveniences compactly arranged, sometimes so that	   they fold up out of sight and allow the kitchen to be made a	   part of the adjoining room by opening folding doors.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kitchenmaid \Kitch"en*maid`\ (k[i^]ch"[e^]n*m[=a]d`), n.	   A woman employed in the kitchen. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitchen middens \Kitch"en mid`dens\ (k[i^]ch"[e^]n m[i^]d`d'nz)	   n. pl. [Dan. kj["o]k-kenm["o]ddings kitchen leavings; cf.	   Scot. midden a dunghill.]	   Relics of neolithic man found on the coast of Denmark,	   consisting of shell mounds, some of which are ten feet high,	   one thousand feet long, and two hundred feet wide. The name	   is applied also to similar mounds found on the American coast	   from Canada to Florida, made by the North American Indians.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitchenry \Kitch"en*ry\ (k[i^]ch"[e^]n*r[y^]), n.	   The body of servants employed in the kitchen; the staff of a	   kitchen. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
kitchenware \kitchenware\ n.	   Implements for use in a kitchen, or for cooking, such as	   pots, pans, ladles, measuring cups, etc.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kite \Kite\ (k[imac]t), n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[=y]ta; cf. W. cud,	   cut.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily {Milvin[ae]},	      of which many species are known. They have long wings,	      adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European species are {Milvus ictinus} and {Milvus	         migrans}; the pariah kite of India is {Milvus govinda};	         the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is {Haliastur	         Indus}; the American fork-tailed kite is the {Nauclerus	         furcatus}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: One who is rapacious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Detested kite, thou liest.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper	      or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis	      of symmetry. --Henrici.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to	      sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in	      bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of	      goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) The brill. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) A form of drag to be towed under water at any	      depth up to about forty fathoms, which on striking bottom	      is upset and rises to the surface; -- called also	      {sentry}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Flying kites}. (Naut.) See under {Flying}.	   {Kite falcon} (Zool.), an African falcon of the genus	      {Avicida}, having some resemblance to a kite.	      [1913 Webster]	Kite \Kite\, v. i.	   To raise money by "kites;" as, kiting transactions. See	   {Kite}, 6. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]	Kite \Kite\, n.	   The belly. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Kiteflying
Kiteflying \Kite"fly`ing\, n.	   A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the	   use of paper which is merely nominal; -- called also	   {kiting}.
Kiteflier \Kite"fli`er\, n.	   See {Kite}, n., 6. [Cant] --McElrath. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Kith \Kith\ (k[i^]th), n. [OE. kith, cu[eth], AS.	   c[=y][eth][eth]e, c[=y][eth], native land, fr. c[=u][eth]	   known. [root]45. See {Uncouth}, {Can}, and cf. {Kythe}.]	   Acquaintance; kindred.	   [1913 Webster]	         And my near kith for that will sore me shend. --W.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sage of his kith and the hamlet.     --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Kith and kin}, kindred more or less remote.	      [1913 Webster]
Kithara \Kith"a*ra\ (k[i^]th"[.a]*r[.a]), n.	   See {Cithara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kithe \Kithe\ (k[imac][th]), v. t. [Obs.]	   See {Kythe}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitish \Kit"ish\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or relating to a kite.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitling \Kit"ling\, n. [Kit a kitten + -ling: cf. Icel.	   ketlingr.]	   A young kitten; a whelp. [Obs. or Scot.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitte \Kit"te\ (k[i^]t"te),	   imp. of {Kit} to cut. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kittel \Kit"tel\ (k[i^]t"t'l), v. t.	   See {Kittle}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitten \Kit"ten\ (k[i^]t"t'n), n. [OE. kiton, a dim. of cat; cf.	   G. kitze a young cat, also a female cat, and F. chaton, dim.	   of chat cat, also E. kitling. See {Cat}.]	   A young cat.	   [1913 Webster]	Kitten \Kit"ten\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Kittened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Kittening}.]	   To bring forth young, as a cat; to bring forth, as kittens.	   --Shak. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
kittenish \kit"ten*ish\, a.	   Resembling a kitten; playful; as, a kittenish disposition.	   --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster] -- {kit"ten*ish*ly}, adv. --	   {kit"ten*ish*ness}, n.	   [PJC]
kitten-tails \kitten-tails\ n.	   a plant of the genus {Besseya} having fluffy spikes of	   flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kittiwake \Kit"ti*wake\ (k[i^]t"t[i^]*w[=a]k), n. (Zool.)	   A northern gull ({Rissa tridactyla}), inhabiting the coasts	   of Europe and America. It is white, with black tips to the	   wings, and has only three toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Kittle \Kit"tle\ (k[i^]t"t'l), v. i. [Cf. {Kit} a kitten.]	   (Zool.)	   To bring forth young, as a cat; to kitten; to litter. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Kittle \Kit"tle\, v. t. [Cf. AS. citelian; akin to D. kittelen,	   G. kitzeln, Icel. kitla, Sw. kittla, kittsla, Dan. kildre.	   Cf. {Tickle}.]	   To tickle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] [Written also {kittel}.]	   --Halliwell. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Kittle \Kit"tle\, a.	   Ticklish; not easily managed; troublesome; difficult;	   variable. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Kittlish \Kit"tlish\, a.	   Ticklish; kittle. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Kitty \Kit"ty\, n.	   1. A kitten; also, a pet name or calling name for the cat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. [Etym. uncertain.] (Gaming) The percentage taken out of a	      pool to pay for refreshments, or for the expenses of the	      table; by extension, any pool of money aggregated from	      small contributions. --R. F. Foster.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Kittysol \Kit*ty*sol"\, n. [Sp. quitasol.]	   The Chinese paper parasol.	   [1913 Webster]
Kiva \Ki"va\, n. [Hopi name, sacred chamber.]	   A large chamber built under, or in, the houses of a Pueblo	   village, used as an assembly room in religious rites or as a	   men's dormitory. It is commonly lighted and entered from an	   opening in the roof.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kive \Kive\, n.	   A mash vat. See {Keeve}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kiver \Kiv"er\, v. t.	   To cover. -- n. A cover. [Disused except in illiterate	   speech.] Kivikivi
Kivikivi \Ki`vi*ki"vi\, Kiwikiwi \Ki`wi*ki"wi\, n.; pl.	   {Kivikivies} (?), {Kiwikiwies}. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Apteryx}, esp. {Apteryx australis}; -- so	   called in imitation of its notes. More commonly called	   {kiwi}. See {Apteryx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kjoekken moeddings \Kjoek"ken moed`dings\n. pl. [Dan.]	   See {Kitchen middens}.	   [1913 Webster]
Klamaths \Kla"maths\, prop. 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 restricted to a reservation at Klamath Lake; -- called	   also {Clamets} and {Hamati}.	   [1913 Webster]
Klansman \Klansman\ n.	   a member of the Ku Klux Klan.	   [WordNet 1.5] klatch
klatch \klatch\, klatsch \klatsch\n.	   An informal group that gathers more or less frequently,	   especially for conversation; as, a coffee klatsch; a sewing	   klatsch.	   [PJC]
klavern \klavern\ n.	   A local chapter of the Ku Klux Klan.	   [PJC]
klavier \klavier\ n.	   a stringed instrument that has a keyboard, especially a	   piano, harpsichord, or clavichord; also, the keyboard of such	   an instrument. Same as {clavier}.	   Syn: clavier.	        [WordNet 1.5]
klaxon \klaxon\ n.	   A kind of loud horn formerly used on motor vehicles.	   Syn: claxon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kleagle \kleagle\ n.	   An officer, especially an attorney, of the Ku Klux Klan.	   [PJC]
Kleeneboc \Kleene"boc`\ (kl[=e]n"b[o^]k`), n. [D. kleen little,	   small + bok buck.] (Zool.)	   An antelope ({Cerphalopus pygm[ae]us}), found in South	   Africa. It is of very small size, being but one foot high at	   the shoulder. It is remarkable for its activity, and for its	   mild and timid disposition. Called also {guevi}, and {pygmy	   antelope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kleenex \Kleenex\ prop. n. [Trademark]	   A piece of soft absorbent tissue paper (usually two or more	   thin layers) used as a disposable handkerchief; -- still a	   current trademark, but often used generically. [Trademark]	   Syn: tissue.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Kleptomania \Klep`to*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. kle`pths thief + E.	   mania.]	   A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does	   not constitute legal irresponsibility. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Kleptomaniac \Klep`to*ma"ni*ac\, n.	   A person affected with kleptomania.	   [1913 Webster]
Klick \Klick\, n. & v.	   See {Click}.	   [1913 Webster]
Klicket \Klick"et\, n. [Cf. {Clicket}.] (Mil.)	   A small postern or gate in a palisade, for the passage of	   sallying parties. [Written also {klinket}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Klinkstone \Klink"stone`\, n.	   See {Clinkstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Klinometer \Kli*nom"e*ter\, n.	   See {Clinometer}. Klipdas
Klipdas \Klip"das\, Klipdachs \Klip"dachs`\, n. [D. klip cliff +	   das badger, akin to G. dachs.] (Zool.)	   A small mammal ({Hyrax Capensis}), found in South Africa. It	   is of about the size of a rabbit, and closely resembles the	   daman. Called also {rock rabbit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Klipfish \Klip"fish`\, n.	   Dried cod, exported from Norway. [Written also {clipfish}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Klipspringer \Klip"spring`er\, n. [D., lit., cliff springer.]	   (Zool.)	   A small, graceful South African antelope ({Nanotragus	   oreotragus}), which, like the chamois, springs from one crag	   to another with great agility; -- called also {kainsi}.	   [Written also {klippspringer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kloof \Kloof\, n. [D. See {Clove} a cleft.]	   A glen; a ravine closed at its upper end. [South Africa]	   [1913 Webster]
Klopemania \Klo`pe*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. kloph` theft + E. mania.]	   See {Kleptomania}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knab \Knab\ (n[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knabbed} (n[a^]bd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Knabbing}.] [See {Nab}, v. t., and cf.	   {Knap}, v. t.]	   1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. "Knabbing crusts."	      [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To nab. See {Nab}, v. t. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Knabble \Knab"ble\ (n[a^]b"b'l), v. i. [Freq. of knab.]	   To bite or nibble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Horses will knabble at walls, and rats gnaw iron. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Knack \Knack\ (n[a^]k), v. i. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. G.	   knacken to break, Dan. knage to crack, and E. knock.]	   1. To crack; to make a sharp, abrupt noise to chink. [Obs. or	      Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak affectedly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Knack \Knack\, n.	   1. A petty contrivance; a toy; a plaything; a knickknack.	      [1913 Webster]	            A knack, a toy, a trick, a baby's cap. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A readiness in performance; aptness at doing a specific	      task; skill; aptitude; facility; dexterity; -- often used	      with for; as, a knack for playing the guitar.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The fellow . . . has not the knack with his shears.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dean was famous in his time,	            And had a kind of knack at rhyme.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something performed, or to be done, requiring aptness and	      dexterity; a trick; a device. "The knacks of japers."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For how should equal colors do the knack ! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Knacker \Knack"er\, n.	   1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely	      between the fingers, and struck together by moving the	      hand; -- called also {clapper}. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Knacker \Knack"er\, n. [Cf. Icel. hnakkr a saddle.]	   1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh	      for dog's meat. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Knackish \Knack"ish\, a.	   Trickish; artful. [Obs.] -- {Knack"ish*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Knack-kneed \Knack"-kneed`\, a.	   See {Knock-kneed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knacky \Knack"y\, a.	   Having a knack; cunning; crafty; trickish. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Knag \Knag\ (n[a^]g), n. [Cf. Prov. G. knagge a knot in wood,	   Sw. knagg, Dan. knag a hook to hand clothes on, a bracket;	   Gael. & Ir. cnag peg, knob.]	   1. A knot in wood; a protuberance. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wooden peg for hanging things on. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The prong of an antler. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The rugged top of a hill. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Knagged \Knag"ged\, a.	   Full of knots; knaggy.	   [1913 Webster]
Knaggy \Knag"gy\, a.	   Knotty; rough; figuratively, rough in temper. --Fuller. --	   {Knag"gi*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Knap \Knap\ (n[a^]p), n. [AS. cn[ae]p, cn[ae]pp, top, knob,	   button; cf. Icel. knappr knob, Sw. knapp, Dan. knap button,	   W., Gael., & Ir. cnap knob, button, and E. knop.]	   A protuberance; a swelling; a knob; a button; hence, rising	   ground; a summit. See {Knob}, and {Knop}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The highest part and knap of the same island.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Knap \Knap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Knapping}.] [D. knappen to chew, bite, crack, take hold of;	   prob. of imitative origin.]	   1. To bite; to bite off; to break short. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.	      ]	      [1913 Webster]	            He will knap the spears apieces with his teeth.	                                                  --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            He breaketh the bow, and knappeth the spear in	            sunder.                               --Ps. xlvi. 9	                                                  (Book of	                                                  Common	                                                  Prayer.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike smartly; to rap; to snap. [Chiefly Brit.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Knap \Knap\, v. i.	   To make a sound of snapping. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Knap \Knap\, n.	   A sharp blow or slap. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Knapbottle \Knap"bot`tle\, n. (Bot.)	   The bladder campion ({Silene inflata}).	   [1913 Webster]
Knappish \Knap"pish\, a. [See {Knap} to strike.]	   Snappish; peevish. [Obs.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Knapple \Knap"ple\, v. i. [Freq. of knap, v., cf. D. knabbelen	   to gnaw.]	   To break off with an abrupt, sharp noise; to bite; to nibble.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Knappy \Knap"py\, a.	   Having knaps; full of protuberances or humps; knobby. [Obs.]	   --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Knapsack \Knap"sack`\, n. [D. knapzak; knappen to eat + zak a	   bag. See {Knap}, v. t., and {Sack}.]	   A case of canvas, leather, nylon, or other sturdy fabric,	   fitted with straps, for carrying on the back the food,	   clothing, or other supplies for a soldier or a traveler; as,	   to hike up the mountain with lunch in a knapsack.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         And each one fills his knapsack or his scrip	         With some rare thing that on the field is found.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Knapweed \Knap"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   The black centaury ({Centaurea nigra}); -- so called from the	   knoblike heads of flowers. Called also {bullweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knar \Knar\ (n[aum]r), n.	   See {Gnar}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Knarl \Knarl\ (n[aum]rl), n.	   A knot in wood. See {Gnarl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knarled \Knarled\ (n[aum]rld), a.	   Knotted. See {Gnarled}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knarred \Knarred\ (n[aum]rd), a.	   Knotty; gnarled.	   [1913 Webster]	         The knarred and crooked cedar knees.     --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Knarry \Knar"ry\ (n[aum]r"r[y^]), a.	   Knotty; gnarled. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Knave \Knave\ (n[=a]v), n. [OE., boy, servant, knave, AS. cnafa	   boy, youth; cf. AS. cnapa boy, youth, D. knaap, G. knabe boy,	   knappe esquire, Icel. knapi, Sw. knape esquire, kn[aum]fvel	   knave.]	   1. A boy; especially, a boy servant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            O murderous slumber,	            Lay'st thou thy leaden mace upon my boy	            That plays thee music ? Gentle knave, good night.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any male servant; a menial. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He's but Fortune's knave,	            A minister of her will.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tricky, deceitful fellow; a dishonest person; a rogue; a	      villain. "A pair of crafty knaves." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In defiance of demonstration, knaves will continue	            to proselyte fools.                   --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "How many serving lads must have been unfaithful and	         dishonest before knave -- which meant at first no more	         than boy -- acquired the meaning which it has now !"	         --Trench.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A playing card marked with the figure of a servant or	      soldier; a jack; as, the knave of hearts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knave child}, a male child. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   Syn: Villain; cheat; rascal; rogue; scoundrel; miscreant.	        [1913 Webster]
Knavery \Knav"er*y\, n.; pl. {Knaveries}.	   1. The practices of a knave; petty villainy; fraud; trickery;	      a knavish action.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is flat knavery, to take upon you another man's	            name.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Roguish or mischievous tricks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Knaveship \Knave"ship\, n.	   A small due, in meal, established by usage, which is paid to	   the under miller. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Knavess \Knav"ess\ (n[=a]v"[e^]s), n.	   A knavish woman. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Knavish \Knav"ish\, a.	   1. Like or characteristic of a knave[3]; given to knavery;	      trickish; fraudulent; dishonest; villainous; as, a knavish	      fellow, or a knavish trick. "Knavish politicians."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mischievous; roguish; waggish; rascally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cupid is knavish lad,	            Thus to make poor females mad.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Knavishly \Knav"ish*ly\, adv.	   1. In a knavish manner; dishonestly; fraudulently. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mischievously; waggishly; roguishly. "Knavishly witty."	      --Gayton.	      [1913 Webster]
knavishness \knav"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being knavish; knavery; dishonesty.	   [1913 Webster]
Knaw \Knaw\ (n[add]), v. t.	   See {Gnaw}. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Knawel \Knaw"el\ (n[add]"[e^]l), n. [Akin to G. knauelk,	   kn[aum]uel, prop., a ball of thread, coil. Cf. {Clew}.]	   (Bot.)	   A low, spreading weed ({Scleranthus annuus}), common in sandy	   soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Knead \Knead\ (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kneaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Kneading}.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D.	   kneden, G. kneten, Sw. kn[*a]da, Icel. kno[eth]a; cf. OSlav.	   gnesti.]	   1. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands;	      esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles,	      into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake,	      etc.; as, to knead dough.	      [1913 Webster]	            The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of	            the oven, and the baking.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will knead him : I'll make him supple. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To press repeatedly with the hands or knuckles, sometimes	      with a twisting or squeezing motion; -- performed for	      example on the body of a person as a form of massage.	      [PJC]	   {Kneading trough}, a trough or tray in which dough is	      kneaded. --Ex. viii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]
knead \knead\, v. i.	   To perform movements like kneading, with the paws; -- said of	   cats, which may knead[3] a master's body when stroked,	   presumably a sign of contentment; as, a cat kneading and	   purring in his master's lap.	   [PJC]
Kneadable \Knead"a*ble\, a.	   That may be kneaded; capable of being worked into a mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Kneader \Knead"er\, n.	   One who kneads.	   [1913 Webster]
Kneadingly \Knead"ing*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of one kneading.	   [1913 Webster]
Knebelite \Kne"bel*ite\, n. [From Major von Knebel.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a gray, red, brown, or green color, and	   glistening luster. It is a silicate of iron and manganese.	   [1913 Webster]
Kneck \Kneck\ (n[e^]k), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)	   The twisting of a rope or cable, as it is running out. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Knee \Knee\ (n[=e]), n. [OE. kne, cneo, As. cne['o], cne['o]w;	   akin to OS. knio, kneo, OFries. kn[imac], G. & D. knie, OHG.	   chniu, chneo, Icel. kn[=e], Sw. kn[aum], Dan. kn[ae], Goth.	   kniu, L. genu, Gr. go`ny, Skr. j[=a]nu, [root]231. Cf.	   {Genuflection}.]	   1. In man, the joint in the middle part of the leg.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) The joint, or region of the joint, between the thigh	          and leg.	      (b) In the horse and allied animals, the carpal joint,	          corresponding to the wrist in man.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech. & Shipbuilding) A piece of timber or metal formed	      with an angle somewhat in the shape of the human knee when	      bent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A bending of the knee, as in respect or courtesy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give them title, knee, and approbation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knee breeches}. See under {Breeches}.	   {Knee holly}, {Knee holm} (Bot.), butcher's broom.	   {Knee joint}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Knee timber}, timber with knees or angles in it.	   {Knee tribute}, or {Knee worship}, tribute paid by kneeling;	      worship by genuflection. [Obs.] "Knee tribute yet unpaid."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Knee \Knee\ (n[=e]), v. t.	   To supplicate by kneeling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fall down, and knee	         The way into his mercy.                  --Shak	   [1913 Webster]
Kneebrush \Knee"brush`\ (n[=e]"br[u^]sh`), n.	   1. (Zool.) A tuft or brush of hair on the knees of some	      species of antelopes and other animals; -- chiefly used in	      the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A thick mass or collection of hairs on the legs of	      bees, by aid of which they carry the collected pollen to	      the hive or nest; -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]
kneecap \knee"cap`\, n.	   1. (Anat.) A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon	      in front of the knee joint; the patella; the kneepan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cap or protection for the knee.	kneecap \knee"cap\ v. t.	   to break the knees of, especially by shooting in the kneecap;	   -- often done by criminal or terrorist groups as a warning or	   punishment.	   Note:	   Syn: knee-cap.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Knee-crooking \Knee"-crook`ing\, a.	   Obsequious; fawning; cringing. "Knee-crooking knave." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Kneed \Kneed\, a.	   1. Having knees;- used chiefly in composition; as, in-kneed;	      out-kneed; weak-kneed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Geniculated; forming an obtuse angle at the joints,	      like the knee when a little bent; as, kneed grass.	      [1913 Webster]
Knee-deep \Knee"-deep`\, a.	   1. Rising to the knees; knee-high; as, water or snow	      knee-deep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grass knee-deep within a month.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sunk to the knees; as, men knee-deep in water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where knee-deep the trees were standing.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Knee-high \Knee"-high`\, a.	   Rising or reaching upward to the knees; as, the water is	   knee-high.	   [1913 Webster]
Knee jerk \Knee jerk\ (Physiol.)	   A jerk or forward kick of the lower part of the leg produced	   by a blow or sudden strain upon the patellar tendon of the	   knee, which causes a sudden contraction of the quadriceps	   muscle; the patellar reflex.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Knee jerk \Knee jerk\, n.	   emotional and predictable; -- of certain people and their	   reactions to events.	   [PJC]	Knee jerk liberal \Knee jerk liberal\	   a person of strong liberal convictions who reacts predictably	   and emotionally to certain events.	   [PJC]	Knee jerk reaction \Knee jerk reaction\	   an immediate unthinking emotional reaction produced by an	   event or statement to which the reacting person is highly	   sensitive; -- in persons with strong feelings on a topic, it	   may be very predictable.	   [PJC]
Kneejoint \Knee"joint`\, n.	   1. The joint of the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A toggle joint; -- so called because consisting of	      two pieces jointed to each other end to end, making an	      angle like the knee when bent.	      [1913 Webster]
Kneejointed \Knee"joint`ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Geniculate; kneed. See {Kneed}, a., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Kneel \Kneel\ (n[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knelt} (n[e^]lt) or	   {Kneeled} (n[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Kneeling}.] [OE.	   knelen, cneolien; akin to D. knielen, Dan. kn[ae]le. See	   {Knee}.]	   To bend the knee; to fall or rest on the knees; -- sometimes	   with down.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The act of kneeling, when performed in front of a	         person, is often done as a sign of respect, humility,	         or supplication. It has a similar significance when	         performed in front of religious objects, such as an	         altar or shrine.	         [PJC]	               And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice,	               Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. --Acts	                                                  vii. 60.	         [1913 Webster]	               As soon as you are dressed, kneel and say the	               Lord's Prayer.                     --Jer. Taylor.	         [1913 Webster]
Kneeler \Kneel"er\, n.	   1. One who kneels or who worships by or while kneeling.	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cushion or stool to kneel on, such as one attached to a	      pew in a church.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl. Hist.) A name given to certain catechumens and	      penitents who were permitted to join only in parts of	      church worship.	      [1913 Webster]
Kneelingly \Kneel"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a kneeling position.	   [1913 Webster]
Kneepan \Knee"pan`\, n. (Anat.)	   A roundish, flattened, sesamoid bone in the tendon in front	   of the knee joint; the patella; the kneecap.	   [1913 Webster]
Kneepiece \Knee"piece`\, n.	   A piece shaped like a knee; as, the kneepieces or ears of a	   boat.	   [1913 Webster] Kneipp's cure	   Kneippism
Kneippism \Kneipp"ism\, n. Also Kneipp's cure \Kneipp's cure\,	   or Kneipp cure \Kneipp cure\,	   Treatment of disease by forms of hydrotherapy, as walking	   barefoot in the morning dew, baths, wet compresses, cold	   affusions, etc.; -- so called from its originator, Sebastian	   Kneipp (1821-97), a German priest.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knell \Knell\, n. [OE. knel, cnul, AS. cnyll, fr. cnyllan to	   sound a bell; cf. D. & G. knallen to clap, crack, G. & Sw.	   knall a clap, crack, loud sound, Dan. knalde to clap, crack.	   Cf. {Knoll}, n. & v.]	   The stroke of a bell tolled at a funeral or at the death of a	   person; a death signal; a passing bell; hence,	   (figuratively), a warning or harbinger of, or a sound	   indicating, the passing away of anything; -- also called	   {death knell}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The dead man's knell	         Is there scarce asked for who.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The curfew tolls the knell of parting day. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	Knell \Knell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Knelling}.] [OE. knellen, knillen, As. cnyllan. See {Knell},	   n.]	   To sound as a knell; especially, to toll at a death or	   funeral; hence, to sound as a warning or evil omen.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not worth a blessing nor a bell to knell for thee.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet all that poets sing, and grief hath known,	         Of hopes laid waste, knells in that word, "alone".	                                                  --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]	Knell \Knell\, v. t.	   To summon, as by a knell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each matin bell, the baron saith,	         Knells us back to a world of death.      --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Knelt \Knelt\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Kneel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knew \Knew\,	   imp. of {Know}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knicker \Knick"er\, n. [D. knikker.]	   A small ball of clay, baked hard and oiled, used as a marble	   by boys in playing. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] --Halliwell.	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Knickerbocker \Knick"er*bock`er\, n.	   A linsey-woolsey fabric having a rough knotted surface on the	   right side; used for women's dresses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Knickerbocker \Knick"er*bock`er\, [capitalized] prop. n. [From	   Diedrich KNickerbocker, the fictional author of The History	   of New York, in fact written by Washington Irving.]	   A descendent of the early Dutch colonists of the New York	   City area; -- used mostly as a nickname for an inhabitant of	   New York state or especially New York City.	   [PJC]
Knickerbockers \Knick"er*bock`ers\, n. pl.	   The name for a style of short breeches; smallclothes; called	   also {knickers}.	   [1913 Webster]
knickers \knick"ers\, n. pl.	   1. The name for a style of loose-fitting short trousers,	      gathered in and ending at the knees; smallclothes; called	      also {knickerbockers}.	   Syn: breeches, knee breeches, knee pants, knickerbockers.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Underpants, especially of women; panties. [British]	   Syn: bloomers, pants, drawers.	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]
Knickknack \Knick"knack`\, n. [See {Knack}.]	   A trifle or toy; a bawble; a gewgaw; a tchotchke.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Knickknackatory \Knick"knack`a*to*ry\, n.	   A collection of knickknacks. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Knickknackery \Knick"knack`er*y\, n.	   Knickknacks.	   [1913 Webster]
Knife \Knife\ (n[imac]f), n.; pl. {Knives} (n[imac]vz). [OE.	   knif, AS. cn[imac]f; akin to D. knijf, Icel. kn[imac]fr, Sw.	   knif, Dan. kniv.]	   1. An instrument consisting of a thin blade, usually of steel	      and having a sharp edge for cutting, fastened to a handle,	      but of many different forms and names for different uses;	      as, table knife, drawing knife, putty knife, pallet knife,	      pocketknife, penknife, chopping knife, etc..	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sword or dagger.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coward conquest of a wretch's knife. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knife grass} (Bot.) a tropical American sedge ({Scleria	      latifolia}), having leaves with a very sharp and hard	      edge, like a knife.	   {War to the knife}, mortal combat; a conflict carried to the	      last extremity.	      [1913 Webster]	Knife \Knife\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knifed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Knifing}.]	   1. (Hort.) To prune with the knife.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut or stab with a knife. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To stab in the back; to try to defeat by underhand	      means, esp. in politics; to vote or work secretly against	      (a candidate of one's own party). [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knifeboard \Knife"board`\, n.	   A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.	   [1913 Webster]
Knife-edge \Knife"-edge`\, n. (Mech.)	   A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and	   resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of	   a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate	   with the least possible friction.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Knife-edge file}. See Illust. of {File}.	      [1913 Webster]
Knife switch \Knife switch\ (Elec.)	   A switch consisting of one or more knifelike pieces hinged at	   one end and making contact near the other with flat gripping	   springs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knight \Knight\, n. [OE. knight, cniht, knight, soldier, AS.	   cniht, cneoht, a boy, youth, attendant, military follower;	   akin to D. & G. knecht servant; perh. akin to E. kin.]	   1. A young servant or follower; a military attendant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) In feudal times, a man-at-arms serving on horseback	          and admitted to a certain military rank with special	          ceremonies, including an oath to protect the	          distressed, maintain the right, and live a stainless	          life.	      (b) One on whom knighthood, a dignity next below that of	          baronet, is conferred by the sovereign, entitling him	          to be addressed as Sir; as, Sir John. [Eng.] Hence:	      (c) A champion; a partisan; a lover. "Give this ring to my	          true knight." Shak "In all your quarrels will I be	          your knight." --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	                Knights, by their oaths, should right poor	                ladies' harms.                    --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, when a knight's name was not known, it was	         customary to address him as Sir Knight. The rank of a	         knight is not hereditary.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece used in the game of chess, usually bearing a	      horse's head.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A playing card bearing the figure of a knight; the knave	      or jack. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carpet knight}. See under {Carpet}.	   {Knight of industry}. See {Chevalier d'industrie}, under	      {Chevalier}.	   {Knight of Malta}, {Knight of Rhodes}, {Knight of St. John of	   Jerusalem}. See {Hospitaler}.	   {Knight of the post}, one who gained his living by giving	      false evidence on trials, or false bail; hence, a sharper	      in general. --Nares. "A knight of the post, . . . quoth	      he, for so I am termed; a fellow that will swear you	      anything for twelve pence." --Nash.	   {Knight of the shire}, in England, one of the representatives	      of a county in Parliament, in distinction from the	      representatives of cities and boroughs.	   {Knights commanders}, {Knights grand cross}, different	      classes of the Order of the Bath. See under {Bath}, and	      {Companion}.	   {Knights of labor}, a secret organization whose professed	      purpose is to secure and maintain the rights of workingmen	      as respects their relations to their employers. [U. S.]	   {Knights of Pythias}, a secret order, founded in Washington,	      D. C., in 1864, for social and charitable purposes.	   {Knights of the Round Table}, knights belonging to an order	      which, according to the legendary accounts, was instituted	      by the mythical King Arthur. They derived their common	      title from the table around which they sat on certain	      solemn days. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	Knight \Knight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Knighting}.]	   To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the	   sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword,	   saying: Rise, Sir ---.	   [1913 Webster]	         A soldier, by the honor-giving hand	         Of C[oe]ur-de-Lion knighted in the field. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Knightage \Knight"age\, n.	   The body of knights, taken collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Knight bachelor \Knight" bach"e*lor\; pl. {Knights bachelors}.	   A knight of the most ancient, but lowest, order of English	   knights, and not a member of any order of chivalry. See	   {Bachelor}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Knight banneret \Knight" ban"ner*et\; pl. {Knights bannerets}.	   A knight who carried a banner, who possessed fiefs to a	   greater amount than the knight bachelor, and who was obliged	   to serve in war with a greater number of attendants. The	   dignity was sometimes conferred by the sovereign in person on	   the field of battle.	   [1913 Webster]	Knight baronet \Knight" bar"o*net\n.	   See {Baronet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knight-errant \Knight"-er`rant\, n.; pl. {Knight-errants}, or	   {Knights-errant}.	   A wandering knight; a knight who traveled in search of	   adventures, for the purpose of exhibiting military skill,	   prowess, and generosity.	   [1913 Webster]
Knight-errantry \Knight"-er`rant*ry\, n.; pl.	   {Knight-errantries}.	   The character or actions of wandering knights; the practice	   of wandering in quest of adventures; chivalry; a quixotic or	   romantic adventure or scheme.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rigid guardian [i. e., conscience] of a blameless	         heart	         Is weak with rank knight-erratries o'errun. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Knight-er-ratic \Knight"-er-rat"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to a knight-errant or to knight-errantry. [R.]	   --Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Knighthead \Knight"head`\, n. (Naut.)	   A bollard timber. See under {Bollard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knighthood \Knight"hood\, n. [Knight + hood: cf. AS. chihth[=a]d	   youth.]	   1. The character, dignity, or condition of a knight, or of	      knights as a class; hence, chivalry. "O shame to	      knighthood." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you needs must write, write Caesar's praise;	            You 'll gain at least a knighthood, or the bays.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole body of knights.	      [1913 Webster]	            The knighthood nowadays are nothing like the	            knighthood of old time.               --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "When the order of knighthood was conferred with full	         solemnity in the leisure of a court or court or city,	         imposing preliminary ceremonies were required of the	         candidate. He prepared himself by prayer and fasting,	         watched his arms at night in a chapel, and was then	         admitted with the performance of religious rites.	         Knighthood was conferred by the accolade, which, from	         the derivation of the name, would appear to have been	         originally an embrace; but afterward consisted, as it	         still does, in a blow of the flat of a sword on the	         back of the kneeling candidate." --Brande & C.	         [1913 Webster]
Knightless \Knight"less\, a.	   Unbecoming a knight. [Obs.] "Knightless guile." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Knightliness \Knight"li*ness\, n.	   The character or bearing suitable for a knight; chivalry.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Knightly \Knight`ly\, a. [AS. cnihtlic boyish.]	   Of or pertaining to a knight; becoming a knight; chivalrous;	   as, a knightly combat; a knightly spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         For knightly jousts and fierce encounters fit.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Excuses] full knightly without scorn.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Knightly \Knight"ly\, adv.	   In a manner becoming a knight.	   [1913 Webster]	         And why thou comest thus knightly clad in arms. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Knight marshal \Knight" mar"shal\n. (Eng. Law)	   An officer in the household of the British sovereign, who has	   cognizance of transgressions within the royal household and	   verge, and of contracts made there, a member of the household	   being one of the parties. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster] Knight service	Knight service \Knight" serv"ice\Also Knight's service \Knight's
service\n.	   1. (Feud. Law) The military service by rendering which a	      knight held his lands.	   2. (Eng. Feud. Law) A tenure of lands held by knights on	      condition of performing military service. See {Chivalry},	      n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            By far the greater part of England [in the 13th	            century] is held of the king by knight's service. .	            . . In order to understand this tenure we must form	            the conception of a unit of military service. That	            unit seems to be the service of one knight or fully	            armed horseman (servitium unius militis) to be done	            to the king in his army for forty days in the year,	            if it be called for. . . . The limit of forty days	            seems to have existed rather in theory than	            practice.                             --Pollock &	                                                  Mait.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Service such as a knight can or should render; hence, good	      or valuable service.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knight's fee \Knight's fee\ (Feudal Law)	   The fee of a knight; specif., the amount of land the holding	   of which imposed the obligation of knight service, being	   sometimes a {hide[1](b)} or less, sometimes six or more	   hides.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knight Templar \Knight" Tem"plar\; pl. {Knights Templars}.	   See {Commandery}, n., 3, and also {Templar}, n., 1 and 3.	   [1913 Webster]
knish \knish\ (k'n[i^]sh"), n. (Russian and Jewish Cookery)	   A fried, or sometimes baked, turnover made from a round or	   square sheet of dough containing a filling, usually of meat	   or potatoes.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Knit \Knit\ (n[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knit} or {Knitted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Knitting}.] [OE. knitten, knutten, As.	   cnyttan, fr. cnotta knot; akin to Icel. kn[=y]ta, Sw. knyta,	   Dan. knytte. See {Knot}.]	   1. To form into a knot, or into knots; to tie together, as	      cord; to fasten by tying.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great sheet knit at the four corners. --Acts x.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            When your head did but ache,	            I knit my handkercher about your brows. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form, as a textile fabric, by the interlacing of yarn	      or thread in a series of connected loops, by means of	      needles, either by hand or by machinery; as, to knit	      stockings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To join; to cause to grow together.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature can not knit the bones while the parts are	            under a discharge.                    --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To unite closely; to connect; to engage; as, hearts knit	      together in love.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy merit hath my duty strongly knit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,	            In a light fantastic round.           --Milton	                                                  (Comus).	      [1913 Webster]	            A link among the days, toknit	            The generations each to each.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To draw together; to contract into wrinkles.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knits his brow and shows an angry eye. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Knit \Knit\, v. i.	   1. To form a fabric by interlacing yarn or thread; to weave	      by making knots or loops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be united closely; to grow together; as, broken bones	      will in time knit and become sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To knit up}, to wind up; to conclude; to come to a close.	      "It remaineth to knit up briefly with the nature and	      compass of the seas." [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Knit \Knit\, n.	   Union knitting; texture. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Knitback \Knit"back`\, n. (Bot.)	   The plant comfrey; -- so called from its use as a	   restorative. --Dr. Prier. Knitch
Knitch \Knitch\, Knitchet \Knitch"et\, n. [Cf. {Knit}.]	   A number of things tied or knit together; a bundle; a fagot.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	         When they [stems of asphodel] be dried, they ought to	         be made up into knitchets, or handfuls.  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Knits \Knits\, n. pl. [Prob. same word as nit a louse's egg.]	   (Mining)	   Small particles of ore. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Knitster \Knit"ster\, n.	   A woman who knits. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Knitter \Knit"ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, knits, joins, or unites; a knitting	   machine. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Knitting \Knit"ting\, n.	   1. The work of a knitter; the network formed by knitting;	      knitwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Union formed by knitting, as of bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knitting machine}, one of a number of contrivances for	      mechanically knitting stockings, jerseys, and the like.	   {Knitting needle}, a stiff rod, as of steel wire, with	      rounded ends for knitting yarn or threads into a fabric,	      as in stockings.	   {Knitting sheath}, a sheath to receive the end of a needle in	      knitting.	      [1913 Webster]
Knittle \Knit"tle\, n. [From {Knit}.]	   1. A string that draws together a purse or bag. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Naut.) See {Nettles}.	      [1913 Webster]
knitwear \knitwear\ n.	   knitted clothing.	   [WordNet 1.5]
knitwork \knit"work`\ (n[i^]t"w[^u]rk`), n.	   A network of yarn created by interlacing threads of yarn in a	   series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or	   by machine; knitting.	   Syn: knit, knitting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Knives \Knives\,	   n. pl. of {Knife}. See {Knife}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knob \Knob\, n. [A modification of knop. Cf. {Nob}.]	   1. A hard protuberance; a hard swelling or rising; a bunch; a	      lump; as, a knob in the flesh, or on a bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knoblike ornament or handle; as, the knob of a lock,	      door, or drawer. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rounded hill or mountain; as, the Pilot Knob. [U. S.]	      --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) See {Knop}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knob latch}, a latch which can be operated by turning a	      knob, without using a key.	      [1913 Webster]	Knob \Knob\, v. i.	   To grow into knobs or bunches; to become knobbed. [Obs.]	   --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]
Knobbed \Knobbed\, a.	   Containing knobs; full of knobs; ending in a nob. See Illust	   of {Antenna}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The horns of a roe deer of Greenland are pointed at the	         top, and knobbed or tuberous at the bottom. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Knobber \Knob"ber\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Knobbler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knobbing \Knob"bing\, n. (Stone Quarrying)	   Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections.	   [1913 Webster]
Knobbler \Knob"bler\, n. (Zool.)	   The hart in its second year; a young deer. [Written also	   {knobber}.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	         He has hallooed the hounds upon a velvet-headed	         knobbler.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Knobbling fire \Knob"bling fire\n.	   A bloomery fire. See {Bloomery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knobby \Knob"by\, a. [From {Knob}.]	   1. Full of, or covered with, knobs or hard protuberances.	      --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Irregular; stubborn in particulars. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The informers continued in a knobby kind of	            obstinacy.                            --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abounding in rounded hills or mountains; hilly. [U.S.]	      --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster] knobkerrie
knobkerrie \knob"ker`rie\, knobkerry \knob"ker`ry\, n. [Boer D.	   knopkirie, fr. D. knop-hout, knotty stick + Hottentot	   k["i]rri club.]	   A short wooden club with a knobbed end used as a missile	   weapon by Kafir and other native tribes of South Africa.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knobstick \Knob"stick`\, n.	   1. One who refuses to join, or withdraws from, a trade union.	      [Cant, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stick, cane, or club terminating in a knob; esp., such a	      stick or club used as a weapon or missile; a knobkerrie.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knock \Knock\ (n[o^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knocked} (n[o^]kt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Knocking}.] [OE. knoken, AS. cnocian,	   cnucian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. Sw. knacka. Cf.	   {Knack}.]	   1. To drive or be driven against something; to strike against	      something; to clash; as, one heavy body knocks against	      another. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike or beat with something hard or heavy; to rap;	      as, to knock with a club; to knock on the door.	      [1913 Webster]	            For harbor at a thousand doors they knocked.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be	            opened unto you.                      --Matt. vii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To practice evil speaking or fault-finding; to criticize	      habitually or captiously. [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To knock about}, to go about, taking knocks or rough usage;	      to wander about; to saunter. [Colloq.] "Knocking about	      town." --W. Irving.	   {To knock up}, to fail of strength; to become wearied or worn	      out, as with labor; to give out. "The horses were	      beginning to knock up under the fatigue of such severe	      service." --De Quincey.	   {To knock off}, to cease, as from work; to desist.	   {To knock under}, to yield; to submit; to acknowledge one's	      self conquered; -- an expression probably borrowed from	      the practice of knocking under the table with the	      knuckles, when conquered. "Colonel Esmond knocked under to	      his fate." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Knock \Knock\ (n[o^]k), v. t.	   1. To strike with something hard or heavy; to move by	      striking; to drive (a thing) against something; as, to	      knock a ball with a bat; to knock the head against a post;	      to knock a lamp off the table.	      [1913 Webster]	            When heroes knock their knotty heads together.	                                                  --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike for admittance; to rap upon, as a door.	      [1913 Webster]	            Master, knock the door hard.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impress strongly or forcibly; to astonish; to move to	      admiration or applause. [Slang, Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. To criticise; to find fault with; to disparage. "Don't	      knock it if you haven't tried it."	      [PJC]	   {To knock in the head}, or {To knock on the head}, to stun or	      kill by a blow upon the head; hence, to put am end to; to	      defeat, as a scheme or project; to frustrate; to quash.	      [Colloq.] -- {To knock off}.	      (a) To force off by a blow or by beating.	      (b) To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow on the	          counter.	      (c) To leave off (work, etc.). [Colloq.] -- {To knock	   out}, to force out by a blow or by blows; as, to knock out	      the brains.	   {To knock up}.	      (a) To arouse by knocking.	      (b) To beat or tire out; to fatigue till unable to do	          more; as, the men were entirely knocked up. [Colloq.]	          "The day being exceedingly hot, the want of food had	          knocked up my followers." --Petherick.	      (c) (Bookbinding) To make even at the edges, or to shape	          into book form, as printed sheets.	      (d) To make pregnant. Often used in passive, "she got	          knocked up". [vulgar]	Knock \Knock\, n.	   1. A blow; a stroke with something hard or heavy; a jar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stroke, as on a door for admittance; a rap. " A knock at	      the door." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            A loud cry or some great knock.       --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knock off}, See {knock off} in the vocabulary.	      [PJC]
Knockabout \Knock"a*bout`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A small yacht, generally from fifteen to	      twenty-five feet in length, having a mainsail and a jib; a	      sloop with a simplified rig and no bowsprit. All	      knockabouts have ballast and either a keel or centerboard.	      The original type was twenty-one feet in length. The next	      larger type is called a {raceabout}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A knockabout performer or performance. [Theat. Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A man hired on a sheep station to do odd jobs. [Colloq.,	      Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
knockabout \knock"a*bout`\, a.	   1. Marked by knocking about or roughness.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Of noisy and violent character; marked by farce,	      pratfalls, and horseplay; as, knockabout comedy. [Theat.	      Slang]	   Syn: boisterous, slapstick.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Characterized by, or suitable for, knocking about, or	      traveling or wandering hither and thither; suitable for	      use in rough activity; suited for everyday use; -- used	      especially of clothing.	   Syn: casual, everyday.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. That does odd jobs; -- said of a class of hands or	      laborers on a sheep station. [Collog., Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knock down \Knock" down`\, n.	   1. To strike down; to fell; to prostrate by a blow or by	      blows; as, to knock down an assailant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assign to a bidder at an auction, by a blow or knock of	      the auctioneer's hammer; to sell at an auction; as, the	      vase was knocked down at two thousand dollars.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. To take apart; to dissassemble; as, to knock down a rifle	      for cleaning.	      [PJC]	   4. To reduce or discount the price of; as, the dresses were	      knocked down to twenty dollars.	      [PJC]	   5. To earn (an income). "plumbers who knock down over a	      hundred thousand a year."	      [PJC]
Knockdown \Knock"down`\, n.	   1. That which knocks one down; something that overpowers or	      overwhelms, as strong liquor; specif., a kind of ale or	      beer that is very strong. [Slang.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A knocking down; a felling by a knock, as of a combatant,	      or of an animal; a blow that overwhelms; also, a fist	      fight.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Something that knocks down, or takes apart, for packing or	      removal, as a piece of furniture; also, state of being	      knocked down, or taken apart.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Knockdown \Knock"down`\, a.	   1. Of force sufficient to fell or completely overthrow; as, a	      knockdown blow; a knockdown argument..	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Designating a rivet end to be formed into a head by	      upsetting in fastening.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Of or pertaining to the act of knocking down at an	      auction; specif., designating the price below which an	      article will not be disposed by the auctioneer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Made or constructed so as to be capable of being knocked	      down or taken apart, as for transportation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] knock-down-and-drag-out
knock-down-and-drag-out \knock-down-and-drag-out\,
knockdown-dragout \knockdown-dragout\adj.	   marked by extreme violence; -- of fights; also used	   metaphorically of fierce contests; as, a	   knock-down-and-drag-out fight; a knockdown-dragout	   competition for the browser market.	   Syn: ferocious, fierce, knockdown-dragout, tearing.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
knocked-out \knocked-out\ adj.	   damaged; -- not used of persons; as, the gym has some of the	   most knocked-out equipment since Vic Tanny. Opposite of	   {undamaged}. [prenominal]	   Syn: knocked out.	        [WordNet 1.5]
knocker \knock"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, knocks; specifically, an	      instrument, or kind of hammer, fastened to a door, to be	      used in seeking for admittance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shut, shut the door, good John ! fatigued, I said;	            Tie up the knocker; say I'm sick, I'm dead. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person strikingly handsome, beautiful, or fine; one who	      wins admiration; a "stunner." [Slang.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A species of large cockroach, especially {Blabera	      gigantea}, of semitropical America, which is able to	      produce a loud knocking sound.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. [usually used in pl.] a woman's breast. [vulgar]	      [PJC]
Knocking \Knock"ing\, n.	   A beating; a rap; a series of raps.	   [1913 Webster]	         The . . . repeated knockings of the head upon the	         ground by the Chinese worshiper.         --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Knockings \Knock"ings\, n. pl. (Mining)	   Large lumps picked out of the sieve, in dressing ore.	   [1913 Webster]
knock-knee \knock"-knee`\, n. (Med.)	   A condition in which the knees are bent in so as to touch	   each other in walking; inknee.	   Syn: knock-knees, genu valgum.	        [1913 Webster]
knock-kneed \knock"-kneed`\, a.	   Having the legs bent inward so that the knees touch in	   walking. [Written also {knack-kneed}.]
knock-knees \knock-knees\ n.	   1. knock-knee.	   Syn: knock-knee, genu valgum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
knock off \knock off\, n.	   a device in a knitting machine to remove loops from the	   needles.	   [1913 Webster]	knock off \knock off\, v. i. & t.	   1. to quit (working).	      [PJC]	   2. to accomplish; -- frequently used when the task is	      accomplished rapidly.	      [PJC]	   3. to kill; to defeat (opponents). [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   4. to discount, to deduct (a sum from a price).	      [PJC]	   5. to rob.	   Syn: knock over.	        [PJC]	   6. to make a knockoff of; to copy or imitate, usually without	      permission or admission of copying. --[MW10]	      [PJC]
knockoff \knock"off\, n.	   A cheap imitation of something popular, produced illegally	   without a license from the trademark owner, and of inferior	   materials. [Also spelled {knock-off}.]	   [PJC]
Knock-off \Knock"-off`\, n.	   1. Act or place of knocking off; that which knocks off;	      specif. (Mach.), a cam or the like for disconnecting	      something, as a device in a knitting machine to remove	      loops from the needles.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A {knockoff}.	      [PJC]	Knock-off \Knock"-off`\, a.	   That knocks off; of or pertaining to knocking off.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Knock-out \Knock"-out`\, a.	   That knocks out; characterized by knocking out; as, a	   knock-out blow; a knock-out key for knocking out a drill from	   a collet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] knockout
knockout \knock"out`\, knock-out \knock"-out`\, n.	   Act of knocking out, or state of being knocked out; the act	   of rendering a person unconscious by a blow. [WordNet sense	   1]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. a blow which causes a person to become unconscious.	   Syn: knockout blow, knockout punch.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Boxing) the winning of a boxing contest by rendering the	      opponent unable to stand for a specified period, usually a	      count of ten; -- in contrast to a win by a {decision}; as,	      Muhammed Ali won by a knockout in the first round.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a strikingly beautiful woman. [Informal]	      [PJC] knockout drops	knockout drops \knockout drops\, knock-out drops \knock-out
drops\n. pl.	   Drops of any drug, used to a person to fall asleep or become	   unconscious or stupefied for the purpose of robbery, etc.;	   they are usually mixed into a drink so that the person	   consuming it does so unknowingly. One compound used for this	   purpose is {chloral hydrate}. [Slang, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]
Knockstone \Knock"stone`\, n. (Mining)	   A block upon which ore is broken up.	   [1913 Webster]
Knoll \Knoll\ (n[=o]l), n. [AS. cnoll; akin to G. knolle,	   knollen, clod, lump, knob, bunch, OD. knolle ball, bunch, Sw.	   kn["o]l, Dan. knold.]	   A little round hill; a mound; a small elevation of earth; the	   top or crown of a hill.	   [1913 Webster]	         On knoll or hillock rears his crest,	         Lonely and huge, the giant oak.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Knoll \Knoll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Knolling}.] [OE. knollen, AS. cnyllan. See {Knell}.]	   To ring, as a bell; to strike a knell upon; to toll; to	   proclaim, or summon, by ringing. "Knolled to church." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Heavy clocks knolling the drowsy hours.  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Knoll \Knoll\, v. i.	   To sound, as a bell; to knell. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         For a departed being's soul	         The death hymn peals, and the hollow bells knoll.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Knoll \Knoll\, n.	   The tolling of a bell; a knell. [R.] --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Knoller \Knoll"er\, n.	   One who tolls a bell. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Knop \Knop\ (n[o^]p), n. [OE. knop, knoppe; cf. D. knop, knoop,	   G. knopf, Dan. knap, knop, Sw. knapp, knopp, button, bud,	   Icel. knappr, and E. knap, n. Cf. {Knap}, {Knob}.]	   1. A knob; a bud; a bunch; a button.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four bowls made like unto almonds, with their knops	            and their flowers.                    --Ex. xxv. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Any boldly projecting sculptured ornament; esp.,	      the ornamental termination of a pinnacle, and then	      synonymous with {finial}; -- called also {knob}, and	      {knosp}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knop sedge} (Bot.), the bur reed ({Sparganium}); -- so	      called from its globular clusters of seed vessels.	      --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Knopped \Knopped\, a.	   Having knops or knobs; fastened as with buttons. [Obs.]	   --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Knoppern \Knop"pern\, n. [Cf. G. knopper. See {Knop}.] (Zool.)	   A kind of gall produced by a gallfly on the cup of an acorn,	   -- used in tanning and dyeing.	   [1913 Webster]
Knopweed \Knop"weed`\, n.	   Same as {Knapweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knor \Knor\, n.	   See {Knur}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Knosp \Knosp\, n. [Cf. G. knospe bud, E. knop, knar.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Knop}, 2. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Knot \Knot\ (n[o^]t), n. [OE. knot, knotte, AS. cnotta; akin to	   D. knot, OHG. chnodo, chnoto, G. knoten, Icel. kn[=u]tr, Sw.	   knut, Dan. knude, and perh. to L. nodus. Cf. {Knout},	   {Knit}.]	   1.	      (a) A fastening together of the parts or ends of one or	          more threads, cords, ropes, etc., by any one of	          various ways of tying or entangling.	      (b) A lump or loop formed in a thread, cord, rope. etc.,	          as at the end, by tying or interweaving it upon	          itself.	      (c) An ornamental tie, as of a ribbon.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The names of knots vary according to the manner of	         their making, or the use for which they are intended;	         as, dowknot, reef knot, stopper knot, diamond knot,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A bond of union; a connection; a tie. "With nuptial knot."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere we knit the knot that can never be loosed. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something not easily solved; an intricacy; a difficulty; a	      perplexity; a problem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knots worthy of solution.             --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man shall be perplexed with knots, and problems of	            business, and contrary affairs.       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A figure the lines of which are interlaced or intricately	      interwoven, as in embroidery, gardening, etc. "Garden	      knots." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flowers worthy of paradise, which, not nice art	            In beds and curious knots, but nature boon	            Poured forth profuse on hill, and dale, and plain.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A cluster of persons or things; a collection; a group; a	      hand; a clique; as, a knot of politicians. "Knots of	      talk." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            His ancient knot of dangerous adversaries. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Palms in cluster, knots of Paradise.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            As they sat together in small, separate knots, they	            discussed doctrinal and metaphysical points of	            belief.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A portion of a branch of a tree that forms a mass of woody	      fiber running at an angle with the grain of the main stock	      and making a hard place in the timber. A loose knot is	      generally the remains of a dead branch of a tree covered	      by later woody growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A knob, lump, swelling, or protuberance.	      [1913 Webster]	            With lips serenely placid, felt the knot	            Climb in her throat.                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A protuberant joint in a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The point on which the action of a story depends; the gist	      of a matter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I shoulde to the knotte condescend,	            And maken of her walking soon an end. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mech.) See {Node}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Naut.)	       (a) A division of the log line, serving to measure the	           rate of the vessel's motion. Each knot on the line	           bears the same proportion to a mile that thirty	           seconds do to an hour. The number of knots which run	           off from the reel in half a minute, therefore, shows	           the number of miles the vessel sails in an hour.	           Hence:	       (b) A nautical mile, or 6080.27 feet; as, when a ship	           goes nautical eight miles an hour, her speed is said	           to be eight knots.	           [1913 Webster]	   12. A kind of epaulet. See {Shoulder knot}.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Zool.) A sandpiper ({Tringa canutus}), found in the	       northern parts of all the continents, in summer. It is	       grayish or ashy above, with the rump and upper tail	       coverts white, barred with dusky. The lower parts are	       pale brown, with the flanks and under tail coverts white.	       When fat it is prized by epicures. Called also {dunne}.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is said to be derived from King Canute, this	         bird being a favorite article of food with him.	         [1913 Webster]	               The knot that called was Canutus' bird of old,	               Of that great king of Danes his name that still	               doth hold,	               His appetite to please that far and near was	               sought.                            --Drayton.	         [1913 Webster]	Knot \Knot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Knotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Knotting}.]	   1. To tie in or with, or form into, a knot or knots; to form	      a knot on, as a rope; to entangle. "Knotted curls."	      --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            As tight as I could knot the noose.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite closely; to knit together. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To entangle or perplex; to puzzle. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Knot \Knot\, v. i.	   1. To form knots or joints, as in a cord, a plant, etc.; to	      become entangled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cut hay when it begins to knot.       --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To knit knots for fringe or trimming.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To copulate; -- said of toads. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Knotberry \Knot"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The cloudberry ({Rudus Cham[ae]morus}); -- so called from its	   knotted stems.	   [1913 Webster]
Knotgrass \Knot"grass`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) a common weed with jointed stems {(Polygonum aviculare)};	       knotweed.	   (b) The dog grass. See under {Dog}.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: An infusion of {Polygonum aviculare} was once supposed	         to have the effect of stopping the growth of an animal,	         and hence it was called, as by Shakespeare, "hindering	         knotgrass."	         [1913 Webster]	               We want a boy extremely for this function,	               Kept under for a year with milk and knotgrass.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	         [1913 Webster]
Knotless \Knot"less\, a.	   Free from knots; without knots. "Silver firs with knotless	   trunks."                                       --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Knotted \Knot"ted\, a.	   1. Full of knots; having knots; knurled; as, a knotted cord;	      the knotted oak. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Interwoven; matted; entangled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make . . . thy knotted and combined locks to part.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having intersecting lines or figures.	      [1913 Webster]	            The west corner of thy curious knotted garden.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) Characterized by small, detached points, chiefly	      composed of mica, less decomposable than the mass of the	      rock, and forming knots in relief on the weathered	      surface; as, knotted rocks. --Percival.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Entangled; puzzling; knotty. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They're catched in knotted lawlike nets. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Knottiness \Knot"ti*ness\, n. [From {Knotty}.]	   1. The quality or state of being knotty or full of knots.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Difficulty of solution; intricacy; complication. "	      Knottiness of his style." --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]
Knotty \Knot"ty\, a. [Compar. {Knottier}; superl. {Knottiest}.]	   1. Full of knots; knotted; having many knots; as, knotty	      timber; a knotty rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hard; rugged; as, a knotty head. [R.] --Rewe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Difficult; intricate; perplexed.	      [1913 Webster]	            A knotty point to which we now proceed --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Knotweed \Knot"weed`\ (n[o^]t"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Knotgrass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Knotwort \Knot"wort`\ (n[o^]t"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A small, herbaceous, trailing plant, of the genus	   {Illecebrum} ({Illecebrum verticillatum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Knout \Knout\ (nout or n[=oo]t), n. [Russ. knut'; prob. of	   Scand. origin; cf. Sw. knut knot, knout, Icel. kn[=u]tr knot:	   cf. F. knout. See {Knot}.]	   A kind of whip for flogging criminals, formerly much used in	   Russia. The lash is a tapering bundle of leather thongs	   twisted with wire and hardened, so that it mangles the flesh.	   [1913 Webster]	Knout \Knout\, v. t.	   To punish with the knout. --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
Know \Know\ (n[=o]), n.	   Knee. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Know \Know\ (n[=o]), v. t. [imp. {Knew} (n[=u]); p. p. {Known}	   (n[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Knowing}.] [OE. knowen, knawen,	   AS. cn[aum]wan; akin to OHG. chn[aum]an (in comp.), Icel.	   kn[aum] to be able, Russ. znate to know, L. gnoscere,	   noscere, Gr. gighw`skein, Skr. jn[=a]; fr. the root of E.	   can, v. i., ken. [root]45. See {Ken}, {Can} to be able, and	   cf. {Acquaint}, {Cognition}, {Gnome}, {Ignore}, {Noble},	   {Note}.]	   1. To perceive or apprehend clearly and certainly; to	      understand; to have full information of; as, to know one's	      duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, that a man might know	            The end of this day's business ere it come! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a certainty in the proposition, and we know	            it.                                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Know how sublime a thing it is	            To suffer and be strong.              --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be convinced of the truth of; to be fully assured of;	      as, to know things from information.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be acquainted with; to be no stranger to; to be more or	      less familiar with the person, character, etc., of; to	      possess experience of; as, to know an author; to know the	      rules of an organization.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.	                                                  --2 Cor. v.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to know me argues yourselves unknown. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To recognize; to distinguish; to discern the character of;	      as, to know a person's face or figure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall know them by their fruits.   --Matt. vil.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            And their eyes were opened, and they knew him.	                                                  --Luke xxiv.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            To know	            Faithful friend from flattering foe.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At nearer view he thought he knew the dead.	                                                  --Flatman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To have sexual intercourse with.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Adam knew Eve his wife.           --Gen. iv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Know is often followed by an objective and an	         infinitive (with or without to) or a participle, a	         dependent sentence, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               And I knew that thou hearest me always. --John	                                                  xi. 42.	         [1913 Webster]	               The monk he instantly knew to be the prior. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	         [1913 Webster]	               In other hands I have known money do good.	                                                  --Dickens.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To know how}, to understand the manner, way, or means; to	      have requisite information, intelligence, or sagacity. How	      is sometimes omitted. " If we fear to die, or know not to	      be patient." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Know \Know\, v. i.	   1. To have knowledge; to have a clear and certain perception;	      to possess wisdom, instruction, or information; -- often	      with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.	                                                  --Is. i. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            If any man will do his will, he shall know of the	            doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak	            of myself.                            --John vii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	            The peasant folklore of Europe still knows of	            willows that bleed and weep and speak when hewn.	                                                  --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be assured; to feel confident.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To know of}, to ask, to inquire. [Obs.] " Know of your	      youth, examine well your blood." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Knowable \Know"a*ble\, a.	   That may be known; capable of being discovered, understood,	   or ascertained.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus mind and matter, as known or knowable, are only	         two different series of phenomena or qualities. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Knowa bleness \Know"a* ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being knowable. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Know-all \Know"-all`\, n.	   One who knows everything; hence, one who makes pretension to	   great knowledge; a wiseacre; a know-it-all; -- usually	   ironical. [Colloq. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Knower \Know"er\, n.	   One who knows. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] knowhow
knowhow \know"how`\, know-how \know"-how`\(n[=o]"hou`) n.	   the knowledge and skill required to do something; practical	   knowledge for a specific task.	   Syn: knowhow.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Knowing \Know"ing\, a.	   1. Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a	      knowing dog.	      [1913 Webster]	            The knowing and intelligent part of the world.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Knowing \Know"ing\, n.	   Knowledge; hence, experience. " In my knowing." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         This sore night	         Hath trifled former knowings.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Knowingly \Know"ing*ly\, adv.	   1. With knowledge; in a knowing manner; intelligently;	      consciously; deliberately; as, he would not knowingly	      offend. --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By experience. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Knowingness \Know"ing*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent;	   shrewdness; skillfulness.	   [1913 Webster]
Know-it-all \Know"-it-all`\, n.	   One who knows everything; hence, a person who makes	   pretension to great knowledge, especially one whose didactic	   conversational habit conspicuously reveals his belief that he	   has superior knowledge on many subjects; a wiseacre; a	   know-all; -- usually ironical. [Colloq. & pejorative]	   Note: the use of this term implies that the speaker	         disapproves of this behavior, and may think that it is	         unjustified	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Knowleche \Knowl"eche\, n. & v. [Obs.]	   See {Knowledge}.	   [1913 Webster]	         We consider and knowleche that we have offended.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Knowleching \Knowl"ech*ing\, n.	   Knowledge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Knowledge \Knowl"edge\, n. [OE. knowlage, knowlege, knowleche,	   knawleche. The last part is the Icel. suffix -leikr, forming	   abstract nouns, orig. the same as Icel. leikr game, play,	   sport, akin to AS. l[=a]c, Goth. laiks dance. See {Know}, and	   cf. {Lake}, v. i., {Lark} a frolic.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or state of knowing; clear perception of fact,	      truth, or duty; certain apprehension; familiar cognizance;	      cognition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowledge, which is the highest degree of the	            speculative faculties, consists in the perception of	            the truth of affirmative or negative propositions.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is or may be known; the object of an act of	      knowing; a cognition; -- chiefly used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a great difference in the delivery of the	            mathematics, which are the most abstracted of	            knowledges.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowledges is a term in frequent use by Bacon, and,	            though now obsolete, should be revived, as without	            it we are compelled to borrow "cognitions" to	            express its import.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To use a word of Bacon's, now unfortunately	            obsolete, we must determine the relative value of	            knowledges.                           --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is gained and preserved by knowing;	      instruction; acquaintance; enlightenment; learning;	      scholarship; erudition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowledge puffeth up, but charity edifieth. --1 Cor.	                                                  viii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ignorance is the curse of God;	            Knowledge, the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That familiarity which is gained by actual experience;	      practical skill; as, a knowledge of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shipmen that had knowledge of the sea. --1 Kings ix.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Scope of information; cognizance; notice; as, it has not	      come to my knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou	            shouldst take knowledge of me?        --Ruth ii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Sexual intercourse; -- usually preceded by carnal; same as	      {carnal knowledge}.	   Syn: See {Wisdom}.	        [1913 Webster]	Knowledge \Knowl"edge\, v. t.	   To acknowledge. [Obs.] "Sinners which knowledge their sins."	   --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
knowledgeable \knowledgeable\ adj.	   1. thoroughly acquainted with and skilled in something	      through study or experience; as, knowledgeable in	      classical languages. Opposite of {unversed},	      {unacquainted}, and {unfamiliar}.	   Syn: versed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. fully informed.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. highly educated; having information or understanding.	   Syn: enlightened, learned, lettered, literate, well-educated,	        well-read.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {knowledgeability}, n. --	        {knowledgeably}, adv. -- {knowledgeableness}, n.	        [PJC]
knowledge engineering \knowledge engineering\ n.	   The application of computerized data and text manipulation to	   manage and interpret large bodies of knowledge, or find	   useful information in large bodies of data. The study of	   methods for knowledge engineering is generally considered as	   a branch of artificial intelligence.	   [PJC]
knowledge-intensive \knowledge-intensive\ a.	   Requiring access to and manipulation of large quantities of	   knowledge; as, knowledge-intensive labor.	   [PJC]
knowledge worker \knowledge worker\ n.	   A person whose occupation is predominantly concerned with	   generating or interpreting information, as contrasted with	   manual labor.	   [PJC]
Known \Known\, p. p.	   of {Know}.	   [1913 Webster]
Know-nothing \Know"-noth`ing\, n.	   A member of a secret political organization in the United	   States, the chief objects of which were the proscription of	   foreigners by the repeal of the naturalization laws, and the	   exclusive choice of native Americans for office.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The party originated in 1853, and existed for about	         three years. The members of it were called	         Know-nothings, because they replied "I don't know," to	         any questions asked them in reference to the party.	         [1913 Webster]
Know-nothingism \Know"-noth`ing*ism\, n.	   The doctrines, principles, or practices, of the	   Know-nothings.	   [1913 Webster]
Knubs \Knubs\, n. pl.	   Waste silk formed in winding off the threads from a cocoon.	   [1913 Webster]
Knuckle \Knuc"kle\, n. [OE. knokel, knokil, AS. cuncel; akin to	   D. knokkel, OFries. knokele, knokle, G. kn["o]chel, Sw.	   knoge, Dan. knokkel, G. knochen bone, and perh. to E. knock.]	   1. The joint of a finger, particularly when made prominent by	      the closing of the fingers. --Davenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The kneejoint, or middle joint, of either leg of a	      quadruped, especially of a calf; -- formerly used of the	      kneejoint of a human being.	      [1913 Webster]	            With weary knuckles on thy brim she kneeled sadly	            down.                                 --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The joint of a plant. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) The joining parts of a hinge through which the pin	      or rivet passes; a knuckle joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Shipbuilding) A convex portion of a vessel's figure where	      a sudden change of shape occurs, as in a canal boat, where	      a nearly vertical side joins a nearly flat bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A contrivance, usually of brass or iron, and furnished	      with points, worn to protect the hand, to add force to a	      blow, and to disfigure the person struck; -- called also	      {knuckle duster}, {knuckles} or {brass knuckles}. [Slang.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Knuckle joint} (Mach.), a hinge joint, in which a projection	      with an eye, on one piece, enters a jaw between two	      corresponding projections with eyes, on another piece, and	      is retained by a pin which passes through the eyes and	      forms the pivot.	   {Knuckle of veal} (Cookery), the lower part of a leg of veal,	      from the line of the body to the knuckle.	      [1913 Webster]	Knuckle \Knuc"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Knuckled};; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Knuckling}.]	   To yield; to submit; -- used with down, to, or under.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To knuckle to}.	   (a) To submit to in a contest; to yield to. [Colloq.] See {To	       knock under}, under {Knock}, v. i.	   (b) To apply one's self vigorously or earnestly to; as, to	       knuckle to work. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	Knuckle \Knuc"kle\, v. t.	   To beat with the knuckles; to pummel. [R.] --Horace Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Knuckled \Knuc"kled\, a.	   Jointed. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
knuckle under \knuc`kle un"der\, v. i.	   To yield; to submit; -- usually used with to.	   [PJC]
knuckles \knuc"kles\ n. pl.	   a small metal weapon, worn over the knuckles on the back of	   the hand; called also {brass knuckles} and {knuckle duster}.	   Syn: brass knucks, knucks, brass knuckles, knuckle duster.	        [WordNet 1.5]
knucks \knucks\ n. pl.	   same as {knuckles}.	   Syn: brass knucks, brass knuckles, knuckles, knuckle duster.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Knuff \Knuff\ (n[u^]f), n. [Cf. {Gnof} a churl.]	   A lout; a clown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The country knuffs, Hob, Dick, and Hick,	         With clubs and clouted shoon.            --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Knur \Knur\ (n[^u]r), n. [See {Knurl}.]	   A knurl. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Knurl \Knurl\ (n[^u]rl), n. [See {Knar}, {Gnar}.]	   A contorted knot in wood; a crossgrained protuberance; a	   nodule; a boss or projection.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, is crossgrained.	      [1913 Webster]	Knurl \Knurl\ (n[^u]rl), v. t.	   To provide with ridges, to assist the grasp, as in the edge	   of a flat knob, or coin; to mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Knurled \Knurled\ (n[^u]rld), a.	   1. Full of knots; gnarled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Milled, as the head of a screw, or the edge of a coin.	      [1913 Webster]
Knurly \Knurl"y\ (n[^u]rl"[y^]), [Compar. {Knurlier}	   (n[^u]rl"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Knurliest}.] [See {Knur}, and	   cf. {Gnarly}.]	   Full of knots; hard; tough; hence, capable of enduring or	   resisting much.	   [1913 Webster]
Knurry \Knur"ry\, a.	   Full of knots. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster] K.O.	   KO
KO \KO\, KO \K.O.\, ko \k.o.\n.	   a knockout; a blow that renders the opponent unconscious; --	   used especially in boxing. [acronym]	   Syn: knockout.	        [WordNet 1.5]	KO \KO\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {KO'd}; p. pr. & vb. n. {KO'ing}.]	   To knock out; to deliver a blow that renders (the opponent)	   unconscious; -- used especially in boxing. [acronym]	   Syn: knockout.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Koaita \Ko*ai"ta\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Coaita}.	   [1913 Webster]
Koala \Ko*a"la\, n.	   A tailless furry marsupial ({Phascolarctos cinereus}), found	   in Australia. The female carries her young on the back of her	   neck. Called also {Australian bear}, {koala bear}, {native	   bear}, and {native sloth}. The koala lives almost all of its	   life in trees, moves sluggishly like a sloth, and eats	   eucalyptus leaves almost exclusively.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Kob
Kob \Kob\, Koba \Ko"ba\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of African antelopes of the genus	   {Kobus}, esp. the species {Kobus sing-sing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kobalt \Ko"balt\, n.	   See {Cobalt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kobellite \Ko"bel*lite\, n. [From Franz von Kobell, of Munich.]	   (Min.)	   A blackish gray mineral, a sulphide of antimony, bismuth, and	   lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Kobold \Ko"bold\, n. [G., perh. orig., house god, hose	   protector. See {Cobalt}]	   A kind of domestic spirit in German mythology, corresponding	   to the Scottish brownie and the English Robin Goodfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
KO'd \KO'd\ adj. [from {KO}, v. t.]	   rendered unconscious, usually by a blow.	   Syn: knocked out(predicate), kayoed, out(predicate), stunned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kodachrome \Ko"da*chrome`\ (k[=o]"d[a^]*kr[=o]m`), n. [A	   trademark.]	   A brand of photographic transparency bearing a positive color	   image.	   [PJC]
Kodagu \Kodagu\ n.	   A Dravidian language.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Kodak \Ko"dak\ (k[=o]"d[a^]k), n. [An invented name.]	   1. A kind of portable photographic camera, esp. adapted for	      snapshot work, in which a succession of negatives is made	      upon a continuous roll of sensitized film; -- originally a	      trademark name of the Eastman Kodak Company, but from	      early 1900's through the 1930's it was popularly applied	      to almost any hand camera. [Trademark]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A photograph taken with a kodak.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Kodak \Ko"dak\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Kodaked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Kodaking}.]	   To photograph with a kodak; hence, to describe or	   characterize briefly and vividly. [obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kodiak \Kodiak\ prop. n.	   Same as {Kodiak bear}.	   [PJC]	Kodiak bear \Kodiak bear\ n.	   A large brown bear ({Ursus middendorffi} syn. {Ursus arctos}	   middendorffi) of coastal Alaska and British Columbia related	   to the grizzly bear; called also {Kodiak bear}.	   Syn: Alaskan brown bear, Kodiak, {Ursus middendorffi}, {Ursus	        arctos} middendorffi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Koel \Ko"el\, n. [Native name in India.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of cuckoos of the genus	   {Eudynamys}, found in India, the East Indies, and Australia.	   They deposit their eggs in the nests of other birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Koellia \Koellia\ n. (Bot.)	   The genus comprising the American mountain mint, synonymous	   with {Pycnanthemum}.	   Syn: Pycnanthemum, genus {Pycnanthemum}, genus {Koellia}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Koff \Koff\, n. [D. kof.]	   A two-masted Dutch vessel.
Koftgari \Koft`ga*ri"\, a. [Hind. koft gar["i] goldbeating. fr.	   Per. koft beating + gar["i] trade.]	   Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold, -- a	   variety of damascening much used in the arts of India.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kogia \Kogia\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   The genus comprising the pygmy sperm whales.	   Syn: genus {Kogia}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Kohinoor
Kohinoor \Koh`i*noor"\, Kohnur \Koh`*nur\ (k[=o]`[i^]*n[=oo]r"),	   n. [Per. koh-i-n[=u]r, lit., mountain of light.]	   A famous diamond, surrendered to the British crown on the	   annexation of the Punjab. According to Hindu legends, it was	   found in a Golconda mine, and has been the property of	   various Hindu and Persian rulers.	   [1913 Webster]
Kohl \Kohl\, n. [See {Alcohol}.]	   A mixture of soot and other ingredients, used by Egyptian and	   other Eastern women to darken the edges of the eyelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Kohl-rabi \Kohl"-ra`bi\, n.; pl. {Kohl-rabies}. [G. Cf. {Cole},	   {Rape} the plant.] (Bot.)	   A variety of cabbage, in which the edible part is a large,	   turnip-shaped swelling of the stem, above the surface of the	   ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Kokama \Ko*ka"ma\, n. (Zool.)	   The gemsbok.	   [1913 Webster]
Koklass \Ko"klass\, n. (Zool.)	   Any pheasant of the genus {Pucrasia}. The birds of this genus	   inhabit India and China, and are distinguished by having a	   long central and two lateral crests on the head. Called also	   {pucras}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kokoon \Ko*koon"\, n. (Zool.)	   The gnu.	   [1913 Webster] Kola
Kola \Ko"la\, Kola nut \Kola nut\ .	   Same as {Cola}, {Cola nut}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kolarian \Ko*la"ri*an\, n. (Ethnol.)	   An individual of one of the races of aboriginal inhabitants	   which survive in Hindustan. -- a. Of or pertaining to the	   Kolarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Kolinsky \Ko*lin"sky\, n. [Russ. kolinski of Kola, a district in	   northeasten Russia where the finest minks abound.]	   Among furriers, any of several Asiatic minks; esp., {Putorius	   sibiricus}, the yellowish brown pelt of which is valued, esp.	   for the tail, used for making artists' brushes. Trade names	   for the fur are {red sable} and {Tatar sable}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kolkhoz \kol*khoz"\ n. [Russian, concatenated from kollektivnoye	   khozyaistvo, collective farm.]	   A collective farm owned by the communist state, in the former	   USSR.	   [WordNet 1.5]
kolkhoznik \kol`khoz"nik\ n.	   a member of a kolkhoz.	   [WordNet 1.5] Koluschan
Koluschan \Ko*lusch"an\, Kolushan \Ko*lush"an\, a. [From Russ.	   kalyushka piece of wood (worn in the nether lip).]	   Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of North	   American Indians comprising the Tlinkit tribes of the	   Alexander Archipelago of southeastern Alaska and adjacent	   coast lands. Their language bears some affinity to Mexican	   tongues.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kolkwitzia \Kolkwitzia\ prop. n.	   A Chinese genus having only one species, the beauty bush.	   Syn: genus {Kolkwitzia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Komenic \Ko*me"nic\, a. [Prob. G. mekonin (by transposition of	   letters) + -ic.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to, or designating, an acid derived from	   meconic acid. [Written also {comenic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
komondor \komondor\ n.	   A Hungarian breed of large powerful shaggy-coated white dog,	   used also as guard dog.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Komtok \Kom"tok\, n. (Zool.)	   An African freshwater fish ({Protopterus annectens}),	   belonging to the Dipnoi. It can breathe air by means of its	   lungs, and when waters dry up, it encases itself in a nest of	   hard mud, where it remains till the rainy season. It is used	   as food.	   [1913 Webster]
Kon \Kon\, v. t.	   To know. See {Can}, and {Con}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye konnen thereon as much as any man.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
konini \konini\ n.	   An erect deciduous shrub or tree ({Fuchsia excorticata}),	   native to New Zealand, growing up to 10 feet, with	   maroon-flushed flowers.	   Syn: tree fuchsia, native fuchsia, {Fuchsia excorticata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Konite \Ko"nite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Conite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Konseal \Kon*seal"\, n. [Prob. formed from conceal.] (Med.)	   A form of capsule for inclosing a dose of medicine that is	   offensive, caustic, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Konze \Konze\, n. (Zool.)	   A large African antelope ({Alcelaphus Lichtensteini}), allied	   to the hartbeest, but having shorter and flatter horns, and	   lacking a black patch on the face.	   [1913 Webster]
Koodoo \Koo"doo\, n. (Zool.)	   A large South African antelope ({Strepsiceros kudu}). The	   males have graceful spiral horns, sometimes four feet long.	   The general color is reddish or grayish brown, with eight or	   nine white bands on each side, and a pale dorsal stripe. The	   old males become dark bluish gray, due to the skin showing	   through the hair. The females are hornless. Called also	   {nellut}. [Written also {kudu}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kookoom \Koo"koom\, n. (Zool.)	   The oryx or gemsbok. [Written also {kookaam}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Koolokamba \Koo`lo*kam"ba\, n. (Zool.)	   A west African anthropoid ape ({Troglodytes koolokamba}, or	   {Troglodytes Aubryi}), allied to the chimpanzee and gorilla,	   and, in some respects, intermediate between them.	   [1913 Webster]
Koolslaa \Kool"slaa`\, n.	   See {Coleslaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Koord \Koord\, n.	   See {Kurd}.	   [1913 Webster]
Koordish \Koord"ish\, n.	   See {Kurdish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Koorilian \Koo*ril"i*an\, a & n.	   Same as {Kurilian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kop \Kop\, n. [South Afr. D., fr. D. kop head, akin to G. kopf	   and prob. to E. cop top.]	   Hill; mountain. [South Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kopeck \ko"peck\, n.; pl. Eng. {kopecks}, Russ. {kopeek}. [Russ.	   kopeika.]	   A small Russian coin, continued as a unit of currency within	   the Soviet Union. One hundred kopecks make a ruble. The ruble	   was worth about sixty cents (U. S.) in 1910; in 1991 a	   two-kopeck coin could be used for a local telephone call at a	   pay telephone. After the breakup of the Soviet Union in 1993,	   the exchange value of the ruble declined rapidly and by the	   end of 1994 the ruble was worth three hundredths of a cent,	   and by 1997 two hundredths of a cent. By 1993, the kopek had	   become of such small value that it was obsolete and no longer	   minted. [Written also {kopek}, {copec}, and {copeck}.]	   [1913 Webster] kopje
kopje \kop"je\, koppie \kop"pie\(k[o^]p"[i^]) n. [South African	   D., dim. of kop. See {Kop}.]	   A hillock; a small kop, especially a small hill rising up	   from the African veld. [South Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The colloqual Dutch pronunciation as here given is the	         usual one in South Africa.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
kor \kor\ n.	   A Hebrew unit of capacity.	   Syn: homer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Koran \Ko"ran\ (k[=o]"ran or k[-o]*r[aum]n"; 277), n. [Ar.	   qor[=a]n; with the Ar. article, Alkoran, Alcoran; = Turk.	   Pers. qur[^a]n, from Ar. quran, qoran, book, reading, from	   q[^a]r[^a], read. See {Alcoran}.]	   The Scriptures of the Muslims, containing the professed	   revelations to Mohammed; -- called also {Alcoran}. [Written	   also {Kuran} or {Quran}, Also rarely {Coran} and {Core}.]	   Note: The Koran is the sacred book of the Muslims (sometimes	         called Mohammedans by non-Muslims, a term considered	         offensive by some Muslims). It is the most important	         foundation on which Islam rests and it is held in the	         highest veneration by all Islamic sects. When being	         read it must be kept on a stand elevated above the	         floor. No one may read it or touch it without first	         making a legal ablution. It is written in the Arabic	         language, and its style is considered a model. The	         substance of the Koran is held to be uncreated and	         eternal. Mohammed was merely the person to whom the	         work was revealed. At first the Koran was not written,	         but entirely committed to memory. But when a great many	         of the best Koran reciters had been killed in battle,	         Omar suggested to Abu-Bekr (the successor of Mohammed)	         that it should be written down. Abu-Bekr accordingly	         commanded Zeid, an amanuensis of the prophet, to commit	         it to writing. This was the authorized text until 23	         years after the death of the prophet. A number of	         variant readings had, however, crept into use. By order	         of the calif Osman in the year 30 of the Hejira, Zeid	         and three assistants made a careful revision which was	         adopted as the standard, and all the other copies were	         ordered to be burned. The Koran consists of 114 suras	         or divisions. These are not numbered, but each one has	         a separate name. They are not arranged in historical	         order. These suras purport to be the addresses	         delivered by Mohammed during his career at Mecca and	         Medina. As a general rule the shorter suras, which	         contain the theology of Islam, belong to the Meccan	         period; while the longer ones, relating to social	         duties and relationships, to Medina. The Koran is	         largely drawn from Jewish and Christian sources, the	         former prevailing. Moses and Jesus are reckoned among	         the prophets. The biblical narratives are interwoven	         with rabbinical legends. The customs of the Jews are	         made to conform to those of the Arabians. Islamic	         theology consists in the study of the Koran and its	         commentaries. A very fine collection of Korans,	         including one in Cufic (the old Arabic character), is	         to be found in the Khedival Library at Cairo, Egypt.	         [Century Dict. 1906]
Korea \Korea\ prop. n.	   An Asian peninsula off Manchuria.	   Syn: Korean Peninsula.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Korean \Korean\ prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Korea; as, Korean handicrafts; the Korean	   war.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Korin \Ko"rin\, n. (Zool.)	   The gazelle.	   [1913 Webster]
Korinthos \Korinthos\ prop. prop. n. [Greek.]	   A city in Greece, called {Corinth} in English; the modern	   city is near the site of the ancient city that was 2nd only	   to Athens in size and power in ancient Greece.	   Syn: Corinth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Korrigum \Kor"ri*gum\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A West African antelope ({Damalis Senegalensis}), allied to	   the sassaby. It is reddish gray, with a black face, and a	   black stripe on the outside of the legs above the knees.	   [1913 Webster]
kos \kos\ n.	   an Indian unit of length having different values in different	   localities.	   Syn: coss.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kosher \Ko"sher\, a. [heb. kosh["e]r fit, proper.]	   1. Ceremonially clean, according to Jewish law; -- applied to	      food, esp. to meat of animals slaughtered according to the	      requirements of Jewish law. Opposed to {tref}. For food to	      be officially kosher, it must be certified fit to eat by a	      Rabbi, according to Jewish ritual law; as, kosher food.	      Hence, designating a shop, store, house, etc., where such	      food is sold or used; as, a kosher restaurant.	   Syn: cosher, ritually fit, sanctioned.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence: Proper; seemly; appropriate; legitimate; as, it's	      not kosher to do it that way. [colloq.]	      [PJC]	   3. Genuine. [colloq.]	      [PJC]	Kosher \Ko"sher\, n.	   Kosher food; also, a kosher shop.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the practise of adherence to the Jewish ritual law; used	      mostly in the phrase	   {keep kosher}, v. i..	      [PJC]	   {keep kosher} To adhere to the rules for eating only kosher	      food and handling it properly.	      [PJC]	Kosher \Ko"sher\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Koshered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Koshering}.]	   To prepare in conformity with the requirements of the Jewish	   law, as meat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kosmos \Kos"mos\, n.	   See {Cosmos}. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Kosteletzya \Kosteletzya\ n.	   A small genus of herbs of the Southeastern U. S. and tropical	   America and Africa.	   Syn: genus {Kosteletzya}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kotow \Ko*tow"\, n. [Chinese, knock head.]	   Same as {kowtow}, the more common spellings. [China] [Also	   spelled {kowtow}.] --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]	Kotow \Ko*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kotowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kotowing}.]	   1. To perform the kotow. Now usually spelled {kowtow}. [Also	      spelled {kowtow}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defer to another in a servile or humiliating manner; to	      act obsequiously.	      [PJC]
Koulan \Kou"lan\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A wild horse ({Equus onager} or {Asinus onager}) inhabiting	   the plains of Central Asia; -- called also {gour}, {khur},	   and {onager}. [Written also {kulan}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which	         it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but	         fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal	         stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is	         intermediate between the horse and ass.	         [1913 Webster]
Koumiss \Kou"miss\, n. [Russ. kumys; of Mongolian origin.]	   An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made	   by the Tartars of central Asia from mare's or camel's milk.	   It can be obtained from any kind of milk, and is now largely	   made in Europe. [Written also {koumyss}, {kumiss}, {kumis},	   {kumish}, and {kumys}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Koumiss has from time immemorial served the Tartar	         instead of wine or spirits.              --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Kousso \Kous"so\, n. (Bot.)	   An Abyssinian rosaceous tree ({Brayera anthelmintica}), the	   flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also	   {cusso} and {kosso}.]	   [1913 Webster]
kowhai \kowhai\ n.	   A shrub or small tree ({Sophora tetraptera}) of New Zealand	   and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow	   flowers; it yields a hard strong wood.	   Syn: {Sophora tetraptera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, n. [Chinese, knock head.]	   The prostration made by mandarins and others to their	   superiors, either as homage or worship, by knocking the	   forehead on the ground; same as {Kotow}. There are degrees in	   the rite, the highest being expressed by three knockings.	   [China] [Also spelled {kotow}.] --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]	Kowtow \Kow*tow"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Kowtowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Kowtowing}.]	   To perform the kowtow. Same as {Kotow}	   [1913 Webster]	         I have salaamed and kowtowed to him.     --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To defer to another in a servile or humiliating manner; to	      act obsequiously.	   Syn: kotow.	        [PJC]
Kr \Kr\ prop. n. (Chem.)	   The chemical symbol for the element krypton, one of the six	   noble gases. [abbrev.]	   Syn: krypton.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kra \Kra\, n. (Zool.)	   A long-tailed ape ({Macacus cynomolgus}) of India and	   Sumatra. It is reddish olive, spotted with black, and has a	   black tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Kraal \Kraal\ (kr[aum]l or kr[add]l; 277), n. [D., a village,	   inclosure, park, prob. fr. Pg. curral a cattle pen; the same	   word as Sp. corral. See {Corral}.]	   1. A collection of huts within a stockade; a village;	      sometimes, a single hut. [South Africa]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosure into which are driven wild elephants which	      are to be tamed and educated. [Ceylon]	      [1913 Webster]
Krait \Krait\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A very venomous snake of India ({Bungarus coeruleus}), allied	   to the cobra. Its upper parts are bluish or brownish black,	   often with narrow white streaks; the belly is whitish.	   [1913 Webster]
Kraken \Kra"ken\, n. [Prob. from OSw. krake, or ODan. krage the	   trunk of a tree, the branches of which are not entirely cut	   off, to which it was likened by the Norwegian mariners.]	   A fabulous Scandinavian sea monster, often represented as	   resembling an island, but sometimes as resembling an immense	   octopus.	   [1913 Webster]	         To believe all that has been said of the sea serpent or	         kraken, would be credulity; to reject the possibility	         of their existence, would be presumption. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a kraken huge and black.            --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Krakowiak \Kra*ko"wi*ak\, n. (Mus.)	   A lively Polish dance. See {Cracovienne}.	   [1913 Webster]
Krameria \Kra*me"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL. So called after the German	   botanists, J. G. H. Kramer & W. H. Kramer.] (Bot.)	   A genus of spreading shrubs with many stems, from one species	   of which ({Krameria triandra}), found in Peru, rhatany root,	   used as a medicine, is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Krameric \Kra*mer"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, {Krameria} (rhatany); as,	   krameric acid, usually called ratanhia-tannic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Krang \Krang\, n. [Cf. D. kreng a carcass.]	   The carcass of a whale after the blubber has been removed.	   [Written also {crang} and {kreng}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kranging hook \Krang"ing hook`\n. (Whaling)	   A hook for holding the blubber while cutting it away.	   [Written also {cranging hook}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kreatic \Kre*at"ic\, a.	   See {Creatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kreatin \Kre"a*tin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Creatin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kreatinin \Kre*at"i*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Creatinin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kreel \Kreel\, n.	   See {Creel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kremlin \Krem"lin\, n. [Russ. kremle.]	   1. The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of	      Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces,	      cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. [Russia]	   2. Hence: The government of Russia (or, 1920-1992, of the	      Soviet Union). [metonymical]	      [PJC]
Krems \Krems\, n.	   A variety of white lead. See {Krems lead}, under {Lead}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Kreng \Kreng\, n.	   See {Krang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kreosote \Kre"o*sote\, n.	   See Creosote.	   [1913 Webster]
Kreutzer \Kreut"zer\ (kroit"s[~e]r), n. [G. kreuzer.]	   A small copper coin formerly used in South Germany; also, a	   small Austrian copper coin. [Written also {kreuzer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kriegsspiel \Kriegs"spiel`\, n. [G., fr. krieg war + spiel	   play.]	   A game of war, played for practice, on maps. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Kris \Kris\, n.	   A Malay dagger. See {Creese}.	   [1913 Webster]
Krishna \Krish"na\ (kr[i^]sh"n[.a]), n. [Skr. k[.r]sh[.n]a ' The	   black.'.] (Hindu Myth.)	   The most popular of the Hindu divinities, usually held to be	   the eighth incarnation of the god Vishnu.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Krishna is a well-known Hindu deity. Originally the	         ethnic god of some powerful confederation of Rajput	         clans, by fusion with the Vishnu of the older theology	         Krishna becomes one of the chief divinities of	         Hinduism. He is indeed an avatar of Vishnu, or Vishnu	         himself. In his physical character mingle myths of	         fire, lightning, and storm, of heaven and the sun. In	         the epic he is a hero invincible in war and love,	         brave, but above all crafty. He was the son of Vasudeva	         and Devaki, and born at Mathura, on the Yamuna, between	         Delhi and Agra, among the Yadavas. Like that of many	         solar heroes, his birth was beset with peril. On the	         night when it took place, his parents had to remove him	         from the reach of his uncle, King Kansa, who sought his	         life because he had been warned by a voice from heaven	         that the eighth son of Devaki would kill him, and who	         had regularly made away with his nephews at their	         birth. Conveyed across the Yamuna, Krishna was brought	         up as their son by the shepherd Nanda and his wife	         Yashoda, together with his brother Balarama, 'Rama the	         strong,' who had been likewise saved from massacre. The	         two brothers grew up among the shepherds, slaying	         monsters and demons and sporting with the Gopis, the	         female cowherds of Vrindavana. Their birth and infancy,	         their juvenile exploits, and their erotic gambols with	         the Gopis became in time the essential portion of the	         legend of Krishna, and their scenes are today the most	         celebrated centers of his worship. When grown, the	         brothers put their uncle Kansa to death, and Krishna	         became king of the Yadavas. He cleared the land of	         monsters, warred against impious kings, and took part	         in the war of the sons of Pandu against those of	         Dhritarashtra, as described in the Mahabharata. He	         transferred his capital to Dvaraka ('the city of	         gates'), the gates of the West, since localized in	         Gujarat. There he and his race were overtaken by the	         final catastrophe. After seeing his brother slain, and	         the Yadavas kill each other to the last man, he himself	         perished, wounded in the heel, like Achilles, by the	         arrow of a hunter. The bible of the worshipers of	         Vishnu in his most popular manifestation, that of	         Krishna, consists of the {Bhagavatapurana} and the	         {Bhagavadgita}. See these words.	         [Century Dict. 1906]	   {Hare Krishnas} A popular name for the group {International	      Society for Krishna Consciousness} (abbreviated {ISKCON}),	      devotees of Krishna, founded in 1966 by A. C.	      Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (born 1896, died 1977).	      They are called thus because of their frequent public	      chanting of the words "Hare Krishna".	      [PJC]
Kritarchy \Kri"tarch*y\ (kr[imac]"t[aum]rk*[y^]), n. [Gr.	   krith`s judge + 'archh` beginning, government.]	   The rule of the judges over Israel.	   [1913 Webster]	         Samson, Jephthah, Gideon, and other heroes of the	         kritarchy.                               --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Krokidolite \Kro*kid"o*lite\ (kr[-o]*k[i^]d"[-o]*l[imac]t), n.	   (Min.)	   See {Crocidolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Krone \Kro"ne\ (kr[=o]"n[asl]), n. [Dan.]	   A coin of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, of the value of about	   twenty-eight cents (in 1913). See {Crown}, n., 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Krooman \Kroo"man\ (kr[=oo]"man), n.; pl. {Kroomen}	   (kr[=oo]"men).	   One of a negro tribe of Liberia and the adjacent coast, whose	   members are much employed on shipboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Kruller \Krul"ler\ (kr[u^]l"l[~e]r), n.	   See {Cruller}. Krummhorn
Krummhorn \Krumm"horn`\, Krumhorn \Krum"horn`\	   (kr[=oo]m"h[^o]rn`), n. [G. krummhorn cornet; krumm crooked +	   horn horn.] (Mus.)	   (a) A reed instrument of music of the cornet kind, now	       obsolete (see {Cornet}, 1, a.).	   (b) A reed stop in the organ; -- sometimes called {cremona}.	       [1913 Webster]
Krupp gun \Krupp` gun"\ (kr[oo^]p`g[u^]n") n..	   A breech-loading steel cannon manufactured at the works of	   Friedrich Krupp, at Essen in Prussia. Guns of over eight-inch	   bore are made up of several concentric cylinders; those of a	   smaller size are forged solid. [obsolescent] --Knight.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kruppize \Krupp"ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kruppized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Kruppizing}.] (Metal.)	   To treat by, or subject to, the Krupp process.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Krupp process \Krupp process\ (kr[oo^]p) n. (Iron Metal.)	   (a) A process practiced by Friedrich Krupp, Essen, Germany,	       for washing pig iron, differing from the Bell process in	       using manganese as well as iron oxide, and performed in a	       Pernot furnace. Called also the {Bell-Krupp process}.	   (b) A process for the manufacture of steel armor plates,	       invented or practiced by Krupp, the details of which are	       secret. It is understood to involve the addition of	       chromium as well as nickel to the metal, and to include a	       treatment like that of the Harvey process with unknown	       variations or additions. The product is mentioned by some	       authors, as improved Harvey, or Harvey-Krupp armor plate.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kryolite \Kry"o*lite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Cryolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Krypton \Kryp"ton\ (kr[i^]p"t[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`n,	   neut. of krypto`s hidden.] (Chem.)	   An inert gaseous element of the argon (noble gas) group, of	   atomic number 36, occurring in air to the extent of about one	   volume in a million. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers	   in 1898. Boiling point, -152.3[deg] C.; melting point,	   -156.6[deg] C.; symbol, Kr; atomic weight, 83.8.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ksar \Ksar\ (z[aum]r), n.	   See {Czar}. Kshatriya
Kshatriya \Ksha"tri*ya\ (ksh[.a]"tr[-e]*y[.a]), Kshatruya
\Ksha"tru*ya\, n. [Skr. kshatriya one belonging to the military	   caste.]	   The military caste, the second of the four great Hindu	   castes; also, a member of that caste. See {Caste}. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Kuda \Ku"da\ (k[=oo]"d[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   The East Indian tapir. See {Tapir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kudos \Ku"dos\ (k[=u]"d[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^dos glory.]	   Glory; fame; renown; praise. --W. H. Russel.	   [1913 Webster]	Kudos \Ku"dos\, v. t.	   To praise; to extol; to glorify. "Kudos'd egregiously." [R.]	   --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Kudu \Ku"du\ (k[=oo]"d[=oo]), n. (Zool.)	   See {Koodoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kufic \Ku"fic\, a.	   See {Cufic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kukang \Ku*kang"\, n. (Zool.) [Native name.]	   The slow lemur. See {Lemur}.	   [1913 Webster] Ku Klux	   Kuklux
Kuklux \Ku`klux"\, Ku Klux \Ku` Klux"\, Ku Klux Klan \Ku` Klux"
Klan\, n.	   The name adopted in the southern part of the United States by	   a secret political organization, active for several years	   after the close of the Civil War, and having for its aim the	   repression of the political power of the freed negroes; --	   called also {Kuklux Klan} and {the Klan}. It exerienced a	   revival in the 1920's, in the north as well as the south, and	   persists as a weak organization into the 1990's. Its goals	   were primarily anti-negro and anti-Catholic, and its tactics	   included terrorist attacks on negroes for the purpose of	   intimidation with the goal of continuing segregation. The	   signature activity of the Klan was the burning of a cross,	   either at rallies of Klansmen, or on the property of	   African-Americans which they hoped to intimidate.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kulan \Ku"lan\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Koulan}.
Kulturkampf \Kul*tur"kampf`\, n. [G., fr. kultur, cultur,	   culture + kampf fight.] (Ger. Hist.)	   Lit., culture war; -- a name, originating with Virchow (1821	   - 1902), given to a struggle between the Roman Catholic	   Church and the German government, chiefly over the latter's	   efforts to control educational and ecclesiastical	   appointments in the interest of the political policy of	   centralization. The struggle began with the passage by the	   Prussian Diet in May, 1873, of the so-called	   {May laws}, or	   {Falk laws}, aiming at the regulation of the clergy.	      Opposition eventually compelled the government to change	      its policy, and from 1880 to 1887 laws virtually	      nullifying the May laws were enacted.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Kumish
Kumish \Ku"mish\, Kumiss \Ku"miss\, n.	   See {Koumiss}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kummel \Kum"mel\, n. [G. k["u]mmel cumin, caraway seed, L.	   cuminum. Cf. {Cumin}.]	   A Russian and German liqueur, consisting of a sweetened	   spirit flavored with caraway seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
kumquat \kum"quat\, n. [Chin. kin keu.] (Bot.)	   any of several trees or shrubs of the genus {Fortunella}	   (formerly {Citrus}) of the rue family ({Rutaceae})	   (especially {Citrus Japonica}) growing in China and Japan	   bearing small orange-colored edible fruits with thick	   sweet-flavored skin and sour pulp; also, any of the small	   acid, orange-colored citrus fruits of such plants, used	   mostly for preserves. [Also spelled {cumquat}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Kupfernickel \Kup"fer*nick"el\, n. [G. See {Copper}, and	   {Nickel}.] (Min.)	   Copper-nickel; niccolite. See {Niccolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
kurakkan \kurakkan\ n.	   An East Indian cereal grass ({Eleusine coracana}) whose seed	   yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient.	   Syn: finger millet, ragi, ragee, African millet, coracan,	        corakan, {Eleusine coracana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kurchatovium \kurchatovium\ n. [From Igor Kurchatov, a Russian	   scientist who worked on the atomic bomb.]	   A transuranic element of atomic number 104, symbol Ku; also	   called {rutherfordium}, symbol Rf. It is produced in very	   small quantities by nuclear reactions. In November 1993 the	   nomenclature committe of the American Chemical Society	   approved the name {rutherfordium} for element 104. Russsian	   investigators who claim to have first discovered element 104,	   isotope 260 (half-life 0.3 seconds) in 1964 at Dubna proposed	   the name kurchatovium. However, investigators at Berkely in	   1969 produced several isotopes of element 104 but were unable	   to produce isotope 260; they reported finding isotope 257,	   with a half-life of 4-5 seconds, isotope 259 with a half-life	   of 3-4 seconds, and isotope 258 with a shorter half-life.	   Syn: rutherfordium, Rf, Ku, unnilquadium, Unq, element 104,	        atomic number 104.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] kurchee
kurchee \kurchee\, kurchi \kurchi\n.	   A tropical Asian tree ({Holarrhena antidysenterica} syn.	   {Holarrhena pubescens}) with hard white wood and bark	   formerly used as a remedy for dysentery and diarrhea.	   Syn: ivory tree, conessi, kurchee, {Holarrhena pubescens},	        {Holarrhena antidysenterica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kurd \Kurd\, prop. n.	   A member of a people who inhabit a mountainous region of	   Western Asia, sometimes referred to as Kurdistan, spread over	   an area including adjoining parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq,	   Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Syria. The people of this region	   speak Kurdish and are mostly Moslem. [Written also {Koord}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Kurdish \Kurd"ish\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Kurds, the Kurdish language, or	   Kurdistan. [Written also {Koordish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Kurdish \Kurd"ish\, prop. n.	   The language of the Kurds; it is related to Farsi, the modern	   Iranian language. [Written also {Koordish}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kurilian \Ku*ril"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Kurile Islands, a chain of islands in	   the Pacific ocean, extending from the southern extremity of	   Kamchatka to Yesso. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of the	   Kurile Islands. [Written also {Koorilian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kuro-Siwo \Ku"ro-Siwo\, n. [Jap. kuroshio; kuro black + shio	   tide.]	   See {Japan Current}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Kursaal \Kur"saal`\, n. [G.]	   A public hall or room, for the use of visitors at watering	   places and health resorts in Germany.	   [1913 Webster]
Kusimanse \Ku`si*man"se\, n. (Zool.)	   A carnivorous animal ({Crossarchus obscurus}) of tropical	   Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also	   {kusimansel}, and {mangue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kuskus \Kus"kus\, [Per. & Hind. khaskhas.] (Bot.)	   See {Vetiver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kussier \Kus"si*er\, n. (Mus.)	   A Turkish instrument of music, with a hollow body covered	   with skin, over which five strings are stretched. [Written	   also {kussir}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kutauss \Ku*tauss"\, n. (Zool.)	   The India civet ({Viverra zibetha}).	   [1913 Webster]
Kutch \Kutch\, n. (Goldbeating)	   The packet of vellum leaves in which the gold is first beaten	   into thin sheets.	   [1913 Webster]	Kutch \Kutch\, n.	   See {Catechu}.	   [1913 Webster]
kvass \kvass\, n. [Russ. kvas'.]	   A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or	   barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the	   Russians. [written also {quas} and {quass}.]	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Kwajalein \Kwajalein\ prop. n.	   A battle of World War II (January 1944); American forces	   landed and captured a Japanese airbase.	   [WordNet 1.5] Kwan yin
Kwan yin \Kwan yin\, Kwan-yin \Kwan-yin\prop. n. (Buddhism)	   A female Bodhisattva; often called Goddess of Mercy and	   considered an aspect of the Bodisattva Avalokitesvara;	   identified with Japanese Kwannon.	   Syn: Kuan Yin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Kwannon \Kwannon\ prop. n.	   Japanese counterpart of the Chinese Kuan Yin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
kweek \kweek\ n.	   A trailing grass ({Cynodon dactylon}) native to Europe, now	   cosmopolitan in warm regions; used for lawns and pastures	   especially in the Southern U. S. and India. Called also	   {Bahama grass} and {Bermuda grass}.	   Syn: Bermuda grass, devil grass, Bahama grass, doob, scutch	        grass, star grass, {Cynodon dactylon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
kwela \kwela\ n.	   A kind of danceable music popular among black South Africans;	   it includes a whistle among its instruments.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ky \Ky\, n. pl.	   Kine. [Scot.] See {Kee}, {Kie}, and {Kine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kyaboca wood \Ky`a*bo"ca wood`\n. (Bot.)	   (a) Amboyna wood.	   (b) Sandalwood ({Santalum album}).	       [1913 Webster]
Kyack \Ky"ack\ (k[imac]"[a^]k), n.	   1. A pack sack to be swung on either side of a packsaddle.	      [Western U. S.]	   2. A {kayak}.	      [PJC]
Kyanite \Ky"a*nite\, n.	   See {Cyanite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kyanize \Ky"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kyanized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Kyanizing}.] [From Mr. Kyan, the inventor of the	   process.]	   To render (wood) proof against decay by saturating with a	   solution of corrosive sublimate in open tanks, or under	   pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Kyanol \Ky"a*nol\, n. [See {Cyanite}.] (Chem.)	   (a) Aniline. [Obs.]	   (b) A base obtained from coal tar. --Ure.	       [1913 Webster]
Kyanophyll \Ky*an"o*phyll\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Cyanophyll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kyar \Kyar\, n.	   Cocoanut fiber, or the cordage made from it. See {Coir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kyaw \Kyaw\, n. (Zool.)	   A daw. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kyd \Kyd\,	   p. p. of {Kythe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kydde \Kyd"de\,	   imp. of {Kythe}, to show. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spenser erroneously uses kydst to mean "knowest."	         [1913 Webster]
Kyke \Kyke\, v. i. [See 1st {Kike}.]	   To look steadfastly; to gaze. [Obs.] [Written also {kike},	   {keke}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This Nicholas sat ever gaping upright,	         As he had kyked on the newe moon.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Kyley
Kyley \Ky"ley\, kylie \ky"lie\(k[imac]"l[y^]), n.	   1. an Australian boomerang, having one side flat and the	      other convex.	   Syn: kiley.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Kyloes \Ky"loes\, n. pl.	   The cattle of the Hebrides, or of the Highlands. [Scot.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Kymnel \Kym"nel\, n.	   See {Kimnel}. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Kymograph \Ky"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? wave + -graph.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring, and recording graphically, the	   pressure of the blood in any of the blood vessels of a living	   animal; -- called also {kymographion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kymographic \Ky`mo*graph"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to a kymograph; as, a kymographic tracing.	   [1913 Webster]
Kymric \Kym"ric\, a & n.	   See {Cymric}, a. & n.	   [1913 Webster]
Kymry \Kym"ry\, n.	   See {Cymry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kynrede \Kyn"rede\, n.	   Kindred. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Kynurenic \Ky`nu*ren"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, dog + ? urine.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from the	   urine of dogs. By decomposition the acid yields a nitrogenous	   base (called kynurin) and carbonic acid. [Written also	   {cynurenic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Kyrie \Kyr"i*e\, n.	   See {Kyrie eleison}.	   [1913 Webster]	Kyrie eleison \Kyr"i*e e*lei"son\n. & interj. [Gr. ky`rie	   'elei^son .]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) Greek words, meaning "Lord, have mercy upon	      us," used in the Mass, the breviary offices, the litany of	      the saints, etc. --Addis & Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The name given to the response to the Commandments, in the	      service of the Church of England and of the Protestant	      Episcopal Church.	      [1913 Webster]
Kyrielle \Kyr`i*elle\, n. [Cf. F. kyrielle.]	   A litany beginning with the words, "Kyrie eleison."	   --Shipley. Kyriolexy
Kyriolexy \Kyr"i*o*lex`y\, Kyriology \Kyr`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?,	   ?. See {Curiologic}.]	   The use of literal or simple expressions, as distinguished	   from the use of figurative or obscure ones. --Krauth-Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Kyriological \Kyr`i*o*log"ic*al\, a. [See {Curiologic}.]	   Serving to denote objects by conventional signs or	   alphabetical characters; as, the original Greek alphabet of	   sixteen letters was called kyriologic, because it represented	   the pure elementary sounds. See {Curiologic}. [Written also	   {curiologic} and {kuriologic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also applied, as by Warburton, to those	         Egyptian hieroglyphics, in which a part is put	         conventionally for the whole, as in depicting a battle	         by two hands, one holding a shield and the other a bow.	         Kythe
Kythe \Kythe\, Kithe \Kithe\ (k[imac][th]), v. t. [imp. {Kydde},	   {Kidde} (k[i^]d"de); p. p. {Kythed}, Kid; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Kything}.] [OE. kythen, kithen, cu[eth]en, to make known,	   AS. c[=y][eth]an, fr. c[=u][eth] known. [root]45. See	   {Uncouth}, {Can} to be able, and cf. {Kith}.]	   To make known; to manifest; to show; to declare. [Obs. or	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For gentle hearte kytheth gentilesse.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Kythe \Kythe\, v. t.	   To come into view; to appear. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It kythes bright . . . because all is dark around it.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Kytomiton \Ky*tom"i*ton\ (k[-i]*t[o^]m"[i^]*t[o^]n), n. [NL.,	   from Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel + mi`tos a thread.] (Biol.)	   See {Karyomiton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Kytoplasma \Ky`to*plas"ma\ (k[imac]`t[-o]*pl[a^]z"m[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ky`tos a hollow vessel + pla`sma thing molded.]	   (Biol.)	   See {Karyoplasma}.	   [1913 Webster]
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L \L\ ([e^]l) n.	   1. L is the twelfth letter of the English alphabet, and a	      vocal consonant. It is usually called a semivowel or	      liquid. Its form and value are from the Greek, through the	      Latin, the form of the Greek letter being from the	      Ph[oe]nician, and the ultimate origin prob. Egyptian.	      Etymologically, it is most closely related to r and u; as	      in pilgrim, peregrine, couch (fr. collocare), aubura (fr.	      LL. alburnus).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: At the end of monosyllables containing a single vowel,	         it is often doubled, as in fall, full, bell; but not	         after digraphs, as in foul, fool, prowl, growl, foal.	         In English words, the terminating syllable le is	         unaccented, the e is silent, and l is preceded by a	         voice glide, as in able, eagle, pronounced [=a]"b'l,	         [=e]"g'l. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]241.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. As a numeral, L stands for fifty in the English, as in the	      Latin language.	      [1913 Webster]	            For 50 the Romans used the Chalcidian chi, ?, which	            assumed the less difficult lapidary type, ?, and was	            then easily assimilated to L.         --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	      [1913 Webster]	L \L\ ([e^]l), n.	   1. An extension at right angles to the length of a main	      building, giving to the ground plan a form resembling the	      letter L; sometimes less properly applied to a narrower,	      or lower, extension in the direction of the length of the	      main building; a wing. [Written also {ell}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A short right-angled pipe fitting, used in	      connecting two pipes at right angles. [Written also	      {ell}.]	      [1913 Webster]	L \L\, a.	   1. Having the general shape of the (capital) letter L; as, an	      L beam, or L-beam.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Elevated; -- a symbol for {el.} as an abbreviation of	      elevated in elevated road or railroad. -- n. An elevated	      road; as, to ride on the L. [Colloq., U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
La \La\ (l[aum]), n. (Mus.)	      (a) A syllable applied to the sixth tone of the scale in	          music in solmization.	      (b) The tone A; -- so called among the French and	          Italians.	          [1913 Webster]	La \La\, interj. [Cf. {Lo}.]	   1. Look; see; behold; -- sometimes followed by you. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An exclamation of surprise; -- commonly followed by me;	      as, La me! [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
laager \laa"ger\ (l[add]"g[~e]r or l[aum]"g[~e]r), n. [D., also	   leger. Cf. 2d {Leaguer}, {Lair}.]	   A camp, especially one surrounded by a circular formation of	   travelers' wagons for temporary defense. [South Africa]	   Syn: lager.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	              Wagons . . . can be readily formed into a laager,	              a camp, by being drawn into a circle, with the	              oxen placed inside and so kept safe from the	              attacks of wild beasts.             --James Bryce.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Laager \Laa"ger\, v. t. & i. [From {Laager}, n.]	   To form into, or camp in, a laager, or protected camp.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Laas \Laas\, n.	   A lace. See {Lace}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lab \Lab\, v. i. [Cf. OD. labben to babble.]	   To prate; to gossip; to babble; to blab. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
lab \lab\, n.	   1. A telltale; a prater; a blabber. [Obs.] "I am no lab."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [By truncation of laboratory.] Laboratory. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	lab \lab\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a laboratory; as, a lab bench. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Labadist \Lab"a*dist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Jean de Labadie, a religious teacher of the	   17th century, who left the Roman Catholic Church and taught a	   kind of mysticism, and the obligation of community of	   property among Christians.	   [1913 Webster]
Labarraque's solution \La`bar`raque's" so*lu"tion\n. [From	   Labarraque, a Parisian apothecary.] (Med.)	   An aqueous solution of sodium hypochlorite, extensively used	   as a disinfectant.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sodium hypochlorite is the same compound used in the	         commercial trademarked bleach Clorox(TM). It has both	         disinfectant and bleaching activity.	         [PJC]
Labarum \Lab"a*rum\, n.; pl. {Labara}. [L.]	   The standard adopted by the Emperor Constantine after his	   conversion to Christianity. It is described as a pike bearing	   a silk banner hanging from a crosspiece, and surmounted by a	   golden crown. It bore a monogram of the first two letters	   ([Chi][RHO]) (which appear like the English letters X and P),	   of the name of Christ in its Greek form. Later, the name was	   given to various modifications of this standard.	   [1913 Webster]
Labdanum \Lab"da*num\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Ladanum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labefaction \Lab`e*fac"tion\, n. [See {Labefy}.]	   The act of labefying or making weak; the state of being	   weakened; decay; ruin.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is in it such a labefaction of all principles as	         may be injurious to morality.            --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Labefy \Lab"e*fy\, v. t. [L. labefacere; labare to totter +	   facere to make.]	   To weaken or impair. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Label \La"bel\ (l[=a]"b[e^]l), n. [OF. label sort of ribbon or	   fringe, label in heraldry, F. lambeau shred, strip, rag; of	   uncertain origin; cf. L. labellum, dim. of labrum lip, edge,	   margin, G. lappen flap, patch, rag, tatter (cf. {Lap} of a	   dress), W. llab, llabed, label, flap, Gael. leab, leob,	   slice, shred, hanging lip.]	   1. A tassel. [Obs.] --Huloet. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slip of silk, paper, parchment, etc., affixed to	      anything, and indicating, usually by an inscription, the	      contents, ownership, destination, etc.; as, the label of a	      bottle or a package.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A slip of ribbon, parchment, etc., attached to a document	      to hold the appended seal; also, the seal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A writing annexed by way of addition, as a codicil added	      to a will.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) A barrulet, or, rarely, a bendlet, with pendants,	      or points, usually three, especially used as a mark of	      cadency to distinguish an eldest or only son while his	      father is still living.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A brass rule with sights, formerly used, in connection	      with a circumferentor, to take altitudes. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gothic Arch.) The name now generally given to the	      projecting molding by the sides, and over the tops, of	      openings in medi[ae]val architecture. It always has a	      square form, as in the illustration. --Arch. Pub. Soc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In medi[ae]val art, the representation of a band or scroll	      containing an inscription. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	Label \La"bel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Labeled} (l[=a]"b[e^]ld) or	   {Labelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Labeling} or {Labelling}.]	   1. To affix a label to; to mark with a name, etc.; as, to	      label a bottle or a package.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affix in or on a label. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Labeler \La"bel*er\ (l[=a]"b[e^]l*[~e]r), n.	   One who labels. [Written also {labeller}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Labellum \La*bel"lum\ (l[.a]*b[e^]l"l[u^]m), n.; pl. L.	   {Labella} (l[.a]*b[e^]l"l[.a]), E. {Labellums}	   (l[.a]*b[e^]l"l[u^]mz). [L., dim. of labrum lip.]	   1. (Bot.) The lower or apparently anterior petal of an	      orchidaceous flower, often of a very curious shape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small appendage beneath the upper lip or labrum	      of certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Labent \La"bent\, a. [L. labens, p. pr. of labi to slide,	   glide.]	   Slipping; sliding; gliding. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Labia \La"bi*a\, n. pl.	   See {Labium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labial \La"bi*al\, a. [LL. labialis, fr. L. labium lip: cf. F.	   labial. See {Lip}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the lips or labia; as, labial veins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Furnished with lips; as, a labial organ pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phonetics)	      (a) Articulated, as a consonant, mainly by the lips, as b,	          p, m, w.	      (b) Modified, as a vowel, by contraction of the lip	          opening, as [=oo] (f[=oo]d), [=o] ([=o]ld), etc., and	          as eu and u in French, and ["o], ["u] in German. See	          Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 11, 178.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the labium; as, the labial	      palpi of insects. See {Labium}.	      [1913 Webster]	Labial \La"bi*al\, n.	   1. (Phonetics) A letter or character representing an	      articulation or sound formed or uttered chiefly with the	      lips, as {b}, {p}, {w}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) An organ pipe that is furnished with lips; a flue	      pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the scales which border the mouth of a fish	      or reptile.	      [1913 Webster]
Labialism \La"bi*al*ism\, n. (Phonetics)	   The quality of being labial; as, the labialism of an	   articulation; conversion into a labial, as of a sound which	   is different in another language. --J. Peile.	   [1913 Webster]
Labialization \La`bi*al*i*za"tion\, n. (Phonetics)	   The modification of an articulation by contraction of the lip	   opening.	   [1913 Webster]
Labialize \La"bi*al*ize\, v. t. (Phonetics)	   To modify by contraction of the lip opening.	   [1913 Webster]
Labially \La"bi*al*ly\, adv.	   In a labial manner; with, or by means of, the lips.	   [1913 Webster]
Labiate \La"bi*ate\, v. t.	   To labialize. --Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]	Labiate \La"bi*ate\, a. [NL. labiatus, fr. L. labium lip.]	   (Bot.)	   (a) Having the limb of a tubular corolla or calyx divided	       into two unequal parts, one projecting over the other	       like the lips of a mouth, as in the snapdragon, sage, and	       catnip.	   (b) Belonging to a natural order of plants ({Labiat[ae]}), of	       which the mint, sage, and catnip are examples. They are	       mostly aromatic herbs.	       [1913 Webster]	Labiate \La"bi*ate\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the order {Labiat[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labiated \La"bi*a`ted\, a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Labiate}, a.	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster] Labiatifloral
Labiatifloral \La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral\, Labiatifloral
\La`bi*a`ti*flo"ral\, a. [Labiate + L. flos, floris, flower.]	   (Bot.)	   Having labiate flowers, as the snapdragon.	   [1913 Webster]
Labidometer \Lab`i*dom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. labi`s, -i`dos, a forceps	   + meter: cf. F. labidometre.] (Med.)	   A forceps with a measuring attachment for ascertaining the	   size of the fetal head.	   [1913 Webster]
Labile \La"bile\, a. [L. labilis apt to slip, fr. labi to slip.]	   1. Liable to slip, err, fall, or apostatize. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable or likely to change.	      [PJC]	   3. (Chem.) Easily decomposed or inactivated when subjected to	      heat, radiation, or mildly acidic or alkaline conditions;	      -- of chemical compounds; as, enzymes from thermophilic	      organisms are not as labile as those from mesophiles.	      [PJC]
Lability \La*bil"i*ty\, n.	   1. Liability to lapse, err, or apostatize. [Archaic]	      --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The property of changing readily.	      [PJC]	   3. (Chem.) The property of being labile[3]; -- of chemical	      compounds; as, the lability of some natural products makes	      them difficult to isolate and identify.	      [PJC]
Labimeter \La*bim"e*ter\, n. [Cf. F. labimetre.] (Med.)	   See {Labidometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labiodental \La`bi*o*den"tal\, a. [Labium + dental.] (Phonetics)	   Formed or pronounced by the cooperation of the lips and	   teeth, as f and v. -- n. A labiodental sound or letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Labionasal \La`bi*o*na"sal\, a. [Labium + nasal.] (Phonetics)	   Formed by the lips and the nose. -- n. A labionasal sound or	   letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Labioplasty \La"bi*o*plas`ty\ (l[=a]"b[i^]*[-o]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]),	   n. [Labium + -plasty.] (Surg.)	   A plastic operation for making a new lip, or for replacing a	   lost tissue of a lip.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Labiose \La"bi*ose`\, a. [From {Labium}.] (Bot.)	   Having the appearance of being labiate; -- said of certain	   polypetalous corollas.	   [1913 Webster]
Labipalp \La"bi*palp\, n. (Zool.)	   A labial palp.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Labipalpus \La`bi*pal"pus\, n.; pl. {Labipalpi}. [NL. See	   {Labium}, and {Palpus}.] (Zool.)	   One of the labial palpi of an insect. See Illust. under	   {Labium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labium \La"bi*um\, n.; pl. L. {Labia}, E. {Labiums}. [L.]	   1. A lip, or liplike organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lip of an organ pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Anat.) The folds of integument at the opening of the	      vulva.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) The organ of insects which covers the mouth beneath,	          and serves as an under lip. It consists of the second	          pair of maxill[ae], usually closely united in the	          middle line, but bearing a pair of palpi in most	          insects. It often consists of a thin anterior part	          (ligula or palpiger) and a firmer posterior plate	          (mentum).	      (b) Inner margin of the aperture of a shell.	          [1913 Webster]
Lablab \Lab"lab\ (l[a^]b"l[a^]b), n. (Bot.)	   an East Indian name for several twining leguminous plants	   related to the bean, but commonly applied to the hyacinth	   bean ({Dolichos Lablab}).	   [1913 Webster]
Labor \La"bor\ (l[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [OE. labour, OF. labour,	   laber, labur, F. labeur, L. labor; cf. Gr. lamba`nein to	   take, Skr. labh to get, seize.] [Written also {labour}.]	   1. Physical toil or bodily exertion, especially when	      fatiguing, irksome, or unavoidable, in distinction from	      sportive exercise; hard, muscular effort directed to some	      useful end, as agriculture, manufactures, and like;	      servile toil; exertion; work.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath set	            Labor and rest, as day and night, to men	            Successive.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intellectual exertion; mental effort; as, the labor of	      compiling a history.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which requires hard work for its accomplishment; that	      which demands effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being a labor of so great a difficulty, the exact	            performance thereof we may rather wish than look	            for.                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Travail; the pangs and efforts of childbirth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queen's in labor,	            They say, in great extremity; and feared	            She'll with the labor end.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any pang or distress. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The pitching or tossing of a vessel which results	      in the straining of timbers and rigging.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. [Sp.] A measure of land in Mexico and Texas, equivalent to	      an area of 1771/7 acres. --Bartlett.	   8. (Mining.) A stope or set of stopes. [Sp. Amer.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: Work; toil; drudgery; task; exertion; effort; industry;	        painstaking. See {Toll}.	        [1913 Webster]	Labor \La"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Labored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Laboring}.] [OE. labouren, F. labourer, L. laborare. See	   {Labor}, n.] [Written also {labour}.]	   1. To exert muscular strength; to exert one's strength with	      painful effort, particularly in servile occupations; to	      work; to toil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adam, well may we labor still to dress	            This garden.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exert one's powers of mind in the prosecution of any	      design; to strive; to take pains.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be oppressed with difficulties or disease; to do one's	      work under conditions which make it especially hard,	      wearisome; to move slowly, as against opposition, or under	      a burden; to be burdened; -- often with under, and	      formerly with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stone that labors up the hill.    --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	            The line too labors, and the words move slow.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cure the disorder under which he labored. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden,	            and I will give you rest.             --Matt. xi. 28	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be in travail; to suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be	      in labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To pitch or roll heavily, as a ship in a turbulent	      sea. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Labor \La"bor\, v. t. [F. labourer, L. laborare.]	   1. To work at; to work; to till; to cultivate by toil.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most excellent lands are lying fallow, or only	            labored by children.                  --W. Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or fabricate with toil, exertion, or care. "To	      labor arms for Troy." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prosecute, or perfect, with effort; to urge	      strenuously; as, to labor a point or argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To belabor; to beat. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Laborant \Lab"o*rant\, n. [L. laborans, p. pr. of laborare to	   labor.]	   A chemist. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Laboratory \Lab"o*ra*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Laboratories}. [Shortened	   fr. elaboratory; cf. OF. elaboratoire, F. laboratoire. See	   {Elaborate}, {Labor.}] [Formerly written also {elaboratory}.]	   1. The workroom of a chemist; also, a place devoted to	      experiments in any branch of natural science; as, a	      chemical, physical, or biological laboratory. Hence, by	      extension, a place where something is prepared, or some	      operation is performed; as, the liver is the laboratory of	      the bile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any place, activity or situation suggestive of a	      scientific laboratory[1], especially in being conducive to	      learning new facts by experimentation or by systematic	      observation; as, the states serve as laboratories where	      different new policies may be tested prior to adoption	      throughout the country.	      [PJC]
Labor Day \Labor Day\	   In most of the States and Territories of the United States, a	   day, usually the first Monday of September, set aside as a	   legal holiday, in honor of, or in the interest of, workingmen	   as a class. Also, a similar holiday in Canada, Australia,	   etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Labored \La"bored\, a.	   1. Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought;	      not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. appearing to require strong effort; as, labored breathing.	   Syn: heavy, laboured.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Laboredly \La"bored*ly\, adv.	   In a labored manner; with labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Laborer \La"bor*er\, n. [Written also labourer.]	   One who labors in a toilsome occupation; a person who does	   work that requires strength rather than skill, as	   distinguished from that of an {artisan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laboring \La"bor*ing\, a.	   1. That labors; performing labor; esp., performing coarse,	      heavy work, not requiring skill also, set apart for labor;	      as, laboring days.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sleep of a laboring man is sweet. --Eccl. v. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suffering pain or grief. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Laboring oar}, the oar which requires most strength and	      exertion; often used figuratively; as, to have, or pull,	      the laboring oar in some difficult undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]
Laborious \La*bo"ri*ous\, a. [L. laboriosus, fr. labor labor:	   cf. F. laborieux.]	   1. Requiring labor, perseverance, or sacrifices; toilsome;	      tiresome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dost thou love watchings, abstinence, or toil,	            Laborious virtues all? Learn these from Cato.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Devoted to labor; diligent; industrious; as, a laborious	      mechanic.	      [1913 Webster] -- {La*bo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {La*bo"ri*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Laborless \La"bor*less\ (l[=a]"b[~e]r*l[e^]s), a.	   Not involving labor; not laborious; easy.	   [1913 Webster]
Laborous \La"bor*ous\ (l[=a]"b[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   Laborious. [Obs.] --Wyatt. -- {La"bor*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Labor-saving \La"bor-sav`ing\, a.	   Saving labor; adapted to supersede or diminish the labor of	   men; designed to replace or conserve human and especially	   manual labor; as, labor-saving machinery; labor-saving	   appliances[4]; labor-saving devices like washing machines.	   Syn: laborsaving.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Laborsome \La"bor*some\, a.	   1. Made with, or requiring, great labor, pains, or diligence.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Likely or inclined to roll or pitch, as a ship in	      a heavy sea; having a tendency to labor.	      [1913 Webster]
labour \la"bour\, n.	   Same as {labor}; -- British spelling. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
laboured \laboured\ adj.	   1. same as {labored}; -- British spelling [Chiefly British]	   Syn: graceless, labored, strained.	        [WordNet 1.5]
labourer \labourer\ n.	   a laborer; someone who works with their hands. [Chiefly	   Brit.]	   Syn: laborer, manual laborer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
labourious \labourious\ adj.	   1. characterized by toilsome effort; same as {laborious}; --	      British spelling. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: arduous, backbreaking, back-breaking, grueling,	        gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, punishing, slavish,	        strenuous, toilsome.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Labourite \Labourite\ n.	   a member of the British Labour Party.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Labrador \Lab`ra*dor"\, n.	   A region of British America on the Atlantic coast, north of	   Newfoundland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Labrador duck} (Zool.), a sea duck ({Camtolaimus	      Labradorius}) allied to the eider ducks. It was formerly	      common on the coast of New England, but is now supposed to	      be extinct, no specimens having been reported since 1878.	      	   {Labrador feldspar}. See {Labradorite}.	   {Labrador tea} (Bot.), a name of two low, evergreen shrubs of	      the genus {Ledum} ({Ledum palustre} and {Ledum	      latifolium}), found in Northern Europe and America. They	      are used as tea in British America, and in Scandinavia as	      a substitute for hops.	      [1913 Webster]
Labradorite \Lab"ra*dor`ite\, n. (Min.)	   A kind of feldspar commonly showing a beautiful play of	   colors, and hence much used for ornamental purposes. The	   finest specimens come from Labrador. See {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labras \La"bras\, n. pl. [L. labrum; cf. It. labbro, pl.	   labbra.]	   Lips. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Labret \La"bret\, n. [L. labrum lip.] (Anthropology)	   A piece of wood, shell, stone, or other substance, worn in a	   perforation of the lip or cheek by many savages.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Labroid \La"broid\, a. [Labrus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like the genus {Labrus}; belonging to the family	   {Labrid[ae]}, an extensive family of marine fishes, often	   brilliantly colored, which are very abundant in the Indian	   and Pacific Oceans. The tautog and cunner are American	   examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Labrose \La"brose`\ (l[=a]"br[=o]s`), a. [L. labrosus, fr.	   labrum lip.]	   Having thick lips.	   [1913 Webster]
Labrum \La"brum\, n.; pl. L. {Labra}, E. {Labrums}. [L.]	   1. A lip or edge, as of a basin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) An organ in insects and crustaceans covering the upper	          part of the mouth, and serving as an upper lip. See	          Illust. of {Hymenoptera}.	      (b) The external margin of the aperture of a shell. See	          {Univalve}.	          [1913 Webster]
Labrus \La"brus\, n.; pl. {Labri} (-br[imac]). [L., a sort of	   fish.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine fishes, including the wrasses of Europe.	   See {Wrasse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laburnic \La*bur`nic\ (l[.a]*b[^u]r"n[i^]k), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the laburnum.	   [1913 Webster]
Laburnine \La*bur`nine\, n. (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid found in the unripe seeds of the	   laburnum.	   [1913 Webster]
Laburnum \La*bur"num\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A small leguminous tree ({Cytisus Laburnum}), native of the	   Alps. The plant is reputed to be poisonous, esp. the bark and	   seeds. It has handsome racemes of yellow blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Scotch laburnum ({Cytisus alpinus}) is similar, but has	         smooth leaves; purple laburnum is {Cytisus purpureus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Labyrinth \Lab"y*rinth\, n. [L. labyrinthus, Gr. laby`rinthos:	   cf. F. labyrinthe.]	   1. An edifice or place full of intricate passageways which	      render it difficult to find the way from the interior to	      the entrance; as, the Egyptian and Cretan labyrinths.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Labyrinth of Classical Mythology was a vast maze	         constructed by Daedalus on the island of Crete, in	         order to confine the Minotaur; the task was done at the	         command of King Minos. One theory suggests that the	         myth had some basis in the structure of the palace of	         King Minos at Knossos, in Crete, it being a	         multistoried royal palace with labyrinthine passages	         between rooms.	         [PJC]	   2. Hence: Any intricate or involved inclosure; especially, an	      ornamental maze or inclosure in a park or garden, having	      high hedges separating confusingly convoluted passages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any object or arrangement of an intricate or involved	      form, or having a very complicated nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            The serpent . . . fast sleeping soon he found,	            In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The labyrinth of the mind.            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An inextricable or bewildering difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            I' the maze and winding labyrinths o' the world.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) The internal ear. See Note under {Ear}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Metal.) A series of canals through which a stream of	      water is directed for suspending, carrying off, and	      depositing at different distances, the ground ore of a	      metal. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) A pattern or design representing a maze, -- often	      inlaid in the tiled floor of a church, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Maze; confusion; intricacy; windings.	   Usage: {Labyrinth}, {Maze}. Labyrinth, originally; the name	          of an edifice or excavation, carries the idea of	          design, and construction in a permanent form, while	          maze is used of anything confused or confusing,	          whether fixed or shifting. Maze is less restricted in	          its figurative uses than labyrinth. We speak of the	          labyrinth of the ear, or of the mind, and of a	          labyrinth of difficulties; but of the mazes of the	          dance, the mazes of political intrigue, or of the mind	          being in a maze.	          [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthal \Lab`y*rin"thal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a labyrinth; intricate;	   labyrinthian.	   [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthian \Lab`y*rin"thi*an\, a.	   Intricately winding; like a labyrinth; perplexed;	   labyrinthal.	   [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthibranch \Lab`y*rin"thi*branch\, a. [See {Labyrinth},	   and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Labyrinthici}. -- n. One of the	   {Labyrinthici}. Labyrinthic
Labyrinthic \Lab`y*rin"thic\, Labyrinthical \Lab`y*rin`thic*al\,	   a. [L. labyrinthicus: cf. F. labyrinthique.]	   Like or pertaining to a labyrinth.	   [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthici \Lab`y*rin"thi*ci\, n. pl. [NL. See {Labyrinth}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of teleostean fishes, including the Anabas, or	   climbing perch, and other allied fishes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have, connected with the gill chamber, a special	         cavity in which a labyrinthiform membrane is arranged	         so as to retain water to supply the gills while the	         fish leaves the water and travels about on land, or	         even climbs trees.	         [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthiform \Lab`y*rin"thi*form\, a. [Labyrinth + -form: cf.	   F. labyrinthiforme.]	   Having the form of a labyrinth; intricate.	   [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthine \Lab`y*rin"thine\, a.	   Pertaining to, or like, a labyrinth; labyrinthal;	   labyrinthian.	   [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthodon \Lab`y*rin"tho*don\, n. [Gr. laby`rinthos	   labyrinth + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of very large fossil amphibians, of the Triassic	   period, having bony plates on the under side of the body. It	   is the type of the order {Labyrinthodonta}. Called also	   {Mastodonsaurus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthodont \Lab`y*rin"tho*dont\, a. (Paleon.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Labyrinthodonta}. -- n. One of the	   {Labyrinthodonta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Labyrinthodonta \Lab`y*rin`tho*don"ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See	   {Labyrinthodon}.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of Amphibia, including the typical genus	   {Labyrinthodon}, and many other allied forms, from the	   Carboniferous, Permian, and Triassic formations. By recent	   writers they are divided into two or more orders. See	   {Stegocephala}.	   [1913 Webster] Lac
Lac \Lac\ (l[a^]k), Lakh \Lakh\ (l[aum]k), n. [Hind. lak,	   l[=a]kh, l[=a]ksh, Skr. laksha a mark, sign, lakh.]	   One hundred thousand; also, a vaguely great number; as, a lac	   of rupees. [Written also {lack}.] [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]	Lac \Lac\, n. [Per. lak; akin to Skr. l[=a]ksh[=a]: cf. F.	   lague, It. & NL. lacca. Cf. {Lake} a color, {Lacquer},	   {Litmus}.]	   A resinous substance produced mainly on the banyan tree, but	   to some extent on other trees, by the {Laccifer lacca}	   (formerly {Coccus lacca}), a scale-shaped insect, the female	   of which fixes herself on the bark, and exudes from the	   margin of her body this resinous substance.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Stick-lac} is the substance in its natural state,	         incrusting small twigs. When broken off, and the	         coloring matter partly removed, the granular residuum	         is called {seed-lac}. When melted, and reduced to a	         thin crust, it is called {shell-lac} or {shellac}. Lac	         is an important ingredient in sealing wax, dyes,	         varnishes, and lacquers.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ceylon lac}, a resinous exudation of the tree {Croton	      lacciferum}, resembling lac.	   {Lac dye}, a scarlet dye obtained from stick-lac.	   {Lac lake}, the coloring matter of lac dye when precipitated	      from its solutions by alum.	   {Mexican lac}, an exudation of the tree {Croton Draco}.	      [1913 Webster]
Laccic \Lac"cic\ (l[a^]k"s[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. laccique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to lac, or produced from it; as, laccic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Laccin \Lac"cin\ (l[a^]k"s[i^]n), n. [Cf. F. laccine.] (Chem.)	   A yellow amorphous substance obtained from lac.	   [1913 Webster] Laccolite
Laccolite \Lac"co*lite\, Laccolith \Lac"co*lith\, n. [Gr. ? a	   cistern + -lite, -lith.] (Geol.)	   A mass of igneous rock intruded between sedimentary beds and	   resulting in a mammiform bulging of the overlying strata. --	   {Lac`co*lit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Lace \Lace\ (l[=a]s), n. [OE. las, OF. laz, F. lacs, dim. lacet,	   fr. L. laqueus noose, snare; prob. akin to lacere to entice.	   Cf. {Delight}, {Elicit}, {Lasso}, {Latchet}.]	   1. That which binds or holds, especially by being interwoven;	      a string, cord, or band, usually one passing through	      eyelet or other holes, and used in drawing and holding	      together parts of a garment, of a shoe, of a machine belt,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            His hat hung at his back down by a lace. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For striving more, the more in laces strong	            Himself he tied.                      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A snare or gin, especially one made of interwoven cords; a	      net. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vulcanus had caught thee [Venus] in his lace.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fabric of fine threads of linen, silk, cotton, etc.,	      often ornamented with figures; a delicate tissue of	      thread, much worn as an ornament of dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our English dames are much given to the wearing of	            costly laces.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Spirits added to coffee or some other beverage. [Old	      Slang] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alen[,c]on lace}, a kind of point lace, entirely of	      needlework, first made at Alen[,c]on in France, in the	      17th century. It is very durable and of great beauty and	      cost.	   {Bone lace}, {Brussels lace}, etc. See under {Bone},	      {Brussels}, etc.	   {Gold lace}, or {Silver lace}, lace having warp threads of	      silk, or silk and cotton, and a weft of silk threads	      covered with gold (or silver), or with gilt.	   {Lace leather}, thin, oil-tanned leather suitable for cutting	      into lacings for machine belts.	   {Lace lizard} (Zool.), a large, aquatic, Australian lizard	      ({Hydrosaurus giganteus}), allied to the monitors.	   {Lace paper}, paper with an openwork design in imitation of	      lace.	   {Lace piece} (Shipbuilding), the main piece of timber which	      supports the beak or head projecting beyond the stem of a	      ship.	   {Lace pillow}, and {Pillow lace}. See under {Pillow}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lace \Lace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lacing}.]	   1. To fasten with a lace; to draw together with a lace passed	      through eyelet holes; to unite with a lace or laces, or,	      figuratively. with anything resembling laces. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Jenny's stays are newly laced.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn with narrow strips or braids of some decorative	      material; as, cloth laced with silver. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beat; to lash; to make stripes on. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll lace your coat for ye.           --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To add something to (a food or beverage) so as to impart	      flavor, pungency, or some special quality; as, to lace a	      punch with alcohol; to lace the Kool-Aid with LSD. [Old	      Slang]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   5. To twine or draw as a lace; to interlace; to intertwine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The Gond . . . picked up a trail of the Karela, the	            vine that bears the bitter wild gourd, and laced it	            to and fro across the temple door.    --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Lace \Lace\, v. i.	   To be fastened with a lace, or laces; as, these boots lace.	   [1913 Webster]
lacebark \lacebark\ n.	   A small tree or shrub ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand	   having a profusion of axillary clusters of honey-scented	   paper-white flowers and whose bark is used for cordage.	   Syn: ribbonwood, houhere, {Hoheria populnea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lace-bark \Lace"-bark`\, n. (Bot.)	   A shrub in the West Indies ({Lagetta Iintearia}); -- so	   called from the lacelike layers of its inner bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Laced \Laced\, a.	   1. Fastened with a lace or laces; decorated with narrow	      strips or braid. See {Lace}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Decorated with the fabric lace.	      [1913 Webster]	            A shirt with laced ruffles.           --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Laced mutton}, a prostitute. [Old slang]	   {Laced stocking}, a strong stocking which can be tightly	      laced; -- used in cases of weak legs, varicose veins, etc.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Lacedaemonian \Lac`e*d[ae]*mo"ni*an\, a. [L. Lacedamonius, Gr.	   Lakedaimo`nios, fr. Lakedai`mwn Laced[ae]mon.]	   Of or pertaining to Laced[ae]mon or Sparta, the chief city of	   Laconia in the Peloponnesus. -- n. A Spartan. [Written also	   {Lacedemonian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
lace into \lace into\, v. t.	   To attack vigorously; -- used of physical or verbal attacks;	   as, the boss laced into him for coming to the meeting late.	   [PJC]
Laceman \Lace"man\, n.; pl. {Lacemen}.	   A man who deals in lace.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacerable \Lac"er*a*ble\, a. [L. lacerabilis: cf. F.	   lac['e]rable.]	   That can be lacerated or torn.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacerate \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. ? a rent,	   rending, ? to tear; perh. akin to E. slay.]	   To tear; to rend; to separate by tearing; to mangle; as, to	   lacerate the flesh. Hence: To afflict; to torture; as, to	   lacerate the heart.	   [1913 Webster] Lacerate	Lacerate \Lac"er*ate\, Lacerated \Lac"er*a`ted\, p. a. [L.	   laceratus, p. p.]	   1. Rent; torn; mangled; as, a lacerated wound.	      [1913 Webster]	            By each other's fury lacerate         --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Jagged, or slashed irregularly, at the end,	      or along the edge.	      [1913 Webster]
lacerated \lacerated\ adj.	   torn roughly; -- of skin.	   Syn: mangled, torn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Laceration \Lac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. laceratio: cf. F.	   lac['e]ration.]	   1. The act of lacerating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A breach or wound made by lacerating. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Lacerative \Lac"er*a*tive\, a.	   Lacerating, or having the power to lacerate; as, lacerative	   humors. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacert \La"cert\, n. [OE. lacerte. See {Lacertus}.]	   A muscle of the human body. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacerta \La*cer"ta\, n. [L. lacertus the arm.]	   A fathom. [Obs.] --Domesday Book.	   [1913 Webster]	Lacerta \La*cer"ta\, n. [L. a lizard. See {Lizard}.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of lizards. See {Lizard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly it included nearly all the known lizards. It	         is now restricted to certain diurnal Old World species,	         like the green lizard ({Lacerta viridis}) and the sand	         lizard ({Lacerta agilis}), of Europe.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The Lizard, a northern constellation.	      [1913 Webster]
Lacertian \La*cer"tian\, a. [Cf. F. lacertien.] (Zool.)	   Like a lizard; of or pertaining to the {Lacertilia}. -- n.	   One of the {Lacertilia}.	   [1913 Webster]
lacertid \lacertid\ n.	   Any lizard of the family {Lacertidae}, a family of Old World	   terrestrial lizard.	   Syn: lacertid lizard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lacertidae \Lacertidae\ n.	   A natural family of Old World lizards.	   Syn: family {Lacertidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lacertilia \Lac`er*til"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lacertus a	   lizard.] (Zool.)	   An order of Reptilia, which includes the lizards.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are closely related to the snakes, and like the	         latter, usually have the body covered with scales or	         granules. They usually have eyelids, and most of then	         have well-formed legs; but in some groups	         (amphisb[ae]na, glass-snake, etc.) the legs are absent	         and the body is serpentlike. None are venomous, unless	         {Heloderma} be an exception. The order includes the	         chameleons, the {Cionocrania}, or typical lizards, and	         the amphisb[ae]nas. See {Amphisb[ae]na}, {Gecko}, {Gila	         monster}, and {Lizard}.	         [1913 Webster]
Lacertilian \Lac`er*til"i*an\ (-an), a. & n.	   Same as {Lacertian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacertiloid \La*cer"ti*loid\, a. [Lacertilia + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the {Lacertilia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacertine \La*cer"tine\, a. (Zool.)	   Lacertian.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacertus \La*cer"tus\ (l[.a]*s[~e]r"t[u^]s), n.; pl. {Lacerti}	   (-t[imac]). [L., the upper arm.] (Anat.)	   A bundle or fascicle of muscular fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacewing \Lace"wing`\ (l[=a]s"w[i^]ng`), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of neuropterous insects of the	   genus {Chrysopa} and allied genera. They have delicate,	   lacelike wings and brilliant eyes. Their larv[ae] are useful	   in destroying aphids. Called also {lace-winged fly}, and	   {goldeneyed fly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lace-winged \Lace"-winged`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having thin, transparent, reticulated wings; as, the	   lace-winged flies.	   [1913 Webster] Laches
Laches \Lach"es\ (l[a^]sh"[e^]z), Lache \Lache\ (l[a^]sh), n.	   [OF. lachesse, fr. lache lax, indolent, F. l[^a]che,	   ultimately fr. L. laxus loose, lax. See {Lax}.] (Law)	   Neglect; negligence; remissness; neglect to do a thing at the	   proper time; especially, a delay in asserting a claim,	   sufficient to cause a person to lose the right to	   adjuducation of the claim by a court.	   [1913 Webster]	         It ill became him to take advantage of such a laches	         with the eagerness of a shrewd attorney. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Lachrymable \Lach"ry*ma*ble\, a. [L. lacrimabilis, fr. lacrima a	   tear.]	   Lamentable. --Martin Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Lachrymae Christi \Lach"ry*m[ae] Chris"ti\n. [L., lit., Christ's	   tears.]	   A rich, sweet, red Neapolitan wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, a. [Cf. F. lacrymal. See {Lachrymose}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to tears; as, lachrymal effusions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or secreting, tears; as, the	      lachrymal gland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Pertaining to the lachrymal[2] organs; as,	      lachrymal bone; lachrymal duct.	      [1913 Webster] Lachrymal	Lachrymal \Lach"ry*mal\, Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n.	   See {Lachrymatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lachrymals \Lach"ry*mals\, n. pl. [{See Lachrymal}.]	   Tears; also, lachrymal feelings or organs. [Colloq.]	         People go to the theaters to have . . . their risibles	         and lachrymals set agoing.               --The	                                                  Lutheran.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lachrymary \Lach"ry*ma*ry\, a.	   Containing, or intended to contain, tears; lachrymal.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Lachrymate \Lach"ry*mate\ (-m[=a]t), v. i.	   To weep. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Lachrymation \Lach`ry*ma"tion\, n. [L. lacrimatio, from	   lacrimare to shed tears, fr. lacrima tear.]	   The act of shedding tears; weeping.	   [1913 Webster]
lachrymator \lachrymator\ n.	   A chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as	   {lacrimator}.	   Syn: lacrimator.	        [PJC]
Lachrymatory \Lach"ry*ma*to*ry\, n.; pl. -{ries}. [Cf. F.	   lacrymatoire.] (Antiq.)	   A "tear-bottle;" a narrow-necked vessel found in sepulchers	   of the ancient Romans; -- so called from a former notion that	   the tears of the deceased person's friends were collected in	   it. Called also {lachrymal} or {lacrymal}.	   [1913 Webster]
lachrymatory \lachrymatory\ adj.	   Relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical	   substances. lacrimator	   Syn: lacrimatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lachrymiform \Lach"ry*mi*form\, a., [L. lacrima tear + -form;	   cf. F. lacrymiforme.]	   Having the form of a tear; tear-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Lachrymose \Lach"ry*mose`\, a. [L. lacrymosus, better	   lacrimosus, fr. lacrima, lacruma (also badly spelt lachryma)	   a tear, for older dacrima, akin to E. tear. See {Tear} the	   secretion.]	   Generating or shedding tears; given to shedding tears;	   suffused with tears; tearful.	   [1913 Webster]	         You should have seen his lachrymose visnomy. --Lamb.	   -- {Lach"ry*mose`ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacing \La"cing\ (l[=a]"s[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of securing, fastening, or tightening, with a lace	      or laces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lace; specifically (Mach.), a thong of thin leather for	      uniting the ends of belts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A rope or line passing through eyelet holes in the	      edge of a sail or an awning to attach it to a yard, gaff,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bridge Building) A system of bracing bars, not crossing	      each other in the middle, connecting the channel bars of a	      compound strut. --Waddell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A quantity of a substance, such as an alcoholic liquor,	      added to a food or a drink; as, punch with a lacing of	      rum.	      [PJC]	   6. A beating, especially with a lash.	      [PJC] Laciniae
Lacinia \La*cin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. {Lacini[ae]}. [L., the lappet	   or flap of a garment.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) One of the narrow, jagged, irregular pieces or	          divisions which form a sort of fringe on the borders	          of the petals of some flowers.	      (b) A narrow, slender portion of the edge of a	          monophyllous calyx, or of any irregularly incised	          leaf.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The posterior, inner process of the stipes on the	      maxill[ae] of insects.	      [1913 Webster] Laciniate
Laciniate \La*cin"i*ate\, Laciniated \La*cin"i*a"ted\, a. [See	   {Lacinia}.]	   1. Fringed; having a fringed border.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Cut into deep, narrow, irregular lobes;	      slashed.	      [1913 Webster]
Laciniolate \La*cin"i*o*late\, a. [See {Lacinia}.] (Bot.)	   Consisting of, or abounding in, very minute lacini[ae].	   [1913 Webster] Lacinulaa
Lacinula \La*cin"u*la\, n.; pl. {Lacinul[ae]}, E. {Lacinulas}.	   [NL.] (Bot.)	   A diminutive lacinia.	   [1913 Webster]
Lack \Lack\ (l[a^]k), n. [OE. lak; cf. D. lak slander, laken to	   blame, OHG. lahan, AS. le['a]n.]	   1. Blame; cause of blame; fault; crime; offense. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deficiency; want; need; destitution; failure; as, a lack	      of sufficient food.	      [1913 Webster]	            She swooneth now and now for lakke of blood.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let his lack of years be no impediment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Lack \Lack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacked} (l[a^]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lacking}.]	   1. To blame; to find fault with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Love them and lakke them not.         --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be without or destitute of; to want; to need.	      [1913 Webster]	            If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.	                                                  --James i. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Lack \Lack\, v. i.	   1. To be wanting; often, impersonally, with of, meaning, to	      be less than, short, not quite, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            What hour now?	            I think it lacks of twelve.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty.	                                                  --Gen. xvii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in want.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger. --Ps.	                                                  xxxiv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Lack \Lack\, interj. [Cf. {Alack}.]	   Exclamation of regret or surprise. [Prov. Eng.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
lackadaisical \lack`a*dai"si*cal\ (l[a^]k`[.a]*d[=a]"z[i^]*kal),	   a. [From {Lackadaisy}, interj.]	   1. Affectedly pensive; languidly sentimental; dreamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking spirit or liveliness; lethargic; listless;	      languid.	      [PJC]	   3. Indolent; lazy; idle, especially in a dreamy manner.	      [PJC] -- {Lack`a*dai"si*cal*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Lackadaisy \Lack"a*dai`sy\, interj. [From {Lackaday}, interj.]	   An expression of languor.	   [1913 Webster]	Lackadaisy \Lack"a*dai`sy\, a.	   Lackadaisical.	   [1913 Webster]
Lackaday \Lack"a*day`\, interj. [Abbreviated from alackaday.]	   Alack the day; alas; -- an expression of sorrow, regret,	   dissatisfaction, or surprise.	   [1913 Webster]
Lackbrain \Lack"brain`\, n.	   One who is deficient in understanding; a witless person.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacker \Lack"er\, n.	   One who lacks or is in want.	   [1913 Webster]	Lacker \Lack"er\, n. & v.	   See {Lacquer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lackey \Lack"ey\, n.; pl. {Lackeys}. [F. laquais; cf. Sp. & Pg.	   lacayo; of uncertain origin; perh. of German origin, and akin	   to E. lick, v.]	   An attending male servant; a footman; a servile follower.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a Christian footboy or a gentleman's lackey.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lackey caterpillar} (Zool.), the caterpillar, or larva, of	      any bombycid moth of the genus {Clisiocampa}; -- so called	      from its party-colored markings. The common European	      species ({Clisiocampa neustria}) is striped with blue,	      yellow, and red, with a white line on the back. The	      American species ({Clisiocampa Americana} and {Clisiocampa	      sylvatica}) are commonly called {tent caterpillars}. See	      {Tent caterpillar}, under {Tent}.	   {Lackey moth} (Zool.), the moth which produces the lackey	      caterpillar.	      [1913 Webster]	Lackey \Lack"ey\, v. t.	   To attend as a lackey; to wait upon.	   [1913 Webster]	         A thousand liveried angels lackey her.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Lackey \Lack"ey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lackeyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lackeying}.]	   To act or serve as lackey; to pay servile attendance.	   [1913 Webster] Lackluster
Lackluster \Lack"lus`ter\, Lacklustre \Lack"lus`tre\, n.	   A lack of luster.	   [1913 Webster] Lackluster	Lackluster \Lack"lus`ter\, Lacklustre \Lack"lus`tre\ a.	   1. Wanting luster or brightness. "Lackluster eye." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking spirit, liveliness, or enthusiasm; dull.	      [PJC]	   3. Mediocre; as, a lackluster performance.	      [PJC]
Lacmus \Lac"mus\, n.	   See {Litmus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laconian \La*co"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Laconia, a division of ancient Greece;	   Spartan. -- n. An inhabitant of Laconia; esp., a Spartan.	   Laconical
Laconic \La*con"ic\, Laconical \La*con"ic*al\, a. [L. Laconicus	   Laconian, Gr. ??, fr. ?? a Laconian, Laced[ae]monian, or	   Spartan: cf. F. laconique.]	   1. Expressing much in few words, after the manner of the	      Laconians or Spartans; brief and pithy; concise; brusque;	      epigrammatic. In this sense laconic is the usual form.	      [1913 Webster]	            I grow laconic even beyond laconicism; for sometimes	            I return only yes, or no, to questionary or	            petitionary epistles of half a yard long. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sense was strong and his style laconic.	                                                  --Welwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Laconian; characteristic of, or like, the Spartans; hence,	      stern or severe; cruel; unflinching.	      [1913 Webster]	            His head had now felt the razor, his back the rod;	            all that laconical discipline pleased him well.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	   Syn: Short; brief; concise; succinct; sententious; pointed;	        pithy.	   Usage: {Laconic}, {Concise}. Concise means without irrelevant	          or superfluous matter; it is the opposite of diffuse.	          Laconic means concise with the additional quality of	          pithiness, sometimes of brusqueness.	          [1913 Webster]	Laconic \La*con"ic\, n.	   Laconism. [Obs.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Laconical \La*con"ic*al\, a.	   See {Laconic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Laconically \La*con"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a laconic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Laconicism \La*con"i*cism\, n.	   Same as {Laconism}. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Laconism \Lac"o*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to imitate Lacedaemonian	   manners, to speak laconically: cf. F. laconisme.]	   1. A vigorous, brief manner of expression; laconic style.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instance of laconic style or expression.	      [1913 Webster]
Laconize \Lac"o*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laconized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Laconizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Laconic}.]	   To imitate the manner of the Laconians, especially in brief,	   pithy speech, or in frugality and austerity.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacquer \Lac"quer\, n. [F. lacre a sort of sealing wax, Pg.	   lacte, fr. laca lac. See {Lac} the resin.] [Written also	   {lacker}.]	   A varnish, consisting of a solution of shellac in alcohol,	   often colored with gamboge, saffron, or the like; -- used for	   varnishing metals, papier-mach['e], and wood. The name is	   also given to varnishes made of other ingredients, esp. the	   tough, solid varnish of the Japanese, with which ornamental	   objects are made.	   [1913 Webster]	Lacquer \Lac"quer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lacquered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lacquering}.]	   To cover with lacquer. "Lacquer'd chair." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacquerer \Lac"quer*er\, n.	   One who lacquers, especially one who makes a business of	   lacquering.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacquering \Lac"quer*ing\, n.	   The act or business of putting on lacquer; also, the coat of	   lacquer put on.	   [1913 Webster]
lacrimation \lacrimation\ n.	   shedding tears; same as {lachrymation}.	   Syn: lachrymation, tearing, watering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lacrimator \lacrimator\ n.	   a chemical substance that causes tears to flow; same as	   {lachrymator}.	   Syn: lachrymator.	        [PJC]
lacrimatory \lacrimatory\ adj.	   relating to or inducing tears; -- especially of chemical	   substances; same as {lachrymatory}.	   Syn: lachrymatory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lacrimoso \La`cri*mo"so\, a. [It. See {Lachrymose}.] (Mus.)	   Plaintive; -- a term applied to a mournful or pathetic	   movement or style. --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacrosse \La*crosse"\, n. [F. la crosse, lit., the crosier,	   hooked stick. Cf. {Crosier}.]	   A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians,	   now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in	   England and the United States. Each player carries a	   long-handled racket, called a "crosse". The ball is not	   handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or	   tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it	   through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the	   field.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacrymal \Lac"ry*mal\, n. & a.	   See {Lachrymatory}, n., and {Lachrymal}, a.	   [1913 Webster] Lacrytory	   Lacrymary
Lacrymary \Lac"ry*ma*ry\, Lacrytory \Lac"ry*to*ry\, Lacrymose
\Lac"ry*mose\	   See {Lachrymary}, {Lachrymatory}, {Lachrymose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactage \Lac"tage\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. laitage.	   See {Lacteal}.]	   The produce of animals yielding milk; milk and that which is	   made from it.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactam \Lac"tam\, n. [Lactone + amido.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of anhydrides of an amido type, analogous to	   the lactones, as oxindol; a cyclic amide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {beta-lactam} or {[beta]-lactam},	   (a) a lactam in which the amide bond is contained within a	       four-membered ring, which includes the amide nitrogen and	       the carbonyl carbon.	   (b) an antibiotic containing a beta-lactam, such as a	       {penicillin}, {cephalosporin}, or {carbapenem}; also	       called a {beta-lactam antibiotic}. [informal, laboratory	       slang]	       [PJC]
Lactamic \Lac*tam"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an amido acid related to	   lactic acid, and called also {amido-propionic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactamide \Lac*tam"ide\, n. [Lactic + amide.] (Chem.)	   An acid amide derived from lactic acid, and obtained as a	   white crystalline substance having a neutral reaction. It is	   metameric with alanine.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactant \Lac"tant\, a. [L. lactans, p. pr. of lactare to suck,	   fr. lac, lactis, milk.]	   Suckling; giving suck.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactarene \Lac"ta*rene\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk.]	   A preparation of casein from milk, used in printing calico.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactary \Lac"ta*ry\, a. [L. lactarius, fr. lac, lactis, milk:	   cf. F. lactaire.]	   Milky; full of white juice like milk. [Obs.] "Lactary or	   milky plants." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Lactary \Lac"ta*ry\, n.	   a dairyhouse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lactate \Lac"tate\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactate.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt of lactic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
lactating \lactating\ adj.	   actively producing milk; -- of female mammals.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lactation \Lac*ta"tion\, n.	   The secretion and yielding of milk by the mammary gland;	   giving suck.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacteal \Lac"te*al\, a. [L. lacteus milky, fr. lac, lactis,	   milk. Cf. {Galaxy}, {Lettuce}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or resembling, milk; milky; as, the lacteal	      fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Pertaining to, or containing, chyle;	      as, the lacteal vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	Lacteal \Lac"te*al\, n. (Anat.)	   One of the lymphatic vessels which convey chyle from the	   small intestine through the mesenteric glands to the thoracic	   duct; a chyliferous vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacteally \Lac"te*al*ly\, adv.	   Milkily; in the manner of milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactean \Lac"te*an\, a. [See {Lacteal}.]	   1. Milky; consisting of, or resembling, milk. "This lactean	      whiteness." --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Lacteal; conveying chyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Lacteous \Lac"te*ous\, a. [See {Lacteal}.]	   1. Milky; resembling milk. "The lacteous circle." --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacteal; conveying chyle; as, lacteous vessels.	      [1913 Webster]
Lacteously \Lac"te*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a lacteous manner; after the manner of milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactescence \Lac*tes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. lactescence.]	   1. The state or quality of producing milk, or milklike juice;	      resemblance to milk; a milky color.	      [1913 Webster]	            This lactescence does commonly ensue when . . . fair	            water is suddenly poured upon the solution. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The latex of certain plants. See {Latex}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lactescent \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; becoming milky. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Producing milk or a milklike juice or fluid, as the	      milkweed. See {Latex}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lactic \Lac"tic\, a. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactique. See	   {Lacteal}, and cf. {Galactic}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to milk; procured from sour milk or whey;	   as, lactic acid; lactic fermentation, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lactic acid} (Physiol. Chem.), a sirupy, colorless fluid,	      soluble in water, with an intensely sour taste and strong	      acid reaction. There is one center of optical activity,	      and this results in the observation of three isomeric	      modifications all having the formula {C3H6O3}; one is	      dextrorotatory (L-lactic acid), the other levorotatory	      (D-lactic acid), and the third an optically inactive	      mixture of the first two (DL-lactic acid); chemically it	      is 2-hydroxypropanoic acid. {Sarcolactic acid} or	      {paralactic acid} occurs chiefly in dead muscle tissue,	      while {ordinary lactic acid} (DL-lactic acid) results from	      fermentation, such as the fermentation of milk by lactic	      acid bacteria. The two acids are alike in having the same	      constitution (expressed by the name {ethylidene lactic	      acid}), but the latter is optically inactive, while	      sarcolactic acid rotates the plane of polarization to the	      right. The third acid, ethylene lactic acid, accompanies	      sarcolactic acid in the juice of flesh, and is optically	      inactive.	   {Lactic ferment}, an organized ferment ({Bacterium lacticum}	      or {Bacterium lactis}), which produces lactic	      fermentation, decomposing the sugar of milk into carbonic	      and lactic acids, the latter, of which renders the milk	      sour, and precipitates the casein, thus giving rise to the	      so-called spontaneous coagulation of milk.	   {Lactic fermentation}. See under {Fermentation}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Lactide \Lac"tide\, n. [Lactic + anhydride.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline substance, obtained from lactic acid by	   distillation, and regarded as an anhydride; also, by	   extension, any similar substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactiferous \Lac*tif"er*ous\, a. [l. lac, lactis, milk +	   -ferous: cf. F. lactif[`e]re.]	   Bearing or containing milk or a milky fluid; as, the	   lactiferous vessels, cells, or tissue of various vascular	   plants.	   [1913 Webster] Lactific
Lactific \Lac*tif"ic\, Lactifical \Lac*tif"ic*al\, a. [L. lac,	   lactis, milk + facere to make.]	   Producing or yielding milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactifuge \Lac"ti*fuge\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + fugare to	   expel.] (Med.)	   A medicine to check the secretion of milk, or to dispel a	   supposed accumulation of milk in any part of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactim \Lac"tim\, n. [Lactic + imido.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of anhydrides resembling the lactams, but of	   an imido type; as, isatine is a lactim. Cf. {Lactam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactimide \Lac*tim"ide\, n. [Lactic + imide.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline substance obtained as an anhydride of	   alanine, and regarded as an imido derivative of lactic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactin \Lac"tin\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk: cf. F. lactine. Cf.	   {Galactin}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   See {Lactose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactoabumin \Lac`to*a*bu"min\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + E.	   albumin.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   The albumin present in milk, apparently identical with	   ordinary serum albumin. It is distinct from the casein of	   milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactobutyrometer \Lac`to*bu`ty*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. lac, lactis,	   milk + E. butyrometer.]	   An instrument for determining the amount of butter fat	   contained in a given sample of milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactodensimeter \Lac`to*den*sim"e*ter\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk	   + E. densimeter.]	   A form of hydrometer, specially graduated, for finding the	   density of milk, and thus discovering whether it has been	   mixed with water or some of the cream has been removed.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactometer \Lac*tom"e*ter\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + meter:	   cf. F. lactom[`e]tre. Cf. {Galactometer}.]	   An instrument for estimating the purity or richness of milk,	   as a measuring glass, a specific gravity bulb, or other	   apparatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactone \Lac"tone\, n. (Chem.)	   One of a series of organic compounds, being cyclic esters	   which may be regarded as anhydrides of certain hydroxy acids.	   In general, they are colorless liquids, having a weak	   aromatic odor. They are so called because the typical lactone	   is derived from lactic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactonic \Lac*ton"ic\, a. [From {Lactone}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a lactone.	   [1913 Webster]	Lactonic \Lac*ton"ic\, a. [From {Lactose}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the	   oxidation of milk sugar (lactose).	   [1913 Webster]
Lactoprotein \Lac`to*pro"te*in\, n. [L. lac, lactis, milk + E.	   protein.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A peculiar albuminous body considered a normal constituent of	   milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactory \Lac"to*ry\, a.	   Lactiferous. [Obs.] "Lactory or milky plants." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactoscope \Lac"to*scope\, n. [L. lac, lactis + scope.]	   An instrument for estimating the amount of cream contained in	   milk by ascertaining its relative opacity.	   [1913 Webster]
lactose \lac"tose`\ (l[a^]k"t[=o]s`), n.	   1. (Physiol. Chem.) The main sugar present in milk, called	      also {sugar of milk} or {milk sugar}. When isolated pure	      it is obtained crystalline; it is separable from the whey	      by evaporation and crystallization. It is a disaccharide	      with the formula {C12H22O11}, being chemically	      4-([beta]-D-galactosido)-D-glucose. It has a slightly	      sweet taste, is dextrorotary, and is much less soluble in	      water than either cane sugar or glucose. Formerly called	      {lactin}. When hydrolyzed it yields glucose and galactose.	      In cells it may be hydrolyzed by the enzyme	      [beta]-galactosidase.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Chem.) See {Galactose}.	      [1913 Webster]	lactose intolerance \lac"tose` in*tol"er*ance\ (l[a^]k"t[=o]s`	   [i^]n*t[o^]l"[~e]r*ans), n.	   A physiological condition in which lactose cannot be	   hydrolyzed in the intestine, leading to uncomfortable	   gaseousness, cramps, or diarrhea after eating a	   lactose-containing food such as milk or ice cream. The	   symptoms may be prevented by ingesting a preparation of	   beta-galactosidase before or together with dairy products.	   [PJC]
Lactuca \Lac*tu"ca\, n. [L., lettuce. See {Lettuce}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated	   for salad; lettuce.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactucarium \Lac`tu*ca"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. lactuca lettuce.]	   The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used	   as a substitute for opium.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactucic \Lac*tu"cic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the juice of the {Lactuca	   virosa}; -- said of certain acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactucin \Lac*tu"cin\, n. [From {Lactuca}: cf. F. lactucine.]	   (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a	   neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential	   ingredients of lactucarium.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactucone \Lac*tu"cone\, n. [From {Lactuca}.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, tasteless substance, found in the milky	   sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential	   ingredient of lactucarium.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacturamic \Lac`tu*ram"ic\, a. [Lactic + urea + amic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an organic amido acid, which	   is regarded as a derivative of lactic acid and urea.	   [1913 Webster]
Lactyl \Lac"tyl\, n. [Lactic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   An organic residue or radical ({CH3.CHOH.CO-}) derived from	   lactic acid.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Lacunae
Lacuna \La*cu"na\ (l[.a]*k[=u]"n[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Lacun[ae]}	   (l[.a]*k[=u]"n[ae]); E. {Lacunas} (l[.a]*k[=u]"n[.a]z). [L.,	   ditch, pit, lake, orig., anything hollow. See {Lagoon}.]	   1. A small opening; a small pit or depression; a small blank	      space; a gap or vacancy; a hiatus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A small opening; a small depression or cavity; a	      space, as a vacant space between the cells of plants, or	      one of the spaces left among the tissues of the lower	      animals, which serve in place of vessels for the	      circulation of the body fluids, or the cavity or sac,	      usually of very small size, in a mucous membrane.	      [1913 Webster] Lacunal
Lacunal \La*cu"nal\ (l[.a]*k[=u]"nal), Lacunar \La*cu"nar\	   (l[.a]*k[=u]"n[~e]r), a.	   Pertaining to, or having, lacun[ae]; as, a lacunar	   circulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Lacunar \La*cu"nar\, n.; pl. E. {Lacunars}	   (l[.a]*k[=u]"n[~e]rz), L. {Lacunaria}	   (l[a^]k`[-u]*n[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]). [L.] (Arch.)	   (a) The ceiling or under surface of any part, especially when	       it consists of compartments, sunk or hollowed without	       spaces or bands between the panels. --Gwilt	   (b) One of the sunken panels in such a ceiling.	       [1913 Webster]
Lacune \La*cune"\ (l[.a]*k[=u]n"), n. [F.]	   A lacuna. [R.] --Landor.	   [1913 Webster] Lacunose
Lacunose \Lac"u*nose`\, Lacunous \La*cu"nous\, a. [L. lacunosus	   full of holes or hollows; cf. F. lacuneux. See {Lacuna}.]	   (Biol.)	   Furrowed or pitted; having shallow cavities or lacun[ae]; as,	   a lacunose leaf.	   [1913 Webster] Lacustral
Lacustral \La*cus"tral\, Lacustrine \La*cus"trine\, a. [L. lacus	   lake: cf. F. lacustral, lacustre.]	   Found in, or pertaining to, lakes or ponds, or growing in	   them; as, lacustrine flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lacustrine deposits} (Geol.), the deposits which have been	      accumulated in fresh-water areas.	   {Lacustrine dwellings}. See {Lake dwellings}, under {Lake}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lacwork \Lac"work`\, n.	   Ornamentation by means of lacquer painted or carved, or	   simply colored, sprinkled with gold or the like; -- said	   especially of Oriental work of this kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Lad \Lad\ (l[a^]d), obs.	   p. p. of {Lead}, to guide. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lad \Lad\ (l[a^]d), n. [OE. ladde, of Celtic origin; cf. W.	   llawd, Ir. lath. [root]123. Cf. {Lass}.]	   1. A boy; a youth; a stripling. "Cupid is a knavish lad."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a lad here, which hath five barley loaves	            and two small fishes.                 --John vi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A companion; a comrade; a mate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lad's love}. (Bot.) See {Boy's love}, under {Boy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ladanum \Lad"a*num\, n. [L. ladanum, ledanum, Gr. la`danon,	   lh`danon, fr. lh^don name of a shrub, mastic; cf. Per.	   l[=a]dan, l[=a]den. Cf. {Laudanum}.]	   A gum resin gathered from certain Oriental species of	   {Cistus}. It has a pungent odor and is chiefly used in making	   plasters, and for fumigation. [Written also {labdanum}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ladde \Lad"de\, (obs.)	   imp. of {Lead}, to guide. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladder \Lad"der\ (l[a^]d"d[~e]r), n. [OE. laddre, AS.	   hl[=ae]der, hl[=ae]dder; akin to OFries. hladder, OHG.	   leitara, G. leiter, and from the root of E. lean, v.	   [root]40. See {Lean}, v. i., and cf. {Climax}.]	   1. A frame usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, for	      ascent and descent, consisting of two side pieces to which	      are fastened cross strips or rounds forming steps.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some the engines play,	            And some, more bold, mount ladders to the fire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles a ladder in form or use; hence, that	      by means of which one attains to eminence; as, to climb	      the corporate ladder.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Lowliness is young ambition's ladder. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fish ladder}. See under {Fish}.	   {Ladder beetle} (Zool.), an American leaf beetle ({Chrysomela	      scalaris}). The elytra are silvery white, striped and	      spotted with green; the under wings are rose-colored. It	      feeds upon the linden tree.	   {Ladder handle}, an iron rail at the side of a vertical fixed	      ladder, to grasp with the hand in climbing.	   {Ladder shell} (Zool.), a spiral marine shell of the genus	      {Scalaria}. See {Scalaria}.	      [1913 Webster]
ladder-back \ladder-back\ n.	   a chair with a ladder-back[2].	   Syn: ladder-back chair.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a chair backrest consisting of 2 uprights with several	      connecting slats.	      [WordNet 1.5]
ladder-backed \ladder-backed\ n.	   Having horizontal stripes on the back, reminiscent of a	   ladder; -- used of birds; as, a ladder-backed woodpecker.	   [PJC] ladder company
ladder company \ladder company\, ladder truck \ladder truck\n.	   Same as {hook-and-ladder company}, {hook-and-ladder truck}.	   [PJC]
ladder-proof \ladder-proof\ adj.	   resistant to runs or (in Britain) ladders; -- of hosiery.	   Syn: runproof, run-resistant.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Laddie \Lad"die\, n.	   A lad; a male sweetheart. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lade \Lade\ (l[=a]d), v. t. [imp. {Laded}; p. p. {Laded},	   {Laden} (l[=a]d'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lading}.] [AS. hladan to	   heap, load, draw (water); akin to D. & G. laden to load, OHG.	   hladan, ladan, Icel. hla[eth]a, Sw. ladda, Dan. lade, Goth.	   afhla[thorn]an. Cf. {Load}, {Ladle}, {Lathe} for turning,	   {Last} a load.]	   1. To load; to put a burden or freight on or in; -- generally	      followed by that which receives the load, as the direct	      object.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they laded their asses with the corn. --Gen.	                                                  xlii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw in or out, with a ladle or dipper; to dip; as, to	      lade water out of a tub, or into a cistern.	      [1913 Webster]	            And chides the sea that sunders him from thence,	            Saying, he'll lade it dry to have his way. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Plate Glass Manuf.) To transfer (the molten glass) from	      the pot to the forming table.	      [1913 Webster]	Lade \Lade\, v. i. [See {Lade}, v. t.]	   1. To draw water. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To admit water by leakage, as a ship, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Lade \Lade\, n. [Prov. E., a ditch or drain. Cf. {Lode}, {Lead}	   to conduct.]	   1. The mouth of a river. [Obs.] --Bp. Gibson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A passage for water; a ditch or drain. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lademan \Lade"man\, n.	   One who leads a pack horse; a miller's servant. [Obs. or	   Local]	   [1913 Webster]
Laden \Lad"en\, p. & a.	   Loaded; freighted; burdened; as, a laden vessel; a laden	   heart.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. --Is.	                                                  i. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         A ship laden with gold.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladied \La"died\, a.	   Ladylike; not rough; gentle. [Obs.] "Stroked with a ladied	   land." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladies' eardrops \La"dies' ear`drops`\n. (Bot.)	   The small-flowered Fuchsia ({Fuchsia coccinea}), and other	   closely related species.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladify \La"di*fy\, v. t. [Lady + -fy.]	   To make a lady of; to make ladylike. [Obs.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladin \La*din"\, n. [From L. Latinus Latin. See {Latin}]	   1. A Romansch dialect spoken in some parts of Switzerland and	      the Tyrol.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person speaking Ladin as a mother tongue.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lading \Lad"ing\, n.	   1. The act of loading.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which lades or constitutes a load or cargo; freight;	      burden; as, the lading of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of lading}. See under {Bill}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ladino \La*di"no\, n.; pl. {Ladinos}. [Sp.]	   One of the half-breed descendants of whites and Indians; a	   mestizo; -- so called throughout Central America. They are	   usually of a yellowish orange tinge. --Am. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]	Ladino \La*di"no\, n.; pl. {-nos}	   1. The mixed Spanish and Hebrew language spoken by Sephardim.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A cunningly vicious horse. [Southeastern U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A ladin.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ladkin \Lad"kin\, n.	   A little lad. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladle \La"dle\, n. [AS. hl[ae]del, fr. hladan to load, drain.	   See {Lade}, v. t.]	   1. A cuplike spoon, often of large size, with a long handle,	      used in lading or dipping.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the materials of glass have been kept long in	            fusion, the mixture casts up the superfluous salt,	            which the workmen take off with ladles. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) A vessel to carry liquid metal from the furnace	      to the mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The float of a mill wheel; -- called also {ladle board}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gun.)	      (a) An instrument for drawing the charge of a cannon.	      (b) A ring, with a handle or handles fitted to it, for	          carrying shot.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Ladle wood} (Bot.), the wood of a South African tree	      ({Cassine Colpoon}), used for carving.	      [1913 Webster]	Ladle \La"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ladled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ladling}.]	   To take up and convey in a ladle; to dip with, or as with, a	   ladle; as, to ladle out soup; to ladle oatmeal into a kettle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladleful \La"dle*ful\, n.; pl. {Ladlefuls}.	   A quantity sufficient to fill a ladle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladrone \La*drone"\, n. [Sp. ladron, L. latro servant, robber,	   Gr. (?) a servant.]	   A robber; a pirate; hence, loosely, a rogue or rascal.	   [1913 Webster]
Lady \La"dy\ (l[=a]"d[y^]), n.; pl. {Ladies} (l[=a]"d[i^]z).	   [OE. ladi, l[ae]fdi, AS. hl[=ae]fdige, hl[=ae]fdie; AS.	   hl[=a]f loaf + a root of uncertain origin, possibly akin to	   E. dairy. See {Loaf}, and cf. {Lord}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A woman who looks after the domestic affairs of a family;	      a mistress; the female head of a household.	      [1913 Webster]	            Agar, the handmaiden of Sara, whence comest thou,	            and whither goest thou? The which answered, Fro the	            face of Sara my lady.                 --Wyclif (Gen.	                                                  xvi. 8.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman having proprietary rights or authority; mistress;	      -- a feminine correlative of lord. "Lord or lady of high	      degree." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of all these bounds, even from this line to this, .	            . .	            We make thee lady.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A woman to whom the particular homage of a knight was	      paid; a woman to whom one is devoted or bound; a	      sweetheart.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soldier here his wasted store supplies,	            And takes new valor from his lady's eyes. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A woman of social distinction or position. In England, a	      title prefixed to the name of any woman whose husband is	      not of lower rank than a baron, or whose father was a	      nobleman not lower than an earl. The wife of a baronet or	      knight has the title of Lady by courtesy, but not by	      right.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A woman of refined or gentle manners; a well-bred woman;	      -- the feminine correlative of {gentleman}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A wife; -- not now in approved usage. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence: Any woman; as, a lounge for ladies; a cleaning	      lady; also used in combination; as, saleslady.	      [PJC]	   8. (Zool.) The triturating apparatus in the stomach of a	      lobster; -- so called from a fancied resemblance to a	      seated female figure. It consists of calcareous plates.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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}, the court of a lady of the manor.	   {Lady crab} (Zool.), a handsomely spotted swimming crab	      ({Platyonichus ocellatus}) very common on the sandy shores	      of the Atlantic coast of the United States.	   {Lady fern}. (Bot.) See {Female fern}, under {Female}, and	      Illust. of {Fern}.	   {Lady in waiting}, a lady of the queen's household, appointed	      to wait upon or attend the queen.	   {Lady Mass}, a Mass said in honor of the Virgin Mary.	      --Shipley.	   {Lady of the manor}, a lady having jurisdiction of a manor;	      also, the wife of a manor lord.	   {Lady's maid}, a maidservant who dresses and waits upon a	      lady. --Thackeray.	   {Our Lady}, the Virgin Mary.	      [1913 Webster]	Lady \La"dy\, a.	   Belonging or becoming to a lady; ladylike.	   [1913 Webster] "Some lady trifles."            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
ladybeetle \ladybeetle\ n.	   Same as {ladybird}.	   Syn: ladybug, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ladybird \La"dy*bird`\, n. [Equiv. to, bird of Our Lady.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small beetles of the genus	   {Coccinella} and allied genera (family {Coccinellid[ae]}); --	   called also {ladybug}, {ladyclock}, {lady cow}, {lady fly},	   {ladybeetle}, and {lady beetle}. {Coccinella seplempunctata}	   in one of the common European species. See {Coccinella}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ladybirds are usually more or less hemispherical in	         form, with a smooth, polished surface, and often	         colored red, brown, or black, with small spots of	         brighter colors. Both the larvae and the adult beetles	         of most species feed on aphids, and for this reason	         they are very beneficial to agriculture and	         horticulture.	         [1913 Webster]
Ladybug \La"dy*bug`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Ladybird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladyclock \La"dy*clock`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Ladybird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lady Day \La"dy` Day`\ (d[=a]) n.	   The day of the annunciation of the Virgin Mary, March 25. See	   {Annunciation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladyfish \La"dy*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A large, handsome oceanic fish ({Albula vulpes}), found	       both in the Atlantic and Pacific oceans; -- called also	       {bonefish}, {grubber}, {French mullet}, and {macab['e]}.	   (b) A labroid fish ({Harpe rufa}) of Florida and the West	       Indies.	       [1913 Webster]
Ladyhood \La"dy*hood\, n.	   The state or quality of being a lady; the personality of a	   lady.	   [1913 Webster]
lady-in-waiting \lady-in-waiting\ n.	   a lady appointed to attend to a queen or princess.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lady-killer \La"dy-kill`er\, n.	   A gallant who captivates the hearts of women. "A renowned	   dandy and lady-killer." --Blackw. Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Lady-killing \La"dy-kill`ing\, n.	   The art or practice of captivating the hearts of women.	   [1913 Webster]	         Better for the sake of womankind that this dangerous	         dog should leave off lady-killing.       --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladykin \La"dy*kin\, n. [Lady + -kin.]	   A little lady; -- applied by the writers of Queen Elizabeth's	   time, in the abbreviated form {Lakin}, to the Virgin Mary.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The diminutive does not refer to size, but is	         equivalent to "dear." --Brewer.	         [1913 Webster]
Ladylike \La"dy*like`\, a.	   1. Like a lady in appearance or manners; well-bred.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was ladylike, too, after the manner of the	            feminine gentility of those days.     --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Becoming or suitable to a lady; as, ladylike manners.	      "With fingers ladylike." --Warner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Delicate; tender; feeble; effeminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too ladylike a long fatigue to bear.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Ladylikeness \La"dy*like`ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being ladylike.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladylove \La"dy*love`\, n.	   A sweetheart or mistress.	   [1913 Webster]
lady-of-the-night \lady-of-the-night\ n. (Bot.)	   A West Indian shrub ({Brunfelsia americana}) with fragrant	   showy yellowish-white flowers.	   Syn: lady of the night, Brunfelsia americana.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lady's bedstraw \La"dy's bed"straw`\, (Bot.)	   The common bedstraw ({Galium verum}); also, a slender-leaved	   East Indian shrub ({Pharnaceum Mollugo}), with white flowers	   in umbels.	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's bower \La"dy's bow"er\n. (Bot.)	   A climbing plant with fragrant blossoms ({Clematis vitalba}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is sometimes applied to other plants of the	         same genus.	         [1913 Webster]	Lady's cloth \La"dy's cloth`\	   A kind of broadcloth of light weight, used for women's	   dresses, cloaks, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Lady's comb \La"dy's comb"\, (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({Scandix Pecten-Veneris}), its	   clusters of long slender fruits remotely resembling a comb.	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's cushion \La"dy's cush"ion\, (Bot.)	   An herb growing in dense tufts; the thrift ({Armeria	   vulgaris}).	   [1913 Webster]
lady's-eardrop \lady's-eardrop\, n. (Bot.)	   An erect or climbing shrub ({Fuchsia coccinea}) of Brazil	   with deep pink to red flowers.	   Syn: ladies'-eardrop, lady's-eardrops, ladies'-eardrops,	        {Fuchsia coccinea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lady's finger \La"dy's fin"ger\,	   1. pl. (Bot.) The kidney vetch, {Anthyllis vulneraria};	      called also {lady's fingers}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) A variety of small cake of about the dimensions	      of a finger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A long, slender variety of the potato.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) One of the branchiae of the lobster.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A tall coarse annual ({Abelmoschus esculentus}) of	      Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern U. S. and	      West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as	      basis for soups and stews; it is sometimes placed in the	      genus {Hibiscus}. [WordNet sense 1]	   Note: different from {lady's fingers}	   Syn: okra, gumbo, okra plant, {Abelmoschus esculentus},	        Hibiscus esculentus.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Lady's garters \La"dy's gar"ters\n. (Bot.)	   Ribbon grass.	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's hair \La"dy's hair"\n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Briza} ({Briza media}); a variety of	   quaking grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Ladyship \La"dy*ship\, n.	   The rank or position of a lady; -- given as a title (preceded	   by her or your).	   [1913 Webster]	         Your ladyship shall observe their gravity. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lady's laces \La"dy's la"ces\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z l[=a]"s[e^]z) n.	   (Bot.)	   A slender climbing plant; dodder.	   [1913 Webster]
lady-slipper \lady-slipper\ n. (l[=a]"d[y^] sl[i^]p"p[~e]r),	   (Bot.)	   Same as {lady's slipper}.	   Syn: lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, slipper orchid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lady's looking-glass \La"dy's look"ing-glass`\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z	   l[oo^]k"[i^]ng gl[.a]s`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Venus's looking-glass}, under {Venus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's mantle \La"dy's man"tle\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z m[a^]n"t'l).	   (Bot.)	   A genus of rosaceous herbs ({Alchemilla}), esp. the European	   {Alchemilla vulgaris}, which has leaves with rounded and	   finely serrated lobes.	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's seal \La"dy's seal"\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z s[=e]l").(Bot.)	   (a) The European Solomon's seal ({Polygonatum	       verticillatum}).	   (b) The black bryony ({Tamus communis}).	       [1913 Webster]	Lady's slipper \La"dy's slip"per\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z sl[i^]p"p[~e]r)	   n. (Bot.)	   Any orchidaceous plant of the genus {Cypripedium}, the	   labellum of which resembles a slipper. Less commonly, in the	   United States, the garden balsam ({Impatiens Balsamina}).	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's smock \La"dy's smock"\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z sm[o^]k") n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Cardamine} ({Cardamine pratensis});	   cuckoo flower.	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's thimble \La"dy's thim"ble\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z th[i^]m"b'l) n.	   (Bot.)	   The harebell.	   [1913 Webster]	Lady's thumb \La"dy's thumb"\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z th[u^]m") n. (Bot.)	   An annual weed ({Polygonum Persicaria}), having a lanceolate	   leaf with a dark spot in the middle.	   [1913 Webster] Lady's traces	Lady's traces \La"dy's tra"ces\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z tr[=a]"s[e^]z),
Ladies' tresses \La"dies' tress"es\ (l[=a]"d[i^]z	   tr[e^]s"s[e^]z). n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several species of the orchidaceous genus	   {Spiranthes}, in which the white flowers are set in spirals	   about a slender axis and remotely resemble braided hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Laelaps \L[ae]"laps\ (l[=e]"l[a^]ps), n. [NL., fr. Gr. lai^laps	   a dark, furious storm.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of huge, carnivorous, dinosaurian reptiles from the	   Cretaceous formation of the United States. They had very	   large hind legs and tail, and are supposed to have been	   bipedal. Some of the species were about eighteen feet high.	   [1913 Webster]
Laemmergeyer \Laem"mer*gey`er\ (l[e^]m"m[~e]r*g[imac]`[~e]r), n.	   (Zool.)	   See {Lammergeir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laemodipod \L[ae]*mod"i*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Laemodipoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Laemodipoda \L[ae]`mo*dip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. lai`mos	   throat + di`s twice + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)	   A division of amphipod Crustacea, in which the abdomen is	   small or rudimentary and the legs are often reduced to five	   pairs. The whale louse, or {Cyamus}, and {Caprella} are	   examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Laemodipodous \L[ae]`mo*dip"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Laemodipoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Laetere Sunday \L[ae]*te"re Sun"day\n.	   The fourth Sunday of Lent; -- so named from the Latin word	   L[ae]tare (rejoice), the first word in the antiphone of the	   introit sung that day in the Roman Catholic service.	   [1913 Webster]
Laevigate \L[ae]v"i*gate\, a. [See {Levigate}.] (Biol.)	   Having a smooth surface, as if polished.	   [1913 Webster]
Laevo- \L[ae]"vo-\pref.	   A prefix. See {Levo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laevorotatory \L[ae]"vo*ro"ta*to*ry\, a.	   Same as {Levorotatory}. Cf. {Dextrorotatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laevulose \L[ae]v"u*lose`\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Levulose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lafayette \La`fa`yette"\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The dollar fish.	   (b) A market fish, the goody, or spot ({Liostomus	       xanthurus}), of the southern coast of the United States.	       [1913 Webster]
Laft \Laft\, obs.	   p. p. of {Leave}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lafte \Laf"te\, obs.	   imp. of {Leave}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lag \Lag\, a. [Of Celtic origin: cf. Gael. & Ir. lagweak,	   feeble, faint, W. llag, llac, slack, loose, remiss, sluggish;	   prob. akin to E. lax, languid.]	   1. Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Came too lag to see him buried.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Last; long-delayed; -- obsolete, except in the phrase lag	      end. "The lag end of my life." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Last made; hence, made of refuse; inferior. [Obs.] "Lag	      souls." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Lag \Lag\, n.	   1. One who lags; that which comes in last. [Obs.] "The lag of	      all the flock." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fag-end; the rump; hence, the lowest class.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common lag of people.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The amount of retardation of anything, as of a valve in a	      steam engine, in opening or closing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stave of a cask, drum, etc.; especially: (Mach.), one of	      the narrow boards or staves forming the covering of a	      cylindrical object, as a boiler, or the cylinder of a	      carding machine or a steam engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) See {Graylag}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The failing behind or retardation of one phenomenon with	      respect to another to which it is closely related; as, the	      lag of magnetization compared with the magnetizing force	      (hysteresis); the lag of the current in an alternating	      circuit behind the impressed electro-motive force which	      produced it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Lag of the tide}, the interval by which the time of high	      water falls behind the mean time, in the first and third	      quarters of the moon; -- opposed to {priming} of the tide,	      or the acceleration of the time of high water, in the	      second and fourth quarters; depending on the relative	      positions of the sun and moon.	   {Lag screw}, an iron bolt with a square head, a sharp-edged	      thread, and a sharp point, adapted for screwing into wood;	      a screw for fastening lags.	      [1913 Webster]	Lag \Lag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lagging}.]	   To walk or more slowly; to stay or fall behind; to linger or	   loiter. "I shall not lag behind." --Milton.	   Syn: To loiter; linger; saunter; delay; be tardy.	        [1913 Webster]	Lag \Lag\, v. t.	   1. To cause to lag; to slacken. [Obs.] "To lag his flight."	      --Heywood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) To cover, as the cylinder of a steam engine, with	      lags. See {Lag}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Lag \Lag\, n.	   One transported for a crime. [Slang, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lag \Lag\, v. t.	   To transport for crime. [Slang, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She lags us if we poach.                 --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagan \La"gan\, n. & v.	   See {Ligan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagarto \La*gar"to\, n. [See {Alligator}.]	   An alligator. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster] Lagenae
Lagena \La*ge"na\, n.; pl. L. {Lagen[ae]}, E. {Lagenas}. [L., a	   flask; cf. Gr. ?, ?.] (Anat.)	   The terminal part of the cochlea in birds and most reptiles;	   an appendage of the sacculus, corresponding to the cochlea,	   in fishes and amphibians.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagenian \La*ge"ni*an\, a. [See {Lagena}.] (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, {Lagena}, a genus of {Foraminifera}	   having a straight, chambered shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Lageniform \La*ge"ni*form\, a. [See {Lagena}, and {-form}.]	   (Bot.)	   Shaped like a bottle or flask; flag-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagenophera \Lagenophera\ prop. n.	   A small genus of herbs of Australia and South America having	   small solidary white or purple flowers similar to true	   daisies of genus {Bellis}.	   Syn: genus {Lagenophera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lager \La"ger\, n.	   Lager beer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lager beer \La"ger beer`\n. [G. lager bed, storehouse + bier	   beer. See {Lair}, and {Beer}.]	   Originally a German beer, but now also made in immense	   quantities in the United States; -- so called from its being	   laid up or stored for some months before use.	   [1913 Webster]	Lager wine \La"ger wine`\n.	   Wine which has been kept for some time in the cellar.	   --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Laggard \Lag"gard\, a. [Lag + -ard.]	   Slow; sluggish; backward.	   [1913 Webster]	Laggard \Lag"gard\, n.	   One who lags; a loiterer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagger \Lag"ger\, n.	   A laggard.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagging \Lag"ging\, n.	   1. (Mach.) The clothing (esp., an outer, wooden covering), as	      of a steam cylinder, applied to prevent the radiation of	      heat; a covering of lags; -- called also {deading} and	      {cleading}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lags, collectively; narrow planks extending from one rib	      to another in the centering of arches.	      [1913 Webster]
Laggingly \Lag"ging*ly\, adv.	   In a lagging manner; loiteringly.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagly \Lag"ly\, adv.	   Laggingly. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Lagniappe
Lagniappe \La*gniappe\, Lagnappe \La*gnappe"\, n. [Also spelled	   {lagnappe}.][Etym. uncertain.]	   1. In Louisiana, a trifling present given to customers by	      tradesmen; a gratuity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lagniappe . . .is something thrown in, gratis, for	            good measure.                         --Mark Twain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A tip or gratuity.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: Anything obtained gratuitously or unexpectedly.	      [PJC]
lagomorph \lag"o*morph\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Lagomorpha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagomorpha \Lag`o*mor"pha\ (l[a^]g`[-o]*m[^o]r"f[.a]), prop. n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lagw`s a hare + morfh` form.] (Zool.)	   an order of rodent-like mammals, comprising the hares,	   rabbits, and pikas. They have four incisors in the upper jaw.	   Called also {Duplicidentata}. They were formerly classified	   together with the rodents, but the {Rodentia} and	   {Lagomorpha} are now classed as separate orders.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
lagoon \la*goon"\ (l[.a]*g[=oo]n"), n. [It. or Sp. laguna, L.	   lacuna ditch, pool, pond, lacus lake. See {Lake}, and cf.	   {Lacuna}.] [Written also {lagune}.]	   1. A shallow sound, channel, pond, or lake, especially one	      into which the sea flows; as, the lagoons of Venice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lake in a coral island, often occupying a large portion	      of its area, and usually communicating with the sea. See	      {Atoll}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lagoon island}, a coral island consisting of a narrow reef	      encircling a lagoon.	      [1913 Webster] Lagophthalmia
Lagophthalmia \Lag`oph*thal"mi*a\, Lagophthalmos
\Lag`oph*thal"mos\, n. [NL. lagophtalmia, fr. Gr. lagw`s hare +	   'ofqalmo`s eye; -- so called from the notion that a hare	   sleeps with his eyes open.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition in which the eye stands wide open, giving	   a peculiar staring appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagopous \La*go"pous\, a. [Gr. lagw`s a hare + poy`s, podo`s,	   foot.] (Bot.)	   Having a dense covering of long hair, like the foot of a	   hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Lagorchestes \Lagorchestes\ prop. n.	   A mammal genus comprising the hare wallabies.	   Syn: genus {Lagorchestes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lagostomus \Lagostomus\ prop. n.	   A mammal genus comprising the viscachas.	   Syn: genus {Lagostomus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lagothrix \Lagothrix\ prop. n.	   A mammal genus comprising the woolly monkeys.	   Syn: genus {Lagothrix}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lagthing \Lag"thing\, n. [Norw. lagting, lagthing; lag company,	   society (akin to E. law, lay) + ting, thing, parliament. See	   {Thing}.]	   See {Legislatature}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lagune \La*gune"\, n.	   See {Lagoon}.	   [1913 Webster] Laic
Laic \La"ic\, Laical \La"ic*al\, a. [L. laicus: cf. F.	   la["i]que. See {Lay} laic.]	   Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. "Laical	   literature." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	         An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Laic \La"ic\, n.	   A layman. --Bp. Morton.	   [1913 Webster]
Laicality \La"ic*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being laic; the state or condition of	   a layman.	   [1913 Webster]
Laically \La"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   As a layman; after the manner of a layman; as, to treat a	   matter laically.	   [1913 Webster]
Laid \Laid\, imp. & p. p.	   of {Lay}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Laid paper}, paper marked with parallel lines or water	      marks, as if ribbed, from parallel wires in the mold. It	      is called blue laid, cream laid, etc., according to its	      color.	      [1913 Webster]
Laidly \Laid"ly\, a.	   Ugly; loathsome. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This laidly and loathsome worm.          --W. Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Lain \Lain\,	   p. p. of {Lie}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Lainere \Lain"ere\, n.	   See {Lanier}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lair \Lair\ (l[^a]r), n. [OE. leir, AS. leger; akin to D. leger,	   G. lager couch, lair, OHG. legar, Goth. ligrs, and to E. lie.	   See {Lie} to be prostrate, and cf. {Layer}, {Leaguer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A place in which to lie or rest; especially, the bed or	      couch of a wild beast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A burying place. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pasture; sometimes, food. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Laird \Laird\ (l[^a]rd), n. [See {Lord}.]	   A lord; a landholder, esp. one who holds land directly of the	   crown. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lairdship \Laird"ship\, n.	   The state of being a laird; an estate; landed property.	   [Scot.] --Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]
Laism \La"ism\, n.	   See {Lamaism}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Laissez faire \Lais`sez" faire"\n. [F., let alone.]	   Noninterference; -- an axiom of some political economists,	   deprecating interference of government by attempts to foster	   or regulate commerce, manufactures, etc., by bounty or by	   restriction; as, the doctrine of laissez faire; the laissez	   faire system of government.	   [1913 Webster]
Laity \La"i*ty\ (l[=a]"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [See {Lay}, a.]	   1. The people, as distinguished from the clergy; the body of	      the people not in orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rising up of the laity against the sacerdotal	            caste.                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of a layman. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those who are not of a certain profession, as law or	      medicine, in distinction from those belonging to it.	      [1913 Webster]
Lakao \La*ka"o\, n.	   Sap green. [China]	   [1913 Webster]
Lake \Lake\ (l[=a]k), n. [F. laque, fr. Per. See {Lac}.]	   A pigment formed by combining some coloring matter, usually	   by precipitation, with a metallic oxide or earth, esp. with	   aluminium hydrate; as, madder lake; Florentine lake; yellow	   lake, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Lake \Lake\, n. [Cf. G. laken.]	   A kind of fine white linen, formerly in use. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lake \Lake\ (l[=a]k), v. i. [AS. l[=a]can, l[ae]can, to spring,	   jump, l[=a]c play, sport, or fr. Icel. leika to play, sport;	   both akin to Goth. laikan to dance. [root]120. Cf.	   {Knowledge}.]	   To play; to sport. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lake \Lake\, n. [AS. lac, L. lacus; akin to AS. lagu lake, sea,	   Icel. l["o]gr; OIr. loch; cf. Gr. la`kkos pond, tank. Cf.	   {Loch}, {Lough}.]	   A large body of water contained in a depression of the	   earth's surface, and supplied from the drainage of a more or	   less extended area.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Lakes are for the most part of fresh water; the salt	         lakes, like the Great Salt Lake of Utah, have usually	         no outlet to the ocean.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lake dwellers} (Ethnol.), people of a prehistoric race, or	      races, which inhabited different parts of Europe. Their	      dwellings were built on piles in lakes, a short distance	      from the shore. Their relics are common in the lakes of	      Switzerland.	   {Lake dwellings} (Archaeol.), dwellings built over a lake,	      sometimes on piles, and sometimes on rude foundations kept	      in place by piles; specifically, such dwellings of	      prehistoric times. Lake dwellings are still used by many	      savage tribes. Called also {lacustrine dwellings}. See	      {Crannog}.	   {Lake fly} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of dipterous	      flies of the genus {Chironomus}. In form they resemble	      mosquitoes, but they do not bite. The larvae live in	      lakes.	   {Lake herring} (Zool.), the cisco ({Coregonus Artedii}).	   {Lake poets}, {Lake school}, a collective name originally	      applied in contempt, but now in honor, to Southey,	      Coleridge, and Wordsworth, who lived in the lake country	      of Cumberland, England, Lamb and a few others were classed	      with these by hostile critics. Called also {lakers} and	      {lakists}.	   {Lake sturgeon} (Zool.), a sturgeon ({Acipenser rubicundus}),	      of moderate size, found in the Great Lakes and the	      Mississippi River. It is used as food.	   {Lake trout} (Zool.), any one of several species of trout and	      salmon; in Europe, esp. {Salmo fario}; in the United	      States, esp. {Salvelinus namaycush} of the Great Lakes,	      and of various lakes in New York, Eastern Maine, and	      Canada. A large variety of brook trout ({Salvelinus	      fontinalis}), inhabiting many lakes in New England, is	      also called lake trout. See {Namaycush}.	   {Lake whitefish}. (Zool.) See {Whitefish}.	   {Lake whiting} (Zool.), an American whitefish ({Coregonus	      Labradoricus}), found in many lakes in the Northern United	      States and Canada. It is more slender than the common	      whitefish.	      [1913 Webster]
Lake-dweller \Lake"-dwell`er\, n.	   See {Lake dwellers}, under {Lake}.	   [1913 Webster]
lakefront \lakefront\ n.	   land bordering a lake.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lakelet \Lake"let\, n.	   A little lake. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Laker \Lak"er\, n.	   One that is connected with a lake or lakes, as in habitation,	   toil, etc.:	   (a) One of the poets of the Lake school. See {Lake poets},	       under {Lake}, n.	   (b) (Zool.) A fish living in, or taken from, a lake, esp. the	       namaycush.	   (c) A lake steamer or canal boat.	       [1913 Webster]	             The bridge tender . . . thought the Cowies "a	             little mite" longer than that laker. --The Century.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
lakeshore \lakeshore\ n.	   the shore of a lake.	   Syn: lakeside.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lakeside \lakeside\ n.	   the shore of a lake.	   Syn: lakeshore.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lakeweed \Lake"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   The water pepper ({Polygonum Hydropiper}), an aquatic plant	   of Europe and North America.	   [1913 Webster]
Lakh \Lakh\, n.	   Same as {Lac}, one hundred thousand.	   [1913 Webster]
Lakin \La"kin\, n.	   See {Ladykin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lakke \Lak"ke\, n. & v.	   See {Lack}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Laky \Lak"y\, a.	   Pertaining to a lake. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Laky \Lak"y\, a. [From {Lake} the pigment.]	   Transparent; -- said of blood rendered transparent by the	   action of some solvent agent on the red blood corpuscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Lallation \Lal*la"tion\, n. [L. lallare to sing lalla, or	   lullaby: cf. F. lallation.]	   An imperfect enunciation of the letter r, in which it sounds	   like l.	   [1913 Webster]
Lalo \La"lo\, n.	   The powdered leaves of the baobab tree, used by the Africans	   to mix in their soup, as the southern negroes use powdered	   sassafras. Cf. {Couscous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lam \Lam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lammed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lamming}.] [Icel. lemja to beat, or lama to bruise, both fr.	   lami, lama, lame. See {Lame}.]	   To beat soundly; to thrash. [Obs. or Low] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Lama \La"ma\ (?; 277), n. (Zool.)	   See {Llama}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lama \La"ma\, n. [Tibet. blama (pronounced l[aum]"ma) a chief, a	   high priest.]	   In Tibet, Mongolia, etc., a priest or monk of the belief	   called Lamaism.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Grand Lama}, or {Dalai Lama} [lit., Ocean Lama], the	      supreme pontiff in the lamaistic hierarchy. Until the	      Chinese occupied Tibet he resided in Lhasa, but now (1998)	      is in exile. See {Lamaism}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Lamaic \La"ma*ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Lamaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamaism \La"ma*ism\, n.	   A modified form of Buddhism which prevails in Tibet,	   Mongolia, and some adjacent parts of Asia; -- so called from	   the name of its priests. See 2d {Lama}.	   [1913 Webster] Lamaist
Lamaist \La"ma*ist\, Lamaite \La"ma*ite\n.	   One who believes in Lamaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamaistic \La`ma*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Lamaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamantin \La*man"tin\, n. [F. lamantin, lamentin, prob. from the	   name of the animal in the Antilles. Cf. {Manater}.] (Zool.)	   The manatee. [Written also {lamentin}, and {lamantine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lamarckian \La*marck"i*an\, a.	   Pertaining to, or involved in, the doctrines of	   Lamarckianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamarckianism \La*marck"i*an*ism\, n. (Biol.)	   Lamarckism.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamarckism \La"marck"ism\, n. [From Lamarck, a distinguished	   French naturalist.] (Biol.)	   The theory that structural variations, characteristic of	   species and genera, are produced in animals and plants by the	   direct influence of physical environments, and esp., in the	   case of animals, by effort, or by use or disuse of certain	   organs. It is a discredited theory, not believed by modern	   biologists.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Lamasery \La"ma*ser*y\, n. [See 2d {Lama}.]	   A monastery or convent of lamas, in Tibet, Mongolia, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamb \Lamb\, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm,	   OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.]	   1. (Zool.) The young of the sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock	      Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lamb of God}, {The Lamb} (Script.), the Jesus Christ, in	      allusion to the paschal lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	            The twelve apostles of the Lamb.      --Rev. xxi.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of	            the world.                            --John i. 29.	   {Lamb's lettuce} (Bot.), an annual plant with small obovate	      leaves ({Valerianella olitoria}), often used as a salad;	      corn salad. [Written also {lamb lettuce}.]	   {Lamb's tongue}, a carpenter's plane with a deep narrow bit,	      for making curved grooves. --Knight.	   {Lamb's wool}.	      (a) The wool of a lamb.	      (b) Ale mixed with the pulp of roasted apples; -- probably	          from the resemblance of the pulp of roasted apples to	          lamb's wool. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.	          [1913 Webster]	Lamb \Lamb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lambed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lambing}.]	   To bring forth a lamb or lambs, as sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Lambale \Lamb"ale`\, n.	   A feast at the time of shearing lambs.	   [1913 Webster]
lambast \lam*bast"\, v. t.	   Same as {lambaste}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lambaste \Lam*baste"\, v. t. [Lam + baste to beat.]	   To beat severely; specifically, to beat with a cane. [Low]	   --Nares.	   Syn: cane, flog, lambaste.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. to scold, reprimand, or berate harshly.	   Syn: rebuke, rag, reproof, reprimand, jaw, dress down, scold,	        chide, berate, bawl out, jaw at, remonstrate with, chew	        out, chew up, have words with, lambast.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lambative \Lam"ba*tive\, a. [L. lambere to lick. See {Lambent}.]	   Taken by licking with the tongue. "Sirups and lambative	   medicines." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Lambative \Lam"ba*tive\, n.	   A medicine taken by licking with the tongue; a lincture.	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Lambda \Lamb"da\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. la`mbda.]	   1. The name of the Greek letter [Lambda], [lambda],	      corresponding with the English letter L, l.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The point of junction of the sagittal and lambdoid	      sutures of the skull.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phys.) A subatomic particle carrying no charge, having a	      mass equal to 2183 times that of an electron; it decays	      rapidly, typically forming a nucleon and a pion. --MW10	      [PJC]	   {Lambda moth} (Zool.), a moth so called from a mark on its	      wings, resembling the Greek letter lambda ([Lambda]).	      [1913 Webster]
Lambdacism \Lamb"da*cism\, n. [L. lambdacismus, Gr. ?, fr.	   la`mbda the letter lambda ([Lambda]).]	   1. A fault in speaking or in composition, which consists in	      too frequent use of the letter l, or in doubling it	      erroneously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A defect in pronunciation of the letter l when doubled,	      which consists in giving it a sound as if followed by y,	      similar to that of the letters lli in billion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The use of the sound of l for that of r in pronunciation;	      lallation; as, Amelican for American.	      [1913 Webster]
Lambdoid \Lamb"doid\, a. [Gr. ?, la`mbda the letter lambda	   ([Lambda]) + e"i^dos shape.]	   Shaped like the Greek letter lambda ([Lambda]); as, the	   lambdoid suture between the occipital and parietal bones of	   the skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Lambdoidal \Lamb*doid"al\, a.	   Same as {Lambdoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lambent \Lam"bent\, a. [L. lambens, -enlis, p. pr. of lambere to	   lick; akin to lap. See {Lap} to drink by licking.]	   1. Playing on the surface; touching lightly; gliding over. "A	      lambent flame." --Dryden. "A lambent style."	      --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Twinkling or gleaming; fickering. "The lambent purity of	      the stars." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Lambertia \Lambertia\ n.	   A small genus of Australian shrubs.	   Syn: genus {Lambertia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lambert pine \Lam"bert pine`\n. [So called from Lambert, an	   English botanist.] (Bot.)	   The gigantic sugar pine of California and Oregon ({Pinus	   Lambertiana}). It has the leaves in fives, and cones a foot	   long. The timber is soft, and like that of the white pine of	   the Eastern States.	   [1913 Webster]
Lambis \Lambis\ n.	   A genus of scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of	   eastern hemisphere.	   Syn: genus {Lambis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lambkill \Lamb"kill`\, n. (Bot.)	   A small American ericaceous shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}),	   resembling mountain laurel but having narrower leaves and	   small red flowers; -- called also {calfkill}, {sheepkill},	   {sheep laurel}, etc. It is supposed to poison young sheep and	   other animals that eat it at times when the snow is deep and	   they cannot find other food.	   Syn: sheep laurel, pig laurel, {Kalmia angustifolia}.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Lambkin \Lamb"kin\, n.	   A small lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamblike \Lamb"like\, a.	   Like a lamb; gentle; meek; inoffensive.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamboys \Lam"boys\, n. pl. [Cf. F. lambeau. Cf. {Label}.] (Anc.	   Armor)	   Same as {Base}, n., 19.	   [1913 Webster]
Lambrequin \Lam"bre*quin\, n. [F. Cf. {Lamboys}, {Label}.]	   1. A kind of pendent scarf or covering attached to the	      helmet, to protect it from wet or heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leather flap hanging from a cuirass. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of ornament drapery or short decorative hanging,	      pendent from a shelf or from the casing above a window,	      hiding the curtain fixtures, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Lambskin \Lamb"skin`\, n.	   1. The skin of a lamb; especially, a skin dressed with the	      wool on, and used as a mat. Also used adjectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of woolen.	      [1913 Webster]
Lambskinnet \Lamb"skin`net"\, n.	   See {Lansquenet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamb's-quarters \Lamb's-quar"ters\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several common weedy European plants of the	   Goosefoot family, introduced into N. America, and sometimes	   used as pot herbs, as {Chenopodium album} and {Atriplex	   patulsa}.	   Note: It is sometimes collected from the wild and eaten as a	         vegetable	   Syn: lamb's quarters, pigweed, wild spinach, Chenopodium	        album.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Lamdoidal \Lam*doid"al\, a.	   Lambdoid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lame \Lame\ (l[=a]m), a. [Compar. {Lamer} (l[=a]m"[~e]r);	   superl. {Lamest}.] [OE. lame, AS. lama; akin to D. lam, G.	   lahm, OHG., Dan., & Sw. lam, Icel. lami, Russ. lomate to	   break, lomota rheumatism.]	   1.	      (a) Moving with pain or difficulty on account of injury,	          defect, or temporary obstruction of a function; as, a	          lame leg, arm, or muscle.	      (b) To some degree disabled by reason of the imperfect	          action of a limb; crippled; as, a lame man. "Lame of	          one leg." --Arbuthnot. "Lame in both his feet." --2	          Sam. ix. 13. "He fell, and became lame." --2 Sam. iv.	          4.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, hobbling; limping; inefficient; imperfect; as, a	      lame answer. "A lame endeavor." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, most lame and impotent conclusion! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lame duck}	      (a) (Stock Exchange), a person who can not fulfill his	          contracts. [Cant]	      (b) An elected politician who is completing a term after	          having been defeated at an election; also, an office	          holder who cannot or chooses not to run again for the	          same office; -- So called from the presumed lack of	          political power of one who is soon to be out of	          office.	      (b) Any office holder who is serving out a term after a	          replacement has been selected.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Lame \Lame\ (l[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamed} (l[=a]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Laming}.]	   To make lame.	   [1913 Webster]	         If you happen to let child fall and lame it. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
lamedh \lamedh\ n.	   The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding to l.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lamel \Lam"el\, n.	   See {Lamella}.	   [1913 Webster] Lamellae
Lamella \La*mel"la\, n.; pl. L. {Lamell[ae]}, E. {Lamellas}. [L.	   lamella, dim. of lamina plate, leaf, layer: cf. F. lamelle.	   Cf. {Lamina}, {Omelet}.]	   A thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing	   from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates	   or scales of which certain shells are composed.	   [1913 Webster] Lamellar
Lamellar \Lam"el*lar\, a. [Cf. F. lamellaire.]	   Flat and thin; lamelliform; composed of lamellAE.
Lamellarly \Lam"el*lar*ly\, adv.	   In thin plates or scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamellary \Lam"el*la*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to lamella or to lamellae; lamellar.	   [1913 Webster] Lamellate
Lamellate \Lam"el*late\, Lamellated \Lam"el*la`ted\, a. [See	   {Lamella}.]	   Composed of, or furnished with, thin plates or scales. See	   Illust. of {Antenn[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamellibranch \La*mel"li*branch\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also	   used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster] Lamellibranchia
Lamellibranchia \La*mel`li*bran"chi*a\, Lamellibranchiata
\La*mel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {lamella}, and	   {Branchia}, {Branchiate}.] (Zool.)	   An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those	   that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels,	   etc., now called {Pelecypoda} or {Bivalvia}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: They usually have two (rarely but one) flat,	         lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have	         an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the	         shell, whence they are called {{Acephala}}. Called also	         {Conchifera}, and {Pelecypoda}. See {Bivalve}.	         [1913 Webster]
Lamellibranchiate \Lam`el*li*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia (also	   called Pelecypoda). -- n. One of the Lamellibranchia (also	   called Pelecypoda).	   [1913 Webster]
Lamellicorn \La*mel"li*corn\, a. [Lamella + L. cornu a horn: cf.	   F. lamellicorne. See {Lamella}.] (Zool.)	   (a) Having antennae terminating in a group of flat lamellae;	       -- said of certain coleopterous insects.	   (b) Terminating in a group of flat lamellae; -- said of	       antennae. -- n. A lamellicorn insect.	       [1913 Webster]
Lamellicornia \La*mel`li*cor"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Lamellicorn}.] (Zool.)	   A group of lamellicorn, plant-eating beetles; -- called also	   {Lamellicornes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamelliferous \Lam`el*lif"er*ous\, a. [Lamella + -ferous: cf. F.	   lamellif[`e]re.]	   Bearing, or composed of, lamellae, or thin layers, plates, or	   scales; foliated.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamelliform \La*mel"li*form\, a. [Lamella + -form : cf. F.	   lamelliforme.]	   Thin and flat; scalelike; lamellar.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamellirostral \Lam`el*li*ros"tral\, a. [Lamella + rostral : cf.	   F. lamellirostre.] (Zool.)	   Having a lamellate bill, as ducks and geese.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamellirostres \La*mel`li*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL. See {Lamella},	   and {Rostrum}.] (Zool.)	   A group of birds embracing the Anseres and flamingoes, in	   which the bill is lamellate.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamellose \Lam"el*lose`\, a. [Cf. F. lamelleux.]	   Composed of, or having, lamellae; lamelliform.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamely \Lame"ly\, adv. [See {Lame}.]	   In a lame, crippled, disabled, or imperfect manner; as, to	   walk lamely; a figure lamely drawn.	   [1913 Webster]
Lameness \Lame"ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being lame; as, the lameness of	   an excuse or an argument.	   [1913 Webster]
Lament \La*ment"\, v. i. [F. lamenter, L. lamentari, fr.	   lamentum a lament.]	   To express or feel sorrow; to weep or wail; to mourn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jeremiah lamented for Josiah.            --2 Chron.	                                                  xxxv. 25.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice.	                                                  --John xvi.	                                                  20.	   [1913 Webster]	Lament \La*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lamented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lamenting}.]	   To mourn for; to bemoan; to bewail.	   [1913 Webster]	         One laughed at follies, one lamented crimes. --Dryden.	   Syn: To deplore; mourn; bewail. See {Deplore}.	        [1913 Webster]	Lament \La*ment"\, n. [L. lamentum. Cf. {Lament}, v.]	   1. Grief or sorrow expressed in complaints or cries;	      lamentation; a wailing; a moaning; a weeping.	      [1913 Webster]	            Torment, and loud lament, and furious rage.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An elegy or mournful ballad, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Lamentable \Lam"en*ta*ble\, a. [L. lamentabilis: cf. F.	   lamentable.]	   1. Mourning; sorrowful; expressing grief; as, a lamentable	      countenance. [Archaic] "Lamentable eye." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted to awaken lament; to be lamented; sorrowful;	      pitiable; regrettable; unfortunate; as, a lamentable	      misfortune, or error. "Lamentable helplessness." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Miserable; pitiful; paltry; -- in a contemptuous or	      ridiculous sense. --Bp. Stillingfleet. --	      {Lam"en*ta*ble*ness}, n. -- {Lam"en*ta*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Lamentation \Lam`en*ta"tion\, n. [F. lamentation, L.	   lamentatio.]	   1. The act of bewailing; audible expression of sorrow;	      wailing; moaning.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation and	            weeping.                              --Matt. ii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Script.) A book of the Old Testament attributed to	      the prophet Jeremiah, and taking its name from the nature	      of its contents.	      [1913 Webster]
Lamented \La*ment"ed\, a.	   Mourned for; bewailed.	   [1913 Webster]	         This humble praise, lamented shade ! receive. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamenter \La*ment"er\, n.	   One who laments.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamentin \La*men"tin\, n.	   See {Lamantin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamenting \La*ment"ing\, n.	   Lamentation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lamentings heard i' the air.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamentingly \La*ment"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a lamenting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lames \Lames\ (l[.a]mz), n. pl. [F. lame a thin plate, L.	   lamina.] (Armor)	   Small steel plates combined together so as to slide one upon	   the other and form a piece of armor.	   [1913 Webster]
Lametta \La*met"ta\, n. [Cf. It. lametta, dim. of lama a thin	   plate.]	   Foil or wire made of gold, silver, or brass. --De Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamia \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; a witch.	   [1913 Webster] Laminaa
Lamina \Lam"i*na\ (l[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Lamin[ae]}	   (-n[=e]) E. {Laminas} (-n[.a]z). [L. cf. {Lamella}.]	   1. A thin plate or scale; a layer or coat lying over another;	      -- said of thin plates or platelike substances, as of bone	      or minerals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The blade of a leaf; the broad, expanded portion of	      a petal or sepal of a flower. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A thin plate or scale; specif., one of the thin,	      flat processes composing the vane of a feather.	      [1913 Webster]
Laminability \Lam`i*na*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being laminable.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminable \Lam"i*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being split into lamin[ae] or thin plates, as	   mica; capable of being extended under pressure into a thin	   plate or strip.	   [1913 Webster]	         When a body can be readily extended in all directions	         under the hammer, it is said to be malleable; and when	         into fillets under the rolling press, it is said to be	         laminable.                               --Ure.	   [1913 Webster] Laminar
Laminar \Lam"i*nar\, Laminal \Lam"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. laminaire.	   See {Lamina}]	   In, or consisting of, thin plates or layers; having the form	   of a thin plate or lamina.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminaria \Lam`i*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Lamina}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of great seaweeds with long and broad fronds; kelp,	   or devil's apron. The fronds commonly grow in clusters, and	   are sometimes from thirty to fifty feet in length. See	   Illust. of {Kelp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminarian \Lam`i*na"ri*an\, a.	   Pertaining to seaweeds of the genus {Laminaria}, or to that	   zone of the sea (from two to ten fathoms in depth) where the	   seaweeds of this genus grow.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminarite \Lam"i*na*rite\, n. [See {Lamina}.] (Paleon.)	   A broad-leafed fossil alga.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminary \Lam"i*na*ry\, a.	   Laminar.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, a. [See {Lamina}.]	   Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates,	   scales, or layers, one over another; laminated.	   [1913 Webster]	Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laminated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Laminating}.] [See {Lamina}.]	   1. To cause to separate into thin plates or layers; to divide	      into thin plates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form, as metal, into a thin plate, as by rolling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form by uniting two or more layers (in sheet form) of a	      material, so that the layers are bonded tightly; as,	      plywood has at least three laminated layers.	      [PJC]	   4. To unite (layers in sheet form) by bonding, so as to	      create a single object with multiple layers; -- used with	      the material in sheet form as the object; as, to laminate	      plywood.	      [PJC]	Laminate \Lam"i*nate\, v. i.	   To separate into laminae.	   [1913 Webster]
laminated \lam"i*na`ted\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or covered with, laminae, or thin plates,	      sheets, scales, or layers, one over another; laminate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Constructed of thin sheets of material, bonded	      together to form a composite structure having multiple	      layers.	      [PJC]	   {Laminated arch} (Arch.), a timber arch made of layers of	      bent planks secured by treenails.	      [1913 Webster]
Laminating \Lam"i*na`ting\, a.	   Forming, or separating into, scales or thin layers.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamination \Lam`i*na"tion\, n.	   The process of laminating, or the state of being laminated.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminiferous \Lam`i*nif"er*ous\, a. [Lamina + -ferous.]	   Having a structure consisting of lamin[ae], or thin layers.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminiplantar \Lam`i*ni*plan"tar\, a. [Lamina + L. planta sole	   of the foot.] (Zool.)	   Having the tarsus covered behind with a horny sheath	   continuous on both sides, as in most singing birds, except	   the larks.	   [1913 Webster]
Laminitis \Lam`i*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Lamina}, and {-itis}.]	   (Far.)	   Inflammation of the lamin[ae] or fleshy plates along the	   coffin bone of a horse; founder. --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamish \Lam"ish\, a.	   Somewhat lame. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamm \Lamm\, v. t.	   See {Lam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lammas \Lam"mas\, n. [AS. hl[=a]mmesse, hl[=a]fm[ae]sse, loaf	   mass, bread feast, or feast of first fruits; hl[=a]f loaf +	   m[ae]sse mass. See {Loaf}, and {Mass} religious service.]	   The first day of August; -- called also {Lammas day}, and	   {Lammastide}.	   [1913 Webster] Lammergeier	   Lammergeir
Lammergeir \Lam"mer*geir\ (l[a^]m"m[~e]r*g[imac]r), Lammergeier
\Lam"mer*gei`er\, lammergeyer \lam"mer*gey`er\	   (l[a^]m"m[~e]r*g[imac]`[~e]r), n. [G. l[aum]mmergeier; lamm,	   pl. l[aum]mmer, lamb + geier vulture.] (Zool.)	   A very large vulture ({Gypa["e]tus barbatus}), which inhabits	   the mountains of Southern Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa.	   When full-grown it is nine or ten feet in extent of wings. It	   is brownish black above, with the under parts and neck rusty	   yellow; the forehead and crown white; the sides of the head	   and beard black. It feeds partly on carrion and partly on	   small animals, which it kills. It has the habit of carrying	   tortoises and marrow bones to a great height, and dropping	   them on stones to obtain the contents, and is therefore	   called {bonebreaker} and {ossifrage}. It is supposed to be	   the {ossifrage} of the Bible. Called also {bearded vulture}	   and {bearded eagle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamnidae \Lamnidae\ n.	   A natural family of oceanic sharks.	   Syn: family {Lamnidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lamnunguia \Lam*nun"gui*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. lamina a scale +	   unguis a nail.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Hyracoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamp \Lamp\ (l[a^]mp), n. [OE. (with excrescent p), fr. F. lame,	   L. lamina. See {Lamina}.]	   A thin plate or lamina. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lamp \Lamp\ (l[a^]mp), n. [F. lampe, L. lampas, -adis, fr. Gr.	   ?, ?, torch, fr. ? to give light, to shine. Cf. {Lampad},	   {Lantern}.]	   1. A light-producing vessel, device, instrument or apparatus;	      formerly referring especially to a vessel with a wick used	      for the combustion of oil or other inflammable liquid, for	      the purpose of producing artificial light; also, a similar	      device using a gas as the combustible fuel; now referring	      mainly to an electric lamp. See sense [3].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Figuratively, anything which enlightens intellectually or	      morally; anything regarded metaphorically a performing the	      uses of a lamp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my	            path.                                 --Ps. cxix.	                                                  105.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ages elapsed ere Homer's lamp appeared. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.) A device or mechanism for producing light by	      electricity, usually having a glass bulb or tube	      containing the light-emitting element. Most lamps belong	      to one of two categories, the {Incandescent lamp} (See	      under {Incandescent}) or the {fluorescent lamp}. However,	      see also {arc lamp}, below.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. A device that emits radiant energy in the form of heat,	      infrared, or ultraviolet rays; as, a heat lamp.	      [PJC]	   {Aeolipile lamp}, a hollow ball of copper containing alcohol	      which is converted into vapor by a lamp beneath, so as to	      make a powerful blowpipe flame when the vapor is ignited.	      --Weale.	   {Arc lamp} (Elec.), a form of lamp in which the voltaic arc	      is used as the source of light.	   {D["e]bereiner's lamp}, an apparatus for the instantaneous	      production of a flame by the spontaneous ignition of a jet	      of hydrogen on being led over platinum sponge; -- named	      after the German chemist D["o]bereiner, who invented it.	      Called also {philosopher's lamp}.	   {Flameless lamp}, an aphlogistic lamp.	   {Lamp burner}, the part of a lamp where the wick is exposed	      and ignited. --Knight.	   {Lamp fount}, a reservoir for oil, in a lamp.	   {Lamp jack}. See 2d {Jack}, n., 4	      (l) &	      (n) .	   {Lamp shade}, a screen, as of paper, glass, or tin, for	      softening or obstructing the light of a lamp.	   {Lamp shell} (Zool.), any brachiopod shell of the genus	      {Terebratula} and allied genera. The name refers to the	      shape, which is like that of an antique lamp. See	      {Terebratula}.	   {Safety lamp}, a miner's lamp in which the flame is	      surrounded by fine wire gauze, preventing the kindling of	      dangerous explosive gases; -- called also, from Sir	      Humphry Davy the inventor, {Davy lamp}.	   {To smell of the lamp}, to bear marks of great study and	      labor, as a literary composition.	      [1913 Webster]
Lampad \Lam"pad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?. See {Lamp}.]	   A lamp or candlestick. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By him who 'mid the golden lampads went. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampadist \Lam"pa*dist\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, torch. See	   {Lamp}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   One who gained the prize in the lampadrome.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampadrome \Lam"pa*drome\, n. [Gr. ?; ?, ?, torch + ? course,	   race, fr. ? to run.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A race run by young men with lighted torches in their hands.	   He who reached the goal first, with his torch unextinguished,	   gained the prize.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampas \Lam"pas\, n. [F. lampas.]	   An inflammation and swelling of the soft parts of the roof of	   the mouth immediately behind the fore teeth in the horse; --	   called also {lampers}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampate \Lam"pate\, n. [Cf. F. lampate.] (Chem.)	   A supposed salt of lampic acid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lampblack \Lamp"black`\, n. [Lamp + black.]	   The fine impalpable soot obtained from the smoke of	   carbonaceous substances which have been only partly burnt, as	   in the flame of a smoking lamp. It consists of finely divided	   carbon, with sometimes a very small proportion of various	   impurities. It is used as an ingredient of printers' ink, and	   various black pigments and cements.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamper eel \Lam"per eel`\n. (Zool.)	   See {Lamprey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampern \Lam"pern\, n. [See {Lamprey}.] (Zool.)	   The river lamprey ({Ammoc[oe]tes fluviatilis} syn. {Lampetra	   fluviatilis}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other river lampreys.	         [1913 Webster]
Lampers \Lam"pers\, n.	   See {Lampas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampic \Lam"pic\, a. [F. lampique, fr. lampe lamp. See {Lamp}.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or produced by, a lamp; -- formerly said of a	   supposed acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamping \Lamp"ing\, a.	   Shining; brilliant. [Obs.] "Lamping eyes." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampless \Lamp"less\, a.	   Being without a lamp, or without light; hence, being without	   appreciation; dull.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your ladies' eyes are lampless to that virtue. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamplight \Lamp"light`\, n.	   Light from a lamp.	   [1913 Webster]	         This world's artificial lamplights.      --Owen	                                                  Meredith.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamplighter \Lamp"light`er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, lights a lamp; esp., a person who	      in former times lighted street lamps which were	      illuminated by a combustible gas; -- such lamps are now	      little used, and primarily as nostalgic ornaments.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            He made the night a little brighter	            Wherever he did go,	            The old lamplighter	            Of long, long ago.                    --Song lyrics.	                                                  (?)	      [PJC]	   2. (Zool.) The calico bass.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A device used to light lamps.	      [PJC]
lamplit \lamplit\ adj.	   Illuminated by a lamp.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lampoon \Lam*poon"\, n. [F. lampon a drinking song, fr. lampons	   let us drink, -- the burden of such a song, fr. lamper to	   guzzle, to drink much and greedily; of German origin, and	   akin to E. lap to drink. Prob. so called because drinking	   songs often contain personal slander or satire.]	   1. A personal satire in writing; usually, malicious and	      abusive censure written only to reproach and distress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like her who missed her name in a lampoon,	            And grieved to find herself decayed so soon.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any satire ridiculing or mocking a person,	      activity, or institution by representing its character or	      behavior in an exaggerated or grotesque form; the	      representation may be written, filmed, or performed as a	      live skit, and may be intended as a severe reproach, or as	      good-natured humor.	      [PJC]	Lampoon \Lam*poon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lampooned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lampooning}.]	   To subject to abusive ridicule expressed in a work of art; to	   make (a person, behavior, or institution) the subject of a	   lampoon.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         Ribald poets had lampooned him.          --Macaulay.	   Syn: To libel; defame; satirize; lash.	        [1913 Webster]
Lampooner \Lam*poon"er\, n.	   The writer of a lampoon. "Libelers, lampooners, and	   pamphleteers." --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampoonry \Lam*poon"ry\, n.	   The act of lampooning; a lampoon, or lampoons.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamp-post \Lamp"-post`\, n.	   A post (generally a pillar of iron) supporting a lamp or	   lantern for lighting a street, park, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamprel \Lam"prel\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Lamprey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lamprey \Lam"prey\ (l[a^]m"pr[y^]), n.; pl. {Lampreys}	   (l[a^]m"pr[i^]z). [OE. lampreie, F. lamproie, LL. lampreda,	   lampetra, from L. lambere to lick + petra rock, stone. The	   lampreys are so called because they attach themselves with	   their circular mouths to rocks and stones, whence they are	   also called {rocksuckers}. See {Lap} to drink, {Petrify}.]	   (Zool.)	   An eel-like marsipobranch of the genus {Petromyzon}, and	   allied genera; called also {lamprey eel} and {lamper eel}.	   The lampreys have a round, sucking mouth, without jaws, but	   set with numerous minute teeth, and one to three larger teeth	   on the palate (see Illust. of {Cyclostomi}). There are seven	   small branchial openings on each side. [Written also	   {lamprel}, and {lampron}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common or sea lamprey of America and Europe	         ({Petromyzon marinus}), which in spring ascends rivers	         to spawn, is considered excellent food by many, and is	         sold as a market fish in some localities. The smaller	         river lampreys mostly belong to the genus	         {Ammoc[oe]les}, or {Lampetra}, as {Ammoc[oe]les	         fluviatilis}, of Europe, and {Ammoc[oe]les	         [ae]pypterus} of America. All lampreys attach	         themselves to other fishes, as parasites, by means of	         the suckerlike mouth.	         [1913 Webster]
Lampron \Lam"pron\ (l[a^]m"pr[o^]n), n. [Cf. OE. lampreon. See	   {Lamprey}.] (Zool.)	   See {Lamprey}.	   [1913 Webster] lampshade
lampshade \lampshade\, lamp shade \lamp shade\n.	   a protective ornamental covering used to screen the light	   bulb in a lamp from direct view.	   [WordNet 1.5] lampshell
lampshell \lampshell\, lamp shell \lamp shell\n.	   A mollusklike marine animal with bivalve shell having a pair	   of arms bearing tentacles for capturing food, found	   worldwide.	   Syn: brachiopod.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lampyridae \Lampyridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of insects comprising the fireflies.	   Syn: family {Lampyridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lampyrine \Lam*py"rine\, n. [See {Lampyris}.] (Zool.)	   An insect of the genus {Lampyris}, or family {Lampyrid[ae]}.	   See {Lampyris}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lampyris \Lam*py"ris\, n. [L., glowworm, Gr. (?).] (Zool.)	   A genus of coleopterous insects, including the glowworms.	   [1913 Webster]
LAN \LAN\ n. [Local Area Network.]	   A {local area network}; a network[3] connecting computers and	   word processors and other electronic office equipment within	   a small area, to create an inter-office system, typically	   within one building or one site of a corporation. Contrasted	   to {WAN}, a wide-area network.	   Syn: local area network.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lanai \Lanai\ n.	   1. (upper case) an island in the Hawaiian chain.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (lower case) a veranda or roofed patio often furnished and	      used as a living room. [Hawaii]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lanarkite \Lan"ark*ite\, n. [From Lanarkshire, a county in	   Scotland.] (Min.)	   A mineral consisting of sulphate of lead, occurring either	   massive or in long slender prisms, of a greenish white or	   gray color.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanary \La"na*ry\, n. [L. lanaria, fr. lanarius belonging to	   wool, lana wool.]	   A place for storing wool.	   [1913 Webster] Lanate
Lanate \La"nate\, Lanated \La"na*ted\, [L. lanatus, fr. lana	   wool, down.]	   1. Wooly; covered with fine long hair, or hairlike filaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Biol.) covered with dense often matted or curly	      hairs.	   Syn: wooly, woolly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lancashire boiler \Lan"ca*shire boil"er\n.	   A steam boiler having two flues which contain the furnaces	   and extend through the boiler from end to end.	   [1913 Webster]
Lancaster \Lancaster\ prop. n.	   1. A city in Northwest England on the river Lune. [WordNet	      sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The English royal house that reigned from 1399 to 1461;	      its symbol was a red rose; called also the {House of	      Lancaster}. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: Lancastrian line.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lancasterian \Lan`cas*te"ri*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the monitorial system of instruction	   followed by Joseph Lancaster, of England, in which advanced	   pupils in a school teach pupils below them.	   [1913 Webster]
Lancastrian \Lancastrian\ prop. a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Lancaster[2]; as, Lancastrian royalty.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the city of Lancaster[1]; as,	      Lancastrian city center.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Of or pertaining to the members of the house of Lancaster;	      as, Lancastrian members.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Lancaster; as, the	      Lancastrian population.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Lancastrian \Lancastrian\ prop. n.	   1. A member (or supporter) of the house of Lancaster.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A resident of Lancaster[1].	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lance \Lance\ (l[a^]ns), n. [OE. lance, F. lance, fr. L. lancea;	   cf. Gr. lo`gchh. Cf. {Launch}.]	   1. A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and	      a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen, and	      often decorated with a small flag; also, a spear or	      harpoon used by whalers and fishermen.	      [1913 Webster]	            A braver soldier never couched lance. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Founding) A small iron rod which suspends the core of the	      mold in casting a shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece	      of ordnance and forces it home.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Pyrotech.) One of the small paper cases filled with	      combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a	      figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) A lancet.	      [PJC]	   {Free lance}, in the Middle Ages, and subsequently, a knight	      or roving soldier, who was free to engage for any state or	      commander that purchased his services; hence, a person who	      assails institutions or opinions on his own responsibility	      without regard to party lines or deference to authority.	      See also {freelance}, n. and a., and {freelancer}.	   {Lance bucket} (Cavalry), a socket attached to a saddle or	      stirrup strap, in which to rest the but of a lance.	   {Lance corporal}, same as {Lancepesade}.	   {Lance knight}, a lansquenet. --B. Jonson.	   {Lance snake} (Zool.), the fer-de-lance.	   {Stink-fire lance} (Mil.), a kind of fuse filled with a	      composition which burns with a suffocating odor; -- used	      in the counter operations of miners.	   {To break a lance}, to engage in a tilt or contest.	      [1913 Webster]	Lance \Lance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lancing}.]	   1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced	            Her back.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To open with a lancet; to pierce; as, to lance a vein or	      an abscess.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw in the manner of a lance. See {Lanch}.	      [1913 Webster]
lance corporal \lance" cor`por*al\, n.	   1. A {lancepesade}.	      [PJC]	   2. An enlisted member of the United States Marine Corps	      ranking between a private first class and a corporal.	      [PJC]	   3. The lowest rank of corporal; -- a term used in the British	      military. --RHUD	      [PJC]
Lance fish \Lance" fish`\n. (Zool.)	   A slender marine fish of the genus {Ammodytes}, especially	   {Ammodytes tobianus} of the English coast; -- called also	   {sand lance}.	   [1913 Webster] Lancegay
Lancegay \Lance"gay`\, Lancegaye \Lance"gaye`\, n. [OF.	   lancegaie, corrupted from the same source as E. assagai,	   under the influence of F. lance lance. See {Assagai}.]	   A kind of spear anciently used. Its use was prohibited by a	   statute of Richard II. --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]	         In his hand a launcegay,	         A long sword by his side.                --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lancelet \Lance"let\, n. [Lance + -let.] (Zool.)	   A small fishlike animal ({Amphioxus lanceolatus}), remarkable	   for the rudimentary condition of its organs. It is the type	   of the class Leptocardia. See {Amphioxus}, {Leptocardia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lancely \Lance"ly\, a.	   Like a lance. [R.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanceolar \Lan"ce*o*lar\, a. [L. lanceola a little lance, dim.	   of lancea lance: cf. F. lanc['e]olaire.] (Bot.)	   Lanceolate.	   [1913 Webster] Lanceolate
Lanceolate \Lan"ce*o*late\, Lanceolated \Lan"ce*o*la`ted\a. [L.	   lanceolatus: cf. F. lanc['e]ol['e]. See {Lanceolar}.] (Bot. &	   Zool.)	   Rather narrow, tapering to a point at the apex, and sometimes	   at the base also; as, a lanceolate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Lancepesade \Lance`pe*sade"\, n. [F. lancepessade, lanspessade,	   anspessade, It. lancia spezzata a broken lance or demilance,	   a demilance roan, a light horseman, bodyguard.]	   An assistant to a corporal; a private performing the duties	   of a corporal; -- called also {lance corporal}. [Obsolete]	   [1913 Webster]
Lancer \Lan"cer\, n. [Cf. F. lancier.]	   1. One who lances; one who carries a lance; especially, a	      member of a mounted body of men armed with lances,	      attached to the cavalry service of some nations.	      --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lancet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Dancing) A set of quadrilles of a certain	      arrangement. [Written also {lanciers}.]	      [1913 Webster]
lancers \lancers\ n.	   1. A set of quadrilles for 8 or 16 couples. [WordNet sense 1]	      [Written also {lanciers}.]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Music appropriate for a set of lancers[1].	      [PJC]
Lancet \Lan"cet\, n. [F. lancette, dim. of lance lance. See	   {Lance}.]	   1. A surgical knife-like instrument of various forms,	      commonly sharp-pointed and two-edged, used in venesection,	      and in opening abscesses, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) An iron bar used for tapping a melting furnace.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lancet arch} (Arch.), a pointed arch, of which the width, or	      span, is narrow compared with the height.	   {Lancet architecture}, a name given to a style of	      architecture, in which lancet arches are common; --	      peculiar to England and 13th century.	      [1913 Webster] lancetfish
lancetfish \lan"cet*fish`\, lancet fish \lan"cet fish`\n.	   (Zool.)	   A large, elongated, scaleless, voracious, deep-sea fish	   ({Alepidosaurus ferox}), having long, sharp, lancetlike teeth	   and a long saillike dorsal fin. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: lancet fish, wolffish.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. The doctor, or surgeon fish.	      [1913 Webster]
Lancewood \Lance"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A tough, elastic wood, often used for the shafts of gigs,	   archery bows, fishing rods, and the like. Also, the tree	   which produces this wood, {Duguetia Quitarensis} (a native of	   Guiana and Cuba), and several other trees of the same family	   ({Anonase[ae]}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Australian lancewood}, a myrtaceous tree ({Backhousia	      Australis}).	      [1913 Webster]
Lanch \Lanch\ (l[.a]nch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanched}	   (l[.a]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lanching}. See {Launch},	   {Lance}.]	   To throw, as a lance; to let fly; to launch.	   [1913 Webster]	         See Whose arm can lanch the surer bolt.  --Dryden &	                                                  Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanciferous \Lan*cif"er*ous\, a. [Lance + -ferous.]	   Bearing a lance.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanciform \Lan"ci*form\, a. [Lance + -form: cf. F. lanciforme.]	   Having the form of a lance.	   [1913 Webster]
Lancinate \Lan"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lancinated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lancinating}.] [L. lancinatus, p. p. of	   lancinare to fear.]	   To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Lancinating \Lan"ci*na`ting\, a.	   Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains	   (i.e., severe, darting pains).	   [1913 Webster]
Lancination \Lan`ci*na"tion\, n.	   A tearing; laceration. "Lancinations of the spirit." --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Land \Land\ (l[a^]nd), n.	   Urine. See {Lant}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Land \Land\, n. [AS. land, lond; akin to D., G., Icel., Sw.,	   Dan., and Goth. land. ]	   1. The solid part of the surface of the earth; -- opposed to	      water as constituting a part of such surface, especially	      to oceans and seas; as, to sight land after a long voyage.	      [1913 Webster]	            They turn their heads to sea, their sterns to land.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any portion, large or small, of the surface of the earth,	      considered by itself, or as belonging to an individual or	      a people, as a country, estate, farm, or tract.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go view the land, even Jericho.       --Josh. ii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,	            Where wealth accumulates and men decay. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]	   Note: In the expressions "to be, or dwell, upon land," "to	         go, or fare, on land," as used by Chaucer, land denotes	         the country as distinguished from the town.	         [1913 Webster]	               A poor parson dwelling upon land [i.e., in the	               country].                          --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Ground, in respect to its nature or quality; soil; as, wet	      land; good or bad land.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The inhabitants of a nation or people.	      [1913 Webster]	            These answers, in the silent night received,	            The king himself divulged, the land believed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The mainland, in distinction from islands.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The ground or floor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Herself upon the land she did prostrate. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Agric.) The ground left unplowed between furrows; any one	      of several portions into which a field is divided for	      convenience in plowing.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Law) Any ground, soil, or earth whatsoever, as meadows,	      pastures, woods, etc., and everything annexed to it,	      whether by nature, as trees, water, etc., or by the hand	      of man, as buildings, fences, etc.; real estate. --Kent.	      Bouvier. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) The lap of the strakes in a clinker-built boat;	      the lap of plates in an iron vessel; -- called also	      {landing}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. In any surface prepared with indentations, perforations,	       or grooves, that part of the surface which is not so	       treated, as the level part of a millstone between the	       furrows, or the surface of the bore of a rifled gun	       between the grooves.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Land agent}, a person employed to sell or let land, to	      collect rents, and to attend to other money matters	      connected with land.	   {Land boat}, a vehicle on wheels propelled by sails.	   {Land blink}, a peculiar atmospheric brightness seen from sea	      over distant snow-covered land in arctic regions. See {Ice	      blink}.	   {Land breeze}. See under {Breeze}.	   {Land chain}. See {Gunter's chain}.	   {Land crab} (Zool.), any one of various species of crabs	      which live much on the land, and resort to the water	      chiefly for the purpose of breeding. They are abundant in	      the West Indies and South America. Some of them grow to a	      large size.	   {Land fish} a fish on land; a person quite out of place.	      --Shak.	   {Land force}, a military force serving on land, as	      distinguished from a naval force.	   {Land, ho!} (Naut.), a sailor's cry in announcing sight of	      land.	   {Land ice}, a field of ice adhering to the coast, in	      distinction from a floe.	   {Land leech} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      blood-sucking leeches, which, in moist, tropical regions,	      live on land, and are often troublesome to man and beast.	      	   {Land measure}, the system of measurement used in determining	      the area of land; also, a table of areas used in such	      measurement.	   {Land of bondage} or {House of bondage}, in Bible history,	      Egypt; by extension, a place or condition of special	      oppression.	   {Land o' cakes}, Scotland.	   {Land of Nod}, sleep.	   {Land of promise}, in Bible history, Canaan: by extension, a	      better country or condition of which one has expectation.	      	   {Land of steady habits}, a nickname sometimes given to the	      State of Connecticut.	   {Land office}, a government office in which the entries upon,	      and sales of, public land are registered, and other	      business respecting the public lands is transacted. [U.S.]	      	   {Land pike}. (Zool.)	       (a) The gray pike, or sauger.	       (b) The Menobranchus.	   {Land service}, military service as distinguished from naval	      service.	   {Land rail}. (Zool)	       (a) The crake or corncrake of Europe. See {Crake}.	       (b) An Australian rail ({Hypot[ae]nidia Phillipensis});	           -- called also {pectoral rail}.	   {Land scrip}, a certificate that the purchase money for a	      certain portion of the public land has been paid to the	      officer entitled to receive it. [U.S.]	   {Land shark}, a swindler of sailors on shore. [Sailors' Cant]	      	   {Land side}	       (a) That side of anything in or on the sea, as of an	           island or ship, which is turned toward the land.	       (b) The side of a plow which is opposite to the moldboard	           and which presses against the unplowed land.	   {Land snail} (Zool.), any snail which lives on land, as	      distinguished from the aquatic snails are Pulmonifera, and	      belong to the Geophila; but the operculated land snails of	      warm countries are Di[oe]cia, and belong to the	      T[ae]nioglossa. See {Geophila}, and {Helix}.	   {Land spout}, a descent of cloud and water in a conical form	      during the occurrence of a tornado and heavy rainfall on	      land.	   {Land steward}, a person who acts for another in the	      management of land, collection of rents, etc.	   {Land tortoise}, {Land turtle} (Zool.), any tortoise that	      habitually lives on dry land, as the box tortoise. See	      {Tortoise}.	   {Land warrant}, a certificate from the Land Office,	      authorizing a person to assume ownership of a public land.	      [U.S.]	   {Land wind}. Same as {Land breeze} (above).	   {To make land} (Naut.), to sight land.	   {To set the land}, to see by the compass how the land bears	      from the ship.	   {To shut in the land}, to hide the land, as when fog, or an	      intervening island, obstructs the view.	      [1913 Webster]
Land \Land\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Landed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Landing}.]	   1. To set or put on shore from a ship or other water craft;	      to disembark; to debark.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To catch and bring to shore; to capture; as, to land a	      fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set down after conveying; to cause to fall, alight, or	      reach; to bring to the end of a course; as, he landed the	      quoit near the stake; to be thrown from a horse and landed	      in the mud; to land one in difficulties or mistakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically: (Aeronautics) To pilot (an airplane) from	      the air onto the land; as, to land the plane on a highway.	      [PJC]	Land \Land\, v. i.	   1. To come to the end of a course; to arrive at a	      destination, literally or figuratively; as, he landed in	      trouble; after hithchiking for a week, he landed in Los	      Angeles.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Specifically: To go on shore from a ship or boat; to	      disembark.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: To reach and come to rest on land after	      having been in the air; as, the arrow landed in a flower	      bed; the golf ball landed in a sand trap; our airplane	      landed in Washington.	      [PJC]
Landamman \Lan"dam*man\, n. [G. Landamman; land land, country +	   amimann bailiff. See {Land}, and {Ambassador}.]	   1. A chief magistrate in some of the Swiss cantons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The president of the diet of the Helvetic republic.	      [1913 Webster]
Landau \Lan"dau\, n. [From the town Ladau in Germany; cf. F.	   landau. See {Land}, {Island}.]	   A four-wheeled covered vehicle, the top of which is divided	   into two sections which can be let down, or thrown back, in	   such a manner as to make an open carriage. [Written also	   {landaw}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Landaulet \Lan`dau*let"\, n. [Cf. F. landaulet, dim, of landau.	   See {Landau}.]	   A small landau.	   [1913 Webster] Landdrost
Landdrost \Land"drost`\, n.; pl. {-drosten} . Sometimes	   incorrectly Landtrost \Landtrost\ [D., fr. land land + drost	   a kind of official; akin to G. truchsess.] (In South Africa)	   (a) A chief magistrate in rural districts. He was replaced in	       1827 by "resident magistrates."	   (b) The president of the Heemraad.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Landed \Land"ed\, a.	   1. Having an estate in land.	      [1913 Webster]	            The House of Commons must consist, for the most	            part, of landed men.                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting in real estate or land; as, landed property;	      landed security.	      [1913 Webster]
Lander \Land"er\, n.	   1. One who lands, or makes a landing. "The lander in a lonely	      isle." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A person who waits at the mouth of the shaft to	      receive the kibble of ore.	      [1913 Webster]
Landfall \Land"fall\, n.	   1. A sudden transference of property in land by the death of	      its owner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Sighting or making land when at sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A good landfall} (Naut.), the sighting of land in conformity	      with the navigator's reckoning and expectation.	      [1913 Webster]
Landflood \Land"flood`\, n.	   An overflowing of land by river; an inundation; a freshet.	   --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Landgrave \Land"grave`\, n. [G. landgraf; land land + graf earl,	   count; cf. D. landgraaf, F. landgrave.]	   A German nobleman of a rank corresponding to that of an earl	   in England and of a count in France.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The title was first adopted by some German counts in	         the twelfth century, to distinguish themselves from the	         inferior counts under their jurisdiction. Three of them	         were princes of the empire.	         [1913 Webster]
Landgraviate \Land*gra"vi*ate\, n. [Cf. F. landgraviat.]	   1. The territory held by a landgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office, jurisdiction, or authority of a landgrave.	      [1913 Webster]
Landgravine \Land"gra*vine\, n. [G. landgr[aum]fin; cf. D.	   landgravin.]	   The wife of a landgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Landholder \Land"hold`er\, n.	   A holder, owner, or proprietor of land. -- {Land"hold`ing},	   n. & a.	   [1913 Webster]
landholding \landholding\ n.	   1. ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A holding in the form of land; the land owned by a person.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Landing \Land"ing\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or used for, setting, bringing, or going,	   on shore.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Landing charges}, charges or fees paid on goods unloaded	      from a vessel.	   {Landing net}, a small, bag-shaped net, used in fishing to	      take the fish from the water after being hooked.	   {Landing stage}, a floating platform attached at one end to a	      wharf in such a manner as to rise and fall with the tide,	      and thus facilitate passage between the wharf and a vessel	      lying beside the stage.	   {Landing waiter}, a customhouse officer who oversees the	      landing of goods, etc., from vessels; a landwaiter.	      [1913 Webster]	Landing \Land"ing\, n.	   1. A going or bringing on shore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place for landing, as from a ship, a carriage. etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The level part of a staircase, at the top of a	      flight of stairs, or connecting one flight with another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Aeronautics) The act or process of bringing an aircraft	      to land after having been in the air; as, the pilot made a	      perfect three-point landing. Contrasted with {take-off}.	      [PJC]	   {Landing place}. me as {Landing}, n., 2 and 3.	      [1913 Webster]
landing gear \land"ing gear`\, n.	   The wheels and attached structures under an airplane that	   support it and allow it to move when on the ground; also, the	   floats or pontoons of an amphibious airplane together with	   their supporting structures. Landing gear may be fixed	   rigidly in place, or retractable when in flight.	   [PJC]	landing strip \land"ing strip`\, n. (Aeronautics)	   A runway at an airport, at which airplanes land[3]; the long	   smooth surface used for takeoff or landing[4].	   [PJC]
landlady \land"la`dy\, n.; pl. {landladies}. [Cf. {landlord}.]	   1. A woman having real estate which she leases to a tenant or	      tenants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mistress of an inn or lodging house.	      [1913 Webster]
Land League \Land League\ n.	   In Ireland, a combination of tenant farmers and other,	   organized, with Charles Stewart Parnell as president, in 1879	   with a view to the reduction of farm rents and a	   reconstruction of the land laws. -- {Land"*lea`guer}, n. --	   {Land"*lea`guism}, n.	         The Land League, of which Michael Davitt was the	         founder, originated in Mayo in August, and at a Dublin	         in October the organization was extended to all	         Ireland, with Parnell as president.      --Encyc. Brit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Landleaper \Land"leap`er\ (l[a^]nd"l[=e]p`[~e]r), n.	   See {Landlouper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Landless \Land"less\ (l[a^]nd"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no property in land.	   [1913 Webster]
Landlock \Land"lock`\, v. t.	   To inclose, or nearly inclose, as a harbor or a vessel, with	   land.	   [1913 Webster]
Landlocked \Land"locked`\, a.	   1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, by land; having no border on	      the sea; as, a landlocked country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Confined to a fresh-water lake by reason of	      waterfalls or dams; -- said of fishes that would naturally	      seek the sea, after spawning; as, the landlocked salmon.	      [1913 Webster]
Landloper \Land"lo`per\, n.	   Same as {Landlouper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Landlord \Land"lord`\, n. [See {Land}, and {Lord}.]	   1. The lord of a manor, or of land; the owner of land or	      houses which he leases to a tenant or tenants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The master of an inn or of any form of lodging house; as,	      the landlord collects the rents on the first of the month.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Upon our arrival at the inn, my companion fetched	            out the jolly landlord.               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Landlordism \Land"lord`ism\, n.	   The state of being a landlord; the characteristics of a	   landlord; specifically, in Great Britain, the relation of	   landlords to tenants, especially as regards leased	   agricultural lands. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Landlordry \Land"lord`ry\, n.	   The state of a landlord. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Landlouper \Land"loup`er\, n. [D. landlooper, lit., landrunner;	   land land + loopen to run. See {Land}, and {Leap}.]	   A vagabond; a vagrant. [Written also {landleaper} and	   {landloper}.] "Bands of landloupers." --Moltey.	   [1913 Webster]
Landlouping \Land"loup`ing\, a.	   Vagrant; wandering about.	   [1913 Webster]
Landlubber \Land"lub`ber\, n. [Prop. fr. land + lubber, or	   possibly corrupted fr. laudlouper.] (Naut.)	   One who passes his life on land; -- so called among seamen in	   contempt or ridicule.	   [1913 Webster]
landlubberly \landlubberly\ adj.	   Like a landlubber: inexperienced in seamanshap.	   Syn: lubberly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Landman \Land"man\, n.; pl. {Landmen}.	   1. A man who lives or serves on land; -- opposed to {seaman}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng.) An occupier of land. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Landmark \Land"mark`\, n. [AS. landmearc. See {Land}, and {Mark}	   a sign.]	   1. A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or	      fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a	      heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or	      other portion of territory may be known and preserved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide;	      some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A structure that has special significance, such as a	      building with historical associations; especially, a	      building that is protected from destruction or alteration	      by special laws intended to preserve structures of	      historical significance; as, a landmark preservation law.	      [PJC]	   4. An event or accomplishment of great significance; as,	      Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark of the civil	      rights movement. Also used attributively, as a landmark	      court decision.	      [PJC]	   {Landmarks of history}, important events by which eras or	      conditions are determined.	      [1913 Webster]
landmass \landmass\ n.	   a large continuous extent of land; as, the Eurasian landmass.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Land of Steady Habits \Land of Steady Habits\ prop. n.	   Connecticut; -- a nickname alluding to the moral character of	   its inhabitants, implied by the rigid laws (see {Blue laws})	   of the early period.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Landowner \Land"own`er\, n.	   An owner of land.	   [1913 Webster]
Landowning \Land"own`ing\, n.	   The owning of land. -- a. Having property in land; of or	   pertaining to landowners.	   [1913 Webster]
Land-poor \Land"-poor`\, a.	   Pecuniarily embarrassed through owning much unprofitable	   land. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Landreeve \Land"reeve`\, n. [Land + reeve an officer.]	   A subordinate officer on an extensive estate, who acts as an	   assistant to the steward.	   [1913 Webster]
Landscape \Land"scape\, n. [Formerly written also {landskip}.]	   [D. landschap; land land + -schap, equiv. to E. -schip; akin	   to G. landschaft, Sw. landskap, Dan. landskab. See {Land},	   {and} {-schip}.]	   1. A portion of land or territory which the eye can	      comprehend in a single view, including all the objects it	      contains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A picture representing a scene by land or sea, actual or	      fancied, the chief subject being the general aspect of	      nature, as fields, hills, forests, water. etc. Compare	      {seascape}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The pictorial aspect of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	            The landscape of his native country had taken hold	            on his heart.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Landscape gardening}, The art of laying out grounds and	      arranging trees, shrubbery, etc., in such a manner as to	      produce a picturesque effect.	      [1913 Webster]
landscaping \landscaping\ n.	   Working as a landscape gardner.	   Syn: landscape gardening.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Landscapist \Land"scap`ist\, n.	   A painter of landscapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Landskip \Land"skip\, n. [See {Landscape}.]	   A landscape. [Obs. except in poetry.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Straight my eye hath caught new pleasures,	         Whilst the landskip round it measures.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Landslide
Landslide \Land"slide`\, Landslip \Land"slip`\, n.	   1. The slipping down of a mass of land from a mountain, hill,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The land which slips down.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An election victory in which the winning candidate	      receives a substantial majority of the votes, usually	      meaning at least ten per cent more than any opposing	      candidate.	      [PJC]	   4. Any overwhelming victory.	      [PJC]
Landsman \Lands"man\, n.; pl. {Landsmen}.	   1. One who lives on the land; -- opposed to {seaman}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A sailor on his first voyage.	      [1913 Webster]
Landsthing \Lands"thing`\, n. [Dan. landsthing, landsting, fr.	   land land + thing, ting, parliament. See {Land}; {Thing}.]	   (Denmark.)	   See {Legislature}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Landstorm \Land"storm`\, n. [Sw.]	   See {Varnpligtige}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Landstreight \Land"streight`\, n. [See {Strait}.]	   A narrow strip of land. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Landsturm \Land"sturm`\, n. [G. See {Land}; {Storm}.] [In	   Germany and other European nations, and Japan:]	   (a) A general levy in time of war.	   (b) The forces called out on such levy, composed of all men	       liable to service who are not in the army, navy, or	       Landwehr; the last line of defense, supposed to be called	       out only in case of invasion or other grave emergency.	       See {Army organization}, above.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Landtag \Land"tag`\, n. [G. See {Land}; {Day}.] (Prussia.)	   The diet or legislative body; as, the Landtag of Prussia. See	   {Legislature}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Landwaiter \Land"wait`er\, n.	   See {Landing waiter}, under {Landing}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Landward \Land"ward\, adv. & a.	   Toward the land.	   [1913 Webster]
Landwehr \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 duty	   in time of peace, except that it is called out occasionally	   for drill.	   [1913 Webster]
Lane \Lane\ (l[=a]n), a. [See {Lone}.]	   Alone. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {His lane}, by himself; himself alone.	      [1913 Webster]	Lane \Lane\ (l[=a]n), n. [OE. lane, lone, AS. lone, lone; akin	   to D. laan, OFries. lana, lona.]	   A passageway between fences or hedges which is not traveled	   as a highroad; an alley between buildings; a narrow way among	   trees, rocks, and other natural obstructions; hence, in a	   general sense, a narrow passageway; as, a lane between lines	   of men, or through a field of ice.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is become a turn-again lane unto them which they can	         not go through.                          --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Lang \Lang\, a. & adv.	   Long. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Langaha \Lan"ga*ha\, n. (Zool.)	   A curious colubriform snake of the genus {Xyphorhynchus},	   from Madagascar. It is brownish red, and its nose is	   prolonged in the form of a sharp blade.	   [1913 Webster]
Langarey \Lan`ga*rey"\, n. (Zool.)	   One of numerous species of long-winged, shrikelike birds of	   Australia and the East Indies, of the genus {Artamus}, and	   allied genera; called also {wood swallow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Langate \Lan"gate\, n. (Surg.)	   A linen roller used in dressing wounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Langdak \Lang"dak`\, n. (Zool.)	   A wolf ({Canis pallipes}), found in India, allied to the	   jackal.	   [1913 Webster] Langrage
Langrage \Lan"grage\, Langrel \Lan"grel\, n.	   A kind of shot formerly used at sea for tearing sails and	   rigging. It consisted of bolts, nails, and other pieces of	   iron fastened together or inclosed in a canister.	   [1913 Webster]
Langret \Lan"gret\, n.	   A kind of loaded die. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Langridge \Lan"gridge\, n.	   See {Langrage}.	   Note: [Sometimes compounded with shot.]	         [1913 Webster]
Langsyne \Lang`syne"\, adv. & n. [Scot. lang long + syne since.]	   Long since; long ago. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Langteraloo \Lang`ter*a*loo"\, n. [See {Loo}.]	   An old game at cards. See {Loo}	   (a) . --Tatler.	       [1913 Webster]
Language \Lan"guage\, n. [OE. langage, F. langage, fr. L. lingua	   the tongue, hence speech, language; akin to E. tongue. See	   {Tongue}, cf. {Lingual}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any means of conveying or communicating ideas;	      specifically, human speech; the expression of ideas by the	      voice; sounds, expressive of thought, articulated by the	      organs of the throat and mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Language consists in the oral utterance of sounds which	         usage has made the representatives of ideas. When two	         or more persons customarily annex the same sounds to	         the same ideas, the expression of these sounds by one	         person communicates his ideas to another. This is the	         primary sense of language, the use of which is to	         communicate the thoughts of one person to another	         through the organs of hearing. Articulate sounds are	         represented to the eye by letters, marks, or	         characters, which form words.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The expression of ideas by writing, or any other	      instrumentality.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The forms of speech, or the methods of expressing ideas,	      peculiar to a particular nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The characteristic mode of arranging words, peculiar to an	      individual speaker or writer; manner of expression; style.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others for language all their care express. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The inarticulate sounds by which animals inferior to man	      express their feelings or their wants.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The suggestion, by objects, actions, or conditions, of	      ideas associated therewith; as, the language of flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was . . . language in their very gesture.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The vocabulary and phraseology belonging to an art or	      department of knowledge; as, medical language; the	      language of chemistry or theology.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A race, as distinguished by its speech. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All the people, the nations, and the languages, fell	            down and worshiped the golden image.  --Dan. iii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Any system of symbols created for the purpose of	      communicating ideas, emotions, commands, etc., between	      sentient agents.	      [PJC]	   10. Specifically: (computers) Any set of symbols and the	       rules for combining them which are used to specify to a	       computer the actions that it is to take; also referred to	       as a {computer lanugage} or {programming language}; as,	       JAVA is a new and flexible high-level language which has	       achieved popularity very rapidly.	       [PJC]	   Note: Computer languages are classed a low-level if each	         instruction specifies only one operation of the	         computer, or high-level if each instruction may specify	         a complex combination of operations. {Machine language}	         and {assembly language} are low-level computer	         languages. {FORTRAN}, {COBOL} and {C} are high-level	         computer languages. Other computer languages, such as	         JAVA, allow even more complex combinations of low-level	         operations to be performed with a single command. Many	         programs, such as databases, are supplied with special	         languages adapted to manipulate the objects of concern	         for that specific program. These are also high-level	         languages.	         [PJC]	   {Language master}, a teacher of languages. [Obs.]	   Syn: Speech; tongue; idiom; dialect; phraseology; diction;	        discourse; conversation; talk.	   Usage: {Language}, {Speech}, {Tongue}, {Idiom}, {Dialect}.	          Language is generic, denoting, in its most extended	          use, any mode of conveying ideas; speech is the	          language of articulate sounds; tongue is the	          Anglo-Saxon term for language, esp. for spoken	          language; as, the English tongue. Idiom denotes the	          forms of construction peculiar to a particular	          language; dialects are varieties of expression which	          spring up in different parts of a country among people	          speaking substantially the same language.	          [1913 Webster]	Language \Lan"guage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Languaged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Languaging}.]	   To communicate by language; to express in language.	   [1913 Webster]	         Others were languaged in such doubtful expressions that	         they have a double sense.                --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Languaged \Lan"guaged\, a.	   Having a language; skilled in language; -- chiefly used in	   composition. " Many-languaged nations." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Languageless \Lan"guage*less\, a.	   Lacking or wanting language; speechless; silent. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Langued \Langued\, a. [F. langue tongue. See {Language}.] (Her.)	   Tongued; having the tongue visible.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lions . . . represented as armed and langued gules.	                                                  --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Langue d'oc \Langue` d'oc"\n. [F., language of oc yes.]	   The dialect, closely akin to French, formerly spoken south of	   the Loire (in which the word for "yes" was oc); Proven[,c]al.	   [1913 Webster]	Langue d'oil \Langue` d'o["i]l"\ [F., language of o["i]l yes.]	   The dialect formerly spoken north of the Loire (in which the	   word for "yes" was oil, F. oui).	   [1913 Webster]
Languente \Lan*guen"te\, adv. [It., p. pr. of languire. See	   {Languish}.] (Mus.)	   In a languishing manner; pathetically.	   [1913 Webster]
Languet \Lan"guet\, n. [F. languette, dim. of langue tongue, L.	   lingua.]	   1. Anything resembling the tongue in form or office; specif.,	      the slip of metal in an organ pipe which turns the current	      of air toward its mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of the hilt, in certain kinds of swords, which	      overlaps the scabbard.	      [1913 Webster]
Languid \Lan"guid\, a. [L. languidus, fr. languere to be faint	   or languid: cf. F. languide. See {Languish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to	      exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull. "	      Languid, powerless limbs. " --Armstrong.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fire their languid souls with Cato's virtue.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slow in progress; tardy. " No motion so swift or languid."	      --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Promoting or indicating weakness or heaviness; as, a	      languid day.	      [1913 Webster]	            Feebly she laugheth in the languid moon. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their idleness, aimless flirtations and languid	            airs.                                 --W. Black.	   Syn: Feeble; weak; faint; sickly; pining; exhausted; weary;	        listless; heavy; dull; heartless. -- {Lan"guid*ly}, adv.	        -- {Lan"guid*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Languish \Lan"guish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Languished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Languishing}.] [OE. languishen, languissen, F.	   languir, L. languere; cf. Gr. ? to slacken, ? slack, Icel.	   lakra to lag behind; prob. akin to E. lag, lax, and perh. to	   E. slack. See {-ish}.]	   1. To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation;	      to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away;	      to linger in a weak or deteriorating condition; to wither	      or fade.	      [1913 Webster]	            We . . . do languish of such diseases. --2 Esdras	                                                  viii. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cease, fond nature, cease thy strife,	            And let me languish into life.        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the fields of Heshbon languish.   --Is. xvi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief,	      appealing for sympathy. --Tennyson.	   3. To be neglected and unattended to; as, the proposal	      languished on the director's desk for months.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To pine; wither; fade; droop; faint.	        [1913 Webster]	Languish \Lan"guish\, v. i.	   To cause to droop or pine. [Obs.] --Shak. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Languish \Lan"guish\, n.	   See {Languishment}. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         What, of death, too,	         That rids our dogs of languish?          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the blue languish of soft Allia's eye. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Languisher \Lan"guish*er\, n.	   One who languishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Languishing \Lan"guish*ing\, a.	   1. Becoming languid and weak; pining; losing health and	      strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Amorously pensive; indicating melancholy; as, languishing	      eyes, or look.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suffering neglect; neglected.	      [PJC]	   4. Continuing in a weak or deteriorating state; lingering.	      [PJC]
Languishingly \Lan"guish*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a languishing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Languishment \Lan"guish*ment\, n.	   1. The state of languishing. "Lingering languishment."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tenderness of look or mien; amorous pensiveness.	      [1913 Webster]
Languishness \Lan"guish*ness\, n.	   Languishment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Languor \Lan"guor\, n. [OE. langour, OF. langour, F. langueur,	   L. languor. See Languish.]	   1. A state of the body or mind which is caused by exhaustion	      of strength and characterized by a languid feeling;	      feebleness; lassitude; laxity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any enfeebling disease. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sick men with divers languors.        --Wyclif (Luke	                                                  iv. 40).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Listless indolence; dreaminess. --Pope. " German dreams,	      Italian languors." --The Century.	   Syn: Feebleness; weakness; faintness; weariness; dullness;	        heaviness; lassitude; listlessness.	        [1913 Webster]
Languorous \Lan"guor*ous\, a. [From {Languor}: cf. F.	   langoureux.]	   Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by	   languor. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whom late I left in languorous constraint. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wile the length from languorous hours, and draw	         The sting from pain.                     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Langure \Lan"gure\, v. i.	   To languish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Langya \Lan"gya\, n. (Zool.) [Native name Anglicized.]	   One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water	   fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, remarkable for their	   power of living out of water, and for their tenacity of life;	   -- called also {walking fishes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laniard \Lan"iard\, n.	   See {Lanyard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laniariform \La`ni*ar"i*form\, a. [Laniary + -form.] (Anat.)	   Shaped like a laniary, or canine, tooth. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Laniary \La"ni*a*ry\, a. [L. laniarius, fr. lanius butcher,	   laniare to tear in pieces: cf. F. laniaire.] (Anat.)	   Lacerating or tearing; as, the laniary canine teeth.	   [1913 Webster]	Laniary \La"ni*a*ry\, n. [L. {Laniary}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The shambles; a place of slaughter. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A laniary, or canine, tooth.	      [1913 Webster]
Laniate \La"ni*ate\, v. t. [L. laniatus, p. p. of laniare.]	   To tear in pieces. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Laniation \La`ni*a"tion\, n. [L. laniatio.]	   A tearing in pieces. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lanier \Lan"ier\, n. [F. lani[`e]re. See {Lanyard}.] [Written	   also {lanner}, {lanyer}.]	   1. A thong of leather; a whip lash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strap used to fasten together parts of armor, to hold	      the shield by, and the like. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Laniferous \La*nif"er*ous\, n. [L. lanifer; lana wool + ferre to	   bear: cf. F. lanif[`e]re.]	   Bearing or producing wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanifical \La*nif"i*cal\, a. [L. lanificus; lana wool + facere	   to make.]	   Working in wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanifice \Lan"i*fice\, n. [L. lanificium: cf. OF. lanifice.]	   Anything made of wool. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanigerous \La*nig"er*ous\, a. [L. laniger; lano wool + gerere	   to hear.]	   Bearing or producing wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanioid \La"ni*oid\, a. [NL. Lanius (fr. L. lanius a butcher),	   the typical genus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the shrikes (family {Laniid[ae]}).	   [1913 Webster]
Lank \Lank\ (l[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {Lanker}; superl.	   {Lankest}.] [{AS}. hlanc; cf. G. lenken to turn, gelenk	   joint, OHG. hlanca hip, side, flank, and E. link of a chain.]	   1. Slender and thin; not well filled out; not plump;	      shrunken; lean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meager and lank with fasting grown.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would not choose . . . to have rather a lank	            purse than an empty brain?            --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Languid; drooping. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, piteous of her woes, reared her lank head.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lank hair}, long, thin hair. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Lank \Lank\, v. i. & t.	   To become lank; to make lank. [Obs.] --Shak. --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Lankiness \Lank"i*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality or being lanky.	   [1913 Webster]
Lankly \Lank"ly\, adv.	   In a lank manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lankness \Lank"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being lank.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanky \Lank"y\, a.	   Somewhat lank; tall, thin, bony and ungraceful. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lanky Dinka, nearly seven feet in height. --The	                                                  Century.	   [1913 Webster] Lanner
Lanner \Lan"ner\, n. f. Lanneret \Lan"ner*et\, n. m.[F. lanier,	   OF. also, lasnier. Cf. {Lanyard}.] (Zool.)	   A long-tailed falcon ({Falco lanarius}), of Southern Europe,	   Asia, and Northern Africa, resembling the American prairie	   falcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanolin \Lan"o*lin\ (l[a^]n"[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [L. lana wool +	   oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A peculiar fatlike body, made up of cholesterin and certain	   fatty acids, found in feathers, hair, wool, and keratin	   tissues generally.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Under the same name, it is prepared from wool for	         commercial purposes, and forms an admirable basis for	         ointments, being readily absorbed by the skin.	         [1913 Webster] lansa
lansa \lansa\, lansah \lansah\n.	   Same as {lanseh}.	   Syn: lanseh, lansat, lanset.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lanseh \Lan"seh\ (l[.a]n"s[asl]), n.	   The small, yellow to whitish brown berrylike fruit of an East	   Indian tree ({Lansium domesticum}). It has a fleshy pulp,	   with an agreeable tart subacid taste. --Balfour.	   Syn: lansah, lansa, lansat, lanset.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Lansquenet \Lans"que*net\, n. [F., fr. G. landsknecht a foot	   soldier, also a game of cards introduced by these foot	   soldiers; land country + knecht boy, servant. See {Land}, and	   {Knight}.]	   1. A German foot soldier in foreign service in the 15th and	      16th centuries; a soldier of fortune; -- a term used in	      France and Western Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game at cards, vulgarly called {lambskinnet}.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They play] their little game of lansquenet.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Lant \Lant\, n.	   Urine. [Prov. Eng.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]	Lant \Lant\, n. [Cf. {Lance}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small, slender, marine fishes	   of the genus {Ammedytes}. The common European species	   ({Ammedytes tobianus}) and the American species ({Ammedytes	   Americanus}) live on sandy shores, buried in the sand, and	   are caught in large quantities for bait. Called also	   {launce}, and {sand eel}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lant \Lant\, n.	   See {Lanterloo}. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Lantanium
Lantanium \Lan*ta"ni*um\, Lantanum \Lan"ta*num\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Lanthanum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lantanuric \Lan`ta*nu"ric\, a. [Formed by transposition of the	   letters of allantoin and -uric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic acid of	   the uric acid group, obtained by the decomposition of	   allantoin, and usually called {allanturic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanterloo \Lan"ter*loo`\, n.	   An old name of {loo}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Lantern \Lan"tern\ (l[a^]n"t[~e]rn), n. [F. lanterne, L.	   lanterna, laterna, from Gr. lampth`r light, torch. See	   {Lamp}.]	   1. Something inclosing a light, and protecting it from wind,	      rain, etc.; -- sometimes portable, as a closed vessel or	      case of horn, perforated tin, glass, oiled paper, or other	      material, having a lamp or candle within; sometimes fixed,	      as the glazed inclosure of a street light, or of a	      lighthouse light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) An open structure of light material set upon a roof,	          to give light and air to the interior.	      (b) A cage or open chamber of rich architecture, open	          below into the building or tower which it crowns.	      (c) A smaller and secondary cupola crowning a larger one,	          for ornament, or to admit light; such as the lantern	          of the cupola of the Capitol at Washington, or that of	          the Florence cathedral.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A lantern pinion or trundle wheel. See {Lantern	      pinion} (below).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Steam Engine) A kind of cage inserted in a stuffing box	      and surrounding a piston rod, to separate the packing into	      two parts and form a chamber between for the reception of	      steam, etc.; -- called also {lantern brass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Founding) A perforated barrel to form a core upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) See {Aristotle's lantern}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Fig. 1 represents a hand lantern; fig. 2, an arm	         lantern; fig. 3, a breast lantern; -- so named from the	         positions in which they are carried.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dark lantern}, a lantern with a single opening, which may be	      closed so as to conceal the light; -- called also	      {bull's-eye}.	   {Lantern jaws}, long, thin jaws; hence, a thin visage.	   {Lantern pinion}, {Lantern wheel} (Mach.), a kind of pinion	      or wheel having cylindrical bars or trundles, instead of	      teeth, inserted at their ends in two parallel disks or	      plates; -- so called as resembling a lantern in shape; --	      called also {wallower}, or {trundle}.	   {Lantern shell} (Zool.), any translucent, marine, bivalve	      shell of the genus {Anatina}, and allied genera.	   {Magic lantern}, an optical instrument consisting of a case	      inclosing a light, and having suitable lenses in a lateral	      tube, for throwing upon a screen, in a darkened room or	      the like, greatly magnified pictures from slides placed in	      the focus of the outer lens.	      [1913 Webster]	Lantern \Lan"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lanterned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lanterning}.] [Cf. F. lanterner to hang at the lamp	   post, fr. lanterne. See {Lantern}.]	   To furnish with a lantern; as, to lantern a lighthouse.	   [1913 Webster]
lanternfish \lanternfish\ n.	   A small fish having rows of luminous organs along each side;	   some surface at night.	   [WordNet 1.5] lanternfly
lanternfly \lanternfly\, lantern fly \lantern fly\n. (Zool.)	   any one of several species of large, handsome, brightly	   marked, tropical hemipterous insects of the genera	   {Laternaria}, {Fulgora}, and allies, of the family	   {Fulgorid[ae]}. The largest species is {Laternaria	   phosphorea} of Brazil. The head has a snoutlike process in	   some species which was formerly thought to emit a	   phosphorescent light.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lantern-jawed \Lan"tern-jawed`\, a.	   Having lantern jaws or long, thin jaws; as, a lantern-jawed	   person.	   [1913 Webster]
lanthanide \lanthanide\ n.	   Any rare earth element of the lanthanide series (atomic	   numbers 57 through 71).	   Syn: rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lanthanite \Lan"tha*nite\ (l[a^]n"th[.a]*n[imac]t), n. (Min.)	   Hydrous carbonate of lanthanum, found in tabular white	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
lanthanon \lanthanon\ n.	   Same as {lanthanide}.	   Syn: rare earth, rare-earth element, lanthanide.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lanthanotidae \Lanthanotidae\ n.	   A natural family of stout-bodied lizards.	   Syn: family {Lanthanotidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lanthanotus \Lanthanotus\ n.	   A genus withonly one species.	   Syn: genus {Lanthanotus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lanthanum \Lan"tha*num\ (l[a^]n"th[.a]*n[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   lanqa`nein to lie hid, to be concealed.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of the rare earth group of the metals, of	   atomic number 57, allied to aluminum. It occurs in certain	   rare minerals, as cerite, gadolinite, orthite, etc., and was	   so named from the difficulty of separating it from cerium,	   didymium, and other rare earth elements with which it is	   usually associated. Atomic weight 138.9. Symbol La. [Formerly	   written also {lanthanium}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lanthopine \Lan"tho*pine\, n. [Gr. lanqa`nein to lie hid + E.	   opium.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted	   as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanthorn \Lan"thorn\, n.	   See {Lantern}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Lanuginose
Lanuginose \La*nu"gi*nose`\, Lanuginous \La*nu"gi*nous\, a. [L.	   lanuginosus, fr. lanugo, -ginis, woolly substance, down, fr.	   lana wool: cf. F. lanugineux.]	   Covered with down, or fine soft hair; downy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanugo \La*nu"go\, n. [See {Lanuginose}.] (Anat.)	   The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal	   fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.	   [1913 Webster]
Lanyard \Lan"yard\, n. [F. lani[`e]re thong, strap, OF.	   lasniere, fr. lasne strap, thong, L. lacinia lappet. flap,	   edge of a garment. Cf. {Lanier}.] [Written also {laniard}.]	   1. (Naut.) A short piece of rope or line for fastening	      something in ships; as, the lanyards of the gun ports, of	      the buoy, and the like; esp., pieces passing through the	      dead-eyes, and used to extend shrouds, stays, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A strong cord, about twelve feet long, with an iron	      hook at one end a handle at the other, used in firing	      cannon with a friction tube.	      [1913 Webster]
Lanyer \Lan"yer\, n.	   See {Lanier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laocoon \La*oc"o*["o]n\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ? ]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A priest of Apollo, during the Trojan war.	      (See 2.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sculp.) A marble group in the Vatican at Rome,	      representing the priest Laoco["o]n, with his sons,	      infolded in the coils of two serpents, as described by	      Virgil.	      [1913 Webster]
Laodicean \La*od`i*ce"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Laodicea, a city in Phrygia Major; like	   the Christians of Laodicea; lukewarm in religion. --Rev. iii.	   14-16.	   [1913 Webster]
Laos \Laos\ prop. n.	   a country in Southeast Asia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Laotian \Laotian\ prop. n.	   a native or inhabitant of Laos.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Laotian \Laotian\ prop. a.	   1. of or pertaining to Laos; as, the Laotian Prime Minister.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Laos; as, Laotian	      refugees.	      [WordNet 1.5] Lao-tse
Lao-tse \Lao-tse\, Laozi \Laozi\prop. n.	   A Chinese philosopher who founded Taoism in the 6th-century	   b.c.	   Syn: Lao-Tzu, Lao-Tse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lap \Lap\ (l[a^]p), n. [OE. lappe, AS. l[ae]ppa; akin to D. lap	   patch, piece, G. lappen, OHG. lappa, Dan. lap, Sw. lapp.]	   1. The loose part of a coat; the lower part of a garment that	      plays loosely; a skirt; an apron. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An edge; a border; a hem, as of cloth. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he cuts off but a lap of truth's garment, his	            heart smites him.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part of the clothing that lies on the knees or thighs	      when one sits down; that part of the person thus covered;	      figuratively, a place of rearing and fostering; as, to be	      reared in the lap of luxury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men expect that happiness should drop into their	            laps.                                 --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That part of any substance or fixture which extends over,	      or lies upon, or by the side of, a part of another; as,	      the lap of a board; also, the measure of such extension	      over or upon another thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The lap of shingles or slates in roofing is the	         distance one course extends over the second course	         below, the distance over the course immediately below	         being called the cover.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Steam Engine) The amount by which a slide valve at its	      half stroke overlaps a port in the seat, being equal to	      the distance the valve must move from its mid stroke	      position in order to begin to open the port. Used alone,	      lap refers to outside lap. See {Outside lap} (below).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The state or condition of being in part extended over or	      by the side of something else; or the extent of the	      overlapping; as, the second boat got a lap of half its	      length on the leader.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. One circuit around a race track, esp. when the distance is	      a small fraction of a mile; as, to run twenty laps; to win	      by three laps. See {Lap}, to fold, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In card playing and other games, the points won in excess	      of the number necessary to complete a game; -- so called	      when they are counted in the score of the following game.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Cotton Manuf.) A sheet, layer, or bat, of cotton fiber	      prepared for the carding machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mach.) A piece of brass, lead, or other soft metal, used	       to hold a cutting or polishing powder in cutting glass,	       gems, and the like, or in polishing cutlery, etc. It is	       usually in the form of wheel or disk, which revolves on a	       vertical axis.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Lap joint}, a joint made by one layer, part, or piece,	      overlapping another, as in the scarfing of timbers.	   {Lap weld}, a lap joint made by welding together overlapping	      edges or ends.	   {Inside lap} (Steam Engine), lap of the valve with respect to	      the exhaust port.	   {Outside lap}, lap with respect to the admission, or steam,	      port.	      [1913 Webster]	Lap \Lap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lapping}.]	   1. To rest or recline in a lap, or as in a lap.	      [1913 Webster]	            To lap his head on lady's breast.     --Praed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut or polish with a lap, as glass, gems, cutlery, etc.	      See 1st {Lap}, 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Lap \Lap\, v. t. [OE. lappen to fold (see {Lap}, n.); cf. also	   OE. wlappen, perh. another form of wrappen, E, wrap.]	   1. To fold; to bend and lay over or on something; as, to lap	      a piece of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wrap or wind around something.	      [1913 Webster]	            About the paper . . . I lapped several times a	            slender thread of very black silk.    --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To infold; to hold as in one's lap; to cherish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her garment spreads, and laps him in the folds.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lay or place over anything so as to partly or wholly	      cover it; as, to lap one shingle over another; to lay	      together one partly over another; as, to lap	      weather-boards; also, to be partly over, or by the side of	      (something); as, the hinder boat lapped the foremost one.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Carding & Spinning) To lay together one over another, as	      fleeces or slivers for further working.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lap boards}, {shingles}, etc., to lay one partly over	      another.	   {To lap timbers}, to unite them in such a way as to preserve	      the same breadth and depth throughout, as by scarfing.	      --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	Lap \Lap\, v. i.	   To be turned or folded; to lie partly upon or by the side of	   something, or of one another; as, the cloth laps back; the	   boats lap; the edges lap.	   [1913 Webster]	         The upper wings are opacous; at their hinder ends,	         where they lap over, transparent, like the wing of a	         flay.                                    --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	Lap \Lap\, v. i. [OE. lappen, lapen, AS. lapian; akin to LG.	   lappen, OHG. laffan, Icel. lepja, Dan. lade, Sw. l[aum]ppja,	   L. lambere; cf. Gr. ?, W. llepio. Cf. {Lambent}.]	   1. To take up drink or food with the tongue; to drink or feed	      by licking up something.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dogs by the River Nilus's side, being thirsty,	            lap hastily as they run along the shore. --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a sound like that produced by taking up drink with	      the tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard the ripple washing in the reeds,	            And the wild water lapping on the crag. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Lap \Lap\, v. t.	   To take into the mouth with the tongue; to lick up with a	   quick motion of the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	         They 'II take suggestion as a cat laps milk. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Lap \Lap\, n.	   1. The act of lapping with, or as with, the tongue; as, to	      take anything into the mouth with a lap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sound of lapping.	      [1913 Webster]
Laparocele \Lap"a*ro*cele`\, n. [Gr. ? loins + ? tumor.] (Med.)	   A rupture or hernia in the lumbar regions.	   [1913 Webster]
laparoscope \laparoscope\ n. (Med.)	   A slender endoscope, containing fiber-optic viewing	   capability and miniature surgical devices, which can be	   inserted through a small incision in the abdominal wall,	   allowing a surgeon to perform minor surgery with minimal	   damage to the abdominal muscles.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
laparoscopy \laparoscopy\ n.	   Laparotomy performed with a laparoscope.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Laparotomy \Lap`a*rot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? loins + te`mnein to cut.]	   (Surg.)	   A cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the	   Caesarean section.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapboard \Lap"board`\, n.	   A board used on the lap as a substitute for a table, as by	   tailors.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapdog \Lap"dog`\, n.	   1. A small dog which is or can be fondled in the lap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who does the bidding of another; a servile follower.	      [informal]	      [PJC]
Lapel \La*pel"\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.]	   That part of a garment which is turned back; specifically,	   the lap, or fold, of the front of a coat in continuation of	   collar. [Written also {lappel} and {lapelle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lapelled \La*pelled"\, a.	   Furnished with lapels.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapful \Lap"ful\, n.; pl. {Lapfuls}.	   As much as the lap can contain.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapicide \Lap"i*cide\, n. [L. lapicida, fr. lapis stone +	   caedere to cut.]	   A stonecutter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidarian \Lap`i*da"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to stone; inscribed on stone; as, a	   lapidarian record.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidarious \Lap`i*da"ri*ous\, a. [L. lapidarius, fr. lapis,	   -idis, stone.]	   Consisting of stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius,	   fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.]	   1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious	      stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a	      connoisseur of lapidary work.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lapidary's lathe}, {Lapidary's mill}, {Lapidary's wheel}, a	      machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a	      vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and	      polishing.	      [1913 Webster]	Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, a. [L. lapidarius pertaining to stone:	   cf. F. lapidaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the art of cutting stones, or	      engraving on stones, either gems or monuments; as,	      lapidary ornamentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to monumental inscriptions; as, lapidary	      adulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lapidary style}, that style which is proper for monumental	      and other inscriptions; terse; sententious.	      [1913 Webster]
Lapidate \Lap"i*date\, v. t. [L. lapidatus, p. p. of lapidare,	   fr. lapis stone.]	   To stone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidation \Lap`i*da"tion\, n. [L. lapidatio: cf. F.	   lapidation.]	   The act of stoning. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapideous \La*pid"e*ous\, a. [L. lapideus, fr. lapis stone.]	   Of the nature of stone. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidescence \Lap`i*des"cence\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being lapidescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hardening into a stone substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stony concretion. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Lapidescent \Lap`i*des"cent\, a. [L. lapidescens, p. pr. of	   lapidescere to become stone, fr. lapis, -idis, stone: cf. F.	   lapidescent.]	   Undergoing the process of becoming stone; having the capacity	   of being converted into stone; having the quality of	   petrifying bodies.	   [1913 Webster]	Lapidescent \Lap"i*des"cent\, n.	   Any substance which has the quality of petrifying other	   bodies, or of converting or being converted into stone.	   [1913 Webster] Lapidific
Lapidific \Lap`i*dif"ic\, Lapidifical \Lap`i*dif"ic*al\, a. [L.	   lapis, -idis, stone + facere to make: cf. F. lapidifique.]	   Forming or converting into stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidification \La*pid`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   lapidification.]	   The act or process of lapidifying; fossilization;	   petrifaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidify \La*pid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lapidified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Lapidifying}.] [Cf. f. lapidifier. See {Lapidific},	   and {-fy}.]	   To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.	   [1913 Webster]	Lapidify \La*pid"i*fy\, v. i.	   To become stone or stony.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapidist \Lap"i*dist\, n. [L. lapis, -idis, a stone.]	   A lapidary. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapillation \Lap"il*la"tion\, n. [See {Lapilli}.]	   The state of being, or the act of making, stony.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapilli \La*pil"li\, n. pl. [L. lapillus a little stone, dim. of	   lapis stone.] (Min.)	   Volcanic ashes, consisting of small, angular, stony fragments	   or particles.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapis \La"pis\, n.; pl. {Lapides}. [L.]	   A stone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lapis calaminaris}n. [NL.] (Min.) Calamine.	   {Lapis infernalis}n. [L.] Fused nitrate of silver; lunar	      caustic.	      [1913 Webster]	Lapis lazuli \La"pis laz"u*li\n. (Min.)	   An albuminous mineral of a rich blue color; also called	   {lapis}. Same as {Lazuli}, which see.	   [1913 Webster]
Lap-jointed \Lap"-joint`ed\, a.	   Having a lap joint, or lap joints, as many kinds of woodwork	   and metal work.	   [1913 Webster]
Laplander \Lap"land*er\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Lapland; -- called also {Lapp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laplandish \Lap"land*ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Lapland.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapling \Lap"ling\, n. [Lap of a garment + ling.]	   One who has been fondled to excess; one fond of ease and	   sensual delights; -- a term of contempt.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapp \Lapp\ (l[a^]p), n.	   Same as {Laplander}. Cf. {Lapps}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lappaceous \Lap*pa"ceous\ (l[a^]p*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L.	   lappaceus burlike, fr. lappa a bur.] (Bot.)	   Resembling the capitulum of burdock; covered with forked	   points.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapper \Lap"per\, n. [From {La}p to drink.]	   One who takes up food or liquid with his tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Lappet \Lap"pet\, n. [Dim. of lap a fold.]	   A small decorative fold or flap, esp. of lace or muslin, in a	   garment or headdress. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lappet moth} (Zool.), one of several species of bombycid	      moths, which have stout, hairy caterpillars, flat beneath.	      Two common American species ({Gastropacha Americana}, and	      {Tolype velleda}) feed upon the apple tree.	      [1913 Webster]	Lappet \Lap"pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lappeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lappeting}.]	   To decorate with, or as with, a lappet. [R.] --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Lappic \Lap"pic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Lapland, or the Lapps. -- n. The language	   of the Lapps. See {Lappish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapping \Lap"ping\, n.	   A kind of machine blanket or wrapping material used by calico	   printers. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lapping engine}, {Lapping machine} (Textile Manuf.), A	      machine for forming fiber info a lap. See its {Lap}, 9.	      [1913 Webster]
Lappish \Lap"pish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Lapps; Laplandish. -- n. The language	   spoken by the Lapps in Lapland. It is related to the Finnish	   and Hungarian, and is not an Aryan language.	   [1913 Webster] Lapponian
Lapponian \Lap*po"ni*an\, Lapponic \Lap*pon"ic\, a.	   Laplandish; Lappish.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapps \Lapps\, n. pl.; sing. {Lapp}. (Ethnol.)	   A branch of the Mongolian race, now living in the northern	   parts of Norway, Sweden, and the adjacent parts of Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapsable \Laps"a*ble\, a.	   Lapsible. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapse \Lapse\ (l[a^]ps), n. [L. lapsus, fr. labi, p. p. lapsus,	   to slide, to fall: cf. F. laps. See {Sleep}.]	   1. A gliding, slipping, or gradual falling; an unobserved or	      imperceptible progress or passing away,; -- restricted	      usually to immaterial things, or to figurative uses.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lapse to indolence is soft and imperceptible.	                                                  --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bacon was content to wait the lapse of long	            centuries for his expected revenue of fame. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slip; an error; a fault; a failing in duty; a slight	      deviation from truth or rectitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            To guard against those lapses and failings to which	            our infirmities daily expose us.      --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The termination of a right or privilege through	      neglect to exercise it within the limited time, or through	      failure of some contingency; hence, the devolution of a	      right or privilege.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Theol.) A fall or apostasy.	      [1913 Webster]	Lapse \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; -- mostly	      restricted to figurative uses.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tendency to lapse into the barbarity of those	            northern nations from whom we are descended.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homer, in his characters of Vulcan and Thersites,	            has lapsed into the burlesque character. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To slide or slip in moral conduct; to fail in duty; to	      fall from virtue; to deviate from rectitude; to commit a	      fault by inadvertence or mistake.	      [1913 Webster]	            To lapse in fullness	            Is sorer than to lie for need.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) To fall or pass from one proprietor to another, or	          from the original destination, by the omission,	          negligence, or failure of some one, as a patron, a	          legatee, etc.	      (b) To become ineffectual or void; to fall.	          [1913 Webster]	                If the archbishop shall not fill it up within	                six months ensuing, it lapses to the king.	                                                  --Ayliffe.	          [1913 Webster]	Lapse \Lapse\, v. t.	   1. To let slip; to permit to devolve on another; to allow to	      pass.	      [1913 Webster]	            An appeal may be deserted by the appellant's lapsing	            the term of law.                      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or	      catch, as an offender. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For which, if be lapsed in this place,	            I shall pay dear.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Lapsed \Lapsed\, a.	   1. Having slipped downward, backward, or away; having lost	      position, privilege, etc., by neglect; -- restricted to	      figurative uses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Once more I will renew	            His lapsed powers, though forfeit.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ineffectual, void, or forfeited; as, a lapsed policy of	      insurance; a lapsed legacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lapsed devise}, {Lapsed legacy} (Law), a devise, or legacy,	      which fails to take effect in consequence of the death of	      the devisee, or legatee, before that of the testator, or	      for other cause. --Wharton (Law Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]
Lapsible \Laps"i*ble\, a.	   Liable to lapse.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapsided \Lap"sid`ed\, a.	   See {Lopsided}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapstone \Lap"stone`\, n.	   A stone for the lap, on which shoemakers beat leather.	   [1913 Webster] lap-streaked	   Lapstrake	   Lapstreak
Lapstreak \Lap"streak`\, Lapstrake \Lap"strake`\, lap-streaked
\lap-streaked\, lap-straked \lap-straked\a.	   Made with boards whose edges lap one over another;	   clinker-built; -- said of boats. Contrasted with	   {carvel-built}.	   Syn: lap-jointed, overlapping.	        [1913 Webster]
lap up \lap up\, v. t. [See {lap}, v. i.]	   1. To take up (drink or food) with the tongue; to drink by	      licking up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (fig.) To accept or enjoy enthusiatically and	      uncritically; as, to lap up praise.	      [PJC]
Laputan \La*pu"tan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Laputa, an imaginary flying island	   described in Gulliver's Travels as the home of chimerical	   philosophers. Hence, fanciful; preposterous; absurd in	   science or philosophy. "Laputan ideas." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Lap-welded \Lap"-weld`ed\, a.	   Having edges or ends united by a lap weld; as, a lap-welded	   pipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapwing \Lap"wing`\, n. [OE. lapwynke, leepwynke, AS.	   hle['a]pewince; hle['a]pan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word	   akin to AS. wincian to wink, E. wink, AS. wancol wavering;	   cf. G. wanken to stagger, waver. See {Leap}, and {Wink}.]	   (Zool.)	   A small European bird of the Plover family ({Vanellus	   cristatus}, or {Vanellus vanellus}). It has long and broad	   wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards,	   downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish	   bronze. Its eggs are the "plover's eggs" of the London	   market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also {peewit},	   {dastard plover}, and {wype}. The {gray lapwing} is the	   {Squatarola cinerea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lapwork \Lap"work`\ (l[a^]p"w[^u]rk`), n.	   Work in which one part laps over another. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Laquay \Laq"uay\, n.	   A lackey. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Laquear \La"que*ar\, n.; pl. {Laquearia}. [L.] (Arch.)	   A lacunar.	   [1913 Webster]
Laqueary \Laq"ue*a*ry\, a. [L. laqueus a noose.]	   Using a noose, as a gladiator. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Retiary and laqueary combatants.         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), n.; pl. {Lares}, sometimes {Lars}. [L.]	   (Rom. Myth.)	   A tutelary deity; a deceased ancestor regarded as a protector	   of the family. The domestic Lares were the tutelar deities of	   a house; household gods. Hence, (Fig.): Hearth or dwelling	   house.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor will she her dear Lar forget,	         Victorious by his benefit.               --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Looking backward in vain toward their Lares and lands.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Lar \Lar\ (l[aum]r), n. (Zool.)	   A species of gibbon ({Hylobates lar}), found in Burmah.	   Called also {white-handed gibbon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laramie group \Lar"a*mie group`\n. (Geol.)	   An extensive series of strata, principally developed in the	   Rocky Mountain region, as in the Laramie Mountains, and	   formerly supposed to be of the Tertiary age, but now	   generally regarded as Cretaceous, or of intermediate and	   transitional character. It contains beds of lignite, often	   valuable for coal, and is hence also called the {lignitic	   group}. See Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Larboard \Lar"board`\, n. [Lar- is of uncertain origin, possibly	   the same as lower, i. e., humbler in rank, because the	   starboard side is considered by mariners as higher in rank;	   cf. D. laag low, akin to E. low. See {Board}, n., 8.] (Naut.)	   The left-hand side of a ship to one on board facing toward	   the bow; port; -- opposed to {starboard}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Larboard is a nearly obsolete term, having been	         superseded by {port} to avoid liability of confusion	         with starboard, owing to similarity of sound.	         [1913 Webster]	Larboard \Lar"board`\, a.	   On or pertaining to the left-hand side of a vessel; port; as,	   the larboard quarter.	   [1913 Webster] Larcener
Larcener \Lar"ce*ner\, Larcenist \Lar"ce*nist\, n.	   One who commits larceny.	   [1913 Webster]
Larcenous \Lar"ce*nous\, a. [Cf. OE. larrecinos. See {Larceny}.]	   Having the character of larceny; as, a larcenous act;	   committing larceny. "The larcenous and burglarious world."	   --Sydney Smith. -- {Lar"ce*nous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Larceny \Lar"ce*ny\, n.; pl. {Larcenies}. [F. larcin, OE.	   larrecin, L. latrocinium, fr. latro robber, mercenary, hired	   servant; cf. Gr. (?) hired servant. Cf. {Latrociny}.] (Law)	   The unlawful taking and carrying away of things personal with	   intent to deprive the right owner of the same; theft. Cf.	   {Embezzlement}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grand larceny} & {Petit larceny are} distinctions having	      reference to the nature or value of the property stolen.	      They are abolished in England.	   {Mixed larceny}, or {Compound larceny}, that which, under	      statute, includes in it the aggravation of a taking from a	      building or the person.	   {Simple larceny}, that which is not accompanied with any	      aggravating circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]
Larch \Larch\ (l[aum]rch), n. [Cf. OE. larege (Cotgrave), It.	   larice, Sp. larice, alerce, G. l[aum]rche; all fr. L. larix,	   -icis, Gr. la`rix.] (Bot.)	   A genus of coniferous trees, having deciduous leaves, in	   fascicles (see Illust. of {Fascicle}).	   Note: The European larch is {Larix Europ[ae]a}. The American	         or black larch is {Larix Americana}, the hackmatack or	         tamarack. The trees are generally of a drooping,	         graceful appearance.	         [1913 Webster]
Larchen \Larch"en\ (l[aum]rch"[e^]n), a.	   Of or pertaining to the larch. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Lard \Lard\ (l[aum]rd), n. [F., bacon, pig's fat, L. lardum,	   laridum; cf. Gr. (?) fattened, fat.]	   1. Bacon; the flesh of swine. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fat of swine, esp. the internal fat of the abdomen;	      also, this fat melted and strained.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lard oil}, an illuminating and lubricating oil expressed	      from lard.	   {Leaf lard}, the internal fat of the hog, separated in leaves	      or masses from the kidneys, etc.; also, the same melted.	      [1913 Webster]	Lard \Lard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Larded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Larding}.] [F. larder. See {Lard}, n.]	   1. To stuff with bacon; to dress or enrich with lard; esp.,	      to insert lardons of bacon or pork in the surface of,	      before roasting; as, to lard poultry.	      [1913 Webster]	            And larded thighs on loaded altars laid. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fatten; to enrich.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The oak] with his nuts larded many a swine.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Falstaff sweats to death.	            And lards the lean earth as he walks along. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To smear with lard or fat.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his buff doublet larded o'er with fat	            Of slaughtered brutes.                --Somerville.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mix or garnish with something, as by way of	      improvement; to interlard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no alien Sedley interpose	            To lard with wit thy hungry Epsom prose. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Lard \Lard\ (l[aum]rd), v. i.	   To grow fat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lardacein \Lar`da*ce"in\, n. [See {Lardaceous}.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A peculiar amyloid substance, colored blue by iodine and	   sulphuric acid, occurring mainly as an abnormal infiltration	   into the spleen, liver, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Lardaceous \Lar*da"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. lardac['e].]	   Consisting of, or resembling, lard.	   [1913 Webster] Lardaceous degeneration (Med.), amyloid	   degeneration.	   [1913 Webster]
Larder \Lard"er\ (l[aum]rd"[~e]r), n. [OF. lardier. See {Lard},	   n.]	   A room or place where meat and other articles of food are	   kept before they are cooked. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Larderer \Lard"er*er\, n.	   One in charge of the larder.	   [1913 Webster]
Lardery \Lard"er*y\, n. [Cf. OE. larderie.]	   A larder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Lardon
Lardon \Lar"don\, Lardoon \Lar*doon"\, n. [F. lardon, fr. lard	   lard.]	   A bit of fat pork or bacon used in larding.	   [1913 Webster]
Lardry \Lard"ry\, n. [See {Lardery}.]	   A larder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lardy \Lard"y\ (l[aum]rd"[y^]), a.	   Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or	   consistency of lard.	   [1913 Webster]
Lare \Lare\ (l[^a]r), n. [See {Lore}.]	   Lore; learning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lare \Lare\, n.	   Pasture; feed. See {Lair}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lare \Lare\, v. t.	   To feed; to fatten. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Lares \La"res\, n. pl.	   See 1st {Lar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Large \Large\ (l[aum]rj), a. [Compar. {Larger} (l[aum]r"j[~e]r);	   superl. {Largest}.] [F., fr. L. largus. Cf. {Largo}.]	   1. Exceeding most other things of like kind in bulk,	      capacity, quantity, superficial dimensions, or number of	      constituent units; big; great; capacious; extensive; --	      opposed to {small}; as, a large horse; a large house or	      room; a large lake or pool; a large jug or spoon; a large	      vineyard; a large army; a large city.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: For linear dimensions, and mere extent, great, and not	         large, is used as a qualifying word; as, great length,	         breadth, depth; a great distance; a great height.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Abundant; ample; as, a large supply of provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have yet large day.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full in statement; diffuse; full; profuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            I might be very large upon the importance and	            advantages of education.              --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having more than usual power or capacity; having broad	      sympathies and generous impulses; comprehensive; -- said	      of the mind and heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Free; unembarrassed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of burdens all he set the Paynims large. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Unrestrained by decorum; -- said of language. [Obs.] "Some	      large jests he will make." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Prodigal in expending; lavish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) Crossing the line of a ship's course in a	      favorable direction; -- said of the wind when it is abeam,	      or between the beam and the quarter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At large}.	      (a) Without restraint or confinement; as, to go at large;	          to be left at large.	      (b) Diffusely; fully; in the full extent; as, to discourse	          on a subject at large.	   {Common at large}. See under {Common}, n.	   {Electors at large}, {Representative at large}, electors, or	      a representative, as in Congress, chosen to represent the	      whole of a State, in distinction from those chosen to	      represent particular districts in a State. [U. S.]	   {To give large}, {To go large}, {To run large}, or {To sail	   large} (Naut.), to have the wind crossing the direction of a	      vessel's course in such a way that the sails feel its full	      force, and the vessel gains its highest speed. See	      {Large}, a., 8.	   Syn: Big; bulky; huge; capacious; comprehensive; ample;	        abundant; plentiful; populous; copious; diffusive;	        liberal.	        [1913 Webster]	Large \Large\, adv.	   Freely; licentiously. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Large \Large\, n. (Mus.)	   A musical note, formerly in use, equal to two longs, four	   breves, or eight semibreves.	   [1913 Webster]
Large-acred \Large"-a`cred\, a.	   Possessing much land.	   [1913 Webster]
Large-handed \Large"-hand`ed\, a.	   Having large hands. (Fig.): Taking, or giving, in large	   quantities; rapacious or bountiful.	   [1913 Webster]
Large-hearted \Large"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having a large or generous heart or disposition; noble;	   liberal. -- {Large"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Largely \Large"ly\, adv.	   In a large manner. --Dryden. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Largeness \Large"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being large.	   [1913 Webster]
large-scale \large-scale\ adj.	   1. large in area, scope or degree; as, a large-scale attack	      on AIDS is needed.	   Syn: extensive, wide-ranging.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. constructed or drawn to a big scale[4]; as, large-scale	      maps. See 3rd {scale}, n., sense 4.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. widespread; applying to all or most members of a category	      or group.	   Syn: mass.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Largess
Largess \Lar"gess\, Largesse \Lar"gesse\ (l[aum]r*j[e^]s" or	   l[aum]r"j[e^]s), n. [F. largesse, fr. large. See {Large}, a.]	   1. Liberality; generosity; bounty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fulfilled of largesse and of all grace. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A present; a gift; a bounty bestowed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heralds finished their proclamation with their	            usual cry of "Largesse, largesse, gallant knights!"	            and gold and silver pieces were showered on them	            from the galleries.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
largest \largest\ adj.	   1. greatest in size of those under consideration.	   Syn: biggest, greatest.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. maximal.	   Syn: outside.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Larget \Lar"get\, n. [Cf. F. larget.]	   A short piece of bar iron for rolling into a sheet; a small	   billet.	   [1913 Webster]
Larghetto \Lar*ghet"to\, a. & adv. [It., dim. of largo largo.]	   (Mus.)	   Somewhat slow or slowly, but not so slowly as {largo}, and	   rather more so than {andante}.	   [1913 Webster]
Largifical \Lar*gif"i*cal\, a. [L. largificus; largus large +	   facere.]	   Generous; ample; liberal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Largifluous \Lar*gif"lu*ous\, a. [L. largifluus; large	   abundantly + fluere to flow.]	   Flowing copiously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Largiloquent \Lar*gil"o*quent\, a. [Cf. L. largiloquus.]	   Grandiloquent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Largish \Lar"gish\, a.	   Somewhat large. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Largition \Lar*gi"tion\, [L. largitio, fr. largiri, p. p.	   largitus, to give bountifully.]	   The bestowment of a largess or gift. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Largo \Lar"go\, a. & adv. [It., large, L. largus, See {Large}.]	   (Mus.)	   Slow or slowly; -- more so than {adagio}; next in slowness to	   {grave}, which is also weighty and solemn. -- n. A movement	   or piece in largo time.	   [1913 Webster]
Lari \Lari\ prop. n.	   A suborder of birds including the gulls; terns; jaegers; and	   skimmers.	   Syn: suborder Lari.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lariat \Lar"i*at\ (l[a^]r"[i^]*[a^]t), n. [Sp. la reata the	   rope; la the + reata rope. Cf. {Reata}.]	   A long, slender rope made of hemp or strips of hide, esp. one	   with a noose; -- used as a lasso for catching cattle, horses,	   etc., and for picketing a horse so that he can graze without	   wandering. [Mexico & Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lariat \Lar"i*at\ (l[a^]r"[i^]*[a^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Lariated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lariating}.]	   To secure with a lariat fastened to a stake, as a horse or	   mule for grazing; also, to lasso or catch with a lariat.	   [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Laridae \Laridae\ prop. n.	   The natural family of birds including the gulls and terns;	   the gull family.	   Syn: family {Laridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Larine \La"rine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Gull family ({Larid[ae]}).	   [1913 Webster]
Larix \Larix\ prop. n.	   The genus of trees comrising the larches.	   Syn: genus {Larix}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Larixinic \Lar`ix*in"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, or derived from, the larch ({Larix}); as, larixinic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lark \Lark\ (l[aum]rk), n. [Perh fr. AS. l[=a]c play, sport. Cf.	   {Lake}, v. i.]	   A frolic; a jolly time. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Lark \Lark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Larked} (l[aum]rkt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Larking}.]	   To sport; to frolic. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lark \Lark\, n. [OE. larke, laverock, AS. l[=a]werce; akin to D.	   leeuwerik, LG. lewerke, OHG. l[=e]rahha, G. lerche, Sw.	   l[aum]rka, Dan. lerke, Icel. l[ae]virki.] (Zool.)	   Any one numerous species of singing birds of the genus	   {Alauda} and allied genera (family {Alaudid[ae]}). They	   mostly belong to Europe, Asia, and Northern Africa. In	   America they are represented by the shore larks, or horned	   larks, of the genus {Otocoris}. The true larks have	   holaspidean tarsi, very long hind claws, and, usually, dull,	   sandy brown colors.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European skylark, or lark of the poets ({Alauda	         arvensis}), is of a brown mottled color, and is noted	         for its clear and sweet song, uttered as it rises and	         descends almost perpendicularly in the air. It is	         considered a table delicacy, and immense numbers are	         killed for the markets. Other well-known European	         species are the crested, or tufted, lark ({Alauda	         cristata}), and the wood lark ({Alauda arborea}). The	         pipits, or titlarks, of the genus {Anthus} (family	         {Motacillid[ae]}) are often called larks. See {Pipit}.	         The American meadow larks, of the genus {Sturnella},	         are allied to the starlings. See {Meadow Lark}. The	         Australian bush lark is {Mirafra Horsfieldii}. See	         {Shore lark}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lark bunting} (Zool.), a fringilline bird ({Calamospiza	      melanocorys}) found on the plains of the Western United	      States.	   {Lark sparrow} (Zool.), a sparrow ({Chondestes grammacus}),	      found in the Mississippi Valley and the Western United	      States.	      [1913 Webster]	Lark \Lark\, v. i.	   To catch larks; as, to go larking.	   [1913 Webster]
Lark-colored \Lark"-col`ored\, a.	   Having the sandy brown color of the European larks.	   [1913 Webster]
Larker \Lark"er\, n. [See 3d {Lark}, for sense 1, and 1st	   {Lark}, for sense 2.]	   1. A catcher of larks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who indulges in a lark or frolic. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lark's-heel \Lark's"-heel`\, n. (Bot.)	   Indian cress.	   [1913 Webster]
Larkspur \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 larkspur of the gardens is	   {Delphinium Consolida}. The flower of the bee larkspur	   ({Delphinium elatum}) has two petals bearded with yellow	   hairs, and looks not unlike a bee.	   [1913 Webster]
Larmier \Lar"mi*er\, n. [F., fr. larme tear, drop, L. lacrima.	   See {Lachrymose}.] (Anat.)	   See {Tearpit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laroid \La"roid\, a. [Larus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the Gull family ({Larid[ae]}).	   [1913 Webster]
Larrikin \Lar"ri*kin\, n. [Cf. E. dial. larrikin a mischievous	   or frolicsome youth, larrick lively, careless, larack to	   frolic, to romp.]	   A rowdy street loafer; a rowdyish or noisy ill-bred fellow; a	   hoodlum; -- variously applied, as to a street blackguard, a	   street Arab, a youth given to horse-play, etc. [Australia &	   Eng.] -- a. Rowdy; rough; disorderly. [Australia & Eng.]	         Mobs of unruly larrikins.                --Sydney Daily	                                                  Telegraph.	   Note: Larrikin is often popularly explained by the following	         anecdote (which is without foundation): An Irish	         policeman at Melbourne, on bringing a notorious rough	         into court, was asked by the magistrate what the	         prisoner had been doing, and replied, "He was	         a-larrikin' [i. e., a-larking] about the streets."	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Larrup \Lar"rup\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Larruped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Larruping}.] [Perh, a corrupt. of lee rope, used by	   sailors in beating the boys; but cf. D. larpen to thresh,	   larp a whip, blow.]	   To beat or flog soundly. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]
Larry \Lar"ry\, n.	   Same as {Lorry}, or {Lorrie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Larum \Lar"um\, n.	   See {Alarum}, and {Alarm}.	   [1913 Webster] Larvae
Larva \Lar"va\ (l[aum]r"v[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Larv[ae]}	   (l[aum]r"v[ae]), E. {Larvas} (l[aum]r"v[.a]z). [L. larva	   ghost, specter, mask.]	   1. (Zool.) Any young insect from the time that it hatches	      from the egg until it becomes a pupa, or chrysalis. During	      this time it usually molts several times, and may change	      its form or color each time. The larv[ae] of many insects	      are much like the adults in form and habits, but have no	      trace of wings, the rudimentary wings appearing only in	      the pupa stage. In other groups of insects the larv[ae]	      are totally unlike the parents in structure and habits,	      and are called {caterpillars}, {grubs}, {maggots}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The early, immature form of any animal when more	      or less of a metamorphosis takes place, before the	      assumption of the mature shape.	      [1913 Webster]
Larvacea \Larvacea\ prop. n.	   A class sometimes classified as an order.	   Syn: class Larvacea.	        [WordNet 1.5]
larval \lar"val\ (l[aum]r"val), a. [L. larvalis ghostly. See	   {Larva}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a larva.	   [1913 Webster]
Larvalia \Lar*va"li*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Larval}.] (Zool.)	   An order of Tunicata, including {Appendicularia}, and allied	   genera; -- so called because certain larval features are	   retained by them through life. Called also {Copelata}. See	   {Appendicularia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Larvate \Lar"vate\, a. [L. larva mask.]	   Masked; hence, concealed; obscure; -- applied in medicine to	   doubtful cases of some diseases; as, larvate pneumonis;	   larvate epilepsy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Larvated \Lar"va*ted\, a. [L. larvatus bewitched. See {Larva}.]	   Masked; clothed as with a mask.	   [1913 Webster]
Larve \Larve\ (l[aum]rv), n.; pl. {Larves} (l[aum]rvz). [F.]	   A larva.	   [1913 Webster]
Larviform \Lar"vi*form\, a. [Larva + -form.] (Zool.)	   Having the form or structure of a larva.	   [1913 Webster]
Larviparous \Lar*vip"a*rous\, a. [Larva + L. parete to bring	   forth.] (Zool.)	   Depositing living larv[ae], instead of eggs; -- said of	   certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Lary \La"ry\ (l[=a]"r[y^]), n. [Cf. F. lare sea gull, L. larus a	   sort of sea bird, Gr. la`ros.]	   A guillemot; -- called also {lavy}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngeal \Lar`yn*ge"al\, a. [From {Larynx}.]	   Of or pertaining to the larynx; adapted to operations on the	   larynx; as, laryngeal forceps.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngean \Lar`yn*ge"an\, a.	   See {Laryngeal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngectomy \Lar`yn*gec"to*my\, n. [Larynx + Gr. ? to cut out.]	   (Surg.)	   Excision of the larynx.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Laryngismus \Lar`yn*gis"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. laryggismo`s a	   croaking. See {Larynx}.] (Med.)	   A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction	   or closure of the opening.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngitis \Lar`yn*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Larynx}, and {-tis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the larynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngograph \La*ryn"go*graph\, n. [larynx + -graph.]	   An instrument for recording the larynx movements in speech.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Laryngological \La*ryn`go*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to laryngology.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngologist \Lar`yn*gol"o*gist\, n.	   One who applies himself to laryngology.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngology \Lar`yn*gol"o*gy\, n. [Larynx + -logy.]	   Systematized knowledge of the action and functions of the	   larynx; in pathology, the department which treats of the	   diseases of the larynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngophony \Lar`yn*goph"o*ny\, n. [Larynx + Gr. (?) voice.]	   The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope when	   the latter is placed upon the larynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngoscope \La*ryn"go*scope\, n. [Larynx + -scope.]	   1. (Surg.) An instrument, consisting of an arrangement of two	      mirrors, for reflecting light upon the larynx, and for	      examining its image. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A type of endoscope having a light source and	      lenses, permitting theviewing of a magnified image of the	      larynx. It may be flexible or rigid.	      [PJC]
Laryngoscopic \La*ryn`go*scop"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the inspection of the larynx; of or	   pertaining to the laryngoscope or laryngoscopy.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Laryngoscopist \Lar`yn*gos"co*pist\, n.	   One skilled in laryngoscopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngoscopy \Lar`yn*gos"co*py\, n.	   The art of using the laryngoscope; investigations made with	   the laryngoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngotome \La*ryn"go*tome\, n. (Surg.)	   An instrument for performing laryngotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngotomy \Lar`yn*got"o*my\, n. [Gr. (?); (?), (?), the larynx	   + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. laryngotomie.] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of	   the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for	   removing foreign bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Laryngotracheal \La*ryn`go*tra"che*al\, a. [Larynx + tracheal.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the	   laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog.	   [1913 Webster]
laryngotracheotomy \la*ryn`go*tra`che*ot"o*my\, n. [Larynx +	   tracheotomy.] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part	   of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to	   breathing.	   [1913 Webster]
larynx \lar"ynx\ (l[a^]r"[i^][ng]ks; 277), n. [NL. from Gr.	   la`rygx, la`ryggos.] (Anat.)	   The expanded upper end of the windpipe or trachea, connected	   with the hyoid bone or cartilage. It contains the vocal	   cords, which produce the voice by their vibrations, when they	   are stretched and a current of air passes between them. The	   larynx is connected with the pharynx by an opening, the	   glottis, which, in mammals, is protected by a lidlike	   epiglottis.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the framework of the human larynx, the thyroid	         cartilage, attached to the hyoid bone, makes the	         protuberance on the front of the neck known as Adam's	         apple, and is articulated below to the ringlike cricoid	         cartilage. This is narrow in front and high behind,	         where, within the thyroid, it is surmounted by the two	         arytenoid cartilages, from which the vocal cords pass	         forward to be attached together to the front of the	         thyroid. See {Syrinx}.	         [1913 Webster]
Las \Las\, n.	   A lace. See {Lace}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Las \Las\, a. & adv.	   Less. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] lasagna
lasagna \lasagna\, lasagne \lasagne\(l[.a]*z[.a]n"y[u^]), n.	   1. A baked dish of layers of lasagna[2] pasta with sauce and	      cheese and meat or vegetables; -- a popular dish of	      Italian cuisine.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. large flat rectangular strips of pasta.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lascar \Las"car\, n. [Per. & Hind. lashkar an army, an inferior	   artillery man, a cooly, a native sailor.]	   A native sailor, employed in European vessels; also, a menial	   employed about arsenals, camps, camps, etc.; a camp follower.	   [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Lascious \Las"ci*ous\, a.	   Loose; lascivious. [Obs.] "To depaint lascious wantonness."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
lasciviency \las*civ"i*en*cy\ (l[a^]s*s[i^]v"[i^]*en*s[y^]), n.	   [See {Lascivient}.]	   Lasciviousness; wantonness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lascivient \Las*civ"i*ent\ (l[a^]s*s[i^]v"[i^]*ent), a. [L.	   lasciviens, pr. of lascivire to be wanton, fr. lascivus. See	   {Lascivious}.]	   Lascivious. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Lascivious \Las*civ"i*ous\ (l[a^]s*s[i^]v"[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L.	   lascivia wantonness, fr. lascivus wanton; cf. Gr. la`stauros	   lecherous, lh^n to wish, Skr. lash to desire.]	   1. Wanton; lewd; lustful; as, lascivious men; lascivious	      desires. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to produce voluptuous or lewd emotions.	      [1913 Webster]	            He capers nimbly in a lady's chamber	            To the lascivious pleasing of a lute. --Shak.	      -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Las*civ"i*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
lasciviousness \las*civ"i*ous*ness\ n.	   The state or habitual condition of feeling an excessive or	   morbid sexual desire.	   Syn: prurience, pruriency, carnality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lase \lase\ (l[=a]z) v. i. [imp. & p. p. {lased} (l[=a]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {lasing}.] [by back-formation from {laser}. See	   {laser}.]	   To give off a beam of coherent light; -- of a laser.	   [PJC]
laser \laser\ n. [acronym from Light Amplification by Stimulated	   Emission of Radiation: ca. 1955.]	   A device which produces an intense, usually narrow,	   monochromatic beam of coherent light; called also {optical	   maser}. It has various forms, and is used in various	   applications in science and technology. The beam is produced	   by boosting the majority of the electrons in specific	   radiation-absorbing atoms in a medium into a higher energy	   level, from which they are stimulated by their own emitted	   radiation to drop back synchronously to their lower energy	   level, and emit light which is in phase (coherent).	   Syn: optical maser.	        [WordNet 1.5]	laser beam \laser beam\ n.	   A beam of light from a laser.	   [PJC]	laser disk \laser disk\ n.	   A digital data storage medium consisting of a thin disk onto	   which the data is impressed by a laser, in the form of a	   linear sequence of dots; same as {optical disk}. The data is	   subsequently read back by the use of a laser beam. See also	   {compact disk}.	   Note: The original disk may be created by use of a laser, but	         copies of the original disk may be created by a	         replicating process which does not itself require a	         laser.	         [PJC]	laser light \laser light\ n.	   Light produced by a laser.	   [PJC]	laser printer \laser printer\ n.	   A printer controlled by a computer, using a laser beam to	   produce images in a fine dot-matrix pattern of charge on an	   electrostatic drum, to which fine particles of ink are	   subsequently caused to adhere, and the image of which is	   subsequently transferred to paper or another type of material	   in sheet form. It is capable of high-speed production of	   images with a higher resolution than those from dot-matrix	   impact printers.	   [PJC]	laser surgery \laser surgery\ n. (Med.)	   Surgery using lasers.	   [PJC]
Laserwort \La"ser*wort`\ (l[=a]"s[~e]r*w[^u]rt`), n. [L. laser	   the juice of the laserwort.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Laserpitium}, of	   several species (as {Laserpitium glabrum}, and {Laserpitium	   siler}), the root of which yields a resinous substance of a	   bitter taste. The genus is mostly European.	   [1913 Webster]
Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), n. [OE. lasche; cf. D. lasch piece set	   in, joint, seam, G. lashe latchet, a bit of leather, gusset,	   stripe, laschen to furnish with flaps, to lash or slap, Icel.	   laski gusset, flap, laska to break.]	   1. The thong or braided cord of a whip, with which the blow	      is given.	      [1913 Webster]	            I observed that your whip wanted a lash to it.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leash in which an animal is caught or held; hence, a	      snare. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stroke with a whip, or anything pliant and tough; as,	      the culprit received thirty-nine lashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stroke of satire or sarcasm; an expression or retort	      that cuts or gives pain; a cut.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moral is a lash at the vanity of arrogating that	            to ourselves which succeeds well.     --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A hair growing from the edge of the eyelid; an eyelash.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In carpet weaving, a group of strings for lifting	      simultaneously certain yarns, to form the figure.	      [1913 Webster]	Lash \Lash\ (l[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lashed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lashng}.]	   1. To strike with a lash; to whip or scourge with a lash, or	      with something like one.	      [1913 Webster]	            We lash the pupil, and defraud the ward. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike forcibly and quickly, as with a lash; to beat,	      or beat upon, with a motion like that of a lash; as, a	      whale lashes the sea with his tail.	      [1913 Webster]	            And big waves lash the frighted shores. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw out with a jerk or quickly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He falls, and lashing up his heels, his rider	            throws.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To scold; to berate; to satirize; to censure with	      severity; as, to lash vice.	      [1913 Webster]	Lash \Lash\, v. i.	   To ply the whip; to strike; to utter censure or sarcastic	   language.	   [1913 Webster]	         To laugh at follies, or to lash at vice. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To lash out}, to strike out wildly or furiously; also used	      figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	Lash \Lash\, v. t. [Cf. D. lasschen to fasten together, lasch	   piece, joint, Sw. laska to stitch, Dan. laske stitch. See	   {Lash}, n. ]	   To bind with a rope, cord, thong, or chain, so as to fasten;	   as, to lash something to a spar; to lash a pack on a horse's	   back.	   [1913 Webster]
Lasher \Lash"er\, n.	   One who whips or lashes.	   [1913 Webster]	Lasher \Lash"er\, n.	   1. A piece of rope for binding or making fast one thing to	      another; -- called also {lashing}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weir in a river. [Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Lashing \Lash"ing\, n.	   The act of one who, or that which, lashes; castigation;	   chastisement. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lashing out}, a striking out; also, extravagance.	      [1913 Webster]	Lashing \Lash"ing\, n.	   See 2d {Lasher}.	   [1913 Webster]
lasiocampid \lasiocampid\ n.	   A member of the {Lasiocampidae}, a family of medium-sized	   stout-bodied neutral-colored moth with comblike antennae.	   Syn: lasiocampid moth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lasiocampidae \Lasiocampidae\ n.	   A natural family of moths whose larvae include the tent	   caterpillars; the eggars; the lappet moths.	   Syn: family {Lasiocampidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lask \Lask\, n.	   A diarrhea or flux. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Lasket \Las"ket\, n. [Cf. {Lash}, {Latching}.] (Naut.)	   latching.	   [1913 Webster]
Lass \Lass\ (l[.a]s), n. [OE. lasse; prob. of Celtic origin; cf.	   W. llodes girl, fem. of llawd lad. [root]123. See {Lad} a	   youth.]	   A young woman; a girl; a sweetheart.	   [1913 Webster]
Lasse \Lasse\ (l[a^]s), a. & adv.	   Less. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lassie \Las"sie\ (l[a^]s"s[i^]), n.	   A young girl; a lass. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lassitude \Las"si*tude\ (l[a^]s"s[i^]*t[=u]d), n. [L. lassitudo,	   fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude.	   See {Late}.]	   A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary	   functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong	   exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a	         high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Lasslorn \Lass"lorn`\ (l[.a]s"l[^o]rn`), a.	   Forsaken by a lass. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lasso \Lass"o\ (l[a^]s"s[-o]) n.; pl. {Lassos} (-s[=o]z). [Sp.	   lazo, L. laqueus. See {Lace}.]	   A rope or long thong of leather with a running noose, used	   for catching horses, cattle, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lasso cell} (Zool.), one of a peculiar kind of defensive and	      offensive stinging cells, found in great numbers in all	      c[oe]lenterates, and in a few animals of other groups.	      They are most highly developed in the tentacles of	      jellyfishes, hydroids, and Actini[ae]. Each of these cells	      is filled with, fluid, and contains a long, slender, often	      barbed, hollow thread coiled up within it. When the cell	      contracts the thread is quickly ejected, being at the same	      time turned inside out. The thread is able to penetrate	      the flesh of various small, soft-bodied animals, and	      carries a subtle poison by which they are speedily	      paralyzed and killed. The threads, at the same time, hold	      the prey in position, attached to the tentacles. Some of	      the jellyfishes, as the Portuguese man-of-war, and	      {Cyanea}, are able to penetrate the human skin, and	      inflict painful stings in the same way. Called also	      {nettling cell}, {cnida}, {cnidocell}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lasso \Las"so\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lassoed} (l[a^]s"s[-o]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Lassoing}.]	   To catch with a lasso.	   [1913 Webster]
Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), 3d pers. sing. pres.	   of {Last}, to endure, contracted from lasteth. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), a. [OE. last, latst, contr. of latest,	   superl. of late; akin to OS. lezt, lazt, last, D. laatst, G.	   letzt. See {Late}, and cf. {Latest}.]	   1. Being after all the others, similarly classed or	      considered, in time, place, or order of succession;	      following all the rest; final; hindmost; farthest; as, the	      last year of a century; the last man in a line of	      soldiers; the last page in a book; his last chance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Also day by day, from the first day unto the last	            day, he read in the book of the law of God. --Neh.	                                                  viii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fairest of stars, last in the train of night.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Next before the present; as, I saw him last week.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Supreme; highest in degree; utmost.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contending for principles of the last importance.	                                                  --R. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Lowest in rank or degree; as, the a last place finish.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Farthest of all from a given quality, character, or	      condition; most unlikely; having least fitness; as, he is	      the last person to be accused of theft.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At last}, at the end of a certain period; after delay. "The	      duke of Savoy felt that the time had at last arrived."	      --Motley.	   {At the last}. [Prob. fr. AS. on l[=a]ste behind, following	      behind, fr. l[=a]st race, track, footstep. See {Last} mold	      of the foot.] At the end; in the conclusion. [Obs.] "Gad,	      a troop shall overcome him; but he shall overcome at the	      last." --Gen. xlix. 19.	   {Last heir}, the person to whom lands escheat for lack of an	      heir. [Eng.] --Abbott.	   {On one's last legs}, at, or near, the end of one's	      resources; hence, on the verge of failure or ruin,	      especially in a financial sense. [Colloq.]	   {To breathe one's last}, to die.	   {To the last}, to the end; till the conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            And blunder on in business to the last. --Pope.	   Syn: {At Last}, {At Length}.	   Usage: These phrases both denote that some delayed end or	          result has been reached. At length implies that a long	          period was spent in so doing; as, after a voyage of	          more than three months, we at Length arrived safe. At	          last commonly implies that something has occurred (as	          interruptions, disappointments, etc.) which leads us	          to emphasize the idea of having reached the end; as,	          in spite of every obstacle, we have at last arrived.	          [1913 Webster]	Last \Last\ (l[.a]st), adv. [See {Last}, a.]	   1. At a time or on an occasion which is the latest of all	      those spoken of or which have occurred; the last time; as,	      I saw him last in New York.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In conclusion; finally; lastly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleased with his idol, he commends, admires,	            Adores; and, last, the thing adored desires.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At a time next preceding the present time.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long is't now since last yourself and I	            Were in a mask ?                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Last \Last\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lasting}.] [OE. lasten, As. l[ae]stan to perform, execute,	   follow, last, continue, fr. l[=a]st, l[=ae]st, trace,	   footstep, course; akin to G. leisten to perform, Goth.	   laistjan to follow. See {Last} mold of the foot.]	   1. To continue in time; to endure; to remain in existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] proffered me to be slave in all that she me	            would ordain while my life lasted.    --Testament of	                                                  Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endure use, or continue in existence, without	      impairment or exhaustion; as, this cloth lasts better than	      that; the fuel will last through the winter.	      [1913 Webster]	Last \Last\, n. [AS. l[=a]st trace, track, footstep; akin to D.	   leest a last, G. leisten, Sw. l[aum]st, Dan. l[ae]st, Icel.	   leistr the foot below the ankle, Goth. laists track, way;	   from a root signifying, to go. Cf. {Last}, v. i., {Learn},	   {Delirium}.]	   A wooden block shaped like the human foot, on which boots and	   shoes are formed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cobbler is not to go beyond his last. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Darning last}, a smooth, hard body, often egg-shaped, put	      into a stocking to preserve its shape in darning.	      [1913 Webster]	Last \Last\, v. t.	   To shape with a last; to fasten or fit to a last; to place	   smoothly on a last; as, to last a boot.	   [1913 Webster]	Last \Last\, n. [As. hl[ae]st, 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 heavy burden; hence, a certain weight or	      measure, generally estimated at 4,000 lbs., but varying	      for different articles and in different countries. In	      England, a last of codfish, white herrings, meal, or	      ashes, is twelve barrels; a last of corn, ten quarters, or	      eighty bushels, in some parts of England, twenty-one	      quarters; of gunpowder, twenty-four barrels, each	      containing 100 lbs; of red herrings, twenty cades, or	      20,000; of hides, twelve dozen; of leather, twenty	      dickers; of pitch and tar, fourteen barrels; of wool,	      twelve sacks; of flax or feathers, 1,700 lbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The burden of a ship; a cargo.	      [1913 Webster]
Lastage \Last"age\n. [E. lestage ballasting, fr. lest ballast,	   or LL. lastagium, lestagium. See {Last} a load.]	   1. A duty exacted, in some fairs or markets, for the right to	      carry things where one will. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tax on wares sold by the last. [Obs.] --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The lading of a ship; also, ballast. --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Room for stowing goods, as in a ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Laste \Last"e\, obs.	   imp. of {Last}, to endure. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Laster \Last"er\, n.	   A workman whose business it is to shape boots or shoes, or	   place leather smoothly, on lasts; a tool for stretching	   leather on a last.	   [1913 Webster]
Lastery \Last"er*y\, n.	   A red color. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lasthenia \Lasthenia\ prop. n.	   A small genus of herbs of the Pacific coast of North and	   South America.	   Syn: genus {Lasthenia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lasting \Last"ing\, a.	   Existing or continuing a long while; enduring; as, a lasting	   good or evil; a lasting color.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Durable; permanent; undecaying; perpetual; unending.	   Usage: {Lasting}, {Permanent}, {Durable}. Lasting commonly	          means merely continuing in existence; permanent	          carries the idea of continuing in the same state,	          position, or course; durable means lasting in spite of	          agencies which tend to destroy.	          [1913 Webster]	Lasting \Last"ing\, n.	   1. Continuance; endurance. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of very durable woolen stuff, used for women's	      shoes; everlasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or process of shaping on a last.	      [1913 Webster]
Lastingly \Last"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a lasting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
lastingness \lastingness\ n.	   permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force.	   Syn: durability, enduringness, strength.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lastly \Last"ly\, adv.	   1. In the last place; in conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. at last; finally.	      [1913 Webster]
Lastreopsis \Lastreopsis\ prop. n.	   A genus of tropical terrestrial shield ferns.	   Syn: genus {Lastreopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lat \Lat\ (l[a^]t), v. t.	   To let; to allow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Lata
Lata \La"ta\, Latah \La"tah\, n. [Malay.]	   A convulsive tic or hysteric neurosis prevalent among Malays,	   similar to or identical with miryachit and jumping disease,	   the person affected performing various involuntary actions	   and making rapid inarticulate ejaculations in imitation of	   the actions and words of another person.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Latakia \Lat`a*ki"a\, n. [Turk.]	   A superior quality of Turkish smoking tobacco, so called from	   the place where produced, the ancient Laodicea.	   [1913 Webster]
Latch \Latch\ (l[a^]ch), v. t. [Cf. F. l['e]cher to lick (of	   German origin). Cf. {Lick}.]	   To smear; to anoint. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Latch \Latch\, n. [OE. lacche, fr. lacchen to seize, As.	   l[ae]ccan.]	   1. That which fastens or holds; a lace; a snare. [Obs.]	      --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A movable piece which holds anything in place by entering	      a notch or cavity; specifically, the catch which holds a	      door or gate when closed, though it be not bolted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A latching.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A crossbow. [Obs.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Latch \Latch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latched} (l[a^]cht); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Latching}.] [OE. lacchen. See {Latch}. n.]	   1. To catch so as to hold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those that remained threw darts at our men, and	            latching our darts, sent them again at us.	                                                  --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To catch or fasten by means of a latch.	      [1913 Webster]	            The door was only latched.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
latched \latched\ adj.	   secured by means of a latch against opening.	   Syn: fastened.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Latchet \Latch"et\, n. [OE. lachet, from an OF. dialect form of	   F. lacet plaited string, lace dim. of lacs. See {Lace}.]	   The string that fastens a shoe; a shoestring.	   [1913 Webster]
Latching \Latch"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   A loop or eye formed on the head rope of a bonnet, by which	   it is attached to the foot of a sail; -- called also {latch}	   and {lasket}. [Usually in pl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Latchkey \Latch"key`\, n.	   A key used to raise, or throw back, the latch of a door, esp.	   a night latch.	   [1913 Webster]
latchkey child \latch"key` child\, n.	   A child who frequently spends part of the day at home without	   adult supervision, especially a school child who returns home	   before the parent(s) return from work. Called also {door-key	   child}.	   [PJC]
Latchstring \Latch"string`\, n.	   A string for raising the latch of a door by a person outside.	   It is fastened to the latch and passed through a hole above	   it in the door.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To find the latchstring out}, to meet with hospitality; to	      be welcome. (Intrusion is prevented by drawing in the	      latchstring.) [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Late \Late\ (l[=a]t), a. [Compar. {Later} (l[=a]t"[~e]r), or	   {latter} (l[a^]t"t[~e]r); superl. {Latest} (l[=a]t"[e^]st) or	   {Last} (l[.a]st).] [OE. lat slow, slack, AS. l[ae]t; akin to	   OS. lat, D. laat late, G. lass weary, lazy, slack, Icel.	   latr, Sw. lat, Dan. lad, Goth. lats, and to E. let, v. See	   {Let} to permit, and cf. {Alas}, {Lassitude}.]	   1. Coming after the time when due, or after the usual or	      proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a	      late spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Far advanced toward the end or close; as, a late hour of	      the day; a late period of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Existing or holding some position not long ago, but not	      now; recently deceased, departed, or gone out of office;	      as, the late bishop of London; the late administration.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not long past; happening not long ago; recent; as, the	      late rains; we have received late intelligence.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Continuing or doing until an advanced hour of the night;	      as, late revels; a late watcher.	      [1913 Webster]	Late \Late\, adv. [AS. late. See {Late}, a.]	   1. After the usual or proper time, or the time appointed;	      after delay; as, he arrived late; -- opposed to {early}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not long ago; lately.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Far in the night, day, week, or other particular period;	      as, to lie abed late; to sit up late at night.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Of late}, in time not long past, or near the present;	      lately; as, the practice is of late uncommon.	   {Too late}, after the proper or available time; when the time	      or opportunity is past.	      [1913 Webster]
latecomer \latecomer\ n.	   someone who arrives late.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lated \Lat"ed\, a.	   Belated; too late. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
lateen \la*teen"\, a.	   1. (Naut.) Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the	      Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern	      coast of Africa; pertaining to a lateen sail. See below.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. rigged with a triangular (lateen sail).	   Syn: lateen-rigged.	        [WordNet 1.5]	lateen sail \lateen sail\ n. [F. voile latine a sail in the	   shape of a right-angled triangle; cf. It. & Sp. vela latina;	   properly Latin sail. See {Latin}.] (Naut.)	   A triangular sail, extended by a long yard, which is slung at	   about one fourth of its length from the lower end, to a low	   mast, this end being brought down at the tack, while the	   other end is elevated at an angle or about forty-five	   degrees; -- used in small boats, feluccas, xebecs, etc.,	   especially in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters. Some	   lateen sails have also a boom on the lower side.	   [1913 Webster]
lateen-rig \lateen-rig\ n.	   the rig on a sailing vessel with a lateen sail.	   [WordNet 1.5]
lateen-rigged \lateen-rigged\ adj.	   rigged with a triangular (lateen sail).	   Syn: lateen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lately \Late"ly\, adv.	   Not long ago; recently; as, he has lately arrived from Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Latence \La"tence\, n.	   Latency. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Latency \La"ten*cy\, n. [See {Latent}.]	   1. The state or quality of being latent.	      [1913 Webster]	            To simplify the discussion, I shall distinguish	            three degrees of this latency.        --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The time between a stimulus the appearance of the	      response; the time between any causal action and the first	      appearance of the effect. Called also {latent period}.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: (Med.) The time between exposure to a carcinogen or	      other disease-causing agent and the appearance of the	      consequent disease.	      [PJC]
Lateness \Late"ness\, n.	   The state, condition, or quality, of being late; as, the	   lateness of his arrival; the lateness of the hour; the	   lateness of the season.	   [1913 Webster]
Latent \La"tent\ (l[=a]"tent), a. [L. latens, -entis, p. pr. of	   latere to lie hid or concealed; cf. Gr. lanqa`nein, E.	   lethargy: cf. F. latent.]	   1. Not visible or apparent; hidden; concealed; secret;	      dormant; as, latent springs of action.	      [1913 Webster]	            The evils latent in the most promising contrivances	            are provided for as they arise.       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Existing but not presenting symptoms; dormant or	      developing; -- of disease, especially infectious diseases;	      as, the latent phase of an infection.	      [PJC]	   {Latent buds} (Bot.), buds which remain undeveloped or	      dormant for a long time, but may eventually grow.	   {Latent heat} (Physics), that quantity of heat which	      disappears or becomes concealed in a body while producing	      some change in it other than rise of temperature, as	      fusion, evaporation, or expansion, the quantity being	      constant for each particular body and for each species of	      change; the amount of heat required to produce a change of	      phase.	   {Latent period}.	      (a) (Med.) The regular time in which a disease is supposed	          to be existing without manifesting itself.	      (b) (Physiol.) One of the phases in a simple muscular	          contraction, in which invisible preparatory changes	          are taking place in the nerve and muscle.	      (c) (Biol.) One of those periods or resting stages in the	          development of the ovum, in which development is	          arrested prior to renewed activity.	          [1913 Webster]
Latently \La"tent*ly\, adv.	   In a secret or concealed manner; invisibly.	   [1913 Webster]
Later \La"ter\, n.; pl. {Lateres}. [L.]	   A brick or tile. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	Later \Lat"er\, a.	   Compar. of {Late}, a. & adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Laterad \Lat"er*ad\, adv. [L. latus, lateris, side + ad to.]	   (Anat.)	   Toward the side; away from the mesial plane; -- opposed to	   {mesiad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lateral \Lat"er*al\, a. [L. lateralis, fr. latus, lateris, side:	   cf. F. lat['e]ral.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the sides; as, the lateral walls of a	      house; the lateral branches of a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Lying at, or extending toward, the side; away from	      the mesial plane; external; -- opposed to {mesial}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Directed to the side; as, a lateral view of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lateral cleavage} (Crystallog.), cleavage parallel to the	      lateral planes.	   {Lateral equation} (Math.), an equation of the first degree.	      [Obs.]	   {Lateral line} (Anat.), in fishes, a line of sensory organs	      along either side of the body, often marked by a distinct	      line of color.	   {Lateral pressure} or {stress} (Mech.), a pressure or stress	      at right angles to the length, as of a beam or bridge; --	      distinguished from longitudinal pressure or stress.	   {Lateral strength} (Mech.), strength which resists a tendency	      to fracture arising from lateral pressure.	   {Lateral system} (Bridge Building), the system of horizontal	      braces (as between two vertical trusses) by which lateral	      stiffness is secured.	      [1913 Webster] lateral
lateral \lat"er*al\, lateral pass \lat"er*al pass`\, n.	   (Football)	   1. A short pass to a receiver who is upfield from the passer,	      i.e. is behind the passer relative to the direction of the	      passer's goal.	      [PJC]	   2. A part or extension of something that points sideways, as	      a drift in a mine that goes to the side from the main one.	      [PJC]	lateral \lat"er*al\, v. t. & i. (Football)	   To pass the footbal to a receiver who is behind the passer;	   to make a lateral pass; as, the ball was lateraled to the	   fullback, who ran it for a touchdown.	   [PJC]
Laterality \Lat`er*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state or condition of being lateral.	   [1913 Webster]
Laterally \Lat"er*al*ly\, adv.	   By the side; sidewise; toward, or from, the side.	   [1913 Webster]
Lateran \Lat"er*an\, n.	   The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being	   the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all	   churches in the Catholic world.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is said to have been derived from that of the	         Laterani family, who possessed a palace on or near the	         spot where the church now stands. In this church	         several ecclesiastical councils, hence called Lateran	         councils, have been held.	         [1913 Webster]
Latered \Lat"ered\, a.	   Inclined to delay; dilatory. [Obs.] "When a man is too	   latered." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Laterifolious \Lat`er*i*fo"li*ous\, a. [L. latus, lateris, side	   + folium leaf: cf. F. lat['e]rifoli['e].] (Bot.)	   Growing from the stem by the side of a leaf; as, a	   laterifolious flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Laterite \Lat"er*ite\, n. [L. later brick, tile: cf. F.	   lat['e]rite.] (Geol.)	   An argillaceous sandstone, of a red color, and much seamed;	   -- found in India.	   [1913 Webster]
Lateritic \Lat`er*it"ic\, a.	   Consisting of, containing, or characterized by, laterite; as,	   lateritic formations.	   [1913 Webster]
Lateritious \Lat"er*i"tious\, a. [L. lateritius, fr. later a	   brick.]	   Like bricks; of the color of red bricks.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lateritious sediment} (Med.), a sediment in urine resembling	      brick dust, observed after the crises of fevers, and at	      the termination of gouty paroxysms. It usually consists of	      uric acid or urates with some coloring matter.	      [1913 Webster]
Lates \La"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fish of the Nile.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large percoid fishes, of which one species ({Lates	   Niloticus}) inhabits the Nile, and another ({Lates	   calcarifer}) is found in the Ganges and other Indian rivers.	   They are valued as food fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Latescence \La*tes"cence\, n.	   A slight withdrawal from view or knowledge. --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Latescent \La*tes"cent\, a. [L. latescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   latescere to be concealed, fr. latere to be hid.]	   Slightly withdrawn from view or knowledge; as, a latescent	   meaning. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Latewake \Late"wake`\, n.	   See {Lich wake}, under {Lich}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lateward \Late"ward\, a. & adv.	   Somewhat late; backward. [Obs.] "Lateward lands." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Latex \La"tex\, n. [L.]	   1. (Bot.) A milky or colored juice in certain plants in	      cavities (called latex cells or latex tubes). It contains	      the peculiar principles of the plants, whether aromatic,	      bitter, or acid, and in many instances yields caoutchouc	      upon coagulation. The lattex of the India rubber plant	      produces the rubber of commerce on coagulation.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Chem.) Any aqueous emulsion of finely divided rubber or	      plastic particles, especially such an emulsion used as a	      base for paint; as, a latex paint.	      [PJC]
Lath \Lath\, n.; pl. {Laths}. [OE. laththe, latthe, latte, AS.	   l[ae]tta; akin to D. lat, G. latte, OHG. latta; cf. W. llath	   a rod, staff, yard. Cf. {Lattice}, {Latten}.]	   A thin, narrow strip of wood, nailed to the rafters, studs,	   or floor beams of a building, for the purpose of supporting	   the tiles, plastering, etc. A corrugated metallic strip or	   plate is sometimes used.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lath brick}, a long, slender brick, used in making the floor	      on which malt is placed in the drying kiln.	   {Lath nail} a slender nail for fastening laths.	      [1913 Webster]	Lath \Lath\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lathed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lathing}.]	   To cover or line with laths.	   [1913 Webster]
Lathe \Lathe\ (l[aum][th]), n. [AS. l[=ae][eth]. Of uncertain	   origin.]	   Formerly, a part or division of a county among the	   Anglo-Saxons. At present it consists of four or five	   hundreds, and is confined to the county of Kent. [Written	   also {lath}.] --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]	Lathe \Lathe\ (l[=a][th]), n. [OE. lathe a granary; akin to G.	   lade a chest, Icel. hla[eth]a a storehouse, barn; but cf.	   also Icel. l["o][eth] a smith's lathe. Senses 2 and 3 are	   perh. of the same origin as lathe a granary, the original	   meaning being, a frame to hold something. If so, the word is	   from an older form of E. lade to load. See {Lade} to load.]	   1. A granary; a barn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A machine for turning, that is, for shaping	      articles of wood, metal, or other material, by causing	      them to revolve while acted upon by a cutting tool.
[1913 Webster]	   3. The movable swing frame of a loom, carrying the reed for	      separating the warp threads and beating up the weft; --	      called also {lay} and {batten}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blanchard lathe}, a lathe for turning irregular forms after	      a given pattern, as lasts, gunstocks, and the like.	   {Drill lathe}, or {Speed lathe}, a small lathe which, from	      its high speed, is adapted for drilling; a hand lathe.	   {Engine lathe}, a turning lathe in which the cutting tool has	      an automatic feed; -- used chiefly for turning and boring	      metals, cutting screws, etc.	   {Foot lathe}, a lathe which is driven by a treadle worked by	      the foot.	   {Geometric lathe}. See under {Geometric}	   {Hand lathe}, a lathe operated by hand; a power turning lathe	      without an automatic feed for the tool.	   {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe.	   {Throw lathe}, a small lathe worked by one hand, while the	      cutting tool is held in the other.	      [1913 Webster]
lathee \lathee\ n.	   a heavy stick (often bamboo) bound with iron; used by police	   in India.	   Syn: lathi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lather \Lath"er\ (l[a^][th]"[~e]r), n. [AS. le['a][eth]or niter,	   in le['a][eth]orwyrt soapwort; cf. Icel. lau[eth]r; perh.	   akin to E. lye.]	   1. Foam or froth made by soap moistened with water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foam from profuse sweating, as of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	Lather \Lath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lathered}	   (l[a^][th]"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lathering}.] [AS.	   l[=e][eth]rian to lather, anoint. See {Lather}, n. ]	   To spread over with lather; as, to lather the face.	   [1913 Webster]	Lather \Lath"er\, v. i.	   To form lather, or a froth like lather; to accumulate foam	   from profuse sweating, as a horse.	   [1913 Webster]	Lather \Lath"er\, v. t. [Cf. {Leather}.]	   To beat severely with a thong, strap, or the like; to flog.	   [Low]	   [1913 Webster] Lathereeve
Lathereeve \Lathe"reeve`\, Lathreeve \Lath"reeve`\, n.	   Formerly, the head officer of a lathe. See 1st {Lathe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lathing \Lath"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of covering with laths.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Laths, collectively; a covering of laths.	      [1913 Webster]
Lath-shaped \Lath"-shaped`\, a.	   Having a slender elongated form, like a lath; -- said of the	   feldspar of certain igneous rocks, as diabase, as seen in	   microscopic sections.	   [1913 Webster]
Lathwork \Lath"work`\, n.	   Same as {Lathing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lathy \Lath"y\, a.	   Like a lath; long and slender.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lathy horse, all legs and length.      --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Latian \La"tian\, a.	   Belonging, or relating, to Latium, a country of ancient	   Italy. See {Latin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Latibulize \La*tib"u*lize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Latibulized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Latibulizing}.] [L. latibulum hiding place,	   fr. latere to lie hid.]	   To retire into a den, or hole, and lie dormant in winter; to	   retreat and lie hid. [R.] --G. Shaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Latibulum \La*tib"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Latibula}. [L.]	   A concealed hiding place; a burrow; a lair; a hole.	   [1913 Webster]
Laticiferous \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 found.	   [1913 Webster]
Laticlave \Lat"i*clave\, n. [L. laticlavus, laticlavium; latus	   broad + clavus nail, a purple stripe on the tunica: cf. F.	   laticlave.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A broad stripe of purple on the fore part of the tunic, worn	   by senators in ancient Rome as an emblem of office.	   [1913 Webster]
Laticostate \Lat`i*cos"tate\, a. [L. latus broad + E. costate.]	   Broad-ribbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Latidentate \Lat`i*den"tate\, a. [L. latus broad + E. dentate.]	   Broad-toothed.	   [1913 Webster] Latifoliate
Latifoliate \Lat`i*fo"li*ate\, Latifolious \Lat`i*fo"li*ous\, a.	   [L. latifolius; latus broad + folium leaf: cf. F.	   latifoli['e].] (Bot.)	   Having broad leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Latigo \La"ti*go\, n. [Sp. l['a]tigo.]	   A strap for tightening a saddle girth. [Western U. S. & Sp.	   Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Latigo halter \La"ti*go hal"ter\n.	   A kind of halter usually made of raw hide.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Latimer \Lat"i*mer\, n. [OF. latinier, latimier, prop., one	   knowing Latin.]	   An interpreter. [Obs.] --Coke.	   [1913 Webster]
Latimeria \Latimeria\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Latimeridae}, including the	   coelacanth.	   Syn: genus {Latimeria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Latimeridae \Latimeridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fish extinct except for the coelacanth.	   Syn: family {Latimeridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Latin \Lat"in\, a. [F., fr. L. Latinus belonging to Latium,	   Latin, fr. Latium a country of Italy, in which Rome was	   situated. Cf. {Ladin}, Lateen sail, under {Lateen}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Latium, or to the Latins, a people of	      Latium; Roman; as, the Latin language.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by	      the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin	      composition or idiom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Latin Church} (Eccl. Hist.), the Western or Roman Catholic	      Church, as distinct from the Greek or Eastern Church.	   {Latin cross}. See Illust. 1 of {Cross}.	   {Latin races}, a designation sometimes loosely given to	      certain nations, esp. the French, Spanish, and Italians,	      who speak languages principally derived from Latin.	   {Latin Union}, an association of states, originally	      comprising France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy, which,	      in 1865, entered into a monetary agreement, providing for	      an identity in the weight and fineness of the gold and	      silver coins of those countries, and for the amounts of	      each kind of coinage by each. Greece, Servia, Roumania,	      and Spain subsequently joined the Union.	      [1913 Webster]	Latin \Lat"in\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Latium; a Roman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the ancient Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into	      Latin. [Obs.] --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dog Latin}, barbarous Latin; a jargon in imitation of Latin;	      as, the log Latin of schoolboys.	   {Late Latin}, {Low Latin}, terms used indifferently to	      designate the latest stages of the Latin language; low	      Latin (and, perhaps, late Latin also), including the	      barbarous coinages from the French, German, and other	      languages into a Latin form made after the Latin had	      become a dead language for the people.	   {Law Latin}, that kind of late, or low, Latin, used in	      statutes and legal instruments; -- often barbarous.	      [1913 Webster]	Latin \Lat"in\, v. t.	   To write or speak in Latin; to turn or render into Latin.	   [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Latin America \Lat"in A*me"ri*ca\, prop. n.	   That part of the American continents that speak Spanish,	   Portuguese, or French; the part of the American continents	   south of the United States.	   [PJC]	Latin American \Lat"in A*me"ri*can\, prop. a.	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Latin America.	   [PJC]	Latin American \Lat"in A*me"ri*can\, prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Latin America.	   [PJC]
latinate \latinate\ adj.	   derived from or imitative of Latin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Latinise \Latinise\ v. t.	   Same as {Latinize}.	   Syn: Romanize, Latinize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Latinism \Lat"in*ism\, n. [Cf. F. latinisme.]	   A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a	   mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a	   Latin model.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also sometimes used by Biblical scholars to	         designate a Latin word in Greek letters, or the Latin	         sense of a Greek word in the Greek Testament.	         [1913 Webster]
Latinist \Lat"in*ist\, n. [Cf. F. latiniste.]	   One skilled in Latin; a Latin scholar. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         He left school a good Latinist.          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Latinistic \Lat`in*is"tic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, Latin; in the Latin style	   or idiom. "Latinistic words." --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Latinitaster \La*tin"i*tas`ter\, n. [Cf. {Poetaster}.]	   One who has but a smattering of Latin. --Walker.	   [1913 Webster]
Latinity \La*tin"i*ty\, n. [L. latinitas: cf. F. latinit['e].]	   The Latin tongue, style, or idiom, or the use thereof;	   specifically, purity of Latin style or idiom. "His ele?ant	   Latinity." --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Latinization \Lat`in*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of Latinizing, as a word, language, or	   country.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Germanization of Britain went far deeper than the	         Latinization of France.                  --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Latinized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Latinizing}.] [L. latinizare: cf. F. latiniser.]	   1. To give Latin terminations or forms to, as to foreign	      words, in writing Latin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring under the power or influence of the Romans or	      Latins; to affect with the usages of the Latins,	      especially in speech. "Latinized races." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make like the Roman Catholic Church or diffuse its	      ideas in; as, to Latinize the Church of England.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to write in the latin alphabet.	   Syn: Romanize.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Latinize \Lat"in*ize\, v. i.	   To use words or phrases borrowed from the Latin. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman	      Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]
Latinly \Lat"in*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of the Latin language; in correct Latin. [Obs.]	   --Heylin.	   [1913 Webster]
Lation \La"tion\, n. [L. latio, fr. latus borne. See	   {Tolerate}.]	   Transportation; conveyance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Latirostral
Latirostral \Lat`i*ros"tral\, Latirostrous \Lat`i*ros"trous\, a.	   [Cf. F. latirostre. See {Latirostres}.] (Zool.)	   Having a broad beak. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Latirostres \Lat`i*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. latus broad +	   rostrum beak.] (Zool.)	   The broad-billed singing birds, such as the swallows, and	   their allies.	   [1913 Webster]
Latish \Lat"ish\, a.	   Somewhat late. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Latisternal \Lat`i*ster"nal\, a. [L. latus broad + E. sternal.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a broad breastbone, or sternum; -- said of anthropoid	   apes.	   [1913 Webster]
Latitancy \Lat"i*tan*cy\, n. [See {Latitant}.]	   Act or state of lying hid, or lurking. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Latitant \Lat"i*tant\, a. [L. latitans, pr. of latitare to lie	   hid, to lurk, v. intens. fr. latere to be hid: cf. F.	   latitant.]	   Lying hid; concealed; latent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Latitat \Lat"i*tat\, n. [L., he lies hid.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A writ based upon the presumption that the person summoned	   was hiding. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Latitation \Lat`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. latitatio.]	   A lying in concealment; hiding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Latitude \Lat"i*tude\, n. [F. latitude, L. latitudo, fr. latus	   broad, wide, for older stlatus; perh. akin to E. strew.]	   1. Extent from side to side, or distance sidewise from a	      given point or line; breadth; width.	      [1913 Webster]	            Provided the length do not exceed the latitude above	            one third part.                       --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Room; space; freedom from confinement or restraint; hence,	      looseness; laxity; independence.	      [1913 Webster]	            In human actions there are no degrees and precise	            natural limits described, but a latitude is	            indulged.                             --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extent or breadth of signification, application, etc.;	      extent of deviation from a standard, as truth, style, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            No discreet man will believe Augustine's miracles,	            in the latitude of monkish relations. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Extent; size; amplitude; scope.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pretend not to treat of them in their full	            latitude.                             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geog.) Distance north or south of the equator, measured	      on a meridian.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astron.) The angular distance of a heavenly body from the	      ecliptic.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ascending latitude}, {Circle of latitude}, {Geographical	   latitude}, etc. See under {Ascending}. {Circle}, etc.	   {High latitude}, that part of the earth's surface near either	      pole, esp. that part within either the arctic or the	      antarctic circle.	   {Low latitude}, that part of the earth's surface which is	      near the equator.	      [1913 Webster]
Latitudinal \Lat`i*tu"di*nal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to latitude; in the direction of latitude.	   [1913 Webster]
Latitudinarian \Lat`i*tu`di*na"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F.	   latitudinaire.]	   1. Not restrained; not confined by precise limits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indifferent to a strict application of any standard of	      belief or opinion; hence, deviating more or less widely	      from such standard; lax in doctrine; as, latitudinarian	      divines; latitudinarian theology.	      [1913 Webster]	            Latitudinarian sentiments upon religious subjects.	                                                  --Allibone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lax in moral or religious principles.	      [1913 Webster]	Latitudinarian \Lat`i*tu`di*na"ri*an\, n.	   1. One who is moderate in his notions, or not restrained by	      precise settled limits in opinion; one who indulges	      freedom in thinking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Eccl. Hist.) A member of the Church of England, in	      the time of Charles II., who adopted more liberal notions	      in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of	      the church than generally prevailed.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were called "men of latitude;" and upon this,	            men of narrow thoughts fastened upon them the name	            of latitudinarians.                   --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) One who departs in opinion from the strict	      principles of orthodoxy.	      [1913 Webster]
Latitudinarianism \Lat`i*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism\, n.	   A latitudinarian system or condition; freedom of opinion in	   matters pertaining to religious belief.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fierce sectarianism bred fierce latitudinarianism. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Ammonius Saccas] plunged into the wildest	         latitudinarianism of opinion.            --J. S.	                                                  Harford.	   [1913 Webster]
Latitudinous \Lat`i*tu"di*nous\, a.	   Having latitude, or wide extent.	   [1913 Webster] Laton
Laton \Lat"on\, Latoun \Lat"oun\, n.	   Latten, 1. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Latrant \La"trant\, a. [L. latrans, p. pr. of latrare. See	   {Latrate}.]	   Barking. [Obs.] --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]
Latrate \La"trate\, v. i. [L. latratus, p. p. of latrare to	   bark.]	   To bark as a dog. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Latration \La*tra"tion\, n.	   A barking. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Latreutical \La*treu"tic*al\ (l[.a]*tr[udd]"t[i^]*kal), a. [Gr.	   latreytiko`s, fr. latrey`ein to serve, to worship.]	   1. Acting as a hired servant; serving; ministering;	      assisting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to latria. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Latria \La*tri"a\ (l[.a]*tr[imac]"[.a]; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   latrei`a, fr. latrey`ein to serve, fr. la`tris servant.]	   The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; --	   distinguished by the Roman Catholics from {dulia}, or the	   inferior worship paid to saints.	   [1913 Webster]
Latrine \La*trine"\ (l[.a]*tr[=e]n"), n. [L. latrina: cf. F.	   latrines.]	   A privy, or water-closet, esp. in a camp, hospital, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Latrociny \Lat"ro*cin`y\, n. [L. latrocinium. Cf. {Larceny}.]	   Theft; larceny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
latte \lat"te\ (l[.a]*t[=a]"), n.	   Same as {cafe latte}; a type of espresso coffee served with	   foamy steamed milk, and usually served in a tall glass or	   mug.	   [PJC]
Latten \Lat"ten\, n. [OE. latoun, laton, OF. laton, F. laiton,	   prob. fr. OF. late lath, F. latte; -- because made in thin	   plates; cf. It. latta a sheet of tinned iron, tin plate. F.	   latte is of German origin. See {Lath} a thin board.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A kind of brass hammered into thin sheets, formerly much	      used for making church utensils, as candlesticks, crosses,	      etc.; -- called also {latten brass}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a cross of latoun full of stones. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sheet tin; iron plate, covered with tin; also, any metal	      in thin sheets; as, gold latten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black latten}, brass in milled sheets, composed of copper	      and zinc, used by braziers, and for drawing into wire.	   {Roll latten}, latten polished on both sides ready for use.	      	   {Shaven latten}, a thinner kind than black latten.	   {White latten}, a mixture of brass and tin.	      [1913 Webster]
Latter \Lat"ter\, a. [OE. later, l[ae]tter, compar. of lat late.	   See {Late}, and cf. {Later}.]	   1. Later; more recent; coming or happening after something	      else; -- opposed to {former}; as, the former and latter	      rain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of two things, the one mentioned second.	      [1913 Webster]	            The difference between reason and revelation, and in	            what sense the latter is superior.    --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Recent; modern.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath not navigation discovered in these latter ages,	            whole nations at the bay of Soldania? --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Last; latest; final. [R.] "My latter gasp." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Latter harvest}, the last part of the harvest.	   {Latter spring}, the last part of the spring of the year.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Latterday \Lat"ter*day`\, a.	   Belonging to present times or those recent by comparison.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Latter-day saint \Lat"ter-day` saint"\n.	   A Mormon; -- the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	   being the name assumed by the whole body of Mormons.	   [1913 Webster]
Latterkin \Lat"ter*kin\, n.	   A pointed wooden tool used in glazing leaden lattice.	   [1913 Webster]
Latterly \Lat"ter*ly\, adv.	   Lately; of late; recently; at a later, as distinguished from	   a former, period.	   [1913 Webster]	         Latterly Milton was short and thick.     --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lattermath \Lat"ter*math\, n. [Cf. {Aftermath}.]	   The latter, or second, mowing; the aftermath.	   [1913 Webster]
Lattice \Lat"tice\, n. [OE. latis, F. lattis lathwork, fr. latte	   lath. See {Latten}, 1st {Lath}.]	   1. Any work of wood, metal, plastic, or other solid material,	      made by crossing a series of parallel laths, or thin	      strips, with another series at a diagonal angle, and	      forming a network with openings between the strips; as,	      the lattice of a window; -- called also {latticework}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mother of Sisera looked out at a window, and	            cried through the lattice.            --Judg. v. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) The representation of a piece of latticework used	      as a bearing, the bands being vertical and horizontal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Crystallography) The arrangement of atoms or molecules in	      a crystal, represented as a repeating arrangement of	      points in space, each point representing the location of	      an atom or molecule; called also {crystal lattice} and	      {space lattice}.	      [PJC]	   {Lattice bridge}, a bridge supported by lattice girders, or	      latticework trusses.	   {Lattice girder} (Arch.), a girder of which the wed consists	      of diagonal pieces crossing each other in the manner of	      latticework.	   {Lattice plant} (Bot.), an aquatic plant of Madagascar	      ({Ouvirandra fenestralis}), whose leaves have interstices	      between their ribs and cross veins, so as to resemble	      latticework. A second species is {Ouvirandra Berneriana}.	      The genus is merged in {Aponogeton} by recent authors.	      [1913 Webster]	Lattice \Lat"tice\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Latticed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Latticing}.]	   1. To make a lattice of; as, to lattice timbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To close, as an opening, with latticework; to furnish with	      a lattice; as, to lattice a window.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lattice up}, to cover or inclose with a lattice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therein it seemeth he [Alexander] hath latticed up	            Caesar.                               --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]
latticed \latticed\ adj.	   having a lattice.	   Syn: fretted, interlaced, latticelike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
latticelike \latticelike\ adj.	   1. same as {latticed}.	   Syn: fretted, interlaced, latticed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Latticework \Lat"tice*work`\, n.	   Same as {Lattice}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Latticing \Lat"ti*cing\, n.	   1. The act or process of making a lattice of, or of fitting a	      lattice to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bridge Building) A system of bars crossing in the middle	      to form braces between principal longitudinal members, as	      of a strut.	      [1913 Webster]
Latus rectum \La"tus rec"tum\n. [L., the right side.] (Conic	   Sections)	   The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to	   the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is	   the parameter of the principal axis. See {Focus}, and	   {Parameter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laud \Laud\, n. [L. laus, laudis. See {Laud}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. High commendation; praise; honor; exaltation; glory. "Laud	      be to God." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            So do well and thou shalt have laud of the same.	                                                  --Tyndals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part of divine worship, consisting chiefly of praise; --	      usually in the pl.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Roman Catholic Church, the prayers used at	         daybreak, between those of matins and prime, are called	         lauds.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Music or singing in honor of any one.	      [1913 Webster]	Laud \Laud\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lauded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lauding}.] [L. laudare, fr. laus, laudis, praise. Cf.	   {Allow}.]	   To praise in words alone, or with words and singing; to	   celebrate; to extol.	   [1913 Webster]	         With all the company of heaven, we laud and magnify thy	         glorious name.                           --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]
Laudability \Laud`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. laudabilitas.]	   Laudableness; praiseworthiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Laudable \Laud"a*ble\, a. [L. laudabilis: cf. OE. laudable. See	   {Laud}, v. i.]	   1. Worthy of being lauded; praiseworthy; commendable; as,	      laudable motives; laudable actions; laudable ambition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Healthy; salubrious; normal; having a disposition	      to promote healing; not noxious; as, laudable juices of	      the body; laudable pus. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Laudableness \Laud"a*ble*ness\ (l[add]d"[.a]*b'l*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being laudable; praiseworthiness;	   commendableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Laudably \Laud"a*bly\, adv.	   In a laudable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Laudanine \Lau"da*nine\, n. [From {Laudanum}.] (Chem.)	   A white organic base, resembling morphine, and obtained from	   certain varieties of opium.	   [1913 Webster]
Laudanum \Lau"da*num\, n. [Orig. the same wort as ladanum,	   ladbdanum: cf. F. laudanum, It. laudano, ladano. See	   {Ladanum}.]	   Tincture of opium, used for various medical purposes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A fluid ounce of American laudanum should contain the	         soluble matter of one tenth of an ounce avoirdupois of	         powdered opium with equal parts of alcohol and water.	         English laudanum should have ten grains less of opium	         in the fluid ounce. --U. S. Disp.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dutchman's laudanum} (Bot.) See under {Dutchman}.	      [1913 Webster]
Laudation \Lau*da"tion\, n. [L. laudatio: cf. OE. taudation. See	   {Land}, v. t.]	   The act of lauding; praise; high commendation.	   [1913 Webster]
Laudative \Laud"a*tive\, a. [L. laudativus laudatory: cf. F.	   laudatif.]	   Laudatory.	   [1913 Webster]	Laudative \Laud"a*tive\, n.	   A panegyric; a eulogy. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Laudator \Lau*da"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who lauds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An arbitrator. [Obs.] --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Laudatory \Laud"a*to*ry\, a. [L. laudatorius: cf. OF.	   laudatoire.]	   Of or pertaining praise, or to the expression of praise; as,	   laudatory verses; the laudatory powers of Dryden. --Sir J.	   Stephen.	   [1913 Webster]
Lauder \Laud"er\, n.	   One who lauds.	   [1913 Webster]
Laugh \Laugh\ (l[aum]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laughed}	   (l[aum]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laughing}.] [OE. laughen,	   laghen, lauhen, AS. hlehhan, hlihhan, hlyhhan, hliehhan; akin	   to OS. hlahan, D. & G. lachen, OHG. hlahhan, lahhan,	   lahh[=e]n, Icel. hl[ae]ja,W Dan. lee, Sw. le, Goth. hlahjan;	   perh. of imitative origin.]	   1. To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar	      movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the	      mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and	      usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or	      chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in	      laughter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Queen Hecuba laughed that her eyes ran o'er. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He laugheth that winneth.             --Heywood's	                                                  Prov.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To be or appear gay, cheerful, pleasant, mirthful,	      lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then laughs the childish year, with flowerets	            crowned.                              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Folly's cup still laughs the bubble Joy. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To laugh at}, to make an object of laughter or ridicule; to	      make fun of; to deride.	      [1913 Webster]	            No wit to flatter left of all his store,	            No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. --Pope.	      	   {To laugh in the sleeve}, {To laugh up one's sleeve}, to	      laugh secretly, or so as not to be observed, especially	      while apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor	      toward the person or persons laughed at.	   {To laugh out}, to laugh in spite of some restraining	      influence; to laugh aloud.	   {To laugh out of the other corner of the mouth} or {To laugh	   out of the other side of the mouth}, to weep or cry; to feel	      regret, vexation, or disappointment after hilarity or	      exaltation. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Laugh \Laugh\, v. t.	   1. To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will you laugh me asleep, for I am very heavy?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall laugh myself to death.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express by, or utter with, laughter; -- with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            From his deep chest laughs out a loud applause.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To laugh away}.	      (a) To drive away by laughter; as, to laugh away regret.	      (b) To waste in hilarity. "Pompey doth this day laugh away	          his fortune." --Shak.	   {To laugh down}.	      (a) To cause to cease or desist by laughter; as, to laugh	          down a speaker.	      (b) To cause to be given up on account of ridicule; as, to	          laugh down a reform.	   {To laugh one out of}, to cause one by laughter or ridicule	      to abandon or give up; as, to laugh one out of a plan or	      purpose.	   {To laugh to scorn}, to deride; to treat with mockery,	      contempt, and scorn; to despise.	      [1913 Webster]	Laugh \Laugh\, n.	   An expression of mirth peculiar to the human species; the	   sound heard in laughing; laughter. See {Laugh}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the loud laugh that spoke the vacant mind.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	         That man is a bad man who has not within him the power	         of a hearty laugh.                       --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Laughable \Laugh"a*ble\, a.	   Fitted to excite laughter; as, a laughable story; a laughable	   scene.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Droll; ludicrous; mirthful; comical. See {Droll}, and	        {Ludicrous}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Laugh"a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Laugh"a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Laugher \Laugh"er\, n.	   1. One who laughs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of the domestic pigeon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A contest in which one side wins easily; a lopsided	      victory. [Informal]	      [PJC]	   4. A blatantly false statement, especially a self-serving	      one. [Slang]	      [PJC]
Laughing \Laugh"ing\, a. & n.	   from {Laugh}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Laughing falcon} (Zool.), a South American hawk	      ({Herpetotheres cachinnans}); -- so called from its notes,	      which resemble a shrill laugh.	   {Laughing gas} (Chem.), nitrous oxide, also called	      hyponitrous oxide, or protoxide of nitrogen; -- so called	      from the exhilaration and laughing which it sometimes	      produces when inhaled. It has been much used as an	      anaesthetic agent, though now its use is primarily in	      dentistry	   {Laughing goose} (Zool.), the European white-fronted goose.	      	   {Laughing gull}. (Zool.)	   (a) A common European gull ({Xema ridibundus}); -- called	       also {pewit}, {black cap}, {red-legged gull}, and {sea	       crow}.	   (b) An American gull ({Larus atricilla}). In summer the head	       is nearly black, the back slate color, and the five outer	       primaries black.	   {Laughing hyena} (Zool.), the spotted hyena. See {Hyena}.	   {Laughing jackass} (Zool.), the great brown kingfisher	      ({Dacelo gigas}), of Australia; -- called also {giant	      kingfisher}, and {gogobera}.	   {Laughing owl} (Zool.), a peculiar owl ({Sceloglaux	      albifacies}) of New Zealand, said to be on the verge of	      extinction. The name alludes to its notes.	      [1913 Webster]
Laughingly \Laugh"ing*ly\, adv.	   With laughter or merriment.	   [1913 Webster]
Laughingstock \Laugh"ing*stock`\, n.	   An object of ridicule; a butt of sport. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he talked, he talked nonsense, and made himself	         the laughingstock of his hearers.        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Laughsome \Laugh"some\, a.	   Exciting laughter; also, addicted to laughter; merry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Laughter \Laugh"ter\, n. [AS. hleahtor; akin to OHG. hlahtar, G.	   gel[aum]chter, Icel. hl[=a]tr, Dan. latter. See {Laugh}, v.	   i. ]	   A movement (usually involuntary) of the muscles of the face,	   particularly of the lips, with a peculiar expression of the	   eyes, indicating merriment, satisfaction, or derision, and	   usually attended by a sonorous and interrupted expulsion of	   air from the lungs. See {Laugh}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	         The act of laughter, which is a sweet contraction of	         the muscles of the face, and a pleasant agitation of	         the vocal organs, is not merely, or totally within the	         jurisdiction of ourselves.               --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Archly the maiden smiled, and with eyes overrunning	         with laughter.                           --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Laughterless \Laugh"ter*less\, a.	   Not laughing; without laughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Laughworthy \Laugh"wor`thy\, a.	   Deserving to be laughed at. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Laumontite \Lau"mont*ite\, n. [From Dr. Laumont, the	   discoverer.] (Min.)	   A mineral, of a white color and vitreous luster. It is a	   hydrous silicate of alumina and lime. Exposed to the air, it	   loses water, becomes opaque, and crumbles. [Written also	   {laumonite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Launce \Launce\, n.	   A lance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Launce \Launce\, n. [It. lance, L. lanx, lancis, plate, scale of	   a balance. Cf. {Balance}.]	   A balance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fortune all in equal launce doth sway.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Launce \Launce\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Lant}, the fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Launcegaye \Launce"gaye`\, n.	   See {Lancegaye}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Launch \Launch\ (l[add]nch or l[aum]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Launched} (l[add]ncht or l[aum]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Launching}.] [OE. launchen to throw as a lance, OF.	   lanchier, another form of lancier, F. lancer, fr. lance	   lance. See {Lance}.] [Written also {lanch}.]	   1. To throw, as a lance or dart; to hurl; to let fly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike with, or as with, a lance; to pierce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Launch your hearts with lamentable wounds.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to move or slide from the land into the water; to	      set afloat; as, to launch a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            With stays and cordage last he rigged the ship,	            And rolled on levers, launched her in the deep.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To send out; to start (one) on a career; to set going; to	      give a start to (something); to put in operation; as, to	      launch a son in the world; to launch a business project or	      enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            All art is used to sink episcopacy, and launch	            presbytery in England.                --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	Launch \Launch\, v. i.	   To move with force and swiftness like a sliding from the	   stocks into the water; to plunge; to make a beginning; as, to	   launch into the current of a stream; to launch into an	   argument or discussion; to launch into lavish expenditures;	   -- often with out.	   [1913 Webster]	         Launch out into the deep, and let down your nets for a	         draught.                                 --Luke v. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Spenser] launches out into very flowery paths.	                                                  --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Launch \Launch\, n.	   1. The act of launching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The movement of a vessel from land into the water;	      especially, the sliding on ways from the stocks on which	      it is built.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. Sp. lancha.] (Naut.) The boat of the largest size	      belonging to a ship of war; also, an open boat of any size	      driven by steam, naphtha, electricity, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Launching ways}. (Naut.) See {Way}, n. (Naut.).	      [1913 Webster]
launcher \launcher\ n.	   1. a device capable of launching a rocket.	   Syn: rocket launcher.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A device which launches aircraft from an aircraft carrier;	      -- it provides additional velocity to the airplane, to	      supplement that from the airplane's engines, so that the	      airplane rapidly achieves a velocity sufficient to sustain	      it in flight when taking off.	   Syn: catapult.	        [WordNet 1.5]
launching \launching\ n.	   1. the act of moving a newly-built vessel into the water for	      the first time.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the act of beginning something new.	   Syn: debut, first appearance, unveiling, introduction, entry.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the act of propelling with force.	   Syn: launch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
launchpad \launchpad\ n. (Rocketry)	   a platform from which rockets or space craft are launched.	   Syn: launching pad, launch pad, launch area, pad.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Laund \Laund\ (l[add]nd), n. [See {Lawn} of grass.]	   A plain sprinkled with trees or underbrush; a glade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In a laund upon an hill of flowers.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through this laund anon the deer will come. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Launder \Laun"der\ (l[add]n"d[~e]r or l[aum]n"d[~e]r), n.	   [Contracted fr. OE. lavender, F. lavandi[`e]re, LL.	   lavandena, from L. lavare to wash. See {Lave}.]	   1. A washerwoman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A trough used by miners to receive the powdered	      ore from the box where it is beaten, or for carrying water	      to the stamps, or other apparatus, for comminuting, or	      sorting, the ore.	      [1913 Webster]	Launder \Laun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laundered}	   (l[add]n"d[~e]rd or l[aum]n"d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Laundering}.]	   1. To wash, as clothes; to wash, and to smooth with a	      flatiron or mangle; to wash and iron; as, to launder	      shirts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lave; to wet. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Launderer \Laun"der*er\, n.	   One who follows the business of laundering.	   [1913 Webster]
Laundering \Laun"der*ing\, n.	   The act, or occupation, of one who launders; washing and	   ironing.	   [1913 Webster]
Laundress \Laun"dress\, n.	   A woman whose employment is laundering.	   [1913 Webster]	Laundress \Laun"dress\, v. i.	   To act as a laundress. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Laundry \Laun"dry\, n.; pl. {Laundries}. [OE. lavendrie, OF.	   lavanderie. See {Launder}.]	   1. A laundering; a washing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place or room where laundering is done; a laundry room.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A business establishment where clothing is laundered for a	      fee.	      [PJC]	   4. A collection of items such as articles of clothing or bed	      linens that need to be laundered, or have just been	      laundered; as, put the dirty laundry in the basket and	      take it downstairs; hang the laundry out to dry.	      [PJC]	   {coin laundry} A business establishment with washing and	      drying machines operated by coins, where items such as	      articles of clothing may be laundered and dried by the	      customer.	      [PJC]
Laundryman \Laun"dry*man\, n.; pl. {Laundrymen}.	   A man who follows the business of laundering.	   [1913 Webster]
Laura \Lau"ra\, n. [LL., fr. Gr. (?) lane, defile, also, a kind	   of monastery.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A number of hermitages or cells in the same neighborhood	   occupied by anchorites who were under the same superior. --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Lauraceous \Lau*ra"ceous\, a. [From {Laurus}.] (Bot.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, a natural order ({Laurace[ae]})	   of trees and shrubs having aromatic bark and foliage, and	   including the laurel, sassafras, cinnamon tree, true camphor	   tree, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurate \Lau"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of lauric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Laureate \Lau"re*ate\, a. [L. laureatus, fr. laurea laurel tree,	   fr. laureus of laurel, fr. laurus laurel: cf. F. laur['e]at.	   Cf. {Laurel}.]	   Crowned, or decked, with laurel. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To strew the laureate hearse where Lycid lies.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Soft on her lap her laureate son reclines. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Poet laureate}.	   (b) One who received an honorable degree in grammar,	       including poetry and rhetoric, at the English	       universities; -- so called as being presented with a	       wreath of laurel. [Obs.]	   (b) Formerly, an officer of the king's household, whose	       business was to compose an ode annually for the king's	       birthday, and other suitable occasions; now, a poet	       officially distinguished by such honorary title, the	       office being a sinecure. It is said this title was first	       given in the time of Edward IV. [Eng.]	   (c) A poet who has been publicly recognized as the most	       pre-eminent poet of a country or region; as, the poet	       laureate of the United States.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	Laureate \Lau"re*ate\, n.	   1. One crowned with laurel; a poet laureate. "A learned	      laureate." --Cleveland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who has been presented with an award for some	      distinguished achievement; as, a Nobel laureate; the Pris	      de Rome laureate; the Music Director Laureate; the	      conductor laureate.	      [PJC]	Laureate \Lau"re*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Laureated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Laureating}.]	   To honor with a wreath of laurel, as formerly was done in	   bestowing a degree at the English universities.	   [1913 Webster]
Laureateship \Lau"re*ate*ship\, n.	   State, or office, of a laureate.	   [1913 Webster]
Laureation \Lau`re*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. laur['e]ation.]	   The act of crowning with laurel; the act of conferring an	   academic degree, or honorary title.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurel \Lau"rel\, n. [OE. lorel, laurer, lorer, OF. lorier,	   laurier, F. laurier, (assumed) LL. Laurarius, fr. L. laurus.]	   1. (Bot.) An evergreen shrub, of the genus {Laurus} ({Laurus	      nobilis}), having aromatic leaves of a lanceolate shape,	      with clusters of small, yellowish white flowers in their	      axils; -- called also {sweet bay}.	   Note: The fruit is a purple berry. It is found about the	         Mediterranean, and was early used by the ancient Greeks	         to crown the victor in the games of Apollo. At a later	         period, academic honors were indicated by a crown of	         laurel, with the fruit. The leaves and tree yield an	         aromatic oil, used to flavor the bay water of commerce.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is extended to other plants which in some	         respect resemble the true laurel. See Phrases, below.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A crown of laurel; hence, honor; distinction; fame; --	      especially in the plural; as, to win laurels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An English gold coin made in 1619, and so called because	      the king's head on it was crowned with laurel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Laurel water}, water distilled from the fresh leaves of the	      cherry laurel, and containing prussic acid and other	      products carried over in the process.	      [1913 Webster]	   {American laurel}, or {Mountain laurel}, {Kalmia latifolia};	      called also {calico bush}. See under {Mountain}.	   {California laurel}, {Umbellularia Californica}.	   {Cherry laurel} (in England called {laurel}). See under	      {Cherry}.	   {Great laurel}, the rosebay ({Rhododendron maximum}).	   {Ground laurel}, trailing arbutus.	   {New Zealand laurel}, the {Laurelia Nov[ae] Zelandi[ae]}.	   {Portugal laurel}, the {Prunus Lusitanica}.	   {Rose laurel}, the oleander. See {Oleander}.	   {Sheep laurel}, a poisonous shrub, {Kalmia angustifolia},	      smaller than the mountain laurel, and with smaller and	      redder flowers.	   {Spurge laurel}, {Daphne Laureola}.	   {West Indian laurel}, {Prunus occidentalis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Laureled \Lau"reled\, a.	   Crowned with laurel, or with a laurel wreath; laureate.	   [Written also {laurelled}.]	   [1913 Webster]
laurels \lau"rels\, n. pl.	   An honor or honors conferred for some notable achievement.	   [PJC]	   {to rest on one's laurels} [fig.] to be content with one's	      past achievements and not strive to continue to excel; as,	      he didn't rest on his laurels after receiving the Nobel	      Prize, but went on to made even more significant	      discoveries.	      [PJC]
laurel-tree \laurel-tree\ n.	   A small tree ({Persea borbonia}) of the Southern U. S. having	   dark red heartwood.	   Syn: red bay, {Persea borbonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Laurentian \Lau*ren"tian\, a.	   Pertaining to, or near, the St. Lawrence River; as, the	   Laurentian hills.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Laurentian period} (Geol.), the lower of the two divisions	      of the Arch[ae]an age; -- called also {the Laurentian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Laurer \Lau"rer\, n.	   Laurel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurestine \Lau"res*tine\, n. [NL. lautus tinus, fr. L. laurus	   the laurel + tinus laurestine. See {Laurel}.] (Bot.)	   The {Viburnum Tinus}, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south	   of Europe, which flowers during the winter months. [Written	   also {laurustine} and {laurestina}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lauric \Lau"ric\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or derived from, the European bay or laurel	      ({Laurus nobilis}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pertaining to or combined with {lauric acid}, the	      12-carbon member of the fatty acid series; combined with	      the acyl group of lauric acid.	      [PJC]	Lauric acid \Lauric acid\ (Chem.),	   a white, crystalline substance, {CH3.(CH2)10.COOH},	   resembling palmitic acid, and obtained from the fruit of the	   bay tree, and various other vegetable sources. The sodium	   salt ({sodium lauryl sulfate}) is used as a detergent.	   Syn: dodecanoic acid, laurostearic acid, dodecoic acid.	        [1913 Webster + PJC]
Lauriferous \Lau*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. laurifer; laurus + ferre to	   bear.]	   Producing, or bringing, laurel.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurin \Lau"rin\, n. [Cf. F. laurine.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance extracted from the fruit of the	   bay ({Laurus nobilis}), and consisting of a complex mixture	   of glycerin ethers of several organic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurinol \Lau"ri*nol\, n. [Laurin + -ol.] (Chem.)	   Ordinary camphor; -- so called in allusion to the family name	   ({Laurace[ae]}) of the camphor trees. See {Camphor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lauriol \Lau"ri*ol\, n.	   Spurge laurel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurite \Lau"rite\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Min.)	   A rare sulphide of osmium and ruthenium found with platinum	   in Borneo and Oregon.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurone \Lau"rone\, n. [Lauric + -one.] (Chem.)	   The ketone of lauric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Laurus \Lau"rus\, n. [L., laurel.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees including, according to modern authors, only	   the true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}), and the larger {Laurus	   Canariensis} of Madeira and the Canary Islands. Formerly the	   sassafras, the camphor tree, the cinnamon tree, and several	   other aromatic trees and shrubs, were also referred to the	   genus {Laurus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Laus \Laus\, a.	   Loose. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lautverschiebung \Laut"ver*schie`bung\	   (lout"f[e^]r*sh[=e]`b[oo^]ng), n.; pl. {Lautverschiebungen}	   (lout"f[e^]r*sh[=e]`b[oo^]ng*en). [G.; laut sound +	   verschiebung shifting.] (Philol.)	   (a) The regular changes which the primitive Indo-European	       stops, or mute consonants, underwent in the Teutonic	       languages, probably as early as the 3d century b. c.,	       often called the {first Lautverschiebung}, {sound	       shifting}, or {consonant shifting}.	   (b) A somewhat similar set of changes taking place in the	       High German dialects (less fully in modern literary	       German) from the 6th to the 8th century, known as the	       {second Lautverschiebung}, the results of which form the	       striking differences between High German and The Low	       German Languages. The statement of these changes is	       commonly regarded as forming part of {Grimm's law},	       because included in it as originally framed.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
lav \lav\ n. [by truncation of lavatory.]	   Same as {lavatory}[5]; -- a shortened form of the word.	   [informal]	   Syn: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lava \La"va\ (l[aum]"v[.a]; 277), 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 top or fissured	   sides. It flows out in streams sometimes miles in length. It	   also issues from fissures in the earth's surface, and forms	   beds covering many square miles, as in the Northwestern	   United States.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Lavas are classed, according to their structure, as	         scoriaceous or cellular, glassy, stony, etc., and	         according to the material of which they consist, as	         doleritic, trachytic, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lava millstone}, a hard and coarse basaltic millstone from	      the neighborhood of the Rhine.	   {Lava ware}, a kind of cheap pottery made of iron slag cast	      into tiles, urns, table tops, etc., resembling lava in	      appearance.	      [1913 Webster]
lavalava \la`va*la"va\ (l[aum]`v[.a]*l[aum]"v[.a]), n.	   A printed cloth garment resembling a skirt or kilt, worn as	   the principle garment by both men and women in Polynesia,	   especialy in Samoa; called also {pareu}.	   [PJC] lavallier	   lavaliere
lavaliere \la`va`liere"\, lavallier \la`val`lier"\, or La
valliere \La val`liere"\, n. [after the Duchesse de La Valliere,	   a mistress of Louis XI. --RHUD.]	   A neck ornament consisting of a chain and single jewelled	   pendant, or drop; also, the pendant itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
lavaliere microphone \la`va`liere" mic"ro*phone\ n.	   A small microphone worn around the neck on a supporting	   string or chain.	   [PJC]
Lavandula \Lavandula\ n.	   A genus of plants of the mint family including the	   lavender[1].	   Syn: genus {Lavandula}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lavaret \Lav"a*ret\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   A European whitefish ({Coregonus laveretus}), found in the	   mountain lakes of Sweden, Germany, and Switzerland.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavatera \Lavatera\ n.	   A widespread genus of herbs or soft-wooded arborescent shrubs	   cultivated for their showy flowers.	   Syn: genus {Lavatera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lavatic \La*vat"ic\ (l[.a]*v[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Like lava, or composed of lava; lavic.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavation \La*va"tion\, n. [L. lavatio: cf. OF. lavation.]	   A washing or cleansing. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, a.	   Washing, or cleansing by washing.	   [1913 Webster]	Lavatory \Lav"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Lavatories}. [L. lavatorium:	   cf. lavatoire. See {Lave} to wash, and cf. {Laver}.]	   1. A place for washing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A basin or other vessel for washing in.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wash or lotion for a diseased part.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A place where gold is obtained by washing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A room containing one or more sinks for washing, as well	      as one or more toilet fixtures; also called {bathroom},	      {toilet}, and sometimes {commode}. Commode and toilet may	      refer to a room with only a toilet fixture, but without a	      sink.	   Syn: toilet, lavatory, can, facility, john, privy, bathroom.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lavature \Lav"a*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A wash or lotion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lave \Lave\ (l[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laved} (l[=a]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Laving}.] [F. laver, L. lavare, akin to luere	   to wash, Gr. ?. Cf. {Ablution}, {Deluge}, {Lavender}, {Lava},	   {Lotion}.]	   To wash; to bathe; as, to lave a bruise.	   [1913 Webster]	         His feet the foremost breakers lave.     --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Lave \Lave\, v. i.	   To bathe; to wash one's self.	   [1913 Webster]	         In her chaste current oft the goddess laves. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Lave \Lave\, v. t. [OE. laven. See {Lavish}.]	   To lade, dip, or pour out. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Lave \Lave\, n. [AS. l[=a]f the remainder, what is left.	   [root]119. See {Leave}.]	   The remainder; others. [Scot.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Lave-eared \Lave"-eared`\, a. [Cf. W. llaf that extends round,	   llipa flaccid, flapping, G. lapp flabby, lappohr flap ear.]	   Having large, pendent ears. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Laveer \La*veer"\, v. i. [D. laveren.] (Naut.)	   To beat against the wind; to tack. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavement \Lave"ment\, n. [F. lavement, fr. laver to wash.]	   A washing or bathing; also, an enema.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavender \Lav"en*der\, n. [OE. lavendre, F. lavande, It. lavanda	   lavender, a washing, fr. L. lavare to wash; cf. It.	   lsavendola, LL. lavendula. So called because it was used in	   bathing and washing. See {Lave}. to wash, and cf.	   {Lavender}.]	   1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant of the genus {Lavandula}	      ({Lavandula vera}), common in the south of Europe. It	      yields and oil used in medicine and perfumery. The {Spike	      lavender} ({Lavandula Spica}) yields a coarser oil (oil of	      spike), used in the arts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pale, purplish color of lavender flowers, paler and	      more delicate than lilac.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lavender cotton} (Bot.), a low, twiggy, aromatic shrub	      ({Santolina Cham[ae]cyparissus}) of the Mediterranean	      region, formerly used as a vermifuge, etc., and still used	      to keep moths from wardrobes. Also called {ground	      cypress}.	   {Lavender water}, a perfume, toilet water, or shaving lotion	      containing the essential oil of lavender, and sometimes	      the essential oil of bergamot, and essence of ambergris.	      	   {Sea lavender}. (Bot.) See {Marsh rosemary}.	   {To lay in lavender}.	      (a) To lay away, as clothing, with sprigs of lavender.	      (b) To pawn. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Laver \Lav"er\ (l[=a]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. lavour, F. lavoir, L.	   lavatorium a washing place. See {Lavatory}.]	   1. A vessel for washing; a large basin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script. Hist.)	      (a) A large brazen vessel placed in the court of the	          Jewish tabernacle where the officiating priests washed	          their hands and feet.	      (b) One of several vessels in Solomon's Temple in which	          the offerings for burnt sacrifices were washed.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which washes or cleanses. --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	Laver \Lav"er\, n. [From {Lave} to wash.]	   One who laves; a washer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Laver \La"ver\ (l[=a]"v[~e]r), n.	   The fronds of certain marine alg[ae] used as food, and for	   making a sauce called laver sauce. Green laver is the {Ulva	   latissima}; purple laver, {Porphyra laciniata} and {Porphyra	   vulgaris}. It is prepared by stewing, either alone or with	   other vegetables, and with various condiments; -- called also	   {sloke}, or {sloakan}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mountain laver} (Bot.), a reddish gelatinous alga of the	      genus {Palmella}, found on the sides of mountains	      [1913 Webster]
Laverock \La"ver*ock\ (l[=a]"v[~e]r*[o^]k), n. [See {Lark} the	   bird.]	   The lark. [Old Eng. & Scot.] [Written also {lavrock}.]	   --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavic \La"vic\ (l[aum]"v[i^]k), a.	   See {Lavatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavish \Lav"ish\ (l[a^]v"[i^]sh), a. [Akin to E. lave to lade	   out; cf. AS. gelafian to refresh, G. laben.]	   1. Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as,	      lavish of money; lavish of praise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let her have needful, but not lavish, means. --Shak.	   Syn: Profuse; prodigal; wasteful; extravagant; exuberant;	        immoderate. See {Profuse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Lavish \Lav"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lavished} (-[i^]sht); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lavishing}.]	   To expend or bestow with profusion; to use with prodigality;	   to squander; as, to lavish money or praise.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavisher \Lav"ish*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who lavishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavishly \Lav"ish*ly\, adv.	   In a lavish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavishment \Lav"ish*ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of lavishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavishness \Lav"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being lavish.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavoesium \La*v[oe]"si*um\, n. [NL., fr. Lavoisier, the	   celebrated French chemist.] (Chem.)	   A supposed new metallic element, which was said to have been	   discovered in pyrites, and some other minerals, and to be of	   a silver-white color, and malleable. It is not currently	   (1998) a recognized element.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Lavolt
Lavolt \La*volt"\, Lavolta \La*vol"ta\, n. [It. la volta the	   turn, turning, whirl. Cf. {Volt} of a horse, {Volta}.]	   An old dance, for two persons, being a kind of waltz, in	   which the woman made a high spring or bound. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavoltateer \La*vol`ta*teer"\, n.	   A dancer of the lavolta.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavour \Lav"our\, n.	   A laver. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lavrock \La"vrock\, n.	   Same as {Laverock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root	   of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l["o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov;	   cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or	   fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See	   {Lie} to be prostrate.]	   1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by	      an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling	      regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent	      or a power acts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or	         unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the	         highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is	         always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a	         superior power, may annul or change it.	         [1913 Webster]	               These are the statutes and judgments and laws,	               which the Lord made.               --Lev. xxvi.	                                                  46.	         [1913 Webster]	               The law of thy God, and the law of the King.	                                                  --Ezra vii.	                                                  26.	         [1913 Webster]	               As if they would confine the Interminable . . .	               Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	               His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.	                                                  --Cowper.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition	      and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and	      toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to	      righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the	      conscience or moral nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture	      where it is written, in distinction from the {gospel};	      hence, also, the Old Testament. Specifically: the first	      five books of the bible, called also {Torah}, {Pentatech},	      or {Law of Moses}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            What things soever the law saith, it saith to them	            who are under the law . . . But now the	            righteousness of God without the law is manifested,	            being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom.	                                                  iii. 19, 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In human government:	      (a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter,	          establishing and defining the conditions of the	          existence of a state or other organized community.	      (b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute,	          resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or	          recognized, and enforced, by the controlling	          authority.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or	      change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as	      imposed by the will of God or by some controlling	      authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion;	      the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause	      and effect; law of self-preservation.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In mathematics: The rule according to which anything, as	      the change of value of a variable, or the value of the	      terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or	      of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a	      principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of	      architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one	      subject, or emanating from one source; -- including	      usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial	      proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman	      law; the law of real property; insurance law.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity;	      applied justice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law	            itself is nothing else but reason.    --Coke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Law is beneficence acting by rule.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sovereign Law, that state's collected will	            O'er thrones and globes elate,	            Sits empress, crowning good, repressing ill. --Sir	                                                  W. Jones.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy;	       litigation; as, to go law.	       [1913 Webster]	             When every case in law is right.     --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager	       of law}, under {Wager}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Avogadro's law} (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according	      to which, under similar conditions of temperature and	      pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume	      the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after	      Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called	      {Amp[`e]re's law}.	   {Bode's law} (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression	      of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows:	      -- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4	      4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- --	      --- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4	      52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the	      sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8,	      etc., the true distances being given in the lower line.	   {Boyle's law} (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when	      an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at	      a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and	      volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is	      inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as	      {Mariotte's law}, and the {law of Boyle and Mariotte}.	   {Brehon laws}. See under {Brehon}.	   {Canon law}, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the	      Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example,	      the law of marriage as existing before the Council of	      Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as	      part of the common law of the land. --Wharton.	   {Civil law}, a term used by writers to designate Roman law,	      with modifications thereof which have been made in the	      different countries into which that law has been	      introduced. The civil law, instead of the {common law},	      prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton.	   {Commercial law}. See {Law merchant} (below).	   {Common law}. See under {Common}.	   {Criminal law}, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to	      crimes.	   {Ecclesiastical law}. See under {Ecclesiastical}.	   {Grimm's law} (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the	      German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes	      which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants,	      so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some	      changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the	      Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[=a]t[.r], L. frater,	      E. brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr.	      go, E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[=a] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E.	      do, OHG, tuon, G. thun. See also {lautverschiebung}.	   {Kepler's laws} (Astron.), three important laws or	      expressions of the order of the planetary motions,	      discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit	      of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun	      being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a	      vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to	      the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times	      of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes	      of their mean distances.	   {Law binding}, a plain style of leather binding, used for law	      books; -- called also {law calf}.	   {Law book}, a book containing, or treating of, laws.	   {Law calf}. See {Law binding} (above).	   {Law day}.	       (a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet.	       (b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the	           money to secure which it was given. [U. S.]	   {Law French}, the dialect of Norman, which was used in	      judicial proceedings and law books in England from the	      days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of	      Edward III.	   {Law language}, the language used in legal writings and	      forms.	   {Law Latin}. See under {Latin}.	   {Law lords}, peers in the British Parliament who have held	      high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal	      profession.	   {Law merchant}, or {Commercial law}, a system of rules by	      which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from	      the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial	      decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.	   {Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a	      given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite	      fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of	      temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay	      Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}.	   {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under	      {International}.	   {Law of nature}.	       (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant	           action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death	           is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.	           See {Law}, 4.	       (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality	           deducible from a study of the nature and natural	           relations of human beings independent of supernatural	           revelation or of municipal and social usages.	   {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the	      land.	   {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}.	   {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac	      Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or	      of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as	      it is made to change that state by external force. (2)	      Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,	      and takes place in the direction in which the force is	      impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to	      action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon	      each other are always equal and in opposite directions.	   {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch	      of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,	      such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.	      --Bouvier.	   {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above).	   {Martial law}.See under {Martial}.	   {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law,	      consisting of rules ordained for the government of the	      military force of a state in peace and war, and	      administered in courts martial. --Kent. --Warren's	      Blackstone.	   {Moral law}, the law of duty as regards what is right and	      wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten	      commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2.	   {Mosaic law}, or {Ceremonial law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3.	   {Municipal law}, or {Positive law}, a rule prescribed by the	      supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing	      some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from	      {international law} and {constitutional law}. See {Law},	      1.	   {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}.	   {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the	      codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of	      ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws	      of the several European countries and colonies founded by	      them. See {Civil law} (above).	   {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive	      enactments of the legislative body.	   {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}.	   {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by	      bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute	      some one.	   {To take the law of}, or {To have the law of}, to bring the	      law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.	      --Addison.	   {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}.	   Syn: Justice; equity.	   Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict},	          {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with	          reference to, or in connection with, the other words	          here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one	          who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a	          particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly	          enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action	          founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of	          justice. A regulation is a limited and often,	          temporary law, intended to secure some particular end	          or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a	          sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A	          decree is a permanent order either of a court or of	          the executive government. See {Justice}.	          [1913 Webster]	Law \Law\, v. t.	   Same as {Lawe}, v. t. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Law \Law\, interj. [Cf. {La}.]	   An exclamation of mild surprise. [Archaic or Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Law-abiding \Law"-a*bid`ing\, a.	   Abiding the law; waiting for the operation of law for the	   enforcement of rights; also, abiding by the law; obedient to	   the law; as, law-abiding people.	   [1913 Webster]
law-breaking \law-breaking\ n.	   1. an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act.	   Syn: crime.	        [WordNet 1.5] lawbreaker
lawbreaker \law"break`er\, law-breaker \law"-break`er\, n.	   One who disobeys the law; someone who violates the law; a	   criminal.	   Syn: violator, lawbreaker, law breaker, perpetrator.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- {Law"break`ing}, n. & a.	        [1913 Webster]
Lawe \Lawe\, v. t. [See 2d {Lawing}.]	   To cut off the claws and balls of, as of a dog's fore feet.	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawer \Law"er\, n.	   A lawyer. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawful \Law"ful\, a.	   1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful	      owner of lands.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one's right of	      independent action; majority; -- generally the age of	      twenty-one years. Also called {legal age} or {age of	      majority}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In some of the States, and for some purposes, a woman	         attains lawful age at eighteen. --Abbott.	   Syn: Legal; constitutional; allowable; regular; rightful.	   Usage: {Lawful}, {Legal}. Lawful means conformable to the	          principle, spirit, or essence of the law, and is	          applicable to moral as well as juridical law. Legal	          means conformable to the letter or rules of the law as	          it is administered in the courts; conformable to	          juridical law. Legal is often used as antithetical to	          equitable, but lawful is seldom used in that sense. --	          {Law"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Law"ful*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
lawfully-begotten \lawfully-begotten\ adj.	   born in wedlock; legitimate; enjoying full filial rights; not	   illegitimate; -- of people.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lawgiver \Law"giv`er\, n.	   One who makes or enacts a law or system of laws; a	   legislator.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawgiving \Law"giv`ing\, a.	   Enacting laws; legislative.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawing \Law"ing\, n.	   Going to law; litigation. --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]	Lawing \Law"ing\, n. [So called because done in compliance with	   an English forest law.]	   Expeditation. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawless \Law"less\, a.	   1. Contrary to, or unauthorized by, law; illegal; as, a	      lawless claim.	      [1913 Webster]	            He needs no indirect nor lawless course. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not subject to, or restrained by, the law of morality or	      of society; as, lawless men or behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not subject to the laws of nature; uncontrolled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or, meteorlike, flame lawless through the void.	                                                  --Pope.	      -- {Law"less*ly}, adv. -- {Law"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Lawmaker \Law"mak`er\, n.	   A legislator; a lawgiver.	   [1913 Webster]
law-makers \law-makers\ n. pl.	   Those persons who make or amend or repeal laws, collectively.	   Syn: legislature, legislative assembly, general assembly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lawmaking \Law"mak`ing\ (l[add]"m[=a]`k[i^]ng), a.	   Enacting laws; legislative. -- n. The enacting of laws;	   legislation.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawmonger \Law"mon`ger\, n.	   A trader in law; one who practices law as if it were a trade.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawn \Lawn\ (l[add]n), n. [OE. laund, launde, F. lande heath,	   moor; of Celtic origin; cf. W. llan an open, clear place,	   llawnt a smooth rising hill, lawn, Armor. lann or lan	   territory, country, lann a prickly plant, pl. lannou heath,	   moor.]	   1. An open space between woods. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Orchard lawns and bowery hollows."   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ground (generally in front of or around a house) covered	      with grass kept closely mown.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lawn mower}, a machine for clipping the short grass of	      lawns.	   {Lawn tennis}, a variety of the game of tennis, played in the	      open air, sometimes upon a lawn, instead of in a tennis	      court. See {Tennis}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lawn \Lawn\, n. [Earlier laune lynen, i. e., lawn linen; prob.	   from the town Laon in France.]	   A very fine linen (or sometimes cotton) fabric with a rather	   open texture. Lawn is used for the sleeves of a bishop's	   official dress in the English Church, and, figuratively,	   stands for the office itself.	   [1913 Webster]	         A saint in crape is twice a saint in lawn. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawnd \Lawnd\ (l[add]nd), n. [Obs.]	   See {Laund}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawny \Lawn"y\ (l[add]n"[y^]), a.	   Having a lawn; characterized by a lawn or by lawns; like a	   lawn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Musing through the lawny park.           --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]	Lawny \Lawn"y\, a.	   Made of lawn or fine linen. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
lawrencium \lawrencium\ n. [from Ernest O. Lawrence, inventer of	   the cyclotron.]	   A transuranic element of atomic number 103. It was discovered	   in 1961 by bombardment of californium in a cyclotron with	   boron nuclei. Other isotopes were prepared in 1965 at Dubna.	   The atomic weight of the most stable isotope is 256, having a	   half-life of 35 seconds. Symbol Lr. --HCP61	   Syn: Lr.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Laws \Laws\ n.	   the first five books of the Old Testament, also called {The	   Law} and {Torah}.	   Syn: Pentateuch, Law of Moses, Torah.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lawsonia \Law*so"ni*a\, n. (Bot.)	   An Asiatic and North African shrub ({Lawsonia inermis}), with	   smooth oval leaves, and fragrant white flowers. {Henna} is	   prepared from the leaves and twigs. In England the shrub is	   called {Egyptian privet}, and in the West Indies, {Jamaica	   mignonette}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawsuit \Law"suit`\, n.	   An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal	   proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.	   [1913 Webster]
Lawyer \Law"yer\, n. [From {Law}, like bowyer, fr. bow.]	   1. One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one	      whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to	      advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to	      legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a	      general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors,	      solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The black-necked stilt. See {Stilt}.	      (b) The bowfin ({Amia calva}).	      (c) The burbot ({Lota maculosa}).	          [1913 Webster]	   {Philadelphia lawyer}, A lawyer knowledgeable about the most	      detailed and minute points of law, especially one with an	      exceptional propensity and ability to exploit fine	      technical points of law for the client's advantage.	      [PJC]
lawyerbush \lawyerbush\ n.	   A stout-stemmed trailing shrub ({Rubus cissoides}) of New	   Zealand that scrambles over other growth.	   Syn: lawyer bush, bush lawyer, {Rubus cissoides}, {Rubus	        australis}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Lawyerlike
Lawyerlike \Law"yer*like`\, Lawyerly \Law"yer*ly\, a.	   Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity.	   "Lawyerly mooting of this point." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lax \Lax\ (l[a^]ks), a. [Compar. {Laxer} (l[a^]ks"[~e]r);	   superl. {Laxest}.] [L. laxus Cf. {Laches}, {Languish},	   {Lease}, v. t., {Leash}.]	   1. Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax	      bandage; lax fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flesh of that sort of fish being lax and spongy.	                                                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague;	      equivocal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The discipline was lax.               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Society at that epoch was lenient, if not lax, in	            matters of the passions.              --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word "[ae]ternus" itself is sometimes of a lax	            signification.                        --Jortin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Loose; slack; vague; unconfined; unrestrained;	        dissolute; licentious.	        [1913 Webster]	Lax \Lax\, n.	   A looseness; diarrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
Laxation \Lax*a"tion\, n. [L. laxatio, fr. laxare to loosen, fr.	   laxus loose, slack.]	   The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being	   loosened or slackened.	   [1913 Webster]
Laxative \Lax"a*tive\, a. [L. laxativus mitigating, assuaging:	   cf. F. laxatif. See {Lax}, a.]	   1. Having a tendency to loosen or relax. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Having the effect of loosening or opening the	      intestines, and relieving from constipation; -- opposed to	      {astringent}. -- n. (Med.) A laxative medicine. See the	      Note under {Cathartic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Laxativeness \Lax"a*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being laxative.	   [1913 Webster]
Laxator \Lax*a"tor\, n. [NL., fr. L. laxare, laxatum, to	   loosen.] (Anat.)	   That which loosens; -- esp., a muscle which by its	   contraction loosens some part.	   [1913 Webster]
Laxity \Lax"i*ty\ (l[a^]ks"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. laxitas, fr.	   laxus loose, slack: cf. F. laxit['e], See {Lax}, a.]	   The state or quality of being lax; lack of tenseness,	   strictness, or exactness.	   [1913 Webster]
Laxly \Lax"ly\, adv.	   In a lax manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Laxness \Lax"ness\, n.	   The state of being lax; laxity.	   [1913 Webster]
Lay \Lay\, imp.	   of {Lie}, to recline.	   [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\, a. [F. lai, L. laicus, Gr. ? of or from the people,	   lay, from ?, ?, people. Cf. {Laic}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the laity, as distinct from the	      clergy; as, a lay person; a lay preacher; a lay brother.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not educated or cultivated; ignorant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not belonging to, or emanating from, a particular	      profession; unprofessional; as, a lay opinion regarding	      the nature of a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lay baptism} (Eccl.), baptism administered by a lay person.	      --F. G. Lee.	   {Lay brother} (R. C. Ch.), one received into a convent of	      monks under the three vows, but not in holy orders.	   {Lay clerk} (Eccl.), a layman who leads the responses of the	      congregation, etc., in the church service. --Hook.	   {Lay days} (Com.), time allowed in a charter party for taking	      in and discharging cargo. --McElrath.	   {Lay elder}. See 2d {Elder}, 3, note.	      [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\, n.	   The laity; the common people. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The learned have no more privilege than the lay. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\, n.	   A meadow. See {Lea}. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\, n. [OF. lei faith, law, F. loi law. See {Legal}.]	   1. Faith; creed; religious profession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the sect to which that he was born	            He kept his lay, to which that he was sworn.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A law. [Obs.] "Many goodly lays." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An obligation; a vow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They bound themselves by a sacred lay and oath.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\, a. [OF. lai, lais, prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir.	   laoi, laoidh, song, poem, OIr. laoidh poem, verse; but cf.	   also AS. l[=a]c play, sport, G. leich a sort of poem (cf.	   {Lake} to sport). ?.]	   1. A song; a simple lyrical poem; a ballad. --Spenser. Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A melody; any musical utterance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The throstle cock made eke his lay.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\ (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr.	   licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja,	   Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.]	   1. To cause to lie down, to be prostrate, or to lie against	      something; to put or set down; to deposit; as, to lay a	      book on the table; to lay a body in the grave; a shower	      lays the dust.	      [1913 Webster]	            A stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth of the	            den.                                  --Dan. vi. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft on the flowery herb I found me laid. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in position; to establish firmly; to arrange with	      regularity; to dispose in ranks or tiers; as, to lay a	      corner stone; to lay bricks in a wall; to lay the covers	      on a table.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prepare; to make ready; to contrive; to provide; as, to	      lay a snare, an ambush, or a plan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To spread on a surface; as, to lay plaster or paint.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to be still; to calm; to allay; to suppress; to	      exorcise, as an evil spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            After a tempest when the winds are laid. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cause to lie dead or dying.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brave C[ae]neus laid Ortygius on the plain,	            The victor C[ae]neus was by Turnus slain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To deposit, as a wager; to stake; to risk.	      [1913 Webster]	            I dare lay mine honor	            He will remain so.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To bring forth and deposit; as, to lay eggs.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To apply; to put.	      [1913 Webster]	            She layeth her hands to the spindle.  --Prov. xxxi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To impose, as a burden, suffering, or punishment; to	       assess, as a tax; as, to lay a tax on land.	       [1913 Webster]	             The Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all.	                                                  --Is. liii. 6.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To impute; to charge; to allege.	       [1913 Webster]	             God layeth not folly to them.        --Job xxiv.	                                                  12.	       [1913 Webster]	             Lay the fault on us.                 --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To impose, as a command or a duty; as, to lay commands on	       one.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To present or offer; as, to lay an indictment in a	       particular county; to lay a scheme before one.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Law) To state; to allege; as, to lay the venue.	       --Bouvier.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Mil.) To point; to aim; as, to lay a gun.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Rope Making) To put the strands of (a rope, a cable,	       etc.) in their proper places and twist or unite them; as,	       to lay a cable or rope.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Print.)	       (a) To place and arrange (pages) for a form upon the	           imposing stone.	       (b) To place (new type) properly in the cases.	           [1913 Webster]	   {To lay asleep}, to put sleep; to make unobservant or	      careless. --Bacon.	   {To lay bare}, to make bare; to strip.	      [1913 Webster]	            And laid those proud roofs bare to summer's rain.	                                                  --Byron.	   {To lay before}, to present to; to submit for consideration;	      as, the papers are laid before Congress.	   {To lay by}.	       (a) To save.	       (b) To discard.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Let brave spirits . . . not be laid by.	                                                  --Bacon.	   {To lay by the heels}, to put in the stocks. --Shak.	   {To lay down}.	       (a) To stake as a wager.	       (b) To yield; to relinquish; to surrender; as, to lay	           down one's life; to lay down one's arms.	       (c) To assert or advance, as a proposition or principle.	           	   {To lay forth}.	       (a) To extend at length; (reflexively) to exert one's	           self; to expatiate. [Obs.]	       (b) To lay out (as a corpse). [Obs.] --Shak.	   {To lay hands on}, to seize.	   {To lay hands on one's self}, or {To lay violent hands on	   one's self}, to injure one's self; specif., to commit	      suicide.	   {To lay heads together}, to consult.	   {To lay hold of}, or {To lay hold on}, to seize; to catch.	   {To lay in}, to store; to provide.	   {To lay it on}, to apply without stint. --Shak.	   {To lay it on thick}, to flatter excessively.	   {To lay on}, to apply with force; to inflict; as, to lay on	      blows.	   {To lay on load}, to lay on blows; to strike violently. [Obs.	      or Archaic]	   {To lay one's self out}, to strive earnestly.	      [1913 Webster]	            No selfish man will be concerned to lay out himself	            for the good of his country.          --Smalridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lay one's self open to}, to expose one's self to, as to	      an accusation.	   {To lay open}, to open; to uncover; to expose; to reveal.	   {To lay over}, to spread over; to cover.	   {To lay out}.	       (a) To expend. --Macaulay.	       (b) To display; to discover.	       (c) To plan in detail; to arrange; as, to lay out a	           garden.	       (d) To prepare for burial; as, to lay out a corpse.	       (e) To exert; as, to lay out all one's strength.	   {To lay siege to}.	       (a) To besiege; to encompass with an army.	       (b) To beset pertinaciously.	   {To lay the course} (Naut.), to sail toward the port intended	      without jibing.	   {To lay the land} (Naut.), to cause it to disappear below the	      horizon, by sailing away from it.	   {To lay to}	       (a) To charge upon; to impute.	       (b) To apply with vigor.	       (c) To attack or harass. [Obs.] --Knolles.	       (d) (Naut.) To check the motion of (a vessel) and cause	           it to be stationary.	   {To lay to heart}, to feel deeply; to consider earnestly.	   {To lay under}, to subject to; as, to lay under obligation or	      restraint.	   {To lay unto}.	       (a) Same as {To lay to} (above).	       (b) To put before. --Hos. xi. 4.	   {To lay up}.	       (a) To store; to reposit for future use.	       (b) To confine; to disable.	       (c) To dismantle, and retire from active service, as a	           ship.	   {To lay wait for}, to lie in ambush for.	   {To lay waste}, to destroy; to make desolate; as, to lay	      waste the land.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Put}, v. t., and the Note under 4th {Lie}.	        [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\, v. i.	   1. To produce and deposit eggs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To take a position; to come or go; as, to lay	      forward; to lay aloft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lay a wager; to bet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lay about}, or {To lay about one}, to strike vigorously	      in all directions. --J. H. Newman.	   {To lay at}, to strike or strike at. --Spenser.	   {To lay for}, to prepare to capture or assault; to lay wait	      for. [Colloq.] --Bp Hall.	   {To lay in for}, to make overtures for; to engage or secure	      the possession of. [Obs.] "I have laid in for these."	      --Dryden.	   {To lay on}, to strike; to beat; to attack. --Shak.	   {To lay out}, to purpose; to plan; as, he lays out to make a	      journey.	      [1913 Webster]	Lay \Lay\, n.	   1. That which lies or is laid or is conceived of as having	      been laid or placed in its position; a row; a stratum; a	      layer; as, a lay of stone or wood. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A viol should have a lay of wire strings below.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The lay of a rope is right-handed or left-handed	         according to the hemp or strands are laid up. See	         {Lay}, v. t., 16. The lay of land is its topographical	         situation, esp. its slope and its surface features.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A wager. "My fortunes against any lay worth naming."	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) A job, price, or profit. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      (b) A share of the proceeds or profits of an enterprise;	          as, when a man ships for a whaling voyage, he agrees	          for a certain lay. [U. S.]	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Textile Manuf.)	      (a) A measure of yarn; a lea. See 1st {Lea}	      (a) .	      (b) The lathe of a loom. See {Lathe}, 3.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A plan; a scheme. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 will of others	          without independent volition.	   {Lay race}, that part of a lay on which the shuttle travels	      in weaving; -- called also {shuttle race}.	   {the lay of the land}, the general situation or state of	      affairs.	   {to get the lay of the land}, to learn the general situation	      or state of affairs, especially in preparation for action.	      [1913 Webster]
layabout \layabout\ n.	   A person who does no work.	   Syn: idler, loafer, do-nothing, bum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
layby \layby\ n.	   A paved area beside a main road where cars can stop	   temporarily. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: pull-off, turnout.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Layer \Lay"er\, n. [See {Lay} to cause to lie flat.]	   1. One who, or that which, lays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Prob. a corruption of lair.] That which is laid; a	      stratum; a bed; one thickness, course, or fold laid over	      another; as, a layer of clay or of sand in the earth; a	      layer of bricks, or of plaster; the layers of an onion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shoot or twig of a plant, not detached from the stock,	      laid under ground for growth or propagation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An artificial oyster bed.	      [1913 Webster]
layered \layered\ adj.	   arranged in layers.	   Syn: superimposed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Layering \Lay"er*ing\, n.	   A propagating by layers. --Gardner.	   [1913 Webster]
Layette \Lay*ette"\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   The outfit of clothing, blankets, etc., prepared for a	   newborn infant, and placed ready for use.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Layia \Layia\ n.	   A genus of Western U. S. annuals with showy yellow or white	   flowers.	   Syn: genus {Layia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Laying \Lay"ing\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of one who, or that which, lays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or period of laying eggs; the eggs laid for one	      incubation; a clutch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The first coat on laths of plasterer's two-coat work.	      [1913 Webster]
Layland \Lay"land`\, n. [Lay a meadow + land.]	   Land lying untilled; fallow ground. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Layman \Lay"man\n.; pl. {Laymen}. [Lay, adj. + man.]	   1. One of the people, in distinction from the clergy; one of	      the laity; sometimes, a man not belonging to some	      particular profession, in distinction from those who do.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being a layman, I ought not to have concerned myself	            with speculations which belong to the profession.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lay figure. See under {Lay}, n. (above). --Dryden	      [1913 Webster]
Layner \Lay"ner\, n. [See {Lanier}.]	   A whiplash. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
layperson \layperson\ n.	   someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; a	   {layman}.	   Syn: layman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lay reader \Lay" read"er\ (Eccl.)	   A layman authorized to read parts of the public service of	   the church.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Lay shaft	Lay shaft \Lay shaft\, or Layshaft \Lay"shaft`\, n. (Mach.)	   A secondary shaft, as in a sliding change gear for an	   automobile; a cam shaft operated by a two-to-one gear in an	   internal-combustion engine. It is generally a shaft moving	   more or less independently of the other parts of a machine,	   as, in some marine engines, a shaft, driven by a small	   auxiliary engine, for independently operating the valves of	   the main engine to insure uniform motion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Layship \Lay"ship\, n.	   The condition of being a layman. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Laystall \Lay"stall`\, n.	   1. A place where rubbish, dung, etc., are laid or deposited.	      [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smithfield was a laystall of all ordure and filth.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where milch cows are kept, or cattle on the way to	      market are lodged. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lazar \La"zar\, n. [OF. lazare, fr. Lazarus the beggar. Luke	   xvi. 20.]	   A person infected with a filthy or pestilential disease; a	   leper. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like loathsome lazars, by the hedges lay. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lazar house} a lazaretto; also, a hospital for quarantine.	      [1913 Webster] Lazaret
Lazaret \Laz`a*ret"\ (l[a^]z`[.a]*r[e^]t"), Lazaretto
\Laz`a*ret"to\ (l[a^]z`[.a]*r[e^]t"t[-o]), n. [F. lazaret, or	   It. lazzeretto, fr. Lazarus. See {Lazar}.]	   1. A public building, hospital, or pesthouse for the	      reception of diseased persons, particularly those affected	      with contagious diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	   Note: (Pronounced by seamen l[a^]z`[.a]*r[=e]t") A low space	         under the after part of the main deck, used as a	         storeroom.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lazaret fever \Lazaret fever\ (Med.)	   Typhus fever.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Lazarist
Lazarist \Laz"a*rist\, Lazarite \Laz"a*rite\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   One of the Congregation of the Priests of the Mission, a	   religious institute founded by Vincent de Paul in 1624, and	   popularly called Lazarists or Lazarites from the College of	   St. Lazare in Paris, which was occupied by them until 1792.	   [1913 Webster] Lazarlike
Lazarlike \La"zar*like`\, Lazarly \La"zar*ly\, a.	   Full of sores; leprous. --Shak. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Lazaroni \Laz`a*ro"ni\, n. pl.	   See {Lazzaroni}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lazarwort \La"zar*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Laserwort.	   [1913 Webster]
Laze \Laze\ (l[=a]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lazed} (l[=a]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lazing}.] [See {Lazy}.]	   To be lazy or idle. [Colloq.] --Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]	Laze \Laze\, v. t.	   To waste in sloth; to spend, as time, in idleness; as, to	   laze away whole days. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lazily \La"zi*ly\, adv.	   In a lazy manner. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Laziness \La"zi*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being lazy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Laziness travels so slowly, that Poverty soon overtakes	         him.                                     --Franklin.	   [1913 Webster]
Lazuli \Laz"u*li\, n. [F. & NL. lapis lazuli, LL. lazulus,	   lazurius, lazur from the same Oriental source as E. azure.	   See {Azure}.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a fine azure-blue color, usually in small	   rounded masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina,	   lime, and soda, with some sodium sulphide, is often marked by	   yellow spots or veins of sulphide of iron, and is much valued	   for ornamental work. Called also {lapis lazuli}, and	   {Armenian stone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lazulite \Laz"u*lite\, n. [From lazuli : cf. F. lazulite, G.	   lazulith.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a light indigo-blue color, occurring in small	   masses, or in monoclinic crystals; blue spar. It is a hydrous	   phosphate of alumina and magnesia.	   [1913 Webster]
Lazy \La"zy\, a. [Compar. {Lazier}; superl. {Laziest}.] [OE.	   lasie, laesic, of uncertain origin; cf. F. las tired, L.	   lassus, akin to E. late; or cf. LG. losig, lesig.]	   1. Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle;	      shirking work. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream.	      "The night owl's lazy flight." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wicked; vicious. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lazy tongs}, a system of jointed bars capable of great	      extension, originally made for picking up something at a	      distance, now variously applied in machinery.	   Syn: Idle; indolent; sluggish; slothful. See {Idle}.	        [1913 Webster]
Lazyback \La"zy*back`\ (l[=a]"z[y^]*b[a^]k`), n.	   A support for the back, attached to the seat of a carriage.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lazybones \La"zy*bones`\, n.	   A lazy person. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lazzaroni \Laz`za*ro"ni\ (l[a^]z`z[.a]*r[=o]"n[i^]; It.	   l[aum]t`s[.a]*r[=o]"n[-e]), n. pl. [It. lazzarone, pl.	   lazzaroni.]	   The homeless idlers of Naples who live by chance work or	   begging; -- so called from the Hospital of St. Lazarus, which	   serves as their refuge. [Written also, but improperly,	   {lazaroni}.]	   [1913 Webster]
lcm \lcm\ n.	   Abbreviation for the least common multiple, the smallest	   multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set	   of numbers; as, the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36.	   [abbr.]	   Syn: lowest common multiple, least common multiple.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ld \Ld.\ n.	   The abbreviation for {limited}, term appended to the name of	   a company that is organized to give its owners limited	   liability; also abbreviated {Ltd.} It corresponds to {Inc.}	   in the United States. [Chiefly British] [abbr.]	   Syn: limited company, Ltd.	        [WordNet 1.5]
LDL \LDL\ ([e^]l`d[=e]*[e^]l/") n. [acronym from Low-Density	   Lipoprotein.] (Med., Biochem.)	   {Low-density lipoprotein}, a lipoprotein that transports	   cholesterol in the blood; high levels are thought to be	   associated with increased risk of coronary heart disease and	   atherosclerosis; sometimes called informally {bad	   cholesterol}.	   Syn: low-density lipoprotein.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lea \Lea\, n. [Cf. {Lay}, n. (that which is laid), 4.] (Textile	   Manuf.)	   (a) A measure of yarn; for linen, 300 yards; for cotton, 120	       yards; a lay.	   (b) A set of warp threads carried by a loop of the heddle.	       [1913 Webster]	Lea \Lea\, n. [OE. ley, lay, As. le['a]h, le['a]; akin to Prov.	   G. lon bog, morass, grove, and perh. to L. lucus grove, E.	   light, n.]	   A meadow or sward land; a grassy field. "Plow-torn leas."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Leach \Leach\, n. (Naut.)	   See 3d {Leech}.	   [1913 Webster]	Leach \Leach\, n. [Written also {letch}.] [Cf. As. le['a]h lye,	   G. lauge. See {Lye}.]	   1. A quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and	      thus imbibes the alkali.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Leach tub}, a wooden tub in which ashes are leached.	      [1913 Webster]	Leach \Leach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Leaching}.] [Written also leech and letch.]	   1. To remove the soluble constituents from by subjecting to	      the action of percolating water or other liquid; as, to	      leach ashes or coffee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dissolve out; -- often used with out; as, to leach out	      alkali from ashes.	      [1913 Webster]	Leach \Leach\, v. i.	   To part with soluble constituents by percolation.	   [1913 Webster]	Leach \Leach\, n.	   See {Leech}, a physician. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leachy \Leach"y\, a.	   Permitting liquids to pass by percolation; not capable of	   retaining water; porous; pervious; -- said of gravelly or	   sandy soils, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Lead \Lead\ (l[e^]d), n. [OE. led, leed, lead, AS. le['a]d; akin	   to D. lood, MHG. l[=o]t, G. loth plummet, sounding lead,	   small weight, Sw. & Dan. lod. [root]123.]	   1. (Chem.) One of the elements, a heavy, pliable, inelastic	      metal, having a bright, bluish color, but easily	      tarnished. It is both malleable and ductile, though with	      little tenacity, and is used for tubes, sheets, bullets,	      etc. Its specific gravity is 11.37. It is easily fusible	      (melting point 327.5[deg] C), forms alloys with other	      metals, and is an ingredient of solder and type metal.	      Atomic number 82. Atomic weight, 207.2. Symbol Pb (L.	      Plumbum). It is chiefly obtained from the mineral galena,	      lead sulphide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An article made of lead or an alloy of lead; as:	      (a) A plummet or mass of lead, used in sounding at sea.	      (b) (Print.) A thin strip of type metal, used to separate	          lines of type in printing.	      (c) Sheets or plates of lead used as a covering for roofs;	          hence, pl., a roof covered with lead sheets or terne	          plates.	          [1913 Webster]	                I would have the tower two stories, and goodly	                leads upon the top.               --Bacon	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A small cylinder of black lead or graphite, used in	      pencils.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black lead}, graphite or plumbago; -- so called from its	      leadlike appearance and streak. [Colloq.]	   {Coasting lead}, a sounding lead intermediate in weight	      between a hand lead and deep-sea lead.	   {Deep-sea lead}, the heaviest of sounding leads, used in	      water exceeding a hundred fathoms in depth. --Ham. Nav.	      Encyc.	   {Hand lead}, a small lead use for sounding in shallow water.	      	   {Krems lead}, {Kremnitz lead} [so called from Krems or	      Kremnitz, in Austria], a pure variety of white lead,	      formed into tablets, and called also {Krems white}, or	      {Kremnitz white}, and {Vienna white}.	   {Lead arming}, tallow put in the hollow of a sounding lead.	      See {To arm the lead} (below).	   {Lead colic}. See under {Colic}.	   {Lead color}, a deep bluish gray color, like tarnished lead.	      	   {Lead glance}. (Min.) Same as {Galena}.	   {Lead line}	      (a) (Med.) A dark line along the gums produced by a	          deposit of metallic lead, due to lead poisoning.	      (b) (Naut.) A sounding line.	   {Lead mill}, a leaden polishing wheel, used by lapidaries.	   {Lead ocher} (Min.), a massive sulphur-yellow oxide of lead.	      Same as {Massicot}.	   {Lead pencil}, a pencil of which the marking material is	      graphite (black lead).	   {Lead plant} (Bot.), a low leguminous plant, genus {Amorpha}	      ({Amorpha canescens}), found in the Northwestern United	      States, where its presence is supposed to indicate lead	      ore. --Gray.	   {Lead tree}.	      (a) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the tropical, leguminous	          tree, {Leuc[ae]na glauca}; -- probably so called from	          the glaucous color of the foliage.	      (b) (Chem.) Lead crystallized in arborescent forms from a	          solution of some lead salt, as by suspending a strip	          of zinc in lead acetate.	   {Mock lead}, a miner's term for blende.	   {Red lead}, a scarlet, crystalline, granular powder,	      consisting of minium when pure, but commonly containing	      several of the oxides of lead. It is used as a paint or	      cement and also as an ingredient of flint glass.	   {Red lead ore} (Min.), crocoite.	   {Sugar of lead}, acetate of lead.	   {To arm the lead}, to fill the hollow in the bottom of a	      sounding lead with tallow in order to discover the nature	      of the bottom by the substances adhering. --Ham. Nav.	      Encyc.	   {To cast the lead}, or {To heave the lead}, to cast the	      sounding lead for ascertaining the depth of water.	   {White lead}, hydrated carbonate of lead, obtained as a	      white, amorphous powder, and much used as an ingredient of	      white paint.	      [1913 Webster]	Lead \Lead\ (l[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leaded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Leading}.]	   1. To cover, fill, or affect with lead; as, continuous firing	      leads the grooves of a rifle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) To place leads between the lines of; as, to lead	      a page; leaded matter.	      [1913 Webster]	Lead \Lead\ (l[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Led} (l[e^]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Leading}.] [OE. leden, AS. l[=ae]dan (akin to OS.	   l[=e]dian, D. leiden, G. leiten, Icel. le[imac][eth]a, Sw.	   leda, Dan. lede), properly a causative fr. AS. li[eth]an to	   go; akin to OHG. l[imac]dan, Icel. l[imac][eth]a, Goth.	   lei[thorn]an (in comp.). Cf. {Lode}, {Loath}.]	   1. To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some	      physical contact or connection; as, a father leads a	      child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a	      blind man.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a blind man lead a blind man, both fall down in	            the ditch.                            --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. xv.	                                                  14.)	      [1913 Webster]	            They thrust him out of the city, and led him unto	            the brow of the hill.                 --Luke iv. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	            In thy right hand lead with thee	            The mountain nymph, sweet Liberty.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To guide or conduct in a certain course, or to a certain	      place or end, by making the way known; to show the way,	      esp. by going with or going in advance of. Hence,	      figuratively: To direct; to counsel; to instruct; as, to	      lead a traveler; to lead a pupil.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord went before them by day in a pillar of a	            cloud, to lead them the way.          --Ex. xiii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            He leadeth me beside the still waters. --Ps. xxiii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            This thought might lead me through the world's vain	            mask.	            Content, though blind, had I no better guide.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conduct or direct with authority; to have direction or	      charge of; as, to lead an army, an exploring party, or a	      search; to lead a political party.	      [1913 Webster]	            Christ took not upon him flesh and blood that he	            might conquer and rule nations, lead armies, or	            possess places.                       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To go or to be in advance of; to precede; hence, to be	      foremost or chief among; as, the big sloop led the fleet	      of yachts; the Guards led the attack; Demosthenes leads	      the orators of all ages.	      [1913 Webster]	            As Hesperus, that leads the sun his way. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            And lo ! Ben Adhem's name led all the rest. --Leigh	                                                  Hunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To draw or direct by influence, whether good or bad; to	      prevail on; to induce; to entice; to allure; as, to lead	      one to espouse a righteous cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was driven by the necessities of the times, more	            than led by his own disposition, to any rigor of	            actions.                              --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silly women, laden with sins, led away by divers	            lusts.                                --2 Tim. iii.	                                                  6 (Rev. Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To guide or conduct one's self in, through, or along (a	      certain course); hence, to proceed in the way of; to	      follow the path or course of; to pass; to spend. Also, to	      cause (one) to proceed or follow in (a certain course).	      [1913 Webster]	            That we may lead a quiet and peaceable life. --1	                                                  Tim. ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor thou with shadowed hint confuse	            A life that leads melodious days.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            You remember . . . the life he used to lead his wife	            and daughter.                         --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Cards & Dominoes) To begin a game, round, or trick, with;	      as, to lead trumps; the double five was led.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lead astray}, to guide in a wrong way, or into error; to	      seduce from truth or rectitude.	   {To lead captive}, to carry or bring into captivity.	   {To lead the way}, to show the way by going in front; to act	      as guide. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Lead \Lead\, v. i.	   1. To guide or conduct, as by accompanying, going before,	      showing, influencing, directing with authority, etc.; to	      have precedence or pre["e]minence; to be first or chief;	      -- used in most of the senses of lead, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tend or reach in a certain direction, or to a certain	      place; as, the path leads to the mill; gambling leads to	      other vices.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountain foot that leads towards Mantua. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lead off} or {To lead out}, to go first; to begin; as,	      Mickey Mantle led off in the fifth inning of the game.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Lead \Lead\, n.	   1. The act of leading or conducting; guidance; direction; as,	      to take the lead; to be under the lead of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the time I speak of, and having a momentary lead,	            . . . I am sure I did my country important service.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Precedence; advance position; also, the measure of	      precedence; as, the white horse had the lead; a lead of a	      boat's length, or of half a second.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cards & Dominoes) The act or right of playing first in a	      game or round; the card suit, or piece, so played; as,	      your partner has the lead.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An open way in an ice field. --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) A lode.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The course of a rope from end to end.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Steam Engine) The width of port opening which is	      uncovered by the valve, for the admission or release of	      steam, at the instant when the piston is at end of its	      stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When used alone it means outside lead, or lead for the	         admission of steam. Inside lead refers to the release	         or exhaust.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Civil Engineering) the distance of haul, as from a	      cutting to an embankment.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Horology) The action of a tooth, as a tooth of a wheel,	      in impelling another tooth or a pallet. --Saunier.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Music.)	       (a) The announcement by one voice part of a theme to be	           repeated by the other parts.	       (b) A mark or a short passage in one voice part, as of a	           canon, serving as a cue for the entrance of others.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. In an internal-combustion engine, the distance, measured	       in actual length of piston stroke or the corresponding	       angular displacement of the crank, of the piston from the	       end of the compression stroke when ignition takes place;	       -- called in full	   {lead of the ignition}. When ignition takes place during the	      working stroke the corresponding distance from the	      commencement of the stroke is called	   {negative lead}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Mach.) The excess above a right angle in the angle	       between two consecutive cranks, as of a compound engine,	       on the same shaft.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. (Mach.) In spiral screw threads, worm wheels, or the	       like, the amount of advance of any point in the spiral	       for a complete turn.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. (Elec.)	       (a) The angle between the line joining the brushes of a	           continuous-current dynamo and the diameter	           symmetrical between the poles.	       (b) The advance of the current phase in an alternating	           circuit beyond that of the electromotive force	           producing it.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. (Theat.) A role for a leading man or leading woman; also,	       one who plays such a role.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   16. The first story in a newspaper or broadcast news program.	       [PJC]	   17. an electrical conductor, typically as an insulated wire	       or cable, connecting an electrical device to another	       device or to a power source, such as a conductor	       conveying electricity from a dynamo.	       [PJC]	   18. (Baseball) the distance a runner on base advances from	       one base toward the next before the pitch; as, the long	       lead he usually takes tends to distract the pitchers.	       [PJC]	   {Lead angle} (Steam Engine), the angle which the crank maker	      with the line of centers, in approaching it, at the	      instant when the valve opens to admit steam.	   {Lead screw} (Mach.), the main longitudinal screw of a lathe,	      which gives the feed motion to the carriage.	      [1913 Webster]
Leaded \Lead"ed\, a.	   1. Fitted with lead; set in lead; as, leaded windows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) Separated by leads, as the lines of a page.	      [1913 Webster]
Leaden \Lead"en\, a.	   1. Made of lead; of the nature of lead; as, a leaden ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like lead in color, etc.; as, a leaden sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Heavy; dull; sluggish. "Leaden slumber." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Leader \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 commander.	      (c) (Mus.) A performer who leads a band or choir in music;	          also, in an orchestra, the principal violinist; the	          one who plays at the head of the first violins.	      (d) (Naut.) A block of hard wood pierced with suitable	          holes for leading ropes in their proper places.	      (e) (Mach.) The principal wheel in any kind of machinery.	          [Obs. or R.] --G. Francis.	      (f) A horse placed in advance of others; one of the	          forward pair of horses.	          [1913 Webster]	                He forgot to pull in his leaders, and they	                gallop away with him at times.    --Hare.	      (g) A pipe for conducting rain water from a roof to a	          cistern or to the ground; a conductor.	      (h) (Fishing) A net for leading fish into a pound, weir,	          etc.; also, a line of gut, to which the snell of a fly	          hook is attached.	      (i) (Mining) A branch or small vein, not important in	          itself, but indicating the proximity of a better one.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The first, or the principal, editorial article in a	      newspaper; a leading or main editorial article.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.)	      (a) A type having a dot or short row of dots upon its	          face.	      (b) pl. a row of dots, periods, or hyphens, used in tables	          of contents, etc., to lead the eye across a space to	          the right word or number.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: chief; chieftain; commander. See {Chief}.	        [1913 Webster]
leaderless \leaderless\ adj.	   lacking a leader; as, a leaderless mob running riot in the	   streets.	   [WordNet 1.5]
leaders \leaders\ n.	   the body of people who lead a group; the leadership[3]; as,	   they hung the leaders of the insurrection.	   Syn: leadership.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leadership \Lead"er*ship\, n.	   1. The office, position or function of a leader; as, Gingrich	      held the House leadership for six years.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of character and personality giving a person	      the ability to gain the confidence of and lead others; as,	      Washington's leadership was indispensible to success of	      the American Revolution.	      [PJC]	   3. The people who serve as leaders of a group; as, the party	      leadership was in disarray after the election.	      [PJC]
lead-free \lead-free\ adj.	   1. not containing the element lead.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. specifically: Not containing a lead additive such as	      tetraethyllead or tetramethyllead; -- of gasoline; as,	      Most modern cars run on lead-free gasoline. Oposite of	      {leaded}.	   Syn: nonleaded, unleaded.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. specifically: Not containing a pigment having lead as a	      component; -- of paints; as, lead-free paint should be	      used wherever children are exposed to the painted surface.	      [PJC]
Leadhillite \Lead"hill*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a yellowish or greenish white color, consisting	   of the sulphate and carbonate of lead; -- so called from	   having been first found at Leadhills, Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
lead-in \lead-in\ n.	   1. (Elec.) a wire connecting an antenna to a receiver or a	      transmitter to a transmission line.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Radio and Television Broadcasting) The short segment of a	      program or program script introducing and immediately	      preceding another part of the program or a commercial.	      [PJC]
Leading \Lead"ing\, a.	   Guiding; directing; controlling; foremost; as, a leading	   motive; a leading man; a leading example. -- {Lead"ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leading case} (Law), a reported decision which has come to	      be regarded as settling the law of the question involved.	      --Abbott.	   {Leading motive} [a translation of G. leitmotif] (Mus.), a	      guiding theme; in the musical drama of Wagner, a marked	      melodic phrase or short passage which always accompanies	      the reappearance of a certain person, situation, abstract	      idea, or allusion in the course of the play; a sort of	      musical label. Also called {leitmotif} or {leitmotiv}.	   {Leading note} (Mus.), the seventh note or tone in the	      ascending major scale; the sensible note.	   {Leading question}, a question so framed as to guide the	      person questioned in making his reply.	   {Leading strings}, strings by which children are supported	      when beginning to walk.	   {To be in leading strings}, to be in a state of infancy or	      dependence, or under the guidance of others.	   {Leading wheel}, a wheel situated before the driving wheels	      of a locomotive engine.	      [1913 Webster]	Leading \Lead"ing\, n.	   1. The act of guiding, directing, governing, or enticing;	      guidance. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suggestion; hint; example. [Archaic] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Leading edge \Lead"ing edge\n.	   1. (Aeronautics) the front edge of an airfoil; same as	      {{Advancing edge}}, above.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the front edge of anything that moves; also used	      metaphorically, as the leading edge in art. See also	      {cutting edge}.	      [PJC]
Leadman \Lead"man\, n.; pl. {Leadmen}.	   One who leads a dance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Leadsman \Leads"man\, n.; pl. {Leadsmen}. (Naut.)	   The man who heaves the lead. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
leadplant \leadplant\ n.	   A shrub ({Amorpha canescens}) of sandy woodlands and	   streambanks of the Western U. S. having hoary pinnate flowers	   and dull-colored racemose flowers; it is thought to indicate	   the presence of lead ore.	   Syn: lead plant, {Amorpha canescens}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lead to \lead to\ v. t.	   1. Same as {cause}; as, the roaring stock market led to an	      increase in the purchase of big-ticket items during the	      1996 Christmas season.	   Syn: result in, lead to.	        [PJC]	   2. to be a contributory cause of; as, IBM's inattention to	      the needs of individual users led to the demise of OS/2 as	      a viable alternative to Windows 95.	   Syn: be conducive to, contribute to, lead to, conduce to.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Leadwort \Lead"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of maritime herbs ({Plumbago}). {Plumbago Europ[ae]a}	   has lead-colored spots on the leaves, and nearly lead-colored	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Leady \Lead"y\, a.	   Resembling lead. --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaf \Leaf\ (l[=e]f), n.; pl. {Leaves} (l[=e]vz). [OE. leef,	   lef, leaf, AS. le['a]f; akin to S. l[=o]f, OFries. laf, D.	   loof foliage, G. laub, OHG. loub leaf, foliage, Icel. lauf,	   Sw. l["o]f, Dan. l["o]v, Goth. laufs; cf. Lith. lapas. Cf.	   {Lodge}.]	   1. (Bot.) A colored, usually green, expansion growing from	      the side of a stem or rootstock, in which the sap for the	      use of the plant is elaborated under the influence of	      light; one of the parts of a plant which collectively	      constitute its foliage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such leaves usually consist of a blade, or lamina,	         supported upon a leafstalk or petiole, which, continued	         through the blade as the midrib, gives off woody ribs	         and veins that support the cellular texture. The	         petiole has usually some sort of an appendage on each	         side of its base, which is called the stipule. The	         green parenchyma of the leaf is covered with a thin	         epiderm pierced with closable microscopic openings,	         known as stomata.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A special organ of vegetation in the form of a	      lateral outgrowth from the stem, whether appearing as a	      part of the foliage, or as a cotyledon, a scale, a bract,	      a spine, or a tendril.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this view every part of a plant, except the root and	         the stem, is either a leaf, or is composed of leaves	         more or less modified and transformed.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Something which is like a leaf in being wide and thin and	      having a flat surface, or in being attached to a larger	      body by one edge or end; as:	      (a) A part of a book or folded sheet containing two pages	          upon its opposite sides.	      (b) A side, division, or part, that slides or is hinged,	          as of window shutters, folding doors, etc.	      (c) The movable side of a table.	      (d) A very thin plate; as, gold leaf.	      (e) A portion of fat lying in a separate fold or layer.	      (f) One of the teeth of a pinion, especially when small.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Leaf beetle} (Zool.), any beetle which feeds upon leaves;	      esp., any species of the family {Chrysomelid[ae]}, as the	      potato beetle and helmet beetle.	   {Leaf bridge}, a draw-bridge having a platform or leaf which	      swings vertically on hinges.	   {Leaf bud} (Bot.), a bud which develops into leaves or a	      leafy branch.	   {Leaf butterfly} (Zool.), any butterfly which, in the form	      and colors of its wings, resembles the leaves of plants	      upon which it rests; esp., butterflies of the genus	      {Kallima}, found in Southern Asia and the East Indies.	   {Leaf crumpler} (Zool.), a small moth ({Phycis indigenella}),	      the larva of which feeds upon leaves of the apple tree,	      and forms its nest by crumpling and fastening leaves	      together in clusters.	   {Leaf fat}, the fat which lies in leaves or layers within the	      body of an animal.	   {Leaf flea} (Zool.), a jumping plant louse of the family	      {Psyllid[ae]}.	   {Leaf frog} (Zool.), any tree frog of the genus	      {Phyllomedusa}.	   {Leaf green}.(Bot.) See {Chlorophyll}.	   {Leaf hopper} (Zool.), any small jumping hemipterous insect	      of the genus {Tettigonia}, and allied genera. They live	      upon the leaves and twigs of plants. See {Live hopper}.	   {Leaf insect} (Zool.), any one of several genera and species	      of orthopterous insects, esp. of the genus {Phyllium}, in	      which the wings, and sometimes the legs, resemble leaves	      in color and form. They are common in Southern Asia and	      the East Indies.	   {Leaf lard}, lard from leaf fat. See under {Lard}.	   {Leaf louse} (Zool.), an aphid.	   {Leaf metal}, metal in thin leaves, as gold, silver, or tin.	      	   {Leaf miner} (Zool.), any one of various small lepidopterous	      and dipterous insects, which, in the larval stages, burrow	      in and eat the parenchyma of leaves; as, the pear-tree	      leaf miner ({Lithocolletis geminatella}).	   {Leaf notcher} (Zool.), a pale bluish green beetle ({Artipus	      Floridanus}), which, in Florida, eats the edges of the	      leaves of orange trees.	   {Leaf roller} (Zool.), See {leaf roller} in the vocabulary.	      	   {Leaf scar} (Bot.), the cicatrix on a stem whence a leaf has	      fallen.	   {Leaf sewer} (Zool.), a tortricid moth, whose caterpillar	      makes a nest by rolling up a leaf and fastening the edges	      together with silk, as if sewn; esp., {Phoxopteris	      nubeculana}, which feeds upon the apple tree.	   {Leaf sight}, a hinged sight on a firearm, which can be	      raised or folded down.	   {Leaf trace} (Bot.), one or more fibrovascular bundles, which	      may be traced down an endogenous stem from the base of a	      leaf.	   {Leaf tier} (Zool.), a tortricid moth whose larva makes a	      nest by fastening the edges of a leaf together with silk;	      esp., {Teras cinderella}, found on the apple tree.	   {Leaf valve}, a valve which moves on a hinge.	   {Leaf wasp} (Zool.), a sawfly.	   {To turn over a new leaf}, to make a radical change for the	      better in one's way of living or doing. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They were both determined to turn over a new leaf.	                                                  --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster] Leaf	Leaf \Leaf\, Leaf out \Leaf out\(l[=e]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Leafed} (l[=e]ft); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leafing}.]	   To shoot out leaves; to produce leaves; to leave; as, the	   trees leaf in May. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Leafage \Leaf"age\, n.	   Leaves, collectively; foliage.	   [1913 Webster]
Leafcup \Leaf"cup`\, n. (Bot.)	   A coarse American composite weed ({Polymnia Uvedalia}).	   [1913 Webster] leaf cutter
leaf cutter \leaf cutter\, leaf-cutter \leaf-cutter\n. (Zool.)	   Any one of various species of wild bees of the genus	   {Megachile}, which cut rounded pieces from the edges of	   leaves, or the petals of flowers, to be used in the	   construction of their nests, which are made in holes and	   crevices, or in a leaf rolled up for the purpose. Among the	   common American species are {Megachile brevis} and {Megachile	   centuncularis}. Called also {rose-cutting bee}.	   Syn: leaf-cutting bee, leaf-cutter bee.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Leafed \Leafed\, a.	   Having (such) a leaf or (so many) leaves; -- used in	   composition; as, broad-leafed; four-leafed.	   [1913 Webster]
Leafet \Leaf"et\, n. (Bot.)	   A leaflet.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaf-footed \Leaf"-foot`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Having leaflike expansions on the legs; -- said of certain	   insects; as, the leaf-footed bug ({Leptoglossus phyllopus}).	   [1913 Webster]
leaf-hopper \leaf-hopper\ n.	   A small leaping insect that sucks the juices of plants.	   Syn: leafhopper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leafiness \Leaf"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being leafy.	   [1913 Webster]
Leafless \Leaf"less\, a.	   Having no leaves or foliage; bearing no foliage. "Leafless	   groves." --Cowper. -- {Leaf"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leafless plants}, plants having no foliage, though leaves	      may be present in the form of scales and bracts. See	      {Leaf}, n., 1 and 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Leaflet \Leaf"let\, n.	   1. A little leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the divisions of a compound leaf; a foliole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A leaflike organ or part; as, a leaflet of the	      gills of fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A printed sheet of paper, of one page, or one sheet folded	      over, containing an advertisement, tract, or other notice,	      and usually distributed for free or included in the	      package with a purchased item.	      [PJC]
Leaf-nosed \Leaf"-nosed`\, n. (Zool.)	   Having a leaflike membrane on the nose; -- said of certain	   bats, esp. of the genera {Phyllostoma} and {Rhinonycteris}.	   See {Vampire}.	   [1913 Webster] leafroller
leafroller \leafroller\, leaf roller \leaf roller\n. (Zool.)	   The larva of any tortricid moth which makes a nest by rolling	   up the leaves of plants and tying the leaves with spun silk;	   aalso, the moth itself. See {Tortrix}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Leafstalk \Leaf"stalk`\, n. (Bot.)	   The stalk or petiole which supports a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Leafy \Leaf"y\, a. [Compar. {Leafier}; superl. {Leafiest}.]	   1. Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.	      "The leafy month of June." --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of leaves. "A leafy bed." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [Cf. OE. legue, lieue, a measure of	   length, F. lieue, Pr. lega, legua, It. & LL. lega, Sp. legua,	   Pg. legoa, legua; all fr. LL. leuca, of Celtic origin: cf.	   Arm. leo, lev (perh. from French), Ir. leige (perh. from	   English); also Ir. & Gael. leac a flag, a broad, flat stone,	   W. llech, -- such stones having perh. served as a sort of	   milestone (cf. {Cromlech}).]	   1. A measure of length or distance, varying in different	      countries from about 2.4 to 4.6 English statute miles of	      5,280 feet each, and used (as a land measure) chiefly on	      the continent of Europe, and in the Spanish parts of	      America. The marine league of England and the United	      States is equal to three marine, or geographical, miles of	      6080 feet each.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The English land league is equal to three English	         statute miles. The Spanish and French leagues vary in	         each country according to usage and the kind of	         measurement to which they are applied. The Dutch and	         German leagues contain about four geographical miles,	         or about 4.6 English statute miles.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A stone erected near a public road to mark the distance of	      a league. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	League \League\ (l[=e]g), n. [F. ligue, LL. liga, fr. L. ligare	   to bind; cf. Sp. liga. Cf. {Ally} a confederate, {Ligature}.]	   1. An alliance or combination of two or more nations,	      parties, organizations, or persons, for the accomplishment	      of a purpose which requires a continued course of action,	      as for mutual defense, or for furtherance of commercial,	      religious, or political interests, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            And let there be	            'Twixt us and them no league, nor amity. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Sports) An association of sports teams that	      establishes rules of play, decides questions of membership	      in the league, and organizes matches between the member	      teams. In some cases a sports league is called a	      {conference}, as in the {National Football Conference}.	      [PJC]	   Note: A league may be offensive or defensive, or both;	         offensive, when the parties agree to unite in attacking	         a common enemy; defensive, when they agree to a mutual	         defense of each other against an enemy.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The Holy League}, an alliance of Roman Catholics formed in	      1576 by influence of the Duke of Guise for the exclusion	      of Protestants from the throne of France.	   {Solemn League and Covenant}. See {Covenant},2.	   {The land league}, an association, organized in Dublin in	      1879, to promote the interests of the Irish tenantry, its	      avowed objects being to secure fixity of tenure, fair	      rent, and free sale of the tenants' interest. It was	      declared illegal by Parliament, but vigorous prosecutions	      have failed to suppress it.	   Syn: Alliance; confederacy; confederation; coalition;	        combination; compact; cooperation.	        [1913 Webster]	League \League\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leagued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Leaguing}.] [Cf. F. se liguer. See 2d {League}.]	   To unite in a league or confederacy; to combine for mutual	   support; to confederate. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	League \League\, v. t.	   To join in a league; to cause to combine for a joint purpose;	   to combine; to unite; as, common interests will league	   heterogeneous elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaguer \Lea"guer\, n. [D. leger camp, bed, couch, lair. See	   {Lair}, and cf.{Beleaguer}.]	   1. The camp of a besieging army; a camp in general. --b.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A siege or beleaguering. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Leaguer \Lea"guer\, v. t.	   To besiege; to beleaguer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leaguerer \Lea"guer*er\, n.	   A besieger. [R.] --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Leak \Leak\ (l[=e]k), n. [Akin to D. lek leaky, a leak, G. leck,	   Icel. lekr leaky, Dan. l[ae]k leaky, a leak, Sw. l[aum]ck;	   cf. AS. hlec full of cracks or leaky. Cf. {Leak}, v.]	   1. A crack, crevice, fissure, or hole which admits water or	      other fluid, or lets it escape; as, a leak in a roof; a	      leak in a boat; a leak in a gas pipe. "One leak will sink	      a ship." --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The entrance or escape of a fluid through a crack,	      fissure, or other aperture; as, the leak gained on the	      ship's pumps.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.) A loss of electricity through imperfect	      insulation; also, the point at which such loss occurs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. an act of urinating; -- used mostly in the phrase	   {take a leak}, i. e. to urinate. [vulgar]	      [PJC]	   5. The disclosure of information that is expected to be kept	      confidential; as, leaks by the White House staff	      infuriated Nixon; leaks by the Special Prosecutor were	      criticized as illegal.	      [PJC]	   {To spring a leak}, to open or crack so as to let in water;	      to begin to let in water; as, the ship sprung a leak.	      [1913 Webster]	Leak \Leak\, a.	   Leaky. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Leak \Leak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaked} (l[=e]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Leaking}.] [Akin to D. lekken, G. lecken, lechen,	   Icel. leka, Dan. l[ae]kke, Sw. l[aum]cka, AS. leccan to wet,	   moisten. See {Leak}, n.]	   1. To let water or other fluid in or out through a hole,	      crevice, etc.; as, the cask leaks; the roof leaks; the	      boat leaks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter or escape, as a fluid, through a hole, crevice,	      etc.; to pass gradually into, or out of, something; --	      usually with in or out.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To leak out}, to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to	      become public; as, the facts leaked out.	      [1913 Webster]
Leakage \Leak"age\, n. [Cf. D. lekkage, for sense 1.]	   1. A leaking; also, the quantity that enters or issues by	      leaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) An allowance of a certain rate per cent for the	      leaking of casks, or waste of liquors by leaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.) A {leak[3]}; also; the quantity of electricity	      thus wasted.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Leakiness \Leak"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being leaky.	   [1913 Webster]
leaking \leak"ing\ adj.	   having liquid seeping in or out through openings; leaky.	   Syn: leaky.	        [WordNet 1.5]
leakproof \leak"proof`\ adj.	   having no leaks.	   Syn: watertight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leaky \Leak"y\, a. [Compar. {Leakier}; superl. {Leakiest}.]	   1. Permitting water or other fluid to leak in or out; as, a	      leaky roof or cask; a leaky faucet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt to disclose secrets; tattling; not close. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Genetics) Retaining some function; not completely	      inactivating the gene; as, substitution mutations are	      sometimes leaky; -- of mutations.	      [PJC]
Leal \Leal\, a. [OE. leial, another form of loial, F. loyal. See	   {Loyal}.]	   Faithful; loyal; true.	   [1913 Webster]	         All men true and leal, all women pure.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Land of the leal}, the place of the faithful; heaven.	      [1913 Webster]
Leam \Leam\, n. & v. i.	   See {Leme}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Leam \Leam\, n. [See {Leamer}, {Lien}.]	   A cord or strap for leading a dog. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Leamer \Leam"er\, n. [F. limier, OF. liemier, fr. L. ligamen	   band, bandage. See {Lien}.]	   A dog held by a leam.	   [1913 Webster]
Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. t. [Icel. leyna; akin to G. l[aum]ugnen	   to deny, AS. l[=y]gnian, also E. lie to speak falsely.]	   To conceal. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaned} (l[=e]nd),	   sometimes {Leant} (l[e^]nt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Leaning}.] [OE.	   lenen, AS. hlinian, hleonian, v. i.; akin to OS. hlin[=o]n,	   D. leunen, OHG. hlin[=e]n, lin[=e]n, G. lehnen, L. inclinare,	   Gr. kli`nein, L. clivus hill, slope. [root]40. Cf.	   {Declivity}, {Climax}, {Incline}, {Ladder}.]	   1. To incline, deviate, or bend, from a vertical position; to	      be in a position thus inclining or deviating; as, she	      leaned out at the window; a leaning column. "He leant	      forward." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To incline in opinion or desire; to conform in conduct; --	      with to, toward, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            They delight rather to lean to their old customs.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rest or rely, for support, comfort, and the like; --	      with on, upon, or against.	      [1913 Webster]	            He leaned not on his fathers but himself.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Lean \Lean\, v. t. [From {Lean}, v. i.; AS. hl[=ae]nan, v. t.,	   fr. hleonian, hlinian, v. i.]	   To cause to lean; to incline; to support or rest. --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         His fainting limbs against an oak he leant. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Lean \Lean\ (l[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Leaner} (l[=e]n"[~e]r);	   superl. {Leanest}.] [OE. lene, AS. hl[=ae]ne; prob. akin to	   E. lean to incline. See {Lean}, v. i. ]	   1. Wanting flesh; destitute of or deficient in fat; slim; not	      plump; slender; meager; thin; lank; as, a lean body; a	      lean cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting fullness, richness, sufficiency, or	      productiveness; deficient in quality or contents; slender;	      scant; barren; bare; mean; -- used literally and	      figuratively; as, the lean harvest; a lean purse; a lean	      discourse; lean wages. "No lean wardrobe." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their lean and flashy songs.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            What the land is, whether it be fat or lean. --Num.	                                                  xiii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out of my lean and low ability	            I'll lend you something.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Typog.) Of a character which prevents the compositor from	      earning the usual wages; -- opposed to {fat}; as, lean	      copy, matter, or type.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: slender; spare; thin; meager; lank; skinny; gaunt.	        [1913 Webster]	Lean \Lean\, n.	   1. That part of flesh which consists principally of muscle	      without the fat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fat was so white and the lean was so ruddy.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Typog.) Unremunerative copy or work.	      [1913 Webster]
Lean-faced \Lean"-faced`\, a.	   1. Having a thin face.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Typog.) slender or narrow; -- said of type the letters of	      which have thin lines, or are unusually narrow in	      proportion to their height. --W. Savage.	      [1913 Webster]
Leaning \Lean"ing\, n.	   The act, or state, of inclining; inclination; tendency; as, a	   leaning towards Calvinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Leanly \Lean"ly\, adv.	   Meagerly; without fat or plumpness.	   [1913 Webster]
Leanness \Lean"ness\, n. [AS. hl[=ae]nnes.]	   The condition or quality of being lean.	   [1913 Webster]
Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, a. (Arch.)	   Having only one slope or pitch; -- said of a roof.	   [1913 Webster]	Lean-to \Lean"-to`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) A shed or slight building placed against the wall	      of a larger structure and having a single-pitched roof; --	      called also {penthouse}, and {to-fall}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The outer circuit was covered as a lean-to, all	            round this inner apartment.           --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A crude, usually temporary shelter comprising a lean-to	      roof braced against any convenient support, as a wall, a	      tree or a pole. The roof may extend all the way to the	      ground.	      [PJC]
Lean-witted \Lean"-wit`ted\, a.	   Having but little sense or shrewdness.	   [1913 Webster]
Leany \Lean"y\, a.	   Lean. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Leap \Leap\, n. [AS. le['a]p.]	   1. A basket. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weel or wicker trap for fish. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Leap \Leap\ (l[=e]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaped} (l[=e]pt;	   277), rarely {Leapt} (l[=e]pt or l[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Leaping}.] [OE. lepen, leapen, AS. hle['a]pan to leap, jump,	   run; akin to OS. [=a]hl[=o]pan, OFries. hlapa, D. loopen, G.	   laufen, OHG. louffan, hlauffan, Icel. hlaupa, Sw. l["o]pa,	   Dan. l["o]be, Goth. ushlaupan. Cf. {Elope}, {Lope},	   {Lapwing}, {Loaf} to loiter.]	   1. To spring clear of the ground, with the feet; to jump; to	      vault; as, a man leaps over a fence, or leaps upon a	      horse. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leap in with me into this angry flood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spring or move suddenly, as by a jump or by jumps; to	      bound; to move swiftly. Also Fig.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart leaps up when I behold	            A rainbow in the sky.                 --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Leap \Leap\, v. t.	   1. To pass over by a leap or jump; as, to leap a wall, or a	      ditch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To copulate with (a female beast); to cover.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to leap; as, to leap a horse across a ditch.	      [1913 Webster]	Leap \Leap\, n.	   1. The act of leaping, or the space passed by leaping; a	      jump; a spring; a bound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wickedness comes on by degrees, . . . and sudden	            leaps from one extreme to another are unnatural.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Changes of tone may proceed either by leaps or	            glides.                               --H. Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Copulation with, or coverture of, a female beast.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A fault.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A passing from one note to another by an interval,	      especially by a long one, or by one including several	      other and intermediate intervals.	      [1913 Webster]
Leaper \Leap"er\, n. [AS. hle['a]pere.]	   One who, or that which, leaps.	   [1913 Webster]	Leaper \Leap"er\, n. [See 1st {Leap}.]	   A kind of hooked instrument for untwisting old cordage.	   [1913 Webster]
Leapfrog \Leap"frog`\, n.	   A play among boys, in which one stoops down and another leaps	   over him by placing his hands on the shoulders of the former.	   [1913 Webster]
Leapful \Leap"ful\, n. [See 1st {Leap}.]	   A basketful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leaping \Leap"ing\, a. & n.	   from {Leap}, to jump.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leaping house}, a brothel. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Leaping pole}, a pole used in some games of leaping.	   {Leaping spider} (Zool.), a jumping spider; one of the	      {Saltigrad[ae]}.	      [1913 Webster]
Leapingly \Leap"ing*ly\, adv.	   By leaps.	   [1913 Webster]
Leap year \Leap" year`\n.	   Bissextile; a year containing 366 days; every fourth year	   which leaps over a day more than a common year, giving to	   February twenty-nine days. See {Bissextile}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Every year whose number is divisible by four without a	         remainder is a leap year, excepting the full centuries,	         which, to be leap years, must be divisible by 400	         without a remainder. If not so divisible they are	         common years. 1900, therefore, is not a leap year, but	         2000 is.	         [1913 Webster]
Lear \Lear\, v. t.	   To learn. See {Lere}, to learn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lear \Lear\, n.	   Lore; lesson. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lear \Lear\, a.	   See {Leer}, a. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Lear \Lear\, n.	   An annealing oven. See {Leer}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Learn \Learn\ (l[~e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Learned}	   (l[~e]rnd), or {Learnt} (l[~e]rnt); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Learning}.] [OE. lernen, leornen, AS. leornian; akin to OS.	   lin[=o]n, for lirn[=o]n, OHG. lirn[=e]n, lern[=e]n, G.	   lernen, fr. the root of AS. l[=ae]ran to teach, OS.	   l[=e]rian, OHG. l[=e]ran, G. lehren, Goth. laisjan, also Goth	   lais I know, leis acquainted (in comp.); all prob. from a	   root meaning, to go, go over, and hence, to learn; cf. AS.	   leoran to go. Cf. {Last} a mold of the foot, {lore}.]	   1. To gain knowledge or information of; to ascertain by	      inquiry, study, or investigation; to receive instruction	      concerning; to fix in the mind; to acquire understanding	      of, or skill; as, to learn the way; to learn a lesson; to	      learn dancing; to learn to skate; to learn the violin; to	      learn the truth about something. "Learn to do well." --Is.	      i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now learn a parable of the fig tree.  --Matt. xxiv.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To communicate knowledge to; to teach. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hast thou not learned me how	            To make perfumes ?                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Learn formerly had also the sense of teach, in	         accordance with the analogy of the French and other	         languages, and hence we find it with this sense in	         Shakespeare, Spenser, and other old writers. This usage	         has now passed away. To learn is to receive	         instruction, and to teach is to give instruction. He	         who is taught learns, not he who teaches.	         [1913 Webster]	Learn \Learn\, v. i.	   To acquire knowledge or skill; to make progress in acquiring	   knowledge or skill; to receive information or instruction;	   as, this child learns quickly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Take my yoke upon you and learn of me.   --Matt. xi.	                                                  29.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To learn by heart}. See {By heart}, under {Heart}.	   {To learn by rote}, to memorize by repetition without	      exercise of the understanding.	      [1913 Webster]
Learnable \Learn"a*ble\ (l[~e]rn"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be learned.	   [1913 Webster]
Learned \Learn"ed\ (l[~e]rn"[e^]d), a.	   Of or pertaining to learning; possessing, or characterized	   by, learning, esp. scholastic learning; erudite;	   well-informed; as, a learned scholar, writer, or lawyer; a	   learned book; a learned theory.	   [1913 Webster]	         The learnedlover lost no time.           --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men of much reading are greatly learned, but may be	         little knowing.                          --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Words of learned length and thundering sound.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The learned}, learned men; men of erudition; scholars. --	      {Learn"ed*ly}, adv. {Learn"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every coxcomb swears as learnedly as they. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
learnedness \learn"ed*ness\ n.	   profound knowledge.	   Syn: eruditeness, erudition, learning, scholarship.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Learner \Learn"er\, n.	   One who learns; a scholar.	   [1913 Webster]
Learning \Learn"ing\, n. [AS. leornung.]	   1. The acquisition of knowledge or skill; as, the learning of	      languages; the learning of telegraphy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The knowledge or skill received by instruction or study;	      acquired knowledge or ideas in any branch of science or	      literature; erudition; literature; science; as, he is a	      man of great learning.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Book learning}. See under {Book}.	   Syn: Literature; erudition; lore; scholarship; science;	        letters. See {Literature}.	        [1913 Webster]
Leasable \Leas"a*ble\, a. [From 2d {Lease}.]	   Such as can be leased.	   [1913 Webster]
Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]z), v. i. [AS. lesan to gather; akin to D.	   lezen to gather, read, G. lesen, Goth. lisan to gather; cf.	   Lith lesti to peck.]	   To gather what harvesters have left behind; to glean. [Obs.]	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leased}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Leasing}.] [F. laisser, OF. laissier, lessier, to	   leave, transmit, L. laxare to loose, slacken, from laxus	   loose, wide. See {Lax}, and cf. {Lesser}.]	   1. To grant to another by lease the possession of, as of	      lands, tenements, and hereditaments; to let; to demise;	      as, a landowner leases a farm to a tenant; -- sometimes	      with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            There were some [houses] that were leased out for	            three lives.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold under a lease; to take lease of; as, a tenant	      leases his land from the owner.	      [1913 Webster]	Lease \Lease\ (l[=e]s), n. [Cf. OF. lais. See {Lease}, v. t.]	   1. The temporary transfer of a possession to another person	      in return for a fee or other valuable consideration paid	      for the transfer; especially, A demise or letting of	      lands, tenements, or hereditaments to another for life,	      for a term of years, or at will, or for any less interest	      than that which the lessor has in the property, usually	      for a specified rent or compensation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The contract for such letting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any tenure by grant or permission; the time for which such	      a tenure holds good; allotted time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our high-placed Macbeth	            Shall live the lease of nature.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lease and release} a mode of conveyance of freehold estates,	      formerly common in England and in New York. its place is	      now supplied by a simple deed of grant. --Burrill.	      --Warren's Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Leasehold \Lease"hold`\, a.	   Held by lease.	   [1913 Webster]	Leasehold \Lease"hold`\, n.	   A tenure by lease; specifically, land held as personalty	   under a lease for years.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaseholder \Lease"hold`er\, n.	   A tenant under a lease. -- {Lease"hold`ing}, a. & n.	   [1913 Webster]
lease-lend \lease-lend\ n.	   Same as {lend-lease}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Leaser \Leas"er\, n. [From 1st {Lease}.]	   One who leases or gleans. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Leaser \Leas"er\, n.	   A liar. [Obs.] See {Leasing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leash \Leash\ (l[=e]sh), n. [OE. lese, lees, leece, OF. lesse,	   F. laisse, LL. laxa, fr. L. laxus loose. See {Lax}.]	   1. A thong of leather, or a long cord, by which a person may	      hold or restrain an animal, such as a falconer holding his	      hawk, or a courser his dog. For dogs and cats, the leash	      is commonly attached to a collar around the neck of the	      animal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even like a fawning greyhound in the leash. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sporting) A brace and a half; a tierce; three; three	      creatures of any kind, especially greyhounds, foxes,	      bucks, and hares; hence, the number three in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] kept my chamber a leash of days.  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then were I wealthier than a leash of kings.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Weaving) A string with a loop at the end for lifting warp	      threads, in a loom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To keep (a person) on a short leash} to maintain close	      control over the activities of (a person).	      [PJC]	Leash \Leash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Leashing}.]	   To tie together, or hold, with a leash.	   [1913 Webster]
Leasing \Leas"ing\, n. [AS. le['a]sung, fr. le['a]s loose,	   false, deceitful. See {-less}, {Loose}, a.]	   The act of lying; falsehood; a lie or lies. [Archaic]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing. --Ps. v. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blessed be the lips that such a leasing told.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leasing making} (Scots Law), the uttering of lies or libels	      upon the personal character of the sovereign, his court,	      or his family. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Leasow \Lea"sow\, n. [AS. lesu, l[ae]su.]	   A pasture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Least \Least\ (l[=e]st), a. [OE. last, lest, AS. l[=ae]sast,	   l[=ae]sest, superl. of l[=ae]ssa less. See {Less}, a.] [Used	   as the superlative of little.]	   Smallest, either in size or degree; shortest; lowest; most	   unimportant; as, the least insect; the least mercy; the least	   space.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Least is often used with the, as if a noun.	         [1913 Webster]	               I am the least of the apostles.    --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  9.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At least}, or {At the least}, at the least estimate,	      consideration, chance, etc.; being no less than; hence, at	      any rate; at all events; even. See {However}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who tempts, though in vain, at least asperses	            The tempted with dishonor.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the mast they saw a young man, at least if he	            were a man, who sat as on horseback.  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      	   {In least}, or {In the least}, in the least degree, manner,	      etc. "He that is unjust in the least is unjust also in	      much." --Luke xvi. 10.	   {Least squares} (Math.), a method of deducing from a number	      of carefully made yet slightly discordant observations of	      a phenomenon the most probable values of the unknown	      quantities.	   Note: It takes as its fundamental principle that the most	         probable values are those which make the sum of the	         squares of the residual errors of the observation a	         minimum.	         [1913 Webster]	Least \Least\, adv.	   In the smallest or lowest degree; in a degree below all	   others; as, to reward those who least deserve it.	   [1913 Webster]	Least \Least\, conj.	   See {Lest}, conj. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Leastways
Leastways \Least"ways`\, Leastwise \Least"wise`\, adv.	   At least; at all events. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {At leastways}, or {At leastwise}, at least. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Leasy \Lea"sy\, a. [AS. le['a]s void, loose, false. Cf.	   {Leasing}.]	   Flimsy; vague; deceptive. [Obs.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Leat \Leat\, n. [Cf. {Lead} to conduct.]	   An artificial water trench, esp. one to or from a mill. --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Leather \Leath"er\ (l[e^][th]"[~e]r), n. [OE. lether, AS.	   le[eth]er; akin to D. leder, le[^e]r, G. leder, OHG. ledar,	   Icel. le[eth]r, Sw. l[aum]der, Dan. l[ae]der.]	   1. The skin of an animal, or some part of such skin, with the	      hair removed, and tanned, tawed, or otherwise dressed for	      use; also, dressed hides, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The skin. [Ironical or Sportive]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Leather is much used adjectively in the sense of made	         of, relating to, or like, leather.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Leather board}, an imitation of sole leather, made of	      leather scraps, rags, paper, etc.	   {Leather carp} (Zool.), a variety of carp in which the scales	      are all, or nearly all, absent. See Illust. under {Carp}.	      	   {Leather jacket}. (Zool.)	      (a) A California carangoid fish ({Oligoplites saurus}).	      (b) A trigger fish ({Balistes Carolinensis}).	   {Leather flower} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Clematis Viorna})	      of the Middle and Southern States having thick, leathery	      sepals of a purplish color.	   {Leather leaf} (Bot.), a low shrub ({Cassandra calyculata}),	      growing in Northern swamps, and having evergreen,	      coriaceous, scurfy leaves.	   {Leather plant} (Bot.), one or more New Zealand plants of the	      composite genus {Celmisia}, which have white or buff	      tomentose leaves.	   {Leather turtle}. (Zool.) See {Leatherback}.	   {Vegetable leather}.	      (a) An imitation of leather made of cotton waste.	      (b) Linen cloth coated with India rubber. --Ure.	          [1913 Webster]	Leather \Leath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leathered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Leathering}.]	   To beat, as with a thong of leather. [Obs. or Colloq.] --G.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
leather \leath"er\, a.	   Of, pertaining to or made of leather; consisting of leather;	   as, a black leather jacket.	   [PJC]
Leatherback \Leath"er*back`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large sea turtle ({Sphargis coriacea}), having no bony	   shell on its back. It is common in the warm and temperate	   parts of the Atlantic, and sometimes weighs over a thousand	   pounds; -- called also {leather turtle}, {leathery turtle},	   {leather-backed tortoise}, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Leatheret
Leatheret \Leath"er*et\, Leatherette \Leath`er*ette"\, n.	   [Leather + et, F. -ette.]	   A material made in imitation of leather, made of paper and	   cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
leatherfish \leatherfish\ n.	   any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes.	   Syn: leatherjacket.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leatherhead \Leath"er*head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The friar bird.	   [1913 Webster]
leatherjack \leatherjack\ n.	   any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny embedded	   scales; the leatherjacket[2].	   Syn: leatherjacket.	        [WordNet 1.5]
leatherjacket \leatherjacket\ n.	   1. any of several brightly colored tropical filefishes.	   Syn: leatherfish.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. any of several New World tropical fishes having tiny	      embedded scales.	   Syn: leatherjack.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. The tough-skinned larva of certain crane flies.	      [WordNet 1.5]
leatherleaf \leatherleaf\ n.	   1. A stiff leathery-leaved fern ({Polypodium scouleri}) of	      Western North America having ovate fronds parted to the	      midrib.	   Syn: leathery polypody, coast polypody, {Polypodium	        scouleri}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A northern temperate bog shrub ({Chamaedaphne calyculata})	      with evergreen leathery leaves and small white cylindrical	      flowers.	   Syn: {Chamaedaphne calyculata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
leatherlike \leatherlike\ adj.	   resembling or made to resemble leather; tough but pliable;	   leathery.	   Syn: coriaceous, leathered, leathery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leathern \Leath"ern\, a.	   Made of leather; consisting of leather; as, a leathern purse.	   "A leathern girdle about his loins." --Matt. iii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
leatherneck \leath"er*neck`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) The sordid friar bird of Australia	      ({Tropidorhynchus sordidus}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [from the leather collar that was once part of their	      uniform.] A member of the United States Marine Corps; a	      United States Marine. [slang]	      [PJC]
Leatherwood \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; -- called also {moosewood},	   and {wicopy}. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
leatherwork \leatherwork\ n.	   Articles made of leather.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Leathery \Leath"er*y\, a.	   Resembling leather in appearance or consistency; tough; as,	   nothing but a leathery steak left to eat. "A leathery skin."	   --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Leave \Leave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leaved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Leaving}]	   To send out leaves; to leaf; -- often with out. --G.	   Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Leave \Leave\, v. t. [See {Levy}.]	   To raise; to levy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An army strong she leaved.               --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Leave \Leave\, n. [OE. leve, leave, AS. le['a]f; akin to le['o]f	   pleasing, dear, E. lief, D. oorlof leave, G. arlaub, and	   erlauben to permit, Icel. leyfi. [root]124. See {Lief}.]	   1. Liberty granted by which restraint or illegality is	      removed; permission; allowance; license.	      [1913 Webster]	            David earnestly asked leave of me.    --1 Sam. xx.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            No friend has leave to bear away the dead. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of leaving or departing; a formal parting; a	      leaving; farewell; adieu; -- used chiefly in the phrase,	      to take leave, i. e., literally, to take permission to go.	      [1913 Webster]	            A double blessing is a'double grace;	            Occasion smiles upon a second leave.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Paul after this tarried there yet a good while,	            and then took his leave of the brethren. --Acts	                                                  xviii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   {French leave}. See under {French}.	   Syn: See {Liberty}.	        [1913 Webster]	Leave \Leave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Left} (l[e^]ft); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Leaving}.] [OE. leven, AS. l?fan, fr. l[=a]f remnant,	   heritage; akin to lifian, libban, to live, orig., to remain;	   cf. bel[imac]fan to remain, G. bleiben, Goth. bileiban.	   [root]119. See {Live}, v.]	   1. To withdraw one's self from; to go away from; to depart	      from; as, to leave the house.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore shall a man leave his father and his	            mother, and shall cleave unto his wife. --Gen. ii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To let remain unremoved or undone; to let stay or	      continue, in distinction from what is removed or changed.	      [1913 Webster]	            If grape gatherers come to thee, would they not	            leave some gleaning grapes ?          --Jer. xlix.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            These ought ye to have done, and not to leave the	            other undone.                         --Matt. xxiii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Besides it leaveth a suspicion, as if more might be	            said than is expressed.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cease from; to desist from; to abstain from.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now leave complaining and begin your tea. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To desert; to abandon; to forsake; hence, to give up; to	      relinquish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lo, we have left all, and have followed thee. --Mark	                                                  x. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heresies that men do leave.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To let be or do without interference; as, I left him to	      his reflections; I leave my hearers to judge.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will leave you now to your gossiplike humor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To put; to place; to deposit; to deliver; to commit; to	      submit -- with a sense of withdrawing one's self from; as,	      leave your hat in the hall; we left our cards; to leave	      the matter to arbitrators.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave there thy gift before the altar and go thy	            way.                                  --Matt. v. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foot	            That leaves the print of blood where'er it walks.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To have remaining at death; hence, to bequeath; as, he	      left a large estate; he left a good name; he left a legacy	      to his niece.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. to cause to be; -- followed by an adjective or adverb	      describing a state or condition; as, the losses due to	      fire leave me penniless; The cost of defending himself	      left Bill Clinton with a mountain of lawyers' bills.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {To leave alone}.	      (a) To leave in solitude.	      (b) To desist or refrain from having to do with; as, to	          leave dangerous chemicals alone.	   {To leave off}.	      (a) To desist from; to forbear; to stop; as, to leave off	          work at six o'clock.	      (b) To cease wearing or using; to omit to put in the usual	          position; as, to leave off a garment; to leave off the	          tablecloth.	      (c) To forsake; as, to leave off a bad habit.	   {To leave out}, to omit; as, to leave out a word or name in	      writing.	   {To leave to one's self}, to let (one) be alone; to cease	      caring for (one).	   Syn: Syn>- To quit; depart from; forsake; abandon;	        relinquish; deliver; bequeath; give up; forego; resign;	        surrender; forbear. See {Quit}.	        [1913 Webster]	Leave \Leave\, v. i.	   1. To depart; to set out. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By the time I left for Scotland.      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cease; to desist; to leave off. "He . . . began at the	      eldest, and left at the youngest." --Gen. xliv. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To leave off}, to cease; to desist; to stop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave off, and for another summons wait.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]
Leaved \Leaved\, a. [From {Leaf}.]	   Bearing, or having, a leaf or leaves; having folds; -- used	   in combination; as, a four-leaved clover; a two-leaved gate;	   long-leaved.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaveless \Leave"less\, a.	   Leafless. [Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaven \Leav"en\, n. [OE. levain, levein, F. levain, L. levamen	   alleviation, mitigation; but taken in the sense of, a	   raising, that which raises, fr. levare to raise. See {Lever},	   n.]	   1. Any substance that produces, or is designed to produce,	      fermentation, as in dough or liquids; esp., a portion of	      fermenting dough, which, mixed with a larger quantity of	      dough, produces a general change in the mass, and renders	      it light; yeast; barm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which makes a general assimilating (especially a	      corrupting) change in the mass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is	            hypocrisy.                            --Luke xii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Leaven \Leav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leavened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Leavening}.]	   1. To make light by the action of leaven; to cause to	      ferment.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. --1 Cor.	                                                  v. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imbue; to infect; to vitiate.	      [1913 Webster]	            With these and the like deceivable doctrines, he	            leavens also his prayer.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
leavened \leavened\ adj.	   made light by aerating, as with yeast or baking powder.	   Opposite of {unleavened}. [Narrower terms:	   {sourdough(prenominal) ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Leavening \Leav"en*ing\, n.	   1. The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means	      of leaven.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which leavens or makes light. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Leavenous \Leav"en*ous\, a.	   Containing leaven. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaver \Leav"er\ (l[=e]v"[~e]r), n.	   One who leaves, or withdraws.	   [1913 Webster]
Leaves \Leaves\ (l[=e]vz), n.,	   pl. of {Leaf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leave-taking \Leave"-tak`ing\, n.	   Taking of leave; the act of departing politely; the giving of	   parting compliments. --Shak.	   Syn: farewell, leave, parting.	        [1913 Webster]
Leaviness \Leav"i*ness\, n. [Fr. {Leaf}.]	   Leafiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leavings \Leav"ings\, n. pl.	   1. Things left; remnants; relics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Refuse; offal.	      [1913 Webster]
Leavy \Leav"y\, a.	   Leafy. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster] Leban
Leban \Leb"an\, Lebban \Leb"ban\, n.	   Coagulated sour milk diluted with water; -- a common beverage	   among the Arabs. Also, a fermented liquor made of the same.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecama \Le*ca"ma\, n. (Zool.)	   The hartbeest.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecanomancy \Le*can"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. leka`nh bowl or basin +	   -mancy.]	   Divination practiced with water in a basin, by throwing three	   stones into it, and invoking the demon whose aid was sought.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecanoric \Lec`a*no"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid which is	   obtained from several varieties of lichen ({Lecanora},	   {Roccella}, etc.), as a white, crystalline substance, and is	   called also {orsellic acid}, {diorsellinic acid},	   {lecanorin}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecanorin \Lec`a*no"rin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Lecanoric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lech \Lech\ (l[e^]ch), v. t. [F. l['e]cher. See {Lick}.]	   To lick. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
lech \lech\ (l[e^]ch), n. & v. i.	   Same as {letch}.	   [PJC]
Lechanorales \Lechanorales\ n. (Biol.)	   A category used in some classification systems for all	   lichens that produce apothecia.	   Syn: order {Lechanorales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lechatelierite \lechatelierite\ n.	   A naturally occurring colorless glass made of almost pure	   silica, and found in fulgurites, which are produced by	   lightning striking sand.	   Syn: quartz glass, vitreous silica, crystal.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Leche \Le*che"\, n.	   See {water buck}, under 3d {Buck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecher \Lech"er\, n. [OE. lechur, lechour, OF. lecheor, lecheur,	   gormand, glutton, libertine, parasite, fr. lechier to lick,	   F. l['e]cher; of Teutonic origin. See {Lick}.]	   A man given to lewdness; one addicted, in an excessive	   degree, to the indulgence of sexual desire, or to illicit	   sexual relations with women; also called {letch} and {lech}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lecher \Lech"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lechered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lechering}.]	   To practice lewdness.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecherer \Lech"er*er\, n.	   See {Lecher}, n. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecherous \Lech"er*ous\, a.	   Like a lecher; addicted to lewdness; excessively lustful; --	   used mostly of men; also, lust-provoking. "A lecherous thing	   is wine." --Chaucer. -- {Lech"er*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Lech"er*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
lecherousness \lech"er*ous*ness\ n.	   an inclination to excessive indulgence in sexual activity;	   habitually developing a strong sexual arousal.	   Syn: lust, lustfulness, itch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lechery \Lech"er*y\, n. [OE. lecherie, OF. lecherie. See	   {Lecher}.]	   1. Free indulgence of lust; excessive indulgence in sexual	      relations; -- used mostly of men.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Selfish pleasure; delight. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Lecithin \Lec"i*thin\, n. [Gr. le`kiqos the yolk of an egg.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A complex, nitrogenous phosphorized substance widely	   distributed through the animal body, and especially	   conspicuous in the brain and nerve tissue, in yolk of eggs,	   and in the white blood corpuscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Lectern \Lec"tern\ (l[e^]k"t[u^]rn), n. [Written also {lecturn}	   and {lettern}.] [LL. lectrinum, fr. lectrum; cf. L. legere,	   lectum, to read.]	   1. A choir desk, or reading desk, in some churches, from	      which the lections, or Scripture lessons, are chanted or	      read. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A reading desk, usually in the form of a stand with	      a slanted top that holds books or lecture notes at a	      height convenient for reading by a speaker who is	      standing. A modern lectern may be of adjustable height,	      and be fitted with a light to illuminate the material on	      the desk, and sometimes a microphone or other electrical	      equipment for use of a speaker.	      [PJC]
Lectica \Lec*ti"ca\, n.; pl. {Lectic[ae]}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A kind of litter or portable couch.	   [1913 Webster]
Lection \Lec"tion\, n. [L. lectio, fr. legere, lectum, to read.	   See {lesson}, {Legend}.]	   1. (Eccl.) A lesson or selection, especially of Scripture,	      read in divine service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reading; a variation in the text.	      [1913 Webster]	            We ourselves are offended by the obtrusion of the	            new lections into the text.           --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Lectionary \Lec"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [LL. lectionarium,	   lectionarius : cf. F. lectionnaire.] (Eccl.)	   A book, or a list, of lections, for reading in divine	   service.	   [1913 Webster]
Lector \Lec"tor\ (l[e^]k"t[o^]r), n. [L. See {Lection}.] (Eccl.)	   A reader of lections; formerly, a person designated to read	   lessons to the illiterate.	   [1913 Webster]
Lectual \Lec"tu*al\ (-t[-u]*al), a. [LL. lectualis, fr. L.	   lectus bed.] (Med.)	   Confining to the bed; as, a lectual disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecture \Lec"ture\ (-t[-u]r; 135), n. [F. lecture, LL. lectura,	   fr. L. legere, lectum, to read. See {Legend}.]	   1. The act of reading; as, the lecture of Holy Scripture.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A discourse on any subject; especially, a formal or	      methodical discourse, intended for instruction; sometimes,	      a familiar discourse, in contrast with a sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A reprimand or formal reproof from one having authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Universities) A rehearsal of a lesson.	      [1913 Webster]	Lecture \Lec"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lectured} (-t[-u]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Lecturing}.]	   1. To read or deliver a lecture to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reprove formally and with authority.	      [1913 Webster]	Lecture \Lec"ture\, v. i.	   To deliver a lecture or lectures.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecturer \Lec"tur*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who lectures; an assistant preacher.	   [1913 Webster]
Lectureship \Lec"ture*ship\, n.	   The office of a lecturer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecturn \Lec"turn\ (l[e^]k"t[u^]rn), n. [LL. lectrinum, fr.	   lectrum; cf. L. legere, lectum, to read.]	   Same as {lectern}. [Written also {lectern} and {lettern}.]	   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Lecythis \Lec"y*this\ (l[e^]s"[i^]*th[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 3	   an oil flask.] (Bot.)	   A genus of gigantic trees, chiefly Brazilian, of the order	   {Myrtace[ae]}, having woody capsules opening by an apical	   lid. {Lecythis Zabucajo} yields the delicious sapucaia nuts.	   {Lecythis Ollaria} produces the monkey-pots, its capsules.	   Its bark separates into thin sheets, like paper, used by the	   natives for cigarette wrappers.	   [1913 Webster]
Led \Led\ (l[e^]d), imp. & p. p.	   of {Lead}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Led captain}. An obsequious follower or attendant. [Obs.]	      --Swift.	   {Led horse}, a sumpter horse, or a spare horse, that is led	      along.	      [1913 Webster] Leden
Leden \Led"en\ (l[e^]d"'n), Ledden \Led"den\ (-d'n)n. [AS.	   l[=e]den, l[=y]den, language, speech. Cf. {Leod}.]	   Language; speech; voice; cry. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ledge \Ledge\ (l[e^]j), n. [Akin to AS. licgan to lie, Icel.	   liggja; cf. Icel. l["o]gg the ledge or rim at the bottom of a	   cask. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [Formerly written {lidge}.]	   1. A shelf on which articles may be laid; also, that which	      resembles such a shelf in form or use, as a projecting	      ridge or part, or a molding or edge in joinery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shelf, ridge, or reef, of rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A layer or stratum.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lowest ledge or row should be of stone. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A lode; a limited mass of rock bearing valuable	      mineral.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Shipbuilding) A piece of timber to support the deck,	      placed athwartship between beams.	      [1913 Webster]
Ledgement \Ledge"ment\ (l[e^]j"ment), n.	   See {Ledgment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ledger \Ledg"er\(l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [Akin to D. legger layer,	   daybook (fr. leggen to lay, liggen to lie), E. ledge, lie.	   See {Lie} to be prostrate.]	   1. A book in which a summary of accounts is laid up or	      preserved; the final book of record in business	      transactions, in which all debits and credits from the	      journal, etc., are placed under appropriate heads.	      [Written also {leger}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A large flat stone, esp. one laid over a tomb. --Oxf.	          Gloss.	      (b) A horizontal piece of timber secured to the uprights	          and supporting floor timbers, a staircase,	          scaffolding, or the like. It differs from an intertie	          in being intended to carry weight. [Written also	          {ligger}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Ledger bait}, fishing bait attached to a floating line	      fastened to the bank of a stream, pond, etc. --Walton.	      --J. H. Walsh.	   {Ledger blade},a stationary shearing blade in a machine for	      shearing the nap of cloth.	   {Ledger line}. See {Leger line}, under 3d {Leger}, a.	   {Ledger wall} (Mining), the wall under a vein; the foot wall.	      --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Ledgment \Ledg"ment\ (-ment), n. (Arch.)	      (a) A string-course or horizontal suit of moldings, such	          as the base moldings of a building. --Oxf. Gloss.	      (b) The development of the surface of a body on a plane,	          so that the dimensions of the different sides may be	          easily ascertained. --Gwilt. [Written also	          {ledgement}, {legement}, and {ligement}.]	          [1913 Webster]
Ledgy \Ledg"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Abounding in ledges; consisting of a ledge or reef; as, a	   ledgy island.	   [1913 Webster]
Ledum \Ledum\ prop. n.	   A genus of evergreen shrubs of the north temperate regions.	   Syn: genus {Ledum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lee \Lee\ (l[=e]), v. i.,	   To lie; to speak falsely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lee \Lee\, n.; pl. {Lees} (l[=e]z). [F. lie, perh. fr. L. levare	   to lift up, raise. Cf. {Lever}.]	   That which settles at the bottom, as of a cask of liquor	   (esp. wine); sediment; dregs; -- used now only in the plural.	   [Lees occurs also as a form of the singular.] "The lees of	   wine." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	         A thousand demons lurk within the lee.   --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wine of life is drawn, and the mere lees	         Is left this vault to brag of.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Lee \Lee\, n. [OE. lee shelter, Icel. hl[=e], akin to AS.	   hle['o], hle['o]w, shelter, protection, OS. hl[`e]o, D. lij	   lee, Sw. l[aum], Dan. l[ae].]	   1. A sheltered place; esp., a place protected from the wind	      by some object; the side sheltered from the wind; shelter;	      protection; as, the lee of a mountain, an island, or a	      ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            We lurked under lee.                  --Morte	                                                  d'Arthure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Desiring me to take shelter in his lee. --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) That part of the hemisphere, as one stands on	      shipboard, toward which the wind blows. See {Lee}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By the lee}, {To bring by the lee}. See under {By}, and	      {Bring}.	   {Under the lee of}, on that side which is sheltered from the	      wind; as, to be under the lee of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	Lee \Lee\, a. (Naut.)	   Of or pertaining to the part or side opposite to that against	   which the wind blows; -- opposed to {weather}; as, the lee	   side or lee rail of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lee gauge}. See {Gauge}, n. (Naut.)	   {Lee shore}, the shore on the lee side of a vessel.	   {Lee tide}, a tide running in the same direction that the	      wind blows.	   {On the lee beam}, directly to the leeward; in a line at	      right angles to the length of the vessel and to the	      leeward.	      [1913 Webster] Leeangle
Leeangle \Lee"an`gle\, Liangle \Li"an`gle\, n. [From native	   name.]	   A heavy weapon of the Australian aborigines with a	   sharp-pointed end, about nine inches in length, projecting at	   right angles from the main part.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Leeboard \Lee"board`\ (l[=e]"b[=o]rd`), n.	   A board, or frame of planks, lowered over the side of a	   vessel to lessen her leeway when closehauled, by giving her	   greater draught.	   [1913 Webster]
Leech \Leech\ (l[=e]ch), n.	   See 2d {Leach}.	   [1913 Webster]	Leech \Leech\, v. t.	   See {Leach}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	Leech \Leech\, n. [Cf. LG. leik, Icel. l[imac]k, Sw. lik	   boltrope, st[*a]ende liken the leeches.] (Naut.)	   The border or edge at the side of a sail. [Written also	   {leach}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leech line}, a line attached to the leech ropes of sails,	      passing up through blocks on the yards, to haul the	      leeches by. --Totten.	   {Leech rope}, that part of the boltrope to which the side of	      a sail is sewed.	      [1913 Webster]	Leech \Leech\, n. [OE. leche, l[ae]che, physician, AS. l[=ae]ce;	   akin to Fries. l[=e]tza, OHG. l[=a]hh[imac], Icel.	   l[ae]knari, Sw. l[aum]kare, Dan. l[ae]ge, Goth. l[=e]keis,	   AS. l[=a]cnian to heal, Sw. l[aum]ka, Dan. l[ae]ge, Icel.	   l[ae]kna, Goth. l[=e]kin[=o]n.]	   1. A physician or surgeon; a professor of the art of healing.	      [Written also {leach}.] [Archaic] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leech, heal thyself.                  --Wyclif (Luke	                                                  iv. 23).	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous genera and species of annulose	      worms, belonging to the order {Hirudinea}, or Bdelloidea,	      esp. those species used in medicine, as {Hirudo	      medicinalis} of Europe, and allied species.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the mouth of bloodsucking leeches are three	         convergent, serrated jaws, moved by strong muscles. By	         the motion of these jaws a stellate incision is made in	         the skin, through which the leech sucks blood till it	         is gorged, and then drops off. The stomach has large	         pouches on each side to hold the blood. The common	         large bloodsucking leech of America ({Macrobdella	         decora}) is dark olive above, and red below, with black	         spots. Many kinds of leeches are parasitic on fishes;	         others feed upon worms and mollusks, and have no jaws	         for drawing blood. See {Bdelloidea}. {Hirudinea}, and	         {Clepsine}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) A glass tube of peculiar construction, adapted for	      drawing blood from a scarified part by means of a vacuum.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Horse leech}, a less powerful European leech ({H[ae]mopis	      vorax}), commonly attacking the membrane that lines the	      inside of the mouth and nostrils of animals that drink at	      pools where it lives.	      [1913 Webster]	Leech \Leech\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leeched} (l[=e]cht); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Leeching}.]	   1. To treat as a surgeon; to doctor; as, to leech wounds.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bleed by the use of leeches.	      [1913 Webster]
Leechcraft \Leech"craft`\ (-kr[.a]ft`), n.	   The art of healing; skill of a physician. [Archaic]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Leed
Leed \Leed\, Leede \Leede\ (l[=e]d), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A caldron; a copper kettle. [Obs.] "A furnace of a leed."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Leef \Leef\ (l[=e]f), a. & adv.	   See {Lief}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Leek \Leek\ (l[=e]k), n. [AS. le['a]c; akin to D. look, G.	   lauch, OHG. louh, Icel. laukr, Sw. l["o]k, Dan l["o]g. Cf.	   {Garlic}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Allium} ({Allium Porrum}), having	   broadly linear succulent leaves rising from a loose oblong	   cylindrical bulb. The flavor is stronger than that of the	   common onion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wild leek}, in America, a plant ({Allium tricoccum}) with a	      cluster of ovoid bulbs and large oblong elliptical leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Leeme \Leeme\ (l[=e]m), v. & n.	   See {Leme}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Leep \Leep\ (l[=e]p), obs. strong imp. of {Leap}.	   Leaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Leer \Leer\ (l[=e]r), v. t.	   To learn. [Obs.] See {Lere}, to learn.	   [1913 Webster]	Leer \Leer\, a. [OE. lere; akin to G. leer, OHG. & OS. l[=a]ri.]	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   Empty; destitute; wanting; as:	   (a) Empty of contents. "A leer stomach." --Gifford.	   (b) Destitute of a rider; and hence, led, not ridden; as, a	       leer horse. --B. Jonson.	   (c) Wanting sense or seriousness; trifling; trivolous; as,	       leer words.	       [1913 Webster]	Leer \Leer\, n.	   An oven in which glassware is annealed.	   [1913 Webster]	Leer \Leer\, n. [OE. lere cheek, face, look, AS. hle['o]r cheek,	   face; akin to OS. hlear, hlior, OD. lier, Icel. hl[=y]r.]	   1. The cheek. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Complexion; aspect; appearance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A Rosalind of a better leer than you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A distorted expression of the face, or an indirect glance	      of the eye, conveying a sinister or immodest suggestion.	      [1913 Webster]	            With jealous leer malign	            Eyed them askance.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            She gives the leer of invitation.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Leer \Leer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Leered} (l[=e]rd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Leering}.]	   To look with a leer; to look askance with a suggestive	   expression, as of hatred, contempt, lust, etc.; to cast a	   sidelong lustful or malign look.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will leerupon him as a' comes by.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The priest, above his book,	         Leering at his neighbor's wife.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Leer \Leer\, v. t.	   To entice with a leer, or leers; as, to leer a man to ruin.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Leere \Leere\ (l[=e]r), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Tape or braid; an ornament. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leere side}, the left side, as that on which a leere or	      ornament was worn. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Leeringly \Leer"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a leering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lees \Lees\ (l[=e]z), n. pl.	   Dregs. See 2d {Lee}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lees \Lees\ (l[=e]s), n.	   A leash. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Leese \Leese\ (l[=e]z), v. t. [See {Lose}.]	   To lose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They would rather leese their friend than their jest.	                                                  --Lord	                                                  Burleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Leese \Leese\, v. t. [Cf. F. l['e]ser, L. laesus, p. p. of	   laedere.]	   To hurt. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Leet \Leet\ (l[=e]t), obs. imp.	   of {Let}, to allow. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Leet \Leet\, n. [Cf. AS. hl[=e]t share, lot.]	   A portion; a list, esp. a list of candidates for an office.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Leet \Leet\, n. [LL. leta. Cf. F. lit de justice a solemn	   sitting of the king in Parliament, L. lis, litis, a lawsuit,	   It., Sp., & Pg. lite.] (Eng. Hist.)	   A court-leet; the district within the jurisdiction of a	   court-leet; the day on which a court-leet is held. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The original intent of the court-leet was to view the	         frankpledges or freemen within the liberty; hence	         called the view of frankpledge. Latterly it has fallen	         into almost entire disuse. --Burrill. Warren's	         Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Leet ale}, a feast or merrymaking in time of leet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Leet \Leet\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   The European pollock.	   [1913 Webster]
Leetman \Leet"man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Leetmen} (-men).	   One subject to the jurisdiction of a court-leet.	   [1913 Webster]
Leeward \Lee"ward\ (l[=e]"w[~e]rd or l[=u]"[~e]rd), a. (Naut.)	   Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the part or side	   toward which the wind blows; -- opposed to {windward}; as, a	   leeward berth; a leeward ship. -- n. The lee side; the lee.	   -- adv. Toward the lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Leeway \Lee"way`\ (l[=e]"w[=a]`), n. (Naut.)	   The lateral movement of a ship to the leeward of her course;	   drift.	   [1913 Webster]
Left \Left\ (l[e^]ft), imp. & p. p.	   of {Leave}.	   [1913 Webster]	Left \Left\, a. [OE. left, lift, luft; akin to Fries. leeft, OD.	   lucht, luft; cf. AS. left (equiv. to L. inanis), lyft[=a]dl	   palsy; or cf. AS. l[=e]f weak.]	   1. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which	      the muscular action of the limbs is usually weaker than on	      the other side; -- opposed to {right}, when used in	      reference to a part of the body; as, the left hand, or	      arm; the left ear. Also said of the corresponding side of	      the lower animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Situated so that the left side of the body is toward it;	      as, the left side of a deliberative meeting is that to the	      left of the presiding officer; the left wing of an army is	      that to the left of the center to one facing an enemy.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Left bank of a river}, that which is on the left hand of a	      person whose face is turned downstream.	   {Left bower}. See under 2d {Bower}.	   {Left center}, the members whose sympathies are, in the main,	      with the members of the Left, but who do not favor extreme	      courses, and on occasions vote with the government. They	      sit between the Center and the extreme Left.	   {Over the left shoulder}, or {Over the left}, an old but	      still current colloquialism, or slang expression, used as	      an aside to indicate insincerity, negation, or disbelief;	      as, he said it, and it is true, -- over the left.	      [1913 Webster]	Left \Left\, n.	   1. That part of surrounding space toward which the left side	      of one's body is turned; as, the house is on the left when	      you face North.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put that rose a little more to the left. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Those members of a legislative assembly (as in France) who	      are in the opposition; the advanced republicans and	      extreme radicals. They have their seats at the left-hand	      side of the presiding officer. See {Center}, and {Right}.	      [1913 Webster]
left brain \left" brain`\, n.	   The left cerebral hemisphere of the brain; in humans, it	   controls motor activity on the right side of the body, and in	   most people is the primary location for control of language,	   logic, and mathematical thought.	   [PJC]
left-brain \left"-brain`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the left cerebral hemisphere of the	   brain.	   [PJC]
left-brained \left"-brained`\, a.	   Exhibiting intellectual or personality characteristics	   suggesting dominance of linguistic or logical modes of	   thought, which are usually controlled by the left cerebral	   hemisphere; as, left-brained pedants unable to appreciate	   music; also referred to as {linear}. See {linear}[3].	   Contrasted with {right-brained}.	   [PJC] left field
left field \left` field"\, leftfield \left`field"\n. (Baseball)	   the part of the outfield on the catcher's or batter's left.	   Syn: left.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Left-hand \Left"-hand`\ (l[e^]ft"h[a^]nd`), a.	   Situated on the left; nearer the left hand than the right;	   as, the left-hand side; the left-hand road.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Left-hand rope}, rope laid up and twisted over from right to	      left, or against the sun; -- called also {water-laid	      rope}.	      [1913 Webster]
Left-handed \Left"-hand`ed\, a.	   1. Having the left hand or arm stronger and more dexterous	      than the right; using the left hand and arm with more	      dexterity than the right.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clumsy; awkward; unlucky; insincere; sinister; malicious;	      as, a left-handed compliment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commendations of this people are not always	            left-handed and detractive.           --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a direction contrary to that of the hands of a	      watch when seen in front; -- said of a twist, a rotary	      motion, etc., looked at from a given direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Left-handed marriage}, a morganatic marriage. See	      {Morganatic}.	   {Left-handed screw}, a screw constructed to advance away from	      the observer, when turned, as in a nut, with a left-handed	      rotation. An ordinary wood screw is right-handed.	      [1913 Webster] Left-handedness
Left-handedness \Left"-hand`ed*ness\, Left-handiness
\Left"-hand`i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state or quality of being left-handed; awkwardness.	   [1913 Webster]	         An awkward address, ungraceful attitudes and actions,	         and a certain left-handiness (if I may use the	         expression) proclaim low education.      --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster] lefthander
lefthander \left`hand"er\, left-hander \left`-hand"er\n.	   a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than the	   right; a left-handed[1] person.	   Syn: lefty, southpaw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
leftish \leftish\ adj.	   Inclined toward the political left.	   [WordNet 1.5]
leftist \leftist\ adj.	   same as {left-wing}.	   Syn: left-of-center, left-wing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	leftist \leftist\ n.	   a person who belongs to the political left.	   Syn: socialist, collectivist, left-winger.	        [WordNet 1.5]
left-of-center \left-of-center\ adj.	   same as {left-wing}.	   Syn: leftist, left-wing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Left-off \Left"-off`\ (-[o^]f`; 115), a.	   Laid aside; cast-off.	   [1913 Webster]
leftover \leftover\ adj.	   1. not used up; remaining after use of part; as, unusable	      leftover auto parts.	   Syn: left over(predicate), left(predicate), odd, remaining,	        unexpended.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Specifically: remaining from a previous meal; -- of food;	      as, leftover food served at a later meal.	   Syn: cooked-over, warmed-over, reheated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	leftover \leftover\ n.	   An unused part or portion; -- used especially of food	   remaining uneaten from a previous meal; as, to have leftovers	   for dinner.	   Syn: remnant.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
left-slanting \left-slanting\ adj.	   slanting toward the left; -- of handwriting.	   Note: Such handwriting is usually found in left-handed	         writers	         [WordNet 1.5]
Leftward \Left"ward\ (-w[~e]rd), adv.	   Toward or on the left side.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rightward and leftward rise the rocks.   --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
left-wing \left-wing\ a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the political left or its ideology.	      [PJC]	   2. Believing in or supporting tenets of the political left.	   Syn: leftist, left-of-center.	        [WordNet 1.5]
left wing \left wing\ n.	   Those trying to reform the established order, particularly in	   political matters, to enhance the condition of the common	   people; -- sometimes applied to those advocating overthrow of	   an existing government by radical means.	   Syn: left, left wing, leftists, political left.	        [WordNet 1.5]
left-winger \left-winger\ n.	   1. a person who belongs to the political left.	   Syn: socialist, collectivist, leftist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lefty \lefty\ n.	   1. a person who uses the left hand with greater skill than	      the right; a left-handed person.	   Syn: lefthander, southpaw.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a baseball pitcher who throws the ball with the left hand.	   Syn: left-handed pitcher, left-hander, southpaw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leful \Le"ful\ (l[=e]"f[.u]l), a.	   See {Leveful}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Leg \Leg\ (l[e^]g), n. [Icel. leggr; akin to Dan. l[ae]g calf of	   the leg, Sw. l[aum]gg.]	   1. A limb or member of an animal used for supporting the	      body, and in running, climbing, and swimming; esp., that	      part of the limb between the knee and foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles a leg in form or use; especially, any	      long and slender support on which any object rests; as,	      the leg of a table; the leg of a pair of compasses or	      dividers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part of any article of clothing which covers the leg;	      as, the leg of a stocking or of a pair of trousers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A bow, esp. in the phrase to make a leg; probably from	      drawing the leg backward in bowing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that will give a cap and make a leg in thanks for	            a favor he never received.            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A disreputable sporting character; a blackleg. [Slang,	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The course and distance made by a vessel on one	      tack or between tacks.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Steam Boiler) An extension of the boiler downward, in the	      form of a narrow space between vertical plates, sometimes	      nearly surrounding the furnace and ash pit, and serving to	      support the boiler; -- called also {water leg}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Grain Elevator) The case containing the lower part of the	      belt which carries the buckets.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Cricket) A fielder whose position is on the outside, a	      little in rear of the batter.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Math.) Either side of a triangle distinguished from the	       base or, in a right triangle, from the hypotenuse; also,	       an indefinitely extending branch of a curve, as of a	       hyperbola.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. (Telephony) A branch or lateral circuit connecting an	       instrument with the main line.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Elec.) A branch circuit; one phase of a polyphase	       system.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {A good leg} (Naut.), a course sailed on a tack which is near	      the desired course.	   {Leg bail}, escape from custody by flight. [Slang]	   {Legs of an hyperbola} (or other curve) (Geom.), the branches	      of the curve which extend outward indefinitely.	   {Legs of a triangle}, the sides of a triangle; -- a name	      seldom used unless one of the sides is first distinguished	      by some appropriate term; as, the hypothenuse and two legs	      of a right-angled triangle.	   {On one's legs}, standing to speak.	   {On one's last legs}. See under {Last}.	   {To have legs} (Naut.), to have speed.	   {To stand on one's own legs}, to support one's self; to be	      independent.	      [1913 Webster]	Leg \Leg\ (l[e^]g), v. t.	   To use as a leg, with it as object:	   (a) To bow. [Obs.]	   (b) To run. [Low]	       [1913 Webster]
Legacy \Leg"a*cy\ (l[e^]g"[.a]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Legacies}	   (-s[i^]z). [L. (assumed) legatia, for legatum, from legare to	   appoint by last will, to bequeath as a legacy, to depute: cf.	   OF. legat legacy. See {Legate}.]	   1. A gift of property by will, esp. of money or personal	      property; a bequest. Also Fig.; as, a legacy of dishonor	      or disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A business with which one is intrusted by another; a	      commission; -- obsolete, except in the phrases last	      legacy, dying legacy, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            My legacy and message wherefore I am sent into the	            world.                                --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            He came and told his legacy.          --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Legacy duty}, a tax paid to government on legacies.	      --Wharton.	   {Legacy hunter}, one who flatters and courts any one for the	      sake of a legacy.	      [1913 Webster]
Legal \Le"gal\ (l[=e]"gal), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law;	   prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed),	   and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. l['e]gal. Cf. {Lie} to	   be prostrate, {Loyal}, {Leal}.]	   1. Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating	      to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test;	      a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything	      is legal which the laws do not forbid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.)	      (a) According to the law of works, as distinguished from	          free grace; or resting on works for salvation.	      (b) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in	          accordance with the law of Moses.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from	      the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.	      --Bouvier. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Legal cap}. See under {Cap}.	   {Legal tender}.	      (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract	          or satisfaction of a claim that which the law	          prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as	          the law prescribes or permits.	      (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a	          debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive.	          It differs in different countries.	   Syn: Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized.	        See {Lawful}.	        [1913 Webster]
legalese \legalese\ n.	   A style of writing or speaking heavily emphasizing the	   abstruse technical vocabulary of the law, to the point where	   a speech or document may be incomprehensible to	   non-specialists.	   [WordNet 1.5]
legalisation \legalisation\ n.	   1. the act of legalizing; same as {legalization}.	   Syn: legalization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Legalism \Le"gal*ism\ (l[=e]"gal*[i^]z'm), n.	   Strictness, or the doctrine of strictness, in conforming to	   law.	   [1913 Webster]
Legalist \Le"gal*ist\, n.	   One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in	   theology, one who holds to the law of works. See {Legal}, 2	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Legality \Le*gal"i*ty\ (l[-e]*g[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. LL.	   legalitas, F. l['e]galit['e]. Cf. {Loyalty}.]	   1. The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) A conformity to, and resting upon, the letter of	      the law.	      [1913 Webster]
Legalization \Le`gal*i*za"tion\ (l[=e]`gal*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n.	   The act of making legal.	   [1913 Webster]
Legalize \Le"gal*ize\ (l[=e]"gal*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Legalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legalizing}	   (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. l['e]galiser.]	   1. To make legal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) To interpret or apply in a legal spirit.	      [1913 Webster]
Legally \Le"gal*ly\, adv.	   In a legal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Legantine \Le*gan"tine\ (l[-e]*g[a^]n"t[i^]n), a. [Obs.]	   See {Legatine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Legatary \Leg"a*ta*ry\ (l[e^]g"[.a]*t[asl]*r[y^]), n. [L.	   legatarius, fr. legaturius enjoined by a last will: cf. F.	   l['e]gataire. See {Legacy}.]	   A legatee. [R.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Legate \Leg"ate\ (l[e^]g"[asl]t), n. [OE. legat, L. legatus, fr.	   legare to send with a commission or charge, to depute, fr.	   lex, legis, law: cf. F. l['e]gat, It. legato. See {Legal}.]	   1. An ambassador or envoy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ecclesiastic representing the pope and invested with	      the authority of the Holy See.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Legates are of three kinds: ({a}) Legates a latere, now	         always cardinals. They are called ordinary or	         extraordinary legates, the former governing provinces,	         and the latter class being sent to foreign countries on	         extraordinary occasions. ({b}) Legati missi, who	         correspond to the ambassadors of temporal governments.	         ({c}) Legati nati, or legates by virtue of their	         office, as the archbishops of Salzburg and Prague.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rom. Hist.)	      (a) An official assistant given to a general or to the	          governor of a province.	      (b) Under the emperors, a governor sent to a province.	          [1913 Webster]
Legatee \Leg`a*tee"\ (l[e^]g`[.a]*t[=e]"), n. [See {Legacy}.]	   (Law)	   One to whom a legacy is bequeathed.	   [1913 Webster]
Legateship \Leg"ate*ship\ (l[e^]g"[asl]t*sh[i^]p), n.	   The office of a legate.	   [1913 Webster]
Legatine \Leg"a*tine\ (-[.a]*t[imac]n), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a legate; as, legatine power.	      --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made by, proceeding from, or under the sanction of, a	      legate; as, a legatine constitution. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Legation \Le*ga"tion\ (l[-e]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. legatio: cf.	   F. l['e]gation, It. legazione. See {Legate}.]	   1. The sending forth or commissioning one person to act for	      another. "The Divine legation of Moses." --Bp. Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A legate, or envoy, and the persons associated with him in	      his mission; an embassy; or, in stricter usage, a	      diplomatic minister and his suite; a deputation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place of business or official residence of a	      diplomatic minister at a foreign court or seat of	      government.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A district under the jurisdiction of a legate.	      [1913 Webster]
Legato \Le*ga"to\ (l[asl]*g[aum]"t[-o]), 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 connected, smoothly gliding manner.	   It is often indicated by a tie, thus ?, ?, or ?, ?, written	   over or under the notes to be so performed; -- opposed to	   {staccato}.	   [1913 Webster]
Legator \Leg`a*tor"\ (l[e^]g`[.a]*t[^o]r"), n. [L., fr. legare:	   cf. OF. legateur. See {Legacy}.] (Law)	   A testator; one who bequeaths a legacy. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Legatura \Le`ga*tu"ra\ (l[asl]`g[.a]*t[=oo]"r[.a]), n. [It. See	   {Ligature}.] (Mus.)	   A tie or brace; a syncopation.	   [1913 Webster]
Legature \Leg"a*ture\ (l[e^]g"[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n.	   Legateship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leg bridge \Leg bridge\	   A type of bridge for small spans in which the floor girders	   are rigidly secured at their extremities to supporting steel	   legs, driven into the ground as piling, or resting on	   mudsills.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lege \Lege\ (l[e^]j), v. t. [Abbrev. fr. allege to assert.]	   To allege; to assert. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Legement \Lege"ment\ (-ment), n.	   See {Ledgment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Legend \Leg"end\ (l[e^]j"[e^]nd or l[=e]"j[e^]nd; 277), n. [OE.	   legende, OF. legende, F. l['e]gende, LL. legenda, fr. L.	   legendus to be read, fr. legere to read, gather; akin to Gr.	   le`gein to gather, speak. Cf. {Collect}, {Dialogue},	   {Lesson}, {Logic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which is appointed to be read; especially, a	      chronicle or register of the lives of saints, formerly	      read at matins, and in the refectories of religious	      houses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A story respecting saints; especially, one of a marvelous	      nature. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any wonderful story coming down from the past, but not	      verifiable by historical record; a myth; a fable.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in this legend all that glorious deed	            Read, whilst you arm you.             --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An inscription, motto, or title, esp. one surrounding the	      field in a medal or coin, or placed upon an heraldic	      shield or beneath an engraving or illustration.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Golden legend}. See under {Golden}.	      [1913 Webster]	Legend \Leg"end\, v. t.	   To tell or narrate, as a legend. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Legendary \Leg"end*a*ry\ (l[e^]j"[e^]n*d[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   Of or pertaining to a legend or to legends; consisting of	   legends; like a legend; fabulous. "Legendary writers." --Bp.	   Lloyd.	   [1913 Webster]	         Legendary stories of nurses and old women. --Bourne.	   [1913 Webster]	Legendary \Leg"end*a*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. legendaire, LL.	   legendarius.]	   1. A book of legends; a tale or narrative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Read the Countess of Pembroke's "Arcadia," a gallant	            legendary full of pleasurable accidents. --James I.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who relates legends. --Bp. Lavington.	      [1913 Webster]
Leger \Leg"er\ (l[e^]j"[~e]r), n. [See {Ledger}.]	   1. Anything that lies in a place; that which, or one who,	      remains in a place. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A minister or ambassador resident at a court or seat of	      government. [Written also {lieger}, {leiger}.] [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir Edward Carne, the queen's leger at Rome.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ledger.	      [1913 Webster]	Leger \Leg"er\, a.	   Lying or remaining in a place; hence, resident; as, leger	   ambassador.	   [1913 Webster]	Leger \Leg"er\, a. [F. l['e]ger, fr. LL. (assumed) leviarius,	   fr. L. levis light in weight. See {Levity}.]	   Light; slender; slim; trivial. [Obs. except in special	   phrases.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leger line} (Mus.), a line added above or below the staff to	      extend its compass; -- called also {added line}.	      [1913 Webster]
Legerdemain \Leg`er*de*main"\ (l[e^]j`[~e]r*d[-e]*m[=a]n"), n.	   [F. l['e]ger light, nimble + de of + main hand, L. manus. See	   3d {Leger}, and {Manual}.]	   Sleight of hand; a trick of sleight of hand; hence, any	   artful deception or trick.	   [1913 Webster]	         He of legierdemayne the mysteries did know. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tricks and legerdemain by which men impose upon	         their own souls.                         --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Legerdemainist \Leg`er*de*main"ist\, n.	   One who practices sleight of hand; a prestidigitator.	   [1913 Webster]
Legerity \Le*ger"i*ty\ (l[-e]*j[e^]r"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [F.	   l['e]g[`e]ret['e]. See 3d {Leger}.]	   Lightness; nimbleness. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Legge \Legge\ (l[e^]g), v. t. [See {Lay}, v. t. ]	   To lay. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Legge \Legge\, v. t. [Abbrev. fr. alegge.]	   To lighten; to allay. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Legged \Legged\ (l[e^]gd or l[e^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From {Leg}.]	   Having (such or so many) legs; -- used in composition; as, a	   long-legged man; a two-legged animal.	   [1913 Webster] Leggiadro
Leggiadro \Leg`gi*a"dro\ (l[asl]d`j[-e]*[aum]"dr[-o]), Leggiero
\Leg`gi*e"ro\ (l[asl]d`j[-e]*[asl]"r[-o]), a. & adv. [It.]	   (Mus.)	   Light or graceful; in a light, delicate, and brisk style.	   [1913 Webster] Legging
Legging \Leg"ging\ (l[e^]g"g[i^]ng), Leggin \Leg"gin\	   (l[e^]g"g[i^]n), n. [From {Leg}.]	   A cover for the leg, like a long gaiter.	   [1913 Webster]	Legging \Leg"ging\,	   a. & vb. n., from {Leg}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Leggy \Leg"gy\ (l[e^]g"g[y^]), a.	   1. having tall spindly stems; -- of plants. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: tall-growing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Having long legs. [WordNet sense 2] --Thackeray.	   Syn: long-legged, long-shanked.	        [1913 Webster]
Leghorn \Leg"horn\ (l[e^]g"h[^o]rn), n.	   A straw plaiting used for bonnets and hats, made from the	   straw of a particular kind of wheat, grown for the purpose in	   Tuscany, Italy; -- so called from Leghorn, the place of	   exportation.	   [1913 Webster]
Legibility \Leg`i*bil"i*ty\ (l[e^]j`[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality of being legible; legibleness. --Sir. D.	   Brewster.	   [1913 Webster]
Legible \Leg"i*ble\ (l[e^]j"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. legibilis, fr.	   legere to read: cf. OF. legible. See {Legend}.]	   1. Capable of being read or deciphered; distinct to the eye;	      plain; -- used of writing or printing; as, a fair, legible	      manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stone with moss and lichens so overspread,	            Nothing is legible but the name alone. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being discovered or understood by apparent	      marks or indications; as, the thoughts of men are often	      legible in their countenances.	      [1913 Webster]
Legibleness \Leg"i*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being legible.	   [1913 Webster]
Legibly \Leg"i*bly\, adv.	   In a legible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Legific \Le*gif"ic\ (l[-e]*j[i^]f"[i^]k), a. [L. lex, legis, law	   + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   Of or pertaining to making laws.	   [1913 Webster]	         Practically, in many cases, authority or legific	         competence has begun in bare power.      --J. Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Legion \Le"gion\ (l[=e]"j[u^]n), n. [OE. legioun, OF. legion, F.	   l['e]gion, fr. L. legio, fr. legere to gather, collect. See	   {Legend}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A body of foot soldiers and cavalry	      consisting of different numbers at different periods, --	      from about four thousand to about six thousand men, -- the	      cavalry being about one tenth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A military force; an army; military bands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A great number; a multitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where one sin has entered, legions will force their	            way through the same breach.          --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Taxonomy) A group of orders inferior to a class.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Legion of honor}, an order instituted by the French	      government in 1802, when Bonaparte was First Consul, as a	      reward for merit, both civil and military.	      [1913 Webster]
Legionary \Le"gion*a*ry\ (-[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. legionarius: cf.	   F. l['e]gionnaire.]	   Belonging to a legion; consisting of a legion or legions, or	   of an indefinitely great number; as, legionary soldiers; a	   legionary force. "The legionary body of error." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Legionary \Le"gion*a*ry\ (l[=e]"j[u^]n*[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Legionaries} (-r[i^]z).	   A member of a legion. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Legioned \Le"gioned\ (l[=e]"j[u^]nd), a.	   Formed into a legion or legions; legionary. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Legionry \Le"gion*ry\ (l[=e]"j[u^]n*r[y^]), n.	   A body of legions; legions, collectively. [R.] --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
Legislate \Leg"is*late\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Legislated} (-l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Legislating} (-l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [See {Legislator}.]	   To make or enact a law or laws.	   [1913 Webster]	         Solon, in legislating for the Athenians, had an idea of	         a more perfect constitution than he gave them. --Bp.	                                                  Watson (1805).	   [1913 Webster]
legislating \legislating\ n.	   the act of making or enacting laws; legislation[1].	   Syn: legislation, lawmaking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Legislation \Leg`is*la"tion\ (-l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   l['e]gislation, L. legis latio. See {Legislator}.]	   The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws;	   the laws enacted.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pythagoras joined legislation to his philosophy.	                                                  --Lyttelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Legislative \Leg"is*la*tive\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[asl]*t[i^]v), a.	   [Cf. F. l['e]gislatif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Making, or having the power to make, a law or laws;	      lawmaking; -- distinguished from {executive}; as, a	      legislative act; a legislative body.	      [1913 Webster]	            The supreme legislative power of England was lodged	            in the king and great council, or what was	            afterwards called the Parliament.     --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the making of laws; suitable to	      legislation; as, the transaction of legislative business;	      the legislative style.	      [1913 Webster]
Legislatively \Leg"is*la*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a legislative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Legislator \Leg"is*la`tor\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.	   legis lator, prop., a proposer of a law; lex, legis, law +	   lator a proposer, bearer, fr. latus, used as p. p. of ferre	   to bear: cf. F. l['e]gislateur. See {Legal}, and {Tolerate}.]	   A lawgiver; one who makes laws for a state or community; a	   member of a legislative body.	   [1913 Webster]	         The legislators in ancient and heroical times. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many of the legislators themselves had taken an oath of	         abjuration of his Majesty's person and family. --E.	                                                  Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Legislatorial \Leg`is*la*to"ri*al\ (-l[.a]*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a.	   Of or pertaining to a legislator or legislature.	   [1913 Webster]
Legislatorship \Leg"is*la`tor*ship\	   (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]`t[~e]r*sh[i^]p), n.	   The office of a legislator. --Halifax.	   [1913 Webster] Legislatress
Legislatress \Leg"is*la`tress\ (-tr[e^]s), Legislatrix
\Leg"is*la`trix\ (-tr[i^]ks), n.	   A woman who makes laws. --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Legislature \Leg"is*la`ture\ (l[e^]j"[i^]s*l[=a]`t[-u]r; 135),	   n. [Cf. F. l['e]gislature.]	   The body of persons in a state or kingdom invested with power	   to make and repeal laws; a legislative body.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without the concurrent consent of all three parts of	         the legislature, no law is, or can be, made. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The legislature of Great Britain consists of the Lords	         and Commons, with the king or queen, whose sanction is	         necessary to every bill before it becomes a law. The	         legislatures of most of the United States consist of	         two houses or branches; but the sanction or consent of	         the governor is required to give their acts the force	         of law, or a concurrence of two thirds of the two	         houses after he has refused his sanction and assigned	         his objections.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The legislatures of some of the more important states	         having constitutional government are as follows, the	         general name (or a translation of it) of the	         legislative body collectively being given under the	         heading legislature, or parliament: StateLegislature,	         or parliamentUpper House[colret]NameNumber of members	         -- how chosen or composed -- term of officeLower	         House[colret]NameNumber of members -- suffrage -- term	         of office	         -----------------------------------------------------------------	         ArgentinaNational CongressSenate30 -- 2 from each	         provincew and 2 from capital -- 9 yearsHouse of	         Deputies120 (1 to 33,000) -- Manhood -- 4 years	         AustriaReichsrath BelgiumThe Chambers BrazilNational	         Congress ChileNational Congress DenmarkRigsdag	         FranceNational Assembly German EmpireImperial	         legislature *Great BritainParliamentHouse of LordsAbout	         600House of CommonsAbout 670 -- 7 years, or until	         dissolution Greece HungaryOrz['a]g-gy["u]l['e]s	         ItalyParliament JapanImperial Diet MexicoCongress	         NetherlandsStates-General #NorwayStorthing	         PortugalCortes Geraes (general Assembly)	         PrussiaLandtagHerrenhausNo limit -- very various	         classes -- For different termsAbgeordnetenhaus433 --	         Indirect election, general suffrage[sect] -- 5 years,	         or until dissolution SpainCortes SwedenDiet	         SwitzerlandBundesversammlung United	         StatesCongressSenate92(1908) -- 6 yearsHouse of	         Representatives391 (1908) -- 2 years.	         ----------------------------------------------------------------	         *In the self-governing colonies of Great Britain the	         legislative body usually consists of two chambers, the	         names of the legislature and the chambers varying. Thus	         in Australia the Federal Parliament is composed of the	         Senate and the House of Commons, in New Zealand the	         General Assembly is composed of the Legislative Council	         and the House of Representatives, etc. #Members of the	         Storthing are chosen for three years by direct election	         by manhood suffrage, forty-one being elected from the	         towns and eighty-two from the rural districts. The	         Storthing on assembling divides into the Lagthing	         including one fourth and the Odelsthing including three	         fourths of the total membership of the Storthing. All	         new laws are laid first before the Odelsthing. If the	         two houses do not agree they vote in joint session, a	         majority of two thirds of those voting being necessary	         to a decision. [sect] While theoretically general, the	         suffrage is so classified as often practically to	         disfranchise those who are not property holders.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Legist \Le"gist\ (l[=e]"j[i^]st), n. [F. l['e]giste, LL.	   legista, fr. L. lex, legis, law. See {Legal}.]	   One skilled in the laws; a writer on law. --Milman. --J.	   Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitim \Le*git"im\ (l[-e]*j[i^]"[i^]m), n. [See {Legitimate},	   a.] (Scots Law)	   The portion of movable estate to which the children are	   entitled upon the death of the father.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimacy \Le*git"i*ma*cy\ (-[i^]*m[.a]*s[y^]), n. [See	   {Legitimate}, a.]	   The state, or quality, of being legitimate, or in conformity	   with law; hence, the condition of having been lawfully	   begotten, or born in wedlock.	   [1913 Webster]	         The doctrine of Divine Right, which has now come back	         to us, like a thief from transportation, under the	         alias of Legitimacy.                     --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimate \Le*git"i*mate\ (-m[asl]t), a. [LL. legitimatus, p.	   p. of legitimare to legitimate, fr. L. legitimus legitimate.	   See {Legal}.]	   1. Accordant with law or with established legal forms and	      requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government;	      legitimate rights; the legitimate succession to the	      throne; a legitimate proceeding of an officer; a	      legitimate heir.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfe`t, or	      spurious; as,$legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate	      inscriptions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as,	      legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a	      legitimate combination of colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate	            English classic.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a	      legitimate result; a legitimate inference.	      [1913 Webster]	Legitimate \Le*git"i*mate\ (-m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Legitimated} (-m[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legitimating}	   (-m[=a]`t[i^]ng).]	   To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the	   position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by	   legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.	   [1913 Webster]	         To enact a statute of that which he dares not seem to	         approve, even to legitimate vice.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimately \Le*git"i*mate*ly\ (-m[asl]t*l[y^]), adv.	   In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimateness \Le*git"i*mate*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being legitimate; lawfulness;	   genuineness.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimation \Le*git`i*ma"tion\ (-m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   l['e]gitimation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of making legitimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coining or legitimation of money. --East.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lawful birth. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Legitimatist \Le*git"i*ma*tist\	   (l[-e]*j[i^]t"[i^]*m[.a]*t[i^]st), n.	   See {Legitimist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimatize \Le*git"i*ma*tize\ (-t[imac]z), v. t.	   To legitimate.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimism \Le*git"i*mism\ (-m[i^]z'm), n.	   The principles or plans of legitimists.	   [1913 Webster]
Legitimist \Le*git"i*mist\ (-m[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   l['e]gitimiste.]	   1. One who supports legitimate authority; esp., one who	      believes in hereditary monarchy, as a divine right.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a supporter of the claims of the elder	      branch of the Bourbon dynasty to the crown of France.	      [1913 Webster]
Legitimize \Le*git"i*mize\ (l[-e]*j[i^]t"[i^]*m[imac]z), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Legitimized} (-m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Legitimizing}.]	   To legitimate.	   [1913 Webster]
Legless \Leg"less\ (l[e^]g"l[e^]s), a.	   Not having a leg.	   [1913 Webster]
Leg-of-mutton \Leg"-of-mut"ton\, a.	   Having the general shape or outline of a leg of mutton; as, a	   leg-of-mutton, or shoulder-of-mutton, sail.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lego-literary \Le"go-lit"er*a*ry\	   (l[=e]"g[-o]-l[i^]t"[~e]r*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [See {Legal}, and	   {Literary}.]	   Pertaining to the literature of law.	   [1913 Webster]
leg-pull \leg-pull\ n.	   An attempt to make somebody believe something that is not	   true, done as a joke.	   Syn: leg-pulling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
leg-pulling \leg-pulling\ n.	   The act of attempting to make somebody believe something that	   is not true, done as a joke.	   Syn: leg-pull.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leguleian \Le`gu*le"ian\ (l[=e]`g[-u]*l[=e]"yan), a. [L.	   leguleius pettifogger, fr. lex, legis, law.]	   Lawyerlike; legal. [R.] "Leguleian barbarism." --De Quincey.	   -- n. A lawyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Legume \Leg"ume\ (l[e^]g"[-u]m or l[-e]*g[=u]m"), n. [F.	   l['e]gume, L. legumen, fr. legere to gather. So called	   because they may be gathered without cutting. See {Legend}.]	   1. (Bot.) A pod dehiscent into two pieces or valves, and	      having the seed attached at one suture, as that of the	      pea.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the latter circumstance, it differs from a siliqua,	         in which the seeds are attached to both sutures. In	         popular use, a legume is called a pod, or cod; as, pea	         pod, or peas cod.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The fruit of leguminous plants, as peas, beans,	      lupines; pulse.	      [1913 Webster]
Legumen \Le*gu"men\ (l[-e]*g[=u]"m[e^]n), n.; pl. L. {Legumina}	   (-m[i^]*n[.a]), E. {Legumens} (-m[e^]nz). [L.]	   Same as {Legume}.	   [1913 Webster]
Legumin \Le*gu"min\ (-m[i^]n), n. [Cf. F. l['e]gumine.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   An albuminous substance resembling casein, found as a	   characteristic ingredient of the seeds of leguminous and	   grain-bearing plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Leguminous \Le*gu"mi*nous\ (-m[i^]*n[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.	   l['e]gumineux.]	   1. Pertaining to pulse; consisting of pulse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Belonging to, or resembling, a very large natural	      order of plants ({Leguminos[ae]}), which bear legumes,	      including peas, beans, clover, locust trees, acacias, and	      mimosas.	      [1913 Webster]
Leiger \Lei"ger\ (l[=e]"j[~e]r), n. [See {Leger}, and {Ledger}.]	   See {Leger}, n., 2. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Leiopelma \Leiopelma\ n.	   The type and sole genus of the family {Leiopelmatidae}. [Also	   spelled {{Liopelma}}.]	   Syn: genus {Leiopelma}, Liopelma, genus {Liopelma}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leiopelmatidae \Leiopelmatidae\ n.	   A natural family of primitive New Zealand frogs. [Also	   spelled {{Liopelmidae}}.]	   Syn: family {Leiopelmatidae}, Liopelmidae, family	        {Liopelmidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leiophyllum \Leiophyllum\ n.	   A genus having only one species, the sand myrtle.	   Syn: genus {Leiophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leiotrichan \Lei*ot"ri*chan\ (l[-i]*[o^]t"r[i^]*kan), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Leiotrichi. -- n. One of the	   Leiotrichi.	   [1913 Webster]
Leiotrichi \Lei*ot"ri*chi\ (-k[imac]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   lei^os smooth + qri`x, tricho`s, hair.] (Anthropol.)	   The division of mankind which embraces the smooth-haired	   races.	   [1913 Webster]
Leiotrichous \Lei*ot"ri*chous\ (-k[u^]s), a. [See {Leiotrichi}.]	   (Anthropol.)	   Having smooth, or nearly smooth, hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Leipoa \Lei*po"a\ (l[-i]*p[=o]"[.a]), n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Australian gallinaceous birds including but a	   single species ({Leipoa ocellata}), about the size of a	   turkey. Its color is variegated, brown, black, white, and	   gray. Called also {native pheasant}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It makes large mounds of sand and vegetable material,	         in which its eggs are laid to be hatched by the heat of	         the decomposing mass.	         [1913 Webster]
Leipothymic \Lei`po*thym"ic\ (l[imac]`p[-o]*th[i^]m"[i^]k), a.	   See {Lipothymic}.	   [1913 Webster] Leister
Leister \Leis"ter\, Lister \Lis"ter\(l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n.	   A spear armed with three or more prongs, for striking fish.	   [Scotland]	   [1913 Webster]
Leisurable \Lei"sur*a*ble\ (l[=e]"zh[-u]r*[.a]*b'l; 135), a.	   [See {Leisure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Leisurely. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vacant of employment; not occupied; idle; leisure; as	      leisurable hours. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Leisurably \Lei"sur*a*bly\, adv.	   At leisure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leisure \Lei"sure\ (l[=e]"zh[-u]r; 135), n. [OE. leisere,	   leiser, OF. leisir, F. loisir, orig., permission, fr. L.	   licere to be permitted. See {License}.]	   1. Freedom from occupation or business; vacant time; time	      free from employment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The desire of leisure is much more natural than of	            business and care.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Time at one's command, free from engagement; convenient	      opportunity; hence, convenience; ease.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sighed, and had no leisure more to say. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At leisure}.	      (a) Free from occupation; not busy.	      (b) In a leisurely manner; at a convenient time.	          [1913 Webster]	Leisure \Lei"sure\, a.	   Unemployed; as, leisure hours.	   [1913 Webster]
Leisured \Lei"sured\ (l[=e]"zh[-u]rd), a.	   Having leisure. "The leisured classes." --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Leisurely \Lei"sure*ly\ (l[=e]"zh[-u]r*l[y^]), a.	   Characterized by leisure; taking abundant time; not hurried;	   as, a leisurely manner; a leisurely walk.	   [1913 Webster]	Leisurely \Lei"sure*ly\, adv.	   In a leisurely manner. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Leitmotif
Leitmotif \Leit"mo*tif"\, Leitmotiv
\Leit"mo*tiv"\(l[imac]t"m[-o]*t[-e]f"), n. [G., leading motive.]	   1. (Mus.) a guiding theme; in Wagnerian opera, a marked	      melodic phrase or short musical passage which always	      accompanies the reappearance of a certain person,	      situation, abstract idea, or allusion in the course of the	      play; a sort of musical label. Also called {Leading	      motive}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. a recurring theme in the activities of a person or group.	      [PJC]
Leitneria \Leitneria\ prop. n.	   A genus of trees or shrubs coextensive with the family	   {Leitneriaceae}, and including the corkwood ({Leitneria	   floridana}).	   Syn: family {Leitneriaceae}, corkwood family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leitneriaceae \Leitneriaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of trees coextensive with the genus	   {Leitneria}; commonly isolated in a distinct order.	   Syn: family Leitneriaceae, corkwood family.	        [WordNet 1.5] LEM
LEM \LEM\, LEM \L.E.M.\n. [acronym from Lunar Excursion Module.]	   (Astronautics)	   A {lunar excursion module}, a spacecraft designed to	   transport people from a command module in orbit around the	   moon to the surface of the moon and back again.	   Syn: lunar excursion module, lunar module.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lemaireocereus \Lemaireocereus\ n.	   A genus of tropical American cacti, usually tall and	   branching with stout spines and funnel-shaped flowers and	   globular or ovoid often edible fruit.	   Syn: genus {Lemaireocereus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leman \Le"man\ (l[=e]"man or l[e^]m"an; 277), n. [OE. lemman,	   lefman; AS. le['o]f dear + mann man. See {Lief}, and {Man}.]	   A sweetheart, of either sex; a gallant, or a mistress; --	   usually in a bad sense. [Archaic] --Chaucer. --Spenser.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
lemanderin \lemanderin\ n.	   A fruit tree ({Citrus limonia}) which is a hybrid between the	   mandarin orange and the lemon, having a very acid fruit with	   an orange peel; also, the fruit of this tree, the {rangpur}.	   Syn: rangpur, rangpur lime, {Citrus limonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Leme \Leme\ (l[=e]m), n. [OE. leem, leme, leam, AS. le['o]ma	   light, brightness; akin to E. light, n. [root]122.]	   A ray or glimmer of light; a gleam. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Leme \Leme\, v. i.	   To shine. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemma \Lem"ma\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Lemmata}	   (-m[.a]*t[.a]), E. {Lemmas} (-m[.a]z). [L. lemma, Gr. lh^mma	   anything received, an assumption or premise taken for	   granted, fr. lamba`nein to take, assume. Cf. {Syllable}.]	   1. (Math., Logic) A preliminary or auxiliary proposition	      demonstrated or accepted for immediate use in the	      demonstration of some other proposition, as in mathematics	      or logic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word that is included in a glossary or list of	      headwords; a headword.	      [PJC]
lemmatization \lem`ma*tiz*a"tion\	   (l[e^]m`m[.a]*t[i^]z*[=a]"sh[u^]n), v. t.	   The act or process of lemmatizing; conversion into a	   lemma[2].	   [PJC]	   Note: Lemmatization of search words in a computerized	         Information Retrieval System may allow more effective	         retrieval of documents of interest to the searcher.	         [PJC]
lemmatize \lem"ma*tize\ (l[e^]m"m[.a]*t[imac]z`), v. t.	   To convert into a lemma[2]; to normalize the form of (a word)	   to that form used as the headword in a dictionary, glossary,	   or index; as, "ride" is the lemmatized form for "riding" and	   "ridden".	   [PJC]
Lemman \Lem"man\ (l[e^]m"man), n.	   A leman. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemming \Lem"ming\ (l[e^]m"m[i^]ng), n. [Nor. lemming, lemende;	   cf. Sw. lemel, Lapp. lummik.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small arctic rodents of the	   genera {Myodes} and {Cuniculus}, resembling the meadow mice	   in form. They are found in both hemispheres.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common Northern European lemming ({Myodes lemmus})	         is remarkable for making occasional devastating	         migrations in enormous numbers from the mountains into	         the lowlands.	         [1913 Webster]
Lemna \Lemna\ n.	   A genus of minute acquatic herbs floating on or below the	   water surface of still water consisting of a leaflike frond	   or plant body and single root.	   Syn: genus {Lemna}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lemnaceae \Lemnaceae\ n.	   A natural family of small free-floating thalloid plants.	   Syn: family {Lemnaceae}, duckweed family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lemnian \Lem"ni*an\ (l[e^]m"n[i^]*an), a. [L. Lemnius, fr.	   Lemnus, Gr. Lh^mnos.]	   Of or pertaining to the isle of Lemnos.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lemnian bole}, {Lemnian earth}, an aluminous earth of a	      grayish yellow color; sphragide; -- formerly sold as	      medicine, having astringent properties.	   {Lemnian reddle}, a reddle of firm consistence and deep red	      color; -- used by artificers in coloring.	      [1913 Webster] Lemniscata
Lemniscata \Lem`nis*ca"ta\ (l[e^]m`n[i^]s*k[=a]"t[.a]),
Lemniscate \Lem*nis"cate\ (l[e^]m*n[i^]s"k[asl]t), n. [L.	   lemniscatus adorned with ribbons, fr. lemniscus a ribbon	   hanging down, Gr. lhmni`skos.] (Geom.)	   A curve in the form of the figure 8, with both parts	   symmetrical, generated by the point in which a tangent to an	   equilateral hyperbola meets the perpendicular on it drawn	   from the center.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemniscus \Lem*nis"cus\ (l[e^]m*n[i^]s"k[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Lemnisci} (-s[imac]) n.[L. See {Lemniscata}.] (Zool.)	   One of two oval bodies hanging from the interior walls of the	   body in the Acanthocephala.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemon \Lem"on\ (l[e^]m"[u^]n), n. [F. limon, Per. l[imac]m[=u]n;	   cf. Ar. laim[=u]n, Sp. limon, It. limone. Cf. {Lime} a	   fruit.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) An oval or roundish fruit resembling the orange,	      and containing a pulp usually intensely acid. It is	      produced by a tropical tree of the genus {Citrus}, the	      common fruit known in commerce being that of the species	      {Citrus Limonum} or {Citrus Medica} (var. Limonum). There	      are many varieties of the fruit, some of which are sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tree which bears lemons; the lemon tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lemon grass} (Bot.), a fragrant East Indian grass	      ({Andropogon Sh[oe]nanthus}, and perhaps other allied	      species), which yields the grass oil used in perfumery.	   {Lemon sole} (Zool.), a yellow European sole ({Solea	      aurantiaca}).	   {Salts of lemon} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,	      inappropriately named, as it consists of an acid potassium	      oxalate and contains no citric acid, which is the	      characteristic acid of lemon; -- called also {salts of	      sorrel}. It is used in removing ink stains. See {Oxalic	      acid}, under {Oxalic}. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lemonade \Lem`on*ade"\ (l[e^]m`[u^]n*[=a]d"), n. [F. limonade;	   cf. Sp. limonada, It. limonata. See {Lemon}.]	   A beverage consisting of lemon juice mixed with water and	   sweetened. "If you have lemons, make lemonade"	   [1913 Webster]
lemonwood \lemonwood\ n.	   1. hard tough elastic wood of the lemonwood tree; used for	      making bows and fishing rods.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A South African evergreen having hard tough wood.	   Syn: lemonwood tree, {Psychotria capensis} .	        [WordNet 1.5]
lemony \lemony\ adj.	   1. tasting like lemons.	   Syn: sourish, tangy, tart.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lemur \Le"mur\ (l[=e]"m[u^]r), n. [L., a ghost, specter. So	   called on account of its habit of going abroad by night.]	   (Zool.)	   One of a family ({Lemurid[ae]}) of nocturnal mammals allied	   to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and	   foxlike muzzle, and large eyes. They feed upon birds,	   insects, and fruit, and are mostly natives of Madagascar and	   the neighboring islands, one genus ({Galago}) occurring in	   Africa. The slow lemur or {kukang} of the East Indies is	   {Nycticebus tardigradus}. See {Galago}, {Indris}, and	   {Colugo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemures \Lem"u*res\ (l[e^]m"[-u]*r[=e]z; E. l[=e]"m[=u]rz), n.	   pl. [L. See {Lemur}.]	   Spirits or ghosts of the departed; specters.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lars and Lemures moan with midnight plaint.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemuria \Le*mu"ri*a\ (l[-e]*m[=u]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [So named from	   the supposition that it was the original home of the lemurs.]	   A hypothetical land, or continent, supposed by some to have	   existed formerly in the Indian Ocean, of which Madagascar is	   a remnant. --Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemurid \Lem"u*rid\ (l[e^]m"[-u]*r[i^]d), a. & n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Lemuroid}.	   [1913 Webster] Lemuridous
Lemuridous \Le*mu"ri*dous\ (l[-e]*m[=u]"r[i^]*d[u^]s), Lemurine
\Lem"u*rine\ (l[e^]m"[-u]*r[i^]n or -r[imac]n), a. (Zool.)	   Lemuroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemuroid \Lem"u*roid\ (l[e^]m"[-u]*roid), a. [Lemur + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the lemurs or the {Lemuroidea}. -- n.	   One of the Lemuroidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Lemuroidea \Lem`u*roi"de*a\ (l[e^]m`[-u]*roi"d[-e]*[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL. See {Lemur}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of primates, including the lemurs, the aye-aye,	   and allied species. [Written also {Lemuroida}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lena \Le"na\ (l[=e]"n[.a]), n. [L.]	   A procuress. --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenard rays \Le*nard" rays\n. (Physics.)	   Rays emanating from the outer surface of a plate composed of	   any material permeable by cathode rays, as aluminium, which	   forms a portion of a wall of a vacuum tube, or which is	   mounted within the tube and exposed to radiation from the	   cathode. Lenard rays are similar in all their known	   properties to cathode rays. So called from the German	   physicist Philipp Lenard (b. 1862), who first described them.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Lenard tube \Lenard tube\ (Elec.)	   A tube for producing Lenard rays.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lend \Lend\ (l[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lent} (l[e^]nt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lending}.] [OE. lenen, AS. l[=ae]nan, fr.	   l[=ae]n loan; akin to G. lehnen to lend. See {Loan}.]	   1. To allow the custody and use of, on condition of the	      return of the same; to grant the temporary use of; as, to	      lend a book; -- opposed to {borrow}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me that ring.	            I'll lend it thee, my dear, but have no power	            To give it from me.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allow the possession and use of, on condition of the	      return of an equivalent in kind; as, to lend money or some	      article of food.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not give him thy money upon usury, nor	            lend him thy victuals for increase.   --Levit. xxv.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To afford; to grant or furnish in general; as, to lend	      assistance; to lend one's name or influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cato, lend me for a while thy patience. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mountain lines and distant horizons lend space and	            largeness to his compositions.        --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To let for hire or compensation; as, to lend a horse or	      gig.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use of the word is rare in the United States,	         except with reference to money.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To lend a hand}, to give assistance; to help. [Colloq.]	   {To lend one's ears} or {To lend an ear}, to give attention.	      [1913 Webster]
Lendable \Lend"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be lent. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lender \Lend"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who lends.	   [1913 Webster]	         The borrower is servant to the lender.   --Prov. xxii.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]
Lendes \Lend"es\ (l[e^]nd"[e^]z), n. pl.	   See {Lends}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lending \Lend"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who lends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is lent or furnished.	      [1913 Webster]
lend-lease \lend-lease\ n.	   the temporary transfer of goods and services to an ally to	   aid in a common cause; as, lend-lease during World War II was	   extremely generous.	   Syn: lease-lend.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lends \Lends\ (l[e^]ndz), n. pl. [AS. lend, lenden; akin to D. &	   G. lende, OHG. lenti, Icel. lend, and perh to E. loin.]	   Loins. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Lene \Lene\ (l[=e]n), v. t. [See {Lend}.]	   To lend; to grant; to permit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lene \Le"ne\ (l[=e]"n[-e]), a. [L. lenis smooth.] (Phonetics)	   (a) Smooth; as, the lene breathing.	   (b) Applied to certain mute consonants, as p, k, and t (or	       Gr. [pi], [kappa], [tau]). --W. E. Jelf.	       [1913 Webster]	Lene \Le"ne\, n. (Phonetics)	   (a) The smooth breathing (spiritus lenis).	   (b) Any one of the lene consonants, as p, k, or t (or Gr.	       [pi], [kappa], [tau]). --W. E. Jelf.	       [1913 Webster] Lenger
Lenger \Leng"er\ (l[e^]ng"[~e]r), Lengest \Leng"est\, a.	   Longer; longest; -- obsolete compar. and superl. of long.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Length \Length\ (l[e^]ngth), n. [OE. lengthe, AS. leng[eth], fr.	   lang, long, long; akin to D. lengte, Dan. l[ae]ngde, Sw.	   l[aum]ngd, Icel. lengd. See {Long}, a. ]	   1. The longest, or longer, dimension of any object, in	      distinction from {breadth} or {width}; extent of anything	      from end to end; the longest line which can be drawn	      through a body, parallel to its sides; as, the length of a	      church, or of a ship; the length of a rope or line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portion of space or of time considered as measured by	      its length; -- often in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Large lengths of seas and shores.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The future but a length behind the past. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The quality or state of being long, in space or time;	      extent; duration; as, some sea birds are remarkable for	      the length of their wings; he was tired by the length of	      the sermon, and the length of his walk.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A single piece or subdivision of a series, or of a number	      of long pieces which may be connected together; as, a	      length of pipe; a length of fence.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Detail or amplification; unfolding; continuance as, to	      pursue a subject to a great length.	      [1913 Webster]	            May Heaven, great monarch, still augment your bliss	            With length of days, and every day like this.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Distance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He had marched to the length of Exeter. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At length}.	      (a) At or in the full extent; without abbreviation; as,	          let the name be inserted at length.	      (b) At the end or conclusion; after a long period. See	          Syn. of At last, under {Last}.	   {At arm's length}. See under {Arm}.	      [1913 Webster]	Length \Length\, v. t.	   To lengthen. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lengthen \Length"en\ (-'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lengthened}	   (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lengthening} (-'n*[i^]ng).]	   To extent in length; to make longer in extent or duration;	   as, to lengthen a line or a road; to lengthen life; --	   sometimes followed by out.	   [1913 Webster]	         What if I please to lengthen out his date. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Lengthen \Length"en\, v. i.	   To become longer. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Lengthful \Length"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.	   Long. [Obs.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lengthily \Length"i*ly\ (-[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a lengthy manner; at great length or extent.	   [1913 Webster]
Lengthiness \Length"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being lengthy; prolixity.	   [1913 Webster] Lengthways
Lengthways \Length"ways`\ (-w[=a]z`), Lengthwise \Length"wise`\	   (-w[imac]z`), adv.	   In the direction of the length; running or extending in the	   direction of the length of a thing; in a longitudinal	   direction. Contrasted with {crosswise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lengthy \Length"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Lengthier}	   (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Lengthiest}.]	   Having length; rather long or too long; prolix; not brief; --	   said chiefly of discourses, writings, and the like. "Lengthy	   periods." --Washington. "Some lengthy additions." --Byron.	   "These would be details too lengthy." --Jefferson. "To cut	   short lengthy explanations." --Trench.	   [1913 Webster] Lenience
Lenience \Le"ni*ence\ (l[=e]"n[i^]*ens or l[=e]n"yens; 106),
Leniency \Le"ni*en*cy\ (l[=e]"n[i^]*en*s[y^] or	   l[=e]n"yen*s[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being lenient; lenity; clemency.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenient \Le"ni*ent\ (l[=e]"n[i^]*ent or l[=e]n"yent), a. [L.	   leniens, -entis, p. pr. of lenire to soften, fr. lenis soft,	   mild. Cf. {Lithe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Relaxing; emollient; softening; assuasive; -- sometimes	      followed by of. "Lenient of grief." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            O?? relax the fibers, are lenient, balsamic.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time, that on all things lays his lenient hand.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mild; clement; merciful; not rigorous or severe; as, a	      lenient disposition; a lenient judge or sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	Lenient \Le"ni*ent\, n. (Med.)	   A lenitive; an emollient.	   [1913 Webster]
Leniently \Le"ni*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a lenient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenify \Len"i*fy\ (l[e^]n"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [L. lenis soft,	   mild + -fy: cf. F. l['e]nifier.]	   To assuage; to soften; to mitigate; to alleviate. --Bacon.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Leniment \Len"i*ment\ (-ment), n. [L. lenimentum: cf. OF.	   leniment. See {Lenient}.]	   An assuasive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leningrad \Leningrad\ prop. n.	   A city in the European part of Soviet Russia; the former	   capital of Russia. The name was formerly {St. Petersburg} and	   {Petrograd}, and was changed back to {Saint Petersburg}	   (Sankt Peterburg in Russian) in 1992.	   Syn: St. Petersburg, Peterburg, Petrograd, Saint Petersburg.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Leninism \Leninism\ prop. n.	   a form of communism based on the writings of Marx and Lenin;	   called also {Marxism-Leninism}.	   Syn: bolshevism, collectivism, Marxism-Leninism, Marxism,	        Sovietism, sovietism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lenitive \Len"i*tive\ (-t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. l['e]nitif. See	   {Lenient}.]	   Having the quality of softening or mitigating, as pain or	   acrimony; assuasive; emollient.	   [1913 Webster]	Lenitive \Len"i*tive\, n. [Cf. F. l['e]nitif.]	   1. (Med.)	      (a) A medicine or application that has the quality of	          easing pain or protecting from the action of	          irritants.	      (b) A mild purgative; a laxative.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which softens or mitigates; that which tends to allay	      passion, excitement, or pain; a palliative.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is one sweet lenitive at least for evils,	            which Nature holds out; so I took it kindly at her	            hands, and fell asleep.               --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]
Lenitiveness \Len"i*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being lenitive.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenitude \Len"i*tude\ (-t[=u]d), n. [L. lenitudo.]	   The quality or habit of being lenient; lenity. [Obs.]	   --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenity \Len"i*ty\ (-t[y^]), n. [L. lenitas, fr. lenis soft,	   mild: cf. OF. lenit['e]. See {Lenient}.]	   The state or quality of being lenient; mildness of temper or	   disposition; gentleness of treatment; softness; tenderness;	   clemency; -- opposed to {severity} and {rigor}.	   [1913 Webster]	         His exceeding lenity disposes us to be somewhat too	         severe.                                  --Macaulay.	   Syn: Gentleness; kindness; tenderness; softness; humanity;	        clemency; mercy.	        [1913 Webster]
Lenni-Lenape \Len`ni-Len*a"pe\	   (l[e^]n`n[i^]-l[e^]n*[aum]"p[asl]), n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A general name for a group of Algonquin tribes which formerly	   occupied the coast region of North America from Connecticut	   to Virginia. They included the Mohicans, Delawares, Shawnees,	   and several other tribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Leno \Le"no\ (l[=e]"n[-o]), n. [Cf. It. leno weak, flexible.]	   A light open cotton fabric used for window curtains.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenocinant \Le*noc"i*nant\ (l[-e]*n[o^]s"[i^]*nant), a. [L.	   lenocinans, p. pr. of lenocinari to pander, cajole; akin to	   leno pimp.]	   Given to lewdness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lens \Lens\ (l[e^]nz), n.; pl. {Lenses} (-[e^]z). [L. lens a	   lentil. So named from the resemblance in shape of a double	   convex lens to the seed of a lentil. Cf. {Lentil}.] (Opt.)	   A piece of glass, or other transparent substance, ground with	   two opposite regular surfaces, either both curved, or one	   curved and the other plane, and commonly used, either singly	   or combined, in optical instruments, for changing the	   direction of rays of light, and thus magnifying objects, or	   otherwise modifying vision. In practice, the curved surfaces	   are usually spherical, though rarely cylindrical, or of some	   other figure.	   [1913 Webster] Lenses	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of spherical lenses, there are six varieties, as shown	         in section in the figures herewith given: viz., a	         plano-concave; b double-concave; c plano-convex; d	         double-convex; e converging concavo-convex, or	         converging meniscus; f diverging concavo-convex, or	         diverging meniscus.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Crossed lens} (Opt.), a double-convex lens with one radius	      equal to six times the other.	   {Crystalline lens}. (Anat.) See {Eye}.	   {Fresnel lens} (Opt.), a compound lens formed by placing	      around a central convex lens rings of glass so curved as	      to have the same focus; used, especially in lighthouses,	      for concentrating light in a particular direction; -- so	      called from the inventor.	   {Multiplying lens} or {Multiplying glass} (Opt.), a lens one	      side of which is plane and the other convex, but made up	      of a number of plane faces inclined to one another, each	      of which presents a separate image of the object viewed	      through it, so that the object is, as it were, multiplied.	      	   {Polyzonal lens}. See {Polyzonal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lent \Lent\ (l[e^]nt),	   imp. & p. p. of {Lend}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lent \Lent\, n. [OE. lente, lenten, leynte, AS. lengten,	   lencten, spring, lent, akin to D. lente, OHG. lenzin, langiz,	   G. lenz, and perh. fr. AS. lang long, E. long, because at	   this season of the year the days lengthen.] (Eccl.)	   A fast of forty days, beginning with Ash Wednesday and	   continuing till Easter, observed by some Christian churches	   as commemorative of the fast of our Savior.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lent lily} (Bot.), the daffodil; -- so named from its	      blossoming in spring.	      [1913 Webster]	Lent \Lent\, a. [L. lentus; akin to lenis soft, mild: cf. F.	   lent. See {Lenient}.]	   1. Slow; mild; gentle; as, lenter heats. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) See {Lento}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lentamente \Len`ta*men"te\ (l[asl]n`t[.a]*m[asl]n"t[asl]; E.	   l[e^]n`t[.a]*m[e^]n"t[-e]), adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Slowly; in slow time.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentando \Len*tan"do\ (l[asl]n*t[aum]n"d[-o]; E.	   l[e^]n*t[a^]n"d[-o]), a. [It., p. pr. of lentare to make	   slow. See {Lent}, a.] (Mus.)	   Slackening; retarding. Same as {Rallentando}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenten \Lent"en\ (l[e^]nt"'n), n.	   Lent. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Lenten \Lent"en\, a. [From OE. lenten lent. See {Lent}, n. ]	   1. Of or pertaining to the fast called Lent; used in, or	      suitable to, Lent; as, the Lenten season.	      [1913 Webster]	            She quenched her fury at the flood,	            And with a Lenten salad cooled her blood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spare; meager; plain; somber; unostentatious; not abundant	      or showy. "Lenten entertainment." " Lenten answer."	      --Shak. " Lenten suit." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lenten color}, black or violet. --F. G. Lee.	      [1913 Webster]
Lententide \Lent"en*tide`\ (-t[imac]d`), n.	   The season of Lenten or Lent.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenticel \Len"ti*cel\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]*s[e^]l), 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, from which the underlying tissues may	       protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more	       commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or	       earth.	   (b) A small, lens-shaped gland on the under side of some	       leaves.	       [1913 Webster]
Lenticellate \Len`ti*cel"late\ (l[e^]n`t[i^]*s[e^]l"l[asl]t), a.	   (Bot.)	   Producing lenticels; dotted with lenticels.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenticelle \Len`ti*celle"\ (l[e^]n`t[i^]*s[e^]l"), n. [F.]	   (Bot.)	   Lenticel.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenticula \Len*tic"u*la\ (l[e^]n*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. E.	   {Lenticulas} (-l[.a]z), L. {Lenticul[ae]} (-l[=e]). [L. See	   {Lenticel}.]	   1. (Med.) A kind of eruption upon the skin; lentigo; freckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) A lens of small size.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A lenticel.	      [1913 Webster]
Lenticular \Len*tic"u*lar\ (-l[~e]r), a. [L. lenticularis: cf.	   F. lenticulaire. See {Lenticel}.]	   Resembling a lentil in size or form; having the form of a	   double-convex lens.	   [1913 Webster]
Lenticularly \Len*tic"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a lens; with a curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentiform \Len"ti*form\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. lens,	   lentis, lentil + -form: cf. F. lentiforme.]	   Lenticular.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentiginose \Len*tig"i*nose`\ (l[e^]n*t[i^]j"[i^]*n[=o]s`), a.	   [See {Lentiginous}.] (Bot.)	   Bearing numerous dots resembling freckles.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentiginous \Len*tig"i*nous\ (-n[u^]s), a. [L. lentiginosus. See	   {Lentigo}.]	   Of or pertaining to lentigo; freckly; scurfy; furfuraceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentigo \Len*ti"go\ (l[e^]n*t[imac]"g[-o]), n. [L., fr. lens,	   lentis, lentil.] (Med.)	   A freckly eruption on the skin; freckles.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentil \Len"til\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]l), n. [F. lentille, fr. L.	   lenticula, dim. of lens, lentis, lentil. Cf. {Lens}.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant of the genus {Ervum} ({Ervum Lens}), of	   small size, common in the fields in Europe. Also, its seed,	   which is used for food on the continent.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The lentil of the Scriptures probably included several	         other vetchlike plants.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lentil shell} (Zool.), a small bivalve shell of the genus	      {Ervillia}, family {Tellinid[ae]}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lentinus \Lentinus\ n.	   The most important genus of mushrooms in the Far East.	   Syn: genus {Lentinus}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Lentiscus
Lentiscus \Len*tis"cus\ (l[e^]n*t[i^]s"k[u^]s), Lentisk
\Len"tisk\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]sk), n. [L. lentiscus, lentiscum: cf. F.	   lentisque.] (Bot.)	   A tree; the mastic. See {Mastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
lentissimo \lentissimo\ a. & adv. (Music)	   very slow; very slowly; -- of music tempo.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lentitude \Len"ti*tude\ (l[e^]n"t[i^]*t[=u]d), n. [L. lentitudo,	   fr. lentus slow: cf. OF. lentitude. See {Lent}, a.]	   Slowness; sluggishness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lento \Len"to\ (l[asl]n"t[-o]; E. l[e^]n"t[-o]), a. & adv. [It.]	   (Mus.)	   Slow; in slow time; slowly; -- rarely written {lente}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentoid \Len"toid\ (l[e^]n"toid), a. [Lens + -oid.]	   Having the form of a lens; lens-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Lentor \Len"tor\ (-t[o^]r), n. [L., fr. lentus pliant, tough,	   slow. See {Lent}, a.]	   1. Tenacity; viscidity, as of fluids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slowness; delay; sluggishness. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Lentous \Len"tous\ (-t[u^]s), a. [L. lentus. See {Lentor}.]	   Viscid; viscous; tenacious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spawn of a lentous and transparent body. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster] L'envoi
L'envoi \L'en`voi"\, or L'envoy \L'en`voy"\ (l[aum]n`vw[aum]"),	   n. [F. le the + envoi a sending. See {Envoy}.]	   1. One or more detached verses at the end of a literary	      composition, serving to convey the moral, or to address	      the poem to a particular person; -- orig. employed in old	      French poetry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A conclusion; a result. --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Leo \Le"o\ (l[=e]"[=o]), n. [L. See {Lion}.] (Astron.)	   1. The Lion, the fifth sign of the zodiac, marked thus	      [[Leo]] in almanacs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A northern constellation east of Cancer, containing the	      bright star Regulus at the end of the handle of the	      Sickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Leo Minor}, a small constellation between Leo and the Great	      Bear.	      [1913 Webster]
Leod \Le"od\ (l[=e]"[o^]d), n. [AS. le['o]d people, nation, man,	   chief; akin to OS. liud, OHG. liut, pl. liuti, G. leute, pl.,	   fr. AS. le['o]dan to grow, akin to Goth. liudan, OS. liodan,	   OHG. liotan to grow; cf. Skr. ruh. [root]123.]	   People; a nation; a man. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. Bp. Gibson.	   [1913 Webster]
Leon \Le"on\ (l[=e]"[o^]n), n.	   A lion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Leonced \Le"onced\ (l[=e]"[o^]nst), a. (Her.)	   See {Lionced}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leonese \Le`o*nese"\ (l[=e]`[-o]*n[=e]z" or -n[=e]s"), a.	   Of or pertaining to Leon, in Spain. -- n. sing. & pl. A	   native or natives of Leon.	   [1913 Webster]
Leonid \Le"o*nid\ (l[=e]"[-o]*n[i^]d), n. [From {Leo}: cf. F.	   l['e]onides, pl.] (Astron.)	   One of the shooting stars which constitute the star shower	   that recurs near the fourteenth of November at intervals of	   about thirty-three years; -- so called because these shooting	   stars appear on the heavens to move in lines directed from	   the constellation Leo.	   [1913 Webster]
Leonine \Le"o*nine\ (l[=e]"[-o]*n[imac]n), a. [L. leoninus, fr.	   leo, leonis, lion: cf. F. l['e]onin. See {Lion}.]	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the lion; as, a leonine	   look; leonine rapacity. -- {Le"o*nine*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leonine verse}, a kind of verse, in which the end of the	      line rhymes with the middle; -- so named from Leo, or	      Leoninus, a Benedictine and canon of Paris in the twelfth	      century, who wrote largely in this measure, though he was	      not the inventor. The following line is an example:	      [1913 Webster]	            Gloria factorum temere conceditur horum.	      [1913 Webster]
Leonotis \Leonotis\ n.	   A small genus of tropical herbs and subshrubs of S Africa.	   Syn: genus {Leonotis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leontocebus \Leontocebus\ prop. n.	   A genus of marmosets including some of the tamarins. Called	   also {{Leontopithecus}} and {{Leontideus}}.	   Syn: genus {Leontocebus}, genus {Leontideus}, genus	        {Leontopithecus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leontopodium \Leontopodium\ n.	   A genus of plants including the edelweiss ({Leontopodium	   alpinum}).	   Syn: genus {Leontopodium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leontodon \Le*on"to*don\ (l[-e]*[o^]n"t[-o]*d[o^]n), n. [Gr.	   le`wn, le`ontos, lion + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth. Cf.	   {Lion's-tooth}, {Dandelion}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of liguliflorous composite plants, including the fall	   dandelion ({Leontodon autumnale}), and formerly the true	   dandelion; -- called also {lion's tooth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leonurus \Leonurus\ n.	   A genus of stout Old World herbs having cut-lobed leaves and	   flowers in whorls.	   Syn: genus {Leonurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leopard \Leop"ard\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd), n. [OE. leopart, leparde,	   lebarde, libbard, OF. leopard, liepart, F. l['e]opard, L.	   leopardus, fr. Gr. leo`pardos; le`wn lion + pa`rdos pard. See	   {Lion}, and {Pard}.] (Zool.)	   A large, savage, carnivorous mammal ({Felis leopardus}). It	   is of a yellow or fawn color, with rings or roselike clusters	   of black spots along the back and sides. It is found in	   Southern Asia and Africa. By some the panther ({Felis	   pardus}) is regarded as a variety of leopard.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hunting leopard}. See {Cheetah}. 	   {Leopard cat} (Zool.) any one of several species or varieties	      of small, spotted cats found in Africa, Southern Asia, and	      the East Indies; esp., {Felis Bengalensis}.	   {Leopard marmot}. See {Gopher}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
leopardbane \leop"ard*bane\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.	   Any of several herbs of the genus {Doronicum} (as {Doronicum	   acaule} syn. {Arnica acaulis}) having alternate often	   clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of	   yellow flower heads. See {leopard's bane}.	   Syn: leopard's-bane, leopard's bane.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   {false" leop`ard*bane} (f[add]ls" l[e^]p`[~e]rd*b[=a]n`), n.	      Any of several herbs of the genus {Doronicum}, such as the	      {great false leopardbane} ({Doronicum pardalianches}) of	      North America and the {oriental false leopardbane}	      ({Doronicum orientale} syn. {Doronicum caucasicum}).	      [PJC]
leopardess \leop"ard*ess\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rd*[e^]s), n.	   A female leopard.	   [WordNet 1.5]
leopard's bane \leop"ard's bane`\ (l[e^]p"[~e]rdz b[=a]n`) n.	   (Bot.)	   A name of several harmless plants, as {Arnica montana}	   ({Arnica acaulis} syn. {Doronicum acaule}), {Senecio	   Doronicum}, and {Paris quadrifolia}.	   Syn: leopardbane, leopard's-bane.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
leopardwood \leop"ard*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Letterwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
lep \lep\ (l[e^]p), obs. strong imp. of {Leap}.	   Leaped. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepadidae \Lepadidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of crustaceans including the goose	   barnacles.	   Syn: family {Lepadidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lepadite \Lep"a*dite\ (l[e^]p"[.a]*d[imac]t), n. [L. lepas,	   lepadis, limpet, Gr. lepa`s, lepa`dos.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Lepadoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepadoid \Lep"a*doid\ (l[e^]p"[.a]*doid), n. [Lepas + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   A stalked barnacle of the genus Lepas, or family	   {Lepadid[ae]}; a goose barnacle. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepal \Lep"al\ (l[e^]p"al), n. [Gr. lepi`s a scale: cf. F.	   l['e]pale.] (Bot.)	   A sterile transformed stamen.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepanto \Lepanto\ n.	   The name of a battle in which Turkish seapower was destroyed	   by the Christian League in 1571.	   Syn: battle of Lepanto.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lepas \Le"pas\ (l[=e]"p[a^]s), n. [L., a limpet, fr. Gr.	   lepa`s.] (Zool.)	   Any one of various species of {Lepas}, a genus of	   pedunculated barnacles found attached to floating timber,	   bottoms of ships, Gulf weed, etc.; -- called also {goose	   barnacle}. See {Barnacle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leper \Lep"er\ (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n. [OE. lepre leprosy, F.	   l[`e]pre, L. leprae, lepra, fr. Gr. le`pra, fr. lepro`s	   scaly, fr. le`pos scale, le`pein to peel.]	   A person affected with leprosy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepered \Lep"ered\ (-[~e]rd), a.	   Affected or tainted with leprosy.	   [1913 Webster]
Leperize \Lep"er*ize\ (l[e^]p"[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t.	   To affect with leprosy.	   [1913 Webster]
Leperous \Lep"er*ous\ (-[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   Leprous; infectious; corrupting; poisonous. "The leperous	   distillment." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepid \Lep"id\ (-[i^]d), a. [L. lepidus.]	   Pleasant; jocose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The joyous and lepid consul.             --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidine \Lep"i*dine\ (l[e^]p"[i^]*d[i^]n or *d[=e]n), n.	   (Chem.)	   An organic base, {C9H6.N.CH3}, metameric with quinaldine, and	   obtained by the distillation of cinchonine.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidodendrales \Lepidodendrales\ n.	   An order of fossil arborescent plants arising during the	   Lower Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous.	   Syn: order {Lepidodendrales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lepidodendrid \Lep`i*do*den"drid\	   (l[e^]p`[i^]*d[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[i^]d), n. (Paleon.)	   One of an extinct family of trees allied to the modern club	   mosses, and including {Lepidodendron} and its allies.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidodendroid \Lep`i*do*den"droid\ (-droid), a. (Paleon.)	   Allied to, or resembling, Lepidodendron. -- n. A	   lepidodendrid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidodendron \Lep`i*do*den"dron\ (-dr[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + de`ndron tree.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil trees of the Devonian and Carboniferous	   ages, having the exterior marked with scars, mostly in	   quincunx order, produced by the separation of the leafstalks.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidoganoid \Lep`i*do*ga"noid\ (l[e^]p`[i^]*d[-o]*g[=a]"noid or	   -g[a^]n"oid), n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + E. ganoid.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of a division ({Lepidoganoidei}) of ganoid fishes,	   including those that have scales forming a coat of mail. Also	   used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidolite \Le*pid"o*lite\ (l[-e]*p[i^]d"[-o]*l[imac]t; 277), n.	   [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + -lite: cf. F. l['e]pidolithe.]	   (Min.)	   A species of mica, of a lilac or rose-violet color,	   containing lithia. It usually occurs in masses consisting of	   small scales. See {Mica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidomelane \Lep`i*dom"e*lane\	   (l[e^]p`[i^]*d[o^]m"[-e]*l[=a]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a	   scale + me`las, me`laina, black.] (Min.)	   An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in	   granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an	   aggregation of minute opaque scales. See {Mica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidopter \Lep`i*dop"ter\ (l[e^]p`[i^]*d[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. [Cf.	   F. l['e]pidopt[`e]re.] (Zool.)	   One of the Lepidoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidoptera \Lep`i*dop"te*ra\ (-d[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + ptero`n a feather,	   wing.] (Zool.)	   An order of insects, which includes the butterflies and	   moths. They have broad wings, covered with minute overlapping	   scales, usually brightly colored.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have a tubular proboscis, or haustellum, formed by	         the two slender maxill[ae]. The labial palpi are	         usually large, and the proboscis, when not in use, can	         be coiled up spirally between them. The mandibles are	         rudimentary. The larv[ae], called caterpillars, are	         often brightly colored, and they commonly feed on	         leaves. The adults feed chiefly on the honey of	         flowers.	         [1913 Webster] Lepidopteral
Lepidopteral \Lep`i*dop"ter*al\ (-t[~e]r*al), Lepidopterous
\Lep`i*dop"ter*ous\ (-[u^]s), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Lepidoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
lepidopteran \lepidopteran\ a.	   Same as {lepidopterous}.	   [PJC]	lepidopteran \lepidopteran\ n.	   An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less	   covered with tiny scales; a lepidopterous insect.	   Syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteron.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lepidopterist \Lep`i*dop"ter*ist\, n. (Zool.)	   One who studies the Lepidoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
lepidopteron \lepidopteron\ n.	   An insect that in the adult state has four wings more or less	   covered with tiny scales.	   Syn: lepidopterous insect, lepidopteran.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lepidopterous \lepidopterous\ a.	   See {lepidopteral}.	   [PJC]
Lepidosauria \Lep`i*do*sau"ri*a\ (-d[-o]*s[add]"r[i^]*[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale + say^ros a lizard.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of reptiles, including the serpents and lizards;	   the Plagiotremata.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepidosiren \Lep`i*do*si"ren\ (-s[imac]"r[e^]n), n. [Gr. lepi`s	   -i`dos, a scale + seirh`n a siren.] (Zool.)	   An eel-shaped ganoid fish of the order Dipnoi, having both	   gills and lungs. It inhabits the rivers of South America. The	   name is also applied to a related African species	   ({Protopterus annectens}). The lepidosirens grow to a length	   of from four to six feet. Called also {doko}.	   [1913 Webster] Lepidote
Lepidote \Lep"i*dote\ (l[e^]p"[i^]*d[=o]t), Lepidoted
\Lep"i*do`ted\ (-d[=o]`t[e^]d), a. [Gr. lepidwto`s covered with	   scales, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Bot.)	   Having a coat of scurfy scales, as the leaves of the	   oleaster.	   [1913 Webster]
lepiota \lepiota\ n.	   any fungus of the genus {Lepiota}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lepisma \Le*pis"ma\ (l[-e]*p[i^]z"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   le`pisma peel, fr. lepi`s -i`dos, a scale.] (Zool.)	   A genus of wingless thysanurous insects having an elongated	   flattened body, covered with shining scales and terminated by	   seven unequal bristles. A common species ({Lepisma	   saccharina}) is found in houses, and often injures books and	   furniture; it feeds on starch and eats sized paper and	   starched clothes. Called also {shiner}, {silverfish}, {silver	   witch}, {silver moth}, and {furniture bug}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Lepismoid \Le*pis"moid\ (-moid), a. [Lepisma + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Lepisma.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepomis \Lepomis\ n.	   A genus of freshwater sunfishes, inclding some of the breams.	   Syn: genus {Lepomis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
leporid \leporid\ n.	   A mammal of the family {Leporidae}, including the rabbits and	   hares.	   Syn: leporid mammal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leporidae \Leporidae\ n.	   A natural family of mammals comprising the hares and rabbits.	   Syn: family {Leporidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
leporide \leporide\ n.	   1. red breed of domestic rabbits, also called {Belgian hare}.	   Syn: Belgian hare.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leporine \Lep"o*rine\ (l[e^]p"[-o]*r[imac]n or -r[i^]n), a. [L.	   leporinus, fr. lepus, leporis, hare. See {Leveret}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a hare; like or characteristic of, a	   hare.	   [1913 Webster]
leppy \leppy\ n.	   A motherless calf in a range herd of cattle. [Western U. S.]	   Syn: dogie, dogy, dogey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lepra \Le"pra\ (l[=e]"pr[.a]), n. [L. See {Leper}.] (Med.)	   Leprosy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term lepra was formerly given to various skin	         diseases, the leprosy of modern authors being {Lepra	         Arabum}. See {Leprosy}.	         [1913 Webster]
Lepre \Lep"re\ (l[e^]p"[~e]r), n.	   Leprosy. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
leprechaun \leprechaun\ n. (Irish folklore)	   A small mischevous elf or spirit in Irish folklore; it is	   often depicted in literature as a dwarfish bearded old man;	   -- legend tells that if a leprechaun is captured, he will	   reveal the location of his hidden pot of gold.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Leprose \Lep"rose`\ (l[e^]p"r[=o]s`), a. [See {Leprous}.] (Nat.	   Hist.)	   Covered with thin, scurfy scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Leprosity \Le*pros"i*ty\ (l[-e]*pr[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The state or quality of being leprous or scaly; also, a	   scale. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Leprosy \Lep"ro*sy\ (l[e^]p"r[-o]*s[y^]), n. [See {Leprous}.]	   (Med.)	   A cutaneous disease which first appears as blebs or as	   reddish, shining, slightly prominent spots, with spreading	   edges. These are often followed by an eruption of dark or	   yellowish prominent nodules, frequently producing great	   deformity. In one variety of the disease, an[ae]sthesia of	   the skin is a prominent symptom. In addition there may be	   wasting of the muscles, falling out of the hair and nails,	   and distortion of the hands and feet with destruction of the	   bones and joints. It is incurable, and is probably	   contagious.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The disease now called leprosy, also designated as	         Lepra or Lepra Arabum, and Elephantiasis Gr[ae]corum,	         is not the same as the leprosy of the ancients. The	         latter was, indeed, a generic name for many varieties	         of skin disease (including our modern leprosy,	         psoriasis, etc.), some of which, among the Hebrews,	         rendered a person ceremonially unclean. A variety of	         leprosy of the Hebrews (probably identical with modern	         leprosy) was characterized by the presence of smooth,	         shining, depressed white patches or scales, the hair on	         which participated in the whiteness, while the skin and	         adjacent flesh became insensible. It was an incurable	         disease.	         [1913 Webster]
Leprous \Lep"rous\ (-r[=u]s), a. [OF. leprous, lepros, F.	   l['e]preux, fr. L. leprosus, fr. lepra, leprae, leprosy. See	   {Leper}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Infected with leprosy; pertaining to or resembling	      leprosy. "His hand was leprous as snow." --Ex. iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Leprose.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Lep"rous*ly}, adv. -- {Lep"rous*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Lepry \Lep"ry\ (-r[y^]), n.	   Leprosy. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptiform \Lep"ti*form\ (-t[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Leptus + -form.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a form somewhat like leptus; -- said of active insect	   larvae having three pairs of legs. See {Larva}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptocardia \Lep`to*car"di*a\ (l[e^]p`t[-o]*k[aum]r"d[i^]*[.a]),	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s small + kardi`a the heart.]	   (Zool.)	   The lowest class of Vertebrata, including only the Amphioxus.	   The heart is represented only by a simple pulsating vessel.	   The blood is colorless; the brain, renal organs, and limbs	   are wanting, and the backbone is represented only by a	   simple, unsegmented notochord. See {Amphioxus}. [Written also	   {Leptocardii}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leptocardian \Lep`to*car"di*an\ (l[e^]p`t[-o]*k[aum]r"d[i^]*an),	   a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Leptocardia}. -- n. One of the	   Leptocardia.	   [1913 Webster] Leptocercal
Leptocercal \Lep`to*cer"cal\, (l[e^]p`t[-o]*s[~e]r"kal),
Leptocercous \Lep`to*cerc"ous\ (l[e^]p`t[-o]*s[~e]rk"[u^]s),a.	   (Zool.)	   Having a long slender tail.	   [PJC]
Leptodactyl \Lep`to*dac"tyl\ (l[e^]p`t[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.	   [Gr. lepto`s small, thin + da`ktylos finger, toe.] (Zool.)	   A bird or other animal having slender toes. [Written also	   {lepodactyle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leptodactylidae \Leptodactylidae\ n. [See {leptodactyl}.]	   A natural family of New World frogs; in some classifications	   it is essentially coextensive with the family {Bufonidae}.	   Syn: family {Leptodactylidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leptodactylous \Lep`to*dac"tyl*ous\ (-[u^]s), a.	   Having slender toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptodactylus \Leptodactylus\ n.	   The type genus of the {Leptodactylidae}; in some	   classifications it is placed in the family {Bufonidae}.	   Syn: genus Leptodactylus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leptoglossus \Leptoglossus\ n.	   A genus of leaf-footed bugs.	   Syn: genus {Leptoglossus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leptology \Lep*tol"o*gy\ (l[e^]p*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.	   leptologi`a; lepto`s small, subtile + lo`gos discourse.]	   A minute and tedious discourse on trifling things.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptomeningitis \Lep`to*men`in*gi"tis\	   (l[e^]p`t[-o]*m[e^]n`[i^]n*j[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   lepto`s small + meningitis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the pia mater or of the arachnoid membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
lepton \lepton\ n. (Physics)	   an elementary particle that participates in weak interactions	   but does not participate in the strong interaction; it has a	   baryon number of 0. Some known leptons are the {electron},	   the {negative muon}, the {tau-minus particle}, and the	   neutrinos associated with each of these particles.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Leptopteris \Leptopteris\ n.	   A genus including some ferns sometimes placed in genus	   {Todea}.	   Syn: genus {Leptopteris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leptoptilus \Leptoptilus\ n.	   A genus of birds including the adjutant bird ({Leptoptilus	   dubius}, also called adjutant stork) and marabous.	   Syn: genus {Leptoptilus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leptorhine \Lep"to*rhine\ (l[e^]p"t[-o]*r[imac]n or *r[i^]n), a.	   [Gr. lepto`s small + "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose.] (Anat.)	   Having the nose narrow; -- said especially of the skull.	   Opposed to {platyrhine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptostraca \Lep*tos"tra*ca\ (l[e^]p*t[o^]s"tr[.a]*k[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lepto`s thin, slender + 'o`strakon shell of	   a testacean.] (Zool.)	   An order of Crustacea, including Nebalia and allied forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptothrix \Lep"to*thrix\ (l[e^]p"t[-o]*thr[i^]ks), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. lepto`s small + qri`x hair.] (Biol.)	   A genus of bacteria, characterized by having their filaments	   very long, slender, and indistinctly articulated.	   [1913 Webster]	Leptothrix \Lep"to*thrix\, a. [See {Leptothrix}, n. ] (Biol.)	   Having the form of a little chain; -- applied to bacteria	   when, as in multiplication by fission, they form a chain of	   filiform individuals.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptus \Lep"tus\ (l[e^]p"t[u^]s), n. [NL., from Gr. lepto`s	   thin, small.] (Zool.)	   The six-legged young, or larva, of certain mites; --	   sometimes used as a generic name. See {Harvest mite}, under	   {Harvest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leptynite \Lep"ty*nite\ (l[e^]p"t[i^]*n[imac]t), n. (Min.)	   See {Granulite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lepus \Lepus\ n.	   The type genus of the {Leporidae}, comprising the hares.	   Syn: genus {Lepus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ler \Ler\ n. (Irish mythology)	   the sea personified; father of Manannan; corresponds to the	   Welsh Llyr.	   Syn: Lir.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lere \Lere\ (l[=e]r), n. [See {Lore} knowledge.]	   Learning; lesson; lore. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lere \Lere\, v. t. & i. [OE. leeren, leren, AS. l[=ae]ran. See	   {Lore}, {Learn}.]	   To learn; to teach. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lere \Lere\, a.	   Empty. [Obs.] See {Leer}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Lere \Lere\, n. [AS. lira flesh; cf. Icel. l[ae]r thigh.]	   Flesh; skin. [Obs.] "His white leer." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lered \Ler"ed\ (l[=e]r"[e^]d), a. [From lere, v. t.]	   Learned. [Obs.] " Lewed man or lered." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lernaea \Ler*n[ae]"a\ (l[~e]r*n[=e]"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L.	   Lernaeus Lern[ae]an, fr. Lerna, Gr. Le`rnh, a forest and	   marsh near Argos, the mythological abode of the hydra.]	   (Zool.)	   A Linn[ae]an genus of parasitic Entomostraca, -- the same as	   the family {Lern[ae]id[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The genus is restricted by modern Zoologists to a	         limited number of species similar to {Lern[ae]a	         branchialis} found on the gills of the cod.	         [1913 Webster]
Lernaeacea \Ler`n[ae]*a"ce*a\ (l[~e]r`n[-e]*[=a]"sh[-e]*[.a]),	   n. pl. [NL. See {Lern[ae]a}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of copepod Crustacea, including a large number of	   remarkable forms, mostly parasitic on fishes. The young,	   however, are active and swim freely. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Lernean \Ler*ne"an\ (l[~e]r*n[=e]"an), n. [See {Lern[ae]a}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of a family ({Lern[ae]id[ae]}) of parasitic Crustacea	   found attached to fishes and other marine animals. Some	   species penetrate the skin and flesh with the elongated head,	   and feed on the viscera. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster] lerot
lerot \lerot\, L'erot \L['e]`rot"\(l[asl]`r[-o]"), n. [F.]	   (Zool.)	   A small rodent ({Eliomys nitela}) of Europe and Northern	   Africa, allied to the dormouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Les \Les\ (l[e^]s), n.	   A leash. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lesbian \Les"bi*an\ (l[e^]z"b[i^]*an), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the island anciently called Lesbos,	      now Mitylene, in the Grecian Archipelago.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Amatory; erotic; -- in allusion to the reputed sensuality	      of the Lesbian people and literature; as, Lesbian novels.	      [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Homosexual; -- applied to female homosexuals.	      [PJC]	Lesbian \Les"bi*an\ (l[e^]z"b[i^]*an), n.	   A female homosexual.	   Syn: dyke[vulgar, deprecatory]. [PJC]
Lesbianism \Les"bi*an*ism\, n. (Med.)	   Homosexual relations between women.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lesbian love \Lesbian love\	   See {Lesbianism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lese \Lese\ (l[=e]z), v. t.	   To lose. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lese-majesty \Lese`-maj"es*ty\ (l[=e]z`-m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]), n.	   See {Leze majesty}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lesion \Le"sion\ (l[=e]"zh[u^]n), n. [F. l['e]sion, L. laesio,	   fr. laedere, laesum, to hurt, injure.]	   A hurt; an injury. Specifically:	   (a) (Civil Law) Loss sustained from failure to fulfill a	       bargain or contract. --Burrill.	   (b) (Med.) Any morbid change in the exercise of functions or	       the texture of organs. --Dunglison.	       [1913 Webster]
lespedeza \lespedeza\ n.	   Any shrubby or herbaceous plant of the genus {Lespedeza},	   widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay	   in the Southern U.S.	   Syn: bush clover.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lesquerella \Lesquerella\ prop. n.	   A genus of low-growing hairy herbs, comprising some of the	   bladderpods.	   Syn: genus {Lesquerella}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
-less \-less\ (-l[e^]s) suff. [AS. le['a]s loose, false; akin to	   OS. l[=o]s loose, false, D. los loose, loos false, sly, G.	   los loose, Icel. lauss loose, vacant, Goth. laus empty, vain,	   and also to E. loose, lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, and cf.	   {Loose}, {Leasing}.]	   A privative adjective suffix, denoting without, destitute of,	   not having; as witless, childless, fatherless.	   [1913 Webster]
Less \Less\ (l[e^]s), conj.	   Unless. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Less \Less\, a. [OE. lesse, AS. l[=ae]ssa; akin to OFries.	   l[=e]ssa; a compar. from a lost positive form. Cf. {Lesser},	   {Lest}, {Least}. Less has the sense of the comparative degree	   of little.]	   Smaller; not so large or great; not so much; shorter;	   inferior; as, a less quantity or number; a horse of less size	   or value; in less time than before.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The substantive which less qualifies is often omitted;	         as, the purse contained less (money) than ten dollars.	         See {Less}, n.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thus in less [time] than a hundred years from the	               coming of Augustine, all England became	               Christian.                         --E. A.	                                                  Freeman.	         [1913 Webster]	Less \Less\, adv. [AS. l[=ae]s. See {Less}, adj., and cf.	   {Lest}.]	   Not so much; in a smaller or lower degree; as, less bright or	   loud; less beautiful.	   [1913 Webster]	Less \Less\, n.	   1. A smaller portion or quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The children of Israel did so, and gathered, some	            more, some less.                      --Ex. xvi. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inferior, younger, or smaller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The less is blessed of the better.    --Heb. vii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	Less \Less\, v. t.	   To make less; to lessen. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Lessee \Les*see"\ (l[e^]s*s[=e]"), n. [F. laiss['e], p. p. of	   laisser. See {Lease}, v. t.] (Law)	   The person to whom a lease is given, or who takes an estate	   by lease. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Lessen \Less"en\ (l[e^]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessened}	   (-'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lessening}.] [From {Less}, a.]	   To make less; to reduce; to make smaller, or fewer; to	   diminish; to lower; to degrade; as, to lessen a kingdom, or a	   population; to lessen speed, rank, fortune.	   [1913 Webster]	         Charity . . . shall lessen his punishment. --Calamy.	   [1913 Webster]	         St. Paul chose to magnify his office when ill men	         conspired to lessen it.                  --Atterbury.	   Syn: To diminish; reduce; abate; decrease; lower; impair;	        weaken; degrade.	        [1913 Webster]	Lessen \Less"en\, v. i.	   To become less; to shrink; to contract; to decrease; to be	   diminished; as, the apparent magnitude of objects lessens as	   we recede from them; his care, or his wealth, lessened.	   [1913 Webster]	         The objection lessens much, and comes to no more than	         this: there was one witness of no good reputation.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Lessener \Less"en*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, lessens.	   [1913 Webster]	         His wife . . . is the lessener of his pain, and the	         augmenter of his pleasure.               --J. Rogers	                                                  (1839).	   [1913 Webster]
lessening \lessening\ adj.	   becoming less in dimension or degree; as, the lessening	   distance between us.	   [WordNet 1.5]	lessening \lessening\ n.	   a change downward; a decrease; a reduction.	   Syn: decrease, drop-off.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lesser \Less"er\ (l[e^]s"[~e]r), a. [This word is formed by	   adding anew the compar. suffix -er (in which r is from an	   original s) to less. See {Less}, a.]	   Less; smaller; inferior.	   [1913 Webster]	         God made . . . the lesser light to rule the night.	                                                  --Gen. i. 15.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Lesser is used for less, now the compar. of little, in	         certain special instances in which its employment has	         become established by custom; as, Lesser Asia (i. e.,	         Asia Minor), the lesser light, and some others; also in	         poetry, for the sake of the meter, and in prose where	         its use renders the passage more euphonious.	         [1913 Webster]	               The more my prayer, the lesser is my grace.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               The larger here, and there the lesser lambs.	                                                  --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	               By the same reason may a man, in the state of	               nature, punish the lesser breaches of the law.	                                                  --Locke.	         [1913 Webster]	Lesser \Less"er\, adv.	   Less. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lesses \Les"ses\ (l[e^]s"s[e^]z), n. pl. [F. laiss['e]es, from	   laisser to leave. See {Lease}, v. t.]	   The leavings or dung of beasts.	   [1913 Webster]
Lesson \Les"son\ (l[e^]s"s'n), n. [OE. lessoun, F. le[,c]on	   lesson, reading, fr. L. lectio a reading, fr. legere to read,	   collect. See {Legend}, and cf. {Lection}.]	   1. Anything read or recited to a teacher by a pupil or	      learner; something, as a portion of a book, assigned to a	      pupil to be studied or learned at one time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is learned or taught by an express effort;	      instruction derived from precept, experience, observation,	      or deduction; a precept; a doctrine; as, to take or give a	      lesson in drawing." A smooth and pleasing lesson."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Emprinteth well this lesson in your mind. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A portion of Scripture read in divine service for	      instruction; as, here endeth the first lesson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A severe lecture; reproof; rebuke; warning.	      [1913 Webster]	            She would give her a lesson for walking so late.	                                                  --Sir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) An exercise; a composition serving an educational	      purpose; a study.	      [1913 Webster]	Lesson \Les"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lessoned} (-s'nd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Lessoning}.]	   To teach; to instruct. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To rest the weary, and to soothe the sad,	         Doth lesson happier men, and shame at least the bad.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Lessor \Les"sor\ (l[e^]s"s[o^]r or l[e^]s*s[^o]r"), n. [See	   {Lessee}, {Lease}, v. t.] (Law)	   One who leases; the person who lets to farm, or gives a	   lease. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
less-traveled \less-traveled\ adj.	   not visited by many travelers; as, the tourist's desire to	   visit less-traveled countries.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lest \Lest\ (l[e^]st), v. i.	   To listen. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lest \Lest\, n. [See List to choose.]	   Lust; desire; pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lest \Lest\, a.	   Last; least. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lest \Lest\, conj. [OE. leste, fr. AS. [eth][=y] l[=ae]s	   [eth][=e] the less that, where [eth][=y] is the instrumental	   case of the definite article, and [eth][=e] is an	   indeclinable relative particle, that, who, which. See {The},	   {Less}, a.]	   1. For fear that; that . . . not; in order that . . . not.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty. --Prov.	                                                  xx. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take	            heed lest he fall.                    --1 Cor. x.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That (without the negative particle); -- after certain	      expressions denoting fear or apprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	            I feared	            Lest I might anger thee.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Lester \Les"ter\, n. [Pg., prob. fr. Fr. l'est the east.]	   (Meteor.)	   A dry sirocco in the Madeira Islands.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
-let \-let\ (-l[e^]t) suff. [From two French dim. endings -el	   (L. -ellus) and -et, as in bracelet.]	   A noun suffix having a diminutive force; as in streamlet,	   wavelet, armlet.	   [1913 Webster]
Let \Let\ (l[e^]t), v. t. [OE. letten, AS. lettan to delay, to	   hinder, fr. l[ae]t slow; akin to D. letten to hinder, G.	   verletzen to hurt, Icel. letja to hold back, Goth. latjan.	   See {Late}.]	   To retard; to hinder; to impede; to oppose. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was so strong that no man might him let. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He who now letteth will let, until he be taken out of	         the way.                                 --2. Thess.	                                                  ii. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mine ancient wound is hardly whole,	         And lets me from the saddle.             --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Let \Let\, n.	   1. A retarding; hindrance; obstacle; impediment; delay; --	      common in the phrase without let or hindrance, but	      elsewhere archaic. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consider whether your doings be to the let of your	            salvation or not.                     --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Lawn Tennis) A stroke in which a ball touches the top of	      the net in passing over.	      [1913 Webster]	Let \Let\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Let} ({Letted} (l[e^]t"t[e^]d),	   [Obs].); p. pr. & vb. n. {Letting}.] [OE. leten, l[ae]ten	   (past tense lat, let, p. p. laten, leten, lete), AS.	   l[=ae]tan (past tense l[=e]t, p. p. l[=ae]ten); akin to	   OFries. l[=e]ta, OS. l[=a]tan, D. laten, G. lassen, OHG.	   l[=a]zzan, Icel. l[=a]ta, Sw. l[*a]ta, Dan. lade, Goth.	   l[=e]tan, and L. lassus weary. The original meaning seems to	   have been, to let loose, let go, let drop. Cf. {Alas},	   {Late}, {Lassitude}, {Let} to hinder.]	   1. To leave; to relinquish; to abandon. [Obs. or Archaic,	      except when followed by alone or be.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . prayed him his voyage for to let.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet neither spins nor cards, ne cares nor frets,	            But to her mother Nature all her care she lets.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me alone in choosing of my wife.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To consider; to think; to esteem. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause; to make; -- used with the infinitive in the	      active form but in the passive sense; as, let make, i. e.,	      cause to be made; let bring, i. e., cause to be brought.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This irous, cursed wretch	            Let this knight's son anon before him fetch.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . thus let do slay hem all three. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anon he let two coffers make.         --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To permit; to allow; to suffer; -- either affirmatively,	      by positive act, or negatively, by neglecting to restrain	      or prevent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, when followed by an infinitive, the	         latter is commonly without the sign to; as to let us	         walk, i. e., to permit or suffer us to walk. Sometimes	         there is entire omission of the verb; as, to let [to be	         or to go] loose.	         [1913 Webster]	               Pharaoh said, I will let you go.   --Ex. viii.	                                                  28.	         [1913 Webster]	               If your name be Horatio, as I am let to know it	               is.                                --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. To allow to be used or occupied for a compensation; to	      lease; to rent; to hire out; -- often with out; as, to let	      a farm; to let a house; to let out horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To give, grant, or assign, as a work, privilege, or	      contract; -- often with out; as, to let the building of a	      bridge; to let out the lathing and the plastering.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The active form of the infinitive of let, as of many	         other English verbs, is often used in a passive sense;	         as, a house to let (i. e., for letting, or to be let).	         This form of expression conforms to the use of the	         Anglo-Saxon gerund with to (dative infinitive) which	         was commonly so employed. See {Gerund}, 2. " Your	         elegant house in Harley Street is to let." --Thackeray.	         In the imperative mood, before the first person plural,	         let has a hortative force. " Rise up, let us go."	         --Mark xiv. 42. " Let us seek out some desolate shade."	         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To let alone}, to leave; to withdraw from; to refrain from	      interfering with.	   {To let blood}, to cause blood to flow; to bleed.	   {To let down}.	      (a) To lower.	      (b) To soften in tempering; as, to let down tools,	          cutlery, and the like.	   {To let fly} or {To let drive}, to discharge with violence,	      as a blow, an arrow, or stone. See under {Drive}, and	      {Fly}.	   {To let in} or {To let into}.	      (a) To permit or suffer to enter; to admit.	      (b) To insert, or imbed, as a piece of wood, in a recess	          formed in a surface for the purpose.	   {To let loose}, to remove restraint from; to permit to wander	      at large.	   {To let off}.	      (a) To discharge; to let fly, as an arrow; to fire the	          charge of, as a gun.	      (b) To release, as from an engagement or obligation.	          [Colloq.]	   {To let out}.	      (a) To allow to go forth; as, to let out a prisoner.	      (b) To extend or loosen, as the folds of a garment; to	          enlarge; to suffer to run out, as a cord.	      (c) To lease; to give out for performance by contract, as	          a job.	      (d) To divulge.	   {To let slide}, to let go; to cease to care for. [Colloq.] "	      Let the world slide." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Let \Let\, v. i.	   1. To forbear. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be let or leased; as, the farm lets for $500 a year.	      See note under {Let}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To let on}, to tell; to tattle; to divulge something. [Low]	      	   {To let up}, to become less severe; to diminish; to cease;	      as, when the storm lets up. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Let-alone \Let"-a*lone"\ (l[e^]t"[.a]*l[=o]n"), a.	   Letting alone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The let-alone principle}, {The let-alone doctrine}, or {The	   let-alone policy}. (Polit. Econ.) See {Laissez faire}.	      [1913 Webster]
Letch \Letch\ (l[e^]ch), v. & n.	   See {Leach}.	   [1913 Webster]	Letch \Letch\, n. [See {Lech}, {Lecher}.]	   1. Strong desire; passion; especially, lust. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some people have a letch for unmasking impostors, or	            for avenging the wrongs of others.    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A {lecher}. [slang]	      [PJC]
Letchy \Letch"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   See {Leachy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lete \Lete\ (l[e^]t), v. t.	   To let; to leave. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leten \Let"en\ (l[e^]t"en), obs.	   p. p. of {Lete}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lethal \Leth"al\ (l[e^]th"[a^]l), n. [Lauric + ether + alcohol.]	   (Chem.)	   One of the higher alcohols of the paraffine series obtained	   from spermaceti as a white crystalline solid. It is so called	   because it occurs in the ethereal salt of lauric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	Lethal \Le"thal\ (l[=e]"thal), a. [L. lethalis, letalis, fr.	   lethum, letum, death: cf. F. l['e]thal.]	   Deadly; mortal; fatal. "The lethal blow." --W. Richardson. --	   {Le"thal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Lethality \Le*thal"i*ty\ (l[-e]*th[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   l['e]thalit['e].]	   The quality of being lethal; mortality.	   [1913 Webster] Lethargic
Lethargic \Le*thar"gic\ (l[-e]*th[aum]r"j[i^]k), Lethargical
\Le*thar"gic*al\ (-j[i^]*kal), a. [L. lethargicus, Gr.	   lhqargiko`s: cf. F. l['e]thargique. See {Lethargy}.]	   Pertaining to, affected with, or resembling, lethargy;	   morbidly drowsy; dull; heavy. -- {Le*thar"gic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Le*thar"gic*al*ness}, n. -- {Le*thar"gic*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Lethargize \Leth"ar*gize\ (l[e^]th"[.a]r*j[imac]z), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Lethargized} (-j[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lethargizing} (-j[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   To make lethargic.	   [1913 Webster]	         All bitters are poison, and act by stilling, and	         depressing, and lethargizing the irritability.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. {-gies} (-j[i^]z). [F.	   l['e]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos	   forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See {Lethe}.]	   1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which	      a person can scarcely be awaked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of inaction or indifference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\, v. t.	   To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e] or l[=e]th), n. [See {Lethal}.]	   Death. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Lethe \Le"the\ (l[=e]"th[-e]), n. [L., fr. Gr. lh`qh, prop.,	   forgetfulness; akin to lanqa`nesqai to forget, lanqa`nein to	   escape notice.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A river of Hades whose waters when drunk	      caused forgetfulness of the past.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Oblivion; a draught of oblivion; forgetfulness.	      [1913 Webster]
Lethean \Le*the"an\ (l[-e]*th[=e]"an), a. [L. Lethaeus, Gr.	   lh`qaios or lhqai^os.]	   Of or pertaining to Lethe; resembling in effect the water of	   Lethe. --Milton. Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Letheed \Le"theed\ (l[=e]"th[=e]d), a.	   Caused by Lethe. " Letheed dullness." [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Letheon \Le"the*on\ (l[=e]"th[-e]*[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   lh`qh.] (Med.)	   Sulphuric ether used as an an[ae]sthetic agent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Letheonize \Le"the*on*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t.	   To subject to the influence of letheon. [R. or Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lethiferous \Le*thif"er*ous\ (l[-e]*th[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   lethifer, letifer, fr. lethum, letum, death + ferre to bear,	   to bring: cf. F. l['e]thif[`e]re.]	   Deadly; bringing death or destruction.	   [1913 Webster]
Lethy \Le"thy\ (l[=e]"th[y^]), a.	   Lethean. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Let-off \Let"-off`\ (l[e^]t"[o^]f`; 115), n. (Mach.)	   A device for letting off, releasing, or giving forth, as the	   warp from the cylinder of a loom.	   [1913 Webster]
Lette \Let"te\ (l[e^]t"te), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Letted}.]	   To let; to hinder. See {Let}, to hinder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Letter \Let"ter\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]r), n. [From {Let} to permit.]	   One who lets or permits; one who lets anything for hire.	   [1913 Webster]	Letter \Let"ter\, n. [From {Let} to hinder.]	   One who retards or hinders. [Archaic.]	   [1913 Webster]	Letter \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	   over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by	   graving the characters upon tablets smeared over or covered	   with wax. --Pliny, xiii. 11. See {Liniment}, and cf.	   {Literal}.]	   1. A mark or character used as the representative of a sound,	      or of an articulation of the human organs of speech; a	      first element of written language.	      [1913 Webster]	            And a superscription also was written over him in	            letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew. --Luke	                                                  xxiii. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A written or printed communication; a message expressed in	      intelligible characters on something adapted to	      conveyance, as paper, parchment, etc.; an epistle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The style of letters ought to be free, easy, and	            natural.                              --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A writing; an inscription. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            None could expound what this letter meant.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Verbal expression; literal statement or meaning; exact	      signification or requirement.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must observe the letter of the law, without doing	            violence to the reason of the law and the intention	            of the lawgiver.                      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I broke the letter of it to keep the sense.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A single type; type, collectively; a style of	      type.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under these buildings . . . was the king's printing	            house, and that famous letter so much esteemed.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. Learning; erudition; as, a man of letters.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. A letter; an epistle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Teleg.) A telegram longer than an ordinary message sent	      at rates lower than the standard message rate in	      consideration of its being sent and delivered subject to	      priority in service of regular messages. Such telegrams	      are called by the Western Union Company {day letters}, or	      {night letters} according to the time of sending, and by	      The Postal Telegraph Company {day lettergrams}, or {night	      lettergrams}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Dead letter}, {Drop letter}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Drop},	      etc.	   {Letter book}, a book in which copies of letters are kept.	   {Letter box}, a box for the reception of letters to be mailed	      or delivered.	   {Letter carrier}, a person who carries letters; a postman;	      specif., an officer of the post office who carries letters	      to the persons to whom they are addressed, and collects	      letters to be mailed.	   {Letter cutter}, one who engraves letters or letter punches.	      	   {Letter lock}, a lock that can not be opened when fastened,	      unless certain movable lettered rings or disks forming a	      part of it are in such a position (indicated by a	      particular combination of the letters) as to permit the	      bolt to be withdrawn.	      [1913 Webster]	            A strange lock that opens with AMEN.  --Beau. & Fl.	   {Letter paper}, paper for writing letters on; especially, a	      size of paper intermediate between note paper and	      foolscap. See {Paper}.	   {Letter punch}, a steel punch with a letter engraved on the	      end, used in making the matrices for type.	   {Letters of administration} (Law), the instrument by which an	      administrator or administratrix is authorized to	      administer the goods and estate of a deceased person.	   {Letter of attorney}, {Letter of credit}, etc. See under	      {Attorney}, {Credit}, etc.	   {Letter of license}, a paper by which creditors extend a	      debtor's time for paying his debts.	   {Letters close} or {Letters clause} (Eng. Law.), letters or	      writs directed to particular persons for particular	      purposes, and hence closed or sealed on the outside; --	      distinguished from {letters patent}. --Burrill.	   {Letters of orders} (Eccl.), a document duly signed and	      sealed, by which a bishop makes it known that he has	      regularly ordained a certain person as priest, deacon,	      etc.	   {Letters patent}, {Letters overt}, or {Letters open} (Eng.	      Law), a writing executed and sealed, by which power and	      authority are granted to a person to do some act, or enjoy	      some right; as, letters patent under the seal of England.	      The common commercial {patent} is a derivative form of	      such a right.	   {Letter-sheet envelope}, a stamped sheet of letter paper	      issued by the government, prepared to be folded and sealed	      for transmission by mail without an envelope.	   {Letters testamentary} (Law), an instrument granted by the	      proper officer to an executor after probate of a will,	      authorizing him to act as executor.	   {Letter writer}.	      (a) One who writes letters.	      (b) A machine for copying letters.	      (c) A book giving directions and forms for the writing of	          letters.	          [1913 Webster]	Letter \Let"ter\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lettered}	   (-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lettering}.]	   To impress with letters; to mark with letters or words; as, a	   book gilt and lettered.	   [1913 Webster] letter bomb
letter bomb \let"ter bomb`\, letter-bomb \let"ter-bomb`\n.	   A bomb disguised as a letter and sent through the mail,	   usually rigged to explode and kill or harm the recipient when	   opened.	   [WordNet 1.5]
letter-bomb \letter-bomb\ v. t.	   to send a letter-bomb to.	   [WordNet 1.5]
lettercard \lettercard\ n.	   a postcard that folds so that the message is inside.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lettered \Let"tered\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]rd), a.	   1. Literate; educated; versed in literature. " Are you not	      lettered?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unlettered barbarians willingly accepted the aid	            of the lettered clergy, still chiefly of Roman	            birth, to reduce to writing the institutes of their	            forefathers.                          --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to learning or literature; learned. " A	      lettered education." --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inscribed or stamped with letters. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Letterer \Let"ter*er\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]r*[~e]r), n.	   One who makes, inscribes, or engraves, alphabetical letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Lettergram \Let"ter*gram\, n.	   See {Letter[8]}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lettering \Let"ter*ing\, n.	   1. The act or business of making, or marking with, letters,	      as by cutting or painting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The letters made; as, the lettering of a sign.	      [1913 Webster]
Letterless \Let"ter*less\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]r*l[e^]s), a.	   1. Not having a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Illiterate. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse.	      [1913 Webster]
Lettern \Let"tern\ (l[e^]t"t[~e]rn), n.	   See {Lecturn}.	   [1913 Webster]
letter-perfect \letter-perfect\ adj.	   correct to the last detail; especially being in or following	   the exact words; as, a letter-perfect rendition of the	   soliloquy.	   Syn: word-perfect.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Letterpress \Let"ter*press`\ (-t[~e]r*pr[e^]s`), n.	   Print; letters and words impressed on paper or other material	   by types; -- often used of the reading matter in distinction	   from the illustrations.	   [1913 Webster]	         Letterpress printing, printing directly from type, in	         distinction from printing from plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Letterure \Let"ter*ure\ (-[-u]r), n.	   Letters; literature. [Obs.] "To teach him letterure and	   courtesy." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Letterwood \Let"ter*wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   The beautiful and highly elastic wood of a tree of the genus	   {Brosimum} ({Brosimum Aubletii}), found in Guiana; -- so	   called from black spots in it which bear some resemblance to	   hieroglyphics; also called {snakewood}, and {leopardwood}. It	   is much used for bows and for walking sticks.	   [1913 Webster]
Lettic \Let"tic\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]k), a.	   (a) Of or pertaining to the Letts; Lettish.	   (b) Of or pertaining to a branch of the Slavic family,	       subdivided into Lettish, Lithuanian, and Old Prussian. --	       n.	   (a) The language of the Letts; Lettish.	   (b) The language of the Lettic race, including Lettish,	       Lithuanian, and Old Prussian.	       [1913 Webster]
Lettish \Let"tish\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]sh), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Letts. -- n. The language spoken by	   the Letts. See {Lettic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lettrure \Let"trure\ (-tr[.u]r), n.	   See {Letterure}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Letts \Letts\ (l[e^]ts), n. pl.; sing. {Lett} (l[e^]t).	   (Ethnol.)	   An Indo-European people, allied to the Lithuanians and Old	   Prussians, and inhabiting a part of the Baltic provinces of	   Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Lettuce \Let"tuce\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob.	   through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L.	   lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac,	   lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows	   from it when it is cut: cf. F. laitue. Cf. {Lacteal},	   {Lactucic}.]	   1. (Bot.) A composite plant of the genus {Lactuca} ({Lactuca	      sativa}), the leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of	      this genus yield a milky juice, from which lactucarium is	      obtained. The commonest wild lettuce of the United States	      is {Lactuca Canadensis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {Hare's lettuce}, {Lamb's lettuce}. See under {Hare}, and	      {Lamb}.	   {Lettuce opium}. See {Lactucarium}.	   {Sea lettuce}, certain papery green seaweeds of the genus	      {Ulva}.	      [1913 Webster]
Letuary \Let"u*a*ry\ (l[e^]t"[-u]*[asl]*r[y^]), n.	   Electuary. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Let-up \Let"-up`\ (l[e^]t"[u^]p`), n. [See {Let} to forbear.]	   Abatement; also, cessation; as, it blew a gale for three days	   without any let-up. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leuc- \Leuc-\ (l[=u]k-) pref.	   Same as {Leuco-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucadendron \Leu`ca*den"dron\ (l[=u]`k[.a]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + de`ndron tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of evergreen shrubs from the Cape of Good Hope,	   having handsome foliage. {Leucadendron argenteum} is the	   {silverboom} of the colonists.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucaniline \Leu*can"i*line\ (l[-u]*k[a^]n"[i^]*l[i^]n or	   -l[=e]n), n. [Leuc- + aniline.] (Chem.)	   A colorless, crystalline, organic base, obtained from	   rosaniline by reduction, and also from other sources. It	   forms colorless salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Leuchaemia \Leu*ch[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. leyko`s white + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   See {Leukemia}. [Written also {leukemia}, {leukaemia},a nd	   {leucemia}.]	   -- {Leu*ch[ae]m"ic} (l[-u]*k[e^]m"[i^]k), a. [Written also	   {leukemic} and {leukaemic}.]	   [1913 Webster] Leucic
Leucic \Leu"cic\ (l[=u]"s[i^]k), Leucinic \Leu*cin"ic\	   (l[-u]*s[i^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from leucin,	   and called also {oxycaproic acid}.	   [1913 Webster] Leucine
Leucine \Leu"cine\ (l[=oo]"s[=e]n), Leucin
\Leu"cin\(l[=u]"s[i^]n), n. [Gr. leyko`s white.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   a naturally occurring alpha-amino acid	   ({(CH3)2CH.CH2.CH(NH2)-COOH}), one of the building units of	   almost all proteins of living organisms, both animal and	   vegetable. It is one of the essential amino acids (not	   synthesized by the human body, a required component for	   proper nutrition), and is hydrophobic in character when bound	   in proteins. In isolated form it is a white, crystalline,	   zwitterionic substance formed, e. g. by the decomposition of	   proteins by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling	   dilute mineral acid, or by putrefaction. Chemically it is to	   be considered as amido-caproic acid. It occurs as two optical	   isomers, the L- and D-forms. The L-form, L-leucine, is the	   natural form, present in most proteins.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Leuciscus \Leuciscus\ prop. n.	   A genus of freshwater fishes including the dace ({Leuciscus	   leuciscus}).	   Syn: genus {Leuciscus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leucite \Leu"cite\ (l[=u]"s[imac]t), n. [Gr. leyko`s white: cf.	   F. leucite.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Min.) A mineral having a glassy fracture, occurring in	      translucent trapezohedral crystals. It is a silicate of	      alumina and potash {KAlSi2O6}. It is found in the volcanic	      rocks of Italy, especially at Vesuvius.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A leucoplast.	      [1913 Webster]
Leucitic \Leu*cit"ic\ (l[-u]*s[i^]t"[i^]k), a. (Min.)	   Containing leucite; as, leucitic rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucitoid \Leu"ci*toid\ (l[=u]"s[i^]*toid), n. [Leucite + -oid.]	   (Crystallog.)	   The trapezohedron or tetragonal trisoctahedron; -- so called	   as being the form of the mineral leucite.	   [1913 Webster] Leuco
Leuco- \Leu"co-\ (l[=u]"k[-o]-), Leuc- \Leuc-\ (l[=u]k-). pref.	   [Gr. leyko`s white.]	   A combining form signifying white, colorless; specif.	   (Chem.), denoting an extensive series of colorless organic	   compounds, obtained by reduction from certain other colored	   compounds; as, leucaniline, leucaurin, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucocyte \Leu"co*cyte\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Leuco- + Gr.	   ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.)	   A colorless corpuscle, as one of the white blood corpuscles,	   or those found in lymph, marrow of bone, connective tissue,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They all consist of more or less spherical masses of	         protoplasm, without any surrounding membrane or wall,	         and are capable of motion.	         [1913 Webster] Leucocythaemia
Leucocythaemia \Leu`co*cy*th[ae]"mi*a\ Leucocythemia
\Leu`co*cy*the"mi*a\ ](l[=u]`k[-o]*s[-i]*th[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. leyko`s white + ky`tos a hollow vessel + a"i^ma	   blood.] (Med.)	   Same as {leukemia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucocytogenesis \Leu`co*cy`to*gen"e*sis\	   (-s[imac]`t[-o]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), n. [Leucocyte +	   genesis.] (Physiol.)	   The formation of leucocytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoethiopic \Leu`co*e`thi*op"ic\ (-[=e]`th[i^]*[o^]p"[i^]k),	   a. [Leuco- + Ethiopic.]	   White and black; -- said of a white animal of a black	   species, or the albino of the negro race.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoethiops \Leu`co*e"thi*ops\ (-[=e]"th[i^]*[o^]ps), n.	   [Leuco- + Aethiops.]	   An albino. [Also written {leuc[oe]thiops}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoline \Leu"co*line\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*l[i^]n or -l[=e]n), n.	   [Leuc- + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous organic base from coal tar, and identical with	   quinoline. Cf. {Quinoline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoma \Leu*co"ma\ (l[-u]*k[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ley`kwma, fr. leyko`s white.] (Med.)	   A white opacity in the cornea of the eye; -- called also	   {albugo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucomaine \Leu*co"ma*ine\ (l[-u]*k[=o]"m[.a]*[i^]n or -[=e]n),	   n. [Leuco- + -maine, as in ptomaine.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the tissue during	   life; hence, a vital alkaloid, as distinguished from a	   {ptomaine} or cadaveric poison.	   [1913 Webster]
Leuconic \Leu*con"ic\ (-k[o^]n"[i^]k), a. [Leuc- + croconic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid,	   obtained as a yellowish white gum by the oxidation of	   croconic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucopathy \Leu*cop"a*thy\ (l[-u]*k[o^]p"[.a]*th[y^]), n.	   [Leuco- + Gr. pa`schein, paqei^n to suffer.]	   The state of an albino, or of a white child of black parents.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucophane \Leu"co*phane\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*f[=a]n), n. [Gr.	   leykofanh`s appearing bright or white; leyko`s white +	   fai`nein to show: cf. G. leukophan.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a greenish yellow color; it is a silicate of	   glucina, lime, and soda with fluorine. Called also	   {leucophanite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucophlegmacy \Leu`co*phleg"ma*cy\	   (l[=u]`k[-o]*fl[e^]g"m[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Gr. leykoflegmati`a;	   leyko`s white + fle`gma phlegm: cf. F. leucophlegmasie.]	   (Med.)	   A dropsical habit of body, or the commencement of anasarca;	   paleness, with viscid juices and cold sweats.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucophlegmatic \Leu`co*phleg*mat"ic\ (-fl[e^]g*m[a^]t"[i^]k),	   a. [Cf. F. leucophlegmatique, Gr. leykofle`gmatos.]	   Having a dropsical habit of body, with a white bloated skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucophyll \Leu"co*phyll\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*f[i^]l), n. [Leuco- + Gr.	   fy`llon a leaf.] (Chem.)	   A colorless substance isomeric with chlorophyll, contained in	   parts of plants capable of becoming green. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucophyllous \Leu*coph"yl*lous\ (l[-u]*k[o^]f"[i^]l*l[u^]s or	   l[=u]`k[-o]*f[i^]l"l[u^]s), a. [Gr. leyko`fyllos; leyko`s	   white + fy`llon a leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having white or silvery foliage.	   [1913 Webster] Leucoplast
Leucoplast \Leu"co*plast\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*pl[a^]st), Leucoplastid
\Leu`co*plas"tid\ (-pl[a^]s"t[i^]d), n. [Leuco- + Gr. pla`ssein	   to mold.] (Bot.)	   One of certain very minute whitish or colorless granules	   occurring in the protoplasm of plants and supposed to be the	   nuclei around which starch granules will form.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucopyrite \Leu*cop"y*rite\ (l[-u]*k[o^]p"[i^]*r[imac]t), n.	   [Leuco- + pyrites.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a color between white and steel-gray, with a	   metallic luster, and consisting chiefly of arsenic and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucorrhoea \Leu`cor*rh[oe]"a\ (l[=u]`k[o^]r*r[=e]"[.a]), n.	   [Leuco- + Gr. "rei^n to flow.] (Med.)	   A discharge of a white, yellowish, or greenish, viscid mucus,	   resulting from inflammation or irritation of the membrane	   lining the genital organs of the female; the whites.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoryx \Leu"co*ryx\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*r[i^]ks), n. [NL., from Gr.	   leyko`s + 'o`ryx a kind of gazelle.] (Zool.)	   A large antelope of North Africa ({Oryx leucoryx}), allied to	   the gemsbok.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoscope \Leu"co*scope\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Leuco- +	   -scope.] (Physics)	   An instrument, devised by Professor Helmholtz, for testing	   the color perception of the eye, or for comparing different	   lights, as to their constituent colors or their relative	   whiteness.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucosoid \Leu"co*soid\ (-soid), a. [NL. Leucosia, the typical	   genus (fr. Gr. leyko`s white) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the {Leucosoidea}, a tribe of marine	   crabs including the box crab or {Calappa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucosphere \Leu"co*sphere\ (-sf[=e]r), n. [Leuco- + sphere.]	   (Astron.)	   The inner corona. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoturic \Leu`co*tu"ric\ (l[=u]`k[-o]*t[=u]"r[i^]k), a.	   [Leuco- + allantoic + uric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous organic	   substance of the uric acid group, called leucoturic acid or	   oxalantin. See {Oxalantin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucous \Leu"cous\ (l[=u]"k[u^]s), a. [Gr. leyko`s.]	   White; -- applied to albinos, from the whiteness of their	   skin and hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Leucoxene \Leu*cox"ene\ (l[-u]*k[o^]ks"[=e]n), n. [Leuco- + Gr.	   xe`nos stranger.] (Min.)	   A nearly opaque white mineral, in part identical with	   titanite, observed in some igneous rocks as the result of the	   alteration of titanic iron.	   [1913 Webster] leukemia
leukaemia \leu*k[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-u]*k[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n.	   A disease in which the white corpuscles of the blood are	   largely increased in number, and there is enlargement of the	   spleen, or the lymphatic glands; formerly called	   {leucocythaemia}. It is due to a cancer of the bone marrow,	   and results in anemia and increased susceptibility to	   infectious disease. [Also spelled {leucemia} and	   {leuchaemia}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Leuke
Leuke \Leuke\ (l[=u]k), a., Leukeness \Leuke"ness\, n.	   See {Luke}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Leukoplast \Leu"ko*plast\ (l[=u]"k[-o]*pl[a^]st), n. (Bot.)	   See {Leucoplast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Levana \Le*va"na\ (l[-e]*v[=a]"n[.a]), n. [L., fr. levare to	   raise.] (Rom. Myth.)	   A goddess who protected newborn infants.	   [1913 Webster]
Levant \Le"vant\ (l[=e]"vant), a. [F., p. pr. of lever to	   raise.] (Law)	   Rising or having risen from rest; -- said of cattle. See	   {Couchant and levant}, under {Couchant}.	   [1913 Webster]	Levant \Le*vant"\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"), n. [It. levante the point	   where the sun rises, the east, the Levant, fr. levare to	   raise, levarsi to rise: cf. F. levant. See {Lever}.]	   1. The countries washed by the eastern part of the	      Mediterranean and its contiguous waters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A levanter (the wind so called).	      [1913 Webster]	Levant \Le"vant\ (l[=e]"vant; 277), a.	   Eastern. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Levant \Le*vant"\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"), v. i. [Cf. Sp. levantar to	   raise, go from one place to another.]	   To run away from one's debts; to decamp. [Colloq. Eng.]	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Levanter \Le*vant"er\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"[~e]r), n. [From {Levant},	   v.]	   One who levants, or decamps. [Colloq. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Levanter \Le*vant"er\, n. [From {Levant}, n.]	   A strong easterly wind peculiar to the Mediterranean. --W. H.	   Russell.	   [1913 Webster]
Levantine \Le*vant"ine\ (l[-e]*v[a^]nt"[i^]n or	   l[e^]v"ant*[imac]n; 277), a. [F. levantin, or It. levantino.	   See {Levant}, n.]	   Of or pertaining to the Levant. --J. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	Levantine \Le*vant"ine\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of the Levant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. levantine, or It. levantina.] A stout twilled silk	      fabric, formerly made in the Levant.	      [1913 Webster]
Levari facias \Le*va`ri fa"ci*as\ (l[-e]*v[=a]`r[-i]	   f[=a]"sh[i^]*[a^]s) n. [Law L., cause to be levied.]	   A writ of execution at common law.	   [1913 Webster]
Levation \Le*va"tion\ (l[-e]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. levatio.]	   The act of raising; elevation; upward motion, as that	   produced by the action of a levator muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Levator \Le*va"tor\ (l[-e]*v[=a]"t[o^]r), n. [NL., fr. L. levare	   to raise. See {Lever}, n.]	   1. (Anat.) A muscle that serves to raise some part, as the	      lip or the eyelid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument used to raise a depressed	      part of the skull.	      [1913 Webster]
Leve \Leve\ (l[=e]v), a.	   Dear. See {Lief}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Leve \Leve\, n. & v.	   Same as 3d & 4th {Leave}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Leve \Leve\, v. i.	   To live. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Leve \Leve\, v. t. [OE., fr. AS. l[=e]fan, abbrev. fr.	   gel[=e]fan. See {Believe}.]	   To believe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Leve \Leve\, v. t. [OE. leven, AS. l[=e]fan, l[=y]fan. See	   {Leave} permission.]	   To grant; -- used esp. in exclamations or prayers followed by	   a dependent clause. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         God leve all be well.                    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Leveche \Le*ve"che\, n. [Sp. Cf. {Lebeccio}.] (Meteor.)	   A dry sirocco of Spain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Levee \Lev"ee\ (l[e^]v"[-e]; often l[e^]v*[=e]" in U. S.), n.	   [F. lever, fr. lever to raise, se lever to rise. See {Lever},	   n.]	   1. The act of rising. " The sun's levee." --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A morning assembly or reception of visitors, -- in	      distinction from a {soir['e]e}, or evening assembly; a	      {matin['e]e}; hence, also, any general or somewhat	      miscellaneous gathering of guests, whether in the daytime	      or evening; as, the president's levee.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England a ceremonious day reception, when attended	         by both ladies and gentlemen, is called a	         {drawing-room}.	         [1913 Webster]	Levee \Lev"ee\, v. t.	   To attend the levee or levees of.	   [1913 Webster]	         He levees all the great.                 --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Levee \Lev"ee\, n. [F. lev['e]e, fr. lever to raise. See	   {Lever}, and cf. {Levy}.]	   An embankment to prevent inundation; as, the levees along the	   Mississippi; sometimes, the steep bank of a river. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Levee \Lev"ee\, v. t.	   To keep within a channel by means of levees; as, to levee a	   river. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lev'ee en masse \Le*v['e]e" en` masse"\ (le*v[asl]" [aum]N`	   m[.a]s") n. [F.]	   See {Levy in mass}, under {Levy}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Leveful \Leve"ful\ (l[=e]v"f[.u]l), a. [Leve, n. + -ful.]	   Allowable; permissible; lawful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Level \Lev"el\ (l[e^]v"[e^]l), n. [OE. level, livel, OF. livel,	   F. niveau, fr. L. libella level, water level, a plumb level,	   dim. of libra pound, measure for liquids, balance, water	   poise, level. Cf. {Librate}, {Libella}.]	   1. A line or surface to which, at every point, a vertical or	      plumb line is perpendicular; a line or surface which is	      everywhere parallel to the surface of still water; -- this	      is the true level, and is a curve or surface in which all	      points are equally distant from the center of the earth,	      or rather would be so if the earth were an exact sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A horizontal line or plane; that is, a straight line or a	      plane which is tangent to a true level at a given point	      and hence parallel to the horizon at that point; -- this	      is the apparent level at the given point.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An approximately horizontal line or surface at a certain	      degree of altitude, or distance from the center of the	      earth; as, to climb from the level of the coast to the	      level of the plateau and then descend to the level of the	      valley or of the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            After draining of the level in Northamptonshire.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shot from the deadly level of a gun.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, figuratively, a certain position, rank, standard,	      degree, quality, character, etc., conceived of as in one	      of several planes of different elevation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Providence, for the most part, sets us on a level.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Somebody there of his own level.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be the fair level of thy actions laid	            As temperance wills and prudence may persuade.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A uniform or average height; a normal plane or altitude; a	      condition conformable to natural law or which will secure	      a level surface; as, moving fluids seek a level.	      [1913 Webster]	            When merit shall find its level.      --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech. & Surv.)	      (a) An instrument by which to find a horizontal line, or	          adjust something with reference to a horizontal line.	      (b) A measurement of the difference of altitude of two	          points, by means of a level; as, to take a level.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. A horizontal passage, drift, or adit, in a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Air level}, {a spirit level}. See {Spirit level} (below).	   {Box level}, a spirit level in which a glass-covered box is	      used instead of a tube.	   {Carpenter's level}, {Mason's level}, either the plumb level	      or a straight bar of wood, in which is imbedded a small	      spirit level.	   {Level of the sea}, the imaginary level from which heights	      and depths are calculated, taken at a mean distance	      between high and low water.	   {Line of levels}, a connected series of measurements, by	      means of a level, along a given line, as of a railroad, to	      ascertain the profile of the ground.	   {Plumb level}, one in which a horizontal bar is placed in	      true position by means of a plumb line, to which it is at	      right angles.	   {Spirit level}, one in which the adjustment to the horizon is	      shown by the position of a bubble in alcohol or ether	      contained in a nearly horizontal glass tube, or a circular	      box with a glass cover.	   {Surveyor's level}, a telescope, with a spirit level	      attached, and with suitable screws, etc., for accurate	      adjustment, the whole mounted on a tripod, for use in	      leveling; -- called also {leveling instrument}.	   {Water level}, an instrument to show the level by means of	      the surface of water in a trough, or in upright tubes	      connected by a pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	Level \Lev"el\ (l[e^]v"[e^]l), a.	   1. Even; flat; having no part higher than another; having, or	      conforming to, the curvature which belongs to the	      undisturbed liquid parts of the earth's surface; as, a	      level field; level ground; the level surface of a pond or	      lake.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ample spaces o'er the smooth	            And level pavement.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coinciding or parallel with the plane of the horizon;	      horizontal; as, the telescope is now level.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Even with anything else; of the same height; on the same	      line or plane; on the same footing; of equal importance;	      -- followed by with, sometimes by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Young boys and girls	            Are level now with men; the odds is gone. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Everything lies level to our wish.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Straightforward; direct; clear; open.	      [1913 Webster]	            A very plain and level account.       --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Well balanced; even; just; steady; impartial; as, a level	      head; a level understanding. [Colloq.] " A level	      consideration." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Phonetics) Of even tone; without rising or falling	      inflection. --H. Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Level line} (Shipbuilding), the outline of a section which	      is horizontal crosswise, and parallel with the rabbet of	      the keel lengthwise.	   {Level surface} (Physics), an equipotential surface at right	      angles at every point to the lines of force.	      [1913 Webster]	Level \Lev"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Leveled} (-[e^]ld) or	   {Levelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Leveling} or {Levelling}.]	   1. To make level; to make horizontal; to bring to the	      condition of a level line or surface; hence, to make flat	      or even; as, to level a road, a walk, or a garden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to a lower level; to overthrow; to topple down;	      to reduce to a flat surface; to lower.	      [1913 Webster]	            And their proud structures level with the ground.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            He levels mountains and he raises plains. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to a horizontal position, as a gun; hence, to	      point in taking aim; to aim; to direct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bertram de Gordon, standing on the castle wall,	            leveled a quarrel out of a crossbow.  --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figuratively, to bring to a common level or plane, in	      respect of rank, condition, character, privilege, etc.;	      as, to level all the ranks and conditions of men.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To adjust or adapt to a certain level; as, to level	      remarks to the capacity of children.	      [1913 Webster]	            For all his mind on honor fixed is,	            To which he levels all his purposes.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Level \Lev"el\, v. i.	   1. To be level; to be on a level with, or on an equality	      with, something; hence, to accord; to agree; to suit.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With such accommodation and besort	            As levels with her breeding.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To aim a gun, spear, etc., horizontally; hence, to aim or	      point a weapon in direct line with the mark; fig., to	      direct the eye, mind, or effort, directly to an object;	      as, he leveled a gun at the bandit and fired.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foeman may with as great aim level at the edge	            of a penknife.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glory of God and the good of his church . . .	            ought to be the mark whereat we also level.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            She leveled at our purposes.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Leveler \Lev"el*er\ (-[~e]r), n. [Written also leveller.]	   1. One who, or that which, levels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who would remove social inequalities or distinctions;	      a socialist.	      [1913 Webster]
levelheaded \lev"el*head"ed\ a.	   exercising or showing good judgment or common sense;	   sensible.	   Syn: healthy, intelligent, sound.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {lev"el*head"ed*ly}, adv. --	        {lev"el*head"ed*ness}, n.	        [PJC]
Leveling \Lev"el*ing\, n. [Written also levelling.]	   1. The act or operation of making level.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surveying) The art or operation of using a leveling	      instrument for finding a horizontal line, for ascertaining	      the differences of level between different points of the	      earth's surface included in a survey, for establishing	      grades, etc., as in finding the descent of a river, or	      locating a line of railroad.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Leveling instrument}. See {Surveyor's level}, under {Level},	      n.	   {Leveling staff}, a graduated rod or staff used in connection	      with a leveling instrument for measuring differences of	      level between points.	      [1913 Webster]
Levelism \Lev"el*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   The disposition or endeavor to level all distinctions of rank	   in society.	   [1913 Webster]
Levelly \Lev"el*ly\, adv.	   In an even or level manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Levelness \Lev"el*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being level.	   [1913 Webster]
Leven \Lev"en\ (l[e^]v"en), n. [See {Levin}.]	   Lightning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wild thunder dint and fiery leven.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lever \Lev"er\ (l[=e]"v[~e]r), a. [Old compar. of leve or lief.]	   More agreeable; more pleasing. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be lever than}. See {Had as lief}, under {Had}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lever \Lev"er\, adv.	   Rather. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         For lever had I die than see his deadly face.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lever \Le"ver\ (l[=e]"v[~e]r or l[e^]v"[~e]r; 277), n. [OE.	   levour, OF. leveor, prop., a lifter, fr. F. lever to raise,	   L. levare; akin to levis light in weight, E. levity, and	   perh. to E. light not heavy: cf. F. levier. Cf. {Alleviate},	   {Elevate}, {Leaven}, {Legerdemain}, {Levee}, {Levy}, n.]	   1. (Mech.) A rigid piece which is capable of turning about	      one point, or axis (the fulcrum), and in which are two or	      more other points where forces are applied; -- used for	      transmitting and modifying force and motion. Specif., a	      bar of metal, wood, or other rigid substance, used to	      exert a pressure, or sustain a weight, at one point of its	      length, by receiving a force or power at a second, and	      turning at a third on a fixed point called a fulcrum. It	      is usually named as the first of the six mechanical	      powers, and is of three kinds, according as either the	      fulcrum F, the weight W, or the power P, respectively, is	      situated between the other two, as in the figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.)	      (a) A bar, as a capstan bar, applied to a rotatory piece	          to turn it.	      (b) An arm on a rock shaft, to give motion to the shaft or	          to obtain motion from it.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Compound lever}, a machine consisting of two or more levers	      acting upon each other.	   {Lever escapement}. See {Escapement}.	   {Lever jack}. See {Jack}, n., 5.	   {Lever watch}, a watch having a vibrating lever to connect	      the action of the escape wheel with that of the balance.	      	   {Universal lever}, a machine formed by a combination of a	      lever with the wheel and axle, in such a manner as to	      convert the reciprocating motion of the lever into a	      continued rectilinear motion of some body to which the	      power is applied.	      [1913 Webster]
Leverage \Lev"er*age\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[asl]j or	   l[=e]"v[~e]r*[asl]j), n.	   The action of a lever; mechanical advantage gained by the	   lever.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Leverage of a couple} (Mech.), the perpendicular distance	      between the lines of action of two forces which act in	      parallel and opposite directions.	   {Leverage of a force}, the perpendicular distance from the	      line in which a force acts upon a body to a point about	      which the body may be supposed to turn.	      [1913 Webster]
Leveret \Lev"er*et\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*[e^]t), n. [F. levraut, dim.	   of li[`e]vre hare, L. lepus. Cf. {Leporine}.] (Zool.)	   A hare in the first year of its age.	   [1913 Webster]
Leverock \Lev"er*ock\ (-[o^]k), n. [See {Lark}.]	   A lark. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Leverwood \Lev"er*wood`\ (l[e^]v"[~e]r*w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   The American hop hornbeam ({Ostrya Virginica}), a small tree	   with very tough wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Levesel \Lev"e*sel\ (l[e^]v"[-e]*s[e^]l), n. [AS. le['a]f a leaf	   + s[ae]l, sel, a room, a hall.]	   A leafy shelter; a place covered with foliage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Behind the mill, under a levesel.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Levet \Lev"et\ (l[e^]v"[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. lever to raise.]	   A trumpet call for rousing soldiers; a reveille. [Obs.]	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Leviable \Lev"i*a*ble\ (l[e^]v"[i^]*[.a]*b'l), a. [From {Levy}	   to assess.]	   Fit to be levied; capable of being assessed and collected;	   as, sums leviable by course of law. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Leviathan \Le*vi"a*than\ (l[-e]*v[imac]"[.a]*than), n. [Heb.	   livy[=a]th[=a]n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An aquatic animal, described in the book of Job, ch. xli.,	      and mentioned in other passages of Scripture.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is not certainly known what animal is intended,	         whether the crocodile, the whale, or some sort of	         serpent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The whale, or a great whale. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Levier \Lev"i*er\ (l[e^]v"[i^]*[~e]r), n.	   One who levies. --Cartwright.	   [1913 Webster]
Levigable \Lev"i*ga*ble\ (l[e^]v"[i^]*g[.a]*b'l), a. [See	   {Levigate}, v. t.]	   Capable of being levigated.	   [1913 Webster]
Levigate \Lev"i*gate\ (-g[asl]t), a. [L. levigatus, p. p. of	   levigare to lighten, fr. l[e^]vis light.]	   Made less harsh or burdensome; alleviated. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	Levigate \Lev"i*gate\ (-g[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levigated}	   (-g[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Levigating}.] [L.	   levigatus, p. p. of levigare to make smooth, fr. l[=e]vis	   smooth; akin to Gr. lei^os.]	   To make smooth in various senses:	   (a) To free from grit; to reduce to an impalpable powder or	       paste.	   (b) To mix thoroughly, as liquids or semiliquids.	   (c) To polish.	   (d) To make smooth in action. " When use hath levigated the	       organs." --Barrow.	   (e) Technically, to make smooth by rubbing in a moist	       condition between hard surfaces, as in grinding pigments.	       [1913 Webster]	Levigate \Lev"i*gate\ (-g[asl]t), a. [L. levigatus, p. p.]	   Made smooth, as if polished.	   [1913 Webster]
Levigation \Lev`i*ga"tion\ (l[e^]v`[i^]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   levigatio a smoothing: cf. F. l['e]vigation.]	   The act or operation of levigating.	   [1913 Webster]
Levin \Lev"in\ (l[e^]v"[i^]n), n. [Etymol. uncertain. Cf.	   {Leven}.]	   Lightning. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Levin brand}, a thunderbolt. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Leviner \Lev"in*er\ (-[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   A swift hound.	   [1913 Webster]
Levir \Le"vir\ (l[=e]"v[~e]r), n. [L.]	   A husband's brother; -- used in reference to levirate	   marriages.	   [1913 Webster] Levirate
Levirate \Lev"i*rate\ (l[e^]v"[i^]*r[asl]t), Leviratical
\Lev`i*rat"ic*al\ (-r[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [L. levir a husband's	   brother, brother-in-law; akin to Gr. dah`r: cf. F. l['e]virat	   leviration.]	   Of, pertaining to, or in accordance with, a law of the	   ancient Israelites and other tribes and races, according to	   which a woman, whose husband died without issue, was married	   to the husband's brother.	   [1913 Webster]	         The firstborn son of a leviratical marriage was	         reckoned and registered as the son of the deceased	         brother.                                 --Alford.	   [1913 Webster]
Leviration \Lev`i*ra"tion\ (l[e^]v`[i^]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Levirate marriage or marriages. --Kitto.	   [1913 Webster]
Levirostres \Lev`i*ros"tres\ (-r[o^]s"tr[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr.	   L. levis light + rostrum beak.] (Zool.)	   A group of birds, including the hornbills, kingfishers, and	   related forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Levitate \Lev"i*tate\ (l[e^]v"[i^]*t[=a]t), v. i. [L. levitas,	   -atis, lightness. See {Levity}.]	   To rise, or tend to rise, as if lighter than the surrounding	   medium; to become buoyant; -- opposed to {gravitate}. --Sir.	   J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]	Levitate \Lev"i*tate\, v. t. (Spiritualism)	   To make buoyant; to cause to float in the air; as, to	   levitate a table. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Levitation \Lev`i*ta"tion\ (-t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. levis light	   in weight.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lightness; buoyancy; act of making light. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of making buoyant.	      [1913 Webster]
Levite \Le"vite\ (l[=e]"v[imac]t), n. [L. Levites, Gr.	   Leyi:`ths, 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 to the priests	      (who were of the same tribe) and employed in various	      duties connected with the tabernacle first, and afterward	      the temple, such as the care of the building, bringing of	      wood and other necessaries for the sacrifices, the music	      of the services, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A priest; -- so called in contempt or ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]
Levitical \Le*vit"ic*al\ (l[-e]*v[i^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [L.	   Leviticus, Gr. Leyitiko`s.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a Levite or the Levites.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Priestly. " Levitical questions." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to, or designating, the law contained in	      the book of Leviticus. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Levitical degrees}, degrees of relationship named in	      Leviticus, within which marriage is forbidden.	      [1913 Webster]
Levitically \Le*vit"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   After the manner of the Levites; in accordance with the	   levitical law.	   [1913 Webster]
Leviticus \Le*vit"i*cus\ (-[i^]*k[u^]s), n. [See {Levitical}.]	   The third canonical book of the Old Testament, containing the	   laws and regulations relating to the priests and Levites	   among the Hebrews, or the body of the ceremonial law.	   [1913 Webster]
Levity \Lev"i*ty\ (l[e^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. levitas, fr. levis	   light in weight; akin to levare to raise. See {Lever}, n.]	   1. The quality of weighing less than something else of equal	      bulk; relative lightness, especially as shown by rising	      through, or floating upon, a contiguous substance;	      buoyancy; -- opposed to {gravity}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gave the form of levity to that which ascended;	            to that which descended, the form of gravity. --Sir.	                                                  W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            This bubble by reason of its comparative levity to	            the fluidity that incloses it, would ascend to the	            top.                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lack of gravity and earnestness in deportment or	      character; trifling gayety; frivolity; sportiveness;	      vanity. " A spirit of levity and libertinism."	      --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            He never employed his omnipotence out of levity.	                                                  --Calamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lack of steadiness or constancy; disposition to change;	      fickleness; volatility.	      [1913 Webster]	            The levity that is fatigued and disgusted with	            everything of which it is in possession. --Burke.	   Syn: Inconstancy; thoughtlessness; unsteadiness;	        inconsideration; volatility; flightiness.	   Usage: {Levity}, {Volatility}, {Flightiness}. All these words	          relate to outward conduct. Levity springs from a	          lightness of mind which produces a disregard of the	          proprieties of time and place.Volatility is a degree	          of levity which causes the thoughts to fly from one	          object to another, without resting on any for a	          moment. Flightiness is volatility carried to an	          extreme which often betrays its subject into gross	          impropriety or weakness. Levity of deportment, of	          conduct, of remark; volatility of temper, of spirits;	          flightiness of mind or disposition.	          [1913 Webster]
Levo- \Le"vo-\ (l[=e]"v[-o]-) pref.	   A prefix from L. laevus, meaning:	   (a) Pertaining to, or toward, the left; as, levorotatory.	   (b) (Chem. & Opt.) Turning the plane of polarized light to	       the left; as, levotartaric acid; levoracemic acid;	       levogyratory crystals, etc. [Written also {l[ae]vo-}.]	       [1913 Webster]
levodopa \le`vo*do"pa\ (l[=e]`v[-o]*d[=o]"p[.a]), a. [Levo- +	   DOPA, dihydroxyphenylalanine.] (Chem. & Biochem.)	   A substance used as a therapy for {Parkinson's Disease}; the	   L form of Dopa; L-dihydroxyphenylalanine; L-hydroxytyrosine	   ({C9H11NO4}); also called {L-dopa}. In the body it is	   converted by the enzyme dopa-decarboxylase into dopamine, the	   form in which it is active in the brain, affecting neural	   impulse transmission.	   [PJC]
Levogyrate \Le`vo*gy"rate\ (-j[imac]"r[asl]t), a. [Levo- +	   gyrate.] (Chem., Physics, Biochem.)	   Turning or twisting the plane of polarization of light	   towards the left, as levulose, levotartaric acid, etc.;	   levorotatory. [Written also {l[ae]vogyrate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
levorotary \le`vo*ro"ta*ry\ (-r[=o]"t[.a]*r[y^]), a. [Levo- +	   rotary.] (Chem. & Physics)	   Same as {levorotatory}.	   [PJC]
Levorotation \Le`vo*ro*ta"tion\, n. [Written also	   {l[ae]vorotation}.] [Levo- + rotation.] (Physics & Chem.)	   Rotation in the direction of an outgoing right-handed screw;	   counter-clockwise rotation; -- applied chiefly to the turning	   of the plane of polarization of light.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Levorotatory \Le`vo*ro"ta*to*ry\ (-r[=o]"t[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   [Levo- + rotatory.] (Chem. & Physics)	   Turning or rotating the plane of polarization of light	   towards the left; -- applied to crystals and compounds	   exhibiting optical activity, such as levulose, left-handed	   quartz crystals, etc. Opposite of {dextrorotatory}. [Written	   also {l[ae]vorotatory}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Levulin \Lev"u*lin\ (l[e^]v"[-u]*l[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A substance resembling dextrin, obtained from the bulbs of	   the dahlia, the artichoke, and other sources, as a colorless,	   spongy, amorphous material. It is so called because by	   decomposition it yields levulose. [Written also	   {l[ae]vulin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Levulinic \Lev`u*lin"ic\ (-l[i^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or denoting, an acid (called also	   {acetyl-propionic} acid), {C5H8O3}, obtained by the action of	   dilute acids on various sugars (as levulose). [Written also	   {laevulinic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Levulosan \Lev`u*lo"san\ (-l[=o]"san), n. (Chem.)	   An unfermentable carbohydrate obtained by gently heating	   levulose.	   [1913 Webster]
Levulose \Lev"u*lose`\ (l[e^]v"[-u]*l[=o]s`), n. [See {Levo-}.]	   (Chem.)	   A sirupy variety of sugar, rarely obtained crystallized,	   occurring widely in honey, ripe fruits, etc., and hence	   called also {fruit sugar}; also called {fructose}. Chemical	   formula: {C6H12O6}. It is called levulose, because it rotates	   the plane of polarization of light to the left, in contrast	   to {dextrose}, the other product of the hydrolysis of	   sucrose. [Written also {laevulose}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: It is obtained, together with an equal quantity of	         dextrose, by the inversion of ordinary cane or beet	         sugar, and hence, as being an ingredient of invert	         sugar, is often so called. It is fermentable, nearly as	         sweet as cane sugar, and is metameric with dextrose.	         Cf. {Dextrose}.	         [1913 Webster]
Levy \Lev"y\ (-[y^]), n.; pl. {Levies} (-[i^]z). [A contr. of	   elevenpence or elevenpenny bit.]	   A name formerly given in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia	   to the Spanish real of one eighth of a dollar (or 121/2	   cents), valued at eleven pence when the dollar was rated at	   7s. 6d.	   [1913 Webster]	Levy \Lev"y\, n. [F. lev['e]e, fr. lever to raise. See {Lever},	   and cf. {Levee}.]	   1. The act of levying or collecting by authority; as, the	      levy of troops, taxes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A levy of all the men left under sixty. --Thirlwall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is levied, as an army, force, tribute, etc. "	      The Irish levies." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The taking or seizure of property on executions to	      satisfy judgments, or on warrants for the collection of	      taxes; a collecting by execution.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Levy in mass} [F. lev['e]e en masse], a requisition of all	      able-bodied men for military service.	      [1913 Webster]	Levy \Lev"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Levied} (l[e^]v"[i^]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Levying}.]	   1. To raise, as a siege. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army	      by enrollment, conscription, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Augustine . . . inflamed Ethelbert, king of Kent, to	            levy his power, and to war against them. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority;	      as, to levy taxes, toll, tribute, or contributions.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they do this . . . my ransom, then,	            Will soon be levied.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) To gather or exact; as, to levy money.	      (b) To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to	          raise or cast up; as, to levy a mill, dike, ditch, a	          nuisance, etc. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone.	      (c) To take or seize on execution; to collect by	          execution.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To levy a fine}, to commence and carry on a suit for	      assuring the title to lands or tenements. --Blackstone.	   {To levy war}, to make or begin war; to take arms for attack;	      to attack.	      [1913 Webster]	Levy \Lev"y\, v. i.	   To seize property, real or personal, or subject it to the	   operation of an execution; to make a levy; as, to levy on	   property; the usual mode of levying, in England, is by	   seizing the goods.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To levy on goods and chattels}, to take into custody or	      seize specific property in satisfaction of a writ.	      [1913 Webster] Levyne
Levyne \Lev"yne\ (l[e^]v"[i^]n), Levynite \Lev"yn*ite\	   (-[i^]n*[imac]t), n. [From Mr. Levy, an English	   mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A whitish, reddish, or yellowish, transparent or translucent	   mineral, allied to chabazite.	   [1913 Webster]
Lew \Lew\ (l[=u]), a. [Cf. lee a calm or sheltered place,	   lukewarm.]	   Lukewarm; tepid. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Lewd \Lewd\ (l[=u]d), a. [Compar. {Lewder} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Lewdest}.] [{OE}. lewed, lewd, lay, ignorant, vile, AS.	   l[=ae]wed laical, belonging to the laity.]	   1. Not clerical; laic; laical; hence, unlearned; simple.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For if a priest be foul, on whom we trust,	            No wonder is a lewed man to rust.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            So these great clerks their little wisdom show	            To mock the lewd, as learn'd in this as they. --Sir.	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to the lower classes, or the rabble; idle and	      lawless; bad; vicious. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            But the Jews, which believed not, . . . took unto	            them certain lewd fellows of the baser sort, . . .	            and assaulted the house of Jason.     --Acts xvii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too lewd to work, and ready for any kind of	            mischief.                             --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Given to the promiscuous indulgence of lust; dissolute;	      lustful; libidinous. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Suiting, or proceeding from, lustfulness; involving	      unlawful sexual desire; as, lewd thoughts, conduct, or	      language.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lustful; libidinous; licentious; profligate; dissolute;	        sensual; unchaste; impure; lascivious; lecherous;	        rakish; debauched. -- {Lewd"ly}, adv. -- {Lewd"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Lewdster \Lewd"ster\ (-st[~e]r), n.	   A lewd person. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Lewis
Lewis \Lew"is\ (l[=u]"[i^]s), Lewisson \Lew"is*son\ (-s[u^]n),	   n.	   1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be	      fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large	      stones, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lewis hole}, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth,	      into which a lewis is fitted. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]
Lex \Lex\ (l[e^]ks), n.; pl. {Leges} (l[=e]"j[=e]z). [L. See	   {Legal}.]	   Law; as, lex talionis, the law of retaliation; lex terr[ae],	   the law of the land; lex fori, the law of the forum or court;	   lex loci, the law of the place; lex mercatoria, the law or	   custom of merchants.	   [1913 Webster]
lexical \lex"ic*al\ (l[e^]ks"[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to a lexicon, to lexicography, or words;	   according or conforming to a lexicon. -- {Lex"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
lexicalize \lex"i*cal*ize\ (l[e^]ks"[i^]*kal*[imac]z), v. t.	   1. To make into a word, coin into a word; as, The concept	      expressed by German "Gemuetlichkeit" is not lexicalized in	      English.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To increase the importance of, or emphasis on, words as	      opposed to other parts of a theory or program; -- said of	      grammatical theories and computer programs, especially	      programs for understanding language; as, lexicalized	      tree-adjoining grammar.	      [PJC]
Lexicographer \Lex`i*cog"ra*pher\	   (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]g"r[.a]*f[~e]r), n. [Gr. lexikogra`fos;	   lexiko`n dictionary + gra`fein to write: cf. F. lexicographe.	   See {Lexicon}.]	   The author or compiler of a lexicon or dictionary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every other author may aspire to praise; the	         lexicographer can only hope to escape reproach; and	         even this negative recompense has been yet granted to	         very few.                                --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] Lexicographic
Lexicographic \Lex`i*co*graph"ic\	   (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), Lexicographical
\Lex`i*co*graph"ic*al\ (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]*kal), a.	   [Cf. F. lexicographique.]	   Of or pertaining to, or according to, lexicography. --	   {Lex`i*co*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexicographist \Lex`i*cog"ra*phist\	   (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]g"r[.a]*f[i^]st), n.	   A lexicographer. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexicography \Lex`i*cog"ra*phy\	   (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Cf. F. lexicographie.]	   The art, process, or occupation of making a lexicon or	   dictionary; the principles which are applied in making	   dictionaries; as, with so many words lexicography can be	   interesting in parts but at length is rather tedious labor.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Lexicologist \Lex`i*col"o*gist\	   (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   One versed in lexicology.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexicology \Lex`i*col"o*gy\ (l[e^]ks`[i^]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Gr. lexiko`n lexicon + -logy: cf. F. lexicologie.]	   The science of the derivation and signification of words;	   that branch of learning which treats of the signification and	   application of words.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexicon \Lex"i*con\ (l[e^]ks"[i^]*k[o^]n), n. [Gr. lexiko`n (sc.	   bibli`on), neut. of lexiko`s of or belonging to words, fr.	   le`xis a speaking, speech, a way of speaking, a single word	   or phrase, fr. le`gein to say, to speak. See {Legend}.]	   A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement	   of the words in a language or of a considerable number of	   them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially,	   a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexiconist \Lex"i*con*ist\, n.	   A writer of a lexicon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lexigraphic \Lex`i*graph"ic\ (l[e^]ks"[i^]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), a.	   [Cf. F. lexigraphique.]	   Of or pertaining to lexigraphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexigraphy \Lex*ig"ra*phy\ (l[e^]ks*[i^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr.	   le`xis word + -graphy: cf. F. lexigraphie.]	   The art or practice of defining words; definition of words.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexiphanic \Lex`i*phan"ic\ (l[e^]ks`[i^]*f[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   lexifa`nis a phrase monger; le`xis speech + fai`nein to	   show.]	   Using, or interlarded with, pretentious words; bombastic; as,	   a lexiphanic writer or speaker; lexiphanic writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexiphanicism \Lex`i*phan"i*cism\	   (l[e^]ks`[i^]*f[a^]n"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.	   The use of pretentious words, language, or style.	   [1913 Webster]
Lexipharmic \Lex`i*phar"mic\ (l[e^]ks`[i^]*f[aum]r"m[i^]k), a.	   See {Alexipharmic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ley \Ley\ (l[=a]), v. t. & i.	   To lay; to wager. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ley \Ley\, n. [OF.]	   Law. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]	Ley \Ley\ (l[imac]), n. [Obs.]	   See {Lye}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ley \Ley\ (l[=e]), n.	   Grass or meadow land; a lea.	   [1913 Webster]	Ley \Ley\, a.	   Fallow; unseeded. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] Leyden jar
Leyden jar \Ley"den jar"\ (l[imac]"d'n j[aum]r"; 277) Leyden
phial \Ley"den phi"al\ (f[imac]"al).n. (Elec.)	   A glass jar or bottle used to accumulate electricity. It is	   coated with tin foil, within and without, nearly to its top,	   and is surmounted by a brass knob which communicates with the	   inner coating, for the purpose of charging it with	   electricity. It is so named from having been invented in	   Leyden, Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Leymus \Leymus\ prop. n.	   A genus that in some classifications overlaps the genus	   {Elymus}.	   Syn: genus {Leymus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leyte \Leyte\ prop. n.	   The name of an island in the Pacific Ocean and of a battle in	   World War II, at which the American forces experienced the	   first use of Kamikaze aircraft by the Japanese. The return of	   U. S. troops to the Philippines after their expulsion by the	   Japanese began with landings on Leyte Island in October 1944.	   Syn: Leyte Island, Leyte invasion, Battle of Leyte Gulf.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Leyser \Ley"ser\ (l[=a]"z[~e]r), n.	   Leisure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Leze majesty
Lese majesty \Lese` maj"es*ty\, Leze majesty \Leze`
maj"es*ty\(l[=e]z` m[a^]j"[e^]s*t[y^]) n. [F. lese-majest['e],	   fr. L. laesus, fem. laesa, injured (see {Lesion}) + majestas	   majesty; that is, crimen laesae majestatis.] [Written also	   {l[`e]se majesty}.]	   1. (Law) Any crime committed against the sovereign power, or	      against a ruler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any affront to the dignity of an eminent or respected	      person.	      [PJC]	   3. An attack against an institution or custom revered by the	      majority in a society.	      [PJC]
LF \LF\ n. (Electronics)	   Low frequency, a term used to refer to radio waves of a	   frequency from 30 to 300 kilohertz. Contrasted to {HF}, high	   frequency. [Acronym]	   Syn: low frequency.	        [WordNet 1.5]
LH \LH\ n. (Biochem.)	   An abbreviation for luteinizing hormone, a gonadotropic	   hormone that is secreted by the pituitary and stimulates	   ovulation in female mammals, and stimulates androgen release	   in male mammals. [Acronym]	   Syn: luteinizing hormone, interstitial cell-stimulating	        hormone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lhasa \Lhasa\ n.	   The capital city of Tibet; it is the sacred city of Lamaism.	   Syn: Lassa, Lasa, capital of Tibet.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A breed of terrier having a long heavy coat raised in	      Tibet as watchdogs; also called {Lhasa apso}.	   Syn: Lhasa apso.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lherzolite \Lher"zo*lite\ (l[~e]r"z[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [From	   Lherz, a place in the Pyrenees + -lite.] (Min.)	   An igneous rock consisting largely of chrysolite, with	   pyroxene and picotite (a variety of spinel containing	   chromium).	   [1913 Webster]
Li \Li\ (l[=e]), n.	   1. A Chinese measure of distance, being a little more than	      one third of a mile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Chinese copper coin; a cash. See {Cash}.	      [1913 Webster]
Liability \Li`a*bil"i*ty\ (l[imac]`[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.;	   pl. {Liabilities} (-t[i^]z).	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being liable; as, the liability of an	      insurer; liability to accidents; liability to the law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which one is under obligation to pay, or for which	      one is liable. Specifically, in the pl., the sum of one's	      pecuniary obligations; -- opposed to {assets}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Limited liability}. See {Limited company}, under {Limited}.	      [1913 Webster]
Liable \Li"a*ble\ (l[imac]"[.a]*b'l), a. [From F. lier to bind,	   L. ligare. Cf. {Ally}, v. t., {Ligature}.]	   1. Bound or obliged in law or equity; responsible;	      answerable; as, the surety is liable for the debt of his	      principal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exposed to a certain contingency or casualty, more or less	      probable; -- with to and an infinitive or noun; as, liable	      to slip; liable to accident.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Accountable; responsible; answerable; bound; subject;	        obnoxious; exposed.	   Usage: {Liable}, {Subject}. Liable refers to a future	          possible or probable happening which may not actually	          occur; as, horses are liable to slip; even the	          sagacious are liable to make mistakes. Subject refers	          to any actual state or condition belonging to the	          nature or circumstances of the person or thing spoken	          of, or to that which often befalls one. One whose	          father was subject to attacks of the gout is himself	          liable to have that disease. Men are constantly	          subject to the law, but liable to suffer by its	          infraction.	          [1913 Webster]	                Proudly secure, yet liable to fall. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                All human things are subject to decay. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]
Liableness \Li"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being liable; liability.	   [1913 Webster]
Liage \Li"age\ (l[imac]"[asl]j), n. [Cf. OF. liage a bond. See	   {Liable}.]	   Union by league; alliance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
liaise \li*aise"\ (l[=e]*[=a]z"), v. i. [By back-formation from	   {liaison}.]	   1. To form or maintain a liaison[3].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act as a liaison[4].	      [PJC]
liaison \li`ai`son"\ (l[-e]`[asl]`z[^o]N"), n. [F., fr. L.	   ligatio, fr. ligare to bind. See {Ligature}, and cf.	   {Ligation}.]	   1. A union, or bond of union; an intimacy; an	      interrelationship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, An illicit sexual relation between a man and	      a woman; a sexual afffair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: A process of communication between parts of	      an organization or between two organizations acting	      together for a common purpose.	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: A person whose function it is to maintain such	      communication.	      [PJC]	   5. (Phonetics) A pronunciation of a consonant sound that	      would be otherwise silent, such as the final consonant of	      certain French words, when the following word begins with	      a vowel sound.	      [PJC] Liane
Liane \Li*ane"\ (l[-i]*[=a]n"), Liana \Li*a"na\	   (l[-i]*[=a]"n[.a]), n. [F. liane; prob. akin to lien a band,	   fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. {Lien}, n. ] (Bot.)	   A luxuriant woody plant, climbing high trees and having	   ropelike stems. The grapevine often has the habit of a liane.	   Lianes are abundant in the forests of the Amazon region.	   [1913 Webster]
Liar \Li"ar\ (l[imac]"[~e]r), n. [OE. liere. See {Lie} to	   falsify.]	   A person who knowingly utters falsehood; one who lies.	   [1913 Webster]
Liard \Li"ard\ (l[imac]"[~e]rd), a. [OF. liart, LL. liardus	   gray, dapple.]	   Gray. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used by Chaucer as an epithet of a gray or dapple gray	         horse. Also used as a name for such a horse.	         [1913 Webster]	Liard \Liard\ (ly[aum]r), n. [F.]	   A French copper coin of one fourth the value of a sou.	   [1913 Webster]
Lias \Li"as\ (l[imac]"as), n. [Cf. F. lias, fr. liais sort of	   limestone, OF. also liois; perh. of Celtic origin, cf. Armor.	   liach, leach, a stone, Gael. leac, W. llech. Cf. {Cromlech}.]	   (Geol.)	   The lowest of the three divisions of the Jurassic period; a	   name given in England and Europe to a series of marine	   limestones underlying the O["o]lite. See the Chart of	   {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Liassic \Li*as"sic\ (l[-i]*[a^]s"s[i^]k), a. (Geol.)	   Of the age of the Lias; pertaining to the Lias formation. --	   n. Same as {Lias}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lib \Lib\ (l[i^]b), v. t. [Cf. {Glib} to geld.]	   To castrate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Libament \Lib"a*ment\ (l[i^]b"[.a]*ment), n. [L. libamentum.]	   Libation. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Libant \Li"bant\ (l[imac]"bant), a. [L. libans, p. pr. of libare	   to taste, touch.]	   Sipping; touching lightly. [R.] --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Libation \Li*ba"tion\ (l[-i]*b[=a]"sh[u^]n), 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, usually wine, either	   on the ground or on a victim in sacrifice, in honor of some	   deity; also, the wine or liquid thus poured out. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A heathen sacrifice or libation to the earth. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Libatory \Li"ba*to*ry\ (l[imac]"b[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Pertaining to libation.	   [1913 Webster]
Libbard \Lib"bard\ (l[i^]b"b[~e]rd), n. [See {Leopard}.]	   A leopard. [Obs. or Poetic] --Spenser. Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Libbard's bane \Lib"bard's bane`\ (-b[~e]rdz b[=a]n`) n.	   Leopard's bane. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Libel \Li"bel\ (l[imac]"b[e^]l), n. [L. libellus a little book,	   pamphlet, libel, lampoon, dim. of liber the liber or inner	   bark of a tree; also (because the ancients wrote on this	   bark), paper, parchment, or a roll of any material used to	   write upon, and hence, a book or treatise: cf. F. libelle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A brief writing of any kind, esp. a declaration, bill,	      certificate, request, supplication, etc. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A libel of forsaking [divorcement].   --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. v. 31).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any defamatory writing; a lampoon; a satire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A malicious publication expressed either in print or	      in writing, or by pictures, effigies, or other signs,	      tending to expose another to public hatred, contempt, or	      ridicule. Such publication is indictable at common law.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term, in a more extended sense, includes the	         publication of such writings, pictures, and the like,	         as are of a blasphemous, treasonable, seditious, or	         obscene character. These also are indictable at common	         law.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The crime of issuing a malicious defamatory	      publication.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Civil Law & Courts of Admiralty) A written declaration or	      statement by the plaintiff of his cause of action, and of	      the relief he seeks.	      [1913 Webster]	Libel \Li"bel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Libeled} (-b[e^]ld) or	   {Libelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Libeling} or {Libelling}.]	   1. To defame, or expose to public hatred, contempt, or	      ridicule, by a writing, picture, sign, etc.; to lampoon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some wicked wits have libeled all the fair. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To proceed against by filing a libel, particularly	      against a ship or goods.	      [1913 Webster]	Libel \Li"bel\ (l[imac]"b[e^]l), v. i.	   To spread defamation, written or printed; -- with against.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What's this but libeling against the senate? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] libels now 'gainst each great man.  --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Libelant \Li"bel*ant\ (-ant), n.	   One who libels; one who institutes a suit in an	   ecclesiastical or admiralty court. [Written also	   {libellant}.] --Cranch.	   [1913 Webster]
Libeler \Li"bel*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who libels. [Written also {libeller}.] " Libelers of	   others." --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]
Libelist \Li"bel*ist\ (-[i^]st), n.	   A libeler.	   [1913 Webster]
Li bella \Li *bel"la\ (l[-i]*b[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [L., dim. of	   libra balance. See {Level}, n.]	   1. A small balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A level, or leveling instrument.	      [1913 Webster]
Libellee \Li`bel*lee"\, n. (Law)	      (a) The party against whom a libel has been filed; --	          corresponding to {defendant} in a common law action.	      (b) The defendant in an action of libel.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
libellulid \li*bel"lu*lid\ (l[-i]*b[e^]l"l[-u]*l[i^]d), n.	   (Zool.)	   A dragon fly; -- from {Libellula}, the name of the typical	   genus.	   [1913 Webster]
libelluloid \li*bel"lu*loid\ (l[-i]*b[e^]l"l[-u]*loid), a. [NL.	   Libellula, the name of the typical genus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the dragon flies.	   [1913 Webster]
Libelous \Li"bel*ous\ (l[imac]"b[e^]l*[u^]s), a.	   Containing or involving a libel; defamatory; containing that	   which exposes some person to public hatred, contempt, or	   ridicule; as, a libelous pamphlet. [Written also	   {libellous}.] -- {Li"bel*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Liber \Li"ber\ (l[imac]"b[~e]r), n. [L. See {Libel}.] (Bot.)	   The inner bark of plants, lying next to the wood. It usually	   contains a large proportion of woody, fibrous cells, and is,	   therefore, the part from which the fiber of the plant is	   obtained, as that of hemp, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Liber cells}, elongated woody cells found in the liber.	      [1913 Webster]
Liberal \Lib"er*al\ (l[i^]b"[~e]r*al), a. [F. lib['e]ral, L.	   liberalis, from liber free; perh. akin to libet, lubet, it	   pleases, E. lief. Cf. {Deliver}.]	   1. Free by birth; hence, befitting a freeman or gentleman;	      refined; noble; independent; free; not servile or mean;	      as, a liberal ancestry; a liberal spirit; liberal arts or	      studies. " Liberal education." --Macaulay. " A liberal	      tongue." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bestowing in a large and noble way, as a freeman;	      generous; bounteous; open-handed; as, a liberal giver. "	      Liberal of praise." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infinitely good, and of his good	            As liberal and free as infinite.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bestowed in a large way; hence, more than sufficient;	      abundant; bountiful; ample; profuse; as, a liberal gift; a	      liberal discharge of matter or of water.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wealth doth warrant a liberal dower. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not strict or rigorous; not confined or restricted to the	      literal sense; free; as, a liberal translation of a	      classic, or a liberal construction of law or of language.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in	      spirit; catholic.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint;	      licentious. " Most like a liberal villain." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not bound by orthodox tenets or established forms in	      political or religious philosophy; independent in opinion;	      not conservative; friendly to great freedom in the	      constitution or administration of government; having	      tendency toward democratic or republican, as distinguished	      from monarchical or aristocratic, forms; as, liberal	      thinkers; liberal Christians; the Liberal party.	      [1913 Webster]	            I confess I see nothing liberal in this " order of	            thoughts," as Hobbes elsewhere expresses it.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Liberal has of, sometimes with, before the thing	         bestowed, in before a word signifying action, and to	         before a person or object on which anything is	         bestowed; as, to be liberal of praise or censure;	         liberal with money; liberal in giving; liberal to the	         poor.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The liberal arts}. See under {Art}.	   {Liberal education}, education that enlarges and disciplines	      the mind and makes it master of its own powers,	      irrespective of the particular business or profession one	      may follow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Generous; bountiful; munificent; beneficent; ample;	        large; profuse; free.	   Usage: {Liberal}, {Generous}. Liberal is freeborn, and	          generous is highborn. The former is opposed to the	          ordinary feelings of a servile state, and implies	          largeness of spirit in giving, judging, acting, etc.	          The latter expresses that nobleness of soul which is	          peculiarly appropriate to those of high rank, -- a	          spirit that goes out of self, and finds its enjoyment	          in consulting the feelings and happiness of others.	          Generosity is measured by the extent of the sacrifices	          it makes; liberality, by the warmth of feeling which	          it manifests.	          [1913 Webster]	Liberal \Lib"er*al\, n.	   One who favors greater freedom in political or religious	   matters; an opponent of the established systems; a reformer;	   in English politics, a member of the Liberal party, so	   called. Cf. {Whig}.	   [1913 Webster]
liberalisation \liberalisation\ n.	   Same as liberalization.	   Syn: liberalization, relaxation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Liberalism \Lib"er*al*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   lib['e]ralisme.]	   Liberal principles; the principles and methods of the	   liberals in politics or religion; specifically, the	   principles of the Liberal party.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberalist \Lib"er*al*ist\, n.	   A liberal.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberalistic \Lib`er*al*is"tic\ (-[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, liberalism; as,	   liberalistic opinions.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberality \Lib`er*al"i*ty\ (-[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Liberalities} (-t[i^]z). [L. liberalitas: cf. F.	   lib['e]ralit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition	      or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice;	      generosity; candor; charity.	      [1913 Webster]	            That liberality is but cast away	            Which makes us borrow what we can not pay. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a	      prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities.	      [1913 Webster]
Liberalization \Lib`er*al*i*za"tion\ (-al*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n.	   The act of liberalizing; the act of making less strict.	   Syn: liberalization, relaxation.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Liberalize \Lib"er*al*ize\ (l[i^]b"[~e]r*al*[imac]z), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Liberalized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Liberalizing} (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. lib['e]raliser.]	   To make liberal; to free from narrow views or prejudices; to	   make less strict.	   [1913 Webster]	         To open and to liberalize the mind.      --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberalizer \Lib"er*al*i`zer\ (-[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, liberalizes. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberally \Lib"er*al*ly\, adv.	   In a liberal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberate \Lib"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liberated}	   (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liberating}	   (-[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. liberatus, p. p. of liberare to free,	   fr. liber free. See {Liberal}, a., and cf. {Deliver}.]	   To release from restraint or bondage; to set at liberty; to	   free; to manumit; to disengage; as, to liberate a slave or	   prisoner; to liberate the mind from prejudice; to liberate	   gases.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deliver; free; release. See {Deliver}.	        [1913 Webster]
liberated \liberated\ adj. (Chem.)	   1. released from chemical combination, or as a consequence of	      chemical reaction; -- of a gas.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. freed from bondage; -- of people.	   Syn: emancipated, freed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. free from traditional social restraints; as, a liberated	      lifestyle.	   Syn: emancipated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. stolen. [jocose]	      [PJC]
liberating \liberating\ adj.	   giving freedom from restriction or restraint.	   Syn: emancipating, emancipative, freeing.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Liberation \Lib`er*a"tion\ (l[i^]b`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   liberatio: cf. F. lib['e]ration. Cf. {Livraison}.]	   The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.	   [1913 Webster]	         This mode of analysis requires perfect liberation from	         all prejudged system.                    --Pownall.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberator \Lib"er*a`tor\ (l[i^]b"[~e]r*[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, liberates; a deliverer.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberatory \Lib"er*a*to*ry\ (-[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Tending, or serving, to liberate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Liberian \Liberian\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to Liberia; as, Liberian ship owners; a ship	   of Liberian registry.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Liberia; as,	      Liberian rebels.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Liberian \Liberian\ n.	   A native or inhabitant of Liberia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Libertarian \Lib`er*ta"ri*an\ (-t[=a]"r[i^]*an), a. [See	   {Liberty}.]	   Pertaining to liberty, or to the doctrine of free will, as	   opposed to the doctrine of necessity.	   [1913 Webster]	Libertarian \Lib`er*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One who holds to the doctrine of free will.	   [1913 Webster]
Libertarianism \Lib`er*ta"ri*an*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   Libertarian principles or doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Liberticide \Lib"er*ti*cide\ (l[i^]b"[~e]r*t[i^]*s[imac]d), n.	   [L. libertas liberty + caedere to kill: cf. (for sense 2) F.	   liberticide.]	   1. The destruction of civil liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A destroyer of civil liberty. --B. F. Wade.	      [1913 Webster]
Libertinage \Lib"er*tin*age\ (-t[i^]n*[asl]j), n. [Cf. F.	   libertinage. See {Libertine}.]	   Libertinism; license. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Libertine \Lib"er*tine\ (-t[i^]n), n. [L. libertinus freedman,	   from libertus one made free, fr. liber free: cf. F. libertin.	   See {Liberal}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A manumitted slave; a freedman; also, the	      son of a freedman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Anabaptists, in the	      fifteenth and early part of the sixteenth century, who	      rejected many of the customs and decencies of life, and	      advocated a community of goods and of women.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One free from restraint; one who acts according to his	      impulses and desires; now, specifically, one who gives	      rein to lust; a rake; a debauchee.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a puffed and reckless libertine,	            Himself the primrose path of dalliance treads.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A defamatory name for a freethinker. [Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	Libertine \Lib"er*tine\, a. [L. libertinus of a freedman: cf. F.	   libertin. See {Libertine}, n. ]	   1. Free from restraint; uncontrolled. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You are too much libertine.           --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dissolute; licentious; profligate; loose in morals; as,	      libertine principles or manners. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Libertinism \Lib"er*tin*ism\ (-t[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n.	   1. The state of a libertine or freedman. [R.] --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Licentious conduct; debauchery; lewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Licentiousness of principle or opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            That spirit of religion and seriousness vanished all	            at once, and a spirit of liberty and libertinism, of	            infidelity and profaneness, started up in the room	            of it.                                --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Liberty \Lib"er*ty\ (l[i^]b"[~e]r*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Liberties}	   (-t[i^]z). [OE. liberte, F. libert['e], fr. L. libertas, fr.	   liber free. See {Liberal}.]	   1. The state of a free person; exemption from subjection to	      the will of another claiming ownership of the person or	      services; freedom; -- opposed to slavery, serfdom,	      bondage, or subjection.	      [1913 Webster]	            But ye . . . caused every man his servant, and every	            man his handmaid whom he had set at liberty at their	            pleasure, to return, and brought them into	            subjection.                           --Jer. xxxiv.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delivered fro the bondage of corruption into the	            glorious liberty of the sons of God.  --Bible, 1551.	                                                  Rom. viii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from imprisonment, bonds, or other restraint upon	      locomotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being pent from liberty, as I am now. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A privilege conferred by a superior power; permission	      granted; leave; as, liberty given to a child to play, or	      to a witness to leave a court, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Privilege; exemption; franchise; immunity enjoyed by	      prescription or by grant; as, the liberties of the	      commercial cities of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	            His majesty gave not an entire county to any; much	            less did he grant . . . any extraordinary liberties.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The place within which certain immunities are enjoyed, or	      jurisdiction is exercised. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Brought forth into some public or open place within	            the liberty of the city, and there . . . burned.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A certain amount of freedom; permission to go freely	      within certain limits; also, the place or limits within	      which such freedom is exercised; as, the liberties of a	      prison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A privilege or license in violation of the laws of	      etiquette or propriety; as, to permit, or take, a liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was repeatedly provoked into striking those who	            had taken liberties with him.         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The power of choice; freedom from necessity; freedom from	      compulsion or constraint in willing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idea of liberty is the idea of a power in any	            agent to do or forbear any particular action,	            according to the determination or thought of the	            mind, whereby either of them is preferred to the	            other.                                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            This liberty of judgment did not of necessity lead	            to lawlessness.                       --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Manege) A curve or arch in a bit to afford room for the	      tongue of the horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) Leave of absence; permission to go on shore.	       [1913 Webster]	   {At liberty}.	       (a) Unconfined; free.	       (b) At leisure.	   {Civil liberty}, exemption from arbitrary interference with	      person, opinion, or property, on the part of the	      government under which one lives, and freedom to take part	      in modifying that government or its laws.	   {Liberty bell}. See under {Bell}.	   {Liberty cap}.	       (a) The Roman pileus which was given to a slave at his	           manumission.	       (b) A limp, close-fitting cap with which the head of	           representations of the goddess of liberty is often	           decked. It is sometimes represented on a spear or a	           liberty pole.	   {Liberty of the press}, freedom to print and publish without	      official supervision.	   {Liberty party}, the party, in the American Revolution, which	      favored independence of England; in more recent usage, a	      party which favored the emancipation of the slaves.	   {Liberty pole}, a tall flagstaff planted in the ground, often	      surmounted by a liberty cap. [U. S.]	   {Moral liberty}, that liberty of choice which is essential to	      moral responsibility.	   {Religious liberty}, freedom of religious opinion and	      worship.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Leave; permission; license.	   Usage: {Liberty}, {Freedom}. These words, though often	          interchanged, are distinct in some of their	          applications. Liberty has reference to previous	          restraint; freedom, to the simple, unrepressed	          exercise of our powers. A slave is set at liberty; his	          master had always been in a state of freedom. A	          prisoner under trial may ask liberty (exemption from	          restraint) to speak his sentiments with freedom (the	          spontaneous and bold utterance of his feelings). The	          liberty of the press is our great security for freedom	          of thought.	          [1913 Webster]
Libethenite \Li*beth"en*ite\ (l[i^]*b[e^]th"[e^]n*[imac]t), n.	   [From Libethen, in Hungary, where it was first found.] (Min.)	   A mineral of an olive-green color, commonly in orthorhombic	   crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of copper.	   [1913 Webster]
libidinal \libidinal\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to the libido; caused by libido; as,	   libidinal gratification; libidinal impulses.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Libidinist \Li*bid"i*nist\ (l[i^]*b[i^]d"[i^]*n[i^]st), n. [See	   {Libidinous}.]	   One given to lewdness.	   [1913 Webster]
Libidinosity \Li*bid`i*nos"i*ty\ (-n[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The state or quality of being libidinous; libidinousness.	                                                  --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Libidinous \Li*bid"i*nous\ (-n[u^]s), a. [L. libidinosus, fr.	   libido, libidinis, pleasure, desire, lust, fr. libet, lubet,	   it pleases: cf. F. libidineux. See {Lief}.]	   Having lustful desires; characterized by lewdness; sensual;	   lascivious. -- {Li*bid"i*nous*ly}, adv. --	   {Li*bid"i*nous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lewd; lustful; lascivious; unchaste; impure; sensual;	        licentious; lecherous; salacious.	        [1913 Webster]
libido \li*bi"do\ (l[i^]*b[=e]"d[-o]), n.	   1. Sexual desire; the sexual instinct; the sex drive.	      [PJC]	   2. (Psychoanalysis) Those desires and instinctual energies	      which are derived from the id.	      [PJC] Libken
Libken \Lib"ken\ (l[i^]b"k[e^]n), Libkin \Lib"kin\	   (l[i^]b"k[i^]n), n. [AS. libban, E. live, v. i. + -kin.]	   A house or lodging. [Old Slang] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Libocedrus \Libocedrus\ n.	   A genus of cedarlike cypresses.	   Syn: genus {Libocedrus}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Librae
Libra \Li"bra\ (l[imac]"br[.a]), n.; pl. {Libr[ae]}	   (l[imac]"br[=e]). [L., a balance.] (Astron.)	   (a) The Balance; the seventh sign in the zodiac, which the	       sun enters at the autumnal equinox in September, marked	       thus [libra] in almanacs, etc.	   (b ) A southern constellation between Virgo and Scorpio.	        [1913 Webster]
Libral \Li"bral\ (l[imac]"bral), a. [L. libralis, fr. libra the	   Roman pound.]	   Of a pound weight. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Librarian \Li*bra"ri*an\ (l[-i]*br[=a]"r[i^]*an), n. [See	   {Library}.]	   1. One who has the care or charge of a library.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who copies manuscript books. [Obs.] --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]
Librarianship \Li*bra"ri*an*ship\, n.	   The office of a librarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Library \Li"bra*ry\ (l[imac]"br[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Libraries}	   (-r[i^]z). [OE. librairie, F. librairie bookseller's shop,	   book trade, formerly, a library, fr. libraire bookseller, L.	   librarius, from liber book; cf. libraria bookseller's shop,	   librarium bookcase, It. libreria. See {Libel}.]	   1. A considerable collection of books kept for use, and not	      as merchandise; as, a private library; a public library.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building or apartment appropriated for holding such a	      collection of books. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Librate \Li"brate\ (l[imac]"br[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Librated} (l[imac]"br[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Librating}.] [L. libratus, p. p. of librare to balance, to	   make even, fr. libra. Cf. {Level}, {Deliberate},	   {Equilibrium}.]	   To vibrate as a balance does before resting in equilibrium;	   hence, to be poised.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their parts all librate on too nice a beam. --Clifton.	   [1913 Webster]	Librate \Li"brate\, v. t.	   To poise; to balance.	   [1913 Webster]
Libration \Li*bra"tion\ (l[-i]*br[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. libratio:	   cf. F. libration.]	   1. The act or state of librating. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A real or apparent libratory motion, like that	      of a balance before coming to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Libration of the moon}, any one of those small periodical	      changes in the position of the moon's surface relatively	      to the earth, in consequence of which narrow portions at	      opposite limbs become visible or invisible alternately. It	      receives different names according to the manner in which	      it takes place; as: {(a)} Libration in longitude, that	      which, depending on the place of the moon in its elliptic	      orbit, causes small portions near the eastern and western	      borders alternately to appear and disappear each month.	      ({b}) Libration in latitude, that which depends on the	      varying position of the moon's axis in respect to the	      spectator, causing the alternate appearance and	      disappearance of either pole. ({c}) Diurnal or parallactic	      libration, that which brings into view on the upper limb,	      at rising and setting, some parts not in the average	      visible hemisphere.	      [1913 Webster]	Libration point \Li*bra"tion point`\ (l[-i]*br[=a]"sh[u^]n	   point`), n.	   any one of five points in the plane of a system of two large	   astronomical bodies orbiting each other, as the Earth-moon	   system, where the gravitational pull of the two bodies on an	   object are approximately equal, and in opposite directions. A	   solid object moving in the same velocity and direction as	   such a libration point will remain in gravitational	   equilibrium with the two bodies of the system and not fall	   toward either body.	   [1913 Webster]
Libratory \Li"bra*to*ry\ (l[imac]"br[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Balancing; moving like a balance, as it tends to an equipoise	   or level.	   [1913 Webster]
Librettist \Li*bret"tist\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[i^]st), n.	   One who makes a libretto.	   [1913 Webster]
Libretto \Li*bret"to\ (l[i^]*br[e^]t"t[-o]; It.	   l[-e]*br[asl]t"t[-o]), n.; pl. E. {Librettos} (-t[=o]z), It.	   {Libretti} (-t[-e]). [It., dim. of libro book, L. liber. See	   {Libel}.] (Mus.)	   (a) A book containing the words of an opera or extended piece	       of music.	   (b) The words themselves.	       [1913 Webster]
Libriform \Li"bri*form\ (l[imac]"br[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Liber +	   -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of liber, or resembling liber.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Libriform cells}, peculiar wood cells which are very slender	      and relatively thick-walled, and occasionally are	      furnished with bordered pits. --Goodale.	      [1913 Webster]
Libya \Libya\ prop. n.	   A country in Northern Africa, between Egypt and Tunisia,	   bordering the Mediterranean Sea. It also borders on Algeria,	   Chad, Niger, and Sudan. It is an Arabic-speaking country with	   over 97% of the population Sunni Moslem. The population in	   1995 was about 5,248,000. The capital is Tripoli.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Until the formation of the modern nation of Libya in	         1952, the name had been applied to the same territory	         that had been ruled by Italy, and after World War II,	         by Britain and France. In ancient times, Libya was the	         name given to all of that part of Africa between Egypt	         and the Atlantic Ocean, and sometimes to Africa as a	         whole.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Libyan \Lib"y*an\ (l[i^]b"[i^]*an), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the country Libya or	   its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]
Lice \Lice\ (l[imac]s), n.;	   pl. of {Louse}.	   [1913 Webster] licenced	   licence
licence \licence\ (l[imac]"sens), licenced \licenced\, licencee
\licencee\	   Same as {license}, {licensed}, {licensee}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Licensable \Li"cens*a*ble\ (l[imac]"sens*[.a]*b'l), a.	   That can be licensed.	   [1913 Webster]
License \Li"cense\ (l[imac]"sens), n. [Written also {licence}.]	   [F. licence, L. licentia, fr. licere to be permitted, prob.	   orig., to be left free to one; akin to linquere to leave. See	   {Loan}, and cf. {Illicit}, {Leisure}.]	   1. Authority or liberty given to do or forbear any act;	      especially, a formal permission from the proper	      authorities to perform certain acts or to carry on a	      certain business, which without such permission would be	      illegal; a grant of permission; as, a license to preach,	      to practice medicine, to sell gunpowder or intoxicating	      liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	            To have a license and a leave at London to dwell.	                                                  --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The document granting such permission. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excess of liberty; freedom abused, or used in contempt of	      law or decorum; disregard of law or propriety.	      [1913 Webster]	            License they mean when they cry liberty. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That deviation from strict fact, form, or rule, in which	      an artist or writer indulges, assuming that it will be	      permitted for the sake of the advantage or effect gained;	      as, poetic license; grammatical license, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Leave; liberty; permission.	        [1913 Webster]	License \Li"cense\ (l[imac]"sens), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Licensed} (l[imac]"senst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Licensing}.]	   To permit or authorize by license; to give license to; as, to	   license a man to preach. --Milton. --Shak.	   Syn: licence, certify. [1913 Webster]
Licensed \Li"censed\ (l[imac]"senst), a.	   Having a license; permitted or authorized by license; as, a	   licensed victualer; a licensed traffic.	   Syn: accredited, commissioned, licenced.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Licensed victualer}, one who has a license to keep an inn or	      eating house; esp., a victualer who has a license to sell	      intoxicating liquors.	      [1913 Webster]
Licensee \Li`cen*see"\ (l[imac]`sen*s[=e]"), n. (Law)	   The person to whom a license is given.	   [1913 Webster]
Licenser \Li"cens*er\ (l[imac]"sens*[~e]r), n.	   One who gives a license; as, a licenser of the press.	   [1913 Webster]
Licensure \Li"cen*sure\ (l[imac]"sen*sh[-u]r; 135), n.	   A licensing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Licentiate \Li*cen"ti*ate\ (l[-i]*s[e^]n"sh[i^]*[asl]t or	   -sh[asl]t; 106), n. [LL. licentiatus, fr. licentiare to allow	   to do anything, fr. L. licentia license. See {License}, n.]	   1. One who has a license to exercise a profession; as, a	      licentiate in medicine or theology.	      [1913 Webster]	            The college of physicians, in July, 1687, published	            an edict, requiring all the fellows, candidates, and	            licentiates, to give gratuitous advice to the	            neighboring poor.                     --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A friar authorized to receive confessions and grant	      absolution in all places, independently of the local	      clergy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who acts without restraint, or takes a liberty, as if	      having a license therefor. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. On the continent of Europe, a university degree	      intermediate between that of bachelor and that of doctor.	      [1913 Webster]	Licentiate \Li*cen"ti*ate\ (-sh[i^]*[=a]t), v. t.	   To give a license to. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Licentious \Li*cen"tious\ (-sh[u^]s), a. [L. licentiosus: cf. F.	   licencieux. See {License}.]	   1. Characterized by license; passing due bounds; excessive;	      abusive of freedom; wantonly offensive; as, a licentious	      press.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wit that no licentious pertness knows. --Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unrestrained by law or morality; lawless; immoral;	      dissolute; lewd; lascivious; as, a licentious man; a	      licentious life. "Licentious wickedness." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unrestrained; uncurbed; uncontrolled; unruly; riotous;	        ungovernable; wanton; profligate; dissolute; lax; loose;	        sensual; impure; unchaste; lascivious; immoral.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Li*cen"tious*ly}, adv. --	        {Li*cen"tious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Lich \Lich\ (l[i^]k), a.	   Like. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lich \Lich\ (l[i^]ch), n. [AS. l[imac]c body. See {Like}, a.]	   A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lich fowl} (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- called also	      {lich owl}.	   {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was	      carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier	      was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov.	      Eng.] --Halliwell.	   {Lich wake}, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before	      burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer.	   {Lich wall}, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground.	   {Lich way}, the path by which the dead are carried to the	      grave. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lichanura \Lichanura\ n.	   A genus of boas of western North America.	   Syn: genus {Lichanura}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lichee \lichee\ n.	   1. A Chinese tree ({Litchi chinensis}) cultivated especially	      in the Philippines and India for its edible fruit, the	      {litchi nut}; sometimes placed in the genus {Nephelium}.	   Syn: litchi, litchi tree, {Litchi chinensis}, Nephelium	        litchi.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A Chinese fruit having a thin brittle shell enclosing a	      sweet jellylike pulp and a single seed; often dried.	   Syn: litchi, litchi nut, litchee, lichi, leechee, lychee.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lichen \Li"chen\ (l[imac]"k[e^]n; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   leichh`n.]	   1. (Bot.) One of a class of cellular, flowerless plants,	      (technically called {Lichenes}), having no distinction of	      leaf and stem, usually of scaly, expanded, frond-like	      forms, but sometimes erect or pendulous and variously	      branched. They derive their nourishment from the air, and	      generate by means of spores. The species are very widely	      distributed, and form irregular spots or patches, usually	      of a greenish or yellowish color, upon rocks, trees, and	      various bodies, to which they adhere with great tenacity.	      They are often improperly called {rock moss} or {tree	      moss}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A favorite modern theory of lichens (called after its	         inventor the Schwendener hypothesis), is that they are	         not autonomous plants, but that they consist of	         ascigerous fungi, parasitic on alg[ae]. Each lichen is	         composed of white filaments and green, or greenish,	         rounded cells, and it is argued that the two are of	         different nature, the one living at the expense of the	         other. See {Hyph[ae]}, and {Gonidia}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A name given to several varieties of skin disease,	      esp. to one characterized by the eruption of small,	      conical or flat, reddish pimples, which, if unchecked,	      tend to spread and produce great and even fatal	      exhaustion.	      [1913 Webster]
Lichened \Li"chened\ (l[imac]"k[e^]nd), a.	   Belonging to, or covered with, lichens. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichenic \Li*chen"ic\ (l[-i]*k[e^]n"[i^]k), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, lichens.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lichenic acid}.	   (a) An organic acid, {C14H24O3}, obtained from Iceland moss.	   (b) An old name of fumaric acid.	       [1913 Webster]
Licheniform \Li*chen"i*form\ (-[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   Having the form of a lichen.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichenin \Li"chen*in\ (l[imac]"k[e^]n*[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A substance isomeric with starch, extracted from several	   species of moss and lichen, esp. from Iceland moss.	   [1913 Webster] Lichenographic
Lichenographic \Li`chen*o*graph"ic\	   (l[imac]`k[e^]n*[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), Lichenographical
\Li`chen*o*graph"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F.	   lich['e]nographique.]	   Of or pertaining to lichenography.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichenographist \Li`chen*og"ra*phist\ (-[o^]g"r[.a]*f[i^]st), n.	   One who describes lichens; one versed in lichenography.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichenography \Li`chen*og"ra*phy\	   (l[imac]`k[e^]n*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Lichen + -graphy: cf.	   F. lich['e]nographie.]	   A description of lichens; the science which illustrates the	   natural history of lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichenologist \Li`chen*ol"o*gist\ (-[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   One versed in lichenology.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichenology \Li`chen*ol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n. [Lichen + -logy.]	   The science which treats of lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichenous \Li"chen*ous\ (l[imac]"k[e^]n*[u^]s), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, lichens; abounding in	   lichens; covered with lichens. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichi \Li"chi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Litchi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichwale \Lich"wale`\ (l[i^]ch"w[=a]l`), n. (Bot.)	   The gromwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Lichwort \Lich"wort`\ (-w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   An herb, the wall pellitory. See {Pellitory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Licit \Lic"it\ (l[i^]s"[i^]t), a. [L. licitus permitted, lawful,	   from licere: cf. F. licite. See {License}.]	   Lawful. "Licit establishments." --Carlyle. -- {Lic"it*ly},	   adv. -- {Lic"it*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Licitation \Lic`i*ta"tion\ (l[i^]s`[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   licitatio, fr. licitari, liceri, to bid, offer a price.]	   The act of offering for sale to the highest bidder. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lick \Lick\ (l[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Licked} (l[i^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Licking}.] [AS. liccian; akin to OS. likk[=o]n,	   D. likken, OHG. lecch[=o]n, G. lecken, Goth. bi-laig[=o]n,	   Russ. lizate, L. lingere, Gr. lei`chein, Skr. lih, rih.	   [root]121. Cf. {Lecher}, {Relish}.]	   1. To draw or pass the tongue over; as, a dog licks his	      master's hand. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lap; to take in with the tongue; as, a dog or cat licks	      milk. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lick the dust}, to be slain; to fall in battle. "His	      enemies shall lick the dust." --Ps. lxxii. 9.	   {To lick into shape}, to give proper form to; -- from a	      notion that the bear's cubs are born shapeless and	      subsequently formed by licking. --Hudibras.	   {To lick the spittle of}, to fawn upon. --South.	   {To lick up}, to take all of by licking; to devour; to	      consume entirely. --Shak. --Num. xxii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Lick \Lick\, n. [See {Lick}, v.]	   1. A stroke of the tongue in licking. "A lick at the honey	      pot." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quick and careless application of anything, as if by a	      stroke of the tongue, or of something which acts like a	      tongue; as, to put on colors with a lick of the brush.	      Also, a small quantity of any substance so applied.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A lick of court whitewash.            --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place where salt is found on the surface of the earth,	      to which wild animals resort to lick it up; -- often, but	      not always, near salt springs. Called also {salt lick}.	      [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Lick \Lick\, v. t. [Cf. OSw. l[aum]gga to place, strike, prick.]	   To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to	   whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter. [Colloq. or	   Low] --Carlyle. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Lick \Lick\, n.	   A slap; a quick stroke. [Colloq.] "A lick across the face."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Licker \Lick"er\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r), n. [Cf. {Lecher}.]	   One who, or that which, licks.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Licker in} (Carding Machine), the drum, or cylinder, by	      which the lap is taken from the feed rollers.	      [1913 Webster]
Lickerish \Lick"er*ish\, a. [Cf. {Lecherous}.]	   1. Eager; craving; urged by desire; eager to taste or enjoy;	      greedy. "The lickerish palate of the glutton." --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tempting the appetite; dainty. "Lickerish baits, fit to	      insnare a brute." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lecherous; lustful. --Robert of Brunne.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Lick"er*ish*ly}, adv. --	      {Lick"er*ish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Lickerous \Lick"er*ous\ (-[u^]s), a.	   Lickerish; eager; lustful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] -- {Lick"er*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Licking \Lick"ing\, n.	   1. A lapping with the tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flogging or castigation. [Colloq. or Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Lickpenny \Lick"pen`ny\ (-p[e^]n`n[y^]), n.	   A devourer or absorber of money. "Law is a lickpenny." --Sir	   W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Lick-spigot \Lick"-spig`ot\ (-sp[i^]g`[u^]t), n.	   A tapster. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lick-spittle \Lick"-spit`tle\ (-sp[i^]t`t'l), n.	   An abject flatterer or parasite. --Theodore Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Licorice \Lic"o*rice\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[i^]s), n. [OE. licoris,	   through old French, fr. L. liquiritia, corrupted fr.	   glycyrrhiza, Gr. glyky`rriza; glyky`s sweet + "ri`za root.	   Cf. {Glycerin}, {Glycyrrhiza}, {Wort}.] [Written also	   {liquorice}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Glycyrrhiza} ({Glycyrrhiza	      glabra}), the root of which abounds with a sweet juice,	      and is much used in demulcent compositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inspissated juice of licorice root, used as a	      confection and for medicinal purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Licorice fern} (Bot.), a name of several kinds of polypody	      which have rootstocks of a sweetish flavor.	   {Licorice sugar}. (Chem.) See {Glycyrrhizin}.	   {Licorice weed} (Bot.), the tropical plant {Scapania dulcis}.	      	   {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a kind of clover ({Trifolium	      alpinum}), found in the Alps. It has large purplish	      flowers and a sweetish perennial rootstock.	   {Wild licorice}. (Bot.)	      (a) The North American perennial herb {Glycyrrhiza	          lepidota}.	      (b) Certain broad-leaved cleavers ({Galium circ[ae]zans}	          and {Galium lanceolatum}).	      (c) The leguminous climber {Abrus precatorius}, whose	          scarlet and black seeds are called {black-eyed	          Susans}. Its roots are used as a substitute for those	          of true licorice ({Glycyrrhiza glabra}).	          [1913 Webster]
Licorous \Lic"o*rous\ (l[i^]k"[-o]*r[u^]s), a.	   See {Lickerish}. -- {Lic"o*rous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Licour \Lic"our\ (l[i^]k"[o^]r), n.	   Liquor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lictor \Lic"tor\ (l[i^]k"t[o^]r), n. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   An officer who bore an ax and fasces or rods, as ensigns of	   his office. His duty was to attend the chief magistrates when	   they appeared in public, to clear the way, and cause due	   respect to be paid to them, also to apprehend and punish	   criminals.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lictors and rods, the ensigns of their power. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lid \Lid\ (l[i^]d), n. [AS. hlid, fr. hl[imac]dan (in comp.) to	   cover, shut; akin to OS. hl[imac]dan (in comp.), D. lid lid,	   OHG. hlit, G. augenlid eyelid, Icel. hli[eth] gate, gateway.	   [root]40.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a	      movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cover of the eye; an eyelid. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tears, big tears, gushed from the rough soldier's	            lid.                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) The cover of the spore cases of mosses.	      (b) A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off	          in a single piece, as in the Australian {Eucalypti}.	      (c) The top of an ovary which opens transversely, as in	          the fruit of the purslane and the tree which yields	          Brazil nuts.	          [1913 Webster]
Lidded \Lid"ded\ (l[i^]d"d[e^]d), a.	   Covered with a lid. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Lidge \Lidge\ (l[i^]j), n.	   Same as {Ledge}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lidless \Lid"less\ (l[i^]d"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no lid, or not covered with the lids, as the eyes;	   hence, sleepless; watchful.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lidless watcher of the public weal.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
lido \lido\ n.	   1. [After the Lido, a group of sandy barrier islands between	      the lagoon of Venice and the Adriatic, a popular beach	      resort.] A recreational facility, especially one including	      a swimming pool for water sports. [British]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n.	   See {Lye}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n. [AS. lyge; akin to D. leugen, OHG. lugi,	   G. l["u]ge, lug, Icel. lygi, Dan. & Sw. l["o]gn, Goth. liugn.	   See {Lie} to utter a falsehood.]	   1. A falsehood uttered or acted for the purpose of deception;	      an intentional violation of truth; an untruth spoken with	      the intention to deceive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper notion of a lie is an endeavoring to	            deceive another by signifying that to him as true,	            which we ourselves think not to be so. --S. Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is willful deceit that makes a lie. A man may act	            a lie, as by pointing his finger in a wrong	            direction when a traveler inquires of him his road.	                                                  --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fiction; a fable; an untruth. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything which misleads or disappoints.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wishing this lie of life was o'er.    --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give the lie to}.	      (a) To charge with falsehood; as, the man gave him the	          lie.	      (b) To reveal to be false; as, a man's actions may give	          the lie to his words.	   {White lie}, a euphemism for such lies as one finds it	      convenient to tell, and excuses himself for telling.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Untruth; falsehood; fiction; deception.	   Usage: {Lie}, {Untruth}. A man may state what is untrue from	          ignorance or misconception; hence, to impute an	          untruth to one is not necessarily the same as charging	          him with a lie. Every lie is an untruth, but not every	          untruth is a lie. Cf. {Falsity}.	          [1913 Webster]	Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lied} (l[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lying} (l[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. lien, li[yogh]en,	   le[yogh]en, leo[yogh]en, AS. le['o]gan; akin to D. liegen,	   OS. & OHG. liogan, G. l["u]gen, Icel. lj[=u]ga, Sw. ljuga,	   Dan. lyve, Goth. liugan, Russ. lgate.]	   To utter falsehood with an intention to deceive; to say or do	   that which is intended to deceive another, when he a right to	   know the truth, or when morality requires a just	   representation.	   [1913 Webster]	Lie \Lie\, v. i. [imp. {Lay} (l[=a]); p. p. {Lain} (l[=a]n),	   ({Lien} (l[imac]"[e^]n), Obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lying}.]	   [OE. lien, liggen, AS. licgan; akin to D. liggen, OHG. ligen,	   licken, G. liegen, Icel. liggja, Sw. ligga, Dan. ligge, Goth.	   ligan, Russ. lejate, L. lectus bed, Gr. le`chos bed,	   le`xasqai to lie. Cf. {Lair}, {Law}, {Lay}, v. t., {Litter},	   {Low}, adj.]	   1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to	      be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or	      nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; -- often	      with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the	      book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies	      in his coffin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The watchful traveler . . .	            Lay down again, and closed his weary eyes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be situated; to occupy a certain place; as, Ireland	      lies west of England; the meadows lie along the river; the	      ship lay in port.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To abide; to remain for a longer or shorter time; to be in	      a certain state or condition; as, to lie waste; to lie	      fallow; to lie open; to lie hid; to lie grieving; to lie	      under one's displeasure; to lie at the mercy of the waves;	      the paper does not lie smooth on the wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be or exist; to belong or pertain; to have an abiding	      place; to consist; -- with in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Envy lies between beings equal in nature, though	            unequal in circumstances.             --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that thinks that diversion may not lie in hard	            labor, forgets the early rising and hard riding of	            huntsmen.                             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lodge; to sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whiles I was now trifling at home, I saw London, . .	            . where I lay one night only.         --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Quinion lay at our house that night. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be still or quiet, like one lying down to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wind is loud and will not lie.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) To be sustainable; to be capable of being	      maintained. "An appeal lies in this case." --Parsons.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Through ignorance or carelessness speakers and writers	         often confuse the forms of the two distinct verbs lay	         and lie. Lay is a transitive verb, and has for its	         preterit laid; as, he told me to lay it down, and I	         laid it down. Lie is intransitive, and has for its	         preterit lay; as, he told me to lie down, and I lay	         down. Some persons blunder by using laid for the	         preterit of lie; as, he told me to lie down, and I laid	         down. So persons often say incorrectly, the ship laid	         at anchor; they laid by during the storm; the book was	         laying on the shelf, etc. It is only necessary to	         remember, in all such cases, that laid is the preterit	         of lay, and not of lie.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To lie along the shore} (Naut.), to coast, keeping land in	      sight.	   {To lie at the door of}, to be imputable to; as, the sin,	      blame, etc., lies at your door.	   {To lie at the heart}, to be an object of affection, desire,	      or anxiety. --Sir W. Temple.	   {To lie at the mercy of}, to be in the power of.	   {To lie by}.	      (a) To remain with; to be at hand; as, he has the	          manuscript lying by him.	      (b) To rest; to intermit labor; as, we lay by during the	          heat of the day.	   {To lie hard} or {To lie heavy}, to press or weigh; to bear	      hard.	   {To lie in}, to be in childbed; to bring forth young.	   {To lie in one}, to be in the power of; to belong to. "As	      much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men." --Rom.	      xii. 18.	   {To lie in the way}, to be an obstacle or impediment.	   {To lie in wait}, to wait in concealment; to lie in ambush.	      	   {To lie on} or {To lie upon}.	      (a) To depend on; as, his life lies on the result.	      (b) To bear, rest, press, or weigh on.	   {To lie low}, to remain in concealment or inactive. [Slang]	      	   {To lie on hand},	   {To lie on one's hands}, to remain unsold or unused; as, the	      goods are still lying on his hands; they have too much	      time lying on their hands.	   {To lie on the head of}, to be imputed to.	      [1913 Webster]	            What he gets more of her than sharp words, let it	            lie on my head.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lie over}.	      (a) To remain unpaid after the time when payment is due,	          as a note in bank.	      (b) To be deferred to some future occasion, as a	          resolution in a public deliberative body.	   {To lie to} (Naut.), to stop or delay; especially, to head as	      near the wind as possible as being the position of	      greatest safety in a gale; -- said of a ship. Cf. {To	      bring to}, under {Bring}.	   {To lie under}, to be subject to; to suffer; to be oppressed	      by.	   {To lie with}.	      (a) To lodge or sleep with.	      (b) To have sexual intercourse with.	      (c) To belong to; as, it lies with you to make amends.	          [1913 Webster]	Lie \Lie\ (l[imac]), n.	   The position or way in which anything lies; the lay, as of	   land or country. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	         He surveyed with his own eyes . . . the lie of the	         country on the side towards Thrace.      --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	   [1913 Webster] Lieberkuhn
Lieberkuhn \Lie"ber*k["u]hn\ (l[=e]"b[~e]r*k[.u]n), prop. n.	   [Named after a German physician and instrument maker, J. N.	   Lieberk["u]hn.] (Optics)	   A concave metallic mirror attached to the object-glass end of	   a microscope, to throw down light on opaque objects; a	   reflector.	   [1913 Webster]
Lieberkuhn's glands \Lie"ber*k["u]hn's glands`\	   (l[=e]"b[~e]r*k[.u]nz gl[a^]ndz`) n. [See {Lieberkuehn}.]	   (Anat.)	   The simple tubular glands of the small intestines; -- called	   also {crypts of Lieberkuehn}.	   [1913 Webster]
liebfraumilch \liebfraumilch\ n. [From the liebfrauenstift, a	   convent in Worms where the wine was first made. --RHUD]	   A white Rhenish-type wine produced especially in Hesse in	   western Germany.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Liechtenstein \Liechtenstein\ prop. n.	   a small principality in central Europe.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Liechtensteiner \Liechtensteiner\ prop. a.	   1. of or pertaining to Liechtenstein; as, Liechtensteiner	      castles.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Liechtenstein; as,	      Liechtensteiner writers.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Liechtensteiner \Liechtensteiner\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Leichtenstein.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lied \Lied\ (l[=e]t), n.; pl. {Lieder} (l[=e]"d[~e]r). [G.]	   (Mus.)	   A lay; a German song. It differs from the French {chanson},	   and the Italian {canzone}, all three being national.	   [1913 Webster]	         The German Lied is perhaps the most faithful reflection	         of the national sentiment.               --Grove.	   [1913 Webster]
Liederkranz \Lie"der*kranz\, n. [G. See Lied, and Grants.]	   (Mus.)	   Lit., wreath of songs; -- used as the title of a group of	   songs, and esp. as the common name for German vocal clubs of	   men.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Liedertafel \Lie"der*ta`fel\ (l[=e]"d[~e]r*t[aum]`f'l), n. [G.,	   lit., a song table.] (Mus.)	   A popular name for any society or club which meets for the	   practice of male part songs.	   [1913 Webster]
Lief \Lief\ (l[=e]f), n.	   Same as {Lif}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lief \Lief\ (l[=e]f), a. [Written also {lieve}.] [OE. leef, lef,	   leof, AS. le['i]f; akin to OS. liof, OFries. liaf, D. lief,	   G. lieb, OHG. liob, Icel. lj?fr, Sw. ljuf, Goth. liubs, and	   E. love. [root]124. See {Love}, and cf. {Believe}, {Leave},	   n., {Furlough}, {Libidinous}.]	   1. Dear; beloved. [Obs., except in poetry.] "My liefe	      mother." --Chaucer. "My liefest liege." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As thou art lief and dear.            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	   Note: (Used with a form of the verb to be, and the dative of	         the personal pronoun.) Pleasing; agreeable; acceptable;	         preferable. [Obs.] See {Lief}, adv., and Had as lief,	         under {Had}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Full lief me were this counsel for to hide.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               Death me liefer were than such despite.	                                                  --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Willing; disposed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not lief to gab.                 --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He up arose, however lief or loth.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Lief \Lief\, n.	   A dear one; a sweetheart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lief \Lief\, adv.	   Gladly; willingly; freely; -- now used only in the phrases,	   had as lief, and would as lief; as, I had, or would, as lief	   go as not.	   [1913 Webster]	         All women liefest would	         Be sovereign of man's love.              --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         I had as lief the town crier spoke my lines. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Far liefer by his dear hand had I die.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The comparative liefer with had or would, and followed	         by the infinitive, either with or without the sign to,	         signifies prefer, choose as preferable, would or had	         rather. In the 16th century rather was substituted for	         liefer in such constructions in literary English, and	         has continued to be generally so used. See {Had as	         lief}, {Had rather}, etc., under {Had}.	         [1913 Webster]
Liefsome \Lief"some\ (l[=e]f"s[u^]m), a.	   Pleasing; delightful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Liegance \Lieg"ance\ (l[=e]"jans), n.	   Same as {Ligeance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Liege \Liege\ (l[=e]j), a. [OE. lige, lege, F. lige, LL. ligius,	   legius, liege, unlimited, complete, prob. of German origin;	   cf. G. ledig free from bonds and obstacles, MHG. ledec,	   ledic, lidic, freed, loosed, and Charta Ottonis de Benthem,	   ann. 1253, "ligius homo quod Teutonic[`e] dicitur ledigman,"	   i. e., uni soli homagio obligatus, free from all obligations	   to others; influenced by L. ligare to bind. G. ledig perh.	   orig. meant, free to go where one pleases, and is perh. akin	   to E. lead to conduct. Cf. {Lead} to guide.]	   1. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to	      allegiance; as, a liege lord. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            She looked as grand as doomsday and as grave;	            And he, he reverenced his liege lady there.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a	      feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a	      superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; loyal; as, a	      liege man; a liege subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old Law) Full; perfect; complete; pure. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Liege homage} (Feudal Custom), that homage of one sovereign	      or prince to another which acknowledged an obligation of	      fealty and services.	   {Liege poustie} [L. legitima potestas] (Scots Law), perfect,	      i. e., legal, power; specif., having health requisite to	      do legal acts.	   {Liege widowhood}, perfect, i. e., pure, widowhood. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Liege \Liege\ (l[=e]j), n.	   1. A free and independent person; specif., a lord paramount;	      a sovereign. --Mrs. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The anointed sovereign of sighs and groans,	            Liege of all loiterers and malcontents. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The subject of a sovereign or lord; a liegeman.	      [1913 Webster]	            A liege lord seems to have been a lord of a free	            band; and his lieges, though serving under him, were	            privileged men, free from all other obligations,	            their name being due to their freedom, not to their	            service.                              --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster]
Liegeman \Liege"man\ (l[=e]j"man), n.; pl. {Liegemen}	   (l[=e]j"men).	   Same as {Liege}, n., 2. --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lieger \Lie"ger\ (l[=e]"j[~e]r), n. [See {Leger}, {Ledger}.]	   A resident ambassador. [Obs.] See {Leger}. --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Liegiancy \Lie"gian*cy\ (l[=e]"jan*s[y^]), n.	   See {Ligeance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lien \Li"en\ (l[imac]"[e^]n), obs.	   p. p. of {Lie}. See {lain}. --Ps. lxviii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]	Lien \Lien\ (l[=e]n or l[imac]"[e^]n; 277), n. [F. lien band,	   bond, tie, fr. L. ligamen, fr. ligare to bind. Cf. {League} a	   union, {Leam} a string, {Leamer}, {Ligament}.] (Law)	   A legal claim; a charge upon real or personal property for	   the satisfaction of some debt or duty; a right in one to	   control or hold and retain the property of another until some	   claim of the former is paid or satisfied.	   [1913 Webster]
Lienal \Li*e"nal\ (l[-i]*[=e]"nal), a. [L. lien the spleen.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the spleen; splenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Lienculus \Li*en"cu*lus\ (l[-i]*[e^][ng]"k[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Lienculi} (l[-i]*[e^][ng]"k[-u]*l[imac]). [NL., dim. of L.	   lien the spleen.] (Anat.)	   One of the small nodules sometimes found in the neighborhood	   of the spleen; an accessory or supplementary spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Lieno-intestinal \Li*e`no-in*tes"ti*nal\	   (l[-i]*[=e]`n[-o]-[i^]n*t[e^]s"t[i^]*nal), a. [l. lien the	   spleen + E. intestinal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the spleen and intestine; as, the	   lieno-intestinal vein of the frog.	   [1913 Webster]
Lienteric \Li`en*ter"ic\ (l[imac]`[e^]n*t[e^]r"[i^]k), a. [L.	   lientericus, Gr. leienteriko`s: cf. F. lient['e]rique. See	   {Lientery}.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, a lientery. -- n.	   (Med.) A lientery. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Lientery \Li"en*ter*y\ (l[imac]"[e^]n*t[e^]r*[y^]), n. [Gr.	   leienteri`a; lei^os smooth, soft + 'e`nteron an intestine:	   cf. F. lient['e]rie.] (Med.)	   A diarrhea, in which the food is discharged imperfectly	   digested, or with but little change. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Lier \Li"er\ (l[imac]"[~e]r), n. [From {Lie}. ]	   One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in	   concealment.	   [1913 Webster]	         There were liers in a ambush against him. --Josh. viii.	                                                  14.	   [1913 Webster]
Lierne rib \Lierne" rib`\ (ly[^a]rn" r[i^]b`) n. [F. lierne.]	   (Arch.)	   In Gothic vaulting, any rib which does not spring from the	   impost and is not a ridge rib, but passes from one boss or	   intersection of the principal ribs to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Lieu \Lieu\ (l[=u]), n. [F., OF. also liu, leu, lou, fr. L.	   locus place. See {Local}, {Locus}.]	   Place; room; stead; -- used only in the phrase in lieu of,	   that is, instead of.	   [1913 Webster]	         The plan of extortion had been adopted in lieu of the	         scheme of confiscation.                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Lieutenancy \Lieu*ten"an*cy\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"an*s[y^]; 277), n.	   1. The office, rank, or commission, of a lieutenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of lieutenants or subordinates. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The list of the lieutenancy of our metropolis.	                                                  --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]
Lieutenant \Lieu*ten"ant\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant), n. [F., fr. lieu	   place + tenant holding, p. pr. of tenir to hold, L. tenere.	   See {Lieu}, and {Tenant}, and cf. {Locum tenens}.]	   1. An officer who supplies the place of a superior in his	      absence; a representative of, or substitute for, another	      in the performance of any duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lawful magistrate, who is the vicegerent or	            lieutenant of God.                    --Abp.	                                                  Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A commissioned officer in the army, next below a	          captain.	      (b) A commissioned officer in the British navy, in rank	          next below a commander.	      (c) A commissioned officer in the United States navy, in	          rank next below a lieutenant commander.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Lieutenant is often used, either adjectively or in	         hyphened compounds, to denote an officer, in rank next	         below another, especially when the duties of the higher	         officer may devolve upon the lower one; as, lieutenant	         general, or lieutenant-general; lieutenant colonel, or	         lieutenant-colonel; lieutenant governor, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Deputy lieutenant}, the title of any one of the deputies or	      assistants of the lord lieutenant of a county. [Eng.]	   {Lieutenant colonel}, an army officer next in rank above	      major, and below colonel.	   {Lieutenant commander}, an officer in the United States navy,	      in rank next below a commander and next above a	      lieutenant.	   {Lieutenant general}. See in Vocabulary.	   {Lieutenant governor}.	      (a) An officer of a State, being next in rank to the	          governor, and in case of the death or resignation of	          the latter, himself acting as governor. [U. S.]	      (b) A deputy governor acting as the chief civil officer of	          one of several colonies under a governor general.	          [Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	Lieutenant general \Lieu*ten"ant gen"er*al\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant	   j[e^]n"[~e]r*al) n.	   An army officer in rank next below a general and next above a	   major general.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, before the civil war, this rank	         had been conferred only on George Washington and (in	         brevet) on Winfield Scott. In 1864 it was revived by	         Congress and conferred on Ulysses S. Grant, and	         subsequently, by promotion, on William T. Sherman and	         Philip H. Sheridan, each of whom was advanced to the	         rank of {general of the army}. When Sheridan was made	         general (in 1888) the rank of lieutenant general was	         suffered to lapse. See {General}.	         [1913 Webster]
Lieutenantry \Lieu*ten"ant*ry\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant*r[y^]), n.	   See {Lieutenancy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lieutenantship \Lieu*ten"ant*ship\ (l[-u]*t[e^]n"ant*sh[i^]p),	   n.	   Same as {Lieutenancy}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Lieve \Lieve\ (l[=e]v), a.	   Same as {Lief}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lif \Lif\ (l[i^]f), n. [Written also lief.]	   The fiber by which the petioles of the date palm are bound	   together, from which various kinds of cordage are made.	   [1913 Webster]
Life \Life\ (l[imac]f), n.; pl. {Lives} (l[imac]vz). [AS.	   l[imac]f; akin to D. lijf body, G. leib body, MHG. l[imac]p	   life, body, OHG. l[imac]b life, Icel. l[imac]f, life, body,	   Sw. lif, Dan. liv, and E. live, v. [root]119. See {Live}, and	   cf. {Alive}.]	   1. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or	      germination, and ends with death; also, the time during	      which this state continues; that state of an animal or	      plant in which all or any of its organs are capable of	      performing all or any of their functions; -- used of all	      animal and vegetable organisms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of human beings: The union of the soul and body; also, the	      duration of their union; sometimes, the deathless quality	      or existence of the soul; as, man is a creature having an	      immortal life.	      [1913 Webster]	            She shows a body rather than a life.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Philos.) The potential principle, or force, by which the	      organs of animals and plants are started and continued in	      the performance of their several and cooperative	      functions; the vital force, whether regarded as physical	      or spiritual.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figuratively: The potential or animating principle, also,	      the period of duration, of anything that is conceived of	      as resembling a natural organism in structure or	      functions; as, the life of a state, a machine, or a book;	      authority is the life of government.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A certain way or manner of living with respect to	      conditions, circumstances, character, conduct, occupation,	      etc.; hence, human affairs; also, lives, considered	      collectively, as a distinct class or type; as, low life; a	      good or evil life; the life of Indians, or of miners.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which before us lies in daily life. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By experience of life abroad in the world. --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lives of great men all remind us	            We can make our lives sublime.        --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is from high life high characters are drawn.	                                                  --Pope	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Animation; spirit; vivacity; vigor; energy.	      [1913 Webster]	            No notion of life and fire in fancy and in words.	                                                  --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	            That gives thy gestures grace and life.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which imparts or excites spirit or vigor; that upon	      which enjoyment or success depends; as, he was the life of	      the company, or of the enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The living or actual form, person, thing, or state; as, a	      picture or a description from, the life.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A person; a living being, usually a human being; as, many	      lives were sacrificed.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The system of animal nature; animals in general, or	       considered collectively.	       [1913 Webster]	             Full nature swarms with life.        --Thomson.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. An essential constituent of life, esp: the blood.	       [1913 Webster]	             The words that I speak unto you . . . they are	             life.                                --John vi. 63.	       [1913 Webster]	             The warm life came issuing through the wound.	                                                  --Pope	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A history of the acts and events of a life; a biography;	       as, Johnson wrote the life of Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Enjoyment in the right use of the powers; especially, a	       spiritual existence; happiness in the favor of God;	       heavenly felicity.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Something dear to one as one's existence; a darling; --	       used as a term of endearment.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Life forms the first part of many compounds, for the	         most part of obvious meaning; as, life-giving,	         life-sustaining, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 in order to save life.	   {Life assurance}. See {Life insurance}, below.	   {Life buoy}. See {Buoy}.	   {Life car}, a water-tight boat or box, traveling on a line	      from a wrecked vessel to the shore. In it person are	      hauled through the waves and surf.	   {Life drop}, a drop of vital blood. --Byron.	   {Life estate} (Law), an estate which is held during the term	      of some certain person's life, but does not pass by	      inheritance.	   {Life everlasting} (Bot.), a plant with white or yellow	      persistent scales about the heads of the flowers, as	      {Antennaria}, and {Gnaphalium}; cudweed.	   {Life of an execution} (Law), the period when an execution is	      in force, or before it expires.	   {Life guard}. (Mil.) See under {Guard}.	   {Life insurance}, the act or system of insuring against	      death; a contract by which the insurer undertakes, in	      consideration of the payment of a premium (usually at	      stated periods), to pay a stipulated sum in the event of	      the death of the insured or of a third person in whose	      life the insured has an interest.	   {Life interest}, an estate or interest which lasts during	      one's life, or the life of another person, but does not	      pass by inheritance.	   {Life land} (Law), land held by lease for the term of a life	      or lives.	   {Life line}.	       (a) (Naut.) A line along any part of a vessel for the	           security of sailors.	       (b) A line attached to a life boat, or to any life saving	           apparatus, to be grasped by a person in the water.	   {Life rate}, rate of premium for insuring a life.	   {Life rent}, the rent of a life estate; rent or property to	      which one is entitled during one's life.	   {Life school}, a school for artists in which they model,	      paint, or draw from living models.	   {Lifetable}, a table showing the probability of life at	      different ages.	   {To lose one's life}, to die.	   {To seek the life of}, to seek to kill.	   {To the life}, so as closely to resemble the living person or	      the subject; as, the portrait was drawn to the life.	      [1913 Webster]
Lifeblood \Life"blood`\ (l[imac]f"bl[u^]d`), n.	   1. The blood necessary to life; vital blood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: That which gives strength and energy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Money [is] the lifeblood of the nation. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Lifeboat \Life"boat`\ (l[imac]f"b[=o]t`), n.	   A strong, buoyant boat especially designed for saving the	   lives of shipwrecked people.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifeful \Life"ful\ (l[imac]f"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of vitality. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
life-giving \life"-giv`ing\ (l[imac]f"g[i^]v`[i^]ng), a.	   Giving life or spirit; having power to give life;	   inspiriting; invigorating; as, life-giving love and praise.	   Syn: vital, vitalizing.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              returning the life-giving humus to the land.	                                                  --Louis	                                                  Bromfield.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lifehold \Life"hold`\ (l[imac]f"h[=o]ld`), n.	   Land held by a life estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifeless \Life"less\, a.	   Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or	   inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or	   apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless	   carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine;	   a lifeless story. -- {Life"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Life"less*ness}, n.	   Syn: Dead; soulless; inanimate; torpid; inert; inactive;	        dull; heavy; unanimated; spiritless; frigid; pointless;	        vapid; flat; tasteless.	   Usage: {Lifeless}, {Dull}, {Inanimate}, {Dead}. In a moral	          sense, lifeless denotes a lack of vital energy;	          inanimate, a lack of expression as to any feeling that	          may be possessed; dull implies a torpor of soul which	          checks all mental activity; dead supposes a	          destitution of feeling. A person is said to be	          lifeless who has lost the spirits which he once had;	          he is said to be inanimate when he is naturally	          wanting in spirits; one is dull from an original	          deficiency of mental power; he who is dead to moral	          sentiment is wholly bereft of the highest attribute of	          his nature.	          [1913 Webster]
lifelessness \life"less*ness\ n.	   not having life.	   Syn: inanimateness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lifelike \Life"like`\ (l[imac]f"l[imac]k`), a. [Cf. {Lively}.]	   Like a living being; resembling life; giving an accurate	   representation; as, a lifelike portrait. -- {Life"like`ness},	   n. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
lifeline \lifeline\ n.	   1. The anem given to one of the creases on the palm; its	      length is said by palmists to indicate how long one will	      live.	   Syn: line of life, life line.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A line or rope which raises or lowers a deep-sea diver.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A line from a vessel that people in a body of water can	      cling to to save themselves from drowning.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lifelong \Life"long\ (l[imac]f"l[o^]ng`), a. [Life + long. Cf.	   {Livelong}.]	   Lasting or continuing through life. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifely \Life"ly\, adv. [Cf. {Lively}, a.]	   In a lifelike manner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifemate \Life"mate`\ (l[imac]f"m[=a]t`), n.	   Companion for life. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifen \Lif"en\ (l[imac]f"'n), v. t.	   To enliven. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
life-of-man \life-of-man\ n.	   An unarmed woody rhizomatous perennial plant ({Aralia	   racemosa}) distinguished from wild sarsaparilla by more	   aromatic roots and panicled umbels; it grows from	   Southeastern North America to Mexico.	   Syn: American spikenard, petty morel, {Aralia racemosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Life-preserver \Life"-pre*serv`er\	   (l[imac]f"pr[-e]*z[~e]rv`[~e]r), n.	   An apparatus, made in very various forms, and of various	   materials, for saving one from drowning by buoying up the	   body while in the water. -- {Life"-pre*serv`ing}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Life-saving \Life"-sav`ing\ (l[imac]f"s[=a]v`[i^]ng), a.	   That saves life, or is suited to save life, esp. from	   drowning; as, the life-saving service; a life-saving station.	   [1913 Webster] life-size
life-size \life"-size`\, life-sized
\life"-sized`\(l[imac]f"s[imac]z`), a.	   Of full size; of the natural size; of the same size as an	   original; as, a life-size sculpture; a life-size portrait of	   the general.	   [1913 Webster]
life-sustaining \life-sustaining\ adj.	   being the seat or source of life; performing a necessary	   function in the living body; as, the need for life-sustaining	   air and water.	   Syn: vital.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lifesome \Life"some\ (l[imac]f"s[u^]m), a.	   Animated; sprightly. [Poetic] --Coleridge. --	   {Life"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifespring \Life"spring`\ (l[imac]f"spr[i^]ng`), n.	   Spring or source of life.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifestring \Life"string"\ (l[imac]f"str[i^]ng`), n.	   A nerve, or string, that is imagined to be essential to life.	   --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Lifetime \Life"time`\ (l[imac]f"t[imac]m`), n.	   The time that life continues.	   [1913 Webster]
Life-weary \Life"-wea`ry\ (l[imac]f"w[=e]`r[y^]), a.	   Weary of living. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Liflode \Lif"lode\ (l[imac]f"l[=o]d), n.	   Livelihood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lift \Lift\ (l[i^]ft), n. [AS. lyft air. See {Loft}.]	   The sky; the atmosphere; the firmament. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lift \Lift\ (l[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lifted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lifting}.] [Icel. lypta, fr. lopt air; akin to Sw.	   lyfta to lift, Dan. l["o]fte, G. l["u]ften; -- prop., to	   raise into the air. See {Loft}, and cf. 1st {Lift}.]	   1. To move in a direction opposite to that of gravitation; to	      raise; to elevate; to bring up from a lower place to a	      higher; to upheave; sometimes implying a continued support	      or holding in the higher place; -- said of material	      things; as, to lift the foot or the hand; to lift a chair	      or a burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise, elevate, exalt, improve, in rank, condition,	      estimation, character, etc.; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Roman virtues lift up mortal man. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest, being lifted up with pride.     --1 Tim. iii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bear; to support. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To collect, as moneys due; to raise.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Perh. a different word, and akin to Goth. hliftus thief,	      hlifan to steal, L. clepere, Gr. kle`ptein. Cf.	      {Shoplifter}.] To steal; to carry off by theft (esp.	      cattle); as, to lift a drove of cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In old writers, lift is sometimes used for lifted.	         [1913 Webster]	               He ne'er lift up his hand but conquered. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To lift up}, to raise or elevate; in the Scriptures,	      specifically, to elevate upon the cross. --John viii. 28.	   {To lift up the eyes}. To look up; to raise the eyes, as in	      prayer. --Ps. cxxi. 1.	   {To lift up the feet}, to come speedily to one's relief.	      --Ps. lxxiv. 3.	   {To lift up the hand}.	      (a) To take an oath. --Gen. xiv. 22.	      (b) To pray. --Ps. xxviii. 2.	      (c) To engage in duty. --Heb. xii. 12.	   {To lift up the hand against}, to rebel against; to assault;	      to attack; to injure; to oppress. --Job xxxi. 21.	   {To lift up one's head}, to cause one to be exalted or to	      rejoice. --Gen. xl. 13. --Luke xxi. 28.	   {To lift up the heel against}, to treat with insolence or	      unkindness. --John xiii.18.	   {To lift up the voice}, to cry aloud; to call out. --Gen.	      xxi. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	Lift \Lift\ (l[i^]ft), v. i.	   1. To try to raise something; to exert the strength for	      raising or bearing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strained by lifting at a weight too heavy. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise; to become or appear raised or elevated; as, the	      fog lifts; the land lifts to a ship approaching it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Lift}, v. t., 5.] To steal; also, to live by theft.	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Lift \Lift\, n.	   1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted;	      as, a long lift. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Help; assistance, as by lifting. Hence: A ride in a	      vehicle, given by the vehicle's owner to another person as	      a favor -- usually in "give a lift" or "got a lift"; as,	      to give one a lift in a wagon; Jack gave me a lift into	      town. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The goat gives the fox a lift.        --L'Estrange.	   4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is	      lifted; as:	      (a) A hoisting machine; an elevator; a dumb waiter.	          [Chiefly Brit.]	      (b) An exercising machine.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A rise; a degree of elevation; as, the lift of a lock in	      canals.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A lift gate. See {Lift gate}, below. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) A rope leading from the masthead to the extremity	      of a yard below; -- used for raising or supporting the end	      of the yard.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mach.) One of the steps of a cone pulley.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Shoemaking) A layer of leather in the heel.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Horology) That portion of the vibration of a balance	       during which the impulse is given. --Saunier.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A brightening of the spirits; encouragement; as, the	       campaign workers got a lift from the President's	       endorsement.	       [PJC]	   {Dead lift}. See under {Dead}. --Swift.	   {Lift bridge}, a kind of drawbridge, the movable part of	      which is lifted, instead of being drawn aside.	   {Lift gate}, a gate that is opened by lifting.	   {Lift hammer}. See {Tilt hammer}.	   {Lift lock}, a canal lock.	   {Lift pump}, a lifting pump.	   {Lift tenter} (Windmills), a governor for regulating the	      speed by adjusting the sails, or for adjusting the action	      of grinding machinery according to the speed.	   {Lift wall} (Canal Lock), the cross wall at the head of the	      lock.	      [1913 Webster]
Liftable \Lift"a*ble\ (l[i^]ft"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be lifted.	   [1913 Webster]
lifted \lifted\ adj.	   turned upward; as, she left the room with her face lifted.	   Syn: upraised.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lifter \Lift"er\ (l[i^]ft"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, lifts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) A tool for lifting loose sand from the mold;	      also, a contrivance attached to a cope, to hold the sand	      together when the cope is lifted.	      [1913 Webster]
Lifting \Lift"ing\, a.	   Used in, or for, or by, lifting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lifting bridge}, a lift bridge.	   {Lifting jack}. See 2d {Jack}, 5.	   {Lifting machine}. See {Health lift}, under {Health}.	   {Lifting pump}. (Mach.)	   (a) A kind of pump having a bucket, or valved piston, instead	       of a solid piston, for drawing water and lifting it to a	       high level.	   (b) A pump which lifts the water only to the top of the pump,	       or delivers it through a spout; a lift pump.	   {Lifting rod}, a vertical rod lifted by a rock shaft, and	      imparting motion to a puppet valve; -- used in the engines	      of river steamboats.	   {Lifting sail} (Naut.), one which tends to lift a vessel's	      bow out of water, as jibs and square foresails.	      [1913 Webster]
liftoff \liftoff\ n. (Rocketry)	   the initial ascent of a rocket from its launching pad.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lig \Lig\ (l[i^]g), v. i. [See {Lie} to be prostrate.]	   To recline; to lie still. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligament \Lig"a*ment\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*ment), n. [L. ligamentum, fr.	   ligare to bind; cf. f. ligament. Cf. {Lien}, n., {Ligature}.]	   1. Anything that ties or unites one thing or part to another;	      a bandage; a bond. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Interwoven is the love of liberty with every	            ligament of your hearts.              --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) A tough band or plate of dense, fibrous, connective	          tissue or fibrocartilage serving to unite bones or	          form joints.	      (b) A band of connective tissue, or a membranous fold,	          which supports or retains an organ in place; as, the	          gastrophrenic ligament, connecting the diaphragm and	          stomach.	          [1913 Webster] Ligamental
Ligamental \Lig`a*men"tal\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*m[e^]n"tal), Ligamentous
\Lig`a*men"tous\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*m[e^]n"t[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.	   ligamenteux.]	   Composing a ligament; of the nature of a ligament; binding;	   as, a strong ligamentous membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligan \Li"gan\ (l[imac]"gan), n. [Cf. L. ligare to bind, to tie,	   ligamen band, bandage, E. ligament, or ligsam.] (Law)	   Goods sunk in the sea, with a buoy attached in order that	   they may be found again. See {Jetsam} and {Flotsam}. [Written	   also {lagan}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
ligase \ligase\ n. (Biochem.)	   An enzyme which catalyzes creation of a covalent bond between	   two substrates, resulting in a larger product which is a	   combination of the two starting materials; especially, {DNA	   ligase}, an enzyme which creates a phosphate bond between 5'	   and 3' ends of a DNA chain, resulting in a longer chain of	   DNA. DNA ligase is important in normal biosynthesis of DNA in	   the replication cycle of cells.	   [PJC]
Ligate \Li"gate\ (l[imac]"g[=a]t), v. t. [L. ligatus, p. p. of	   ligare.]	   1. To tie with a ligature; to bind around; to bandage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Molecular biology) To concatenate two strands of (nucleic	      acid, usually DNA), in an end-to-end fashion, using a	      ligase.	      [PJC]
Ligation \Li*ga"tion\ (l[-i]*g[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. ligatio, fr.	   ligare to bind. Cf. {Liaison}.]	   1. The act of binding, or the state of being bound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which binds; bond; connection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tied with tape, and sealed at each fold and	            ligation.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Ligator \Li*ga"tor\ (l[-i]*g[=a]"t[o^]r) n. [See {Ligate}.]	   (Surg.)	   An instrument for ligating, or for placing and fastening a	   ligature.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligature \Lig"a*ture\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n. [L.	   ligatura, fr. ligare, ligatum, to bind: cf. F. ligature. Cf.	   {Ally}, {League}, {Legatura}, {Liable}, {Ligament}.]	   1. The act of binding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that binds; a band or bandage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.)	      (a) A thread or string for tying the blood vessels,	          particularly the arteries, to prevent hemorrhage.	      (b) A thread or wire used to remove tumors, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being bound or stiffened; stiffness; as, the	      ligature of a joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Impotence caused by magic or charms. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) A curve or line connecting notes; a slur.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Print.) A double character, or a type consisting of two	      or more letters or characters united, as [ae], [filig],	      [ffllig].	      [1913 Webster]	Ligature \Lig"a*ture\ (l[i^]g"[.a]*t[-u]r), v. t. (Surg.)	   To ligate; to tie.	   [1913 Webster]
Lige \Lig"e\ (l[i^]g"e), v. t. & i.	   To lie; to tell lies. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ligeance \Li"geance\ (l[=e]"jans), n. [OF. ligeance, ligance.	   See {Liege}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   The connection between sovereign and subject by which they	   were mutually bound, the former to protection and the	   securing of justice, the latter to faithful service;	   allegiance. [Written also {ligeancy} and {liegance}.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligement \Lige"ment\ (l[i^]j"ment), n.	   See {Ledgment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligge \Lig"ge\ (l[i^]g"ge), v. i.	   To lie or recline. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligger \Lig"ger\ (l[i^]g"g[~e]r), n.	   1. A baited line attached to a float, for night fishing. See	      {Leger}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Ledger}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), n. [OE. light, liht, AS. le['i]ht;	   akin to OS. lioht, D. & G. licht, OHG. lioht, Goth.	   liuha[thorn], Icel. lj[=o]s, L. lux light, lucere to shine,	   Gr. leyko`s white, Skr. ruc to shine. [root]122. Cf. {Lucid},	   {Lunar}, {Luminous}, {Lynx}.]	   1. That agent, force, or action in nature by the operation of	      which upon the organs of sight, objects are rendered	      visible or luminous.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Light was regarded formerly as consisting of material	         particles, or corpuscules, sent off in all directions	         from luminous bodies, and traversing space, in right	         lines, with the known velocity of about 186,300 miles	         per second; but it is now generally understood to	         consist, not in any actual transmission of particles or	         substance, but in the propagation of vibrations or	         undulations in a subtile, elastic medium, or ether,	         assumed to pervade all space, and to be thus set in	         vibratory motion by the action of luminous bodies, as	         the atmosphere is by sonorous bodies. This view of the	         nature of light is known as the undulatory or wave	         theory; the other, advocated by Newton (but long since	         abandoned), as the corpuscular, emission, or Newtonian	         theory. A more recent theory makes light to consist in	         electrical oscillations, and is known as the	         electro-magnetic theory of light.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which furnishes, or is a source of, light, as the	      sun, a star, a candle, a lighthouse, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then he called for a light, and sprang in. --Acts	                                                  xvi. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God made two great lights; the greater light to	            rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the	            night.                                --Gen. i. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time during which the light of the sun is visible;	      day; especially, the dawn of day.	      [1913 Webster]	            The murderer, rising with the light, killeth the	            poor and needy.                       --Job xxiv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The brightness of the eye or eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            He seemed to find his way without his eyes;	            For out o'door he went without their helps,	            And, to the last, bended their light on me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The medium through which light is admitted, as a window,	      or window pane; a skylight; in architecture, one of the	      compartments of a window made by a mullion or mullions.	      [1913 Webster]	            There were windows in three rows, and light was	            against light in three ranks.         --I Kings	                                                  vii.4.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Life; existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, spring to light, auspicious Babe, be born !	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Open view; a visible state or condition; public	      observation; publicity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The duke yet would have dark deeds darkly answered;	            he would never bring them to light.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The power of perception by vision.	      [1913 Webster]	            My strength faileth me; as for the light of my eyes,	            it also is gone from me.              --Ps. xxxviii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. That which illumines or makes clear to the mind; mental or	      spiritual illumination; enlightenment; knowledge;	      information.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall never know	            That I had any light of this from thee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Prosperity; happiness; joy; felicity.	       [1913 Webster]	             Then shall thy light break forth as the morning,	             and thy health shall spring forth speedily. --Is.	                                                  lviii. 8.	       [1913 Webster]	   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 illuminated part of a landscape or other scene; --	       opposed to {shade}. Cf. {Chiaroscuro}.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Appearance due to the particular facts and circumstances	       presented to view; point of view; as, to state things	       fairly and put them in the right light.	       [1913 Webster]	             Frequent consideration of a thing . . . shows it in	             its several lights and various ways of appearance.	                                                  --South.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. One who is conspicuous or noteworthy; a model or example;	       as, the lights of the age or of antiquity.	       [1913 Webster]	             Joan of Arc,	             A light of ancient France.           --Tennyson.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Pyrotech.) A firework made by filling a case with a	       substance which burns brilliantly with a white or colored	       flame; as, a Bengal light.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Light is used figuratively to denote that which	         resembles physical light in any respect, as	         illuminating, benefiting, enlightening, or enlivening	         mankind.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ancient lights} (Law), {Calcium light}, {Flash light}, etc.	      See under {Ancient}, {Calcium}, etc.	   {Light ball} (Mil.), a ball of combustible materials, used to	      afford light; -- sometimes made so as to be fired from a	      cannon or mortar, or to be carried up by a rocket.	   {Light barrel} (Mil.), an empty power barrel pierced with	      holes and filled with shavings soaked in pitch, used to	      light up a ditch or a breach.	   {Light dues} (Com.), tolls levied on ships navigating certain	      waters, for the maintenance of lighthouses.	   {Light iron}, a candlestick. [Obs.]	   {Light keeper}, a person appointed to take care of a	      lighthouse or light-ship.	   {Light money}, charges laid by government on shipping	      entering a port, for the maintenance of lighthouses and	      light-ships.	   {The light of the countenance}, favor; kindness; smiles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon	            us.                                   --Ps. iv. 6.	   {Northern lights}. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}.	   {To bring to light}, to cause to be disclosed.	   {To come to light}, to be disclosed.	   {To see the light}, to come into the light; hence, to come	      into the world or into public notice; as, his book never	      saw the light.	   {To stand in one's own light}, to take a position which is	      injurious to one's own interest.	      [1913 Webster]	Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), a. [AS. le['i]ht. See {Light}, n.]	   [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. {Lightest}.]	   1. Having light; not dark or obscure; bright; clear; as, the	      apartment is light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. White or whitish; not intense or very marked; not of a	      deep shade; moderately colored; as, a light color; a light	      brown; a light complexion.	      [1913 Webster]	Light \Light\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t"[e^]d) or	   {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[=y]htan,	   l[imac]htan, to shine. [root]122. See {Light}, n.]	   1. To set fire to; to cause to burn; to set burning; to	      ignite; to kindle; as, to light a candle or lamp; to light	      the gas; -- sometimes with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a thousand candles be all lighted from one.	                                                  --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the largest lamp is lit.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Absence might cure it, or a second mistress	            Light up another flame, and put out this. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give light to; to illuminate; to fill with light; to	      spread over with light; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah, hopeless, lasting flames! like those that burn	            To light the dead.                    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            One hundred years ago, to have lit this theater as	            brilliantly as it is now lighted would have cost, I	            suppose, fifty pounds.                --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun has set, and Vesper, to supply	            His absent beams, has lighted up the sky. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attend or conduct with a light; to show the way to by	      means of a light.	      [1913 Webster]	            His bishops lead him forth, and light him on.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To light a fire}, to kindle the material of a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	Light \Light\, v. i.	   1. To become ignited; to take fire; as, the match will not	      light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be illuminated; to receive light; to brighten; -- with	      up; as, the room light up very well.	      [1913 Webster]	Light \Light\, a. [Compar. {Lighter} (l[imac]t"[~e]r); superl.	   {Lightest}.] [OE. light, liht, AS. l[imac]ht, le['i]ht; akin	   to D. ligt, G. leicht, OHG. l[imac]hti, Icel. l[=e]ttr, Dan.	   let, Sw. l[aum]tt, Goth. leihts, and perh. to L. levis (cf.	   {Levity}), Gr. 'elachy`s small, Skr. laghu light. [root]125.]	   1. Having little, or comparatively little, weight; not	      tending to be the center of gravity with force; not heavy.	      [1913 Webster]	            These weights did not exert their natural gravity, .	            . . insomuch that I could not guess which was light	            or heavy whilst I held them in my hand. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not burdensome; easy to be lifted, borne, or carried by	      physical strength; as, a light burden, or load.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is	            easy, and my burden is light.         --Matt. xi.	                                                  29, 30.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Easy to be endured or performed; not severe; not	      difficult; as, a light affliction or task. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light sufferings give us leisure to complain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Easy to be digested; not oppressive to the stomach; as,	      light food; also, containing little nutriment.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not heavily armed; armed with light weapons; as, light	      troops; a troop of light horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not encumbered; unembarrassed; clear of impediments;	      hence, active; nimble; swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unmarried men are best friends, best masters . . .	            but not always best subjects, for they are light to	            run away.                             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not heavily burdened; not deeply laden; not sufficiently	      ballasted; as, the ship returned light.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Slight; not important; as, a light error. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Well leavened; not heavy; as, light bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Not copious or heavy; not dense; not inconsiderable; as,	       a light rain; a light snow; light vapors.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Not strong or violent; moderate; as, a light wind.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Not pressing heavily or hard upon; hence, having an easy,	       graceful manner; delicate; as, a light touch; a light	       style of execution.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Easy to admit influence; inconsiderate; easily influenced	       by trifling considerations; unsteady; unsettled;	       volatile; as, a light, vain person; a light mind.	       [1913 Webster]	             There is no greater argument of a light and	             inconsiderate person than profanely to scoff at	             religion.                            --Tillotson.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Indulging in, or inclined to, levity; wanting dignity or	       solemnity; trifling; gay; frivolous; airy; unsubstantial.	       [1913 Webster]	             Seneca can not be too heavy, nor Plautus too light.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             Specimens of New England humor laboriously light	             and lamentably mirthful.             --Hawthorne.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Not quite sound or normal; somewhat impaired or deranged;	       dizzy; giddy.	       [1913 Webster]	             Are his wits safe? Is he not light of brain ?	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. Easily bestowed; inconsiderately rendered.	       [1913 Webster]	             To a fair semblance doth light faith annex.	                                                  --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. Wanton; unchaste; as, a woman of light character.	       [1913 Webster]	             A light wife doth make a heavy husband. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. Not of the legal, standard, or usual weight; clipped;	       diminished; as, light coin.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. Loose; sandy; easily pulverized; as, a light soil.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Light cavalry}, {Light horse} (Mil.), light-armed soldiers	      mounted on strong and active horses.	   {Light eater}, one who eats but little.	   {Light infantry}, infantry soldiers selected and trained for	      rapid evolutions.	   {Light of foot}.	       (a) Having a light step.	       (b) Fleet.	   {Light of heart}, gay, cheerful.	   {Light oil} (Chem.), the oily product, lighter than water,	      forming the chief part of the first distillate of coal	      tar, and consisting largely of benzene and toluene.	   {Light sails} (Naut.), all the sails above the topsails,	      with, also, the studding sails and flying jib. --Dana.	   {Light sleeper}, one easily wakened.	   {Light weight}, a prize fighter, boxer, wrestler, or jockey,	      who is below a standard medium weight. Cf. {Feather	      weight}, under {Feather}. [Cant]	   {To make light of}, to treat as of little consequence; to	      slight; to disregard.	   {To set light by}, to undervalue; to slight; to treat as of	      no importance; to despise.	      [1913 Webster]	Light \Light\ (l[imac]t), adv.	   Lightly; cheaply. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Light \Light\, v. t. [See {Light} not heavy, and cf. {Light} to	   alight, and {Lighten} to make less heavy.]	   To lighten; to ease of a burden; to take off. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From his head the heavy burgonet did light. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Light \Light\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lighted} (l[imac]t"[e^]d) or	   {Lit} (l[i^]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lighting}.] [AS. l[imac]htan	   to alight orig., to relieve (a horse) of the rider's burden,	   to make less heavy, fr. l[imac]ht light. See {Light} not	   heavy, and cf. {Alight}, {Lighten} to make light.]	   1. To dismount; to descend, as from a horse or carriage; to	      alight; -- with from, off, on, upon, at, in.	      [1913 Webster]	            When she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.	                                                  --Gen. xxiv.	                                                  64.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slowly rode across a withered heath,	            And lighted at a ruined inn.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel light; to be made happy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It made all their hearts to light.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To descend from flight, and rest, perch, or settle, as a	      bird or insect.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The bee] lights on that, and this, and tasteth all.	                                                  --Sir. J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the tree tops a crested peacock lit. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To come down suddenly and forcibly; to fall; -- with on or	      upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            On me, me only, as the source and spring	            Of all corruption, all the blame lights due.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To come by chance; to happen; -- with on or upon; formerly	      with into.	      [1913 Webster]	            The several degrees of vision, which the assistance	            of glasses (casually at first lit on) has taught us	            to conceive.                          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall light into atheistical company. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            And here we lit on Aunt Elizabeth,	            And Lilia with the rest.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Lightable \Light"a*ble\ (l[imac]t"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be lighted.	   [1913 Webster]
Light-armed \Light"-armed`\ (l[imac]t"[aum]rmd`), a.	   Armed with light weapons or accouterments.	   [1913 Webster]
Light-boat \Light"-boat`\ (l[imac]t"b[=o]t`), n.	   Light-ship.	   [1913 Webster] lightbulb
lightbulb \lightbulb\, light bulb \light bulb\n.	   A glass bulb with metallic contacts on the outside connected	   to a wire filament (usually tungsten) inside that emits light	   when heated by passage of electricity through the filament;	   -- used as the replaceable light-emitting component of an	   electric lamp, flashlight, lighting fixture, etc.	   Syn: light bulb, bulb, incandescent lamp, electric light,	        electric-light bulb.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
light-coloured \light-coloured\ adj.	   having low color saturation; pale-colored.	   Syn: pale, palish, pastel, whitish, light-colored.	        [WordNet 1.5]
light-duty \light-duty\ adj.	   not designed for heavy or demanding work; as, a light-duty	   detergent. Opposite of {heavy-duty}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lighte \Light"e\ (l[imac]t"e), obs.	   imp. of {Light}, to alight. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
lighted \lighted\ adj.	   1. set afire or burning.	   Syn: ignited, enkindled, kindled, lit.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Illuminated by artificial light; as, lighted by a	      high-powered searchligh.	   Syn: illuminated, lit, well-lighted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [See {Light} to alight.]	   To descend; to light.	   [1913 Webster]	         O Lord, let thy mercy lighten upon us.   --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer	                                                  [Eng. Ed.].	   [1913 Webster]	Lighten \Light"en\ (l[imac]t"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Lightened} (l[imac]t"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lightening}.]	   [OE. lightenen. See {Light} to kindle, illuminate.]	   1. To burst forth or dart, as lightning; to shine with, or	      like, lightning; to display a flash or flashes of	      lightning; to flash.	      [1913 Webster]	            This dreadful night,	            That thunders, lightens, opens graves, and roars	            As doth the lion.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow lighter; to become less dark or lowering; to	      brighten; to clear, as the sky.	      [1913 Webster]	Lighten \Light"en\, v. t. [See {Light} to illuminate.]	   1. To make light or clear; to light; to illuminate; as, to	      lighten an apartment with lamps or gas; to lighten the	      streets. [In this sense less common than light.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A key of fire ran all along the shore,	            And lightened all the river with a blaze. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To illuminate with knowledge; to enlighten. [In this sense	      less common than enlighten.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lighten my spirit with one clear heavenly ray. --Sir	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit or disclose in, or as in, lightning; to flash out,	      like lightning.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eye . . . lightens forth	            Controlling majesty.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To free from trouble and fill with joy.	      [1913 Webster]	            They looked unto him, and were lightened. --Ps.	                                                  xxxiv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Lighten \Light"en\, v. t. [See {Light} not heavy.]	   1. To make lighter, or less heavy; to reduce in weight; to	      relieve of part of a load or burden; as, to lighten a ship	      by unloading; to lighten a load or burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make less burdensome or afflictive; to alleviate; as,	      to lighten the cares of life or the burden of grief.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cheer; to exhilarate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lightens my humor with his merry jests. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
lightening \lightening\ n.	   The process of changing to a lighter color.	   Syn: whitening.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lighter \Light"er\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, lights; as, a lighter of lamps.	   [1913 Webster]	   {cigarette lighter} A small portable device which produces a	      flame when a button is pushed, carried on the person to	      allow one to light cigarettes conveniently, and taking the	      place of a match. It may have a reservoir of liquid fuel	      conveyed by a wick, or may contain compressed butane as	      the fuel.	      [PJC]	Lighter \Light"er\, n. [D. ligter, fr. ligt light. See {Light}	   not heavy.] (Naut.)	   A large boat or barge, mainly used in unloading or loading	   vessels which can not reach the wharves at the place of	   shipment or delivery.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lighter screw} (Mach.), a screw for adjusting the distance	      between the stones in a grinding mill by raising or	      lowering the bridgetree.	      [1913 Webster]	Lighter \Light"er\, v. t.	   To convey by a lighter, as to or from the shore; as, to	   lighter the cargo of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Lighterage \Light"er*age\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r*[asl]j; 48), n.	   1. The price paid for conveyance of goods on a lighter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of unloading into a lighter, or of conveying by a	      lighter.	      [1913 Webster]
Lighterman \Light"er*man\ (l[imac]t"[~e]r*m[a^]n), n.; pl.	   {Lightermen} (l[imac]t"[~e]r*men).	   A person employed on, or who manages, a lighter.	   [1913 Webster]
Light-fingered \Light"-fin`gered\ (l[imac]t"f[i^][ng]`g[~e]rd),	   a.	   Dexterous in taking and conveying away; thievish; pilfering;	   addicted to petty thefts. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster] Light-foot
Light-foot \Light"-foot`\ (l[imac]t"f[oo^]t`), Light-footed
\Light"-foot`ed\, a.	   Having a light, springy step; moving lightly and nimbly;	   nimble in running or dancing; active; as, light-foot Iris.	   Opposite of {heavy-footed}. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lightful \Light"ful\ (l[imac]t"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of light; bright. [R.] "Lightful presence." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
light-green \light-green\ adj.	   Having a light green color, similar to the color of fresh	   grass.	   Syn: green, greenish, dark-green.	        [WordNet 1.5]
light-haired \light-haired\ adj.	   being or having light colored skin and hair; as, a certain	   light-haired girl. Contrasted to {brunet}. [Narrower terms:	   {redheaded}]	   Syn: blond, blonde.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Light-handed \Light"-hand`ed\ (l[imac]t"h[a^]nd`[e^]d), a.	   1. (Naut.) Not having a full complement of men; as, a vessel	      light-handed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. having a metaphorically delicate touch. {heavy-handed}	      [WordNet 1.5]	            the translation is . . . light-handed . . . and	            generally unobtrusive.                --New Yorker.
Light-headed \Light"-head`ed\ (l[imac]t"h[e^]d`[e^]d), a.	   1. Disordered in the head; dizzy; feeling faint; delirious.	      [WordNet sense 1] --Walpole.	   Syn: faint, swooning, lightheaded.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Thoughtless; heedless; volatile; unsteady; fickle; loose;	      lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; as, light-headed	      teenagers. [WordNet sense 2] "Light-headed, weak men."	      --Clarendon.	   Syn: airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy,	        lightheaded, silly.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- {Light"-head`ed*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Light-hearted \Light"-heart`ed\ (l[imac]t"h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a.	   Free from grief or anxiety; gay; cheerful; merry. --	   {Light"-heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Light"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Light-heeled \Light"-heeled`\ (l[imac]t"h[=e]ld`), a.	   Lively in walking or running; brisk; light-footed.	   [1913 Webster]
Light-horseman \Light"-horse`man\ (l[imac]t"h[^o]rs`man), n.;	   pl. {-men} (l[imac]t"h[^o]rs`men).	   1. A soldier who serves in the light horse. See under 5th	      {Light}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A West Indian fish of the genus {Ephippus},	      remarkable for its high dorsal fin and brilliant colors.	      [1913 Webster]
Lighthouse \Light"house`\ (l[imac]t"hous`), n.; pl.	   {Lighthouses} (l[imac]t"houz`[e^]z).	   A tower or other building with a powerful light at top,	   erected at the entrance of a port, or at some important point	   on a coast, to serve as a guide to mariners at night; a	   pharos.	   [1913 Webster]
Lighting \Light"ing\, n. (Metal.)	   A name sometimes applied to the process of annealing metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Light-legged \Light"-legged`\ (l[imac]t"l[e^]gd`), a.	   Nimble; swift of foot. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Lightless \Light"less\, a.	   Destitute of light; dark. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
lightlessness \lightlessness\ n.	   total absence of light; blackness.	   Syn: total darkness, blackness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lightly \Light"ly\, adv.	   1. With little weight; with little force; as, to tread	      lightly; to press lightly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet shall thy grave with rising flowers be drest,	            And the green turf lie lightly on thy breast.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear	            Touched lightly.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Swiftly; nimbly; with agility.	      [1913 Webster]	            So mikle was that barge, it might not lightly sail.	                                                  --R. of	                                                  Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Watch what thou seest and lightly bring me word.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without deep impression.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soft ideas of the cheerful note,	            Lightly received, were easily forgot. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a small degree; slightly; not severely.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the first he lightly afflicted the land of	            Zebulun . . . and afterward did more grievously	            afflict her.                          --Is. ix. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. With little effort or difficulty; easily; readily.	      [1913 Webster]	            That lightly come, shall lightly go.  --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	            They come lightly by the malt, and need not spare	            it.                                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Without reason, or for reasons of little weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flatter not the rich, neither do thou willingly or	            lightly appear before great personages. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Commonly; usually. [Obs.] --Bp. Fisher.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great thieves of a state are lightly the	            officers of the crown.                --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Without dejection; cheerfully. "Seeming to bear it	      lightly." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Without heed or care; with levity; gayly; airily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matrimony . . . is not by any to be enterprised, nor	            taken in hand, unadvisedly, lightly, or wantonly.	                                                  --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer	                                                  [Eng. Ed.].	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Not chastely; wantonly. --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]
Lightman \Light"man\ (l[imac]t"m[a^]n), n.; pl. {-men}	   (l[imac]t"m[e^]n).	   A man who carries or takes care of a light. --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Light-minded \Light"-mind`ed\ (l[imac]t"m[imac]nd`[e^]d), a.	   1. Unsettled; unsteady; volatile; not considerate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. showing inappropriate levity. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: flippant.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {Light"-mind`ed*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From {Light} not heavy.]	   The state, condition, or quality, of being light or not	   heavy; buoyancy; levity; fickleness; nimbleness; delicacy;	   grace.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Levity; volatility; instability; inconstancy;	        unsteadiness; giddiness; flightiness; airiness; gayety;	        liveliness; agility; nimbleness; sprightliness;	        briskness; swiftness; ease; facility.	        [1913 Webster]	Lightness \Light"ness\, n. [From {Light} bright.]	   1. Illumination, or degree of illumination; as, the lightness	      of a room. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Absence of depth or of duskiness in color; as, the	      lightness of a tint; lightness of complexion.	      [1913 Webster]
Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[i^]ng), 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,	      sometimes from a cloud to the earth. The sound produced by	      the electricity in passing rapidly through the atmosphere	      constitutes thunder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of making bright, or the state of being made	      bright; enlightenment; brightening, as of the mental	      powers. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ball lightning}, a rare form of lightning sometimes seen as	      a globe of fire moving from the clouds to the earth.	   {Chain lightning}, lightning in angular, zigzag, or forked	      flashes.	   {Heat lightning}, more or less vivid and extensive flashes of	      electric light, without thunder, seen near the horizon,	      esp. at the close of a hot day.	   {Lightning arrester} (Telegraphy), a device, at the place	      where a wire enters a building, for preventing injury by	      lightning to an operator or instrument. It consists of a	      short circuit to the ground interrupted by a thin	      nonconductor over which lightning jumps. Called also	      {lightning discharger}.	   {Lightning bug} (Zool.), a luminous beetle. See {Firefly}.	   {Lightning conductor}, a lightning rod.	   {Lightning glance}, a quick, penetrating glance of a	      brilliant eye.	   {Lightning rod}, a metallic rod set up on a building, or on	      the mast of a vessel, and connected with the earth or	      water below, for the purpose of protecting the building or	      vessel from lightning.	   {Sheet lightning}, a diffused glow of electric light flashing	      out from the clouds, and illumining their outlines. The	      appearance is sometimes due to the reflection of light	      from distant flashes of lightning by the nearer clouds.	      [1913 Webster]	Lightning \Light"ning\ (l[imac]t"n[i^]ng), vb. n.	   Lightening. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Light-o'-love \Light"-o'-love`\ (l[imac]t"[-o]-l[u^]v`), n.	   1. An old tune of a dance, the name of which made it a	      proverbial expression of levity, especially in love	      matters. --Nares. "Best sing it to the tune of	      light-o'-love." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A light or wanton woman; a woman inconstant in	      love. Called also {light-of-love}. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Lightroom \Light"room`\ (l[imac]t"r[=oo]m`), n.	   A small room from which the magazine of a naval vessel is	   lighted, being separated from the magazine by heavy glass	   windows.	   [1913 Webster]
lights \lights\ (l[imac]ts), n. pl. [So called from their	   lightness.]	   The lungs of an animal or bird; -- sometimes coarsely applied	   to the lungs of a human being.	   [1913 Webster]
light-sensitive \light-sensitive\ adj.	   1. Affected by light; as, the light-sensitive pigments in the	      retina.	   Syn: photosensitive.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: (Chem.) Decomposing under the influence of light;	      unstable when exposed to light; -- of chemical compounds.	      [PJC] lightship
lightship \light"ship`\, Light-ship
\Light"-ship`\(l[imac]t"sh[i^]p`), n. (Naut.)	   A vessel equipped like a lighthouse, carrying at the masthead	   a brilliant light, and moored off a shoal or place of	   dangerous navigation where a permanent lighthouse would be	   impracticable, to serve as a guide for mariners; as, the	   Ambrose lightship off New York was rammed and damaged in 1950	   by the Santa Monica.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
light-skinned \light-skinned\ adj.	   having skin of a light colored hue. [Narrower terms: {white	   (vs. black) ] WordNet 1.5]
Lightsome \Light"some\ (l[imac]t"s[u^]m), a.	   1. Having light; lighted; not dark or gloomy; bright.	      [1913 Webster]	            White walls make rooms more lightsome than black.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gay; airy; cheering; exhilarating.	      [1913 Webster]	            That lightsome affection of joy.      --Hooker.	      -- {Light"some*ly}, adv. -- {Light"some*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happiness may walk soberly in dark attire, as well	            as dance lightsomely in a gala dress. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
lights-out \lights-out\ n.	   a signal to turn the lights out.	   Syn: taps.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Light-struck \Light"-struck`\, a. (Photog.)	   Damaged by accidental exposure to light; light-fogged; --	   said of plates or films.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lightweight \Light"weight`\ (l[imac]t"w[=a]t`), n.	   One of less than average weight; specif.: In boxing,	   wrestling, etc., one weighing not more than 133 pounds (U. S.	   amateur rules 135 pounds, Eng. 140 pounds). [WordNet sense 1]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A person of small importance or mental ability, especially	      one who is unimportant but cheeky and presumptuous.	      [WordNet sense 2] [Colloq., Chiefly U. S.]	   Syn: whippersnapper, jackanapes.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   3. a wrestler who weighs 139-154 pounds. [WordNet sense 3]	      [WordNet 1.5]	Lightweight \Light"weight`\, a.	   1. Light in weight, as a coin; specif., applied to a man or	      animal who is a lightweight.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. made of thin cloth, of relatively little weight; -- of	      clothing or fabrics; as, lightweight fabrics. [WordNet	      sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Light-winged \Light"-winged`\ (l[imac]t"w[i^]ngd`), a.	   Having light and active wings; volatile; fleeting. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lightwood \Light"wood`\ (l[imac]t"w[oo^]d`), n.	   Pine wood abounding in pitch, used for torches in the	   Southern United States; pine knots, dry sticks, and the like,	   for kindling a fire quickly or making a blaze.	   [1913 Webster]
Lighty \Light"y\ (l[imac]t"[y^]), a.	   Illuminated. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster] Light-year
Light-year \Light-year\, Light year \Light year\ (Astron.)	   1. The distance over which light can travel in a year's time	      in a vacuum, 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion	      kilometers); -- used as a unit in expressing stellar	      distances. It is more than 63,000 times as great as the	      distance from the earth to the sun. The star nearest to	      the earth's sun is about 4 light years distant.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. a very large difference; -- used figuratively to express	      great differences (of distance, quality, time) in	      comparisons. "Although having the same rank and salary,	      they were light-years apart in their ability to perform	      their jobs."	      [PJC]
Lign-aloes \Lign`-al"oes\ (l[imac]n`[a^]l"[=o]z or	   l[i^]g*n[a^]l"[=o]z), n. [OE. ligne aloes, fr. L. lignum wood	   + aloe aloe.]	   1. Aloes wood, or agallochum. See {Agallochum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fragrant tree mentioned in the Bible. --Num. xxiv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]
Ligneous \Lig"ne*ous\ (l[i^]g"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. ligneus, fr.	   lignum wood. Cf. {Lignous}.]	   Made of wood; consisting of wood; of the nature of, or	   resembling, wood; woody.	   [1913 Webster]	         It should be tried with shoots of vines and roots of	         red roses; for it may be they, being of a moreligneous	         nature, will incorporate with the tree itself. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ligneous marble}, wood coated or prepared so as to resemble	      marble.	      [1913 Webster]
Ligniferous \Lig*nif"er*ous\ (l[i^]g*n[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   lignifer; lignum wood + ferre to bear: cf. F. lignif[`e]re.]	   Yielding or producing wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignification \Lig`ni*fi*ca"tion\	   (l[i^]g`n[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. lignification.	   See {Lignify}.] (Bot.)	   A change in the character of a cell wall, by which it becomes	   harder. It is supposed to be due to an incrustation of	   lignin.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligniform \Lig"ni*form\ (l[i^]g"n[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. lignum	   wood + -form: cf. F. ligniforme.]	   Like wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignify \Lig"ni*fy\ (l[i^]g"n[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Lignified} (l[i^]g"n[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lignifying} (l[i^]g"n[i^]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [L. lignum wood	   + -fy: cf. F. lignifier.] (Bot.)	   To convert into wood or into a ligneous substance.	   [1913 Webster]	Lignify \Lig"ni*fy\, v. i. (Bot.)	   To become wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignin \Lig"nin\ (l[i^]g"n[i^]n), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F.	   lignine.] (Bot.)	   A substance characterizing wood cells and differing from	   cellulose in its conduct with certain chemical reagents.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Recent authors have distinguished four forms of this	         substance, naming them lignose, lignin, lignone, and	         lignireose.	         [1913 Webster]
Ligniperdous \Lig`ni*per"dous\ (l[i^]g`n[i^]*p[~e]r"d[u^]s), a.	   [L. lignum wood + perdere to destroy: cf. F. ligniperde.]	   (Zool.)	   Wood-destroying; -- said of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignireose \Lig*nir"e*ose`\ (l[i^]g*n[i^]r"[-e]*[=o]s`), n.	   (Bot.)	   See {Lignin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignite \Lig"nite\ (l[i^]g"n[imac]t), n. [L. lignum wood: cf. F.	   lignite.] (Min.)	   Mineral coal retaining the texture of the wood from which it	   was formed, and burning with an empyreumatic odor. It is of	   more recent origin than the anthracite and bituminous coal of	   the proper coal series. Called also {brown coal}, {wood	   coal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignitic \Lig*nit"ic\ (l[i^]g*n[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Containing lignite; resembling, or of the nature of, lignite;	   as, lignitic clay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lignitic group}. See {Laramie Group}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lignitiferous \Lig`ni*tif"er*ous\	   (l[i^]g`n[i^]*t[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Lignite + -ferous.]	   Producing or containing lignite; lignitic.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignoceric \Lig`no*cer"ic\ (l[i^]g`n[-o]*s[e^]r"[i^]k), a. [L.	   lignum wood + cera wax.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the formic acid	   series, found in the tar, wax, or paraffine obtained by	   distilling certain kinds of wood, as the beech.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignone \Lig"none`\ (l[i^]g"n[=o]n`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Lignin}.	   [1913 Webster] Lignose
Lignose \Lig*nose"\ (l[i^]g*n[=o]s"), Lignous \Lig"nous\	   (l[i^]g"n[u^]s), a. [L. lignosus, fr. lignum wood: cf. F.	   ligneux. Cf. {Ligneous}.]	   Ligneous. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Lignose \Lig"nose`\ (l[i^]g"n[=o]s`), n.	   1. (Bot.) See {Lignin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) An explosive compound of wood fiber and	      nitroglycerin. See {Nitroglycerin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lignum rhodium \Lig"num rho"di*um\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m	   r[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m). [NL., fr. L. lignum wood + Gr. "ro`don a	   rose.] (Bot.)	   The fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of	   species of {Rhodorhiza} from the Canary Islands, and of the	   West Indian {Amyris balsamifera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lignum-vitae \Lig"num-vi"tae\ (l[i^]g"n[u^]m v[imac]"t[=e]), n.	   [L., wood of life; lignum wood + vita, genitive vit[ae],	   life.] (Bot.)	   A tree ({Guaiacum officinale}) found in the warm latitudes of	   America, from which the {guaiacum} of medicine is procured.	   Its wood is very hard and heavy, and is used for various	   mechanical purposes, as for the wheels of ships' blocks,	   cogs, bearings, and the like. See {Guaiacum}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In New Zealand the {Metrosideros buxifolia} is called	         lignum-vit[ae], and in Australia a species of {Acacia}.	         The bastard lignum-vit[ae] is a West Indian tree	         ({Sarcomphalus laurinus}).	         [1913 Webster]
Ligroin \Lig"ro*in\ (l[i^]g"r[-o]*[i^]n), n.	   A trade name applied somewhat indefinitely to some of the	   volatile products obtained in refining crude petroleum. It is	   a complex and variable mixture of several hydrocarbons,	   generally boils below 170[deg] Fahr., and is more inflammable	   than safe kerosene. It is used as a solvent, as a carburetant	   for air gas, and for illumination in special lamps.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligsam \Lig"sam\ (l[i^]g"sam), n. [Cf. D. liggen to lie, E. lie	   to be prostrate, and E. flotsam, jetsam, or ligan.]	   Same as {Ligan}. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster] Ligulae
Ligula \Lig"u*la\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Ligul[ae]}	   (-l[=e]), E. {Ligulas} (-l[.a]z). [L., a little tongue. See	   {Ligule}.]	   1. (Bot.) See {Ligule}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of	          insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis,	          as in bees. [See Illust. under {Labium}, and	          {Hymenoptera}.]	      (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See	          {Parapodium}.	          [1913 Webster] Ligulate
Ligulate \Lig"u*late\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[asl]t), Ligulated
\Lig"u*la`ted\ (l[i^]g"[-u]*l[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [Cf. F. ligul['e].	   See {Ligule}, and cf. {Lingulate}.]	   1. (Bot.) Like a bandage, or strap; strap-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Composed of ligules.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ligulate flower}, a species of compound flower, the florets	      of which have their corollets flat, spreading out toward	      the end, with the base only tubular.	      [1913 Webster]
Ligule \Lig"ule\ (l[i^]g"[-u]l), n. [L. ligula, lingula, little	   tongue, dim of lingua tongue : cf. F. ligule.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of	          the sheath of a leaf of grass.	      (b) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Composit[ae].	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth	      ventricle of the brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Liguliflorous \Lig`u*li*flo"rous\	   (l[i^]g`[-u]*l[i^]*fl[=o]"r[u^]s), a. [Ligule + L. flos,	   floris, a flower.] (Bot.)	   Bearing only ligulate flowers; -- said of a large suborder of	   composite plants, such as the dandelion, lettuce, hawkweed,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligure \Lig"ure\ (l[i^]g"[-u]r; 277), n. [L. ligurius, Gr.	   ligy`rion, liggoy`rion, ligkoy`rion, lygkoy`rion, equiv. to	   Heb. leshem.]	   A kind of precious stone.	   [1913 Webster]	         The third row a ligure, an agate, and an amethyst.	                                                  --Ex. xxviii.	                                                  19.	   [1913 Webster]
Ligustrin \Li*gus"trin\ (l[-i]*g[u^]s"tr[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A bitter principle found in the bark of the privet	   {(Ligustrum vulgare)}, and extracted as a white crystalline	   substance with a warm, bitter taste; -- called also	   {ligustron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Likable \Lik"a*ble\ (l[imac]k"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be liked; such as to attract liking; easy to	   like; evoking sympathy; as, a likable person. --Thackeray.	   [WordNet sense 1+2]	   Syn: appealing, likable.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. disposed to please. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: amiable, agreeable, good-humored, good-humoured,	        likable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Like \Like\ (l[imac]k), a. [Compar. {Liker} (l[imac]k"[~e]r);	   superl. {Likest}.] [OE. lik, ilik, gelic, AS. gel[imac]c, fr.	   pref. ge- + l[imac]c body, and orig. meaning, having the same	   body, shape, or appearance, and hence, like; akin to OS.	   gil[imac]k, D. gelijk, G. gleich, OHG. gil[imac]h, Icel.	   l[imac]kr, gl[imac]kr, Dan. lig, Sw. lik, Goth. galeiks, OS.	   lik body, D. lijk, G. leiche, Icel. l[imac]k, Sw. lik, Goth.	   leik. The English adverbial ending-ly is from the same	   adjective. Cf. {Each}, {Such}, {Which}.]	   1. Having the same, or nearly the same, appearance,	      qualities, or characteristics; resembling; similar to;	      similar; alike; -- often with in and the particulars of	      the resemblance; as, they are like each other in features,	      complexion, and many traits of character.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is as like you	            As cherry is to cherry.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like master, like man.                --Old Prov.	      [1913 Webster]	            He giveth snow like wool; he scattereth the	            hoar-frost like ashes.                --Ps. cxlvii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To, which formerly often followed like, is now usually	         omitted.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Equal, or nearly equal; as, fields of like extent.	      [1913 Webster]	            More clergymen were impoverished by the late war	            than ever in the like space before.   --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having probability; affording probability; probable;	      likely.	   Usage: [Likely is more used now.] --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                But it is like the jolly world about us will	                scoff at the paradox of these practices.	                                                  --South.	          [1913 Webster]	                Many were not easy to be governed, nor like to	                conform themselves to strict rules. --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Inclined toward; disposed to; as, to feel like taking a	      walk.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Had like} (followed by the infinitive), had nearly; came	      little short of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had like to have been my utter overthrow. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh	      [1913 Webster]	            Ramona had like to have said the literal truth, . .	            . but recollected herself in time.    --Mrs. H. H.	                                                  Jackson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Like figures} (Geom.), similar figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Like is used as a suffix, converting nouns into	         adjectives expressing resemblance to the noun; as,	         manlike, like a man; childlike, like a child; godlike,	         like a god, etc. Such compounds are readily formed	         whenever convenient, and several, as crescentlike,	         serpentlike, hairlike, etc., are used in this book,	         although, in some cases, not entered in the vocabulary.	         Such combinations as bell-like, ball-like, etc., are	         hyphened.	         [1913 Webster]	Like \Like\, n.	   1. That which is equal or similar to another; the	      counterpart; an exact resemblance; a copy.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a man, take him for all in all,	            I shall not look upon his like again. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A liking; a preference; inclination; -- usually in pl.;	      as, we all have likes and dislikes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Golf) The stroke which equalizes the number of strokes	      played by the opposing player or side; as, to play the	      like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Like \Like\, adv. [AS. gel[imac]ce. See {Like}, a.]	   1. In a manner like that of; in a manner similar to; as, do	      not act like him.	      [1913 Webster]	            He maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. --Job	                                                  xii. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Like, as here used, is regarded by some grammarians as	         a preposition.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In a like or similar manner. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord	            pitieth them that fear him.           --Ps. ciii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Likely; probably. "Like enough it will." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Like \Like\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liked} (l[imac]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Liking}.] [OE. liken to please, AS. l[imac]cian,	   gel[imac]cian, fr. gel[imac]c. See {Like}, a.]	   1. To suit; to please; to be agreeable to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cornwall him liked best, therefore he chose there.	                                                  --R. of	                                                  Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]	            I willingly confess that it likes me much better	            when I find virtue in a fair lodging than when I am	            bound to seek it in an ill-favored creature. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be pleased with in a moderate degree; to approve; to	      take satisfaction in; to enjoy.	      [1913 Webster]	            He proceeded from looking to liking, and from liking	            to loving.                            --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To liken; to compare. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like me to the peasant boys of France. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Like \Like\ (l[imac]k), v. i.	   1. To be pleased; to choose.	      [1913 Webster]	            He may either go or stay, as he best likes. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have an appearance or expression; to look; to seem to	      be (in a specified condition). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You like well, and bear your years very well.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come near; to avoid with difficulty; to escape	      narrowly; as, he liked to have been too late. Cf. Had	      like, under {Like}, a. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He probably got his death, as he liked to have done	            two years ago, by viewing the troops for the	            expedition from the wall of Kensington Garden.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To like of}, to be pleased with. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Likeable \Like"a*ble\ (l[imac]k"[.a]*b'l), a.	   See {Likable.}	   [1913 Webster]
Likehood \Like"hood\ (l[imac]k"h[oo^]d), n.	   Likelihood. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Likelihood \Like"li*hood\ (l[imac]k"l[i^]*h[oo^]d), n. [Likely +	   -hood.]	   1. Appearance; show; sign; expression. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What of his heart perceive you in his face	            By any likelihood he showed to-day ?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Likeness; resemblance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no likelihood between pure light and black	            darkness, or between righteousness and reprobation.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appearance of truth or reality; probability;	      verisimilitude. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Statistical probability; probability of being true or of	      occurring in the future; as, the likelihood of being	      abducted by aliens is close to zero..	      [PJC]
Likeliness \Like"li*ness\, n.	   1. Likelihood; probability.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitableness; agreeableness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Likely \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[i^]*[~e]r);	   superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.]	   1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story.	      [1913 Webster]	            It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy	            and conspicuous.                      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; --	      followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable;	      handsome. --Shak. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well	      adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a	      likely servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Improbable; unlikely; -- used ironically; as, a likely	      story. [informal]	      [PJC]	Likely \Like"ly\, adv.	   In all probability; probably.	   [1913 Webster]	         While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of	         nothing that imported him to know.       --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Like-minded \Like"-mind`ed\ (l[imac]k"m[imac]nd`[e^]d), a.	   Having a like disposition or purpose; of the same mind.	   --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Liken \Lik"en\ (l[imac]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Likened}	   (l[imac]k"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Likening}.] [OE. liknen. See	   {Like}, a.]	   1. To allege, or think, to be like; to represent as like; to	      compare; as, to liken life to a pilgrimage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth	            them, I will liken him unto a wise man which built	            his house upon a rock.                --Matt. vii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make or cause to be like. [R.] --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Likeness \Like"ness\, n. [AS. gel[imac]cnes.]	   1. The state or quality of being like; similitude;	      resemblance; similarity; as, the likeness of the one to	      the other is remarkable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appearance or form; guise.	      [1913 Webster]	            An enemy in the likeness of a friend. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which closely resembles; a portrait.	      [1913 Webster]	            [How he looked] the likenesses of him which still	            remain enable us to imagine.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A comparison; parable; proverb. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He said to them, Soothly ye shall say to me this	            likeness, Leech, heal thyself.        --Wyclif (Luke	                                                  iv. 23).	   Syn: Similarity; parallel; similitude; representation;	        portrait; effigy.	        [1913 Webster] Likerous
Likerous \Lik"er*ous\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[u^]s), a., Likerousness
\Lik"er*ous*ness\, n.[Obs.]	   See {Lickerish}, {Lickerishness}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Likewise \Like"wise`\ (l[imac]k"w[imac]z`), adv. & conj. [See	   {Wise}, n.]	   In like manner; also; moreover; too. See {Also}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go, and do thou likewise.                --Luke x. 37.	   [1913 Webster]	         For he seeth that wise men die; likewise the fool and	         the brutish person perish.               --Ps. xlix.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]
Likin \Li"kin`\, n. [Written also {lekin}.] [ Chin. li kin; li	   the thousandth part of a tael + kin money.]	   A Chinese provincial tax levied at many inland stations upon	   imports or articles in transit.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Likin," which used to be regarded as illegal, as one	         of the many, "squeezes" imposed by the mandarins, is,	         in Jamieson's opinion, just as legal as any other form	         of taxation.                             --A. R.	                                                  Colquhoun.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Liking \Lik"ing\ (l[imac]k"[i^]ng), p. a.	   Looking; appearing; as, better or worse liking. See {Like},	   to look. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why should he see your faces worse liking than the	         children which are of your sort?         --Dan. i. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	Liking \Lik"ing\, n.	   1. The state of being pleasing; a suiting. See {On liking},	      below. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being pleased with, or attracted toward, some	      thing or person; hence, inclination; desire; pleasure;	      preference; -- often with for, formerly with to; as, it is	      an amusement I have no liking for.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the human intellect hath once taken a liking to	            any doctrine, . . . it draws everything else into	            harmony with that doctrine, and to its support.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appearance; look; figure; state of body as to health or	      condition. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall think the worse of fat men, as long as I	            have an eye to make difference of men's liking.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their young ones are in good liking.  --Job. xxxix.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On liking}, on condition of being pleasing to or suiting;	      also, on condition of being pleased with; as, to hold a	      place of service on liking; to engage a servant on liking.	      [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Would he be the degenerate scion of that royal line	            . . . to be a king on liking and on sufferance?	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]
Lilac \Li"lac\ (l[imac]"lak), n. [Also {lilach}.] [Sp. lilac,	   lila, Ar. l[imac]lak, fr. Per. l[imac]laj, l[imac]lanj,	   l[imac]lang, n[imac]laj, n[imac]l, the indigo plant, or from	   the kindred l[imac]lak bluish, the flowers being named from	   the color. Cf. {Anil}.]	   1. (Bot.) A shrub of the genus {Syringa}. There are six	      species, natives of Europe and Asia. {Syringa vulgaris},	      the common lilac, and {Syringa Persica}, the Persian	      lilac, are frequently cultivated for the fragrance and	      beauty of their purplish or white flowers. In the British	      colonies various other shrubs have this name.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light purplish color like that of the flower of the	      purplish lilac.	      [1913 Webster]	   {California lilac} (Bot.), a low shrub with dense clusters of	      purplish flowers ({Ceanothus thyrsiflorus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Lilacin \Lil"a*cin\ (l[i^]l"[.a]*s[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   See {Syringin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Liliaceous \Lil`i*a"ceous\ (l[i^]l`[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L.	   liliaceus, fr. lilium lily. See {Lily}.] (Bot.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to a natural order of which the lily,	       tulip, and hyacinth are well-known examples.	   (b) Like the blossom of a lily in general form.	       [1913 Webster]
Lilial \Lil"i*al\ (l[i^]l"[i^]*al), a. (Bot.)	   Having a general resemblance to lilies or to liliaceous	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Lilied \Lil"ied\ (l[i^]l"[i^]d), a.	   Covered with, or having many, lilies.	   [1913 Webster]	         By sandy Ladon's lilied banks.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Liliidae \Liliidae\ prop. n.	   one of four subclasses or superorders of Monocotyledones; it	   comprises 17 families including: {Liliaceae}; {Alliaceae};	   {Amaryllidaceae}; {Iridaceae}; {Orchidaceae}; {Trilliaceae}.	   Syn: subclass Liliidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
liliopsid \liliopsid\ n.	   A flowering plant.	   Syn: monocot, monocotyledon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Liliopsida \Liliopsida\ n.	   A class comprising seed plants that produce an embryo with a	   single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves. It includes the	   grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four	   subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae;	   Commelinidae; and Liliidae.	   Syn: Monocotyledones, class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae,	        class Monocotyledonae, class Liliopsida.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lilith \Lilith\ n.	   a female demon who attacks children.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lilium \Lilium\ n.	   The type genus of the {Liliaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Lilium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lill \Lill\ (l[i^]l), v. i.	   To loll. [Obs. or Prov.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lilliputian \Lil`li*pu"tian\ (l[i^]l`l[i^]*p[=u]"shan), n.	   1. One belonging to a very diminutive race described in	      Swift's "Voyage to Lilliput" or "Gulliver's Travels".	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A person or thing of very small size.	      [1913 Webster]	Lilliputian \Lil`li*pu"tian\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the imaginary island of Lilliput	      described by Swift, or to its inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Of very small size; diminutive; insignificant;	      dwarfed.	      [1913 Webster]
Lilly-pilly \Lil"ly-pil`ly\ (l[i^]l"l[y^]-p[i^]l`l[y^]), n.	   (Bot.)	   An Australian myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia Smithii}), having	   smooth ovate leaves, and panicles of small white flowers. The	   wood is hard and fine-grained.	   [1913 Webster]
Lilt \Lilt\ (l[i^]lt), v. i. [Cf. Norw. lilla, lirla, to sing in	   a high tone.]	   1. To do anything with animation and quickness, as to skip,	      fly, or hop. [Prov. Eng.] --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sing cheerfully. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Lilt \Lilt\, v. t.	   To utter with spirit, animation, or gayety; to sing with	   spirit and liveliness.	   [1913 Webster]	         A classic lecture, rich in sentiment,	         With scraps of thundrous epic lilted out	         By violet-hooded doctors.                --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Lilt \Lilt\, n.	   1. Animated, brisk motion; spirited rhythm; sprightliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The movement, the lilt, and the subtle charm of the	            verse.                                --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lively song or dance; a cheerful tune.	      [1913 Webster]	            The housewife went about her work, or spun at her	            wheel, with a lilt upon her lips.     --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
lilting \lilting\ adj.	   having a light rhythmical cadence; as, an easy lilting	   stride; a lilting melody.	   Syn: swinging, swingy, tripping.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. {Lilies} (l[i^]l"[i^]z).	   [AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. {Flower-de-luce}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus {Lilium},	      endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of	      six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior	      three-celled ovary.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North	         Temperate zone. {Lilium candidum} and {Lilium	         longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;	         {Lilium Philadelphicum} is the wild red lily of the	         Atlantic States. {Lilium Chalcedonicum} is supposed to	         be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;	         {Lilium auratum} is the great gold-banded lily of	         Japan.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of	      several genera, having some resemblance in color or form	      to a true lily, as {Pancratium}, {Crinum}, {Amaryllis},	      {Nerine}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the	      north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of	      a lily or fleur-de-lis.	      [1913 Webster]	            But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See	      {Royal spade}, below.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {African lily} (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus	      umbellatus}.	   {Atamasco lily} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Zephyranthes}	      ({Zephyranthes Atamasco}), having a white and pink	      funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions	      resembling those of a lily. --Gray.	   {Blackberry lily} (Bot.), the {Pardanthus Chinensis}, the	      black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.	      	   {Bourbon lily} (Bot.), {Lilium candidum}. See Illust.	   {Butterfly lily}. (Bot.) Same as {Mariposa lily}, in the	      Vocabulary.	   {Lily beetle} (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris	      merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.	   {Lily daffodil} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Narcissus}, and	      its flower.	   {Lily encrinite} (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.	      {Encrinus liliiformis}. See {Encrinite}.	   {Lily hyacinth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Hyacinthus}.	   {Lily iron}, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of	      peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.	   {Lily of the valley} (Bot.), a low perennial herb	      ({Convallaria majalis}), having a raceme of nodding,	      fragrant, white flowers.	   {Lily pad}, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.	      S.] --Lowell.	   {Tiger lily} (Bot.), {Lilium tigrinum}, the sepals of which	      are blotched with black.	   {Turk's-cap lily} (Bot.) {Lilium Martagon}, a red lily with	      recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium	      superbum}.	   {Water lily} (Bot.), the {Nymph[ae]a}, a plant with floating	      roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,	      usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.	      [See Illust. of {Nymph[ae]a}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lily-handed \Lil"y-hand`ed\ (l[i^]l"[y^]-h[a^]nd`[e^]d), a.	   Having white, delicate hands.	   [1913 Webster]
Lily-livered \Lil"y-liv`ered\ (l[i^]l"[y^]-l[i^]v`[~e]rd), a.	   White-livered; cowardly.	   [1913 Webster]
lilyturf \lilyturf\ n.	   Asiatic perennial tufted herb ({Liriope muscari}) with	   grasslike evergreen foliage and clusters of dark mauve	   grapelike flowers; grown as ground cover.	   Syn: lily turf, {Liriope muscari}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lilywort \Lil"y*wort`\ (l[i^]l"[y^]*w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the Lily family or order. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Lim \Lim\ (l[i^]m), n. [See {Limb}.]	   A limb. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lima \Li"ma\ (l[=e]"m[.a] or l[imac]"m[.a]), n.	   The capital city of Peru, in South America.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lima bean}. (Bot.)	   (a) A variety of climbing or pole bean ({Phaseolus lunatus}),	       which has very large flattish seeds.	   (b) The seed of this plant, much used for food.	   {Lima wood} (Bot.), the beautiful dark wood of the South	      American tree {C[ae]salpinia echinata}.	      [1913 Webster]
Limaceous \Li*ma"ceous\ (l[-i]*m[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. limax,	   limacis, slug, snail: cf. F. limac['e].] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or like, Limax, or the slugs.	   [1913 Webster]
Limacina \Lim`a*ci"na\ (l[i^]m`[.a]*s[imac]"n[.a]), n. [NL.,	   From L. limax, limacis, a slug.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small spiral pteropods, common in the Arctic and	   Antarctic seas. It contributes to the food of the right	   whales.	   [1913 Webster]
Limacon \Li`ma`[,c]on"\ (l[-e]`m[.a]`s[^o]N"), n. [F.	   lima[,c]on, lit., a snail.] (Geom.)	   A curve of the fourth degree, invented by Pascal. Its polar	   equation is r = a cos [theta] + b.	   [1913 Webster]
Limaille \Li"maille\ (l[imac]"m[=a]l; F. l[-e]`m[aum]"y'), n.	   [F., fr. limer to file. See {Limation}.]	   Filings of metal. [Obs.] "An ounce . . . of silver lymaille."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Liman \Li"man\ (l[imac]"man), n. [F. limon, fr. L. limus slime.]	   The deposit of slime at the mouth of a river; slime.	   [1913 Webster]
Limation \Li*ma"tion\ (l[-i]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. limatus, p.	   p. of limare to file, fr. lima file : cf. F. limation.]	   The act of filing or polishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Limature \Li"ma*ture\ (l[imac]"m[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n. [L.	   limatura. See {Limation}.]	   1. The act of filing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is filed off; filings. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Limax \Li"max\ (l[imac]"m[a^]ks), n. [L.] (Zool.)	   A genus of airbreathing mollusks, including the common garden	   slugs. They have a small rudimentary shell. The breathing	   pore is on the right side of the neck. Several species are	   troublesome in gardens. See {Slug}.	   [1913 Webster]
Limb \Limb\ (l[i^]m), n. [OE. lim, AS. lim; akin to Icel. limr	   limb, lim branch of a tree, Sw. & Dan. lem limb; cf. also AS.	   li[eth], OHG. lid, gilid, G. glied, Goth. li[thorn]us. Cf.	   {Lith}, {Limber}.]	   1. A part of a tree which extends from the trunk and	      separates into branches and twigs; a large branch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An arm or a leg of a human being; a leg, arm, or wing of	      an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	            A second Hector for his grim aspect,	            And large proportion of his strong-knit limbs.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing or person regarded as a part or member of, or	      attachment to, something else. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That little limb of the devil has cheated the	            gallows.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An elementary piece of the mechanism of a lock.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Limb of the law}, a lawyer or an officer of the law.	      [Colloq.] --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Limb \Limb\, v. t.	   1. To supply with limbs. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dismember; to tear off the limbs of.	      [1913 Webster]	Limb \Limb\, n. [L. limbus border. Cf. {Limbo}, {Limbus}.]	   A border or edge, in certain special uses.	   (a) (Bot.) The border or upper spreading part of a	       monopetalous corolla, or of a petal, or sepal; blade.	   (b) (Astron.) The border or edge of the disk of a heavenly	       body, especially of the sun and moon.	   (c) The graduated margin of an arc or circle, in an	       instrument for measuring angles.	       [1913 Webster]
Limbat \Lim"bat\ (l[i^]m"b[a^]t), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A cooling periodical wind in the Isle of Cyprus, blowing from	   the northwest from eight o'clock, A. M., to the middle of the	   day or later.	   [1913 Webster]
Limbate \Lim"bate\ (l[i^]m"b[asl]t), a. [L. limbatus, fr. limbus	   border, edge. See {Limbus}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Bordered, as when one color is surrounded by an edging of	   another.	   [1913 Webster]
Limbec \Lim"bec\ (l[i^]m"b[e^]k), n. [Abbrev. of alembic.]	   An alembic; a still. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Limbec \Lim"bec\, v. t.	   To distill. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Limbed \Limbed\ (l[i^]md), a.	   Having limbs; -- much used in composition; as, large-limbed;	   short-limbed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Innumerous living creatures, perfect forms,	         Limbed and full grown.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Limber \Lim"ber\ (l[i^]m"b[~e]r), n. [For limmer, Icel. limar	   branches, boughs, pl. of lim; akin to E. limb. See {Limb} a	   branch.]	   1. pl. The shafts or thills of a wagon or carriage. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) The detachable fore part of a gun carriage,	      consisting of two wheels, an axle, and a shaft to which	      the horses are attached. On top is an ammunition box upon	      which the cannoneers sit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Naut.) Gutters or conduits on each side of the	      keelson to afford a passage for water to the pump well.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Limber boards} (Naut.), short pieces of plank forming part	      of the lining of a ship's floor immediately above the	      timbers, so as to prevent the limbers from becoming	      clogged.	   {Limber box} or {Limber chest} (Mil.), a box on the limber	      for carrying ammunition.	   {Limber rope}, {Limber chain} or {Limber clearer} (Naut.), a	      rope or chain passing through the limbers of a ship, by	      which they may be cleared of dirt that chokes them.	      --Totten.	   {Limber strake} (Shipbuilding), the first course of inside	      planking next the keelson.	      [1913 Webster]	Limber \Lim"ber\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limbered}	   (l[i^]m"b[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limbering}.] (Mil.)	   To attach to the limber; as, to limber a gun.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To limber up}, to change a gun carriage into a four-wheeled	      vehicle by attaching the limber.	      [1913 Webster]	Limber \Lim"ber\, a. [Akin to limp, a. [root]125. See {Limp},	   a.]	   Easily bent; flexible; pliant; yielding. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bargeman that doth row with long and limber oar.	                                                  --Turbervile.	   [1913 Webster]	Limber \Lim"ber\, v. t.	   To cause to become limber; to make flexible or pliant.	   --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Limberness \Lim"ber*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being limber; flexibleness. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
limbic \limbic\ adj.	   of or pertaining to the limbic system; as, the limbic system.	   [WordNet 1.5]	limbic system \limbic system\ n. (Anatomy, Neurophysiology)	   A group of neural structures in the brain below the cerebral	   cortex, centered on the hypothalamus and including the	   hippocampus and amygdala, involved with control of emotion,	   motivation, memory, and some homeostatic regulatory	   processes.	   [WordNet 1.5]	         At the most ancient part of the human brain lies the	         spinal cord; the medulla and pons, which comprise the	         hindbrain; and the midbrain. This cobination of spinal	         cord, hindbrain, and midbrain MacLean calls the neural	         chassis. It contains the basic neural machinery for	         reproduction and self-preservation, . . . MacLean has	         distinguished three sorts of [more recent brain	         structures controlling] the neural chassis. The most	         ancient of them surround the midbrain. . . . We share	         it with the other mammals and the reptiles. It probably	         evolved several hundred million years ago. MacLean	         calls it the reptilian or R-complex. Surrounding the	         R-complex is the limbic system, so called because it	         borders on the underlying brain. (Our arms and legs are	         called limbs because they are peripheral to the rest of	         the body.) We share the limbic system with other	         mammals, but not, in its full elaboration, with the	         reptiles. It probably evolved more than one hundred	         fifty million years ago. Finally, surrounding the rest	         of the brain and clearly the most recent evolutionary	         accretion, is the neocortex.             --Carl Sagan	                                                  (The Dragons	                                                  of Eden, New	                                                  York, Random	                                                  House, 1977).	   [PJC]
Limbless \Limb"less\ (l[i^]m"l[e^]s), a.	   Destitute of limbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Limbmeal \Limb"meal`\ (l[i^]m"m[=e]l`), adv. [See {Limb}, and	   {Piecemeal}.]	   Piecemeal. [Obs.] "To tear her limbmeal." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Limbo
Limbo \Lim"bo\ (l[i^]m"b[-o]), Limbus \Lim"bus\ (l[i^]m"b[u^]s),	   n. [L. limbus border, edge in limbo on the border. Cf. {Limb}	   border.]	   1. (Scholastic Theol.) An spiritual region where certain	      classes of souls were supposed to await the last judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            As far from help as Limbo is from bliss. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A Limbo large and broad, since called	            The Paradise of fools.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The limbus patrum was considered as a place for the	         souls of good men who lived before the coming of our	         Savior. The limbus infantium was said to be a similar	         place for the souls of unbaptized infants. To these was	         added, in the popular belief, the limbus fatuorum, or	         fool's paradise, regarded as a receptacle of all vanity	         and nonsense.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any real or imaginary place of restraint or	      confinement; a prison; as, to put a man in limbo.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: A state of waiting, or uncertainty, in which final	      judgment concerning the outcome of a decision is	      postponed, perhaps indefinitely; neglect for an indefinite	      time; as, the proposal was left in limbo while opponents	      and proponents refused to compromise.	      [PJC]	   4. (Anat.) A border or margin; as, the limbus of the cornea.	      [1913 Webster]	Limbo \Lim"bo\ (l[i^]m"b[-o]), n. [Jamaican E. limba to bend,	   fr. E. limber (1950) --MW10]	   A West Indian dance contest, in which participants must dance	   under a pole which is lowered successively until only one	   participant can successfully pass under, without falling. It	   is often performed at celebrations, such as weddings.	   [PJC]
Limbous \Lim"bous\ (l[i^]m"b[u^]s), a. [See {Limbus}.] (Anat.)	   With slightly overlapping borders; -- said of a suture.	   [1913 Webster] Limburger	   Limburg cheese
Limburg cheese \Lim"burg cheese\, Limburger \Lim"burg*er\, n.,
Limburger cheese \Lim"burg*er cheese\n.	   A soft cheese made in the Belgian province of Limburg	   (Limbourg), and usually not eaten until the curing has	   developed a peculiar and, to most people, unpleasant odor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lime \Lime\ (l[imac]m), n. [See {Leam} a string.]	   A thong by which a dog is led; a leash. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Lime \Lime\, n. [Formerly line, for earlier lind. See {Linden}.]	   (Bot.)	   The linden tree. See {Linden}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lime \Lime\, n. [F. lime; of Persian origin. See {Lemon}.]	   1. (Bot.) The fruit of the {Citrus aurantifolia}, allied to	      the lemon, but greener in color; also, the tree which	      bears it.	   Note: The term lime was formerly also applied to variants of	         the closely related {citron}, of which there are two	         varieties, {Citrus Medica}, var. acida which is	         intensely sour, and the	   {sweet lime} ({Citrus Medica}, var. Limetta) which is only	      slightly sour. See {citron}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The color of the lime[1], a yellowish-green.	      [PJC]	Lime \Lime\, n. [AS. l[imac]m; akin to D. lijm, G. leim, OHG.	   l[imac]m, Icel. l[imac]m, Sw. lim, Dan. liim, L. limus mud,	   linere to smear, and E. loam. [root]126. Cf. {Loam},	   {Liniment}.]	   1. Birdlime.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the lime	            That foolish birds are caught with.   --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Oxide of calcium, {CaO}; the white or gray,	      caustic substance, usually called {quicklime}, obtained by	      calcining limestone or shells, the heat driving off carbon	      dioxide and leaving lime. It develops great heat when	      treated with water, forming {slaked lime}, and is an	      essential ingredient of cement, plastering, mortar, etc.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Lime is the principal constituent of limestone, marble,	         chalk, bones, shells, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Caustic lime}, Calcium hydroxide or slaked lime; also, in a	      less technical sense, calcium oxide or quicklime.	   {Lime burner}, one who burns limestone, shells, etc., to make	      lime.	   {Lime pit}, a limestone quarry.	   {Lime rod}, {Lime twig}, a twig smeared with birdlime; hence,	      that which catches; a snare. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Lime \Lime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limed} (l[imac]md); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Liming}.] [Cf. AS. gel[imac]man to glue or join	   together. See {Lime} a viscous substance.]	   1. To smear with a viscous substance, as birdlime.	      [1913 Webster]	            These twigs, in time, will come to be limed.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To entangle; to insnare.	      [1913 Webster]	            We had limed ourselves	            With open eyes, and we must take the chance.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat with lime, or oxide or hydrate of calcium; to	      manure with lime; as, to lime hides for removing the hair;	      to lime sails in order to whiten them; to lime the lawn to	      decrease acidity of the soil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Land may be improved by draining, marling, and	            liming.                               --Sir J.	                                                  Child.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cement. "Who gave his blood to lime the stones	      together." --Shak.
lime \lime\ (l[imac]m"), a.	   having a yellowish-green color like that of the lime (the	   fruit).	   [PJC]
limeade \limeade\ n.	   A sweetened beverage of lime juice and water.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Limehound \Lime"hound`\ (l[imac]m"hound`), n. [Lime a leash +	   hound.]	   A dog used in hunting the wild boar; a leamer. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Limekiln \Lime"kiln`\ (l[imac]m"k[i^]ln`), n.	   A kiln or furnace in which limestone or shells are burned and	   reduced to lime.	   [1913 Webster] lime light
lime light \lime" light`\, limelight \lime"light`\	   An intense light produced by heating lime. See {Calcium	   light} under {Calcium}.	   [1913 Webster]
limelight \lime"light`\, n. (Theat.)	   That part of the stage upon which the limelight is cast,	   usually where the most important action is progressing or	   where the leading player or players are placed and upon which	   the attention of the spectators is therefore concentrated.	   Hence, a conspicuous position before the public; the center	   of public attention; -- used mostly in the phrase in the	   limelight; as, politicians who are never happy except in the	   limelight.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
limen \limen\ n. (Psychol.)	   a threshhold, especially the point where a psychological or	   physiological effect begins to occur.	   [PJC]
Limenean \Li*men"e*an\ (l[-e]*m[e^]n"[-e]*an), a.	   Of or pertaining to Lima, or to the inhabitants of Lima, in	   Peru. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Lima.	   [1913 Webster]
Limenitis \Limenitis\ n.	   A genus comprising mainly dark northern butterflies with	   white wing bars.	   Syn: genus {Limenitis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Limer \Lim"er\ (l[imac]m"[~e]r), n.	   A limehound; a limmer. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Limerick \Lim"er*ick\ (l[i^]m"[~e]r*[i^]k), n. [Said to be from	   a song with the same verse construction, current in Ireland,	   the refrain of which contains the place name Limerick.]	   A humorous, often nonsensical, and sometimes risq['e] poem of	   five anapestic lines, of which lines 1, 2, and 5 are of three	   feet, and rhyme, and lines 3 and 4 are of two feet, and	   rhyme.	   Note: It often begins with "There once was a . . ." or "There	         was a . . ."; as	               There was a young lady, Amanda,	               Whose Ballades Lyriques were quite fin de	               Si[`e]cle, I deem	               But her Journal Intime	               Was what sent her papa to Uganda.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Limestone \Lime"stone`\ (l[imac]m"st[=o]n`), n.	   A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate	   of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and	   is then called magnesian or dolomitic limestone. Crystalline	   limestone is called marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Lime twig \Lime twig\	   See under 4th {Lime}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lime-twigged \Lime"-twigged`\ (l[imac]m"tw[i^]gd`), a.	   Beset with snares; insnared, as with birdlime. --L. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Limewater \Lime"wa`ter\ (l[imac]m"w[add]`t[~e]r), n.	   Water impregnated with lime; esp., an artificial solution of	   lime for medicinal purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Limicolae \Li*mic"o*l[ae]\ (l[-i]*m[i^]k"[-o]*l[=e]), n. pl. [L.	   limicola a dweller in the mud; limus mud + colere to dwell.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of shore birds, embracing the plovers, sandpipers,	   snipe, curlew, etc.; the Grall[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Limicoline \Li*mic"o*line\ (l[-i]*m[i^]k"[-o]*l[i^]n), a.	   (Zool.)	   Shore-inhabiting; of or pertaining to the Limicol[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
liminal \liminal\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to a limen, especially a sensory	      threshhold. See {liminality}.	      [PJC]	   2. marginally perceptible.	      [PJC]
liminality \liminality\ n. (Anthropology)	   that temporary state during a rite of passage when the	   participant lacks social status or rank, is required to	   follow specified forms of conduct, and is expected to show	   obedience and humility. --RHU	   [PJC]
Liminess \Lim"i*ness\ (l[imac]m"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state or quality of being limy.	   [1913 Webster]
Limit \Lim"it\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t), n. [From L. limes, limitis: cf.	   F. limite; -or from E. limit, v. See {Limit}, v. t.]	   1. That which terminates, circumscribes, restrains, or	      confines; the bound, border, or edge; the utmost extent;	      as, the limit of a walk, of a town, of a country; the	      limits of human knowledge or endeavor.	      [1913 Webster]	            As eager of the chase, the maid	            Beyond the forest's verdant limits strayed. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The space or thing defined by limits.	      [1913 Webster]	            The archdeacon hath divided it	            Into three limits very equally.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which terminates a period of time; hence, the period	      itself; the full time or extent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dateless limit of thy dear exile. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The limit of your lives is out.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A restriction; a check; a curb; a hindrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I prithee, give no limits to my tongue. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic & Metaph.) A determining feature; a distinguishing	      characteristic; a differentia.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) A determinate quantity, to which a variable one	      continually approaches, and may differ from it by less	      than any given difference, but to which, under the law of	      variation, the variable can never become exactly	      equivalent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Elastic limit}. See under {Elastic}.	   {Prison limits}, a definite, extent of space in or around a	      prison, within which a prisoner has liberty to go and	      come.	   Syn: Boundary; border; edge; termination; restriction; bound;	        confine.	        [1913 Webster]	Limit \Lim"it\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limited}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Limiting}.] [F. limiter, L. limitare, fr.	   limes, limitis, limit; prob. akin to limen threshold, E.	   eliminate; cf. L. limus sidelong.]	   To apply a limit to, or set a limit for; to terminate,	   circumscribe, or restrict, by a limit or limits; as, to limit	   the acreage of a crop; to limit the issue of paper money; to	   limit one's ambitions or aspirations; to limit the meaning of	   a word.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Limiting parallels} (Astron.), those parallels of latitude	      between which only an occultation of a star or planet by	      the moon, in a given case, can occur.	      [1913 Webster]	Limit \Lim"it\, v. i.	   To beg, or to exercise functions, within a certain limited	   region; as, a limiting friar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Limitable \Lim"it*a*ble\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t*[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being limited.	   [1913 Webster]
Limitaneous \Lim`i*ta"ne*ous\ (l[i^]m`[i^]*t[=a]"n[-e]*[u^]s),	   a. [L. limitaneus. See {Limit}, v. t.]	   Of or pertaining to a limit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Limitarian \Lim`i*ta"ri*an\ (l[i^]m`[i^]*t[=a]"r[i^]*an), a.	   Tending to limit.	   [1913 Webster]
Limitary \Lim"i*ta*ry\ (l[i^]m"[i^]*t[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L.	   limitaris. See {Limit}, v. t.]	   1. Placed at the limit, as a guard. "Proud limitary cherub."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confined within limits; limited in extent, authority,	      power, etc. "The limitary ocean." --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poor, limitary creature calling himself a man of	            the world.                            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Limiting, or tending to limit; restrictive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doctrines limitary, if not subversive of the papal	            power.                                --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	Limitary \Lim"i*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {limitaries}	   (l[i^]m"[i^]*t[asl]*r[i^]z).	   1. That which serves to limit; a boundary; border land.	      [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A limiter. See {Limiter}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Limitate \Lim"i*tate\ (l[i^]m"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. [L. limitatus,	   p. p. of limitare to limit. See {Limit}, v. t. ]	   Bounded by a distinct line.	   [1913 Webster]
Limitation \Lim`i*ta"tion\ (-t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. limitatio:	   cf. F. limitation. See {Limit}, v. t.]	   1. The act of limiting; the state or condition of being	      limited; as, the limitation of his authority was approved	      by the council.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had no right to mistake the limitation . . . of	            their own faculties, for an inherent limitation of	            the possible modes of existence in the universe.	                                                  --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which limits; a restriction; a qualification; a	      restraining condition, defining circumstance, or	      qualifying conception; as, limitations of thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cause of error is ignorance what restraints and	            limitations all principles have in regard of the	            matter whereunto they are applicable. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A certain precinct within which friars were allowed to	      beg, or exercise their functions; also, the time during	      which they were permitted to exercise their functions in	      such a district. --Chaucer. Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A limited time within or during which something is to be	      done.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have stood your limitation, and the tribunes	            Endue you with the people's voice.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) A certain period limited by statute after which the	          claimant shall not enforce his claims by suit.	      (b) A settling of an estate or property by specific rules.	      (c) A restriction of power; as, a constitutional	          limitation. --Wharton. Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To know one's own limitations}, to know the reach and limits	      of one's abilities. --A. R. Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]
Limited \Lim"it*ed\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t*[e^]d), a.	   Confined within limits; narrow; circumscribed; restricted;	   as, our views of nature are very limited.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Limited company}, a company in which the liability of each	      shareholder is limited by the number of shares he has	      taken, so that he can not be called on to contribute	      beyond the amount of his shares. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Limitedly \Lim"it*ed*ly\, adv.	   With limitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Limitedness \Lim"it*ed*ness\, n.	   The quality of being limited.	   [1913 Webster]
Limiter \Lim"it*er\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t*[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, limits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A friar licensed to beg within certain bounds, or whose	      duty was limited to a certain district. [Formerly written	      also {limitour}.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A limitour of the Gray Friars, in the time of his	            limitation, preached many times, and had but one	            sermon at all times.                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Limitive \Lim"it*ive\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t*[i^]v), a.	   Involving a limit; as, a limitive law, one designed to limit	   existing powers. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Limitless \Lim"it*less\, a.	   Having no limits; unbounded; boundless. --Davies (Wit's	   Pilgr.).	   [1913 Webster]
Limitour \Lim"it*our\ (l[i^]m"[i^]t*[=oo]r), n.	   See {Limiter}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Limmer \Lim"mer\ (l[i^]m"m[~e]r), a.	   Limber. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Limmer \Lim"mer\, n. [F. limier. See {Leamer}.]	   1. A limehound; a leamer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A mongrel, as a cross between the mastiff and	      hound.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A low, base fellow; also, a prostitute. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thieves, limmers, and broken men of the Highlands.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A man rope at the side of a ladder.	      [1913 Webster]
Limn \Limn\ (l[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Limned} (l[i^]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Limning} (l[i^]m"n[i^]ng or l[i^]m"[i^]ng).]	   [OE. limnen, fr. luminen, for enluminen, F. enluminer to	   illuminate, to limn, LL. illuminare to paint. [root]122. See	   {Illuminate}, {Luminous}.]	   1. To draw or paint; especially, to represent in an artistic	      way with pencil or brush.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let a painter carelessly limn out a million of	            faces, and you shall find them all different. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To picture in words; to describe in graphic terms.	      [PJC]	   3. To illumine, as books or parchments, with ornamental	      figures, letters, or borders.	      [1913 Webster]
Limnaea \Lim*n[ae]"a\ (l[i^]m*n[=e]"[.a]), prop. n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. limnai^os pertaining to a marsh, fr. li`mh a marsh.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of fresh-water air-breathing mollusks, abundant in	   ponds and streams; -- called also {pond snail}. [Written also	   {Lymn[ae]a}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Limner \Lim"ner\ (l[i^]m"n[~e]r), n. [F. enlumineur, LL.	   illuminator. See {Limn}, and cf. {Alluminor}.]	   A painter; an artist; esp.:	   (a) One who paints portraits.	   (b) One who illuminates books. [Archaic]	       [1913 Webster]
Limniad \Lim"ni*ad\ (l[i^]m"n[i^]*[a^]d), n. [Gr. li`mh a pool.]	   (Myth.)	   See {Limoniad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Limning \Lim"ning\ (l[i^]m"n[i^]ng or l[i^]m"[i^]ng), n.	   The act, process, or art of one who limns; the picture or	   decoration so produced.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adorned with illumination which we now call limning.	                                                  --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Limnodromus \Limnodromus\ n.	   A genus of shore birds including the dowitchers.	   Syn: genus {Limnodromus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
limnology \limnology\ n.	   the scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their	   biological and physical and geological properties.	   [WordNet 1.5]
limo \limo\ n.	   Limousine; -- a shortened form.	   Syn: limousine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Limoges \Li*moges"\ (l[-e]*m[=o]zh"), prop. n.	   1. A city of Southern France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of fine porcelain manufactured at Limoges[1];	      also called {Limoges ware} or {Limoges China}.	      [PJC]	   {Limoges enamel}, a kind of enamel ware in which the enamel	      is applied to the whole surface of a metal plaque, vase,	      or the like, and painted in enamel colors. The art was	      brought to a high degree of perfection in Limoges in the	      16th century.	   {Limoges ware}.	      (a) Articles decorated with Limoges enamel.	      (b) Articles of porcelain, etc., manufactured at Limoges.	          [1913 Webster]
limonene \limonene\ n.	   a liquid terpene with a lemon odor; found in lemons and	   oranges and other essential oils.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Limoniad \Li*mo"ni*ad\ (l[-i]*m[=o]"n[i^]*[a^]d), n. [L.	   limoniades, pl., Gr. leimwnia`des, fr. leimw`n meadow.]	   (Class. Myth.)	   A nymph of the meadows; -- called also {Limniad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Limonin \Li*mo"nin\ (l[-i]*m[=o]"n[i^]n), n. [From NL. Citrus	   Medica, var. Limonum, the scientific name of the lemon.]	   (Chem.)	   A bitter, white, crystalline substance found in orange and	   lemon seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Limonite \Li"mon*ite\ (l[imac]"m[o^]n*[imac]t), n. [Gr. leimw`n	   any moist grassy place, a meadow: cf. F. limonite, G.	   limonit.] (Min.)	   Hydrous sesquioxide of iron, an important ore of iron,	   occurring in stalactitic, mammillary, or earthy forms, of a	   dark brown color, and yellowish brown powder. It includes bog	   iron. Also called {brown hematite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Limosis \Li*mo"sis\ (l[-i]*m[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   limo`s hunger.] (Med.)	   A ravenous appetite caused by disease; excessive and morbid	   hunger.	   [1913 Webster]
Limous \Li"mous\ (l[imac]"m[u^]s), a. [L. limosus, fr. limus	   slime, mud.]	   Muddy; slimy; thick. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Limousine \Li`mou*sine"\, n. [Cf. F. limousine a kind of cloak,	   fr. Limousin, an old province in central France.]	   an elongated, luxurious automobile, designed to be driven by	   a chauffeur and often having a glass partition between the	   driver's seat and the passengers' compartment behind.	   Note: When intended for use in transporting businessmen, the	         limousine may be equipped with a telephone and other	         conveniences to permit work during travel. Limousines	         are often rented for travel to and from airports, and	         as a luxurious perquisite on special occasions, as	         weddings or school prm nights. Originally (1913) the	         term referred to an automobile body with seats and	         permanent top like a coup['e], and with the top	         projecting over the driver and a projecting front, or	         an automobile with such a body.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Limousine liberal \Li`mou*sine" lib`er*al\, n.	   a wealthy or well-to-do person of liberal political	   inclination. It is sometimes used as a term of contempt for	   those espousing the cause of poor people, without having to	   endure the discomfort that their policies may inflict on	   others, such as the lower middle class.	   [PJC]
Limp \Limp\ (l[i^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Limped} (l[i^]mt;	   215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Limping}.] [Cf. AS. lemphealt lame,	   OHG. limphen to limp, be weak; perh. akin to E. lame, or to	   limp, a [root]120.]	   To halt; to walk lamely. Also used figuratively. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Limp \Limp\, n.	   A manner of walking in which the movement of one or both legs	   is noticeably abnormal, usually due to injury or disease; a	   halt; the act of limping.	   [1913 Webster]	Limp \Limp\, n. (Ore Washing)	   A scraper for removing poor ore or refuse from the sieve.	   [1913 Webster]	Limp \Limp\, a. [Cf. Icel. limpa limpness, weakness, and E. lap,	   n., lop, v. t. Cf. {Limber}, a.]	   1. Flaccid; flabby, as flesh. --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking stiffness; flimsy; as, a limp cravat.	      [1913 Webster]
Limpa \Limp"a\, n. [Swedish]	   a type of rye bread, made using molasses or brown sugar.	   --MW10	   [PJC]
Limper \Limp"er\ (l[i^]mp"[~e]r), n.	   One who limps.	   [1913 Webster]
Limpet \Lim"pet\ (l[i^]m"p[e^]t), n. [Prob. through French fr.	   L. lepas, -adis, Gr. lepa`s, -a`dos.] (Zool.)	   1. In a general sense, any hatshaped, or conical, gastropod	      shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of many species of marine shellfish of the order	      {Docoglossa}, mostly found adhering to rocks, between	      tides.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European limpets of the genus {Patella}	         (esp. {Patella vulgata}) are extensively used as food.	         The common New England species is {Acm[ae]a	         testudinalis}. Numerous species of limpets occur on the	         Pacific coast of America, some of them of large size.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Somthing or someone that clings tenaciously to	      another object or person; specifically a military	      explosive device having magnets allowing it to cling to a	      metallic target object, such as the hull of a ship.	      [PJC]	   3. Any species of {Siphonaria}, a genus of limpet-shaped	      Pulmonifera, living between tides, on rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A keyhole limpet. See {Fissurella}.	      [1913 Webster]
Limpid \Lim"pid\ (l[i^]m"p[i^]d), a. [L. limpidus; akin to Gr.	   la`mpein to shine: cf. F. limpide. Cf. {Lamp}.]	   1. Characterized by clearness or transparency; clear; as, a	      limpid stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            Springs which were clear, fresh, and limpid.	                                                  --Woodward.	   2. Clear and unambiguous; lucid; easy to understand; -- of	      speech and writing; as, limpid prose.	      [PJC]	   3. Calm, untroubled, and without worry; serene.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Clear; transparent; pellucid; lucid; pure; crystal;	        translucent; bright.	        [1913 Webster]
Limpidity \Lim*pid"i*ty\ (l[i^]m*p[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   limpiditas: cf. F. limpidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being limpid.	   [1913 Webster]
Limpidness \Lim"pid*ness\ (l[i^]m"p[i^]d*n[e^]s), n.	   Quality of being limpid; limpidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Limpin \Lim"pin\ (l[i^]m"p[i^]n), n.	   A limpet. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Limpingly \Limp"ing*ly\ (l[i^]mp"[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   In a limping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Limpitude \Limp"i*tude\ (l[i^]mp"[i^]*t[=u]d), n.	   Limpidity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zool.)	   Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus	   {Aramus}, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The	   limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One	   species ({Aramus giganteus}) inhabits Florida and the West	   Indies; the other ({Aramus scolopaceus}) is found in South	   America. Called also {courlan}, and {crying bird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Limpness \Limp"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being limp.	   [1913 Webster] Limpsy
Limpsy \Limp"sy\ (l[i^]mp"s[y^]), Limsy \Lim"sy\ (l[i^]m"s[y^]),	   a. [See {Limp}, a., and cf. W. llymsi having a fickle motion,	   weak. Cf. {Flimsy}.]	   Limp; flexible; flimsy. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Limu \Li"mu\ (l[=e]"m[=oo]), n. (Bot.)	   The Hawaiian name for seaweeds. Over sixty kinds are used as	   food, and have species names, as {Limu Lipoa}, {Limu	   palawai}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Limule \Lim"ule\ (l[i^]m"[-u]l), n. [F.] (Zool.)	   A limulus.	   [1913 Webster]
Limuloidea \Lim`u*loi"de*a\ (l[i^]m`[-u]*loi"d[-e]*[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL. See {Limulus}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   An order of Merostomata, including among living animals the	   genus {Limulus}, with various allied fossil genera, mostly of	   the Carboniferous period. Called also {{Xiphosura}}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are six pairs of leglike organs, surrounding the	         mouth, most of which terminate in claws; those of the	         first pair (probably mandibles) are the smallest; the	         others have the basal joints thickened and spinose, to	         serve as jaws, while the terminal joints serve as legs.	         This group is intermediate, in some characteristics,	         between crustaceans and certain arachnids (scorpions),	         but the respiration is by means of lamellate gills	         borne upon the five posterior abdominal appendages,	         which are flat and united in pairs by their inner	         edges, and are protected by the lidlike anterior pair,	         which also bear the genital orifices.	         [1913 Webster]
Limulus \Lim"u*lus\ (l[i^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Limuli}	   (-l[imac]). [L., dim. of limus sidelong, askance.] (Zool.)	   The only existing genus of Merostomata. It includes only a	   few species from the East Indies, and one ({Limulus	   polyphemus}) from the Atlantic coast of North America. Called	   also {Molucca crab}, {king crab}, {horseshoe crab}, and	   {horsefoot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Limy \Lim"y\ (l[imac]m"[y^]), a. [See 4th {Lime}.]	   1. Smeared with, or consisting of, lime; viscous. "Limy	      snares." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing lime; as, a limy soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling lime; having the qualities of lime.	      [1913 Webster]
Lin \Lin\ (l[i^]n), v. i. [AS. linnan. See {Lithe}.]	   To yield; to stop; to cease. [Obs. or Scot.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	Lin \Lin\, v. t.	   To cease from. [Obs. or Scot.]	Lin \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, particularly one above or	      below a fall of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A waterfall, or cataract; as, a roaring lin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A steep ravine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Written also linn and lyn.	         [1913 Webster]
Linage \Lin"age\ (l[i^]n"[asl]j), n.	   See {Lineage}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Linament \Lin"a*ment\ (l[i^]n"[.a]*ment), n. [L. linamentum, fr.	   linum flax.] (Surg.)	   Lint; esp., lint made into a tent for insertion into wounds	   or ulcers.	   [1913 Webster]
Linaria \Linaria\ n.	   A genus of herbs and subshrubs having showy flowers: spurred	   snapdragon.	   Syn: genus {Linaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Linarite \Li*nar"ite\ (l[-e]*n[aum]r"[imac]t), n. [So called	   because formerly supposed to occur at Linares, in Spain.]	   (Min.)	   A hydrous sulphate of lead and copper occurring in bright	   blue monoclinic crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Linch \Linch\ (l[i^]nch), n. [AS. hlinc a hill.]	   A ledge; a right-angled projection.	   [1913 Webster]
Linchi \Lin"chi\ (l[i^]n"ch[i^]), n. [Native Chinese name.]	   (Zool.)	   An esculent swallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Linchpin \Linch"pin`\ (l[i^]nch"p[i^]n`), n. [AS. lynis the	   axletree; akin to D. luns linchpin, OS. lunisa, LG. lunse, G.	   l["u]nse, OHG. lun peg, bolt.]	   A pin used to prevent the wheel of a vehicle from sliding off	   the axletree.	   [1913 Webster]
Lincoln green \Lin"coln green"\ (l[i^][ng]"k[u^]n gr[=e]n") n.	   A color of cloth formerly made in Lincoln, England; the cloth	   itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Lincolnian \Lincolnian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Abraham Lincoln.	   Syn: Lincolnesque.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lincomycin \lincomycin\ n.	   An antibacterial antibiotic obtained from the bacterium	   {Streptomyces lincolnensis} and used in the treatment of	   certain penicillin-resistant infections.	   [WordNet 1.5] Lincture
Lincture \Linc"ture\ (l[i^][ng]k"t[-u]r; 135), Linctus
\Linc"tus\ (l[i^][ng]k"t[u^]s), n. [L. lingere, linctum, to	   lick.]	   Medicine taken by licking with the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Lind \Lind\ (l[i^]nd), n.	   The linden. See {Linden}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
lindane \lindane\ n.	   A chemical substance ({C6H6Cl6}) used as an agricultural	   insecticide.	   Syn: hexachlorocyclohexane, gamma benzene hexachloride.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Linden \Lin"den\ (l[i^]n"den), n. [Orig. an adj. from lind	   linden tree, AS. lind; akin to D. & G. linde, OHG. linta,	   Icel., Sw., & Dan. lind. Cf. {Lime} linden.] (Bot.)	   (a) A handsome tree ({Tilia Europ[ae]a}), having cymes of	       light yellow flowers, and large cordate leaves. The tree	       is common in Europe.	   (b) In America, the basswood, or {Tilia Americana}.	       [1913 Webster]
Lindera \Lindera\ n.	   A genus of aromatic evergreen or deciduous dioecious shrubs	   or trees of eastern Asia and North America.	   Syn: genus {Lindera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lindheimera \Lindheimera\ n.	   A genus having only one species, the Texas star.	   Syn: genus {Lindheimera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lindia \Lin"di*a\ (l[i^]n"d[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar genus of rotifers, remarkable for the absence of	   ciliated disks. By some Zoologists it is thought to be like	   the ancestral form of the Arthropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Lindiform \Lin"di*form\ (l[i^]n"d[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Lindia +	   -form.] (Zool.)	   Resembling the genus Lindia; -- said of certain apodous	   insect larv[ae]. [See Illust. under {Larva}.]	   [1913 Webster]
lindy \lin"dy\ n.	   an energetic American dance that was popular in the 1930s	   (probably named for the aviator Charles Lindbergh).	   Syn: lindy hop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Line \Line\ (l[imac]n), n. [OE. lin. See {Linen}.]	   1. Flax; linen. [Obs.] "Garments made of line." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The longer and finer fiber of flax.	      [1913 Webster]	Line \Line\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lined} (l[imac]nd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lining}.] [See {Line} flax.]	   1. To cover the inner surface of; as, to line a cloak with	      silk or fur; to line a box with paper or tin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inside lined with rich carnation silk. --W.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put something in the inside of; to fill; to supply, as	      a purse with money.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charge amounteth very high for any one man's	            purse, except lined beyond ordinary, to reach unto.	                                                  --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till coffee has her stomach lined.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To place persons or things along the side of for security	      or defense; to strengthen by adding anything; to fortify;	      as, to line works with soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Line and new repair our towns of war	            With men of courage and with means defendant.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impregnate; -- applied to brute animals. --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lined gold}, gold foil having a lining of another metal.	      [1913 Webster]	Line \Line\, n. [OE. line, AS. l[imac]ne cable, hawser, prob.	   from L. linea a linen thread, string, line, fr. linum flax,	   thread, linen, cable; but the English word was influenced by	   F. ligne line, from the same L. word linea. See {Linen}.]	   1. A linen thread or string; a slender, strong cord; also, a	      cord of any thickness; a rope; a hawser; as, a fishing	      line; a line for snaring birds; a clothesline; a towline.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who so layeth lines for to latch fowls. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A more or less threadlike mark of pen, pencil, or graver;	      any long mark; as, a chalk line.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The course followed by anything in motion; hence, a road	      or route; as, the arrow descended in a curved line; the	      place is remote from lines of travel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Direction; as, the line of sight or vision.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A row of letters, words, etc., written or printed; esp., a	      row of words extending across a page or column.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A short letter; a note; as, a line from a friend.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Poet.) A verse, or the words which form a certain number	      of feet, according to the measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the preceding line Ulysses speaks of Nausicaa.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Course of conduct, thought, occupation, or policy; method	      of argument; department of industry, trade, or	      intellectual activity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is uncommonly powerful in his own line, but it is	            not the line of a first-rate man.     --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Math.) That which has length, but not breadth or	      thickness.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The exterior limit of a figure, plat, or territory;	       boundary; contour; outline.	       [1913 Webster]	             Eden stretched her line	             From Auran eastward to the royal towers	             Of great Seleucia.                   --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A threadlike crease marking the face or the hand; hence,	       characteristic mark.	       [1913 Webster]	             Though on his brow were graven lines austere.	                                                  --Byron.	       [1913 Webster]	             He tipples palmistry, and dines	             On all her fortune-telling lines.    --Cleveland.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Lineament; feature; figure. "The lines of my boy's face."	       --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. A straight row; a continued series or rank; as, a line of	       houses, or of soldiers; a line of barriers.	       [1913 Webster]	             Unite thy forces and attack their lines. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. A series or succession of ancestors or descendants of a	       given person; a family or race; as, the ascending or	       descending line; the line of descent; the male line; a	       line of kings.	       [1913 Webster]	             Of his lineage am I, and his offspring	             By very line, as of the stock real.  --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. A connected series of public conveyances, and hence, an	       established arrangement for forwarding merchandise, etc.;	       as, a line of stages; an express line.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Geog.)	       (a) A circle of latitude or of longitude, as represented	           on a map.	       (b) The equator; -- usually called the line, or	           equinoctial line; as, to cross the line.	           [1913 Webster]	   17. A long tape, or a narrow ribbon of steel, etc., marked	       with subdivisions, as feet and inches, for measuring; a	       tapeline.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. (Script.)	       (a) A measuring line or cord.	           [1913 Webster]	                 He marketh it out with a line.   --Is. xliv.	                                                  13.	       (b) That which was measured by a line, as a field or any	           piece of land set apart; hence, allotted place of	           abode.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant	                 places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. --Ps.	                                                  xvi. 6.	       (c) Instruction; doctrine.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Their line is gone out through all the earth.	                                                  --Ps. xix. 4.	           [1913 Webster]	   19. (Mach.) The proper relative position or adjustment of	       parts, not as to design or proportion, but with reference	       to smooth working; as, the engine is in line or out of	       line.	       [1913 Webster]	   20. The track and roadbed of a railway; railroad.	       [1913 Webster]	   21. (Mil.)	       (a) A row of men who are abreast of one another, whether	           side by side or some distance apart; -- opposed to	           {column}.	       (b) The regular infantry of an army, as distinguished	           from militia, guards, volunteer corps, cavalry,	           artillery, etc.	           [1913 Webster]	   22. (Fort.)	       (a) A trench or rampart.	       (b) pl. Dispositions made to cover extended positions,	           and presenting a front in but one direction to an	           enemy.	           [1913 Webster]	   23. pl. (Shipbuilding) Form of a vessel as shown by the	       outlines of vertical, horizontal, and oblique sections.	       [1913 Webster]	   24. (Mus.) One of the straight horizontal and parallel	       prolonged strokes on and between which the notes are	       placed.	       [1913 Webster]	   25. (Stock Exchange) A number of shares taken by a jobber.	       [1913 Webster]	   26. (Trade) A series of various qualities and values of the	       same general class of articles; as, a full line of	       hosiery; a line of merinos, etc. --McElrath.	       [1913 Webster]	   27. The wire connecting one telegraphic station with another,	       or the whole of a system of telegraph wires under one	       management and name.	       [1913 Webster]	   28. pl. The reins with which a horse is guided by his driver.	       [U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   29. A measure of length; one twelfth of an inch.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Hard lines}, hard lot. --C. Kingsley. [See Def. 18.]	   {Line breeding} (Stockbreeding), breeding by a certain family	      line of descent, especially in the selection of the dam or	      mother.	   {Line conch} (Zool.), a spiral marine shell ({Fasciolaria	      distans}), of Florida and the West Indies. It is marked by	      narrow, dark, revolving lines.	   {Line engraving}.	       (a) Engraving in which the effects are produced by lines	           of different width and closeness, cut with the burin	           upon copper or similar material; also, a plate so	           engraved.	       (b) A picture produced by printing from such an	           engraving.	   {Line of battle}.	       (a) (Mil. Tactics) The position of troops drawn up in	           their usual order without any determined maneuver.	       (b) (Naval) The line or arrangement formed by vessels of	           war in an engagement.	   {Line of battle ship}. See {Ship of the line}, below.	   {Line of beauty} (Fine Arts),an abstract line supposed to be	      beautiful in itself and absolutely; -- differently	      represented by different authors, often as a kind of	      elongated S (like the one drawn by Hogarth).	   {Line of centers}. (Mach.)	       (a) A line joining two centers, or fulcra, as of wheels	           or levers.	       (b) A line which determines a dead center. See {Dead	           center}, under {Dead}.	   {Line of dip} (Geol.), a line in the plane of a stratum, or	      part of a stratum, perpendicular to its intersection with	      a horizontal plane; the line of greatest inclination of a	      stratum to the horizon.	   {Line of fire} (Mil.), the direction of fire.	   {Line of force} (Physics), any line in a space in which	      forces are acting, so drawn that at every point of the	      line its tangent is the direction of the resultant of all	      the forces. It cuts at right angles every equipotential	      surface which it meets. Specifically (Magnetism), a line	      in proximity to a magnet so drawn that any point in it is	      tangential with the direction of a short compass needle	      held at that point. --Faraday.	   {Line of life} (Palmistry), a line on the inside of the hand,	      curving about the base of the thumb, supposed to indicate,	      by its form or position, the length of a person's life.	   {Line of lines}. See {Gunter's line}.	   {Line of march}. (Mil.)	       (a) Arrangement of troops for marching.	       (b) Course or direction taken by an army or body of	           troops in marching.	   {Line of operations}, that portion of a theater of war which	      an army passes over in attaining its object. --H. W.	      Halleck.	   {Line of sight} (Firearms), the line which passes through the	      front and rear sight, at any elevation, when they are	      sighted at an object.	   {Line tub} (Naut.), a tub in which the line carried by a	      whaleboat is coiled.	   {Mason and Dixon's line}, {Mason-Dixon line}, the boundary	      line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, as run before the	      Revolution (1764-1767) by two English astronomers named	      Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon. In an extended sense,	      the line between the free and the slave States; as, below	      the Mason-Dixon line, i.e. in the South.	   {On the line},	       (a) on a level with the eye of the spectator; -- said of	           a picture, as hung in an exhibition of pictures.	       (b) at risk (dependent upon success) in a contest or	           enterprise; as, the survival of the company is on the	           line in this project.	   {Right line}, a straight line; the shortest line that can be	      drawn between two points.	   {Ship of the line}, formerly, a ship of war large enough to	      have a place in the line of battle; a vessel superior to a	      frigate; usually, a seventy-four, or three-decker; --	      called also {line of battle ship} or {battleship}.	      --Totten.	   {To cross the line}, to cross the equator, as a vessel at	      sea.	   {To give a person line}, to allow him more or less liberty	      until it is convenient to stop or check him, like a hooked	      fish that swims away with the line.	   {Water line} (Shipbuilding), the outline of a horizontal	      section of a vessel, as when floating in the water.	      [1913 Webster]	Line \Line\ (l[imac]n), v. t.	   1. To mark with a line or lines; to cover with lines; as, to	      line a copy book.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a healthy color in his cheeks, and his face,	            though lined, bore few traces of anxiety. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent by lines; to delineate; to portray. [R.]	      "Pictures fairest lined." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To read or repeat line by line; as, to line out a hymn.	      [1913 Webster]	            This custom of reading or lining, or, as it was	            frequently called "deaconing" the hymn or psalm in	            the churches, was brought about partly from	            necessity.                            --N. D. Gould.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To form into a line; to align; as, to line troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To line bees}, to track wild bees to their nest by following	      their line of flight.	   {To line up} (Mach.), to put in alignment; to put in correct	      adjustment for smooth running. See 3d {Line}, 19.	      [1913 Webster]
Lineage \Lin"e*age\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[asl]j; 48), n. [OE. linage, F.	   lignage, fr. L. linea line. See 3d {Line}.]	   Descent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; race;	   descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both the lineage and the certain sire	         From which I sprung, from me are hidden yet. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lineal \Lin"e*al\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*al), a. [L. linealis belonging to	   a line, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]al. See 3d {Line}.]	   1. Descending in a direct line from an ancestor; hereditary;	      derived from ancestors; -- opposed to {collateral}; as, a	      lineal descent or a lineal descendant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prime and ancient right of lineal succession.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inheriting by direct descent; having the right by direct	      descent to succeed (to).	      [1913 Webster]	            For only you are lineal to the throne. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Composed of lines; delineated; as, lineal designs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In the direction of a line; of or pertaining to a line;	      measured on, or ascertained by, a line; linear; as, lineal	      magnitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lineal measure}, the measure of length; -- usually written	      {linear measure}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lineality \Lin`e*al"i*ty\ (l[i^]n`[-e]*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality of being lineal.	   [1913 Webster]
Lineally \Lin"e*al*ly\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*al*l[y^]), adv.	   In a lineal manner; as, the prince is lineally descended from	   the Conqueror.	   [1913 Webster]
Lineament \Lin"e*a*ment\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[.a]*ment), n. [L.	   lineamentum, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]ament. See 3d	   {Line}.]	   One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks,	   of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form;	   mark; -- usually in the plural. "The lineaments of the body."	   --Locke. "Lineaments in the character." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         Man he seems	         In all his lineaments.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Linear \Lin"e*ar\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[~e]r), a. [L. linearis,	   linearius, fr. linea line: cf. F. lin['e]aire. See 3d	   {Line}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a line; consisting of lines; in a	      straight direction; lineal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Like a line; narrow; of the same breadth	      throughout, except at the extremities; as, a linear leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Thinking in a step-by-step analytical and logical fashion;	      contrasted with {holistic}, i.e. thinking in terms of	      complex interrelated patterns; as, linear thinkers.	      [PJC]	            Linear thinkers concluded that by taking the world	            apart, the actions of people were more predictable	            and controllable.                     --David Morris	                                                  (Conference	                                                  presentation,	                                                  Fairfield	                                                  University,	                                                  October 31,	                                                  1997)	   {Linear differential equation} (Math.), an equation which is	      of the first degree, when the expression which is equated	      to zero is regarded as a function of the dependent	      variable and its differential coefficients.	   {Linear equation} (Math.), an equation of the first degree	      between two variables; -- so called because every such	      equation may be considered as representing a right line.	      	   {Linear measure}, the measurement of length.	   {Linear numbers} (Math.), such numbers as have relation to	      length only: such is a number which represents one side of	      a plane figure. If the plane figure is square, the linear	      figure is called a root.	   {Linear problem} (Geom.), a problem which may be solved	      geometrically by the use of right lines alone.	   {Linear transformation} (Alg.), a change of variables where	      each variable is replaced by a function of the first	      degree in the new variable.	      [1913 Webster]
Linearensate \Lin`e*ar*en"sate\	   (l[i^]n`[-e]*[~e]r*[e^]n"s[asl]t), a. (Bot.)	   Having the form of a sword, but very long and narrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Linearly \Lin"e*ar*ly\, adv.	   In a linear manner; with lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Linear-shaped \Lin"e*ar-shaped`\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[~e]r*sh[=a]pt`),	   a.	   Of a linear shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Lineary \Lin"e*a*ry\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   Linear. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Lineate
Lineate \Lin"e*ate\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[asl]t), Lineated \Lin"e*a`ted\	   (l[i^]n"[-e]*[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [L. lineatus, p. p. of lineare	   to reduce to a straight line, fr. linea line.]	   1. (Zool.) Marked with lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Marked longitudinally with depressed parallel	      lines; as, a lineate leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Lineation \Lin`e*a"tion\ (l[i^]n`[-e]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   lineatio the drawing of a line, fr. lineare.]	   Delineation; a line or lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Lineature \Lin"e*a*ture\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n.	   Anything having an outline. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
linecut \linecut\ n.	   a print obtained from a line drawing.	   Syn: line engraving.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a block that has been etched or engraved.	   Syn: line block, line engraving.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lined \lined\ adj.	   1. furnished with items in a line or as if in a line.	   Note: Often used in hyphenated form, prefixed by the item	         arranged in a line; as, tree-lined streets.	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. having visible lines; -- used especially of skin; as,	      their lined faces were immeasurably sad. Contrasted to	      {smooth}.	   Syn: furrowed, seamed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. having a lining or a liner; often used in combination; as,	      a lined skirt; a silk-lined jacket. Opposite of {unlined}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
linelike \linelike\ adj.	   resembling a line; long, thin, and narrow.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lineman \Line"man\ (l[imac]n"m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Linemen}	   (l[imac]n"m[e^]n).	   1. One who carries the line in surveying, etc.; the surveyor	      who marks positions with a range pole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man employed to examine the rails of a railroad to see	      if they are in good condition; also, a man employed to	      install or repair telegraph, telephone, television cable,	      or power lines. Also called {linesman}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Football) A player whose position is in the first	      (forward) line, as opposed to a {back}; one who plays on	      the line of scrimmage. specifically: a center, guard, or	      tackle.	      [PJC]	   4. A ladies' man who is especially adept at inventing	      effective introductory phrases (pick-up lines) to gain a	      woman's attention. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. the position of a player on a football team who is	      stationed on the line of scrimmage. [WordNet sense 4]	      [WordNet 1.5]
linemen \linemen\ n. pl. {lineman}.	   the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage. WN	   hypen is odd for this def.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Linen \Lin"en\ (l[i^]n"[e^]n), a. [OE., fr. lin linen. See	   {Linen}, n.]	   1. Made of linen; as, linen cloth; a linen stocking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling linen cloth; white; pale.	      [1913 Webster]	Linen \Lin"en\, n. [Prop. an adj. from OE. lin flax, AS.	   l[imac]n flax, whence l[imac]nen made of flax; akin to OS.,	   Icel., & MHG. l[imac]n flax and linen, G. lein, leinen,	   linen, Sw. lin flax, Goth. lein linen, L. linum flax, linen,	   Gr. li`non. Cf. {Line}, {Linseed}.]	   1. Thread or cloth made of flax or (rarely) of hemp; -- used	      in a general sense to include cambric, shirting, sheeting,	      towels, tablecloths, etc.; as, bed linens "In linen white	      as milk." --Robert of Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Underclothing, esp. the shirt, as being, in former times,	      chiefly made of linen.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Linen draper}, a dealer in linen.	   {Linen prover}, a small microscope for counting the threads	      in a given space in linen fabrics.	   {Linen scroll}, {Linen pattern} (Arch.), an ornament for	      filling panels, copied from the folds of a piece of stuff	      symmetrically disposed.	      [1913 Webster]
Linener \Lin"en*er\ (l[i^]n"[e^]n*[~e]r), n.	   A dealer in linen; a linen draper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lineolate \Lin"e*o*late\ (l[i^]n"[-e]*[-o]*l[asl]t), a. [L.	   lineola, dim. of linea line.]	   1. (Zool.) Marked with little lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Marked longitudinally with fine lines. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Liner \Lin"er\ (l[imac]n"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who lines, as, a liner of shoes or clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An airplane or ship belonging to a transportation company;	      also, a line-of-battle ship; a ship of the line.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A thin piece placed between two parts to hold or	      adjust them, fill a space, etc.; a shim.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A {lining}[2]. Specifically: (Steam Engine) A lining	      within the cylinder, in which the piston works and between	      which and the outer shell of the cylinder a space is left	      to form a steam jacket.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A slab on which small pieces of marble, tile, etc., are	      fastened for grinding.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Baseball) A ball which, when struck, flies through the	      air in a nearly straight line not far from the ground;	      also called {line drive}; as, he hit a sharp liner to	      right.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A protective envelope for a phonograph record or other	      object.	      [PJC]	   8. A {lining}; as, a removable coat liner.	      [PJC]	   9. Same as {eyeliner}.	      [PJC]
line-shooter \line-shooter\ n.	   a very boastful and talkative person.	   Syn: braggart, boaster, blowhard, vaunter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
linesman \linesman\ n.	   1. the official (in tennis or soccer) who watches the lines.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a person who installs or repairs electrical or telephone	      lines.	   Syn: electrician, lineman.	        [WordNet 1.5] Line-up
Line-up \Line"-up`\, Lineup \Line"up`\ (l[imac]n"[u^]p), n.	   1. The members of a team who are scheduled to play a game.	      [PJC]	   2. Specifically: The formation of football players before the	      start or a restart of play.	      [PJC]	   3. Specifically: (baseball) a list of batters in the order in	      which they will bat. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: batting order, card, lineup.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Hence: any arrangement of persons (rarely, of things),	      esp. when having a common purpose or sentiment; as, the	      line-up at a ticket-office window; the line-up of	      political factions. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   5. A group of persons including a suspect in a police	      investigation, arranged so as to be observed by a witness,	      who is requested to identify the perpetrator, if he/she is	      present in the group. Such an identification may be used	      as evidence of guilt of the suspect. Also called a {police	      lineup}. [WordNet sense 2]	      [PJC]
-ling \-ling\ (-l[i^]ng) suff. [AS. -ling.]	   A noun suffix, commonly having a diminutive or a depreciatory	   force; as in duckling, gosling, hireling, fosterling,	   firstling, underling.	   [1913 Webster]	-ling \-ling\	   An adverbial suffix; as, darkling, flatling.	   [1913 Webster]
Ling \Ling\ (l[i^]ng), n. [OE. lenge; akin to D. leng, G.	   l[aum]nge, Dan. lange, Sw. l[*a]nga, Icel. langa. So named	   from its being long. See {Long}, a.] (Zool.)	   (a) A large, marine, gadoid fish ({Molva vulgaris}) of	       Northern Europe and Greenland. It is valued as a food	       fish and is largely salted and dried. Called also	       {drizzle}.	   (b) The burbot of Lake Ontario.	   (c) An American hake of the genus {Phycis}. [Canada]	   (d) A New Zealand food fish of the genus {Genypterus}. The	       name is also locally applied to other fishes, as the	       cultus cod, the mutton fish, and the cobia.	       [1913 Webster]	Ling \Ling\, n. [Icel. lyng; akin to Dan. lyng, Sw. ljung.]	   (Bot.)	   Heather ({Calluna vulgaris}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ling honey}, a sort of wild honey, made from the flowers of	      the heather. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster] Linga
Linga \Lin"ga\ (l[i^][ng]"g[.a]), Lingam \Lin"gam\	   (l[i^][ng]"g[a^]m), n. [Skr. li[.n]ga.]	   The phallic symbol under which Siva is principally worshiped	   in his character of the creative and reproductive power.	   --Whitworth. E. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Ling-bird \Ling"-bird`\ (l[i^]ng"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)	   The European meadow pipit; -- called also {titling}.	   [1913 Webster]
lingcod \lingcod\ n.	   1. The flesh of a lean-fleshed fish caught off the U.S.	      Pacific coast. [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A food fish ({Ophiodon elongatus}) of Northern Pacific	      waters related to greenlings. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: Ophiodon elongatus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lingel \Lin"gel\ (l[i^][ng]"g[e^]l), n. [F. ligneul, dim. of L.	   linea a linen thread.]	   1. A shoemaker's thread. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little tongue or thong of leather; a lacing for belts.	      --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
lingenberry \lingenberry\ n.	   low evergreen shrub ({Vaccinium vitis-idaea}) of high north	   temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red	   edible berries.	   Syn: cowberry, mountain cranberry, lingonberry, lingberry,	        foxberry, {Vaccinium vitis-idaea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lingence \Lin"gence\ (l[i^]n"jens), n. [L. lingere to lick.]	   A linctus. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Linger \Lin"ger\ (l[i^][ng]"g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Lingered} (l[i^][ng]"g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lingering}.]	   [OE. lengen to tarry, AS. lengan to prolong, put off, fr.	   lang long. [root]125. See {Long}, a.]	   To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or	   reluctant in parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be	   in suspense; to hesitate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor cast one longing, lingering look behind. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Perhaps thou linger'st, in deep thoughts detained.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: To loiter; lag; saunter; delay; tarry; stop; hesitate.	        [1913 Webster]	Linger \Lin"ger\, v. t.	   1. To protract; to draw out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She lingers my desires.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spend or pass in a lingering manner; -- with out; as,	      to linger out one's days on a sick bed. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Lingerer \Lin"ger*er\ (l[i^][ng]"g[~e]r*[~e]r), n.	   One who lingers. --Guardian.	   [1913 Webster]
Lingerie \Lin`ge*rie"\ (l[a^]N`zhe`r[-e]"), n. [F.]	   Linen goods collectively; linen underwear or nightclothes,	   esp. of women; the clothing of linen and cotton with its	   lace, etc., worn by a women.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lingering \Lin"ger*ing\, a.	   1. Delaying.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drawn out in time; remaining long; protracted; as, a	      lingering disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            To die is the fate of man; but to die with lingering	            anguish is generally his folly.       --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]
Lingeringly \Lin"ger*ing*ly\, adv.	   With delay; slowly; tediously.	   [1913 Webster]
Linget \Lin"get\ (l[i^][ng]"g[e^]t), n. [F. lingot, perh. fr. L.	   lingua tongue (see {Tongue}). Cf. {Ingot}.]	   An ingot. [Written also {lingot}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lingism \Ling"ism\ (l[i^]ng"[i^]z'm), n.	   A mode of treating certain diseases, as obesity, by	   gymnastics; -- proposed by Pehr Henrik Ling, a Swede. See	   {Kinesiatrics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lingle \Lin"gle\ (l[i^][ng]"g'l), n.	   See {Lingel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lingo \Lin"go\ (l[i^][ng]"g[-o]), n. [L. lingua tongue,	   language. See {Lingual}.]	   Language; speech; dialect. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Lingoa wood \Lin*go"a wood`\ (l[i^][ng]*g[=o]"[.a] w[oo^]d`) n.	   Amboyna wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lingot \Lin"got\ (l[i^][ng]"g[o^]t), n.	   A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See	   {Linget}.	   [1913 Webster] Linguae
Lingua \Lin"gua\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]), n.; pl. {Lingu[ae]}	   (l[i^][ng]"gw[=e]). [L., the tongue.] (Zool.)	   (a) A tongue.	   (b) A median process of the labium, at the under side of the	       mouth in insects, and serving as a tongue.	       [1913 Webster]
Linguacious \Lin*gua"cious\ (l[i^][ng]*gw[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L.	   linguax, -acis, loquacious, fr. lingua tongue.]	   Given to the use of the tongue; loquacious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Linguadental \Lin`gua*den"tal\ (l[i^][ng]`gw[.a]*d[e^]n"tal), a.	   [L. lingua tongue + E. dental.] (Phonetics)	   Formed or uttered by the joint use of the tongue and teeth,	   or rather that part of the gum just above the front teeth;	   dentolingual, as the letters d and t.	   [1913 Webster]	Linguadental \Lin`gua*den"tal\, n. (Phonetics)	   An articulation pronounced by the aid or use of the tongue	   and teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Lingua Franca \Lin"gua Fran"ca\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[.a]	   fr[a^][ng]"k[.a]) n. [It., prop., language of the Franks.]	   1. The commercial language of the Levant, -- a mixture of the	      languages of the people of the region and of foreign	      traders.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any hybrid or other language used over a wide area as a	      common or commercial tongue among peoples of different	      speech.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lingual \Lin"gual\ (l[i^][ng]"gwal), a. [L. lingua tongue: cf.	   F. lingual. See {Tongue}, and cf. {Language}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the tongue; uttered by the aid of the	      tongue; glossal; as, the lingual nerves; a lingual letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. lying near the tongue; especially, in dentistry, on the	      surface of the tooth next to the tongue. Contrasted with	      {buccal}, the side of a tooth touching the cheek, i. e.	      the side opposite to the lingual side.	      [PJC]	   {Lingual ribbon}. (Zool.) See {Odontophore}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lingual \Lin"gual\, n.	   A consonant sound formed by the aid of the tongue; -- a term	   especially applied to certain articulations (as those of t,	   d, th, and n) and to the letters denoting them.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Sanskrit grammar certain letters, as [.t], [.t]h,	         [dsdot], [dsdot]h, [.n], are called linguals,	         cerebrals, or cacuminals. They are uttered with the tip	         of the tongue turned up and drawn back into the dome of	         the palate.	         [1913 Webster]
Linguality \Lin*gual"i*ty\ (l[i^][ng]*gw[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality of being lingual.	   [1913 Webster]
Linguatulida \Lin`gua*tu"li*da\	   (l[i^][ng]`gw[.a]*t[=u]"l[i^]*d[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   lingua tongue.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Linguatulina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Linguatulina \Lin*guat`u*li"na\	   (l[i^][ng]*gw[a^]t`[-u]*l[imac]"n[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   lingua tongue.] (Zool.)	   An order of wormlike, degraded, parasitic arachnids. They	   have two pairs of retractile hooks, near the mouth. Called	   also {Pentastomida}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The adults of some species inhabit the nostrils and	         nasal sinuses of dogs and other carnivores. The young,	         after being swallowed by sheep, rabbits, etc., find	         their way to the lungs and liver and become encysted.	         These, when eaten by carnivores, develop into the adult	         forms.	         [1913 Webster]
Linguidental \Lin`gui*den"tal\ (l[i^][ng]`gw[i^]*d[e^]n"tal), a.	   & n.	   Linguadental.	   [1913 Webster]
Linguiform \Lin"gui*form\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L.	   lingua tongue + -form: cf. F. linguiforme.]	   Having the form of the tongue; tongue-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Linguist \Lin"guist\ (l[i^][ng]"gw[i^]st), n. [L. lingua tongue,	   speech, language: cf. F. linguiste.]	   1. A master of the use of language; a talker. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll dispute with him;	            He's a rare linguist.                 --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person skilled in languages.	      [1913 Webster]	            There too were Gibbon, the greatest historian, and	            Jones, the greatest linguist, of the age.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster] Linguistic
Linguistic \Lin*guis"tic\ (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s"t[i^]k),
Linguistical \Lin*guis"tic*al\ (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s"t[i^]*kal), a.	   [Cf. F. linguistique.]	   Of or pertaining to language; relating to linguistics, or to	   the affinities of languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Linguistically \Lin*guis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a linguistic manner; from the point of view of a linguist.	   --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Linguistics \Lin*guis"tics\ (l[i^][ng]*gw[i^]s"t[i^]ks), n. [Cf.	   F. linguistique.]	   The science of languages, or of the origin, signification,	   and application of words; glossology.	   [1913 Webster] lingulae
lingula \lin"gu*la\ (l[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl.	   {lin"gu*l[ae]} (l[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[=e]). [L., a little	   tongue.]	   1. (Anat.) A tonguelike process or part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of brachiopod shells	      belonging to the genus {Lingula}, and related genera. See	      {Brachiopoda}, and Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lingula flags} (Geol.), a group of strata in the lower	      Silurian or Cambrian system of Wales, in which some of the	      layers contain vast numbers of a species of Lingula.	      [1913 Webster]
Lingulate \Lin"gu*late\ (l[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[asl]t), a. [L.	   lingulatus, fr. lingula a little tongue. Cf. {Ligulate}.]	   Shaped like the tongue or a strap; ligulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Linigerous \Li*nig"er*ous\ (l[i^]*n[i^]j"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   linum flax + -gerous.]	   Bearing flax; producing linen.	   [1913 Webster]
Liniment \Lin"i*ment\ (l[i^]n"[i^]*ment), n. [L. linimentum, fr.	   linire, linere, to besmear, anoint : cf. F. liniment. Cf.	   {Letter}, {Lime} a viscous substance.]	   A liquid or semiliquid preparation of a consistence thinner	   than an ointment, applied to the skin by friction, esp. one	   used as a sedative or a stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]
Lining \Lin"ing\ (l[imac]n"[i^]ng), n. [See {Line} to cover the	   in side.]	   1. The act of one who lines; the act or process of making	      lines, or of inserting a lining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which covers the inner surface of anything, as of a	      garment or a box; also, the contents of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lining of his coffers shall make coats	            To deck our soldiers.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Link \Link\ (l[i^][ng]k), n. [Prob. corrupted from lint and this	   for lunt a torch, match, D. lont match; akin to G. lunte, cf.	   MHG. l["u]nden to burn. Cf. {Lunt}, {Linstock}.]	   A torch made of tow and pitch, or the like. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Link \Link\, n. [OE. linke, AS. hlence; akin to Sw. l[aum]nk	   ring of a chain, Dan. l[ae]nke chain, Icel. hlekkr; cf. G.	   gelenk joint, link, ring of a chain, lenken to bend.]	   1. A single ring or division of a chain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Anything, whether material or not, which binds	      together, or connects, separate things; a part of a	      connected series; a tie; a bond. "Links of iron." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The link of brotherhood, by which	            One common Maker bound me to the kind. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            And so by double links enchained themselves in	            lover's life.                         --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything doubled and closed like a link; as, a link of	      horsehair. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Kinematics) Any one of the several elementary pieces of a	      mechanism, as the fixed frame, or a rod, wheel, mass of	      confined liquid, etc., by which relative motion of other	      parts is produced and constrained.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) Any intermediate rod or piece for transmitting	      force or motion, especially a short connecting rod with a	      bearing at each end; specifically (Steam Engine), the	      slotted bar, or connecting piece, to the opposite ends of	      which the eccentric rods are jointed, and by means of	      which the movement of the valve is varied, in a link	      motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Surveying) The length of one joint of Gunter's chain,	      being the hundredth part of it, or 7.92 inches, the chain	      being 66 feet in length. Cf. {Chain}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chem.) A bond of affinity, or a unit of valence between	      atoms; -- applied to a unit of chemical force or	      attraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. Sausages; -- because linked together. [Colloq.]	Link \Link\ (l[i^][ng]k), n. [See {Linch}.]	   1. A hill or ridge, as a sand hill, or a wooded or turfy bank	      between cultivated fields, etc. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A winding of a river; also, the ground along such a	      winding; a meander; -- usually in pl. [Scot.]	            The windings or "links" of the Forth above and below	            Stirling are extremely tortuous.      --Encyc. Brit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. pl. Sand hills with the surrounding level or undulating	      land, such as occur along the seashore, a river bank, etc.	      [Scot.]	            Golf may be played on any park or common, but its	            original home is the "links" or common land which is	            found by the seashore, where the short close tuft,	            the sandy subsoil, and the many natural obstacles in	            the shape of bents, whins, sand holes, and banks,	            supply the conditions which are essential to the	            proper pursuit of the game.           --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. pl. Hence, any such piece of ground where golf is played;	      a golf course.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Link \Link\ (l[i^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Linked}	   (l[i^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Linking}.]	   To connect or unite with a link or as with a link; to join;	   to attach; to unite; to couple.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the tribes and nations that composed it [the Roman	         Empire] were linked together, not only by the same laws	         and the same government, but by all the facilities of	         commodious intercourse, and of frequent communication.	                                                  --Eustace.	   [1913 Webster]	Link \Link\, v. i.	   To be connected.	   [1913 Webster]	         No one generation could link with the other. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Linkage \Link"age\ (l[i^][ng]k"[asl]j; 48), n.	   1. The act of linking; the state of being linked; also, a	      system of links.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Manner of linking or of being linked; -- said of	      the union of atoms or radicals in the molecule.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) A system of straight lines or bars, fastened	      together by joints, and having certain of their points	      fixed in a plane. It is used to describe straight lines	      and curves in the plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any object, factor, or relationship that creates a bond or	      association between two other objects.	      [PJC]	   5. Specifically: (Genetics) The proximity of two or more	      genes on the genome of an organism that causes those genes	      to be inherited, transferred, or moved together with a	      frequency greater than for genes not associated. The	      linkage is a continuous variable, and is inversely related	      to the distance between genes on the genome.	      [PJC]
linked \linked\ (l[i^][ng]kt), a.	   1.	   1. Associated.	      [PJC]	   2. (Genetics) Exhibiting {linkage}[5].	      [PJC]	   3. Having a connection.	      [PJC] Linkboy
Linkboy \Link"boy`\ (l[i^][ng]k"boi`), Linkman \Link"man\	   (l[i^][ng]k"m[a^]n), n. [See 1st {Link}.]	   A boy or man that carried a link or torch to light	   passengers.	   [1913 Webster]
Link motion \Link" mo"tion\ (l[i^][ng]k" m[=o]"sh[u^]n) n.	   (Steam Engine)	   A valve gear, consisting of two eccentrics with their rods,	   giving motion to a slide valve by an adjustable connecting	   bar, called the link, in such a way that the motion of the	   engine can be reversed, or the cut-off varied, at will; --	   used very generally in locomotives and marine engines.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The illustration shows a link motion for a vertical	         engine, c representing the shaft carrying two	         eccentrics, a and b, for making the engine run forward	         and backward, respectively, their rods e and d being	         jointed to opposite ends of the slotted link f, in the	         opening of which is a pin g which is attached to the	         valve rod h. The valve will receive the motion of the	         forward eccentric when the link is in the position	         shown, and the motion of the backward eccentric when	         the link is shifted so far to the right as to bring e	         in line with h, or a compound motion derived from both	         eccentrics when the link is shifted to intermediate	         positions, the compound motion causing the valve to cut	         off the steam at a point determined by the position to	         which the link may have been shifted.	         [1913 Webster]
Links \Links\ (l[i^][ng]ks), n. [The pl. form of {Link}, but	   often construed as a singular.]	   A tract of ground laid out for the game of golf; a golfing	   green.	   [1913 Webster]	         A second links has recently been opened at Prestwick,	         and another at Troon, on the same coast. --P. P.	                                                  Alexander.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
linkup \linkup\ n.	   something that serves to join or link.	   Syn: link, tie, tie-in.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Linkwork \Link"work`\ (l[i^][ng]k"w[^u]rk`), n.	   1. A fabric consisting of links made of metal or other	      material fastened together; also, a chain.	      [1913 Webster]	            And thou shalt make hooks of gold, and two chains of	            fine gold; linkwork and wreathed.     --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mechanism in which links, or intermediate connecting	      pieces, are employed to transmit motion from one part to	      another.	      [1913 Webster]
Linnaea \Linnaea\ n.	   A genus with only one species, the twinflower.	   Syn: genus {Linnaea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Linnaeus \Linnaeus\ (l[i^]*n[=e]"[u^]s) n.	   Carolus Linnaeus, also called {Karl von Linn['e]}. Born at	   R[*a]shult, Sm[*a]land, Sweden, May 13, 1707: died at Upsala,	   Sweden, Jan. 10, 1778. A celebrated Swedish botanist and	   naturalist, founder of the {Linnean system} in botany. He	   made a journey to Lapland in 1732; resided in the Netherlands	   1735-38; and became professor of medicine (later of botany)	   at Upsala in 1741. Among his works are "Systema natur[ae]"	   (1735), "Fundamenta botanica" (1736), "Genera plantarum"	   (1737), "Flora lapponica" (1737), "Philosophia botanica"	   (1751), and "Species plantarum" (1753).	   [Century Dict. 1906]
Linnaea borealis \Lin*n[ae]"a bo`re*a"lis\ (l[i^]n*n[=e]"[.a]	   b[=o]`r[-e]*[=a]"l[i^]s) n. [NL. Linnaeus Linn[ae]an + L.	   borealis northern.] (Bot.)	   The twin flower which grows in cold northern climates.	   [1913 Webster] Linnean
Linnaean \Lin*n[ae]"an\, Linnean \Lin*ne"an\ (l[i^]n*n[=e]"an),	   prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Linn[ae]us, the celebrated Swedish	   botanist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Linnaean system}, {Linnean system} (Bot.), the system in	      which the classes of plants are founded mainly upon the	      number of stamens, and the orders upon the pistils; the	      artificial or sexual system.	      [1913 Webster]
Linnaeite \Lin*n[ae]"ite\ (l[i^]n*n[=e]"[imac]t), n. [See	   {Linn[ae]an}.] (Min.)	   A mineral of pale steel-gray color and metallic luster,	   occurring in isometric crystals, and also massive. It is a	   sulphide of cobalt containing some nickel or copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Linne \Linne\ (l[i^]n), n.	   Flax. See {Linen}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Linnet \Lin"net\ (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L.	   linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[imac]netwige, fr.	   AS. l[imac]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds	   of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera	   {Linota}, {Acanthis}, and allied genera, esp. the common	   European species ({Linota cannabina}), which, in full summer	   plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or	   less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown,	   tipped with crimson. Called also {gray linnet}, {red linnet},	   {rose linnet}, {brown linnet}, {lintie}, {lintwhite}, {gorse	   thatcher}, {linnet finch}, and {greater redpoll}. The	   American redpoll linnet ({Acanthis linaria}) often has the	   crown and throat rosy. See {Redpoll}, and {Twite}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Green linnet} (Zool.), the European green finch.	      [1913 Webster]
Linoleate \Li*no"le*ate\ (l[i^]*n[=o]"l[-e]*[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of linoleic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Linoleic \Li*no"le*ic\ (l[i^]*n[=o]"l[-e]*[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or linseed oil;	   specifically (Chem.), designating an organic acid, a thin	   yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of	   linseed, poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.	   [1913 Webster]
Linoleum \Li*no"le*um\ (l[i^]*n[=o]"l[-e]*[u^]m), n. [L. linum	   flax + oleum oil.]	   1. Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some	      oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by	      treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it	      is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has	      been applied.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil	      mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.	      [1913 Webster]
Linotype \Lin"o*type\, n. [See {Line}; {Type}.] (Print.)	      (a) A kind of typesetting machine which produces castings,	          each of which corresponds to a line of separate types.	          By pressing the keys of a keyboard like one on a	          typewriter, the matrices for one line are properly	          arranged; the entire line, or stereotype, or slug, is	          then cast and planed, and the matrices are returned to	          their proper places, the whole process being	          automatic.	      (b) The slug produced by the machine, or matter composed	          in such lines. -- {Lin"o*typ`ist}, n.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Linoxin \Li*nox"in\ (l[i^]*n[o^]ks"[i^]n), n. [Linoleic +	   oxygen.] (Chem.)	   A resinous substance obtained as an oxidation product of	   linoleic acid. [Written also {linoxyn}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Linsang \Lin*sang"\ (l[i^]n*s[aum]ng"), n. (Zool.)	   Any viverrine mammal of the genus {Prionodon}, inhabiting the	   East Indies and Southern Asia. The common East Indian linsang	   ({Prionodon gracilis}) is white, crossed by broad, black	   bands. The Guinea linsang ({Porana Richardsonii}) is brown	   with black spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Linseed \Lin"seed`\ (l[i^]n"s[=e]d`), n. [OE. lin flax + seed.	   See {Linen}.] (Bot.)	   The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained.	   [Written also {lintseed}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Linseed cake}, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil	      is expressed from flaxseed.	   {Linseed meal}, linseed cake reduced to powder.	   {Linseed oil}, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.	      [1913 Webster]
Linsey \Lin"sey\ (l[i^]n"s[y^]), n. [See {Linen}.]	   Linsey-woolsey.	   [1913 Webster]
Linsey-woolsey \Lin"sey-wool"sey\ (l[i^]n"s[y^]*w[oo^]l"s[y^];	   277), n.	   1. Cloth made of linen and wool, mixed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jargon. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Linsey-woolsey \Lin"sey-wool"sey\, a.	   Made of linen and wool; hence, of different and unsuitable	   parts; mean. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Linstock \Lin"stock\ (l[i^]n"st[o^]k), n. [Corrupt. fr.	   luntstock, D. lontstok; lont lunt + stok stock, stick. See	   {Link} a torch, {Lunt}, and {Stock}.]	   A pointed forked staff, shod with iron at the foot, to hold a	   lighted match for firing cannon. [Written also {lintstock}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lint \Lint\ (l[i^]nt), n. [AS. l[imac]net flax, hemp, fr.	   l[imac]n flax; or, perh. borrowed fr. L. linteum a linen	   cloth, linen, from linteus linen, a., fr. linum flax, lint.	   See {Linen}.]	   1. Flax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Linen scraped or otherwise made into a soft, downy or	      fleecy substance for dressing wounds and sores; also, fine	      ravelings, down, fluff, or loose short fibers from yarn or	      fabrics.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lint doctor} (Calico-printing Mach.), a scraper to remove	      lint from a printing cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]
Lintel \Lin"tel\ (l[i^]n"t[e^]l), n. [OF. lintel, F. linteau,	   LL. lintellus, for limitellus, a dim. fr. L. limes limit. See	   {Limit}.] (Arch.)	   A horizontal member spanning an opening, and carrying the	   superincumbent weight by means of its strength in resisting	   crosswise fracture.	   [1913 Webster] Lintie
Lintie \Lin"tie\ (l[i^]n"t[i^]), Lintwhite \Lint"white`\	   (l[i^]nt"hw[imac]t`), n. [AS. l[imac]netwige. See {Linnet}.]	   (Zool.)	   See {Linnet}. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lintseed \Lint"seed`\ (l[i^]nt"s[=e]d`), n.	   See {Linseed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Linum \Li"num\ (l[imac]"n[u^]m), n. [L., flax.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbaceous plants including the flax ({Linum	   usitatissimum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Lion \Li"on\ (l[imac]"[u^]n), n. [F. lion, L. leo, -onis, akin	   to Gr. le`wn. Cf. {Chameleon}, {Dandelion}, {Leopard}.]	   1. (Zool.) A large carnivorous feline mammal ({Panthera leo},	      formerly {Felis leo}), found in Southern Asia and in most	      parts of Africa, distinct varieties occurring in the	      different countries. The adult male, in most varieties,	      has a thick mane of long shaggy hair that adds to his	      apparent size, which is less than that of the largest	      tigers. The length, however, is sometimes eleven feet to	      the base of the tail. The color is a tawny yellow or	      yellowish brown; the mane is darker, and the terminal tuft	      of the tail is black. In one variety, called the {maneless	      lion}, the male has only a slight mane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A sign and a constellation; Leo.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An object of interest and curiosity, especially a person	      who is so regarded; as, he was quite a lion in London at	      that time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such society was far more enjoyable than that of	            Edinburgh, for here he was not a lion, but a man.	                                                  --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {American lion} (Zool.), the puma or cougar.	   {Lion ant} (Zool.), the ant-lion.	   {Lion dog} (Zool.), a fancy dog with a flowing mane, usually	      clipped to resemble a lion's mane.	   {Lion lizard} (Zool.), the basilisk.	   {Lion's share}, all, or nearly all; the best or largest part;	      -- from Aesop's fable of the lion hunting in company with	      certain smaller beasts, and appropriating to himself all	      the prey.	   {Lion of Lucerne}, a famous sculptured lion at Lucerne,	      Switzerland, designed by Thorwaldsen and dedicated in 1821	      as a memorial to the Swiss Guards who fell defending Louis	      XVI. in the attack of the mob on the Tuileries, Aug. 10,	      1792. The animal, which is hewn out of the face of a rock,	      is represented as transfixed with a broken spear and	      dying, but still trying to protect with its paw a shield	      bearing the fleur-de-lis of France.	   {Lion of St. Mark}, a winged lion, the emblem of the	      evangelist Mark, especially that of bronze surmounting a	      granite column in the Piazzetta at Venice, and holding in	      its fore paws an open book representing St. Mark's Gospel.	      	   {Lion of the North}, Gustavus Adolphus (1594-1632), King of	      Sweden, the hero of the Protestant faith in the Thirty	      Years' War.	      [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lionced \Li"onced\ (l[imac]"[u^]nst), a. (Her.)	   Adorned with lions' heads; having arms terminating in lions'	   heads; -- said of a cross. [Written also {leonced}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lioncel \Li"on*cel\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*s[e^]l), n. [OF., F.	   lionceau, dim. of lion.] (Her.)	   A small lion, especially one of several borne in the same	   coat of arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Lionel \Li"on*el\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*[e^]l), n. [OF., dim. of lion.]	   (Zool.)	   The whelp of a lioness; a young lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Lioness \Li"on*ess\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*[e^]s), n. [OF. lionesse.]	   (Zool.)	   A female lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Lionet \Li"on*et\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*[e^]t), n. [OF., dim. of lion.]	   (Zool.)	   A young or small lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Lion-heart \Li"on-heart`\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*h[aum]rt`), n.	   A very brave person.	   [1913 Webster]
Lion-hearted \Li"on-heart`ed\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a.	   Very brave; brave and magnanimous. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Lionhood \Li"on*hood\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*h[oo^]d), n.	   State of being a lion. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
lion-hunter \lion-hunter\ n.	   1. someone who tries to attract social lions as guests.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. someone who hunts lions.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lionism \Li"on*ism\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*[i^]z'm), n.	   An attracting of attention, as a lion; also, the treating or	   regarding as a lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Lionize \Li"on*ize\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Lionized} (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]zd), p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lionizing} (l[imac]"[u^]n*[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   1. To treat or regard as a lion or object of great interest.	      --J. D. Forbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show the lions or objects of interest to; to conduct	      about among objects of interest. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Lionlike \Li"on*like`\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*l[imac]k`), a.	   Like a lion; brave as a lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Lionly \Li"on*ly\, a.	   Like a lion; fierce. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lion's ear \Li"on's ear`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz [=e]r`) n. (Bot.)	   A name given in Western South America to certain plants with	   shaggy tomentose leaves, as species of {Culcitium}, and	   {Espeletia}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lion's foot \Li"on's foot`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz f[oo^]t`) n. (Bot.)	   (a) A composite plant of the genus {Prenanthes}, of which	       several species are found in the United States.	   (b) The edelweiss.	       [1913 Webster]
Lionship \Li"on*ship\ (l[imac]"[u^]n*sh[i^]p), n.	   The state of being a lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Lion's leaf \Li"on's leaf`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz l[=e]f`) n. (Bot.)	   A South European plant of the genus {Leontice} ({Leontice	   leontopetalum}), the tuberous roots of which contain so much	   alkali that they are sometimes used as a substitute for soap.	   [1913 Webster]	Lion's tail \Li"on's tail`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz t[=a]l`) n. (Bot.)	   A genus of labiate plants ({Leonurus}); -- so called from a	   fancied resemblance of its flower spikes to the tuft of a	   lion's tail. {Leonurus Cardiaca} is the common {motherwort}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lion's tooth \Li"on's tooth`\ (l[imac]"[u^]nz t[=oo]th`); pl.	   {Lions' teeth} (l[imac]"[u^]nz t[=e]th`). (Bot.)	   See {Leontodon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lip \Lip\ (l[i^]p), n. [OE. lippe, AS. lippa; akin to D. lip, G.	   lippe, lefze, OHG. lefs, Dan. l[ae]be, Sw. l[aum]pp, L.	   labium, labrum. Cf. {Labial}.]	   1. One of the two fleshy folds which surround the orifice of	      the mouth in man and many other animals. In man the lips	      are organs of speech essential to certain articulations.	      Hence, by a figure they denote the mouth, or all the	      organs of speech, and sometimes speech itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thine own lips testify against thee.  --Job xv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An edge of an opening; a thin projecting part of anything;	      a kind of short open spout; as, the lip of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sharp cutting edge on the end of an auger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.)	      (a) One of the two opposite divisions of a labiate	          corolla. (b) The odd and peculiar petal in the	          {Orchis} family. See {Orchidaceous}.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) One of the edges of the aperture of a univalve	      shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Impudent or abusive talk; as, don't give me any of your	      lip. [Slang]	   Syn: jaw.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Lip bit}, a pod auger. See {Auger}.	   {Lip comfort}, comfort that is given with words only.	   {Lip comforter}, one who comforts with words only.	   {Lip labor}, unfelt or insincere speech; hypocrisy. --Bale.	   {Lip reading}, the catching of the words or meaning of one	      speaking by watching the motion of his lips without	      hearing his voice. --Carpenter.	   {Lip salve}, a salve for sore lips.	   {Lip service}, expression by the lips of obedience and	      devotion without the performance of acts suitable to such	      sentiments.	   {Lip wisdom}, wise talk without practice, or unsupported by	      experience.	   {Lip work}.	      (a) Talk.	      (b) Kissing. [Humorous] --B. Jonson.	   {To make a lip}, to drop the under lip in sullenness or	      contempt. --Shak.	   {To shoot out the lip} (Script.), to show contempt by	      protruding the lip.	      [1913 Webster]	Lip \Lip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lipped} (l[i^]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lipping} (-p[i^]ng).]	   1. To touch with the lips; to put the lips to; hence, to	      kiss.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bubble on the wine which breaks	            Before you lip the glass.             --Praed.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hand that kings	            Have lipped and trembled kissing.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter; to speak. [R.] --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	Lip \Lip\, v. t.	   To clip; to trim. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] lipemia
Lipaemia \Li*p[ae]"mi*a\ (l[i^]*p[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. li`pos fat + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A condition in which fat occurs in the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipans \Li*pans"\ (l[-e]*p[aum]nz"), n. pl.; sing. {Lipan}	   (l[-e]*p[aum]n"). (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians, inhabiting the northern	   part of Mexico. They belong to the Tinneh stock, and are	   closely related to the Apaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Liparian \Li*pa"ri*an\ (l[i^]*p[=a]"r[i^]*an), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of a family ({Liparid[ae]}) of destructive	   bombycid moths, as the tussock moths.	   [1913 Webster] Liparidae
Liparidae \Liparidae\, Liparididae \Liparididae\n.	   A natural family including the snailfishes.	   Syn: family {Liparididae}, family {Liparidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
liparis \liparis\ n. (Bot.)	   an orchid of the genus {Liparis} having few leaves and	   usually fairly small yellow-green or dull purple flowers in	   terminal racemes.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) The type genus of the {Liparididae}, consisting of	      certain of the snailfishes.	   Syn: genus {Liparis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Liparite \Lip"a*rite\ (l[i^]p"[.a]*r[imac]t), n. [So called from	   Lipari, the island.] (Min.)	   A quartzose trachyte; rhyolite.	   [1913 Webster]
lipemia \lip*e"mi*a\ (l[i^]p*[=e]"m[-e]*[.a]), n. [Gr. li`pos	   fat + 'ai^ma blood.] (Med.)	   The presence of an abnormally high concentration of lipid in	   the blood. Called also {hyperlipemia}, {hyperlipidemia},	   {hyperlipoidemia}, {lipidemia}, {lipoidemia}.	   [PJC] lipfern
lipfern \lipfern\, lip fern \lip fern\n. (Bot.)	   any of various terrestrial ferns of the genus {Cheilanthes};	   they are cosmopolitan in arid and semi-arid temperate or	   tropical regions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lipic \Lip"ic\ (l[i^]p"[i^]k), a. [Gr. li`pos fat.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, fat. The word was formerly	   used specifically to designate a supposed acid obtained by	   the oxidation of oleic acid, tallow, wax, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
lipid \lip"id\ n. [Gr. li`pos fat.] (Chem., Biochem.)	   Any of a variety of oily or greasy organic compounds found as	   major structural components of living cells; they are	   insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents such as	   alcohol and ether, and include the common {fats},	   {cholesterol} and other steroids, {phospholipids},	   {sphingolipids}, {waxes}, and {fatty acids}; some of the	   lipids, together with proteins and carbohydrates, form an	   essential structural component of living cells, as in the	   cell walls and membranes. The term lipid refers to its	   solubility in nonpolar solvents, and has no significance with	   regard to chemical structure.	   Syn: lipide, lipoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lipide \lipide\ n.	   Same as {lipid}.	   Syn: lipid, lipoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lipidemia \lip`id*e"mi*a\ (l[i^]p`[i^]d*[=e]"m[-e]*[.a]), n.	   (Med.)	   Same as {lipemia}.	   [PJC]
lipid-lowering \lipid-lowering\ a. (Med.)	   Serving to reduce the concentration of lipid, such as	   cholesterol, in the blood; -- of medications, such as	   {Mevinolin}, that are used especially to reduce blood	   cholesterol, as a preventive measure against heart disease.	   [PJC]
lipidosis \lip`id*o"sis\ (l[i^]p`[i^]d*[=o]"s[i^]s), n. (Med.)	   A disorder of lipid metabolism, whether congenital or	   acquired.	   [PJC]
Lipinic \Li*pin"ic\ (l[i^]*p[i^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Lipic.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipless \Lip"less\ (l[i^]p"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no lips.	   [1913 Webster]
Liplet \Lip"let\ (l[i^]p"l[e^]t), n.	   A little lip.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipocephala \Lip`o*ceph"a*la\ (l[i^]p`[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]),	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lei`pesqai to be lacking + kefalh`	   head.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Lamellibranchia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipochrin \Lip"o*chrin\ (l[i^]p"[-o]*kr[i^]n), n. [Gr. li`pos	   fat + chro`a color.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A yellow coloring matter, soluble in ether, contained in the	   small round fat drops in the retinal epithelium cells. It is	   best obtained from the eyes of frogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipogram \Lip"o*gram\ (l[i^]p"[-o]*gr[a^]m; 277), n. [Gr.	   lei`pein, lipei^n, to leave, omit + -gram.]	   A writing composed of words not having a certain letter or	   letters; -- as in the Odyssey of Tryphiodorus there was no A	   in the first book, no B in the second, and so on.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipogrammatic \Lip`o*gram*mat"ic\	   (l[i^]p`[-o]*gr[a^]m*m[a^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. lipogra`mmatos:	   cf. F. lipogrammatique.]	   Omitting a letter; composed of words not having a certain	   letter or letters; as, lipogrammatic writings.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipogrammatist \Lip`o*gram"ma*tist\ (-gr[a^]m"m[.a]*t[i^]st), n.	   [Cf. F. lipogrammatiste.]	   One who makes a lipogram.	   [1913 Webster]
lipoidemia \lip`oi*de"mi*a\ (l[i^]p`oi*d[=e]"m[-e]*[.a]), n.	   (Med.)	   Same as {lipemia}.	   [PJC]
Lipoma \Li*po"ma\ (l[i^]*p[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. li`pos	   fat + -oma.] (Med.)	   A tumor consisting of fat or adipose tissue. --	   {Li*pom"a*tous} (-p[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s), a.	   [1913 Webster]
lipophilic \lipophilic\ adj. (Chem.)	   having an affinity for lipids; -- of chemical substances or	   parts of molecules. Contrasted to {lipophobic} or {polar}.	   Syn: lipotropic, nonpolar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lipophobic \lipophobic\ adj. (Chem.)	   Not soluble in lipids, or in non-polar solvents; -- of	   chemical substances or parts of molecules; as, the lipophobic	   end of a detergent is solvated in water. Contrasted to	   {lipophilic} or {nonpolar}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lipothymic \Li`po*thym"ic\ (l[imac]`p[-o]*th[i^]m"[i^]k), a.	   [Gr. leipoqymiko`s, lipoqymiko`s.]	   Tending to swoon; fainting. [Written also {leipothymic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lipothymous \Li*poth"y*mous\ (l[-i]*p[o^]th"[i^]*m[u^]s), a.	   [Gr. lei`pein to leave, to lack + qymo`s soul, life.]	   Pertaining, or given, to swooning; fainting.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipothymy \Li*poth"y*my\ (l[-i]*p[o^]th"[i^]*m[y^]), n. [Gr.	   lipoqymi`a: cf. F. lipothymie.]	   A fainting; a swoon. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
lipotropic \lipotropic\ adj. (Chem.)	   having an affinity for lipids.	   Syn: lipophilic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lipotyphla \Lipotyphla\ n.	   A suborder of mammals including the moles; hedgehogs; and	   true shrews.	   Syn: suborder Lipotyphla.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lipped \Lipped\ (l[i^]pt), a.	   1. Having a lip or lips; having a raised or rounded edge	      resembling the lip; -- often used in composition; as,	      thick-lipped, thin-lipped, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Labiate.	      [1913 Webster]
Lippitude \Lip"pi*tude\ (l[i^]p"p[i^]*t[=u]d), n. [L. lippitudo,	   fr. lippus blear-eyed: cf. F. lippitude.]	   Soreness of eyes; the state of being blear-eyed; blearedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipse \Lipse\ (l[i^]ps), v. i.	   To lisp. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lipyl \Lip"yl\ (l[i^]p"[i^]l), n. [Gr. li`pos fat + -yl.]	   (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical of glycerin. [Obs.] --Berzelius.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquable \Liq"ua*ble\ (l[i^]k"w[.a]*b'l), a. [L. liquabilis. See	   {Liquate}, v. i.]	   Capable of being melted.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquate \Li"quate\ (l[imac]"kw[=a]t), v. i. [L. liquatus, p. p.	   of liquare to melt.]	   To melt; to become liquid. [Obs.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	Liquate \Li"quate\, v. t. (Metal.)	   To separate by fusion, as a more fusible from a less fusible	   material.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquation \Li*qua"tion\ (l[-i]*kw[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. liquatio:	   cf. F. liquation.]	   1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid; also,	      the capacity of becoming liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) The process of separating, by heat, an easily	      fusible metal from one less fusible; eliquation.	      [1913 Webster]
Liquefacient \Liq`ue*fa"cient\ (l[i^]k`w[-e]*f[=a]"shent), n.	   [L. liquefaciens, p. pr. of liquefacere. See {Liquefy}.]	   1. That which serves to liquefy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An agent, as mercury, iodine, etc., which promotes	      the liquefying processes of the system, and increases the	      secretions.	      [1913 Webster]
Liquefaction \Liq`ue*fac"tion\ (l[i^]k`w[-e]*f[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. liquefactio: cf. F. liqu['e]faction. See {Liquefy}.]	   1. The act or operation of making or becoming liquid;	      especially, the conversion of a solid into a liquid by the	      sole agency of heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem. Physics) The act, process, or method, of reducing a	      gas or vapor to a liquid by means of cold or pressure; as,	      the liquefaction of oxygen or hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]
Liquefiable \Liq"ue*fi`a*ble\ (l[i^]k"w[-e]*f[imac]`[.a]*b'l),	   a. [Cf. F. liqu['e]fiable. See {Liquefy}.]	   Capable of being changed from a solid to a liquid state.	   [1913 Webster]
liquefied \liquefied\ adj.	   1. converted to a liquid; as, liquified natural gas;	      liquified coal..	   Syn: liquified.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. rendered liquid by heating; changed from a solid to a	      liquid state; melted.	   Syn: molten, liquified.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. rendered liquid by dissolution in a solvent; -- of solids.	   Syn: dissolved, liquified.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Liquefier \Liq"ue*fi`er\ (l[i^]k"w[-e]*f[imac]`[~e]r), n.	   That which liquefies.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquefy \Liq"ue*fy\ (l[i^]k"w[-e]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Liquefied} (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquefying}	   (-f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. liqu['e]fier, L. liquere to be liquid	   + facere, -ficare (in comp.), to make. See {Liquid}, and	   {-fy}.]	   1. To convert from a solid form to that of a liquid; to melt;	      to dissolve; and technically, to melt by the sole agency	      of heat. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convert from a gaseous form into a liquid; as, to	      liquefy natural gas.	      [PJC]	Liquefy \Liq"ue*fy\, v. i.	   To become liquid. [WordNet sense 2]	   [1913 Webster]
Liquescency \Li*ques"cen*cy\ (l[-i]*kw[e^]s"sen*s[y^]), n. [See	   {Liquescent}.]	   The quality or state of being liquescent. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquescent \Li*ques"cent\ (l[-i]*kw[e^]s"sent), a. [L.	   liquescens, p. pr. of liquescere to become liquid, incho. fr.	   liquere to be liquid.]	   Tending to become liquid; inclined to melt; melting.	   [1913 Webster]
Liqueur \Li`queur"\ (l[-e]`k[~e]r"), n. [F. See {Liquor}.]	   An aromatic alcoholic cordial.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some liqueurs are prepared by infusing certain woods,	         fruits, or flowers, in either water or alcohol, and	         adding sugar, etc. Others are distilled from aromatic	         or flavoring agents.	         [1913 Webster]
Liquid \Liq"uid\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]d), a. [L. liquidus, fr. liquere	   to be fluid or liquid; cf. Skr. r[imac] to ooze, drop,	   l[imac] to melt.]	   1. Flowing freely like water; fluid; not solid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yea, though he go upon the plane and liquid water	            which will receive no step.           --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) Being in such a state that the component	      molecules move freely among themselves, but have a	      definite volume changing only slightly with changes of	      pressure, and do not tend to separate from each other as	      the particles of gases and vapors do when the volume of	      the container is increased; neither solid nor gaseous; as,	      liquid mercury, in distinction from mercury solidified or	      in a state of vapor.	   Note: Liquid substances may form a definite interface with	         gases, whereas the molecules of different gases freely	         intermingle with each other.	         [1913 Webster +PJC ]	   3. Flowing or sounding smoothly or without abrupt transitions	      or harsh tones. "Liquid melody." --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pronounced without any jar or harshness; smooth; as, l and	      r are liquid letters.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fluid and transparent; as, the liquid air.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Clear; definite in terms or amount. [Obs.] "Though the	      debt should be entirely liquid." --Ayliffe.	   7. (Finance) In cash or readily convertible into cash without	      loss of principle; -- said of assets, such as bank	      accounts, or short-term bonds tradable on a major stock	      exchange.	      [PJC]	   {Liquid glass}. See {Soluble glass}, under {Glass}.	      [1913 Webster]	Liquid \Liq"uid\, n.	   1. A substance whose parts change their relative position on	      the slightest pressure, and therefore retain no definite	      form; any substance in the state of liquidity; a fluid	      that is not gaseous and has a definite volume independent,	      of the container in which it is held. Liquids have a fixed	      volume at any given pressure, but their shape is	      determined by the container in which it is contained.	      Liquids, in contrast to gases, cannot expand indefinitely	      to fill an expanding container, and are only slightly	      compressible by application of pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Liquid and fluid are terms often used synonymously, but	         fluid has the broader signification. All liquids are	         fluids, but many fluids, as air and the gases, are not	         liquids.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) A letter which has a smooth, flowing sound, or	      which flows smoothly after a mute; as, l and r, in bla,	      bra. M and n also are called liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Liquid measure}, a measure, or system of measuring, for	      liquids, by the gallon, quart, pint, gill, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Liquid air \Liq"uid air\ (Physics)	   A transparent limpid liquid, slightly blue in color,	   consisting of a mixture of liquefied oxygen and nitrogen. It	   is prepared by subjecting air to great pressure and then	   cooling it by its own expansion to a temperature below the	   boiling point of its constituents (N: -194[deg] C; O:	   -183[deg] C.).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Liquidambar \Liq"uid*am`bar\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]d*[a^]m`b[~e]r), n.	   [Liquid + amber.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus consisting of two species of tall trees	      having star-shaped leaves, and woody burlike fruit.	      {Liquidambar styraciflua} is the North American {sweet	      qum}, and {Liquidambar Orientalis} is found in Asia Minor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The balsamic juice which is obtained from these trees by	      incision. The liquid balsam of the Oriental tree is liquid	      storax.	      [1913 Webster]
Liquidamber \Liq"uid*am`ber\, n.	   See {Liquidambar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquidate \Liq"ui*date\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]*d[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Liquidated} (-d[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Liquidating}.] [LL. liquidatus, p. p. of liquidare to	   liquidate, fr. L. liquidus liquid, clear. See {Liquid}.]	   1. (Law) To determine by agreement or by litigation the	      precise amount of (indebtedness); or, where there is an	      indebtedness to more than one person, to determine the	      precise amount of (each indebtedness); to make the amount	      of (an indebtedness) clear and certain.	      [1913 Webster]	            A debt or demand is liquidated whenever the amount	            due is agreed on by the parties, or fixed by the	            operation of law.                     --15 Ga. Rep.	                                                  321.	      [1913 Webster]	            If our epistolary accounts were fairly liquidated, I	            believe you would be brought in considerable debtor.	                                                  --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an extended sense: To ascertain the amount, or the	      several amounts, of, and apply assets toward the discharge	      of (an indebtedness). --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discharge; to pay off or settle, as an indebtedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Friburg was ceded to Zurich by Sigismund to	            liquidate a debt of a thousand florins. --W. Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make clear and intelligible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time only can liquidate the meaning of all parts of	            a compound system.                    --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make liquid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To convert (assets) into cash.	      [PJC]	   7. To kill; -- used mostly of governments or organizations	      killing their enemies; as, Stalin liquidated many of the	      Kulaks.	      [PJC]	   8. To dissolve (an organization); to terminate (an activity).	      [PJC]	   {Liquidated damages} (Law), damages the amount of which is	      fixed or ascertained. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Liquidation \Liq`ui*da"tion\ (l[i^]k`w[i^]*d[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Cf. F. liquidation.]	   The act or process of liquidating; the state of being	   liquidated.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To go into liquidation} (Law), to turn over to a trustee	      one's assets and accounts, in order that the several	      amounts of one's indebtedness may be authoritatively	      ascertained, and that the assets may be applied toward	      their discharge.	      [1913 Webster]
Liquidator \Liq"ui*da`tor\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]*d[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [Cf.	   F. liquidateur.]	   1. One who, or that which, liquidates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer appointed to conduct the winding up of a	      company, to bring and defend actions and suits in its	      name, and to do all necessary acts on behalf of the	      company. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
liquidise \liquidise\ v. t.	   Same as {liquidize}.	   Syn: liquefy, liquify, make liquid, liquidize, make fluid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Liquidity \Li*quid"i*ty\ (l[i^]*kw[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   liquiditas, fr. liquidus liquid: cf. F. liquidit['e].]	   The state or quality of being liquid.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Liquidize \Liq"uid*ize\ (l[i^]k"w[i^]d*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Liquidized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquidizing}	   (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   To render liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquidly \Liq"uid*ly\, adv.	   In a liquid manner; flowingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquidness \Liq"uid*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being liquid; liquidity; fluency.	   [1913 Webster]
liquified \liquified\ adj.	   Same as {liquefied}..	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
liquify \liquify\ v. t. & i.	   1. Same as {liquefy}.	   Syn: Syn. --, make liquid, liquidize, liquidise, make fluid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Liquor \Liq"uor\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r), n. [OE. licour, licur, OF.	   licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid.	   See {Liquid}, and cf. {Liqueur}.]	   1. Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice,	      or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, alcoholic or spirituous fluid, either	      distilled or fermented, as brandy, wine, whisky, beer,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pharm.) A solution of a medicinal substance in water; --	      distinguished from {tincture} and {aqua}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The U. S. Pharmacopoeia includes, in this class of	         preparations, all aqueous solutions without sugar, in	         which the substance acted on is wholly soluble in	         water, excluding those in which the dissolved matter is	         gaseous or very volatile, as in the aqu[ae] or waters.	         --U. S. Disp.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Labarraque's liquor} (Old Chem.), a solution of an alkaline	      hypochlorite, as sodium hypochlorite, used in bleaching	      and as a disinfectant.	   {Liquor of flints}, or {Liquor silicum} (Old Chem.), soluble	      glass; -- so called because formerly made from powdered	      flints. See {Soluble glass}, under {Glass}.	   {Liquor of Libavius}. (Old Chem.) See {Fuming liquor of	      Libavius}, under {Fuming}.	   {Liquor sanguinis} (s[a^]n"gw[i^]n*[i^]s), (Physiol.), the	      blood plasma.	   {Liquor thief}, a tube for taking samples of liquor from a	      cask through the bung hole.	   {To be in liquor}, to be intoxicated.	      [1913 Webster]	Liquor \Liq"uor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Liquored}	   (l[i^]k"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Liquoring}.]	   1. To supply with liquor. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grease. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Liquor fishermen's boots.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Liquorice \Liq"uor*ice\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[i^]s), n.	   See {Licorice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquorish \Liq"uor*ish\, a.	   See {Lickerish}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Liquorous \Liq"uor*ous\ (l[i^]k"[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   Eagerly desirous. See {Lickerish}. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Lira \Li"ra\ (l[=e]"r[.a]), n.; pl. {Lire} (l[=e]"r[asl]). [It.,	   fr. L. libra the Roman pound. Cf. {Livre}.]	   An Italian coin equivalent in value to the French franc.	   [1913 Webster]
Lirella \Li*rel"la\ (l[-i]*r[e^]l"l[.a]), n. [NL., dim. of L.	   lira a furrow.] (Bot.)	   A linear apothecium furrowed along the middle; the fruit of	   certain lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Lirelliform \Li*rel"li*form\ (l[-i]*r[e^]l"l[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   [Lirella + -form.] (Bot.)	   Like a lirella. [Written also {lirell[ae]form}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Liriodendron \Lir`i*o*den"dron\	   (l[i^]r`[i^]*[-o]*d[e^]n"dr[o^]n), n.; pl. {Liriodendra}	   (-dr[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. lei`rion lily + de`ndron tree.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of large and very beautiful trees of North America,	   having smooth, shining leaves, and handsome, tuliplike	   flowers; tulip tree; whitewood; -- called also {canoewood}.	   {Liriodendron tulipifera} is the only extant species, but	   there were several others in the Cretaceous epoch.	   [1913 Webster]
Liripipe \Lir"i*pipe\ (l[i^]r"[i^]*p[imac]p), n. [Obs.]	   See {Liripoop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Liripoop \Lir"i*poop\ (l[i^]r"[i^]*p[=oo]p), n. [OF. liripipion,	   liripion, LL. liripipium. Said to be corrupted from L. cleri	   ephippium, lit., the clergy's caparison.]	   1. A pendent part of the old clerical tippet; afterwards, a	      tippet; a scarf; -- worn also by doctors, learned men,	      etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acuteness; smartness; also, a smart trick or stratagem.	      [Obs.] --Stanihurst.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A silly person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A liripoop, vel lerripoop, a silly, empty creature;	            an old dotard.                        --Milles. MS.	                                                  Devon Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]
Liroconite \Li*roc"o*nite\ (l[-i]*r[o^]k"[-o]*n[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   leiro`s pale + koni`a powder.] (Min.)	   A hydrated arseniate of copper, occurring in obtuse pyramidal	   crystals of a sky-blue or verdigris-green color.	   [1913 Webster]
Lisbon \Lis"bon\ (l[i^]z"b[o^]n), n.	   A sweet, light-colored species of wine, produced in the	   province of Estremadura, and so called as being shipped from	   Lisbon, in Portugal.	   [1913 Webster]
Lisle \Lisle\ (l[imac]l), n.	   A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lisle glove}, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread.	   {Lisle lace}, a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle.	   {Lisle thread}, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally	      produced at Lisle.	      [1913 Webster]
Lisne \Lisne\ (l[imac]n), n. [Prov. E. lissen, lisne, a cleft in	   a rock.]	   A cavity or hollow. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Lisp \Lisp\ (l[i^]sp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lisped} (l[i^]spt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Lisping}.] [OE. lispen, lipsen, AS. wlisp	   stammering, lisping; akin to D. & OHG. lispen to lisp, G.	   lispeln, Sw. l[aum]spa, Dan. lespe.]	   1. To pronounce the sibilant letter s imperfectly; to give s	      and z the sound of th; -- a defect common among children.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak with imperfect articulation; to mispronounce, as	      a child learning to talk.	      [1913 Webster]	            As yet a child, nor yet a fool to fame,	            I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To speak hesitatingly with a low voice, as if afraid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest when my lisping, guilty tongue should halt.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Lisp \Lisp\, v. t.	   1. To pronounce with a lisp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter with imperfect articulation; to express with	      words pronounced imperfectly or indistinctly, as a child	      speaks; hence, to express by the use of simple, childlike	      language.	      [1913 Webster]	            To speak unto them after their own capacity, and to	            lisp the words unto them according as the babes and	            children of that age might sound them again.	                                                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To speak with reserve or concealment; to utter timidly or	      confidentially; as, to lisp treason.	      [1913 Webster]	Lisp \Lisp\, n.	   The habit or act of lisping. See {Lisp}, v. i., 1.	   [1913 Webster]	         I overheard her answer, with a very pretty lisp, "O!	         Strephon, you are a dangerous creature." --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
LISP \LISP\ (l[i^]sp), n. (Computers) [List Processing.]	   a high-level computer programming language in which	   statements and data are in the form of lists, enclosed in	   parentheses; -- used especially for rapid development of	   prototype programs in artificial intelligence applications .	   [PJC]
Lisper \Lisp"er\ (l[i^]sp"[~e]r), n.	   One who lisps.	   [1913 Webster]
Lispingly \Lisp"ing*ly\, adv.	   With a lisp; in a lisping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Liss \Liss\ (l[i^]s), n. [AS. liss.]	   Release; remission; ease; relief. [Obs.] "Of penance had a	   lisse." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Liss \Liss\, v. t. [AS. lissan.]	   To free, as from care or pain; to relieve. [Obs.] "Lissed of	   his care." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lissencephala \Lis`sen*ceph"a*la\	   (l[i^]s`s[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   lisso`s smooth + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Zool.)	   A general name for all those placental mammals that have a	   brain with few or no cerebral convolutions, as Rodentia,	   Insectivora, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Lissom
Lissom \Lis"som\, Lissome \Lis"some\ (l[i^]s"s[u^]m), a. [For	   lithesome.]	   1. Limber; supple; flexible; lithe; lithesome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Straight, but as lissome as a hazel wand.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Light; nimble; active. --Halliwell. -- {Lis"some*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
List \List\ (l[i^]st), n. [F. lice, LL. liciae, pl., from L.	   licium thread, girdle.]	   A line inclosing or forming the extremity of a piece of	   ground, or field of combat; hence, in the plural (lists), the	   ground or field inclosed for a race or combat. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         In measured lists to toss the weighty lance. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To enter the lists}, to accept a challenge, or engage in	      contest.	      [1913 Webster]	List \List\, v. t.	   To inclose for combat; as, to list a field.	   [1913 Webster]	List \List\, v. i. [See {Listen}.]	   To hearken; to attend; to listen. [Obs. except in poetry.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Stand close, and list to him.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	List \List\, v. t.	   To listen or hearken to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then weigh what loss your honor may sustain,	         If with too credent ear you list his songs. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	List \List\, v. i. [OE. listen, lusten, AS. lystan, from lust	   pleasure. See {Lust}.]	   1. To desire or choose; to please.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wind bloweth where it listeth.    --John iii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Them that add to the Word of God what them listeth.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let other men think of your devices as they list.	                                                  --Whitgift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To lean; to incline; as, the ship lists to port.	      [1913 Webster]	List \List\, n.	   1. Inclination; desire. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) An inclination to one side; as, the ship has a	      list to starboard.	      [1913 Webster]	List \List\, n. [AS. l[imac]st a list of cloth; akin to D.	   lijst, G. leiste, OHG. l[imac]sta, Icel. lista, listi, Sw.	   list, Dan. liste. In sense 5 from F. liste, of German origin,	   and thus ultimately the same word.]	   1. A strip forming the woven border or selvedge of cloth,	      particularly of broadcloth, and serving to strengthen it;	      hence, a strip of cloth; a fillet. "Gartered with a red	      and blue list." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A limit or boundary; a border.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very list, the very utmost bound,	            Of all our fortunes.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The lobe of the ear; the ear itself. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stripe. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A roll or catalogue, that is, row or line; a record of	      names; as, a list of names, books, articles; a list of	      ratable estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was the ablest emperor of all the list. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.) A little square molding; a fillet; -- called also	      {listel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Carp.) A narrow strip of wood, esp. sapwood, cut from the	      edge of a plank or board.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Rope Making) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns	      are grasped by a workman.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Tin-plate Manuf.)	      (a) The first thin coat of tin.	      (b) A wirelike rim of tin left on an edge of the plate	          after it is coated.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Civil list} (Great Britain & U.S.), the civil officers of	      government, as judges, ambassadors, secretaries, etc.	      Hence, the revenues or appropriations of public money for	      the support of the civil officers. More recently, the	      civil list, in England, embraces only the expenses of the	      reigning monarch's household.	   {Free list}.	      (a) A list of articles admitted to a country free of duty.	      (b) A list of persons admitted to any entertainment, as a	          theater or opera, without payment, or to whom a	          periodical, or the like, is furnished without cost.	   Syn: Roll; catalogue; register; inventory; schedule.	   Usage: {List}, {Roll}, {Catalogue}, {Register}, {Inventory},	          {Schedule}. A list is properly a simple series of	          names, etc., in a brief form, such as might naturally	          be entered in a narrow strip of paper. A roll was	          originally a list containing the names of persons	          belonging to a public body (as Parliament, etc.),	          which was rolled up and laid aside among its archives.	          A catalogue is a list of persons or things arranged in	          order, and usually containing some description of the	          same, more or less extended. A register is designed	          for record or preservation. An inventory is a list of	          articles, found on hand in a store of goods, or in the	          estate of a deceased person, or under similar	          circumstances. A schedule is a formal list or	          inventory prepared for legal or business purposes.	          [1913 Webster]	List \List\ (l[i^]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Listed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Listing}.] [From list a roll.]	   1. To sew together, as strips of cloth, so as to make a show	      of colors, or form a border. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with list, or with strips of cloth; to put list	      on; as, to list a door; to stripe as if with list.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tree that stood white-listed through the gloom.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enroll; to place or register in a list.	      [1913 Webster]	            Listed among the upper serving men.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To engage, as a soldier; to enlist.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will list you for my soldier.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Carp.) To cut away a narrow strip, as of sapwood, from	      the edge of; as, to list a board.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To list a stock} (Stock Exchange), to put it in the list of	      stocks called at the meeting of the board.	      [1913 Webster]	List \List\, v. i.	   To engage in public service by enrolling one's name; to	   enlist.	   [1913 Webster]	List \List\ (l[i^]st), v. t.	   1. To plow and plant with a lister.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In cotton culture, to prepare, as land, for the crop by	      making alternating beds and alleys with the hoe. [Southern	      U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
listed \listed\ adj.	   1. placed on a list. Opposite of {unlisted}. [Narrower terms:	      {catalogued}; {recorded ; {traded ]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. officially entered in a roll or list; as, listed on a	      stock exchange; a listed securities trader.	   Syn: enrolled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Listel \List"el\ (l[i^]s"t[e^]l), n. [F. listel, dim. of liste	   fillet, list. See {List} the edge.] (Arch.)	   Same as {List}, n., 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Listen \Lis"ten\ (l[i^]s"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Listened}	   (l[i^]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Listening}.] [OE. listnen,	   listen, lustnen, lusten, AS. hlystan; akin to hlyst hearing,	   OS. hlust, Icel. hlusta to listen, hlust ear, AS. hlosnian to	   wait in suspense, OHG. hlos[=e]n to listen, Gr. kly`ein, and	   E. loud. [root]41. See {Loud}, and cf. {List} to listen.]	   1. To give close attention with the purpose of hearing; to	      give ear; to hearken; to attend.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we have occasion to listen, and give a more	            particular attention to some sound, the tympanum is	            drawn to a more than ordinary tension. --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give heed; to yield to advice; to follow admonition; to	      obey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Listen to me, and by me be ruled.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To listen after}, to take an interest in. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Soldiers note forts, armories, and magazines;	            scholars listen after libraries, disputations, and	            professors.                           --Fuller.	   Syn: To attend; hearken. See {Attend}.	        [1913 Webster]	Listen \Lis"ten\, v. t.	   To attend to. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Listener \Lis"ten*er\ (l[i^]s"'n*[~e]r), n.	   One who listens; a hearkener.	   [1913 Webster]
listening \listening\ n.	   the act of hearing attentively.	   Syn: hearing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lister \List"er\ (l[i^]st"[~e]r), n.	   One who makes a list or roll.	   [1913 Webster]	Lister \Lis"ter\ (l[i^]s"t[~e]r), n.	   Same as {Leister}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lister \List"er\ (l[i^]st"[~e]r), n. [Cf. {List} a strip,	   border, prob. applied to the furrow or the ridge of earth	   along the furrow.]	   A double-moldboard plow which throws a deep furrow, and at	   the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the	   furrow.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Listerian \Lis*te"ri*an\ (l[i^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*an), a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to listerism.	   [1913 Webster]
Listerism \Lis"ter*ism\ (l[i^]s"t[~e]r*[i^]z'm), n. (Med.)	   The systematic use of antiseptics in the performance of	   operations and the treatment of wounds; -- so called from	   Joseph Lister, an English surgeon.	   [1913 Webster]
Listerize \Lis"ter*ize\ (l[i^]s"t[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Listerized} (l[i^]s"t[~e]r*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Listerizing} (l[i^]s"t[~e]r*[imac]z*[i^]ng).] (Med.)	   To make antiseptic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Listful \List"ful\ (l[i^]st"f[.u]l), a.	   Attentive. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Listing \List"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of one who lists (in any sense of the	      verb); as, the listing of a door; the listing of a stock	      at the Stock Exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The selvedge of cloth; list.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) The sapwood cut from the edge of a board.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Agric.) The throwing up of the soil into ridges, -- a	      method adopted in the culture of beets and some garden	      crops. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Listless \List"less\, a. [OE. listles, lustles. See {Lust}.]	   Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless;	   spiritless. " A listless unconcern." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Benumbed with cold, and listless of their gain.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was listless, and desponding.          --Swift.	   Syn: Heedless; careless; indifferent; vacant; uninterested;	        languid; spiritless; supine; indolent. --	        {List"less*ly}, adv. -- {List"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Lit \Lit\ (l[i^]t),	   1. a form of the imp. & p. p. of {Light}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Under the influence of alcohol; intoxicated; inebriated;	      drunk; -- often used with up. [slang]	      [PJC]
Litany \Lit"a*ny\ (l[i^]t"[.a]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Litanies}	   (l[i^]t"[.a]*n[i^]z). [OE. letanie, OF. letanie, F. litanie,	   L. litania, Gr. litanei`a, fr. litaney`ein to pray, akin to	   li`tesqai, li`ssesqai, to pray, lith` prayer.]	   A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of	   various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join,	   the former leading and the latter responding in alternate	   sentences. It is usually of a penitential character.	   [1913 Webster]	         Supplications . . . for the appeasing of God's wrath	         were of the Greek church termed litanies, and rogations	         of the Latin.                            --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Litarge \Lit"arge\ (l[i^]t"[.a]rj), n.	   Litharge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Litchi \Li"tchi`\ (l[=e]"ch[=e]`), n. (Bot.)	   The fruit of a tree native to China ({Nephelium Litchi}). It	   is nutlike, having a rough but tender shell, containing an	   aromatic pulp, and a single large seed. In the dried fruit	   which is exported the pulp somewhat resembles a raisin in	   color and form. [Written also {lichi}, and {lychee}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of East Indian sapindaceous trees	      consisting of a single species ({Litchi Chinensis}, syn.	      {Nephelium Litchi}) which bears the litchi nut.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
-lite \-lite\ (-l[imac]t) suff.	   See {-lith}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lite \Lite\ (l[imac]t), a., adv., & n.	   Little. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Liter
Liter \Li"ter\, Litre \Li"tre\ (l[=e]"t[~e]r; 277), n. [F.	   litre, Gr. li`tra a silver coin.]	   A measure of capacity in the metric system, being a cubic	   decimeter, equal to 61.022 cubic inches, or 2.113 American	   pints, or 1.76 English pints.	   [1913 Webster]
Literacy \Lit"er*a*cy\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*[.a]*s[y^]), n.	   State of being literate.	   [1913 Webster]
Literal \Lit"er*al\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al), a. [F. lit['e]ral,	   litt['e]ral, L. litteralis, literalis, fr. littera, litera, a	   letter. See {Letter}.]	   1. According to the letter or verbal expression; real; not	      figurative or metaphorical; as, the literal meaning of a	      phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	            It hath but one simple literal sense whose light the	            owls can not abide.                   --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Following the letter or exact words; not free.	      [1913 Webster]	            A middle course between the rigor of literal	            translations and the liberty of paraphrasts.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consisting of, or expressed by, letters.	      [1913 Webster]	            The literal notation of numbers was known to	            Europeans before the ciphers.         --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Giving a strict or literal construction; unimaginative;	      matter-of-fact; -- applied to persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Literal contract} (Law), a contract of which the whole	      evidence is given in writing. --Bouvier.	   {Literal equation} (Math.), an equation in which known	      quantities are expressed either wholly or in part by means	      of letters; -- distinguished from a {numerical equation}.	      [1913 Webster]	Literal \Lit"er*al\, n.	   Literal meaning. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Literalism \Lit"er*al*ism\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[i^]z'm), n.	   1. That which accords with the letter; a mode of interpreting	      literally; adherence to the letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) The tendency or disposition to represent	      objects faithfully, without abstraction,	      conventionalities, or idealization.	      [1913 Webster]
Literalist \Lit"er*al*ist\, n.	   One who adheres to the letter or exact word; an interpreter	   according to the letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Literality \Lit`er*al"i*ty\ (l[i^]t`[~e]r*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   [Cf. F. litt['e]ralit['e].]	   The state or quality of being literal. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Literalization \Lit`er*al*i*za"tion\	   (l[i^]t`[~e]r*al*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of literalizing; reduction to a literal meaning.	   [1913 Webster]
Literalize \Lit"er*al*ize\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[imac]z), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {Literalized} (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[imac]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Literalizing}	   (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).]	   To make literal; to interpret or put in practice according to	   the strict meaning of the words; -- opposed to	   {spiritualize}; as, to literalize Scripture.	   [1913 Webster]
Literalizer \Lit"er*al*i`zer\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*al*[imac]*z[~e]r),	   n.	   A literalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Literally \Lit"er*al*ly\, adv.	   1. According to the primary and natural import of words; not	      figuratively; as, a man and his wife can not be literally	      one flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With close adherence to words; word by word.	      [1913 Webster]	            So wild and ungovernable a poet can not be	            translated literally.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Literalness \Lit"er*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being literal; literal import.	   [1913 Webster]
Literary \Lit"er*a*ry\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L.	   litterarius, literarius, fr. littera, litera, a letter: cf.	   F. litt['e]raire. See {Letter}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to letters or literature; pertaining to	      learning or learned men; as, literary fame; a literary	      history; literary conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has long outlived his century, the term commonly	            fixed as the test of literary merit.  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Versed in, or acquainted with, literature; occupied with	      literature as a profession; connected with literature or	      with men of letters; as, a literary man.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the literary as well as fashionable world.	                                                  --Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Literary property}.	      (a) Property which consists in written or printed	          compositions.	      (b) The exclusive right of publication as recognized and	          limited by law.	          [1913 Webster]
Literate \Lit"er*ate\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*[asl]t), a. [L. litteratus,	   literatus. See {Letter}.]	   Instructed in learning, science, or literature; learned;	   lettered.	   [1913 Webster]	         The literate now chose their emperor, as the military	         chose theirs.                            --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Literate \Lit"er*ate\, n.	   1. One educated, but not having taken a university degree;	      especially, such a person who is prepared to take holy	      orders. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A literary man.	      [1913 Webster]
Literati \Lit`e*ra"ti\ (l[i^]t`[-e]*r[aum]"t[=e];	   l[i^]t`[-e]*r[=a]"t[imac]), n. pl. [See {Literatus}.]	   Learned or literary men. See {Literatus}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shakespearean commentators, and other literati.	                                                  --Craik.	   [1913 Webster]
Literatim \Lit`e*ra"tim\ (l[i^]t`[-e]*r[aum]"t[i^]m), adv. [LL.,	   fr. L. littera, litera, letter.]	   Letter for letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Literation \Lit`er*a"tion\ (l[i^]t`[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   littera, litera, letter.]	   The act or process of representing by letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Literator \Lit"er*a`tor\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.	   litterator, literator. See {Letter}.]	   1. One who teaches the letters or elements of knowledge; a	      petty schoolmaster. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person devoted to the study of literary trifles, esp.	      trifles belonging to the literature of a former age.	      [1913 Webster]	            That class of subjects which are interesting to the	            regular literator or black-letter " bibliomane,"	            simply because they have once been interesting. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A learned person; a literatus. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Literature \Lit"er*a*ture\ (l[i^]t"[~e]r*[.a]*t[-u]r; 135), n.	   [F. litt['e]rature, L. litteratura, literatura, learning,	   grammar, writing, fr. littera, litera, letter. See {Letter}.]	   1. Learning; acquaintance with letters or books.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of literary productions, embracing the	      entire results of knowledge and fancy preserved in	      writing; also, the whole body of literary productions or	      writings upon a given subject, or in reference to a	      particular science or branch of knowledge, or of a given	      country or period; as, the literature of Biblical	      criticism; the literature of chemistry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The class of writings distinguished for beauty of style or	      expression, as poetry, essays, or history, in distinction	      from scientific treatises and works which contain positive	      knowledge; belles-lettres.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The occupation, profession, or business of doing literary	      work. --Lamb.	   Syn: Science; learning; erudition; belles-lettres.	   Usage: See {Science}. -- {Literature}, {Learning},	          {Erudition}. Literature, in its widest sense, embraces	          all compositions in writing or print which preserve	          the results of observation, thought, or fancy; but	          those upon the positive sciences (mathematics, etc.)	          are usually excluded. It is often confined, however,	          to belles-lettres, or works of taste and sentiment, as	          poetry, eloquence, history, etc., excluding abstract	          discussions and mere erudition. A man of literature	          (in this narrowest sense) is one who is versed in	          belles-lettres; a man of learning excels in what is	          taught in the schools, and has a wide extent of	          knowledge, especially, in respect to the past; a man	          of erudition is one who is skilled in the more	          recondite branches of learned inquiry.	          [1913 Webster]	                The origin of all positive science and	                philosophy, as well as of all literature and	                art, in the forms in which they exist in	                civilized Europe, must be traced to the Greeks.	                                                  --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	          [1913 Webster]	                Learning thy talent is, but mine is sense.	                                                  --Prior.	          [1913 Webster]	                Some gentlemen, abounding in their university	                erudition, fill their sermons with philosophical	                terms.                            --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]
Literatus \Lit`e*ra"tus\ (l[i^]t`[-e]*r[aum]"t[u^]s;	   l[i^]t`[-e]*r[=a]"t[u^]s), n.; pl. {Literati}	   (l[i^]t`[-e]*r[aum]"t[=e]; l[i^]t`[-e]*r[=a]"t[imac]). [L.	   litteratus, literatus.]	   A learned man; a man acquainted with literature; -- chiefly	   used in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now we are to consider that our bright ideal of a	         literatus may chance to be maimed.       --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster] -lith
-lith \-lith\ (-l[i^]th), -lite \-lite\ (-l[imac]t). suff.	   Combining forms fr. Gr. li`qos a stone; -- used chiefly in	   naming minerals and rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Lith \Lith\ (l[imac]th), obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Lie}, to recline, for lieth.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lith \Lith\ (l[i^]th), n. [AS. li[eth].]	   A joint or limb; a division; a member; a part formed by	   growth, and articulated to, or symmetrical with, other parts.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] lithemia
lithaemia \li*th[ae]"mi*a\ (l[-i]*th[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. li`qos stone + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A condition in which uric (lithic) acid is present in the	   blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithagogue \Lith"a*gogue\ (l[i^]th"[.a]*g[o^]g), n. [Gr. li`qos	   stone + 'agwgo`s leading.] (Med.)	   A medicine having, or supposed to have, the power of	   expelling calculous matter with the urine. --Hooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Litharge \Lith"arge\ (l[i^]th"[.a]rj), n. [OE. litarge, F.	   litharge, L. lithargyrus, Gr. liqa`rgyros the scum or foam of	   silver; li`qos stone + 'a`rgyros silver. Litharge is found in	   silverbearing lead ore.] (Chem.)	   Lead monoxide; a yellowish red substance, obtained as an	   amorphous powder, or crystallized in fine scales, by heating	   lead moderately in a current of air or by calcining lead	   nitrate or carbonate. It is used in making flint glass, in	   glazing earthenware, in making red lead or minium, etc.	   Called also {massicot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithargyrum \Li*thar"gy*rum\ (l[i^]*th[aum]r"j[i^]*r[u^]m), n.	   [NL. See {Litharge}.] (Old Chem.)	   Crystallized litharge, obtained by fusion in the form of fine	   yellow scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithate \Lith"ate\ (l[i^]th"[asl]t), n. (Old Med. Chem.)	   A salt of lithic or uric acid; a urate. [Obs.] [Written also	   {lithiate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lithe \Lithe\ (l[imac][th]), v. t. & i. [Icel hl[=y][eth]a. See	   {Listen}.]	   To listen or listen to; to hearken to. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Lithe \Lithe\, a. [AS. l[imac][eth]e, for lin[eth]e tender,	   mild, gentle; akin to G. lind, gelind, OHG. lindi, Icel.	   linr, L. lenis soft, mild, lentus flexible, and AS. linnan to	   yield. Cf. {Lenient}.]	   1. Mild; calm; as, lithe weather. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being easily bent; pliant; flexible; limber;	      as, the elephant's lithe proboscis. --Milton.	   Syn: lithesome.	        [1913 Webster]	Lithe \Lithe\, v. t. [AS. l[imac][eth]ian. See {Lithe}, a.]	   To smooth; to soften; to palliate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lithely \Lithe"ly\, adv.	   In a lithe, pliant, or flexible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Litheness \Lithe"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being lithe; flexibility; limberness.	   [1913 Webster]
Lither \Li"ther\ (l[imac]"[th][~e]r), a. [AS. l[=y][eth]er bad,	   wicked.]	   Bad; wicked; false; worthless; slothful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not lither in business, fervent in spirit. --Bp.	                                                  Woolton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Professor Skeat thinks " the lither sky" as found in	         Shakespeare's Henry VI. ((Part I. IV. VII., 21) means	         the stagnant or pestilential sky. -- {Li"ther*ly}, adv.	         [Obs.]. -- {Li"ther*ness}, n. [Obs.]	         [1913 Webster]
Litherly \Li"ther*ly\, a.	   Crafty; cunning; mischievous; wicked; treacherous; lazy.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         He [the dwarf] was waspish, arch, and litherly. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithesome \Lithe"some\ (l[imac][th]"s[u^]m), a. [See {Lithe},	   a., and cf. {Lissom}.]	   Pliant; limber; flexible; supple; nimble; lissom.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Lithe"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithia \Lith"i*a\ (l[i^]th"[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. li`qos	   stone.] (Chem.)	   The oxide of lithium; a strong alkaline caustic similar to	   potash and soda, but weaker. See {Lithium}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lithia emerald}. See {Hiddenite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lithiasis \Li*thi"a*sis\ (l[i^]*th[imac]"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. liqi`asis, fr. li`qos stone.] (Med.)	   The formation of stony concretions or calculi in any part of	   the body, especially in the bladder and urinary passages.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithic \Lith"ic\ (l[i^]th"[i^]k), a. [Gr. liqiko`s of or	   belonging to stones, fr. li`qos stone: cf. F. lithique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to stone; as, lithic architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Pertaining to the formation of uric-acid	      concretions (stone) in the bladder and other parts of the	      body; as, lithic diathesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lithic acid} (Old Med. Chem.), uric acid. See {Uric acid},	      under {Uric}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lithic \Lith"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine which tends to prevent stone in the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]	Lithic \Lith"ic\, a. [From {Lithium}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to or denoting lithium or some of its compounds.	   --Frankland.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithiophilite \Lith`i*oph"i*lite\	   (l[i^]th`[i^]*[o^]f"[i^]*l[imac]t), n. [Lithium + Gr. fi`los	   friend.] (Min.)	   A phosphate of manganese and lithium; a variety of	   triphylite.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithium \Lith"i*um\ (l[i^]th"[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., from Gr.	   li`qeios of stone, fr. li`qos stone.] (Chem.)	   A metallic element of the alkaline group, occurring in	   several minerals, as petalite, spodumene, lepidolite,	   triphylite, etc., and otherwise widely disseminated, though	   in small quantities.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When isolated it is a soft, silver white metal,	         tarnishing and oxidizing very rapidly in the air. It is	         the lightest solid element known, specific gravity	         being 0.59. Symbol Li. Atomic weight 7.0 So called from	         having been discovered in a mineral.	         [1913 Webster]
Litho \Lith"o\ (l[i^]th"[-o])	   A combining form from Gr. li`qos, stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithobilic \Lith`o*bil"ic\ (-b[i^]l"[i^]k), a. [Litho + bile.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to or designating an organic acid of the tartaric	   acid series, distinct from lithofellic acid, but, like it,	   obtained from certain bile products, as bezoar stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithocarp \Lith"o*carp\ (l[i^]th"[-o]*k[aum]rp), n. [Litho- +	   Gr. karpo`s fruit: cf. F. lithocarpe.] (Paleon.)	   Fossil fruit; a fruit petrified; a carpolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithochromatics \Lith`o*chro*mat"ics\ (-kr[-o]*m[a^]t"[i^]ks),	   n.	   See {Lithochromics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithochromics \Lith`o*chro"mics\ (-kr[=o]"m[i^]ks), n. [Litho- +	   Gr. chrw^ma color.]	   The art of printing colored pictures on canvas from oil	   paintings on stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithoclast \Lith"o*clast\ (l[i^]th"[-o]*kl[a^]st), n. [Litho- +	   Gr. kla^n to break.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithocyst \Lith"o*cyst\ (l[i^]th"[-o]*s[i^]st), n. [Litho- +	   cyst.] (Zool.)	   A sac containing small, calcareous concretions (otoliths).	   They are found in many Medus[ae], and other invertebrates,	   and are supposed to be auditory organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithodome \Lith"o*dome\ (-d[=o]m), n. [Litho- + Gr. do`mos	   house: cf. F. lithodome.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of bivalves, which form holes in	   limestone, in which they live; esp., any species of the genus	   {Lithodomus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithodomous \Li*thod"o*mous\, a. (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, Lithodomus; lithophagous.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithodomus \Li*thod"o*mus\, n. [NL. See {Lithodome}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of elongated bivalve shells, allied to the mussels,	   and remarkable for their ability to bore holes for shelter,	   in solid limestone, shells, etc. Called also {Lithophagus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These holes are at first very small and shallow, but	         are enlarged with the growth of the shell, sometimes	         becoming two or three inches deep and nearly an inch	         diameter.	         [1913 Webster]
Lithofellic \Lith"o*fel"lic\, a. [Litho- + L. fel, fellis,	   gall.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline, organic acid,	   resembling cholic acid, found in the biliary intestinal	   concretions (bezoar stones) common in certain species of	   antelope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithofracteur \Lith`o*frac"teur\, n. [F., fr. li`qos stone + L.	   frangere, fractum, to break.]	   An explosive compound of nitroglycerin. See {Nitroglycerin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithogenesy \Lith`o*gen"e*sy\, n. [Litho- Gr. ge`nesis origin,	   generation: cf. F. lithog['e]n['e]sie. See {Genesis}.]	   The doctrine or science of the origin of the minerals	   composing the globe.	   [1913 Webster]
lithogenous \li*thog"e*nous\ (l[i^]*th[o^]j"[-e]*n[u^]s), a.	   [Litho- + -genous.]	   Stone-producing; -- said of polyps which form coral.	   [1913 Webster]
lithoglyph \lith"o*glyph\ (l[i^]th"[-o]*gl[i^]f), n. [Gr.	   liqoglyfi`a; li`qos stone + gly`fein to engrave.]	   An engraving on a gem.	   [1913 Webster]
lithoglypher \li*thog"ly*pher\ (l[i^]*th[o^]g"r[.a]*f[~e]r), n.	   One who curs or engraves precious stones.	   [1913 Webster]
lithoglyphic \lith`o*glyph"ic\ (l[i^]th`[-o]*gl[i^]f"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to the art of cutting and engraving precious	   stones.	   [1913 Webster]
lithoglyptics \lith`o*glyp"tics\ (l[i^]th`[-o]*gl[i^]p"t[i^]ks),	   n.	   The art of cutting and engraving gems.	   [1913 Webster]
lithograph \lith"o*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {lithographed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {lithographing}.] [litho- + -graph: cf. F.	   lithographier.]	   To trace on stone by the process of lithography so as to	   transfer the design to paper by printing; as, to lithograph a	   design; to lithograph a painting. See {lithography}.	   [1913 Webster]	lithograph \lith"o*graph\, n.	   A print made by lithography.	   [1913 Webster]
lithographer \li*thog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who lithographs; one who practices lithography.	   [1913 Webster] lithographic
lithographic \lith`o*graph"ic\, lithographical
\lith`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. lithographique.]	   Of or pertaining to lithography; made by lithography; as, the	   lithographic art; a lithographic picture.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lithographic limestone} (Min.), a compact, fine-grained	      limestone, obtained largely from the Lias and O["o]lite,	      esp. of Bavaria, and extensively used in lithography. --	      {Lith`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Lithography \Li*thog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. lithographie.]	   1. The art or process of putting designs or writing, with a	      greasy material, on stone, and of producing printed	      impressions therefrom. The process depends, in the main,	      upon the antipathy between grease and water, which	      prevents a printing ink containing oil from adhering to	      wetted parts of the stone not covered by the design. See	      {Lithographic limestone}, under {Lithographic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a printing process for reproducing images, using any flat	      surface, such as a metal plate, in a manner similar to	      {lithography[1]}.	      [PJC]	   3. The process of producing patterns on semiconductor	      crystals by exposing photosensitive coatings on a matrix,	      such as silicon, to light patterns in the form desired for	      the circuit, and subsequently treating (e.g., chemically)	      the patterns thus formed in such a way as to create	      integrated semiconductor circuits with the desired	      properties. This is the principle method (1990's) to	      create the high-density integrated circuits used in the	      digital computers on which you are reading this.	      [PJC] Lithoid
Lithoid \Lith"oid\Lithoidal \Li*thoid"al\, a. [Litho- + -oid:	   cf. F. litho["i]de.]	   Like a stone; having a stony structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Litholatry \Li*thol"a*try\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? worship.]	   The worship of a stone or stones.	   [1913 Webster] Lithologic
Lithologic \Lith`o*log"ic\, Lithological \Lith`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. lithologique.]	   1. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the character of a rock, as	      derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its	      mineral contents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to lithology.	      [1913 Webster]
Lithologically \Lith`o*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   From a lithological point of view; as, to consider a stratum	   lithologically.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithologist \Li*thol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is skilled in lithology.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithology \Li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Litho- + -logy: cf. F.	   lithologie.]	   1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their	      mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of	      occurrence in nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Lithomancy \Lith"o*man`cy\, n. [Litho- + -mancy: cf. F.	   lithomancie.]	   Divination by means of stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithomarge \Lith"o*marge\, n. [Litho- + L. marga marl.]	   A clay of a fine smooth texture, and very sectile.	   [1913 Webster] Lithonthriptic
Lithonthriptic \Lith`on*thrip"tic\, Lithonthryptic
\Lith`on*thryp"tic\, a. & n. [Litho- + Gr. ? to crush.]	   Same as {Lithontriptic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithontriptic \Lith`on*trip"tic\, a. [Gr. li`qos, acc. ?, a	   stone + ? to rub, grind: cf. F. lithontriptique.] (Med.)	   Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying	   stone in the bladder or kidneys; as, lithontriptic	   forc['e]ps. -- n. A lithontriptic remedy or agent, as	   distilled water.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithontriptist \Lith"on*trip"tist\, n.	   Same as {Lithotriptist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithontriptor \Lith"on*trip`tor\, n. (Surg.)	   See {Lithotriptor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophagous \Li*thoph"a*gous\, a. [Litho- + Gr. ? to eat.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) Eating or swallowing stones or gravel, as the ostrich.	   (b) Eating or destroying stone; -- applied to various animals	       which make burrows in stone, as many bivalve mollusks,	       certain sponges, annelids, and sea urchins. See	       {Lithodomus}.	       [1913 Webster]
Lithophane \Lith"o*phane\, n. [Litho- + Gr. fai`nein to show,	   reveal.]	   Porcelain impressed with figures which are made distinct by	   transmitted light, as in a lamp shade or when hung in a	   window. -- {Lith`o*phan"ic}, a. -- {Li*thoph"a*ny}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lithophosphor \Lith"o*phos`phor\, n. [Litho- + phosphor.]	   A stone that becomes phosphoric by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophosphoric \Lith`o*phos*phor"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to lithophosphor; becoming phosphoric by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophotography \Lith`o*pho*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Litho- +	   photography.]	   Same as {Photolithography}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophyll \Lith"o*phyll\, n. [Gr. li`qos a stone + ? a leaf:	   cf. F. lithophylle.]	   A fossil leaf or impression of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophyse \Lith"o*physe\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? a flatus, air	   bubble.] (Min.)	   A spherulitic cavity often with concentric chambers, observed	   in some volcanic rocks, as in rhyolitic lavas. It is supposed	   to be produced by expanding gas, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophyte \Lith"o*phyte\, n. [Litho- + Gr. ? plant: cf. F.	   lithophyte.] (Zool.)	   A hard, or stony, plantlike organism, as the gorgonians,	   corals, and corallines, esp. those gorgonians having a	   calcareous axis. All the lithophytes except the corallines	   are animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophytic \Lith`o*phyt"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to lithophytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithophytous \Li*thoph"y*tous\, a.	   Lithophytic.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithosian \Li*tho"sian\, n. [From NL. Lithosia, the typical	   genus, fr. Gr. li`qos a stone, a rock.] (Zool.)	   Any one of various species of moths belonging to the family	   {Lithosid[ae]}. Many of them are beautifully colored.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithosphere \Lith"o*sphere\, n. [Litho- + sphere.] (Phys. Geog.)	   (a) The solid earth as distinguished from its fluid	       envelopes, the hydrosphere and atmosphere.	   (b) The outer part of the solid earth, the portion undergoing	       change through the gradual transfer of material by	       volcanic eruption, the circulation of underground water,	       and the process of erosion and deposition. It is,	       therefore, regarded as a third mobile envelope comparable	       with the hydrosphere and atmosphere.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lithotint \Lith"o*tint\, n. [Litho- + tint.]	   1. A kind of lithography by which the effect of a tinted	      drawing is produced, as if made with India ink.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A picture produced by this process.	      [1913 Webster]
Lithotome \Lith"o*tome\, n. [Gr. ? cutting stones; li`qos stone	   + ? to cut: cf. F. lithotome.]	   1. A stone so formed by nature as to appear as if cut by art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) An instrument used for cutting the bladder in	      operations for the stone.	      [1913 Webster] Lithotomic
Lithotomic \Lith`o*tom"ic\, Lithotomical \Lith`o*tom"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. li`qos stone cutting: cf. F. lithotomique.]	   Pertaining to, or performed by, lithotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotomist \Li*thot"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. lithotomiste.]	   One who performs the operation of cutting for stone in the	   bladder, or one who is skilled in the operation.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotomy \Li*thot"o*my\, n. [L. lithotomia, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   lithotomie.] (Surg.)	   The operation, art, or practice of cutting for stone in the	   bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotripsy \Lith"o*trip`sy\ (l[i^]th"[-o]*tr[i^]p`s[y^]), n.	   [Litho- + Gr. tri`bein to rub, grind: cf. F. lithotripsie.]	   (Surg.)	   The operation of crushing a stone in the bladder or urethra	   to reduce it to particles small enough to be voided;	   lithotrity. It may be performed with an instrument called	   lithotriptor or lithotrite (also called a lithoclast); or,	   more recently, may be accomplished by devices using	   ultrasonic waves to fragment the stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotriptic \Lith`o*trip"tic\ (l[i^]th`[-o]*tr[i^]p"t[i^]k), a.	   & n.	   Same as {Lithontriptic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotriptist \Lith"o*trip`tist\ (l[i^]th"[-o]*tr[i^]p`t[i^]st),	   n.	   One skilled in breaking and extracting stone in the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotriptor \Lith"o*trip`tor\ (l[i^]th"[-o]*tr[i^]p`t[~e]r), n.	   (Surg.)	   An instrument for triturating the stone in the bladder; a	   lithotrite.	   [1913 Webster] Lithotrite
Lithotrite \Lith"o*trite\, Lithotritor \Lith"o*tri"tor\, [See	   {Lithotrity}.] (Surg.)	   A lithotriptor.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotritist \Li*thot"ri*tist\, n.	   A lithotriptist.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotrity \Li*thot"ri*ty\, n. [Litho- + L. terere, tritum, to	   rub, grind.] (Surg.)	   The operation of breaking a stone in the bladder or urethrea	   into small pieces capable of being voided; lithotripsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotype \Lith"o*type\, n.	   1. An etched stone surface for printing, having the design in	      relief; also, the process of printing from such a surface,	      or that which is printed from it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A machine, with a keyboard like that of a typewriter, for	      making a lithographic transfer sheet. It produces a	      perforated strip of paper which controls the printing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Lithotype \Lith"o*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lithotyped}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lithotyping}.]	   To prepare for printing with plates made by the process of	   lithotypy. See {Lithotypy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotypic \Lith`o*typ"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or produced by, lithotypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithotypy \Li*thot"y*py\, n. [Litho- + -typy.]	   The art or process of making a kind of hard, stereotype	   plate, by pressing into a mold, taken from a page of type or	   other matter, a composition of gum shellac and sand of a fine	   quality, together with a little tar and linseed oil, all in a	   heated state.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithoxyl \Li*thox`yl\, n. [Written also lithoxyle.] [Litho- +	   Gr. ? wood: cf. F. lithoxyle.]	   Petrified wood. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lithuanian \Lith`u*a"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Lithuania (formerly a principality united	   with Poland, then part of the Soviet Union, but since 1992 an	   independent nation).	   [1913 Webster]	Lithuanian \Lith`u*a"ni*an\, n.	   A native, or one of the people, of Lithuania; also, the	   language of the Lithuanian people.	   [1913 Webster]
Lithy \Lith"y\a. [See {Lithe}.]	   Easily bent; pliable.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lithy tree} (Bot.), a European shrub ({Viburnum Lantana});	      -- so named from its tough and flexible stem.	      [1913 Webster]
Litigable \Lit"i*ga*ble\, a.	   Such as can be litigated.	   [1913 Webster]
Litigant \Lit"i*gant\, a. [L. litigans, -antis, p. pr. of	   litigare: cf. F. litigant. See {Litigate}.]	   Disposed to litigate; contending in law; engaged in a	   lawsuit; as, the parties litigant. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	Litigant \Lit"i*gant\, n.	   A person engaged in a lawsuit.	   [1913 Webster]
Litigate \Lit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Litigated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Litigating}.] [See {Litigation}.]	   To make the subject of a lawsuit; to contest in law; to	   prosecute or defend by pleadings, exhibition of evidence, and	   judicial debate in a court; as, to litigate a cause.	   [1913 Webster]	Litigate \Lit"i*gate\, v. i.	   To carry on a suit by judicial process.	   [1913 Webster]
Litigation \Lit`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. litigatio, fr. litigare to	   dispute, litigate; lis, litis, dispute, lawsuit (OL. stlis) +	   agere to carry on. See {Agent}.]	   The act or process of litigating; a suit at law; a judicial	   contest.	   [1913 Webster]
litigatious \litigatious\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to litigation.	   Syn: litiginous.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. prone to initiate litigation.	   Syn: litiginous.	        [PJC]	   3. same as {contentious}.	   Syn: litigatious, litiginous, contentious, disputatious;	        quarrelsome; argumentative.	        [PJC]
Litigator \Lit"i*ga`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who litigates.	   [1913 Webster]
litiginous \litiginous\ adj.	   same as {litigatious}.	   Syn: litigatious.	        [PJC]
Litigious \Li*ti"gious\, a. [L. litigiosus, fr. litigium	   dispute, quarrel, fr. litigare: cf. F. litigieux. See	   {Litigation}.]	   1. Inclined to initiate lawsuits; given to the practice of	      contending in law; fond of litigation. " A pettifogging	      attorney or a litigious client." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soldiers find wars, and lawyers find out still	            Litigious men, who quarrels move.     --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Quarrelsome; contentious; argumentative.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subject to contention; disputable; controvertible;	      debatable; doubtful; precarious. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No fences, parted fields, nor marks, nor bounds,	            Distinguished acres of litigious grounds. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to legal disputes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor brothers cite to the litigious bar. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Litigiously \Li*ti"gious*ly\, adv.	   In a litigious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Litigiousness \Li*ti"gious*ness\, n.	   The state of being litigious; disposition to engage in or	   carry on lawsuits.	   [1913 Webster]
Litmus \Lit"mus\, n. [D. lakmoes; lak lacker + moes a thick	   preparation of fruit, pap, prob. akin to E. meat: cf. G.	   lackmus. See {Lac} a resinous substance.] (Chem.)	   A dyestuff extracted from certain lichens ({Roccella	   tinctoria}, {Lecanora tartarea}, etc.), as a blue amorphous	   mass which consists of a compound of the alkaline carbonates	   with certain coloring matters related to orcin and orcein.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Litmus is used as a dye, and being turned red by acids	         and restored to its blue color by alkalies, is a common	         indicator or test for acidity and alkalinity.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Litmus paper} (Chem.), unsized paper saturated with blue or	      red litmus, -- used in testing for acids or alkalies.	      [1913 Webster]
litmus test \litmus test\,	   1. (Chem.) A test to determine acidity or alkalinity, using	      litmus as an inddicator.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: (Fig.) A test for a single factor, which has only	      two outcomes, positive or negative; specifically:	      (Politics) the question of whether a candidate for office	      is for or against a particular position on an issue; --	      used, e.g. by voters concerned predominantly with a single	      issue, to decide whether to vote for or against a	      candidate; as, many voters take a candidate's position on	      abortion as their litmus test.	      [PJC]
Litocranius \Litocranius\ n.	   A genus of East African antelopes including the gerenuks.	   Syn: genus {Litocranius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
litoral \litoral\ n.	   See {Littoral}.	   Syn: littoral, littoral zone, sands.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Litotes \Li"to*tes\ (l[imac]"t[-o]*t[=e]z), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   lito`ths, from lito`s plain, simple.] (Rhet.)	   A diminution or softening of statement for the sake of	   avoiding censure or increasing the effect by contrast with	   the moderation shown in the form of expression; a form of	   understatement; as, " a citizen of no mean city," that is, of	   an illustrious city; or, "not bad", meaning "good".	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Litraneter \Li*tran"e*ter\, n. [Gr. li`tra + -meter. See	   {Liter}]	   An instrument for ascertaining the specific gravity of	   liquids.	   [1913 Webster]
Litre \Li"tre\ (l[=e]"t[~e]r; 277), n. [F.]	   Same as {Liter}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [1913 Webster]
Litter \Lit"ter\ (l[i^]t"t[~e]r), n. [F. liti[`e]re, LL.	   lectaria, fr. L. lectus couch, bed. See {Lie} to be	   prostrated, and cf. {Coverlet}.]	   1. A bed or stretcher so arranged that a person, esp. a sick	      or wounded person, may be easily carried in or upon it.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a litter ready; lay him in 't. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Straw, hay, etc., scattered on a floor, as bedding for	      animals to rest on; also, a covering of straw for plants.	      [1913 Webster]	            To crouch in litter of your stable planks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take off the litter from your kernel beds. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Things lying scattered about in a manner indicating	      slovenliness; scattered rubbish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strephon, who found the room was void.	            Stole in, and took a strict survey	            Of all the litter as it lay.          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Disorder or untidiness resulting from scattered rubbish,	      or from thongs lying about uncared for; as, a room in a	      state of litter.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The young brought forth at one time, by a cat, dog, sow or	      other multiparous animal, taken collectively. Also Fig.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wolf came to a sow, and very kindly offered to	            take care of her litter.              --D. Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reflect upon that numerous litter of strange,	            senseless opinions that crawl about the world.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Litter \Lit"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Littered}	   (l[i^]t"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Littering}.]	   1. To supply with litter, as cattle; to cover with litter, as	      the floor of a stall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell them how they litter their jades. --Bp.	                                                  Hackett.	      [1913 Webster]	            For his ease, well littered was the floor. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put into a confused or disordered condition; to strew	      with scattered articles; as, to litter a room.	      [1913 Webster]	            The room with volumes littered round. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give birth to; to bear; -- said of brutes, esp. those	      which produce more than one at a birth, and also of human	      beings, in abhorrence or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            We might conceive that dogs were created blind,	            because we observe they were littered so with us.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            The son that she did litter here,	            A freckled whelp hagborn.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Litter \Lit"ter\ (l[i^]t"t[~e]r), v. i.	   1. To be supplied with litter as bedding; to sleep or make	      one's bed in litter. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The inn	            Where he and his horse littered.      --Habington.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce a litter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A desert . . . where the she-wolf still littered.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Litterateur \Lit`te`ra`teur"\ (l[-e]`t[asl]`r[.a]`t[~e]r"), n.	   [F.]	   One who occupies himself with literature; a literary man; a	   literatus. " Befriended by one kind-hearted litt['e]rateur	   after another." --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
litter-bearer \litter-bearer\ n.	   one who helps carry a stretcher.	   Syn: stretcher-bearer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
litterbin \lit"ter*bin`\ (l[i^]t"t[~e]r*b[i^]n`), n.	   a bin (usually in or outside a public building) into which	   the public can put rubbish.	   Syn: litterbasket.	        [WordNet 1.5]
litterbug \lit"ter*bug`\ (l[i^]t"t[~e]r*b[u^]g), n.	   a person who litters public places with refuse.	   Syn: litterer, litter lout.	        [WordNet 1.5]
littered \lit"tered\ (l[i^]t"t[~e]rd), adj.	   having articles scattered about in a disorderly fashion.	   Syn: cluttered, messy, mussy, untidy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
litterer \lit"ter*er\ (l[i^]t"t[~e]r*[~e]r), n.	   1. a person who litters public places with refuse.	   Syn: litterbug, litter lout.	        [WordNet 1.5]
littermate \lit"ter*mate`\ (l[i^]t"t[~e]r*m[=a]t`), n.	   One of two or more animals born into the same litter.	   [PJC]
Littery \Lit"ter*y\, a.	   Covered or encumbered with litter; consisting of or	   constituting litter.	   [1913 Webster]
Little \Lit"tle\ (l[i^]t"t'l), a. [The regular comparative and	   superlative of this word, littler and littlest, are often	   used as comparatives of the sense small; but in the sense	   few, less, or, rarely, lesser is the proper comparative and	   least is the superlative. See {Lesser}. The regular form,	   littlest, occurs also in some of the English provinces, and	   occasionally in colloquial language. " Where love is great,	   the littlest doubts are fear." --Shak.] [OE. litel, lutel,	   AS. l[=y]tel, l[imac]tel, l[=y]t; akin to OS. littil, D.	   luttel, LG. l["u]tt, OHG. luzzil, MHG. l["u]tzel; and perh.	   to AS. lytig deceitful, lot deceit, Goth. liuts deceitful,	   lut[=o]n to deceive; cf. also Icel. l[imac]till little, Sw.	   liten, Dan. liden, lille, Goth. leitils, which appear to have	   a different root vowel.]	   1. Small in size or extent; not big; diminutive; -- opposed	      to {big} or {large}; as, a little body; a little animal; a	      little piece of ground; a little hill; a little distance;	      a little child.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sought to see Jesus who he was; and could not for	            the press, because he was little of stature. --Luke	                                                  xix. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Short in duration; brief; as, a little sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Best him enough: after a little time,	            I'll beat him too.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Small in quantity or amount; not much; as, a little food;	      a little air or water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conceited of their little wisdoms, and doting upon	            their own fancies.                    --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Small in dignity, power, or importance; not great;	      insignificant; contemptible.	      [1913 Webster]	            When thou wast little in thine own sight, wast thou	            not made the head of the tribes?      --I Sam. xv.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Small in force or efficiency; not strong; weak; slight;	      inconsiderable; as, little attention or exertion;little	      effort; little care or diligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            By sad experiment I know	            How little weight my words with thee can find.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Small in extent of views or sympathies; narrow; shallow;	      contracted; mean; illiberal; ungenerous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The long-necked geese of the world that are ever	            hissing dispraise,	            Because their natures are little.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Little chief}. (Zool.) See {Chief hare}.	   {Little Englander}, an Englishman opposed to territorial	      expansion of the British Empire. See {Antiimperialism},	      above. Hence:	   {Little Englandism}.	   {Little finger}, the fourth and smallest finger of the hand.	      	   {Little go} (Eng. Universities), a public examination about	      the middle of the course, which is less strict and	      important than the final one; -- called also {smalls}. Cf.	      {Great go}, under {Great}. --Thackeray.	   {Little hours} (R. C. Ch.), the offices of prime, tierce,	      sext, and nones. Vespers and compline are sometimes	      included.	   {Little-neck clam}, or {Little neck} (Zool.), the quahog, or	      round clam.	   {Little ones}, young children.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men, and the women, and the little ones. --Deut.	                                                  ii. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Little peach}, a disease of peaches in which the fruit is	      much dwarfed, and the leaves grow small and thin. The	      cause is not known.	   {Little Rhod"y}, Rhode Island; -- a nickname alluding to its	      small size. It is the smallest State of the United States.	      	   {Little Sisters of the Poor} (R. C. Ch.), an order of women	      who care for old men and women and infirm poor, for whom	      special houses are built. It was established at St.	      Servan, Britany, France, in 1840, by the Abb['e] Le	      Pailleur.	   {Little slam} (Bridge Whist), the winning of 12 out of the 13	      tricks. It counts 20 points on the honor score. Contrasted	      with {grand slam}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Little \Lit"tle\, n.	   1. That which is little; a small quantity, amount, space, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much was in little writ.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are many expressions, which carrying with them	            no clear ideas, are like to remove but little of my	            ignorance.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small degree or scale; miniature. " His picture in	      little." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little, to or in a small degree; to a limited	            extent; somewhat; for a short time. " Stay a	            little." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The painter flattered her a little.   --Shak.	      	   {By little and little}, or {Little by little}, by slow	      degrees; piecemeal; gradually.	      [1913 Webster]	Little \Lit"tle\, adv.	   In a small quantity or degree; not much; slightly; somewhat;	   -- often with a preceding it. " The poor sleep little."	   --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
Little-ease \Lit"tle-ease`\, n.	   An old slang name for the pillory, stocks, etc., of a prison.	   [Eng.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
littleneck \littleneck\ n.	   1. a quahog when young and small; frequently eaten raw.	   Syn: littleneck clam.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a young quahog suitable to be eaten raw.	   Syn: littleneck clam.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Littleness \Lit"tle*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being little; as, littleness of size,	   thought, duration, power, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Smallness; slightness; inconsiderableness; narrowness;	        insignificance; meanness; penuriousness.	        [1913 Webster]
littler \littler\ adj. [compar. of {little}.]	   small or little relative to something else.	   Syn: smaller.	        [WordNet 1.5]
littlest \littlest\ adj. [superl. of {little}.]	   having or being distinguished by diminutive size.	   Syn: least, smallest.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Littoral \Lit"to*ral\, a. [L. littoralis, litoralis, from	   littus, litus, the seashore: cf. F. littoral.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a shore, as of the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Inhabiting the seashore, esp. the zone between	      high-water and low-water mark.	      [1913 Webster]
Littorina \Lit"to*ri"na\, n. [NL. See {Littoral}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small pectinibranch mollusks, having thick spiral	   shells, abundant between tides on nearly all rocky seacoasts.	   They feed on seaweeds. The common periwinkle is a well-known	   example. See {Periwinkle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Littress \Lit"tress\ (l[i^]t"tr[e^]s), n.	   A smooth kind of cartridge paper used for making cards.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Lituate \Lit"u*ate\ (l[i^]t"u*[asl]t; 135), a. [See {Lituus}.]	   (Bot.)	   Forked, with the points slightly curved outward.	   [1913 Webster]
Lituiform \Lit"u*i*form\, a. [Lituus + -form.]	   Having the form of a lituus; like a lituite.	   [1913 Webster]
Lituite \Lit"u*ite\ (l[i^]t"u*[-i]t; 135), n. [See {Lituus}.]	   (Paleon.)	   Any species of ammonites of the genus {Lituites}. They are	   found in the Cretaceous formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Liturate \Lit"u*rate\ (l[i^]t"u*r[asl]t), a. [L. lituratus, p.	   p. of liturare to erase, fr. litura a blur.]	   1. (Zool.) Having indistinct spots, paler at their margins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Spotted, as if from abrasions of the surface.	      [1913 Webster] Liturgic
Liturgic \Li*tur"gic\, Liturgical \Li*tur"gic*al\, [Gr. ?: cf.	   F. liturgique.]	   Pertaining to, of or the nature of, a liturgy; of or	   pertaining to public prayer and worship. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Liturgically \Li*tur"gic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a liturgy.	   [1913 Webster]
Liturgics \Li*tur"gics\, n.	   The science of worship; history, doctrine, and interpretation	   of liturgies.	   [1913 Webster]
Liturgiologist \Li*tur`gi*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in liturgiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Liturgiology \Li*tur`gi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Liturgy + -logy.]	   The science treating of liturgical matters; a treatise on, or	   description of, liturgies. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Liturgist \Lit"ur*gist\ (l[i^]t"[u^]r*j[i^]st), n.	   One who favors or adheres strictly to a liturgy. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Liturgy \Lit"ur*gy\ (l[i^]t"[u^]r*j[y^]), n.; pl. {Liturgies}	   (l[i^]t"[u^]r*j[i^]z). [F. liturgie, LL. liturgia, Gr.	   leitoyrgi`a a public service, the public service of God,	   public worship; (assumed) le`i:tos, lei^tos, belonging to the	   people, public (fr. lao`s, lew`s, the people) + the root of	   'e`rgon work. See {Lay}, a., and {Work}.]	   An established formula for public worship, or the entire	   ritual for public worship in a church which uses prescribed	   forms; a formulary for public prayer or devotion. In the	   Roman Catholic Church it includes all forms and services in	   any language, in any part of the world, for the celebration	   of Mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Lituus \Lit"u*us\, n.; pl. {Litui}. [L.]	   1. (Rom. Antig.)	      (a) A curved staff used by the augurs in quartering the	          heavens.	      (b) An instrument of martial music; a kind of trumpet of a	          somewhat curved form and shrill note.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A spiral whose polar equation is r^{2}[theta] = a;	      that is, a curve the square of whose radius vector varies	      inversely as the angle which the radius vector makes with	      a given line.	      [1913 Webster]
Livable \Liv"a*ble\, a.	   1. Such as can be lived.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Such as is pleasant to live in; fit or suitable to live	      in. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A more delightful or livable region is not easily to	            be found.                             --T. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lived} (l[i^]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Living}.] [OE. liven, livien, AS. libban,	   lifian; akin to OS. libbian, D. leven, G. leben, OHG.	   leb[=e]n, Dan. leve, Sw. lefva, Icel. lifa to live, to be	   left, to remain, Goth. liban to live; akin to E. leave to	   forsake, and life, Gr. liparei^n to persist, liparo`s oily,	   shining, sleek, li`pos fat, lard, Skr. lip to anoint, smear;	   -- the first sense prob. was, to cleave to, stick to; hence,	   to remain, stay; and hence, to live.]	   1. To be alive; to have life; to have, as an animal or a	      plant, the capacity of assimilating matter as food, and to	      be dependent on such assimilation for a continuance of	      existence; as, animals and plants that live to a great age	      are long in reaching maturity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I	            will . . . lay sinews upon you, and will bring up	            flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put	            breath in you, and ye shall live.     --Ezek.	                                                  xxxvii. 5, 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass one's time; to pass life or time in a certain	      manner, as to habits, conduct, or circumstances; as, to	      live in ease or affluence; to live happily or usefully.	      [1913 Webster]	            O death, how bitter is the remembrance of thee to a	            man that liveth at rest in his possessions!	                                                  --Ecclus. xli.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make one's abiding place or home; to abide; to dwell;	      to reside; as, to live in a cottage by the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jacob lived in the land of Egypt seventeen years.	                                                  --Gen. xlvii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be or continue in existence; to exist; to remain; to be	      permanent; to last; -- said of inanimate objects, ideas,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues	            We write in water.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To enjoy or make the most of life; to be in a state of	      happiness; as, people want not just to exist, but to live.	      [1913 Webster]	            What greater curse could envious fortune give	            Than just to die when I began to live? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To feed; to subsist; to be nourished or supported; -- with	      on; as, horses live on grass and grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To have a spiritual existence; to be quickened, nourished,	      and actuated by divine influence or faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The just shall live by faith.         --Gal. iii.	                                                  ll.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To be maintained in life; to acquire a livelihood; to	      subsist; -- with on or by; as, to live on spoils.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who live by labor.              --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To outlast danger; to float; -- said of a ship, boat,	      etc.; as, no ship could live in such a storm.	      [1913 Webster]	            A strong mast that lived upon the sea. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To live out}, to be at service; to live away from home as a	      servant. [U. S.]	   {To live with}.	      (a) To dwell or to be a lodger with.	      (b) To cohabit with; to have intercourse with, as male	          with female.	          [1913 Webster]	Live \Live\ (l[i^]v), v. t.	   1. To spend, as one's life; to pass; to maintain; to continue	      in, constantly or habitually; as, to live an idle or a	      useful life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act habitually in conformity with; to practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            To live the Gospel.                   --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To live down}, to live so as to subdue or refute; as, to	      live down slander.	      [1913 Webster]	Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), a. [Abbreviated from alive. See {Alive},	   {Life}.]	   1. Having life; alive; living; not dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            If one man's ox hurt another's, that he die; then	            they shall sell the live ox, and divide the money of	            it.                                   --Ex. xxi. 35.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in a state of ignition; burning; having active	      properties; as, a live coal; live embers. " The live	      ether." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full of earnestness; active; wide awake; glowing; as, a	      live man, or orator.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Vivid; bright. " The live carnation." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Engin.) Imparting power; having motion; as, the live	      spindle of a lathe; live steam.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Elec.) Connected to a voltage source; as, a live wire.	      [PJC]	   7. (Broadcasting) Being transmitted instantaneously, as	      events occur, in contrast to {recorded}.	      [PJC]	   8. (Sport) Still in active play; -- of a ball being used in a	      game; as, a live ball.	      [PJC]	   9. Pertaining to an entertainment event which was performed	      (and possibly recorded) in front of an audience;	      contrasted to performances recorded in a studio without an	      audience.	      [PJC]	   {Live birth}, the condition of being born in such a state	      that acts of life are manifested after the extrusion of	      the whole body. --Dunglison.	   {Live box}, a cell for holding living objects under	      microscopical examination. --P. H. Gosse.	   {Live feathers}, feathers which have been plucked from the	      living bird, and are therefore stronger and more elastic.	      	   {Live gang}. (Sawing) See under {Gang}.	   {Live grass} (Bot.), a grass of the genus {Eragrostis}.	   {Live load} (Engin.), a suddenly applied load; a varying	      load; a moving load; as a moving train of cars on a	      bridge, or wind pressure on a roof.	   {Live oak} (Bot.), a species of oak ({Quercus virens}),	      growing in the Southern States, of great durability, and	      highly esteemed for ship timber. In California the	      {Quercus chrysolepis} and some other species are also	      called live oaks.	   {Live ring} (Engin.), a circular train of rollers upon which	      a swing bridge, or turntable, rests, and which travels	      around a circular track when the bridge or table turns.	   {Live steam}, steam direct from the boiler, used for any	      purpose, in distinction from {exhaust steam}.	   {Live stock}, horses, cattle, and other domestic animals kept	      on a farm. whole body.	   {live wire}	      (a) (Elec.) a wire connected to a power source, having a	          voltage potential; -- used esp. of a power line with a	          high potential relative to ground, capable of harming	          a person who touches it.	      (b) (Fig.) a person who is unusually active, alert, or	          aggressive.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Live \Live\ (l[imac]v), n.	   Life. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {On live}, in life; alive. [Obs.] See {Alive}. --Chaucer.	      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liveable \liveable\ a.	   Same as {livable}; as, liveable conditions. Opposite of	   {unlivable}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
live-bearer \live-bearer\ n.	   Any fish of the family {Poeciliiidae}, small usually	   brightly-colored viviparous surface-feeding fishes of fresh	   or brackish warm waters, often used in mosquito control.	   Syn: topminnow, poeciliid fish, poeciliid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lived \Lived\ (l[imac]vd), a.	   Having life; -- used only in composition; as, long-lived;	   short-lived.	   [1913 Webster]
lived-in \lived-in\ adj.	   having residents; as, a house with a lived-in look.	   Syn: inhabited, tenanted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Live-forever \Live"-for*ev`er\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Sedum Telephium}) with fleshy leaves, which has	   extreme powers of resisting drought; garden ox-pine.	   [1913 Webster]
Livelihed \Live"li*hed\, n.	   See {Livelihood}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Livelihood \Live"li*hood\, n. [OE. livelode, liflode, prop.,	   course of life, life's support, maintenance, fr. AS. l[imac]f	   life + l[=a]d road, way, maintenance. Confused with	   livelihood liveliness. See {Life}, and {Lode}.]	   Subsistence or living, as dependent on some means of support;	   the means for support of life; maintenance.	   [1913 Webster]	         The opportunities of gaining an honest livelihood.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is their profession and livelihood to get their	         living by practices for which they deserve to forfeit	         their lives.                             --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Livelihood \Live"li*hood\, n. [Lively + -hood.]	   Liveliness; appearance of life. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Livelily \Live"li*ly\, adv.	   In a lively manner. [Obs.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Liveliness \Live"li*ness\, n. [From {Lively}.]	   1. The quality or state of being lively or animated;	      sprightliness; vivacity; animation; spirit; as, the	      liveliness of youth, contrasted with the gravity of age.	      --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appearance of life, animation, or spirit; as, the	      liveliness of the eye or the countenance in a portrait.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Briskness; activity; effervescence, as of liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sprightliness; gayety; animation; vivacity; smartness;	        briskness; activity. -- {Liveliness}, {Gayety},	        {Animation}, {Vivacity}. Liveliness is an habitual	        feeling of life and interest; gayety refers more to a	        temporary excitement of the animal spirits; animation	        implies a warmth of emotion and a corresponding	        vividness of expressing it, awakened by the presence of	        something which strongly affects the mind; vivacity is a	        feeling between liveliness and animation, having the	        permanency of the one, and, to some extent, the warmth	        of the other. Liveliness of imagination; gayety of	        heart; animation of countenance; vivacity of gesture or	        conversation.	        [1913 Webster]
Livelode \Live"lode`\, n. [See 1st {Livelihood}.]	   Course of life; means of support; livelihood. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Livelong \Live"long`\, a. [For lifelong. Cf. {Lifelong}.]	   1. Whole; entire; long in passing; -- used of time, as day or	      night, in adverbial phrases, and usually with a sense of	      tediousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The obscure bird	            Clamored the livelong night.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How could she sit the livelong day,	            Yet never ask us once to play?        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lasting; durable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast built thyself a livelong monument.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Lively \Live"ly\, a. [Compar. {Livelier}; superl. {Liveliest}.]	   [For lifely. Cf. {Lifelike}.]	   1. Endowed with or manifesting life; living.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chaplets of gold and silver resembling lively	            flowers and leaves.                   --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brisk; vivacious; active; as, a lively youth.	      [1913 Webster]	            But wherefore comes old Manoa in such haste,	            With youthful steps ? Much livelier than erewhile	            He seems.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gay; airy; animated; spirited.	      [1913 Webster]	            From grave to gay, from lively to severe. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Representing life; lifelike. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I spied the lively picture of my father.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Bright; vivid; glowing; strong; vigorous.	      [1913 Webster]	            The colors of the prism are manifestly more full,	            intense, and lively that those of natural bodies.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His faith must be not only living, but lively too.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lively stones} (Script.), saints, as being quickened by the	      Spirit, and active in holiness.	   Syn: Brisk; vigorous; quick; nimble; smart; active; alert;	        sprightly; animated; spirited; prompt; earnest; strong;	        energetic; vivid; vivacious; blithe; gleeful; airy; gay;	        jocund.	        [1913 Webster]	Lively \Live"ly\, adv.	   1. In a brisk, active, or animated manner; briskly;	      vigorously. --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With strong resemblance of life. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou counterfeitest most lively.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
liven \liven\ v. t.	   to make lively; -- sometimes used with up; as, to liven up	   the party with some music.	   Syn: enliven, liven up, make lively, invigorate, animate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
liveness \liveness\ n.	   The quality of having animal life as distinguished from plant	   life.	   Syn: animateness, aliveness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Liver \Liv"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, lives.	      [1913 Webster]	            And try if life be worth the liver's care. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A resident; a dweller; as, a liver in Brooklyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One whose course of life has some marked characteristic	      (expressed by an adjective); as, a free liver.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fast liver}, one who lives in an extravagant and dissipated	      way.	   {Free liver}, {Good liver}, one given to the pleasures of the	      table.	   {Loose liver}, a person who lives a somewhat dissolute life.	      [1913 Webster]	Liver \Liv"er\, n. [AS. lifer; akin to D. liver, G. leber, OHG.	   lebara, Icel. lifr, Sw. lefver, and perh. to Gr. ? fat, E.	   live, v.] (Anat.)	   A very large glandular and vascular organ in the visceral	   cavity of all vertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most of the venous blood from the alimentary canal	         passes through it on its way back to the heart; and it	         secretes the bile, produces glycogen, and in other ways	         changes the blood which passes through it. In man it is	         situated immediately beneath the diaphragm and mainly	         on the right side. See {Bile}, {Digestive}, and	         {Glycogen}. The liver of invertebrate animals is	         usually made up of c[ae]cal tubes, and differs	         materially, in form and function, from that of	         vertebrates.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Floating liver}. See {Wandering liver}, under {Wandering}.	      	   {Liver of antimony}, {Liver of sulphur}. (Old Chem.) See	      {Hepar}.	   {Liver brown}, {Liver color}, the color of liver, a dark,	      reddish brown.	   {Liver shark} (Zool.), a very large shark ({Cetorhinus	      maximus}), inhabiting the northern coasts both of Europe	      and North America. It sometimes becomes forty feet in	      length, being one of the largest sharks known; but it has	      small simple teeth, and is not dangerous. It is captured	      for the sake of its liver, which often yields several	      barrels of oil. It has gill rakers, resembling whalebone,	      by means of which it separates small animals from the sea	      water. Called also {basking shark}, {bone shark},	      {hoemother}, {homer}, and {sailfish}; it is sometimes	      referred to as {whale shark}, but that name is more	      commonly used for the {Rhincodon typus}, which grows even	      larger.	   {Liver spots}, yellowish brown patches on the skin, or spots	      of chloasma.	      [1913 Webster]	Liver \Liv"er\ (l[i^]v"[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   The glossy ibis ({Ibis falcinellus}); -- said to have given	   its name to the city of Liverpool.	   [1913 Webster]
Liver-colored \Liv"er-col`ored\ (l[i^]v"[~e]r-k[u^]l`[~e]rd), a.	   Having a color like liver; dark reddish brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Livered \Liv"ered\ (l[i^]v"[~e]rd), a.	   Having (such) a liver; used in composition; as,	   white-livered.	   [1913 Webster]
Liver-grown \Liv"er-grown`\, a.	   Having an enlarged liver. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Liveried \Liv"er*ied\, a.	   Wearing a livery. See {Livery}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]	         The liveried servants wait.              --Parnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Livering \Liv"er*ing\, n.	   A kind of pudding or sausage made of liver or pork. [Obs.]	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Liverleaf \Liv"er*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Liverwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Liverpudlian \Liverpudlian\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Liverpool; as,	      Liverpudlian street urchins.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to Liverpool; as, Liverpudlian streets.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Liverpudlian \Liverpudlian\ n.	   A resident of Liverpool.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Liverwort \Liv"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   1. A ranunculaceous plant ({Anemone Hepatica}) with pretty	      white or bluish flowers and a three-lobed leaf; -- called	      also {squirrel cups}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flowerless plant ({Marchantia polymorpha}), having an	      irregularly lobed, spreading, and forking frond.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: From this plant many others of the same order	         ({Hepatic[ae]}) have been vaguely called liverworts,	         esp. those of the tribe {Marchantiace[ae]}. See Illust.	         of {Hepatica}.	         [1913 Webster]
Livery \Liv"er*y\, n.; pl. {Liveries}. [OE. livere, F.	   livr['e]e, formerly, a gift of clothes made by the master to	   his servants, prop., a thing delivered, fr. livrer to	   deliver, L. liberare to set free, in LL., to deliver up. See	   {Liberate}.]	   1. (Eng. Law)	      (a) The act of delivering possession of lands or	          tenements.	      (b) The writ by which possession is obtained.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is usual to say, {livery of seizin}, which is a	         feudal investiture, made by the delivery of a turf, of	         a rod, a twig, or a key from the feoffor to the feoffee	         as a symbol of delivery of the whole property. There	         was a distinction of {livery in deed} when this	         ceremony was performed on the property being	         transferred, and {livery in law} when performed in	         sight of the property, but not on it. In the United	         States, and now in Great Britain, no such ceremony is	         necessary, the delivery of a deed being sufficient as a	         livery of seizin, regardless of where performed.	         --Black's 4th Ed.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Release from wardship; deliverance.	      [1913 Webster]	            It concerned them first to sue out their livery from	            the unjust wardship of his encroaching prerogative.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is delivered out statedly or formally, as	      clothing, food, etc.; especially:	      (a) The uniform clothing issued by feudal superiors to	          their retainers and serving as a badge when in	          military service.	      (b) The peculiar dress by which the servants of a nobleman	          or gentleman are distinguished; as, a claret-colored	          livery.	      (c) Hence, also, the peculiar dress or garb appropriated	          by any association or body of persons to their own	          use; as, the livery of the London tradesmen, of a	          priest, of a charity school, etc.; also, the whole	          body or company of persons wearing such a garb, and	          entitled to the privileges of the association; as, the	          whole livery of London.	          [1913 Webster]	                A Haberdasher and a Carpenter,	                A Webbe, a Dyer, and a Tapicer,	                And they were clothed all in one livery	                Of a solempne and a gret fraternite. --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                From the periodical deliveries of these	                characteristic articles of servile costume (blue	                coats) came our word livery.      --De Quincey.	      (d) Hence, any characteristic dress or outward appearance.	          " April's livery." --Sir P. Sidney.	          [1913 Webster]	                Now came still evening on, and twilight gray	                Had in her sober livery all things clad.	                                                  --Milton.	      (e) An allowance of food statedly given out; a ration, as	          to a family, to servants, to horses, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                The emperor's officers every night went through	                the town from house to house whereat any English	                gentleman did repast or lodge, and served their	                liveries for all night: first, the officers	                brought into the house a cast of fine manchet	                [white bread], and of silver two great pots, and	                white wine, and sugar.            --Cavendish.	      (f) The feeding, stabling, and care of horses for	          compensation; boarding; as, to keep one's horses at	          livery.	          [1913 Webster]	                What livery is, we by common use in England know	                well enough, namely, that is, allowance of horse	                meat, as to keep horses at livery, the which	                word, I guess, is derived of livering or	                delivering forth their nightly food. --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                It need hardly be observed that the explanation	                of livery which Spenser offers is perfectly	                correct, but . . . it is no longer applied to	                the ration or stated portion of food delivered	                at stated periods.                --Trench.	      (g) The keeping of horses in readiness to be hired	          temporarily for riding or driving; the state of being	          so kept; also, the place where horses are so kept,	          also called a {livery stable}.	          [1913 Webster]	                Pegasus does not stand at livery even at the	                largest establishment in Moorfields. --Lowell.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A low grade of wool.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Livery gown}, the gown worn by a liveryman in London.	      [1913 Webster]	Livery \Liv"er*y\, v. t.	   To clothe in, or as in, livery. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Liveryman \Liv"er*y*man\, n.; pl. {Liverymen}.	   1. One who wears a livery, as a servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A freeman of the city, in London, who, having paid certain	      fees, is entitled to wear the distinguishing dress or	      livery of the company, guild, or district to which he	      belongs, and also to enjoy certain other privileges, as	      the right of voting in an election for the lord mayor,	      sheriffs, chamberlain, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who keeps a livery stable.	      [1913 Webster]
Livery stable \Liv"er*y sta`ble\n.	   A stable where horses are kept for hire, and where stabling	   is provided. See {Livery}, n., 3	   (e)	   (f) &	   (g) .	       [1913 Webster]
Lives \Lives\ (l[imac]vz), n.;	   pl. of {Life}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lives \Lives\ (l[imac]vz), a. & adv. [Orig. a genitive sing. of	   life.]	   Alive; living; with life. [Obs.] " Any lives creature."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Livid \Liv"id\ (l[i^]v"[i^]d), a. [L. lividus, from livere to be	   of a blush color, to be black and blue: cf. F. livide.]	   1. Black and blue; grayish blue; of a lead color; discolored,	      as flesh may be from a contusion. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            There followed no carbuncles, no purple or livid	            spots, the mass of the blood not being tainted.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extremely angry; enraged; infuriated.	      [PJC]	   3. Pallid; ashen; -- of the skin.	      [PJC]
Lividity \Li*vid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. lividit['e].]	   The state or quality of being livid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lividness \Liv"id*ness\ (l[i^]v"[i^]d*n[e^]s), n.	   Lividity. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Living \Liv"ing\ (l[i^]v"[i^]ng), a. [From {Live}, v. i.]	   1. Being alive; having life; as, a living creature. Opposed	      to {dead}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Active; lively; vigorous; -- said esp. of states of the	      mind, and sometimes of abstract things; as, a living	      faith; a living principle. " Living hope. " --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Issuing continually from the earth; running; flowing; as,	      a living spring; -- opposed to {stagnant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Producing life, action, animation, or vigor; quickening.	      "Living light." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Ignited; glowing with heat; burning; live.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then on the living coals wine they pour. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Living force}. See {Vis viva}, under {Vis}.	   {Living gale} (Naut.), a heavy gale.	   {Living rock} or {Living stone}, rock in its native or	      original state or location; rock not quarried. " I now	      found myself on a rude and narrow stairway, the steps of	      which were cut out of the living rock." --Moore.	   {The living}, those who are alive, or one who is alive.	      [1913 Webster]	Living \Liv"ing\, n.	   1. The state of one who, or that which, lives; lives; life;	      existence. "Health and living." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner of life; as, riotous living; penurious living;	      earnest living. " A vicious living." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Means of subsistence; sustenance; estate; as, to make a	      comfortable living from writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            She can spin for her living.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He divided unto them his living.      --Luke xv. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Power of continuing life; the act of living, or living	      comfortably.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no living without trusting somebody or	            other in some cases.                  --L' Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The benefice of a clergyman; an ecclesiastical charge	      which a minister receives. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He could not get a deanery, a prebend, or even a	            living                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Livingly \Liv"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a living state. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Livingness \Liv"ing*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being alive; possession of energy or	   vigor; animation; quickening.	   [1913 Webster]
Living picture \Liv"ing pic"ture\	   A tableau in which persons take part; also, specif., such a	   tableau as imitating a work of art.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
living room \liv"ing room`\	   A room in a house used by all or most of the family, where	   the family entertain guests or relax together for leisure	   activities. It usually contains at least one couch, and does	   not contain a dining table.	   [PJC]	living wage \liv"ing wage"\	   A wage or salary that permits a worker to live at least with	   minimal customary amenities, and above conditions of poverty.	   [PJC]	living will \liv"ing will\	   A document signed by an individual expressing his/her desire	   that, in the event of an illness from which there is no	   reasonable expectation of recovery, aggressive or	   extraordinary measures to prolong life, such as resuscitation	   and life-support equipment, should not be used.	   [PJC]
Livistona \Livistona\ n.	   A genus of fan palms of Asia and Australia and Malaysia.	   Syn: genus {Livistona}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Livonian \Li*vo"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Livonia, a district on the Baltic Sea	   formerly part of Russia, now part of Latvia and Estonia.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Livonian \Li*vo"ni*an\, n.	   A native or an inhabitant of Livonia; the language (allied to	   the Finnish) of the Livonians.	   [1913 Webster]
Livor \Li"vor\, n. [L.]	   Malignity. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Livraison \Li`vrai`son"\, n. [F., fr. L. liberatio a setting	   free, in LL., a delivering up. See {Liberation}.]	   A part of a book or literary composition printed and	   delivered by itself; a number; a part.	   [1913 Webster]
Livre \Li"vre\, n. [F., fr. L. libra a pound of twelve ounces.	   Cf. {Lira}.]	   A French money of account, afterward a silver coin equal to	   20 sous. It is not now in use, having been superseded by the	   franc.	   [1913 Webster]
Lixivial \Lix*iv"i*al\, a. [L. lixivius, fr. lix ashes, lye	   ashes, lye: cf. F. lixiviel.]	   1. Impregnated with, or consisting of, alkaline salts	      extracted from wood ashes; impregnated with a salt or	      salts like a lixivium.                      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the color of lye; resembling lye.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the qualities of alkaline salts extracted from wood	      ashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lixivial salts} (Old Chem.), salts which are obtained by	      passing water through ashes, or by pouring it on them.	      [1913 Webster] Lixiviate
Lixiviate \Lix*iv"i*ate\, Lixivited \Lix*iv"i*`ted\, a. [From	   {Lixivium}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to lye or lixivium; of the quality of	      alkaline salts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impregnated with salts from wood ashes. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Lixiviate \Lix*iv"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lixiviated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lixiviating}.]	   To subject to a washing process for the purpose of separating	   soluble material from that which is insoluble; to leach, as	   ashes, for the purpose of extracting the alkaline substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Lixiviation \Lix*iv`i*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. lixiviation.]	   Lixiviating; the process of separating a soluble substance	   from one that is insoluble, by washing with some solvent, as	   water; leaching.	   [1913 Webster]
Lixivious \Lix*iv"i*ous\, a.	   See {Lixivial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lixivium \Lix*iv"i*um\, n. [L. lixivium, lixivia. See	   {Lixivial}.]	   A solution of alkaline salts extracted from wood ashes;	   hence, any solution obtained by lixiviation.	   [1913 Webster]
Lixt \Lixt\ (l[i^]kst), obs.	   2d pers. sing. pres. of {Lige}, to lie, to tell lies, --	   contracted for ligest. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Liza \Li"za\, n. (Zool.)	   The American white mullet ({Mugil curema}).	   [1913 Webster]
Lizard \Liz"ard\, n. [OE. lesarde, OF. lesarde, F. l['e]zard, L.	   lacerta, lacertus. Cf. {Alligator}, {Lacerta}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of reptiles	      belonging to the order {Lacertilia}; sometimes, also	      applied to reptiles of other orders, as the {Hatteria}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most lizards have an elongated body, with four legs,	         and a long tail; but there are some without legs, and	         some with a short, thick tail. Most have scales, but	         some are naked; most have eyelids, but some do not. The	         tongue is varied in form and structure. In some it is	         forked, in others, as the chameleons, club-shaped, and	         very extensible. See {Amphisb[ae]na}, {Chameleon},	         {Gecko}, {Gila monster}, {Horned toad}, {Iguana}, and	         {Dragon}, 6.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A piece of rope with thimble or block spliced into	      one or both of the ends. --R. H. Dana, Ir.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of timber with a forked end, used in dragging a	      heavy stone, a log, or the like, from a field.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lizard snake} (Zool.), the garter snake ({Eut[ae]nia	      sirtalis}).	   {Lizard stone} (Min.), a kind of serpentine from near Lizard	      Point, Cornwall, England, -- used for ornamental purposes.	      [1913 Webster] lizardfish
lizardfish \lizardfish\, lizard fish \lizard fish\n. (Zool.)	   Any of several mostly tropical marine scopeloid fish of the	   family {Synodontidae} having large mouths in lizardlike	   heads, especially the {inshore lizardfish} ({Synodus foetens}	   syn. {Synodus poeyi}) of Mideastern and Southern United	   States and West Indies; -- sometimes called {sand pike}.	   Note: A freshwater perch, the sauger, a different fish, is	         also called the sand pike.	   Syn: snakefish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lizard's tail \Liz"ard's tail`\n. (Bot.)	   A perennial plant of the genus {Saururus} ({Saururus	   cernuus}), growing in marshes, and having white flowers	   crowded in a slender terminal spike, somewhat resembling in	   form a lizard's tail; whence the name. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Llama \Lla"ma\, n. [Peruv.]	   1. (Zool.) A South American ruminant ({Auchenia llama}),	      allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump.	      It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the	      guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in	      the Andes, and is also kept on some ranches in the United	      States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fleece of the llama[1], a fine, soft wool-like hair.	      [PJC]
Llandeilo group \Llan*dei"lo group`\ (Geol.)	   A series of strata in the lower Silurian formations of Great	   Britain; -- so named from Llandeilo in Southern Wales. See	   Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Llanero \Lla*ne"ro\, n. [Sp. Amer.]	   One of the inhabitants of the llanos of South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Llano \Lla"no\, n.; pl. {Llanos}. [Sp., plain even, level. See	   {Plain}.]	   An extensive plain with or without vegetation. [Spanish	   America]	   [1913 Webster]
Lloyd's \Lloyd's\, n.	   1. An association of underwriters and others in London, for	      the collection and diffusion of marine intelligence, the	      insurance, classification, registration, and certifying of	      vessels, and the transaction of business of various kinds	      connected with shipping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part of the Royal Exchange, in London, appropriated to	      the use of underwriters and insurance brokers; -- called	      also {Lloyd's Rooms}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is derived from Lloyd's Coffee House, in	         Lombard Street, where there were formerly rooms for the	         same purpose. The name Lloyd or Lloyd's has been taken	         by several associations, in different parts of Europe,	         established for purposes similar to those of the	         original association.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lloyd's agents}, persons employed in various parts of the	      world, by the association called Lloyd's, to serve its	      interests.	   {Lloyd's list}, a publication of the latest news respecting	      shipping matters, with lists of vessels, etc., made under	      the direction of Lloyd's. --Brande & C.	   {Lloyd's register}, a register of vessels rated according to	      their quality, published yearly.	      [1913 Webster]
Llullaillaco \Llullaillaco\ prop. n.	   A mountain in Argentina and Chile, 22,057 feet high. proper	   name	   [WordNet 1.5]
Llyr \Llyr\ prop. n. (Welsh mythology)	   the sea personified, father of Manawydan; corresponds to the	   Irish {Ler}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lo \Lo\, interj. [OE. lo, low; perh. akin to E. look, v.]	   Look; see; behold; observe. "Lo, here is Christ." --Matt.	   xxiv. 23. "Lo, we turn to the Gentiles." --Acts xiii. 46.	   [1913 Webster]
Loach \Loach\ (l[=o]ch), n. [OE. loche, F. loche.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several small, fresh-water, cyprinoid fishes of	   the genera {Cobitis}, {Nemachilus}, and allied genera, having	   six or more barbules around the mouth. They are found in	   Europe and Asia. The common European species ({Nemachilus	   barbatulus}) is used as a food fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Load \Load\ (l[=o]d), n. [OE. lode load, way; properly the same	   word as lode, but confused with lade, load, v. See {Lade},	   {Lead}, v., {Lode}.]	   1. A burden; that which is laid on or put in anything for	      conveyance; that which is borne or sustained; a weight;	      as, a heavy load.	      [1913 Webster]	            He might such a load	            To town with his ass carry.           --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity which can be carried or drawn in some	      specified way; the contents of a cart, barrow, or vessel;	      that which will constitute a cargo; lading.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which burdens, oppresses, or grieves the mind or	      spirits; as, a load of care. " A . . . load of guilt."	      --Ray. " Our life's a load." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A particular measure for certain articles, being as much	      as may be carried at one time by the conveyance commonly	      used for the article measured; as, a load of wood; a load	      of hay; specifically, five quarters.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The charge of a firearm; as, a load of powder.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Weight or violence of blows. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.) The work done by a steam engine or other prime	      mover when working.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The amount of work that a person, group, or machine is	      assigned to perform; as, the boss distributed the load	      evenly among his employees.	      [PJC]	   9. (Elec.) The device or devices that consume power from a	      power supply.	      [PJC]	   10. (Engineering) The weight or force that a structural	       support bears or is designed to bear; the object that	       creates that force.	       [PJC]	   {Load line}, or {Load water line} (Naut.), the line on the	      outside of a vessel indicating the depth to which it sinks	      in the water when loaded.	   Syn: Burden; lading; weight; cargo. See {Burden}.	        [1913 Webster]	Load \Load\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Loading}. Loaden is obsolete, and laden belongs to lade.]	   1. To lay a load or burden on or in, as on a horse or in a	      cart; to charge with a load, as a gun; to furnish with a	      lading or cargo, as a ship; hence, to add weight to, so as	      to oppress or embarrass; to heap upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I strive all in vain to load the cart. --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have loaden me with many spoils.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those honors deep and broad, wherewith	            Your majesty loads our house.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adulterate or drug; as, to load wine. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To magnetize. [Obs.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Loaded dice}, dice with one side made heavier than the	      others, so that the number on the opposite side will come	      up oftenest.	      [1913 Webster]
load-bearing \load-bearing\ adj. (Arch.)	   Supporting a load[10] from parts of a structure above; as, a	   load-bearing wall. [prenominal]	   Syn: supporting(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
loaded \loaded\ adj.	   1. containing as much or as many as is possible; -- of	      containers, vehicles, trays, etc.; as, a tray loaded with	      dishes	   Syn: laden.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. containing a shell or an explosive charge ready for	      firing; -- of firearms. Opposite of {unloaded}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. charged with associative significance and often meant to	      mislead or influence; -- of statements or questions; as, a	      loaded question.	      WordNet 1.5]	   4. having an abundant supply of money or possessions of	      value; as, She was not merely rich but loaded.	   Syn: affluent, flush, moneyed, wealthy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. very drunk. [slang]	   Syn: blotto, crocked, fuddled, pissed, pixilated, plastered,	        potty, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soused, sozzled,	        squiffy, stiff, tiddly, tiddley, tight, tipsy, wet.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loader \Load"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, loads; a mechanical contrivance for	   loading, as a gun.	   [1913 Webster]
Loading \Load"ing\, n.	   1. The act of putting a load on or into.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A load; cargo; burden. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Loadmanage
Loadmanage \Load"man*age\, Lodemanage \Lode"man*age\, n.	   Pilotage; skill of a pilot or loadsman. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
loads \loads\ n.	   A large quantity; a lot; as, loads of fun. [informal]	   [PJC]
load-shedding \load-shedding\ n.	   The act or process of disconnecting the electric current on	   certain lines when the demand becomes greater than the	   supply.	   [WordNet 1.5] Loadsman
Loadsman \Loads"man\, Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n. [Load, lode +	   man. See {Lode}.]	   A pilot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Loadstar
Loadstar \Load"star`\, Lodestar \Lode"star`\, n. [Load, lode +	   star. See {Lode}.]	   1. A star that leads; a guiding star; esp., the polestar,	      Polaris; also, the constellation containing the pole star,	      the cynosure (Ursa Minor). --Chaucer. " Your eyes are	      lodestars." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pilot can no loadstar see.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something that serves as a guide or provides direction; a	      cynosure[2].	      [PJC]	   3. Something that attracts attention or on which the atention	      is fixed; a cynosure[3].	      [PJC] Loadstone
Loadstone \Load"stone`\, Lodestone \Lode"stone\, n. [Load, lode	   + stone.] (Min.)	   A piece of magnetite, a magnetic iron ore, possessing	   polarity like a magnetic needle, having the power to attract	   as well as to be attracted magnetically. See {Magnetite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Loaf \Loaf\, n.; pl. {Loaves}. [OE. lof, laf, AS. hl[=a]f; akin	   to G. laib, OHG. hleip, Icel. hleifr, Goth. hlaifs, Russ.	   khlieb', Lith. kl["e]pas. Cf. {Lady}, {Lammas}, {Lord}.]	   Any thick lump, mass, or cake; especially, a large regularly	   shaped or molded mass, as of bread, sugar, or cake. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Loaf sugar}, refined sugar that has been formed into a	      conical loaf in a mold.	      [1913 Webster]	Loaf \Loaf\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loafed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Loafing}.] [G. laufen to run, Prov. G. loofen. See {Leap}.]	   To spend time in idleness; to lounge or loiter about. "	   Loafing vagabonds." --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]	Loaf \Loaf\, v. t.	   To spend in idleness; -- with away; as, to loaf time away.	   [1913 Webster]
Loafer \Loaf"er\, n. [G. l[aum]ufer a runner, Prov. G. laufer,	   lofer, fr. laufen to run. See {Leap}.]	   1. One who loafs; a lazy lounger. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A type of shoe without laces which can be easily slipped	      on or off; -- originally a trademark; as, he bought a new	      pair of loafers.	      [PJC]
loafing \loaf"ing\ n.	   having no employment; being idle intentionally.	   Syn: idleness, idling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loam \Loam\ (l[=o]m), n. [AS. l[=a]m; 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 fertility is chiefly due.	      [1913 Webster]	            We wash a wall of loam; we labor in vain. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) A mixture of sand, clay, and other materials,	      used in making molds for large castings, often without a	      pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Loam mold} (Founding), a mold made with loam. See {Loam},	      n., 2.	   {Loam molding}, the process or business of making loam molds.	   {Loam plate}, an iron plate upon which a section of a loam	      mold rests, or from which it is suspended.	   {Loam work}, loam molding or loam molds.	      [1913 Webster]	Loam \Loam\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Loaming}.]	   To cover, smear, or fill with loam.	   [1913 Webster]
loamless \loamless\ adj.	   having no loam; -- of soil; as, a stony loamless yard.	   Contrasted with {loamy}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Loamy \Loam"y\, a.	   Consisting of loam; partaking of the nature of loam;	   resembling loam. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Loan \Loan\ (l[=o]n), n. [See {Lawn}.]	   A loanin. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Loan \Loan\, n. [OE. lone, lane, AS. l[=a]n, l[ae]n, fr. le['i]n	   to lend; akin to D. leen loan, fief, G. lehen fief, Icel.	   l[=a]n, G. leihen to lend, OHG. l[imac]han, Icel. lj[imac],	   Goth. leihwan, L. linquere to leave, Gr. lei`pein, Skr. ric.	   [root]119. Cf. {Delinquent}, {Eclipse}, {Eleven}, {Ellipse},	   {Lend}, {License}, {Relic}.]	   1. The act of lending; a lending; permission to use; as, the	      loan of a book, money, services.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which one lends or borrows, especially a sum of money	      lent at interest; as, he repaid the loan.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Loan office}.	      (a) An office at which loans are negotiated, or at which	          the accounts of loans are kept, and the interest paid	          to the lender.	      (b) A pawnbroker's shop.	          [1913 Webster]	Loan \Loan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Loaning}.]	   To lend; -- sometimes with out. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]	         By way of location or loaning them out.  --J. Langley	                                                  (1644).	   [1913 Webster]
Loanable \Loan"a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be lent; available for lending; as, loanable	   funds; -- used mostly in financial business and writings.	   [1913 Webster]
loanblend \loan"blend\ n.	   a word that is composed of parts from different languages;	   e.g. monolingual has a Greek prefix and a Latin root.	   Syn: hybrid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
loaner \loaner\ n.	   1. someone who lends money or gives credit in business	      matters.	   Syn: lender.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Something borrowed or lent. [informal]	      [PJC] Loanin
Loanin \Loan"in\, Loaning \Loan"ing\, n. [From Scotch loan, E.	   lawn.]	   An open space between cultivated fields through which cattle	   are driven, and where the cows are sometimes milked; also, a	   lane. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Loanmonger \Loan"mon`ger\, n.	   A dealer in, or negotiator of, loans.	   [1913 Webster]	         The millions of the loanmonger.          --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
loanword \loanword\ n.	   a word borrowed from another language; e.g. blitz is a German	   word borrowed into modern English.	   Syn: loan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
loasa \loasa\ n.	   any of various perennial South American plants of the genus	   {Loasa} having stinging hairs and showy white or yellow or	   reddish-orange flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Loasaceae \Loasaceae\ n.	   A natural family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants;	   America and Africa and Southern Arabia.	   Syn: family {Loasaceae}, loasa family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loath \Loath\ (l[=o]th), a. [OE. looth, loth, AS. l[=a][eth]	   hostile, odious; akin to OS. l[=a][eth], G. leid, Icel.	   lei[eth]r, Sw. led, G. leiden to suffer, OHG. l[imac]dan to	   suffer, go, cf. AS. l[imac][eth]an to go, Goth. leipan, and	   E. lead to guide.]	   1. Hateful; odious; disliked. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Filled with disgust or aversion; averse; unwilling;	      reluctant; as, loath to part.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full loth were him to curse for his tithes.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why, then, though loath, yet must I be content.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Loathe \Loathe\ (l[=o][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loathed}	   (l[=o][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loathing}.] [AS. l[=a][eth]ian	   to hate. See {Loath}.]	   1. To feel extreme disgust at, or aversion for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loathing the honeyed cakes, I Ionged for bread.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dislike greatly; to abhor; to hate; to detest.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secret which I loathe.            --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            She loathes the vital sir.            --Dryden.	   Syn: To hate; abhor; detest; abominate. See {Hate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Loathe \Loathe\, v. i.	   To feel disgust or nausea. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Loather \Loath"er\, n.	   One who loathes.	   [1913 Webster]
Loathful \Loath"ful\, a.	   1. Full of loathing; hating; abhorring. "Loathful eyes."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing a feeling of loathing; disgusting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Above the reach of loathful, sinful lust. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Loathing \Loath"ing\, n.	   Extreme disgust; a feeling of aversion, nausea, abhorrence,	   or detestation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mutual fear and loathing of the hostile races.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Loathingly \Loath"ing*ly\, adv.	   With loathing.	   [1913 Webster]
Loathliness \Loath"li*ness\, n.	   Loathsomeness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o][th]"l[y^]), a. [AS. l[=a][eth]lic.]	   Loathsome. [Obs.] " Loathly mouth." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Loathly \Loath"ly\ (l[=o]th"l[y^]), adv.	   1. Unwillingly; reluctantly.	      [1913 Webster]	            This shows that you from nature loathly stray.	                                                  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (l[=o][th]"l[y^]) So as to cause loathing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With dust and blood his locks were loathly dight.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
Loathness \Loath"ness\, n.	   Unwillingness; reluctance.	   [1913 Webster]	         A general silence and loathness to speak. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Loathsome \Loath"some\, a.	   Fitted to cause loathing; exciting disgust; disgusting; as, a	   loathsome disease.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most loathsome and deadly forms of infection.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   -- {Loath"some*ly}. adv. -- {Loath"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Loathy \Loath"y\, a.	   Loathsome. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Loaves \Loaves\, n.;	   pl. of {Loaf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lob \Lob\ (l[o^]b), n. [W. llob an unwieldy lump, a dull fellow,	   a blockhead. Cf. {Looby}, {Lubber}.]	   1. A dull, heavy person. " Country lobs." --Gauden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something thick and heavy.	      [1913 Webster]	Lob \Lob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbed} (l[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lobbing}.]	   2. To let fall heavily or lazily.	      [1913 Webster]	            And their poor jades	            Lob down their heads.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to propel (relatively slowly) in a high arcing trajectory;	      as, to lob a grenade at the enemy.	      [PJC]	   {To lob a ball} (Lawn Tennis), to strike a ball so as to send	      it up into the air.	      [1913 Webster]	Lob \Lob\, v. t. (Mining)	   See {Cob}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	Lob \Lob\, n. [Dan. lubbe.] (Zool.)	   The European pollock.	   [1913 Webster]	Lob \Lob\, n.	   The act of lobbing; specif., an (often gentle) stroke which	   sends a ball up into the air, as in tennis to avoid a player	   at the net.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lobar \Lo"bar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a lobe; characterized by, or like, a lobe	   or lobes.	   [1913 Webster] Lobate
Lobate \Lo"bate\, Lobated \Lo"ba*ted\, a. [See {Lobe}.]	   1. (Bot.) Consisting of, or having, lobes; lobed; as, a	      lobate leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Having lobes; -- said of the tails of certain fishes	          having the integument continued to the bases of the	          fin rays.	      (b) Furnished with membranous flaps, as the toes of a	          coot. See Illust. (m) under {Aves}.	          [1913 Webster]
Lobately \Lo"bate*ly\, adv.	   As a lobe; so as to make a lobe; in a lobate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobbish \Lob"bish\, a.	   Like a lob; consisting of lobs. --Sir. P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobby \Lob"by\, n.; pl. {Lobbies}. [LL. lobium, lobia, laubia, a	   covered portico fit for walking, fr. OHG. louba, G. laube,	   arbor. See {Lodge}.]	   1. (Arch.) A passage or hall of communication, especially	      when large enough to serve also as a waiting room. It	      differs from an antechamber in that a lobby communicates	      between several rooms, an antechamber to one only; but	      this distinction is not carefully preserved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of a hall of legislation not appropriated to the	      official use of the assembly; hence, the persons,	      collectively, who frequent such a place to transact	      business with the legislators; hence: any persons, not	      members of a legislative body, who strive to influence its	      proceedings by personal agency; a group of lobbyists for a	      particular cause; as, the drug industry lobby. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Naut.) An apartment or passageway in the fore part of an	      old-fashioned cabin under the quarter-deck.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Agric.) A confined place for cattle, formed by hedges.	      trees, or other fencing, near the farmyard.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lobby member}, a lobbyist. [Humorous cant, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Lobby \Lob"by\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lobbied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lobbying}.]	   To address or solicit members of a legislative body in the	   lobby or elsewhere, with the purpose to influence their	   votes; in an extended sense, to try to influence	   decision-makers in any circumstance. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]	Lobby \Lob"by\, v. t.	   To urge the adoption or passage of by soliciting members of a	   legislative body; as, to lobby a bill; -- also used with the	   legislators as object; as, to lobby the state legislatuire	   for protection. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lobbyist \Lob"by*ist\, n.	   A member of the lobby; a person who solicits members of a	   legislature for the purpose of influencing legislation.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lobcock \Lob"cock`\, n.	   A dull, sluggish person; a lubber; a lob. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Lobe \Lobe\ (l[=o]b), n. [F. lobe, Gr. lobo`s.]	   Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat	   rounded form; as:	   (a) (Bot.) A rounded projection or division of a leaf.	       --Gray.	   (b) (Zool.) A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of	       certain birds, as the coot.	   (c) (Anat.) A round projecting part of an organ, as of the	       liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of {Brain}.	   (b) (Mach.) The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a	       non-circular gear wheel.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Lobe of the ear}, the soft, fleshy prominence in which the	      human ear terminates below, also called the {earlobe}.	      See. Illust. of {Ear}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
lobectomy \lobectomy\ n.	   surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (such	   as the lung or brain).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lobed \Lobed\ (l[=o]bd), a.	   Having lobes; lobate.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobefoot \Lobe"foot`\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird having lobate toes; esp., a phalarope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobe-footed \Lobe"-foot`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Lobiped.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobelet \Lobe"let\, n. (Bot.)	   A small lobe; a lobule.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobelia \Lo*be"li*a\ (?; 106), n. [NL. So called from Lobel,	   botanist to King James I.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, including a great number of species.	   {Lobelia inflata}, or Indian tobacco, is an annual plant of	   North America, whose leaves contain a poisonous white viscid	   juice, of an acrid taste. It has often been used in medicine	   as an emetic, expectorant, etc. {Lobelia cardinalis} is the	   cardinal flower, remarkable for the deep and vivid red color	   of its flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobeliaceae \Lobeliaceae\ n.	   A natural family of plants not recognized in all	   classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous	   plants are included in family {Campanulaceae}.	   Syn: family {Lobeliaceae}, lobelia family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lobeliaceous \Lo*be`li*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants of which the	   genus {Lobelia} is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobelin \Lo*be"lin\, n. (Med.)	   A yellowish green resin from {Lobelia}, used as an emetic and	   diaphoretic.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobeline \Lo*be"line\, n. (Chem.)	   A poisonous narcotic alkaloid extracted from the leaves of	   Indian tobacco ({Lobelia inflata}) as a yellow oil, having a	   tobaccolike taste and odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobiped \Lo"bi*ped\, a. [Lobe + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zool.)	   Having lobate toes, as a coot.	   [1913 Webster]
Loblolly \Lob"lol`ly\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Gruel; porridge; -- so called among seamen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Loblolly bay} (Bot.), an elegant white-flowered evergreen	      shrub or small tree, of the genus {Gordonia} ({Gordonia	      Lasianthus}), growing in the maritime parts of the	      Southern United States. Its bark is sometimes used in	      tanning. Also, a similar West Indian tree ({Laplacea	      h[ae]matoxylon}).	   {Loblolly boy}, a surgeon's attendant on shipboard.	      --Smollett.	   {Loblolly pine} (Bot.), a kind of pitch pine found from	      Delaware southward along the coast; old field pine ({Pinus	      T[ae]da}). Also, {Pinus Bahamensis}, of the West Indies.	      	   {Loblolly tree} (Bot.), a name of several West Indian trees,	      having more or less leathery foliage, but alike in no	      other respect; as {Pisonia subcordata}, {Cordia alba}, and	      {Cupania glabra}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lobosa \Lo*bo"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See {Lobe}.] (Zool.)	   An order of Rhizopoda, in which the pseudopodia are thick and	   irregular in form, as in the Am[oe]ba.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobotes \Lobotes\ n.	   The type genus of the {Lobotidae}.	   Syn: genus {Lobotes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lobotidae \Lobotidae\ n.	   A natural family of fishes including the tripletails.	   Syn: family {Lobotidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lobotomy \lobotomy\ n. (Med., Surgery)	   The surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the	   frontal lobe of the brain, by cutting into the brain.	   Syn: prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontal leucotomy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lobscouse \Lob"scouse`\, n. [Written also lobscourse from which	   lobscouse is corrupted.] [Lob + course.] (Naut.)	   A combination of meat with vegetables, bread, etc., usually	   stewed, sometimes baked; an olio.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobsided \Lob"sid`ed\, a.	   See {Lopsided}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobspound \Lobs"pound`\, n. [Lob + pound a prison.]	   A prison. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobster \Lob"ster\, n. [AS. loppestre, lopystre prob., corrupted	   fr. L. locusta a marine shellfish, a kind of lobster, a	   locust. Cf. {Locust}.] (Zool.)	   1. Any large macrurous crustacean used as food, esp. those of	      the genus {Homarus}; as the American lobster ({Homarus	      Americanus}), and the European lobster ({Homarus	      vulgaris}). The Norwegian lobster ({Nephrops Norvegicus})	      is similar in form. All these have a pair of large unequal	      claws. The spiny lobsters of more southern waters,	      belonging to {Palinurus}, {Panulirus}, and allied genera,	      have no large claws. The fresh-water crayfishes are	      sometimes called lobsters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As a term of opprobrium or contempt: A gullible, awkward,	      bungling, or undesirable person. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Lobster caterpillar} (Zool.), the caterpillar of a European	      bombycid moth ({Stauropus fagi}); -- so called from its	      form.	   {Lobster louse} (Zool.), a copepod crustacean ({Nicotho["e]	      astaci}) parasitic on the gills of the European lobster.	      [1913 Webster]
lobsterback \lobsterback\ n. (American History)	   A British soldier in the 1700's; -- so-called because of his	   red coat, esp. during the American Revolutionary War.	   Syn: redcoat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lobster-backed \lobster-backed\ adj. (American History)	   Of or pertaining to British soldiers during the Revolutionary	   War in America; -- so called because of their red coats.	   Syn: red-coated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lobster pot \Lob"ster pot\, n.	   a device used to trap lobsters, consisting of a	   semi-cylindrical structure made of wooden slats, with	   openings formed of funnel-shaped nets allowing lobsters to	   enter, but impeding their exit. It is also called a {lobster	   trap}.	   [PJC] Lobster thermidor	Lobster thermidor \Lob"ster ther"mi*dor\, Lobsters thermidor
\Lob"sters ther"mi*dor\, n.	   a dish of lobster meat cooked with a rich creamy wine sauce,	   stuffed back into the lobster shell, sprinkled with grated	   cheese, and browned.	   [PJC]
Lobster trap \Lob"ster trap\, n.	   same as {lobster pot}.	   [PJC]
Lobular \Lob"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. lobulaire.]	   Like a lobule; pertaining to a lobule or lobules.	   [1913 Webster]
lobularity \lobularity\ n.	   the property of having lobules.	   [WordNet 1.5] Lobulate
Lobulate \Lob"u*late\, Lobulated \Lob"u*la`ted\, a.	   Made up of, or divided into, lobules; as, a lobulated gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobule \Lob"ule\, n. [Cf. F. lobule, dim. of lobe. See {Lobe}.]	   A small lobe; a subdivision of a lobe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lobule of the ear}. (Anat.) Same as {Lobe of the ear}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lobulette \Lob`u*lette"\, n. [Dim. of lobule.] (Anat.)	   A little lobule, or subdivision of a lobule.	   [1913 Webster]
Lobworm \Lob"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The lugworm.	   [1913 Webster]
Local \Lo"cal\ (l[=o]"kal), a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf.	   F. local. See {Lieu}, {Locus}.]	   Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite	   region or portion of space; restricted to one place or	   region; as, a local custom.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gives to airy nothing	         A local habitation and a name.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Local actions} (Law), actions such as must be brought in a	      particular county, where the cause arises; --	      distinguished from {transitory actions}.	   {Local affection} (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a	      particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the	      system.	   {Local attraction} (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass,	      causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction,	      especially on shipboard.	   {Local battery} (Teleg.), the battery which actuates the	      recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as	      distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for	      the line.	   {Local circuit} (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery.	      	   {Local color}.	   (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not	       caused by accidental influences, as of reflection,	       shadow, etc.	   (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its	       inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is	       laid.	   {Local option}, the right or obligation of determining by	      popular vote within certain districts, as in each county,	      city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages	      within the district shall be allowed.	      [1913 Webster]	Local \Lo"cal\, n.	   1. (Railroad) A train which receives and deposits passengers	      or freight along the line of the road; a train for the	      accommodation of a certain district. [U.S.]	   2. In newspaper cant, an item of news relating to the place	      where the paper is published. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A train or bus which stops at all stations along a line,	      as contrasted with an {express}, which stops only at	      certain stations designated as express stops.	      [PJC]
Locale \Lo`cale"\, n. [F. local.]	   1. A place, spot, or location.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A principle, practice, form of speech, or other thing of	      local use, or limited to a locality.	      [1913 Webster]
localisation \localisation\ n.	   Same as {localization}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: Syn. --, location, locating, fix.	        [WordNet 1.5]
localise \localise\ v. t.	   Same as {localize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: localize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Localism \Lo"cal*ism\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being local; affection for a	      particular place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A method of speaking or acting peculiar to a certain	      district; a local idiom or phrase.	      [1913 Webster]
Locality \Lo*cal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Localitiees}. [L. localitas:	   cf. F. localit['e].]	   1. The state, or condition, of belonging to a definite place,	      or of being contained within definite limits.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is thought that the soul and angels are devoid of	            quantity	            and dimension, and that they have nothing to do with	            grosser locality.                     --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Position; situation; a place; a spot; esp., a geographical	      place or situation, as of a mineral or plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Limitation to a county, district, or place; as, locality	      of trial. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Phren.) The perceptive faculty concerned with the ability	      to remember the relative positions of places.	      [1913 Webster]
Localization \Lo`cal*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. localisation.]	   Act of localizing, or state of being localized.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebral localization} (Physiol.), the localization of the	      control of special functions, as of sight or of the	      various movements of the body, in special regions of the	      brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Localize \Lo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Localized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Localizing}.] [Cf. F. localiser. See {Local}.]	   To make local; to fix in, or assign to, a definite place.	   --H. Spencer. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
localized \localized\ adj.	   1. (Medicine) confined or restricted to a particular	      location; as, the localized infection formed a definite	      abscess. Contrasted with {disseminated} or {systemic}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. made local or oriented locally; as, a decentralized and	      localized political authority.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Locally \Lo"cal*ly\, adv.	   With respect to place; in place; as, to be locally separated	   or distant.	   [1913 Webster]
Locate \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 particular spot or position.	      [1913 Webster]	            The captives and emigrants whom he brought with him	            were located in the trans-Tiberine quarter. --B. F.	                                                  Westcott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To designate the site or place of; to define the limits	      of; as, to locate a public building; to locate a mining	      claim; to locate (the land granted by) a land warrant.	      [1913 Webster]	            That part of the body in which the sense of touch is	            located.                              --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discover the location or site of; as, to locate the	      source of a radio transmission; to locate a leak; to	      locate the malfunction in a system.	      [PJC]	Locate \Lo"cate\, v. i.	   To place one's self; to take up one's residence; to settle;	   as, to locate in Seattle. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
located \located\ adj.	   1. situated in a particular spot or position; as, valuable	      centrally located urban land.	   Syn: placed, set, situated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. situated: often used in combination; as, a well-located	      business.	      [WordNet 1.5]
locating \locating\ n.	   1. the act of putting something in a certain place or	      location.	   Syn: location, placement, position, positioning, emplacement,	        situating.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a determination of the location of something.	   Syn: localization, localisation, location, fix.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Location \Lo*ca"tion\, n. [L. locatio, fr. locare.]	   1. The act or process of locating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Situation; place; locality. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is located; a tract of land designated in	      place. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) (Civil Law) A leasing on rent.	      (b) (Scots Law) A contract for the use of a thing, or	          service of a person, for hire. --Wharton.	      (c) (Amer. Law) The marking out of the boundaries, or	          identifying the place or site of, a piece of land,	          according to the description given in an entry, plan,	          map, etc. --Burrill. Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]
Locative \Loc"a*tive\, a. (Gram.)	   Indicating place, or the place where, or wherein; as, a	   locative adjective; locative case of a noun. -- n. The	   locative case.	   [1913 Webster]
Locator \Lo"ca*tor\, n.	   One who locates, or is entitled to locate, land or a mining	   claim. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Locellate \Lo*cel"late\, a. [L. locellus a compartment, dim. of	   locus a place.] (Bot.)	   Divided into secondary compartments or cells, as where one	   cavity is separated into several smaller ones.	   [1913 Webster]
Loch \Loch\ (l[o^]k), n. [Gael. & Olr. loch. See {Lake} of	   water.]	   A lake; a bay or arm of the sea. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Loch \Loch\ (l[o^]k), n. [F. looch, Ar. la'[=u]g, an electuary,	   or any medicine which may be licked or sucked, fr. la'[=u]q	   to lick.] (Med.)	   A kind of medicine to be taken by licking with the tongue; a	   lambative; a lincture.	   [1913 Webster] Lochaber ax
Lochaber ax \Loch*a"ber ax"\, Lochaber axe \Loch*a"ber axe"\ n.	   [So called from Lochaber, in Scotland.]	   A weapon of war, consisting of a pole armed with an axhead at	   its end, formerly used by the Scotch Highlanders.	   [1913 Webster]
Lochage \Loch"age\, n. [Gr.?.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   An officer who commanded a company; a captain. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Lochan \Loch"an\, n. [Gael. See 1st {Loch}.]	   A small lake; a pond. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A pond or lochan rather than a lake.     --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Loche \Loche\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Loach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lochia \Lo*chi"a\ (l[=o]"k[i^]*[.a] or l[-o]*k[imac]"[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, pl., fr. ? belonging to childbirth, ? a	   lying in, childbirth.] (Med.)	   The discharge from the womb and vagina which follows	   childbirth.	   [1913 Webster]
Lochial \Lo"chi*al\, a. [Cf. F. lochial.]	   Of or pertaining to the lochia.	   [1913 Webster]
Lock \Lock\ (l[o^]k), n. [AS. locc; akin to D. lok, G. locke,	   OHG. loc, Icel. lokkr, and perh. to Gr. ? to bend, twist.]	   A tuft of hair; a flock or small quantity of wool, hay, or	   other like substance; a tress or ringlet of hair.	   [1913 Webster]	         These gray locks, the pursuivants of death. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Lock \Lock\, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the	   fastening of a door, fr. l[=u]can to lock, fasten; akin to	   OS. l[=u]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[=u]hhan, Icel.	   l[=u]ka, Goth. l[=u]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break.	   Cf. {Locket}.]	   1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a	      door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a	      bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the	      thing fastened.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one	      thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream	      or canal.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in	      raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to	      another; -- called also {lift lock}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is	      exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Detector lock}, a lock containing a contrivance for showing	      whether it as has been tampered with.	   {Lock bay} (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber.	   {Lock chamber}, the inclosed space between the gates of a	      canal lock.	   {Lock nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}.	   {Lock plate}, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is	      attached.	   {Lock rail} (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail	      nearest the lock.	   {Lock rand} (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight.	   {Mortise lock}, a door lock inserted in a mortise.	   {Rim lock}, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus	      differing from a {mortise lock}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lock \Lock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Locked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Locking}.]	   1. To fasten with a lock, or as with a lock; to make fast; to	      prevent free movement of; as, to lock a door, a carriage	      wheel, a river, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prevent ingress or access to, or exit from, by	      fastening the lock or locks of; -- often with up; as, to	      lock or lock up, a house, jail, room, trunk. etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fasten in or out, or to make secure by means of, or as	      with, locks; to confine, or to shut in or out -- often	      with up; as, to lock one's self in a room; to lock up the	      prisoners; to lock up one's silver; to lock intruders out	      of the house; to lock money into a vault; to lock a child	      in one's arms; to lock a secret in one's breast.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To link together; to clasp closely; as, to lock arms. "	      Lock hand in hand." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Canals) To furnish with locks; also, to raise or lower (a	      boat) in a lock.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fencing) To seize, as the sword arm of an antagonist, by	      turning the left arm around it, to disarm him.	      [1913 Webster]	Lock \Lock\, v. i.	   To become fast, as by means of a lock or by interlacing; as,	   the door locks close.	   [1913 Webster]	         When it locked none might through it pass. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To lock into}, to fit or slide into; as, they lock into each	      other. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Lockage \Lock"age\, n.	   1. Materials for locks in a canal, or the works forming a	      lock or locks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Toll paid for passing the locks of a canal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Amount of elevation and descent made by the locks of a	      canal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The entire lock will be about fifty feet. --De Witt	                                                  Clinton.	      [1913 Webster]
lockbox \lock"box`\, n.	   A box of strong and durable construction, fitted with a lock,	   used for the purpose of protecting valuable items, such as	   money or jewelry; a strongbox.	   [PJC]
Lock-down \Lock"-down`\, n.	   A contrivance to fasten logs together in rafting; -- used by	   lumbermen. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Locked-jaw \Locked"-jaw`\, n.	   See {Lockjaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Locken \Lock"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Lock}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Locken \Lock"en\, n. (Bot.)	   The globeflower ({Trollius}).	   [1913 Webster]
Locker \Lock"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, locks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drawer, cupboard, compartment, or chest, esp. one in a	      ship, that may be closed with a lock.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chain locker} (Naut.), a compartment in the hold of a	      vessel, for holding the chain cables.	   {Davy Jones's locker}, or {Davy's locker}. See {Davy Jones}.	      	   {Shot locker}, a compartment where shot are deposited.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Locket \Lock"et\, n. [F. loquet latch, dim. of OF. loc latch,	   lock; of German origin. See {Lock} a fastening.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small lock; a catch or spring to fasten a necklace or	      other ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little case for holding a miniature picture or lock of	      hair, usually suspended from a necklace or watch chain.	      [1913 Webster]
lock-gate \lock-gate\ n.	   a gate that can be locked.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lock hospital \Lock" hos"pi*tal\n.	   A hospital for the treatment of venereal diseases. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lockjaw \Lock"jaw`\, n. (Med.)	   A contraction of the muscles of the jaw by which its motion	   is suspended; a variety of tetanus; trismus.	   [1913 Webster]
Lockless \Lock"less\, a.	   Destitute of a lock.	   [1913 Webster]
Lockman \Lock"man\, n.	   A public executioner. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
lockmaster \lockmaster\ n.	   a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal).	   Syn: lockman, lockkeeper.	        [WordNet 1.5] locknut
locknut \locknut\, lock nut \lock nut\n.	   a supplementary nut that is screwed down on a primary nut to	   prevent it from loosening; a check nut.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lockout \Lock"out`\, n.	   The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually	   in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a	   suspension of wages.	   [1913 Webster]
Lockram \Lock"ram\, n. [F. locrenan, locronan; from Locronan, in	   Brittany, where it is said to have been made.]	   A kind of linen cloth anciently used in England, originally	   imported from Brittany. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Locksmith \Lock"smith`\, n.	   A person whose occupation is to make, mend, or install locks,	   or to make keys for locks.	   [1913 Webster]
Lock step \Lock" step`\n.	   1. A mode of marching by a body of men going one after	      another as closely as possible, in which the leg of each	      moves at the same time with the corresponding leg of the	      person before him.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (fig.) The slavish copying of one person's actions	      by another; as, party members who vote in lockstep with	      the leadership.	      [PJC]	Lock stitch \Lock" stitch`\n.	   A peculiar sort of stitch formed by the locking of two	   threads together, as in the work done by some sewing	   machines. See {Stitch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lockup \Lock"up`\,	   1. n. A place where persons under arrest are temporarily	      locked up; a watchhouse; a jail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or state of temporary imprisonment in a lockup[1].	      [PJC]	   3. A malfunction in a machine having moving parts, such that	      the moving part cannot move; a seizure.	      [PJC]
Lock washer \Lock" wash`er\, n.	   A washer that is not completely smooth or flat, designed to	   prevent a nut from loosening, placed under the nut on a screw	   or bolt.	   [1913 Webster]
Lock-weir \Lock"-weir`\, n.	   A waste weir for a canal, discharging into a lock chamber.	   [1913 Webster]
Locky \Lock"y\, a.	   Having locks or tufts. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Loco \Lo"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   A direction in written or printed music to return to the	   proper pitch after having played an octave higher.	   [1913 Webster]	Loco \Lo"co\, n. [Sp. loco insane.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant ({Astragalus Hornii}) growing in the	      Southwestern United States, which is said to poison horses	      and cattle, first making them insane. The name is also	      given vaguely to several other species of the same genus.	      Called also {loco weed}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any one of various leguminous plants or weeds	      besides {Astragalus}, whose herbage is poisonous to	      cattle, as {Spiesia Lambertii}, syn. {Oxytropis	      Lambertii}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Loco \Lo"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Locoed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Locoing}.]	   To poison with loco; to affect with the loco disease; hence	   (Colloq.), to render insane or mad. "The locoed novelist."	   --W. D. Howells.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Loco \Lo"co\, n.	   A locomotive. [Colloq.] --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
loco \lo"co\, a. [Sp. loco insane.]	   Insane; crazy. [Originally Southwestern U. S., now slang]	   [PJC]
Loco disease \Loco disease\ (Veter.)	   A chronic nervous affection of cattle, horses, and sheep,	   caused by eating the loco weed and characterized by a slow,	   measured gait, high step, glassy eyes with defective vision,	   delirium, and gradual emaciation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Locofoco \Lo`co*fo"co\, n. [Of uncertain etymol.; perh. for L.	   loco foci instead of fire; or, according to Bartlett, it was	   called so from a self-lighting cigar, with a match	   composition at the end, invented in 1834 by John Marck of New	   York, and called by him locofoco cigar, in imitation of the	   word locomotive, which by the uneducated was supposed to	   mean, self-moving.]	   1. A friction match. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nickname formerly given to a member of the Democratic	      party. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was first applied, in 1834, to a portion of	         the Democratic party, because, at a meeting in Tammany	         Hall, New York, in which there was great diversity of	         sentiment, the chairman left his seat, and the lights	         were extinguished, for the purpose of dissolving the	         meeting; when those who were opposed to an adjournment	         produced locofoco matches, rekindled the lights,	         continued the meeting, and accomplished their object.	         [1913 Webster]
locoism \locoism\ n.	   a disease of livestock caused by locoweed poisoning;	   characterized by weakness and lack of coordination and	   trembling and partial paralysis.	   Syn: loco disease.	        [WordNet 1.5]
locomote \locomote\ v. i. [by back-formation from locomotion.]	   To change location; move, travel, or proceed.	   Syn: travel, go, move.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Locomotion \Lo`co*mo"tion\, n. [L. locus place + motio motion:	   cf. F. locomotion. See {Local}, and {Motion}.]	   1. The act of moving from place to place. " Animal	      locomotion." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of moving from place to place, characteristic of	      the higher animals and some of the lower forms of plant	      life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The name of a song and a dance, briefly popular in the	      1960's; as, do the locomotion.	      [PJC]
Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, a. [Cf. F. locomotif. See	   {Locomotion}.]	   1. Moving from place to place; changing place, or able to	      change place; as, a locomotive animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used in producing motion; as, the locomotive organs of an	      animal.	      [1913 Webster]	Locomotive \Lo"co*mo`tive\, n.	   A locomotive engine; a self-propelling wheel carriage,	   especially one which bears a steam boiler and one or more	   steam engines which communicate motion to the wheels and thus	   propel the carriage, -- used to convey goods or passengers,	   or to draw wagons, railroad cars, etc. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Consolidation locomotive}, a locomotive having four pairs of	      connected drivers.	   {Locomotive car}, a locomotive and a car combined in one	      vehicle; a dummy engine. [U.S.]	   {Locomotive engine}. Same as {Locomotive}, above.	   {Mogul locomotive}. See {Mogul}.	      [1913 Webster] Locomotiveness
Locomotiveness \Lo"co*mo`tive*ness\, Locomotivity
\Lo`co*mo*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. locomotivit['e].]	   The power of changing place.	   [1913 Webster]
Locomotor \Lo`co*mo"tor\, a. [See {Locomotion}.]	   Of or pertaining to movement or locomotion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Locomotor ataxia}, or {Progressive locomotor ataxy} (Med.),	      a disease of the spinal cord characterized by peculiar	      disturbances of gait, and difficulty in coordinating	      voluntary movements.	      [1913 Webster]
Loculament \Loc"u*la*ment\, n. [L. loculamentum case, box, fr.	   loculus a compartment, dim. of locus place.] (Bot.)	   The cell of a pericarp in which the seed is lodged.	   [1913 Webster]
Locular \Loc"u*lar\, a. [L. locularis.] (Bot.)	   Of or relating to the cell or compartment of an ovary, etc.;	   in composition, having cells; as trilocular. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Loculate \Loc"u*late\, a. [L. loculatus.] (Bot.)	   Divided into compartments.	   [1913 Webster]
Locule \Loc"ule\, n. [Cf. F. locule. See {Loculus}.] (Zool.)	   A little hollow; a loculus.	   [1913 Webster]
Loculicidal \Loc"u*li*ci`dal\, a. [L. loculus cell + caedere to	   cut: cf. F. loculicide.] (Bot.)	   Dehiscent through the middle of the back of each cell; --	   said of capsules.	   [1913 Webster] Loculose
Loculose \Loc"u*lose`\, Loculous \Loc"u*lous\, a. [L. loculosus.	   See {Loculament}.] (Bot.)	   Divided by internal partitions into cells, as the pith of the	   pokeweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Loculus \Loc"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Loculi}. [L., little place, a	   compartment.]	   1. (Zool.) One of the spaces between the septa in the	      Anthozoa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary;	      loculament.	      [1913 Webster]
Locum tenens \Lo"cum te"nens\n. [L., holding the place; locus	   place + tenens, p. pr. of tenere to hold. Cf. {Lieutenant}.]	   A substitute or deputy; one filling an office for a time.	   [1913 Webster]
Locus \Lo"cus\, n.; pl. {Loci}, & {Loca}. [L., place. Cf.	   {Allow}, {Couch}, {Lieu}, {Local}.]	   1. A place; a locality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The line traced by a point which varies its	      position according to some determinate law; the surface	      described by a point or line that moves according to a	      given law.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plane locus}, a locus that is a straight line, or a circle.	      	   {Solid locus}, a locus that is one of the conic sections.	      [1913 Webster]
Locust \Lo"cust\, n. [L. locusta locust, grasshopper. Cf.	   {Lobster}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of long-winged,	      migratory, orthopterous insects, of the family	      {Acridid[ae]}, allied to the grasshoppers; esp., ({Edipoda	      migratoria}, syn. {Pachytylus migratoria}, and {Acridium	      perigrinum}, of Southern Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the	      United States the related species with similar habits are	      usually called {grasshoppers}. See {Grasshopper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: These insects are at times so numerous in Africa and	         the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and	         when they migrate, they fly in an immense cloud. In the	         United States the harvest flies are improperly called	         locusts. See {Cicada}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Locust beetle} (Zool.), a longicorn beetle ({Cyllene	      robini[ae]}), which, in the larval state, bores holes in	      the wood of the locust tree. Its color is brownish black,	      barred with yellow. Called also {locust borer}.	   {Locust bird} (Zool.) the rose-colored starling or pastor of	      India. See {Pastor}.	   {Locust hunter} (Zool.), an African bird; the beefeater.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The locust tree. See {Locust	      Tree} (definition, note, and phrases).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Locust bean} (Bot.), a commercial name for the sweet pod of	      the carob tree.	      [1913 Webster]
Locusta \Lo*cus"ta\, n. [NL.: cf. locuste.] (Bot.)	   The spikelet or flower cluster of grasses. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Locustella \Lo`cus*tel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. locusta a locust.]	   (Zool.)	   The European cricket warbler.	   [1913 Webster]
Locustic \Lo*cus"tic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the locust; -- formerly used	   to designate a supposed acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Locusting \Lo"cust*ing\, p. a.	   Swarming and devastating like locusts. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Locust tree \Lo"cust tree`\n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)	   A large North American tree of the genus {Robinia} ({Robinia	   Pseudacacia}), producing large slender racemes of white,	   fragrant, papilionaceous flowers, and often cultivated as an	   ornamental tree. In England it is called {acacia}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other trees of different	         genera, especially to those of the genus {Hymen[ae]a},	         of which {Hymen[ae]a Courbaril} is a lofty, spreading	         tree of South America; also to the carob tree	         ({Ceratonia siliqua}), a tree growing in the	         Mediterranean region.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Honey locust tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Gleditschia}	      ) {Gleditschia triacanthus}), having pinnate leaves and	      strong branching thorns; -- so called from a sweet pulp	      found between the seeds in the pods. Called also simply	      {honey locust}.	   {Water locust tree} (Bot.), a small swamp tree ({Gleditschia	      monosperma}), of the Southern United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Locution \Lo*cu"tion\ (l[-o]*k[=u]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. locutio, fr.	   loqui to speak: cf. F. locution. ]	   Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.	   " Stumbling locutions." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	         I hate these figures in locution,	         These about phrases forced by ceremony.  --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Locutory \Loc"u*to*ry\ (l[o^]k"[-u]*t[-o]*r[y^]), n.	   A room for conversation; especially, a room in monasteries,	   where the monks were allowed to converse.	   [1913 Webster]
Lodde \Lod"de\ (l[o^]d'd[-e]), n. (Zool.)	   The capelin.	   [1913 Webster]
Lode \Lode\ (l[=o]d), n. [AS. l[=a]d way, journey, fr.	   l[imac][eth]an to go. See {Lead} to guide, and cf. {Load} a	   burden.]	   1. A water course or way; a reach of water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Down that long, dark lode . . . he and his brother	            skated home in triumph.               --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A body of ore visibly separated from adjacent	      rock.	      [PJC]	   3. Especially: (Mining) Any regular vein or course of	      valuable mineral, whether metallic or not.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: A concentrated supply or source of something	      valuable.	      [PJC]	   {mother lode} a large concentrated source of mineral or other	      valuable thing, from which lesser sources have been	      derived; -- often used figuratively. The term may have	      been originally applied to real or imagined large deposits	      of gold from which smaller granules were washed	      downstream, there constituting a diluted source of gold,	      and hinting at the richer source from which they were	      derived; as, to hit the mother lode.	      [PJC]
Lodemanage \Lode"man*age\, n. [OE. lodemenage. Chaucer.]	   Pilotage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lode-ship \Lode"-ship`\, n.	   An old name for a pilot boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Lodesman \Lodes"man\, n.	   Same as {Loadsman}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lodestar \Lode"star`\, n.	   Same as {Loadstar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lodestone \Lode"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Loadstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lodge \Lodge\ (l[o^]j), n. [OE. loge, logge, F. loge, LL. laubia	   porch, gallery, fr. OHG. louba, G. laube, arbor, bower, fr.	   lab foliage. See {Leaf}, and cf. {Lobby}, {Loggia}.]	   1. A shelter in which one may rest; as:	      (a) A shed; a rude cabin; a hut; as, an Indian's lodge.	          --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                Their lodges and their tentis up they gan bigge	                [to build].                       --Robert of	                                                  Brunne.	          [1913 Webster]	                O for a lodge in some vast wilderness! --Cowper.	      (b) A small dwelling house, as for a gamekeeper or	          gatekeeper of an estate. --Shak.	      (c) A den or cave.	      (d) The meeting room of an association; hence, the	          regularly constituted body of members which meets	          there; as, a masonic lodge.	      (c) The chamber of an abbot, prior, or head of a college.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The space at the mouth of a level next the shaft,	      widened to permit wagons to pass, or ore to be deposited	      for hoisting; -- called also {platt}. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A collection of objects lodged together.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Maldives, a famous lodge of islands. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A family of North American Indians, or the persons who	      usually occupy an Indian lodge, -- as a unit of	      enumeration, reckoned from four to six persons; as, the	      tribe consists of about two hundred lodges, that is, of	      about a thousand individuals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lodge gate}, a park gate, or entrance gate, near the lodge.	      See {Lodge}, n., 1	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	Lodge \Lodge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lodged} (l[o^]jd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lodging} (l[o^]j"[i^]ng).]	   1. To rest or remain a lodge house, or other shelter; to	      rest; to stay; to abide; esp., to sleep at night; as, to	      lodge in York Street. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stay and lodge by me this night.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something holy lodges in that breast. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall or lie down, as grass or grain, when overgrown or	      beaten down by the wind. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come to a rest; to stop and remain; to become stuck or	      caught; as, the bullet lodged in the bark of a tree; a	      piece of meat lodged in his throat.	      [1913 Webster]	Lodge \Lodge\, v. t. [OE. loggen, OF. logier, F. loger. See	   {Lodge}, n. ]	   1. To give shelter or rest to; especially, to furnish a	      sleeping place for; to harbor; to shelter; hence, to	      receive; to hold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every house was proud to lodge a knight. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The memory can lodge a greater store of images than	            all the senses can present at one time. --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive to shelter; to track to covert.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deer is lodged; I have tracked her to her	            covert.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deposit for keeping or preservation; as, the men lodged	      their arms in the arsenal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to stop or rest in; to implant.	      [1913 Webster]	            He lodged an arrow in a tender breast. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lay down; to prostrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though bladed corn be lodged, and trees blown down.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To present or bring (information, a complaint) before a	      court or other authority; as, to lodge a complaint.	      [PJC]	   {To lodge an information}, to enter a formal complaint.	      [1913 Webster]
Lodgeable \Lodge"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. logeable.]	   1. That may be or can be lodged; as, so many persons are not	      lodgeable in this village.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of affording lodging; fit for lodging in. [R.] "	      The lodgeable area of the earth." --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]
Lodged \Lodged\, a. (Her.)	   Lying down; -- used of beasts of the chase, as {couchant} is	   of beasts of prey.	   [1913 Webster]
Lodgement \Lodge"ment\, n.	   See {Lodgment}.	   [1913 Webster]
lodgepole \lodgepole\ n.	   The lodgepole pine..	   Syn: shore pine,, spruce pine, Pinus contorta.	        [WordNet 1.5]	lodgepole pine \lodgepole pine\ n.	   A tall, narrow 2-needled pine ({Pinus contorta}) of the	   coastal Northwestern U. S., having a red to yellow-brown bark	   fissured into small squares and bearing egg-shaped cones.	   Syn: shore pine, lodgepole pine, spruce pine, {Pinus	        contorta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lodger \Lodg"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, lodges; one who occupies a hired room	   in another's house.	   [1913 Webster]
Lodging \Lodg"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, lodges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of rest, or of temporary habitation; esp., a	      sleeping apartment; -- often in the plural with a singular	      meaning. --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wits take lodgings in the sound of Bow. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Abiding place; harbor; cover.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair bosom . . . the lodging of delight. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lodging house}, a house where lodgings are provided and let.	      	   {Lodging room}, a room in which a person lodges, esp. a hired	      room.	      [1913 Webster]
lodgings \lodgings\ n. [pl. of {lodging}[2].]	   temporary living quarters.	   Syn: diggings, digs, domiciliation, pad.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lodgment \Lodg"ment\, n. [Written also {lodgement}.] [Cf. F.	   logement. See {Lodge}, v.]	   1. The act of lodging, or the state of being lodged.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any particle which is of size enough to make a	            lodgment afterwards in the small arteries. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lodging place; a room. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An accumulation or collection of something deposited in a	      place or remaining at rest.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) The occupation and holding of a position, as by a	      besieging party; an instrument thrown up in a captured	      position; as, to effect a lodgment.	      [1913 Webster]
Lodicule \Lod"i*cule\, n. [L. lodicula. dim, of lodix, lodicis,	   a coverlet: cf. F. lodicule.] (Bot.)	   One of the two or three delicate membranous scales which are	   next to the stamens in grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Loellingite \Loel"ling*ite\, n. [So called from L["o]lling, in	   Austria.] (Min.)	   A tin-white arsenide of iron, isomorphous with arsenopyrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Loess \Loess\ (l[~e]e), n. [G. l["o]ss.] (Geol.)	   A quaternary deposit, usually consisting of a fine yellowish	   earth, on the banks of the Rhine and other large rivers.	   [1913 Webster]
Loeven's larva \Loev"en's lar"va\n. [Named after the Swedish	   Zoologist, S. F. L["o]ven, who discovered it.] (Zool.)	   The peculiar larva of Polygordius. See {Polygordius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Loffe \Loffe\, v. i.	   To laugh. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Loft \Loft\ (l[o^]ft), n. [Icel. lopt air, heaven, loft, upper	   room; akin to AS. lyft air, G. luft, Dan. loft loft, Goth.	   luftus air. Cf. {Lift}, v. & n. ]	   1. That which is lifted up; an elevation. Hence, especially:	      (a) The room or space under a roof and above the ceiling	          of the uppermost story.	      (b) A gallery or raised apartment in a church, hall, etc.;	          as, an organ loft.	      (c) A floor or room placed above another; a story.	          especially, an upper story located in a building with	          a business below, often having no partitions, and in	          cities sometimes converted into living quarters, or	          used as studios for artists.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                Eutychus . . . fell down from the third loft.	                                                  --Acts xx. 9.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Golf) Pitch or slope of the face of a club (tending to	      drive the ball upward).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {On loft}, aloft; on high. Cf. {Onloft}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Loft \Loft\, a.	   Lofty; proud. [R. & Obs.] --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Loft \Loft\, v. t.	   To make or furnish with a loft; to cause to have loft; as, a	   lofted house; a lofted golf-club head.	   [1913 Webster]	         A wooden club with a lofted face.        --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Loft \Loft\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Lofted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lofting}.]	   To raise aloft; to send into the air; esp. (Golf), to strike	   (the ball) so that it will go over an obstacle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lofter \Loft"er\, n. (Golf)	   An iron club with a sloped face, used in lofting the ball; --	   called also {lofting iron}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Loftily \Loft"i*ly\, adv. [From {Lofty}.]	   In a lofty manner or position; haughtily.	   [1913 Webster]
Loftiness \Loft"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being lofty.	   [1913 Webster]
Lofting iron \Loft"ing iron\ (Golf)	   Same as {Lofter}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. {Loftier}; superl. {Loftiest}.]	   [From {Loft}.]	   1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.	      [1913 Webster]	            See lofty Lebanon his head advance.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit,	      bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately;	      characterized by pride; haughty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.	                                                  --Is. lvii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.	                                                  --Milton.	   Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic;	        sublime; proud; haughty. See {Tall}.	        [1913 Webster]
Log \Log\, n. [Heb. l[=o]g.]	   A Hebrew measure of liquids, containing 2.37 gills. --W. H.	   Ward.	   [1913 Webster]	Log \Log\, n. [Icel. l[=a]g a felled tree, log; akin to E. lie.	   See {Lie} to lie prostrate.]	   1. A bulky piece of wood which has not been shaped by hewing	      or sawing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Prob. the same word as in sense 1; cf. LG. log, lock,	      Dan. log, Sw. logg.] (Naut.) An apparatus for measuring	      the rate of a ship's motion through the water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common log consists of the log-chip, or logship,	         often exclusively called the log, and the log line, the	         former being commonly a thin wooden quadrant of five or	         six inches radius, loaded with lead on the arc to make	         it float with the point up. It is attached to the log	         line by cords from each corner. This line is divided	         into equal spaces, called knots, each bearing the same	         proportion to a mile that half a minute does to an	         hour. The line is wound on a reel which is so held as	         to let it run off freely. When the log is thrown, the	         log-chip is kept by the water from being drawn forward,	         and the speed of the ship is shown by the number of	         knots run out in half a minute. There are improved	         logs, consisting of a piece of mechanism which, being	         towed astern, shows the distance actually gone through	         by the ship, by means of the revolutions of a fly,	         which are registered on a dial plate.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: The record of the rate of speed of a ship or	      airplane, and of the course of its progress for the	      duration of a voyage; also, the full nautical record of a	      ship's cruise or voyage; a log slate; a log book.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Hence, generally: A record and tabulated statement of the	      person(s) operating, operations performed, resources	      consumed, and the work done by any machine, device, or	      system.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   5. (Mining) A weight or block near the free end of a hoisting	      rope to prevent it from being drawn through the sheave.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (computers) A record of activities performed within a	      program, or changes in a database or file on a computer,	      and typically kept as a file in the computer.	      [PJC]	   {Log board} (Naut.), a board consisting of two parts shutting	      together like a book, with columns in which are entered	      the direction of the wind, course of the ship, etc.,	      during each hour of the day and night. These entries are	      transferred to the log book. A folding slate is now used	      instead.	   {Log book}, or {Logbook} (Naut.),	      (a) a book in which is entered the daily progress of a	          ship at sea, as indicated by the log, with notes on	          the weather and incidents of the voyage; the contents	          of the log board.	      (b) a book in which a log[4] is recorded.	   {Log cabin}, {Log house}, a cabin or house made of logs.	   {Log canoe}, a canoe made by shaping and hollowing out a	      single log; a dugout canoe.	   {Log glass} (Naut.), a small sandglass used to time the	      running out of the log line.	   {Log line} (Naut.), a line or cord about a hundred and fifty	      fathoms long, fastened to the log-chip. See Note under 2d	      {Log}, n., 2.	   {Log perch} (Zool.), an ethiostomoid fish, or darter	      ({Percina caprodes}); -- called also {hogfish} and	      {rockfish}.	   {Log reel} (Naut.), the reel on which the log line is wound.	      	   {Log slate}. (Naut.) See {Log board} (above).	   {Rough log} (Naut.), a first draught of a record of the	      cruise or voyage.	   {Smooth log} (Naut.), a clean copy of the rough log. In the	      case of naval vessels this copy is forwarded to the proper	      officer of the government.	   {To heave the log} (Naut.), to cast the log-chip into the	      water; also, the whole process of ascertaining a vessel's	      speed by the log.	      [1913 Webster]	Log \Log\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Logged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Logging}.]	   1. (Naut.), To enter in a ship's log book; as, to log the	      miles run. --J. F. Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To record any event in a logbook, especially an event	      relating to the operation of a machine or device.	      [PJC]	Log \Log\, v. i.	   1. To engage in the business of cutting or transporting logs	      for timber; to get out logs. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move to and fro; to rock. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Logan \Log"an\, n.	   A rocking or balanced stone. --Gwill.	   [1913 Webster]
Logania \Logania\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Loganiaceae}; Australian and New	   Zealand shrubs sometimes cultivated for their flowers.	   Syn: genus {Logania}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Logaoedic \Log`a*[oe]d"ic\ (l[o^]g`[.a]*[e^]d"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   logaoidiko`s; lo`gos discourse, prose + 'aoidh` song.] (Gr.	   Pros.)	   Composed of dactyls and trochees so arranged as to produce a	   movement like that of ordinary speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Logarithm \Log"a*rithm\ (l[o^]g"[.a]*r[i^][th]'m), n. [Gr.	   lo`gos word, account, proportion + 'ariqmo`s number: cf. F.	   logarithme.] (Math.)	   One of a class of auxiliary numbers, devised by John Napier,	   of Merchiston, Scotland (1550-1617), to abridge arithmetical	   calculations, by the use of addition and subtraction in place	   of multiplication and division.	   Note: The relation of logarithms to common numbers is that of	         numbers in an arithmetical series to corresponding	         numbers in a geometrical series, so that sums and	         differences of the former indicate respectively	         products and quotients of the latter; thus,	         0 1 2 3 4 Indices or logarithms	         1 10 100 1000 10,000 Numbers in geometrical progression	         Hence, the logarithm of any given number is the	         exponent of a power to which another given invariable	         number, called the base, must be raised in order to	         produce that given number. Thus, let 10 be the base,	         then 2 is the logarithm of 100, because 10^{2} = 100,	         and 3 is the logarithm of 1,000, because 10^{3} =	         1,000.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Arithmetical complement of a logarithm}, the difference	      between a logarithm and the number ten.	   {Binary logarithms}. See under {Binary}.	   {Common logarithms}, or {Brigg's logarithms}, logarithms of	      which the base is 10; -- so called from Henry Briggs, who	      invented them.	   {Gauss's logarithms}, tables of logarithms constructed for	      facilitating the operation of finding the logarithm of the	      sum of difference of two quantities from the logarithms of	      the quantities, one entry of those tables and two	      additions or subtractions answering the purpose of three	      entries of the common tables and one addition or	      subtraction. They were suggested by the celebrated German	      mathematician Karl Friedrich Gauss (died in 1855), and are	      of great service in many astronomical computations.	   {Hyperbolic logarithm} or {Napierian logarithm} or {Natural	   logarithm}, a logarithm (devised by John Speidell, 1619) of	      which the base is e (2.718281828459045...); -- so called	      from Napier, the inventor of logarithms.	   {Logistic logarithms} or {Proportional logarithms}, See under	      {Logistic}.	      [1913 Webster] Logarithmetic
Logarithmetic \Log`a*rith*met"ic\, Logarithmetical
\Log"a*rith*met"ic*al\, a.	   See {Logarithmic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Logarithmetically \Log`a*rith*met"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Logarithmically.	   [1913 Webster] Logarithmic
Logarithmic \Log`a*rith"mic\, Logarithmical \Log`a*rith"mic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. logarithmique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to logarithms; consisting of logarithms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Using logarithms; as, logarithmic graph paper; a	      logarithmic scale.	      [PJC]	   3. Having a logarithm in one or more of the unknowns; -- of	      an equation.	      [PJC]	   {Logarithmic curve} (Math.), a curve which, referred to a	      system of rectangular coordinate axes, is such that the	      ordinate of any point will be the logarithm of its	      abscissa.	   {Logarithmic spiral}, a spiral curve such that radii drawn	      from its pole or eye at equal angles with each other are	      in continual proportion. See {Spiral}.	      [1913 Webster]
Logarithmically \Log`a*rith"mic*al*ly\, adv.	   By the use of logarithms.	   [1913 Webster]
Log-chip \Log"-chip`\, n. (Naut.)	   A thin, flat piece of board in the form of a quadrant of a	   circle attached to the log line; -- called also {log-ship}.	   See 2d {Log}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Logcock \Log"cock`\, n.	   The pileated woodpecker.	   [1913 Webster]
Loge \Loge\, n. [F. See {Lodge}.]	   A lodge; a habitation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Loggan \Log"gan\, n.	   See {Logan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Loggat \Log"gat\, n. [Also written logget.]	   1. A small log or piece of wood. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. An old game in England, played by throwing pieces of	      wood at a stake set in the ground. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Logge \Logge\, n. & v.	   See {Lodge}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Logged \Logged\, a.	   1. Made slow and heavy in movement; water-logged.	      --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entered in a logbook.	      [PJC]
Logger \Log"ger\, n.	   One engaged in logging. See {Log}, v. i. [U.S.] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Loggerhead \Log"ger*head`\, n. [Log + head.]	   1. A blockhead; a dunce; a numskull. --Shak. Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spherical mass of iron, with a long handle, used to heat	      tar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) An upright piece of round timber, in a whaleboat,	      over which a turn of the line is taken when it is running	      out too fast. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A very large marine turtle ({Thalassochelys	      caretta} syn. {Thalassochelys caouana}), common in the	      warmer parts of the Atlantic Ocean, from Brazil to Cape	      Cod; -- called also {logger-headed turtle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) An American shrike ({Lanius Ludovicianus}),	      similar to the butcher bird, but smaller. See {Shrike}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be at loggerheads}, {To fall to loggerheads}, or {To go	   to loggerheads}, to quarrel; to be at strife. --L' Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Loggerheaded \Log"ger*head`ed\, a.	   Dull; stupid. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A rabble of loggerheaded physicians.     --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Loggerheads \Log"ger*heads`\, n. (Bot.)	   The knapweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Loggia \Log"gia\, n. [It. See {Lodge}.] (Arch.)	   A roofed open gallery. It differs from a {veranda} in being	   more architectural, and in forming more decidedly a part of	   the main edifice to which it is attached; from a {porch}, in	   being intended not for entrance but for an out-of-door	   sitting-room.	   [1913 Webster]
Logging \Log"ging\, n.	   The business of felling trees, cutting them into logs, and	   transporting the logs to sawmills or to market.	   [1913 Webster]
Logic \Log"ic\, n. [OE. logike, F. logique, L. logica, logice,	   Gr. logikh` (sc. te`chnh), fr. logiko`s belonging to speaking	   or reason, fr. lo`gos speech, reason, le`gein to say, speak.	   See {Legend}.]	   1. The science or art of exact reasoning, or of pure and	      formal thought, or of the laws according to which the	      processes of pure thinking should be conducted; the	      science of the formation and application of general	      notions; the science of generalization, judgment,	      classification, reasoning, and systematic arrangement; the	      science of correct reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Logic is the science of the laws of thought, as	            thought; that is, of the necessary conditions to	            which thought, considered in itself, is subject.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Logic is distinguished as pure and applied. "Pure logic	         is a science of the form, or of the formal laws, of	         thinking, and not of the matter. Applied logic teaches	         the application of the forms of thinking to those	         objects about which men do think." --Abp. Thomson.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on logic; as, Mill's Logic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. correct reasoning; as, I can't see any logic in his	      argument; also, sound judgment; as, the logic of surrender	      was uncontestable.	      [PJC]	   4. The path of reasoning used in any specific argument; as,	      his logic was irrefutable.	      [PJC]	   5. (Electronics, Computers) A function of an electrical	      circuit (called a gate) that mimics certain elementary	      binary logical operations on electrical signals, such as	      AND, OR, or NOT; as, a logic circuit; the arithmetic and	      logic unit.	      [PJC]
Logical \Log"ic*al\ (l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. logique, L.	   logicus, Gr. logiko`s.]	   1. Of or pertaining to logic; used in logic; as, logical	      subtilties. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to the rules of logic; as, a logical argument or	      inference; the reasoning is logical; a logical argument; a	      logical impossibility. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Skilled in logic; versed in the art of thinking and	      reasoning; as, he is a logical thinker. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Logicality \Log`i*cal"i*ty\, n.	   Logicalness.	   [1913 Webster]
Logically \Log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a logical manner; as, to argue logically.	   [1913 Webster]
Logicalness \Log"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being logical.	   [1913 Webster]
Logician \Lo*gi"cian\, n. [Cf. F. logicien.]	   A person skilled in logic. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each fierce logician still expelling Locke. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Logics \Log"ics\, n.	   See {Logic}.	   [1913 Webster] log in
log in \log in\, log on \log on\, v. i. (Computers)	   To establish communication with a host computer from a	   terminal or remote computer.	   [PJC] Logistic
Logistic \Lo*gis"tic\, Logistical \Lo*gis"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?	   skilled in calculating, ? to calculate, fr. lo`gos word,	   number, reckoning: cf. F. logistique.]	   1. Logical. [Obs.] --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as,	      logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to logistics; as, logistic requirements;	      logistical problems; a logistical nightmare.	      [PJC]	   {Logistic logarithms}, or {Proportional logarithms}, certain	      logarithmic numbers used to shorten the calculation of the	      fourth term of a proportion of which one of the terms is a	      given constant quantity, commonly one hour, while the	      other terms are expressed in minutes and seconds; -- not	      now used.	      [1913 Webster]
logistician \logistician\ n.	   a person skilled at symbolic logic.	   Syn: logician.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Logistics \Lo*gis"tics\, n.	   1. (Mil.) That branch of the military art which embraces the	      details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the	      word is by some writers extended to include strategy. --H.	      L. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By extension: The planning and coordination of the	      movement of materials, and other details of any large	      activity, such as a business or a political campaign.	      [PJC]	   3. (Math.) A system of arithmetic, in which numbers are	      expressed in a scale of 60; logistic arithmetic.	      [1913 Webster]
Logman \Log"man\, n.; pl. {Logmen}.	   A man who carries logs. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Logodaedaly \Log`o*d[ae]d"a*ly\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Logos}, and	   {D[ae]dal}.]	   Verbal legerdemain; a playing with words. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Logogram \Log"o*gram\, n. [Gr. lo`gos word + -gram.]	   A word letter; a phonogram, that, for the sake of brevity,	   represents a word; as, |, i. e., t, for it. Cf.	   {Grammalogue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Logographer \Lo*gog"ra*pher\, n.	   1. A chronicler; one who writes history in a condensed manner	      with short simple sentences.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One skilled in logography.	      [1913 Webster] Logographic
Logographic \Log`o*graph"ic\, Logographical \Log`o*graph"ic*al\,	   a. [Gr. ? of writing speeches: cf. F. logographique.]	   Of or pertaining to logography.	   [1913 Webster]
Logography \Lo*gog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? a writing of speeches;	   lo`gos word, speech + ? to write: cf. F. logographie.]	   1. A method of printing in which whole words or syllables,	      cast as single types, are used.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mode of reporting speeches without using shorthand, -- a	      number of reporters, each in succession, taking down three	      or four words. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Logogriph \Log"o*griph\, n. [Gr. lo`gos word + gri^fos a fishing	   net, a dark saying, a riddle: F. logogriphe.]	   A sort of riddle in which it is required to discover a chosen	   word from various combinations of its letters, or of some of	   its letters, which form other words; -- thus, to discover the	   chosen word chatter form cat, hat, rat, hate, rate, etc. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Logomachist \Lo*gom"a*chist\, n. [See {Logomachy}.]	   One who contends about words.	   [1913 Webster]
Logomachy \Lo*gom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?; lo`gos word + ? fight,	   battle, contest: cf. F. logomachie.]	   1. Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a	      war of words.	      [1913 Webster]	            The discussion concerning the meaning of the word	            "justification" . . . has largely been a mere	            logomachy.                            --L. Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game of word making.	      [1913 Webster]
Logometric \Log`o*met"ric\, a. [Gr. lo`gos word, ratio + me`tron	   measure.] (Chem.)	   Serving to measure or ascertain chemical equivalents;	   stoichiometric. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Logos \Log"os\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lo`gos the word or form which	   expresses a thought, also, the thought, fr. ? to speak.]	   1. A word; reason; speech. --H. Bushell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The divine Word; Christ.	      [1913 Webster]
Logothete \Log"o*thete\, [LL. logotheta, fr. Gr. ?; lo`gos word,	   account + ? to put.]	   An accountant; under Constantine, an officer of the empire; a	   receiver of revenue; an administrator of a department.	   [1913 Webster]
Logotype \Log"o*type\, n. [Gr. lo`gos word + -type.] (Print.)	   A single type, containing two or more letters; as, [ae],	   \[oe], [AE], [filig], [fllig], [ffllig], etc.; -- called also	   {ligature}.	   [1913 Webster]
Logroll \Log"roll`\, v. i. & t.	   To engage in logrolling; to accomplish by logrolling.	   [Political cant, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Logroller \Log"roll`er\, n.	   One who engages in logrolling. [Political cant, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The jobbers and logrollers will all be against it.	                                                  --The. Nation.	   [1913 Webster]
Logrolling \Log"roll`ing\, n.	   1. (Logging) The act or process of rolling logs from the	      place where they were felled to the stream which floats	      them to the sawmill or to market. In this labor	      neighboring camps of loggers combine to assist each other	      in turn. --Longfellow. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A combining or mutual agreement in which one	      politician supports or assists another in consideration of	      receiving assistance in return; wheeling and dealing; --	      sometimes used of a disreputable mode of accomplishing	      political schemes or ends. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Log-ship \Log"-ship\, n. (Naut.)	   A part of the log. See {Log-chip}, and 2d {Log}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Logwood \Log"wood`\n. [So called from being imported in logs.]	   The heartwood of a tree ({H[ae]matoxylon Campechianum}), a	   native of South America, It is a red, heavy wood, containing	   a crystalline substance called h[ae]matoxylin, and is used	   largely in dyeing. An extract from this wood is used in	   medicine as an astringent. Also called {Campeachy wood}, and	   {bloodwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
-logy \-lo*gy\suff. [Gr. ?, fr. lo`gos word, discourse, fr.	   le`gein to speak. See {Logic}.]	   A combining form denoting a discourse, treatise, doctrine,	   theory, science; as, theology, geology, biology, mineralogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Logy \Lo"gy\ (l[=o]"g[=e]), a. [From D. log.]	   Heavy or dull in respect to motion or thought; as, a logy	   horse; feeling logy. [U.S.]	   Syn: sluggish; dull; lethargic.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	              Porcupines are . . . logy, sluggish creatures.	                                                  --C. H.	                                                  Merriam.	        [1913 Webster]
Lohock \Lo"hock\, n. (Med.)	   See {Loch}, a medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Loimic \Loi"mic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? plague.]	   Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.	   [1913 Webster]
Loin \Loin\, n. [OE. loine, OF. logne, F. longe, from (assumed)	   LL. lumbea, L. lumbus join. Cf. {Lends}, {Lumbar},	   {Nombles}.]	   1. That part of a human being or quadruped, which extends on	      either side of the spinal column between the hip bone and	      the false ribs. In human beings the loins are also called	      the reins. See Illust. of {Beef}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cut of meat taken from this part of a food animal, as	      from cattle or hogs.	      [PJC]	   3. pl. The pubic area; the genitalia, especially in women;	      as, receptive loins.	      [PJC]
loincloth \loincloth\ n.	   A cloth covering for the loins, worn around the hips; --	   sometimes worn in tropical areas as the only article of	   clothing.	   Syn: breechcloth, breechclout, G-string.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loir \Loir\, n. [F., fr. L. glis, gliris.] (Zool.)	   A large European dormouse ({Myoxus glis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Loire \Loire\ prop. n.	   a French river which flows into the North Atlantic.	   Syn: Loire River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loiseleuria \Loiseleuria\ prop. n.	   A genus of plants having only one species, the alpine azalea.	   Syn: genus {Loiseleuria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loiter \Loi"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loitered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Loitering}.] [D. leuteren to delay, loiter; cf; Prov. G.	   lottern to be louse, lotter louse, slack, unsettled, vagrant,	   OHG. lotar.]	   1. To be slow in moving; to delay; to linger; to be dilatory;	      to spend time idly; to saunter; to lag behind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir John, you loiter here too long.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we have loitered, let us quicken our pace.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wander as an idle vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   Syn: To linger; delay; lag; saunter; tarry.	        [1913 Webster]
Loiterer \Loi"ter*er\, n.	   1. One who loiters; an idler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An idle vagrant; a tramp. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]
Loiteringly \Loi"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a loitering manner.	   [1913 Webster] Lok
Lok \Lok\ (l[o^]k), Loki \Lo"ki\ (l[=o]"k), n. [Icel. Loki,	   perh. akin to lokka, locka to allure, entice.] (Scandinavian	   Myth.)	   The evil deity, the author of all calamities and mischief,	   answering to the Ahriman of the Persians.	   [1913 Webster]
Lokao \Lo*ka"o\, n.	   A green vegetable dye imported from China.	   [1913 Webster]
Loke \Loke\ (l[=o]k), n. [See {Lock} a fastening.]	   A private path or road; also, the wicket or hatch of a door.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lokorys \Lok"o*rys\, n.	   Liquorice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Loligo \Lo*li"go\, n. [L., cuttle fish.] (Zool.)	   A genus of cephalopods, including numerous species of squids,	   common on the coasts of America and Europe. They are much	   used for fish bait.	   [1913 Webster]
Lolium \Lolium\ n.	   A genus of plants including the darnel and ryegrass.	   Syn: genus {Lolium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loll \Loll\ (l[o^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lolled} (l[o^]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lolling}.] [Cf. Icel. lolla to act lazily,	   loll, lolla, laziness, OD. lollen to sit over the fire, and	   E. lull. Cf. {Lill}, {Lull}.]	   1. To act lazily or indolently; to recline; to lean; to throw	      one's self down; to lie at ease; as, to loll around the	      house on a lazy summer day.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Void of care, he lolls supine in state. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hand extended from the mouth, as the tongue of an ox or	      a log when heated with labor or exertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The triple porter of the Stygian seat,	            With lolling tongue, lay fawning at thy feet.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To let the tongue hang from the mouth, as an ox, dog, or	      other animal, when heated by labor; as, the ox stood	      lolling in the furrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Loll \Loll\, v. t.	   To let hang from the mouth, as the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fierce tigers couched around and lolled their fawning	         tongues.                                 --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Lollard \Lol"lard\, n. [LL. Lollardi, Lullardi, from Walter	   Lolhardus, a German; cf. LG. & D. lollen to mumble, to hum,	   sing in a murmuring strain; hence, OD. lollaerd a mumbler, i.	   e., of prayers or psalms, which was prob. the origin of the	   name. See {Loll}, {Lull}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   (a) One of a sect of early reformers in Germany.	   (b) One of the followers of Wyclif in England. [Called also	       {Loller}.]	       [1913 Webster]	             By Lollards all know the Wyclifities are meant, so	             called from Walter Lollardus, one of their teachers	             in Germany.                          --Fuller.	       [1913 Webster] Lollardism
Lollardism \Lol"lard*ism\, Lollardy \Lol"lard*y\, n.	   The doctrines or principles of the Lollards.	   [1913 Webster]
Loller \Loll"er\, n. [See {Loll}.]	   1. One who lolls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An idle vagabond. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Lollard.	      [1913 Webster]
Lollingly \Loll"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a lolling manner. --Buckle.	   [1913 Webster]
Lollipop \Lol"li*pop\, n. [Perhaps fr. Prov. E. loll to soothe +	   pope a mixed liquor.]	   1. A kind of sugar confection which dissolves easily in the	      mouth. [Archaic] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A piece of hard candy, often of discoid shape,	      attached to the end of a handle of wood or hard paper by	      which it is held in the hand while being licked; -- it is	      popular with small children.	      [PJC]
Lollop \Lol"lop\, v. i. [From {Loll}.]	   To move heavily; to lounge or idle; to loll. [Low.] --Charles	   Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
loma \lo"ma\, n.; pl. {lomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a fringe.]	   (Zool.)	   A lobe; a membranous fringe or flap.	   [1913 Webster]
lomatia \lomatia\ n.	   any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus {Lomatia}	   having attractive fragrant flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
lomatinous \lo*mat"i*nous\, a. [See {Loma}.] (Zool.)	   Furnished with lobes or flaps.	   [1913 Webster]
Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Lombardy, or the inhabitants of Lombardy.	   [1913 Webster]	Lombard \Lom"bard\, prop. n. [F. lombard, fr. the Longobardi or	   Langobardi, i. e., Longbeards, a people of Northern Germany,	   west of the Elbe, and afterward in Northern Italy. See	   {Long}, and {Beard}, and cf. {Lumber}.]	   1. A native or inhabitant of Lombardy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A money lender or banker; -- so called because the	      business of banking was first carried on in London by	      Lombards.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Lombard-house}.	      [1913 Webster]	            A Lombard unto this day signifying a bank for usury	            or pawns.                             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A form of cannon formerly in use. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lombard Street}, the principal street in London for banks	      and the offices of note brokers; hence, the money market	      and interest of London.	      [1913 Webster]
Lombardeer \Lom`bard*eer"\ (?; 277), n.	   A pawnbroker. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster] Lombard-house
Lombard-house \Lom"bard-house\, Lombar-house \Lom"bar-house`\,	   [F. or D. lombard. See {Lombard}, n.]	   1. A bank or a pawnbroker's shop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A public institution for lending money to the poor at a	      moderate interest, upon articles deposited and pledged; --	      called also {mont de pi['e]t['e]}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lombardic \Lom*bar"dic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Lombardy of the Lombards.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lombardic alphabet}, the ancient alphabet derived from the	      Roman, and employed in the manuscript of Italy.	   {Lombardic architecture}, the debased Roman style of	      architecture as found in parts of Northern Italy. --F. G.	      Lee.	   {Lombardy poplar}. (Bot.) See {Poplar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Loment \Lo"ment\, n. [L. lomentum a mixture of bean meal and	   rice, used as a cosmetic wash, bean meal, fr. lavare, lotum,	   to wash.] (Bot.)	   An elongated pod, consisting, like the legume, of two valves,	   but divided transversely into small cells, each containing a	   single seed.	   [1913 Webster]
Lomentaceous \Lo`men*ta"ceous\, a. [From {Loment}.] (Bot.)	   Of the nature of a loment; having fruits like loments.	   [1913 Webster]
Lomonite \Lom"o*nite\, n.	   Same as {Laumontite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lompish \Lomp"ish\, a.	   Lumpish. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lonchocarpus \Lonchocarpus\ prop. n.	   A genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having	   pinnate leaves and red or white flowers.	   Syn: genus {Lonchocarpus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lond \Lond\, n.	   Land. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
London \Lon"don\, n.	   The capital city of England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {London paste} (Med.), a paste made of caustic soda and	      unslacked lime; -- used as a caustic to destroy tumors and	      other morbid enlargements.	   {London pride}. (Bot.)	   (a) A garden name for {Saxifraga umbrosa}, a hardy perennial	       herbaceous plant, a native of high lands in Great	       Britain.	   (b) A name anciently given to the Sweet William. --Dr. Prior.	   {London rocket} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({Sisymbrium	      Irio}) which sprung up in London abundantly on the ruins	      of the great fire of 1667.	      [1913 Webster]
Londoner \Lon"don*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   A native or inhabitant of London. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Londonism \Lon"don*ism\, n.	   A characteristic of Londoners; a mode of speaking peculiar to	   London.	   [1913 Webster]
Londonize \Lon"don*ize\, v. i.	   To impart to (one) a manner or character like that which	   distinguishes Londoners.	   [1913 Webster]	Londonize \Lon"don*ize\, v. i.	   To imitate the manner of the people of London.	   [1913 Webster]
London smoke \Lon"don smoke\	   A neutral tint given to spectacles, shade glasses for optical	   instruments, etc., which reduces the intensity without	   materially changing the color of the transmitted light.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	London tuft \London tuft\ (Bot.)	   The Sweet William ({Dianthus barbatus}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lone \Lone\, n.	   A lane. See {Loanin}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lone \Lone\, a. [Abbrev. fr. alone.]	   1. Being without a companion; being by one's self; also, sad	      from lack of companionship; lonely; as, a lone traveler or	      watcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I have on those pathless wilds a appeared,	            And the lone wanderer with my presence cheered.	                                                  --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Single; unmarried, or in widowhood. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Queen Elizabeth being a lone woman.   --Collection	                                                  of Records	                                                  (1642).	      [1913 Webster]	            A hundred mark is a long one for a poor lone woman	            to bear.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being apart from other things of the kind; being by	      itself; also, apart from human dwellings and resort; as, a	      lone house. " A lone isle." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a lone well a lonelier column rears. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unfrequented by human beings; solitary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus vanish scepters, coronets, and balls,	            And leave you on lone woods, or empty walls. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Loneliness \Lone"li*ness\, n.	   1. The condition of being lonely; solitude; seclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being unfrequented by human beings; as, the	      loneliness of a road.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Love of retirement; disposition to solitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see	            The mystery of your loneliness.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A feeling of depression resulting from being alone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Solitude; seclusion. See {Solitude}.	        [1913 Webster]
Lonely \Lone"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lonelier}; superl. {Loneliest}.]	   [Shortened fr. alonely.]	   1. Sequestered from company or neighbors; solitary; retired;	      as, a lonely situation; a lonely cell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alone, or in want of company; forsaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the misled and lonely traveler.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not frequented by human beings; as, a lonely wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having a feeling of depression or sadness resulting from	      the consciousness of being alone; lonesome.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am very often alone. I don't mean I am lonely.	                                                  --H. James.	   Syn: Solitary; lone; lonesome; retired; unfrequented;	        sequestered; secluded.	        [1913 Webster]
Loneness \Lone"ness\, n.	   Solitude; seclusion. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Lonesome \Lone"some\, a. [Compar. {Lonesomer}; superl.	   {Lonesomest}.]	   1. Secluded from society; not frequented by human beings;	      solitary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like one that on a lonesome road	            Doth walk in fear and dread.          --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conscious of, and somewhat depressed by, solitude; as, to	      feel lonesome.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Lone"some*ly}, adv. --	      {Lone"some*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
lonesomeness \lone"some*ness\ n.	   1. a disposition toward being alone.	   Syn: aloneness, loneliness, solitude.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The condition of being alone; the feeling of sadness	      resulting from being alone.	      [PJC]
Lone-Star State \Lone-Star State\ prop. n.	   Texas; -- a nickname alluding to the single star on its coat	   of arms, being the device used on its flag and seal when it	   was a republic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Long \Long\, a. [Compar. {Longer}; superl. {Longest}.] [AS.	   long, lang; akin to OS, OFries., D., & G. lang, Icel. langr,	   Sw. l[*a]ng, Dan. lang, Goth. laggs, L. longus. [root]125.	   Cf. {Length}, {Ling} a fish, {Linger}, {Lunge}, {Purloin}.]	   1. Drawn out in a line, or in the direction of length;	      protracted; extended; as, a long line; -- opposed to	      short, and distinguished from broad or wide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a	      considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series	      of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a	      long book.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration;	      lingering; as, long hours of watching.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in	      time; far away.	      [1913 Webster]	            The we may us reserve both fresh and strong	            Against the tournament, which is not long.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having a length of the specified measure; of a specified	      length; as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that	      is, extended to the measure of a mile, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Far-reaching; extensive. " Long views." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in	      utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See {Short},	      a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Finance & Com.) Having a supply of stocks or goods;	      prepared for, or depending for a profit upon, advance in	      prices; as, long of cotton. Hence, the phrases: to be, or	      go, long of the market, to be on the long side of the	      market, to hold products or securities for a rise in	      price, esp. when bought on a margin. Contrasted to	      {short}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound	         adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as,	         long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned,	         long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {In the long run}, in the whole course of things taken	      together; in the ultimate result; eventually.	   {Long clam} (Zool.), the common clam ({Mya arenaria}) of the	      Northern United States and Canada; -- called also	      {soft-shell clam} and {long-neck clam}. See {Mya}.	   {Long cloth}, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.	   {Long clothes}, clothes worn by a young infant, extending	      below the feet.	   {Long division}. (Math.) See {Division}.	   {Long dozen}, one more than a dozen; thirteen.	   {Long home}, the grave.	   {Long measure}, {Long meter}. See under {Measure}, {Meter}.	      	   {Long Parliament} (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which	      assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell,	      April 20, 1653.	   {Long price}, the full retail price.	   {Long purple} (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed	      to be the {Orchis mascula}. --Dr. Prior.	   {Long suit}	      (a) (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally more	          than three cards. --R. A. Proctor.	      (b) One's most important resource or source of strength;	          as, as an entertainer, her voice was her long suit.	   {Long tom}.	      (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of	          a vessel.	      (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western	          U.S.]	      (c) (Zool.) The long-tailed titmouse.	   {Long wall} (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam	      is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work	      progresses, except where passages are needed.	   {Of long}, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   {To be long of the market}, or {To go long of the market},	   {To be on the long side of the market}, etc. (Stock	      Exchange), to hold stock for a rise in price, or to have a	      contract under which one can demand stock on or before a	      certain day at a stipulated price; -- opposed to {short}	      in such phrases as, to be short of stock, to sell short,	      etc. [Cant] See {Short}.	   {To have a long head}, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.	      [1913 Webster]	Long \Long\, n.	   1. (Mus.) A note formerly used in music, one half the length	      of a large, twice that of a breve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phonetics) A long sound, syllable, or vowel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The longest dimension; the greatest extent; -- in the	      phrase, the long and the short of it, that is, the sum and	      substance of it. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Long \Long\, adv. [AS. lance.]	   1. To a great extent in space; as, a long drawn out line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To a great extent in time; during a long time.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that tarry long at the wine.     --Prov. xxiii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the trumpet soundeth long.       --Ex. xix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At a point of duration far distant, either prior or	      posterior; as, not long before; not long after; long	      before the foundation of Rome; long after the Conquest.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Through the whole extent or duration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bird of dawning singeth all night long. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Through an extent of time, more or less; -- only in	      question; as, how long will you be gone?	      [1913 Webster]	Long \Long\, prep. [Abbreviated fr. along. See 3d {Along}.]	   By means of; by the fault of; because of. [Obs.] See {Along	   of}, under 3d {Along}.	   [1913 Webster]	Long \Long\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Longed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Longing}.] [AS. langian to increase, to lengthen, to stretch	   out the mind after, to long, to crave, to belong to, fr. lang	   long. See {Long}, a.]	   1. To feel a strong or morbid desire or craving; to wish for	      something with eagerness; -- followed by an infinitive, or	      by for or after.	      [1913 Webster]	            I long to see you.                    --Rom. i. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have longed after thy precepts.     --Ps. cxix.	                                                  40.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have longed for thy salvation.      --Ps. cxix.	                                                  174.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nicomedes, longing for herrings, was supplied with	            fresh ones . . . at a great distance from the sea.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To belong; -- used with to, unto, or for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The labor which that longeth unto me. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
long-acting \long-acting\ adj.	   active over a relatively long period of time.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Longan \Lon"gan\, n. (Bot.)	   A pulpy fruit related to the litchi, and produced by an	   evergreen East Indian {longanberry} ({Nephelium Longan}).	   [1913 Webster]
longanberry \longanberry\ n.	   A tree ({Dimocarpus longan}) of Southeastern Asia to	   Australia grown primarily for its sweet translucent-fleshed	   edible fruit (the {longan}) resembling litchi nuts; -- it is	   sometimes placed in genera {Euphoria} or {Nephelium}.	   Syn: longan, lungen, {Dimocarpus longan}, {Euphoria litchi},	        {Nephelium longana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Asian fruit similar to litchi.	   Syn: dragon's eye.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Longanimity \Lon`ga*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. longanimitas; longus long	   + animus mind: cf. F. longanimit['e].]	   Disposition to bear injuries patiently; forbearance;	   patience. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Long-armed \Long"-armed`\, a.	   Having long arms; as, the long-armed ape or gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Longbeak \Long"beak`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American redbellied snipe ({Macrorhamphus scolopaceus});	   -- called also {long-billed dowitcher}.	   [1913 Webster]
longbeard \longbeard\ n.	   a fat-bellied stoneware drinking jug with a long neck;	   decorated with a caricature of Cardinal Bellarmine (17th	   century).	   Syn: bellarmine, graybeard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Longboat \Long"boat`\, n. (Naut.)	   Formerly, the largest boat carried by a merchant vessel,	   corresponding to the launch of a naval vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Longbow \Long"bow`\, n.	   The ordinary bow, not mounted on a stock; -- so called in	   distinction from the {crossbow} when both were used as	   weapons of war. Also, sometimes, such a bow of about the	   height of a man, as distinguished from a much shorter one.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To draw the longbow}, to tell large stories.	      [1913 Webster]
Long-breathed \Long"-breathed`\, a.	   Having the power of retaining the breath for a long time;	   long-winded.	   [1913 Webster]
long-dated \long-dated\ adj. (Finance)	   of a gilt-edged security: having more than 15 years to run	   before redemption. [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
long-distance \long-distance\ adj.	   covering long distances; as, a long-distance runner; a	   long-distance telephone call.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Long-drawn \Long"-drawn`\, a.	   Extended to a great length.	   Syn: long-drawn-out.	        [1913 Webster]	              The cicadae hushed their long-drawn, ear-splitting	              strains.                            --G. W. Cable.	        [1913 Webster]
long-drawn-out \long-drawn-out\ adj.	   1. relatively long in duration; as, a long-drawn-out visit	      from my mother-in-law.	   Syn: drawn-out, extended, prolonged, protracted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Longe \Longe\, n. [Abbrev. fr. allonge. See {Lunge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A thrust. See {Lunge}. --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The training ground for a horse. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Longe \Longe\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as 4th {Lunge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Longer \Long"er\, n.	   One who longs for anything.	   [1913 Webster]
Longeval \Lon*ge"val\, a.	   Long-loved; longevous. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Longevity \Lon*gev"i*ty\, n. [L. longaevitas. See {Longevous}.]	   Long duration of life; length of life.	   [1913 Webster]	         The instances of longevity are chiefly amongst the	         abstemious.                              --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Longevous \Lon*ge"vous\, a. [L. longaevus; longus long + aevum	   lifetime, age. See {Long}, and {Age}.]	   Living a long time; of great age. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
long-faced \long-faced\ adj.	   1. filled with or reflecting gloom.	   Syn: glum, gloomy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having a face longer than the usual.	      [WordNet 1.5]
long-familiar \long-familiar\ adj.	   frequently seen or experienced; as, a long-familiar face.	   Syn: well-known(prenominal), well known(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
long-haired \long-haired\ adj.	   having long hair; as, long-haired hippies.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Longhand \Long"hand`\, n.	   The written characters used in the common method of writing;	   -- opposed to {shorthand}; as, took it down in longhand.	   [1913 Webster]
Longheaded \Long"head"ed\, a.	   1. Having unusual foresight or sagacity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. having a relatively long head with a cephalic index of	      under 75. Opposite of {brachycephalic}.	   Syn: dolichocephalic, dolichocranal, dolichocranic.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- {Long"-head`ed*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Longhorn \Long"horn`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A long-horned animal, as a cow, goat, or beetle.	      See {Long-horned}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The {Texas longhorn}.	      [PJC]
Long-horned \Long"-horned`\, a. (Zool.) [Obs.]	   Having a long horn or horns; as, a long-horned goat, or cow;	   having long antenn[ae], as certain beetles ({Longicornia}).	   [1913 Webster]
Longicorn \Lon"gi*corn\, a. [L. longus long + cornu horn: cf. F.	   longicorne.] (Zool.)	   Long-horned; pertaining to the {Longicornia}. -- n. One of	   the Longicornia.	   [1913 Webster]
Longicornia \Lon`gi*cor"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long +	   cornu horn.] (Zool.)	   A division of beetles, including a large number of species,	   in which the antenn[ae] are very long. Most of them, while in	   the larval state, bore into the wood or beneath the bark of	   trees, and some species are very destructive to fruit and	   shade trees. See {Apple borer}, under {Apple}, and {Locust	   beetle}, under {Locust}.	   [1913 Webster]
Longilateral \Lon`gi*lat"er*al\, a. [L. longus long + lateralis	   lateral, fr. latus side.]	   Having long sides; especially, having the form of a long	   parallelogram.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nineveh . . . was of a longilateral figure, ninety-five	         furlongs broad, and a hundred and fifty long. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Longiloquence \Lon*gil"o*quence\, n. [L. langus long + loquentia	   a talking.]	   Long-windedness.	   [1913 Webster]	         American longiloquence in oratory.       --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Longimanous \Lon*gim"a*nous\, a. [L. longus long + manus hand.]	   Having long hands. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Longimetry \Lon*gim"e*try\, n. [L. longus long + -metry: cf. F.	   longim['e]trie.]	   The art or practice of measuring distances or lengths.	   --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Longing \Long"ing\, n.	   An eager desire; a craving; a morbid appetite; an earnest	   wish; an aspiration.	   [1913 Webster]	         Put on my crown; I have	         immortal longings in me.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Longingly \Long"ing*ly\, adv.	   With longing. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Longinquity \Lon*gin"qui*ty\, n. [L. longinquitas, fr.	   longinquus extensive, remote, fr. longus long.]	   Greatness of distance; remoteness. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Longipalp \Lon"gi*palp\, n. [F. longipalpe, fr. L. longus long +	   F. palpe a feeler, a palp.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of beetles, having long maxillary palpi.	   [1913 Webster]
Longipennate \Lon"gi*pen"nate\, a. [L. longus long + E.	   pennate.] (Zool.)	   Having long wings, or quills.	   [1913 Webster]
Longipennes \Lon`gi*pen"nes\, n. pl. [NL., from L. longus long +	   penna wing.] (Zool.)	   A group of longwinged sea birds, including the gulls,	   petrels, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Longipennine \Lon`gi*pen"nine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Longipennes; longipennate.	   [1913 Webster]
Longiroster \Lon`gi*ros"ter\, n.; pl. L. {Longirostres}, E.	   {Longirosters}. [L. longus long + rostrum beak: cf. F.	   longirostre.] (Zool.)	   One of the Longirostres.	   [1913 Webster]
Longirostral \Lon`gi*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a long bill; of or pertaining to the Longirostres.	   [1913 Webster]
Longirostres \Lon`gi*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. longus long	   + rostrum beak.] (Zool.)	   A group of birds characterized by having long slender bills,	   as the sandpipers, curlews, and ibises. It is now regarded as	   an artificial division.	   [1913 Webster]
Longish \Long"ish\, a.	   Somewhat long; moderately long.	   [1913 Webster]
Longitude \Lon"gi*tude\, n. [F., fr. L. longitudo, fr. longus	   long.]	   1. Length; measure or distance along the longest line; --	      distinguished from {breadth} or {thickness}; as, the	      longitude of a room; rare now, except in a humorous sense.	      --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The longitude of their cloaks.        --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mine [shadow] spindling into longitude immense.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geog.) The arc or portion of the equator intersected	      between the meridian of a given place and the meridian of	      some other place from which longitude is reckoned, as from	      Greenwich, England, or sometimes from the capital of a	      country, as from Washington or Paris. The longitude of a	      place is expressed either in degrees or in time; as, that	      of New York is 74[deg] or 4 h. 56 min. west of Greenwich.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The distance in degrees, reckoned from the	      vernal equinox, on the ecliptic, to a circle at right	      angles to the ecliptic passing through the heavenly body	      whose longitude is designated; as, the longitude of	      Capella is 79[deg].	      [1913 Webster]	   {Geocentric longitude} (Astron.), the longitude of a heavenly	      body as seen from the earth.	   {Heliocentric longitude}, the longitude of a heavenly body,	      as seen from the sun's center.	   {Longitude stars}, certain stars whose position is known, and	      the data in regard to which are used in observations for	      finding the longitude, as by lunar distances.	      [1913 Webster]
Longitudinal \Lon`gi*tu"di*nal\, a. [Cf. F. longitudinal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to longitude or length; as, longitudinal	      distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extending in length; in the direction of the length;	      running lengthwise, as distinguished from {transverse};	      as, the longitudinal diameter of a body. --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	Longitudinal \Lon`gi*tu"di*nal\, n.	   A railway sleeper lying parallel with the rail.	   [1913 Webster]
Longitudinally \Lon`gi*tu"di*nal*ly\, adv.	   In the direction of length.	   [1913 Webster]
long-lasting \long-lasting\ adj.	   Existing or persisting for a long time; as, a long-lasting	   friendship.	   Syn: durable, lasting, long-lived.	        [WordNet 1.5]
long-legged \long-legged\ adj.	   having long legs.	   Syn: leggy, long-shanked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Longlegs \Long"legs`\, n. (Zool.)	   A {daddy longlegs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Long-lived \Long"-lived`\, a.	   1. Having a long life; having constitutional peculiarities	      which make long life probable; lasting long; as, a	      long-lived tree; they are a long-lived family; long-lived	      prejudices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {long-lasting}.	   Syn: durable, lasting, long-lasting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Longly \Long"ly\, adv.	   1. With longing desire. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. For a long time; hence, wearisomely.	      [1913 Webster]
Longmynd rocks \Long"mynd rocks"\n. pl. (Geol.)	   The sparingly fossiliferous conglomerates, grits, schists,	   and slates of Great Britain, which lie at the base of the	   Cambrian system; -- so called, because typically developed in	   the Longmynd Hills, Shropshire.	   [1913 Webster]
Longness \Long"ness\, n.	   Length.	   [1913 Webster]
Longnose \Long"nose`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European garfish.	   [1913 Webster]
long-play \long-play\ adj.	   same as {long-playing}.	   Syn: long-playing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
long-playing \long-playing\ adj.	   playing at a slower speed and for a longer time than earlier	   records; -- used of phonograph records.	   Syn: long-play, LP.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Long primer \Long" prim"er\n. (Print.)	   A kind of type, in size between small pica and bourgeois.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in long primer.	         [1913 Webster]
long-range \long-range\ adj.	   1. involving an extended span of time; -- of plans, goals, or	      predictions; as, long-range goals; a long-range weather	      forecast.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. suitable for or reaching long distances; as, a long-range	      missile; long-range nuclear capability.	      [WordNet 1.5]
long-run \long-run\ adj.	   1. relating to or extending over a relatively long time; as,	      the long-run significance of the elections.	   Syn: long-term.	        [WordNet 1.5]
long-shanked \long-shanked\ adj.	   having long legs.	   Syn: leggy, long-legged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Longshanks \Long"shanks`\, n. (Zool.)	   The stilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Longshore \Long"shore`\, a. [Abbrev. from alongshore.]	   Belonging to the seashore or a seaport; along and on the	   shore. "Longshore thieves." --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Longshoreman \Long"shore`man\, n.; pl. {Longshoremen}. [Abbrev.	   fr. alongshoreman.]	   One of a class of laborers employed about the wharves of a	   seaport, especially in loading and unloading vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Long-sight \Long"-sight\, n.	   Long-sightedness. --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Long-sighted \Long"-sight`ed\, a.	   1. Able to see objects at a great distance; hence, having	      great foresight; sagacious; farseeing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able to see objects distinctly at a distance, but not	      close at hand; hypermetropic.	      [1913 Webster]
Long-sightedness \Long"-sight`ed*ness\, n.	   1. The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence,	      sagacity; shrewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) See {Hypermetropia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Longsome \Long"some\a. [AS. langsum.]	   Extended in length; tiresome. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. --Prior. --	   {Long"some*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Longspun \Long"spun`\, a.	   Spun out, or extended, to great length; hence, long-winded;	   tedious.	   [1913 Webster]	         The longspun allegories fulsome grow,	         While the dull moral lies too plain below. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Longspur \Long"spur`\, n. [So called from the length of the hind	   claw.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genus	   {Calcarius} (or {Plectrophanes}), and allied genera. The	   Lapland longspur ({Calcarius Lapponicus}), the	   chestnut-colored longspur ({Calcarius ornatus}), and other	   species, inhabit the United States.	   [1913 Webster]
long-standing \long-standing\ adj.	   existing since a time in the distant past; as, long-standing	   policies. [prenominal]	   Syn: longtime(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Long-stop \Long"-stop`\, n. (Cricket)	   One who is set to stop balls which pass the wicket keeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Long-sufferance \Long"-suf`fer*ance\, n.	   1. Forbearance to punish or resent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. patient endurance of pain or unhappiness.	   Syn: long-suffering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Long-suffering \Long"-suf`fer*ing\, n.	   Bearing injuries or provocation for a long time; patient	   endurance of pain or unhappiness; patient; not easily	   provoked.	   Syn: long-sufferance.	        [1913 Webster]	              The Lord God, merciful and gracious,	              long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and	              truth.                              --Ex. xxxiv.	                                                  6.	        [1913 Webster]	Long-suffering \Long"-suf`fer*ing\, n.	   disposed to bear inconvenience or injury patiently; long	   patience of offense; as, a long-suffering and uncomplaining	   wife.	   Syn: enduring, forbearing, longanimous, meek.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              Despisest thou the riches of his goodness and	              forbearance and long-suffering?     --Rom. ii. 4.	        [1913 Webster]
Longtail \Long"tail`\, n.	   An animal, particularly a log, having an uncut tail. Cf.	   {Curtail}. {Dog}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A longtail was a gentleman's dog, or the dog of one	         qualified to bunt, other dogs being required to have	         their tails cut.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cut and longtail}, all, gentlefolks and others, as they	      might come. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
long-term \long-term\ adj.	   same as {long-run}; as, the long-term consequences.	   Syn: long-run.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Long-tongue \Long"-tongue`\, n. (Zool.)	   The wryneck.	   [1913 Webster]
Long-tongued \Long"-tongued`\, a.	   1. Having a long tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Talkative; babbling; loquacious. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Longulite \Lon"gu*lite\, n. [L. longus long + -lie.] (Min.)	   A kind of crystallite having a (slender) acicular form.	   [1913 Webster]
Long-waisted \Long"-waist`ed\, a.	   1. Having a long waist; long from the armpits to the bottom	      of the waist; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]
Longways \Long"ways`\, adv.	   Lengthwise. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
long-wearing \long-wearing\ adj.	   withstanding long use without deterioration; resistant to	   damage.	   Syn: durable.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Long-winded \Long"-wind"ed\, a.	   1. Long-breathed; hence, tediously long in speaking;	      consuming much time; as, a long-winded talker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tedious, long-winded harangue.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. using or containing too many words; as, long-winded (or	      windy) speakers.	   Syn: tedious, verbose, windy, wordy.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {Long"-wind"ed*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Longwise \Long"wise`\, adv.	   Lengthwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Lonicera \Lonicera\ n.	   A genus of vines including the woodbine, {Lonicera	   periclymenum}.	   Syn: genus {Lonicera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lontar \lontar\ n.	   A tall fan palm ({Borassus flabellifer}) of Africa and India	   and Malaysia yielding a hard wood and sweet sap that is a	   source of palm wine and sugar; the {palmyra}; -- its leaves	   are used for thatching and weaving.	   Syn: palmyra, palmyra palm, toddy palm, wine palm, longar	        palm, {Borassus flabellifer}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loo \Loo\ (l[=oo]), n. [For older lanterloo, F. lanturelu,	   lanturlu, name of the game; orig., the refrain of a	   vaudeville.]	   (a) An old game played with five, or three, cards dealt to	       each player from a full pack. When five cards are used	       the highest card is the knave of clubs or (if so agreed	       upon) the knave of trumps; -- formerly called	       {lanterloo}.	   (b) A modification of the game of "all fours" in which the	       players replenish their hands after each round by drawing	       each a card from the pack.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Loo table}, a round table adapted for a circle of persons	      playing loo.	      [1913 Webster]	Loo \Loo\ (l[=oo]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looed} (l[=oo]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Looing}.]	   To beat in the game of loo by winning every trick. [Written	   also {lu}.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Loob \Loob\ (l[=oo]b), n. [Corn., slime, sludge.] (Mining)	   The clay or slimes washed from tin ore in dressing.	   [1913 Webster]
Loobily \Loo"bi*ly\, a. [From {Looby}.]	   Loobylike; awkward. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Loobily \Loo"bi*ly\, adv.	   Awkwardly. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Looby \Loo"by\, n.; pl. {Loobies}. [Cf. {Lob}.]	   An awkward, clumsy fellow; a lubber. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Looch \Looch\ (l[=oo]ch), n.	   See 2d {Loch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Loof \Loof\ (l[=oo]f), n. (Bot.)	   The spongelike fibers of the fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant	   ({Luffa Aegyptiaca}); called also {vegetable sponge}.	   [1913 Webster]	Loof \Loof\ (l[=oo]f or l[u^]f; 277), n. [See {Luff}.] [Also	   written {luff}.] (Naut.)	   (a) Formerly, some appurtenance of a vessel which was used in	       changing her course; -- probably a large paddle put over	       the lee bow to help bring her head nearer to the wind.	   (b) The part of a ship's side where the planking begins to	       curve toward bow and stern.	       [1913 Webster]	Loof \Loof\, v. i. (Naut.)	   See {Luff}.	   [1913 Webster]
Look \Look\ (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G.	   lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.]	   1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to	      direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the eyes	      while keeping them directed; -- with various prepositions,	      often in a special or figurative sense. See Phrases below.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct the attention (to something); to consider; to	      examine; as, to look at an action.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seem; to appear; to have a particular appearance; as,	      the patient looks better; the clouds look rainy.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would look more like vanity than gratitude.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Observe how such a practice looks in another person.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have a particular direction or situation; to face; to	      front.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inner gate that looketh to north. --Ezek. viii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            The east gate . . . which looketh eastward. --Ezek.	                                                  xi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In the imperative: see; behold; take notice; take care;	      observe; -- used to call attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look, how much we thus expel of sin, so much we	            expel of virtue.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Look, in the imperative, may be followed by a dependent	         sentence, but see is oftener so used.	         [1913 Webster]	               Look that ye bind them fast.       --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Look if it be my daughter.         --Talfourd.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. To show one's self in looking, as by leaning out of a	      window; as, look out of the window while I speak to you.	      Sometimes used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            My toes look through the overleather. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To await the appearance of anything; to expect; to	      anticipate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking each hour into death's mouth to fall.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To look about}, to look on all sides, or in different	      directions.	   {To look about one}, to be on the watch; to be vigilant; to	      be circumspect or guarded.	   {To look after}.	      (a) To attend to; to take care of; as, to look after	          children.	      (b) To expect; to be in a state of expectation.	          [1913 Webster]	                Men's hearts failing them for fear, and for	                looking after those things which are coming on	                the earth.                        --Luke xxi.	                                                  26.	      (c) To seek; to search.	          [1913 Webster]	                My subject does not oblige me to look after the	                water, or point forth the place where to it is	                now retreated.                    --Woodward.	   {To look at}, to direct the eyes toward so that one sees, or	      as if to see; as, to look at a star; hence, to observe,	      examine, consider; as, to look at a matter without	      prejudice.	   {To look black}, to frown; to scowl; to have a threatening	      appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bishops thereat repined, and looked black.	                                                  --Holinshed.	      	   {To look down on} or {To look down upon}, to treat with	      indifference or contempt; to regard as an inferior; to	      despise.	   {To look for}.	      (a) To expect; as, to look for news by the arrival of a	          ship. "Look now for no enchanting voice." --Milton.	      (b) To seek for; to search for; as, to look for lost	          money, or lost cattle.	   {To look forth}.	      (a) To look out of something, as from a window.	      (b) To threaten to come out. --Jer. vi. 1. (Rev. Ver.).	   {To look forward to}. To anticipate with an expectation of	      pleasure; to be eager for; as, I am looking forward to	      your visit.	   {To look into}, to inspect closely; to observe narrowly; to	      examine; as, to look into the works of nature; to look	      into one's conduct or affairs.	   {To look on}.	      (a) To regard; to esteem.	          [1913 Webster]	                Her friends would look on her the worse.	                                                  --Prior.	      (b) To consider; to view; to conceive of; to think of.	          [1913 Webster]	                I looked on Virgil as a succinct, majestic	                writer.                           --Dryden.	      (c) To be a mere spectator.	          [1913 Webster]	                I'll be a candleholder, and look on. --Shak.	   {To look out}, to be on the watch; to be careful; as, the	      seaman looks out for breakers.	   {To look through}.	      (a) To see through.	      (b) To search; to examine with the eyes.	   {To look to} or {To look unto}.	      (a) To watch; to take care of. "Look well to thy herds."	          --Prov. xxvii. 23.	      (b) To resort to with expectation of receiving something;	          to expect to receive from; as, the creditor may look	          to surety for payment. "Look unto me, and be ye	          saved." --Is. xlv. 22.	   {To look up}, to search for or find out by looking; as, to	      look up the items of an account.	   {To look up to}, to respect; to regard with deference.	      [1913 Webster]	Look \Look\, v. t.	   1. To look at; to turn the eyes toward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seek; to search for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking my love, I go from place to place.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To expect. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To influence, overawe, or subdue by looks or presence as,	      to look down opposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            A spirit fit to start into an empire,	            And look the world to law.            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To express or manifest by a look.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft eyes looked love to eyes which spake again.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To look daggers}. See under {Dagger}.	   {To look in the face}, to face or meet with boldness or	      confidence; hence, sometimes, to meet for combat.	   {To look out}, to seek for; to search out; as, prudent	      persons look out associates of good reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	Look \Look\, n.	   1. The act of looking; a glance; a sight; a view; -- often in	      certain phrases; as, to have, get, take, throw, or cast, a	      look.	      [1913 Webster]	            Threw many a northward look to see his father	            Bring up his powers; but he did long in vain.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expression of the eyes and face; manner; as, a proud or	      defiant look. "Gentle looks." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Up ! up! my friends, and clear your looks.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence; Appearance; aspect; as, the house has a gloomy	      look; the affair has a bad look.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pain, disgrace, and poverty have frighted looks.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was something that reminded me of Dante's Hell	            in the look of this.                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster] lookdown
lookdown \look"down`\, look-down \look"-down`\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish ({Selene vomer}) similar to the moonfish but with eyes	   high on the truncated forehead; it was also called moonfish	   at one time.	   Syn: {Selene vomer}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
looked-for \looked-for\ adj.	   same as {anticipated}, 2; as, his looked-for advancement.	   [prenominal]	   Syn: anticipated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Looker \Look"er\, n.	   1. One who looks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is physically very attractive, especially a	      beautiful woman.	      [PJC]	   {Looker-on}, a spectator; an onlooker; one that looks on, but	      has no agency or part in an affair.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did not this fatal war affront thy coast,	            Yet sattest thou an idle looker-on ?  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
Looking \Look"ing\, a.	   Having a certain look or appearance; -- often compounded with	   adjectives; as, good-looking, grand-looking, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Looking \Look"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who looks; a glance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance;	      face. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All dreary was his cheer and his looking. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Looking for}, anticipation; expectation. "A certain fearful	      looking for of judgment." --Heb. x. 27.	      [1913 Webster]
Looking-glass \Look"ing-glass`\, n.	   A mirror made of glass on which has been placed a backing of	   some reflecting substance, as quicksilver.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is none so homely but loves a looking-glass.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Lookout \Look"out`\, n.	   1. A careful looking or watching for any object or event.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place from which such observation is made.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person engaged in watching; a sentinel; a sentry.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Object or duty of forethought and care; responsibility.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {on the lookout for} in search of; looking for.	      [PJC]
look-over \look-over\ n.	   a swift cursory examination or inspection; as, I gave the car	   a quick look-over.	   Syn: once-over.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lookup \look"up\ n. (Computers)	   an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of	   items has a specified property; as, they wrote a program to	   do a table lookup.	   Syn: search.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lool \Lool\, n. (Metal.)	   A vessel used to receive the washings of ores of metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), n. (Zool.)	   See {Loon}, the bird.	   [1913 Webster]	Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), n. [OE. lome, AS. gel[=o]ma utensil,	   implement.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a	      weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for	      interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting	      or lace making.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hector, when he sees Andromache overwhelmed with	            terror, sends her for consolation to the loom and	            the distaff.                          --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) That part of an oar which is near the grip or	      handle and inboard from the rowlock. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Loom \Loom\ (l[=oo]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loomed} (l[=oo]md);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Looming}.] [OE. lumen to shine, Icel. ljoma;	   akin to AS. le['i]ma light, and E. light; or cf. OF. lumer to	   shine, L. luminare to illumine, lumen light; akin to E.	   light. [root]122. See {Light} not dark.]	   1. To appear above the surface either of sea or land, or to	      appear enlarged, or distorted and indistinct, as a distant	      object, a ship at sea, or a mountain, esp. from	      atmospheric influences; as, the ship looms large; the land	      looms high.	      [1913 Webster]	            Awful she looms, the terror of the main. --H. J.	                                                  Pye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in	      a moral sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            On no occasion does he [Paul] loom so high, and	            shine so gloriously, as in the context. --J. M.	                                                  Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become imminent; to impend.	      [PJC]	Loom \Loom\, n.	   The state of looming; esp., an unnatural and indistinct	   appearance of elevation or enlargement of anything, as of	   land or of a ship, seen by one at sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Loom-gale \Loom"-gale`\ (l[=oo]m"g[=a]l), n.	   A gentle gale of wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Looming \Loom"ing\, n.	   The indistinct and magnified appearance of objects seen in	   particular states of the atmosphere. See {Mirage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Loon \Loon\ (l[=oo]n), n. [Scot. loun, lown, loon; akin to OD.	   loen a stupid man; prob. for an older lown, and akin to E.	   lame.]	   A sorry fellow; a worthless person; a rogue.	   [1913 Webster]	Loon \Loon\, n. [For older loom, Icel. l[=o]mr; akin to Dan. &	   Sw. lom.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the	   genus {Urinator} (formerly {Colymbus}), noted for their	   expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common	   loon, or great northern diver ({Urinator imber}, or {Colymbus	   torquatus}), and the red-throated loon or diver ({Urinator	   septentrionalis}), are the best known species. See {Diver}.	   [1913 Webster]
looney \looney\ (l[=oo]n"[y^]) n.	   someone deranged and possibly dangerous.	   Syn: crazy, loony, weirdo.	        [WordNet 1.5]
loony \loon"y\ (l[=oo]n"[y^]), a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.]	   1. Crazy; insane; lunatic; mentally unsound. [Low, U.S.]	      [Written also {loony}, {luny} and {looney}.] See {Luny}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very foolish; very impractical; as, loony ideas.	      [PJC]	loony \loony\ (l[=oo]n"[y^]) n.	   someone mentally deranged and possibly dangerous.	   Syn: crazy, looney, weirdo, psycho.	        [WordNet 1.5]	loony bin \loony bin\ (l[=oo]n"[y^] b[i^]n) n.	   An institution for the confinement or treatment of insane	   persons, such as an insane asylum or the psychiatric ward of	   a hospital. [slang]	   Syn: mental institution.	        [PJC]
Loop \Loop\ (l[=oo]p), n. [G. luppe an iron lump. Cf.	   {Looping}.] (Iron Works)	   A mass of iron in a pasty condition gathered into a ball for	   the tilt hammer or rolls. [Written also {loup}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Loop \Loop\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. lub loop, noose, fold, thong,	   bend, lub to bend, incline.]	   1. A fold or doubling of a thread, cord, rope, etc., through	      which another thread, cord, etc., can be passed, or which	      a hook can be hooked into; an eye, as of metal; a staple;	      a noose; a bight.	      [1913 Webster]	            That the probation bear no hinge, nor loop	            To hang a doubt on.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small, narrow opening; a loophole.	      [1913 Webster]	            And stop all sight-holes, every loop from whence	            The eye of Reason may pry in upon us. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A curve of any kind in the form of a loop.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Telegraphy) A wire forming part of a main circuit and	      returning to the point from which it starts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Acoustics) The portion of a vibrating string, air column,	      etc., between two nodes; -- called also {ventral segment}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Loop knot}, a single knot tied in a doubled cord, etc. so as	      to leave a loop beyond the knot. See Illust. of {Knot}.	      [1913 Webster]	Loop \Loop\ (l[=oo]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Looped} (l[=oo]pt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Looping}.]	   To make a loop of or in; to fasten with a loop or loops; --	   often with up; as, to loop a string; to loop up a curtain.	   [1913 Webster]
Looped \Looped\ (l[=oo]pt), a.	   1. Bent, folded, or tied, so as to make a loop; as, a looped	      wire or string.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of holes. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Looper \Loop"er\ (l[=oo]p"[~e]r), n.	   1. An instrument, as a bodkin, for forming a loop in yarn, a	      cord, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The larva of any species of geometrid moths. See	      {Geometrid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Loophole \Loop"hole`\, n.	   1. (Mil.) A small opening, as in the walls of fortification,	      or in the bulkhead of a ship, through which small arms or	      other weapons may be discharged at an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hole or aperture that gives a passage, or the means of	      escape or evasion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An amibiguity or unintended omission in a law, rule,	      regulation, or contract which allows a party to circumvent	      the intent of the text and avoid its obligations under	      certain circumstances. -- used usually in a negative	      sense; -- distinguished from {escape clause} in that the	      latter usually is included to deliberately allow evasion	      of obligation under certain specified and foreseen	      circumstances; as, a loophole in the law big enough to	      drive a truck through.	      [PJC]
Loopholed \Loop"holed`\, a.	   Provided with loopholes.	   [1913 Webster]
Loopie \Loop"ie\, a.	   Deceitful; cunning; sly. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Looping \Loop"ing\, n. [Cf. D. loopen to run. Cf. {Loop} a mass	   of iron, {Leap}.] (Metal.)	   The running together of the matter of an ore into a mass,	   when the ore is only heated for calcination.	   [1913 Webster]	Looping \Loop"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n.	   of {Loop}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Looping snail} (Zool.), any species of land snail of the	      genus {Truncatella}; -- so called because it creeps like	      the measuring worms.	      [1913 Webster]
Looplight \Loop"light`\, n.	   A small narrow opening or window in a tower or fortified	   wall; a loophole.	   [1913 Webster]
loop-line \loop-line\ n.	   a railway line that branches from the trunk line and then	   rejoins it at another point.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Loord \Loord\, n. [F. lourd heavy, dull.]	   A dull, stupid fellow; a drone. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Loos \Loos\, n. [OE. los, fr. OF. los, laus.]	   Praise; fame; reputation. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Good conscience and good loos.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Loose \Loose\ (l[=oo]s), a. [Compar. {Looser} (l[=oo]s"[~e]r);	   superl. {Loosest}.] [OE. loos, lous, laus, Icel. lauss; akin	   to OD. loos, D. los, AS. le['a]s false, deceitful, G. los,	   loose, Dan. & Sw. l["o]s, Goth. laus, and E. lose. [root]127.	   See {Lose}, and cf. {Leasing} falsehood.]	   1. Unbound; untied; unsewed; not attached, fastened, fixed,	      or confined; as, the loose sheets of a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from constraint or obligation; not bound by duty,	      habit, etc.; -- with from or of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now I stand	            Loose of my vow; but who knows Cato's thoughts ?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not tight or close; as, a loose garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not dense, close, compact, or crowded; as, a cloth of	      loose texture.	      [1913 Webster]	            With horse and chariots ranked in loose array.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not precise or exact; vague; indeterminate; as, a loose	      style, or way of reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The comparison employed . . . must be considered	            rather as a loose analogy than as an exact	            scientific explanation.               --Whewel.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not strict in matters of morality; not rigid according to	      some standard of right.	      [1913 Webster]	            The loose morality which he had learned. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Unconnected; rambling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vario spends whole mornings in running over loose	            and unconnected pages.                --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Lax; not costive; having lax bowels. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Dissolute; unchaste; as, a loose man or woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loose ladies in delight.              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Containing or consisting of obscene or unchaste language;	       as, a loose epistle. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   {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 loose pulleys}, under	      {Fast}.	   {To let loose}, to free from restraint or confinement; to set	      at liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	Loose \Loose\, n.	   1. Freedom from restraint. [Obs.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A letting go; discharge. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give a loose}, to give freedom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vent all its griefs, and give a loose to sorrow.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Loose \Loose\ (l[=oo]s), v. n. [imp. & p. p. {Loosed}	   (l[=oo]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosing}.] [From {Loose}, a.]	   1. To untie or unbind; to free from any fastening; to remove	      the shackles or fastenings of; to set free; to relieve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou . . . loose the bands of Orion ? --Job.	                                                  xxxviii. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall find an ass tied, and a colt with her;	            loose them, and bring them unto me.   --Matt. xxi.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To release from anything obligatory or burdensome; to	      disengage; hence, to absolve; to remit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Art thou loosed from a wife ? seek not a wife. --1	                                                  Cor. vii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed	            in heaven.                            --Matt. xvi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To relax; to loosen; to make less strict.	      [1913 Webster]	            The joints of his loins were loosed.  --Dan. v. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To solve; to interpret. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Loose \Loose\, v. i.	   To set sail. [Obs.] --Acts xiii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
loose-fitting \loose-fitting\ adj.	   large enough to leave space for movement over the skin; not	   tight-fitting; -- of clothing. Opposite of {close-fitting},	   {tight}, and {tight-fitting}.	   Syn: loose.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
loose-jowled \loose-jowled\ adj.	   having sagging folds of flesh beneath the chin or lower jaw.	   Syn: double-chinned, jowly.	        [WordNet 1.5] looseleaf
looseleaf \loose"leaf`\, loose-leaf
\loose"-leaf`\(l[=oo]s"l[=e]f`), adj.	   having rings that open and close permitting insertion and	   removal of pages; -- of notebooks and binders and the paper	   used in them; as, a looseleaf notebook; looseleaf paper.	   Syn: loose-leaf.	        [WordNet 1.5] looseleaf binder
looseleaf binder \looseleaf binder\, looseleaf notebook
\looseleaf notebook\n.	   A type of notebook with hard covers attached to metal rings	   which open, allowing sheets of writing paper to be	   conveniently inserted into it and removed from it.	   [PJC]
looseleaf paper \looseleaf paper\ n.	   Sheets of writing paper having holes at the edge permitting	   insertion into and removal from a looseleaf binder.	   [PJC]
Loosely \Loose"ly\, adv.	   In a loose manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Loosen \Loos"en\ (l[=oo]s"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loosened}	   (l[=oo]s"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Loosening}.] [See {Loose}, v.	   t.]	   1. To make loose; to free from tightness, tension, firmness,	      or fixedness; to make less dense or compact; as, to loosen	      a string, or a knot; to loosen a rock in the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            After a year's rooting, then shaking doth the tree	            good by loosening of the earth.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from restraint; to set at liberty..	      [1913 Webster]	            It loosens his hands, and assists his understanding.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove costiveness from; to facilitate or increase the	      alvine discharges of. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Loosen \Loos"en\, v. i.	   To become loose; to become less tight, firm, or compact. --S.	   Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
loosened \loosened\ adj.	   1. having constraints removed.	   Syn: freed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. straightened out; untangled.	   Syn: disentangled, unsnarled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loosener \Loos"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, loosens.	   [1913 Webster]
Looseness \Loose"ness\, n.	   The state, condition, or quality, of being loose; as, the	   looseness of a cord; looseness of style; looseness of morals	   or of principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Loosestrife \Loose"strife`\ (l[=oo]s"str[imac]f`), n. (Bot.)	   (a) The name of several species of plants of the genus	       {Lysimachia}, having small star-shaped flowers, usually	       of a yellow color.	   (b) Any species of the genus {Lythrum}, having purple, or, in	       some species, crimson flowers. --Gray.	       [1913 Webster]	   {False loosestrife}, a plant of the genus {Ludwigia}, which	      includes several species, most of which are found in the	      United States.	   {Tufted loosestrife}, the plant {Lysimachia thyrsiflora},	      found in the northern parts of the United States and in	      Europe. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Loosish \Loos"ish\ (l[=oo]s"[i^]sh), a.	   Somewhat loose.	   [1913 Webster]
Loot \Loot\ (l[=oo]t), n. [Hind. l[=u][.t], Skr. l[=o]tra,	   l[=o]ptra, booty, lup to break, spoil; prob. akin to E. rob.]	   1. The act of plundering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plunder; booty; especially, the booty taken in a conquered	      or sacked city.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Anything stolen or obtained by dishonesty.	      [PJC]	   4. Broadly: Valuable objects; as, the child was delighted	      with all the loot he got for his birthday.	      [PJC]	   5. Money; as, you shouldn't carry all that loot around with	      you in the city; she made a pile of loot from trading in	      cattle futures. [slang]	      [PJC]	Loot \Loot\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Looted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Looting}.]	   To plunder; to carry off as plunder or a prize lawfully	   obtained by war.	   [1913 Webster]	         Looting parties . . . ransacking the houses. --L.	                                                  Oliphant.	   [1913 Webster]
looted \looted\ adj.	   wrongfully emptied or stripped of anything of value; as, the	   robbers left the looted train.	   Syn: pillaged, plundered, ransacked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Looter \Loot"er\ (l[=oo]t"[~e]r), n.	   A plunderer.	   [1913 Webster]
Loover \Loo"ver\ (l[=oo]"v[~e]r), n.	   See {Louver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lop \Lop\, n. [AS. loppe.]	   A flea. [Obs.] --Cleveland.	   [1913 Webster]	Lop \Lop\ (l[o^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lopped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lopping}.] [Prov. G. luppen, lubben, to cut, geld, or OD.	   luppen, D. lubben.]	   1. To cut off as the top or extreme part of anything; to	      shorten by cutting off the extremities; to cut off, or	      remove, as superfluous parts; as, to lop a tree or its	      branches. "With branches lopped, in wood or mountain	      felled." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Expunge the whole, or lop the excrescent parts.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut partly off and bend down; as, to lop bushes in a	      hedge.	      [1913 Webster]	Lop \Lop\, n.	   That which is lopped from anything, as branches from a tree.	   --Shak. Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Lop \Lop\, v. i.	   To hang downward; to be pendent; to lean to one side.	   [1913 Webster]	Lop \Lop\, v. t.	   To let hang down; as, to lop the head.	   [1913 Webster]	Lop \Lop\, a.	   Hanging down; as, lop ears; -- used also in compound	   adjectives; as, lopeared; lopsided.	   [1913 Webster]
Lope \Lope\, imp.	   of {Leap}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And, laughing, lope into a tree. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lope \Lope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Loping}.] [See {Leap}.]	   1. To leap; to dance. [Prov. Eng.] "He that lopes on the	      ropes." --Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move with a leaping or bounding stride, as a horse.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To run with an easy, bounding stride; -- of people.	      [PJC]	Lope \Lope\, n.	   1. A leap; a long step. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An easy gait, consisting of long running strides or leaps.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mustang goes rollicking ahead, with the eternal	            lope, . . . a mixture of two or three gaits, as easy	            as the motions of a cradle.           --T. B.	                                                  Thorpe.	      [1913 Webster] Lopeared
Lopeared \Lop"eared`\, Lop-eared \Lop"-eared`\, a.	   Having ears which droop or hang down; as, a lop-eared hound.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Lopeman \Lope"man\, n.	   Leaper; ropedancer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Loper \Lop"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, lopes; esp., a horse that lopes.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rope Making) A swivel at one end of a ropewalk, used in	      laying the strands.	      [1913 Webster]
Lophine \Loph"ine\, n. [Gr. ? a tuft or crest of feathers.]	   (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous organic base obtained by the oxidation of	   amarine, and regarded as a derivative of benzoic aldehyde. It	   is obtained in long white crystalline tufts, -- whence its	   name.	   [1913 Webster]
Lophiomys \Lo*phi"o*mys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. lofia` a mane,	   bristly ridge + my^s a mouse.] (Zool.)	   A very singular rodent ({Lophiomys Imhausi}) of Northeastern	   Africa. It is the only known representative of a special	   family ({Lophiomyid[ae]}), remarkable for the structure of	   the skull. It has handlike feet, and the hair is peculiar in	   structure and arrangement.	   [1913 Webster]
Lophobranch \Loph"o*branch\, a. [Gr. lofia` crest or tuft +	   bra`gchion gill.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Lophobranchii}. -- n. One of the	   {Lophobranchii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lophobranchiate \Loph`o*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Lophobranchii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lophobranchii \Loph`o*bran"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. lo`fos a	   crest or tuft + bra`gchion gill.] (Zool.)	   An order of teleostean fishes, having the gills arranged in	   tufts on the branchial arches, as the Hippocampus and	   pipefishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Lophophore \Loph"o*phore\, n. [Gr. lo`fos a crest or tuft +	   fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   A disk which surrounds the mouth and bears the tentacles of	   the Bryozoa. See {Phylactolemata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lophopoda \Lo*phop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. lo`fos a crest	   or tuft + -poda.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Phylactolemata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lophosteon \Lo*phos"te*on\, n.; pl. L. {Lophostea}, E.	   {Lophosteons}. [NL., from Gr. lo`fos a crest + ? a bone.]	   (Anat.)	   The central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Loppard \Lop"pard\, n. [Lop + -ard.]	   A tree, the top of which has been lopped off. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lopper \Lop"per\, n.	   One who lops or cuts off.	   [1913 Webster]	Lopper \Lop"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Loppered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Loppering}.] [Cf. Prov. G. l["u]bbern, levern, OHG.	   giliber[=o]n, G. luppe, lab, rennet.]	   To turn sour and coagulate from too long standing, as milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Lopping \Lop"ping\, n.	   A cutting off, as of branches; that which is cut off;	   leavings.	   [1913 Webster]	         The loppings made from that stock whilst it stood.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Loppy \Lop"py\, a.	   Somewhat lop; inclined to lop.	   [1913 Webster]
Lopseed \Lop"seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial herb ({Phryma Leptostachya}), having slender	   seedlike fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Lopsided \Lop"sid`ed\, a. [Lop + side. Cf. {Lobsided}.]	   1. Leaning to one side because of some defect of structure;	      as, a lopsided ship. --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unbalanced; poorly proportioned; having much more on one	      side than the other; -- also used metaphorically; as, a	      lopsided victory.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Full of idiosyncrasies. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
lopsided victory \lop"sid`ed victory\, n.	   A victory in a contest in which one side defeats the other	   overwhelmingly; -- in sports, meaning one side scores much	   more than the other; in war, meaning one side has many more	   casualties than the other.	   [PJC]
Loquacious \Lo*qua"cious\, a. [L. loquax, -acis, talkative, fr.	   loqui to speak; cf. Gr. ? to rattle, shriek, shout.]	   1. Given to continual talking; talkative; garrulous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loquacious, brawling, ever in the wrong. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Speaking; expressive. [R.] --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Apt to blab and disclose secrets.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Garrulous; talkative. See {Garrulous}.	        [1913 Webster]
Loquaciously \Lo*qua"cious*ly\, adv.	   In a loquacious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Loquaciousness \Lo*qua"cious*ness\, n.	   Loquacity.	   [1913 Webster]
Loquacity \Lo*quac"i*ty\, n. [L. loquacitas: cf. F.	   loquacit['e].]	   The habit or practice of talking continually or excessively;	   inclination to talk too much; talkativeness; garrulity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too great loquacity and too great taciturnity by fits.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Loquat \Lo"quat\, n. [Chinese name.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of the Japanese medlar ({Photinia Japonica}). It is	   as large as a small plum, but grows in clusters, and contains	   four or five large seeds. Also, the tree itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Loral \Lo"ral\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the lores.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to lore[1].	      [PJC]
Loran \Lor"an\ (l[^o]r"[a^]n or l[=o]r"[a^]n), n. [Acronym, from	   LOng RAnge Navigation] (Naut., aviation)	   A system of electronic navigation in which a vessel or	   aircraft determines its latitude and longitude by measuring	   the time differences between low frequency radio	   transmissions from two stationary transmitters (slaves) and a	   stationary master transmitter. Contrary to the name, Loran is	   a medium range system, usually effective for no more than a	   few hundred miles from shore. The first commercial system was	   called Loran A; the latest (and final) development is Loran	   C. [acronym]	   [RDH]
Lorate \Lo"rate\, a. [L. loratus, fr. lorum thong.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a thong or strap; ligulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Lorcha \Lor"cha\, n. [Pg.] (Naut.)	   A kind of light vessel used on the coast of China, having the	   hull built on a European model, and the rigging like that of	   a Chinese junk. --Admiral Foote.	   [1913 Webster]
Lord \Lord\ (l[^o]rd), n. [Cf. Gr. ? bent so as to be convex in	   front.]	   A hump-backed person; -- so called sportively. [Eng.]	   --Richardson (Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]	Lord \Lord\, n. [OE. lord, laverd, loverd, AS. hl[=a]ford, for	   hl[=a]fweard, i. e., bread keeper; hl[=a]f bread, loaf +	   weardian to look after, to take care of, to ward. See {Loaf},	   and {Ward} to guard, and cf. {Laird}, {Lady}.]	   1. One who has power and authority; a master; a ruler; a	      governor; a prince; a proprietor, as of a manor.	      [1913 Webster]	            But now I was the lord	            Of this fair mansion.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man over men	            He made not lord.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A titled nobleman., whether a peer of the realm or not; a	      bishop, as a member of the House of Lords; by courtesy;	      the son of a duke or marquis, or the eldest son of an	      earl; in a restricted sense, a baron, as opposed to	      noblemen of higher rank. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A title bestowed on the persons above named; and also, for	      honor, on certain official persons; as, lord advocate,	      lord chamberlain, lord chancellor, lord chief justice,	      etc. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A husband. "My lord being old also." --Gen. xviii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou worthy lord	            Of that unworthy wife that greeteth thee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Feudal Law) One of whom a fee or estate is held; the male	      owner of feudal land; as, the lord of the soil; the lord	      of the manor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The Supreme Being; Jehovah.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When Lord, in the Old Testament, is printed in small	         capitals, it is usually equivalent to Jehovah, and	         might, with more propriety, be so rendered.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Christianity) The Savior; Jesus Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	   {House of Lords}, one of the constituent parts of the British	      Parliament, consisting of the lords spiritual and	      temporal.	   {Lord high chancellor}, {Lord high constable}, etc. See	      {Chancellor}, {Constable}, etc.	   {Lord justice clerk}, the second in rank of the two highest	      judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.	   {Lord justice general}, or {Lord president}, the highest in	      rank of the judges of the Supreme Court of Scotland.	   {Lord keeper}, an ancient officer of the English crown, who	      had the custody of the king's great seal, with authority	      to affix it to public documents. The office is now merged	      in that of the chancellor.	   {Lord lieutenant}, a representative of British royalty: the	      {lord lieutenant of Ireland} being the representative of	      royalty there, and exercising supreme administrative	      authority; the {lord lieutenant of a county} being a	      deputy to manage its military concerns, and also to	      nominate to the chancellor the justices of the peace for	      that county.	   {Lord of misrule}, the master of the revels at Christmas in a	      nobleman's or other great house. --Eng. Cyc.	   {Lords spiritual}, the archbishops and bishops who have seats	      in the House of Lords.	   {Lords temporal}, the peers of England; also, sixteen	      representative peers of Scotland, and twenty-eight	      representatives of the Irish peerage.	   {Our lord}, Jesus Christ; the Savior.	   {The Lord's Day}, Sunday; the Christian Sabbath, on which the	      Lord Jesus rose from the dead.	   {The Lord's Prayer}, (Christianity) the prayer which Jesus	      taught his disciples, also called the {Our Father}.	      --Matt. vi. 9-13.	   {The Lord's Supper}.	      (a) The paschal supper partaken of by Jesus the night	          before his crucifixion.	      (b) The sacrament of the eucharist; the holy communion.	   {The Lord's Table}.	      (a) The altar or table from which the sacrament is	          dispensed.	      (b) The sacrament itself.	          [1913 Webster]	Lord \Lord\, v. t.	   1. To invest with the dignity, power, and privileges of a	      lord. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rule or preside over as a lord. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Lord \Lord\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lorded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lording}.]	   To play the lord; to domineer; to rule with arbitrary or	   despotic sway; -- sometimes with over; and sometimes with it	   in the manner of a transitive verb; as, rich students lording	   it over their classmates.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whiles she lordeth in licentious bliss. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         I see them lording it in London streets. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And lorded over them whom now they serve. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lording \Lord"ing\, n. [Lord + -ing, 3.]	   1. The son of a lord; a person of noble lineage. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little lord; a lordling; a lord, in contempt or	      ridicule. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the plural, a common ancient mode of address	         equivalent to "Sirs" or "My masters."	         [1913 Webster]	               Therefore, lordings all, I you beseech.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]
Lordkin \Lord"kin\, n.	   A little lord. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
lordless \lordless\ adj.	   1. having no lord or master; as, the "ronin" of Japan were	      lordless samurai.	   Syn: masterless, ungoverned.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lordlike \Lord"like`\, a. [2d lord + like. Cf. {Lordly}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Befitting or like a lord; lordly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Haughty; proud; insolent; arrogant.	      [1913 Webster]
Lordliness \Lord"li*ness\, n. [From {Lordly}.]	   The state or quality of being lordly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lordling \Lord"ling\, n. [Lord + -ling.]	   A little or insignificant lord. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Lordly \Lord"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lordlier}; superl. {Lordliest}.]	   [Lord + -ly. Cf. {Lordlike}.]	   1. Suitable for a lord; of or pertaining to a lord;	      resembling a lord; hence, grand; noble; dignified;	      honorable.	      [1913 Webster]	            She brought forth butter in a lordly dish. --Judges	                                                  v. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The maidens gathered strength and grace	            And presence, lordlier than before.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lords are lordliest in their wine.    --Milton.	   Syn: Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic;	        domineering; arrogant. See {Imperious}.	        [1913 Webster]	Lordly \Lord"ly\, adv.	   In a lordly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lordolatry \Lord*ol"a*try\, n. [Lord + -olatry, as in idolatry.]	   Worship of, or reverence for, a lord as such. [Jocose]	   [1913 Webster]	         But how should it be otherwise in a country where	         lordolatry is part of our creed?         --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Lordosis \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 curvature of the bones.	       [1913 Webster]
Lords and Ladies \Lords" and La"dies\n. (Bot.)	   The European wake-robin ({Arum maculatum}), -- those with	   purplish spadix the lords, and those with pale spadix the	   ladies. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Lordship \Lord"ship\, n.	   1. The state or condition of being a lord; hence (with his or	      your), a title applied to a lord (except an archbishop or	      duke, who is called Grace) or a judge (in Great Britain),	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seigniory; domain; the territory over which a lord holds	      jurisdiction; a manor.	      [1913 Webster]	            What lands and lordships for their owner know	            My quondam barber.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dominion; power; authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            They which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles	            exercise lordship over them.          --Mark x. 42.	      [1913 Webster]
Lore \Lore\ (l[=o]r), n. [F. lore, L. lorum thong.] (Zool.)	      (a) The space between the eye and bill, in birds, and the	          corresponding region in reptiles and fishes.	      (b) The anterior portion of the cheeks of insects.	          [1913 Webster]	Lore \Lore\, obs. imp. & p. p. of {Lose}. [See {Lose}.]	   Lost.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither of them she found where she them lore.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lore \Lore\, n. [OE. lore, lare, AS. l[=a]r, fr. l[=ae]ran to	   teach; akin to D. leer teaching, doctrine, G. lehre, Dan.	   l[ae]re, Sw. l[aum]ra. See {Learn}, and cf. {Lere}, v. t.]	   1. That which is or may be learned or known; the knowledge	      gained from tradition, books, or experience; often, the	      whole body of knowledge possessed by a people or class of	      people, or pertaining to a particular subject; as, the	      lore of the Egyptians; priestly lore; legal lore;	      folklore. "The lore of war." --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fair offspring, nursed in princely lore.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is taught; hence, instruction; wisdom; advice;	      counsel. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If please ye, listen to my lore.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Workmanship. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster] Loreal
Loreal \Lor"e*al\, Loral \Lor"al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the lore; -- said of certain feathers of	   birds, scales of reptiles, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Lorel \Lor"el\, n. [?. Cf. {Losel}.]	   A good for nothing fellow; a vagabond. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Loren \Lor"en\, obs.	   strong p. p. of {Lose}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Loresman \Lores"man\, n. [Lore learning + man.]	   An instructor. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster] Loreto nuns
Loreto nuns \Lo*ret"o nuns\, or Loretto nuns \Lo*ret"to nuns\	   [From Loreto, a city in Italy famous for its Holy House, said	   to be that in which Jesus lived, brought by angels from	   Nazareth.] (R. C. Ch.)	   Members of a congregation of nuns founded by Mrs. Mary Teresa	   Ball, near Dublin, Ireland, in 1822, and now spread over	   Ireland, India, Canada, and the United States. The nuns are	   called also {Ladies of Loreto}. They are engaged in teaching	   girls.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lorette \Lo`rette"\, n. [F.]	   In France, a name for a woman who is supported by her lovers,	   and devotes herself to idleness, show, and pleasure; -- so	   called from the church of Notre Dame de Lorette, in Paris,	   near which many of them resided.	   [1913 Webster]
Lorettine \Lo`ret*tine"\, n. [From Loreto in Italy.] (R. C. Ch.)	   (a) One of an order of nuns founded in 1812 at Loretto, in	       Kentucky. The members of the order (called also Sisters	       of Loretto, or Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross)	       devote themselves to the cause of education and the care	       of destitute orphans, their labors being chiefly confined	       to the western United States.	   (b) A Loreto nun.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lorgnette \Lor`gnette"\n. [F.]	   An opera glass; pl. elaborate double eyeglasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Lori \Lo"ri\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Lory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lorica \Lo*ri"ca\, n.; pl. {Loric[ae]}. [L., lit., a corselet of	   thongs, fr. lorum thong.]	   1. (Anc. Armor) A cuirass, originally of leather, afterward	      of plates of metal or horn sewed on linen or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Lute[1] for protecting vessels from the fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The protective case or shell of an infusorian or	      rotifer.	      [1913 Webster]
Loricata \Lor`i*ca"ta\ (l[o^]r`[i^]*k[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL.	   See {Loricate}.] (Zool.)	      (a) A suborder of edentates, covered with bony plates,	          including the armadillos.	      (b) The crocodilia.	          [1913 Webster]
Loricate \Lor"i*cate\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Loricated} (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Loricating} (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. loricatus, p.	   p. of loricare to clothe in mail, to cover with plastering,	   fr. lorica a leather cuirass, a plastering, fr. lorum thong.]	   To cover with some protecting substance, as with lute[1], a	   crust, coating, or plates.	   [1913 Webster]	Loricate \Lor"i*cate\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[asl]t), a. [See {Loricate},	   v.]	   Covered with a shell or exterior made of plates somewhat like	   a coat of mail, as in the armadillo.	   [1913 Webster]	Loricate \Lor"i*cate\, n. (Zool.)	   An animal covered with bony scales, as crocodiles among	   reptiles, and the pangolins among mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Lorication \Lor`i*ca"tion\ (l[o^]r`[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   loricatio.]	   The act of loricating; the protecting substance put on; a	   covering of scales or plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Lorikeet \Lor"i*keet\ (l[o^]r"[i^]*k[=e]t), n. (Zool.)	   Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or	   lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the	   adjacent islands, with some forms in the East Indies. They	   are arboreal in their habits and feed largely upon the honey	   of flowers. They belong to {Trichoglossus}, {Loriculus}, and	   several allied genera.	   [1913 Webster] Lorimer
Lorimer \Lor"i*mer\, Loriner \Lor"i*ner\, n. [OF. lormier,	   loremier, fr. LL. loranum bridle, L. lorum thong, the rein of	   a bridle.]	   A maker of bits, spurs, and metal mounting for bridles and	   saddles; hence, a saddler. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Loring \Lor"ing\, n. [See 3d {Lore}.]	   Instructive discourse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Loriot \Lo"ri*ot\, n. [F., fr. OF. loriou, for l'oriol, oriol,	   l' being the article. The same word as oriole. See {Oriole}.]	   (Zool.)	   The golden oriole of Europe. See {Oriole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Loris \Lo"ris\, n. [Loris, or lori, the indigenous East Indian	   name.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small lemurs of the genus	   {Stenops}. They have long, slender limbs and large eyes, and	   are arboreal in their habits. The slender loris ({Stenops	   gracilis}), of Ceylon, in one of the best known species.	   [Written also {lori}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lorn \Lorn\ (l[^o]rn), a. [Strong p. p. of {Lose}. See {Lose},	   {Forlorn}.]	   1. Lost; undone; ruined. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou readest, thou art lorn.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Forsaken; abandoned; solitary; bereft; as, a lone, lorn	      woman.	      [1913 Webster] Lorrie
Lorrie \Lor"rie\, Lorry \Lor"ry\, n.; pl. {Lorries}. [Prob. from	   lurry to pull or lug.]	   1. A small cart or wagon moving on rails, as those used on	      the tramways in mines to carry coal or rubbish; also, a	      barrow or truck for shifting baggage, as at railway	      stations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A motorized wheeled land vehicle, esp. a large one, with a	      cab for the driver and a separate rear compartment for	      transporting freight; called {truck} in the U. S. [Brit.]	   Syn: camion.	        [PJC]	   3. a large low horse-drawn wagon without sides. [WordNet	      sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lory \Lo"ry\, n.; pl. {Lories}. [Hind. & Malay. l[=u]r[imac],	   n[=u]r[imac].] (Zool.)	   Any one of many species of small parrots of the family	   {Trichoglossid[ae]}, generally having the tongue papillose at	   the tip, and the mandibles straighter and less toothed than	   in common parrots. They are found in the East Indies,	   Australia, New Guinea, and the adjacent islands. They feed	   mostly on soft fruits and on the honey of flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The lory, or louri, of South Africa is the	         white-crested plantain eater or turacou. See {Turacou}.	         [1913 Webster]
Los \Los\, n.	   Praise. See {Loos}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Losable \Los"a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be lost.	   [1913 Webster]
Losange \Los"ange\, n.	   See {Lozenge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lose \Lose\ (l[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lost} (l[o^]st; 115)	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Losing} (l[=oo]z"[i^]ng).] [OE. losien to	   loose, be lost, lose, AS. losian to become loose; akin to OE.	   leosen to lose, p. p. loren, lorn, AS. le['i]san, p. p. loren	   (in comp.), D. verliezen, G. verlieren, Dan. forlise, Sw.	   f["o]rlisa, f["o]rlora, Goth. fraliusan, also to E. loose, a	   & v., L. luere to loose, Gr. ly`ein, Skr. l[=u] to cut.	   [root]127. Cf. {Analysis}, {Palsy}, {Solve}, {Forlorn},	   {Leasing}, {Loose}, {Loss}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To part with unintentionally or unwillingly, as by	      accident, misfortune, negligence, penalty, forfeit, etc.;	      to be deprived of; as, to lose money from one's purse or	      pocket, or in business or gaming; to lose an arm or a leg	      by amputation; to lose men in battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair Venus wept the sad disaster	            Of having lost her favorite dove.     --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cease to have; to possess no longer; to suffer	      diminution of; as, to lose one's relish for anything; to	      lose one's health.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the salt hath lost his savor, wherewith shall it	            be salted?                            --Matt. v. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not to employ; to employ ineffectually; to throw away; to	      waste; to squander; as, to lose a day; to lose the	      benefits of instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unhappy have but hours, and these they lose.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To wander from; to miss, so as not to be able to and; to	      go astray from; as, to lose one's way.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath lost his fellows.             --Shak	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To ruin; to destroy; as destroy; as, the ship was lost on	      the ledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woman that deliberates is lost.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be deprived of the view of; to cease to see or know the	      whereabouts of; as, he lost his companion in the crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like following life thro' creatures you dissect,	            You lose it in the moment you detect. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To fail to obtain or enjoy; to fail to gain or win; hence,	      to fail to catch with the mind or senses; to miss; as, I	      lost a part of what he said.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall in no wise lose his reward.  --Matt. x. 42.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fought the battle bravely which I lost,	            And lost it but to Macedonians.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To cause to part with; to deprive of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How should you go about to lose him a wife he loves	            with so much passion?                 --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To prevent from gaining or obtaining.	      [1913 Webster]	            O false heart! thou hadst almost betrayed me to	            eternal flames, and lost me this glory. --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lose ground}, to fall behind; to suffer gradual loss or	      disadvantage.	   {To lose heart}, to lose courage; to become timid. "The	      mutineers lost heart." --Macaulay.	   {To lose one's head}, to be thrown off one's balance; to lose	      the use of one's good sense or judgment, through fear,	      anger, or other emotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the excitement of such a discovery, many scholars	            lost their heads.                     --Whitney.	   {To lose one's self}.	      (a) To forget or mistake the bearing of surrounding	          objects; as, to lose one's self in a great city.	      (b) To have the perceptive and rational power temporarily	          suspended; as, we lose ourselves in sleep.	   {To lose sight of}.	      (a) To cease to see; as, to lose sight of the land.	      (b) To overlook; to forget; to fail to perceive; as, he	          lost sight of the issue.	          [1913 Webster]	Lose \Lose\, v. i.	   To suffer loss, disadvantage, or defeat; to be worse off,	   esp. as the result of any kind of contest.	   [1913 Webster]	         We 'll . . . hear poor rogues	         Talk of court news; and we'll talk with them too,	         Who loses and who wins; who's in, who's out. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Losel \Los"el\, n. [From the root of lose, loss. [root]127. Cf.	   {Lorel}.]	   One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a	   lorel. [Archaic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         One sad losel soils a name for aye.      --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Losel \Los"el\, a.	   Wasteful; slothful.	   [1913 Webster]
Losenger \Los"en*ger\, n. [OF. losengier, losengeor, fr.	   losengier to deceive, flatter, losenge, flattery, Pr.	   lauzenga, fr. L. laus praise. Cf. {Lozenge}.]	   A flatterer; a deceiver; a cozener. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To a fair pair of gallows, there to end their lives	         with shame, as a number of such other losengers had	         done.                                    --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Losengerie \Los"en*ger*ie\, n. [OF.]	   Flattery; deceit; trickery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Loser \Los"er\, n.	   1. One who loses; as, the loser pays for a round of beer.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is habitually unsuccessful at some endeavor,	      such as employment or personal relationships. [slang]	      [PJC]	   3. A plan or strategy unlikely to succeed. [slang]	      [PJC]
Losing \Lo"sing\, a. [See {Losenger}.]	   Given to flattery or deceit; flattering; cozening. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Amongst the many simoniacal that swarmed in the land,	         Herbert, Bishop of Thetford, must not be forgotten;	         nick-named Losing, that is, the Flatterer. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Losing \Los"ing\, a. [See {Lose}, v. t.]	   Causing or likely to cause a loss; as, a losing game or	   business; a losing strategy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who strive to sit out losing hands are lost. --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Losingly \Los"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner to incur loss.	   [1913 Webster]
losings \losings\ n.	   something lost, especially money lost at gambling. Inverse of	   winnings.	   Syn: losses.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loss \Loss\ (l[o^]s; 115), n. [AS. los loss, losing, fr.	   le['i]san to lose. [root]127. See {Lose}, v. t.]	   1. The act of losing; failure; destruction; privation; as,	      the loss of property; loss of money by gaming; loss of	      health or reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assured loss before the match be played. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of losing or having lost; the privation, defect,	      misfortune, harm, etc., which ensues from losing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though thou repent, yet I have still the loss.	                                                  --Shak	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is lost or from which one has parted; waste; --	      opposed to {gain} or {increase}; as, the loss of liquor by	      leakage was considerable.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being lost or destroyed; especially, the	      wreck or foundering of a ship or other vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Failure to gain or win; as, loss of a race or battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Failure to use advantageously; as, loss of time.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mil.) Killed, wounded, and captured persons, or captured	      property.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Insurance) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought	      about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract	      (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or	      smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also,	      the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the	      company this year amount to a million of dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bear a loss}, to make a loss good; also, to sustain a	      loss without sinking under it.	   {To be at a loss}, to be in a state of uncertainty.	   Syn: Privation; detriment; injury; damage.	        [1913 Webster]
losses \losses\ n.	   something lost, especially money lost at gambling. Inverse of	   winnings.	   Syn: losings.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lossful \Loss"ful\, a.	   Detrimental. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
loss leader \loss leader\ n.	   an article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw	   customers.	   Syn: drawing card, loss leader, leader.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lossless \Loss"less\, a.	   Free from loss. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
lossy compression \los"sy com*pres"sion\, n. (Computers)	   The compression of binary data into a form which, when it is	   re-expanded, has most, but not all, of the original	   information. It is used primarily for compression of images	   and sounds, and is designed to provide a high degree of	   compression at the cost of a slight loss of data. It is	   expemplified by the JPEG compression standard. Images	   compressed by a lossy compression algorithm are re-expanded	   into an image close, but not identical to the original image;	   the difference between the original and the reconstructed	   image may be imperceptible to normal viewing by the eye.	   [PJC]
Lost \Lost\, a. [Prop. p. p. of OE. losien. See {Lose}, v. t.]	   1. Parted with unwillingly or unintentionally; not to be	      found; missing; as, a lost book or sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Parted with; no longer held or possessed; as, a lost limb;	      lost honor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not employed or enjoyed; thrown away; employed	      ineffectually; wasted; squandered; as, a lost day; a lost	      opportunity or benefit.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having wandered from, or unable to find, the way;	      bewildered; perplexed; as, a child lost in the woods; a	      stranger lost in London.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Ruined or destroyed, either physically or morally; past	      help or hope; as, a ship lost at sea; a woman lost to	      virtue; a lost soul.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hardened beyond sensibility or recovery; alienated;	      insensible; as, lost to shame; lost to all sense of honor.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Not perceptible to the senses; no longer visible; as, an	      island lost in a fog; a person lost in a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Occupied with, or under the influence of, something, so as	      to be insensible of external things; as, to be lost in	      thought.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lost motion} (Mach.), the difference between the motion of a	      driver and that of a follower, due to the yielding of	      parts or looseness of joints.	      [1913 Webster]
Lot \Lot\ (l[o^]t), n. [AS. hlot; akin to hle['i]tan to cast	   lots, OS. hl[=o]t lot, D. lot, G. loos, OHG. l[=o]z, Icel.	   hlutr, Sw. lott, Dan. lod, Goth. hlauts. Cf. {Allot},	   {Lotto}, {Lottery}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which happens without human design or forethought;	      chance; accident; hazard; fortune; fate.	      [1913 Webster]	            But save my life, which lot before your foot doth	            lay.                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything (as a die, pebble, ball, or slip of paper) used	      in determining a question by chance, or without man's	      choice or will; as, to cast or draw lots.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lot is cast into the lap, but the whole	            disposing thereof is of the Lord.     --Prov. xvi.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we draw lots, he speeds.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part, or fate, which falls to one, as it were, by	      chance, or without his planning.	      [1913 Webster]	            O visions ill foreseen! Each day's lot's	            Enough to bear.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was but born to try	            The lot of man -- to suffer and to die. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A separate portion; a number of things taken collectively;	      all objects sold in a single purchase transaction; as, a	      lot of stationery; -- colloquially, sometimes of people;	      as, a sorry lot; a bad lot.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, this winter, met with a very large lot of English	            heads, chiefly of the reign of James I. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A distinct portion or plot of land, usually smaller than a	      field; as, a building lot in a city.	      [1913 Webster]	            The defendants leased a house and lot in the city of	            New York.                             --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A large quantity or number; a great deal; as, to spend a	      lot of money; to waste a lot of time on line; lots of	      people think so. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He wrote to her . . . he might be detained in London	            by a lot of business.                 --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A prize in a lottery. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 by previous agreement determined.	   {To draw lots}, to determine an event, or make a decision, by	      drawing one thing from a number whose marks are concealed	      from the drawer.	   {To pay scot and lot}, to pay taxes according to one's	      ability. See {Scot}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lot \Lot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lotting}.]	   To allot; to sort; to portion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To lot on} or {To lot upon}, to count or reckon upon; to	      expect with pleasure. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lote \Lote\, n. [L. lotus, Gr. ?. Cf. {Lotus}.] (Bot.)	   A large tree ({Celtis australis}), found in the south of	   Europe. It has a hard wood, and bears a cherrylike fruit.	   Called also {nettle tree}. --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]	Lote \Lote\, n. [F. lotte.] (Zool.)	   The European burbot.	   [1913 Webster]	Lote \Lote\, v. i. [AS. lutian.]	   To lurk; to lie hid. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Lothly	   Loth
Loth \Loth\, a., Lothly \Loth"ly\, a. & adv., Lothsome
\Loth"some\, a.,	   See {Loath}, {Loathly}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
loth \loth\ adj.	   strongly opposed. [WordNet sense 2][predicate]	   Syn: antipathetic, antipathetical, averse(predicate), averse	        to(predicate), indisposed(predicate), loath(predicate),	        opposed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lothario \Lo*tha"ri*o\, n. [Name of a character in Rowe's drama,	   "The Fair Penitent."]	   A gay seducer of women; a libertine.	   [1913 Webster]
Lothringen \Lothringen\ prop. n.	   Lorraine, a French region rich in iron-ore deposits.	   Syn: Lorraine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lotion \Lo"tion\, n. [L. lotio, fr. lavare, lotum, to wash: cf.	   F. lotion. See {Lave} to wash.]	   1. A washing, especially of the skin for the purpose of	      rendering it fair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A liquid preparation for bathing the skin, or an injured	      or diseased part, either for a medicinal purpose, or for	      improving its appearance.	      [1913 Webster]
Loto \Lo"to\, n.	   See {Lotto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lotong \Lo*tong"\, n. [Malay l[=u]tong.] (Zool.)	   An East Indian monkey ({Semnopithecus femoralis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Lotophagi \Lo*toph"a*gi\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? the lotus + ?	   to eat.] (Class. Myth.)	   A people visited by Ulysses in his wanderings. They subsisted	   on the lotus. See {Lotus}	   (b), and {Lotus-eater}.	       [1913 Webster]
Lotos \Lo"tos\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   See {Lotus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lottery \Lot"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Lotteries}. [Lot + -ery, as in	   brewery, bindery.]	   1. A scheme for the distribution of prizes by lot or chance;	      esp., a gaming scheme in which one or more tickets bearing	      particular numbers draw prizes, and the rest of the	      tickets are blanks. Fig.: An affair of chance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The laws of the United States and of most of the States	         make private lotteries illegal, except in certain	         circumstances for charitable institutions; however,	         many of the states now conduct lotteries tehmselves as	         a revenue source.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Allotment; thing allotted. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Lotto \Lot"to\ (l[o^]t"t[-o]), n. [F. loto or It. lotto, prop.,	   a lot; of German origin. See {Lot}.]	   A game of chance, played with cards or tickets, on which are	   inscribed numbers, and any contrivance (as a wheel containing	   numbered balls) for determining a set of numbers by chance.	   The player holding a card having on it the set of numbers	   drawn from the wheel takes the stakes after a certain	   percentage of them has been deducted for the dealer. In some	   systems, lesser prizes are awarded for having some but not	   all of the numbers selected, such as four or five numbers in	   a six-number drawing. A variety of lotto is called {keno}. In	   another variety, the player chooses the numbers for the card	   or ticket s/he holds. There may be from three to seven	   different numbers on a card or ticket. In a modern	   computerized lotto system conducted by state authorities, the	   player chooses numbers, or allows the computer to choose	   numbers at random, which are then printed on a ticket that	   the player holds until the winning number is selected. [Often	   written {loto}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Loture \Lo"ture\, n. [L. lotura. See {Lotion}.]	   See {Lotion}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Lotus \Lo"tus\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s), n. [L. lotus, Gr. lwto`s. Cf.	   {Lote}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A name of several kinds of water lilies; as {Nelumbium	          speciosum}, used in religious ceremonies, anciently in	          Egypt, and to this day in Asia; {Nelumbium luteum},	          the American lotus; and {Nymph[ae]a Lotus} and	          {Nymph[ae]a c[ae]rulea}, the respectively	          white-flowered and blue-flowered lotus of modern	          Egypt, which, with {Nelumbium speciosum}, are figured	          on its ancient monuments.	      (b) The lotus of the lotuseaters, probably a tree found in	          Northern Africa, Sicily, Portugal, and Spain	          ({Zizyphus Lotus}), the fruit of which is mildly	          sweet. It was fabled by the ancients to make strangers	          who ate of it forget their native country, or lose all	          desire to return to it.	      (c) The lote, or nettle tree. See {Lote}.	      (d) A genus ({Lotus}) of leguminous plants much resembling	          clover. [Written also {lotos}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {European lotus}, a small tree ({Diospyros Lotus}) of	      Southern Europe and Asia; also, its rather large bluish	      black berry, which is called also the {date plum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornament much used in Egyptian architecture,	      generally asserted to have been suggested by the Egyptian	      water lily.	      [1913 Webster] Lotus-eater
Lotus-eater \Lo"tus-eat`er\ (l[=o]"t[u^]s-[=e]t`[~e]r),
Lotos-eater \Lo"tos-eat`er\ (l[=o]"t[o^]s-[=e]t`[~e]r), n.	   (Class. Myth.)	   One who ate the fruit or leaf of the lotus, and, as a	   consequence, gave himself up to indolence and daydreams; one	   of the Lotophagi.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mild-eyed melancholy Lotos-eaters.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
louche \louche\ adj.	   of questionable taste, decency, or morality; not reputable;	   as, a louche nightclub; a louche painting.	   Syn: shady.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Louchettes \Lou*chettes"\, n. pl. [F.]	   Goggles intended to rectify strabismus by permitting vision	   only directly in front. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Loud \Loud\ (loud), a. [Compar. {Louder} (loud"[~e]r); superl.	   {Loudest}.] [OE. loud, lud, AS. hl[=u]d; akin to OS. hl[=u]d,	   D. luid, OHG. l[=u]t, G. laut, L. -clutus, in inclutus,	   inclitus, celebrated, renowned, cluere to be called, Gr.	   klyto`s heard, loud, famous, kly`ein to hear, Skr. [,c]ru.	   [root]41. Cf. {Client}, {Listen}, {Slave} a serf.]	   1. Having, making, or being a strong or great sound; noisy;	      striking the ear with great force; as, a loud cry; loud	      thunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were instant with loud voices, requiring that	            he might be crucified.                --Luke xxiii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clamorous; boisterous.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is loud and stubborn.             --Prov. vii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Emphatic; impressive; urgent; as, a loud call for united	      effort. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ostentatious; likely to attract attention; gaudy; as, a	      loud style of dress; loud colors. [Slang]	   Syn: Noisy; boisterous; vociferous; clamorous; obstreperous;	        turbulent; blustering; vehement.	        [1913 Webster]	Loud \Loud\, adv. [AS. hl[=u]de.]	   With loudness; loudly.	   [1913 Webster]	         To speak loud in public assemblies.      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Loudful \Loud"ful\, a.	   Noisy. [Obs.] --Marsion.	   [1913 Webster]
Loudly \Loud"ly\, adv.	   In a loud manner. --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
loud-mouth \loud-mouth\ n.	   1. a person who causes trouble by speaking indiscretely.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: loudmouth, blusterer.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Aperson who is loud-mouthed.	      [PJC]
Loud-mouthed \Loud"-mouthed`\, a.	   Having a loud voice; talking or sounding noisily; noisily	   impudent or offensive.	   [1913 Webster]
Loudness \Loud"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being loud.	   [1913 Webster]
loudspeaker \loud"speak*er\ n.	   A device which converts electrical signals into sounds loud	   enough to be heard at a distance, usually outdoors; it is	   used to amplify or transmit over a distance speech from a	   person, who is typically speaking into a microphone.	   Sometimes it is used to play recorded speech or music.	   Syn: speaker, speaker unit, loudspeaker system, speaker	        system.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Loud-voiced \Loud"-voiced`\, a.	   Having a loud voice; speaking with a loud voice; noisy;	   clamorous. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Lough \Lough\, n. [See 1st {Loch}.]	   A loch or lake; -- so spelt in Ireland.	   [1913 Webster]	Lough \Lough\, obs. strong imp.	   of {Laugh}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Louis d'or \Lou"is d'or`\n. [F., gold louis.]	   Formerly, a gold coin of France nominally worth twenty	   shillings sterling, but of varying value; -- first struck in	   1640.	   [1913 Webster] Louisianan
Louisianan \Louisianan\, Louisianian \Louisianian\prop. n.	   a resident of Louisiana.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Louis quatorze \Lou"is qua*torze"\ (l[=oo]"[i^] k[.a]*t[^o]rz")	   n. [F., Louis fourteenth.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the art or style of the	   times of Louis XIV. of France; as, Louis quatorze	   architecture.	   [1913 Webster]
Louk \Louk\ (louk), n.	   An accomplice; a "pal." [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no thief without a louk.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lounge \Lounge\ (lounj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lounged} (lounjd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Lounging} (loun"j[i^]ng).] [OE. lungis a	   tall, slow, awkward fellow, OF. longis, longin, said to be	   fr. Longinus, the name of the centurion who pierced the body	   of Christ, but with reference also to L. longus long. Cf.	   {Long}, a.]	   To spend time lazily, whether lolling or idly sauntering; to	   pass time indolently; to stand, sit, or recline, in an	   indolent manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         We lounge over the sciences, dawdle through literature,	         yawn over politics.                      --J. Hannay.	   [1913 Webster]	Lounge \Lounge\, n.	   1. An idle gait or stroll; the state of reclining indolently;	      a place of lounging.	      [1913 Webster]	            She went with Lady Stock to a bookseller's whose	            shop served as a fashionable lounge.  --Miss	                                                  Edgeworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of furniture resembling a sofa, upon which one may	      lie or recline.	      [1913 Webster]
Lounger \Loun"ger\, n.	   One who lounges; an idler.	   [1913 Webster]
Loup \Loup\ (l[=oo]p), n. (Iron Works)	   See 1st {Loop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Loup-cervier \Loup"-cer`vier"\, n. [F. Cf. {Lusern}.] (Zool.)	   The Canada lynx. See {Lynx}.	   [1913 Webster]
loupe \loupe\ (l[=oo]p), n.	   Any of a variety of small magnifying glasses, having a	   magnifying power from 2X to 20X, commonly of 10X, which may	   be held in the hand, or in some cases held within the	   eyesocket without the use of a hand. It is commonly used by	   jewelers and watchmakers.	   [PJC]
Loup-garou \Loup`-ga`rou"\, n.; pl. {Loups-garous}. [F., fr.	   loup wolf + a Teutonic word akin to E. werewolf.]	   A werewolf; a lycanthrope.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         The superstition of the loup-garou, or werewolf,	         belongs to the folklore of most modern nations, and has	         its reflex in the story of "Little Red Riding-hood" and	         others.                                  --Brinton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Louping \Loup"ing\n. [From {Loup} to leap.] (Veter.)	   An enzo["o]tic, often fatal, disease of sheep and other	   domestic animals, of unknown cause. It is characterized by	   muscular tremors and spasms, followed by more or less	   complete paralysis. The principal lesion is an inflammation	   of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Loup-loup \Loup`-loup"\ (l[=oo]`l[=oo]"), n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The Pomeranian or Spitz dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Loups \Loups\, n. pl.; sing. {Loup}. [F., prop., a wolf.]	   (Ethnol.)	   The Pawnees, a tribe of North American Indians whose	   principal totem was the wolf.	   [1913 Webster]
Lour \Lour\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   An Asiatic sardine ({Clupea Neohowii}), valued for its oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Louri \Lou"ri\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Lory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Louse \Louse\ (lous), n.; pl. {Lice} (l[imac]s). [OE. lous, AS.	   l[=u]s, pl. l[=y]s; akin to D. luis, G. laus, OHG. l[=u]s,	   Icel. l[=u]s, Sw. lus, Dan. luus; perh. so named because it	   is destructive, and akin to E. lose, loose.] (Zool.)	   1. Any one of numerous species of small, wingless, suctorial,	      parasitic insects belonging to a tribe ({Pediculina}), now	      usually regarded as degraded Hemiptera. To this group	      belong of the lice of man and other mammals; as, the head	      louse of man ({Pediculus capitis}), the body louse	      ({Pediculus vestimenti}), and the crab louse ({Phthirius	      pubis}), and many others. See {Crab louse}, {Dog louse},	      {Cattle louse}, etc., under {Crab}, {Dog}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of numerous small mandibulate insects, mostly	      parasitic on birds, and feeding on the feathers. They are	      known as Mallophaga, or bird lice, though some occur on	      the hair of mammals. They are usually regarded as degraded	      Pseudoneuroptera. See {Mallophaga}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any one of the numerous species of aphids, or plant lice.	      See {Aphid}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any small crustacean parasitic on fishes. See	      {Branchiura}, and {Ichthvophthira}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also applied to various other parasites;	         as, the whale louse, beelouse, horse louse.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Louse fly} (Zool.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the	      group Pupipara. Some of them are wingless, as the bee	      louse.	   {Louse mite} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of mites	      which infest mammals and birds, clinging to the hair and	      feathers like lice. They belong to {Myobia},	      {Dermaleichus}, {Mycoptes}, and several other genera.	      [1913 Webster]	Louse \Louse\ (louz), v. t.	   To clean from lice. "You sat and loused him." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Lousewort \Louse"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any species of {Pedicularis}, a genus of perennial herbs. It	   was said to make sheep that fed on it lousy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yellow lousewort}, a plant of the genus {Rhinanthus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lousily \Lous"i*ly\, adv. [From {Lousy}.]	   In a lousy manner; in a mean, paltry manner; scurvily.	   [Vulgar]	   [1913 Webster]
Lousiness \Lous"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being lousy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lousy \Lous"y\, a.	   1. Infested with lice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mean; contemptible; as, lousy knave. [informal]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such lousy learning as this is.       --Bale.	   3. Very bad; as, to feel lousy; to do a lousy job.	      [PJC]
Lout \Lout\ (lout), v. i. [OE. louten, luten, AS. l[=u]tan; akin	   to Icel. l[=u]ta, Dan. lude, OHG. l[=u]z[=e]n to lie hid.]	   To bend; to box; to stoop. [Archaic] --Chaucer. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         He fair the knight saluted, louting low. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Lout \Lout\, n. [Formerly also written lowt.]	   A clownish, awkward fellow; a bumpkin. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Lout \Lout\, v. t.	   To treat as a lout or fool; to neglect; to disappoint. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Loutish \Lout"ish\, a.	   Clownish; rude; awkward. "Loutish clown." --Sir P. Sidney. --	   {Lout"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Lout"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Loutou \Lou*tou"\, n. [Native names.] (Zool.)	   A crested black monkey ({Semnopithecus maurus}) of Java.	   [1913 Webster] Louver
Louver \Lou"ver\, Louvre \Lou"vre\, n. [OE. lover, OF. lover,	   lovier; or l'ouvert the opening, fr. overt, ouvert, p. p. of	   ovrir, ouvrir, to open, F. ouvrir. Cf. {Overt}.] (Arch.)	   A small lantern. See {Lantern}, 2	   (a) . [Written also {lover}, {loover}, {lovery}, and	       {luffer}.]	   2. Same as {louver boards}, below	      [PJC]	   3. A set of slats resembling louver boards, arranged in a	      vertical row and attached at each slat end to a frame	      inserted in or part of a door or window; the slats may be	      made of wood, plastic, or metal, and the angle of	      inclination of the slats may be adjustable simultaneously,	      to allow more or less light or air into the enclosure.	      [PJC]	   {Louver boards} or {Louver boarding}, the sloping boards set	      to shed rainwater outward in openings which are to be left	      otherwise unfilled; as belfry windows, the openings of a	      louver, etc.	   {Louver work}, slatted work.	Louver \Lou"ver\, n.	   To supply with louvers.	   [PJC]
louvered \louvered\ adj.	   supplied with louvers for ventilation; as, a louvered door.	   [WordNet 1.5]	louvered door \lou"vered door`\, n.	   A door having louvers in place of a solid panel, in part or	   all of the surface of the door.	   [PJC]	louvered window \lou"vered win"dow\, n.	   A window having louvers in place of glass, usually over the	   entire surface of the window.	   [PJC]
Lovable \Lov"a*ble\, a.	   Having qualities that excite, or are fitted to excite, love;	   worthy of love.	   [1913 Webster]	         Elaine the fair, Elaine the lovable,	         Elaine, the lily maid of Astolat.        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovage \Lov"age\, n. [F. liv[`e]che, fr. L. levisticum,	   ligusticum, a plant indigenous to Liguria, lovage, from	   Ligusticus Ligustine, Ligurian, Liguria a country of	   Cisalpine Gaul.] (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({Levisticum officinale}), sometimes	   used in medicine as an aromatic stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]
Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), n. [OE. love, luve, AS. lufe, lufu; akin	   to E. lief, believe, L. lubet, libet, it pleases, Skr. lubh	   to be lustful. See {Lief}.]	   1. A feeling of strong attachment induced by that which	      delights or commands admiration; pre["e]minent kindness or	      devotion to another; affection; tenderness; as, the love	      of brothers and sisters.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of all the dearest bonds we prove	            Thou countest sons' and mothers' love	            Most sacred, most Thine own.          --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, devoted attachment to, or tender or passionate	      affection for, one of the opposite sex.	      [1913 Webster]	            He on his side	            Leaning half-raised, with looks of cordial love	            Hung over her enamored.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Courtship; -- chiefly in the phrase to make love, i. e.,	      to court, to woo, to solicit union in marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Demetrius . . .	            Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena,	            And won her soul.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Affection; kind feeling; friendship; strong liking or	      desire; fondness; good will; -- opposed to {hate}; often	      with of and an object.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love, and health to all.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smit with the love of sacred song.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love of science faintly warmed his breast.	                                                  --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Due gratitude and reverence to God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep yourselves in the love of God.   --Jude 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The object of affection; -- often employed in endearing	      address; as, he held his love in his arms; his greatest	      love was reading. "Trust me, love." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Open the temple gates unto my love.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Cupid, the god of love; sometimes, Venus.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such was his form as painters, when they show	            Their utmost art, on naked Lores bestow. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore do nimble-pinioned doves draw Love.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A thin silk stuff. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Bot.) A climbing species of C{lematis} ({Clematis	      Vitalba}).	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Nothing; no points scored on one side; -- used in	       counting score at tennis, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	             He won the match by three sets to love. --The	                                                  Field.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Sexual intercourse; -- a euphemism.	       [PJC]	   Note: Love is often used in the formation of compounds, in	         most of which the meaning is very obvious; as,	         love-cracked, love-darting, love-killing, love-linked,	         love-taught, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 practice of consorting with one	      of the opposite sex, at pleasure, without marriage. See	      {Free love}.	   {Free lover}, one who avows or practices free love.	   {In love}, in the act of loving; -- said esp. of the love of	      the sexes; as, to be in love; to fall in love.	   {Love apple} (Bot.), the tomato.	   {Love bird} (Zool.), any one of several species of small,	      short-tailed parrots, or parrakeets, of the genus	      {Agapornis}, and allied genera. They are mostly from	      Africa. Some species are often kept as cage birds, and are	      celebrated for the affection which they show for their	      mates.	   {Love broker}, a person who for pay acts as agent between	      lovers, or as a go-between in a sexual intrigue. --Shak.	   {Love charm}, a charm for exciting love. --Ld. Lytton.	   {Love child}. an illegitimate child. --Jane Austen.	   {Love day}, a day formerly appointed for an amicable	      adjustment of differences. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      --Chaucer.	   {Love drink}, a love potion; a philter. --Chaucer.	   {Love favor}, something given to be worn in token of love.	   {Love feast}, a religious festival, held quarterly by some	      religious denominations, as the Moravians and Methodists,	      in imitation of the agap[ae] of the early Christians.	   {Love feat}, the gallant act of a lover. --Shak.	   {Love game}, a game, as in tennis, in which the vanquished	      person or party does not score a point.	   {Love grass}. [G. liebesgras.] (Bot.) Any grass of the genus	      {Eragrostis}.	   {Love-in-a-mist}. (Bot.)	       (a) An herb of the Buttercup family ({Nigella Damascena})	           having the flowers hidden in a maze of finely cut	           bracts.	       (b) The West Indian {Passiflora f[oe]tida}, which has	           similar bracts.	   {Love-in-idleness} (Bot.), a kind of violet; the small pansy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little western flower,	            Before milk-white, now purple with love's wound;	            And maidens call it love-in-idleness. --Shak.	   {Love juice}, juice of a plant supposed to produce love.	      --Shak.	   {Love knot}, a knot or bow, as of ribbon; -- so called from	      being used as a token of love, or as a pledge of mutual	      affection. --Milman.	   {Love lass}, a sweetheart.	   {Love letter}, a letter of courtship. --Shak.	   {Love-lies-bleeding} (Bot.), a species of amaranth	      ({Amarantus melancholicus}).	   {Love match}, a marriage brought about by love alone.	   {Love potion}, a compounded draught intended to excite love,	      or venereal desire.	   {Love rites}, sexual intercourse. --Pope	   {Love scene}, an exhibition of love, as between lovers on the	      stage.	   {Love suit}, courtship. --Shak.	   {Of all loves}, for the sake of all love; by all means.	      [Obs.] "Mrs. Arden desired him of all loves to come back	      again." --Holinshed.	   {The god of love}, or {The Love god}, Cupid.	   {To make love}, to engage in sexual intercourse; -- a	      euphemism.	   {To make love to}, to express affection for; to woo. "If you	      will marry, make your loves to me." --Shak.	   {To play for love}, to play a game, as at cards, without	      stakes. "A game at piquet for love." --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: Affection; friendship; kindness; tenderness; fondness;	        delight.	        [1913 Webster]	Love \Love\ (l[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Loved} (l[u^]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Loving}.] [AS. lufian. [root]124. See {Love},	   n.]	   1. To have a feeling of love for; to regard with affection or	      good will; as, to love one's children and friends; to love	      one's country; to love one's God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart,	            and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.	                                                  --Matt. xxii.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thy self. --Matt.	                                                  xxii. 39.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regard with passionate and devoted affection, as that	      of one sex for the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take delight or pleasure in; to have a strong liking or	      desire for, or interest in; to be pleased with; to like;	      as, to love books; to love adventures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit, eloquence, and poetry.	            Arts which I loved.                   --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	Love \Love\, v. i.	   To have the feeling of love; to be in love.	   [1913 Webster]
Loveable \Love"a*ble\, a.	   See {Lovable}.	   [1913 Webster]
lovebird \lovebird\ n.	   A small Australian parakeet ({Melopsittacus undulatus})	   usually light green with black and yellow markings in the	   wild but bred in many colors; also called the {budgie}.	   Syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass	        parakeet, shell parakeet, {Melopsittacus undulatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. small African parrot noted for showing affection for their	      mates.	      [WordNet 1.5]
loved \loved\ adj.	   1. p. p. of {love}, v. t.. Opposite of {unloved}. [Narrower	      terms: {admired, esteemed}] Also See: {wanted}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Love-drury \Love"-dru`ry\, n. [Love + OF. druerie. Cf.	   {Druery}.]	   Affection. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovee \Lov*ee"\, n.	   One who is loved. [Humorous] "The lover and lovee."	   --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Loveful \Love"ful\, a.	   Full of love. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Loveless \Love"less\, a.	   1. Void of love; void of tenderness or kindness. --Milton.	      Shelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not attracting love; unattractive.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are ill-favored to see to; and yet, as	            loveless as they be, they are not without some	            medicinable virtues.                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Lovelily \Love"li*ly\, adv. [From {Lovely}.]	   In manner to excite love; amiably. [R.] --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
Loveliness \Love"li*ness\, n. [From {Lovely}.]	   The state or quality of being lovely.	   [1913 Webster]	         If there is such a native loveliness in the sex as to	         make them victorious when in the wrong, how resistless	         their power when they are on the side of truth!	                                                  --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovelock \Love"lock`\, n.	   A long lock of hair hanging prominently by itself; an	   earlock; -- worn by men of fashion in the reigns of Elizabeth	   and James I. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A long lovelock and long hair he wore.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovelorn \Love"lorn`\, a.	   Forsaken by one's love.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lovelorn nightingale.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovely \Love"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lovelier}; superl. {Loveliest}.]	   [AS. luflic.]	   1. Having such an appearance as excites, or is fitted to	      excite, love; beautiful; charming; very pleasing in form,	      looks, tone, or manner. "Lovely to look on." --Piers	      Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not one so fair of face, of speech so lovely.	                                                  --Robert of	                                                  Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I had such a tire, this face of mine	            Were full as lovely as is this of hers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lovable; amiable; having qualities of any kind which	      excite, or are fitted to excite, love or friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	            A most lovely gentlemanlike man.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loving; tender. [Obs.] "A lovely kiss." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many a lovely look on them he cast.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Very pleasing; -- applied loosely to almost anything which	      is not grand or merely pretty; as, a lovely view; a lovely	      valley; a lovely melody.	      [1913 Webster]	            Indeed these fields	            Are lovely, lovelier not the Elysian lawns.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   Syn: Beautiful; charming; delightful; delectable; enchanting;	        lovable; amiable.	        [1913 Webster]	Lovely \Love"ly\, adv.	   In a manner to please, or to excite love. [Obs. or R.]	   --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Love-making \Love"-mak`ing\, n.	   1. Courtship. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sexual intercourse.	      [PJC]
Lovemonger \Love"mon`ger\, n.	   One who deals in affairs of love. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] love-philter
love-philter \love-philter\, love-philtre \love-philtre\n.	   a fabled drink credited with magical power; it can make the	   one who takes it love the one who gave it.	   Syn: philter, philtre, love-potion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
love-potion \love-potion\ n.	   a fabled drink credited with magical power; it can make the	   one who takes it love the one who gave it.	   Syn: philter, philtre, love-philter, love-philtre.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lover \Lov"er\ (l[u^]v"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who loves; one who is in love; -- usually limited, in	      the singular, to a person of the male sex. --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love is blind, and lovers can not see	            The pretty follies that themselves commit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A friend; one strongly attached to another; one who	      greatly desires the welfare of any person or thing; as, a	      lover of his country.	      [1913 Webster]	            I slew my best lover for the good of Rome. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who has a strong liking for anything, as books,	      science, or music. "A lover of knowledge." --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who is involved in a sexual relationship with another;	      as, she took a lover.	      [PJC] Lover	Lover \Lo"ver\ (l[=oo]"v[~e]r), Lovery \Lo"ver*y\	   (l[=oo]"v[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   See {Louver}. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Loverwise \Lo"ver*wise`\ (l[u^]v"[~e]r*w[imac]z`), adv.	   As lovers do.	   [1913 Webster]	         As they sat down here loverwise.         --W. D.	                                                  Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Love-sick \Love"-sick`\, a.	   1. Languishing with love or amorous desire; as, a love-sick	      maid.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the dear mistress of my love-sick mind. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Originating in, or expressive of, languishing love.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where nightingales their love-sick ditty sing.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Love-sickness \Love"-sick`ness\, n.	   The state of being love-sick.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovesome \Love"some\, a. [AS. lufsum.]	   Lovely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] lovesong
lovesong \lovesong\, love song \love song\n.	   a song about love or expressing love for another person.	   [WordNet 1.5]
love-token \love-token\ n.	   something given as a token of love.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Loving \Lov"ing\, a.	   1. Affectionate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fairest and most loving wife in Greece.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing love or kindness; as, loving words.	      [1913 Webster]	Loving cup \Lov"ing cup`\	   1. A large ornamental drinking vessel having two or more	      handles, intended to pass from hand to hand, as at a	      banquet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an award resembling a {loving cup}[1] that is given to the	      winner of a competition.	      [PJC]
Loving-kindness \Lov"ing-kind"ness\, n.	   Tender regard; mercy; favor. --Ps. lxxxix. 33.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovingly \Lov"ing*ly\, adv.	   With love; affectionately.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovingness \Lov"ing*ness\, n.	   Affection; kind regard.	   [1913 Webster]	         The only two bands of good will, loveliness and	         lovingness.                              --Sir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Lovyer \Lov"yer\, n.	   A lover. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Low \Low\, obs.	   strong imp. of {Laugh}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\ (l[=o]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lowed} (l[=o]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Lowing}.] [OE. lowen, AS. hl[=o]wan; akin to D.	   loeijen, OHG. hl[=o]jan, hluojan.]	   To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals;	   to moo.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\, n.	   The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]	         Talking voices and the law of herds.     --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\, n. [AS. hl[=a]w; akin to Goth. hlaiw a grave, hlains	   a hill, and to E. lean to incline.]	   A hill; a mound; a grave. [Obs. except in place names.]	   --Skeat.	   [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\ (l[=o]; Scot. lou), n. [Icel. log, logi; akin to E.	   light, n.]	   Fire; a flame; a light. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\, v. i.	   To burn; to blaze. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\ (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o]"[~e]r); superl.	   {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw.	   l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be	   prostrate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or	      elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as,	      low ground; a low flight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;	      a low fence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in	      winter, and six in summer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the	      ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of	      corn; low wages.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low	      pitch; a low note.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of	      the tongue in relation to the palate; as, [a^] ([a^]m),	      [add] ([add]ll). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]	      5, 10, 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the	      low northern latitudes.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Numerically small; as, a low number.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,	       low spirits; low in spirits.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low	       condition; the lower classes.	       [1913 Webster]	             Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low	       mind; a low trick or stratagem.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted in thought or	       diction; as, a low comparison.	       [1913 Webster]	             In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest	             wits of the heathen world are low and dull.	                                                  --Felton.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Submissive; humble. "Low reverence." --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;	       made low by sickness.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a	       low temperature; a low fever.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low	       estimate.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;	       as, a low diet.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which	         require no special explanation; as, low-arched,	         low-browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying,	         low-priced, low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the	         like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Low Church}. See {High Church}, under {High}.	   {Low Countries}, the Netherlands.	   {Low German}, {Low Latin}, etc. See under {German}, {Latin},	      etc.	   {Low life}, humble life.	   {Low milling}, a process of making flour from grain by a	      single grinding and by siftings.	   {Low relief}. See {Bas-relief}.	   {Low side window} (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common	      in medi[ae]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of	      this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line	      of the windows, and in many different situations in the	      building.	   {Low spirits}, despondency.	   {Low steam}, steam having a low pressure.	   {Low steel}, steel which contains only a small proportion of	      carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.	      	   {Low Sunday}, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so	      called.	   {Low tide}, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its	      lowest point; low water.	   {Low water}.	       (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the	           in a river, lake, etc.	       (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient	           quantity of water in the boiler.	   {Low water alarm} or {Low water indicator} (Steam Boiler), a	      contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for	      giving warning when the water is low.	   {Low water mark}, that part of the shore to which the waters	      recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.	   {Low wine}, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol,	      produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run	      of the still; -- often in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\, n. (Card Playing)	   The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt	   or drawn.	   [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\, adv.	   1. In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near	      the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as,	      he sold his wheat low.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a low or mean condition; humbly; meanly.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In time approaching our own.	      [1913 Webster]	            In that part of the world which was first inhabited,	            even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered	            with their flocks and herds.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to	      speak low. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . odorous wind	            Breathes low between the sunset and the moon.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. With a low musical pitch or tone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can sing both high and low.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low	      by oppression, by want, or by vice. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Astron.) In a path near the equator, so that the	      declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the	      altitude is small; -- said of the heavenly bodies with	      reference to the diurnal revolution; as, the moon runs	      low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or	      near the meridian.	      [1913 Webster]	Low \Low\, v. t.	   To depress; to lower. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
lowan \lowan\ n.	   The Australian moundbird ({Leipoa ocellata}); it incubates	   eggs naturally in sandy mounds.	   Syn: mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, {Leipoa ocellata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lowball \lowball\ n.	   A poker game in which the lowest-ranking hand wins.	   [PJC]	lowball \lowball\ v. t.	   to give a deceptively low estimate of the price of	   (merchandise or services); -- a sales tactic to induce a	   person to buy.	   Syn: underestimate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lowbell \Low"bell`\, n. [Low a flame + bell.]	   1. A bell used in fowling at night, to frighten birds, and,	      with a sudden light, to make them fly into a net.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fowler's lowbell robs the lark of sleep. --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bell to be hung on the neck of a sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lowbell hung about a sheep's . . . neck. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	Lowbell \Low"bell`\, v. t.	   To frighten, as with a lowbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowborn \Low"born`\, a.	   Born in a low condition or rank; -- opposed to {highborn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowboy \Low"boy`\, n.	   A chest of drawers not more than four feet high; -- applied	   commonly to the lower half of a tallboy from which the upper	   half has been removed. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lowbred \Low"bred`\, a.	   Bred, or like one bred, in a low condition of life;	   characteristic or indicative of such breeding; rude;	   impolite; vulgar; as, a lowbred fellow; a lowbred remark.	   [1913 Webster]
low-cal \low-cal\ adj.	   having relatively few calories.	   Syn: diet(prenominal), lite, low-calorie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
low-ceilinged \low-ceilinged\ adj.	   having a lower than normal ceiling.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Low-church \Low"-church`\, a.	   Not placing a high estimate on ecclesiastical organizations	   or forms; -- applied especially to Episcopalians, and opposed	   to {high-church}. See {High Church}, under {High}.	   [1913 Webster]
Low-churchism \Low"-church`ism\, n.	   The principles of the low-church party.	   [1913 Webster]
Low-churchman \Low"-church`man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   One who holds low-church principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Low-churchmanship \Low"-church`man*ship\, n.	   The state of being a low-churchman.	   [1913 Webster]
low-class \low-class\ adj.	   1. Occupying the lowest socioeconomic position in a society.	      Contrasted with {middle-class} and {upper-class}.	      [Narrower terms: {propertyless, wage-earning,	      working-class, blue-collar}] Also See: {lowborn},	      {proletarian}, {propertyless}.	   Syn: lower-class (vs. upper-class).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. characteristic of the lower classes. [Narrower terms:	      {non-U, vulgar}] PJC]
low-cost \low-cost\ adj.	   inexpensive; cheap. Opposite of {expensive}.	   Syn: inexpensive, low-priced.	        [WordNet 1.5]
low-cut \low-cut\ adj.	   1. having a neckline low enough to expose part of the breast;	      -- of a woman's garment; as, a low-cut party dress.	   Syn: decollete, low-necked.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. having a back exposing skin between the shoulder blades.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] lowdown
lowdown \low"down`\, low-down \low"-down`\n.	   true confidential information.	   Syn: details, dope, poop, inside dope, inside information.	        [WordNet 1.5] lowdown	lowdown \low"down`\, low-down \low"-down`\a.	   of the most contemptible kind; contemptible; mean; base;	   vile; -- of people or the actions of people; as, a lowdown	   sneak thief.	   Syn: abject, base, despicable, low, lowdown, miserable, vile.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	   2. having the soulful feeling of early blues; -- of jazz.	   Syn: funky.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
low-emission \low-emission\ adj.	   producing little emission of atmospheric pollutants; as, a	   low-emission vehicle.	   Syn: low-polluting.	        [PJC]
Lower \Low"er\, a.	   Compar. of {Low}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Lower \Low"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lowering}.] [From {Low}, a.]	   1. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended;	      to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a	      sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a	      flag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love	            Down to a silent grave.               --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to	      lower a chimney or turret.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun;	      to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's	      ambition, aspirations, or hopes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as,	      to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's	      vitality; to lower distilled liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To reduce in value, amount, etc.; as, to lower the price	      of goods, the rate of interest, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Lower \Low"er\, v. i.	   To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as,	   the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.	   [1913 Webster]	Lower \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, lurk.]	   1. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be	      covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to	      show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the clouds that lowered upon our house. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To frown; to look sullen.	      [1913 Webster]	            But sullen discontent sat lowering on her face.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Lower \Low"er\, n. [Obs.]	   1. Cloudiness; gloominess.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A frowning; sullenness.	      [1913 Webster] adj.	   1. relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in	      the lower half of a compositor's type case. Also See	      {minuscule}, {minuscular}.	      [WordNet 1.5] lowercase
lowercase \low"er*case`\, Lower-case \Low"er-case`\, a. (Print.)	   Pertaining to, or kept in, the lower case; -- used to denote	   the small letters, in distinction from capitals and small	   capitals; as, lowercase letters a and b and c etc..	   Contrasted with {uppercase}. See the Note under 1st {Case},	   n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
lower-class \lower-class\ adj.	   same as {low-class}. Contrasted with {middle-class} and	   {upper-class}.	   Syn: low-class.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lowerclassman \lowerclassman\ n.	   an undergraduate who is not yet a senior.	   Syn: underclassman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lowered \lowered\ adj.	   pointed downward; as, with lowered eyes. Opposite of	   {raised}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lowering \Low"er*ing\, a.	   Dark and threatening; gloomy; sullen; as, lowering clouds or	   sky.	   [1913 Webster]
Loweringly \Low"er*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a lowering manner; with cloudiness or threatening gloom.	   [1913 Webster] lower limit
lower limit \lower limit\, lower-limit \lower-limit\n.	   the limit on the lower (or southernmost) side of something.	   [WordNet 1.5]
lower-middle-class \lower-middle-class\ adj.	   occupying the lower part of the middle socioeconomic range in	   a society.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lowermost \Low"er*most`\, a. [Irreg. superl. of {Low}. Cf.	   {Uppermost}, {Foremost}, etc.]	   Lowest.	   [1913 Webster]
lower-ranking \lower-ranking\ adj.	   inferior in rank or status.	   Syn: junior-grade, inferior, lower, lowly, petty(prenominal),	        secondary, subaltern, subordinate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lowery \Low"er*y\, a.	   Cloudy; gloomy; lowering; as, a lowery sky; lowery weather.	   [1913 Webster] Lowgh
Lowgh \Lowgh\, Lowh \Lowh\, obs.	   strong imp. of {Laugh}. [Cf. 1st Low and 2d {Lough}.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
low-grade \low-grade\ adj.	   inferior; as, low-grade ore. Opposite of {high-grade}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lowing \Low"ing\, n.	   The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowish \Low"ish\, a.	   Somewhat low. [Colloq.] --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowk \Lowk\, n.	   See {Louk}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] low-key
low-key \low-key\ low-keyed \low-keyed\adj.	   restrained in style or quality; not flashy or intense;	   understated; as, a little masterpiece of low-keyed eloquence.	   Syn: subdued.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lowland \Low"land\, n.	   Land which is low with respect to the neighboring country; a	   low or level country; -- opposed to {highland}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Lowlands}, Belgium and Holland; the Netherlands; also,	      the southern part of Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]
Lowlander \Low"land*er\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of the Lowlands, especially of the	   Lowlands of Scotland, as distinguished from {Highlander}.	   [1913 Webster]
low-level \low-level\ adj.	   1. weak; not intense; as, low-level radiation.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. lower in rank or importance. [Narrower terms: {adjunct,	      assistant}; {associate(prenominal) ; {buck ;	      {deputy(prenominal), proxy(prenominal) ; {subject,	      dependent ; {subservient ] [Narrower terms:	      {under(prenominal) ; {ruled ; {secondary ] Also See	      {inferior}, s{ubordinate}. Antonym: {dominant}.	   Syn: subordinate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. at a low level in rank or importance; as, a low-level job;	      low-level discussions.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. occurring at a relatively low altitude; as, a low-level	      strafing run; low-level bombing.	      [WordNet 1.5] Lowlihood
Lowlihood \Low"li*hood\, Lowlihead \Low"li*head\, n.	   A lowly state. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowlily \Low"li*ly\, adv.	   In a lowly place or manner; humbly. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thinking lowlily of himself and highly of those better	         than himself.                            --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowliness \Low"li*ness\, n. [From {Lowly}.]	   1. The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness	      of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Walk . . . with all lowliness and meekness. --Eph.	                                                  iv. 1, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Low condition, especially as to manner of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lowliness of my fortune has not brought me to	            flatter vice.                         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Low-lived \Low"-lived`\, a.	   Characteristic of, or like, one bred in a low and vulgar	   condition of life; mean; dishonorable; contemptible; as,	   low-lived dishonesty.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowly \Low"ly\, a. [Compar. {Lowlier}; superl. {Lowliest}.]	   [Low, a. + -ly.]	   1. Not high; not elevated in place; low. "Lowly lands."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Low in rank or social importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            One common right the great and lowly claims. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not lofty or sublime; humble.	      [1913 Webster]	            These rural poems, and their lowly strain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having a low esteem of one's own worth; humble; meek; free	      from pride.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am	            meek and lowly in heart.              --Matt. xi.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	Lowly \Low"ly\, adv.	   1. In a low manner; humbly; meekly; modestly. "Be lowly	      wise." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a low condition; meanly.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will show myself highly fed, and lowly taught.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
low-lying \low-lying\ adj.	   1. having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or	      sea level; as, low-lying clouds.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. at a low elevation above sea level.	   Syn: sea-level.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Low-minded \Low"-mind`ed\, a.	   Inclined in mind to low or unworthy things; showing a base	   mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Low-minded and immoral.                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         All old religious jealousies were condemned as	         low-minded infirmities.                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Low-mindedness \Low"-mind`ed*ness\, n.	   The quality of being low-minded; meanness; baseness.	   [1913 Webster]
Lown \Lown\, n. [See {Loon}.]	   A low fellow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Low-necked \Low"-necked`\, a.	   Cut low in the neck; decollete; low-cut; -- said of a woman's	   dress.	   [1913 Webster]
Lowness \Low"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being low.	   [1913 Webster]
low-pitched \low-pitched\ adj.	   1. low in pitch or frequency; -- used of sounds and voices.	      Opposite of {high-pitched}. [Narrower terms: {alto,	      contralto ; {baritone ; {bass, deep ; {contrabass,	      double-bass ; {throaty ]	   Syn: low.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. set at a low angle or slant; having a low degree of pitch;	      as, a low-pitched roof.	      [WordNet 1.5]
low-polluting \low-polluting\ adj.	   producing little pollution, especially air pollution; as, a	   low-polluting electric car.	   Syn: low-emission.	        [PJC]
Low-pressure \Low"-pres`sure\, a.	   1. Having, employing, or exerting, a low degree of pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {easygoing}, 4; as, a low-pressure salesman.	   Syn: easygoing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Low-pressure steam engine}, a steam engine in which low	      steam is used; often applied to a condensing engine even	      when steam at high pressure is used. See {Steam engine}.	      [1913 Webster]
low-priced \low-priced\ adj.	   same as {low-cost}.	   Syn: inexpensive, low-cost.	        [WordNet 1.5]
low-resolution \low-resolution\ adj.	   producing images that are not sharply defined; -- of optical	   instruments or image display devices. Opposite of	   {high-resolution}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
low-rise \low-rise\ adj.	   Lower than the highest heights; -- used of buildings of one	   or only a few stories; as, a low-rise apartment building.	   [Narrower terms: {three-story, three-storied, three-storey,	   three-storeyed}] {high-rise}	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lowry \Low"ry\, n.	   An open box car used on railroads. Compare {Lorry}.	   [1913 Webster]
low-set \low-set\ adj.	   short and thick; especially having short legs and heavy	   musculature; -- of people.	   Syn: chunky, dumpy, squat, squatty, stubby, stumpy, stocky.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Low-spirited \Low"-spir`it*ed\, a.	   Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed;	   dispirited; not sprightly.	   Syn: depressed, dispirited, down(predicate), downcast,	        downhearted, low.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] -- {Low"-spir`it*ed*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Low steel \Low steel\	   See under {Low}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Low-studded \Low"-stud`ded\, a.	   Furnished or built with short studs; as, a low-studded house	   or room.	   [1913 Webster]
low-sudsing \low-sudsing\ adj.	   causing little foam to form; -- used of e.g. detergents.	   Contrasted with {high-sudsing}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
low-tech \low-tech\ adj.	   not involving high technology; using long-established	   technology. Opposite of {high-tech}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
low-tension \low-tension\ adj. (Elecricity)	   subjected to or capable of operating under relative low	   voltage. Contrasted with {high-tension}.	   Syn: low-voltage.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Low-thoughted \Low"-thought`ed\, a.	   Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant	   subjects.	   [1913 Webster]
low-toned \low-toned\ adj.	   relatively low in volume; soft; -- of sound; as, making	   low-toned noises with their mouths that went as an	   undercurrent of sound. Opposite of {loud}.	   Syn: low, subdued, soft.	        [WordNet 1.5]
low-voltage \low-voltage\ adj.	   1. (Electricity) subjected to or capable of operating under	      relative low voltage, usually considered as no greater	      than 250 volts. Contrasted with {high-voltage}.	      [WordNet 1.5] low-warp loom
low-warp loom \low-warp loom\, low warp loom \low warp loom\n.	   a hand loom in which the warp is carried horizontally; for	   weaving tapestry.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Loxodromic \Lox`o*drom"ic\, a. [Gr. ? slanting, oblique + ? a	   running, course; cf. F. loxodromique.]	   Pertaining to sailing on rhumb lines; as, loxodromic tables.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Loxodromic curve} or {Loxodromic line} (Geom.), a line on	      the surface of a sphere, which always makes an equal angle	      with every meridian; the rhumb line. It is the line on	      which a ship sails when her course is always in the	      direction of one and the same point of the compass.	      [1913 Webster]
Loxodromics \Lox`o*drom"ics\, n.	   The art or method of sailing on the loxodromic or rhumb line.	   [1913 Webster]
Loxodromism \Lox*od"ro*mism\, n.	   The act or process of tracing a loxodromic curve; the act of	   moving as if in a loxodromic curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Loxodromy \Lox*od"ro*my\, n. [Cf. F. loxodromic.]	   The science of loxodromics. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Loy \Loy\, n.	   A long, narrow spade for stony lands.	   [1913 Webster]
Loyal \Loy"al\, a. [F. loyal, OF. loial, leial, L. legalis, fr.	   lex, legis, law. See {Legal}, and cf. {Leal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Faithful to law; upholding the lawful authority; faithful	      and true to the lawful government; faithful to the prince	      or sovereign to whom one is subject; unswerving in	      allegiance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Welcome, sir John ! But why come you in arms ? 	            To help King Edward in his time of storm,	            As every loyal subject ought to do.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. True to any person or persons to whom one owes fidelity,	      especially as a wife to her husband, lovers to each other,	      and friend to friend; constant; faithful to a cause or a	      principle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your true and loyal wife.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unhappy both, but loyaltheir loves.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Loyalist \Loy"al*ist\, n.	   A person who adheres to his sovereign or to the lawful	   authority; especially, one who maintains his allegiance to	   his prince or government, and defends his cause in times of	   revolt or revolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Loyally \Loy"al*ly\, adv.	   In a loyal manner; faithfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Loyalness \Loy"al*ness\, n.	   Loyalty. [R.] --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
Loyalty \Loy"al*ty\, n. [Cf. F. loyaut['e]. See {Loyal}, and cf.	   {Legality}.]	   The state or quality of being loyal; fidelity to a superior,	   or to duty, love, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had such loyalty to the king as the law required.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not withstanding all the subtle bait	         With which those Amazons his love still craved,	         To his one love his loyalty he saved.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Loyalty . . . expresses, properly, that fidelity which	         one owes according to law, and does not necessarily	         include that attachment to the royal person, which,	         happily, we in England have been able further to throw	         into the word." --Trench.	   Syn: Allegiance; fealty. See {Allegiance}.	        [1913 Webster]
Lozenge \Loz"enge\ (l[o^]z"[e^]nj), n. [F. lozange, losange;	   perh. the same as OF. losengef flattery, praise, the heraldic	   sense being the oldest (cf. E. hatchment, blazon). Cf.	   {Losenger}, {Laudable}.]	   1. (Her.)	      (a) A diamond-shaped figure usually with the upper and	          lower angles slightly acute, borne upon a shield or	          escutcheon. Cf. {Fusil}.	      (b) A form of the escutcheon used by women instead of the	          shield which is used by men.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A figure with four equal sides, having two acute and two	      obtuse angles; a rhomb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything in the form of lozenge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically: A small cake of sugar and starch, flavored,	      and often medicated. -- originally in the form of a	      lozenge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lozenge coach}, the coach of a dowager, having her coat of	      arms painted on a lozenge. [Obs.] --Walpole.	   {Lozenge-molding} (Arch.), a kind of molding, used in Norman	      architecture, characterized by lozenge-shaped ornaments.	      [1913 Webster] Lozenged
Lozenged \Loz"enged\ (l[o^]z"[e^]njd), Lozenge-shaped
\Loz"enge-shaped`\ (-sh[=a]pt), a.	   Having the form of a lozenge or rhomb.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lozenged panes of a very small latticed window.	                                                  --C.	                                                  Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Lozengy \Loz"en*gy\ (-[e^]n*j[y^]), a. [F. losang['e]. See	   {Lozenge}.] (Her.)	   Divided into lozenge-shaped compartments, as the field or a	   bearing, by lines drawn in the direction of the bend	   sinister.	   [1913 Webster] L-P
L-P \L-P\, LP \LP\n. [long-playing.]	   a long-playing phonograph record; designed to be played at	   33.3 rpm. [Acronym]	   [WordNet 1.5]
L-plate \L-plate\ n.	   a square plate bearing the letter L that is attached to both	   ends of a car to indicate that the driver is a learner.	   [British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lr \Lr\ n.	   The chemical symbol for {lawrencium}, a transuranic element	   of atomic number 103.	   Syn: lawrencium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
LSD \LSD\ n.	   lysergic acid diethylamide, a powerful hallucinogenic drug.	   [Acronym]	   Syn: lysergic acid diethylamide, acid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ltd \Ltd.\ n.	   A term attached to the name of a company that is organized to	   give its owners limited liability; it corresponds to {Inc.}	   in the United States. [British]	   Syn: limited company, Ld.	        [WordNet 1.5]
LTM \LTM\ n. (Psychology, Neurophysiology)	   long-term memory, the term for the set of neurons and neural	   processes responsible for the general store of information	   remembered for more than a day.	   Syn: long-term memory.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Lu \Lu\ (l[=u]), n. & v. t.	   See {Loo}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lu \Lu\, n. (Chem.)	   The chemical symbol for {lutetium}.	   [PJC]
Lubbard \Lub"bard\, n. [See {Lubber}.]	   A lubber. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Lubbard \Lub"bard\, a.	   Lubberly.	   [1913 Webster]
Lubber \Lub"ber\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. lubber. See {Looby}, {Lob}.]	   A heavy, clumsy, or awkward fellow; a sturdy drone; a clown.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lingering lubbers lose many a penny.     --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Land lubber}, a name given in contempt by sailors to a	      person who lives on land.	   {Lubber grasshopper} (Zool.), a large, stout, clumsy	      grasshopper; esp., {Brachystola magna}, from the Rocky	      Mountain plains, and {Romalea microptera}, which is	      injurious to orange trees in Florida.	   {Lubber's hole} (Naut.), a hole in the floor of the "top,"	      next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without	      going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is	      considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers.	      --Totten.	   {Lubber's line}, {Lubber's point}, or {Lubber's mark}, a line	      or point in the compass case indicating the head of the	      ship, and consequently the course which the ship is	      steering.	      [1913 Webster]
Lubberly \Lub"ber*ly\, a.	   Like a lubber; clumsy.	   [1913 Webster]	         A great lubberly boy.                    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Lubberly \Lub"ber*ly\, adv.	   Clumsily; awkwardly. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Lubric
Lubric \Lu"bric\, Lubrical \Lu"bric*al\, a. [L. lubricus: cf. F.	   lubrique.]	   1. Having a smooth surface; slippery. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lascivious; wanton; lewd. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This lubric and adulterate age.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Lubricant \Lu"bri*cant\, a. [L. lubricans, p. pr. of lubricare,	   See {Lubricate}.]	   Lubricating.	   [1913 Webster]	Lubricant \Lu"bri*cant\, n.	   That which lubricates; specifically, a substance, as oil,	   grease, graphite, etc., used for reducing the friction of the	   working parts of machinery.	   [1913 Webster]
Lubricate \Lu"bri*cate\, v. t. [L. lubricatus, p. p. of	   lubricare to lubricate. See {Lubric}.]	   1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and	      saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are	      applied. --S. Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Supples, lubricates, and keeps in play,	            The various movements of this nice machine. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To reduce social frictions or difficulties between	      people, thus making cooperation easier and joint action	      smoother.	      [PJC]	   4. To inebriate by supplying with alcoholic beverages.	      [slang]	      [PJC]
lubricated \lubricated\ adj.	   smeared with oil or grease to reduce friction.	   Syn: greased.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lubrication \Lu`bri*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of lubricating; the act of making slippery.	   [1913 Webster]
Lubricator \Lu"bri*ca`tor\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, lubricates. " Lubricator of the	      fibers." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contrivance, as an oil cup, for supplying a lubricant to	      machinery.	      [1913 Webster]
Lubricitate \Lu*bric"i*tate\, v. i.	   See {Lubricate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lubricity \Lu*bric"i*ty\, n. [L. lubricitas: cf. F.	   lubricit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Smoothness; freedom from friction; also, property which	      diminishes friction; as, the lubricity of oil. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slipperiness; instability; as, the lubricity of fortune.	      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lasciviousness; propensity to lewdness; lewdness; lechery;	      incontinency. --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if wantonness and lubricity were essential to	            that poem.                            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Lubricous \Lu"bri*cous\, a. [L. lubricus.]	   Lubric.	   [1913 Webster] Lubrification
Lubrification \Lu`bri*fi*ca"tion\, Lubrifaction
\Lu`bri*fac"tion\, n. [L. lubricus lubric + facere to make.]	   The act of lubricating, or making smooth. --Ray. Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucarne \Lu`carne"\, n. [F., fr. L. lucerna a lamp. See	   {Luthern}.] (Arch.)	   A dormer window.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucchese \Luc*chese"\, n. sing. & pl. [It. Lucchese.]	   A native or inhabitant of Lucca, in Tuscany; in the plural,	   the people of Lucca.	   [1913 Webster]
Luce \Luce\ (l[imac]s), n. [OF. lus, L. lucius a kind of fish.]	   (Zool.)	   A pike when full grown. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucency \Lu"cen*cy\, n.	   The quality of being lucent.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucent \Lu"cent\, a. [L. lucens, p. pr. of lucere to shine, fr.	   lux, lucis, light.]	   Shining; bright; resplendent. " The sun's lucent orb."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sort of hunting dog; -- perhaps from Lucerne, in	      Switzerland.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lucerns, too, or dogs inured to hunt	            Beasts of most rapine.                --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An animal whose fur was formerly much in request (by some	      supposed to be the lynx). [Written also {lusern} and	      {luzern}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern	            I know to chase.                      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [F. luzerne.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant ({Medicago sativa}), having bluish purple	   cloverlike flowers, cultivated for fodder; -- called also	   {alfalfa}. [Written also {lucerne}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lucern \Lu"cern\, n. [L. lucerna.]	   A lamp. [Obs.] --Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucernal \Lu*cer"nal\, a. [L. lucerna a lamp.]	   Of or pertaining to a lamp.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lucernal microscope}, a form of the microscope in which the	      object is illuminated by means of a lamp, and its image is	      thrown upon a plate of ground glass connected with the	      instrument, or on a screen independent of it.	      [1913 Webster]
Lucernaria \Lu`cer*na"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. lucerna a lamp.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of acalephs, having a bell-shaped body with eight	   groups of short tentacles around the margin. It attaches	   itself by a sucker at the base of the pedicel.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucernarian \Lu`cer*na"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Lucernarida. -- n. One of the	   Lucernarida.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucernarida \Lu`cer*nar"i*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Lucernaria}.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A division of acalephs, including {Lucernaria} and allied	       genera; -- called also {Calycozoa}.	   (b) A more extensive group of acalephs, including both the	       true Lucernarida and the Discophora.	       [1913 Webster]
Lucerne \Lu"cerne\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Lucern}, the plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucid \Lu"cid\, a. [L. lucidus, fr. lux, lucis, light. See	   {Light}, n.]	   1. Shining; bright; resplendent; as, the lucid orbs of	      heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lucid, like a glowworm.               --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A court compact of lucid marbles.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clear; transparent. " Lucid streams." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Presenting a clear view; easily understood; clear.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lucid and interesting abstract of the debate.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Bright with the radiance of intellect; not darkened or	      confused by delirium or madness; marked by the regular	      operations of reason; as, a lucid interval.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Luminous; bright; clear; transparent; sane; reasonable.	        See {Luminous}.	        [1913 Webster]
Lucidity \Lu*cid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. lucidit['e]. See {Lucid}.]	   The quality or state of being lucid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucidly \Lu"cid*ly\, adv.	   In a lucid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucidness \Lu"cid*ness\, n.	   The quality of being lucid; lucidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucifer \Lu"ci*fer\, n. [L., bringing light, n., the morning	   star, fr. lux, lucis, light + ferre to bring.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star; --	      applied in Isaiah by a metaphor to a king of Babylon.	      [1913 Webster]	            How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of	            the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground	            which didst weaken the nations!       --Is. xiv. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            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.                --Kitto.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, Satan.	      [1913 Webster]	            How wretched	            Is that poor man that hangs on princes' favors! . .	            .	            When he falls, he falls like Lucifer,	            Never to hope again.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A match[1] made of a sliver of wood tipped with a	      combustible substance, and ignited by friction; -- called	      also {lucifer match}, and {locofoco}, now most commonly	      referred to as a {friction match}. See {Locofoco}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A genus of free-swimming macruran Crustacea,	      having a slender body and long appendages.	      [1913 Webster]
Luciferian \Lu`ci*fe"ri*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Lucifer; having the pride of Lucifer;	      satanic; devilish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Luciferians or their leader.	      [1913 Webster]	Luciferian \Lu`ci*fe"ri*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of the followers of Lucifer, bishop of Cagliari, in the	   fourth century, who separated from the orthodox churches	   because they would not go as far as he did in opposing the	   Arians.	   [1913 Webster]
Luciferin \Lu*cif"er*in\ (l[=oo]*s[i^]f"[~e]r*[i^]n), n.	   (Biochem.)	   any of several substances found in luminescent organisms	   (such as the firefly, {Photinus pyralis}) which, when	   oxidized, produces an almost heatless light. It was first	   isolated from fireflies, and is the source of the firefly	   luminescence. See also {firefly luciferin}	   [PJC]
Luciferase \Lu*cif"er*ase\ (l[=oo]*s[i^]f"[~e]r*[=a]s), n.	   (Biochem.)	   an enzyme which catalyzes the oxidation of luciferin, thereby	   producing bioluminescence.	   [PJC]
Luciferous \Lu*cif"er*ous\, a. [See {Lucifer}.]	   Giving light; affording light or means of discovery. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Luciferously \Lu*cif"er*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a luciferous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucific \Lu*cif"ic\, a. [L. lucificus; lux, lucis, light +	   facere to make.]	   Producing light. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Luciform \Lu"ci*form\, a. [L. lux, lucis, light = -form.]	   Having, in some respects, the nature of light; resembling	   light. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucifrian \Lu*cif"ri*an\, a.	   Luciferian; satanic. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucimeter \Lu*cim"e*ter\, n. [L. lux, lucis, light + -meter.]	   an instrument for measuring the intensity of light; a	   photometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucite \Lu"cite\ (l[=oo]"s[imac]t), prop. n.	   A brand name for a transparent plastic based on methyl	   methacrylate esters; the term is often used generically to	   refer to any similar transparent plastic. It is sold in	   various forms, including rigid sheets which may be used as a	   substitute for glass in windows. [Trademark]	   [PJC]
Luck \Luck\, n. [Akin to D. luk, geluk, G. gl["u]ck, Icel.	   lukka, Sw. lycka, Dan. lykke, and perh. to G. locken to	   entice. Cf. 3d {Gleck}.]	   That which happens to a person; an event, good or ill,	   affecting one's interests or happiness, and which is deemed	   casual; a course or series of such events regarded as	   occurring by chance; chance; hap; fate; fortune; often, one's	   habitual or characteristic fortune; as, good, bad, ill, or	   hard luck. Luck is often used by itself to mean good luck;	   as, luck is better than skill; a stroke of luck.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thou dost play with him at any game,	         Thou art sure to lose; and of that natural luck,	         He beats thee 'gainst the odds.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Luck penny}, a small sum given back for luck to one who pays	      money. [Prov. Eng.]	   {To be in luck}, to receive some good, or to meet with some	      success, in an unexpected manner, or as the result of	      circumstances beyond one's control; to be fortunate.	      [1913 Webster]
Luckily \Luck"i*ly\, adv. [From {Lucky}.]	   In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a	   good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury.	   [1913 Webster]
Luckiness \Luck"i*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being lucky; as, the luckiness of	      a man or of an event.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Good fortune; favorable issue or event. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Luckless \Luck"less\, a.	   Being without luck; unpropitious; unfortunate; unlucky;	   meeting with ill success or bad fortune; as, a luckless	   gamester; a luckless maid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prayers made and granted in a luckless hour. --Dryden.	   -- {Luck"less*ly}, adv. -- {Lock"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucknow \Lucknow\ n.	   1. A city in India, the site of the Indian Mutiny (1857) when	      the British were beseiged.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Lucky \Luck"y\, a. [Compar. {Luckier}; superl. {Luckiest}.]	   1. Favored by luck; fortunate; meeting with good success or	      good fortune; -- said of persons; as, a lucky adventurer.	      " Lucky wight." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing, or resulting in, good by chance, or	      unexpectedly; favorable; auspicious; fortunate; as, a	      lucky mistake; a lucky cast; a lucky hour.	      [1913 Webster]	            We doubt not of a fair and lucky war. --Shak.	   Syn: Successful; fortunate; prosperous; auspicious.	        [1913 Webster]	Lucky proach \Luck`y proach"\n. (Zool.)	   See {Fatherlasher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucrative \Lu"cra*tive\, a. [L. lucrativus, fr. lucrari to gain,	   fr. lucrum gain: cf. F. lucratif. See {Lucre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Yielding lucre; gainful; profitable; making increase of	      money or goods; as, a lucrative business or office.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trade of merchandise being the most lucrative,	            may bear usury at a good rate.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Greedy of gain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such diligence as the most part of our lucrative	            lawyers do use, in deferring and prolonging of	            matters and actions from term to term. --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Lucratively \Lu"cra*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a lucrative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucre \Lu"cre\, n. [F. lucre, L. lucrum.]	   Gain in money or goods; profit; riches; -- often in an ill	   sense.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lust of lucre and the dread of death. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucriferous \Lu*crif"er*ous\, a. [L. lucrum gain +-ferous.]	   Gainful; profitable. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucrific \Lu*crif"ic\, a. [L. lucrificus; lucrum gain + facere	   to make.]	   Producing profit; gainful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Luctation \Luc*ta"tion\, n. [L. luctatio, fr. luctari to	   wrestle, strive.]	   Effort to overcome in contest; struggle; endeavor. [R.]	   --Farindon.	   [1913 Webster]
Luctual \Luc"tu*al\, a. [L. luctus mourning, sorrow, fr. lugere,	   fr. luctum, to mourn.]	   Producing grief; saddening. [Obs.] --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucubrate \Lu"cu*brate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lucubrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lucubrated}.] [L. lucubratus, p. p. of	   lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See {Light},	   n.]	   To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.	   [1913 Webster]	Lucubrate \Lu"cu*brate\, v. t.	   To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by	   laborious endeavor.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucubration \Lu`cu*bra"tion\, n. [l. lucubratio;cf. F.	   lucubration.]	   1. The act of lucubrating, or studying by candlelight;	      nocturnal study; meditation.	      [1913 Webster]	            After long lucubration I have hit upon such an	            expedient.                            --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is composed by night; that which is produced by	      meditation in retirement; hence (loosely) any literary	      composition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy lucubrations have been perused by several of our	            friends.                              --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]
Lucubrator \Lu"cu*bra`tor\, n.	   One who studies by night; also, one who produces	   lucubrations.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucubratory \Lu"cu*bra*to*ry\, a. [L. lucubratorius.]	   Composed by candlelight, or by night; of or pertaining to	   night studies; laborious or painstaking. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucule \Lu"cule\, n. [Dim. fr. L. lux, lucis, light.] (Astron.)	   A spot or fleck on the sun brighter than the surrounding	   surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Luculent \Lu"cu*lent\, a. [L. luculentus, from lux, lucis,	   light.]	   1. Lucid; clear; transparent. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clear; evident; luminous. " Most luculent testimonies."	      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bright; shining in beauty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Most debonair and luculent lady.      --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Luculently \Lu"cu*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a luculent manner; clearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucullite \Lu*cul"lite\, n. [From Lucullus, a Roman consul,	   famous for his great wealth and luxury: cf. F. lucullite.]	   (Min.)	   A variety of black limestone, often polished for ornamental	   purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Lucuma \Lu*cu"ma\, n. (Bot.)	   An American genus of sapotaceous trees bearing sweet and	   edible fruits.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Lucuma mammosum} is called natural marmalade in the	         West Indies; {Lucuma Caimito}, of Peru, furnishes a	         delicious fruit called {lucuma} and {caimito}.	         [1913 Webster]
Luddite \Lud"dite\, n.	   One of a number of riotous persons in England, who for six	   years (1811-17) tried to prevent the use of labor-saving	   machinery by breaking it, burning factories, etc.; -- so	   called from Ned Lud, a half-witted man who some years	   previously had broken stocking frames. --J. & H. Smith. --H.	   Martineau.	   [1913 Webster]
Ludibrious \Lu*dib"ri*ous\, a. [L. ludibrium mockery, derision,	   from ludere to play, sport.]	   Sportive; ridiculous; wanton. [Obs.] --Tooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Ludibund \Lu"di*bund\, a. [L. ludibundus.]	   Sportive. [Obs.] -- {Lu"di*bund*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Ludicrous \Lu"di*crous\, a. [L. ludicrus, or ludicer, from ludus	   play, sport, fr. ludere to play.]	   1. Adapted to excite laughter, without scorn or contempt;	      sportive. --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	            A chapter upon German rhetoric would be in the same	            ludicrous predicament as Van Troil's chapter on the	            snakes of Iceland, which delivers its business in	            one summary sentence, announcing, that snakes in	            Iceland -- there are none.            --De Quincey.	   2. Ridiculously absurd.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Laughable; sportive; burlesque; comic; droll;	        ridiculous.	   Usage: {Ludicrous}, {Laughable}, {Ridiculous}. We speak of a	          thing as ludicrous when it tends to produce laughter;	          as laughable when the impression is somewhat stronger;	          as ridiculous when more or less contempt is mingled	          with the merriment created. -- {Lu"di*crous*ly}, adv.	          -- {Lu"di*crous*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Ludification \Lu`di*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. ludificatio, fr.	   ludificare to make sport of; ludus sport + -ficare (in comp.)	   to make. See {-fy}.]	   The act of deriding.	   [1913 Webster]
Ludificatory \Lu*dif"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. ludificatorius.]	   Making sport; tending to excite derision. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ludlamite \Lud"lam*ite\, n. [Named after Mr. Ludlam, of London.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in small, green, transparent, monoclinic	   crystals. It is a hydrous phosphate of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Ludlow group \Lud"low group`\n. (Geol.)	   A subdivision of the British Upper Silurian lying below the	   Old Red Sandstone; -- so named from the Ludlow, in Western	   England. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ludwigite \Lud"wig*ite\, n. [Named after the chemist Ludwig.]	   (Min.)	   A borate of iron and magnesia, occurring in fibrous masses of	   a blackish green color.	   [1913 Webster]
Lues \Lu"es\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   1. Disease, especially of a contagious kind. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. syphilis; -- called also {Lues venerea}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Lues venerea}, syphilis; -- called also simply {lues}.	      [1913 Webster]
Luff \Luff\ (l[u^]f), n. [OE. lof, prob. a sort of timber by	   which the course of a ship was directed, perh. a sort of	   paddle; cf. D. loef luff, loeven to luff. The word is perh.	   akin to E. glove. Cf. {Aloof}.] (Naut.)	      (a) The side of a ship toward the wind.	      (b) The act of sailing a ship close to the wind.	      (c) The roundest part of a ship's bow.	      (d) The forward or weather leech of a sail, especially of	          the jib, spanker, and other fore-and-aft sails.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Luff tackle}, a purchase composed of a double and single	      block and fall, used for various purposes. --Totten.	   {Luff upon luff}, a luff tackle attached to the fall of	      another luff tackle. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	Luff \Luff\ (l[u^]f), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Luffed} (l[u^]ft); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Luffing}.]	   1. (Naut.) To turn the head of a vessel toward the wind; to	      sail nearer the wind; to turn the tiller so as to make the	      vessel sail nearer the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To flutter or shake from being aligned close to	      the direction of the wind; -- said of a sail.	      [PJC]	   {To luff round}, or {To luff alee}, to make the extreme of	      this movement, for the purpose of throwing the ship's head	      into the wind.	      [1913 Webster]
Luffer \Luf"fer\ (l[u^]f"f[~e]r), n. (Arch.)	   See {Louver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lug \Lug\ (l[u^]g), n. [Sw. lugg the forelock.]	   1. The ear, or its lobe. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which projects like an ear, esp. that by which	      anything is supported, carried, or grasped, or to which a	      support is fastened; an ear; as, the lugs of a kettle; the	      lugs of a founder's flask; the lug (handle) of a jug.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A projecting piece to which anything, as a rod, is	      attached, or against which anything, as a wedge or key,	      bears, or through which a bolt passes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Harness) The leather loop or ear by which a shaft is held	      up.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The lugworm.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A man; sometimes implying clumsiness. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {Lug bolt} (Mach.), a bolt terminating in a long, flat	      extension which takes the place of a head; a strap bolt.	      	   {Lug nut} (Mach.), a large nut fitting a heavy bolt; -- used	      especially of the nuts used to attach wheels to vehicles.	      	   {Lug wrench} (Mach.), a wrench used to tighten or loosen lug	      nuts, usually a steel rod having a hexagonally shaped	      socket which fits closely over the lug nut; sometimes in	      the shape of a cross, having several such sockets, one at	      the end of each arm, to accommodate nuts of different	      sizes.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Lug \Lug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lugged} (l[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lugging} (l[u^]g"g[i^]ng).] [OE. luggen, Sw. lugga to	   pull by the hair, fr. lugg the forelock.]	   To pull with force; to haul; to drag along; to carry with	   difficulty, as something heavy or cumbersome. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         They must divide the image among them, and so lug off	         every one his share.                     --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]	Lug \Lug\, v. i.	   To move slowly and heavily.	   [1913 Webster]	Lug \Lug\, n.	   1. The act of lugging; as, a hard lug; that which is lugged;	      as, the pack is a heavy lug. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which moves slowly. [Obs.] --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	Lug \Lug\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. A rod or pole. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure of length, being 161/2 feet; a rod, pole, or	      perch. [Obs.] " Eight lugs of ground." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chimney lug}, or {Lug pole}, a pole on which a kettle is	      hung over the fire, either in a chimney or in the open	      air. [Local, U.S.] --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]
Luganda \Luganda\ n.	   the language of the Buganda; spoken in Uganda.	   [WordNet 1.5]
luge \luge\ (l[=oo]zh), n.	   a racing sled for one or two people; it is raced down a chute	   of packed snow or ice, and the occupant(s) lie down on it	   with feet in the direction of motion.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
luger \lug"er\ (l[=oo]zh"[~e]r), n.	   someone who races the luge.	   Syn: slider.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Luggage \Lug"gage\, n. [From 4th {Lug}.]	   That which is lugged; anything cumbrous and heavy to be	   carried; especially, a traveler's trunks, baggage, etc., or	   their contents.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am gathering up my luggage, and preparing for my	         journey.                                 --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         What do you mean,	         To dote thus on such luggage!            --Shak.	   Syn: Plunder; baggage.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Luggage van}, a vehicle for carrying luggage; a railway car,	      or compartment of a car, for carrying luggage. [Eng.]	   {Luggage compartment}, the compartment in a train, bus or	      other vehicle designed for storage of luggage during a	      journey. Separate from the {passenger compartment}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Lugger \Lug"ger\, n. (Naut.)	   A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running	   bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in	   Appendix. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Lugger \Lug"ger\, n. (Zool.)	   An Indian falcon ({Falco jugger}), similar to the European	   lanner and the American prairie falcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Lugmark \Lug"mark`\, n. [From {Lug} an ear.]	   A mark cut into the ear of an animal to identify it; an	   earmark.	   [1913 Webster]
Lugsail \Lug"sail`\, n. (Naut.)	   A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the	   mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Lugubrious \Lu*gu"bri*ous\, a. [L. lugubris, fr. lugere to	   mourn; cf. Gr. lygro`s sad, Skr. ruj to break.]	   Mournful; indicating sorrow, often ridiculously or feignedly;	   doleful; woful; pitiable; as, a whining tone and a lugubrious	   look.	   [1913 Webster]	         Crossbones, scythes, hourglasses, and other lugubrious	         emblems of mortality.                    --Hawthorne.	   -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Lu*gu"bri*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
lugubriousness \lu*gu"bri*ous*ness\ n.	   1. excessive sadness and mournfulness.	   Syn: gloominess.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lugworm \Lug"worm`\, n. [1st lug + worm.] (Zool.)	   A large marine annelid ({Arenicola marina}) having a row of	   tufted gills along each side of the back. It is found	   burrowing in sandy beaches, both in America and Europe, and	   is used for bait by European fishermen. Called also	   {lobworm}, and {baitworm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Luke \Luke\ (l[=u]k), a. [Prob. fr. lew, perh. influenced by AS.	   wl[ae]c warm, lukewarm, remiss. Cf. Lew.]	   Moderately warm; not hot; tepid; lukewarm. -- {Luke"ness}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nine penn'orth o'brandy and water luke.  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Lukewarm \Luke"warm`\ (l[=u]k"w[add]rm`), a. [See {Luke}.]	   1. Moderately warm; neither cold nor hot; tepid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not ardent; not zealous; cool; indifferent. " Lukewarm	      blood." --Spenser. " Lukewarm patriots." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            An obedience so lukewarm and languishing that it	            merits not the name of passion.       --Dryden.	      -- {Luke"warm`ly}, adv. -- {Luke"warm`ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Lull \Lull\ (l[u^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lulled} (l[u^]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Lulling}.] [Akin to OD. lullen to sing to	   sleep, G. lullen, Dan. lulle, Sw. lulla; all of imitative	   origin. Cf. {Loll}, {Lollard}.]	   To cause to rest by soothing influences; to compose; to calm;	   to soothe; to quiet. " To lull him soft asleep." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such sweet compulsion doth in music lie,	         To lull the daughters of necessity.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Lull \Lull\, v. i.	   To become gradually calm; to subside; to cease or abate for a	   time; as, the storm lulls.	   [1913 Webster]	Lull \Lull\, n.	   1. The power or quality of soothing; that which soothes; a	      lullaby. [R.] --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A temporary cessation of storm or confusion.	      [1913 Webster]
lullaby \lull"a*by\, n. [From {Lull}, v. t. ]	   1. A song to quiet babes or lull them to sleep; that which	      quiets. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Good night; good-by. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Luller \Lull"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, lulls.	   [1913 Webster]
Lullingly \Lull"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a lulling manner; soothingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Lum \Lum\ (l[u^]m), n. [W. llumon chimney, llum that shoots up	   or ends in a point.]	   1. A chimney. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ventilating chimney over the shaft of a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A woody valley; also, a deep pool. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster] Lumachel
Lumachel \Lu"ma*chel\, Lumachella \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 limestone, containing fossil shells, which	   reflect a beautiful play of colors. It is also called {fire	   marble}, from its fiery reflections.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbaginous \Lum*bag"i*nous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to lumbago.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbago \Lum*ba"go\, n. [L., fr. lumbus loin. See {Lumbar}.]	   (Med.)	   A rheumatic pain in the loins and the small of the back.	   [1913 Webster] Lumbar
Lumbar \Lum"bar\, Lumbal \Lum"bal\, a. [L. lumbus loin. See	   {Loin}.] (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or near, the loins; as, the lumbar	   arteries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lumbar region} (Anat.), the region of the loin;	      specifically, a region between the hypochondriac and iliac	      regions, and outside of the umbilical region.	      [1913 Webster]
Lumber \Lum"ber\, n. [Prob. fr. Lombard, the Lombards being the	   money lenders and pawnbrokers of the Middle Ages. A lumber	   room was, according to Trench, originally a Lombard room, or	   room where the Lombard pawnbroker stored his pledges. See	   {Lombard}.]	   1. A pawnbroker's shop, or room for storing articles put in	      pawn; hence, a pledge, or pawn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They put all the little plate they had in the	            lumber, which is pawning it, till the ships came.	                                                  --Lady Murray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Old or refuse household stuff; things cumbrous, or bulky	      and useless, or of small value.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Timber sawed or split into the form of beams, joists,	      boards, planks, staves, hoops, etc.; esp., that which is	      smaller than heavy timber. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lumber kiln}, a room in which timber or lumber is dried by	      artificial heat. [U.S.]	   {Lumber room}, a room in which unused furniture or other	      lumber is kept. [U.S.]	   {Lumber wagon}, a heavy rough wagon, without springs, used	      for general farmwork, etc.	   {dimensional lumber}, lumber, usually of pine, which is sold	      as beams or planks having a specified nominal	      cross-section, usually in inches, such a two-by-four,	      two-by-six, four-by-four, etc.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Lumber \Lum"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lumbered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Lumbering}.]	   1. To heap together in disorder. " Stuff lumbered together."	      --Rymer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill or encumber with lumber; as, to lumber up a room.	      [1913 Webster]	Lumber \Lum"ber\, v. i.	   1. To move heavily, as if burdened.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. dial. Sw. lomra to resound.] To make a sound as if	      moving heavily or clumsily; to rumble. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut logs in the forest, or prepare timber for market.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lumberer \Lum"ber*er\, n.	   One employed in lumbering, cutting, and getting logs from the	   forest for lumber; a lumberman. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lumberers have a notion that he (the woodpecker) is	         harmful to timber.                       --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbering \Lum"ber*ing\, n.	   The business of cutting or getting timber or logs from the	   forest for lumber. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
lumberjack \lum"ber*jack`\ n.	   1. a person who works at lumbering; a lumberman.	   Syn: lumberman, timberman.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) The grey jay. [Canadian]	      [PJC]
Lumberman \Lum"ber*man\, n.; pl. {Lumbermen}.	   One who is engaged in lumbering as a business or employment.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lumber State \Lum"ber State\	   Maine; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lumbosacral \Lum`bo*sa"cral\, n. [L. lumbus loin + E. sacral.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the loins and sacrum; as, the lumbosacral	   nerve, a branch of one of the lumber nerves which passes over	   the sacrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbric \Lum"bric\, n. [L. lumbricus.] (Zool.)	   An earthworm, or a worm resembling an earthworm.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbrical \Lum"bric*al\, a. [Cf. F. lombrical. See {Lumbric}.]	   (Anat.)	   Resembling a worm; as, the lumbrical muscles of the hands of	   the hands and feet. -- n. A lumbrical muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbriciform \Lum*bric"i*form\, a. [L. lumbricus worm + -form.]	   (Zool.)	   Resembling an earthworm; vermiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbricoid \Lum"bri*coid\, a. [Lumbricus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like an earthworm; belonging to the genus {Lumbricus}, or	   family {Lumbricid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumbricus \Lum"bri*cus\, n. [L. See {Lumbric}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of annelids, belonging to the Oligoch[ae]ta, and	   including the common earthworms. See {Earthworm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumen \Lu"men\, n.; pl. L. {Lumina}, E. {Lumens}. [L., light, an	   opening for light.]	   1. (Photom.)	      (a) A unit of illumination, being the amount of	          illumination of a unit area of spherical surface, due	          to a light of unit intensity placed at the center of	          the sphere.	      (b) A unit of light flux, being the flux through one	          square meter of surface the illumination of which is	          uniform and of unit brightness.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Biol.) An opening, space, or cavity, esp. a tubular	      cavity; a vacuole.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Luminant \Lu"mi*nant\, a.	   Luminous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Luminary \Lu"mi*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Luminaries}, [F. luminaire, L.	   luminare a light or lamp, which was lighted in the churches,	   a luminary, fr. lumen, luminis, light, fr. lucere to be	   light, to shine, lux, lucis, light. See {Light}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any body that gives light, especially one of the heavenly	      bodies. " Radiant luminary." --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the great luminary . . .	            Dispenses light from far.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who illustrates any subject, or enlightens mankind;	      as, Newton was a distinguished luminary.	      [1913 Webster]
Luminate \Lu"mi*nate\, v. t. [L. luminatus, p. p. of luminare to	   illumine, fr. lumen light. See {Limn}.]	   To illuminate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lumination \Lu`mi*na"tion\, n.	   Illumination. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lumine \Lu"mine\, v. i.	   To illumine. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Luminescence \Lu`mi*nes"cence\, n. [See {Luminescent}.]	   1. (Physics) Any emission of light not ascribable directly to	      incandescence, and therefore occurring at low	      temperatures, as in phosphorescence and fluorescence or	      other luminous radiation resulting from vital processes,	      chemical action, friction, solution, or the influence of	      light or of ultraviolet or cathode rays, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The faculty or power of producing light by biological	          processes, as in the firefly and glowworm. Also called	          {bioluminescence}.	      (b) The light produced by biological or biochemical	          processes. Also called {bioluminescence}.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Luminescent \Lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [L. luminare to illuminate +	   -escent.] (Physics)	   Shining with a light due to any of the various causes which	   produce luminescence.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Luminiferous \Lu`mi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. lumen light + -ferous.]	   Producing light; yielding light; transmitting light; as, the	   luminiferous ether.	   [1913 Webster]
Luminosity \Lu`mi*nos"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being luminous; luminousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Luminous \Lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. luminosus, fr. lumen light: cf. F.	   lumineux. See {Luminary}, {Illuminate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Shining; emitting or reflecting light; brilliant; bright;	      as, the is a luminous body; a luminous color.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fire burneth wood, making it . . . luminous.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountains lift . . . their lofty and luminous	            heads.                                --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Illuminated; full of light; bright; as, many candles made	      the room luminous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Up the staircase moved a luminous space in the	            darkness.                             --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Enlightened; intelligent; also, clear; intelligible; as, a	      luminous mind. " Luminous eloquence." --Macaulay. " A	      luminous statement." --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Luminous paint}, a paint made up with some phosphorescent	      substance, as sulphide of calcium, which after exposure to	      a strong light is luminous in the dark for a time.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lucid; clear; shining; perspicuous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Lu"mi*nous*ly}, adv. --	        {Lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
luminousness \lu"mi*nous*ness\ n.	   the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light.	   Syn: luminosity, luminance, light.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lummox \Lum"mox\, n.	   A fat, ungainly, stupid person; an awkward bungler. [Low.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lump \Lump\ (l[u^]mp), n. [Cf. OD. lompe piece, mass. Cf.	   {Lunch}.]	   1. A small mass of matter of irregular shape; an irregular or	      shapeless mass; as, a lump of coal; a lump of iron ore. "	      A lump of cheese." --Piers Plowman. " This lump of clay."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mass or aggregation of things.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Firearms) A projection beneath the breech end of a gun	      barrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In the lump},	   {In a lump}, the whole together; in gross.	      [1913 Webster]	            They may buy them in the lump.        --Addison.	   {Lump coal}, coal in large lumps; -- the largest size brought	      from the mine.	   {Lump sum},	      (a) a gross sum without a specification of items; as, to	          award a lump sum in satisfaction of all claims and	          damages.	      (b) a single sum paid once in satisfaction of a claim, as	          contrasted with the alternate choice of several	          payments over a period of time; -- sometimes allowed,	          e.g., as an alternative to periodical pension payments	          for a lifetime.	          [1913 Webster]	Lump \Lump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lumping}.]	   1. To throw into a mass; to unite in a body or sum without	      distinction of particulars.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expenses ought to be lumped together. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take in the gross; to speak of collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not forgetting all others, . . . whom for brevity,	            but out of no resentment to you, I lump all	            together.                             --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To get along with as one can, although displeased; as, if	      he doesn't like it, he can lump it. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Lumpectomy \Lump*ec"to*my\, n. (Med.)	   the removal of a cyst or tumor from the breast by surgery.	   This is one method of treating breast tumors when in an early	   stage, and is preferred for cosmetic reasons, when medically	   feasible, to {radical mastectomy}, the removal of the entire	   breast along with nearby muscles.	   [PJC]
lumpen \lump"en\ adj.	   1. mentally sluggish.	   Syn: lumpish, sluggish, unthinking.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lumpen \Lump"en\, n.	   1. (Politics) same as {lumpenproletariat}.	      [PJC]	   2. (Zool.) The European eelpout; -- called also {lumper}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lumpenproletariat \Lump`en*pro*le*tar"i*at\, n. (Politics)	   the lowest level of the proletariat, comprising unskilled	   workers, the unemployed, and the dispossessed, alienated from	   the class with with they would normally identify and having	   little or no class solidarity; -- an important element in	   Marxist theory.	   [PJC]
Lumper \Lump"er\, n. [Cf. {Lamper eel}.] (Zool.)	   The European eelpout; -- called also {lumpen}.	   [1913 Webster]	Lumper \Lump"er\, n.	   1. One who lumps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A laborer who is employed to load or unload vessels when	      in harbor.	      [1913 Webster]
Lumpfish \Lump"fish`\, n. [From {Lump}, on account of its	   bulkiness: cf. G. & D. lump, F. lompe.] (Zool.)	   A large, thick, clumsy, marine fish ({Cyclopterus lumpus}) of	   Europe and America. The color is usually translucent sea	   green, sometimes purplish. It has a dorsal row of spiny	   tubercles, and three rows on each side, but has no scales.	   The ventral fins unite and form a ventral sucker for adhesion	   to stones and seaweeds. Called also {lumpsucker},	   {cock-paddle}, {sea owl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumping \Lump"ing\, a.	   Bulky; heavy. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumpish \Lump"ish\, a.	   Like a lump; inert; gross; heavy; dull; spiritless. "	   Lumpish, heavy, melancholy." --Shak. -- {Lump"ish*ly}, adv.	   -- {Lump"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumpsucker \Lump"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The lumpfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Lump together \Lump together\, v. t.	   To combine (various items) and treat them as a unit. See	   {lump}, v. i.	   [PJC]
Lumpy \Lump"y\, a. [Compar. {Lumpier}; superl. {Lumpiest}.]	   Full of lumps, or small compact masses; as, a lumpy bed; a	   lumpy batch of dough.	   [1913 Webster]
Lumpy-jaw \Lump"y-jaw`\ (Med.)	   Actinomycosis. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Luna \Lu"na\, n. [L.; akin to lucere to shine. See {Light}, n.,	   and cf. {Lune}.]	   1. The moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alchemy) Silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Luna cornea} (Old Chem.), horn silver, or fused silver	      chloride, a tough, brown, translucent mass; -- so called	      from its resemblance to horn.	   {Luna moth} (Zool.), a very large and beautiful American moth	      ({Actias luna}). Its wings are delicate light green, with	      a stripe of purple along the front edge of the anterior	      wings, the other margins being edged with pale yellow.	      Each wing has a lunate spot surrounded by rings of light	      yellow, blue, and black. The caterpillar commonly feeds on	      the hickory, sassafras, and maple.	      [1913 Webster]
Lunacy \Lu"na*cy\, n.; pl. {Lunacies}. [See {Lunatic}.]	   1. Insanity or madness; properly, the kind of insanity which	      is broken by intervals of reason, -- formerly supposed to	      be influenced by the changes of the moon; any form of	      unsoundness of mind, except idiocy; mental derangement or	      alienation. --Brande. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your kindred shuns your house	            As beaten hence by your strange lunacy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A morbid suspension of good sense or judgment, as through	      fanaticism. --Dr. H. More.	   Syn: Derangement; craziness; mania. See {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Lunar \Lu"nar\ (l[=u]"n[~e]r), a. [L. lunaris, fr. luna the	   moon. See {Luna}, and cf. {Lunary}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling the moon; orbed. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar	      month.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or	      properties; as, lunar herbs. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lunar caustic} (Med. Chem.), silver nitrate prepared to be	      used as a cautery; -- so named because silver was called	      luna by the ancient alchemists.	   {Lunar cycle}. Same as {Metonic cycle}. See under {Cycle}.	   {Lunar distance}, the angular distance of the moon from the	      sun, a star, or a planet, employed for determining	      longitude by the {lunar method}.	   {Lunar method}, the method of finding a ship's longitude by	      comparing the local time of taking (by means of a sextant	      or circle) a given lunar distance, with the Greenwich time	      corresponding to the same distance as ascertained from a	      nautical almanac, the difference of these times being the	      longitude.	   {Lunar month}. See {Month}.	   {Lunar observation}, an observation of a lunar distance by	      means of a sextant or circle, with the altitudes of the	      bodies, and the time, for the purpose of computing the	      longitude.	   {Lunar tables}.	      (a) (Astron.) Tables of the moon's motions, arranged for	          computing the moon's true place at any time past or	          future.	      (b) (Navigation) Tables for correcting an observed lunar	          distance on account of refraction and parallax.	   {Lunar year}, the period of twelve lunar months, or 354 days,	      8 hours, 48 minutes, and 34.38 seconds.	      [1913 Webster]	Lunar \Lu"nar\, n.	   1. (Astron.) A lunar distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The middle bone of the proximal series of the	      carpus; -- called also {semilunar}, and {intermedium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lunaria \Lunaria\ prop. n.	   A small genus of European herbs of the mustard family,	   including the herb {honesty} ({Lunaria annua}), which is also	   called {moonwort} and {lunary}.	   Syn: genus {Lunaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lunarian \Lu*na"ri*an\, n. [See {Lunar}, {Luna}.]	   An inhabitant of the moon.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunary \Lu"na*ry\, a. [Cf. F. lunaire. See {Lunar}.]	   Lunar. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Lunary \Lu"na*ry\, n. [Cf. F. lunaire.] (Bot.)	   (a) The herb moonwort or "honesty".	   (b) A low fleshy fern ({Botrychium Lunaria}) with lunate	       segments of the leaf or frond.	       [1913 Webster] Lunate
Lunate \Lu"nate\, Lunated \Lu"na*ted\, a. [L. lunatus	   crescent-shaped, p. p. of lunare to bend like a crescent, fr.	   luna the moon.]	   Crescent-shaped; resembling the crescent moon; as, a lunate	   leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. --Gray.	   Syn: lunular, bicephalous, crescent(prenominal),	        crescent-shaped.	        [1913 Webster]
Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, a. [F. lunatique, L. lunaticus, fr. luna	   the moon. See {Lunar}.]	   1. Affected by lunacy; insane; mad; crazy; demented.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic.	                                                  --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. xvii.	                                                  15).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, an insane person;	      evincing lunacy; as, lunatic gibberish; a lunatic asylum.	      [1913 Webster]	Lunatic \Lu"na*tic\, n.	   A person affected by lunacy; an insane person, esp. one who	   has lucid intervals; a madman; a person of unsound mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lunatic, the lover, and the poet,	         Are of imagination all compact.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
lunatic fringe \lunatic fringe\ n.	   the members of a political or social group espousing extreme,	   fanatical, or seemingly irrational views.	   [PJC]
Lunation \Lu*na"tion\, n. [Cf. {Lunated}.]	   The period of a synodic revolution of the moon, or the time	   from one new moon to the next; varying in length, at	   different times, from about 291/4 to 295/6 days, the average	   length being 29 d., 12h., 44m., 2.9s.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunch \Lunch\ (l[u^]nch), n. [Of uncertain etymol. Cf. Prov.	   Eng. nunc a lump.]	   A luncheon; specifically, a light repast between breakfast	   and dinner, most commonly about noontime.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Lunch \Lunch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lunched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lunching}.]	   To take luncheon. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Luncheon \Lunch"eon\, n. [Prov. E. luncheon, lunchion, lunshin,	   a large lump of food, fr. lunch. See {Lunch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A lump of food. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portion of food taken at any time except at a regular	      meal. [obsolescnet]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A lunch, especially one organized by a group as a formal	      social gathering.	      [PJC]	Luncheon \Lunch"eon\, v. i.	   To take luncheon. --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
luncher \luncher\ n.	   someone who is eating lunch.	   [WordNet 1.5]
lunching \lunching\ n.	   the act of eating lunch.	   [WordNet 1.5]
lunchroom \lunchroom\ n.	   a dining room (in a school, business, or other non-domestic	   facility) where lunch can be purchased.	   [WordNet 1.5]
lunchtime \lunchtime\ n.	   the time for eating lunch; as, he observed a regular	   lunchtime.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lunda \Lunda\ n.	   A genus of birds including some of the puffins.	   Syn: genus {Lunda}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lune \Lune\ (l[=u]n), n. [L. luna moon: cf. F. lune. See	   {Luna}.]	   1. Anything in the shape of a half moon. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A figure in the form of a crescent, bounded by two	      intersecting arcs of circles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fit of lunacy or madness; a period of frenzy; a crazy or	      unreasonable freak. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These dangerous, unsafe lunes i' the king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Lunet \Lu"net\, n. [See {Lunette}.]	   A little moon or satellite. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunette \Lu*nette"\, n. [F., dim. of lune moon, L. luna. See	   {Lune} a crescent.]	   1. (Fort.) A fieldwork consisting of two faces, forming a	      salient angle, and two parallel flanks. See {Bastion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) A half horseshoe, which lacks the sponge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of watch crystal which is more than ordinarily	      flattened in the center; also, a species of convexoconcave	      lens for spectacles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of felt to cover the eye of a vicious horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) Any surface of semicircular or segmental form;	      especially, the piece of wall between the curves of a	      vault and its springing line.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An iron shoe at the end of the stock of a gun carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lunette window} (Arch.), a window which fills or partly	      fills a lunette.	      [1913 Webster]
Lung \Lung\ (l[u^]ng), n. [OE. lunge, AS. lunge, pl. lungen;	   akin to D. long, G. lunge, Icel. & Sw. lunga, Dan. lunge, all	   prob. from the root of E. light. [root]125. See {Light} not	   heavy.] (Anat.)	   An organ for a["e]rial respiration; -- commonly in the	   plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         My lungs began to crow	         like chanticleer.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In all air-breathing vertebrates the lungs are	         developed from the ventral wall of the esophagus as a	         pouch which divides into two sacs. In amphibians and	         many reptiles the lungs retain very nearly this	         primitive saclike character, but in the higher forms	         the connection with the esophagus becomes elongated	         into the windpipe and the inner walls of the sacs	         become more and more divided, until, in the mammals,	         the air spaces become minutely divided into tubes	         ending in small air cells, in the walls of which the	         blood circulates in a fine network of capillaries. In	         mammals the lungs are more or less divided into lobes,	         and each lung occupies a separate cavity in the thorax.	         See {Respiration}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lung fever} (Med.), pneumonia.	   {Lung flower} (Bot.), a species of gentian ({Gentian	      Pneumonanthe}).	   {Lung lichen} (Bot.), tree lungwort. See under {Lungwort}.	   {Lung sac} (Zool.), one of the breathing organs of spiders	      and snails.	      [1913 Webster]
Lunge \Lunge\, n. [Also spelt longe, fr. allonge. See {Allonge},	   {Long}.]	   A sudden thrust or pass, as with a sword.	   [1913 Webster]	Lunge \Lunge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lunging}.]	   To make a lunge.	   [1913 Webster]	Lunge \Lunge\, v. t.	   To cause to go round in a ring, as a horse, while holding his	   halter. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Lunge \Lunge\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Namaycush}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunged \Lunged\ (l[u^]ngd), a.	   Having lungs, or breathing organs similar to lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
lunger \lunger\ (l[u^]ng"[~e]r), n.	   a person with pulmonary tuberculosis. [informal]	   Syn: consumptive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lungfish \Lung"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish belonging to the Dipnoi; -- so called because they	   have both lungs and gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Lung-grown \Lung"-grown`\, a. (Med.)	   Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.	   [1913 Webster]
Lungie \Lun"gie\, n. (Zool.)	   A guillemot. [Written also {longie}.] [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Lungis \Lun"gis\, n. [OF. longis. See {Lounge}.]	   A lingerer; a dull, drowsy fellow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lungless \Lung"less\, a.	   Being without lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Lungoor \Lun"goor\, n. [Hind. lang[=u]r.] (Zool.)	   A long-tailed monkey ({Semnopithecus schislaceus}), from the	   mountainous districts of India.	   [1913 Webster]
lung-power \lung-power\ n.	   the ability to speak loudly.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lungworm \Lung"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of parasitic nematoid worms which	   infest the lungs and air passages of cattle, sheep, and other	   animals, often proving fatal. The lungworm of cattle	   ({Strongylus micrurus}) and that of sheep ({Strongylus	   filaria}) are the best known.	   [1913 Webster]
Lungwort \Lung"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) An herb of the genus {Pulmonaria} ({Pulmonaria	       officinalis}), of Europe; -- so called because the	       spotted appearance of the leaves resembles that of a	       diseased lung.	   (b) Any plant of the genus {Mertensia} (esp. {Mertensia	       Virginica} and {Mertensia Sibirica}), plants nearly	       related to {Pulmonaria}. The American lungwort is	       {Mertensia Virginica}, Virginia cowslip. --Gray.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Cow's lungwort} mullein.	   {Sea lungwort}, {Mertensia maritima}, found on the seacoast	      of Northern Europe and America.	   {Tree lungwort}, a lichen ({Sticta pulmonacea}) growing on	      trees and rocks. The thallus is lacunose, and in	      appearance somewhat resembles the lungs, for diseases of	      which it was once thought a remedy.	      [1913 Webster]
Lunicurrent \Lu"ni*cur"rent\, a. [L. luna moon + E. current.]	   Having relation to changes in currents that depend on the	   moon's phases. --Bache.	   [1913 Webster]
Luniform \Lu"ni*form\, a. [L. luna moon + -form: cf. F.	   luniforme.]	   Resembling the moon in shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunisolar \Lu"ni*so"lar\, a. [L. luna moon + E. solar: cf. F.	   lunisolaire.]	   Resulting from the united action, or pertaining to the mutual	   relations, of the sun and moon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lunisolar precession} (Astron.), that portion of the annual	      precession of the equinoxes which depends on the joint	      action of the sun and moon.	   {Lunisolar year}, a period of time, at the end of which, in	      the Julian calendar, the new and full moons and the	      eclipses recur on the same days of the week and month and	      year as in the previous period. It consists of 532 common	      years, being the least common multiple of the numbers of	      years in the cycle of the sun and the cycle of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]
Lunistice \Lu"ni*stice\, n. [L. luna moon + sistere to cause to	   stand. Cf. {Solstice}.] (Astron.)	   The farthest point of the moon's northing and southing, in	   its monthly revolution. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lunitidal \Lu"ni*tid`al\, a.	   Pertaining to tidal movements dependent on the moon. --Bache.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lunitidal interval}. See {Retard}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Lunt \Lunt\, n. [D. lont; akin to Dan. & G. lunte, Sw. lunta.	   Cf. {Link} a torch.]	   1. The match cord formerly used in firing cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A puff of smoke. [Scotch.] --Burns.	      [1913 Webster] Lunulae
Lunula \Lu"nu*la\, n.; pl. {Lunul[ae]}. [L., prop., a little	   moon. See {Lunule}.] (Anat. & Zool.)	   Same as {Lunule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunular \Lu"nu*lar\, a. [Cf. F. lunulaire. See {Lunula}.] (Bot.)	   Having a form like that of the new moon; shaped like a	   crescent; lunate.	   [1913 Webster] Lunulate
Lunulate \Lu"nu*late\, Lunulated \Lu"nu*la`ted\, a. [See	   {Lunula}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Resembling a small crescent. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunule \Lu"nule\, n. [F., fr. L. lunula, dim. of luna moon.]	   1. (Anat.) Anything crescent-shaped; a crescent-shaped part	      or mark; a lunula; a lune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A lune. See {Lune}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A small or narrow crescent.	      (b) A special area in front of the beak of many bivalve	          shells. It sometimes has the shape of a double	          crescent, but is oftener heart-shaped. See Illust. of	          {Bivalve}.	          [1913 Webster]
Lunulet \Lu"nu*let\, n. [Dim. of lunule.] (Zool.)	   A small spot, shaped like a half-moon or crescent; as, the	   lunulet on the wings of many insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Lunulite \Lu"nu*lite\, n. [Lunule + -life: cf. F. lunulithe. See	   {Lunula}.] (Paleon.)	   Any bryozoan of the genus {Lunulites}, having a more or less	   circular form.	   [1913 Webster]
Luny \Lu"ny\, a. [Shortened fr. lunatic.]	   Crazy; insane; mentally unsound. [Written also {loony} and	   {looney}.] [Low, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lupercal \Lu*per"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Lupercalia.	   [1913 Webster]	Lupercal \Lu*per"cal\, n.	   A grotto on the Palatine Hill sacred to Lupercus, the Lycean	   Pan.	   [1913 Webster]
Lupercalia \Lu`per*ca"li*a\, n. pl. [L. luperealis, fr. Lupercus	   the Lycean Pan, so called fr. lupus a wolf, because he kept	   off the wolves.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A feast of the Romans in honor of Lupercus, or Pan.	   [1913 Webster]
Lupine \Lu"pine\, n. [L. lupinus, lupinum, apparently fr.	   lupinus belonging to a wolf, fr. lupus a wolf; perh. so	   called because it was supposed to exhaust the soil: cf. F.	   lupin. Cf. {Wolf}.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant of the genus {Lupinus}, especially	   {Lupinus albus}, the seeds of which have been used for food	   from ancient times. The common species of the Eastern United	   States is {Lupinus perennis}. There are many species in	   California.	   [1913 Webster]	Lupine \Lu"pine\, a. [See {Lupine}, n.]	   Wolfish; ravenous. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Lupinin \Lu"pin*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the seeds of several species of lupine,	   and extracted as a yellowish white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Lupinine \Lu"pin*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in several species of lupine ({Lupinus	   luteus}, {Lupinus albus}, etc.), and extracted as a bitter	   crystalline substance, having a formula {C10H19NO}. Called	   also l-lupinine	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chemically it is a a bicyclic saturated quinolizine	         [1-R-trans]-Octahydro-2H-quinolizine-1-methanol, with	         the structure:	         CH2OH | /\ H /\ / \|/ \ | | | | N | \ / \ / \/ \/	         --[MI11]	         [PJC]
Lupulin \Lu"pu*lin\, n. [Cf. F. lupulin. See {Lupuline}.]	   1. (Chem.) A bitter principle extracted from hops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fine yellow resinous powder found upon the strobiles	      or fruit of hops, and containing this bitter principle.	      [Written also {lupuline}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lupuline \Lu"pu*line\, n. [NL. lupulus the hop, fr. L. lupus the	   hop: cf. F. lupuline.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from hops as a colorless volatile	   liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Lupulinic \Lu`pu*lin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, hops; specifically,	   designating an acid obtained by the decomposition of lupulin.	   [1913 Webster]
Lupus \Lu"pus\, n. [L., a wolf. See {Wolf}.]	   1. (Med.) originally, a cutaneous disease with the appearance	      of the skin having been gnawed, and occurring under two	      distinct forms. Now used as a generic term for over ten	      distinguishable diseases having visible cutaneous	      symptoms.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: {Lupus erythematosus} is characterized by an eruption	         of red patches, which become incrusted, leaving	         superficial scars. {Lupus vulgaris} is marked by the	         development of nodules which often ulcerate deeply and	         produce great deformity. Prior to 1900 the latter was	         often confounded with cancer, and some varieties of	         cancer were included under Lupus. {Systemic lupus	         erythematosus} is an inflammatory connective tissue	         disease occurring mostly in women, characterized by	         skin rash, fever, and arthritic symptoms, and often	         accompanied by hemolytic anemia, inflammation of the	         pericardium, glomerular lesions, and hyperglobulinemia;	         the condition shows positive in the LE cell test.	         --[Stedman]br/ [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Astron.) The Wolf, a constellation situated south of	      Scorpio.	      [1913 Webster]
Lurcation \Lur*ca"tion\, n. [See its {Lurch}.]	   Gluttony; gormandizing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lurch \Lurch\, v. i. [L. lurcare, lurcari.]	   To swallow or eat greedily; to devour; hence, to swallow up.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Too far off from great cities, which may hinder	         business; too near them, which lurcheth all provisions,	         and maketh everything dear.              --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Lurch \Lurch\, n. [OF. lourche name of a game; as adj.,	   deceived, embarrassed.]	   1. An old game played with dice and counters; a variety of	      the game of tables.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A double score in cribbage for the winner when his	      adversary has been left in the lurch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lady --- has cried her eyes out on losing a lurch.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To leave one in the lurch}.	      (a) In the game of cribbage, to leave one's adversary so	          far behind that the game is won before he has scored	          thirty-one.	      (b) To leave one behind; hence, to abandon, or fail to	          stand by, a person in a difficulty. --Denham.	          [1913 Webster]	                But though thou'rt of a different church,	                I will not leave thee in the lurch. --Hudibras.	          [1913 Webster]	Lurch \Lurch\, v. t.	   1. To leave in the lurch; to cheat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Never deceive or lurch the sincere communicant.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To steal; to rob. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And in the brunt of seventeen battles since	            He lurched all swords of the garland. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Lurch \Lurch\, n. [Cf. W. llerch, llerc, a frisk, a frisking	   backward or forward, a loitering, a lurking, a lurking,	   llercian, llerciaw, to be idle, to frisk; or perh. fr. E.	   lurch to lurk.]	   A sudden roll of a ship to one side, as in heavy weather;	   hence, a swaying or staggering movement to one side, as that	   by a drunken man. Fig.: A sudden and capricious inclination	   of the mind.	   [1913 Webster]	Lurch \Lurch\ (l[^u]rch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurched}	   (l[^u]rcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Lurching}.]	   To roll or sway suddenly to one side, as a ship or a drunken	   man; to move forward while lurching.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Lurch \Lurch\, v. i. [A variant of lurk.]	   1. To withdraw to one side, or to a private place; to lurk.	      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dodge; to shift; to play tricks.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . am fain to shuffle, to hedge, and to lurch.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Lurcher \Lurch"er\ (l[^u]rch"[~e]r), n. [See {Lurch} to lurk.]	   1. One that lurches or lies in wait; one who watches to	      pilfer, or to betray or entrap; one who lurks; a lurker; a	      poacher.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Zool.) One of a mongrel breed of dogs said to have been a	      cross between the sheep dog, greyhound, and spaniel. It	      hunts game silently, by scent, and is often used by	      poachers.	      [1913 Webster]	Lurcher \Lurch"er\, n. [L. lurco, lurcho, a glutton. See 1st	   {Lurch}.]	   A glutton; a gormandizer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lurchline \Lurch"line`\, n.	   The line by which a fowling net was pulled over so as to	   inclose the birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Lurdan \Lur"dan\, a.	   Stupid; blockish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lurdan \Lur"dan\, n. [OF. lourdin, fr. lourd heavy, dull,	   thick-headed. See {Lord}.]	   A blockhead. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lure \Lure\, n. [OF. loire, loirre, loerre, F. leurre lure,	   decoy; of German origin; cf. MHG. luoder, G. luder lure,	   carrion.]	   1. A contrivance somewhat resembling a bird, and often baited	      with raw meat; -- used by falconers in recalling hawks.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any enticement; that which invites by the prospect of	      advantage or pleasure; a decoy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hat Making) A velvet smoothing brush. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Lure \Lure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Luring}.] [OF. loirer, loirier, F. leurrer. See {Lure}, n.]	   To draw to the lure; hence, to allure or invite by means of	   anything that promises pleasure or advantage; to entice; to	   attract.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am not lured with love.                --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         And various science lures the learned eye. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Lure \Lure\, v. i.	   To recall a hawk or other animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Lurg \Lurg\, n. (Zool.)	   A large marine annelid ({Nephthys c[ae]ca}), inhabiting the	   sandy shores of Europe and America. It is whitish, with a	   pearly luster, and grows to the length of eight or ten	   inches.	   [1913 Webster]
Lurid \Lu"rid\, a. [L. luridus.]	   1. Pale yellow; ghastly pale; wan; gloomy; dismal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fierce o'er their beauty blazed the lurid flame.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrapped in drifts of lurid smoke	            On the misty river tide.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having a brown color tinged with red, as of flame	      seen through smoke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Of a color tinged with purple, yellow, and gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Vivid, sensational, or shocking; graphic or melodramatic;	      as, the lurid details of a murder.	      [PJC]
Lurk \Lurk\ (l[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lurked} (l[^u]rkt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Lurking}.] [OE. lurken, lorken, prob. a dim.	   from the source of E. lower to frown. See {Lower}, and cf.	   {Lurch}, a sudden roll, {Lurch} to lurk.]	   1. To lie hidden; to lie in wait.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like wild beasts, lurking in loathsome den.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us . . . lurk privily for the innocent. --Prov.	                                                  i. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep out of sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            The defendant lurks and wanders about in Berks.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Lurker \Lurk"er\, n.	   1. One who lurks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small fishing boat. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lurry \Lur"ry\, n. [W. llwry precipitant, a provision.]	   A confused heap; a throng, as of persons; a jumble, as of	   sounds. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To turn prayer into a kind of lurry.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Luscinia \Luscinia\ n.	   A genus of birds including the nightingale {Luscinia	   megarhyncos}.	   Syn: genus {Luscinia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Luscious \Lus"cious\, a. [Prob. for lustious, fr. lusty, or	   perh. a corruption of luxurious. Cf. {Lush}, {Lusty}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Sweet; delicious; very grateful to the taste; toothsome;	      excessively sweet or rich.	      [1913 Webster]	            And raisins keep their luscious, native taste.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloying; fulsome.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a tedious, luscious way of talking.	                                                  --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gratifying a depraved sense; obscene. [R.] --Steele. --	      {Lus"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Lus"cious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Lusern \Lu"sern\, n. [F. loup-cervier, L. lupus cervarius.]	   (Zool.)	   A lynx. See 1st {Lucern} and {Loup-cervier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lush \Lush\ (l[u^]sh), a. [Prob. an abbrev. of lushious, fr.	   luscious.]	   1. Full of juice or succulence. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            How lush and lusty the grass looks! how green!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having thick and luxurient vegetation.	      [PJC]	   3. Characterized by abundance or luxurience; rich.	      [PJC]	Lush \Lush\, n. [Etymol uncertain; said to be fr. Lushington,	   name of a London brewer.]	   1. Liquor, esp. intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang] --C.	      Lever.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an habitual drunkard.	      [PJC]
Lushburg \Lush"burg\, n.	   See {Lussheburgh}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lusitania \Lusitania\ n.	   An ancient region and Roman province of the Iberian	   peninsula, corresponding roughly to modern Portugal and parts	   of Spain.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lusitanian \Lu`si*ta"ni*an\, a.	   Pertaining to Lusitania, the ancient name of the region	   almost coinciding with Portugal. -- n. One of the people of	   Lusitania.	   [1913 Webster]
Lusk \Lusk\ (l[u^]sk), a.	   Lazy; slothful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lusk \Lusk\, n.	   A lazy fellow; a lubber. [Obs.] --T. Kendall.	   [1913 Webster]	Lusk \Lusk\, v. i.	   To be idle or unemployed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Luskish \Lusk"ish\, a.	   Inclined to be lazy. --Marston. -- {Lusk"ish*ly}, adv.	   -{Lusk"ish*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Lusorious
Lusorious \Lu*so"ri*ous\, Lusory \Lu"so*ry\, a. [L. lusorius.	   See {Illusory}.]	   Used in play; sportive; playful. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lussheburgh \Lus"she*burgh\, n.	   A spurious coin of light weight imported into England from	   Luxemburg, or Lussheburgh, as it was formerly called. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         God wot, no Lussheburghes payen ye.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lust \Lust\, n. [AS. lust, lust, pleasure, longing; akin to OS.,	   D., G., & Sw. lust, Dan. & Icel. lyst, Goth lustus, and perh.	   tom Skr. lush to desire, or to E. loose. Cf. {List} to	   please, {Listless}.]	   1. Pleasure. [Obs.] " Lust and jollity." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclination; desire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For little lust had she to talk of aught. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lust to devotion is little.        --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Longing desire; eagerness to possess or enjoy; -- in a had	      sense; as, the lust of gain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lust of reigning. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Licentious craving; a strong sexual appetite. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: Virility; vigor; active power. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Lust \Lust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Lusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lusting}.] [AS. lystan. See {Lust}, n., and cf. List to	   choose.]	   1. To list; to like. [Obs.] --Chaucer. " Do so if thou lust.	      " --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In earlier usage lust was impersonal.	         [1913 Webster]	               In the water vessel he it cast	               When that him luste.               --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To have an eager, passionate, and especially an inordinate	      or sinful desire, as for the gratification of the sexual	      appetite or of covetousness; -- often with after.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.    --Deut. xii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath	            committed adultery with her already in his heart.	                                                  --Matt. v. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy.	                                                  --James iv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Luster \Lust"er\, n.	   One who lusts.	   [1913 Webster] Luster	Luster \Lus"ter\ Lustre \Lus"tre\, n. [L. lustrum: cf. F.	   lustre.]	   A period of five years; a lustrum.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both of us have closed the tenth luster. --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster] Luster	Luster \Lus"ter\, Lustre \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. lustrum a purificatory sacrifice; perh. akin	   to E. loose. But lustrare to illuminate is perhaps a	   different word, and akin to L. lucere to be light or clear,	   to shine. See {Lucid}, and cf. {Illustrious}, {Lustrum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Brilliancy; splendor; brightness; glitter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The right mark and very true luster of the diamond.	                                                  --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scorching sun was mounted high,	            In all its luster, to the noonday sky. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is a tendency to limit the use of luster, in this	         sense, to the brightness of things which do not shine	         with their own light, or at least do not blaze or glow	         with heat. One speaks of the luster of a diamond, or of	         silk, or even of the stars, but not often now of the	         luster of the sun, a coal of fire, or the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Renown; splendor; distinction; glory.	      [1913 Webster]	            His ancestors continued about four hundred years,	            rather without obscurity than with any great luster.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A candlestick, chandelier, girandole, or the like,	      generally of an ornamental character. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Min.) The appearance of the surface of a mineral as	      affected by, or dependent upon, peculiarities of its	      reflecting qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal kinds of luster recognized are: metallic,	         adamantine, vitreous, resinous, greasy, pearly, and	         silky. With respect to intensity, luster is	         characterized as splendent, shining, glistening,	         glimmering, and dull.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. A substance which imparts luster to a surface, as graphite	      and some of the glazes.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A fabric of wool and cotton with a lustrous surface, --	      used for women's dresses.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Luster ware}, earthenware decorated by applying to the	      glazing metallic oxides, which acquire brilliancy in the	      process of baking.	      [1913 Webster] Luster	Luster \Lus"ter\, Lustre \Lus"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Lustred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lustering}, or {Lustring}.]	   To make lustrous. [R. & Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Flooded and lustered with her loosened gold. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustering \Lus"ter*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of imparting a luster, as to pottery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The brightening of a metal in the crucible when it becomes	      pure, as in certain refining processes.	      [1913 Webster] Lusterless
Lusterless \Lus"ter*less\, Lustreless \Lus"tre*less\, a.	   Destitute of luster; dim; dull.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustful \Lust"ful\, a.	   1. Full of lust; excited by lust. --Spenser. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting lust; characterized by lust or sensuality. "	      Lustful orgies." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strong; lusty. [Obs.] " Lustful health." --Sackville.	   Syn: sensual; fleshly; carnal; inordinate; licentious; lewd;	        unchaste; impure; libidinous; lecherous. --	        {Lust"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Lust"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Lustic \Lus"tic\, a.	   Lusty; vigorous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lustihead \Lus"ti*head\, n. [Lusty + -head.]	   See {Lustihood}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustihood \Lus"ti*hood\, n. [Lusty + -hood.]	   State of being lusty; vigor of body. " Full of lustihood."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustily \Lus"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a lusty or vigorous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustiness \Lus"ti*ness\, n.	   State of being lusty; vigor; strength.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustless \Lust"less\, a. [CF. {Listless}.]	   1. Lacking vigor; weak; spiritless. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from sexual lust.	      [1913 Webster]
Lustral \Lus"tral\, a. [L. lustralis, fr. lustrum: cf. F.	   lustral. See {Lustrum}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to, or used for, purification; as,	      lustral days; lustral water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a lustrum.	      [1913 Webster]
Lustrate \Lus"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lustrated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Lustrating}.] [L. lustratus, p. p. of lustrare to	   lustrate, fr. lustrum. See {Lustrum}.]	   To make clear or pure by means of a propitiatory offering; to	   purify.	   [1913 Webster]	         We must purge, and cleanse, and lustrate the whole	         city.                                    --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustration \Lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. lustratio: cf. F. lustration.]	   1. The act of lustrating or purifying.	      [1913 Webster]	            And holy water for lustration bring.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Antiq.) A sacrifice, or ceremony, by which cities,	      fields, armies, or people, defiled by crimes, pestilence,	      or other cause of uncleanness, were purified.	      [1913 Webster]
Lustre \Lus"tre\, n.	   Same as {Luster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustrical \Lus"tri*cal\, a. [L. lustricus, fr. lustrum. See	   {Lustrum}.]	   Pertaining to, or used for, purification.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustring \Lus"tring\, n. [F. lustrine, It. lustrino, fr.	   lustrare to polish, L. lustrare. See 3d {Luster}, and cf.	   {Lutestring}.]	   A kind of glossy silk fabric. See {Lutestring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustrous \Lus"trous\, a. [Cf. F. lustreux. See 3d {Luster}.]	   Bright; shining; luminous. " Good sparks and lustrous."	   --Shak. -- {Lus"trous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustrum \Lus"trum\, n.; pl. E. {Lustrums}, L. {Lustra}. [L. Cf.	   2d & 3d {Luster}.]	   A lustration or purification, especially the purification of	   the whole Roman people, which was made by the censors once in	   five years. Hence: A period of five years.	   [1913 Webster]
Lustwort \Lust"wort`\ n. (Bot.)	   See {Sundew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lusty \Lust"y\, a. [Compar. {Lustier}; superl. {Lustiest}.]	   [From {Lust}. See {Lust}, and cf. {Luscious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Exhibiting lust or vigor; stout; strong; vigorous; robust;	      healthful; able of body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither would their old men, so many as were yet	            vigorous and lusty, be left at home.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beautiful; handsome; pleasant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of large size; big. [Obs.] "Three lusty vessels."	      --Evelyn. Hence, sometimes, pregnant. [Obs. or Prov.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Lustful; lascivious. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Lusus naturae \Lu"sus na*tu"r[ae]\n. [L., fr. lusus sport +	   naturae, gen. of natura nature.]	   Sport or freak of nature; a deformed or unnatural production.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutanist \Lut"a*nist\, n. [LL. lutanista, fr. lutana lute. See	   {Lute} the instrument.]	   A person that plays on the lute. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutarious \Lu*ta"ri*ous\, a. [L. lutarius fr. lutum mud.]	   Of, pertaining to, or like, mud; living in mud. [Obs.]	   --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutation \Lu*ta"tion\, n. [L. lutare, lutatum, to bedaub with	   mud, fr. lutum mud: cf. F. lutation.]	   The act or method of luting vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Lute \Lute\, n. [L. lutum mud, clay: cf. OF. lut.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.) A cement of clay or other tenacious infusible	      substance for sealing joints in apparatus, or the mouths	      of vessels or tubes, or for coating the bodies of retorts,	      etc., when exposed to heat; -- called also {luting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A packing ring, as of rubber, for fruit jars, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Brick Making) A straight-edged piece of wood for striking	      off superfluous clay from mold.	      [1913 Webster]	Lute \Lute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Luted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Luting}.]	   To close or seal with lute; as, to lute on the cover of a	   crucible; to lute a joint.	   [1913 Webster]	Lute \Lute\, n. [OF. leut, F. luth; skin to Pr. la['u]t, It.	   li['u]to, le['u]to, Sp. la['u]d, Pg. alaude; all fr. Ar.	   al`[=u]d; al the + `[=u]d wood, timber, trunk or branch of a	   tree, staff, stick, wood of aloes, lute or harp.] (Mus.)	   A stringed instrument formerly much in use. It consists of	   four parts, namely, the table or front, the body, having nine	   or ten ribs or "sides," arranged like the divisions of a	   melon, the neck, which has nine or ten frets or divisions,	   and the head, or cross, in which the screws for tuning are	   inserted. The strings are struck with the right hand, and	   with the left the stops are pressed.	   [1913 Webster]	Lute \Lute\, v. i.	   To sound, as a lute. --Piers Plowman. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]	Lute \Lute\, v. t.	   To play on a lute, or as on a lute.	   [1913 Webster]	         Knaves are men	         That lute and flute fantastic tenderness. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Lute-backed \Lute"-backed`\, a.	   Having a curved spine.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutecium \Lu*te"ci*um\, n. (Chem.)	   same as {Lutetium}; -- an older spelling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Luteic \Lu*te"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or derived from, weld ({Reseda luteola}).	   (b) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid resembling	       luteolin, but obtained from the flowers of {Euphorbia	       cyparissias}.	       [1913 Webster]
Lutein \Lu"te*in\, n. [From corpus luteum.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A substance of a strongly marked yellow color, extracted from	   the yolk of eggs, and from the tissue of the corpus luteum.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutenist \Lut"e*nist\, n.	   Same as {Lutanist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Luteo- \Lu"te*o-\pref. [L. luteus.] (Chem.)	   A combining form signifying orange yellow or brownish yellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Luteocobaltic \Lu"te*o*co*balt"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of cobalt	   having a yellow color. Cf. {Cobaltic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Luteocobaltic chloride} (Chem.), a brilliant reddish yellow	      crystalline compound, {Co2Cl6(NH3)12}, obtained by the	      action of ammonium chloride on an ammoniacal solution of	      cobaltic chloride.	      [1913 Webster]
Luteolin \Lu"te*o*lin\, n. [From NL. Reseda luteola, fr. L.	   luteolus yellowish, fr. luteus: cf. F. lut['e]oline. See	   {Luteous}.] (Chem.)	   A yellow dyestuff obtained from the foliage of the dyer's	   broom ({Reseda luteola}).	   [1913 Webster]
Luteous \Lu"te*ous\, a. [L. luteus, fr. lutum dyer's broom,	   weld, which is used as a yellow dye.]	   Yellowish; more or less like buff.	   [1913 Webster]
Luter \Lut"er\, n. [From 3d {Lute}.]	   One who plays on a lute.	   [1913 Webster]	Luter \Lut"er\, n. [From Ist {Lute}.]	   One who applies lute.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutescent \Lu*tes"cent\, a. [L. luteus yellow.]	   Of a yellowish color.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutestring \Lute"string`\, n. [Corrupted fr. lustring.]	   A plain, stout, lustrous silk, used for ladies' dresses and	   for ribbon. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutetium \Lu*te"ti*um\, n. (Chem.)	   A metallic element separated from ytterbium in 1907, by	   Urbain in Paris and by von Welsbach in Vienna. It is a member	   of the Lanthanide rare earth group. Symbol, Lu; atomic number	   71; atomic weight 174.967 [C=12.011]. Previously spelled	   {Lutecium}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Luth \Luth\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The leatherback.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutheran \Lu"ther*an\, a. (Eccl. Hist.)	   Of or pertaining to Luther; adhering to the doctrines of	   Luther or the Lutheran Church.	   [1913 Webster]	Lutheran \Lu"ther*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One who accepts or adheres to the doctrines of Luther or the	   Lutheran Church.	   [1913 Webster] Lutheranism
Lutheranism \Lu"ther*an*ism\, Lutherism \Lu"ther*ism\, n.	   The doctrines taught by Luther or held by the Lutheran	   Church.	   [1913 Webster]
Luthern \Lu"thern\, n. [F. lucarne a dormer, dormer window,	   garret window, L. lucerna lamp, fr. lucere to be light or	   clear, fr. lux light. See {Light}, n., and cf. {Lucarne}.]	   (Arch.)	   A dormer window. See {Dormer}.	   [1913 Webster]
luthier \lu"thi*er\ (l[=oo]"t[-e]*[~e]r), n.	   One who makes wooden stringed instruments, such as violins,	   guitars, etc.	   [RDH]	   Note: A guitarmaking Web site can be found at:	         http://www.cybozone.com/luthier/
Lutidine \Lu"ti*dine\, n. [From toluidine, by transposition.]	   (Chem.)	   Any one of several metameric alkaloids, {C5H3N.(CH3)2}, of	   the pyridine series, obtained from bone oil as liquids, and	   having peculiar pungent odors. These alkaloids are also	   called respectively {dimethyl pyridine}, {ethyl pyridine},	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Luting \Lut"ing\ (l[=u]t"[i^]ng), n. (Chem.)	   See {Lute}, a cement.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutist \Lut"ist\, n.	   One who plays on a lute.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutose \Lu*tose"\, a. [L. lutosus, fr. lutum mud.]	   Covered with clay; miry.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutra \Lutra\ n.	   A genus which in some classifications considered a genus of	   the subfamily Lutrinae.	   Syn: genus {Lutra}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lutrinae \Lutrinae\ n.	   A subdivision of mammals including the otters; it is not used	   in some classifications.	   Syn: subfamily Lutrinae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lutulence \Lu"tu*lence\, n.	   The state or quality of being lutulent.	   [1913 Webster]
Lutulent \Lu"tu*lent\, a. [L. lutulentus, fr. lutum mud.]	   Muddy; turbid; thick. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lutzen \Lutzen\ n.	   A battle in the Thirty Years' War (1632) at which the Swedes	   under King Gustavus Adolphus defeated the Imperialists under	   Wallenstein, and in which Adolphus was killed.	   Syn: battle of Lutzen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Luvaridae \Luvaridae\ n.	   A natural family including the louvars.	   Syn: family {Luvaridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Luvarus \Luvarus\ n.	   The type genus of the {Luvaridae}.	   Syn: genus {Luvarus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Luwack \Lu*wack"\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Paradoxure}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lux \Lux\, v. t. [Cf. F. luxer. See {Luxate}.]	   To put out of joint; to luxate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Luxate \Lux"ate\, a. [L. luxatus, p. p. of luxare to dislocate.]	   Luxated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Luxate \Lux"ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Luxated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Luxating}.]	   To displace, or remove from its proper place, as a joint; to	   put out of joint; to dislocate.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxation \Lux*a"tion\, n. [L. luxatio: cf. F. luxation.]	   The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a	   dislocation.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxe \Luxe\, n. [L. luxus: cf. F. luxe.]	   Luxury. [Obs.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {['E]dition de luxe}n. [F.] (Printing) A sumptuous edition as	      regards paper, illustrations, binding, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Luxembourger \Luxembourger\ n.	   a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg.	   Syn: Luxemburger.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Luxembourgian \Luxembourgian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Luxembourg (definition 2); as,	   Luxembourgian food.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Luxemburger \Luxemburger\ n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Luxembourg.	   Syn: Luxembourger.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Luxemburger \Luxemburger\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Luxemburg; as, Luxemburger streets.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to Luxemburg (definition 2); as,	      Luxemburger castles.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Luxemburg; as, our	      Luxemburger neighbors.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Luxive \Lux"ive\, a.	   Given to luxury; voluptuous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Luxullianite \Lux*ul"li*an*ite\, n. [So called from Luxullian,	   in Cornwall.] (Min.)	   A kind of granite from Luxullian, Cornwall, characterized by	   the presence of radiating groups of minute tourmaline	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
luxuria \luxuria\ n.	   self-indulgent sexual desire (personified as one of the	   deadly sins).	   Syn: lust.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Luxuriance \Lux*u"ri*ance\, n. [Cf. F. luxuriance.]	   The state or quality of being luxuriant; rank, vigorous	   growth; excessive abundance produced by rank growth.	   "Tropical luxuriance." --B. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxuriancy \Lux*u"ri*an*cy\, n.	   The state or quality of being luxuriant; luxuriance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Flowers grow up in the garden in the greatest	         luxuriancy and profusion.                --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxuriant \Lux*u"ri*ant\, a. [L. luxurians, p. pr. of luxuriare:	   cf. F. luxuriant. See {Luxuriate}.]	   1. Exuberant in growth; rank; excessive; profuse; very	      abundant; as, a luxuriant growth of grass; luxuriant	      foliage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prune the luxuriant, the uncouth refine. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing luxuriant growth; very fertile; -- of soil.	      [PJC]	   3. Having or producing an abundance of elaborate details;	      unrestrained; -- of imagery or ornamentation.	      [PJC]	   {Luxuriant flower} (Bot.), one in which the floral envelopes	      are overdeveloped at the expense of the essential organs.	      [1913 Webster]
Luxuriantly \Lux*u"ri*ant*ly\, adv.	   In a luxuriant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxuriate \Lux*u"ri*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Luxuriated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Luxuriating}.] [L. luxuriatus, p. p. of	   luxuriari, -are, to luxuriate. See {Luxury}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To grow exuberantly; to grow to superfluous abundance. "	      Corn luxuriates in a better mold." --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feed or live luxuriously; as, the herds luxuriate in	      the pastures.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To indulge with unrestrained delight and freedom; as, to	      luxuriate in description.	      [1913 Webster]
Luxuriation \Lux*u`ri*a"tion\, n.	   The act or process of luxuriating.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxuriety \Lux`u*ri"e*ty\, n.	   Luxuriance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Luxurious \Lux*u"ri*ous\, a. [L. luxuriosus: cf. F. luxurieux.	   See {Luxury}.]	   Of or pertaining to luxury; ministering to luxury; supplied	   with the conditions of luxury; as, a luxurious life; a	   luxurious table; luxurious ease. " Luxurious cities. "	   --Milton. -- {Lux*u"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Lux*u"ri*ous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxurist \Lux"u*rist\, n.	   One given to luxury. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Luxury \Lux"u*ry\, n.; pl. {Luxuries}. [L. luxuria, fr. luxus:	   cf. F. luxure.]	   1. A free indulgence in costly food, dress, furniture, or	      anything expensive which gratifies the appetites or	      tastes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Riches expose a man to pride and luxury.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which pleases the senses, is not necessary for	      life, and is also costly, or difficult to obtain; an	      expensive rarity; as, silks, jewels, and rare fruits are	      luxuries; in some countries ice is a great luxury.	      Contrasted to {necessity}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He cut the side of a rock for a garden, and, by	            laying on it earth, furnished out a kind of luxury	            for a hermit.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lechery; lust. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Luxury is in wine and drunkenness.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Luxuriance; exuberance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   Syn: Voluptuousness; epicurism; effeminacy; sensuality;	        lasciviousness; dainty; delicacy; gratification.	        [1913 Webster]
Luz \Luz\ (l[u^]z), n.	   A bone of the human body which was supposed by certain	   Rabbinical writers to be indestructible. Its location was a	   matter of dispute. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
lx \lx\ adj.	   the Roman numeral representation of {sixty}; six times ten;	   -- a determinate quantifier.	   Syn: sixty, 60, threescore.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lxx \lxx\ adj.	   the Roman numeral representation of {seventy}; seven times	   ten; -- a determinate quantifier.	   Syn: seventy, 70.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lxxx \lxxx\ adj.	   the Roman numeral representation of {eighty}; eight times	   ten; -- a determinate quantifier.	   Syn: eighty, 80, fourscore.	        [WordNet 1.5]
-ly \-ly\suff. [OE. -lich, AS. -lic, orig. the same word as E.	   like, a. See {Like}, a.]	   A suffix forming adjectives and adverbs, and denoting	   likeness or resemblance; as, housewifely duties.	   Syn: -ish(postnominal), -y(postnominal).	        [1913 Webster]
Lyam \Ly"am\, n. [See {Leam}.]	   A leash. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lybian \Lybian\ adj.	   variant spelling of {Libyan}.	   Syn: Lybyan, Libyan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycaena \Lycaena\ n.	   The type genus of the {Lycaenidae}; small slender butterflies	   with upper surface of wings usually metallic blue or green or	   copper.	   Syn: genus {Lycaena}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lycaenid \lycaenid\ n.	   any of various butterflies of the family {Lycaenidae}.	   Syn: lycaenid butterfly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycaenidae \Lycaenidae\ n.	   A natural family of small usually brilliantly colored	   butterflies; males have short forelegs.	   Syn: family {Lycaenidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycaeon \Lycaeon\ n.	   A genus of canids including the African hunting dog.	   Syn: genus {Lycaeon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycanthrope \Ly"can*thrope\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a wolf + ? a man.]	   1. A human being fabled to have been changed into a wolf; a	      werewolf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One affected with lycanthropy.	      [1913 Webster]
Lycanthropia \Ly`can*thro"pi*a\, n. [NL.]	   See {Lycanthropy}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycanthropic \Ly`can*throp"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to lycanthropy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycanthropist \Ly*can"thro*pist\, n.	   One affected by the disease lycanthropy.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycanthropous \Ly*can"thro*pous\, a.	   Lycanthropic.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycanthropy \Ly*can"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. lycanthropie.]	   1. The supposed act of turning one's self or another person	      into a wolf. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A kind of erratic melancholy, in which the patient	      imagines himself a wolf, and imitates the actions of that	      animal.	      [1913 Webster] lycee
lycee \lycee\, Lyc'ee \Ly`c['e]e"\, n. [F. Cf. {Lyceum}.]	   A French lyceum, or secondary school for students	   intermediate between elementary school and college, supported	   by the French government, for preparing students for the	   university.	   Syn: secondary school, lyceum, Gymnasium, middle school.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Lyceum \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 a wolf, fr ? wolf.	   See {Wolf}.]	   1. A place of exercise with covered walks, in the suburbs of	      Athens, where Aristotle taught philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house or apartment appropriated to instruction by	      lectures or disquisitions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A higher school, in Europe, which prepares youths for the	      university.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An association for debate and literary improvement.	      [1913 Webster]
Lyche \Lyche\, a.	   Like. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lychee \Ly"chee`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Litchi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lych gate \Lych" gate`\n.	   See under {Lich}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lychnis \Lych"nis\, n. [L., a kind of red flower, Gr. lychni`s;	   cf. ly`chnos a lamp.] (Bot.)	   A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family	   ({Caryophyllace[ae]}). Most of the species have brilliantly	   colored flowers and cottony leaves, which may have anciently	   served as wicks for lamps. The botanical name is in common	   use for the garden species. The corn cockle ({Lychnis	   Githago}) is a common weed in wheat fields.	   [1913 Webster]
Lychnobite \Lych"no*bite\, n. [Gr. ly`chnos a lamp + bi`os	   life.]	   One who labors at night and sleeps in the day.	   [1913 Webster]
Lychnoscope \Lych"no*scope\, n. [Gr. ? + -scope.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Low side window}, under Low, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycine \Lyc"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   A weak base identical with betaine; -- so called because	   found in the boxthorn ({Lycium barbarum}). See {Betaine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycium \Lycium\ prop. n.	   A genus of deciduous and evergreen shrubs often spiny;	   cosmopolitan in temperate and subtropical regions.	   Syn: genus {Lycium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycoperdaceae \Lycoperdaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fungi including the genus {Lycoperdon},	   consisting of puffballs.	   Syn: family {Lycoperdaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycoperdales \Lycoperdales\ prop. n.	   A small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often	   globose fruiting bodies: puffpalls; earthstars.	   Syn: order {Lycoperdales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycoperdon \Ly`co*per"don\, prop. n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ?	   to break wind.] (Bot.)	   A genus of fungi, remarkable for the great quantity of	   spores, forming a fine dust, which is thrown out like smoke	   when the plant is compressed or burst; puffball.	   [1913 Webster] Lycopersicon
Lycopersicon \Lycopersicon\, Lycopersicum \Lycopersicum\n.	   The genus including tomatoes.	   Syn: genus {Lycopersicon}, genus {Lycopersicum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycophyta \Lycophyta\ n.	   A term used in some classifications for the class Lycopsida:	   club mosses.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lycopod \Ly"co*pod\, n. [Cf. F. lycopode.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Lycopodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycopode \Ly"co*pode\, n. [F.]	   Same as {Lycopodium powder}. See under {Lycopodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycopodiaceous \Ly`co*po`di*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging, or relating, to the {Lycopodiace[ae]}, an order of	   cryptogamous plants (called also {club mosses}) with	   branching stems, and small, crowded, one-nerved, and usually	   pointed leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycopodineae \Lycopodineae\ n.	   An alternative designation for the class Lycopsida.	   Syn: class Lycopodineae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycopodite \Ly*cop"o*dite\, n. (Paleon.)	   An old name for a fossil club moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Lycopodium \Ly`co*po"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? wolf + ?, ?, a	   foot.] (Bot.)	   A genus of mosslike plants, the type of the order	   {Lycopodiace[ae]}; club moss.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lycopodium powder}, a fine powder or dust composed of the	      spores of {Lycopodium}, and other plants of the order	      {Lycopodiace[ae]}. It is highly inflammable, and is	      sometimes used in the manufacture of fireworks, and the	      artificial representation of lightning.	      [1913 Webster]
Lycopsida \Lycopsida\ n.	   The class including club mosses and related forms: includes	   Lycopodiales; Isoetales; Selaginellales; and extinct	   Lepidodendrales; sometimes considered a subdivision of	   Tracheophyta.	   Syn: class Lycopsida, Lycopodiate, class Lycopodiate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycopus \Lycopus\ n.	   A small genus of nonaromatic herbs of the mint family.	   Syn: genus {Lycopus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycosa \Lycosa\ n.	   The type genus of the family {Lycosidae}.	   Syn: genus {Lycosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycosidae \Lycosidae\ n.	   The natural family of arachnids including the wolf spiders.	   Syn: family {Lycosidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lycotropous \Ly*cot"ro*pous\, a. [Gr. ? hook + ? to turn.]	   (Bot.)	   Campylotropous.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyddite \Lydd"ite\, n. (Chem.)	   A high explosive consisting principally of picric acid, used	   as a shell explosive in the British service; -- so named from	   the proving grounds at Lydd, England.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Lyden \Lyd"en\, n.	   See {Leden}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Lydian \Lyd"i*an\, a. [L. Lydius, fr. Lydia, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Lydia, a country of Asia Minor, or to its	   inhabitants; hence, soft; effeminate; -- said especially of	   one of the ancient Greek modes or keys, the music in which	   was of a soft, pathetic, or voluptuous character.	   [1913 Webster]	         Softly sweet in Lydian measures,	         Soon he soothed his soul to pleasures.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lydian stone}, a flint slate used by the ancients to try	      gold and silver; a touchstone. See {Basanite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Lydine \Lyd"ine\, n. (Dyeing)	   A violet dye derived from aniline.	   [1913 Webster]
Lye \Lye\, n. [Written also {lie} and {ley}.] [AS. le['a]h; akin	   to D. loog, OHG. louga, G. lauge; cf. Icel. laug a bath, a	   hot spring.]	   1. A strong caustic alkaline solution of potassium salts,	      obtained by leaching wood ashes. It is much used in making	      soap, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Sodium hydroxide or potassium hydroxide, or a	      concentrated aqueous solution of either compound.	      [PJC]	Lye \Lye\, n. (Railroad)	   A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out;	   a siding. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lye \Lye\, n.	   A falsehood. [Obs.] See {Lie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyencephala \Ly`en*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to loose +	   ? the brain.] (Zool.)	   A group of Mammalia, including the marsupials and monotremes;	   -- so called because the corpus callosum is rudimentary.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyencephalous \Ly`en*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, the Lyencephala.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyerman \Ly"er*man\, n. (Zool.)	   The cicada.	   [1913 Webster]
Lygaeidae \Lygaeidae\ n.	   A natural family comprising the lygaeid bugs.	   Syn: family {Lygaeidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lyginopteridales \Lyginopteridales\ n.	   An order of fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants	   from the Devonian: the seed ferns.	   Syn: Cycadofilicales, order {Cycadofilicales}, order	        {Lyginopteridales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lyginopteris \Lyginopteris\ n.	   A genus of fossil seed ferns of the Carboniferous.	   Syn: genus {Lyginopteris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lygodium \Ly*go"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? flexible; ? a willow	   twig + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)	   A genus of ferns with twining or climbing fronds, bearing	   stalked and variously-lobed divisions in pairs.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Lygodium palmatum}, much prized for indoor ornament,	         inhabits shaded and moist grassy places, from	         Massachusetts to Virginia and Kentucky, and sparingly	         southwards.	         [1913 Webster]
Lygus \Lygus\ n.	   A genus of plant-sucking bugs.	   Syn: genus {Lygus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lying \Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n.	   of {Lie}, to tell a falsehood.	   [1913 Webster]	Lying \Ly"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n.	   of {Lie}, to be supported horizontally.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lying panel} (Arch.), a panel in which the grain of the wood	      is horizontal. [R.]	   {Lying to} (Naut.), having the sails so disposed as to	      counteract each other.	      [1913 Webster]
Lying-in \Ly"ing-in"\, n.	   1. The state attending, and consequent to, childbirth;	      confinement; as, a lying-in hospital.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of bearing a child.	      [1913 Webster]
Lyingly \Ly"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a lying manner; falsely.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyken \Ly"ken\, v. t. [See {Like}, v. t. ]	   To please; -- chiefly used impersonally. [Obs.] " Sith it	   lyketh you." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Lym
Lym \Lym\, or Lymhound \Lym"hound`\, n.	   A dog held in a leam; a bloodhound; a limehound. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymail \Ly*mail"\, n.	   See {Limaille}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
lymantriid \lymantriid\ n.	   A dull-colored moth whose larvae have tufts of hair on the	   body and feed on the leaves of many deciduous trees.	   Syn: tussock moth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lymantriidae \Lymantriidae\ n.	   The natural family comprising the tussock moths.	   Syn: family {Lymantriidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lyme grass \Lyme" grass`\n. (Bot.)	   A coarse perennial grass of several species of {Elymus}, esp.	   {Elymus Canadensis}, and the European {Elymus arenarius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymph \Lymph\, n. [L. lympha: cf. F. lymphe.]	   1. A spring of water; hence, water, or a pure, transparent	      liquid like water.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fountain bubbled up, whose lymph serene	            Nothing of earthly mixture might distain. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) An alkaline colorless fluid, contained in the	      lymphatic vessels, coagulable like blood, but free from	      red blood corpuscles. It is absorbed from the various	      tissues and organs of the body, and is finally discharged	      by the thoracic and right lymphatic ducts into the great	      veins near the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A fibrinous material exuded from the blood vessels	      in inflammation. In the process of healing it is either	      absorbed, or is converted into connective tissue binding	      the inflamed surfaces together.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physiol. Chem.) A fluid containing certain products	      resulting from the growth of specific microorganisms upon	      some culture medium, and supposed to be possessed of	      curative properties.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Lymph corpuscles} (Anat.), finely granular nucleated cells,	      identical with the colorless blood corpuscles, present in	      the lymph and chyle.	   {Lymph duct} (Anat.), a lymphatic.	   {Lymph heart}. See Note under {Heart}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Lymphadenitis \Lym`pha*de*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, and	   {Adenitis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the lymphatic glands; -- called also	   {lymphitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphadenoma \Lym`pha*de*no"ma\, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, {Aden-},	   and {-oma}.] (Med.)	   See {Lymphoma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphangeitis \Lym*phan`ge*i"tis\, n. [NL., from L. lympha lymph	   + Gr. ? vessel + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the lymphatic vessels. [Written also	   {lymphangitis}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphangial \Lym*phan"gi*al\, a. [See {Lymphangeitis}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the lymphatics, or lymphoid tissue;	   lymphatic.	   [1913 Webster] Lymphate
Lymphate \Lymph"ate\, Lymphated \Lymph"a*ted\, a. [L. lymphatus,	   p. p. of lymphare to water, dilute with water, to drive out	   of one's senses, to make mad.]	   Frightened into madness; raving. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphatic \Lym*phat"ic\, a. [L. lymphaticus distracted, frantic:	   cf. F. lymphatique]	   pertaining to, containing, or conveying lymph.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Madly enthusiastic; frantic. [Obs.] " Lymphatic rapture. "	      --Sir T. Herbert. [See {Lymphate}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lymphatic gland} (Anat.), one of the solid glandlike bodies	      connected with the lymphatics or the lacteals; -- called	      also {lymphatic ganglion}, and {conglobate gland}.	   {Lymphatic temperament} (Old Physiol.), a temperament in	      which the lymphatic system seems to predominate, that is,	      a system in which the complexion lacks color and the	      tissues seem to be of loose texture; hence, a temperament	      lacking energy, inactive, indisposed to exertion or	      excitement. See {Temperament}.	      [1913 Webster]	Lymphatic \Lym*phat"ic\, n.	   1. (Anat.) One of the lymphatic or absorbent vessels, which	      carry lymph and discharge it into the veins; lymph duct;	      lymphatic duct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mad enthusiast; a lunatic. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Lymphitis \Lym*phi"tis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   See {Lymphadenitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymph node \Lymph node\ (Anat.)	   A lymphatic gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphogenic \Lym`pho*gen"ic\, a. [Lymph + root of L. gignere to	   produce.] (Physiol.)	   Connected with, or formed in, the lymphatic glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphography \Lym*phog"ra*phy\, n. [Lymph + -graphy.]	   A description of the lymphatic vessels, their origin and	   uses.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphoid \Lymph"oid\, a. [Lymph + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Resembling lymph; also, resembling a lymphatic gland;	   adenoid; as, lymphoid tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Lymphoma \Lym*pho"ma\, n. [NL. See {Lymph}, and {-oma}.] (Med.)	   A tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic	   gland; -- called also {lymphadenoma}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malignant lymphoma}, a fatal disease characterized by the	      formation in various parts of the body of new growths	      resembling lymphatic glands in structure.	      [1913 Webster]
Lymphy \Lymph"y\, a.	   Containing, or like, lymph.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyn \Lyn\, n.	   A waterfall. See {Lin}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lyncean \Lyn*ce"an\, a. [See {Lynx}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the lynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Lynch \Lynch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lynched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Lynching}.] [See Note under {Lynch law}.]	   To inflict punishment upon, especially death, without the	   forms of law, as when a mob captures and hangs a suspected	   person. See {Lynch law}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyncher \Lynch"er\, n.	   One who assists in lynching.	   [1913 Webster]
Lynch law \Lynch" law`\n.	   The act or practice by private persons of inflicting	   punishment for crimes or offenses, without due process of	   law.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term Lynch law is said to be derived from a	         Virginian named Lynch, who took the law into his own	         hands. But the origin of the term is very doubtful.	         [1913 Webster] Lynde
Lynde \Lynde\, Lynden \Lyn"den\, n.	   See {Linden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyne \Lyne\, n.	   Linen. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Lynx \Lynx\ (l[i^][ng]ks), n. [L. lynx, lyncis, Gr. ly`gx; akin	   to AS. lox, G. luchs, prob. named from its sharp sight, and	   akin to E. light. See {Light}, n., and cf. {Ounce} an	   animal.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of feline animals of	      the genus {Felis}, and subgenus {Lynx}. They have a short	      tail, and usually a pencil of hair on the tip of the ears.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the well-known species are the European lynx	         ({Felis borealis}); the Canada lynx or loup-cervier	         ({Felis Canadensis} syn. {Lynx lynx}); the bay lynx of	         America ({Felis rufa}), and its western spotted variety	         (var. maculata); and the pardine lynx ({Felis pardina})	         of Southern Europe.	   2. (Astron.) One of the northern constellations.	      [1913 Webster]
Lynx-eyed \Lynx"-eyed`\, a.	   Having acute sight.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyonia \Lyonia\ prop. n.	   A genus of evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees of	   the U. S. to the Antilles and eastern Asia to Himalaya.	   Syn: genus {Lyonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lyonnais \Lyonnais\ prop. n.	   a former province of east central France; now administered by	   Rhone-Alpes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Lyonnaise \Ly`on`naise"\, a. [F. lyonnaise, fem. of lyonnais of	   Lyons.] (Cookery)	   Applied to boiled potatoes cut into small pieces and heated	   in oil or butter. They are usually flavored with onion and	   parsley.	   [1913 Webster]
lyophilise \lyophilise\ adj.	   1. same as {lyophilize}.	   Syn: lyophilize, freeze-dry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lyophilised \lyophilised\ adj.	   1. same as {lyophilized}.	   Syn: lyophilized, freeze-dried.	        [WordNet 1.5]
lyophilize \lyophilize\ v. t.	   to freeze-dry; -- a technique used to dry serum, tissue,	   unstable chemicals and other sensitive materials.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
lyophilized \lyophilized\ adj.	   dried by freezing and subsequent evaporation of the water in	   a high vacuum; -- used of tissue or blood or serum or other	   biological or sensitive substances.	   Syn: lyophilised, freeze-dried.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lyopomata \Ly`o*po"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to loose + ?,	   ?, a lid.] (Zool.)	   An order of brachiopods, in which the valves of shell are not	   articulated by a hinge. It includes the Lingula, Discina, and	   allied forms. [Written also {Lyopoma}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Lyra \Ly"ra\, n. [L. lyra, Gr. ?. See {Lyre}.]	   1. (Astron.) A northern constellation, the Harp, containing a	      white star of the first magnitude, called Alpha Lyr[ae],	      or Vega.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the	      fornix of the brain; -- so called from the arrangement of	      the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Lyraid \Ly"ra*id\, n. (Astron.)	   Same as {Lyrid}.	   [1913 Webster] Lyrate
Lyrate \Ly"rate\, Lyrated \Ly"ra*ted\, a. [NL. lyratus. See	   {Lyre}.]	   1. (Bot.) Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small	      lobes toward the base; as, a lyrate leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Shaped like a lyre, as the tail of the blackcock,	      or that of the lyre bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Lyre \Lyre\, n. [OE. lire, OF. lyre, L. lyra, Gr. ?. Cf.	   {Lyra}.]	   1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music; a kind of harp much	      used by the ancients, as an accompaniment to poetry.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The lyre was the peculiar instrument of Apollo, the	         tutelary god of music and poetry. It gave name to the	         species of verse called lyric, to which it originally	         furnished an accompaniment.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) One of the constellations; Lyra. See {Lyra}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lyre bat} (Zool.), a small bat ({Megaderma lyra}),	      inhabiting India and Ceylon. It is remarkable for the	      enormous size and curious shape of the nose membrane and	      ears.	   {Lyre turtle} (Zool.), the leatherback.	      [1913 Webster]	Lyre bird \Lyre" bird`\n. (Zool.)	   Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the	   genus {Menura}. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen	   tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the	   form of a lyre. The common lyre bird ({Menura superba}),	   inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse.	   Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat,	   wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also {lyre pheasant} and	   {lyre-tail}.	   [1913 Webster]
lyreflower \lyreflower\ (Bot.) n.	   A garden plant ({Dicentra spectabilis}) having deep-pink	   drooping heart-shaped flowers.	   Syn: bleeding heart, {Dicentra spectabilis}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Lyric
Lyric \Lyr"ic\, Lyrical \Lyr"ic*al\, a. [L. lyricus, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. lyrique. See {Lyre}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a lyre or harp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted to be sung to the lyre; hence, also, appropriate	      for song; suitable for or suggestive of singing; -- of	      music or poetry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. expressing deep personal emotion; -- said especially of	      poetry which expresses the individual emotions of the	      poet; as, the dancer's lyrical performance. "Sweet lyric	      song." --Milton.	   Syn: lyric.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Lyric \Lyr"ic\, n.	   1. A lyric poem; a lyrical composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A composer of lyric poems. [R.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A verse of the kind usually employed in lyric poetry; --	      used chiefly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. The words of a song.	      [PJC]
lyricality \lyricality\ n.	   1. the property of being suitable for singing.	   Syn: lyricism, songfulness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lyrically \Lyr"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a lyrical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyricism \Lyr"i*cism\, n.	   A lyric composition. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyrid \Ly"rid\ (l[imac]"r[i^]d), n. (Astron.)	   One of the group of shooting stars which come into the air in	   certain years on or about the 19th of April; -- so called	   because the apparent path among the stars if traced backwards	   crosses the constellation Lyra.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyrie \Ly"rie\ (l[imac]"r[i^]), n. [Icel. hl[=y]ri a sort of	   fish.] (Zool.)	   A European fish ({Peristethus cataphractum}), having the body	   covered with bony plates, and having three spines projecting	   in front of the nose; -- called also {noble}, {pluck},	   {pogge}, {sea poacher}, and {armed bullhead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyriferous \Ly*rif"er*ous\ (l[-i]*r[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Lyre	   + -ferous.] (Zool.)	   Having a lyre-shaped shoulder girdle, as certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyrism \Lyr"ism\ (l[imac]r"[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. Gr. lyrismo`s.]	   The act of playing on a lyre or harp. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Lyrist \Lyr"ist\, n. [L. lyristes, Gr. lyristh`s: cf. F.	   lyriste.]	   A musician who plays on the harp or lyre; a composer of	   lyrical poetry. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster] Lysichiton
Lysichiton \Lysichiton\, Lysichitum \Lysichitum\n.	   A genus of plants including one of the skunk cabbages.	   Syn: genus {Lysichiton}, genus {Lysichitum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lysiloma \Lysiloma\ n.	   A small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with	   pinnate leaves and flat straight pods.	   Syn: genus {Lysiloma}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lysimachia \Lysimachia\ n.	   1. a cosmopolitan genus of plants, including some of the	      loosestrifes, found in damp or swampy terrain having	      usually yellow flowers; they are inclined to be invasive.	   Syn: genus {Lysimachia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Lysimeter \Ly*sim"e*ter\ (l[-i]*s[i^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.	   ly`sis a loosing + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the water that percolates through	   a certain depth of soil. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Lysis \Ly"sis\ (l[imac]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ly`sis.]	   (Med.)	   The resolution or favorable termination of a disease, coming	   on gradually and not marked by abrupt change.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is usually contrasted with crisis, in which the	         improvement is sudden and marked; as, pneumonia ends by	         crisis, typhoid fever by lysis.	         [1913 Webster]
Lyssa \Lys"sa\ (l[i^]s"s[.a]), n. [NL. See {Lytta}.] (Med.)	   Hydrophobia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plural (Lyss[ae]) has been used to signify the	         pustules supposed to be developed under the tongue in	         hydrophobia.	         [1913 Webster]
Lyterian \Ly*te"ri*an\ (l[-i]*t[=e]"r[i^]*an), a. [Gr. lyth`rios	   healing, fr. lyth`r a deliverer, fr. ly`ein to loosen.]	   (Med.)	   Terminating a disease; indicating the end of a disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Lythe \Lythe\ (l[imac]th), n. (Zool.)	   The European pollack; -- called also {laith}, and {leet}.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Lythe \Lythe\ (l[imac][th]), a. [See {Lithe}, a.]	   Soft; flexible. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Lythonthriptic
Lythonthriptic \Lyth`on*thrip"tic\	   (l[i^]th`[o^]n*thr[i^]p"t[i^]k), Lythontriptic
\Lyth`on*trip"tic\ (-tr[i^]p"t[i^]k), a. (Med.)	   See {Lithontriptic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Lytta \Lyt"ta\ (l[i^]t"t[.a]), n.; pl. {Lytt[ae]} (-t[=e]). [L.,	   a worm said to grow under the tongue of dogs, and to cause	   canine madness, fr. Gr. ly`tta, ly`ssa, lit., madness.]	   (Anat.)	   A fibrous and muscular band lying within the longitudinal	   axis of the tongue in many mammals, as the dog.	   [1913 Webster]
M \M\ ([e^]m).	   1. M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a	      vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is	      called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to	      Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 178-180, 242.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The letter M came into English from the Greek, through	         the Latin, the form of the Greek letter being further	         derived from the Ph[oe]nician, and ultimately, it is	         believed, from the Egyptian. Etymologically M is	         related to n, in lime, linden; emmet, ant; also to b.	         [1913 Webster] M is readily followed by b and p. the	         position of the lips in the formation of both letters	         being the same. The relation of b and m is the same as	         that of d and t to n. and that of g and k to ng.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, both in English	      and Latin.	      [1913 Webster]	M \M\, n.	   1. (Print.) A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect	      square; also, the size of such a square in any given size	      of type, used as the unit of measurement for that type:	      500 m's of pica would be a piece of matter whose length	      and breadth in pica m's multiplied together produce that	      number. [Written also {em}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (law) A brand or stigma, having the shape of an M,	      formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter and	      admitted to the benefit of clergy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {M roof} (Arch.), a kind of roof formed by the junction of	      two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the	      section resembles the letter M.	      [1913 Webster]
M-1 \M-1\ n.	   A semiautomatic rifle which was standard issue to infantrymen	   in the United States Army in the mid-20th century.	   Syn: Garand rifle, Garand, M-1 rifle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
M1 \M1\ n.	   The narrowest measure of the money supply, comprising the	   currency in circulation plus demand deposits or checking	   account balances.	   [WordNet 1.5]
M2 \M2\ n.	   A measure of the money supply broader than M1 but narrower	   than M3, comprising M1 plus net time deposits (other than	   large certificates of deposit).	   [WordNet 1.5]
M3 \M3\ n.	   A broad measure of the money supply, comprising M2 plus	   deposits at nonbanks such as savings and loan associations.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ma \Ma\ (m[aum]), n. [Cf. {Mamma}.]	   1. A child's word for mother.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Hind.] In Oriental countries, a respectful form of	      address given to a woman; mother. --Balfour (Cyc. of	      India).	      [1913 Webster]	Ma \Ma\, conj. [It.] (Mus.)	   But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non	   troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick). --Moore	   (Encyc. of Music).	   [1913 Webster]
Maa \Maa\, n. [See {New} a gull.] (Zool.)	   The common European gull ({Larus canus}); -- called also	   {mar}. See {New}, a gull.	   [1913 Webster]
Maad \Maad\, obs. p. p. of {Make}.	   Made. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Maalin \Maa"lin\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The sparrow hawk.	   (b) The kestrel.	       [1913 Webster]
Maalox \Maalox\ n.	   A trademark for an antacid.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ma'am \Ma'am\, n.	   Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often	   used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.	   Syn: dame, madam, madame, lady, gentlewoman.	        [1913 Webster]
Maara shell \Ma"a*ra shell`\ (Zool.)	   A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell ({Turbo	   margaritaceus}), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an	   ornament.	   [1913 Webster]
Maasha \Ma*ash"a\, n.	   An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a	   rupee.	   [1913 Webster]
Maat \Maat\, a. [See {Mate}, a.]	   Dejected; sorrowful; downcast. [Obs.] "So piteous and so	   maat." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mab \Mab\ (m[a^]b), prop. n. [Cf. W. mad a male child, a boy.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A slattern. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [capitalized] The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen	      of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Mabble \Mab"ble\, v. t.	   To wrap up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mabby \Mab"by\, n.	   A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used	   in the Barbadoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Mabolo \Ma*bo"lo\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of persimmon tree ({Diospyros discolor}) from the	   Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West	   Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.	   [1913 Webster]
Mac \Mac\ prop. n.	   Shortened form of {Macintosh}, a brand name for a personal	   computer; as, the latest Mac has great new features.	   [PJC]	Mac \Mac\ [Gael., son.]	   A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.	   [1913 Webster]
mac \mac\ n.	   Shortened form of {mackintosh}, a waterproof raincoat made of	   rubberized fabric.	   Syn: mackintosh, mac, mack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
macabre \macabre\ (m[.a]*k[aum]"b[~e]r) adj.	   1. portraying human injury or death in a way so as to	      inspiring shock or horror; gruesome; ghastly; as, macabre	      tortures conceived by madmen. [Also spelled {macaber}.]	   Syn: ghastly, grisly, gruesome, lurid.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Pertaining to or portraying the grim aspects of death, or	      the allegorical {dance of death}.	      [PJC]
Macaca \Macaca\ prop. n.	   A genus of macaques including the rhesus monkey ({Macaca	   mulatta}), much used in laboratory biomedical research.	   Formerly called {Macacus}.	   Syn: genus {Macaca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Macaca mulatta \Macaca mulatta\ n.	   The rhesus monkey of South Asia; used in medical research.	   Syn: rhesus, rhesus monkey.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Macaca radiata \Macaca radiata\ n.	   An Indian macaque with a bonnetlike tuft of hair.	   Syn: bonnet macaque, bonnet monkey, capped macaque, crown	        monkey.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Macaca sylvana \Macaca sylvana\ n.	   The Barbary ape, a tailless macaque of rocky cliffs and	   forests of Northwest Africa and Gibralter.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macaco \Ma*ca"co\, n. [Cf. Pg. macaco.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur	   ({Lemur macaco}), and the ring-tailed lemur ({Lemur catta}).	   [1913 Webster]
Macacus \Ma*ca"cus\, n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf.	   {Macaco}, {Macaque}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies, now	   usually called {Macaca}. They have short tails and prominent	   eyebrows. See also {Macaca}.	   [1913 Webster]
macadam \macadam\ n.	   The broken stone used in macadamized roadways.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A paved surface formed of compressed layers of broken	      rocks held together with tar.	   Syn: tartarmac, macadam.	        [WordNet 1.5] macadam	macadam \macadam\ macadamized \macadamized\adj.	   1. paved with macadam[2].	   Syn: asphalt, tarmac, tarmacadam.	        [WordNet 1.5]
macadamia \macadamia\ n.	   1. any tree of the genus {Macadamia}, especially {Macadamia	      ternifolia}.	   Syn: macadamia tree.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A {macadamia nut}.	      [PJC]	macadamia nut \macadamia nut\ n.	   The hard-shelled nut of the {Macadamia ternifolia}, or the	   delicious edible nut without its shell; large quantities are	   produced in Hawaii and sold commercially.	   [PJC]
Macadamization \Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion\, n.	   The process or act of macadamizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Macadamize \Mac*ad"am*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Macadamized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Macadamizing}.] [From John Loudon McAdam,	   who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.]	   To cover, as a road, or street, parking lot, playground, or	   other flat area, with {macadam}, so as to form a smooth,	   hard, convex surface.	   Syn: tarmac.	        [1913 Webster]
Macadam road \Mac*ad"am road`\ [See {Macadamize}.]	   A macadamized road.	   [1913 Webster]
macamba \macamba\ n.	   A tropical American feather palm ({Acrocomia aculeata})	   having a swollen spiny trunk and edible nuts.	   Syn: grugru, gri gri, grugru palm, {Acrocomia aculeata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Macao \Ma*ca"o\, n. (Zool.)	   A macaw.	   [1913 Webster]	Macao \Ma*ca"o\, prop. n.	   A territory in South China, on the Zhu Jiang river on the	   South China sea, formerly a territory of Portugal. Also, the	   capital city of this territory.	   [PJC]
Macaque \Ma`caque"\, n. [F. See {Macacus}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the	   genus {Macaca} (formerly {Macacus}), found in rocky regions	   of Asia and Africa; as, {Macaca maurus}, the moor macaque of	   the East Indies.	   Note: {Macaca mulatta} is the {Rhesus monkey}, much used in	         biomedical research, and namesake of the Rh factor used	         in blood typing (due to discovery of that factor in the	         Rhesus monkey).	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Macaranga gum \Mac`a*ran"ga gum`\	   A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree ({Macaranga	   Indica}) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking	   impressions of coins, medallions, etc., and sometimes as a	   medicine. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]
macarena \macarena\ n.	   a dance performed by dancers in a line, or several lines,	   consisting mainly of hand and arm movements; also, the name	   of the song to which the dance is usually performed. It	   became popular in 1996.	   [PJC]
Macarize \Mac"a*rize\, v. t. [Gr. ? to bless.]	   To congratulate. [Oxford Univ. Cant] --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]
Macaroni \Mac`a*ro"ni\, n.; pl. {Macaronis}, or {Macaronies}.	   [Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. ? happiness,	   later, a funeral feast, fr. ? blessed, happy. Prob. so called	   because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. ?	   blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. {Macaroon}.]	   1. Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of a wheat	      flour such as semolina, and used as an article of food; a	      form of Italian pasta.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in	         Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made	         tubular like the Italian macaroni. --Balfour (Cyc. of	         India).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A medley; something droll or extravagant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sort of droll or fool. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English	      fops of about 1775, who affected the mannerisms and	      clothing of continental Europe. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (U. S. Hist.) The designation of a body of Maryland	      soldiers in the Revolutionary War, distinguished by a rich	      uniform. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster] Macaronian
Macaronian \Mac`a*ro"ni*an\, Macaronic \Mac`a*ron"ic\, a. [Cf.	   It. maccheronico, F. macaronique.]	   1. Pertaining to, or like, macaroni (originally a dish of	      mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; jumbled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the burlesque composition called	      macaronic; as, macaronic poetry.	      [1913 Webster]
Macaronic \Mac`a*ron"ic\, n.	   1. A heap of things confusedly mixed together; a jumble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of burlesque composition, in which the vernacular	      words of one or more modern languages are intermixed with	      genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding	      Latin terminations to other roots.	      [1913 Webster]
Macaroon \Mac`a*roon"\, n. [F. macaron, It. maccherone. See	   {Macaroni}.]	   1. A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs,	      almonds or coconut, and sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A finical fellow, or macaroni. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Macartney \Ma*cart"ney\, n. [From Lord Macartney.] (Zool.)	   A fire-backed pheasant. See {Fireback}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macassar oil \Ma*cas`sar oil"\n.	   A kind of oil formerly used in dressing the hair; -- so	   called because originally obtained from Macassar, a district	   of the Island of Celebes. Also, an imitation of the same, of	   perfumed castor oil and olive oil. Cf. {antimacassar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macau \Ma*ca"u\, prop. n.	   Same as {Macao}, the territory.	   [PJC]
Macauco \Ma*cau"co\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small lemurs, as {Lemur	   murinus}, which resembles a rat in size.	   [1913 Webster]
Macavahu \Ma`ca*va"hu\, n. (Zool.)	   A small Brazilian monkey ({Callithrix torquatus}), -- called	   also {collared teetee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macaw \Ma*caw"\, n. [From the native name in the Antilles.]	   (Zool.)	   Any parrot of the genus {Ara}, {Sittace}, or {Macrocercus}.	   About eighteen species are known, all of them found in	   Central and South America. They are large and have a very	   long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the	   eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and	   strongly contrasted; they are among the largest and showiest	   of parrots. Different species names have been given to the	   same macaw, as for example the {Hyacinthine macaw}, which has	   been variously classified as {Anodorhyncus hyacynthinus},	   {Anodorhyncus maximiliani}, and {Macrocercus hyacynthinus}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Macaw bush} (Bot.), a West Indian name for a prickly kind of	      nightshade ({Solanum mammosum}).	   {Macaw palm}, {Macaw tree} (Bot.), a tropical American palm	      ({Acrocomia fusiformis} and other species) having a	      prickly stem and pinnately divided leaves. Its nut yields	      a yellow butter, with the perfume of violets, which is	      used in making violet soap. Called also {grugru palm}.	      [1913 Webster]
Maccabean \Mac`ca*be"an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as,	   the Maccabean princes; Maccabean times.	   [1913 Webster]
Maccabees \Mac"ca*bees\, n. pl.	   1. The name given in later times to the Asmonaeans, a family	      of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the	      reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 b. c., which led to a	      period of freedom for Israel. --Schaff-Herzog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The name of two ancient historical books, which give	      accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the	      Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical	      books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are included in	      the Apocrypha by Protestants. Also applied to three books,	      two of which are found in some MSS. of the Septuagint.	      [1913 Webster] Maccaboy
Maccaboy \Mac"ca*boy\, Maccoboy \Mac"co*boy\, n. [From a	   district in the Island of Martinique where it is made: cf. F.	   macouba.]	   A kind of snuff.	   [1913 Webster]
maccaroni wheat \maccaroni wheat\ n.	   A type of wheat ({Triticum durum}) with hard dark-colored	   kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown	   especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central	   North America.	   Syn: durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, {Triticum durum},	        {Triticum turgidum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Macco \Mac"co\, n.	   A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Mace \Mace\ (m[=a]s), n. [Jav. & Malay. m[=a]s, fr. Skr.	   m[=a]sha a bean.]	   A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael;	   also, a weight of 57.98 grains. --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]	Mace \Mace\, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr.	   makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]	   (Bot.)	   A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See	   {Nutmeg}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Red mace} is the aril of {Myristica tingens}, and	         {white mace} that of {Myristica Otoba}, -- East Indian	         trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.	         [1913 Webster]	Mace \Mace\, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of	   which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]	   1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as	      weapon in war before the general use of firearms,	      especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate	      as an ensign of his authority. "Swayed the royal mace."	      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a	      macebearer. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to	      make it supple.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end	      suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.	      [1913 Webster]	Mace \Mace\, prop. n. [Trademark.]	   A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent,	   packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily	   incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing	   intense eye and skin irritation; also called {chemical mace}.	   It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending	   against violent people.	   [PJC] macebearer
macebearer \macebearer\, mace bearer \mace bearer\n.	   an official who carries the mace of office before persons in	   authority.	   Syn: mace, macer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mac'edoine \Ma`c['e]`doine"\, n. [F., apparently the same word	   as Mac['e]doine Macedonia.]	   A kind of mixed dish, as of cooked vegetables with white	   sauce, sweet jelly with whole fruit, mixed diced fruits or	   vegetables etc.; served hot or cold; Also, (fig.), a medley.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Macedon
Macedon \Macedon\, Macedonia \Macedonia\prop. n.	   the ancient kingdom of Phillip II and Alexander the Great in	   the Southeastern Balkans that is now part of Greece, Bulgaria	   and the former Yugoslavia.	   Syn: Macedonia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Macedonian \Mac`e*do"ni*an\, a. [L. Macedonius, Gr. ?.] (Geog.)	   Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Macedonia.	   [1913 Webster]	Macedonian \Mac`e*do"ni*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius,	   Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held	   that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a	   servant of the Father and the Son.	   [1913 Webster]
Macedonianism \Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrines of Macedonius.	   [1913 Webster]
Macer \Ma"cer\, n. [F. massier. See {Mace} staff.]	   A mace bearer; an officer of a court. --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Macerate \Mac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Macerated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Macerating}.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to	   make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. ? to knead.]	   1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.]	      --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to	      mortify. --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat;	      to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to	      macerate animal or vegetable fiber.	      [1913 Webster]
Macerater \Mac"er*a`ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for	   converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.	   [1913 Webster]
Maceration \Mac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. maceratio: cf. F.	   mac['e]ration.]	   The act or process of macerating.	   [1913 Webster]
macerative \mac`er*a"tive\, a.	   Accompanied by or characterized by maceration.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Machaeranthera \Machaeranthera\ n.	   A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.	   Syn: genus {Machaeranthera}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Machaerodus
Machaerodus \Ma*chae"ro*dus\ (m[.a]*k[=e]"r[-o]*d[u^]s),
Machairodus \Ma*chai"ro*dus\ (m[.a]*k[imac]"r[-o]*d[u^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ma`chaira dagger + 'odoy`s tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in	   the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength;	   -- hence called {saber-toothed tigers}.	   [1913 Webster]
Machete \Ma*che"te\ (m[.a]*sh[e^]t"[-e]; Sp.	   m[.a]*ch[=a]"t[asl]), n. [Sp.]	   A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or	   three feet in length, -- used by the inhabitants of Spanish	   America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and	   for various other purposes. --J. Stevens.	   Syn: matchet.	        [1913 Webster] Machiavelian
Machiavelian \Mach`i*a*vel"ian\, Machiavellian
\Mach`i*a*vel"lian\, a. [From Machiavel (also called	   Machiavelli), an Italian writer, secretary and	   historiographer to the republic of Florence.]	   Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed	   principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his	   tract The Prince; politically cunning; characterized by	   duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad	   faith; crafty.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Machiavelian
Machiavelian \Mach`i*a*vel"ian\, Machiavellian
\Mach`i*a*vel"lian\, n.	   One who adopts the principles of Machiavelli; a cunning and	   unprincipled politician.	   [1913 Webster] Machiavelism
Machiavelism \Mach"i*a*vel*ism\, Machiavellianism
\Mach`i*a*vel"lian*ism\, n. [Cf. F. machiav['e]lisme; It.	   machiavellismo.]	   The supposed principles of Machiavelli, or practice in	   conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor	   arbitrary power.	   [1913 Webster]
Machicolated \Ma*chic"o*la`ted\, a. [LL. machicolatus, p. p. of	   machicolare, machicollare. See {Machicolation}.]	   Having machicolations. "Machicolated turrets." --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Machicolation \Mach`i*co*la"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. machicolamentum,	   machacolladura, F. m[^a]chicolis, m[^a]checoulis; perh. fr.	   F. m[`e]che match, combustible matter + OF. coulis, couleis,	   flowing, fr. OF. & F. couler to flow. Cf. {Match} for making	   fire, and {Cullis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mil. Arch.) An opening between the corbels which support	      a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the	      roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles upon	      assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the	      construction of such defenses, in general, when of this	      character. See Illusts. of {Battlement} and {Castle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or	      melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.	      [1913 Webster]
Machicoulis \Ma`chi`cou`lis"\, n. [F. m[^a]chicoulis.] (Mil.	   Arch.)	   Same as {Machicolation}.	   [1913 Webster]
machilid \mach"i*lid\, n.	   A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree	   trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also	   {jumping bristletail}.	   Syn: jumping bristletail.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Machilidae \Machilidae\, prop. n.	   A natural family of insects including the jumping	   bristletails.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Machinal \Ma*chin"al\, a. [L. machinalis: cf. F. machinal.]	   Of or pertaining to machines.	   [1913 Webster]
Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Machinated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Machinating}.] [L. machinatus, p. p. of	   machinari to devise, plot. See {Machine}.]	   To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose	   of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. "How long will	   you machinate!" --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	Machinate \Mach"i*nate\, v. t.	   To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.	   [1913 Webster]
Machination \Mach`i*na"tion\, n. [L. machinatio: cf. F.	   machination.]	   1. The act of machinating. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous	      scheme; an artful design or plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Devilish machinations come to naught. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His ingenious machinations had failed. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Machinator \Mach"i*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a	   plotter or artful schemer. --Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Machine \Ma*chine"\ (m[.a]*sh[=e]n"), n. [F., fr. L. machina	   machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh`, from mh^chos	   means, expedient. Cf. {Mechanic}.]	   1. In general, any combination of bodies so connected that	      their relative motions are constrained, and by means of	      which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as	      a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a	      fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a	      construction, more or less complex, consisting of a	      combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical	      elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their	      supports and connecting framework, calculated to	      constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion	      from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit,	      modify, and apply them to the production of some desired	      mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the	      excitation of electricity by an electrical machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term machine is most commonly applied to such	         pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts,	         for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining	         materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture	         of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other	         than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated	         an apparatus or device, not a machine; as, a bleaching	         apparatus. Many large, powerful, or specially important	         pieces of mechanism are called engines; as, a steam	         engine, fire engine, graduating engine, etc. Although	         there is no well-settled distinction between the terms	         engine and machine among practical men, there is a	         tendency to restrict the application of the former to	         contrivances in which the operating part is not	         distinct from the motor.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which	      the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. --Dryden.	      --Southey. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who acts mechanically or at the will of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A combination of persons acting together for a common	      purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social	      machine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole machine of government ought not to bear	            upon the people with a weight so heavy and	            oppressive.                           --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or	      more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends; the	      Tammany machine. [Political Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being	      introduced to perform some exploit. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Elementary machine}, a name sometimes given to one of the	      simple mechanical powers. See under {Mechanical}.	   {Infernal machine}. See under {Infernal}.	   {Machine gun}.See under {Gun.}	   {Machine screw}, a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into	      metal, in distinction from one which is designed	      especially to be screwed into wood.	   {Machine shop}, a workshop where machines are made, or where	      metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.	   {Machine tool}, a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal,	      etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a	      lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more	      or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from	      a machine for producing a special article as in	      manufacturing.	   {Machine twist}, silken thread especially adapted for use in	      a sewing machine.	   {Machine work}, work done by a machine, in contradistinction	      to that done by hand labor.	      [1913 Webster]	Machine \Ma*chine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Machined}	   (m[.a]*sh[=e]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Machining}.]	   To subject to the action of machinery; to make, cut, shape,	   or modify with a machine; to effect by aid of machinery; to	   print with a printing machine.	   [1913 Webster]
machine bolt \machine bolt\ n.	   A threaded hexagonal or square-headed bolt with a nut; it is	   tightened with a wrench and used to connect metal parts.	   [WordNet 1.5]	machine code \machine code\ n. (Computers)	   Same as {machine language}.	   [WordNet 1.5] machine-controlled
machine-controlled \machine-controlled\ machine-driven
\machine-driven\adj.	   same as {automated}.	   Syn: automated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
machine gun \machine gun\ n.	   A fully automatic rapid-firing rifle, which continues to fire	   bullets repeatedly as long as the trigger is depressed;	   lighter versions may be carried in the hands, and heavier	   versions may be mounted on a tripod, vehicle, or other mount.	   The lighweight versions are sometimes called a {submachine	   gun}.	   [PJC] machine-gun
machine-gun \machine-gun\, machine gun \machine gun\a.	   Occurring in rapid succession, like the firing of a {machine	   gun}; as, Tom was a persuasive speaker, with a smooth deep	   voice, polysyllabic vocabulary, and a machine-gun	   articulation that overwhelmed listeners.	   Syn: rapid-fire.	        [PJC]
machine gunner \machine gunner\ n.	   A soldier who operates a machine gun.	   [PJC]	machine language \machine language\ n. (Computers)	   a set of instructions[3] in a binary form that can be	   executed directly by the CPU of a computer without	   translation by a computer program.	   Syn: machine code, binary code.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] machinelike
machinelike \machinelike\, machine-like \machine-like\adj.	   behaving in an unthinking manner, like the functioning of a	   machine; as, machine-like fools.	   Syn: automatic, automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike,	        robotlike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
machine-made \machine-made\ adj.	   made by a machine. Contrasted with {handmade}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
machine-oriented language \machine-oriented language\ n.	   A programming language designed for use on a specific class	   of computers.	   Syn: computer language, computer-oriented language, machine	        language.	        [WordNet 1.5]
machine pistol \machine pistol\ n.	   A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Machiner \Ma*chin"er\ (m[.a]*sh[=e]n"[~e]r), n.	   One who or operates a machine; a machinist[2]. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
machine-readable \ma*chin"e-read"a*ble\, a. (Computers)	   Readable by a machine; especially, available on a	   data-storage medium in a binary format that can be rapidly	   converted by standard input devices into data in a computer	   memory; as, the CIDE dictionary is a machine-readable	   dictionary.	   [PJC]
Machinery \Ma*chin"er*y\ (m[.a]*sh[=e]n"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [From	   {Machine}: cf. F. machinerie.]	   1. Machines, in general, or collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as,	      the machinery of a watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or	      fictitious work is carried on and brought to a	      catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by	      which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative,	      in prose or verse, are effected.	      [1913 Webster]	            The machinery, madam, is a term invented by the	            critics, to signify that part which the deities,	            angels, or demons, are made to act in a poem.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The means and appliances by which anything is kept in	      action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system	      of parts adapted to a purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            An indispensable part of the machinery of state.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The delicate inflexional machinery of the Aryan	            languages.                            --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	      [1913 Webster]
machine screw \machine screw\ n.	   A type of screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole;	   it has a slotted head which can be driven by a screwdriver.	   [WordNet 1.5]	machine shop \machine shop\ n.	   A small business or a room within a business establishment	   where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools.	   [WordNet 1.5]	machine tool \machine tool\ n.	   A power-driven machine for cutting or shaping or finishing	   metals or other materials.	   [WordNet 1.5]	machine translation \ma*chine" trans*la"tion\ n. (Computers)	   The translation of human language from one language to	   another by a computer; -- a branch of artificial	   intelligence.	   Syn: computer translation, automatic translation.	        [PJC]
Machining \Ma*chin"ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used	   as a machine. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Machinist \Ma*chin"ist\, n. [Cf. F. machiniste.]	   1. A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the	      principles of machines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One skilled in the use of machine tools.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.	      [1913 Webster]
machismo \machismo\ n.	   1. A strong, and by some considered exaggerated, sense of	      manly pride, associated with an attitude that the proper	      expression of masculinity includes virility, courage, and	      an entitlement to dominate, especially over women.	      [PJC]	   2. An exaggerated sense of power entitling one to dominate	      others; as, the civilian authorities occasionally need to	      rein in the military's machismo.	      [PJC]
machmeter \machmeter\ n.	   an instrument for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative	   to the speed of sound.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mach number \mach number\ n. (aeronautics)	   The ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of	   sound.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macho \Ma"cho\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   The striped mullet of California ({Mugil cephalus}, syn.	   {Mugil Mexicanus}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
macho \ma"cho\, a. [Sp.]	   Manly, especially with an assertive and domineering manner	   toward women.	   [PJC]
MACHO \MACHO\ (m[aum]"k[-o]), n. [acronym from Massive	   Astrophysical Compact Halo Object.]	   A form of dark matter in distant outer space unobservable	   except by its gravitational effect, and believed to be at	   least part of the "missing matter" which is unobservable as	   ordinary stars, but helps keep galaxies from flying apart;	   MACHOS are massive but compact objects such as neutron stars	   or brown dwarfs, which can be detected (with difficulty) by	   their effect in bending light from distant light sources,	   such as other galaxies. This can occur if by rare chance a	   MACHO passes in front of a more distant visible object, and	   the light from that object becomes temporarily amplified by	   the MACHO acting as a gravitational lens. Some MACHOs have	   been discovered in the halo of dark matter that surrounds our	   milky way. It is, however, questionable whether the amount of	   such matter is sufficient to explain the ability of galaxies	   to stay together in spite of rotation rates that would cause	   them to fly apart if the only matter present was that	   observable as visible stars.	   [PJC]
Macilency \Mac"i*len*cy\, n. [See {Macilent}.]	   Leanness. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Macilent \Mac"i*lent\, a. [L. macilentus, fr. macies leanness,	   macere to be lean.]	   Lean; thin. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Macintosh \Mac"in*tosh\, n.	   1. Same as {Mackintosh}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Trademark.] (Computers) A brand of personal computer	      featuring an integrated system in which the hardware and	      system-operating software were designed by or under the	      control of a single company, the Apple Computer	      Corporation; among personal computers, distinguished from	      the {IBM-compatible} or {Intel-based} series of computers.	      [PJC]
mack \mack\ n.	   A {mackintosh}; -- a shortened form.	   Syn: macintosh, mackintosh, mac.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mackenzie \Mackenzie\ peop. n.	   a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea.	   Syn: Mackenzie River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mackerel \Mack"er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau, fr. D.	   makelaar mediator, agent, fr. makelen to act as agent.]	   A pimp; also, a bawd. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Mackerel \Mack`er*el\, n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL.	   macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in	   allusion to the markings on the fish. See {Mail} armor.]	   (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus {Scomber} of the family	   {Scombridae}, and of several related genera. They are finely	   formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are	   highly prized for food.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common mackerel ({Scomber scombrus}), which	         inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of	         the most important food fishes. It is mottled with	         green and blue. The Spanish mackerel ({Scomberomorus	         maculatus}), of the American coast, is covered with	         bright yellow circular spots.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bull mackerel}, {Chub mackerel}. (Zool.) See under {Chub}.	      	   {Frigate mackerel}. See under {Frigate}.	   {Horse mackerel} . See under {Horse}.	   {Mackerel bird} (Zool.), the wryneck; -- so called because it	      arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in	      season.	   {Mackerel cock} (Zool.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called	      because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the	      east coast of Ireland.	   {Mackerel guide}. (Zool.) See {Garfish}	   (a) .	   {Mackerel gull} (Zool.) any one of several species of gull	      which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.	   {Mackerel midge} (Zool.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of	      the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long	      and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now	      considered the young of the genus {Onos}, or {Motella}.	   {Mackerel plow}, an instrument for creasing the sides of lean	      mackerel to improve their appearance. --Knight.	   {Mackerel shark} (Zool.), the porbeagle.	   {Mackerel sky}, or {Mackerel-back sky}, a sky flecked with	      small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See {Cloud}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mackerel sky and mare's-tails	            Make tall ships carry low sails.      --Old Rhyme.	      [1913 Webster] mackerel scad
mackerel scad \mackerel scad\, mackerel shad \mackerel shad\n.	   (Zool.)	   A small silvery fish ({Decapterus macarellus}) found from	   Nova Scotia to Brazil.	   [WordNet 1.5]	mackerel sky \mackerel sky\ n.	   A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus	   clouds.	   [WordNet 1.5] Mackinaw blanket
Mackinaw blanket \Mack"i*naw blan"ket\, Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\	   [From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and	   other stores were distributed to the Indians.]	   1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part	      of the United States. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with	      a plaid design. [WordNet sense 4]	      [WordNet 1.5] Mackinaw	Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\, Mackinaw boat \Mack"i*naw boat\	   A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern,	   using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great	   Lakes and their tributaries.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mackinaw	Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\, Mackinaw coat \Mack"i*naw coat\	   A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of	   which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mackinaw trout \Mackinaw trout\	   The namaycush.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mackintosh \Mack"in*tosh\, n.	   A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the	   inventor.	   [1913 Webster]
Mackle \Mac"kle\, n. [See {Macle}.]	   Same as {Macule}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mackle \Mac"kle\, v. t. & i.	   To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a	   double impression.	   [1913 Webster]
Macle \Ma"cle\, n. [L. macula a spot: cf. F. macle. Cf.	   {Mackle}, {Mascle}.] (Min.)	   (a) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance	       of a cross section. See {Chiastolite}.	   (b) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance.	   (c) A twin crystal.	       [1913 Webster]
Macleaya \Macleaya\, prop. n. (Bot.)	   A genus of East Asian perennial herbs including the plume	   poppy.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macled \Ma"cled\, a.	   1. (Min.)	      (a) Marked like macle (chiastolite).	      (b) Having a twin structure. See {Twin}, a.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Mascled}.	      [1913 Webster]
Maclura \Maclura\, prop. n. (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the yellowwood trees and shrubs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maclurea \Ma*clu"re*a\, n. [NL. Named from William Maclure, the	   geologist.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size,	   characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Maclurin \Ma*clu"rin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Morintannic}.	   [1913 Webster] macon
macon \macon\, maconnais \maconnais\, n.	   A fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry, produced in the	   area around Macon, a city in France.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macoun \Ma*coun"\ (m[.a]*k[=oo]n"), prop. n.	   A juicy, late-ripening apple similar to a McIntosh.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macowanites \Macowanites\, prop. n.	   A stout-stemmed genus of fungi belonging to the family	   {Secotiaceae} having fruiting bodies that never expand	   completely.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Macowanites americanus \Macowanites americanus\, prop. n.	   A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the	   white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed	   by the cap.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macrame \Mac"ra*me\, n.	   1. the art of tying knots in patterns.	      [PJC]	   2. a coarse lace, made by weaving and knotting cords;	      {macrame lace}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Macrame lace \Mac"ra*me lace"\	   A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating	   furniture.	   [1913 Webster] Macrencephalic
Macrencephalic \Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic\, Macrencephalous
\Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Macro + encephalic, encephalous.]	   Of or pertaining to macrencephaly; having a large brain.	   [1913 Webster]
macrencephaly \macrencephaly\, n.	   The condition of having an abnormally large braincase.	   [WordNet 1.5]
macro \macro\ n. [shortened form of macroinstruction]	   1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is	      converted at the time of program execution or by a	      compiler into, a series of instructions in the same	      computer language.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which	      symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a	      convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word	      processors or database programs, which allows a user to	      rapidly execute any series of operations which may be	      performed multiple times. Such macros may typically be	      defined by the program user, without rewriting or	      recompiling the program.	      [PJC]	macro \macro\ a.	   very large in scale or scope or capability; as,	   macroeconomics.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macro- \Mac"ro-\pref. [Gr. makro`s, adj.]	   A combining form signifying long, large, great; as	   macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrobiotic \Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? long-lived; makro`s	   long + bi`os life: cf. F. macrobiotique.]	   1. Long-lived. -- Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to macrobiotics.	      [PJC]	   3. Of or pertaining to macrobiotic food; serving macrobiotic	      food.	      [PJC]
macrobiotic diet \macrobiotic diet\ n.	   A diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macrobiotics \Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics\, n.	   1. (Physiol.) The art of prolonging life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A philosophy or attitude that health and	      long life are promoted by adhering to a diet consisting	      mostly of whole grains, with some vegetables, beans,	      fruit, and moderate amounts of seafood. However, the	      absence of essential nutrients such as fat makes such a	      diet of questionable value if strictly adhered to.	      [PJC] macrocephalic
macrocephalic \mac`ro*ce*phal"ic\, macrocephalous
\mac`ro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh` the head.]	   1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually	      large head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo	      confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest	      of the body. --Henslow.	      [1913 Webster]
macrocephaly \macrocephaly\ n.	   THe condition of having an unusually large head; it differs	   from {hydrocephalus} because there is no increase	   intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.	   Syn: megacephaly, megalocephaly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Macrocheira \Macrocheira\ peop. n.	   A genus of giant crabs of Japan.	   Syn: genus {Macrocheira}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Macro-chemistry \Mac`ro-chem"is*try\, n. [Macro- + chemistry.]	   (Chem.)	   The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions	   or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from	   {micro-chemistry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrochires \Mac`ro*chi"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. makro`s long	   + ? hand.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds.	   So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Macroclemys \Macroclemys\ n.	   A genus of alligator snapping turtles.	   Syn: genus {Macroclemys}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Macrocosm \Mac"ro*cosm\, n. [Macro- + Gr. ? the world: cf. F.	   macrocosme.]	   The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior	   to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See	   {Microcosm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrocosmic \Mac`ro*cos"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the macrocosm. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrocystis \Mac`ro*cys"tis\, n. [NL. See {Macro-}, and {Cyst}.]	   (Bot.)	   An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific	   ({Macrocystis pyrifera}), having numerous almond-shaped air	   vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
macro lens \macro lens\ n.	   a camera lens designed to focus at short distances so as to	   achieve photographic magnifications of objects larger than	   with standard lenses.	   [PJC]
macrocyte \macrocyte\ n.	   An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with	   pernicious anemia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
macrocytosis \macrocytosis\ n.	   An abnormal physiological condition characterized by the	   presence of macrocytes in the blood.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\ (m[a^]k`r[-o]*d[a^]k"t[i^]l), n.	   [Gr. makroda`ktylos long-fingered; makro`s long + da`ktylos	   finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of wading birds (Macrodactyli) having very	   long toes. [Written also {macrodactyle}.]	   [1913 Webster] Macrodactylic
Macrodactylic \Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic\, Macrodactylous
\Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having long toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrodiagonal \Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal\, n. [Macro- + diagonal.]	   (Crystallog.)	   The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See	   {Crystallization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrodome \Mac"ro*dome\, n. [Macro- + dome.] (Crystallog.)	   A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic	   crystal. See {Dome}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrodont \Mac"ro*dont\, a. [Macro- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   Having large teeth. -- n. A macrodont animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrofarad \Mac"ro*far`ad\, n. [Macro- + farad.] (Elec.)	   See {Megafarad}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
macroglia \macroglia\ n.	   Tissue consisting of large stellate neuroglial cells.	   Syn: astroglia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Macroglossia \Mac`ro*glos"si*a\, n. [NL. See {Macro-}, and	   {Glossa}.] (Med.)	   Enlargement or hypertrophy of the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrognathic \Mac`rog*nath"ic\, a. [Macro- + gnathic.]	   (Anthropol.)	   Long-jawed. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrograph \Mac"ro*graph\, n. [Macro- + -graph.]	   A picture of an object as seen by the naked eye (that is,	   unmagnified); as, a macrograph of a metallic fracture.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Macrography \Ma*crog"ra*phy\, n.	   Examination or study with the naked eye, as distinguished	   from {micrography}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Macrology \Ma*crol"o*gy\, n. [L. macrologia, Gr. ?; ? long +	   lo`gos discourse: cf. F. macrologie.]	   Long and tedious talk without much substance; superfluity of	   words.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrometer \Ma*crom"e*ter\, n. [Macro- + -meter.]	   An instrument for determining the size or distance of	   inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common	   sextant.	   [1913 Webster]
macromolecule \mac`ro*mol"e*cule\, n. (Chem., Biochem.)	   A very large molecule, especially a polymer having from	   hundreds to many thousands of atoms, such as {DNA}, {RNA},	   {protein}, {polysaccharide}, {polyethylene}, {polycarbonate},	   etc.	   [PJC]
macromolecular \mac`ro*mo*lec"u*lar\, n.	   Of, pertaining to, or consisting of macromolecules.	   [PJC]
Macron \Ma"cron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? long.] (Pron.)	   A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to	   denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as,	   [=a], in d[=a]me; [=e], in s[=e]am, etc.	   Syn: macrotone.	        [1913 Webster]
Macropetalous \Mac`ro*pet"al*ous\, a. [Macro- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Having long or large petals.	   [1913 Webster]
macrophage \mac"ro*phage\, n.	   A large phagocyte.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Macrophyllous \Ma*croph"yl*lous\, a. [Macro- + Gr. ? a leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having long or large leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropinacoid \Mac`ro*pin"a*coid\, n. [Macro- + pinacoid.]	   (Crystallog.)	   One of the two planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are	   parallel to the vertical and longer lateral (macrodiagonal)	   axes.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropod \Mac"ro*pod\, n. [Macro- + -pod.] (Zool.)	   Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length	   of their legs; -- called also {spider crab}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropodal \Ma*crop"o*dal\, a.	   Having long or large feet, or a long stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropodian \Mac`ro*po"di*an\, n.	   A macropod.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropodous \Ma*crop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having long legs or feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Macroprism \Mac"ro*prism\, n. [Macro- + prism.] (Crystallog.)	   A prism of an orthorhombic crystal between the macropinacoid	   and the unit prism; the corresponding pyramids are called	   macropyramids.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropteres \Ma*crop"te*res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? long +	   ptero`n feather, wing.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds; the Longipennes.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropterous \Ma*crop"ter*ous\, a. [See {Macropteres}.] (Zool.)	   Having long wings or fins.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropus \Mac"ro*pus\, n. [NL. See {Macropod}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marsupials including the common kangaroo.	   [1913 Webster]
Macropyramid \Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid\, n. [Macro- + pyramid.]	   (Crystallog.)	   See {Macroprism}.	   [1913 Webster] Macroscopic
Macroscopic \Mac`ro*scop"ic\, Macroscopical \Mac`ro*scop"ic*al\,	   a. [Macro- + Gr. ? to view.]	   Visible to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to	   {microscopic}. -- {Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrosporangium \Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um\, n. [NL. See {Macro-},	   and {Sporangium}.] (Bot.)	   A sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; --	   opposed to {microsporangium}. Both are found in the genera	   {Selaginella}, {Isoctes}, and {Marsilia}, plants remotely	   allied to ferns.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrospore \Mac"ro*spore\, n. [Macro- + spore.] (Bot.)	   One of the specially large spores of certain flowerless	   plants, as {Selaginella}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrosporic \Mac`ro*spor"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to macrospores.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrotone \Mac"ro*tone\, n. [Gr. ? stretched out. See {Macro-},	   and {Tone}.] (Pron.)	   Same as {Macron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrotous \Ma*cro"tous\, a. [Macro- + Gr. o"y^s, gen. 'wto`s,	   the ear.] (Zool.)	   Large-eared.	   [1913 Webster]
macrotus \ma*cro"tus\, n.	   A large-eared grayish bat ({Macrotus californicus}) of	   southern California and northwestern Mexico.	   [WordNet 1.5] Macroura
Macroura \Ma*crou"ra\, n. pl., Macroural \Ma*crou"ral\, a.,	   etc.(Zool.)	   Same as {Macrura}, {Macrural}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrouridae \Macrouridae\, prop. n., (Zool.)	   A natural family of fish including the grenadiers.	   Syn: Macruridae.	        [WordNet 1.6]
Macrozoospore \Mac`ro*zo"o*spore\, n. [Macro- + zoospore.]	   (Bot.)	   A large motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in	   certain green algae.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrura \Ma*cru"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? long + ? tail.]	   (Zool.)	   A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen	   largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp,	   and many similar forms. Cf. {Decapoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrural \Ma*cru"ral\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Macrurous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macruran \Ma*cru"ran\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Macrura.	   [1913 Webster]
Macruridae \Macruridae\, prop. n., (Zool.)	   Same as {Macrouridae}.	   Syn: Macrouridae.	        [WordNet 1.6]
Macruroid \Ma*cru"roid\, a. [Macrura + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Macrura.	   [1913 Webster]
Macrurous \Ma*cru"rous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Mactation \Mac*ta"tion\, n. [L. mactatio, fr. macture to slay,	   sacrifice.]	   The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mactra \Mac"tra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? kneading trough, fr. ? to	   knead.] (Zool.)	   Any marine bivalve shell of the genus {Mactra}, and allied	   genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as	   food, as {Mactra stultorum}, of Europe. See {Surf clam},	   under {Surf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Macula \Mac"u*la\, n.; pl. {Maculae}. [L., spot, stain, blot.	   See {Mail} armor, and cf. {Mackle}, {Macule}.]	   1. A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun or of	      some other luminous orb; called also {macule}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A rather large spot or blotch of color.	      [1913 Webster] macula lutea
macula lutea \macula lutea\, macular area \macular area\n.	   A yellowish central area of the retina that is rich in cones.	   Syn: macula, yellow spot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maculate \Mac"u*late\, v. t. [L. maculatus, p. p. of maculare to	   spot. See {Macula}, and cf. {Macule}, v.]	   To spot; to stain; to blur.	   [1913 Webster]	         Maculate the honor of their people.      --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	Maculate \Mac"u*late\, a. [L. maculatus, p. p.]	   Marked with spots or maculae; blotched; hence, defiled;	   impure; as, most maculate thoughts. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maculated \Mac"u*la`ted\, a.	   Having spots or blotches; maculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Maculation \Mac"u*la"tion\, n. [L. maculatio.]	   The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a macula. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maculatory \Mac"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Causing a spot or stain. --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Maculature \Mac"u*la*ture\, n.	   Blotting paper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Macule \Mac"ule\, n. [F. macule. See {Macula}.]	   1. A spot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A blur, or an appearance of a double impression,	      as when the paper slips a little; a mackle.	      [1913 Webster]	Macule \Mac"ule\, v. t. [Cf. F. maculer. See {Maculate}, v.]	   To blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression	   from type. See {Mackle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maculose \Mac"u*lose`\, a. [L. maculosus.]	   Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; spotted; maculate.	   [1913 Webster]
macumba \macumba\, n.,	   1. A popular dance music of Brazil, derived from the	      practices of the macumba religious cult.	      [WordNet 1.6]	   2. a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines	      voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing.	      [WordNet 1.6]	macumba \macumba\, n.,	   darling; -- an Irish term of address expressing affection.	   [Irish]	   [WordNet 1.6]
Mad \Mad\, obs.	   p. p. of {Made}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mad \Mad\, a. [Compar. {Madder}; superl. {Maddest}.] [AS. gem?d,	   gem[=a]d, mad; akin to OS. gem?d foolish, OHG. gameit, Icel.	   mei?a to hurt, Goth. gam['a]ids weak, broken. ?.]	   1. Disordered in intellect; crazy; insane.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have heard my grandsire say full oft,	            Extremity of griefs would make men mad. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excited beyond self-control or the restraint of reason;	      inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or	      appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad	      against political reform.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the land of graven images, and they are mad	            upon their idols.                     --Jer. 1. 88.	      [1913 Webster]	            And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted	            them even unto strange cities.        --Acts xxvi.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; expressing	      distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme	      rashness. "Mad demeanor." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mad wars destroy in one year the works of many years	            of peace.                             --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mad promise of Cleon was fulfilled. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Extravagant; immoderate. "Be mad and merry." --Shak.	      "Fetching mad bounds." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- said of the	      lower animals; as, a mad bull; esp., having hydrophobia;	      rabid; as, a mad dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get mad at a person.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a compass needle.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Like mad}, like a mad person; in a furious manner; as, to	      run like mad. --L'Estrange.	   {To run mad}.	      (a) To become wild with excitement.	      (b) To run wildly about under the influence of	          hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia.	   {To run mad after}, to pursue under the influence of	      infatuation or immoderate desire. "The world is running	      mad after farce." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Mad \Mad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Madded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Madding}.]	   To make mad or furious; to madden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,	         It would have madded me.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mad \Mad\, v. i.	   To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See {Madding}. [Archaic]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest.	                                                  --Wyclif	                                                  (Acts).	   [1913 Webster]	Mad \Mad\, n. [AS. ma?a; akin to D. & G. made, Goth. mapa, and	   prob. to E. moth.] (Zool.)	   An earthworm. [Written also {made}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Madagascan \Madagascan\ prop. a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Madagascar; as, Madagascan pepper.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Madagascar; as,	      Madagascan soldiers.	   Syn: Malagasy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Madagascan \Madagascan\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Madagascar.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Madagascar \Mad`a*gas"car\ (m[a^]d`[.a]*g[a^]s"k[~e]r) prop. n.	   An island in the Indian Ocean, about 240 miles off the	   southeast coast of Africa, governed as a single country, the	   Republic of Madagascar. It is the world's fourth-largest	   island, with a total area of 587,040 sq km, with 4,828 km of	   coastline. Once a French colony, it gained independence from	   France in 1960. The name of the government after independence	   was the Malagasy Republic.	   [PJC]	         Formerly an independent kingdom, Madagascar became a	         French colony in 1886, but regained its independence in	         1960. During 1992-93, free presidential and National	         Assembly elections were held, ending 17 years of	         single-party rule. In 1997 in the second presidential	         race, Didier RATSIRAKA, the leader during the 1970s and	         1980s, was returned to the presidency. The Population:	         is 15,982,563 (July 2001 est.) The highest point is	         Maromokotro, at 2,876 m. Natural resources are:	         graphite, chromite, coal, bauxite, salt, quartz, tar	         sands, semiprecious stones, mica, fish, and hydropower.	                                                  --CIA World	                                                  Factbook	   [PJC]
madagascar cat \madagascar cat\ n. (Zool.)	   A small lemur having its tail barred with black.	   Syn: ring-tailed lemur, {Lemur catta}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	madagascar jasmine \madagascar jasmine\ n. (Bot.)	   A twining woody vine ({Stephanotis floribunda}) of Madagascar	   having thick dark waxy evergreen leaves and clusters of large	   fragrant waxy white flowers along the stems; widely	   cultivated in warm regions.	   Syn: waxflower, {Stephanotis floribunda}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	madagascar pepper \madagascar pepper\ n. (Bot.)	   A climber ({Piper nigrum}) having dark red berries	   (peppercorns) when fully ripe; found in South India and Sri	   Lanka; naturalized in North Burma and Assam.	   Syn: pepper, common pepper, black pepper, white pepper,	        Madagascar pepper, {Piper nigrum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	madagascar periwinkle \madagascar periwinkle\ n. (Bot.)	   A commonly cultivated Old World woody herb ({Vinca rosea})	   having large pinkish to red flowers.	   Syn: periwinkle, rose periwinkle, Madagascar periwinkle, old	        maid, Cape periwinkle, red periwinkle, cayenne jasmine,	        {Catharanthus roseus}, {Vinca rosea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	madagascar plum \madagascar plum\ n. (Bot.)	   A small shrubby tree ({Flacourtia indica}) of Madagascar	   cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its	   deep red acid fruits resembling small plums.	   Syn: governor's plum, governor plum, Madagascar plum,	        ramontchi, batoko palm, {Flacourtia indica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
madake \madake\ n.	   large bamboo having thick-walled culms; native of China and	   perhaps Japan; widely brown elsewhere.	   Syn: giant timber bamboo, ku-chiku, Phyllostachys	        bambusoides.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. {Madams}, or {Mesdames}. [See {Madame}.]	   1. A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of	      address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a	      married lady; -- much used in the address, at the	      beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word	      in addressing a man is {Sir}; often abbreviated ma'am when	      used as a term of address.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The woman who is in charge of a household.	      [PJC]	   3. The woman who is in charge of a brothel.	      [PJC]
Madame \Ma`dame"\, n.; pl. {Mesdames}. [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) +	   dame dame. See {Dame}, and cf. {Madonna}.]	   My lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of	   quality; now, in France, given to all married women.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Mad-apple
Mad-apple \Mad"-ap`ple\, Mad apple \Mad" ap`ple\, n.	   1. (Bot.) The eggplant bush ({Solanum melongena}). See	      {Eggplant}.	   Syn: eggplant, aubergine, brinjal, eggplant bush, garden egg,	        {Solanum melongena}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. The fruit of the eggplant bush, a large egg-shaped	      vegetable having a shiny skin typically dark purple but	      occasionally white or yellow.	   Syn: eggplant, aubergine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Madbrain \Mad"brain`\, a.	   Hot-headed; rash. --Shak. -- n. A rash or hot-headed person.	   [1913 Webster]
Madbrained \Mad"brained`\, a.	   Disordered in mind; hot-headed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Madcap \Mad"cap`\, a.	   1. Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or	      dangerous amusements. "The merry madcap lord." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wild; reckless. "Madcap follies" --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Madcap \Mad"cap`\, n.	   A person of wild behavior; an excitable, rash, violent	   person. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Madden \Mad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maddened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Maddening}.]	   1. To make mad; to drive to madness; to drive to insanity; to	      craze.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make very angry; to enrage; to excite violently with	      passion.	      [1913 Webster]	Madden \Mad"den\, v. i.	   To become mad; to act as if mad.	   [1913 Webster]	         They rave, recite, and madden round the land. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
maddened \maddened\ adj.	   filled with or indicating extreme anger.	   Syn: angered, enraged, furious, infuriated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
maddening \maddening\ adj.	   extremely annoying or displeasing.	   Syn: annoying, exasperating, infuriating, vexing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Madder \Mad"der\ (m[a^]d"d[~e]r), n. [OE. mader, AS. maedere;	   akin to Icel. ma[eth]ra.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Rubia} ({Rubia tinctorum}). The root is	   much used in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine.	   It is cultivated in France and Holland. See {Rubiaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes,	         etc., which receive their names from their colors, such	         as {madder yellow}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Field madder}, an annual European weed ({Sherardia	      arvensis}) resembling madder.	   {Indian madder}, the East Indian {Rubia cordifolia}, used in	      the East for dyeing; -- called also {munjeet}.	   {Wild madder}, {Rubia peregrina} of Europe; also the {Galium	      Mollugo}, a kind of bedstraw.	      [1913 Webster]
madder family \madder family\ n.	   A widely distributed natural family of mostly tropical trees	   and shrubs and herbs including coffee; chinchona; gardenia;	   madder; bedstraws; nd partridgeberry.	   Syn: Rubiaceae, family Rubiaceae, madder family 	        [WordNet 1.5]
Madderwort \Mad"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order	   ({Rubiaceae}) as the madder.	   [1913 Webster]
Madding \Mad"ding\, a.	   Affected with madness; raging; furious. -- {Mad"ding*ly},	   adv. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The madding wheels	         Of brazen chariots raged.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Maddish \Mad"dish\, a.	   Somewhat mad. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] mad-dog skullcap
mad-dog skullcap \mad-dog skullcap\, mad-dog weed \mad-dog
weed\n. (Bot.)	   An American mint ({Scutellaria lateriflora}) that yields a	   resinous exudate used esp. formerly as an antispasmodic.	   Syn: blue pimpernel, blue skullcap, {Scutellaria	        lateriflora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Made \Made\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mad}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Made \Made\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Make}.	   [1913 Webster]	Made \Made\, a.	   Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in;	   as, made ground; a made mast, in distinction from one	   consisting of a single spar. [WordNet sense 1]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. having the sheets and blankets set in order; -- of a bed;	      as, is the bed made?.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. successful or assured of success; as, a self-made man.	      [WordNet 1.5]	            Now I am a made man forever.          --Christopher	                                                  Marlowe	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Made up}.	      (a) Complete; perfect. "A made up villain." --Shak.	      (b) Falsely devised; fabricated; as, a made up story.	      (c) Artificial; as, a made up figure or complexion.	          [1913 Webster] Madecass
Madecass \Mad"e*cass\, Madecassee \Mad`e*cas"see\, prop. n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee. See	      {Malagasy}	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the natives of Madagascar.	      [1913 Webster]
Madecassee \Mad`e*cas"see\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants; now	   replaced by {Madagascan}. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Madefaction
Madefaction \Mad`e*fac"tion\, Madefication \Mad`e*fi*ca"tion\,	   n. [L. madefacere to make wet; madere to be wet + facere to	   make: cf. F. mad['e]faction.]	   The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which	   is made wet. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Madefy \Mad"e*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Madefied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Madefying}.] [Cf. F. mad['e]fier, L. madefacere. See	   {Madefaction}.]	   To make wet or moist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Madegassy \Mad`e*gas"sy\, n. & a.	   See {Madecassee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Madeira \Ma*dei"ra\, n. [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly,	   wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called	   because well wooded. See {Matter}.]	   A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Madeira nut} (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the	      {Juglans regia}.	      [1913 Webster]	Madeira vine \Ma*dei"ra vine\ (Bot.)	   A herbaceous climbing vine ({Boussingaultia baselloides})	   very popular in cultivation, having shining entire leaves and	   racemes of small fragrant white flowers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
madeira winter cherry \madeira winter cherry\ n. (Bot.)	   A small South American shrub ({Solanum pseudocapsicum})	   cultivated as a houseplant for its abundant ornamental but	   poisonous red or yellow cherrylike fruit.	   Syn: Jerusalem cherry, winter cherry, Madeira winter cherry,	        {Solanum pseudocapsicum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Madeira wood \Madeira wood\ (Bot.)	   (a) The mahogany tree ({Swietenia Mahogoni}).	   (b) A West Indian leguminous tree ({Lysiloma Latisiliqua})	       the wood of which is used for boat trimming.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mademoiselle \Ma`de*moi`selle"\, n.; pl. {Mesdemoiselles}. [F.,	   fr. ma my, f. of mon + demoiselle young lady. See {Damsel}.]	   1. A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried	      lady, equivalent to the English Miss. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A marine food fish ({Sciaena chrysura}), of the	      Southern United States; -- called also {yellowtail}, and	      {silver perch}.	      [1913 Webster]
made-to-order \made-to-order\ adj.	   1. made specially for a specific purpose; -- of articles of	      manufacture. Contrasted with {mass-produced}, {standard}.	   Syn: custom-made.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. made or tailored to fit a specific person; -- of clothing.	      Contrasted with {off-the-rack}, {ready-to-wear}.	   Syn: custom-made, custom-tailored.	        [PJC]
made-up \made-up\ adj.	   1. formed or conceived by the imagination; not true; as, a	      made-up story.	   Syn: fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious, invented.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having been paved. [British]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. marked by the use of cosmetic makeup; as, heavily made-up	      eyes.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. formed by fitting or joining components together.	   Syn: assembled, built(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Madge \Madge\, n. [Cf. OF. & Prov. F. machette.] (Zool.)	      (a) The barn owl.	      (b) The magpie.	          [1913 Webster]
Mad-headed \Mad"-head`ed\, a.	   Wild; crack-brained.	   [1913 Webster]
Madhouse \Mad"house`\, n.	   1. An house or institution where insane persons are confined;	      an insane asylum; a bedlam; -- usually used in a	      deprecatory sense.	   Syn: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny	        farm, funny house, insane asylum, loony bin, nuthouse,	        sanatorium.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (fig.) A chaotic, raucus or highly disordered	      situation.	      [PJC]
Madia \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 yielded from its seeds by	   pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for	   the table.	   Syn: melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, {Madia sativa}.	        [1913 Webster]
madia oil \madia oil\ n.	   The vegetable oil obtained from the {Madia sativa}. See	   {Madia} and {madia oil plant}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	madia oil plant \madia oil plant\ n.	   The {Madia sativa}, a South American herb with sticky	   glandular foliage, the source of madia oil. See {Madia}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Madid \Mad"id\, a. [L. madidus, fr. madere to be wet.]	   Wet; moist; as, a madid eye. [R.] --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Madisterium \Mad`is*te"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Surg.)	   An instrument to extract hairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Madjoun \Mad"joun\, n. [Hind., fr. Ar. ma'j[=u]n.]	   An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; -- used by	   the Turks and Hindus. [Written also {majoun}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Madly \Mad"ly\, adv. [From {Mad}, a.]	   In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; wildly.	   [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: insanely, crazily, dementedly.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. In a desperate manner; as, she fought back madly. [WordNet	      sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.6]	   3. intensely; as, she was madly in love. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: insanely, deadly, deucedly, devilishly.	        [WordNet 1.6]
Madman \Mad"man\, n.; pl. {Madmen}.	   A man who is mad; lunatic; a crazy person.	   [1913 Webster]	         When a man mistakes his thoughts for person and things,	         he is mad. A madman is properly so defined.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Madnep \Mad"nep\, n.	   1. (Bot.) The masterwort ({Peucedanum Ostruthium}), a tall	      and coarse European umbelliferous plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A biennial weed in Europe and America having large	      pinnate leaves and yellow flowers and a bitter and	      somewhat poisonous root; the ancestor of cultivated	      parsnip; called also {wild parsnip}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Madness \Mad"ness\, n. [From {Mad}, a.]	   1. The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frenzy; ungovernable rage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extreme folly.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy;	        mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration;	        alienation; monomania. See {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Madonna \Ma*don"na\, n. [It. madonna my lady. See {Dame},	   {Donna}, and cf. {Madame}, {Monkey}.]	   1. My lady; -- a term of address in Italian formerly used as	      the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now	      substituted. Sometimes introduced into English. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [pl. {Madonnas} (n[.a]z).] A picture of the Virgin Mary	      (usually with the babe).	      [1913 Webster]	            The Italian painters are noted for drawing the	            Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses. --Rymer.	      [1913 Webster]
madonna lily \madonna lily\ n. (Bot.)	   A lily ({Lilium candidum}) of the Eastern Mediterranean and	   Balkans with broad funnel-shaped white flowers.	   Syn: white lily, Annunciation lily, Lent lily, {Lilium	        candidum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Madoqua \Ma"do*qua\, n. (Zool.)	   A small Abyssinian antelope ({Neotragus Saltiana}), about the	   size of a hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Madrague \Ma`drague"\, n. [R.]	   A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the	   Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same	   purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
madras \ma*dras"\, n. [So named after Madras, a city and	   presidency of India.]	   1. A large silk-and-cotton kerchief, usually of bright	      colors, such as those often used by negroes for turbans.	            A black woman in blue cotton gown, red-and-yellow	            madras turban . . . crouched against the wall. --G.	                                                  W. Cable.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A light patterned cotton fabric.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Madreperl \Ma"dre*perl\, n. [It. madreperla.]	   Mother-of-pearl.	   [1913 Webster]
Madrepora \Mad`re*po"ra\ (m[a^]d`r[-e]*p[=o]"r[.a]), n. [NL. See	   {Madrepore}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes	   than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are	   elegantly branched. -- {Mad`re*po"ral}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Madreporaria \Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Madrepore}.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the	   species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of {Anthozoa}.	   -- {Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an}, a. & n.	   [1913 Webster]
Madrepore \Mad"re*pore\, n. [F. madrepore, perh. fr. madr['e]	   spotted, fr. OF. madre, mazre, a kind of knotty wood with	   brown spots, fr. OHG. masar a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a	   speck, G. maser + pore (see {Pore}); or perh. F. madr['e]pore	   is rather from It. madrepora, and this perh. fr. It. madre	   mother (see {Mother}) + Gr. ? a soft stone.] (Zool.)	   Any coral of the genus {Madrepora}, a group of corals having	   calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and	   islands; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.	   Syn: stony coral, madriporian coral.	        [1913 Webster]
madriporian coral \madriporian coral\ n.	   A madrepore .	   [PJC] Madreporian
Madreporian \Mad`re*po"ri*an\, Madreporic \Mad`re*po"ric\, a.	   (Zool.)	   Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus {Madrepora}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Madreporic plate} (Zool.), a perforated plate in	      echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the	      ambulacral tubes; -- called also {madreporic tubercule}.	      [1913 Webster]
Madreporiform \Mad`re*po"ri*form\, a. [Madrepore + -form.]	   (Zool.)	   Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Madreporite \Mad"re*po*rite\, n. [Cf. F. madr['e]porite]	   1. (Paleon.) A fossil coral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The madreporic plate of echinoderms.	      [1913 Webster]
Madrier \Ma*drier"\, n. [F., from Sp. madero, or Pg. madeiro,	   fr. Sp. madera wood for building, timber, Pg. madeira, L.	   materia stuff, materials, lumber. See {Matter}.]	   A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes;	   especially:	   (a) A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it	       is applied to anything intended to be broken down.	   (b) A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or	       fortifications.	       [1913 Webster]
Madrigal \Mad"ri*gal\ (m[a^]d"r[i^]*gal), n. [It. madrigale,	   OIt. madriale, mandriale (cf. LL. matriale); of uncertain	   origin, possibly fr. It mandra flock, L. mandra stall, herd	   of cattle, Gr. ma`ndra fold, stable; hence, madrigal,	   originally, a pastoral song.]	   1. A little amorous poem, sometimes called a {pastoral poem},	      containing some tender and delicate, though simple,	      thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose artful strains have oft delayed	            The huddling brook to hear his madrigal. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or	      more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint	      and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes.	      Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices	      on a part. See {Glee}.	      [1913 Webster]
Madrigaler \Mad"ri*gal*er\, n.	   A madrigalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Madrigalist \Mad"ri*gal*ist\, n.	   A composer of madrigals.	   [1913 Webster]
Madrilenian \Mad`ri*le"ni*an\, a. [Sp. Madrile[~n]o.]	   Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants.	   -- n. A native or inhabitant of Madrid.	   [1913 Webster]
Madrina \Ma*dri"na\, n. [Sp., prop., a godmother.]	   An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as	   the leader of a troop of pack mules. [S. America]	   [1913 Webster] madrona
madrona \ma*dro"na\, madrona \ma*dro"[~n]a\, madrono
\ma*dro"no\, n. [Sp. madro[~n]o.] (Bot.)	   A small evergreen tree or shrub ({Arbutus Menziesii}), of	   Pacific North America, having a smooth bark, thick glossy	   leathery leaves, and edible orange-red berries, which are	   often called {madro[~n]a apples}; the wood is used for	   furniture and the bark for tanning. [Written also	   {madro[~n]o}.]	   Syn: madrona, manzanita, {Arbutus menziesii}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
madrilene \madrilene\ n.	   a tomato-flavored consomme, often served chilled.	   [WordNet 1.6]
madwoman \madwoman\ n.	   a woman lunatic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Madwort \Mad"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of cruciferous plants ({Alyssum}) with white or	   yellow flowers and rounded pods. {Alyssum maritimum} is the	   commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered	   annual.	   [1913 Webster]
Maeandra \Maeandra\ n. (Zool.)	   A genus of brain corals.	   Syn: genus {Maeandra}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mae West \Mae West\ prop. n. [after Mae West (1892-1980) an	   actress with a well-developed bosom.]	   An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal	   flotation device by aviators downed at sea.	   Syn: air jacket.	        [WordNet 1.6] Maegbote
Maegbote \Maeg"bote`\, Magbote \Mag"bote`\, n. [AS. m[=ae]g	   kinsman + b[=o]t compensation.] (Anglo-Saxon Law)	   Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.	   --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Maelstrom \Mael"strom\, n. [Norw., a whirlpool.]	   1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. Hence: any	      large or powerful whirlpool.	   Syn: whirlpool, vortex.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Also (Fig.) An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly	      disordered state or situation; as, a maelstrom of vice.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Maenad \Mae"nad\, n. [L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to	   rave.]	   1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A frantic or frenzied woman.	      [1913 Webster]
Maestoso \Ma`es*to"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage	   or piece of music in a dignified manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Maestricht monitor \Maes"tricht mon"i*tor\ [So called from	   Maestricht, a town in Holland.] (Paleon.)	   The {Mosasaurus Hofmanni}. See {Mosasaurus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maestro \Ma*es"tro\ (m[imac]s"tr[-o]; It. m[aum]*[asl]s"tr[-o]),	   n. [It., fr. L. magister. See {Master}.]	   A master in any art, especially in music; a composer or	   orchestra conductor.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mafa \Mafa\prop. n.. (Linguistics)	   A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad; called also	   {Matakam}.	   [WordNet 1.6] Maffia
Maffia \Maf"fi*a\, Mafia \Ma"fi*a\, n. [It. maffia.]	   1. A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political	      organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is	      used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by	      illegal methods; called also the {Sicilian Mafia}.	      [WordNet sense 2]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A group of loosely associated of criminal organizations in	      the United States, some having ties to the Sicilian Mafia,	      and organized in "families"; the term is applied to the	      entire group of organizations, or to any one local group.	      Also, loosely, organized groups of criminals anywhere, as	      the Russian mafia. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: syndicate, mob, Cosa Nostra, La Cosa Nostra, organized	        crime.	        [WordNet 1.6 + PJC]	   3. Any tightly knit group of trusted associates having strong	      control or influence in some area; as, Kennedy and his	      Irish Mafia. [informal] [WordNet sense 3]	      [PJC]
maffick \maffick\ v. i.	   to celebrate publicly with boisterous rejoicing and hilarious	   and extravagant behavior. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5] Maffioso
Maffioso \Maf`fi*o"so\, Mafioso \Ma`fi*o"so\, n.; pl. {-si}.	   [It. maffioso.]	   A member of the mafia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Maffle \Maf"fle\, v. i. [Akin to OD. maffelen to stammer. Cf.	   {Muffle} to mumble.]	   To stammer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maffler \Maf"fler\, n.	   A stammerer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Mafia
Mafia \Maf"i*a\, Mafioso \Ma`fi*o"so\, n.	   see {maffia}, {maffioso}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mag \mag\ n.	   Shortened form of {magazine}, the periodic paperback	   publication. [slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magadhan \Magadhan\ prop. n. (Linguistics)	   A subfamily of Indic languages.	   [WordNet 1.6]
Magazine \Mag`a*zine"\, n. [F. magasin, It. magazzino, or Sp.	   magacen, almagacen; all fr. Ar. makhzan, almakhzan, a	   storehouse, granary, or cellar.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A receptacle in which anything is stored, especially	      military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, etc.	      "Armories and magazines." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The building or room in which the supply of powder is kept	      in a fortification or a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chamber in a gun for holding a number of cartridges to	      be fed automatically to the piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pamphlet published periodically containing miscellaneous	      papers or compositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A country or district especially rich in natural products.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. A city viewed as a marketing center.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. A reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery,	      camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. A store, or shop, where goods are kept for sale.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Magazine dress}, clothing made chiefly of woolen, without	      anything metallic about it, to be worn in a powder	      magazine.	   {Magazine gun}, a portable firearm, as a rifle, with a	      chamber carrying cartridges which are brought	      automatically into position for firing.	   {Magazine stove}, a stove having a chamber for holding fuel	      which is supplied to the fire by some self-feeding	      process, as in the common base-burner.	      [1913 Webster]	Magazine \Mag`a*zine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magazined}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Magazining}.]	   To store in, or as in, a magazine; to store up for use.	   [1913 Webster]	Magazine camera \Magazine camera\ (Photog.)	   A camera in which a number of plates can be exposed without	   reloading.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Magaziner \Mag`a*zin"er\, n.	   One who edits or writes for a magazine. [R.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Magazine rack \Mag`a*zine" rack`\, n.	   A rack or stand for displaying magazines[4].	   [WordNet 1.6]
Magazining \Mag`a*zin"ing\, n.	   The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine. [Colloq.]	   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Magazinist \Mag`a*zin"ist\, n.	   One who edits or writes for a magazine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Magbote \Mag"bote`\, n.	   See {Maegbote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Magdala \Mag"da*la\, a.	   Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from	   naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Magdalen \Mag"da*len\, n. [From Mary Magdalene, traditionally	   reported to have been the repentant sinner forgiven by	   Christ. See Luke vii. 36.]	   A reformed prostitute.	   [1913 Webster]
Magdaleon \Mag*da"le*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? crumb of bread, fr.	   ? to knead.] (Med.)	   A medicine in the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Magdeburg \Mag"de*burg\, n.	   A city of Saxony.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Magdeburg centuries}, {Magdeburg hemispheres}. See under	      {Century}, and {Hemisphere}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mage \Mage\, n. [F. mage. See {Magi}.]	   A magician. [Archaic] --Spenser. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Magellanic \Mag`el*lan"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or named from, Ferdinand Magellan	   (1480-1521), the navigator.	   [1913 Webster]	Magellanic cloud \Mag`el*lan"ic cloud\, n. (Astron.)	   Either of two conspicuous celestial nebulae near the south	   celestial pole, resembling thin white clouds, each of which	   is a galaxy[2] smaller than but separate from the Milky Way	   galaxy, and together they are the galactic formations nearest	   to our galaxy. They are not visible from the northern	   hemisphere, and are named after Ferdinand Magellan, who saw	   them in his expedition, which passed through the Strait of	   Magellan in South America, and one ship of which completed	   the first circumnavigation of the globe.	   [1913 Webster]
Magen David \Magen David\, n. [Hebrew, shield of David.]	   A hexagram[1a], when used as the symbol of Judaism; called	   also {Mogen David} and {Star of David}. It is included on the	   flag of Israel	   Syn: Star of David, Mogen David.	        [PJC]
magenta \ma*gen"ta\ (m[.a]*j[e^]n"t[.a]), n. (Chem.)	   An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a	   green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of	   red; also, the color; -- so called from Magenta, in Italy, in	   allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye	   was discovered. Called also {fuchsin}, {fuchsine}, {roseine},	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The purplish-red color of magenta.	      [PJC]
Magged \Magged\ (m[a^]gd), a. (Naut.)	   Worn; fretted; as, a magged brace. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Maggiore \Mag`gio"re\ (m[aum]d`j[=o]"r[asl]), a. [It., from L.	   major, compar. of magnus great. See {Major}.] (Mus.)	   Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in	   opposition to {minor}; major. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	   [1913 Webster]
Maggot \Mag"got\, n. [W. macai, pl. maceiod, magiod, a worn or	   grub; cf. magu to bread.]	   1. (Zool.) The footless larva of any fly. See {Larval}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A whim; an odd fancy. --Hudibras. Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Maggotiness \Mag"got*i*ness\, n.	   State of being maggoty.	   [1913 Webster]
Maggotish \Mag"got*ish\, a.	   Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.	   [1913 Webster]
Maggot-pie \Mag"got-pie`\, n.	   A magpie. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maggoty \Mag"got*y\, a.	   1. Infested with maggots.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of whims; capricious. --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]
Magh \Magh\, n.	   The eleventh month of the Hindu calendar.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maghet \Ma"ghet\, n. [Cf. Fl. maghet maid.] (Bot.)	   A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Magi \Ma"gi\, n. pl. [L., pl. of Magus, Gr. ?; of Per. origin.	   Cf. {Mage}, {Magic}.]	   A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the	   ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.	   [1913 Webster]	         The inspired Magi from the Orient came.  --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Magian \Ma"gi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Magi.	   [1913 Webster]	Magian \Ma"gi*an\, n.	   One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in	   Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion. --	   {Ma"gi*an*ism}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Magic \Mag"ic\, n. [OE. magique, L. magice, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr.	   ?. See {Magic}, a., and {Magi}.]	   1. A comprehensive name for all of the pretended arts which	      claim to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural	      beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret	      forces in nature attained by a study of occult science,	      including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery,	      necromancy, incantation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            An appearance made by some magic.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of creating illusions which appear to the observer	      to be inexplicable except by some supernatural influence;	      it includes simple sleight of hand (legerdemain) as well	      as more elaborate stage magic, using special devices	      constructed to produce mystifying effects; as, the magic	      of David Copperfield. It is practised as an entertainment,	      by magicians who do not pretend to have supernatural	      powers.	      [PJC]	   {Celestial magic}, a supposed supernatural power which gave	      to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets, and to the	      planets an influence over men.	   {Natural magic}, the art of employing the powers of nature to	      produce effects apparently supernatural.	   {Superstitious magic}, or {Geotic magic}, the invocation of	      devils or demons, involving the supposition of some tacit	      or express agreement between them and human beings.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration;	        enchantment.	        [1913 Webster] Magic	Magic \Mag"ic\, Magical \Mag"ic*al\, a. [L. magicus, Gr. ?, fr.	   ?: cf. F. magique. See {Magi}.]	   1. Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed	      by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and	      the producing of effects by their agency.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman	      agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or	      sorcery; as, a magical spell. Hence: Seemingly requiring	      more than human power; imposing or startling in	      performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or	      very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a	      magic lantern; a magic square or circle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The painter's magic skill.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although with certain words magic is used more than	         magical, -- as, magic circle, magic square, magic wand,	         -- we may in general say magic or magical; as, a magic	         or magical effect; a magic or magical influence, etc.	         But when the adjective is predicative, magical, and not	         magic, is used; as, the effect was magical.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Magic circle}, a series of concentric circles containing the	      numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat	      similar properties to the magic square.	   {Magic humming bird} (Zool.), a Mexican humming bird ({Iache	      magica}), having white downy thing tufts.	   {Magic lantern}. See {Lantern}.	   {Magic square}, numbers so disposed in parallel and equal	      rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken	      vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the	      same sum, the same product, or an harmonical series,	      according as the numbers taken are in arithmetical,	      geometrical, or harmonical progression.	   {Magic wand}, a wand used by a magician in performing feats	      of magic.	      [1913 Webster]
Magically \Mag"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.	   [1913 Webster]
magic bullet \magic bullet\ n. [From the notion of a bullet that	   will kill only the bacterium or disease it is intended for.]	   A drug or therapy or preventive that cures or prevents a	   disease, with only minimal side effects; as, there is no	   magic bullet against cancer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magician \Ma*gi"cian\, n. [F. magicien. See {Magic}, n.]	   1. One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an	      enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a	      conjurer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An entertainer who produces seemingly magical effects by	      clever illusions; most magicians admit that the craft is	      mere illusion, rather than a true supernatural art.	      [PJC]
magic lantern \magic lantern\ n.	   An early form of slide projector.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magic spell \magic spell\ n.	   A verbal formula considered to have magical force.	   Syn: spell, incantation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magic trick \magic trick\ n.	   An feat of illusion performed by an illusionist, which	   appears magical to naive observers.	   Syn: conjuring trick, trick, magic, legerdemain, illusion,	        deception.	        [WordNet 1.5] Magilp
Magilp \Ma*gilp"\, Magilph \Ma*gilph"\, n. (Paint.)	   See {Megilp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maginot line \Maginot line\ prop. n.	   A line of fortifications built before World War II to protect	   France's eastern border.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magister \Ma*gis"ter\, n. [L. See {Master}.]	   Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person	   in authority, or to one having a license from a university to	   teach philosophy and the liberal arts.	   [1913 Webster]
Magisterial \Mag`is*te"ri*al\, a. [L. magisterius magisterial.	   See {Master}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in	      authority; having the manner of a magister; official;	      commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing;	      dictatorial; dogmatic.	      [1913 Webster]	            When magisterial duties from his home	            Her father called.                    --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are not magisterial in opinions, nor,	            dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair	            words and magisterial looks for current payment.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alchem. & Old Chem.) Pertaining to, produced by, or of	      the nature of, magistery. See {Magistery}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified;	        lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty;	        domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant.	   Usage: {Magisterial}, {Dogmatical}, {Arrogant}. One who is	          magisterial assumes the air of a master toward his	          pupils; one who is dogmatical lays down his positions	          in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is	          arrogant insults others by an undue assumption of	          superiority. Those who have long been teachers	          sometimes acquire, unconsciously, a manner which	          borders too much on the magisterial, and may be	          unjustly construed as dogmatical, or even arrogant.	          [1913 Webster]
Magisteriality \Mag`is*te`ri*al"i*ty\, n.	   Magisterialness; authoritativeness. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Magisterially \Mag`is*te"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a magisterial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Magisterialness \Mag`is*te"ri*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being magisterial.	   [1913 Webster]
Magistery \Mag"is*ter*y\, n. [L. magisterium the office of a	   chief, president, director, tutor. See {Magistrate}.]	   1. Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a	      sovereign remedy. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A magisterial injunction. [R.] --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by	      precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to certain	      white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery	      of bismuth. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Magistracy \Mag"is*tra*cy\, n.; pl. {Magistracies}. [From	   {Magistrate}.]	   1. The office or dignity of a magistrate. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of magistrates.	      [1913 Webster]
Magistral \Mag"is*tral\, a. [L. magistralis: cf. F. magistral.	   See {Magistrate}.]	   1. Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative;	      dogmatic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a doctor;	      hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a magistral sirup. "Some	      magistral opiate." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pharmacy) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special	      case; -- opposed to {officinal}, and said of prescriptions	      and medicines. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Magistral line} (Fort.), the guiding line, or outline, by	      which the form of the work is determined. It is usually	      the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top	      line of the escarp in permanent fortifications.	      [1913 Webster]	Magistral \Mag"is*tral\, n.	   1. (Med.) A sovereign medicine or remedy. [Obs.] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A magistral line.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation	      of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and	      South America.	      [1913 Webster]
Magistrality \Mag`is*tral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}.	   Magisterialness; arbitrary dogmatism. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Magistrally \Mag"is*tral*ly\, adv.	   In a magistral manner. --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Magistrate \Mag"is*trate\, n. [L. magistratus, fr. magister	   master: cf. F. magistrat. See {Master}.]	   A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a	   public civil officer invested with the executive government,	   or some branch of it. "All Christian rulers and magistrates."	   --Book of Com. Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of magistrates some also are supreme, in whom the	         sovereign power of the state resides; others are	         subordinate.                             --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster] Magistratic
Magistratic \Mag`is*trat"ic\, Magistratical \Mag`is*trat"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a magistrate; having	   the authority of a magistrate. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Magistrature \Mag"is*tra`ture\, n. [Cf. F. magistrature.]	   Magistracy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Magma \Mag"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to squeeze, knead.]	   1. Any crude mixture of mineral or organic matters in the	      state of a thin paste. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A thick residuum obtained from certain substances	          after the fluid parts are expressed from them; the	          grounds which remain after treating a substance with	          any menstruum, as water or alcohol.	      (b) A salve or confection of thick consistency.	          --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.)	      (a) The molten matter within the earth, the source of the	          material of lava flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.	      (b) The glassy base of an eruptive rock.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) The amorphous or homogenous matrix or ground mass,	      as distinguished from well-defined crystals; as, the magma	      of porphyry.	      [1913 Webster] Magna Carta
Magna Carta \Mag"na Car"ta\, Magna Charta \Mag"na Char"ta\ [L.,	   great charter.]	   1. The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English	      barons from King John, A. D. 1215. This name is also given	      to the charter granted to the people of England in the	      ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a fundamental constitution which guaranties rights	      and privileges.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnality \Mag*nal"i*ty\, n. [L. magnalis mighty, fr. magnus	   great.]	   A great act or event; a great attainment. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Magna Mater \Magna Mater\ prop. n.	   A great nature goddess of ancient Phrygia in Asia Minor; the	   counterpart of the Greek {Rhea} and the Roman {Ops}.	   Syn: Cybele, Dindymene, Great Mother, Mater Turrita.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magnanimity \Mag`na*nim"i*ty\, n. [F. magnanimit['e], L.	   magnanimitas.]	   The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind;	   elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of	   qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter	   danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain	   injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for	   noble objects.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnanimous \Mag*nan"i*mous\, a.[L. magnanimus; magnus great +	   animus mind. See {Magnate}, and {Animus}.]	   1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised	      above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and	      courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a	      magnanimous conqueror.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be magnanimous in the enterprise.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To give a kingdom hath been thought	            Greater and nobler done, and to lay down	            Far more magnanimous than to assume.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable;	      noble; not selfish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both strived for death; magnanimous debate.	                                                  --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous	            policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity	            and felicity.                         --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnanimously \Mag*nan"i*mous*ly\, adv.	   In a magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnase black \Mag"nase black`\ (Paint.)	   A black pigment which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and	   is of intense body. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnate \Mag"nate\, [F. magnat, L. (pl.) magnates, magnati, fr.	   magnus great. See {Master}.]	   1. A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of	      influence or distinction in any sphere; -- used mostly of	      prominent business executives; as, an industrial magnate.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One of the nobility, or certain high officers of state	      belonging to the noble estate in the national	      representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnes \Mag"nes\, n. [L.]	   Magnet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnesia \Mag*ne"si*a\ (?; 277), n. [L. Magnesia, fem. of	   Magnesius of the country Magnesia, Gr. h` Magnhsi`a li`qos a	   magnet. Cf. {Magnet}.] (Chem.)	   A light earthy white substance, consisting of magnesium oxide	   ({MgO}), and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or	   carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly	   alkaline reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid	   laxative. See {Magnesium}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Magnesia alba} [L.] (Med. Chem.), a bulky white amorphous	      substance, consisting of a hydrous basic carbonate of	      magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnesian \Mag*ne"sian\, a.	   Pertaining to, characterized by, or containing, magnesia or	   magnesium.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Magnesian limestone}. (Min.) See {Dolomite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnesic \Mag*ne"sic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, magnesic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnesite \Mag"ne*site\, n. [Cf. F. magn['e]site.] (Min.)	   Native magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or	   granular masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnesium \Mag*ne"si*um\, n. [NL. & F. See {Magnesia}.] (Chem.)	   A light silver-white metallic element of atomic number 12,	   malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but	   tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide)	   magnesia, with the production of a blinding light (the	   so-called magnesium light) which is used in signaling, in	   pyrotechny, or in photography where a strong actinic	   illuminant is required. Its compounds occur abundantly, as in	   dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. Symbol Mg. Atomic weight,	   24.305. Specific gravity, 1.75.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Magnesium sulphate}. (Chem.) Same as {Epsom salts}.	      [1913 Webster]
magnesium hydroxide \magnesium hydroxide\ n. (Chem.)	   A slightly alkaline chemical substance, {Mg(OH)2}, the active	   principle in the antacid milk of magnesia, also used as a	   laxative.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnesium oxide \magnesium oxide\ n. (Chem.)	   Magnesia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magnet \Mag"net\ (m[a^]g"n[e^]t), n. [OE. magnete, OF. magnete,	   L. magnes, -etis, Gr. Magnh^tis li`qos a magnet, metal that	   looked like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr.	   Magnhsi`a, a country in Thessaly. Cf. {Magnesia},	   {Manganese}.]	   1. The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the ferrosoferric or	      magnetic ore, {Fe3O4}) which has the property of	      attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when freely	      suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also	      {natural magnet}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the	            temple of Arsino["e] all of magnet, or this	            loadstone.                            --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two magnets, heaven and earth, allure to bliss,	            The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A bar or mass of steel or iron to which the	      peculiar properties of the loadstone have been imparted;	      -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an	      {artificial magnet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An artificial magnet, produced by the action of an	         electrical current, is called an {electro-magnet}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Field magnet} (Physics & Elec.), a magnet used for producing	      and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used especially of	      the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or	      electromotor in distinction from that of the moving	      portion or armature.	      [1913 Webster] Magnetic
Magnetic \Mag*net"ic\, Magnetical \Mag*net"ic*al\, a. [L.	   magneticus: cf. F. magn['e]tique.]	   1. Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the properties of the	      magnet, or corresponding properties; as, a magnetic bar of	      iron; a magnetic needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, the earth's	      magnetism; as, the magnetic north; the magnetic meridian.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible to magnetism;	      as, the magnetic metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Endowed with extraordinary personal power to excite the	      feelings and to win the affections; attractive; inducing	      attachment.	      [1913 Webster]	            She that had all magnetic force alone. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having, susceptible to, or induced by, animal magnetism,	      so called; hypnotic; as, a magnetic sleep. See	      {Magnetism}. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Magnetic amplitude}, {attraction}, {dip}, {induction}, etc.	      See under {Amplitude}, {Attraction}, etc.	   {Magnetic battery}, a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets	      with the like poles adjacent, so as to act together with	      great power.	   {Magnetic compensator}, a contrivance connected with a ship's	      compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of the	      iron of the ship upon the needle.	   {Magnetic curves}, curves indicating lines of magnetic force,	      as in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of	      a powerful magnet.	   {Magnetic elements}.	      (a) (Chem. Physics) Those elements, as iron, nickel,	          cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable	          or becoming magnetic.	      (b) (Physics) In respect to terrestrial magnetism, the	          declination, inclination, and intensity.	      (c) See under {Element}.	   {Magnetic fluid}, the hypothetical fluid whose existence was	      formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena of	      magnetism; -- no longer considered a meaningful concept.	      	   {Magnetic iron}, or {Magnetic iron ore}. (Min.) Same as	      {Magnetite}.	   {Magnetic needle}, a slender bar of steel, magnetized and	      suspended at its center on a sharp-pointed pivot, or by a	      delicate fiber, so that it may take freely the direction	      of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the essential	      part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the	      surveyor's.	   {Magnetic poles}, the two points in the opposite polar	      regions of the earth at which the direction of the dipping	      needle is vertical.	   {Magnetic pyrites}. See {Pyrrhotite}.	   {Magnetic storm} (Terrestrial Physics), a disturbance of the	      earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden	      changes.	   {magnetic tape} (Electronics), a ribbon of plastic material	      to which is affixed a thin layer of powder of a material	      which can be magnetized, such as ferrite. Such tapes are	      used in various electronic devices to record fluctuating	      voltages, which can be used to represent sounds, images,	      or binary data. Devices such as audio casette recorders,	      videocasette recorders, and computer data storage devices	      use magnetic tape as an inexpensive medium to store data.	      Different magnetically susceptible materials are used in	      such tapes.	   {Magnetic telegraph}, a telegraph acting by means of a	      magnet. See {Telegraph}.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	Magnetic \Mag*net"ic\, n.	   1. A magnet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As the magnetic hardest iron draws.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., which may	      receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone,	      and which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the	      direction of a magnetic meridian.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnetically \Mag*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By or as by, magnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Magneticalness \Mag*net"ic*al*ness\, n.	   Quality of being magnetic.	   [1913 Webster]
magnetic bottle \magnetic bottle\ n. (Physics)	   Any configuration of magnetic fields used to contain a plasma	   during controlled thermonuclear reactions.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic compass \magnetic compass\ n.	   An device using a magnet (such as a magnetic needle) to	   indicate the direction of magnetic north.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic declination \magnetic declination\ n.	   The angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north	   and true north; called also {magnetic variation}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic dip \magnetic dip\ n.	   The angle that a magnetic needle makes with the plane of the	   horizon.	   Syn: dip, angle of dip, magnetic inclination, inclination.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic dipole \magnetic dipole\ n.	   A dipole with opposing magnetic poles.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic dipole moment \magnetic dipole moment\ n.	   A physical quantity associated with the magnetic field of a	   dundamental particle; as, An orbiting electron in an atom	   will have a magnetic dipole moment.	   [WordNet 1.5] magnetic disc	magnetic disc \magnetic disc\, magnetic disk \magnetic disk\n.	   A ditical memory device consisting of a flat disk covered	   with a magnetic coating on which information is stored; a	   {hard disk}, {floppy disk}, and {diskette} are typically	   magnetic disks.	   Syn: disk, disc.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic equator \magnetic equator\ n.	   An imaginary line paralleling the equator where a magnetic	   needle has no dip, the dipping needle being horizontal;	   called also {aclinic line}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic field \magnetic field\ n. (Physics)	   The space around a magnet through which it exerts magnetic	   force; a field of force surrounding a permanent magnet,	   electrical current, or a moving charged particle; called also	   {magnetic flux} and {field of magnetic force}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic field strength \magnetic field strength\ n.	   The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to	   the direction of magnetic flow.	   Syn: magnetic intensity, magnetic induction, magnetic flux	        density.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic flux \magnetic flux\ n.	   1. A measure of the strength of a magnetic field over a given	      area.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Same as {magnetic field}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic flux density \magnetic flux density\ n.	   The amount of magnetic flux in a unit area perpendicular to	   the direction of magnetic flow.	   Syn: magnetic field strength, magnetic intensity, magnetic	        induction.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic force \magnetic force\ n.	   The force caused by a magnetic field, a force which affects	   objects having a magnetic field and objects in which a	   magnetic field can be induced, such as ferromagnetic	   substances; a magnetic force manifests itself as an	   attraction for iron. It is associated with electric currents	   and moving charged paticles as well as permanent magnets.	   Syn: magnetism, magnetic attraction.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	magnetic head \magnetic head\ n. (Electronics)	   An electromagnet (as on a tape recorder) that converts	   electrical variations into magnetic variations that can be	   stored on a magnetizable surface and later retrieved.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magnetician \Mag`ne*ti"cian\, n.	   One versed in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.	   [1913 Webster]
magnetic inclination \magnetic inclination\ n.	   Same as {magnetic dip}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic induction \magnetic induction\ n.	   1. The process that makes a substance magnetic (temporarily	      or permanently).	   Syn: magnetization, magnetisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Same as {magnetic field strength}.	   Syn: magnetic intensity, magnetic flux density.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic intensity \magnetic intensity\ (Physics), n.	   Same as {magnetic field strength}.	   Syn: magnetic flux density.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic iron-ore \magnetic iron-ore\ n.	   Magnetite.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic levitation \magnetic levitation\ n.	   The process of supporting an object, such as a vehicle, with	   a magnetic field so that it does not contact the object	   supporting it; it is a method used for eliminating friction	   in moving vehicles, and is used, e.g. in high-speed rail	   technology where a train is suspended on a magnetic cushion	   above a magnetized track and so travels free of friction.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic line of force \magnetic line of force\ (Physics), n.	   A line of force in a magnetic field.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic meridian \magnetic meridian\ (Physics), n.	   An imaginary line passing through both magnetic poles of the	   earth.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic mine \magnetic mine\ n. (Mil.)	   A marine mine that is detonated by a mechanism that detects	   the nearness of magnetic material (as the steel hull of a	   ship). A {magnetic counter mine} may allow the passagw of	   several ships before detonating.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic moment \magnetic moment\ n.	   The torque exerted on a magnet or dipole when it is placed in	   a magnetic field.	   Syn: moment of a magnet.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic monopole \magnetic monopole\ (Physics),	   a hypothetical subatomic particle having only one type of	   magnetic charge, the magnetic analogue of an electrically	   charged particle; it has only one magnetic pole instead of	   the two observed in all common magnetic object; -- it was	   still not observed as of 1998.	   [PJC]	magnetic needle \magnetic needle\ n.	   A slender magnet suspended in a magnetic compass on a	   low-friction mounting; used to indicate the direction of the	   earth's magnetic pole.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic north \magnetic north\ n.	   The direction in which the north-pointing end of a compass	   needle points; at low latitudes it is close to geographic	   (true) north, but deviates substantially from true north as	   one nears the north pole.	   Syn: north, compass north.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magneticness \Mag*net"ic*ness\, n.	   Magneticalness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
magnetic pole \magnetic pole\ n.	   1. Either of two points where the lines of force of the	      earth's magnetic field are vertical.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. One of the two ends of a magnet where the magnetic field	      is strongest.	      [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic recorder \magnetic recorder\ n.	   A device for making records (of sound, data, etc.) on	   magnetic media such as magnetic tape or wire.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic resonance \magnetic resonance\ n. (Physics)	   A phenomenon resulting from quantization in the magnetic	   field of electrons or atoms or molecules or nuclei exposed to	   an external magnetic field, by which a narrow frequency band	   of radio waves may be absorbed and re-emitted by the object.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	magnetic resonance imaging \mag*net"ic res"on*ance im"ag*ing\ n.	   (Medicine)	   a medical diagnostic procedure utilizing the phenomenon of	   {nuclear magnetic resonance} to generate images of internal	   parts of the body. It depends on the differential absorption	   of electromagnetic radiation by different types of living	   tissue in a magnetic field. It is complementary to X-ray	   imaging in that the softer tissue show more prominently in	   magnetic resonance images, rather than bone, as with X-rays.	   It is a non-invasive procedure, allowing such images to be	   obtained without penetration of the tissue by objects. It is	   abbreviated {MRI}. As with {computerized tomography}, the	   results are usually presented as images of sequential planar	   sections of that part of the body of concern to the	   physician.	   [PJC]
Magnetics \Mag*net"ics\, n.	   The science of magnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
magnetic storm \magnetic storm\ n.	   A sudden disturbance of the earth's magnetic field; caused by	   emission of particles from the sun.	   [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic tape \magnetic tape\ n.	   A long thin plastic ribbon coated with iron oxide or other	   ferromagnetic material, used to record audio or video signals	   digital data in the form of small magnetized regions on the	   tape; it is a common digital data storage medium for computer	   information.	   Syn: mag tape, tape.	        [WordNet 1.5]	magnetic variation \magnetic variation\ n.	   Same as {magnetic declination}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magnetiferous \Mag`net*if"er*ous\, a. [L. magnes, -etis +	   -ferous.]	   Producing or conducting magnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetism \Mag"net*ism\, n. [Cf. F. magn['e]tisme.]	   The property, quality, or state, of being magnetic; the	   manifestation of the force in nature which is seen in a	   magnet. At one time it was believed to be separate from the	   electrical force, but it is now known to be intimately	   associated with electricity, as part of the phenomenon of	   {electromagnetism}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The science which treats of magnetic phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power of attraction; power to excite the feelings and to	      gain the affections. "By the magnetism of interest our	      affections are irresistibly attracted." --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Animal magnetism}, Same as {hypnotism}, at one time believe	      to be due to a force more or less analogous to magnetism,	      which, it was alleged, is produced in animal tissues, and	      passes from one body to another with or without actual	      contact. The existence of such a force, and its	      potentiality for the cure of disease, were asserted by	      Mesmer in 1775. His theories and methods were afterwards	      called mesmerism, a name which has been popularly applied	      to theories and claims not put forward by Mesmer himself.	      See {Mesmerism}, {Biology}, {Od}, {Hypnotism}.	   {Terrestrial magnetism}, the magnetic force exerted by the	      earth, and recognized by its effect upon magnetized	      needles and bars.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnetist \Mag"net*ist\, n.	   One versed in magnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetite \Mag"net*ite\, n. (Min.)	   An oxide of iron ({Fe3O4}) occurring in isometric crystals,	   also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is	   readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses	   polarity, being then called {loadstone}. It is an important	   iron ore. Called also {magnetic iron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetizable \Mag"net*i`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being magnetized.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetization \Mag`net*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetize \Mag"net*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnetized}; prep.	   & adv. {Magnetizing}.] [Cf. F. magn['e]tiser.]	   1. To communicate magnetic properties to; to make magnetic;	      as, to magnetize a needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a magnet; to	      move; to influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fascinated, magnetized, as it were, by his	            character.                            --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring under the influence of animal magnetism.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnetizee \Mag`net*i*zee"\, n.	   A person subjected to the influence of animal magnetism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetizer \Mag"net*i`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, imparts magnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
magneto \mag*ne"to\ (m[a^]g*n[=e]"t[-o]), n.	   A small electric generator with an armature rotating in a	   magnetic field, having a secondary winding that generates a	   high voltage, such as one used to generate a voltage	   sufficient to cause a spark to jump between the poles of a	   spark plug in an internal-combustion engine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magneto- \Mag"net*o-\, pref. [See {Magnet}.]	   A prefix meaning pertaining to, produced by, or in some way	   connected with, magnetism.	   [1913 Webster] Magneto-electric
Magneto-electric \Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric\, Magneto-electrical
\Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric*al\, a. (Physics)	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action	   of magnets; as, magneto-electric induction.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Magneto-electric machine}, a form of dynamo-electric machine	      in which the field is maintained by permanent steel	      magnets instead of electro-magnets.	      [1913 Webster]
Magneto-electricity \Mag`net*o-e`lec*tric"i*ty\, n.	   1. Electricity evolved by the action of magnets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) That branch of science which treats of the	      development of electricity by the action of magnets; --	      the counterpart of electro-magnetism.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnetograph \Mag*net"o*graph\, n. [Magneto- + -graph.]	   (Physics)	   An automatic instrument for registering, by photography or	   otherwise, the states and variations of any of the	   terrestrial magnetic elements.	   [1913 Webster]
magnetohydrodynamics \mag*net"o*hy`dro*dy*nam"ics\, n.	   The study of the interaction of magnetic fields with	   electrically conductive fluids, such as a plasma or a molten	   metal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magnetometer \Mag`net*om"e*ter\, n. [Magneto- + -meter: cf. F.	   magn['e]tom[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the intensity of magnetic forces;	   also, less frequently, an instrument for determining any of	   the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and	   declination.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetometric \Mag`net*o*met"ric\, a.	   Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic	   forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as,	   magnetometric instruments; magnetometric measurements.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnetomotive \Mag`net*o*mo"tive\, a. [Magneto- + motive, a.]	   (Elec.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a force producing magnetic	   flux, analogous to electromotive force, and equal to the	   magnetic flux multiplied by the magnetic reluctance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
magnetomotive force \magnetomotive force\ n.	   The force that produces magnetic flux.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magnetomotor \Mag`net*o*mo"tor\, n.	   A voltaic series of two or more large plates, producing a	   great quantity of electricity of low tension, and hence	   adapted to the exhibition of electro-magnetic phenomena. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
magneton \mag"net*on\, n.	   A unit of magnetic moment for a subatomic particle, atom, or	   molecule.	   [WordNet 1.5]
magnetosphere \mag*net"o*sphere\, n.	   the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet	   in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's	   magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field.	   [WordNet 1.6]
Magnetotherapy \Mag`net*o*ther"a*py\, n. (Med.)	   The treatment of disease by the application of magnets to the	   surface of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
magnetron \mag"ne*tron\, n.	   a diode vacuum tube in which the flow of electrons from a	   central cathode to a cylindrical anode is controlled by	   crossed magnetic and electric fields; used mainly in	   microwave oscillators.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magnifiable \Mag"ni*fi`a*ble\, a. [From {Magnify}.]	   Such as can be magnified, or extolled.	   [1913 Webster] Magnific
Magnific \Mag*nif"ic\, Magnifical \Mag*nif"ic*al\, a. [L.	   magnificus; magnus great + facere to make: cf. F. magnifique.	   See {Magnitude}, {Fact}. and cf. {Magnificent}.]	   Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] --1 Chron.	   xxii. 5. "Thy magnific deeds." --Milton. --	   {Mag*nif"ic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Magnificat \Mag*nif"i*cat\, n. [L., it magnifies.]	   The song of the Virgin Mary, --Luke i. 46; -- so called	   because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnificate \Mag*nif"i*cate\, v. t. [L. magnificatus, p. p. of	   magnificare.]	   To magnify or extol. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnification \Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Magnificence \Mag*nif"i*cence\, n. [F. magnificence, L.	   magnificentia. See {Magnific}.]	   The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of	   being magnificent. --Acts xix. 27. "Then cometh	   magnificence." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak	         The Maker's high magnificence, who built	         so spacious.                             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The noblest monuments of Roman magnificence. --Eustace.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnificent \Mag*nif"i*cent\, a. [See {Magnificence}.]	   1. Doing grand things; admirable in action; displaying great	      power or opulence, especially in building, way of living,	      and munificence.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince is never so magnificent	            As when he's sparing to enrich a few	            With the injuries of many.            --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur or splendor;	      splendid; pompous.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Rome's exalted beauties I descry	            Magnificent in piles of ruin lie.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Glorious; majestic; sublime. See {Grand}.	        [1913 Webster]
Magnificently \Mag*nif"i*cent*ly\, adv.	   In a Magnificent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnifico \Mag*nif"i*co\, n.; pl. {Magnificoes}. [It. See	   {Magnific}.]	   1. A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called in courtesy.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rector of a German university.	      [1913 Webster]
magnified \magnified\ adj.	   enlarged to an abnormal degree.	   Syn: exaggerated, enlarged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magnifier \Mag"ni*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, magnifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Magnified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Magnifying}.] [OE. magnifien, F. magnifier, L.	   magnificare. See {Magnific}.]	   1. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of;	      to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance;	      as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand	      diameters.	      [1913 Webster]	            The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a	            great one . . . be proportionately magnified.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or	      respect in which one is held.	      [1913 Webster]	            On that day the Lord magnified Joshua in the sight	            of all Israel.                        --Joshua iv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To praise highly; to laud; to extol. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            O, magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his	            name together.                        --Ps. xxxiv.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To magnify one's self} (Script.), to exhibit pride and	      haughtiness; to boast.	   {To magnify one's self against} (Script.), to oppose with	      pride.	      [1913 Webster]	Magnify \Mag"ni*fy\, v. i.	   1. To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than	      they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of	      objects; as, some lenses magnify but little.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have effect; to be of importance or significance. [Cant	      & Obs.] --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
magnifying glass \magnifying glass\ n.	   A single convex lens which magnifies the apparent dimensions	   of objects seen through it, and is used to produce an	   enlarged image.	   Syn: hand glass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magniloquence \Mag*nil"o*quence\, n. [L. magniloquentia.]	   The quality of being magniloquent; pompous discourse;	   grandiloquence.	   [1913 Webster]
Magniloquent \Mag*nil"o*quent\, a. [L. magnus great + loquens,	   -entis, p. pr. of loqui to speak. See {Magnitude},	   {Loquacious}.]	   Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic;	   tumid in style; grandiloquent. -- {Mag*nil"o*quent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Magniloquous \Mag*nil"o*quous\, a. [L. magniloquus.]	   Magniloquent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Magnitude \Mag"ni*tude\, n. [L. magnitudo, from magnus great.	   See {Master}, and cf. {Maxim}.]	   1. Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have	      length, breadth, and thickness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed	            amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty	            spaces between them may be equal in magnitude to	            them all.                             --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) That which has one or more of the three	      dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as	      time, weight, force, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Greatness; grandeur. "With plain, heroic magnitude of	      mind." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Greatness, in reference to influence or effect;	      importance; as, an affair of magnitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            The magnitude of his designs.         --Bp. Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astron.) See {magnitude of a star}, below.	      [PJC]	   {Apparent magnitude}	   1. (Opt.), the angular breadth of an object viewed as	      measured by the angle which it subtends at the eye of the	      observer; -- called also {apparent diameter}.	   2. (Astron.) Same as {magnitude of a star}, below.	   {Magnitude of a star} (Astron.), the rank of a star with	      respect to brightness. About twenty very bright stars are	      said to be of first magnitude, the stars of the sixth	      magnitude being just visible to the naked eye; called also	      {visual magnitude}, {apparent magnitude}, and simply	      {magnitude}. Stars observable only in the telescope are	      classified down to below the twelfth magnitude. The	      difference in actual brightness between magnitudes is now	      specified as a factor of 2.512, i.e. the difference in	      brightness is 100 for stars differing by five magnitudes.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol,	   professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th	   century.] (Bot.)	   A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and	   large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Magnolia grandiflora} has coriaceous shining leaves	         and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North	         Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most	         magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay	         ({Magnolia glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as	         far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are	         {Magnolia Umbrella}, {Magnolia macrophylla}, {Magnolia	         Fraseri}, {Magnolia acuminata}, and {Magnolia cordata}.	         {Magnolia conspicua} and {Magnolia purpurea} are	         cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. {Magnolia	         Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or crimson	         flowers.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Magnolia warbler} (Zool.), a beautiful North American wood	      warbler ({Dendroica maculosa}). The rump and under parts	      are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with	      black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash.	      [1913 Webster]
Magnoliaceae \Magnoliaceae\ n.	   A natural family of plants, a subclass of the Magnoliidae; it	   includes the genera {Liriodendron}; {Magnolia}; {Manglietia};	   and {Michelia}.	   Syn: family {Magnoliaceae}, magnolia family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magnoliaceous \Mag*no`li*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to a natural order ({Magnoliaceae}) of trees of	   which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are	   examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Magnolia State \Magnolia State\ prop. n.	   The state of Mississippi; -- a nickname.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Magnoliidae \Magnoliidae\ n.	   a group of families of trees and shrubs and herbs having	   well-developed perianths and apocarpous ovaries and generally	   regarded as the most primitive extant flowering plants;	   contains 36 families including {Magnoliaceae} and	   {Ranunculaceae}; sometimes classified as a superorder.	   Syn: subclass Magnoliidae, ranalian complex.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magnoliophyta \Magnoliophyta\ n.	   A class of flowering plants that produce seeds enclosed in an	   ovary; in some systems considered a class (Angiospermae) and	   in others a division (Magnoliophyta or Anthophyta).	   Syn: Angiospermae, class Angiospermae, division	        Magnoliophyta, Anthophyta, division Anthophyta.	        [WordNet 1.5]
magnoliopsid \magnoliopsid\ n.	   A flowering plant.	   Syn: dicot, dicotyledon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magnoliopsida \Magnoliopsida\ n.	   A class of seed plants that produce an embryo with two	   cotyledons and net-veined leaves; divided into six (not	   always well distinguished) subclasses (or superorders):	   Magnoliidae and Hamamelidae (considered primitive);	   Caryophyllidae (an early and distinctive offshoot); and three	   more or less advanced groups: Dilleniidae; Rosidae;	   Asteridae.	   Syn: Dicotyledones, class Dicotyledones, Dicotyledonae, class	        Dicotyledonae, class Magnoliopsida.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Magnum \Mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), n. [Neut. sing. of L. magnus	   great.]	   1. A large wine bottle.	      [1913 Webster]	            They passed the magnum to one another freely. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the third	      metacarpal bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A magnum pistol, or the cartridge such a pistol uses; as,	      he always carried a .44 magnum.	      [PJC]
magnum \mag"num\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m), a.	   1. (Firearms) Having a larger charge than usual for a	      cartridge of the same caliber; -- of cartridges for	      handgun; as, a .44 magnum cartridge.	      [PJC]	   2. (Firearms) Designed to use a cartridge with a larger	      charge than usual for handguns of the same caliber; -- of	      handguns; as, a .44 magnum pistol.	      [PJC]	magnum opus \mag"num o"pus\ (m[a^]g"n[u^]m [=o]"p[u^]s), n.	   1. A great work of art or literature.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The greatest work or achievement of a particular artist,	      writer, or other individual.	      [PJC]	            Inspired by this milieu, [Max Stirner] wrote his	            magnum opus The Ego and Its Own, which was published	            in November 1844.                     --Svein Nyberg	                                                  (The Small Max	                                                  Stirner Web	                                                  Page, 1988	                                                  [http://www.math.uio.no/~solan/stirner/stirner.html])	      [PJC]
magnus hitch \magnus hitch\ n.	   A rolling hitch similar to a clove hitch.	   WordNet 1.5
mag tape \mag tape\ n.	   Same as {magnetic tape}.	   Syn: magnetic tape, tape.	        [PJC]
Magot \Mag"ot\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The Barbary ape.	   [1913 Webster]
Magot-pie \Mag"ot-pie`\, n.	   A magpie. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Magpie \Mag"pie\, n. [OE. & Prov. E. magot pie, maggoty pie, fr.	   Mag, Maggot, equiv. to Margaret, and fr. F. Marquerite, and	   common name of the magpie. Marguerite is fr. L. margarita	   pearl, Gr. ?, prob. of Eastern origin. See {Pie} magpie, and	   cf. the analogous names {Tomtit}, and {Jackdaw}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of the genus {Pica} and related	   genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of several black-and-white birds, such as	      {Gymnorhina tibicen}, not belonging to the genus {Pica}.	      [PJC]	   Note: The common European magpie ({Pica pica}, or {Pica	         caudata}) is a black and white noisy and mischievous	         bird. It can be taught to speak. The American magpie	         ({Pica Hudsonica}) is very similar. The yellow-belled	         magpie ({Pica Nuttalli}) inhabits California. The blue	         magpie ({Cyanopolius Cooki}) inhabits Spain. Other	         allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and	         Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white	         magpie ({Gymnorhina organicum}), the black magpie	         ({Strepera fuliginosa}), and the Australian magpie	         ({Cracticus picatus}).	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A talkative person; a chatterbox.	      [PJC]	   {Magpie lark} (Zool.), a common Australian bird ({Grallina	      picata}), conspicuously marked with black and white; --	      called also {little magpie}.	   {Magpie moth} (Zool.), a black and white European geometrid	      moth ({Abraxas grossulariata}); the harlequin moth. Its	      larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.	      [1913 Webster]
Maguari \Ma`gua*ri"\, n. [From native name: cf. Pg. magoari.]	   (Zool.)	   A South American stork ({Euxenara maguari}), having a forked	   tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Maguey \Mag"uey\, n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.]	   (Bot.)	   Any of several species of {Agave}, such as the {century	   plant} ({Agave Americana}), a plant requiring many years to	   come to maturity and blossoming only once before dying; and	   the {Agave atrovirens}, a Mexican plant used especially for	   making {pulque}, the source of the colorless Mexican liquor	   {mescal}; and the {cantala} ({Agave cantala}), a Philippine	   plant yielding a hard fibre used in making coarse twine. See	   {Agave}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A hard fibre used in making coarse twine, derived from the	      Philippine Agave cantala ({Agave cantala}); also called	      {cantala}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
magus \magus\ n.	   1. a magician or sorcerer of ancient times.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a member of the Zoroastrian priesthood of the ancient	      Persians.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Magyar \Mag"yar\ (m[a^]g"y[aum]r; Hung. m[o^]d"y[o^]r), prop. n.	   [Hung.]	   1. (Ethnol.) One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to	      the Finns; a Hungarian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Magyars.	      [1913 Webster]	Magyar \Mag"yar\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Magyars or their language; Hungarian.	   [PJC]
Maha \Ma"ha\, n. (Zool.)	   A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.	   [1913 Webster]	Maha \Ma"ha\, prop. n. (Ethnol.)	   A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri	   river valley in Northeastern Nebraska; called also {Omaha}.	   [WordNet 1.5] Mahabarata
Mahabarata \Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta\, Mahabharatam \Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam\, n.	   [Skr. mah[=a]bh[=a]rata.] (Hinduism)	   A celebrated sacred epic poem of the Hindus, written in	   Sanskrit. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to a	   history, in many episodes, of a civil war between two	   dynasties of ancient India.	   Syn: Mahabharatam, Mahabharatum.	        [1913 Webster]
Mahaled \Ma*ha"led\, n.[Ar. mahled.] (Bot.)	   A cherry tree ({Prunus Mahaleb}) of Southern Europe. The wood	   is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe	   stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the	   fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser)	   are prepared.	   [1913 Webster] maharaja
maharaja \maharaja\, maharajah \ma*ha*ra"jah\, n. [Skr.	   mah[=a]r[=a]ja; mahat great + r[=a]ja king.]	   A sovereign prince in India; a Hindu prince or king in India	   ranking above a raja; -- a title given also to other persons	   of high rank.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
maharani \maharani\ n.	   A great rani; a princess in India or the wife of a maharaja.	   [Also spelled {maharanee}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maharif \Ma`ha*rif"\, n. (Zool.)	   An African antelope ({Hippotragus Bakeri}). Its face is	   striped with black and white.	   [1913 Webster]
Maharmah \Ma*har"mah\, n.	   A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face,	   worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahatma \Ma*hat"ma\, n. [Skr. mah[=a]tman, lit., great-souled,	   wise.] (Theosophy)	   One of a class of sages, or "adepts," reputed to have	   knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary	   men.	   Note: The title was popularly applied to Mohandas Karamchand	         Gandhi in tribute to his wisdom, though not implying	         any supernatural powers; he is thus often referred to	         as Mahatma Ghandi or The Mahatma. He was most noted for	         his advocacy of non-violence in resisting oppression,	         and played an important role in convincing Great	         Britain to grant independence to India and Pakistan. --	         {Ma*hat"ma*ism}, n.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Mahatma Ghandi \Ma*hat"ma Ghandi\, prop. n.	   See the note under {mahatma}.	   [PJC]
Mahayana \Mahayana\ n.	   1. a major school of Buddhism teaching social concern and	      universal salvation, found in China; Japan; Tibet; Nepal;	      Korea; and Mongolia.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing	      a common search for universal salvation esp through faith	      alone; chiefly in China; Tibet; Japan.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Mahayanist \Mahayanist\ n.	   an adherent of Mahayana Buddhism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mahdi \Mah"di\, n. [Ar., guide, leader.]	   Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful.	   The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that	   he is yet to appear.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The title has been taken by several persons in	         countries where Mohammedanism prevails, -- notably by	         Mohammad Ahmed, who overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in	         1885 captured Khartum, his soldiers killing General	         Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the Egyptian	         governor of the region.	         [1913 Webster]
Mahdiism \Mah"di*ism\, n.	   See {Mahdism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mahdism \Mah"dism\, n.	   Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the	   cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title. --	   {Mah"dist}, n.	         Mahdism has proved the most shameful and terrible	         instrument of bloodshed and oppression which the modern	         world has ever witnessed.                --E. N.	                                                  Bennett.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mahican \Mahican\ prop. n.	   Variant of {Mohican}. [Also spelled {Mohican}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
mahimahi \mahimahi\ n.	   1. either of two large slender food and game fish	      ({Coryphaena equisetis} or {Coryphaena hippurus}) of warm	      waters. They are highly esteemed as food fish, especially	      in Hawaii. See also {dolphin[2]}.	   Syn: dolphin, dolphinfish.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. lean-fleshed fish of warm waters, esp. Hawaii.	   Syn: dolphinfish.	        [WordNet 1.5] mahjong
mahjong \mahjong\, Mah-Jongg \Mah-Jongg\n.	   A Chinese game played by 4 people with 144 tiles.	   [WordNet 1.5] mahlstick
mahlstick \mahl"stick`\, mahl-stick \mahl"-stick`\, n. [G.	   malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.]	   A long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding	   the brush while painting. Same as {Maul-stick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahoe \Ma"hoe\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of	   {Hibiscus}, {Ochroma}, etc.), and to their strong fibrous	   inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.	   [1913 Webster] Mahogany
Mahogany \Ma*hog"a*ny\, Mahogany tree \Ma*hog"a*ny tree`\, n.	   [From the South American name.]	   1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus {Swietenia} ({Swietenia	      Mahogoni}), found in tropical America.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several other trees, with wood more or less like	         mahogany, are called by this name; as, African mahogany	         ({Khaya Senegalensis}), Australian mahogany	         ({Eucalyptus marginatus}), Bastard mahogany ({Batonia	         apetala} of the West Indies), Indian mahogany ({Cedrela	         Toona} of Bengal, and trees of the genera {Soymida} and	         {Chukrassia}), Madeira mahogany ({Persea Indica}),	         Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch ({Betula	         lenta}), also the several species of {Cercocarpus} of	         California and the Rocky Mountains.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The wood of the {Swietenia Mahogoni}. It is of a reddish	      brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and	      susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the	      manufacture of furniture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A table made of mahogany wood. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be under the mahogany}, to be so drunk as to have fallen	      under the table. [Eng.]	   {To put one's legs under some one's mahogany}, to dine with	      him. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Maholi \Ma*ho"li\, n. (Zool.)	   A South African lemur ({Galago maholi}), having very large	   ears. [Written also {moholi}.]	   [1913 Webster] Mahomedan
Mahomedan \Ma*hom"ed*an\, Mahometan \Ma*hom"et*an\, n.	   See {Mohammedan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahomet \Ma*hom"et\, prop. n.	   Same as {Mohammed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahometanism \Ma*hom"et*an*ism\, prop. n.	   See {Mohammedanism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahometanize \Ma*hom"et*an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Mahometanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mahometanizing}.]	   To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahometism \Ma*hom"et*ism\, n.	   See {Mohammedanism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahometist \Ma*hom"et*ist\, n.	   A Mohammedan. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mahometry \Ma*hom"et*ry\, n.	   Mohammedanism. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mahone \Ma*hone"\, n.	   A large Turkish ship. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
mahonia \ma*ho"ni*a\, n. [Named after Bernard McMahon.] (Bot.)	   The Oregon grape, a species of barberry ({Berberis	   Aquifolium}), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahonia \Mahonia\ prop. n.	   A genus of evergreen shrubs and small trees of North and	   Central America and Asia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mahon stock \ma*hon" stock`\ (Bot.)	   An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white	   flowers ({Malcolmia maritima}). It is called in England	   {Virginia stock}, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahoohoo \Ma*hoo"hoo\, n. (Zool.)	   The African white two-horned rhinoceros ({Atelodus simus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Mahori \Ma"ho*ri\, n. [Native name. Cf. {Maori}.] (Ethnol.)	   One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of	   Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahound \Ma`hound\, n.	   A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a	   devil. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Who's this, my mahound cousin ?          --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahout \Ma*hout"\, n. [Hind. mah[=a]wat, Skr. mah[=a]m[=a]tra;	   mahat great + m[=a]tr[=a] measure.]	   The keeper and driver of an elephant. [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Mahovo \Ma*ho"vo\, n. (Mach.)	   A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad	   car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahrati \Mah*rat"i\, n.	   The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the	   Deccan and Concan. [Written also {Marathi}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, n. [Hind. Marhat[=a], Marh[=a]tt[=a], the	   name of a famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name	   Mah[=a]-r[=a]shtra.]	   One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of	   India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is	   closely allied to Sanskrit. -- a. Of or pertaining to the	   Mahrattas. [Written also {Maratha}.]	   [1913 Webster] Mahumetan
Mahumetan \Ma*hu"met*an\, Mahumetanism \Ma*hu"met*an*ism\, n.	   See {Mohammedan}, {Mohammedanism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mahwa tree \Mah"wa tree`\ (Bot.)	   An East Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bassia latifolia}, and also	   {Bassia butyracea}), whose timber is used for wagon wheels,	   and the flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating	   drink. It is one of the butter trees. The oil, known as mahwa	   and yallah, is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Maia \Ma"i*a\, n. [From L. Maia, a goddess.] (Zool.)	   (a) A genus of spider crabs, including the common European	       species ({Maia squinado}).	   (b) A beautiful American bombycid moth ({Eucronia maia}).	       [1913 Webster]
Maian \Ma"ian\, n. (Zool.)	   Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family {Maiadae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maid \Maid\, n. [Shortened from maiden. ?. See {Maiden}.]	   1. An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman;	      esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would I had died a maid,	            And never seen thee, never borne thee son. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can a maid forget her ornaments, or a bride her	            attire? Yet my people have forgotten me. --Jer. ii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who has not had sexual intercourse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Christ was a maid and shapen as a man. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A female servant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spinning amongst her maids.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Maid is used either adjectively or in composition,	         signifying female, as in maid child, maidservant.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The female of a ray or skate, esp. of the gray	      skate ({Raia batis}), and of the thornback ({Raia	      clavata}). [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fair maid}. (Zool.) See under {Fair}, a.	   {Maid of honor}, a female attendant of a queen or royal	      princess; -- usually of noble family, and having to	      perform only nominal or honorary duties.	   {Old maid}. See under {Old}.	      [1913 Webster]
Maidan \Mai*dan"\, n. [Written also {midan}, {meidan}, {mydan},	   etc.] [Hind. & Per. maid[=a]n, fr. Ar. maid[=a]n.]	   In various parts of Asia, an open space, as for military	   exercises, or for a market place; an open grassy tract; an	   esplanade.	         A gallop on the green maidan.            --M. Crawford.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Maiden \Maid"en\ (m[=a]d"'n), n. [OE. maiden, meiden, AS.	   maegden, dim. of AS. maeg[eth], fr. mago son, servant; akin	   to G. magd, m[aum]dchen, maid, OHG. magad, Icel. m["o]gr son,	   Goth. magus boy, child, magaps virgin, and perh. to Zend.	   magu youth. Cf. {Maid} a virgin.]	   1. An unmarried woman; a girl or woman who has not	      experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a maid.	      [1913 Webster]	            She employed the residue of her life to repairing of	            highways, building of bridges, and endowing of	            maidens.                              --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	            A maiden of our century, yet most meek. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A female servant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument resembling the guillotine, formerly used in	      Scotland for beheading criminals. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A machine for washing linen.	      [1913 Webster]	Maiden \Maid"en\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to,	      or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence.	      "Amid the maiden throng." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Never having been married; not having had sexual	      intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but	      sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. "A surprising old	      maiden lady." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused.	      "Maiden flowers." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full bravely hast thou fleshed	            Thy maiden sword.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been	      captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart.	   {Maiden name}, the surname of a woman before her marriage.	   {Maiden pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}.	   {Maiden plum} (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia	      integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree	      is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.	   {Maiden speech}, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a	      new member in a public body.	   {Maiden tower}, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.	      	   {maiden voyage} the first regular service voyage of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	Maiden \Maid"en\, v. t.	   To act coyly like a maiden; -- with it as an indefinite	   object.	   [1913 Webster]	         For had I maiden'd it, as many use.	         Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass.	   {Maiden tree}. See {Ginkgo}.	      [1913 Webster]
maiden aunt \maiden aunt\ n.	   Literally, an aunt who has never been married. Figuratively,	   it is a term used as the prototype of a person who is broadly	   naive and not wise in worldly ways; as, he knows as much	   about programming as my maiden aunt.	   [PJC]	maiden blue-eyed mary \maiden blue-eyed mary\ n.	   A small widely branching Western wildflower ({Collinsia	   parviflora}) with tiny blue-and-white flowers; found from	   British Columbia to Ontaria and south to California and	   Colorado.	   [WordNet 1.5] maidenhair
maidenhair \maid"en*hair`\, maidenhair fern \maidenhair fern\,	   n. (Bot.)	   Any of various small to large terrestrial ferns of the genus	   {Adiantum} having very slender graceful stalks and delicate	   palmately branched fronds, especially ({Adiantum pedatum}).	   It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in	   medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the	   same genus, as to the Venus-hair.	   [1913 Webster]	maidenhair berry \maidenhair berry\ n.	   A slow-growing procumbent evergreen shrublet ({Gaultheria	   hispidula}) of Northern North America and Japan having white	   flowers and numerous white fleshy rough-hairy seeds.	   Syn: creeping snowberry, moxie plum, {Gaultheria hispidula}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	maidenhair fern \maidenhair fern\ n.	   See {maidenhair}.	   [PJC]	maidenhair spleenwort \maidenhair spleenwort\ n.	   A small rock-inhabiting fern ({Asplenium trichomanes}) of the	   North temperate zone and Hawaii, having pinnate fronds.	   [WordNet 1.5]	maidenhair tree \maidenhair tree\ n.	   A deciduous dioecious gymnospermous Chinese tree ({Ginkgo	   biloba}) having fan-shaped leaves and fleshy yellow seeds,	   also called the {ginkgo}; it exists almost exclusively in	   cultivation esp. as an ornamental street tree.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maidenhead \Maid"en*head\, n. [See {Maidenhood}.]	   1. The state of being a maiden; maidenhood; virginity.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being unused or uncontaminated; freshness;	      purity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The maidenhead of their credit.       --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The hymen, or virginal membrane.	      [1913 Webster]
Maidenhood \Maid"en*hood\, n. [AS. maegdenh[=a]d. See {Maid},	   and {-hood}.]	   1. The state of being a maid or a virgin; virginity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.	      [1913 Webster]	            The maidenhood	            Of thy fight.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Maidenlike \Maid"en*like`\, a.	   Like a maiden; modest; coy.	   [1913 Webster]
Maidenliness \Maid"en*li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a	   maid; modesty; gentleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, a.	   Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest,	   reserved.	   [1913 Webster]	         Must you be blushing ? . . .	         What a maidenly man-at-arms are you become ! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Maidenly \Maid"en*ly\, adv.	   In a maidenlike manner. "Maidenly demure." --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
maiden over \maiden over\ n. (cricket)	   An over in which no runs are scored.	   [WordNet 1.5]	maiden pink \maiden pink\ n.	   A low-growing loosely mat-forming Eurasian pink ({Dianthus	   deltoides}) with single crimson-eyed pale pink flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maidenship \Maid"en*ship\, n.	   Maidenhood. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Maidhood \Maid"hood\, n. [AS. maeg[eth]h[=a]d. See {Maid}, and	   {-hood}.]	   Maidenhood. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maidmarian \Maid`ma"ri*an\, n. [Maid + Marian, relating to Mary,	   or the Virgin Mary.]	   1. The lady of the May games; one of the characters in a	      morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque	      character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in	      woman's clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of dance. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Maidpale \Maid"pale`\, a.	   Pale, like a sick girl. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maidservant \Maid"serv`ant\, n.	   A female servant.	   [1913 Webster]
Maid's hair \Maid's" hair`\ (Bot.)	   The yellow bedstraw ({Galium verum}).	   [1913 Webster] Maieutic
Maieutic \Ma*ieu"tic\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]k), Maieutical
\Ma*ieu"tic*al\ (m[asl]*[=u]"t[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. maieytiko`s,	   fr. mai^a midwife.]	   1. Serving to assist childbirth. --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Fig.] Aiding, or tending to, the definition and	      interpretation of thoughts or language. --Payne.	      [1913 Webster]
maieutic method \maieutic method\ n.	   A method of teaching by question and answer; it was used by	   Socrates to elicit truths from his students; -- called also	   the {Socratic method}	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maieutics \Ma*ieu"tics\, n.	   The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to	   ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth. --Payne.	   [1913 Webster]
Maiger \Mai"ger\, n. (Zool.)	   The meagre.	   [1913 Webster]
Maigre \Mai"gre\, a. [F. See {Meager}.]	   Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maigre food} (R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast	      days.	      [1913 Webster]
Maihem \Mai"hem\ (m[=a]"h[e^]m), n.	   See {Maim}, and {Mayhem}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maikel \Mai*kel"\ (m[aum][i^]*k[asl]l"), n. (Zool.)	   A South American carnivore of the genus {Conepatus}, allied	   to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail	   is not bushy.	   [1913 Webster]
Maikong \Mai*kong"\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American wild dog ({Canis cancrivorus}); the	   crab-eating dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Mail \Mail\ (m[=a]l), n.	   A spot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mail \Mail\, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See	   {Medal}.]	   1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver	      half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also	      {maile}, and {maille}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and	      phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mail and duties} (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in	      whatever form paid.	      [1913 Webster]	Mail \Mail\ (m[=a]l), n. [OE. maile, maille, F. maille a ring of	   mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. macula spot, a	   mesh of a net. Cf. {Macle}, {Macula}, {Mascle}.]	   1. A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was	      used especially for defensive armor. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chain mail}, {Coat of mail}. See under {Chain}, and {Coat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing	      off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the	      scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet mail.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	Mail \Mail\, v. t.	   1. To arm with mail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pinion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Mail \Mail\ (m[=a]l), n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag,	   trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal,	   male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. molgo`s hide, skin.]	   1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bag or bags with the letters, papers, or other matter	      contained therein, conveyed under public authority from	      one post office to another; the whole system of appliances	      used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail	      matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated	            Hague.                                --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received	      through the post office.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be	      carried. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mail catcher}, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached	      to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train	      is in motion.	   {Mail guard}, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public	      mails. [Eng.]	   {Mail train}, a railroad train carrying the mail.	      [1913 Webster]	Mail \Mail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mailing}.]	   To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or	   place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail;	   to post; as, to mail a letter. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States to mail and to post are both in	         common use; as, to mail or post a letter. In England	         post is the commoner usage.	         [1913 Webster]
Mailable \Mail"a*ble\, a.	   Admissible lawfully into the mail. Opposed to {non-mailable}.	   Dangerous items such as explosives, weapons, or corrosive	   chemicals are often classified by the postal authorities as	   non-mailable. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC] mailbag
mailbag \mail"bag`\, mail bag \mail bag\n.	   A bag in which mailed matter is conveyed or shipped under	   public authority.	   Syn: mail pouch.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A letter carrier's shoulder bag; as, in England they call	      a mailbag a postbag.	   Syn: postbag.	        [WordNet 1.5] mailboat
mailboat \mail"boat`\, mail boat \mail" boat`\n.	   1. a boat that carries the mail.	   Syn: mail boat, packet, packet boat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mailbox \mail"box`\ n.	   1. A public box for deposit of mail, where it is later picked	      up by the postal authority for delivery.	   Syn: postbox, letter box.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A private box to recieve delivery of mail. The term is	      used both for boxes receiving mail delivered by the public	      postal authority, or by a private services, such as for	      mail to employees in large corporations.	   Syn: letter box.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. (Computers) A location within a computer storage device	      where electronic mail is held until it is retrieved by the	      addressee. Creation and use of an electronic mailbox	      requires special software as well as a data storage	      device.	      [PJC]
mail call \mail call\ n.	   A call of the names of those persons receiving mail for the	   purpose of transmitting mail to them; -- a technique used in	   the military services to deliver mail to enlisted personnel.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	mail car \mail car\ n.	   A railway car of special design used for the transportation	   and sorting of mail en route to its destination, and having	   employees of the post office inside to perform those	   functions.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	mail carrier \mail carrier\ n.	   A person who delivers the mail; -- also called a {letter	   carrier}. A male mail carrier is also called a {mailman}.	   Syn: postman, letter carrier, carrier, mailman.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Mailclad \Mail"clad`\, a.	   Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
mail clerk \mail clerk\ n.	   A clerk in a post office.	   Syn: postal clerk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mailed \Mailed\, a. (Zool.)	   Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or	   plates.	   [1913 Webster]	Mailed \Mailed\, a. [See 1st {Mail}.]	   Spotted; speckled.	   [1913 Webster]
mail fraud \mail fraud\ n.	   The use of the mails to defraud someone.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mailing \Mail"ing\, n. [Scot., fr. mail tribute, rent. See 2d	   {Mail}.]	   A farm. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
mailing \mail"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of sending materials through the mail.	      [PJC]	   2. A quantity of mail, such as letters, magazines,	      advertising brochures, etc., sent at one time by one	      person or organization; as, the ads with coupons will go	      out in our next mailing.	      [PJC]	mailing address \mailing address\ n.	   The postal address where a maile can be addressed to a person	   or organization.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	mailing list \mailing list\ n.	   A list of names and addresses to which advertising,	   solicitations of money, or other materials material sent in	   large quantities is mailed; -- it is usually used by	   comercial or charitable organizations. Mailing lists are	   often sold by organizations to other organizations, and are	   frequently used for targeted mailing, i. e., mailing to	   groups of people who are more likely htan the general	   population to respond as desired to the message in the mail.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
maillot \maillot\ n.	   A woman's one-piece bathing suit.	   Syn: tank suit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. for dancers or gymnasts.	      [WordNet 1.5]
mailman \mail"man`\ n.	   A man who delivers the mail. A male {mail carrier}.	   Syn: postman, mail carrier, letter carrier, carrier.	        [WordNet 1.5] mail-order buying
mail-order buying \mail-order buying\, mail-order \mail-order\n.	   The buying and selling of goods to be shipped from the vendor	   through the mail to the purchaser. Information about to be	   purchased may be found in catalogs, advertisements, on the	   web, etc., and purchase orders transmitted to the vendor by	   mail, telephone, or internet connection.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mail pouch \mail pouch\ n.	   Same as {mailbag}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mail-shell \Mail"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   A chiton.	   [1913 Webster]
mail slot \mail slot\ n.	   A usually horizontal slot in a door through which mail can be	   delivered. It often has a hinged cover to keep the opening	   cloised when not in use.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mailsorter \mailsorter\ n.	   A machine that sorts mail, according to the address.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mail train \mail train\ n.	   A railroad train that carries mail.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maim \Maim\ (m[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maimed} (m[=a]md);p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Maiming}.] [OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier,	   mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare,	   mahennare; perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Armor. mac'ha[~n]a to	   mutilate, m[=a]c'ha to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. mang[=o]n to	   lack, perh. akin to E. mangle to lacerate. Cf. {Mayhem}.]	   1. To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person	      in fighting less able either to defend himself or to annoy	      his adversary.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the ancient law of England he that maimed any man	            whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced	            to lose the like part.                --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to disable; to impair.	      [1913 Webster]	            My late maimed limbs lack wonted might. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            You maimed the jurisdiction of all bishops. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To mutilate; mangle; cripple.	        [1913 Webster]	Maim \Maim\, n. [Written in law language {maihem}, and	   {mayhem}.] [OF. mehaing. See {Maim}, v.]	   1. The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body,	      by which one is rendered less able to defend himself or to	      annoy his adversary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The privation of any necessary part; a crippling;	      mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential.	      See {Mayhem}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want	            there of be a maim than the use of it a blemish.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noble author esteems it to be a maim in history	            that the acts of Parliament should not be recited.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]
Maimedly \Maim"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a maimed manner.	   [1913 Webster]
maimedness \maim"ed*ness\, n.	   State of being maimed. --Bolton.	   [1913 Webster]
main \main\ (m[=a]n), n. [F. main hand, L. manus. See {Manual}.]	   1. A hand or match at dice. --Prior. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stake played for at dice. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The largest throw in a match at dice; a throw at dice	      within given limits, as in the game of hazard.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A match at cockfighting. "My lord would ride twenty miles	      . . . to see a main fought." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A main-hamper. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Main \Main\, n. [AS. m[ae]gen strength, power, force; akin to	   OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. [root]103. See	   {May}, v.]	   1. Strength; force; might; violent effort. [Obs., except in	      certain phrases.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There were in this battle of most might and main.	                                                  --R. of Gl.	      [1913 Webster]	            He 'gan advance,	            With huge force, and with importable main.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The chief or principal part; the main or most important	      thing. [Obs., except in special uses.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the	            main, and to use the other two . . . but as	            supporters.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically:	      (a) The great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay,	          etc.; the high sea; the ocean. "Struggling in the	          main." --Dryden.	      (b) The continent, as distinguished from an island; the	          mainland. "Invaded the main of Spain." --Bacon.	      (c) principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser	          ones; esp. (Engin.), a principal pipe leading to or	          from a reservoir; as, a fire main.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Forcing main}, the delivery pipe of a pump.	   {For the main}, or {In the main}, for the most part; in the	      greatest part.	   {With might and main}, or {With all one's might and main},	      with all one's strength; with violent effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            With might and main they chased the murderous fox.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Main \Main\ (m[=a]n), a. [From {Main} strength, possibly	   influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf.	   {Magnate}.]	   1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That current with main fury ran.      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] "The main abyss." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] "It's a man	      untruth." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc.;	      as, the main reason to go; the main proponent.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Our main interest is to be happy as we can.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Important; necessary. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That which thou aright	            Believest so main to our success, I bring. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By main force}, by mere force or sheer force; by violent	      effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Maine which by main force Warwick did win.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By main strength}, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy	      weight by main strength.	   {Main beam} (Steam Engine), working beam.	   {Main boom} (Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the	      mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.	   {Main brace}.	      (a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf.	          {Counter brace}.	      (b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard.	   {Main center} (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working	      beam or side lever swings.	   {Main chance}. See under {Chance}.	   {Main couple} (Arch.), the principal truss in a roof.	   {Main deck} (Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the	      principal deck.	   {Main keel} (Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel,	      as distinguished from the false keel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.	        [1913 Webster]	Main \Main\, adv. [See {Main}, a.]	   Very; extremely; as, main heavy. "I'm main dry." --Foote.	   [Obs. or Low]	   [1913 Webster]
main course \main course\ n.	   1. The principal part of a meal.	   Syn: entree.	        [PJC]	   2. (Nautical) A square mainsail.	      [WordNet 1.5]	main deck \main deck\ n.	   The uppermost sheltered deck that runs the entire length of a	   large vessel.	   Syn: second deck.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maine \Maine\ (m[=a]n), prop. n.	   One of the New England States.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maine law}, any law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of	      intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling that enacted	      in the State of Maine. At present, the state of Maine	      sells such beverages in its own stores.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
maine lobster \maine lobster\ n.	   1. Any of several cold-water lobsters with large tender	      claws, caught from Maine to the Carolinas.	   Syn: American lobster, Northern lobster.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A lobster ({Homarus americanus}) found off the Atlantic	      coast of North America.	   Syn: American lobster, Northern lobster, {Homarus	        americanus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
main entry word \main entry word\ n.	   The form of a word that heads a lexical entry and is	   alphabetized in a dictionary; also called {entry word},	   {headword}, and {lemma}.	   Syn: citation form, entry word, headword, lemma.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: In different languages, different wordforms, such as	         cases for verbs, may be taken as the main entry word.	         In English dictionaries, it is the infinitive form, but	         in latin dictionaries it is usually the first person	         singular present.	         [PJC]	main file \main file\ n. (computers)	   A file that is used as the authority in a given job and that	   is relatively permanent.	   Syn: master file.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mainframe \main"frame`\ n. (Computers)	   1. A large digital computer serving 100-400 users and	      occupying a special air-conditioned room. At any given	      point in development of computer technology, the mainframe	      will be faster, have large main memeory, and be more	      capable than a {minicomputer}, which will in turn be	      faster and more capable than a {personal computer}. The	      typical personal computer in 1999 is faster than a	      mainframe was in 1970.	   Syn: mainframe computer.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. The board holding the CPU and the memory forming the	      central part of a computer to which the peripherals are	      attached.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Main-gauche \Main`-gauche"\ (m[a^]N`g[=o]sh"), n. [F., the left	   hand.] (Ancient Armor)	   The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in	   the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's	   rapier.	   [1913 Webster]
Main-hamper \Main"-ham`per\, n. [F. main hand (see {Main} a hand	   at dice) + E. hamper.]	   A hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in	   carrying grapes to the press.	   [1913 Webster]
Mainland \Main"land`\, n.	   The continent; the principal land; -- opposed to {island}, or	   {peninsula}. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula	         to the mainland.                         --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
mainland China \mainland China\ n.	   The People's Republic of China, also called {Communist	   China}, in distinction from {Nationalist China}, the	   government located on the island of Taiwan. Both governments	   claim to represent the entire people of China, but the	   People's republic is recognized as China by the United	   Nationss and most of its member states.	   Syn: Red China, PRC, Beijing.	        [PJC]
main line \main line\ n.	   Ahe principal route of a transportation system, such as a	   railroad or bus line.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mainline \main"line`\ (m[=a]n"l[imac]n`) v. t.	   1. to inject (illegal drugs) into the vein; as, he preferred	      to mainline heroin rather than sniff coke.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main strong. See {Main} strength.]	   Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mainly \Main"ly\, adv. [From main principal, chief.]	   Principally; chiefly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mainmast \Main"mast`\, n. (Naut.)	   The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
main office \main office\ n.	   The office that serves as the administrative center of an	   enterprise,	   Syn: headquarters, central office, home office.	        [WordNet 1.5]	main memory \main memory\ n. (Computers)	   The memory in a computer that holds programs and data for	   rapid access during execution of a program; it usually hold	   the largest quantity of rapid-access storage in a computer;	   -- also called {RAM} ({random access memory}. It is	   contrasted to {ROM}, {disk data storage}, {cache},	   {registers} and other forms of data storage.	   [PJC]
Mainor \Main"or\, n. [Anglo-Norm. meinoure, OF. manuevre. See	   {Maneuver}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A thing stolen found on the person of the thief.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A thief was said to be "taken with the mainor," when he	         was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, in	         his hands. --Wharton. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]
Mainpernable \Main"per*na*ble\, a. [OF. main hand + pernable,	   for prenable, that may be taken, pregnable. See	   {Mainpernor}.] (Law)	   Capable of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able	   to be mainprised.	   [1913 Webster]
Mainpernor \Main"per*nor\, n. [OF. main hand + pernor, for	   preneor, a taker, F. preneur, fr. prendre to take.] (Law)	   A surety, under the old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's	   appearance in court at a day.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mainpernors differ from bail in that a man's bail may	         imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day of	         appearance; mainpernors can do neither; they are bound	         to produce him to answer all charges whatsoever.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]
Mainpin \Main"pin\, n. (Vehicles)	   A kingbolt.	   [1913 Webster]
Mainprise \Main"prise\, n. [F. main hand + prise a taking, fr.	   prendre, p. p. pris to take, fr. L. prehendere, prehensum.]	   (Law)	   (a) A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding him to take	       sureties, called mainpernors, for the prisoner's	       appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now	       obsolete. --Wharton.	   (b) Deliverance of a prisoner on security for his appearance	       at a day.	       [1913 Webster]	Mainprise \Main"prise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mainprised}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Mainprising}.] (Law)	   To suffer to go at large, on his finding sureties, or	   mainpernors, for his appearance at a day; -- said of a	   prisoner.	   [1913 Webster]
main road \main road\ n.	   A major road for any form of motor transport.	   Syn: highway.	        [WordNet 1.5]	main rotor \main rotor\ n. (Aviation)	   The assembly of large rotating airfoils (blades) on a	   helicopter that produce the lift to support the helicopter in	   the air.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mains \mains\ (m[=a]nz), n. [Scot. See {Manse}.]	   The farm attached to a mansion house; a manse. [Scot. or	   Brit. dial.]	   [1913 Webster]	mains \mains\ (m[=a]nz), n. (Electricity)	   The source of electrical power in a building; the wiring	   system of a building.	   [PJC]
Mainsail \Main"sail`\ (m[=a]n"s[=a]l`), n. (Naut.)	   The principal sail in a ship or other vessel.	   [1913 Webster]	         [They] hoised up the mainsail to the wind. -- Acts	                                                  xxvii. 40.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The mainsail of a ship is extended upon a yard attached	         to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon	         the boom.	         [1913 Webster]
main sequence \main" se`quence\, n. (Astronomy)	   That region on a two-dimensional graph of luminosity versus	   temperature for stars (the Herzsprung-Russel diagram), which	   runs from high temperature and high luminosity to low	   temperature and low luminosity, in which most of the stars	   (plotted as points on the diagram) are found. A normal star	   such as the earth's sun will spend most of its time over	   billions of years within this region of temperature and	   luminosity, as it progressively converts more of its original	   hydrogen into heavier elements. After the hydrogen is	   consumed, a star may become a {red giant} or evolve into	   other types of star not within the main sequence region.	   [PJC]
mainsheet \main"sheet`\, n. (Naut.)	   One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and	   trimmed.	   [1913 Webster]
mainspring \main"spring`\, n.	   The principal or most important spring in a piece of	   mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock	   or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence:	   (Fig.) The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause	   of action; as, the mainspring of action.	   [1913 Webster]
Mainstay \Main"stay`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) The stay extending from the foot of the foremast	      to the maintop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Main support; principal dependence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great mainstay of the Church.     --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]
mainstream \main"stream`\ n.	   The prevailing opinion or practise; as, the doctor avoided	   using therapies outside the mainstream of modern medical	   practice.	   [PJC]	mainstream \main"stream`\ v. t. (Education)	   TO place (a student) in regular school classes; -- used	   especially of mentally or physically handicapped children.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mainstreamed \main"streamed`\ adj. (Education)	   Placed in regular school classes; -- of the handicapped.	   [WordNet 1.5]
main street \main street\ n.	   1. A main thoroughfare, usually one in a small town having	      the largest concentration of retail businesses.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: (Fig.) The attitudes, environment, or life style of	      a small town; -- usually capitalized, and often used	      attributively; as, Main Street attitudes toward	      Washington.	      [PJC]
Mainswear \Main"swear`\, v. i. [AS. m[=a]nswerian to forswear;	   m[=a]n sin, crime + swerian to swear.]	   To swear falsely. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Maintain \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.	   tenir to hold (L. tenere). See {Manual}, and Tenable.]	   1. To hold or keep in any particular state or condition; to	      support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; not to suffer	      to fail or decline; as, to maintain a certain degree of	      heat in a furnace; to maintain a fence or a railroad; to	      maintain the digestive process or powers of the stomach;	      to maintain the fertility of soil; to maintain present	      reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep possession of; to hold and defend; not to	      surrender or relinquish.	      [1913 Webster]	            God values . . . every one as he maintains his post.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To continue; not to suffer to cease or fail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maintain talk with the duke.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bear the expense of; to support; to keep up; to supply	      with what is needed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glad, by his labor, to maintain his life.	                                                  --Stirling.	      [1913 Webster]	            What maintains one vice would bring up two children.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To affirm; to support or defend by argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is hard to maintain the truth, but much harder to	            be maintained by it.                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To assert; vindicate; allege. See {Assert}.	        [1913 Webster]
Maintainable \Main*tain"a*ble\, a.	   That may be maintained.	   [1913 Webster]
Maintainer \Main*tain"er\, n.	   One who maintains.	   [1913 Webster]
Maintainor \Main*tain"or\, n. [OF. mainteneor, F. mainteneur.]	   (Crim. Law)	   One who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending	   between others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.	   --Bouvier. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Maintenance \Main"te*nance\, n. [OF. maintenance. See	   {Maintain}.]	   1. The act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense;	      vindication.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor	            and the maintenance of his service, is granted to	            God.                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which maintains or supports; means of sustenance;	      supply of necessaries and conveniences.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those of better fortune not making learning their	            maintenance.                          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Crim. Law) An officious or unlawful intermeddling in a	      cause depending between others, by assisting either party	      with money or means to carry it on. See {Champerty}.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Those actions required for the care of machinery, a	      building, etc., to keep it clean and in proper functioning	      condition, and to prevent or forestall damage due to	      normal use.	      [PJC]	   5. Payments, such as child support or alimony, to a dependent	      child not living with one or to a divorced wife.	      [PJC]	   {Cap of maintenance}. See under {Cap}.	      [1913 Webster]
maintenance man \maintenance man\ n.	   A worker, usually in an enterprise or apartment building,	   whose job is to repair damaged parts of a building or its	   fixtures, and sometimes to make improvements or other changes	   to the building.	   [WordNet 1.5]	maintenance staff \maintenance staff\ n.	   Those persons in a business responsible for maintaining the	   physical plant in good condition.	   Syn: service staff, maintenance crew.	        [WordNet 1.5]
maintop \main"top`\, n. (Naut.)	   The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged	   vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
main-topmast \main-topmast\ n.	   the mast next above the mainmast.	   [WordNet 1.5]
main-topsail \main-topsail\ n.	   a topsail set on the mainmast.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Main yard \Main" yard`\ (Naut.)	   The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the	   mainmast.	   [1913 Webster]
Maioid \Mai"oid\, a. [Maia + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the genus {Maia}, or family {Maiadeae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maister \Mais"ter\, n.	   Master. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Maister \Mais"ter\, a.	   Principal; chief. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Maistrie	   Maistre
Maistre \Mais"tre\, Maistrie \Mais"trie\, Maistry \Mais"try\, n.	   Mastery; superiority; art. See {Mastery}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Maistress \Mais"tress\, n.	   Mistress. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Maithes \Mai"thes\ (m[=a]"th[e^]s), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Maghet}.	   [1913 Webster]
maitre d'hotel \mai`tre d'ho*tel"\, maitre d'hotel \ma[^i]`tre
d'h[^o]*tel`\(m[=a]"t[~e]r d[=o]*t[e^]l" or m[=a]"tr[u^]	   d[=o]*t[e^]l"); pl. {maitres d'hotel}. n.	   1. A headwaiter.	   Syn: captain, head waiter.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The manager or owner of a hotel.	      [PJC]
maize \maize\ (m[=a]z), n. [Sp. maiz. fr. mahiz or mahis, is the	   language of the Island of Haiti.] (Bot.)	   A large species of American grass of the genus {Zea} ({Zea	   Mays}), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian	   corn, commonly called {corn}. Also, its seed, growing on	   cobs, and used as food for men and animals.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maize eater} (Zool.), a South American bird of the genus	      {Pseudoleistes}, allied to the troupials.	   {Maize yellow}, a delicate pale yellow.	      [1913 Webster]
majagua \majagua\ n.	   1. A shrubby tree ({Hibiscus tiliaceus}) widely distributed	      along tropical shores, which yields a light tough wood	      used for canoe outriggers and a fiber used for cordage and	      caulk; it is often cultivated for ornament.	   Syn: mahoe, mahagua, balibago, purau, {Hibiscus tiliaceus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An erect forest tree ({Hibiscus elatus}) of Cuba and	      Jamaica having variably hairy leaves and orange-yellow or	      orange-red flowers; it yields a moderately dense timber	      for cabinetwork and gunstocks.	   Syn: Cuban bast, blue mahoe, mahoe, mahagua, {Hibiscus	        elatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
maja squinado \maja squinado\ n. [species name.]	   A large European spider crab.	   Syn: European spider crab, king crab, {Maja squinado}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Majestatic
Majestatic \Maj`es*tat"ic\, Majestatal \Maj`es*tat"*al\, a.	   Majestic. [Obs.] --E. Pocock. --Dr. J. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Majestic \Ma*jes"tic\, a. [From {Majesty}.]	   Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august dignity,	   stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; grand. "The	   majestic world." --Shak. "Tethys' grave majestic pace."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must	         be grave, majestic, and sublime.         --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; imperial;	        regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.	        [1913 Webster]
Majestical \Ma*jes"tic*al\, a.	   Majestic. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]	         An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more	         majestical.                              --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ma*jes"tic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Ma*jes"tic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Majesticness \Ma*jes"tic*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being majestic. --Oldenburg.	   [1913 Webster]
Majesty \Maj"es*ty\, n.; pl. {Majesties}. [OE. magestee, F.	   majest['e], L. majestas, fr. an old compar. of magnus great.	   See {Major}, {Master}.]	   The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or	   state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted	   dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing;	   imposing loftiness; stateliness; -- usually applied to the	   rank and dignity of sovereigns.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with majesty. --Ps.	                                                  xciii. 1.	   [1913 Webster]	         No sovereign has ever represented the majesty of a	         great state with more dignity and grace. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an	      emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a plural;	      as, their majesties attended the concert.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles	            V.] now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the	            title of Majesty, and required it from his subjects	            as a mark of respect. Before that time all the	            monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the	            appellation of Highness or Grace.     --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dignity; elevation of manner or style. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Majidae \Majidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family comprising the spider crabs.	   Syn: family {Majidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Majolica \Ma*jol"i*ca\, n. [It.]	   A kind of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration,	   which reached its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th	   century.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was	         an early seat of this manufacture. --Heyse.	         [1913 Webster]
Major \Ma"jor\, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F.	   majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.]	   1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part	      of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major	      part of the territory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of greater dignity; more important. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of full legal age; adult. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in	      difference of pitch from another tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Major key} (Mus.), a key in which one and two, two and	      three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major	      seconds, and three and four, and seven and eight, make	      minor seconds.	   {Major offense} (Law), an offense of a greater degree which	      contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include	      assault.	   {Major scale} (Mus.), the natural diatonic scale, which has	      semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and	      fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; the scale of the	      major mode, of which the third is major. See {Scale}, and	      {Diatonic}.	   {Major second} (Mus.), a second between whose tones is a	      difference in pitch of a step.	   {Major sixth} (Mus.), a sixth of four steps and a half step.	      In major keys the third and sixth from the key tone are	      major. Major keys and intervals, as distinguished from	      minors, are more cheerful.	   {Major third} (Mus.), a third of two steps.	      [1913 Webster]	Major \Ma"jor\, n. [F. major. See {Major}, a.]	   1. (Mil.) An officer next in rank above a captain and next	      below a lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A person of full age.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) That premise which contains the major term. It its	      the first proposition of a regular syllogism; as: No	      unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the	      major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor].	      Therefore, no man in his natural state is qualified for	      happiness in heaven [conclusion or inference].	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In hypothetical syllogisms, the hypothetical premise is	         called the major.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. [LL. See {Major}.] A mayor. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Majorana \Majorana\ prop. n.	   A small genus of herbs usually included in the genus	   {Origanum}.	   Syn: genus {Majorana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Majorat \Ma`jo`rat"\, n. [F. majorat, LL. majoratus. See	   {Major}, a., and cf. {Majorate}.]	   1. The right of succession to property according to age; --	      so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (French Law) Property, landed or funded, so attached to a	      title of honor as to descend with it.	      [1913 Webster]
Majorate \Ma"jor*ate\, n.	   The office or rank of a major.	   [1913 Webster]	Majorate \Ma"jor*ate\, v. t. [LL. majorare to augment. See	   {Major}, a.]	   To augment; to increase. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Majoration \Ma`jor*a"tion\, n.	   Increase; enlargement. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
major axis \major axis\ n. (Geom.),	   The greater axis of a geometrical figure. Especially: the	   longest axis of an ellipse or ellipsoid, which passes through	   the two foci. See {Focus}, n., 2.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Majorcan \Ma*jor"can\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Majorca. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Majorca.	   [1913 Webster]
major diatonic scale \major diatonic scale\ n. (Mus.),	   The natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the	   third and fourth, and seventh and eighth notes, and whole	   tones between the other notes; the scale of the major mode,	   of which the third is major; also called {major scale}. See	   {Scale}, and {Diatonic}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Major-domo \Ma`jor-do"mo\, n. [Sp. mayordomo, or It.	   maggiordomo; both fr. LL. majordomus; L. major greater +	   domus house.]	   A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as	   master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or	   officer.	   [1913 Webster]
major form class \major form class\ n. (Grammar)	   Any of the {parts of speech} of traditional grammar.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Major general \Ma"jor gen"er*al\	   An officer of the army holding a rank next above that of	   brigadier general and next below that of lieutenant general,	   and who usually commands a division or a corps.	   [1913 Webster]
Majority \Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Majorities}. [F. majorit['e].	   See {Major}.]	   1. The quality or condition of being major or greater;	      superiority. Specifically:	      (a) The military rank of a major.	      (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by	          law to manage one's own affairs.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of	      mankind; a majority of the votes cast.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all	      other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially,	      the number by which the votes for a successful candidate	      exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected	      by a majority of five hundred votes. See {Plurality}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To go over to the majority} or {To join the majority}, to	      die.	      [1913 Webster]
majority leader \majority leader\ n. (Politics)	   The leader of the majority party in a legislature. Compare	   {minority leader}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	majority rule \majority rule\ n.	   The rule or doctrine that the numerical majority[2] of an	   organized group can make decisions binding on the whole	   group; as, our club makes decisions by majority rule..	   Contrasted with {unanimous consent}, or decision by a	   {decree} of a single person or small committee forming part	   of an organization.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
major league \major league\ n. (Sports)	   The most important league[2] in any sport (especially	   baseball); contrasted with {minor league}. Its teams are more	   competent, its members are paid more, and its games attract	   more interest and publicity, than those of a minor league.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] major-league
major-league \major-league\, major league \major league\a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a {major league}; as, major-league	      football rules.	      [PJC]	   2. Among the best or most important of its class; as, a	      major-league computer manufacturer.	      [PJC] major-league club	major-league club \major-league club\, major-league team
\major-league team\n.	   A sports team that plays in a major league.	   [WordNet 1.5]
major leaguer \major leaguer\ n.	   A member of a major-league baseball team.	   [WordNet 1.5]	major power \major power\ n.	   A nation powerful enough to influence events throughout the	   world.	   Syn: world power, great power, power.	        [WordNet 1.5]	major premise \major premise\ n. (Logic),	   That premise of a syllogism that contains the major term	   (which is the predicate of the conclusion). Contrasted to	   {minor premise}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Majorship \Ma"jor*ship\, n.	   The office of major.	   [1913 Webster]
majors \majors\ n. pl.	   The teams in the major leagues.	   Syn: major leagues, big leagues.	        [WordNet 1.5]
major suit \major suit\ n. (Bridge)	   A suit of playing cards which has higher scoring value;	   specifically, either spades or hearts. Contrasted with a	   {minor suit}, being either diamonds or clubs.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	major term \major term\ n. (Logic),	   That term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the	   conclusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Majoun \Maj"oun\, n.	   See {Madjoun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Majusculae \Ma*jus"cu*lae\, n. pl. [L., fem. pl. fr. majusculus	   somewhat greater or great, dim. of major, majus. See	   {Major}.] (Palaeography)	   Capital letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century	   and earlier.	   [1913 Webster]
Majuscule \Ma*jus"cule\, n. [Cf. F. majuscule. See	   {Majusculae}.]	   A capital letter; especially, one used in ancient	   manuscripts. See {Majusculae}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Majuscule writing}, writing composed wholly of capital	      letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe	      from the third to the sixth century.	      [1913 Webster]
makable \mak"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being made.	   [1913 Webster]
Makalu \Makalu\ prop. n.	   A mountain in Nepal and Tibet, 27,824 feet high. According to	   WordNet, it is 27,790 feet high.	   Syn: Makalu I.	        [WordNet 1.5]
makaron \mak"a*ron\, n.	   See {Macaroon}, 2. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
make \make\ (m[=a]k), n. [AS. maca, gemaca. See {Match}.]	   A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For in this world no woman is	         Worthy to be my make.                    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	make \make\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {made} (m[=a]d); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {making}.] [OE. maken, makien, AS. macian; akin to OS.	   mak?n, OFries. makia, D. maken, G. machen, OHG. mahh?n to	   join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. mage. Cf. {Match} an equal.]	   1. To cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to	      produce; to frame; to fashion; to create. Hence, in	      various specific uses or applications:	      (a) To form of materials; to cause to exist in a certain	          form; to construct; to fabricate.	          [1913 Webster]	                He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after	                he had made it a molten calf.     --Ex. xxxii.	                                                  4.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To produce, as something artificial, unnatural, or	          false; -- often with up; as, to make up a story.	          [1913 Webster]	                And Art, with her contending, doth aspire	                To excel the natural with made delights.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To bring about; to bring forward; to be the cause or	          agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often	          used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the	          simple verb that corresponds to such noun; as, to make	          complaint, for to complain; to make record of, for to	          record; to make abode, for to abide, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                Call for Samson, that he may make us sport.	                                                  --Judg. xvi.	                                                  25.	          [1913 Webster]	                Wealth maketh many friends.       --Prov. xix.	                                                  4.	          [1913 Webster]	                I will neither plead my age nor sickness in	                excuse of the faults which I have made.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To execute with the requisite formalities; as, to make	          a bill, note, will, deed, etc.	      (e) To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to get, as	          profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or	          happen to one; as, to make a large profit; to make an	          error; to make a loss; to make money.	          [1913 Webster]	                He accuseth Neptune unjustly who makes shipwreck	                a second time.                    --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To find, as the result of calculation or computation;	          to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or	          amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and	          the like; as, he made the distance of; to travel over;	          as, the ship makes ten knots an hour; he made the	          distance in one day.	      (h) To put in a desired or desirable condition; to cause	          to thrive.	          [1913 Webster]	                Who makes or ruins with a smile or frown.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be or become; to put into a given state verb,	      or adjective; to constitute; as, to make known; to make	      public; to make fast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who made thee a prince and a judge over us? --Ex.	                                                  ii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            See, I have made thee a god to Pharaoh. --Ex. vii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When used reflexively with an adjective, the reflexive	         pronoun is often omitted; as, to make merry; to make	         bold; to make free, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to appear to be; to constitute subjectively; to	      esteem, suppose, or represent.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is not that goose and ass that Valla would make	            him.                                  --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To require; to constrain; to compel; to force; to cause;	      to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and	      infinitive.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the active voice the to of the infinitive is usually	         omitted.	         [1913 Webster]	               I will make them hear my words.    --Deut. iv.	                                                  10.	         [1913 Webster]	               They should be made to rise at their early hour.	                                                  --Locke.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. To become; to be, or to be capable of being, changed or	      fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to furnish	      the material for; as, he will make a good musician; sweet	      cider makes sour vinegar; wool makes warm clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And old cloak makes a new jerkin.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To compose, as parts, ingredients, or materials; to	      constitute; to form; to amount to; as, a pound of ham	      makes a hearty meal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,	            Make but one temple for the Deity.    --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To be engaged or concerned in. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gomez, what makest thou here, with a whole	            brotherhood of city bailiffs?         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight of. "And	      make the Libyan shores." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that sail in the middle can make no land of	            either side.                          --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make a bed}, to prepare a bed for being slept on, or to	      put it in order.	   {To make a card} (Card Playing), to take a trick with it.	   {To make account}. See under {Account}, n.	   {To make account of}, to esteem; to regard.	   {To make away}.	      (a) To put out of the way; to kill; to destroy. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                If a child were crooked or deformed in body or	                mind, they made him away.         --Burton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To alienate; to transfer; to make over. [Obs.]	          --Waller.	   {To make believe}, to pretend; to feign; to simulate.	   {To make bold}, to take the liberty; to venture.	   {To make the cards} (Card Playing), to shuffle the pack.	   {To make choice of}, to take by way of preference; to choose.	      	   {To make danger}, to make experiment. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   {To make default} (Law), to fail to appear or answer.	   {To make the doors}, to shut the door. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Make the doors upon a woman's wit, and it will out	            at the casement.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] 	   {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}.	      (a) To belittle.	      (b) To accomplish easily.	   {To make love to}. See under {Love}, n.	   {To make meat}, to cure meat in the open air. [Colloq.	      Western U. S.]	   {To make merry}, to feast; to be joyful or jovial.	   {To make much of}, to treat with much consideration,,	      attention, or fondness; to value highly.	   {To make no bones}. See under {Bone}, n.	   {To make no difference}, to have no weight or influence; to	      be a matter of indifference.	   {To make no doubt}, to have no doubt.	   {To make no matter}, to have no weight or importance; to make	      no difference.	   {To make oath} (Law), to swear, as to the truth of something,	      in a prescribed form of law.	   {To make of}.	      (a) To understand or think concerning; as, not to know	          what to make of the news.	      (b) To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem; to	          account. "Makes she no more of me than of a slave."	          --Dryden.	   {To make one's law} (Old Law), to adduce proof to clear one's	      self of a charge.	   {To make out}.	      (a) To find out; to discover; to decipher; as, to make out	          the meaning of a letter.	      (b) to gain sight of; to recognize; to discern; to descry;	          as, as they approached the city, he could make out the	          tower of the Chrysler Building.	      (c) To prove; to establish; as, the plaintiff was unable	          to make out his case.	      (d) To make complete or exact; as, he was not able to make	          out the money.	      (d) to write out; to write down; -- used especially of a	          bank check or bill; as, he made out a check for the	          cost of the dinner; the workman made out a bill and	          handed it to him.	   {To make over}, to transfer the title of; to convey; to	      alienate; as, he made over his estate in trust or in fee.	      	   {To make sail}. (Naut.)	      (a) To increase the quantity of sail already extended.	      (b) To set sail.	   {To make shift}, to manage by expedients; as, they made shift	      to do without it. [Colloq.].	   {To make sternway}, to move with the stern foremost; to go or	      drift backward.	   {To make strange}, to act in an unfriendly manner or as if	      surprised; to treat as strange; as, to make strange of a	      request or suggestion.	   {To make suit to}, to endeavor to gain the favor of; to	      court.	   {To make sure}. See under {Sure}.	   {To make up}.	      (a) To collect into a sum or mass; as, to make up the	          amount of rent; to make up a bundle or package.	      (b) To reconcile; to compose; as, to make up a difference	          or quarrel.	      (c) To supply what is wanting in; to complete; as, a	          dollar is wanted to make up the stipulated sum.	      (d) To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to shape,	          prepare, or fabricate; as, to make up a mass into	          pills; to make up a story.	          [1913 Webster]	                He was all made up of love and charms!	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To compensate; to make good; as, to make up a loss.	      (f) To adjust, or to arrange for settlement; as, to make	          up accounts.	      (g) To dress and paint for a part, as an actor; as, he was	          well made up.	   {To make up a face}, to distort the face as an expression of	      pain or derision.	   {To make up one's mind}, to reach a mental determination; to	      resolve.	   {To make way}, or {To make one's way}.	      (a) To make progress; to advance.	      (b) To open a passage; to clear the way.	   {To make words}, to multiply words.	      [1913 Webster]
Make \Make\ (m[=a]k), v. i.	   1. To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to	      interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase to meddle	      or make. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or make.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, he made toward	      home; the tiger made at the sportsmen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, authors used to make on, to make forth, to	         make about; but these phrases are obsolete. We now say,	         to make at, to make away, to make for, to make off, to	         make toward, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with for or	      against; as, it makes for his advantage. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Follow after the things which make for peace. --Rom.	                                                  xiv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Considerations infinite	            Do make against it.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To increase; to augment; to accrue.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To compose verses; to write poetry; to versify. [Archaic]	      --Chaucer. Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            To solace him some time, as I do when I make. --P.	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make as if}, or {To make as though}, to pretend that; to	      make show that; to make believe (see under {Make}, v. t.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Joshua and all Israel made as if they were beaten	            before them, and fled.                --Josh. viii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord of London maketh as though he were greatly	            displeased with me.                   --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make at}, to go toward hastily, or in a hostile manner;	      to attack.	   {To make away with}.	      (a) To carry off.	      (b) To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to	          dissipate.	      (c) To kill; to destroy.	   {To make off}, to go away suddenly.	   {To make out}, to succeed; to manage oneself; to be able at	      last; to make shift; as, he made out to reconcile the	      contending parties; after the earthquake they made out all	      right.	      (b) to engage in fond caresses; to hug and kiss; to neck;	          -- of courting couples or individuals (for	          individuals, used with with); as, they made out on a	          bench in the park; he was making out with the waitress	          in the kitchen [informal]	   {To make up}, to become reconciled or friendly.	   {To make up for}, to compensate for; to supply an equivalent	      for.	   {To make up to}.	      (a) To approach; as, a suspicious boat made up to us.	      (b) To pay addresses to; to make love to.	   {To make up with}, to become reconciled to. [Colloq.]	   {To make with}, to concur or agree with. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Make \Make\, n.	   Structure, texture, constitution of parts; construction;	   shape; form.	   [1913 Webster]	         It our perfection of so frail a make	         As every plot can undermine and shake?   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {On the make},	   (a) bent upon making great profits; greedy of gain. [Low, U.	       S.]	   (b) seeking higher social status or a higher employment	       position.	   (c) seeking a sexual partner; looking for sexual adventure.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	Make and break \Make and break\ (Elec.)	   Any apparatus for making and breaking an electric circuit; a	   circuit breaker.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Makebate \Make"bate`\, n. [Make, v. + bate a quarrel.]	   One who excites contentions and quarrels. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
make-belief \make"-be*lief`\, n.	   A feigning to believe; make believe. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
make believe \make" be*lieve`\, v. i.	   To pretend; -- often used with that, but often having the	   that omitted; as, he made believe he didn't hear her; or he	   made believe that he didn't hear her.	   [PJC]
make-believe \make"-be*lieve`\, n.	   A feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere	   pretense; a fiction; an invention. "Childlike make-believe."	   --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         To forswear self-delusion and make-believe. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Make-believe \Make"-be*lieve`\, a.	   1. Feigned; insincere. "Make-believe reverence." --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imaginary; as, the child had a make-believe friend to whom	      he often talked.	      [PJC]
Maked \Mak"ed\, obs. p. p. of {Make}.	   Made. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Make-game \Make"-game`\, n.	   An object of ridicule; a butt. --Godwin.	   [1913 Webster]
make known \make known\ v. t.	   To reveal; to disclose; as, the congressman made known his	   interest in the company only after he voted on the bill.	   [PJC]
Makeless \Make"less\, a. [See 1st {Make}, and cf. {Matchless},	   {Mateless}.]	   1. Matchless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without a mate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Make-peace \Make"-peace`\ (-p[=e]s`), n.	   A peacemaker. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maker \Mak"er\ (m[=a]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer;	      specifically, the Creator.	      [1913 Webster]	            The universal Maker we may praise.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The person who makes a promissory note.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who writes verses; a poet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The Greeks named the poet poihth`s, which name, as the	         most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It	         cometh of this word poiei^n, make; wherein, I know not	         whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well	         the Greeks in calling him a maker." --Sir P. Sidney.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To meet one's maker}, to die.	      [PJC]
makeready \makeready\ n.	   The final preparation and adjustments.	   [WordNet 1.5]
makeshift \make"shift`\ (m[=a]k"sh[i^]ft`), n.	   That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient, with	   implication of inferiority to the more usual object or means.	   --James Mill.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift.	                                                  --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster] makeup
makeup \make"up`\, make-up \make"-up`\(m[=a]k"[u^]p`), n.	   1.	   1. The way in which the parts of anything are put together.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological	            in their mental make-up.              --L. F. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The constituent parts of anything; as, the makeup of the	      new congress was predominantly conservative.	      [PJC]	   3. Cosmetics applied to the face, such as {lipstick}, {facial	      power}, or {eye shadow}.	      [PJC]	   4. The aggregate of cosmetics and costume worn by an actor.	      [PJC]	   5. The effect or appearance of the wearing of makeup (in	      senses 3 or 4); often, the way in which an actor is	      dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character; as,	      her makeup was very realistic.	      [PJC]	   6. An action that is taken to fulfill a requirement not	      accomplished at the expected time, such as a make-up	      examination; as, the student took his make-up on Saturday.	      [PJC]	   7. (Printing) The appearance of a page of a publication,	      specifically the type style of the text and the spatial	      arrangement of the text, illustrations, advertising	      material etc., on the page.	      [PJC]	   8. (Printing) The art or process of arranging the portions of	      a printed publication on the pages for esthetic reasons or	      for optimal effect on the reader.	      [PJC]
make water \make water\, v. i.	   1. (Naut.) To leak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To urinate; -- a euphemism.	      [1913 Webster]
Makeweight \Make"weight`\, n.	   That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something	   of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.	   [1913 Webster]
make-work \make-work\ n.	   Active work of litle value, such as assignments given by	   teachers to students to keep them busy while the teacher	   performs other tasks, or chores performed to while away time;	   also called {busywork}.	   Syn: busywork.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Maki \Ma"ki\, n. [F., from native name.] (Zool.)	   A lemur. See {Lemur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Making \Mak"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication;	      construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the	      making of peace or war was in his power.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Composition, or structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a poem. [Obs.] --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which establishes or places in a desirable state or	      condition; the material of which something may be made;	      as, early misfortune was the making of him.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. External appearance; from. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Making-iron \Mak"ing-i`ron\, n.	   A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by	   calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been	   driven in.	   [1913 Webster]
Making-up \Mak"ing-up`\, n.	   1. The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of	      strength, called proof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.	      [1913 Webster]
mako \mako\ n. (Zool.)	   Same as {mako shark}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
makomako \makomako\ n.	   A graceful deciduous shrub or small tree ({Aristotelia	   serrata}) having attractive foliage and small red berries	   that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine.	   Syn: New Zealand wine berry, wineberry, {Aristotelia	        serrata}, {Aristotelia racemosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mako shark \mako shark\ n. (Zool.)	   A powerful and fierce mackerel shark of the Atlantic and	   Pacific, of the family {Lamidae}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maksutov telescope \Maksutov telescope\ n.	   A type of reflecting telescope in which the aberration of the	   concave mirror is reduced by a meniscus lens.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mal- \Mal-\ (m[a^]l-).	   A prefix in composition denoting ill, or evil, F. male, adv.,	   fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form {male-},	   as in malediction, malevolent. See {Malice}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form male- is chiefly used in cases where the e,	         either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a	         separate syllable, as in malediction, malefactor,	         maleficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in	         malfeasance or male-feasance, malformation or	         male-formation, etc., as also where the word to which	         it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in	         maladministration, etc., the form mal is to be	         preferred, and is the one commonly employed.	         [1913 Webster]
Mala \Ma"la\, n. pl.; pl. of {Malum}. [L.]	   Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mala in se} [L.] (Law), offenses which are such from their	      own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.	   {Mala prohibita} [L.] (Law), offenses prohibited by statute,	      as distinguished from {mala in se}, which are offenses at	      common law.	      [1913 Webster]
Malabar \Mal"a*bar`\, n.	   A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India,	   between the mountains and the sea.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malabar nut} (Bot.), the seed of an East Indian acanthaceous	      shrub, the {Adhatoda Vasica}, sometimes used medicinally.	      [1913 Webster]
malabar kino \malabar kino\ n.	   The reddish or black juice or resin from certain trees of the	   genus {Pterocarpus}, used in medicine and tanning etc.	   Syn: East India kino, kino gum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malacanthidae \Malacanthidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of short-headed marine fishes which are	   often brightly colored.	   Syn: family {Malacanthidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malacatune \Mal`a*ca*tune"\, n.	   See {Melocoton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacca \Ma*lac"ca\, n.	   A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.	   [1913 Webster]
malacca cane \malacca cane\ n. (Bot.),	   A walking cane made from the stem of a species of palm of the	   genus {Calamus} ({Calamus Scipionum}), and of a brown color,	   often mottled. The plant is a native of Cochin China,	   Sumatra, and Malays.	   [1913 Webster]
Malachite \Mal"a*chite\, n. [Fr. Gr. mala`chh a mallow, from its	   resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: cf. F.	   malachite. Cf. {Mallow}.] (Min.)	   Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in	   green mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Green malachite, or malachite proper, admits of a high	         polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. Blue	         malachite, or azurite, is a related species of a deep	         blue color.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Malachite green}. See {Emerald green}, under {Green}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Malacissant \Mal`a*cis"sant\, a. [See {Malacissation}.]	   Softening; relaxing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Malacissation \Mal`a*cis*sa"tion\, n. [L. malacissare to make	   soft, Gr. malaki`zein.]	   The act of making soft or supple. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacobdella \Mal`a*cob*del"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft	   + ? a leech.] (Zool.)	   A genus of nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of	   clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker,	   like that of a leech. See Illust. of {Bdellomorpha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacoderm \Mal"a*co*derm\, n. [Gr. malako`s soft + ? skin.]	   (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of beetles ({Malacodermata}), with a soft and	   flexible body, as the fireflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacolite \Mal"a*co*lite\, n. [Gr. malako`s soft + -lite.]	   (Min.)	   A variety of pyroxene.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacologist \Mal`a*col"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in the science of malacology.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacology \Mal`a*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. malako`s soft + -logy: cf.	   F. malacologie.]	   The science which relates to the structure and habits of	   mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacopoda \Mal`a*cop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. malako`s	   soft + -poda.] (Zool.)	   A class of air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also	   {Protracheata}, and {Onychophora}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from	         seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly	         jointed legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of	         antennae. The trancheae are connected with numerous	         spiracles scattered over the surface of the body.	         {Peripatus} is the only known genus. See {Peripatus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Malacopterygian \Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*an\, n. [Cf. F.	   malacopt['e]rygien.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Malacopterygii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacopterygii \Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Gr. malako`s soft + pte`ryx wing, fin, fr. ptero`n feather.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of fishes in which the fin rays, except the anterior	   ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely jointed, and	   not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, etc.	   Called also {Malacopteri}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacopterygious \Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the {Malacopterygii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacosteon \Mal`a*cos"te*on\, n. [NL., Gr. fr. malako`s soft +	   'oste`on bone.] (Med.)	   A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they	   become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacostomous \Mal`a*cos"to*mous\, a. [Gr. malako`s soft + ?	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   Having soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacostraca \Mal`a*cos"tra*ca\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   malako`s soft + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zool.)	   A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and	   Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacostracan \Mal`a*cos"tra*can\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Malacostraca.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacostracology \Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy\, n. [Malacostracan +	   -logy.]	   That branch of Zoological science which relates to the	   crustaceans; -- called also {carcinology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacostracous \Mal`a*cos"tra*cous\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Malacostraca.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacotoon \Mal`a*co*toon"\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Melocoton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacozoa \Mal`a*co*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. malako`s soft +	   zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca,	   Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also {Malacozoaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malacozoic \Mal`a*co*zo"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Maladdress \Mal`ad*dress"\, n. [Mal- + address.]	   Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of	   accosting one or talking with one. --W. D. Howells.	   [1913 Webster]
Maladjustment \Mal`ad*just"ment\, n. [Mal- + adjustment.]	   A bad adjustment.	   [1913 Webster]
Maladministration \Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion\, n. [Mal- +	   administration.]	   Bad administration; bad management of any business,	   especially of public affairs. [Written also	   {maleadministration}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maladroit \Mal`a*droit"\, a. [F. See {Malice}, and {Adroit}.]	   Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward;	   unskillful. -- {Mal"a*droit`ly}, adv. -- {Mal`a*droit"ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
malady \mal"a*dy\ (m[a^]l"[.a]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Maladies}	   (m[a^]l"[.a]*d[i^]z). [F. maladie, fr. malade ill, sick, OF.	   also, malabde, fr. L. male habitus, i. e., ill-kept, not in	   good condition. See {Malice}, and {Habit}.]	   1. Any disease of the human body; a distemper, disorder, or	      indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or	      morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or	      deep-seated disorder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The maladies of the body may prove medicines to the	            mind.                                 --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A moral or mental defect or disorder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love's a malady without a cure.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease;	        illness. See {Disease}.	        [1913 Webster]
Malaga \Mal"a*ga\ (m[a^]l"[.a]*g[.a] Sp. m[aum]"l[.a]*g[.a]), n.	   A city and a province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence,	   Malaga grapes, Malaga raisins, Malaga wines.	   [1913 Webster]
Malagash \Mal`a*gash"\, n.	   Same as {Malagasy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malagasy \Mal`a*gas"y\, n. sing. & pl.	   A native or natives of Madagascar; also (sing.), the	   language.	   [1913 Webster]	Malagasy Republic \Malagasy Republic\ prop. n.	   Former name of the Republic of Madagascar, a nation in Africa	   occupying the island of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean east	   of Mozambique.	   [PJC]
Malaise \Ma`laise"\, n. [F., fr. mal ill + aise ease.] (Med.)	   An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill	   at ease.	   [1913 Webster]
Malamate \Ma*lam"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of malamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Malambo \Ma*lam"bo\, n. [Pg.]	   A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery,	   said to be from the South American shrub {Croton Malambo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malamethane \Mal`am*eth"ane\, n. [Malamic + ethane.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance forming the ethyl salt of	   malamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Malamic \Ma*lam"ic\, a. [Malic + amic.] (Chem.)	   Of or designating an acid intermediate between malic acid and	   malamide, and known only by its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Malamide \Ma*lam"ide\, n. [Malic + amide.] (Chem.)	   The acid amide derived from malic acid, as a white	   crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.	   [1913 Webster]
malanders \mal"an*ders\ (m[a^]l"an*d[~e]rz), 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 leg of	   a horse. See {Sallenders}. [Written also {mallenders}.]	   [1913 Webster]
malapert \mal"a*pert\ (m[a^]l"[.a]*p[~e]rt), a. [OF. malapert	   unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; mal ill + apert open,	   adroit, intelligent, L. apertus, p. p. of aperire to open.	   See {Malice}, and {Aperient}.]	   Bold; forward; impudent; saucy; pert. --Shak. -- n. A	   malapert person.	   [1913 Webster]	         Are you growing malapert! Will you force me to make use	         of my authority ?                        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mal"a*pert`ly}, adv. -- {mal"a*pert`ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
malapropism \mal"a*prop*ism\, n. [From Mrs. Malaprop, a	   character in Sheridan's drama, " The Rivals," who makes	   amusing blunders in her use of words. See {Malapropos}.]	   A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.	   [1913 Webster]
malapropos \mal*ap"ro*pos`\, a. & adv. [F. mal [`a] propos; mal	   evil + [`a] propos to the purpose.]	   Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Malapterurus \Mal*ap`te*ru"rus\	   (m[a^]l*[a^]p`t[-e]*r[udd]"r[u^]s), prop. n. [NL., from Gr.	   malako`s soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   A genus of African siluroid fishes, including the electric	   catfishes. See {Electric cat}, under {Electric}. [Sometimes	   spelled {Malopterurus}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Malapterurus electricus \Malapterurus electricus\ prop. n.	   (Zool.)	   The species name of the {electric catfish}, a freshwater	   catfish of the Nile and tropical central Africa having an	   electric organ.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malar \Ma"lar\, a. [L. mala the cheek: cf. F. malaire.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the	   malar bone; jugal.	   [1913 Webster]
malar \ma"lar\, n. (Anat.)	   The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the	   orbit; that arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the	   prominence of the cheek; also called the {malar bone}.	   Syn: cheekbone, zygomatic bone, malar bone, jugal bone, os	        zygomaticum.	        [1913 Webster]	malar bone \malar bone\ n.	   Same as {malar}, n.	   [PJC]
malaria \ma*la"ri*a\, n. [It., contr. fr. malaaria bad air. See	   {Malice}, and Air.]	   1. Air infected with some noxious substance capable of	      engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from	      certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers;	      miasma. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The morbific agent in malaria is supposed by some to be	         a vegetable microbe or its spores, and by others to be	         a very minute animal blood parasite (an infusorian).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A human disease caused by infection of red blood	      cells by a protozoan of the genus {Plasmodium}, giving	      rise to fever and chills and many other symptoms,	      characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and	      usually uniform intervals. The protozoal infection is	      usually transmitted from another infected individual by	      the bite of an {Anopheles} mosquito.	      [1913 Webster +PJC] Malarian	      Malarial
Malarial \Ma*la"ri*al\, Malarian \Ma*la"ri*an\, Malarious
\Ma*la"ri*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malarial fever} (Med.), a fever produced by malaria, and	      characterized by the occurrence of chills, fever, and	      sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite	      and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are	      wholly absent (intermittent fever), or only partially so	      (remittent fever); fever and ague; chills and fever.	      [1913 Webster] malaria mosquito
malaria mosquito \malaria mosquito\, malarial mosquito \malarial
mosquito\n.	   A mosquito that transmits the malaria parasite; it is most	   commonly the {Anopheles} mosquito.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malaria parasite \Malaria parasite\	   Any of several minute protozoans of the genus {Plasmodium}	   (syn. {Haematozoon}) which in their adult condition live in	   the tissues of mosquitoes of the genus {Anopheles} (which	   see) and when transferred to the blood of man, by the bite of	   the mosquito, produce malaria.	   Note: The young parasites, or sporozoites, enter the red	         blood corpuscles, growing at their expense, undergoing	         sporulation, and finally destroying the corpuscles,	         thus liberating in the blood plasma an immense number	         of small spores called merozoites. An indefinite but	         not ultimated number of such generations may follow,	         but if meanwhile the host is bitten by a mosquito, the	         parasites develop into gametes in the stomach of the	         insect. These conjugate, the zygote thus produced	         divides, forming spores, and eventually sporozoites,	         which, penetrating to the salivary glands of the	         mosquito, may be introduced into a new host. The	         attacks of the disease coincide with the dissolution of	         the corpuscles and liberation of the spores and	         products of growth of the parasites into the blood	         plasma. Several species of the parasite are	         distinguished, as {Plasmodium vivax}, producing tertian	         malaria; {Plasmodium malariae}, quartan malaria; and	         {Plasmodium (subgenus Laverania) falciferum}, the	         malarial fever of summer and autumn common in the	         tropics.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Malashaganay \Ma`la*sha"ga*nay\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The fresh-water drumfish ({Haploidonotus grunniens}).	   [1913 Webster]
Malassimilation \Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion\, n. [Mal- +	   assimilation.] (Physiol.)	   (a) Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents	       of the food.	   (b) An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials	       brought to them by the blood.	       [1913 Webster]
Malate \Ma"late\, n. [L. malum apple: cf. F. malate. See	   {Malic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of malic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
malawi kwacha \malawi kwacha\ n.	   The kwacha, the monetary unit of Malawi.	   [WordNet 1.5] Malax
Malax \Ma"lax\, Malaxate \Ma*lax"ate\, v. t. [L. malaxare,	   malaxatum, cf. Gr. ?, fr. malako`s soft: cf. F. malaxer.]	   To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner	   substance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Malaxation \Mal`ax*a"tion\, n. [L. malaxatio: cf. F.	   malaxation.]	   The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the	   formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
malaxator \mal"ax*a`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for	   grinding, kneading, or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Malaxis \Malaxis\ prop. n.	   A large genus of largely terrestrial orchids with one or a	   few plicate leaves and slender spikes or tiny mostly green	   flowers; it is cosmopolitan.	   Syn: genus {Malaxis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malaxis-unifolia \Malaxis-unifolia\ n.	   A North American orchid having a solitary leaf and flowers	   with threadlike petals.	   Syn: green adder's mouth, {Malaxis ophioglossoides}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malay \Ma*lay"\, prop. n.	   One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay	   Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.	   [1913 Webster] Malay	Malay \Ma*lay"\, Malayan \Ma*lay"an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The	   Malay language.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malay apple} (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia	      Malaccensis}) common in India; also, its applelike fruit.	      [1913 Webster]
Malaya \Malaya\ prop. n.	   Formerly, an Asian country on Borneo and the Malay Peninsula,	   now part of Malaysia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malayalam \Ma"la*ya"lam\, prop. n.	   The name given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages,	   closely related to the Tamil. --Yule.	   [1913 Webster]
Malayan tapir \Malayan tapir\ n. (Zool.)	   A large inoffensive chiefly nocturnal ungulate ({Tapirus	   indicus}) of tropical America and Southeast Asia having a	   heavy body and fleshy snout.	   Syn: Indian tapir, {Tapirus indicus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malay Archipelago \Malay Archipelago\ prop. n.	   A group of islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans between	   Asia and Australia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malayo-Polynesian \Malayo-Polynesian\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Malayo-Polynesia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malay Peninsula \Malay Peninsula\ prop. n.	   a peninsula in Southeastern Asia occupied by parts of	   Malaysia and Thailand and Burma.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malaysia \Malaysia\ prop. n.	   A country in Southeast Asia including the former nation of	   Malaya on the Malay Peninsula, and part of Borneo; sometimes	   still referred to as {Malaya}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Malaysian \Malaysian\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Malaysia or its	   people or their culture; as, Malaysian police cracked down	   hard on drug smugglers; Malaysian poetry.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malbrouck \Mal"brouck\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   A West African arboreal monkey ({Cercopithecus cynosurus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Malcolmia \Malcolmia\ prop. n.	   A genus of plants usually found in coastal habitats; native	   from the Mediterranean to Afghanistan.	   Syn: genus {Malcolmia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malcolm Little \Malcolm Little\ prop. n.	   A militant American black nationalist leader, also called	   {Malcolm X}; (1925-1965).	   [WordNet 1.5]	Malcolm stock \Malcolm stock\ n.	   Any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus	   {Malcolmia}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Malcolm X \Malcolm X\ prop. n.	   See {Malcolm Little}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
malconformation \mal*con`for*ma"tion\, n. [Mal- + conformation.]	   Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; ill form;	   disproportion of parts.	   [1913 Webster]
malcontent \mal"con*tent`\, a. [F., fr. mal ill + content. See	   {Malice}, {Content}.]	   discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied	   with the government. [Written also {malecontent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The famous malcontent earl of Leicester. --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]
Malcontent \Mal"con*tent`\, n. [F. malcontent.]	   One who discontented; especially, a discontented subject of a	   government; one who expresses his discontent by words or	   overt acts. --Spenser. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
malcontented \mal`con*tent"ed\, a.	   Malcontent. -- {Mal`con*tent"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {Mal`con*tent"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
maldanian \mal*da"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of marine annelids of the genus {Maldane}, or	   family {Maldanidae}. They have a slender, round body, and	   make tubes in the sand or mud.	   [1913 Webster]
mal de mer \mal de mer\ n.	   Motion sickness experienced while traveling on water;	   seasickness.	   Syn: seasickness, naupathia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maldive Islands \Maldive Islands\ prop. n.	   A group of about 2000 islands in the Indian ocean; also known	   as the {Maldives}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maldivian \Maldivian\ n.	   A native or inhabitant of Maldives.	   Syn: Maldivan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maldon \Maldon\ prop. n.	   A battle in which the Danes defeated the East Saxons in 991;	   it is celebrated in an old English poem.	   Syn: battle of Maldon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Male- \Male-\ (m[a^]l- or m[a^]l[-e]-).	   See {Mal-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Male \Male\ (m[=a]l), a. [L. malus. See {Malice}.]	   Evil; wicked; bad. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	Male \Male\, n.	   Same as {Mail}, a bag. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Male \Male\, a. [F. m[^a]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus	   male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man.	   Cf. {Masculine}, {Marry}, v. t.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates	      young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces	      spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female;	      as, male organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of	      bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of	      the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of	      a male; masculine; as, male courage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece	      (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as,	      a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a	      male screw, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Male fern} (Bot.), a fern of the genus {Aspidium} ({Aspidium	      Filixmas}), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp.	      against the tapeworm. {Aspidium marginale} in America, and	      {Aspidium athamanticum} in South Africa, are used as good	      substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See	      {Female fern}, under {Female}.	   {Male rhyme}, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree,	      as laid, afraid, dismayed. See {Female rhyme}, under	      {Female}.	   {Male screw} (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its	      exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a	      corresponding nut or female screw.	   {Male thread}, the thread of a male screw.	      [1913 Webster]	Male \Male\, n.	   1. An animal of the male sex.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Maleadministration \Male`ad*min`is*tra"tion\	   (m[a^]l`[a^]d*m[i^]n`[i^]s*tr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Maladministration.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleate \Ma*le"ate\, n.	   A salt of maleic acid.	   [1913 Webster] maleberry
maleberry \male"ber`ry\, male berry \male" ber`ry\n.	   1. (Bot.) A deciduous much-branched shrub ({Lyonia	      ligustrina}) with dense downy panicles of small	      bell-shaped white flowers; also called {swamp andromeda}.	   Syn: privet andromeda, he-huckleberry, {Lyonia ligustrina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Bot.) A kind of coffee. See {Pea berry}.	      [1913 Webster]
male body \male body\ n.	   The body of an adult human male; -- a term used especially in	   art; as, Da Vinci was unexcelled in painting the male body.	   Syn: adult male body, man's body.	        [PJC]
Malebranchism \Male*branch"ism\, n.	   The philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French	   metaphysician. The fundamental doctrine of his system is that	   the mind can not have knowledge of anything external to	   itself except in its relation to God.	   [1913 Webster]
male chauvinism \male chauvinism\ n.	   Disparaging, patronizing, discriminatory or abusive speech or	   behavior by males toward females stemming from a belief that	   males are superior to females and females therefore worthy of	   less respect and inferior treatment. A form of sexism.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	male chauvinist \male chauvinist\ n.	   A man with a belief in the inferiority of women; one who	   believes in or practises male chavinism.	   Syn: sexist.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Maleconformation \Male*con`for*ma"tion\, n.	   Malconformation.	   [1913 Webster]
Malecontent \Male"con*tent`\, a.	   Malcontent.	   [1913 Webster]
Maledicency \Mal`e*di"cen*cy\, n. [L. maledicentia. See	   {Maledicent}.]	   Evil speaking. [Obs.] --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Maledicent \Mal`e*di"cent\, a. [L. maledicens, p. pr. of	   maledicere to speak ill; male ill + dicere to say, speak. See	   {Malice}, and {Diction}.]	   Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Maledict \Mal"e*dict\, a. [L. maledictus, p. p. of maledicere.]	   Accursed; abominable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Malediction \Mal`e*dic"tion\, n. [L. maledictio: cf. F.	   mal['e]diction. See {Maledicent}.]	   A proclaiming of evil against some one; a cursing;	   imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to	   {benediction}.	   [1913 Webster]	         No malediction falls from his tongue.    --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation;	        anathema.	   Usage: {Malediction}, {Curse}, {Imprecation}, {Execration}.	          Malediction is the most general term, denoting bitter	          reproach, or wishes and predictions of evil. Curse	          implies the desire or threat of evil, declared upon	          oath or in the most solemn manner. Imprecation is	          literally the praying down of evil upon a person.	          Execration is literally a putting under the ban of	          excommunication, a curse which excludes from the	          kingdom of God. In ordinary usage, the last three	          words describe profane swearing, execration being the	          strongest.	          [1913 Webster]
Malefaction \Mal`e*fac"tion\, n. [See {Malefactor}.]	   A crime; an offense; an evil deed. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Malefactor \Mal`e*fac"tor\, n. [L., fr. malefacere to do evil;	   male ill, evil + facere to do. See {Malice}, and {Fact}.]	   1. An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to	      public prosecution and punishment; a criminal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a	      criminal. Opposite of {benefactor}. --H. Brooke. --Fuller.	      "Malefactors of great wealth." [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.	        [1913 Webster]
Malefactress \Mal`e*fac"tress\, n.	   A female malefactor. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Malefeasance \Male*fea"sance\, n.	   See {Malfeasance}.	   [1913 Webster]
male fern \male fern\ n.	   A fern of North America and Europe ({Dryopteris filix-mas})	   whose rhizomes and stalks yield an oleoresin used to expel	   tapeworms. It is a member of the woodfern genus.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malefic \Ma*lef"ic\, a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. mal['e]fique. See	   {Malefaction}.]	   Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.	   [R.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Malefice \Mal"e*fice\, n. [L. maleficium: cf. F. mal['e]fice.	   See {Malefactor}.]	   An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maleficence \Ma*lef"i*cence\, n. [L. maleficentia. Cf.	   {Malfeasance}.]	   Evil doing, esp. to others.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleficent \Ma*lef"i*cent\, a. [See {Malefic}.]	   Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleficial \Mal`e*fi"cial\, a.	   Injurious. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleficiate \Mal`e*fi"ci*ate\, v. t. [LL. maleficiatus, p. p. of	   maleficiare to bewitch, fr. L. maleficium. See {Malefice}.]	   To bewitch; to harm. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleficiation \Mal`e*fi`ci*a"tion\, n.	   A bewitching. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maleficience \Mal`e*fi"cience\, n. [See {Maleficence}.]	   The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleficient \Mal`e*fi"cient\, a. [See {Maleficent}.]	   Doing evil, harm, or mischief.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleformation \Male`for*ma"tion\, n.	   See {Malformation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleic \Ma*le"ic\, a. [Cf. F. mal['e]ique. See {Malic}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series	   (maleic acid), metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by	   heating malic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
maleic acid \maleic acid\ n. (Chem.)	   An unsaturated dicarboxylic acid ({HO.CO.CH=CH.CO.OH}) of cis	   conformation, having various uses in the manufacture of	   artificial resins, the dyeing and finishing of wool, silk,	   and cotton, and also combined with certain drugs to make	   salts more soluble than the basic forms. The corresponding	   isomer having trans conformation, is identical in chemical	   formula, is called {fumaric acid}. --MI11	   [PJC]
Malengine \Ma*len"gine\, n. [OF. malengin; L. malus bad, evil +	   ingenium natural capacity. See {Engine}.]	   Evil machination; guile; deceit. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleo \Ma"le*o\, n. [From its native name.] (Zool.)	   A bird of Celebes ({megacephalon maleo}), allied to the brush	   turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.	   [1913 Webster]
Male-odor \Male-o"dor\, n.	   See {Malodor}.	   [1913 Webster]
male orchis \male orchis\ n.	   A Eurasian orchid ({Orchis mascula}) with showy pink or	   purple flowers in a loose spike.	   Syn: early purple orchid, {Orchis mascula}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	male orgasm \male orgasm\ n.	   An orgasm in a male animal accompanied by the ejaculation of	   semen.	   [WordNet 1.5]	male plug \male plug\ n. (Electricity)	   The connecting end of the cord on an electrical device,	   having two or three pins, that is inserted into a matching	   socket to make an electrical connection.	   Syn: plug.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malepractice \Male*prac"tice\, n.	   See {Malpractice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Male-spirited \Male"-spir`it*ed\, a.	   Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous. [R.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Malet \Mal"et\, n. [F. mallette, dim. of malle. See {Mail} a	   bag.]	   A little bag or budget. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Maletreat \Male*treat"\, v. t.	   See {Maltreat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malevolence \Ma*lev"o*lence\, n. [L. malevolentia. See	   {Malevolent}.]	   The quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition	   toward another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See	   Synonym of {Malice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malevolent \Ma*lev"o*lent\, a. [L. malevolens, -entis; male ill	   + volens, p. pr. of velle to be willing or disposed, to wish.	   See {Malice}, and {Voluntary}.]	   Wishing evil; disposed to injure others; rejoicing in	   another's misfortune.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded;	        spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.	        [1913 Webster]
Malevolently \Ma*lev"o*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a malevolent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Malevolous \Ma*lev"o*lous\, a. [L. malevolus; fr. male ill +	   velle to be disposed.]	   Malevolent. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Malexecution \Mal*ex`e*cu"tion\, n. [Mal- + execution.]	   Bad execution. --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Maleyl \Ma*le"yl\, n. [Maleic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical derived from maleic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Malfeasance \Mal*fea"sance\, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant	   injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr.	   of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf.	   {Maleficence}.] (Law)	   The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil	   conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also {malefeasance}.]	   [1913 Webster]
malfeasant \malfeasant\ n.	   One guilty of malfeasance.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malformation \Mal`for*ma"tion\, n. [Mal- + formation.]	   Ill formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or	   wrong conformation or structure; -- often used of body parts	   such as limbs which do not develop properly during fetal	   maturation.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Malgracious \Mal*gra"cious\, a. [F. malgracieux.]	   Not graceful; displeasing. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Malgre \Mal"gre\, prep.	   See {Mauger}.	   [1913 Webster]
malheur wire lettuce \malheur wire lettuce\ n. (Bot.)	   A small mustardlike plant ({Stephanomeria malheurensis}) of	   Oregon, belonging to the family {Cruciferae}; it is a	   threatened species.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malian \Malian\ prop. a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Mali; as, Malian deserts.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Mali; as, Malian	      nomads.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Malian \Malian\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Mali.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mali franc \Mali franc\ prop. n.	   The standard monetary unit in Mali and some other countries.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malic \Ma"lic\, a. [L. malum an apple: cf. F. malique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples; as, malic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malic acid}, (Chem.) a hydroxy acid	      ({HO.CO.CH2.CH(OH).CO.OH}) obtained from unripe fruit	      (such as green apples, currants, tomatoes or cherries) as	      a substance which is sirupy or crystallized with	      difficulty, and has a strong but pleasant sour taste. It	      is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according to the	      temperature and concentration; the natural form is of L-	      conformation. A synthetic variety is a derivative of	      succinic acid, but as with most simple synthetic	      compounds, is a racemic mixture of isomers and thus has no	      rotatory action on polarized light.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
malice \mal"ice\ (m[a^]l"[i^]s), n. [F. malice, fr. L. malitia,	   from malus bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr.	   me`las black, Skr. mala dirt. Cf. {Mauger}.]	   1. Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit	      delighting in harm or misfortune to another; a disposition	      to injure another; a malignant design of evil. "Nor set	      down aught in malice." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Envy, hatred, and malice are three distinct passions	            of the mind.                          --Ld. Holt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Any wicked or mischievous intention of the mind; a	      depraved inclination to mischief; an intention to vex,	      annoy, or injure another person, or to do a wrongful act	      without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton disregard	      of the rights or safety of others; willfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Malice aforethought} or {Malice prepense}, malice previously	      and deliberately entertained.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; bitterness;	        animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence.	   Usage: See {Spite}. -- {Malevolence}, {Malignity},	          {Malignancy}. Malice is a stronger word than	          malevolence, which may imply only a desire that evil	          may befall another, while malice desires, and perhaps	          intends, to bring it about. Malignity is intense and	          deepseated malice. It implies a natural delight in	          hating and wronging others. One who is malignant must	          be both malevolent and malicious; but a man may be	          malicious without being malignant.	          [1913 Webster]	                Proud tyrants who maliciously destroy	                And ride o'er ruins with malignant joy.	                                                  --Somerville.	          [1913 Webster]	                in some connections, malignity seems rather more	                pertinently applied to a radical depravity of	                nature, and malignancy to indications of this	                depravity, in temper and conduct in particular	                instances.                        --Cogan.	          [1913 Webster]
Malice \Mal"ice\, v. t.	   To regard with extreme ill will. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Malicho \Mal"i*cho\, n. [Sp. malhecho; mal bad + hecho deed, L.	   factum. See {Fact}.]	   Mischief. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Malicious \Ma*li"cious\, a. [Of. malicius, F. malicieux, fr. L.	   malitiosus. See {Malice}.]	   1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or	      enmity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I grant him bloody, . . .	            Sudden, malicious, smacking of every sin	            That has a name.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice;	      as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives;	      wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or	      excuse; as, a malicious act.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Malicious abandonment}, the desertion of a wife or husband	      without just cause. --Burrill.	   {Malicious prosecution} or {Malicious arrest} (Law), a wanton	      prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or	      criminal proceeding, without probable cause. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious;	        malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant;	        rancorous; malign.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ma*li"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Ma*li"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
malicious mischief \malicious mischief\ n. (Law),	   Malicious and willful destructionof or injury to the property	   of others; -- it is an offense at common law. --Wharton.	   Syn: vandalism, hooliganism.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
malign \ma*lign"\, a. [L. malignus, for maligenus, i. e., of a	   bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth,	   race, kind: cf. F. malin, masc., maligne, fem. See {Malice},	   {Gender}, and cf. {Benign}, {Malignant}.]	   1. Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring	      violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; --	      opposed to {benign}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure;	      as, a malign aspect of planets.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Malignant; as, a malign ulcer. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Malign \Ma*lign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maligned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Maligning}.] [Cf. L. malignare. See {Malign}, a.]	   To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to	   wrong; to injure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they	         will against private men, whom they malign by stealing	         their goods, or murdering them.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander;	      to vilify; to asperse.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing,	            and to be despised falling.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Malign \Ma*lign"\, v. i.	   To entertain malice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Malignance
Malignance \Ma*lig"nance\, Malignancy \Ma*lig"nan*cy\, n. [See	   {Malignant}.]	   1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme	      malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; disposition toward	      evil; intense ill will; as, malignancy of heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unfavorableness; evil nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner	            yours.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the	      malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: (Med.) A cancerous tumor that is spreading beyond	      the point of origin.	   Syn: malignant tumor, malignant neoplasm, metastatic tumor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. The state of being a malignant.	      [1913 Webster]
malignant \ma*lig"nant\, a. [L. malignans, -antis, p. pr. of	   malignare, malignari, to do or make maliciously. See	   {Malign}, and cf. {Benignant}.]	   1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress;	      actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently	      inimical; bent on evil; malicious.	      [1913 Webster]	            A malignant and a turbaned Turk.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious.	      "Malignant care." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some malignant power upon my life.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something deleterious and malignant as his touch.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal	      issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Malignant pustule} (Med.), a very contagious disease	      produced by infection of subcutaneous tissues with the	      bacterium {Bacillus anthracis}. It is transmitted to man	      from animals and is characterized by the formation, at the	      point of reception of the infection, of a vesicle or	      pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an	      unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound exhaustion and	      often fatal. The disease in animals is called {charbon};	      in man it is called {cutaneous anthrax}, and formerly was	      sometimes called simply {anthrax}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Malignant \Ma*lig"nant\, n.	   1. A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Hist.) One of the adherents of Charles I. or Charles	      II.; -- so called by the opposite party.	      [1913 Webster]
malignant anemia \malignant anemia\ n. (Med.)	   A chronic progressive anemia of older adults, thought to	   result from a lack of intrinsic factor (a substance secreted	   by the stomach that is responsible for the absorption of	   vitamin B-12); also called {pernicious anemia}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	malignant melanoma \malignant melanoma\ n. (Med.),	   Any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin)	   consisting of melanocytes; called also {melanoma}. It is	   classed as a type of skin cancer.	   [WordNet 1.5]	malignant neoplasm \malignant neoplasm\ n. (Med.),	   Same as malignancy[4].	   Syn: malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic	        tumor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	malignant tumor \malignant tumor\ n. (Med.),	   Same as malignancy[4].	   Syn: malignancy, malignance, malignant tumor, metastatic	        tumor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
malignantly \ma*lig"nant*ly\, adv.	   In a malignant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
maligned \maligned\ adj.	   Assailed with contemptuous language.	   Syn: reviled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
maligner \ma*lign"er\, n.	   One who maligns.	   [1913 Webster]
malignify \ma*lig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malignified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Malignifying}.] [L. malignus malign + -fy.]	   To make malign or malignant. [R.] "A strong faith	   malignified." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Malignity \Ma*lig"ni*ty\, n. [F. malignit['e], L. malignitas.]	   1. The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do	      evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Virulence; deadly quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            His physicians discerned an invincible malignity in	            his disease.                          --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness;	      heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Malice}.	        [1913 Webster]
Malignly \Ma*lign"ly\, adv.	   In a malign manner; with malignity.	   [1913 Webster]
Malinger \Ma*lin"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {MAlingered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Malingering}.]	   To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or	   inability.	   [1913 Webster]
Malingerer \Ma*lin"ger*er\, n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly,	   prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre, haingre, thin, lean,	   infirm, fr. L. aeger.]	   In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who	   induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his	   duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by	   pretending illness or inability.	   [1913 Webster]
Malingery \Ma*lin"ger*y\, n.	   The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.	   [1913 Webster]
Malison \Mal"i*son\, n. [OF. maleicon, L. maledictio. See	   {Malediction}, and cf. {Benison}.]	   Malediction; curse; execration. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         God's malison on his head who this gainsays. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Malkin \Mal"kin\, n. [Dim. of Maud, the proper name. Cf.	   {Grimalkin}.] [Written also {maukin}.]	   1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for	      swabbing out a cannon.	      [1913 Webster]
Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE.	   malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.]	   1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything	      with force; a maul. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See	      {Pall-mall}. --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public	      walk; a level shaded walk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and	            planted with elms; and these convenient and	            frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malled} (m[add]ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Malling}.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See {Mall}	   beetle, and cf. {Malleate}.]	   To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise;	   to maul.	   [1913 Webster]	Mall \Mall\ (m[a^]l), n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG.	   mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. m[ae][eth]el,	   me[eth]el, assembly, m[=ae]lan to speak, Goth. ma[thorn]l	   market place.]	   Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables	   of a state for the transaction of public business, such	   meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly.	   Hence:	   (a) A court of justice.	   (b) A place where justice is administered.	   (c) A place where public meetings are held.	       [1913 Webster]	             Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or	             malls, ceased.                       --Milman.	       [1913 Webster]	Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l), n.	   1. A public access area containing a promenade for	      pedestrians; as, to gather near the Washington monument on	      the mall in Washington.	      [PJC]	   2. The paved or grassy strip between two roadways.	      [PJC]	   3. A shopping area with multiple shops and a concourse for	      predominantly or exclusively pedestrian use; in cities the	      concourse is usually a city street which may be	      temporarily or permamently closed to motor vehicles; in	      suburban areas, a mall is often located on a convenient	      highway, may be large, contained in one building or in	      multiple buildings connected by (usually covered)	      walkways. Also called {shopping mall}	      [PJC]
Mallard \Mal"lard\, n. [F. malari,fr. m[^a]le male + -art =	   -ard. See {Male}, a., and {-ard}.]	   1. (Zool.) A drake; the male of {Anas boschas}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large wild duck ({Anas boschas}) inhabiting both	      America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from	      this species. Called also {greenhead}.	      [1913 Webster]
Malleability \Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [CF. F.	   mall['e]abilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to	   {friability} and {brittleness}. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleable \Mal"le*a*ble\, a. [F. mall['e]able, fr. LL. malleare	   to hammer. See {Malleate}.]	   1. Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a	      hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to	      metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being influenced to behave as desired;	      tractable; -- used mostly of children.	      [PJC]	   {Malleable iron}, iron that is capable of extension or of	      being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See	      under {Iron}.	   {Malleable iron castings}, articles cast from pig iron and	      made malleable by heating then for several days in the	      presence of some substance, as hematite, which deprives	      the cast iron of some of its carbon.	      [1913 Webster]
Malleableize \Mal"le*a*ble*ize\, v. t.	   To make malleable.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleableness \Mal"le*a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being malleable.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleal \Mal"le*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the malleus.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleate \Mal"le*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malleated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Malleating}.] [L. malleatus hammered, fr. malleus a	   hammer. See {Mall}, v. t.]	   To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleation \Mal`le*a"tion\, n. [LL. malleatio: cf. OF.	   mall['e]ation.]	   The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf,	   as a metal; extension by beating.	   [1913 Webster]
mallecho \mal"le*cho\ (m[a^]l"l[-e]*ch[=o]), n.	   Same as {Malicho}.	   [1913 Webster]
mallee \mal"lee\, n. [Native name.]	   1. (Bot.) A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin	      stems springing from a thickened stock. The most common	      species are {Eucalyptus dumosa} and {Eucalyptus Gracilis}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee. [Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	mallee bird \mal*lee" bird`\ (Zool.) [From native name.]	   The leipoa, or Australian moundbird; it incubates eggs	   naturally in sandy mounds. See {Leipoa}.	   Syn: mallee fowl, mallee-fowl, leipoa, lowan, {Leipoa	        ocellata}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	mallee fowl \mallee fowl\ n. (Zool.),	   Same as {mallee bird} ({Leipoa ocellata}). See also {Leipoa}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	mallee hen \mallee hen\ n. (Zool.),	   The adult female of the mallee fowl ({Leipoa ocellata}). See	   {Leipoa}.	   [WordNet 1.5] Mallemock
Mallemock \Mal"le*mock\, Mallemoke \Mal"le*moke\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mollemoke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mallenders \Mal"len*ders\, n. pl. (Far.)	   Same as {Malanders}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleolar \Mal*le"o*lar\, a. [See {Malleolus}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the	   malleoli of the ankle joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleolus \Mal*le"*o*lus\, n.; pl. {Malleoli}. [L., dim. of	   malleus hammer.]	   1. (Anat.) A projection at the distal end of each bone of the	      leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the	      internal projection, that of the fibula the external.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and	      there cut halfway through.	      [1913 Webster]
Mallet \Mal"let\, n. [F. maillet, dim. of mail. See {Mall} a	   beetle.]	   A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a	   tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a	   long handle, -- used in playing croquet.	   [1913 Webster]
Malleus \Mal"le*us\, n.; pl. {Mallei}. [L., hammer. See {Mall} a	   beetle.]	   1. (Anat.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones,	      ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic	      membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See	      Illust. of {Far}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of	      Rotifera. See {Mastax}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Mallophaga \Mal*loph"a*ga\ (m[a^]l*l[o^]f"[.a]*g[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. mallo`s a lock of wool + fagei^n to eat.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds	   and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called	   also {bird lice}. See {Bird louse}, under {Bird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mallotus \Mal*lo"tus\, n. [NL., fr Gr. ? fleecy.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the	   capelin ({Mallotus villosus}), is extensively used as bait	   for cod.	   [1913 Webster] Mallow
Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe,	   fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften,	   malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing	   properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve},	   {Malachite}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities.	   See {Malvaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({Malva sylvestris})	         are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({Malva	         rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened,	         dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree	         mallow ({Malva Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}),	         musk mallow ({Malva moschata}), rose mallow or	         hollyhock, and curled mallow ({Malva crispa}), are less	         commonly seen.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}.	   {Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot	      herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria.	   {Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}.	      [1913 Webster]
mallow family \mallow family\ n. (Bot.)	   The natural family {Malvaceae}, a dilleniid dicot family	   consisting of herbs and shrubs and some trees, and including	   the mallows, cotton, and okra.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mallowwort \mal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the order {Malvaceae}.	   [1913 Webster] Malm
Malm \Malm\, Malmbrick \Malm"brick`\, n. [Cf. AS. mealm sand.]	   A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of	   sand, clay, and chalk.	   [1913 Webster]
malma \mal"ma\, n. (Zool.)	   A spotted trout ({Salvelinus malma}), inhabiting Northern	   America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also {Dolly	   Varden trout}, {bull trout}, {red-spotted trout}, and	   {golet}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Malmag \Mal"mag\, n. [F., from native name in Madagascar.]	   (Zool.)	   The tarsius, or spectral lemur.	   [1913 Webster]
Malmsey \Malm"sey\, n. [OE. malvesie, F. malvoisie, It.	   malvasia, malavagia, fr. Malvasia, or Napoli di Malvasia, in	   the Morea.]	   A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
malnourished \malnourished\ adj.	   Not getting adequate food; suffering from malnutrition;	   underfed. [Narrower terms: {starved, starving}; {unfed};	   {foodless}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
malnutrition \mal`nu*tri"tion\, n. [Mal- + nutrition.]	   (Physiol.)	   Faulty or imperfect nutrition; inadequate or unbalanced food	   intake.	   [1913 Webster]
Malobservation \Mal*ob`ser*va"tion\, n. [Mal- + observation.]	   Erroneous observation. --J. S Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
malodor \mal*o"dor\, n.	   An offensive odor.	   [1913 Webster]
malodorous \mal*o"dor*ous\, a.	   Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling. --	   {mal*o"dor*ous*ness}. n. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
malodorousness \mal*o"dor*ous*ness\ n.	   The attribute of having a strong offensive smell.	   Syn: stinkiness, foulness, rankness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
malonate \mal"o*nate\, a. (Chem.)	   A salt of malonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Malonic \Ma*lon"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a dicarboxylic acid produced	   artifically as a white crystalline substance, {CH2.(CO2H)2},	   and so called because obtained by the oxidation of malic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Malonyl \Mal"o*nyl\, n. [Malonic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A divalent diacyl radical, {CH2.(CO)2}, from malonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
malonylurea \malonylurea\ n.	   A white crystalline acid derived from pyrimidine; it is used	   in preparing barbiturate drugs.	   Syn: barbituric acid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
malope \malope\ n.	   A Western Mediterranean annual ({Malope trifida}) having deep	   purple-red flowers subtended by three large cordate bracts.	   Syn: {Malope trifida}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malopterurus \Malopterurus\ prop. n. [NL., from Gr. malako`s	   soft + ptero`n wing + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   A variant spelling of {Malapterurus}.	   [PJC]	Malopterurus electricus \Malopterurus electricus\ prop. n.	   (Zool.)	   See {Malopterurus electricus}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malosma \Malosma\ prop. n.	   A genus having only one species; often included in the genus	   {Rhus}.	   Syn: genus {Malosma}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malpais \Mal"pais`\, n. [Cf. Sp. mal, malo, bad, and pa['i]s	   country.] (Geol.)	   The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [Southwestern	   U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Malpighia \Mal*pi"ghi*a\, n. [NL. See {Malpighian}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and	   small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of {Malpighia	   glabra} (formerly {Malpighia urens}) are eaten under the name	   of {Barbadoes cherries}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malpighiaceous \Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical	   trees and shrubs ({Malpighiaceae}), some of them climbing	   plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of	   South American forests.	   [1913 Webster]
Malpighia glabra \Malpighia glabra\ prop. n. (Bot.)	   THe species name of the acerola, also called {barbados	   cherry}, a tropical American shrub bearing edible cherrylike	   acid red fruit.	   Syn: barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian	        cherry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malpighian \Mal*pi"ghi*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an	   Italian anatomist of the 17th century.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malpighian capsules} or {Malpighian corpuscles} (Anatomy),	      the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or	      Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary	      tubules of the kidney.	   {Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen}, masses of adenoid	      tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery.	      [1913 Webster]
malpighian body \malpighian body\ n. (Anatomy),	   The capsule that contains a glomerulus at the expanded end of	   a nephron; also called {malpighian corpuscle} and {Malpighian	   capsule}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	malpighian corpuscle \malpighian corpuscle\ n. (Anatomy),	   See malpighian body.	   Syn: malpighian body, Malpighian capsule.	        [WordNet 1.5]	malpighian layer \malpighian layer\ n. (Anatomy),	   The innermost layer of the epidermis.	   Syn: stratum germinativum, rete Malpighii.	        [WordNet 1.5]
malposed tooth \malposed tooth\ n. (Med.)	   A tooth that has grown in a faulty position.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malposition \Mal`po*si"tion\, n. [Mal- + position.]	   A wrong position.	   [1913 Webster]
Malpractice \Mal*prac"tice\, n. [Mal- + practice.]	   Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary	   to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case	   by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to	   accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results.	   [Written also {malepractice}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Malt \Malt\ (m[add]lt), n. [AS. mealt; akin to D. mout, G. malz,	   Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt, and E. melt. [root]108. See {Melt}.]	   Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln,	   thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has	   been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation	   of whisky.	   [1913 Webster]	Malt \Malt\, a.	   Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malt liquor}, an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter,	      etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.	   {Malt dust}, fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in	      making malt; -- used as a fertilizer. " Malt dust consists	      chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain."	      --Sir H. Davy.	   {Malt floor}, a floor for drying malt.	   {Malt house}, or {Malthouse}, a house in which malt is made.	      	   {Malt kiln}, a heated chamber for drying malt.	      [1913 Webster]	Malt \Malt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malted}: p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Malting}.]	   To make into malt; as, to malt barley.	   [1913 Webster]	Malt \Malt\, v. i.	   To become malt; also, to make grain into malt. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Malta \Malta\ n.	   1. A country on the island of Malta.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An island south of Sicily in the Mediterranean Sea.	      [WordNet 1.5]
malta fever \malta fever\ n. (Med.)	   An infectious disease contracted from meat or milk products	   from infected domestic animals; called also {brucellosis} and	   {undulant fever}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maltalent \Mal"ta*lent\, n. [F. See {Malice}, and {Talent}.]	   Ill will; malice. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
maltase \malt"ase\ (m[add]lt"[=a]s), n. (Biochem.)	   An enzyme, [alpha]-D-glucosidase, which hydrolyzes maltose	   with production of glucose, and also hydrolyzes certain other	   [alpha]-D-glucosides.	   [PJC]
malted \malt"ed\ (m[add]lt"[e^]d), n.	   1. Same as {malted milk}[1].	      [WordNet 1.5]	malted milk \malted milk\ n.	   1. A milkshake made with malt powder; also called simply a	      {malted}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A powder made of dried milk and malted cereals.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Maltese \Mal*tese"\ (m[add]l*t[=e]s" or m[add]l*t[=e]z"), prop.	   a.	   Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing.	   & pl. A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maltese cross}. See Illust. 5, of {Cross}.	   {Maltese dog} (Zool.), a breed of small terriers, having long	      silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.	      [1913 Webster]
maltese cat \maltese cat\ n. (Zool.),	   A short-haired bluish-gray breed of the domestic cat.	   [WordNet 1.5]	maltese cross \maltese cross\ n. (Bot.)	   A Eurasian garden perennial ({Lychins chalcedonica}) having	   scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads.	   Syn: scarlet lychnis, {Lychins chalcedonica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A cross with triangular or arrow-shaped arms and the	      points toward the center. See illustration under {cross}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Maltese dog \Maltese dog\ n. (Zool.)	   A breed of toy dog having a long straight silky white coat;	   also called a {Maltese}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
maltese pound \maltese pound\ n.	   The monetary unit of Malta.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maltha \Mal"tha\ (m[a^]l"th[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma`lqa.]	   1. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch,	      unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mortar. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Malthus \Malthus\ prop. n.	   Thomas Robert Malthus, an English economist who argued that	   increases in population would outgrow increases in the means	   of subsistence (1766-1834).	   Syn: Thomas Malthus, Thomas Robert Malthus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malthusian \Mal*thu"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R.	   Malthus, or conforming to his views; as, Malthusian theories.	   See {Malthus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Malthus held that population tends to increase faster	         than its means of subsistence can be made to do, and	         hence that the lower classes must necessarily suffer	         more or less from lack of food, unless an increase of	         population be checked by prudential restraint or	         otherwise. The steadily increasing capacity of world	         economic systems and food production has proven this	         theory to be at least premature, since economic	         production has increased notably faster than population	         since the time of Malthus. The general notion that	         there is an ultimate limit on the ability of mankind to	         continue increasing food and goods in proportion to	         population is still held by many people, especially	         environmentalists, some of whom who feel that the chief	         limiting factor will be the inability to dispose of the	         waste products of industry, leading to a steady	         degradation of the environment in the absence of	         population limitation. However, even those that believe	         this differ widely in their estimates of when this	         limit will be reached.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Malthusian \Mal*thu"sian\, n.	   A follower of Malthus.	   [1913 Webster]
Malthusianism \Mal*thu"sian*ism\, n.	   The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.	   See {Malthusian}.	   [1913 Webster]
malthusian theory \malthusian theory\ n.	   Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace	   increases in the means of subsistence; Malthusianism. See	   {Malthusian}.	   [WordNet 1.5] Maltin
Maltin \Malt"in\, Maltine \Malt"ine\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a	   name given to various medicinal preparations made from or	   containing malt.	   [1913 Webster]
Malting \Malt"ing\, n.	   The process of making, or of becoming malt.	   [1913 Webster]
malt liquor \malt liquor\ n.	   An alcoholic drink made with malt.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maltman \Malt"man\, n.; pl. {Maltmen}.	   A man whose occupation is to make malt.	   [1913 Webster]
maltobiose \mal"to*bi"ose\, a. (Chem.)	   Maltose; {malt sugar}.	   [PJC]
Maltonic \Mal*ton"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif.,	   designating an acid called also {gluconic} or {dextronic}	   acid. See {Gluconic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maltose \Malt"ose`\ (m[add]lt"[=o]s`), n. [From {Malt}.]	   (Biochem.)	   A crystalline disaccharide ({C12H22O11}) formed from starch	   by the action of diastase of malt, and the amylolytic ferment	   of saliva and pancreatic juice; called also {maltobiose} and	   {malt sugar}. Chemically it is	   4-O-[alpha]-D-glucopyranosyl-D-glucose. It rotates the plane	   of polarized light further to the right than does dextrose	   and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
maltreat \mal*treat"\ (m[a^]l*tr[=e]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Maltreated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Maltreating}.] [Mal- + treat:	   cf. F. maltraiter.]	   To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.	   [1913 Webster]
maltreatment \mal*treat"ment\, n.; [Cf. F. maltraitement.]	   Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.	   Syn: ill-treatment.	        [1913 Webster]
Maltster \Malt"ster\ (m[add]lt"st[~e]r), n.	   A maltman. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
malt sugar \malt sugar\ n.	   Same as {maltose}.	   [PJC] malt whiskey	malt whiskey \malt whiskey\, malt whisky \malt whisky\n.	   A whiskey distilled in Scotland (esp. whiskey made from	   malted barley in a pot still); Scotch whisky.	   Syn: Scotch, Scotch-whiskey, Scotch whisky.	        [WordNet 1.5]
maltworm \malt"worm`\, n.	   A tippler. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
malty \malt"y\, a.	   Containing, or like, malt. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Malum \Ma"lum\, n.; pl. {Mala}. [L.]	   An evil. See {Mala}.	   [1913 Webster]
Malva \Malva\ prop. n.	   A genus of herbs and subshrubs including the mallows.	   Syn: genus {Malva}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malvaceae \Malvaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of herbs and shrubs and some trees,	   including the mallows, cotton, and okra; the {mallow family}.	   Syn: family {Malvaceae}, mallow family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malvaceous \Mal*va"ceous\, a. [L. malvaceus, from malva mallows.	   See {Mallow}.] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants	   ({Malvaceae}), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton	   plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this family. It was	   formerly classified as an order, and included the baobab and	   the silk-cotton trees. The baobab and silk-cotton trees are	   now placed in the family {Bombacaceae}, which is included	   with the {Malvaceae} in the order {Malvales}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Malvales \Malvales\ n.	   A natural order of plants including the families {Malvaceae},	   {Bombacaceae}, {Elaeocarpaceae}, {Sterculiaceae}, and	   {Tiliaceae}.	   Syn: order {Malvales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malva neglecta \Malva neglecta\ prop. n. (Bot.)	   The species name of the common mallow, an annual Old World	   plant with clusters of pink or white flowers; naturalized in	   U.S..	   [WordNet 1.5]
malvasia \malvasia\ n.	   A sweet grape used to make malmsey wine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Malvastrum \Malvastrum\ n.	   A genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers	   often placed in other genera.	   Syn: genus {Malvastrum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malva sylvestris \Malva sylvestris\prop. n. (Bot.)	   The species name of the tall mallow, an erect or decumbent	   Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple	   flowers; introduced into the U. S.	   Syn: tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malvaviscus \Malvaviscus\ n.	   A small genus of shrubs of Central and South America: wax	   mallows.	   Syn: genus {Malvaviscus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Malversation \Mal`ver*sa"tion\, n. [F., fr. malverser to be	   corrupt in office, fr. L. male ill + versari to move about,	   to occupy one's self, vertere to turn. See {Malice}, and	   {Verse}.]	   Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption,	   or extortion in office.	   [1913 Webster]
Malvesie \Mal"ve*sie\, n.	   Malmsey wine. See {Malmsey}. " A jub of malvesye." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mam \Mam\ (m[a^]m), n. [Abbrev. fr. mamma.]	   Mamma.	   [1913 Webster]
Mama \Ma*ma"\, n.	   See {Mamma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mamaluke \Mam"a*luke\, n.	   Same as {Mameluke}.	   [1913 Webster]
mama's boy \mama's boy\ n.	   Same as {mamma's boy}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mamelon \Mam"e*lon\, n. [F.]	   A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.	   --Westmin. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Mameluco \Mam`e*lu"co\, n. [Pg.]	   A child born of a white father and Indian mother. [S. Amer.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mameluke \Mam"e*luke\, n. [F. mamelouk, cf. Sp. mameluco, It.	   mammalucco; all fr. Ar. maml[=u]k a purchased slave or	   captive; lit., possessed or in one's power, p. p. of malaka	   to possesses.]	   One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves	   converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries,	   had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until	   exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.	   [1913 Webster]
Mamillated \Mam"il*la`ted\, a.	   See {Mammillated}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mamma \Mam*ma"\, n. [Reduplicated from the infantine word ma,	   influenced in spelling by L. mamma.]	   Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity. [Written also	   {mama}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Tell tales papa and mamma.               --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Mamma \Mam"ma\, n.; pl. {Mammae}. [L. mamma breast.] (Anat.)	   A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all	   mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary	   gland; a breast; udder; bag.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammal \Mam"mal\, n.; pl. {Mammals}. [L. mammalis belonging to	   the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. F. mammal.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the Mammalia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Age of mammals}. See under {Age}, n., 8.	      [1913 Webster]
Mammalia \Mam*ma"li*a\, n. pl. [NL., from L. mammalis. See	   {Mammal}.] (Zool.)	   The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for	   a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the	   mammary glands of the mother.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mammalia are divided into three subclasses; 	         [1913 Webster] I. {Placentalia}. This subclass embraces	         all the higher orders, including man. In these the	         fetus is attached to the uterus by a placenta.	         [1913 Webster] II. {Marsupialia}. In these no placenta	         is formed, and the young, which are born at an early	         state of development, are carried for a time attached	         to the teats, and usually protected by a marsupial	         pouch. The opossum, kangaroo, wombat, and koala are	         examples.	         [1913 Webster] III. {Monotremata}. In this group, which	         includes the genera {Echidna} and {Ornithorhynchus},	         the female lays large eggs resembling those of a bird	         or lizard, and the young, which are hatched like those	         of birds, are nourished by a watery secretion from the	         imperfectly developed mammae.	         [1913 Webster]
Mammalian \Mam*ma"li*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammaliferous \Mam`ma*lif"er*ous\, a. [Mammal + -ferous.]	   (Geol.)	   Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammalogical \Mam`ma*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to mammalogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammalogist \Mam*mal"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. mammalogiste.]	   One versed in mammalogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammalogy \Mam*mal"o*gy\, n. [Mamma breast + -logy: cf. f.	   mammalogie.]	   The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See	   {Mammalia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammary \Mam"ma*ry\, a. [Cf. F. mammaire.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the mammae or breasts; as, the mammary	   arteries and veins.	   [1913 Webster]
mammary gland \mammary gland\ n.	   The milk-secreting organ of female mammals.	   Syn: mamma.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mama's boy \mama's boy\ n.	   A boy excessively attached to his mother; a boy lacking the	   usual masculine interests; also spelled {mamma's boy}.	   Syn: mother's boy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mammea \Mammea\ n.	   A genus of American and Asiatic trees having edible	   one-seeded fruit.	   Syn: genus {Mammea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Mammea americana \Mammea americana\ n. (Bot.)	   The speciaes name for the mammee tree.	   [WordNet 1.5] Mammee
Mammee \Mam*mee"\, Mammee tree \Mam*mee" tree`\, n. [Haitian	   mamey.] (Bot.)	   A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus	   {Mammea} ({Mammea Americana}); also, its fruit, called the	   {mammee apple}. The latter is large, covered with a thick,	   tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant	   taste and fragrant scent. It is often called {mammee apple}.	   Syn: mammee apple, mammee, mamey, {Mammea americana}.	        [1913 Webster]
mammee apple \mammee apple\ n. (Bot.)	   A tropical American tree ({Mammea americana}) having edible	   fruit (the {mammee apple}) with a leathery rind.	   Syn: mammee, mamey, mammee tree, {Mammea americana}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The globular or ovoid tropical fruit of the mammee tree	      ({Mammea americana}), having a thick russet leathery rind	      and juicy yellow or reddish flesh.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Mammer \Mam"mer\, v. i. [Cf. G. memme coward, poltroon.]	   To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mammet \Mam"met\, n. [See {Mawmet}.]	   An idol; a puppet; a doll. [Obs.] --Selden. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammetry \Mam"met*ry\, n.	   See {Mawmetry}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mammifer \Mam"mi*fer\, n. [NL. See {Mammiferous}.] (Zool.)	   A mammal. See {Mammalia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammiferous \Mam*mif"er*ous\, a. [Mamma breast + -ferous: cf. F.	   mammif[`e]re.]	   Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the	   Mammalia.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammiform \Mam"mi*form\, a. [Mamma breast + -form: cf. F.	   mammiforme.]	   Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mammae.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammilla \Mam*mil"la\, n.; pl. {Mammilae}. [L., dim. of mamma a	   breast.] (Anat.)	   The nipple.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammillary \Mam"mil*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F. mammilaire. See	   {Mammilla}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the	      breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat	      resembling the breasts in form; studded with small	      mammiform protuberances.	      [1913 Webster] Mammillate
Mammillate \Mam"mil*late\, Mammillated \Mam"mil*la`ted\, a. [See	   {Mammilla}.]	   1. Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples	      or mammae.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Bounded like a nipple; -- said of the apex of some	      shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Mammilliform \Mam*mil"li*form\, a. [Mammilla + -form.]	   Having the form of a mammilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammilloid \Mam"mil*loid\, a. [Mammilla + -oid.]	   Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammock \Mam"mock\, n. [Ir. & Gael. mam a round hill + -ock.]	   A shapeless piece; a fragment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mammock \Mam"mock\, v. t.	   To tear to pieces. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammodis \Mam"mo*dis\, n. [F. mamoudis, fr. Hind.	   mahm[=u]d[imac] a muslin.]	   Coarse plain India muslins.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammology \Mam*mol"o*gy\, n. [Mamma + -logy.]	   Mastology. See {Mammalogy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammon \Mam"mon\ (m[a^]m"m[u^]n), n. [L. mammona, Gr. mammwna^s	   riches, Syr. mam[=o]n[=a]; cf. Heb. matm[=o]n a hiding place,	   subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. t[=a]man to hide.]	   Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye can not serve God and Mammon.         --Matt. vi.	                                                  24.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammonish \Mam"mon*ish\, a.	   Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the	   service of Mammon. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammonism \Mam"mon*ism\, n.	   Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammonist \Mam"mon*ist\, n.	   A mammonite.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammonite \Mam"mon*ite\, n.	   One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of	   Mammon. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammonization \Mam`mon*i*za"tion\, n.	   The process of making mammonish; the state of being under the	   influence of mammonism.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammonize \Mam"mon*ize\, v. t.	   To make mammonish.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammose \Mam*mose"\, a. [L. mammosus having large breasts, mamma	   breast.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammoth \Mam"moth\ (m[a^]m"m[o^]th), n. [Russ. m[^a]mont,	   m['a]mant, fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races,	   the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked	   its way in the earth like a mole.] (Zool.)	   An extinct, hairy, maned elephant ({Mammuthus primigenius}	   formerly {Elephas primigenius}), of enormous size, remains of	   which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The	   last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric	   man.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved	         entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were	         imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and	         became exposed by the melting of the ice.	         [1913 Webster]	Mammoth \Mam"moth\ (m[a^]m"m[o^]th), a.	   Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a	   mammoth ox.	   [1913 Webster]
mammothrept \mam"mo*thrept\ (m[a^]m"m[-o]*thr[e^]pt), n. [Gr.	   mammo`qreptos; ma`mma grandmother + tre`pein to nourish.]	   A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O, you are a more mammothrept in judgment. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mammuthus \Mammuthus\ prop. n.	   An extinct genus comprising the mammoths.	   Syn: genus {Mammuthus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Mammuthus primigenius \Mammuthus primigenius\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   The species name for the woolly mammoth, a very hairy mammoth	   common in colder portions of the Northern hemisphere.	   Syn: woolly mammoth, northern mammoth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mammutidae \Mammutidae\ prop. n.	   An extinct natural family of mammals, comprising the	   mastodons.	   Syn: family {Mammutidae}, family {Mastodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mammy \mam"my\ (m[a^]m"m[y^]), n.; pl. {mammies}	   (m[a^]m"m[i^]z).	   A child's name for mamma, mother.	   [1913 Webster]
mamoncillo \mamoncillo\ n.	   A tropical American tree ({Melicocca bijuga}, or {Melicocca	   bijugatus}) bearing a small edible fruit with green leathery	   skin and sweet juicy translucent pulp.	   Syn: Spanish lime, Spanish lime tree, honey berry, genip,	        ginep, {Melicocca bijuga}, {Melicocca bijugatus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mamzer \Mam"zer\, n. [Heb. m['a]mz[=e]r.]	   A person born of relations between whom marriage was	   forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard. --Deut. xxiii. 2	   (Douay version).	   [1913 Webster]
Man \Man\ (m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Men} (m[e^]n). [AS. mann, man,	   monn, mon; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man, G. mann, Icel.	   ma[eth]r, for mannr, Dan. Mand, Sw. man, Goth. manna, Skr.	   manu, manus, and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind.	   [root]104. Cf. {Minx} a pert girl.]	   1. A human being; -- opposed to {beast}.	      [1913 Webster]	            These men went about wide, and man found they none,	            But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one. --R.	                                                  of Glouc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king is but a man, as I am; the violet smells to	            him as it doth to me.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast! --W. C.	                                                  Fields	      [PJC]	   2. Especially: An adult male person; a grown-up male person,	      as distinguished from a woman or a child.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I became a man, I put away childish things. --I	                                                  Cor. xiii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ceneus, a woman once, and once a man. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The human race; mankind.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God said, Let us make man in our image, after	            our likeness, and let them have dominion. --Gen. i.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The male portion of the human race.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than	            man to the discharge of parental duties. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities	      of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the	            elements	            So mixed in him that Nature might stand up	            And say to all the world "This was a man!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like master, like man.                --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered,	            and holding up his hands between those of his lord,	            professed that he did become his man from that day	            forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A term of familiar address at one time implying on the	      part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience,	      or haste; as, Come, man, we 've no time to lose! In the	      latter half of the 20th century it became used in a	      broader sense as simply a familiar and informal form of	      address, but is not used in business or formal situations;	      as, hey, man! You want to go to a movie tonight?.	      [Informal]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   8. A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pronounce that they are man and wife. --Book of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            every wife ought to answer for her man. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of	      the Saxon use of man, or mon, as an indefinite pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man can not make him laugh.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man would expect to find some antiquities; but all	            they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum	            of a Roman ship.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or	       draughts, are played.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Man is often used as a prefix in composition, or as a	         separate adjective, its sense being usually	         self-explaining; as, man child, man eater or maneater,	         man-eating, man hater or manhater, man-hating,	         manhunter, man-hunting, mankiller, man-killing, man	         midwife, man pleaser, man servant, man-shaped,	         manslayer, manstealer, man-stealing, manthief, man	         worship, etc.	         Man is also used as a suffix to denote a person of the	         male sex having a business which pertains to the thing	         spoken of in the qualifying part of the compound;	         ashman, butterman, laundryman, lumberman, milkman,	         fireman, repairman, showman, waterman, woodman. Where	         the combination is not familiar, or where some specific	         meaning of the compound is to be avoided, man is used	         as a separate substantive in the foregoing sense; as,	         apple man, cloth man, coal man, hardware man, wood man	         (as distinguished from woodman).	         [1913 Webster]	   {Man ape} (Zool.), a anthropoid ape, as the gorilla.	   {Man at arms}, a designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth	      centuries for a soldier fully armed.	   {Man engine}, a mechanical lift for raising or lowering	      people through considerable distances; specifically	      (Mining), a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend	      in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the	      shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod	      which has an up and down motion equal to the distance	      between the successive landings. A man steps from a	      landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next	      landing, upon which he them steps, and so on, traveling by	      successive stages.	   {Man Friday}, a person wholly subservient to the will of	      another, like Robinson Crusoe's servant Friday.	   {Man of straw}, a puppet; one who is controlled by others;	      also, one who is not responsible pecuniarily.	   {Man-of-the earth} (Bot.), a twining plant ({Ipomoea	      pandurata}) with leaves and flowers much like those of the	      morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous	      root.	   {Man of sin} (Script.), one who is the embodiment of evil,	      whose coming is represented (--2 Thess. ii. 3) as	      preceding the second coming of Christ. [A Hebraistic	      expression]	   {Man of war}.	       (a) A warrior; a soldier. --Shak.	       (b) (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.	       (c) See {Portuguese man-of-war} under {man-of-war} and	           also see {Physalia}.	   {Man-stopping bullet} (Mil.), a bullet which will produce a	      sufficient shock to stop a soldier advancing in a charge;	      specif., a small-caliber bullet so modified as to expand	      when striking the human body, producing a severe wound	      which is also difficult to treat medically. Types of	      bullets called {hollow-nosed bullets}, {soft-nosed	      bullets} and {hollow-point bullets} are classed as	      man-stopping. The {dumdum bullet} or {dumdum} is another	      well-known variety. Such bullets were originally designed	      for wars with savage tribes.	   {great man}, a man[2] who has become prominent due to	      substantial and widely admired contributions to social or	      intellectual endeavors; as, Einstein was one of the great	      men of the twentieth century.	   {To be one's own man}, to have command of one's self; not to	      be subject to another.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Man \Man\ (m[a^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manned} (m[a^]nd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Manning}.]	   1. To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or	      complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or	      the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort.	      [1913 Webster]	            See how the surly Warwick mans the wall ! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They man their boats, and all their young men arm.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with strength for action; to prepare for	      efficiency; to fortify. "Theodosius having manned his soul	      with proper reflections." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tame, as a hawk. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To furnish with a servant or servants. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To wait on as a manservant. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In "Othello," V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain,	         being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      [1913 Webster]
Manable \Man"a*ble\ (m[a^]n"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Marriageable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manace \Man"ace\ (m[a^]n"[asl]s), n. & v.	   Same as {Menace}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manacle \Man"a*cle\ (m[a^]n"[.a]*k'l), n. [OE. manicle, OF.	   manicle, F. manicle sort glove, manacle, L. manicula a little	   hand, dim. of manus hand; cf. L. manica sleeve, manacle, fr.	   manus. See {Manual}.]	   A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in	   the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like	         manacles on the right hand.              --Ecclus. xxi.	                                                  19.	   [1913 Webster]	Manacle \Man"a*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manacled}	   (m[a^]n"[.a]*k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Manacling}.]	   To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the	   hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of	   the limbs or natural powers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle and shackle	         him hand and foot ?                      --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Manage \Man"age\, n. [F. man[`e]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare	   to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by	   F. m['e]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion.	   See {Manual}, and cf. {Manege}.]	   The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse;	   management; administration. See {Manege}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions,	         embrace more than they can hold.         --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Down, down I come; like glistering Phaethon	         Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a	         horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more	         general meaning, by management.	         [1913 Webster]	Manage \Man"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Managed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Managing}.] [From {Manage}, n.]	   1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide;	      to administer; to treat; to handle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily	            managed.                              --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, Esp.: to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to	      wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct;	      to bring around cunningly to one's plans.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant	            subjects.                             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was not her humor to manage those over whom she	            had gained an ascendant.              --Bp. Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in	      graceful or artful action.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive;	        concert; conduct; transact.	        [1913 Webster]	Manage \Man"age\, v. i.	   To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to	   administer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leave them to manage for thee.           --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Manageability \Man`age*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Manageable \Man"age*a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be managed or used; suffering control;	   governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Governable; tractable; controllable; docile.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Man"age*a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Man"age*a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
managed economy \managed economy\ n.	   A non-market economy in which government intervention is	   important in allocating goods and resources and determining	   prices.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manageless \Man"age*less\, a.	   Unmanageable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Management \Man"age*ment\, n. [From {Manage}, v.]	   1. The act or art of managing; the manner of treating,	      directing, carrying on, or using, for a purpose; conduct;	      administration; guidance; control; as, the management of a	      family or of a farm; the management of a business	      enterprise; the management of state affairs. "The	      management of the voice." --E. Porter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Business dealing; negotiation; arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had great managements with ecclesiastics.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Judicious use of means to accomplish an end; conduct	      directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning	      practice; -- often in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mark with what management their tribes divide	            Some stick to you, and some to t'other side.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The collective body of those who manage or direct any	      enterprise or interest; the board of managers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Conduct; administration; government; direction;	        guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.	        [1913 Webster]
management consultant \management consultant\ n.	   An adviser to business about efficient management practices.	   [WordNet 1.5]	management personnel \management personnel\ n. pl.	   Personnel having ovrall planning and direction	   responsibilities.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manager \Man"a*ger\, n.	   1. One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager	      of a theater.	      [1913 Webster]	            A skillful manager of the rabble.     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who conducts business or household affairs with	      economy and frugality; a good economist.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a	            manager of his treasure.              --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A contriver; an intriguer. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
manageress \manageress\ n.	   A woman manager.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Managerial \Man`a*ge"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to management or a manager; as, managerial	   qualities. "Managerial responsibility." --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Managership \Man"a*ger*ship\, n.	   The office or position of a manager.	   [1913 Webster]
Managery \Man"age*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. menagerie, mesnagerie. See	   {Manage}, n., and cf. {Menagerie}.]	   1. Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Husbandry; economy; frugality. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
managing director \managing director\ n.	   A person who manages a busness though not the owner or chief	   executive.	   Syn: director, manager.	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]	managing editor \managing editor\ n.	   The editor in charge of all editorial activities of a	   newspaper or magazine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n. [Cf. F. & G. manakin; prob. the native	   name.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous small birds belonging to {Pipra},	   {Manacus}, and other genera of the family {Pipridae}. They	   are mostly natives of Central and South America. Some are	   bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously	   ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of	   other families.	   [1913 Webster]	Manakin \Man"a*kin\, n.	   A dwarf. See {Manikin}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Manannan \Manannan\ prop. n. (Irish mythology)	   The Irish god of the sea; son of Ler.	   [WordNet 1.5]
man and wife \man and wife\ n.	   A man and woman who are married to each other; a married	   couple.	   [WordNet 1.5]
man-at-arms \man-at-arms\ n.; pl. {men-at-arms}.	   A heavily armed and sometimes mounted soldier in medieval	   times.	   [WordNet 1.5]
manatee \man`a*tee"\, n. [Sp. manat['i], from the native name in	   Haiti. Cf. {Lamantin}.] (Zool.)	   Any species of {Trichechus}, a genus of sirenians; -- called	   also {sea cow}. [Written also {manaty}, {manati}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: One species ({Trichechus Senegalensis}) inhabits the	         west coast of Africa; another ({Trichechus Americanus})	         inhabits the east coast of South America, and the	         West-Indies. The Florida manatee ({Trichechus	         latirostris}) is by some considered a distinct species,	         by others it is thought to be a variety of {Trichechus	         Americanus}. It sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more	         in length, and lives both in fresh and salt water. It	         was hunted for its oil and flesh, and every species is	         now an endangered species.	         [1913 Webster]
Manation \Ma*na"tion\, n.[L. manatio, fr. manare to flow.]	   The act of issuing or flowing out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manbird \Man"bird`\, n.	   An aviator. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manbote \Man"bote`\, n. [AS. man man, vassal + b[=o]t	   recompense.] (Anglo-Saxon Law)	   A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing	   his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant). --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Manca \Man"ca\, n. [LL.]	   See {Mancus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manche \Manche\, n. [Also {maunch}.] [F. manche, fr. L. manica.	   See {Manacle}.]	   A sleeve. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manchester terrier \Manchester terrier\ prop. n.	   A breed of short-haired black-and-tan terrier developed in	   Manchester England.	   Syn: black-and-tan terrier.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manchet \Man"chet\, n.	   Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread. [Archaic] --Bacon.	   Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Manchineel \Man`chi*neel"\, n. [Sp. manzanillo, fr. manzana an	   apple, fr. L. malum Matianum a kind of apple. So called from	   its apple-like fruit.] (Bot.)	   A euphorbiaceous tree ({Hippomane Mancinella}) of tropical	   America, having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and	   poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bastard manchineel}, a tree ({Cameraria latifolia}) of the	      East Indies, having similar poisonous properties.	      --Lindley.	      [1913 Webster]
Manchu \Man*chu"\, a. [Written also Manchoo, Mantchoo, etc.]	   Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants. -- n. A	   native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken	   by the Manchus.	   [1913 Webster]
Mancipate \Man"ci*pate\, v. t. [L. mancipatus, p. p. of	   mancipare to sell. Cf. {Emancipate}.]	   To enslave; to bind; to restrict. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Mancipation \Man`ci*pa"tion\, n. [L. mancipatio a transfer.]	   Slavery; involuntary servitude. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Manciple \Man"ci*ple\, n. [From OF. mancipe slave, servant (with	   l inserted, as in participle), fr. L. mancipium. See	   {Mancipate}.]	   A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of	   Court. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mancona bark \Man*co"na bark`\	   See {Sassy bark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mancus \Man"cus\, n. [AS.]	   An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of	   variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to	   about one shilling of modern English money.	   [1913 Webster]
-mancy \-man`cy\ [Gr. ? divination: cf. F. -mancie.]	   A combining form denoting divination; as, aleuromancy,	   chiromancy, necromancy, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mand \Mand\, n.	   A demand. [Obs.] See {Demand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandamus \Man*da"mus\, n. [L., we command, fr. mandare to	   command.] (Law)	   A writ issued by a superior court and directed to some	   inferior tribunal, or to some corporation or person	   exercising authority, commanding the performance of some	   specified duty.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandarin \Man`da*rin"\, n. [Pg. mandarim, from Malay mantr[imac]	   minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin a	   counselor, manira a counsel, man to think.]	   1. A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military	      official in China and Annam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A powerful government official or bureaucrat,	      especially one who is pedantic and has a strong sense of	      his own importance and privelege.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: A member of an influential, powerful or elite	      group, espcially within artistic or intellectual circles;	      -- used especially of elder members who are traditionalist	      or conservative about their specialties.	      [PJC]	   5. The form of the Chinese language spoken by members of the	      Chinese Imperial Court an officials of the empire.	      [PJC]	   6. Any of several closely related dialects of the Chinese	      language spoken by a mojority of the population of China,	      the standard variety of which is spoken in the region	      around Beijing.	      [PJC]	   7. (Bot.) A small flattish reddish-orange loose-skinned	      orange, with an easily separable rind. It is thought to be	      of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species	      ({Citrus reticulata} formerly {Citrus nobilis}); called	      also {mandarin orange} and {tangerine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mandarin language}, the spoken or colloquial language of	      educated people in China.	   {Mandarin yellow} (Chem.), an artificial aniline dyestuff	      used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex	      derivative of quinoline.	      [1913 Webster]
Mandarinate \Man`da*rin"ate\, n.	   The collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.	   --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
mandarin duck \mandarin duck\ n.	   A showy crested Asiatic duck ({Aix galericulata}, formerly	   {Dendronessa galericulata}), often domesticated, and regarded	   by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal affection.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Mandarinic \Man`da*rin"ic\, a.	   Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandarining \Man`da*rin"ing\, n. (Dyeing)	   The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of	   animal tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but	   by producing a certain change in the fiber by the action of	   dilute nitric acid. --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandarinism \Man`da*rin"ism\, n.	   A government by mandarins (senses 1 or 2); character or	   spirit of the mandarins[2]. --F. Lieder.	   [1913 Webster]
mandarin orange \man`da*rin" or"ange\, n.	   1. A shrub or small tree ({Citrus reticulata}) having	      flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and	      thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and	      easily removed; native to Southeast Asia.	   Syn: mandarin orange tree.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Same as {mandarin}[7].	      [1913 Webster]
Mandatary \Man"da*ta*ry\, n. [L. mandatarius, fr. mandatum a	   charge, commission, order: cf. F. mandataire. See {Mandate}.]	   1. One to whom a command or charge is given; hence,	      specifically, a person to whom the pope has, by his	      prerogative, given a mandate or order for his benefice.	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who undertakes to discharge a specific business	      commission; a mandatory. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Mandate \Man"date\, n. [L. mandatum, fr. mandare to commit to	   one's charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; manus	   hand + dare to give: cf. F. mandat. See {Manual}, {Date} a	   time, and cf. {Commend}, {Maundy Thursday}.]	   1. An official or authoritative command, order, or	      authorization from a superior official to a subordinate;	      an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept.	      [1913 Webster]	            This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear	            Her mighty mandates, and her words you hear.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Politics) An authorization to carry out a specific	      public policy, given by the electorate to their	      representatives; -- it is considered to be implied by the	      election of a candidate by a significant margin after that	      candidate has campaigned with that policy as a prominent	      element of the campaign platform.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: Authorization by a multinational body to a nation	      to administer the government and affairs of a territory,	      usually a former colony; as, termination of the British	      mandate in Palestine.	      [PJC]	   4. (Canon Law) A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary	      collator to put the person therein named in possession of	      the first vacant benefice in his collation.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Scots Law) A contract by which one employs another to	      manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must	      have been gratuitous. --Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]
Mandator \Man*da"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. A director; one who gives a mandate or order. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Law) The person who employs another to perform a	      mandate. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Mandatory \Man"da*to*ry\, a. [L. mandatorius.]	   1. Containing a command; preceptive; directory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obligatory; compulsory; required by authority.	      [PJC]	   3. (Law) Not optional; not able to be modified or	      disregarded; as, seven mandatory clauses in the contract.	      [PJC]	Mandatory \Man"da*to*ry\, n.	   Same as {Mandatary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandelate \Man"del*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of mandelic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandelic \Man*del"ic\, a. [G. mandel almond.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde	   (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; --	   called also phenyl glycolic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mander \Man"der\, v. t. & i.	   See {Maunder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manderil \Man"der*il\, n.	   A mandrel.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandible \Man"di*ble\, n. [L. mandibula, mandibulum, fr. mandere	   to chew. Cf. {Manger}.]	   1. (Anat.) The bone, or principal bone, of the lower jaw; the	      inferior maxilla; -- also applied to either the upper or	      the lower jaw in the beak of birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The anterior pair of mouth organs of insects,	      crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for	      biting or not. See Illust. of {Diptera}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mandibular \Man*dib"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. mandibulaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible. -- n. The	   principal mandibular bone; the mandible.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mandibular arch} (Anat.), the most anterior visceral arch,	      -- that in which the mandible is developed.	      [1913 Webster]
mandibular joint \mandibular joint\ n. (anatomy)	   The joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the	   temporal bone.	   Syn: temporomandibular joint, articulatio	        temporomandibularis.	        [WordNet 1.5] Mandibulate
Mandibulate \Man*dib"u*late\, Mandibulated \Man*dib"u*la`ted\,	   a. (Zool.)	   Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.	   [1913 Webster]	Mandibulate \Man*dib"u*late\, n. (Zool.)	   An insect having mandibles.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandibuliform \Man`di*bu"li*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the form of a mandible; -- said especially of the	   maxillae of an insect when hard and adapted for biting.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandibulohyoid \Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid arch, or	   situated between them.	   [1913 Webster]
mandil \man"dil\ (m[a^]n"d[i^]l), n. [OF. mandil; cf. Sp. & Pg.	   mandil a coarse apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. mandil	   tablecloth, handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. mandh`lion, fr. L.	   mantile, mantele. See {Mantle}.]	   A loose outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandilion \Man*dil"ion\, n.	   See {Mandil}. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandingos \Man*din"gos\, n. pl.; sing. {Mandingo}. (Ethnol.)	   An extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.	   [1913 Webster] Mandioc
Mandioc \Man"di*oc\, Mandioca \Man`di*o"ca\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Manioc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandlestone \Man"dle*stone`\, n. [G. mandelstein almond stone.]	   (Min.)	   Amygdaloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandment \Mand"ment\, n.	   Commandment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mandola \Man*do"la\, n. [It. See {Mandolin}.] (Mus.)	   An instrument closely resembling the mandolin, but of larger	   size and tuned lower.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mandolin
Mandolin \Man"do*lin\, Mandoline \Man"do*line\, n. [F.	   mandoline, It. mandolino, dim. of mandola, fr. L. pandura.	   See {Bandore}.] (Mus.)	   A small and beautifully shaped instrument resembling the	   lute.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandore \Man"dore\, n. [See {Mandolin}, and {Bandore}.] (Mus.)	   A kind of four-stringed lute.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandragora \Man*drag"o*ra\, n. [L., mandragoras the mandrake.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of plants; the mandrake. See {Mandrake}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Mandragorite \Man*drag"o*rite\, n.	   One who habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic	   obtained from mandrake.	   [1913 Webster]
mandrake \man"drake\ (m[a^]n"dr[=a]k), n. [AS. mandragora, L.	   mandragoras, fr. Gr. mandrago`ras: cf. F. mandragore.]	   1. (Bot.) A low plant ({Mandragora officinarum}) of the	      Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, often forked, and	      supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore supposed to	      have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All parts	      of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the	      Mediterranean region.	      [1913 Webster]	            And shrieks like mandrakes, torn out of the earth,	            That living mortals, hearing them, run mad. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant,	         but proof is wanting.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The May apple ({Podophyllum peltatum}). See {May	      apple} under {May}, and {Podophyllum}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	mandrake root \mandrake root\ n.	   The root of the mandrake plant; used medicinally or as a	   narcotic; as a substance it is also called {mandrake}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mandrel \Man"drel\, n. [F. mandrin, prob. through (assumed) LL.	   mamphurinum, fr. L. mamphur a bow drill.] (Mach.)	   (a) A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to	       hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of	       manufacture; an arbor.	   (b) The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor	       of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.	       [Written also {manderil} and {mandril}.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Mandrel lathe}, a lathe with a stout spindle, adapted esp.	      for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning or	      spinning.	      [1913 Webster]
mandril \mandril\ n.	   any of various shafts that rotate or serve as axes for larger	   rotating parts. [Written also {manderil} and {mandrel}.]	   Syn: spindle, mandrel, arbor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mandrill \man"drill\ (m[a^]n"dr[i^]l), n. [Cf. F. mandrille, Sp.	   mandril, It. mandrillo; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf.	   {Drill} an ape.] (Zool.)	   A large West African baboon ({Papio sphinx} syn. {Mandrillus	   sphinx}, formerly {Cynocephalus mormon} syn. {Papio mormon}).	   The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, naked,	   grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and red.	   It is an endangered species.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Manduca \Manduca\ prop. n.	   A genus of moths whose larvae are hornworms.	   Syn: genus {Manduca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manducable \Man"du*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. manducable. See	   {Manducate}.]	   Such as can be chewed; fit to be eaten. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Any manducable creature.                 --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Manducate \Man"du*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manducated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Manducating}.] [L. manducatus, p. p. of	   manducare to chew. See {Manger}.]	   To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Manducation \Man`du*ca"tion\, n. [L. manducatio: cf. F.	   manducation.]	   The act of chewing. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Manducatory \Man"du*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.	   [1913 Webster]
Manducus \Man*du"cus\, n. [L., fr. manducare to chew.] (Gr. &	   Rom. Antiq.)	   A grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing,	   worn in processions and by comic actors on the stage.	   [1913 Webster]
Mane \Mane\ (m[=a]n), n. [AS. manu; akin to OD. mane, D. maan,	   G. m[aum]hne, OHG. mana, Icel. m["o]n, Dan. & Sw. man, AS.	   mene necklace, Icel. men, L. monile, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. many[=a]	   neck muscles. [root]275.]	   The long and heavy hair growing on the upper side of, or	   about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse,	   the lion, etc. See Illust. of {Horse}.	   [1913 Webster]
maned sheep \maned sheep\ n.	   A type of wild sheep ({Ammotragus lervia}) of northern	   Africa; called also {Barbary sheep} and {aoudad}.	   Syn: aoudad, arui, audad, Barbary sheep, {Ammotragus lervia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	maned wolf \maned wolf\ n.	   A reddish-gray wolf ({Canis rufus} or {Canis niger}) of	   Southwestern North America.	   Syn: red wolf, {Canis rufus}, {Canis niger}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Man-eater \Man"-eat`er\, n. (Zool.)	   One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh;	   specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. {Carcharodon	   carcharias} syn. {Carcharodon Rondeleti}); also, a lion or a	   tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human	   flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
man-eating shark \man-eating shark\ n.	   A term applied to sharks that attack humans, especially the	   great white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias}), a large	   aggressive shark widespread in warm seas.	   Syn: great white shark, white shark, man-eater, {Carcharodon	        carcharias}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maned \Maned\, a.	   Having a mane.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maned seal} (Zool.), the sea lion.	   {Maned sheep} (Zool.), the aoudad.	      [1913 Webster]
Manege \Ma*nege"\ (?; 277), n. [F. man[`e]ge. See {Manage}, n.]	   1. The art of horsemanship, or of training horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training	      horses. --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]
Maneh \Ma"neh\, n. [Heb. m[=a]neh.]	   A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being one hundred shekels	   of gold and sixty shekels of silver. --Ezek. xlv. 12.	   [1913 Webster]
Maneless \Mane"less\, a.	   Having no mane.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maneless lion} (Zool.), a variety of the lion having a	      short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia and adjacent	      countries.	      [1913 Webster]
Manequin \Man"e*quin\, n. [See {Manikin}.]	   An artist's model of wood or other material.	   [1913 Webster]
Manerial \Ma*ne"ri*al\, a.	   See {Manorial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manes \Ma"nes\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of dead	   ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hail, O ye holy manes!                   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Manesheet \Mane"sheet`\, n.	   A covering placed over the upper part of a horse's head.	   [1913 Webster] Maneuver
Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, n. [F.	   manoeuvre, OF. manuevre, LL. manopera, lit., hand work,	   manual labor; L. manus hand + opera, fr. opus work. See	   {Manual}, {Operate}, and cf. {Mainor}, {Manure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Management; dexterous movement; specif., a military or	      naval evolution, movement, or change of position.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Management with address or artful design; adroit	      proceeding; stratagem.	      [1913 Webster] Maneuver	Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Maneuvered}or {Manoeuvred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Maneuvering}, or {Manoeuvring}.] [Cf. F. manoeuvrer. See	   {Maneuver}, n.]	   1. To perform a movement or movements in military or naval	      tactics; to make changes in position with the intention of	      getting an advantage in attack or defense.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To make changes in one's approach to solving a	      problem, so as to achieve maximum advantage in a changing	      situation; -- used especially in competitive situations,	      as in politics, diplomacy, or sports.	      [PJC]	   3. To manage with address or art; to scheme.	      [1913 Webster] Maneuver	Maneuver \Ma*neu"ver\, Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, v. t.	   1. To change the positions of, as of troops of ships.	      [1913 Webster] Maneuverer
Maneuverer \Ma*neu"ver*er\, Manoeuvrer \Ma*noeu"vrer\, n.	   One who maneuvers.	   [1913 Webster]	         This charming widow Beaumont is a nanoeuvrer. We can't	         well make an English word of it.         --Miss	                                                  Edgeworth.	   [1913 Webster]
man Friday \man Friday\ prop. n. [From Friday, the name of a	   character in the novel Robinson Crusoe (1719) by DeFoe.]	   A person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or	   furtherance of an effort or purpose; a devoted assistant.	   Syn: right-hand man, chief assistant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manful \Man"ful\, a.	   Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous,	   resolute, noble. " Manful hardiness." --Chaucer. --	   {Man"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Man"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mangabey \Man"ga*bey\, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in	   Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus},	   as the sooty mangabey ({Cercocebus fuliginosus}), which is	   sooty black. [Also written {mangaby}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mangan \Man"gan\, n.	   See {Mangonel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manganate \Man"ga*nate\, n. [Cf. F. manganate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of manganic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The manganates are usually green, and are well-known	         compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.	         [1913 Webster]
Manganesate \Man`ga*ne"sate\, n. (Chem.)	   A manganate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manganese \Man`ga*nese"\, n. [F. mangan[`e]se, It. manganese,	   sasso magnesio; prob. corrupted from L. magnes, because of	   its resemblance to the magnet. See {Magnet}, and cf.	   {Magnesia}.] (Chem.)	   An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as a hard,	   grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty (melting point	   1244[deg] C), but easily oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly	   in nature as the minerals pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol	   Mn. Atomic number 25; Atomic weight 54.938 [C=12.011].	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: An alloy of manganese with iron (called ferromanganese)	         is used to increase the density and hardness of steel.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Black oxide of manganese}, {Manganese dioxide} or {Manganese	   peroxide}, or {Black manganese} (Chem.), a heavy black powder	      {MnO2}, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and	      valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly	      {manganese}. It colors glass violet, and is used as a	      decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass.	      [1913 Webster]
manganese bronze \manganese bronze\ n.	   A brass alloy having from 1 to 4 percent of manganese added	   to harden it; made by adding manganese to the copper and zinc	   used in brass.	   Syn: high-strength brass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manganese steel \Man`ga*nese" steel\	   Cast steel containing a considerable percentage (10-14) of	   manganese, which makes it very hard and tough and highly	   resistant to wear. See {Alloy steel}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manganesian \Man`ga*ne"sian\, a. [Cf. F. mangan['e]sien.]	   (Chem.)	   Manganic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manganesic \Man`ga*ne"sic\, a. [Cf. F. mangan['e]sique.] (Chem.)	   Manganic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manganesious \Man`ga*ne"sious\, a. (Chem.)	   Manganous.	   [1913 Webster]
Manganesium \Man`ga*ne"si*um\, n. [NL.]	   Manganese.	   [1913 Webster]
Manganesous \Man`ga*ne"sous\, a. (Chem.)	   Manganous.	   [1913 Webster]
Manganic \Man`gan"ic\, a. [Cf. F. manganique.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese;	   specif., designating compounds in which manganese has a	   higher valence as contrasted with {manganous} compounds. Cf.	   {Manganous}.	   [1913 Webster]
manganic acid \manganic acid\ n.	   A dibasic acid {H2MnO4}, formed from manganese, analogous to	   sulphuric acid; it is found only in solution and in manganate	   salts.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Manganiferous \Man`ga*nif"er*ous\, a. [Manganese + -ferous.]	   Containing manganese.	   [1913 Webster]
Manganite \Man"ga*nite\, n.	   1. (Min.) One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also	      {gray manganese ore}. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or	      iron-black crystals, also massive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A compound of manganese dioxide with a metallic	      oxide; so called as though derived from the hypothetical	      manganous acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Manganium \Man*ga"ni*um\, n. [NL.]	   Manganese.	   [1913 Webster]
Manganous \Man"ga*nous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese	   in which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with	   {manganic} compounds; as, manganous oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Manganous acid}, a hypothetical compound analogous to	      sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called manganites.	      [1913 Webster]
Mangcorn \Mang"corn`\, n. [OE. mengen to mix. See {Mingle}, and	   {Corn}.]	   A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mange \Mange\, n. [See {Mangy}.] (Vet.)	   The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mange insect} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle.	      horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The	      mange insect of the horse ({Psoroptes equi} or	      {Dermatodectes equi}), and that of cattle ({Symbiotes	      bovis} or {Dermatophagys bovis}) are the most important	      species. See {Acarina}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mangel-wurzel \Man"gel-wur`zel\, n. [G., corrupted fr.	   mangoldwurzel; mangold beet + wurzel root.] (Bot.)	   A kind of large field beet ({Beta macrorhiza}), used as food	   for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the	   ordinary beet. See {Beet}. [Written also {mangold-wurzel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
manger \man"ger\, n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L.	   manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. {Mandible}, {Manducate}.]	   1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses	      or cattle to eat.	      [1913 Webster]	            And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped	            him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger;	            because there was no room for them in the inn.	                                                  --Luke 2: 7	      [PJC]	   2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead	      athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters	      the hawse holes from running over it.	      [1913 Webster]
mangey \mangey\ adj.	   Same as {mangy}.	   Syn: mangy, threadbare; worn-out, seedy, squalid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mangifera \Mangifera\ prop. n.	   genus of tropical trees native to Asia bearing fleshy fruit.	   Syn: genus {Mangifera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mangily \man"gi*ly\, adv.	   In a mangy manner; scabbily.	   [1913 Webster]
manginess \man"gi*ness\, n. [From {Mangy}.]	   The condition or quality of being mangy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mangle \Man"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mangled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mangling}.] [A frequentative fr. OE. manken to main, AS.	   mancian, in bemancian to mutilate, fr. L. mancus maimed;	   perh. akin to G. mangeln to be wanting.]	   1. To cut or bruise with repeated blows or strokes, making a	      ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to tear in	      cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to	      mutilate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mangled with ghastly wounds through plate and mail.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or performing;	      as, to mangle a piece of music or a recitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            To mangle a play or a novel.          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
mangle \man"gle\, n. [D. mangel, fr. OE. mangonel a machine for	   throwing stones, LL. manganum, Gr. ? a machine for defending	   fortifications, axis of a pulley. Cf. {Mangonel}.]	   A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets,	   tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure, often	   with heated rollers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mangle rack} (Mach.), a contrivance for converting	      continuous circular motion into reciprocating rectilinear	      motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle.	      The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a	      manner that it passes alternately from one side of the	      rack to the other, and thus gives motion to it in opposite	      directions, according to the side in which its teeth are	      engaged.	   {Mangle wheel}, a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its	      face, are interrupted on one side, and the pinion, working	      in them, passes from inside to outside of the teeth	      alternately, thus converting the continuous circular	      motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion	      of the wheel.	      [1913 Webster]
Mangle \Man"gle\ (m[a^][ng]"g'l), v. t. [Cf. D. mangelen. See	   {Mangle}, n.]	   To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Mangler \Man"gler\, n. [See 1st {Mangle}.]	   One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any	   work in doing it.	   [1913 Webster]	Mangler \Man"gler\, n. [See 3d {Mangle}.]	   One who smooths with a mangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil	   m[=a]nk[=a]y.]	   1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an	      apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy	      and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine.	      The green fruit is pickled for market.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mango bird} (Zool.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native of	      India.	   {Mango fish} (Zool.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus	      risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long,	      slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears	      about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and	      May, whence the name.	   {Mango tree} (Bot.), an .	      [1913 Webster]
mango tree \mango tree\ n.	   An East Indian tree of the genus {Mangifera} ({Mangifera	   Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a	   large size, and produces a large oval smooth-skinned fruit	   which is the {mango} of commerce. It is now cultivated in	   tropical America.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Mangoldwurzel \Man"gold*wur`zel\, n. [G.] (Bot.)	   See {Mangel-wurzel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mangonel \Man"go*nel\, n. [OF. mangonel, LL. manganellus,	   manganum, fr. Gr. ? See {Mangle}, n.]	   A military engine formerly used for throwing stones and	   javelins.	   [1913 Webster]
Mangonism \Man"go*nism\, n.	   The art of mangonizing, or setting off to advantage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mangonist \Man"go*nist\, n.	   1. One who mangonizes. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slave dealer; also, a strumpet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Mangonize \Man"go*nize\, v. t. [L. mangonizare, fr. mango a	   dealer in slaves or wares, to which he tries to give an	   appearance of greater value by decking them out or furbishing	   them up.]	   To furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage. [Obs. or R.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Mangostan	   Mangosteen
Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, mangosteen
tree \mangosteen tree\n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.)	   A tree of the East Indies of the genus {Garcinia} ({Garcinia	   Mangostana}) with thick leathery leaves. The tree grows to	   the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called	   {mangosteen}, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which	   is very delicious food.	   [1913 Webster]
Mangrove \Man"grove\, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.]	   1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus	      {Rhizophora} ({Rhizophora Mangle}, and {Rhizophora	      mucronata}, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy	      shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting	      aerial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and	      eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a	      strong root while yet attached to the parent plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white	         pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is	         astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black	         and the white mangrove ({Avicennia nitida} and	         {Avicennia tomentosa}) have much the same habit.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The mango fish.	      [1913 Webster]
mangrove family \mangrove family\ n.	   A natural family ({Rhizophoraceae}) of trees and shrubs that	   usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts. It	   includes the mangrove {Rhizophora Mangle}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	mangrove snapper \mangrove snapper\ n.	   A fish ({Lutjanus griseus}) found in shallow waters off the	   coast of Florida; called also {gray snapper}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mangue \Mangue\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The kusimanse.	   [1913 Webster]
mangy \man"gy\, a. [Compar. {mangier}; superl. {mangiest}.] [F.	   mang['e], p. p. of manger to eat. See {Manger}.]	   1. Infected with the mange; scabby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shabby; worn-out; seedy; run-down; squalid; as, a mangy	      old coat; a mangy tavern.	      [PJC]
Manhaden \Man*ha"den\, n.	   See {Menhaden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manhandle \Man*han"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-handled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {-handling}.]	   1. To move, or manage, by human force without mechanical aid;	      as, to manhandle a cannon.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To handle roughly; as, the captive was manhandled.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manhattan Project \Manhattan Project\ prop. n. (U. S. History)	   A former US agency that was responsible for developing atomic	   bombs during World War II.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manhead \Man"head\, n.	   Manhood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Manhes process \Man`h[`e]s" proc"ess\ (Copper Metal.)	   A process by which copper matte is treated by passing through	   it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is	   analogous in apparatus to the Bessemer process for	   decarbonizing cast iron. So called from Pierre Manh[`e]s, a	   French metallurgist, who invented it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manhole \Man"hole`\, n.	   A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain,	   sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning	   or repairing.	   [1913 Webster]
Manhood \Man"hood\, n. [Man- + -hood.]	   1. The state of being man as a human being, or man as	      distinguished from a child or a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manly quality; virility; courage; bravery; resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am ashamed	            That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The genitalia of a male human.	      [PJC]	   4. The condition of being a human being.	      [PJC] man hour
man hour \man hour\, man-hour \man-hour\n.	   The quantity of work which one person can perform in one	   hour; -- often an estimate made for the purpose of deciding	   whether to undertake a project, and sometimes used in	   accounting; as, it will take a hundred man-hours to write the	   program.	   [PJC]
manhunt \man"hunt`\ n. (m[a^]n"h[u^]nt)	   An organized search (by police) for a person (charged with a	   crime).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mania \Ma"ni*a\, n. [L. mania, Gr. ?, fr. ? to rage; cf. OE.	   manie, F. manie. Cf. {Mind}, n., Necromancy.]	   1. Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf.	      {Delirium}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion affecting	      one or many people; as, the tulip mania.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mania a potu} [L.], madness from drinking; delirium tremens.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation;	        aberration; delirium; frenzy. See {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Maniable \Man"i*a*ble\, a. [F., fr. manier to manage, fr. L.	   manus hand.]	   Manageable. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Maniac \Ma"ni*ac\, a. [F. maniaque. See {Mania}.]	   Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect;	   affected with mania; mad.	   [1913 Webster]
maniac \ma"ni*ac\, n.	   A raving lunatic; a madman.	   [1913 Webster]
Maniacal \Ma*ni"a*cal\, a.	   Affected with, or characterized by, madness; maniac. --	   {Ma*ni"a*cal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Manic \Man"ic\, a. [Gr. maniko`s mad, frenzied.] (Med.)	   Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement;	   frenzied; as, with manic energy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manicate \Man"i*cate\, a. [L. manicatus sleeved, fr. manica a	   sleeve.] (Bot.)	   Covered with hairs or pubescence so platted together and	   interwoven as to form a mass easily removed.	   [1913 Webster]
manic-depressive \manic-depressive\ n. (Med.),	   A person suffering from {manic-depressive psychosis}.	   [PJC]	manic-depressive psychosis \manic-depressive psychosis\ n.	   (Med.),	   A mental disorder characterized by alternating episodes of	   mania and depression.	   Syn: bipolar disorder, manic depression, manic depressive	        illness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
manic disorder \manic disorder\ n. (Med.),	   An affective disorder in which the victim tends to respond	   excessively and sometimes violently.	   Syn: mania.	        [WordNet 1.5] Manichean	        Manichaean
Manichaean \Man`i*chae"an\, Manichean \Man`i*che"an\, Manichee
\Man"i*chee\, n. [LL. Manichaeus: cf. F. manich['e]en.]	   A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third	   century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is	   regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of	   Evil.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Manichaeans stand as representatives of dualism	         pushed to its utmost development.        --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster] Manichaean
Manichaean \Man`i*chae"an\, Manichean \Man`i*che"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Manichaeans.	   [1913 Webster] Manichaeism
Manichaeism \Man"i*chae*ism\, Manicheism \Man"i*che*ism\, n.	   [Cf. F. manich['e]isme.]	   The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by	   the Manichaeans.	   [1913 Webster]
Manicheist \Man"i*che*ist\, n. [Cf. F. manich['e]iste.]	   Manichaean.	   [1913 Webster] Manichord
Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L.	   monochordon, Gr. ?; -- so called because it orig. had only	   one string. See {Monochord}.] (Mus.)	   The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also {dumb spinet}.	   [1913 Webster]
maniclike \maniclike\ adj.	   Resembling the mania of manic-depressive illness.	   Syn: manic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
manicotti \manicotti\ n.	   Tubular large noodles that are usually stuffed with mild	   cheese and baked in tomato sauce; -- a type of Italian pasta;	   also a dish of such noodles thus prepared.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Manicured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Manicuring}.]	   1. To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands	      and nails of; to do manicure work.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to trim carefully and meticulously; as, to manicure a	      lawn.	      [PJC]
manicure \man"i*cure\, n.	   The care of the hands and nails, especially a thorough	   cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the trimming and	   polishing of the fingernails, and removing of cuticles,	   performed by a manicurist.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	manicure \man"i*cure\, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to	   cure.]	   A person who makes a business of taking care of people's	   hands, especially their nails; -- an older term for a	   {manicurist}.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing	         gloves and availing themselves of the services of a	         manicure.                                --Pop. Sci.	                                                  Monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
manicurist \man"i*cur`ist\, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare	   to cure.]	   A person who makes a business of taking care of people's	   hands, especially their fingernails; -- formerly called a	   {manicure}.	   [PJC]
manid \ma"nid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus {Manis}, or family {Manidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
manie \ma`nie"\, n. [F. See {Mania}.]	   Mania; insanity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifest \Man"i*fest\, a. [F. manifeste, L. manifestus, lit.,	   struck by the hand, hence, palpable; manus hand + fendere (in	   comp.) to strike. See {Manual}, and {Defend}.]	   1. Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent;	      distinctly perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding;	      apparent to the mind; easily apprehensible; plain; not	      obscure or hidden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither is there any creature that is not manifest	            in his sight.                         -- Heb. iv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which may be known of God is manifest in them.	                                                  --Rom. i. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus manifest to sight the god appeared. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Detected; convicted; -- with of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Calistho there stood manifest of shame. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; conspicuous;	        plain; obvious.	   Usage: {Manifest}, {Clear}, {Plain}, {Obvious}, {Evident}.	          What is clear can be seen readily; what is obvious	          lies directly in our way, and necessarily arrests our	          attention; what is evident is seen so clearly as to	          remove doubt; what is manifest is very distinctly	          evident.	          [1913 Webster]	                So clear, so shining, and so evident,	                That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Entertained with solitude,	                Where obvious duty erewhile appeared unsought.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                I saw, I saw him manifest in view,	                His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	Manifest \Man"i*fest\, n.; pl. {Manifests}. [Cf. F. manifeste.	   See {Manifest}, a., and cf. {Manifesto}.]	   1. A public declaration; an open statement; a manifesto. See	      {Manifesto}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, containing a	      description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of	      goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse; as, to inspect	      the ship's manifest. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Manifest \Man"i*fest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manifested}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Manifesting}.]	   1. To show plainly; to make to appear distinctly, -- usually	      to the mind; to put beyond question or doubt; to display;	      to exhibit.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is nothing hid which shall not be manifested.	                                                  --Mark iv. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy life did manifest thou lovedst me not. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices of; to	      declare at the customhouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose;	        discover; display.	        [1913 Webster]
Manifestable \Man"i*fest`a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be manifested.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifestation \Man`i*fes*ta"tion\, n. [L. manifestatio: cf. F.	   manifestation.]	   1. The act of manifesting or disclosing, or the state of	      being manifested; discovery to the eye or to the	      understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which manifests; a phenomenon which gives evidence of	      something hidden; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the	      manifestation of God's power in creation; the delayed	      manifestation of a disease.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be	            performed, requires this public manifestation of	            them at the great day.                --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The materialization or apparition of a spirit; -- a	      phenomenon claimed to be seen by spiritualists.	      [PJC]
manifest destiny \manifest destiny\ n.	   A policy of imperialism rationalized as inevitable (as if	   granted by God).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manifestible \Man"i*fest`i*ble\, a.	   Manifestable.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifestly \Man"i*fest*ly\, adv.	   In a manifest manner; obviously; evidently; clearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifestness \Man"i*fest*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being manifest; obviousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifesto \Man`i*fes"to\, n.; pl. {Manifestoes}. [It. manifesto.	   See {Manifest}, n. & a.]	   A public declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or	   other person claiming large powers, showing his intentions,	   or proclaiming his opinions and motives in reference to some	   act done or contemplated by him; as, a manifesto declaring	   the purpose of a prince to begin war, and explaining his	   motives. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]	         it was proposed to draw up a manifesto, setting forth	         the grounds and motives of our taking arms. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Frederick, in a public manifesto, appealed to the	         Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifold \Man"i*fold\, a. [AS. manigfeald. See {Many}, and	   {Fold}.]	   1. Various in kind or quality; many in number; numerous;	      multiplied; complicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Lord, how manifold are thy works!   --Ps. civ. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know your manifold transgressions.  --Amos v. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; -- used to	      qualify nouns in the singular number. "The manifold wisdom	      of God." --Eph. iii. 10. "The manifold grace of God." --1	      Pet. iv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Manifold writing}, a process or method by which several	      copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets of	      coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain	      paper upon which the marks made by a stylus or a	      type-writer are transferred; writing several copies of a	      document at once by use of carbon paper or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Manifold \Man"i*fold\, n.	   1. A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A cylindrical pipe fitting, having a number of	      lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with several	      others; as, the exhaust manifold of an automobile engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The third stomach of a ruminant animal. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Manifold \Man"i*fold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manifolded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Manifolding}.]	   To take copies of by the process of manifold writing; as, to	   manifold a letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifolded \Man"i*fold`ed\, a.	   Having many folds, layers, or plates; as, a manifolded	   shield. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manifoldly \Man"i*fold`ly\, adv.	   In a manifold manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Manifoldness \Man"i*fold`ness\, n.	   1. Multiplicity. --Sherwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A generalized concept of magnitude.	      [1913 Webster]
Maniform \Man"i*form\, a. [L. manus hand + -form.]	   Shaped like the hand.	   [1913 Webster]
maniglion \ma*ni"glion\ (m[.a]*n[i^]l"y[u^]n), n. [It. maniglio,	   maniglia, bracelet, handle. Cf. {Manilio}.] (Gun.)	   Either one of two handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.	   [1913 Webster] Manihoc
Manihoc \Man"i*hoc\, Manihot \Man"i*hot\, n.	   See {Manioc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manikin \Man"i*kin\, n. [Also spelled {mannikin}.] [OD.	   manneken, dim. of man man. See {Man}, and {-kin}.]	   1. A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other	      material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting	      the different parts and organs, their relative position,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mannequin.	      [PJC] Manila
Manila \Ma*nil"a\, Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the	      Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. {Manila paper} or the color of {manila papaer}.	      [PJC]	   {Manila cheroot} or {Manila cigar}, a cheroot or cigar made	      of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands.	      [1913 Webster]
manila bay \manila bay\ n.	   The name of a naval battle in the Spanish-American War	   (1898), in which the American fleet under Admiral Dewey	   defeated the Spanish fleet off the shore of Manila in the	   Phillipines.	   [WordNet 1.5]	manila bean \manila bean\ n.	   A tuberous-rooted twining annual vine ({Psophocarpus	   tetragonolobus}) bearing clusters of purplish flowers and	   pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics.	   Syn: winged bean, winged pea, goa bean, goa bean vine,	        {Psophocarpus tetragonolobus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	manila grass \manila grass\ n.	   A lawn grass ({Zoysia matrella}) common in the Philippines;	   grown also in US.	   Syn: Japanese carpet grass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manila hemp \Manila hemp\ n.	   1. A fibrous material obtained from the abaca plant ({Musa	      textilis}), a plant allied to the banana, growing in the	      Philippine and other East India islands; -- called also by	      the native name {abaca}. From it matting, canvas, ropes,	      and cables are made.	   Syn: Manilla hemp, abaca.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. A Philippine plant ({Musa textilis}) having leafstalks	      that yield Manila hemp used for rope and paper etc.;	      called also the {abaca}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
manila maguey \manila maguey\ n.	   A hard fiber used in making coarse twine; from Philippine	   agave plants.	   Syn: cantala, Cebu maguey.	        [WordNet 1.5]	manila paper \manila paper\ n.	   A durable brown or buff paper or thin cardboard with a smooth	   light brown finish, made of Manila hemp, and used as a	   wrapping paper, or as a cheap printing and writing paper. The	   name is also given to inferior papers, made of other fiber.	   Syn: manila, manila paper, manilla, manilla paper.	        [1913 Webster]	manila tamarind \manila tamarind\ n.	   A common thorny tropical American tree ({Pithecellobium	   dulce}) having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by	   sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good	   timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum.	   Syn: camachile, huamachil, wild tamarind, {Pithecellobium	        dulce}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manilio \Ma*nil"io\, n.	   See {Manilla}, 1. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster] manilla hemp	   manilla
manilla \manilla\, manilla hemp \manilla hemp\, manilla paper
\manilla paper\n.	   See {manila}, {manila hemp}, {manila paper}.	   [PJC]
Manilkara \Manilkara\ prop. n.	   A genus of large evergreen trees with milky latex;	   pantropical.	   Syn: genus {Manilkara}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, n. [Sp. manilla; cf. It. maniglio,	   maniglia; F. manille; Pg. manilha; all fr. L. manus hand, and	   formed after the analogy of L. monile, pl. monilia, necklace:	   cf. F. manille.]	   1. A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially	      among the tribes of Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as	      money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa.	      --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Manilla \Ma*nil"la\, a.	   Same as {Manila}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manille \Ma*nille"\, n. [F.]	   See 1st {Manilla}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
man in the street \man in the street\ n.	   An average person; as, the views of the man in the street.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.)	   The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {Manihot	   Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also,	   cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maniple \Man"i*ple\, n. [L. manipulus, maniplus, a handful, a	   certain number of soldiers; manus hand + root of plere to	   fill, plenus full: cf. F. maniple. See {Manual}, and {Full},	   a.]	   1. A handful. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive	      of officers; any small body of soldiers; a company.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf	      worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a	      priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn	      in the English Church service.	      [1913 Webster]
Manipular \Ma*nip"u*lar\, a. [L. manipularis: cf. F.	   manipulaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manipulatory; as, manipular operations.	      [1913 Webster]
Manipulate \Ma*nip"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manipulated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Manipulating}.] [LL. manipulatus, p. p. of	   manipulare to lead by the hand, fr. L. manipulus. See	   {Maniple}.]	   1. To treat, work, or operate with the hands, especially when	      knowledge and dexterity are required; to manage in hand	      work; to handle; as, to manipulate scientific apparatus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To control the action of, by management; as, to manipulate	      a convention of delegates; also, to manage artfully or	      fraudulently; as, to manipulate accounts, or election	      returns; to manipulate the stock market.	      [1913 Webster]	Manipulate \Ma*nip"u*late\, v. i.	   To use the hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work;	   specifically, to manage the apparatus or instruments used in	   scientific work, or in artistic or mechanical processes;	   also, specifically, to use the hand in mesmeric operations.	   [1913 Webster]
Manipulation \Ma*nip`u*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. manipulation.]	   1. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being	      manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the	      hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or	      art.	      [1913 Webster]	            Manipulation is to the chemist like the external	            senses to the mind. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The use of the hands in mesmeric operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Artful management; as, the manipulation of political	      bodies; sometimes, a management or treatment for purposes	      of deception or fraud.	      [1913 Webster]
manipulative \ma*nip"u*la*tive\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to manipulation; performed by	      manipulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prone to attempt to influence others by devious or subtle	      psychological means, in order to induce them to do what	      one wants.	      [PJC]	manipulative \ma*nip"u*la*tive\	   (m[.a]*n[i^]p"[-u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), n. (Education)	   Any object given to children to encourage them to learn by	   manipulating physical objects; applied especially to solid	   objects of varying geometrical shape that can be fit together	   to form larger aggregates.	   [PJC]
Manipulator \Ma*nip"u*la`tor\, n.	   One who manipulates, sometimes in an underhanded or	   fraudulent manner; as, a stock market manipulator.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Manipulatory \Ma*nip"u*la*to*ry\	   (m[.a]*n[i^]p"[-u]*l[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Of or pertaining to manipulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Manis \Ma"nis\ (m[=a]"n[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. L. manes the ghosts	   or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appearance,	   and because it seeks for its food by night.] (Zool.)	   A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular	   scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles	   on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa,	   and feed on ants. Called also {Scaly anteater}. See	   {Pangolin}.	   [1913 Webster] Manitou	   Manito
Manito \Man"i*to\, Manitou \Man"i*tou\, Manitu \Man"i*tu\, n.	   A name given by tribes of American Indians to a great spirit,	   whether good or evil, or to any object of worship. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gitche Manito the mighty,	         The Great Spirit, the creator,	         Smiled upon his helpless children!       --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mitche Manito the mighty,	         He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,	         As a serpent was depicted.               --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Manitrunk \Man"i*trunk\, n. [L. manus hand + E. trunk.] (Zool.)	   The anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See {Insect}.	   [1913 Webster]
man jack \man jack\ n.	   A single individual person; as, every man jack of them.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mankind \man`kind"\, n. [AS. mancynn. See {Kin} kindred, {Kind},	   n.]	   1. The human race; man, taken collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of	      human race. --Lev. xviii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Human feelings; humanity. [Obs] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Mankind \Man"kind`\, a.	   Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. [Obs]	   [1913 Webster]	         Are women grown so mankind? Must they be wooing?	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be not too mankind against your wife.    --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Manks \Manks\ (m[a^][ng]ks), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of	   Man. -- n. The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See	   {Manx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manless \Man"less\, a.	   1. Destitute of men. --Bakon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unmanly; inhuman. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Manlessly \Man"less*ly\, adv.	   Inhumanly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manlike \Man"like`\, a. [Man + like. Cf. {Manly}.]	   Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the	   qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly. "	   Gentle, manlike speech." --Testament of Love. " A right	   manlike man." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         In glaring Chloe's manlike taste and mien. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Manliness \Man"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being manly.	   [1913 Webster]
Manling \Man"ling\, n.	   A little man. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Manly \Man"ly\, a. [Compar. {Manlier}; superl. {Manliest}.] [Man	   + -ly. Cf. {Manlike}.]	   Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish;	   manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let's briefly put on manly readiness.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Serene and manly, hardened to sustain	         The load of life.                        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; hardy;	        dignified; stately.	        [1913 Webster]	Manly \Man"ly\, adv.	   In a manly manner; with the courage and fortitude of a manly	   man; as, to act manly.	   [1913 Webster]
man-made \man-made\ adj.	   Not of natural origin; prepared or made by humans;	   artificial; of substances, made by chemical reaction rather	   than extracted from a natural source; as, man-made fibers;	   man-made gems. Opposed to {natural}.	   Syn: semisynthetic, synthetic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	man-made fiber \man-made fiber\ n.	   A fiber created from natural materials or by chemical	   processes.	   Syn: synthetic fiber.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manna \Man"na\ (m[a^]n"n[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr. ma`nna, Heb.	   m[=a]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).]	   1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their	      journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely	      supplied food. --Ex. xvi. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus {Lecanora},	      sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and	      Africa, and gathered and used as food; called also {manna	      lichen}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale	      yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and	      shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the	      secretion of {Fraxinus Ornus}, and {Fraxinus	      rotundifolia}, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Persian manna} is the secretion of the camel's thorn	         (see {Camel's thorn}, under {Camel}); {Tamarisk manna},	         that of the {Tamarisk mannifera}, a shrub of Western	         Asia; {Australian, manna}, that of certain species of	         eucalyptus; {Brian[,c]on manna}, that of the European	         larch.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Manna insect} (Zool), a scale insect ({Gossyparia	      mannipara}), which causes the exudation of manna from the	      Tamarix tree in Arabia.	      [1913 Webster]
manna ash \manna ash\ n. (Bot.),	   A South Mediterranean ash ({Fraxinus ornus}) having fragrant	   white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna.	   Syn: flowering ash, {Fraxinus ornus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Manna croup \Man"na croup`\ (m[a^]n"n[.a] kr[=oo]p`). [Manna +	   Russ. & Pol. krupa groats, grits.]	   1. The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour	      by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia	      and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- called also {manna	      groats}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The husked grains of manna grass.	      [1913 Webster]
manna grass \manna grass\ n. (Bot.),	   Any of several tall slender grasses of the genus {Glyceria}.	   They have long loose panicles, have a sweet flavor or odor,	   and grow in moist places. {Nerved manna grass} is {Glyceria	   nervata}, and {Floating manna grass} is {Glyceria fluitans}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	manna gum \manna gum\ n. (Bot.),	   A tall tree ({Eucalyptus viminalis}) yielding a false manna.	   [WordNet 1.5]	manna lichen \manna lichen\ n.	   Any of several Old World semicrustaceous or shrubby lecanoras	   that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian	   deserts and used as food by people and animals; same as	   {manna}[2].	   [WordNet 1.5]
manned \manned\ adj.	   1. Having a crew; -- of vehicles; as, a manned earth	      satellite was considered a necessary research step; to	      minimize casualties, the military used cruise missiles	      rather than manned aircraft for the bombardment. Opposite	      of {unmanned}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mannequin \mannequin\ n.	   1. a woman who wears clothes to display fashions; a fashion	      model. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: fashion model, model.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A three-dimensional model of a person, used to display	      clothes, especially in retail stores and in window	      displays; a dummy. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: manikin, mannikin, manakin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A model of a human form used by tailors to help make	      clothing of the proper shape.	      [PJC]
Manner \Man"ner\, n. [OE. manere, F. mani[`e]re, from OF.	   manier, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL.	   manarius, for L. manuarius belonging to the hand, fr. manus	   the hand. See {Manual}.]	   1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything;	      method; style; form; fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in	            the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the	            God of the land.                      --2 Kings	                                                  xvii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	            The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves	            after a gentle, but very powerful, manner.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, carrying one's	      self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.	      [1913 Webster] Specifically:	      (a) Customary method of acting; habit.	          [1913 Webster]	                Paul, as his manner was, went in unto them.	                                                  --Acts xvii.	                                                  2.	          [1913 Webster]	                Air and manner are more expressive than words.	                                                  --Richardson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) pl. Carriage; behavior; deportment; also, becoming	          behavior; well-bred carriage and address; as, mind	          your manners!.	          [1913 Webster]	                Good manners are made up of petty sacrifices.	                                                  --Emerson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) The style of writing or thought of an author;	          characteristic peculiarity of an artist.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a manner done	      already.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bread is in a manner common.      --1 Sam.	                                                  xxi.5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sort; kind; style; -- in this application sometimes having	      the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds; as, all manners of	      people came to the rally.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            And they being afraid wondered, saying to one	            another, What manner of man is this! for he	            commandeth even the winds and the water, and they	            obey him.                             --Luke 8: 25.	            Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all manner of herbs.	                                                  --Luke xi. 42.	      [1913 Webster]	            I bid thee say,	            What manner of man art thou?          --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In old usage, of was often omitted after manner, when	         employed in this sense. "A manner Latin corrupt was her	         speech." --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {By any manner of means}, in any way possible; by any sort of	      means.	   {To be taken in the manner} or {To be taken with the manner}.	      [A corruption of to be taken in the mainor. See {Mainor}.]	      To be taken in the very act. [Obs.] See {Mainor}.	   {To make one's manners}, to make a bow or courtesy; to offer	      salutation.	   {Manners bit}, a portion left in a dish for the sake of good	      manners. --Hallwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look; mien;	        aspect; appearance. See {Method}.	        [1913 Webster] Mannerchor
Maumnnerchor \M[aum]n"ner*chor`\, n.; G. pl.	   {M[aum]nnerch["o]re}. [G.; m[aum]nner, pl. of mann man + chor	   chorus.]	   A German men's chorus or singing club.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mannered \Man"nered\, a.	   1. Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and	      conducting one's self; as, a well-mannered child.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give her princely training, that she may be	            Mannered as she is born.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of some	      characteristic peculiarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            His style is in some degree mannered and confined.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]
Mannerism \Man"ner*ism\, n. [Cf. F. mani['e]risme.]	   1. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner; a characteristic	      mode of action, bearing, behavior, or treatment of others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adherence to a peculiar style or manner carried to excess,	      especially in literature or art.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mannerism is pardonable,and is sometimes even	            agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is	            natural . . . . But a mannerism which does not sit	            easy on the mannerist, which has been adopted on	            principle, and which can be sustained only by	            constant effort, is always offensive. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Mannerist \Man"ner*ist\, n. [Cf. F. mani['e]riste.]	   One addicted to mannerism; a person who, in action, bearing,	   or treatment, carries characteristic peculiarities to excess.	   See citation under {Mannerism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mannerliness \Man"ner*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mannerly; civility;	   complaisance. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Mannerly \Man"ner*ly\, a.	   Showing good manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.	   [1913 Webster]	         What thou thinkest meet, and is most mannerly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mannerly \Man"ner*ly\, adv.	   With good manners. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
manner name \manner name\ n. (linguistics)	   A word that denotes a manner of doing something; a troponym;	   as, "march" is a manner name for "walk".	   [WordNet 1.5]	manner of speaking \manner of speaking\ n.	   The characteristic style or manner that a person uses to	   express himself orally.	   Syn: delivery.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mannheim gold \Mann"heim gold"\ [From Mannheim in Germany, where	   much of it was made.]	   A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains eighty	   per cent of copper and twenty of zinc. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Mannide \Man"nide\, n. [Mannite + anhydride.] (Chem.)	   A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by	   dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible	   into, mannitan.	   [1913 Webster]
Mannish \Man"nish\, a. [Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.]	   1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            But yet it was a figure	            Most like to mannish creature.        --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man,	      manlike, masculine. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman impudent and mannish grown.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fond of men; -- said of a woman. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Man"nish*ly},adv. -- {Man"nish*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Mannitan \Man"ni*tan\, n. [Mannite + anhydrite.] (Chem.)	   A white amorphous or crystalline substance obtained by the	   partial dehydration of mannite.	   [1913 Webster]
Mannitate \Man"ni*tate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of mannitic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mannite \Man"nite\, n.	   1. Same as {mannitol}.	      [PJC]	   2. (Bot.) A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of	      kelp, especially from those of the {Laminaria saccharina},	      or devil's apron.	      [1913 Webster]
Mannitic \Man*nit"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, mannitol.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mannitic acid} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,	      intermediate between saccharic acid and mannitol, and	      obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.	      [1913 Webster]
mannitol \man"ni*tol\, n. [Mannite + -ol.]	   1. (Chem.) A white crystalline hexose	      ({HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH}) of a sweet taste obtained from a	      so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash	      ({Fraxinus ornus}); -- called also {mannite}, and {hydroxy	      hexane}. Cf. {Dulcite}. It is used in pharmacy as	      excipient and diluent for solids and liquids. It is also	      used as a food additive for anti-caking properties, or as	      a sweetener, and, illegally, to "cut" (dilute) illegal	      drugs such as cocaine or heroin.	   Syn: D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol;	        Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mannitose \Man"ni*tose`\, n. (Chem.)	   A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of	   mannite, and closely resembling levulose.	   [1913 Webster]
Mano \Ma"no\, n. [Sp., lit., hand.]	   The muller, or crushing and grinding stone, used in grinding	   corn on a metate. [Mexico & Local U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manoeuvre \Ma*noeu"vre\, n. & v.	   See {Maneuver}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [1913 Webster]
man of action \man of action\ n.	   A person who prefers to act rather than contemplate and gets	   things accomplished quickly an efficiently.	   Syn: man of deeds.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	man of affairs \man of affairs\ n.	   A person engaged in commercial or industrial business	   (especially an owner or executive).	   Syn: businessman.	        [WordNet 1.5]	man of deeds \man of deeds\ n.	   Same as {man of action}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	man of letters \man of letters\ n.	   1. A writer, especially one who writes for a living.	      [PJC]	   2. A learned person; a scholar.	      [PJC]	man of means \man of means\ n.	   A wealthy person.	   Syn: rich man, wealthy man.	        [WordNet 1.5]	man of science \man of science\ n.	   A scientist.	   [WordNet 1.5]
man-of-the-earth \man-of-the-earth\ n.	   1. (Bot.) A long-rooted morning glory ({Ipomoea leptophylla})	      of Western U. S.	   Syn: man of the earth, {Ipomoea leptophylla}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous	      perennial ({Ipomoea panurata} or {Ipomoea fastigiata})	      having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be	      source of the sweet potato.	   Syn: wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine, man of the	        earth, manroot, scammonyroot, {Ipomoea panurata},	        {Ipomoea fastigiata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
man of the world \man of the world\ n.	   A worldly-wise person; a sophisticate.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Man-of-war \Man`-of-war"\, n; pl. {Men-of-war}.	   1. A government vessel employed for the purposes of war, esp.	      one of large size; a ship of war. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: ship of the line.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. The {Portuguese man-of-war}.	   Syn: Syn. --, jellyfish.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Man-of-war hawk} (Zool.), the frigate bird.	   {Man-of-war's man}, a sailor serving in a ship of war.	   {Portuguese man-of-war} (Zool.), any species of the genus	      {Physalia}; it is a hydrozoan having both medusa and polyp	      stages present in a single colony. It floats on the	      surface of the sea by a buoyant bladderlike structure,	      from which dangle multiple long tentacles with stinging	      cells. Its can cause severe rashes when it comes in	      contact with humans swimming in the area. See {Physalia}.	      [1913 Webster]
man-of-war bird \man-of-war bird\ n. (Zool.),	   The frigate bird, a long-billed warm-water seabird with wide	   wingspan and forked tail; also applied to the skua gulls, and	   to the wandering albatross.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manograph \Man"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? thin, rare + -graph: cf. F.	   manographe.] (Engin.)	   An optical device for making an indicator diagram for	   high-speed engines. It consists of a light-tight box or	   camera having at one end a small convex mirror which reflects	   a beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate	   at the other end. The mirror is pivoted so that it can be	   moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an	   elastic metal diaphragm which closes a tube connected with	   the engine cylinder. It is also moved at right angles to this	   direction by a reducing motion, called a reproducer, so as to	   copy accurately on a smaller scale the motion of the engine	   piston. The resultant of these two movements imparts to the	   reflected beam of light a motion similar to that of the	   pencil of the ordinary indicator, and this can be traced on	   the sheet of ground glass, or photographed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Manometer \Ma*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? thin, rare + -meter: cf. F.	   manom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of	   gases, steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of	   allowing the gas to exert its elastic force in raising a	   column of mercury in an open tube, or in compressing a	   portion of air or other gas in a closed tube with mercury or	   other liquid intervening, or in bending a metallic or other	   spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See	   {Pressure}, and Illust. of {Air pump}.	   [1913 Webster] Manometric
Manometric \Man`o*met"ric\, Manometrical \Man`o*met"ric*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. manom['e]trique.]	   Of or pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Manor \Man"or\, n. [OE. maner, OF. maneir habitation, village,	   F. manoir manor, prop. the OF. inf. maneir to stay, remain,	   dwell, L. manere, and so called because it was the permanent	   residence of the lord and of his tenants. See {Mansion}, and	   cf. {Remain}.]	   1. (Eng. Law) The land belonging to a lord or nobleman, or so	      much land as a lord or great personage kept in his own	      hands, for the use and subsistence of his family.	      [1913 Webster]	            My manors, rents, revenues, l forego. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In these days, a manor rather signifies the	         jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or	         site, for a man may have a manor in gross, as the law	         terms it, that is, the right and interest of a	         court-baron, with the perquisites thereto belonging.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (American Law) A tract of land occupied by tenants who pay	      a free-farm rent to the proprietor, sometimes in kind, and	      sometimes by performing certain stipulated services.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Manor house}, or {Manor seat}, the house belonging to a	      manor; the house of the lord of the manor; a manse.	      [1913 Webster]
manor hall \manor hall\ n.	   The large room of a manor or castle.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manorial \Ma*no"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a manor. " Manorial claims." --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Manoscope \Man"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? thin, rare + -scope.]	   Same as {Manometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manoscopy \Ma*nos"co*py\, n.	   The science of the determination of the density of vapors and	   gases.	   [1913 Webster]
Manovery \Ma*no"ver*y\, n. [See {Maneuver}.] (Eng. Law)	   A contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.	   [1913 Webster]
Manqueller \Man"quell`er\, n.	   A killer of men; a manslayer. [Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster] Manred
Manred \Man"red\, Manrent \Man"rent`\, n.	   Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord;	   vassalage. [Obs. or Scots Law] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Manrope \Man"rope`\, n. (Naut.)	   One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Mansard roof \Man"sard roof"\ [So called from its inventor,	   Fran[,c]ois Mansard, or Mansart, a distinguished French	   architect, who died in 1666.] (Arch.)	   A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two	   slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one.	   [1913 Webster]
Manse \Manse\, n. [LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L.	   manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See {Mansion}, {Manor}.]	   1. A dwelling house, generally with land attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The parsonage; a clergyman's house. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Capital manse}, the manor house, or lord's court.	      [1913 Webster]
Manservant \Man"serv`ant\, n.	   A male servant.	   [1913 Webster]
Mansion \Man"sion\, n. [OF. mansion, F. maison, fr. L. mansio a	   staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation, fr. manere,	   mansum, to stay, dwell; akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Manse}, {Manor},	   {Menagerie}, {Menial}, {Permanent}.]	   1. A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or	      other shelter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In my Father's house are many mansions. --John xiv.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            These poets near our princes sleep,	            And in one grave their mansions keep. --Den?am.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence:	      Any house of considerable size or pretension.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astrol.) A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st	      {House}, 8. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in	      its monthly revolution. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The eight and twenty mansions	            That longen to the moon.              --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mansion house}, the house in which one resides;	      specifically, in London and some other cities, the	      official residence of the Lord Mayor. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Mansion \Man"sion\, v. i.	   To dwell; to reside. [Obs.] --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Mansionary \Man"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Resident; residentiary; as, mansionary canons.	   [1913 Webster]
mansion house \mansion house\ n.	   A large and imposing house.	   Syn: mansion, manse, hall, residence.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mansionry \Man"sion*ry\, n.	   The state of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling	   place. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
man-sized \man-sized\ adj.	   1. Calling for manly attributes; as, a man-sized job.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Large enough to satisfy a man; as, a man-sized piece of	      cake. [informal]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Manslaughter \Man"slaugh`ter\, n.	   1. The slaying of a human being; destruction of men.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The unlawful killing of a man, either in negligence	      or incidentally to the commission of some unlawful act,	      but without specific malice, or upon a sudden excitement	      of anger.	      [1913 Webster]
Manslayer \Man"slay`er\, n.	   One who kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Manstealer \Man"steal`er\, n.	   A person who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.	   [1913 Webster]
Manstealing \Man"steal`ing\, n.	   The act or business of stealing or kidnaping human beings,	   especially with a view to e?slave them.	   [1913 Webster]
Mansuete \Man"suete\, a. [L. mansuetus, p. p. of mansuescere to	   tame; manus hand + suescere to accustom: cf. F. mansuet.]	   Tame; gentle; kind. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Mansuetude \Man"sue*tude\, n. [L. mansuetudo: cf. F.	   mansu['e]tude.]	   Tameness; gentleness; mildness. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Manswear \Man"swear`\, v. i.	   To swear falsely. Same as {Mainswear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manta \Man"ta\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The {manta ray}. See also {Cephaloptera} and {Sea devil}.	   [1913 Webster]
manta ray \manta ray\ n.	   An extremely large pelagic tropical ray of the family	   {Mobulidae}, that feeds on plankton and small fishes. It is	   usually harmless but its size (up to 20 feet across and up to	   a ton in weight) make it dangerous if harpooned. Called also	   {manta}, {sea devil} and {devilfish}. See also {Cephaloptera}	   and {Sea devil}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Mantchoo \Mant*choo"\, a. & n.	   Same as {Manchu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manteau \Man`teau"\, n.; pl. F. {Manteaux}, E. {Manteaus}. [F.	   See {Mantle}, n.]	   1. A woman's cloak or mantle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gown worn by women. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Manteidae \Manteidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of insects including the mantises. Also	   spelled {{Mantidae}}.	   Syn: {Mantidae}, family {Mantidae}, family Manteidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mantel \Man"tel\, n. [The same word as mantle a garment; cf. F.	   manteau de chemin['e]e. See {Mantle}.] (Arch.)	   The finish around a fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in	   front and sometimes on both sides; especially, a shelf above	   the fireplace, and its supports. The shelf is called also a	   {mantelpiece} or {mantlepiece}. [Written also {mantle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mantelet \Man"tel*et\, n. [F., dim. of manteau, OF. mantel. See	   {Mantle}.]	   1.	      (a) A short cloak formerly worn by knights.	      (b) A short cloak or mantle worn by women.	          [1913 Webster]	                A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging.	                                                  --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal,	      which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or	      riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at	      embrasures; -- now commonly written {mantlet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mantelletta \Man`tel*let"ta\, n. [It. mantelletta. See	   {Mantelet}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A silk or woolen vestment without sleeves worn by cardinals,	   bishops, abbots, and the prelates of the Roman court. It has	   a low collar, is fastened in front, and reaches almost to the	   knees.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mantelpiece \Man"tel*piece`\, n.	   Same as {Mantel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mantelshelf \Man"tel*shelf`\, n.	   The shelf of a mantel.	   [1913 Webster]
Manteltree \Man"tel*tree`\, n. (Arch.)	   The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in	   early houses.	   [1913 Webster]
Mantic \Man"tic\, a. [Gr. ? prophetic.]	   Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one	   inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic.	   [R.] "Mantic fury." --Trench.	   [1913 Webster] manticora	   mantichora
mantichora \mantichora\, manticora \manticora\, manticore
\manticore\n.	   A mythical monster having the head of man (with horns) and	   the body of a lion and the tail of a scorpion.	   Syn: manticore, mantichora, mantiger.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mantid \mantid\ n.	   A {mantis}.	   Syn: mantis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mantidae \Mantidae\ prop. n.	   The natural family conmprising the mantises. Same as	   {Manteidae}.	   Syn: family Mantidae, {Manteidae}, family Manteidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mantiger \mantiger\ n.	   The {manticore}.	   Syn: manticore, mantichora, manticora.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mantilla \Man*til"la\, n. [Sp. See {Mantle}.]	   1. A lady's light cloak of cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of veil, covering the head and falling down upon	      the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.	      [1913 Webster] Mantinea
Mantinea \Mantinea\, Mantineia \Mantineia\prop. n.	   The site of three famous battles among Greek city-states: in	   418 BC and 362 BC and 207 BC.	   Syn: Mantineia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mantis \Man"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a prophet.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects	   of the genus {Mantis}, and allied genera. They are predacious	   long-bodied large-eyed insects of warm regions, are	   remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding	   their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded	   in prayer. The common American species is {Mantis Carolina}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mantis shrimp}. (Zool.) The {Squilla}, a tropical marine	      burrowing crustacean with large grasping appendages. Also	      called {mantis crab} and {mantis prawn}.	      [1913 Webster]
mantis crab \mantis crab\ n.	   Same as {Squilla}.	   Syn: Mantis shrimp.	        [WordNet 1.5]	mantis prawn \mantis prawn\ n.	   Same as {Squilla}.	   Syn: Mantis shrimp.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mantispid \man*tis"pid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any neuropterous insect of the genus {Mantispa}, and allied	   genera. The larvae feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively.	   See Illust. under {Neuroptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mantispidae \Mantispidae\ prop. n.	   The natural family comprising the mantispids.	   Syn: family {Mantispidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mantissa \man*tis*sa\, n. [L., an addition, makeweight; of	   Tuscan origin.] (Math.)	   The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the	   integral part, or {characteristic}.	   [1913 Webster]
mantle \man"tle\, n. [OE. mantel, OF. mantel, F. manteau, fr. L.	   mantellum, mantelum, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf.	   mantele, mantile, towel, napkin); prob. from manus hand + the	   root of tela cloth. See {Manual}, {Textile}, and cf.	   {Mandil}, {Mantel}, {Mantilla}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A loose garment to be worn over other garments; an	      enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering	      or concealing envelope.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The] children are clothed with mantles of satin.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The green mantle of the standing pool. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now Nature hangs her mantle green	            On every blooming tree.               --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Same as {Mantling}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior	          membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a	          cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of	          {Buccinum}, and {Byssus}.	      (b) Any free, outer membrane.	      (c) The back of a bird together with the folded wings.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A mantel. See {Mantel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace, above the	      hearth. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Hydraulic Engin.) A penstock for a water wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Geol.) The highly viscous shell of hot semisolid rock,	      about 1800 miles thick, lying under the crust of the Earth	      and above the core. Also, by analogy, a similar shell on	      any other planet.	      [PJC]
Mantle \Man"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mantled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mantling}.]	   To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to	   disguise. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mantle \Man"tle\, v. i.	   1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said	      of hawks. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            My frail fancy fed with full delight.	            Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread out; -- said of wings.	      [1913 Webster]	            The swan, with arched neck	            Between her white wings mantling proudly, rows.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spread over the surface as a covering; to overspread;	      as, the scum mantled on the pool.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though mantled in her cheek the blood. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as froth, scum,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a sort of men whose visages	            Do cream and mantle like a standing pond. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor bowl of wassail mantle warm.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
mantled \man"tled\ adj.	   Covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak.	   Syn: cloaked, clothed, draped, wrapped.	        [WordNet 1.5]	mantled ground squirrel \mantled ground squirrel\ n.	   A common black-striped reddish-brown ground squirrel	   ({Citellus lateralis}) of western North America, resembling a	   large chipmunk.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mantlepiece \man"tle*piece\ n.	   A shelf that projects from the wall above a fireplace; a	   mantel; as, in England they call a mantelpiece a	   chimneypiece.	   Syn: mantel, mantelpiece, mantle, chimneypiece.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mantlet \Man"tlet\, n.	   See {Mantelet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mantling \Man"tling\, n. (Her.)	   The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and	   around a coat of arms: -- called also {lambrequin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Manto \Man"to\, n. [It. or Sp. manto, abbrev., from L. mantelum.	   See {Mantle}.]	   See {Manteau}. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mantologist \Man*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is skilled in mantology; a diviner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mantology \Man*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? prophet + -logy.]	   The act or art of divination. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mantoux test \Mantoux test\ prop. n. (Med.)	   A skin test for hypersensitivity to tuberculin. It determines	   whether there is or has been any infection with tubercle	   bacilli.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mantra \Man"tra\, n. [Skr.]	   A prayer; an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.	   [India]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a mantra	         peculiar to itself; as, the mantra of the Brahmans.	         --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	         [1913 Webster]
Mantrap \Man"trap`\, n.	   1. A trap for catching trespassers. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may	      fall.	      [1913 Webster]
Mantua \Man"tu*a\, n.	   1. A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua	      in Italy. [Obs.] --Beck (Draper's Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's gown. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Mantuamaker \Man"tu*a*mak`er\, n.	   One who makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Mantuan \Man"tu*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Mantua. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Mantua.	   [1913 Webster]
Manu \Ma"nu\, n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.)	   One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors	   of human wisdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Manual \Man"u*al\ (m[a^]n"[-u]*al), a. [OE. manuel, F. manuel,	   L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand,	   protection, OHG. munt, G. m["u]ndel a ward, vormund guardian,	   Icel. mund hand. Cf. {Emancipate}, {Legerdemain}, {Maintain},	   {Manage}, {Manner}, {Manure}, {Mound} a hill.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed by a person using physical as contrasted with	      {mental} effort; as, manual labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done or made by the hand. In some contexts, contrasted	      with {automatic} or {mechanical}. "Manual and ocular	      examination." --Tatham.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Manual exercise} (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are	      taught the use of their muskets and other arms.	   {Seal manual}, the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a	      ring.	   {Sign manual}. See under {Sign}.	      [1913 Webster]	Manual \Man"u*al\, n. [Cf. F. manuel, LL. manuale. See {Manual},	   a.]	   1. A small book, such as may be carried in the hand, or	      conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the	      service book of the Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]	            This manual of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the	      fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or	      set of keys. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of	      a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword;	      the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]
manual alphabet \manual alphabet\ n.	   An alphabet of signs made by movement of the hands, used by	   the deaf; in it letters are represented by finger positions.	   See {Dactylology}.	   Syn: finger alphabet.	        [WordNet 1.5]	manual dexterity \manual dexterity\ n.	   Adroitness in using the hands.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manualist \Man"u*al*ist\, n.	   One who works with the hands; an artificer.	   [1913 Webster] manual labor
manual labor \manual labor\, manual labour \manual labour\n.	   Labor done with the hands.	   [WordNet 1.5]	manual laborer \manual laborer\ n.	   A person who works with the hands, rather than with the mind.	   Syn: laborer, labourer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
manually \man"u*al*ly\, adv.	   By hand. In some contexts, contrasted with {automatically}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Manuary \Man"u*a*ry\, a. [L. manuarius, fr. manus hand.]	   Manual. -- n. An artificer. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Manubial \Ma*nu"bi*al\, a. [L. manubialis, fr. manubiae money	   obtained from the sale of booty, booty.]	   Belonging to spoils; taken in war. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Manubrial \Ma*nu"bri*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium;	   handlelike.	   [1913 Webster]
Manubrium \Ma*nu"bri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Manubria}, E.	   {Manubriums}. [L., handle, fr. manus hand.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior	      segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike	      process of the malleus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also	      {hypostoma}. See Illust. of {Hydromedusa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Manucode \Man"u*code\, n. [Javanese manukdewata the bird of the	   gods: cf. F. manucode.] (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Manucodia}, of Australia and New	   Guinea. They are related to the bird of paradise.	   [1913 Webster]
Manuducent \Man`u*du"cent\, n.	   One who leads by the hand; a manuductor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manuduction \Man`u*duc"tion\, n. [L. manus hand + ductio a	   leading, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuduction.]	   Guidance by the hand. [Obs.] --Glanvill. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Manuductor \Man`u*duc"tor\, n. [L. manus the hand + ductor a	   leader, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuducteur.] (Mus.)	   A conductor; an officer in the ancient church who gave the	   signal for the choir to sing, and who beat time with the	   hand, and regulated the music. --Moore (Encyc. of Music.)	   [1913 Webster]
Manufactory \Man`u*fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [Cf. L.	   factorium an oil press, properly, place where something is	   made. See {Manufacture}.]	   1. Manufacture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building or place where anything is manufactured; a	      factory.	      [1913 Webster]	Manufactory \Man`u*fac"to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to manufacturing.	   [1913 Webster]
Manufactural \Man`u*fac"tur*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to manufactures. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, n. [L. manus the hand + factura a	   making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See {Manual},	   and {Fact}.]	   1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by	      machinery, or by other agency.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by	      machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes,	      machinery, saddlery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Manufactured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manufacturing}.] [Cf. F.	   manufacturer.]	   1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery,	      or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails,	      glass, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable	      forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or	      iron.	      [1913 Webster]	Manufacture \Man`u*fac"ture\, v. i.	   To be employed in manufacturing something.	   [1913 Webster]
manufactured \manufactured\ adj.	   Produced in a large-scale industrial operation. Contrasted	   with {hand-made}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Manufacturer \Man`u*fac"tur*er\, n.	   One who manufactures.	   [1913 Webster]
Manufacturing \Man`u*fac"tur*ing\, a.	   1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a	      manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.	      [1913 Webster]
manufacturing business \manufacturing business\ n.	   A business engaged in manufacturing some product.	   Syn: manufacturer, maker.	        [WordNet 1.5]	manufacturing plant \manufacturing plant\ n.	   A factory.	   Syn: mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory.	        [WordNet 1.5]
manul \ma"nul\, n. (Zool.)	   A wild cat ({Felis manul}), having long, soft, light-colored	   fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells	   among rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Manumise \Man"u*mise`\, v. t. [See {Manumit}.]	   To manumit. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Manumission \Man`u*mis"sion\, n. [L. manumissio: cf. F.	   manumission. See {Manumit}.]	   The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from	   bondage. "Given to slaves at their manumission." --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Manumit \Man`u*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manumitted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Manumitting}.] [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the	   hand + mittere to send, to send off. See {Manual}, and	   {Missile}.]	   To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or	   servitude; to free, as a slave. "Manumitted slaves." --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Manumotive \Man"u*mo`tive\, a. [L. manus the hand + E. motive.]	   Movable by hand. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manumotor \Man"u*mo`tor\, n. [L. manus the hand + E. motor.]	   A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting	   in it may move it.	   [1913 Webster]
Manurable \Ma*nur"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of cultivation. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Manurage \Ma*nur"age\, n.	   Cultivation. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Manurance \Ma*nur"ance\, n.	   Cultivation. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Manure \Ma*nure"\ (m[.a]*n[=u]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Manured}	   (m[.a]*n[=u]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Manuring}.] [Contr, from	   OF. manuvrer, manovrer, to work with the hand, to cultivate	   by manual labor, F. man[oe]uvrer. See {Manual}, {Ure},	   {Opera}, and cf. {Inure}.]	   1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop	      by culture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom we gave the strand for to manure. --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved;	            And with vain, outward things be no more moved.	                                                  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application	      of a fertilizing substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blood of English shall manure the ground.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
manure \ma*nure"\ (m[.a]*n[=u]r"), n.	   Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing	   substance. Especially,, dung, the contents of stables and	   barnyards, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Manurement \Ma*nure"ment\, n. [Cf. OF. manouvrement.]	   Cultivation. [Obs.] --W. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Manurer \Ma*nur"er\, n.	   One who manures land.	   [1913 Webster]
Manurial \Ma*nu"ri*al\, a.	   Relating to manures.	   [1913 Webster]
Manuring \Ma*nur"ing\, n.	   The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure	   applied.	   [1913 Webster]
Manus \Ma"nus\, n.; pl. {Manus}. [L., the hand.] (Anat.)	   The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and	   fore foot or hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Manuscript \Man"u*script\, a. [L. manu scriptus. See {Manual},	   and {Scribe}.]	   Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript	   volume.	   [1913 Webster]	Manuscript \Man"u*script\, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something	   written with the hand. See {Manuscript}, a.]	   1. An original literary or musical composition written by the	      author, formerly with the hand, now usually by typewriter	      or word processor. It is contrasted with a printed copy.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in	      manuscript. --Craik.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.	         [1913 Webster]
Manuscriptal \Man"u*script`al\, a.	   Manuscript. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Manutenency \Man`u*ten"en*cy\, n. [L. manus hand + tenere to	   hold.]	   Maintenance. [Obs.] --Abp. Sancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Manway \Man"way`\, n.	   A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass	   through. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Manx \Manx\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as,	   the Manx language.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Manx shearwater} .	      [1913 Webster]	Manx cat \Manx cat\ prop. n. (Zool.),	   A breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail,	   containing only about three vertebrae. It is believed to have	   originated on the Isle of Man.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Manx shearwater \Manx shearwater\ prop. n. (Zool.),	   A small black-and-white oceanic bird ({Puffinus puffinus}, or	   {Puffinus anglorum}), common in the Eastern North Atlantic.	   Called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It is avariety of	   {shearwater}. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.	   [1913 Webster]	Manx \Manx\, prop. n.	   The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect	   of the Celtic.	   [1913 Webster]
Many \Ma"ny\, n. [See {Meine}, {Mansion}.]	   A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Many \Ma"ny\, a. & pron.	   Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison;	         more and most, which are used for the comparative and	         superlative degrees, are from a different root.] [OE.	         mani, moni, AS. manig, m[ae]nig, monig; akin to D.	         menig, OS. & OHG. manag, G. manch, Dan. mange, Sw.	         m[*a]nge, Goth. manags, OSlav. mnog', Russ. mnogii; cf.	         Icel. margr, Prov. E. mort. [root]103.]	   Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt be a father of many nations.  --Gen. xvii.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not	         many noble, are called.                  --1 Cor. i.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many is freely prefixed to participles, forming	         compounds which need no special explanation; as,	         many-angled, many-celled, many-eyed, many-footed,	         many-handed, many-leaved, many-lettered, many-named,	         many-peopled, many-petaled, many-seeded, many-syllabled	         (polysyllabic), many-tongued, many-voiced, many-wived,	         and the like. In such usage it is equivalent to	         {multi}. Comparison is often expressed by many with as	         or so. "As many as were willing hearted . . . brought	         bracelets." --Exod. xxxv. 22. "So many laws argue so	         many sins." --Milton. Many stands with a singular	         substantive with a or an.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Many a}, a large number taken distributively; each one of	      many. "For thy sake have I shed many a tear." --Shak.	      "Full many a gem of purest ray serene." --Gray.	   {Many one}, many a one; many persons. --Bk. of Com. Prayer.	   {The many}, the majority; -- opposed to {the few}. See	      {Many}, n.	   {Too many}, too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are	      too many for us. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various;	        divers; sundry.	        [1913 Webster]	Many \Ma"ny\, n. [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to	   G. menge, OHG. manag[imac], menig[imac], Goth. managei. See	   {Many}, a.]	   1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people,	      or of a community.	      [1913 Webster]	            After him the rascal many ran.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large or considerable number.	      [1913 Webster]	            A many of our bodies shall no doubt	            Find native graves.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeing a great many in rich gowns.    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will be concluded by many that he lived like an	            honest man.                           --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, many is connected immediately with	         another substantive (without of) to show of what the	         many consists; as, a good many [of] people think so.	         [1913 Webster]	               He is liable to a great many inconveniences.	                                                  --Tillotson.	         [1913 Webster]
Many-minded \Ma"ny-mind`ed\, a.	   Having many faculties; versatile; many-sided.	   [1913 Webster]
Manyplies \Ma"ny*plies\, n. [Many, adj. + plies, pl. of ply a	   fold.] (Anat.)	   The third division, or that between the reticulum, or	   honeycomb stomach, and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in	   the stomach of ruminants; the omasum; the psalterium. So	   called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See	   Illust of {Ruminant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Many-sided \Ma"ny-sid`ed\, a.	   1. Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting	      many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a	      many-sided topic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike	      pursuits or objects of attention; versatile.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster] manyways
manyways \ma"ny*ways`\ (m[e^]n"[y^]*w[=a]z`), manywise
\ma"ny*wise`\ (m[e^]n"[y^]*w[imac]z`), adv.	   In many different ways; variously.	   [1913 Webster]
manzanilla \man`za*nil"la\ (m[a^]n`z[.a]*n[i^]l"l[.a]; Sp.	   m[aum]n`th[aum]*n[=e]l"y[aum]), n.	   1. (Olive Trade) A kind of small roundish olive with a small	      freestone pit, a fine skin, and a peculiar bitterish	      flavor. Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed with	      Spanish pimientos.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A very dry pale sherry from Spain.	      [WordNet 1.5]
manzanita \man`za*ni"ta\ (m[a^]n`z[.a]*n[=e]"t[.a]), n. [Sp.,	   dim. of manzana an apple.] (Bot.)	   A name given to several species of {Arctostaphylos}, but	   mostly to {Arctostaphylos glauca} and {Arctostaphylos	   pungens}, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish	   smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and	   bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a	   favorite food of the grizzly bear.	   [1913 Webster]
Mao \Mao\ prop. n.	   See {Mao Tsetung}.	   [PJC]
Maoism \Maoism\ prop. n.	   A form of communism developed in China by Mao Zedong.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maoist \Maoist\ prop. n.	   An advocate of Maoism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maori \Ma"o*ri\, prop. n.; pl. {Maoris}. (Ethnol.)	   One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the	   original language of New Zealand. -- a. Of or pertaining to	   the Maoris or to their language.	   [1913 Webster]
maori hen \maori hen\ n. (Zool.)	   A flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having	   short wings each with a spur used in fighting.	   Syn: weka, wood hen.	        [WordNet 1.5] Mao Tsetung
Mao Tsetung \Mao Tsetung\, Mao Zedong \Mao Zedong\prop. n.	   The leader of the Chinese communist party and later of teh	   People's Repbulic of China; b. 1893, d. 1976. Also referred	   to a simply {Mao}. [Also spelled {Mao Tse-Tung}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Map \Map\ (m[a^]p), n. [From F. mappe, in mappemonde map of the	   world, fr. L. mappa napkin, signal cloth; -- a Punic word.	   Cf. {Apron}, {Napkin}, {Nappe}.]	   1. A representation of the surface of the earth, or of some	      portion of it, showing the relative position of the parts	      represented; -- usually on a flat surface. Also, such a	      representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part of	      it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are five principal kinds of projection used in	         making maps: the orthographic, the stereographic, the	         globuar, the conical, and the cylindrical, or	         Mercator's projection. See {Projection}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which represents graphically a succession of	      events, states, or acts; as, an historical map.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Map lichen} (Bot.), a lichen ({Lecidea geographica}.)	      growing on stones in curious maplike figures. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Map \Map\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mapping}.]	   To represent by a map; -- often with out; as, to survey and	   map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent	   or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan;	   as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am near to the place where they should meet, if	         Pisanio have mapped it truly.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mapach \Ma*pach"\, n. [Mexican.]	   The raccoon.	   [1913 Webster]
mapinguari \mapinguari\ n. (Zool.)	   A supposed human-sized slothlike creature reported sighted by	   Indians in the Amazon rain forest.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maple \Ma"ple\ (m[=a]"p'l), n. [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol;	   akin to Icel. m["o]purr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G.	   massholder.] (Bot.)	   A tree of the genus {Acer}, including about fifty species.	   {Acer saccharinum} is the {rock maple}, or {sugar maple},	   from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in	   great quantities, by evaporation; the {red maple} or {swamp	   maple} is {Acer rubrum}; the {silver maple}, {Acer	   dasycarpum}, having fruit wooly when young; the {striped	   maple}, {Acer Pennsylvanium}, called also {moosewood}. The	   common maple of Europe is {Acer campestre}, the {sycamore	   maple} is {Acer Pseudo-platanus}, and the {Norway maple} is	   {Acer platanoides}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of	         a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bird's-eye maple}, {Curled maple}, varieties of the wood of	      the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is	      produced by the sinuous course of the fibers.	   {Maple honey}, {Maple molasses}, {Maple syrup}, or {Maple	   sirup}, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.	   {Maple sugar}, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple	      by evaporation.	      [1913 Webster]
maple-leaf begonia \maple-leaf begonia\ n. (Bot.)	   A tuberous or semi-tuberous South African begonia ({Begonia	   dregei}) having shallowly lobed ovate leaves and small white	   flowers.	   Syn: grape-leaf begonia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
maple-leaved bayur \maple-leaved bayur\ n. (Bot.)	   An Indian tree ({Pterospermum acerifolium}) having fragrant	   nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for	   planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree. Called	   also {mayeng}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
maple family \maple family\ n. (Bot.)	   The natural family of trees {Aceraceae}, including the	   maples.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maplike \Map"like`\, a.	   Having or consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the	   maplike figures in which certain lichens grow.	   [1913 Webster] map maker
map maker \map" mak*er\, mapmaker \map"mak*er\n.	   A person who makes maps; a cartographer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mapmaking \mapmaking\ n.	   the making of maps and charts; cartography.	   Syn: cartography.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mappery \map"per*y\, n. [From Map.]	   The making, or study, of maps. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
mapping \mapping\ n. (Math.)	   A function such that for every element of one set there is a	   unique element of another set.	   Syn: map, correspondence.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maqui \Ma"qui\, n. (Bot.)	   A Chilian shrub ({Aristotelia Maqui}). Its bark furnishes	   strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made	   from its berries.	   [1913 Webster]
Maquis \Maquis\ prop. n.	   1. A guerrilla fighter in the French underground in World War	      II.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The French underground that fought against the German	      occupation in World War II.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Mar \Mar\, n.	   A small lake. See {Mere}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mar \Mar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marred} (m[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Marring}.] [OE. marren, merren, AS. merran, myrran (in	   comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merrian,	   OHG. marrjan, merran; cf. D. marren, meeren, to moor a ship,	   Icel. merja to bruise, crush, and Goth. marzjan to offend.	   Cf. {Moor}, v.]	   1. To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or	      defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs	            in their barks.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But mirth is marred, and the good cheer is lost.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ire, envy, and despair	            Which marred all his borrowed visage. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spoil; to ruin. "It makes us, or it mars us." "Striving	      to mend, to mar the subject." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Mar \Mar\, n.	   A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like;	   a disfigurement.	   [1913 Webster]
Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Skr. m[=a]ra.] (Hind. Myth.)	   The principal or ruling evil spirit. --E. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	Mara \Ma"ra\, n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See	   {Nightmare}.] (Norse Myth.)	   A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on	   their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.	   [1913 Webster]	Mara \Ma"ra\, n. (Zool.)	   The Patagonian cavy, a hare-like rodent ({Dolichotis	   patagonum} or {Dolichotis Patagonicus}) of the pampas of	   Argentina.	   [1913 Webster]
Marabou \Mar`a*bou"\ (m[a^]r"[.a]b[=oo]"), n. [F.]	   1. (Zool.) A large black-and-white carrion-eating stork of	      the genus {Leptoptilos} (formerly {Ciconia}), esp. the	      African species ({Leptoptilus crumeniferus} syn.	      {Leptoptilos crumenifer}), whose downy under-wing feathers	      are used to trim garments; called also {marabout}. The	      Asiatic species ({Leptoptilos dubius}, or {Leptoptilos	      argala}) is the adjutant. See {Adjutant}. [Written also	      {marabu}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a	      mulatto and a griffe. [Louisiana] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of thrown raw silk, nearly white naturally, but	      capable of being dyed without scouring; also, a thin	      fabric made from it, as for scarfs, which resembles the	      feathers of the marabou in delicacy, -- whence the name.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Marabout \Marabout"\ (m[a^]r"[.a]b[=oo]t"), n. [F., from Pg.	   marabuto, Ar. mor[=a]bit. Cf. {Maravedi}.]	   1. A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work	      cures supernaturally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The {marabou}[1].	      [PJC]
Maracan \Mar"a*can\, n. [Braz. maracan['a].] (Zool.)	   A macaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Marai \Ma*rai"\, n.	   A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders	   of the Pacific Ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Maranatha \Mar`a*nath"a\, n. [Aramaic m[=a]ran ath[=a].]	   "Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the	   conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22).	   This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great	   crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take	   vengeance of thy crimes." See {Anathema maranatha}, under	   {Anathema}.	   [1913 Webster]
marang tree \marang tree\ n. (Bot.)	   A Philippine tree ({Artocarpus odoratissima}) similar to the	   breadfruit tree bearing edible fruit. Called also {marang}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maranta \Ma*ran"ta\, prop. n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and	   some species also in India. They have tuberous roots	   containing a large amount of starch, and from one species	   ({Maranta arundinacea}, the American arrowroot or obedience	   plant) {arrowroot} ({arrowroot starch}) is obtained. Many	   kinds are cultivated for ornament.	   [1913 Webster]
Marantaceae \Marantaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of tropical perennial herbs with usually	   starchy rhizomes, including the arrowroot; the arrowroot	   family.	   Syn: family {Marantaceae}, arrowroot family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
marasca \marasca\ n.	   The small bitter fruit of the marasca cherry tree from whose	   juice maraschino liqueur is made.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The {marasca cherry}.	   Syn: marasca cherry, maraschino cherry, Prunus cerasus	        marasca.	        [WordNet 1.5]	marasca cherry \marasca cherry\ n. (Bot.)	   A Dalmation bitter wild cherry tree ({Prunus cerasus}	   marasca) bearing fruit whose juice is made into maraschino	   liqueur.	   Syn: marasca, maraschino cherry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maraschino \Ma`ra*schi"no\, n. [It., fr. marasca, amarasca, a	   sour cherry, L. amarus bitter.]	   A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored	   with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.	   [1913 Webster]
maraschino cherry \ma`ra*schi"no cher"ry\, n.	   1. A cherry which is colored a deep red and sweetened by	      cooking in colored syrup, and flavored with maraschino. It	      is used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails.	      [PJC]	   2. The {marasca cherry} tree.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Marasmius \Marasmius\ prop. n.	   A genus of chiefly small white-spored mushrooms, including	   the {Marasmius oreades}, the mushroon that grow in a {fairy	   ring}.	   Syn: genus {Marasmius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
marasmus \ma*ras"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, to quench, as	   fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.)	   A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind	   of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pining atrophy,	         Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marasmus senilis} [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged.	      [1913 Webster] Marathi
Marathi \Ma*ra"thi\, Mahratta \Mah*rat"ta\, prop. n.	   A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from	   the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and	   neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating	   from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same	   as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the	   Devanagari and the Gujarati.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
marathon \marathon\ n.	   1. A footrace of 26 miles 385 yards. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: Any long and arduous undertaking, straining the	      endurance of the participants. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: endurance contest.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Capitalized)a battle in 490 BC in which the Athenians and	      their allies defeated the Persians. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: battle of Marathon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marattia \Marattia\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Marattiaceae}, consisting of ferns	   having the sporangia fused together in two rows.	   Syn: genus {Marattia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marattiaceae \Marattiaceae\ prop. n.	   The natural family of ferns coextensive with the order	   {Marattiales}, consisting of chiefly tropical eusporantiate	   ferns with gigantic fronds.	   Syn: family {Marattiaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marattiales \Marattiales\ prop. n.	   An order of lower ferns coextensive with the family	   {Marattiaceae}.	   Syn: order {Marattiales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
maraud \ma*raud"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marauded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Marauding}.] [F. marauder, fr. maraud vagabond, OF.	   marault; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault, fr.	   (assumed) LL. malaldus; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of	   German origin (cf. {Herald}). Cf. {Malice}.]	   To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty;	   to plunder. "Marauding hosts." --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Maraud \Ma*raud"\, n.	   An excursion for plundering.	   [1913 Webster]
Marauder \Ma*raud`er\, n. [From {Maraud}, v.: cf. F. maraudeur.]	   A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who	   pillages. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Maravedi \Mar`a*ve"di\, n. [Sp. maraved['i]; -- so called from	   the Mor[=a]bit[imac]n (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian	   dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain. Cf. {Marabout}.]	   (Numis.)	   A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American	   money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient	   Spanish gold coin.	   [1913 Webster]
maravilla \maravilla\ n.	   1. A wildflower ({Mirabilis multiflora}) having vibrant deep	      pink tubular evening-blooming flowers; found in sandy and	      desert areas from Southern California to Southern Colorado	      and into Mexico.	   Syn: desert four o'clock, Colorado four o'clock, {Mirabilis	        multiflora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A leafy wildflower ({Mirabilis longiflora}) having	      fragrant slender white or pale pink trumpet-shaped	      flowers; found in the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico.	   Syn: sweet four o'clock, {Mirabilis longiflora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marble \Mar"ble\ (m[aum]r"b'l), n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F.	   marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. ma`rmaros, fr. marmai`rein to	   sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.]	   1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite,	      capable of being polished and used for architectural and	      ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black,	      being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently	      beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to	      other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or	      verd antique marble, and less properly to polished	      porphyry, granite, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note:	   {Breccia marble} consists of limestone fragments cemented	      together.	   {Ruin marble}, when polished, shows forms resembling ruins,	      due to disseminated iron oxide.	   {Shell marble} contains fossil shells.	   {Statuary marble} is a pure, white, fine-grained kind,	      including Parian (from Paros) and Carrara marble. If	      coarsely granular it is called saccharoidal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art,	      or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of	      such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the	      Elgin marbles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A little ball of glass, marble, porcelain, or of some	      other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or,	      in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Marble is also much used in self-explaining compounds;	         when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means,	         hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as,	         marble-breasted, marble-faced, marble-hearted.	         [1913 Webster]	Marble \Mar"ble\, a.	   1. Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel;	      marble paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart.	      [1913 Webster]	Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Marbling}.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See {Marble}, n.]	   To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to	   marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Marbled \Mar"bled\, a.	   1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] "The {marbled}	      mansion." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble.	      "Marbled paper." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a	      confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having small flecks of fat interspered with the muscle; --	      of cuts of meat, especially beef; as, a well-marbled	      steak. Such marbling improves the flavor of beef for most	      people.	      [PJC]
marble cake \marble cake\ n.	   A made of light and dark batter very lightly blended, so as	   to produce a variegated appearance resembling that of marble.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marble-edged \Mar"ble-edged`\, a.	   Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like	   marble, as a book.	   [1913 Webster]
Marbleize \Mar"ble*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbleized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Marbleizing}.]	   To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a	   surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or	   iron.	   [1913 Webster]
marbleizing \marbleizing\ n.	   A texture like that of marble.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marbler \Mar"bler\, n.	   1. One who works upon marble or other stone. [R.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.	      [1913 Webster]
marbles \marbles\ n.	   A children's game played with marbles[3], little balls made	   of a hard substance (as glass).	   [WordNet 1.5]
marblewood \marblewood\ n.	   1. A hard marbled wood.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A large Asiatic tree ({Diospyros kurzii}) having hard	      marbled zebrawood.	   Syn: Andaman marble, Andaman marble, {Diospyros kurzii}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marbling \Mar"bling\, n.	   1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation	      of marble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a	      marbled appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Zool.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations	      of marble, as on birds and insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Marbly \Mar"bly\, a.	   Containing, or resembling, marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Marbrinus \Mar*bri"nus\, n. [LL., fr. OF. & F. marble marble.	   See {Marble}.]	   A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; --	   much used in the 15th and 16th centuries. --Beck (Draper's	   Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]
Marc \Marc\, n. [F.]	   The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit,	   particularly of grapes.	   [1913 Webster]	Marc \Marc\, n. [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. m["o]rk, perh.	   akin to E. mark a sign. [root]106, 273.] [Written also	   {mark}.]	   1. A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver,	      used in different European countries. In France and	      Holland it was equal to eight ounces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to	      thirteen shillings and four pence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A German coin and money of account. See {Mark}.	      [1913 Webster]
Marcantant \Mar"can*tant\, n. [It. mercatante. See {Merchant}.]	   A merchant. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcasite \Mar"ca*site\, n. [F. marcassite; cf. It. marcassita,	   Sp. marquesita, Pg. marquezita; all fr. Ar.	   marqash[imac]tha.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites	   in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Golden marcasite}, tin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster] Marcasitic
Marcasitic \Mar`ca*sit"ic\, Marcasitical \Mar`ca*sit"ic*al\, a.	   Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcassin \Mar*cas"sin\, n. [F.] (Her.)	   A young wild boar.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcato \Mar*ca"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a	   direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Marceline \Mar"cel*ine\, n. [F., fr. L. marcidus withered, fr.	   marcere to wither, shrivel.]	   A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies'	   dresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcel Proust \Marcel Proust\ n.	   A French novelist (1871-1922).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marcescent \Mar*ces"cent\, a. [L. marcescens, p. pr. of	   marcescere to wither, decay, fr. marcere to wither, droop:	   cf. F. marcescent.] (Bot.)	   Withering without falling off; fading; decaying.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcescible \Mar*ces"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. F. marcescible.]	   Liable to wither or decay.	   [1913 Webster]
March \March\ (m[aum]rch), n. [L. Martius mensis Mars'month fr.	   Martius belonging to Mars, the god of war: cf. F. mars. Cf.	   {Martial}.]	   The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stormy March is come at last,	         With wind, and cloud, and changing skies. --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]	   {As mad as a March Hare}, an old English Saying derived from	      the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when	      they are excitable and violent. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	March \March\, n. [OE. marche, F. marche; of German origin; cf.	   OHG. marcha, G. mark, akin to OS. marka, AS. mearc, Goth.	   marka, L. margo edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. mark	   a sign. [root]106. Cf. {Margin}, {Margrave}, {Marque},	   {Marquis}.]	   A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a	   boundary line; a confine; -- used chiefly in the plural, and	   in English history applied especially to the border land on	   the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and	   Wales.	   [1913 Webster]	         Geneva is situated in the marches of several dominions	         -- France, Savoy, and Switzerland.       --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lords of waste marches, kings of desolate isles.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	March \March\, v. i. [Cf. OF. marchir. See 2d {March}.]	   To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That was in a strange land	         Which marcheth upon Chimerie.            --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To march with}, to have the same boundary for a greater or	      less distance; -- said of an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	March \March\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Marching}.] [F. marcher, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L.	   marcus hammer. Cf. {Mortar}.]	   1. To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a	      grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as,	      the German army {marched} into France.	      [1913 Webster]	March \March\, v. t.	   To cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a	   soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as	   troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately	   manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force.	   [1913 Webster]	         March them again in fair array.          --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	March \March\, n. [F. marche.]	   1. The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one	      stopping place to another; military progress; advance of	      troops.	      [1913 Webster]	            These troops came to the army harassed with a long	            and wearisome march.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that	      of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk;	      steady onward movement; as, the march of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            With solemn march	            Goes slow and stately by them.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This happens merely because men will not bide their	            time, but will insist on precipitating the march of	            affairs.                              --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march;	      a march of twenty miles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide	      the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march	      form.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drums presently striking up a march. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make a march}, (Card Playing), to take all the tricks of	      a hand, in the game of euchre.	      [1913 Webster]
marchand de vin \marchand de vin\ n. (Cookery)	   A sauce consisting of brown sauce with mushrooms and red wine	   or madeira.	   Syn: mushroom wine sauce.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marchantia \Marchantia\ prop. n.	   The type genus of {Marchantiaceae}; liverworts that reproduce	   asexually by gemmae and have stalked antheridiophores.	   Syn: genus {Marchantia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marchantiaceae \Marchantiaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of liverworts with prostrate and usually	   dichotomously branched thalli.	   Syn: family {Marchantiaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marchantiales \Marchantiales\ prop. n.	   An oder of liverworts with gametophyte differentiated	   internally.	   Syn: order {Marchantiales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
march equinox \march equinox\ n.	   The {vernal equinox}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marcher \March"er\, n.	   One who marches.	   [1913 Webster]	Marcher \March"er\, n. [See 2d {March}.]	   The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a	   territory.	   [1913 Webster] Marchet
Marchet \Mar"chet\, Merchet \Mer"chet\, n. [LL. marcheta; of	   uncertain origin.]	   In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of	   the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's	   daughters.	   [1913 Webster]
Marching \March"ing\,	   a. & n., fr. {March}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marching money} (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or	      soldier when his regiment is marching.	   {In marching order} (Mil.), equipped for a march.	   {Marching regiment}. (Mil.)	   (a) A regiment in active service.	   (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other	       quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.	       [1913 Webster]
Marchioness \Mar"chion*ess\, n. [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a	   marquis. See Marquis.]	   The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank	   and dignity of a marquis. --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
March-mad \March"-mad`\, a.	   Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under {March}, the month.	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Marchman \March"man\, n.	   A person living in the marches between England and Scotland	   or Wales.	   [1913 Webster]
Marchpane \March"pane`\, n. [Cf. It. marzapane,Sp. pan,.	   massepain, prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za) + L. panis	   bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name	   of the inventor.]	   A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds	   and sugar. Called also {marzipan}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
March-ward \March"-ward`\, n.	   A warden of the marches; a marcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcian \Mar"cian\, a.	   Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcid \Mar"cid\, a. [L. marcidus, fr. marcere to wither, pine.]	   1. Pining; lean; withered. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by emaciation, as a fever. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]
Marcidity \Mar*cid"i*ty\, n. [LL. marciditas.]	   The state or quality of being withered or lean. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Marcionite \Mar"cion*ite\ (m[aum]r"sh[u^]n*[imac]t), n. (Eccl.	   Hist)	   A follower of Marcion, a Gnostic of the second century, who	   adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting	   principles, and imagined that between them there existed a	   third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the	   world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation.	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcobrunner \Mar`co*brun"ner\, n. [G. Marcobrunner.]	   A celebrated Rhine wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Marconi \Mar*co"ni\, prop. a. [After Guglielmo Marconi (b.	   1874), Italian inventor.]	   Designating, or pert. to, Marconi's system of wireless	   telegraphy; as, Marconi aerial, coherer, station, system,	   etc. [archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Marconigram \Mar*co"ni*gram\, n. [Marconi + -gram.]	   same as {radiogram}; a wireless message.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Marconigraph \Mar*co"ni*graph\, n. [Marconi + -graph.]	   The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
marconi rig \marconi rig\ n. (Naut.)	   A rig of triangular sails for a yacht.	   Syn: Bermuda rig, Bermudan rig, Bermudian rig.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marconi's law \Mar*co"ni's law\prop. n. (Wireless Teleg.)	   The law that the maximum good signaling distance varies	   directly as the square of the height of the transmitting	   antenna.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Marconism \Mar*co"nism\, n.	   The theory or practice of Marconi's wireless telegraph	   system. [archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Marconi system \Mar*co"ni system\ (Elec.)	   A system or wireless telegraphy developed by G. Marconi, an	   Italian physicist, in which Hertzian waves are used in	   transmission and a coherer is used as the receiving	   instrument.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] marco polo sheep
marco polo sheep \marco polo sheep\, marco polo's sheep \marco
polo's sheep\n.	   An Asiatic wild sheep ({Ovis poli}) with exceptionally large	   horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali: {Ovis	   ammon} poli.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marcor \Mar"cor\, n. [L., fr. marcere to wither.]	   A wasting away of flesh; decay. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Marcosian \Mar*co"sian\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from	   Marcus, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.	   [1913 Webster]
Mardi gras \Mar"di` gras"\, n. [F., literally, fat Tuesday.]	   1. The last day of Carnival; the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday	      (the beginning of Lent and fasting); Shrove Tuesday; -- in	      some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking; in	      the United States it is especially associated with New	      Orleans.	   Syn: pancake day.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. The series of festival events celebrated on {Mardi	      Gras}[1].	      [PJC]
Mare \Mare\ (m[^a]r), n. [OE. mere, AS. mere, myre, fem of AS.	   mearh horse, akin to D. merrie mare, G. m[aum]hre, OHG. marah	   horse, meriha mare, Icel. marr horse, OCelt. marka (Pausan.	   19, 19,4), Ir. marc, W. march. Cf. {Marshal}.]	   The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.	   [1913 Webster]	Mare \Mare\, n. [AS. mara incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. mara;	   cf. Pol. mora, Bohem. m[*u]ra.] (Med.)	   Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a	   sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep;	   the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will ride thee o' nights like the mare. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Marechal Niel \Mare"chal Niel"\ [F.]	   A kind of large yellow rose. [Written also {Marshal Niel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mare clausum \Ma"re clau"sum\ [L.] (Internat. Law)	   Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate	   jurisdiction of the nation; -- opposed to {open sea} ({mare	   liberum}), the water open to all nations and over which no	   single nation has special control.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mareis \Mar"eis\, n.	   A Marsh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
mare liberum \mare liberum\ n. [L., free sea.]	   A navigable body of water to which all nations have equal	   access; the opposite of {mare clausum}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marena \Ma*re"na\, n. [NL. Salmo maraena, G. mar[aum]ne,	   mor[aum]ne; -- so called from Lake Morin, in the March of	   Brandenburg, in Prussia.] (Zool.)	   A European whitefish of the genus {Coregonus}.	   [1913 Webster]
mare nostrum \mare nostrum\ n. [L. our sea.]	   The term used by the ancient Romans to refer to the	   Mediterranean Sea.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mareschal \Mare"schal\, n. [OF. mareschal, F. mar['e]chal. See	   {Marshal}.]	   A military officer of high rank; a marshal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
mare's-nest \mare's"-nest`\, n.	   A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something	   grossly absurd.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A confused multitude of things.	   Syn: clutter, jumble, muddle, welter, smother.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mare's-tail \Mare's"-tail`\, n.	   1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail,	      and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See	      {Cloud}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mackerel sky and mare's-tails	            Make tall ships carry low sails.      --Old Rhyme.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus {Hippuris} ({Hippuris	      vulgaris}), having narrow leaves in whorls.	      [1913 Webster]
Margarate \Mar"ga*rate\, n. [Cf. F. margarate.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.	   [1913 Webster]
Margaric \Mar*gar"ic\, a. [Cf. F. margarique. See {Margarite}.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 an	       individual fatty acid, but is now known to be simply an	       intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.	   (b) (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, {C17H34O2} of the	       fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and	       stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain	       lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources. Called	       also {heptadecanoic acid}.	       [1913 Webster]
Margarin \Mar"ga*rin\, n. [Cf. F. margarine. See {Margarite}.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain	   vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound	   of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a	   mixture or combination of tristearin and tripalmitin.	   [1913 Webster]
Margarine \Mar"ga*rine\ (m[aum]r"j[u^]*r[i^]n;	   m[aum]r`j[u^]*r[=e]n"), n. [F.; see {margarin}.]	   1. A processed food product used as an inexpensive substitute	      for butter, made primarily from refined vegetable oils,	      sometimes including animal fats, and churned with skim	      milk to form a semisolid emulsion; also called	      {oleomargarine}; artificial butter.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	            The word margarine shall mean all substances,	            whether compounds or otherwise, prepared in	            imitation of butter, and whether mixed with butter	            or not.                               --Margarine	                                                  Act, 1887 (50	                                                  & 51 Vict. c.	                                                  29).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Margarin.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Margaritaceous \Mar`ga*ri*ta"ceous\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Margarite \Mar"ga*rite\, n. [L. margarita, Gr. ? a pearl; cf. F.	   marguerite.]	   1. A pearl. [Obs.] --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica	      and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.	      [1913 Webster]
Margaritic \Mar`ga*rit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. margaritique.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Margaric.	   [1913 Webster]
Margaritiferous \Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. margaritifer;	   margarita pearl + ferre to bear: cf. F. margaritif[`e]re.]	   Producing pearls.	   [1913 Webster]
Margarodite \Mar*gar"o*dite\, n. [Gr. ? pearl-like.] (Min.)	   A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.	   [1913 Webster]
Margarone \Mar"ga*rone\, n. [Margaric + -one.] (Chem.)	   The ketone of margaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Margarous \Mar"ga*rous\, a. (Chem.)	   Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Margaryize
Margaryize \Mar"ga*ry*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {-izing}.] [(J. J. Lloyd) Margary, inventor of the	   process + -ize.]	   To impregnate (wood) with a preservative solution of copper	   sulphate (often called
Margary's fluid \Mar"ga*ry's flu"id\ (-r[i^]z)).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Margate fish \Mar"gate fish"\ (Zool.)	   A sparoid fish ({Diabasis aurolineatus}) of the Gulf of	   Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also {red-mouth	   grunt}.	   [1913 Webster] Margay
Margay \Mar"gay\, margay cat \margay cat\, n. (Zool.)	   A small American wild cat ({Felis wiedi} syn. {Felis	   tigrina}), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with	   black. Called also {long-tailed cat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Marge \Marge\, n. [F. marge. See {Margin}.]	   Border; margin; edge; verge. [Poetic] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Along the river's stony marge.           --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Margent \Mar"gent\, n. [OE. See {Margin}.]	   A margin; border; brink; edge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The beached margent of the sea.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Margent \Mar"gent\, v. t.	   To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.	   [Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf.	   {March} a border, {Marge}.]	   1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or	      lake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left	      uncovered in writing or printing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling	      price of an article.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be	      foreseen or known with certainty.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to	      secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on	      behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and	      selling of stocks, wheat, etc. It is usually less than the	      full value of the security purchased, in which case it may	      be qualified by the portion of the full value required to	      be deposited; as, to buy stocks on 50% margin. --N.	      Biddle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Margin draft} (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of	      hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints.	   {Margin of a course} (Arch.), that part of a course, as of	      slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course	      immediately above it. See 2d {Gauge}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.	        [1913 Webster]	Margin \Mar"gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Margined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Marginging}.]	   1. To furnish with a margin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter in the margin of a page.	      [1913 Webster]
margin account \margin account\ n. (Finance)	   An account with a securities brokerage in which the broker	   extends credit.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marginal \Mar"gin*al\, a. [Cf. F. marginal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a margin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or	      gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At the lower limit; barely sufficient; as, of marginal	      utility.	      [PJC] marginal cost
marginal cost \marginal cost\, marginal cost of production
\marginal cost of production\n. (Economics)	   The increase in total cost of production as a result of	   producing one more unit of output; since certain ovrhead	   costs are fixed, the marginal cost is almost aways less than	   the total per-unit cost of production averaged over all units	   produced.	   Syn: incremental cost, differential cost.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marginalia \Mar`gi*na"li*a\, n. pl. [NL.]	   Marginal notes.	   [1913 Webster]
marginality \marginality\ n.	   the property of being marginal or on the fringes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Marginally \Mar"gin*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In the margin of a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a {marginal}[3] manner; barely sufficiently; almost	      not; as, marginally useful.	      [PJC]
Marginate \Mar"gin*ate\, a. [L. marginatus, p. p. of marginare	   to margin. See {Margin}, n.]	   Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure.	   [1913 Webster]	Marginate \Mar"gin*ate\, v. t.	   To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin. [R.]	   --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Marginated \Mar"gin*a`ted\, a.	   Same as {Marginate}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Margined \Mar"gined\, a.	   1. Having a margin. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Bordered with a distinct line of color.	      [1913 Webster]
margin call \margin call\ n. (Stock market)	   A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring	   his margin up to the minimum requirement; -- caused by the	   decline in market prices of a security or commodity purchased	   on margin[5].	   Syn: call.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marginella \Mar`gi*nel"la\, prop. n. [NL., dim. of L. margo,	   marginis, a margin.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of	   all warm seas.	   [1913 Webster]
Marginicidal \Mar"gin*i*ci`dal\, a. [L. margo, -ginis, margin +	   caedere to cut.] (Bot.)	   Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of	   fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Margosa \Mar*go"sa\, n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)	   A large tree of the genus {Melia} ({Melia Azadirachta}) found	   in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable	   oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes	   from its trunk. The {Melia Azedarach} is a much more showy	   tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where	   it is known as {Pride of India}, {Pride of China}, or {bead	   tree}. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for	         wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the	         attacks of flies.                        --Sir S.	                                                  Baker.	   [1913 Webster] Margravate
Margravate \Mar"gra*vate\, Margraviate \Mar*gra"vi*ate\, n. [Cf.	   F. margraviat.]	   The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Margrave \Mar"grave\, n. [G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice	   of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count,	   lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagr["e]fts decree: cf. D.	   markgraaf, F. margrave. See {March} border, and cf.	   {Landgrave}, {Graff}.]	   1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in	      Germany.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility,	      markgraf; a marquis.	      [1913 Webster]
Margravine \Mar"gra*vine\, n. [G. markgr[aum]fin: cf. F.	   margrafine.]	   The wife of a margrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Marguerite \Mar"gue*rite\, n. [F., a pearl, a daisy. See	   {Margarite}.] (Bot.)	   The daisy ({Bellis perennis}). The name is often applied also	   to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
maria \maria\ n. pl.	   1. (Astron.) Plural form of {mare}, a dark region of	      considerable extent on the surface of the moon.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Bot.) A valuable timber tree of Panama.	   Syn: Calophyllum longifolium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marian \Ma"ri*an\, a.	   Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of	   England, daughter of Henry VIII.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the	         best-born gentleman.                     --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maid Marian}.	   (a) See {Maidmarian} in the Vocabulary.	   (a) A prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood.	       [1913 Webster]
Marie \Mar"ie\, interj.	   Marry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mariet \Mar"i*et\, n. [F. mariette, prop. dim. of Marie Mary.]	   (Bot.)	   A kind of bellflower, {Companula Trachelium}, once called	   {Viola Mariana}; but it is not a violet.	   [1913 Webster]
Marigenous \Ma*rig"e*nous\, a. [L. mare the sea + -genous.]	   Produced in or by the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)	   A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,	   especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and	   the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different	         genera bearing this name; as, the {African marigold} or	         {French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which	         several species and many varieties are found in	         gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from	         South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus	         {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum}	         ({Chrysanthemum segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of	         Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus	         {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus	         {Caltha} ({Caltha palustris}), commonly known in	         America as the {cowslip}. See {Marsh Marigold}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.	      [1913 Webster]
marijuana \marijuana\ n.	   1. A strong-smelling Asian plant ({Cannabis sativa}), also	      called {hemp}, from which a number of euphorogenic and	      halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is	      predominently due to {tetrahydrocannabinol} ({THC}). [Also	      spelled {marihuana}.]	   Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, {Cannabis	        sativa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant,	      which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The	      flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active	      ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.	   Syn: cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed,	        gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marikina \Mar`i*ki"na\, n. [From the native name: cf. Pg.	   mariquinha.] (Zool)	   A small marmoset ({Midas rosalia}); the silky tamarin.	   [1913 Webster]
Marimba \Ma*rim"ba\, n. [Pg.]	   A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars	   yielding musical tones when struck. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Marimonda \Mar`i*mon"da\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   A spider monkey ({Ateles belzebuth}) of Central and South	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
Marinade \Mar`i*nade"\, n. [F.: cf. It. marinato marinade, F.	   mariner to preserve food for use at sea. See {Marinate}.]	   (Cookery)	   A brine or pickle containing wine or vinegar, with opil,	   herbs, and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish,	   which are steeped in it prior to cooking.	   [1913 Webster]
marinara \marinara\ n.	   An Italian sauce containing tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and	   spices.	   [WordNet 1.5]	marinara \marinara\ a.	   Served in marinara sauce; -- used postpositionally, as veal	   marinara.	   [PJC]
Marinate \Mar"i*nate\, v. t. [See {Marine}, and cf. {Marinade}.]	   To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or	   vinegar; to prepare (food) by the use of marinade.	   [1913 Webster]
Marine \Ma*rine"\, a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F.	   marin. See {Mere} a pool.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean,	      or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine	      productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of	      the sea; as, marine deposits.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Marine acid} (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.]	   {Marine barometer}. See under {Barometer}.	   {Marine corps}, a corps formed of the officers,	      noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of	      marines.	   {Marine engine} (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a	      vessel.	   {Marine glue}. See under {Glue}.	   {Marine insurance}, insurance against the perils of the sea,	      including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.	   {Marine interest}, interest at any rate agreed on for money	      lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.	   {Marine law}. See under {Law}.	   {Marine league}, three geographical miles.	   {Marine metal}, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made	      for sheathing ships. --Mc Elrath.	   {Marine soap}, cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being	      quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.	      	   {Marine store}, a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are	      bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Marine \Ma*rine"\, n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval	   economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See {Marine}, a.]	   1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a	      body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A member of the United States Marine Corps,	      or a similar foreign military force.	      [PJC]	   3. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of	      navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a	      country; as, the mercantile marine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A picture representing some marine subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tell that to the marines}, an expression of disbelief, the	      marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Marined \Ma*rined"\, a. [Cf. F. marin['e].] (Her.)	   Having the lower part of the body like a fish. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
marine mine \ma*rine" mine`\, n. (Mil.)	   A military explosive device designed to be placed on or under	   the surface of a body of water, and to explode when ships	   pass nearby or come in contact with it. Its function is to	   destroy enemy ships or deny hostile naval forces access to	   certain areas of the sea, usually near the shoreline. Also	   called {underwater mine} and {floating mine}, and previously	   referred to as a {torpedo} (See {torpedo}[2]	   (a) ).	       [PJC]
Mariner \Mar"i*ner\, n. [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See	   {Marine}.]	   One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a	   seaman or sailor. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mariner's compass}. See under {Compass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Marinership \Mar"i*ner*ship\, n.	   Seamanship. [Obs.] --Udalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Marinism \Ma*ri"nism\, n.	   A bombastic literary style marked by the use of metaphors and	   antitheses characteristic of the Italian poet Giambattista	   Marini (1569-1625). -- {Ma*ri"nist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Marinorama \Mar`i*no*ra"ma\, n. [NL., from L. marinus marine +	   Gr. ? view.]	   A representation of a sea view.	   [1913 Webster]
Mariolater \Ma`ri*ol"a*ter\, n. [See {Mariolatry}.]	   One who worships the Virgin Mary.	   [1913 Webster]
Mariolatry \Ma`ri*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. ? Mary + ? worship.]	   The worship of the Virgin Mary.	   [1913 Webster]
Marionette \Mar`i*o*nette"\, n. [F. marionette, prop. a dim. of	   Marie Mary.]	   1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The buffel duck.	      [1913 Webster]
Mariotte's law \Ma`ri*otte's law`\ (Physics.)	   See {Boyle's law}, under {Law}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mariposa lily \Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y\ [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E.	   lily. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.]	   (Bot.)	   One of a genus ({Calochortus}) of tuliplike bulbous herbs	   with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also	   {butterfly lily}. Most of them are natives of California.	   [1913 Webster]
Mariput \Mar"i*put\ (m[a^]r"[i^]*p[u^]t), n. (Zool.)	   A species of civet; the zoril.	   [1913 Webster]
Marish \Mar"ish\ (m[a^]r"[i^]sh), n. [Cf. F. marais, LL.	   marascus. See {Marsh}.]	   Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. [Archaic]	   --Milton. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Marish \Mar"ish\, a.	   1. Moory; fenny; boggy. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing in marshes. "Marish flowers." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Marital \Mar"i*tal\ (m[a^]r"[i^]*tal), a. [F., fr. L. maritalis,	   fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See	   {Marry}, v.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties,	      authority. [archaic] "Marital affection." --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to marriage; matrimonial.	      [PJC]
Maritated \Mar"i*ta`ted\ (m[a^]r"[i^]*t[=a]`t[e^]d), a. [L.	   maritatus married.]	   Having a husband; married. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Maritimal
Maritimal \Ma*rit"i*mal\, Maritimale \Ma*rit"i*male\	   (m[.a]*r[i^]t"[i^]*mal), a.	   See {Maritime}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maritime \Mar"i*time\ (m[a^]r"[i^]*t[imac]m, formerly	   m[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]m; 277), a. [L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea:	   cf. F. maritime. See {Mere} a pool.]	   1. Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with	      the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and	      commerce or a navy; as, maritime states. "A maritime	      town." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to	      navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce	      by sea. "Maritime service." --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Maritime law}. See {Law}.	   {Maritime loan}, a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia	      bonds.	   {Martime nations}, nations having seaports, and using the sea	      more or less for war or commerce.	      [1913 Webster] Maritime provinces	Maritime provinces \Maritime provinces\, Maritimes
\Maritimes\prop. n.	   The Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and	   Prince Edward Island.	   Syn: Maritime Provinces.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marjoram \Mar"jo*ram\ (m[aum]r"j[-o]*ram), n. [OE. majoran, F.	   marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr.	   'ama`rakos, 'ama`rakon.] (Bot.)	   A genus of mintlike plants ({Origanum}) comprising about	   twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram ({Origanum Majorana})	   is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery.	   The wild marjoram of Europe and America is {Origanum	   vulgare}, far less fragrant than the other.	   [1913 Webster]
Mark \Mark\ (m[aum]rk), n.	   A license of reprisals. See {Marque}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mark \Mark\, n. [See 2d {Marc}.]	   1. An old weight and coin. See {Marc}. "Lend me a mark."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal	      to 23.8 cents of United States money (1913); the	      equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of	      this value. The unit was retained by subsequent German	      states up to the time of the Federal Republic of Germany.	      In 1995, the value was approximately 65 cents American. In	      1999 it began to be superseded by the Euro as a unit of	      currency in Germany and throughout much of the European	      union.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Mark \Mark\, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk,	   MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. m[ae]rke; cf. Lith.	   margas party-colored. [root]106, 273. Cf. {Remark}.]	   1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything;	      esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or	      impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some	      information or intimation; a token; a trace.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him	            should kill him.                      --Gen. iv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) A character or device put on an article of merchandise	          by the maker to show by whom it was made; a	          trade-mark.	      (b) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for	          a signature by one who can not write.	          [1913 Webster]	                The mark of the artisan is found upon the most	                ancient fabrics that have come to light.	                                                  --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a	      traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although	      not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain,	      etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have some marks of yours upon my pate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a	      significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a	      permanent impression of one's activity or character.	      [1913 Webster]	            The confusion of tongues was a mark of separation.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at;	      what one seeks to hit or reach.	      [1913 Webster]	            France was a fairer mark to shoot at than Ireland.	                                                  --Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the mark. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Attention, regard, or respect.	      [1913 Webster]	            As much in mock as mark.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the	      mark; to come up to the mark.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the official marks invested, you	            Anon do meet the Senate.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Preeminence; high position; as, patricians of mark; a	       fellow of no mark.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a	       differential.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A number or other character used in registering; as,	       examination marks; a mark for tardiness.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image;	       children; descendants. [Obs.] "All the mark of Adam."	       --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	   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."	       [1913 Webster]	   {A man of mark}, a conspicuous or eminent man.	   {To make one's mark}. (a) To sign, as a letter or other	      writing, by making a cross or other mark.	       (b) To make a distinct or lasting impression on the	           public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.	           [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige;	        track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge;	        indication; symptom.	        [1913 Webster]	Mark \Mark\ (m[aum]rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marked}	   (m[aum]rkt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Marking}.] [OE. marken, merken,	   AS. mearcian, from mearc. See {Mark} the sign.]	   1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to	      make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of	      merchandise; to mark clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used	      literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the	      spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him	      for a leader.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or	      any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his	      hobnails marked the floor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark	      the points in a game of billiards or cards.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note	      of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words.	      "Mark the perfect man." --Ps. xxxvii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To mark out}.	      (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the	          ringleaders were marked out for punishment.	      (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out	          an item in an account.	   {To mark time} (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by	      moving the legs alternately without advancing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show;	        evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote;	        characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.	        [1913 Webster]	Mark \Mark\, v. i.	   To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to	   remark.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh	         mischief.                                --1 Kings xx.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]
Markable \Mark"a*ble\, a.	   Remarkable. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Marked \Marked\ (m[aum]rkt), a.	   Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence;	   noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a	   marked instance. -- {Mark"ed*ly}, adv. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A marked man}, a man who is noted by a community, or by a	      part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; -- usually	      with an unfavorable suggestion.	      [1913 Webster]
Markee \Mar*kee"\ (m[aum]r*k[=e]"), n.	   See {Marquee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Marker \Mark"er\, n.	   One who or that which marks. Specifically:	   (a) One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.	   (b) A counter used in card playing and other games.	   (c) (Mil.) The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling	       column, or marks the direction of an alignment.	   (d) An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on	       the fabric by creasing it.	       [1913 Webster]
Market \Mar"ket\, n. [Akin to D. markt, OHG. mark[=a]t,	   merk[=a]t, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place,	   fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis,	   ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain,	   acquire: cf. F. march['e]. See {Merit}, and cf. {Merchant},	   {Mart}.]	   1. A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place,	      for the purpose of buying and selling (as cattle,	      provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and	      not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every	      week; a farmers' market.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares	            At wakes, and wassails, meetings, markets, fairs.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three women and a goose make a market. --Old Saying.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large	      building, where a market is held; a market place or market	      house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool.	                                                  --John v. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An opportunity for selling or buying anything; demand, as	      shown by price offered or obtainable; as, to find a market	      for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in	      that region; India is a market for English goods; there	      are none for sale on the market; the best price on the	      market.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            There is a third thing to be considered: how a	            market can be created for produce, or how production	            can be limited to the capacities of the market. --J.	                                                  S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull	      market; a slow market.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market	      price. Hence: Value; worth.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is a man	            If his chief good and market of his time	            Be but to sleep and feed?             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eng. Law) The privelege granted to a town of having a	      public market.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A specified group of potential buyers, or a region in	      which goods may be sold; a town, region, or country, where	      the demand exists; as, the under-30 market; the New Jersey	      market.	      [PJC]	   Note: Market is often used adjectively, or in forming	         compounds of obvious meaning; as, market basket, market	         day, market folk, market house, marketman, market	         place, market price, market rate, market wagon, market	         woman, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Market beater}, a swaggering bully; a noisy braggart. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	   {Market bell}, a bell rung to give notice that buying and	      selling in a market may begin. [Eng.] --Shak.	   {Market cross}, a cross set up where a market is held.	      --Shak.	   {Market garden}, a garden in which vegetables are raised for	      market.	   {Market gardening}, the raising of vegetables for market.	   {Market place}, an open square or place in a town where	      markets or public sales are held.	   {Market town}, a town that has the privilege of a stated	      public market.	      [1913 Webster]	Market \Mar"ket\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Marketing}.]	   To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for	   provisions or goods.	   [1913 Webster]	Market \Mar"ket\, v. t.	   To expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a	   market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as,	   most of the farmes have marketed their crops.	   [1913 Webster]	         Industrious merchants meet, and market there	         The world's collected wealth.            --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Marketable \Mar"ket*a*ble\, a.	   1. Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be	      justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayed provisions are not	      marketable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Current in market; as, marketable value.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs are not marketable	      in that country.	      [1913 Webster]
Marketableness \Mar"ket*a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being marketable.	   [1913 Webster]
Marketer \Mar"ket*er\, n.	   One who attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries	   goods to market.	   [1913 Webster]
marketplace \marketplace\ n.	   1. an area in a town where a public market is set up; a	      {market place}; a {market}[2].	   Syn: mart.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The commercial activity whereby good and services are	      exchanged; as, without competition there would be no	      market.	   Syn: market.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. The mechanism by which one finds a person to whom to sell	      or from whom to buy goods; the opportunity to buy and	      sell; a {market}[3]; as, to put one's goods on the market.	      [PJC]
Marketing \Mar"ket*ing\, n.	   1. The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a	      market.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The activities required by a producer to sell his	      products, including advertising, storing, taking orders,	      and distribution to vendors or individuals.	      [PJC]
Marketstead \Mar"ket*stead\, n. [Market + stead a place.]	   A market place. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster] Markhoor
Markhoor \Mark"hoor`\, markhor \mark"hor`\, n. [Per.	   m[=a]r-kh[=o]r snake eater.] (Zool.)	   A large wild goat ({Capra falconeri} syn. {Capra megaceros}),	   having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains	   of Northern India and Cashmere.	   [1913 Webster]
Marking \Mark"ing\, n.	   The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks	   made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as,	   the marking of a bird's plumage.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marking ink}, indelible ink, because used in marking linen.	      	   {Marking nut} (Bot.), the nut of the {Semecarpus Anacardium},	      an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a	      blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and	      an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism.	      [1913 Webster]
Markis \Mar"kis\, n.	   A marquis. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Markisesse \Mar"kis*esse\, n.	   A marchioness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Markman \Mark"man\, n.	   A marksman. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Markov chain \Mark"ov chain\, n. [after A. A. Markov, Russian	   mathematician, b. 1856, d. 1922.] (Statistics)	   A random process (Markov process) in which the probabilities	   of discrete states in a series depend only on the properties	   of the immediately preceding state or the next preceeding	   state, independent of the path by which the preceding state	   was reached. It differs from the more general Markov process	   in that the states of a Markov chain are discrete rather than	   continuous. Certain physical processes, such as diffusion of	   a molecule in a fluid, are modelled as a Markov chain. See	   also {random walk}. [Also spelled {Markoff chain}.]	   [PJC]	Markov process \Mark"ov pro`cess\, n. [after A. A. Markov,	   Russian mathematician, b. 1856, d. 1922.] (Statistics)	   a random process in which the probabilities of states in a	   series depend only on the properties of the immediately	   preceding state or the next preceeding state, independent of	   the path by which the preceding state was reached. It is	   distinguished from a {Markov chain} in that the states of a	   Markov process may be continuous as well as discrete. [Also	   spelled {Markoff process}.]	   [PJC]
Marksman \Marks"man\, n.; pl. {Marksmen}. [Earlier markman; mark	   + man.]	   1. One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots	      well. especially with a pistol or rifle.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Law) One who makes his mark, instead of writing his name,	      in signing documents. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Marksmanship \Marks"man*ship\, n.	   Skill of a marksman.	   [1913 Webster]
markup \markup\ n.	   1. (Commerce) The amount added to the cost to determine the	      asking price.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (printing) Instructions for the typesetter that are	      written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be	      set in italics).	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Legislation) Changes in proposed legislation drafted in	      conference, as contrasted with changes resulting from the	      amendment process.	      [PJC]
markweed \markweed\ n.	   A climbing plant ({Toxicodendron radicans}) common in eastern	   and central U. S. with ternate leaves and greenish flowers	   followed by white berries. It yields an irritating oil that	   causes a rash on contact; commonly called {poison ivy}.	   Syn: poison ivy, poison mercury, poison oak, {Toxicodendron	        radicans}, {Rhus radicans}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marl \Marl\, v. t. [See {Marline}.] (Naut.)	   To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular	   hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marling spike}. (Naut.) See under {Marline}.	      [1913 Webster]	Marl \Marl\, n. [OF. marle, F. marne, LL. margila, dim. of L.	   marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny,	   xvii. 7: "Quod genus terrae Galli et Britanni margam vocant."	   [root]274.]	   A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime,	   clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly	   designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See {Greensand}.	   [1913 Webster]	Marl \Marl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Marling}.] [Cf. F. marner. See {Marl}, n.]	   To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.	   [1913 Webster]
Marlaceous \Mar*la"ceous\, a.	   Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.	   [1913 Webster]
Marlin \Mar"lin\, n. (Zool.)	   The American great marbled godwit ({Limosa fedoa}). Applied	   also to the red-breasted godwit ({Limosa haematica}).	   [1913 Webster]	   2. [from marlin spike, the shape of its bill.] Any of several	      marine billfishes of the genera {Makaira} and	      {Tetrapturus}, popular as game in sport fishing.	      [PJC]	   {Hook-billed marlin}, a curlew.	      [1913 Webster]
Marline \Mar"line\, n. [LG. marlien, marling, or D. marling,	   marlijn, fr. D. marren to tie, prob. akin to E. moor, v., and	   lijn line: cf.F. merlin. See {Moor}, v., {Line}.] (Naut.)	   A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used	   for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being	   weakened by fretting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marline spike}, {Marling spike} (Naut.), an iron tool	      tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a	      rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the	      thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See {Fid}.	      [Written also {marlin spike}]	   {Marline-spike bird}. [The name alludes to the long middle	      tail feathers.] (Zool.)	   (a) A tropic bird.	   (b) A jager, or skua gull.	       [1913 Webster]	Marline \Mar"line\, v. t. [F. merliner.] (Naut.)	   To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.	   [1913 Webster]
Marlite \Marl"ite\, n. [Cf. F. marlite. See {Marl}, n.] (Min.)	   A variety of marl.	   [1913 Webster]
Marlitic \Mar*lit"ic\, a.	   Partaking of the qualites of marlite.	   [1913 Webster]
Marlpit \Marl"pit`\, n.	   Apit where marl is dug.	   [1913 Webster]
Marlstone \Marl"stone`\, n. (Geol.)	   A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with,	   iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.	   [1913 Webster]
Marly \Marl"y\, a. [Compar. {Marlier}; superl. {Marliest}.]	   Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding	   with marl.	   [1913 Webster]
Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\ (m[aum]r"m[.a]*l[=a]d), n. [F.	   marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm['e]lo a quince, fr. L.	   melimelum honey apple, Gr. meli`mhlon a sweet apple, an apple	   grafted on a quince; me`li honey + mh^lon apple. Cf.	   {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.]	   A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the	   quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and	   brought to a jamlike consistency.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marmalade tree} (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree ({Lucuma	      mammosa}) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has	      large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to	      five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and	      a single large seed. The fruit is called {marmalade}, or	      natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor. [1913	      Webster]
Marmalet \Mar"ma*let`\, n.	   See {Marmalade}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Marmatite \Mar"ma*tite\, n. [Cf. F. marmatite.] (Min.)	   A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly	   black in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Marmolite \Mar"mo*lite\ (m[aum]r"m[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   maramai`rein to sparkle + -lite.] (Min.)	   A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale	   green color.	   [1913 Webster]
Marmoraceous \Mar`mo*ra"ceous\, a. [L. marmor marble. See	   {Marble}.]	   Pertaining to, or like, marble.	   [1913 Webster] Marmorate
Marmorate \Mar"mo*rate\, Marmorated \Mar"mo*ra`ted\, a. [L.	   marmoratus, p. p. of marmorate to overlay with marble, fr.	   marmor marble.]	   Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Marmoration \Mar`mo*ra"tion\, n. [L. marmoratio.]	   A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a	   variegating so as to resemble marble. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Marmoratum opus \Mar`mo*ra`tum o"pus\ [L. See {Marmorate}, and	   {Opus}.] (Arch.)	   A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of	   Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish.	   [1913 Webster] Marmoreal
Marmoreal \Mar*mo"re*al\ (m[aum]r*m[=o]"r[-e]*al), Marmorean
\Mar*mo"re*an\ (m[aum]r*m[=o]"r[-e]*an), a. [L. marmoreus, fr.	   marmor marble: cf. F. marmor['e]en. See {Marble}.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Marmorosis \Mar`mo*ro"sis\ (m[aum]r`m[-o]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n.	   [NL.] (Geol.)	   The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into	   marble. --Geikie.	   [1913 Webster]
Marmose \Mar"mose`\ (m[aum]r"m[=o]s`), n. [F.] (Zool.)	   A species of small opossum ({Didelphys murina}) ranging from	   Mexico to Brazil.	   [1913 Webster]
Marmoset \Mar"mo*set`\ (m[aum]r"m[-o]*z[e^]t`; 277), n. [F.	   marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr.	   LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with	   marmot. See {Marble}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys	   of the genera {Hapale} and {Midas}, family {Hapalidae}. They	   have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are	   often kept as pets. Called also {squirrel monkey}.	   [1913 Webster]
marmot \mar"mot\ (m[aum]r"m[o^]t; 277), n. [It. marmotta,	   marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus montis, lit.,	   mountain mouse or rat. See {Mountain}, and {Mouse}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any rodent of the genus {Marmota} (formerly	      {Arctomys}) of the subfamily Sciurinae. The common	      European marmot ({Marmota marmotta}) is about the size of	      a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and	      Pyrenees. The {bobac} is another European species. The	      common American species ({Marmota monax}) is the	      {woodchuck} (also called {groundhog}), but the name marmot	      is usually used only for the western variety.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers	      of the genus {Spermophilus}; also, the prairie dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Marmot squirrel} (Zool.), a ground squirrel or spermophile.	      	   {Prairie marmot}. See {Prairie dog}.	      [1913 Webster]
Marmottes oil \Mar"mottes oil`\	   A fine oil obtained from the kernel of {Prunus brigantiaca}.	   It is used instead of olive or almond oil. --De Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Marmozet \Mar"mo*zet`\, n.	   See {Marmoset}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maroc \Maroc\ prop. n.	   Morocco, a country in Northwestern Africa.	   Syn: Morocco, Marruecos.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Maroc \Maroc\ prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Morocco; as, Maroc mosques cannot be	   entered by women without a head covering.	   Syn: Moroccan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
marocain \marocain\ n.	   A dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe.	   Syn: crepe marocain.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marone \Ma*rone"\, n.	   See {Maroon}, the color.	   [1913 Webster]
Maronite \Mar"o*nite\, n.; pl. {Maronites}. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic	   language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different parts	   of Syria. They take their name from one Maron of the 6th	   century.	   [1913 Webster]
Maroon \Ma*roon"\, n. [Written also {marroon}.] [F. marron,	   abbrev. fr. Sp. cimarron wild, unruly, from cima the summit	   of a mountain; hence, negro cimarron a runaway negro that	   lives in the mountains.]	   In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free	   negro, living in the mountains.	   [1913 Webster]	Maroon \Ma*roon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marooned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Marooning}.] [See {Maroon} a fugitive slave.]	   To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and	   leave him to his fate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marooning party}, a social excursion party that sojourns	      several days on the shore or in some retired place; a	      prolonged picnic. [Southern U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	Maroon \Ma*roon"\ (m[.a]*r[=oo]n"), a. [F. marron	   chestnut-colored, fr. marron a large French chestnut, It.	   marrone; cf. LGr. ma`raon. Cf. {Marron}.]	   Having the color called maroon. See 4th {Maroon}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maroon lake}, lake prepared from madder, and distinguished	      for its transparency and the depth and durability of its	      color.	      [1913 Webster]	Maroon \Ma*roon"\, n.	   1. A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a	      scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An explosive shell. See {Marron}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Marplot \Mar"plot`\, n.	   One who, by his officious interference, mars or frustrates a	   design or plot.	   [1913 Webster]
Marque \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 being	   considered a pirate or corsair; marque here prob. meaning,	   border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to	   go beyond the border), and of German origin. See {March}	   border.] (Law)	   A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary	   of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Letters of marque}, {Letters of marque and reprisal}, a	      license or extraordinary commission granted by a	      government to a private person to fit out a privateer or	      armed ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's	      ships and merchandise. The ship so commissioned is	      sometimes called a letter of marque.	      [1913 Webster]
Marquee \Mar*quee"\, n. [F. marquise, misunderstood as a plural;	   prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See {Marquis}.]	   A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an	   officer of high rank. [Written also {markee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Marquess \Mar"quess\, n. [Cf. Sp. marques. See {Marquis}.]	   A marquis.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lady marquess}, a marchioness. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] marqueterie
marqueterie \mar"que*te*rie\, marquetry \mar"quet*ry\, n. [F.	   marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque	   mark, sign; of German origin. See {Mark} a sign.]	   Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory,	   veneer, and the like, of several colors, fitted together to	   form a design or picture that is then used to ornament	   furniture.	   [1913 Webster]
Marquis \Mar"quis\, n. [F. marquis, OF. markis, marchis, LL.	   marchensis; of German origin; cf. G. mark bound, border,	   march, OHG. marcha. See {March} border, and cf.	   {Marchioness}, {Marquee}, {Marquess}.]	   A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next	   below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer	   whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the	   kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere	   title conferred by patent.	   [1913 Webster]
Marquisate \Mar"quis*ate\, n. [Cf. F. marquisat.]	   The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the	   territory governed by a marquis.	   [1913 Webster]
Marquisdom \Mar"quis*dom\, n.	   A marquisate. [Obs.] "Nobles of the marquisdom of Saluce."	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Marquise \Mar`quise"\, n. [F. See {Marquis}, and cf. {Marquee}.]	   The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.	   [1913 Webster]
Marquisship \Mar"quis*ship\, n.	   A marquisate.	   [1913 Webster]
Marram \Mar"ram\, n. (Bot.)	   A coarse grass found on sandy beaches ({Ammophila	   arundinacea}). See {Beach grass}, under {Beach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrer \Mar"rer\, n.	   One who mars or injures.	   [1913 Webster]
Marriable \Mar"ri*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. mariable.]	   Marriageable. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Marriage \Mar"riage\, n. [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See {Marry},	   v. t.]	   1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal	      union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife;	      wedlock; matrimony.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marriage is honorable in all.         --Heb. xiii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The marriage vow or contract. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A feast made on the occasion of a marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king	            which made a marriage for his son.    --Matt. xxii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any intimate or close union.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In pinochle, b['e]zique, and similar games at cards, the	      combination of a king and queen of the same suit. If of	      the trump suit, it is called a {royal marriage}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Marriage brokage}.	      (a) The business of bringing about marriages.	      (b) The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a	          marriage.	   {Marriage favors}, knots of white ribbons, or bunches of	      white flowers, worn at weddings.	   {Marriage settlement} (Law), a settlement of property in	      view, and in consideration, of marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials.	   Usage: {Marriage}, {Matrimony}, {Wedlock}. Marriage is	          properly the act which unites the two parties, and	          matrimony the state into which they enter. Marriage	          is, however, often used for the state as well as the	          act. Wedlock is the old Anglo-Saxon term for	          matrimony.	          [1913 Webster]
Marriageability \Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being marriageable.	   [1913 Webster]
Marriageable \Mar"riage*a*ble\, a.	   Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage	   is allowable. -- {Mar"riage*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Married \Mar"ried\, a.	   1. Being in the state of matrimony; having a spouse; wedded;	      as, a married man or woman; -- of one person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; as, the married	      state; one's married name.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wedded to each other; as, a married couple; John and Joan	      are no longer married; -- of two people.	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: [fig.] Joined to form one object; united.	      [PJC]
Marrier \Mar"ri*er\, n.	   One who marries.	   [1913 Webster]
Marron \Mar*ron"\, n. [See {Maroon}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large chestnut. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chestnut color; maroon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pyrotechny & Mil.) A paper or pasteboard box or shell,	      wound about with strong twine, filled with an explosive,	      and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a	      cannon. [Written also {maroon}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Marroon \Mar*roon"\, n. & a.	   Same as 1st {Maroon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrot \Mar"rot\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The razor-billed auk. See {Auk}.	   (b) The common guillemot.	   (c) The puffin. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also {marrott}, and	       {morrot}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Marrow \Mar"row\, n. [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh;	   akin to OS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel.	   mergr, Sw. merg, Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to	   sink, L. mergere. [root]274 Cf. {Merge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones;	      the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very	      fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty,	      and red or reddish in color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The essence; the best part.	      [1913 Webster]	            It takes from our achievements . . .	            The pith and marrow of our attribute. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [OE. maru, maro; -- perh. a different word; cf. Gael.	      maraon together.] One of a pair; a match; a companion; an	      intimate associate. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Chopping and changing I can not commend,	            With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end.	                                                  --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Marrow squash} (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of	      squash, esp. to the {Boston marrow}, an ovoid fruit,	      pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and	      to the {vegetable marrow}, a variety of an ovoid form, and	      having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.	   {Spinal marrow}. (Anat.) See {Spinal cord}, under {Spinal}.	      [1913 Webster]	Marrow \Mar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marrowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Marrowing}.]	   To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to glut.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrowbone \Mar"row*bone`\, n.	   A bone containing marrow; pl. ludicrously, knee bones or	   knees; as, to get down on one's marrowbones, i. e., to kneel.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrowfat \Mar"row*fat\, n.	   A rich but late variety of pea.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrowish \Mar"row*ish\, a.	   Of the nature of, or like, marrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrowless \Mar"row*less\, a.	   Destitute of marrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrowy \Mar"row*y\, a.	   Full of marrow; pithy.	   [1913 Webster]
Marrubium \Mar*ru"bi*um\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in	   medicine; hoarhound.	   [1913 Webster]
Marruecos \Marruecos\ prop. n.	   Morocco, a country in Northwestern Africa.	   Syn: Morocco, Maroc.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marry \Mar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Married}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Marrying}.] [OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus	   husband, fr. mas, maris, a male. See {Male}, and cf.	   {Maritral}.]	   1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony	      of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute	      (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws	      or customs of the place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife,	      or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note to def.	      4.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth	            husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to	            marry.                                --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maecenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus]	            that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to	            Agrippa, or take away his life.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: We say, a man is married to or marries a woman; or, a	         woman is married to or marries a man. Both of these	         uses are equally well authorized; but given in marriage	         is said only of the woman.	         [1913 Webster]	               They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to	               declare in writing, that the last king [Charles	               II.] told him he was never married to his mother.	                                                  --Bp. Lloyd.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing	      relation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I	            am married unto you.                  --Jer. iii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To marry ropes}. (Naut.)	      (a) To place two ropes along side of each other so that	          they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time.	      (b) To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass	          through a block. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	          [1913 Webster]	Marry \Mar"ry\, v. i.	   To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take a	   husband or a wife.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will, therefore, that the younger women marry. --1	                                                  Tim. v. 14.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marrying man}, a man disposed to marry. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Marry \Mar"ry\, interj.	   Indeed! in truth! -- a term of asseveration said to have been	   derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mars \Mars\ (m[aum]rz), prop. n. [L. Mars, gen. Martis, archaic	   Mavors, gen. Mavortis.]	   1. (Rom. Myth.) The god of war and husbandry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) One of the planets of the solar system, the	      fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the	      earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of	      687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is	      conspicuous for the redness of its light.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Alchemy) The metallic element iron, the symbol of which	      [male] was the same as that of the planet Mars. [Archaic]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mars brown}, a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.	      [1913 Webster]
Marsala \Mar*sa"la\, n. [It., fr. Marsala, in Sicyly.]	   A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.	   [1913 Webster]
Marsdenia \Mars*de"ni*a\, prop. n. [NL. From W. Marsden, an	   English author.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody	   climbers with fragrant flowers, several species of which	   furnish valuable fiber, and one species ({Marsdenia	   tinctoria}) affords indigo.	   [1913 Webster] Marseillais
Marseillais \Mar`sei`llais"\, a. m. Marseillaise
\Mar`sei`llaise"\, a. f.[F.]	   Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its	   inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marseillaise hymn}, or {The Marseillaise}, the national	      anthem of France, popularly so called. It was composed in	      1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer then stationed at	      Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time by the	      band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the	      revolution of August 10, 1792; whence the name.	      [1913 Webster] Marseillais
Marseillais \Mar`sei`llais"\, n. m. Marseillaise
\Mar`sei`llaise"\, n. f.[F.]	   A native or inhabitant of Marseilles.	   [1913 Webster]
Marseilles \Mar*seilles"\, n.	   A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed	   of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming	   double cloth, quilted in the loom; -- so named because first	   made in Marseilles, France.	   [1913 Webster]
Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See	   {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]	   A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or	   wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also	   {marish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})	      with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white	      flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.	   {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})	      having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;	      marsh five-finger.	   {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)	   (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).	   (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt	       marshes ({Iva frutescens}).	   {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).	      	   {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.	   {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses	      growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall	      {Spartina cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut	      very young. The low {Spartina juncea} is a common	      component of salt hay.	   {Marsh harrier} (Zool.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus	      aeruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk},	      {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.	   {Marsh hawk}. (Zool.)	   (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both	       America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,	       with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse	       hawk}.	   (b) The marsh harrier.	   {Marsh hen} (Zool.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of	      fresh-water marshes, and {Rallus longirostris} of	      salt-water marshes.	   {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Althaea} (	      {Althaea officinalis}) common in marshes near the	      seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a	      demulcent.	   {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous	      genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,	      growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.	      	   {Marsh quail} (Zool.), the meadow lark.	   {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice}	      ({Statice Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is	      powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine.	      Called also {sea lavender}.	   {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})	      found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.	   {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes	      Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored	      flowers.	   {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.	   {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.	   {Marsh wren} (Zool.), any species of small American wrens of	      the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly	      inhabit salt marshes.	      [1913 Webster]
Marshal \Mar"shal\, n. [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F.	   mar['e]chal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G.	   marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc,	   Goth. skalks). F. mar['e]chal signifies, a marshal, and a	   farrier. See {Mare} horse, and cf. {Seneschal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a	      groom. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of	      ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as,	      specifically:	      (a) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and	          provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.	      (b) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any	          other assembly, directs the order of procession, and	          the like.	      (c) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in	          ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.	          --Johnson.	      (d) (France) The highest military officer. In other	          countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of	          high rank, and called {field marshal}.	      (e) (Am. Law) A ministerial officer, appointed for each	          judicial district of the United States, to execute the	          process of the courts of the United States, and	          perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff.	          The name is also sometimes applied to certain police	          officers of a city.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Earl marshal of England}, the eighth officer of state; an	      honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the	      family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the	      office of high constable, the earl marshal has	      jurisdiction in the court of chivalry. --Brande & C.	   {Earl marshal of Scotland}, an officer who had command of the	      cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the	      family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.	   {Knight marshal}, or {Marshal of the King's house}, formerly,	      in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was	      authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown,	      to punish faults committed within the verge, etc. His	      court was called the Court of Marshalsea.	   {Marshal of the Queen's Bench}, formerly the title of the	      officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in	      Southwark. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or	   {Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,	      to marshal troops or an army.	      [1913 Webster]	            And marshaling the heroes of his name	            As, in their order, next to light they came.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct, guide, or lead.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different	      quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when	      several belong to an achievement.	      [1913 Webster]
Marshaler \Mar"shal*er\, n. [Written also marshaller.]	   One who marshals.	   [1913 Webster]
Marshaling \Mar"shal*ing\, n. [Written also marshalling.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of arranging in due order.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the	      alliances of the owner.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Marshaling of assets} (Law), the arranging or ranking of	      assets in due order of administration.	      [1913 Webster]
Marshalsea \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 household.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Court of Marshalsea}, a court formerly held before the	      steward and marshal of the king's house to administer	      justice between the king's domestic servants.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Marshalship \Mar"shal*ship\, n.	   The office of a marshal.	   [1913 Webster] Marshbanker
Marshbanker \Marsh"bank`er\, Marsebanker \Marse"bank`er\, n.	   (Zool.)	   The menhaden.	   [1913 Webster]
marshiness \marsh"i*ness\ (m[aum]rsh"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state or condition of being marshy.	   [1913 Webster]
marsh marigold \marsh mar"i*gold\ (m[aum]rsh	   m[a^]r"[i^]*g[-o]ld). (Bot.)	   A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({Caltha palustris}),	   growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In	   the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of	   {cowslip}. See {Cowslip}.	   [1913 Webster]
marshy \marsh"y\ (m[aum]rsh"[y^]), a. [E. {Marsh}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Marsileaceae \Marsileaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of clover ferns.	   Syn: family {Marsileaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marsipobranch \Mar"si*po*branch`\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Marsipobranchia.	   [1913 Webster]
Marsipobranchia \Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   pouch + ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   A class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by	   their purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons,	   absence of limbs, and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws.	   It includes the lampreys and hagfishes. See {Cyclostoma}, and	   {Lamprey}. Called also {Marsipobranchiata}, and	   {Marsipobranchii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Marsupial \Mar*su"pi*al\ (m[aum]r*s[=u]"p[i^]*al), a. [Cf. F.	   marsupial.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of	      or pertaining to the Marsupialia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the	      marsupial bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Marsupial frog}. (Zool.) See {Nototrema}.	      [1913 Webster]
marsupial \mar*su"pi*al\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Marsupialia.	   [1913 Webster]
Marsupialia \Mar*su`pi*a"li*a\	   (m[aum]r*s[=u]`p[i^]*[=a]"l[i^]*[.a]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr.	   L. marsupium a pouch, bag, purse, Gr. marsy`pion, dim. of	   ma`rsypos, ma`rsipos.] (Zool.)	   A subclass of Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of	   Australia and the adjacent islands, together with the	   opossums of America. They differ from ordinary mammals in	   having the corpus callosum very small, in being implacental,	   and in having their young born while very immature. The	   female generally carries the young for some time after birth	   in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also {Marsupiata}.	   [1913 Webster] marsupialian
marsupialian \mar*su`pi*a"li*an\, marsupian \mar*su"pi*an\, n.	   (Zool.)	   One of the Marsupialia.	   [1913 Webster]
marsupiate \mar*su"pi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Related to or resembling the marsupials; furnished with a	   pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also some fishes	   and Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
marsupion \mar*su"pi*on\, n. [NL.]	   Same as {Marsupium}.	   [1913 Webster]
marsupite \mar"su*pite\, n. [See {marsupial}.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil crinoid of the genus {Marsupites}, resembling a	   purse in form.	   [1913 Webster]
marsupium \mar*su"pi*um\, n.; pl. {marsupia}. [L., a pouch],	   (Anat. & Zool.)	   (a) The pouch, formed by a fold of the skin of the abdomen,	       in which marsupials carry their young; also, a pouch for	       similar use in other animals, as certain Crustacea.	   (b) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See	       {Pecten}.	       [1913 Webster]
Mart \Mart\ (m[aum]rt), n. [Contr. fr. market.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A market.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where has commerce such a mart . . . as London?	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bargain. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Mart \Mart\, v. t.	   To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To sell and mart your officer for gold	         To undeservers.                          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mart \Mart\, v. t.	   To traffic. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mart \Mart\, n. [See {Mars}.]	   1. The god Mars. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Battle; contest. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
martagon \mar"ta*gon\, n. [Cf. F. & Sp. martagon, It.	   martagone.] (Bot.)	   A lily ({Lilium Martagon}) with purplish red flowers, found	   in Europe and Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
martel \mar"tel\, v. i. [F. marteler, fr. martel, marteau,	   hammer, a dim. fr. L. martulus, marculus, dim. of marcus	   hammer. Cf. {March} to step.]	   To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	martel de fer \mar`tel` de fer"\ [OF., hammer of iron.]	   A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the	   head pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break	   armor. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
marteline \mar"te*line\, n. [F.]	   A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.	   [1913 Webster]
Martello tower \Mar*tel"lo tow`er\ [It. martello hammer. The	   name was orig. given to towers erected on the coasts of	   Sicily and Sardinia for protection against the pirates in the	   time of Charles the Fifth, which prob. orig. contained an	   alarm bell to be struck with a hammer. See {Martel}.] (Fort.)	   A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on	   the seacoast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a	   traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The English borrowed the name of the tower from Corsica	         in 1794.	         [1913 Webster]
Marten \Mar"ten\ (m[aum]r"t[e^]n), n. (Zool.)	   A bird. See {Martin}.	   [1913 Webster]
marten \mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.	   martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.	   mear[eth], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m["o]r[eth]r.	   Cf. {Foumart}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the	      genus {Martes} (formerly {Mustela}), closely allied to the	      sable. Among the more important species are the European	      {beech marten} or {stone marten} ({Martes foina}); the	      {pine marten} ({Martes martes}); and the {American	      marten}, or {sable} ({Martes Americana}), which some	      Zoologists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
martern \mar"tern\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Marten}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
mar-text \mar"-text`\, n.	   A blundering preacher.	   [1913 Webster]
Martes \Martes\ prop. n.	   The genus of mammals including the martens.	   Syn: genus Martes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Martial \Mar"tial\, a. [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to	   Mars, the god of war. Cf. {March} the month.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as,	      martial music; a martial appearance. "Martial equipage."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave.	      [1913 Webster]	            But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set,	            Each other's poise and counterbalance are. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; -- opposed to	      {civil}; as, martial law; a court-martial.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet,	      Mars. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.) Pertaining to, or containing, iron;	      chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Martial flowers} (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron;	      the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.]	   {Martial law}, the law administered by the military power of	      a government when it has superseded the civil authority in	      time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to	      enforce the laws. It is distinguished from military law,	      the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of	      the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Martial}, {Warlike}.	   Usage: Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its	          attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial	          appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc.	          Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to	          war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation,	          warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used	          without discrimination.	          [1913 Webster]
Martialism \Mar"tial*ism\, n.	   The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Martialist \Mar"tial*ist\, n.	   A warrior. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Martialize \Mar"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Martialized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Martializing}.]	   To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.	   [1913 Webster]
Martially \Mar"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a martial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Martialness \Mar"tial*ness\, n.	   The quality of being martial.	   [1913 Webster]
Martian \Mar"tian\, prop. a. [L. Martius.]	   Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the	   planet bearing his name; martial.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Martian \Mar"tian\, prop. n.	   An inhabitant of the planet Mars; -- fictional or	   hypothetical. --Du Maurier.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: In science fiction, it has often been postulated that	         there are intelligent creatures living on Mars, but no	         strong evidence of any form of life on Mars has been	         observed up to the end of 1998.
Martin \Mar"tin\, n. (Stone Working) [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.	   [1913 Webster]	Martin \Mar"tin\, n. [F. martin, from the proper name Martin.	   Cf. {Martlet}.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail	   less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.	   [Written also {marten}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American {purple martin}, or {bee martin} ({Progne	         subis} or {Progne purpurea}), and the European {house	         martin}, or {window martin} ({Hirundo urbica} or	         {Chelidon urbica}), are the best known species.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bank martin}.	   (a) The bank swallow. See under {Bank}.	   (b) The fairy martin. See under {Fairy}.	   {Bee martin}.	   (a) The purple martin.	   (b) The kingbird.	   {Sand martin}, the bank swallow.	      [1913 Webster]
Martinet \Mar"ti*net`\, n. [So called from an officer of that	   name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. {Martin} the	   bird, {Martlet}.]	   In military language, a strict disciplinarian; in general,	   one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of	   discipline, or to forms and fixed methods. [Hence, the word	   is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.]	   [1913 Webster]	Martinet \Mar"ti*net`\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The martin.	   [1913 Webster]
Martineta \Mar`ti*ne"ta\, n. [Cf. Sp. martinete.] (Zool.)	   A species of tinamou ({Calopezus elegans}), having a long	   slender crest.	   [1913 Webster]
Martinetism \Mar"ti*net`ism\, n.	   The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to	   discipline, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Martingale
Martingale \Mar"tin*gale\, Martingal \Mar"tin*gal\, n. [F.	   martingale; cf. It. martingala a sort of hose, martingale,	   Sp. martingala a greave, cuish, martingale, Sp. alm['a]rtaga	   a kind of bridle.]	   1. A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing between his	      fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly	      ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is	      intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent	      him from rearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A lower stay of rope or chain for the jib boom or	      flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved through, the	      dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gambling) The act of doubling, at each stake, that which	      has been lost on the preceding stake; also, the sum so	      risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of	      the martingale of a harness. Called also {Martingale	      strategy}. Such a betting strategy does not change the	      overall likelihood of winning, but in a short run it	      increases the probability of winning a small sum,	      balancing it against an increased probability of losing a	      large sum. [Cant] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Martinmas \Mar"tin*mas\, n. [St. Martin + mass religious	   service.] (Eccl.)	   The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often	   called {martlemans}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Martinmas summer}, a period of calm, warm weather often	      experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer.	      --Percy Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Martite \Mar"tite\, n. [L. Mars, Martis, the god Mars, the	   alchemical name of iron.] (Min.)	   Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph	   after magnetite.	   [1913 Webster]
Martlemas \Mar"tle*mas\, n.	   See {Martinmas}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Martlet \Mart"let\, n. [F. martinet. See {Martin} the bird, and	   cf. {Martinet} a disciplinarian.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) The European house martin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.) A bird without beak or feet; --	      generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of	      cadency it denotes the fourth son.	      [1913 Webster]
Martyniaceae \Martyniaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family in most classifications not considered a	   separate family but included in the {Pedaliaceae}.	   Syn: family {Martyniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Martyr \Mar"tyr\, n. [AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys,	   prop., a witness; cf. Skr. sm[.r] to remember, E. memory.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the	      gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as,	      Stephen was the first Christian martyr. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth	            of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then	            so generally attended with persecution, that	            martyrdom now signifies not only to witness, but to	            witness by death.                     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what	      is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, or to	      sustain a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,	            Thou fall'st a blessed martyr !       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Martyr \Mar"tyr\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Martyred}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Martyring}.]	   1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp.	      Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or	      profession. --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart	            Thou martyrest with sorrow and with smart.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Martyrdom \Mar"tyr*dom\, n. [Martyr + -dom.]	   1. The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the	      suffering of death on account of adherence to the	      Christian faith, or to any cause. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I came from martyrdom unto this peace. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affliction; torment; torture. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Martyrization \Mar`tyr*i*za"tion\, n.	   Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Martyrize \Mar"tyr*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. martyriser, LL.	   martyrizare.]	   To make a martyr of. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Martyrly \Mar"tyr*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a martyr.	   [1913 Webster]
Martyrologe \Mar"tyr*o*loge\, n. [LL. martyrologium: cf. F.	   martyrologe.]	   A martyrology. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster] Martyrologic
Martyrologic \Mar`tyr*o*log"ic\, Martyrological
\Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or	   registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.	   [1913 Webster]
Martyrologist \Mar`tyr*ol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. martyrologiste.]	   A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs. --T.	   Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Martyrology \Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {-gies}. [Martyr +	   -logy.]	   A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. --Bp.	   Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Martyrship \Mar"tyr*ship\, n.	   Martyrdom. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Marvel \Mar"vel\, n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L.	   mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr.	   mirari to wonder or marvel at. See {Admire}, {Smile}, and cf.	   {Miracle}.]	   1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will do marvels such as have not been done. --Ex.	                                                  xxxiv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature's sweet marvel undefiled.      --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wonder. [R.] "Use lessens marvel." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster] marvel of Peru
marvel of Peru \marvel of Peru\, marvel-of-Peru \marvel-of-Peru\	   n. (Bot.)	   A common garden plant ({Mirabilis jalapa} or {Mirabilis	   uniflora}) of North America having fragrant red or purple or	   yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called	   also {four-o'clock}. See {four-o'clock}.	   Syn: common four-o'clock, marvel of Peru, {Mirabilis jalapa},	        {Mirabilis uniflora}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marveled}or {Marvelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Marveling} or {Marvelling}.] [OE. merveilen,	   OF. merveillier.]	   To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to	   wonder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1	                                                  john iii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]	Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. t.	   1. To marvel at. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But much now me marveleth.            --Rich. the	                                                  Redeless.	      [1913 Webster]
marvellous \marvellous\ adj.	   Marvelous.	   Syn: improbable, marvelous, tall(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F.	   Merveilleux. See {Marvel}, n.] [Written also {marvellous}.]	   1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our	            eyes.                                 --Ps. cxiii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural	      power; incredible; so improbable as to defy belief.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The marvelous fable includes whatever is	            supernatural, and especially the machines of the	            gods.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The marvelous}, that which exceeds natural power, or is	      preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the	      probable}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable;	        incredible.	   Usage: {Marvelous}, {Wonderful}. We speak of a thing as	          wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration;	          as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary	          course of things as to seem nearly or quite	          incredible.	          [1913 Webster]
Marvelously \Mar"vel*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.	   [1913 Webster]
Marvelousness \Mar"vel*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness;	   strangeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Marver \Mar"ver\, n. [Prob. corrupt. fr. OE. or F. marbre	   marble.] (Glass Marking)	   A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is	   rolled to give it shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Marxism \Marx"ism\, prop. n.	   A system of economic and political thought, originated by	   Karl Marx, and elaborated by others. It holds that the state	   has been the a device for suppression of the masses, allowing	   exploitation by a dominant (capitalistic) class; that	   historical change occurs through class struggle; and that the	   capitalist system will inevitably wither away to be	   superseded by a classless society.	   [PJC]
Marxism-Leninism \Marx"ism-Len"in*ism\, prop. n.	   Marxism, as interpreted by V. I. Lenin.	   [1913 Webster]
Marxist \Marx"ist\, prop. n.	   One who believes in the theories of Karl Marx.	   [PJC]	Marxist \Marx"ist\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Marx or Marxism.	   [PJC]
Marxist-Leninist \Marxist-Leninist\ adj.	   of or pertaining to Marxism-Leninism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mary \Mar"y\, n.	   Marrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mary \Ma"ry\, interj.	   See {Marry}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mary-bud \Ma"ry-bud`\, n. (Bot.)	   The marigold; a blossom of the marigold. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maryolatry \Ma`ry*ol"a*try\, n.	   Mariolatry.	   [1913 Webster]
Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the	   fish.] (Zool.)	   A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); --	   called also {carter}, and {whiff}.	   [1913 Webster]
marzipan \mar"zi*pan`\ (m[aum]r"z[i^]*p[a^]n`), n.	   A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and	   molded into shapes. Same as {marchpane.}	   [PJC]
Masai \Masai\ prop. n.	   1. A Nilotic language.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An African tribe inhabiting parts of Kenya and Tanzania.	      [PJC]	   Note: Picture of Masai women and children standing by the	         roadside.	         (Photographed in Kenya 1983 by PJC)	         [PJC] Mascagnin
Mascagnin \Mas*ca"gnin\, Mascagnite \Mas*ca"gnite\, n. [Cf. F.	   mascagnin.] (Min.)	   Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; --	   so named from Mascagni, who discovered it.	   [1913 Webster]
mascara \mascara\ n.	   A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eye lashes, usually	   applied with a small brush.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mascle \Mas"cle\ (m[a^]s"k'l), 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.	   [1913 Webster]
Mascled \Mas"cled\ (-k'ld), a.	   Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having	   lozenge-shaped divisions.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mascled armor}, armor composed of small lozenge-shaped	      scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or	      quilted cloth.	      [1913 Webster] Mascot
Mascot \Mas"cot\, Mascotte \Mas"cotte\, n. [Through French fr.	   Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto	   witchcraft, sorcery.]	   1. A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the	      household to which he or she belongs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Anything that brings good luck; especially, an	      animal kept by a group, as a sports team, to serve as a	      symbol and to bring luck.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Masculate \Mas"cu*late\, v. t. [L. masculus male, masculine.]	   To make strong. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
masculine \mas"cu*line\ (m[a^]s"k[-u]*l[i^]n), a. [L.	   masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf.	   F. masculin. See {Male} masculine.]	   1. Of the male sex; not female.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or	      characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or	      effeminate; strong; robust.	      [1913 Webster]	            That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins	            with a masculine energy.              --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males.	      [R.] "A masculine church." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Having the inflections of, or construed with,	      words pertaining especially to male beings, as	      distinguished from {feminine} and {neuter}. See {Gender}.	      -- {Mas"cu*line*ly}, adv. -- {Mas"cu*line*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Masculinity \Mas`cu*lin"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.	   [1913 Webster]
Mase \Mase\, n. & v.	   See {Maze}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Maselyn \Mas"e*lyn\, n.	   A drinking cup. See 1st {Maslin}, 2. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
mase \mase\ (m[=a]z), v. i. [by back-formation from {maser}[2].]	   To emit coherent microwave radiation, as in a maser[2].	   [PJC]
maser \ma"ser\, n.	   1. Same as {Mazer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) [from Microwave Amplification by Stimulated	      Emission of Radiation.] An electronic device producing	      coherent monochromatic microwave radiation; it produces	      less noise than other forms of microwave oscillator.	      [acronym]	      [PJC] MASH
MASH \MASH\, MASH \M*A*S*H\, n. (Mil.)	   An abbreviation for {Mobile Army Surgical Hospital},	   consisting of the equipment and personnel required to perform	   emergency operations on injured soldiers, located in tents	   near the front lines of combat; as, he worked in the 25th	   MASH.	   [PJC]
Mash \Mash\, n.	   A mesh. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mash \Mash\, n. [Akin to G. meisch, maisch, meische, maische,	   mash, wash, and prob. to AS. miscian to mix. See {Mix}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a soft pulpy state	      by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft pulpy	      state. Specifically (Brewing), ground or bruised malt, or	      meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of	      malt and meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making	      the wort.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mess; trouble. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mash tun}, a large tub used in making mash and wort.	      [1913 Webster]	Mash \Mash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mashing}.] [Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and	   prob. to mischen, E. mix. See 2d {Mash}.]	   To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by	   beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples	   in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing),	   to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which	   makes wort.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mashing tub}, a tub for making the mash in breweries and	      distilleries; -- called also {mash tun}, and {mash vat}.	      [1913 Webster]
mashed potato \mashed potato\, n.	   the name of a dance, briefly popular in the 1960's.	   [1913 Webster]	mashed potatoes \mashed potatoes\, n. pl.	   Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy	   consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt,	   butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to	   a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to	   a meal.	   [PJC]
Masher \Mash"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine	      for making mash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A charmer of women. [Slang] --London Punch.	      [1913 Webster] Mashie
Mashie \Mash"ie\, Mashy \Mash"y\, n.; pl. {Mashies}. [Etym.	   uncert.]	   A golf club like the iron, but with a shorter head, slightly	   more lofted, used chiefly for short approaches.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mashlin \Mash"lin\, n.	   See {Maslin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mashy \Mash"y\, a.	   Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting	   of, a mash.	   [1913 Webster]
masjid \masjid\ n. [Arabic.]	   A Muslim place of worship; a mosque. [Also spelled {musjid}.]	   Syn: mosque.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mask \Mask\ (m[.a]sk), n. [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus;	   cf. Sp. & Pg. m['a]scara, It. maschera; all fr. Ar. maskharat	   buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful,	   fr. sakhira to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. {Masque},	   {Masquerade}.]	   1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise	      or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a	      ball player's mask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions,	      where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a	      frolic; a delusive show. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            This thought might lead me through the world's vain	            mask.                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the	      actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical	      characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones	      and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains,	      and the like; -- called also {mascaron}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fort.)	      (a) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects	          the caponiere.	      (b) A screen for a battery.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly,	      modified so as to form a prehensile organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A person wearing a mask; a masker.	            The mask that has the arm of the Indian queen. --G.	                                                  W. Cable.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Sporting) The head or face of a fox.	   {Mask house}, a house for masquerades. [Obs.]	   {Death mask}, a cast of the face of a dead person.	      [1913 Webster]	Mask \Mask\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Masking}.]	   1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense	      against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor.	      [1913 Webster]	            They must all be masked and vizarded. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disguise; to cover; to hide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Masking the business from the common eye. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.)	      (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.	      (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of	          troops or a fortress by a superior force, while some	          hostile evolution is being carried out.	          [1913 Webster]	Mask \Mask\, v. i.	   1. To take part as a masker in a masquerade. --Cavendish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Masked \Masked\, a.	   1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks;	      concealed; hidden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Personate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having the anterior part of the head differing	      decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; -- said	      of birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Masked ball}, a ball in which the dancers wear masks.	   {Masked battery} (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be	      seen by an enemy until it opens fire. --H. L. Scott.	   {Masked crab} (Zool.), a European crab ({Corystes	      cassivelaunus}) with markings on the carapace somewhat	      resembling a human face.	   {Masked pig} (Zool.), a Japanese domestic hog ({Sus	      pliciceps}). Its face is deeply furrowed.	      [1913 Webster]
Masker \Mask"er\, n.	   One who wears a mask; one who appears in disguise at a	   masquerade.	   [1913 Webster]	Masker \Mask"er\, v. t.	   To confuse; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Maskery \Mask"er*y\, n.	   The dress or disguise of a masker; masquerade. [Obs.]	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Maskinonge \Mas"ki*nonge\, n.	   The muskellunge.	   [1913 Webster]
Mask shell \Mask" shell`\ (Zool.)	   Any spiral marine shell of the genus {Persona}, having a	   curiously twisted aperture.	   [1913 Webster]
Maslach \Mas"lach\, n. [Ar. maslaq: cf. F. masloc.] (Med.)	   An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Maslin \Mas"lin\, n. [OE. missellane, misceline, miscelin,	   meslin, fr. miscellane. See {Miscellane}.]	   1. A mixture composed of different materials; especially:	      (a) A mixture of metals resembling brass.	      (b) A mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and	          rye. [Written also {meslin}, {mislin}, {maselyn},	          {mastlin}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel made of maslin, 1	      (a) . [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Mead eke in a maselyn.            --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	Maslin \Mas"lin\, a.	   Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made	   of rye mixed with a little wheat. [Written also {meslin},	   {mislin}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mason \Ma"son\, n. [F. ma[,c]on, LL. macio, machio, mattio,	   mactio, marcio, macerio; of uncertain origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One whose occupation is to build with stone or brick;	      also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See {Freemason}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mason bee} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of solitary	      bees of the genus {Osmia}. They construct curious nests of	      hardened mud and sand.	   {Mason moth} (Zool.), any moth whose larva constructs an	      earthen cocoon under the soil.	   {Mason shell} (Zool.), a marine univalve shell of the genus	      {Phorus}; -- so called because it cements other shells and	      pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier shell.	   {Mason wasp} (Zool.), any wasp that constructs its nest, or	      brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells	      with insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus	      provides food for its larvae	      [1913 Webster]	Mason \Ma"son\, v. t.	   To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.;	   to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as,	   to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or	   boiler.	   [1913 Webster]
Masonic \Ma*son"ic\ (m[.a]*s[o^]n"[i^]k), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or	   mysteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Masonite \Masonite\ prop. n. [trademark.]	   A type of fiberboard. [trademark]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Masonry \Ma"son*ry\, n. [F. ma[,c]onnerie.]	   1. The art or occupation of a mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad	      masonry; skillful masonry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of	      the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles,	      or the like. {Dry masonry} is applied to structures made	      without mortar.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons;	      freemasonry.	      [1913 Webster]
Masoola boat \Ma*soo"la boat`\	   A kind of boat used on the coast of Madras, India. The planks	   are sewed together with strands of coir which cross over a	   wadding of the same material, so that the shock on taking the	   beach through surf is much reduced. [Written also {masula},	   {masulah}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Masora \Ma*so"ra\, n. [NHeb. m[=a]s[=o]r[=a]h tradition.]	   A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures,	   composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias,	   in the eighth and ninth centuries. [Written also {Masorah},	   {Massora}, and {Massorah}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Masoret \Mas"o*ret\, n.	   A Masorite. [Written also {Masorete}, and {Massorete}.]	   [1913 Webster] Masoretic
Masoretic \Mas`o*ret"ic\, Masoretical \Mas`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. massor['e]tique.]	   Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Masoretic points and accents}, the vowel points and accents	      of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first	      mention is in the Masora. See {vowel point}.	      [1913 Webster]
Masorite \Mas"o*rite\, n.	   One of the writers of the Masora.	   [1913 Webster]
Masque \Masque\, n.	   A mask; a masquerade.	   [1913 Webster]
Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, n. [F. mascarade, fr. Sp. mascarada,	   or It. mascherata. See {Mask}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing	      themselves with dancing, conversation, or other	      diversions.	      [1913 Webster]	            In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st	      {Mask}, 4. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of	      something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show;	      disguise.	      [1913 Webster]	            That masquerade of misrepresentation which	            invariably accompanied the political eloquence of	            Rome.                                 --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A Spanish diversion on horseback.	      [1913 Webster]	Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Masqueraded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Masquerading}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious	      show of being what one is not.	      [1913 Webster]	            A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into	            the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's	            skin.                                 --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, v. t.	   To conceal with masks; to disguise. "To masquerade vice."	   --Killingbeck.	   [1913 Webster]
Masquerader \Mas`quer*ad"er\, n.	   One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.	   [1913 Webster]
Mass \Mass\ (m[.a]s), n. [OE. masse, messe, AS. maesse. LL.	   missa, from L. mittere, missum, to send, dismiss: cf. F.	   messe. In the ancient churches, the public services at which	   the catechumens were permitted to be present were called	   missa catechumenorum, ending with the reading of the Gospel.	   Then they were dismissed with these words : "Ite, missa est"	   [sc. ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed. After that the	   sacrifice proper began. At its close the same words were said	   to those who remained. So the word gave the name of Mass to	   the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. See {Missile}, and cf.	   {Christmas}, {Lammas}, {Mess} a dish, {Missal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) The sacrifice in the sacrament of the	      Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the host.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The portions of the Mass usually set to music,	      considered as a musical composition; -- namely, the Kyrie,	      the Gloria, the Credo, the Sanctus, and the Agnus Dei,	      besides sometimes an Offertory and the Benedictus.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Canon of the Mass}. See {Canon}.	   {High Mass}, Mass with incense, music, the assistance of a	      deacon, subdeacon, etc.	   {Low Mass}, Mass which is said by the priest throughout,	      without music.	   {Mass bell}, the sanctus bell. See {Sanctus}.	   {Mass book}, the missal or Roman Catholic service book.	      [1913 Webster]	Mass \Mass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Massed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Massing}.]	   To celebrate Mass. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Mass \Mass\, n. [OE. masse, F. masse, L. massa; akin to Gr. ? a	   barley cake, fr. ? to knead. Cf. {Macerate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A quantity of matter cohering together so as to make one	      body, or an aggregation of particles or things which	      collectively make one body or quantity, usually of	      considerable size; as, a mass of ore, metal, sand, or	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it were not for these principles, the bodies of	            the earth, planets, comets, sun, and all things in	            them, would grow cold and freeze, and become	            inactive masses.                      --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deep mass of continual sea is slower stirred	            To rage.                              --Savile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phar.) A medicinal substance made into a cohesive,	      homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making	      pills; as, blue mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large quantity; a sum.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the mass of gold that comes into Spain. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had spent a huge mass of treasure. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Bulk; magnitude; body; size.	      [1913 Webster]	            This army of such mass and charge.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The principal part; the main body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the mass of	            the fugitives in their escape.        --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physics) The quantity of matter which a body contains,	      irrespective of its bulk or volume.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mass and weight are often used, in a general way, as	         interchangeable terms, since the weight of a body is	         proportional to its mass (under the same or equal	         gravitative forces), and the mass is usually	         ascertained from the weight. Yet the two ideas, mass	         and weight, are quite distinct. Mass is the quantity of	         matter in a body; weight is the comparative force with	         which it tends towards the center of the earth. A mass	         of sugar and a mass of lead are assumed to be equal	         when they show an equal weight by balancing each other	         in the scales.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blue mass}. See under {Blue}.	   {Mass center} (Geom.), the center of gravity of a triangle.	      	   {Mass copper}, native copper in a large mass.	   {Mass meeting}, a large or general assembly of people,	      usually a meeting having some relation to politics.	   {The masses}, the great body of the people, as contrasted	      with the higher classes; the populace.	      [1913 Webster]	Mass \Mass\, v. t.	   To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective	   body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.	   [1913 Webster]	         But mass them together and they are terrible indeed.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Massacre \Mas"sa*cre\, n. [F., fr. LL. mazacrium; cf. Prov. G.	   metzgern, metzgen, to kill cattle, G. metzger a butcher, and	   LG. matsken to cut, hew, OHG. meizan to cut, Goth.	   m['a]itan.]	   1. The killing of a considerable number of human beings under	      circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the	      usages of civilized people; as, the massacre on St.	      Bartholomew's Day; the St. Valentine's Day massacre; the	      Amritsar massacre; the Wounded Knee massacre.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Murder. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Massacre}, {Butchery}, {Carnage}.	   Usage: Massacre denotes the promiscuous slaughter of many who	          can not make resistance, or much resistance. Butchery	          refers to cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men	          as if they were brute beasts. Carnage points to	          slaughter as producing the heaped-up bodies of the	          slain.	          [1913 Webster]	                I'll find a day to massacre them all,	                And raze their faction and their family. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,	                Brhold this pattern of thy butcheries. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Such a scent I draw	                Of carnage, prey innumerable!     --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Massacre \Mas"sa*cre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Massacred}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Massacring}.] [Cf. F. massacrer. See {Massacre}, n.]	   To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not	   be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without	   necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher;	   to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.	   [1913 Webster]	         If James should be pleased to massacre them all, as	         Maximian had massacred the Theban legion. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Massacrer \Mas"sa*crer\, n.	   One who massacres. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Massage \Mas"sage\, n. [F.]	   A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed	   as a hygienic or remedial measure.	   [1913 Webster]	Massage \Mas"sage\, v. t. (Med.)	   To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as, to massage	   a patient with ointment.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Massagist \Mas"sag*ist\, n.	   One who practices massage; a masseur or masseuse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Massasauga \Mas`sa*sau"ga\, n. (Zool.)	   The black rattlesnake ({Crotalus tergemina}, or {Caudisona	   tergemina}), found in the Mississippi Valley.	   [1913 Webster] Masse shot
Mass'e \Mass['e]\, or Mass'e shot \Mass['e] shot\, n.	   (Billiards)	   A stroke made with the cue held vertically.	   [1913 Webster]
Masser \Mass"er\, n.	   A priest who celebrates Mass. [R.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Masseter \Mas"se*ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a chewer, ? a muscle	   of the lower jaw used in chewing, from ? to chew: cf. F.	   mass['e]ter.] (Anat.)	   The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in	   mastication.	   [1913 Webster]
Masseteric \Mas`se*ter"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the masseter.	   [1913 Webster]
Masseterine \Mas"se*ter`ine\, a. (Anat.)	   Masseteric.	   [1913 Webster]
Masseur \Mas`seur"\ (m[.a]*s[^u]r"), n.; pl. {Masseurs}	   (m[.a]*s[^u]rz"; F. m[.a]*s[^u]r"). [F. See {Massage}.]	   1. A man who practices massage.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An instrument used in the performance of massage.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Masseuse \Mas`seuse"\ (m[.a]*s[^u]z"), n.; pl. {Masseuses} (F.	   m[.a]*s[^u]z"). [F.]	   A woman who practices massage.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
massicot \mas"si*cot\, n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a	   corruption.] (Chem.)	   Lead monoxide (also called {Lead protoxide}), {PbO}, obtained	   as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form	   of which is called {litharge}; lead ocher. It is used as a	   pigment. It is also called {lead oxide yellow}, as opposed to	   {red lead}, which is lead tetroxide {Pb3O4}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a	         drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.	         [1913 Webster]
massif \massif\ n. (Geol.)	   A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to	   form peaks of a mountain range.	   [WordNet 1.5]
massiness \mass"i*ness\, n. [From {Massy}.]	   The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.	   [1913 Webster]
massive \mass"ive\ (m[.a]s"[i^]v), a. [F. massif.]	   1. Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted;	      weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline	      structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral	      occurs massive.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Massive rock} (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not	      distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with some authors,	      an eruptive rock.	      [1913 Webster]
Massively \Mass"ive*ly\, adv.	   In a heavy mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Massiveness \Mass"ive*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being massive; massiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Massoola boat \Mas*soo"la boat`\	   See {Masoola boat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Massora \Mas*so"ra\, n.	   Same as {Masora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Massoret \Mas"so*ret\, n.	   Same as {Masorite}.	   [1913 Webster]
mass-produce \mass-produce\ v. t.	   To produce on a large scale.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mass-produced \mass-produced\ adj.	   Produced in large quantity, often by automated or	   assembly-line techniques.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mass spectrometer \mass spectrometer\ n. (Physics, Chemistry)	   An analytical instrument which determines the mass of	   molecules of a substance or fragments of its molecules. It	   functions by injecting ionized moecules or molecular	   gragments into a vacuum chamber subjected to a strong	   magnetic field, in which charged particles move in a curved	   trajectory.	   Note: The mass is determined by observing the path of the	         molecule after being charged and accelerated in a	         magnetic field. The path of the ionic fragment depends	         on the charge, velocity, and mass. Several techniques	         of charging and detection are employed. The mass	         information is usually used to infer structure or	         chemical composition of the substance analyzed.	         Variants of mass spectrometer called {high-resolution	         mass spectrometer} permit determination of the mass of	         a molecule or molecular fragment with sufficient	         precision to unambiguously determine the atomic	         composition.	         [PJC]
mass-spectrometric \mass-spectrometric\ adj.	   of or pertaining to {mass spectrometry}; determined by {mass	   spectrometry}.	   [WordNet 1.5] mass spectrometry
mass spectrometry \mass spectrometry\ mass spectroscopy \mass
spectroscopy\n.	   1. (Physics, Chemistry) A method for identifying chemical	      composition of substances by use of a {mass spectrometer}.	      [PJC]
Massy \Mass"y\, a. [Compar. {Massier}; superl. {Massiest}.]	   Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and	   weight or substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty;	   heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your swords are now too massy for your strengths,	         And will not be uplifted.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yawning rocks in massy fragments fly.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Mast \Mast\ (m[.a]st), n. [AS. maest, fem.; akin to G. mast, and	   E. meat. See {Meat}.]	   The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts;	   acorns.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat.     --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. maest, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.	   mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or	      spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the	      sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of	      several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a	      hollow pillar of iron or steel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tallest pine	            Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast	            Of some great ammiral.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most common general names of masts are {foremast},	         {mainmast}, and {mizzenmast}, each of which may be made	         of separate spars.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys	      are attached for stiffening purposes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Afore the mast}, {Before the mast}. See under {Afore}, and	      {Before}.	   {Mast coat}. See under {Coat}.	   {Mast hoop}, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore	      edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is	      raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in	      making a made mast. See {Made}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mast \Mast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Masted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Masting}.]	   To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in	   position; as, to mast a ship.	   [1913 Webster] Mastaba
Mastaba \Mas"ta*ba\, n. Also Mastabah \Mas"ta*bah\ . [Ar.	   ma[,c]tabah a large stone bench.]	   1. In Mohammedan countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings	      and in public places.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite	      dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping	      sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes	      of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in	      the rock beneath.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mastax \Mas"tax\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mouth, jaws.] (Zool.)	      (a) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four	          horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus,	          against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as	          to crush the food.	      (b) The lore of a bird.	          [1913 Webster]
Masted \Mast"ed\, a.	   Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition;	   as, a three-masted schooner.	   [1913 Webster]
Master \Mast"er\, n. (Naut.)	   A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds;	   as, a two-master.	   [1913 Webster]	Master \Mas"ter\ (m[.a]s"t[~e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF.	   maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a	   double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr.	   me`gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},	   {Major}, {Mister}, {Mistress}, {Mickle}.]	   1. A male person having another living being so far subject	      to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its	      actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive	      application than now.	      (a) The employer of a servant.	      (b) The owner of a slave.	      (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled.	      (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one	          exercising similar authority.	      (e) The head of a household.	      (f) The male head of a school or college.	      (g) A male teacher.	      (h) The director of a number of persons performing a	          ceremony or sharing a feast.	      (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or	          horse.	      (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other	          supernatural being.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as,	      to be master of one's time. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Master of a hundred thousand drachms. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are masters of the sea.            --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who has attained great skill in the use or application	      of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great masters of ridicule.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            No care is taken to improve young men in their own	            language, that they may thoroughly understand and be	            masters of it.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced	      m[i^]ster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written	      {Mister}, but usually abbreviated to Mr.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where there are little masters and misses in a	            house, they are impediments to the diversions of the	            servants.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually	      called {captain}. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy	      ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly,	      an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under	      the commander, of sailing the vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A person holding an office of authority among the	      Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person	      holding a similar office in other civic societies.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Little masters}, certain German engravers of the 16th	      century, so called from the extreme smallness of their	      prints.	   {Master in chancery}, an officer of courts of equity, who	      acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by	      inquiring into various matters referred to him, and	      reporting thereon to the court.	   {Master of arts}, one who takes the second degree at a	      university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by	      the abbreviation M. A., or A. M.	   {Master of the horse}, the third great officer in the British	      court, having the management of the royal stables, etc. In	      ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign.	   {Master of the rolls}, in England, an officer who has charge	      of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of	      the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge	      of the court. --Bouvier. --Wharton.	   {Past master},	      (a) one who has held the office of master in a lodge of	          Freemasons or in a society similarly organized.	      (b) a person who is unusually expert, skilled, or	          experienced in some art, technique, or profession; --	          usually used with at or of.	   {The old masters}, distinguished painters who preceded modern	      painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th	      and 17th centuries.	   {To be master of one's self}, to have entire self-control;	      not to be governed by passion.	   {To be one's own master}, to be at liberty to act as one	      chooses without dictation from anybody.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Master, signifying chief, principal, masterly,	         superior, thoroughly skilled, etc., is often used	         adjectively or in compounds; as, master builder or	         master-builder, master chord or master-chord, master	         mason or master-mason, master workman or	         master-workman, master mechanic, master mind, master	         spirit, master passion, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               Throughout the city by the master gate.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Master joint} (Geol.), a quarryman's term for the more	      prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass.	   {Master key}, a key adapted to open several locks differing	      somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or	      principle of general application in solving difficulties.	      	   {Master lode} (Mining), the principal vein of ore.	   {Master mariner}, an experienced and skilled seaman who is	      certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.	   {Master sinew} (Far.), a large sinew that surrounds the hough	      of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow	      place, where the windgalls are usually seated.	   {Master singer}. See {Mastersinger}.	   {Master stroke}, a capital performance; a masterly	      achievement; a consummate action; as, a master stroke of	      policy.	   {Master tap} (Mech.), a tap for forming the thread in a screw	      cutting die.	   {Master touch}.	      (a) The touch or skill of a master. --Pope.	      (b) Some part of a performance which exhibits very	          skillful work or treatment. "Some master touches of	          this admirable piece." --Tatler.	   {Master work}, the most important work accomplished by a	      skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.;	      also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a	      masterpiece.	   {Master workman}, a man specially skilled in any art,	      handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or	      employer.	      [1913 Webster]	Master \Mas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mastered}; p. pr. vb. n.	   {Mastering}.]	   1. To become the master of; to subject to one's will,	      control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to	      subdue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered,	            even though it cost blows.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to	      become an adept in; as, to master a science.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To own; to posses. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The wealth	            That the world masters.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Master \Mas"ter\, v. i.	   To be skillful; to excel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
master-at-arms \master-at-arms\ n. (Naut.)	   The senior petty officer of a ship, responsible for	   discipline aboard the ship.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Masterdom \Mas"ter*dom\, n. [Master + -dom.]	   Dominion; rule; command. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
mastered \mastered\ adj.	   Learned thoroughly.	   Syn: down, down pat(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Masterful \Mas"ter*ful\, a.	   1. Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious;	      arbitrary. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or	      expressing power or mastery.	      [1913 Webster]	            His masterful, pale face.             --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Masterfully \Mas"ter*ful*ly\, adv.	   In a masterful manner; imperiously.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully	         and in high contempt of the royal authority.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Masterhood \Mas"ter*hood\, n.	   The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or	   hector. --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Masterless \Mas"ter*less\, a.	   Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.	   -- {Mas"ter*less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Masterliness \Mas"ter*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control	   wisely or skillfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, a.	   1. Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating	      thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a	      master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly	      performance; a masterly policy. "A wise and masterly	      inactivity." --Sir J. Mackintosh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.	      [1913 Webster]	Masterly \Mas"ter*ly\, adv.	   With the skill of a master.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou dost speak masterly.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Masterous \Mas"ter*ous\, a.	   Masterly. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Masterpiece \Mas"ter*piece`\, n.	   Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital	   performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement.	   [1913 Webster]	         The top and masterpiece of art.          --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dissimulation was his masterpiece.       --Claredon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastership \Mas"ter*ship\, n.	   1. The state or office of a master.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where noble youths for mastership should strive.	                                                  --Driden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Chief work; masterpiece. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ironical title of respect.	      [1913 Webster]	            How now, seignior Launce! what news with your	            mastership?                           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Mastersinger \Mas"ter*sing`er\, n. [A translation of G.	   meisters[aum]nger.]	   One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and	   some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries.	   They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of	   rhythm.	   [1913 Webster]
Master vibrator \Mas"ter vi"bra*tor\	   In an internal-combustion engine with two or more cylinders,	   an induction coil and vibrator placed in the circuit between	   the battery or magneto and the coils for the different	   cylinders, which are used without vibrators of their own.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Masterwort \Mas"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant	       ({Peucedanum Ostruthium}, formerly {Imperatoria}).	   (b) The {Astrantia major}, a European umbelliferous plant	       with a showy colored involucre.	   (c) Improperly, the {cow parsnip} ({Heracleum lanatum}).	       [1913 Webster]
Mastery \Mas"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Masteries}. [OF. maistrie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The position or authority of a master; dominion; command;	      supremacy; superiority.	      [1913 Webster]	            If divided by mountains, they will fight for the	            mastery of the passages of the tops.  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph;	      preeminence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The voice of them that shout for mastery. --Ex.	                                                  xxxii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate	            in all things.                        --1 Cor. ix.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, but to have gulled him	            Had been a mastery.                   --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Contest for superiority. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A masterly operation; a feat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will do a maistrie ere I go.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Specifically, the philosopher's stone. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act process of mastering; the state of having	      mastered.	      [1913 Webster]	            He could attain to a mastery in all languages.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The learning and mastery of a tongue, being	            unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with	            other difficulties.                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Mastful \Mast"ful\, a. [See 1st {Mast}.]	   Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the	   mastful forest; a mastful chestnut. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Masthead \Mast"head`\, n. (Naut.)	   The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the	   hounds.	   [1913 Webster]	Masthead \Mast"head"\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Masthouse \Mast"house`\, n.	   A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to chew, because of its being used in the East for	   chewing.] [Written also {mastich}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus {Pistacia}	      ({Pistacia Lentiscus}), growing upon the islands and	      coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable	      resin; -- called also, {mastic tree}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by	      incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent	      tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and	      an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and	      linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barbary mastic} (Bot.), the {Pistachia Atlantica}.	   {Peruvian mastic tree} (Bot.), a small tree ({Schinus Molle})	      with peppery red berries; -- called also {pepper tree}.	   {West Indian mastic} (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera	      gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.	      [1913 Webster]
Masticable \Mas"ti*ca*ble\, a.	   Capable of being masticated.	   [1913 Webster]
Masticador \Mas`ti*ca"dor\, n. [Cf. Sp. mastigador. See	   {Masticate}.] (Man.)	   A part of a bridle, the slavering bit. [Written also	   {mastigador}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Masticate \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}.]	   To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for	   swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.	   [1913 Webster]
Masticater \Mas"ti*ca`ter\, n.	   One who masticates.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastication \Mas`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. masticatio: cf. F.	   mastication.]	   The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid	         aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Masticator \Mas"ti*ca`tor\, n.	   1. One who masticates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless	      people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber,	      or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some	      processes of manufacture.	      [1913 Webster]
Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. masticatoire.]	   Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food.	   [1913 Webster]	Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. (Med.)	   A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastich \Mas"tich\, n.	   See {Mastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Masticin \Mas"ti*cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling	   caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Masticot \Mas"ti*cot\, n. (Chem.)	   Massicot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mastiff \Mas"tiff\, n.; pl. {Mastiffs}. [{Mastives} is irregular	   and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a	   great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened	   with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. mestif mongrel;	   cf. also F. m[^a]tin mastiff, OF. mastin.] (Zool.)	   A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There	   are various strains, differing in form and color, and	   characteristic of different countries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mastiff bat} (Zool.), any bat of the genus {Molossus}; so	      called because the face somewhat resembles that of a	      mastiff.	      [1913 Webster]
Mastigophora \Mas"ti*go*phor`a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ma`stix,	   ma`stigos, a whip + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   A phylum of protozoans the kingdom Protista, consisting	   mainly of free-living flagellated unicellular organisms,	   lacking photosynthetic capability. Some members are	   pathogenic in man.	   [PJC]
mastigopod \mas"ti*go*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Mastigopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastigopoda \Mas`ti*gop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ma`stix, ma`stigos, a whip + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)	   Formerly considered identical to the Infusoria, now	   distinguished from that group, which has been reordered. See	   {Mastigophora}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mastigure \Mas"ti*gure\, n. [Gr. ma`stix, ma`stigos, a scourge +	   ? tail.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus	   {Uromastix}. They inhabit Southern Asia and North Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Masting \Mast"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel;	   also, the scientific principles which determine the position	   of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Masting house} (Naut.), a large building, with suitable	      mechanism overhanging the water, used for stepping and	      unstepping the masts of vessels.	      [1913 Webster]
Mastitis \Mas*ti"tis\, n. [Gr. masto`s breast + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the breast.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastless \Mast"less\, a. [See 1st {Mast}.]	   Bearing no mast; as, a mastless oak or beech. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Mastless \Mast"less\, a. [See 2d {Mast}.]	   Having no mast; as, a mastless vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastlin \Mast"lin\ (m[a^]st"l[i^]n), n.	   See {Maslin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastodon \Mas"to*don\, n. [Gr. masto`s the breast + 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth. So called from the conical projections	   upon its molar teeth.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of mammals closely allied to the elephant,	   but having less complex molar teeth, and often a pair of	   lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are incisor teeth. The	   species were mostly larger than elephants, and their remains	   occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging	   from Miocene to late Quaternary time.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastodonsaurus \Mas`to*don*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. E. Mastodon +	   Gr. say^ros a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found in the	   European Triassic rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastodontic \Mas`to*don"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a mastodon; as, mastodontic	   dimensions. --Everett.	   [1913 Webster] Mastodynia
Mastodynia \Mas`to*dyn"i*a\, Mastodyny \Mas*tod"y*ny\, n. [NL.	   mastodynia, fr. Gr. masto`s the breast + ? pain.] (Med.)	   Pain occuring in the mamma or female breast, -- a form of	   neuralgia.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastoid \Mas"toid\, a. [Gr. ?; masto`s the breast + e'i^dos	   form: cf. F. masto["i]de.] (Anat.)	   (a) Resembling the nipple or the breast; -- applied	       specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the	       ear.	   (b) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process;	       mastoidal.	       [1913 Webster]
Mastoidal \Mas*toid"al\, a.	   Same as {Mastoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastoiditis \Mas`toid*i*tis\, n. [NL. See {Mastoid}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation in the mastoid process of the temporal bone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mastology \Mas*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. masto`s the breast + -logy:	   cf. F. mastologie.]	   The natural history of Mammalia.	   [1913 Webster]
Mastotermes \Mastotermes\ prop. n.	   A primitive genus of termites, mostly extinct; sometimes	   considered the most primitive isopterans.	   Syn: genus {Mastotermes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mastotermitidae \Mastotermitidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family comprising primitive termites.	   Syn: family {Mastotermitidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mastress \Mas"tress\, n.	   Mistress. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
masturbate \masturbate\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {masturbated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {masturbating}.]	   To achieve sexual gratification by stimulating one's own	   sexual organs, without the aid of a partner; -- typically to	   the point of orgasm. -- {masturbator}, n.	   Syn: wank, she-bop, jack off, jerk off, whack off, beat the	        meat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
masturbation \mas`tur*ba"tion\, n. [L. masturbatus, p. p. of	   masturbari to practice onanism: cf. F. masturbation.]	   The act of masturbating; sexual self-gratification; onanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Masty \Mast"y\, a. [See 1st {Mast}.]	   Full of mast; abounding in acorns, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Masula boat \Ma*su"la boat`\	   Same as {Masoola boat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mat \Mat\ (m[a^]t), n. [Cf. {Matte}.]	   A name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin,	   iron, etc., usually called white metal. [Written also	   {matt}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mat \Mat\, a. [OF. See 4th {Mate}.]	   Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When he saw them so piteous and so maat. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mat \Mat\, n. [AS. matt, meatt, fr. L. matta a mat made of	   rushes.]	   1. A thick flat fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw,	      hemp, or similar material, placed on the floor and used	      for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for covering	      the floor of a hall or room to protect its surface, and	      for other purposes.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Any similar flat object made of fabric or other material,	      such as rubber or plastic, placed flat on a surface for	      various uses, as for covering plant houses, putting	      beneath dishes or lamps on a table, securing rigging from	      friction, and the like.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven, so as to	      resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a mat of weeds; a	      mat of hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard, metal,	      etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture;	      as, the mat of a daguerreotype.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mat grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) A low, tufted, European grass ({Nardus stricta}).	      (b) Same as {Matweed}.	   {Mat rush} (Bot.), a kind of rush ({Scirpus lacustris}) used	      in England for making mats.	      [1913 Webster]	Mat \Mat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Matting}.]	   1. To cover or lay with mats. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or	      like, a mat; to entangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Mat \Mat\, v. i.	   To grow thick together; to become interwoven or felted	   together like a mat, as hair when wetted with a sticky	   substance; as, a long-haired cat whose fur is matted.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Matabele
Matabele \Mat`a*be"le\, or Matabeles \Mat`a*be"les\, prop. n.	   pl., sing. {Matabele}. [Written also {Matabili}.] (Ethnol.)	   A warlike South African Kaffir tribe.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Matachin \Ma`ta*chin"\, n. [Sp.]	   An old dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.	   [1913 Webster]
Mataco \Mat"a*co\, n. (Zool.)	   The three-banded armadillo ({Tolypeutis tricinctus}). See	   Illust. under {Loricata}.	   [1913 Webster] Matador
Matador \Mat"a*dor\, Matadore \Mat"a*dore\, n. [Sp. matador,	   prop., a killer, fr. matar to kill, L. mactare to sacrifice,	   kill.]	   1. The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in	      bullfights; a bullfighter; a toreador.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Card Playing) In the game of quadrille or omber, the	      three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first,	      the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce	      of a black trump or the seven of a red one.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Lady Tricksey played a four,	            You took it with a matadore.          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Skat] The jack of clubs, or any other trump held in	      sequence with it, whether by the player or by his	      adversaries.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A certain game of dominoes in which four dominoes (the	      4-3, 5-2, 6-1, and double blank), called matadors, may be	      played at any time in any way.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Matagasse \Mat`a*gasse"\, n. (Zool.)	   A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also {mattages}. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Matajuelo \Ma`ta*jue"lo\ (m[aum]`t[.a]*hw[=a]"l[=o]; 239), n.	   [Cf. Sp. matajud['i]o a kind of fish.]	   A large squirrel fish ({Holocentrus ascensionis}) of Florida	   and the West Indies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Matajuelo blanco \Ma`ta*jue"lo blan"co\	   (m[aum]`t[.a]*hw[=a]"l[=o] bl[aum][ng]"k[=o]). [Sp. blanco	   white.]	   A West Indian food fish ({Malacanthus plumieri}) related to	   the tilefish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Matamata \Ma`ta*ma"ta\, n. [Pg.] (Zool.)	   The bearded tortoise ({Chelys fimbriata}) of South American	   rivers.	   [1913 Webster]
Matanza \Ma*tan"za\, n. [Sp., slaughter, fr. matar to kill.]	   A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and	   tallow. [Western U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Match \Match\ (m[a^]ch), n. [OE. macche, F. m[`e]che, F.	   m[`e]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. my`xa mucus,	   nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. {Mucus}.]	   Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating	   fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or	   remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of	   wood or cardboard dipped at one end in a substance which can	   be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus	   or chlorate of potassium.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Match tub}, a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow	      matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub	      contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing	      sparks from the lighted matches.	   {Quick match}, threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a	      solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling	      water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It	      burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is	      used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc.	   {Slow match}, slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a	      solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of	      water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five	      inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gemaecca; akin to gemaca, and	   to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient,	   Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from	   the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and	   cf. {Mate} an associate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to	      mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of	            the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his	            fellow subjects.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another,	      as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or	      the like; specifically:	      (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine	          superiority; a sporting contest; an emulous struggle.	          "Many a warlike match." --Drayton.	          [1913 Webster]	                A solemn match was made; he lost the prize.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An agreement, compact, etc. "Thy hand upon that match."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by	            other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage.	      "She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the	      West." --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition, or one	      who provides equal competition to another in a contest;	      as, he had no match as a swordsman within the city.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were no match, your nail against his horn.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which	      corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the	      carpet and curtains are a match.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened	      sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a	      mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of	      separation between the parts of the mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Match boarding} (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue	      and groove, or prepared to be so fitted; a surface	      composed of match boarding. See {matchboard}.	   {Match game}, a game arranged as a test of superiority.	   {Match plane} (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape	      the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and	      tonguing.	   {Match plate} (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite	      sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to	      facilitate molding. --Knight.	   {Match wheel} (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work	      with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of	      cogwheels of equal size.	      [1913 Webster]	Match \Match\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Matching}.]	   1. To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to	      rival successfully; to equal.	      [1913 Webster]	            No settled senses of the world can match	            The pleasure of that madness.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal,	      against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something	      in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal.	      [1913 Webster]	            No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his	            conduct.                              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eternal might	            To match with their inventions they presumed	            So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly	      similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a	      horse; to match cloth. "Matching of patterns and colors."	      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit,	      or suit (one thing to another).	      [1913 Webster]	            Let poets match their subject to their strength.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To marry; to give in marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            A senator of Rome survived,	            Would not have matched his daughter with a king.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together;	      specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at	      the edges; as, to match boards.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Matching machine}, a planing machine for forming a tongue or	      a groove on the edge of a board.	      [1913 Webster]	Match \Match\, v. i.	   1. To be united in marriage; to mate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or	      quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases	      match.	      [1913 Webster]
Matchable \Match"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being matched; comparable on equal conditions;	   adapted to being joined together; correspondent. --	   {Match"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is matchable with the best of	         the ancients.                            --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
matchboard \matchboard\ n.	   A board that has a groove cut into one edge and a tongue cut	   into the other so they fit tightly together (as in a floor);	   see {match boarding}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
matchbook \matchbook\ n.	   A small folder of paper safety matches.	   Syn: match book.	        [WordNet 1.5] matchbox
matchbox \match"box`\, match box \match" box`\n.	   a box for holding matches. See first {match}, n.	   [WordNet 1.5]
matchbush \match"bush`\ n.	   any of several plants of the genus {Gutierrezia} having tiny	   matchlike flowerheads.	   Syn: matchweed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Match-cloth \Match"-cloth`\, n.	   A coarse cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Match-coat \Match"-coat`\, n.	   A coat made of match-cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Matcher \Match"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, matches; a matching machine. See	   under 3d {Match}.	   [1913 Webster]
Match game \Match game\	   A game arranged as a test of superiority; also, one of a	   series of such games.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
matchet \matchet\ n.	   a large heavy knife used in Central and South America as a	   weapon or for cutting vegetation; usually called {machete}.	   Syn: machete, panga.	        [WordNet 1.5]
matching \matching\ adj.	   1. having identical or closely similar appearance or	      properties; as, a pair of matching candlesticks.	   Syn: duplicate, twin(prenominal), twinned.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Harmonious and pleasing in appearance when used together;	      as, a matching skirt and blouse.	   Syn: coordinated; color-coordinated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matchless \Match"less\, a. [Cf. {Mateless}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having no equal; unequaled. "A matchless queen." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited. [Obs.] "Matchless	      ears." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Match"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Match"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Matchlock \Match"lock`\, n.	   An old form of gunlock containing a match for firing the	   priming; hence, a musket fired by means of a match.	   [1913 Webster]
Matchmaker \Match"mak`er\, n.	   1. One who makes matches for burning or kinding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who tries to bring about marriages.	      [1913 Webster]
Matchmaking \Match"mak`ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of making matches for kindling or	      burning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	Matchmaking \Match"mak`ing\, a.	   Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking	   woman.	   [1913 Webster]
Match play \Match play\ (Golf)	   Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the holes won	   or lost by each side; -- distinguished from {medal play}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
matchwood \matchwood\ n.	   1. wood in small pieces or splinters; as, the vessel was	      beaten to matchwood on the rocks. [WordNet sense 1 & 3]	   Syn: splinters.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Wood suitable for making matchsticks.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Mate \Ma"te\ (m[aum]"t[asl]), n. [Sp.]	   The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly	   ({Ilex Paraguensis}). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with	   an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South	   America.	   [1913 Webster]	Mate \Mate\ (m[=a]t), n. [F. mat, abbrev. fr. ['e]chec et mat.	   See {Checkmate}.] (Chess)	   Same as {Checkmate}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mate \Mate\, a.	   See 2d {Mat}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mate \Mate\, v. t. [F. mater to fatigue, enfeeble, humiliate,	   checkmate. See {Mate} checkmate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To confuse; to confound. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To checkmate.	      [1913 Webster]	Mate \Mate\, n. [Perhaps for older make a companion; cf. also	   OD. maet companion, mate, D. maat. Cf. {Make} a companion,	   {Match} a mate.]	   1. One who customarily associates with another; a companion;	      an associate; any object which is associated or combined	      with a similar object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; and among the	      lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation	      and the care of their young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A suitable companion; a match; an equal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye knew me once no mate	            For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) An officer in a merchant vessel ranking next below	      the captain. If there are more than one bearing the title,	      they are called, respectively, first mate, second mate,	      third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or	      assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.	      [1913 Webster]	Mate \Mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mating}.]	   1. To match; to marry.	      [1913 Webster]	            If she be mated with an equal husband. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to	      compete with.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but	            it mates and masters the fear of death. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .	            Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To breed; to bring (animals) together for the purpose of	      breeding; as, she mated a doberman with a German shepherd.	      [PJC]	   4. To join together; to fit together; to connect; to link;	      as, he mated a saw blade to a broom handle to cut	      inaccessible branches.	      [PJC]	Mate \Mate\, v. i.	   To be or become a mate or mates, especially in sexual	   companionship; as, some birds mate for life; this bird will	   not mate with that one.	   [1913 Webster]
mated \mated\ adj.	   1. Brought together for sexual activity; bred; -- of animals.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Sorted into pairs of identical size, color, or other	      properties; -- used of gloves, socks, etc.	   Syn: paired.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Same as {married}. Opposite of {unmarried}; as, they were	      a devoted couple, mated for life.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Matelass'e \Mate`las`s['e]"\ (m[.a]`l[.a]`s[asl]"), a. [F., p.p.	   of matelasser to cushion, to cover as with a mattress, fr.	   matelas mattress. See {Mattress}.]	   Ornamented by means of an imitation or suggestion of	   quilting, the surface being marked by depressed lines which	   form squares or lozenges in relief; as, matelass['e] silks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Matelass'e \Mate`las`s['e]"\, n.	   A quilted ornamented dress fabric of silk or silk and wool.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mateless \Mate"less\, a. [Cf. {Matchless}.]	   Having no mate.	   [1913 Webster] Matelote
Matelote \Mat"e*lote\ (m[a^]t"[-e]*l[=o]t), Matelotte
\Mat"e*lotte\ (m[a^]t"[-e]*l[o^]t), n. [F. matelote, fr. matelot	   a sailor; properly, a dish such as a sailors prepare.]	   1. A stew, commonly of fish, flavored with wine, and served	      with a wine sauce containing onions, mushrooms, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An old dance of sailors, in double time, and somewhat like	      a hornpipe.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mateology \Ma`te*ol"o*gy\ (m[=a]`t[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Gr. mataiologi`a; ma`taios useless, vain + lo`gos discourse:	   cf. F. mat['e]ologie.]	   A vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mateotechny \Ma`te*o*tech"ny\ (m[=a]`t[-e]*[-o]*t[e^]k"n[y^]),	   n. [Gr. mataiotechni`a; ma`taios vain + te`chnh art,	   science.]	   Any unprofitable science. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mater \Ma"ter\, n. [L., mother. See {Mother}.]	   See {Alma mater}, {Dura mater}, and {Pia mater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Material \Ma*te"ri*al\, a. [L. materialis, fr. materia stuff,	   matter: cf. F. mat['e]riel. See {Matter}, and cf.	   {Mat['e]riel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal; physical;	      as, material substance or bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The material elements of the universe. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the physical nature of	      man, as distinguished from the {mental} or {moral} nature;	      relating to the bodily wants, interests, and comforts; as,	      material well-being; material comforts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of solid or weighty character; not insubstantial; of	      consequence; not be dispensed with; important;	      significant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discourse, which was always material, never	            trifling.                             --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down	            only such as are most material to our present	            purpose.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic.) Pertaining to the matter, as opposed to the form,	      of a thing. See {Matter}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Material cause}. See under {Cause}.	   {Material evidence} (Law), evidence which conduces to the	      proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous;	        essential.	        [1913 Webster]	Material \Ma*te"ri*al\, n.	   The substance or matter of which anything is made or may be	   made.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Raw material}, any crude, unfinished, or elementary	      materials that are adapted to use only by processes of	      skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are raw	      material.	      [1913 Webster]	Material \Ma*te"ri*al\, v. t.	   To form from matter; to materialize. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Materialism \Ma*te"ri*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. mat['e]rialisme.]	   1. The doctrine of materialists; materialistic views and	      tenets; called also {philosophical materialism}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The irregular fears of a future state had been	            supplanted by the materialism of Epicurus.	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tendency to give undue importance to material	      interests as contrasted with spiritual concerns; devotion	      to the material nature and its wants.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Material substances in the aggregate; matter. [R. & Obs.]	      --A. Chalmers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {philosophical materialism} The theory that matter and energy	      are the only objects existing within the universe, and	      that mental and spiritual phenomena are explainable as	      functions of the nervous system of people. Same as	      {materialism}[1].	      [PJC]
Materialist \Ma*te"ri*al*ist\ (m[.a]*t[=e]"r[i^]*al*[i^]st), n.	   [Cf. F. mat['e]rialiste.]	   1. One who denies the existence of spiritual substances or	      agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so called,	      are the result of some peculiar organization of matter. A	      believer in {philosophical materialism}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One who holds to the existence of matter, as distinguished	      from the idealist, who denies it. --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster] Materialistic
Materialistic \Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic\, Materialistical
\Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to materialism or materialists; of the	   nature of materialism.	   [1913 Webster]	         But to me his very spiritualism seemed more	         materialistic than his physics.          --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Primarily concerned with material objects and worldly	      activities, as contrasted with spiritual, moral or	      philosophical concerns; especially, concerned primarily	      with gaining money and the things that money can buy.	      [PJC]
Materiality \Ma*te`ri*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. mat['e]rialit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being material; material	      existence; corporeity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Importance; as, the materiality of facts.	      [1913 Webster]
Materialization \Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.	   [1913 Webster]
Materialize \Ma*te"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Materialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Materializing}.] [Cf. F.	   mat['e]rialiser.]	   1. To invest with material characteristics; to make	      perceptible to the senses; hence, to present to the mind	      through the medium of material objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having with wonderful art and beauty materialized,	            if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions,	            and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of	            philosophy in sensible images.        --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regard as matter; to consider or explain by the laws or	      principles which are appropriate to matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to assume a character appropriate to material	      things; to occupy with material interests; as, to	      materialize thought.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Spiritualism) To make visable in, or as in, a material	      form; -- said of spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            A female spirit form temporarily materialized, and	            not distinguishable from a human being. --Epes	                                                  Sargent.	      [1913 Webster]	Materialize \Ma*te"ri*al*ize\, v. i.	   1. To appear as a material form; to take substantial shape.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come into existence; as, the promised donations never	      materialized.	      [PJC]
Materially \Ma*te"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In the state of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not mean that anything is separable from a body	            by fire that was not materially preexistent in it.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In its essence; substantially.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil .	            . . an act in itself materially good. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In an important manner or degree; essentially; as, it	      materially concerns us to know the real motives of our	      actions.	      [1913 Webster]
Materialness \Ma*te"ri*al*ness\, n.	   The state of being material.	   [1913 Webster]
Materia medica \Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca\ [L. See {Matter}, and	   {Medical}.]	   1. Material or substance used in the composition of remedies;	      -- a general term for all substances used as curative	      agents in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That branch of medical science which treats of the	      sources, nature and properties of all the substances that	      are employed for the cure of diseases, primarily with	      natural preparations, rather than pure or synthetic	      medicines; pharmacognosy.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Materiarian \Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an\, n. [L. materiarius.]	   See {Materialist}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Materiate
Materiate \Ma*te"ri*ate\, Materiated \Ma*te"ri*a`ted\, a. [L.	   materiatus, p. p. of materiare to build of wood.]	   Consisting of matter. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Materiation \Ma*te`ri*a"tion\, n. [L. materiatio woodwork.]	   Act of forming matter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mat'eriel \Ma`t['e]`ri`el"\, n. [F. See {Material}.]	   Those objects in a complex system which constitute the	   materials, or instruments employed, in distinction from the	   personnel, or men; for example, the buildings, libraries, and	   apparatus of a college, in distinction from its officers; --	   used in a collective sense.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Military) The arms, munitions, baggage,	      equipment, provisions, etc., of an army.	      [1913 Webster]
Materious \Ma*te"ri*ous\, a.	   See {Material}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maternal \Ma*ter"nal\, a. [F. maternel, L. maternus, fr. mater	   mother. See {Mother}.]	   Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly;	   as, maternal love; maternal tenderness.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Motherly}.	        [1913 Webster]
maternalistic \maternalistic\ adj.	   showing maternal instincts; behaving as a mother should;	   motherly.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maternally \Ma*ter"nal*ly\, adv.	   In a motherly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Maternity \Ma*ter"ni*ty\, n. [F. maternit['e], LL. maternitas.]	   1. The state of being a mother; motherhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The character of a mother; maternal quality; motherliness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The maternity ward; the maternity department of a	      hospital.	      [PJC]
maternity \ma*ter"ni*ty\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to childbirth or the period during which	      a woman is pregnant; as, maternity care; a maternity	      hospital.	      [PJC]	   2. For use during pregnancy; as, a maternity outfit.	      [PJC]	maternity ward \ma*ter"ni*ty ward`\, n.	   The section of a hospital devoted to assisting women during	   childbirth and caring for them and their newborn infants	   until they are released to go home.	   [PJC]
matey \matey\ adj.	   having the relationship of friends or pals. [colloquial]	   Syn: chummy, pally, palsy-walsy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matfelon \Mat"fel*on\, n. [W. madfelen.] (Bot.)	   The knapweed ({Centaurea nigra}).	   [1913 Webster]
Math \Math\ (m[a^]th), n. [AS. m[=ae][eth]; akin to m[=a]wan to	   mow, G. mahd math. See {Mow} to cut (grass).]	   A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly	   used in composition; as, an aftermath. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont	         to be sooner than the common math.       --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Mathematic \Math`e*mat"ic\, a. [F. math['e]matique, L.	   mathematicus, Gr. ? disposed to learn, belonging to learning	   or the sciences, especially to mathematics, fr. ? that which	   is learned, learning, pl. ? things learned, learning,	   science, especially mathematical science, fr. ?, ?, to learn;	   akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.]	   See {Mathematical}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mathematical \Math`e*mat"ic*al\, a. [See {Mathematic}.]	   Of or pertaining to mathematics; according to mathematics;	   hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, mathematical	   geography; mathematical instruments; mathematical exactness.	   -- {Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Mathematician \Math`e*ma*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. math['e]maticien.]	   One versed in mathematics.	   [1913 Webster]
Mathematics \Math`e*mat"ics\, n. [F. math['e]matiques, pl., L.	   mathematica, sing., Gr. ? (sc. ?) science. See {Mathematic},	   and {-ics}.]	   That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact	   relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of	   the methods by which, in accordance with these relations,	   quantities sought are deducible from other quantities known	   or supposed; the science of spatial and quantitative	   relations.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mathematics embraces three departments, namely: 1.	         {Arithmetic}. 2. {Geometry}, including {Trigonometry}	         and {Conic Sections}. 3. {Analysis}, in which letters	         are used, including {Algebra}, {Analytical Geometry},	         and {Calculus}. Each of these divisions is divided into	         pure or abstract, which considers magnitude or quantity	         abstractly, without relation to matter; and mixed or	         applied, which treats of magnitude as subsisting in	         material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with	         physical considerations.	         [1913 Webster]
Mather \Math"er\, n.	   See {Madder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mathes \Math"es\, n. [Perh. corrupted fr. L. anthemis camomile,	   Gr. ? .] (Bot.)	   The mayweed. Cf. {Maghet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mathesis \Ma*the"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ?, ?, to learn.]	   Learning; especially, mathematics. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Mathurin \Math"u*rin\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   See {Trinitarian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Matico \Ma*ti"co\, n. (Bot.)	   A Peruvian plant ({Piperelongatum} or {Artanthe elongatum}),	   allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a	   styptic and astringent.	   [1913 Webster]
Matie \Mat"ie\, n. (Zool.)	   A fat herring with undeveloped roe. [Written also {matty}.]	   [Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Matin \M[^a]`tin"\, n. [F. m[^a]tin.] (Zool.)	   A French mastiff.	   [1913 Webster]	Matin \Mat"in\, n. [F. fr. L. matutinum the morning, matutinus	   of the morning, Matuta the goddess of the morning. See	   {Matutinal}.]	   1. Morning. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. [F. matines. See Etymol. above.] Morning worship or	      service; morning prayers or songs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The winged choristers began	            To chirp their matins.                --Cleveland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Time of morning service; the first canonical hour in the	      Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]
matin \mat"in\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the morning, or to matins; used in the	   morning; matutinal.	   [1913 Webster]
matinal \mat"in*al\, a.	   Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.	   [1913 Webster]
matin'ee \mat`i*n['e]e"\, n. [F., from matin. See {Matin}.]	   A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in	   the daytime. See {Soir['e]e}.	   [1913 Webster]
matrass \ma*trass"\, n. [F. matras; perh. so called from its	   long narrow neck; cf. OF. matras large arrow, L. materis,	   mataris, matara, a Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.]	   (Chem.)	   A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.	   [1913 Webster]
Matress \Mat"ress\, n.	   See {Matress}.	   [1913 Webster]
matriarch \ma"tri*arch\, n. [L. mater mother + -arch.]	   1. The mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a	      ruler by maternal right.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who dominates or is the most important member of a	      group or organization; in businesses, often the founder or	      owner of the largest interest.	      [PJC]	   3. A venerated old woman.	      [PJC]
matriarchal \ma`tri*ar"chal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch or	   matriarchs; as, a matriarchal society.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Matriarchate \Ma"tri*ar"chate\, n.	   The office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form	   of government.	   [1913 Webster]
matric \matric\ n. [Shortened from matriculation.]	   admission to a group (especially a college or university).	   [slang]	   Syn: matriculation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matricaria \Matricaria\ prop. n.	   A genus of chiefly Old World strong-smelling weedy herbs; it	   comprises plants sometimes included in other genera, such as	   {Tanacetum} and {Tripleurospermum}.	   Syn: genus {Matricaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matrice \Ma"trice\, n. [Cf. F. matrice. See {Matrix}.]	   See {Matrix}.	   [1913 Webster]
matricentric \matricentric\ adj.	   centered upon the mother. [Narrower terms: {matriarchal (vs.	   patriarchal)}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Matricidal \Mat"ri*ci`dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to matricide.	   [1913 Webster]
Matricide \Mat"ri*cide\, n. [L. matricidium; mater mother +	   coedere to kill, slay: cf. F. matricide. See {Mother}, and	   cf. {Homicide}.]	   1. The murder of a mother by her son or daughter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. matricida: cf. F. matricide.] One who murders one's	      own mother.	      [1913 Webster]
Matriculate \Ma*tric"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Matriculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matriculating}.] [L.	   matricula a public roll or register, dim. of matrix a mother,	   in respect to propagation, also, a public register. See	   {Matrix}.]	   To enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or	   admit to membership in a body or society, particularly in a	   college or university, by enrolling the name in a register.	   [1913 Webster]	         In discovering and matriculating the arms of	         commissaries from North America.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Matriculate \Ma*tric"u*late\, v. i.	   To go though the process of admission to membership, as by	   examination and enrollment, in a society or college.	   [1913 Webster]	Matriculate \Ma*tric"u*late\, a.	   Matriculated. --Skelton. -- n. One who is matriculated.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Matriculation \Ma*tric`u*la"tion\, n.	   The act or process of matriculating; the state of being	   matriculated.	   [1913 Webster]
matrilineage \matrilineage\ n.	   The line of descent traced through the maternal side of the	   family; the mother's line of descent.	   Syn: enation, cognation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
matrilineal \matrilineal\ adj.	   tracing descent through the female line.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Matrimoine \Mat"ri*moine\, n.	   Matrimony. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Matrimonial \Mat`ri*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. matrimonialis: cf. F.	   matrimonial. See {Matrimony}.]	   Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from marriage;	   connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, matrimonial rights or	   duties.	   [1913 Webster]	         If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king at	         courtesy, and have rather a matrimonial than a regal	         power.                                   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial;	        hymeneal.	        [1913 Webster]
Matrimonially \Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   In a matrimonial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Matrimonious \Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous\, a.	   Matrimonial. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Matrimony \Mat"ri*mo*ny\, n. [OE. matrimoine, through Old	   French, fr. L. matrimonium, fr. mater mother. See {Mother}.]	   1. The union of man and woman as husband and wife; the	      nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.	      [1913 Webster]	            If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not	            be lawfully joined together in matrimony, ye do now	            confess it.                           --Book of Com.	                                                  Prayer (Eng.	                                                  Ed.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of game at cards played by several persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Matrimony vine} (Bot.), a climbing thorny vine ({Lycium	      barbarum}) of the Potato family. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Marriage; wedlock. See {Marriage}.	        [1913 Webster]
matrisib \matrisib\ n.	   One related on the mother's side.	   Syn: enate, matrikin, matrilineal kin, matrilineal sib.	        [WordNet 1.5]
matrix \ma"trix\ (m[=a]"tr[i^]ks), n.; pl. {Matrices}	   (m[a^]t"r[i^]*s[=e]z). [L., fr. mater mother. See {Mother},	   and cf. {Matrice}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The womb.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that openeth the matrix is mine.  --Ex. xxxiv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: That which gives form or origin to anything; as:	      (a) (Mech.) The cavity in which anything is formed, and	          which gives it shape; a die; a mold, as for the face	          of a type.	      (b) (Min.) The earthy or stony substance in which metallic	          ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.	      (c) pl. (Dyeing) The five simple colors, black, white,	          blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest are	          composed.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The lifeless portion of tissue, either animal or	      vegetable, situated between the cells; the intercellular	      substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) A rectangular arrangement of symbols in rows and	      columns. The symbols may express quantities or operations.	      [1913 Webster]
Matron \Ma"tron\, n. [F. matrone, L. matrona, fr. mater mother.	   See {Mother}.]	   1. A wife or a widow, especially, one who has borne children;	      a woman of staid or motherly manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your wives, your daughters,	            Your matrons, and your maids.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a	            matron before she was a mother.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the domestic	      economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a hospital;	      as, the matron of a school or hospital.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Jury of matrons} (Law), a jury of experienced women called	      to determine the question of pregnancy when set up in bar	      of execution, and for other cognate purposes.	      [1913 Webster]
Matronage \Mat"ron*age\, n.	   1. The state of a matron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of matrons. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions	            of the whole matronage of his country? --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]
Matronal \Mat"ron*al\, a. [L. matronalis.]	   Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an elderly lady or	   to a married woman; grave; motherly.	   [1913 Webster]
Matronhood \Ma"tron*hood\, n.	   The state of being a matron.	   [1913 Webster]
Matronize \Mat"ron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matronized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Matronizing}.]	   1. To make a matron of; to make matronlike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Childbed matronizes the giddiest spirits.	                                                  --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act the part of a matron toward; to superintend; to	      chaperone; as, to matronize an assembly.	      [1913 Webster]
Matronlike \Ma"tron*like`\, a.	   Like a matron; sedate; grave; matronly.	   [1913 Webster]
Matronly \Ma"tron*ly\, a.	   1. Advanced in years; elderly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; sedate.	      [1913 Webster]
Matronymic \Mat`ro*nym"ic\, n. [L. mater mother + -nymic, as in	   patronimic.]	   See {Metronymic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Matross \Ma*tross"\, n. [D. matroos, fr. F. matelot.] (Mil.)	   Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner's	   mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who	   assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the	   guns. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Matt \Matt\, n.	   See {Matte}. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Mattages \Mat`ta*ges"\, n. (Zool.)	   A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also {matagasse}. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mattamore \Mat"ta*more`\, n. [F. matamore, from Ar.	   ma[.t]m[=o]ra.]	   A subterranean repository for wheat.	   [1913 Webster]
Matte \Matte\ (m[a^]t), 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 by	      alternately roasting and melting copper ore in separating	      the metal from associated iron ores, and called {coarse	      metal}, {fine metal}, etc., according to the grade of	      fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but	      on a fresh surface is yellow or bronzy in color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where the gold leaf	      is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is	      purposely deprived of gloss.	      [1913 Webster]
matte \matte\ (m[a^]t), a.	   Having a dull, lusterless surface finish; opposed to {glossy}	   or polished; as, a matte photograph; a proof coin with matte	   figures on a polished field.	   [PJC]
Matted \Mat"ted\, a. [See {Matte}.]	   Having a dull surface; lusterless; unburnished; same as	   {matte}; as, matted gold leaf or gilding.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Matted glass}, glass ornamented with figures on a dull	      ground.	      [1913 Webster]	Matted \Mat"ted\, a. [See 3d {Mat}.]	   1. Covered with a mat or mats; as, a matted floor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tangled closely together; having its parts adhering	      closely together; as, matted hair.	      [1913 Webster]
Matter \Mat"ter\, n. [OE. matere, F. mati[`e]re, fr. L. materia;	   perh. akin to L. mater mother. Cf. {Mother}, {Madeira},	   {Material}.]	   1. That of which anything is composed; constituent substance;	      material; the material or substantial part of anything;	      the constituent elements of conception; that into which a	      notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the	      embodiment.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is the matter of virtue.           --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That of which the sensible universe and all existent	      bodies are composed; anything which has extension,	      occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body;	      substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Matter is usually divided by philosophical writers into	         three kinds or classes: solid, liquid, and gaseous.	         Solid substances are those whose parts firmly cohere	         and resist impression, as wood or stone. Liquids have	         free motion among their parts, and easily yield to	         impression, as water and wine. Gaseous substances are	         elastic fluids, called vapors and gases, as air and	         oxygen gas.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. That with regard to, or about which, anything takes place	      or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or treated;	      subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling,	      complaint, legal action, or the like; theme. "If the	      matter should be tried by duel." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Son of God, Savior of men! Thy name	            Shall be the copious matter of my song. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but	            every small matter they shall judge.  --Ex. xviii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which one has to treat, or with which one has to do;	      concern; affair; business.	      [1913 Webster]	            To help the matter, the alchemists call in many	            vanities out of astrology.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some young female seems to have carried matters so	            far, that she is ripe for asking advice.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence;	      importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the	      phrases what matter? no matter, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prophet some, and some a poet, cry;	            No matter which, so neither of them lie. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Inducing cause or occasion, especially of anything	      disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.	      [1913 Webster]	            And this is the matter why interpreters upon that	            passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true	            story, that the prophet took a harlot to wife.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often indefinite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Away he goes, . . . a matter of seven miles. --L'	                                                  Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have thoughts to tarry a small matter. --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	            No small matter of British forces were commanded	            over sea the year before.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Substance excreted from living animal bodies; that which	      is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or abscess;	      pus; purulent substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Metaph.) That which is permanent, or is supposed to be	      given, and in or upon which changes are effected by	      psychological or physical processes and relations; --	      opposed to {form}. --Mansel.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Print.) Written manuscript, or anything to be set in	       type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be used, or	       which has been used, in printing.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Dead matter} (Print.), type which has been used, or which is	      not to be used, in printing, and is ready for	      distribution.	   {Live matter} (Print.), type set up, but not yet printed	      from.	   {Matter in bar}, {Matter of fact}. See under {Bar}, and	      {Fact}.	   {Matter of record}, anything recorded.	   {Upon the matter}, or {Upon the whole matter}, considering	      the whole; taking all things into view; all things	      considered.	      [1913 Webster]	            Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse,	            but were, upon the whole matter, equal in foot.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Matter \Mat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mattered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mattering}.]	   1. To be of importance; to import; to signify.	      [1913 Webster]	            It matters not how they were called.  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to maturate. [R.]	      "Each slight sore mattereth." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Matter \Mat"ter\, v. t.	   To regard as important; to take account of; to care for.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He did not matter cold nor hunger.       --H. Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Matterhorn \Matterhorn\ prop. n.	   A mountain in Italy and Switzerland, 14,690 feet high.	   Note: According to WordNet, 14,780 feet high	         [WordNet 1.5]
Matterless \Mat"ter*less\, a.	   1. Not being, or having, matter; as, matterless spirits.	      --Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unimportant; immaterial. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Matter-of-fact \Mat"ter-of-fact"\, a.	   Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities;	   not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.	   [1913 Webster]
Mattery \Mat"ter*y\, a.	   1. Generating or containing pus; purulent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of substance or matter; important. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Matteuccia \Matteuccia\ prop. n.	   A small genus sometimes included in genus {Onoclea}; in some	   classifications both genera are placed in {Polypodiaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Matteuccia}, Pteretis, genus {Pteretis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matthew \Matthew\ prop. n.	   Saint Matthew, a disciple of Jesus; author of the first	   Gospel.	   Syn: Saint Matthew, St. Matthew, Saint Matthew the Apostle,	        Levi.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matthiola \Matthiola\ prop. n.	   A genus of Old World plants grown as ornamentals.	   Syn: genus {Matthiola}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [From {Mat}, v. t. & i.]	   1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make	      a mat; the process of becoming matted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike	      fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and	      the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Materials for mats.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ornamental border. See 3d {Mat}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [See {Matte}.]	   A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as	   gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mattock \Mat"tock\, n. [AS. mattuc; cf. W. matog.]	   An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long	   steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax	   or the point of a pickax.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is you must dig with mattock and with spade. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mattoid \Mat"toid\, n. [It. matto mad (cf. L. mattus, matus,	   drunk) + -oid.]	   A person of congenitally abnormal mind bordering on insanity	   or degeneracy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mattoir \Mat*toir"\, n. [F. matoir.] (Engraving)	   A kind of coarse punch with a rasplike face, used for making	   a rough surface on etching ground, or on the naked copper,	   the effect after biting being very similar to stippled lines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)	   An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to	   the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less	   esteemed for food; -- called also {hickory shad}, {tailor	   shad}, {fall herring}, and {shad herring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mattress \Mat"tress\, n. [OF. materas, F. matelas, LL.	   matratium; cf. Sp. & Pg. almadraque, Pr. almatrac; all from	   Ar. ma[.t]rah a place where anything is thrown, what is	   thrown under something, fr. [.t]araha to throw.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large pad stuffed with hair, moss, or other suitable	      soft material, and quilted or otherwise fastened, used as	      or in a bed, to support the human body while lying down.	      [Written also {matress}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hydraulic Engin.) A mass of interwoven brush, poles,	      etc., to protect a bank from being worn away by currents	      or waves.	      [1913 Webster]	   {innerspring mattress} A variety of mattress[1] having	      springs inside to provide a flexible support; it is	      considered more comfortable than a stuffed mattress.	      [PJC]
Maturant \Mat"u*rant\, n. [L. maturans, p. pr. See {Maturate}.]	   (Med.)	   A medicine, or application, which promotes suppuration.	   [1913 Webster]
Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Maturated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Maturating}.] [L. maturatus, p. p. of maturare to	   make ripe, fr. maturus ripe, mature. See {Mature}, v. & a.]	   1. To bring to ripeness or maturity; to ripen.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tree may be maturated artificially. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To promote the perfect suppuration of (an abscess).	      [1913 Webster]	Maturate \Mat"u*rate\, v. i.	   To ripen; to become mature; specifically, to suppurate.	   [1913 Webster]
Maturation \Mat`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. maturatio a hastening: cf. F.	   maturation.]	   The process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence,	   specifically, the process of suppurating perfectly; the	   formation of pus or matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Maturative \Mat"u*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. maturatif.]	   Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, conducing to	   suppuration.	   [1913 Webster]	Maturative \Mat"u*ra*tive\, n. (Med.)	   A remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.	   [1913 Webster]
Mature \Ma*ture"\, a. [Compar. {Maturer}; superl. {Maturest}.]	   [L. maturus; prob. akin to E. matin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and	      development; fitted by growth and development for any	      function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind;	      full-grown; ripe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now is love mature in ear.            --Tennison.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,	            Unskilled in speech, nor yet mature of age? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Completely worked out; fully digested or prepared; ready	      for action; made ready for destined application or use;	      perfected; as, a mature plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            This lies glowing, . . . and is almost mature for	            the violent breaking out.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to a condition of full development; as, a	      man of mature years.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Come to, or in a state of, completed suppuration.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; ready.	   Usage: {Mature}, {Ripe}. Both words describe fullness of	          growth. Mature brings to view the progressiveness of	          the process; ripe indicates the result. We speak of a	          thing as mature when thinking of the successive stayes	          through which it has passed; as ripe, when our	          attention is directed merely to its state. A mature	          judgment; mature consideration; ripe fruit; a ripe	          scholar.	          [1913 Webster]	Mature \Ma*ture"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Maturing}.] [See {Maturate}, {Mature}.]	   To bring or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to	   ripen; to complete; as, to mature one's plans. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Mature \Ma*ture"\, v. i.	   1. To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine	      matures by age; the judgment matures by age and	      experience.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to become due, as a note.	      [1913 Webster]
matured \matured\ adj.	   Fully grown.	   Syn: full-blown.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Maturely \Ma*ture"ly\, adv.	   1. In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With caution; deliberately. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Early; soon. [A Latinism, little used] --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]
maturement \maturement\ n.	   The process of maturing; coming to full development; becoming	   mature; maturation.	   Syn: maturation, maturing, ripening.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Matureness \Ma*ture"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being mature; maturity.	   [1913 Webster]
Maturer \Ma*tur"er\, n.	   One who brings to maturity.	   [1913 Webster]
Maturescent \Mat`u*res"cent\, a. [L. maturescens, p. pr. of	   maturescere to become ripe, v. incho. from maturus. See	   {Mature}, a.]	   Approaching maturity.	   [1913 Webster]
Maturing \Ma*tur"ing\, a.	   Approaching maturity; as, maturing fruits; maturing notes of	   hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Maturity \Ma*tu"ri*ty\, n. [L. maturitas: cf. F. maturit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full	      development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass;	      maturity of judgment; the maturity of a plan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a becoming due;	      termination of the period a note, etc., has to run.	      [1913 Webster]
Matutinal \Mat`u*ti"nal\, a. [L. matutinalis, matutinus: cf. F.	   matutinal. See {Matin}.]	   Of or pertaining to the morning; early.	   [1913 Webster]
Matutinary \Ma*tu"ti*na*ry\, a.	   Matutinal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Matutine \Mat"u*tine\, a.	   Matutinal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Matweed \Mat"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed	   ({Ammophila arundinacea}) which is used in Holland to bind	   the sand of the seacoast dikes (see {Beach grass}, under	   {Beach}); also, the {Lygeum Spartum}, a Mediterranean grass	   of similar habit.	   [1913 Webster]
Maty \Mat"y\, n. [Etymology uncertain.]	   A native house servant in India. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster] matzo
matzo \matz"o\, matzoh \matz"oh\, n.; pl. E. {matzos} or	   {matzohs}; Hebr. {matzoth} [Heb. matsts[=o]th, pl. of	   matsts[=a]h unleavened.]	   A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of	   the Passover.	   [1913 Webster]
Maucaco \Mau*ca"co\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted,	   the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.	   [1913 Webster]
Maud \Maud\, n.	   A gray plaid; -- used by shepherds in Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
Maudle \Mau"dle\, v. t.	   To throw onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maudlin \Maud"lin\, a. [From Maudlin, a contr. of Magdalen, OE.	   Maudeleyne, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and	   red with weeping.]	   1. Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears;	      excessively sentimental; weak and silly. "Maudlin eyes."	      --Dryden. "Maudlin eloquence." --Roscommon. "A maudlin	      poetess." --Pope. "Maudlin crowd." --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maudlin Clarence in his malmsey butt. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster] Maudlin	Maudlin \Maud"lin\, Maudeline \Maude"line\, n. (Bot.)	   An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South	   European {Achillea Ageratum}, a kind of yarrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Maudlinism \Maud"lin*ism\, n.	   A maudlin state. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Maudlinwort \Maud"lin*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The oxeye daisy.	   [1913 Webster] Mauger
Mauger \Mau"ger\, Maugre \Mau"gre\ (m[add]"g[~e]r), prep. [OF.	   maugr['e], malgr['e], F. malgr['e]. See {Mal-}, {Malice}, and	   {Agree}.]	   In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         A man must needs love maugre his heed.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         This mauger all the world will I keep safe. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Maugre \Mau"gre\, v. t.	   To defy. [Obs.] --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Maukin \Mau"kin\, n.	   1. See {Malkin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A hare. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Maul \Maul\, n. [See {Mall} a hammer.]	   A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also {mall}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Maul \Maul\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mauled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mauling}.]	   1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound	      in a coarse manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to.	      [1913 Webster]	            It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him	            also to whom he is misrepresented.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Maule \Maule\, n. (Bot.)	   The common mallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Mauling \Maul"ing\, n.	   A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.	   [1913 Webster] maulstick
maulstick \maul"stick`\, maul-stick \maul"-stick`\, n. [G.	   malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.]	   A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while	   working. [Written also {mahl-stick} and {mahlstick}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maumet \Mau"met\, n.	   See {Mawmet}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Maunch \Maunch\, v. t.	   To munch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Maunch \Maunch\, n.	   See {Manche}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maund \Maund\, n. [AS. mand, mond.]	   A hand basket. [Obs.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]	Maund \Maund\, n. [Hind, & Per. man.]	   An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from	   25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.	   [1913 Webster] Maund	Maund \Maund\, Maunder \Maund"er\, v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg,	   E. mendicant.]	   1. To beg. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or	      disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was ever maundering by the how that he met a	            party of scarlet devils.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Maunder \Maund"er\, v. t.	   To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter.	   [1913 Webster]	Maunder \Maund"er\, n.	   A beggar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Maunderer \Maund"er*er\, n.	   One who maunders.	   [1913 Webster]
Maundril \Maun"dril\, n. [Cf. {Mandrel}.] (Coal Mining)	   A pick with two prongs, to pry with.	   [1913 Webster]
Maundy \Maun"dy\, n. [See {Maundy Thursday}.]	   1. The sacrament of the Lord's Supper. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The ceremony of washing the feet of the poor on Maundy	      Thursday.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The alms distributed in connection with this ceremony or	      on Maundy Thursday.	   Note: In England, the foot washing is obsolete, but the	         "royal maundy" is distributed annually on behalf of the	         sovereign. Since 1890 this distribution has been made	         from Westminster Abbey.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Maundy coins	Maundy coins \Maundy coins\ or Maundy money \Maundy money\ .	   Silver coins or money of the nominal value of 1d., 2d., 3d.,	   and 4d., struck annually for the Maundy alms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Maundy Thursday \Maun"dy Thurs"day\ [OE. maunde a command, OF.	   mand['e], L. mandatum, from mandare to command. See called	   from the ancient custom of washing the feet of the poor on	   this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the "new	   commandment," --John xiii. 5, 34.] (Eccl.)	   The Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday.	   [1913 Webster]
Maungy \Maun"gy\, a.	   Mangy. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mauresque \Mau*resque"\, a. & n.	   See {Moresque}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maurist \Maur"ist\, n. [From Maurus, the favorite disciple of	   St. Benedict.]	   A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of	   the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of	   the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished	   for their interest in literature.	   [1913 Webster]
Mauritius \Mauritius\ prop. n.	   1. A country on the island of Mauritius.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An island in the Indian Ocean.	   Syn: Ile de France.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mausolean \Mau`so*le"an\, a. [L. Mausoleus. See {Mausoleum}.]	   Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.	   [1913 Webster]
Mausoleum \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, one of the	   wonders of the ancient world.]	   A magnificent tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.	   [1913 Webster]
Mauther \Mau"ther\ (m[add]"[th][~e]r), n. [Cf. AS. maeg[thorn] a	   maid.] [Also spelled {mawther}, {mother}.]	   A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl; a wench. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mauvaniline \Mauv`an"i*line\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Mauve aniline}, under {Mauve}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mauve \Mauve\ (m[=o]v), n. [F., mallow, L. malva. So named from	   the similarity of the color to that of the petals of common	   mallow, {Malva sylvestris}. See {Mallow}.]	   A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mauve aniline} (Chem.), a dyestuff produced artificially by	      the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the first	      discovered of the so-called coal-tar, or aniline, dyes. It	      consists of the sulphate of mauve["i]ne, and is a dark	      brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a	      beatiful purple color. Called also {aniline purple},	      {violine}, {Perkin's mauve}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
mauveine \mauve"["i]ne\, n. (Chem.)	   An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture	   of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it	   forms. [Written also {mauvine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mauvine \Mauv"ine\, a.	   Mauve-colored.	   [1913 Webster]
Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, n.	   In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or	   heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild;	   -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in	   Texas who neglected to brand his cattle.	   [1913 Webster]	Maverick \Mav"er*ick\, v. t.	   To take a maverick. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Maverick brand \Maverick brand\	   A brand originated by a dishonest cattleman, who, without	   owning any stock, gradually accumulates a herd by finding	   mavericks. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mavis \Ma"vis\ (m[=a]"v[i^]s), n. [F. mauvis, Arm. milvid,	   milfid, milc'hhouid, Corn. melhuez.] (Zool.)	   The European throstle or song thrush ({Turdus musicus}).	   [1913 Webster] Mavournin
Mavournin \Ma*vour"nin\, Mavourneen \Ma*vour"neen\	   (m[.a]*v[=oo]r"n[=e]n), n. [Ir. mo mhuirnin my darling; mo my	   + mhuirnin darling.]	   My darling; -- an Irish term of endearment for a girl or	   woman. "Erin mavournin." --Campbell.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Maw \Maw\ (m[add]), n. [See {Mew} a gull.] (Zool.)	   A gull.	   [1913 Webster]	Maw \Maw\, n. [OE. mawe, AS. maga stomach; akin to D. maag, OHG.	   mago, G. magen, Icel. magi, Sw. mage, Dan. mave. [root]103.]	   1. A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by	      swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the	      lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bellies and maws of living creatures. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appetite; inclination. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Unless you had more maw to do me good. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fish maw}. (Zool.) See under {Fish}.	      [1913 Webster]	Maw \Maw\, n.	   An old game at cards. --Sir A. Weldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawk \Mawk\ (m[add]k), n. [OE. mauk, ma[eth]ek, Icel. ma[eth]kr;	   akin to Dan. maddik, and E. mad an earthworm. See {Mad}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A maggot. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slattern; a mawks. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Mawkin \Maw"kin\, n.	   See {Malkin}, and {Maukin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawkingly \Mawk"ing*ly\, adv.	   Slatternly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mawkish \Mawk"ish\, a. [Orig., maggoty. See {Mawk}.]	   1. Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; slightly	      nauseating; disgusting.	      [1913 Webster]	            So sweetly mawkish', and so smoothly dull. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious.	      --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Weakly sentimental; maudlin.	      [PJC]
Mawkishly \Mawk"ish*ly\, adv.	   In a mawkish way.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawkishness \Mawk"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mawkish. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawks \Mawks\, n.	   A slattern; a mawk. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mawky \Mawk"y\, a.	   Maggoty. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mawmet \Maw"met\, n. [Contr. fr. Mahomet.]	   A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle	   Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped	   images representing Mohammed. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawmetry \Maw"met*ry\, n.	   The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See {Mawmet}.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawmish \Maw"mish\, a. [Prov. E. maum soft, mellow, rotten; cf.	   OD. molm rotten wood, G. mulm.]	   Nauseous. [Obs.] --L' Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawseed \Maw"seed`\, n. [Cf. G. magsamen.] (Bot.)	   The seed of the opium poppy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mawworm \Maw"worm`\, n. [Maw the belly + worm.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common	       round worm ({Ascaris lumbricoides}), and allied species.	   (b) One of the larvae of botflies of horses; a bot.	       [1913 Webster]
Maxilla \Max*il"la\, n.; pl. {Maxillae}. [L., dim. of mala jaw,	   jawbone.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.	      (b) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the	          bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. [Now	          commonly used in this restricted sense.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair	         in insects. In certain insects they are not used as	         jaws, but may form suctorial organs. See Illust. under	         {Lepidoptera}, and {Diptera}.	         [1913 Webster] Maxillar
Maxillar \Max"il*lar\, Maxillary \Max"il*la*ry\, a. [L.	   maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw,	      but now usually applied to the upper jaw only. -- n. The	      principal maxillary bone; the maxilla.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to a maxilla.	      [1913 Webster]
Maxilliform \Max*il"li*form\, a. [Maxilla + -form: cf. F.	   maxilliforme.]	   Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Maxilliped \Max*il"li*ped\, n. [Maxilla + L. pes, pedis, foot.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next	   behind the maxillae. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the	   lower Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also	   {jawfoot}, and {foot jaw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Maxillo-mandibular \Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar\, a. [Maxilla +	   mandibular.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the	   maxillo-mandibular nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Maxillo-palatine \Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine\, a. [Maxilla +	   palatine.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the	   skull; as, the maxillo-palatine process of the maxilla. Also	   used as n.	   [1913 Webster]
Maxilloturbinal \Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal\, a. [Maxilla + turbinal.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the	   skull. -- n. The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate,	   bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Maxim \Max"im\, n. [F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the	   greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the	   greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest,	   superl. of magnus great. See {Magnitude}, and cf. {Maximum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An established principle or proposition; a condensed	      proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of	      practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is their maxim, Love is love's reward. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The longest note formerly used, equal to two longs,	      or four breves; a large.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. See	        {Axiom}.	        [1913 Webster]	Maxim gun \Max"im gun`\	   A kind of machine gun; -- named after its inventor, Hiram S.	   Maxim.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Maximilian \Max`i*mil"ian\, n. [From the proper name.]	   A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d.	   sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.	   [1913 Webster]
maximisation \maximisation\ n.	   1. Maximization. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Maximization \Max`i*mi*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of increasing to the highest degree.	   --Bentham.	   [1913 Webster]
Maximize \Max"i*mize\, v. t. [L. maximus greatest.]	   To increase to the highest degree. --Bentham.	   [1913 Webster]
maximizing \maximizing\ adj.	   Making as great as possible; increasing tothe highest degree.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Maximum \Max"i*mum\, n.; pl. {Maxima}. [L., neut. from maximus	   the greatest. See {Maxim}.]	   The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case;	   or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first	   increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or	   degree; -- opposed to {minimum}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to	         the maximum of happiness, and the minimum of misery.	                                                  --P.	                                                  Colquhoun.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Maximum thermometer}, a thermometer that registers the	      highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, or	      since its last adjustment.	      [1913 Webster]	Maximum \Max"i*mum\, a.	   Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or	   attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum	   pressure; maximum heat.	   [1913 Webster]
maxwell \maxwell\ n.	   A cgs unit of magnetic flux, abbreviated Mx; it is equal to	   the magnetic flux passing through one sqaure centimeter which	   is normal to a magnetic field of one gauss.	   Syn: Mx.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
May \May\ (m[=a]), v. [imp. {Might} (m[imac]t)] [AS. pres. maeg	   I am able, pret. meahte, mihte; akin to D. mogen, G.	   m["o]gen, OHG. mugan, magan, Icel. mega, Goth. magan, Russ.	   moche. [root]103. Cf. {Dismay}, {Main} strength, {Might}. The	   old imp. mought is obsolete, except as a provincial word.]	   An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of another verb, by	   expressing:	   (a) Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener	       expressed by {can}.	       [1913 Webster]	             How may a man, said he, with idle speech,	             Be won to spoil the castle of his health!	                                                  --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	             For what he [the king] may do is of two kinds; what	             he may do as just, and what he may do as possible.	                                                  --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	             For of all sad words of tongue or pen	             The saddest are these: "It might have been."	                                                  --Whittier.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Liberty; permission; allowance.	       [1913 Webster]	             Thou mayst be no longer steward.     --Luke xvi. 2.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) Contingency or liability; possibility or probability.	       [1913 Webster]	             Though what he learns he speaks, and may advance	             Some general maxims, or be right by chance. --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to soften a	       question or remark.	       [1913 Webster]	             How old may Phillis be, you ask.     --Prior.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation, benediction,	       and the like. "May you live happily." --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   {May be}, & {It may be}, are used as equivalent to	      {possibly}, {perhaps}, {maybe}, {by chance},	      {peradventure}. See 1st {Maybe}.	      [1913 Webster]	May \May\, n. [Cf. Icel. maer, Goth. mawi; akin to E. maiden.	   [root]103.]	   A maiden. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	May \May\, n. [F. Mai, L. Maius; so named in honor of the	   goddess Maia (Gr. Mai^a), daughter of Atlas and mother of	   Mercury by Jupiter.]	   1. The fifth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The early part or springtime of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            His May of youth, and bloom of lustihood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The flowers of the hawthorn; -- so called from	      their time of blossoming; also, the hawthorn.	      [1913 Webster]	            The palm and may make country houses gay. --Nash.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plumes that mocked the may.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The merrymaking of May Day. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Italian may} (Bot.), a shrubby species of {Spiraea}	      ({Spiraea hypericifolia}) with many clusters of small	      white flowers along the slender branches.	   {May apple} (Bot.), the fruit of an American plant	      ({Podophyllum peltatum}). Also, the plant itself	      (popularly called {mandrake}), which has two lobed leaves,	      and bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The	      root and leaves, used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.	      	   {May beetle}, {May bug} (Zool.), any one of numerous species	      of large lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged	      state in May. They belong to {Melolontha}, and allied	      genera. Called also {June beetle}.	   {May Day}, the first day of May; -- celebrated in the rustic	      parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a	      garland, and by dancing about a May pole.	   {May dew}, the morning dew of the first day of May, to which	      magical properties were attributed.	   {May flower} (Bot.), a plant that flowers in May; also, its	      blossom. See {Mayflower}, in the vocabulary.	   {May fly} (Zool.), any species of {Ephemera}, and allied	      genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many	      species appear in May. See {Ephemeral fly}, under	      {Ephemeral}.	   {May game}, any May-day sport.	   {May lady}, the queen or lady of May, in old May games.	   {May lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley ({Convallaria	      majalis}).	   {May pole}. See {Maypole} in the Vocabulary.	   {May queen}, a girl or young woman crowned queen in the	      sports of May Day.	   {May thorn}, the hawthorn.	      [1913 Webster]
Maya \Ma"ya\ (m[aum]"y[aum]), n.	   1. (Hindu Philos.) The name (in Vedantic philosphy) for the	      doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English,	      {idealism}; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hindu Philos.) the Hindu goddess personifying the power	      that creates phenomena. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]	   3. (Hindu Philos.) the power to produce illusions. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]	Maya \Ma"ya\ (m[aum]"y[.a]), prop. n.; pl. {Maya} or {Mayas}.	   1. the Indian people occupying the area of Veracruz, Chiapas,	      Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan, together with a part of	      Guatemala and a part of Salvador. The Maya peoples are	      dark, short, and brachycephalic, and at the time of the	      discovery had attained a higher grade of culture than any	      other American people. They cultivated a variety of crops,	      were expert in the manufacture and dyeing of cotton	      fabrics, used cacao as a medium of exchange, and were	      workers of gold, silver, and copper. Their architecture	      comprised elaborately carved temples and palaces, and they	      possessed a superior calendar, and a developed system of	      hieroglyphic writing, with records said to go back to	      about 700 a. d.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. the language of the Mayas.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Mayaca \Mayaca\ prop. n.	   A small genus of delicate mossy bog plants having white or	   violet flowers.	   Syn: genus {Mayaca}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mayan \Ma"yan\ (m[aum]"yan), a.	   1. Designating, or pertaining to, an American Indian	      linguistic stock occupying the Mexican States of Veracruz,	      Chiapas, Tabasco, Campeche, and Yucatan, together with a	      part of Guatemala and a part of El Salvador. See 2nd	      {Maya}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Mayas.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mayan arch	Mayan arch \Mayan arch\, Maya arch \Maya arch\ .	   A form of corbel arch employing regular small corbels.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] mayapple
mayapple \mayapple\, may apple \may apple\n.	   1. North American herb ({Podophyllum peltatum}) with	      poisonous root stock and an edible though insipid	      egg-shaped yellowish fruit; called also {wild mandrake}.	   Syn: May apple, wild mandrake, {Podophyllum peltatum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The fruit of the mayapple[1].	      [PJC]
Maybe \May"be\, adv. [For it may be.]	   Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Maybe the amorous count solicits her.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a liberal and, maybe, somewhat reckless way.	                                                  --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Maybe \May"be\, a.	   Possible; probable, but not sure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Then add those maybe years thou hast to live. --Driden.	   [1913 Webster]	Maybe \May"be\, n.	   Possibility; uncertainty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What they offer is mere maybe and shift. --Creech.	   [1913 Webster]
Maybird \May"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The whimbrel; -- called also {May fowl}, {May curlew},	       and {May whaap}.	   (b) The knot. [Southern U. S.]	   (c) The bobolink.	       [1913 Webster]
Maybloom \May"bloom`\, n. (Bot.)	   The hawthorn.	   [1913 Webster]
Maybush \May"bush`\, n. (Bot.)	   The hawthorn.	   [1913 Webster]
Mayduke \May"duke`\, n. [Corrupt. of M['e]doc, a province in	   France, where it is supposed to have originated.]	   A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Mayfish \May"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A common American minnow ({Fundulus majalis}). See {Minnow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mayflower \May"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing	   arbutus (see {Arbutus}); also, the blossom of these plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Mayhap \May"hap\, adv.	   Perhaps; peradventure. [Prov. or Dialectic]	   [1913 Webster]
mayhaw \mayhaw\ n.	   The hawthorn tree ({Crataegus aestivalis}) of the Southern U.	   S. bearing a juicy acid scarlet fruit often used in jellies	   or preserves.	   Syn: summer haw, {Crataegus aestivalis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mayhem \may"hem\, n. [The same as maim. See {Maim}.]	   1. (Law) The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use	      of any of his members which are necessary for defense or	      protection. See {Maim}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent disorder, especially such as causes serious harm	      to persons or damage to property.	      [PJC]
Maying \May"ing\, n.	   The celebrating of May Day. "He met her once a-Maying."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
May laws \May laws\	   1. See {Kulturkampf}, above.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In Russia, severe oppressive laws against Jews, which have	      given occasion for great persecution; -- so called because	      they received the assent of the czar in May, 1882, and	      because likened to the Prussian May laws (see	      {Kulturkampf}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mayonnaise \ma`yon`naise"\, n. [F.]	   A thick white sauce compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up	   with olive oil to the consistency near to that of a gel, and	   seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, etc.; -- used in	   dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed with this	   sauce.	   [1913 Webster]
mayor \may"or\, n. [OE. maire, F. maire, fr. L. major greater,	   higher, nobler, compar. of magnus great; cf. Sp. mayor. See	   {Major}, and cf. {Merino}.]	   The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief	   administrative officer of a municipal corporation. In some	   American cities there is a city court of which the major is	   chief judge. The post is usually elective, its holder chosen	   by the electorate of the entire city.	   [1913 Webster]
Mayoral \May"or*al\, n. [Sp., fr. mayor greater, L. major.]	   The conductor of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.	   [1913 Webster]
mayoral \may"or*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a mayor; as, the mayoral limousine.	   [PJC]
Mayoralty \May"or*al*ty\, n.	   The office, or the term of office, of a mayor.	   [1913 Webster]
Mayoress \May"or*ess\, n.	   1. The wife of a mayor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who is mayor.	      [PJC]
Mayorship \May"or*ship\, n.	   The office of a mayor.	   [1913 Webster]
Maypole \May"pole`\, n.	   A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with	   flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.	   [1913 Webster]
Maypop \May"pop\, n. [Perh. corrupt. fr. maracock.] (Bot.)	   The edible fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the	   North American {Passiflora incarnata}, an oval yellowish	   berry as large as a small apple.	   [1913 Webster]
Mayweed \May"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A composite plant ({Anthemis Cotula}), having a strong	       odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common	       by the roadsides in the United States.	   (b) The feverfew.	       [1913 Webster] Mazama
Mazama \Ma*za"ma\, Mazame \Ma*za"me\, n. (Zool.)	   A goatlike antelope ({Haplocerus montanus}) which inhabits	   the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called	   also {mountain goat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazard \Maz"ard\, n. [Cf. F. merise a wild cherry.] (Bot.)	   A kind of small black cherry.	   [1913 Webster]	Mazard \Maz"ard\, n. [Prob. fr. mazer, the head being compared	   to a large goblet.]	   The jaw; the head or skull. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mazard \Maz"ard\, v. t.,	   To knock on the head. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of	   France, 1643-1661.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mazarine Bible}, the first Bible, and perhaps the first	      complete book, printed with movable metal types; --	      printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called	      because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at	      Paris, about 1760.	   {Mazarine blue}, a deep blue color, named in honor of	      Cardinal Mazarin.	      [1913 Webster]	Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, n.	   Mazarine blue.	   [1913 Webster]	Mazarine \Maz`a*rine"\, n. (Cookery)	   A forcemeat entr['e]e.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mazdean \Maz"de*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Ahura-Mazda, or Ormuzd, the beneficent	   deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence,	   Zoroastrian.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazdeism \Maz"de*ism\, n.	   The Zoroastrian religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Maze \Maze\ (m[=a]z), 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. masa to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, mas	   slow, lazy.]	   1. A wild fancy; a confused notion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of	      bewilderment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages;	      an intricacy; a labyrinth. "Quaint mazes on the wanton	      green." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or down the tempting maze of Shawford brook.	                                                  --Wordaworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,	            Puzzled with mazes, and perplexed with error.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A complex and confusing system or set of rules that causes	      bwilderment; as, a maze of environemntal regulations.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Labyrinth; intricacy. See {Labyrinth}.	        [1913 Webster]	Maze \Maze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mazing}.]	   To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to	   amaze. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Maze \Maze\, v. i.	   To be bewildered. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazedness \Maz"ed*ness\, n.	   The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazeful \Maze"ful\, a.	   Mazy. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazer \Maz"er\, n. [OE. maser, akin to OD. maser an excrescence	   on a maple tree, OHG. masar, G. maser spot, Icel. m["o]surr	   maple.]	   A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their brimful mazers to the feasting bring. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazily \Ma"zi*ly\, adv.	   In a mazy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Maziness \Ma"zi*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being mazy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazological \Maz`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to mazology.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazologist \Ma*zol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in mazology or mastology.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazology \Ma*zol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. mazo`s the breast + -logy.]	   Same as {Mastology}.	   [1913 Webster] Mazourka
Mazourka \Ma*zour"ka\, Mazurka \Ma*zur"ka\, n.	   A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in	   3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat.	   [1913 Webster]
Mazy \Ma"zy\, a. [From {Maze}.]	   Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate;	   confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, mazy error.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         To range amid the mazy thicket.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         To run the ring, and trace the mazy round. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
McCarthyism \McCarthyism\ prop. n. [from Senator Joseph	   McCarthy, who repeatedly asserted without evidence that	   numerous communists were present in the United States	   government.]	   Unscrupulously accusing people of disloyalty (as by saying	   they were Communists).	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
McKinley \McKinley\ prop. n.	   Mount McKinley, the highest peak in North America; 20,300	   feet high; also called by the native name {Denali}.	   Syn: Mt. McKinley, Denali.	        [WordNet 1.5]
MDMA \MDMA\ n.	   Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, a drug designed to have the	   effects of amphetamines but originally synthesized to avoid	   the drug laws; it is now a controlled substance. It is	   informally called {ecstasy}. It is used by some abusively and	   illegally without a prescription. [acronym]	   Syn: methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Adam, ecstasy.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Me \Me\ (m[-e]), pron.	   One. See {Men}, pron. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Me \Me\ (m[=e]), pers. pron. [AS. m[=e], dat. & acc., mec, acc.	   only; akin to D. mij, G. mich, Icel. & Goth. mik, L. me, Gr.	   me`, 'eme`, Skr. m[=a], m[=a]m. [root]187. Cf. 2d {Mine}.]	   The person speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun	   of the first person used as the objective and dative case of	   the pronoum I; as, he struck me; he gave me the money, or he	   gave the money to me; he got me a hat, or he got a hat for	   me.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In methinks, me is properly in the dative case, and the	         verb is impersonal, the construction being, it appears	         to me. In early use me was often placed before forms of	         the verb to be with an adjective; as, me were lief.	         [1913 Webster]	               Me rather had my heart might frrl your love	               Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Meach \Meach\, v. i.	   To skulk; to cower. See {Mich}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meacock \Mea"cock\, n. [Prob. fr. meek + cock.]	   An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless man. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mead \Mead\ (m[=e]d), n. [OE. mede, AS. meodo; akin to D. mede,	   G. met, meth, OHG. metu, mitu, Icel. mj["o][eth]r, Dan.	   mi["o]d, Sw. mj["o]d, Russ. med', Lith. midus, W. medd, Gr.	   me`qy wine, Skr. madhu honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet.	   [root]270. Cf. {Metheglin}.]	   1. A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt,	      yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or other	      flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with	      carbonic acid gas. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Mead \Mead\, n. [AS. m[=ae]d. See {Meadow}.]	   A meadow.	   [1913 Webster]	         A mede	         All full of freshe flowers, white and reede. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To fertile vales and dewy meads	         My weary, wandering steps he leads.      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Meadow \Mead"ow\, n. [AS. meady; akin to m[=ae]d, and to G.	   matte; prob. also to E. mow. See {Mow} to cut (grass), and	   cf. 2d {Mead}.]	   1. A tract of low or level land producing grass which is mown	      for hay; any field on which grass is grown for hay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Low land covered with coarse grass or rank herbage near	      rives and in marshy places by the sea; as, the salt	      meadows near Newark Bay.	      [1913 Webster]	Meadow \Mead"ow\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow;	   produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. "Fat meadow	   ground." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see	         the particular word in the Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}.	   {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass	      ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with	      softer spikes.	   {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in	      uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or	      bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.]	      	   {Meadow hen}. (Zool.)	   (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}.	   (b) The American coot ({Fulica}).	   (c) The clapper rail.	   {Meadow mouse} (Zool.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as	      the common American species {Arvicola riparia}; -- called	      also {field mouse}, and {field vole}.	   {Meadow mussel} (Zool.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola	      plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes.	   {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite.	   {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}.	   {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}.	   {Meadow pipit} (Zool.), a small singing bird of the genus	      {Anthus}, as {Anthus pratensis}, of Europe.	   {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus	      {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white	      flowers. There are many species.	   {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}.	   {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}.	   {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe	      ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel.	   {Meadow snipe} (Zool.), the common or jack snipe.	      [1913 Webster] meadowgrass
meadowgrass \meadowgrass\, meadow grass \meadow grass\n.	   Any of various grasses that thrive in the presence of	   abundant moisture, especially those of the genus {Poa},	   common in meadows, and of great value for hay and for	   pasture. See {Grass}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] meadowlark
meadowlark \meadowlark\, meadow lark \meadow lark\n. (Zool.),	   Any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of North American	   songbirds allied to the starlings. The common species	   ({Sturnella magna}) has a yellow breast with a black	   crescent.	   Syn: lark.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5] Meadowsweet
Meadowsweet \Mead"ow*sweet`\, Meadowwort \Mead"ow*wort`\, n.	   (Bot.)	   The name of several plants of the genus {Spiraea}, especially	   the white- or pink-flowered {Spiraea salicifolia}, a low	   European and American shrub, and the herbaceous {Spiraea	   Ulmaria}, which has fragrant white flowers in compound cymes.	   [1913 Webster]
Meadowy \Mead"ow*y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of,	   meadow.	   [1913 Webster] Meager
Meager \Mea"ger\, Meagre \Mea"gre\, a. [OE. merge, F. maigre, L.	   macer; akin to D. & G. mager, Icel. magr, and prob. to Gr.	   makro`s long. Cf. {Emaciate}, {Maigre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitue of, or having little, flesh; lean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meager were his looks;	            Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of richness, fertility, strength, or the like;	      defective in quantity, or poor in quality; poor; barren;	      scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or affluence	      of imagery; as, meager resources; meager fare. Opposite of	      {ample}. [WordNet sense 1] [Narrower terms: {exiguous}]	      [Narrower terms: {hardscrabble, marginal}] [Narrower	      terms: {measly, miserable, paltry}] "Meager soil."	      --Dryden.	   Syn: meagre, meagerly, scanty.	        [1913 Webster]	              Of secular habits and meager religious belief.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	        [1913 Webster]	              His education had been but meager.  --Motley.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) Dry and harsh to the touch, as chalk.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. less than a desirable amount; -- of items distributed from	      a larger supply. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: scrimpy, skimpy, skimping.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Syn: Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor;	        emaciated; scanty; barren.	        [1913 Webster] Meager	Meager \Mea"ger\, Meagre \Mea"gre\, v. t.	   To make lean. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
meagerly \meagerly\ adj.	   same as {meager}, 2. Opposite of {ample}.	   Syn: meager, meagre.	        [WordNet 1.5] Meagerly
Meagerly \Mea"ger*ly\, Meagrely \Mea"gre*ly\, adv.	   Poorly; thinly.	   [1913 Webster] Meagerness
Meagerness \Mea"ger*ness\, Meagreness \Mea"gre*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being meager; leanness; scantiness;	   barrenness.	   Syn: meagreness, poorness, scantiness, scantness, exiguity.	        [1913 Webster]
Meagre \Mea"gre\, n. [F. maigre.] (Zool.)	   A large European sciaenoid fish ({Sciaena umbra} or {Sciaena	   aquila}), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a	   food fish. [Written also {maigre}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meak \Meak\, n. [Cf. AS. m[=e]ce sword, OS. m[=a]ki, Icel.	   maekir.]	   A hook with a long handle. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Meaking \Meak"ing\, n. [See {Meak}.] (Naut.)	   The process of picking out the oakum from the seams of a	   vessel which is to be recalked.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Meaking iron} (Naut.), the tool with which old oakum is	      picked out of a vessel's seams.	      [1913 Webster]
Meal \Meal\ (m[=e]l), n. [OE. mele, AS. m[=ae]l part, portion,	   portion of time; akin to E. meal a repast. Cf. {Piecemeal}.]	   A part; a fragment; a portion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mel; akin to E. meal a part, and to D. maal	   time, meal, G. mal time, mahl meal, Icel. m[=a]l measure,	   time, meal, Goth. m[=e]l time, and to E. measure. See	   {Measure}.]	   The portion of food taken at a particular time for the	   satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one	   time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act	   or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a	   good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal.	   [1913 Webster]	         What strange fish	         Hath made his meal on thee?              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G.	   mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj["o]l, SW. mj["o]l, Dan. meel, also	   to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan,	   Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill.	   [root]108. Cf. {Mill}, {Mold} soil, {Mole} an animal,	   {Immolate}, {Molar}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground	      and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans,	      pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but	      not granulated.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Meal beetle} (Zool.), the adult of the meal worm. See {Meal	      worm}, below.	   {Meal moth} (Zool.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia	      farinalis}), the larvae of which feed upon meal, flour,	      etc.	   {Meal worm} (Zool.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio	      molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and	      is very injurious to flour and meal.	      [1913 Webster]	Meal \Meal\, v. t.	   1. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pulverize; as, mealed powder.	      [1913 Webster]
Mealies \Meal"ies\, n. pl. [From {Mealy}.] (Bot.)	   Maize or Indian corn; -- the common name in South Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Mealiness \Meal"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mealy.	   [1913 Webster]
Meal-mouthed \Meal"-mouthed`\, a.	   See {Mealy-mouthed}.	   [1913 Webster] meals on wheels
meals on wheels \meals on wheels\, meals-on-wheels
\meals-on-wheels\n.	   A program that delivers hot meals to persons, such as the	   elderly or disabled, who are confined to their homes and	   unable to cook for themselves; also, the meals thus	   delivered. Such programs are usually conducted by	   governmental or charitable organizations.	   [PJC]
Mealtime \Meal"time`\ (m[=e]l"t[imac]m`), n.	   The usual time of eating a meal.	   [1913 Webster]
Mealy \Meal"y\ (m[=e]l"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Mealier}; superl.	   {Mealiest}.]	   1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry,	      and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling	      meal; as, a mealy potato.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the	      mealy wings of an insect. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] mealybug
mealybug \meal"y*bug`\, mealy bug \mealy bug\	   (m[=e]l"[y^]*b[u^]g`), n. (Zool.),	   Any of several homopteran scale insects (as, {Coccus	   adonidum}, and related species of the families	   {Pseudococcidae} and {Eriococcidae}), that cover themselves	   with a white powderlike or cottony wax secretion. They are	   common plant-eating pests in hothouses and are also	   destructive of fruit trees.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Mealy-mouthed \Meal"y-mouthed`\, a.	   Using soft words; not straightforward; plausible; affectedly	   or timidly delicate of speech; speaking deviously; unwilling	   to tell the truth in plain language. Opposite of {frank} or	   {blunt}. "Mealy-mouthed philanthropies." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         She was a fool to be mealy-mouthed where nature speaks	         so plain.                                --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Meal"y-mouth`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mean \Mean\ (m[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meant} (m[e^]nt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Meaning}.] [OE. menen, AS. m[=ae]nan to recite,	   tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. m[=e]nian to have in mind,	   mean, D. meenen, G. meinen, OHG. meinan, Icel. meina, Sw.	   mena, Dan. mene, and to E. mind. [root]104. See {Mind}, and	   cf. {Moan}.]	   1. To have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to	      intend; to purpose; to design; as, what do you mean to do?	      [1913 Webster]	            What mean ye by this service ?        --Ex. xii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye thought evil against me; but God meant it unto	            good.                                 --Gen. 1. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not a Spaniard	            To say that it is yours and not to mean it.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To signify; to indicate; to import; to denote.	      [1913 Webster]	            What mean these seven ewe lambs ?     --Gen. xxi.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go ye, and learn what that meaneth.   --Matt. ix.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	Mean \Mean\, v. i.	   To have a purpose or intention. [Rare, except in the phrase	   to mean well, or ill.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mean \Mean\ (m[=e]n), a. [Compar. {Meaner} (m[=e]n"[~e]r);	   superl. {Meanest}.] [OE. mene, AS. m[=ae]ne wicked; akin to	   m[=a]n, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS. m[=e]n wickedness,	   OHG. mein, G. meineid perjury, Icel. mein harm, hurt, and	   perh. to AS. gem[=ae]ne common, general, D. gemeen, G.	   gemein, Goth. gam['a]ins, and L. communis. The AS. gem[=ae]ne	   prob. influenced the meaning.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Destitute of distinction or eminence; common; low; vulgar;	      humble. "Of mean parentage." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mean man boweth down, and the great man humbleth	            himself.                              --Is. ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; destitute of	      honor; spiritless; as, a mean motive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can you imagine I so mean could prove,	            To save my life by changing of my love ? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of little value or account; worthy of little or no regard;	      contemptible; despicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Roman legions and great Caesar found	            Our fathers no mean foes.             --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of poor quality; as, mean fare.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal; as, mean	      hospitality.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mean is sometimes used in the formation of compounds,	         the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as,	         meanborn, mean-looking, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched; degraded;	        degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless;	        groveling; slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful;	        despicable; contemptible; paltry; sordid. See {Base}.	        [1913 Webster]	Mean \Mean\, a. [OE. mene, OF. meiien, F. moyen, fr. L. medianus	   that is in the middle, fr. medius; akin to E. mid. See	   {Mid}.]	   1. Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway	      between extremes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being of middle age and a mean stature. --Sir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intermediate in excellence of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to the fittest style of lofty, mean, or	            lowly.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Average; having an intermediate value between two	      extremes, or between the several successive values of a	      variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean	      distance; mean motion; mean solar day.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mean distance} (of a planet from the sun) (Astron.), the	      average of the distances throughout one revolution of the	      planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the orbit.	   {Mean error} (Math. Phys.), the average error of a number of	      observations found by taking the mean value of the	      positive and negative errors without regard to sign.	   {Mean-square error}, or {Error of the mean square} (Math.	      Phys.), the error the square of which is the mean of the	      squares of all the errors; -- called also, {mean square	      deviation}, {mean error}.	   {Mean line}. (Crystallog.) Same as {Bisectrix}.	   {Mean noon}, noon as determined by mean time.	   {Mean proportional} (between two numbers) (Math.), the square	      root of their product.	   {Mean sun}, a fictitious sun supposed to move uniformly in	      the equator so as to be on the meridian each day at mean	      noon.	   {Mean time}, time as measured by an equable motion, as of a	      perfect clock, or as reckoned on the supposition that all	      the days of the year are of a mean or uniform length, in	      contradistinction from apparent time, or that actually	      indicated by the sun, and from sidereal time, or that	      measured by the stars.	      [1913 Webster]	Mean \Mean\, n.	   1. That which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes	      of place, time, or number; the middle point or place;	      middle rate or degree; mediocrity; medium; absence of	      extremes or excess; moderation; measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            But to speak in a mean, the virtue of prosperity is	            temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a mean in all things.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extremes we have mentioned, between which the	            wellinstracted Christian holds the mean, are	            correlatives.                         --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A quantity having an intermediate value between	      several others, from which it is derived, and of which it	      expresses the resultant value; usually, unless otherwise	      specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the	      quantities together and dividing by their number, which is	      called an {arithmetical mean}. A {geometrical mean} is the	      nth root of the product of the n quantities being	      averaged.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That through which, or by the help of which, an end is	      attained; something tending to an object desired;	      intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or	      coagent; instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their virtuous conversation was a mean to work the	            conversion of the heathen to Christ.  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            You may be able, by this mean, to review your own	            scientific acquirements.              --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philosophical doubt is not an end, but a mean. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the word is usually employed in the	         plural form means, and often with a singular attribute	         or predicate, as if a singular noun.	         [1913 Webster]	               By this means he had them more at vantage.	                                                  --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]	               What other means is left unto us.  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Hence: Resources; property, revenue, or the like,	      considered as the condition of easy livelihood, or an	      instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose;	      disposable force or substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your means are very slender, and your waste is	            great.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A part, whether alto or tenor, intermediate between	      the soprano and base; a middle part. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mean is drowned with your unruly base. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Meantime; meanwhile. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A mediator; a go-between. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wooeth her by means and by brokage. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By all means}, certainly; without fail; as, go, by all	      means.	   {By any means}, in any way; possibly; at all.	      [1913 Webster]	            If by any means I might attain to the resurrection	            of the dead.                          --Phil. iii.	                                                  ll.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By no means}, or {By no manner of means}, not at all;	      certainly not; not in any degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wine on this side of the lake is by no means so	            good as that on the other.            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Meander \Me*an"der\, n. [L. Maeander, orig., a river in Phrygia,	   proverbial for its many windings, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]andre.]	   1. A winding, crooked, or involved course; as, the meanders	      of the veins and arteries. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            While lingering rivers in meanders glide. --Sir R.	                                                  Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tortuous or intricate movement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) Fretwork. See {Fret}.	      [1913 Webster]	Meander \Me*an"der\, v. t.	   To wind, turn, or twist; to make flexuous.     --Dryton.	   [1913 Webster]	Meander \Me*an"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meandered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Meandering}.]	   To wind or turn in a course or passage; to be intricate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Five miles meandering with a mazy motion	         Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Meandrian \Me*an"dri*an\, a. [L. Maeandrius: cf. F.	   m['e]andrien.]	   Winding; having many turns.	   [1913 Webster]
Meandrina \Me`an*dri"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. m['e]andrine.] (Zool.)	   A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges,	   including the brain corals.	   [1913 Webster] Meandrous
Meandrous \Me*an"drous\, Meandry \Me*an"dry\, a.	   Winding; flexuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Meaning \Mean"ing\, n.	   1. That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim;	      object; as, a mischievous meaning was apparent.	      [1913 Webster]	            If there be any good meaning towards you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is signified, whether by act lanquage;	      signification; sense; import; as, the meaning of a hint.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sense; power of thinking. [R.]	      [1913 Webster] -- {Mean"ing*less}, a. -- {Mean"ing*ly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
meaningful \meaningful\ adj.	   Having a meaning or purpose; having significance; as, a	   meaningful explanation; a meaningful discussion; a meaningful	   pause; to live a meaningful life. Opposite of {meaningless}.	   [Narrower terms: {comprehensible, understandable};	   {indicative, significative, suggestive ; {meaty, substantive	   ; {purposeful}] Also See: {purposeful}, {significant},	   {important}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
meaningfulness \meaningfulness\ n.	   the quality of having great meaning or value.	   [WordNet 1.5]
meaningless \meaningless\ adj.	   having no meaning; of no value; as, a meaningless endeavor; a	   meaningless life; a meaningless explanation. Opposite of	   {meaningful}. [Narrower terms: {insignificant ; {mindless,	   unmeaning ; {nonsense(prenominal), nonsensical ; {pointless,	   purposeless ] Also See: {insignificant}, {unimportant},	   {purposeless}, {unimportant}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Meanly \Mean"ly\, adv. [{Mean} middle.]	   Moderately. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A man meanly learned himself, but not meanly	         affectioned to set forward learning in others.	                                                  --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]	Meanly \Mean"ly\, adv. [From {Mean} low.]	   In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; ungenerously.	   [1913 Webster]	         While the heaven-born child	         All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Would you meanly thus rely	         On power you know I must obey ?          --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         We can not bear to have others think meanly of them	         [our kindred].                           --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Meanness \Mean"ness\, n.	   1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of	      excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness;	      stinginess.	      [1913 Webster]	            This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of	            the workmanship.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster] meanspirited
meanspirited \mean"spir`it*ed\, mean-spirited
\mean"-spir`it*ed\, a.	   1. Of a mean spirit; petty; small-minded; base; groveling; --	      of people. -- {Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done for malevolent reasons; -- of deeds and actions.	   Syn: base, contemptible, currish, mean, meanspirited, scurvy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Meant \Meant\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Mean}.	   [1913 Webster] Meantime
Meantime \Mean"time`\, Meanwhile \Mean"while`\, n.	   The intervening time; as, in the meantime (or mean time).	   [1913 Webster] Meantime	Meantime \Mean"time`\, Meanwhile \Mean"while`\, adv.	   In the intervening time; during the interval.	   [1913 Webster]
Mear \Mear\, n.	   A boundary. See {Mere}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mease \Mease\, n. [Cf. G. mass measure.]	   Five hundred; as, a mease of herrings. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Measelry \Mea"sel*ry\, n. [OE. meselrie, OF. mesellerie. See 1st	   {Measle}.]	   Leprosy. [Obs.] --R. of Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]
Measle \Mea"sle\, n. [OE. mesel, OF. mesel, LL. misellus, L.	   misellus unfortunate, dim. of miser. See {Miser}.]	   A leper. [Obs.] [Written also {meazel}, and {mesel}.]	   --Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).	   [1913 Webster]	Measle \Mea"sle\, n. (Zool.)	   A tapeworm larva. See 2d {Measles}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Measled \Mea"sled\, a. [See 2d {Measles}.]	   Infected or spotted with measles, as pork. --	   {Mea"sled*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Measles \Mea"sles\, n. [From 1st {Measle}.]	   Leprosy; also, a leper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Measles \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}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) A contagious viral febrile disorder commencing with	      catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the appearance on the	      third day of an eruption of distinct red circular spots,	      which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised	      above the surface, and after the fourth day of the	      eruption gradually decline; rubeola. It is a common	      childhood disease.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Measles commences with the ordinary symptoms of	            fever.                                --Am. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Veter. Med.) A disease of cattle and swine in which the	      flesh is filled with the embryos of different varieties of	      the tapeworm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A disease of trees. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Zool.) The larvae of any tapeworm ({Taenia}) in the	      cysticerus stage, when contained in meat. Called also	      {bladder worms}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {German measles} A mild contagious viral disease, which may	      cause birth defects if contracted by a pregnant woman	      during early pregnancy; also called {rubella}.	      [PJC]
measly \mea"sly\ (m[=e]"zly), a.	   1. Infected with measles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Containing larval tapeworms; -- said of pork and	      beef.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Contemptibly small in quantity; meager; absurdly	      insufficient or bad; as, a measly few dollars for all that	      work.	      [PJC]
measurability \measurability\ n.	   the quality of being measurable.	   Syn: quantifiability.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Measurable \Meas"ur*a*ble\, a. [F. mesurable, L. mensurabilis.	   See {Measure}, and cf. {Mensurable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being measured; susceptible of mensuration or	      computation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moderate; temperate; not excessive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of his diet measurable was he.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Meas"ur*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet do it measurably, as it becometh Christians.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
measure \meas"ure\ (m[e^]zh"[-u]r; 135), n. [OE. mesure, F.	   mesure, L. mensura, fr. metiri, mensus, to measure; akin to	   metrum poetical measure, Gr. me`tron, E. meter. Cf.	   {Immense}, {Mensuration}, {Mete} to measure.]	   1. A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of quantity or	      extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or	      multiples of which anything is estimated and stated;	      hence, a rule by which anything is adjusted or judged.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument by means of which size or quantity is	      measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            False ells and measures be brought all clean adown.	                                                  --R. of	                                                  Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned according	      to some standard; size or extent, determined and stated;	      estimated extent; as, to take one's measure for a coat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and	            broader than the sea.                 --Job xi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The contents of a vessel by which quantity is measured; a	      quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited	      quantity or amount.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in	            three measures of meal.               --Luke xiii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds;	      moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, in	      measure; with measure; without or beyond measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth	            without measure.                      --Is. v. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit; allotted	      share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; due	      proportion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of	            my days.                              --Ps. xxxix.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The quantity determined by measuring, especially in buying	      and selling; as, to give good or full measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Undefined quantity; extent; degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a great measure of discretion to be used in	            the performance of confession.        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Regulated division of movement:	      (a) (Dancing) A regulated movement corresponding to the	          time in which the accompanying music is performed;	          but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the	          minuet.	      (b) (Mus.) (1) The group or grouping of beats, caused by	          the regular recurrence of accented beats. (2) The	          space between two bars. See {Beat}, {Triple},	          {Quadruple}, {Sextuple}, {Compound time}, under	          {Compound}, a., and {Figure}.	      (c) (Poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the	          quantities, or long and short syllables; meter;	          rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic measure.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Arith.) A number which is contained in a given number a	       number of times without a remainder; as in the phrases,	       the common measure, the greatest common measure, etc., of	       two or more numbers; a denominator. See {common	       denominator} under {denominator}.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	   11. A step or definite part of a progressive course or	       policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the	       accomplishment of an object; as, political measures;	       prudent measures; an inefficient measure.	       [1913 Webster]	             His majesty found what wrong measures he had taken	             in the conferring that trust, and lamented his	             error.                               --Clarendon.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. The act of measuring; measurement. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. pl. (Geol.) Beds or strata; as, coal measures; lead	       measures.	       [1913 Webster]	   {linear measure}, {lineal measure}, or {long measure},	      measure of length; the measure of lines or distances.	   {Liquid measure}, the measure of liquids.	   {Square measure}, the measure of superficial area of surfaces	      in square units, as inches, feet, miles, etc.	   {To have hard measure}, to have harsh treatment meted out to	      one; to be harshly or oppressively dealt with.	   {To take measures}, to make preparations; to provide means.	      	   {To take one's measure}, to measure one, as for a garment;	      hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition, character,	      ability, etc.	   {To tread a measure}, to dance in the style so called. See 9	       (a) .	           [1913 Webster]	                 Say to her, we have measured many miles	                 To tread a measure with her on this grass.	                                                  --Shak.	           [1913 Webster]
Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Measured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Measuring}.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See {Measure},	   n.]	   1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute	      or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity	      of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions	      of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to	      appraise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite	            Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures	      changes of temperature.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off	      and determining the distance.	      [1913 Webster]	            A true devoted pilgrim is not weary	            To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To adjust by a rule or standard.	      [1913 Webster]	            To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires	            by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by	      measure; -- often with out or off.	      [1913 Webster]	            With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to	            you again.                            --Matt. vii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            That portion of eternity which is called time,	            measured out by the sun.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To measure swords with one}, to try another's skill in the	      use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's	      abilities against an antagonist's.	      [1913 Webster]	Measure \Meas"ure\, v. i.	   1. To make a measurement or measurements.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, the grain	      measures well; the pieces measure unequally.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be of a certain size or quantity, or to have a certain	      length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity	      according to a standard measure; as, cloth measures three	      fourths of a yard; a tree measures three feet in diameter.	      [1913 Webster]
Measured \Meas"ured\, a.	   Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform;	   graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured	   steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. --	   {Meas"ured*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Measureless \Meas"ure*less\, a.	   Without measure; unlimited; immeasurable. --	   {Meas"ure*less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where Alf, the sacred river ran,	         Through canyons measureless to man,	         Down to a hidden sea.                    --Coleridge.	   [PJC]	   Syn: Boundless; limitless; endless; unbounded; unlimited;	        vast; immense; infinite; immeasurable.	        [1913 Webster]
Measurement \Meas"ure*ment\, n.	   1. The act or result of measuring; mensuration; as,	      measurement is required.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity	      ascertained by measuring; as, its measurement is five	      acres.	      [1913 Webster]
Measurer \Meas"ur*er\, n.	   One who measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure	   commondities in market.	   [1913 Webster]
Measuring \Meas"ur*ing\, a.	   Used in, or adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or	   dividing by measure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Measuring faucet}, a faucet which permits only a given	      quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or one	      by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.	      	   {Measuring worm} (Zool.), the larva of any geometrid moth.	      They are so called because they move by a process in which	      they first pull the rear legs forward toward their front	      legs, forming a loop which resembles the process of	      measuring with a tape measure. The motion is completed by	      subsequently moving the front legs forward to an advanced	      position. See {Geometrid}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Meat \Meat\ (m[=e]t), n. [OE. mete, AS. mete; akin to OS. mat,	   meti, D. met hashed meat, G. mettwurst sausage, OHG. maz	   food, Icel. matr, Sw. mat, Dan. mad, Goth. mats. Cf. {Mast}	   fruit, {Mush}.]	   1. Food, in general; anything eaten for nourishment, either	      by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of anything; as,	      the meat of a lobster, a nut, or an egg. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb	            bearing seed, . . . to you it shall be for meat.	                                                  --Gen. i. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for	            you.                                  --Gen. ix. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal muscle;	      as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without meat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: Dinner; the chief meal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Meat biscuit}. See under {Biscuit}.	   {Meat earth} (Mining), vegetable mold. --Raymond.	   {Meat fly}. (Zool.) See {Flesh fly}, under {Flesh}.	   {Meat offering} (Script.), an offering of food, esp. of a	      cake made of flour with salt and oil.	   {To go to meat}, to go to a meal. [Obs.]	   {To sit at meat}, to sit at the table in taking food.	      [1913 Webster]	Meat \Meat\, v. t.	   To supply with food. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	         His shield well lined, his horses meated well.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Meatal \Me*a"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a meatus; resembling a meatus. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Meated \Meat"ed\, a.	   1. Fed; fattened. [Obs.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having (such) meat; -- used chiefly in composition; as,	      thick-meated.	      [1913 Webster] Meath
Meath \Meath\, Meathe \Meathe\, n. [See {Mead}.]	   A sweet liquor; mead. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Meatiness \Meat"i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being meaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Meatless \Meat"less\, a.	   Having no meat; without food.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Leave these beggars meatless."          --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Meatoscope \Me*at"o*scope\, n. [Meatus + -scope.] (Med.)	   A speculum for examining a natural passage, as the urethra.	   [1913 Webster]
Meatotome \Me*at"o*tome\, n. [Meatus + Gr. ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for cutting into the urethra so as to enlarge	   its orifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Meatus \Me*a"tus\, n. sing. & pl.; E. pl. {Meatuses}. [L., a	   going, passage, fr. meare to go.] (Anat.)	   A natural passage or canal; as, the external auditory meatus.	   See Illust. of {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meaty \Meat"y\, a.	   Abounding in meat.	   [1913 Webster]
Meaw \Meaw\, n.	   The sea mew. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Meaw \Meaw\, v. i.	   See {Mew}, to cry as a cat.	   [1913 Webster]
Meawl \Meawl\, v. i.	   See {Mewl}, and {Miaul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meazel \Mea"zel\, n.	   See 1st {Measle}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meazling \Meaz"ling\, a.	   Falling in small drops; mistling; mizzing. [Obs.]	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Mebles \Me"bles\, n. pl.	   See {Moebles}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mecate \Me*ca"te\, n. [Sp.]	   A rope of hair or of maguey fiber, for tying horses, etc.	   [Southwestern U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meccawee \Mec`ca*wee"\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Mecca, in Arabia. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Mecca.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanic \Me*chan"ic\, n. [F. m['e]canique mechanics. See	   {Mechanic}, a.]	   1. The art of the application of the laws of motion or force	      to construction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of	      tools, or instruments. Also, a technician who maintains or	      repairs machinery; as, an auto mechanic.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            An art quite lost with our mechanics. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Mechanic \Me*chan"ic\ (m[-e]*k[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [F. m['e]canique,	   L. mechanicus, Gr. mhchaniko`s, fr. mhchanh` a machine. See	   {Machine}.]	   1. Having to do with the application of the laws of motion in	      the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining	      to mechanics; mechanical; as, the mechanic arts. "These	      mechanic philosophers." --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mechanic slaves,	            With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the	      class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make a god, a hero, or a king	            Descend to a mechanic dialect.        --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes he ply'd the strong, mechanic tool.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Base. [Obs.] --Whitlock.	      [1913 Webster]
Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, a. [From {Mechanic}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to, governed by, or in accordance with,	      mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the	      quantitative relations of force and matter on a	      macroscopic scale, as distinguished from {mental},	      {vital}, {chemical}, {electrical}, {electronic}, {atomic}	      etc.; as, mechanical principles; a mechanical theory;	      especially, using only the interactions of solid parts	      against each other; as mechanical brakes, in contrast to	      {hydraulic} brakes.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or tools;	      made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, mechanical	      precision; mechanical products.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have also divers mechanical arts.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or emotion;	      proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special	      intention or reflection; as, mechanical singing;	      mechanical verses; mechanical service.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Made and operated by interaction of forces without a	      directing intelligence; as, a mechanical universe.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; approximate;	      empirical. See the 2d Note under {Geometric}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mechanical effect}, effective power; useful work exerted, as	      by a machine, in a definite time.	   {Mechanical engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.	      	   {Mechanical maneuvers} (Mil.), the application of mechanical	      appliances to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of	      artillery. --Farrow.	   {Mechanical philosophy}, the principles of mechanics applied	      to the investigation of physical phenomena.	   {Mechanical powers}, certain simple instruments, such as the	      lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the	      pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the	      screw and the wedge), which convert a small force acting	      through a great space into a great force acting through a	      small space, or vice versa, and are used separately or in	      combination.	   {Mechanical solution} (Math.), a solution of a problem by any	      art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means	      of the ruler and compasses, or other instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	Mechanical \Me*chan"ic*al\, n.	   A mechanic. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanicalize \Me*chan"ic*al*ize\, v. t.	   To cause to become mechanical.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanically \Me*chan"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a mechanical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanicalness \Me*chan"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being mechanical.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanician \Mech`a*ni"cian\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]canicien. See	   {Mechanic}.]	   One skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a	   machinist. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanico-chemical \Me*chan`i*co-chem"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both	   mechanics and chemistry; -- said especially of those sciences	   which treat of such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws	   both of mechanics and chemistry, as electricity and	   magnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanics \Me*chan"ics\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]canique.]	   That science, or branch of applied mathematics, which treats	   of the action of forces on bodies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: That part of mechanics which considers the action of	         forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called	         {statics}; that which relates to such action in	         producing motion is called {dynamics}. The term	         mechanics includes the action of forces on all bodies,	         whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes,	         however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of	         solid bodies only: The mechanics of liquid bodies is	         called also {hydrostatics}, or {hydrodynamics},	         according as the laws of rest or of motion are	         considered. The mechanics of gaseous bodies is called	         also {pneumatics}. The mechanics of fluids in motion,	         with special reference to the methods of obtaining from	         them useful results, constitutes {hydraulics}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Animal mechanics} (Physiol.), that portion of physiology	      which has for its object the investigation of the laws of	      equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most	      important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the	      bones forming the arms of the levers, the contractile	      muscles the power, the joints the fulcra or points of	      support, while the weight of the body or of the individual	      limbs constitutes the weight or resistance.	   {Applied mechanics}, the principles of abstract mechanics	      applied to human art; also, the practical application of	      the laws of matter and motion to the construction of	      machines and structures of all kinds.	   {orbital mechanics}, the principles governing the motion of	      bodies in orbit around other bodies under gravitational	      influence, such as artificial Earth satellites.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
mechanisation \mechanisation\ n.	   Mechanization.	   Syn: automation, mechanization, high technology, high-tech.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mechanism \Mech"an*ism\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]canisme, L. mechanisma.	   See {Mechanic}.]	   1. The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the	      parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or	      relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an	      effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a	      sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The series of causal relations that operate to produce an	      effect in any system; as, the mechanism of a chemical	      reaction.	      [PJC]	   3. Mechanical operation or action.	      [1913 Webster]	            He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion;	            so that all must be performed either by mechanism or	            accident.                             --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Kinematics) An ideal machine; a combination of movable	      bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with	      regard to relative movements.	      [1913 Webster]
mechanism of action \mech"an*ism of ac"tion\, n. (Medicine,	   Biochemistry)	   The mechanism[2] by which a pharmacologically active	   substance produces an effect on a living organism or in a	   biochemical system; as, the mechanism of action of	   actinomycin involves its binding to DNA. The mechanism of	   action is usually considered to include an identification of	   the specific molecular targets to which a pharmacologically	   active substance binds or whose biochemical action it	   influences; a general recognition of the broad biochemical	   pathways (such as DNA synthesis, protein synthesis,	   cholesterol synthesis) which are inhibited or affected by a	   substance is termed its {mode of action}.	   [PJC]
Mechanist \Mech"an*ist\, n.	   1. A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of	      forces merely mechanical.	      [1913 Webster]
mechanization \mechanization\ n.	   1. The act or process of mechanizing.	      [PJC]	   2. Causing to be performed by machines, especially by a	      highly technical implementation, usually involving	      electronic hardware; as, the mechanization of a	      manufacturing process.	   Syn: automation, mechanisation, high technology, high-tech.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Mechanize \Mech"an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mechanized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Mechanizing}.] [Cf. F. m['e]chaniser.]	   1. To cause to be mechanical. --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To introduce machinery into (a process) in order to reduce	      human effort or improve uniformity or quality of the	      result; especially, To cause to be accomplished by a	      mechanical means which requires little or no human	      supervision; to automate.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: (Mil.) To equip (an armed force) with tanks or	      other vehicles.	      [PJC]
Mechanograph \Mech"an*o*graph\, n. [Gr. mhchanh` machine +	   -graph.]	   One of a number of copies of anything multiplied	   mechanically.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanographic \Mech`an*o*graph`ic\	   (m[e^]k`an*[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), a.	   1. Treating of mechanics. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Written, copied, or recorded by machinery; produced by	      mechanography; as, a mechanographic record of changes of	      temperature; mechanographic prints.	      [1913 Webster]
Mechanographist \Mech`an*og"ra*phist\	   (m[e^]k`an*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[i^]st), n.	   An artist who, by mechanical means, multiplies copies of	   works of art.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanography \Mech`an*og"ra*phy\, n.	   The art of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or	   any work of art.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechanurgy \Mech"an*ur`gy\, n. [Gr. mhchanh` machine + the root	   of ? work.]	   That branch of science which treats of moving machines.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechitarist \Mech"i*tar*ist\, n. [From Mechitar, an Armenian.,	   who founded the congregation in the early part of the	   eighteenth century.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church	   devoted to the improvement of Armenians.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechlin \Mech"lin\, n.	   A kind of lace made at, or originating in, Mechlin, in	   Belgium.	   [1913 Webster]
Mechoacan \Me*cho"a*can\, n.	   A species of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be	   obtained from the root of a species of {Convolvulus}	   ({Convolvulus Mechoacan}); -- so called from Michoacan, in	   Mexico, whence it is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Meckelian \Meck*e"li*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. Meckel, a German	   anatomist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Meckelian cartilage}, the cartilaginous rod which forms the	      axis of the mandible; -- called also {Meckel's cartilage}.	      [1913 Webster]
Meconate \Mec"o*nate\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]conate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of meconic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Meconic \Me*con"ic\, a. [Gr. ? belonging to the poppy, fr. ? the	   poppy: cf. F. m['e]conique.]	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif.	   (Chem.), designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found	   in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Meconidine \Me*con"i*dine\, n. (Chem)	   An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a yellow	   amorphous substance which is easily decomposed.	   [1913 Webster]
Meconidium \Mec`o*nid"i*um\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ? a poppy. So	   called in allusion to the shape of the seed capsules of the	   poppy.] (Zool.)	   A kind of gonophore produced by hydroids of the genus	   {Gonothyraea}. It has tentacles, and otherwise resembles a	   free medusa, but remains attached by a pedicel.	   [1913 Webster]
Meconin \Mec"o*nin\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]conine.] (Chem.)	   A substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid,	   existing in opium and extracted as a white crystalline	   substance. Also erroneously called {meconina}, {meconia},	   etc., as though it were an alkaloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Meconinic \Mec`o*nin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which occurs in opium,	   and which may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.	   [1913 Webster]
Meconium \Me*co"ni*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? poppy.] (Med.)	   (a) Opium. [Obs.]	   (b) The contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first	       excrement.	       [1913 Webster]
Medal \Med"al\, n. [F. m['e]daille, It. medaglia, fr. L.	   metallum metal, through (assumed) LL. metalleus made of	   metal. See {Metal}, and cf. {Mail} a piece of money.]	   A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device,	   and intended to preserve the remembrance of a notable event	   or an illustrious person, or to serve as a reward.	   [1913 Webster]	Medal \Med"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medaled}, or {Medalled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Medaling} or {Medalling}.]	   To honor or reward with a medal. "Medaled by the king."	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Medalet \Med"al*et\, n.	   A small medal.	   [1913 Webster]
Medalist \Med"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]dailliste, It.	   medaglista.] [Written also {medallist}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector	      of medals. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A designer of medals. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who has gained a medal as the reward of merit; as, the	      gold medalist in downhill skiing.	      [1913 Webster]
Medallic \Me*dal"lic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a medal, or to medals. "Our medallic	   history." --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Medallion \Me*dal"lion\, n. [F. m['e]daillion, It. medaglione,	   augm. of medaglia. See {Medal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large medal or memorial coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing	      a figure or figures represented in relief.	      [1913 Webster]
Medal play \Med"al play`\ (Golf)	   Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of	   strokes.	   [1913 Webster]
Medalurgy \Med"al*ur`gy\, n. [Medal + the root of Gr. ? work.]	   The art of making and striking medals and coins. [Written	   also {medallurgy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meddle \Med"dle`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meddled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Meddling}.] [OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F.	   m[^e]ler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix.	   [root]271. See {Mix}, and cf. {Medley}, {Mellay}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To mix; to mingle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            More to know	            Did never meddle with my thoughts.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interest or engage one's self; to have to do; -- in a	      good sense. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own	            business.                             --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To interest or engage one's self unnecessarily or	      impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self improperly	      with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub	      another's property without permission; -- often followed	      by with or in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why shouldst thou meddle to thy hurt? --2 Kings xiv.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The civil lawyers . . . have meddled in a matter	            that belongs not to them.             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To meddle and make}, to intrude one's self into another	      person's concerns. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.	        [1913 Webster]	Meddle \Med"dle\, v. t.	   To mix; to mingle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Wine meddled with gall."                --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. xxvii.	                                                  34).	   [1913 Webster]
Meddler \Med"dler\, n.	   One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with	   things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a	   busybody.	   [1913 Webster]
Meddlesome \Med"dle*some\, a.	   Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others;	   officiously intrusive. -- {Med"dle*some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Meddling \Med"dling\, a.	   Meddlesome. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Meddlingly \Med"dling*ly\, adv.	   In a meddling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mede \Mede\, prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Media in Asia. "according to the	   law of the Medes and Persians, which altereth not" --Daniel	   6: 8.	   [1913 Webster]	Mede \Mede\, n.	   See 1st & 2d {Mead}, and {Meed}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
medfly \med"fly\ (m[e^]d"fl[imac]), [Often cap.]	   Same as {Mediterranean fruit fly}; -- a shortened form.	   [PJC]
media \me"di*a\ (m[=e]"d[i^]*[.a]), n. sing. & pl.,	   1. The latinic plural form of {medium}, sometimes used as a	      singular noun with the same meaning as medium; as,	      (Computers) place your installation media into the device	      which will read it; (Microbiology) the tuberculosis	      bacterium will only grow in a special media.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The public institutions that report the news, such as	      newspapers, magazines, radio, and television,	      collectively; the news media; as, the media were obsessed	      with Monica Lewinsky for months.	      [PJC]
Media \Me"di*a\, n.; pl. {Mediae} (-[=e]). [NL., fr. L. medius	   middle.]	   1. (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes [beta], [delta],	      [gamma] (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in	      other languages, so named as intermediate between the	      tenues, [pi], [tau], [kappa] (p, t, k), and the aspiratae	      (aspirates) [phi], [theta], [chi] (ph or f, th, ch). Also	      called {middle mute}, or {medial}, and sometimes {soft	      mute}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mediacy \Me"di*a*cy\ (m[=e]"d[i^]*[.a]*s[y^]), n.	   The state or quality of being mediate. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediaeval \Me`di*ae"val\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"val; 277), a. [L.	   medius middle + aevum age. See {Middle}, and {Age}.]	   Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediaeval	   architecture. [Written also {medieval}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mediaevalism \Me`di*ae"val*ism\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"val*[i^]z'm),	   n.	   The method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the	   institutions and practices of the Middle Ages; a survival	   from the Middle Ages. [Written also {medievalism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mediaevalist \Me`di*ae"val*ist\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"val*[i^]st),	   n.	   One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the	   Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the	   Middle Ages. [Written also {medievalist}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mediaevally \Me`di*ae"val*ly\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"val*l[y^]), adv.	   In the manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with	   mediaevalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediaevals \Me`di*ae"vals\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=e]"valz), n. pl.	   The people who lived in the Middle Ages. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Medial \Me"di*al\ (m[=e]"d[i^]*al), a. [L. medialis, fr. medius	   middle: cf. F. m['e]dial. See {Middle}.]	   Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial	   alligation.	   [1913 Webster]	Medial \Me"di*al\, n. (Phonetics)	   See 2d {Media}.	   [1913 Webster]
Medialuna \Me"di*a*lu"na\, n. [Sp. media luna half-moon.]	   (Zool.)	   See {Half-moon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Median \Me"di*an\ (m[=e]"d[i^]*an), a. [L. medianus, fr. medius	   middle. See {Medial}.]	   1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a	      median groove.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Situated in the middle; lying in a plane dividing	      a bilateral animal into right and left halves; -- said of	      unpaired organs and parts; as, median coverts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Median line}.	      (a) (Anat.) Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either	          of the lines in which the mesial plane meets the	          surface of the body.	      (b) (Geom.) The line drawn from an angle of a triangle to	          the middle of the opposite side; any line having the	          nature of a diameter.	   {Median plane} (Anat.), the mesial plane.	   {Median point} (Geom.), the point where the three median	      lines of a triangle mutually intersect.	      [1913 Webster]	Median \Me"di*an\, n. (Geom.)	   A median line or point.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediant \Me"di*ant\, n. [L. medians, p. p. of mediare to halve:	   cf. It. mediante, F. m['e]diante.] (Mus.)	   The third above the keynote; -- so called because it divides	   the interval between the tonic and dominant into two thirds.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediastinal \Me`di*as*ti"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.	   [1913 Webster] Mediastine
Mediastine \Me`di*as"tine\, Mediastinum \Me`di*as*ti"num\, n.	   [NL. mediastinum, fr. L. medius middle; cf. mediastinus	   helper, a menial servant, LL. mediastinus equiv. to medius:	   cf F. m['e]diastin.] (Anat.)	   A partition; a septum; specifically, the folds of the pleura	   (and the space included between them) which divide the thorax	   into a right and left cavity. The space included between	   these folds of the pleura, called the mediastinal space,	   contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and	   great blood vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediate \Me"di*ate\, a. [L. mediatus, p. p. of mediare, v. t.,	   to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See {Mid}, and cf.	   {Moiety}.]	   1. Being between the two extremes; middle; interposed;	      intervening; intermediate. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting by means, or by an intervening cause or instrument;	      not direct or immediate; acting or suffering through an	      intervening agent or condition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gained or effected by a medium or condition. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            An act of mediate knowledge is complex. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	Mediate \Me"di*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mediated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mediating}.] [LL. mediatus, p. p. of mediare to	   mediate. See {Mediate}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be in the middle, or between two; to intervene. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interpose between parties, as the equal friend of each,	      esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or	      agreement; as, to mediate between nations.	      [1913 Webster]	Mediate \Me"di*ate\, v. t.	   1. To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as	      a mediator, instrument, or means; as, to mediate a peace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into two equal parts. [R.] --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]
Mediately \Me"di*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not	   directly or primarily; by means; -- opposed to {immediately}.	   [1913 Webster]	         God worketh all things amongst us mediately. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	         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.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediateness \Me"di*ate*ness\, n.	   The state of being mediate.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediation \Me`di*a"tion\, n. [OE. mediacioun, F. m['e]diation.	   See {Mediate}, a.]	   1. The act of mediating; action or relation of anything	      interposed; action as a necessary condition, means, or	      instrument; interposition; intervention.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul [acts] by the mediation of these passions.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically, agency between parties at variance,	      with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another;	      intercession. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Mediative \Me"di*a*tive\, a.	   Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; as, mediative	   efforts. --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediatization \Me`di*at`i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   m['e]diatisation.]	   The act of mediatizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediatize \Me"di*a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mediatized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Mediatizing}.] [Cf. F. m['e]diatiser.]	   To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate	   position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation	   during the former German empire of a smaller German state to	   a larger, while allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its	   prince his rank.	   [1913 Webster]	         The misfortune of being a mediatized prince.	                                                  --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediator \Me"di*a`tor\, n. [L. mediator: cf. E. m['e]diateur.]	   One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between	   parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them;	   hence, an intercessor.	   [1913 Webster]	         For there is one God, and one mediator between God and	         men, the man Christ Jesus.               --1 Tim. ii.	                                                  5.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediatorial \Me`di*a*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory;	   as, a mediatorial office. -- {Me`di*a*to"ri*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         My measures were . . . healing and mediatorial.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediatorship \Me"di*a`tor*ship\, n.	   The office or character of a mediator.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediatory \Me"di*a*to*ry\, a.	   Mediatorial.	   [1913 Webster] Mediatress
Mediatress \Me`di*a"tress\, Mediatrix \Me`di*a*"trix\, n. [L.	   mediatrix, f. of mediator: cf. F. m['e]diatrice.]	   A female mediator.	   [1913 Webster]
Medic \Med"ic\, n. [L. medica, Gr. ? (sc. ?) a kind of clover	   introduced from Media, from ? Median.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant of the genus {Medicago}. The black medic	   is the {Medicago lupulina}; the purple medic, or lucern, is	   {Medicago sativa}.	   [1913 Webster]	Medic \Med"ic\, n.	   A person who serves to provide medical care.	   [PJC]	   2. Specifically: (Mil.) A member of the medical corps in the	      military.	      [PJC]	   3. A medical doctor.	      [PJC]	   4. A medical student.	      [PJC]	Medic \Med"ic\, a. [L. medicus.]	   Medical. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Medicable \Med"i*ca*ble\, a. [L. medicabilis, from medicare,	   medicari, to heal, fr. medicus physician. See {Medical}.]	   Capable of being medicated; admitting of being cured or	   healed.	   [1913 Webster]
medicaid \medicaid\ n.	   A program controlled by the United States government to	   provide health care for the needy. It is funded by	   contributions from the salaries of workers, and is therefore	   a form of health insurance.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Medical \Med"ic*al\, a. [LL. medicalis, L. medicus belonging to	   healing, fr. mederi to heal; cf. Zend madha medical science,	   wisdom, Gr. ? to learn, E. mind: cf. F. m['e]dical.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art of	      healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the	      medical profession; medical services; a medical	      dictionary; medical jurisprudence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing medicine; used in medicine; medicinal; as, the	      medical properties of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]
Medically \Med"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a medical manner; with reference to healing, or to the	   principles of the healing art.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicament \Med"i*ca*ment\, n. [L. medicamentum, fr. medicare,	   medicari, to heal: cf. F. m['e]dicament. See {Medicable}.]	   Anything used for healing diseases or wounds, especially a	   medicine; a medication; a healing application.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicamental \Med`ica*men"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to medicaments or healing applications;	   having the qualities of medicaments. -- {Med`ica*men"tal*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicaster \Med"i*cas`ter\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]dicastre. See	   {Medical}.]	   A quack. [R.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicate \Med"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Medicated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Medicating}.] [L. medicatus, p. p. of medicare,	   medicari. See {Medicable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To tincture or impregnate with anything medicinal; to	      drug. "Medicated waters." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with medicine.	      [1913 Webster]
Medication \Med`i*ca"tion\, [L. medicatio: cf. F.	   m['e]dication.]	   The act or process of medicating.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicative \Med"i*ca*tive\, a.	   Medicinal; acting like a medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicean \Med`i*ce"an\, prop. a.	   Of or relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the	   Medicean Venus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Medicean planets} (Astron.), a name given by Galileo to the	      satellites of Jupiter.	      [1913 Webster]
Medicinable \Me*dic"i*na*ble\, a.	   Medicinal; having the power of healing. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicinal \Me*dic"i*nal\, a. [L. medicinalis: cf. F.	   m['e]dicinal. See {Medicine}.]	   1. Having curative or palliative properties; used for the	      cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal	      tinctures, plants, or springs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees	            Their medicinal gum.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.	      [1913 Webster]
Medicinally \Me*dic"i*nal*ly\, adv.	   In a medicinal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicine \Med"i*cine\, n. [L. medicina (sc. ars), fr. medicinus	   medical, fr. medicus: cf. F. m['e]decine. See {Medical}.]	   1. The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or	      alleviation of disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; a	      remedial agent; a medication; a drug; a pharmaceutical; a	      medicament; a remedy; physic.	      [1913 Webster]	            By medicine, life may be prolonged.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A philter or love potion. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F. m['e]decin.] A physician. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5.	      (a) Among the North American Indians, any object supposed	          to give control over natural or magical forces, to act	          as a protective charm, or to cause healing; also,	          magical power itself; the potency which a charm,	          token, or rite is supposed to exert.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	                The North American Indian boy usually took as	                his medicine the first animal of which he	                dreamed during the long and solitary fast that	                he observed at puberty.           --F. H.	                                                  Giddings.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      (b) Hence, a similar object or agency among other savages.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. Short for {Medicine man}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. Intoxicating liquor; drink. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Medicine bag}, a charm; -- so called among the North	      American Indians, or in works relating to them.	   {Medicine man} (among the North American Indians), a person	      who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits,	      and regulate the weather by the arts of magic; a shaman.	      	   {Medicine seal}, a small gem or paste engraved with reversed	      characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by	      Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	Medicine \Med"i*cine\, v. t.	   To give medicine to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy;	   to cure. "Medicine thee to that sweet sleep." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
medick \medick\ n.	   Any of several Old World herbs of the genus {Medicago} having	   small flowers and trifoliate compound leaves. [Also spelled	   {medic}.]	   Syn: trefoil.	        [WordNet 1.5]
medico \medico\ n.	   1. a student in medical school.	   Syn: medical student.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A licensed medical practitioner. [slang]	   Syn: doctor, doc, physician, MD, Dr.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Medico-legal \Med`i*co-le"gal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicommissure \Med`i*com"mis*sure\, n. [L. medius middle + E.	   commissure.] (Anat.)	   A large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the	   brain; the middle or soft commissure. --B. G. Wildex.	   [1913 Webster]
Medicornu \Med`i*cor"nu\, n.; pl. {Medicornua}. [NL., fr. L.	   medius middle + cornu horn.] (Anat.)	   The middle or inferior horn of each lateral ventricle of the	   brain. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Medics \Med"ics\, n.	   Science of medicine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mediety \Me*di"e*ty\, n. [L. medietas.]	   The middle part; half; moiety. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Medievalism	   Medieval
Medieval \Me`di*e"val\, Medievalism \Me`di*e"val*ism\,
Medievalist \Me`di*e"val*ist\ .	   Same as {Mediaeval}, {Mediaevalism}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Medina epoch \Me*di"na ep"och\ [From Medina in New York.]	   (Geol.)	   A subdivision of the Niagara period in the American upper	   Silurian, characterized by the formations known as the Oneida	   conglomerate, and the Medina sandstone. See the Chart of	   {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Medinilla \Medinilla\ peop. n.	   A genus of tropical Old World ornamental evergreen shrubs	   having fleshy leaves and large panicles of white pink	   flowers.	   Syn: genus {Medinilla}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Medino \Me*di"no\ (m[-e]*d[=e]"n[-o]), n.	   Same as {Para}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediocral \Me"di*o`cral\, a.	   Mediocre. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
mediocre \me`di*o"cre\ (m[=e]`d[i^]*[=o]"k[~e]r), a. [F.	   m['e]diocre, L. mediocris, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}.]	   Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of	   excellence; indifferent; ordinary. " A very mediocre poet."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediocre \Me"di*o`cre\, n.	   1. A mediocre person; a mediocrity. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young monk who was excused from performing a portion of	      a monk's duties. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Mediocrist \Me"di*o`crist\, n.	   A mediocre person. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mediocrity \Me`di*oc"ri*ty\, n. [F. m['e]diocrit['e], L.	   mediocritas.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or degree; a	      moderate degree or rate. "A mediocrity of success."	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moderation; temperance. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mediocre person; -- used disparagingly.	      [PJC]
Mediostapedial \Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al\, a. [L. medius middle + E.	   stapedial.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in	   some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the	   columella. -- n. The mediostapedial part of the columella.	   [1913 Webster]
Medioxumous \Me`di*ox"u*mous\, a. [L. medioxumus middlemost.]	   Intermediate. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Meditance \Med"i*tance\, n.	   Meditation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meditate \Med"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Meditated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Meditating}.] [L. meditatus, p. p. of meditari to	   meditate; cf. Gr. ? to learn, E. mind.]	   To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on	   anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to	   cogitate; to reflect. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         In his law doth he meditate day and night. --Ps. i. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	Meditate \Med"i*tate\, v. t.	   1. To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.	      "Blessed is the man that doth meditate good things."	      --Ecclus. xiv. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by revolving in	      the mind; as, to meditate a war.	      [1913 Webster]	            I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state	            of undisturbed repose.                --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study.	   Usage: To {Meditate}, {Contemplate}, {Intend}. We meditate a	          design when we are looking out or waiting for the	          means of its accomplishment; we contemplate it when	          the means are at hand, and our decision is nearly or	          quite made. To intend is stronger, implying that we	          have decided to act when an opportunity may offer. A	          general meditates an attack upon the enemy; he	          contemplates or intends undertaking it at the earliest	          convenient season.	          [1913 Webster]
Meditation \Med`i*ta"tion\, n. [OE. meditacioun, F.	   m['e]ditation, fr. L. meditatio.]	   1. The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the	      turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious	      contemplation; reflection; musing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my	            heart be acceptable in thy sight.     --Ps. xix. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thought; -- without regard to kind. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With wings as swift	            As meditation or the thoughts of love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Meditatist \Med"i*ta`tist\, n.	   One who is given to meditation.	   [1913 Webster]
Meditative \Med"i*ta*tive\, a. [L. meditativus: cf. F.	   m['e]ditatif.]	   Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; as, a meditative man;	   a meditative mood. -- {Med"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --	   {Med"i*ta*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mediterranean \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an\, a. [L. mediterraneus; medius	   middle + terra land. See {Mid}, and {Terrace}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the	      Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inland; remote from the ocean. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cities, as well mediterranean as maritime.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of, pertaining to, or located in the Mediterranean Sea or	      on the adjacent lands; as, Mediterranean trade; a	      Mediterranean voyage; a Mediterranean plant.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Mediterranean fruit fly \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an fruit" fly\, n.	   A small two-winged fly ({Ceratitis capitata}), a native of	   the Mediterranean countries but now widely distributed in	   warm regions, which can cause great damage to citrus and	   other succulent fruit crops when present in large numbers. It	   is black and white and irregularly banded. It lays eggs in	   ripening oranges, peaches, and other fruits; when the eggs	   hatch into larvae (maggots) inside the fruit, they cause the	   fruit to decay and fall, and make the fruit unsaleable. It is	   also popularly called the {medfly}.	   Note: The possibility of infestation by this and other crop	         pests has caused some states such as California, where	         fruit is a major export, to ban the importation of	         fruit from other regions. Outbreaks of infestation with	         the medfly have caused California to mobilize major	         eradication campaigns and have been the subject of	         political faultfinding. The eradication tactic, of	         releasing sterile males to break the reproductive	         cycle, has been used to deal with outbreaks of the	         medfly.	         [PJC]
Mediterraneous \Med`i*ter*ra"ne*ous\, a.	   Inland. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Medium \Me"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Media}, {E}. {Mediums}. [L.	   medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}, and cf.	   {Medius}.]	   1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things;	      intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically:	      (a) Middle place or degree; mean.	          [1913 Webster]	                The just medium . . . lies between pride and	                abjection.                        --L'Estrange.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Math.) See {Mean}.	      (c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that	          by which the extremes are brought into connection.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from	      one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of	      sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action	      occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through	      or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried	      on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc.,	      a person through whom the action of another being is said	      to be manifested and transmitted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause	            a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must bring together	            All these extremes; and must remove all mediums.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An average. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A medium of six years of war, and six years of	            peace.                                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain	      sizes. See {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are	      ground and prepared for application.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Microbiology) A source of nutrients in which a	      microorganism is placed to permit its growth, cause it to	      produce substances, or observe its activity under defined	      conditions; also called {culture medium} or {growth	      medium}. The medium is usually a solution of nutrients in	      water, or a similar solution solidified with gelatin or	      agar.	      [PJC]	   7. A means of transmission of news, advertising, or other	      messages from an information source to the public, also	      called a {news medium}, such as a newspaper or radio; used	      mostly in the plural form, i. e. {news media} or {media}.	      See 1st {media}[2].	      [PJC]	   {Circulating medium}, a current medium of exchange, whether	      coin, bank notes, or government notes.	   {Ethereal medium} (Physics), the ether.	   {Medium of exchange}, that which is used for effecting an	      exchange of commodities -- money or current	      representatives of money.	      [1913 Webster]	Medium \Me"di*um\, a.	   Having a middle position or degree; mean; intermediate;	   medial; as, a horse of medium size; a decoction of medium	   strength.	   [1913 Webster]
Medium-sized \Me"di*um-sized`\, a.	   Having a medium size; as, a medium-sized man.	   [1913 Webster]
Medius \Me"di*us\, n.; pl. {Medii}. [NL., fr. L. medius middle.	   See {Medium}.] (Anat.)	   The third or middle finger; the third digit, or that which	   corresponds to it.	   [1913 Webster] Medjidie
Medjidie \Me*dji"di*e\, Medjidieh \Me*dji"di*eh\, n. [Turk.	   maj[imac]dieh (prop. fem. a., fr. Ar. mej[imac]d glorious);	   -- so called after the sultan Abdul Mejid, lit., "servant of	   the Glorious One," i.e., of God.]	   1.	      (a) A silver coin of Turkey formerly rated at twenty, but	          since 1880 at nineteen, piasters (about 83 cents).	      (b) A gold coin of Turkey equal (in 1913) to one hundred	          piastres ($4.396 or 18s. 3/4d.); a lira, or Turkish	          pound.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A Turkish honorary order established in 1851 by	      Abdul-Mejid, having as its badge a medallion surrounded by	      seven silver rays and crescents. It is often conferred on	      foreigners.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Medlar \Med"lar\, n. [OE. medler medlar tree, OF. meslier, F.	   n['e]flier, L. mespilum, mespilus, Gr. ?, ?. Cf.	   {Naseberry}.]	   A tree of the genus {Mespilus} ({Mespilus Germanica}); also,	   the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something like a small	   apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the flesh	   is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun	   to decay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Japan medlar} (Bot.), the loquat. See {Loquat}.	   {Neapolitan medlar} (Bot.), a kind of thorn tree ({Crataegus	      Azarolus}); also, its fruit.	      [1913 Webster]
Medle \Med"le\, v. t. [See {Meddle}.]	   To mix; to mingle; to meddle. [Written also {medly}.] [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Medley \Med"ley\, n.; pl. {Medleys}. [OE. medlee, OF. mesl['e]e,	   medl['e]e, mell['e]e, F. m[^e]l['e]e. See {Meddle}, and cf.	   {Mel['e]e}, {Mellay}.]	   1. A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients,	      usually inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often	      used contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]	            This medley of philosophy and war.    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love is a medley of endearments, jars,	            Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.     --W. Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk, hand to	      hand engagement; a m[^e]l['e]e. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A composition of passages detached from several	      different compositions; a potpourri.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Medley is usually applied to vocal, {potpourri} to	         instrumental, compositions.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A cloth of mixed colors. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Medley \Med"ley\, a.	   1. Mixed; of mixed material or color. [Obs.] "A medl['e]	      coat." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mingled; confused. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Medly \Med"ly\, v. t.	   See {Medle}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
M'edoc \M['e]`doc"\, n. [Cf. {Mayduke}.]	   A class of claret wines, including several varieties, from	   the district of M['e]doc in the department of Gironde.	   [1913 Webster]
Medregal \Med"re*gal\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bonito}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Medrick \Med"rick\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A species of gull or tern. [Prov.] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Medulla \Me*dul"la\, n. [L.]	   1. Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The marrow of bones; the deep or inner portion of	      an organ or part; as, the medulla, or medullary substance,	      of the kidney; specifically, the medula oblongata.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A soft tissue, occupying the center of the stem or	      branch of a plant; pith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. See {medulla oblongata}.	      [PJC]	   {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, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves	      arise. It controls very largely respiration, circulation,	      swallowing, and other functions, and is the most vital	      part of the brain; -- called also {bulb of the spinal	      cord}. See {Brain}.	      [1913 Webster]
Medullar \Me*dul"lar\, a.	   See {Medullary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Medullary \Med"ul*la*ry\, a. [L. medullaris, fr. medulla marrow:	   cf. F. m['e]dullaire.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, marrow or	          medulla.	      (b) Pertaining to the medula oblongata.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Filled with spongy pith; pithy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Medullary groove} (Anat.), a groove, in the epiblast of the	      vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which unite, making a	      tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and spinal	      cord are developed.	   {Medullary rays} (Bot.), the rays of cellular tissue seen in	      a transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from	      the pith to the bark.	   {Medullary sheath} (Anat.), the layer of white semifluid	      substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath and axis	      cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.	      [1913 Webster]
Medullated \Me*dul"la*ted\, a. (Anat.)	   Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary	   sheath; as, a medullated nerve fiber.	   [1913 Webster]
Medullin \Me*dul"lin\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]dulline.] (Bot. Chem.)	   A variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or	   pith, of certain plants. Cf. {Lignin}, and {Cellulose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Medusa \Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose	      hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked	      upon her were turned into stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zool.) Any free swimming acaleph; a	      jellyfish.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The larger medusae belong to the Discophora, and are	         sometimes called {covered-eyed medusae}; others, known	         as {naked-eyed medusae}, belong to the Hydroidea, and	         are usually developed by budding from hydroids. See	         {Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and {Hydromedusa}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Medusa bud} (Zool.), one of the buds of a hydroid, destined	      to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See {Athecata}, and	      {Gonotheca}.	   {Medusa's head}.	      (a) (Zool.) An astrophyton.	      (b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation	          Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.	          [1913 Webster]
Medusian \Me*du"si*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A medusa.	   [1913 Webster]
Medusiform \Me*du"si*form\, a. [Medusa + -form.] (Zool.)	   Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Medusoid \Me*du"soid\, a. [Medusa + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa,	   but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile	   gonophores of hydroids. -- n. A sessile gonophore. See	   Illust. under {Gonosome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meech \Meech\ (m[=e]ch), v. i.	   See {Mich}. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meed \Meed\ (m[=e]d), n. [OE. mede, AS. m[=e]d, meord; akin to	   OS. m[=e]da, OHG. miata, mieta, G. miethe hire, Goth.	   mizd[=o] reward, Bohem. & Russ. mzda, Gr. misqo`s, Skr.	   m[imac]dha. [root]276.]	   1. That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of	      merit; reward; recompense.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rosy garland was the victor's meed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Merit or desert; worth.	      [1913 Webster]	            My meed hath got me fame.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gift; also, a bride. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Meed \Meed\, v. t.	   1. To reward; to repay. [Obs.] --Waytt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deserve; to merit. [Obs.] --Heywood.	      [1913 Webster]
Meedful \Meed"ful\, a.	   Worthy of meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious. "Meedful	   works." --Wiclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Meedfully \Meed"ful*ly\, adv.	   According to merit; suitably.	   [1913 Webster]
Meek \Meek\ (m[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Meeker} (m[=e]k"[~e]r);	   superl. {Meekest}.] [OE. mek, meoc; akin to Icel. mj[=u]kr	   mild, soft, Sw. mjuk, Dan. myg, D. muik, Goth. mukam[=o]dei	   gentleness.]	   1. Mild of temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient	      under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or resentful;	      forbearing; submissive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the man Moses was very meek.      --Num. xii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; characterized by	      mildness or patience; as, a meek answer; a meek face. "Her	      meek prayer." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;	        humble. See {Gentle}.	        [1913 Webster] Meek	Meek \Meek\, Meeken \Meek"en\ (-'n), v. t.	   To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Meekly \Meek"ly\, adv.	   In a meek manner. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Meekness \Meek"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being meek.	   [1913 Webster]
Meer \Meer\ (m[=e]r), a.	   Simple; unmixed. See {Mere}, a. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Meer \Meer\, n.	   See {Mere}, a lake.	   [1913 Webster]	Meer \Meer\, n.	   A boundary. See {Mere}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meerkat \Meer"kat\ (m[=e]r"k[a^]t), n. [D.] (Zool.)	   A South African carnivore ({Suricata suricata}, formerly	   {Cynictis penicillata}), allied to the ichneumons, having a	   lemurlike face and only four toes; called also {yellow	   mongoose} and {suricate}. [Also spelled {mierkat}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         While his compatrioits scuffle about in the sand for	         delicious scorpions or fat, tasty mice, one meerkat	         stands alone, bolt upright on an exposed perch,	         scanning for hawks with dark eyes wide, ready to call	         out at the first sign of danger. Like other such guards	         in the animal kingdom, these endearingly vulnerable	         meerkat sentinels have long impressed biologists as	         true altruists -- creatures willing to forgo food and	         brave danger to protect others.	         Now a study in the current Science suggests that these	         beasts may not be such adorable heroes after all.	         Researchers have discovered that meerkats abandon their	         hunting to act as guards only when their bellies are	         good and full. And they appear to do so, not as an act	         of noble daring, but because by being the first to see	         a predator, they can be sure of being the first down a	         hole and out of harm's way. Standing guard, researchers	         concluded, may be the safest thing to do once a meerkat	         has had enough to eat.	         . . .	         Even the adorable meerkat may yet redeem itself as a	         bit of an altruist. Although being a sentinel may	         itself not entail great risk, it is hard to imagine a	         selfish reason for their giving a shout of warning	         before dashing for cover. . . .          --Carol Kaesuk	                                                  Yoon (N. Y.	                                                  Times, June 8,	                                                  1999 p. F3)	   [PJC]
Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\ (m[=e]r"sh[add]m; 277), n. [G., lit.,	   sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a	   corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. {Mere} a lake,	   and {Scum}.]	   1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light	      enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a	      hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in	      Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar	      holders, etc. Also called {sepiolite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral; a meerschaum pipe.	      [1913 Webster]
Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Met} (m[e^]t); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Meeting}.] [OE. meten, AS. m[=e]tan, fr. m[=o]t,	   gem[=o]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[=o]tian to meet, Icel.	   maeta, Goth. gam[=o]tjan. See {Moot}, v. t.]	   1. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact	      with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon	      or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact	      by following and overtaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to	      encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated	      them; the ship met opposing winds and currents.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come	      close to; to intercept; to come within the perception,	      influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a	      junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to	      meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	            His daughter came out to meet him.    --Judg. xi.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal	      acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye	      met a horrid sight; he met his fate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,	            Which meets contempt, or which compassion first.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to	      satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the	      supply meets the demand.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To meet half way}, literally, to go half the distance	      between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to	      yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect	      a compromise or reconciliation with.	      [1913 Webster]	Meet \Meet\, v. t.	   1. To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in	      contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite	      directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in	      close relationship; as, we met in the street; two lines	      meet so as to form an angle.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, when meet now	            Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come together with hostile purpose; to have an	      encounter or conflict.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weapons more violent, when next we meet,	            May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assemble together; to congregate; as, Congress meets on	      the first Monday of December.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . appointed a day to meet together. --2.	                                                  Macc. xiv. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree;	      to harmonize; to unite.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To meet with}.	      (a) To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the	          sense of unexpectedness.	          [1913 Webster]	                We met with many things worthy of observation.	                                                  --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To join; to unite in company. --Shak.	      (c) To suffer unexpectedly; as, to meet with a fall; to	          meet with a loss.	      (d) To encounter; to be subjected to.	          [1913 Webster]	                Prepare to meet with more than brutal fury	                From the fierce prince.           --Rowe.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To obviate. [Obs.] --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	Meet \Meet\, n.	   An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for	   the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of	   meeting.	   [1913 Webster]	Meet \Meet\, a. [OE. mete fitting, moderate, scanty, AS.	   m[=ae]te moderate; akin to gemet fit, meet, metan to mete,	   and G. m[aum]ssig moderate, gem[aum]ss fitting. See {Mete}.]	   Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; convenient.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was meet that we should make merry.   --Luke xv. 32.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be meet with}, to be even with; to be equal to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Meet \Meet\ (m[=e]t), adv.	   Meetly. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Meeten \Meet"en\ (m[=e]t'n), v. t.	   To render fit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meeter \Meet"er\ (m[=e]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who meets.	   [1913 Webster]
Meeth \Meeth\ (m[=e]th), n.	   Mead. See {Meathe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Meeting \Meet"ing\ (m[=e]t"[i^]ng), n.	   1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of	      Congress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the	      roads or of two rivers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as,	      a large meeting; an harmonious meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday;	      -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to	      the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation;	        junction; confluence; union.	        [1913 Webster]
Meetinghouse \Meet"ing*house`\, n.	   A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England,	   applied only to a house so used by Dissenters.	   [1913 Webster]
Meetly \Meet"ly\, adv.	   Fitly; suitably; properly.	   [1913 Webster]
Meetness \Meet"ness\, n.	   Fitness; suitableness; propriety.	   [1913 Webster] Mega	   Meg
Meg- \Meg-\ (m[e^]g-), Mega \Meg"a\ (m[e^]g"[.a]-), Megalo-
\Meg"a*lo-\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[-o]-). [Gr. me`gas, gen. mega`loy,	   great.]	   Combining forms signifying:	   (a) Great, extended, powerful; as, megascope, megacosm.	   (b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A million times, a	       million of; as, megabyte, a million butes; megawatt, a	       million watts; megameter, a million meters; megafarad, a	       million farads; megohm, a million ohms.	       [1913 Webster +PJC] Megacephalic
Megacephalic \Meg`a*ce*phal"ic\	   (m[e^]g`[.a]*s[-e]*f[a^]l"[i^]k), Megacephalous
\Meg`a*ceph"a*lous\ (m[e^]g`[.a]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[u^]s), a. [Mega-	   + Gr. kefalh` head.] (Biol.)	   Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they	   have large flower heads.	   [1913 Webster]
Megaceros \Me*gac"e*ros\ (m[-e]*g[a^]s"[-e]*r[o^]s), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. me`gas great + ke`ras horn.] (Paleon.)	   The Irish elk.	   [1913 Webster]
Megachile \Meg"a*chile\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? lip.] (Zool.)	   A leaf-cutting bee of the genus {Megachilus}. See {Leaf	   cutter}, under {Leaf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Megacosm \Meg"a*cosm\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? world.]	   See {Macrocosm}. --Croft.	   [1913 Webster]
Megacoulomb \Meg`a*cou`lomb"\, n. [Mega- + coulomb.] (Elec.)	   A million coulombs.	   [1913 Webster]
Megaderm \Meg"a*derm\, n. [Mega- + Gr. ? skin.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of Old World blood-sucking bats of	   the genus {Megaderma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Megadyne \Meg"a*dyne\, n. [Mega- + dyne.] (Physics)	   One of the larger measures of force, amounting to one million	   dynes.	   [1913 Webster]
Megafarad \Meg"a*far`ad\, n. [Mega- + farad.] (Elec.)	   One of the larger measures of electrical capacitance,	   amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.	   [1913 Webster]
megakaryocyte \meg`a*kar"y*o*cyte\	   (m[e^]g`[.a]*k[a^]r"[i^]*[-o]*s[imac]t) n. (Anat.)	   A large bone marrow cell not usually found in the circulating	   blood; it is regarded as the precursors of blood platelets;	   it is up to 100 [mu]m in diameter, with a polyploid nucleus.	   Also referred to as {megacaryocyte}, {megalokaryocyte}, and	   {thromboblast}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
megakaryocytic \megakaryocytic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to a megakaryocyte.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Megalerg \Meg"a*lerg\, n. [Megalo- + erg.] (Physics)	   A million ergs; a megerg.	   [1913 Webster]
Megalesian \Meg`a*le"sian\, a. [L. Megalesius, fr. Gr. Mega`lh	   the Great, a surname of Cybele, the Magna Mater.]	   Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele; as, the Megalesian	   games at Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Megalethoscope \Meg`a*leth"o*scope\, n. [Mega- + alethoscope.]	   An optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a	   large lens with stereoptical effects. It is often combined	   with the stereoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Megalith \Meg"a*lith\, n. [Mega- + -lith; cf. F. m['e]galithe.]	   A large stone; especially, a large stone used in constructing	   ancient monuments. -- {Meg`a*lith"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
megalithic \megalithic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to megaliths or the period during which they	   were erected; as, megalithic monuments like Stonehenge.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Megalo- \Meg"a*lo-\	   See {Meg-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Megalobatrachus \Megalobatrachus\ prop. n.	   A genus of giant salamanders; in some classifications	   included in the genus {Cryptobranchus}.	   Syn: genus {Megalobatrachus}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Megalocephalia
Megalocephalia \Meg`a*lo*ce*pha"li*a\, Megalocephaly
\Meg`a*lo*ceph"a*ly\, n. [NL. megalocephalia, fr. Gr. ? having a	   large head.] (Med.)	   The condition of having an abnormally large head; called also	   {megacephaly}. -- {Meg`a*lo*ce*phal"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Megalocyte \Meg"a*lo*cyte\, n. [Megalo- + Gr. ? a hollow	   vessel.] (Physiol.)	   A large, flattened red blood cell corpuscle having no	   nucleus, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle,	   found in considerable numbers in the blood in profound	   anaemia.	   [1913 Webster]
Megalomania \Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. megalo- + mania.]	   (Pathol.)	   A form of mental alienation in which the patient has	   grandiose delusions.	   [1913 Webster] megalomaniacal
megalomaniacal \megalomaniacal\, megalomanic \megalomanic\adj.	   Suffering from megalomania.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Megalonychidae \Megalonychidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family consisting of the two-toed sloths.	   Syn: family {Megalonychidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Megalonyx \Meg`a*lon"yx\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`gas, mega`lh,	   great + 'o`nyx claw.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the	   sloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Megalophonous \Meg`a*loph"o*nous\	   (m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]f"[-o]*n[u^]s), a. [Megalo- + Gr. fwnh`	   voice.]	   Having a loud voice.	   [1913 Webster] Megapolis
Megalopolis \Meg`a*lop"o*lis\, Megapolis
\Meg`a"po*lis\(m[e^]g`[.a]*l[o^]p"[-o]*l[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   megalo`polis; me`gas, mega`lh, great + po`lis city.]	   1. A chief city; a very large cuity; a metropolis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A region in which the suburbs of several large cities	      merge to form one large predominantly urbanized area.	      [PJC]
Megalops \Meg"a*lops\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*l[o^]ps), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   me`gas, -a`loy, large + 'w`ps eye.] (Zool.)	   1. A larva, in a stage following the zoea, in the development	      of most crabs. In this stage the legs and abdominal	      appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long,	      and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large fish; the tarpum.	      [1913 Webster]
megalopsychy \meg`a*lop"sy*chy\, n. [Megalo- + Gr. psychh` soul,	   mind.]	   Greatness of soul. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster] Megalosaur
Megalosaur \Meg"a*lo*saur`\, Megalosaurus \Meg`a*lo*sau"rus\, n.	   [NL. megalosaurus, fr. Gr. me`gas, mega`lh, great + say^ros	   lizard: cf. F. m['e]galosaure.] (Paleon.)	   A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have	   been found in England and elsewhere.	   [1913 Webster]
Megameter \Me*gam"e*ter\, n. [Mega- + -meter: cf. F.	   m['e]gam[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   1. An instrument for determining longitude by observation of	      the stars.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A micrometer. [R. & Obs.] --Knight.	      [1913 Webster] Megameter	Megameter \Meg"a*me`ter\, Megametre \Meg"a*me`tre\, n. [Mega- +	   meter, metre, n., 2.]	   In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand	   kilometers.	   [1913 Webster]
Megampere \Meg`am`p[`e]re"\, n. [Mega- + amp[`e]re.] (Elec.)	   A million amp[`e]res.	   [1913 Webster]
Megaphone \Meg"a*phone\, n. [Mega- + Gr. fwnh` voice.]	   A device to magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction	   in a greater volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear	   trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.	   [1913 Webster]
Megaphyton \Me*gaph"y*ton\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`gas great +	   fyto`n plant.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves,	   or fronds.	   [1913 Webster]
Megapode \Meg"a*pode\ (m[e^]g"[.a]*p[=o]d), n. [Mega- + Gr.	   poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous	   birds of the genera {Megapodius} and {Leipoa}, inhabiting	   Australia and other Pacific islands. Called also {mound	   builder}, {scrub fowl}, {moundbird}, and {brush turkey}. See	   {Jungle fowl}	   (b) under {Jungle}, and {Leipoa}.	       [1913 Webster]
Megapolis \Me*gap"o*lis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`gas great + po`lis	   city.]	   A metropolis. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster] Megarian
Megarian \Me*ga"ri*an\, Megaric \Me*gar"ic\, a.	   Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient	   Greece.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Megarian school}, or {Megaric school}, a school of	      philosophy established at Megara, after the death of	      Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable for its logical	      subtlety.	      [1913 Webster]
Megascope \Meg"a*scope\, n. [Mega- + -scope: cf. F.	   m['e]gascope.]	   A modification of the magic lantern (projector), used esp.	   for throwing a magnified image of an opaque object on a	   screen, solar or artificial light being used.	   [1913 Webster] Megascopic
Megascopic \Meg`a*scop"ic\, Megascopical \Meg`a*scop"ic*al\, a.	   1. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the megascope or the	      projection upon a screen of images of opaque objects.	      (b) Enlarged or magnified; -- said of images or of	          photographic pictures, etc.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Geol.) Large enough to be seen; -- said of the larger	      structural features and components of rocks which do not	      require the use of the microscope to be perceived. Opposed	      to {microscopic}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Megaseme \Meg"a*seme\, a. [Mega- + Gr. ? sing, mark: cf. F.	   m['e]gas[`e]me.] (Anat.)	   Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits	   narrow transversely; -- opposed to {microseme}.	   [1913 Webster] Megass
Megass \Me"gass"\, Megasse \Me*gasse"\, n.	   See {Bagasse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Megasthene \Meg"as*thene\, n. [Gr. me`gas great + sqe`nos	   strength.] (Zool.)	   One of a group which includes the higher orders of mammals,	   having a large size as a typical characteristic.	   [1913 Webster]
Megasthenic \Meg`as*then"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.	   [1913 Webster]
Megastome \Meg"a*stome\, n. [Gr. me`gas great + sto`ma mouth.]	   (Zool.)	   One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or	   mouth.	   [1913 Webster] Megathere
Megathere \Meg"a*there\, Megatherium \Meg`a*the"ri*um\, n. [NL.	   megatherium, fr. Gr. me`gas great + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the	   ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
Megatheroid \Meg`a*the"roid\, n. [Megatherium + -oid.] (Paleon.)	   One of a family of extinct edentates found in America. The	   family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Megavolt \Meg`a*volt"\, n. [Mega- + volt.] (Elec.)	   One of the larger measures of electro-motive force, amounting	   to one million volts.	   [1913 Webster]
Megaweber \Meg`a*we"ber\, n. [Mega- + weber.] (Elec.)	   A million webers.	   [1913 Webster]
Megerg \Meg"erg`\, n. [Mega- + erg.] (Physics)	   One of the larger measures of work, amounting to one million	   ergs; -- called also {megalerg}.	   [1913 Webster] Megilp
Megilp \Me*gilp"\, Megilph \Me*gilph"\, n. (Paint.)	   A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used	   by artists as a vehicle for colors. [Written also {magilp},	   and {magilph}.]	   [1913 Webster]
MEGO \MEGO\, n. [My eyes glaze over.]	   A very dull article, speech, or book, which causes the reader	   or listener to rapidly lose interest; -- often used of	   involved discussions of a technical nature, especially in	   newspapers. [Acronym, Slang]	   [PJC]
Megohm \Meg"ohm"\, n. [Mega- + ohm.] (Elec.)	   One of the larger measures of electrical resistance,	   amounting to one million ohms.	   [1913 Webster]
Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [OE. migrim, migrene, F. migraine, LL.	   hemigrania, L. hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. ?; ?- half + ?	   skull. See {Hemi-} and {Cranium}, and cf. {Hemicrania},	   {Migraine}.]	   1. A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually periodical and	      confined to one side of the head; now more commonly called	      {migraine headache} or {migraine}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the plural,	      lowness of spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies.	                                                  --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Far.) A sudden vertigo in a horse, succeeded	      sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an excess of	      blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy. --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]	Megrim \Me"grim\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   The British smooth sole, or scaldfish ({Psetta arnoglossa}).	   [1913 Webster]
Meibomian \Mei*bo"mi*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Meibomius.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Meibomian glands}, the slender sebaceous glands of the	      eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in the	      edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate	      the adjacent parts.	      [1913 Webster]
Meine \Meine\, v. t.	   See {Menge}.	   [1913 Webster] Meine	Meine \Mein"e\, Meiny \Mein"y\,, n. [OF. maisni['e]e, maisnie.	   See {Menial}.]	   1. A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue;	      train. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Company; band; army. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Meiocene \Mei"o*cene\, a. (Geol.)	   See {Miocene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meionite \Mei"o*nite\, n. [Gr. mei`wn smaller. So called in a	   allusion to the low pyramids of the crystals.] (Min.)	   A member of the scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals	   on Monte Somma, near Naples.	   [1913 Webster]
Meiosis \Mei*o"sis\ (m[-i]*[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   mei`wsis, fr. meioy^n to make smaller, from mei`wn. See	   {Meionite}.]	   1. (Rhet.) Diminution; a species of hyperbole, representing a	      thing as being less than it really is; understatement; see	      also {litotes}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Cell Biology) The cellular process by which a diploid	      progenitor cell forms haploid gametes, including a	      division of one diploid cell into two cells, each with one	      of the homologous sets of chromosomes.	      [PJC]
Meiostemonous \Mei`o*stem"o*nous\, a. [Gr. mei`wn smaller + ?	   warp, thread.] (Bot.)	   Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
meiotic \mei*ot"ic\, a. [See {meiosis}.] (Cell Biology)	   Of or pertaining to {meiosis}; as, meiotic division.	   [PJC]
-meister \-meister\ suff. [G., master]	   A suffix denoting master or professional practitioner, as in	   spinmeister or hypemeister.	   [PJC]
Meistersinger \Meis"ter*sing`er\, n. [G.]	   See {Mastersinger}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mekhitarist \Mekh"i*tar*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   See {Mechitarist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melaconite \Me*lac"o*nite\, n. [Gr. me`las black + ? dust.]	   (Min.)	   An earthy black oxide of copper, arising from the	   decomposition of other ores.	   [1913 Webster] Melada
Melada \Me*la"da\, Melado \Me*la"do\, n. [Sp., prop. p. p. of	   melar to sugar, candy, fr. L. mel honey. See {Molasses}.]	   A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from	   the pans without being drained.	   [1913 Webster]
Melaena \Me*lae"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las, m., me`laina, f.,	   black.] (Med.)	   A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of	   altered blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Melain \Mel"ain\, n. [See {Melaena}.]	   The dark coloring matter of the liquid of the cuttlefish.	   [1913 Webster]
Melainotype \Me*lai"no*type\, n.	   See {Melanotype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melam \Me"lam\ (m[=e]"l[a^]m), n. [Cf. F. m['e]lam.] (Chem.)	   A white or buff-colored granular powder, {C6H9N11}, obtained	   by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.	   [1913 Webster]
melamine \mel"a*mine\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*m[=e]n) n. (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous strongly basic chemical substance ({C3H6N6}),	   structurally 2,4,6-triamino-1,3,5-triazine, produced from	   several cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white	   crystalline substance; -- formerly supposed to be produced by	   the decomposition of melam. Called also {cyanuramide}. It is	   used as one of the starting components (together with	   formaldehyde) in the preparation of melamine resins,	   including the commercially marketed {Formica} (TM). It is	   solid at room temperature, and sublimes at temperatures	   approaching 250[deg] C, decomposing at 345[deg] C. Density	   1.573. --HCP61	   [1913 Webster + PJC] melamine resin	melamine resin \melamine resin\ melamine-fromaldehyde methanal
resin \melamine-fromaldehyde methanal resin\ n.	   A thermosetting plastic formed by the reaction of melamine	   and formaldehyde. It is used for molding and for preparing	   laminated sheets used to surface counter tops, walls, and	   furniture. The commercially marketed {Formica} (TM) is one	   type of melamine resin.	   [PJC]
Melampode \Mel"am*pode\, n. [Gr. melampo`dion; of uncertain	   origin.]	   The black hellebore. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Melampsoraceae \Melampsoraceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of rust fungi.	   Syn: family {Melampsoraceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Melampyrin
Melampyrin \Mel`am*py"rin\, Melampyrite \Mel`am*py"rite\, n.	   [NL. Melampyrum cowwheat; Gr. me`las black + pyro`s wheat.]	   (Chem.)	   The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found	   in the leaves of cowwheat ({Melampyrum}). See {Dulcite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanaemia \Mel`a*nae"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las, me`lanos,	   black + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition in which the blood contains black pigment	   either floating freely or imbedded in the white blood	   corpuscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanagogue \Me*lan"a*gogue\, n. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black +	   ? leading, driving, ? to lead.] (Med.)	   A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholia \Mel`an*cho"li*a\, n. [L. See {Melancholy}.] (Med.)	   A kind of mental unsoundness characterized by extreme	   depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, delusions, and	   brooding over one particular subject or train of ideas.	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholian \Mel`an*cho"li*an\, n.	   A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic. [Obs.]	   --Dr. J. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholic \Mel"an*chol`ic\, a. [L. melancholicus, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. m['e]lancholique.]	   Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected;	   unhappy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just as the melancholic eye	         Sees fleets and armies in the sky.       --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Melancholic \Mel"an*chol`ic\, n. [Obs.]	   1. One affected with a gloomy state of mind. --J. Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gloomy state of mind; melancholy. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Melancholily \Mel"an*chol`i*ly\, adv.	   In a melancholy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholiness \Mel"an*chol`i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being melancholy. --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholious \Mel`an*cho"li*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. melancholieux.]	   Melancholy. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholist \Mel"an*chol*ist\, n.	   One affected with melancholy or dejection. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholize \Mel"an*cho*lize\, v. i.	   To become gloomy or dejected in mind. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Melancholize \Mel"an*cho*lize\, v. t.	   To make melancholy.	   [1913 Webster]
Melancholy \Mel"an*chol*y\, n. [OE. melancolie, F.	   m['e]lancolie, L. melancholia, fr. Gr. ?; me`las, me`lanos,	   black + ? gall, bile. See {Malice}, and 1st {Gall}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing a	      considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great and continued depression of spirits, amounting to	      mental unsoundness; melancholia.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pensive maditation; serious thoughtfulness. [Obs.] "Hail,	      divinest Melancholy !" --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ill nature. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Melancholy \Mel"an*chol*y\, a.	   1. Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection;	      calamitous; afflictive; as, a melancholy event.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment impaired.	      [Obs.] --Bp. Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Favorable to meditation; somber.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pretty, melancholy seat, well wooded and watered.	                                                  --Evelin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gloomy; sad; dispirited; low-spirited; downhearted;	        unhappy; hypochondriac; disconsolate; heavy, doleful;	        dismal; calamitous; afflictive.	        [1913 Webster]
Melanconiaceae \Mel`an*co`ni*a"ce*ae\, n. pl. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A family of fungi constituting the order {Melanconiales}. --	   {Mel`an*co`ni*a"ceous}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Melanconiales \Mel`an*co`ni*a"les\, n. pl. [NL., fr.	   Melanconium, name of the typical genus, fr. Gr. me`las black	   + ? dust, in allusion to the dark spores.] (Bot.)	   The smallest of the three orders of Fungi Imperfecti,	   including those with no asci nor pycnidia, but as a rule	   having the spores in cavities without special walls. They	   cause many of the plant diseases known as anthracnose.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Melanesian \Mel`a*ne"sian\, prop. a. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos,	   black + ? island. Melanesia was so called from the dark	   complexion of the natives.]	   Of or pertaining to Melanesia.	   [1913 Webster]
M'elange \M['e]`lange"\, n. [F. See {Mell}, {Meddle}.]	   A mixture; a medley.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanian \Me*la"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks,	   having a turret-shaped shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanic \Me*lan"ic\, a. [Gr. me`las, -anos, black.]	   1. Melanotic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ethnol.) Of or pertaining to the black-haired races.	      --Prichard.	      [1913 Webster]
Melaniline \Me*lan"i*line\, n. (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as	   by the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white,	   crystalline substance; -- called also {diphenyl guanidin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanin \Mel"a*nin\, n. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black.]	   (Physiol.)	   A black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the	   skin (particularly in the skin of the negro), in the	   epithelial cells of the external layer of the retina (then	   called {fuscin}), in the outer layer of the choroid, and	   elsewhere. It is supposed to be derived from the	   decomposition of hemoglobin.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanism \Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. me`las,	   -anos, black.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An undue development of dark-colored pigment in the skin	      or its appendages; -- the opposite of {albinism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice. See {Melaena}.	      [1913 Webster]	Melanism \Mel"a*nism\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[i^]z'm), n. (Ethnol.)	   The character of having a high degree of pigmentation, as	   shown in dark skin, eyes, and hair.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Melanistic \Mel`a*nis"tic\ (m[e^]l`[.a]*n[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   Affected with melanism; of the nature of melanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanite \Mel"a*nite\ (m[e^]l"[.a]*n[imac]t), n. [Gr. me`las,	   me`lanos, black: cf. F. m['e]lanite.] (Min.)	   A black variety of garnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanochroi \Mel`a*noch"ro*i\, n. pl. [NL. See {Melanochroic}.]	   (Ethnol.)	   A group of the human race, including the dark whites.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanochroic \Mel`a*no*chro"ic\, a. [Gr. melana`chroos; me`las,	   -anos, black + chroa` color.]	   Having a dark complexion; of or pertaining to the	   Melanochroi.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanochroite \Mel`a*no*chro"ite\, n. [See {Melanochroic}.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of a red, or brownish or yellowish red color. It is	   a chromate of lead; -- called also {phoenicocroite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanocomous \Mel`a*noc"o*mous\, a. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black	   + ? hair.]	   Having very dark or black hair; black-haired. --Prichard.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanoma \Mel`a*no"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-nomata}. [NL.; Gr. ?, ?,	   black + -oma.] (Med.)	   (a) A tumor containing dark pigment. Such tumors are usually	       malignant and often fatal.	   (b) Development of dark-pigmented tumors.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Melanorrhoea \Mel`a*nor*rhoe"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las,	   me`lanos, black + ? to flow.] (Bot.)	   An East Indian genus of large trees. {Melanorrh[oe]a	   usitatissima} is the lignum-vitae of Pegu (in Burma), and	   yields a valuable black varnish.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanoscope \Me*lan"o*scope\, n. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black +	   -scope.] (Opt.)	   An instrument containing a combination of colored glasses	   such that they transmit only red light, so that objects of	   other colors, as green leaves, appear black when seen through	   it. It is used for viewing colored flames, to detect the	   presence of potassium, lithium, etc., by the red light which	   they emit.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanosis \Mel`a*no"sis\, [NL., fr. Gr. ? a growing black, fr.	   me`las, me`lanos, black.] (Med.)	   The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant	   character, causing pigmented tumors.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanosperm \Me*lan"o*sperm\, n. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black +	   spe`rma seed.] (Bot.)	   An alga of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed	   dust. The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of	   kelp. -- {Mel`a*no*sper"mous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanotic \Mel`a*not"ic\, a.	   Melanistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanotype \Me*lan"o*type\, n. [Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black +	   -type.] (Photog.)	   A positive picture produced with sensitized collodion on a	   smooth surface of black varnish, coating a thin plate of	   iron; also, the process of making such a picture. [Written	   also {melainotype}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Melanterite \Me*lan"ter*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green color and vitreous	   luster; iron vitriol.	   [1913 Webster]
Melanure \Mel"a*nure\, n. [NL. melanurus, fr. Gr. me`las,	   me`lanos, black + o'ura` tail.] (Zool.)	   A small fish of the Mediterranean; a gilthead. See {Gilthead}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Melanuric \Mel`a*nu"ric\, a. [Melam + urea.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid	   obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea, as a white	   crystalline powder; -- called also {melanurenic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melaphyre \Mel"a*phyre\, n. [F., fr. Gr. me`las, me`lanos, black	   + porphyre porphyry.] (Min.)	   Any one of several dark-colored augitic, eruptive rocks	   allied to basalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Melasma \Me*las"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? black spot.] (Med.)	   A dark discoloration of the skin, usually local; as,	   Addison's melasma, or Addison's disease. -- {Me*las"mic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Melasses \Me*las"ses\, n.	   See {Molasses}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melassic \Me*las"sic\, a. [See {Molasses}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from molasses	   or glucose, and probably identical with {saccharic} acid	   (also called {D-glucaric} acid or {tetrahydroxyadipic} acid).	   See {Saccharic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melastoma \Me*las"to*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`las black + sto`ma	   mouth.] (Bot.)	   A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the	   black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Melastomaceous \Mel`a*sto*ma"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the order of which {Melastoma} is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
melatonin \mel`a*tonin\ n. (Physiology)	   A hormone secreted by the pineal gland. Chemically it is	   N-acety-5-methoxytryptamine. Research has indicated that	   there are daily rhythms in secretion of melatonin, in	   particular due to the depressing effect on melatonin	   production by light received by the retina. Conversely it	   appears that melatonin may influence the circadian rhythms of	   animals. There is some experimental evidence that	   administration of melatonin may increase the amount of sleep	   in people with sleep disorders. However, the evidence is not	   convincing and the effect is not profound. Nevertheless, the	   deregulation of melatonin and its availability	   over-the-counter has led to many people taking melatonin to	   help sleep, without consulting a physician.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	         A role for melatonin in sleep facilitation has been	         inferred from its effect on electroencephalogram	         patterns, but it has not been possible to demonstrate	         that wakefulness sleep cycles are driven by periodic	         accumulation, depletion, or regeneration of melatonin.	                                                  --Uwe	                                                  Ackermann,	                                                  Essentials of	                                                  Human	                                                  Physiology,	                                                  1992
Melchite \Mel"chite\, n. [Heb. melek king.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and Egypt, which acknowledges	   the authority of the pope, but adheres to the liturgy and	   ceremonies of the Eastern Church.	   [1913 Webster]
Meld \Meld\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Melded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Melding}.] [G. melden to announce.] (Card Playing)	   In the game of pinochle, to declare or announce for a score;	   as, to meld a sequence. [WordNet sense 1]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to mix together so that the components are	      indistinguishable. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: blend, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce,	        combine, merge.	        [WordNet 1.5]
meld \meld\, n. (Card Playing)	   1. Any combination or score which may be declared, or melded,	      in pinochle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A form of rummy using two decks and four jokers; jokers	      and dueces are wild; the object is to meld groups of seven	      of the same rank.	   Syn: canasta, basket rummy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Meleagrididae \Meleagrididae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fowls including the turkeys and some	   extinct forms.	   Syn: family {Meleagrididae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Meleagrine \Mel`e*a"grine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the genus {Meleagris}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meleagris \Mel`e*a"gris\, prop. n. [L., the Guinea fowl.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of American gallinaceous birds, including the common	   turkey and the wild turkeys.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mel'ee \M[^e]`l['e]e"\ (m[asl]`l[asl]"), n. [F., fr. m[^e]ler to	   mix. See {Meddle}, {Mell}, and cf. {Mellay}.]	   1. A fight in which the combatants are mingled in one	      confused mass; a hand to hand conflict; an affray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cavalry exercise in which two groups of riders try to	      cut paper plumes off the helmets of their opponents, the	      contest continuing until no member of one group retains	      his plume; -- sometimes called {Balaklava m[^e]l['e]e}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Melena \Me*le"na\, n. (Med.)	   See {Melaena}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melene \Mel"ene\, n. [Melissic + ethylene.] (Chem.)	   An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C30H60}, of the ethylene series,	   obtained from beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; --	   called also {melissene}, and {melissylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melenite \Mel"e*nite\, n. [Gr. me`li honey.]	   An explosive of great destructive power; -- so called from	   its color, which resembles honey.	   [1913 Webster]
Meletin \Mel"e*tin\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Quercitin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melezitose \Me*lez"i*tose`\, n. [F. m['e]l[`e]ze the larch +	   melitose.] (Chem.)	   A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, extracted from the	   manna of the larch ({Larix}). [Written also {melicitose}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meliaceous \Me`li*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to a natural order ({Meliacae}) of plants of which	   the genus {Melia} is the type. It includes the mahogany and	   the Spanish cedar.	   [1913 Webster] Melibean
Melibean \Mel`i*be"an\, Meliboean \Mel`i*b[oe]"an\, a. [From L.	   Meliboeus, one of the interlocutors in Virgil's first	   Eclogue.] (Rhet.)	   Alternately responsive, as verses.	   [1913 Webster]
Melic \Mel"ic\, [Gr. ?, fr. ? song.]	   Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.	   [1913 Webster]
Melicerous \Me*lic"er*ous\, a. [L. meliceris a kind of tumor,	   fr. Gr. ?; me`li honey + ? wax.] (Med.)	   Consisting of or containing matter like honey; -- said of	   certain encysted tumors.	   [1913 Webster]
Melic grass \Mel"ic grass`\ (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses ({Melica}) of little agricultural	   importance.	   [1913 Webster]
Melicotoon \Mel`i*co*toon"\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Melocoton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melicratory \Me*lic"ra*to*ry\, n. [Gr. meli`kraton.]	   A meadlike drink. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Melilite \Mel"i*lite\ (m[e^]l"[i^]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. me`li	   honey + -lite; cf. F. m['e]lilithe.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the	   lavas (melilite basalt) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere. [Written	   also {mellilite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Melilot \Mel"i*lot\ (-l[o^]t), n. [F. m['e]lilot, L. melilotus,	   fr. Gr. ?, ?, a kind of clover containing honey; me`li honey	   + ? lotus.] (Bot.)	   Any species of {Melilotus}, a genus of leguminous herbs	   having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The	   blue melilot ({Melilotus caerulea}) is used in Switzerland to	   give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.	   [1913 Webster]
Melilotic \Mel`i*lot"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or melilot;	   specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series,	   obtained from melilot as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Melinae \Melinae\ n.	   A subdivision of mammals not used in some classifications; it	   includes the badgers.	   Syn: subfamily Melinae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
M'elinite \M['e]"lin*ite\, n. [F.] (Chem.)	   A high explosive similar to lyddite, consisting principally	   of picric acid, used in the French military service.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\ (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Meliorated} (m[=e]l"y[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Meliorating}.] [L. melioratus, p. p. of meliorare to	   meliorate, fr. melior better; akin to Gr. ma^llon rather,	   ma`la very. Cf. {Ameliorate}.]	   To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make	   more tolerable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nature by art we nobly meliorate.        --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pure and benign light of revelation has had a	         meliorating influence on mankind.        --Washington.	   [1913 Webster]	Meliorate \Mel"io*rate\, v. i.	   To grow better.	   [1913 Webster]
Meliorater \Mel"io*ra`ter\, n.	   Same as {Meliorator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melioration \Mel`io*ra"tion\, n. [L. melioratio.]	   The act or operation of meliorating, or the state of being	   meliorated; improvement. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Meliorator \Mel"io*ra`tor\, n.	   One who meliorates.	   [1913 Webster]
Meliorism \Mel"io*rism\, n. [From L. melior better.]	   The doctrine that there is a tendency throughout nature	   toward improvement. --J. Sully.	   [1913 Webster]
Meliority \Mel*ior"i*ty\, n. [LL. melioritas, fr. L. melior. See	   {Meliorate}.]	   The state or quality of being better; melioration. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Meliphagan \Me*liph"a*gan\, a. [Gr. me`li honey + ? to eat.]	   (Zool.)	   Belonging to the genus {Meliphaga}.	   [1913 Webster]	Meliphagan \Me*liph"a*gan\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Meliphaga} and allied genera; a honey	   eater; -- called also {meliphagidan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meliphagous \Me*liph"a*gous\, a. [See {Meliphagan}.] (Zool.)	   Eating, or feeding upon, honey.	   [1913 Webster]
Melisma \Me*lis"ma\, n.; pl. {Melismata}. [NL., fr. Gr. me`lisma	   a song.] (Mus.)	   (a) A piece of melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to	       {recitative} or musical declamation.	   (b) A grace or embellishment.	       [1913 Webster]
Melissa \Me*lis"sa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm	   ({Melissa officinalis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Melissic \Me*lis"sic\, a. [Gr. me`lissa a bee, honey.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an	   acid obtained by oxidation of myricin.	   [1913 Webster]
Melissyl \Me*lis"syl\, n. [Melissic +yl.] (Chem.)	   See {Myricyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melissylene \Me*lis"sy*lene\, n. [Melissic + -yl + -ene.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Melene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melitose \Mel"i*tose`\, n. [Gr. me`li honey.] (Chem.)	   A variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, extracted from	   cotton seeds and from the so-called Australian manna (a	   secretion of certain species of Eucalyptus).	   [1913 Webster]
Mell \Mell\, v. i. & t. [F. m[^e]ler, OF. meller, mester. See	   {Meddle}.]	   To mix; to meddle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mell \Mell\, n. [See {Mellifluous}.]	   Honey. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]	Mell \Mell\, n.	   A mill. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellate \Mel"late\, n. [L. mel, mellis, honey. Cf. {Mellitate}.]	   (Chem.)	   A mellitate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mellay \Mel"lay\, n.	   A m[^e]l['e]e; a conflict. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellic \Mel"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   See {Mellitic}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Melliferous \Mel*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. mellifer; mel, mellis,	   honey + ferre to bear.]	   Producing honey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellific \Mel*lif"ic\, a. [L. mel, mellis, honey + -ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   Producing honey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellification \Mel`li*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. mellificare to make	   honey: cf. F. mellification. See {Mellific}.]	   The making or production of honey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellifluence \Mel*lif"lu*ence\, n.	   A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellifluent \Mel*lif"lu*ent\, a. [L. mellifluens. See	   {Mellifluous}.]	   Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellifluently \Mel*lif"lu*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a mellifluent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellifluous \Mel*lif"lu*ous\, a. [L. mellifluus; mel, mellis,	   honey (akin to Gr. ?, Goth. milip) + fluere to flow. See	   {Mildew}, {Fluent}, and cf. {Marmalade}.]	   Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly;	   as, a mellifluous voice. -- {Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Melligenous \Mel*lig"e*nous\, a. [L. mel, mellis + -genous.]	   Having the qualities of honey. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Melligo \Mel*li"go\, n. [L.]	   Honeydew.	   [1913 Webster]
Melliloquent \Mel*lil"o*quent\, a. [L. mel, mellis honey +	   loquens speaking, p. pr. of loqui to speak.]	   Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.	   [1913 Webster]
Melliphagan \Mel*liph"a*gan\, n.	   See {Meliphagan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melliphagous \Mel*liph"a*gous\, a.	   See {Meliphagous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellitate \Mel"li*tate\, n. [Cf. F. mellitate. See {Mellitic}.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt of mellitic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellite \Mel"lite\, n. [L. mel, mellis, honey: cf. F. mellite.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly	   the result of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a	   mellitate of alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellitic \Mel*lit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. mellitique. See {Mellite}.]	   (Chem.)	   (a) Containing saccharine matter; marked by saccharine	       secretions; as, mellitic diabetes.	   (b) Pertaining to, or derived from, the mineral mellite.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Mellitic acid} (Chem.), a white, crystalline, organic	      substance, {C6(CO2H)6}, occurring naturally in combination	      with aluminium in the mineral mellite, and produced	      artificially by the oxidation of coal, graphite, etc., and	      hence called also {graphitic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mellone \Mel"lone\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow powder, {C6H3N9}, obtained from certain	   sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms compounds	   called mellonides.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellonide \Mel"lon*ide\, n.	   See {Mellone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellow \Mel"low\, a. [Compar. {Mellower}; superl. {Mellowest}.]	   [OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig	   soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender	      pulp; as, a mellow apple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence:	      (a) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a	          mellow soil. "Mellow glebe." --Drayton	      (b) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich;	          delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.	          "The mellow horn." --Wordsworth. "The mellow-tasted	          Burgundy." --Thomson.	          [1913 Webster]	                The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues	                Heaven with all freaks of light.  --Percival.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial.	      [1913 Webster]	            May health return to mellow age.      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed	            a hound.                              --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Mellow \Mel"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mellowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mellowing}.]	   To make mellow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground],	         they do not plow it again till April.    --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by	         the ripeness of age.                     --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]	Mellow \Mel"low\, v. i.	   To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows. "Prosperity	   begins to mellow." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
mellowed \mellowed\ adj.	   1. having a mild and pleasing flavor through proper aging.	   Syn: mellow.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having attained to kindliness or gentleness through age	      and experience; -- of people.	   Syn: gentle, mellow.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mellowing \mellowing\ adj.	   pr. p. of {mellow}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	mellowing \mellowing\ n.	   The act or process of acquiring desirable qualities by being	   left undisturbed for some time.	   Syn: ripening, aging, ageing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mellowly \Mel"low*ly\, adv.	   In a mellow manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellowness \Mel"low*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being mellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Mellowy \Mel"low*y\, a.	   Soft; unctuous. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Melluco \Mel*lu"co\, n. (Bot.)	   A climbing plant ({Ullucus officinalis}) of the Andes, having	   tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for potatoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Melne \Mel"ne\, n.	   A mill. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Melocoton
Melocoton \Mel`o*co*ton"\, Melocotoon \Mel`o*co*toon"\, n. [Sp.	   melocoton a kind of peach tree and its fruit, L. malum	   cotonium, or cotonea, or Cydonia, a quince, or quince tree,	   lit., apple of Cydonia, Gr. ? ?. See {Quince}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A quince.	   (b) A kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh	       yellow. [Written also {malacatoon}, {malacotune}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Melodeon \Me*lo"de*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? musical. See	   {Melody}, and cf. {Odeon}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mus.) A kind of small reed organ; -- a portable form of	      the seraphine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A music hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Melodic \Me*lod"ic\, a. [L. melodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   m['e]lodique.]	   Of the nature of melody; relating to, containing, or made up	   of, melody; melodious.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodics \Me*lod"ics\, n.	   The branch of musical science which treats of the pitch of	   tones, and of the laws of melody.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodiograph \Me*lo"di*o*graph\, n. [Melody + -graph.]	   A contrivance for preserving a record of music, by recording	   the action of the keys of a musical instrument when played	   upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodious \Me*lo"di*ous\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]lodieux. See	   {Melody}.]	   Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the	   ear by a sweet succession of sounds; as, a melodious voice.	   "A melodious voice." "A melodious undertone." --Longfellow.	   -- {Me*lo"di*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Me*lo"di*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodist \Mel"o*dist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]lodiste.]	   A composer or singer of melodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodize \Mel"o*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melodized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Melodizing}.]	   To make melodious; to form into, or set to, melody.	   [1913 Webster]	Melodize \Mel"o*dize\, v. i.	   To make melody; to compose melodies; to harmonize.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodrama \Mel`o*dra"ma\, n. [F. m['e]lodrame, fr. Gr. me`los	   song + dra^ma drama.]	   Formerly, a kind of drama having a musical accompaniment to	   intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, a drama	   abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations,	   with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are	   especially thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in	   which the orchestra plays a somewhat descriptive	   accompaniment, while the actor speaks; as, the melodrama in	   the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's "Fidelio".	   [1913 Webster]
Melodramatic \Mel`o*dra*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]lodramatique.]	   Of or pertaining to melodrama; like or suitable to a	   melodrama; unnatural in situation or action. --	   {Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodramatist \Mel`o*dram"a*tist\, n.	   One who acts in, or writes, melodramas.	   [1913 Webster]
Melodrame \Mel"o*drame\, n. [F.]	   Melodrama.	   [1913 Webster]
Melody \Mel"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Melodies}. [OE. melodie, F.	   m['e]lodie, L. melodia, fr. Gr. ? a singing, choral song, fr.	   ? musical, melodious; me`los song, tune + ? song. See {Ode}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lulled with sound of sweetest melody. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A rhythmical succession of single tones, ranging	      for the most part within a given key, and so related	      together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of	      what is technically called a musical thought, at once	      pleasing to the ear and characteristic in expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Melody consists in a succession of single tones;	         harmony is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a	         succession of consonant musical combinations or chords.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The air or tune of a musical piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Harmony}.	        [1913 Webster]
Meloe \Mel"o*e\, [ NL., fr. Gr. ? to probe a wound.] (Zool.)	   A genus of beetles without wings, but having short oval	   elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used	   instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See {Oil	   beetle}, under {Oil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melograph \Mel"o*graph\ (m[e^]l"[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Gr. me`los a	   song + -graph : cf. F. m['e]lographe.]	   Same as {Melodiograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
meloid \meloid\ n. (Zool.)	   A beetle belongoing to the family {Meloidae}.	   [PJC]
Meloidae \Meloidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of insects comprising the blister beetles.	   Syn: family {Meloidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Melolonthidae \Melolonthidae\ prop. n.	   A natural subfamily of beetles, considered a separate family	   in some classification systems.	   Syn: subfamily {Melolonthidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Melolonthidian \Mel`o*lon*thid"i*an\	   (m[e^]l`[-o]*l[o^]n*th[i^]d"[i^]*an), n. [Gr. mhlolo`nqh the	   cockchafer.] (Zool.)	   A beetle of the genus {Melolontha}, and allied genera. See	   {May beetle}, under {May}.	   [1913 Webster]
Melon \Mel"on\ (m[e^]l"[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. melo, for melopepo	   an apple-shaped melon, Gr. mhlope`pwn; mh^lon apple + pe`pwn	   a species of large melon; cf. L. malum apple. Cf.	   {Marmalade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) The juicy fruit of certain cucurbitaceous plants,	      as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron melon; also, the	      plant that produces the fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large, ornamental, marine, univalve shell of the	      genus {Melo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Melon beetle} (Zool.), a small leaf beetle ({Diabrotiea	      vittata}), which damages the leaves of melon vines.	   {Melon cactus}, {Melon thistle}.	      (a) (Bot.) A genus of cactaceous plants ({Melocactus})	          having a fleshy and usually globose stem with the	          surface divided into spiny longitudinal ridges, and	          bearing at the top a prickly and woolly crown in which	          the small pink flowers are half concealed. {Melocactus	          communis}, from the West Indies, is often cultivated,	          and sometimes called {Turk's cap}.	      (b) The related genus {Mamillaria}, in which the stem is	          tubercled rather than ribbed, and the flowers	          sometimes large. See Illust. under {Cactus}.	          [1913 Webster]
Melopiano \Mel`o*pi*a"no\, n. [Gr. me`los song + E. piano.]	   A piano having a mechanical attachment which enables the	   player to prolong the notes at will.	   [1913 Webster]
Meloplastic \Mel`o*plas"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation	   of a new cheek.	   [1913 Webster]
Meloplasty \Mel"o*plas`ty\ (m[e^]l"[-o]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]), n. [Gr.	   mh^lon an apple, a cheek + -plasty: cf. F. m['e]loplastie.]	   (Surg.)	   The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed	   wholly or in part.	   [1913 Webster]
Melopoeia \Mel`o*p[oe]"ia\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; me`los song +	   poiei^n to make.] (Mus.)	   The art of forming melody; melody; -- now often used for a	   melodic passage, rather than a complete melody.	   [1913 Webster]
melosa \melosa\ n.	   A South American herb ({Madia sativa}) with sticky glandular	   foliage; it is a source of {madia oil}.	   Syn: Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, {Madia sativa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Melospiza \Melospiza\ prop. n.	   A genus of American song sparrows and swamp sparrows.	   Syn: genus {Melospiza}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Melotype \Mel"o*type\, n. (Photog.)	   A picture produced by a process in which development after	   exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit	   transportation of exposed plates; also, the process itself.	   [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Melpomene \Mel*pom"e*ne\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., the	   songstress, fr. ?, ?, to sing.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The Muse of tragedy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The eighteenth asteroid.	      [1913 Webster]
Melrose \Mel"rose\, n.	   Honey of roses.	   [1913 Webster]
Melt \Melt\ (m[e^]lt), n. (Zool.)	   See 2d {Milt}.	   [1913 Webster]	Melt \Melt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Melted} (obs.) p. p. {Molten};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Melting}.] [AS. meltan; akin to Gr.	   me`ldein, E. malt, and prob. to E. smelt, v. [root]108. Cf.	   {Smelt}, v., {Malt}, {Milt} the spleen.]	   1. To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to	      liquefy; as, to melt wax, tallow, or lead; to melt ice or	      snow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To soften, as by a warming or kindly influence; to	      relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild influences;	      sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of;	      to weaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou would'st have . . . melted down thy youth.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For pity melts the mind to love.      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.	        [1913 Webster]	Melt \Melt\, v. i.	   1. To be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the	      influence of heat; as, butter and wax melt at moderate	      temperatures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dissolve; as, sugar melts in the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild, or gentle;	      also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul melteth for heaviness.        --Ps. cxix.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            Melting with tenderness and kind compassion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lose distinct form or outline; to blend. See {fondue}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing	            outlines, overlapping and melting into each other.	                                                  --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog	      melts away. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Meltable \Melt"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being melted.	   [1913 Webster]
Melter \Melt"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, melts.	   [1913 Webster]
Melting \Melt"ing\, n.	   Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or the	   process of becoming melted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Melting point} (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a	      solid substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of	      ice is 0[deg] Centigrade or 32[deg] Fahr., that of urea is	      132[deg] Centigrade. Pressure affects the melting point	      somewhat, and if not specified the melting point is	      usually taken to be at atmospheric pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	Melting \Melt"ing\ a.	   Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or	   figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting	   mood. -- {Melt"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Melting pot \Melt"ing pot\ n.	   1. A vessel in which anything is melted; a crucible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sociology) (fig.) A place where people of different	      backgrounds become similar in culture. The United States	      has often been referred to as a melting pot, though the	      differences in cultures of recently arrived immigrants	      persists beyond the generation of immigrants.	      [PJC]
Melton \Mel"ton\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without	   raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.	   [1913 Webster]
Melungeon \Me*lun"geon\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]langer to mix,	   m['e]lange a mixture.]	   One of a mixed white and Indian people living in parts of	   Tennessee and the Carolinas. They are descendants of early	   intermixtures of white settlers with natives. In North	   Carolina the	   {Croatan Indians}, regarded as descended from Raleigh's lost	      colony of Croatan, formerly classed with negroes, are now	      legally recognized as distinct.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Melursus \Melursus\ prop. n.	   A genus of mammals including the sloth bears; in some	   classifications not a separate genus from {Ursus}.	   Syn: genus {Melursus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Melville \Melville\ prop. n.	   Herman Melville, American novelist, author of Moby Dick; b.	   1819, d. 1891.	   Syn: Herman Melville.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mem \mem\ n.	   the 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Member \Mem"ber\, v. t. [See {Remember}.]	   To remember; to cause to remember; to mention. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Member \Mem"ber\, n. [OE. membre, F. membre, fr. L. membrum; cf.	   Goth. mimz flesh, Skr. mamsa.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A part of an animal capable of performing a	      distinct office; an organ; a limb.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have many members in one body, and all members	            have not the same office.             --Rom. xii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 the two parts of an algebraic	          equation, connected by the sign of equality.	      (c) (Engin.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod,	          strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss.	      (d) (Arch.) Any part of a building, whether	          constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the	          like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of	          moldings.	      (e) One of the persons composing a society, community, or	          the like; an individual forming part of an	          association; as, a member of the society of Friends.	      (f) (Math.) one of the elements which, taken together,	          comprise a set.	      (g) (Math.) one of the individual objects which comprise a	          group or class.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Compression member}, {Tension member} (Engin.), a member, as	      a rod, brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or	      tension, respectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Membered \Mem"bered\, a.	   1. Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Having legs of a different tincture from that of	      the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic representations.	      [1913 Webster]
Membership \Mem"ber*ship\, n.	   1. The state of being a member.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of members, as of a society.	      [1913 Webster]
Membral \Mem"bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Relating to a member.	   [1913 Webster]
Membranaceous \Mem`bra*na"ceous\, a. [L. membranaceus.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Same as {Membranous}. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Thin and rather soft or pliable, as the leaves of	      the rose, peach tree, and aspen poplar.	      [1913 Webster]
Membrane \Mem"brane\, n. [F., fr. L. membrana the skin that	   covers the separate members of the body, fr. L. membrum. See	   {Member}.] (Anat.)	   A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a	   fibrous network, serving to cover or line some part or organ,	   and often secreting or absorbing certain fluids.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded	         parts, of various texture, both in animals and	         vegetables.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Adventitious membrane}, a membrane connecting parts not	      usually connected, or of a different texture from the	      ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix.	   {Jacob's membrane}. See under {Retina}.	   {Mucous membranes} (Anat.), the membranes lining passages and	      cavities which communicate with the exterior, as well as	      ducts and receptacles of secretion, and habitually	      secreting mucus.	   {Schneiderian membrane}. (Anat.) See {Schneiderian}.	   {Serous membranes} (Anat.), the membranes, like the	      peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities	      having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous fluid.	      [1913 Webster]
Membraneous \Mem*bra"ne*ous\, a. [L. membraneus of parchment.]	   See {Membranous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Membraniferous \Mem`bra*nif"er*ous\, a. [Membrane + -ferous.]	   Having or producing membranes.	   [1913 Webster]
Membraniform \Mem*bra"ni*form\, a. [Membrane + -form: cf. F.	   membraniforme.]	   Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.	   [1913 Webster]
Membranology \Mem`bra*nol"o*gy\, n. [Membrane + -logy.]	   The science which treats of membranes.	   [1913 Webster]
Membranous \Mem"bra*nous\, a. [Cf. F. membraneux.]	   1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, membrane; as,	      a membranous covering or lining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Membranaceous.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Membranous croup} (Med.), true croup. See {Croup}.	      [1913 Webster]
Memento \Me*men"to\, n.; pl. {Mementos}. [L., remember, be	   mindful, imper. of meminisse to remember. See {Mention}.]	   A hint, suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory;	   that which reminds or recalls to memory; a souvenir.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seasonable mementos may be useful.       --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Memento mori \Me*men"to mo"ri\ [L.]	   Lit., remember to die, i.e., that you must die; a warning to	   be prepared for death; an object, as a death's-head or a	   personal ornament, usually emblematic, used as a reminder of	   death.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Meminna \Me*min"na\, n. (Zool.)	   A small deerlet, or chevrotain, of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Memnon \Mem"non\, n. [L., from Gr. ?, lit., the Steadfast,	   Resolute, the son of Tithonus and Aurora, and king of the	   Ethiopians, killed by Achilles.] (Antiq.)	   A celebrated Egyptian statue near Thebes, said to have the	   property of emitting a harplike sound at sunrise.	   [1913 Webster] Memoir
Memoir \Mem"oir\, or pl. Memoirs \Mem"oirs\, n. [F. m['e]moire,	   m., memorandum, fr. m['e]moire, f., memory, L. memoria. See	   {Memory}.]	   1. A memorial account; a history composed from personal	      experience and memory; an account of transactions or	      events (usually written in familiar style) as they are	      remembered by the writer. See {History}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A memorial of any individual; a biography; often, a	      biography written without special regard to method and	      completeness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An account of something deemed noteworthy; an essay; a	      record of investigations of any subject; the journals and	      proceedings of a society.	      [1913 Webster]
Memoirist \Mem"oir*ist\, n.	   A writer of memoirs.	   [1913 Webster]
memorabilia \mem`o*ra*bil"i*a\, n. pl. [L., fr. memorabilis	   memorable. See {Memorable}.]	   1. Things remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record;	      also, the record of them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mementos of past events; souvenirs.	      [PJC]
Memorability \Mem`o*ra*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being memorable.	   [1913 Webster]
Memorable \Mem"o*ra*ble\, a. [L. memorabilis, fr. memorare to	   bring to remembrance, fr. memor mindful, remembering. See	   {Memory}, and cf. {Memorabilia}.]	   Worthy to be remembered; very important or remarkable. --	   {Mem"o*ra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Mem"o*ra*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Surviving fame to gain,	         Buy tombs, by books, by memorable deeds. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Memorandum \Mem`o*ran"dum\, n.; pl. E. {Memorandums}, L.	   {Memoranda}. [L., something to be remembered, neut. of	   memorandus, fut. pass. p. of memorare. See {Memorable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A record of something which it is desired to remember; a	      note to help the memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . entered a memorandum in my pocketbook.	                                                  --Guardian.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wish you would, as opportunity offers, make	            memorandums of the regulations of the academies.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A brief or informal note in writing of some	      transaction, or an outline of an intended instrument; an	      instrument drawn up in a brief and compendious form.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Memorandum check}, a check given as an acknowledgment of	      indebtedness, but with the understanding that it will not	      be presented at bank unless the maker fails to take it up	      on the day the debt becomes due. It usually has Mem.	      written on its face.	      [1913 Webster]
Memorate \Mem"o*rate\, v. t. [L. memoratus, p. p. of memorare.	   See {Memorable}.]	   To commemorate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Memorative \Mem"o*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]moratif.]	   Commemorative. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Memoria \Me*mo"ri*a\, n. [L.]	   Memory.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Memoria technica}, technical memory; a contrivance for	      aiding the memory.	      [1913 Webster]
Memorial \Me*mo"ri*al\, a. [F. m['e]morial, L. memorialis, fr.	   memoria. See {Memory}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative; as, a	      memorial building.	      [1913 Webster]	            There high in air, memorial of my name,	            Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contained in memory; as, a memorial possession.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mnemonic; assisting the memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be	            expressed by the memorial word ASH.   --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Memorial Day}. See {Memorial Day} in the vocabulary. Also	      called {{Decoration Day}}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Memorial \Me*mo"ri*al\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]morial.]	   1. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person or	      event; something which serves to keep something else in	      remembrance; a monument. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Churches have names; some as memorials of peace,	            some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity	            itself.                               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A memorandum; a record. [Obs. or R.] --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A written representation of facts, addressed to the	      government, or to some branch of it, or to a society,	      etc., -- often accompanied with a petition.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Memory; remembrance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Precious is the memorial of the just. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Diplomacy) A species of informal state paper, much used	      in negotiation.	      [1913 Webster]	Memorial Day \Me*mo"ri*al Day\	   1. A day, originally May 30, appointed for commemorating, by	      decorating their graves with flowers, by patriotic	      exercises, etc., the dead soldiers and sailors who served	      the Civil War (1861-65) in the United States; Also called	      {Decoration Day}. It is a legal holiday in most of the	      States. In the Southern States, the Confederate Memorial	      Day is: May 30 in Virginia; April 26 in Alabama, Florida,	      Georgia, and Mississippi; May 10 in North Carolina and	      South Carolina; the second Friday in May in Tennessee;	      June 3 in Louisiana. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A day designated for commemoration of all of the war dead	      of the United States, clebrated on the last Monday in May	      in most states. It supersedes the original Memorial Day	      celebrated May 30th.	      [PJC]
memorialise \me*mo"ri*al*ise\, v. t.	   Same as memorialize. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
Memorialist \Me*mo"ri*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]morialiste.]	   One who writes or signs a memorial.	   [1913 Webster]
Memorialize \Me*mo"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Memorialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Memorializing}.]	   To address or petition by a memorial; to present a memorial	   to; as, to memorialize the legislature. --T. Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Memorializer \Me*mo"ri*al*i`zer\, n.	   One who petitions by a memorial. --T. Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Memorial rose \Memorial rose\	   A Japanese evergreen rose ({Rosa wichuraiana}) with creeping	   branches, shining leaves, and single white flowers. It is	   often planted in cemeteries.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Memorist \Mem"o*rist\, n. [See {Memorize}.]	   One who, or that which, causes to be remembered. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Memoriter \Me*mor"i*ter\, adv. [L., fr. memor mindful. See	   {Memorable}.]	   By, or from, memory.	   [1913 Webster]
Memorize \Mem"o*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Memorized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Memorizing}.] [See {Memory}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to be remembered; hence, to record. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They neglect to memorize their conquest. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            They meant to . . . memorize another Golgotha.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To commit to memory; to learn by heart.	      [1913 Webster]
memorizer \memorizer\ n.	   A person who learns by rote.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Memory \Mem"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Memories}. [OE. memorie, OF.	   memoire, memorie, F. m['e]moire, L. memoria, fr. memor	   mindful; cf. mora delay. Cf. {Demur}, {Martyr}, {Memoir},	   {Remember}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The faculty of the mind by which it retains the knowledge	      of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.	      [1913 Webster]	            Memory is the purveyor of reason.     --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The reach and positiveness with which a person can	      remember; the strength and trustworthiness of one's power	      to reach and represent or to recall the past; as, his	      memory was never wrong.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The actual and distinct retention and recognition of past	      ideas in the mind; remembrance; as, in memory of youth;	      memories of foreign lands.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The time within which past events can be or are	      remembered; as, within the memory of man.	      [1913 Webster]	            And what, before thy memory, was done	            From the begining.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something, or an aggregate of things, remembered; hence,	      character, conduct, etc., as preserved in remembrance,	      history, or tradition; posthumous fame; as, the war became	      only a memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The memory of the just is blessed.    --Prov. x. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            That ever-living man of memory, Henry the Fifth.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Nonconformists . . . have, as a body, always	            venerated her [Elizabeth's] memory.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A memorial. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These weeds are memories of those worser hours.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Memory}, {Remembrance}, {Recollection}, {Reminiscence}.	   Usage: Memory is the generic term, denoting the power by	          which we reproduce past impressions. Remembrance is an	          exercise of that power when things occur spontaneously	          to our thoughts. In recollection we make a distinct	          effort to collect again, or call back, what we know	          has been formerly in the mind. Reminiscence is	          intermediate between remembrance and recollection,	          being a conscious process of recalling past	          occurrences, but without that full and varied	          reference to particular things which characterizes	          recollection. "When an idea again recurs without the	          operation of the like object on the external sensory,	          it is remembrance; if it be sought after by the mind,	          and with pain and endeavor found, and brought again	          into view, it is recollection." --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To draw to memory}, to put on record; to record. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer. Gower.	      [1913 Webster]
Memphian \Mem"phi*an\, prop. a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt;	      hence, Egyptian; as, Memphian darkness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the city of Memphis in Tennessee.	      [PJC]	Memphian \Mem"phi*an\, prop. n.	   A native or resident of the city of Memphis in Tennessee.	   [PJC] memsahib
memsahib \mem"sa`hib\, mem-sahib
\mem"-sa`hib\(m[e^]m"s[aum]`[i^]b), n. [Hind. mem-s[=a]hib; mem	   (fr. E. ma'am) + Ar. [,c][=a]hib master. See {Sahib}.]	   Lady; mistress; -- used by Hindustani-speaking natives in	   India in addressing European women.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Men \Men\ (m[e^]n), n.,	   pl. of {Man}.	   [1913 Webster]	Men \Men\, pron. [OE. me, men. "Not the plural of man, but a	   weakened form of the word man itself." Skeat.]	   A man; one; -- used with a verb in the singular, and	   corresponding to the present indefinite one or they. [Obs.]	   --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men moot give silver to the poure friars. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A privy thief, men clepeth death.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Menaccanite \Me*nac"can*ite\, n. [From Menaccan, in Cornwall,	   where it was first found.] (Min.)	   An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting chiefly of	   the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, but	   occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also {titanic	   iron ore}, and {ilmenite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Menace \Men"ace\ (m[e^]n"[asl]s; 48), n. [F., fr. L. minaciae	   threats, menaces, fr. minax, -acis, projecting, threatening,	   minae projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf.	   {Amenable}, {Demean}, {Imminent}, {Minatory}.]	   The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or	   threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to	   come.	   [1913 Webster]	         His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his menaces.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dark menace of the distant war.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Menace \Men"ace\ (m[e^]n"[asl]s; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Menaced} ([=a]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Menacing}.] [OF.	   menacier, F. menacer. See {Menace}, n.]	   1. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out	      a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to	      threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm	      threatened; as, to menace a country with war.	      [1913 Webster]	            My master . . . did menace me with death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.	      [1913 Webster]	            By oath he menaced	            Revenge upon the cardinal.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Menace \Men"ace\, v. i.	   To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who ever knew the heavens menace so?     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Menacer \Men"a*cer\ (m[e^]n"[asl]*s[~e]r), n.	   One who menaces.	   [1913 Webster]
Menacingly \Men"a*cing*ly\, adv.	   In a threatening manner.	   [1913 Webster]
m'enage \m['e]`nage"\ (m[asl]`n[.a]zh"), n.	   See {manege}.	   [1913 Webster]	m'enage \m['e]`nage"\ (m[asl]`n[.a]zh"), n. [See {Menagerie}.]	   1. A collection of animals; a menagerie. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A social group living together; a household.	   Syn: family, household, house.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A {menage a trois}.	      [PJC] menage-a-trois	m'enage a trois \m['e]`nage [`a]` trois"\ (m[asl]`n[.a]zh" [.a]	   trw[.a]), n. [F., household for three]	   1. A relationship involving three people, especially one in	      which three people live together and have sexual	      relations, such as a married couple and a lover of one of	      the pair.	      [PJC]	   2. A single sexual encounter in which three people	      participate.	      [PJC]	   3. [figurative] An unlikely situation in which a group of	      three people not normally associated with each other	      participate in an activity together.	      [PJC]	            For the first time in World Championships history,	            two racers shared the first-place gold medal. Maier	            and Kjus arm-in-arm on the podium, with Austrian	            Hans Knauss just .01 seconds back from making it a	            menage-a-trois.	                                                  --Andrew Hood,	                                                  in	                                                  (http://classic.mountainzone.com/ski/worldcup/99/worldchamps/superg-m.html)	      [PJC]
Menagerie \Men*ag"er*ie\, n. [F. m['e]nagerie, fr. m['e]nager to	   keep house, m['e]nage household. See {Menial}, {Mansion}.]	   1. A place where animals are kept and trained.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for	      exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]
Menagogue \Men"a*gogue\, n. [F. m['e]nagogue, fr. Gr. mh`n month	   + ? leading.] (Med.)	   Emmenagogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Menaion \Me*na"ion\ (m[-e]*n[=a]"y[o^]n), n.; pl. {Menaia}	   (-y[.a]). [NL., from Gr. mhnai^os monthly.] (Eccl.)	   A work of twelve volumes, each containing the offices in the	   Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the same.	   --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster] Menild
Menald \Men"ald\ (m[e^]n"[a^]ld), Menild \Men"ild\	   (m[e^]n"[i^]ld), a.	   Covered with spots; speckled; variegated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mend \Mend\ (m[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mending}.] [Abbrev. fr. amend. See {Amend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To repair, as anything that is torn, broken, defaced,	      decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay,	      injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or	      order again; to re-create; as, to mend a garment or a	      machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alter for the better; to set right; to reform; hence,	      to quicken; as, to mend one's manners or pace.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best service they could do the state was to mend	            the lives of the persons who composed it. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To help, to advance, to further; to add to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it	            mends garden herbs and fruit.         --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            You mend the jewel by the wearing it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct;	        rectify; reform.	        [1913 Webster]	Mend \Mend\, v. i.	   To grow better; to advance to a better state; to become	   improved; to recover; to heal. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {on the mend} pred. a. recovering from an illness or injury.	      [PJC]
Mendable \Mend"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being mended.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendacious \Men*da"cious\, a. [L. mendax, -acis, lying, cf.	   mentiri to lie.]	   1. Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a mendacious	      person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; as, a mendacious	      statement.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Men*da"cious*ly}, adv. --	      {Men*da"cious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Mendacity \Men*dac"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Mendacities}. [L.	   mendacitas.]	   1. The quality or state of being mendacious; a habit of	      lying. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A falsehood; a lie. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.	        [1913 Webster]
Mendel \Mendel\ prop. n.	   Gregor Johann Mendel, founder of the science of genetics	   (1822-1884); Gregor Mendel.	   Syn: Gregor Mendel.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mendelevium \men*de*le"vi*um\ (m[e^]n*d[e^]*l[=e]"v[=e]*[u^]/m),	   a. [From Dmitri Mendeleyev, discoverer of the periodic law.]	   (Chem.)	   an unstable radioactive element discovered in 1955 and	   produced artificially only in very small quantities; symbol	   Md (also Mv). It is a transuranic element with atomic number	   101. Isotopes 255, 256, 257, and 258 have been prepared.	   Md258, the longest-lived, has a half-life of two months.	   --HCP61	   [PJC]
Mendelian \Men*de"li*an\, prop. a. [See {Mendel's law}.]	   1. (Biol.) Pert. to Mendel, or to Mendel's law; as, Mendelian	      inheritance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Biol.) Behaving or being in accordance with Mendel's laws	      of inheritance; -- said of the distribution of inherited	      characteristics and of traits thus distributed. --	      {Men*de"li*an*ism}, {Men*del"ism}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Mendelian character \Mendelian character\ (Biol.)	   A character which obeys Mendel's law in regard to its	   hereditary transmission.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mendel's law \Men"del's law\	   A principle governing the inheritance of many characters in	   animals and plants, discovered by Gregor J. Mendel (Austrian	   Augustinian abbot, 1822-84) in breeding experiments with	   peas. He showed that the height, color, and other characters	   depend on the presence of determinating factors behaving as	   units. In any given germ cell each of these is either present	   or absent.	   Note: The following example (using letters as symbols of the	         determining factors and hence also of the individuals	         possessing them) shows the operation of the law:	         Tallness being due to a factor T, a tall plant, arising	         by the union in fertilization of two germ cells both	         bearing this factor, is TT; a dwarf, being without T,	         is tt. Crossing these, crossbreeds, Tt, result (called	         generation F1). In the formation of the germ cells of	         these crossbreeds a process of segregation occurs such	         that germ cells, whether male or female, are produced	         of two kinds, T and t, in equal numbers. The T cells	         bear the factor "tallness," the t cells are devoid of	         it. The offspring, generation F2, which arise from the	         chance union of these germ cells in pairs, according to	         the law of probability, are therefore on an average in	         the following proportions: 1 TT : 2 Tt : 1 tt; and thus	         plants pure in tallness (TT) and dwarfness (tt), as	         well as crossbreeds (Tt), are formed by the	         interbreeding of crossbreeds. Frequently, as in this	         example, owning to what is called the dominance of a	         factor, the operation of Mendel's law may be	         complicated by the fact that when a dominant factor (as	         T) occurs with its allelomorph (as t), called	         recessive, in the crossbreed Tt, the individual Tt is	         itself indistinguishable from the pure form TT.	         Generation F1, containing only the Tt form, consists	         entirely of dominants (tall plants) and generation F2	         consists of three dominants (2 Tt, 1 TT) to one dwarf	         (tt), which, displaying the feature suppressed in F1,	         is called recessive. Such qualitative and numerical	         regularity has been proved to exist in regard to very	         diverse qualities or characters which compose living	         things, both wild and domesticated, such as colors of	         flowers, of hair or eyes, patterns, structure, chemical	         composition, and power of resisting certain diseases.	         The diversity of forms produced in crossbreeding by	         horticulturists and fanciers generally results from a	         process of analytical variation or recombination of the	         factors composing the parental types. Purity of type	         consequently acquires a specific meaning. An individual	         is pure in respect of a given character when it results	         from the union of two sexual cells both bearing that	         character, or both without it.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mender \Mend"er\, n.	   One who mends or repairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendiant \Men"di*ant\, n.	   See {Mendinant}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mendicancy \Men"di*can*cy\, n.	   The condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendicant \Men"di*cant\, a. [L. mendicans, -antis, p. pr. of	   mendicare to beg, fr. mendicus beggar, indigent.]	   Practicing beggary; begging; living on alms; as, mendicant	   friars.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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	      Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.	      [1913 Webster]	Mendicant \Men"di*cant\, n.	   A beggar; esp., one who makes a business of begging;	   specifically, a begging friar.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendicate \Men"di*cate\, v. t. & i. [L. mendicatus, p. p. of	   mendicare to beg.]	   To beg. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendication \Men`di*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendicity \Men*dic"i*ty\, n. [L. mendicitas: cf. F.	   mendicit['e]. See {Mendicant}.]	   The practice of begging; the life of a beggar; mendicancy.	   --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendinant \Men"di*nant\, n.	   A mendicant or begging friar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendment \Mend"ment\, n.	   Amendment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mendole \Men"dole\ (m[e^]n"d[=o]l), n. [Cf. F. mendol, mendole.]	   (Zool.)	   The cackerel.	   [1913 Webster]
Mendregal \Men"dre*gal\, n. (Zool.)	   Medregal.	   [1913 Webster]
Mends \Mends\ (m[e^]ndz), n.	   See {Amends}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Menge \Menge\ (m[e^]nj), v. i. [imp. {Mente}, {Meinte}; p. p.	   {Ment}, {Meint}.] [See {Mingle}.]	   To mix. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
menhaden \men*ha"den\, n. (Zool.)	   An American marine fish ({Brevoortia tyrannus}) of the	   Herring family ({Clupeidae}), chiefly valuable for its oil	   and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also	   {mossbunker}, {bony fish}, {chebog}, {pogy}, {hardhead},	   {whitefish}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Menhir \Men"hir\, n. [F. Armor. men stone + hir high.]	   A large stone set upright in olden times as a memorial or	   monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in Brittany and	   throughout Northern Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Menial \Men"ial\, a. [OE. meneal, fr. meine, maine, household,	   OF. maisni['e]e, maisnie, LL. mansionaticum. See {Mansion},	   and cf. {Meine}, n., {Meiny}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Belonging to a retinue or train of servants; performing	      servile office; serving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two menial dogs before their master pressed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic servants; servile;	      low; mean; as, menial tasks. " Menial offices." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Menial \Men"ial\, n.	   1. A domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank;	      one employed in low or servile offices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of a servile character or disposition.	      [1913 Webster]
M'eniere's disease \M['e]`ni[`e]re's" dis*ease"\ (Med.)	   A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in	   incoordination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a	   morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal	   ear. Named after M['e]ni[`e]re, a French physician.	   [1913 Webster]
Menilite \Men"i*lite\, n. [F. m['e]nilite; -- so called because	   it is found at M['e]nilmontant, near Paris.] (Min.)	   See {Opal}.	   [1913 Webster]
meningeal \me*nin"ge*al\ (m[-e]*n[i^]n"j[-e]*al), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the meninges.	   [1913 Webster]
Meninges \Me*nin"ges\ (m[-e]*n[i^]n"j[=e]z), n. pl.; sing.	   {Meninx} (m[-e]*n[i^][ng]ks"). [NL., fr. Gr. mh^nigx,	   mh^niggos, a membrane.] (Anat.)	   The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord;	   the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Meningitis \Men`in*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Meninges}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebro-spinal meningitis}. See under {Cerebro-spinal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Meniscal \Me*nis"cal\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having the form of, a meniscus.	   [1913 Webster]
Meniscoid \Me*nis"coid\, a. [Meniscus + -oid.]	   Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.	   [1913 Webster]
Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. {Menisci} (-s[imac]), E.	   {Meniscuses}. [NL., from Gr. mhni`skos, dim. of mh`nh the	   moon.]	   1. A crescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane;	      esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some	      parts of the vertebral column of birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Converging meniscus}, {Diverging meniscus}. See {Lens}.	      [1913 Webster]
Menispermaceous \Men`i*sper*ma"ceous\, a. [Gr. mh`nh the moon +	   spe`rma seed.] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to a natural order ({Menispermaceae}) of climbing	   plants of which moonseed ({Menispermum}) is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Menispermic \Men`i*sper"mic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed ({Menispermum}), or	   other plants of the same family, as the {Anamirta Cocculus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Menispermine \Men`i*sper"mine\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]nispermine.]	   (Chem.)	   An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the	   cocculus indicus (the fruit of {Anamirta Cocculus}, formerly	   {Menispermum Cocculus}) as a white, crystalline, tasteless	   powder; -- called also {menispermina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meniver \Men"i*ver\, n. [OF. menuver, menuveir, menuvair, a	   grayish fur; menu small + vair a kind of fur. See {Minute},	   a., and {Vair}.]	   Same as {Miniver}.	   [1913 Webster] Mennonist
Mennonist \Men"non*ist\, Mennonite \Men"non*ite\, n. (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from	   Menno Simons of Friesland, their founder. They believe that	   the New Testament is the only rule of faith, that there is no	   original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that	   Christians ought not to take oath, hold office, or render	   military service.	   [1913 Webster] menobranch
menobranch \men"o*branch\, Menobranchus \Men`o*bran"chus\, n.	   [NL. menobranchus, fr. Gr. ? to remain + ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   A large aquatic American salamander of the genus {Necturus},	   having permanent external gills.	   [1913 Webster] Menologium
Menologium \Men`o*lo"gi*um\, Menology \Me*nol"o*gy\, n.; pl. L.	   {Menologia}, E. {Menologies}. [NL. menologium, fr. Gr. mh`n	   month + lo`gos discourse : cf. F. m['e]nologe.]	   1. A register of months. --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. Church) A brief calendar of the lives of the saints	      for each day in the year, or a simple remembrance of those	      whose lives are not written.	      [1913 Webster]
Menopause \Men"o*pause\, n. [Gr. mh`n month + ? to cause to	   cease. See {Menses}.] (Med.)	   The period of natural cessation of menstruation. See {Change	   of life}, under {Change}.	   [1913 Webster] Menopoma
Menopoma \Men`o*po"ma\, Menopome \Men"o*pome\, n. [NL. menopoma,	   fr. Gr. ? to remain + ? lid.] (Zool.)	   The hellbender.	   [1913 Webster]
Menorrhagia \Men`or*rha"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mh`n month + ?	   to break.] (Med.)	   (a) Profuse menstruation.	   (b) Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; Metrorrhagia.	       [1913 Webster]
Menostasis \Me*nos"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mh`n month +	   'istan`nai to stop.] (Med.)	   Stoppage of the menses.	   [1913 Webster]
Menostation \Men`os*ta"tion\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Menostasis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Menow \Men"ow\, n. (Zool.)	   A minnow.	   [1913 Webster]
Men-pleaser \Men"-pleas`er\, n.	   One whose motive is to please men or the world, rather than	   God. --Eph. vi. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Mensal \Men"sal\, a. [L. mensalis, fr. mensa table.]	   Belonging to the table; transacted at table; as, mensal	   conversation.	   [1913 Webster]	Mensal \Men"sal\, a. [L. mensis month.]	   Occurring once in a month; monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mense \Mense\, n. [OE. menske, AS. mennisc human, man. See	   {Man}.]	   Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.] -- {Mense"ful}, a. -- {Mense"less}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Mense \Mense\, v. t.	   To grace. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Menses \Men"ses\, n. pl. [L. mensis month, pl. menses months,	   and the monthly courses of women. Cf. {Month}.] (Med.)	   The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a periodic flow of	   blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female generative	   organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Menstrual \Men"stru*al\, a. [L. menstrualis: cf. F. menstruel.	   See {Menstruous}.]	   1. Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through in a month;	      as, the menstrual revolution of the moon; pertaining to	      monthly changes; as, the menstrual equation of the sun's	      place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the menses; as, menstrual discharges;	      the menstrual period.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to a menstruum. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Menstruant \Men"stru*ant\, a. [L. menstruans, p. pr. of	   menstruare to have a monthly term, fr. menstruus. See	   {Menstruous}.]	   Subject to monthly flowing or menses.	   [1913 Webster]
Menstruate \Men"stru*ate\, a.	   Menstruous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Menstruate \Men"stru*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Menstruated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Menstruating}.]	   To discharge the menses; to have the catamenial flow.	   [1913 Webster]
menstruating \menstruating\ adj.	   discharging menstrual fluid; -- of women during their	   menstrual period.	   Syn: unwell.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Menstruation \Men`stru*a"tion\, n.	   The discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of	   menstruating.	   [1913 Webster]
Menstrue \Men"strue\, n. [Cf. F. menstrues. See {Menstruous}.]	   The menstrual flux; menses. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Menstruous \Men"stru*ous\, a. [L. menstruus, fr. mensis month.	   Cf. {Menstruum}.]	   1. Having the monthly flow or discharge; menstruating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the monthly flow; catamenial.	      [1913 Webster]
Menstruum \Men"stru*um\, n.; pl. E. {Menstruums}, L. {Menstrua}.	   [L. menstruus. See {Menstruous}.]	   Any substance which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.	   [1913 Webster]	         The proper menstruum to dissolve metal.  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         All liquors are called menstruums which are used as	         dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients	         by infusion or decoction.                --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The use is supposed to have originated in some notion	         of the old chemists about the influence of the moon in	         the preparation of dissolvents. --Johnson.	         [1913 Webster]
Mensurability \Men`su*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   mensurabilit['e].]	   The quality of being mensurable.	   [1913 Webster]
Mensurable \Men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. mensurabilis, fr. mensurare	   to measure, fr. mensura measure: cf. F. mensurable. See	   {Measurable}, {Measure}.]	   Capable of being measured; measurable.	   [1913 Webster]
Mensurableness \Men"su*ra*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mensurable; measurableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Mensural \Men"su*ral\, a. [L. mensuralis.]	   Of or pertaining to measure.	   [1913 Webster]
Mensurate \Men"su*rate\, v. t. [L. mensuratus, p. p. of	   mensurare. See {Measure}, v.]	   To measure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mensuration \Men`su*ra"tion\, n. [L. mensuratio : cf. F.	   mensuration.]	   1. The act, process, or art, of measuring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for	      finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the	      volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and	      angles.	      [1913 Webster]
-ment \-ment\, [F. -ment, L. -mentum.]	   A suffix denoting that which does a thing; an act or process;	   the result of an act or process; state or condition; as,	   aliment, that which nourishes, ornament, increment; fragment,	   piece broken, segment; abridgment, act of abridging,	   imprisonment, movement, adjournment; amazement, state of	   being amazed, astonishment.	   [1913 Webster]
Ment \Ment\,	   p. p. of {Menge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mentagra \Men"ta*gra\, n. [NL., fr. L. mentum chin + Gr. ? a	   catching.] (Med.)	   Sycosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Mental \Men"tal\, a. [L. mentum the chin.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, the mental nerve;	   the mental region.	   [1913 Webster]	Mental \Men"tal\, n. (Zool.)	   A plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or	   reptile.	   [1913 Webster]	Mental \Men"tal\, a. [F., fr. L. mentalis, fr. mens, mentis, the	   mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}.]	   Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; as, mental	   faculties; mental operations, conditions, or exercise.	   [1913 Webster]	         What a mental power	         This eye shoots forth!                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mental alienation}, insanity.	   {Mental arithmetic}, the art or practice of solving	      arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by	      written figures.	      [1913 Webster]
mentalism \mentalism\ n.	   1. a doctrine that mind is the only true reality and that	      objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Any theory of psychology that accepts introspective data	      about the functioning of the mind as a valid object of	      study; contrasted to {behaviorism}.	      [PJC]
mentalistic \men`tal*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertainig to mentalism.	   [PJC]
Mentality \Men*tal"i*ty\, n.	   Quality or state of mind. "The same hard mentality."	   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mentally \Men"tal*ly\, adv.	   In the mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in	   idea.	   [1913 Webster]
mentation \men*ta"tion\ (m[e^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   the process of thinking (especially thinking carefully);	   mental activity.	   Syn: thinking, thought, cerebration, intellection.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mentha \Men"tha\, n. [L. See {Mint} the plant.] (Bot.)	   A widely distributed genus of fragrant herbs, including the	   peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have small flowers,	   usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.	   [1913 Webster]
Menthene \Men"thene\, n. [Menthol + terpene.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling oil of turpentine,	   obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an agreeable odor and	   a cooling taste.	   [1913 Webster]
menthol \men"thol\, n. [Mentha + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A white, crystalline, aromatic substance ({C10H20O})	   resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint	   ({Mentha}); -- called also {mint camphor} or {peppermint	   camphor}. It has the peculiar effect on skin and membranes of	   making them feel cool, and is used in liqueurs, confections,	   cigarettes, cough drops and perfumes, among other things.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Menthyl \Men"thyl\, n. [Mentha + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A compound radical forming the base of menthol.	   [1913 Webster]
Menticirrhus \Menticirrhus\ prop. n.	   A genus of kingfishes, including the whiting.	   Syn: genus {Menticirrhus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Menticultural \Men`ti*cul"tur*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or	   strengthen the mind. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mention \Men"tion\, n. [OE. mencioun, F. mention, L. mentio,	   from the root of meminisse to remember. See {Mind}.]	   A speaking or notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or	   cursory manner. Used especially in the phrase to make mention	   of.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will make mention of thy righteousness. --Ps. lxxi.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]	         And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no mention	         Of me more must be heard of.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mention \Men"tion\ (m[e^]n"sh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Mentioned} (m[e^]n"sh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mentioning}.]	   [Cf. F. mentionner.]	   To make mention of; to speak briefly of; to name.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will mention the loving-kindnesses of the Lord. --Is.	                                                  lxiii. 7.	   [1913 Webster]
Mentionable \Men"tion*a*ble\, a.	   Fit to be mentioned.	   [1913 Webster]
Mentomeckelian \Men`to*meck*e"li*an\, a. [1st mental +	   Meckelian.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the chin and lower jaw. -- n. The bone or	   cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in	   some adult animals and the young of others.	   [1913 Webster]
Mentor \Men"tor\, n. [From Mentor, the counselor of Telemachus,	   Gr. Me`ntwr, prop., counselor. Cf. {Monitor}.]	   A wise and faithful counselor or monitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Mentorial \Men*to"ri*al\, a. [From {Mentor}.]	   Containing advice or admonition.	   [1913 Webster]
mentum \men"tum\, n. [L., chin.] (Zool.)	   The front median plate of the labium in insects. See	   {Labium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mentzelia \Mentzelia\ prop. n.	   A genus of bristly herbs or subshrubs of Western America	   lacking stinging hairs.	   Syn: genus {Mentzelia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
menu \men"u\ (m[e^]n"y[=oo]), n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See	   4th {Minute}.]	   1. The details of a banquet; a list of the dishes served at a	      meal, whether or not one has a choice.	      [PJC]	   2. Any list of objects, activities, etc. from which to	      choose; a selection of alternatives.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence:A list of dishes form which to choose at a	      restaurant; a bill of fare.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: (Computers) A list displayed on the computer	      screen, by which a program provides the user with	      different options for processing by the program. It	      usually includes a mechanism, such as pointing by a mouse	      or selection by arrow keys, to select the desired option	      from those on the list. Depending on how the menu is	      displayed, it may be a {pop-up menu} or {pull-down menu}.	      [PJC]
Menurae \Menurae\ prop. n.	   A suborder of birds including lyrebirds and scrubbirds.	   Syn: suborder Menurae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Menuridae \Menuridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of birds including the lyrebirds.	   Syn: family {Menuridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Menuse \Me"nuse\, v. i.	   See {Amenuse}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Menyanthes \Menyanthes\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Menyanthaceae}, having only one	   species: the bogbeans.	   Syn: genus {Menyanthes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Menziesia \Menziesia\ prop. n.	   A genus of deciduous shrubs of North America and eastern	   Asia.	   Syn: genus {Menziesia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Meow \Me*ow"\, v. i. & n.	   See 6th and 7th {Mew}.	   [1913 Webster]
mepacrine \mepacrine\ n.	   Quinacrine, a drug once used to treat malaria; {Atabrine} is	   a trademark.	   Syn: quinacrine, Atabrine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
meperidine \meperidine\ n.	   A synthetic narcotic drug used as a sedative; {Demerol} is	   the trademark of a brand of meperidine.	   Syn: meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol.	        [WordNet 1.5] Mephistophelean
Mephistophelean \Meph`is*to*phe"le*an\, Mephistophelian
\Meph`is*to*phe"li*an\(? or ?), prop. a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a	   crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish in character or	   aspect; crafty; showing cunning or ingenuity or wickedness;	   as, a mephistophelean glint in his eye.	   Syn: devilish, diabolic, diabolical, mephistophelean.	        [1913 Webster]
Mephistopheles \Meph*is*toph"e*les\	   (m[e^]f*[i^]s*tof"[-e]*l[=e]z) [Written Mephostophilus in	   Shakespeare, Fletcher etc., Mephostophilis in Marlowe, but	   now generally Mephistopheles, as in Goethe: a made-up name,	   like most of the names of the medieval devils, but supposed	   by some to be formed (irregularly) from Gr. mh`, not, fw^s	   (fwt-), light, and fi`los, loving.]	   A familiar spirit mentioned in the old legend of Sir John	   Faustus, and a principal agent in Marlowe's play Dr. Faustus	   and in Goethe's Faust. In medieval demonology, he was one of	   the seven chief devils.	   [Century Dictionary 1906]	         He is frequently referred to as "the Devil," but it was	         well understood that he was only a devil. Goethe took	         only the name and a few circumstances connected with	         the first appearance of Mephistopheles from the legend:	         the character, from first to last, is his own creation;	         and, in his own words, "on account of the irony and	         knowledge of the world it displays, is not easily	         comprehended." Although he sometimes slyly used it	         (though less frequently than Faust) as a mask through	         which to speak with his own voice, he evidently drew	         the germ of some characteristics from his early	         associate, Merck. . . . The original form of this name	         was Mephostophiles. There has been much discussion in	         regard to its meaning, but D["u]ntzen's conjecture is	         probably correct, -- that it was imperfectly formed by	         some one who knew little Greek, and was intended to	         signify "not loving the light."          --B. Taylor,	                                                  Notes to	                                                  Faust.	   [Century Dictionary 1906] Mephitic
Mephitic \Me*phit"ic\, Mephitical \Me*phit"ic*al\, a. [L.	   mephiticus, fr. mephitis mephitis: cf. F. m['e]phitique.]	   1. Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, mephitic	      exhalations; mephitic regions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Offensive to the smell; as, mephitic odors.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mephitic air} (Chem.), carbon dioxide; -- so called because	      of its deadly suffocating power. See {Carbonic acid},	      under {Carbonic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mephitinae \Mephitinae\ prop. n.	   A subfamily of mammals including the skunks; it is a	   subdivision not used in some classifications.	   Syn: subfamily Mephitinae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mephitis \Me*phi"tis\, n. [L. mephitis : cf. F. m['e]phitis.]	   1. Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from	      decomposing substances, filth, or other source.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of mammals, including the skunks.	      [1913 Webster]
Mephitism \Meph"i*tism\, n.	   Same as {Mephitis}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Meracious \Me*ra"cious\, a. [L. meracus, fr. merus pure,	   inmixed.]	   Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong; racy.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mercable \Mer"ca*ble\, a. [L. mercabilis, fr. mercari to trade,	   traffic, buy. See {Merchant}.]	   Capable of being bought or sold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
merbromine \merbromine\ n.	   A mercurial compound applied topically as an antiseptic;	   {Mercurochrome} is the trademark.	   Syn: Mercurochrome.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mercantile \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 business of merchants;	   having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of	   commodities; commercial.	   [1913 Webster]	         The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile,	         partly military.                         --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mercantile agency}, an agency for procuring information of	      the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of	      the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.	   {Mercantile marine}, the persons and vessels employed in	      commerce, taken collectively.	   {Mercantile paper}, the notes or acceptances given by	      merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment;	      drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned.	      --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Mercantile}, {Commercial}.	   Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to	          embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial	          relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and	          other business connected with the commerce of a	          country (whether external or internal), that is, the	          exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to	          the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to	          market. As the two employments are to some extent	          intermingled, the two words are often interchanged.	          [1913 Webster]
Mercaptal \Mer*cap"tal\, n. [Mercaptan + aldehyde.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of compounds of mercaptans with	   aldehydes.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercaptan \Mer*cap"tan\, n. [F., fr. NL. mercurius mercury + L.	   captans, p. pr. of captare to seize, v. intens. fr. capere.]	   (Chem.)	   Any one of series of compounds having an {-SH} radical	   attached to a carbon atom, also considered as hydrosulphides	   of alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols,	   but containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called	   also the {sulphur alcohols}. In general, they are colorless	   liquids having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is	   specifically applied to ethyl mercaptan, {C2H5SH}. So called	   from its avidity for mercury, and other metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercaptide \Mer*cap"tide\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)	   A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its sulphur	   hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium mercaptide, {C2H5SK}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercat \Mer"cat\, n. [L. mercatus : cf. It. mercato. See	   {Market}.]	   Market; trade. [Obs.] --Bp. Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercatante \Mer`ca*tan"te\ (?; It. ?), n. [It. See {Merchant}.]	   A foreign trader. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercator's chart \Mer*ca"tor's chart"\	   See under {Chart}, and see {Mercator's projection}, under	   {Projection}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercature \Mer"ca*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. mercatura commerce.]	   Commerce; traffic; trade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Merce \Merce\, v. t. [See {Amerce}.]	   To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mercenaria \Mer`ce*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Mercenary}.] (Zool.)	   The {quahog}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercenarian \Mer`ce*na"ri*an\ (-an), n.	   A mercenary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mercenarily \Mer"ce*na`ri*ly\, adv.	   In a mercenary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercenariness \Mer"ce*na*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mercenary; venality. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercenary \Mer"ce*na*ry\, a. [OE. mercenarie, F. mercenaire, fr.	   L. mercenarius, fr. merces wages, reward. See {Mercy}.]	   1. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling;	      venal; as, mercenary soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Moved primarily by considerations of pay or profit;	      greedy of gain; sordid; selfish. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For God forbid I should my papers blot	            With mercenary lines, with servile pen. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Venal}.	        [1913 Webster]	Mercenary \Mer"ce*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Mercenaries}.	   One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired	   into foreign service. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercer \Mer"cer\, n. [F. mercier, fr. L. merx, mercis, wares,	   merchandise. See {Merchant}.]	   Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now	   restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or	   woolens. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mercerize \Mer"cer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {-izing}.] [From (John) Mercer (1791-1866), an English	   calico printer who introduced the process + -ize.]	   To treat (cotton fiber or fabrics) with a solution of caustic	   alkali. Such treatment causes the fiber to shrink in length	   and become stronger and more receptive of dyes. If the yarn	   or cloth is kept under tension during the process, it assumes	   a silky luster. -- {Mer`cer*i*za"tion}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mercership \Mer"cer*ship\, n.	   The business of a mercer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercery \Mer"cer*y\, n. [F. mercerie.]	   The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer deals.	   [1913 Webster]
Merchand \Mer"chand\, v. i. [F. marchander. See {Merchant}.]	   To traffic. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Merchandisable \Mer"chan*di`sa*ble\, a.	   Such as can be used or transferred as merchandise.	   [1913 Webster]
Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, n. [F. marchandise, OF.	   marcheandise.]	   1. The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or	      sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods;	      commodities. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or business of trading; trade; traffic.	      [1913 Webster]	Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.]	   To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. t.	   To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. "Love is	   merchandised." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Merchandiser \Mer"chan*di`ser\, n.	   A trader. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
merchandising \mer"chan*dis`ing\, n. (Commerce)	   The activities associated with selling products, such as	   identification of the market[7], advertising at the right	   time in the right media[7], and creating attractive packaging	   and displays; also, the study of the best methods to	   accomplish such goals.	   [PJC]
Merchandry \Mer"chand*ry\, n. [See {Merchant}.]	   Trade; commerce. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Merchant \Mer"chant\, n. [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F.	   marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, -antis, p. pr. of mercatare to	   negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares.	   See {Market}, {Merit}, and cf. {Commerce}.]	   1. One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign	      countries; a trafficker; a trader.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trading vessel; a merchantman. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a	      shopkeeper. [U. S. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Merchant \Mer"chant\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as,	   the merchant service.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} or {Merchant steel}, certain	      common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars.	   {Merchant service or Merchant marine}, the mercantile marine	      of a country. --Am. Cyc.	   {Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce.	   {Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for	      the garments which he makes.	      [1913 Webster]	Merchant \Mer"chant\, v. i.	   To be a merchant; to trade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Merchantable \Mer"chant*a*ble\, a.	   Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as	   will bring the ordinary price; as, merchantable wheat;	   sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or	   class.	   [1913 Webster]
Merchantly \Mer"chant*ly\, a.	   Merchantlike; suitable to the character or business of a	   merchant. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Merchantman \Mer"chant*man\, n.; pl. {Merchantmen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A merchant. [Obs.] --Matt. xiii. 45.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of	      goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-war.	      [1913 Webster]
merchant marine \mer"chant ma*rine"\, n.	   The ships owned by nationals of a particular country that are	   engaged in civilian commerce; also, the personnel operating	   those vessels. Distinguished from the {navy}, which contains	   the vessels of war.	   [PJC]
merchantry \mer"chant*ry\, n.	   1. The body of merchants taken collectively; as, the	      merchantry of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The business of a merchant; merchandise. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Merciable \Mer"ci*a*ble\, a. [OF.]	   Merciful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Merciful \Mer"ci*ful\, a. [Mercy + -ful.]	   1. Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to	      pity and spare offenders; unwilling to punish. Opposite of	      {merciless}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious. --Ex.	                                                  xxxiv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be merciful, great duke, to men of mold. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A merciful man will be merciful to his beast. --Old	                                                  Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild;	        clement; benignant.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Mer"ci*ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Mer"ci*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Mercify \Mer"ci*fy\, v. t.	   To pity. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, a.	   Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate	   beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless	   tyrant; merciless waves.	   [1913 Webster]	         The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;	        barbarous; savage.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Mer"ci*less*ly}, adv. --	        {Mer"ci*less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Mercurammonium \Mer`cur*am*mo"ni*um\, n. [Mercuric + ammonium.]	   (Chem.)	   A radical regarded as derived from ammonium by the	   substitution of mercury for a portion of the hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercurial \Mer*cu"ri*al\, a. [L. mercurialis, fr. Mercurius	   Mercury: cf. F. mercuriel.]	   1. Having the qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury;	      swift; active; sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable;	      as, a mercurial youth; a mercurial temperament.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mercurial man	            Who fluttered over all things like a fan. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied to ancient	      guideposts. [Obs.] --Chillingworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade; hence,	      money-making; crafty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mercurial wand of commerce.       --J. Q. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury; as, mercurial	      preparations, barometer. See {Mercury}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) Caused by the use of mercury; as, mercurial sore	      mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	Mercurial \Mer*cu"ri*al\, n.	   1. A person having mercurial qualities. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A preparation containing mercury.	      [1913 Webster]
mercurialism \mer*cu"ri*al*ism\, n. [Mercurial + -ism.] (Med.)	   The syndrome produced by poisoning due to exposure to	   mercury, it fumes, or its compounds; {mercury poisoning}.	   Such exposure may occur in mining or smelting, or in using	   mercurial compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercurialist \Mer*cu"ri*al*ist\, n.	   1. One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury	      in character.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A physician who uses much mercury, in any of its	      forms, in his practice.	      [1913 Webster]
Mercurialize \Mer*cu"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Mercurialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mercurializing}.]	   1. (Med.) To affect with mercury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photography) To treat with mercury; to expose to the	      vapor of mercury.	      [1913 Webster]	Mercurialize \Mer*cu"ri*al*ize\, v. i.	   To be sprightly, fantastic, or capricious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mercurially \Mer*cu"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a mercurial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercuric \Mer*cu"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing	   mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury into which	   this element enters in its lowest proportion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mercuric chloride}, corrosive sublimate. See {mercury	      bichloride} and {Corrosive}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mercurification \Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   mercurification. See {Mercurify}.]	   1. (Metal.) The process or operation of obtaining the	      mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The act or process of compounding, or the state of	      being compounded, with mercury. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Mercurify \Mer*cu"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mercurified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Mercurifying}.] [Mercury + -fy.]	   1. To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, which may be	      done by any application of intense heat that expels the	      mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate with	      mercury; to mercurialize. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Mercurism \Mer"cu*rism\, n.	   A communication of news; an announcement. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mercurous \Mer*cu"rous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing	   mercury; -- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is	   present in its highest proportion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mercurous chloride}. (Chem.) See {Calomel}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mercury \Mer"cu*ry\, n. [L. Mercurius; akin to merx wares.]	   1. (Rom. Myth.) A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated	      by the poets as identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger	      of the gods, conductor of souls to the lower world, and	      god of eloquence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A metallic element mostly obtained by reduction	      from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, opaque,	      glistening liquid (commonly called {quicksilver}), and is	      used in barometers, thermometers, etc. Specific gravity	      13.6. Symbol Hg (Hydrargyrum). Atomic weight 199.8.	      Mercury has a molecule which consists of only one atom. It	      was named by the alchemists after the god Mercury, and	      designated by his symbol, [mercury].	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mercury forms alloys, called amalgams, with many	         metals, and is thus used in applying tin foil to the	         backs of mirrors, and in extracting gold and silver	         from their ores. It is poisonous, and is used in	         medicine in the free state as in blue pill, and in its	         compounds as calomel, corrosive sublimate, etc. It is	         the only metal which is liquid at ordinary	         temperatures, and it solidifies at about -39[deg]	         Centigrade to a soft, malleable, ductile metal.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) One of the planets of the solar system, being	      the one nearest the sun, from which its mean distance is	      about 36,000,000 miles. Its period is 88 days, and its	      diameter 3,000 miles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger; hence, also,	      a newspaper. --Sir J. Stephen. "The monthly Mercuries."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; mutability;	      fickleness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was so full of mercury that he could not fix long	            in any friendship, or to any design.  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) A plant ({Mercurialis annua}), of the Spurge	      family, the leaves of which are sometimes used for	      spinach, in Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied, in the United States, to	         certain climbing plants, some of which are poisonous to	         the skin, esp. to the {Rhus Toxicodendron}, or poison	         ivy.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dog's mercury} (Bot.), {Mercurialis perennis}, a perennial	      plant differing from {Mercurialis annua} by having the	      leaves sessile.	   {English mercury} (Bot.), a kind of goosefoot formerly used	      as a pot herb; -- called {Good King Henry}.	   {Horn mercury} (Min.), a mineral chloride of mercury, having	      a semitranslucent, hornlike appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	Mercury \Mer"cu*ry\, v. t.	   To wash with a preparation of mercury. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
mercury bichloride \mercury bichloride\ n.	   the compound ({HgCl2}) consisting of two atoms of chlorine	   united with one atom of mercury. Also called {bichloride of	   mercury}, {mercuric chloride}, {corrosive sublimate}, and	   {mercury perchloride}. It is used as "a topical antiseptic	   and disinfectant for inanimate objects". --Stedman's 25th	   [PJC]	mercury fulminate \mer"cu*ry ful"mi*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   The mercury salt of fulminic acid ({Hg(CNO)2}), called also	   {fulminate of mercury}. It is an explosive compound prepared	   as gray crystals, and is used primarily in detonators for	   detonating high explosives, such as dynamite or TNT. It is	   sensitive to shock and may be detonated by a blow.	   [PJC]
Mercy \Mer"cy\ (m[~e]r"s[y^]), n.; pl. {Mercies}. [OE. merci, F.	   merci, L. merces, mercedis, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to	   misericordia pity, mercy. L. merces is probably akin to	   merere to deserve, acquire. See {Merit}, and cf. {Amerce}.]	   1. Forbearance to inflict harm under circumstances of	      provocation, when one has the power to inflict it;	      compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary;	      clemency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Examples of justice must be made for terror to some;	            examples of mercy for comfort to others. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and helpless;	      sometimes, favor, beneficence. --Luke x. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disposition to exercise compassion or favor; pity;	      compassion; willingness to spare or to help.	      [1913 Webster]	            In whom mercy lacketh and is not founden. --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A blessing regarded as a manifestation of compassion or	      favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Father of mercies and the God of all comfort.	                                                  --2 Cor. i. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mercy seat} (Bib.), the golden cover or lid of the Ark of	      the Covenant. See {Ark}, 2.	   {Sisters of Mercy} (R. C. Ch.),a religious order founded in	      Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same name have	      since been established in various American cities. The	      duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend	      lying-in hospitals, to superintend the education of girls,	      and protect decent women out of employment, to visit	      prisoners and the sick, and to attend persons condemned to	      death.	   {To be at the mercy of}, to be wholly in the power of.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Grace}.	        [1913 Webster]
Merd \Merd\ (m[~e]rd), n. [F. merde, L. merda.]	   Ordure; dung. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
-mere \-mere\ [Gr. ? part.]	   A combining form meaning part, portion; as, blastomere,	   epimere.	   [1913 Webster]
Mere \Mere\ (m[=e]r), n. [Written also mar.] [OE. mere, AS. mere	   mere, sea; akin to D. meer lake, OS. meri sea, OHG. meri,	   mari, G. meer, Icel. marr, Goth. marei, Russ. more, W. mor,	   Ir. & Gael. muir, L. mare, and perh. to L. mori to die, and	   meaning originally, that which is dead, a waste. Cf.	   {Mortal}, {Marine}, {Marsh}, {Mermaid}, {Moor}.]	   A pool or lake. --Drayton. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Mere \Mere\, n. [Written also meer and mear.] [AS. gem[=ae]re.	   [root]269.]	   A boundary. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Mere \Mere\ (m[=e]r), v. t.	   To divide, limit, or bound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which meared her rule with Africa.       --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Mere \Mere\, n.	   A mare. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mere \Mere\ (m[=e]r), a. [Superl. {Merest}. The comparative is	   rarely or never used.] [L. merus.]	   1. Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then entered they the mere, main sea. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sorrows of this world would be mere and unmixed.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple;	      bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.	      [1913 Webster]	            From mere success nothing can be concluded in favor	            of any nation.                        --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Merely \Mere"ly\, adv.	   1. Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ulysses was to force forth his access,	            Though merely naked.                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prize not your life for other ends	            Than merely to oblige your friends.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.	        [1913 Webster]
Merenchyma \Me*ren"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a part +	   -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   Tissue composed of spheroidal cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Meresman \Meres"man\, n.	   An officer who ascertains meres or boundaries. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Merestead \Mere"stead\, n. [Mere boundary + stead place.]	   The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or	   farm. [Archaic.] --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Merestone \Mere"stone`\, n.	   A stone designating a limit or boundary; a landmark. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Meretricious \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. Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with	      harlots; lustful; as, meretricious traffic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by false show;	      gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as,	      meretricious dress or ornaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deceptive or based on deception; seeming plausible, but	      based on pretense or insincerity; deceptive; misleading;	      insincere; specious; as, meretricious arguments.	      [PJC] -- {Mer`e*tri"cious*ly}, adv. --	      {Mer`e*tri"cious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
meretriciousness \mer`e*tri"cious*ness\ n.	   1. an appearance of truth that is false or deceptive; seeming	      plausibility.	   Syn: speciousness.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. tasteless showiness.	   Syn: flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, tawdriness,	        glitz.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Merganser \Mer*gan"ser\, n. [Sp. merg['a]nsar, fr. mergo a diver	   (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + ['a]nsar goose, L.	   anser.] (Zool.)	   Any bird of the genus {Mergus} ({Merganser}), and allied	   genera of the subfamily Merginae. They are allied to the	   ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill, eat fish, and dive	   for food. Also called {fish duck}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator})	         inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also {sawbill},	         {harle}, and {sheldrake}. The American merganser	         ({Merganser Americanus}.) and the hooded merganser	         ({Lophodytes cucullatus}) are well-known species.	   {White merganser}, the smew or white nun.	      [1913 Webster]
merge \merge\ (m[~e]rj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merged}	   (m[~e]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Merging} (m[~e]r"j[i^]ng).] [L.	   mergere, mersum. Cf. {Emerge}, {Immerse}, {Marrow}.]	   To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.	   [1913 Webster]	         To merge all natural . . . sentiment in inordinate	         vanity.                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the	         transcendent duties of patriots.         --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Merge \Merge\, v. i.	   To be sunk, swallowed up, or lost.	   [1913 Webster]	         Native irresolution had merged in stronger motives.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
merged \merged\ adj.	   formed or united into a whole; -- of formerly separate	   objects, groups, etc.	   Syn: incorporate, incorporated, integrated, unified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Merger \Mer"ger\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, merges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An absorption of one estate, or one contract, in	      another, or of a minor offense in a greater.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The combining of two groups into a unified single group	      under a single leadership, with voluntary participation by	      the leaders or management of both groups.	      [PJC]	   4. Specifically: (Business, Finance) The combining of two	      commercial enterprises into a unified single enterprise	      under a single management, with voluntary participation by	      both parties; as, the merger of Daimler-Benz and Chrysler	      into Daimler-Chrysler created a powerful competitor in the	      automobile manufacturing industry. Compare {acquisition}	      and {takeover}.	      [PJC]
merging \merging\ adj.	   1. combining or mixing.	   Syn: blending, mingling.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. flowing together. [prenominal]	   Syn: confluent.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	merging \merging\ n.	   1. The act or process of joining together into one entity.	   Syn: meeting, coming together.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a flowing together (as of rivers).	   Syn: confluence, conflux.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mergus \Mergus\ prop. n.	   A genus of ducks consisting of mergansers.	   Syn: genus {Mergus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mericarp \Mer"i*carp\, n. [Gr. me`ros a part + karpo`s fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See {Cremocarp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meride \Mer"ide\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. ? a part.] (Biol.)	   A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may remain	   isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form	   higher aggregates, termed zoides. --Perrier.	   [1913 Webster]
Meridian \Me*rid"i*an\, a. [F. m['e]ridien, L. meridianus	   pertaining to noon, fr. meridies noon, midday, for older	   medidies; medius mid, middle + dies day. See {Mid}, and	   {Diurnal}.]	   1. Being at, or pertaining to, midday; belonging to, or	      passing through, the highest point attained by the sun in	      his diurnal course. "Meridian hour." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tables . . . to find the altitude meridian.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the highest point or culmination; as,	      meridian splendor.	      [1913 Webster]	Meridian \Me*rid"i*an\, n. [F. m['e]ridien. See {Meridian}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Midday; noon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The highest point, as of success, prosperity, or	      the like; culmination.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have touched the highest point of all my	            greatness,	            And from that full meridian of my glory	            I haste now to my setting.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A great circle of the sphere passing through the	      poles of the heavens and the zenith of a given place. It	      is crossed by the sun at midday.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geog.) A great circle on the surface of the earth,	      passing through the poles and any given place; also, the	      half of such a circle included between the poles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The planes of the geographical and astronomical	         meridians coincide. Meridians, on a map or globe, are	         lines drawn at certain intervals due north and south,	         or in the direction of the poles.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Calculated for the meridian of}, or {fitted to the meridian	   of}, or {adapted to the meridian of}, suited to the local	      circumstances, capabilities, or special requirements of.	      [1913 Webster]	            All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of	            this life, and is fitted to the meridian thereof.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {First meridian} or {prime meridian}, the meridian from which	      longitudes are reckoned. The meridian of Greenwich is the	      one commonly employed in calculations of longitude by	      geographers, and in actual practice, although in various	      countries other and different meridians, chiefly those	      which pass through the capitals of the countries, are	      occasionally used; as, in France, the meridian of Paris;	      in the United States, the meridian of Washington, etc.	   {Guide meridian} (Public Land Survey), a line, marked by	      monuments, running North and South through a section of	      country between other more carefully established meridians	      called principal meridians, used for reference in	      surveying. [U.S.]	   {Magnetic meridian}, a great circle, passing through the	      zenith and coinciding in direction with the magnetic	      needle, or a line on the earth's surface having the same	      direction.	   {Meridian circle} (Astron.), an instrument consisting of a	      telescope attached to a large graduated circle and so	      mounted that the telescope revolves like the transit	      instrument in a meridian plane. By it the right ascension	      and the declination of a star may be measured in a single	      observation.	   {Meridian instrument} (Astron.), any astronomical instrument	      having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.	   {Meridian of a globe}, or {Brass meridian}, a graduated	      circular ring of brass, in which the artificial globe is	      suspended and revolves.	      [1913 Webster]
Meridional \Me*rid"i*o*nal\, a. [F. m['e]ridional, L.	   meridionalis, fr. meridies midday. See {Meridian}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the meridian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a southern aspect; southern; southerly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Offices that require heat . . . should be	            meridional.                           --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Meridional distance}, the distance or departure from the	      meridian; the easting or westing.	   {Meridional parts}, parts of the meridian in Mercator's	      projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from	      the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers	      representing these parts used in projecting charts, and in	      solving cases in Mercator's sailing.	      [1913 Webster]
Meridionality \Me*rid`i*o*nal"i*ty\, n.	   1. The state of being in the meridian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Position in the south; aspect toward the south.	      [1913 Webster]
Meridionally \Me*rid"i*o*nal*ly\, adv.	   In the direction of the meridian.	   [1913 Webster]
Merils \Mer"ils\, n. [F. m['e]relle, marelle, marelles, LL.	   marella, marrella. Cf. {Morris} the game.]	   A boy's play, called also {fivepenny morris}. See {Morris}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meringue \Me`ringue"\ (F. m[~e]`r[a^]N"g'; E. m[e^]*r[a^]ng"),	   n. [F.]	   A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of	   eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.	   [1913 Webster]
Merino \Me*ri"no\, a. [Sp. merino moving from pasture to	   pasture, fr. merino a royal judge and superintendent or	   inspector of sheep walks, LL. merinus, fr. majorinus, i. e.,	   major vill?, fr. L. major greater. See {Major}. Merino sheep	   are driven at certain seasons from one part of Spain to	   another, in large flocks, for pasturage.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with very fine	      wool, originally bred in Spain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made of the wool of the merino sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	Merino \Me*ri"no\, n.; pl. {Merinos}. [Sp.]	   1. (Zool.) A breed of sheep originally from Spain, noted for	      the fineness of its wool.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fine fabric of merino wool.	      [1913 Webster]
Merismatic \Mer`is*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? division, fr. ? part.]	   (Biol.)	   Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation	   into two or more parts or sections by the formation of	   internal partitions; as, merismatic growth, where one cell	   divides into many.	   [1913 Webster]
Meristem \Mer"i*stem\, n. [Gr. ? divisible.] (Bot.)	   A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of further	   division.	   [1913 Webster]
Merit \Mer"it\, n. [F. m['e]rite, L. meritum, fr. merere,	   mereri, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share;	   akin to Gr. ? part, ? fate, doom, ? to receive as one's	   portion. Cf. {Market}, {Merchant}, {Mercer}, {Mercy}.]	   1. The quality or state of deserving well or ill; desert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here may men see how sin hath his merit. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be it known, that we, the greatest, are misthought	            For things that others do; and when we fall,	            We answer other's merits in our name. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of deserving	      well; worth; excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reputation is . . . oft got without merit, and lost	            without deserving.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known,	            And every author's merit, but his own. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence or	      approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten merits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those laurel groves, the merits of thy youth.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Merit \Mer"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Meriting}.] [F. m['e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr.	   merere. See {Merit}, n.]	   1. To earn by service or performance; to have a right to	      claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a	      bad sense; as, to merit punishment. "This kindness merits	      thanks." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reward. [R. & Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	Merit \Mer"it\, v. i.	   To acquire desert; to gain value; to receive benefit; to	   profit. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Meritable \Mer"it*a*ble\, a.	   Deserving of reward. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meritedly \Mer"it*ed*ly\, adv.	   By merit; deservedly.	   [1913 Webster] Merithal
Merithal \Mer"i*thal\, Merithallus \Mer`i*thal"lus\, n. [NL.	   merithallus, fr. Gr. ?, or ?, a part + ? a young shoot.]	   (Bot.)	   Same as {Internode}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meritmonger \Mer"it*mon`ger\, n.	   One who depends on merit for salvation. [Obs.] --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]
meritocracy \meritocracy\ n.	   1. A form of social system in which power goes to those with	      superior intellects.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior	      abilities and not because of their wealth or birth.	      [WordNet 1.5]
meritocratic \meritocratic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to meritocracy; as, meritocratic society.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Meritorious \Mer`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. meritorius that brings in	   money.]	   Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of	   recompense; valuable.	   [1913 Webster]	         And meritorious shall that hand be called,	         Canonized, and worshiped as a saint.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Meritory \Mer"i*to*ry\, a.	   Meritorious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meritot \Mer"i*tot\, n.	   A play of children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till	   they are dizzy.	   [1913 Webster]
Merk \Merk\, n. [See {Marc}.]	   An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Merk \Merk\, n.	   A mark; a sign. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Merke \Merke\, a.	   Murky. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
merkin \mer"kin\, n.	   1. Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A patch of false hair, or something resembling hair, worn	      on a string over the female pudenda; -- used by	      stripteasers.	      [PJC]	   3. The hair on the female pubic area. [slang]	      [PJC] Merl
Merl \Merl\, Merle \Merle\, n. [F. merle, L. merula, merulus.	   Cf. {Ousel}.] (Zool.)	   The European blackbird. See {Blackbird}. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Merlin \Mer"lin\, n. [OE. merlion, F. ['e]merillon; cf. OHG.	   smirl, G. schmerl; prob. fr. L. merula blackbird. Cf.	   {Merle}.] (Zool.)	   A small European falcon ({Falco columbarius}, syn. {Falco	   lithofalco}, or {Falco aesalon}). In North America called	   also {pigeon hawk}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Merling \Mer"ling\, n. (Zool.)	   The European whiting.	   [1913 Webster]
Merlon \Mer"lon\, n. [F., perh. fr. L. moerus, for murus a wall,	   through (assumed) dim. moerulus.] (Fort.)	   One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a	   battlement. See Illust. of {Battlement}.	   [1913 Webster]
Merluce \Mer"luce\, n. [F. merluche, merlus.] (Zool.)	   The European hake; -- called also {herring hake} and {sea	   pike}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mermaid \Mer"maid\, n. [AS. mere lake, sea. See {Mere} lake, and	   {maid}.]	   A fabled marine creature, typically represented as having the	   upper part like that of a woman, and the lower like a fish; a	   sea nymph, sea woman, or woman fish.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the siren of	         the ancients.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Mermaid fish} (Zool.) the angel fish ({Squatina}).	   {Mermaid's glove} (Zool.), a British branched sponge somewhat	      resembling a glove.	   {Mermaid's head} (Zool.), a European spatangoid sea urchin	      ({Echinocardium cordatum}) having some resemblance to a	      skull.	   {Mermaid weed} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dentate or	      pectinate leaves ({Proserpinaca palustris} and	      {Proserpinaca pectinacea}).	      [1913 Webster]
Merman \Mer"man\, n.; pl. {Mermen}.	   The male corresponding to {mermaid}; a sea man, or man fish.	   [1913 Webster] Mero de lo alto	   Mero
Mero \Me"ro\, n. [Sp.; cf. Pg. mero.]	   Any of several large groupers of warm seas, esp. the guasa	   ({Epinephelus guaza}), the red grouper ({Epinephelus morio}),	   the black grouper ({Epinephelus nigritas}), distinguished as	Mero de lo alto \Me"ro de lo al"to\, and a species called also	   {rock hind}, distinguished as Mero cabrolla \Me"ro
ca*brol"la\.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Meroblast \Mer"o*blast\, n. [Gr. me`ros	   part + -blast.] (Biol.)	   An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of	   germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal	   portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- opposed to	   {holoblast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meroblastic \Mer`o*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by	   partial segmentation only; as, meroblastic ova, in which a	   portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; meroblastic	   segmentation; -- opposed to holoblastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Merocele \Me"ro*cele\, n. [Gr. mhro`s thigh + ? tumor.] (Med.)	   Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia .	   [1913 Webster]
Meroistic \Mer`o*is"tic\, a. [Gr. me`ros part + ? an egg.]	   (Zool.)	   Applied to the ovaries of insects when they secrete	   vitelligenous cells, as well as ova.	   [1913 Webster]
Meropidan \Me*rop"i*dan\, n. [L. merops a bee-eating bird, Gr.	   me`rops.] (Zool.)	   One of a family of birds ({Meropidae}), including the	   bee-eaters.	   [1913 Webster]
Meropodite \Me*rop"o*dite\, n. [Gr. me`ros thigh + poy`s,	   podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)	   The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Merorganization \Mer*or`gan*i*za"tion\, n. [Gr. me`ros part + E.	   organization.]	   Organization in part. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meros \Me"ros\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`ros part.] (Arch.)	   The plain surface between the channels of a triglyph.	   [Written also {merus}.] --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]	Meros \Me"ros\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`ros the thigh.] (Anat.)	   The proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Merosome \Mer"o*some\, n. [Gr. me`ros part + -some body.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies	   of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed.	   [1913 Webster]
Merostomata \Mer`o*stom"a*ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. me`ros	   thigh + ?, -?, mouth.] (Zool.)	   A class of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes	   the trilobites, {Eurypteroidea}, and {Limuloidea}. All are	   extinct except the horseshoe crabs ({Limulus}) of the last	   group. See {Limulus}.	   [1913 Webster]
M'erou \M['e]`rou"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   See {Jack}, 8	   (c) .	       [1913 Webster]
Merovingian \Mer`o*vin"gi*an\, a. [From Merovaeus, the Latin	   name of a king of the Franks.]	   Of or pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or	   France. -- n. One of the kings of this dynasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Merozoite \Mer`o*zo"ite\, n. [Gr. me`ros part + Sporozoa.]	   (Zool.)	   A form of spore, usually elongate or falciform, and somewhat	   amoeboid, produced by segmentation of the schizonts of	   certain Sporozoa, as the malaria parasite.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Merrily \Mer"ri*ly\, adv. [From {Merry}.]	   In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and laughter;	   jovially. See {Mirth}, and {Merry}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Merrily sing, and sport, and play.       --Granville.	   [1913 Webster]
Merrimake \Mer"ri*make`\, n.	   See {Merrymake}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Merrimake \Mer"ri*make`\, v. i.	   See {Merrymake}, v. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Merriment \Mer"ri*ment\, n.	   Gayety, with laughter; mirth; frolic. "Follies and light	   merriment." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Methought it was the sound	         Of riot and ill-managed merriment.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Merriness \Mer"ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being merry; merriment; mirth;	   gayety, with laughter.	   [1913 Webster]
Merry \Mer"ry\, a. [Compar. {Merrier}; superl. {Merriest}.] [OE.	   merie, mirie, murie, merry, pleasant, AS. merge, myrige,	   pleasant; cf. murge, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. murg, short,	   Goth. gama['u]rgjan to shorten; cf. L. murcus a coward, who	   cuts off his thumb to escape military service; the	   Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of	   making the time seem short. Cf. {Mirth}.]	   1. Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good	      spirits; jovial; inclined to laughter or play; sportive.	      [1913 Webster]	            They drank, and were merry with him.  --Gen. xliii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am never merry when I hear sweet music. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is any merry? let him sing psalms.    --Jas. v. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight; as, a merry	      jest. "Merry wind and weather." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Merry dancers}. See under {Dancer}.	   {Merry men}, followers; retainers. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His merie men commanded he	            To make him bothe game and glee.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make merry}, to be jovial; to indulge in hilarity; to	      feast with mirth. --Judg. ix. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; gleeful;	        joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.	        [1913 Webster]	Merry \Mer"ry\ (m[e^]r"r[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   A kind of wild red cherry.	   [1913 Webster]
Merry-andrew \Mer"ry-an"drew\ (m[e^]r"r[y^]-[a^]n"dr[udd]), n.	   One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a	   zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack	   doctor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is said to have originated from one Andrew	         Borde, an English physician of the 16th century, who	         gained patients by facetious speeches to the multitude.	         [1913 Webster]
Merry-go-round \Mer"ry-go`-round"\, n.	   Any revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a	   group of seats in the shape of hobbyhorses or other fanciful	   animals, arranged in a circle on a platform that is rotated	   by a mechanical drive, often to the accompaniment of music;	   the seats often move up and down in synchrony with the	   rotation; -- called also {carousel}. It is employed primarily	   for the amusement of children, and is typically found at an	   amusement park.	   [1913 Webster]
Merrymake \Mer"ry*make`\, n.	   Mirth; frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival. [Written also	   {merrimake}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Merrymake \Mer"ry*make`\, v. i.	   To make merry; to be jolly; to feast. [Written also	   {merrimake}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Merrymaker \Mer"ry*mak`er\, n.	   One who makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial	   comrade.	   [1913 Webster]
Merrymaking \Mer"ry*mak`ing\, a.	   Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.	   [1913 Webster]	Merrymaking \Mer"ry*mak`ing\, n.	   The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Merrymeeting \Mer"ry*meet`ing\, n.	   A meeting for mirth.	   [1913 Webster]
Merrythought \Mer"ry*thought`\, n.	   The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also	   {wishbone}. See {Furculum}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 omen, signifying that the person holding it will	         obtain the gratification of some secret wish.	         [1913 Webster]
Mersion \Mer"sion\, n. [L. mersio. See {Merge}.]	   Immersion. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Merulidan \Me*ru"li*dan\, n. [L. merula, merulus, blackbird. See	   {Merle}.] (Zool.)	   A bird of the Thrush family.	   [1913 Webster]
Merus \Me"rus\, n. [NL.] (Arch.)	   See {Meros}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mervaille \Mer"vaille`\, n.	   Marvel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mes- \Mes-\ (m[e^]s-).	   See {Meso-}.	   [1913 Webster]
mesa \me"sa\ (m[asl]"s[.a]), n. [Sp.]	   A high tableland; a plateau on a hill. [Southwestern U.S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesaconate \Mes*ac"o*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of mesaconic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesaconic \Mes`a*con"ic\, a. [Mes- + -aconic, as in citraconic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids	   obtained from citric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
mesad \mes"ad\ (m[e^]s"[a^]d), adv.	   Same as {mesiad}.	   [1913 Webster]
mesal \mes"al\ (m[e^]s"al), a.	   Same as {Mesial}.	   [1913 Webster]
M'esalliance \M['e]`sal`li`ance"\, n. [F.]	   A marriage with a person of inferior social position; a	   misalliance.	   [1913 Webster]
mesally \mes"al*ly\ (m[e^]s"al*l[y^]), adv.	   Same as {Mesially}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesamoeboid \Mes`a*m[oe]"boid\ (m[e^]s`[.a]*m[=e]"boid), n.	   [Mes- + am[oe]boid.] (Biol.)	   One of a class of independent, isolated cells found in the	   mesoderm, while the germ layers are undergoing	   differentiation.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesaraic \Mes`a*ra"ic\, a. [Gr. mesa`raion mesentery; me`sos	   middle + 'araia` flank.] (Anat.)	   Mesenteric.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesaticephalic \Mes`a*ti*ce*phal"ic\, a. [Gr. ? midmost + E.	   cephalic.] (Anat.)	   Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium	   a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesaticephalous \Mes`a*ti*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Anat.)	   Mesaticephalic.	   [1913 Webster]
Mescal \Mes*cal"\, n. [Sp.]	   A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of	   agave. See {Agave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesdames \Mes`dames"\ (F. ?, E. ?), n.,	   pl. of {Madame} and {Madam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Meseems \Me*seems"\, v. impers. [imp. {Meseemed}.]	   It seems to me. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Mesel \Me"sel\, n. [See {Measle}.]	   A leper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Meselry \Me"sel*ry\, n.	   Leprosy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesembryanthemum \Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   meshmbri`a midday + 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, chiefly natives	   of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and fleshy.	   The flowers usually open about midday, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesencephalic \Mes`en*ce*phal"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or midbrain.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesencephalon \Mes`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Meso-} and	   {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)	   The middle segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes	   abbreviated to {mesen}. See {Brain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesenchyma \Mes*en"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +	   -enchyma, as in E. parenchyma.] (Biol.)	   The part of the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective	   tissues and blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesenteric \Mes`en*ter"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]sent['e]rique.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesenteron \Mes*en"te*ron\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Enteron}.]	   (Anat.)	   All that part of the alimentary canal which is developed from	   the primitive enteron and is lined with hypoblast. It is	   distinguished from the stomodaeum, a part at the anterior end	   of the canal, including the cavity of the mouth, and the	   proctodaeum, a part at the posterior end, which are formed by	   invagination and are lined with epiblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesentery \Mes"en*ter*y\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. mesente`rion, me`sos	   + 'e`nteron intestine: cf. F. m['e]sent[`e]re.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The membranes, or one of the membranes (consisting	      of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed tissues), which	      connect the intestines and their appendages with the	      dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper	      is connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other	      mesenteries being called mesocaecum, mesocolon,	      mesorectum, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the vertical muscular radiating partitions	      which divide the body cavity of Anthozoa into chambers.	      [1913 Webster]
Meseraic \Mes`e*ra"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Mesaraic.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesethmoid \Mes*eth"moid\, a. [Mes- + ethmoid.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the middle of the ethmoid region or	   ethmoid bone. -- n. (Anat.) The median vertical plate, or	   median element, of the ethmoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesh \Mesh\ (m[e^]sh), n. [AS. masc, max, m[ae]scre; akin to D.	   maas, masche, OHG. masca, Icel. m["o]skvi; cf. Lith. mazgas a	   knot, megsti to weave nets, to knot.]	   1. The opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net	      between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a	      space; network; a net.	      [1913 Webster]	            A golden mesh to entrap the hearts of men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gearing) The engagement of the teeth of wheels, or of a	      wheel and rack.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mesh stick}, a stick on which the mesh is formed in netting.	      [1913 Webster]	Mesh \Mesh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meshed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Meshing}.]	   To catch in a mesh. --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Mesh \Mesh\, v. i. (Gearing)	   To engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.	   [1913 Webster]
Meshed \Meshed\, a.	   Mashed; brewed. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Meshy \Mesh"y\, a.	   Formed with meshes; netted.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesiad \Mes"i*ad\, adv. [Gr. me`sos middle + L. ad to.] (Anat.)	   Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane; mesially; --	   opposed to {laterad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesial \Me"sial\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. me`sos middle.] (Anat.)	   Middle; median; in, or in the region of, the mesial plane;	   internal; -- opposed to {lateral}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mesial plane}. (Anat.) See {Meson}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mesially \Me"sial*ly\, adv. (Anat.)	   In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesityl \Mes"i*tyl\, n. (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl	   oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mesityl oxide} (Chem.), a volatile liquid having the odor of	      peppermint, obtained by certain dehydrating agents from	      acetone; -- formerly called also {dumasin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mesitylenate \Me*sit"y*le*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of mesitylenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesitylene \Me*sit"y*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless, fragrant liquid, {C6H3(CH3)3}, of the benzene	   series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with	   sulphuric acid. -- {Me*sit`y*len"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesitylol \Me*sit"y*lol\, n. [Mesitylene + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline substance obtained from mesitylene.	   [1913 Webster]
Meslin \Mes"lin\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Maslin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesmeree \Mes`mer*ee"\, n.	   A person subjected to mesmeric influence; one who is	   mesmerized. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Mesmeric
Mesmeric \Mes*mer"ic\, Mesmerical \Mes*mer"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   mesm['e]rique.]	   Of, pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, mesmeric	   sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesmerism \Mes"mer*ism\, n. [From Mesmer, who first brought it	   into notice at Vienna, about 1775: cf. F. mesm['e]risme.]	   An earlier name for {hypnosis} or {hypnotism}, the art of	   inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous	   system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and	   communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. It is	   believed to be a state between sleep and wakefulness, in	   which a person is more susceptible to suggestion than when	   awake. See {Animal magnetism}, under {Magnetism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesmerist \Mes"mer*ist\, n.	   One who practices, or believes in, mesmerism.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesmerization \Mes`mer*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of mesmerizing; the state of being mesmerized.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesmerize \Mes"mer*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mesmerized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Mesmerizing}.] [Also spelled {mesmerise}.]	   1. To bring into a state of mesmeric sleep; to hypnotize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce an intense fascination in; to spellbind.	      [PJC]
Mesmerizer \Mes"mer*i`zer\, n.	   One who mesmerizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesne \Mesne\, a. [Cf. {Mean} intermediate.] (Law)	   Middle; intervening; as, a mesne lord, that is, a lord who	   holds land of a superior, but grants a part of it to another	   person, in which case he is a tenant to the superior, but	   lord or superior to the second grantee, and hence is called	   the mesne lord.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mesne process}, intermediate process; process intervening	      between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes	      understood to be the whole process preceding the	      execution. --Blackstone. --Burrill.	   {Mesne profits}, profits of premises during the time the	      owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of	      his estate. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster] Meso
Meso- \Mes"o-\, Mes- \Mes-\ [Gr. me`sos in the middle.]	   1. A combining form denoting in the middle, intermediate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. specif. (Chem.), Denoting a type of hydrocarbons which are	      regarded as methenyl derivatives. Also used adjectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Optically inactive due to compensating optical	      activity at two or more asymmetric centers, often due to a	      plane of symmetry within the molecular structure; as,	      meso-tartaric acid.	      [PJC]	   4. Attached to a carbon atom located between two hereoatoms	      in a heterocyclic ring.	      [PJC]
Mesoarium \Mes`o*a"ri*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. me`sos middle +	   'w,a`rion, dim. of 'w,o`n an egg.] (Anat.)	   The fold of peritoneum which suspends the ovary from the	   dorsal wall of the body cavity; the {mesovarium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoblast \Mes"o*blast\, n. [Meso- + -blast.] (Biol.)	   (a) The mesoderm.	   (b) The cell nucleus; mesoplast.	       [1913 Webster]
Mesoblastic \Mes`o*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to the mesoblast; as, the mesoblastic layer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesobranchial \Mes`o*bran"chi*al\, a. [Meso- + branchial.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a region of the carapace of a crab	   covering the middle branchial region.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesobronchium \Mes`o*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. {Mesobronchia}. [NL.	   See {Meso-}, and {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)	   The main bronchus of each lung.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesocaecum \Mes`o*cae"cum\, n. (Anat.) [NL. See {Meso-}, and	   {Caecum}.]	   The fold of peritoneum attached to the caecum. --	   {Mes`o*cae"cal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesocarp \Mes"o*carp\, n. [Meso- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)	   The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three	   distinct or dissimilar layers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesocephalic \Mes`o*ce*phal"ic\, a. [Meso- + cephalic.] (Anat.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of	       the head; as, the mesocephalic flexure.	   (b) Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither	       megacephalic nor microcephalic.	   (c) Having the ratio of the length to the breadth of the	       cranium a medium one; mesaticephalic.	       [1913 Webster]
Mesocephalon \Mes`o*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and	   {Cephalon}.] (Anat.)	   The pons Varolii.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesocephalous \Mes`o*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Anat.)	   Mesocephalic.	   [1913 Webster] Mesocoele
Mesocoele \Mes`o*coe"le\, Mesocoelia \Mes`o*coe"li*a\, n. [NL.	   mesocoelia. See {Meso-}, and {Coelia}.] (Anat.)	   The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesocolon \Mes`o*co"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. meso`kwlon; me`sos	   middle + kw^lon the colon: cf. F. m['e]soc[^o]lon.] (Anat.)	   The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.	   -- {Mes`o*col"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesocoracoid \Mes`o*cor"a*coid\, n. [Meso- + coracoid.] (Anat.)	   A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.	   [1913 Webster] Mesocuneiform
Mesocuneiform \Mes`o*cu*ne"i*form\, Mesocuniform
\Mes`o*cu"ni*form\, n. [Meso- + cuneiform, cuniform.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones of the tarsus. See 2d {Cuneiform}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoderm \Mes"o*derm\, n. [Meso- + Gr. de`rma skin.] (Biol.)	   (a) The layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and	       endoderm; mesoblast. See Illust. of {Blastoderm} and	       {Ectoderm}.	   (b) The middle body layer in some invertebrates.	   (c) The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.	       [1913 Webster]
Mesodermal \Mes`o*der"mal\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, mesodermal	   tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesodermic \Mes`o*der"mic\, a.	   Same as {Mesodermal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesodont \Mes"o*dont\, a. [Meso- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a	   tooth.] (Anat.)	   Having teeth of moderate size.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesogaster \Mes`o*gas"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ?	   belly.] (Anat.)	   The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal	   wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesogastric \Mes`o*gas"tric\, a. [Meso- + gastric.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen,	          or of the stomach.	      (b) Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the middle gastric lobe of the	      carapace of a crab.	      [1913 Webster]
Mesogastrium \Mes`o*gas"tri*um\, n. [NL. See {Mesogaster}.]	   (Anat.)	      (a) The umbilical region.	      (b) The mesogaster.	          [1913 Webster]
Mesogloea \Mes`o*gl[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ? a	   glutinous substance.] (Zool.)	   A thin gelatinous tissue separating the ectoderm and endoderm	   in certain coelenterates. -- {Mes`o*gl[oe]"al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesognathous \Me*sog"na*thous\, a. [Meso- + Gr. gna`qos jaw.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and	   orthognathous. See {Gnathic index}, under {Gnathic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesohepar \Mes`o*he"par\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Hepar}.]	   (Anat.)	   A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal	   wall of the abdominal cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesohippus \Mes`o*hip"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ? a	   horse.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a	   sheep, and having three toes on each foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesolabe \Mes"o*labe\, n. [L. mesolabium, Gr. ?; me`sos middle +	   ? to take.]	   An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean	   proportionals between two given lines, required in solving	   the problem of the duplication of the cube. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesole \Mes"ole\, n. [Gr. me`sos middle.] (Min.)	   Same as {Thomsonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesolite \Mes"o*lite\ (?; 277), n. [Meso- + -lite.] (Min.)	   A zeolitic mineral, grayish white or yellowish, occuring in	   delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous massive. It is a	   hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and soda.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesologarithm \Mes`o*log"a*rithm\, n. [Meso- + logarithm : cf.	   F. m['e]sologarithme.] (Math.)	   A logarithm of the cosine or cotangent. [Obs.] --Kepler.	   Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesometrium \Mes`o*me"tri*um\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and	   {Metrium}.] (Anat.)	   The fold of the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesomycetes \Mes`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; meso- + mycetes.]	   (Bot.)	   One of the three classes into which the fungi are divided in	   Brefeld's classification. -- {Mes`o*my*ce"tous}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mesomyodian \Mes`o*my*o"di*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird having a mesomyodous larynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesomyodous \Mes`o*my"o*dous\, a. [Meso- + Gr. ?, ?, a muscle.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the	   middle of the semirings.	   [1913 Webster]
Meson \Mes"on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`son middle, neut. of me`sos,	   a., middle.]	   1. (Anat.) The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal	      into similar right and left halves. The line in which it	      meets the dorsal surface has been called the dorsimeson,	      and the corresponding ventral edge the ventrimeson. --B.	      G. Wilder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) An elementary particle made up of two quarks; a	      hadron having a baryon number of zero; any hadron other	      than a baryon. Mesons are bosons with integral values of	      spin, having a mass intermediate between those of the	      electron and a nucleon; they may have positive or negative	      charges, or may be neutral. Mesons are of three types: the	      {pion} ([pi]-meson), {kaon} (K-mesons), and	      {[eta]-mesons}.	      [PJC]	   {mu meson} (Physics) the former name for the {muon}, a	      particle which is not a true meson[2]. The term is no	      longer used in technical literature, except historically.	      [PJC]
mesonic \me*son"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a meson.	   [PJC]
Mesonasal \Mes`o*na"sal\, a. [Meso- + nasal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesonephric \Mes`o*neph"ric\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; as, the mesonephric, or	   Wolffian, duct.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesonephros \Mes`o*neph"ros\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +	   nefro`s kidney.] (Anat.)	   The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs	   developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesonotum \Mes`o*no"tum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +	   nw^ton the back.] (Zool.)	   The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesophloeum \Mes`o*phl[oe]"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +	   floio`s bark.] (Bot.)	   The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of bark, usually	   soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and obliterated.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesophryon \Me*soph"ry*on\, n. [NL., from Gr. meso`fryon.]	   (Anat.)	   See {Glabella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesophyllum \Mes`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +	   fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.)	   The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two	   surfaces. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoplast \Mes"o*plast\, n. [Meso- + -plast.] (Biol.)	   The nucleus of a cell; mesoblast. --Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesopodial \Mes`o*po"di*al\ (m[e^]s`[-o]*p[=o]"d[i^]*al), a.	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia or to the parts of the	   limbs to which they belong.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesopodiale \Mes`o*po`di*a"le\, n.; pl. {Mesopodialia}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ?, dim. of poy`s, podo`s, foot.]	   (Anat.)	   One of the bones of either the carpus or tarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesopodium \Mes`o*po"di*um\, n. [NL. See {Mesopodiale}.] (Zool.)	   The middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and	   Pteropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesopterygium \Me*sop`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos	   middle + ? a fin.] (Anat.)	   The middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the	   fins of fishes. -- {Me*sop`ter*yg"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesorchium \Me*sor"chi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ? a	   testicle.] (Anat.)	   The fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the	   dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesorectum \Mes`o*rec"tum\, n. [Meso- + rectum.] (Anat.)	   The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the rectum.	   -- {Mes`o*rec"tal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesorhine \Mes"o*rhine\, a. [Meso- + Gr. ?, ?, the nose.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the nose of medium width; between leptorhine and	   platyrhine.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesosauria \Mes`o*sau"ri*a\, n.	   Same as {Mosasauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoscapula \Mes`o*scap"u*la\, n. [Meso- + scapula.] (Anat.)	   A process from the middle of the scapula in some animals; the	   spine of the scapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoscapular \Mes`o*scap"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoscutum \Mes`o*scu"tum\, n. [Meso- + scutum.] (Zool.)	   The scutum or dorsal plate of the middle thoracic segment of	   an insect. See Illust. of {Butterfly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoseme \Mes"o*seme\, a. [Meso- + Gr. ? sign, mark; cf. F.	   m['e]sos[`e]me.] (Anat.)	   Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad	   nor narrow; between megaseme and microseme.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesosiderite \Mes`o*sid"er*ite\, n. [Meso- + siderite.] (Min.)	   See the Note under {Meteorite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesosperm \Mes"o*sperm\, n. [Meso- + Gr. ? seed: cf. F.	   m['e]sosperme.] (Bot.)	   A membrane of a seed. See {Secundine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesostate \Mes"o*state\, n. [Meso- + Gr. ? to make to stand.]	   (Physiol.)	   A product of metabolic action.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Every mesostate is either an anastate or katastate,	         according as it is formed by an anabolic or katabolic	         process. See {Metabolism}.	         [1913 Webster]
Mesosternal \Mes`o*ster"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesosternum \Mes`o*ster"num\, n. [Meso- + sternum.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The middle portion, or body, of the sternum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ventral piece of the middle segment of the	      thorax in insects.	      [1913 Webster]
mesotartaric \mes`o*tar*tar"ic\, a. [Meso- + tartaric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also {inactive	   tartaric acid}. It is an optically inactive stereoisomer of	   tartaric acid due to internal compensation of the rotatory	   activity of the two asymmetric centers; it has a plane of	   symmetry in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mesotheca \Mes`o*the"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ?	   box.] (Zool.)	   The middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesothelium \Mes`o*the"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle +	   E. epithelium.] (Biol.)	   Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells,	   formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the	   differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the	   boundary of the c[oe]lum.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesothoracic \Mes`o*tho*rac"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the mesothorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesothorax \Mes`o*tho"rax\, n. [Meso- + thorax: cf. F.	   m['e]sothorax.] (Zool.)	   The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See Illust. of	   {Coleoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesothorium \Mes`o*tho"ri*um\, n. [NL.; meso- + thorium.]	   (Chem.)	   a radioactive isotope of radium (radium-228) with a half-life	   of 5.8 years. Also called {mesothorium-1} or {mesothorium I}	   to distinguish it from a subsequent decay product,	   mesothorium II (actinium-228). It was discovered in 1907 by	   Otto Hahn as a decay product of thorium (produced by decay of	   thorium-232). Mesothorium-1 (radium-228) in turn produces	   actinium-228 (mesothorium-2) as the first product of its	   radioactive decay, and the actinium-228 in turn decays	   quickly (half-life of 6 hours) to thorium-228 (which is also	   called {radiothorium}; the thorium-228 has a half-life of	   1.91 years, shorter than that of the radium-228). It was	   discovered and named before full recognition of the nature of	   isotopes of the elements, and was distinguished from other	   variants of radium by its half-life and mode of production	   and decay. It was also cheaper to prepare than other	   short-lived radium isotopes, and was thus sold commercially,	   for use, e.g. in making watch dials readable in the dark by	   painting the hands and hour marks with a self-luminous paint	   containing the radioactive substance; it is therefore often	   referred to (e.g. in regulatory legislation) as though	   distinct from radium. It was one of the isotopes believed	   responsible for radiation-induced diseases observed in	   industrial workers who painted radium on watch dials in the	   late 1950's and early 1960's. The primary isotope of radium	   (radium-226) has a half-life of 1620 years, and these	   isotopes with shorter half-lives proved difficult to isolate	   and study for the purpose of finding the cause of such	   diseases.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Mesotrochal \Mes"o*tro`chal\, a. [Meso- + Gr. ? anything round,	   a hoop.] (Zool.)	   Having the middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia;	   -- said of the larvae of certain marine annelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesotype \Mes"o*type\, n. [Meso- + -type: cf. F. m['e]sotype.]	   (Min.)	   An old term covering natrolite or soda mesolite, scolecite or	   lime mesotype, and mesolite or lime-soda mesotype.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesovarium \Mes`o*va"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Meso-}, and {Ovary}.]	   (Anat.)	   The fold of peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of	   the abdominal cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoxalate \Mes*ox"a*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of mesoxalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesoxalic \Mes`ox*al"ic\, a. [Mes- + oxalic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {CH2O2(CO2H)2},	   obtained from amido malonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesozoa \Mes`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mesozoic}.] (Zool.)	   A group of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites,	   including the Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See	   {Dicyemata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesozoic \Mes`o*zo"ic\, a. [Meso- + Gr. ? life, fr. ? to live.]	   (Geol.)	   Belonging, or relating, to the secondary or reptilian age, or	   the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic. See Chart of	   {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mesozoic \Mes`o*zo"ic\, n.	   The Mesozoic age or formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Mesprise \Mes*prise"\, n. [OF. mespris, F. m['e]pris. See	   {Misprize}.]	   1. Contempt; scorn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. for F. m['e]prise mistake. Cf. {Misprision}.]	      Misadventure; ill-success. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster] Mesquite
Mesquite \Mes*qui"te\ (m[e^]s*k[=e]"t[asl]), Mesquit \Mes*quit"\	   (m[e^]s*k[=e]t"), n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican	   Indian word.] (Bot.)	   Aany of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the	   southwestern part of North America belonging to the genus	   {Prosopis} having small flowers in axillary cylindrical	   spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods, especially the	   {honey mesquite}, and {screw-pod mesquite}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   {Honey mesquite}. See {Algaroba}	   (b) .	   {Screw-pod mesquite}, a smaller tree ({Prosopis pubescens}),	      having spiral pods used as fodder and sometimes as food by	      the Indians.	   {Mesquite grass}, a rich native grass in Western Texas	      ({Bouteloua oligostachya}, and other species); -- so	      called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree;	      -- called also {muskit grass}, {grama grass}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mesquite bean \Mes*qui"te bean\	   The pod or seed of the mesquite.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mess \Mess\ (m[e^]s), n.	   Mass; church service. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mess \Mess\ (m[e^]s), n. [OE. mes, OF. mets, LL. missum, p. p.	   of mittere to put, place (e. g., on the table), L. mittere to	   send. See {Mission}, and cf. {Mass} religious service.]	   1. A quantity of food set on a table at one time; provision	      of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of	      pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one time.	      [1913 Webster]	            At their savory dinner set	            Of herbs and other country messes.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number of persons who eat together, and for whom food is	      prepared in common; especially, persons in the military or	      naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom	      mess. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A set of four; -- from the old practice of dividing	      companies into sets of four at dinner. [Obs.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The milk given by a cow at one milking. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Perh. corrupt. fr. OE. mesh for mash: cf. muss.] A	      disagreeable mixture or confusion of things; hence, a	      situation resulting from blundering or from	      misunderstanding; as, he made a mess of it. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Mess \Mess\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Messed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Messing}.]	   To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with	   others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]	Mess \Mess\, v. t.	   1. To supply with a mess.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a mess[5] of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to	      jumble; to disturb; to mess up.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            It was n't right either to be messing another man's	            sleep.                                --Scribner's	                                                  Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Message \Mes"sage\ (?; 48), n. [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L.	   mittere, missum, to send. See {Mission}, and cf.	   {Messenger}.]	   1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal,	      sent from one person to another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ehud said, I have a message from God unto thee.	                                                  --Judg. iii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically, an official communication, not made	      in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, the	      President's message.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Message shell}. See {Shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	Message \Mes"sage\, v. t.	   To bear as a message. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Message \Mes"sage\, n. [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL.	   missaticus. See 1st {Message}.]	   A messenger. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Messager \Mes"sa*ger\, n. [OE.]	   A messenger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Message stick \Mes"sage stick\	   A stick, carved with lines and dots, used, esp. by Australian	   aborigines, to convey information.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mess beef \Mess beef\	   Barreled salt beef, packed with about 80 pounds chuck and	   rump, two flanks, and the rest plates.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Messenger \Mes"sen*ger\, n. [OE. messager, OF. messagier, F.	   messager. See {Message}.]	   1. One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written	      communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to	      another, or to a public body; specifically, an office	      servant who bears messages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, foreshows, or foretells.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yon gray lines	            That fret the clouds are messengers of day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A hawser passed round the capstan, and having its	      two ends lashed together to form an endless rope or chain;	      -- formerly used for heaving in the cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A person appointed to perform certain ministerial	      duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as to take	      charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.	      --Bouvier. Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; forerunner;	        precursor; herald.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Messenger bird}, the secretary bird, from its swiftness.	      [1913 Webster]
Messet \Mes"set\, n.	   A dog. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Messiad \Mes*si"ad\, n.	   A German epic poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.	   [1913 Webster]
Messiah \Mes*si"ah\, n. [Heb. m[=a]sh[imac]akh anointed, fr.	   m[=a]shakh to anoint. Cf. {Messias}.]	   The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior;	   Christ.	   [1913 Webster]	         And told them the Messiah now was born.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Messiahship \Mes*si"ah*ship\, n.	   The state or office of the Messiah.	   [1913 Webster]
Messianic \Mes`si*an"ic\, a.	   Of or relating to the Messiah; as, the Messianic office or	   character.	   [1913 Webster]
Messias \Mes*si"as\, n. [LL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Messiah}.]	   The Messiah.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ.	                                                  --John iv. 25.	   [1913 Webster]
Messidor \Mes`si`dor"\ (F. ?; E. ?), n. [F., fr. L. messis	   harvest.]	   The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from	   September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See	   {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Messieurs \Mes"sieurs\ (?; F. ?; 277), n. pl. [F.; pl. of	   monsieur.]	   Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as	   the plural of Mr.	   [1913 Webster]
Messinese \Mes`si*nese"\ (? or ?), a.	   Of or pertaining to Messina, or its inhabitans.	   [1913 Webster]
Messmate \Mess"mate`\, n.	   An associate in a mess.	   [1913 Webster]
Messuage \Mes"suage\ (?; 48), n. [Cf. OF. mesuage, masnage, LL.	   messuagium, mansionaticum, fr. L. mansio, -onis, a staying,	   remaining, dwelling, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, remain, E.	   mansion, manse.] (Law)	   A dwelling house, with the adjacent buildings and curtilage,	   and the adjoining lands appropriated to the use of the	   household. --Cowell. Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]	         They wedded her to sixty thousand pounds,	         To lands in Kent, and messuages in York. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
mess up \mess up\, v. t.	   1. To make a mess[5] of; to confuse, disorder, or muddle; to	      muss; to jumble; to disturb.	      [PJC]	   2. To botch[3]; to bungle.	      [PJC]
mess-up \mess-up\ n.	   Something badly botched or muddled. [British]	   Syn: ballup, balls-up, cockup.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mest \Mest\, a.	   Most. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mestee \Mes*tee"\, n. [See {Mestizo}.]	   The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; -- so called	   in the West Indies. [Written also {mustee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mester \Mes"ter\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Mister}, a trade.	   [1913 Webster]
Mestino \Mes*ti"no\, n.; pl. {Mestinos}.	   See {Mestizo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mestizo \Mes*ti"zo\, n.; pl. {Mestizos}. [Sp. mestizo; akin to	   OF. mestis, F. m['e]tis; all fr. (assumed) LL. mixtitius, fr.	   L. mixtus mixed, p. p. of miscere to mix. See {Mix}, and cf.	   {Mestee}, {M['e]tif}, {M['e]tis}, {Mustee}.]	   The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or	   person of European stock. [Spanish America]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mestizo wool}, wool imported from South America, and	      produced by mixed breeds of sheep.	      [1913 Webster]
Mestling \Mest"ling\, n.	   A kind of brass. See {Maslin}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mesymnicum \Me*sym"ni*cum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. me`sos middle + ? a	   festive song. See {Hymn}.] (Anc. Poetry)	   A repetition at the end of a stanza.	   [1913 Webster]
Met \Met\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Meet}.	   [1913 Webster]	Met \Met\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Mete}, to measure. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Met \Met\, obs.	   p. p. of {Mete}, to dream. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Meta
Meta- \Met"a-\, Met- \Met-\ [Gr. meta` between, with, after;	   akin to AS. mid with, G. mit, Goth. mi[thorn], E. mid, in	   midwife.]	   1. A prefix meaning between, with, after, behind, over,	      about, reversely; as, metachronism, the error of placing	      after the correct time; metaphor, lit., a carrying over;	      metathesis, a placing reversely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting:	      (a) Other; duplicate, corresponding to; resembling; hence,	          metameric; as, meta-arabinic, metaldehyde.	      (b) (Organic Chem.) That two replacing radicals, in the	          benzene nucleus, occupy the relative positions of 1	          and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1, or 6 and 2;	          as, metacresol, etc. See {Ortho-}, and {Para-}.	      (c) (Inorganic Chem.) Having less than the highest number	          of hydroxyl groups; -- said of acids; as,	          metaphosphoric acid. Also used adjectively.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A prefix meaning at a level above, as in metaphysics,	      metalanguage.	      [PJC]
Metabasis \Me*tab"a*sis\, n.; pl. {Metabases}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to pass over; ? beyond, over + ? to go.]	   1. (Rhet.) A transition from one subject to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Same as {Metabola}.	      [1913 Webster] Metabola
Metabola \Me*tab"o*la\, Metabole \Me*tab"o*le\, n. [NL., from	   Gr. ? change; ? beyond + ? to throw.] (Med.)	   A change or mutation; a change of disease, symptoms, or	   treatment.	   [1913 Webster] Metabola	Metabola \Me*tab"o*la\, Metabolia \Met`a*bo"li*a\, n. pl. [NL.	   See 1st {Metabola}.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive group of insects, including those that	   undegro a metamorphosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Metabolian \Met`a*bo"li*an\, n. [See {Metabola}.] (Zool.)	   An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Metabolic \Met`a*bol"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Metabola}.]	   1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to,	      or involving, change.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to metabolism; as, metabolic	      activity; metabolic force.	      [1913 Webster]
Metabolisis \Met`a*bol"i*sis\, n. [NL.]	   Metabolism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Metabolism \Me*tab"o*lism\, n. (Physiol.)	   1. The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take	      up and convert into their own proper substance the	      nutritive material brought to them by the blood, or by	      which they transform their cell protoplasm into simpler	      substances, which are fitted either for excretion or for	      some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the	      digestive enzymes. Hence, metabolism may be either	      constructive ({anabolism}), or destructive ({catabolism}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The series of chemical changes which take place in	      an organism, by means of which food is manufactured and	      utilized and waste materials are eliminated.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Metabolite \Me*tab"o*lite\, n. (Physiol Chem.)	   A product of metabolism; a substance produced by metabolic	   action, as urea.	   [1913 Webster]
Metabolize \Me*tab"o*lize\, v. t. & i. (Physiol.)	   To change by a metabolic process. See {Metabolism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Metabranchial \Met`a*bran"chi*al\, a. [Meta- + branchial.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the lobe of the carapace of crabs	   covering the posterior branchiae.	   [1913 Webster]
Metacarpal \Met`a*car"pal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the metacarpus. -- n. A metacarpal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Metacarpus \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 man it consists of five bones. See	   Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.	   [1913 Webster] Metacenter
Metacenter \Met`a*cen"ter\or Metacentre \Met`a*cen"tre\, n.	   [Pref. meta- + center.] (Hydrostatics)	   The point of intersection of a vertical line through the	   center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a floating body	   which is tipped through a small angle from its position of	   equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through	   the center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the metacenter is above the center of gravity, the	         position of the body is stable; when below it,	         unstable.	         [1913 Webster]
Metacetone \Me*tac"e*tone\, n. [Pref. met- + acetone.] (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, {C6H10O}, obtained	   by distilling a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called	   because formerly regarded as a polymeric modification of	   acetone.	   [1913 Webster]
Metachloral \Met`a*chlo"ral\, n. [Pref. meta- + chloral.]	   (Chem.)	   A white, amorphous, insoluble substance regarded as a	   polymeric variety of chloral.	   [1913 Webster]
Metachronism \Me*tach"ro*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, after the time,	   happening afterward; ? beyond + ? time: cf. F.	   m['e]tachronisme.]	   An error committed in chronology by placing an event after	   its real time.	   [1913 Webster]
Metachrosis \Met`a*chro"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? beyond + ? a	   coloring.] (Biol.)	   The power of changing color at will by the expansion of	   special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as seen in many	   reptiles, fishes, etc. --Cope.	   [1913 Webster]
Metacinnabarite \Met`a*cin"na*bar*ite\, n. [Pref. meta- +	   cinnabar.] (Min.)	   Sulphide of mercury in isometric form and black in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Metacism \Met"a*cism\, n. [L. metacismus, Gr. ? fondness for the	   letter [mu].]	   A defect in pronouncing the letter m, or a too frequent use	   of it.	   [1913 Webster]
Metacrolein \Met`a*cro"le*in\, n. [Pref. met- + acrolein.]	   (Chem.)	   A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it	   with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an	   aromatic odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Metacromion \Met`a*cro"mi*on\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion	   of the scapula of some mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Metadiscoidal \Met`a*dis*coid"al\, a. [Meta- + discoidal.]	   (Anat.)	   Discoidal by derivation; -- applied especially to the	   placenta of man and apes, because it is supposed to have been	   derived from a diffused placenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Metagastric \Met`a*gas"tric\, a. [Pref. meta- + gastric.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the two posterior gastric lobes of the	   carapace of crabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Metage \Met"age\ (?; 48), n. [From {Mete}, v.]	   1. Measurement, especially of coal. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Charge for, or price of, measuring. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Metagenesis \Met`a*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. meta- + genesis.]	   1. (Biol.) The change of form which one animal species	      undergoes in a series of successively produced	      individuals, extending from the one developed from the	      ovum to the final perfected individual. Hence, metagenesis	      involves the production of sexual individuals by nonsexual	      means, either directly or through intervening sexless	      generations. Opposed to {monogenesis}. See {Alternate	      generation}, under {Generation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Alternation of sexual and asexual or gemmiparous	      generations; -- in distinction from {heterogamy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Metagenetic \Met`a*ge*net"ic\ (m[e^]t`[.a]*j[-e]*n[e^]t"[i^]k),	   a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to metagenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Metagenic \Met`a*gen"ic\ (m[e^]t`[.a]*j[-e]n"[i^]k), a. (Biol.)	   Metagenetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Metagnathous \Me*tag"na*thous\, a. [Pref. meta- + Gr. gna`qos	   the jaw.] (Zool.)	   Cross-billed; -- said of certain birds, as the crossbill.	   [1913 Webster]
Metagrammatism \Met`a*gram"ma*tism\, n.	   Anagrammatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Metagraphic \Met`a*graph"ic\, a.	   By or pertaining to metagraphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Metagraphy \Me*tag"ra*phy\, n. [Pref. meta- + -graphy.]	   The art or act of rendering the letters of the alphabet of	   one language into the possible equivalents of another;	   transliteration. --Stormonth.	   [1913 Webster]
Metal \Met"al\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. m['e]tal, L. metallum	   metal, mine, Gr. ? mine; cf. Gr. ? to search after. Cf.	   {Mettle}, {Medal}.]	   1. (Chem.) An elementary substance, as sodium, calcium, or	      copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather than	      acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or	      metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals	      and nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid	      and basic qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible	         metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc,	         nickel, etc., and also to the mixed metals, or metallic	         alloys, as brass, bronze, steel, bell metal, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called by miners.	      --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mine from which ores are taken. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Slaves . . . and persons condemned to metals. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The substance of which anything is made; material; hence,	      constitutional disposition; character; temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not till God make men of some other metal than	            earth.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Courage; spirit; mettle. See {Mettle}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword	         blade. --Skeat.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and ballasting	      railroads.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The effective power or caliber of guns carried by a vessel	      of war.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Glass in a state of fusion. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. The rails of a railroad. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Base metal} (Chem.), any one of the metals, as iron, lead,	      etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, in contrast	      with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small value,	      as compared with gold or silver.	   {Fusible metal} (Metal.), a very fusible alloy, usually	      consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium.	   {Heavy metals} (Chem.), the metallic elements not included in	      the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, or the	      earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury,	      platinum, lead, silver, etc.	   {Light metals} (Chem.), the metallic elements of the alkali	      and alkaline earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium,	      magnesium, etc.; also, sometimes, the metals of the	      earths, as aluminium.	   {Muntz metal}, an alloy for sheathing and other purposes,	      consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of	      zinc. Sometimes a little lead is added. It is named from	      the inventor.	   {Prince's metal} (Old Chem.), an alloy resembling brass,	      consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; --	      also called {Prince Rupert's metal}.	      [1913 Webster]	Metal \Met"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metaled} (? or ?) or	   {Metalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metaling} or {Metalling}.]	   To cover with metal; as, to metal a ship's bottom; to metal a	   road.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalammonium \Met`al*am*mo"ni*um\, n. [Metal + ammonium.]	   (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical derived from ammonium by the	   substitution of metallic atoms in place of hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
metalanguage \metalanguage\ n.	   Any language that can be used to describe another language or	   system of symbols.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Metalbumin \Met`al*bu"min\, n. [Pref. met- + albumin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids.	   It is sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaldehyde \Me*tal"de*hyde\, n. [Pref. met- + aldehyde.]	   (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained	   from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible	   into the same.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalepsis \Met`a*lep"sis\, n.; pl. {Metalepses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?	   participation, alteration, fr. ? to partake, to take in	   exchange; ? beyond + ? to take.] (Rhet.)	   The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession	   of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a	   different kind in one word.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalepsy \Met"a*lep`sy\, n. (Chem.)	   Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Metaleptic \Met`a*lep"tic\, a. [Gr. ?]	   1. Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transverse; as, the metaleptic motion of a muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, concerned in, or occurring by,	      metalepsy.	      [1913 Webster]
Metaleptical \Met`a*lep"tic*al\, a.	   Metaleptic. -- {Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallic \Me*tal"lic\, a. [L. metallicus, fr. metallum: cf. F.	   m['e]tallique. See {Metal}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal;	      resembling metal; as, a metallic appearance; a metallic	      alloy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, the	      essential and implied properties of a metal, as contrasted	      with a nonmetal or metalloid; conductive of electricity;	      basic; forming positive ions in solution; antacid.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Metallic iron}, iron in the state of the metal, as	      distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.	   {Metallic paper}, paper covered with a thin solution of lime,	      whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter or	      brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.	   {Metallic tinking} (Med.), a sound heard in the chest, when a	      cavity communicating with the air passages contains both	      air and liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Metallical \Me*tal"lic*al\, a.	   See {Metallic}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Metallicly \Me*tal"lic*ly\, adv.	   In a metallic manner; by metallic means.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallifacture \Me*tal`li*fac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. metallum	   metal + facere, factum, to make.]	   The production and working or manufacture of metals. [R.]	   --R. Park.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalliferous \Met`al*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. metallifer; metallum	   metal + ferre to bear: cf. F. m['e]tallif[`e]re.]	   Producing metals; yielding metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalliform \Me*tal"li*form\, a. [L. metallum metal + -form: cf.	   F. m['e]talliforme.]	   Having the form or structure of a metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalline \Met"al*line\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]tallin.] (Chem.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as,	       metalline properties.	   (b) Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as,	       metalline water. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]	Metalline \Met"al*line\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)	   A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft,	   dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for	   obviating friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallist \Met"al*list\, n.	   A worker in metals, or one skilled in metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallization \Met`al*li*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tallisation.]	   The act or process of metallizing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Metallize \Met"al*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Metallized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Metallizing}.] [Cf. F. m['e]talliser.]	   To impart metallic properties to; to impregnate with a metal.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Metallochrome \Me*tal"lo*chrome\, n. [See {Metallochromy}.]	   A coloring produced by the deposition of some metallic	   compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by	   depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by	   electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallochromy \Me*tal"lo*chro`my\, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ?	   color.]	   The art or process of coloring metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallograph \Me*tal"lo*graph\, n. [L. metallum metal + -graph.]	   A print made by metallography.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallographic \Me*tal`lo*graph"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or by means of, metallography.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallographist \Met`al*log"ra*phist\, n.	   One who writes on the subject of metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallography \Met`al*log"ra*phy\, n. [L. metallum metal +	   -graphy: cf. F. m['e]tallographie.]	   1. The science or art of metals and metal working; also, a	      treatise on metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A method of transferring impressions of the grain of wood	      to metallic surfaces by chemical action. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A substitute for lithography, in which metallic plates are	      used instead of stone. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Metalloid \Met"al*loid\, n. [L. metallum metal + -oid: cf. F.	   m['e]tallo["i]de.]	      (a) Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed alkali, or	          alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir Humphrey Davy to	          sodium, potassium, and some other metallic substances	          whose metallic character was supposed to be not well	          defined.	      (b) Now, one of several elementary substances which in the	          free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds	          possess or produce acid, rather than basic,	          properties; a nonmetal; as, boron, carbon, phosphorus,	          nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, etc.,	          are metalloids.	          [1913 Webster]	Metalloid \Met"al*loid\, a.	   1. Having the appearance of a metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Having the properties of a nonmetal; nonmetallic;	      acid; negative.	      [1913 Webster]
Metalloidal \Met`al*loid"al\, a.	   Metalloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallophone \Me*tal"lo*phone\, n. [L. metallum metal + Gr. ?	   sound.] (Music)	   (a) An instrument like a pianoforte, but having metal bars	       instead of strings.	   (b) An instrument like the xylophone, but having metallic	       instead of wooden bars.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Metallorganic \Met`al*lor*gan"ic\, a.	   Metalorganic.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallotherapy \Me*tal`lo*ther"a*py\, n. [L. metallum metal + E.	   therapy.] (Med.)	   Treatment of disease by applying metallic plates to the	   surface of the body.	   [1913 Webster] Metallurgic
Metallurgic \Met`al*lur"gic\, Metallurgical \Met`al*lur"gic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. m['e]tallurgique.]	   Of or pertaining to metallurgy.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallurgist \Met"al*lur`gist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tallurgiste.]	   One who works in metals, or prepares them for use; one who is	   skilled in metallurgy.	   [1913 Webster]
Metallurgy \Met"al*lur`gy\, n. [F. m['e]tallurgie, fr. L.	   metallum metal, Gr. ? a mine + the root of ? work. See	   {Metal}, and {Work}.]	   The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of	   separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting,	   refining, and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense,	   only the process of extracting metals from their ores.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalman \Met"al*man\, n.; pl. {Metalmen}.	   A worker in metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Metalogical \Met`a*log"ic*al\, a.	   Beyond the scope or province of logic.	   [1913 Webster]
metalorganic \met`al*or*gan"ic\, a. [Metal, L. metallum + E.	   organic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds	   of certain metallic elements with organic radicals; as, zinc	   methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; now usually {organometallic}.	   [Written also {metallorganic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Metamer \Met"a*mer\, n. [See {Metamere}.] (Chem.)	   Any one of several metameric forms of the same substance, or	   of different substances having the same composition; as,	   xylene has three metamers, viz., orthoxylene, metaxylene, and	   paraxylene; an isomer.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamere \Met"a*mere\, n. [Pref. meta- + -mere.] (Biol.)	   One of successive or homodynamous parts in animals and	   plants; one of a series of similar parts that follow one	   another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, as in an	   earthworm; a segment; a somite. See Illust. of {Loeven's	   larva}.	   [1913 Webster]
Metameric \Met`a*mer"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- + Gr. ? part.]	   1. (Chem.) Having the same molecular formula, but possessing	      a different bonding structure and different properties;	      as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are metameric	      compounds. See {Isomeric}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The existence of metameric compounds is due to	         different arrangements of the same atoms in the	         molecule.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to a metamere or its formation;	      as, metameric segmentation.	      [1913 Webster]
Metamerically \Met`a*mer"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a metameric manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamerism \Me*tam"er*ism\, n.	   1. (Biol.) The symmetry of a metameric structure; serial	      symmetry; the state of being made up of metameres.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The state or quality of being metameric; isomerism	      due to different bonding patterns in two substances having	      the same molecular formula. Contrasted with	      {steroisomerism} or {optical isomerism}. Also, the	      relation or condition of metameric compounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Metamorphic \Met`a*mor"phic\, a. [See {Metamorphosis}.]	   1. Subject to change; changeable; variable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing a change of structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Pertaining to, produced by, or exhibiting, certain	      changes which minerals or rocks may have undergone since	      their original deposition; -- especially applied to the	      recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone	      through the influence of heat and pressure, after which	      they are called metamorphic rocks.	      [1913 Webster]
Metamorphism \Met`a*mor"phism\, n. (Geol.)	   The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by	   which the material of rock masses has been more or less	   recrystallized by heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of	   sedimentary limestone to marble. --Murchison.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamorphist \Met`a*mor"phist\, n. (Eccl.)	   One who believes that the body of Christ was merged into the	   Deity when he ascended.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamorphize \Met`a*mor"phize\, v. t.	   To metamorphose.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamorphose \Met`a*mor"phose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Metamorphosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metamorphosing}.] [Cf. F.	   m['e]tamorphoser.]	   To change into a different form; to transform; to transmute.	   [1913 Webster]	         And earth was metamorphosed into man.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Metamorphose \Met`a*mor"phose\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tamorphose. See	   {Metamorphosis}.]	   Same as {Metamorphosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamorphoser \Met`a*mor"pho*ser\, n.	   One who metamorphoses. [R.] --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamorphosic \Met`a*mor"pho*sic\, a.	   Changing the form; transforming. [R.] --Pownall.	   [1913 Webster]
Metamorphosis \Met`a*mor"pho*sis\, n.; pl. {Metamorphoses}. [L.,	   fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be transformed; meta` beyond, over +	   morfh` form.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Change of form, or structure; transformation.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 into a frog, or of a bud into a blossom.	      Especially, that form of sexual reproduction in which an	      embryo undergoes a series of marked changes of external	      form, as the chrysalis stage, pupa stage, etc., in	      insects. In these intermediate stages sexual reproduction	      is usually impossible, but they ultimately pass into final	      and sexually developed forms, from the union of which	      organisms are produced which pass through the same cycle	      of changes. See {Transformation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) The change of material of one kind into another	      through the agency of the living organism; metabolism.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vegetable metamorphosis} (Bot.), the doctrine that flowers	      are homologous with leaf buds, and that the floral organs	      are transformed leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Metanauplius \Met`a*nau"pli*us\, n. [NL. See {Meta-}, and	   {Nauplius}.] (Zool.)	   A larval crustacean in a stage following the nauplius, and	   having about seven pairs of appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
Metanephritic \Met`a*ne*phrit"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the metanephros.	   [1913 Webster]
Metanephros \Met`a*neph"ros\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? behind + ?	   kidney.] (Anat.)	   The most posterior of the three pairs of embryonic renal	   organs developed in many vertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Metanotum \Met`a*no"tum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? behind + ? back.]	   (Zool.)	   The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Metantimonate \Met`an*ti*mo"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of metantimonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metantimonic \Met`an*ti*mon"ic\, a. [Pref. met- + antimonic.]	   (Chem.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called	       {antimonic acid}) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and	       obtained as a white amorphous insoluble substance,	       ({HSbO3}).	   (b) Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly	       called {pyroantimonic acid}, and analogous to	       {pyrophosphoric acid}.	       [1913 Webster]
Metapectic \Met`a*pec"tic\, a. [Pref. meta- + pectic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a supposed acid obtained from	   pectin.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapectin \Met`a*pec"tin\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and	   occurring in overripe fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapeptone \Met`a*pep"tone\, n. [Pref. meta- + peptone.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   An intermediate product formed in the gastric digestion of	   albuminous matter.	   [1913 Webster]
metaphor \met"a*phor`\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*f[^o]r` or	   m[e^]t"[.a]*f[~e]r), n. [F. m['e]taphore, L. metaphora, fr.	   Gr. metafora`, fr. metafe`rein to carry over, transfer; meta`	   beyond, over + fe`rein to bring, bear.] (Rhet.)	   The transference of the relation between one set of objects	   to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a	   compressed simile; e. g., the ship plows the sea. --Abbott &	   Seeley. "All the world's a stage." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but	         "that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or	         comparison.	         [1913 Webster] Metaphoric
Metaphoric \Met`a*phor"ic\, Metaphorical \Met`a*phor"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphorique.]	   Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not	   literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression;	   a metaphorical sense. -- {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphorist \Met"a*phor*ist\, n.	   One who makes metaphors.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphosphate \Met`a*phos"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of metaphosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
metaphosphoric \met`a*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- +	   phosphoric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a monobasic acid, {HPO3},	   analogous to nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid,	   obtained as a crystalline substance, commonly called {glacial	   phosphoric acid}. Compare the tribasic {orthophosphoric	   acid}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Metaphrase \Met"a*phrase\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*fr[=a]z), n. [Gr.	   meta`frasis, from metafra`zein to paraphrase; meta` beyond,	   over + fra`zein to speak: cf. F. m['e]taphrase.]	   1. A verbal translation; a version or translation from one	      language into another, word for word; a literal	      translation; -- opposed to {paraphrase}. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An answering phrase; repartee. --Mrs. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
metaphrased \met"a*phrased\ (m[e^]t"[.a]*fr[=a]zd), a.	   Translated literally.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphrasis \Me*taph"ra*sis\ (m[-e]*t[a^]f"r[.a]*s[i^]s), n.	   [NL. See {Metaphrase}.]	   Metaphrase.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphrast \Met"a*phrast\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]taphraste.]	   A literal translator.	   [1913 Webster] Metaphrastic
Metaphrastic \Met`a*phras"tic\, Metaphrastical
\Met`a*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Close, or literal.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphysic \Met`a*phys"ic\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]taphysique.]	   See {Metaphysics}.	   [1913 Webster]	Metaphysic \Met`a*phys"ic\, a.	   Metaphysical.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphysical \Met`a*phys"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]taphysique. See	   {Metaphysics}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to metaphysics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to rules or principles of metaphysics; as,	      metaphysical reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Preternatural or supernatural. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The golden round	            Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem	            To have thee crowned withal.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Metaphysically \Met`a*phys"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphysician \Met`a*phy*si"cian\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]taphysicien.]	   One who is versed in metaphysics.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaphysics \Met`a*phys"ics\, n. [Gr. ? ? ? after those things	   which relate to external nature, after physics, fr. ? beyond,	   after + ? relating to external nature, natural, physical, fr.	   ? nature: cf. F. m['e]taphysique. See {Physics}. The term was	   first used by the followers of Aristotle as a name for that	   part of his writings which came after, or followed, the part	   which treated of physics.]	   1. The science of real as distinguished from phenomenal	      being; ontology; also, the science of being, with	      reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as	      distinguished from the science of determined or concrete	      being; the science of the conceptions and relations which	      are necessarily implied as true of every kind of being;	      philosophy in general; first principles, or the science of	      first principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Metaphysics is distinguished as general and special.	         {General metaphysics} is the science of all being as	         being. {Special metaphysics} is the science of one kind	         of being; as, the metaphysics of chemistry, of morals,	         or of politics. According to Kant, a systematic	         exposition of those notions and truths, the knowledge	         of which is altogether independent of experience, would	         constitute the science of metaphysics.	         [1913 Webster]	               Commonly, in the schools, called metaphysics, as	               being part of the philosophy of Aristotle, which	               hath that for title; but it is in another sense:	               for there it signifieth as much as "books written	               or placed after his natural philosophy." But the	               schools take them for "books of supernatural	               philosophy;" for the word metaphysic will bear	               both these senses.                 --Hobbes.	         [1913 Webster]	               Now the science conversant about all such	               inferences of unknown being from its known	               manifestations, is called ontology, or	               metaphysics proper.                --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	               Metaphysics are [is] the science which determines	               what can and what can not be known of being, and	               the laws of being, a priori.       --Coleridge.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The scientific knowledge of mental phenomena;	      mental philosophy; psychology.	      [1913 Webster]	            Metaphysics, in whatever latitude the term be taken,	            is a science or complement of sciences exclusively	            occupied with mind.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether, after all,	            A larger metaphysics might not help	            Our physics.                          --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Metaphysis \Me*taph"y*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ?	   nature.]	   Change of form; transformation.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaplasm \Met"a*plasm\, n. [L. metaplasmus, Gr. ?; ? beyond,	   over + ? to mold: cf. F. m['e]taplasme.] (Gram.)	   A change in the letters or syllables of a word.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaplast \Met"a*plast\, n. [See {Metaplasm}.] (Gram.)	   A word having more than one form of the root.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapode \Met"a*pode\, n. [NL. metapodium, from Gr. ? behind +	   ?, dim. of poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)	   The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and	   Pteropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapodial \Met`a*po"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the	   limbs to which they belong.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapodiale \Met`a*po`di*a"le\, n.; pl. {Metapodialia}. [NL. See	   {Metapode}.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapodium \Met`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Metapodia}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Metapode}.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapophysis \Met`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Metapophyses}. [NL.	   See {Meta-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   A tubercle projecting from the anterior articular processes	   of some vertebrae; a mammillary process.	   [1913 Webster]
Metapterygium \Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ?	   fin.] (Anat.)	   The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the	   fins of fishes. -- {Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Metasilicate \Met`a*sil"i*cate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of metasilicic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metasilicic \Met`a*si*lic"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- + silicic.]	   (Chem.)	   Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal	   of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The salts of metasilicic acid are often called	         bisilicates, in mineralogy, as Wollastonite ({CaSiO3}).	         [1913 Webster]	   {Metasilicic acid} (Chem.), a gelatinous substance, or white	      amorphous powder, analogous to carbonic acid, and forming	      many stable salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Metasomatism \Met`a*so"ma*tism\, n. [Pref. meta- + Gr. ?, ?,	   body.] (Geol.)	   An alteration in a mineral or rock mass when involving a	   chemical change of the substance, as of chrysolite to	   serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary metamorphism, as implying	   simply a recrystallization. -- {Met`a*so*mat"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Metasome \Met"a*some\, n. [Pref. meta- + -some body.] (Zool.)	   One of the component segments of the body of an animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Metastannate \Met`a*stan"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of metastannic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metastannic \Met`a*stan"nic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic	   acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid,	   in the form of a white amorphous substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Metastasis \Me*tas"ta*sis\, n.; pl. {Metastases}. [L.,	   transition, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to place in another way; ? after	   + ? to place.]	   1. (Theol.) A spiritual change, as during baptism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A change in the location of a disease, as from one	      part to another. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially: The migration of cancerous or malignant cells	      from the site of their origin to other parts of the body.	      Such cells may migrate to multiple new locations, making	      therapy more difficult and often leading to death.	      [PJC]	   4. (Physiol.) The act or process by which matter is taken up	      by cells or tissues and is transformed into other matter;	      in plants, the act or process by which are produced all of	      those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant	      which are not accompanied by a production of organic	      matter; metabolism.	      [1913 Webster]
metastasize \metastasize\ v.	   to spread from one part of the body to other parts, and grow	   there; to spread by metastasis[3]; -- said of cancer cells.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Metastatic \Met`a*stat"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a metastatic	   abscess; the metastatic processes of growth; a metastatic	   tumor.	   [1913 Webster]
Metasternal \Met`a*ster"nal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the metasternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Metasternum \Met`a*ster"num\, n. [Pref. meta- + sternum.]	   1. (Anat.) The most posterior element of the sternum; the	      ensiform process; xiphisternum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ventral plate of the third or last segment of	      the thorax of insects.	      [1913 Webster] Metastoma
Metastoma \Me*tas"to*ma\, Metastome \Met"a*stome\, n. [NL.	   metastoma, from Gr. meta` behind + sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.)	   A median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Metatarsal \Met`a*tar"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the metatarsus. -- n. A metatarsal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Metatarse \Met"a*tarse\, n. (Anat.)	   Metatarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Metatarsus \Met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Metatarsi}. [NL. See	   {Meta-}, and {Tarsus}.] (Anat.)	   That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between	   the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the	   human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
metate \me*ta"te\ (m[asl]*t[aum]"t[asl]), n. [Sp., fr. Mex.	   metlatl.]	   A flat or somewhat hollowed stone upon which grain or other	   food is ground, by means of a smaller stone or pestle.	   [Southwestern U. S. & Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Metatheria \Metatheria\ prop. n.	   A subclass of pouched animals.	   Syn: subclass Metatheria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
metatherian \metatherian\ n.	   Any of a group of primitive pouched mammals found mainly in	   Australia and the Americas.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Metathesis \Me*tath"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Metatheses}. [L., fr. Gr.	   meta`qesis, fr. metatiqe`nai to place differently, to	   transpose; meta` beyond, over + tiqe`nai to place, set. See	   {Thesis}.]	   1. (Gram.) Transposition, as of the letters or syllables of a	      word; as, pistris for pristis; meagre for meager.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A mere change in place of a morbid substance,	      without removal from the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of exchange,	      substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; thus,	      by metathesis an acid gives up all or part of its	      hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or	      base, and forms a salt.	      [1913 Webster] Metathetic
Metathetic \Met`a*thet"ic\, Metathetical \Met`a*thet"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to metathesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Metathoracic \Met`a*tho*rac"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the metathorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Metathorax \Met`a*tho"rax\, n. [NL.: cf. F. m['e]tathorax. See	   {Meta-}, and {Thorax}.] (Zool.)	   The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See	   Illust. of {Coleoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Metatitanic \Met`a*ti*tan"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- + titanic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium	   analogous to metasilicic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metatungstate \Met`a*tung"state\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of metatungstic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metatungstic \Met`a*tung"stic\, a. [Pref. meta- + tungstic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its	   salts (the metatungstates) and properly called polytungstic,	   or pyrotungstic, acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metavanadate \Met`a*van"a*date\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of metavanadic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metavanadic \Met`a*va*nad"ic\, a. [Pref. meta- + vanadic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous	   to metaphosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Metaxylene \Met`a*xy"lene\, n. [Pref. meta- + xylene.] (Chem.)	   That variety of xylene, or dimethyl benzene, in which the two	   methyl groups occupy the meta position with reference to each	   other. It is a colorless inflammable liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
M'etayage \M['e]`ta`yage"\, n. [F. See {M['e]tayer}.]	   A system of farming on halves. [France & Italy]	   [1913 Webster]
M'etayer \M['e]`ta`yer"\ (F. ?; E. ?), n. [F., fr. LL.	   medietarius, fr. L. medius middle, half. See {Mid}, a.]	   One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its	   yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord; a	   type of sharecropper. [France & Italy] --Milman.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Metazoa \Met`a*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + zo^,on an	   animal.] (Zool.)	   Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting	   the egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are	   metamorphosed into the tissues of the body. A central cavity	   is commonly developed, and the cells around it are at first	   arranged in two layers, -- the ectoderm and endoderm. The	   group comprises nearly all animals except the Protozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Metazoan \Met`a*zo"an\, n.; pl. {Metazoans}. (Zool.)	   One of the Metazoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Metazoic \Met`a*zo"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Metazoon \Met`a*zo"on\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   One of the Metazoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Mete \Mete\, n.	   Meat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mete \Mete\, v. t. & i.	   To meet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mete \Mete\, v. i. & t. [imp. {Mette}; p. p. {Met}.] [AS.	   m?tan.]	   To dream; also impersonally; as, me mette, I dreamed. [Obs.]	   "I mette of him all night." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mete \Mete\ (m[=e]t), 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[aum]ta, Goth. mitan, L. modus	   measure, moderation, modius a corn measure, Gr. ? to rule, ?	   a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E.	   measure, L. metiri to measure; cf. Skr. m[=a] to measure.	   [root]99. Cf. {Measure}, {Meet}, a., {Mode}.]	   To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule	   or standard; to measure.	   [1913 Webster]	Mete \Mete\, v. i.	   To measure. [Obs.] --Mark iv. 24.	   [1913 Webster]	Mete \Mete\, n. [AS. met. See {Mete} to measure.]	   Measure; limit; boundary; -- used chiefly in the plural, and	   in the phrase metes and bounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Metecorn \Mete"corn`\, n.	   A quantity of corn formerly given by the lord to his	   customary tenants, as an encouragement to, or reward for,	   labor and faithful service.	   [1913 Webster]
Metely \Mete"ly\, a.	   According to measure or proportion; proportionable;	   proportionate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Metempiric
Metempiric \Met`em*pir"ic\, Metempirical \Met`em*pir"ic*al\, a.	   [Pref. met- + empiric, -ical.] (Metaph.)	   Related, or belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the	   province of metempirics.	   [1913 Webster]	         If then the empirical designates the province we	         include within the range of science, the province we	         exclude may be fitly styled the metempirical. --G. H.	                                                  Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]
Metempiricism \Met*em*pir"i*cism\, n.	   The science that is concerned with metempirics.	   [1913 Webster]
Metempirics \Met`em*pir"ics\, n.	   The concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and	   yet as related to, the knowledge gained by experience.	   [1913 Webster]
Metempsychose \Me*temp"sy*chose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Metempsychosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Metempsychosing}.] [See	   {Metempsychosis}.]	   To translate or transfer, as the soul, from one body to	   another. [R.] --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Metempsychosis \Me*temp`sy*cho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ?	   beyond, over + ? to animate; ? in + ? soul. See	   {Psychology}.]	   The passage of the soul, as an immortal essence, at the death	   of the animal body it had inhabited, into another living	   body, whether of a brute or a human being; transmigration of	   souls. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Metemptosis \Met`emp*to"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? beyond, after	   + ? a falling upon, fr. ? to fall in or upon; ? in + ? to	   fall.] (Chron.)	   The suppression of a day in the calendar to prevent the date	   of the new moon being set a day too late, or the suppression	   of the bissextile day once in 134 years. The opposite to this	   is the proemptosis, or the addition of a day every 330 years,	   and another every 2,400 years.	   [1913 Webster]
Metencephalon \Met`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [Met- + encephalon.]	   (Anat.)	   The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the	   afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.	   [1913 Webster]
Metensomatosis \Met`en*so`ma*to"sis\, n. [L., a change of body	   (by the soul), fr. Gr. ?.] (Biol.)	   The assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of	   another.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteor \Me"te*or\, n. [F. m['e]t['e]ore, Gr. ?, pl. ? things in	   the air, fr. ? high in air, raised off the ground; ? beyond +	   ?, ?, a suspension or hovering in the air, fr. ? to lift,	   raise up.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds,	      rain, hail, snow, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hail, an ordinary meteor.             --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance seen in	      the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vaulty top of heaven	            Figured quite o'er with burning meteors. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mass of stone or other substance which sometimes falls	      to the earth from space beyond the moon, burning up from	      atomospheric friction and creating a brilliant but usually	      very brief trail of light in the atmosphere; also called a	      {shooting star}.	      [PJC]	   Note: The term is especially applied to fireballs, and the	         masses of stone or other substances which sometimes	         fall to the earth; also to shooting stars and to ignes	         fatui. Meteors are often classed as: aerial meteors,	         winds, tornadoes, etc.; aqueous meteors, rain, hail,	         snow, dew, etc.; luminous meteors, rainbows, halos,	         etc.; and igneous meteors, lightning, shooting stars,	         and the like.	         [1913 Webster]
Meteoric \Me`te*or"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]t['e]orique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric,	      as, meteoric phenomena; meteoric stones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Influenced by the weather; as, meteoric conditions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Flashing; transient and brilliant, like a meteor[3]; as,	      meteoric fame. "Meteoric politician." --Craik.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Meteoric iron}, {Meteoric stone}. (Min.) See {Meteorite}.	   {Meteoric paper}, a substance of confervoid origin found	      floating in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper;	      -- so called because formerly supposed to fall from	      meteors.	   {Meteoric showers}, periodical exhibitions of shooting stars,	      occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of	      November, more rarely in April and December, and also at	      some other periods.	      [1913 Webster]
Meteorical \Me`te*or"ic*al\, a.	   Meteoric.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorism \Me"te*or*ism\, n. (Med.)	   Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorite \Me"te*or*ite\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]t['e]orite.] (Min.)	   A mass of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from	   space; an aerolite.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused	         crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid	         passage through the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may	         consist: 1. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small	         percentage of nickel (meteoric iron, holosiderite).	         When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline	         figures, called Widmanst[aum]tten figures. 2. Of a	         cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates	         (mesosiderite or siderolite). 3. Of a stony mass of	         silicates with little iron (meteoric stone,	         sporadosiderite). 4. Of a mass without iron	         (asiderite).	         [1913 Webster]
Meteorize \Me"te*or*ize\, v. i. [Gr. ? to raise to a height.]	   To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a meteor. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorograph \Me`te*or"o*graph\, n. [Meteor + -graph.]	   An instrument which registers meteorologic phases or	   conditions.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorographic \Me`te*or`o*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to meteorography.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorography \Me`te*or*og"ra*phy\, n. [Meteor + -graphy.]	   The registration of meteorological phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteoroid \Me"te*or*oid\ (m[=e]"t[-e]*[~e]r*oid), n. [Meteor +	   -oid.] (Astron.)	   A small body moving through space, or revolving about the	   sun, which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be	   deflagrated and appear as a meteor.	   [1913 Webster]	         These bodies [small, solid bodies] before they come	         into the air, I call meteoroids.         --H. A.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteoroidal \Me`te*or*oid"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorolite \Me`te*or"o*lite\ (?; 277), n. [Meteor + -lite : cf.	   F. m['e]t['e]orolithe.]	   A meteoric stone; an aerolite; a meteorite.	   [1913 Webster] Meteorologic
Meteorologic \Me`te*or`o*log"ic\, Meteorological
\Me`te*or`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]t['e]orologique.]	   Of or pertaining to the atmosphere and its phenomena, or to	   meteorology.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Meteorological table}, {Meteorological register}, a table or	      register exhibiting the state of the air and its	      temperature, weight, dryness, moisture, motion, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Meteorologist \Me`te*or*ol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F.	   m['e]t['e]orologiste.]	   A person skilled in meteorology.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorology \Me`te*or*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? + lo`gos discourse:	   cf. F. m['e]t['e]orologie. See {Meteor}.]	   The science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena,	   particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its	   winds, storms, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteoromancy \Me`te*or"o*man`cy\, n. [Meteor + -mancy : cf. F.	   m['e]t['e]oromancie.]	   A species of divination by atmospheric phenomena, chiefly by	   thunder and lightning, which was held in high estimation by	   the Romans.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteorometer \Me`te*or*om"e*ter\, n. [Meteor + -meter.]	   An apparatus which transmits automatically to a central	   station atmospheric conditions as marked by the anemometer,	   barometer, thermometer, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteoroscope \Me`te*or"o*scope\ (?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?	   observing the heavenly bodies; ? + ? to view: cf. F.	   m['e]t['e]oroscope. See {Meteor}.] (Astron.)	   (a) An astrolabe; a planisphere. [Obs.]	   (b) An instrument for measuring the position, length, and	       direction, of the apparent path of a shooting star.	       [1913 Webster]
Meteorous \Me*te"o*rous\ (? or ?), a. [See {Meteor}.]	   Of the nature or appearance of a meteor.	   [1913 Webster]
-meter \-me"ter\ [L. metrum measure, or the allied Gr. ?. See	   {Meter} rhythm.]	   A suffix denoting that by which anything is measured; as,	   barometer, chronometer, dynamometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Meter \Me"ter\, n. [From {Mete} to measure.]	   1. One who, or that which, metes or measures. See	      {Coal-meter}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for measuring, and usually for recording	      automatically, the quantity measured.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dry meter}, a gas meter having measuring chambers, with	      flexible walls, which expand and contract like bellows and	      measure the gas by filling and emptying.	   {Wet meter}, a gas meter in which the revolution of a	      chambered drum in water measures the gas passing through	      it.	      [1913 Webster]	Meter \Me"ter\, n.	   A line above or below a hanging net, to which the net is	   attached in order to strengthen it.	   [1913 Webster] Meter	Meter \Me"ter\, Metre \Me"tre\, n. [OE. metre, F. m[`e]tre, L.	   metrum, fr. Gr. ?; akin to Skr. m[=a] to measure. See {Mete}	   to measure.]	   1. Rhythmical arrangement of syllables or words into verses,	      stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, depending on	      number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm;	      measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical	      arrangements; as, the Horatian meters; a dactylic meter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only strict antithesis to prose is meter.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A poem. [Obs.] --Robynson (More's Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the	      standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights	      and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly,	      the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to	      the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an	      arc of a meridian. See {Metric system}, under {Metric}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Common meter} (Hymnol.), four iambic verses, or lines,	      making a stanza, the first and third having each four	      feet, and the second and fourth each three feet; --	      usually indicated by the initials C. M.	   {Long meter} (Hymnol.), iambic verses or lines of four feet	      each, four verses usually making a stanza; -- commonly	      indicated by the initials L. M.	   {Short meter} (Hymnol.), iambic verses or lines, the first,	      second, and fourth having each three feet, and the third	      four feet. The stanza usually consists of four lines, but	      is sometimes doubled. Short meter is indicated by the	      initials S. M.	      [1913 Webster]
Meterage \Me"ter*age\, n. [See 1st {Meter}.]	   The act of measuring, or the cost of measuring.	   [1913 Webster]
Metergram \Me"ter*gram`\, n. (Mech.)	   A measure of energy or work done; the power exerted in	   raising one gram through the distance of one meter against	   gravitation; 100 gram-centimeters.	   [1913 Webster]
Metewand \Mete"wand`\, n. [Mete to measure + wand.]	   A measuring rod. --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Meteyard \Mete"yard`\, n. [AS. metgeard. See {Mete} to measure,	   and {Yard} stick.]	   A yard, staff, or rod, used as a measure. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Meth \Meth\, n.	   See {Meathe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Methaemoglobin \Met`haem*o*glo"bin\ (? or ?), n. [Pref. met- +	   haemoglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition	   of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains.	   [1913 Webster] methadon
methadon \methadon\, methadone \methadone\n.	   a narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming;	   used in treating heroin addiction.	   Syn: methadone hydrochloride.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Methal \Meth"al\, n. [Myristic + ether + alcohol.] (Chem.)	   A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in	   spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and	   regarded as an alcohol of the methane series.	   [1913 Webster]
methanal \methanal\ n. (Chem.)	   Same as {formaldehyde}.	   [PJC]
Methane \Meth"ane\, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.)	   A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4};	   marsh gas. It is the simplest of the aliphatic hydrocarbons.	   See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Methane series} (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons,	      of which methane is the first member and type, and	      (because of their general chemical inertness and	      indifference) called also the {paraffin (little affinity)	      series}. The lightest members are gases, as methane,	      ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane,	      heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while	      the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as	      paraffin proper.	      [1913 Webster]
methanogen \methanogen\ n.	   A type of archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such	   as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage, and	   capable of producing {methane}; a source of natural gas.	   [WordNet 1.5]
methanol \methanol\ n. (Chem.)	   The simplest alcohol of the paraffin series, {CH3.OH}; methyl	   alcohol. Called also {wood alcohol}. It is used as an	   antifreeze solvent, as a fuel, and as a denaturant for ethyl	   alcohol.	   Syn: methyl alcohol, wood alcohol, wood spirit.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Methanometer \Meth`a*nom"e*ter\, n. [Methane + -meter.]	   An instrument, resembling a eudiometer, to detect the	   presence and amount of methane, as in coal mines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Metheglin \Me*theg"lin\, n. [W. meddyglyn; medd mead + llyn	   liquor, juice. See {Mead} a drink.]	   A fermented beverage made of honey and water; mead. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Methene \Meth"ene\, n. [Methyl + ethylene.] (Chem.)	   See {Methylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Methenyl \Meth"e*nyl\, n. [Methene + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical {CH}, regarded as an	   essential residue of certain organic compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Methide \Meth"ide\ (? or ?), n. [See {Methyl}.] (Chem.)	   A binary compound of methyl with some element; as, aluminium	   methide, {Al2(CH3)6}.	   [1913 Webster]
Methinks \Me*thinks"\, v. impers. [imp. {Methought}.] [AS.	   [thorn]yncan to seem, m[=e] [thorn]ynce[eth], m[=e]	   [thorn][=u]hte, OE. me thinketh, me thoughte; akin to G.	   d["u]nken to seem, denken to think, and E. think. See {Me},	   and {Think}.]	   It seems to me; I think. See {Me}. [R., except in poetry.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In all ages poets have been had in special reputation,	         and, methinks, not without great cause.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Methionate \Me*thi"on*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of methionic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Methionic \Meth`i*on"ic\, a. [Methyl + thionic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic (thionic) acid	   derivative of methane, obtained as a stable white crystalline	   substance, {CH2.(SO3H)2}, which forms well defined salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Method \Meth"od\, n. [F. m['e]thode, L. methodus, fr. Gr.	   meqodos method, investigation following after; meta` after +	   "odo`s way.]	   1. An orderly procedure or process; regular manner of doing	      anything; hence, manner; way; mode; as, a method of	      teaching languages; a method of improving the mind.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or	      classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic	      arrangement peculiar to an individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though this be madness, yet there's method in it.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All method is a rational progress, a progress toward	            an end.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Nat. Hist.) Classification; a mode or system of	      classifying natural objects according to certain common	      characteristics; as, the method of Theophrastus; the	      method of Ray; the Linnaean method.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A technique used in acting in which the actor tries to	      identify with the individual personality of the specific	      character being portrayed, so as to provide a realistic	      rendering of the character's role. Also called {the	      Method}, {method acting}, the Stanislavsky Method or	      {Stanislavsky System}.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Order; system; rule; regularity; way; manner; mode;	        course; process; means.	   Usage: {Method}, {Mode}, {Manner}. Method implies	          arrangement; mode, mere action or existence. Method is	          a way of reaching a given end by a series of acts	          which tend to secure it; mode relates to a single	          action, or to the form which a series of acts, viewed	          as a whole, exhibits. Manner is literally the handling	          of a thing, and has a wider sense, embracing both	          method and mode. An instructor may adopt a good method	          of teaching to write; the scholar may acquire a bad	          mode of holding his pen; the manner in which he is	          corrected will greatly affect his success or failure.	          [1913 Webster] Methodic
Methodic \Me*thod"ic\, Methodical \Me*thod"ic*al\, a. [L.	   methodicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. m['e]thodique.]	   1. Arranged with regard to method; disposed in a suitable	      manner, or in a manner to illustrate a subject, or to	      facilitate practical observation; well-ordered; as, the	      methodical arrangement of arguments; a methodical	      treatise. [WordNet sense 2] "Methodical regularity."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding with regard to method; characterized by method	      or orderliness; systematic; as, a methodical	      investigation. [WordNet sense 1] "Aristotle, strict,	      methodic, and orderly." --Harris.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the ancient school of physicians	      called methodists. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Me*thod"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Me*thod"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Methodios \Me*thod"ios\, n.	   The art and principles of method.	   [1913 Webster]
Methodism \Meth"o*dism\, n. (Eccl.)	   The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect	   called Methodists. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Methodist \Meth"o*dist\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]thodiste. See	   {Method}.]	   1. One who observes method. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of an ancient school of physicians who rejected	      observation and founded their practice on reasoning and	      theory. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) One of a sect of Christians, the outgrowth of a	      small association called the "Holy Club," formed at Oxford	      University, a. d. 1729, of which the most conspicuous	      members were John Wesley and his brother Charles Wesley;	      -- originally so called from the methodical strictness of	      members of the club in all religious duties.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact	      observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in	      contempt or ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]	Methodist \Meth"o*dist\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the sect of Methodists; as, Methodist	   hymns; a Methodist elder.	   [1913 Webster] Methodistic
Methodistic \Meth`o*dis"tic\, Methodistical \Meth`o*dis"tic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to methodists, or to the Methodists. --	   {Meth`o*dis"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Methodization \Meth`od*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of methodizing, or the state of being	   methodized.	   [1913 Webster]
Methodize \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, to methodize one's work or thoughts.	   --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Methodizer \Meth"od*i`zer\, n.	   One who methodizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Methodological \Meth`od*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to methodology.	   [1913 Webster]
Methodology \Meth`od*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? method + -logy.]	   The science of method or arrangement; a treatise on method.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Methol \Meth"ol\, n. [Gr. ? wine + -ol.] (Chem.)	   An earlier technical name of methyl alcohol or wood spirit,	   now called {methanol}; also, by extension, the class name of	   any of the series of alcohols of the methane series of which	   methol proper is the type. See {Methyl alcohol}, under	   {Methyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Methought \Me*thought"\,	   imp. of {Methinks}.	   [1913 Webster]
Methoxyl \Meth*ox"yl\, n. [Methyl + hydroxyl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical, {CH3O}, analogous to hydroxyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Methyl \Meth"yl\, n. [See {Methylene}.] (Chem.)	   A univalent hydrocarbon radical, {CH3-}, not existing alone	   but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and	   appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, methyl	   alcohol, methyl ether, methyl amine, etc. [Formerly written	   also {methule}, {methyle}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Methyl alcohol} (Chem.), a light, volatile, inflammable	      liquid, {CH3.OH}, obtained by the distillation of wood,	      and hence called {wood alcohol} or {wood spirit};	      tecnically referred to as {methanol}; -- called also	      {methol}, {carbinol}, etc.	   {Methyl amine} (Chem.), a colorless, inflammable, alkaline	      gas, {CH3.NH2}, having an ammoniacal, fishy odor. It is	      produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in	      herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as	      ammonia in which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by	      methyl, and is a type of the class of substituted	      ammonias.	   {Methyl ether} (Chem.), a light, volatile ether {CH3.O.CH3},	      obtained by the etherification of methyl alcohol; --	      called also {methyl oxide} or {dimethyl ether}.	   {Methyl green}. (Chem.) See under {Green}, n.	   {Methyl orange}. (Chem.) See {Helianthin}.	   {Methyl violet} (Chem.), an artificial dye, consisting of	      certain methyl halogen derivatives of rosaniline.	      [1913 Webster]
Methylal \Meth"yl*al\, n. [Methylene + alcohol.] (Chem.)	   A light, volatile liquid, {H2C(OCH3)2}, regarded as a complex	   ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by	   the partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also	   {formal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Methylamine \Meth`yl*am"ine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)	   See {Methyl amine}, under {Methyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Methylate \Meth"yl*ate\, n. [Methyl + alcoholate.] (Chem.)	   An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which the hydroxyl	   hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy of a	   hydrate; as, sodium methylate, {CH3ONa}.	   [1913 Webster]	Methylate \Meth"yl*ate\, v. t.	   To impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Methylated \Meth"yl*a`ted\, a. (Chem.)	   Impregnated with, or containing, methyl alcohol or wood	   spirit; as, methylated spirits.	   [1913 Webster]
Methylene \Meth"yl*ene\, n. [F. m['e]thyl[`e]ne, from Gr. ? wine	   + ? wood; -- a word coined to correspond to the name wood	   spirit.] (Chem.)	   A divalent hydrocarbon radical, {-CH2-}, not known in the	   free state, but regarded as an essential residue and	   component of certain derivatives of methane; as, methylene	   bromide, {CH2Br2}; -- formerly called also {methene}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Methylene blue} (Chem.), an artificial dyestuff consisting	      of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl amine; --	      called also {pure blue}.	      [1913 Webster]
methylenedioxymethamphetamine \methylenedioxymethamphetamine\ n.	   a drug designed to have the effects of amphetamines but to	   avoid the drug laws, but now a controlled substance. Called	   also {MDMA}.	   Syn: MDMA, Adam, ecstasy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Methylic \Me*thyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl;	   specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under {Methyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Methysticin \Me*thys"ti*cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the	   thick rootstock of a species of pepper ({Piper methysticum})	   of the South Sea Islands; -- called also {kanakin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Metic \Met"ic\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr. ?, prop., changing one's	   abode; ?, indicating change + ? house, abode: cf. L.	   metoecus, F. m['e]t[`e]que.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian	   city, but not a citizen. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens,	         and all the strangers who were then in the city.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	   [1913 Webster]
meticulosity \meticulosity\ n.	   strict attention to minute details; the quality of being	   meticulous.	   Syn: meticulousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Meticulous \Me*tic"u*lous\, a. [L. meticulosus, fr. metus fear:	   cf. F. m['e]ticuleux.]	   Timid; fearful. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Taking great care to get every detail correct; working	      thoroughly and with precision; as, meticulous workmanship.	      [PJC] -- {Me*tic"u*lous*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
M'etier \M['e]`tier"\, n. [F.]	   1. Calling; vocation; business; trade.	            Not only is it the business of no one to preach the	            truth but it is the m['e]tier of many to conceal it.	                                                  --A. R.	                                                  Colquhoun.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the field or activity at which one excels; one's forte.	      [PJC] Metif
M'etif \M['e]`tif"\, n. m. M'etive \M['e]`tive"\, n. f.[F.]	   See {M['e]tis}.	   [1913 Webster] Metis
M'etis \M['e]`tis"\, n. m. M'etisse \M['e]`tisse"\, n. f.[F.;	   akin to Sp. mestizo. See {Mestizo}.]	   1. The offspring of a white person and an American Indian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; an	      octoroon. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Metoche \Met"o*che\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a sharing, fr. ? to	   share in; ? with + ? to have.] (Arch.)	      (a) The space between two dentils.	      (b) The space between two triglyphs.	          [1913 Webster]
Metol \Me"tol\, n. [G.; trade name, fr. meta- + kresol cresol.]	   A whitish soluble powder used as a developer in photography.	   Chemically, it is the sulphate of methyl-p-amino-m-cresol.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Metonic \Me*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]tonique.]	   Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Metonic year} or {Metonic cycle}. (Astron.) See under	      {Cycle}.	      [1913 Webster] Metonymic
Metonymic \Met`o*nym"ic\, Metonymical \Met`o*nym"ic*al\, a. [See	   {Metonymy}.]	   Used by way of metonymy; using the name of one thing for that	   of another with which it is closely associated. --	   {Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Metonymy \Me*ton"y*my\ (m[-e]*t[o^]n"[i^]*m[y^]; 277), n. [L.	   metonymia, Gr. metwnymi`a; meta`, indicating change +	   'o`nyma, for 'o`noma a name: cf. F. m['e]tonymie. See	   {Name}.] (Rhet.)	   A trope in which one word is put for another that suggests	   it; as, we say, a man keeps a good table instead of good	   provisions; we read Virgil, that is, his poems; a man has a	   warm heart, that is, warm affections; a city dweller has no	   wheels, that is, no automobile.	   [1913 Webster]
Metope \Met"o*pe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; meta` with, between + ?	   opening, hole, the hole in the frieze between the beam ends.]	   1. (Arch.) The space between two triglyphs of the Doric	      frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with	      carved work. See Illust. of {Entablature}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The face of a crab.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high	         relief occupy the metopes.	         [1913 Webster]
Metopic \Me*top"ic\, a. [Gr. ? the forehead.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the forehead or frontal bones; frontal;	   as, the metopic suture.	   [1913 Webster]
Metopomancy \Met"o*po*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? the forehead + -mancy.]	   Fortune telling by physiognomy. [R.] --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster] Metoposcopic
Metoposcopic \Met`o*po*scop"ic\, Metoposcopical
\Met`o*po*scop"ic*al\, a.	   Of or relating to metoposcopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Metoposcopist \Met`o*pos"co*pist\, n.	   One versed in metoposcopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Metoposcopy \Met`o*pos"co*py\, n. [Gr. ? observing the forehead;	   ? the forehead + ? to view: cf. F. m['e]toposcopie.]	   The study of physiognomy; the art of discovering the	   character of persons by their features, or the lines of the	   face.	   [1913 Webster]
Metosteon \Me*tos"te*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? after + ? bone.]	   (Anat.)	   The postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds;	   also, the part resulting from such ossification.	   [1913 Webster]
Metre \Me"tre\ (m[=e]"t[~e]r), n.	   See {Meter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Metric \Met"ric\ (m[e^]t"r[i^]k), a. [L. metricus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   m['e]trique. See {Meter} rhythm.]	   1. Relating to measurement; involving, or proceeding by,	      measurement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the meter as a standard of	      measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of	      measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the metric	      system; a metric measurement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Metric analysis} (Chem.), analysis by volume; volumetric	      analysis.	   {Metric system}, See {metric system} in the vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Metrical \Met"ric*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter;	      consisting of verses; as, metrical compositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the inch, foot, yard,	      etc., are metrical terms; esp., of or pertaining to the	      metric system.	      [1913 Webster]
Metrically \Met"ric*al*ly\, adv.	   In a metrical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
metrication \met`ri*ca"tion\ (m[e^]t`r[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act or process of converting the standard system of units	   of a country to those of the {metric system}; metrification;	   as, Great Britain has completed its metrification, but the	   United States still resists complete change.	   [PJC]
Metrician \Me*tri"cian\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tricien. See {Meter}	   rhythm.]	   A composer of verses. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Metric system \Met"ric sys"tem\n.	   A system of weights and measures originating in France, the	   use of which is required by law in many countries, and	   permitted in many others, including the United States; the	   system is also called by its French name, {Le Syst[`e]me	   International de Unit['e]s} (abbreviated SI). The principal	   unit of length is the meter (see {Meter}). From this are	   formed the are, the liter, the stere, the gram, etc. These	   units, and others derived from them, are divided decimally,	   and larger units are formed from multiples by 10, 100, 1,000,	   and 10,000. The successive multiplies are designated by the	   prefixes, deka- (formerly deca-), hecto-, kilo-, and myria-	   (seldom used); successive parts by deci-, centi-, and milli-.	   The prefixes mega- and micro- are used to denote a multiple	   by one million, and the millionth part, respectively; giga-	   and nano- denote multiples of one billion (1,000,000,000) and	   one billionth, respectively. The prefix for one trillion	   (1012) is tera, and for one trillionth (10-12) is pico; for	   one quintillion (1015) peta, and for (10-15) (one	   quintillionth) femto; for (10-18) atto. See the words formed	   with these prefixes in the Vocabulary. For metric tables, see	   p. 1682.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Metric ton \Met"ric ton\	   A weight of 1,000 kilograms, or 2,204.6 pounds avoirdupois.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Metrification \Met`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   1. Composition in metrical form; versification. [R.]	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of converting the standard system of	      units of a country to those of the metric system;	      metrication.	      [PJC]
Metrify \Met"ri*fy\, v. i. [L. metrum meter + -fy: cf. F.	   m['e]trifier.]	   To make verse. [R.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrist \Me"trist\, n.	   A maker of verses. --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spenser was no mere metrist, but a great composer.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Metritis \Me*tri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? womb + -tis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the womb.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrochrome \Met"ro*chrome\, n. [Gr. ? + ? color.]	   An instrument for measuring colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrograph \Met"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. ? measure + -graph.]	   An instrument attached to a locomotive for recording its	   speed and the number and duration of its stops.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrological \Met`ro*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. m['e]trologique.]	   Of or pertaining to metrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrology \Me*trol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? measure + -m['e]trologie.]	   The science of, or a system of, weights and measures; also, a	   treatise on the subject.	   [1913 Webster]
Metromania \Met`ro*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. ? measure + E. mania.]	   A mania for writing verses.	   [1913 Webster]
Metromaniac \Met`ro*ma"ni*ac\, n.	   One who has metromania.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrometer \Me*trom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? womb + -meter.] (Med.)	   An instrument for measuring the size of the womb. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Metronome \Met"ro*nome\, n. [Gr. ? measure + ? distribute,	   assign: cf. F. m['e]tronome, It. metronomo.]	   An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding	   weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves to	   measure time in music.	   [1913 Webster]
Metronomy \Me*tron"o*my\, n. [See {Metronome}.]	   Measurement of time by an instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Metronymic \Met`ro*nym"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? mother + ?, for ?	   name.]	   Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female	   ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. -- n. A	   metronymic appellation.	   [1913 Webster]
Metropole \Met"ro*pole\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]tropole. See	   {Metropolis}.]	   A metropolis. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Metropolis \Me*trop"o*lis\, n. [L. metropolis, Gr. ?, prop., the	   mother city (in relation to colonies); ? mother + ? city. See	   {Mother}, and {Police}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom, state, or	      country.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Edinburgh] gray metropolis of the North.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The seat, or see, of the metropolitan, or highest	      church dignitary.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great metropolis and see of Rome. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any large city.	      [PJC]
Metropolitan \Met`ro*pol"i*tan\ (?; 277), a. [L. metropolitanus:	   cf. F. m['e]tropolitain.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a	      country; as, metropolitan luxury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a metropolitan	      or the presiding bishop of a country or province, his	      office, or his dignity; as, metropolitan authority.	      "Bishops metropolitan." --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	Metropolitan \Met`ro*pol"i*tan\, n. [LL. metropolitanus.]	   1. The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Lat. Church.) An archbishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gr. Church) A bishop whose see is a civil metropolis. His	      rank is intermediate between that of an archbishop and a	      patriarch; as, the metropolitan of Constantinople. --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Metropolitanate \Met`ro*pol"i*tan*ate\, n.	   The see of a metropolitan bishop. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Metropolite \Me*trop"o*lite\, n. [L. metropolita, Gr. ?.]	   A metropolitan. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Metropolitical \Met`ro*po*lit"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis;	   metropolitan; as, the metropolitical chair. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrorrhagia \Met`ror*rha"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? womb + ? to	   break.] (Med.)	   Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur	   at the menstrual period.	   [1913 Webster]
Metroscope \Met"ro*scope\, n. [Gr. ? womb + -scope.]	   A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating	   the uterus from the vagina.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrosideros \Met`ro*si*de"ros\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? heart of a	   tree + ? iron.] (Bot.)	   A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and	   the South Sea Islands, and having very hard wood.	   {Metrosideros vera} is the true ironwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrotome \Met"ro*tome\, n. [See {Metrotomy}.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the	   neck of the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Metrotomy \Me*trot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? womb + ? to cut: cf. F.	   m['e]trotomie.] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the	   Caesarean section.	   [1913 Webster]
-metry \-me*try\ [See {-meter}.]	   A suffix denoting the art, process, or science, of measuring;	   as, acidimetry, bathymetry, chlorometry, chronometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Mette \Mette\, obs.	   imp. of {Mete}, to dream. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mettle \Met"tle\, n. [E. metal, used in a tropical sense in	   allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. See	   {Metal}.]	   Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards	   honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; --	   usually in a good sense; as, to test a person's mettle.	   [1913 Webster]	         A certain critical hour which shall . . . try what	         mettle his heart is made of.             --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gentlemen of brave mettle.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The winged courser, like a generous horse,	         Shows most true mettle when you check his course.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To put one one's mettle}, to cause or incite one to use	      one's best efforts.	      [1913 Webster]
Mettled \Met"tled\, a.	   Having mettle; high-spirited; ardent; full of fire.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Mettlesome \Met"tle*some\, a.	   Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a	   mettlesome horse.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Met"tle*some*ly}, adv. --	   {Met"tle*some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Meum \Me"um\, n. [L., neut. of meus mine.]	   Lit., mine; that which is mine; -- used in the phrase meum et	   tuum, or meum and tuum; as, to confound meum and tuum, to	   fail to distinguish one's own property from that of others;	   to be dishonest.	         Ancestors . . . generally esteemed more renowned for	         ancient family and high courage than for accurately	         regarding the trifling distinction of meum and tuum.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Meuse \Meuse\ prop. n.	   1. A European river, flowing into the North Sea.	   Syn: Meuse River.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An American operation in World War I (1918); American	      troops under Pershing drove back the German armies which	      were saved only by the Armistice on November 11.	   Syn: Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest, Meuse-Argonne,	        Meuse-Argonne operation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Meuse-Argonne \Meuse-Argonne\ prop. n.	   an American operation in World War I (1918); American troops	   under Pershing drove back the German armies which were saved	   only by the Armistice on November 11.	   Syn: Meuse, Meuse River, Argonne, Argonne Forest,	        Meuse-Argonne operation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Meute \Meute\, n.	   A cage for hawks; a mew. See 4th {Mew}, 1. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Meve \Meve\, v. t. & i.	   To move. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mew \Mew\, n. [AS. m?w, akin to D. meeuw, G. m["o]we, OHG. m?h,	   Icel. m[=a]r.] (Zool.)	   A gull, esp. the common British species ({Larus canus});	   called also {sea mew}, {maa}, {mar}, {mow}, and {cobb}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mew \Mew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mewing}.] [OE. muen, F. muer, fr. L. mutare to change, fr.	   movere to move. See {Move}, and cf. {Mew} a cage, {Molt}.]	   To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his	   feathers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nine times the moon had mewed her horns. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Mew \Mew\, v. i.	   To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a	   new appearance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now everything doth mew,	         And shifts his rustic winter robe.       --Turbervile.	   [1913 Webster]	Mew \Mew\, n. [OE. mue, F. mue change of feathers, scales, skin,	   the time or place when the change occurs, fr. muer to molt,	   mew, L. mutare to change. See 2d {Mew}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for fattening fowls;	      hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or shelter;	      -- in the latter sense usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a fat partrich had he in mewe. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forthcoming from her darksome mew.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Violets in their secret mews.         --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	Mew \Mew\, v. t. [From {Mew} a cage.]	   To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other	   inclosure.	   [1913 Webster]	         More pity that the eagle should be mewed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Close mewed in their sedans, for fear of air. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Mew \Mew\, v. i. [Of imitative origin; cf. G. miauen.]	   To cry as a cat. [Written also {meaw}, {meow}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mew \Mew\, n.	   The common cry of a cat. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mewl \Mewl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mewled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mewling}.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat.	   Cf. {Miaul}.]	   To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also {meawl}.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mewler \Mewl"er\, n.	   One that mewls.	   [1913 Webster]
Mews \Mews\, n. sing. & pl. [Prop. pl. of mew. See {Mew} a	   cage.]	   An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a	   confined place. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Mr. Turveydrop's great room . . . was built out into a	         mews at the back.                        --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster] Mexal
Mexal \Mex*al"\, Mexical \Mex"i*cal\, n. [Sp. mexcal.]	   See {Mescal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mexican \Mex"i*can\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Mexico.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mexican poppy} prop. n. (Bot.), a tropical American herb of	      the Poppy family ({Argemone Mexicana}) with much the look	      of a thistle, but having large yellow or white blossoms.	      	   {Mexican tea} prop. n. (Bot.), an aromatic kind of pigweed	      from tropical America ({Chenopodium ambrosioides}).	      [1913 Webster]
Mexicanize \Mex"i*can*ize\, prop. v. t.	   To cause to be like the Mexicans, or their country.	   Note: At one time this word referred to frequent revolutions	         of government, considered characteristic of Mexican	         politics.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Mexicanize \Mex"i*can*ize\, prop. v. i.	   To become like the Mexicans, or their country or government.	   [1913 Webster]
Meyne \Meyn"e\ (m[e^]n"[-e]), n. [Obs.]	   Same as {Meine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezcal \Mez*cal"\, n.	   Same as {Mescal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezereon \Me*ze"re*on\, n. [F. m['e]z['e]r['e]on, Per.	   m[=a]zriy[=u]n.] (Bot.)	   A small European shrub ({Daphne Mezereum}), whose acrid bark	   is used in medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezquita \Mez*qui"ta\, n. [Sp.]	   A mosque.	   [1913 Webster] Mezuzah	   Mezuza
Mezuza \Me*zu"za\, Mezuzah \Me*zu"zah\, Mezuzoth \Mez"u*zoth\,	   n. [Heb. m[e^]z[=u]z[=o]th, pl. of m[e^]z[=u]z[=a]h	   doorpost.]	   A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to	   the doorpost; -- in use among orthodox Hebrews. The term is	   also used to refer to the small case containing this scroll,	   together with the biblical inscription inside. The text is	   usually taken from Deuteronomy 6:4-9 and 11:13-21.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mezza majolica \Mez"za ma*jol"i*ca\ [It. See {Mezzo};	   {Majolica}.] (Ceramics)	   Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of	   majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery	   without tin enamel, but painted and glazed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mezzanine \Mez"za*nine\, n. [F. mezzanine, It. mezzanino, fr.	   mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half. See {Mezzo}.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) Same as {Entresol}.	      (b) A partial story which is not on the same level with	          the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a	          back building, where the floors are on a level with	          landings of the staircase of the main house.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height	      or level.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Also	   {mezzanine floor}. (Theat.) A floor under the stage, from	      which various contrivances, as traps, are worked.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. The lowest balcony in a theater, or the forward part of	      the first balcony.	      [PJC]
Mezza voce \Mez"za vo"ce\ [It., fr. mezzo, fem. mezza middle,	   half + voce voice, L. vox.] (Mus.)	   With a medium fullness of sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezzo \Mez"zo\, a. [It., from L. medius middle, half. See {Mid},	   a.] (Mus.)	   Mean; not extreme.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezzo-relievo \Mez"zo-re*lie"vo\, n.	   Mezzo-rilievo.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezzo-rilievo \Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo\, n. [It.]	   (a) A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and	       low relief.	   (b) Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under	       {Alto-rilievo}.	       [1913 Webster]
Mezzo-soprano \Mez"zo-so*pra"no\, a. (Mus.)	   Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; --	   said of the voice of a female singer. -- n.	   (a) A mezzo-soprano voice.	   (b) A person having such a voice.	       [1913 Webster]
Mezzotint \Mez"zo*tint\, n. [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.]	   A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a	   surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness	   in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the	   requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.	   [1913 Webster]	Mezzotint \Mez"zo*tint\, v. t.	   To engrave in mezzotint.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezzotinter \Mez"zo*tint`er\, n.	   One who engraves in mezzotint.	   [1913 Webster]
Mezzotinto \Mez`zo*tin"to\, n. [It. mezzo half + tinto tinted,	   p. p. of tingere to dye, color, tinge, L. tingere. See	   {Mezzo}.]	   Mezzotint.	   [1913 Webster]	Mezzotinto \Mez`zo*tin"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mezzotintoed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Mezzotintoing}.]	   To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.	   [1913 Webster]
Mho \Mho\, n. [Anagram of ohm.] (Elec.)	   A unit of conductivity, being the reciprocal of the ohm.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mhometer \Mhom"e*ter\, n. [Mho + -meter.] (Elec.)	   An instrument for measuring conductivity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mhorr \Mhorr\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mohr}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mi \Mi\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, i.	   e., to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of	   any scale in the American system.	   [1913 Webster]
Miamis \Mi*a"mis\, n. pl.; sing. {Miami}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians that formerly occupied the country between	   the Wabash and Maumee rivers.	   [1913 Webster]
Miargyrite \Mi*ar"gy*rite\, n. [Gr. ? less + ? silver. So called	   because it contains less silver than some kindred ore.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of an iron-black color, and very sectile,	   consisting principally of sulphur, antimony, and silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Mias \Mi"as\, n. [Malayan.]	   The orang-outang.	   [1913 Webster]
Miascite \Mi*asc"ite\, n. [Named from Miask, in the Ural	   Mountains.] (Min.)	   A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, elaeolite, and	   sodalite.	   [1913 Webster]
Miasm \Mi"asm\, n. [Cf. F. miasme.]	   Miasma.	   [1913 Webster]
Miasma \Mi*as"ma\, n.; pl. {Miasmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   defilement, fr. ? to pollute.]	   Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; air made	   noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious	   effluvia; malaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Miasmal \Mi*as"mal\, a.	   Containing miasma; miasmatic.	   [1913 Webster] Miasmatic
Miasmatic \Mi`as*mat"ic\, Miasmatical \Mi`as*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. miasmatique.]	   Containing, or relating to, miasma; caused by miasma; as,	   miasmatic diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Miasmatist \Mi*as"ma*tist\, n.	   One who has made a special study of miasma.	   [1913 Webster]
Miasmology \Mi`as*mol"o*gy\, n. [Miasma + -logy.]	   That department of medical science which treats of miasma.	   [1913 Webster]
Miaul \Mi*aul"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Miauled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Miauling}.] [Cf. F. miauler, of imitative origin, and E.	   mew. Cf. {Mewl}.]	   To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Miaul \Mi*aul"\, n.	   The crying of a cat.	   [1913 Webster]
Mica \Mi"ca\, n. [L. mica crumb, grain, particle; cf. F. mica.]	   (Min.)	   The name of a group of minerals characterized by highly	   perfect cleavage, so that they readily separate into very	   thin leaves, more or less elastic. They differ widely in	   composition, and vary in color from pale brown or yellow to	   green or black. The transparent forms are used in lanterns,	   the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called	   {isinglass}. Formerly called also {cat-silver}, and	   {glimmer}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The important species of the mica group are:	         {muscovite}, common or potash mica, pale brown or	         green, often silvery, including {damourite} (also	         called {hydromica} and {muscovy glass}); {biotite},	         iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black;	         {lepidomelane}, iron, mica, black; {phlogopite},	         magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown; {lepidolite},	         lithia mica, rose-red, lilac.	         [1913 Webster] Mica (usually muscovite, also biotite)	         is an essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and	         mica slate; {biotite} is common in many eruptive rocks;	         {phlogopite} in crystalline limestone and serpentine.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Mica diorite} (Min.), an eruptive rock allied to diorite but	      containing mica (biotite) instead of hornblende.	   {Mica powder}, a kind of dynamite containing fine scales of	      mica.	   {Mica schist}, {Mica slate} (Geol.), a schistose rock,	      consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some	      feldspar.	      [1913 Webster]
Micaceo-calcareous \Mi*ca`ce*o-cal*ca"re*ous\, a. (Geol.)	   Partaking of the nature of, or consisting of, mica and lime;	   -- applied to a mica schist containing carbonate of lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Micaceous \Mi*ca"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. micac['e].]	   Pertaining to, or containing, mica; splitting into laminae or	   leaves like mica.	   [1913 Webster]
mice \mice\ (m[imac]s), n.,	   pl. of {Mouse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Micella \Mi*cel"la\, n.; pl. {Micellae}. [NL., dim. of L. mica a	   morsel, grain.] (Biol.)	   A theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a	   structural particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or	   diminution without change in chemical nature.	   [1913 Webster] Mich
Mich \Mich\, Miche \Miche\, v. i. [OE. michen; cf. OE. muchier,	   mucier, to conceal, F. musser, and OHG. m[=u]hhen to waylay.	   Cf. {Micher}, {Curmudgeon}, {Muset}.]	   To lie hid; to skulk; to act, or carry one's self,	   sneakingly. [Obs. or Colloq.] [Written also {meach} and	   {meech}.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Michaelmas \Mich"ael*mas\, n. [Michael + mass religious service;	   OE. Mighelmesse.]	   The feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival,	   celebrated on the 29th of September. Hence, colloquially,	   autumn.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Michaelmas daisy}. (Bot.) See under {Daisy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Michelangelesque \Michelangelesque\ prop. adj.	   Of or pertaining to Michelangelo.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Michelangelo \Michelangelo\ (m[imac]`k[e^]l*[a^]n"j[-e]*l[-o];	   It. pron. m[-e]`k[e^]l*[aum]n"j[-e]*l[-o]) prop. n.	   Michelangelo Buonarroti, renowned Italian painter, sculptor	   and architect; 1475-1564.	   [WordNet 1.5] Born Michelagnolo Buonarroti at Caprese, March	   6, 1475: died at Rome, Feb. 18, 1564. A famous Italian	   sculptor, painter, architect, and poet. He came of an ancient	   but poor Florentine family. He was apprenticed to the painter	   Ghirlandajo April 1, 1488, and with other boys from the	   atelier began soon after to study the antique marbles	   collected by Lorenzo de' Medici in the garden of San Marco.	   Lorenzo discovered him there, and in 1489 took him into his	   palace, where he had every opportunity for improvement and	   study. The Centaur relief in the Casa Buonarroti was made at	   this time, at the suggestion of Angelo Poliziano. In 1491 he	   came under the influence of Savonarola, whom he always held	   in great reverence. In 1492 Lorenzo died, and Michelangelo's	   intimate relations with the Medici family terminated. In 1493	   he made a large wooden crucifix for the prior of S. Spirito,	   and with the assistance of the prior began the profound study	   of anatomy in which he delighted. Before the expulsion of the	   Medici he fled to Bologna, where he was soon engaged upon the	   Arca di San Domenico begun by Niccolo Pisano in 1265, to	   which he added the well-known kneeling angel of Bologna. He	   was probably much influenced by the reliefs of Della Quercia	   about the door of San Petronio: two of these he afterward	   imitated in the Sistine chapel. In 1495 he returned to	   Florence, when he is supposed to have made the San Giovannino	   in the Berlin Museum. From 1496 to 1501 he lived in Rome. To	   this period are attributed the Bacchus of the Bargello and	   the Cupid of the South Kensington Museum. The most important	   work of this time is the Piet[`a] di San Pietro (1408). In	   1501 he returned to Florence, and Sept. 18 began the great	   David of the Signoria, made from a block of marble abandoned	   by Agostino di Duccio, which was placed in position May 18,	   1504. The two roundels of the Madonna and Child in Burlington	   House and the Bargello were probably made then, and also the	   picture of the Holy Family in the Uffizi. In 1503 Piero	   Soderini, gonfaloniere, projected two frescos for the Sala	   Grande of the Palazzo Vecchio. The commission for one was	   given to Leonardo da Vinci, that for the other to	   Michelangelo in 1504. For it he prepared the great cartoon of	   the Battle of Cascina, an incident in the war with Pisa when,	   July 28, 1364, a band of 400 Florentines were attacked while	   bathing by Sir John Hawkwood's English troopers. This cartoon	   contained 288 square feet of surface, and was crowded with	   nude figures in every position. It had, probably, more	   influence upon the art of the Renaissance than any other	   single work. To about this time may be attributed the	   beginning of his poetic creations, of the multitude of which	   undoubtedly written a few only have come down to us. In Nov.,	   1505, he was called to Rome by Pope Julius II. to design his	   mausoleum, the history of which runs through the entire life	   of the master. Repeated designs and repeated attempts to	   carry them out were made, only to be frustrated by the	   successors of the great Pope. The matter finally ended in the	   reign of Paul III. by the placing in San Pietro in Vincoli of	   the statue of Moses surrounded by mediocre works finished by	   Raffaello da Montelupo and others. The Two Captives of the	   Louvre are part of the work as originally designed. In the	   spring of 1506 he assisted in the discovery of the Laocoon in	   the palace of Titus. His favorite antique was the Belvedere	   Torso, supposed to be a copy of the Hercules Epitrapezius of	   Lysippus. In April, 1506, probably as a result of the	   intrigues of Bramante, he was forced to abandon Rome for	   Florence. In the autumn he joined the Pope at Bologna, and	   made (1506-07) the bronze statue of Julius which stood over	   the door of San Petronio and was destroyed in 1511. The	   ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was begun early in 1508, and	   finished in Oct., 1512. Julius II. died Feb. 21, 1513, and	   was succeeded by Cardinal Giovanni de' Medici, son of the	   great Lorenzo, as Leo X, Michelangelo was diverted from the	   tomb of Julius by Leo, and employed from 1517 to 1520 in an	   abortive attempt to build the fa[,c]ade of San Lorenzo in	   Florence, and in developing the quarries of Carrara and	   Seravezza. In 1520 he began, by order of Cardinal Giulio de'	   Medici, the sacristy of San Lorenzo and the tombs of Giuliano	   and Lorenzo de' Medici with the famous reclining figures on	   the sarcophagi, perhaps the most thoroughly characteristic of	   all his works. Leo X. was succeeded by Adrian VI. in 1521,	   and he in turn by Giulio de' Medici as Clement VII. in 1523.	   On April 6, 1529, Michelangelo was appointed "governor and	   procurator-general over the construction and fortification of	   the city walls" in Florence. On Sept. 21, 1529, occurred his	   unexplained flight to Venice. He returned Nov. 20 of the same	   year, and was engaged in the defense of the city until its	   capitulation, Aug. 12, 1530. Before the end of the year 1534	   he left Florence, never to return. The statues of the	   sacristy, including the Madonna and Child, were arranged	   after his departure. Alessandro Farnese succeeded Clement	   VII. as Paul III., Oct., 1534. The Last Judgment was begun	   about Sept. 1, 1535, and finished before Christmas, 1541.	   Michelangelo's friendship for Vittoria Colonna began about	   1538. (See Colonna, Vittoria.) The frescos of the Pauline	   Chapel were painted between 1542 and 1549. They represent the	   conversion of St. Paul and the martyrdom of St. Peter. He	   succeeded Antonio da Sangallo in 1546 in the offices which he	   held, and became architect of St Peter's Jan. 1, 1547. From	   this time until his death he worked on the church without	   compensation. The dome alone was completed with any regard to	   his plans.	   [Century Dict. 1906]
Micher \Mich"er\, n. [OE. michare, muchare. See {Mich}.]	   One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an	   idler; a thief, etc. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Michery \Mich"er*y\, prop. n.	   Theft; cheating. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Michigander \Michigander\ n.	   A resident of Michigan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Miching \Mich"ing\, a.	   Hiding; skulking; cowardly. [Colloq.] [Written also	   {meaching} and {meeching}.]	   [1913 Webster] Mick
Mick \Mick\, Mickey \Mickey\n.	   a person of Irish descent; -- an ethnic slur, offensive and	   disparaging.	   Syn: Paddy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mickle \Mic"kle\ (m[i^]k"k'l), a. [OE. mikel, muchel, mochel,	   mukel, AS. micel, mycel; akin to OS. mikil, OHG. mihil,	   mihhil, Icel. mikill, mykill, Goth. mikils, L. magnus, Gr.	   me`gas, gen. mega`loy; cf. Skr. mahat. [root]103. Cf. {Much},	   {Muckle}, {Magnitude}.]	   Much; great. [Written also {muckle} and {mockle}.] [Old Eng.	   & Scot.] "A man of mickle might." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Micmacs \Mic"macs\, n. pl.; sing. {Micmac}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.	   [Written also {Mikmaks}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mico \Mi"co\, n. [Sp. or Pg. mico.] (Zool.)	   A small South American monkey ({Mico melanurus}), allied to	   the marmoset. The name was originally applied to an albino	   variety.	   [1913 Webster]
Micracoustic \Mi`cra*cous"tic\, a.	   Same as {Microustic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Micraster \Mi*cras"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small + ?	   star.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in	   the chalk formation; -- from the starlike disposal of the	   ambulacral furrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Micrencephalous \Mi`cren*ceph"a*lous\, [Micr- + Gr. ? brain.]	   Having a small brain.	   [1913 Webster] Micro
Micro- \Mi"cro-\, Micr- \Mi"cr-\ . [Gr. mikro`s small.]	   A combining form signifying:	   (a) Small, little, trivial, slight; as, microcosm,	       microscope.	   (b) (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A millionth part of;	       as, microfarad, microohm, micrometer.	       [1913 Webster]
Microampere \Mi`cro*am`p[`e]re"\, n. [Micr- + amp[`e]re.]	   (Elec.)	   One of the smaller measures of electrical currents; the	   millionth part of one amp[`e]re.	   [1913 Webster]
Microanalysis \Mi`cro*a*nal"y*sis\, n. [Micro- + analysis.]	   1. Analysis of the structure of materials from careful	      observation of photomicrographs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Chem.) Chemical analysis of very small quantities of	      substances, requiring special apparatus to handle and	      weigh small amounts of materials.	      [PJC]
Microbacteria \Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Micro-},	   and {Bacterium}.] (Biol.)	   In the classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of	   Bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this classification bacteria are divided into four	         tribes: 1. {Spherobacteria}, or spherical bacteria, as	         the genus {Micrococcus}. 2. {Microbacteria}, or	         bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus	         {Bacterium}. 3. {Desmobacteria}, or bacteria in	         straight filaments, of which the genus {Bacillus} is a	         type. 4. {Spirobacteria}, or bacteria in spiral	         filaments, as the genus {Vibrio}.	         [1913 Webster]
Microbarograph \Mi`cro*bar"o*graph\, n. [Micro- + barograph.]	   An instrument for recording minor fluctuations of atmospheric	   pressure, as opposed to general barometric surges.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Microbe
Microbe \Mi"crobe\, Microbion \Mi*cro"bi*on\, n. [NL. microbion,	   fr. Gr. ? little + ? life.] (Biol.)	   A microscopic organism; a microorganism; -- particularly	   applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as,	   the microbe of fowl cholera.	   [1913 Webster] microbial
microbial \mi*cro"bi*al\, microbian \mi*cro"bi*an\, a. (Biol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, microbial	   growth; the microbian theory; a microbian disease.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Microbic \Mi*crob"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to a microbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Microbicide \Mi*crob"i*cide\, n. [Microbe + L. caedere to kill.]	   (Biol.)	   Any agent detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of	   microbes or bacterial organisms.	   [1913 Webster]
Microbiology \Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Microbe}; {-logy}.]	   The branch of biology studying minute organisms, or microbes,	   such as the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and protozoa. --	   {Mi`cro*bi`o*log"ic*al}, a. -- {Mi`cro*bi*ol"o*gist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Microcephalic
Microcephalic \Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic\, Microcephalous
\Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Micro- + cephalic, cephalous.] (Anat.)	   Having a small head; having the cranial cavity small; --	   opposed to {megacephalic}.	   [1913 Webster] microchemical
microchemical \mi`cro*chem"ic*al\, micro-chemical
\mi`cro-chem"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to microchemistry; as, a micro-chemical	   test.	   [1913 Webster] microchemistry
microchemistry \mi`cro*chem"is*try\, micro-chemistry
\mi`cro-chem"is*try\, n. [Micro- + chemistry.]	   The application of chemical tests to minute objects or	   portions of matter, usually assisted by sensitive	   instruments; -- distinguished from macro-chemistry.	   [1913 Webster]
Microchronometer \Mi`cro*chro*nom"e*ter\, n.	   A chronoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Microcline \Mi"cro*cline\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? to incline.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of the feldspar group, like orthoclase or common	   feldspar in composition, but triclinic in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Micrococcal \Mi`cro*coc"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to micrococci; caused by micrococci.	   --Nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Micrococcus \Mi`cro*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Micrococci}. [NL. See	   {Micro-}, and {Coccus}.] (Biol.)	   A genus of {Spherobacteria}, in the form of very small	   globular or oval cells, forming, by transverse division,	   filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases single	   organisms shaped like dumb-bells ({Diplococcus}), all without	   the power of motion. See Illust. of {Ascoccus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three	         groups; chromogenic, characterized by their power of	         forming pigment; zymogenic, including those associated	         with definite chemical processes; and pathogenic, those	         connected with disease.	         [1913 Webster]
microcomputer \microcomputer\ n.	   A small computer based on a microprocessor; in practise, at	   any given time in the technology of computer development, a	   microcomputer will be one that is less powerful than a	   {minicomputer}.	   Syn: personal computer, PC.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Microcosm \Mi"cro*cosm\, n. [F. microcosme, L. microcosmus, fr.	   Gr. mikro`s small + ko`smos the world.]	   1. A little world; a miniature universe. Hence (so called by	      Paracelsus), a man, as a supposed epitome of the exterior	      universe or great world. Opposed to {macrocosm}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A relatively small object or system considered as	      representative of a larger system of which it is part,	      exhibiting many features of the complete system.	      [PJC] Microcosmic
Microcosmic \Mi`cro*cos"mic\, Microcosmical \Mi`cro*cos"mic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. microcosmique.]	   Of or pertaining to the microcosm.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Microcosmic salt} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance	      obtained by mixing solutions of sodium phosphate and	      ammonium phosphate, and also called	      {hydric-sodic-ammonic-phosphate}. It is a powerful flux,	      and is used as a substitute for borax as a blowpipe	      reagent in testing for the metallic oxides. Originally	      obtained by the alchemists from human urine, and called	      {sal microcosmicum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Microcosmography \Mi`cro*cos*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Microcosm +	   -graphy.]	   Description of man as a microcosm.	   [1913 Webster]
Microcoulomb \Mi`cro*cou`lomb"\, n. [Micro- + coulomb.] (Elec.)	   A measure of electrical quantity; the millionth part of one	   coulomb.	   [1913 Webster]
Microcoustic \Mi`cro*cous"tic\, a. [Micro- + acoustic: cf. F.	   microcoustique, micracoustique.]	   Pertaining, or suited, to the audition of small sounds;	   fitted to assist hearing.	   [1913 Webster]	Microcoustic \Mi`cro*cous"tic\, n.	   An instrument for making faint sounds audible, as to a	   partially deaf person.	   [1913 Webster]
Microcrith \Mi`cro*crith"\, n. [Micro- + crith.] (Chem.)	   The weight of the half hydrogen molecule, or of the hydrogen	   atom, at one time taken as the standard in comparing the	   atomic weights of the elements; thus, an atom of oxygen	   weighs sixteen microcriths. This unit is no longer used, and	   has been replaced by the {Dalton}, which is of approximately	   the same value. See {molecular weight} and {Crith}. --J. P.	   Cooke.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Microcrystalline \Mi`cro*crys"tal*line\, a. [Micro- +	   crystalline.] (Crystallog.)	   Crystalline on a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of	   fine crystals; as, the ground mass of certain porphyrics is	   microcrystalline.	   [1913 Webster]
Microcyte \Mi"cro*cyte\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? a hollow vessel.]	   (Physiol.)	   One of the elementary granules found in blood. They are much	   smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly	   noticeable in disease, as in anaemia.	   [1913 Webster]
Microdont \Mic"ro*dont\, a. [Micr- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a	   tooth.] (Anat.)	   Having small teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Microfarad \Mi`cro*far"ad\, n. [Micro- + farad.] (Elec.)	   The millionth part of a farad.	   [1913 Webster]
Microfilm \Mic"ro*film\, n. [Micro- + film.]	   a photographic film with one or more very small images of	   printed or other graphic matter. Numerous images,	   corresponding to the contents of a book, newspaper, or	   journal, are typically produced on one long roll of film, and	   may be viewed for reading in a special apparatus called a	   microfilm reader.	   [PJC]	Microfilm \Mic"ro*film\, v. t.	   to photograph and produce images of on microfilm.	   [PJC]
Microform \Mi"cro*form\, n. [Micro- + form, n.] (Biol.)	   A microscopic form of life; an animal or vegetable organism	   of microscopic size.	   [1913 Webster]
Micro-geological \Mi`cro-ge`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to micro-geology.	   [1913 Webster]
Micro-geology \Mi`cro-ge*ol"o*gy\, n. [Micro- + geology.]	   The part of geology relating to structure and organisms which	   require to be studied with a microscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Micrograph \Mi"cro*graph\, n. [See {Micrography}.]	   1. An instrument for executing minute writing or engraving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a graphic image, such as a photograph or drawing,	      representing an object as seen with a microscope, usually	      much enlarged as compared with the original object. A	      photograph of a microscopic image is also called a	      {photomicrograph} or {microphotograph}.	      [PJC]
Micrographic \Mi`cro*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to micrography.	   [1913 Webster]
Micrography \Mi*crog"ra*phy\, n. [Micro- + -graphy: cf. F.	   micrographie.]	   1. The description of microscopic objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Examination or study by means of the microscope, as of an	      etched surface of metal to determine its structure.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Microhm \Mi*crohm"\, n. [Micr- + ohm.] (Elec.)	   The millionth part of an ohm.	   [1913 Webster]
Microlepidoptera \Mi`cro*lep`i*dop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Micro-}, and {Lepidoptera}.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of {Lepidoptera}, including a vast number of minute	   species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Microlestes \Mi`cro*les"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. mikro`s small +	   ? a robber.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of small Triassic mammals, the oldest yet	   found in European strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Microlite \Mi"cro*lite\, n. [Micro- + -lite.] (Min.)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A rare mineral of resinous luster and high specific	      gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in	      octahedral crystals usually very minute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A minute inclosed crystal, often observed when	      minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections under the	      microscope.	      [1913 Webster]
Microlith \Mi"cro*lith\, n. [Micro- + lith.] (Min.)	   Same as {Microlite}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Microlithic \Mi`cro*lith"ic\, a.	   Formed of small stones.	   [1913 Webster] Micrologic
Micrologic \Mi`cro*log"ic\, Micrological \Mi`cro*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to micrology; very minute; as, micrologic	   examination. -- {Mi`cro*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Micrology \Mi*crol"o*gy\, n. [Micro- + -logy.]	   1. That part of science which treats of microscopic objects,	      or depends on microscopic observation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attention to petty items or differences. --W. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
micromercurialism \micromercurialism\ n. [micro + mercurialism.	   Coined by the chemist A. Stock in 1926. See {mercurialism}.]	   (1926)	   A form of mercury poisoning resulting from long term exposure	   to low doses of mercury. The syndrome of micromercurialism	   involves complex symptoms of stress, fatigue, memory loss,	   fine tremors, muscular and reflex insufficiency and low blood	   pressure, caused by accumulation of mercury in the system. A	   condition of hyperthermia is accompanied by a series of	   functional changes under the effects of mercury. The combined	   simultaneous effect of toxic action, temperature and galvanic	   response infers a cycle of disintegration and change. --Work	   With Mercury (1972)	   Note: As proposed by Stock, the syndrome was considered as	         the union of pathological changes in human body caused	         by means of low concentrations (as low as 0.01 mg per	         cubic meter) of mercury vapor over long exposure times	         (up to 10 years).	         [PJC]
Micromere \Mi"cro*mere\, n. [Micro- + -mere.] (Biol.)	   One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres, resulting from the	   complete segmentation of a telolecithal ovum.	   [1913 Webster]
micrometeorite \micrometeorite\ n.	   A meteorite so small that it drifts down to Earth without	   becoming intensely heated in the earth's atmosphere.	   [WordNet 1.5]
micrometeoritic \micrometeoritic\ adj.	   of or relating to a micrometeorite.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F.	   microm[`e]tre.]	   An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for	   measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of	   objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given	   directly is that of the image of the object formed at the	   focus of the object glass.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Circular micrometer}, or {Ring micrometer}, a metallic ring	      fixed in the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and	      used to determine differences of right ascension and	      declination between stars by observations of the times at	      which the stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the	      ring.	   {Double image micrometer}, a micrometer in which two images	      of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two	      halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their	      line of section by a screw, and distances are determined	      by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the	      points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the	      two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is	      called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the	      instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known	      as a heliometer.	   {Double refraction micrometer}, a species of double image	      micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the	      double refraction of rock crystal.	   {Filar micrometer}, or {Bifilar micrometer}. See under	      {Bifilar}.	   {Micrometer caliper} or {Micrometer gauge} (Mech.), a caliper	      or gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions	      with great accuracy.	   {Micrometer head}, the head of a micrometer screw.	   {Micrometer microscope}, a compound microscope combined with	      a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and	      subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and	      geodetical instruments.	   {Micrometer screw}, a screw with a graduated head used in	      some forms of micrometers; turning the head one full	      revolution advances the position of the tip of the screw	      only by a little.	   {Position micrometer}. See under {Position}.	   {Scale micrometer}, or {Linear micrometer}, a minute and very	      delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the	      field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring	      distances by direct comparison.	      [1913 Webster] Micrometric
Micrometric \Mi`cro*met"ric\, Micrometrical \Mi`cro*met"ric*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. microm['e]trique.]	   Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer. --	   {Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Micrometry \Mi*crom"e*try\, n.	   The art of measuring with a micrometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Micromillimeter \Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter\, n. [Micro- +	   millimeter.]	   The millionth part of a meter.	   Note: The millionth part of a meter is now termed a {micron},	         and the word micromillimeter does not conform to the IS	         use of the prefix {micro-}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Micromyx \Micromyx\ prop. n.	   A genus of Old World harvest mice.	   Syn: genus {Micromyx}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
micron \mic"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mikro`s small.] (Physics)	   A measure of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter;	   the millionth part of a meter.	   [1913 Webster]
Micronesian \Mi"cro*ne"sian\, a. [From Micronesia, fr. Gr.	   mikro`s small + nh^sos an island.]	   Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a collective designation of	   the islands in the western part of the Pacific Ocean,	   embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the Ladrones, the	   Carolines, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Micronesians \Mi`cro*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Micronesian}.	   (Ethnol.)	   A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are	   supposed to be a mixed race, derived from Polynesians and	   Papuans.	   [1913 Webster]
Micronometer \Mi`cro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + chronometer.]	   An instrument for noting minute portions of time.	   [1913 Webster]
Microorganism \Mi`cro*or"gan*ism\, n. [Micro- + organism.]	   (Biol.)	   Any microscopic form of life; a form of life too small to be	   seen by the naked eye; -- particularly applied to bacteria,	   protozoa, yeasts, and similar organisms, esp. such are	   supposed to cause infectious diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Micropantograph \Mi`cro*pan"to*graph\, n. [Micro- + pantograph.]	   A kind of pantograph which produces copies microscopically	   minute.	   [1913 Webster]
Microparasite \Mi`cro*par"a*site\, n.	   A parasitic microorganism. -- {Mi`cro*par`a*sit"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Micropegmatite \Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite\, n. [Micro- + pegmatite.]	   (Min.)	   A rock showing under the microscope the structure of a	   graphic granite (pegmatite). -- {Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
microphone \mi"cro*phone\ (m[imac]"kr[-o]*f[=o]n), n. [Micro- +	   Gr. fwnh` sound, voice: cf. F. microphone.] (Physics)	   An instrument for converting sounds into electrical signals,	   for the purpose of recording or amplifying the sounds. It	   produces its effects in various ways, as for example by the	   changes of intensity in an electric current, occasioned by	   the variations in the contact resistance of conducting	   bodies, especially of imperfect conductors, under the action	   of acoustic vibrations. Other forms of microphone may use	   changes in capacitance or other phenomena to transduce the	   sounds into electrical signals.	   Note: The electrical signals produced in a microphone may be	         transmitted to recording or amplifying equipment	         through a conducting wire, or by transmission as radio	         waves. The latter method is popular for use in small	         mobile microphones used by performers in plays and	         other entertainment events, at public meetings, and by	         broadcast personnel.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
microphonic \mi`cro*phon"ic\ (m[imac]`kr[-o]*f[o^]n"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to a microphone; serving to intensify weak	   sounds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
microphonics \mi`cro*phon"ics\ (m[imac]`kr[-o]*f[o^]n"[i^]ks),	   n. [See {Microphone}.]	   The science which treats of the means of increasing the	   intensity of low or weak sounds, or of the microphone.	   [1913 Webster]
microphonous \mi*croph"o*nous\ (m[-i]*kr[o^]f"[-o]*n[u^]s or	   m[i^]*kr[o^]f"[-o]*n[u^]s), a.	   Serving to augment the intensity of weak sounds;	   microcoustic.	   [1913 Webster]
microphotograph \mi`cro*pho"to*graph\	   (m[imac]`kr[-o]*f[=o]"t[-o]*gr[.a]f or	   m[i^]k`r[-o]*f[=o]"t[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Micro- + photograph.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A microscopically small photograph of a picture, writing,	      printed page, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An enlarged representation of a microscopic object,	      produced by throwing upon a sensitive plate the magnified	      image of an object formed by a microscope or other	      suitable combination of lenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A picture of this kind is preferably called a	         photomicrograph.	         [1913 Webster]
Microphotography \Mi`cro*pho*tog"ra*phy\, n.	   The art of making microphotographs.	   [1913 Webster] Microphthalmia
Microphthalmia \Mi`croph*thal"mi*a\, Microphthalmy
\Mi`croph*thal"my\, n. [Micro- + Gr. 'ofqalmo`s eye.]	   An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result	   of disease or of imperfect development.	   [1913 Webster]
Microphyllous \Mi*croph"yl*lous\, a. [Micro- + Gr. fy`llon	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Small-leaved.	   [1913 Webster]
Microphytal \Mi*croph"y*tal\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Microphyte \Mi"cro*phyte\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? a plant: cf. F.	   microphyte.] (Bot.)	   A very minute plant, one of certain unicellular algae, such	   as the germs of various infectious diseases are believed to	   be.	   [1913 Webster]
Micropyle \Mi"cro*pyle\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? gate, orifice: cf.	   F. micropyle.] (Biol.)	   (a) An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by	       which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the	       spermatozoa permitted.	   (b) An opening in the outer coat of a seed, through which the	       fecundating pollen enters the ovule. -- {Mi*crop"y*lar},	       a.	       [1913 Webster]
Microscopal \Mi*cros"co*pal\, a.	   Pertaining to microscopy, or to the use of the microscope.	   --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Microscope \Mi"cro*scope\, n. [Micro- + -scope.]	   An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or combination	   of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object which is	   too minute to be viewed by the {naked eye}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Compound microscope}, an instrument consisting of a	      combination of lenses such that the image formed by the	      lens or set of lenses nearest the object (called the	      objective) is magnified by another lens called the ocular	      or eyepiece.	   {Oxyhydrogen microscope}, and {Solar microscope}. See under	      {Oxyhydrogen}, and {Solar}.	   {Simple microscope}, or {Single microscope}, a single convex	      lens used to magnify objects placed in its focus.	      [1913 Webster]
Microscopial \Mi`cro*sco"pi*al\, a.	   Microscopic. [R.] --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster] Microscopic
Microscopic \Mi`cro*scop"ic\, Microscopical \Mi`cro*scop"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. microscopique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the microscope or to microscopy; made	      with a microscope; as, microscopic observation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able to see extremely minute objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why has not man a microscopic eye?    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very small. Specifically, visible only by the aid of a	      microscope; as, a microscopic insect; also used	      figuratively; as, a microscopic advantage.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Microscopically \Mi`cro*scop"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By the microscope; with minute inspection; in a microscopic	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Microscopist \Mi*cros"co*pist\ (?; 277), n.	   One skilled in, or given to, microscopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Microscopy \Mi*cros"co*py\, n.	   The use of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Microseism \Mi"cro*seism\, n. [Micro- + Gr. ? an earthquake, fr.	   ? to shake.]	   A feeble earth tremor not directly perceptible, but detected	   only by means of specially constructed apparatus. --	   {Mi`cro*seis"mic}, {Mi`cro*seis"mic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Microseismograph \Mi`cro*seis"mo*graph\, n. [Microseiem +	   -graph.]	   A microseismometer; specif., a microseismometer producing a	   graphic record.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Microseismology \Mi`cro*seis*mol"o*gy\, n. [Microseiem + -logy.]	   Science or study of microseisms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Microseismometer \Mi`cro*seis*mom"e*ter\, n. [Microseism +	   -meter.]	   A seismometer for measuring amplitudes or periods, or both,	   of microseisms. -- {Mi`cro*seis*mom"e*try}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Microseme \Mi"cro*seme\, a. [Micro- + Gr. ? sign, mark: cf. F.	   micros[`e]me.] (Anat.)	   Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits	   broad transversely; -- opposed to {megaseme}.	   [1913 Webster]
microsome \microsome\ n. (Cell biology)	   a tiny granule in the cytoplasm of a cell; it consists of	   ribosomes bound to fragments of the endoplasmic reticulum and	   mitochondria.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Microsorium \Microsorium\ prop. n.	   A genus of tropical usually epiphytic ferns, found from	   Africa to Asia, and from Polynesia to Australia.	   Syn: genus {Microsorium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Microspectroscope \Mi`cro*spec"tro*scope\	   (m[imac]`kr[-o]*sp[e^]k"tr[-o]*sk[=o]p or	   m[i^]`kr[-o]*sp[e^]k"tr[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Micro- +	   spectroscope.] (Physics)	   A spectroscope arranged for attachment to a microscope, for	   observation of the spectrum of light from minute portions of	   any substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Microsporangium \Mi`cro*spo*ran"gi*um\, n. [NL. See {Micro-},	   and {Sporangium}.] (Bot.)	   A sporangium or conceptacle containing only very minute	   spores. Cf. {Macrosporangium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Microspore \Mi"cro*spore\ (m[imac]"kr[-o]*sp[=o]r), n. [Micro- +	   spore.] (Bot.)	   One of the exceedingly minute spores found in certain	   flowerless plants, as {Selaginella} and {Isoetes}, which bear	   two kinds of spores, one very much smaller than the other.	   Cf. {Macrospore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Microsporic \Mi`cro*spor"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to microspores.	   [1913 Webster]
Microsthene \Mi"cro*sthene\ (m[imac]"kr[-o]*sth[=e]n), n.	   [Micro- + Gr. sqe`nos might, strength.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical	   characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the	   {Insectivora}, {Cheiroptera}, {Rodentia}, and {Edentata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Microsthenic \Mi`cro*sthen"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a typically small size; of or pertaining to the	   microsthenes.	   [1913 Webster]
Microtasimeter \Mi`cro*ta*sim"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + tasimeter.]	   (Physics)	   A tasimeter, especially when arranged for measuring very	   small extensions. See {Tasimeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Microtome \Mi"cro*tome\ (m[imac]"kr[-o]*t[=o]m), n. [Micro- +	   Gr. te`mnein to cut.]	   An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical	   examination.	   [1913 Webster] Microtomic
Microtomic \Mi`cro*tom"ic\, Microtomical \Mi`cro*tom"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pert. to the microtome or microtomy; cutting thin	   slices.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Microtomist \Mi*crot"o*mist\, n.	   One who is skilled in or practices microtomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Microtomy \Mi*crot"o*my\, n.	   The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with	   the microtome.	   [1913 Webster]
Microvolt \Mi`cro*volt"\ (m[imac]"kr[-o]*v[=o]lt`), n. [Micro- +	   volt.] (Elec.)	   A measure of electro-motive force; the millionth part of one	   volt.	   [1913 Webster]
Microweber \Mi`cro*we"ber\ (m[imac]`kr[-o]*v[=a]"b[~e]r), n.	   [Micro- + weber.] (Elec.)	   The millionth part of one weber.	   [1913 Webster]
Microzoa \Mi`cro*zo"a\ (m[imac]`kr[-o]*z[=o]"[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. mikro`s small + zw^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   The Infusoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Microzoospore \Mi`cro*zo"o*spore\	   (m[imac]`kr[-o]*z[=o]"[-o]*sp[=o]r), n. [Micro- + zoospore.]	   (Bot.)	   A small motile spore furnished with two vibratile cilia,	   found in certain green algae.	   [1913 Webster]
Microzyme \Mi"cro*zyme\, n. [Micro- + Gr. zy`mh leaven.] (Biol.)	   A microorganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in	   causing or propagating certain infectious or contagious	   diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism. [obsolete]	   [1913 Webster]
Micruroides \Micruroides\ prop. n.	   A genus of coral snakes.	   Syn: genus {Micruroides}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Micrurus \Micrurus\ prop. n.	   A genus of snakes including certain of the coral snakes, such	   as the eastern coral snake ({Micrurus fulvius}).	   Syn: genus {Micrurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
micturate \micturate\ v. i.	   to pass urine through the ureter; to urinate. [Medical]	   Syn: urinate, piddle, puddle, piss, pee, pee-pee, make water,	        relieve oneself, take a leak, spend a penny, wee,	        wee-wee, make, pass water.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Micturition \Mic`tu*ri"tion\, n. [L. micturire to desire to make	   water, v. desid. fr. mingere, mictum, to make water.]	   The act of voiding urine; urination; also, a morbidly	   frequent passing of the urine, in consequence of disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Mid \Mid\ (m[i^]d), a. [Compar. wanting; superl. {Midmost}.]	   [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti,	   Icel. mi[eth]r, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. me`sos, Skr.	   madhya. [root]271. Cf. {Amid}, {Middle}, {Midst}, {Mean},	   {Mediate}, {Meridian}, {Mizzen}, {Moiety}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	            No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,	            Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger;	      the mid hour of night.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phon.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some	      certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate;	      midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain	      vowel sounds; as, [=a] ([=a]le), [e^] ([e^]ll), [=o]	      ([=o]ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form,	         denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as,	         mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc.	         Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle	         inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to	         such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.	         [1913 Webster]	Mid \Mid\, n.	   Middle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         About the mid of night come to my tent.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mid \Mid\, prep.	   See {Amid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mida \Mi"da\, n. [Gr. ? a destructive insect in pulse.] (Zool.)	   The larva of the bean fly.	   [1913 Webster]
midair \mid*air"\ n.	   some point in the air; above ground level; as, the planes	   collided in midair; also used attributively; as, a midair	   collision.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Midas \Mi"das\, n. [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to	   have had ass's ears.] (Zool.)	   A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including	   numerous species of marmosets. See {Marmoset}.	   [1913 Webster]
Midas's ear \Mi"das's ear"\ [See {Midas}.] (Zool.)	   A pulmonate mollusk ({Auricula aurismidae} or {Ellobium	   aurismidae}); -- so called from resemblance to a human ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Midbrain \Mid"brain`\, n. [Mid, a. + brain.] (Anat.)	   The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See	   {Brain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Midday \Mid"day`\, n. [AS. middaeg. See {Mid}, a., and {Day}.]	   The middle part of the day; noon.	   [1913 Webster]	Midday \Mid"day`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to noon; meridional; as, the midday sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Midden \Mid"den\, n. [Also {midding}.] [Cf. Dan. m["o]gdynge, E.	   muck, and dung.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place;	      especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders,	      bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the	      dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores	      of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See {Kitchen	      middens}.	      [1913 Webster]	Midden crow \Mid"den crow"\ (Zool.)	   The common European crow. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Middest \Mid"dest\, a.; superl. of {Mid}. [See {Midst}.]	   Situated most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost.	   [Obs.] " 'Mongst the middest crowd." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Middest \Mid"dest\, n.	   Midst; middle. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Midding \Mid"ding\, n.	   Same as {Midden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Middle \Mid"dle\ (m[i^]d"d'l), a. [OE. middel, AS. middel; akin	   to D. middel, OHG. muttil, G. mittel. [root]271. See {Mid},	   a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of	      things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house	      in a row; a middle rank or station in life; flowers of	      middle summer; men of middle age.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intermediate; intervening.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will, seeking good, finds many middle ends. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Middle is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, middle-sized,	         middle-witted.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 the fifteenth century.	   {Middle class}, in England, people who have an intermediate	      position between the aristocracy and the artisan class. It	      includes professional men, bankers, merchants, and small	      landed proprietors	      [1913 Webster]	            The middle-class electorate of Great Britain. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Middle distance}. (Paint.) See {Middle-ground}.	   {Middle English}. See {English}, n., 2.	   {Middle Kingdom}, China.	   {Middle oil} (Chem.), that part of the distillate obtained	      from coal tar which passes over between 170[deg] and	      230[deg] Centigrade; -- distinguished from the {light	      oil}, and the {heavy oil} or {dead oil}.	   {Middle passage}, in the slave trade, that part of the	      Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the West Indies.	   {Middle post}. (Arch.) Same as {King-post}.	   {Middle States}, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and	      Delaware; which, at the time of the formation of the	      Union, occupied a middle position between the Eastern	      States (or New England) and the Southern States. [U.S.]	   {Middle term} (Logic), that term of a syllogism with which	      the two extremes are separately compared, and by means of	      which they are brought together in the conclusion.	      --Brande.	   {Middle tint} (Paint.), a subdued or neutral tint.	      --Fairholt.	   {Middle voice}. (Gram.) See under {Voice}.	   {Middle watch}, the period from midnight to four a. m.; also,	      the men on watch during that time. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   {Middle weight}, a pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of	      medium weight, i. e., over 140 and not over 160 lbs., in	      distinction from those classed as {light weights}, {heavy	      weights}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Middle \Mid"dle\, n. [AS. middel. See {Middle}, a.]	   The point or part equally distant from the extremities or	   exterior limits, as of a line, a surface, or a solid; an	   intervening point or part in space, time, or order of series;	   the midst; central portion; specif., the waist. --Chaucer.	   "The middle of the land." --Judg. ix. 37.	   [1913 Webster]	         In this, as in most questions of state, there is a	         middle.                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Midst}.	        [1913 Webster]
Middle-age \Mid"dle-age`\, [Middle + age. Cf. {Mediaeval}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Middle Ages; mediaeval.	   [1913 Webster]
Middle-aged \Mid"dle-aged`\, a.	   Being about the middle of the ordinary age of man; early in	   the century, it was considered between 30 and 50 years old,	   but by the end of the 19th centruy it was considered as 40 to	   60.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Middle-earth \Mid"dle-earth`\, n.	   The world, considered as lying between heaven and hell.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Middle-ground \Mid"dle-ground`\, n. (Paint.)	   That part of a picture between the foreground and the	   background.	   [1913 Webster]
middle-level \middle-level\ adj.	   intermediate in rank or position; as, middle-level	   management.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Middleman \Mid"dle*man\, n.; pl. {Middlemen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any	      dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland,	      one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and	      then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) The man who occupies a central position in a file	      of soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]
Middlemost \Mid"dle*most`\, a. [Cf. {Midmost}.]	   Being in the middle, or nearest the middle; midmost.	   [1913 Webster]
middle-of-the-road \middle-of-the-road\ adj.	   1. supporting or pursuing a course of action that is neither	      liberal nor conservative.	   Syn: centrist, moderate.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. not extreme, especially in political views.	      [WordNet 1.5] -- {middle-of-the-roader}, n. --	      {middle-of-the-roadism}, n.
Middler \Mid"dler\, n.	   One of a middle or intermediate class in some schools and	   seminaries.	   [1913 Webster]
Middling \Mid"dling\, a.	   Of middle rank, state, size, or quality; about equally	   distant from the extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre;	   ordinary. "A town of but middling size." --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plainly furnished, as beseemed the middling	         circumstances of its inhabitants.        --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mid"dling*ly}, adv. -- {Mid"dling*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Middlings \Mid"dlings\, n. pl.	   1. A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the	      finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran	      in bolting; -- formerly regarded as valuable only for	      feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for	      making the best quality of flour. Middlings contain a	      large proportion of gluten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the southern and western parts of the United States,	      the portion of the hog between the ham and the shoulder;	      bacon; -- called also {middles}. --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Middy \Mid"dy\, n.; pl. {Middies}.	   A colloquial abbreviation of {midshipman}.	   [1913 Webster]
mid-eighties \mid-eighties\ n.	   the time of life between 80 and 90.	   Syn: eighties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Midfeather \Mid"feath`er\, n.	   1. (Steam Boilers) A vertical water space in a fire box or	      combustion chamber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A support for the center of a tunnel.	      [1913 Webster]
mid-February \mid-February\ n.	   the middle part of February.	   [WordNet 1.5]
midfield \midfield\ n. (sport)	   the middle part of a playing field (as in football or	   lacrosse); as, he ran the kickoff back to midfield.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-fifties \mid-fifties\ n.	   the time of life between 50 and 60.	   Syn: fifties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mid-forties \mid-forties\ n.	   the time of life between 40 and 50.	   Syn: forties.	        [WordNet 1.5] Midgarth	        Midgard
Midgard \Mid"gard\ (m[i^]d"g[aum]rd), n. Also Midgarth
\Mid"garth\ (-g[aum]r[th]), Mithgarthr \Mith"garthr\ (Icel.	   m[-e][th]"g[aum]r[th]r'). [Icel. mi[eth]gar[eth]r.] (Teut.	   Myth.)	   The middle space or region between heaven and hell, the abode	   of human beings; the earth.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Midge \Midge\, n. [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D.	   mug, G. m["u]cke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m?, Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan.	   myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. ? to low, bellow.]	   (Zool.)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the	      {Chironomus}, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their	      larvae are usually aquatic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United	      States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its	      bite.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies.	         See {Wheat midge}, under {Wheat}.	         [1913 Webster]
Midget \Midg"et\, n. [Dim. of midge.]	   1. (Zool.) A minute bloodsucking fly. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very diminutive person having normal proportions of the	      body parts; compare {dwarf}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Midgut \Mid"gut`\, n. [Mid, a. + gut.] (Anat.)	   The middle part of the alimentary canal from the stomach, or	   entrance of the bile duct, to, or including, the large	   intestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Midheaven \Mid"heav`en\, n.	   1. The midst or middle of heaven or the sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The meridian, or middle line of the heavens; the	      point of the ecliptic on the meridian.	      [1913 Webster]
midiron \midiron\ n. (Golf)	   a long iron[5] with a nearly vertical face.	   Syn: two iron.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mid-January \mid-January\ n.	   the middle part of January.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-July \mid-July\ n.	   the middle part of July.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-June \mid-June\ n.	   the middle part of June.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Midland \Mid"land\, a.	   1. Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or	      seashore; as, midland towns or inhabitants. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Surrounded by the land; mediterranean.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on the midland sea the French had awed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Midland \Mid"land\, n.	   The interior or central region of a country; -- usually in	   the plural. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Midmain \Mid"main`\, n.	   The middle part of the main or sea. [Poetic] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
mid-March \mid-March\ n.	   the middle part of March.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-May \mid-May\ n.	   the middle part of May.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Midmost \Mid"most`\, a. [OE. middemiste. Cf. {Foremost}.]	   Middle; middlemost.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ere night's midmost, stillest hour was past. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Midnight \Mid"night`\, n. [AS. midniht.]	   The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.	   [1913 Webster]	         The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Midnight \Mid"night`\, a.	   Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as,	   midnight studies; midnight gloom. "Midnight shout and	   revelry." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Midnight sun \Mid"night` sun\	   The sun shining at midnight in the arctic or antarctic	   summer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mid-nineties \mid-nineties\ n.	   the time of life between 90 and 100.	   Syn: nineties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mid-November \mid-November\ n.	   the middle part of November.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-October \mid-October\ n.	   the middle part of October.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-off \mid-off\ n. (Cricket)	   the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the	   off side.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-on \mid-on\ n. (Cricket)	   the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the	   on side.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Midrash \Mid*rash"\, n.; pl. {Midrashim}, {Midrashoth}. [Heb.,	   explanation.]	   A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Midrib \Mid"rib`\, n. (Bot.)	   A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the	   apex of the lamina of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Midriff \Mid"riff\ (m[i^]d"r[i^]f), n. [AS. midhrif; midd mid,	   middle + hrif bowels, womb; akin to OFries. midref midriff,	   rif, ref, belly, OHG. href body, and to L. corpus body. See	   {Corpse}.] (Anat.)	   1. See {Diaphragm}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The middle part of the front of the body, from the waist	      to the chest.	      [PJC]	            Smote him into the midriff with a stone. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That part of a garment, especially a dress or bodice, that	      covers the midriff[2].	      [PJC] Mid sea
Mid sea \Mid" sea"\, or Mid-sea \Mid"-sea"\n.	   The middle part of the sea or ocean. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Mid-sea}, the Mediterranean Sea. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
mid-September \mid-September\ n.	   the middle part of September.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mid-seventies \mid-seventies\ n.	   the time of life between 70 and 80.	   Syn: seventies.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Midship \Mid"ship`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Midship beam} (Naut.), the beam or timber upon which the	      broadest part of a vessel is formed.	   {Midship bend}, the broadest frame in a vessel. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]
Midshipman \Mid"ship`man\, n.; pl. {Midshipmen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1.	      (a) Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war,	          whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports,	          etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and	          those of the forecastle, and render other services as	          required.	      (b) In the English naval service, the second rank attained	          by a combatant officer after a term of service as	          naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in	          this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible	          to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.	      (c) In the United States navy, the lowest grade of	          officers in line of promotion, being students or	          graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to	          the rank of ensign.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An American marine fish of the genus {Porichthys},	      allied to the toadfish; also called {singingfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cadet midshipman}, formerly a title distinguishing a cadet	      line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval	      Academy. See under {Cadet}.	   {Cadet midshipman}, formerly, a naval cadet who had served	      his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting	      promotion; -- now called, in the United States,	      {midshipman}; in England, {sublieutenant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Midships \Mid"ships`\, adv. [For amidships.] (Naut.)	   In the middle of a ship; -- properly {amidships}.	   [1913 Webster]	Midships \Mid"ships`\, n. pl. (Naut.)	   The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel. --R. H. Dana,	   Jr.	   [1913 Webster]
mid-sixties \mid-sixties\ n.	   the time of life between 60 and 70.	   Syn: sixties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Midst \Midst\, n. [From middest, in the middest, for older in	   middes, where -s is adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or	   still older a midde, a midden, on midden. See {Mid}, and cf.	   {Amidst}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The interior or central part or place; the middle; -- used	      chiefly in the objective case after in; as, in the midst	      of the forest.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when the devil had thrown him in the midst, he	            came out of him.                      --Luke iv. 35.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is nothing . . . in the midst [of the play]	            which might not have been placed in the beginning.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, figuratively, the condition of being surrounded or	      beset; the press; the burden; as, in the midst of official	      duties; in the midst of secular affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The expressions in our midst, in their midst, etc., are	         avoided by some good writers, the forms in the midst of	         us, in the midst of them, etc., being preferred.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Midst}, {Middle}.	   Usage: Midst in present usage commonly denotes a part or	          place surrounded on enveloped by or among other parts	          or objects (see {Amidst}); while middle is used of the	          center of length, or surface, or of a solid, etc. We	          say in the midst of a thicket; in the middle of a	          line, or the middle of a room; in the midst of	          darkness; in the middle of the night.	          [1913 Webster]	Midst \Midst\, prep.	   In the midst of; amidst. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Midst \Midst\, adv.	   In the middle. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
midstream \midstream\ n.	   the middle of a stream; as, don't change horses in midstream.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Midsummer \Mid"sum`mer\, n. [AS. midsumor.]	   The middle of summer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Midsummer daisy} (Bot.), the oxeye daisy.	      [1913 Webster]
midsummer-men \midsummer-men\ n. (Bot.)	   A Eurasian mountain plant ({Sedum rosea}) with fleshy	   pink-tipped leaves and a cluster of yellow flowers.	   Syn: rose-root, {Sedum rosea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
midterm \midterm\ n.	   1. the middle of the gestation period.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The middle of an academic term or a political term in	      office.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. An examination given in the middle of an academic term; a	      midterm examination.	   Syn: midterm examination, midterm exam, midterm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mid-thirties \mid-thirties\ n.	   the time of life between 30 and 40.	   Syn: thirties, thirty-something.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mid-twenties \mid-twenties\ n.	   the time of life between 20 and 30.	   Syn: twenties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Midward \Mid"ward\, a.	   Situated in the middle.	   [1913 Webster]	Midward \Mid"ward\, adv.	   In or toward the midst.	   [1913 Webster]
Midway \Mid"way`\, n.	   The middle of the way or distance; a middle way or course.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Paths indirect, or in the midway faint.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Midway \Mid"way`\, a.	   Being in the middle of the way or distance; as, the midway	   air. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Midway \Mid"way`\, adv.	   In the middle of the way or distance; half way. "She met his	   glance midway." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Midweek \Mid"week`\, n.	   The middle of the week. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
midweekly \midweekly\ adj.	   occurring during the middle of the week; as, a midweekly	   prayer meeting.	   Syn: midweek.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Midwest \Midwest\ n.	   The north central region of the U. S.	   Syn: Middle West.	        [WordNet 1.5]
midwestern \midwestern\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to the Midwest region of the U. S.,	   generally including Ohio; Indiana; Illinois; Iowa; Missouri;	   Kansas; Nebraska; and sometimes Michigan; Wisconsin;	   Minnesota; as, a midwestern city; midwestern accent.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Midwife \Mid"wife`\, n.; pl. {Midwives}. [OE. midwif, fr. AS.	   mid with (akin to Gr. ?) + ? woman, wife. Properly, the woman	   or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See	   {Meta-}, and {Wife}.]	   A woman who assists other women in childbirth; a female	   practitioner of the obstetric art.	   [1913 Webster]	Midwife \Mid"wife`\, v. t.	   To assist in childbirth.	   [1913 Webster]	Midwife \Mid"wife`\, v. i.	   To perform the office of midwife.	   [1913 Webster]
Midwifery \Mid"wife`ry\ (?; 277), n.	   1. The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth;	      obstetrics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Assistance at childbirth; help or cooperation in	      production.	      [1913 Webster]
Midwinter \Mid"win`ter\, n. [AS. midwinter.]	   The middle of winter. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Midwive \Mid"wive`\ (m[i^]d"w[imac]v`), v. t.	   To midwife. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mien \Mien\ (m[=e]n), n. [F. mine; perh. from sane source as	   mener to lead; cf. E. demean, menace, mine, n.]	   Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; carriage; bearing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,	         As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
mierkat \mierkat\ n. (Zool.)	   A South African mongooselike viverrine ({Suricata suricata})	   having a lemurlike face and only four toes; called also	   {suricate}. [Also spelled {meerkat}.]	   Syn: meerkat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Miff \Miff\ (m[i^]f), n. [Cf. Prov. G. muff sullenness,	   sulkiness, muffen to be silky, muff["i]g sullen, pouting.]	   A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense. --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]	Miff \Miff\, v. t.	   To offend slightly. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Might \Might\ (m[imac]t),	   imp. of {May}. [AS. meahte, mihte.]	   [1913 Webster]	Might \Might\, n. [AS. meaht, miht, from the root of magan to be	   able, E. may; akin to D. magt, OS. maht, G. macht, Icel.	   m[=a]ttr, Goth. mahts. [root]103. See {May}, v.]	   Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy	   or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or	   resources to effect an object; strength; force; power;	   ability; capacity.	   [1913 Webster]	         What so strong,	         But wanting rest, will also want of might? --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart,	         and with all thy soul, and with all thy might. --Deut.	                                                  vi. 5.	   [1913 Webster]	   {With might and main}. See under 2d {Main}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mightful \Might"ful\, a.	   Mighty. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mightily \Might"i*ly\, adv. [From {Mighty}.]	   1. In a mighty manner; with might; with great earnestness;	      vigorously; powerfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his	            working, which worketh in me mightily. --Col. i. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To a great degree; very much.	      [1913 Webster]	            Practical jokes amused us mightily.   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Mightiness \Might"i*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power;	      greatness; high dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            How soon this mightiness meets misery. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive pronoun, a	      title of dignity; as, their high mightinesses.	      [1913 Webster]
Mightless \Might"less\, a.	   Without; weak. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mighty \Might"y\, a. [Compar. {Mightier}; superl. {Mightiest}.]	   [AS. meahtig, mihtig; akin to G. m[aum]chtig, Goth. mahteigs.	   See {Might}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Possessing might; having great power or authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wise in heart, and mighty in strength. --Job ix. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful.	      "His mighty works." --Matt. xi. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Denoting an extraordinary degree or quality in respect of	      size, character, importance, consequences, etc. "A mighty	      famine." --Luke xv. 14. "Giants of mighty bone." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mighty was their fuss about little matters.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Mighty \Might"y\, n.; pl. {Mighties}.	   A warrior of great force and courage. [R. & Obs.] --1 Chron.	   xi. 12.	   [1913 Webster]	Mighty \Might"y\, adv.	   In a great degree; very. [Colloq.] "He was mighty	   methodical." --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have a mighty pleasant garden.        --Doddridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Migniard \Mign"iard\, a. [F. mignard, akin to mignon. See	   {Minion}.]	   Soft; dainty. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Migniardise \Mign"iard*ise\, n. [F. mignardise.]	   Delicate fondling. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mignon \Mi"gnon\, a. [F.]	   See 3d {Minion}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mignon \Mi"gnon\, v. t.	   To flatter. [R. & Obs.] --Danie?.	   [1913 Webster]
Mignonette \Mi`gnon*ette"\, n. [F. mignonnette, dim. of mignon	   darling. See 2d {Minion}.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Reseda odorata}) having greenish flowers with	   orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a delicious fragrance.	   In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north it is usually	   an annual herb.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mignonette pepper}, coarse pepper.	      [1913 Webster]
migraine \mi*graine"\, n. [F. migraine, LL. hemigrania, L.	   hemicrania, hemicranium, Gr. "hmikrani`a; "hmi- half +	   krani`on skull. See {Hemi-} and {Cranium}, and cf.	   {Hemicrania}, {Migraine}.]	   1. A kind of intense sick or nervous headache, usually	      periodical and confined to one side of the head; called	      also {migraine headache}. Same as {megrim}. --	      {Mi*grain"ous}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Migrant \Mi"grant\, a. [L. migrans, p. pr. of migrare. See	   {Migrate}.]	   Migratory. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Migrant \Mi"grant\, n.	   1. A migratory bird, person, or other animal.	   2. A person who changes residence frequently in search of	      employment, especially farm labor, such as harvesting	      crops seasonally; also called {migrant laborer} or	      {migrant worker}. Sometimes the migrant worker is not a	      resident of the country in which the work is performed.	      [PJC]
Migrate \Mi"grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Migrated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Migrating}.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate,	   transfer.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a	      view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to	      remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain;	      to migrate to the West.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another	      for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes,	      and quadrupeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Migration \Mi*gra"tion\, n. [L. migratio: cf. F. migration.]	   The act of migrating.	   [1913 Webster]
Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or	      climate to another; as, migratory birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a	      migratory life.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Migratory locust} (Zool.) See {Locust}.	   {Migratory thrush} (Zool.), the American robin. See {Robin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mikado \Mi*ka"do\, n. [Jap.]	   The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan;	   the emperor of Japan.	   [1913 Webster]
mike \mike\ n. [shortened from microphone.]	   A {microphone}, the device for converting sound waves into	   electrical energy. [informal]	   Syn: microphone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mikmaks \Mik"maks\, n.	   Same as {Micmacs}.	   [1913 Webster]
mil \mil\ n.	   1. an obsolete monetary unit of Cyprus equal in value to	      [frac1x1000] of a pound.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a unit of length equal to [frac1x1000] inch, used	      especially in measuring the thickness of sheets of	      materials.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. one milliliter; -- used mostly in informal speech.	      [laboratory slang]	   Syn: milliliter, millilitre, ml, cubic centimeter, cubic	        centimetre, cc.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a unit of angular size equal to [frac1x6400] of 360	      degrees; -- it is used especially in artillery ranging.	   Syn: mil.	        [WordNet 1.5]	mil \mil\ n. [by contraction from million.]	   One million dollars; as, his new house cost over a mil.	   [slang]	   [PJC]
Milady \Mi*la"dy\, n. [F., fr. English.]	   Lit., my lady; hence (as used on the Continent), an English	   noblewoman or gentlewoman.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Milage \Mil"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Same as {Mileage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Milanese \Mil`an*ese"\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants. --	   n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Milan; people of	   Milan.	   [1913 Webster]
Milch \Milch\, a. [OE. milche; akin to G. melk, Icel. milkr,	   mj[=o]lkr, and to E. milk. See {Milk}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Giving milk; -- now applied only to beasts. "Milch	      camels." --Gen. xxxii. "Milch kine." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tender; pitiful; weeping. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Mild \Mild\ (m[imac]ld), 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.	   melas dear, Gr. ? gladdening gifts.]	   Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate	   in degree or quality; -- the opposite of harsh, severe,	   irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; -- applied to	   persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a	   mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rosy morn resigns her light	         And milder glory to the noon.            --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adore him as a mild and merciful Being.  --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mild steel}, or {Low steel}, steel that has but little	      carbon in it and is not readily hardened.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; pleasant;	        placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement;	        mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See {Gentle}.	        [1913 Webster]
Milden \Mild"en\, v. t.	   To make mild, or milder. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Mildew \Mil"dew\, n. [AS. melede['a]w; akin to OHG. militou, G.	   mehlthau, mehltau; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. Goth.	   milip honey. See {Mellifluous}, and {Dew}.] (Bot.)	   A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of	   different colors, found on various diseased or decaying	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]	   {powdery mildew} a fungal disease of plants caused by an	      ascomycete of the order {Erysiphales}, characterized by a	      powdery white film on the surface of the affected plants.	      It is damaging to, e.g., roses and lilacs. Also, a fungus	      that causes such a disease.	      [PJC]	Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mildewed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mildewing}.]	   To taint with mildew; as, mildewed clothing.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . mildews the white wheat.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mildew \Mil"dew\, v. i.	   To become tainted with mildew.	   [1913 Webster]
Mildly \Mild"ly\, adv.	   In a mild manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mildness \Mild"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mild; as, mildness of temper;	   the mildness of the winter.	   [1913 Webster]
Mile \Mile\ (m[imac]l), n. [AS. m[imac]l, fr. L. millia, milia;	   pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand	   paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.]	   A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England	   and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The distance called a mile varies greatly in different	         countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182;	         in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary,	         9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in	         Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in	         England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552;	         in the Netherlands, 1,094.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Geographical mile} or {Nautical mile}, one sixtieth of a	      degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.	   {Mile run}. Same as {Train mile}. See under {Train}.	   {Roman mile}, a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English	      measure.	   {Statute mile}, a mile conforming to statute, that is, in	      England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as	      distinguished from any other mile.	      [1913 Webster]
Mileage \Mile"age\ (m[imac]l"[asl]j; 48), n.	   1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per	      mile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; esp., the sum of	      lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company,	      telegraph company, etc. [Written also {milage}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The number of miles that a vehicle can travel after	      consuming a certain quantity of fuel; in the United	      States, usually expressed in units of miles per gallon;	      as, smaller cars tend to get better mileage. It is	      sometimes used as a nmeasure of the energy efficiency of a	      vehicle.	      [PJC]	   4. Use, profit or advantage; as, he got a lot of mileage out	      of one hit record.	      [PJC]	   {Constructive mileage}, a mileage allowed for journeys	      supposed to be made, but not actually made. --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
mileometer \mileometer\ n.	   a meter that shows mileage traversed.	   Syn: odometer, hodometer, milometer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Milepost \Mile"post`\, n.	   1. A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate	      spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a	      given place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance	      in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in	      orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.	   Syn: milestone.	        [PJC]
Milesian \Mi*le"sian\, a. [L. Milesius, Gr. ?.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anc. Geog.) Of or pertaining to Miletus, a city of Asia	      Minor, or to its inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Irish Legendary Hist.) Descended from King Milesius of	      Spain, whose two sons are said to have conquered Ireland	      about 1300 b. c.; or pertaining to the descendants of King	      Milesius; hence, Irish.	      [1913 Webster]	Milesian \Mi*le"sian\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Miletus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A native or inhabitant of Ireland.	      [1913 Webster]
Milestone \Mile"stone`\, n.	   1. A stone serving the same purpose as a milepost.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance	      in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in	      orbit was a major milestone on the way to the moon.	   Syn: milepost.	        [PJC]
Milfoil \Mil"foil\, n. [F. mille-feuille, L. millefolium; mille	   thousand + folium leaf. See {Foil} a leaf.] (Bot.)	   A common composite herb ({Achillea Millefolium}) with white	   flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Water milfoil} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dissected leaves	      ({Myriophyllum}).	      [1913 Webster]
Miliaria \Mil`i*a"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Miliary}.] (Med.)	   A fever accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red	   pimples, resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary	   fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. miliarius, fr. milium	   millet: cf. F. miliaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as,	      a miliary fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of	      Echini.	      [1913 Webster]	Miliary \Mil"ia*ry\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the small tubercles of Echini.	   [1913 Webster]
Milice \Mi`lice"\, n. [F.]	   Militia. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Milieu \Mi`lieu"\ (m[-e]*ly[~e]"), n. [F., fr. mi middle (L.	   medius) + lieu place. See {Demi-}, {Lieu}.]	   Environment.	         The intellectual and moral milieu created by multitudes	         of self-centered, cultivated personalities. --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	         It is one of the great outstanding facts of his	         progressive relation to the elements of his social	         milieu.                                  --J. M.	                                                  Baldwin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Miliola \Mil"i*o`la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. milium millet. So	   named from its resemblance to millet seed.] (Zool.)	   A genus of {Foraminifera}, having a porcelanous shell with	   several longitudinal chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Miliolite \Mil"i*o*lite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus {Miliola}.	   [1913 Webster]	Miliolite \Mil"i*o*lite\, a.	   The same {Miliolitic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Miliolite limestone} (Geol.), a building stone, one of the	      group of the Paris basin, almost entirely made up of	      many-chambered microscopic shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Miliolitic \Mil`i*o*lit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the genus {Miliola}; containing	   miliolites.	   [1913 Webster]
Militancy \Mil"i*tan*cy\, n. [See {Militant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being militant; warfare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A military spirit or system; militarism. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Militant \Mil"i*tant\, a. [L. militans, -antis, p. pr. of	   militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.]	   Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a	   soldier. -- {Mil"i*tant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         At which command the powers militant . . .	         Moved on in silence.                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Church militant}, the Christian church on earth, which is	      supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its	      enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church	      triumphant, in heaven.	      [1913 Webster]
Militar \Mil"i*tar\, a.	   Military. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Militarily \Mil"i*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a military manner.	   [1913 Webster]
militarisation \militarisation\ n.	   militarization. [mostly Brit.]	   Syn: mobilization, mobilisation, militarization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Militarism \Mil"i*ta*rism\, n. [Cf. F. militarisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A military state or condition; a military system; reliance	      on military force in administering government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The spirit and traditions of military life. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The view that military strength, efficiency and values	      should dominate the country's public policy choices and	      take precedence over other interests.	      [1913 Webster PJC]	   4. The policy of maintaining a large military force, even in	      peacetime; -- a term usually used by opponents of such a	      policy on the assumption that such a large force is	      unnecessary for national defense.	      [PJC]
Militarist \Mil"i*ta*rist\, n.	   1. A military man. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person having a strong spirit of militarism, in senses 3	      or 4.	      [PJC]
militaristic \militaristic\ adj.	   imbued with militarism, in senses 3 or 4.	   [WordNet 1.5]
militarization \militarization\ n.	   act of assembling and putting into readiness the military	   forces for war or other emergency.	   Syn: mobilization, mobilisation, militarisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
militarize \militarize\ v. t. & i.	   to lend a military character to (a country), as by building	   up a military force.	   Syn: make military.	        [WordNet 1.5]
militarized \militarized\ adj.	   1. Equipped with weapons; armed; -- used of persons, regions,	      or the military. Contrasted to {unarmed} and	      {demilitarized}; as, if that's a demilitarized zone, I	      wonder what a militarized zone would look like.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. militaris, militarius, from	   miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. militaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to war;	      belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs	      of war; as, a military parade; military discipline;	      military bravery; military conduct; military renown.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,	            Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed or made by soldiers; as, a military election; a	      military expedition. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Military law}. See {Martial law}, under {Martial}.	   {Military order}. (a) A command proceeding from a military	      superior.	      (b) An association of military persons under a bond of	          certain peculiar rules; especially, such an	          association of knights in the Middle Ages, or a body	          in modern times taking a similar form, membership of	          which confers some distinction.	   {Military tenure}, tenure of land, on condition of performing	      military service.	      [1913 Webster]	Military \Mil"i*ta*ry\, n. [Cf. F. militaire.]	   The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; militia; troops; the	   army.	   [1913 Webster]
Militate \Mil"i*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Militated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Militating}.] [L. militare, militatum, to be a	   soldier, fr. miles, militis, soldier.]	   To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed by	   against and with.	   [1913 Webster]	         These are great questions, where great names militate	         against each other.                      --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The invisible powers of heaven seemed to militate on	         the side of the pious emperor.           --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]
militate against \mil"i*tate a*gainst"\, v. t.	   To argue against; to cast doubt on; -- used in reference to	   facts which tend to disprove a hypothesis; as, the absence of	   a correlation of budget deficits with inflation militates	   against any causal relation between the two. Opposite of	   {support}.	   [PJC]
Militia \Mi*li"tia\, n. [L., military service, soldiery, fr.	   miles, militis, soldier: cf. F. milice.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In the widest sense, the whole military force of a nation,	      including both those engaged in military service as a	      business, and those competent and available for such	      service; specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for	      military instruction and discipline, but not subject to be	      called into actual service except in emergencies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king's captains and soldiers fight his battles,	            and yet . . . the power of the militia is he. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Military service; warfare. [Obs.] --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]
Militiaman \Mi*li"tia*man\, n.; pl. {Militiamen}.	   One who belongs to the militia.	   [1913 Webster]
Militiate \Mi*li"ti*ate\, v. i.	   To carry on, or prepare for, war. [Obs.] --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Milk \Milk\ (m[i^]lk), n. [AS. meoluc, meoloc, meolc, milc; akin	   to OFries. meloc, D. melk, G. milch, OHG. miluh, Icel.	   mj[=o]lk, Sw. mj["o]lk, Dan. melk, Goth. miluks, G. melken to	   milk, OHG. melchan, Lith. milszti, L. mulgere, Gr.	   'ame`lgein. [root]107. Cf. {Milch}, {Emulsion}, {Milt} soft	   roe of fishes.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Physiol.) A white fluid secreted by the mammary glands of	      female mammals for the nourishment of their young,	      consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a	      solution of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic	      salts. "White as morne milk." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A kind of juice or sap, usually white in color,	      found in certain plants; latex. See {Latex}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, the milk of	      almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar and	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The ripe, undischarged spat of an oyster.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Condensed milk}. See under {Condense}, v. t.	   {Milk crust} (Med.), vesicular eczema occurring on the face	      and scalp of nursing infants. See {Eczema}.	   {Milk fever}.	      (a) (Med.) A fever which accompanies or precedes the first	          lactation. It is usually transitory.	      (b) (Vet. Surg.) A form puerperal peritonitis in cattle;	          also, a variety of meningitis occurring in cows after	          calving.	   {Milk glass}, glass having a milky appearance.	   {Milk knot} (Med.), a hard lump forming in the breast of a	      nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and	      congestion of the mammary glands.	   {Milk leg} (Med.), a swollen condition of the leg, usually in	      puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and	      characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an	      accumulation of serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular	      tissue.	   {Milk meats}, food made from milk, as butter and cheese.	      [Obs.] --Bailey.	   {Milk mirror}. Same as {Escutcheon}, 2.	   {Milk molar} (Anat.), one of the deciduous molar teeth which	      are shed and replaced by the premolars.	   {Milk of lime} (Chem.), a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate,	      produced by macerating quicklime in water.	   {Milk parsley} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Peucedanum	      palustre}) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.	   {Milk pea} (Bot.), a genus ({Galactia}) of leguminous and,	      usually, twining plants.	   {Milk sickness} (Med.), See {milk sickness} in the	      vocabulary.	   {Milk snake} (Zool.), a harmless American snake ({Ophibolus	      triangulus}, or {Ophibolus eximius}). It is variously	      marked with white, gray, and red. Called also {milk	      adder}, {chicken snake}, {house snake}, etc.	   {Milk sugar}. (Physiol. Chem.) See {Lactose}, and {Sugar of	      milk} (below).	   {Milk thistle} (Bot.), an esculent European thistle ({Silybum	      marianum}), having the veins of its leaves of a milky	      whiteness.	   {Milk thrush}. (Med.) See {Thrush}.	   {Milk tooth} (Anat.), one of the temporary first set of teeth	      in young mammals; in man there are twenty.	   {Milk tree} (Bot.), a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow	      tree of South America ({Brosimum Galactodendron}), and the	      {Euphorbia balsamifera} of the Canaries, the milk of both	      of which is wholesome food.	   {Milk vessel} (Bot.), a special cell in the inner bark of a	      plant, or a series of cells, in which the milky juice is	      contained. See {Latex}.	   {Rock milk}. See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.	   {Sugar of milk}. The sugar characteristic of milk; a hard	      white crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained by	      evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in pellets and	      powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an	      article of diet. See {Lactose}.	      [1913 Webster]	Milk \Milk\ (m[i^]lk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milked} (m[i^]lkt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Milking}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder of, by the	      hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of. "Milking the	      kine." --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have given suck, and know	            How tender 't is to love the babe that milks me.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract, as milk;	      as, to milk wholesome milk from healthy cows.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw anything from, as if by milking; to compel to	      yield profit or advantage; to plunder. --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [the lawyers] milk an unfortunate estate as	            regularly as a dairyman does his stock. --London	                                                  Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To milk the street}, to squeeze the smaller operators in	      stocks and extract a profit from them, by alternately	      raising and depressing prices within a short range; --	      said of the large dealers. [Cant]	   {To milk a telegram}, to use for one's own advantage the	      contents of a telegram belonging to another person. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Milk \Milk\, v. i.	   1. To draw or to yield milk.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Elec.) To give off small gas bubbles during the final	      part of the charging operation; -- said of a storage	      battery.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
milkcap \milkcap\ n.	   A type of edible mushroom ({Lactarius delicioso}).	   Syn: {Lactarius delicioso}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Milken \Milk"en\, a.	   Consisting of milk. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Milker \Milk"er\, n.	   1. One who milks; also, a mechanical apparatus for milking	      cows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cow or other animal that gives milk.	      [1913 Webster]
Milkful \Milk"ful\, a.	   Full of milk; abounding with food. [R.] "Milkful vales."	   --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Milkily \Milk"i*ly\, adv.	   In a milky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Milkiness \Milk"i*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being milky.	   [1913 Webster]
Milk-livered \Milk"-liv`ered\, a.	   White-livered; cowardly; timorous.	   [1913 Webster]
Milkmaid \Milk"maid`\, n.	   A woman who milks cows or is employed in the dairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Milkman \Milk"man\, n.; pl. {Milkmen}.	   A man who sells milk or delivers it to customers.	   [1913 Webster] milkshake
milkshake \milk"shake`\, milk shake \milk" shake`\(m[i^]lk"	   sh[=a]k`) n.	   A frothy drink of milk and flavoring and sometimes fruit or	   ice cream, shaken together or blended in a blender.	   Syn: milk shake, shake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Milk sickness \Milk sickness\ (Veter., Med.)	   A peculiar malignant disease, occurring in parts of the	   western United States, and affecting certain kinds of farm	   stock (esp. cows), and persons using the meat or dairy	   products of infected cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are	   uncontrollable vomiting, obstinate constipation, pain, and	   muscular tremors. Its origin in cattle has been variously	   ascribed to the presence of certain plants in their food, and	   to polluted water.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Milksop \Milk"sop`\, n.	   A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate	   or weak-minded person. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wed a milksop or a coward ape.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Milk vetch \Milk" vetch`\ (Bot.)	   A leguminous herb ({Astragalus glycyphyllos}) of Europe and	   Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in goats.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus	         {Astragalus}, of which there are about two hundred	         species in North America, and even more elsewhere.	         [1913 Webster]
milkwagon \milkwagon\ n.	   a wagon for delivering milk.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Milkweed \Milk"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genera {Asclepias} and {Acerates}, abounding	   in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long	   silky down; silkweed. The name is also applied to several	   other plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of	   spurge. Its leaves are a favorite food source for the larvae	   of the monarch butterfly.	   [1913 Webster]
Milkwort \Milk"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of plants ({Polygala}) of many species. The common	   European {Polygala vulgaris} was supposed to have the power	   of producing a flow of milk in nurses.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species of {Campanula}, or bellflower, are	         sometimes called milkwort, from their juice.	         [1913 Webster]
Milky \Milk"y\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or containing, milk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pails high foaming with a milky flood. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and turbid; as, the	      water is milky. "Milky juice." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Yielding milk. "Milky mothers." --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mild; tame; spiritless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Has friendship such a faint and milky heart? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Milky Way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Mill \Mill\ (m[i^]l), n. [L. mille a thousand. Cf. {Mile}.]	   A money of account of the United States, having the value of	   the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar.	   [1913 Webster]	Mill \Mill\, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln,	   mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m["u]hle, OHG. mul[imac],	   mul[imac]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola	   millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind,	   Goth. malan, G. mahlen, and to E. meal. [root]108. See Meal	   flour, and cf. {Moline}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as	      grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough,	      or indented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a	      bone mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from	      vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in	      combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a	      cider mill; a cane mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A common name for various machines which produce a	      manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material	      by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a	      sawmill; a stamping mill, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A building or collection of buildings with machinery by	      which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a	      cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Die Sinking) A hardened steel roller having a design in	      relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design	      in a softer metal, as copper.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining)	      (a) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings,	          from which material for filling is obtained.	      (b) A passage underground through which ore is shot.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. A milling cutter. See Illust. under {Milling}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A pugilistic encounter. [Cant] --R. D. Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Short for {Treadmill}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling	       anything, as a coin or screw.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. A building or complex of buildings containing a mill[1]	       or other machinery to grind grains into flour.	       [PJC]	   {Edge mill}, {Flint mill}, etc. See under {Edge}, {Flint},	      etc.	   {Mill bar} (Iron Works), a rough bar rolled or drawn directly	      from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant	      iron in the mill.	   {Mill cinder}, slag from a puddling furnace.	   {Mill head}, the head of water employed to turn the wheel of	      a mill.	   {Mill pick}, a pick for dressing millstones.	   {Mill pond}, a pond that supplies the water for a mill.	   {Mill race}, the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill	      wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel.	   {Mill tail}, the water which flows from a mill wheel after	      turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.	   {Mill tooth}, a grinder or molar tooth.	   {Mill wheel}, the water wheel that drives the machinery of a	      mill.	   {Gin mill}, a tavern; a bar; a saloon; especially, a cheap or	      seedy establishment that serves liquor by the drink.	   {Roller mill}, a mill in which flour or meal is made by	      crushing grain between rollers.	   {Stamp mill} (Mining), a mill in which ore is crushed by	      stamps.	   {To go through the mill}, to experience the suffering or	      discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of	      knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state.	      [1913 Webster]	Mill \Mill\ (m[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milled} (m[i^]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Milling}.] [See {Mill}, n., and cf. {Muller}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a	      mill; to grind; to comminute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a	      machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by	      means of a rotary cutter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut	      fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a	      coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press;	      to coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To beat with the fists. [Cant] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To roll into bars, as steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To mill chocolate}, to make it frothy, as by churning.	      [1913 Webster]	Mill \Mill\, v. i. (Zool.)	   To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To undergo hulling, as maize.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain; to move	      around aimlessly; -- usually used with around.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The deer and the pig and the nilghar were milling	            round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles	            radius.                               --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. To take part in a mill; to box. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mill \Mill\, v. t.	   1. (Mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken	      ore, to be drawn out at the bottom.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Millboard \Mill"board`\ (m[i^]l"b[=o]rd`), n.	   A kind of stout pasteboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Mill-cake \Mill"-cake`\ (m[i^]l"k[=a]k`), n.	   The incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a	   dense mass or cake, ready to be subjected to the process of	   granulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Milldam \Mill"dam`\ (m[i^]l"d[a^]m), n.	   A dam or mound to obstruct a water course, and raise the	   water to a height sufficient to turn a mill wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Milled \Milled\ (m[i^]ld), a.	   1. Having been subjected to some process of milling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: Having multiple fine grooves on the rim, in	      the direction from obverse to reverse; -- of coins. Coins	      of silver and gold were milled to make it impossible for	      uncrupulous persons to shave small pieces from the edge	      without detection.	      [PJC]	   {Milled cloth}, cloth that has been beaten in a fulling mill.	      	   {Milled lead}, lead rolled into sheets.	      [1913 Webster]
Millefiore glass \Mil`le*fi*o"re glass`\ [It. mille thousand +	   fiore flower.]	   Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and	   embedded in clear glass; -- used for paperweights and other	   small articles.	   [1913 Webster]
Millenarian \Mil`le*na"ri*an\, a. [See {Millenary}.]	   Consisting of a thousand years; of or pertaining to the	   millennium, or to the Millenarians.	   [1913 Webster]	Millenarian \Mil`le*na"ri*an\, n.	   One who believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a	   thousand years; a Chiliast.	   [1913 Webster] Millenarianism
Millenarianism \Mil`le*na"ri*an*ism\, Millenarism
\Mil"le*na*rism\, n.	   The doctrine of Millenarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Millenary \Mil"le*na*ry\, a. [L. millenarius, fr. milleni a	   thousand each, fr. mille a thousand: cf. F. mill['e]naire.	   See {Mile}.]	   Consisting of a thousand; millennial.	   [1913 Webster]	Millenary \Mil"le*na*ry\, n.	   The space of a thousand years; a millennium; also, a	   {Millenarian}."During that millenary." --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Millennial \Mil*len"ni*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years;	   as, a millennial period; millennial happiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Millennialist \Mil*len"ni*al*ist\, n.	   One who believes that Christ will reign personally on earth a	   thousand years; a Chiliast; also, a believer in the universal	   prevalence of Christianity for a long period.	   [1913 Webster] Millennianism
Millennianism \Mil*len"ni*an*ism\, Millenniarism
\Mil*len"ni*a*rism\, n.	   Belief in, or expectation of, the millennium[2];	   millenarianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Millennist \Mil"len*nist\ (m[i^]l"l[e^]n*n[i^]st), n.	   One who believes in the millennium[2]. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Millennium \Mil*len"ni*um\ (m[i^]l*l[e^]n"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [LL.,	   fr. L. mille a thousand + annus a year. See {Mile}, and	   {Annual}.]	   1. A period of one thousand years.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The period of a thousand years mentioned in	      the twentieth chapter of Revelation, during which holiness	      is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some believe	      that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in	      person with his saints.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: A long period of happiness, righteousness, and	      prosperity, usually considered as being in the indefinite	      future.	      [PJC]	   4. A thousandth anniversary; especially, Each first day of	      January falling in a year which is a multiple of one	      thousand, such as in 1000 a. d. or 2000 a. d.; as, the	      second millenium will be celebrated on January 1, 2000;	      also used attributively, as a millenium celebration.	   Note: Technically, if the calendar of the Common Era (Anno	         Domini) is considered as beginning on January 1, 1 a.	         d., then the millenium will fall in each year ending in	         001, as in 1001 a. d. or January 1, 2001 a. d.. However	         in the common culture, the change of the first digit of	         the year from 1 to 2, as from 1999 to 2000 is	         considered as the more symbolic event, especially since	         the dating of the beginning of the Christian era is	         somewhat arbitrary, having been an attempt to fix the	         date of the birth of Christ, and being considered by	         scholars as being in error by as much as five years.	         [PJC]
millennium bug \mil*len"ni*um bug`\ (m[i^]l*l[e^]n"n[i^]*[u^]m	   b[u^]g`), n. (Computers)	   An error in the coding of certain computer programs which	   store the year component of the date as two digits, assuming	   that the first two digits are 19, rather than as a complete	   number of four digits; when such programs are used after	   January 1, 2000, the date may be misinterpreted, causing	   serious errors or total failure of the program; -- called	   also {year 2000 bug}, {year 2000 problem} and {Y2K bug}.	   Note: In the several years leading up to the year 2000, large	         corporations and other users of computers in total	         spent many billions of dollars correcting this error in	         the programs they use.	         [PJC]
Milleped \Mil"le*ped\ (m[i^]l"l[-e]*p[e^]d[i^]), n. [L.	   millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F.	   mille-pieds.] (Zool.)	   A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the	   galleyworm. [Written also {millipede} and {milliped}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Millepora \Mil*le*po"ra\ (m[i^]l*l[-e]*p[=o]"r[.a]), n. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores.	   [1913 Webster]
Millepore \Mil"le*pore\ (m[i^]l"l[-e]*p[=o]r), n. [L. mille	   thousand + porus pore: cf. F. mill['e]pore.] (Zool.)	   Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly	   smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or	   cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See	   {Hydrocorallia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Milleporite \Mil"le*po*rite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil millepore.	   [1913 Webster]
Miller \Mill"er\ (m[i^]l"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A milling machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because	          the wings appear as if covered with white dust or	          powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also {moth	          miller}.	      (b) The eagle ray.	      (c) The hen harrier. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Miller's thumb}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small fresh-water fish of the genus {Uranidea}	          (formerly {Cottus}), as the European species	          ({Uranidea gobio}), and the American ({Uranidea	          gracilis}); -- called also {bullhead}.	      (b) A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and	          long-tailed tit. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]
Millerite \Mil"ler*ite\, n.	   A believer in the doctrine of William Miller (d. 1849), who	   taught that the end of the world and the second coming of	   Christ were at hand.	   [1913 Webster]	Millerite \Mil"ler*ite\, n. [From W. H. Miller, of Cambridge,	   Eng.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate	   capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow;	   -- sometimes called {hair pyrites}.	   [1913 Webster]
Millesimal \Mil*les"i*mal\, a. [L. millesimus, fr. mille a	   thousand.]	   Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts; as, millesimal	   fractions.	   [1913 Webster]
millet \mil"let\ (m[i^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L.	   milium; akin to Gr. meli`nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.)	   The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an	   abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of	   Germany and Southern Europe are {Panicum miliaceum}, and	   {Setaria Italica}.	   Note:	   {Arabian millet} is {Sorghum Halepense}.	   {Egyptian millet} or	   {East Indian millet} is {Penicillaria spicata}.	   {Indian millet} is {Sorghum vulgare}. (See under {Indian}.)	      	   {Italian millet} is {Setaria Italica}, a coarse, rank-growing	      annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young, and	      bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also {Hungarian grass}.	      	   {Texas millet} is {Panicum Texanum}.	   {Wild millet}, or	   {Millet grass}, is {Milium effusum}, a tall grass growing in	      woods.	      [1913 Webster]
mill-girl \mill-girl\ n.	   a girl who works in a mill.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Milli- \Mil"li-\ (m[i^]l"l[i^]-). [From L. mille a thousand.]	   (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)	   A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimeter,	   milligram, milliamp[`e]re.	   [1913 Webster]
milliammeter \milliammeter\ n.	   a sensitive ammeter for detecting small currents, graduated	   in milliamperes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Milliampere \Mil`li*am`p[`e]re"\ (m[i^]l"l[i^]*[aum]N`p[^a]r"),	   n. [Milli- + amp[`e]re.] (Elec.)	   The thousandth part of one ampere.	   [1913 Webster]
Milliard \Mil`liard"\ (F. m[-e]l`y[.a]r"; E.	   m[i^]l"l[i^]*[aum]rd), n. [F., from mille, mil, thousand, L.	   mille.]	   A thousand millions; -- usually called {billion} in the	   United States. See {Billion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\ (m[i^]l"l[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L.	   milliarius containing a thousand, fr. mille thousand: cf. F.	   milliaire milliary. See {Mile}.]	   Of or pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting	   a mile or miles.	   [1913 Webster]	         A milliary column, from which they used to compute the	         distance of all the cities and places of note.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Milliary \Mil"li*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Milliaries}. [L. milliarium.	   See {Milliary}, a.]	   A milestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Millier \Mil`lier"\, n. [F., fr. mille thousand.]	   A weight of the metric system, being one million grams; a	   metric ton.	   [1913 Webster]
Millifold \Mil"li*fold`\, a. [L. mille thousand + E. fold	   times.]	   Thousandfold. [R.] --Davies (Holy Roode).	   [1913 Webster] Milligram
Milligram \Mil"li*gram\, Milligramme \Mil"li*gramme\, n. [F.	   milligramme; milli- milli- + gramme. See 3d {Gram}.]	   A measure of mass and weight, in the metric system, being the	   thousandth part of a gram, very nearly equal to the weight of	   a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain	   avoirdupois.	   [1913 Webster] Milliliter
Milliliter \Mil"li*li`ter\, Millilitre \Mil"li*li`tre\, n. [F.	   millilitre; milli- milli- + litre. See {Liter}.]	   A measure of capacity in the metric system, containing the	   thousandth part of a liter. It is very nearly equal to a	   cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061025 of an English cubic	   inch, or to .033815 of an American fluid ounce.	   [1913 Webster] Millimeter
Millimeter \Mil"li*me`ter\, Millimetre \Mil"li*me`tre\, n. [F.	   millim[`e]tre; milli- milli- + m[`e]tre. See 3d {Meter}.]	   A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the	   thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See	   3d {Meter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Millimicron \Mil"li*mi`cron\, n. [Milli- + micron.]	   The thousandth part of a micron or the millionth part of a	   millimeter; one nanometer; -- a unit of length sometimes used	   in measuring light waves, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
milline \milline\ n.	   an advertising measure; one agate line appearing in one	   million copies of a publication.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Milliner \Mil"li*ner\, n. [From Milaner an inhabitant of Milan,	   in Italy; hence, a man from Milan who imported women's	   finery.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in small articles	      of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the	      fancy of women. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who designs, makes, trims, or deals in hats,	      bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Man milliner}, a man who makes or deals in millinery, that	      occupation having been at one time predominantly performed	      by women; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with	      trifling occupations or embellishments.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Millinery \Mil"li*ner*y\, n.	   1. The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses,	      hats or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The business of work of a milliner.	      [1913 Webster]
Millinet \Mil`li*net"\, n.	   A stiff cotton fabric used by milliners for lining bonnets.	   [1913 Webster]
Milling \Mill"ing\, n.	   The act or employment of grinding or passing through a mill;	   the process of fulling; the process of making a raised or	   intented edge upon coin, etc.; the process of dressing	   surfaces of various shapes with rotary cutters. See {Mill}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {High milling}, milling in which grain is reduced to flour by	      a succession of crackings, or of slight and partial	      crushings, alternately with sifting and sorting the	      product.	   {Low milling}, milling in which the reduction is effected in	      a single crushing or grinding.	   {Milling cutter}, a fluted, sharp-edged rotary cutter for	      dressing surfaces, as of metal, of various shapes.	   {Milling machine}, a machine tool for dressing surfaces by	      rotary cutters.	   {Milling tool}, a roller with indented edge or surface, for	      producing like indentations in metal by rolling pressure,	      as in turning; a knurling tool; a milling cutter.	      [1913 Webster]
Million \Mil"lion\ (m[i^]l"y[u^]n), n. [F., from LL. millio, fr.	   L. mille a thousand. See {Mile}.]	   1. The number of ten hundred thousand, or a thousand	      thousand, -- written 1,000,000. See the Note under	      {Hundred}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very great number; an indefinitely large number.	      [1913 Webster]	            Millions of truths that a man is not concerned to	            know.                                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The mass of common people; -- with the article the.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the play, I remember, pleased not the million.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Millionaire \Mil`lion*aire"\ (?; 277), n. [F. millionnaire.]	   One whose wealth is counted by millions of francs, dollars,	   or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a million or	   more. [Written also {millionnaire}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Millionairess \Mil`lion*air"ess\, n.	   A woman who is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire.	   [Humorous] --Holmes.	   [1913 Webster]
Millionary \Mil"lion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; as, the	   millionary chronology of the pundits. --Pinkerton.	   [1913 Webster]
Millioned \Mil"lioned\, a.	   Multiplied by millions; innumerable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Millionnaire \Mil`lion`naire"\, n. [F.]	   Millionaire.	   [1913 Webster]
Millionth \Mil"lionth\, a.	   Being the last one of a million of units or objects counted	   in regular order from the first of a series or succession;	   being one of a million.	   [1913 Webster]	Millionth \Mil"lionth\, n.	   The quotient of a unit divided by one million; one of a	   million equal parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Milliped \Mil"li*ped\, n. (Zool.)	   The same {Milleped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Millistere \Mil"li*stere\, n. [F. millist[`e]re, from milli-	   milli- + st[`e]re.]	   A liter, or cubic decimeter.	   [1913 Webster]
Milliweber \Mil`li*we"ber\, n. [Milli- + weber.] (Physics)	   The thousandth part of one weber.	   [1913 Webster]
millpond \millpond\ n.	   a pond formed by damming a stream to provide a head of water	   to turn a mill wheel.	   [WordNet 1.5]
millrace \millrace\ n.	   a channel from a millpond to a millwheel, to provide the	   water current that turns the millwheel.	   Syn: millrun.	        [WordNet 1.5] Millree	        Millrea
Millrea \Mill"rea`\ (m[i^]l"r[=e]`), Millree \Mill"ree`\,
Millreis \Mill"reis`\ (m[i^]l"r[=e]s`), n.	   See {Milreis}.	   [1913 Webster] Millrind
Millrind \Mill"rind`\ (m[i^]l"r[imac]nd`), Millrynd \Mill"rynd`\	   (m[i^]l"r[imac]nd`), n. [Mill + rynd.] (Her.)	   A figure supposed to represent the iron which holds a	   millstone by being set into its center.	   [1913 Webster]
millrun \millrun\ n.	   a {millrace}.	   Syn: millrace.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mill-sixpence \Mill"-sixpence\, n.	   A milled sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first	   English coins milled (1561).	   [1913 Webster]
Millstone \Mill"stone`\, n.	   One of two circular stones used for grinding grain or other	   substance in a mill[1].	   [1913 Webster]	         No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to	         pledge.                                  --Deut. xxiv.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually	         employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as	         that Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough	         texture. The surface of a millstone has usually a	         series of radial grooves in which the powdered material	         collects.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Millstone girt} (Geol.), a hard and coarse, gritty	      sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the	      Subcarboniferous strata. See {Farewell rock}, under	      {Farewell}, a., and Chart of {Geology}.	   {To see into a millstone} or {To see through a millstone}, to	      see into or through a difficult matter. (Colloq.)	      [1913 Webster]
millwheel \millwheel\ n.	   a waterwheel that is used to drive machinery in a mill.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Millwork \Mill"work`\, n.	   1. The shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of	      mills.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The business of setting up or of operating mill machinery.	      [1913 Webster]
Millwright \Mill"wright`\, n.	   A mechanic whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up	   their machinery.	   [1913 Webster]
milometer \milometer\ n.	   a meter that shows mileage traversed.	   Syn: odometer, hodometer, mileometer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Milord \Mi*lord"\, n. [F. (also It., Sp., Russ.), fr. E. my	   lord.]	   Lit., my lord; hence (as used on the Continent), an English	   nobleman or gentleman.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Milquetoast \Milquetoast\ n. [From Caspar Milquetoast, a	   character in a cartoon strip by H. T. Webster, The Timid Soul	   (1935).]	   a timid, unassertive man or boy fearful of confrontation and	   easily manipulated and dominated.	   Syn: sissy, pantywaist, pansy, milksop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Milreis \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 United States at one dollar and eight	   cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four	   cents and six mills (1913).	   [1913 Webster]
Milt \Milt\, n. [AS. milte; akin to D. milt, G. milz, OHG.	   milzi, Icel. milti, Dan. milt, Sw. mj[aum]lte, and prob. to	   E. malt, melt. [root]108. See {Malt} the grain.] (Anat.)	   The spleen.	   [1913 Webster]	Milt \Milt\, n. [Akin to Dan. melk, Sw. mj["o]lke, G. milch, and	   E. milk. See {Milk}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The spermatic fluid of fishes.	   (b) The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when filled with	       spermatozoa.	       [1913 Webster]	Milt \Milt\, v. t.	   To impregnate (the roe of a fish) with milt.	   [1913 Webster]
Milter \Milt"er\, n. [Cf. D. milter, G. milcher, milchner. See	   2d {Milt}.] (Zool.)	   A male fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Miltonian \Mil*to"ni*an\, prop. a.	   Miltonic. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Miltonic \Mil*ton"ic\, prop. a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings;	   as, Miltonic prose.	   [1913 Webster]
Miltwaste \Milt"waste`\, [1st milt + waste.] (Bot.)	   A small European fern ({Asplenium Ceterach}) formerly used in	   medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Milvine \Mil"vine\, a. [L. milvus kite.] (Zool.)	   Of or resembling birds of the kite kind.	   [1913 Webster]	Milvine \Mil"vine\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird related to the kite.	   [1913 Webster]
Milvus \Mil"vus\, n. [L., a kite.] (Zool.)	   A genus of raptorial birds, including the European kite.	   [1913 Webster]
Mime \Mime\, n. [L. mimus, Gr. ?, akin to ? to imitate, to	   mimic: cf. F. mime. Cf. {Mimosa}.]	   1. A kind of drama in which real persons and events were	      generally represented in a ridiculous manner; an ancient	      Greek or Roman form of farce.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. An actor in such representations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art of representing actions, events, situations, or	      stories solely by gestures and body movements, without	      speaking; pantomime[3].	      [PJC]	   4. An actor who performs or specializes in mime[3]; an actor	      who communicates entirely by gesture and facial	      expression; a pantomime[2]; a pantomimist; a mimer.	   Syn: mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist.	        [PJC]	   5. A mimic.	      [PJC]	Mime \Mime\, v. i.	   To mimic. [Obs.] -- {Mim"er}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
mimeo \mimeo\ n. [by shortening.]	   A mimeograph.	   Syn: mimeograph, mimeograph machine, Roneo.	        [WordNet 1.5]	mimeo \mimeo\ v. t.	   to make copies of using a mimeograph.	   Syn: mimeograph.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mimeograph \Mim"e*o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? to imitate + -graph.]	   A copying device that uses a stencil through which ink is	   pressed; it was invented by Edison.	   Syn: mimeo, mimeograph machine, Roneo.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
mimeograph \mimeograph\ v. t.	   to make copies of using a mimeograph; as, She mimeographed	   the syllabus.	   Syn: mimeo.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mimer \mim"er\, n.	   1. A person who performs in a mime.	   Syn: mime, mummer, pantomimer, pantomimist.	        [PJC]	   2. A mimic.	      [PJC]
Mimesis \Mi*me"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitation.] (Rhet. &	   Biol.)	   Imitation; mimicry.	   [1913 Webster]
Mimetene \Mim"e*tene\, n. (Min.)	   See {Mimetite}.	   [1913 Webster] Mimetic
Mimetic \Mi*met"ic\ (?; 277), Mimetical \Mi*met"ic*al\, [Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to imitate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; imitative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Characterized by mimicry; -- applied to animals	      and plants; as, mimetic species; mimetic organisms. See	      {Mimicry}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mimetism \Mim"e*tism\, n. [From Gr. ? to mimic.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Mimicry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mimetite \Mim"e*tite\, n. [Gr. ? an imitator. So called because	   it resembles pyromorphite.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal	   crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.	   [1913 Webster] Mimic
Mimic \Mim"ic\, Mimical \Mim"ic*al\, a. [L. mimicus, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? mime: cf. F. mimique. See {Mime}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Imitative; mimetic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes	            To imitate her.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. --W.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as,	      mimic gestures. "Mimic hootings." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other	      forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble	      simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and	         is less dignified than imitative.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Mimic beetle} (Zool.), a beetle that feigns death when	      disturbed, esp. the species of {Hister} and allied genera.	      [1913 Webster]	Mimic \Mim"ic\, n.	   One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for	   sport; a copyist; a buffoon. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Mimic \Mim"ic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mimicked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mimicking}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,	            The habit mimic, and the mien belie.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of	      a totally different nature, or some surrounding object),	      as a means of protection or advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.	        [1913 Webster]
Mimically \Mim"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an imitative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mimicker \Mim"ick*er\, n.	   1. One who mimics; a mimic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An animal which imitates something else, in form	      or habits.	      [1913 Webster]
Mimicry \Mim"ic*ry\, n.	   1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation	      for sport or ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which	      certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and	      plants or to the natural objects among which they live, --	      a characteristic which serves as their chief means of	      protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.	      [1913 Webster]
Mimir \Mimir\ prop. n. (Norse mythology)	   A giant who guarded the well of wisdom.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mimographer \Mi*mog"ra*pher\, n. [L. mimographus, Gr. ?; ? a	   mime + ? to write: cf. F. mimographe.]	   A writer of mimes. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Mimosa \Mi*mo"sa\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? imitator. Cf.	   {Mime}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and	   including the sensitive plants ({Mimosa sensitiva}, and	   {Mimosa pudica}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several	         kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in	         tanning; -- called also {wattle bark}. --Tomlinson.	         [1913 Webster]
Mimosaceae \Mimosaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or	   small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to	   touch; commonly included in the family {Leguminosae}.	   Syn: family {Mimosaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mimosoideae \Mimosoideae\ prop. n.	   An alternative name used in some classification systems for	   the family {Mimosaceae}.	   Syn: subfamily Mimosoideae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mimotannic \Mi`mo*tan"nic\, a. [Mimosa + tannic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic	   acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mimus \Mimus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the family {Mimidae}, comprising certain of	   the mockingbirds.	   Syn: genus Mimus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
min \min.\ n.	   An abbreviation for minute, a unit of time equal to 60	   seconds or 1/60th of an hour.	   Syn: minute, min.[abbrev.].	        [WordNet 1.5]
Min \Min\ prop. n.	   1. a dialect of Chinese.	   Syn: Min dialect, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an Egyptian god of procreation.	      [WordNet 1.5]
mina \mi"na\, n.; pl. L. {Minae}, E. {Minas}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value.	   The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas.	   [1913 Webster]
Mina \Mi"na\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Myna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Minable \Min"a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be mined; as, minable earth. --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Minacious \Mi*na"cious\, a. [L. minax, -acis. See {Menace}.]	   Threatening; menacing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Minacity \Mi*nac"i*ty\, n.	   Disposition to threaten. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Minaret \Min"a*ret\, n. [Sp. minarete, Ar. man[=a]rat lamp,	   lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. n[=a]r to shine.] (Arch.)	   A slender, lofty tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by	   one or more projecting balconies, from which the summon to	   prayer is cried by the muezzin.	   [1913 Webster]
Minargent \Min*ar"gent\, n. [Prob. contr. from aluminium + L.	   argentum silver.]	   An alloy consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and	   aluminium; -- used by jewelers.	   [1913 Webster] Minatorially
Minatorially \Min`a*to"ri*al*ly\, Minatorily \Min"a*to*ri*ly\,	   adv.	   In a minatory manner; with threats.	   [1913 Webster]
Minatory \Min"a*to*ry\, a. [L. minatorius, fr. minari to	   threaten. See {Menace}.]	   Threatening; menacing. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Minaul \Mi*naul"\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Manul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mince \Mince\ (m[i^]ns), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minced}	   (m[i^]nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Minging} (m[i^]n"s[i^]ng).] [AS.	   minsian to grow less, dwindle, fr. min small; akin to G.	   minder less, Goth. minniza less, mins less, adv., L. minor,	   adj. (cf. {Minor}); or more likely fr. F. mincer to mince,	   prob. from (assumed) LL. minutiare. [root]101. See {Minish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as,	      to mince meat. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to	      palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and	      frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half	      and keep back half of; as, he doesn't mince words.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to	            say -- "I love you."                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Siren, now mince the sin,	            And mollify damnation with a phrase.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            If, to mince his meaning, I had either omitted some	            part of what he said, or taken from the strength of	            his expression, I certainly had wronged him.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To affect; to make a parade of. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Mince \Mince\, v. i.	   1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with	            stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . mincing	            as they go.                           --Is. iii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll . . . turn two mincing steps	            Into a manly stride.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	Mince \Mince\, n.	   A short, precise step; an affected manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mince-meat \Mince"-meat`\, n.	   Minced meat; meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled	   meat, suet, apples, etc., chopped very fine, to which spices	   and raisins are added; -- used in making mince pie.	   [1913 Webster]
Mince pie \Mince" pie`\	   A pie made of mince-meat.	   [1913 Webster]
Mincer \Min"cer\, n.	   One who minces.	   [1913 Webster]
Mincing \Min"cing\, a.	   That minces; characterized by primness or affected nicety.	   [1913 Webster]
Mincingly \Min"cing*ly\, adv.	   In a mincing manner; not fully; with affected nicety.	   [1913 Webster]
Mind \Mind\ (m[imac]nd), n. [AS. mynd, gemynd; akin to OHG.	   minna memory, love, G. minne love, Dan. minde mind, memory,	   remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. minne memory, Icel. minni,	   Goth. gamunds, L. mens, mentis, mind, Gr. me`nos, Skr. manas	   mind, man to think. [root]104, 278. Cf. {Comment}, {Man},	   {Mean}, v., 3d {Mental}, {Mignonette}, {Minion}, {Mnemonic},	   {Money}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The intellectual or rational faculty in man; the	      understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives,	      judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the	      soul; -- often in distinction from the {body}.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the mind of man we understand that in him which	            thinks, remembers, reasons, wills.    --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	            What we mean by mind is simply that which perceives,	            thinks, feels, wills, and desires.    --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind.	                                                  --Rom. xiv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind shall banquet, though the body pine.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state, at any given time, of the faculties of	      thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical	      activity or state; as:	      (a) Opinion; judgment; belief.	          [1913 Webster]	                A fool uttereth all his mind.     --Prov. xxix.	                                                  11.	          [1913 Webster]	                Being so hard to me that brought your mind, I	                fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her	                mind.                             --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Choice; inclination; liking; intent; will.	          [1913 Webster]	                If it be your minds, then let none go forth. --2	                                                  Kings ix. 15.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Courage; spirit. --Chapman.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to have or keep in	      mind, to call to mind, to put in mind, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To have a mind} or {To have a great mind}, to be inclined or	      strongly inclined in purpose; -- used with an infinitive.	      "Sir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he had a great	      mind to see the new tragedy with me." --Addison.	   {To lose one's mind}, to become insane, or imbecile.	   {To make up one's mind}, to come to an opinion or decision;	      to determine.	   {To put in mind}, to remind. "Regard us simply as putting you	      in mind of what you already know to be good policy."	      --Jowett (Thucyd. ).	      [1913 Webster]	Mind \Mind\ (m[imac]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Minding}.] [AS. myndian, gemynd[imac]an to remember.	   See {Mind}, n.]	   1. To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard with attention;	      to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to mark;	      to note. "Mind not high things, but condescend to men of	      low estate." --Rom. xii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord, you nod: you do not mind the play. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self about; to	      attend to; as, to mind one's business.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bidding him be a good child, and mind his book.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have in mind; to purpose. --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	            I mind to tell him plainly what I think. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put in mind; to remind. [Archaic] --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            He minded them of the mutability of all earthly	            things.                               --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do thee wrong to mind thee of it.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Never mind}, do not regard it; it is of no consequence; no	      matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To notice; mark; regard; obey. See {Attend}.	        [1913 Webster]	Mind \Mind\, v. i.	   To give attention or heed; to obey; as, the dog minds well.	   [1913 Webster]
mind-altering \mind-altering\ adj.	   producing mood changes or distorted perception; -- used	   mostly of psychoactive substances; as, hallucinogenic drugs	   are mind-altering substances.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mind-bending \mind-bending\ adj.	   intensely affecting the mind, especially in producing	   hallucinations; -- usually of chemical substances. [informal]	   Syn: mind-blowing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mind-blowing \mind-blowing\ adj.	   1. mind-bending. [informal]	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. intensely affecting the mind or emotions; astonishing; --	      usually referring to extraordinary experiences; as,	      spending a week in the jungle was a mind-blowing	      experience; a mind-blowing horror story.	      [WordNet 1.5]
mind-boggling \mind-boggling\ adj.	   intellectually or emotionally overwhelming; straining one's	   capacity to comprehend or cope; as, a mind-boggling display;	   a mind-boggling puzzle.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Minded \Mind"ed\, a.	   Disposed; inclined; having a mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Joseph . . . was minded to put her away privily.	                                                  --Matt. i. 19.	   [1913 Webster]	         If men were minded to live virtuously.   --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Minded is much used in composition; as, high-minded,	         feeble-minded, bloody-minded, sober-minded,	         double-minded.	         [1913 Webster]
Minden \Minden\ prop. n.	   A battle in the Seven Years' War (1759) in which the	   Anglo-Allied forces under duke Ferdinand of Brunswick	   defeated the French under Marshal Contades.	   Syn: battle of Minden.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Minder \Mind"er\, n.	   1. One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a	      machine, or cattle; as, a minder of a loom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One to be attended; specif., a pauper child intrusted to	      the care of a private person. [Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Mindful \Mind"ful\, a.	   Bearing in mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.	   [1913 Webster]	         What is man, that thou art mindful of him? --Ps. viii.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	         I promise you to be mindful of your admonitions.	                                                  --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mind"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Mind"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Minding \Mind"ing\, n.	   Regard; mindfulness.	   [1913 Webster]
Mindless \Mind"less\, a.	   1. Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid;	      unthinking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unmindful; inattentive; heedless; careless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cursed Athens, mindless of thy worth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Mine \Mine\ (m[=e]n), n. [F.]	   See {Mien}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mine \Mine\ (m[imac]n), pron. & a. [OE. min, fr. AS. m[imac]n;	   akin to D. mijn, OS., OFries., & OHG. m[imac]n, G. mein, Sw.	   & Dan. min, Icel. minn, Goth. meins my, mine, meina of me,	   and E. me. [root]187. See {Me}, and cf. {My}.]	   Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as	   a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance is	   mine; I will repay." --Rom. xii. 19. Also, in the old style,	   used attributively, instead of my, before a noun beginning	   with a vowel.	   [1913 Webster]	         I kept myself from mine iniquity.        --Ps. xviii.	                                                  23.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed	         being understood; as, his son is in the army, mine in	         the navy.	         [1913 Webster]	               When a man deceives me once, says the Italian	               proverb, it is his fault; when twice, it is mine.	                                                  --Bp. Horne.	         [1913 Webster]	               This title honors me and mine.     --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               She shall have me and mine.        --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Mine \Mine\, v. i. [F. miner, L. minare to drive animals, in LL.	   also, to lead, conduct, dig a mine (cf. E. lode, and lead to	   conduct), akin to L. minari to threaten; cf. Sp. mina mine,	   conduit, subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water,	   It. mina. See {Menace}, and cf. {Mien}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get ore, metals,	      coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in the	      earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under	      anything in order to overthrow it by explosives or	      otherwise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a burrow or	      lodge in the earth; as, the mining cony.	      [1913 Webster]	Mine \Mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mined}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mining}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To dig away, or otherwise remove, the substratum or	      foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to undermine;	      hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret means.	      [1913 Webster]	            They mined the walls.                 --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the	            spoilers . . . had mined them, and placed a quantity	            of gunpowder in the cavity.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dig into, for ore or metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not	            been mined.                           --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To get, as metals, out of the earth by digging.	      [1913 Webster]	            The principal ore mined there is the bituminous	            cinnabar.                             --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	Mine \Mine\, n. [F., fr. LL. mina. See {Mine}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A subterranean cavity or passage; especially:	      (a) A pit or excavation in the earth, from which metallic	          ores, precious stones, coal, or other mineral	          substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from	          the pits from which stones for architectural purposes	          are taken, and which are called quarries.	      (b) (Mil.) A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification	          or other work, for the purpose of blowing up the	          superstructure with some explosive agent.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones are got by	      digging or washing the soil; as, a placer mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fig.): A rich source of wealth or other good. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) An explosive device placed concealed in a location,	      on land or at sea, where an enemy vehicle or enemy	      personnel may pass through, having a triggering mechanism	      which detects people or vehicles, and which will explode	      and kill or maim personnel or destroy or damage vehicles.	      A mine placed at sea (formerly called a {torpedo}, see	      {torpedo}[2]	      (a) ) is also called an marine mine and underwater mine	          and sometimes called a floating mine, even though it	          may be anchored to the floor of the sea and not	          actually float freely. A mine placed on land (formerly	          called a {torpedo}, see {torpedo}[3]), usually buried,	          is called a land mine.	          [PJC]	   {Mine dial}, a form of magnetic compass used by miners.	   {Mine pig}, pig iron made wholly from ore; in distinction	      from {cinder pig}, which is made from ore mixed with forge	      or mill cinder.	   {gold mine}	      (a) a mine where gold is obtained.	      (b) (Fig.) a rich source of wealth or other good; same as	          {Mine} 3. --Raymond.	          [1913 Webster]
mined \mined\ adj.	   extracted from a source of supply as of minerals from the	   earth. [Narrower terms: {deep-mined}; {exploited};	   {strip-mined}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
minefield \minefield\ n.	   1. (Mil.) a region in which explosive mines[4] have been	      placed, especially a region on land.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: (Fig.) A situation in which a simple mistake can	      have disastrous consequences; a touchy or dangerous	      situation requiring great caution; as, the candidate	      threaded his way skillfully through a minefield of loaded	      questions from the audience.	      [PJC]
minelayer \minelayer\ n.	   a ship equipped for laying underwater mines.	   [WordNet 1.5]
minelaying \minelaying\ n.	   The act or process of laying explosive mines in concealed	   places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment.	   Syn: mining.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Miner \Min"er\, n. [Cf. F. mineur.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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	      sappers and miners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state,	          excavate galleries in the parenchyma of leaves. They	          are mostly minute moths and dipterous flies.	      (b) The chattering, or garrulous, honey eater of Australia	          ({Myzantha garrula}).	          [1913 Webster]	   {Miner's elbow} (Med.), a swelling on the black of the elbow	      due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; -- so	      called because of frequent occurrence in miners.	   {Miner's inch}, in hydraulic mining, the amount of water	      flowing under a given pressure in a given time through a	      hole one inch in diameter. It is a unit for measuring the	      quantity of water supplied.	      [1913 Webster]
Mineral \Min"er*al\, n. [F. min['e]ral, LL. minerale, fr. minera	   mine. See {Mine}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An inorganic species or substance occurring in nature,	      having a definite chemical composition and usually a	      distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy	      igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of	      minerals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mine. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything which is neither animal nor vegetable, as in the	      most general classification of things into three kingdoms	      (animal, vegetable, and mineral).	      [1913 Webster]	Mineral \Min"er*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or	      of minerals; as, a mineral substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impregnated with minerals; as, mineral waters.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mineral acids} (Chem.), inorganic acids, as sulphuric,	      nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., as	      distinguished from the {organic acids}.	   {Mineral blue}, the name usually given to azurite, when	      reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.	   {Mineral candle}, a candle made of paraffin.	   {Mineral caoutchouc}, an elastic mineral pitch, a variety of	      bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in elasticity and softness.	      See {Caoutchouc}, and {Elaterite}.	   {Mineral chameleon} (Chem.) See {Chameleon mineral}, under	      {Chameleon}.	   {Mineral charcoal}. See under {Charcoal}.	   {Mineral cotton}. See {Mineral wool} (below).	   {Mineral green}, a green carbonate of copper; malachite.	   {Mineral kingdom} (Nat. Sci.), that one of the three grand	      divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic objects,	      as distinguished from plants or animals.	   {Mineral oil}. See {Naphtha}, and {Petroleum}.	   {Mineral paint}, a pigment made chiefly of some natural	      mineral substance, as red or yellow iron ocher.	   {Mineral patch}. See {Bitumen}, and {Asphalt}.	   {Mineral right}, the right of taking minerals from land.	   {Mineral salt} (Chem.), a salt of a mineral acid.	   {Mineral tallow}, a familiar name for {hatchettite}, from its	      fatty or spermaceti-like appearance.	   {Mineral water}. See under {Water}.	   {Mineral wax}. See {Ozocerite}.	   {Mineral wool}, a fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing	      a powerful jet of air or steam through melted slag. It is	      a poor conductor of heat.	      [1913 Webster]
Mineralist \Min"er*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. min['e]raliste.]	   One versed in minerals; mineralogist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mineralization \Min`er*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   min['e]ralisation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The process of mineralizing, or forming a mineral by	      combination of a metal with another element; also, the	      process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a	      plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of impregnating with a mineral, as water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The conversion of a cell wall into a material of a	      stony nature.	      [1913 Webster]
Mineralize \Min"er*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mineralized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Mineralizing}.] [Cf. F. min['e]raliser.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To transform into a mineral.	      [1913 Webster]	            In these caverns the bones are not mineralized.	                                                  --Buckland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impregnate with a mineral; as, mineralized water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To charge or impregnate with ore.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mineralize \Min"er*al*ize\, v. i.	   To go on an excursion for observing and collecting minerals;	   to mineralogize.	   [1913 Webster]
mineralized \mineralized\ adj.	   1. containing or impregnated with minerals; as, mineralized	      water; red stains that signify mineralized land.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. converted into a mineral.	   Syn: petrified.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mineralizer \Min"er*al*i`zer\, n.	   An element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an	   ore. Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a mineralizer;	   in hematite, oxygen is a mineralizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mineralogical \Min`er*al*og"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. min['e]ralogique.	   See {Mineralogy}.]	   Of or pertaining to mineralogy; as, a mineralogical table.	   [1913 Webster]
Mineralogically \Min`er*al*og"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to the principles of, or with reference to,	   mineralogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mineralogist \Min`er*al"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. min['e]ralogiste.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of	      minerals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A carrier shell ({Phorus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Mineralogize \Min`er*al"o*gize\, v. i.	   To study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.	   --Miss Edgeworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Mineralogy \Min`er*al"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Mineralogies}. [Mineral +	   -logy: cf. F. min['e]ralogie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to	      describe, distinguish, and classify them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise or book on this science.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Minerva \Mi*ner"va\, n. [L.] (Rom. Myth.)	   The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and sciences, of	   poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with the	   Grecian {Pallas Athene}.	   [1913 Webster]
minesweeper \minesweeper\ n.	   A boat designed for the purpose of detecting and disposing of	   marine mines.	   [WordNet 1.5]
minesweeping \minesweeping\ n.	   1. the activity of detecting and disposing of marine mines.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Minette \Mi*nette"\, n.	   The smallest of regular sizes of portrait photographs.	   [1913 Webster]
Minever \Min"e*ver\, n.	   Same as {Miniver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Minge \Minge\, v. t. [AS. myngian; akin to E. mind.]	   To mingle; to mix. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Minge \Minge\, n. [Prob. corrupt. fr. midge.] (Zool.)	   A small biting fly; a midge. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
minginess \minginess\ n.	   an extreme stinginess.	   Syn: meanness, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony,	        parsimoniousness, tightfistedness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mingle \Min"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mingled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mingling}.] [From OE. mengen, AS. mengan; akin to D. & G.	   mengen, Icel. menga, also to E. among, and possibly to mix.	   Cf. {Among}, {Mongrel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or	      part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be	      distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was . . . fire mingled with the hail. --Ex.	                                                  ix. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate or unite in society or by ties of	      relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to	      intermarry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The holy seed have mingled themselves with the	            people of those lands.                --Ezra ix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mingled, imperfect virtue.          --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put together; to join. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] proceeded to mingle another draught.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Mingle \Min"gle\, v. i.	   1. To become mixed or blended.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate (with certain people); as, he's too	      highfalutin to mingle with working stiffs.	      [PJC]	   3. To move (among other people); -- of people; as, the	      president left his car to mingle with the crowd; a host at	      a a party should mingle with his guests.	      [PJC]	Mingle \Min"gle\, n.	   A mixture. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Mingleable \Min"gle*a*ble\, a.	   That can be mingled. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mingledly \Min"gled*ly\, adv.	   Confusedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mingle-mangle \Min"gle-man`gle\, v. t. [Reduplicated fr.	   mingle.]	   To mix in a disorderly way; to make a mess of. [Obs.]	   --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	Mingle-mangle \Min"gle-man`gle\, n.	   A hotchpotch. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Minglement \Min"gle*ment\, n.	   The act of mingling, or the state of being mixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Mingler \Min"gler\, n.	   One who mingles.	   [1913 Webster]
Minglingly \Min"gling*ly\, adv.	   In a mingling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Minaceous \Min`*a"ceous\, a.	   Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate.	   [1913 Webster]
Miniard \Min"iard\, a.	   Migniard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miniardize \Min"iard*ize\, v. t.	   To render delicate or dainty. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Miniate \Min"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Miniated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Miniating}.] [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See	   {Minium}.]	   To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to	   decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page	   of a manuscript. --T. Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]	Miniate \Min"i*ate\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion;	   painted with vermilion.	   [1913 Webster]
Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\ (?; 277), n. [It. miniatura, fr. L.	   miniare. See {Miniate}, v.,{Minium}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Originally, a painting in colors such as those in	      mediaeval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small	      painting, especially a portrait.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A particular feature or trait. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, a.	   Being on a small scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a	   miniature copy.	   [1913 Webster]	Miniature \Min"i*a*ture\, v. t.	   To represent or depict in a small compass, or on a small	   scale.	   [1913 Webster]
miniaturisation \miniaturisation\ n.	   miniaturization. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
miniaturise \miniaturise\ v. t.	   miniaturize. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Miniaturist \Min"i*a*tur`ist\, n.	   A painter of miniatures.	   [1913 Webster]
miniaturization \miniaturization\ n.	   The act or process of making on a greatly reduced scale.	   Syn: miniaturisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
miniaturize \miniaturize\ v. t.	   To design or construct on a smaller scale.	   Syn: miniaturise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Minibus \Min"i*bus\, n. [L. minor less + -bus, as in omnibus.]	   1. A kind of light passenger vehicle, carrying four persons.	      [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A type of bus (omnibus) similar in general appearnace to a	      standard-sized bus, but smaller and having a smaller	      passenger capacity, typically about 15 persons. It is	      usually used for transportation over relatively short	      distances.	      [PJC]
minicomputer \minicomputer\ n. (Computers)	   a mid-sized digital computer; at any given point in the	   development of computer technology, a minicomputer will be	   faster and have greater capacity than a {microcomputer}, but	   will be slower and have less capacity than a {mainframe	   computer}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Minie ball \Min"ie ball`\ [From the inventor, Captain Mini['e],	   of France.]	   A conical rifle bullet, with a cavity in its base plugged	   with a piece of iron, which, by the explosion of the charge,	   is driven farther in, expanding the sides to fit closely the	   grooves of the barrel.	   [1913 Webster]	Minie rifle \Min"ie ri"fle\	   A rifle adapted to minie balls.	   [1913 Webster]
Minify \Min"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Minifying}.] [L. minor less + -fly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make small, or smaller; to diminish the apparent	      dimensions of; to lessen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To degrade by speech or action.	      [1913 Webster]
Minikin \Min"i*kin\, n. [OD. minneken a darling, dim. of minne	   love; akin to G. minne, and to E. mind.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A little darling; a favorite; a minion. [Obs.] --Florio.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little pin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Minikin \Min"i*kin\, a.	   Small; diminutive. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Minim \Min"im\, n. [F. minime, L. minimus the least, smallest, a	   superl. of minor: cf. It. minima a note in music. See	   {Minor}, and cf. Minimum.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Anything very minute; as, the minims of existence; --	      applied to animalcula; and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one drop; the	      sixtieth part of a fluid drachm, equal to one	      four-hundred-eightieth of a fluid ounce, or 0.06161	      milliliter (U. S. measure) or 0.05919 milliliters (British	      measure).	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Zool.) A small fish; a minnow. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A little man or being; a dwarf. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl. Hist.) One of an austere order of mendicant hermits	      or friars founded in the 15th century by St. Francis of	      Paola.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) A time note, formerly the shortest in use; a half	      note, equal to half a semibreve, or two quarter notes or	      crotchets.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A short poetical encomium. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Minim \Min"im\, a.	   Minute. "Minim forms." --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]
Minimal \Min"i*mal\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or having a character of, a minim or	   minimum; least; smallest; as, a minimal amount or value.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Miniment \Min"i*ment\, n. [Prob. corrupt. of moniment.]	   A trifle; a trinket; a token. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
minimisation \minimisation\ n.	   minimization. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Minimization \Min`i*mi*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of minimizing. --Bentham.	   [1913 Webster]
minimize \min"i*mize\ (m[i^]n"[i^]*m[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {minimized} (m[i^]n"[i^]*m[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {minimizing} (m[i^]n"[i^]*m[imac]*z[i^]ng).]	   1. To reduce to the smallest part or proportion possible; to	      reduce to a minimum. --Bentham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent, to oneself or others, as of no importance or	      minimal importance or effect; to belittle or disarage.	      [PJC]
minimized \minimized\ adj.	   Reduced to the smallest possible size or amount or degree.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Minimum \Min"i*mum\, n.; pl. {Minima}. [L., fr. minimus. See	   {Minim}.]	   The least quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a	   given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed	   to {maximum}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Minimum thermometer}, a thermometer for recording the lowest	      temperature since its last adjustment.	      [1913 Webster]
Minimus \Min"i*mus\, n.; pl. {Minimi}. [L. See {Minim}.]	   1. A being of the smallest size. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The little finger; the fifth digit, or that	      corresponding to it, in either the manus or pes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {de minimis} or {de minimus} a.of trifling consequence or	      importance; too insignificant to be worthy of concern; --	      a reference to the phrase {de minimis non curat lex}.	   {de minimis non curat lex} [Latin] The law does not concern	      itself with trifles; -- a principle of law, that even if a	      technical violation of a law appears to exist according to	      the letter of the law, if the effect is too small to be of	      consequence, the violation of the law will not be	      considered as a sufficient cause of action, whether in	      civil or criminal proceedings.	      [PJC]
Mining \Min"ing\, n. [See {Mine}, v. i.]	   The act or business of making mines or of working them.	   [1913 Webster]	Mining \Min"ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to mines; as, mining engineer; mining	   machinery; a mining region.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mining engineering}. See the Note under {Engineering}.	      [1913 Webster]
Minion \Min"ion\, n.	   Minimum. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	Minion \Min"ion\, n. [F. mignon, fr. OHG. minni love, G. minne;	   akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf. {Mignonette}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; -- in a good	      sense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God's disciple and his dearest minion. --Sylvester.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is this the Athenian minion whom the world	            Voiced so regardfully?                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of another; a	      fawning favorite. --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A small kind of type, in size between brevier and	      nonpareil.	      [1913 Webster] [hand] This line is printed in minion type.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of which was	      about three inches. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Minion \Min"ion\, a. [See 2d {Minion}.]	   Fine; trim; dainty. [Obs.] "Their . . . minion dancing."	   --Fryth.	   [1913 Webster]
Minionette \Min`ion*ette"\, a.	   Small; delicate. [Obs.] "His minionette face." --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	Minionette \Min"ion*ette\, n. (Print.)	   A size of type between nonpareil and minion; -- used in	   ornamental borders, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Minioning \Min"ion*ing\, n.	   Kind treatment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Minionize \Min"ion*ize\, v. t.	   To flavor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Minionlike
Minionlike \Min"ion*like`\, Minionly \Min"ion*ly\, a. & adv.	   Like a minion; daintily. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Minionship \Min"ion*ship\, n.	   State of being a minion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Minious \Min"ious\, a. [L. minium red lead.]	   Of the color of red or vermilion. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Minish \Min"ish\, v. t. [OE. menusen, F. menuiser to make small,	   cut small, fr. (assumed) LL. minutiare, for minutare, fr. L.	   minutus small. See {Minute}, a., and cf. {Diminish},	   {Minge}.]	   To diminish; to lessen.	   [1913 Webster]	         The living of poor men thereby minished. --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Minishment \Min"ish*ment\, n.	   The act of diminishing, or the state of being diminished;	   diminution. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Minister \Min"is*ter\, n. [OE. ministre, F. ministre, fr. L.	   minister, orig. a double comparative from the root of minor	   less, and hence meaning, an inferior, a servant. See 1st	   {Minor}, and cf. {Master}, {Minstrel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A servant; a subordinate; an officer or assistant of	      inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua. --Ex. xxiv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            I chose	            Camillo for the minister, to poison	            My friend Polixenes.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer of justice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I cry out the on the ministres, quod he,	            That shoulde keep and rule this cit['e]. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One to whom the sovereign or executive head of a	      government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or	      some department of such affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ministers to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands they	            are, must be answerable to God and man. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A representative of a government, sent to the court, or	      seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact	      diplomatic business.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ambassadors are classed (in the diplomatic sense) in	         the first rank of public ministers, ministers	         plenipotentiary in the second. "The United States	         diplomatic service employs two classes of ministers, --	         ministers plenipotentiary and ministers resident."	         --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. One who serves at the altar; one who performs sacerdotal	      duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or licensed	      to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Delegate; official; ambassador; clergyman; parson;	        priest.	        [1913 Webster]	Minister \Min"is*ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ministered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Ministering}.] [OE. ministren, OF. ministrer, fr.	   L. ministrare. See {Minister}, n.]	   To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to administer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that ministereth seed to the sower.   --2 Cor. ix.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	         We minister to God reason to suspect us. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Minister \Min"is*ter\, v. i.	   1. To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and	      serve; to perform service in any office, sacred or	      secular.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Son of man came not to be ministered unto, but	            to minister.                          --Matt. xx.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply	      consolation or remedies; as, to minister to the sick.	      --Matt. xxv. 44.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou not minister to a mind diseased? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Ministerial \Min`is*te"ri*al\, a. [L. ministerialis: cf. F.	   minist['e]riel. See {Minister}, and cf. {Minstrel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to ministry or service; serving;	      attendant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enlightening spirits and ministerial flames.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   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. "Ministerial garments." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tending to advance or promote; contributive. "Ministerial	      to intellectual culture." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The ministerial benches}, the benches in the House of	      Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their	      supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them. "Very	      solid and very brilliant talents distinguish the	      ministerial benches." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.	        [1913 Webster]
Ministerialist \Min`is*te"ri*al*ist\, n.	   A supporter of the ministers, or the party in power.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministerially \Min`is*te"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a	   minister.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministery \Min"is*ter*y\, n.	   See {Ministry}. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministracy \Min"is*tra*cy\, n.	   Ministration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ministral \Min"is*tral\, a.	   Ministerial. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministrant \Min"is*trant\ (m[i^]n"[i^]s*trant), a. [L.	   ministrans, -antis, of ministrare to minister.]	   Performing service as a minister; attendant on service;	   acting under command; subordinate. "Princedoms and	   dominations ministrant." --Milton. -- n. One who ministers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministration \Min`is*tra"tion\, n. [L. ministratio, fr.	   ministrare.]	   The act of ministering; service; ministry. "The days of his	   ministration." --Luke i. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministrative \Min"is*tra*tive\, a.	   Serving to aid; ministering.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministress \Min"is*tress\, n. [Cf. L. ministrix.]	   A woman who ministers. --Akenside.	   [1913 Webster]
Ministry \Min"is*try\, n.; pl. Ministries . [L. ministerium. See	   {Minister}, n., and cf. {Mystery} a trade.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of ministering; ministration; service. "With	      tender ministry." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Agency; instrumentality.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ordinary ministry of second causes. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wicked ministry of arms.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The office, duties, or functions of a minister, servant,	      or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial	      function or profession.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The body of ministers of state; also, the clergy, as a	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Administration; rule; term in power; as, the ministry of	      Pitt.	      [1913 Webster]
Ministryship \Min"is*try*ship\, n.	   The office of a minister. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
minium \min"i*um\ (?; 277), n. [L. minium, an Iberian word, the	   Romans getting all their cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque	   armine['a].] (Chem.)	   A heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of	   lead, {Pb3O4}, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to a	   gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement,	   as a paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass. Called	   also {red lead}, {lead tetroxide}, {lead orthoplumbate},	   {mineral orange}, {mineral red}, {Paris red}, {Saturn red},	   and less definitively, {lead oxide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Miniver \Min"i*ver\, n. [See {Meniver}.]	   A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is	   uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of	   different animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Minivet \Min"i*vet\, n. (Zool.)	   A singing bird of India of the family {Campephagidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mink \Mink\ (m[i^][ng]k), n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.]	   1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Mustela}	      (foremrly {Putorius}), allied to the weasel. The European	      mink is {Mustela lutreola}. The common American mink	      ({Mustela vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black.	      Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and	      {vison}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The fur of the mink[1]. Together with sable, it is one of	      the most expensive furs not taken from endangerd species.	      When the fur is taken from animals grown on a farm, it	      called {ranch mink}.	      [PJC]
Minnesinger \Min"ne*sing`er\, n. [G., fr. minne love + singen to	   sing.]	   A love-singer; specifically, one of a class of German poets	   and musicians who flourished from about the middle of the	   twelfth to the middle of the fourteenth century. They were	   chiefly of noble birth, and made love and beauty the subjects	   of their verses.	   [1913 Webster]
Minnesotan \Minnesotan\ prop. n.	   A resident of Minnesota.	   [WordNet 1.5]
minniebush \minniebush\ n.	   A low shrub ({Menziesia pilosa}) of the eastern U. S. with	   downy twigs.	   Syn: minnie bush, {Menziesia pilosa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Minnow \Min"now\, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse,	   OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written	   also {minow}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish	      ({Phoxinus laevis}, formerly {Leuciscus phoxinus});	      sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; --	      called also {minim} and {minny}. The name is also applied	      to several allied American species, of the genera	      {Phoxinus}, {Notropis}, or {Minnilus}, and {Rhinichthys}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes	      of the genus {Fundulus}, and related genera. They live	      both in fresh and in salt water. Called also {killifish},	      {minny}, and {mummichog}.	      [1913 Webster]
Minny \Min"ny\, n. (Zool.)	   A minnow.	   [1913 Webster]
Mino bird \Mi"no bird"\ (m[imac]"n[-o] b[~e]rd). [Hind.	   main[=a].] (Zool.)	   An Asiatic bird ({Gracula musica}), allied to the starlings.	   It is black, with a white spot on the wings, and a pair of	   flat yellow wattles on the head. It is often tamed and taught	   to pronounce words. It is one of the birds called mynah bird.	   [1913 Webster]
minor \mi"nor\ (m[imac]"n[~e]r), a. [L., a comparative with no	   positive; akin to AS. min small, G. minder less, OHG.	   minniro, a., min, adv., Icel. minni, a., minnr, adv., Goth.	   minniza, a., mins, adv., Ir. & Gael. min small, tender, L.	   minuere to lessen, Gr. miny`qein, Skr. mi to damage. Cf.	   {Minish}, {Minister}, {Minus}, {Minute}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.; less; smaller;	      of little account; as, minor divisions of a body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Less by a semitone in interval or difference of	      pitch; as, a minor third.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Asia Minor} (Geog.), the Lesser Asia; that part of Asia	      which lies between the Euxine, or Black Sea, on the north,	      and the Mediterranean on the south.	   {Minor mode} (Mus.), that mode, or scale, in which the third	      and sixth are minor, -- much used for mournful and solemn	      subjects.	   {Minor orders} (Eccl.), the rank of persons employed in	      ecclesiastical offices who are not in holy orders, as	      doorkeepers, acolytes, etc.	   {Minor scale} (Mus.) The form of the minor scale is various.	      The strictly correct form has the third and sixth minor,	      with a semitone between the seventh and eighth, which	      involves an augmented second interval, or three semitones,	      between the sixth and seventh, as, 6/F, 7/G[sharp], 8/A.	      But, for melodic purposes, both the sixth and the seventh	      are sometimes made major in the ascending, and minor in	      the descending, scale, thus: 	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] See {Major}.	   {Minor term of a syllogism} (Logic), the subject of the	      conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]
Minor \Mi"nor\, n.	   1. A person of either sex who has not attained the age at	      which full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in	      England and the United States, one under twenty-one years	      of age.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In hereditary monarchies, the minority of a sovereign	         ends at an earlier age than of a subject. The minority	         of a sovereign of Great Britain ends upon the	         completion of the eighteenth year of his age.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) The minor term, that is, the subject of the	      conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that premise	      which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms,	      the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a	      regular syllogism, as in the following: Every act of	      injustice partakes of meanness; to take money from another	      by gaming is an act of injustice; therefore, the taking of	      money from another by gaming partakes of meanness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.	      [1913 Webster]
Minorat \Mi`no*rat"\, n. [G. Cf. {Minor}, a.] (Law)	   A custom or right, analogous to borough-English in England,	   formerly existing in various parts of Europe, and surviving	   in parts of Germany and Austria, by which certain entailed	   estates, as a homestead and adjacent land, descend to the	   youngest male heir.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Minorate \Mi"nor*ate\, v. t. [L. minoratus; p. p. of minorare to	   diminish, fr. minor, a. See 1st {Minor}.]	   To diminish. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Minoration \Mi`nor*a"tion\, n. [L. minoratio: cf. F.	   minoration.]	   A diminution. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Minoress \Mi"nor*ess\, n.	   See {Franciscan Nuns}, under {Franciscan}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Minorite \Mi"nor*ite\, n. [L. minor less. Cf. 2d {Minor}, 3.]	   A Franciscan friar.	   [1913 Webster]
Minority \Mi*nor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Minorities}. [Cf. F.	   minorit['e]. See {Minor}, a. & n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being a minor, or under age.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being less or small. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The smaller number; -- opposed to {majority}; as, the	      minority must be ruled by the majority.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Those members of a legislature that belong to the	      political party which is in the minority in that	      institution; as, the bill will pass even if the minority	      are strongly opposed.	      [PJC]
minor league \minor league\ n. Sport)	   A league of professional sports teams less proficient than a	   {major leagues}. Players in the minor leagues generally are	   paid less than those in the major leagues, and their games	   attract less atention.	   Note: Certain minor league sports teams are often owned by	         those owning a major league club, and the minor league	         clubs are used to provide practise and opportunity for	         evaluation for candidates who wish to play in the major	         leagues.	   Syn: minor league.	        [WordNet 1.5]
minor-league \minor-league\ a.	   Of or pertaining to a minor league.	   [PJC]	   2. Of mediocre talent or poor accomplishment; unimportant; --	      of people; as, a minor-league physicist.	      [PJC]
minors \minors\ n.	   The {minor leagues}, those leagues of professional sports	   teams less proficient than the {majors}, or {major leagues}.	   Syn: minor league.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Minos \Mi"nos\, prop. n. [Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.)	   A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter	   and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower	   Regions.	   [1913 Webster]
Minotaur \Min"o*taur\ (m[i^]n"[-o]*t[add]r), n. [L. Minotaurus,	   Gr. Minw`tayros; Mi`nos, the husband of Pasiphae + tay^ros a	   bull, the Minotaur being the offspring of Pasiphae and a	   bull: cf. F. minotaure.] (Class. Myth.)	   A fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the	   labyrinth constructed by Daedalus in Crete.	   [1913 Webster]
Minow \Min"ow\, n.	   See {Minnow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Minster \Min"ster\, n. [AS. mynster, fr. L. monasterium. See	   {Monastery}.] (Arch.)	   A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and	   applied to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist	   (as Beverly Minster, Southwell Minster, etc.), and is also	   improperly used for any large church.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Minster house}, the official house in which the canons of a	      cathedral live in common or in rotation. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Minstrel \Min"strel\, n. [OE. minstrel, menestral, OF.	   menestrel, fr. LL. ministerialis servant, workman (cf.	   ministrellus harpist), fr. L. ministerium service. See	   {Ministry}, and cf. {Ministerial}.]	   In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men who subsisted by	   the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the	   accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times,	   a poet; a bard; a singer and harper; a musician. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Minstrelsy \Min"strel*sy\, n.	   1. The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and	      playing of a minstrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Musical instruments. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A collective body of minstrels, or musicians; also, a	      collective body of minstrels' songs. --Chaucer. "The	      minstrelsy of heaven." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Mint \Mint\ (m[i^]nt), n. [AS. minte, fr. L. mentha, Gr. mi`nqa,	   mi`nqh.] (Bot.)	   The name of several aromatic labiate plants, mostly of the	   genus {Mentha}, yielding odoriferous essential oils by	   distillation. See {Mentha}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note:	   {Corn mint} is {Mentha arvensis}.	   {Horsemint} is {Mentha sylvestris}, and in the United States	      {Monarda punctata}, which differs from the true mints in	      several respects.	   {Mountain mint} is any species of the related genus	      {Pycnanthemum}, common in North America.	   {Peppermint} is {Mentha piperita}.	   {Spearmint} is {Mentha viridis}.	   {Water mint} is {Mentha aquatica}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mint camphor}. (Chem.) See {Menthol}.	   {Mint julep}. See {Julep}.	   {Mint sauce}, a sauce flavored with spearmint, for meats.	      [1913 Webster]	Mint \Mint\, n. [AS. mynet money, coin, fr. L. moneta the mint,	   coined money, fr. Moneta, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome	   money was coined; akin to monere to warn, admonish, AS.	   manian, and to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf. {Money},	   {Monition}.]	   1. A place where money is coined by public authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply;	      the supply itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mint of phrases in his brain.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: A large quantity of money; as, to make a	      mint in stock trading.	      [PJC]	Mint \Mint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Minting}.] [AS. mynetian.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make and stamp	      into money.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily	            minted.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Minting mill}, a coining press.	      [1913 Webster]
mint \mint\, a.	   Like new; in brand-new condition; unworn, as a coin recently	   made at a mint[1]; as, he had a '53 Cadillac in mint	   condition.	   [PJC]	   2. Specifically: (Numismatics) Uncirculated; in the same	      condition as when it was freshly coined at the mint[1].	      [PJC]
Mintage \Mint"age\, n.	   1. The coin, or other production, made in a mint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stamped in clay, a heavenly mintage.  --Sterling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The duty paid to the mint for coining. At one time people	      could bring precious metals, as gold or silver, to a mint	      and receive in return coins of the same value, minus the	      commision charged by the mint, which was the mintage.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. The act or process of minting[1]; as, a coin of recent	      mintage.	      [PJC]	   4. The quantity of coins of a specific type made by the mint;	      as, coins of low mintage tend to be more valuable as	      collectors' items.	      [PJC]
Minter \Mint"er\, n.	   One who mints.	   [1913 Webster]
Mintman \Mint"man\, n.; pl. {Mintmen}.	   One skilled in coining, or in coins; a coiner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mint-master \Mint"-mas`ter\, n.	   The master or superintendent of a mint. Also used	   figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]
Mint sauce \Mint sauce\	   1. A sauce of vinegar and sugar flavored with spearmint	      leaves.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Money. [Slang, Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mint state \mint state\ n. (Numismatics)	   A numerical grade indicating the degree of perfection of the	   condition of a coin which is classified as uncirculated,	   ranging from 70 for a coin in perfect condition to 60 for a	   coin which is uncirculated but may have a weak strike, or	   numerous small scratches from being handled in mint bags;	   usually used as the abbreviation MS; as, an MS-67 Morgan	   Dollar.	   [PJC]
minuend \min"u*end\, n. [L. minuendus to be diminished, fr.	   minuere to lessen, diminish. See {Minish}.] (Arith.)	   In the process of subtraction[2], the number from which	   another number (the subtrahend) is to be subtracted, to find	   the difference.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Minuet \Min"u*et\, n. [F., fr. menu small, L. minutus small. So	   called on account of the short steps of the dance. See 4th	   {Minute}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a high step,	      and a balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A tune or air to regulate the movements of the	      dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas,	      symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in	      3-4, sometimes 3-8, measure.	      [1913 Webster]
Minum \Min"um\, n. [See 2d {Minion}, {Minum}, 6.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small kind of printing type; minion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A minim.	      [1913 Webster]
Minus \Mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), a. [L. See {Minor}, and cf.	   {Mis-} pref. from the French.] (Math.)	   Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus	   quantity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Minus sign} (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less,	      prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be	      subtracted. See {Negative sign}, under {Negative}.	      [1913 Webster]
minus \mi"nus\ (m[imac]"n[u^]s), n.; pl. {minuses}	   (m[imac]"n[u^]s*[-e]z).	   A factor counted as a disadvantage; a loss or potential loss	   in a situation or plan; as, he added up all the pluses and	   minuses and decided not to do it; as, the lack of money is a	   big minus in an election campaign.	   [PJC]
minuscular \minuscular\ adj.	   of or relating to minuscule script, a small cursive script	   developed from uncial, and used in the 7th to 9th centuries.	   Syn: minuscule.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Minuscule \Mi*nus"cule\, n. [L. minusculus rather small, fr.	   minus less: cf. F. minuscule.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any very small, minute object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small Roman letter which is neither capital nor uncial;	      a manuscript written in such letters.	      [1913 Webster]
minuscule \minuscule\ adj. a.	   Of or relating to a minuscule[2] or of a script written in	   minuscules[2]; of the size and style of minuscules[2];	   written in minuscules[2]; minuscular.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	         These minuscule letters are cursive forms of the	         earlier uncials.                         --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]
Minutary \Min"u*ta*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, minutes. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Minute \Min"ute\ (?; 277), n. [LL. minuta a small portion, small	   coin, fr. L. minutus small: cf. F. minute. See 4th {Minute}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds. (Abbrev. m.	      or min.; as, 4 h. 30 m.)	      [1913 Webster]	            Four minutes, that is to say, minutes of an hour.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds (Marked thus	      ('); as, 10[deg] 20').	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A nautical or a geographic mile.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A coin; a half farthing. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Mark xii. 42)	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A very small part of anything, or anything very small; a	      jot; a tittle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Minutes and circumstances of his passion. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A point of time; a moment.	      [1913 Webster]	            I go this minute to attend the king.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the	      memory of anything; as, to take minutes of a contract; to	      take minutes of a conversation or debate; to read the	      minutes of the last meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Arch.) A fixed part of a module. See {Module}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Different writers take as the minute one twelfth, one	         eighteenth, one thirtieth, or one sixtieth part of the	         module.	         [1913 Webster]	Minute \Min"ute\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a minute or minutes; occurring at or	   marking successive minutes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Minute bell}, a bell tolled at intervals of a minute, as to	      give notice of a death or a funeral.	   {Minute book}, a book in which written minutes are entered.	      	   {Minute glass}, a glass measuring a minute or minutes by the	      running of sand.	   {Minute gun}, a discharge of a cannon repeated every minute	      as a sign of distress or mourning.	   {Minute hand}, the long hand of a watch or clock, which makes	      the circuit of the dial in an hour, and marks the minutes.	      [1913 Webster]	Minute \Min"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minuted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Minuting}.]	   To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot down; to make a	   minute or a brief summary of.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Empress of Russia, with her own hand, minuted an	         edict for universal tolerance.           --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	Minute \Mi*nute"\ (m[imac]*n[=u]t" or m[i^]*n[=u]t"), a. [L.	   minutus, p. p. of minuere to lessen. See {Minish}, {Minor},	   and cf. {Menu}, {Minuet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender;	      inconsiderable; as, minute details. "Minute drops."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attentive to small things; paying attention to details;	      critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer;	      minute observation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Little; diminutive; fine; critical; exact;	        circumstantial; particular; detailed.	   Usage: {Minute}, {Circumstantial}, {Particular}. A	          circumstantial account embraces all the leading	          events; a particular account includes each event and	          movement, though of but little importance; a minute	          account goes further still, and omits nothing as to	          person, time, place, adjuncts, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Minute-jack \Mi*nute"-jack`\, n.	   1. A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some	      fanciful clocks; -- called also {jack of the clock house}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A timeserver; an inconstant person. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Minutely \Mi*nute"ly\, adv. [From 4th {Minute}.]	   In a minute manner; with minuteness; exactly; nicely.	   [1913 Webster]	Minutely \Min"ute*ly\, a. [From 1st {Minute}.]	   Happening every minute; continuing; unceasing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's minutely	         providence.                              --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Minutely \Min"ute*ly\, adv.	   At intervals of a minute; very often and regularly. --J.	   Philips.	   [1913 Webster]	         Minutely proclaimed in thunder from heaven. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Minuteman \Min"ute*man\, n.; pl. {Minutemen}.	   A militiaman who was to be ready to march at a moment's	   notice; -- a term used in the American Revolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Minuteness \Mi*nute"ness\, n.	   The quality of being minute.	   [1913 Webster]
Minutia \Mi*nu"ti*a\, n.; pl. {Minutiae} (-[=e]). [L., fr.	   minutus small, minute. See 4th {Minute}.]	   A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used chiefly	   in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Minx \Minx\ (m[i^][ng]ks), n. [Prob. of Low German origin; cf.	   LG. minsk wench, jade, hussy, D. mensch; prop. the same word	   as D. & G. mensch man, human being, OHG. mennisco, AS.	   mennisc, fr. man. See {Man}.]	   1. A pert or a wanton girl. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A she puppy; a pet dog. [Obs.] --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	Minx \Minx\, n. [See {Mink}.] (Zool.)	   The mink; -- called also {minx otter}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miny \Min"y\ (m[imac]n"[y^]), a.	   Abounding with mines; like a mine. "Miny caverns." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Minyan \Min*yan"\ (m[-e]n*y[aum]n"), n. (Jewish Relig.)	   A quorum, or number necessary, for conducting public worship.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Miocene \Mi"o*cene\ (m[imac]"[-o]*s[=e]n), prop. a. [Gr. mei`wn	   less + kaino`s new, fresh, recent.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary. --	   n. The Miocene period. See {Chart} of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Miohippus \Mi`o*hip"pus\ (m[imac]`[-o]*h[i^]p"p[u^]s), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. mei`wn less + "ippo`s horse.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely	   related to the genus {Anhithecrium}, and having three usable	   hoofs on each foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Miquelet \Miq"ue*let\ (m[i^]k"w[-e]*l[e^]t), n. [Sp. miquelete.]	   (Mil.)	   An irregular or partisan soldier; a bandit.	   [1913 Webster]
Mir \Mir\ (m[=e]r), n. [Russ. mir'.]	   A Russian village community. --D. M. Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]	Mir \Mir\, n. [Per. m[imac]r.]	   Same as {Emir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mira \Mi"ra\, n. [NL., from L. mirus wonderful.] (Astron.)	   A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus	   ({[omicron] Ceti}).	   [1913 Webster]
Mirabilary \Mi*rab"i*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Mirabilaries}.	   One who, or a work which, narrates wonderful things; one who	   writes of wonders. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirabilis \Mi*rab"i*lis\, prop. n. [L., wonderful.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants. See {Four-o'clock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirabilite \Mi*rab"i*lite\, n. (Min.)	   Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirable \Mi"ra*ble\, a. [L. mirabilis, fr. mirari to wonder: cf.	   OF. mirable. See {Marvel}.]	   Wonderful; admirable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to	   wonder. See {Marvel}, and cf. {Mirror}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wonder or wonderful thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            That miracle and queen of genus.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the	      established constitution and course of things, or a	      deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural	      event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the	      universe is governed.	      [1913 Webster]	            They considered not the miracle of the loaves.	                                                  --Mark vi. 52.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A miracle play.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When said was all this miracle.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Miracle monger}, an impostor who pretends to work miracles.	      	   {Miracle play}, one of the old dramatic entertainments	      founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d	      {Mystery}, 2) on events related in the Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, v. t.	   To make wonderful. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Miraculize \Mi*rac"u*lize\, v. t.	   To cause to seem to be a miracle. [R.] --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Miraculous \Mi*rac"u*lous\, a. [F. miraculeux. See {Miracle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural	      power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power,	      and not by natural causes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Supernatural; wonderful.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wonder-working. "The miraculous harp." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Mi*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	      {Mi*rac"u*lous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Mirador \Mir`a*dor"\, n. [Sp., fr. mirar to behold, view. See	   {Mirror}.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Belvedere}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirage \Mi`rage"\, n. [F., fr. mirer to look at carefully, to	   aim, se mirer to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect,	   to be reflected, LL. mirare to look at. See {Mirror}.]	   An optical effect, sometimes seen on the ocean, but more	   frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of light at	   the surface common to two strata of air differently heated.	   The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted	   position, while the real object may or may not be in sight.	   When the surface is horizontal, and below the eye, the	   appearance is that of a sheet of water in which the object is	   seen reflected; when the reflecting surface is above the eye,	   the image is seen projected against the sky. The {fata	   Morgana} and {looming} are species of mirage.	   [1913 Webster]	         By the mirage uplifted the land floats vague in the	         ether,	         Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless	         air.                                     --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirbane \Mir"bane\, n.	   See {Nitrobenzene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mire \Mire\ (m[imac]r), n. [AS. m[imac]re, m[=y]re; akin to D.	   mier, Icel. maurr, Dan. myre, Sw. myra; cf. also Ir. moirbh,	   Gr. my`rmhx.]	   An ant. [Obs.] See {Pismire}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mire \Mire\, n. [OE. mire, myre; akin to Icel. m?rr swamp, Sw.	   myra marshy ground, and perh. to E. moss.]	   Deep mud; wet, spongy earth. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He his rider from the lofty steed	         Would have cast down and trod in dirty mire. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mire crow} (Zool.), the pewit, or laughing gull. [Prov.	      Eng.]	   {Mire drum}, the European bittern. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Mire \Mire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mired} (m[imac]rd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Miring}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix	      in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To stick or entangle; to involve in difficulties;	      -- often used in the passive or predicate form; as, we got	      mired in bureaucratic red tape and it took years longer	      than planned.	      [PJC]	   3. To soil with mud or foul matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smirched thus and mired with infamy.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Mire \Mire\, v. i.	   To stick in mire. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Mirific
Mirific \Mi*rif"ic\, Mirifical \Mi*rif"ic*al\, a. [L. mirificus;	   mirus wonderful + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   Working wonders; wonderful.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirificent \Mi*rif"i*cent\, a.	   Wonderful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miriness \Mir"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being miry.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirk \Mirk\, a. [See {Murky}.]	   Dark; gloomy; murky. --Spenser. Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Mirk \Mirk\, n.	   Darkness; gloom; murk. "In mirk and mire." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirksome \Mirk"some\, a.	   Dark; gloomy; murky. [Archaic] --Spenser. --	   {Mirk"some*ness}, n. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Mirky \Mirk"y\, a.	   Dark; gloomy. See {Murky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mirliton \Mir"li*ton\, n. [F.]	   1. A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or	      speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound. It is also called	      a {kazoo}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	            Trilby singing "Ben Bolt" into a mirliton was a	            thing to be remembered, whether one would or no!	                                                  --Du Maurier.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. same as {chayote[2]}.	      [PJC]
Mirounga \Mirounga\ prop. n.	   A genus comprising the elephant seals.	   Syn: genus {Mirounga}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mirror \Mir"ror\, n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor,	   fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L.	   mirari to wonder. See {Marvel}, and cf. {Miracle},	   {Mirador}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished	      substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of	      light.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in her hand she held a mirror bright,	            Wherein her face she often view[`e]d fair.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which gives a true representation, or in which a true	      image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is mirour of all courtesy.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            O goddess, heavenly bright,	            Mirror of grace and majesty divine.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) See {Speculum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mirror carp} (Zool.), a domesticated variety of the carp,	      having only three or fur rows of very large scales side.	      	   {Mirror plate}.	      (a) A flat glass mirror without a frame.	      (b) Flat glass used for making mirrors.	   {Mirror writing}, a manner or form of backward writing,	      making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters	      the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The	      substitution of this manner of writing for the common	      manner is a symptom of some kinds of nervous disease.	      [1913 Webster]	Mirror \Mir"ror\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mirrored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mirroring}.]	   1. To reflect, as in a mirror.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To copy or duplicate; to mimic or imitate; as, the files	      at Project Gutenberg were mirrored on several other ftp	      sites around the world.	      [PJC]	   3. To have a close resemblance to; as, his opinions often	      mirrored those of his wife.	      [PJC]
mirrored \mirrored\ adj.	   Reflected in or as if in a mirror.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mirrorlike \mirrorlike\ adj.	   1. capable of reflecting light like a mirror; flat and	      reflective; as, the mirrorlike surface of the lake.	   Syn: specular.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mirrorscope \Mir"ror*scope\, n. [Mirror + -scope.]	   See {Projector}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mirth \Mirth\, n. [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myr[eth],	   myrg[eth], merh[eth], mirh[eth]. See {Merry}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of	            Jerusalem, the voice of mirth.        --Jer. vii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which causes merriment. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee;	        hilarity; festivity; jollity. See {Gladness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Mirthful \Mirth"ful\, a.	   1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mirthful, comic shows.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Mirth"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Mirth"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Mirthless \Mirth"less\, a.	   Without mirth. -- {Mirth"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Miry \Mir"y\, a. [From 2d {Mire}.]	   Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; as, a miry	   road.	   [1913 Webster]
Miryachit \Mir"ya*chit`\, n. [Written also {myriachit}.] [Yakoot	   merj[aum]k epileptic, fr. imerek jerk, rage.] (Med.)	   A nervous disease in which the patient involuntarily imitates	   the words or action of another.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mirza \Mir"za\, n. [Per. m[imac]rz[=a], abbrev. fr.	   m[imac]rz[=a]deh son of the prince; m[imac]r prince (Ar.	   am[imac]r, em[imac]r) + z[=a]deh son.]	   The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname	   of an individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies	   Prince.	   [1913 Webster]
Mis- \Mis-\ (m[i^]s-). [In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS.	   mis-; akin to D. mis-, G. miss-, OHG. missa-, missi-, Icel. &	   Dan. mis-, Sw. miss-, Goth. missa-; orig., a p. p. from the	   root of G. meiden to shun, OHG. m[imac]dan, AS.	   m[imac][eth]an ([root]100. Cf. {Miss} to fail of). In words	   from the French, fr. OF. mes-, F. m['e]-, mes-, fr. L. minus	   less (see {Minus}). In present usage these two prefixes are	   commonly confounded.]	   A prefix used adjectively and adverbially in the sense of	   amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; as, misdeed, mislead,	   mischief, miscreant.	   [1913 Webster]
Mis \Mis\ (m[i^]s), a. & adv. [See {Amiss}.]	   Wrong; amiss. [Obs.] "To correcten that [which] is mis."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misacceptation \Mis*ac`cep*ta"tion\, n.	   Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Misaccompt \Mis`ac*compt"\, v. t.	   To account or reckon wrongly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misadjust \Mis`ad*just"\, v. t.	   To adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw out of adjustment.	   --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Misadjustment \Mis`ad*just"ment\, n.	   Wrong adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.	   [1913 Webster]
Misadventure \Mis`ad*ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. mesaventure, F.	   m['e]saventure.]	   Mischance; misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill	   adventure. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Homicide by misadventure} (Law), homicide which occurs when	      a man, doing a lawful act, without any intention of	      injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also	      {excusable homicide}. See {Homicide}. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; calamity.	        [1913 Webster]
Misadventured \Mis`ad*ven"tured\, a.	   Unfortunate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misadventurous \Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous\, a.	   Unfortunate.	   [1913 Webster]
Misadvertence \Mis`ad*vert"ence\, n.	   Inadvertence.	   [1913 Webster]
Misadvice \Mis`ad*vice"\, n.	   Bad advice.	   [1913 Webster]
Misadvise \Mis`ad*vise"\, v. t.	   To give bad counsel to.	   [1913 Webster]
Misadvised \Mis`ad*vised"\, a.	   Ill advised. -- {Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
misaffect \mis`af*fect"\ (m[i^]s`[a^]f*f[e^]kt"), v. t.	   To dislike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
misaffected \mis`af*fect"ed\, a.	   Ill disposed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
misaffection \mis`af*fec"tion\ (m[i^]s`[a^]f*f[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   An evil or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.	   [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
misaffirm \mis`af*firm"\ (m[i^]s`[a^]f*f[~e]rm"), v. t.	   To affirm incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
misaimed \mis*aimed"\ (m[i^]s*[=a]md"), a.	   Not rightly aimed. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
misaligned \mis`a*ligned"\ (m[i^]s`[.a]*l[imac]nd"), a.	   Aligned improperly; not correctly aligned.	   [PJC]
misalignment \mis`align"ment\ (m[i^]s`[.a]*l[imac]n"ment), n.	   The act of aligning improperly or state of being improperly	   aligned.	   [PJC]
misallegation \mis*al`le*ga"tion\, n.	   A erroneous statement or allegation. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
misallege \mis`al*lege"\, v. t.	   To state erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misalliance \Mis`al*li"ance\, n. [F. m['e]salliance.]	   A marriage with a person of inferior rank or social station;	   an improper alliance; a mesalliance.	   [1913 Webster]	         A Leigh had made a misalliance, and blushed	         A Howard should know it.                 --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Misallied \Mis`al*lied"\, a.	   Wrongly allied or associated.	   [1913 Webster]
Misallotment \Mis`al*lot"ment\, n.	   A wrong allotment.	   [1913 Webster]
Misalter \Mis*al"ter\, v. t.	   To alter wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
misandrist \mis"an*drist\ (m[i^]s"[a^]n*dr[i^]st), n.	   one who hates men. Contrast {{misogynist}} and cf.	   {misandry}.	   Syn: man-hater.	        [PJC]
misandry \mis"an*dry\ (m[i^]s"[a^]n*dr[y^]), n. [Gr. misei^n to	   hate + 'andh`r a man.]	   Hatred of men. Contrast {{misogyny}} and cf. {misandrist}.	   Syn: man-hating.	        [PJC]
misanthrope \mis"an*thrope\ (m[i^]s"[a^]n*thr[=o]p), n. [Gr.	   misa`nqrwpos; misei^n to hate + 'a`nqrwpos a man; cf. F.	   misanthrope. Cf. {Miser}.]	   A hater of mankind; a misanthropist.	   [1913 Webster] Misanthropic
Misanthropic \Mis`an*throp"ic\, Misanthropical
\Mis`an*throp"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. misanthropique.]	   Hating or disliking mankind.	   [1913 Webster]
Misanthropist \Mis*an"thro*pist\, n.	   A misanthrope.	   [1913 Webster]
Misanthropos \Mis*an"thro*pos\, n. [NL. See {Misanthrope}.]	   A misanthrope. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misanthropy \Mis*an"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. misanthropie.]	   Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to	   {philanthropy}. --Orrery.	   [1913 Webster]
Misapplication \Mis*ap`pli*ca"tion\, n.	   A wrong application. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Misapply \Mis`ap*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misapplied}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Misapplying}.]	   To apply wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose; as, to misapply	   a name or title; to misapply public money.	   [1913 Webster]
Misappreciated \Mis`ap*pre"ci*a`ted\, a.	   Improperly appreciated.	   [1913 Webster]
Misapprehend \Mis*ap`pre*hend"\, v. t.	   To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Misapprehension \Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion\, n.	   A mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning	   of a fact; misconception; misunderstanding.	   [1913 Webster]
Misapprehensively \Mis*ap`pre*hen"sive*ly\, adv.	   By, or with, misapprehension.	   [1913 Webster]
Misappropriate \Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate\, v. t.	   To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
misappropriated \mis`ap*pro"pri*a*ted\ adj.	   taken for one's own use in violation of a trust.	   Syn: embezzled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Misappropriation \Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion\, n.	   Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.	   [1913 Webster]
Misarrange \Mis`ar*range"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misarranged};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Misarranging}.]	   To place in a wrong order, or improper manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Misarrangement \Mis`ar*range"ment\, n.	   Wrong arrangement.	   [1913 Webster]
Misarcribe \Mis`ar*cribe"\, v. t.	   To ascribe wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misassay \Mis`as*say"\, v. t.	   To assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully. [Obs.]	   --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Misassign \Mis`as*sign"\, v. t.	   To assign wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misattend \Mis`at*tend"\, v. t.	   To misunderstand; to disregard. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misaventure \Mis`a*ven"ture\, n.	   Misadventure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misavize \Mis`a*vize"\, v. t.	   To misadvise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misbear \Mis*bear"\, v. t.	   To carry improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to	   misbehave. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbecome \Mis`be*come"\, v. t.	   Not to become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy father will not act what misbecomes him. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbecoming \Mis`be*com"ing\, a.	   Unbecoming. --Milton. -- {Mis`be*com"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Mis`be*com"ing*ness}, n. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbede \Mis*bede"\, v. t. [imp. {Misbode}; p. p. {Misboden}.]	   [AS. mis-be[^o]dan.]	   To wrong; to do injury to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Who hath you misboden or offended?       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbefitting \Mis`be*fit"ting\, a.	   Not befitting.	   [1913 Webster] Misbegot
Misbegot \Mis`be*got"\, Misbegotten \Mis`be*got"ten\, p. a.	   1. Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad or disreputable	      origin; pernicious. "Valor misbegot." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Poorly designed or planned; badly carried out;	      ill-conceived.	      [PJC]
Misbehave \Mis`be*have"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Misbehaved};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Misbehaving}.]	   To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often	   used with a reciprocal pronoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbehaved \Mis`be*haved"\, a.	   Guilty of ill behavior; illbred; rude. "A misbehaved and	   sullen wench." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbehavior \Mis`be*hav"ior\, n.	   Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbelief \Mis`be*lief"\, n.	   Erroneous or false belief.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbelieve \Mis`be*lieve"\, v. i.	   To believe erroneously, or in a false religion. "That	   misbelieving Moor." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbeliever \Mis`be*liev"er\, n.	   One who believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbeseem \Mis`be*seem"\, v. t.	   To suit ill.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbestow \Mis`be*stow"\, v. t.	   To bestow improperly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbestowal \Mis`be*stow"al\, n.	   The act of misbestowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbileve \Mis`bi*leve"\, n.	   Misbelief; unbelief; suspicion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misbode \Mis*bode"\,	   imp. of {Misbede}.	   [1913 Webster]
Misboden \Mis*bo"den\,	   p. p. of {Misbede}.	   [1913 Webster]
Misborn \Mis"born`\, a.	   Born to misfortune. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscalculate \Mis*cal"cu*late\, v. t. & i.	   1. To calculate erroneously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To judge wrongly, especially about the effects of action	      or the likely course of events.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
miscalculation \mis*cal`cu*la"tion\ n.	   1. a mistake in calculating.	   Syn: misreckoning, misestimation.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An error in judgment, especially about the effects of	      action or the likely course of events; as, IBM's	      miscalculation about the impact of microcomputers cost	      them many billions in lost opportunities; Sadam's invasion	      of Kuwait was only his worst, but not his last,	      miscalculation.	      [PJC]
Miscall \Mis*call"\, v. t.	   1. To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call by a bad name; to abuse. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Miscarriage \Mis*car"riage\, n.	   1. Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to	      attain a proper or desired result or reach a destination;	      as, a serious miscarriage of justice.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a counselor, to save himself,	            Would lay miscarriages upon his prince. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; as, the failings	      and miscarriages of the righteous. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of bringing forth a child before the time it is	      viable; a premature birth, resulting in death of the	      fetus; spontaneous abortion.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Miscarriageable \Mis*car"riage*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscarry \Mis*car"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Miscarried}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Miscarrying}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination,	      or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to	      suffer defeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            My ships have all miscarried.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring forth young before the time they are viable; to	      have a spontaneous abortion.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Miscast \Mis*cast"\, v. t.	   To cast or reckon wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]	Miscast \Mis*cast"\, n.	   An erroneous cast or reckoning.	   [1913 Webster]
miscegenate \miscegenate\ v.	   to marry or cohabit with a person of another race.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Miscegenation \Mis`ce*ge*na"tion\, n. [L. miscere to mix + the	   root of genus race.]	   A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black	   and white.	   Note: Until the late twentieth century, misceganation was a	         crime in some states of the Southern United States.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Miscellanarian \Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an\, a. [See {Miscellany}.]	   Of or pertaining to miscellanies. --Shaftesbury. -- n. A	   writer of miscellanies.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscellane \Mis"cel*lane\, n. [See {Miscellaneous}, and cf.	   {Maslin}.]	   A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called	   {maslin} and {meslin}. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscellanea \Mis"cel*la"ne*a\, n. pl. [L. See {Miscellany}.]	   A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various	   kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscellaneous \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 things; of diverse	   sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous	   collection. "A miscellaneous rabble." --Milton. --	   {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscellanist \Mis"cel*la*nist\, n.	   A writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L.	   miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F.	   miscellan['e]e, pl. miscellan['e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.]	   A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a	   collection of compositions on various subjects.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original,	         and sins actual.                         --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Miscellany madam}, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a	      milliner. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Miscellany \Mis"cel*la*ny\ (m[i^]s"s[e^]l*l[asl]*n[y^]), a.	   Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscensure \Mis*cen"sure\, v. t.	   To misjudge. [Obs.] --Daniel. -- n. Erroneous judgment.	   [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischance \Mis*chance"\, n. [OE. meschance, OF. mescheance.]	   Ill luck; ill fortune; mishap. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Never come mischance between us twain.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; infelicity;	        disaster. See {Calamity}.	        [1913 Webster]	Mischance \Mis*chance"\, v. i.	   To happen by mischance. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischanceful \Mis*chance"ful\, a.	   Unlucky. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischaracterize \Mis*char"ac*ter*ize\, v. t.	   To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong	   character to.	   [1913 Webster]	         They totally mischaracterize the action. --Eton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischarge \Mis*charge"\, v. t.	   To charge erroneously, as in an account. -- n. A mistake in	   charging.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischief \Mis"chief\ (m[i^]s"ch[i^]f), n. [OE. meschef bad	   result, OF. meschief; pref. mes- (L. minus less) + chief end,	   head, F. chef chief. See {Minus}, and {Chief}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of order; trouble or	      vexation caused by human agency or by some living being,	      intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial	      evil caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs.        --Ps. lii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from	            many mischiefs.                       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mischief was, these allies would never allow	            that the common enemy was subdued.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be in mischief}, to be doing harm or causing annoyance.	      	   {To make mischief}, to do mischief, especially by exciting	      quarrels.	   {To play the mischief}, to cause great harm; to throw into	      confusion. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill.	   Usage: {Mischief}, {Damage}, {Harm}. Damage is an injury	          which diminishes the value of a thing; harm is an	          injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; mischief	          is an injury which disturbs the order and consistency	          of things. We often suffer damage or harm from	          accident, but mischief always springs from perversity	          or folly.	          [1913 Webster]	Mischief \Mis"chief\, v. t.	   To do harm to. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischiefable \Mis"chief*a*ble\, a.	   Mischievous. [R.] --Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischiefful \Mis"chief*ful\, a.	   Mischievous. [Obs.] --Foote.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischief-maker \Mis"chief-mak`er\, n.	   One who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates	   quarrels or enmity.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischief-making \Mis"chief-mak`ing\, a.	   Causing harm; exciting enmity or quarrels. --Rowe. -- n. The	   act or practice of making mischief, inciting quarrels, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischievous \Mis"chie*vous\ (m[i^]s"ch[-e]*v[u^]s), a.	   Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied	   where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a	   mischievous child. "Most mischievous foul sin." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably	         mischievous to society.                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;	        destructive.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Mis"chie*vous*ly}, adv. --	        {Mis"chie*vous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Mischna \Misch"na\, n.	   See {Mishna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischnic \Misch"nic\, a.	   See {Mishnic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischoose \Mis*choose"\, v. t. [imp. {Mischose}; p. p.	   {Mischosen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mischoosing}.]	   To choose wrongly. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Mischoose \Mis*choose"\, v. i.	   To make a wrong choice.	   [1913 Webster]
Mischristen \Mis*chris"ten\, v. t.	   To christen wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscibility \Mis`ci*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. miscibilit['e].]	   Capability of being mixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscible \Mis"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. F. miscible, fr. L. miscere to	   mix.]	   Capable of being mixed; mixable. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Mixable in all proportions; forming a single phase	      when mixed in any proportion; -- of liquids; as, water and	      alcohol are miscible in all proportions; water and	      gasoline are not miscible; benzene and ethyl alcohol are	      miscible, and ethyl alcohol is miscible with water, but	      water is not miscible with benzene..	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Miscitation \Mis`ci*ta"tion\, n.	   Erroneous citation.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscite \Mis*cite"\, v. t.	   To cite erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misclaim \Mis*claim"\, n.	   A mistaken claim.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscognizant \Mis*cog"ni*zant\, a. (Law)	   Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscognize \Mis*cog"nize\, v. t.	   To fail to apprehend; to misunderstand. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscollocation \Mis*col`lo*ca"tion\, n.	   Wrong collocation. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscolor \Mis*col"or\, v. t.	   To give a wrong color to.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. [figuratively] To set forth erroneously or unfairly; to	      misrepresent; as, to miscolor facts. --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Miscomfort \Mis*com"fort\, n.	   Discomfort. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miscomprehend \Mis*com`pre*hend"\, v. t.	   To get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscomputation \Mis*com`pu*ta"tion\, n.	   Erroneous computation; false reckoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscompute \Mis`com*pute"\, v. t. [Cf. {Miscount}.]	   To compute erroneously. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconceit \Mis`con*ceit"\, n.	   Misconception. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misconceive \Mis`con*ceive"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Misconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconceiving}.]	   To conceive wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a	   false notion of; to misunderstand; to misjudge; to	   misapprehend.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those things which, for want of due consideration	         heretofore, they have misconceived.      --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.	        [1913 Webster]
Misconceiver \Mis`con*ceiv"er\, n.	   One who misconceives.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconception \Mis`con*cep"tion\, n.	   Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconclusion \Mis`con*clu"sion\, n.	   An erroneous inference or conclusion. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconduct \Mis*con"duct\, n.	   1. Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unlawful or unethical conduct by a person holding a public	      office or having a position of responsibility in the	      administration of justice; malfeasance; as, discussing the	      case out of court during a trial is misconduct by a juror;	      especially, misuse of office by an elected or appointed	      government official, also called {misconduct in office}.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed;	        delinquency; offense.	        [1913 Webster]	Misconduct \Mis`con*duct"\, v. t.	   To conduct amiss; to mismanage. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To misconduct one's self}, to behave improperly.	      [1913 Webster]	Misconduct \Mis`con*duct"\, v. i.	   To behave amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconfident \Mis*con"fi*dent\, a.	   Having a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting. [R.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconjecture \Mis`con*jec"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A wrong conjecture or guess. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Misconjecture \Mis`con*jec"ture\, v. t. & i.	   To conjecture wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconsecrate \Mis*con"se*crate\, v. t.	   To consecrate amiss. "Misconsecrated flags." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconsecration \Mis*con`se*cra"tion\, n.	   Wrong consecration.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconsequence \Mis*con"se*quence\, n.	   A wrong consequence; a false deduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconstruable \Mis*con"stru*a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct. --R.	   North.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconstruct \Mis`con*struct"\, v. t.	   To construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconstruction \Mis`con*struc"tion\, n.	   Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation. --Bp.	   Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconstrue \Mis*con"strue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misconstrued};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Misconstruing}.]	   To construe wrongly; to interpret erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]	         Do not, great sir, misconstrue his intent. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Much afflicted to find his actions misconstrued.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Misconstruer \Mis*con"stru*er\, n.	   One who misconstrues.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscontent \Mis`con*tent"\, a.	   Discontent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miscontinuance \Mis`con*tin"u*ance\, n. (Law)	   Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue process.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscopy \Mis*copy"\, v. t.	   To copy amiss.	   [1913 Webster]	Miscopy \Mis*copy"\, n.	   A mistake in copying. --North Am. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscorrect \Mis`cor*rect"\, v. t.	   To fail or err in attempting to correct. "Scaliger	   miscorrects his author." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscounsel \Mis*coun"sel\, v. t.	   To counsel or advise wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscount \Mis*count"\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OF. mesconter, F.	   m['e]compter. Cf. {Miscompute}.]	   To count erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]	Miscount \Mis*count"\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]compte error, OF.	   mesconte.]	   1. An erroneous counting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: An erroneous count of ballots cast in an	      election.	      [PJC]
Miscovet \Mis*cov"et\, v. t.	   To covet wrongfully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Miscreance
Miscreance \Mis"cre*ance\, Miscreancy \Mis"cre*an*cy\, n. [OF.	   mescreance, F. m['e]cr['e]ance incredulity.]	   The quality of being miscreant; adherence to a false	   religion; false faith. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, n. [OF. mescreant, F. m['e]cr['e]ant;	   pref. mes- (L. minus less) + p. pr. fr. L. credere to	   believe. See {Creed}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who holds a false religious faith; a misbeliever.	      [Obs.] --Spenser. De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction	            of the miscreants, but to constrain them to obey our	            Lord God.                             --Rivers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One not restrained by Christian principles; an	      unscrupulous villain; a depraved person; a vile wretch.	      --Addison.	Miscreant \Mis"cre*ant\, a.	   1. Holding a false religious faith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous; villainous; base;	      depraved. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Miscreate \Mis`cre*ate"\, a.	   Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles. [Obs.	   or Poet.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Miscreate \Mis`cre*ate"\, v. t.	   To create badly or amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscreated \Mis`cre*at"ed\, a.	   Formed unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed. --Spenser.	   Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscreative \Mis`cre*a"tive\, a.	   Creating amiss. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miscredent \Mis*cre"dent\, n. [Pref. mis- + credent. Cf.	   {Miscreant}.]	   A miscreant, or believer in a false religious doctrine.	   [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscredulity \Mis`cre*du"li*ty\, n.	   Wrong credulity or belief; misbelief. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Miscue \Mis*cue"\, n.	   1. (Billiards) A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue	      slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as	      desired.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To make a mistake; especially to fail to execute a	      necessary or expected action at the proper time, such as	      making a play in sports, or saying one's line in a drama.	      [PJC]
Misdate \Mis*date"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misdated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Misdating}.]	   1. To put a false or erroneous date on (a document). --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assign an incorrect date to; as, the fall of Troy was	      misdated by medieval writers.	      [PJC]
misdating \misdating\ n.	   The assignment of a date to something at a time when it could	   not have existed or occurred.	   Syn: anachronism, mistiming.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Misdeal \Mis*deal"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Misdealt}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Misdealing}.]	   To deal or distribute wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong	   distribution.	   [1913 Webster]	Misdeal \Mis*deal"\, n.	   The act of misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the	   players.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdeed \Mis*deed"\, n. [AS. misd[=ae]d. See {Deed}, n.]	   An evil deed; a wicked action.	   [1913 Webster]	         Evils which our own misdeeds have wrought. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Misconduct; misdemeanor; fault; offense; trespass;	        transgression; crime.	        [1913 Webster]
Misdeem \Mis*deem"\, v. t.	   To misjudge. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdemean \Mis`de*mean"\, v. t.	   To behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to misdemean	   one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdemeanant \Mis`de*mean"ant\, n.	   One guilty of a misdemeanor. --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdemeanor \Mis`de*mean"or\, n.	   1. Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A crime less than a felony. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As a rule, in the old English law, offenses capitally	         punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses	         were misdemeanors. In common usage, the word crime is	         employed to denote the offenses of a deeper and more	         atrocious dye, while small faults and omissions of less	         consequence are comprised under the gentler name of	         misdemeanors. --Blackstone.	         The distinction, however, between felonies and	         misdemeanors is purely arbitrary, and is in most	         jurisdictions either abrogated or so far reduced as to	         be without practical value. Cf. {Felony}. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Misdeed; misconduct; misbehavior; fault; trespass;	        transgression.	        [1913 Webster]
Misdempt \Mis*dempt"\, obs.	   p. p. of {Misdeem}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdepart \Mis`de*part"\, v. t.	   To distribute wrongly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He misdeparteth riches temporal.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misderive \Mis`de*rive"\, v. t.	   1. To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect. [Obs.] --Bp.	      Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To derive erroneously.	      [1913 Webster]
Misdescribe \Mis`de*scribe"\, v. t.	   To describe wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdesert \Mis`de*sert"\, n.	   Ill desert. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdevotion \Mis`de*vo"tion\, n.	   Mistaken devotion.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdiet \Mis*di"et\, n.	   Improper diet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Misdiet \Mis*di"et\, v. t.	   To diet improperly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdight \Mis*dight"\, a.	   Arrayed, prepared, or furnished, unsuitably. [Archaic] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdirect \Mis`di*rect"\, v. t.	   To give a wrong direction to; as, to misdirect a passenger,	   or a letter; to misdirect one's energies. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdirection \Mis`di*rec"tion\, n.	   1. The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so	      directed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An error of a judge in charging the jury on a matter	      of law. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The direction of another's attention to an unimportant	      place or matter, for the purpose of being able to perform	      an action undetected; as, misdirection is an important	      part of a magician's art.	      [PJC]
Misdisposition \Mis*dis`po*si"tion\, n.	   Erroneous disposal or application. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdistinguish \Mis`dis*tin"guish\, v. t.	   To make wrong distinctions in or concerning. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdivide \Mis`di*vide"\, v. t.	   To divide wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdivision \Mis`di*vi"sion\, n.	   Wrong division.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdo \Mis*do"\ (m[i^]s*d[=oo]"), v. t. [imp. {Misdid}; p. p.	   {Misdone} (m[i^]s*d[u^]n"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misdoing}.] [AS.	   misd[=o]n. See {Do}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To do wrongly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Afford me place to show what recompense	            Towards thee I intend for what I have misdone.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do wrong to; to illtreat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Misdo \Mis*do"\, v. i.	   To do wrong; to commit a fault.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have misdone, and I endure the smart.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdoer \Mis*do"er\, n.	   A wrongdoer. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdoing \Mis*do"ing\, n.	   A wrong done; a fault or crime; an offense; as, it was my	   misdoing.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdoubt \Mis*doubt"\, v. t. & i.	   To be suspicious of; to have suspicion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I do not misdoubt my wife.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Misdoubt \Mis*doubt"\, n.	   1. Suspicion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Irresolution; hesitation. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Misdoubtful \Mis*doubt"ful\, a	   Misgiving; hesitating. [Obs.] "Her misdoubtful mind."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misdread \Mis*dread"\, n.	   Dread of evil. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mise \Mise\, n. [F. mise a putting, setting, expense, fr. mis,	   mise, p. p. of mettre to put, lay, fr. LL. mittere to send.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) The issue in a writ of right.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expense; cost; disbursement. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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 of	      the owner of the earldom. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Misease \Mis*ease"\, n. [OE. mesaise, OF. mesaise.]	   Want of ease; discomfort; misery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Miseased \Mis*eased"\, a.	   Having discomfort or misery; troubled. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Miseasy \Mis*eas"y\, a.	   Not easy; painful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misedition \Mis`e*di"tion\, n.	   An incorrect or spurious edition. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Miseducate \Mis*ed"u*cate\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To educate in a wrong manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Misemploy \Mis`em*ploy"\, v. t.	   To employ amiss; as, to misemploy time, advantages, talents,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their frugal father's gains they misemploy. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Misemployment \Mis`em*ploy"ment\, n.	   Wrong or mistaken employment. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Misenter \Mis*en"ter\, v. t.	   To enter or insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.	   [1913 Webster]
Misentreat \Mis`en*treat"\, v. t.	   To treat wrongfully. [Obs.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misentry \Mis*en"try\, n.	   An erroneous entry or charge, as of an account.	   [1913 Webster]
Miser \Mi"ser\ (m[imac]"z[~e]r), n. [L. miser wretched,	   miserable; cf. Gr. mi^sos hate, misei^n to hate: cf. It. &	   Sp. misero wretched, avaricious.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wretched person; a person afflicted by any great	      misfortune. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woeful words of a miser now despairing. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A despicable person; a wretch. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one having	      wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and	      increasing his hoard.	      [1913 Webster]	            As some lone miser, visiting his store,	            Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stingy person; one very reluctant to spend money.	      [PJC]	   5. A kind of large earth auger. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Miserable \Mis"er*a*ble\, a. [F. mis['e]rable, L. miserabilis,	   fr. miserari to lament, pity, fr. miser wretched. See	   {Miser}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Very unhappy; wretched; living in misery.	      [1913 Webster]	            What hopes delude thee, miserable man? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing unhappiness or misery.	      [1913 Webster]	            What 's more miserable than discontent? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a miserable fellow; a	      miserable dinner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Miserable comforters are ye all.      --Job xvi. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Avaricious; niggardly; miserly. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.	        [1913 Webster]	Miserable \Mis"er*a*ble\, n.	   A miserable person. [Obs.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Miserableness \Mis"er*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being miserable.	   [1913 Webster]
Miserably \Mis"er*a*bly\, adv.	   In a miserable; unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were miserably entertained.         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fifth was miserably stabbed to death. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Miseration \Mis`er*a"tion\, n.	   Commiseration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miserere \Mis`e*re"re\, n. [L., have mercy, fr. misereri to have	   mercy, fr. miser. See {Miser}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) The psalm usually appointed for penitential	      acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin version. It	      commences with the word miserere.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A musical composition adapted to the 50th psalm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where only the wind signs miserere.   --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A small projecting boss or bracket, on the under	      side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see {Stall}).	      It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give some	      support to a worshiper when standing. Called also	      misericordia.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Same as {Ileus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Misericorde \Mis"er*i*corde"\, n. [F. mis['e]ricorde. See	   {Misericordia}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Compassion; pity; mercy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anc. Armor.) Same as {Misericordia}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Misericordia \Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a\, n. [L., mercy, compassion;	   miser wretched + cor, cordis, heart.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (O. Law) An amercement. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anc. Armor.) A thin-bladed dagger; so called, in the	      Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound or	      "mercy" stroke to a fallen adversary.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) An indulgence as to food or dress granted to a	      member of a religious order. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Miserly \Mi"ser*ly\ (m[imac]"z[~e]r*l[y^]), a. [From {Miser}.]	   Like a miser; very covetous; avaricious; stingy; sordid;	   niggardly.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; avaricious;	        penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See {Avaricious}.	        [1913 Webster]
Misery \Mi"ser*y\, n.; pl. {Miseries}. [OE. miserie, L. miseria,	   fr. miser wretched: cf. F. mis[`e]re, OF. also, miserie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind;	      wretchedness; distress; woe. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Destruction and misery are in their ways. --Rom.	                                                  iii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we our betters see bearing our woes,	            We scarcely think our miseries our foes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish;	        distress; calamity; misfortune.	        [1913 Webster]
Misesteem \Mis`es*teem"\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]sestime.]	   Want of esteem; disrespect. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Misestimate \Mis*es"ti*mate\, v. t.	   To estimate erroneously. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Misexplanation \Mis*ex`pla*na"tion\, n.	   An erroneous explanation.	   [1913 Webster]
Misexplication \Mis*ex`pli*ca"tion\, n.	   Wrong explication.	   [1913 Webster]
Misexposition \Mis*ex`po*si"tion\, n.	   Wrong exposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Misexpound \Mis`ex*pound"\, v. t.	   To expound erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misexpression \Mis`ex*pres"sion\, n.	   Wrong expression.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfaith \Mis*faith"\, n.	   Want of faith; distrust. "[Anger] born of your misfaith."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfall \Mis*fall"\, v. t. [imp. {Misfell}; p. p. {Misfallen};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Misfalling}.]	   To befall, as ill luck; to happen to unluckily. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfare \Mis*fare"\, v. i. [AS. misfaran.]	   To fare ill. [Obs.] -- n. Misfortune. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfashion \Mis*fash"ion\, v. t.	   To form wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfeasance \Mis*fea"sance\, n. [OF. pref. mes- wrong (L. minus	   less) + faisance doing, fr. faire to do, L. facere. Cf.	   {Malfeasance}.] (Law)	   A trespass; a wrong arising from an overt act; the improper	   doing of an act which a person might lawfully do. --Bouvier.	   --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfeature \Mis*fea"ture\, n.	   Ill feature. [R.] --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfeeling \Mis*feel"ing\, a.	   Insensate. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfeign \Mis*feign"\, v. i.	   To feign with an evil design. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfit \Mis*fit"\, n.	   1. The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a misfit in	      making a coat; a ludicrous misfit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something that fits badly, as a garment.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat	            tightly on him, as if his new duties were a misfit.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who does not fit in comfortably with the	      surrounding situation or society; one who cannot conform	      or adjust to the circumstances in which he lives.	      [PJC]
Misform \Mis*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misformed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Misforming}.]	   To make in an ill form. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misformation \Mis`for*ma"tion\, n.	   Malformation.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfortunate \Mis*for"tu*nate\ (?; 135), a.	   Producing misfortune. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misfortune \Mis*for"tune\, n.	   Bad fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster;	   mishap; mischance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Consider why the change was wrought,	         You 'll find his misfortune, not his fault. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; harm;	        disaster. See {Calamity}.	        [1913 Webster]	Misfortune \Mis*for"tune\, v. i.	   To happen unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.	   [Obs.] --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
Misfortuned \Mis*for"tuned\, a.	   Unfortunate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misframe \Mis*frame"\, v. t.	   To frame wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misget \Mis*get"\, v. t.	   To get wrongfully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misgie \Mis*gie"\, v. t.	   See {Misgye}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. t. [imp. {Misgave}; p. p. {Misgiven}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Misgiving}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give or grant amiss. [Obs.] --Laud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To give doubt and apprehension to, instead	      of confidence and courage; to impart fear to; to make	      irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and	      followed by the objective personal pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            So doth my heart misgive me in these conflicts	            What may befall him, to his harm and ours. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such whose consciences misgave them, how ill they	            had deserved.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suspect; to dread. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Misgive \Mis*give"\, v. i.	   To give out doubt and apprehension; to be fearful or	   irresolute. "My mind misgives." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
misgiving \mis*giv"ing\, n.	   Evil premonition; doubt; distrust; a feeling of apprehension;	   -- used commonly in the plural. "Suspicious and misgivings."	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgo \Mis*go"\ (m[i^]s*g[=o]"), v. i.	   To go astray. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgotten \Mis*got"ten\ (m[i^]s*g[o^]t"t'n), a.	   Unjustly gotten. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgovern \Mis*gov"ern\, v. t.	   To govern badly; as, to misgovern a country. --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgovernance \Mis*gov"ern*ance\, n.	   Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgoverned \Mis*gov"erned\, a.	   Ill governed, as a people; ill directed. "Rude, misgoverned	   hands." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgovernment \Mis*gov"ern*ment\, n.	   Bad government; want of government. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgracious \Mis*gra"cious\, a.	   Not gracious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misgraff \Mis*graff"\, v. t.	   To misgraft. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgraft \Mis*graft"\, v. t.	   To graft wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misground \Mis*ground"\, v. t.	   To found erroneously. "Misgrounded conceit." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgrowth \Mis*growth"\, n.	   Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Misguess \Mis*guess"\, v. t. & i.	   To guess wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misguidance \Mis*guid"ance\, n.	   Wrong guidance.	   [1913 Webster]
Misguide \Mis*guide"\, v. t.	   To guide wrongly; to lead astray; as, to misguide the	   understanding.	   [1913 Webster]	Misguide \Mis*guide"\, n.	   Misguidance; error. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misguiding \Mis*guid"ing\, a.	   Misleading. -- {Mis*guid"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Misgye \Mis*gye"\, v. t.	   To misguide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mishandle \Mis*han"dle\, v. t.	   To handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.	   [1913 Webster]
Mishap \Mis*hap"\, n.	   Evil accident; ill luck; misfortune; mischance. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Secure from worldly chances and mishaps. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mishap \Mis*hap"\, v. i.	   To happen unluckily; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] "If that me	   mishap." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mishappen \Mis*hap"pen\, v. i.	   To happen ill or unluckily. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Mishappy \Mis*hap"py\, a.	   Unhappy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mishcup \Mish*cup"\, n. [See {Scup}.] (Zool.)	   The scup. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mishear \Mis*hear"\, v. t. & i.	   To hear incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mishmash \Mish"mash`\, n. [Cf. G. mish-mash, fr. mischen to	   mix.]	   A hodgepodge or hotchpotch; a confused jumble. [Also spelled	   {mishmosh}.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mishna \Mish"na\, n. [NHeb. mishn[=a]h, i. e., repetition,	   doubling, explanation (of the divine law), fr. Heb.	   sh[=a]n[=a]h to change, to repeat.]	   A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and explanations	   of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud. [Written also	   {Mischna}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mishnic \Mish"nic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Mishna.	   [1913 Webster]
Misimagination \Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion\, n.	   Wrong imagination; delusion. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misimprove \Mis`im*prove"\, v. t.	   To use for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to	   misimprove time, talents, advantages, etc. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Misimprovement \Mis`im*prove"ment\, n.	   Ill use or employment; use for a bad purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
Misincline \Mis"in*cline"\, v. t.	   To cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect	   wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinfer \Mis`in*fer"\, v. t.	   To infer incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinform \Mis`in*form"\, v. t.	   To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]	Misinform \Mis`in*form"\, v. i.	   To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate.	   [R.] --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinformant \Mis`in*form"ant\, n.	   A misinformer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinformation \Mis*in`for*ma"tion\, n.	   Untrue or incorrect information. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinformer \Mis`in*form"er\, n.	   One who gives untrue or incorrect information.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinstruct \Mis`in*struct"\, v. t.	   To instruct amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinstruction \Mis`in*struc"tion\, n.	   Wrong or improper instruction.	   [1913 Webster]
Misintelligence \Mis`in*tel"li*gence\, n.	   1. Wrong information; misinformation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disagreement; misunderstanding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Misintend \Mis`in*tend"\, v. t.	   To aim amiss. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misinterpret \Mis`in*ter"pret\, v. t.	   To interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a	   wrong sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinterpretable \Mis`in*ter"pret*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be misunderstood.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinterpretation \Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken	   interpretation.	   [1913 Webster]
Misinterpreter \Mis`in*ter"pret*er\, n.	   One who interprets erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misjoin \Mis*join"\, v. t.	   To join unfitly or improperly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misjoinder \Mis*join"der\, n. (Law)	   An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a	   procedure, criminal or civil. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misjudge \Mis*judge"\, v. t. & i.	   To judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to	   misconstrue.	   [1913 Webster]
Misjudgment \Mis*judg"ment\, n. [Written also misjudgement.]	   A wrong or unjust judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Miskeep \Mis*keep"\, v. t.	   To keep wrongly. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misken \Mis*ken"\, v. t.	   Not to know. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Miskin \Mis"kin\, n. [Prob. for music + -kin.] (Mus.)	   A little bagpipe. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Miskindle \Mis*kin"dle\, v. t.	   To kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite	   wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misknow \Mis*know"\, v. t.	   To have a mistaken notion of or about. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislactation \Mis`lac*ta"tion\, n. (Med.)	   Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislay \Mis*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mislaid}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mislaying}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong source.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fault is generally mislaid upon nature. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay in a place not recollected; to misplace; to lose.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately	            mislaid: and the prayer of their petition was to	            obtain one of like import in its stead. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
Mislayer \Mis*lay"er\, n.	   One who mislays.	   [1913 Webster]
Misle \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 mizzle; to	   drizzle. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	Misle \Mi"sle\, n.	   A fine rain; a thick mist; a mizzle; a drizzle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislead \Mis*lead"\ (m[i^]s*l[=e]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Misled} (m[i^]s*l[e^]d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misleading}.]	   [AS. misl[=ae]dan. See {Mis-}, and {Lead} to conduct.]	   To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to guide	   into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trust not servants who mislead or misinform you.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         To give due light	         To the mislead and lonely traveler.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To delude; deceive. See {Deceive}.	        [1913 Webster]
Misleader \Mis*lead"er\, n.	   One who leads into error.	   [1913 Webster]
Misleading \Mis*lead"ing\, a.	   Leading astray; delusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislearn \Mis*learn"\, v. t.	   To learn wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misled \Mis*led"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Mislead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislen \Mis"len\, n.	   See {Maslin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Misletoe \Mis"le*toe\, n.	   See {Mistletoe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislight \Mis*light"\, v. t.	   To deceive or lead astray with a false light. --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislike \Mis*like"\ (m[i^]s*l[imac]k"), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Misliked} (m[i^]s*l[imac]kt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Misliking}.]	   [AS. misl[imac]cian to displease. See {Like}, v.]	   To dislike; to disapprove of; to have aversion to; as, to	   mislike a man.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who may like or mislike what he says.    --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Mislike \Mis*like"\, n.	   Dislike; disapprobation; aversion.	   [1913 Webster]
Misliker \Mis*lik"er\, n.	   One who dislikes.	   [1913 Webster]
Misliking \Mis*lik"ing\, n.	   Dislike; aversion.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislin \Mis"lin\, n. & a.	   See {Maslin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislive \Mis*live"\, v. i.	   To live amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Mislodge \Mis*lodge"\, v. t.	   To lodge amiss. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misluck \Mis*luck"\, n.	   Ill luck; misfortune.	   [1913 Webster]
Misly \Mis"ly\, a.	   Raining in very small drops; drizzling. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mismake \Mis*make"\ (m[i^]s*m[=a]k"), v. t.	   To make or form amiss; to spoil in making. "Limping	   possibilities of mismade human nature." --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismanage \Mis*man"age\, v. t. & i.	   To manage ill or improperly; as, to mismanage public affairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismanagement \Mis*man"age*ment\, n.	   Wrong or bad management; as, he failed through mismagement.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismanager \Mis*man"a*ger\, n.	   One who manages ill.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismark \Mis*mark"\, v. t.	   To mark wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismatch \Mis*match"\, v. t.	   To match unsuitably.	   [1913 Webster]
mismatched \mis*matched"\ adj.	   1. Matched unsuitably; grouped into pairs or sets with	      incompatible characteristics. [Narrower terms:	      {ill-sorted, incompatible, mismated, unsuited}; {odd,	      unmatched, unmated, unpaired ] Also See: {incompatible}.	      Antonym: {matched}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of very unequal ability; -- of contestants in a contest.	      The less able contestant is said to be {overmatched} or	      {outclassed}.	   Syn: uneven, not fairly matched.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mismate \Mis*mate"\, v. t.	   To mate wrongly or unsuitably; to mismatch; as, to mismate	   gloves or shoes; a mismated couple.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismeasure \Mis*meas"ure\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To measure or estimate incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismeasurement \Mis*meas"ure*ment\, n.	   Wrong measurement.	   [1913 Webster]
Mismeter \Mis*me"ter\, v. t.	   To give the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse. [R.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misname \Mis*name"\, v. t.	   To call by the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate	   name to.	   [1913 Webster]
Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, n. [OF. pref. mes- amiss, wrong (L. minus	   less) + F. nommer to name, L. nominare, fr. nomen name. See	   {Name}.]	   The misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a	   complaint or indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing;	   a wrong or inapplicable name or title.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many of the changes, by a great misnomer, called	         parliamentary "reforms".                 --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The word "synonym" is fact a misnomer.   --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]	Misnomer \Mis*no"mer\, v. t.	   To misname. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misnumber \Mis*num"ber\, v. t.	   To number wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misnurture \Mis*nur"ture\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To nurture or train wrongly; as, to misnurture children.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misobedience \Mis`o*be"di*ence\, n.	   Mistaken obedience; disobedience. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misobserve \Mis`ob*serve"\, v. t.	   To observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Misobserver \Mis`ob*serv"er\, n.	   One who misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misogamist \Mi*sog"a*mist\, n. [Gr. misei^n to hate + ?	   marriage.]	   A hater of marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Misogamy \Mi*sog"a*my\, n. [Cf. F. misogamie.]	   Hatred of marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
misogynic \misogynic\ adj.	   misogynous.	   [WordNet 1.5]
misogynism \misogynism\ n.	   misogyny.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Misogynist \Mi*sog"y*nist\ (m[i^]*s[o^]j"[i^]*n[i^]st), n. [Gr.	   misogy`nhs, misogy`naios; misei^n to hate + gynh` woman: cf.	   F. misogyne.]	   A woman hater. Contrast {misandrist}. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Misogynous \Mi*sog"y*nous\ (m[i^]*s[o^]j"[i^]*n[u^]s), a.	   Hating women; having deep-seated distrust of women; -- used	   of men.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Misogyny \Mi*sog"y*ny\ (m[i^]*s[o^]j"[i^]*n[y^]; 277), n. [Gr.	   misogyni`a: cf. F. misogynie.]	   Hatred of women. Contrast {misandry}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Misology \Mi*sol"o*gy\ (m[i^]*s[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.	   misologi`a; misei^n to hate + lo`gos discourse.]	   Hatred of argument or discussion; hatred of enlightenment.	   --G. H. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]
Misopinion \Mis`o*pin"ion\, n.	   Wrong opinion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misorder \Mis*or"der\, v. t.	   To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Misorder \Mis*or"der\, n.	   Irregularity; disorder. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Misorderly \Mis*or"der*ly\, a.	   Irregular; disorderly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misordination \Mis*or`di*na"tion\, n.	   Wrong ordination.	   [1913 Webster]
Misotheism \Mis"o*the`ism\, n. [Gr. misei^n to hate + qeo`s	   god.]	   Hatred of God. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispaint \Mis*paint"\, v. t.	   To paint ill, or wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispassion \Mis*pas"sion\, n.	   Wrong passion or feeling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mispay \Mis*pay"\, v. t. [Cf. {Appay}.]	   To dissatisfy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Mispell
Mispell \Mis*pell"\, v. t., Mispend \Mis*pend"\, v. t., etc.	   See {Misspell}, {Misspend}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispense \Mis*pense"\, n.	   See {Misspense}. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misperception \Mis`per*cep"tion\, n.	   Erroneous perception.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispersuade \Mis`per*suade"\, v. t.	   To persuade amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispersuasion \Mis`per*sua"sion\, n.	   A false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispickel \Mis*pick"el\, n. [G.] (Min.)	   Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Misplace \Mis*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misplaced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Misplacing}.]	   1. To put in a wrong place; to set or place on an improper or	      unworthy object; as, he misplaced his confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in a location that one does not recall; to	      mislay; to lose.	      [PJC]
Misplacement \Mis*place"ment\, n.	   The act of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.	   [1913 Webster]
Misplead \Mis*plead"\, v. i.	   To err in pleading.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispleading \Mis*plead"ing\, n. (Law)	   An error in pleading.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispoint \Mis*point"\, v. t.	   To point improperly; to punctuate wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispolicy \Mis*pol"i*cy\, n.	   Wrong policy; impolicy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispractice \Mis*prac"tice\, n.	   Wrong practice.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispraise \Mis*praise"\, v. t.	   To praise amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Misprint \Mis*print"\ (m[i^]s*pr[i^]nt"), v. t.	   To print wrongly; to make a mistake in printing.	   [1913 Webster]
misprint \mis"print\ (m[i^]s"pr[i^]nt), n.	   A mistake in printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book	   full of misprints. Misprints are sometimes noted and	   corrected in a list of corrigenda distributed with a book.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Misprise \Mis*prise"\, v. t.	   See {Misprize}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Misprise \Mis*prise"\, v. t. [OF. mesprise mistake, F.	   m['e]prise, fr. mespris, masc., mesprise, fem., p. p. of	   mesprendre to mistake; F. m['e]prendre; pref. mes- amiss +	   prendre to take, L. prehendere.]	   To mistake. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misprision \Mis*pri"sion\, n. [LL. misprisio, or OF. mesprison,	   prop., a mistaking, but confused with OF. mespris contempt,	   F. m['e]pris. See 2d {Misprise}, {Misprize}, {Prison}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of misprising; misapprehension; misconception;	      mistake. [Archaic] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The misprision of this passage has aided in	            fostering the delusive notion.        --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Neglect; undervaluing; contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A neglect, negligence, or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In its larger and older sense it was used to signify	         "every considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain	         name given to it in the law." --Russell.	         In a more modern sense it is applied exclusively to two	         offenses: 	         1.	   {Misprision of treason}, which is omission to notify the	      authorities of an act of treason by a person cognizant	      thereof. --Stephen.	      2.	   {Misprision of felony}, which is a concealment of a felony by	      a person cognizant thereof. --Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]
Misprize \Mis*prize"\ (m[i^]s*pr[imac]z"), v. t. [OF. mesprisier	   to deprise, F. m['e]priser; pref. amiss, wrong (L. minus less	   + LL. pretium price. See {price}, {Prize}, v.]	   To slight or undervalue.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, for those vanished hours, so much misprized!	                                                  --Hillhouse.	   [1913 Webster]	         I do not blame them, madam, nor misprize. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Misproceeding \Mis`pro*ceed"ing\, n.	   Wrong or irregular proceding.	   [1913 Webster]
Misprofess \Mis`pro*fess"\, v. i.	   To make a false profession; to make pretensions to skill	   which is not possessed.	   [1913 Webster]	Misprofess \Mis`pro*fess"\, v. t.	   To make a false profession of.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispronounce \Mis`pro*nounce"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Mispronounced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mispronouncing}.]	   To pronounce incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispronunciation \Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (? or ?), n.	   Wrong or improper pronunciation.	   [1913 Webster]
Misproportion \Mis`pro*por"tion\, v. t.	   To give wrong or unesthetic proportions to; to join without	   due proportion; as, the legs were misrpoportioned to the	   body.	   [1913 Webster]
misproportion \mis`pro*por"tion\, n.	   An improper or unesthetic proportion.	   [PJC]
Misproud \Mis*proud"\, a.	   Viciously proud. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mispunctuate \Mis*punc"tu*ate\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misquotation \Mis`quo*ta"tion\, n.	   Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.	   [1913 Webster]
Misquote \Mis*quote"\, v. t. & i.	   To quote erroneously or incorrectly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misraise \Mis*raise"\, v. t.	   To raise or excite unreasonable. "Misraised fury." --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrate \Mis*rate"\, v. t.	   To rate erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misread \Mis*read"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misread}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Misreading}.]	   To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading.	   [1913 Webster]
Misreceive \Mis`re*ceive"\, v. t.	   To receive wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrecital \Mis`re*cit"al\, n.	   An inaccurate recital.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrecite \Mis`re*cite"\, v. t. & i.	   To recite erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misreckon \Mis*reck"on\, v. t. & i.	   To reckon wrongly; to miscalculate. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Misreckoning \Mis*reck"on*ing\, n.	   An erroneous computation.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrecollect \Mis*rec`ol*lect"\, v. t. & i.	   To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously	   that one recollects. --Hitchcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrecollection \Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion\, n.	   Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.	   [1913 Webster]
Misreform \Mis`re*form"\, v. t.	   To reform wrongly or imperfectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misregard \Mis`re*gard"\, n.	   Wrong understanding; misconstruction. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misregulate \Mis*reg"u*late\, v. t.	   To regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrehearse \Mis`re*hearse"\, v. t.	   To rehearse or quote incorrectly. --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrelate \Mis`re*late"\, v. t.	   To relate inaccurately.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrelation \Mis`re*la"tion\, n.	   Erroneous relation or narration. --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misreligion \Mis`re*li"gion\, n.	   False religion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misremember \Mis`re*mem"ber\, v. t. & i.	   To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly. --Sir	   T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrender \Mis*ren"der\, v. t.	   To render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrepeat \Mis`re*peat"\, v. t.	   To repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of. --Gov.	   Winthrop.	   [1913 Webster]
Misreport \Mis`re*port"\, v. t. & i.	   To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Misreport \Mis`re*port"\, n.	   An erroneous report; a false or incorrect account given.	   --Denham. South.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. t.	   To represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to	   give a false or erroneous representation of, either	   maliciously, ignorantly, or carelessly. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Misrepresent \Mis*rep`re*sent"\, v. i.	   To make an incorrect or untrue representation. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrepresentation \Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion\, n.	   Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or	   account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as,	   a misrepresentation of a person's motives. --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of	         intentional untruth.	         [1913 Webster]
Misrepresentative \Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive\, a.	   Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrepresenter \Mis*rep`re*sent"er\, n.	   One who misrepresents.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrepute \Mis`re*pute"\, v. t.	   To have in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate	   erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Misrule \Mis*rule"\, v. t. & i.	   To rule badly; to misgovern.	   [1913 Webster]	Misrule \Mis*rule"\, n.	   1. The act, or the result, of misruling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disorder; confusion; tumult from insubordination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enormous riot and misrule surveyed.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abbot of Misrule}, or {Lord of Misrule}. See under {Abbot},	      and {Lord}.	      [1913 Webster]
Misruly \Mis*rul"y\, a.	   Unruly. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Miss \Miss\ (m[i^]s), n.; pl. {Misses} (m[i^]s"s[e^]z). [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.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is diversity of usage in the application of this	         title to two or more persons of the same name. We may	         write either the Miss Browns or the Misses Brown.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she is a miss of	      sixteen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses,	            Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses. --Cawthorn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kept mistress. See {Mistress}, 4. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Card Playing) In the game of three-card loo, an extra	      hand, dealt on the table, which may be substituted for the	      hand dealt to a player.	      [1913 Webster]	Miss \Miss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Missed} (m[i^]st); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Missing}.] [AS. missan; akin to D. & G. missen, OHG.	   missan, Icel. missa, Sw. mista, Dan. miste. [root]100. See	   {Mis-}, pref.]	   1. To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding, seeing,	      hearing, etc.; as, to miss the mark one shoots at; to miss	      the train by being late; to miss opportunites of getting	      knowledge; to miss the point or meaning of something said.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a man misses his great end, happiness, he will	            acknowledge he judged not right.      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get without; to	      dispense with; -- now seldom applied to persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            She would never miss, one day,	            A walk so fine, a sight so gay.       --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            We cannot miss him; he does make our fire,	            Fetch in our wood.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discover the absence or omission of; to feel the want	      of; to mourn the loss of; to want; as, to miss an absent	      loved one. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither missed we anything . . . Nothing was missed	            of all that pertained unto him.       --1 Sam. xxv.	                                                  15, 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt miss.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To miss stays}. (Naut.) See under {Stay}.	      [1913 Webster]	Miss \Miss\ (m[i^]s), v. i.	   1. To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true	      direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men observe when things hit, and not when they miss.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flying bullets now,	            To execute his rage, appear too slow;	            They miss, or sweep but common souls away. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the least reflection, we can not miss of them.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go wrong; to err. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Amongst the angels, a whole legion	            Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss;	            What wonder then if one, of women all, did miss?	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be absent, deficient, or wanting. [Obs.] See {Missing},	      a.	      [1913 Webster]	            What here shall miss, our toil shall strive to mend.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Miss \Miss\, n.	   1. The act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loss; want; felt absence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There will be no great miss of those which are lost.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mistake; error; fault. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did without any great miss in the hardest points	            of grammar.                           --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Harm from mistake. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Missa \Mis"sa\, n.; pl. {Missae}. [LL. See 1st {Mass}.] (R. C.	   Ch.)	   The service or sacrifice of the Mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Missal \Mis"sal\, n. [LL. missale, liber missalis, from missa	   mass: cf. F. missel. See 1st {Mass}.]	   The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire	   year; a Mass book.	   [1913 Webster]	Missal \Mis"sal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Missay \Mis*say"\, v. t.	   1. To say wrongly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak evil of; to slander. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Missay \Mis*say"\, v. i.	   To speak ill. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misseek \Mis*seek"\, v. t.	   To seek for wrongly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misseem \Mis*seem"\, v. i.	   1. To make a false appearance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To misbecome; to be misbecoming. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Missel \Mis"sel\, n.	   Mistletoe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Missel bird}, {Missel thrush} (Zool.), a large European	      thrush ({Turdus viscivorus}) which feeds on the berries of	      the mistletoe; -- called also {mistletoe thrush} and	      {missel}.	      [1913 Webster]
Misseldine \Mis"sel*dine\, n. [See {Mistletoe}.] [Written also	   {misselden}.]	   The mistletoe. [Obs.] --Baret.	   [1913 Webster]
Misseltoe \Mis"sel*toe\, n.	   See {Mistletoe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Missemblance \Mis*sem"blance\, n.	   False resemblance or semblance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Missend \Mis*send"\, v. t.	   To send amiss or incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misserve \Mis*serve"\, v. t. & i.	   To serve unfaithfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Misset \Mis*set"\ (m[i^]s*s[e^]t"), v. t.	   To set or place wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misshape \Mis*shape"\, v. t.	   To shape ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform.	   "Figures monstrous and misshaped." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Misshapen \Mis*shap"en\, a.	   Having a bad or ugly form. "The mountains are misshapen."	   --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mis*shap"en*ly}, adv. --	   {Mis*shap"en*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Missheathed \Mis*sheathed"\, a.	   Sheathed by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong	   place. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Missificate \Mis*sif"i*cate\, v. i. [LL. missa Mass + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {fy-}.]	   To perform Mass. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Missile \Mis"sile\, a. [L. missils, fr. mittere, missum, to	   cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. mesti to throw: cf.	   F. missile. Cf. {Admit}, {Dismiss}, {Mass} the religious	   service, {Message}, {Mission}.]	   Capable of being thrown; adapted for hurling or to be	   projected from the hand, or from any instrument or engine[2],	   so as to strike an object at a distance.	   [1913 Webster]	         We bend the bow, or wing the missile dart. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Missile \Mis"sile\, n. [L. missile.]	   1. A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected,	      as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rocket-propelled device designed to fly through the air	      and deliver a warhead of explosive materials to a target.	      [PJC]	   Note: Numerous types of rocket-propelled missile[2] are now	         used in modern warfare. Some types with names	         indicating their range or function are: {antiaircraft	         missile}; {ballistic missile}; {cruise missile};	         {antiballistic missile missile}; {air-to-air missile};	         {air-to-ground missile}; {guided missile};	         {intercontinental ballistic missile} (IBM);	         {intermediate range ballistic missile} (IRBM);	         {surface-to-air missile}.
Missing \Miss"ing\, a. [From {Miss}, v. i.]	   Absent from the place where it was expected to be found;	   lost; lacking; wanting; not present when called or looked	   for.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither was there aught missing unto them. --1 Sam.	                                                  xxv. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	         For a time caught up to God, as once	         Moses was in the mount, and missing long. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Missingly \Miss"ing*ly\, adv.	   With a sense of loss. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mission \Mis"sion\, n. [L. missio, fr. mittere, missum, to send:	   cf. F. mission. See {Missile}.]	   1. The act of sending, or the state of being sent; a being	      sent or delegated by authority, with certain powers for	      transacting business; comission.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,	            Made emulous missions 'mongst the gods themselves.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That with which a messenger or agent is charged; an	      errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a	      commission.	      [1913 Webster]	            How to begin, how to accomplish best	            His end of being on earth, and mission high.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to perform	      any service; a delegation; an embassy; as, the Russian	      mission to the United Nations.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            In these ships there should be a mission of three of	            the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An assotiation or organization of missionaries; a station	      or residence of missionaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An organization for worship and work, dependent on one or	      more churches.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A course of extraordinary sermons and services at a	      particular place and time for the special purpose of	      quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of	      converting unbelievers. --Addis & Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Dismission; discharge from service. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mission school}.	      (a) A school connected with a mission and conducted by	          missionaries.	      (b) A school for the religious instruction of children not	          having regular church privileges.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Message; errand; commission; deputation.	        [1913 Webster]	Mission \Mis"sion\, v. t.	   To send on a mission. [Mostly used in the form of the past	   participle.] --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Missionary \Mis"sion*ary\, n.; pl. {Missionaries}. [Cf. F.	   missionnaire. See {Mission}, n.]	   One who is sent on a mission; especially, one sent to	   propagate religion. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Missionary apostolic}, a Roman Catholic missionary sent by	      commission from the pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Missionary \Mis"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to missions; as, a missionary meeting; a	   missionary fund.	   [1913 Webster]
Missioner \Mis"sion*er\, n.	   A missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See	   {Mission}, n., 6. "Like mighty missioner you come." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Missis \Mis"sis\, n.	   A mistress; a wife; -- so used by the illiterate. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Missish \Miss"ish\, a.	   Like a miss; prim; affected; sentimental.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Miss"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mississippian \Mississippian\ prop. n.	   1. A geological period extending from from 310 million to 345	      million years ago; it was associated with an increase of	      land areas, the presence of primitive ammonites, and	      emergence of winged insects; called also {Missippian	      period} and {Lower Carboniferous period}.	   Syn: Missippian period, Lower Carboniferous, Lower	        Carboniferous period.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A resident of Mississippi.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Missit \Mis*sit"\, v. t.	   To sit badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Missive \Mis"sive\, a. [See {Missive}, n.]	   1. Specially sent; intended or prepared to be sent; as, a	      letter missive. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Missile. "The missive weapons fly." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Letters missive}, letters conveying the permission, comand,	      or advice of a superior authority, as a sovereign. They	      are addressed and sent to some certain person or persons,	      and are distinguished from letters patent, which are	      addressed to the public.	      [1913 Webster]	Missive \Mis"sive\, n. [F. lettre missive. See {Mission}, n.]	   1. That which is sent; a writing containing a message.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is sent; a messenger. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Missound \Mis*sound"\, v. t.	   To sound wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly.	   --E,Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Missourian \Missourian\ prop. n.	   A resident of Missouri.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Misspeak \Mis*speak"\, v. i.	   To err in speaking.	   [1913 Webster]	Misspeak \Mis*speak"\, v. t.	   To utter wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misspeech \Mis*speech"\, n.	   Wrong speech. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misspell \Mis*spell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misspelled}, or	   {Misspelt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misspelling}.]	   To spell incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misspelling \Mis*spell"ing\, n.	   A wrong spelling.	   [1913 Webster]
Misspend \Mis*spend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misspent}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Misspending}.]	   To spend amiss or for wrong purposes; to squander; to waste;	   as, to misspend time or money. --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Misspender \Mis*spend"er\, n.	   One who misspends.	   [1913 Webster]
misspense \mis*spense"\, n.	   A spending improperly; a wasting. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Misspent \Mis*spent"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Misspend}.	   [1913 Webster]
Misstate \Mis*state"\, v. t.	   To state wrongly; as, to misstate a question in debate. --Bp.	   Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Misstatement \Mis*state"ment\, n.	   An incorrect statement.	   [1913 Webster]
Misstayed \Mis*stayed"\, a. (Naut.)	   Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Misstep \Mis*step"\, n.	   A wrong step; an error of conduct.	   [1913 Webster]	Misstep \Mis*step"\, v. i.	   To take a wrong step; to go astray.	   [1913 Webster]
Missuccess \Mis`suc*cess"\, n.	   Failure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Missuggestion \Mis`sug*ges"tion\ (? or ?), n.	   Wrong or evil suggestion. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Missummation \Mis`sum*ma"tion\, n.	   Wrong summation.	   [1913 Webster]
Misswear \Mis*swear"\, v. i.	   To swear falsely.	   [1913 Webster]
Missy \Mis"sy\, n. (Min.)	   See {Misy}.	   [1913 Webster]	Missy \Mis"sy\, n.	   An affectionate, or contemptuous, form of miss; a young girl;	   a miss. -- a. Like a miss, or girl.	   [1913 Webster]
mist \mist\ (m[i^]st), n. [AS. mist; akin to D. & Sw. mist,	   Icel. mistr, G. mist dung, Goth. ma['i]hstus, AS. m[imac]gan	   to make water, Icel. m[imac]ga, Lith. migla mist, Russ. mgla,	   L. mingere, meiere, to make water, Gr. 'omichei^n to make	   water, 'omi`chlh mist, Skr. mih to make water, n., a mist	   m[=e]gha cloud. [root]102. Cf. {Misle}, {Mizzle}, {Mixen}.]	   1. Visible watery vapor suspended in the atmosphere, at or	      near the surface of the earth; fog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in visible	      particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch mist.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and obscures or	      intercepts vision.	      [1913 Webster]	            His passion cast a mist before his sense. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mist flower} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Eupatorium	      coelestinum}), having heart-shaped leaves, and corymbs of	      lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and	      Southern United States.	      [1913 Webster]
Mist \Mist\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Misting}.]	   To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mist \Mist\, v. i.	   To rain in very fine drops; as, it mists.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistakable \Mis*tak"a*ble\, a.	   Liable to be mistaken; capable of being misconceived. --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistake \Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), v. t. [imp. & obs. p. p.	   {Mistook} (m[i^]s*t[oo^]k"); p. p. {Mistaken}	   (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mistaking}.] [Pref. mis-	   + take: cf. Icel. mistaka.]	   1. To take or choose wrongly. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand misapprehend,	      or misconceive; as, to mistake a remark; to mistake one's	      meaning. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            My father's purposes have been mistook. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To substitute in thought or perception; as, to mistake one	      person for another.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man may mistake the love of virtue for the	            practice of it.                       --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have a wrong idea of in respect of character,	      qualities, etc.; to misjudge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mistake me not so much,	            To think my poverty is treacherous.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Mistake \Mis*take"\, v. i.	   To err in knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to	   commit an unintentional error.	   [1913 Webster]	         Servants mistake, and sometimes occasion	         misunderstanding among friends.          --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Mistake \Mis*take"\ (m[i^]s*t[=a]k"), n.	   1. An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a	      misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an	      unintentional error of conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infallibility is an absolute security of the	            understanding from all possibility of mistake.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Misconception, error, which when non-negligent may	      be ground for rescinding a contract, or for refusing to	      perform it.	      [1913 Webster]	   {No mistake}, surely; without fail; as, it will happen at the	      appointed time, and no mistake. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blunder; error; bull. See {Blunder}.	        [1913 Webster]
Mistaken \Mis*tak"en\, p.a.	   1. Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or	      a misconception; as, a mistaken man; he is mistaken.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Erroneous; wrong; as, a mistaken notion.	      [1913 Webster]
Mistakenly \Mis*tak"en*ly\, adv.	   By mistake. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistakenness \Mis*tak"en*ness\, n.	   Erroneousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistaker \Mis*tak"er\, n.	   One who mistakes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well meaning ignorance of some mistakers. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistaking \Mis*tak"ing\, n.	   An error; a mistake. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistakingly \Mis*tak"ing*ly\, adv.	   Erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistaught \Mis*taught"\ (m[i^]s*t[add]t"), a. [See {Misteach}.]	   Wrongly taught; as, a mistaught youth. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Misteach \Mis*teach"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mistaught}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Misteaching}.] [AS. mist[=ae]can.]	   To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistell \Mis*tell"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mistold}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mistelling}.]	   To tell erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistemper \Mis*tem"per\, v. t.	   To temper ill; to disorder; as, to mistemper one's head.	   --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]	         This inundation of mistempered humor.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mister \Mis"ter\, n. [See {Master}, and cf. {Mistress}.]	   A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth.	   It is usually written in the abbreviated form Mr.	   [1913 Webster]	         To call your name, inquire your where,	         Or what you think of Mister Some-one's book,	         Or Mister Other's marriage or decease.   --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Mister \Mis"ter\, v. t.	   To address or mention by the title Mr.; as, he mistered me in	   a formal way. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mister \Mis"ter\, n. [OF. mistier trade, office, ministry, need,	   F. m['e]tier trade, fr. L. ministerium service, office,	   ministry. See {Ministry}, {Mystery} trade.] [Written also	   {mester}.]	   1. A trade, art, or occupation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In youth he learned had a good mester. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner; kind; sort. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            But telleth me what mester men ye be. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Need; necessity. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	Mister \Mis"ter\, v. i.	   To be needful or of use. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As for my name, it mistereth not to tell. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misterm \Mis*term"\, v. t.	   To call by a wrong name; to miscall.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistery \Mis"ter*y\, n.	   See {Mystery}, a trade.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistful \Mist"ful\, a.	   Clouded with, or as with, mist.	   [1913 Webster]
Misthink \Mis*think"\, v. i. [See {Think}.]	   To think wrongly. [Obs.] "Adam misthought of her." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Misthink \Mis*think"\, v. t.	   To have erroneous thoughts or judgment of; to think ill of.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Misthought \Mis*thought"\, n.	   Erroneous thought; mistaken opinion; error. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misthrive \Mis*thrive"\, v. i.	   To thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misthrow \Mis*throw"\, v. t.	   To throw wrongly.	   [1913 Webster] Mistic
Mistic \Mis"tic\, Mistico \Mis"ti*co\, n. [Sp. m['i]stico.]	   A kind of small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. It	   is rigged partly like a xebec, and partly like a felucca.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistide \Mis*tide"\, v. i. [AS. mist[imac]dan. See {Tide}.]	   To happen or come to pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil	   fortune. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Mistigris
Mistigris \Mis`ti`gris"\, Mistigri \Mis`ti`gri"\, n. [F.	   mistigri.]	   A variety of the game of poker in which the joker is used,	   and called mistigris or mistigri.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistihead \Mist"i*head\, n.	   Mistiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mistily \Mist"i*ly\, adv.	   With mist; darkly; obscurely.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistime \Mis*time"\, v. t. [AS. mist[imac]main to turn out ill.]	   To time wrongly; not to adapt to the time.	   [1913 Webster]
mistiming \mistiming\ n.	   The act or process of assigning something to a time when it	   could not have existed or occurred.	   Syn: anachronism, misdating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mistiness \Mist"i*ness\, n.	   State of being misty.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistion \Mis"tion\, n. [L. mistio, mixtio. See {Mix}, and cf.	   {Mixtion}.]	   Mixture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mistitle \Mis*ti"tle\, v. t.	   To call by a wrong title.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistle \Mis"tle\, v. i. [Eng. mist. See {Misle}, and {Mizzle}.]	   To fall in very fine drops, as rain; to drizzle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistletoe \Mis"tle*toe\, n. [AS. mistelt[=a]n; mistel mistletoe	   + t[=a]n twig. AS. mistel is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw.	   mistel, OHG. mistil, Icel. mistilteinn; and AS. t[=a]n to D.	   teen, OHG. zein, Icel. teinn, Goth. tains. Cf. {Missel}.]	   (Bot.)	   A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe ({Viscum album}),	   bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it	   is rare, it was an object of superstitious regard among the	   Druids. A bird lime is prepared from its fruit. [Written also	   {misletoe}, {misseltoe}, and {mistleto}.] --Lindley.	   --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The mistletoe of the United States is {Phoradendron	         serotinum} (syn. {Phoradendron flavescens}), having	         broader leaves than the European kind. In different	         regions various similar plants are called by this name.	         The mistletoe is used as a decoration at Christmas	         time, and it is a tradition that two persons of the	         oposite sex finding each other under a mistletoe sprig	         should kiss.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mistonusk \Mis"to*nusk\, n. [From the Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The American badger.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistook \Mis*took"\,	   imp. & obs. p. p. of {Mistake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistradition \Mis`tra*di"tion\, n.	   A wrong tradition. "Monsters of mistradition." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistrain \Mis*train"\, v. t.	   To train amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistral \Mis"tral\, n. [F., fr. Proven[,c]al.]	   A violent and cold northwest wind experienced in the	   Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistranslate \Mis`trans*late"\, v. t.	   To translate erroneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistranslation \Mis`trans*la"tion\, n.	   Wrong translation.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistransport \Mis`trans*port"\, v. t.	   To carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistreading \Mis*tread"ing\, n.	   Misstep; misbehavior. "To punish my mistreadings." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistreat \Mis*treat"\, v. t.	   To treat amiss; to abuse.	   [1913 Webster]
mistreated \mistreated\ adj.	   physically abused. [Narrower terms: {assaulted, molested,	   raped}; {battered, beaten}; {misunderstood ]	   Syn: abused, ill-treated, maltreated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mistreatment \Mis*treat"ment\, n.	   Wrong treatment.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistress \Mis"tress\, n. [OE. maistress, OF. maistresse, F.	   ma[^i]tresse, LL. magistrissa, for L. magistra, fem. of	   magister. See {Master}, {Mister}, and cf. {Miss} a young	   woman.]	   1. A woman having power, authority, or ownership; a woman who	      exercises authority, is chief, etc.; the female head of a	      family, a school, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter!	            To be her mistress' mistress!         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery	      over it.	      [1913 Webster]	            A letter desires all young wives to make themselves	            mistresses of Wingate's Arithmetic.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who has	      command over one's heart; a beloved object; a sweetheart.	      [Poetic] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A woman filling the place, but without the rights, of a	      wife; a woman having an ongoing usually exclusive sexual	      relationship with a man, who may provide her with	      financial support in return; a concubine; a loose woman	      with whom one consorts habitually; as, both his wife and	      his mistress attended his funeral. --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   5. A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the name of a	      woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the	      contracted forms, Mrs., for a married, and Miss, for an	      unmarried, woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now Mistress Gilpin (careful soul).   --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A married woman; a wife. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Several of the neighboring mistresses had assembled	            to witness the event of this memorable evening.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The old name of the jack at bowls. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be one's own mistress}, to be exempt from control by	      another person.	      [1913 Webster]	Mistress \Mis"tress\, v. i.	   To wait upon a mistress; to be courting. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistressship \Mis"tress*ship\, n.	   1. Female rule or dominion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ladyship, a style of address; -- with the personal	      pronoun. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Mistrial \Mis*tri"al\, n. (Law)	   A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result; a	   trial which comes to no conclusion, such as a criminal trial	   which does not produce a unanimous verdict of the jurors.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mistrist \Mis*trist"\, v. t.	   To mistrust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistrow \Mis*trow"\, v. i.	   To think wrongly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mistrust \Mis*trust"\, n.	   Want of confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Mistrust \Mis*trust"\, v. t.	   1. To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt	      the integrity of; to distrust.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will never mistrust my wife again.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to surmise.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust	            Ensuing dangers.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Mistruster \Mis*trust"er\, n.	   One who mistrusts.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistrustful \Mis*trust"ful\, a.	   Having or causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their light blown out in some mistrustful wood. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mis*trust"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Mis*trust"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistrustingly \Mis*trust"ing*ly\, adv.	   With distrust or suspicion.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistrustless \Mis*trust"less\, a.	   Having no mistrust or suspicion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The swain mistrustless of his smutted face.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistune \Mis*tune"\, v. t.	   To tune wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistura \Mis*tu"ra\, n. [L. See {Mixture}.] (Med.)	   (a) A mingled compound in which different ingredients are	       contained in a liquid state; a mixture. See {Mixture},	       n., 4.	   (b) Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very active	       substances, and which can only be administered by drops.	       --Dunglison.	       [1913 Webster]
Misturn \Mis*turn"\, v. t.	   To turn amiss; to pervert.	   [1913 Webster]
Mistutor \Mis*tu"tor\, v. t.	   To instruct amiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Misty \Mist"y\ (m[i^]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Mistier}	   (m[i^]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Mistiest}.] [AS. mistig. See	   {Mist}. In some senses misty has been confused with mystic.]	   1. Accompanied with mist; characterized by the presence of	      mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; as, a misty	      morning; misty weather; misty mountains; a misty	      atmosphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded; as, misty	      sight; to peer into the misty future.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more I muse therein [theology],	            The mistier it seemeth.               --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]
Misunderstand \Mis*un`der*stand"\	   (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Misunderstood} (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[oo^]d"); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Misunderstanding}.]	   To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a	   wrong sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Misunderstander \Mis*un`der*stand"er\	   (m[i^]s*[u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"[~e]r), n.	   One who misunderstands. --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Misunderstanding \Mis*un`der*stand"ing\, n.	   1. Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel.	      "Misunderstandings among friends." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Misurato \Mi`su*ra"to\ (m[=e]`s[=oo]*r[aum]"t[-o]), a. [It.]	   (Mus.)	   Measured; -- a direction to perform a passage in strict or	   measured time.	   [1913 Webster]
Misusage \Mis*us"age\ (m[i^]s*[=u]z"[asl]j), n. [Cf. F.	   m['e]susage.]	   Bad treatment; abuse. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Misuse \Mis*use"\ (m[i^]s*[=u]z"), v. t. [F. m['e]suser. See	   {Mis-}, prefix from French, and {Use}.]	   1. To treat or use improperly; to use to a bad purpose; to	      misapply; as, to misuse one's talents. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sweet poison of misused wine.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abuse; to treat ill.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, she misused me past the endurance of a block.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.	        [1913 Webster]	Misuse \Mis*use"\ (m[i^]s*[=u]s"), n.	   1. Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words little suspected for any such misuse. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violence, or its effects. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Misusement \Mis*use"ment\, n.	   Misuse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Misuser \Mis*us"er\, n.	   1. One who misuses. "Wretched misusers of language."	      --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Unlawful use of a right; use in excess of, or	      varying from, one's right. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Misvalue \Mis*val"ue\, v. t.	   To value wrongly or too little; to undervalue.	   [1913 Webster]	         But for I am so young, I dread my work	         Wot be misvalued both of old and young.  --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Misvouch \Mis*vouch"\, v. t.	   To vouch falsely.	   [1913 Webster]
Miswander \Mis*wan"der\, v. i.	   To wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Misway \Mis*way"\, n.	   A wrong way. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Miswear \Mis*wear"\, v. t.	   To wear ill. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Miswed \Mis*wed"\, v. t.	   To wed improperly.	   [1913 Webster]
Misween \Mis*ween"\, v. i.	   To ween amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Miswend \Mis*wend"\, v. i.	   To go wrong; to go astray. [Obs.] "The world is miswent."	   --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Misword \Mis*word"\, v. t.	   To word wrongly; as, to misword a message, or a sentence.	   [1913 Webster]	Misword \Mis*word"\, n.	   A word wrongly spoken; a cross word. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   --Breton.	   [1913 Webster]
Misworship \Mis*wor"ship\, n.	   Wrong or false worship; mistaken practices in religion. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such hideous jungle of misworships.      --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Misworship \Mis*wor"ship\, v. t.	   To worship wrongly. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Misworshiper \Mis*wor"ship*er\, n.	   One who worships wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Miswrite \Mis*write"\, v. t.	   To write incorrectly.	   [1913 Webster]
Miswrought \Mis*wrought"\, a.	   Badly wrought. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Misy \Mi"sy\, n. [Cf. L. misy a mineral, perh. copperas, Gr. ?.]	   (Min.)	   An impure yellow sulphate of iron; yellow copperas or	   copiapite.	   [1913 Webster]
Misyoke \Mis*yoke"\, v. t.	   To yoke improperly.	   [1913 Webster]
Miszealous \Mis*zeal"ous\, a.	   Mistakenly zealous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mite \Mite\ (m[imac]t), n. [AS. m[imac]te mite (in sense 1);	   akin to LG. mite, D. mijt, G. miete, OHG. m[imac]za; cf.	   Goth. maitan to cut.]	   1. (Zool.) A minute arachnid, of the order {Acarina}, of	      which there are many species; as, the dust mite, cheese	      mite, sugar mite, harvest mite, three-toed spider mite,	      etc. See {Acarina}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [D. mijt; prob. the same word.] A small coin formerly	      circulated in England, rated at about a third of a	      farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in	      Palestine in the time of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two mites, which make a farthing.     --Mark xii.	                                                  49.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything very small; a minute object; a very little	      quantity or particle.	      [1913 Webster]	            For in effect they be not worth a myte. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Mitella \Mitella\ prop. n.	   A genus of low slender herbs of North America and Northeast	   Asia having flowers with trifid or pinnatifid petals.	   Syn: genus {Mitella}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Miter
Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, n. [F. mitre, fr. L. mitra	   headband, turban, Gr. ?.]	   1. A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by	      bishops and other church dignitaries. It has been made in	      many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two	      points or peaks. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece	      where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a	      junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter	      joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Numis.) A sort of base money or coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Miter box} (Carp. & Print.), an apparatus for guiding a	      handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter joint; esp.,	      a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its	      upright sides, for guides.	   {Miter dovetail} (Carp.), a kind of dovetail for a miter	      joint in which there is only one joint line visible, and	      that at the angle.	   {Miter gauge} (Carp.), a gauge for determining the angle of a	      miter.	   {Miter joint}, a joint formed by pieces matched and united	      upon a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the	      beveled ends of two pieces of molding or brass rule, etc.	      The term is used especially when the pieces form a right	      angle, such as the edges of a window frame, and the edge	      of each piece at the point of junction is cut at a 45[deg]	      angle to its long direction. See {Miter}, 2.	   {Miter shell} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of marine	      univalve shells of the genus {Mitra}.	   {Miter square} (Carp.), a bevel with an immovable arm at an	      angle of 45[deg], for striking lines on stuff to be	      mitered; also, a square with an arm adjustable to any	      angle.	   {Miter wheels}, a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter,	      adapted for working together, usually with their axes at	      right angles.	      [1913 Webster] Miter	Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitered}or	   {Mitred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mitering}or {Mitring}.]	   1. To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. [WordNet	      sense 2] "Mitered locks." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule	      on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to fit together	      in a miter joint. [WordNet sense 3]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching	      together at an angle. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster] Miter	Miter \Mi"ter\, Mitre \Mi"tre\, v. i.	   To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a	   line bisecting the angle of junction.	   [1913 Webster]
Miterwort \Mi"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Mitella}, -- slender, perennial herbs	   with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's	   cap.	   [1913 Webster]	   {False miterwort}, a white-flowered perennial herb of the	      United States ({Tiarella cardifolia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Mithic \Mith"ic\, a.	   See {Mythic}.	   [1913 Webster] Mithra
Mithra \Mi"thra\, Mithras \Mi"thras\, prop. n. [L., from Gr. ?.]	   The sun god of the ancient Persians; the god of light and	   truth.	   [1913 Webster] mithraic
mithraic \mithraic\ mithraistic \mithraistic\adj.	   Of or pertaining to Mithraism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mithraicism \Mithraicism\ prop. n.	   Mithraism.	   Syn: .	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mithraism \Mithraism\ prop. n.	   The ancient Persian religion which worshiped Mithra; it was	   popular among Romans during first three centuries a. d.	   Syn: Mithraicism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mithraist \Mithraist\ prop. n.	   An adherent of Mithraism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mithridate \Mith"ri*date\, n. (Med.)	   An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an	   electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a	   preservative against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called	   from King Mithridates, its reputed inventor.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no mithridate so	         effectual against the infection of vice. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mithridatic \Mith`ri*dat"ic\ (m[i^]th`r[i^]*d[a^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a mithridate.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitigable \Mit"i*ga*ble\, a.	   Admitting of mitigation; that may be mitigated.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitigant \Mit"i*gant\, a. [L. mitigans, p. pr. of mitigare. See	   {Mitigate}.]	   Tending to mitigate; mitigating; lenitive. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitigate \Mit"i*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mitigated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mitigating}.] [L. mitigatus, p. p. of mitigare to	   soften, mitigate; mitis mild, soft + the root of agere to do,	   drive.]	   1. To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful,	      etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish;	      to lessen; as, to mitigate heat or cold; to mitigate	      grief.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make mild and accessible; to mollify; -- applied to	      persons. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This opinion . . . mitigated kings into companions.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To alleviate; assuage; allay. See {Alleviate}.	        [1913 Webster]
mitigated \mitigated\ adj.	   made less severe or intense. {unmitigated}	   [WordNet 1.5]
mitigating \mitigating\ adj.	   serving to reduce blame; -- of situations; as, mitigating	   factors; mitigating circumstances. Opposite of {aggravating}.	   [Narrower terms: {exculpatory}]	   Syn: extenuating.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Mitigation \Mit`i*ga"tion\, n. [OE. mitigacioun, F. mitigation,	   fr. L. mitigatio.]	   The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated;	   abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe,	   afflictive, or calamitous; as, the mitigation of pain, grief,	   rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Alleviation; abatement; relief.	        [1913 Webster]
Mitigative \Mit"i*ga*tive\, a. [L. mitigativus: cf. F.	   mitigatif.]	   Tending to mitigate; alleviating.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitigator \Mit"i*ga`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, mitigates.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitigatory \Mit"i*ga*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.	   [1913 Webster]
Miting \Mit"ing\, n. [From {Mite}.]	   A little one; -- used as a term of endearment. [Obs.]	   --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitis casting \Mi"tis cast`ing\ [Perh. fr. L. mitis mild.]	   A process, invented by P. Ostberg, for producing malleable	   iron castings by melting wrought iron, to which from 0.05 to	   0.1 per cent of aluminum is added to lower the melting point,	   usually in a petroleum furnace, keeping the molten metal at	   the bubbling point until it becomes quiet, and then pouring	   the molten metal into a mold lined with a special mixture	   consisting essentially of molasses and ground burnt fire	   clay; also, a casting made by this process; -- called also	   {wrought-iron casting}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mitis metal \Mitis metal\	   The malleable iron produced by mitis casting; -- called also	   simply {mitis}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mitome \Mi"tome\, n. [Gr. ? a thread.] (Biol.)	   The denser part of the protoplasm of a cell. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Mitosis \Mi*to"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a thread.] (Biol.)	   See {Karyokinesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitotic \Mi*tot"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to mitosis; karyokinetic; as, mitotic cell	   division; -- opposed to {amitotic}. -- {Mi*tot"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mitraille \Mi`traille"\, n. [F. See {Mitrailleur}.]	   Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in loading cannon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitrailleur \Mi`tra`illeur"\, n. [F.]	   1. (Mil.) One who serves a mitrailleuse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mitralleuse.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mitrailleuse \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 number of	   barrels fitted together, so arranged that the barrels can be	   fired simultaneously, or successively, and rapidly.	   [obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster]
Mitral \Mi"tral\, a. [Cf. F. mitral. See {Miter}.]	   Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; as, the mitral	   valve between the left auricle and left ventricle of the	   heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitre \Mi"tre\, n. & v.	   See {Miter}.	   [1913 Webster]
mitrewort \mitrewort\ n.	   Any of various rhizomatous perennial herbs of the genus	   {Mitella} having a capsule resembling a bishop's miter. [Also	   spelled {miterwort}.]	   Syn: miterwort, bishop's cap.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mitriform \Mit"ri*form\, a. [Miter + -form: cf. F. mitriforme.]	   Having the form of a miter, or a peaked cap; as, a mitriform	   calyptra. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitt \Mitt\, n. [Abbrev. fr. mitten.]	   1. A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and hand and not	      for the fingers, usually worn by women.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) A large glove, usually made of leather or	      similar material, with differing degrees of padding and	      usually some form of webbing in the large space between	      the thumb insert and the insert for the index finger; a	      baseball glove. It is used to assist in catching the	      baseball. The catcher's mitt has more padding and less	      webbing.	      [PJC]	   3. A hand; -- used mostly in slang expressions; as, keep your	      mitts off my box of chocolates!	      [PJC]
Mitten \Mit"ten\, n. [OE. mitaine, meteyn, F. mitaine, perh. of	   Celtic origin; cf. Ir. miotog, Gael. miotag, Ir. & Gael.	   mutan a muff, a thick glove. Cf. {Mitt}.]	   1. A covering for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or	      injury. It differs from a glove in not having a separate	      sheath for each finger. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cover for the wrist and forearm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give the mitten to}, to dismiss as a lover; to reject the	      suit of. [Colloq.]	   {To handle without mittens}, to treat roughly; to handle	      without gloves. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Mittened \Mit"tened\, a.	   Covered with a mitten or mittens. "Mittened hands."	   --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Mittent \Mit"tent\, a. [L. mittens, p. pr. of mittere to send.]	   Sending forth; emitting. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Mittimus \Mit"ti*mus\, n. [L., we send, fr. mittere to send.]	   (Law)	   (a) A precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing	       to prison a party charged with crime; a warrant of	       commitment to prison. --Burrill.	   (b) A writ for removing records from one court to another.	       --Brande & C.	       [1913 Webster]
Mittler's green \Mit"tler's green`\ (Chem.)	   A pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is	   oxide of chromium.	   [1913 Webster]
Mitty \Mit"ty\, n.	   The stormy petrel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mitu \Mi"tu\ (m[imac]"t[-u]), n. [Braz. mitu poranga.] (Zool.)	   A South American curassow of the genus {Mitua}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mity \Mit"y\, a. [From {Mite}.]	   Having, or abounding with, mites.	   [1913 Webster]
Mix \Mix\ (m[i^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mixed} (m[i^]kst)	   (less properly {Mixt}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mixing}.] [AS.	   miscan; akin to OHG. misken, G. mischen, Russ. mieshate, W.	   mysgu, Gael. measg, L. miscere, mixtum, Gr. mi`sgein,	   migny`nai, Skr. mi[,c]ra mixed. The English word has been	   influenced by L. miscere, mixtum (cf. {Mixture}), and even	   the AS. miscan may have been borrowed fr. L. miscere. Cf.	   {Admix}, {Mash} to bruise, {Meddle}.]	   1. To cause a promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of,	      as of two or more substances with each other, or of one	      substance with others; to unite or blend into one mass or	      compound, as by stirring together; to mingle; to blend;	      as, to mix flour and salt; to mix wines.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair persuasions mixed with sugared words. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite with in company; to join; to associate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ephraim, he hath mixed himself among the people.	                                                  --Hos. vii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring together	      of ingredients; to compound of different parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hast thou no poison mixed?            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have chosen an argument mixed of religious and	            civil considerations.                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To combine (two or more activities) within a specified or	      implied time frame; as, to mix studying and partying while	      at college.	      [PJC]	Mix \Mix\, v. i.	   1. To become united into a compound; to be blended	      promiscuously together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate; to mingle; as, Democrats and Republicans	      mixed freely at the party.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            He had mixed	            Again in fancied safety with his kind. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Mixable \Mix"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being mixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Mixed \Mixed\, a.	   Formed by mixing; united; mingled; blended. See {Mix}, v. t.	   & i.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mixed action} (Law), a suit combining the properties of a	      real and a personal action.	   {Mixed angle}, a mixtilineal angle.	   {Mixed fabric}, a textile fabric composed of two or more	      kinds of fiber, as a poplin.	   {Mixed marriage}, a marriage between persons of different	      races or religions; specifically, one between a Roman	      Catholic and a Protestant.	   {Mixed number}, a whole number and a fraction taken together.	      	   {Mixed train}, a railway train containing both passenger and	      freight cars.	   {Mixed voices} (Mus.), voices of both males and females	      united in the same performance.	      [1913 Webster]
Mixedly \Mix"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a mixed or mingled manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mixen \Mix"en\, n. [AS. mixen, myxen, fr. meohx, meox, dung,	   filth; akin to E. mist. See {Mist}.]	   A compost heap; a dunghill. --Chaucer. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mixer \Mix"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, mixes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who has social intercourse with others of many	      sorts; a person viewed as to his casual sociability; --	      commonly used with some characterizing adjective; as, a	      good mixer; a bad mixer. [Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a social gathering, game, or dance organized to provide an	      opportunity for people to meet each other; as, on the	      first night of the conference they had a wine-and-cheese	      mixer.	      [PJC]	   4. a nonalcoholic beverage (such as fruit juice, club soda or	      ginger ale) added to an alcoholic beverage to produce a	      mixed drink.	      [PJC]	   5. any device used for mixing.	      [PJC]	   6. an electronic device for blending or manipulating sounds	      from different sources to produce a composite soundtrack,	      for an audio recording, video recording, or a movie.	      [PJC]	   7. The technician who operates a {mixer[6]}.	      [PJC]
Mixogamous \Mix*og"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? a mixing + ? marriage.]	   (Zool.)	   Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of	   which several males accompany each female during spawning.	   [1913 Webster]
Mixolydian mode \Mix`o*lyd"i*an mode`\ [Gr. ? a mixing + E.	   Lydian.] (Mus.)	   The seventh ecclesiastical mode, whose scale commences on G.	   [1913 Webster] Mixtilineal
Mixtilineal \Mix`ti*lin"e*al\, Mixtilinear \Mix`ti*lin"e*ar\, a.	   [L. mixtus mixed (p. p. of miscere to mix) + E. lineal,	   linear.]	   Containing, or consisting of, lines of different kinds, as	   straight, curved, and the like; as, a mixtilinear angle, that	   is, an angle contained by a straight line and a curve. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mixtion \Mix"tion\, n. [L. mixtio, mistio: cf. F. mixtion. See	   {Mistion}, {Mix}.]	   1. Mixture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a	      mordant for gold leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Mixtly \Mixt"ly\, adv.	   With mixture; in a mixed manner; mixedly. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mixture \Mix"ture\, n. [L. mixtura, fr. miscere, mixtum, to mix:	   cf. F. mixture. See {Mix}.]	   1. The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed; as, made	      by a mixture of ingredients. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which results from mixing different ingredients	      together; a compound; as, to drink a mixture of molasses	      and water; -- also, a medley.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is also a mixture of good and evil wisely	            distributed by God, to serve the ends of his	            providence.                           --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional	      ingredient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a	            community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture	            of piety in its constitution.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A kind of liquid medicine made up of many	      ingredients; esp., as opposed to {solution}, a liquid	      preparation in which the solid ingredients are not	      completely dissolved.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physics & Chem.) A mass of two or more ingredients, the	      particles of which are separable, independent, and	      uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and	      finely commingled; -- contrasted with a {compound} and	      {solution}; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical mixture of	      carbon, sulphur, and niter.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) An organ stop, comprising from two to five ranges	      of pipes, used only in combination with the foundation and	      compound stops; -- called also {furniture stop}. It	      consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground	      tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.	        [1913 Webster]
mix up \mix up\ n.	   1. To confuse the identities of (two or more objects); to	      mistake (one object for another); as, at the family	      gathering he mixed up his two nieces, to their great	      amusement.	      [PJC]	   2. To mix together; -- usually implying a mistake, whether	      done intentionally or unintentionally; as, the mixed up	      this year's receipts with last year's, and it took hours	      to find the right ones.	      [PJC]
mix-up \mix-up\ n.	   a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another.	   Syn: confusion, confounding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mizenmast \mizenmast\ n.	   mizzenmast.	   Syn: mizzen, mizen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mizmaze \Miz"maze`\, n.	   A maze or labyrinth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mizzen \Miz"zen\, a. [It. mezzana, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo	   middle, half: cf. F. misaine foresail. See {Mezzo}.] (Naut.)	   Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Mizzen \Miz"zen\, n. (Naut.)	   The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted	   vessel; also, the spanker.	   [1913 Webster]
Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)	   the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more	   masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.	   Note: The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in	         some dictionaries it is the last mast of a three-masted	         vessel; in others, it is the mast after the mainmast of	         a vessel of three or more masts. PJC.	         [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Mizzle \Miz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mizzling}.] [See {Misle}, and cf. {Mistle}.]	   1. To rain in very fine drops; to drizzle. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take one's self off; to go. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            As long as George the Fourth could reign, he	            reigned,	            And then he mizzled.                  --Epigram,	                                                  quoted by	                                                  Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Mizzle \Miz"zle\, n.	   Mist; fine rain.	   [1913 Webster]
Mizzy \Miz"zy\, n. [Cf. F. moisi moldy, musty, p. p. of moisir	   to mold, fr. L. mucere to be moldy.]	   A bog or quagmire. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
ml \ml\, n.	   milliliter; -- the IS standard abbreviation. [abbreviation]	   [PJC]
mm \mm\, n.	   millimeter; -- the IS standard abbreviation. [abbreviation]	   [PJC]
mM \mM\, a. Chem.)	   millimolar; -- the IS standard abbreviation. [abbreviation]	   [PJC]
Mn \Mn\, n. (Chem.)	   The chemical symbol for {manganese}.	   [PJC]
M'-Naught \M'-Naught"\ (mak*n[add]t"), v. t. (Steam Engines)	   To increase the power of (a single-cylinder beam engine) by	   adding a small high-pressure cylinder with a piston acting on	   the beam between the center and the flywheel end, using	   high-pressure steam and working as a compound engine, -- a	   plan introduced by M'Naught, a Scottish engineer, in 1845.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mnemonic
Mnemonic \Mne*mon"ic\ (n[-e]*m[o^]n"[i^]k), Mnemonical
\Mne*mon"ic*al\ (n[-e]*m[o^]n"[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. mnhmoniko`s,	   fr. mnh`mwn mindful, remembering, mnh`mh memory, mna^sqai to	   think on, remember; akin to E. mind.]	   Assisting in memory; helping to remember; as, a mnemonic	   device.	   [1913 Webster]
mnemonic \mnemonic\ n.	   1. Something used to assist the memory, as an easily	      remembered acronym or verse.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An abbreviated word that resembles the full word, used so	      as to be easily recognized; as, the CIDE uses ... tags as	      mnemnonics for an italicised word or field.	      [PJC]	   Note: In basic organic chemistry class, one may learn the	         mnenomic "Oh my, such good apple pie" to help remember	         the names of the dicarboxylic acids in increasing order	         of length, namely: oxalic, malonic, succinic, glutaric,	         adipic, and pimelic acids. (From L. Fieser's Organic	         Chemistry text).
Mnemonician \Mne`mo*ni"cian\, n.	   One who instructs in the art of improving or using the	   memory.	   [1913 Webster]
Mnemonics \Mne*mon"ics\, n. [Gr. ta~ mnhmonika`: cf. F.	   mn['e]monique.]	   The art of memory; a method for improving the memory; a	   system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory;	   artificial memory.	   [1913 Webster]
Mnemosyne \Mne*mos"y*ne\, n. [L., fr. Gr. mnhmosy`nh	   remembrance, memory, and the goddess of memory. See	   {Mnemonic}.] (Class Myth.)	   The goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.	   [1913 Webster]
mnemotechnical \mnemotechnical\ adj.	   1. same as {mnemonic}.	   Syn: mnemonic, mnemotechnic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mnemotechny \Mne"mo*tech`ny\, n. [Gr. ? memory + ? art: cf. F.	   mn['e]motechnie.]	   Mnemonics.	   [1913 Webster]
Mniaceae \Mniaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses	   andgonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated	   as a subfamily of {Bryaceae}.	   Syn: family {Mniaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mnium \Mnium\ prop. n.	   A genus of mosses similar to those of genus {Bryum} but	   larger.	   Syn: genus {Mnium}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mo \Mo\ (m[=o]), a., adv., & n. [Written also {moe}.] [AS.	   m[=a]. See {More}.]	   More; -- usually, more in number. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An hundred thousand mo.                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Likely to find mo to commend than to imitate it.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Mo \Mo\, (Chem.)	   chemical symbol for the element {molybdenum}.	   [PJC]
MO \MO\,	   abbreviation for {modus operandi}, manner of operating; --	   often used to refer to the method an habitual criminal uses	   to perpetrate his crime.	   [PJC]
-mo \-mo\	   A suffix added to the names of certain numerals or to the	   numerals themselves, to indicate the number of leaves made by	   folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteenmo or 16mo; eighteenmo	   or 18mo. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used; as,	   duodecimo, sextodecimo, etc. A small circle, placed after the	   number and near its top, is often used for -mo; as, 16[deg],	   18[deg], etc.	   [1913 Webster]
moa \mo"a\ (m[=o]"[.a]), n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless	   birds belonging to {Dinornis}, and other related genera, of	   the suborder {Dinornithes}, found in New Zealand. They are	   allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were probably	   exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was discovered	   by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the ostrich.	   [1913 Webster]
Moabite \Mo"ab*ite\, n.	   One of the posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (--Gen. xix.	   37.) Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Moabitess \Mo"ab*i`tess\, n.	   A female Moabite. --Ruth i. 22.	   [1913 Webster]
Moabite stone \Mo"ab*ite stone\ (Archaeol.)	   A block of black basalt, found at Dibon in Moab by Rev. F. A.	   Klein, Aug. 19, 1868, which bears an inscription of	   thirty-four lines, dating from the 9th century b. c., and	   written in the Moabite alphabet, the oldest Phoenician type	   of the Semitic alphabet. It records the victories of Mesha,	   king of Moab, esp. those over Israel (--2 Kings iii. 4, 5,	   27).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Moabitish \Mo"ab*i`tish\, a.	   Moabite. --Ruth ii. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Moan \Moan\ (m[=o]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moaned} (m[=o]nd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Moaning}.] [AS. m[=ae]nan to moan, also, to	   mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf.	   {Mean} to intend.]	   1. To make a low prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether	      articulate or not; to groan softly and continuously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unpitied and unheard, where misery moans. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let there bechance him pitiful mischances,	            To make him moan.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things inanimate;	      as, the wind moans.	      [1913 Webster]	Moan \Moan\, v. t.	   1. To bewail audibly; to lament.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, moan	            My dear Columbo, dead and gone.       --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To afflict; to distress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which infinitely moans me.            --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Moan \Moan\, n. [OE. mone. See {Moan}, v. i.]	   1. A low prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of	      pain or of grief; a low groan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sullen moans, hollow groans.          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rippling waters made a pleasant moan. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Moanful \Moan"ful\, a.	   Full of moaning; expressing sorrow. -- {Moan"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Moat \Moat\, n. [OF. mote hill, dike, bank, F. motte clod, turf:	   cf. Sp. & Pg. mota bank or mound of earth, It. motta clod,	   LL. mota, motta, a hill on which a fort is built, an	   eminence, a dike, Prov. G. mott bog earth heaped up; or perh.	   F. motte, and OF. mote, are from a LL. p. p. of L. movere to	   move (see {Move}). The name of moat, properly meaning, bank	   or mound, was transferred to the ditch adjoining: cf. F. dike	   and ditch.] (Fort.)	   A deep trench around the rampart of a castle or other	   fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a ditch.	   [1913 Webster]	Moat \Moat\, v. t.	   To surround with a moat. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Moate \Moate\, v. i. [See {Mute} to molt.]	   To void the excrement, as a bird; to mute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mob \Mob\, n. [See {Mobcap}.]	   A mobcap. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Mob \Mob\, v. t.	   To wrap up in, or cover with, a cowl. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mob \Mob\, n. [L. mobile vulgus, the movable common people. See	   {Mobile}, n.]	   1. The lower classes of a community; the populace, or the	      lowest part of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cluster of mob were making themselves merry with	            their betters.                        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A throng; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or riotous	      assembly; a disorderly crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mob of gentlemen who wrote with ease. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every	            Athenian assembly would still have been a mob.	                                                  --Madison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confused by brainless mobs.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A criminal organization or organized criminal gangs,	      collectively; the Mafia; the syndicate; as, he was a	      lawyer for the mob.	      [PJC]	   {Mob law}, law administered by the mob; lynch law.	   {Swell mob}, well dressed thieves and swindlers, regarded	      collectively. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Mob \Mob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mobbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mobbing}.]	   To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; as, to mob a	   house or a person.	   [1913 Webster]
Mobbish \Mob"bish\, a.	   Like a mob; tumultuous; lawless; as, a mobbish act. --Bp.	   Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Mobcap \Mob"cap`\, n. [D. mop-muts; OD. mop a woman's coif + D.	   muts cap.]	   A plain cap or headdress for women or girls; especially, one	   tying under the chin by a very broad band, generally of the	   same material as the cap itself. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Mobile \Mo"bile\, a. [L. mobilis, for movibilis, fr. movere to	   move: cf. F. mobile. See {Move}.]	   1. Capable of being moved; not fixed in place or condition;	      movable. "Fixed or else mobile." --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity; moving or	      flowing with great freedom; as, benzine and mercury are	      mobile liquids; -- opposed to viscous, viscoidal, or oily.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction; excitable;	      changeable; fickle. --Testament of Love.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quick and mobile curiosity of her disposition.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Changing in appearance and expression under the influence	      of the mind; as, mobile features.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) Capable of being moved, aroused, or excited;	      capable of spontaneous movement.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Capable of moving readily, or moving frequenty from place	      to place; as, a mobile work force.	      [PJC]	   7. Having motor vehicles to permit movement from place to	      place; as, a mobile library; a mobile hospital.	      [PJC]	Mobile \Mo"bile\ (m[=o]"b[i^]l; L. m[o^]b"[i^]*l[=e]), n. [L.	   mobile vulgus. See {Mobile}, a., and cf. 3d {Mob}.]	   The mob; the populace. [Obs.] "The unthinking mobile."	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Mobile \Mo"bile\ (m[=o]"b[=e]l`), n.	   a form of sculpture having several sheets or rods of a stiff	   material attached to each other by thin wire or twine in a	   balanced and artfully arranged tree configuration, with the	   topmost member suspended in air from a support so that the	   parts may move independently when set in motion by a current	   of air.	   [1913 Webster]
mobilise \mobilise\ n.	   1. Mobilize. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [WordNet 1.5]
mobilisation \mobilisation\ n.	   Mobilization. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mobility \Mo*bil"i*ty\ (m[-o]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   mobilitas: cf. F. mobilit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being mobile; as, the mobility of	      a liquid, of an army, of the populace, of features, of a	      muscle. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mob; the lower classes. [Humorous] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Mobilization \Mob`i*li*za"tion\, n. [F. mobilization.]	   The act of mobilizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Mobilize \Mob"i*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mobilized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mobilizing}.] [F. mobiliser.]	   1. To assemble and organize and make ready for use or action;	      as, to mobilize volunteers for the election campaign.	   Syn: mobilise, marshal.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Specifically: To put in a state of readiness for active	      service in war, as an army corps; as, to mobilize the	      National Guard.	   Syn: mobilise, militarize, militarise.	        [1913 Webster] Moebius strip
Mobius strip \Mo"bi*us strip`\, Mobius strip \M["o]"bi*us
strip`\, Moebius strip \Moe"bi*us strip`\, n. [From August F.	   M["o]bius, a German mathematician.]	   A mathematical object, or a physical representation of it,	   which is a two-dimensional sheet with only one surface. It is	   constructed or visualized as a rectangle, one end of which is	   held fixed while the opposite end is twisted through a 180	   degree angle and joined to the fixed end. It is a	   two-dimensional object that can only exist in a	   three-dimensional space.	   [PJC]	   Note: The moebius strip was the subject of a famous woodcut	         by M. Escher, published in 1963. See [a	         href="images]mobius.jpg">Moebius Strip II.	         [PJC]
Moble \Mo"ble\, v. t. [From {Mob} to wrap up.]	   To wrap the head of in a hood. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mobles \Mo"bles\, n. pl.	   See {Moebles}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mobocracy \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 vested	   rights.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our	         present situation (for one can not call it a	         government), a mobocracy.                --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Mobocrat \Mob"o*crat\, n.	   One who favors a form of government in which the	   unintelligent populace rules without restraint. --Bayne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mobocratic \Mob`o*crat"ic\, a.	   Of, or relating to, a mobocracy.	   [1913 Webster]
mocassin \mocassin\ n.	   Variant spelling of {moccasin}.	   Syn: moccasin, moccasins.	        [WordNet 1.5]
moccasin \moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]	   [Sometimes written {moccason}.]	   1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole	      and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe	      worn by the American Indians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.	      The water moccasin ({Ancistrodon piscivorus} syn.	      {Agkistrodon piscivorus}, also called {cottonmouth} and	      {cottonmouth water moccasin}) is usually found in or near	      water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;	      beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The	      upland moccasin is {Ancistrodon atrofuscus}. They resemble	      rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moccasin flower} (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper	      ({Cypripedium acaule}) found in North America. The lower	      petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored	      moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under	      coniferous trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Moccasined \Moc"ca*sined\, a.	   Covered with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins.	   "Moccasined feet." --Harper's Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Mocha \Mo"cha\, n.	   1. A seaport town of Yemen, on the Red Sea, also spelled	      {Mukha}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of coffee originally brought from Mocha.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A flavoring made from an infusion of coffee or of a	      combination of coffee with chocolate or cocoa.	      [PJC]	   5. A color of a deep chocolate brown.	      [PJC]	   {Mocha stone} (Min.), moss agate.	      [1913 Webster]
Moche \Moche\, n. [F.]	   A bale of raw silk.	   [1913 Webster]	Moche \Moche\, a.	   Much. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mochel \Moch"el\, a. & adv.	   Much. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mochila \Mo*chi"la\, n. [Sp.]	   A large leather flap which covers the saddletree. [Western	   U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mock \Mock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mocking}.] [F. moquer, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. mocken	   to mumble, G. mucken, OSw. mucka.]	   1. To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in sport, contempt,	      or derision; to deride by mimicry.	      [1913 Webster]	            To see the life as lively mocked as ever	            Still sleep mocked death.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mocking marriage with a dame of France. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with scorn or contempt; to deride.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elijah mocked them, and said, Cry aloud. --1 Kings	                                                  xviii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not ambition mock their useful toil. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to tantalize; as,	      to mock expectation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast mocked me, and told me lies. --Judg. xvi.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will not . . .	            Mock us with his blest sight, then snatch him hence.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; disappoint.	        See {Deride}.	        [1913 Webster]	Mock \Mock\, v. i.	   To make sport in contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful	   or jeering manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         When thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?	                                                  --Job xi. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	         She had mocked at his proposal.          --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]	Mock \Mock\, n.	   1. An act of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous	      act or speech; a sneer; a jibe; a jeer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fools make a mock at sin.             --Prov. xiv.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imitation; mimicry. [R.] --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	Mock \Mock\, a.	   Imitating reality, but not real; false; counterfeit; assumed;	   sham.	   [1913 Webster]	         That superior greatness and mock majesty. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mock bishop's weed} (Bot.), a genus of slender umbelliferous	      herbs ({Discopleura}) growing in wet places.	   {Mock heroic}, burlesquing the heroic; as, a mock heroic	      poem.	   {Mock lead}. See {Blende} (	   a ).	   {Mock nightingale} (Zool.), the European blackcap.	   {Mock orange} (Bot.), a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs	      ({Philadelphus}), with showy white flowers in panicled	      cymes. {Philadelphus coronarius}, from Asia, has fragrant	      flowers; the American kinds are nearly scentless.	   {Mock sun}. See {Parhelion}.	   {Mock turtle soup}, a soup made of calf's head, veal, or	      other meat, and condiments, in imitation of green turtle	      soup.	   {Mock velvet}, a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See	      {Mockado}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mockable \Mock"a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be mocked. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mockado \Mock"a*do\, n.	   A stuff made in imitation of velvet; -- probably the same as	   {mock velvet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our rich mockado doublet.                --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Mockadour \Mock"a*dour\, n.	   See {Mokadour}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mockage \Mock"age\, n.	   Mockery. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Mockbird \Mock"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European sedge warbler ({Acrocephalus phragmitis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Mocker \Mock"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a	      derider.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deceiver; an impostor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A mocking bird.	      [1913 Webster] mockernut
mockernut \mockernut\, mocker nut \mocker nut\n.	   1. (Bot.), A smooth-barked North American hickory ({Carya	      tomentosa}) with 7 to 9 leaflets bearing a hard-shelled	      edible nut, which is far inferior to the true shagbark	      hickory nut.	   Syn: mockernut hickory, black hickory, white-heart hickory,	        big-bud hickory, {Carya tomentosa} .	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. The fruit of the mockernut[1].	      [PJC]
Mockery \Mock"er*y\, n.; pl. {Mockeries}. [F. moquerie.]	   1. The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to contempt, by	      mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of	      earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is, as the air, invulnerable,	            And our vain blows malicious mockery. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to	            look more like a mockery upon devotion than any	            solemn application of the mind to God. --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bear about the mockery of woe.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Insulting or contemptuous action or speech; contemptuous	      merriment; derision; ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laughingstock of fortune's mockeries. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a	            mockery.                              --2 Macc.	                                                  viii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]
Mocking \Mock"ing\, a.	   Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision;	   mimicking; derisive.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mocking thrush} (Zool.), any species of the genus	      {Harporhynchus}, as the brown thrush ({Harporhynchus	      rufus}).	   {Mocking wren} (Zool.), any American wren of the genus	      {Thryothorus}, esp. {Thryothorus Ludovicianus}.	      [1913 Webster] mockingbird
mockingbird \mockingbird\, mocking bird \mocking bird\n.	   (Zool.),	   A long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of North America	   ({Mimus polyglottos}), remarkable for its exact imitations of	   the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and	   wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the	   outer tail feathers are partly white. Originally its range	   was confined mostly to the southern states, but by late 19th	   century it had migrated as far north as New York. The name is	   also applied to other members of thee same and related	   genera, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West	   Indies, such as the blue mockingbird of Mexico, {Melanotis	   caerulescens}.	   Syn: mocker, {Mimus polyglottos} .	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mockingly \Mock"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mockingstock \Mock"ing*stock`\, n.	   A butt of sport; an object of derision. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mockish \Mock"ish\, a.	   Mock; counterfeit; sham. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mockle \Moc"kle\, a.	   See {Mickle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moco \Mo"co\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American rodent ({Cavia rupestris}), allied to the	   Guinea pig, but larger; -- called also {rock cavy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Modal \Mo"dal\, a. [Cf. F. modal. See {Mode}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or	      form only; relating to form; having the form without the	      essence or reality. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic & Metaph.) Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode	      of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought, such as	      the modes of possibility or obligation.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Gram.) Pertaining to or denoting mood.	      [PJC]	Modal \Mo"dal\(Gram.), n.	   A modal auxiliary.	   [PJC]
modal auxiliary \mo"dal aux*il"iar*y\(Gram.), n.	   Any one of the auxiliary verbs of English, such as can, may,	   will, shall, must, might, could, would, or should, which are	   used together with the infinitive form of another verb to	   express distinctions of mood[2], such as uncertainty,	   possibility, command, emphasis, and obligation.	   [PJC]
Modalist \Mo"dal*ist\, n. (Theol.)	   One who regards Father, Son, and Spirit as modes of being,	   and not as persons, thus denying personal distinction in the	   Trinity. --Eadie.	   [1913 Webster]
Modality \Mo*dal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. modalit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being modal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic & Metaph.) A modal relation or quality; a mode or	      point of view under which an object presents itself to the	      mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, as	      assertory, problematical, or apodeictic.	      [1913 Webster]
modal logic \mo"dal log"ic\, n.	   A system of logic which studies how to combine propositions	   which include the concepts of necessity, possibility, and	   obligation.	   [PJC]
Modally \Mo"dal*ly\, adv.	   In a modal manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         A compound proposition, the parts of which are united	         modally . . . by the particles "as" and "so." --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Mode \Mode\ (m[=o]d), n. [L. modus a measure, due or proper	   measure, bound, manner, form; akin to E. mete: cf. F. mode.	   See {Mete}, and cf. {Commodious}, {Mood} in grammar,	   {Modus}.]	   1. Manner of doing or being; method; form; fashion; custom;	      way; style; as, the mode of speaking; the mode of	      dressing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The duty of itself being resolved on, the mode of	            doing it may easily be found.         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A table richly spread in regal mode.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially in the	      phrase the mode.	      [1913 Webster]	            The easy, apathetic graces of a man of the mode.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Variety; gradation; degree. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Metaph.) Any combination of qualities or relations,	      considered apart from the substance to which they belong,	      and treated as entities; more generally, condition, or	      state of being; manner or form of arrangement or	      manifestation; form, as opposed to {matter}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Modes I call such complex ideas, which, however	            compounded, contain not in them the supposition of	            subsisting by themselves, but are considered as	            dependencies on, or affections of, substances.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic) The form in which the proposition connects the	      predicate and subject, whether by simple, contingent, or	      necessary assertion; the form of the syllogism, as	      determined by the quantity and quality of the constituent	      proposition; mood.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gram.) Same as {Mood}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) The scale as affected by the various positions in	      it of the minor intervals; as, the Dorian mode, the Ionic	      mode, etc., of ancient Greek music.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In modern music, only the major and the minor mode, of	         whatever key, are recognized.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. A kind of silk. See {Alamode}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Gram.) the value of the variable in a frequency	      distribution or probability distribution, at which the	      probability or frequency has a maximum. The maximum may be	      local or global. Distributions with only one such maximum	      are called {unimodal}; with two maxima, {bimodal}, and	      with more than two, {multimodal}.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Method; manner. See {Method}.	        [1913 Webster]	        [1913 Webster]
Model \Mod"el\, n. [F. mod[`e]le, It. modello, fr. (assumed) L.	   modellus, fr. modulus a small measure, dim. of modus. See	   {Mode}, and cf. {Module}.]	   1. A miniature representation of a thing, with the several	      parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the	      same size; as, a [frac1x100] scale model of the B-52	      bomber.	      [1913 Webster]	            In charts, in maps, and eke in models made.	                                                  --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had my father's signet in my purse,	            Which was the model of that Danish seal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have the models of several ancient temples,	            though the temples and the gods are perished.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something intended to serve, or that may serve, as a	      pattern of something to be made; a material representation	      or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a plan;	      as, the clay model of a sculpture; the inventor's model of	      a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The application for a patent] must be accompanied	            by a full description of the invention, with	            drawings and a model where the case admits of it.	                                                  --Am. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we mean to build	            We first survey the plot, then draw the model.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything which serves, or may serve, as an example for	      imitation; as, a government formed on the model of the	      American constitution; a model of eloquence, virtue, or	      behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That by which a thing is to be measured; standard.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that despairs measures Providence by his own	            little, contracted model.             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any copy, or resemblance, more or less exact.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou seest thy wretched brother die,	            Who was the model of thy father's life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A person who poses as a pattern for an artist; as, the	      artist used his daughter as a model for an Indian maiden.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. A person who is employed to wear clothing for the purpose	      of advertising or display, or who poses with a product for	      the same purpose; a mannequin[1]; as, a fashion model.	   Syn: mannequin[1].	        [PJC]	              A professional model.               --H. James.	        [1913 Webster]	   8. A particular version or design of an object that is made	      in multiple versions; as, the 1993 model of the Honda	      Accord; the latest model of the HP laserjet printer. For	      many manufactured products, the model name is encoded as	      part of the	   {model number}.	   Syn: modification[2].	        [PJC]	   9. An abstract and often simplified conceptual representation	      of the workings of a system of objects in the real world,	      which often includes mathematical or logical objects and	      relations representing the objects and relations in the	      real-world system, and constructed for the purpose of	      explaining the workings of the system or predicting its	      behavior under hypothetical conditions; as, the	      administration's model of the United States economy	      predicts budget surpluses for the next fifteen years;	      different models of the universe assume different values	      for the cosmological constant; models of proton structure	      have grown progressively more complex in the past century.	      [PJC]	   {Working model}, a model of a machine which can do on a small	      scale the work which the machine itself does, or is	      expected to do.	      [1913 Webster]	Model \Mod"el\, a.	   Suitable to be taken as a model or pattern; as, a model	   house; a model husband.	   [1913 Webster]	Model \Mod"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modeled}or {Modelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Modeling} or {Modelling}.] [Cf. F. modeler, It.	   modellare.]	   To plan or form after a pattern; to form in model; to form a	   model or pattern for; to shape; to mold; to fashion; as, to	   model a house or a government; to model an edifice according	   to the plan delineated.	   [1913 Webster]	Model \Mod"el\, v. i. (Fine Arts)	   To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as,	   to model in wax.	   [1913 Webster]
modeled \modeled\ adj.	   resembling sculpture; as, her finely modeled features.	   Syn: sculptural, sculptured, sculpturesque.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Modeler \Mod"el*er\, n.	   One who models; hence, a worker in plastic art. [Written also	   {modeller}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Modeling \Mod"el*ing\, n. (Fine Arts)	   The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is	   to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some	   plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the	   expression or indication of solid form. [Written also	   {modelling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Modeling plane}, a small plane for planing rounded objects.	      	   {Modeling wax}, beeswax melted with a little Venice	      turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with	      coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.	      [1913 Webster]
Modelize \Mod"el*ize\, v. t.	   To model. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
modem \mo"dem\ (m[=o]"d[e^]m), n. [by shortening from	   modulator-demodulator.]	   An electronic device that converts electronic signals into	   sound waves, and sound waves into electronic signals, used to	   transmit information between computers by the use of ordinary	   telephone lines; also called {modulator-demodulator}; as, the	   latest modems can transmit data at 56,000 baud over a clear	   telephone line. The speed of transmission of information by a	   modem is usually measured in units of {baud}, equivalent to	   bits per second.	   [PJC]
Modena \Mod"e*na\, n. [From Modena, in Italy.]	   A certain crimsonlike color. --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Modenese \Mod`e*nese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. &	   pl. A native or inhabitant of Modena; the people of Modena.	   [1913 Webster]
Moder \Mo"der\, n. [OE. See {Mother} female parent.]	   1. A mother. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which the others	      are fixed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Moder \Mod"er\, v. t.	   To moderate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moderable \Mod"er*a*ble\, a. [L. moderabilis.]	   Moderate; temperate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moderance \Mod"er*ance\, n.	   Moderation. [Obs.] --Caxton.	   [1913 Webster]
Moderate \Mod"er*ate\, a. [L. moderatus, p. p. of moderate,	   moderati, to moderate, regulate, control, fr. modus measure.	   See {Mode}.]	   Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not	   excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited;	   restrained; as:	   (a) Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate; frugal; as,	       moderate in eating or drinking; a moderate table.	   (b) Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement;	       reasonable; calm; slow; as, moderate language; moderate	       endeavors.	   (c) Not extreme in opinion, in partisanship, and the like;	       as, a moderate Calvinist; a moderate Republican.	       [1913 Webster]	             A number of moderate members managed . . . to	             obtain a majority in a thin house.   --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; gentle; as, a	       moderate winter. "Moderate showers." --Walter.	   (e) Limited as to degree of progress; as, to travel at	       moderate speed.	   (f) Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle,	       or faculty appears; as, an infusion of moderate strength;	       a man of moderate abilities.	   (g) Limited in scope or effects; as, a reformation of a	       moderate kind. --Hooker.	       [1913 Webster]	Moderate \Mod"er*ate\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century,	   and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of	   church government, in discipline, and in doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]	Moderate \Mod"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moderated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Moderating}.]	   1. To restrain from excess of any kind; to reduce from a	      state of violence, intensity, or excess; to keep within	      bounds; to make temperate; to lessen; to allay; to	      repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to moderate rage,	      action, desires, etc.; to moderate heat or wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            By its astringent quality, it moderates the relaxing	            quality of warm water.                --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            To moderate stiff minds disposed to strive.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a public meeting	      or a discussion; as, to moderate a synod; to moderate a	      debate.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Moderate \Mod"er*ate\, v. i.	   1. To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as,	      the wind has moderated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To preside as a moderator.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dr. Barlow [was] engaged . . . to moderate for him	            in the divinity disputation.          --Bp. Barlow's	                                                  Remains	                                                  (1693).	      [1913 Webster]
moderated \moderated\ adj.	   having elements or qualities mixed in proper or suitable	   proportions; especially, made less severe. Contrasted with	   {harsh}.	   Syn: qualified, tempered.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Moderately \Mod"er*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each nymph but moderately fair.          --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Moderateness \Mod"er*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being moderate; temperateness;	   moderation.	   [1913 Webster]
moderating \moderating\ adj.	   lessening in intensity or strength. Opposite of	   {intensifying}. [Narrower terms: {tempering}; {weakening}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Moderation \Mod`er*a"tion\, n. [L. moderatio: cf. F.	   mod['e]ration.]	   1. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or quality of being mmoderate.	      [1913 Webster]	            In moderation placing all my glory,	            While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with	      moderation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The calm and judicious moderation of Orange.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. The first public examinations for degrees at the	      University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to {mods}.	      [1913 Webster]
Moderatism \Mod"er*a*tism\ (m[o^]d"[~e]r*[asl]*t[i^]z'm), n.	   Moderation in doctrines or opinion, especially in politics or	   religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Moderato \Mod`e*ra"to\, a. & adv. [It. See {Moderate}.] (Mus.)	   With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Allegro moderato}, a little slower than allegro.	   {Andante moderato}, a little faster than andante.	      [1913 Webster]
Moderator \Mod"er*a`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. mod['e]rateur.]	   1. One who, or that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.	      --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Angling was . . . a moderator of passions. --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The officer who presides over an assembly or discussion to	      preserve order, propose questions, regulate the	      proceedings, and declare the votes.	      [1913 Webster]	   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) in rank in an examination for the degree of	      Bachelor of Arts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a	      machine, or producing equality of effect.	      [1913 Webster]
Moderatorship \Mod"er*a`tor*ship\, n.	   The office of a moderator.	   [1913 Webster]
Moderatress \Mod"er*a`tress\, n.	   A female moderator. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Moderatrix \Mod"er*a`trix\, n. [L.]	   A female moderator.	   [1913 Webster]
Modern \Mod"ern\, a. [F. moderne, L. modernus; akin to modo just	   now, orig. abl. of modus measure; hence, by measure, just	   now. See {Mode}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the present time, or time not long	      past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent	      period; as, modern days, ages, or time; modern authors;	      modern fashions; modern taste; modern practice. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. New and common; trite; commonplace. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We have our philosophical persons, to make modern	            and familiar, things supernatural and causeless.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Modern English}. See the Note under {English}.	      [1913 Webster]	Modern \Mod"ern\, n.	   A person of modern times; -- opposed to {ancient}. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
modernisation \modernisation\ n.	   Modernization. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: modernizing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Modernism \Mod"ern*ism\, n.	   1. Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern	      usage or mode of expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Certain methods and tendencies which, in Biblical	      questions, apologetics, and the theory of dogma, in the	      endeavor to reconcile the doctrines of the Roman Catholic	      Church with the conclusions of modern science, replace the	      authority of the church by purely subjective criteria; --	      so called officially by Pope Pius X.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Modernist \Mod"ern*ist\, n. [Cf. F. moderniste.]	   1. One who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An advocate of the teaching of modern subjects, as modern	      languages, in preference to the ancient classics.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
modernistic \modernistic\ adj.	   Conspicuously (sometimes outrageously) modern in style or	   appearance; as, shiny tables in modernistic design.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Modernity \Mo*der"ni*ty\, n.	   Modernness; something modern. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Modernization \Mod`ern*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of	   causing to conform to modern of thinking or acting.	   [1913 Webster]
Modernize \Mod"ern*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modernized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Modernizing}.] [Cf. F. moderniser.]	   To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to	   cause to conform to recent or present usage or taste.	   --Percy.	   [1913 Webster]
Modernizer \Mod"ern*i`zer\, n.	   One who modernizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Modernly \Mod"ern*ly\, adv.	   In modern times. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Modernness \Mod"ern*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being modern; recentness; novelty.	   --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Modest \Mod"est\, a. [F. modeste, L. modestus, fr. modus	   measure. See {Mode}.]	   1. Restraining within due limits of propriety; not forward,	      bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than	      pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a modest	      youth; a modest man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Observing the proprieties of the sex; not unwomanly in act	      or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, or	      lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a	      woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the modest wife.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blushing beauties of a modest maid. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or speaker; not	      showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate;	      as, a modest request; modest joy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy;	        decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.	        [1913 Webster]
Modestly \Mod"est*ly\, adv.	   In a modest manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Modesty \Mod"es*ty\, n. [L. modestia: cf. F. modestie. See	   {Modest}.]	   1. The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper	      which accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth	      and importance; absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and	      presumption; humility respecting one's own merit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Natural delicacy or shame regarding personal charms and	      the sexual relation; purity of thought and manners; due	      regard for propriety in speech or action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her blush is guiltiness, not modesty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Modesty piece}, a narrow piece of lace worn by women over	      the bosom. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See	        {Bashfulness}, and {Humility}.	        [1913 Webster]
Modicity \Mo*dic"i*ty\, n. [LL. modicitas; cf. F. modicit['e].]	   Moderateness; smallness; meanness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Modicum \Mod"i*cum\, n. [L., fr. modicus moderate, fr. modus.	   See {Mode}.]	   A little; a small quantity; a measured supply. "Modicums of	   wit." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her usual modicum of beer and punch.     --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Modifiability \Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being modified; state or quality of being	   modifiable.	   [1913 Webster]
Modifiable \Mod"i*fi`a*ble\, a. [From {Modify}.]	   Capable of being modified; liable to modification.	   [1913 Webster]
Modificable \Mo*dif"i*ca*ble\, a.	   Modifiable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Modificate \Mod"i*fi*cate\, v. t. [See {Modify}.]	   To qualify. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Modification \Mod`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. modificatio a measuring:	   cf. F. modification. See {Modify}.]	   1. The act of modifying, or the state of being modified; a	      change; as, the modification of an opinion, or of a	      machine. --Bentley.	   Syn: change, alteration, adjustment.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Something which has been modified; a modified form or	      condition; state as modified; as, the various	      modifications of light; the latest modification of the	      operating system crashes less frequently.	   Syn: model[8].	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Gram.) The alteration of the meaning of a word or phrase	      by another word or phrase; -- usually a restriction of the	      scope of the word modified; as, in the phrase "a billion	      dollars is a relatively small sum to spend on cancer	      research" the modification of small by relatively is	      needed to make the sentence accurate, rather than	      ludicrous.	      [PJC]
Modificative \Mod"i*fi*ca*tive\, n.	   That which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.	   [1913 Webster]
Modificatory \Mod"i*fi*ca`to*ry\, a.	   Tending or serving to modify; modifying. --Max M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Modifier \Mod"i*fi`er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, modifies. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A word or phrase that modifies another word,	      phrase, or sentence, usually by limiting the scope or	      restricting the meaning of the sentence element modified.	      [PJC]
Modify \Mod"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Modifying}.] [F. modifier, L. modificare, modificari;	   modus limit + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Mode}, and	   {-fy}.]	   1. To change somewhat the form or qualities of; to change a	      part of something while leaving most parts unchanged; to	      alter somewhat; as, to modify a contrivance adapted to	      some mechanical purpose; to modify the terms of a	      contract.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to moderate; to	      qualify; to lower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of his grace	            He modifies his first severe decree.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Modillion \Mo*dil"lion\, n. [F. modillon, It. modiglione. Cf.	   {Module}, n.] (Arch.)	   The enriched block or horizontal bracket generally found	   under the cornice of the Corinthian and Composite	   entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, in the Ionic and	   other orders; -- so called because of its arrangement at	   regulated distances.	   [1913 Webster]
Modiolar \Mo*di"o*lar\, a. [L. modiolus, dim. of modius the	   Roman corn measure.]	   Shaped like a bushel measure.	   [1913 Webster]
Modiolus \Mo*di"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Modioli}. [L., a small	   measure.] (Anat.)	   The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Modish \Mod"ish\, a.	   According to the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the	   fashion; fashionable; hence, conventional; as, a modish	   dress; a modish feast. --Dryden. "Modish forms of address."	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mod"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Mod"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Modist \Mod"ist\, n.	   One who follows the fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Modiste \Mo`diste"\, n. [F. See {Mode}; cf. {Modist}.]	   One, esp. a woman, who makes, or deals in, articles of	   fashion, esp. of the fashionable dress of ladies; a	   dress-maker or milliner.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Modius \Mo"di*us\, n.; pl. {Modii}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A dry measure, containing about a peck.	   [1913 Webster]
Modocs \Mo"docs\, n. pl.; sing. {Modoc}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern	   California. They are nearly extinct.	   [1913 Webster]
Modular \Mod"u*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius; as,	   modular arrangement; modular accent; modular measure.	   [1913 Webster]
Modulate \Mod"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Modulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Modulating}.] [L. modulatus, p. p. of modulari to	   measure, to modulate, fr. modulus a small measure, meter,	   melody, dim. of modus. See {Mode}.]	   1. To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain	      portion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or musical	      manner; as, the organs of speech modulate the voice in	      reading or speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could any person so modulate her voice as to deceive	            so many?                              --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Electronics) To alter the amplitude, frequency, phase, or	      intensity of (the carrier wave of a radio signal) at	      intervals, so as to represent information to be conveyed	      by the signal; -- a technique used to convey information	      by means of radio waves transmitted by one electronic	      device and received by another.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Modulate \Mod"u*late\, v. i. (Mus.)	   To pass from one key into another.	   [1913 Webster]
modulated \modulated\ adj. (Electronics)	   1. Having either amplitude, intensity, frequency, or phase	      altered at intervals to represent information to be	      transmitted; -- of the carrier wave of a radio signal	      transmitted from one device to another for the purpose of	      conveying information. Opposite of {unmodulated}.	      [Narrower terms: {frequency modulated}; {amplitude	      modulated}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. altered in volume as well as tone or pitch.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Modulation \Mod`u*la"tion\, n. [L. modulatio: cf. F.	   modulation.]	   1. The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated;	      as, the modulation of the voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sound modulated; melody. [R.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A change of key, whether transient, or until the	      music becomes established in the new key; a shifting of	      the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center	      upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of	      the original key into one nearly related, and so on, it	      may be, by successive changes, into a key quite remote.	      There are also sudden and unprepared modulations.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Electronics) The alteration of hte amplitude, intensity,	      frequency, or phase (of the carrier wave of a radio	      signal) at intervals, so as to represent information to be	      transmitted.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Modulator \Mod"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, modulates. --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
modulator-demodulator \mod"u*la`tor-de`mod"u*la`tor\, n.	   An electronic device that converts electronic signals into	   sound waves, and sound waves into electronic signals, used to	   transmit information between computers by the use of ordinary	   telephone lines; usually called a {modem}.	   [PJC]
Module \Mod"ule\, n. [F., fr. L. modulus a small measure, dim.	   of modus. See {Mode}, and cf. {Model}, {Modulus}, {Mold} a	   matrix.]	   1. A model or measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The size of some one part, as the diameter of	      semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of	      measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the	      composition are regulated. Generally, for columns, the	      semi-diameter is taken, and divided into a certain number	      of parts, called minutes (see {Minute}), though often the	      diameter is taken, and any dimension is said to be so many	      modules and minutes in height, breadth, or projection.	      [1913 Webster]	Module \Mod"ule\, v. t. [See {module}, n., {Modulate}.]	   To model; also, to modulate. [Obs.] --Sandys. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Modulus \Mod"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Moduli}. [L., a small measure. See	   {Module}, n.] (Math., Mech., & Physics)	   A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the	   measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of	   elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Modulus of a machine}, a formula expressing the work which a	      given machine can perform under the conditions involved in	      its construction; the relation between the work done upon	      a machine by the moving power, and that yielded at the	      working points, either constantly, if its motion be	      uniform, or in the interval of time which it occupies in	      passing from any given velocity to the same velocity	      again, if its motion be variable; -- called also the	      efficiency of the machine. --Mosley. --Rankine.	   {Modulus of a system of logarithms} (Math.), a number by	      which all the Napierian logarithms must be multiplied to	      obtain the logarithms in another system.	   {Modulus of elasticity}.	   (a) The measure of the elastic force of any substance,	       expressed by the ratio of a stress on a given unit of the	       substance to the accompanying distortion, or strain.	   (b) An expression of the force (usually in terms of the	       height in feet or weight in pounds of a column of the	       same body) which would be necessary to elongate a	       prismatic body of a transverse section equal to a given	       unit, as a square inch or foot, to double, or to compress	       it to half, its original length, were that degree of	       elongation or compression possible, or within the limits	       of elasticity; -- called also {Young's modulus}.	   {Modulus of rupture}, the measure of the force necessary to	      break a given substance across, as a beam, expressed by	      eighteen times the load which is required to break a bar	      of one inch square, supported flatwise at two points one	      foot apart, and loaded in the middle between the points of	      support. --Rankine.	      [1913 Webster]
Modus \Mo"dus\, n.; pl. {Modi}. [L. See {Mode}.] (Old Law)	   1. The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a	      contract or conveyance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A qualification involving the idea of variation or	      departure from some general rule or form, in the way of	      either restriction or enlargement, according to the	      circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an	      agreement between parties, and the like. --Bracton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of	      payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase	      {modus decimandi}. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, from time immemorial, had paid a modus, or	            composition.                          --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Modus operandi \Mo"dus op`er*an"di\[L.],	   manner of operating. Often abbreviated to {MO}	   [1913 Webster]	Modus vivendi \Mo"dus vi*ven"di\ [L.]	   Mode, or manner, of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of	   affairs until disputed matters can be settled.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mody \Mod"y\, a. [From {Mode}.]	   Fashionable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moe \Moe\, n.	   A wry face or mouth; a mow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Moe \Moe\, v. i.	   To make faces; to mow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Moe \Moe\, a., adv., & n. [AS. m[=a] See {More}.]	   More. See {Mo}. [Obs.] "Sing no more ditties, sing no moe."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Moebles \Moe"bles\, n. pl. [OE., fr. OF. moeble, mueble,	   movable, from L. mobilis.]	   Movables; furniture; -- also used in the singular ({moeble}).	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Moelline \Mo"el*line\, n. [F. moelle, fr. L. medulla marrow.]	   An unguent for the hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Moellon \Mo"el*lon\, n. [F.]	   Rubble masonry.	   [1913 Webster]
Moesogothic \Moe`so*goth"ic\, a.	   Belonging to the Moesogoths, a branch of the Goths who	   settled in Moesia.	   [1913 Webster]	Moesogothic \Moe`so*goth"ic\, n.	   The language of the Moesogoths; -- also called {Gothic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moeve \Moeve\, v. t. & i.	   To move. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Moff \Moff\, n.	   A thin silk stuff made in Caucasia.	   [1913 Webster]
Mog \Mog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mogging}.] [Etym. unknown.]	   To move away; to go off. [Prov. Eng. or Local, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mogen David \Mogen David\, n. [Hebrew, shield of David.]	   A hexagram[1a], when used as the symbol of Judaism; called	   also {Magen David} and {Star of David}. It is included on the	   flag of the state of Israel	   Syn: Star of David, Magen David.	        [PJC]
Moggan \Mog"gan\, n.	   A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted	   material. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moghul \Mo*ghul"\, n.	   an alternate from of {mogul}.	   [PJC]
Mogul \Mo*gul"\, n. [From the Mongolian.]	   1. A person of the Mongolian race.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: Any of the Mongolian peoples who conquered	      parts of India and established an empire lasting from 1526	      to 1857. Also, any of their descendents.	      [PJC]	   3. (Railroad) A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having	      three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled	      truck.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A great personage; magnate; autocrat; as, an industrial	      mogul.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Great Mogul}, or {Grand Mogul}, the sovereign of the empire	      founded in Hindustan by the Mongols under Baber in the	      sixteenth century. Hence, a very important personage; a	      lord; -- sometimes only {mogul} or {Moghul}. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] Moghul
Moghul \Mo*ghul"\, Mogul \Mo*gul"\, prop. a. [See {Mogul}, n..]	   Of or pertaining to the Moguls[2]; as, The Taj Mahal, the	   most beautiful piece of Mogul architecture, was built by the	   Mogul emperor Shah Jehan as a mausoleum for his favorite	   wife.	   [PJC] Moghul empire	Moghul empire \Mo*ghul" empire\, Mogul empire \Mo*gul" empire\,	   prop. a. [See {Mogul}, n..]	   The empire created in India by invading Mongolians (Tatars),	   established under Baber, who conquered Hindustan in 1526. The	   establsihed religion of the empire was Mohammedanism. After	   the death of the Great Mogul Aurung-Zeb in 1707, power passed	   to the Mahrattas and the British. The empire existed only	   nominally in the early 1800's, and was finally abolished in	   1857 by the deposing of the last emperor.	   [PJC]
Moha \Mo"ha\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of millet ({Setaria Italica}); German millet.	   [1913 Webster]
Mohair \Mo"hair`\, n. [F. moire, perh. from Ar. mukhayyar a kind	   of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. marmoreus of	   marble, resembling marble. Cf. {Moire}, {Marble}.]	   The long silky hair or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor;	   also, a fabric made from this material, or an imitation of	   such fabric.	   [1913 Webster]
Mohammed \Mohammed\ (m[=o]*h[a^]m"m[e^]d) n. ['The praised	   one'.] [Also spelled {Mahomed}, {Mahomet}, {Muhammad} (the	   Arabic form), {Mahmoud}, {Mehemet}, etc.]	   The prophet who founded Islam (570-632).	   Syn: Muhammad, Mahomet, Mahmoud.	        [WordNet 1.5] Mohammed (or Mahomet (ma*hom"et)) was born	        at Mecca, Arabia, about 570: died at Medina, Arabia,	        June 8, 632. He was the founder of Mohammedanism, or	        Islam ('surrender,' namely, to God). He was the	        posthumous son of Abdallah by his wife Amina, of the	        family of Hashim, the noblest among the Koreish, and was	        brought up in the desert among the Banu Saad by a	        Bedouin woman named Halima. At the age of six he lost	        his mother, and at eight his grandfather, when he was	        cared for by his uncle Abu-Talib. When about twelve	        years old (582) he accompanied a caravan to Syria, and	        may on this occasion have come for the first time in	        contact with Jews and Christians. A few years later he	        took part in the "sacrilegious war" (so called because	        carried on during the sacred months, when fighting was	        forbidden) which raged between the Koreish and the Banu	        Hawazin 580-590. He attended sundry preachings and	        recitations at Okatz, which may have awakened his	        poetical and rhetorical powers and his religious	        feelings; and for some time was occupied as a shepherd,	        to which he later refers as being in accordance with his	        career as a prophet, even as it was with that of Moses	        and David. When twenty-five years old he entered the	        service of the widow Khadijah, and made a second journey	        to Syria, on which he again had an opportunity to come	        in frequent contact with Jews and Christians, and to	        acquire some knowledge of their religious teachings. He	        soon married Khadijah, who was fifteen years his senior.	        Of the six children which she bore him, Fatima became	        the most famous. In 605 he attained some influence in	        Mecca by settling a dispute about the rebuilding of the	        Kaaba. The impressions which he had gathered from his	        contact with Judaism and Christianity, and from Arabic	        lore, began now strongly to engage his mind. He	        frequently retired to solitary places, especially to the	        cave of Mount Hira, north of Mecca. He passed at that	        time (he was then about forty years old) through great	        mental struggles, and repeatedly meditated suicide. It	        must have been during these lonely contemplations that	        the yearnings for a messenger from God for his people,	        and the thought that he himself might be destined for	        this mission, were born in his ardent mind. During one	        of his reveries, in the month of Ramadan, 610, he beheld	        in sleep the angel Gabriel, who ordered him to read from	        a scroll which he held before him the words which begin	        the 96th sura (chapter) of the Koran. After the lapse of	        some time, a second vision came, and then the	        revelations began to follow one another frequently. His	        own belief in his mission as apostle and prophet of God	        was now firmly established. The first convert was his	        wife Khadijah, then followed his cousin and adopted son	        Ali, his other adopted son Zeid, and Abu-Bekr, afterward	        his father-in-law and first successor (calif). Gradually	        about 60 adherents rallied about him. But after three	        years' preaching the mass of the Meccans rose against	        him, so that part of his followers had to resort to	        Abyssinia for safety in 614. This is termed the first	        hejira. Mohammed in the meanwhile continued his meetings	        in the house of one of his disciples, Arqaan, in front	        of the Kaaba, which later became known as the "House of	        Islam." At one time he offered the Koreish a compromise,	        admitting their gods into his system as intercessors	        with the Supreme Being, but, becoming	        conscience-stricken, took back his words. The conversion	        of Hamza and Omar and 39 others in 615-616 strengthened	        his cause. The Koreish excommunicated Mohammed and his	        followers, who were forced to live in retirement. In	        620, at the pilgrimage, he won over to his teachings a	        small party from Medina. In Medina, whither a teacher	        was deputed, the new religion spread rapidly. To this	        period belongs the vision or dream of the miraculous	        ride, on the winged horse Borak, to Jerusalem, where he	        was received by the prophets, and thence ascended to	        heaven. In 622 more than 70 persons from Medina bound	        themselves to stand by Mohammed. The Meccans proposed to	        kill him, and he fled on the 20th of June, 622, to	        Medina. This is known as the hejira ('the flight'), and	        marks the beginning of the Mohammedan era. This event	        formed a turning-point in the activity of Mohammed. He	        was thus far a religious preacher and persuader; he	        became in his Medinian period a legislator and warrior.	        He built there in 623 the first mosque, and married	        Ayesha. In 624 the first battle for the faith took place	        between Mohammed and the Meccans in the plain of Bedr,	        in which the latter were defeated. At this time, also,	        Mohammed began bitterly to inveigh against the Jews, who	        did not recognize his claims to be the "greater prophet"	        promised by Moses. He changed the attitude of prayer	        (kibla) from the direction of Jerusalem to that of the	        Kaaba in Mecca, appointed Friday as the day for public	        worship, and instituted the fast of Ramadan and the	        tithe or poor-rate. The Jewish tribe of the Banu	        Kainuka, settled at Medina, was driven out; while of	        another Jewish tribe, the Banu Kuraiza, all the men, 700	        in number, were massacred. In 625 Mohammed and his	        followers were defeated by the Meccans in the battle of	        Ohud. The following years were filled out with	        expeditions. One tribe after another submitted to	        Mohammed, until in 631 something like a definite	        Mohammedan empire was established. In 632 the prophet	        made his last pilgrimage to Mecca, known as the	        "farewell pilgrimage," or the pilgrimage of the	        "announcement" or of "Islam." In the same year he died	        while planning an expedition against the frontier of the	        Byzantine empire. Mohammed was a little above the middle	        height, of a commanding figure, and is described as	        being of a modest, tender, and generous disposition. His	        manner of life was very simple and frugal. He mended his	        own clothes, and his common diet was barley-bread and	        water. But he enjoyed perfumes and the charms of women.	        His character appears composed of the strongest	        inconsistencies. He could be tender, kind, and liberal,	        but on occasions indulged in cruel and perfidious	        assassinations. With regard to his prophetic claims, it	        is as difficult to assume that he was sincere	        throughout, or self-deceived, as that he was throughout	        an impostor. In his doctrines there is practically	        nothing original. The legends of the Koran are chiefly	        drawn from the Old Testament and the rabbinical	        literature, which Mohammed must have learned from a Jew	        near Mecca, though he presents them as original	        revelations by the angel Gabriel, See {Koran}.	        [Century Dict. 1906]
Mohammedan \Mo*ham"med*an\, a. [From Mohammed, fr. Ar.	   muh['a]mmad praiseworthy, highly praised.]	   Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and	   institutions founded by Mohammed; in the latter sense,	   synonymous with {Islamic}, the term preferred by Moslems.	   [Written also {Mahometan}, {Mahomedan}, {Muhammadan}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Mohammedan \Mo*ham"med*an\, n.	   A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islam (also called	   Islamism or Mohammedanism); an adherent of Islam; one who	   professes Mohammedanism or Islamism; a Muslim; a Moslem; a	   Musselman; -- this term is used mostly by non-Moslems, and	   some Moslems find it offensive. [Written also {Muhammadan},	   {Mahometan}, {Mahomedan}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Mohammedan calendar \Mo*ham"med*an cal"en*dar\	   A lunar calendar reckoning from the year of the hegira	   (hejira), 622 a. d. Thirty of its years constitute a cycle,	   of which the 2d, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, 18th, 21st,	   24th, 26th, and 29th are leap years, having 355 days; the	   others are common, having 354 days.	   Note: By the following tables any Mohammedan date may be	         changed into the Christian date, or vice versa, for the	         years 1900-1935 a. d.	         {Months of the Mohammedan year}.	         1 Muharram . . . .. 30 2 Safar . . . . . . .. 29 3	         Rabia I . . . . . . 30 4 Rabia II . . . .. 29 5 Jumada	         I . . . .. 30 6 Jumada II . . . . 29 7 Rajab . . . . .	         . .. 30 8 Shaban . . . . . . . 29 9 Ramadan . . . . . .	         30 10 Shawwal . . . . . . 29 11 Zu'lkadah . . . . 30 12	         Zu'lhijjah . . . 29* * in leap year, 30 days	         a. h. a. d. a. h. a. d.	         ------------------------------------------------------------	         1317 begins May 12, 1899 1336* begins Oct.17, 1917	         1318 May 1, 1900 1337 Oct. 7, 1918	         1319* Apr.20, 1901 1338* Sept.26,1919	         1320 Apr.10, 1902 1339 Sept.15,1920	         1321+ Mar.30, 1903 1340 Sept.4, 1921	         1322* Mar.18, 1904 1341* Aug.24, 1922	         1323 Mar. 8, 1905 1342 Aug.14, 1923	         1324 Feb.25, 1906 1343 Aug. 2, 1924	         1325* Feb.14, 1907 1344* July 22,1925	         1326 Feb. 4, 1908 1345 July 12,1926	         1327* Jan.23, 1909 1346* July 1, 1927	         1328 Jan.13, 1910 1347 June 20,1928	         1329 Jan. 2, 1911 1348 June 9, 1929	         1330* Dec.22, 1911 1349* May 29, 1930	         1331 Dec.11, 1912 1350 May 19, 1931	         1332 Nov.30, 1913 1351++ May 7, 1932	         1333* Nov.19, 1914 1352* Apr.26, 1933	         1334 Nov. 9, 1915 1353 Apr.16, 1934	         1335 Oct.28, 1916 1354 Apr. 5, 1935	         ---------------------------------------------------------------	         * Leap year + First year of the 45th cycle	         ++ First year of the 46th cycle	         The following general rule for finding the date of	         commencement of any Mohammedan year has a maximum error	         of a day: Multiply 970,224 by the Mohammedan year,	         point off six decimal places, and add 621.5774. The	         whole number will be the year a. d., and the decimal	         multiplied by 365 will give the day of the year.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The Mohammedan calendar is one of the most primitive.	         It is strictly a Lunar calendar, the year consisting of	         twelve lunar months, which retrograde through the	         seasons in about 321/2 years. To reconcile the lunar	         cycle to a given number of complete days, a leap year	         is introduced on the 2nd, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th,	         18th, 21st, 24th, 26th and 29th years of a thirty year	         cycle, making these years consist of 355 days instead	         of 354. The names of the months and the number of days	         are: 1, Muharram (30); 2, Saphar (29); 3, Rabia I (30);	         4, Rabia II (29); 5, Jomada I (30); 6, Jomada II (29);	         7, Rajah (30); 8, Shaaban (29); 9, Ramadan (30); 10,	         Shawaal (29); 11, Dulkasda (30); and 12, Dulheggia (29	         or 30). The years are calculated from July 16, 622	         A.D., the day following the Hegira, the flight of	         Mohammed from Mecca to Medina after an attempted	         assassination. The beginning of the 46th cycle, with	         the first day of Muharram, in the year 1351, compares	         to May 7, 1932 of the Gregorian calendar; continuing:	         1365 Dec. 6, 1945 1366 Nov. 25, 1946 1367 Nov. 15, 1947	         1368 Nov. 3, 1948 1369 Oct. 24, 1949 1370 Oct. 13, 1950	         1371 Oct. 2, 1951 1372 Sept. 21, 1952 1373 Sept. 10,	         1953 1374 Aug. 30, 1954 To find the Gregorian	         equivalent to any Mohammedan date multiply 970,224 by	         the Mohammedan year, point off six decimal places and	         add 621.5774. The whole number will be the year A.D.,	         and the decimal multiplied by 365 will be the day of	         the year.	         --http://www.arsakeio.gr/universe/timeref1.htm	         [PJC]	Mohammedan Era \Mohammedan Era\ prop. n.	   The era in use in Moslem countries. See {Mohammedan year},	   below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mohammedanism
Mohammedanism \Mo*ham"med*an*ism\, Mohammedism \Mo*ham"med*ism\
,  prop. n.	   The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed,	   contained in the Koran; Islamism; Islam. The term {Islam} is	   preferred by most Moslems, and some find the term	   Mohammedanism to be offensive, as they worship Allah, not	   Mohammed.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Mohammedanize
Mohammedanize \Mo*ham"med*an*ize\, Mohammedize \Mo*ham"med*ize\
,  prop. v. t.	   To make conformable to the principles, or customs and rites,	   of Mohammedanism. [Written also {Mahometanize}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mohammedan year \Mohammedan year\ prop. n.	   The year used by Mohammedans, consisting of twelve lunar	   months without intercalation, so that they retrograde through	   all the seasons in about 321/2 years. The Mohammedan era	   begins with the year 622 a. d., the first day of the	   Mohammedan year 1332 being Nov. 30, 1913, acording to the	   Gregorian calendar.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mohawk \Mo"hawk\, prop. n.	   1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the	      Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the	      Mohawk River.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London	      in the time of Addison, and took the name from the Mohawk	      Indians. [Slang] --Spectator. Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Mohicans \Mo*hi"cans\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Mohican}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited	   Western Connecticut and Eastern New York. [Written also	   {Mohegans}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moho \Mo"ho\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A gallinule ({Notornis Mantelli}) formerly inhabiting New	   Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of	   flight. See {Notornis}.	   [1913 Webster]	Moho \Mo"ho\, n. [Short for Mohorovicic discontinuity, from	   Andrija Mohorovi[ccaron]i[cacute], a Yugoslavian geologist.]	   (Geol.)	   The boundary between the earth's crust and the semiliquid	   mantle beneath. It varies in depth from 3 miles beneath the	   surface at certain points in the ocean to over 25 miles under	   certain parts of continents.	   [PJC]
Mohock \Mo"hock\, n.	   See {Mohawk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moholi \Mo*ho"li\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Maholi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mohorovicic discontinuity \Mohorovicic discontinuity\, n.	   (Geol.)	   same as 2nd {Moho}.	   [PJC]
Mohr \Mohr\, n. (Zool.)	   A West African gazelle ({Gazella mohr}), having horns on	   which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of	   the species which produce bezoar. [Written also {mhorr}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mohur \Mo"hur\, n. [Hind., fr. Per. muhur, muhr, a gold coin, a	   seal, seal ring.]	   A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver	   rupees, or $7.21 (in 1913). --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster] Mohurrum
Mohurrum \Mo*hur"rum\, Muharram \Mu*har"ram\, n. [Ar. muharram,	   prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the	   Mohammedan lunar year.]	   1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. --Whitworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans held	      during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.	      [1913 Webster]
Moider \Moi"der\, v. i.	   To toil. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moidore \Moi"dore\, n. [Pg. moeda d'ouro, lit., coin of gold.	   Cf. {Money}, and {Aureate}.]	   A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling.	   [1913 Webster]
Moiety \Moi"e*ty\ (moi"[-e]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Moieties}	   (moi"[-e]*t[i^]z). [F. moiti['e], L. medietas, fr. medius	   middle, half. See {Mid}, a., and cf. {Mediate}, {Mediety}.]	   1. One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate,	      of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a	      nation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indefinite part; a small part. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Moil \Moil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Moiling}.] [OE. moillen to wet, OF. moillier, muillier, F.	   mouller, fr. (assumed) LL. molliare, fr. L. mollis soft. See	   {Mollify}.]	   To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou . . . doest thy mind in dirty pleasures moil.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Moil \Moil\, v. i. [From {Moil} to daub; prob. from the idea of	   struggling through the wet.]	   To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful	   effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moil not too much under ground.          --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Moil \Moil\, n.	   A spot; a defilement.	   [1913 Webster]	         The moil of death upon them.             --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Moile \Moile\, n. [F. mule a slipper.]	   A kind of high shoe anciently worn. [Written also {moyle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moineau \Moi"neau\, n. [F.] (Fort.)	   A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong	   curtain.	   [1913 Webster]
Moira \Moi"ra\ (moi"r[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. Moi^ra.] (Greek	   Myth.)	   The deity who assigns to every man his lot.	   [1913 Webster]
Moire \Moire\ (mw[aum]r), n. [F. Cf. {Mohair}.]	   1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an	      Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a	      watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon	      either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces; moi`r['e].	      [1913 Webster]
Moir'e \Moi`r['e]"\ (mw[aum]`r[=a]"; m[=o]"r[=a]), n.	   1. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance on textile	      fabrics or metallic surfaces.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Erroneously, moire, the fabric.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A wavy pattern of lines produced by the superposition of	      two patterns having closely spaced, often curved, lines,	      so that the lines of the two patterns intersect at an	      acute angle. When the superposing patterns are moved	      relative to the observer or relative to each other, a	      shimmering effect is produced in which the apparent	      pattern changes, often producing a pleasing artistic	      effect. The effect may be seen, for example, when the	      superposed folds of a sheer fabric, such as a window	      curtain, are observed with transmitted light.	   Syn: moire pattern.	        [PJC]	   4. (Printing) An interference pattern produced by the dots of	      a color printing process.	      [PJC]	   {Moire antique}, a superior kind of thick moire.	      [1913 Webster]	Moir'e \Moi`r['e]"\, a. [F., p.p. of moirer to water (silk,	   etc.). See {Moire}.]	   Watered; having a watered or clouded appearance; -- as of	   silk or metals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Moir'e \Moi*r['e]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moir['e]ed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Moir['e]eing}.] Also Moire \Moire\ [F. moir['e].]	   To give a watered or clouded appearance to (a surface).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Moir'e m'etallique \Moi`r['e]" m['e]`tal`lique"\ [F.]	   A crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on	   tin plate; also, the tin plate thus treated.	   [1913 Webster]
Moist \Moist\, a. [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L.	   muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. {Mucus}, {Mucid}.]	   1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist	      atmosphere or air. "Moist eyes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] "Shoes full moist and new." "A	      draught of moist and corny ale." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Moist \Moist\, v. t.	   To moisten. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Moisten \Mois"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moistened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Moistening}.]	   1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pipe a little moistened on the inside. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To soften by making moist; to make tender.	      [1913 Webster]	            It moistened not his executioner's heart with any	            pity.                                 --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Moistener \Mois"ten*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, moistens. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Moistful \Moist"ful\, a.	   Full of moisture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moistless \Moist"less\, a.	   Without moisture; dry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moistness \Moist"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being moist.	   [1913 Webster]
Moisture \Mois"ture\, n. [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.]	   1. A moderate degree of wetness. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid;	      liquid in small quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	            All my body's moisture	            Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Moistureless \Mois"ture*less\, a.	   Without moisture.	   [1913 Webster]
Moisty \Moist"y\, a.	   Moist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moither \Moi"ther\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To perplex; to confuse. [Prov. Eng.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]	Moither \Moi"ther\, v. i.	   To toil; to labor. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mojarra \Mo*jar"ra\, n. [Sp.]	   Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical	   seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth,	   and large silvery scales) constituting the family {Gerridae},	   as {Gerres plumieri}, found from Florida to Brazil and used	   as food. Also, any of numerous other fishes of similar	   appearance but belonging to other families.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mokadour \Mok"a*dour\, n. [Sp. mocador handkerchief.]	   A handkerchief. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moke \Moke\, n.	   1. A stupid person; a dolt.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A donkey. [Cant] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A negro. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Theat. Slang) [More fully musical moke.] A performer, as	      a minstrel, who plays on several instruments.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Moke \Moke\, n.	   A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Moky \Mo"ky\, a. [Cf. Icel. m["o]kkvi cloud, mist, m["o]kkr a	   dense cloud, W. mwg smoke, and E. muggy, muck.]	   Misty; dark; murky; muggy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
mol \mol\ n. (Chem.)	   A quantity of a substance equal to the molecular weight of a	   substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule; the basic unit	   of amount of substance adopted under the System International	   d'Unites; as, he added two mols of dextrose to the medium.	   Syn: gram molecule, mole.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mola \Mo"la\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Sunfish}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
molal \molal\ adj. (Chem.)	   Being at a concentration with the designated number of moles	   (of solute) per 1000 grams of solvent; as, an 0.5 molal	   solution of glycerol in water. Compare {molar}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
molality \molality\ n. (Chem.)	   A measure of concentaration of substances in mixtures, 1	   molal being the concentration of a solution containing 1 mole	   of solute per 1000 grams of solvent. Compare {molar}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
molar \mo"lar\ (m[=o]"l[~e]r), a. [L. moles mass.] (Mech.)	   Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of the	   properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those	   of molecules or atoms.	   [PJC]	molar \mo"lar\ (m[=o]"l[~e]r or m[=o]"l[aum]r), a. [L. moles	   mass.] (Chem.)	   Being at a concentration having the designated number of	   moles (of solute) per liter of solvent; as, an 0.2 molar	   solution of sodium chloride in water is close to isotonic.	   [PJC]
Molar \Mo"lar\, a. [L. molaris, fr. mola mill, fr. molere to	   grind in a mill. See {Mill} the machine.]	   Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also,	   of or pertaining to the molar teeth. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Molar \Mo"lar\, n. (Anat.)	   Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The	   molars which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are	   designated as {premolars}, and those which are not preceded	   by deciduous teeth are sometimes called {true molars}. See	   {Tooth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Molary \Mo"la*ry\, a.	   Same as 2d {Molar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Molasse \Mo*lasse"\, n. [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby,	   flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] (Geol.)	   A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in	   Switzerland. See Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Molasses \Mo*las"ses\, n. [F. m['e]lasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg.	   mela[,c]o, fr. L. mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel,	   mellis, honey. See {Mellifluous}, and cf. {Melasses}.]	   The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable	   sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture;	   any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or	   sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See {Treacle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mold \Mold\, n. [See {Mole} a spot.]	   A spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Mold	Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [OE. molde, AS. molde; akin to D.	   mul, G. mull, mulm, OHG. molt, molta, Icel. mold, Dan. muld,	   Sw. mull, Goth. mulda, and E. meal flour. See {Meal}, and cf.	   {Mole} an animal, {Mull}, v.] [The prevalent spelling is,	   perhaps, {mould}; but as the u has not been inserted in the	   other words of this class, as bold, gold, old, cold, etc., it	   seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from	   this word, thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many	   others did. The omission of the u is now very common in	   America.]	   1. Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the	      remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to	      the growth of plants; soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed;	      composing substance; material.	      [1913 Webster]	            The etherial mold,	            Incapable of stain.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature formed me of her softest mold. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster] Mold	Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molded} or	   {Moulded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molding} or {Moulding}.]	   To cover with mold or soil. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Mold	Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [From the p. p. of OE. moulen to	   become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. mygla to grow musty,	   mugga mugginess; cf. Sw. m["o]gla to grow moldy. See {Muggy},	   and cf. {Moldy}.] (Bot.)	   A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the	   great groups {Hyphomycetes}, and {Physomycetes}, forming on	   damp or decaying organic matter.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese	         mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on	         tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to	         decay, are familiar examples. --M. J. Berkley.	         [1913 Webster] Mold	Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t.	   To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.	   [1913 Webster] Mold	Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. i.	   To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in	   part, with a mold.	   [1913 Webster] Mold	Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, n. [OE. molde, OF. mole, F. moule,	   fr. L. modulus. See {Model}.] [For spelling, see 2d {Mold},	   above.]	   1. The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and	      from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass	      containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is	      modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the	      size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a	      shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glass of fashion and the mold of form. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cast; form; shape; character.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crowned with an architrave of antique mold. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch	      or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the	      whole profile, section, or combination of parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) A fontanel.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Paper Making) A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which	      the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by	      hand.	      [1913 Webster] Mold	Mold \Mold\, Mould \Mould\, v. t. [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler,	   moller. See {Mold} the matrix.]	   1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to	      fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He forgeth and moldeth metals.        --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay	            To mold me man?                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a	      molded window jamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a	      casting may be made.	      [1913 Webster] Moldable
Moldable \Mold"a*ble\, Mouldable \Mould"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being molded or formed.	   [1913 Webster] Moldboard
Moldboard \Mold"board`\, Mouldboard \Mould"board`\, n.	   1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the	      share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) A follow board.	      [1913 Webster] Molder
Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape;	   specifically (Founding), one skilled in the art of making	   molds for castings.	   [1913 Webster] Molder	Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Moldered}or {Mouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moldering} or	   {Mouldering}.] [From {Mold} fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G.	   multern.]	   To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural	   decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation	   of the component particles, without the presence of water; to	   crumble away.	   [1913 Webster]	         The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         When statues molder, and when arches fall. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have	         moldered to nothing.                     --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster] Molder	Molder \Mold"er\, Moulder \Mould"er\, v. t.	   To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Time's] gradual touch	         Has moldered into beauty many a tower.   --Mason.	   [1913 Webster] Moldery
Moldery \Mold"er*y\, Mouldery \Mould"er*y\, a.	   Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling,	   mold.	   [1913 Webster] Moldiness
Moldiness \Mold"i*ness\, Mouldiness \Mould"i*ness\, n. [From	   {Moldy}.]	   The state of being moldy.	   [1913 Webster] Molding
Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of	      making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as	      grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal, or	      sculptures. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or	      projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and	      shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern,	      and are generally used in groups, the different members of	      each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another.	      See {Cable}, n., 3, and {Crenelated molding}, under	      {Crenelate}, v. t. [WordNet sense 2]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Especially: a decorative strip used for ornamentation or	      finishing. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: moolding.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a	      finished work can be copied. [WordNet sense 5]	   Syn: modeling, moulding.	        [WordNet 1.5] Molding	Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p. a.	   Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything	   according to a pattern.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Molding board} or {Moulding board}.	   (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t.	   (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.	       	   {Molding machine} or {Moulding machine}.	   (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (	   b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for	     castings.	   {Molding mill} or {Moulding mill}, a mill for shaping timber.	      	   {Molding sand} or {Moulding sand} (Founding), a kind of sand	      containing clay, used in making molds.	      [1913 Webster] Moldwarp
Moldwarp \Mold"warp\, Mouldwarp \Mould"warp\, n. [OE. moldwerp:	   AS. molde soil + weorpan to throw up; cf. OD. molworp, G.	   maulwurf, Icel. moldvarpa, Dan. muldvarp. See {Mold} soil,	   {Warp}, and cf. {Mole} the animal.] (Zool.)	   See {Mole} the animal. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Moldy
Moldy \Mold"y\, Mouldy \Mould"y\, a. [Compar. {Moldier}or	   {Mouldier}; superl. {Moldiest} or {Mouldiest}.] [From {Mold}	   the growth of fungi.]	   Overgrown with, or containing, mold; smelling of mold; as,	   moldy cheese or bread.	   [1913 Webster]
Mole \Mole\, n. [AS. m[=a]l; akin to OHG. meil, Goth. mail Cf.	   {Mail} a spot.]	   1. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.	      [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human	      body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which	      commonly issue one or more hairs.	      [1913 Webster]	Mole \Mole\, n. [L. mola.]	   A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated	   in the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]	Mole \Mole\, n. [F. m[^o]le, L. moles. Cf. {Demolish},	   {Emolument}, {Molest}.]	   A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones,	   etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line	   or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend	   from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a	   harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]	Mole \Mole\, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or	   from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See	   {Moldwarp}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any insectivore of the family {Talpidae}. They	      have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and	      strong fore feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp ({Talpa	         Europaea}), is noted for its extensive burrows. The	         common American mole, or shrew mole ({Scalops	         aquaticus}), and star-nosed mole ({Condylura cristata})	         have similar habits.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two	         unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole	         rat.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground	      drains. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (fig.)A spy who lives for years an apparently normal life	      (to establish a cover) before beginning his spying	      activities.	      [PJC]	   {Duck mole}. See under {Duck}.	   {Golden mole}. See {Chrysochlore}.	   {Mole cricket} (Zool.), an orthopterous insect of the genus	      {Gryllotalpa}, which excavates subterranean galleries, and	      throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It	      is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The	      common European species ({Gryllotalpa vulgaris}), and the	      American ({Gryllotalpa borealis}), are the best known.	   {Mole rat} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World	      rodents of the genera {Spalax}, {Georychus}, and several	      allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits,	      and their eyes are small or rudimentary.	   {Mole shrew} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      short-tailed American shrews of the genus {Blarina}, esp.	      {Blarina brevicauda}.	   {Water mole}, the duck mole.	      [1913 Webster]
mole \mole\ n.	   A quantity of a substance equal to the molecular weight of a	   substance expressed in grams; a gram molecule; the basic unit	   of amount of substance adopted under the System International	   d'Unites; as, he added two moles of sodium chloride to the	   medium.	   Syn: gram molecule, mol.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mole \Mole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Moling}.]	   1. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as,	      to mole the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.	      [1913 Webster]
Molebut \Mole"but\, n. (Zool.)	   The sunfish ({Orthagoriscus}, or {Mola}). [Written also	   {molebat}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Molecast \Mole"cast`\, n.	   A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Molech \Mo"lech\, prop. n. [Heb. molek king.] (Script.)	   The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were	   offered; Moloch. --Lev. xviii. 21.	   [1913 Webster]
Molecular \Mo*lec"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. mol['e]culare. See	   {Molecule}.] (Phys. & Chem.)	   Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of,	   molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom having	      weight of 1 as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights	      of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular	      weight of water ({H2O}) is 18. For more precise	      measurements, the weight of the carbon isotope carbon-12	      is used as the standard, that isotope having the value of	      12.000. In this systen, now used almost universally, the	      hydrogen atom has a weight of 1.0079.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
molecular formula \mo*lec"u*lar form"u*la\, n. (Chem.)	   An expression representing the composition of elements in a	   chemical substance, commonly consisting of a series of	   letters and numbers comprising the atomic symbols of each	   element present in a compound followed by the number of atoms	   of that element present in one molecule of the substance.	   Thus the molecular formula for common alcohol (ethyl alcohol)	   is {C2H6O}, meaning that each molecule contains two carbon	   atoms, six hydrogen atoms, and one oxygen atom. The molecular	   formula may be written to provide some indication of the	   actual structure of the molecule, in which case structural	   units may be written separately. Thus, ethyl alcohol can also	   be written as {CH3.CH2.OH} or {CH3-CH2-OH}, in which the	   period or dash between functional groups indicates a single	   bond between the principle atoms of each group. This formula	   shows that in ethyl alcohol, the carbon of a methyl group	   ({CH3-}) is attached to the carbon of a methylene group	   ({-CH2-}), which is attached to the oxygen of a hydroxyl	   group ({-OH}). A {structural formula} is a graphical	   depiction of the relative positions of atoms in a molecule,	   and may be very complicated.	   [PJC]
Molecularity \Mo*lec`u*lar"i*ty\, n. (Phys. & Chem.)	   The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of	   being molecular.	   [1913 Webster]
Molecularly \Mo*lec"u*lar*ly\, adv. (Phys. & Chem.)	   With molecules; in the manner of molecules. --W. R. Grove.	   [1913 Webster]
Molecule \Mol"e*cule\, n. [Dim. fr. L. moles a mass: cf. F.	   mol['e]cule. See 3d {Mole}.]	   1. One of the very small invisible particles of which all	      ordinary matter is supposed to consist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The smallest part of any substance which	      possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of	      that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) A group of atoms so united and combined by	      chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated	      whole, being the smallest portion of any particular	      compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of	      water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen.	      Cf. {Atom}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mole-eyed \Mole"-eyed`\, a.	   Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.	   [1913 Webster]
Molehill \Mole"hill`\, n.	   A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under	   ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant	   obstacle or difficulty; as, to make a mountain out of a	   molehill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a	         molehill.                                --South.	   [1913 Webster] mMolendinaceous
mMolendinaceous \mMo*len`di*na"ceous\	   (m[-o]*l[e^]n`d[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]s), molendinarious
\mo*len`di*na"ri*ous\ (m[-o]*l[e^]n`d[i^]*n[=a]"r[i^]*[u^]s), a.	   [L. molendinarius, fr. molendinum a mill, fr. molere to	   grind.] (Bot.)	   Resembling the sails of a windmill.	   [1913 Webster]
moleskin \mole"skin`\ (m[=o]l"sk[i^]n), n.	   1. Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a	      mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soft fabric having an adhesive backing, applied to the	      skin at points susceptible to abrasion, as on the feet, to	      prevent irritation or blistering during exercise, such as	      hiking.	      [PJC]
Molest \Mo*lest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Molested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Molesting}.] [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus	   troublesome, fr. moles a heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d	   {Mole}.]	   To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with;	   to vex.	   [1913 Webster]	         They have molested the church with needless opposition.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy;	        vex; tease.	        [1913 Webster]	Molest \Mo*lest"\, n.	   Molestation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Molestation \Mol`es*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. molestation.]	   The act of molesting, or the state of being molested;	   disturbance; annoyance.	   [1913 Webster]
molested \molested\ adj.	   sexually abused.	   Syn: assaulted, raped, fondled.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Molester \Mo*lest"er\, n.	   One who molests.	   [1913 Webster]
Molestful \Mo*lest"ful\, a.	   Troublesome; vexatious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Molestie
Molestie \Mo*les"tie\, Molesty \Mo*les"ty\, n. [L. molestia.]	   Molestation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Molewarp \Mole"warp`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Moldwarp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moliminous \Mo*lim"i*nous\, a. [L. molimen a great exertion;	   moles a heavy mass.]	   Of great bulk or consequence; very important. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Moline \Mo"line\, n. [L. molina mill, fr. molere to grind. See	   {Mill}.]	   The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting	   on the spindle; a millrind.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cross moline} (Her.), a cross each arm of which is divided	      at the end into two rounded branches or divisions.	      [1913 Webster]
Molinism \Mo"lin*ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the	   tenets of the Arminians.	   [1913 Webster]
Molinist \Mo"lin*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in	   respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.	   [1913 Webster]
Moll \Moll\, a. [G., fr. L. mollis soft, tender, elegiac. Cf.	   {Molle}.] (Mus.)	   Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollah \Mol"lah\, n. [Ar. maul[=a], commonly moll[=a]in Turkey.]	   1. One of the higher order of Turkish; also, a Turkish title	      of respect for a religious and learned man. [Written also	      {mullah} and {moolah}.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A title of respect used in Islamic countries for one who	      is learned in Islamic law; a teacher or expounder of	      Islamic law.	      [PJC]
Molle \Mol"le\, a. [See {Moll}.] (Mus.)	   Lower by a semitone; flat; as, E molle, that is, E flat.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollebart \Mol"le*bart\, n.	   An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a	   kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.	   [Written also {mollebaert} and {mouldebaert}.] --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollemoke \Mol"le*moke`\, n. [Sw. mallemucke the stormy petrel.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and	   fulmars, as {Fulmarus glacialis}, of the North Atlantic, and	   several species of {Aestrelata}, of the Southern Ocean. See	   {Fulmar}. [Written also {mollymawk}, {malmock}, {mollemock},	   {mallemocke}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mollient \Mol"lient\, a. [L. molliens, p. p. of mollire to	   soften, fr. mollis soft.]	   Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.	   [1913 Webster]
Molliently \Mol"lient*ly\, adv.	   Assuagingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollifiable \Mol"li*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being mollified.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollification \Mol`li*fi*ca"tion\, n. [LL. mollificatio; cf. F.	   mollification.]	   The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a	   softening. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollifier \Mol"li*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, mollifies. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollify \Mol"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mollified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mollifying}.] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis	   soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Enmollient}, {Moil},	   v. t., and {-fy}.]	   1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness,	      harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the	      ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited	      feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.	      [1913 Webster]
Mollinet \Mol"li*net\, n. [Cf. {Moline}.]	   A little mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollipilose \Mol`li*pi*lose"\, a. [L. mollis soft + pilosus	   hairy.] (Zool.)	   Having soft hairs; downy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollities \Mol*li"ti*es\, n. [L., softness.] (Med.)	   Unnatural softness of any organ or part. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollitude \Mol"li*tude\, n. [L. mollitudo, fr. mollis soft.]	   Softness; effeminacy; weakness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mollusc \Mol"lusc\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Mollusk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollusca \Mol*lus"ca\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Mollusk}.] (Zool.)	   One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, a phylum	   including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda,	   Scaphopoda, and Pelecyopoda (syn. Bivalvia, formerly called	   Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera). These animals have an	   unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts	   paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop	   a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary	   cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected	   by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or	   multivalve.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were	         united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial	         group called Acephala, which was also included under	         Mollusca. See {Molluscoidea}.	         [1913 Webster]
Molluscan \Mol*lus"can\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to mollusks. -- n. A mollusk; one of the	   Mollusca.	   [1913 Webster]
Molluscoid \Mol*lus"coid\, a. [Mollusca + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Resembling the true mollusks; belonging to the Molluscoidea.	   -- n. One of the Molluscoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Molluscoidal \Mol`lus*coid"al\, a. (Zool.)	   Molluscoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Molluscoidea \Mol`lus*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mollusk}, and	   {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Invertebrata which includes the classes	   Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; -- called also {Anthoid Mollusca}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally the Tunicata were included under	         Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ	         widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were	         formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they	         are now known to have more relationship with Annelida	         than with Mollusca.	         [1913 Webster]
Molluscous \Mol*lus"cous\, a. (Zool.)	   Molluscan.	   [1913 Webster]
Molluscum \Mol*lus"cum\, n. [NL. See {Mollusk}.] (Med.)	   A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of	   various forms, filled with a thick matter; -- so called from	   the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Mollusk \Mol"lusk\, n. [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft	   nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See	   {Mollify}.] (Zool.)	   One of the Mollusca. [Written also {mollusc}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Molly \Mol"ly\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Mollemoke}.	   [1913 Webster]	Molly \Mol"ly\, n.	   A pet or colloquial name for Mary.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Molly cottontail}. (Zool.) See {Cottontail}.	   {Molly Maguire} (m[.a]*gw[imac]r"); pl. {Molly Maguires}	      (-gw[imac]rz).	   (a) A member of a secret association formed among the	       tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the	       purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the	       service of legal writs. Its members disguised themselves	       in the dress of women.	   (b) A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized	       in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about	       1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and	       officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by	       murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was	       broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876.	       [1913 Webster]
mollycoddle \mollycoddle\ n.	   a pampered darling; an effeminate man; a milksop.	   [WordNet 1.5]	mollycoddle \mollycoddle\ v. t.	   To pamper or coddle.	   [PJC]
Molly-mawk \Mol"ly-mawk`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mollemoke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moloch \Mo"loch\, prop. n. [Heb. molek king.]	   1. (Script.) The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom	      human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied	      figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A spiny Australian lizard ({Moloch horridus}). The	      horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it	      a most formidable appearance.	      [1913 Webster] Molokane
Molokane \Mol`o*ka"ne\, Molokany \Mol`o*ka"ny\, n. pl. [Russ.	   molokane.]	   See {Raskolnik}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Molosse \Mo*losse"\, n.	   See {Molossus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Molosses \Mo*los"ses\, n.	   Molasses. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Molossine \Mo*los"sine\, n. (Zool.)	   A bat of the genus {Molossus}, as the monk bat.	   [1913 Webster]
Molossus \Mo*los"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, prop., Molossian,	   belonging to the Molossians, a people in the eastern part of	   Epirus.] (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)	   A foot of three long syllables. [Written also {molosse}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Molotov \Molotov\ n.	   a city in the European part of Soviet Russia.	   Syn: Perm.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Molotov cocktail \Molotov cocktail\ n.	   A home-made incendiary device consisting of a bottle filled	   with gasoline, and a cloth wick. The wick is lighted, and the	   bottle thrown at a target, such as a vehicle, where it may	   shatter and spread intense flames over the vehicle,	   destroying or damaging it.	   [PJC]
Molt \Molt\, obs.	   imp. of {Melt}. --Chaucer. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Molt	Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Molted} or	   {Moulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Molting} or {Moulting}.] [OE.	   mouten, L. mutare. See {Mew} to molt, and cf. {Mute}, v. t.]	   [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, {moult}; but as the {u}	   has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as,	   bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the	   analogy by the spelling {molt}.]	   To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like,	   as an animal or a bird. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Molt	Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, v. t.	   To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.	   [1913 Webster] Molt	Molt \Molt\, Moult \Moult\, n.	   The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin,	   etc.; molting.	   [1913 Webster]
Moltable \Molt"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Molten \Mol"ten\, a. [See {Melt}.]	   1. Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid	      state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, molten	      iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of	      which the thing is formed; as, a molten image.	      [1913 Webster]
molting \molting\ n.	   The act or process by which an animal molts; especially, the	   periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer	   skin in reptiles, or feathers in birds.	   Syn: molt, moult, moulting, ecdysis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Molto \Mol"to\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Much; very; as, molto adagio, very slow.	   [1913 Webster]
Moly \Mo"ly\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and	      white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes	      to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A kind of garlic ({Allium Moly}) with large yellow	      flowers; -- called also {golden garlic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Molybdate \Mo*lyb"date\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of molybdic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Molybdena \Mol`yb*de"na\, n. [L. molybdaena galena, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   lead.] (Min.)	   See {Molybdenite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Molybdenite \Mo*lyb"de*nite\, n. [Cf. F. molybd['e]nite. See	   {Molybdena}.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or	   scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.	   [1913 Webster]
Molybdenous \Mo*lyb"de*nous\, a. (Chem.)	   See {Molybdous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Molybdenum \Mol`yb*de"num\, n. [NL.: cf. F. molybd[`e]ne. See	   {Molybdena}.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in	   the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced	   obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal.	   Symbol Mo. Atomic number 42. Atomic weight 95.94.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Molybdic \Mo*lyb"dic\, a. [Cf. F. molybdique. See {molybdena}.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif.,	   designating those compounds in which the element has a higher	   valence, as contrasted with {molybdous} compounds; as,	   molybdic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Molybdite \Mo*lyb"dite\, n. (Min.)	   Molybdic ocher.	   [1913 Webster]
Molybdous \Mo*lyb"dous\, a. [See {Molybdena}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif.,	   designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower	   valence as contrasted with {molybdic} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Mome \Mome\, n. [Cf. {Mumm}, {Momus}.]	   A dull, silent person; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Moment \Mo"ment\, n. [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum	   movement, motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See {Move}, and	   cf. {Momentum}, {Movement}.]	   1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as,	      at that very moment.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. --1 Cor.	                                                  xv. 52.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impulsive power; force; momentum.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moments or quantities of motion in bodies.	                                                  --Berkley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Touch, with lightest moment of impulse,	            His free will.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight	      or value; consideration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matters of great moment.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less	            moment and consequence of us than the others.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or	      consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an	      increment or decrement. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce	      motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moment of a couple} (Mech.), the product of either of its	      forces into the perpendicular distance between them.	   {Moment of a force}. (Mech.)	      (a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity	          of the force into the perpendicular distance from the	          point to the line of direction of the force.	      (b) With respect to a line, the product of that component	          of the force which is perpendicular to the plane	          passing through the line and the point of application	          of the force, into the shortest distance between the	          line and this point.	      (c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force,	          the product of the force into the perpendicular	          distance of its point of application from the plane.	          	   {Moment of inertia}, of a rotating body, the sum of the mass	      of each particle of matter of the body into the square of	      its distance from the axis of rotation; -- called also	      {moment of rotation} and {moment of the mass}.	   {Statical moment}, the product of a force into its leverage;	      the same as {moment of a force} with respect to a point,	      line, etc.	   {Virtual moment}. See under {Virtual}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value;	        consideration; signification; avail.	        [1913 Webster]
Momental \Mo*men"tal\, a. [Cf. OF. momental.] [Obs.]	   1. Lasting but a moment; brief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not one momental minute doth she swerve. --Breton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Important; momentous.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) Of or pertaining to moment or momentum.	      [1913 Webster]
Momentally \Mo*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   For a moment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Momentaneous
Momentaneous \Mo`men*ta"ne*ous\, Momentany \Mo"men*ta*ny\, a.	   [L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentan['e].]	   Momentary. [Obs.] --Hooker. "Momentany as a sound." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Momentarily \Mo"men*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   1. Every moment; from moment to moment. --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a moment; in the immediate future.	      [PJC]
Momentariness \Mo"men*ta*ri*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of	   duration.	   [1913 Webster]
Momentary \Mo"men*ta*ry\, a. [L. momentarius. See {Moment}.]	   Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very	   short time; as, a momentary pang.	   [1913 Webster]	         This momentary joy breeds months of pain. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Momently \Mo"ment*ly\, adv.	   1. For a moment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a moment; every moment; momentarily.	      [1913 Webster]
Momentous \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},	   adv. -- {Mo*men"tous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
momentousness \mo*men"tous*ness\ n.	   utmost importance.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Momentum \Mo*men"tum\, n.; pl. L. {Momenta}, F. {Momentums}. [L.	   See {Moment}.]	   1. (Mech.) The quantity of motion in a moving body, being	      always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied	      by the velocity; impetus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Essential element, or constituent element.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall state the several momenta of the distinction	            in separate propositions.             --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A property of an activity or course of events, viewed as	      analogous to forward motion or to physical momentum (def.	      1), such that the activity is believed to be able to	      continue moving forward without further application of	      force or effort; -- often used to describe an increase in	      the acquisition of public support for a purpose; as, as,	      the petition drive gained momentum when it was mentioned	      in the newspapers.	      [PJC]
Momier \Mom"i*er\, n. [F. m[^o]mier, fr. OF. momer, mommer, to	   mumm, to mask one's self.]	   A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists in Switzerland,	   France, and some parts of Germany, in the early part of the	   19th century.	   [1913 Webster]
Mommery \Mom"mer*y\, n.	   See {Mummery}. --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Momordica \Momordica\ prop. n.	   A genus of Old World tropical vine.	   Syn: genus {Momordica}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Momos \Momos\ prop. n. (Gr. Myth.)	   The god of blame and mockery; Momus.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Momot \Mo"mot\, n. [Momot and motmot, the native American name.]	   (Zool.)	   See {Motmot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Momotus \Momotus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Momotidae}.	   Syn: genus {Momotus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Momus \Mo"mus\, prop. n. [Gr. ? blame, ridicule, Momus.] (Gr.	   Myth.)	   The god of mockery and censure.	   [1913 Webster]
Mon \Mon\ (m[o^]n), n. [Jap., usually translated as crest.]	   (Japan)	   The badge of a family, esp. of a family of the ancient feudal	   nobility. The most frequent form of the mon is circular, and	   it commonly consists of conventionalized forms from nature,	   flowers, birds, insects, the lightnings, the waves of the	   sea, or of geometrical symbolic figures; color is only a	   secondary character. It appears on lacquer and pottery, and	   embroidered on, or woven in, fabrics. The imperial	   chrysanthemum, the mon of the reigning family, is used as a	   national emblem. Formerly the mon of the shoguns of the	   Tokugawa family was so used.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mon- \Mon-\	   Same as {Mono-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mona \Mo"na\, n. [CF. Sp. & Pg. mona, fem. of mono a monkey,	   ape.] (Zool.)	   A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey	   ({Cercopithecus mona}). The body is dark olive, with a spot	   of white on the haunches.	   [1913 Webster]
Monachal \Mon"a*chal\, a. [L. monachus a monk: cf. F. monacal.	   See {Monk}.]	   Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Monachism \Mon"a*chism\, n. [Cf. F. monachisme.]	   The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.	   [1913 Webster]
monacid \mon*ac"id\, a. [Mon- + acid.] (Chem.)	   Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by an acidic atom or	   radical.	   Syn: monoacid, monoacidic, monacidic.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of neutralizing one equivalent of a monobasic	      acid; -- said of bases, and of certain metals.	      [1913 Webster]	monacid \mon*ac"id\, n. (Chem.)	   An acid having one replaceable hydrogen atom.	   Syn: monoacid.	        [PJC]
Monad \Mon"ad\, n. [L. monas, -adis, a unit, Gr. ?, ?, fr.	   mo`nos alone.]	   1. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something	      ultimate and indivisible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos. of Leibnitz) The elementary and indestructible	      units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to	      produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine	      all physical and spiritual phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the smallest flagellate Infusoria; esp.,	      the species of the genus {Monas}, and allied genera.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) A simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ,	      or plastid.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which	      can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one	      atom of hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Monad deme} (Biol.), in tectology, a unit of the first order	      of individuality.	      [1913 Webster]
Monadaria \Mon`a*da"ri*a\ (m[o^]n`[.a]*d[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL. See {Monad}.] (Zool.)	   The Infusoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Monadelphia \Mon`a*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. mo`nos	   alone + 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants having the stamens united into a	   tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.	   [1913 Webster] Monadelphian
Monadelphian \Mon`a*del"phi*an\, Monadelphous \Mon`a*del"phous\,	   a. [Cf. F. monadelphie.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens	   united in one body by the filaments.	   [1913 Webster] Monadic
Monadic \Mo*nad"ic\, Monadical \Mo*nad"ic*al\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses.	   See {Monad}, n. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Monadiform \Mo*nad"i*form\, a. [Monad + -form.] (Biol.)	   Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one	   or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; as, monadiform	   young.	   [1913 Webster]
Monadology \Mon`ad*ol"o*gy\, n. [Monad + -logy.] (Philos.)	   The doctrine or theory of monads.	   [1913 Webster]
Monal \Mo*nal"\, n. (Zool.)	   Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus {Lophophorus}, as the	   Impeyan pheasant.	   [1913 Webster]
Monamide \Mon*am"ide\, n. [Mon- + amide.] (Chem.)	   An amido compound with only one amido group; a monoamide.	   [1913 Webster]
Monamine \Mon*am"ine\, n. [Mon- + amine.] (Chem.)	   A basic compound containing one amido group; a monoamine; as,	   methyl amine is a monamine.	   [1913 Webster]
Monander \Mo*nan"der\, n. (Bot.)	   One of the Monandria.	   [1913 Webster]
Monandria \Mo*nan"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. mo`nos alone +	   'anh`r, 'andro`s, a man.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants embracing those having but a	   single stamen.	   [1913 Webster]
Monandrian \Mo*nan"dri*an\, a.; (Bot.)	   Same as {Monandrous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monandric \Mo*nan"dric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system	   of marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Monandrous \Mo*nan"drous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.	   [1913 Webster]
Monandry \Mo*nan"dry\, n. [See {Monandria}.]	   The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same	   time; -- contrasted with polyandry.	   [1913 Webster]
Monanthous \Mo*nan"thous\, a. [Mon- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower.]	   (Bot.)	   Having but one flower; one-flowered. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarch \Mon"arch\, n. [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. ?, ?;	   mo`nos alone + ? to be first, rule, govern. See {Archi-}.]	   1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler;	      an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who reigns	            Monarch in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is	      called the monarch of the forest.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A patron deity or presiding genius.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, thou, monarch of the vine,	            Plumpy Bacchus.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais	      Plexippus}); -- called also {milkweed butterfly} and	      {monarch butterfly}.	      [1913 Webster]	Monarch \Mon"arch\, a.	   Superior to others; preeminent; supreme; ruling. "Monarch	   savage." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchal \Mo*nar"chal\, a.	   Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal;	   imperial.	   [1913 Webster]	         Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised	         Above his fellows, with monarchal pride. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
monarch butterfly \mon"arch but"ter*fly\, n. (Zool.)	   A very large red and black butterfly ({Danais Plexippus})	   having striking orange-brown wings with black veins in a	   reticulated pattern; -- called also {milkweed butterfly} and	   {monarch}. Its larvae feed on the leaves of the milkweed.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Monarchess \Mon"arch*ess\, n.	   A female monarch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchial \Mo*nar"chi*al\, a.	   Monarchic. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchian \Mo*nar"chi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected	   the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also {patripassian}.	   [1913 Webster] Monarchic
Monarchic \Mo*nar"chic\, Monarchical \Mo*nar"chic*al\, a. [F.	   monarchique, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy. --Burke. --	   {Mo*nar"chic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchism \Mon"arch*ism\, n.	   The principles of, or preference for, monarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchist \Mon"arch*ist\, n. [Cf. F. monarchiste.]	   An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchize \Mon"arch*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Monarchized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Monarchizing}.]	   To play the sovereign; to act the monarch. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Monarchize \Mon"arch*ize\, v. t.	   To rule; to govern. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchizer \Mon"arch*i`zer\, n.	   One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarcho \Mo*nar"cho\, n.	   The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an	   emperor. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Monarchy \Mon"arch*y\, n.; pl. {Monarchies}. [F. monarchie, L.	   monarchia, Gr. ?. See {Monarch}.]	   1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged	      in the hands of a monarch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a	      monarch.	      [1913 Webster]	            In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	            What scourage for perjury	            Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fifth monarchy}, a universal monarchy, supposed to be the	      subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding	      monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman.	      See {Fifth Monarchy men}, under {Fifth}.	      [1913 Webster]
monarda \monarda\ n.	   Any of various aromatic herbs of the genus {Monarda}.	   Syn: wild bergamot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Monas \Mo"nas\, n. [NL. See {Monad}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are	   many species, both free and attached. See Illust. under	   {Monad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monasterial \Mon`as*te"ri*al\, a. [L. monasterials, fr.	   monasterium.]	   Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life. --	   {Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Monastery \Mon"as*te*ry\, n.; pl. {Monasteries}. [L.	   monasterium, Gr. ?, fr. ? a solitary, a monk, fr. ? to be	   alone, live in solitude, fr. mo`nos alone. Cf. {Minister}.]	   A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary	   temporal concerns, especially for monks; -- more rarely	   applied to such a house for females.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Convent; abbey; priory. See {Cloister}.	        [1913 Webster]
Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, n.	   A monk.	   [1913 Webster] Monastic	Monastic \Mo*nas"tic\, Monastical \Mo*nas"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?	   monk: cf. F. monastique. See {Monastery}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants,	      rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion;	      recluse. "A life monastic." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]
Monastically \Mo*nas"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a monastic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Monasticism \Mo*nas"ti*cism\, n.	   The monastic life, system, or condition. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Monasticon \Mo*nas"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Monastic}.]	   A book giving an account of monasteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Monatomic \Mon`a*tom"ic\, adv. [Mon- + atomic.] (Chem.)	   (a) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule	       of mercury is monatomic.	   (b) Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of	       hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic.	       [1913 Webster]
monaural \mon*au"ral\ (m[o^]n*[^o]r"al), a.	   1. Having or hearing with only one ear.	      [PJC]	   2. Same as {monophonic}[2].	      [PJC]
Monaxial \Mo*nax"i*al\, a. [Mon- + axial.] (Biol.)	   Having only one axis; developing along a single line or	   plane; as, monaxial development.	   [1913 Webster]
Monazite \Mon"a*zite\ (m[o^]n"[.a]*z[imac]t), n. [From Gr.	   mona`zein to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated	   crystals.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a	   phosphate of the cerium metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Monday \Mon"day\ (m[u^]n"d[asl]; 48), n. [OE. moneday, monenday,	   AS. m[=o]nandaeg, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the	   moon; akin to D. maandag, G. montag, OHG. m[=a]natag, Icel.	   m[=a]nadagr, Dan. mandag, Sw. m[*a]ndag. See {Moon}, and	   {Day}.]	   The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.	   [1913 Webster]
Monday's Child \Mon"day's Child\ (m[u^]n"d[=a]z ch[imac]ld`), n.	   A child who is fair of face; -- a reference to a nineteenth	   century poem. See below.	   [PJC]	         Monday's child is fair of face,	         Tuesday's child is full of grace,	         Wednesday's child is full of woe,	         Thursday's child has far to go,	         Friday's child is loving and giving,	         Saturday's child works hard for a living,	         But the child who is born on the Sabbath day,	         Is lucky and happy and good and gay.	   [PJC]
Monde \Monde\ (m[^o]Nd), n. [F. See {Mundane}.]	   The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. [R.] --A.	   Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Le beau monde} [F.], fashionable society. See {Beau monde}.	      	   {Demi monde}. See {Demimonde}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mone \Mone\ (m[=o]n), n.	   The moon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mone \Mone\, n.	   A moan. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Monecian
Monecian \Mo*ne"cian\, Monecious \Mo*ne"cious\, a. (Bot.)	   See {Monoecian}, and {Monoecious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monembryony \Mon*em"bry*o*ny\, n. [See {Mono-}, and {Embryo}.]	   (Bot.)	   The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo. --	   {Mon*em`bry*on"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Moner \Mo"ner\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Monera.	   [1913 Webster]
Monera \Mo*ne"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single.] (Zool.)	   The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which	   resemble the amoebas, but are destitute of a nucleus.	   [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) One of the five kingdoms of living organisms in	      the five-kingdom classification, consisting of microscopic	      usually monocellular prokaryotic organisms that mostly	      reproduce by asexual fission, sporulation, or budding; it	      includes the bacteria and cyanophytes (blue-green algae),	      as well as certain primitive pathogenic microbes, such as	      the Rickettsias.	      [PJC]
Moneral \Mo*ne"ral\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Monera.	   [1913 Webster]
Moneran \Mo*ne"ran\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Monera. -- n. One of the Monera.	   [1913 Webster]
Moneron \Mo*ne"ron\, n.; pl. L. {Monera}; E. {Monerons}. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the Monera.	   [1913 Webster]
Monerula \Mo*ner"u*la\, n. [NL., dim. of moner. See {Monera}.]	   (Biol.)	   A germ in that stage of development in which its form is	   simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It	   precedes the one-celled germ. So called from its likeness to	   a moner. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Monesia \Mo*ne"sia\, n. (Pharm.)	   The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from	   South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of	   the tree {Chrysophyllum glycyphloeum}. It is used as an	   alterative and astringent.	   [1913 Webster]
Monesin \Mo*ne"sin\, n.	   The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Monest \Mo*nest"\, v. t. [See {Admonish}.]	   To warn; to admonish; to advise. [Obs.] --Wyclif (2 Cor. v.	   20).	   [1913 Webster]
monestrous \mon*es"trous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having only one estrus period per breeding cycle or per year;	   -- of certain mammals.	   [PJC]
monetarism \mon"e*tar*ism\, n.	   An economic theory holding that the rate of growth of the	   money supply is the priunciple cause of changes in inflation,	   economic growth, and unemployment.	   [PJC]
monetarist \mon"e*tar*ist\, n.	   One who adheres to the theory of monetarism.	   [PJC]
Monetary \Mon"e*ta*ry\, a. [L. monetarius belonging to a mint.	   See {Money}.]	   Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.	   "The monetary relations of Europe." --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Monetary unit}, the standard of a national currency, as the	      dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the	      peso in Mexico, the ruble in Russia, the franc in France,	      the mark in Germany. Also, the standard of an	      international currency, such as the euro used in the	      European union.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Moneth \Mon"eth\, n.	   A month. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
monetisation \monetisation\ n.	   monetization.	   [WordNet 1.5]
monetization \mon`e*ti*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of converting into money, or of	   establishing something (e.g. gold or silver) as the legal	   tender of a country; as, the monetization of silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Monetize \Mon"e*tize\, v. t.	   To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to	   monetize silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Money \Mon"ey\, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F.	   monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made,	   {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.]	   1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined,	      or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a	      medium of exchange in financial transactions between	      citizens and with government; also, any number of such	      pieces; coin.	      [1913 Webster]	            To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found	            necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain	            quantities of such particular metals, as were in	            those countries commonly made use of to purchase	            goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of	            those public offices called mints.    --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as	      a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit,	      etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is	      lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense,	      any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and	      selling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any article used as a medium of payment in financial	      transactions, such as checks drawn on checking accounts.	      [PJC]	   4. (Economics) Any form of wealth which affects a person's	      propensity to spend, such as checking accounts or time	      deposits in banks, credit accounts, letters of credit,	      etc. Various aggregates of money in different forms are	      given different names, such as {M-1}, the total sum of all	      currency in circulation plus all money in demand deposit	      accounts (checking accounts).	      [PJC]	   Note: Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium	         of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of	         which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper	         rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades,	         etc., is, in common language, called their money.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in	      land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.	                                                  --1 Tim vi. 10	                                                  (Rev. Ver. ).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Money bill} (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue.	   {Money broker}, a broker who deals in different kinds of	      money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called	      also {money changer}.	   {Money cowrie} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      {Cypraea} (esp. {Cypraea moneta}) formerly much used as	      money by savage tribes. See {Cowrie}.	   {Money of account}, a denomination of value used in keeping	      accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an	      equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in	      the United States, but not a coin.	   {Money order},	      (a) an order for the payment of money; specifically, a	          government order for the payment of money, issued at	          one post office as payable at another; -- called also	          {postal money order}.	      (b) a similar order issued by a bank or other financial	          institution.	   {Money scrivener}, a person who procures the loan of money to	      others. [Eng.]	   {Money spider}, {Money spinner} (Zool.), a small spider; --	      so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the	      person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money	      matters.	   {Money's worth}, a fair or full equivalent for the money	      which is paid.	   {A piece of money}, a single coin.	   {Ready money}, money held ready for payment, or actually	      paid, at the time of a transaction; cash.	   {plastic money}, credit cards, usually made out of plastic;	      also called {plastic}; as, put it on the plastic.	   {To make money}, to gain or acquire money or property; to	      make a profit in dealings.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Money \Mon"ey\, v. t.	   To supply with money. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moneyage \Mon"ey*age\, n. [Cf. F. monnayage coinage.]	   1. A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to	      prevent them from debashing the coin. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mintage; coinage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
moneybag \moneybag\ n.	   a drawstring bag for holding money.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Moneyed \Mon"eyed\, adv.	   1. Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyed	      men. [Also spelled {monied}.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Converted into money; coined.	      [1913 Webster]	            If exportation will not balance importation, away	            must your silver go again, whether moneyed or not	            moneyed.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consisting in, or composed of, money. --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Moneyer \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	      R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An authorized coiner of money. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Company of Moneyers}, the officials who formerly coined	      the money of Great Britain, and who claimed certain	      prescriptive rights and privileges.	      [1913 Webster]
moneylender \moneylender\ n.	   someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest.	   Syn: usurer, loan shark, shark, money-lender.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Moneyless \Mon"ey*less\, a.	   Destitute of money; penniless; impecunious. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Money-maker \Mon"ey-mak`er\, n.	   1. One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of	      money. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who	      makes money-getting his governing motive.	      [1913 Webster]
Money-making \Mon"ey-mak`ing\, n.	   The act or process of making money; the acquisition and	   accumulation of wealth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Obstinacy in money-making.               --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]	Money-making \Mon"ey-mak`ing\, a.	   1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a	      money-making business. Opposite of {unprofitable}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Successful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as,	      a money-making man.	      [1913 Webster]
moneyman \moneyman\ n.	   a person skilled in large scale financial transactions.	   Syn: financier.	        [WordNet 1.5]
money-spinner \money-spinner\ n.	   a project that generates a continuous flow of money.	   Syn: moneymaker, cash cow.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Moneywort \Mon"ey*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A trailing plant ({Lysimachia Nummularia}), with rounded	   opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.	   [1913 Webster]
Mongcorn \Mong"corn`\, n.	   See {Mangcorn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monger \Mon"ger\, n. [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to	   Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari,	   mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.]	   1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition;	      as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	Monger \Mon"ger\, v. t.	   To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used	   chiefly of discreditable traffic.	   [1913 Webster]
Mongol \Mon"gol\, n.	   One of the Mongols. -- a. Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the	   Mongols.	   [1913 Webster]
Mongolian \Mon*go"li*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols. -- n. One of the	   Mongols.	   [1913 Webster]
Mongolic \Mon*gol"ic\, a.	   See {Mongolian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mongoloid \Mon"go*loid\, a. [Mongol + -oid.]	   Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race	   characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like	   those of the Mongols. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Of, related to, or affected with, {Down syndrome}; -- not	      a technical term.	      [PJC]	Mongoloid \Mon"go*loid\, n.	   A person affected with {Down syndrome}; -- not a technical	   term.	   [PJC] Mongols
Mongols \Mon"gols\, Mongolians \Mon*go"li*ans\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   One of the great races of man, including the greater part of	   the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia,	   with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the	   world. By some American Indians are considered a branch of	   the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of	   Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the	   Kalmuks.	   [1913 Webster] Mongoose
Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n.; pl. {Mongooses}	   1. (Zool.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}),	      native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as	      the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}).	      [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur ({Lemur mongos}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mongrel \Mon"grel\, n. [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to	   AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See {Mingle}.]	   The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of	   domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Mongrel \Mon"grel\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Not of a pure breed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.	      [1913 Webster]
Mongrelize \Mon"grel*ize\, v. t. & i.	   To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce	   mongrels.	   [1913 Webster]
'Mongst \'Mongst\, prep.	   See {Amongst}.	   [1913 Webster] monicker
monicker \monicker\, moniker \moniker\n.	   The name of a person, especially an alias or a nickname.	   [slang]	   Syn: nickname, alias, sobriquet, cognomen.	        [PJC]
Monied \Mon"ied\, a.	   See {Moneyed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monifier \Mo*nif"i*er\, n. [NL., fr. L. monile necklace + ferre	   to bear.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Moniliales \Mo*nil`i*a"les\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. monile	   necklace, -- because the conidia are produced in chains.]	   (Bot.)	   The largest of the three orders into which the Fungi	   Imperfecti are divided, including various forms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
moniliasis \moniliasis\ n. (Med.)	   An infectious disease caused by fungi of the genera {Monilia}	   or {Candida} especially {Candida albicans}.	   Syn: candidiasis, monilia disease.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Moniliform \Mo*nil"i*form\, a. [L. monile necklace + -form: cf.	   F. moniliforme.] (Biol.)	   Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to	   resemble a string of beads; as, a moniliform root; a	   moniliform antenna. See Illust. of {Antenna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moniment \Mon"i*ment\, n. [L. monimentum, monumentum. See	   {Monument}.]	   Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence,	   a mark; an image; a superscription; a record. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Monish \Mon"ish\, v. t. [OE. monesten. See {Admonish},	   {Monition}.]	   To admonish; to warn. See {Admonish}. [Archaic] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Monisher \Mon"ish*er\, n.	   One who monishes; an admonisher. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Monishment \Mon"ish*ment\, n.	   Admonition. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Monism \Mon"ism\ (m[o^]n"[i^]z'm or m[=o]"n[i^]z'm), n. [From	   Gr. mo`nos single.]	   1. (Metaph.) That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a	      single ultimate constituent or agent; -- the opposite of	      {dualism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The doctrine has been held in three generic forms:	         matter and its phenomena have been explained as a	         modification of mind, involving an idealistic monism;	         or mind has been explained by and resolved into matter,	         giving a materialistic monism; or, thirdly, matter,	         mind, and their phenomena have been held to be	         manifestations or modifications of some one substance,	         like the substance of Spinoza, or a supposed unknown	         something of some evolutionists, which is capable of an	         objective and subjective aspect.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) See {Monogenesis}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The doctrine that the universe is an organized unitary	      being or total self-inclusive structure.	            Monism means that the whole of reality, i.e.,	            everything that is, constitutes one inseparable and	            indivisible entirety. Monism accordingly is a	            unitary conception of the world. It always bears in	            mind that our words are abstracts representing parts	            or features of the One and All, and not separate	            existences. Not only are matter and mind, soul and	            body, abstracts, but also such scientific terms as	            atoms and molecules, and also religious terms such	            as God and world.                     --Paul Carus.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Monist \Mon"ist\, n.	   A believer in monism.	   [1913 Webster]
Monistic \Mo*nis"tic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.	   [1913 Webster]
Monition \Mo*ni"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to	   warn, bring to mind; akin to E. mind. See {Mind}, and cf.	   {Admonish}, {Money}, {Monster}.]	   1. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an	      admonition; a warning; a caution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sage monitions from his friends.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Information; indication; notice; advice.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have no visible monition of . . . other periods,	            such as we have of the day by successive light and	            darkness.                             --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Admiralty Practice) A process in the nature of a summons	      to appear and answer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl. Law) An order monishing a party complained against	      to obey under pain of the law. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Monitive \Mon"i*tive\, a.	   Conveying admonition; admonitory. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Monitor \Mon"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. monere. See {Monition}, and cf.	   {Mentor}.]	   1. One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of	      duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or	      caution.	      [1913 Webster]	            You need not be a monitor to the king. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the	      school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the	      absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a	      division or class.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any large Old World lizard of the genus {Varanus};	      esp., the Egyptian species ({Varanus Niloticus}), which is	      useful because it devours the eggs and young of the	      crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [So called from the name given by Captain Ericson, its	      designer, to the first ship of the kind.] An ironclad war	      vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more	      heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low	      turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot	      so as to bring successively the several tools in holds	      into proper position for cutting.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A monitor nozzle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Monitor top}, the raised central portion, or clearstory, of	      a car roof, having low windows along its sides.	      [1913 Webster]
Monitorial \Mon`i*to"ri*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a monitor or monitors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done or performed by a monitor; as, monitorial work;	      conducted or taught by monitors; as, a monitorial school;	      monitorial instruction.	      [1913 Webster]
Monitorially \Mon`i*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a monitorial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Monitor nozzle \Monitor nozzle\	   A nozzle capable of turning completely round in a horizontal	   plane and having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in	   hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Monitorship \Mon"i*tor*ship\, n.	   The post or office of a monitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Monitory \Mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. monitorius.]	   Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are monitory	         and instructive.                         --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Monitory \Mon"i*to*ry\, n.	   Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from	   an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person.	   [1913 Webster] Monitress
Monitress \Mon"i*tress\, Monitrix \Mon"i*trix\, n.	   A female monitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr.	   mo`nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.]	   1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of	      the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a	      religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and	      bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and	      poverty. "A monk out of his cloister." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in	            the substantial vows of religion; but in other	            respects monks and regulars differ; for that	            regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so	            strict a rule of life as monks are.   --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused	      by the ink not being properly distributed. It is	      distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a	      deficiency of ink.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the	      powder hose or train of a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also	          applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}.	      (b) The European bullfinch.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Monk bat} (Zool.), a South American and West Indian bat	      ({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live	      in communities by themselves.	   {Monk bird}(Zool.), the friar bird.	   {Monk seal} (Zool.), a species of seal ({Monachus	      albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean	      Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic.	   {Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called	      {patience} ({Rumex Patientia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Monkery \Monk"er*y\, n.; pl. {Monkeries}.	   1. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or	      customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Miters, and wretched dead mediaeval monkeries.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collective body of monks. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It.	   monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr.	   fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana,	          including apes, baboons, and lemurs.	      (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs.	      (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such	          as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of	          apes and baboons.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a})	         {Catarrhines}, or {Simidae}. These have an oblong head,	         with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have	         no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old	         World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebidae}. These have a	         round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the	         nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail	         is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not	         opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c})	         {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed	         head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern	         Asia, Africa, and Madagascar.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a	      mischievous child.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the monkey's own giving out; she is	            persuaded I will marry her.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very	      heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on	      the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the	      falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Monkey boat}. (Naut.)	      (a) A small boat used in docks.	      (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames.	   {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a	      swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so	      called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray.	   {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast	      for the better display of signals at sea.	   {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by	      sailors.	   {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about	      six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.	   {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.]	   {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury.	   {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.	      [1913 Webster]	Monkey \Mon"key\, v. t. & i.	   To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a	   grotesque or meddlesome manner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To monkey with}, {To monkey around with}, to handle in a	      meddlesome manner. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Monkey-bread \Mon"key-bread`\, n. (Bot.)	   The fruit of the {Adansonia digitata}; also, the tree. See	   {Adansonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monkey-cup \Mon"key-cup`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Nepenthes}.	   [1913 Webster] monkeypod
monkeypod \monkeypod\, monkey pod \monkey pod\n.	   large ornamental tropical American tree ({Albizia saman})	   with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with	   crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.	   Syn: rain tree, saman, zaman, zamang, {Albizia saman}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Monkey-pot \Mon"key-pot`\, n. (Zool.)	   The fruit of two South American trees ({Lecythis Ollaria},	   and {Lecythis Zabucajo}), which have for their fruit large,	   pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and	   opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top.	   Vases and pots are made of this capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Monkey's puzzle \Mon"key's puz"zle\ (Bot.)	   A lofty coniferous Chilian tree ({Araucaria araucana},	   formerly {Araucaria imbricata}), the branches of which are so	   crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." It	   is also called {monkey puzzle} and {monkey puzzle tree}. The	   edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pi[~n]on by	   the Chilians.	   [1913 Webster]
Monkeytail \Mon"key*tail`\, n. (Naut.)	   A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster] monkeywrench
monkeywrench \monkeywrench\, monkey wrench \monkey wrench\n.	   A wrench or spanner which has one fixed and one adjustable	   jaw.	   Syn: monkey wrench.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Monkfish \Monk"fish\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The angel fish ({Squatina}).	   (b) The angler ({Lophius}), esp. the goosefishes {Lophius	       Americanus} in America and {Lophius piscatorius} in	       Europe, used for food. --[MW10]	       [1913 Webster +PJC]
Monkflower \Monk"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of	   flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now	   ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus	   ({Catasetum tridentatum}, etc.).	   [1913 Webster]
Monkhood \Monk"hood\, n. [Monk + -hood.]	   1. The character or condition of a monk. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Monks, regarded collectively. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Monking \Monk"ing\, a.	   Monkish. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Monkish \Monk"ish\, a.	   Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish	   manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- {Monk"ish*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Monkly \Monk"ly\, a.	   Like, or suitable to, a monk. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monkshood \Monks"hood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Aconitum}; aconite. See {Aconite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monk's seam \Monk's" seam`\ (Naut.)	   An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of	   canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.	   [1913 Webster] Mono
Mono- \Mon"o-\, Mon- \Mon-\ [Gr. ?.]	   A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp,	   monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one	   atom, one radical, or one group of that to the name of which	   it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Mono \Mo"no\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   The {black howler} ({Mycetes villosus}), a monkey of Central	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
Monobasic \Mon`o*ba"sic\, a. [Mono- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic	   radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; --	   said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are	   monobasic.	   [1913 Webster] monocarbonic
monocarbonic \mon`o*car*bon"ic\, monocarboxylic
\mon`o*car*box*yl"ic\, a. [Mono- + carbonic.] (Chem.)	   Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a	   monocarbonic acid. The more common term is {monocarboxylic}.	   Contrasted with {dicarboxylic}, {tricarboxylic}, etc.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Monocardian \Mon`o*car"di*an\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? heart.] (Zool.)	   Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians. -- n. An	   animal having a single heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocarp \Mon"o*carp\, n. (Bot.)	   A monocarpic plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocarpellary \Mon`o*car"pel*la*ry\, a. [Mono- + carpellary.]	   (Bot.)	   Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea,	   cherry, and almond.	   [1913 Webster] Monocarpic
Monocarpic \Mon`o*car"pic\, Monocarpous \Mon`o*car"pous\, a.	   [Mono- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F. monocarpe.] (Bot.)	   Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as	   beans, maize, mustard, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some	         plants of longer duration, as the century plant.	         [1913 Webster]
Monocephalous \Mon`o*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. kefalh`	   head.] (Bot.)	   Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoceros \Mo*noc"e*ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; mo`nos alone,	   single + ke`ras horn.]	   1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one	      horn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the	      east Orion.	      [1913 Webster]
Monochlamydeous \Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ?, ?,	   cloak: cf. F. monochlamyd['e].] (Bot.)	   Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a	   corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a	   calyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Monochord \Mon"o*chord\, n. [L. monochordon, Gr. ?, fr. ? with	   but one string; ? only, single + ? string: cf. F. monocorde.	   See {Chord}, and cf. {Mainchord}.] (Mus.)	   An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical	   relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string	   stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are	   movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the	   purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the	   part of the string between them.	   [1913 Webster]
Monochromatic \Mon`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monochromatique.	   See {Monochrome}.]	   Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one	   color only.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Monochromatic lamp} (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of	      some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in	      optical experiments.	      [1913 Webster]
Monochrome \Mon"o*chrome\, n. [Gr. ? of one color; mo`nos single	   + ? color: cf. F. monochrome.]	   A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with	   a single color.	   [1913 Webster]
Monochromic \Mon`o*chro"mic\, a.	   Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic	   picture. Called also, {monochromatic} and {monochrome}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Monochromy \Mon"o*chro`my\, n.	   The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.	   [1913 Webster]
Monochronic \Mon`o*chron"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? time.]	   Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.	   [1913 Webster]
Monociliated \Mon`o*cil"i*a`ted\, a. [Mono- + ciliated.] (Biol.)	   Having but one cilium.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocle \Mon"o*cle\, n. [F. See {Monocular}.]	   An eyeglass for one eye. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoclinal \Mon`o*cli"nal\, a. [See {Monoclinic}.] (Geol.)	   Having one oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip	   in only one direction from the axis of elevation.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocline \Mon"o*cline\, n. (Geol.)	   A monoclinal fold.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoclinic \Mon`o*clin"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? to incline.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Having one oblique intersection; -- said of that system of	   crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to	   one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See	   {Crystallization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoclinous \Mo*noc"li*nous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? couch, fr. ? to	   lie down: cf. F. monocline.] (Bot.)	   Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every	   flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocondyla \Mon`o*con"dy*la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mono-}, and	   {Condyle}.] (Zool.)	   A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or	   those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocotyl \Mon"o*co*tyl\, n. (Bot.)	   Any monocotyledonous plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocotyle \Mon"o*co*tyle\, a. [Cf. F. monocotyle.] (Bot.)	   Monocotyledonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocotyledon \Mon`o*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Mono- + cotyledon: cf.	   F. monocotyl['e]done.] (Bot.)	   A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe; a member of	   the Monocotyledonae.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a	         large class of plants (the Monocotyledones, or	         Monocotyledonae), and is generally understood to be	         equivalent to the term endogens.	         [1913 Webster] Monocotyledonae
Monocotyledonae \Monocotyledonae\, Monocotyledones
\Monocotyledones\prop. n.	   A class of plants comprising seed plants that produce an	   embryo with a single cotyledon and parallel-veined leaves:	   grasses; lilies; palms; and orchids. It is divided into four	   subclasses or superorders: Alismatidae; Arecidae;	   Commelinidae; and Liliidae.	   Syn: class Monocotyledones, Monocotyledonae, class	        Monocotyledonae, Liliopsida, class Liliopsida.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Monocotyledonous \Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous\, a. [Cf. F.	   monocotyl['e]don['e].] (Bot.)	   Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.	   --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocracy \Mo*noc"ra*cy\, n. [Mono- + -cracy, as in democracy.]	   Government by a single person; undivided rule. --Sydney	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocrat \Mon"o*crat\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? ruling alone.]	   One who governs alone.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocrotic \Mon`o*crot"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a monocrotic	   pulse; a pulse of the monocrotic type.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocrotism \Mo*noc"ro*tism\, n. [Gr. mo`nos alone + ? a	   beating.] (Physiol.)	   That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or	   sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation	   entirely disappearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Monocular \Mo*noc"u*lar\, a. [L. monoculus; Gr. mo`nos single +	   L. oculus eye: cf. F. monoculaire.]	   1. Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular	      vision.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a	      monocular microscope.	      [1913 Webster]
monocule \mon"o*cule\ (m[o^]n"[-o]*k[=u]l), n. [See	   {Monocular}.] (Zool.)	   A small crustacean with one median eye.	   [1913 Webster]
monoculous \mo*noc"u*lous\, a.	   Monocular. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
monocystic \mon`o*cys"tic\, a. [See {Mono-}, and {Cyst}.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a division ({Monocystidea}) of the	   protozoan order {Gregarinida}, in which the body consists of	   one sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Monodactylous \Mon`o*dac"tyl*ous\, a. [Gr. monoda`ktylos; mo`nos	   single + da`ktylos finger: cf. F. monodactyle.] (Zool.)	   Having but one finger or claw.	   [1913 Webster] Monodelph
Monodelph \Mon"o*delph\, Monodelphian \Mon`o*del"phi*an\, n.	   (Zool.)	   One of the Monodelphia.	   [1913 Webster]
Monodelphia \Mon`o*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos	   single + delfy`s the womb.] (Zool.)	   The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals;	   the Placentalia. See {Mammalia}.	   [1913 Webster] Monodelphic
Monodelphic \Mon`o*del"phic\, Monodelphous \Mon`o*del"phous\, a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.	   [1913 Webster] Monodic
Monodic \Mo*nod"ic\, Monodical \Mo*nod"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   1. Belonging to a monody.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) For one voice; monophonic.	      (b) Homophonic; -- applied to music in which the melody is	          confined to one part, instead of being shared by all	          the parts as in the style called {polyphonic}.	          [1913 Webster]
Monodimetric \Mon`o*di*met"ric\, a. [Mono- + dimetric.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Dimetric.	   [1913 Webster]
Monodist \Mon"o*dist\, n.	   A writer of a monody.	   [1913 Webster] Monodrama
Monodrama \Mon"o*dra`ma\, Monodrame \Mon"o*drame\, n. [Mono- +	   Gr. ? drama.]	   A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.	   [1913 Webster]
Monodramatic \Mon`o*dra*mat"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to a monodrama.	   [1913 Webster]
Monody \Mon"o*dy\, n.; pl. {Monodies}. [L. monodia, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   singing alone; mo`nos single + ? song: cf. F. monodie. See	   {Ode}.]	   A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single	   mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.	   [1913 Webster]
Monodynamic \Mon`o*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Mono- + dynamic.]	   Possessing but one capacity or power. "Monodynamic men." --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Monodynamism \Mon`o*dy"na*mism\, n.	   The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are	   manifestations of the same force. --G. H. Lewes.	   Note: A philosophical form of the grand unified theory?	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Monoecia \Mo*noe"ci*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + ?	   house.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in	   distinct flowers in the same plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoecian \Mo*noe"cian\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the Monoecia; monoecious. -- n.	      One of the Monoecia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A monoecious animal, as certain mollusks.	      [1913 Webster]
Monoecious \Mo*noe"cious\, a. (Biol.)	   Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and	   female flowers grow upon the same individual plant;	   hermaphrodite; -- opposed to {dioecious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoecism \Mo*noe"cism\, n. (Biol.)	   The state or condition of being monoecious.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogam \Mon"o*gam\, n. (Bot.)	   One of the Monogamia.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogamia \Mon`o*ga"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Monogamous}.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean order of plants, having solitary flowers with	   united anthers, as in the genus {Lobelia}.	   [1913 Webster] Monogamian
Monogamian \Mon`o*ga"mi*an\, Monogamic \Mon`o*gam"ic\, a. [See	   {Monogamous}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the {Monogamia}; having a	      simple flower with united anthers.	      [1913 Webster]
Monogamist \Mo*nog"a*mist\, n.	   One who practices or upholds monogamy. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogamous \Mo*nog"a*mous\, a. [L. monogamus having but one	   wife, Gr. ?; mo`nos single + ? marriage.]	   1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Monogamian}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Mating with but one of the opposite sex; -- said	      of birds and mammals.	      [1913 Webster]
monogamousness \monogamousness\ n.	   The state of being monogamous; having one wife at a time.	   Syn: monogamy, monogyny.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Monogamy \Mo*nog"a*my\, n. [L. monogamia, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   monogamie.]	   1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or	      wife, at the same time; -- opposed to {polygamy}. Also,	      one marriage only during life; -- opposed to	      {deuterogamy}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) State of being paired with a single mate.	      [1913 Webster]
Monogastric \Mon`o*gas"tric\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? belly.]	   Having but a single stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogenesis \Mon`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Mono- + genesis.]	   1. Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings	      in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to	      {polygenesis}. Called also {monism}. --Dana. --Haeckel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) That form of reproduction which requires but one	      parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation	      of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals;	      asexual reproduction. --Haeckel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The direct development of an embryo, without	      metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent	      organism; -- opposed to {metagenesis}. --E. van Beneden.	      [1913 Webster]
Monogenetic \Mon`o*ge*net"ic\, a. [See {Monogenesis}.]	   1. (Geol.) One in genesis; resulting from one process of	      formation; -- used of a mountain range. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the	      monogenetic school of physiologists, who admit but one	      cell as the source of all beings.	      [1913 Webster]
Monogenic \Mon`o*gen"ic\, a.	   1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to monogenesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Producing only one kind of germs, or young;	      developing only in one way.	      [1913 Webster]
Monogenism \Mo*nog"e*nism\, n. (Anthropol.)	   The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common	   origin, or constitute a single species.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogenist \Mo*nog"e*nist\, n. (Anthropol.)	   One who maintains that the human races are all of one	   species; -- opposed to {polygenist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogenistic \Mon`o*ge*nis"tic\, a.	   Monogenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogenous \Mo*nog"e*nous\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous, or asexual,	   reproduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogeny \Mo*nog"e*ny\, n.	   1. Monogenesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anthropol.) The doctrine that the members of the human	      race have all a common origin.	      [1913 Webster]
Monogoneutic \Mon`o*go*neu"tic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? offspring.]	   (Zool.)	   Having but one brood in a season.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogram \Mon"o*gram\, n. [L. monogramma; Gr. mo`nos single +	   gra`mma letter, fr. gra`fein to write: cf. F. monogramme. See	   {Graphic}.]	   1. A character or cipher composed of two or more letters	      interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a	      part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often	      used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by	      painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works.	      [1913 Webster] Monogram.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The monogram above, combining the letters of the name	         {Karolvs}, was used by Charlemagne.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A picture in lines; a sketch. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An arbitrary sign for a word. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
monogram \mon"o*gram\, v. t.	   To inscribe or ornament with a monogram.	   [PJC]
Monogrammal \Mon"o*gram`mal\, a.	   See {Monogrammic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogrammatic \Mon`o*gram*mat"ic\, a.	   Monogrammic.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogrammic \Mon`o*gram"mic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogrammous \Mon"o*gram`mous\, a.	   Monogrammic.	   [1913 Webster]
Monograph \Mon"o*graph\, n. [Mono- + -graph.]	   A written account or description of a single thing, or class	   of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of	   limited range.	   [1913 Webster]
Monographer \Mo*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   A writer of a monograph.	   [1913 Webster] Monographic
Monographic \Mon`o*graph"ic\, Monographical \Mon`o*graph"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. monographique.]	   Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a	   monographic writing; a monographic picture. --	   {Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Monographist \Mo*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   One who writes a monograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Monographous \Mo*nog"ra*phous\, a.	   Monographic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monography \Mo*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Mono- + -graphy: cf. F.	   monographie.]	   1. Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A monograph. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Monogyn \Mon"o*gyn\, n. (Bot.)	   One of the Monogynia.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogynia \Mon`o*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single +	   ? woman, female.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean order of plants, including those which have only	   one style or stigma.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogynian \Mon`o*gyn"i*an\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to the {Monogynia}; monogynous. -- n. One of the	   {Monogynia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogynous \Mo*nog"y*nous\, a. [Cf. F. monogyne.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to {Monogynia}; having only one style or	   stigma.	   [1913 Webster]
Monogyny \Mo*nog"y*ny\, n. [See {Monogynia}.]	   1. Marriage with the one woman only.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The state or condition of being monogynous.	      [1913 Webster]
Monohemerous \Mon`o*hem"er*ous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? day.] (Med.)	   Lasting but one day.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoicous \Mo*noi"cous\, a. (Bot.)	   Monoecious.	   [1913 Webster]
Monolatry \Mo*nol"a*try\, n. [Mono- + Gr. ? worship.]	   Worship of a single deity.	   [1913 Webster]
monolingual \mon`o*lin"gual\ adj.	   Using or knowing only one language; as, monolingual speakers;	   a monolingual dictionary. Opposite of {multilingual}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Monolith \Mon"o*lith\, n. [F. monolithe, L. monolithus	   consisting of a single stone, Gr. ?; mo`nos single + li`qos	   stone.]	   A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a	   pillar, statue, or monument.	   [1913 Webster]
Monolithal \Mon"o*lith`al\, a.	   Monolithic.	   [1913 Webster]
Monolithic \Mon`o*lith"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Monologist \Mo*nol"o*gist\, n. [See {Monologue}.]	   One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation	   in company. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Monologue \Mon"o*logue\, n. [F. monologue, Gr. ? speaking alone;	   mo`nos alone, single, sole + lo`gos speech, discourse,	   le`gein to speak. See {Legend}.]	   1. A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk	      or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as,	      an account in monologue. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dramatic composition for a single performer.	      [1913 Webster]
Monology \Mo*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was not by an insolent usurpation that Coleridge	         persisted in monology through his whole life. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster] Monomachia
Monomachia \Mon`o*ma"chi*a\, Monomachy \Mo*nom"a*chy\, n. [L.	   monomachia, Gr. ?, fr. ? fighting in single combat; mo`nos	   single, alone + ? to fight.]	   A duel; single combat. "The duello or monomachia." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Monomachist \Mo*nom"a*chist\, n.	   One who fights in single combat; a duelist.	   [1913 Webster]
Monomane \Mon"o*mane\, n.	   A monomaniac. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monomania \Mon`o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Mono- + mania.]	   Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only;	   also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular	   subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement;	        mania. See {Insanity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Monomaniac \Mon`oma"ni*ac\, n.	   A person affected by monomania.	   [1913 Webster] Monomaniac	Monomaniac \Mon`oma"ni*ac\, Monomaniacal \Mon`oma"ni*a*cal\, a.	   [Cf. F. monomaniaque.]	   Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect;	   caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal	   delusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Monome \Mon"ome\, n. [F., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + -nome as in	   binome. See {Binomial}.] (Math.)	   A monomial.	   [1913 Webster]
monomer \mon"o*mer\, n. (Chem.)	   The basic conceptual building unit of a polymer; a molecule	   of low molecular weight which may combine with other	   molecules to form a molecule in a chain or branched form	   having high molecular weight; as, amino acids are the monomer	   units which are combined to form proteins; vinylic plastics	   are formed from monomers having a vinyl group.	   [PJC]
monomeric \mon`o*mer"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Not linked to other molecules of the same kind; having the	   property of a monomer. Opposed to {polymeric}.	   [PJC]
Monomerous \Mo*nom"er*ous\, a. [Gr. single; mo`nos alone + ?	   part.]	   1. (Bot.) Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one	      sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having but one joint; -- said of the foot of	      certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Monometallic \Mon`o*me*tal"lic\, a.	   Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.	   [1913 Webster]
Monometallism \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. See {Bimetallism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monometallist \Mon`o*met"al*list\, n.	   One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Monometer \Mo*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? of one meter; mo`nos single	   + ? measure.]	   A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.	   [1913 Webster]
Monometric \Mon`o*met"ric\, a. [Cf. F. monom['e]trique.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Same as {Isometric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monomial \Mo*no"mi*al\, n. [See {Monome}, {Binomial}.] (Alg.)	   A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression	   unconnected with any other by the sign of addition,	   substraction, equality, or inequality.	   [1913 Webster]	Monomial \Mo*no"mi*al\, a. (Alg.)	   Consisting of but a single term or expression.	   [1913 Webster] Monomorphic
Monomorphic \Mon`o*mor"phic\, Monomorphous \Mon`o*mor"phous\, a.	   [Mono- + Gr. morfh` form.] (Biol.)	   Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout	   the various stages of development; of the same or of an	   essentially similar type of structure; -- opposed to	   {dimorphic}, {trimorphic}, and {polymorphic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monomphalus \Mo*nom"pha*lus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos alone + ?	   the navel.]	   A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united	   by a common umbilicus.	   [1913 Webster] Monomya
Monomya \Mo*no"my*a\, Monomyaria \Mon`o*my*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. mo`nos single + ?, ?, muscle.] (Zool.)	   An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing	   the shell, as the oyster.	   [1913 Webster] Monomyarian
Monomyarian \Mon`o*my"a*ri*an\, Monomyary \Mon`o*my"a*ry\, a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Monomya}. -- n. One of the	   {Monomya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mononomial \Mon`o*no"mi*al\, n. & a.	   Monomyal.	   [1913 Webster] Monoousian
Monoousian \Mon`o*ou"si*an\, Monoousious \Mon`o*ou"si*ous\, a.	   [Mono- + Gr. ? being, substance, essence.] (Theil.)	   Having but one and the same nature or essence.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopathy \Mo*nop"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; mo`nos alone + ?, ?, to	   suffer.]	   Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function. --	   {Mon`o*path"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopersonal \Mon`o*per"son*al\, a. [Mono- + personal.]	   Having but one person, or form of existence.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopetalous \Mon`o*pet"al*ous\, a. [Mono- + petal: cf. F.	   monop['e]tale.] (Bot.)	   Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or	   composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl;	   gamopetalous.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers	         having a solitary petal, as in species of {Amorpha},	         and use {gamopetalous} for a corolla of several petals	         combined into one piece. See Illust. of {Gamopetalous}.	         [1913 Webster]
Monophanous \Mo*noph"a*nous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? to show.]	   Having one and the same appearance; having a mutual	   resemblance.	   [1913 Webster]
Monophonic \Mon`o*phon"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? a voice.]	   1. (Mus.) Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a	      monophonic composition; -- opposed to {polyphonic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or relating to a system for recording and reproducing	      sound, which has only one sound channel; also called	      {monaural} or {mono}. It contrasts with {stereophonic} (or	      {stereo}), {quadraphonic}, or {surround-sound}, which have	      two or more channels, and can thus reproduce the effect of	      the sound coming from more than one direction.	      [PJC]
Monophthong \Mon"oph*thong\, n. [Gr. ? with one sound; mo`nos	   alone + ? sound, voice.]	   1. A single uncompounded vowel sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a	      digraph.	      [1913 Webster]
Monophthongal \Mon`oph*thon"gal\, a.	   Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.	   [1913 Webster]
Monophyletic \Mon`o*phy*let"ic\, a. [Gr. ? of one tribe, fr.	   mo`nos single + ? clan.] (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to	   development from a single common parent form; -- opposed to	   {polyphyletic}; as, monophyletic origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Monophyllous \Mo*noph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. mono`fyllos; mo`nos	   alone + fy`llon leaf: cf. F. monophylle.] (Bot.)	   One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous	   involucre or calyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Monophyodont \Mon`o*phy"o*dont\, a. [Gr. mo`nos single (mo`nos	   alone + ? to produce) + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Anat.)	   Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to {diphyodont}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monophysite \Mo*noph"y*site\, n. [Gr. ?; mo`nos single + ?	   nature: cf. F. monophysite.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the	   human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one	   composite nature. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Monophysitical \Mon`o*phy*sit"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoplast \Mon"o*plast\, n. [Mono- + -plast.] (Biol.)	   A monoplastic element.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoplastic \Mon`o*plas"tic\, a. [Mono- + -plastic.] (Biol.)	   That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a	   monoplastic element.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoplegia \Mon`ople"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + ? a	   stroke.] (Med.)	   Paralysis affecting a single limb.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopneumona \Mon`op*neu"mo*na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mono-}, and	   {Pneumonia}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also	   {monopneumonia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monopode \Mon"o*pode\, n.	   1. One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but	      one leg and foot. --Sir J. Mandeville. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A monopodium.	      [1913 Webster]
Monopodial \Mon`o*po"di*al\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a	   birchen twig or a cornstalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopodium \Mon`o*po"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Monopodia}, E. {-ums}.	   [L. See {Monopody}.] (Bot.)	   A single and continuous vegetable axis; -- opposed to	   {sympodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopody \Mo*nop"o*dy\, n. [Mono- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot: cf.	   ?, ?, one-footed.] (Pros.)	   A measure of but a single foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopoler \Mo*nop"o*ler\, n.	   A monopolist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monopolist \Mo*nop"o*list\ (m[-o]*n[o^]p"[-o]*l[i^]st), n.	   One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors	   monopoly.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopolistic \Mo*nop`o*lis"tic\	   (m[-o]*n[o^]p`[-o]*l[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to a monopolist. --North Am. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopolite \Mo*nop"o*lite\, n.	   A monopolist. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopolize \Mo*nop"o*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Monopolized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Monopolizing}.] [From {Monopoly}.]	   To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive	   privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession	   of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee	   trade; to monopolize land.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopolizer \Mo*nop"o*li`zer\, n.	   One who monopolizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopoly \Mo*nop"o*ly\, n.; pl. {Monopolies}. [L. monopolium,	   Gr. ?, ?; mo`nos alone + ? to sell.]	   1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity;	      the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in	      some article, or of trading in some market; sole command	      of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the	      proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of	      its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies	      have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote	      regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a	      particular product.	      [1913 Webster]	            Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly	            of sweet wines.                       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The commodity or other material thing to which the	      monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Monopolylogue \Mon`o*pol"y*logue\, n. [Mono- + Gr. poly`s many +	   lo`gos speech.]	   An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopsychism \Mon`o*psy"chism\, n. [Mono- + Gr. ? soul.]	   The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect	   with which all men are endowed.	   [1913 Webster]
monopteral \mo*nop"ter*al\ (m[-o]*n[o^]p"t[~e]r*al), a. [Gr.	   mono`pteros with a row of pillars only; mo`nos alone, only +	   ptero`n feather, wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F.	   monopt[`e]re.] (Arch.)	   Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of	   columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Monopteron \Mo*nop"ter*on\, n.; pl. {Monoptera}. [NL. See	   {Monopteral}.] (Arch.)	   A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns,	   without a cella.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoptote \Mon"op*tote\, n. [L. monoptotum, Gr. mono`ptwtos;	   mo`nos single + ? apt to fall, fallen, fr. ? to fall; cf. ?	   case.] (Gram.)	   1. A noun having only one case. --Andrews.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.	      [1913 Webster]
Monopyrenous \Mon`o*py*re"nous\, a. [Mono- + pyrene.] (Bot.)	   Having but a single stone or kernel.	   [1913 Webster]
Monorganic \Mon`or*gan"ic\, a. [Mon- + organic.] (Biol. & Med.)	   Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Monorhina \Mon`o*rhi"na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single +	   ?, ?, nose.] (Zool.)	   The Marsipobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Monorhyme \Mon"o*rhyme\, n. [Mono- + rhyme: cf. F. monorime.]	   A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the	   same rhyme.	   [1913 Webster] Monosaccharide
Monosaccharide \Mon`o*sac"cha*ride\, n. Also -rid \-rid\ .	   [Mono- + saccharide.] (Chem.)	   A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the	   trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc.), not decomposable	   into simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Specif., as used by some,	   a hexose. The monosaccharides are all open-chain compounds	   containing hydroxyl groups and either an aldehyde group or a	   ketone group.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Monosepalous \Mon`o*sep"al*ous\, a. [Mono- + sepal: cf. F.	   monos['e]pale.] (Bot.)	   Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed	   of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers	         having a solarity sepal, and use {gamosepalous} for a	         calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece.	         Cf. {Monopetalous}.	         [1913 Webster]
monosodium glutamate \monosodium glutamate\ n.	   The monosodium salt of the natural amino acid L-glutamine	   ({C5H8NNaO4}), used as a food additive to enhance flavor;	   abbreviated MSG. It is usually marketed as the monhydrate	   ({C5H8NNaO4.H2O}). It is commmonly used in Chinese-American	   restaurants, and has been identified as a main cause of	   Chinese restaurant syndrome.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Monosperm \Mon"o*sperm\, n. (Bot.)	   A monospermous plant.	   [1913 Webster] Monospermal
Monospermal \Mon`o*sper"mal\, Monospermous \Mon`o*sper"mous\, a.	   [Mono- + Gr. spe`rma seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.)	   Having only one seed.	   [1913 Webster]
Monospherical \Mon`o*spher"ic*al\, a. [Mono- + spherical.]	   Consisting of one sphere only.	   [1913 Webster]
Monostich \Mon"o*stich\, n. [Gr. ?, from ? consisting of one	   verse; mo`nos single + sti`chos line, verse.]	   A composition consisting of one verse only.	   [1913 Webster]
Monostichous \Mo*nos"ti*chous\ (m[-o]*n[o^]s"t[i^]*k[u^]s), a.	   [See {Monostich}.] (Bot.)	   Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the	   flowers in grasses of the tribe {Chloridae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monostrophe \Mo*nos"tro*phe\ (m[-o]*n[o^]s"tr[-o]*f[-e]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. mono`strofos monostrophic.]	   A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.	   [1913 Webster]
Monostrophic \Mon`o*stroph"ic\ (m[o^]n`[-o]*str[o^]f"[i^]k), a.	   [Gr. monostrofiko`s; mo`nos single + strofh` strophe.]	   (Pros.)	   Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in	   unvaried measure. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Monosulphide \Mon`o*sul"phide\, n. [Mono- + sulphide.] (Chem.)	   A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a	   monoxide; -- contrasted with a {polysulphide}; as, galena is	   a monosulphide.	   [1913 Webster]
Monosulphuret \Mon`o*sul"phu*ret\, n. [Mono- + sulphuret.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Monosulphide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monosyllabic \Mon`o*syl*lab"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monosyllabique.]	   Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a	   monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. --	   {Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Monosyllabism \Mon`o*syl"la*bism\, n.	   The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a	   monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Monosyllable \Mon"o*syl`la*ble\, n. [L. monosyllabus of one	   syllable, Gr. ?: cf. F. monosyllabe. See {Mono-},	   {Syllable}.]	   A word of one syllable.	   [1913 Webster]
Monosyllabled \Mon"o*syl`la*bled\, a.	   Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. --Cleveland.	   [1913 Webster] Monosymmetric
Monosymmetric \Mon`o*sym*met"ric\, Monosymmetrical
\Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al\, a. [Mono- + symmetric, -ical.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Same as {Monoclinic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotessaron \Mon`o*tes"sa*ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single	   + ? four.]	   A single narrative framed from the statements of the four	   evangelists; a gospel harmony. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monothalama \Mon`o*thal"a*ma\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos	   single + qa`lamos a chamber.] (Zool.)	   A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one	   chamber.	   [1913 Webster]
Monothalaman \Mon`o*thal"a*man\, n. [See {Monothalamous}.]	   (Zool.)	   A foraminifer having but one chamber.	   [1913 Webster]
Monothalamous \Mon`o*thal"a*mous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. qa`lamos	   chamber: cf. F. monothalame.] (Zool.)	   One-chambered.	   [1913 Webster]
Monothalmic \Mon`o*thal"mic\, a. [See {Monothalamous}.] (Bot.)	   Formed from one pistil; -- said of fruits. --R. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Monothecal \Mon`o*the"cal\, a. [Mono- + Br. ? box.] (Bot.)	   Having a single loculament.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotheism \Mon"o*the*ism\, n. [Mono- + Gr. ? god: cf. F.	   monoth['e]isme.]	   The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotheist \Mon"o*the*ist\, n. [Cf. F. monoth['e]iste.]	   One who believes that there is but one God.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotheistic \Mon`o*the*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to monotheism.	   [1913 Webster] Monothelism
Monothelism \Mo*noth"e*lism\, Monothelitism \Mo*noth"e*li*tism\,	   n. [Cf. F. monoth['e]lisme, monoth['e]litisme.]	   The doctrine of the Monothelites.	   [1913 Webster]
Monothelite \Mo*noth"e*lite\, n. [Gr. ?; mo`nos alone, only + ?,	   ?, to will, be willing: cf. F. monoth['e]lite.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will	   as he had but one nature. Cf. {Monophysite}. --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Monothelitic \Mon`o*the*lit"ic\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotocous \Mo*not"o*cous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? birth, offspring.]	   1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Uniparous; laying a single egg.	      [1913 Webster]
Monotomous \Mo*not"o*mous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. ? cutting, fr. ? to	   cut.] (Min.)	   Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotone \Mon"o*tone\, n. [See {Monotonous}, {Monotony}.]	   1. (Mus.) A single unvaried tone or sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) The utterance of successive syllables, words, or	      sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.	      [1913 Webster] Monotonic
Monotonic \Mon`o*ton"ic\, Monotonical \Mon`o*ton"ic*al\, a.	   1. Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous.	      "Monotonical declamation." --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Always increasing or always decreasing, as the	      value of the independent variable increases; -- of a	      function.	      [PJC]
Monotonist \Mo*not"o*nist\, n.	   One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until	   weariness is produced. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotonous \Mo*not"o*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; mo`nos alone, single + ?	   tone. See {Tone}.]	   Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull	   uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or	   variety; wearisome. -- {Mo*not"o*nous*ly}, adv. --	   {Mo*not"o*nous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotony \Mo*not"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. monotonie. See	   {Monotonius}.]	   1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing	      a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or	      singing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.	      [1913 Webster]	            At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the	            surrounding expanse attracts attention. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Monotremata \Mon`o*trem"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos	   single + ? hole.] (Zool.)	   A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of	   the urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in	   birds. The female lays eggs like a bird. See {Duck mole},	   under {Duck}, and {Echidna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotrematous \Mon`o*trem"a*tous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotreme \Mon"o*treme\, n. [Cf. F. monotr[`e]me.] (Zool.)	   One of the Monotremata.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotriglyph \Mon`o*tri"glyph\, n. [Mono- + triglyph: cf. F.	   monotriglyphe.] (Arch.)	   A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only	   one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotropa \Mo*not"ro*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`nos single + ?	   turn, from ? to turn.] (Bot.)	   A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the	   Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping	   end of the stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Monotropaceae \Monotropaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of plants, used in some classifications for	   saprophytic herbs; it is sometimes included in the family	   {Pyrolaceae}, and contains the genera {Monotropa} and	   {Sarcodes}.	   Syn: family {Monotropaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Monotype
Monotype \Mon"o*type\, Monotypic \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 but one species.	   [1913 Webster]	Monotype \Mon"o*type\,	   1. [Mono- + -type.]	   1. (Biol.) The only representative of its group, as a single	      species constituting a genus.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A print (but one impression can be taken) made by painting	      on metal and then transferring the painting to paper by	      pressure; also, the process of making such prints.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A kind of keyboard-operated typesetting and casting	      machine that makes and sets separate characters.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Monovalent \Mo*nov"a*lent\, a. [Mono- + L. valens, p. pr. See	   {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of one; univalent. See {Univalent}.	   [1913 Webster]
monovular \monovular\ adj. (Biol.)	   derived from a single egg or ovum; -- of twins; as, identical	   twins are monovular. Contrasted with {fraternal}.	   Syn: identical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Monoxide \Mo*nox"ide\, n. [Mon- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as,	   barium monoxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoxylon \Mo*nox"y*lon\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ? made from	   one piece of wood; mo`nos alone + ? wood.]	   A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Monoxylous \Mo*nox"y*lous\, a. [See {Monoxylon}.]	   Made of one piece of wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Monozoa \Mon`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. mo`nos single +	   zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   A division of Radiolaria; -- called also {Monocyttaria}. --	   {Mon`o*zo"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Monroe doctrine \Mon*roe" doc"trine\	   See under {Doctrine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monseigneur \Mon`sei`gneur"\, n.; pl. {Messeigneurs}. [F., fr.	   mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior older. See {Senior}, and	   cf. {Monsieur}.]	   My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or	   rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the	   Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin,	   before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)	   [1913 Webster]
Monsel's salt \Mon"sel's salt`\ (Med.)	   A basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from Monsel, a	   Frenchman.	   [1913 Webster]	Monsel's solution \Mon"sel's so*lu"tion\ [See {Monsel's salt}.]	   (Med.)	   An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic	   properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Monsieur \Mon*sieur"\, n.; pl. {Messieurs}. [F., fr. mon my +	   Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See {Monseigneur}.]	   1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or	      of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M.	      or Mons. in the singular, and by {MM.} or {Messrs.} in the	      plural.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The oldest brother of the king of France.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Monsignore \Mon`si*gno"re\, n.; pl. {Monsignors}. [It., my lord.	   Cf. {Monseigneur}.]	   My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope,	   entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal	   court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)	   [1913 Webster]
monsoon \mon*soon"\ (m[o^]n*s[=oo]n"), n. [Malay m[=u]sim, fr.	   Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr.	   monzon, Pg. mon[,c][~a]o, It. monsone.]	   A wind blowing part of the year from one direction,	   alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a	   term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian	   Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of	   May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from	   about the middle of October to the middle of December.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest	      monsoon[1].	      [PJC]	   3. The season in which the monsoon[2] occurs.	      [PJC]
Monster \Mon"ster\ (m[o^]n*st[~e]r), n. [OE. monstre, F.	   monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating	   misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate,	   and monere to warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Demonstrate},	   {Muster}.]	   1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy;	      an enormity; a marvel.	      [1913 Webster]	            A monster or marvel.                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, an animal or plant departing greatly from	      the usual type, as by having too many limbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness,	      deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.	      [1913 Webster]	Monster \Mon"ster\, a.	   1. Monstrous in size. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Enormous or very powerful; as, he drove a monster Harley.	      [informal]	      [PJC]	Monster \Mon"ster\, v. t.	   To make monstrous. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
monstera \monstera\ n.	   1. any plant of the genus {Monstera}; they are often grown as	      houseplants.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A tropical cylindrical pineconelike fruit with	      pineapple-banana flavor.	   Syn: ceriman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
monstrance \mon"strance\ (m[o^]n*strans), n. [LL. monstrantia,	   fr. L. monstrare to show: cf. OF. monstrance. See {Monster}.]	   (R. C. Ch.)	   A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed	   to view.	   [1913 Webster]
Monstration \Mon*stra"tion\ (m[o^]n*str[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   monstratio.]	   The act of demonstrating; proof. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A certain monstration.                   --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Monstrosity \Mon*stros"i*ty\ (m[o^]n*str[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.;	   pl. {Monstrosities} (m[o^]n*str[o^]s"[i^]*t[i^]z). [Cf. F.	   monstruosit['e]. See {Monstrous}.]	   The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of	   nature; that which is monstrous; a monster. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the	         immutability of a species.               --Adanson	                                                  (Trans.).	   [1913 Webster]
Monstrous \Mon"strous\ (m[o^]n"str[u^]s), a. [OE. monstruous, F.	   monstrueux, fr. L. monstruosus, fr. monstrum. See {Monster}.]	   1. Marvelous; strange. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from	      the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous	      birth. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom	            he is bound to love . . . is unnatural and monstrous	            in his affections.                    --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike,	      apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color,	      sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a	      monstrous story.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or	      wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.	      [1913 Webster]	            So bad a death argues a monstrous life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Abounding in monsters. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide	            Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Monstrous \Mon"strous\, adv.	   Exceedingly; very; very much. "A monstrous thick oil on the	   top." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         And will be monstrous witty on the poor. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Monstrously \Mon"strous*ly\, adv.	   In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as,	   monstrously wicked. "Who with his wife is monstrously in	   love." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Monstrousness \Mon"strous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual,	   extraordinary. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Monstruosity \Mon`stru*os"i*ty\, n.	   Monstrosity. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Monstruous \Mon"stru*ous\, a.	   Monstrous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mont \Mont\, n. [F. See {Mount}, n.]	   Mountain.	   [1913 Webster]
Montaigne \Mon"taigne\, n.	   A mountain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Montanic \Mon*tan"ic\, a. [L. montanus, fr. mons, montis,	   mountain. See {Mount}, n.]	   Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Montanist \Mon"ta*nist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second	   century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete,	   dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying	   and guiding men in the Christian life. -- {Mon`ta*nis"tic},	   {Mon`ta*nis"tic*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Montant \Mon"tant\, n. [F.,prop., mounting, fr. monter to mount,	   fr. L. mons, montis, mountain. See {Mount}.]	   1. (Fencing) An upward thrust or blow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or	      muntin; a stile. [R.] See {Stile}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mont de pi'et'e \Mont" de pi`['e]`t['e]"\ [F., fr. It. monte di	   piet[`a] mount of piety.]	   One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which	   originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which	   was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in	   need; -- called also {mount of piety}. The institution has	   been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See	   {Lombard-house}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monte \Mon"te\ (m[o^]n"t[asl]), n. [Sp., lit., mountain, hence,	   the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain	   number, fr. L. mons, montis, mountain.]	   A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or	   cards.	   [1913 Webster]	   {three-card monte} a gambling game using playing cards, in	      which a dealer shows a bettor three cards face up and	      specifies one to be identified, and after the cards are	      turned face down and moved around quickly, the bettor must	      identify which of the three cards is the specified card.	      It is sometimes engaged in by dealers on the streets of a	      city, with bets made by passers-by.	      [PJC]	Monte \Mon"te\, n.	   In Spanish America, a wood; forest; timber land; esp., in	   parts of South America, a comparatively wooden region.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Monte-acid \Monte`-ac"id\, n. [F. monter to raise + acide acid.]	   (Chem.)	   An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to	   some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.	   [1913 Webster]
Monteith \Mon*teith"\, n.	   See {Monteth}.	   [1913 Webster]	Monteith \Mon*teith"\, n.	   A kind of cotton handkerchief having a uniform colored ground	   with a regular pattern of white spots produced by discharging	   the color; -- so called from the Glasgow manufactures.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Monte-jus \Monte"-jus"\, n. [F., fr. monter to bring up + jus	   juice.]	   An apparatus for raising a liquid by pressure of air or steam	   in a reservoir containing the liquid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Montem \Mon"tem\, n. [L. ad montem to the hillock. See {Mount},	   n.]	   A custom, formerly practiced by the scholars at Eton school,	   England, of going every third year, on Whittuesday, to a	   hillock near the Bath road, and exacting money from all	   passers-by, to support at the university the senior scholar	   of the school.	   [1913 Webster]
Montero \Mon*te"ro\, n. [Sp. montera a hunting cap, fr. montero	   a huntsman, monte a mountain, forest, L. mons, montis,	   mountain. See {Mount}, n.]	   An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Montessori Method \Mon`tes*so"ri Meth"od\ (Pedagogy)	   A system of training and instruction, primarily for use with	   normal children aged from three to six years, devised by Dr.	   Maria Montessori while teaching in the "Houses of Childhood"	   (schools in the poorest tenement districts of Rome, Italy),	   and first fully described by her in 1909. The fundamental aim	   is to create self-motivation for education, and the leading	   features are freedom for physical activity (no stationary	   desks and chairs), informal and individual instruction, the	   very early development of reading and writing skills, and an	   extended sensory and motor training (with special emphasis on	   vision, touch, perception of movement, and their	   interconnections), mediated by a patented, standardized	   system of "didactic apparatus," which is declared to be	   "auto-regulative." Most of the chief features of the method	   are borrowed from current methods used in many institutions	   for training feeble-minded children, and dating back	   especially to the work of the French-American physician	   Edouard O. Seguin (1812-80).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Monteth
Monteth \Mon*teth"\, Monteith \Mon*teith"\, n.	   A vessel in which glasses are washed; -- so called from the	   name of the inventor.	   [1913 Webster]	         New things produce new words, and thus Monteth	         Has by one vessel saved his name from death. --King.	   [1913 Webster]
Montgolfier \Mont`gol"fier\, n.	   A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a	   fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen	   and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and	   sent up a fire balloon.	   [1913 Webster]
Month \Month\ (m[u^]nth), n. [OE. month, moneth, AS.	   m[=o]n[eth], m[=o]na[eth]; akin to m[=o]na moon, and to D.	   maand month, G. monat, OHG. m[=a]n[=o]d, Icel. m[=a]nu[eth]r,	   m[=a]na[eth]r, Goth. m[=e]n[=o][thorn]s. [root]272. See	   {Moon}.]	   One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided;	   the twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the	   length of a synodic revolution of the moon, -- whence the	   name. In popular use, a period of four weeks is often called	   a month.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the common law, a month is a lunar month, or	         twenty-eight days, unless otherwise expressed.	         --Blackstone. In the United States the rule of the	         common law is generally changed, and a month is	         declared to mean a calendar month. --Cooley's	         Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A month mind}.	   (a) A strong or abnormal desire. [Obs.] --Shak.	   (b) A celebration made in remembrance of a deceased person a	       month after death. --Strype.	   {Calendar months}, the months as adjusted in the common or	      Gregorian calendar; April, June, September, and November,	      containing 30 days, and the rest 31, except February,	      which, in common years, has 28, and in leap years 29.	   {Lunar month}, the period of one revolution of the moon,	      particularly a synodical revolution; but several kinds are	      distinguished, as the {synodical month}, or period from	      one new moon to the next, in mean length 29 d. 12 h. 44 m.	      2.87 s.; the {nodical month}, or time of revolution from	      one node to the same again, in length 27 d. 5 h. 5 m. 36	      s.; the {sidereal}, or time of revolution from a star to	      the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 11.5 s.; the	      {anomalistic}, or time of revolution from perigee to	      perigee again, in length 27 d. 13 h. 18 m. 37.4 s.; and	      the {tropical}, or time of passing from any point of the	      ecliptic to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 4.7	      s.	   {Solar month}, the time in which the sun passes through one	      sign of the zodiac, in mean length 30 d. 10 h. 29 m. 4.1	      s.	      [1913 Webster]
Monthling \Month"ling\, n.	   That which is a month old, or which lives for a month. [R.]	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Monthly \Month"ly\, a.	   1. Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the	      monthly revolution of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month,	      or every month; as, a monthly visit; monthly charges; a	      monthly installment; a monthly magazine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Monthly nurse}, a nurse who serves for a month or some short	      time, esp. one which attends women after childbirth.	      [1913 Webster]	Monthly \Month"ly\, n.; pl. {Monthlies}.	   A publication which appears regularly once a month.	   [1913 Webster]	Monthly \Month"ly\, adv.	   1. Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes	      monthly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a	      lunatic. [Obs.] --Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]
Monticle \Mon"ti*cle\, n. [L. monticulus, dim. of mons, montis,	   mountain: cf. F. monticule. See {Mount}, n.]	   A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence.	   [Written also {monticule}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Monticulate \Mon*tic"u*late\, a.	   Furnished with monticles or little elevations.	   [1913 Webster]
Monticule \Mon"ti*cule\, n.	   See {Monticle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Monticulous \Mon*tic"u*lous\, a.	   Monticulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Montiform \Mon"ti*form\, a. [L. mons, montis, mountain + -form.]	   Resembling a mountain in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Montigenous \Mon*tig"e*nous\, a. [L. montigena; mons, montis,	   mountain + the root of gignere to beget.]	   Produced on a mountain.	   [1913 Webster]
Montoir \Mon`toir"\, n. [F., fr. monter to mount. See	   {Montant}.]	   A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.	   [1913 Webster]
Monton \Mon"ton\, n. [Sp.] (Mining)	   A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.	   [1913 Webster]
Montre \Mon"tre\, n. [F., show, show case, organ case.]	   1. (Organ Building) A stop, usually the open diapason, having	      its pipes "shown" as part of the organ case, or otherwise	      specially mounted.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A hole in the wall of a pottery kiln, by which the state	      of the pieces within can be judged.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Montross \Mon*tross"\, n.	   See {Matross}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Montrue \Mon"true\, n. [F., fr. monter to mount. See {Montoir}.]	   That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle	   horse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Monument \Mon"u*ment\, n. [F., fr. L. monumentum, fr. monere to	   remind, admonish. See {Monition}, and cf. {Moniment}.]	   1. Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance	      what is past; a memorial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of ancient British art	            A pleasing monument.                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our bruised arms hung up for monuments. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to	      preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.;	      as, the Washington monument; the Bunker Hill monument.	      Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.	      [1913 Webster]	            On your family's old monument	            Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites	            That appertain unto a burial.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a	      limit or to mark a boundary.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.	      [1913 Webster]	            Acts and Monuments of these latter and perilous	            days.                                 --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph.	        [1913 Webster]
Monumental \Mon`u*men"tal\, a. [L. monumentalis: cf. F.	   monumental.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a	      monumental inscription.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. "Of	      pine, or monumental oak." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A work outlasting monumental brass.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of lasting significance; as, a monumental work of	      literature; a monumental accomplishment.	      [PJC]	   4. Exceptionally large in quantity, quality, or degree; as, a	      monumental amount of work to be done	      [PJC]
Monumentally \Mon`u*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   1. By way of memorial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By means of monuments.	      [1913 Webster]
Monureid \Mon*u"re*id\, n. [Mon- + ureid.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous substances	   regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; as, alloxan is	   a monureid. [Written also {monureide}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moo \Moo\ (m[=o]), a., adv., & n.	   See {Mo}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Moo \Moo\ (m[=oo]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mooed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mooing}.] [Of imitative origin.]	   To make the noise of a cow; to low; -- a child's word.	   [1913 Webster]	Moo \Moo\, n.	   The lowing of a cow.	   [1913 Webster]
mooch \mooch\ v. t.	   1. to ask for and get free; to borrow without intending to	      repay; to sponge; -- usually with objects of small value;	      as, he mooched a few cigarettes from me.	   Syn: bum, cadge, grub, sponge.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To beg for.	      [PJC]
moo-cow \moo-cow\ n.	   a cow[1]; -- a child's word. See 1st {cow}[1], n.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mood \Mood\ (m[=oo]d), n. [The same word as mode, perh.	   influenced by mood temper. See {Mode}.]	   1. Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner	      of action or being. See {Mode} which is the preferable	      form).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Manner of conceiving and expressing action or	      being, as positive, possible, conditional, hypothetical,	      obligatory, imperitive, etc., without regard to other	      accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the	      indicative mood; the imperitive mood; the infinitive mood;	      the subjunctive mood. Same as {Mode}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mood \Mood\, n. [OE. mood, mod, AS. m[=o]dmind, feeling, heart,	   courage; akin to OS. & OFries. m[=o]d, D. moed, OHG. muot, G.	   muth, mut, courage, Dan. & Sw. mod, Icel. m[=o][eth]r wrath,	   Goth. m[=o]ds.]	   Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to	   passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood; a suppliant	   mood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till at the last aslaked was his mood.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fortune is merry,	         And in this mood will give us anything.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The desperate recklessness of her mood.  --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mooder \Moo"der\, n.	   Mother. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Moodily \Mood"i*ly\ (m[=oo]d"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a moody manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Moodiness \Mood"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability	   to strange or violent moods.	   [1913 Webster]
Moodir \Moo"dir\, n. [Ar. mud[imac]r.]	   The governor of a province in Egypt, etc. [Written also	   {mudir}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moodish \Mood"ish\, a.	   Moody. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moodishly \Mood"ish*ly\, adv.	   Moodily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moody \Mood"y\, a. [Compar. {Moodier}; superl. {Moodiest}.] [AS.	   m[=o]dig courageous.]	   1. Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind	      which are unamiable or depressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also,	      abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy. "Every	      peevish, moody malcontent." --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arouse thee from thy moody dream!     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gloomy; pensive; sad; fretful; capricious.	        [1913 Webster] Moolah
Moolah \Moo"lah\, Moollah \Mool"lah\, n.	   See {Mollah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moolley \Mool"ley\, n.	   Same as {Mulley}.	   [1913 Webster] moola
moola \moo"la\, moolah \moo"lah\(m[=oo]"l[.a]), n.	   money. [slang]	   [PJC]
Moon \Moon\ (m[=oo]n), n. [OE. mone, AS. m[=o]na; akin to D.	   maan, OS. & OHG. m[=a]no, G. mond, Icel. m[=a]ni, Dan. maane,	   Sw. m[*a]ne, Goth. m[=e]na, Lith. men[*u], L. mensis month,	   Gr. mh`nh moon, mh`n month, Skr. m[=a]s moon, month; prob.	   from a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. m[=a] to measure),	   from its serving to measure the time. [root]271. Cf. {Mete}	   to measure, {Menses}, {Monday}, {Month}.]	   1. The celestial orb which revolves round the earth; the	      satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light,	      borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and	      serves to dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of	      the moon is 2,160 miles, its mean distance from the earth	      is 240,000 miles, and its mass is one eightieth that of	      the earth. See {Lunar month}, under {Month}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crescent moon, the diadem of night. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving about any	      member of the solar system; as, the moons of Jupiter or	      Saturn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time occupied by the moon in making one revolution in	      her orbit; a month; as, it's been many moons since I last	      visited Washington. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fort.) A crescentlike outwork. See {Half-moon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The deliberately exposed naked buttocks. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {Moon blindness}.	      (a) (Far.) A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at	          intervals of three or four weeks.	      (b) (Med.) Hemeralopia.	   {Moon dial}, a dial used to indicate time by moonlight.	   {Moon face}, a round face like a full moon.	   {Moon madness}, lunacy. [Poetic]	   {Moon month}, a lunar month.	   {Moon trefoil} (Bot.), a shrubby species of medic ({Medicago	      arborea}). See {Medic}.	   {Moon year}, a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being	      sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen.	   {blue moon}, see {blue moon} in the vocabulary.	   {many moons}, a long time.	      [1913 Webster]	Moon \Moon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mooned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mooning}.]	   1. To expose to the rays of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they	            seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus	            sunned and mooned.                    --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose one's naked buttocks to (a person); -- a vulgar	      sign of contempt or disrespect, sometimes done as a prank.	      [PJC]	Moon \Moon\, v. i.	   To act if moonstruck; to wander or gaze about in an	   abstracted manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Elsley was mooning down the river by himself. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonbeam \Moon"beam`\, n.	   A ray of light from the moon.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonblind \Moon"blind`\, a.	   Dim-sighted; purblind.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonblink \Moon"blink`\, n.	   A temporary blindness, or impairment of sight, said to be	   caused by sleeping in the moonlight; -- sometimes called	   {nyctalopia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mooncalf \Moon"calf`\, n.	   1. A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter,	      generated in the uterus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dolt; a stupid fellow. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Moon-culminating \Moon"-cul"mi*na`ting\, a.	   Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same	   time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of	   certain stars selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris	   (as the Nautical Almanac), as suitable to be observed in	   connection with the moon at culmination, for determining	   terrestrial longitude.	   [1913 Webster]
Mooned \Mooned\, a.	   Of or resembling the moon; symbolized by the moon.	   "Sharpening in mooned horns." "Mooned Ashtaroth." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mooner \Moon"er\, n.	   One who abstractedly wanders or gazes about, as if	   moonstruck. [R.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonery \Moon"er*y\, n.	   Conduct of one who moons. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moonet \Moon"et\, n.	   A little moon. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Moon-eye \Moon"-eye`\, n.	   1. A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of	      a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the	          genus {Hyodon}, esp. {Hyodon tergisus} of the Great	          Lakes and adjacent waters.	      (b) The cisco.	          [1913 Webster]
Moon-eyed \Moon"-eyed`\, a.	   Having eyes affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed;	   purblind.	   [1913 Webster]
Moon-faced \Moon"-faced`\, a.	   Having a round, full face.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonfish \Moon"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) An American marine fish ({Vomer setipennis}); -- called	       also {bluntnosed shiner}, {horsefish}, and {sunfish}.	   (b) A broad, thin, silvery marine fish ({Selene vomer}); --	       called also {lookdown}, and {silver moonfish}.	   (c) The mola. See {Sunfish}, 1.	       [1913 Webster]
Moonflower \Moon"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The oxeye daisy; -- called also {moon daisy}.	   (b) A kind of morning glory ({Ipomoea Bona-nox}) with large	       white flowers opening at night.	       [1913 Webster]
Moong \Moong\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Mung}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonglade \Moon"glade`\, n.	   The bright reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of	   water. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
moonie \moo"nie\ (m[=oo]"n[=e]), n. (Zool.)	   The European goldcrest.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonie \Moo"nie\ (m[=oo]"n[=e]), prop. n. [from Sun Myun Moon,	   Korean evangelist and founder.]	   A member of the Unification Church, founded by Sun Myun Moon.	   [informal & contemptuous.]	   [PJC]
Moonish \Moon"ish\ (m[=oo]n"[i^]sh), a.	   Like the moon; variable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Being but a moonish youth.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonless \Moon"less\, a.	   Being without a moon or moonlight.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonlight \Moon`light`\ (m[=oo]n"l[imac]t`), n.	   The light of the moon. -- a. Occurring during or by	   moonlight; characterized by moonlight.	   [1913 Webster]	Moonlight \Moon"light`\ (m[=oo]n"l[imac]t`), v. i.	   to work at a second job in addition to one's main occupation;	   -- often done at night.	   [PJC]
Moonlighter \Moon"light`er\ (m[=oo]n"l[imac]t`[~e]r), n.	   One who follows an occupation or pastime by moonlight; as:	   (a) A moonshiner.	   (b) In Ireland, one of a band that engaged in agrarian	       outrages by night.	   (c) A serenader by moonlight. [Local, U. S.]	   (d) One who works at a second job in addition to his main	       occupation.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Moonling \Moon"ling\, n.	   A simpleton; a lunatic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moonlit \Moon"lit`\, a.	   Illumined by the moon. "The moonlit sea." --Moore. "Moonlit	   dells." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonraker \Moon"rak`er\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Moonsail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonrise \Moon"rise`\, n.	   The rising of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of	   its rising.	   [1913 Webster]
moon-round \moon-round\ adj.	   resembling the moon in shape.	   Syn: moonlike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Moonsail \Moon"sail`\, n. (Naut.)	   A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail.	   --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonseed \Moon"seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A climbing plant of the genus {Menispermum}; -- so called	   from the crescentlike form of the seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonset \Moon"set`\, n.	   The descent of the moon below the horizon; also, the time	   when the moon sets.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonshee \Moon"shee\, n. [Hind. munish[imac], fr. Ar.	   munish[imac] a writer, author, secretary, tutor.]	   A Mohammedan professor or teacher of language. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, n.	   1. The light of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, show without substance or reality.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A month. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A preparation of eggs for food. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Liquor smuggled or illicitly distilled, especially liquor	      distilled illegally in rural parts of the southern U. S.	      [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Moonshine \Moon"shine`\, a.	   Moonlight. [R.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Empty; trivial; idle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Designating, or pertaining to, illicit liquor; as,	      moonshine whisky. [Dial. Eng., & Colloq. or Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Moonshiner \Moon"shin`er\, n.	   A person engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because	   the work is largely done at night. [Cant, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moonshining \Moon"shin`ing\, n.	   Illicit distilling. [Slang or Colloq., U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Moonshiny \Moon"shin`y\, a.	   Moonlight. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I went to see them in a moonshiny night. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Moon shot \Moon" shot`\ (m[=oo]n" sh[o^]t), n.	   The action or event of sending a spacecraft to the moon; --	   used of manned or unmanned missions.	   [PJC]
moon-splashed \moon-splashed\ adj.	   splashed or covered patchily with moonlight; as, the	   moon-splashed world.	   Syn: moon splashed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Moonstone \Moon"stone`\ (m[=oo]n"st[=o]n`), n. (Min.)	   A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing pearly or	   opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The	   best specimens come from Ceylon.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonstricken \Moon"strick`en\ (m[=oo]n"str[i^]k`'n), a.	   See {Moonstruck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moonstruck \Moon"struck`\ (m[=oo]n"str[u^]k`), a.	   1. Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of	      the moon; lunatic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced by the supposed influence of the moon.	      "Moonstruck madness." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made sick by the supposed influence of the moon, as a	      human being; made unsuitable for food, as fishes, by such	      supposed influence.	      [1913 Webster]
moonwalk \moonwalk\ n.	   1. a kind of dance step in which the dancer seems to be	      sliding backward on the spot; as, Michael Jackson	      perfected the moonwalk in the 1980s.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. an exploratory walk by an astronaut on the surface of	      Earth's moon.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Moonwort \Moon"wort`\ (m[=oo]n"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	      (a) The herb lunary or honesty. See {Honesty}.	      (b) Any fern of the genus {Botrychium}, esp. {Botrychium	          Lunaria}; -- so named from the crescent-shaped	          segments of its frond.	          [1913 Webster]
Moony \Moon"y\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft and pale as the moony beam.      --J. R. Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.	      [1913 Webster]	            But soon the miscreant moony host	            Before the victor cross shall fly.    --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Silly; weakly sentimental. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	Moony \Moon"y\, prop. n.	   A follower of the Rev. Sun Myun Moon; a member of the	   Unification Church; -- often considered disparaging. [Also	   spelled {Moonie}.]	   [PJC]
Moor \Moor\ (m[=oo]r), n. [F. More, Maure, L. Maurus a Moor, a	   Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Gr. May^ros; cf.	   may^ros black, dark. Cf. {Morris} a dance, {Morocco}.]	   1. One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis,	      and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hist.) Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or	      Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion. "In	      Spanish history the terms Moors, Saracens, and Arabs are	      synonymous." --Internat. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Moor \Moor\, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[=o]r moor, morass; akin to D.	   moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere.	   See {Mere} a lake.]	   1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and	      having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and	      abounding in peat; a heath.	      [1913 Webster]	            In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.	                                                  --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game preserve consisting of moorland.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moor buzzard} (Zool.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Moor coal} (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.	   {Moor cock} (Zool.), the male of the {moor fowl} or red	      grouse of Europe.	   {Moor coot}. (Zool.) See {Gallinule}.	   {Moor game}. (Zool.) Same as {Moor fowl}.	   {Moor grass} (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass ({Sesleria	      caerulea}), found in mountain pastures of Europe.	   {Moor hawk} (Zool.), the marsh harrier.	   {Moor hen}. (Zool.)	      (a) The female of the {moor fowl}.	      (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See	          {Gallinule}.	      (c) An Australian rail ({Tribonyx ventralis}).	   {Moor monkey} (Zool.), the black macaque of Borneo ({Macacus	      maurus}).	   {Moor titling} (Zool.), the European stonechat ({Pratinocola	      rubicola}).	      [1913 Webster]	Moor \Moor\ (m[=oo]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moored} (m[=oo]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooring}.] [Prob. fr. D. marren to tie,	   fasten, or moor a ship. See {Mar}.]	   1. (Naut.) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular	      place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or	      chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they	      moored the boat to the wharf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly. --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	Moor \Moor\, v. i.	   To cast anchor; to become fast.	   [1913 Webster]	         On oozy ground his galleys moor.         --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Moorage \Moor"age\, n.	   A place for mooring.	   [1913 Webster]
Moorball \Moor"ball`\, n. (Bot.)	   A fresh-water alga ({Cladophora Aegagropila}) which forms a	   globular mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Moorband \Moor"band`\, n.	   See {Moorpan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mooress \Moor"ess\, n.	   A female Moor; a Moorish woman.	   [1913 Webster] moorfowl
moorfowl \moorfowl\, moor fowl \moor fowl\n. (Zool.)	   1. A reddish-brown grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}) of upland	      moors of Great Britain; the European ptarmigan, or {red	      grouse}, also called the {moorgame}.	   Syn: red grouse, moorbird, moorgame, {Lagopus scoticus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The European heath grouse. See under {Heath}.	      [1913 Webster]
moorgame \moorgame\ n. (Zool.)	   The {moorfowl}.	   Syn: red grouse,, moorbird, {Lagopus scoticus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
moorhen \moorhen\ n. (Zool.)	   1. A black gallinule ({Gallinula chloropus}) that inhabits	      ponds and lakes.	   Syn: {Gallinula chloropus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The female of the {moor fowl}; the {moor hen}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Mooring \Moor"ing\, n.	   1. The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by	      means of anchors or fastenings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves to confine a ship to a place, as	      anchors, cables, bridles, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The place or condition of a ship thus confined.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the tossed bark in moorings swings. --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mooring block} (Naut.), a heavy block of cast iron sometimes	      used as an anchor for mooring vessels.	      [1913 Webster]
Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [From 2d {Moor}.]	   Having the characteristics of a moor or heath. "Moorish	   fens." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Moorish \Moor"ish\, a. [See 1st {Moor}, and cf. {Morris},	   {Moresque}.]	   Of or pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the	   Moors.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Moorish architecture}, the style developed by the Moors in	      the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in which the arch	      had the form of a horseshoe, and the ornamentation	      admitted no representation of animal life. It has many	      points of resemblance to the Arabian and Persian styles,	      but should be distinguished from them. See Illust. under	      {Moresque}.	      [1913 Webster]
Moorland \Moor"land\, n. [AS. m[=o]rland.]	   Land consisting of a moor or moors.	   [1913 Webster]
Moorpan \Moor"pan`\, n. [Cf. Hard pan, under {Hard}.]	   A clayey layer or pan underlying some moors, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Moorstone \Moor"stone`\, n.	   A species of English granite, used as a building stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Mooruk \Moo"ruk\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A species of cassowary ({Casuarius Bennetti}) found in New	   Britain, and noted for its agility in running and leaping. It	   is smaller and has stouter legs than the common cassowary.	   Its crest is bilobed; the neck and breast are black; the	   back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the	   neck, blue.	   [1913 Webster]
Moory \Moor"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to moors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	         As when thick mists arise from moory vales. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Moory \Moor"y\, n.	   A kind of blue cloth made in India. --Balfour (Cyc of India).	   [1913 Webster]
moose \moose\ (m[=oo]s), n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah;	   Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.]	   1. (Zool.) A large cervine mammal ({Alces alces} syn. {Alces	      machlis}, syn {Alces Americanus}), native of the Northern	      United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large	      as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It	      closely resembles the European elk, and by many Zoologists	      is considered the same species. See {Elk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the Progressive Party; a Bull Moose.	      [Obsolescent. Cant, from the early 1900's.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. [capitalized] A member of the fraternal organization named	      Loyal Order of Moose.	      [PJC]	   {Moose bird} (Zool.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See	      {Whisky jack}.	   {Moose deer}. Same as {Moose}.	   {Moose yard} (Zool.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd	      together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection.	      [1913 Webster]
Moosewood \Moose"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) The striped maple ({Acer Pennsylvanicum}).	      (b) Leatherwood.	          [1913 Webster]
moot \moot\ (m[=o]t), v.	   See 1st {Mot}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	moot \moot\ (m[=oo]t), n. (Shipbuilding)	   A ring for gauging wooden pins.	   [1913 Webster]
Moot \Moot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mooted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mooting}.] [OE. moten, motien, AS. m[=o]tan to meet or	   assemble for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. m[=o]t,	   gem[=o]t, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel. m[=o]t, MHG.	   muoz. Cf. {Meet} to come together.]	   1. To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to	      propose for discussion.	      [1913 Webster]	            A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less	            mooted, in this country.              --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for	      practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court.	      [1913 Webster]	            First a case is appointed to be mooted by certain	            young men, containing some doubtful controversy.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render inconsequential, as having no effect on the	      practical outcome; to render academic; as, the ruling that	      the law was invalid mooted the question of whether he	      actually violated it.	      [PJC]	Moot \Moot\, v. i.	   To argue or plead in a supposed case.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a difference between mooting and pleading;	         between fencing and fighting.            --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Moot \Moot\, n. [AS. m[=o]t, gem[=o]t, a meeting; -- usually in	   comp.] [Written also {mote}.]	   1. A meeting for discussion and deliberation; esp., a meeting	      of the people of a village or district, in Anglo-Saxon	      times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of	      common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk-moot.	      --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From {Moot}, v.] A discussion or debate; especially, a	      discussion of fictitious causes by way of practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pleading used in courts and chancery called	            moots.                                --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moot case}, a case or question to be mooted; a disputable	      case; an unsettled question. --Dryden.	   {Moot court}, a mock court, such as is held by students of	      law for practicing the conduct of law cases.	   {Moot point}, a point or question to be debated; a doubtful	      question.	   {to make moot} v. t. to render moot[2]; to moot[3].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Moot \Moot\, a.	   1. Subject, or open, to argument or discussion; undecided;	      debatable; mooted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of purely theoretical or academic interest; having no	      practical consequence; as, the team won in spite of the	      bad call, and whether the ruling was correct is a moot	      question.	      [PJC]
Mootable \Moot"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being mooted.	   [1913 Webster]
Mooter \Moot"er\, n.	   A disputer of a mooted case.	   [1913 Webster] Moot-hall
Moot-hall \Moot"-hall`\, Moot-house \Moot"-house`\, n. [AS.	   m[=o]th?s.]	   A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment. [Obs.] "The	   moot-hall of Herod." --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Moot-hill \Moot"-hill`\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the open	   air where public assemblies or courts were held by the	   Saxons; -- called, in Scotland, {mute-hill}. --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Mootman \Moot"man\, n.; pl. {Mootmen}. (O. Eng. Law)	   One who argued moot cases in the inns of court.	   [1913 Webster]
Mop \Mop\, n. [See {Mope}.]	   A made-up face; a grimace. "What mops and mowes it makes!"	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Mop \Mop\, v. i.	   To make a wry mouth. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mop \Mop\, n. [CF. W. mop, mopa, Ir. moipal, Gael. moibeal,	   moibean; or OF. mappe a napkin (see {Map}, {Napkin}).]	   1. An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a	      piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn,	      fastened to a handle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fair where servants are hired. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a moppet.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.]	          [1913 Webster]	Mop \Mop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mopping}.]	   To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; as, to mop a	   floor; to mop one's face with a handkerchief.	   [1913 Webster]
Mopboard \Mop"board`\, n. (Carp.)	   A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the	   floor; skirting board; baseboard. See {Baseboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mope \Mope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Moping}.] [Cf. D. moppen to pout, Prov. G. muffen to sulk.]	   To be dull and spiritless; to spend time doing little; as, to	   mope around the house. "Moping melancholy." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sickly part of one true sense	         Could not so mope.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mope \Mope\, v. t.	   To make spiritless and stupid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mope \Mope\, n.	   A dull, spiritless person. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mope-eyed \Mope"-eyed`\, a.	   Shortsighted; purblind.	   [1913 Webster]
Mopeful \Mope"ful\, a.	   Mopish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
mop-headed \mop-headed\ adj.	   having a bushy top without a leader; -- of trees; as,	   mop-headed cabbage palms.	   Syn: mopheaded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mopish \Mop"ish\, a.	   Dull; spiritless; dejected. -- {Mop"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Mop"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Moplah \Mop"lah\, n. [Malayalam m[=a]pplia.]	   One of a class of Mohammedans in Malabar.	   [1913 Webster]
Moppet \Mop"pet\, n. [From 3d {Mop}.]	   1. A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in	      fondness, a little girl, or a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A long-haired pet dog.	      [1913 Webster] Mopsey
Mopsey \Mop"sey\, Mopsy \Mop"sy\, n.	   1. A moppet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slatternly, untidy woman. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Mopsical \Mop"si*cal\, a.	   Shortsighted; mope-eyed.	   [1913 Webster]
Mopstick \Mop"stick`\, n.	   The long handle of a mop.	   [1913 Webster]
mopus \mo"pus\ (m[=o]"p[u^]s), n.	   A mope; a drone. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Moquette \Mo*quette"\, n. [F.]	   A kind of carpet having a short velvety pile.	   [1913 Webster]
Mora \Mor"a\, n. [It.]	   A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick	   movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower	   classes.	   [1913 Webster]	Mora \Mo"ra\, n. (Bot.)	   A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad ({Dimorphandra	   excelsa}); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making	   furniture.	   [1913 Webster]	Mora \Mo"ra\, n. [L.] (Rom. & Civil Law)	   Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.	   [1913 Webster]
Moraine \Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off,	   It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken	   up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither,	   Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.)	   An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and	   deposited by a glacier. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is	         a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine;	         if parallel to the side on the central portion of the	         glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of {Glacier}. In	         the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral	         moraines of the branches of the glacier. A ground	         moraine is one beneath the mass of ice.	         [1913 Webster]
Morainic \Mo*rain"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a moranie.	   [1913 Webster]
Moral \Mor"al\, a. [F., fr. It. moralis, fr. mos, moris, manner,	   custom, habit, way of life, conduct.]	   1. Relating to duty or obligation; pertaining to those	      intentions and actions of which right and wrong, virtue	      and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which such	      intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to	      the practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings	      in relation to each other, as respects right and wrong, so	      far as they are properly subject to rules.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep at the least within the compass of moral	            actions, which have in them vice or virtue.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mankind is broken loose from moral bands. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had wandered without rule or guidance in a moral	            wilderness.                           --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in conformity	      with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a moral man. Used	      sometimes in distinction from religious; as, a moral	      rather than a religious life.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wiser and more moral part of mankind. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capable of right and wrong action or of being governed by	      a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            A moral agent is a being capable of those actions	            that have a moral quality, and which can properly be	            denominated good or evil in a moral sense. --J.	                                                  Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Acting upon or through one's moral nature or sense of	      right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a moral	      arguments; moral considerations. Sometimes opposed to	      {material} and {physical}; as, moral pressure or support.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Supported by reason or probability; practically	      sufficient; -- opposed to {legal} or {demonstrable}; as, a	      moral evidence; a moral certainty.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a moral lesson;	      moral tales.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moral agent}, a being who is capable of acting with	      reference to right and wrong.	   {Moral certainty}, a very high degree or probability,	      although not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of	      so high a degree that it can be confidently acted upon in	      the affairs of life; as, there is a moral certainty of his	      guilt.	   {Moral insanity}, insanity, so called, of the moral system;	      badness alleged to be irresponsible.	   {Moral philosophy}, the science of duty; the science which	      treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral	      being, of the duties which result from his moral	      relations, and the reasons on which they are founded.	   {Moral play}, an allegorical play; a morality. [Obs.]	   {Moral sense}, the power of moral judgment and feeling; the	      capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral	      conduct, and to approve or disapprove, independently of	      education or the knowledge of any positive rule or law.	   {Moral theology}, theology applied to morals; practical	      theology; casuistry.	      [1913 Webster]	Moral \Mor"al\, n.	   1. The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of	      living as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; --	      usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Corrupt in their morals as vice could make them.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inner meaning or significance of a fable, a narrative,	      an occurrence, an experience, etc.; the practical lesson	      which anything is designed or fitted to teach; the	      doctrine meant to be inculcated by a fiction; a maxim.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus may we gather honey from the weed,	            And make a moral of the devil himself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To point a moral, or adorn a tale.    --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            We protest against the principle that the world of	            pure comedy is one into which no moral enters.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A morality play. See {Morality}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Moral \Mor"al\, v. i.	   To moralize. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Morale \Mo`rale"\, n. [F. See {Moral}, a.]	   The moral condition, or the condition in other respects, so	   far as it is affected by, or dependent upon, moral	   considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and confidence;	   mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Moraler \Mor"al*er\, n.	   A moralizer. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Moralism \Mor"al*ism\, n.	   A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth. --Farrar.	   [1913 Webster]
moralise \moralise\ v.	   moralize. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Moralist \Mor"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. moraliste.]	   1. One who moralizes; one who teaches or animadverts upon the	      duties of life; a writer of essays intended to correct	      vice and inculcate moral duties. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who practices moral duties; a person who lives in	      conformity with moral rules; one of correct deportment and	      dealings with his fellow-creatures; -- sometimes used in	      contradistinction to one whose life is controlled by	      religious motives.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love (in the moralist of virtue, but in the	            Christian) of God himself.            --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
moralistic \moralistic\ adj.	   1. narrowly and conventionally moral; -- of people.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. disposed to moralize[2]; -- of people.	   Syn: moralizing.	        [PJC]
Morality \Mo*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Moralities}. [L. moralitas: cf.	   F. moralit['e].]	   1. The relation of conformity or nonconformity to the moral	      standard or rule; quality of an intention, a character, an	      action, a principle, or a sentiment, when tried by the	      standard of right.	      [1913 Webster]	            The morality of an action is founded in the freedom	            of that principle, by virtue of which it is in the	            agent's power, having all things ready and requisite	            to the performance of an action, either to perform	            or not perform it.                    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of an action which renders it good; the	      conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of moralitee he was the flower.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am bold to think that morality is capable of	            demonstration.                        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the duties of	      men in their social character; ethics.	      [1913 Webster]	            The end of morality is to procure the affections to	            obey reason, and not to invade it.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The system of morality to be gathered out of . . .	            ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in	            the gospel.                           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of life;	      conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, we often	      admire the politeness of men whose morality we question.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A kind of allegorical play, so termed because it consisted	      of discourses in praise of morality between actors	      representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death,	      Vice, etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late	      as the reign of Henry VIII. --Strutt.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Intent; meaning; moral. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Taketh the morality thereof, good men. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Moralization \Mor`al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. moralisation.]	   1. The act of moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Explanation in a moral sense. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]
Moralize \Mor"al*ize\ (m[o^]r"al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Moralized} (m[o^]r"al*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Moralizing} (m[o^]r"al*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. moraliser.]	   1. To apply to a moral purpose; to explain in a moral sense;	      to draw a moral from.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fable is moralized in a common proverb.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did he not moralize this spectacle?   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or examples; to	      lend a moral to.	      [1913 Webster]	            While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed	            By Wisdom, moralize his pensive road. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render moral; to correct the morals of.	      [1913 Webster]	            It had a large share in moralizing the poor white	            people of the country.                --D. Ramsay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral quality	      of, either for better or worse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good and bad stars moralize not our actions. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Moralize \Mor"al*ize\, v. i.	   1. To make moral reflections; to regard acts and events as	      involving a moral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to lecture to a person in a manner asserting moral	      principles.	   Syn: sermonize, preachify, moralise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Moralizer \Mor"al*i`zer\, n.	   One who moralizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Morally \Mor"al*ly\, adv.	   1. In a moral or ethical sense; according to the rules of	      morality.	      [1913 Webster]	            By good, good morally so called, "bonum honestum"	            ought chiefly to be understood.       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to moral rules; virtuously. "To live morally."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In moral qualities; in disposition and character; as, one	      who physically and morally endures hardships.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a manner calculated to serve as the basis of action;	      according to the usual course of things and human	      judgment; according to reason and probability.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is morally impossible for an hypocrite to keep	            himself long upon his guard.          --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
morals \morals\ n.	   motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.	   Syn: ethical motive, ethics, morality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Morass \Mo*rass"\, n. [OE. marras, mareis (perh. through D.	   moeras), fr. F. marais, prob. from L. mare sea, in LL., any	   body of water; but perh. influenced by some German word. See	   {Mere} a lake, and cf. {Marsh}.]	   A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a fen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Morass ore}. (Min.) See {Bog ore}, under {Bog}.	      [1913 Webster]
morassy \mo*rass"y\, a.	   Marshy; fenny. [R.] --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Morate \Mo"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of moric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Moration \Mo*ra"tion\, n. [L. moratio.]	   A delaying tarrying; delay. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Moratorium \Mor`a*to"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Moratory}.]	   1. (Law) A period during which an obligor has a legal right	      to delay meeting an obligation, esp. such a period	      granted, as to a bank, by a moratory law.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a suspension of an activity.	      [PJC]	   3. an officially authorized period of delay or waiting; as, a	      moratorium on putting a law into effect.	      [PJC]
Moratory \Mor"a*to*ry\, a. [L. moratorius delaying, fr. morari	   to delay.]	   Of or pertaining to delay; esp., designating a law passed, as	   in a time of financial panic, to postpone or delay for a	   period the time at which notes, bills of exchange, and other	   obligations, shall mature or become due.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Moravian \Mo*ra"vi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See	   {Moravian}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Moravian \Mo*ra"vi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an	   offshoot of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate	   church of Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the	   middle of the 15th century. After being nearly extirpated by	   persecution, the society, under the name of The Renewed	   Church of the United Brethren, was reestablished in 1722-35	   on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in Saxony. Called also	   {Herrnhuter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moravianism \Mo*ra"vi*an*ism\, n.	   The religious system of the Moravians.	   [1913 Webster]
Moray \Mor"ay\, n. (Zool.)	   A muraena.	   [1913 Webster]
Morbid \Mor"bid\, a. [L. morbidus, fr. morbus disease; prob.	   akin to mori to die: cf. F. morbide, It. morbido. See	   {Mortal}.]	   1. Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal	      condition; diseased; sickly; as, a morbid condition; a	      morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a	      plant. "Her sick and morbid heart." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid	      anatomy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indicating an unhealthy mental attitude or disposition;	      especially, abnormally gloomy, to an extent not justified	      by the situation; preoccupied with death, disease, or fear	      of death; as, a morbid interest in details of a disaster.	      [PJC]	   4. Gruesome; as, a morbid topic.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Diseased; sickly; sick.	   Usage: {Morbid}, {Diseased}. Morbid is sometimes used	          interchangeably with diseased, but is commonly	          applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a	          prolonged nature; as, a morbid condition of the	          nervous system; a morbid sensibility, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Morbidezza \Mor`bi*dez"za\, n. [It., softness, delicacy. See	   {Morbid}.]	   1. (Fine Arts) Delicacy or softness in the representation of	      flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A term used as a direction in execution,	      signifying, with extreme delicacy. --Ludden.	      [1913 Webster]
Morbidity \Mor*bid"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being morbid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Morbid quality; disease; sickness. --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Amount of disease; rate of sickness.	      [1913 Webster]
Morbidly \Mor"bid*ly\, adv.	   In a morbid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Morbidness \Mor"bid*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being morbid; morbidity.	   [1913 Webster] Morbific
Morbific \Mor*bif"ic\, Morbifical \Mor*bif"ic*al\, a. [L. morbus	   disease + -ficare (in comp.) to make: cf. F. morbifique. See	   {-fy}.]	   Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a morbific	   matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Morbillous \Mor*bil"lous\, a. [LL. morbilli measles, dim. of L.	   morbus disease: cf. F. morbilleux.]	   Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of	   measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly.	   [1913 Webster]
Morbose \Mor*bose"\, a. [L. morbosus, fr. morbus disease.]	   Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Morbose tumors and excrescences of plants. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Morbosity \Mor*bos"i*ty\, n. [L. morbositas.]	   A diseased state; unhealthiness. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Morceau \Mor`ceau"\, n. [F.]	   A bit; a morsel.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordacious \Mor*da"cious\, a. [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere,	   morsum, to bite. See {Morsel}.]	   Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic;	   severe; scathing. -- {Mor*da"cious*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordacity \Mor*dac"i*ty\, n. [L. mordacitas: cf. F.	   mordacit['e]. See {Mordacious}.]	   The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or	   sarcastic quality. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordant \Mor"dant\, a. [F., p. pr. of mordere to bite; L.	   mordere. See {Morsel}.]	   1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors.	      [1913 Webster]	Mordant \Mor"dant\, n. [F., originally, biting.]	   1. Any corroding substance used in etching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Any substance, as alum or	      copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic	      fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, and	      thus gives fixity to, or bites in, the dyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gilding) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made	      to adhere.	      [1913 Webster]	Mordant \Mor"dant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mordanted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mordanting}.]	   To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to	   mordant goods for dyeing.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordantly \Mor"dant*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a mordant.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordente \Mor*den"te\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   An embellishment resembling a trill.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordicancy \Mor"di*can*cy\, n.	   A biting quality; corrosiveness. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordicant \Mor"di*cant\, a. [L. mordicans, p. pr. of mordicare	   to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.]	   Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [R.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordication \Mor`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. mordicatio.]	   The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mordicative \Mor"di*ca*tive\, a. [L. mordicativus.]	   Biting; corrosive. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
More \More\ (m[=o]r), n. [AS. m[=o]r. See {Moor} a waste.]	   A hill. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	More \More\, n. [AS. more, moru; akin to G. m["o]hre carrot,	   OHG. moraha, morha.]	   A root. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	More \More\, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Most}	   (m[=o]st).] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo,	   ma, AS. m[=a]ra, and (as neut. and adv.) m[=a]; akin to D.	   meer, OS. m[=e]r, G. mehr, OHG. m[=e]ro, m[=e]r, Icel. meiri,	   meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a.,	   mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus	   great, and magis, adv., more. [root]103. Cf. {Most}, {uch},	   {Major}.]	   1. Greater; superior; increased; as:	      (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the	          like; with the singular.	          [1913 Webster]	                He gat more money.                --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                If we procure not to ourselves more woe.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection	         with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this,	         their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of	         greater, further, or the like, for more.	         [1913 Webster]	               Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse	               height,	               Do make them music for their more delight.	                                                  --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]	               The more part knew not wherefore they were come	               together.                          --Acts xix.	                                                  32.	         [1913 Webster]	               Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the	          plural.	          [1913 Webster]	                The people of the children of Israel are more	                and mightier than we.             --Ex. i. 9.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more	      worlds to conquer.	      [1913 Webster]	            With open arms received one poet more. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	More \More\, n.	   1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds	      or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the children of Israel did so, and gathered,	            some more, some less.                 --Ex. xvi. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is in addition; something other and further; an	      additional or greater amount.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that would have more and more can never have	            enough.                               --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            O! That pang where more than madness lies. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Any more}.	      (a) Anything or something additional or further; as, I do	          not need any more.	      (b) Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do	          not think any more about it.	   {No more}, not anything more; nothing in addition.	   {The more and less}, the high and low. [Obs.] --Shak. "All	      cried, both less and more." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	More \More\, adv.	   1. In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or	      degree.	      (a) With a verb or participle.	          [1913 Webster]	                Admiring more	                The riches of Heaven's pavement.  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix	          -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable;	          more active; more sweetly.	          [1913 Webster]	                Happy here, and more happy hereafter. --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Double comparatives were common among writers of the	         Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, more	         brighter; more dearer.	         [1913 Webster]	               The duke of Milan	               And his more braver daughter.      --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In addition; further; besides; again.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more,	            Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,	            I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {More and more}, with continual increase. "Amon trespassed	      more and more." --2 Chron. xxxiii. 23.	   {The more}, to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a	      reason already specified.	   {The more -- the more}, by how much more -- by so much more.	      "The more he praised it in himself, the more he seems to	      suspect that in very deed it was not in him." --Milton.	   {To be no more}, to have ceased to be; as, Cassius is no	      more; Troy is no more.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those oracles which set the world in flames,	            Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	More \More\, v. t.	   To make more; to increase. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
moreen \mo*reen"\ (m[-o]*r[=e]n"), n. [Cf. {Mohair}.]	   A thick woolen fabric, watered or with embossed figures; --	   used in upholstery, for curtains, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
morel \mor"el\ (m[o^]r"[e^]l), n. [See {moril}.] (Bot.)	   An edible fungus ({Morchella esculenta}), the upper part of	   which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It	   is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [Written also	   {moril}.]	   [1913 Webster]	morel \mor"el\, n. [See {morelle}.] (Bot.)	   1. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries.	      [Written also {morelle}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of cherry. See {Morello}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Great morel}, the deadly nightshade.	   {Petty morel}, the black nightshade. See {Nightshade}.	      [1913 Webster]
moreland \more"land\ (m[o^]r"l[a^]nd), n.	   Moorland.	   [1913 Webster]
Morelle \Mo*relle"\, n. [F., orig. fem. of moreau black, OF.	   morel, fr. LL. morellus. Cf. {Morello}, {Murrey}.] (Bot.)	   Nightshade. See 2d {Morel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morello \Mo*rel"lo\, n. [Cf. It. morello blackish, OF. morel.	   Cf. {Morelle}.] (Bot.)	   A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice,	   -- used chiefly for preserving.	   [1913 Webster]
Morendo \Mo*ren"do\, a. & n. [It.] (Mus.)	   Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or	   cadence.	   [1913 Webster]
Moreness \More"ness\, n.	   Greatness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Moreover \More*o"ver\, adv. [More + over.]	   Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition;	   furthermore; also; likewise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moreover, he hath left you all his walks. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Besides}, {Moreover}.	   Usage: Of the two words, moreover is the stronger and is	          properly used in solemn discourse, or when what is	          added is important to be considered. See {Besides}.	          [1913 Webster]
Morepork \More"pork`\, n. [So named from its cry.] (Zool.)	   The Australian crested goatsucker ({Aegotheles	   Novae-Hollandiae}). Also applied to other allied birds, as	   {Podargus Cuveiri}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mores \Mo"res\ (m[=o]"r[=e]z), n. pl.; sing. {Mos} (m[=o]s).	   [L.]	   Customs; habits; esp., moral customs conformity to which is	   more or less obligatory; customary law. [singular is rarely	   used]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Moresk \Mo*resk"\, a. & n.	   Moresque. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moresque \Mo*resque"\, a. [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco.	   See {Morris}.]	   Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors;	   Moorish. -- n. The Moresque style of architecture or	   decoration. See {Moorish architecture}, under {Moorish}.	   [Written also {mauresque}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morgan \Mor"gan\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a celebrated breed of small compact American saddle	   and trotting horses; -- so called from the name of the stud	   (Justin Morgan) from which the breed originated in Vermont.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Morgan \Morgan\ prop. n.	   John Pierpont Morgan, a noted American financier and	   philanthropist; 1837-1913.	   Syn: J. P. Morgan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Morganatic \Mor`ga*nat"ic\, a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam,	   fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the	   morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan	   morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G. morgengabe. See	   {Morn}.]	   Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of	   marriage, called also {left-handed marriage}, between a man	   of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is	   stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall	   enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband.	   --Brande & C. -- {Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Morgay \Mor"gay\, n. [W. morgi dogfish, shark; mor sea + ci	   dog.] (Zool.)	   The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the	   Note under {Houndfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morglay \Mor"glay\, n. [Cf. {Claymore}.]	   A sword. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Morgue \Morgue\, n. [F.]	   1. A place where the bodies of dead persons are kept, until	      they are identified, or claimed by their friends; a	      deadhouse.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Newspapers) A room containing reference files of older	      material in a newspaper office; also, the material	      contained in such a room.	      [PJC]
Moria \Mo"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? folly.]	   Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Morian \Mo"ri*an\, n. (Ethnol.)	   A Moor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In vain the Turks and Morians armed be.  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Moribund \Mor"i*bund\, a. [L. moribundus, from moriri to die.	   See {Mortal}.]	   In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.	   [1913 Webster]	         The patient was comatose and moribund.   --Copland.	   [1913 Webster]	Moribund \Mor"i*bund\, n.	   A dying person. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moric \Mo"ric\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, fustic (see {Morin}); as,	   moric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Morice \Mor"ice\, n.	   See {Morisco}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morigerate \Mo*rig"er*ate\, a. [L. morigeratus, p. p. of	   morigerari to comply with. See {Morigerous}.]	   Obedient. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morigeration \Mo*rig`er*a"tion\, n. [L. morigeratio.]	   Obsequiousness; obedience. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Morigerous \Mo*rig"er*ous\, a. [L. morigerus; mos, moris,	   custom, manner + gerere to bear, conduct.]	   Obedient; obsequious. [Obs.] --Brathwait.	   [1913 Webster]
Moril \Mor"il\, n. [F. morille; cf. OHG. morhila, G. morchel,	   OHG. morha carrot. See {More} a root.] (Bot.)	   An edible fungus. Same as 1st {Morel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morin \Mo"rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance ({C15H10O7}) of acid	   properties extracted from fustic ({Chlorophora tinctoria}	   syn. {Maclura tinctoria}, formerly called {Morus tinctoria});	   -- called also {moric acid} and {natural yellow 8}. It is	   used as a dye for wool, giving a color from lemon yellow	   through olive to olive brown, depending on the metal with	   which it is mordanted.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Morinda \Mo*rin"da\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian,	   many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The	   wood is hard and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.	   [1913 Webster]
morindin \mo*rin"din\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow dyestuff ({C27H30O14}) extracted from the root bark	   of an East Indian plant ({Morinda citrifolia}) or from the	   bark of {Coprosma australis}. The substance is also found in	   the fruit of the {Morinda citrifolia}, called noni, which is	   touted by some merchants to have a stimulatory effect on the	   immune system. It is a disaccharide derivative of	   anthracenedione.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Morinel \Mor"i*nel`\, n. [Cf. F. morinelle.] (Zool.)	   The dotterel.	   [1913 Webster]
Moringa \Mo*rin"ga\, prop. n. [Malayam murunggi.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One	   species ({Moringa pterygosperma}) is the horse-radish tree,	   and its seeds, as well as those of {Moringa aptera}, are	   known in commerce as {ben} or {ben nuts}, and yield the oil	   called {oil of ben}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moringic \Mo*rin"gic\, a. (Chem.)	   Designating an organic acid obtained from oil of ben. See	   {Moringa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morintannic \Mo`rin*tan"nic\, a. [NL. Morus fustic + E. tannic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid	   extracted from fustic ({Chlorophora tinctoria}, formerly	   {Maclura tinctoria} and {Morus tinctoria}) as a yellow	   crystalline substance; -- called also {maclurin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morion \Mo"ri*on\, n. [F. morion, Sp. morrion; cf. Sp. morra the	   upper part of the head, morro anything that is round.]	   A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat	   resembling a hat.	   [1913 Webster]	         A battered morion on his brow.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Morion \Mo"ri*on\, n. [G.] (Min.)	   A dark variety of smoky quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Morioplasty \Mo"ri*o*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. ? piece (dim. of ? a part	   + -plasty.] (Surg.)	   The restoration of lost parts of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Morisco \Mo*ris"co\ (m[-o]*r[i^]s"k[-o]), a. [Sp. See {Morris}	   the dance.]	   Moresque.	   [1913 Webster]	Morisco \Mo*ris"co\, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.]	   A thing of Moorish origin; as:	   (a) The Moorish language.	   (b) A Moorish dance, now called {morris dance}. --Marston.	   (c) One who dances the Moorish dance. --Shak.	   (d) Moresque decoration or architecture.	       [1913 Webster]
Morisk \Mo"risk\, n.	   Same as {Morisco}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morkin \Mor"kin\, n. [Akin to Sw. murken putrefied, Icel.	   morkinn putrid.]	   A beast that has died of disease or by mischance. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Morland \Mor"land\, n.	   Moorland. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morling \Mor"ling\, n. [Cf. F. mort dead, L. mortuus, fr. moriri	   to die.]	   Mortling. [Eng.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Mormal \Mor"mal\, n. [F. mort-mai a deadly evil. Nares.]	   A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer. [Obs.] [Written also	   {morrimal} and {mortmal}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mormo \Mor"mo\, n. [Gr. mormw` a hideous she-monster, a	   bugbear.]	   A bugbear; false terror. [Obs.] --Jonhson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mormon \Mor"mon\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. mormw`n monster,	   bugbear.] (Zool.)	   (a) A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick bill; the	       puffin.	   (b) The mandrill.	       [1913 Webster]	Mormon \Mor"mon\, prop. n. (Eccl.)	   One of a Christian denomination (The Church of Jesus Christ	   of Latter-day Saints) in the United States, followers of	   Joseph Smith, who professed to have found an addition to the	   Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the	   {Book of Mormon}, first published in 1830. The Mormons	      believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles,	      etc., has control of civil and religious matters.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The Mormons call their religious organization The	         Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its head	         claims to receive revelations of God's will, and to	         have certain supernatural powers. The church	         headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah. They form a	         substantial fraction of the population of Utah, and at	         the end of the 20th centrury their numbers were	         increasing due to active proselytization.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Mormon \Mor"mon\, n. (Eccl.)	   A member of a sect, called the Reorganized Church of Jesus of	   Latterday Saints, which has always rejected polygamy. It was	   organized in 1852, and is represented in about forty States	   and Territories of the United States.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mormon \Mor"mon\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Mormons; as, the Mormon religion;	   Mormon practices.	   [1913 Webster]
Mormondom \Mor"mon*dom\, n.	   The country inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.	   [1913 Webster]
Mormonism \Mor"mon*ism\, n.	   The doctrine, system, and practices of the Mormons.	   [1913 Webster]
Mormonite \Mor"mon*ite\, n.	   A Mormon. -- a. Mormon. "Mormonite religion." --F. W. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Morn \Morn\ (m[^o]rn), n. [OE. morwen, morgen, AS. morgen; akin	   to D. morgen, OS. morgan, G. morgen, Icel. morginn, morgunn,	   Sw. morgon, Dan. morgen, Goth. ma['u]rgins. Cf. {Morrow},	   {Morning}.]	   The first part of the day; the morning; -- used chiefly in	   poetry.	   [1913 Webster]	         From morn	         To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Morne \Mor"ne\ (m[^o]r"ne), a.	   Of or pertaining to the morn; morning. [Obs.] "White as morne	   milk." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Morne \Morne\ (m[^o]rn), n. [F., fr. morne sad, sorrowful. See	   {Mourn}.]	   A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an	   adversary in tilting.	   [1913 Webster]
Morn'e \Mor`n['e]"\ (m[^o]r`n[asl]"), a. [F., fr. morne a	   morne.] (Her.)	   Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion	   represented heraldically.	   [1913 Webster]
Morning \Morn"ing\ (m[^o]rn"[i^]ng), n. [OE. morning, morwening.	   See {Morn}.]	   1. The first or early part of the day, variously understood	      as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the	      time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The first or early part; as, the morning of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The goddess Aurora. [Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Morning \Morn"ing\, a.	   Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being	   in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light;	   morning service.	   [1913 Webster]	         She looks as clear	         As morning roses newly washed with dew.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Morning gown}, a gown worn in the morning before one is	      dressed for the day.	   {Morning gun}, a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at	      military posts.	   {Morning sickness} (Med.), nausea and vomiting, usually	      occurring in the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy.	      	   {Morning star}.	   (a) Any one of the planets (Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn)	       when it precedes the sun in rising, esp. Venus. Cf.	       {Evening star}, {Evening}.	   (b) Satan. See {Lucifer}.	       [1913 Webster]	             Since he miscalled the morning star,	             Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far. --Byron.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set with spikes,	       either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a	       chain.	   {Morning watch} (Naut.), the watch between four a. m. and	      eight a. m..	      [1913 Webster] Morning glory
Morning-glory \Morn"ing-glo`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A climbing plant ({Ipomoea purpurea}) having handsome,	   funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or	   variegated, sometimes pale blue. See {Dextrorsal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morningtide \Morn"ing*tide`\, n.	   Morning time. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Mornward \Morn"ward\, adv.	   Towards the morn. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         And mornward now the starry hands move on. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Moro \Mo"ro\ (m[=o]"r[-o]), n. [Cf. It. mora mulberry, L.	   morum.] (Med.)	   A small abscess or tumor having a resemblance to a mulberry.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	Moro \Mo"ro\ (m[=o]"r[-o]), prop. n.; pl. {Moros}	   (m[=o]"r[-o]s). [Sp., moor. See {moor}, n. and {Moros}.]	   1. (Ethnol.) A member of any of the {Moros}, a group one of	      various tribes of the southern Phillippine Islands, mostly	      Malays adhering to Mohammedanism.	      [PJC]	   2. (Linguistics) Any of the languages of the Moro people, of	      the Austronesian language family.	      [PJC]
Moroccan \Mo*roc"can\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Morocco, or its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]
Morocco \Mo*roc"co\, n. [Named from Morocco, the country. Cf.	   {Morris} the dance.]	   A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin	   (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned	   with sumac and dyed of various colors; -- said to have been	   first made by the Moors.	   [1913 Webster]
Morology \Mo*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. mwrologi`a foolish talk, mw^ros	   foolish + lo`gos discourse.]	   Foolish talk; nonsense; folly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moron \Mo"ron\ (m[=o]"r[o^]n), n. [Gr. mw^ros foolish, stupid.]	   1. (Pedagogy) A mentally retarded person whose intellectual	      development proceeds normally up to about the eighth year	      of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no	      further development; an adult having the mental	      development of an 8-to-12-year old. A moron is considered	      capable of doing routine work under supervision.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. Hence, a very stupid person. [informal, derogatory]	      [PJC] -- {mo*ron"ic} adj. -- {mo*ron"ic*al*ly} adv. --	      {mo"ron*ism} n. -- {mo*ron"i*ty} n.	Moron \Mo*ron"\ (m[-o]*r[=o]n"), n.; Sp. pl. {Morones}. [Sp.]	   An inferior olive size having a woody pulp and a large	   clingstone pit, growing in the mountainous and high-valley	   districts around the city of Moron, in Spain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Morone \Mo*rone"\ (m[-o]*r[=o]n"), n.	   Maroon; the color of an unripe black mulberry.	   [1913 Webster]
moronic \moronic\ adj.	   having a mental age of between eight and twelve years; also	   used as a derogatory term.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Moros \Mo"ros\, n. pl.; sing. {Moro}. [Sp., pl. of Moro Moor.]	   (Ethnol.)	   The Mohammedan tribes of the southern Philippine Islands,	   said to have formerly migrated from Borneo. Some of them are	   warlike and addicted to piracy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Morosaurus \Mo`ro*sau"rus\, n. [NL., from Gr. mw^ros stupid +	   sau^ros lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs, found in	   Jurassic strata in America.	   [1913 Webster]
Morose \Mo*rose"\ (m[-o]*r[=o]s"), a. [L. morosus, prop.,	   excessively addicted to any particular way or habit, fr. mos,	   moris, manner, habit, way of life: cf. F. morose.]	   1. Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored; severe.	      "A morose and affected taciturnity." --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; crusty;	        churlish; surly; ill-humored.	        [1913 Webster]
Morosely \Mo*rose"ly\, adv.	   Sourly; with sullen austerity.	   [1913 Webster]
Moroseness \Mo*rose"ness\, n.	   Sourness of temper; sulenness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason;	         abate some degrees of pride and moroseness. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Moroseness is not precisely peevishness or fretfulness,	         though often accompanied with it. It denotes more of	         silence and severity, or ill-humor, than the	         irritability or irritation which characterizes	         peevishness.	         [1913 Webster]
Morosis \Mo*ro"sis\ (m[-o]*r[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   mw`rwsis, fr. mw^ros silly, foolish.] (Med.)	   Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Morosity \Mo*ros"i*ty\, n. [L. morositas: cf. F. morosit['e].]	   Moroseness. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Morosoph \Mo"ro*soph\, n. [Gr. mo^ros foolish + sofo`s wise. See	   also {sophomore}.]	   A philosophical or learned fool. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morosous \Mo*ro"sous\, a.	   Morose. [Obs.] --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Moroxite \Mo*rox"ite\, n. [Cf. Gr. ?, ?, a sort of pipe clay.]	   (Min.)	   A variety of apatite of a greenish blue color.	   [1913 Webster]
Moroxylate \Mo*rox"y*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A morate.	   [1913 Webster]
Moroxylic \Mor`ox*yl"ic\, a. [L. morus a mulberry tree + Gr. ?	   wood.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the mulberry; moric.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphean \Mor"phe*an\, a.	   Of or relating to Morpheus, to dreams, or to sleep. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
morph \morph\ (m[^o]rf), n. (Linguistics)	   A sequence of phonemes, often a word fragment, which	   constitutes the minimum unit of meaning or syntax within a	   given word. A morph may be one of several variants of a	   morpheme, depending for its individal form on the context in	   which it occurs. Thus the morphs -s and -es are variants of	   the morpheme by which the plural form of an English noun is	   expressed.	   [PJC]	morph \morph\ (m[^o]rf), v. i. & t.	   To transform smoothly in imperceptible steps from one image	   to another, on a computer screen.	   [PJC]
morpheme \mor"pheme\ (m[^o]r"f[=e]m), n. (Linguistics)	   The smallest unit of meaning of a language, which cannot be	   divided into smaller parts carrying meaning; it is usually	   smaller than a single wordform, such as the -ed morpheme of	   verbs in the past tense or the -s morpheme of nouns in the	   plural form.	   [PJC]
morphemic \mor*phem"ic\ (m[^o]r*f[=e]m"[i^]k), a. (Linguistics)	   Of or pertaining to a morpheme.	   [PJC] -- {mor*phem"ic*al*ly}, adv.
morphemics \mor*phem"ics\ (m[^o]r*f[=e]m"[i^]ks), n.	   (Linguistics)	   The study of the types and functions of morphemes;	   morphology[4].	   [PJC]
Morpheus \Mor"pheus\ (m[^o]r"f[=u]s or m[^o]r"f[-e]*[u^]s), n.	   [L., fr. Gr. Morfey`s prop., the fashioner or molder, because	   of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, fr. morfh`	   form, shape.] (Class. Myth.)	   The god of dreams.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphew \Mor"phew\, n. [F. morphe['e], LL. morphea; cf. It.	   morfea.]	   A scurfy eruption. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Morphew \Mor"phew\, v. t.	   To cover with a morphew. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morphia \Mor"phi*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   Morphine.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphine \Mor"phine\, n. [From Morpheus: cf. F. morphine.]	   (Chem.)	   A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium,	   possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an	   anodyne; -- called also {morphia}, and {morphina}.	   [1913 Webster]
morphing \morph"ing\ (m[^o]rf"[i^]ng), n. (Computers)	   The smooth transformation of one shape or image into another,	   displayed on the computer screen as a series of images that	   appear to be continuous, as if in a movie.	   [PJC]
morphinism \mor"phin*ism\, n. (Med.)	   A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use	   of morphine.	   [1913 Webster]
morpho \mor"pho\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, an epithet of Venus.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical	   American butterflies, of the genus {Morpho}. They are noted	   for the very brilliant metallic luster and bright colors	   (often blue) of the upper surface of the wings. The lower	   surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike spots.	   [1913 Webster]
morphogenesis \mor`pho*gen"e*sis\ (Biol.)	   The development of the tissues and organs of an organism; the	   formation of structural features of an organism.	   [PJC]
morphogenetic \mor`pho*ge*net"ic\ (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to morphogenesis; concerned with the process	   of development of the normal features of an organism.	   [PJC]
Morphogeny \Mor*phog"e*ny\, n. [form + root of ? to be born.]	   (Biol.)	   History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that	   deals with the germ history of forms; -- distinguished from	   {physiogeny}. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster] Morphologic
Morphologic \Mor`pho*log"ic\, Morphological \Mor`pho*log"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. morphologique.] (Biol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of	   morphology. -- {Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphologist \Mor*phol"o*gist\, n. (Biol.)	   One who is versed in the science of morphology.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphology \Mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. morfh` form + -logy: cf. F.	   morphologie.]	   1. (Biol.) That branch of biology which deals with the	      structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of	      organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and	      metamorphoses. See {Tectology}, and {Promorphology}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The form and structure of an organism.	      [PJC]	   3. (Linguistics) The branch of linguistics which studies the	      patterns by which words are formed from other words,	      including inflection, compounding, and derivation.	      [PJC]	   4. Specifically: The study of the patterns of inflection of	      words or word classes in any given language; the study of	      the patterns in which morphemes combine to form words, and	      the rules for combination; morphemics; as, the morphology	      of Spanish verbs; also, the inflection patterns	      themselves.	      [PJC]
Morphon \Mor"phon\, n. [Gr. ?, p. pr. of ? to form.] (Biol.)	   A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of	   form, in distinction from {bion}, a physiological individual.	   See {Tectology}. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1.	         {Plastids} or elementary organisms. 2. {Organs},	         homoplastic or heteroplastic. 3. {Antimeres} (opposite	         or symmetrical or homotypic parts). 4. {Metameres}	         (successive or homodynamous parts). 5. {Personae}	         (shoots or buds of plants, individuals in the narrowest	         sense among the higher animals). 6. {Corms} (stocks or	         colonies). For orders 2, 3, and 4 the term idorgan has	         been recently substituted. See {Idorgan}.	         [1913 Webster]
Morphonomy \Mor*phon"o*my\, n. [Gr. morfh` form + ? a law.]	   (Biol.)	   The laws of organic formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphophyly \Mor"pho*phy`ly\, n. [Gr. morfh` form + ? a clan.]	   (Biol.)	   The tribal history of forms; that part of phylogeny which	   treats of the tribal history of forms, in distinction from	   the tribal history of functions. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphosis \Mor*pho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mo`rfwsis form, fr.	   morfh` form.] (Biol.)	   The order or mode of development of an organ or part.	   [1913 Webster]
Morphotic \Mor*phot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? fit for forming.] (Physiol.)	   Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living	   unit or of the morphological framework; as, morphotic, or	   tissue, proteids. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
-morphous \-mor"phous\ [Gr. morfh` form.]	   A combining form denoting form, shape; as, isomorphous.	   [1913 Webster]
Morpion \Mor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. mordre to bite + L. pedis	   louse.] (Zool.)	   A louse. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Morrice \Mor"rice\, n.	   Same as 1st {Morris}.	   [1913 Webster]	Morrice \Mor"rice\, a.	   Dancing the morrice; dancing.	   [1913 Webster]	         In shoals and bands, a morrice train.    --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Morricer \Mor"ri*cer\, n.	   A morris dancer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morrimal \Mor"ri*mal\, n. & a.	   See {Mormal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morris \Mor"ris\, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish, fr. Moro a Moor: cf.	   F. moresque, It. moresca.]	   1. A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who	      accompanies the dance with castanets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dance formerly common in England, often performed in	      pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers,	      grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of	      Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictitious characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed	      at the angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the	      ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is	      played.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nine-men's morris is filled up with mud. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The figure consists of three concentric squares, with	         lines from the angles of the outer one to those of the	         inner, and from the middle of each side of the outer	         square to that of the inner. The game is played by two	         persons with nine or twelve pieces each (hence called	         nine-men's morris or twelve-men's morris). The pieces	         are placed alternately, and each player endeavors to	         prevent his opponent from making a straight row of	         three. Should either succeed in making a row, he may	         take up one of his opponent's pieces, and he who takes	         off all of his opponent's pieces wins the game.	         [1913 Webster]	Morris \Mor"ris\, n. [So called from its discoverer.] (Zool.)	   A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body.	   It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger	   eel or some allied fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Morris-chair \Mor"ris-chair`\, n. [Prob. fr. the proper name	   Morris.]	   A kind of easy-chair with a back which may be lowered or	   raised.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Morris-pike \Mor"ris-pike`\, n.	   A Moorish pike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morro \Mor"ro\, n. [Sp., any spherical object.]	   A round hill or point of land; hence,	   {Morro castle}, a castle on a hill.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Morrot \Mor"rot\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Marrot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morrow \Mor"row\, n. [OE. morwe, morwen, AS. morgen. See	   {Morn}.]	   1. Morning. [Obs.] "White as morrow's milk." --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            We loved he by the morwe a sop in wine. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next following day; the day subsequent to any day	      specified or understood. --Lev. vii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till this stormy night is gone,	            And the eternal morrow dawn.          --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The day following the present; to-morrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Good morrow}, good morning; -- a form of salutation.	   {To morrow}. See {To-morrow} in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Morse \Morse\, n. [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere	   lake; cf. Russ. more sea.] (Zool.)	   The walrus. See {Walrus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Morse \Morse\, n. [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to	   bite.]	   A clasp for fastening garments in front. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]	Morse alphabet \Morse" al"pha*bet\	   same as {Morse code}.	   [1913 Webster]	Morse code \Morse" code"\ (Teleg.)	   a telegraphic code, in which dots, dashes, and spaces	   represent letters, numbers, and other elements of text. The	   original code was invented by Samuel B. Morse. The code now	   mostly used is the {International Morse code}, also referred	   to simply as the Morse code.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The present International Morse Code is given in the	         table below. There are no spaces in the {International	         Morse Code}.	         {Alphabet}	         --------------------------------------------------------	         A .- H .... O --- V ...	         B -... I .. P .--. W .	         C _._. J .--- Q --.- X -..	         D -.. K -.- R .-. Y -.	         E . L .-.. S ... Z --..	         F ..-. M -- T 	         G --. N -. U ..	         {Numerals}	         1 .---- 4 ....- 7 --...	         2 ..--- 5 ..... 8 ---..	         3 ...-- 6 -.... 9 ----.	         0 ---	         {Punctuation}	         . (Period) .-.-.-, (Comma) --..	         ? (Question Mark) ..--..; (Semicolon) -.-.-. : (Colon)	         ---... ' (apostrophe) .----. - (hyphen) -....- /	         (forward slash) -..-. ( (left parenthesis) -.--. )	         (right parenthesis) -.--.-	         --------------------------------------------------------------	         The Alphabetic code which was originally in use in	         North America is given in the table below. In length,	         or duration, one dash is theoretically equal to three	         dots; the space between the elements of a letter is	         equal to one dot; the interval in spaced letters, as O	         . ., is equal to three dots. There are no spaces in any	         letter composed wholly or in part of dashes. {Alphabet}	         A .- H .... O . . V ...	         B - . . . I .. P ..... W .	         C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-..	         D -.. K -.- R . .. Y .. ..	         E . L --- S ... Z ... .	         F .-. M -- T -- & . ...	         G --. N -. U ..	         {Numerals}	         1 .--. 4 . . . .- 7 --..	         2 ..-.. 5 --- 8 - . . . .	         3 . . . -. 6 . . . . . . 9 -..	         0 ---- Period ..--.. Comma .-.	         The Morse code was used chiefly with the electric	         telegraph, but is also employed in signalling with	         flags, lights, etc.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Morsel \Mor"sel\, n. [OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a	   dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob.	   akin to E. smart. See {Smart}, and cf. {Morceau}, {Mordant},	   {Muse}, v., {Muzzle}, n.]	   1. A little bite or bit of food. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new	            labor to a tired digestion.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.	      [1913 Webster]
Morsing horn \Mor"sing horn`\	   A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming. [Scot.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Morsitation \Mor`si*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of biting or gnawing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Morsure \Mor"sure\, n. [F., fr. L. mordere, morsum, to bite.]	   The act of biting. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Mort \Mort\, n. [Cf. Icel. margt, neut. of margr many.]	   A great quantity or number. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There was a mort of merrymaking.         --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Mort \Mort\, n. [Etym. uncert.]	   A woman; a female. [Cant, archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Male gypsies all, not a mort among them. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Mort \Mort\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A salmon in its third year. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mort \Mort\, n. [F., death, fr. L. mors, mortis.]	   1. Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death	      of game.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sportsman then sounded a treble mort. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.	      [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mort cloth}, the pall spread over a coffin; black cloth	      indicative or mourning; funeral hangings. --Carlyle.	   {Mort stone}, a large stone by the wayside on which the	      bearers rest a coffin. [Eng.] --H. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Mort \Mort\, n. [F. mort dummy, lit., dead.]	   A variety of dummy whist for three players; also, the exposed	   or dummy hand in this game.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mortal \Mor"tal\, a. [F. mortel, L. mortalis, from mors, mortis,	   death, fr. moriri 8die; akin to E. murder. See {Murder}, and	   cf. {Filemot}, {Mere} a lake, {Mortgage}.]	   1. Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death;	      terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly;	      as, a mortal wound; a mortal sin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fatally vulnerable; vital.	      [1913 Webster]	            Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but	            missing the mortal place, with his poniard finishes	            the work.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to the time of death.	      [1913 Webster]	            Safe in the hand of one disposing Power,	            Or in the natal or the mortal hour.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Affecting as if with power to kill; deathly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nymph grew pale, and in a mortal fright.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; as, mortal wit or	      knowledge; mortal power.	      [1913 Webster]	            The voice of God	            To mortal ear is dreadful.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a sermon lasting	      two mortal hours. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mortal foe}, {Mortal enemy}, an inveterate, desperate, or	      implacable enemy; a foe bent on one's destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	Mortal \Mor"tal\, n.	   A being subject to death; a human being; man. "Warn poor	   mortals left behind." --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortality \Mor*tal"i*ty\, n. [L. mortalitas: cf. F.	   mortalit['e].]	   1. The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to	      death or to the necessity of dying.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I saw her die,	            I then did think on your mortality.   --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Human life; the life of a mortal being.	      [1913 Webster]	            From this instant	            There 's nothing serious in mortality. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human race;	      humanity; human nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take these tears, mortality's relief. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Death; destruction. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a	      given community; also, the proportion of deaths to	      population, or to a specific number of the population;	      death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the	      mortality among the settlers was alarming.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of mortality}. See under {Bill}.	   {Law of mortality}, a mathematical relation between the	      numbers living at different ages, so that from a given	      large number of persons alive at one age, it can be	      computed what number are likely to survive a given number	      of years.	   {Table of mortality}, a table exhibiting the average relative	      number of persons who survive, or who have died, at the	      end of each year of life, out of a given number supposed	      to have been born at the same time.	      [1913 Webster]
Mortalize \Mor"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Mortalizing}.]	   To make mortal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mortally \Mor"tal*ly\, adv.	   1. In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; as, mortally	      wounded.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the manner of a mortal or of mortal beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was mortally brought forth.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or causing	      death; desperately; as, mortally jealous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adrian mortally envied poets, painters, and	            artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Mortalness \Mor"tal*ness\, n.	   Quality of being mortal; mortality.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. morter, AS. mort[=e]re, L. mortarium:	   cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d {Mortar},	   {Martel}, {Morter}.]	   1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in	      which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).]	      (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs,	      carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as	      45[deg], and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance	      in shape to the utensil above described.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mortar bed} (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably	      hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a	      mortar.	   {Mortar boat} or {Mortar vessel} (Naut.), a boat strongly	      built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for	      bombarding; a bomb ketch.	   {Mortar piece}, a mortar. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [OE. mortier, F. mortier, L. mortarium	   mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a	   mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st {Mortar}.] (Arch.)	   A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster	   of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; --	   used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for	   plastering, and in other ways.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mortar bed}, a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is	      mixed.	      [1913 Webster]	Mortar \Mor"tar\, v. t.	   To plaster or make fast with mortar.	   [1913 Webster]	Mortar \Mor"tar\, n. [F. mortier. See {Mortar} a vessel.]	   A chamber lamp or light. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] mortarboard
mortarboard \mortarboard\, mortar board \mortar board\n.	   1. A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding	      mortar; a hawk; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. An academic cap topped by broad, projecting, stiff and	      flat square top, with a tassel attached to the top and	      hanging down. It was once worn by students in some	      colleges, but is now worn usually only at graduation	      ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Mortgage \Mort"gage\ (m[^o]r"g[asl]j; 48), n. [F. mort-gage;	   mort dead (L. mortuus) + gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and	   {Gage}.]	   1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as	      security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a	      duty, and to become void upon payment or performance	      according to the stipulated terms; also, the written	      instrument by which the conveyance is made.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was called a mortgage (or dead pledge) because,	         whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby	         redeem itself, but became lost or dead to the mortgager	         upon breach of the condition. But in equity a right of	         redemption is an inseparable incident of a mortgage	         until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or	         by judicial decree. --Cowell. --Kent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chattel mortgage}. See under {Chattel}.	   {To foreclose a mortgage}. See under {Foreclose}.	   {Mortgage deed} (Law), a deed given by way of mortgage.	      [1913 Webster]	Mortgage \Mort"gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortgaged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mortgaging}.]	   1. (Law) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of	      a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the	      debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the	      contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to	      become absolute, subject, however, to the right of	      redemption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to	      make subject to a claim or obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mortgaging their lives to covetise.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I myself an mortgaged to thy will.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
mortgaged \mortgaged\ adj.	   burdened with legal or financial obligations; as, His house	   was mortgaged to the hilt.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mortgagee \Mort`ga*gee"\, n. (Law)	   The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a	   mortgage is made or given.	   [1913 Webster] Mortgageor
Mortgageor \Mort"gage*or\, Mortgagor \Mort"ga*gor\, n. (Law)	   One who gives a mortgage.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         contradistinguished from mortgagee it is accented on	         the last syllable (-j[^o]r").	         [1913 Webster]
Mortgager \Mort"ga*ger\, n. (Law)	   One who gives a mortgage.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortiferous \Mor"tif"er*ous\, a. [L. mortifier; mors, mortis,	   death + ferre to bring: cf. F. mortif[`e]re.]	   Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a	   mortiferous herb. --Gov. of Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortification \Mor`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. mortificatio a	   killing. See {Mortify}.]	   1. The act of mortifying, or the condition of being	      mortified; especially:	      (a) (Med.) The death of one part of an animal body, while	          the rest continues to live; loss of vitality in some	          part of a living animal; gangrene. --Dunglison.	      (b) (Alchem. & Old Chem.) Destruction of active qualities;	          neutralization. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      (c) Subjection of the passions and appetites, by penance,	          abstinence, or painful severities inflicted on the	          body.	          [1913 Webster]	                The mortification of our lusts has something in	                it that is troublesome, yet nothing that is	                unreasonable.                     --Tillotson.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Deep humiliation or shame, from a loss of pride; painful	      embarassment, usually arising from exposure of a mistake;	      chagrin; vexation.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. That which mortifies; the cause of humiliation, chagrin,	      or vexation.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a	            studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a	            tedious visit.                        --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Scots Law) A gift to some charitable or religious	      institution; -- nearly synonymous with {mortmain}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Chagrin; vexation; shame. See {Chagrin}.	        [1913 Webster]
Mortified \Mor"ti*fied\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Mortify}.	   [1913 Webster]
mortified \mor"ti*fied\, a.	   Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.	   [PJC]
Mortifiedness \Mor"ti*fied*ness\, n.	   The state of being mortified; humiliation; subjection of the	   passions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mortifier \Mor"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, mortifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mortifying}.] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L.	   mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to	   make. See {Mortal}, and {-fy}.]	   1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to	      produce gangrene in.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to	      change by chemical action. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He mortified pearls in vinegar.       --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal	      affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring	      into subjection; to abase; to humble; as, to mortify the	      flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	            With fasting mortified, worn out with tears.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mortify thy learned lust.             --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the	            earth.                                --Col. iii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which	            exceedingly mortified our expectations. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            How often is the ambitious man mortified with the	            very praises he receives, if they do not rise so	            high as he thinks they ought!         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of;	      to embarrass painfully; to humble; as, the team was	      mortified to lose by 45 to 0.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	Mortify \Mor"ti*fy\, v. i.	   1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a	      living body; to gangrene.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden	      desires by religious discipline.	      [1913 Webster]	            This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath,	            watch, fast, and mortify.             --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Mortifying \Mor"ti*fy`ing\, a.	   1. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of,	      mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying	      penances.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying	      repulse.	      [1913 Webster]
Mortifyingly \Mor"ti*fy`ing*ly\, adv.	   In a mortifying manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar.	   murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael.	   moirteis.]	   A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to	   receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit	   it, and called a tenon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon;	      joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used	      adjectively.	   {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.	   {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}.	   {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs	      inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called	      {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mortise \Mor"tise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mortising}.]	   1. To cut or make a mortise in.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a	      beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.	      [1913 Webster]
Mortling \Mort"ling\, n. [See {Morling}.]	   1. An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a	      morling. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.	      [1913 Webster]
Mortmain \Mort"main`\, n. [F. mort, morte, dead + main hand; F.	   main-morte. See {Mortal}, and {Manual}.] (Law)	   Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead	   hands, or hands that cannot alienate.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term was originally applied to conveyance of land	         made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance	         made to any corporate body. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]
Mortmal \Mort"mal\, n.	   See {Mormal}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortpay \Mort"pay`\, n. [F. mort dead + E. pay.]	   Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead	   soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers.	   [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Mortress
Mortress \Mor"tress\, Mortrew \Mor"trew\, n. [See {Mortar}.]	   A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an	   ollapodrida. --Chaucer. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Mortuaries}. [LL. mortuarium.	   See {Mortuary}, a.]	   1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed	      by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a	      parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary	      bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any	      failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had	      been guilty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A burial place; a place for the dead.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a	      deadhouse; a morgue.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A {funeral home}.	      [PJC]	Mortuary \Mor"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf.	   F. mortuaire. See {Mortal}.]	   Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mortuary urn}, an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person	      after cremation.	      [1913 Webster]
Morula \Mor"u*la\, n.; pl. {Morulae}. [NL., dim. of L. morum a	   mulberry.] (Biol.)	   The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by	   the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its	   development; -- called also {mulberry mass}, {segmentation	   sphere}, and {blastosphere}. See {Segmentation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Morulation \Mor`u*la"tion\, n. (Biol.)	   The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by	   which a morula is formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Morus \Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See {Mulberry}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit;	   the mulberry. See {Mulberry}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note:	   {Morus alba} is the white mulberry, a native of India or	      China, the leaves of which are extensively used for	      feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food.	      	   {Morus multicaulis}, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is	      only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its	      more abundant leaves.	   {Morus nigra}, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored	      fruit, of an agreeable flavor.	      [1913 Webster]
Morwe \Mor"we\, n.	   See {Morrow}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Morwening \Mor"wen*ing\, n.	   Morning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mos \Mos\, n.,	   sing. of {Mores}. [Rare]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, n. [F. mosa["i]que; cf. Pr. mozaic, musec,	   Sp. & Pg. mosaico, It. mosaico, musaico, LGr. ?, ?, L.	   musivum; all fr. Gr. ? belonging to the Muses. See {Muse} the	   goddess.]	   1. (Fine Arts) A surface decoration made by inlaying in	      patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone,	      or other material; -- called also {mosaic work}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated	      in mosaic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something resembling a mosaic[1]; something made up of	      different pieces, fitted together by design to form a	      unified composition.	      [PJC]	   {aerial mosaic} An aerial photograph of a large area, made by	      carefully fitting together aerial photographs of smaller	      areas so that the edges match in location, and the whole	      provides a continuous image of the larger area. Called	      also	   {mosaic map} and {photomosaic}.	   {mosaic virus} A type of plant virus that causes green and	      yellow mottling of leaves of a plant. A much-studied type	      is the {tobacco mosaic virus}, affecting the tobacco	      plant.	      [PJC]	Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed	   by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated;	   tessellated; also, composed of various materials or	   ingredients.	   [1913 Webster]	         A very beautiful mosaic pavement.        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Florentine mosaic}. See under {Florentine}.	   {Mosaic gold}.	   (a) See {Ormolu}.	   (b) Stannic sulphide, {SnS2}, obtained as a yellow scaly	       crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and	       gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the	       alchemists {aurum musivum}, or {aurum mosaicum}. Called	       also {bronze powder}.	   {Mosaic work}. See {Mosaic}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Mosaic \Mo*sa"ic\, prop. a. [From Moses.]	   Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or	   established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or	   institutions.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosaical \Mo*sa"ic*al\, a.	   Mosaic (in either sense). "A mosaical floor." --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosaically \Mo*sa"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a mosaic.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosaism \Mo"sa*ism\, n.	   Attachment to the system or doctrines of Moses; that which is	   peculiar to the Mosaic system or doctrines.	   [1913 Webster] Mosasaur
Mosasaur \Mos"a*saur\, Mosasaurian \Mos`a*sau"ri*an\, n.	   (Paleon.)	   One of an extinct order of reptiles, including {Mosasaurus}	   and allied genera. See {Mosasauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosasauria \Mos`a*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Mosasaurus}.]	   (Paleon.)	   An order of large, extinct, marine reptiles, found in the	   Cretaceous rocks, especially in America. They were	   serpentlike in form and in having loosely articulated and	   dilatable jaws, with large recurved teeth, but they had	   paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They	   are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called	   also {Pythonomarpha}, and {Mosasauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosasaurus \Mos`a*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. L. Mosa the River Meuse	   (on which Meastricht is situated) + Gr. ? a lizard.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but	   having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of	   paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in	   length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in	   the Netherlands. [Written also {Mososaurus}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moschatel \Mos"cha*tel`\, n. [Gr. ? musk: cf. F. moscatelline.	   See {Muscadel}, {Musk}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Adoxa} ({Adoxa moschatellina}), the	   flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky	   smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is	   called also {hollow root} and {musk crowfoot}. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Moschine \Mos"chine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to {Moschus}, a genus including the musk	   deer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosel \Mos"el\, n. & v.	   See {Muzzle}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Moselle \Mo*selle"\, n.	   A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the	   river Moselle.	   [1913 Webster]
Moses \Mo"ses\, n.	   A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight	   from shore to ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosey \Mo"sey\, v. i. [Perh. fr. {Vamose}.]	   To go, or move (in a certain manner); -- usually with out,	   off, along, etc. [Colloq.] --E. N. Wescott.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mosk \Mosk\, n.	   See {Mosque}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moslem \Mos"lem\ (m[o^]z"l[e^]m), n.; pl. {Moslems}	   (m[o^]z"l[e^]mz), or collectively {Moslem}. [Ar. muslim a	   true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. salama to submit	   to God, to resign one's self to the divine will. Cf. {Islam},	   {Mussulman}.]	   An adherent of Islam; a Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan.	   [Written also {muslim}.] "Heaps of slaughtered Moslem."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         They piled the ground with Moslem slain. --Halleck.	   [1913 Webster]	Moslem \Mos"lem\ (m[o^]z"l[e^]m), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; as, Moslem	   lands; the Moslem faith.	   [1913 Webster]
Moslings \Mos"lings\, n. pl.	   Thin shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.	   --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Mososaurus \Mos`o*sau"rus\, n. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Mosasaurus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosque \Mosque\ (m[o^]sk), n. [F. mosqu['e]e, Sp. mezquita, Ar.	   masjid, from sajada to bend, adore.]	   A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship. [Written	   also {mosk}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mosquito \Mos*qui"to\ (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[-o]), n.; pl. {Mosquitoes}	   (m[o^]s*k[=e]*t[=o]z). [Sp. mosquito, fr. moscafly, L. musca.	   Cf. {Musket}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of various species of gnats of the genus {Culex} and	   allied genera. The females have a proboscis containing,	   within the sheathlike labium, six fine, sharp, needlelike	   organs with which they puncture the skin of man and animals	   to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many	   persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some	   pain. The larvae and pupae, called wigglers, are aquatic.	   [Written also {musquito}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mosquito bar}, {Mosquito net}, a net or curtain for	      excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and windows.	   {Mosquito fleet}, a fleet of small vessels.	   {Mosquito hawk} (Zool.), a dragon fly; -- so called because	      it captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.	   {Mosquito netting}, a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for	      making mosquito bars.	      [1913 Webster]
mosquitofish \mosquitofish\ n.	   A silvery topminnow ({Gambusia affinis}) with rows of black	   spots of tropical North America and West Indies; important in	   mosquito control.	   Syn: {Gambusia affinis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Moss \Moss\ (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me['o]s, D.	   mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw.	   mossa, Russ. mokh', L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.]	   1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with	      distinct stem and simple leaves. The fruit is a small	      capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so	      discharging the spores. There are many species,	      collectively termed Musci, growing on the earth, on rocks,	      and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term moss is also popularly applied to many other	         small cryptogamic plants, particularly lichens, species	         of which are called tree moss, rock moss, coral moss,	         etc. Fir moss and club moss are of the genus	         {Lycopodium}. See {Club moss}, under {Club}, and	         {Lycopodium}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; as, the mosses	      of the Scottish border.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Moss is used with participles in the composition of	         words which need no special explanation; as,	         moss-capped, moss-clad, moss-covered, moss-grown, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Black moss}. See under {Black}, and {Tillandsia}.	   {Bog moss}. See {Sphagnum}.	   {Feather moss}, any moss branched in a feathery manner, esp.	      several species of the genus {Hypnum}.	   {Florida moss}, {Long moss}, or {Spanish moss}. See	      {Tillandsia}.	   {Iceland moss}, a lichen. See {Iceland Moss}.	   {Irish moss}, a seaweed. See {Carrageen}.	   {Moss agate} (Min.), a variety of agate, containing brown,	      black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due in	      part to oxide of manganese. Called also {Mocha stone}.	   {Moss animal} (Zool.), a bryozoan.	   {Moss berry} (Bot.), the small cranberry ({Vaccinium	      Oxycoccus}).	   {Moss campion} (Bot.), a kind of mosslike catchfly ({Silene	      acaulis}), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the	      highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the	      Arctic circle.	   {Moss land}, land produced accumulation of aquatic plants,	      forming peat bogs of more or less consistency, as the	      water is grained off or retained in its pores.	   {Moss pink} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Phlox} ({Phlox	      subulata}), growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the	      Middle United States, and often cultivated for its	      handsome flowers. --Gray.	   {Moss rose} (Bot.), a variety of rose having a mosslike	      growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived	      from the Provence rose.	   {Moss rush} (Bot.), a rush of the genus {Juncus} ({Juncus	      squarrosus}).	   {Scale moss}. See {Hepatica}.	      [1913 Webster]	Moss \Moss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mossed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mossing}.]	   To cover or overgrow with moss.	   [1913 Webster]	         An oak whose boughs were mossed with age. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mossback \Moss"back`\, n.	   A veteran partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion	   that he may be likened to a stone or old tree covered with	   moss. [Political Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster] Mossbanker
Mossbanker \Moss"bank`er\, Mossbunker \Moss"bunk`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The menhaded.	   [1913 Webster] moss-grown
moss-grown \moss"-grown`\, mossgrown \moss"grown`\, a.	   Overgrown with moss; mossy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mossiness \Moss"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being mossy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mosstrooper \Moss"troop`er\, n. [Moss + trooper.]	   One of a class of marauders or bandits that formerly infested	   the border country between England and Scotland; -- so called	   in allusion to the mossy or boggy character of much of the	   border country.	   [1913 Webster]
Mossy \Moss"y\, a. [Compar. {Mossier}; superl. {Mossiest}.]	   1. Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss;	      as, mossy trees; mossy streams.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old trees are more mossy far than young. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling moss; as, mossy green.	      [1913 Webster]
Most \Most\ (m[=o]st), a., superl. of {More}. [OE. most, mast,	   mest, AS. m[=ae]st; akin to D. meest, OS. m[=e]st, G. meist,	   Icel. mestr, Goth. maists; a superl. corresponding to E.	   more. [root]103. See {More}, a.]	   1. Consisting of the greatest number or quantity; greater in	      number or quantity than all the rest; nearly all. "Most	      men will proclaim every one his own goodness." --Prov. xx.	      6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cities wherein most of his mighty works were	            done.                                 --Matt. xi.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Greatest in degree; as, he has the most need of it. "In	      the moste pride." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Highest in rank; greatest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most is used as a noun, the words part, portion,	         quantity, etc., being omitted, and has the following	         meanings: 1. The greatest value, number, or part;	         preponderating portion; highest or chief part. 2. The	         utmost; greatest possible amount, degree, or result;	         especially in the phrases to make the most of, at the	         most, at most.	         [1913 Webster]	               A quarter of a year or some months at the most.	                                                  --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]	               A covetous man makes the most of what he has.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	         [1913 Webster]	   {For the most part}, in reference to the larger part of a	      thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, or	      things referred to; as, human beings, for the most part,	      are superstitious; the view, for the most part, was	      pleasing.	   {Most an end}, generally. See {An end}, under {End}, n.	      [Obs.] "She sleeps most an end." --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	Most \Most\, adv. [AS. m[=ae]st. See {Most}, a.]	   In the greatest or highest degree.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those nearest to this king, and most his favorites,	         were courtiers and prelates.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Placed before an adjective or adverb, most is used to	         form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the	         termination -est; as, most vile, most wicked; most	         illustrious; most rapidly. Formerly, and until after	         the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of	         the double superlative was common. See {More}, adv.	         [1913 Webster]	               The most unkindest cut of all.     --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               The most straitest sect of our religion. --Acts	                                                  xxvi. 5.	         [1913 Webster]
Mostahiba \Mos`ta*hi"ba\, n.	   See {Mustaiba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moste \Mos"te\, obs.	   imp. of {Mote}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Most-favored-nation clause \Most-favored-nation clause\	   (Diplomacy),	   A clause, often inserted in treaties, by which each of the	   contracting nations binds itself to grant to the other in	   certain stipulated matters the same terms as are then, or may	   be thereafter, granted to the nation which receives from it	   the most favorable terms in respect of those matters. It is	   used most frequently in treaties regarding the terms of trade	   between countries, as regarding tariffs and non-tariff	   barriers to trade.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	         There was a "most-favored-nation" clause with	         provisions for the good treatment of strangers entering	         the Republic.                            --James Bryce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Steam navigation was secured by the Japanese as far as	         Chungking, and under the most-favored-nation clause the	         right accrued to us.                     --A. R.	                                                  Colquhoun.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mostic
Mostic \Mos"tic\, Mostick \Mos"tick\, n. [See {Maul-stick}.]	   A painter's maul-stick.	   [1913 Webster]
Mostly \Most"ly\, adv.	   For the greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the	   main.	   [1913 Webster]
Mostra \Mos"tra\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   See {Direct}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mostwhat \Most"what`\, adv.	   For the most part. [Obs.] "All the rest do mostwhat far	   amiss." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Mot \Mot\ (m[=o]t), v. [Sing. pres. ind. {Mot}, {Mote}, {Moot}	   (m[=o]t), pl. {Mot}, {Mote}, {Moote}, pres. subj. {Mote};	   imp. {Moste}.] [See {Must}, v.] [Obs.]	   May; must; might.	   [1913 Webster]	         He moot as well say one word as another  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wordes mote be cousin to the deed.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men moot [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore	         freres.                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {So mote it be}, so be it; amen; -- a phrase in some rituals,	      as that of the Freemasons.	      [1913 Webster]	Mot \Mot\ (m[o^]t; m[-o], def. 2), n. [F. See {Motto}.]	   1. A word; hence, a motto; a device. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tarquin's eye may read the mot afar.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pithy or witty saying; a witticism. [A Gallicism]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here and there turns up a . . . savage mot. --N.	                                                  Brit. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A note or brief strain on a bugle. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Motacil \Mot"a*cil\, n. [Cf. F. motacille.] (Zool.)	   Any singing bird of the genus {Motacilla}; a wagtail.	   [1913 Webster]
Motation \Mo*ta"tion\, n. [L. motare, motatum, to keep moving.]	   The act of moving; motion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mote \Mote\, v.	   See 1st {Mot}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mote \Mote\, n. [See {Moot}, a meeting.] [Obs., except in a few	   combinations or phrases.]	   1. A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a wardmote in the	      city of London.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp. about the	      management of affairs; as, a folkmote.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place of meeting for discussion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mote bell}, the bell rung to summon to a mote. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Mote \Mote\, n.	   The flourish sounded on a horn by a huntsman. See {Mot}, n.,	   3, and {Mort}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mote \Mote\, n. [OE. mot, AS. mot.]	   A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially	   small; a speck.	   [1913 Webster]	         The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there	         be no wind.                              --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are motes in the midst of generations. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Moted \Mot"ed\, a.	   Filled with motes, or fine floating dust; as, the air. "Moted	   sunbeams." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Motet \Mo*tet"\, n. [F., a dim. of mot word; cf. It. mottetto,	   dim. of motto word, device. See {Mot}, {Motto}.] (Mus.)	   A composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate	   polyphonic church style; an anthem.	   [1913 Webster]
Moth \Moth\ (m[o^]th), n.	   A mote. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[o^]thz). [OE. mothe, AS.	   mo[eth][eth]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and	   prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not	      included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io	      moth; hawk moth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments,	      grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth.	      See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of various other insects that destroy	      woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several	      species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and	      {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larvae of	      {Anthrenus}. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet},	      {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or	      wastes any other thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moth blight} (Zool.), any plant louse of the genus	      {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to	      various plants.	   {Moth gnat} (Zool.), a dipterous insect of the genus	      {Bychoda}, having fringed wings.	   {Moth hunter} (Zool.), the goatsucker.	   {Moth miller} (Zool.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3,	      (a) .	   {Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum}	      ({Verbascum Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow	      or whitish flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
mothball \moth"ball`\ n.	   A small sphere of camphor or naphthalene used to keep moths	   away from stored clothing.	   Syn: camphor ball.	        [WordNet 1.5]	mothball \moth"ball`\ v. t.	   To put into long-term storage; as, to mothball the	   battleships not needed after the war.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Moth-eat \Moth"-eat`\, v. t.	   To eat or prey upon, as a moth eats a garment. [Rarely used	   except in the form moth-eaten, p. p. or a.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ruin and neglect have so moth-eaten her. --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Moth-eaten \Moth"-eat`en\, a.	   having holes due to eating by moths or moth larvae; -- of	   cloth or clothing.	   [PJC]
Mothen \Moth"en\, a.	   Full of moths. [Obs.] --Fulke.	   [1913 Webster]
Mother \Moth"er\ (m[u^][th]"[~e]r), n. [OE. moder, AS. m[=o]dor;	   akin to D. moeder, OS. m[=o]dar, G. mutter, OHG. muotar,	   Icel. m[=o][eth]ir, Dan. & Sw. moder, OSlav. mati, Russ.	   mate, Ir. & Gael. mathair, L. mater, Gr. mh`thr, Skr.	   m[=a]t[.r]; cf. Skr. m[=a] to measure. [root]268. Cf.	   {Material}, {Matrix}, {Metropolis}, {Father}.]	   1. A female parent; especially, one of the human race; a	      woman who has borne a child.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has produced or nurtured anything; source of	      birth or origin; generatrix.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas! poor country! . . . it can not	            Be called our mother, but our grave.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I behold . . . the solitary majesty of Crete, mother	            of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand	            years.                                --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An old woman or matron. [Familiar]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The female superior or head of a religious house, as an	      abbess, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hysterical passion; hysteria. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mother Carey's chicken} (Zool.), any one of several species	      of small petrels, as the stormy petrel ({Procellaria	      pelagica}), and Leach's petrel ({Oceanodroma leucorhoa}),	      both of the Atlantic, and {Oceanodroma furcata} of the	      North Pacific.	   {Mother Carey's goose} (Zool.), the giant fulmar of the	      Pacific. See {Fulmar}.	   {Mother's mark} (Med.), a congenital mark upon the body; a	      birthmark; a naevus.	      [1913 Webster]	Mother \Moth"er\, a.	   Received by birth or from ancestors; native, natural; as,	   mother language; also acting the part, or having the place of	   a mother; producing others; originating.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is the mother falsehood from which all idolatry is	         derived.                                 --T. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mother cell} (Biol.), a cell which, by endogenous divisions,	      gives rise to other cells (daughter cells); a parent cell.	      	   {Mother church}, the original church; a church from which	      other churches have sprung; as, the mother church of a	      diocese.	   {Mother country}, the country of one's parents or ancestors;	      the country from which the people of a colony derive their	      origin.	   {Mother liquor} (Chem.), the impure or complex residual	      solution which remains after the salts readily or	      regularly crystallizing have been removed.	   {Mother queen}, the mother of a reigning sovereign; a queen	      mother.	   {Mother tongue}.	   (a) A language from which another language has had its	       origin.	   (b) The language of one's native land; native tongue.	   {Mother water}. See {Mother liquor} (above).	   {Mother wit}, natural or native wit or intelligence.	      [1913 Webster]	Mother \Moth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mothered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mothering}.]	   To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the duties of a	   mother to.	   [1913 Webster]	         The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the	         crown, would have mothered another body's child.	                                                  --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Mother \Moth"er\, n. [Akin to D. modder mud, G. moder mold, mud,	   Dan. mudder mud, and to E. mud. See {Mud}.]	   A film or membrane which is developed on the surface of	   fermented alcoholic liquids, such as vinegar, wine, etc., and	   acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of the air to the	   alcohol and other combustible principles of the liquid, thus	   leading to their oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The film is composed of a mass of rapidly developing	         microorganisms of the genus {Mycoderma}, and in the	         {mother of vinegar} the microorganisms ({Mycoderma	         aceti}) composing the film are the active agents in the	         Conversion of the alcohol into vinegar. When thickened	         by growth, the film may settle to the bottom of the	         fluid. See {Acetous fermentation}, under	         {Fermentation}.	         [1913 Webster]	Mother \Moth"er\, v. i.	   To become like, or full of, mother, or thick matter, as	   vinegar.	   [1913 Webster]
mother \moth"er\ (m[u^][th]"[~e]r), n. [Shortened from	   motherfucker as a euphemism.]	   1. Same as {motherfucker}. [Vulgar slang]	      [PJC]	   2. A person or thing with some exceptional quality, as great	      size or power; as, a grizzly stuck his nose in my tent and	      I grabbed my pistol and shot the mother. [Slang]	      [PJC]
motherboard \moth"er*board`\ n. (Electronics)	   The board containing the main circuits of an electronic	   device, especially computers. The term is used primarily in	   microcomputer literature, where it designates the board	   containing the main expansion bus, and usually also the cpu.	   On motherboards designed with an expansion bus, often all of	   the circuits not contained on an expansion card are on the	   motherboard.	   [PJC]
Mothered \Moth"ered\, a.	   Thick, like mother; viscid.	   [1913 Webster]	         They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
motherfucker \moth"er*fuck`er\ n.	   1. A person who is deemed to be worthless or despicable; --	      obscene and highly offensive. [vulgar slang]	   Syn: rotter, rat, skunk, stinker, bum, crumb, lowlife, scum	        bag, cocksucker, mother.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Any object viewed as annoying or frustrating; -- usually	      used as an expression of anger. [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]
Mother Goose \Mother Goose\ n.	   The supposed author of a book of nursery rhymes first	   published as "Mother Goose's Melodies," and usually called	   simply "Mother Goose." The first English edition is said to	   have been printed in 1719 in London. The actual persons who	   composed the rhymes is unknown, and earlier similar rhymes in	   French are a likely source for some of them. Mother Goose is	   also used as the title of a book of Mother Goose rhymes.	   [PJC]
Motherhood \Moth"er*hood\, n.	   The state of being a mother; the character or office of a	   mother.	   [1913 Webster]
Mothering \Moth"er*ing\, n.	   A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on	   Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting	   the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.	   [1913 Webster]
Mother-in-law \Moth"er-in-law`\, n.	   The mother of one's husband or wife.	   [1913 Webster]
Motherland \Moth"er*land`\, n.	   The country of one's ancestors; -- same as {fatherland}.	   [1913 Webster]
Motherless \Moth"er*less\, a. [AS. m[=o]dorle['a]s.]	   Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless	   children.	   [1913 Webster]
motherlike \motherlike\ adj.	   suggestive of or acting like a mother; motherly; maternal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Motherliness \Moth"er*li*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being motherly.	   [1913 Webster]
Motherly \Moth"er*ly\, a. [AS. m[=o]dorlic.]	   Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a	   mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or	   care. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Maternal; paternal.	   Usage: {Motherly}, {Maternal}. Motherly, being Anglo-Saxon,	          is the most familiar word of the two when both have	          the same meaning. Besides this, maternal is confined	          to the feelings of a mother toward her own children,	          whereas motherly has a secondary sense, denoting a	          care like that of a mother for her offspring. There	          is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the	          two, confining motherly to the latter signification.	          "They termed her the great mother, for her motherly	          care in cherishing her brethren whilst young." --Sir	          W. Raleigh.	          [1913 Webster]	Motherly \Moth"er*ly\, adv.	   In a manner of a mother.	   [1913 Webster]
Mother-naked \Moth"er-na`ked\, a.	   Naked as when born; completely naked.	   Syn: naked as the day one was born, in one's birthday suit.	        [1913 Webster]
Mother-of-pearl \Moth"er-of-pearl`\, n. (Zool.)	   The hard, iridescent, pearly internal layer of several kinds	   of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the	   abalone shells; nacre. See {Pearl}.	   [1913 Webster]
mother-of-thousands \mother-of-thousands\ n.	   An East Asiatic saxifrage ({Saxifraga stolonifera}) with	   racemes of small red-and-white flowers; spreads by numerous	   creeping stolons; called also {strawberry geranium} and	   {strawberry saxifrage}.	   Syn: strawberry geranium, strawberry saxifrage, {Saxifraga	        stolonifera}, Saxifraga sarmentosam.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mother-of-thyme \Moth"er-of-thyme`\, n. (Bot.)	   An aromatic plant ({Thymus Serphyllum}); -- called also {wild	   thyme}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mother's Day \Moth"er's Day\	   A day appointed for the honor and uplift of motherhood by the	   loving remembrance of each person of his mother through the	   performance of some act of kindness, visit, tribute, or	   letter. The founder of the day is Anna Jarvis, of	   Philadelphia, who designated the second Sunday in May, or for	   schools the second Friday, as the time, and a white carnation	   as the badge.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Motherwort \Moth"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A labiate herb ({Leonurus Cardiaca}), of a bitter taste,	       used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.	   (b) The mugwort. See {Mugwort}.	       [1913 Webster]
Mothery \Moth"er*y\ (m[u^][th]"[~e]r*[y^]), a.	   Consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in	   vinegar).	   [1913 Webster]
Mothy \Moth"y\, a.	   Infested with moths; moth-eaten. "An old mothy saddle."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Motif \Mo"tif\, n. [F.]	   Motive. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. In literature and the fine arts, a salient feature or	      element of a composition or work; esp., the theme, or	      central or dominant feature; specif. (Music), a motive[3].	      See also {leitmotif}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	            This motif, of old things lost, is a favorite one	            for the serious ballade.              --R. M. Alden.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The design . . . is . . . based on the peacock -- a	            motif favored by decorative artists of all ages.	                                                  --R. D. Benn.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Dressmaking) A decorative appliqu['e] design or figure,	      as of lace or velvet, used in trimming; also, a repeated	      design.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Motific \Mo*tif"ic\, a. [L. motus motion (fr. movere to move) +	   facere to make.]	   Producing motion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Motile \Mo"tile\, a. [See {Motive}.]	   1. (Biol.) Exhibiting, or capable of, spontaneous movement;	      as, motile bacteria, motile protozoa, motile cilia, motile	      spores, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. Producing motion; as, motile powers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Motile \Mo"tile\, n. (Psychol.)	   A person whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of	   inner feelings of action, such as incipient pronunciation of	   words, muscular innervations, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Motility \Mo*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. motilit['e].] (Physiol.)	   Capability of motion; contractility.	   [1913 Webster]
Motion \Mo"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. motio, fr. movere, motum, to	   move. See {Move}.]	   1. The act, process, or state of changing place or position;	      movement; the passing of a body from one place or position	      to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed	      to {rest}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace	            attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power of, or capacity for, motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Devoid of sense and motion.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Direction of movement; course; tendency; as, the motion of	      the planets is from west to east.	      [1913 Webster]	            In our proper motion we ascend.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Change in the relative position of the parts of anything;	      action of a machine with respect to the relative movement	      of its parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its	            motion.                               --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Movement of the mind, desires, or passions; mental act, or	      impulse to any action; internal activity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let a good man obey every good motion rising in his	            heart, knowing that every such motion proceeds from	            God.                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A proposal or suggestion looking to action or progress;	      esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly;	      as, a motion to adjourn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yes, I agree, and thank you for your motion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) An application made to a court or judge orally in	      open court. Its object is to obtain an order or rule	      directing some act to be done in favor of the applicant.	      --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.) Change of pitch in successive sounds, whether in	      the same part or in groups of parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The independent motions of different parts sounding	            together constitute counterpoint.     --Grove.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Conjunct motion is that by single degrees of the scale.	         Contrary motion is that when parts move in opposite	         directions. Disjunct motion is motion by skips. Oblique	         motion is that when one part is stationary while	         another moves. Similar or direct motion is that when	         parts move in the same direction.	         [1913 Webster]	   9. A puppet show or puppet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What motion's this? the model of Nineveh? --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound.	   {Simple motions} are: ({a}) straight translation, which, if	      of indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. ({b})	      Simple rotation, which may be either continuous or	      reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called	      oscillating. ({c}) Helical, which, if of indefinite	      duration, must be reciprocating.	   {Compound motion} consists of combinations of any of the	      simple motions.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Center of motion}, {Harmonic motion}, etc. See under	      {Center}, {Harmonic}, etc.	   {Motion block} (Steam Engine), a crosshead.	   {Perpetual motion} (Mech.), an incessant motion conceived to	      be attainable by a machine supplying its own motive forces	      independently of any action from without. According to the	      law of conservation of energy, such perpetual motion is	      impossible, and no device has yet been built that is	      capable of perpetual motion.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: See {Movement}.	        [1913 Webster]	Motion \Mo"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Motioned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Motioning}.]	   1. To make a significant movement or gesture, as with the	      hand; as, to motion to one to take a seat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make proposal; to offer plans. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Motion \Mo"tion\, v. t.	   1. To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head;	      as, to motion one to a seat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To propose; to move. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I want friends to motion such a matter. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]
motional \motional\ adj.	   of or pertaining to motion.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Motioner \Mo"tion*er\, n.	   One who makes a motion; a mover. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Motionist \Mo"tion*ist\, n.	   A mover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Motionless \Mo"tion*less\, a.	   Without motion; being at rest.	   [1913 Webster]
Motion picture \Mo"tion pic"ture\	   1. A series of pictures on a strip of film, taken at regular	      intervals in rapid succession (now usually 24 frames per	      second for ordinary work) by a special camera, intended to	      capture the image of objects in motion.	      [PJC]	   2. the display of the images captured on a {motion	      picture}[1], presented to the eye in very rapid succession	      by projection from a special apparatus (a {movie	      projector}), with shows some or all of the objects in the	      picture represented in changing positions, producing, by	      persistence of vision, the optical effect of a continuous	      picture in which the objects appear to move as they did in	      the original scene.	   Syn: movie, moving picture, flick. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. The conceptual or informational content of a {motion	      picture}[1]; the actions or events represented in a	      {motion picture}[1]; the story line of a movie. "One of	      the great punch lines in motion picture history is `Round	      up the usual suspects.' from `Casablanca'." [PJC]
Motivate \Mo"ti*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-vated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {-vating}.] [From {Motive}, n.]	   To provide with a motive; to move; impel; induce; incite. --	   {Mo`ti*va"tion}, n. --William James.	   Syn: move, prompt, incite, induce impel, drive.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
motivated \motivated\ adj.	   Having a strong motive; -- of people. Opposite of	   {unmotivated}. [Narrower terms: {driven, impelled}]	   [WordNet 1.5] motivating
motivating \motivating\ motivative \motivative\adj.	   causing motion or impelling to action; providing a motive[2];	   as, motivating arguments.	   Syn: motive(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]	              It may well be that ethical language has primarily	              a motivative function               --Arthur Pap
motivation \motivation\ n.	   1. The act or process of motivating.	      [PJC]	   2. The mental process that arouses an organism to action; as,	      a large part of a teacher's job is to give students the	      motivation to learn on their own.	   Syn: motive, need.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. The goal or mental image of a goal that creates a	      motivation[2]; as, the image of a peaceful world is a	      powerful motivation for only a rare few individuals.	      [PJC]
Motive \Mo"tive\, n. [F. motif, LL. motivum, from motivus	   moving, fr. L. movere, motum, to move. See {Move}.]	   1. That which moves; a mover. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which incites to action; anything prompting or	      exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason;	      inducement; object; motivation[2].	      [1913 Webster]	            By motive, I mean the whole of that which moves,	            excites, or invites the mind to volition, whether	            that be one thing singly, or many things	            conjunctively.                        --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      which a whole movement is develpoed. See also {Leading	      motive}, under {Leading}. [Written also {motivo}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fine Arts) That which produces conception, invention, or	      creation in the mind of the artist in undertaking his	      subject; the guiding or controlling idea manifested in a	      work of art, or any part of one.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Incentive; incitement; inducement; reason; spur;	        stimulus; cause.	   Usage: {Motive}, {Inducement}, {Reason}. Motive is the word	          originally used in speaking of that which determines	          the choice. We call it an inducement when it is	          attractive in its nature. We call it a reason when it	          is more immediately addressed to the intellect in the	          form of argument.	          [1913 Webster]	Motive \Mo"tive\, a.	   Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move; as,	   a motive argument; motive power. "Motive faculty." --Bp.	   Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Motive power} (Mach.), a natural agent, as water, steam,	      wind, electricity, etc., used to impart motion to	      machinery; a motor; a mover.	      [1913 Webster]	Motive \Mo"tive\, v. t.	   To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.	   [1913 Webster]
Motiveless \Mo"tive*less\, a.	   Destitute of a motive; not incited by a motive. --	   {Mo"tive*less*ness}, n. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Motivity \Mo*tiv"i*ty\, n. [See {Motive}, n.]	   1. The power of moving or producing motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being influenced by motives. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Motivo \Mo*ti"vo\, n. [It. See {Motive}, n.]	   See {Motive}, n., 3, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Motley \Mot"ley\, a. [OE. mottelee, motle; cf. OF. mattel['e]	   clotted, curdled, OF, ciel mattonn['e] a mottled sky, mate,	   maton, curdled milk, Prov. G. matte curd. Cf. {Mottle}.]	   1. Variegated in color; consisting of different colors;	      dappled; party-colored; as, a motley coat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See {Motley},	      n., 1. "A motley fool." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Composed of different or various parts; heterogeneously	      made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, motley	      style. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Motley \Mot"ley\, n.	   1. A combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored	      cloth, or clothing, worn by the professional fool.	      --Chaucer. "Motley 's the only wear." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a jester, a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Man of motley}, a fool. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
motley collection \mot"ley col*lec"tion\, n.	   A collection of objects of various kinds; a hodgepodge; a	   medley; a confused mixture; an omnium gatherum.	   [PJC]
Motley-minded \Mot"ley-mind`ed\, a.	   Having a mind of a jester; foolish. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Motmot \Mot"mot\, n. [Cf. {Momot}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of	   the genus {Momotus}, having a strong serrated beak. In most	   of the species the two long middle tail feathers are	   racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is	   said by some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed	   on insects, reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to	   Brazil. The name is derived from its note. [Written also	   {momot}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moto \Mo"to\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with	   increased rapidity; -- used especially in the phrase con	   moto, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, andante	   con moto, a little more rapidly than andante, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Motograph \Mo"to*graph\, n. [L. movere, motum, to move +	   -graph.] (Elec.)	   A device utilized in the making of a loud-speaking telephone,	   depending on the fact that the friction between a metallic	   point and a moving cylinder of moistened chalk, or a moving	   slip of paper, on which it rests is diminished by the passage	   of a current between the point and the moving surface.	   [obsolescent] -- {Mo`to*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Moton \Mo"ton\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Anc. Armor)	   A small plate covering the armpit in armor of the 14th	   century and later.	   [1913 Webster]
Motor \Mo"tor\, n. [L., fr. movere, motum, to move.]	   1. One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of	      mechanical power.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A prime mover; a machine by means of which a	      source of power, as steam, moving water, electricity,	      etc., is made available for doing mechanical work.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A motor car; an automobile. [archiac Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Motory	      Motor	Motor \Mo"tor\, Motory \Mo"to*ry\, Motorial \Mo*to"ri*al\, a.	   [L. motorius that has motion. See {Motor}, n.]	   Causing or setting up motion; pertaining to organs of motion;	   -- applied especially in physiology to those nerves or nerve	   fibers which only convey impressions from a nerve center to	   muscles, thereby causing motion.	   [1913 Webster]
motorboat \motorboat\ n.	   a boat propelled by an internal-combustion engine driving	   propellers immersed in the water.	   Syn: powerboat.	        [WordNet 1.5]
motorbus \motorbus\ n.	   a road vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public	   transport; an omnibus.	   Syn: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney,	        motorcoach, omnibus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
motorcade \motorcade\ n.	   a procession of people traveling in motor cars.	   [WordNet 1.5] Motor car
Motor car \Motor car\, or Motorcar \Mo"tor*car`\, n.	   1. An automobile, locomobile, or locomotive designed to run	      and be steered on a street or roadway; esp., an automobile	      specially designed for passengers and propelled by an	      internal combustion engine.	   Syn: car, auto, automobile, machine.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Elec. Railroads) Any car containing motors for	      propulsion. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Motorbike \Mo"tor*bike`\, n.	   1. a light two-wheeled vehicle containing a motor for	      propulsion. It is lighter in construction and has a lower	      speed than a {motorcycle}.	      [PJC]	   2. Specifically: a small motorcycle with a low frame and	      small weels and elevated handlebars.	   Syn: minibike.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Specifically: a bicyle with a motor attached for	      propulsion.	      [PJC]
motorcoach \motorcoach\ n.	   a {motorbus}.	   Syn: bus, autobus, coach, charabanc, double-decker, jitney,	        motorbus, omnibus.	        [WordNet 1.5] motorcycle
motorcycle \mo"tor*cy`cle\, or motor cycle \mo"tor cy`cle\, n.	   A two-wheeled vehicle having a motor attached so as to be	   self-propelled. In common usage, a motorcycle is of heavier	   construction with larger wheels, a more powerful motor, and a	   higher maximum speed than a {motorbike}.	   Note: A motorcycle may have a small appended compartment	         called a sidecar, supported by a third wheel, which can	         carry a passenger.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: In Great Britain as of 1913 the term motor cycle was	         treated by statute (--3 Ed VII. c. 36) as limited to	         motor cars (self-propelled vehicles) designed to travel	         on not more than three wheels, and weighing unladen	         (that is, without water, fuel, or accumulators	         necessary for propulsion) not more than three hundred	         weight (336 lbs.).	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	motorcycle \motorcycle\ v. i.	   to ride a motorcycle.	   Syn: cycle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
motorcycling \motorcycling\ n.	   The process of riding a motocycle.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. travel on a motorcycle.	      [WordNet 1.5]
motorcyclist \mo"tor*cyc`list\, n.	   A person who rides a motorcycle.	   Syn: biker, cyclist.	        [PJC]
motor-driven \mo`tor-driv`en\, a. (Mach.)	   Driven or actuated by a motor, esp. by an individual electric	   motor. An electric motor forms an integral part of many	   machine tools in numerous modern machine shops.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
motored \motored\ adj.	   equipped with a motor or motors; motorized. Opposite of	   {unmotorized}. [Narrower terms: {bimotored}; {trimotored ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Motor generator \Motor generator\	   The combination consisting of a generator and a driving motor	   mechanically connected, usually on a common bedplate and with	   the two shafts directly coupled or combined into a single	   shaft.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Motoring \Mo"tor*ing\, n.	   the act or recreation of riding in or driving a motor car or	   automobile.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Motoring \Mo"tor*ing\, a.	   Pertaining to motor cars or automobiles, or to the technology	   of such; addicted to riding in or driving automobiles; as,	   motoring parlance; my motoring friend.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
motorisation \motorisation\ n.	   motorization. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Motorise \Mo"tor*ise\ (m[=o]"t[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t.	   same as {motorize}. [Brit.]	   [PJC]
motorization \motorization\ n.	   the act of motorizing (equiping with motors or with motor	   vehicles).	   Syn: motorisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Motorize \Mo"tor*ize\ (m[=o]"t[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t. [Motor +	   -ize.]	   1. To substitute motor-driven vehicles, or automobiles, for	      the horses and horse-drawn vehicles of (a fire department,	      city, etc.). [archaic] -- {Mo`tor*i*za"tion}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to equip (a piece of machinery) with a motor.	      [PJC]	   3. to provide with automobiles or other motor vehicles; as, a	      motorized army division.	   Syn: mechanize.	        [PJC]
motorized \motorized\ adj.	   1. same as {motored}; as, a motorized wheelchair. Opposite of	      {unmotorized}. [Narrower terms: {bimotored ; {trimotored	      ]	   Syn: motored.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Equipped with vehicles to permit rapid movement from place	      to place.	   Syn: mechanized.	        [WordNet 1.5]
motorless \motorless\ adj.	   having no motor. Opposite of {motorized}.	   Syn: unmotorized.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Motorman \Mo"tor*man\, n.	   1. A man who controls a motor. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an operator of a motor vehicle, especially of a streetcar	      or subway train.	      [PJC]
Motormouth \Mo"tor*mouth\, n.	   a person who talks excessively. [derogatory]	   [PJC]
Motorpathic \Mo`tor*path"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to motorpathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Motorpathy \Mo*tor"pa*thy\, n. [L. motor a mover + Gr. ?, ?, to	   suffer.] (Med.)	   same as {Kinesiatrics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Motte \Motte\, n. [Cf. F. motte a clod, clump, or hillock.]	   A clump of trees in a prairie. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mottle \Mot"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mottled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mottling}.] [From {Mottled}.]	   To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color, as	   if stained; to spot; to maculate.	   [1913 Webster]	Mottle \Mot"tle\, n.	   A mottled appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Mottled \Mot"tled\, a. [From {Motley}.]	   Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted;	   as, mottled wood. "The mottled meadows." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
mottling \mottling\ n.	   1. the act of coloring with areas of different shades.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A mottled pattern.	      [PJC]
Motto \Mot"to\, n.; pl. {Mottoes}. [It. motto a word, a saying,	   L. muttum a mutter, a grunt, cf. muttire, mutire, to mutter,	   mumble; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Mot} a word.]	   1. (Her.) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an	      heraldic achievment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay,	      discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its	      subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a	      guiding principle; a maxim.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety	            and good works, . . . "Serve God, and be cheerful."	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Mottoed \Mot"toed\, a.	   Bearing or having a motto; as, a mottoed coat or device.	   [1913 Webster]
Motty \Mot"ty\, a.	   Full of, or consisting of, motes. [Written also {mottie}.]	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The motty dust reek raised by the workmen. --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouchoir \Mou`choir"\ (m[=oo]`shw[aum]r"), n. [F.]	   A handkerchief.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouezzin \Mou*ez"zin\, n. [F.]	   See {Muezzin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouflon \Mouf"lon\, n. [F. mouflon.] (Zool.)	   A wild sheep ({Ovis musimon}), inhabiting the mountains of	   Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are very large, with a	   triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed by some to	   be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also {musimon}	   or {musmon}. [Written also {moufflon}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mought \Mought\ (mout), obs. imp. of {May}.	   Might.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouillation \Mouil*la"tion\, n. [See {Mouill['e]}.] (Phon.)	   The act of uttering the sound of a mouill['e] letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouill'e \Mouil`l['e]"\, a. [F., lit., wet.] (Phon.)	   Applied to certain consonants having a "liquid" or softened	   sound; e. g., in French, l or ll and gn (like the lli in	   million and ni in minion); in Italian, gl and gn; in Spanish,	   ll and [~n]; in Portuguese, lh and nh.	   [1913 Webster] Moulder	   Mould
Mould \Mould\ (m[=o]lt), Moulder \Mould"er\ (m[=o]ld"[~e]r),
Mouldy \Mould"y\ (m[=o]ld"[y^]), etc.	   See {Mold}, {Molder}, {Moldy}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
moulding \moulding\ n.	   1. a sculpture produced by molding.	   Syn: mold, mould, molding, modeling, clay sculpture.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a decorative recessed or relieved surface.	   Syn: molding, border.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing.	   Syn: molding.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a	      finished work can be copied.	   Syn: modeling, molding.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Moule \Moule\ (m[=o]l), v. i. [OE. moulen. See {Mold}.]	   To contract mold; to grow moldy; to mold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us not moulen thus in idleness.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Mouline
Mouline \Mou*line"\, Moulinet \Mou"li*net\, n. [F. moulinet,	   orig., a little mill, dim. of moulin mill. See {Mill}.]	   1. The drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane,	      or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow by winding	      it up.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing of the	      weapon.	      [1913 Webster]
Moult \Moult\ (m[=o]lt), v. & n.	   See {Molt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Moulten \Moult"en\ (m[=o]lt'n), a.	   Having molted. [Obs.] "A moulten raven." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Moun \Moun\ (moun), v.,	   pl. of {Mow}, may. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Mounch \Mounch\ (mounch), v. t.	   To munch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mound \Mound\ (mound), n. [F. monde the world, L. mundus. See	   {Mundane}.]	   A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or	   other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with	   precious stones, and surmounted with a cross; -- called also	   {globe}.	   [1913 Webster]	Mound \Mound\, n. [OE. mound, mund, protection, AS. mund	   protection, hand; akin to OHG. munt, Icel. mund hand, and	   prob. to L. manus. See {Manual}.]	   An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an	   embarkment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also,	   a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a	   regular and isolated hill, hillock, or knoll.	   [1913 Webster]	         To thrid the thickets or to leap the mounds. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mound bird}. (Zool.) See {moundbird} in the vocabulary.	   {Mound builders} (Ethnol.), the tribe, or tribes, of North	      American aborigines who built, in former times, extensive	      mounds of earth, esp. in the valleys of the Mississippi	      and Ohio Rivers. Formerly they were supposed to have	      preceded the Indians, but later investigations go to show	      that they were, in general, identical with the tribes that	      occupied the country when discovered by Europeans.	   {Mound maker} (Zool.), any one of the {megapodes}. See also	      {moundbird} in the vocabulary.	   {Shell mound}, a mound of refuse shells, collected by	      aborigines who subsisted largely on shellfish. See	      {Midden}, and {Kitchen middens}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mound \Mound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mounding}.]	   To fortify or inclose with a mound.	   [1913 Webster] moundbird
moundbird \moundbird\, mound bird \mound bird\n. (Zool.)	   Any of several large-footed short-winged birds of	   Australasia, which build mounds of decaying vegetation to	   incubate eggs. Called also {mound builder}, {mound maker},	   {megapode}, {brush turkey}, and {scrub fowl}.	   Syn: megapode, mound builder, scrub fowl, brush turkey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mount \Mount\ (mount), n. [OE. munt, mont, mount, AS. munt, fr.	   L. mons, montis; cf. L. minae protections, E. eminent,	   menace: cf. F. mont. Cf. {Mount}, v., {Mountain}, {Mont},	   {Monte}, {Montem}.]	   1. A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably	      above the common surface of the surrounding land; a	      mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of mountain,	      when put before a proper name; as, Mount Washington;	      otherwise, chiefly in poetry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hew ye down trees, and cast a mount against	            Jerusalem.                            --Jer. vi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Mont de pi['e]t['e]}.] A bank; a fund.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Palmistry) Any one of seven fleshy prominences in the	      palm of the hand which are taken as significant of the	      influence of "planets," and called the mounts of Jupiter,	      Mars, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, the Sun or Apollo, and	      Venus.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Mount of piety}. See {Mont de pi['e]t['e]}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mount \Mount\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mounted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mounting}.] [OE. mounten, monten, F. monter, fr. L. mons,	   montis, mountain. See {Mount}, n. (above).]	   1. To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to	      tower aloft; to ascend; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though Babylon should mount up to heaven. --Jer. li.	                                                  53.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fire of trees and houses mounts on high.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get up on anything, as a platform or scaffold;	      especially, to seat one's self on a horse for riding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attain in value; to amount.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bring then these blessings to a strict account,	            Make fair deductions, see to what they mount.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Mount \Mount\, v. t.	   1. To get upon; to ascend; to climb; as, to mount the pulpit	      and deliver a sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall we mount again the rural throne? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or	      anything that one sits upon; to bestride.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to furnish with	      animals for riding; to furnish with horses. "To mount the	      Trojan troop." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: To put upon anything that sustains and fits for	      use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth or	      paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a	      diamond by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt,	      scabbard, etc.; as, to mount a picture or diploma in a	      frame	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To raise aloft; to lift on high.	      [1913 Webster]	            What power is it which mounts my love so high?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A fort or ship is said to mount cannon, when it has	         them arranged for use in or about it.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To mount guard} (Mil.), to go on guard; to march on guard;	      to do duty as a guard.	   {To mount a play}, to prepare and arrange the scenery,	      furniture, etc., used in the play.	      [1913 Webster]	Mount \Mount\, n. [From {Mount}, v.]	   That upon which a person or thing is mounted, especially:	   (a) A horse.	       [1913 Webster]	             She had so good a seat and hand, she might be	             trusted with any mount.              --G. Eliot.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing, photograph, or	       the like is mounted; a mounting.	       [1913 Webster]
Mountable \Mount"a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be mounted.	   [1913 Webster]
Mountain \Moun"tain\, n. [OE. mountaine, montaine, F. montagne,	   LL. montanea, montania, fr. L. mons, montis, a mountain; cf.	   montanus belonging to a mountain. See 1st {Mount}.]	   1. A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common	      level of the earth or adjacent land; earth and rock	      forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence higher	      than a hill; a mount.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A range, chain, or group of such elevations; as, the	      White Mountains.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mountainlike mass; something of great bulk; a large	      quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should have been a mountain of mummy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Mountain} (--La montagne) (French Hist.), a popular name	      given in 1793 to a party of extreme Jacobins in the	      National Convention, who occupied the highest rows of	      seats.	      [1913 Webster]	Mountain \Moun"tain\ (moun"t[i^]n), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; growing or	      living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains;	      among mountains; as, a mountain torrent; mountain pines;	      mountain goats; mountain air; mountain howitzer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very great.	      [1913 Webster]	            The high, the mountain majesty of worth. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mountain antelope} (Zool.), the goral.	   {Mountain ash} (Bot.), an ornamental tree, the {Pyrus	      Americana} (or {Sorbus Americana}), producing beautiful	      bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its	      flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European	      species is the {Pyrus aucuparia}, or rowan tree.	   {Mountain barometer}, a portable barometer, adapted for safe	      transportation, used in measuring the heights of	      mountains.	   {Mountain beaver} (Zool.), the sewellel.	   {Mountain blue} (Min.), blue carbonate of copper; azurite.	   {Mountain cat} (Zool.), the catamount. See {Catamount}.	   {Mountain chain}, a series of contiguous mountain ranges,	      generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.	   {Mountain cock} (Zool.), capercailzie. See {Capercailzie}.	   {Mountain cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling	      cork in its texture.	   {Mountain crystal}. See under {Crystal}.	   {Mountain damson} (Bot.), a large tree of the genus	      {Simaruba} ({Simaruba amarga}) growing in the West Indies,	      which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes	      used in medicine.	   {Mountain dew}, Scotch whisky, so called because often	      illicitly distilled among the mountains. [Humorous]	   {Mountain ebony} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Bauhinia	      variegata}) of the East and West Indies; -- so called	      because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and	      in tanning.	   {Mountain flax} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, having very	      fine fibers; amianthus. See {Amianthus}.	   {Mountain fringe} (Bot.), climbing fumitory. See under	      {Fumitory}.	   {Mountain goat}. (Zool.) See {Mazama}.	   {Mountain green}. (Min.)	      (a) Green malachite, or carbonate of copper.	      (b) See {Green earth}, under {Green}, a.	   {Mountain holly} (Bot.), a branching shrub ({Nemopanthes	      Canadensis}), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.	      It is found in the Northern United States.	   {Mountain laurel} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Kalmia	      latifolia}) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy	      clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is	      poisonous. Called also {American laurel}, {ivy bush}, and	      {calico bush}. See {Kalmia}.	   {Mountain leather} (Min.), a variety of asbestus, resembling	      leather in its texture.	   {Mountain licorice} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Trifolium}	      ({Trifolium Alpinum}).	   {Mountain limestone} (Geol.), a series of marine limestone	      strata below the coal measures, and above the old red	      standstone of Great Britain. See Chart of {Geology}.	   {Mountain linnet} (Zool.), the twite.	   {Mountain magpie}. (Zool.)	      (a) The yaffle, or green woodpecker.	      (b) The European gray shrike.	   {Mountain mahogany} (Bot.) See under {Mahogany}.	   {Mountain meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite,	      occurring as an efflorescence.	   {Mountain milk} (Min.), a soft spongy variety of carbonate of	      lime.	   {Mountain mint}. (Bot.) See {Mint}.	   {Mountain ousel} (Zool.), the ring ousel; -- called also	      {mountain thrush} and {mountain colley}. See {Ousel}.	   {Mountain pride}, or {Mountain green} (Bot.), a tree of	      Jamaica ({Spathelia simplex}), which has an unbranched	      palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of large, pinnate	      leaves.	   {Mountain quail} (Zool.), the plumed partridge ({Oreortyx	      pictus}) of California. It has two long, slender,	      plumelike feathers on the head. The throat and sides are	      chestnut; the belly is brown with transverse bars of black	      and white; the neck and breast are dark gray.	   {Mountain range}, a series of mountains closely related in	      position and direction.	   {Mountain rice}. (Bot.)	      (a) An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation,	          in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States.	      (b) An American genus of grasses ({Oryzopsis}).	   {Mountain rose} (Bot.), a species of rose with solitary	      flowers, growing in the mountains of Europe ({Rosa	      alpina}).	   {Mountain soap} (Min.), a soft earthy mineral, of a brownish	      color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.	   {Mountain sorrel} (Bot.), a low perennial plant ({Oxyria	      digyna} with rounded kidney-form leaves, and small	      greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of New	      Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes. --Gray.	   {Mountain sparrow} (Zool.), the European tree sparrow.	   {Mountain spinach}. (Bot.) See {Orach}.	   {Mountain tobacco} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Arnica	      montana}) of Europe; called also {leopard's bane}.	   {Mountain witch} (Zool.), a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the	      genus {Geotrygon}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mountaineer \Moun`tain*eer"\ (moun`t[i^]n*[=e]r"), n. [OF.	   montanier, LL. montanarius. See {Mountain}.]	   1. An inhabitant of a mountain; one who lives among	      mountains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rude, fierce person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No savage fierce, bandit, or mountaineer. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who climbs mountains for sport.	      [PJC]
mountaineer \moun`tain*eer"\, v. i.	   To live or act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.	   [1913 Webster]	         You can't go mountaineering in a flat country. --H.	                                                  James.	   [1913 Webster]
mountaineering \moun`tain*eer"ing\ (moun`t[i^]n*[=e]r"[i^]ng),	   n.	   Climbing mountains as a sport.	   [PJC]
Mountainer \Moun"tain*er\, n.	   A mountaineer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mountainet \Moun"tain*et\, n.	   A small mountain. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mountainous \Moun"tain*ous\, a. [F. montagneux, L. montaniosus.]	   1. Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the mountainous	      country of the Swiss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inhabiting mountains. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of great bulk;	      as, a mountainous heap. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Mountainousness \Moun"tain*ous*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being mountainous.	   [1913 Webster]
Mountance \Mount"ance\, n. [OF. montance.]	   Amount; sum; quantity; extent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mountain specter \Moun"tain spec"ter\	   An optical phenomenon sometimes seen on the summit of	   mountains (as on the Brocken) when the observer is between	   the sun and a mass of cloud. The figures of the observer and	   surrounding objects are seen projected on the cloud, greatly	   enlarged and often encircled by rainbow colors.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mountain State \Moun"tain State\	   Montana; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mountant \Mount"ant\, a. [F. montant, p. pr. of monter. See	   {Mount}, and cf. {Montant}.]	   Raised; high. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mountebank \Mount"e*bank\, n. [It. montimbanco, montambanco;	   montare to mount + in in, upon + banco bench. See {Mount},	   and 4th {Bank}.]	   1. One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other	      public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and	      vends medicines which he pretends are infallible remedies;	      a quack doctor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such is the weakness and easy credulity of men, that	            a mountebank . . . is preferred before an able	            physician.                            --Whitlock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a quack.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing so impossible in nature but mountebanks will	            undertake.                            --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Mountebank \Mount"e*bank\, v. t.	   To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mountebank \Mount"e*bank\, v. i.	   To play the mountebank.	   [1913 Webster]
Mountebankery \Mount"e*bank`er*y\, n.	   The practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain	   pretenses.	   [1913 Webster]
Mountebankish \Mount"e*bank`ish\, a.	   Like a mountebank or his quackery. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Mountebankism \Mount"e*bank*ism\, n.	   The practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.	   [1913 Webster]
Mounted \Mount"ed\, a.	   1. Seated or serving on horseback or similarly; as, mounted	      police; mounted infantry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a setting; as, a	      mounted gun; a mounted map; a mounted gem.	      [1913 Webster]
Mountenaunce \Mount"e*naunce\, n.	   Mountance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mounter \Mount"er\, n.	   1. One who mounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An animal mounted; a monture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Mounting \Mount"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one that mounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That by which anything is prepared for use, or set off to	      advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, the	      mounting of a sword or diamond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Aeronautics) same as {Carriage}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mountingly \Mount"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an ascending manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mountlet \Mount"let\, n.	   A small or low mountain. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mounty \Mount"y\, n. [F. mont['e]e, fr. monter. See {Mount}, v.]	   The rise of a hawk after prey. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Mourn \Mourn\ (m[=o]rn), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mourned}	   (m[=o]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mourning}.] [AS. murnan; akin to	   OS. mornian, OHG. mornen, Goth. ma['u]rnan.]	   1. To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be	      sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or	      sadness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for	            her.                                  --Gen. xxiii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wear the customary garb of a mourner.	      [1913 Webster]	            We mourn in black; why mourn we not in blood?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then mourn a year.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Mourn \Mourn\, v. t.	   1. To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to	      bewail.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if he mourned his rival's ill success. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            And looking over the hills, I mourn	            The darling who shall not return.     --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter in a mournful manner or voice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lovelorn nightingale	            Nightly to thee her sad song mourneth well.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Deplore}.	        [1913 Webster]
Mourne \Mourne\ (m[=o]rn), n. [See 2d {Morne}.]	   The armed or feruled end of a staff; in a sheephook, the end	   of the staff to which the hook is attached. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Mourner \Mourn"er\ (m[=o]rn"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the	      death of a friend.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who attends a funeral as a hired mourner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mourners were provided to attend the funeral.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Mournful \Mourn"ful\, a.	   Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow;	   mourning; grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening;	   grievous; as, a mournful person; mournful looks, tones, loss.	   -- {Mourn"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Mourn"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sorrowful; lugubrious; sad; doleful; heavy; afflictive;	        grievous; calamitous.	        [1913 Webster]
Mourning \Mourn"ing\, n. [AS. murnung.]	   1. The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation;	      sorrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief, esp.	      clothing or a badge of somber black.	      [1913 Webster]	            The houses to their tops with black were spread,	            And ev'n the pavements were with mourning hid.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deep mourning}. See under {Deep}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mourning \Mourn"ing\, a.	   1. Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as	      appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing;	      as, mourning garments; a mourning ring; a mourning pin,	      and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mourning bride} (Bot.), a garden flower ({Scabiosa	      atropurpurea}) with dark purple or crimson flowers in	      flattened heads.	   {Mourning dove} (Zool.), a wild dove ({Zenaidura macroura})	      found throughout the United States; -- so named from its	      plaintive note. Called also {Carolina dove}. See Illust.	      under {Dove}.	   {Mourning warbler} (Zool.), an American ground warbler	      ({Geothlypis Philadelphia}). The male has the head, neck,	      and chest, deep ash-gray, mixed with black on the throat	      and chest; other lower parts are pure yellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Mourningly \Mourn"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a mourning manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mournival \Mour"ni*val\, n.	   See {Murnival}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouse \Mouse\ (mous), n.; pl. {Mice} (m[imac]s). [OE. mous, mus,	   AS. m[=u]s, pl. m[=y]s; akin to D. muis, G. maus, OHG. &	   Icel. m[=u]s, Dan. muus, Sw. mus, Russ. muishe, L. mus, Gr.	   my^s, Skr. m[=u]sh mouse, mush to steal. [root]277. Cf.	   {Muscle}, {Musk}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents	      belonging to the genus {Mus} and various related genera of	      the family {Muridae}. The common house mouse ({Mus	      musculus}) is found in nearly all countries. The American	      {white-footed mouse}, or {deer mouse} ({Peromyscus	      leucopus}, formerly {Hesperomys leucopus}) sometimes lives	      in houses. See {Dormouse}, {Meadow mouse}, under {Meadow},	      and {Harvest mouse}, under {Harvest}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) A knob made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to	          prevent a running eye from slipping.	      (b) Same as 2d {Mousing}, 2.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A familiar term of endearment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A match used in firing guns or blasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Field mouse}, {Flying mouse}, etc. See under {Field},	      {Flying}, etc.	   {Mouse bird} (Zool.), a coly.	   {Mouse deer} (Zool.), a chevrotain, as the kanchil.	   {Mouse galago} (Zool.), a very small West American galago	      ({Galago murinus}). In color and size it resembles a	      mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.	   {Mouse hawk}. (Zool.)	      (a) A hawk that devours mice.	      (b) The hawk owl; -- called also {mouse owl}.	   {Mouse lemur} (Zool.), any one of several species of very	      small lemurs of the genus {Chirogaleus}, found in	      Madagascar.	   {Mouse piece} (Cookery), the piece of beef cut from the part	      next below the round or from the lower part of the latter;	      -- called also {mouse buttock}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mouse \Mouse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Moused}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mousing}.]	   1. To watch for and catch mice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner; to pry	      about, on the lookout for something.	      [1913 Webster]	Mouse \Mouse\, v. t.	   1. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [Obs.] "[Death] mousing	      the flesh of men." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a	      mousing. See {Mouse}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Mouse-ear \Mouse"-ear`\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) The forget-me-not ({Myosotis palustris}) and other	          species of the same genus.	      (b) A European species of hawkweed ({Hieracium	          Pilosella}).	          [1913 Webster]	   {Mouse-ear chickweed}, a name of two common species of	      chickweed ({Cerastium vulgarium}, and {Cerastium	      viscosum}).	   {Mouse-ear cress}, a low cruciferous herb ({Sisymbrium	      Thaliana}). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or	      obovate leaves, whence the name.	      [1913 Webster]
Mousefish \Mouse"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Frogfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mousehole \Mouse"hole`\, n.	   A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall;	   hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.	   [1913 Webster]
mousekin \mouse"kin\, n.	   A little mouse. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
mouseketeer \mouse"ke*teer`\ (mous"k[e^]*t[=e]r`), n.	   One of a group of children appearing on the television	   program The Mickey Mouse Club in the 1950's. [U. S.]	   [PJC]
Mouser \Mous"er\, n.	   1. A cat that catches mice; as, a good mouser is better than	      a dozen mousetraps.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One who pries about on the lookout for something.	      [1913 Webster]
Mousetail \Mouse"tail`\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of ranunculaceous plants ({Myosurus}), in which the	   prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and	   so resembles the tail of a mouse.	   [1913 Webster] mousetrap
mousetrap \mouse"trap`\, mouse trap \mouse" trap`\, n.	   Any device that catches, and usually kills, mice. They are of	   various designs, the most common being a stiff loop of wire	   mounted on a small wooden platform base and attached to a	   strong spring, which holds the loop firmly against the base.	   To activate the trap, the loop is pulled through a 180[deg]	   arc against the tension of the spring and held against the	   base by a delicate metal catch, which can keep the loop from	   moving, though in a state of high tension. The metal catch is	   moved when a mouse tries to take a piece of bait attached to	   it, releasing the loop which forcefully moves though an arc,	   usually killing the mouse. A larger version of the same	   device is used as a {rat trap}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mousie \Mous"ie\, n.	   Diminutive for {Mouse}. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Mousing \Mous"ing\, a.	   Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing	   saints." --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Mousing \Mous"ing\, n.	   1. The act of hunting mice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or	      a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the point and shank	      of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ratchet movement in a loom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mousing hook}, a hook with an attachment which prevents its	      unhooking.	      [1913 Webster]
Mousle \Mou"sle\, v. t.	   To sport with roughly; to rumple. [Written also {mouzle}.]	   [Obs.] --Wycherley.	   [1913 Webster]
Mousquetaire \Mous`que*taire"\, n. [F.]	   1. A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of	      the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their	      daring and their fine dress.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress	      fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mousquetaire cuff \Mousquetaire cuff\	   A deep flaring cuff.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mousquetaire glove \Mousquetaire glove\	   A woman's glove with a long, loosely fitting wrist.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mousse \Mousse\ (m[=oo]s), n. [F.]	   1. (Cookery) A frozen dessert of a frothy texture, made of	      sweetened and flavored whipped cream, sometimes with the	      addition of egg yolks and gelatin. Mousse differs from ice	      cream in being beaten before -- not during -- the freezing	      process.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any of a variety of foods whipped to a light texture; as,	      a salmon mousse.	      [PJC]	   3. A foam containing special chemicals, used for styling	      hair.	      [PJC]
Mousseline \Mousse`line"\, n. [F.]	   Muslin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mousseline de laine}. [F., muslin of wool.] Muslin delaine.	      See under {Muslin}.	   {Mousseline glass}, a kind of thin blown glassware, such as	      wineglasses, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Mousseline de soie \Mousse`line de soie"\ [F.]	   A soft thin silk fabric with a weave like that of muslin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Moustache \Mous`tache"\, n. [F.]	   Mustache.	   [1913 Webster]
moustachio \moustachio\ n.	   A large bushy moustache.	   Syn: mustachio, handle-bars.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mousy \Mous"y\ (mouz"[y^]), a.	   Infested with mice; smelling of mice.	   [1913 Webster]
Moutan \Mou"tan\, n. (Bot.)	   The Chinese tree peony ({Paeonia Mountan}), a shrub with	   large flowers of various colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouth \Mouth\ (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth,	   mu[thorn], AS. m[=u][eth]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[=u][eth],	   G. mund, Icel. mu[eth]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth.	   mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil	   mouth, muzzle, G. maul, OHG. m[=u]la, Icel. m[=u]li, and Skr.	   mukha mouth.]	   1. The opening through which an animal receives food; the	      aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the	      cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips	      and the pharynx; the buccal cavity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice;	      aperture; as:	      (a) The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or	          emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar	          or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal vessels, etc.	      (b) The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit,	          well, or den.	      (c) The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it	          is discharged.	      (d) The opening through which the waters of a river or any	          stream are discharged.	      (e) The entrance into a harbor.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters	      the mouth of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a	      mouthpiece.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman	            belonging to it, who is the mouth of the street	            where he lives.                       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Cry; voice. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Speech; language; testimony.	      [1913 Webster]	            That in the mouth of two or three witnesses every	            word may be established.              --Matt. xviii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A wry face; a grimace; a mow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Counterfeit sad looks,	            Make mouths upon me when I turn my back. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Down at the mouth} or {Down in the mouth}, chapfallen; of	      dejected countenance; depressed; discouraged. [Obs. or	      Colloq.]	   {Mouth friend}, one who professes friendship insincerely.	      --Shak.	   {Mouth glass}, a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or	      teeth.	   {Mouth honor}, honor given in words, but not felt. --Shak.	   {Mouth organ}. (Mus.)	      (a) Pan's pipes. See {Pandean}.	      (b) An harmonicon.	   {Mouth pipe}, an organ pipe with a lip or plate to cut the	      escaping air and make a sound.	   {To stop the mouth}, to silence or be silent; to put to	      shame; to confound.	   {To put one's foot in one's mouth}, to say something which	      causes one embarrassment.	   {To run off at the mouth}, to speak excessively.	   {To talk out of both sides of one's mouth}, to say things	      which are contradictory.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.	                                                  --Ps. lxiii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose mouths must be stopped.         --Titus i. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	Mouth \Mouth\ (mou[th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mouthed}	   (mou[th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mouthing}.]	   1. To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth	      or teeth; to chew; to devour. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak	      in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner; as, mouthing	      platitudes. "Mouthing big phrases." --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mouthing out his hollow oes and aes.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her	      cub. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make mouths at. [R.] --R. Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	Mouth \Mouth\, v. i.	   1. To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to	      vociferate; to rant.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country,	            And mouth at Caesar, till I shake the senate.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put mouth to mouth; to kiss. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well I know, when I am gone,	            How she mouths behind my back.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Mouthed \Mouthed\, a.	   1. Furnished with a mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the mouth,	      speech, or voice in a particular way; -- used only in	      composition; as, wide-mouthed; hard-mouthed; foul-mouthed;	      mealy-mouthed.	      [1913 Webster]
Mouther \Mouth"er\, n.	   One who mouths; an affected speaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouth-footed \Mouth"-foot`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouthful \Mouth"ful\, n.; pl. {Mouthfuls}.	   1. As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a small quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A statement that has a profound truth in it; as, you said	      a mouthful! [informal]	      [PJC]
Mouthless \Mouth"less\, a. [AS. m[=u][eth]le['a]s.]	   Destitute of a mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouth-made \Mouth"-made`\, a.	   Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt. "Mouth-made vows."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mouthpiece \Mouth"piece`\, n.	   1. The part of a musical or other instrument to which the	      mouth is applied in using it; as, the mouthpiece of a	      bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or	      vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of a	      fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who delivers the opinion of others or of another; a	      spokesman; as, the mouthpiece of his party.	      [1913 Webster]	            Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the	            mouthpiece of their remonstrance.     --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: A person's lawyer. [slang]	   Note: This is a term that was used sometimes in old movies.	         When a tough bad guy was arrested he might say "I ain't	         sayin' nothin' without my mouthpiece!"	         [PJC]
mouthwash \mouthwash\ n.	   a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth.	   Syn: gargle.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mouton \mouton\ n.	   meat from a mature sheep.	   Syn: mutton.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Movability \Mov`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Movableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Movable \Mov"a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. movable. See {Move}.]	   1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or	      conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture;	      susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a	      movable steam engine. [Also spelled {moveable}.]	   Syn: transferable, transferrable, transportable.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i.	      e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year	      to year.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Movable letter} (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced,	      as opposed to one that is quiescent.	   {Movable feast} (Ecclesiastical), a holy day that changes	      date, depending on the lunar cycle. An example of such a	      day is {Easter}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Movable \Mov"a*ble\, n.; pl. {Movables}.	   1. An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of	      property not fixed, or not a part of real estate;	      generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture. [Also	      spelled {moveable}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Furnished with the most rich and princely movables.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Law) Property not attached to the soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is not convertible with personal property,	         since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are	         personal property by our law are immovables by the	         Roman law. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]
Movableness \Mov"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being movable; mobility;	   susceptibility of motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Movably \Mov"a*bly\, adv.	   In a movable manner or condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Move \Move\ (m[=oo]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moved} (m[=oo]vd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Moving}.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F.	   mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. 'amei`bein to change, exchange,	   go in or out, quit, Skr. m[imac]v, p. p. m[=u]ta, to move,	   push. Cf. {Emotion}, {Mew} to molt, {Mob}, {Mutable},	   {Mutiny}.]	   1. To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set	      in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place	      to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a	      vessel; the horse moves a carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from	      one space or position to another on a playing board,	      according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to	      rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to	      influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            No female arts his mind could move.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to	      excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically;	      to excite, as an emotion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with	            compassion on them.                   --Matt. ix.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The use of images] in orations and poetry is to	            move pity or terror.                  --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose	      formally for consideration and determination, in a	      deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be	      adopted; as, to move to adjourn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me but move one question to your daughter.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline	            war upon particular respects.         --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To apply to, as for aid. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence;	        actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite;	        induce; incline; propose; offer.	        [1913 Webster]	Move \Move\, v. i.	   1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner,	      from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves	      rapidly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foundations also of the hills moved and were	            shaken, because he was wroth.         --Ps. xviii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . .	            Nor till her lay was ended could I move. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to	      move in a matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town,	      or state, to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in	      accordance with the rules of the game.	      [1913 Webster]	Move \Move\, n.	   1. The act of moving; a movement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the	      pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of	      the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a	      piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank	      in Monopoly when it's your move.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the	      execution of a plan or purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make a move}.	      (a) To take some action toward a goal, usually one	          involving interaction with other people.	      (b) To move a piece, as in a game.	   {To be on the move}, to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
moveable \moveable\ adj.	   movable.	   Syn: Syn. --, transferable, transferrable, transportable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
moved \moved\ pred. adj.	   affected emotionally. Opposite of {unmoved}. Also See	   {affected}, {emotional}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Moveless \Move`less\, a.	   Motionless; fixed. "Moveless as a tower." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Movement \Move"ment\, n. [F. mouvement. See {Move}, and cf.	   {Moment}.]	   1. The act of moving in space; change of place or posture;	      motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or	      maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or	      sudden, movement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Transference, by any means, from one situation to another;	      a change of situation; progress toward a goal;	      advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion	      there was finally some movement toward an agreement.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.)	      (a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a	          piece. "Any change of time is a change of movement."	          --Busby.	      (b) One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in	          itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a	          larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a	          symphony.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a	      definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the	      wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve	      some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the	      women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in	      architecture.	      [PJC]	   {Febrile movement} (Med.), an elevation of the body	      temperature; a fever.	   {Movement cure}. (Med.) See {Kinesiatrics}.	   {Movement of the bowels}, an evacuation or stool; a passage	      or discharge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Motion.	   Usage: {Movement}, {Motion}. Motion expresses a general idea	          of not being at rest; movement is oftener used to	          express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.	          [1913 Webster]
Movent \Mo"vent\, a. [L. movens, p. pr. of movere. See {Move}.]	   Moving. [R.] --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	Movent \Mo"vent\, n.	   That which moves anything. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mover \Mov"er\, n.	   1. A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of	      place; a motor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes	      movement, change, etc.; as, movers of sedition.	      [1913 Webster]	            These most poisonous compounds,	            Which are the movers of a languishing death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or recommends	      anything for consideration or adoption; as, the mover of a	      resolution in a legislative body.	      [1913 Webster]
Movie \Mov"ie\, n.	   1. A motion picture.	   Syn: film, picture, moving picture, motion picture, picture	        show, flick.	        [PJC]	   2. A motion picture show; the event of showing a motion	      picture. In the pl., the event of showing a motion picture	      at a movie theater; as, to go to the movies; to spend an	      evening at the movies.	      [PJC]	   3. pl. The motion picture industry or medium, generally.	      [PJC]
Moving \Mov"ing\, a.	   1. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a	      moving car, or power.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting movement of the mind or feelings; adapted to move	      the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching;	      pathetic; as, a moving appeal.	      [1913 Webster]	            I sang an old moving story.           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moving force} (Mech.), a force that accelerates, retards, or	      deflects the motion of a body.	   {Moving plant} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Desmodium	      gyrans}); -- so called because its leaflets have a	      distinct automatic motion.	      [1913 Webster]	Moving \Mov"ing\, n.	   The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of	   changing one's dwelling place or place of business.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Moving day}, a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large	      number of tenants change their dwelling place.	      [1913 Webster]
Movingly \Mov"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a moving manner. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Movingness \Mov"ing*ness\, n.	   The power of moving.	   [1913 Webster]
Moving picture \Moving picture\	   same as {motion picture}.	   [PJC]
Mow \Mow\, n. [Written also {moe} and {mowe}.] [F. moue pouting,	   a wry face; cf. OD. mouwe the protruded lip.]	   A wry face. "Make mows at him." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mow \Mow\, v. i.	   To make mouths.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nodding, becking, and mowing.            --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]	Mow \Mow\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Mew}, a gull.	   [1913 Webster]	Mow \Mow\, v. [pres. sing. {Mow}, pl. {Mowe}, {Mowen}, {Moun}.]	   [AS. magan. See {May}, v.]	   May; can. "Thou mow now escapen." [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our walles mowe not make hem resistence. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mow \Mow\ (m[=o]), v. t. [imp. {Mowed} (m[=o]d); p. p. {Mowed}	   or {Mown} (m[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Mowing}.] [OE. mowen,	   mawen, AS. m[=a]wan; akin to D. maaijen, G. m[aum]hen, OHG.	   m[=a]jan, Dan. meie, L. metere to reap, mow, Gr. 'ama^n. Cf.	   {Math}, {Mead} a meadow, {Meadow}.]	   1. To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in	      mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot	      mows down whole ranks of men.	      [1913 Webster]	Mow \Mow\, v. i.	   To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut	   grass for hay.	   [1913 Webster]	Mow \Mow\ (mou), n. [OE. mowe, AS. m[=u]ga.]	   1. A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a	      barn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is	      stowed.	      [1913 Webster]	Mow \Mow\ (mou), v. t.	   To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a	   barn; to pile and stow away.	   [1913 Webster]
Mowburn \Mow"burn`\ (mou"b[^u]rn`), v. i.	   To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.	   [1913 Webster]
Mowe \Mowe\ (mou), v.	   See 4th {Mow}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Mowe \Mowe\, n. & v.	   See 1st & 2d {Mow}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mower \Mow"er\ (m[=o]"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn	   mower.	   [1913 Webster]
Mowing \Mow"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mowing machine}, an agricultural machine armed with knives	      or blades for cutting standing grass, etc. It may be drawn	      by a horse or horses, or propelled by a powered engine.	      [1913 Webster]
Mown \Mown\, p. p. & a.	   Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing;	   as, a mown field.	   [1913 Webster]
Mowyer \Mow"yer\, n.	   A mower. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Moxa \Mox"a\, n. [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced	   mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F.	   moxa.]	   1. (Med.) A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves	      of {Artemisia Chinensis}, and used as a cautery by burning	      it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like	      manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp.	      {Artemisia Chinensis}, and {Artemisia moxa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Moxie \Mox"ie\, n. [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.]	   1. energy; pep.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. courage, determination.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Know-how, expertise. --MW10.	      [1913 Webster]
Moya \Moy"a\, n.	   Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called	   in South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Moyle \Moyle\, n. & v.	   See {Moil}, and {Moile}.	   [1913 Webster] Mozarab
Mozarab \Moz"a*rab\, Mozarabic \Moz`a*rab"ic\	   Same as {Muzarab}, {Muzarabic}.	   [1913 Webster] Mozetta
Mozetta \Mo*zet"ta\, Mozzetta \Moz*zet"ta\, n. [It. mozzetta:	   cf. F. mosette. Cf. {Amice} a hood or cape.] (Eccl.)	   A cape, with a small hood; -- worn by the pope and other	   dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church.	   [1913 Webster]
Mr \Mr.\ .	   The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing.	   See {Master}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Mrs \Mrs.\	   The customary abbreviation of Mistress or Missess when used	   as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing; as, Mrs.	   Clinton is commonly called by her full name, Hillary Rodham	   Clinton.	   [1913 Webster]
msasa \msasa\ n. (Bot.)	   Amall shrubby African tree ({Brachystegia speciformis})	   having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green	   flowers.	   Syn: {Brachystegia speciformis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
MSB \MSB\ n.	   See {mutual savings bank}. [abbr.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
MSG \MSG\ n.	   See {monosodium glutamate}.	   Syn: monosodium glutamate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
MST \MST\ n.	   Mountain Standard Time, the time of the 105th meridian, used	   in the mountain states of the U.S. [abbr.]	   Syn: Mountain Time, Mountain Standard Time.	        [WordNet 1.5]
MT \MT\ n.	   A {metric ton}, a unit of weight equivalent to 1000	   kilograms. [abbr.]	   Syn: metric ton, tonne, t.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mu \mu\ n. (m[=u])	   The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet ([mu], [MU]).	   [WordNet 1.5]
mu'adhdhin \mu'adhdhin\ n.	   Same as {muezzin}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
muazzin \muazzin\ n.	   Same as {muezzin}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mucamide \Mu*cam"ide\, n. [Mucic + amide.] (Chem.)	   The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucate \Mu"cate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of mucic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Muce \Muce\, n.	   See {Muse}, and {Muset}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucedin \Mu*ce"din\, n. [From {Mucus}.] (Bot. Chem.)	   A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in	   wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called	   also {mucin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Much \Much\ (m[u^]ch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but	   supplied by {More} (m[=o]r), and {Most} (m[=o]st), from	   another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as	   mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr.	   me`gas, fem. mega`lh, great, and Icel. mj["o]k, adv., much.	   [root]103. See {Mickle}.]	   1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has	      fallen; much time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and	            shalt gather but little in.           --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Many in number. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Edom came out against him with much people. --Num.	                                                  xx. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Much \Much\, n.	   1. A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite	      quantity; as, you have as much as I.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that gathered much had nothing over. --Ex. xvi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective	         qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be	         modified by as, so, too, very.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something	      considerable.	      [1913 Webster]	            And [he] thought not much to clothe his enemies.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make much of}, to treat as something of especial value or	      worth.	      [1913 Webster]	Much \Much\, adv. [Cf. Icel. mj["o]k. See {Much}, a.]	   To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far;	   nearly. "Much suffering heroes." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou art much mightier than we.          --Gen. xxvi.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]	         Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do	         lying lips a prince.                     --Prov. xvii.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong	         Life much.                               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         All left the world much as they found it. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Muchel \Much"el\, a. [[root]103. See {Mickle}.]	   Much. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muchness \Much"ness\, n.	   Greatness; extent. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth.	                                                  --W. Whately.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Much of a muchness}, much the same. [Colloq.] "Men's men;	      gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness." --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Muchwhat \Much"what`\, adv.	   Nearly; almost; much. [Obs.] "Muchwhat after the same	   manner." --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucic \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 of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline	   substance isomeric with saccharic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucid \Mu"cid\, a. [L. mucidus, fr. L. mucus mucus. See {Mucus},	   and cf. {Moist}.]	   Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous. -- {Mu"cid*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucific \Mu*cif"ic\, a. [Mucus + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make.	   See {-fy}.]	   1. (Med.) Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus;	      blennogenous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Secreting mucus.	      [1913 Webster]
Muciform \Mu"ci*form\, a. [Mucus + -form.] (Physiol.)	   Resembling mucus; having the character or appearance of	   mucus.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucigen \Mu"ci*gen\, n. [Mucin + -gen.] (Physiol.)	   A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and	   gives rise to mucin.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucigenous \Mu*cig"e*nous\, a. (Physiol.)	   Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of	         the ordinary protoplasm of the cell.     --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucilage \Mu"ci*lage\, n. [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice,	   fr. mucus mucus, slime. See {Mucus}.]	   1. (Bot. Chem.) A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in	      certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as	      in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it;	      a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage;	      mucilage for fastening envelopes.	      [1913 Webster]
Mucilaginous \Mu`ci*lag"i*nous\, a. [Cf. F. mucilagineux. See	   {Mucilage}.]	   1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage;	      moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous	      liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the	      mucilaginous glands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage;	      as, mucilaginous gums or plants. --	      {Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Mucin \Mu"cin\ (m[=u]"s[i^]n), n. [From {Mucus}.]	   1. (Bot. Chem.) See {Mucedin}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. Chem.) Any of a class of high molecular weight	      glycoproteins which are contained in mucus, and give to	      the latter secretion its peculiar ropy character. They are	      found in all the secretions from mucous glands, and also	      between the fibers of connective tissue, as in tendons.	      They form viscous solutions and serve to provide	      lubrication for movement within body cavities, and some	      protection of surfaces. See Illust. of {Demilune}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mucinogen \Mu*cin"o*gen\ (m[-u]*s[i^]n"[-o]*j[e^]n), n. [Mucin +	   -gen.] (Physiol.)	   Same as {Mucigen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muciparous \Mu*cip"a*rous\ (m[-u]*s[i^]"p[.a]*r[u^]s), a. [Mucus	   + L. parere to produce.] (Physiol.)	   Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucivore \Mu"ci*vore\ (m[=u]"s[i^]*v[=o]r), n. [L. mucus slime,	   mucus + vorare to devour.] (Zool.)	   An insect which feeds on mucus, or the sap of plants, as	   certain Diptera, of the tribe {Mucivora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muck \Muck\ (m[u^]k), adv.	   Abbreviation of Amuck.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To run a muck}. See {Amuck}.	      [1913 Webster]	Muck \Muck\, n. [Icel. myki; akin to D. m["o]g. Cf. {Midden}.]	   1. Dung in a moist state; manure. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in low, damp	      places and swamps.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything filthy or vile. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Money; -- in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fatal muck we quarreled for.      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) The unwanted material, especially rock or soil,	      that must be excavated in order to reach the valuable ore;	      also, the unwanted material after being excavated or	      crushed by blasting, or after being removed to a waste	      pile. In the latter sense, also called a {muck pile}.	      [RDH]	   {Muck bar}, bar iron which has been through the rolls only	      once.	   {Muck iron}, crude puddled iron ready for the squeezer or	      rollers. --Knight.	   {muck pile} see {muck pile} in the vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster +RDH]
muck \muck\, a.	   Like muck; mucky; also, used in collecting or distributing	   muck; as, a muck fork.	   [1913 Webster]	muck \muck\, v. t.	   To manure with muck.	   [1913 Webster]	muck \muck\, v. i. & t.	   To excavate and remove muck[5]. Often used with out, as, to	   muck out a round.	   [RDH]	         . . . Inco is still much more advanced than other	         mining companies. He says that the LKAB mine in Sweden	         is the closest rival. He predicts that, by 2008, Inco	         can reach a new productivity plateau, doubling the	         current mining productivity from 3,350 tonnes to 6,350	         tonnes per person per year. Another aim is to triple	         the mine cycle rate (the time to drill, blast and muck	         a round) from one cycle to three complete cycles per 24	         hours.	                                                  --http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/apr00/page10.asp	   [PJC]
Muckender \Muck"en*der\ (m[u^]k"[e^]n*d[~e]r), n. [Sp. mocador.	   Cf. {Mokadour}.]	   A handkerchief. [Obs.] [Written also {muckinder}, {muckiter},	   {mockadour}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mucker \Muck"er\ (m[u^]k"[~e]r), n.	   A term of reproach for a low or vulgar labor person. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
mucker \muck"er\ (m[u^]k"[~e]r), n. (Construction)	   An excavating machine designed to remove particulate material	   from within a confined area, as in a tunnel or mine.	   [RDH]
Mucker \Muck"er\, v. t.	   To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts. [Obs.]	   --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Muckerer \Muck"er*er\ (m[u^]k"[~e]r*[~e]r), n.	   A miser; a niggard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muckiness \Muck"i*ness\ (m[u^]k"[-e]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being mucky.	   [1913 Webster]
Muckle \Muc"kle\ (m[u^]k"k'l), a. [See {Mickle}.]	   Much. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muckmidden \Muck"mid`den\ (m[u^]k"m[i^]d`d'n), n.	   A dunghill. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
muck pile \muck" pile`\ (m[u^]k" p[imac]l`), n.	   1. (Construction) The broken material at the face of a tunnel	      being bored, after being crushed by blasting.	      [RDH]	   2. (Mining) Muck[5] that has been placed in a spoil area.	      [RDH]
Muck rake \Muck" rake`\	   A rake for scraping up muck or dung. See {Muckrake}, v. i.,	   below. [obs.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
muckrake \muck"rake`\ (m[u^]k"r[=a]k`), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {-raked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {-raking}.]	   To seek for, expose, or charge, especially habitually,	   corruption, real or alleged, on the part of public men and	   corporations.	   Note: On April 14, 1906, President Roosevelt delivered a	         speech on "The Man with the Muck Rake," in which he	         deprecated sweeping and unjust charges of corruption	         against public men and corporations. The phrase was	         taken up by the press, and the verb to {muckrake}, in	         the above sense, and the noun muckraker, to designate	         one so engaged, were speedily coined and obtained wide	         currency. The original allusion was to a character in	         Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" so intent on raking up	         muck that he could not see a celestial crown held above	         him.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
muckraker \muck"rak`er\ (m[u^]k"r[=a]k`[~e]r), n.	   A person who habitually muckrakes.	   [PJC]
Mucksy \Muck"sy\ (m[u^]k"s[y^]), a.	   Somewhat mucky; soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy. [Prov. Eng.]	   --R. D. Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Muckworm \Muck"worm`\ (m[u^]k"w[^u]rm`), n.	   1. (Zool.) A larva or grub that lives in muck or manure; --	      applied to the larvae of the tumbledung and allied	      beetles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices;	      a miser. "Misers are muckworms." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Mucky \Muck"y\ (m[u^]k"[y^]), a.	   1. Filthy with muck; miry; as, a mucky road. "Mucky filth."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vile, in a moral sense; sordid. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mucky money and false felicity.       --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Mucocele \Mu"co*cele\, n. [Mucus + Gr. kh`lh tumor.] (Med.)	   An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the	   lachrymal passages, or dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent	   upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucoid \Mu"coid\, a. [Mucus + -oid.]	   Resembling mucus. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mucoid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which the	      tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance	      resembling mucus. --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	Mucoid \Mu"coid\, n. [Mucin + -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   One of a class of mucinlike substances yielding on	   decomposition a reducing carbohydrate together with some form	   of proteinaceous matter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Muconate \Mu"co*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of muconic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Muconic \Mu*con"ic\, a. [Mucic + itaconic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid ({C6H6O4},	   2-4-hexadienedoic acid), obtained indirectly from mucic acid,	   and somewhat resembling itaconic acid. Various other means of	   synthesis have been reported.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mucopurulent \Mu`co*pu"ru*lent\, a. [Mucus + purulent.] (Med.)	   Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucor \Mu"cor\, prop. n. [L., fr. mucere to be moldy or musty.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender	   threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucorales \Mucorales\ prop. n.	   An order of mostly saprophytic fungi.	   Syn: order {Mucorales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mucosa \mucosa\ n.	   The mucus-secreting membrane lining all body cavities or	   passages that communicate with the exterior; called also	   {mucous membrane}.	   Syn: mucous membrane.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mucosity \Mu*cos"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being mucous or slimy; mucousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucous \Mu"cous\, a. [L. mucosus, fr. mucus mucus.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or	      stringy, and lubricous; as, a mucous substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; as, the mucous	      membrane.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mucous membrane}. (Anat.) See under {Membrane}.	   {Mucous patches} (Med.), elevated patches found in the mucous	      membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.	      	   {Mucous tissue} (Anat.), a form of connective tissue in an	      early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord	      and in the embryo, and also in certain tumors called	      myxomata.	      [1913 Webster]
Mucousness \Mu"cous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mucous; sliminess.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucro \Mu"cro\, n. [L.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   A minute abrupt point, as of a leaf; any small, sharp point	   or process, terminating a larger part or organ.	   [1913 Webster] Mucronate
Mucronate \Mu"cro*nate\, Mucronated \Mu"cro*na`ted\, a. [L.	   mucronatus, fr. mucro a sharp point: cf. F. mucron['e].]	   Ending abruptly in a sharp point; abruptly tipped with a	   short and sharp point; as, a mucronate leaf. --	   {Mu"cro*nate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucronulate \Mu*cron"u*late\, a.	   Having, or tipped with, a small point or points.	   [1913 Webster]
Muculent \Mu"cu*lent\, a. [L. muculentus, fr. mucus.]	   Slimy; moist, and moderately viscous.	   [1913 Webster]
Mucus \Mu"cus\ (m[=u]"k[u^]s), n. [L. mucus, muccus; cf. mucere	   to be moldy or musty, Gr. my`xa mucus, and Skr. muc to	   release. Cf. {Match} for striking fire, {Moist}, {Mucilage}.]	   1. (Physiol.) A viscid fluid secreted by mucous membranes,	      which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers the	      lining membranes of all the cavities which open	      externally, such as those of the mouth, nose, lungs,	      intestinal canal, urinary passages, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Any other animal fluid of a viscid quality, as	      the synovial fluid, which lubricates the cavities of the	      joints; -- improperly so used.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A gelatinous or slimy substance found in certain	      algae and other plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Mucusin \Mu"cus*in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Mucin. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mud \Mud\ (m[u^]d), n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder	   mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf.	   {Mother} a scum on liquors.]	   Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mud bass} (Zool.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum	      pomotis} or {Acantharchus pomotis}) of the Eastern United	      States. It produces a deep grunting note.	   {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in	      mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for	      disease.	   {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in dredging.	   {Mud cat}. See {mud cat} in the vocabulary.	   {Mud crab} (Zool.), any one of several American marine crabs	      of the genus {Panopeus}.	   {Mud dab} (Zool.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder}, and	      {Dab}.	   {Mud dauber} (Zool.), a mud wasp; the {mud-dauber}.	   {Mud devil} (Zool.), the fellbender.	   {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into	      which sediment and mud in the water can settle for	      removal.	   {Mud eel} (Zool.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren	      lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has	      persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of	      legs. See {Siren}.	   {Mud frog} (Zool.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}).	   {Mud hen}. (Zool.)	   (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}).	   (b) The clapper rail.	   {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud.	      [Slang]	   {Mud minnow} (Zool.), any small American fresh-water fish of	      the genus {Umbra}, as {Umbra limi}. The genus is allied to	      the pickerels.	   {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler.	   {Mud puppy} (Zool.), the menobranchus.	   {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.	      [U.S.]	   {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zool.), any one of numerous	      species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.	   {Mud wasp} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pepaeus}, and allied	      genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached,	      side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings,	      etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with	      spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve	      as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}.	      [1913 Webster]	Mud \Mud\, v. t.	   1. To bury in mud. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make muddy or turbid. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Mudar \Mu"dar\, n. [Hind. mad[=a]r.] (Bot.)	   Either one of two asclepiadaceous shrubs ({Calotropis	   gigantea}, and {Calotropis procera}), which furnish a strong	   and valuable fiber. The acrid milky juice is used	   medicinally. [Also spelled {madar} and {muddar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mudarin \Mu"da*rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic	   action, extracted from the root of the mudar.	   [1913 Webster] mudcat
mudcat \mudcat\, mud cat \mud cat\n.	   A large catfish ({Pylodictus olivaris}, formerly {Leptops	   olivaris}) of the central U. S. having a flattened head and	   projecting jaw.	   Syn: flathead catfish, goujon, shovelnose catfish, spoonbill	        catfish, {Pylodictus olivaris}.	        [WordNet 1.5] mud-dauber
mud-dauber \mud"-daub`er\, mud dauber \mud" daub`er\, n.	   A wasp of the family {Sphegidae} ({Sphecidae}) which builds a	   nest of mud and stores insects and spiders in it; a	   digger-wasp.	   [PJC] mud-crab
mud-crab \mud"-crab`\, mud crab \mud" crab`\, n.	   A crab of the genus {Panop[oe]us} (also written {Panopeus}).	   [PJC]
Muddily \Mud"di*ly\, adv.	   In a muddy manner; turbidly; without mixture; cloudily;	   obscurely; confusedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Mudder \Mud"der\, n.	   1. a racehorse that exhibits a better than usual performance	      when the racetrack is wet or muddy.	      [PJC]	   2. An athlete who performs better than his/her average under	      muddy conditions.	      [PJC]
Muddiness \Mud"di*ness\, n.	   1. The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness;	      foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the	      muddiness of a stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject;	      intellectual dullness.	      [1913 Webster]
Muddle \Mud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Muddling}.] [From {Mud}.]	   1. To make turbid, or muddy, as water. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He did ill to muddle the water.       --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with liquor; to	      intoxicate partially.	      [1913 Webster]	            Epicurus seems to have had brains so muddled and	            confounded, that he scarce ever kept in the right	            way.                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Often drunk, always muddled.          --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or	      intoxicated. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They muddle it [money] away without method or	            object, and without having anything to show for it.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess of; as, to	      muddle matters; also, to perplex; to mystify. --F. W.	      Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	Muddle \Mud"dle\, v. i.	   1. To dabble in mud. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To think and act in a confused, aimless way.	      [1913 Webster]	Muddle \Mud"dle\, n.	   A state of being turbid or confused; hence, intellectual	   cloudiness or dullness.	   [1913 Webster]	         We both grub on in a muddle.             --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Muddlehead \Mud"dle*head`\, n.	   A stupid person; a blunderer. [Colloq.] --C. Reade. --	   {Mud"dle-head`ed}, a. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Muddler \Mud"dler\, n.	   One who, or that which, muddles.	   [1913 Webster]
Muddy \Mud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Muddier}; superl. {Muddiest}.]	   1. Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a	      muddy road or path; muddy boots.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Turbid with mud; as, muddy water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.	      [1913 Webster]	            This muddy vesture of decay.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind; dull;	      stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cold hearts and muddy understandings. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dost think I am so muddy, so unsettled. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not clear or bright. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Muddy \Mud"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muddied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Muddying}.]	   1. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fig.): To cloud; to make dull or heavy; to confuse.	      --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]
Muddy-headed \Mud"dy-head`ed\, a.	   Dull; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Muddy-mettled \Mud"dy-met`tled\, a.	   Dull-spirited. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Mudfish \Mud"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The European loach.	   (b) The bowfin ({Amia calva}).	   (c) The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African	       species ({Protopterus annectens}). See {Lipedosiren}.	   (d) The mud minnow, a fish of the genus {Umbra} or family	       {Umbridae}.	   (e) any fish which lives in muddy waters, such as the	       {mummichog}, a killifish.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mudhole \Mud"hole`\, n.	   1. A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Boilers) A hole near the bottom, through which the	      sediment is withdrawn.	      [1913 Webster]
Mudir \Mu"dir\, n.	   Same as {Moodir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mudsill \Mud"sill`\, n.	   1. The lowest sill of a structure, usually embedded in the	      soil; the lowest timber of a house; also, that sill or	      timber of a bridge which is laid at the bottom of the	      water. See {Sill}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A person of the lowest stratum of society; -- a term	      of opprobrium or contempt. [Southern U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mudsucker \Mud"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A woodcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Mudwall \Mud"wall`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European bee-eater. See {Bee-eater}. [Written also	   {modwall}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mudwort \Mud"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores ({Limosella	   aquatica}).	   [1913 Webster]
Mue \Mue\ (m[=u]), v. i.	   To mew; to molt. [Obs.] --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
muesli \mues"li\ (m[=u]s"l[-e] or m[=u]z"l[-e]) n.	   A mixture of untoasted dry cereals, nuts, and fruits, eaten	   mostly as a breakfast cereal; -- of Swiss origin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
muezzin \mu*ez"zin\ (m[-u]*[e^]z"z[i^]n), n. [Ar.]	   A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer; the Moslem official	   of a mosque who summons the faithful to prayer from a minaret	   five times a day. [Written also {mouezzin}, {mueddin},	   {muazzin}, {mu'adhdhin}, and {muwazzin}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Muff \Muff\ (m[u^]f), n. [Cf. LG. muff, D. mof, G., Dan., & Sw.	   muff, F. moufle mitten, LL. muffula, MHG. mouwe sleeve, D.	   mouw, and E. muffle, v.]	   1. A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by	      women to shield the hands from cold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A short hollow cylinder surrounding an object, as	      a pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Glass Manuf.) A blown cylinder of glass which is	      afterward flattened out to make a sheet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. maffle to	      slammer.] A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited person.	      [Colloq.] "A muff of a curate." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [See 4.] (Baseball) A failure to hold a ball when once in	      the hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) The whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Muff \Muff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Muffing}.]	   To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball,	   in catching it.	   [1913 Webster]
Muffetee \Muf`fe*tee"\, n.	   A small muff worn over the wrist. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Muffin \Muf"fin\, n. [From {Muff}.]	   A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and	   tea.	   [1913 Webster]
Muffineer \Muf`fin*eer"\, n.	   A dish for keeping muffins hot.	   [1913 Webster]
Muffish \Muff"ish\, a. [See {Muff}, 4 & 5.]	   Stupid; awkward. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muffle \Muf"fle\ (m[u^]f"f'l), n.	   The bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp.	   of ruminants.	   [1913 Webster]	Muffle \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 that conceals or protects; to	      wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising folds;	      hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to	      inclose; -- often with up. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The face lies muffled up within the garment.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            He muffled with a cloud his mournful eyes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Muffled up in darkness and superstition.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by wraps bound	      about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wrap or fit with something that dulls or deadens the	      sound of; as, to muffle the strings of a drum, or that	      part of an oar which rests in the rowlock; to muffle the	      exhaust of a motor vehicle.	      [1913 Webster]	Muffle \Muf"fle\, v. i. [Cf. F. maffle, mumble, D. moffelen.]	   To speak indistinctly, or without clear articulation.	   [1913 Webster]	Muffle \Muf"fle\, n. [F. moufle, prop., a mitten, from the	   resemblance in shape. See {Muffle}, v. t., {Muff}.]	   1. Anything with which another thing, as an oar or drum, is	      muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) An earthenware compartment or oven, often shaped	      like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to protect objects	      heated from the direct action of the fire, as in	      scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ceramics) A small oven for baking and fixing the colors	      of painted or printed pottery, without exposing the	      pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pulley block containing several sheaves. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
muffled \muffled\ adj.	   1. same as {muted}; as, muffled drums; the muffled noises of	      the street.	   Syn: dull, muted, softened.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Wrapped up especially for protection or secrecy; as,	      children muffled almost to the eyebrows.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Muffler \Muf"fler\, n.	   1. Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting	      the head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fortune is painted blind, with a muffler above her	            eyes.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A cushion for terminating or softening a note made	      by a stringed instrument with a keyboard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when stuffed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who muffles.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) Any of various devices to deaden the noise of	      escaping gases or vapors, as a tube filled with	      obstructions, through which the exhaust gases of an	      internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, are	      passed (called also {silencer}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Muflon \Muf"lon\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mouflon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mufti \Muf"ti\, n.; pl. {Muftis}. [Ar. mufti.]	   1. An official expounder of Mohammedan law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the chief legal advisers to the Sultan of the	      Ottoman Empire.	      [PJC]
mufti \muf"ti\, n.	   Ordinary civilian dress when worn by persons who serve in a	   uniformed service, such as the military or police. It	   originally was used in reference to British naval or military	   officers, and originated with the British service in India.	   [Colloq. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mug \Mug\ (m[u^]g), n. [Cf. Ir. mugam a mug, mucog a cup.]	   1. A kind of ceramic or metal drinking cup, with a handle, --	      usually cylindrical and without a lip.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The face or mouth; as, I don't want to see your ugly mug	      again; -- often used contemptuously. [Slang] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
mug \mug\ (m[u^]g), v. t.	   To take property from (a person) in a public place by	   threatening or committing violence on the person who is	   robbed; to rob, especially to rob by use of a weapon such as	   a knife or gun.	   Note: To rob a person or a business indoors is not usually	         referred to as to mug, but to {stick up} or {hold up}.	   Syn: rob, stick up	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
mugful \mugful\ n.	   the quantity that can be held in a mug.	   Syn: mug.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muggard \Mug"gard\, a. [Cf. G. mucker a sulky person, muckish	   sullen, peevish, mucken to mutter, grumble.]	   Sullen; displeased. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Muggar	   Mugger
Mugger \Mug"ger\, n. Also Muggar \Mug"gar\, Muggur \Mug"gur\	   [Hind. magar, fr. Skr. makara sea monster.]	   The common crocodile ({Crocodilus palustris}) of India, the	   East Indies, etc. It becomes twelve feet or more long.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mugger \mugger\ n.	   A thief who takes property by threatening (or performing)	   violence on the person who is robbed; a person who commits a	   mugging; one who mugs. See {mug}, v. t.	   Syn: robber	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Mugget \Mug"get\, n.	   The small entrails of a calf or a hog.	   [1913 Webster]
Mugginess \Mug"gi*ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being muggy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mugging \Mug"ging\, n. [p. pr. & vb. n. from {mug}, v.]	   A robbery; a taking of property by threatening (or	   performing) violence on the person who is robbed. See {mug},	   v.	   Syn: robbery, holdup, stickup	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]
Muggins \Mug"gins\, n. [Etym. unknown.]	   1. A game of dominoes in which the object is to make the sum	      of the two ends of the line some multiple of five.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A game at cards which depends upon building in suits or	      matching exposed cards, the object being to get rid of	      one's cards.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Muggins \Mug"gins\, v. t.	   In certain games, to score against, or take an advantage over	   (an opponent), as for an error, announcing the act by saying	   "muggins."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Muggish \Mug"gish\, a.	   See {Muggy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muggletonian \Mug`gle*to"ni*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of an extinct sect, named after Ludovic Muggleton, an	   English journeyman tailor, who (about 1657) claimed to be	   inspired. --Eadie.	   [1913 Webster]
Muggy \Mug"gy\ (m[u^]g"g[y^]), a. [Compar. {Muggier}	   (m[u^]g"g[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Muggiest}.] [Cf. Icel. mugga	   mist, mugginess. Cf. 4th {Mold}.]	   1. Moist; damp; moldy; as, muggy straw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Warm, damp, and windless; uncomfortably hot and humid;	      sultry; as, muggy air, weather.	      [1913 Webster]
Mughouse \Mug"house`\ (m[u^]g"hous`), n.	   An alehouse; a pothouse. --Tickel.	   [1913 Webster]
Mugiency \Mu"gi*en*cy\, n.	   A bellowing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mugient \Mu"gi*ent\, a. [L. mugiens, p. pr. of mugire to	   bellow.]	   Lowing; bellowing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Mugil \Mu"gil\, prop. n. [L., a sort of fish.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes including the gray mullets. See {Mullet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mugilidae \Mugilidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fish including the gray mullets.	   Syn: family {Mugilidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mugiloidea \Mugiloidea\ prop. n.	   A suborder of fishes distinguished by abdominal pelvic fins,	   including the families {Mugilidae}; {Atherinidae}; and	   {Sphyraenidae}.	   Syn: suborder Mugiloidea.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mugiloid \Mu"gi*loid\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus {Mugil}, or family	   {Mugilidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mugweed \Mug"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A slender European weed ({Galium Cruciata}); -- called also	   {crossweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mugwort \Mug"wort`\, n. [AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. {Midge}.] (Bot.)	   A somewhat aromatic composite weed ({Artemisia vulgaris}), at	   one time used medicinally; -- called also {motherwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
mugwump \mug"wump`\, n. [Cf. Algonquin mugquomp a chief.]	   1. A bolter from the Republican party in the national	      election of 1884; an Independent. [Political Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is undecided about an issue, especially a	      political one; a person who takes a neutral stance on an	      issue; a fence-sitter.	      [PJC] Mugwumpery
Mugwumpery \Mug"wump`er*y\, Mugwumpism \Mug"wump*ism\, n.	   The acts and views of the mugwumps. [Political Cant, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster] Muhammadan
Muhammadan \Mu*ham"mad*an\, Muhammedan \Mu*ham"med*an\, a. & n.	   Mohammedan.	   [1913 Webster]
Muhammadanism \Mu*ham"mad*an*ism\, n.	   Mohammedanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Muharram \Muharram\ n.	   the first month of the Islamic calendar.	   [WordNet 1.5]
muishond \muishond\ n.	   A southern African weasel.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mujik \mujik\ n.	   A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).	   Syn: muzhik, moujik, muzjik.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mulada \Mu*la"da\, n.	   A moor. [Scot.] --Lockhart.	   [1913 Webster]	Mulada \Mu*la"da\, n. [Sp. Amer., fr. Sp. mulo, mula, a mule.]	   A drove of mules. [Southwest. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mulatto \Mu*lat"to\, n.; pl. {Mulattoes}. [Sp. & Pg. mulato,	   masc., mulata, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. mulo mule, L.	   mulus. See {Mule}.]	   The offspring of a negress by a white man, or of a white	   woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish yellow complexion.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulattress \Mu*lat"tress\, n.	   A female mulatto. --G. W. Gable.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulberry \Mul"ber*ry\, n.; pl. {Mulberries}. [OE. moolbery,	   murberie, AS. murberie, where the first part is fr. L. morum	   mulberry; cf. Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Murrey}, {Sycamore}.]	   1. (Bot.) The berry or fruit of any tree of the genus	      {Morus}; also, the tree itself. See {Morus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dark pure color, like the hue of a black mulberry.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mulberry mass}. (Biol.) See {Morula}.	   {Paper mulberry}, a tree ({Broussonetia papyrifera}), related	      to the true mulberry, used in Polynesia for making tapa	      cloth by macerating and pounding the inner bark, and in	      China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It is seen	      as a shade tree in America.	      [1913 Webster]
Mulberry-faced \Mul"ber*ry-faced`\ (-f[=a]st`), a.	   Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with	   mulberry stains.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulch \Mulch\, n. [Cf. mull dirt, also Prov. G. mulsch, molsch,	   rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.]	   Half-rotten straw, or any similar light, porous, organic	   substance strewn on the ground, as over the roots of plants,	   to protect from heat, drought, etc., and to hinder weed	   growth and preserve moisture.	   [1913 Webster]	Mulch \Mulch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mulching}.]	   To cover or dress with mulch.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulct \Mulct\, n. [L. mulcta, multa.]	   1. A fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blemish or defect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.	        [1913 Webster]	Mulct \Mulct\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulcted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mulcting}.] [L. mulctare, multare.]	   1. To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine	      or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to fine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of punishment or	      discipline. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster] Mulctary
Mulctary \Mulc"ta*ry\, Mulctuary \Mulc"tu*a*ry\, a.	   Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a	   fine.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fines, or some known mulctuary punishments. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Mule \Mule\ (m[=u]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of	   mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[=u]l, fr. L.	   mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.]	   1. (Zool.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated	      between an ass and a mare. Sometimes the term is applied	      to the offspring of a horse and a she-ass, but that hybrid	      is more properly termed a {hinny}. See {Hinny}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy,	         and proverbial for stubbornness.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the	      pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust	      of another; -- called also {hybrid}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A very stubborn person.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool,	      etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; --	      called also {jenny} and {mule-jenny}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A slipper that has no fitting around the heel.	   Syn: mules, scuff, scuffs.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Mule armadillo} (Zool.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia	      hybrida), native of Buenos Ayres; -- called also {mulita}.	      See Illust. under {Armadillo}.	   {Mule deer} (Zool.), a large deer ({Cervus macrotis} syn.	      {Cariacus macrotis}) of the Western United States. The	      name refers to its long ears.	   {Mule pulley} (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt	      which transmits motion between shafts that are not	      parallel.	   {Mule twist}, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in	      distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame.	      [1913 Webster]
Mule-jenny \Mule"-jen`ny\, n.	   See {Mule}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Mule killer \Mule killer\	   Any of several arthropods erroneously supposed to kill live	   stock, in the southern United States, by stinging or by being	   swallowed; as:	   (a) A whip scorpion. [Florida]	   (b) A walking-stick insect. [Texas]	   (c) A mantis.	   (d) A wheel bug.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Muleteer \Mu`le*teer"\, n. [F. muletier, fr. mulet a mule, dim.	   fr. L. mulus.]	   One who drives mules.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulewort \Mule"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A fern of the genus {Hemionitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muley \Mu"ley\, n. (Sawmills)	   A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a	   gate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Muley axle} (Railroad), a car axle without collars at the	      outer ends of the journals. --Forney.	      [1913 Webster]	Muley \Mul"ey\, n.	   See {Mulley}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muliebrity \Mu`li*eb"ri*ty\ (m[=u]`l[i^]*[e^]b"r[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   [L. muliebritas, fr. muliebris belonging to a woman, fr.	   mulier a woman.]	   1. The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly	      powers; womanhood; -- correlate of {virility}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Effeminancy; softness.	      [1913 Webster]
Mulier \Mu"li*er\, n. [L., a woman.]	   1. A woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Lawful issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an	          elder brother born of the same parents before their	          marriage; a lawful son.	      (b) (Civ. Law) A woman; a wife; a mother. --Blount.	          --Cowell.	          [1913 Webster]
Mulierly \Mu"li*er*ly\, adv.	   In the manner or condition of a mulier; in wedlock;	   legitimately. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mulierose \Mu"li*er*ose`\, a. [L. mulierosus.]	   Fond of woman. [R.] --Charles Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulierosity \Mu`li*er*os"i*ty\, n. [L. mulierositas.]	   A fondness for women. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulierty \Mu"li*er*ty\, n. (Law)	   Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful	   wedlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulish \Mul"ish\ (m[=u]l"[i^]sh), a.	   Like a mule; sullen; stubborn. -- {Mul"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Mul"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mull \Mull\ (m[u^]l), n. [Perh. contr. fr. mossul. See	   {Muslin}.]	   A thin, soft kind of muslin.	   [1913 Webster]	Mull \Mull\, n. [Icel. m[=u]li a snout, muzzle, projecting crag;	   or cf. Ir. & Gael. meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or	   eminence, W. moel. Cf. {Mouth}.]	   1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn.	      [1913 Webster]	Mull \Mull\, n. [Prob. akin to mold. [root]108. See {Mold}.]	   Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	Mull \Mull\, v. t. [OE. mullen. See 2d {Muller}.]	   To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mull \Mull\, v. i.	   To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually	   with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq.	   U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mull \Mull\, n.	   An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or	   the peelings and refuse of the larger.	   [1913 Webster]	Mull \Mull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulled} (m[u^]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mulling}.] [From mulled, for mold, taken as a p. p.;	   OE. mold-ale funeral ale or banquet. See {Mold} soil.]	   1. To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull	      wine.	      [1913 Webster]	            New cider, mulled with ginger warm.   --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Mulla
Mulla \Mul"la\, Mullah \Mul"lah\, n.	   Same as {Mollah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mullagatawny \Mul`la*ga*taw"ny\, n. [Tamil milagu-tann[imac]r	   pepper water.]	   An East Indian curry soup.	   [1913 Webster]
Mullah \Mul"lah\, n.	   See {Mollah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mullar \Mul"lar\, n.	   A die, cut in intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief,	   as upon metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Mullein \Mul"lein\, n. [OE. moleyn, AS. molegn.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Verbascum}. They are tall herbs	   having coarse leaves, and large flowers in dense spikes. The	   common species, with densely woolly leaves, is {Verbascum	   Thapsus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Moth mullein}. See under {Moth}.	   {Mullein foxglove}, an American herb ({Seymeria macrophylla})	      with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a	      spreading border.	   {Petty mullein}, the cowslip. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Mullen \Mul"len\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Mullein}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muller \Mull"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, mulls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	Muller \Mull"er\, n. [OE. mullen to pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel.	   mylja; prob. akin to E. mold soil. See {Mold} soil, and cf.	   {Mull} dirt.]	   A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at	   the bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a	   slab of similar material.	   [1913 Webster] Mullerian
Mullerian \M["u]l*le"ri*an\, prop. a. (Anat., Med.)	   Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes M["u]ller; as,	   Mullerian duct; Muellerian tumor; M["u]llerian capsule.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   {M["u]llerian ducts} (Anat.), a pair of embryonic ducts which	      give rise to the genital passages in the female, but	      disappear in the male.	   {M["u]llerian fibers} (Anat.), the sustentacular or	      connective-tissue fibers which form the framework of the	      retina.	      [1913 Webster]
Mullet \Mul"let\, n. [OE. molet, mulet, F. mulet, fr. L.	   mullus.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; --	      called also {gray mullets}. They are found on the coasts	      of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among	      the most valuable species are {Mugil capito} of Europe,	      and {Mugil cephalus} which occurs both on the European and	      American coasts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of the genus {Mullus}, or family	      {Mullidae}; called also {red mullet}, and {surmullet},	      esp. the plain surmullet ({Mullus barbatus}), and the	      striped surmullet ({Mullus surmulletus}) of Southern	      Europe. The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is	      noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See {Surmullet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {French mullet}. See {Ladyfish}	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	Mullet \Mul"let\, n. [F. molette.] (Her.)	   A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a	   difference it indicates the third son.	   [1913 Webster]	Mullet \Mul"let\, n. [Cf. F. molet a sort of pinchers.]	   Small pinchers for curling the hair. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Mulley
Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, n. [CF. Gael. maolag a	   hornless cow, maol bald, hornless, blunt.]	   1. A mulley or polled animal. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cow. [Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's word.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave milking and dry up old mulley, thy cow.	                                                  --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster] Mulley	Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, a.	   Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of	   animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as,	   mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley) cow. [U. S.] [Written	   also {muley}.]	   [1913 Webster] mulligan
mulligan \mulligan\, mulligan stew \mulligan stew\n.	   1. A stew made typically of meat, vegetables, and any	      conveniently available ingredients; also, an Irish version	      of burgoo.	   Syn: Irish burgoo.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Golf) In informal and friendly games of golf, a	      permission to take another stroke without counting the	      previous stroke against the score, when a stroke was	      poorly played; a free stroke; as, to take a mulligan.	      [PJC]
Mulligatawny \Mul`li*ga*taw"ny\, n.	   See {Mullagatawny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulligrubs \Mul"li*grubs\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. mull to squeeze,	   pull about, mulling numb or dull.]	   1. A griping of the intestines; colic. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose dog lies sick of the mulligrubs? --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, sullenness; the sulks. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Mullingong \Mul"lin*gong\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}. [Written also {mollingong}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mullion \Mul"lion\, n. [A corruption of munnion, F. moignon	   stump of an amputated limb, stump, OF. moing mutilated; cf.	   Armor. mo[~n], mou[~n], mank, monk, and also L. mancus	   maimed.] (Arch.)	   (a) A slender bar or pier which forms the division between	       the lights of windows, screens, etc.	   (b) An upright member of a framing. See {Stile}.	       [1913 Webster]	Mullion \Mul"lion\, v. t.	   To furnish with mullions; to divide by mullions.	   [1913 Webster]
Mullock \Mul"lock\, n. [From {Mull} dirt: cf. Scot. mulloch,	   mulock, crumb. [root]108.]	   Rubbish; refuse; dirt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All this mullok [was] in a sieve ythrowe. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulloid \Mul"loid\ (m[u^]l"loid), a. [NL. Mullus, generic name	   (fr. L. mullus surmullet) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus {Mullus}, which includes the	   surmullet, or red mullet.	   [1913 Webster]
mull over \mull over\, v. t.	   To think about; to consider; to ruminate about; as, mull it	   over and decide in the morning. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mulmul \Mul"mul\, n.	   A fine, soft muslin; mull.	   [1913 Webster]
Mulse \Mulse\ (m[u^]ls), n. [L. mulsum (sc. vinum), fr. mulsus	   mixed with honey, honey-sweet, p. p. of mulcere to sweeten,	   soften.]	   Wine boiled and mingled with honey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mult- \Mult-\	   See {Multi-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Multangular \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Multanimous \Mul*tan"i*mous\, a. [Mult- + L. animus mind.]	   Many-minded; many-sided.	   [1913 Webster]	         The multanimous nature of the poet.      --J. R.	                                                  Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Multarticulate \Mul`tar*tic"u*late\, a. [Mult- + articulate.]	   Having many articulations or joints.	   [1913 Webster]
Multeity \Mul*te"i*ty\, n. [L. multus much, many.]	   Multiplicity. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster] Multi
Multi- \Mul"ti-\, Mult- \Mult-\ [L. multus much.]	   A prefix signifying much or many; several; more than one; as,	   multiaxial, multocular.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiaxial \Mul`ti*ax"i*al\, a. [Multi- + axial.] (Biol.)	   Having more than one axis; developing in more than a single	   line or plain; -- opposed to {monoaxial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicapsular \Mul`ti*cap"su*lar\, a. [Multi- + capsular: cf. F.	   multicapsulaire.] (Bot.)	   Having many, or several, capsules.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicarinate \Mul`ti*car"i*nate\, a. [Multi- + carinate.]	   (Zool.)	   Many-keeled.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicavous \Mul`ti*ca"vous\, a. [L. multicavus; multus much,	   many + cavum, cavus, a cavity, hole, fr. cavus hollow.]	   Having many cavities.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicellular \Mul`ti*cel"lu*lar\, a.	   Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicentral \Mul`ti*cen"tral\, a. [Multi- + central.]	   Having many, or several, centers; as, a multicentral cell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Multicentral development} (Biol.), growth, or development,	      from several centers. According as the insubordination to	      a single center is more or less pronounced, the resultant	      organism will be more or less irregular in form and may	      even become discontinuous.	      [1913 Webster]
Multicipital \Mul`ti*cip"i*tal\, a. [Multi- + L. caput head.]	   (Bot.)	   Having many heads or many stems from one crown or root.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicolor \Mul"ti*col`or\, a. [See {Multi-}, and {Color}.]	   Having many, or several, colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicostate \Mul`ti*cos"tate\, a. [Multi- + costate.]	   Having numerous ribs, or costae, as the leaf of a plant, or	   as certain shells and corals.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicuspid \Mul`ti*cus"pid\, a. [See Multi-, and Cuspid.]	   Multicuspidate; -- said of teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Multicuspidate \Mul`ti*cus"pi*date\, a. [Multi- + cuspidate.]	   Having many cusps or points.	   [1913 Webster]
Multidentate \Mul`ti*den"tate\, a. [Multi- + dentate.]	   Having many teeth, or toothlike processes.	   [1913 Webster]
Multidigitate \Mul`ti*dig"i*tate\, a. [Multi- + digitate.]	   Having many fingers, or fingerlike processes.	   [1913 Webster]
Multifaced \Mul"ti*faced`\, a. [Multi- + face.]	   Having many faces.	   [1913 Webster]
Multifarious \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. multifarius; multus	   much, many. Cf. {Bifarious}.]	   1. Having multiplicity; having great diversity or variety; of	      various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing	      parts; manifold.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a multifarious artifice in the structure of	            the meanest animal.                   --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having parts, as leaves, arranged in many vertical	      rows.	      [1913 Webster]
Multifariously \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   With great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes	   and relations.	   [1913 Webster]
Multifariousness \Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   1. Multiplied diversity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The fault of improperly uniting in one bill distinct	      and independent matters, and thereby confounding them.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Multiferous \Mul*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. multifer; multus much, many	   + ferre to bear.]	   Bearing or producing much or many. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Multifid \Mul"ti*fid\, a. [L. multifidus; multus much, many +	   findere to split: cf. F. multifide.] (Bot.)	   Having many segments; cleft into several parts by linear	   sinuses; as, a multifid leaf or corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiflorous \Mul`ti*flo"rous\, a. [L. multiflorus; multus much,	   many + flos, floris, flower: cf. F. multiflore.] (Bot.)	   Having many flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiflue \Mul"ti*flue\ (m[u^]l"t[i^]*fl[=u]), a. [Multi- +	   flue.]	   Having many flues; as, a multiflue boiler. See {Boiler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Multifoil \Mul"ti*foil\ (m[u^]l"t[i^]*foil), n. [Multi- + foil.]	   (Arch.)	   An ornamental foliation consisting of more than five	   divisions or foils. [R.] See {Foil}.	   [1913 Webster]	Multifoil \Mul"ti*foil\, a.	   Having more than five divisions or foils.	   [1913 Webster]
Multifold \Mul"ti*fold\ (m[u^]l"t[i^]*f[=o]ld), a. [Multi- +	   fold.]	   Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiform \Mul"ti*form\ (m[u^]l"t[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L.	   multiformis; multus much, many + forma shape: cf. F.	   multiforme.]	   Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.	   [1913 Webster]	         A plastic and multiform unit.            --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiformity \Mul`ti*form"i*ty\, n. [L. multiformitas.]	   The quality of being multiform; diversity of forms; variety	   of appearances in the same thing. --Purchas.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiformous \Mul`ti*form"ous\, a.	   Multiform. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Multigenerous \Mul`ti*gen"er*ous\, a. [L. multigenerus; multus +	   genus, generis, kind.]	   Having many kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Multigranulate \Mul`ti*gran"u*late\, a. [Multi- + granulate.]	   Having, or consisting of, many grains.	   [1913 Webster]
Multigraph \Mul"ti*graph\, n. [Multi- + -graph.]	   A combined rotary type-setting and printing machine for	   office use. The type is transferred semi-automatically by	   means of keys from a type-supply drum to a printing drum. The	   printing may be done by means of an inked ribbon to print	   "typewritten" letters, or directly from inked type or a	   stereotype plate, as in a printing press.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Multijugate \Mul*tij"u*gate\, a.	   Having many pairs of leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Multijugous \Mul*tij"u*gous\, a. [L. multijugus; multus + jugum	   yoke.]	   1. Consisting of many parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Multijugate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Multilateral \Mul`ti*lat"er*al\, a. [Multi- + lateral.]	   Having many sides; many-sided.	   [1913 Webster]
Multilineal \Mul`ti*lin"e*al\, a. [Multi- + lineal.]	   Having many lines. --Steevens.	   [1913 Webster]
Multilobar \Mul`ti*lo"bar\, a. [Multi- + lobar.]	   Consisting of, or having, many lobes.	   [1913 Webster]
Multilocular \Mul`ti*loc"u*lar\, a. [Multi- + locular: cf. F.	   multiloculaire.]	   Having many or several cells or compartments; as, a	   multilocular shell or capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiloquence \Mul*til"o*quence\, n.	   Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words;	   talkativeness.	   [1913 Webster] Multiloquent
Multiloquent \Mul*til"o*quent\, Multiloquous \Mul*til"o*quous\,	   a. [L. multiloquus; multus much, many + loqui to speak.]	   Speaking much; very talkative; loquacious.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiloquy \Mul*til"o*quy\, n. [L. multiloquium.]	   Excess of words or talk. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Multinodate \Mul`ti*no"date\, a. [Multi- + nodate.]	   Having many knots or nodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Multinodous \Mul`ti*no"dous\, a. [L. multinodus.]	   Same as {Multinodate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Multinomial \Mul`ti*no"mi*al\, n. & a. [Multi- + -nomial, as in	   binomial. See {Binomial}.] (Alg.)	   Same as {Polynomial}.	   [1913 Webster] Multinominal
Multinominal \Mul`ti*nom"i*nal\, Multinominous
\Mul`ti*nom"i*nous\, a. [L. multinominis; multus many + nomen	   nominis name.]	   Having many names or terms.	   [1913 Webster]
multinominal \mul`ti*nom"i*nal\ n. (Math.)	   Polynomial. [R.]	   [PJC]
Multinuclear \Mul`ti*nu"cle*ar\, a. [Multi- + nuclear.] (Biol.)	   Containing many nuclei; as, multinuclear cells.	   [1913 Webster] Multinucleate
Multinucleate \Mul`ti*nu"cle*ate\, Multinucleated
\Mul`ti*nu"cle*a`ted\, a. (Biol.)	   Multinuclear.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiparous \Mul*tip"a*rous\, a. [Multi- + L. parere to produce:	   cf. F. multipare.]	   Producing many, or more than one, at a birth.	   [1913 Webster]
Multipartite \Mul*tip"ar*tite\, a. [L. multipartitus multus	   much, many partitus divided, p. p.: cf. F. multipartite. See	   {Partite}.]	   Divided into many parts; having several parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiped \Mul"ti*ped\, n. [L. multipes, multipeda; multus much,	   many + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. multip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   An insect having many feet, as a myriapod.	   [1913 Webster]	Multiped \Mul"ti*ped\, a.	   Having many feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiphase \Mul"ti*phase\, a. [Multi- + phase.]	   Having many phases; specif. (Elec.), pertaining to, or	   designating, a generator producing, or any system conveying	   or utilizing, two or more waves of pressure, or electromotive	   force, not in phase with each other; polyphase.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, a.	   Having several or many planes or plane surfaces; as, a	   multiplane kite.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Multiplane \Mul"ti*plane\, n. [Multi- + plane.] (Aeronautics)	   An airplane with three or more superposed main wings, such as	   a {triplane}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, a. [Cf. F. multiple, and E. quadruple,	   and multiply.]	   Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of	   more than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several,	   or many, parts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Law of multiple proportion} (Chem.), the generalization that	      when the same elements unite in more than one proportion,	      forming two or more different compounds, the higher	      proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple	      multiples of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are	      connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and	      oxygen unite in the proportions {FeO}, {Fe2O3}, {Fe3O4},	      in which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are	      simple multiplies of 1. Called also the {Law of Dalton} or	      {Dalton's Law}, from its discoverer.	   {Multiple algebra}, a branch of advanced mathematics that	      treats of operations upon units compounded of two or more	      unlike units.	   {Multiple conjugation} (Biol.), a coalescence of many cells	      (as where an indefinite number of amoeboid cells flow	      together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper	      and even fertilization may have been evolved.	   {Multiple fruits}. (Bot.) See {Collective fruit}, under	      {Collective}.	   {Multiple star} (Astron.), several stars in close proximity,	      which appear to form a single system.	      [1913 Webster]	Multiple \Mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.)	   A quantity containing another quantity an integral number of	   times without a remainder.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A	   {common multiple} of two or more numbers contains each of	      them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a common	      multiple of 3 and 4. The	   {least common multiple} is the smallest number that will do	      this; thus, 12 is the least common multiple of 3 and 4	      (abbreviated LCM).	      [1913 Webster]
Multiplex \Mul"ti*plex\, a. [L. multiplex, -plicis. See	   {Multiply}.]	   Manifold; multiple.	   [1913 Webster]
Multipliable \Mul"ti*pli`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. multipliable.]	   Capable of being multiplied. -- {Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplicable \Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble\, a. [L. multiplicabilis.]	   Capable of being multiplied; multipliable.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplicand \Mul"ti*pli*cand`\, n. [L. multiplicandus to be	   multiplied: cf. F. multiplicande.] (Math.)	   The number which is to be multiplied by another number called	   the multiplier. See Note under {Multiplication}.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplicate \Mul"ti*pli*cate\, a. [L. multiplicatus, p. p. of	   multiplicare. See {Multiply}.]	   Consisting of many, or of more than one; multiple; multifold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Multiplicate flower} (Bot.), a flower that is double, or has	      an unusual number of petals in consequence of the abnormal	      multiplication of the parts of the floral whorls.	      [1913 Webster]
Multiplication \Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. multiplicatio: cf.	   F. multiplication. See {Multiply}.]	   1. The act or process of multiplying, or of increasing in	      number; the state of being multiplied; as, the	      multiplication of the human species by natural generation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The increase and multiplication of the world.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The process of repeating, or adding to itself, any	      given number or quantity a certain number of times;	      commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer	      computation the result of such repeated additions; also,	      the rule by which the operation is performed; -- the	      reverse of division.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word multiplication is sometimes used in	         mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to	         denote any distributive operation expressed by one	         symbol upon any quantity or any thing expressed by	         another symbol. Corresponding extensions of meaning are	         given to the words multiply, multiplier, multiplicand,	         and product. Thus, since [phi](x + y) = [phi]x + [phi]y	         (see under {Distributive}), where [phi](x + y), [phi]x,	         and [phi]y indicate the results of any distributive	         operation represented by the symbol [phi] upon x + y,	         x, and y, severally, then because of many very useful	         analogies [phi](x + y) is called the product of [phi]	         and x + y, and the operation indicated by [phi] is	         called multiplication. Cf. {Facient}, n., 2.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) An increase above the normal number of parts,	      especially of petals; augmentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The art of increasing gold or silver by magic, --	      attributed formerly to the alchemists. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Multiplication table}, a table giving the product of a set	      of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, a	      table giving the products of the first ten or twelve	      numbers multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10	      or 12. Called also a {times table}, used by students in	      elementary school prior to memorization of the table.	      [1913 Webster]
Multiplicative \Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. multiplicatif.]	   Tending to multiply; having the power to multiply, or incease	   numbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplicatively \Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly\, adv.	   So as to multiply.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplicator \Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F.	   multiplicateur. Cf. {Multiplier}.]	   The number by which another number is multiplied; a	   multiplier.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplicious \Mul`ti*pli"cious\, a. [See {Multiplex}.]	   Manifold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplicity \Mul`ti*plic"ity\, n. [Cf. F. multiplicit['e].]	   The quality of being multiple, manifold, or various; a state	   of being many; a multitude; as, a multiplicity of thoughts or	   objects. "A multiplicity of goods." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiplier \Mul"ti*pli`er\, n. [Cf. F. multiplier. Cf.	   {Multiplicator}.]	   1. One who, or that which, multiplies or increases number.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The number by which another number (the	      multiplicand) is multiplied. See the Note under	      {Multiplication}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) An instrument for multiplying or increasing by	      repetition or accumulation the intensity of a force or	      action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used to	      render such a force or action appreciable or measurable	      when feeble. See {Thermomultiplier}.	      [1913 Webster]
Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Multiplied}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Multiplying}.] [F. multiplier, L. multiplicare, fr.	   multiplex manifold. See {Multitude}, {Complex}.]	   1. To increase in number; to make more numerous; to add	      quantity to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impunity will multiply motives to disobedience.	                                                  --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) To add (any given number or quantity) to itself a	      certain number of times; to find the product of by	      multiplication; thus 7 multiplied by 8 produces the number	      56; to multiply two numbers. See the Note under	      {Multiplication}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by the arts of	      alchemy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Multiplying gear} (Mach.), gear for increasing speed.	   {Multiplying lens}. (Opt.) See under {Lens}.	      [1913 Webster]	Multiply \Mul"ti*ply\, v. i.	   1. To become greater in number; to become numerous.	      [1913 Webster]	            When men began to multiply on the face of the earth,	            and daughters were born unto them.    --Gen. vi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase in extent and influence; to spread.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word of God grew and multiplied.  --Acts xii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts of	      alchemy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Multipolar \Mul`ti*po"lar\, a. [Multi- + polar.]	   1. Having many poles; in Anat., designating specif. a nerve	      cell which has several dendrites.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Elec.) Having, or pertaining to, many poles, as a field	      magnet or armature of a dynamo, or a dynamo having such a	      field magnet or (sometimes) armature.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Multipotent \Mul*tip"o*tent\, a. [L. multipotens; multus much +	   potens powerful. See {Potent}.]	   Having manifold power, or power to do many things. "Jove	   multipotent." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Multipresence \Mul`ti*pres"ence\, n.	   The state or power of being multipresent.	   [1913 Webster]	         The multipresence of Christ's body.      --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Multipresent \Mul`ti*pres"ent\, a. [Multi- + present, a.]	   Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more	   places at once.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiradiate \Mul`ti*ra"di*ate\, a. [Multi- + radiate.]	   Having many rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiramified \Mul`ti*ram"i*fied\, a. [Multi- + p. p. of	   ramify.]	   Divided into many branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiramose \Mul`ti*ra*mose"\, a. [Multi- + ramose.]	   Having many branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiscious \Mul*tis"cious\, a. [L. multiscius; multus much +	   scius knowing, fr. scire to know.]	   Having much or varied knowledge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Multisect \Mul"ti*sect\, a. [Multi- + L. sectus, p. p. of secare	   to cut.] (Zool.)	   Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or	   myriapod.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiseptate \Mul`ti*sep"tate\, a. [Multi- + septate.] (Bot.)	   Divided into many chambers by partitions, as the pith of the	   pokeweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Multiserial \Mul`ti*se"ri*al\, a. [Multi- + serial.] (Bot.)	   Arranged in many rows, or series, as the scales of a pine	   cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.	   [1913 Webster]
Multisiliquous \Mul`ti*sil"i*quous\, a. [Multi- + siliquious.]	   (Bot.)	   Having many pods or seed vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Multisonous \Mul*tis"o*nous\, a. [L. multisonus; multus much,	   many + sonus sound.]	   Having many sounds, or sounding much.	   [1913 Webster]
Multispiral \Mul`ti*spi"ral\, a. [Multi- + spiral.] (Zool.)	   Having numerous spiral coils round a center or nucleus; --	   said of the opercula of certain shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Multistriate \Mul`ti*stri"ate\, a. [Multi- + striate.]	   Having many streaks.	   [1913 Webster]
Multisulcate \Mul`ti*sul"cate\, a. [Multi- + sulcate.]	   Having many furrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Multisyllable \Mul"ti*syl`la*ble\, n. [Multi- + syllable.]	   A word of many syllables; a polysyllable. [R.] --	   {Mul`ti*syl*lab"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Multititular \Mul`ti*tit"u*lar\, a. [Multi- + titular.]	   Having many titles.	   [1913 Webster]
Multitubular \Mul`ti*tu"bu*lar\, a. [Multi- + tubular.]	   Having many tubes; as, a multitubular boiler.	   [1913 Webster]
Multitude \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	      collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.	      [1913 Webster]	            But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with	            compassion on them.                   --Matt. ix.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great number of persons or things, regarded	      collectively; as, the book will be read by a multitude of	      people; the multitude of stars; a multitude of cares.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a fault in a multitude of preachers, that they	            utterly neglect method in their harangues. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            A multitude of flowers	            As countless as the stars on high.    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being many; numerousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            They came as grasshoppers for multitude. --Judg. vi.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The multitude}, the populace; the mass of men.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty; swarm;	        populace; vulgar. See {Throng}.	        [1913 Webster]
Multitudinary \Mul`ti*tu"di*na*ry\, a.	   Multitudinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Multitudinous \Mul`ti*tu"di*nous\, a.	   1. Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or	      condition; as, multitudinous waves. "The multitudinous	      seas." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A renewed jingling of multitudinous chains. --G.	                                                  Kennan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a multitude. "The multitudinous	      tongue." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ly}, adv. --	      {Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster] Multivagant
Multivagant \Mul*tiv"a*gant\, Multivagous \Mul*tiv"a*gous\, a.	   [L. multivagus; multus much + vagus wandering; cf. vagans, p.	   pr. of vagari. See {Vagary}.]	   Wandering much. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Multivalence \Mul*tiv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.)	   Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or	   radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Multivalent \Mul*tiv"a*lent\, a. [Multi- + L. valens, p. pr. See	   {Valence}.]	   1. (Chem.)	      (a) Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.	      (b) Having more than one degree of valence, as sulphur.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Immunology) Having multiple antigen-binding sites; -- of	      antibody molecules.	      [PJC]	   3. (Immunology) Containing several types of antibody, to	      protect against more than one disease; polyvalent; -- of	      vaccines.	      [PJC]
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, n. [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zool.)	   Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two	   pieces.	   [1913 Webster] Multivalve	Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, Multivalvular \Mul`ti*val"vu*lar\, a.	   [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.]	   1. Having many valves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said	      of certain shells, as the chitons.	      [1913 Webster]
Multiversant \Mul*tiv"er*sant\, a. [Multi- + L. versans, p. pr.	   See {Versant}.]	   Turning into many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.	   [1913 Webster]
Multivious \Mul*tiv"i*ous\, a. & adv. [L. multivius; multus many	   + via way.]	   Having many ways or roads; by many ways. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Multivocal \Mul*tiv"o*cal\, a. [Multi- + vocal.]	   Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning;	   equivocal. "An ambiguous multivocal word." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster] -- n. A multivocal word. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Multocular \Mul*toc"u*lar\, a. [Multi- + L. oculus eye.]	   Having many eyes, or more than two.	   [1913 Webster]
Multum \Mul"tum\, n.	   An extract of quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers	   in order to economize malt and hops. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hard multum}, a preparation made from {Cocculus Indicus},	      etc., used to impart an intoxicating quality to beer.	      [1913 Webster]
Multungulate \Mul*tun"gu*late\, a. [Multi- + ungulate.]	   Having many hoofs.	   [1913 Webster]
Multure \Mul"ture\, n. [OF. multure, moulture, F. mouture, fr.	   L. molitura a grinding, molere to grind. See {Mill} the	   machine.]	   1. (Scots Law) The toll for grinding grain. --Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grist or grinding; the grain ground.	      [1913 Webster]
Mum \Mum\, a. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Mumble}.]	   Silent; not speaking; as, to keep mum. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The citizens are mum, and speak not a word. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {mum's the word} keep this a secret; don't tell anybody.	      [PJC]	Mum \Mum\, interj.	   Be silent! Hush!	   [1913 Webster]	         Mum, then, and no more.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mum \Mum\, n.	   Silence. [R.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Mum \Mum\, n. [G. mummere, fr. Christian Mumme, who first brewed	   it in 1492.]	   A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of mum. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Mumble \Mum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mumbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mumbling}.] [OE. momelen; cf. D. mompelen, mommelen, G.	   mummelen, Sw. mumla, Dan. mumle. Cf. {Mum}, a., {Mumm},	   {Mump}, v.]	   1. To speak with the lips partly closed, so as to render the	      sounds inarticulate and imperfect; to utter words in a	      grumbling indistinct manner, indicating discontent or	      displeasure; to mutter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peace, you mumbling fool.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wrinkled hag, with age grown double,	            Picking dry sticks, and mumbling to herself.	                                                  --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chew something gently with closed lips.	      [1913 Webster]	Mumble \Mum"ble\ (m[u^]m"b'l), v. t.	   1. To utter with a low, inarticulate voice. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chew or bite gently, as one without teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gums unarmed, to mumble meat in vain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suppress, or utter imperfectly.	      [1913 Webster] Mumbledy peg
Mumbledy peg \Mum"ble*dy peg`\, Mumblety peg \Mum"ble*ty peg`\,	   n.	   A game played with a pocketknife, the object of which is to	   throw the knife in any of a vairety of ways (such as over the	   back), or from various positions, and have it stick in the	   ground or another surface. Also called {mumble-the-peg} and	   {mumble peg}.	   [PJC]
Mumblenews \Mum"ble*news`\, n.	   A talebearer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mumbler \Mum"bler\, n.	   One who mumbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Mumbling \Mum"bling\, a.	   Low; indistinct; inarticulate. -- {Mum"bling*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Mumbo Jumbo \Mum"bo Jum"bo\, n. [Perh. fr. the native name of an	   African god.]	   1. Among the Mandingos of the western Sudan, a bugbear by	      means of which the women are terrified and disciplined by	      societies of the men, one of whom assumes a masquerade for	      the purpose; hence, loosely, any Negro idol, fetish, or	      bugaboo.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The miserable Mumbo Jumbo they paraded. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An object of superstitious homage and fear. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incomprehensible or senseless language, usually intended	      to avoid answering plainly, confuse a listener, or obscure	      an issue.	      [PJC]	   4. Language so arcane or obscure as to be unintelligible to	      the listener.	      [PJC]
Mum-chance \Mum"-chance`\, n.	   1. A game of hazard played with cards in silence. [Obs. or	      Prov. Eng.] --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A silent, stupid person. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Mum-chance \Mum"-chance`\, a.	   Silent and idle. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Boys can't sit mum-chance always.        --J. H. Ewing.	   [1913 Webster] mu-meson
mu-meson \mu-meson\, mu meson \mu meson\n. (Physics)	   an elementary particle with a negative charge and a half-life	   of 2 microseconds; the muon. It is a lepton, not a true	   meson, and decays to an electron and neutrino and	   antineutrino.	   Syn: muon, negative muon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mumm \Mumm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mumming}.] [D. mimmen to mask, mom a mask; akin to G. mumme	   disguise; prob. of imitative origin, and akin to E. mum,	   mumble, in allusion to the indistinctness of speech	   occasioned by talking from behind a mask. Cf. {Mumble},	   {Mummery}.]	   To sport or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.	   [1913 Webster]	         With mumming and with masking all around. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Mummer \Mumm"er\, n. [Cf. OF. mommeur. See {Mumm}, and cf.	   {Momier}.]	   One who mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a	   buffon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jugglers and dancers, antics, mummers.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mummery \Mum"mer*y\, n.; pl. {Mummeries}. [F. momerie, of Dutch	   or German origin. See {Mumm}.]	   1. Masking; frolic in disguise; buffoonery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mummery of foreign strollers.     --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade or	      ceremonies. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Mummichog \Mum"mi*chog\, n. [Amer. Indian name.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont	   fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and of allied genera; the	   killifishes; -- called also {minnow}. [Written also	   {mummychog}, {mummachog}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mummification \Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Mummify}.]	   The act of making a mummy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mummified \Mum"mi*fied\, a.	   Converted into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the	   appearance of a mummy; withered.	   [1913 Webster]
Mummiform \Mum"mi*form\, a. [Mummy + -form.]	   Having some resemblance to a mummy; -- in Zoology, said of	   the pupae of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Mummify \Mum"mi*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mummified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mummifying}.] [Mummy + -fy: cf. F. momifier.]	   To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.	   --Hall (1646).	   [1913 Webster]
mummify \mum"mi*fy\ v. i.	   To turn into a mummy-like corpse; to dry up with unusually	   little decomposition; -- said of dead animals; as, A	   mummified body was found in the attic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mummy \Mum"my\ (m[u^]m"m[y^]), n.; pl. {Mummies}	   (m[u^]m"m[i^]z). [F. momie; cf. Sp. & Pg. momia, It. mummia;	   all fr. Per. m[=u]miy[=a], fr. m[=u]m wax.]	   1. A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the	      ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means,	      in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dried flesh of a mummy. [Obs.] --Sir. J. Hill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when	      heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal	      properties. [Obs.] --Shak. --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A brown color obtained from bitumen. See {Mummy brown}	      (below).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gardening) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. One whose affections and energies are withered.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mummy brown}, a brown color, nearly intermediate in tint	      between burnt umber and raw umber. A pigment of this color	      is prepared from bitumen, etc., obtained from Egyptian	      tombs.	   {Mummy wheat} (Bot.), wheat found in the ancient mummy cases	      of Egypt. No botanist now believes that genuine mummy	      wheat has been made to germinate in modern times.	   {To beat to a mummy}, to beat to a senseless mass; to beat	      soundly.	      [1913 Webster]	Mummy \Mum"my\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mummied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mummying}.]	   To embalm; to mummify.	   [1913 Webster]
Mummychog \Mum"my*chog\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mummichog}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mump \Mump\, v. i. [Akin to mumble; cf. D. mompen to cheat;	   perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, D. mompelen to mumble.	   See {Mumble}, {Mum}, and cf. {Mumps}.]	   1. To move the lips with the mouth closed; to mumble, as in	      sulkiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            He mumps, and lovers, and hangs the lip. --Taylor,	                                                  1630.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to chatter	      unintelligibly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.	      [1913 Webster]	            And then when mumping with a sore leg, . . . canting	            and whining.                          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be sullen or sulky. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Mump \Mump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mumping}.]	   1. To utter imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old men who mump their passion.       --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work over with the mouth; to mumble; as, to mump food.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose upon.	      [1913 Webster]
Mumper \Mump"er\, n.	   A beggar; a begging impostor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn mumper.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Mumpish \Mump"ish\, a.	   Sullen, sulky. -- {Mump"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Mump"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mumps \Mumps\, n. [Prov. E. mump to be sulky. Cf. {Mump},	   {Mumble}, and {Mum}.]	   1. pl. Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks. --Skinner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Prob. so called from the patient's appearance.] (Med.) A	      specific infectious febrile disorder characterized by a	      nonsuppurative inflammation of the parotid glands, and	      sometimes causing inflammation of the testes or ovaries;	      also called {epidemic parotitis} or {infectious	      parotitis}. It is caused by infection with a	      paramyxovirus.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mun \Mun\, n. [See {Mouth}.]	   The mouth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns,	         Butter them and sugar them and put them in your muns.	                                                  --Old Rhyme.	                                                  --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to	   eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[^a]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}).	   See {Mumble}.]	   To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews	   provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.	   [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I could munch your good dry oats.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Munchausenism \Mun*chau"sen*ism\, n. [So called in allusion to	   Baron Munchausen's extravagant tales of travel.]	   An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous	   exploit or adventure.	   [1913 Webster]
Muncher \Munch"er\, n.	   One who munches.	   [1913 Webster]
Mund \Mund\, n.	   See {Mun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mundane \Mun"dane\, a. [L. mundanus, fr. mundus the world, an	   implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. mundus, a.,	   clean, neat, Skr. ma[.n][dsdot] to adorn, dress,	   ma[.n][dsdot]a adornment. Cf. {Monde}, {Mound} in heraldry.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the world; worldly, as contrasted with	      {heavenly}; earthly; terrestrial; as, the mundane sphere;	      mundane concerns. -- {Mun"dane*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            The defilement of mundane passions.   --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Commonplace; ordinary; banal.	      [PJC]
Mundanity \Mun*dan"i*ty\, n.	   Worldliness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mundation \Mun*da"tion\, n. [L. mundatio, fr. mundare to make	   clean.]	   The act of cleansing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mundatory \Mun"da*to*ry\, a. [L. mundatorius.]	   Cleansing; having power to cleanse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mundic \Mun"dic\, n.	   Iron pyrites, or arsenical pyrites; -- so called by the	   Cornish miners.	   [1913 Webster]
Mundificant \Mun*dif"i*cant\, a. [L. mundificans, p. pr. of	   mundificare to make clean, fr. mundus clean + -ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   Serving to cleanse and heal. -- n. A mundificant ointment or	   plaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Mundification \Mun`di*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or operation of cleansing.	   [1913 Webster]
Mundificative \Mun*dif"i*ca*tive\, a.	   Cleansing. -- n. A detergent medicine or preparation.	   [1913 Webster]
Mundify \Mun"di*fy\, v. t. [Cf. F. mondifier, L. mundificare.	   See {Mundificant}.]	   To cleanse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mundil \Mun"dil\, n.	   A turban ornamented with an imitation of gold or silver	   embroidery.	   [1913 Webster]
Mundivagant \Mun*div"a*gant\, a. [L. mundus the world + vagans	   wandering, p. pr. of vagari. See {Vagary}.]	   Wandering over the world. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mundungus \Mun*dun"gus\, n. [Cf. Sp. mondongo paunch, tripe,	   black pudding.]	   A stinking tobacco.	   [1913 Webster]
Munerary \Mu"ner*a*ry\, a. [L. munerarius, from munus a gift.]	   Having the nature of a gift. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Munerate \Mu"ner*ate\, v. t. [L. muneratus, p. p. of munerare to	   give, bestow, fr. munus a gift.]	   To remunerate.	   [1913 Webster]
Muneration \Mu`ner*a"tion\, n. [L. muneratio.]	   Remuneration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mung \Mung\ (m[u^]ng), n. [Hind. m[=u]ng.] (Bot.)	   Green gram, a kind of legume (pulse) ({Vigna radiata} syn.	   {Phaseolus aureus}, syn. {Phaseolus Mungo}), grown for food	   in British India; called also {gram}, {mung bean}, {Chinese	   mung bean}, and {green-seeded mung bean}. It is an erect,	   bushy annual producing edible green or yellow seeds, and	   edible pods and young sprouts. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]	Mung bean \Mung" bean`\ (m[u^]ng" b[=e]n`), n.	   The {mung} ({Vigna radiata}).	   [PJC]	   2. The bean produced by the {mung}.	      [PJC]
Munga \Mun"ga\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bonnet monkey}, under {Bonnet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mungcorn \Mung"corn`\, n.	   Same as {Mangcorn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mungo \Mun"go\, n.	   A material of short fiber and inferior quality obtained by	   deviling woolen rags or the remnants of woolen goods, specif.	   those of felted, milled, or hard-spun woolen cloth, as	   distinguished from {shoddy}, or the deviled product of	   loose-textured woolen goods or worsted, -- a distinction	   often disregarded.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Mungo properly signifies the disintegrated rags of	         woolen cloth, as distinguished from those of worsted,	         which form {shoddy}. The distinction is very commonly	         disregarded. --Beck (Draper's Dict.).	         [1913 Webster] Mungoose
Mungoose \Mun"goose\, Mungoos \Mun"goos\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mongoose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mungrel \Mun"grel\, n. & a.	   See {Mongrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Municipal \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	   town, fr. municeps an inhabitant of a free town, a free	   citizen; munia official duties, functions + capere to take:	   cf. F. municipal. Cf. {Immunity}, and {Capacoius}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the	      right of administering local government; as, municipal	      rights; municipal officers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Municipal law is properly defined to be a rule of	            civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a	            state.                                --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Municipalism \Mu*nic"i*pal*ism\, n.	   Municipal condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Municipality \Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Municipalities}. [Cf.	   F. municipalit['e].]	   A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town	   or village.	   [1913 Webster]
Municipalize \Mu*nic"i*pal*ize\, v. t. [Municipal + -ize.]	   To bring under municipal oversight or control; as, a	   municipalized industry.	         London people are now determined to centralize and to	         municipalize such services.              --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Municipally \Mu*nic"i*pal*ly\, adv.	   In a municipal relation or condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Munific \Mu*nif"ic\, a. [See {Munificent}.]	   Munificent; liberal. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Munificate \Mu*nif"i*cate\, v. t. [L. munificatus, p. p. of	   munificare to present with a thing, fr. munificus. See	   {Munificent}.]	   To enrich. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Munificence \Mu*nif"i*cence\, n. [Cf. L. munire to fortify.]	   Means of defense; fortification. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Munificence \Mu*nif"i*cence\, n. [L. munificentia: cf. F.	   munificence.]	   The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or	   bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty;	   lavish generosity.	   Syn: Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity;	        bounty; bounteousness. See {Benevolence}.	        [1913 Webster]	              The virtues of liberality and munificence.	                                                  --Addison.	        [1913 Webster]
Munificent \Mu*nif"i*cent\, a. [L. munificus; munus service,	   gift + -ficare (in comp.) to make. Cf. {Immunity}, {-fy}.]	   Very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a munificent	   benefactor. -- {Mu*nif"i*cent*ly}, adv.	   Syn: Bounteous; bountiful; liberal; generous.	        [1913 Webster]
Munify \Mu"ni*fy\, v. t. & i. [See {Munificate}.]	   To prepare for defense; to fortify. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muniment \Mu"ni*ment\, n. [L. munimentum, fr. munire to fortify.	   See {Munition}.]	   1. The act of supporting or defending. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which supports or defends; stronghold; place or means	      of defense; munition; assistance. "Other muniments and	      petty helps." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A record; the evidences or writings whereby a man is	      enabled to defend the title to his estate; title deeds and	      papers. --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Muniment room} or {Muniment house}, that room in a	      cathedral, castle, or other public building, which is used	      for keeping the records, charters, seals, deeds, and the	      like. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]
Munite \Mu*nite"\, v. t. [L. munitus, p. p. of munire to wall,	   fortify.]	   To fortify; to strengthen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Munition \Mu*ni"tion\, n. [F., munition of war, L. munitio a	   fortifying, fortification, fr. munire to fortify, defend with	   a wall; cf. moenia walls, murus (for moirus) a wall, and Skr.	   mi to fix, make firm. Cf. {Ammunition}.]	   1. Fortification; stronghold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His place of defense shall be the munitions of	            rocks.                                --Is. xxxiii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever materials are used in war for defense or for	      annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and	      provisions; military stores of all kinds.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly	            be called the sinews of war.          --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Munity \Mu"ni*ty\, n. [See {Immunity}.]	   Freedom; security; immunity. [Obs.] --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster] munj
munj \munj\, munja \munja\n.	   A tough Asiatic grass ({Saccharum bengalense} syn. {Saccharum	   munja}) whose culms are used for ropes and baskets.	   Syn: munj, {Saccharum bengalense}, {Saccharum munja}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Munjeet \Mun*jeet"\, n. [Hind. maj[imac][.t]h a drug used for	   dyeing red.]	   See {Indian madder}, under {Madder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Munjistin \Mun"jis*tin\, n. (Chem.)	   An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found	   in the root of an East Indian species of madder ({Rubia	   munjista}).	   [1913 Webster]
Munnion \Mun"nion\, n.	   See {Mullion}.	   [1913 Webster] Muntin
Muntin \Mun"tin\, Munting \Mun"ting\, n. [CF. {Montant}.]	   (Arch.)	   Same as {Mullion}; -- especially used in joiner's work.	   [1913 Webster]
Muntjac \Munt"jac\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the genus	   {Cervulus}, esp. {Cervulus muntjac}, which occurs both in	   India and on the East Indian Islands. [Written also	   {muntjak}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muntz metal \Muntz" met`al\	   See under {Metal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muraena \Mu*rae"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large eels of the family {Muraenidae}. They differ	   from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having	   the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry ({Muraena	   Helenae}) of Southern Europe was the muraena of the Romans.	   It is highly valued as a food fish.	   [1913 Webster] Muraenoid
Muraenoid \Mu*rae"noid\, Murenoid \Mu*re"noid\, a. [NL. Muraena,	   the generic name + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus {Muraena}, or family	   {Muraenidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Murage \Mu"rage\, n. [F., fr. murer to wall, fr. mur wall, L.	   murus. See {Mure} a wall.]	   A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a	   fortified town.	   [1913 Webster]
Mural \Mu"ral\, a. [F., fr. L. muralis, fr. murus wall. See	   {Mure} a wall.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, a wall;	      growing on, or against, a wall; as, a mural quadrant.	      "Mural breach." --Milton. "Mural fruit." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as, a mural	      precipice.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mural circle} (Astron.), a graduated circle, in the plane of	      the meridian, attached permanently to a perpendicular	      wall; -- used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See	      {Circle}, n., 3.	   {Mural crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a golden crown, or circle of	      gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on	      him who first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and	      there lodged a standard.	      [1913 Webster]
Murder \Mur"der\ (m[^u]r"d[~e]r), n. [OE. morder, morther, AS.	   mor[eth]or, fr. mor[eth] murder; akin to D. moord, OS.	   mor[eth], G., Dan., & Sw. mord, Icel. mor[eth], Goth.	   ma['u]r[thorn]r, OSlav. mr[=e]ti to die, Lith. mirti, W. marw	   dead, L. mors, mortis, death, mori, moriri, to die, Gr.	   broto`s (for mroto`s) mortal, 'a`mbrotos immortal, Skr. m[.r]	   to die, m[.r]ta death. [root]105. Cf. {Amaranth}, {Ambrosia},	   {Mortal}.]	   The offense of killing a human being with malice prepense or	   aforethought, express or implied; intentional and unlawful	   homicide. "Mordre will out." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The killing of their children had, in the account of	         God, the guilt of murder, as the offering them to idols	         had the guilt of idolatry.               --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Slaughter grows murder when it goes too far. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Murder in the second degree, in most jurisdictions, is	         a malicious homicide committed without a specific	         intention to take life. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]	Murder \Mur"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Murdered}	   (m[^u]r"d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Murdering}.] [OE.	   mortheren, murtheren, AS. myr[eth]rian; akin to OHG.	   murdiren, Goth. ma['u]r[thorn]rjan. See {Murder}, n.]	   1. To kill with premediated malice; to kill (a human being)	      willfully, deliberately, and unlawfully. See {Murder}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy; to put an end to.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Canst thou] murder thy breath in middle of a word?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice or	      cruelty; to mangle; as, to murder the king's English.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To kill; assassinate; slay. See {Kill}.	        [1913 Webster]
murdered \murdered\ adj.	   killed unlawfully; as, the murdered woman.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Murderer \Mur"der*er\ (m[^u]r"d[~e]r*[~e]r), n.	   1. One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his	      reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated	      malice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a ship's decks	      of boarders; -- called also {murdering piece}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Murderess \Mur"der*ess\, n.	   A woman who commits murder.	   [1913 Webster]
Murderment \Mur"der*ment\, n.	   Murder. [Obs.] --Farfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Murderous \Mur"der*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing,	   murder or bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder;	   bloody; sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine;	   murderous intent; a murderous assault. "Murderous coward."	   --Shak. -- {Mur"der*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell;	        savage; cruel.	        [1913 Webster]
Murdress \Mur"dress\, n.	   A battlement in ancient fortifications with interstices for	   firing through.	   [1913 Webster]
Mure \Mure\, n. [L. murus; or F. mur, fr. L. murus. Cf.	   {Munition}.]	   A wall. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mure \Mure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mured}.] [F. murer, L. murare.	   See {Mure}, n.]	   To inclose in walls; to wall; to immure; to shut up.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The five kings are mured in a cave.      --John. x.	                                                  (Heading).	   [1913 Webster]
Murenger \Mu"ren*ger\, n.	   One who had charge of the wall of a town, or its repairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Murex \Mu"rex\, prop. n.; pl. {Murices}. [L., the purple fish.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, and frequently	   spinose, shells, which are often highly colored inside; the	   rock shells. They abound in tropical seas.	   [1913 Webster]
Murexan \Mu*rex"an\, n. [From {Murexide}.] (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide,	   alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish,	   crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; -- called	   also {uramil}, {dialuramide}, and formerly {purpuric acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Murexide \Mu*rex"ide\, n. [L. murex the purple fish, purple.]	   (Chem.)	   A crystalline nitrogenous substance ({C8H8N6O6},	   5-5'-nitrilodibarbituric acid monoammonium salt) having a	   splendid dichroism, being green by reflected light and	   garnet-red by transmitted light. It was formerly used in	   dyeing calico, and was obtained in a large quantities from	   guano. It is now synthesized from alloxan. Formerly called	   also {ammonium purpurate}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Murexoin \Mu*rex"o*["i]n\, n. (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet	   crystalline substance, and regarded as related to murexide.	   [1913 Webster]
Muriate \Mu"ri*ate\, n. [See {Muriatic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride; as, muriate	   of ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term, as also the word muriatic, was formerly	         applied to the chlorides before their true composition	         was understood, and while they were erroneously	         supposed to be compounds of an acid with an oxide.	         Muriate and muriatic are still occasionally used as	         commercial terms, but are obsolete in scientific	         language.	         [1913 Webster]
Muriated \Mu"ri*a`ted\, a.	   1. Put in brine. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Combined or impregnated with muriatic or	      hydrochloric acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Photog.) Prepared with chloride of silver through the	      agency of common salt.	      [1913 Webster]
Muriatic \Mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria	   brine: cf. F. muriatique.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from	   chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Muriatic acid}, hydrochloric acid, {HCl}; -- formerly called	      also {marine acid}, and {spirit of salt}. See	      {hydrochloric}, and the Note under {Muriate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Muriatiferous \Mu`ri*a*tif"er*ous\, a. [Muriatic + -ferous.]	   (Old Chem.)	   Producing muriatic substances or salt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Muricate
Muricate \Mu"ri*cate\, Muricated \Mu"ri*ca`ted\, a. [L.	   muricatus, fr. murex a pointed rock or stone.]	   Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or of pickles;	   covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points or	   excrescences.	   [1913 Webster]
Muricoid \Mu"ri*coid\, a. [Murex + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the genus Murex, or family	   {Muricidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muriculate \Mu*ric"u*late\, a.	   Minutely muricate.	   [1913 Webster]
Muride \Mu"ride\, n. [L. muria brine.] (Old Chem.)	   Bromine; -- formerly so called from its being obtained from	   sea water.	   [1913 Webster]
Muriform \Mu"ri*form\, a. [L. murus a wall + -form.] (Bot.)	   Resembling courses of bricks or stones in squareness and	   regular arrangement; as, a muriform variety of cellular	   tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Murine \Mu"rine\, a. [L. murinus, from mus, muris, mouse: cf. F.	   murin.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to a family of rodents ({Muridae}), of which the	   mouse is the type.	   [1913 Webster]	Murine \Mu"rine\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Muringer \Mu"rin*ger\, n.	   See {Murenger}. --Jacob.	   [1913 Webster]
Murk \Murk\, a. [See {Murky}.]	   Dark; murky.	   [1913 Webster]	         He can not see through the mantle murk.  --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]	Murk \Murk\, n.	   Darkness; mirk. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Murk \Murk\, n.	   The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed;	   marc.	   [1913 Webster]
Murkily \Murk"i*ly\, adv.	   Darkly; gloomily.	   [1913 Webster]
Murkiness \Murk"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being murky.	   [1913 Webster]
Murky \Murk"y\, a. [Compar. {Murkier}; superl. {Murkiest}.] [OE.	   mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. &	   Sw. m["o]rk.]	   1. Dark; gloomy. "The murkiest den." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A murky deep lowering o'er our heads. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscured by haze or mist; clouded; turbid; as, poor	      visibility in the murky water.	      [PJC]
Murlins \Mur"lins\, n. (Bot.)	   A seaweed. See {Baddrelocks}.	   [1913 Webster]
Murmur \Mur"mur\, n. [F. murmure: cf. L. murmur. CF. {Murmur},	   v. i.]	   1. A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of	      running water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low,	      muttering voice. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some discontents there are, some idle murmurs.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Murmured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Murmuring}.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr.	   murmur murmur; cf. Gr. ? to roar and boil, said of water,	   Skr. marmara a rustling sound; prob. of imitative origin.]	   1. To make a low continued noise, like the hum of bees, a	      stream of water, distant waves, or the wind in a forest.	      [1913 Webster]	            They murmured as doth a swarm of bees. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice; to	      feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to grumble;	      -- often with at or against. "His disciples murmured at	      it." --John vi. 61.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all the children of Israel murmured against	            Moses and against Aaron.              --Num. xiv. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither murmur ye, as some of them also murmured.	                                                  --1 Cor. x.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	Murmur \Mur"mur\, v. t.	   To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds;	   as, to murmur tales. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The people murmured such things concerning him. --John	                                                  vii. 32.	   [1913 Webster]
Murmuration \Mur`mur*a"tion\, n. [L. murmuratio.]	   The act of murmuring; a murmur. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Murmurer \Mur"mur*er\, n.	   One who murmurs.	   [1913 Webster]
Murmuring \Mur"mur*ing\, a. & n.	   Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. --	   {Mur"mur*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Murmurous \Mur"mur*ous\, a. [Cf. L. murmuriosus, OF. murmuros.]	   Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint;	   murmuring. [Archaic or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The lime, a summer home of murmurous wings. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Murnival \Mur"ni*val\, n. [Perh. fr. F. mornifle a game at	   cards.]	   In the game of gleek, four cards of the same value, as four	   aces or four kings; hence, four of anything. [Obs.] [Written	   also {mournival}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Murphy \Mur"phy\, n.	   A potato. [Humorous] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Murr \Murr\, n. [Prob. abbrev. from murrain.]	   A catarrh. [Obs.] --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Murrain \Mur"rain\, n. [OE. moreine, OF. morine, fr. OF. morir,	   murir, 8die, L. mori, moriri.] (Far.)	   An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A murrain on you}, may you be afflicted with a pestilent	      disease. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Murrain \Mur"rain\, a.	   Having, or afflicted with, murrain.	   [1913 Webster]
Murrayin \Mur"ray*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant ({Murraya	   exotica}) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous	   slightly bitter substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Murre \Murre\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus {Uria},	   or {Catarractes}; a guillemot.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on	         the bare rocks.	         [1913 Webster]
Murrelet \Murre"let\, n. [Murre + -let.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of sea birds of the genera	   {Synthliboramphus} and {Brachyramphus}, inhabiting the North	   Pacific. They are closely related to the murres.	   [1913 Webster]
Murrey \Mur"rey\, n. [OF. mor['e]e a dark red color, mor	   blackish brown, fr. L. morum mulberry, blackberry, or fr.	   Maurus a Moor. Cf. {Mulberry}, {Moor}, {Morelle}.]	   A dark red color. -- a. Of a dark red color. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Murrhine \Mur"rhine\, a. [L. murrhinus, fr. murrha: cf. F.	   murrhin.]	   Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; --	   applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy	   used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine	   vases, cups, vessels.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Murrhine glass}, glassware made in imitation of murrhine	      vases and cups.	      [1913 Webster]
Murrion \Mur"ri*on\, a. [See {Murrain}.]	   Infected with or killed by murrain. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Murrion \Mur"ri*on\, n.	   A morion. See {Morion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Murry \Mur"ry\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Muraena}.	   [1913 Webster]
Murth \Murth\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Plenty; abundance. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Murther \Mur"ther\, n. & v.	   Murder, n. & v. [Obs. or Prov.] "The treason of the	   murthering." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Murtherer \Mur"ther*er\, n.	   A murderer. [Obs. or Prov.]	   [1913 Webster]
Murza \Mur"za\, n.	   One of the hereditary nobility among the Tatars, esp. one of	   the second class.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word must not be confounded with the Persian	         Mirza, though perhaps of the same origin.	         [1913 Webster]
Mus \Mus\, prop. n.; pl. {Mures}. [L., a mouse.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and rat.	   [1913 Webster]
Musa \Mu"sa\, prop. n.; pl. {Musae}. [NL., fr. Ar. mauz, mauza,	   banana.] (Bot.)	   A genus of perennial, herbaceous, endogenous plants of great	   size, including the banana ({Musa sapientum}), the plantain	   ({Musa paradisiaca} of Linnaeus, but probably not a distinct	   species), the Abyssinian ({Musa Ensete}), the Philippine	   Island ({Musa textilis}, which yields Manila hemp), and about	   eighteen other species. See Illust. of {Banana} and	   {Plantain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musaceae \Musaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of treelike tropical Asian herbs including	   the banana tree.	   Syn: family {Musaceae}, banana family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Musaceous \Mu*sa"ceous\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the genus {Musa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musal \Mus"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Muses, or to Poetry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Musales \Musales\ prop. n.	   An order of tropical plants.	   Syn: order {Musales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Musang \Mu*sang"\, n. (Zool.)	   A small animal of Java ({Paradoxirus fasciatus}), allied to	   the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large	   quantities of ripe coffee berries, thus serving to	   disseminate the coffee plant; hence it is called also {coffee	   rat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musar \Mu"sar\, n.	   An itinerant player on the musette, an instrument formerly	   common in Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Musard \Mu"sard\, n. [F., fr. muser to loiter, trifle. See	   {Muse}, v. i.]	   A dreamer; an absent-minded person. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Musca \Mus"ca\, prop. n.; pl. {Muscae}. [L., a fly.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of dipterous insects, including the common	      house fly, and numerous allied species.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included	         under the genus {Musca}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the	      Southern Cross and the Pole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Muscae volitantes}. [L., flying flies.] (Med.) Specks or	      filaments apparently seen moving or gliding about in the	      field of vision. Their appearance is often a symptom of	      disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous system.	      [1913 Webster] Muscadel
Muscadel \Mus"ca*del`\, muscadelle \mus"ca*delle\, n. [It.	   moscadello, moscatello, LL. muscatellum or muscadellum (sc.	   vinum), fr. muscatellus nutmeglike, dim. of muscatus smelling	   like musk, muscatum and muscata (sc. nux) nutmeg: cf. F.	   muscadelle, fr. Italian. See {Musk} and cf. {Moschatel},	   {Muscardin}, {Muscat}, {Nutmeg}.]	   See {Muscatel}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quaffed off the muscadel.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscadet \Muscadet\ n.	   1. A white grape grown esp. in the Loire Valley in France.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A dry white wine from the Loire Valley in France.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Muscadine \Mus"ca*dine\, n. [See {Muscadel}.]	   1. (Bot.) A name given to several very different kinds of	      grapes, but in America used chiefly for the scuppernong,	      or southern fox grape, which is said to be the parent	      stock of the Catawba. See {Grapevine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A fragrant and delicious pear.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) See {Muscardin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Northern muscadine} (Bot.), a derivative of the northern fox	      grape, and scarcely an improvement upon it.	   {Royal muscadine} (Bot.), a European grape of great value.	      Its berries are large, round, and of a pale amber color.	      Called also {golden chasselas}.	      [1913 Webster]
Muscales \Mus*ca"les\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. muscus moss.] (Bot.)	   An old name for mosses in the widest sense, including the	   true mosses and also hepaticae and sphagna.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscallonge \Mus"cal*longe\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Muskellunge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscardin \Mus"car*din\, n. [F., fr. muscadin a musk-scented	   lozenge, fr. muscade nutmeg, fr. L. muscus musk. See	   {Muscadel}.] (Zool.)	   The common European dormouse; -- so named from its odor.	   [Written also {muscadine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muscardine \Mus`car*dine"\, n. [F.]	   A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which	   sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the	   development of a fungus (provisionally called {Botrytis	   bassiana}). Also, the fungus itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscariform \Mus*car"i*form\, a. [L. muscarium fly brush +	   -form.]	   Having the form of a brush.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscarin \Mus*ca"rin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A solid crystalline substance, {C5H13NO2}, found in the	   toadstool ({Agaricus muscarius}), and in putrid fish. It is a	   typical ptomaine, and a violent poison.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscat \Mus"cat\, n. [F. See {Muscadel}.] (Bot.)	   A name given to several varieties of Old World grapes,	   differing in color, size, etc., but all having a somewhat	   musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a large oval grape	   of a pale amber color. [Written also {muskat}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muscatel \Mus"ca*tel`\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat	   grapes or similar grapes; as, muscatel grapes; muscatel wine,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Muscatel \Mus"ca*tel`\, n.	   1. A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine,	      made in Italy, Spain, and France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Finest raisins, dried on the vine; "sun raisins."	      [1913 Webster] [Variously written {moscatel}, {muscadel},	      etc.]	      [1913 Webster]
Muschelkalk \Musch"el*kalk`\, n. [G., from muschel shell + kalk	   limestone.] (Geol.)	   A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one	   of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany.	   See Chart, under {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musci \Mus"ci\, n. pl. [L. muscus moss.] (Bot.)	   An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See	   {Moss}, and {Cryptogamia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscicapidae \Muscicapidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of Old World (true) flycatchers.	   Syn: family {Muscicapidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muscicapine \Mus*cic"a*pine\, a. [L. musca a fly + capere to	   catch.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Muscicapidae}, a family of birds	   that includes the true flycatchers.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscid \Mus"cid\, n.	   Any fly of the genus Musca, or family {Muscidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscidae \Muscidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of two-winged flies esp. the housefly.	   Syn: family {Muscidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Musciform \Mus"ci*form\, a. [Musca + -form.] (Zool.)	   Having the form or structure of flies of the genus {Musca},	   or family {Muscidae}.	   [1913 Webster]	Musciform \Mus"ci*form\, a. [Muscus + -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the appearance or form of a moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscivora-forficata \Muscivora-forficata\ n.	   A gray flycatcher of Southwestern U. S. and Mexico and	   Central America having a long forked tail and white breast	   and salmon and scarlet markings; the scissortailed	   flycatcher.	   Syn: scissortail, scissortailed flycatcher.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muscle \Mus"cle\ (m[u^]s"'l), n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle,	   a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See {Mouse}, and cf.	   sense 3 (below).]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion.	          See Illust. of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendix.	      (b) The contractile tissue of which muscles are largely	          made up.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Muscles are of two kinds, striated and nonstriated. The	         striated muscles, which, in most of the higher animals,	         constitute the principal part of the flesh, exclusive	         of the fat, are mostly under the control of the will,	         or voluntary, and are made up of great numbers of	         elongated fibres bound together into bundles and	         inclosed in a sheath of connective tissue, the	         perimysium. Each fiber is inclosed in a delicate	         membrane (the sarcolemma), is made up of alternate	         segments of lighter and darker material which give it a	         transversely striated appearance, and contains,	         scattered through its substance, protoplasmic nuclei,	         the so-called muscle corpuscles.	         [1913 Webster] The nonstriated muscles are involuntary.	         They constitute a large part of the walls of the	         alimentary canal, blood vessels, uterus, and bladder,	         and are found also in the iris, skin, etc. They are	         made up of greatly elongated cells, usually grouped in	         bundles or sheets.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Muscular strength or development; as, to show one's muscle	      by lifting a heavy weight. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [AS. muscle, L. musculus a muscle, mussel. See above.]	      (Zool.) See {Mussel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An essential part of something; as, budget cuts have gone	      beyond the fat and are cutting into the muscle of the	      government.	      [PJC]	   5. Bodyguards or other persons hired to provide protection or	      commit violence; as, he doesn't go out without his muscle	      along. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {Muscle curve} (Physiol.), contraction curve of a muscle; a	      myogram; the curve inscribed, upon a prepared surface, by	      means of a myograph when acted upon by a contracting	      muscle. The character of the curve represents the extent	      of the contraction.	      [1913 Webster]
muscle \mus"cle\, v. t.	   1. To compel by threat of force; as, they muscled the	      shopkeeper into paying protection money.	      [PJC]	   2. To moved by human force; as, to muscle the piano onto the	      truck.	      [PJC]
musclebuilder \musclebuilder\ n.	   someone who does special exercises to develop the	   musculature; a bodybuilder.	   [WordNet 1.5]
musclebuilding \musclebuilding\ n.	   exercise that builds muscles through tension; bodybuilding.	   Syn: bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muscled \Mus"cled\ (m[u^]s"l'd), a.	   Furnished with muscles; having muscles; as, things well	   muscled.	   [1913 Webster]
muscleman \muscleman\ n.	   a bully employed by a gangster.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Muscle reading \Mus"cle read`ing\	   The art of making discriminations between objects of choice,	   of discovering the whereabouts of hidden objects, etc., by	   inference from the involuntary movements of one whose hand	   the reader holds or with whom he is otherwise in muscular	   contact.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Muscling \Mus"cling\, n. (Fine Arts)	   Exhibition or representation of the muscles. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A good piece, the painters say, must have good	         muscling, as well as coloring and drapery.	                                                  --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscogees \Mus*co"gees\, n. pl.	   See {Muskogees}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscoid \Mus"coid\, a. [Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide.] (Bot.)	   Mosslike; resembling moss.	   [1913 Webster]	Muscoid \Mus"coid\, n. (Bot.)	   A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant,	   with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any	   vascular system.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscoidea \Muscoidea\ prop. n.	   A superfamily of two-winged flies esp. the families:	   {Muscidae}; {Gasterophilidae}; {Calliphoridae}; and	   {Tachinidae}.	   Syn: superfamily {Muscoidea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muscology \Mus*col"o*gy\, n. [Muscus + -logy.]	   Bryology.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscosity \Mus*cos"i*ty\, n. [L. muscosus mossy, fr. muscus	   moss.]	   Mossiness. --Jonhson.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscovado \Mus`co*va"do\, a. [Corrupted fr. Sp. mascabado; cf.	   Pg. mascavado, F. moscouade, n., formerly also mascovade, It.	   mascavato.]	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar,	   obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and	   draining off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains	   impurities which render it dark colored and moist.	   [1913 Webster]	Muscovado \Mus`co*va"do\, n.	   Unrefined or raw sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscovite \Mus"co*vite\, n. [See {Muscovy glass}.]	   1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia;	      hence, a Russian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inhabitant of Moscow.	      [PJC]	   3. (Min.) Common potash mica, essentially {KAl3Si3O10(OH)2}.	      It is used as an electrical insulator. See {Mica}.	      [1913 Webster]
Muscovy duck \Mus"co*vy duck`\ [A corruption of musk duck.]	   (Zool.)	   A duck ({Cairina moschata}), larger than the common duck,	   often raised in poultry yards. Called also {musk duck}. It is	   native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.	   [1913 Webster]	Muscovy glass \Mus"co*vy glass`\ [From Muscovy, the old name of	   Russia: cf. F. verre de Moscovie.]	   Mica; muscovite. See {Mica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscular \Mus"cu*lar\, a. [Cf. F. musculaire. See {Muscle}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles;	      consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as,	      muscular fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great muscular strength, accompanied by much	            awkwardness.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles.	      "The muscular motion." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed	      muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a	      muscular body or arm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Muscular Christian}, one who believes in a part of religious	      duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical state.	      --T. Hughes.	   {Muscular Christianity}.	      (a) The practice and opinion of those Christians who	          believe that it is a part of religious duty to	          maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who	          therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as	          conductive to good health, good morals, and right	          feelings in religious matters. --T. Hughes.	      (b) An active, robust, and cheerful Christian life, as	          opposed to a meditative and gloomy one. --C. Kingsley.	   {Muscular excitability} (Physiol.), that property in virtue	      of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated;	      irritability; contractility.	   {Muscular sense} (Physiol.), muscular sensibility; the sense	      by which we obtain knowledge of the condition of our	      muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of	      the position of the various parts of our bodies and the	      resistance offering by external objects.	      [1913 Webster]
Muscularity \Mus`cu*lar"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being muscular. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscularize \Mus"cu*lar*ize\, v. t.	   To make muscular. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscularly \Mus"cu*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a muscular manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Musculation \Mus`cu*la"tion\, n. (Anat.)	   Musculature.	   [1913 Webster]
Musculature \Mus"cu*la*ture\, n. [Cf. F. musculature.] (Anat.)	   The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts;	   musculation.	   [1913 Webster]
Muscule \Mus"cule\, n. [L. musculus: cf. F. muscule.] (Mil.)	   A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in	   attacking the walls of a fortified town.	   [1913 Webster]
Musculin \Mus"cu*lin\, n. [L. musculus a muscle.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   See {Syntonin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musculocutaneous \Mus`cu*lo*cu*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. musculus + E.	   cutaneous.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the musculocutaneous	   nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Musculophrenic \Mus`cu*lo*phren"ic\, a. [L. musculus muscle + E.	   phrenic.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm; as, the	   musculophrenic artery.	   [1913 Webster]
Musculosity \Mus`cu*los"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being musculous; muscularity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Musculospiral \Mus`cu*lo*spi"ral\, a. [L. musculus muscle + E.	   spiral.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course;	   -- applied esp. to a large nerve of the arm.	   [1913 Webster]
Musculous \Mus"cu*lous\, a. [L. musculosus: cf. F. musculeux.]	   Muscular. [Obs.] --Jonhson.	   [1913 Webster]
Muse \Muse\, n. [From F. musse. See {Muset}.]	   A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through	   which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.	   [1913 Webster]	         Find a hare without a muse.              --Old Prov.	   [1913 Webster]	Muse \Muse\, n. [F. Muse, L. Musa, Gr. ?. Cf. {Mosaic}, n.,	   {Music}.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) One of the nine goddesses, daughters of	      Zeus and Mnemosyne, who presided over song and the	      different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences;	      -- often used in the plural. At one time certain other	      goddesses were considered as muses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring:	            What Muse for Granville can refuse to sing? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The names of the Muses and the arts they presided over	         were: Calliope (Epic poetry), Clio (History), Erato	         (Lyric poetry), Euterpe (music), Melpomene (Tragedy),	         Polymnia or Polyhymnia (religious music), Terpsichore	         (dance), Thalia (comedy), and Urania (astronomy).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular power and practice of poetry; the	      inspirational genius of a poet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A poet; a bard. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Muse \Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand	   with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L.	   morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See {Morsel}, and	   cf. {Amuse}, {Muzzle}, n.]	   1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate.	      "Thereon mused he." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He mused upon some dangerous plot.    --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or	      contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things	      present; to be in a brown study. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}.	        [1913 Webster]	Muse \Muse\, v. t.	   1. To think on; to meditate on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wonder at. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Muse \Muse\, n.	   1. Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing	      scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown	      study. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wonder, or admiration. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Museful \Muse"ful\, a.	   Meditative; thoughtfully silent. "Museful mopings." --Dryden.	   -- {Muse"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Museless \Muse"less\, a.	   Unregardful of the Muses; disregarding the power of poetry;	   unpoetical. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Muser \Mus"er\, n.	   One who muses.	   [1913 Webster]
Muset \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 wild animal passes; a	   muse. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Musette \Mu*sette"\, n. [F., dim. of OF. muse.]	   1. A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet	      tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic	      dance.	      [1913 Webster]
Museum \Mu*se"um\, n. [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place	   of study, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a Muse.]	   A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or	   literary curiosities, or of works of art.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Museum beetle}, {Museum pest}. (Zool.) See {Anthrenus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mush \Mush\, n. [Cf. Gael. mus, muss, pap, porridge, any thick	   preparation of fruit, OHG. muos; akin to AS. & OS. m[=o]s	   food, and prob, to E. meat. See {Meat}.]	   Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding;	   supawn. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mush \Mush\, v. t. [Cf. F. moucheter to cut with small cuts.]	   To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp.	   [1913 Webster]	Mush \Mush\, n. [Perh. short for mush on, a corrupt of E.	   marchons, the cry of the voyageurs and coureurs de bois to	   their dogs.]	   A march on foot, esp. across the snow with dogs; as, he had a	   long mush before him; -- also used attributively. [Colloq.,	   Alaska & Northwestern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Mush \Mush\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mushing}.]	   To travel on foot, esp. across the snow with dogs. -- v. t.	   To cause to travel or journey. [Rare] [Colloq., Alaska &	   Northwestern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mushroom \Mush"room\, n. [OE. muscheron, OF. mouscheron, F.	   mousseron; perhaps fr. mousse moss, of German origin. See	   {Moss}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) An edible fungus ({Agaricus campestris}), having a	          white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish	          expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish	          and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the	          under side radiating gills which are at first	          flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant	          grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity	          of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant	          smell, and is largely used as food. It is also	          cultivated from spawn.	      (b) Any large fungus developing a visible fruiting body	          with a stem and cap, usu. of the basidiomycetes;	          especially one of the genus {Agaricus}; a toadstool.	          Several species are edible; but many are very	          poisonous. The term mushroom is used most often for	          edible varieties, the poisonous ones being termed	          {toadstools} or other names. But this distinction is	          often ignored.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an	      upstart. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Mushroom \Mush"room\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness	      of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mushroom anchor}, an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable	      of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls.	   {Mushroom coral} (Zool.), any coral of the genus {Fungia}.	      See {Fungia}.	   {Mushroom spawn} (Bot.), the mycelium, or primary filamentous	      growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure	      containing this growth, which are used for propagation of	      the mushroom.	   {mushroom cloud}, a cloud of smoke rising and then spreading	      laterally to take on the shape of a mushroom -- caused by	      large fires or explosions, esp. nuclear explosions.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
mushroom \mush"room\, v. i.	   1. to grow or expand rapidly.	      [PJC]	   2. to grow so much and so rapidly as to change qualitatively;	      used with into; as, a minor border skirmish mushroomed	      into a full-blown war.	      [PJC]
Mushroom-headed \Mush"room-head`ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger	   diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.	   [1913 Webster]
Mushy \Mush"y\, a.	   Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and	   effusive; weakly sentimental.	   [1913 Webster]	         She 's not mushy, but her heart is tender. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Music \Mu"sic\, n. [F. musique, fr. L. musica, Gr. ? (sc. ?),	   any art over which the Muses presided, especially music,	   lyric poetry set and sung to music, fr. ? belonging to Muses	   or fine arts, fr. ? Muse.]	   1. The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i.	      e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform	      and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various	      degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which	      treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties,	      dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art	      of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Not all sounds are tones. Sounds may be unmusical and	         yet please the ear. Music deals with tones, and with no	         other sounds. See {Tone}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable	          succession of tones.	      (b) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous	          tones.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The written and printed notation of a musical composition;	      the score.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man that hath no music in himself	            Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,	            Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A more or less musical sound made by many of the	      lower animals. See {Stridulation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Magic music}, a game in which a person is guided in finding	      a hidden article, or in doing a specific art required, by	      music which is made more loud or rapid as he approaches	      success, and slower as he recedes. --Tennyson.	   {Music box}. See {Musical box}, under {Musical}.	   {Music hall}, a place for public musical entertainments.	   {Music loft}, a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room	      or a church.	   {Music of the spheres}, the harmony supposed to be produced	      by the accordant movement of the celestial spheres.	   {Music paper}, paper ruled with the musical staff, for the	      use of composers and copyists.	   {Music pen}, a pen for ruling at one time the five lines of	      the musical staff.	   {Music shell} (Zool.), a handsomely colored marine gastropod	      shell ({Voluta musica}) found in the East Indies; -- so	      called because the color markings often resemble printed	      music. Sometimes applied to other shells similarly marked.	      	   {To face the music}, to meet any disagreeable necessity, such	      as a reprimand for an error or misdeed, without flinching.	      [Colloq. or Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Musical \Mu"sic*al\, a. [Cf. F. musical.]	   Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or	   the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious;	   harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical	   instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Musical box}, or {Music box}, a box or case containing	      apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes	      automatically. The apparatus may be driven by a wind-up	      spring mechanism or by batteries.	   {Musical fish} (Zool.), any fish which utters sounds under	      water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.	   {Musical glasses}, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and	      arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical	      notes. Cf. {Harmonica}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Musical \Mu"sic*al\, n.	   1. Music. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To fetch home May with their musical. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading	      feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A drama in which music and song are prominent features; a	      musical drama or musical play; as, Oklahoma! was a	      breakthrough in the form and popularity of the musical.	      [PJC]
Musicale \Mu`si`cale"\, n. [F. Cf. Soir['e]e musicale.]	   A social musical party. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Musically \Mu"sic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a musical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Musicalness \Mu"sic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being musical.	   [1913 Webster]
Music drama \Mu"sic dra`ma\	   An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by	   set arias, duets, etc., the music being determined throughout	   by dramatic appropriateness; musical drama of this character,	   in general. It involves the use of a kind of melodious	   declamation, the development of leitmotif, great orchestral	   elaboration, and a fusion of poetry, music, action, and scene	   into an organic whole. The term is applied esp. to the later	   works of Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde," "Die Meistersinger,"	   "Rheingold," "Walk["u]re," "Siegfried,"	   "G["o]tterd[aum]mmerung," and "Parsifal."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Music hall \Music hall\	   A place for public musical entertainments; specif. (Eng.),	   esp. a public hall for vaudeville performances, in which	   smoking and drinking are usually allowed in the auditorium.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Musician \Mu*si"cian\, n. [F. musicien.]	   One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled	   singer, or performer on a musical instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Musicomania \Mu`si*co*ma"ni*a\, n. [Music + mania: cf. F.	   musicomanie.] (Med.)	   A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so	   strong as to derange the intellectual faculties. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Musimon \Mus"i*mon\, n. [See {Musmon}.] (Zool.)	   See {Mouflon}.	   [1913 Webster]
musing \musing\ adj.	   Thinking long and intensely.	   Syn: brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, pensive,	        pondering, reflective, ruminative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Musingly \Mus"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a musing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Musit \Mu"sit\, n.	   See {Muset}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr.	   Skr. mushka testicle, orig., a little mouse. See {Mouse}, and	   cd. {Abelmosk}, {Muscadel}, {Muscovy duck}, {Nutmeg}.]	   1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of	      the consistency of honey, obtained from a bag being behind	      the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter	      taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and	      enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant	      antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of	      various other animals, having a similar odor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The musk deer. See {Musk deer} (below).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat	      similar.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.)	      (a) The musk plant ({Mimulus moschatus}).	      (b) A plant of the genus {Erodium} ({Erodium moschatum});	          -- called also {musky heron's-bill}.	      (c) A plant of the genus {Muscari}; grape hyacinth.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Musk beaver} (Zool.), muskrat (1).	   {Musk beetle} (Zool.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia	      moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of	      attar of roses.	   {Musk cat}. See {Bondar}.	   {Musk cattle} (Zool.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below).	   {Musk deer} (Zool.), a small hornless deer ({Moschus	      moschiferus}), which inhabits the elevated parts of	      Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are	      developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has	      scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce	      is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish	      below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil	      and napu.	   {Musk duck}. (Zool.)	      (a) The Muscovy duck.	      (b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}).	   {Musk lorikeet} (Zool.), the Pacific lorikeet ({Glossopsitta	      australis}) of Australia.	   {Musk mallow} (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants:	      (a) A species of mallow ({Malva moschata}), the foliage of	          which has a faint musky smell.	      (b) An Asiatic shrub. See {Abelmosk}.	   {Musk orchis} (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family	      ({Herminium Minorchis}); -- so called from its peculiar	      scent.	   {Musk ox} (Zool.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant ({Ovibos	      moschatus}), now existing only in America, but found	      fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat	      of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is	      abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The	      full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds.	   {Musk parakeet}. (Zool.) Same as {Musk lorikeet} (above).	   {Musk pear} (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling	      the Seckel pear.	   {Musk plant} (Bot.), the {Mimulus moschatus}, a plant found	      in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a	      strong musky odor.	   {Musk root} (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong	      odor, as that of the nard ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) and	      of a species of {Angelica}.	   {Musk rose} (Bot.), a species of rose ({Rosa moschata}),	      having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.	   {Musk seed} (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family	      ({Hibiscus moschatus}), used in perfumery and in	      flavoring. See {Abelmosk}.	   {Musk sheep} (Zool.), the musk ox.	   {Musk shrew} (Zool.), a shrew ({Sorex murinus}), found in	      India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also	      {sondeli}, and {mondjourou}.	   {Musk thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Carduus	      nutans}), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling	      strongly of musk.	   {Musk tortoise}, {Musk turtle} (Zool.), a small American	      fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys odorata} syn. {Ozotheca	      odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called	      also {stinkpot}.	      [1913 Webster]	Musk \Musk\ (m[u^]sk), v. t.	   To perfume with musk.	   [1913 Webster]
Muskadel \Mus"ka*del`\ (m[u^]s"k[.a]*d[e^]l`), n.	   See {Muscadel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muskat \Mus"kat\ (m[u^]s"k[a^]t), n.	   See {Muscat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muskellunge \Mus"kel*lunge\, n. [From the Amer. Indian name.]	   (Zool.)	   A large American pike ({Esox masquinongy} formerly {Esox	   nobilior}) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern	   lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food	   fish. [Written also {maskallonge}, {maskalonge},	   {maskinonge}, {muskallonge}, {muskellonge}, and	   {muskelunjeh}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Musket \Mus"ket\, n. [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a	   kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk	   falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being	   named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. {Mosquito}.]	   [Sometimes written also {musquet}.]	   1. (Zool.) The male of the sparrow hawk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of	      an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or	      matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances	      (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock)	      were successively substituted. This arm has been	      completely superseded by the rifle, and is now only of	      historical interest.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Musketeer \Mus`ket*eer"\, n. [F. mousquetaire; cf. It.	   moschettiere.]	   A soldier armed with a musket.	   [1913 Webster]
Musketo \Mus*ke"to\, n.	   See {Mosquito}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musketoon \Mus`ket*oon"\, n. [F. mousqueton; cf. It.	   moschettone.]	   1. A short musket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is armed with such a musket.	      [1913 Webster]
Musketry \Mus"ket*ry\, n. [F. mousqueterie; cf. It.	   moschetteria.]	   1. Muskets, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fire of muskets. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]
Muskiness \Musk"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.	   [1913 Webster]
Muskmelon \Musk"mel`on\, n. [Musk + melon.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant ({Cucumis Melo}) of the	   gourd family, having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and	   cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the	   cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller	   nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of {Melon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muskogees \Mus*ko"gees\, n. pl.; sing. {Muskogee}. (Ethnol.)	   A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly	   occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They	   constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy. [Written	   also {Muscogees}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent	      ({Ondatra zibethica} formerly {Fiber zibethicus}). It	      resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but	      the tail is compressed, the hind feet are webbed, and the	      ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which	      secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called	      also {musquash}, {musk beaver}, {ondatra}, and sometimes	      {water rat}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Zool.) The musk shrew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The desman.	      [1913 Webster]
Muskwood \Musk"wood`\, n. [So called from its fragrance.] (Bot.)	      (a) The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family	          ({Moschoxylum Swartzii}).	      (b) The wood of an Australian tree ({Eurybia argophylla}).	          [1913 Webster]
Musky \Musk"y\, a.	   Having an odor of musk, or somewhat the like. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
musky \musk"y\, n.	   The {muskellunge}. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Muslim \Mus"lim\, n. & a.	   See {Moslem}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muslin \Mus"lin\, n. [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo,	   Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar.	   Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first	   manufactured. Cf. {Mull} a kind of cloth.]	   A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also	   applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and	   sheeting muslins. In sheeting, muslin is not as finely woven	   as {percale}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Muslin cambric}. See {Cambric}.	   {Muslin delaine}, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses.	      See {Delaine}. [Written also {mousseline de laine}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Muslinet \Mus`lin*et"\, n. [F. mousselinette.]	   A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Musmon \Mus"mon\, n. [L. musmo, musimo, a Sardinian animal; cf.	   Gr. moy`smwn.] (Zool.)	   See {Mouflon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musomania \Mu`so*ma"ni*a\, n.	   See {Musicomania}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musquash \Mus"quash\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zool.)	   See {Muskrat}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Musquash root} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta	      maculata}), having a poisonous root. See {Water hemlock}.	      [1913 Webster]
Musquaw \Mus"quaw\, n. [American Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The American black bear. See {Bear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musquet \Mus"quet\, n.	   See {Musket}.	   [1913 Webster]
Musquito \Mus*qui"to\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Mosquito}.	   [1913 Webster] Musrole
Musrole \Mus"role\, Musrol \Mus"rol\, n. [F. muserolle, fr.	   muserau a muzzle, OF. musel. See {Muzzle}.]	   The nose band of a horse's bridle.	   [1913 Webster]
Muss \Muss\, n. [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called	   muss, fr. L. musca a fly.]	   A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be	   taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Muss \Muss\, n.	   A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess,	   but influenced by muss, a scramble. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Muss \Muss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mussed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Mussing}.]	   To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple; -- often used with up;	   as, the wind mussed up my hair. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Muss \Muss\, n. [Cf. OE. mus a mouse. See {Mouse}.]	   A term of endearment. [Obs.] See {Mouse}. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Mussel \Mus"sel\, n. [See {Muscle}, 3.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells	      of the genus {Mytilus}, and related genera, of the family	      {Mytidae}. The common mussel ({Mytilus edulis}; see	      Illust. under {Byssus}), and the larger, or horse, mussel	      ({Modiola modiolus}), inhabiting the shores both of Europe	      and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as	      food in Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of {Unio}, and related	      fresh-water genera; -- called also {river mussel}. See	      {Naiad}, and {Unio}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mussel digger} (Zool.), the grayback whale. See {Gray	      whale}, under {Gray}.	      [1913 Webster]
Mussitation \Mus`si*ta"tion\, n. [L. mussitatio suppression of	   the voice, fr. mussitare to be silent, to murmur.]	   A speaking in a low tone; mumbling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mussite \Mus"site\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont;	   diopside.	   [1913 Webster]
Mussulman \Mus"sul*man\, n.; pl. {Mussulmans}. [Ar.	   muslim[imac]n, pl. of muslim: cf. F. & Sp. musulman. See	   {Moslem}.]	   A Mohammedan; a Moslem.	   [1913 Webster]
Mussulmanic \Mus`sul*man"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs:	   Mohammedan.	   [1913 Webster]
Mussulmanish \Mus"sul*man*ish\, a.	   Mohammedan.	   [1913 Webster]
Mussulmanism \Mus"sul*man*ism\, n.	   Mohammedanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Mussulmanly \Mus"sul*man*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of Moslems.	   [1913 Webster]
Mussy \Muss"y\, a. [From 2d {Muss}.]	   Disarranged; rumpled. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Must \Must\ (m[u^]st), v. i. or auxiliary. [OE. moste, a pret.	   generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot, moot, AS.	   m[=o]ste, pret. m[=o]t, pres.; akin to D. moetan to be	   obliged, OS. m[=o]tan to be free, to be obliged, OHG. muozan,	   G. m["u]ssen to be obliged, Sw. m[*a]ste must, Goth.	   gam[=o]tan to have place, have room, to able; of unknown	   origin.]	   1. To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either	      physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for	      nourishment; we must submit to the laws.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a	      certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must	      reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.	      [1913 Webster]	            Likewise must the deacons be grave.   --1 Tim. iii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of	            them which are without.               --1 Tim. iii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was	         formerly often omitted when must was used; as, I must	         away. "I must to Coventry." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Must \Must\, n. [AS. must, fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum), from	   mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. {Mustard}.]	   1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before	      fermentation. "These men ben full of must." --Wyclif (Acts	      ii. 13.).	      [1913 Webster]	            No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Musty}.] Mustiness.	      [1913 Webster]	Must \Must\, v. t. & i.	   To make musty; to become musty.	   [1913 Webster] must
must \must\, musth \musth\(m[u^]st), a. [Hind. mast intoxicated,	   ruttish, fr. Skr. matta, p.p. of mad to rejoice, intoxicate.]	   (Zool.)	   Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected	   with sexual excitement; -- said of adult male elephants which	   become so at irregular intervals, typicaly due to increased	   testosterone levels. -- n.	   (a) The condition of frenzy.	   (b) An elephant in must.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Mustac \Mus"tac\, n. [F. moustac.] (Zool.)	   A small tufted monkey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mustache \Mus*tache"\ (m[u^]s*t[.a]sh"; 277), n.; pl.	   {Mustaches}. [Written also {moustache}.] [F. moustache, It.	   mostaccio visage, mostacchio mustache, fr. Gr. my`stax upper	   lip and the beard upon it; cf. ma`stax mouth: cf. Sp.	   mostacho.]	   1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair	      left growing above the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A West African monkey ({Cercopithecus cephus}). It	      has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the	      nose.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the	      head, beneath the eye of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stain or discoloration on the upper lip of a person; as,	      wearing a milk mustache. [informal]	      [PJC]
Mustachio \Mus*ta"chio\, n.; pl. {Mustachios}.	   A mustache. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
mustachioed \mus*ta"chioed\, a.	   Having a mustache or mustachios.	   Syn: mustached.	        [1913 Webster]
Mustahfiz \Mus`tah"fiz`\, n. [Turk. & Ar. musta[.h]fi[.z] who	   trusts to another's keeping, a soldier of a garrison.]	   See {Army organization}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mustaiba \Mus`ta*i"ba\, n.	   A close-grained, heavy wood of a brownish color, brought from	   Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools,	   and the like. [Written also {mostahiba}.] --MaElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Mustang \Mus"tang\, n. [Sp. muste[~n]o belonging to the	   graziers, strayed, wild.] (Zool.)	   The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc.	   It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mustard grape} (Bot.), a species of grape ({Vitis	      candicans}), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are	      small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.	      [1913 Webster]
Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.	   mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed	   with must. See {Must}, n.]	   1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus	      {Brassica} (formerly {Sinapis}), as {white mustard}	      ({Brassica alba}), {black mustard} ({Brassica Nigra}),	      {wild mustard} or {charlock} ({Brassica Sinapistrum}).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are	         called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of	         the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium	         ruderale}); hedge mustard ({Sisymbrium officinale});	         Mithridate mustard ({Thlaspi arvense}); tower mustard	         ({Arabis perfoliata}); treacle mustard ({Erysimum	         cheiranthoides}).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white	      mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken	      internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large	      doses is emetic.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mustard oil} (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as	      a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The	      name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds	      produced either naturally or artificially.	      [1913 Webster]
Mustee \Mus*tee"\, n.	   See {Mestee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mustela \Mustela\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the family {Mustelidae:} minks and weasels.	   Syn: genus {Mustela}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mustelid \mustelid\ n.	   A member of the {Mustelidae}, fissiped fur-bearing	   carnivorous mammals.	   Syn: musteline mammal, musteline.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mustelidae \Mustelidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals	   including the weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers;	   otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; and martens.	   Syn: family {Mustelidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Musteline \Mus"te*line\, a. [L. mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel.]	   (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the family {Mustelidae}, or the weasels	   and martens.	   [1913 Webster]
Mustelus \Mustelus\ prop. n.	   A genus of sharks including certain of the smooth dogfishes.	   Syn: genus Mustelus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muster \Mus"ter\, n. [OE. moustre, OF. mostre, moustre, F.	   montre, LL. monstra. See {Muster}, v. t.]	   1. Something shown for imitation; a pattern. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A show; a display. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade,	      verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or	      introduction into service.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hurried muster of the soldiers of liberty.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            See how in warlike muster they appear,	            In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and	      inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the muster was thirty thousands of men.	                                                  --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye publish the musters of your own bands, and	            proclaim them to amount of thousands. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any assemblage or display; a gathering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their	            wives and daughters, the muster was great and	            splendid.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Muster book}, a book in which military forces are	      registered.	   {Muster file}, a muster roll.	   {Muster master} (Mil.), one who takes an account of troops,	      and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector.	      [Eng.]	   {Muster roll} (Mil.), a list or register of all the men in a	      company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on	      the day of muster.	   {To pass muster}, to pass through a muster or inspection	      without censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such excuses will not pass muster with God. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Muster \Mus"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mustered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Mustering}.] [OE. mustren, prop., to show, OF. mostrer,	   mustrer, moustrer, monstrer, F. montrer, fr. L. monstrare to	   show. See {Monster}.]	   1. To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade,	      inspection, exercise, or the like. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get	      together. "Mustering all its force." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the gay feathers he could muster. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To muster troops into service} (Mil.), to inspect and enter	      troops on the muster roll of the army.	   {To muster troops out of service} (Mil.), to register them	      for final payment and discharge.	   {To muster up}, to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to	      obtain with some effort or difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of those who can muster up sufficient	            sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	Muster \Mus"ter\, v. i.	   To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or	   the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as,	   his supporters mustered in force. "The mustering squadron."	   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Mustily \Mus"ti*ly\, a.	   In a musty state.	   [1913 Webster]
Mustiness \Mus"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being musty.	   [1913 Webster]
Musty \Mus"ty\, a. [Compar. {Mustier}; superl. {Mustiest}.]	   [From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. {Must}, n.,	   {Moist}.]	   1. Having the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which	      substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist	      weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn;	      musty books. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proverb is somewhat musty.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. "That he may not grow musty and	      unfit for conversation." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Mutability \Mu`ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. mutabilitas: cf. F.	   mutabilit['e].]	   The quality of being mutable, or subject to change or	   alteration, either in form, state, or essential character;	   susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy;	   variation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the	         world are corporeal, and therefore subject to	         mutability.                              --Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutable \Mu"ta*ble\, a. [L. mutabilis, fr. mutare to change. See	   {Move}.]	   1. Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in	      form, qualities, or nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things of the most accidental and mutable nature.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle. "Most	      mutable wishes." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady; unsettled;	        wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.	        [1913 Webster]
Mutableness \Mu"ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being mutable.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutably \Mu"ta*bly\, adv.	   Changeably.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutacism \Mu"ta*cism\, n.	   See {Mytacism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutage \Mu"tage\ (m[=u]"t[asl]j), n. [F.]	   A process for checking the fermentation of the must of	   grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
mutagen \mu"ta*gen\ (m[=u]"t[.a]*j[e^]n), n.	   A chemical compound or other external influence (such as	   ionizing radiation) which causes mutations[3].	   [PJC]
mutagenesis \mu`ta*gen"e*sis\ (m[=u]`t[.a]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s),	   n.	   the causing of a mutation or the occurrence of a mutation[3].	   [PJC]
mutagenicity \mu`ta*gen*i"ci*ty\, n.	   the degree or measure of the ability to cause mutation[3]; --	   said of mutagens.	   [PJC]
mutandum \mu*tan"dum\ (m[-u]*t[a^]n"d[u^]m), n.; pl. {Mutanda}	   (m[-u]*t[a^]n"d[.a]). [L., fr. mutare to change.]	   A thing which is to be changed; something which must be	   altered; -- used chiefly in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
mutation \mu*ta"tion\ (m[-u]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. mutatio, fr.	   mutare to change: cf. F. mutation. See {Mutable}.]	   Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are	         no fit matter for this present argument. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Gradual definitely tending variation, such as may	      be observed in a group of organisms in the fossils of	      successive geological levels.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Biol.)	      (a) As now employed (first by de Vries), a cellular	          process resulting in a sudden inheritable variation	          (the offspring differing from its parents in some	          well-marked character or characters) as distinguished	          from a gradual variation in which the new characters	          become fully developed only in the course of many	          generations. The occurrence of mutations, the	          selection of strains carrying mutations permitting	          enhanced survival under prevailing conditions, and the	          mechanism of hereditary of the characters so	          appearing, are well-established facts; whether and to	          what extent the mutation process has played the most	          important part in the evolution of the existing	          species and other groups of organisms is an unresolved	          question.	      (b) The result of the above process; a suddenly produced	          variation.	   Note: Mutations can occur by a change in the fundamental	         coding sequence of the hereditary material, which in	         most organisms is DNA, but in some viruses is RNA. It	         can also occur by rearrangement of an organism's	         chromosomes. Specific mutations due to a change in DNA	         sequence have been recognized as causing certain	         specific hereditary diseases. Certain processes which	         produce variation in the genotype of an organism, such	         as sexual mixing of chromosomes in offspring, or	         artificially induced recombination or introduction of	         novel genetic material into an organism, are not	         referred to as mutation.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   4. (Biol.) a variant strain of an organism in which the	      hereditary variant property is caused by a mutation[3].	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mutative \mutative\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to or marked by genetic mutation[3].	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mutch \Mutch\ (much), n. [Cf. D. mutse a cap, G. m["u]tze. Cf.	   {Amice} a cape.]	   The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mutchkin \Mutch"kin\, n.	   A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mute \Mute\ (m[=u]t), v. t. [L. mutare to change. See {Molt}.]	   To cast off; to molt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Have I muted all my feathers?            --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Mute \Mute\, v. t. & i. [F. mutir, ['e]meutir, OF. esmeltir, fr.	   OD. smelten, prop., to melt. See {Smelt}.]	   To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Mute \Mute\, n.	   The dung of birds. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Mute \Mute\, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. my`ein to shut, Skr. m[=u]ta	   bound, m[=u]ka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF.	   mu, L. mutus.]	   1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the heavenly choir stood mute,	            And silence was in heaven.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In law a prisoner is said to stand mute, when, upon	         being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead	         directly, or will not put himself on trial.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by	      complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the	      passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th	      {Mute}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a	      metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mute swan} (Zool.), a European wild white swan ({Cygnus	      olor} syn. {Cygnus gibbus}), which produces no loud notes,	      in distinction from the {Trumpeter swan}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Silent; dumb; speechless.	   Usage: {Mute}, {Silent}, {Dumb}. One is silent who does not	          speak; one is dumb who can not, for want of the proper	          organs; as, a dumb beast, etc.; and hence,	          figuratively, we speak of a person as struck dumb with	          astonishment, etc. One is mute who is held back from	          speaking by some special cause; as, he was mute	          through fear; mute astonishment, etc. Such is the case	          with most of those who never speak from childhood;	          they are not ordinarily dumb, but mute because they	          are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence	          their more appropriate name is deaf-mutes.	          [1913 Webster]	                They spake not a word;	                But, like dumb statues, or breathing stones,	                Gazed each on other.              --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                All sat mute,	                Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Mute \Mute\, n.	   1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability,	      unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically:	      (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from	          early life, is unable to use articulate language; a	          deaf-mute.	      (b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.	      (c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to	          speak.	      (d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is	          selected for his place because he can not speak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent	      letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech	      formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the	      passage of the breath; as, {p}, {b}, {d}, {k}, {t}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other	      material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect	      position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument,	      in order to deaden or soften the tone.	      [1913 Webster]
muted \muted\ adj.	   1. same as {quiet}; as, the muted atmosphere of a church.	      Opposite of {noisy}.	   Syn: hushed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. softened; rendered less loud or harsh; -- of sounds and	      instruments which produce sounds; as, muted trumpets.	   Syn: dull, muffled, softened.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mute-hill \Mute"-hill`\, n.	   See {Moot-hill}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mutely \Mute"ly\, adv.	   Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.	   [1913 Webster]
Muteness \Mute"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutessarif \Mu*tes`sa*rif"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. mute[,c]arif freely	   disposing of anything, master.]	   In Turkey prior to the revolution, an administrative	   authority of any of certain sanjaks. They were appointed	   directly by the Sultan.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mutessarifat \Mu*tes`sa*ri*fat"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. mute[,c]arifah	   office of a mutessarif.]	   In Turkey, a sanjak whose head is a mutessarif.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mutic
Mutic \Mu"tic\, Muticous \Mu"ti*cous\, a. [L. muticus, for	   mutilus. See {Mutilate}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Without a point or pointed process; blunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutilate \Mu"ti*late\, a. [L. mutilatus, p. p. of mutilare to	   mutilate, fr. mutilus maimed; cf. Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Mutton}.]	   1. Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of	      legs, as a cetacean.	      [1913 Webster]	Mutilate \Mu"ti*late\, n. (Zool.)	   A cetacean, or a sirenian.	   [1913 Webster]	Mutilate \Mu"ti*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mutilated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mutilating}.]	   1. To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim;	      to cripple; to disfigure; to hack; as, to mutilate the	      body, a statue, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render	      imperfect; as, to mutilate the orations of Cicero.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the mutilated poets of antiquity, there is	            none whose fragments are so beautiful as those of	            Sappho.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mutilated gear}, {Mutilated wheel} (Mach.), a gear wheel	      from a portion of whose periphery the cogs are omitted. It	      is used for giving intermittent movements.	      [1913 Webster]
mutilated \mutilated\ adj.	   1. badly injured, perhaps with amputation or permanent	      disfigurement; as, mutilated victims of the rocket attack.	   Syn: maimed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. damaged, often deliberately; -- of compositions; as, a	      mutilated text. Opposite of {undamaged} or {intact}.	   Syn: mangled, mutilated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mutilation \Mu`ti*la"tion\, n. [L. mutilatio: cf. F.	   mutilation.]	   The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated;	   deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutilator \Mu"ti*la"tor\, n. [Cf. F. mutilateur.]	   One who mutilates.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutilous \Mu"ti*lous\, a. [L. mutilus. See {Mutilate}.]	   Mutilated; defective; imperfect. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mutine \Mu"tine\, n. [F. mutin.]	   A mutineer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Mutine \Mu"tine\, v. i. [F. mutiner.]	   To mutiny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mutineer \Mu"ti*neer`\, n. [See {Mutiny}.]	   One guilty of mutiny.	   [1913 Webster]
Muting \Mut"ing\, n.	   Dung of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutinous \Mu"ti*nous\, a. [See {Mutiny}.]	   Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by	   mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The city was becoming mutinous.          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Mu"ti*nous*ly}, adv. -- {Mu"ti*nous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutiny \Mu"ti*ny\, n.; pl. {Mutinies}. [From mutine to mutiny,	   fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF.	   meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. of	   movere to move. See {Move}.]	   1. Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly	      military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the	      rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior	      officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful	      authority; insubordination.	      [1913 Webster]	            In every mutiny against the discipline of the	            college, he was the ringleader.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mutiny act} (Law), an English statute reenacted annually to	      punish mutiny and desertion. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Insurrection}.	        [1913 Webster]	Mutiny \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, or to be guilty of,	      mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's	      superior officer, or any rightful authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall into strife; to quarrel. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Mutism \Mut"ism\, n.	   The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without	   speech. --Max M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutoscope \Mu"to*scope\, n. [L. mutare to change + -scope.]	   A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series	   of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are	   printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel.	   The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one	   after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of	   motion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mutt \mutt\ n.	   An dog that is of inferior quality or of mixed breed.	   Syn: cur, mongrel.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mutter \Mut"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Muttered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Muttering}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire,	   mutire.]	   1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips	      partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complaints or	      angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wizards that peep, and that mutter.   --Is. viii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,	            And mutter to himself.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thick lightnings flash, the muttering thunder rolls.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Mutter \Mut"ter\, v. t.	   To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice;	   as, to mutter threats. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Mutter \Mut"ter\, n.	   Repressed or obscure utterance.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutterer \Mut"ter*er\, n.	   One who mutters.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutteringly \Mut"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   With a low voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutton \Mut"ton\, n. [OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep,	   wether, F. mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L.	   mutilus mutilated. See {Mutilate}.]	   1. A sheep. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. --Sir H.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for	            the living quadrupeds.                --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flesh of a sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fat of roasted mutton or beef.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A loose woman; a prostitute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mutton bird} (Zool.), the Australian short-tailed petrel	      ({Nectris brevicaudus}).	   {Mutton chop}, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of	      the bone at the smaller part chopped off.	   {Mutton fish} (Zool.), the American eelpout. See {Eelpout}.	      	   {Mutton fist}, a big brawny fist or hand. [Colloq.] --Dryden.	   {Mutton monger}, a pimp. [Low & Obs.] --Chapman.	   {To return to one's muttons}. [A translation of a phrase from	      a farce by De Brueys, revenons [`a] nos moutons let us	      return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of	      discussion, etc. [Humorous]	      [1913 Webster]	            I willingly return to my muttons.     --H. R.	                                                  Haweis.	      [1913 Webster]
muttonfish \muttonfish\ n.	   A fish ({Lutjanus analis}) similar to and often marketed as	   "red snapper".	   Syn: mutton snapper, {Lutjanus analis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
muttonhead \muttonhead\ n.	   A stupid or foolish person; a dolt; a numbskull; a blockhead;	   -- disparaging and offensive. These words are used to express	   a low opinion of someone's intelligence. [disparaging]	   Syn: dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead,	        lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, shithead,	        fuckhead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muttony \Mut"ton*y\, a.	   Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutual \Mu"tu*al\, a. [F. mutuel, L. mutuus, orig., exchanged,	   borrowed, lent; akin to mutare to change. See {Mutable}.]	   1. Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and	      giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal;	      interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance,	      aversion, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conspiracy and mutual promise.        --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy in our mutual help,	            And mutual love.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A certain shyness on such subjects, which was mutual	            between the sisters.                  --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or	      things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual	      happiness; a mutual effort. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A vast accession of misery and woe from the mutual	            weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use of mutual as synonymous with common is	         inconsistent with the idea of interchange, or	         reciprocal relation, which properly belongs to it; but	         the word has been so used by many writers of high	         authority. The present tendency is toward a careful	         discrimination.	         [1913 Webster]	               Mutual, as Johnson will tell us, means something	               reciprocal, a giving and taking. How could people	               have mutual ancestors?             --P. Harrison.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Mutual insurance}, agreement among a number of persons to	      insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or	      accident.	   {Mutual insurance company}, one which does a business of	      insurance on the mutual principle, the policy holders	      sharing losses and profits pro rata.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reciprocal; interchanged; common.	        [1913 Webster]
Mutualism \Mu"tu*al*ism\, n. (Ethics)	   The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of	   individual and social welfare. --F. Harrison. --H. Spencer.	   --Mallock.	   [1913 Webster]
mutualist \mutualist\ adj.	   One practising or advocating the doctrine of mutualism.	   Syn: interdependent, mutually beneficial.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mutuality \Mu`tu*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. mutualit['e].]	   1. The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange;	      interaction; interdependence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Reciprocity of consideration. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Mutually \Mu"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   In a mutual manner.	   [1913 Webster]
mutual savings bank \mutual savings bank\ n.	   a state-chartered savings bank owned by its depositors and	   managed by a board of trustees. Abbreviated {MSB}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mutuary \Mu"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. mutuarius mutual.See {Mutuation}.]	   (Law)	   One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by	   him, and which he is to return or repay in kind. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutuation \Mu`tu*a"tion\, n. [L. mutuatio, fr. mutuare, mutuari,	   to borrow, fr. mutuus. See {Mutual}.]	   The act of borrowing or exchanging. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Mutule \Mu"tule\, n. [F., fr. L. mutulus.] (Arch.)	   A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric	   corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the	   Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust. of {Gutta}.	   --Oxf. Gloss.	   [1913 Webster]
Mux \Mux\, n. [Cf. {Mixen}.]	   Dirt; filth; muck. [Prov. Eng.] --ose.	   [1913 Webster]	Mux \Mux\, v. t.	   To mix in an untidy and offensive way; to make a mess of.	   [Prov. Eng.; Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Muxy \Mux"y\, a.	   Soft; sticky, and dirty. [Prov. Eng.] See {Mucky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Muzarab \Muz"a*rab\, n. [Sp. mozarabe, fr. Ar. mosta'rib, a name	   applied to strange tribes living among the Arabs.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the	   government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and	   ritual of their own. [Written also {Mozarab}, {Mostarab}.]	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Muzarabic \Muz`a*rab"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy.	   [Written also {Mozarabic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
muzjik \muzjik\ n.	   A Russian peasant (especially prior to 1917).	   Syn: muzhik, moujik, mujik.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Muzziness \Muz"zi*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being muzzy.	   [1913 Webster]
Muzzle \Muz"zle\, n. [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or	   snout, LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See {Muse}, v. i.,	   and cf. {Morsel}.]	   1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a	      horse; a snout.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge;	      as, the muzzle of a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth	      of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting.	      [1913 Webster]	            With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Muzzle sight}. (Gun.) See {Dispart}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Muzzle \Muz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muzzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Muzzling}.] [F. museler.]	   1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to	      prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to	      sheathe; to restrain from speech or action; as, the	      dictator muzzled all the newspapers. "My dagger muzzled."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out	            the corn.                             --Deut. xxv.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Muzzle \Muz"zle\, v. i.	   To bring the mouth or muzzle near.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bear muzzles and smells to him.      --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Muzzle-loader \Muz"zle-load`er\, n.	   A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as	   distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.	   [1913 Webster]
Muzzle-loading \Muz"zle-load`ing\, a.	   Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading	   rifle.	   [1913 Webster]
Muzzy \Muz"zy\, a. [Cf. F. muse.]	   Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, muzzy	         look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated by	         beer rather than wine.                   --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
MVP \MVP\ n. (acron.)	   most valuable player; the player judged to be the most	   important to the sport, also the name of the award given to	   that player. [abbreviation]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mx \Mx\ prop. n.	   The symbol for the maxwell, a cgs unit of magnetic flux.	   Syn: maxwell.	        [WordNet 1.5]
My \My\ (m[imac]), a. & poss. pron. [OE. mi, fr. min. See	   {Mine}, and cf., for loss of n, {A}, a., {An}, a.]	   Of or belonging to me; -- used always attributively; as, my	   body; my book; -- mine is used in the predicate; as, the book	   is mine. See {Mine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mya \My"a\, prop. n. [L. mya a kind of mussel.] (Zool.)	   A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or	   soft-shelled, clam.	   [1913 Webster]
Myaceae \Myaceae\ prop. n.	   An order of clams.	   Syn: order {Myaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myacidae \Myacidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of soft-shell clams.	   Syn: family {Myacidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myadestes \Myadestes\ prop. n.	   A genus of birds including the solitaires, thrushes noted for	   their beautiful songs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Myalgia \My*al"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? muscle + ? pain.]	   (Med.)	   Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.	   [1913 Webster]
Myall wood \My*all" wood`\ (Bot.)	   A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used	   by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree	   {Acacia homolophylla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myaria \My*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam	   ({Mya}) is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycelium \My*ce"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. my`khs a mushroom.]	   (Bot.)	   The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom	   or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn. --	   {My*ce"li*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Myceloid \Myc"e*loid\, a. [Mycelium + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Resembling mycelium.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycetes \My*ce"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. mykhth`s a bellower, fr.	   myka^sqai to bellow.] (Zool.)	   A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. See	   {Howler}, 2, and Illust.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycetoid \Myc"e*toid\, [Gr. my`khs, my`khtos, a fungus + -oid.]	   (Bot.)	   Resembling a fungus.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycetozoa \My*ce`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. my`khs, my`khtos,	   fungus + ? pl. of zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   The Myxomycetes; -- so called by those who regard them as a	   class of animals. -- {My*ce`to*zo"an}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
mycobacteria \mycobacteria\ n. pl.	   A group of rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or causing	   diseases.	   Syn: mycobacterium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mycobacterium \mycobacterium\ n.; pl. {mycobacteria}.	   Any of various rod-shaped bacteria, some saprophytic or	   causing diseases.	   [WordNet 1.5]
mycoderma \my`co*der"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. my`khs a fungus +	   de`rma skin.]	   1. (Biol.) One of the forms in which bacteria group	      themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but	      living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the	      surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This	      production differs from the zoogloea stage of bacteria by	      not having the intermediary mucous substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Capitalized) A genus of microorganisms of which the	      acetic ferment ({Mycoderma aceti}), which converts	      alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf.	      {Mother}.	      [1913 Webster] Mycologic
Mycologic \My`co*log"ic\, Mycological \My`co*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycologist \My*col"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycology \My*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. my`khs fungus + -logy.]	   That branch of botanical science which relates to the	   mushrooms and other fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycomelic \My`co*mel"ic\, a. [Gr. (spurious) my^kos mucus (L.	   mucus) + me`li honey.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of	   the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its	   solutions have a gelatinous consistency.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycoprotein \My`co*pro"te*in\, n. [Gr. (spurious) my^kos mucus	   (L. mucus) + E. protein.] (Biol.)	   The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.	   [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Mycose \My"cose\ (m[imac]"k[=o]s), n. [Gr. my`khs a mushroom.]	   (Chem.)	   A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from	   certain lichens and fungi. Called also {trehalose}. [Written	   also {mykose}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mycothrix \Myc"o*thrix\ (m[imac]k"[-o]*thr[i^]ks), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. (spurious) my`khs mucus (L. mucus) + qri`x, tricho`s,	   hair.] (Biol.)	   The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the	   micrococci in multiplication.	   [1913 Webster]
Mycteria \Mycteria\ prop. n.	   A genus of birds including certain of the wood ibises,	   including the endangered {Mycteria americana}; it is	   sometimes assigned to a subfamily Mycteriinae.	   Syn: genus {Mycteria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mydaleine \My*da"le*ine\, n. [Gr. myda^n to be clammy (from	   decay).] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and	   from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute	   profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.	   --Brieger.	   [1913 Webster]
Mydatoxin \Myd`a*tox"in\, n. [Gr. myda^n to be clammy (from	   decay) + toxic + in.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A poisonous amido acid, {C6H13NO2}, separated by Brieger from	   decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar	   to curare.	   [1913 Webster]
Mydaus \Myd"a*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. myda^n to be clammy or	   damp.] (Zool.)	   The teledu.	   [1913 Webster]
Mydriasis \My*dri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Physiol. & Med.)	   A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the	   eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Mydriatic \Myd`ri*at"ic\, a.	   Causing dilatation of the pupil. -- n. A mydriatic medicine	   or agent, as belladonna.	   [1913 Webster]
Myelencephala \My`e*len*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Myelencephalon}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Vertebrata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myelencephalic \My`e*len`ce*phal"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebro-spinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Myelencephalon \My`e*len*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL., from Gr. myelo`s	   marrow + E. encephalon.] (Anat.)	   (a) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis.	       Sometimes abbreviated to {myelencephal}.	   (b) The metencephalon. --Huxley.	       [1913 Webster]
Myelencephalous \My`e*len*ceph"a*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.	   [1913 Webster] myelin
myelin \my"e*lin\, myeline \my"e*line\, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheaths	       of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin,	       lecithin, cerebrin, protein, and some fat.	   (b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in	       nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.	       [1913 Webster]
myelinic \myelinic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to myelin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Myelitis \My`e*li"tis\, n. [NL., from Gr. myelo`s marrow +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   1. Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inflammation of bone marrow.	      [PJC]
Myelocoele \My"e*lo*coele`\, n. [Gr. myelo`s marrow + koi^los	   hollow.] (Anat.)	   The central canal of the spinal cord.	   [1913 Webster]
myelofibrosis \myelofibrosis\ n. (Med.)	   Fibrosis of the bone marrow.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Myelogenic \My`e*lo*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. myelo`s marrow + the root	   of ? to be born.] (Physiol.)	   Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Myeloid \My"e*loid\, a. [Gr. myelo`s marrow + -oid.]	   Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a myeloid	   tumor.	   [1913 Webster]
Myeloidin \My`e*loid"in\, n. [Myelin + -oid + -in.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal	   epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the	   substance (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve	   fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Myelon \My"e*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s marrow.] (Anat.)	   The spinal cord. (Sometimes abbrev. to myel.)	   [1913 Webster]
Myelonal \My"e*lo`nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the myelon; as, the myelonal, or spinal,	   nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Myeloneura \My`e*lo*neu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s +	   ney^ron a nerve.] (Zool.)	   The Vertebrata.	   [1913 Webster]
Myeloplax \My*el"o*plax\, n.; pl. E. {Myeloplaxes}, L.	   {Myeloplaces}. [NL., fr. Gr. myelo`s marrow + ? anything flat	   and broad.] (Anat.)	   One of the huge multinucleated cells found in the marrow of	   bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant cell. See	   {Osteoclast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mygale \Myg"a*le\, prop. n. [L., a field mouse, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of very large hairy spiders of the family	   {Ctenizidae}, having four lungs and only four spinnerets.	   They do not spin webs, but usually construct tubes in the	   earth, which are often furnished with a trapdoor. The South	   American bird spider ({Mygale avicularia}), and the crab	   spider, or matoutou ({Mygale cancerides}) are among the	   largest species. They are also called {trapdoor spiders}.	   Some of the species are erroneously called tarantulas, as the	   Texas tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Mykiss \My"kiss\, n. [Russ. muikize, prob. fr. a native name.]	   (Zool.)	   A salmon ({Salmo mykiss}, syn. {Salmo purpuratus}) marked	   with black spots and a red throat, found in most of the	   rivers from Alaska to the Colorado River, and in Siberia; --	   called also {black-spotted trout}, {cutthroat trout}, and	   {redthroat trout}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Mylitta \Mylitta\ prop. n. (Babylonian and Assyrian Mythology)	   The goddess of love and fertility and war; also called	   {Ishtar}; the counterpart of Ashtoreth and Astarte.	   Syn: Ishtar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mylodon \Myl"o*don\, n. [Gr. ? a mill + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a	   tooth.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates,	   allied to Megatherium.	   [1913 Webster]
Mylodontidae \Mylodontidae\ n.	   A natural family of extinct South American edentates.	   Syn: family {Mylodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mylohyoid \My`lo*hy"oid\, a. [Gr. ? the molar teeth + E. hyoid.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the	   hyoid apparatus; as, the mylohyoid nerve.	   [1913 Webster] myna
myna \my"na\, mynah \my"nah\, n. [See {Mino bird}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of Asiatic starlings of the	   genera {Acridotheres}, {Sturnopastor}, {Sturnia}, {Gracula},	   and allied genera. In habits they resemble the European	   starlings, and like them are often caged and taught to talk.	   See {Hill myna}, under {Hill}, and {Mino bird}. [Spelt also	   {mynah}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mynchen \Myn"chen\, n. [AS. mynecen, fr. munec monk. See	   {Monk}.]	   A nun. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mynchery \Myn"cher*y\, n.	   A nunnery; -- a term still applied to the ruins of certain	   nunneries in England.	   [1913 Webster]
Mynheer \Myn*heer"\, n. [D. mijnheer.]	   The Dutch equivalent of Mr. or Sir; hence, a Dutchman.	   [1913 Webster]
myo- \my"o-\	   A combining form of Gr. ?, ?, a muscle; as, myograph,	   myochrome.	   [1913 Webster]
myocardial \myocardial\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to the myocardium.	   [WordNet 1.5]
myocarditis \my`o*car*di"tis\, n. [NL. see {myocardium}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the myocardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Myocardium \My`o*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, muscle + ?	   heart.] (Anat.)	   The main substance of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed	   between the epicardium and endocardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Myochrome \My"o*chrome\, n. [Myo- + Gr. ? color.] (Physiol.)	   A colored albuminous substance in the serum from red-colored	   muscles. It is identical with hemoglobin.	   [1913 Webster]
Myocomma \My`o*com"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Myocommata}, E. {Myocommas}.	   [NL. See {Myo-}, and {Comma}.] (Anat.)	   A myotome.	   [1913 Webster]
Myodynamics \My`o*dy*nam"ics\, n. [Myo- + dynamics.] (Physiol.)	   The department of physiology which deals with the principles	   of muscular contraction; the exercise of muscular force or	   contraction.	   [1913 Webster]
Myodynamiometer \My`o*dy*na`mi*om"e*ter\, n.	   A myodynamometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Myodynamometer \My`o*dy`na*mom"e*ter\, n. [Myo- + E.	   dynamometer.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the muscular strength of man or	   of other animals; a dynamometer. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Myoepithelial \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 elements in certain embryonic forms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the characteristics of both muscle and	      epithelium; as, the myoepithelial cells of the hydra.	      [1913 Webster]
Myogalid \My*og"a*lid\, n. [Myo- + Gr. ? a weasel.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Myogalodae}, a family of Insectivora, including	   the desman, and allied species.	   [1913 Webster]
Myogram \My"o*gram\, n. [Myo- + -gram.] (Physiol.)	   See {Muscle curve}, under {Muscle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myograph \My"o*graph\, n. [Myo- + -graph.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for determining and recording the different	   phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of a muscular	   contraction.	   [1913 Webster] Myographic
Myographic \My`o*graph"ic\, Myographical \My`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to myography.	   [1913 Webster]
Myography \My*og"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. myographie.]	   The description of muscles, including the study of muscular	   contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some	   form of myograph; myology.	   [1913 Webster]
Myohaematin \My`o*haem"a*tin\, n. [Myo- + haematin.] (Physiol.)	   A red-colored respiratory pigment found associated with	   hemoglobin in the muscle tissue of a large number of animals,	   both vertebrate and invertebrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Myoid \My"oid\, a. [Myo- + -oid.]	   Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.	   [1913 Webster]
Myolemma \My`o*lem"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a muscle + ?	   skin.] (Anat.)	   Sarcolemma.	   [1913 Webster]
Myolin \My"o*lin\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, muscle.] (Physiol.)	   The essential material of muscle fibers.	   [1913 Webster] Myologic
Myologic \My`o*log"ic\, Myological \My`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to myology.	   [1913 Webster]
Myologist \My*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in myology.	   [1913 Webster]
Myology \My*ol"o*gy\, n. [Myo- + -logy: cf. F. myologie.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Myoma \My*o"ma\, n. [NL. See {Myo-}, and {-oma}.] (Med.)	   A tumor consisting of muscular tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Myomancy \My"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. my^s mouse + -mancy.]	   Divination by the movements of mice.	   [1913 Webster]
Myomorph \My"o*morph\, n.	   One of the Myomorpha.	   [1913 Webster]
Myomorpha \My`o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. my^s, myo`s, a	   mouse + morfh` form.] (Zool.)	   An extensive group of rodents which includes the rats, mice,	   jerboas, and many allied forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Myopathia \My`o*pa*thi"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a muscle + ?,	   ?, to suffer.] (Med.)	   Any affection of the muscles or muscular system.	   [1913 Webster]
Myopathic \My`o*path"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to myopathia.	   [1913 Webster]
Myopathy \My*op"a*thy\, n.	   Same as {Myopathia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myope \My"ope\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ?, ?; ? to close, shut the eyes	   + ?, ?, the eye.]	   A person having myopia; a myops.	   [1913 Webster]
Myophan \My"o*phan\, n. [Myo- + Gr. ? to show.] (Zool.)	   A contractile striated layer found in the bodies and stems of	   certain Infusoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Myopia \My*o"pi*a\, n. [NL. See {Myope}.] (Med.)	   Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; a condition of the eye in	   which the rays from distant object are brought to a focus	   before they reach the retina, and hence form an indistinct	   image; while the rays from very near objects are normally	   converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected	   by the use of a concave lens.	   [1913 Webster]
Myopic \My*op"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or affected with, or characterized by, myopia;	   nearsighted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Myopic astigmatism}, a condition in which the eye is	      affected with myopia in one meridian only.	      [1913 Webster]
Myops \My"ops\ (m[imac]"[o^]ps), n. [NL.]	   See {Myope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myopsis \My*op"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fly + ? sight.] (Med.)	   The appearance of {muscae volitantes}. See {Muscae	   volitantes}, under {Musca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myopy \My"o*py\, n. [F. myopie.] (Med.)	   Myopia.	   [1913 Webster]
Myosin \My"o*sin\, n. [Gr. my^s, myo`s a muscle.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A protein present in muscle, serving as the principle	   contractile protein in muscle contraction.	   Note: It was earlier considered as being formed in the	         process of coagulation which takes place in {rigor	         mortis}. See {Muscle plasma}, under {Plasma}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Myosin belongs to the group of globulins. It is	         insoluble in water, but soluble in dilute solution of	         salt, and is especially characterized by being	         completely precipitated by saturation of its solutions	         with salt.	         [1913 Webster]
Myosis \My*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to close the eyes or	   lips.] (Med.)	   Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Myositic \My`o*sit"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Myotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Myositis \My`o*si"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, muscle + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Myosotis \My`o*so"tis\, prop. n. [NL.; Gr. ?, lit., mouse ear.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of plants. See {Mouse-ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myotic \My*ot"ic\, a. [See {Myosis}.] (Med.)	   Producing myosis, or contraction of the pupil of the eye, as	   opium, calabar bean, etc. -- n. A myotic agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Myotome \My"o*tome\, n. [See {Myotomy}.] (Anat.)	   (a) A muscular segment; one of the zones into which the	       muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, are divided;	       a myocomma.	   (b) One of the embryonic muscular segments arising from the	       protovertebrae; also, one of the protovertebrae	       themselves.	   (c) The muscular system of one metamere of an articulate.	       [1913 Webster]
Myotomic \My`o*tom"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a myotome or myotomes.	   [1913 Webster]
Myotomy \My*ot"o*my\, n. [Myo- + Gr. ? to cut: cf. F. myotomie.]	   The dissection, or that part of anatomy which treats of the	   dissection, of muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrcia \Myr"ci*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly	   related to the true myrtles ({Myrtus}), from which they	   differ in having very few seeds in each berry.	   [1913 Webster]
Myria- \Myr"i*a-\ [Gr. ? a myriad. See {Myriad}.]	   A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating ten thousand,	   ten thousand times; as, myriameter.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriacanthous \Myr`i*a*can"thous\, a. [Gr. ? numberless +	   'a`kanqa a spine.] (Zool.)	   Having numerous spines, as certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriad \Myr"i*ad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? numberless, pl. ? ten	   thousand: cf. F. myriade.]	   1. The number of ten thousand; ten thousand persons or	      things.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An immense number; a very great many; an indefinitely	      large number.	      [1913 Webster]	Myriad \Myr"i*ad\, a.	   Consisting of a very great, but indefinite, number; as,	   myriad stars.	   [1913 Webster] Myriagram
Myriagram \Myr"i*a*gram\, Myriagramme \Myr"i*a*gramme\, n. [F.	   myriagramme. See {Myria-}, and 3d {Gram}.]	   A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or ten	   kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois.	   [1913 Webster] Myrialiter
Myrialiter \Myr"i*a*li`ter\, Myrialitre \Myr"i*a*li`tre\, n. [F.	   myrialitre. See {Myria-}, and {Liter}.]	   A metric measure of capacity, containing ten thousand liters.	   It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons.	   [1913 Webster] Myriameter
Myriameter \Myr"i*a*me`ter\, Myriametre \Myr"i*a*me`tre\, n. [F.	   myriam[`e]tre. See {Myria-}, and {Meter}.]	   A metric measure of length, containing ten thousand meters.	   It is equal to 6.2137 miles.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriapod \Myr"i*a*pod\, n. [Cf. F. myriapode.] (Zool.)	   One of the Myriapoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriapoda \Myr`i*ap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? numberless +	   -poda.] (Zool.)	   A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod	   insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of	   numerous similar segments, nearly all of which bear true	   jointed legs. They have one pair of antennae, three pairs of	   mouth organs, and numerous tracheae, similar to those of true	   insects. The larvae, when first hatched, often have but three	   pairs of legs. See {Centiped}, {Galleyworm}, {Milliped}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders:	         {Chilopoda}, {Chilognatha} or {Diplopoda}, and	         {Pauropoda} (see these words in the Vocabulary). Large	         fossil species (very different from any living forms)	         are found in the Carboniferous formation.	         [1913 Webster]
Myriarch \Myr"i*arch\, n. [Gr. ?, ?; ? ten thousand + ? chief.]	   A captain or commander of ten thousand men.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriare \Myr"i*are\, n. [F. See {Myria-}, and 2d {Are}.]	   A measure of surface in the metric system containing ten	   thousand ares, or one million square meters. It is equal to	   about 247.1 acres.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrica \My*ri"ca\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ? tamarisk.] (Bot.)	   A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and trees, usually with	   aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax myrtle, the	   sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so called.	   [1913 Webster]
Myricin \Myr"i*cin\, n. [Cf. F. myricine. Prob. so called from a	   fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry ({Myrica}).]	   (Chem.)	   A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less	   soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a	   higher alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also	   {myricyl alcohol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myricyl \Myr"i*cyl\, n. [Myricin + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of	   myricin; -- called also {melissyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriological \Myr`i*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or relating to a myriologue.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriologist \Myr`i*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One who composes or sings a myriologue.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriologue \Myr"i*o*logue\, n. [F. myriologue, myriologie, NGr.	   ?, ?, fr. Gr. Moi^ra the goddess of fate or death + lo`gos	   speech, discourse.]	   An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and sung by a woman	   on the death of a friend. [Modern Greece]	   [1913 Webster]
Myriophyllous \Myr`i*oph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? numberless +	   fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having an indefinitely great or countless number of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriopoda \Myr`i*op"o*da\, n. pl.	   See {Myriapoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myriorama \Myr`i*o*ra"ma\, n. [Gr. ? numberless + ? a sight, fr.	   ? to see.]	   A picture made up of several smaller pictures, drawn upon	   separate pieces in such a manner as to admit of combination	   in many different ways, thus producing a great variety of	   scenes or landscapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrioscope \Myr"i*o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? numberless + -scope.]	   A form of kaleidoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Myristate \My*ris"tate\ (m[i^]*r[i^]s"t[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of myristic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Myristic \My*ris"tic\ (m[i^]*r[i^]s"t[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, the nutmeg ({Myristica}).	   Specifically, designating an acid ({C14H28O2}) found in	   nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white	   crystalline waxy substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Myristin \My*ris"tin\, n. (Chem.)	   The myristate of glycerin, -- found as a vegetable fat in	   nutmeg butter, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Myristone \My*ris"tone\, n. [Myristic + -one.] (Chem.)	   The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as a white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrmecophaga \Myrmecophaga\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   The type genus of the {Myrmecophagidae}; the South American	   ant bear.	   Syn: genus {Myrmecophaga}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myrmecophagidae \Myrmecophagidae\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   A natural family of New World anteaters.	   Syn: family {Myrmecophagidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
myrmecophagous \myrmecophagous\ adj. (Biol.)	   feeding on ants but usually not living with them.	   [WordNet 1.5]
myrmecophile \myrmecophile\ n. (Biol.)	   An organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest	   of a species of ant.	   [WordNet 1.5]
myrmecophilous \myrmecophilous\ adj. (Biol.)	   Associated with, or benefitted by ants through sharing their	   nest.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Myrmecophyte \Myr"me*co*phyte`\, n. [Gr. my`rmhx, my`rmhkos, ant	   + fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)	   A plant that affords shelter and food to certain species of	   ants which live in symbiotic relations with it. Special	   adaptations for this purpose exist; thus, {Acacia	   spadicigera} has large hollows thorns, and species of	   {Cecropia} have stem cavities. -- {Myr`me*co*phyt"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
myrmecophytic \myrmecophytic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to a myrmecophyte.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Myrmeleon \Myrmeleon\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Myrmeleontidae}, including the	   antlions.	   Syn: genus Myrmeleon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myrmeleontidae \Myrmeleontidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of the order {Neuroptera}, including the	   antlions.	   Syn: family {Myrmeleontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myrmicine \Myr"mi*cine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to {Myrmica}, a genus of ants including the	   small house ant ({Myrmica molesta}), and many others.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrmidon \Myr"mi*don\, n. [L. Myrmidones, Gr. Myrmido`nes, pl.]	   1. One of a fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles,	      their king, to the Trojan war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soldier or a subordinate civil officer who executes	      cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; --	      sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and	            his myrmidons pressed forward.        --W. H.	                                                  Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Myrmidonian \Myr`mi*do"ni*an\, a.	   Consisting of, or like, myrmidons. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrmotherine \Myr`mo*the"rine\, a. [Gr. my`rmhx an ant + qhra^n	   to hunt.] (Zool.)	   Feeding upon ants; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster] Myrobalan
Myrobalan \My*rob"a*lan\, Myrobolan \My*rob"o*lan\, n. [L.	   myrobalanum the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was	   made, Gr. myroba`lanos; my`ron any sweet juice distilling	   from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + ba`lanos an	   acorn or any similar fruit: cf. F. myrobolan.]	   A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains	   tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly	   used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by	   various species of {Terminalia} of the East Indies, and of	   {Spondias} of South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Myronic \My*ron"ic\, a. [Gr. my`ron a sweet-smelling unguent.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, mustard; -- used	   specifically to designate a glucoside called myronic acid,	   found in mustard seed.	   [1913 Webster]
Myropolist \My*rop"o*list\, n. [Gr. myropw`lhs; my`ron unguent +	   pwlei^n to sell.]	   One who sells unguents or perfumery. [Obs.] --Jonhson.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrosin \Myr"o*sin\, n. (Chem.)	   An enzyme, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Myroxylon \My*rox"y*lon\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. my`ron a sweet	   juice distilling from a plant + xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the	   different species of which yield balsamic products, among	   which are balsam of Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species	   were formerly referred to {Myrospermum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrrh \Myrrh\, n. [OE. mirre, OF. mirre, F. myrrhe, L. myrrha,	   murra, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. murr bitter, also myrrh, Heb. mar	   bitter.]	   A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of	   an aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is	   valued for its odor and for its medicinal properties. It	   exudes from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the	   {Commiphora Myrrha} (syn. {Balsamodendron Myrrha}) of the	   family {Burseraceae}, or from the {Commiphora abyssinica}.	   The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the	   gum above named, and partly the exudation of species of	   {Cistus}, or rockrose.	   [1913 Webster]	   {False myrrh}. See the Note under {Bdellium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Myrrhic \Myr"rhic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, myrrh.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrrhine \Myr"rhine\, a.	   Murrhine.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrtaceae \Myrtaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of trees and shrubs yielding fragrant oils,	   including the myrtles, eucalyptus, clove, allspice, and	   guava; the {myrtle family}.	   Syn: family {Myrtaceae}, myrtle family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myrtaceous \Myr*ta"ceous\, a. [L. myrtaceus.] (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important	   natural family of trees and shrubs ({Myrtaceae} of the order	   {Myrtales}), of which the myrtle ({Myrtus}) is the type. It	   includes the genera {Eucalyptus}, {Pimenta}, {Lechythis}, and	   about seventy more.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrtales \Myrtales\ prop. n.	   A natural order of trees and shrubs including the myrtle	   family, Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae;	   Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae;	   Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; and Punicaceae.	   Syn: order {Myrtales}, {Thymelaeales}, order Thymelaeales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myrtiform \Myr"ti*form\, a. [L. myrtus myrtle + -form: cf. F.	   myrtiforme.]	   Resembling myrtle or myrtle berries; having the form of a	   myrtle leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Myrtillocactus \Myrtillocactus\ prop. n.	   A small genus of arborescent cacti of Mexico and Central	   America.	   Syn: genus {Myrtillocactus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myrtle \Myr"tle\ (m[~e]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop., a	   little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr.	   my`rtos; cf. Per. m[=u]rd.] (Bot.)	   A species of the genus {Myrtus}, especially {Myrtus	   communis}. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem,	   eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head,	   thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It	   has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by	   black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it	   sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used	   variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the	   beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in	         America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered	         periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort. In the	         West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called	         myrtle.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bog myrtle}, the sweet gale.	   {Crape myrtle}. See under {Crape}.	   {Myrtle warbler} (Zool.), a North American wood warbler	      ({Dendroica coronata}); -- called also {myrtle bird},	      {yellow-rumped warbler}, and {yellow-crowned warbler}.	   {Myrtle wax}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry tallow}, under {Bayberry}.	      	   {Sand myrtle}, a low, branching evergreen shrub ({Leiophyllum	      buxifolium}), growing in New Jersey and southward.	   {Wax myrtle} ({Myrica cerifera}). See {Bayberry}.	      [1913 Webster]
Myrtus \Myrtus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Myrtaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Myrtus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myself \My*self"\, pron.; pl. {Ourselves}.	   I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or	   person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; --	   used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of	   a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself.	   [1913 Webster]
Myselven \My*selv"en\, pron.	   Myself. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mysidacea \Mysidacea\ prop. n.	   An order of crustaceans including the opossum shrimp.	   Syn: order {Mysidacea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mysidae \Mysidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of small shrimplike crustaceans.	   Syn: family {Mysidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mysis \My"sis\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a closing of the lips	   or eyes.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and	   salt water; the opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the	   Great Lakes of North America, and is largely eaten by the	   whitefish. The marine species form part of the food of right	   whales.	   [1913 Webster]
Mystacal \Mys"ta*cal\, a. [Gr. my`stax mustache.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the upper lip, or mustache.	   [1913 Webster] Mystagogic
Mystagogic \Mys`ta*gog"ic\, Mystagogical \Mys`ta*gog"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to interpretation of mysteries or to	   mystagogue; of the nature of mystagogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Mystagogue \Mys"ta*gogue\, n. [L. mystagogus, Gr. ?; ? one	   initiated in mysteries + ? leading, n., a leader, fr. ? to	   lead: cf. F. mystagogue. See 1st {Mystery}.]	   1. One who interprets mysteries, especially of a religious	      kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps and shows church relics.	      [1913 Webster]
Mystagogy \Mys"ta*go`gy\, n.	   The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue;	   interpretation of mysteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Mysterial \Mys*te"ri*al\, a.	   Mysterious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mysteriarch \Mys*te"ri*arch\, n. [L. mysteriarches, Gr. ?; ?	   mystery + ? chief.]	   One presiding over mysteries. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Mysterious \Mys*te"ri*ous\, a. [F. myst[`e]rieux. See 1st	   {Mystery}.]	   Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult	   or impossible to understand; inexplicable; obscure; not	   revealed or explained; enigmatical; incomprehensible.	   [1913 Webster]	         God at last	         To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied,	         Thought in mysterious terms.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Obscure; secret; occult; dark; mystic; cabalistic;	        enigmatical; unintelligible; inexplicable;	        incomprehensible.	        [1913 Webster]
Mysteriously \Mys*te"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a mysterious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Mysteriousness \Mys*te"ri*ous*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being mysterious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something mysterious; a mystery. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Mysterize \Mys"ter*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mysterized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Mysterizing}.]	   To make mysterious; to make a mystery of.	   [1913 Webster]
Mystery \Mys"ter*y\ (m[i^]s"t[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Mysteries}	   (m[i^]s"t[~e]r*[i^]z). [L. mysterium, Gr. mysth`rion, fr.	   my`sths one initiated in mysteries; cf. myei^n to initiate	   into the mysteries, fr. my`ein to shut the eyes. Cf. {Mute},	   a.]	   1. A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something	      kept cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting	      curiosity or wonder; something which has not been or can	      not be explained; hence, specifically, that which is	      beyond human comprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	            We speak the wisdom of God in a mystery. --1 Cor.	                                                  ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            If God should please to reveal unto us this great	            mystery of the Trinity, or some other mysteries in	            our holy religion, we should not be able to	            understand them, unless he would bestow on us some	            new faculties of the mind.            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of secret religious celebration, to which none were	      admitted except those who had been initiated by certain	      preparatory ceremonies; -- usually plural; as, the	      Eleusinian mysteries.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The consecrated elements in the eucharist.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything artfully made difficult; an enigma.	      [1913 Webster]	Mystery \Mys"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Mysteries}. [OE. mistere, OF.	   mestier, F. m['e]tier, L. ministerium. See {Ministry}.]	   1. A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one	      is usually occupied.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fie upon him, he will discredit our mystery. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And that which is the noblest mystery	            Brings to reproach and common infamy. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dramatic representation of a Scriptural subject, often	      some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic composition	      of this character; as, the Chester Mysteries, consisting	      of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city	      in the early part of the 14th century.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Mystery plays," so called because acted by	            craftsmen.                            --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster] Mystic
Mystic \Mys"tic\, Mystical \Mys"tic*al\, a. [L. mysticus, Gr. ?	   belonging to secret rites, from ? one initiated: cf. F.	   mystique. See 1st {Mystery}, {Misty}.]	   1. Remote from or beyond human comprehension; baffling human	      understanding; unknowable; obscure; mysterious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven's numerous hierarchy span	            The mystic gulf from God to man.      --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath revealed a way mystical and supernatural.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Importing or implying mysticism; involving some secret	      meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a mystic dance;	      mystic Babylon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness	            inspire every joint and sinew of the mystical body.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. employing mysticism; as, mystical intuition; mystical	      explanations; -- contrasted to {logical}, {rational},	      {analytical}.	      [WordNet 1.5] -- {Mys"tic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Mys"tic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Mystic \Mys"tic\, n.	   One given to mysticism; one who holds mystical views,	   interpretations, etc.; especially, in ecclesiastical history,	   one who professed mysticism. See {Mysticism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mysticete \Mys"ti*cete\, n. [Gr. my`stax the upper lip, also,	   the mustache + kh^tos a whale.] (Zool.)	   Any right whale, or whalebone whale. See {Cetacea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mysticeti \Mysticeti\ prop. n.	   A suborder including baleen whales: right whales; rorquals;	   blue whales; and humpbacks.	   Syn: suborder Mysticeti.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mysticism \Mys"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. mysticisme.]	   1. Obscurity of doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) The doctrine of the Mystics, who professed a	      pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested devotion, and	      maintained that they had direct intercourse with the	      divine Spirit, and aquired a knowledge of God and of	      spiritual things unattainable by the natural intellect,	      and such as can not be analyzed or explained.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Philos.) The doctrine that the ultimate elements or	      principles of knowledge or belief are gained by an act or	      process akin to feeling or faith.	      [1913 Webster]
Mystification \Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. mystification.]	   The act of mystifying, or the state of being mystied; also,	   something designed to, or that does, mystify.	   [1913 Webster]	         The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been	         playing off a mystification on his Grace. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Mystificator \Mys"ti*fi*ca`tor\, n.	   One who mystifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Mystify \Mys"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mystified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Mystifying}.] [F. mystifier, fr. Gr. ? + L. -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See 1st {Mystery}, and {-fy}.]	   1. To involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to	      understand; as, to mystify a passage of Scripture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose upon the	      credulity of; to baffle; as, to mystify an opponent.	      [1913 Webster]	            He took undue advantage of his credulity and	            mystified him exceedingly.            --Ld.	                                                  Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]
mystique \mystique\ n.	   1. An aura of reverence or mystery stemming from feelings of	      high value or interest or meaning surrounding a person or	      thing; as, the Kennedy mystique.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The aura of mystery surrounding the esoteric knowledge and	      skills required in certain occupations, or the power of	      those possessing those skills; as, the mystique of the	      astrophysicists.	      [PJC]
Mytacism \My"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. ?. Cf. {Metacism}.]	   Too frequent use of the letter m, or of the sound represented	   by it.	   [1913 Webster]
Myth \Myth\ (m[i^]th), n. [Written also {mythe}.] [Gr. my^qos	   myth, fable, tale, talk, speech: cf. F. mythe.]	   1. A story of great but unknown age which originally embodied	      a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience,	      and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul	      are personified; an ancient legend of a god, a hero, the	      origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of prehistoric	      origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received as	      historical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or thing existing only in imagination, or whose	      actual existence is not verifiable.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for Mrs. Primmins's bones, they had been myths	            these twenty years.                   --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Myth history}, history made of, or mixed with, myths.	      [1913 Webster]
Mythe \Mythe\, n.	   See {Myth}. --Grote.	   [1913 Webster] Mythic
Mythic \Myth"ic\, Mythical \Myth"ic*al\, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. ?.	   See {Myth}.]	   Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature	   of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful; mythological. --	   {Myth"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and	         Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may	         be questioned.                           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Mythographer \My*thog"ra*pher\, n. [Gr. myqogra`fos; my^qos +	   gra`fein to write.]	   A composer of fables.	   [1913 Webster]
Mythologer \My*thol"o*ger\, n.	   A mythologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Mythologian \Myth`o*lo"gi*an\, n.	   A mythologist.	   [1913 Webster] Mythologic
Mythologic \Myth`o*log"ic\, Mythological \Myth`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   [L. mythologicus: cf. F. mytholigique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; as,	      mythological creatures. -- {Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking	      factual basis or historical validity; mythical; fabulous.	   Syn: fabulous, mythic, mythical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
mythologisation \mythologisation\ n.	   mythologization. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Mythologist \My*thol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. mythologiste.]	   One versed in, or who writes on, mythology or myths.	   [1913 Webster]
mythologization \mythologization\ n.	   The construction of a myth; the restatement of a message as a	   myth.	   Syn: mythologisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Mythologize \My*thol"o*gize\, v. i. [Cf. F. mythologiser.]	   1. To relate, classify, and explain, or attempt to explain,	      myths; to write upon myths.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To construct and propagate myths.	      [1913 Webster]
Mythologizer \My*thol"o*gi`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, mythologizes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Imagination has always been, and still is, in a	         narrower sense, the great mythologizer.  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Mythologue \Myth"o*logue\, n. [See {Mythology}.]	   A fabulous narrative; a myth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         May we not . . . consider his history of the fall as an	         excellent mythologue, to account for the origin of	         human evil?                              --Geddes.	   [1913 Webster]
Mythology \My*thol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Mythologies}. [F. mythologie,	   L. mythologia, Gr. myqologi`a; my^qos, fable, myth + lo`gos	   speech, discourse.]	   1. The science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of myths; esp., the collective myths which describe	      the gods of a heathen people; as, the mythology of the	      Greeks.	      [1913 Webster]
Mythoplasm \Myth"o*plasm\, n. [Gr. my^qos myth + pla`ssein to	   form.]	   A narration of mere fable.	   [1913 Webster]
Mythopoeic \Myth`o*poe"ic\, a. [Gr. myqopoio`s making myths;	   my^qos myth + poiei^n to make.]	   Making or producing myths; giving rise to mythical	   narratives.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mythopoeic fertility of the Greeks.  --Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Mythopoetic \Myth`o*po*et"ic\, a. [Gr. my^qos myth + ? able to	   make, producing, fr. poiei^n to make.]	   Making or producing myths or mythical tales.	   [1913 Webster]
Mytiloid \Myt"i*loid\, a. [Mytilus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the genus {Mytilus}, or family	   {Mytilidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Mytilotoxine \Myt`i*lo*tox"ine\, n. [Mytilus + toxic.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It	   either causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to	   convulsions, including death by an accumulation of carbonic	   acid in the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Mytilus \Myt"i*lus\, n. [L., a sea mussel, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine bivalve shells, including the common	   mussel. See Illust. under {Byssus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myxa \Myx"a\, n. [L., a lamp nozzle, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   The distal end of the mandibles of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
myxedema \myxedema\ n. (Med.)	   A pathological condition due to severe hyperthyroidism,	   marked by dry skin and swellings around lips and nose as well	   as mental and physical deterioration. [Also spelled	   {myxoedema}.]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Myxine \Myx"ine\, prop. n. (Zool.)	   A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See {Hag},	   4.	   [1913 Webster]
Myxinoid \Myx"i*noid\, a. (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the genus {Myxine}. -- n. A hagfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Myxinoidei \Myxinoidei\ prop. n.	   A suborder of hagfishes as distinguished from lampreys.	   Syn: Myxiniformes, suborder Myxiniformes, Hyperotreta,	        suborder Hyperotreta, Myxinoidea, suborder Myxinoidei.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myxobacter \Myxobacter\ prop. n. (Microbiol.)	   One genus of {myxobacteria}.	   [PJC +PJC]
myxobacterium \myxobacterium\ n.; pl. {myxobacteria}.	   A type of bacteria that form colonies in self-produced slime;	   they inhabit moist soils or decaying plant matter or animal	   waste.	   Syn: myxobacterium, myxobacter, gliding bacteria, slime	        bacteria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myxobacteriaceae \Myxobacteriaceae\ prop. n.	   A family of bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung;	   called also {Polyangiaceae}.	   Syn: Polyangiaceae, family {Polyangiaceae}, family	        {Myxobacteriaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myxocephalus \Myxocephalus\ prop. n.	   A genus of fish including the grubb ({Myxocephalus aenaeus}),	   a type of sculpin.	   Syn: genus {Myxocephalus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myxocystodea \Myx`o*cys*to"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mucus +	   ? a bladder.] (Zool.)	   A division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See	   {Noctiluca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Myxoedema \Myx`oe*de"ma\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? mucus + oedema.]	   (Med.)	   A disease producing a peculiar cretinoid appearance of the	   face, slow speech, and dullness of intellect, and due to	   failure of the functions of the thyroid gland. [Also spelled	   {myxedema}.]-- {Myx`oe*dem"a*tous}, a., {Myx`oe*dem"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Myxoma \Myx*o"ma\, n.; pl. {Myxomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? mucus +	   -oma.] (Med.)	   A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found	   in the umbilical cord.	   [1913 Webster]
myxomatosis \myxomatosis\ n. (Biol.)	   a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits.	   [WordNet 1.5]
myxomycete \myxomycete\ n.	   1. (Biol.) an organism of the class Myxomycetes.	   Syn: true slime mold, acellular slime mold, plasmodial slime	        mold.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myxomycetes \Myx`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? mucus, slime +	   myceles.] (Bot.)	   A class of peculiar organisms, the slime molds, formerly	   regarded as animals (Mycetozoa), but now generally thought to	   be plants and often separated as a distinct phylum	   (Myxophyta); essentially equivalent to the division	   Myxomycota. They are found on damp earth and decaying	   vegetable matter, and consist of naked masses of protoplasm,	   often of considerable size, which creep very slowly over the	   surface and ingest solid food. -- {Myx`o*my*ce"tous}, a.	   Syn: true slime molds, acellular slime molds, plasmodial	        slime molds.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Myxomycota \Myxomycota\ n. (Biol.)	   The slime molds; organisms having a noncellular and	   multinucleate creeping vegetative phase and a propagative	   spore-producing stage: comprises Myxomycetes and	   Acrasiomycetes and Plasmodiophoromycetes; in some	   classifications placed in the kingdom Protoctista.	   Syn: division Myxomycota, Gymnomycota, division Gymnomycota.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myxophyceae \Myxophyceae\ prop. n. (Biol.)	   A former term for the natural family {{Cyanophyceae}}.	   Syn: family {Myxophyceae}, Schizophyceae, family	        {Schizophyceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Myxophyta \Myx*oph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? mucus, slime + ?	   plant.] (Bot.)	   A phylum of the vegetable kingdom consisting of the class	   Myxomycetes. By some botanists it is not separated from the	   Thallophyta.	   [1913 Webster]
Myxopod \Myx"o*pod\, n. [Gr. ? mucus, slime + -pod.] (Zool.)	   A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; as, a myxopod	   state.	   [1913 Webster]
Myxosporidia \Myxosporidia\ prop. n.	   An order of sporozoans.	   Syn: order {Myxosporidia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
myxosporidian \myxosporidian\ n.	   An organism of the order {Myxosporidia}, mostly parasitic in	   fishes and including various serious pathogens.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Myzontes \My*zon"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to suck.] (Zool.)	   The Marsipobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Myzostomata \My`zo*stom"a*ta\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   my`zein to suck + sto`ma, -atos, mouth.] (Zool.)	   An order of curious parasitic worms found on crinoids. The	   body is short and disklike, with four pairs of suckers and	   five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under side.	   [1913 Webster]
N \N\ ([e^]n),	   the fourteenth letter of English alphabet, is a vocal	   consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of formation, is	   called the dentinasal or linguanasal consonent. Its commoner	   sound is that heard in ran, done; but when immediately	   followed in the same word by the sound of g hard or k (as in	   single, sink, conquer), it usually represents the same sound	   as the digraph ng in sing, bring, etc. This is a simple but	   related sound, and is called the gutturo-nasal consonent. See	   {Guide to Pronunciation}, [sect][sect] 243-246.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The letter N came into English through the Latin and	         Greek from the Phoenician, which probably derived it	         from the Egyptian as the ultimate origin. It is	         etymologically most closely related to M. See {M}.	         [1913 Webster]	N \N\, n. (Print.)	   A measure of space equal to half an M (or em); an en.	   [1913 Webster]
Na \Na\ (n[aum]), a. & adv.	   No, not. See {No}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nab \Nab\ (n[a^]b), n. [Cf. {Knap}, {Knop}, {Knob}.]	   1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is	      shot. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Nab \Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nabbed} (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Nabbing}.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]	   1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.]	      --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit	      wtrying to hide in the basement.	      [PJC]
Nabit \Na"bit\ (n[=a]"b[i^]t), n.	   Pulverized sugar candy. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Nabk \Nabk\ (n[a^]bk), n. [Ar. nabiqa, nibqa.] (Bot.)	   The edible berries of the {Zizyphys Lotus}, a tree of	   Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe. [Written also	   {nubk}.] See {Lotus}	   (b), and {Sadr}.	       [1913 Webster]
Nabob \Na"bob\ (n[=a]"b[o^]b), n. [Hind. naw[=a]b, from Ar.	   naw[=a]b, pl. of n[=a]["i]b a vicegerent, governor. Cf	   {Nawab}.]	   1. A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a province of	      the ancient Mogul empire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who returns to Europe from the East with immense	      riches: hence, any man of great wealth. "A bilious old	      nabob." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Nacarat \Nac"a*rat\ (n[a^]k"[.a]*r[a^]t), n. [F. nacarat, fr.	   Sp. or Pg. nacarado, fr. n['a]car mother-of-pearl. See	   {Nacre}.]	   1. A pale red color, with a cast of orange. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fine linen or crape dyed of this color. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Nacelle \Na*celle"\ (n[.a]*s[e^]l"), n. [F.]	   1. A small boat. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The basket suspended from a balloon; hence, the framework	      forming the body of a dirigible balloon, and containing	      the machinery, passengers, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A streamlined enclosure on an airplane, as for the engine	      or for the cargo or passengers; -- formerly used to refer	      to the boatlike, inclosed body of an airplane which is	      usually now called the {fuselage}, and now referring	      mostly to the enclosure for the engine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
nacho \nacho\ n.	   A tortilla chip topped with cheese and often chili-pepper or	   beans and then broiled; -- eaten as a snack or light meal.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nacker \Nack"er\ (n[a^]k"[~e]r), n.	   See {Nacre}. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nacre \Na"cre\ (n[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F., cf. Sp. n['a]cara,	   n['a]car, It. nacchera, naccaro, LL. nacara, nacrum; of	   Oriental origin, cf. Ar. nak[imac]r hollowed.] (Zool.)	   A pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells,	   and is most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also	   {nacker} and {naker}.] See {Pearl}, and {Mother-of-pearl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nacr'e \Na`cr['e]"\ (n[.a]*kr[=a]"), a. [F. See {Nacre}.] (Art)	   Having the peculiar iridescence of nacre, or mother-of-pearl,	   or an iridescence resembling it; as, nacr['e] ware.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nacreous \Na"cre*ous\ (n[=a]"kr[-e]*[u^]s), a. [See {Nacre}.]	   (Zool.)	   Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; pearly.	   [1913 Webster] Nad
Nad \Nad\ (n[a^]d), Nadde \Nad"de\ (n[a^]d"de). [Contr. fr. ne	   hadde.]	   Had not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
nada \nada\ n.	   1. [Spanish] Nothing. [informal or jocose]	   Note: [used mostly jocosely or for emphasis in phrases such	         as "Nothing, nada, zip!"]	         [PJC]
Nadder \Nad"der\ (n[a^]d"d[~e]r), n. [AS. naedre. See {Adder}.]	   An adder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Na-dene \Na-dene\ prop. n.	   A family of North American Indian languages including	   Tlingit, the Athabascan language family, and Haida.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nadir \Na"dir\ (n[=a]"d[~e]r), n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr.	   Ar. naz[imac]ru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the	   zenith (as samt), in which naz[imac]r means alike,	   corresponding to. Cf. {Azimuth}, {Zenith}.]	   1. That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly	      opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the	      point of the celestial sphere directly under the place	      where we stand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind	            in Europe.                            --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nadir of the sun} (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow	      projected by the earth. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Naenia \Nae"ni*a\, n.	   See {Nenia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Naeve \Naeve\, n. [L. naevus.]	   A naevus. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Naevoid \Nae"void\, a. [Naevus + -oid.]	   Resembling a naevus or naevi; as, naevoid elephantiasis.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Naevose \Nae"vose`\, a.	   Spotted; freckled.	   [1913 Webster]
Naevus \Nae"vus\ (n[=e]"v[u^]s), n.; pl. {Naevi} (-v[imac]).	   [L.] (Med.)	   A spot or mark on the skin of children when born; a	   birthmark; -- the term includes moles as wells a other types	   of birthmark, and is most commonly applied to reddish or	   brownish raised vascular areas of the skin, i. e., those	   consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated arteries,	   veins, or capillaries. [Usually spelled {nevus}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nag \Nag\ (n[a^]g), n. [OE. nagge, D. negge; akin to E. neigh.]	   1. A small horse; a pony; hence, any horse, especially one	      that is of inferior breeding or useless.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A paramour; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Nag \Nag\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Nagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nagging}.] [Cf. Sw. nagga to nibble, peck, Dan. nage to	   gnaw, Icel. naga, gnaga, G. nagen, & E. gnaw.]	   To tease in a petty way; to scold habitually; to annoy; to	   fret pertinaciously. [Colloq.] "She never nagged." --J.	   Ingelow.	   [1913 Webster]	Nag \Nag\ (n[a^]g), n.	   A person who nags, especially habitually; called also	   {nagger}.	   [PJC]
nagami \nagami\ n.	   A shrub ({Fortunella margarita}) bearing oval-fruited	   kumquats. See also {kumquat}.	   Syn: nagami kumquat, oval kumquat, {Fortunella margarita}.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nagana \Na*ga"na\ (n[.a]*g[aum]"n[.a]), n. [Prob. native name.]	   (Med.)	   A disease of horses and other domestic animals, transmitted	   by the tsetse fly; any trypanosomiasis, especially the	   variety caused by {Trypanosoma brucei}. [South Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nageia \Nageia\ prop. n.	   A small genus of Asian evergreen trees having columnar crowns	   and distinguished by leaves lacking a midrib; eastern Asia	   including India and Philippines and New Guinea.	   Syn: genus {Nageia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nagger \nagger\ n.	   Someone (especially a woman) who constantly finds fault.	   Syn: scold, scolder, nag.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nagging \Nag"ging\ (n[a^]g"g[i^]ng), a.	   Fault-finding; teasing; persistently annoying; as, a nagging	   toothache. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Naggy \Nag"gy\ (n[a^]g"g[y^]), a.	   Irritable; touchy. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nagor \Na"gor\, n. (Zool.)	   A West African gazelle ({Gazella redunca}).	   [1913 Webster]
Nagyagite \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; foliated	   tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Naiad \Na"iad\ (n[=a]"y[a^]d; 277), n. [L. naias, -adis,	   na["i]s, -idis, a water nymph, Gr nai:a`s, nai:`s, fr. na`ein	   to flow: cf. F. na["i]ade. Cf. {Naid}.]	   1. (Myth.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities,	      fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a	      lake, river, brook, or fountain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of a tribe ({Naiades}) of freshwater	      bivalves, including {Unio}, {Anodonta}, and numerous	      allied genera; a river mussel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool) One of a group of butterflies. See {Nymph}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Naiadaceae}, such as	      eelgrass, pondweed, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Naiadaceae \Naiadaceae\ prop. n.	   A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and	   small flowers.	   Syn: family {Naiadaceae}, {Najadaceae}, family {Najadaceae},	        naiad family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
naiant \na"iant\, a. (Her.)	   See {Natant}. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
naid \na"id\, n. [See {Naiad}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small, fresh-water, chaetopod	   annelids of the tribe {Naidina}. They belong to the	   {Oligochaeta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Naif \Na"["i]f`\ (?; formerly ?), a. [F. na["i]f. See	   {Na["i]ve}.]	   1. Having a true natural luster without being cut; -- applied	      by jewelers to a precious stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Na["i]ve; as, a na["i]f remark. --London Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Naik \Na"ik\, n. [Hind. n[=a]yak.]	   A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal. --Balfour (Cyc. of	   India).	   [1913 Webster]
Nail \Nail\ (n[=a]l), n. [AS. naegel, akin to D. nagel, OS. &	   OHG. nagal, G. nagel, Icel. nagl, nail (in sense 1), nagli	   nail (in sense 3), Sw. nagel nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan.	   nagle, Goth. ganagljan to nail, Lith. nagas nail (in sense	   1), Russ. nogote, L. unguis, Gr. "o`nyx, Skr. nakha.	   [root]259.]	   1. (Anat.) the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end	      of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.	      [1913 Webster]	            His nayles like a briddes claws were. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The nails are strictly homologous with hoofs and claws.	         When compressed, curved, and pointed, they are called	         {talons} or {claws}, and the animal bearing them is	         said to be unguiculate; when they incase the	         extremities of the digits they are called hoofs, and	         the animal is ungulate.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of	          certain hemiptera.	      (b) The terminal horny plate on the beak of ducks, and	          other allied birds.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually with a head[2],	      used for fastening pieces of wood or other material	      together, by being driven into or through them.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The different sorts of nails are named either from the	         use to which they are applied, from their shape, from	         their size, or from some other characteristic, as	         shingle, floor, ship-carpenters', and horseshoe nails,	         roseheads, diamonds, fourpenny, tenpenny (see {Penny},	         a.), chiselpointed, cut, wrought, or wire nails, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A measure of length, being two inches and a quarter, or	      the sixteenth of a yard.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nail ball} (Ordnance), a round projectile with an iron bolt	      protruding to prevent it from turning in the gun.	   {Nail plate}, iron in plates from which cut nails are made.	      	   {On the nail}, in hand; on the spot; immediately; without	      delay or time of credit; as, to pay money on the nail; to	      pay cash on the nail. "You shall have ten thousand pounds	      on the nail." --Beaconsfield.	   {To hit the nail on the head},	      (a) to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in the	          right way.	      (b) to describe the most important factor.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Nail \Nail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nailed} (n[=a]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nailing}.] [AS. naeglian. See {Nail}, n.]	   1. To fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by	      means of nails; as, to nail boards to the beams.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is now dead, and nailed in his chest. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stud or boss with nails, or as with nails.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rivets of your arms were nailed with gold.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or hold, as to a	      bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion;	      hence, to catch; to trap.	      [1913 Webster]	            When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at	            once how I nailed them.               --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To spike, as a cannon. [Obs.] --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To nail an assertion} or {To nail a lie}, etc., to detect	      and expose it, so as to put a stop to its currency; -- an	      expression probably derived from the former practice of	      shopkeepers, who were accustomed to nail bad or	      counterfeit pieces of money to the counter.	      [1913 Webster]
Nailbrush \Nail"brush`\, n.	   A brush for cleaning the nails.	   [1913 Webster]
Nailer \Nail"er\, n.	   1. One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who fastens with, or drives, nails.	      [1913 Webster]
Naileress \Nail"er*ess\, n.	   A woman who makes nails.	   [1913 Webster]
Nailery \Nail"er*y\, n.; pl. {Naileries}.	   A factory where nails are made.	   [1913 Webster]
Nail-headed \Nail"-head`ed\, a.	   Having a head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble	   the head of a nail.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nail-headed characters}, arrowheaded or cuneiform	      characters. See under {Arrowheaded}.	   {Nail-headed molding} (Arch.), an ornament consisting of a	      series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the heads of	      large nails; -- called also {nail-head molding}, or	      {nail-head}. It is the same as the simplest form of	      dogtooth. See {Dogtooth}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nailless \Nail"less\, a.	   Without nails; having no nails.	   [1913 Webster]
Nainsook \Nain`sook"\, n. [Nainsukh, a valley in Kaghan.]	   A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly	   made in India.	   [1913 Webster]
Nais \Na"is\ (n[=a]"[i^]s), n. [L., a naiad.] (Zool.)	   See {Naiad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Naissant \Nais`sant"\, a. [F., p. pr. of na[^i]tre to be born,	   L. nasci.] (Her.)	   Same as {Jessant}.	   [1913 Webster] naive
naive \na*ive"\, naive \na*["i]ve"\(n[aum]*[=e]v"), a. [F.	   na["i]f, fem. na["i]ve, fr. L. nativus innate, natural,	   native. See {Native}, and cf. {Na["i]f}.]	   1. Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous;	      artless; frank; as, na["i]ve manners; a na["i]ve person;	      na["i]ve and unsophisticated remarks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a lack of knowledge, judgment, or experience;	      especially, lacking sophistication in judging the motives	      of others; credulous; as, a naive belief in the honesty of	      politicians.	      [PJC]
naively \na"["i]ve`ly\, adv.	   In a na["i]ve manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Naivet'e \Na`["i]ve`t['e]"\, n. [F. See {Na["i]ve}, and cf.	   {Nativity}.]	   1. The state or quality of being naive; lack of	      sophistication or worldliness.	   Syn: naivete, naiveness.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	              A story which pleases me by its na["i]vet['e] --	              that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness. --De	                                                  Quincey.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. An act displaying naivete; a naive remark or action.	      [PJC] naivety
naivety \na*iv"e*ty\, Naivety \Na"["i]ve`ty\, n.	   Na["i]vet['e]. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Naja \Naja\ prop. n.	   A genus of cobras.	   Syn: genus {Naja}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Najadaceae \Najadaceae\ prop. n.	   A monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and	   small flowers; same as {Naiadaceae}; the naiad family.	   Syn: {Naiadaceae}, family {Naiadaceae}, family {Najadaceae},	        naiad family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Najas \Najas\ prop. n.	   The sole genus of the family {Naiadaceae}.	   Syn: {Naias}, genus {Naias}, genus {Najas}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nake \Nake\ (n[=a]k), v. t.	   To make naked. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Come, be ready, nake your swords.        --Old Play.	   [1913 Webster]
Naked \Na"ked\ (n[=a]"k[e^]d), a. [AS. nacod; akin to D. naakt,	   G. nackt, OHG. nacchot, nahhot, Icel. n["o]kvi[eth]r, nakinn,	   Sw. naken, Dan. n["o]gen, Goth. naqa[thorn]s, Lith. n[*u]gas,	   Russ. nagii, L. nudus, Skr. nagna. [root]266. Cf. {Nude}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare; as, a naked	      body; a naked limb; a naked sword.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no means of defense or protection; open; unarmed;	      defenseless; as, naked to invasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had I but served my God with half the zeal	            I served my king, he would not in mine age	            Have left me naked to mine enemies.   --King Henry	                                                  VIII., Act	                                                  iii. sc. 2	                                                  (Shakespeare)	      [PJC]	            Thy power is full naked.              --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold my bosom naked to your swords. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unprovided with needful or desirable accessories, means of	      sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; bare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public,	            and whom they saw now left naked.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not concealed	      or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The truth appears so naked on my side, That any	            purblind eye may find it out.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him	            with whom we have to do.              --Heb. iv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Mere; simple; plain; as, the naked truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very naked name of love.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) Without pubescence; as, a naked leaf or stem; bare,	      or not covered by the customary parts, as a flower without	      a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds without a	      pericarp, buds without bud scales.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) Not having the full complement of tones; -- said of	      a chord of only two tones, which requires a third tone to	      be sounded with them to make the combination pleasing to	      the ear; as, a naked fourth or fifth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Naked bed}, a bed the occupant of which is naked, no night	      linen being worn in ancient times. --Shak.	   {Naked eye}, the eye alone, unaided by eyeglasses, or by	      telescope, microscope, or other magnifying device.	   {Naked-eyed medusa}. (Zool.) See {Hydromedusa}.	   {Naked flooring} (Carp.), the timberwork which supports a	      floor. --Gwilt.	   {Naked mollusk} (Zool.), a nudibranch.	   {Naked wood} (Bot.), a large rhamnaceous tree ({Colibrina	      reclinata}) of Southern Florida and the West Indies,	      having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine	      polish. --C. S. Sargent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed;	        unarmed; plain; defenseless.	        [1913 Webster]
Nakedly \Na"ked*ly\, adv.	   In a naked manner; without covering or disguise; manifestly;	   simply; barely.	   [1913 Webster]
Nakedness \Na"ked*ness\, n.	   1. The condition of being naked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) The privy parts; the genitals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ham . . . saw the nakedness of his father. --Gen.	                                                  ix. 22.	      [1913 Webster]
Naker \Na"ker\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Nacre}.	   [1913 Webster]	Naker \Na"ker\, n. [OE. nakere, F. nakaire, LL. nacara, Per.	   naq[=a]ret.]	   A kind of kettledrum. [Obs.] -- Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nakoo \Na"koo\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The gavial. [Written also {nako}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nale \Nale\, n. [A corrupt form arising from the older "at	   [thorn]en ale" at the nale.]	   Ale; also, an alehouse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Great feasts at the nale.                --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nall \Nall\, n. [Either fr. Icel. n[=a]l (see {Needle}); or fr.	   awl, like newt fr. ewt.]	   An awl. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nam \Nam\ (n[aum]m). [Contr. fr. ne am.]	   Am not. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Nam \Nam\, obs.	   imp. of {Nim}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Namable \Nam"a*ble\ (n[=a]m"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being named.	   [1913 Webster]
Namation \Na*ma"tion\, n. [LL. namare to take; cf. AS. niman to	   take.] (O. Eng. & Scots Law)	   A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Namaycush \Nam"ay*cush\, n. [Indian name.] (Zool.)	   A large North American lake trout ({Salvelinus namaycush}).	   It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs over	   forty pounds. Called also {Mackinaw trout}, {lake trout},	   {lake salmon}, {salmon trout}, {togue}, and {tuladi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Namby-pamby \Nam"by-pam`by\, n. [From Ambrose Phillips, in	   ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his verses.]	   Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or affectedly	   pretty. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Namby-pamby \Nam"by-pam`by\, a.	   1. Affectedly pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Namby-pamby madrigals of love.        --W. Gifford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indecisive or weak; lacking firmness or resolve; -- of	      actions and policies.	      [PJC]
Name \Name\ (n[=a]m), n. [AS. nama; akin to D. naam, OS. & OHG.	   namo, G. name, Icel. nafn, for namn, Dan. navn, Sw. namn,	   Goth. nam[=o], L. nomen (perh. influenced by noscere,	   gnoscere, to learn to know), Gr. 'o`mona, Scr. n[=a]man.	   [root]267. Cf. {Anonymous}, {Ignominy}, {Misnomer},	   {Nominal}, {Noun}.]	   1. The title by which any person or thing is known or	      designated; a distinctive specific appellation, whether of	      an individual or a class.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that	            was the name thereof.                 --Gen. ii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            What's in a name? That which we call a rose	            By any other name would smell as sweet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to a person	      or thing, on account of a character or acts.	      [1913 Webster]	            His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The	            mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of	            Peace.                                --Is. ix. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reputed character; reputation, good or bad; estimation;	      fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; honorable	      estimation; distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	            What men of name resort to him?       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far above . . . every name that is named, not only	            in this world, but also in that which is to come.	                                                  --Eph. i. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will get me a name and honor in the kingdom. --1	                                                  Macc. iii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath brought up an evil name upon a virgin.	                                                  --Deut. xxii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king's army . . . had left no good name behind.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Those of a certain name; a race; a family.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his	            name, came every day to pay their feigned	            civilities.                           --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person, an individual. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            They list with women each degenerate name. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Christian name}.	      (a) The name a person receives at baptism, as	          distinguished from {surname}; baptismal name; in	          western countries, it is also called a {first name}.	      (b) A given name, whether received at baptism or not.	   {Given name}. See under {Given}.	   {In name}, in profession, or by title only; not in reality;	      as, a friend in name.	   {In the name of}.	      (a) In behalf of; by the authority of. " I charge you in	          the duke's name to obey me."            --Shak.	      (b) In the represented or assumed character of. "I'll to	          him again in name of Brook."            --Shak.	   {Name plate}, a plate as of metal, glass, etc., having a name	      upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.	   {Pen name}, a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or {nom	      de plume}. --Bayard Taylor.	   {Proper name} (Gram.), a name applied to a particular person,	      place, or thing.	   {To call names}, to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by	      reproachful appellations.	   {To take a name in vain}, to use a name lightly or profanely;	      to use a name in making flippant or dishonest oaths. --Ex.	      xx. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; denomination;	        epithet.	   Usage: {Name}, {Appellation}, {Title}, {Denomination}. Name	          is generic, denoting that combination of sounds or	          letters by which a person or thing is known and	          distinguished. Appellation, although sometimes put for	          name simply, denotes, more properly, a descriptive	          term (called also {agnomen} or {cognomen}), used by	          way of marking some individual peculiarity or	          characteristic; as, Charles the Bold, Philip the	          Stammerer. A title is a term employed to point out	          one's rank, office, etc.; as, the Duke of Bedford,	          Paul the Apostle, etc. Denomination is to particular	          bodies what appellation is to individuals; thus, the	          church of Christ is divided into different	          denominations, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians,	          Presbyterians, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Name \Name\ (n[=a]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Named} (n[=a]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Naming}.] [AS. namian. See {Name}, n.]	   1. To give a distinctive name or appellation to; to entitle;	      to denominate; to style; to call.	      [1913 Webster]	            She named the child Ichabod.          --1 Sam. iv.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus was the building left	            Ridiculous, and the work Confusion named. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mention by name; to utter or publish the name of; to	      refer to by distinctive title; to mention.	      [1913 Webster]	            None named thee but to praise.        --Halleck.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old Yew, which graspest at the stones	            That name the underlying dead.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To designate by name or specifically for any purpose; to	      nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to name a day for	      the wedding; to name someone as ambassador.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom late you have named for consul.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (House of Commons) To designate (a member) by name, as the	      Speaker does by way of reprimand.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify;	        designate; nominate.	        [1913 Webster]
named \named\ adj.	   1. given or having a specified name; as, an actor named	      Harold Lloyd; a building in Cardiff named the Temple of	      Peace. Contrasted to {unnamed}.	   Syn: called.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. bearing the author's name; as, a named source. Opposite of	      {anonymous}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
namedrop \namedrop\ v. i.	   To refer to people that one assumes one's interlocutors	   admire so as to impress them; same as to {drop names}.	   Syn: drop names.	        [WordNet 1.5]
namedropper \namedropper\ n.	   Someone who pretends that famous people are his/her friends.	   Someone who namedrops.	   [WordNet 1.5]
name-dropping \name-dropping\ n.	   The practice of casually mentioning important people in order	   to impress one's listener.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nameko \nameko\ n.	   one of the most important fungi ({Pholiota nameko})	   cultivated in Japan.	   Syn: viscid mushroom, {Pholiota nameko}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nameless \Name"less\, a.	   1. Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a	      nameless star. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Undistinguished; not noted or famous.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nameless dwelling and an unknown name. --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; as, a nameless	      writer."Nameless pens." --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unnamable; indescribable; inexpressible.	      [1913 Webster]	            But what it is, that is not yet known; what	            I can not name; 't is nameless woe,I wot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a nameless horror of the man.  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Namelessly \Name"less*ly\, adv.	   In a nameless manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Namely \Name"ly\, adv.	   1. By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially;	      expressly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The solitariness of man . . . God hath namely and	            principally ordered to prevent by marriage.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- introducing a	      particular or specific designation.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the excellency of the soul, namely, its power of	            divining dreams; that several such divinations have	            been made, none can question.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Namer \Nam"er\ (n[=a]m"[~e]r), n.	   One who names, or calls by name.	   [1913 Webster]
Namesake \Name"sake`\, n. [For name's sake; i. e., one named for	   the sake of another's name.]	   One that has the same name as another; especially, one called	   after, or named out of regard to, another.	   [1913 Webster]
Nammu \Nammu\ prop. n. (Sumerian mythology)	   The Sumerian goddess personifying the primeval sea; mother of	   the gods and of heaven and earth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Namo \Na*mo"\, adv.	   No more. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Namtar
Namtar \Namtar\, Namtaru \Namtaru\prop. n. (Sumerian and	   Akkadian mythology)	   A demon personifying death; messenger of the underworld	   goddess Ereshkigal bringing death to mankind.	   Syn: Namtaru.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nan \Nan\, interj. [For anan.]	   Anan. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nana \Na"na\, n. [prob. from babytalk.]	   Grandmother.	   [PJC]
Nandine \Nan"dine\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   An African carnivore ({Nandinia binotata}), allied to the	   civets. It is spotted with black.	   [1913 Webster] Nandou
Nandou \Nan"dou\, Nandu \Nan"du\, n. [Braz. nhandu or yandu.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of three species of South American ostriches of the	   genera {Rhea} and {Pterocnemia}, especially the smallest,	   {Pterocnemia pennata} (formerly {Rhea Americana}), called	   also the {common rhea}. They are tall fast-running flightless	   birds similar to ostriches but three-toed, found from Peru to	   the Straits of Magellan. See {Rhea}. [Written also {nandow}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Nanism \Na"nism\ (n[=a]"n[i^]z'm; n[a^]n"[i^]z'm), n. [Gr.	   na^nos + -ism: cf. F. nanisme.]	   The condition of being abnormally small in stature; dwarfism;	   dwarfishness; -- opposed to {gigantism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Nanjing
Nanjing \Nanjing\, Nanking \Nanking\prop. n.	   a former capital of China.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nankeen \Nan*keen"\, n. [So called from its being originally	   manufactured at Nankin (Nanjing), in China.] [Written also	   {nankin}.]	   1. A species of cloth, of a firm texture, originally brought	      from China, made of a species of cotton ({Gossypium	      religiosum}) that is naturally of a brownish yellow color	      quite indestructible and permanent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An imitation of this cloth by artificial coloring.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Trousers made of nankeen. --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nankeen bird} (Zool.), the Australian night heron	      ({Nycticorax Caledonicus}); -- called also {quaker}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nanna \Nanna\ n.	   1. The wife of Balder.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Sumerian mythology) The god of the moon; counterpart of	      the Akkadian Sin.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nanny \Nan"ny\, n.	   1. A diminutive of Ann or Anne, the proper name.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nanny goat}, a female goat. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster] Nanny	Nanny \Nan"ny\, Nannie \Nan"nie\(n[a^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl.	   {nannies}.	   1. a caretaker for a child; a child's nurse; a nursemaid.	      [PJC]	   2. Grandmother; -- a child's word, used especially as a form	      of address. See also {nana}.	      [PJC]
Nannyberry \Nan"ny*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Sheepberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
nano- \nan"o-\ (n[a^]n"[-o]-), pref.	   1. A prefix meaning one-billionth; as, a nanogram is	      one-thousandth of a microgram.	      [PJC]	   2. Very small; submicroscopic; -- used to designate sizes	      smaller than those that would be referred to as {micro-};	      as, nanoscale manipulations.	      [PJC]
nanotechnology \nan"o*tech*nol`o*gy\	   (n[a^]n"[-o]*t[e^]k*n[o^]l`[-o]*j[=e]), n.	   The manipulation or construction of objects with sizes in the	   nanometer range or smaller.	   Note: Objects of the size of molecules may be moved and	         placed in specific locations using laser tweezers or an	         atomic force microscope. See [a	         href="http:]/21net.com/content/inside_se/nano.htm">nanotechnology.	         [PJC]
Nanpie \Nan"pie\, n. (Zool.)	   The magpie.	   [1913 Webster]
Nantua \Nantua\ n. (Cookery)	   A white sauce with whipping cream and shrimp butter.	   Syn: shrimp sauce.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Naos \Na"os\ (n[=a]"[o^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. nao`s a temple, the	   cella.] (Arch.)	   A term used by modern archaeologists instead of cella. See	   {Cella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nap \Nap\ (n[a^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Napped} (n[a^]pt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Napping} (n[a^]p"p[i^]ng).] [OE. nappen, AS.	   hn[ae]ppian to take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. hnipian to	   bend one's self, Icel. hnipna, hn[imac]pa, to droop.]	   1. To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to doze. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in a careless, secure state; to be unprepared; as,	      to be caught napping. --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            I took thee napping, unprepared.      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Nap \Nap\, n.	   A short sleep; a doze; a siesta. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Nap \Nap\, n. [OE. noppe, AS. hnoppa; akin to D. nop, Dan.	   noppe, LG. nobbe.]	   1. Woolly or villous surface of felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an	      external covering of down, of short fine hairs or fibers	      forming part of the substance of anything, and lying	      smoothly in one direction; the pile; as, the nap of cotton	      flannel or of broadcloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The loops which are cut to make the pile, in velvet.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Nap \Nap\, v. t.	   To raise, or put, a nap on.	   [1913 Webster]	Nap \Nap\, n.	   Same as {Napoleon}, 1, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
napa \napa\ n.	   A plant ({Brassica rapa} pekinensis) with an elongated	   celerylike head of broadstalked leaves used as a vegetable in	   east Asia; called also {Chinese cabbage}.	   Syn: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, pe-tsai, {Brassica	        rapa} pekinensis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Napaea \Napaea\ prop. n.	   A genus consisting of only one species, the glade mallow.	   Syn: genus Napaea.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A name from Greek mythology.	   Syn: Napea.	        [WordNet 1.5]
napalm \napalm\ (n[=a]"p[aum]m), n.	   A highly incediary liquid consisting of gasoline jelled with	   aluminum soaps, used as a weapon of war in fire bombs and	   flame throwers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nape \Nape\ (n[=a]p), n. [Perh. akin to knap a knop.]	   The back part of the neck. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nape-crest \Nape"-crest`\, n. (Zool.)	   An African bird of the genus {Schizorhis}, related to the	   plantain eaters.	   [1913 Webster]
Napery \Na"per*y\, n.; pl. {Naperies}. [OF. naperie, fr. nape a	   tablecloth, F. nappe, LL. napa, fr. L. mappa. See {Map}, and	   cf. {Apron}, {Napkin}.]	   Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.	   [Obs.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Napha water \Na"pha wa`ter\ [Sp. nafa, from Ar. napha odor.]	   A perfume distilled from orange flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphew \Na"phew\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Navew}.	   [1913 Webster]
naprapathy \naprapathy\ n.	   A drugless method of treatment based on the belief that	   disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and	   connective tissues.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Naphtha \Naph"tha\ (n[a^]f"th[.a] or n[a^]p"th[.a]), n. [L.	   naphtha, Gr. na`fqa, fr.Ar. nafth, nifth.]	   1. (Chem.) The complex mixture of volatile, liquid,	      inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and usually	      called {crude petroleum}, {mineral oil}, or {rock oil}.	      Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in	      the refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between	      the lighter gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a	      specific gravity of about 0.7, -- used as a solvent for	      varnishes, as a carburetant, illuminant, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) One of several volatile inflammable liquids	      obtained by the distillation of certain carbonaceous	      materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as,	      Boghead naphtha, from Boghead coal (obtained at Boghead,	      Scotland); crude naphtha, or light oil, from coal tar;	      wood naphtha, from wood, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term was applied by the earlier chemical writers	         to a number of volatile, strong smelling, inflammable	         liquids, chiefly belonging to the ethers, as the	         sulphate, nitrate, or acetate of ethyl. --Watts.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Naphtha vitrioli} [NL., naphtha of vitriol] (Old Chem.),	      common ethyl ether; -- formerly called {sulphuric ether}.	      See {Ether}.	      [1913 Webster]
Naphthalate \Naph"tha*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthalene \Naph"tha*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, {C10H8}, analogous	   to benzene, and obtained by the distillation of certain	   bituminous materials, such as the heavy oil of coal tar. It	   is the type and basis of a large number of derivatives among	   organic compounds. Formerly called also {naphthaline}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Naphthalene red} (Chem.), a dyestuff obtained from certain	      diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called also	      {magdala red}.	   {Naphthalene yellow} (Chem.), a yellow dyestuff obtained from	      certain nitro derivatives of naphthol.	      [1913 Webster]
Naphthalenic \Naph`tha*len"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, naphthalene; -- used	   specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance,	   called naphthalenic acid and also hydroxy quinone, and	   obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthalic \Naph*tha"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   (a) Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene;	       -- formerly used to denote any one of a series of acids	       derived from naphthalene, and called naphthalene acids,	       now specifically referring to 1,8-naphthalenedicaboxylic	       acid, {C12H8O4}.	   (b) Formerly, designating an acid probably identical with	       {phthalic} acid.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]
Naphthalidine \Naph*thal"i*dine\, n. [Naphthalene + toluidine.]	   (Chem.)	   Same as {Naphthylamine}.	   [1913 Webster] Naphthalin
Naphthalin \Naph"tha*lin\, Naphthaline \Naph"tha*line\, n. [F.	   naphthaline.] (Chem.)	   See {Naphthalene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthalize \Naph"tha*lize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthazarin \Naph*thaz"a*rin\, n. [Naphthalene + alizarin.]	   (Chem.)	   A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone	   as a red crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic	   luster; -- called also {naphthalizarin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthene \Naph"thene\, n. (Chem.)	   A peculiar hydrocarbon fraction occuring as an ingredient of	   some crude petroleums, mostly mixtures of derivatives of the	   five- and six-membered saturated cyclic alkanes, cyclopentane	   and cyclohexane, having the general formula CnH2n.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Naphthide \Naph"thide\ (n[a^]f"th[i^]d or n[a^]f"th[imac]d), n.	   (Chem.)	   A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic	   element; as, mercuric naphthide.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthoic \Naph*tho"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; --	   used to designate any one of a series of carboxyl	   derivatives, called naphthoic acids of the general formula	   {C10H7.COOH}, such as {1-naphthoic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthol \Naph"thol\, n. [Naphthalene + -ol.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of hydroxyl derivatives of naphthalene,	   analogous to phenol. In general they are crystalline	   substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Naphthol blue}, {Naphthol orange}, {Naphthol yellow}	      (Chem.), brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex	      nitrogenous derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.	      [1913 Webster]
Naphthoquinone \Naph`tho*qui"none\, n. [Naphthalene + quinone.]	   (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance, {C10H6O2}, analogous to	   quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthyl \Naph"thyl\, n. [Naphthalene + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the essential residue of	   naphthalene.	   [1913 Webster]
Naphthylamine \Naph`thyl*am"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene,	   {C10H7.NH2}, forming crystalline solids.	   [1913 Webster] Napierian
Napierian \Na*pie"ri*an\, Naperian \Na*pe"ri*an\,, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Napier, or Naper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Naperian logarithms}. See under {Logarithms}.	      [1913 Webster] Napier's bones
Napier's bones \Na"pi*er's bones`\, Napier's rods \Na"pi*er's
rods`\	   A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided	   into nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of	   the multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier,	   the inventor of logarithms, for facilitating the operations	   of multiplication and division.	   [1913 Webster]
Napiform \Na"pi*form\, a. [L. napus turnip + -form: cf. F.	   napiforme. Cf. {Navew}.] (Bot.)	   Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, and very	   slender below.	   [1913 Webster]
Napkin \Nap"kin\, n. [Dim. of OF. nape a tablecloth, cloth, F.	   nappe, L. mappa. See {Napery}.]	   1. A little towel, made of cloth or paper, esp. one for	      wiping the fingers and mouth at table.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A handkerchief. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Napkin pattern}. See {Linen scroll}, under {Linen}. --	      {Napkin ring}, a ring of metal, ivory, or other material,	      used to inclose a table napkin.	   {paper napkin}, a napkin made of paper, intended to be	      disposed of after use.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Napless \Nap"less\, a.	   Without nap; threadbare. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Naples yellow \Na"ples yel"low\	   See under {Yellow}.	   [1913 Webster] Napoleon
Napoleon \Napoleon\, Napoleon I \Napoleon
I.\(n[aum]*p[=o]"l[=e]*[u^]n; F. pron.	   n[aum]`p[=o]`l[=a]`[o^]N")	   Napoleon Bonaparte (or Buonaparte), Born at Ajaccio, Corsica,	   Aug. 15, 1766, or, according to some, at Corte, Jan. 7, 1768;	   died at Longwood, St. Helena, May 5, 1821. Emperor of the	   French 1804-14. He was the son of Charles Marie Bonaparte and	   Laetitia Ramolino; studied at the military school of Brienne	   1779-84, and at that of Paris 1784-85; and received a	   lieutenant's commission in the French army in 1785. He	   opposed the patriot movement under Paoli in Corsica in 1793;	   commanded the artillery in the attack on Toulon in the same	   year; served in the army in Italy in 1794; and, as second in	   command to Barras, subdued the revolt of the sections at	   Paris in Oct., 1795. He married Josephine de Beauharnais	   March 9, 1796. Toward the close of this month (March 27) he	   assumed command at Nice of the army in Italy, which he found	   opposed by the Austrians and the Sardinians. He began his	   campaign April 10, and, after defeating the Austrians at	   Montenotte (April 12), Millesimo (April 14), and Dego (April	   15), turned (April 15) against the Sardinians, whom he	   defeated at Ceva (April 20) and Mondovi (April 22), forcing	   them to sign the separate convention of Cherasco (April 29).	   In the following month he began an invasion of Lombardy, and	   by a brilliant series of victories, including those of Lodi	   (May 10) and Arcole (Nov. 15-17), expelled the Austrians from	   their possessions in the north of Italy, receiving the	   capitulation of Mantua, their last stronghold, Feb. 2, 1797.	   Crossing the Alps, he penetrated Styria as far as Leoben,	   where he dictated preliminaries of peace April 18. The	   definitive peace of Campo-Formio followed (Oct 17). By the	   treaty of Campo-Formio northern Italy was reconstructed in	   the interest of France, which furthermore acquired the	   Austrian Netherlands, and received a guarantee of the left	   bank of the Rhine. Campo-Formio destroyed the coalition	   against France, and put an end to the Revolutionary war on	   the Continent. The only enemy that remained to France was	   England. At the instance of Bonaparte the Directory adopted	   the plan of attacking the English in India, which involved	   the conquest of Egypt. Placed at the head of an expedition of	   about 85,000 men, he set sail from Toulon May 19, 1798;	   occupied Malta June 12; disembarked at Alexandria July 2; and	   defeated the Mamelukes in the decisive battle of the Pyramids	   July 21. He was master of Egypt, but the destruction of his	   fleet by Nelson in the battle of the Nile (Aug. 1) cut him	   off from France and doomed his expedition to failure.	   Nevertheless he undertook the subjugation of Syria, and	   stormed Jaffa March 7, 1799. Repulsed at Acre, the defense of	   which was supported by the English, he commenced a retreat to	   Egypt May 21. He inflicted a final defeat on the Turks at	   Abukir July 26; transferred the command in Egypt to Kl['e]ber	   Aug. 22; and, setting sail with two frigates, arrived in the	   harbor of Fr['e]jus Oct. 9. During his absence a new	   coalition had been formed against France, and the Directory	   saw its armies defeated, both on the Rhine and in Italy. With	   the assistance of his brother Lucien and of Siey[`e]s and	   Roger Ducos, he executed the coup d'etat of Brumaire, whereby	   he abolished the Directory and virtually made himself monarch	   under the title of first consul, holding office for a term of	   10 years. He crossed the Great St. Bernard in May, 1800, and	   restored the French ascendancy in Italy by the victory of	   Marengo (June 14), which, with that won by Moreau at	   Hohenlinden (Dec. 8), brought about the peace of Lun['e]ville	   (Feb. 9, 1801). The treaty of Lun['e]ville, which was based	   on that of Campo-Formio, destroyed the coalition, and	   restored peace on the Continent. He concluded the peace of	   Amiens with England March 27, 1802. After the peace of	   Lun['e]ville he commenced the legislative reconstruction of	   France, the public institutions of which had been either	   destroyed or thrown into confusion during the Revolution. To	   this period belong the restoration of the Roman Catholic	   Church bythe Concordat (concluded July 15, 1801), the	   restoration of higher education by the erection of the new	   university (May 1, 1802), and the establishment of the Legion	   of Honor (May 19, 1802): preparation had been previously made	   for the codification of the laws.	   He was made consul for life Aug. 2, 1802; executed the Duc	   d'Enghien March 21, 1804; was proclaimed hereditary emperor	   of the French May 18, 1804 (the coronation ceremony took	   place Dec. 2, 1804); and was crowned king of Italy May 26,	   1805. In the meantime England had been provoked into	   declaring war (May 18, 1803), and a coalition consisting of	   England, Russia, Austria, and Sweden was formed against	   France in 1806: Spain was allied with France. The victory of	   Nelson at the battle of Trafalgar (Oct. 21, 1805) followed	   the failure of the projected invasion of England. Breaking up	   his camp at Boulogne, he invaded Austria, occupied Vienna,	   and (Dec. 2, 1805) defeated the allied Russians and Austrians	   at Austerlitz. The Russians retired from the contest under a	   military Convention; the Austrians signed the peace of	   Presburg (Dec. 26, 1805); and the coalition was destroyed.	   His intervention in germany brought about the erection of the	   Confederation of the Rhine July 12, 1806. This confederation,	   which was placed under his protection, ultimately embraced	   nearly all the states of Germany except Austria and Prussia.	   Its erection, together with other provocation, caused Prnssia	   to mobilize its army in Aug., and Napoleon presently found	   himself opposed by a coalition with Prussia, Russia, and	   England as its principal members. He crushed the Prussian	   army at Jena and Auerst[aum]dt Oct. 14; entered Berlin Oct.	   27; fought the Russians and Prussians in the drawn battle of	   Eylau Feb. 7-8, 1807; defeated the Russians at the battle of	   Friedland June 14; and compelled both Russia and Prussia to	   conclude peace at Tilsit July 7 and 9, 1807, respectively.	   Russia became the ally of France; Prussia was deprived of	   nearly half her territory. Napoleon was now, perhaps, at the	   height of his power. The imperial title was no empty form. He	   was the head of a great confederacy of states. He had	   surrounded the imperial throne with subordinate thrones	   occupied by members of his own family. His stepson Eug[`e]ne	   de Beauharnais was viceroy of the kingdom of Italy in	   northern and central Italy; his brother Joseph was king of	   Naples in southern Italy; his brother Louis was king of	   Holland; his brother Jerome was king of Westphalia; his	   brother-in-law Murat was grandduke of Berg. The Confederation	   of the Rhine existed by virtue of his protection, and his	   troops occupied dismembered Prussia. He directed the policy	   of Europe.	   England alone, mistress of the seas, appeared to stand	   between him and universal dominion. England was safe from	   invasion, but she was vulnerable through her commerce.	   Napoleon undertook to starve her by closing the ports of the	   Continent against her commerce. This policy, known as "the	   Continental system," was inaugurated by the Berlin decree in	   1806, and was extended by the Milan decree in 1807. To	   further this policy he resolved to seize the maritime states	   of Portugal and Spain. His armies expelled the house of	   Braganza from Portugal, and Nov. 30, 1807, the French entered	   Lisbon. Under pretense of guarding the coast against the	   English, he quartered 80,000 troops in Spain, then in 1808	   enticed Ferdinand VII. and his father Charles IV. (who had	   recently abdicated) to Bayonne, extorted from both a	   renunciation of their claims, and placed his brother Joseph	   on the Spanish throne. An uprising of the Spaniards took	   place, followed by a popular insurrection in Portugal,	   movements which found response in Germany. The seizure of	   Spain and Portugal proved in the end a fatal error. The war	   which it kindled, known as the Peninsular war, drained him of	   his resources and placed an enemy in his rear when northern	   Europe rose against him in 1813. The English in 1808 landed	   an army in Portugal, whence they expelled the French, and	   penetrated into Spain. Napoleon, securing himself against	   Austria by a closer alliance with the czar Alexander at	   Erfurt (concluded Oct. 12, 1808), hastened in person to	   Spain. With 250,000 men, drove out the English, and entered	   Madrid (Dec. 4, 1808). He was recalled by the threatening	   attitude of Austria, against which he precipitated war in	   April, 1809. He occupied Vienna (May 13), was defeated by the	   archduke Charles at Aspern and Essling (May 21-22), defeated	   the archduke at Wagram (July 5-6), and concluded the peace of	   Sch["o]nbrunn Oct. 14, 1809. He divorced Josephine Dec. 16,	   1809, and married Maria Louisa of Austria March 11 (April 2),	   1810. He annexed the Papal States in 1809 (the Pope being	   carried prisoner to France), and Holland in 1810. The refusal	   of Alexander to carry out strictly the Continental system,	   which Napoleon himself evaded by the sale of licenses,	   brought on war with Russia. He crossed the Niemen June 24,	   1812; gained the victory of Borodino Sept. 7; and occupied	   Moscow Sept. 14. His proffer of truce was rejected by the	   Russians, and he was forced by the approach of winter to	   begin a retreat (Oct. 19). He was overtaken by the winter,	   and his army dwindled before the cold, hunger, and the enemy.	   He left the army in command of Murat Dec. 4, and hastened to	   Paris. Murat recrossed the Niemen Dec. 13, with 100,000 men),	   the remnant of the Grand Army of 600,000 veterans. The loss	   sustained by Napoleon in this campaign encouraged the	   defection of Prussia, which formed an alliance with Russia at	   Kalisch Feb. 28, 1813. Napoleon defeated the Russians and	   Prussians at L["u]tzen May 2, and at Bautzen May 20-21.	   Austria declared war Aug. 12, and Napoleon presently found	   himself opposed by a coalition of Russia, England, Sweden,	   Prussia, and Austria, of which the first three had been	   united since the previous year. He won his last great victory	   at Dresden Aug. 26-27, and lost the decisive battles of	   Leipsic (Oct. 16, 18, and 19), Laon (March 9-10, 1814), and	   Arcis-sur-Aube (March 20-21). On March 31 the Allies entered	   Paris. He was compelled to abdicate at Fontainebleau April	   11, but was allowed to retain the title of emperor, and	   received the island of Elba as a sovereign principality, and	   an aunual income of 2,000,000 francs. He arrived in Elba May	   4. The Congress of Vienna convened in Sept., 1814, for the	   purpose of restoring and regulating the relations between the	   powers disturbed by Napoleon. Encouraged by the quarrels	   which arose at the Congress between the Allies, Napoleon left	   Elba Feb. 26, 1816; landed at Cannes March 1; and entered	   Paris March 20, the troops sent against him, including Ney	   with his corps, having joined his standard. At the return of	   Napoleon, the Allies again took the field. He was finally	   overthrown at Waterloo June 18, 1815, and the Allies entered	   Paris a second time July 7. After futile attempts to escape	   to America, he surrendered himself to the British admiral	   Hotham at Rochefort July 16. By a unanimous resolve of the	   Allies he was transported as prisoner of war to St. Helena,	   where he arrived on Oct. 16, 1815, and where he was detained	   the rest of his life.	   Note: The spelling Buonaparte was used by Napoleon's father,	         and by Napoleon himself down to 1796, although the	         spelling Bonaparte occurs in early Italian documents.	         Aug. 15, 1769, is the commonly accepted date of	         Napoleon's birth, and Jan. 7, 1768 that of the birth of	         his brother Joseph. It has been said, but without good	         reason, that these dates were interchanged at the time	         of Napoleon's admission to the military school of	         Brienne in 1779, no candidate being eligible after 10	         years of age.	         --Century Dict. 1906
Napoleon \Na*po"le*on\, n. [From the Emperor Napoleon 1.]	   1. A French gold coin of twenty francs, no longer minted or	      circulated. It bore the portrait of Napoleon I. or	      Napoleon III.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Card Playing)	      (a) A game in which each player holds five cards, the	          eldest hand stating the number of tricks he will bid	          to take, any subsequent player having the right to	          overbid him or a previous bidder, the highest bidder	          naming the trump and winning a number of points equal	          to his bid if he makes so many tricks, or losing the	          same number of points if he fails to make them.	      (b) A bid to take five tricks at napoleon. It is	          ordinarily the highest bid; but sometimes bids are	          allowed of wellington, or of blucher, to take five	          tricks, or pay double, or treble, if unsuccessful.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A Napoleon gun.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A kind of top boot of the middle of the 19th century.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. A shape and size of cigar. It is about seven inches long.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. a puff pastry confection, usually layered, with a filling	      of custard or cream, or sometimes jelly.	      [PJC]
Napoleonic \Na*po`le*on"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling,	   or having the qualities of, Napoleon I. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Napoleonist \Na*po"le*on*ist\, n.	   A supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.	   [1913 Webster]
Nappe \Nappe\, n. [F. nappe cloth, sheet. See {Napery}.] (Geom.)	   Sheet; surface; all that portion of a surface that is	   continuous in such a way that it is possible to pass from any	   one point of the portion to any other point of the portion	   without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids have one	   nappe, and some have two.	   [1913 Webster]
Nappiness \Nap"pi*ness\, n. [From 2d {Nappy}.]	   The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as on cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Napping \Nap"ping\, n.	   1. The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hat Making) A sheet of partially felted fur before it is	      united to the hat body. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or process of having a short sleep; as, napping is	      a common occupation for cats.	      [PJC]
Nappy \Nap"py\, a. [From 1st {Nap}.]	   1. Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel nappy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make sleepy;	      strong; heady; as, nappy ale. [Obs.] --Wyatt.	      [1913 Webster]	Nappy \Nap"py\, a. [From 3d {Nap}.]	   Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Nappy \Nap"py\, n.; pl. {Nappies}. [OE. nap, AS. hnaep cup,	   bowl. See {Hanaper}.]	   A round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.	   [Written also {nappie}.]	   [1913 Webster]
nappy \nap"py\, n.; pl. {nappies}.	   A {diaper}[4]. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
Nap-taking \Nap"-tak`ing\, n.	   A taking by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Napu \Na*pu"\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A very small chevrotain ({Tragulus Javanicus}), native of	   Java. It is about the size of a hare, and is noted for its	   agility in leaping. Called also {Java musk deer}, {pygmy musk	   deer}, and {deerlet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Napus \Na"pus\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A kind of turnip. See {Navew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Narceine \Nar"ce*ine\, n. [L. narce numbness, torpor, Gr. ?????:	   cf. F. narc['e]["i]ne.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in small quantities in opium, and extracted	   as a white crystalline substance of a bitter astringent	   taste. It is a narcotic. Called also {narceia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Narcissine \Nar*cis"sine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Narcissus.	   [1913 Webster]
narcissism \narcissism\ n.	   An exceptional interest in and admiration for oneself.	   Syn: self-love, narcism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
narcissist \narcissist\ n.	   Someone in love with hisself or herself.	   Syn: narcist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
narcissistic \narcissistic\ adj.	   Having an excessive love of oneself; egocentric; egoistic.	   Syn: egotistic, egotistical, self-loving.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Narcissus \Nar*cis"sus\ (n[aum]r*s[i^]s"s[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Narcissuses}. [L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus,	   Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to	   the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. {Narcotic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome	      flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed	      perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of	      several kinds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Classical Myth.) (Capitalized)A beautiful youth fabled to	      have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain,	      and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.	      [1913 Webster]
narcist \narcist\ n.	   Someone in love with themselves; a narcissist.	   Syn: narcissist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Narcosis \Nar*co"sis\ (n[aum]r*k[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   na`rkwsis. See {Narcotic}.] (Med.)	   Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a narcotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Narcotic \Nar*cot"ic\ (n[aum]r*k[o^]t"[i^]k), a. [F. narcotique,	   Gr. narkwtiko`s, fr. narkoy^n to benumb, na`rkh numbness,	   torpor.] (Med.)	   Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as a narcotic.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Nar*cot"ic*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Narcotic \Nar*cot"ic\ (n[aum]r*k[o^]t"[i^]k), n. (Med.)	   A drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid	   susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which,	   in poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions,	   and, when given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The	   best examples are opium (with morphine), belladonna (with	   atropine), and conium.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nercotykes and opye (opium) of Thebes.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Narcotical \Nar*cot"ic*al\ (n[aum]r*k[o^]t"[i^]*kal), a.	   Narcotic.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Nar*cot"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Narcotine \Nar"co*tine\ (n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[i^]n or	   n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[=e]n), n. [Cf. F. narcotine. Cf.	   {Cotarnine}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white	   crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous than	   morphine; -- called also {narcotia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Narcotinic \Nar`co*tin"ic\ (n[aum]r`k[-o]*t[i^]n"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to narcotine.	   [1913 Webster]
Narcotism \Nar"co*tism\ (n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   narcotisme.]	   Narcosis; the state of being narcotized. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Narcotize \Nar"co*tize\ (n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Narcotized} (n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Narcotizing} (n[aum]r"k[-o]*t[imac]*z[i^]ng).]	   To imbue with, or subject to the influence of, a narcotic; to	   put into a state of narcosis.	   [1913 Webster]
narcotized \narcotized\ adj.	   under the influence of narcotics.	   Syn: doped, drugged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
narcotizing \narcotizing\ adj.	   Inducing stupor or narcosis.	   Syn: narcotic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nard \Nard\ (n[aum]rd), n. [AS., fr. L. nardus, Gr. na`rdos; cf.	   Heb. n[^e]rd, Per. nard, Scr. nalada.]	   1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant ({Nardostachys Jatamansi}) of	      the Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental	      perfumery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See	      {Spikenard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A kind of grass ({Nardus stricta}) of little value,	      found in Europe and Asia.	      [1913 Webster]
Nardine \Nard"ine\ (n[aum]rd"[i^]n), a. [L. nardinus, Gr.	   na`rdinos.]	   Of or pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.	   [1913 Webster]
Nardoo \Nar*doo"\ (n[aum]r*d[=oo]"), n. (Bot.)	   An Australian name for {Marsilea Drummondii}, a four-leaved	   cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Nare \Nare\ (n[^a]r), n. [L. naris.]	   A nostril. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nares \Na"res\, n. pl. [L., pl. of naris nostril.] (Anat.)	   The nostrils or nasal openings, -- the anterior nares being	   the external or proper nostrils, and the posterior nares, the	   openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or pharynx.	   [1913 Webster] Nargile
Nargile \Nar"gile\, Nargileh \Nar"gi*leh\, n. [Per.	   n[=a]rgh[imac]l, prop., a cocoanut; prob. so called because	   first made of a cocoanut.]	   An apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible	   tube, and the smoke is drawn through water. Also called	   {hoookah} and {water pipe}. Functionally similar to the	   {hubble-bubble}, a simplified form.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Narica \Nar"i*ca\, n. (Zool.)	   The brown coati. See {Coati}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nariform \Nar"i*form\, a. [L. naris nostril + -form. See	   {Nose}.]	   Formed like the nose.	   [1913 Webster]
narine \nar"ine\, a.	   Of or belonging to the nostrils.	   [1913 Webster]
nark \nark\ n. [from narcotics.]	   A law enforcement agent specializing in narcotics law	   violations. [slang]	   [PJC]
narrable \nar"ra*ble\, a. [L. narrabilis, fr. narrare to	   narrate.]	   Capable of being narrated or told. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Narragansetts \Nar`ra*gan"setts\, prop. n. pl.; sing.	   {Narragansett}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of	   Narragansett Bay.	   [1913 Webster]
narrate \nar*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narrated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Narrating}.] [L. narratus, p. p. of narrare to	   narrate, prob. for gnarigare, fr. gnarus knowing. See	   {Ignore}, {Know}.]	   To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a story; to relate the	   particulars of; to go through with in detail, as an incident	   or transaction; to give an account of.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To relate; recount; detail; describe.	        [1913 Webster]
narration \nar*ra"tion\, n. [L. narratio: cf. F. narration.]	   1. The act of telling or relating the particulars of an	      event; a recital of certain events, usually in	      chronological order; rehearsal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is related; the relation in words or writing of	      the particulars of any transaction or event, or of any	      series of transactions or events; a narrative; story;	      history.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) That part of a discourse which recites the time,	      manner, or consequences of an action, or simply states the	      facts connected with the subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description;	        explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history.	        See {Account}.	        [1913 Webster]
Narrative \Nar"ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. narratif.]	   1. Of or pertaining to narration; relating to the particulars	      of an event or transaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell particulars	      of events; story-telling; garrulous.	      [1913 Webster]	            But wise through time, and narrative with age.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Narrative \Nar"ra*tive\, n.	   That which is narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous	   account of the particulars of an event or transaction; a	   story.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cyntio was much taken with my narrative. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; story;	        tale. See {Account}.	        [1913 Webster]
Narratively \Nar"ra*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the style of narration.	   [1913 Webster]
Narrator \Nar*ra"tor\, n. [L.]	   One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or	   transactions.	   [1913 Webster]
Narratory \Nar"ra*to*ry\, a.	   Giving an account of events; narrative; as, narratory	   letters. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Narre \Narre\ (n[aum]r), a.	   Nearer. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Narrow \Nar"row\ (n[a^]r"r[-o]), a. [Compar. {Narrower}	   (n[a^]r"r[-o]*[~e]r); superl. {Narrowest}.] [OE. narwe, naru,	   AS. nearu; akin to OS. naru, naro.]	   1. Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little	      distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow	      street; a narrow hem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of little extent; very limited; circumscribed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a	            narrow compass in the world.          --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having but a little margin; having barely sufficient	      space, time, or number, etc.; close; near[5]; -- with	      special reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a	      narrow shot; a narrow escape; a narrow miss; a narrow	      majority. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; as, narrow	      circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; bigoted; as, a	      narrow mind; narrow views. "A narrow understanding."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; selfish.	      [1913 Webster]	            A very narrow and stinted charity.    --Smalridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; exact.	      [1913 Webster]	            But first with narrow search I must walk round	            This garden, and no corner leave unspied. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Phon.) Formed (as a vowel) by a close position of some	      part of the tongue in relation to the palate; or	      (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx;	      -- distinguished from wide; as [=e] ([=e]ve) and [=oo]	      (f[=oo]d), etc., from [i^] ([i^]ll) and [oo^] (f[oo^]t),	      etc. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]13.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Narrow is not unfrequently prefixed to words,	         especially to participles and adjectives, forming	         compounds of obvious signification; as,	         narrow-bordered, narrow-brimmed, narrow-breasted,	         narrow-edged, narrow-faced, narrow-headed,	         narrow-leaved, narrow-pointed, narrow-souled,	         narrow-sphered, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Narrow gauge}. (Railroad) See Note under {Gauge}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	Narrow \Nar"row\, n.; pl. {Narrows}.	   A narrow passage; esp., a contracted part of a stream, lake,	   or sea; a strait connecting two bodies of water; -- usually	   in the plural; as, The Narrows of New York harbor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous	         narrow.                                  --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Narrow \Nar"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Narrowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Narrowing}.] [AS. nearwian.]	   1. To lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a	      smaller compass; to reduce the width or extent of. --Sir	      W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal	      or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to	      narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in	      discussion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our knowledge is much more narrowed if we confine	            ourselves to our own solitary reasonings. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Knitting) To contract the size of, as a stocking, by	      taking two stitches into one.	      [1913 Webster]	Narrow \Nar"row\, v. i.	   1. To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as,	      the sea narrows into a strait.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Man.) Not to step out enough to the one hand or the	      other; as, a horse narrows. --Farrier's Dict.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Knitting) To contract the size of a stocking or other	      knit article, by taking two stitches into one.	      [1913 Webster]
narrowed \narrowed\ adj.	   reduced in size as if by being squeezed.	   Syn: constricted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Narrower \Nar"row*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, narrows or contracts. --Hannah More.	   [1913 Webster]
Narrowing \Nar"row*ing\, n.	   1. The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in	      breadth or extent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of a stocking which is narrowed.	      [1913 Webster]
Narrowly \Nar"row*ly\, adv. [AS. nearulice.]	   1. With little breadth; in a narrow manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without much extent; contractedly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look or watch	      narrowly; to search narrowly.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. With a little margin or space; by a small distance; hence,	      closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with	      reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he	      narrowly escaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sparingly; parsimoniously.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. With close adherence to the literal meaning of a text; as,	      to interpret narrowly; to construe narrowly; to read	      narrowly; -- used especially of laws and contracts.	      [PJC]
Narrow-minded \Nar"row-mind`ed\, a.	   Of narrow mental scope; lacking tolerance or breadth of view;	   illiberal; mean. Opposite of {broad-minded}, {open-minded},	   {liberal}. [WordNet sense 2] [Narrower terms: {dogmatic,	   dogmatical}; {little, petty, small, small-minded}]	   Syn: narrowminded, narrow, illiberal, intolerant.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Capable of being shocked by behavior of others. Opposite	      of {unshockable}. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: shockable.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] -- {Nar"row-mind`ed*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Narrowness \Nar"row*ness\, n. [AS. nearunes.]	   The condition or quality of being narrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Nart \Nart\ [For ne art.]	   Art not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Narthex \Nar"thex\, n. [L., giant fennel, Gr. na`rqhx.]	   1. (Bot.) A tall umbelliferous plant ({Ferula communis}). See	      {Giant fennel}, under {Fennel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The portico in front of ancient churches;	      sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by	      ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule,	      lobby, or outer porch, leading to the nave of a church.	      [1913 Webster]
Narwal \Nar"wal\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Narwhal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Narwe \Nar"we\ (n[aum]r"we), a.	   Narrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Narwhal \Nar"whal\ (n[aum]r"hw[.a]l), n. [Sw. or Dan. narvhal;	   akin to Icel. n[=a]hvalr, and E. whale. the first syllable is	   perh. from Icel. n[=a]r corpse, dead body, in allusion to the	   whitish color its skin. See {Whale}.] [Written also	   {narwhale} and {narwal}.] (Zool.)	   An arctic cetacean ({Monodon monocerous}), about twenty feet	   long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine	   tooth, or tusk, projecting forward from the upper jaw like a	   horn, whence it is called also {sea unicorn}, {unicorn fish},	   and {unicorn whale}. Sometimes two horns are developed, side	   by side.	   [1913 Webster]
Nas \Nas\ (n[aum]z). [For ne was.]	   Was not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Nas \Nas\ [Contr. fr. ne has.]	   Has not. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasal \Na"sal\ (n[=a]"zal), a. [F., from L. nasus the nose. See	   {Nose}.]	   1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the nose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Having a quality imparted by means of the nose;	      and specifically, made by lowering the soft palate, in	      some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice	      thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in	      the consonants m, n, ng (see Guide to Pronunciation,	      [sect][sect] 20, 208); characterized by resonance in the	      nasal passage; as, a nasal vowel; a nasal utterance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nasal bones} (Anat.), two bones of the skull, in front of	      the frontals.	   {Nasal index} (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the	      transverse breadth of the anterior nasal aperture to the	      height from the base of the aperture to the nasion, which	      latter distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.	      [1913 Webster]	Nasal \Na"sal\, n.	   1. An elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or	      through both the nose and the mouth simultaneously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A medicine that operates through the nose; an	      errhine. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anc. Armor) Part of a helmet projecting to protect the	      nose; a {nose guard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) One of the nasal bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A plate, or scale, on the nose of a fish, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Nasalis \Nasalis\ prop. n.	   A genus of mammals comprising the proboscis monkeys.	   Syn: genus {Nasalis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nasalise \nasalise\ v. t.	   Same as {nasalize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nasality \Na*sal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. nasalit['e].]	   The quality or state of being nasal.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasalization \Na`sal*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasalize \Na"sal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nasalized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nasalizing}.]	   To render nasal, as sound; to insert a nasal or sound in.	   [1913 Webster]	Nasalize \Na"sal*ize\, v. t.	   To utter words or letters with a nasal sound; to speak	   through the nose; to pronounce with a lowered velum.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Nasally \Na"sal*ly\, adv.	   In a nasal manner; by the nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Nascal \Nas"cal\ (n[a^]s"kal), n. [F. nascale.] (Med.)	   A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used.	   [1913 Webster]
Nascency \Nas"cen*cy\ (n[a^]s"sen*s[y^]), n. [L. nascentia. See	   {Nascent}.]	   State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Nascent \Nas"cent\ (n[a^]s"sent; n[=a]"sent), a. [L. nascens,	   -entis, p. pr. nasci to be born. See {Nation}, and cf.	   {Naissant}.]	   1. Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to	      exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Nascent passions and anxieties.       --Berkley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Evolving; being evolved or produced; as, nascent	      oxygen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nascent state} (Chem.), the fleeting or momentary state of	      an uncombined atom or radical just separated from one	      compound, and not yet united with another, -- a	      hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active chemical	      properties; as, hydrogen in the nascent state is a strong	      reducer.	      [1913 Webster]
Naseberry \Nase"ber`ry\ (n[=a]z"b[e^]r*r[y^]), n. [Sp. nispero	   medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L. mespilus. See {Medlar}.]	   (Bot.)	   A tropical fruit. See {Sapodilla}. [Written also {nisberry}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nash \Nash\ (n[a^]sh), a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasicornous \Nas`i*cor"nous\ (n[a^]z`[i^]*k[^o]r"n[u^]s), a. [L.	   nasus nose + cornu horn: cf. F. nasicorne.] (Zool.)	   Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasiform \Nas"i*form\ (n[a^]z"[i^]*f[^o]m), a. [L. nasus nose +	   -form. See {Nose}, and cf. {Nariform}.]	   Having the shape of a nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasion \Na*si*on\ (n[=a]"z[i^]*[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. L. nasus	   nose.] (Anat.)	   The middle point of the nasofrontal suture.	   [1913 Webster]
Naso- \Na"so-\ (n[=a]"z[-o]-). [L. nasus nose.] (Anat.)	   A combining form denoting pertaining to the nose, or	   connected with the nose; as, nasofrontal.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasobuccal \Na"so*buc"cal\, a. [Naso + buccal.] (Anat.)	   Connected with both the nose and the mouth; as, the	   nasobuccal groove in the skate.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasofrontal \Na`so*fron"tal\, a. [Naso- + frontal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the nose and the front of the head; as,	   the embryonic nasofrontal process which forms the anterior	   boundary of the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasolachrymal \Na`so*lach"ry*mal\, a. [Naso- + lachrymal.]	   (Anat.)	   Connected with the lachrymal apparatus and the nose; as, the	   nasolachrymal, or lachrymal duct.	   [1913 Webster] Nasopalatal
Nasopalatal \Na`so*pal"a*tal\, Nasopalatine \Na`so*pal"a*tine\,	   a. [Naso- + palatal.] (Anat.)	   Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the	   nasopalatine or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the	   nasal chamber in some animals; the nasopalatine nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasopharyngeal \Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al\ (? or ?), a. [Naso- +	   pharyngeal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a	   nasopharyngeal polypus.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasoseptal \Na`so*sep"tal\, a. [Naso- + septal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the internasal septum.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasoturbinal \Na`so*tur"bi*nal\, a. [Naso- + turbinal.] (Anat.)	   Connected with, or near, both the turbinal and the nasal	   bones; as, the nasoturbinal bone, made up of the uppermost	   lammelae of the ethmoturbinal, and sometimes united with the	   nasal. -- n. The nasoturbinal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Nassa \Nas"sa\, n.; pl. E. {Nassas}, L. {Nassae}. [From L. nassa	   a kind of basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some	   species.] (Zool.)	   Any species of marine gastropods, of the genera {Nassa},	   {Tritia}, and other allied genera of the family {Nassidae}; a	   dog whelk. See Illust. under {Gastropoda}.	   [1913 Webster] -- {nas"soid}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Nastily \Nas"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a nasty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Nastiness \Nas"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being nasty; extreme filthness;	   dirtiness; also, indecency; obscenity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nastiness of Plautus and Aristophanes. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasturtion \Nas*tur"tion\, n. [See {Nasturtium}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Nasturtium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nasturtium \Nas*tur"tium\, n. [L. nasturtium, for nasitortium,	   fr. nasus nose + torquere, tortum, to twist, torture, in	   allusion to the causing one to make a wry face by its pungent	   taste. See {Nose} of the face, and {Torture}.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or	      yellowish flowers, including several species of cress.	      They are found chiefly in wet or damp grounds, and have a	      pungent biting taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Tropaeolum}, geraniaceous	      herbs, having mostly climbing stems, peltate leaves, and	      spurred flowers, and including the common Indian cress	      ({Tropaeolum majus}), the canary-bird flower ({Tropaeolum	      peregrinum}), and about thirty more species, all natives	      of South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent	      flavor, and the fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for	      capers, while the leaves and flowers are sometimes used in	      salads.	      [1913 Webster]
Nasty \Nas"ty\ (n[.a]s"t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Nastier}	   (n[.a]s"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Nastiest}.] [For older nasky;	   cf. dial. Sw. naskug, nasket.]	   1. Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled;	      disgusting; nauseous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; unpropitious;	      wet; drizzling; as, a nasty rain, day, sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by obscenity; indecent; indelicate; gross;	      filthy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Vicious; offensively ill-tempered; insultingly mean;	      spiteful; as, a nasty disposition.	      [PJC]	   5. Difficult to deal with; troublesome; as, he fell of his	      bike and got a nasty bruise on his knee. [slang]	      [PJC]	   Syn: {Nasty}, {Filthy}, {Foul}, {Dirty}.	   Usage: Anything nasty is usually wet or damp as well as	          filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or	          odor; but filthy and foul imply that a thing is filled	          or covered with offensive matter, while dirty	          describes it as defiled or sullied with dirt of any	          kind; as, filthy clothing, foul vapors, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Nasute \Na"sute\, a. [L. nasutus, fr. nasus the nose.]	   1. Having a nice sense of smell. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Critically nice; captious. [Obs.] --auden.	      [1913 Webster]
Nasutness \Na"sut*ness\, n.	   Quickness of scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness.	   [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Nat \Nat\ (n[aum]t), adv.	   Not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Nat \Nat\ [For ne at.]	   Not at; nor at. [Obs.] --haucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Natal \Na"tal\ (n[=a]"tal), a. [L. natalis, fr. natus, p. p. of	   nasci to be born: cf. F. natal. See {Nation}, and cf.	   {Noel}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from	      one's birth; native.	      [1913 Webster]	            Princes' children took names from their natal	            places.                               --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Propitious star, whose sacred power	            Presided o'er the monarch's natal hour. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) Presiding over nativity; as, natal Jove.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Native, natural. See {Native}.	        [1913 Webster]	Natal boil \Na*tal" boil\ (Med.)	   same as {Aleppo boil}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Natalitial
Natalitial \Na`ta*li"tial\, Natalitious \Na`ta*li"tious\, a. [L.	   natalitius, from natalis. See {Natal}.]	   Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or one's	   nativity. [Obs.] "Natalitial poplar." --Evelyn. "Natalitious	   fire." --W. Cartwright.	   [1913 Webster]
Nataloin \Na*tal"o*in\, n. [From Natal aloes.] (Chem.)	   A bitter crystalline substance constituting the essential	   principle of Natal aloes. Cf. {Aloon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Natal plum \Na*tal" plum`\	   1. (Bot.) The drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of	      the genus {Carissa} (formerly {Arduina}) ({Carissa	      bispinosa} and {Carissa grandiflora}). It is also called	      {amatungulu}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the shrub bearing the {natal plum[1]}; a very large	      closely branched South African shrub ({Carissa	      grandiflora}) of the dogbane family having forked bright	      green spines, white flowers, shiny leaves, and red	      berries.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Natals \Na"tals\, n. pl.	   One's birth, or the circumstances attending it. [Obs.]	   --Fitz-Geffry.	   [1913 Webster]
Natant \Na"tant\, a. [L. natans, -antis, from swim, v. intens.	   fr. nare to swim: cf. F. natant.]	   1. (Bot.) Floating in water, as the leaves of water lilies,	      or submersed, as those of many aquatic plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Placed horizontally across the field, as if	      swimming toward the dexter side; said of all sorts of	      fishes except the flying fish.	      [1913 Webster]
Natantly \Na"tant*ly\, adv.	   In a floating manner; swimmingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Natation \Na*ta"tion\, n. [L. natatio, fr. natare to swim: cf.	   F. natation. See {Natant}.]	   The act of floating on the water; swimming. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Natatores \Na`ta*to"res\, n. pl. [L. natator a swimmer.] (Zool.)	   The swimming birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They were formerly united into one order, which is now	         considered an artificial group.	         [1913 Webster]
Natatorial \Na`ta*to"rial\, a.	   Inclined or adapted to swim; swimming; as, natatorial birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Natatorious \Na`ta*to"ri*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Natatorium \Na`ta*to"rium\, n. [L.]	   A swimming bath.	   [1913 Webster]
Natatory \Na"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. natatorius.]	   Adapted for swimming or floating; as, natatory organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Natch \Natch\ (n[a^]ch), n. [OF. nache fesse, LL. natica, from	   L. natis the rump, buttocks. Cf. {Aitchbone}.]	   The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back part of the rump.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Natch bone}, the edgebone, or aitchbone, in beef.	      [1913 Webster]
Natchez \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 joined the Creek Confederacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Natchnee \Natch"nee\, n. (Bot.)	   An annual grass ({Eleusine coracona}), cultivated in India as	   a food plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Nates \Na"tes\, n. pl. [L., the buttocks.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The buttocks.	      (b) The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side	          of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic	          lobes.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The umbones of a bivalve shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Nath \Nath\ [Contr. fr. ne hath,]	   hath not. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nathless \Nath"less\, adv. [OE. natheles, na the les, not the	   less, AS. n[=a] never. See {Na}, {The}, conj., and cf.	   {Nevertheless}.]	   Nevertheless. [Archaic] --Chaucer. --Milton. --E. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Nathmore \Nath"more`\, adv. [OE. na the more.]	   Not the more; never the more. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
natica \nat"i*ca\, n.; pl. {naticas}, L. {naticae} (-s[=e]).	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to	   {Natica}, {Lunatia}, {Neverita}, and other allied genera	   (family {Naticidae}.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud,	   and drill other shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Naticoid \Nat"i*coid\, a. [Natica + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to {Natica}, or the family {Naticidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nation \Na"tion\, n. [F. nation, L. natio nation, race, orig., a	   being born, fr. natus, p. p. of nasci, to be born, for	   gnatus, gnasci, from the same root as E. kin. [root]44. See	   {Kin} kindred, and cf. {Cognate}, {Natal}, {Native}.]	   1. (Ethnol.) A part, or division, of the people of the earth,	      distinguished from the rest by common descent, language,	      or institutions; a race; a stock.	      [1913 Webster]	            All nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues.	                                                  --Rev. vii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of inhabitants of a country, united under an	      independent government of their own.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nation is the unity of a people.    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a	            nation.                               --F. S. Key.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Family; lineage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) One of the divisions of university students in a	          classification according to nativity, formerly common	          in Europe.	      (b) (Scotch Universities) One of the four divisions (named	          from the parts of Scotland) in which students were	          classified according to their nativity.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A great number; a great deal; -- by way of emphasis; as, a	      nation of herbs. --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Five nations}. See under {Five}.	   {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under	      {International}, and {Law}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: people; race. See {People}.	        [1913 Webster]
National \Na"tion*al\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. national.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a nation; common to a whole people or	      race; public; general; as, a national government,	      language, dress, custom, calamity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attached to one's own country or nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {National anthem}, a popular song or hymn which has become by	      general acceptance the recognized musical expression of	      the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the	      King" is called the national anthem of England.	   {National bank}, the official common name of a class of	      banking corporations established under the laws of the	      United States.	   {National flag}. See under {Flag}.	   {National guard}, a body of militia, or a local military	      organization, as in Paris during the French Revolution, or	      as certain bodies of militia in other European countries	      and in the United States.	   {National salute}, a salute consisting of as many guns as	      there are States in the Union. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
national \na"tion*al\ (?; 277), n.	   1. A citizen (of a particular country); as, U. S. nationals	      are advised to contact their embassy when abroad.	      [PJC]	   2. A country-wide sports competition; for a series of	      competitions, the plural form is usually used; as, to	      advance to the nationals.	      [PJC]
nationalisation \nationalisation\ n.	   same as {nationalization}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nationalism \Na"tion*al*ism\, n.	   1. The state of being national; national attachment;	      nationality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. National independence; the principles of the Nationalists.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A devotion to one's country; patriotism; especially. an	      exaggerated or excessive form of patriotism; chauvinism.	      [PJC]	   5. The policy of advocating the independence of one's	      country.	      [PJC]	   6. The policy of advocating the interests of one's own	      country exclusively, regardless of effects of a country's	      actions on other countries.	      [PJC]
nationalist \na"tion*al*ist\, n.	   1. One who advocates national unity and independence; -- as,	      for example, one of a party favoring Irish independence	      before 1918.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One who advocates nationalism, in any sense.	      [PJC]
nationalistic \nationalistic\ adj.	   1. Fanatically patriotic; chauvinistic.	   Syn: chauvinistic, flag-waving(prenominal), jingoistic,	        superpatriotic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Devotion to the interests or culture of a particular	      nation including promoting the interests of one country	      over those of others; as, minor nationalistic differences.	   Syn: nationalist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nationality \Na`tion*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Nationalities}. [Cf. F.	   nationalit['e].]	   1. The quality of being national, or strongly attached to	      one's own nation; patriotism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sum of the qualities which distinguish a nation;	      national character.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A race or people, as determined by common language and	      character, and not by political bias or divisions; a	      nation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for	            in the condition of nationalities and the character	            of peoples.                           --H. W.	                                                  Beecher.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Existence as a distinct or individual nation; national	      unity and integrity.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The state or quality of belonging to or being connected	      with a nation or government by nativity, character,	      ownership, allegiance, etc.; as, to record one's	      nationality on identification papers; the Soviet Union had	      citizens of many nationalities.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nationalization \Na`tion*al*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.	   [1913 Webster]
nationalize \na"tion*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Nationalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nationalizing}.] [Cf. F.	   nationaliser.]	   1. To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the	      character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar	      sentiments and attachment of citizens of a nation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change ownership of (a business, a property) from	      private ownership to state ownership or control; as, to	      nationalize the steel industry.	      [PJC]
Nationally \Na"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In a national manner or way; as a nation. "The jews . . .	      being nationally espoused to God by covenant." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Throughout the nation; as, nationally famous.	      [PJC]
Nationalness \Na"tion*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being national; nationality.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nationalrath \Na`ti*o*nal"rath`\	   (n[aum]"ts[-e]*[-o]*n[aum]l"r[aum]t`), n. [G.] (Switzerland)	   See {Legislature}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Native \Na"tive\ (n[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [F. natif, L. nativus, fr.	   nasci, p. p. natus. See {Nation}, and cf. {Na["i]ve}, {Neif}	   a serf.]	   1. Arising by birth; having an origin; born. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are native,	            rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; belonging to the	      place or the circumstances in which one is born; --	      opposed to {foreign}; as, native land, language, color,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Born in the region in which one lives; as, a native	      inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region where	      used or sold; not foreign or {imported}; as, native	      oysters, or strawberries. In the latter sense, synonymous	      with {domestic}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Original; constituting the original substance of anything;	      as, native dust. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born with one;	      inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, native genius,	      cheerfulness, wit, simplicity, rights, intelligence, etc.	      Having the same meaning as {congenital}, but typically	      used for positive qualities, whereas {congenital} may be	      used for negative qualities. See also {congenital}	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Courage is native to you.             --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Naturally related; cognate; connected (with). [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            the head is not more native to the heart, . . .	            Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Min.)	      (a) Found in nature uncombined with other elements; as,	          native silver, copper, gold.	      (b) Found in nature; not artificial; as native sodium	          chloride.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Native American party}. See under {American}, a.	   {Native bear} (Zool.), the koala.	   {Native bread} (Bot.), a large underground fungus, of	      Australia ({Mylitta australis}), somewhat resembling a	      truffle, but much larger.	   {Native devil}. (Zool.) Same as {Tasmanian devil}, under	      {Devil}.	   {Native hen} (Zool.), an Australian rail ({Tribonyx	      Mortierii}).	   {Native pheasant}. (Zool.) See {Leipoa}.	   {Native rabbit} (Zool.), an Australian marsupial ({Perameles	      lagotis}) resembling a rabbit in size and form.	   {Native sloth} (Zool.), the koala.	   {Native thrush} (Zool.), an Australian singing bird	      ({Pachycephala olivacea}); -- called also {thickhead}.	   {Native turkey} (Zool.), the Australian bustard ({Choriotis	      australis}); -- called also {bebilya}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Natural; natal; original; congenital.	   Usage: {Native}, {Natural}, {Natal}. natural refers to the	          nature of a thing, or that which springs therefrom;	          native, to one's birth or origin; as, a native	          country, language, etc.; natal, to the circumstances	          of one's birth; as, a natal day, or star. Native	          talent is that which is inborn; natural talent is that	          which springs from the structure of the mind. Native	          eloquence is the result of strong innate emotion;	          natural eloquence is opposed to that which is studied	          or artificial.	          [1913 Webster]	Native \Na"tive\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, is born in a place or country	      referred to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or	      vegetable, produced in a certain region; as, a native of	      France; the natives are restless.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Stock Breeding) Any of the live stock found in a region,	      as distinguished from such as belong to pure and distinct	      imported breeds. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Natively \Na"tive*ly\, adv.	   By natural or original condition; naturally; originally.	   [1913 Webster]
Nativeness \Na"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being native.	   [1913 Webster]
Native steel \Na"tive steel\	   A sort of steel which has been found where a burning coal	   seam had reduced and carbonized adjacent iron ore.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nativism \Na"tiv*ism\, n.	   1. The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a	      country, in preference to immigrants from foreign	      countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) The doctrine of innate ideas, or that the mind	      possesses forms of thought independent of sensation.	      [1913 Webster]
Nativist \Na"tiv*ist\, n.	   An advocate of nativism.	   [1913 Webster]
Nativistic \Na`tiv*is"tic\, a.	   Relating to nativism.	   [1913 Webster]
Nativity \Na*tiv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Nativies}. [F. nativit['e], L.	   nativitas. See {Native}, and cf. {Na["i]vet['e]}.]	   1. The coming into life or into the world; birth; also, the	      circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner,	      etc. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have served him from the hour of my nativity.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast left . . . the land of thy nativity.	                                                  --Ruth ii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            These in their dark nativity the deep	            Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) (capitalized) A picture representing or	      symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form	      is the babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and	      an ass to express the stable in which he was born.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astrol.) A representation of the positions of the	      heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, supposed to	      indicate one's future destinies; a horoscope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Nativity}, the birth or birthday of Christ; Christmas	      day.	   {To cast one's nativity} or {To calculate one's nativity}	      (Astrol.), to find out and represent the position of the	      heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.	      [1913 Webster]
Natka \Nat"ka\, a. (Zool.)	   A species of shrike.	   [1913 Webster]
Natrium \Na"tri*um\, n. [NL. See {Natron}.] (Chem.)	   The technical name for {sodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Natrolite \Na"tro*lite\ (?; 277), n. [Natron + -lite: cf. F.	   natrolithe.] (Min.)	   A zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and	   in masses which often have a radiated structure. It is a	   hydrous silicate of alumina and soda.	   [1913 Webster]
Natron \Na"tron\, n. [F., fr. Sp. natron, Ar. natr[=u]n,	   nitr[=u]n. Cf. {Niter}, {Anatron}.] (Min.)	   Native sodium carbonate. [Written also {anatron}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Natter \Nat"ter\, v. i. [Cf. Icel. knetta to grumble.]	   1. To find fault; to be peevish. [Prov. Eng. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk constantly; to chatter incessantly to prattle; as,	      nattering like a chatterbox.	      [PJC]
Natterjack \Nat"ter*jack`\, n. (Zool.)	   A European toad ({Bufo calamita}), having a yellow line along	   its back.	   [1913 Webster]
Natty \Nat"ty\, a. [Cf. {Neat} clean.]	   Neatly dressed; smart; trim; tidy; spruce. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] -- {Nat"ti*ly}, adv. -- {Nat"ti*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Natural \Nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr.	   L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.]	   1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the	      constitution of a thing; belonging to native character;	      according to nature; essential; characteristic; innate;	      not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; as,	      the natural growth of animals or plants; the natural	      motion of a gravitating body; natural strength or	      disposition; the natural heat of the body; natural color.	      [1913 Webster]	            With strong natural sense, and rare force of will.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conformed to the order, laws, or actual facts, of nature;	      consonant to the methods of nature; according to the	      stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws	      which govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or	      violent; legitimate; normal; regular; as, the natural	      consequence of crime; a natural death; anger is a natural	      response to insult.	      [1913 Webster]	            What can be more natural than the circumstances in	            the behavior of those women who had lost their	            husbands on this fatal day?           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having to do with existing system to things; dealing with,	      or derived from, the creation, or the world of matter and	      mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or	      experience; not supernatural; as, a natural law; natural	      science; history, theology.	      [1913 Webster]	            I call that natural religion which men might know .	            . . by the mere principles of reason, improved by	            consideration and experience, without the help of	            revelation.                           --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conformed to truth or reality; as:	      (a) Springing from true sentiment; not artificial or	          exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a	          natural gesture, tone, etc.	      (b) Resembling the object imitated; true to nature;	          according to the life; -- said of anything copied or	          imitated; as, a portrait is natural.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Having the character or sentiments properly belonging to	      one's position; not unnatural in feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . . .	            He wants the natural touch.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Connected by the ties of consanguinity. especially,	      Related by birth rather than by adoption; as, one's	      natural mother. "Natural friends." --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. Hence: Begotten without the sanction of law; born out of	      wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a natural child.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Of or pertaining to the lower or animal nature, as	      contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which	      is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The natural man receiveth not the things of the	            Spirit of God.                        --1 Cor. ii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Math.) Belonging to, to be taken in, or referred to, some	      system, in which the base is 1; -- said of certain	      functions or numbers; as, natural numbers, those	      commencing at 1; natural sines, cosines, etc., those taken	      in arcs whose radii are 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.)	       (a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human	           throat, in distinction from instrumental music.	       (b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat	           nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.	       (c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which	           moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but	           little from the original key.	       (d) Neither flat nor sharp; -- of a tone.	       (e) Changed to the pitch which is neither flat nor sharp,	           by appending the sign [natural]; as, A natural.	           --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	           [1913 Webster +PJC]	   11. Existing in nature or created by the forces of nature, in	       contrast to production by man; not made, manufactured, or	       processed by humans; as, a natural ruby; a natural	       bridge; natural fibers; a deposit of natural calcium	       sulfate. Opposed to {artificial}, {man-made},	       {manufactured}, {processed} and {synthetic}. [WordNet	       sense 2]	       [PJC]	   12. Hence: Not processed or refined; in the same statre as	       that existing in nature; as, natural wood; natural foods.	       [PJC]	   {Natural day}, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Natural fats}, {Natural gas}, etc. See under {Fat}, {Gas}.	      etc.	   {Natural Harmony} (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common	      chord.	   {Natural history}, in its broadest sense, a history or	      description of nature as a whole, including the sciences	      of {botany}, {Zoology}, {geology}, {mineralogy},	      {paleontology}, {chemistry}, and {physics}. In recent	      usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of	      botany and Zoology collectively, and sometimes to the	      science of zoology alone.	   {Natural law}, that instinctive sense of justice and of right	      and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished	      from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated	      human law.	   {Natural modulation} (Mus.), transition from one key to its	      relative keys.	   {Natural order}. (Nat. Hist.) See under {order}.	   {Natural person}. (Law) See under {person}, n.	   {Natural philosophy}, originally, the study of nature in	      general; the natural sciences; in modern usage, that	      branch of physical science, commonly called {physics},	      which treats of the phenomena and laws of matter and	      considers those effects only which are unaccompanied by	      any change of a chemical nature; -- contrasted with	      {mental philosophy} and {moral philosophy}.	   {Natural scale} (Mus.), a scale which is written without	      flats or sharps.	   Note: Model would be a preferable term, as less likely to	         mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales	         represented by the use of flats and sharps) being	         equally natural with the so-called natural scale.	   {Natural science}, the study of objects and phenomena	      existing in nature, especially biology, chemistry, physics	      and their interdisciplinary related sciences; {natural	      history}, in its broadest sense; -- used especially in	      contradistinction to {social science}, {mathematics},	      {philosophy}, {mental science} or {moral science}.	   {Natural selection} (Biol.), the operation of natural laws	      analogous, in their operation and results, to designed	      selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in	      the survival of the fittest; the elimination over time of	      species unable to compete in specific environments with	      other species more adapted to survival; -- the essential	      mechanism of evolution. The principle of natural selection	      is neutral with respect to the mechanism by which	      inheritable changes occur in organisms (most commonly	      thought to be due to mutation of genes and reorganization	      of genomes), but proposes that those forms which have	      become so modified as to be better adapted to the existing	      environment have tended to survive and leave similarly	      adapted descendants, while those less perfectly adapted	      have tended to die out through lack of fitness for the	      environment, thus resulting in the survival of the	      fittest. See {Darwinism}.	   {Natural system} (Bot. & Zool.), a classification based upon	      real affinities, as shown in the structure of all parts of	      the organisms, and by their embryology.	            It should be borne in mind that the natural system	            of botany is natural only in the constitution of its	            genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand	            divisions.                            --Gray.	      	   {Natural theology}, or {Natural religion}, that part of	      theological science which treats of those evidences of the	      existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are	      exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from {revealed	      religion}. See Quotation under {Natural}, a., 3.	   {Natural vowel}, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,	      her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest	      open position of the mouth organs. See {Neutral vowel},	      under {Neutral} and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: See {Native}.	        [1913 Webster]	Natural \Nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), n.	   1. A native; an aboriginal. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Natural gifts, impulses, etc. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One born without the usual powers of reason or	      understanding; an idiot. "The minds of naturals." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A character [[natural]] used to contradict, or to	      remove the effect of, a sharp or flat which has preceded	      it, and to restore the unaltered note.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person who has an innate talent that makes success in	      some specific endeavor, such as sports, much easier than	      for others; as, Pele was a natural in soccer.	      [PJC]
natural family \nat"u*ral fam"i*ly\, n. (Biol.)	   a group of living organisms classed as a {family} in a	   toxonomic classification.	   [PJC]	natural gas \natural gas\ n.	   The combustible gas found associated with petroleum deposits,	   and also in other geological formations, comprised	   predominantly of methane plus variable other constitutents.	   It is an important source of energy, and is transported long	   distances by pipelines, or in a liquefied state in tankers,	   for commercial distribution. Some natural gas deposits	   contain helium, and comprise the primary source of that rare	   element.	   Syn: gas.	        [PJC]
Naturalism \Nat"u*ral*ism\, n. [Cf. F. naturalisme.]	   1. A state of nature; conformity to nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind	      force or forces acting necessarily or according to fixed	      laws, excluding origination or direction by one	      intelligent will.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The theory that art or literature should conform to	      nature; realism; also, the quality, rendering, or	      expression of art or literature executed according to this	      theory.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Specifically: The principles and characteristics professed	      or represented by a 19th-century school of realistic	      writers, notably by Zola and Maupassant, who aimed to give	      a literal transcription of reality, and laid special	      stress on the analytic study of character, and on the	      scientific and experimental nature of their observation of	      life.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
naturalist \nat"u*ral*ist\, n. [Cf. F. naturaliste.]	   1. One versed in natural science; a student of natural	      history, esp. of the natural history of plants or animals;	      a botanist or zoologist.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One who holds or maintains the doctrine of naturalism in	      religion. --H. Bushnell.	      [1913 Webster]
Naturalistic \Nat`u*ral*is"tic\, a.	   1. Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely resembling nature; realistic. "Naturalistic bit of	      pantomime." --W. D. Howells.	      [1913 Webster]
Naturality \Nat`u*ral"i*ty\, n. [L. naturalitas: cf. F.	   naturalit['e].]	   Nature; naturalness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Naturalization \Nat`u*ral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   naturalisation.]	   The act or process of naturalizing, esp. of investing an	   alien with the rights and privileges of a native or citizen;	   also, the state of being naturalized.	   [1913 Webster]
Naturalize \Nat"u*ral*ize\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Naturalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Naturalizing}.] [Cf. F.	   naturaliser. See {Natural}.]	   1. To make natural; as, custom naturalizes labor or study.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confer the rights and privileges of a native subject or	      citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a foreigner	      into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a	      native subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To receive or adopt as native, natural, or vernacular; to	      make one's own; as, to naturalize foreign words.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to acclimate; to	      cause to grow as under natural conditions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might	            yet be naturalized in the New England climate.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Naturalize \Nat"u*ral*ize\, v. i.	   1. To become as if native.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To explain phenomena by natural agencies or laws, to the	      exclusion of the supernatural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infected by this naturalizing tendency. --H.	                                                  Bushnell.	      [1913 Webster]
naturalized \naturalized\ adj.	   1. Acclimated to a new environment; introduced from another	      region and persisting without cultivation; -- of plants or	      animals not native to a location. [WordNet sense 1 & 3]	   Syn: domesticated, nonnative.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. planted randomly in soil so as to give an appearance of	      wild growth; as, drifts of naturalized daffodils.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Naturally \Nat"u*ral*ly\, adv.	   In a natural manner or way; according to the usual course of	   things; spontaneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Naturalness \Nat"u*ral*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being natural; conformity to nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Natural product \Nat"u*ral prod"uct\, n. (Chem., Biochem.)	   A chemical substance produced by a living organism; -- a term	   used commonly in reference to chemical substances found in	   nature that have distinctive pharmacological effects. Such a	   substance is considered a natural product even if it can be	   prepared by total synthesis.	   [PJC]	Natural product chemistry \Nat"u*ral prod"uct chem"is*try\, n.	   (Chem.)	   That branch of chemistry which deals with the isolation,	   identification, structure elucidation, and study of the	   chemical characteristics of chemical substances produced by	   living organisms.	   [PJC]	Natural steel \Nat"u*ral steel\	   Steel made by the direct refining of cast iron in a finery,	   or, as wootz, by a direct process from the ore.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nature \Na"ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. natura, fr. natus	   born, produced, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.]	   1. The existing system of things; the universe of matter,	      energy, time and space; the physical world; all of	      creation. Contrasted with the world of mankind, with its	      mental and social phenomena.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            But looks through nature up to nature's God. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            When, in the course of human Events, it becomes	            necessary for one People to dissolve the Political	            Bonds which have connected them with another, ans to	            assume among the powers of the earth the separate	            and equal Station which the Laws of Nature and of	            Nature's God entitle them, a decent Respect to the	            Opinions of Mankind requires that they should	            declare the causes that impel them to the	            Separation.                           --Declaration	                                                  of	                                                  Independence	            Nature has caprices which art can not imitate.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The personified sum and order of causes and effects; the	      powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in the	      total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the	      processes of creation or of being; -- often conceived of	      as a single and separate entity, embodying the total of	      all finite agencies and forces as disconnected from a	      creating or ordering intelligence; as, produced by nature;	      the forces of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            I oft admire	            How Nature, wise and frugal, could commit	            Such disproportions.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The established or regular course of things; usual order	      of events; connection of cause and effect.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conformity to that which is natural, as distinguished from	      that which is artificial, or forced, or remote from actual	      experience.	      [1913 Webster]	            One touch of nature makes the whole world kin.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The sum of qualities and attributes which make a person or	      thing what it is, as distinct from others; native	      character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes;	      peculiar constitution or quality of being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,	            Their nature also to thy nature join,	            And be thyself man among men on earth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dispute of this nature caused mischief. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Physical constitution or existence; the vital powers; the	      natural life. "My days of nature." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oppressed nature sleeps.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Natural affection or reverence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have we not seen	            The murdering son ascend his parent's bed,	            Through violated nature force his way? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Constitution or quality of mind or character.	      [1913 Webster]	            A born devil, on whose nature	            Nurture can never stick.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That reverence which is due to a superior nature.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Good nature}, {Ill nature}. see under {Good} and {Ill}.	   {In a state of nature}.	      (a) Naked as when born; nude.	      (b) In a condition of sin; unregenerate.	      (c) Untamed; uncivilized.	   {Nature printing}, a process of printing from metallic or	      other plates which have received an impression, as by	      heavy pressure, of an object such as a leaf, lace, or the	      like.	   {Nature worship}, the worship of the personified powers of	      nature.	   {To pay the debt of nature}, to die.	      [1913 Webster]	Nature \Na"ture\, v. t.	   To endow with natural qualities. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He [God] which natureth every kind.      --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Natured \Na"tured\ (?; 135), a.	   Having (such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; --	   used in composition; as, good-natured, ill-natured, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Natureless \Na"ture*less\, a.	   Not in accordance with nature; unnatural. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Naturism \Na"tur*ism\, n. (Med.)	   The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature	   as a sanative agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Naturist \Na"tur*ist\, n.	   One who believes in, or conforms to, the theory of naturism.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Naturity \Na*tu"ri*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being produced by nature. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Naturize \Na"tur*ize\, v. t.	   To endow with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature.	   [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
nauch \nauch\ n.	   an intricate traditional dance in India performed by	   professional dancing girls.	   Syn: nautch, nautch dance.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nauclea \Nauclea\ prop. n.	   A small genus of evergreen tropical shrubs or trees with	   smooth leathery leaves.	   Syn: genus {Nauclea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Naufrage \Nau"frage\ (?; 48), n. [F., fr. L. naufragium; navis +	   frangere.]	   Shipwreck; ruin. [Obs.] --acon.	   [1913 Webster]
Naufragous \Nau"fra*gous\, a. [L. naufragus. See {Naufrage}.]	   causing shipwreck. [Obs.] --r. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Naught \Naught\ (n[add]t), n. [OE. naught, nought, naht, nawiht,	   AS. n[=a]wiht, n[=a]uht, n[=a]ht; ne not + [=a] ever + wiht	   thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See {No}, adv. {Whit},	   and cf. {Aught}, {Not}.]	   1. Nothing. [Written also {nought}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Doth Job fear God for naught?         --Job i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See {Cipher}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To set at naught}, to treat as of no account; to disregard;	      to despise; to defy; to treat with ignominy. "Ye have set	      at naught all my counsel." --Prov. i. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	Naught \Naught\, adv.	   In no degree; not at all. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wealth or sovereign power he naught applied.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Naught \Naught\, a.	   1. Of no value or account; worthless; bad; useless.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer. --Prov.	                                                  xx. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, get you to your house; begone, away!	            All will be naught else.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things naught and things indifferent. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, vile; base; naughty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No man can be stark naught at once.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Naughtily \Naugh"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a naughty manner; wickedly; perversely. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Naughtiness \Naugh"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being naughty; perverseness; badness;	   wickedness.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart.	                                                  --1 Sam. xvii.	                                                  28.	   [1913 Webster]
Naughtly \Naught"ly\, adv.	   Naughtily; wrongly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         because my parents naughtly brought me up. --Mir. for	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Naughty \Naugh"ty\, a. [Compar. {Naughtier}; superl.	   {Naughtiest}.]	   1. Having little or nothing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [Men] that needy be and naughty, help them with thy	            goods.                                --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthless; bad; good for nothing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The other basket had very naughty figs. --Jer. xxiv.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. hence, corrupt; wicked. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            So shines a good deed in a naughty world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of disobedient or	      improper conduct; as, a naughty child.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is now seldom used except in the latter	         sense, as applied to children, or in sportive censure.	         [1913 Webster] Nauheim treatment
Nauheim treatment \Nau"heim treat`ment\ (Med.)	   Orig., a method of therapeutic treatment administered, esp.	   for chronic diseases of the curculatory system, at Bad	   Nauheim, Germany, by G. Schott, consisting in baths in the	   natural mineral waters of that place, which are charged with	   carbonic acid, and the use of a graduated course of rest,	   physical exercises, massage, etc.; hence, any similar	   treatment using waters artificially charged with the	   essential ingredients of the natural mineral waters of Bad	   Nauheim. Hence,	Nauheim bath \Nauheim bath\, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] naumachia \naumachia\ n.	   Same as {naumachy}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Naumachy \Nau"ma*chy\ (n[add]"m[.a]*k[y^]), n. [L. naumachia,	   Gr. naymachi`a; nay^s ship + ma`chh fight, battle, ma`chesqai	   to fight.]	   1. A naval battle; esp., a mock sea fight put on by the	      ancient Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A show or spectacle representing a sea	      fight; also, a place for such exhibitions.	      [1913 Webster]
Nauplius \Nau"pli*us\, n.; pl. {Nauplii}. [L., a kind of	   shellfish, fr. Gr. nay^s ship + ? to sail.] (Zool.)	   A crustacean larva having three pairs of locomotive organs	   (corresponding to the antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a	   median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Nauropometer \Nau`ro*pom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. nay^s ship + ?	   inclination + -meter.] (Naut.)	   An instrument for measuring the amount which a ship heels at	   sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Nauruan \Nauruan\ prop. adj.	   1. Of or pertaining to Nauru; as, Nauruan artifacts.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Nauru; as, Nauruan	      natives.	   Syn: Nauran.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nauscopy \Naus"co*py\, n. [Gr. nay^s ship + -scopy: cf. F.	   nauscopie.] (Naut.)	   The power or act of discovering ships or land at considerable	   distances.	   [1913 Webster]
Nausea \Nau"se*a\ (? or ?), n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. nay^s ship.	   See {Nave} of a church, and cf. {Noise}.]	   Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach	   accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness	   of the stomach; loathing.	   [1913 Webster]
Nauseant \Nau"se*ant\, n. [L. nauseans, p. pr. Of nauseare.]	   (Med.)	   A substance which produces nausea; an emetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Nauseate \Nau"se*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nauseated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nauseating}.] [L. nauseare, nauseatum, fr. nausea.	   See {Nausea}.]	   To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with	   disgust.	   [1913 Webster]	Nauseate \Nau"se*ate\, v. t.	   1. To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel	      loathing or disgust.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to loathe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The patient nauseates and loathes wholesome foods.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]
Nauseation \Nau`se*a"tion\, n.	   The act of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated.	   [1913 Webster]
Nauseative \Nau"se*a*tive\ (? or ?), a.	   Causing nausea; nauseous.	   [1913 Webster]
Nauseous \Nau"seous\ (?; 277), a. [L. nauseosus.]	   1. Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome;	      disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or	      medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Feeling nausea; as, nauseous from the effects of	      chemotherapy.	      [PJC] -- {Nau"seous*ly}, adv. -- {Nau"seous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nauseousness of such company disgusts a	            reasonable man.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Nautch \Nautch\, n. [Hind. n[=a]ch, fr. Skr. n[.r]tya dance.]	   An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by	   professional dancing (or Nautch) girls. [India]	   Syn: nauch.	        [1913 Webster]
Nautic \Nau"tic\, a. [See {Nautical}.]	   Nautical.	   [1913 Webster]
Nautical \Nau"tic*al\, a. [L. nauticus, Gr. naytiko`s, fr.	   nay`ths a seaman, sailor, fr. nay^s ship: cf. F. nautique.	   See {Nave} of a church.]	   Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, or to	   ships; as, nautical skill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Naval; marine; maritime. See {Naval}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Nautical almanac}. See under {Almanac}.	   {Nautical distance}, the length in nautical miles of the	      rhumb line joining any two places on the earth's surface.	      	   {nautical mile}. See under {Mile}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nautically \Nau"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a nautical manner; with reference to nautical affairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Nautiform \Nau"ti*form\, a. [Gr. nay^s ship + -form.]	   Shaped like the hull of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Nautilidae \Nautilidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of spiral-shelled cephalopods.	   Syn: family {Nautilidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nautilite \Nau"ti*lite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil nautilus.	   [1913 Webster]
Nautiloid \Nau"ti*loid\, a. [Nautilus + -oid: cf. F.	   nautilo["i]de.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus	   shell. -- n. A mollusk, or shell, of the genus {Nautilus} or	   family {Nautilidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nautilus \Nau"ti*lus\, n.; pl. E. {Nautiluses}, L. {Nautili}.	   [L., fr. Gr. nayti`los a seaman, sailor, a kind of shellfish	   which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which	   served as a sail; fr. nay^s ship. See {Nave} of a church.]	   1. (Zool.) The only existing genus of tetrabranchiate	      cephalopods. About four species are found living in the	      tropical Pacific, but many other species are found fossil.	      The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or	      divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions,	      which are traversed and connected together by a continuous	      and nearly central tube or siphuncle. See	      {Tetrabranchiata}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The head of the animal bears numerous simple tapered	         arms, or tentacles, arranged in groups, but not	         furnished with suckers. The siphon, unlike, that of	         ordinary cephalopods, is not a closed tube, and is not	         used as a locomotive organ, but merely serves to	         conduct water to and from the gill cavity, which	         contains two pairs of gills. The animal occupies only	         the outer chamber of the shell; the others are filled	         with gas. It creeps over the bottom of the sea, not	         coming to the surface to swim or sail, as was formerly	         imagined.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The argonaut; -- also called {paper nautilus}. See	      {Argonauta}, and {Paper nautilus}, under {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as vertical	      motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.	      [1913 Webster]
Navajoes \Na"va*joes\, n. pl.; sing. {Navajo}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied	   to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in agriculture.	   [1913 Webster]
Naval \Na"val\ (n[=a]"val), a. [L. navalis, fr. navis ship: cf.	   F. naval. See {Nave} of a church.]	   Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a	   navy; consisting of ships; as, naval forces, successes,	   stores, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Naval brigade}, a body of seamen or marines organized for	      military service on land.	   {Naval officer}.	   (a) An officer in the navy.	   (b) A high officer in some United States customhouses.	   {Naval tactics}, the science of managing or maneuvering	      vessels sailing in squadrons or fleets.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Nautical; marine; maritime.	   Usage: {Naval}, {Nautical}. Naval is applied to vessels, or a	          navy, or the things which pertain to them or in which	          they participate; nautical, to seamen and the art of	          navigation. Hence we speak of a naval, as opposed to a	          military, engagement; naval equipments or stores, a	          naval triumph, a naval officer, etc., and of nautical	          pursuits or instruction, nautical calculations, a	          nautical almanac, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Navals \Na"vals\ (n[=a]"valz), n. pl.	   Naval affairs. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Navarch \Na"varch\ (n[=a]"v[aum]rk), n. [L. navarchus, Gr.	   nay`archo`s; nay^s ship + 'archo`s chief.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The commander of a fleet. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
navarchy \na"varch*y\ (n[=a]"v[aum]rk*[y^]), n. [Gr.	   nayarchi`a.]	   Nautical skill or experience. [Obs.] --Sir W. Petty.	   [1913 Webster]
Navarino \Navarino\ prop. n.	   The name of a naval battle in the War of Greek Independence	   (1827), at which the Turkish and Egyptian fleet was defeated	   by the allied fleet.	   Syn: battle of Navarino.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Navarrese \Na`var*rese"\ (? or ?), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Navarre. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or	   inhabitant of Navarre; the people of Navarre.	   [1913 Webster]
nave \nave\ (n[=a]v), n. [AS. nafu; akin to D. naaf, G. nabe,	   OHG. naba, Icel. n["o]f, Dan. nav, Sw. naf, Skr. n[=a]bhi	   nave and navel: cf. L. umbo boss of a shield. [root]260. Cf.	   {Navel}.]	   1. The block in the center of a wheel, from which the spokes	      radiate, and through which the axle passes; -- called also	      {hub} or {hob}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The navel. [Obs.] --hak.	      [1913 Webster]
Nave \Nave\, n. [F. nef, fr. L. navis ship, to which the church	   was often likened; akin to Gr. nay`archo`s, Skr. n[=a]us, and	   perh. to AS. naca boat, G. nachen, Icel. n["o]kkvi; cf. L.	   nare to swim, float. Cf. {Nausea}, {Nautical}, {Naval}.]	   (Arch.)	   The middle or body of a church, extending from the transepts	   to the principal entrances, or, if there are no transepts,	   from the choir to the principal entrance, but not including	   the aisles.	   [1913 Webster]
Navel \Na"vel\ (n[=a]"v'l), n. [AS. nafela, fr. nafu nave; akin	   to D. navel, G. nabel, OHG. nabolo, Icel. nafli, Dan. navle,	   Sw. nafle, L. umbilicus, Gr. 'omfalo`s, Skr. n[=a]bh[imac]la.	   [root]260. See {Nave} hub, and cf. {Omphalic}, {Nombril},	   {Umbilical}.]	   1. (Anat.) A mark or depression in the middle of the abdomen;	      the umbilicus; called also {belly button} in humans. See	      {Umbilicus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The central part or point of anything; the middle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within the navel of this hideous wood,	            Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gun.) An eye on the under side of a carronade for	      securing it to a carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Navel gall}, a bruise on the top of the chine of the back of	      a horse, behind the saddle. --Johnson.	   {Navel point}. (Her.) Same as {Nombril}.	      [1913 Webster]
navel orange \na"vel or"ange\	   A type of orange in which the fruit incloses a small	   secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a	   navel-like pit or depression at the apex. There are several	   varieties; they are usually seedless, or nearly so, and are	   much grown in California.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Navel-string \Na"vel-string`\, n.	   The {umbilical cord}.	   [1913 Webster]
Navelwort \Na"vel*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A European perennial succulent herb ({Cotyledon umbilicus}),	   having round, peltate leaves with a central depression; --	   also called {pennywort}, and {kidneywort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Navew \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}. [Written also {naphew}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Navicular \Na*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. navicularius, fr. navicula,	   dim. of navis ship: cf. F. naviculaire.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; as, the navicular	      glumes of most grasses; the navicular bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Navicular bone}. (Anat.)	      (a) One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding	          to the centrale; -- called also {scaphoid}.	      (b) A proximal bone on the radial side of the carpus; the	          scaphoid.	   {Navicular disease} (Far.), a disease affecting the navicular	      bone, or the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.	      [1913 Webster]	Navicular \Na*vic"u*lar\, n. (Anat.)	   The navicular bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Navigability \Nav`i*ga*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. navigabilit['e].]	   The quality or condition of being navigable; navigableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Navigable \Nav"i*ga*ble\, a. [L. navigabilis: cf. F. navigable.	   See {Navigate}.]	   Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to	   afford passage to vessels; as, a navigable river.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By the common law, a river is considered as navigable	         only so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is	         also the doctrine in several of the United States. In	         other States, the doctrine of the civil law prevails,	         which is, that a navigable river is a river capable of	         being navigated, in the common sense of the term.	         --Kent. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster] -- {Nav"i*ga*ble*ness}, n. --	         {Nav"i*ga*bly}, adv.	         [1913 Webster]
Navigate \Nav"i*gate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Navigated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Navigating}.] [L. navigatus, p. p. of navigare, v.t.	   & i.; navis ship + agere to move, direct. See {Nave}, and	   {Agent}.]	   1. To journey by water; to go in a vessel or ship; to perform	      the duties of a navigator; to use the waters as a highway	      or channel for commerce or communication; to sail.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Phenicians navigated to the extremities of the	            Western Ocean.                        --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct or operate a vehicle, especially a ship or	      aircraft.	      [PJC]	   3. To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a	      course having obstacles; as, to navigate around all the	      randomly scattered tables to the far side of the room.	      [PJC]	Navigate \Nav"i*gate\, v. t.	   1. To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to navigate	      the Atlantic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships)	      upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to	      navigate a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass through, over, or around; -- used especially of a	      course having obstacles; as, to navigate all the randomly	      scattered tables to the far side of the room.	      [PJC]
Navigation \Nav`i*ga"tion\, n. [L. navigatio: cf. F.	   navigation.]	   1. The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in	      ships or other vessels; the state of being navigable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) The science or art of conducting ships or vessels from	          one place to another, including, more especially, the	          method of determining a ship's position, course,	          distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the	          globe, by the principles of geometry and astronomy.	      (b) The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics	          of traveling by water; seamanship.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Ships in general. [Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aerial navigation}, the act or art of sailing or floating in	      the air, as by means of airplanes or ballons; aviation;	      aeronautic.	   {Inland navigation}, {Internal navigation}, navigation on	      rivers, inland lakes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
navigational \navigational\ adj.	   of or pertaining to navigation; used in navigation; as,	   navigational aids.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Navigator \Nav"i*ga`tor\, n.	   One who navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course	   of a ship, or one who is skillful in the art of navigation;	   also, a book which teaches the art of navigation; as,	   Bowditch's Navigator.	   [1913 Webster]
Navigerous \Na*vig"er*ous\, a. [L. naviger; navis ship + gerere	   to bear.]	   Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Navvy \Nav"vy\, n.; pl. {Navies}. [Abbreviated fr. navigator.]	   Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation;	   hence, a laborer on other public works, as in building	   railroads, embankments, etc. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Navy \Na"vy\; n.; pl. {Navies}. [ OF. navie, fr. L. navis ship.	   See {Nave} of a church.]	   1. A fleet of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many	      as sail in company. "The navy also of Hiram, that brought	      gold from Ophir." --1 kings x. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole of the war vessels belonging to a nation or	      ruler, considered collectively; as, the navy of Italy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The officers and men attached to the war vessels of a	      nation; as, he belongs to the navy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. same as {navy blue}.	      [PJC]	   {Navy bean}. see {Bean}.	   {Navy yard}, a place set apart as a shore station for the use	      of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and	      other appliences for building and equipping war vessels	      and training their crews.	      [1913 Webster]	Navy \Na"vy\, a.	   Having a color of navy blue.	   [PJC]	Navy blue \Na"vy blue`\, n.	   1. A dark grayish blue. Also called {navy}.	      [PJC]	   2. Prussian blue. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Nawab \Na*wab"\, n. [See {Nabob}.]	   1. A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by	      courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rich, retired Anglo-Indian; a nabob.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nawl \Nawl\, n. [See {Nall}.]	   An awl. [Obs.] --usser.	   [1913 Webster]
nay \nay\ (n[=a]), adv. [Icel. nei; akin to E. no. See {No},	   adv.]	   1. No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, or a request	      made, now superseded by {no}. Opposed to {aye} or {yea}.	      See also {Yes}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            And eke when I say "ye," ne say not "nay."	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I tell you nay; but except ye repent, ye shall all	            likewise perish.                      --Luke xiii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now do they thrust us out privily? nay, verily;	            but let them come themselves and fetch us out.	                                                  --Acts xvi.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that will not when he may,	            When he would he shall have nay.      --Old Prov.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Before the time of Henry VIII. nay was used to answer	         simple questions, and no was used when the form of the	         question involved a negative expression; nay was the	         simple form, no the emphatic. --Skeat.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Not this merely, but also; not only so, but; -- used to	      mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit or	      more emphatic phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Nay in this sense may be interchanged with yea. "Were	         he my brother, nay, my kingdom's heir." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Nay \Nay\, n.; pl. {Nays}.	   1. Denial; refusal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative.	      [1913 Webster]	   {It is no nay}, there is no denying it. [Obs.] --haucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Nay \Nay\, v. t. & i.	   To refuse. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Nayaur \Na*yaur"\, n. (Zool.)	   A specied of wild sheep ({Ovis Hodgsonii}), native of Nepal	   and Tibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the	   neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Nayt \Nayt\, v. t. [Icel. neita.]	   To refuse; to deny. [Obs.] "He shall not nayt ne deny his	   sin." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nayward \Nay"ward\, n.	   The negative side. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Howe'er you lean to the nayward.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Nayword \Nay"word`\, n.	   A byword; a proverb; also, a watchword. [Obs.] --hak.	   [1913 Webster]
Nazarene \Naz`a*rene"\, prop. n. [L. Nazarenus, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   Nazareth.]	   1. A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt	      applied to Christ and the early Christians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a sect of Judaizing Christians in the	      first and second centuries, who observed the laws of	      Moses, and held to certain heresies.	      [1913 Webster]
Nazarite \Naz"a*rite\, prop. n.	   A Jew bound by a vow to leave the hair uncut, to abstain from	   wine and strong drink, and to practice extraordinary purity	   of life and devotion, the obligation being for life, or for a	   certain time. The word is also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Nazariteship \Naz"a*rite*ship\, prop. n.	   The state of a Nazarite.	   [1913 Webster]
Nazaritic \Naz`a*rit"ic\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.	   [1913 Webster]
Nazaritism \Naz"a*ri*tism\ (?; 277), prop. n.	   The vow and practice of a Nazarite.	   [1913 Webster]
naze \naze\, n. [See {Ness}.]	   A promontory or headland.	   [1913 Webster]
Nazirite \Naz"i*rite\, prop. n.	   A Nazarite.	   [1913 Webster]
ne \ne\ (n[=e]), adv. [AS. ne. See {No}.]	   Not; never. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He never yet no villany ne said.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ne was formerly used as the universal adverb of	         negation, and survives in certain compounds, as never	         (= ne ever) and none (= ne one). Other combinations,	         now obsolete, will be found in the Vocabulary, as nad,	         nam, nil. See {Negative}, 2.	         [1913 Webster]	ne \ne\, conj. [See {Ne}, adv.]	   Nor. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         No niggard ne no fool.                   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ne . . . ne}, neither . . . nor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Neaf \Neaf\ (n[=e]f), n.	   See 2d {Neif}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Neal \Neal\ (n[=e]l), v. t.	   To anneal. [R.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Neal \Neal\, v. i.	   To be tempered by heat. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
neanderthal \neanderthal\ adj.	   1. uncouth in manners or appearance.	   Syn: boorish, clownish, loutish, oafish.	        [WordNet 1.5] Neanderthal race	        Neanderthal
Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. a.	   1. (Anthropol.) Of, pertaining to, or named from, the	      Neanderthal, a valley in the Rhine Province, in which were	      found parts of a skeleton of an early type of man. The	      skull is characterized by extreme dolichocephaly, flat,	      retreating forehead, with closed frontal sutures, and	      enormous superciliary ridges. The cranial capacity is	      estimated at about 1,220 cubic centimeters, being about	      midway between that of the {Pithecanthropus} and modern	      man. Hence, pertaining to or designating the	Neanderthal race \Neanderthal race\, or Neanderthal man
\Neanderthal man\, a species of extinct robust humans, believed	   to have been widespread in the Middle Paleolithic in Europe	   and western Asia; as, a Neanderthal skull.	   Syn: Neanderthalian.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Similar to or reminiscent of a neanderthal human;	      troglodytic; primitive and uncultured.	      [PJC]
Neanderthal \Ne*an"der*thal`\, prop. n.	   1. (Anthropol.) A neanderthal human being; a member of the	      race {Homo sapiens} neanderthalensis; as, neanderthals	      were shorter than modern humans.	      [PJC]	   2. One resembling a neanderthal human; a troglodyte; a cave	      man.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: (Fig.) A person of primitive, unenlightened or	      uneducated opinions or attitudes; one with a regressive	      social or political outlook; -- used disparagingly.	      [PJC]
Neanderthalian \Neanderthalian\ adj.	   same as {Neanderthal}[1].	   Syn: Neanderthal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neanderthaloid \Ne*an`der*thal"oid\, a. [Neanderthal + -oid.]	   (Anthropol.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the Neanderthal skull, or the type of	   man it represents.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neap \Neap\, n. [Cf. {Neb}, {Nape}.]	   The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle drawn by two	   animals. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Neap \Neap\ (n[=e]p), a. [As. n[=e]pfl[=o]d neap flood; cf.	   hnipian to bend, incline.]	   Low.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Neap tides}, the lowest tides of the lunar month, which	      occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; --	      opposed to {spring tides}.	      [1913 Webster]	Neap \Neap\, n.	   A neap tide.	   [1913 Webster]	         High springs and dead neaps.             --Harkwill.	   [1913 Webster]
Neaped \Neaped\, a. (Naut.)	   Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will	   not float till the next spring tide; -- called also	   {beneaped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neapolitan \Ne`a*pol"i*tan\, prop. a. [L. Neapolitanus, fr.	   Neapolis Naples, Gr. ?, lit., New town.]	   Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy. -- n. A native or	   citizen of Naples.	   [1913 Webster] Neapolitan ice	Neapolitan ice \Ne`a*pol"i*tan ice\, Neapolitan ice cream
\Neapolitan ice cream\	   (a) An ice or ice cream containing eggs as well as cream.	   (b) An ice or ice cream prepared in layers, as vanilla,	       strawberry, and chocolate ice cream, and orange or lemon	       water ice.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Near \Near\ (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h	   nigh. See {Nigh}.]	   1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree;	      not remote; nigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago."	      --Shak. "Near a fortnight ago." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a	      whole region.	   {To come near to}, to want but little of; to approximate to.	      "Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him."	      --Addison.	   {Near the wind} (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.	      [1913 Webster]	Near \Near\, a. [Compar. {Nearer}; superl. {Nearest}.] [See	   {Near}, adv.]	   1. Not far distant in time, place, or degree; not remote;	      close at hand; adjacent; neighboring; nigh. "As one near	      death." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He served great Hector, and was ever near,	            Not with his trumpet only, but his spear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely connected or related.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is thy father's near kinswoman.   --Lev. xviii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; touching, or	      affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a near friend.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose,	      or rambling; as, a version near to the original.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close;	      narrow[3]; as, a near escape; a near miss.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in the Unted	      States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the near	      ox; the near leg. See {Off side}, under {Off}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Immediate; direct; close; short. "The nearest way."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Close-fisted; parsimonious. [Obs. or Low, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Near may properly be followed by to before the thing	         approached; but more frequently to is omitted, and the	         adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition.	         The same is also true of the word nigh.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; present;	        ready; intimate; familiar; dear.	        [1913 Webster]	Near \Near\, prep.	   Adjacent to; close by; not far from; nigh; as, the ship	   sailed near the land. See the Note under {near}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Near \Near\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neared}; p. pr. & vb. n	   {Nearing}.] [See {Near}, adv.]	   To approach; to come nearer; as, the ship neared the land.	   [1913 Webster]	Near \Near\, v. i.	   To draw near; to approach.	   [1913 Webster]	         A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!	         And still it neared, and neared.         --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Nearctic \Ne*arc"tic\, a. [Neo + arctic.]	   Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's surface including	   all of temperate and arctic North America and Greenland. In	   the geographical distribution of animals, this region is	   marked off as the habitat certain species.	   [1913 Webster]
Near beer \Near beer\	   Any of various malt liquors (see Citation below).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Near beer is a term of common currency used to	         designate all that class of malt liquors which contain	         so little alcohol (usually less than 1/2 per cent) that	         they will not produce intoxication, though drunk to	         excess, and includes in its meaning all malt liquors	         which are not within the purview of the general	         prohibition law.                         --Cambell v.	                                                  City of	                                                  Thomasville,	                                                  Georgia Appeal	                                                  Records, 6	                                                  212.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
nearby \nearby\ a. & adv.	   situated near; as, the nearby towns. Opposite of {far away}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nearer \nearer\ adj.	   less distant in space; as, we walked to the nearer house.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nearhand \Near"hand`\, a. & adv.	   Near; near at hand; closely. [Obs. or Scot.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Near-legged \Near"-legged`\, a.	   Having the feet so near together that they interfere in	   traveling. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Nearly \Near"ly\, adv.	   In a near manner; not remotely; closely; intimately; almost;	   as, he nearly lost his life in the accident.	   [1913 Webster]
Nearness \Near"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being near; -- used in the various	   senses of the adjective.	   [1913 Webster]
Nearsighted \Near"sight`ed\, a.	   Seeing distinctly at short distances only; myopic;	   shortsighted.	   [1913 Webster]
Nearsightedness \Near"sight`ed*ness\, n. (Med.)	   An eyesight abnormality resulting from the eye's faulty	   refractive ability, such that one can see only close objects	   distinctly; the condition of being nearsighted. See {Myopic},	   and {Myopia}.	   Syn: myopia, shortsightedness.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Neat \Neat\ (n[=e]t), n. sing. & pl. [AS. ne['a]t; akin to OHG.	   n[=o]z, Icel. naut, Sw. n["o]t, Dan. n["o]d, and to AS.	   ne['o]tan to make use of, G. geniessen, Goth. niutan to have	   a share in, have joy of, Lith. nauda use, profit.] (Zool.)	   Cattle of the genus {Bos}, as distinguished from horses,	   sheep, and goats; an animal of the genus {Bos}; as, a neat's	   tongue; a neat's foot. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their neat.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The steer, the heifer, and the calf	         Are all called neat.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A neat and a sheep of his own.           --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Neat's-foot}, an oil obtained by boiling the feet of neat	      cattle. It is used to render leather soft and pliable.	      [1913 Webster]	Neat \Neat\, a. [See {neat}, n.]	   Of or pertaining to the genus {Bos}, or to cattle of that	   genus; as, neat cattle.	   [1913 Webster]	Neat \Neat\, a. [Compar. {Neater}; superl. {Neatest}.] [OE.	   nett, F. nett, fr. L. nitidus, fr. nitere to shine. Cf.	   {Nitid}, {Net}, a., {Natty}.]	   1. Free from that which soils, defiles, or disorders; clean;	      cleanly; tidy.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor	            body it was that was so surprisingly neat and clean.	                                                  --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or tawdry;	      simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful;	      chaste; as, a neat style; a neat dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its kind; as,	      neat brandy; to drink one's vodka neat. Hence: (Chem.)	      Pure; undiluted; as, dissolved in neat acetone. "Our old	      wine neat." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Excellent in character, skill, or performance, etc.; nice;	      finished; adroit; as, a neat design; a neat thief.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. With all deductions or allowances made; net.	   Note: [In this sense usually written {net}. See {Net}, a.,	         3.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {neat line} (Civil Engin.), a line to which work is to be	      built or formed.	   {Neat work}, work built or formed to neat lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.	        [1913 Webster]
'Neath \'Neath\ (? or ?), prep. & adv.	   An abbreviation of {Beneath}. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Neatherd \Neat"herd`\, n.	   A person who has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Neathouse \Neat"house`\, n.	   A building for the shelter of neat cattle. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Neatify \Neat"i*fy\, v. t. [Neat, a. + -fy.]	   To make neat. [Obs.] --olland.	   [1913 Webster]
Neatly \Neat"ly\, adv.	   In a neat manner; tidily; tastefully.	   [1913 Webster]
neatness \neat"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being neat.	   [1913 Webster]
Neatress \Neat"ress\, n. [From neat cattle.]	   A woman who takes care of cattle. [R.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Neb \Neb\ (n[e^]b), n. [AS. nebb head, face; akin to D. neb,	   Icel. nef, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. naeb beak, bill, Sw.	   n[aum]bb, n[aum]f, and prob. also to D. sneb, snavel, bill,	   beak, G. schnabel, Dan. & Sw. snabel, and E. snap. Cf. {Nib},	   {Snap}, {Snaffle}.]	   The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as	   of a pen. [Also written {nib}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Nebalia \Ne*ba"li*a\ (n[-e]*b[=a]"l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., of	   uncertain origin.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a	   distinct order ({Nebaloidea}, or {Phyllocarida}.)	   [1913 Webster]
Nebbish \Neb"bish\ (m[e^]b"[i^]sh) n. [Yiddish, nebekh poor,	   unfortunate.]	   A person who is ineffectual, timid, and often luckless; a	   person of no significance.	   [PJC]
Neb-neb \Neb"-neb`\, n.	   Same as {Bablh}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nebo \Nebo\ prop. n. (Babylonian mythology)	   The Babylonian god of wisdom and agriculture and patron of	   scribes and schools.	   Syn: Nabu.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nebraskan \Nebraskan\ prop. n.	   A resident of the state of Nebraska.	   Syn: Cornhusker.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nebula \Neb"u*la\ (n[e^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Nebulae}	   (n[e^]b"[-u]*l[=e]). [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. nefe`lh,	   ne`fos, cloud, mist, G. nebel mist, OHG. nebul, D. nevel,	   Skr. nabhas cloud, mist. Cf. {Nebule}.]	   1. (Astron.) A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass of matter	      situated beyond the solar system among the stars. The term	      was originally applied to any diffuse luminous region.	      Now, technically, it is applied to interstellar clouds of	      dust and gases ({diffuse nebula}). However distant	      galaxies and very distant star clusters often appear like	      them in the telescope, such as the {spiral nebula} in	      Andromeda, known now to be a distant galaxy.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A white spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.	      (b) A cloudy appearance in the urine. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]
Nebular \Neb"u*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to nebulae; of the nature of, or resembling,	   a nebula.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nebular hypothesis}, an hypothesis to explain the process of	      formation of the stars and planets, presented in various	      forms by Kant, Herschel, Laplace, and others. As formed by	      Laplace, it supposed the matter of the solar system to	      have existed originally in the form of a vast, diffused,	      revolving nebula, which, gradually cooling and	      contracting, threw off, in obedience to mechanical and	      physical laws, succesive rings of matter, from which	      subsequently, by the same laws, were produced the several	      planets, satellites, and other bodies of the system. The	      phrase may indicate any hypothesis according to which the	      stars or the bodies of the solar system have been evolved	      from a widely diffused nebulous form of matter.	      [1913 Webster]
nebulated \neb"u*la`ted\, a.	   Clouded with indistinct color markings, as an animal.	   [1913 Webster]
nebulation \neb`u*la"tion\, n.	   The condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or	   ill-defined, color mark.	   [1913 Webster]
nebule \neb"ule\, n. [Cf. F. n['e]bule. See {nebula}.]	   A little cloud; a cloud. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O light without nebule.                  --Old Ballad.	   [1913 Webster] Nebule
N'ebul'e \N['e]`bu`l['e]"\, Nebuly \Neb"u*ly\, a. [F.	   n['e]bul['e].] (Her.)	   Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a	   cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or	   subordinary may be bounded.	   [1913 Webster]
Nebulization \Neb`u*li*za"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The act or process of nebulizing; atomization.	   [1913 Webster]
Nebulize \Neb"u*lize\, v. t. [See {Nebula}.]	   To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or vapor; to atomize.	   [1913 Webster]
Nebulizer \Neb"u*li`zer\, n.	   An atomizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nebulose \Neb"u*lose`\, a.	   Nebulous; cloudy. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Nebulosity \Neb`u*los"i*ty\, n. [L. nebulositas: cf. F.	   n['e]bulosit['e]]	   1. The state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness;	      haziness; mistiness; nebulousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nebulosity . . . of the mother idiom. --I.	                                                  Disraeli.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) The stuff of which a nebula is formed.	      (b) A nebula.	          [1913 Webster]
Nebulous \Neb"u*lous\, a. [L. nebulosus: cf. F. n['e]buleux. See	   {Nebula}.]	   1. Cloudy; hazy; misty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) Of, pertaining to, or having the appearance of,	      a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Neb"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	      {Neb"u*lous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Nebuly \Neb"u*ly\, n. (Her. & Arch.)	   A line or a decoration composed of successive short curves or	   waves supposed to resemble a cloud. See {N['e]bul['e]}	   [1913 Webster]
Necessarian \Nec`es*sa"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. n['e]cessarien. See	   {Necessary}.]	   An advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a	   necessitarian.	   [1913 Webster]	Necessarian \Nec`es*sa"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to necessarianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessarianism \Nec`es*sa"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.	   --Hixley.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessarily \Nec"es*sa*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably;	   indispensably.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessariness \Nec"es*sa*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being necessary.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessary \Nec"es*sa*ry\, a. [L. necessarius, from necesse	   unavoidable, necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F.	   n['e]cessaire.]	   1. Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be	      avoided; inevitable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death, a necessary end,	            Will come when it will come.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed with,	      without preventing the attainment of a desired result;	      indispensable; requisite; essential. "'T is necessary he	      should die." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A certain kind of temper is necessary to the	            pleasure and quiet of our minds.      --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acting from necessity or compulsion; involuntary; --	      opposed to {free}; as, whether man is a necessary or a	      free agent is a question much discussed.	      [1913 Webster]	Necessary \Nec"es*sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Necessaries}.	   1. A thing that is necessary or indispensable to some	      purpose; something that one can not do without; a	      requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in the plural;	      as, the necessaries of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A privy; a water-closet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Law) Such things, in respect to infants, lunatics,	      and married women, as are requisite for support suitable	      to station.	      [1913 Webster]
Necessitarian \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity	   in regard to the origin and existence of things, especially	   as applied to the actings or choices of the will; -- opposed	   to {libertarian}.	   [1913 Webster]	Necessitarian \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One who holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessitarianism \Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that	   results follow by invariable sequence from causes, and esp.	   that the will is not free, but that human actions and choices	   result inevitably from motives; determinism. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessitate \Ne*ces"si*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Necessitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Necessitating}.] [Cf. L.	   necessitatus, p. p. of necessitare, and F. n['e]cessiter. See	   {Necessity}.]	   1. To make necessary or indispensable; to render unavoidable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sickness [might] necessitate his removal from the	            court.                                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fact necessitates a second line. --J. Peile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to compel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both	            sides, was necessitated to draw all his army into	            York.                                 --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Necessitattion \Ne*ces`si*tat"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   n['e]cessitation.]	   The act of making necessary, or the state of being made	   necessary; compulsion. [R.] --bp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessitied \Ne*ces"si*tied\, a.	   In a state of want; necessitous. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Necessitous \Ne*ces"si*tous\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]cessiteux.]	   1. Very needy or indigent; pressed with poverty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Necessitous heirs and penurious parents.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, necessitous	      circumstances.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ne*ces"si*tous*ly}, adv. --	      {Ne*ces"si*tous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Necessitude \Ne*ces"si*tude\, n. [L. necessitudo, fr. necesse.	   See {Necessray}.]	   1. Necessitousness; want. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Necessary connection or relation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Between kings and their people, parents and their	            children, there is so great a necessitude,	            propriety, and intercourse of nature. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Necessity \Ne*ces"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Necessities}. [OE. necessite,	   F. n['e]cessit['e], L. necessitas, fr. necesse. See	   {Necessary}.]	   1. The quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or	      absolutely requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being needy or necessitous; pressing	      need; indigence; want.	      [1913 Webster]	            Urge the necessity and state of times. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extreme poverty and necessity his majesty was	            in.                                   --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is necessary; a necessary; a requisite;	      something indispensable; -- often in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            These should be hours for necessities,	            Not for delights.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What was once to me	            Mere matter of the fancy, now has grown	            The vast necessity of heart and life. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which makes an act or an event unavoidable;	      irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical	      or moral; fate; fatality.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the fiend, and with necessity,	            The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metaph.) The negation of freedom in voluntary action; the	      subjection of all phenomena, whether material or	      spiritual, to inevitable causation; necessitarianism.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Of necessity}, by necessary consequence; by compulsion, or	      irresistible power; perforce.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Need}.	        [1913 Webster]
Neck \Neck\ (n[e^]k), n. [OE. necke, AS. hnecca; akin to D. nek	   the nape of the neck, G. nacken, OHG. nacch, hnacch, Icel.	   hnakki, Sw. nacke, Dan. nakke.]	   1. The part of an animal which connects the head and the	      trunk, and which, in man and many other animals, is more	      slender than the trunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to or	      resembling the neck of an animal; as:	      (a) The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of	          a fruit, as a gourd.	      (b) A long narrow tract of land projecting from the main	          body, or a narrow tract connecting two larger tracts.	      (c) (Mus.) That part of a violin, guitar, or similar	          instrument, which extends from the head to the body,	          and on which is the finger board or fret board.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A reduction in size near the end of an object,	      formed by a groove around it; as, a neck forming the	      journal of a shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) the point where the base of the stem of a plant	      arises from the root.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Neck and crop}, completely; wholly; altogether; roughly and	      at once. [Colloq.]	   {Neck and neck} (Racing), so nearly equal that one cannot be	      said to be before the other; very close; even; side by	      side.	   {Neck of a capital}. (Arch.) See {Gorgerin}.	   {Neck of a cascabel} (Gun.), the part joining the knob to the	      base of the breech.	   {Neck of a gun}, the small part of the piece between the	      chase and the swell of the muzzle.	   {Neck of a tooth} (Anat.), the constriction between the root	      and the crown.	   {Neck or nothing} (Fig.), at all risks.	   {Neck verse}.	      (a) The verse formerly read to entitle a party to the	          benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse of the	          fifty-first Psalm, "Miserere mei," etc. --Sir W.	          Scott.	      (b) Hence, a verse or saying, the utterance of which	          decides one's fate; a shibboleth.	                These words, "bread and cheese," were their neck	                verse or shibboleth to distinguish them; all	                pronouncing "broad and cause," being presently	                put to death.                     --Fuller.	   {Neck yoke}.	      (a) A bar by which the end of the tongue of a wagon or	          carriage is suspended from the collars of the	          harnesses.	      (b) A device with projecting arms for carrying things (as	          buckets of water or sap) suspended from one's	          shoulders.	   {On the neck of}, immediately after; following closely; on	      the heel of. "Committing one sin on the neck of another."	      --W. Perkins.	   {Stiff neck}, obstinacy in evil or wrong; inflexible	      obstinacy; contumacy. "I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff	      neck." --Deut. xxxi. 27.	   {To break the neck of}, to destroy the main force of; to	      break the back of. "What they presume to borrow from her	      sage and virtuous rules . . . breaks the neck of their own	      cause." --Milton.	   {To harden the neck}, to grow obstinate; to be more and more	      perverse and rebellious. --Neh. ix. 17.	   {To tread on the neck of}, to oppress; to tyrannize over.	      [1913 Webster]	Neck \Neck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Necked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Necking}.] (Mech.)	   To reduce the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making	   a groove around it; -- used with down; as, to neck down a	   shaft.	   [1913 Webster]
neck \neck\, v. i.	   To kiss and caress amorously. [Colloq.] -- n. {necking}.	   [PJC]
Neckar nut \Neck"ar nut`\ (Bot.)	   See {Nicker nut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neckband \Neck"band`\, n.	   A band which goes around the neck; often, the part at the top	   of a garment.	   [1913 Webster]
Neckcloth \Neck"cloth`\ (?; 115), n.	   A piece of any fabric worn around the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Necked \Necked\, a.	   1. Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as,	      stiff-necked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Cracked; -- said of a treenail.	      [1913 Webster]
Neckerchief \Neck"er*chief\, n. [For neck kerchief.]	   A kerchief for the neck; -- called also {neck handkerchief}.	   [1913 Webster]
Necking \Neck"ing\, n.	   Same as {Neckmold}.	   [1913 Webster]
necklace \neck"lace\ (?; 48), n.	   1. A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain,	      worn around the neck as an ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold	      hanging blocks for jibs and stays.	      [1913 Webster]
necklaced \neck"laced\, a.	   Wearing a necklace; marked as with a necklace.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hooded and the necklaced snake.      --Sir W.	                                                  Jones.	   [1913 Webster]
neckland \neck"land\, n.	   A neck of land. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
neckless \neckless\ adj.	   lacking or apparently lacking a neck; -- of a garment; as, a	   neckless gown.	   [WordNet 1.5]
necklet \neck"let\, n.	   A necklace. --E. Anold.	   [1913 Webster] Neckmold
Neckmold \Neck"mold`\, Neckmould \Neck"mould`\, n. (Arch.)	   A small convex molding surrounding a column at the junction	   of the shaft and capital. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Neckplate \Neck"plate`\, n.	   See {Gorget}, 1 and 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Necktie \Neck"tie`\, n.	   A scarf, band, or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the	   neck or collar and tied in front; a bow of silk, etc.,	   fastened in front of the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Neckwear \Neck"wear`\, n.	   A collective term for cravats, collars, etc. [Colloq. or	   trade name]	   [1913 Webster]
Neckweed \Neck"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) An American annual weed ({veronica peregrina}), with	       small white flowers and a roundish pod.	   (b) The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes for hanging	       criminals. --Dr. Prior.	       [1913 Webster]
Necrobiosis \Nec`ro*bi*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s dead + ?	   way of life, fr. ? life.] (Biol. & Med.)	   The death of a part of an organism by molecular	   disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in the	   processes of degeneration and atrophy; a normal dying out of	   cells in a tissue, in contrast to {necrosis}. --Virchow.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Necrobiotic \Nec`ro*bi*ot"ic\, a. (Biol. & Med.)	   Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a necrobiotic	   metamorphosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrolatry \Ne*crol"a*try\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a dead person + ? to	   worship.]	   The worship of the dead; manes worship. --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrolite \Nec"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a corpse + -lite.]	   (Min.)	   Same as {Necronite}.	   [1913 Webster] Necrologic
Necrologic \Nec`ro*log"ic\, Necrological \Nec`ro*log"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. n['e]crologique.]	   Of or pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology;	   relating to, or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrologist \Ne*crol"o*gist\, n.	   One who gives an account of deaths.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrology \Ne*crol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Necrologies}. [Gr. nekro`s a	   dead person + -logy: cf. F. n['e]crologie. See {Necromancy}.]	   An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a	   collection of obituary notices.	   [1913 Webster]
Necromancer \Nec"ro*man`cer\, n.	   One who practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.	   [1913 Webster]
Necromancy \Nec"ro*man`cy\, n. [OE. nigromaunce, nigromancie,	   OF. nigromance, F. n['e]cromance, n['e]cromancie, from L.	   necromantia, Gr. ?; nekro`s a dead body (akin to L. necare to	   kill, Skr. na[,c] to perish, vanish) + ? divination, fr. ?	   diviner, seer, akin to E. mania. See {Mania}, and cf.	   {Internecine}, {Noxious}. The old spelling is due to	   confusion with L. niger black. Hence the name black art.]	   The art of revealing future events by means of a pretended	   communication with the dead; the black art; hence, magic in	   general; conjuration; enchantment. See {Black art}.	   [1913 Webster]	         This palace standeth in the air,	         By necromancy plac[`e]d there.           --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
necromania \necromania\ n.	   An abnormal attraction to dead bodies.	   Syn: necrophilia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Necromantic \Nec`ro*man"tic\, n.	   Conjuration. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With all the necromantics of their art.  --Young.	   [1913 Webster] Necromantic	Necromantic \Nec`ro*man"tic\, Necromantical \Nec`ro*man"tic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy. --	   {Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Necronite \Nec"ro*nite\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a dead body.] (Min.)	   Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid	   odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrophagan \Ne*croph"a*gan\, a. [See {Necrophagous}.] (Zool.)	   Eating carrion. -- n. (Zool.) Any species of a tribe	   ({Necrophaga}) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed on	   carrion; a burying beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrophagous \Ne*croph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ? eating corpses;	   nekro`s a dead body + ? to eat: cf. F. n['e]crophage.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Necrophaga}; eating carrion. See	   {Necrophagan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrophobia \Nec`ro*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nekro`s a dead	   body + fobei^n to fear.]	   An exaggerated fear of death or horror of dead bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrophore \Nec"ro*phore\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a dead body + fe`rein	   to bear.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of beetles of the genus	   {Necrophorus} and allied genera; -- called also {burying	   beetle}, {carrion beetle}, {sexton beetle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Necropolis \Ne*crop"o*lis\, n.; pl. {Necropolises}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ?; nekro`s a dead body, adj., dead + ? city.]	   A city of the dead; a name given by the ancients to their	   cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern burial places; a	   graveyard.	   [1913 Webster]
Necropsy \Nec"rop*sy\, n. [Gr. nekro`s a dead body + ? sight:	   cf. F. n['e]cropsie.] (Med.)	   A post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See	   {Autopsy}.	   [1913 Webster] Necroscopic
Necroscopic \Nec`ro*scop"ic\, Necroscopical \Nec`ro*scop"ic*al\,	   a. [Gr. nekro`s a dead body + -scope.]	   Or or relating to post-mortem examinations.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrose \Ne*crose"\, v. t. & i. (Med.)	   To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrosed \Ne*crosed"\ (n[-e]*kr[=o]st"), a. (Med.)	   Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a necrosed bone. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrosis \Ne*cro"sis\ (n[-e]*kr[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ne`krwsis, fr. nekruy^n to make dead, to mortify, nekro`s a	   dead body.]	   1. (Med.) The pathologic death of part of a tissue due to	      irreversible damage. Contrast to {necrobiosis}, which is a	      normal death of cells in a tissue. Formerly, applied	      primarily to death of bone tissue.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Bot.) A disease of trees, in which the branches gradually	      dry up from the bark to the center.	      [1913 Webster]
Necrotic \Ne*crot"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized	   by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.	   [1913 Webster]
Necrotomy \Nec*rot"o*my\, n. [Gr. nekro`s dead person + te`mnein	   to cut.] (Med.)	   The dissection of dead bodies; also, excision of necrosed	   bone. -- {Nec`ro*tom"ic}, a. -- {Nec*rot"o*mist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nectar \Nec"tar\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Myth. & Poetic) The drink of the gods (as ambrosia was	      their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring beverage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A sweetish secretion of blossoms from which bees	      make honey.	      [1913 Webster]
Nectareal \Nec*ta"re*al\, a.	   1. Nectareous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a nectary.	      [1913 Webster]
Nectarean \Nec*ta"re*an\, a. [L. nectareus: cf. F.	   nectar['e]en.]	   Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant. "nectarean	   juice." --Talfourd.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectared \Nec"tared\, a.	   Imbued with nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with	   nectar. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectareous \Nec*ta"re"ous\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar;	   delicious; nectarean. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Nec*ta"re*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Nec*ta"re*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectarial \Nec*ta"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the nectary of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectaried \Nec"ta*ried\, a.	   Having a nectary.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectariferous \Nec`tar*if"er*ous\, a. [L. nectar nectar +	   -ferous: cf. F. nectarif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectarine \Nec"tar*ine\ (n[e^]k"t[~e]r*[i^]n), a.	   Nectareous. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Nectarine \Nec`tar*ine"\ (n[e^]k`t[~e]r*[=e]n"), n. [Cf. F.	   nectarine. See {Nectar}.] (Bot.)	   A smooth-skinned variety of peach.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spanish nectarine}, the plumlike fruit of the West Indian	      tree {Chrysobalanus Icaco}; -- also called {cocoa plum}.	      It is made into a sweet conserve which is largely exported	      from Cuba.	      [1913 Webster]
Nectarize \Nec"tar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nectarized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Nectarizing}.]	   To mingle or infuse with nectar; to sweeten. [Obs.]	   --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectarous \Nec"tar*ous\, a.	   Nectareous. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectary \Nec"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Nectaries}. [From {Nectar}: cf. F.	   nectaire.] (Bot.)	   That part of a blossom which secretes nectar, usually the	   base of the corolla or petals; also, the spur of such flowers	   as the larkspur and columbine, whether nectariferous or not.	   See the Illustration of {Nasturtium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectocalyx \Nec`to*ca"lyx\, n.; pl. {Nectocalyces}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. nhkto`s swimming + ? a calyx.] (Zool.)	   (a) The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.	   (b) One of the zooids of certain {Siphonophora}, having	       somewhat the form, and the essential structure, of the	       bell of a jellyfish, and acting as a swimming organ.	       [1913 Webster] Nectosac
Nectosac \Nec"to*sac\, Nectosack \Nec"to*sack\, n. [Gr. nhkto`s	   swimming + E. sac, sack.] (Zool.)	   The cavity of a nectocalyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Nectostem \Nec"to*stem\, n. [Gr. nhkto`s swimming + E. stem.]	   (Zool.)	   That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the	   {Siphonophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nedder \Ned"der\, n. [See {Adder}.] (Zool.)	   An adder. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Neddy \Ned"dy\, n.; pl. {Neddies}. (Zool.)	   A pet name for a donkey.	   [1913 Webster]
Nee \Nee\ (n[asl]), p. p., fem. [F., fr. L. nata, fem. of natus,	   p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Nation}.]	   Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of the	   family to which a married woman belongs by birth (i.e. her	   maiden name); as, Madame de Stael, n['e]e Necker.	   [1913 Webster]
Need \Need\ (n[=e]d), n. [OE. need, neod, nede, AS. ne['a]d,	   n[=y]d; akin to D. nood, G. not, noth, Icel. nau[eth]r, Sw. &	   Dan. n["o]d, Goth. nau[thorn]s.]	   1. A state that requires supply or relief; pressing occasion	      for something; necessity; urgent want.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the city had no need of the sun.  --Rev. xxi.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no need to beg.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be governed by your needs, not by your fancy. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; indigence;	      destitution. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Famine is in thy cheeks;	            Need and oppression starveth in thine eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is needful; anything necessary to be done;	      (pl.) necessary things; business. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Situation of need; peril; danger. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Exigency; emergency; strait; extremity; necessity;	        distress; destitution; poverty; indigence; want; penury.	   Usage: {Need}, {Necessity}. Necessity is stronger than need;	          it places us under positive compulsion. We are	          frequently under the necessity of going without that	          of which we stand very greatly in need. It is also	          with the corresponding adjectives; necessitous	          circumstances imply the direct pressure of suffering;	          needy circumstances, the want of aid or relief.	          [1913 Webster]	Need \Need\ (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Needed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Needing}.] [See {Need}, n. Cf. AS. n[=y]dan to force,	   Goth. nau[thorn]jan.]	   To be in want of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to	   require, as supply or relief.	   [1913 Webster]	         Other creatures all day long	         Rove idle, unemployed, and less need rest. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: With another verb, need is used like an auxiliary,	         generally in a negative sentence expressing requirement	         or obligation, and in this use it undergoes no change	         of termination in the third person singular of the	         present tense. "And the lender need not fear he shall	         be injured." --Anacharsis (Trans. ).	         [1913 Webster]	Need \Need\, v. i.	   To be wanted; to be necessary. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         When we have done it, we have done all that is in our	         power, and all that needs.               --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Need \Need\, adv.	   Of necessity. See {Needs}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
needed \needed\ adj.	   necessary; as, provided them with all needed equipment.	   Opposite of {unnecessary}.	   Syn: needful, required, requisite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Needer \Need"er\ (n[=e]d"[~e]r), n.	   One who needs anything. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Needful \Need"ful\ (n[=e]d"f[.u]l), a.	   1. Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.	      [Archaic] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The needful time of trouble.          --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.	      [1913 Webster]	            All things needful for defense abound. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Need"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Need"ful*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Needily \Need"i*ly\ (n[=e]d"[i^]*l[y^]), adv. [From {Needy}.]	   In a needy condition or manner; necessarily. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Neediness \Need"i*ness\ (n[=e]d"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state or quality of being needy; want; poverty;	   indigence.	   [1913 Webster]
Needle \Nee"dle\ (n[=e]"d'l), n. [OE. nedle, AS. n[=ae]dl; akin	   to D. neald, OS. n[=a]dla, G. nadel, OHG. n[=a]dal,	   n[=a]dala, Icel. n[=a]l, Sw. n[*a]l, Dan. naal, and also to	   G. n[aum]hen to sew, OHG. n[=a]jan, L. nere to spin, Gr.	   ne`ein, and perh. to E. snare: cf. Gael. & Ir. snathad	   needle, Gael. snath thread, G. schnur string, cord.]	   1. A small instrument of steel, sharply pointed at one end,	      with an eye to receive a thread, -- used in sewing.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some needles (as for sewing machines) the eye is at	         the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the	         blunt end.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Magnetic needle}, under {Magnetic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a knitting needle;	      also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread or	      twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in	      the process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) One of the needle-shaped secondary leaves of pine	      trees. See {Pinus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a pointed	      crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A hypodermic needle; a syringe fitted with a hypodermic	      needle, used for injecting fluids into the body.	      [Informal]	      [PJC]	   7. An injection of medicine from a hypodermic needle; a shot.	      [PJC]	   {Dipping needle}. See under {Dipping}.	   {Needle bar}, the reciprocating bar to which the needle of a	      sewing machine is attached.	   {Needle beam} (Arch.), in shoring, the horizontal cross	      timber which goes through the wall or a pier, and upon	      which the weight of the wall rests, when a building is	      shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.	   {Needle furze} (Bot.), a prickly leguminous plant of Western	      Europe; the petty whin ({Genista Anglica}).	   {Needle gun}, a firearm loaded at the breech with a cartridge	      carrying its own fulminate, which is exploded by driving a	      slender needle, or pin, into it. [archaic]	   {Needle loom} (Weaving), a loom in which the weft thread is	      carried through the shed by a long eye-pointed needle	      instead of by a shuttle.	   {Needle ore} (Min.), acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth,	      lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called	      also {aikinite}.	   {Needle shell} (Zool.), a sea urchin.	   {Needle spar} (Min.), aragonite.	   {Needle telegraph}, a telegraph in which the signals are	      given by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right	      or to the left of a certain position.	   {Sea needle} (Zool.), the garfish.	      [1913 Webster]	Needle \Nee"dle\, v. t.	   1. To form in the shape of a needle; as, to needle crystals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tease (a person), especially repeatedly.	      [PJC]	   3. To prod or goad (someone) into action by teasing or	      daring.	      [PJC]	Needle \Nee"dle\, v. i.	   To form needles; to crystallize in the form of needles.	   [1913 Webster]
Needlebook \Nee"dle*book`\, n.	   A book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which	   the needles are stuck.	   [1913 Webster]
needlebush \needlebush\ n.	   A shrub ({Hakea lissosperma}) of eastern Australia, with	   pungent rigid needle-shaped leaves and white flowers.	   Syn: needle bush, {Hakea lissosperma}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Needlecase \Nee"dle*case`\, n.	   A case to keep needles.	   [1913 Webster]
needlecraft \needlecraft\ n.	   1. An article or articles created or assembled by needle and	      thread; needlework.	   Syn: needlework.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The art, process, or occupation of creating objects with	      needles, such as in crocheting, embroidery, quilting, or	      tapestry.	      [PJC]
Needlefish \Nee"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The European great pipefish ({Siphostoma acus} or	          {Syngnathus acus}); -- called also {earl}, and	          {tanglefish}.	      (b) The garfish.	          [1913 Webster]
needleful \nee"dle*ful\, n.; pl. {needlefuls}.	   As much thread as is used in a needle at one time.	   [1913 Webster]
Needle-pointed \Nee"dle-pointed`\, a.	   Pointed as needles.	   [1913 Webster]
Needler \Nee"dler\, n.	   One who makes or uses needles; also, a dealer in needles.	   --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Needless \Nee"dless\, a.	   1. Having no need. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Weeping into the needless stream.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; as, needless	      labor; needless expenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without sufficient cause; groundless; causeless. "Needless	      jealousy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Need"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Need"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Needlestone \Nee"dle*stone`\, n. (Min.)	   Natrolite; -- called also {needle zeolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Needlewoman \Nee"dle*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Needlewomen}.	   A woman who does needlework; a seamstress.	   [1913 Webster]
needlewood \nee"dle*wood`\ n.	   A large bushy shrub ({Hakea leucoptera}) of central and	   eastern Australia, with pungent pointed leaves and creamy	   white flowers.	   Syn: needle wood, {Hakea leucoptera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Needlework \Nee"dle*work`\, n.	   1. Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing;	      embroidery, crocheting, quilting, or tapestry, etc.; also,	      the art, process, or occupation of creating objects with	      needles.	   Syn: needlecraft.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The combination of timber and plaster making the outside	      framework of some houses.	      [1913 Webster]
Needly \Nee"dly\, a.	   Like a needle or needles; as, a needly horn; a needly beard.	   --R. D. Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]	Needly \Need"ly\, adv. [AS. n[=y]dlice. See {Need}.]	   Necessarily; of necessity. [Obs.] --hak.	   [1913 Webster]
Needment \Need"ment\, n.	   Something needed or wanted. pl. Outfit; necessary luggage.	   [Archaic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Carrying each his needments.             --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Needs \Needs\, adv. [Orig. gen. of need, used as an adverb. Cf.	   {-wards}.]	   Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with must,	   and equivalent to of need.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man must needs love mauger his head.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And he must needs go through Samaria.    --John iv. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         He would needs know the cause of his repulse. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Needscost \Needs"cost`\, adv.	   Of necessity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Needsly \Needs"ly\, adv.	   Of necessity. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Needy \Need"y\, a. [Compar. {Needier}; superl. {Neediest}.]	   1. Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor;	      indigent; necessitous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to	            thy poor, and to thy needy in thy land. --Deut. xv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spare the blushes of needy merit.     --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Necessary; requisite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Corn to make your needy bread.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Neeld
Neeld \Neeld\, Neele \Neele\, n. [See {Needle}.]	   A needle. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Neelghau \Neel"ghau\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Nylghau}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neem tree \Neem" tree`\ [Hind. n[imac]m.] (Bot.)	   An Asiatic name for {Melia Azadirachta}, and {Melia	   Azedarach}. See {Margosa}.	   [1913 Webster]
neencephalon \ne`en*ceph"a*lon\	   (n[=e]`[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[o^]n), (Anat.)	   The most recently evolved part of the brain of higher	   animals. It includes the cerebral cortex and related	   structures.	   [PJC]
Neer \Neer\ (n[=e]r), adv. & a.	   Nearer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ne'er \Ne'er\ (n[=a]r or n[^a]r), adv.	   a contraction of {Never}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ne'er-do-well \Ne'er"-do-well`\, n.	   A person who never does, or fares, well; a good for nothing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         The idle and dissolute ne'er-do-wells of their	         communities.                             --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neese \Neese\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Neesed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Neesing}.] [OE. nesen; akin to D. niezen, G. niesen, Icel.	   hnj[=o]sa.]	   To sneeze. [Obs.] [Written also {neeze}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Neesing \Nees"ing\, n.	   Sneezing. [Obs.] "By his neesings a light doth shine." --Job	   xli. 18.	   [1913 Webster]
Ne exeat \Ne` ex"e*at\ [L. ne exeat regno let him not go out of	   the kingdom.] (Law)	   A writ to restrain a person from leaving the country, or the	   jurisdiction of the court. The writ was originally applicable	   to purposes of state, but is now an ordinary process of	   courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of obtaining	   bail, or security to abide a decree. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Nef \Nef\ (?; F. ?), n. [F. See {Nave}.]	   The nave of a church. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Nefand
Nefand \Ne"fand\, Nefandous \Ne*fan"dous\, a. [L. nefandus not	   to be spoken; ne not + fari to speak.]	   Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious; execrable. [Obs.]	   "Nefand adominations." --Sheldon. "Nefandous high treason."	   --Cotton Mather.	   [1913 Webster]
Nefarious \Ne*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. nefarius, fr. nefas crime,	   wrong; ne not + fas divine law; akin to fari to speak. See	   {No}, adv., and {Fate}.]	   Wicked in the extreme; abominable; iniquitous; atrociously	   villainous; execrable; detestably vile.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; atrocious;	        infamous; impious. See {Iniquitous}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Nefasch \Ne"fasch\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish of the genus {Distichodus}. Several large species	   inhabit the Nile.	   [1913 Webster]
Nefast \Ne"fast\, a. [L. nefastus.]	   Wicked. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Negaprion \Negaprion\ prop. n.	   A genus of lemon sharks.	   Syn: genus {Negaprion}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Negation \Ne*ga"tion\, n. [L. negatio, fr. negare to say no, to	   deny; ne not + the root of aio I say; cf. Gr. ?, Skr. ah to	   say; cf. F. n['e]gation. See {No}, adv., and cf. {Adage},	   {Deny}, {Renegade}.]	   1. The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or	      untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is	      not, or has not been, or will not be; denial; -- the	      opposite of {affirmation}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our assertions and negations should be yea and nay.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Description or definition by denial, exclusion, or	      exception; statement of what a thing is not, or has not,	      from which may be inferred what it is or has.	      [1913 Webster]
Negative \Neg"a*tive\ (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]v), a. [F. n['e]gatif,	   L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See {Negation}.]	   1. Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial,	      negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry	      or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a	      negative opinion; -- opposed to {affirmative}.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou wilt confess,	            Or else be impudently negative.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Denying me any power of a negative voice. --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something between an affirmative bow and a negative	            shake.                                --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not positive; without affirmative statement or	      demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of	      something; privative; as, a negative argument; negative	      evidence; a negative morality; negative criticism.	      [1913 Webster]	            There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which	            is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess	            him.                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) Asserting absence of connection between a subject	      and a predicate; as, a negative proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contrasted with	      {positive} or {basic}; as, the nitro group is negative.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now	         commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous	         is the intended signification.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Negative crystal}.	      (a) A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a	          crystal.	      (b) A crystal which has the power of negative double	          refraction. See {refraction}.	   {negative electricity} (Elec.), the kind of electricity which	      is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which	      appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is	      connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting	      liquid; -- formerly called {resinous electricity}. Opposed	      to {positive electricity}. Formerly, according to	      Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative	      electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree	      below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body.	      See {Electricity}.	   {Negative eyepiece}. (Opt.) see under {Eyepiece}.	   {Negative quantity} (Alg.), a quantity preceded by the	      negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated	      by this sign to some other quantity. See {Negative sign}	      (below).	   {Negative rotation}, right-handed rotation. See	      {Right-handed}, 3.	   {Negative sign}, the sign -, or {minus} (opposed in	      signification to +, or {plus}), indicating that the	      quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from	      the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or	      cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties	      having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus,	      in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as	      opposite to it in value; and -10[deg] on a thermometer	      means 10[deg] below the zero of the scale.	      [1913 Webster]	Negative \Neg"a*tive\ (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]v), n. [Cf. F.	   n['e]gative.]	   1. A proposition by which something is denied or forbidden; a	      conception or term formed by prefixing the negative	      particle to one which is positive; an opposite or	      contradictory term or conception.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is a known rule in divinity, that there is no	            command that runs in negatives but couches under it	            a positive duty.                      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word used in denial or refusal; as, not, no.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Old England two or more negatives were often joined	         together for the sake of emphasis, whereas now such	         expressions are considered ungrammatical, being chiefly	         heard in iliterate speech. A double negative is now	         sometimes used as nearly or quite equivalent to an	         affirmative.	         [1913 Webster]	               No wine ne drank she, neither white nor red.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               These eyes that never did nor never shall	               So much as frown on you.           --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The refusal or withholding of assents; veto.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a kind without his kingdom be, in a civil sense,	            nothing, then . . . his negative is as good as	            nothing.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That side of a question which denies or refuses, or which	      is taken by an opposing or denying party; the relation or	      position of denial or opposition; as, the question was	      decided in the negative.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Photog.) A picture upon glass or other material, in which	      the light portions of the original are represented in some	      opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the dark	      portions by the uncovered and transparent or	      semitransparent ground of the picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A negative is chiefly used for producing photographs by	         means of passing light through it and acting upon	         sensitized paper, thus producing on the paper a	         positive picture.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Elect.) The negative plate of a voltaic or electrolytic	      cell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Negative pregnant} (Law), a negation which implies an	      affirmation.	      [1913 Webster]	Negative \Neg"a*tive\ (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Negatived} (n[e^]g"[.a]*t[i^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Negativing}.]	   1. To prove unreal or untrue; to disprove.	      [1913 Webster]	            The omission or infrequency of such recitals does	            not negative the existence of miracles. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or sanction; as, the	      Senate negatived the bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To neutralize the force of; to counteract.	      [1913 Webster]
Negatively \Neg"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   1. In a negative manner; with or by denial. "He answered	      negatively." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the form of speech implying the absence of something;	      -- opposed to {positively}.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall show what this image of God in man is,	            negatively, by showing wherein it does not consist,	            and positively, by showing wherein it does consist.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Negatively charged} or {Negatively electrified} (Elec.),	      having a charge of the kind of electricity called	      negative, as does the electron.	      [1913 Webster] Negativeness
Negativeness \Neg"a*tive*ness\, Negativity \Neg`a*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being negative.	   [1913 Webster]
Negatory \Neg"a*to*ry\, a. [L. negatorius: cf. F. n['e]gatorie.]	   Expressing denial; belonging to negation; negative.	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Negev \Negev\ prop. n.	   A desert in Southern Israel.	   Syn: Negev Desert.	        [WordNet 1.5]
neginoth \neg"i*noth\, n. pl. [Heb. n[e^]g[imac]n[=o]th.]	   (Script.)	   Stringed instruments. --Dr. W. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the chief musician on Neginoth.       --Ps. iv.	                                                  9heading).	   [1913 Webster]
Neglect \Neg*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neglected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Neglecting}.] [L. neglectus, p. p. of neglegere	   (negligere) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob.	   being, not to pick up; nec not, nor (fr. ne not + -que, a	   particle akin to Goth. -h, -uh, and prob. to E. who; cf.	   Goth. nih nor) + L. legere to pick up, gather. See {No},	   adv., {Legend}, {Who}.]	   1. Not to attend to with due care or attention; to forbear	      one's duty in regard to; to allow to pass unimproved,	      unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight;	      as, to neglect duty or business; to neglect to pay debts.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope	            My absence doth neglect no great designs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This, my long suffering and my day of grace,	            Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with attention or	      respect; to slight; as, to neglect strangers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. See	        {Slight}.	        [1913 Webster]	Neglect \Neg*lect"\, n. [L. neglectus. See {Neglect}, v.]	   1. Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of	      duty, from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness;	      failure to do, use, or heed anything; culpable disregard;	      as, neglect of business, of health, of economy.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,	            Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Omission of attention or civilities; slight; as, neglect	      of strangers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Habitual carelessness; negligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Age breeds neglect in all.            --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being disregarded, slighted, or neglected.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rescue my poor remains from vile neglect. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem;	        remissness; indifference. See {Negligence}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {benign neglect} A deliberate policy of minimizing public	      discussion of a controversial issue [e.g. by the	      president] on the theory that excessive discussion in	      itself is harmful or counterproductive.	      [PJC]
Neglectedness \Neg*lect"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being neglected.	   [1913 Webster]
Neglecter \Neg*lect"er\, n.	   One who neglects. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Neglectful \Neg*lect"ful\, a.	   Full of neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive;	   indifferent. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cold and neglectful countenance.       --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet	         they were not entirely neglectful of it. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Neg*lect"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Neg*lect"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Neglectingly \Neg*lect"ing*ly\, adv.	   Carelessly; heedlessly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Neglection \Neg*lec"tion\, n. [L. neglectio.]	   The state of being negligent; negligence. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Neglective \Neg*lect"ive\, a.	   Neglectful. [R.] "Neglective of their own children."	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster] neglige
neglige \neg`li*ge"\, negligee
\neg`li*gee"\(n[e^]g`l[i^]*zh[=a]"; F. n[asl]`gl[-e]`zh[asl]"),	   n. [Also spelled {neglig['e]} and {neglig['e]e}.][F.	   n['e]glig['e], fr. n['e]gliger to neglect, L. negligere. See	   {Neglect}.]	   1. An easy, unceremonious attire; undress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of loose, flowing dressing gown worn by women,	      usually made of sheer fabric.	   Syn: negligee, peignoir.	        [1913 Webster + PJC]
Negligence \Neg"li*gence\, n. [F. n['e]gligence, L.	   negligentia.]	   The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due	   diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect;	   heedlessness.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. An act or instance of negligence or carelessness.	      [1913 Webster]	            remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out	            his negligences and defects.          --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The omission of the care usual under the	      circumstances, being convertible with the Roman {culpa}. A	      specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in his	      specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability	      for negligence varies acordingly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Contributory negligence}. See under {Contributory}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; slight.	   Usage: {Negligence}, {Neglect}. These two words are freely	          interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction	          has gradually sprung up between them. As now generally	          used, negligence is the habit, and neglect the act, of	          leaving things undone or unattended to. We are	          negligent as a general trait of character; we are	          guilty of neglect in particular cases, or in reference	          to individuals who had a right to our attentions.	          [1913 Webster]
Negligent \Neg"li*gent\, a. [F. n['e]gligent, L. negligens,p.	   pr. of negligere. See {Neglect}.]	   Apt to neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by	   negligence; careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing	   lack of attention; as, disposed in negligent order. "Be thou	   negligent of fame." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that thinks he can afford to be negligent is not far	         from being poor.                         --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Careles; heedless; neglectful; regardless; thoughtless;	        indifferent; inattentive; remiss.	        [1913 Webster]
Negligently \Neg"li*gent*ly\, adv.	   In a negligent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Negligible \Neg"li*gi*ble\, a. [Cf. F. n['e]gligible,	   n['e]gligeable.]	   That may be neglected, disregarded, or left out of	   consideration; too small or unimportant to be worthy of	   notice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Within very negligible limits of error.  --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Negoce \Ne*goce"\, n. [F. n['e]goce. See {Negotiate}.]	   Business; occupation. [Obs.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Negotiability \Ne*go`ti*a*bil"i*ty\ (? or ?), n. [Cf. F.	   n['e]gociabilit['e].]	   The quality of being negotiable or transferable by	   indorsement.	   [1913 Webster]
Negotiable \Ne*go"ti*a*ble\ (? or ?), a. [Cf. F. n['e]gotiable.	   See {Negotiate}.]	   Capable of being negotiated; transferable by assignment or	   indorsement to another person; as, a negotiable note or bill	   of exchange.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Negotiable paper}, any commercial paper transferable by sale	      or delivery and indorsement, as bills of exchange, drafts,	      checks, and promissory notes.	      [1913 Webster]
Negotiant \Ne*go"ti*ant\, n. [L. negotians, prop. p. pr. of	   negotiari: cf. F. n['e]gociant.]	   A negotiator. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Negotiate \Ne*go"ti*ate\, v. i. [L. negotiatus, p. p. of	   negotiari, fr. negotium business; nec not + otium leisure.	   Cf. {Neglect}.]	   1. To transact business; to carry on trade. [Obs.] --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with another respecting purchase and sale or some	      business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to negotiate	      with a man for the purchase of goods or a farm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league,	      convention, or other proposed agreement; to treat with,	      respecting peace or commerce; to conduct communications or	      conferences.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that negotiates between God and man	            Is God's ambassador.                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To intrigue; to scheme. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Negotiate \Ne*go"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Negotiated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Negotiating}.]	   1. To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange	      for by negotiation; as, to negotiate peace, or an	      exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Constantinople had negotiated in the isles of the	            Archipelago . . . the most indispensable supplies.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To transfer for a valuable consideration under rules of	      commercial law; to sell; to pass.	      [1913 Webster]	            The notes were not negotiated to them in the usual	            course of business or trade.          --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Negotiation \Ne*go`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. negotiatio: cf. F.	   n['e]gociation.]	   1. The act or process of negotiating; a treating with another	      respecting sale or purchase. etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, mercantile business; trading. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who had lost, with these prizes, forty thousand	            pounds, after twenty years' negotiation in the East	            Indies.                               --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The transaction of business between nations; the mutual	      intercourse of governments by diplomatic agents, in making	      treaties, composing difference, etc.; as, the negotiations	      at Ghent.	      [1913 Webster]	            An important negotiation with foreign powers.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Negotiator \Ne*go"ti*a`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. n['e]gociateur.]	   One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either	   as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or	   public or private compacts.	   [1913 Webster]
Negotiatory \Ne*go"ti*a*to*ry\ (? or ?), a.	   Of or pertaining to negotiation.	   [1913 Webster]
Negotiatrix \Ne*go`ti*a"trix\, n. [L.]	   A woman who negotiates. --Miss Edgeworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Negotiosity \Ne*go`ti*os"i*ty\, n. [L. negotiositas.]	   The state of being busy; multitude of business. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Negotious \Ne*go"tious\, a. [L. negotiosus.]	   Very busy; attentive to business; active. [R.] --D. Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Negotiousness \Ne*go"tious*ness\, n.	   The state of being busily occupied; activity. [R.] --D.	   Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Negress \Ne"gress\, n.; pl. {Negresses}. [Cf. F. n['e]grese,	   fem. of n['e]gre a negro. See {Negro}.]	   A black woman; a female negro.	   [1913 Webster]
Negrita \Ne*gri"ta\, n. [Sp., blackish, fem. of negrito, dim. of	   negro black.] (Zool.)	   A blackish fish ({Hypoplectrus nigricans}), of the Sea-bass	   family. It is a native of the West Indies and Florida.	   [1913 Webster]
Negritic \Ne*grit"ic\ (n[-e]*gr[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes. --Keary.	   [1913 Webster]
Negritos \Ne*gri"tos\, n. pl.; sing {Negrito}. [Sp., dim. of	   negro black.] (Ethnol.)	   A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting Luzon and some of the	   other east Indian Islands. They resemble negroes, but are	   smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.	   [1913 Webster]
Negro \Ne"gro\ (n[=e]"gr[-o]), n.; pl. {Negroes}	   (n[=e]"gr[=o]z). [Sp. or Pg. negro, fr. negro black, L.	   niger; perh. akin to E. night.]	   A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark	   persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and	   are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and	   thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed	   African blood, wherever found.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of dark skin color descended at least in part	      from African negroes; in the United States, an	      {African-American}. [U.S. usage, sometimes considered	      offensive.]	      [PJC]	Negro \Ne"gro\, a.	   Of or pertaining to negroes; black.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Negro bug} (Zool.), a minute black bug common on the	      raspberry and blackberry. It produces a very disagreeable	      flavor.	   {negro corn}, the Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the	      West Indies. See {Durra}. --McElrath.	   {Negro fly} (Zool.), a black dipterous fly ({Psila rosae})	      which, in the larval state, is injurious to carrots; --	      called also {carrot fly}.	   {Negro head} (Com.), Cavendish tobacco. [Cant] --McElrath.	   {Negro monkey} (Zool.), the {moor monkey}.	      [1913 Webster]
Negrohead \Ne"gro*head`\, n.	   An inferior commercial variety of India rubber made up into	   round masses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Negroid \Ne"groid\, a. [Negro + -oid.]	   1. Characteristic of the negro.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling the negro or negroes; of or pertaining to those	      who resemble the negro.	      [1913 Webster]	Negroid \Ne"groid\, n. [Negro + -oid.]	   A member of any one of several East African tribes whose	   physical characters show an admixture with other races.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Negroloid \Ne"gro*loid\, a.	   See {Negroid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Negus \Ne"gus\, n.	   A beverage made of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon	   juice; -- so called, it is said, from its first maker,	   Colonel Negus.	   [1913 Webster]
Nehiloth \Ne"hi*loth\, n. pl. [Heb.] (Script.)	   A term supposed to mean, perforated wind instruments of	   music, as pipes or flutes. --Ps. v. (heading).	   [1913 Webster]
Nehushtan \Ne*hush"tan\, n. [Heb.]	   A thing of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites	   worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses. --2 Kings xviii.	   4.	   [1913 Webster] Neif
Neif \Neif\, Neife \Neife\ (n[=e]f), n. [OF. ne["i]f, na["i]f, a	   born serf, fr. L. nativus born, imparted by birth. See	   {Native}.]	   A woman born in the state of villeinage; a female serf.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster] Neif	Neif \Neif\, Neaf \Neaf\ (n[=e]f), n. [Icel. hnefi; akin to Dan.	   naeve, Sw. n[aum]fve.]	   The fist. [Obs.] "I kiss thy neif." "Give me your neaf."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Neigh \Neigh\ (n[=a]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Neighed} (n[=a]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Neighing}.] [OE. neien, AS. hn[=ae]gan,	   prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. n[=e]gen, Icel. hneggja,	   gneggja, Sw. gn[aum]gga. Cf. {Nag} a horse.]	   1. To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scoff or sneer; to jeer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Neighed at his nakedness.             --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Neigh \Neigh\, n.	   The cry of a horse; a whinny.	   [1913 Webster]
Neighbor \Neigh"bor\ (n[=a]"b[~e]r), n. [OE. neighebour, AS.	   ne['a]hgeb[=u]r; ne['a]h nigh + geb[=u]r a dweller, farmer;	   akin to D. nabuur, G. nachbar, OHG. n[=a]hgib[=u]r. See	   {Nigh}, and {Boor}.] [Spelt also {neighbour}.]	   1. A person who lives near another; one whose abode is not	      far off. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Masters, my good friends, mine honest neighbors.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is near in sympathy or confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Buckingham	            No more shall be the neighbor to my counsel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly kindness;	      hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was	            neighbor unto him that fell among the thieves?	                                                  --Luke x. 36.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes	            every man my neighbor.                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, a.	   Near to another; adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring. "The	   neighbor cities." --Jer. l. 40. "The neighbor room." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
neighbor \neigh"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neighbored}; p. pr. &	   vb. n {Neighboring}.]	   1. To adjoin; to border on; to be near to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leisurely ascending hills that neighbor the shore.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To associate intimately with. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Neighbor \Neigh"bor\, v. i.	   To dwell in the vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the	   neighborhood; to be near. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A copse that neighbors by.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Neighborhood \Neigh"bor*hood\, n. [Written also neighbourhood.]	   1. The quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of	      being or dwelling near; proximity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then the prison and the palace were in awful	            neighborhood.                         --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a region the	      inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors; as, he	      lives in my neighborhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each other;	      as, the fire alarmed all the neiborhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly kindness	      or good will. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Vicinity; vicinage; proximity.	   Usage: {Neighborhood}, {Vicinity}. Neighborhood is	          Anglo-Saxon, and vicinity is Latin. Vicinity does not	          commonly denote so close a connection as neighborhood.	          A neighborhood is a more immediately vicinity. The	          houses immediately adjoining a square are in the	          neighborhood of that square; those which are somewhat	          further removed are also in the vicinity of the	          square.	          [1913 Webster]
Neighboring \Neigh"bor*ing\, a.	   Living or being near; adjacent; as, the neighboring nations	   or countries.	   [1913 Webster]
Neighborliness \Neigh"bor*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being neighborly.	   [1913 Webster]
Neighborly \Neigh"bor*ly\, a. [Also written neighbourly.]	   Appropriate to the relation of neighbors; having frequent or	   familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; friendly. -- adv.	   In a neighborly manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Judge if this be neighborly dealing.     --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Neighborship \Neigh"bor*ship\, n.	   The state of being neighbors. [R.] --J. Bailie.	   [1913 Webster] neighbourhood	   neighbouring	   neighbour
neighbour \neighbour\, neighbouring \neighbouring\,
neighbourhood \neighbourhood\, neighbourly \neighbourly\	   Same as {neighbor}, {neighboring}, {neighborhood},	   {neighborly}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
Neishout \Neis"hout\, n. [From D. niezen to sneeze + hout wood.]	   (Bot.)	   The mahogany-like wood of the South African tree {Pteroxylon	   utile}, the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence	   the name). Also called {sneezewood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neither \Nei"ther\ (n[=e]"[th][~e]r or n[imac]"[th][~e]r; 277),	   a. [OE. neither, nother, nouther, AS. n[=a]w[eth]er,	   n[=a]hwae[eth]er; n[=a] never, not + hwae[eth]er whether. The	   word has followed the form of either. See {No}, and	   {Whether}, and cf. {Neuter}, {Nor}.]	   Not either; not the one or the other.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which of them shall I take?	         Both? one? or neither? Neither can be enjoyed,	         If both remain alive.                    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He neither loves,	         Nor either cares for him.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Neither \Nei"ther\, conj.	   Not either; generally used to introduce the first of two or	   more coordinate clauses of which those that follow begin with	   nor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fight neither with small nor great, save only with the	         king.                                    --1 Kings	                                                  xxii. 31.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent,	         Neither had I transgressed, nor thou with me. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         When she put it on, she made me vow	         That I should neither sell, nor give, nor lose it.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Neither was formerly often used where we now use nor.	         "For neither circumcision, neither uncircumcision is	         anything at all." --Tyndale. "Ye shall not eat of it,	         neither shall ye touch it." --Gen. iii. 3. Neither is	         sometimes used colloquially at the end of a clause to	         enforce a foregoing negative (nor, not, no). "He is	         very tall, but not too tall neither." --Addison. " `I	         care not for his thrust' `No, nor I neither.'" --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Not so neither}, by no means. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
nekton \nekton\ n.	   The aggregate of actively swimming animals in a body of water	   ranging from microscopic organisms to whales.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nelumbo \Ne*lum"bo\, prop. n. [Ceylonese word.] (Bot.)	   A genus of great water lilies. The North American species is	   {Nelumbo lutea}, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, {Nelumbo	   speciosa}. [Written also {Nelumbium}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nemaline \Nem"a*line\ (n[e^]m"[.a]*l[imac]n), a. [L. nema	   thread, Gr. nh^ma, fr. ne`ein to spin.] (Min.)	   Having the form of threads; fibrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemalite \Nem"a*lite\, n. [Gr. nh^ma thread + -lite: cf. F.	   n['e]malite.] (Min.)	   A fibrous variety of brucite.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematelmia \Nem`a*tel"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Nemathelminthes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemathecium \Nem`a*the"ci*um\ (? or ?), n.; pl. {Nemathecia}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma a thread + ? a box.] (Bot.)	   A peculiar kind of fructification on certain red algae,	   consisting of an external mass of filaments at length	   separating into tetraspores.	   [1913 Webster] Nemathelminthes
Nemathelminthes \Nem`a*thel*min"thes\, Nematelminthes
\Nem`a*tel*min"thes\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Nemato-}, and	   {Helminthes}.] (Zool.)	   An order of helminths, including the {Nematoidea} and	   Gordiacea; the roundworms. [Written also {Nematelminthea}.]	   [1913 Webster]
nemato- \nem"a*to-\	   A combining form from Gr. nh^ma, nh`matos, a thread.	   [1913 Webster]
nematoblast \nem"a*to*blast\, n. [Nemato- + -blast.] (Biol.)	   A spermatocyte or spermoblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematocalyx \Nem`a*to*ca"lyx\, n.; pl. {Nematocalyces}, E.	   {Nematocalyxes}. [NL. See {Nemato-}, and {Calyx}.] (Zool.)	   One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon	   hydroids of the family {Plumularidae}. They contain	   nematocysts. See {Plumularia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematocera \Nem`a*toc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma,	   nh`matos, a thread + ke`ras horn.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennae, as the	   mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also {Nemocera}.	   [1913 Webster]
nematocidal \nem`a*to*cid"al\ (n[e^]m`[a^]*t[-o]*s[imac]d"al),	   a.	   Having the property of killing nematodes; lethal to	   nematodes. [Also spelled {nematicidal}.]	   [PJC]
nematocide \nem"a*to*cide\ (n[e^]m"[.a]*t[-o]*s[imac]d or	   n[i^]*m[a^]t"[-o]*s[imac]d), n.	   A substance that kills nematodes, especially one used in	   medicine or to kill plant pathogens. [Also spelled	   {nematicide}.]	   [PJC]
Nematocyst \Nem"a*to*cyst\, n. [Nemato- + cyst.] (Zool.)	   A lasso cell, or thread cell. See {Lasso cell}, under	   {Lasso}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematoda \Nem`a*to"da\, prop. n. pl. (Zool.)	   A phylum of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth	   body; the roundworms. They are mostly parasites, in plants	   and animals, but some are free-living in soil or water. Also	   called {Nematoidea}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
nematode \nem"a*tode\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Nematoid}.	   [1913 Webster]	nematode \nem"a*tode\, n. (Zool.)	   Any worm of the phylum Nematoda; a roundworm; -- they are	   unsegmented worms having a cylindrical elongated body. They	   may live freely in soil or water, or as parasites in plants	   or animals.	   [PJC]
Nematogene \Nem"a*to*gene\, n. [Nemato- + root of Gr. ? to be	   born.] (Zool.)	   One of the dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata, which	   produced vermiform embryos; -- opposed to {rhombogene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematognath \Nem`a*tog"nath\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Nematognathi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematognathi \Nem`a*tog"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL. See {nemato-}, and	   {Gnathic}.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes	   the catfishes, or siluroids. See {Siluroid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematoid \Nem"a*toid\, a. [Nemato- + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Nematoda}. -- n. One of the	   Nematoda. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematoidea \Nem`a*toi"de*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma,	   nh`matos, thread + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A phylum of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth	   body; the roundworms. Called also {Nematodea}, and more	   commonly {Nematoda}. Formerly, it was classed as a taxonomic	   order.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The trichina, stomach worm, and pinworm of man belong	         to this group. See also {Vinegar eel}, under {Vinegar},	         and {Gapeworm}.	         [1913 Webster]
Nematoidean \Nem`a*toid"e*an\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Nematoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Nematophora \Nem`a*toph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. nh^ma,	   nh`matos, a thread + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Coelenterata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemean \Ne"me*an\ (n[=e]"m[-e]*an; 277), a. [L. Nemeus, fr.	   Nemea, Gr. Neme`h.]	   Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient	   Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemertean \Ne*mer"te*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Nemertina}. -- n. One of the	   {Nemertina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemertes \Ne*mer"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nhmerth`s unerring.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of {Nemertina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemertian \Ne*mer"ti*an\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Nemertean.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemertid \Ne*mer"tid\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Nemertean.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemertida \Ne*mer"ti*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Nemertina.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemertina \Nem`er*ti"na\ (n[e^]m`[~e]r*t[imac]"n[.a]), prop. n.	   pl. [NL. See {Nemrtes}.] (Zool.)	   An order of helminths usually having a long, slender, smooth,	   often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating	   cilia; -- called also {Nemertea}, {Nemertida}, and	   {Rhynchocoela}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The mouth is beneath the head, and the straight	         intestine at the posterior end. They have a very	         singular long tubular proboscis, which can be everted	         from a pore in the front of the head. Their nervous	         system and blood vessels are well developed. Some of	         the species become over one hundred feet long. They are	         mostly marine and seldom parasitic; a few inhabit fresh	         water. The two principal divisions are Anopla and	         Enopla.	         [1913 Webster]
nemertine \nemertine\ n.	   Any of an order ({Nemertina}) of soft unsegmented marine	   worms having an eversible threadlike proboscis and the	   ability to stretch and contract.	   Syn: ribbon worm, nemertean, proboscis worm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nemesis \Nem"e*sis\ (n[e^]m"[-e]*s[i^]s), prop. n. [L., fr. Gr.	   Ne`mesis, orig., distribution, fr. ne`mein to distribute. See	   {Nomad}.] (Class. Myth.)	   The goddess of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive	   justice personified; divine vengeance.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is that ancient doctrine of nemesis who keeps	         watch in the universe, and lets no offense go	         unchastised.                             --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nemophilist \Ne*moph"i*list\, n. [See {Nemophily}.]	   One who is fond of forest or forest scenery; a haunter of the	   woods. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nemophily \Ne*moph"i*ly\, n. [Gr. ne`mos wooded pasture, glade +	   filei^n to love.]	   Fondness for forest scenery; love of the woods. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nemoral \Nem"o*ral\, a. [L. nemoralis, fr. nemus, nemoris, a	   wood or grove: cf. F. n['e]moral.]	   Of or pertaining to a wood or grove. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nemorous \Nem"o*rous\, a. [L. nemorosus.]	   Woody. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Paradise itself was but a kind of nemorous temple.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Nempne \Nemp"ne\, v. t. [AS. nemnan to name or call. See {Name},	   v.]	   To name or call. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nempt \Nempt\, p. p. of {Nempne}.	   Called; named. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nems \Nems\ (n[e^]mz), n. (Zool.)	   The ichneumon.	   [1913 Webster]
Nenia \Ne"ni*a\, n. [L. nenia, naenia.]	   A funeral song; an elegy.	   [1913 Webster]
Nenuphar \Nen"u*phar\ (n[e^]n"[-u]*f[aum]r), n. [F. n['e]nufar:	   cf. Sp. nen['u]far, It. nenuf['a]r; all fr. Per.	   n[imac]l[=u]far.] (Bot.)	   The great white water lily of Europe; the {Nymphaea alba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neo- \Ne"o-\ [Gr. ne`os youthful, new. See {New}.]	   A prefix meaning new, recent, late; and in chemistry	   designating specifically that variety of metameric	   hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been	   recently classified, and in which at least one carbon atom is	   connected directly with four other carbon atoms; --	   contrasted with normal and iso-; as, neopentane; the	   neoparaffins. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Neocarida \Ne`o*car"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ne`os new + ?,	   ?, a kind of crustacean.] (Zool.)	   The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the	   Merostomata.	   [1913 Webster]
Neocene \Ne"o*cene\, a. [Neo- + Gr. ne`os new.] (Geol.)	   More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the	   Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Neo-Christianity \Ne`o-Chris*tian"i*ty\ (? or ?), n. [Neo- +	   Christianity.]	   Rationalism.	   [1913 Webster] Neoclassic
Neoclassic \Ne`o*clas"sic\, Neoclassical \Ne`o*clas"si*cal\, a.	   [Neo- + classic.]	   Belonging to, or designating, the modern revival or	   adaptation of classical, esp. Greco-Roman, style, taste and	   manner of work in architecture, arts, literature, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.+ WordNet 1.5]	Neoclassic architecture \Neoclassic architecture\	   All that architecture which, since the beginning of the	   Italian Renaissance, about 1420, has been designed with	   deliberate imitation of Greco-Roman buildings.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
neoclassicism \neoclassicism\ n.	   a revival of the classical Greek and Roman style in art or	   literature.	   [WordNet 1.5]
neoclassicist \neoclassicist\ n.	   an advocate of neoclassicism.	   [WordNet 1.5]
neocolonialism \neocolonialism\ n.	   Control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or	   other less developed countries) by economic pressures. In	   contrast to {colonialism}, in which one country controls	   another territory by military force.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Neocomian \Ne`o*co"mi*an\, n. [From Neocomium, the Latin name of	   Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where these rocks occur.] (Geol.)	   A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or	   chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand.	   [1913 Webster]	Neocomian \Ne`o*co"mi*an\, a. (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.	   [1913 Webster]
neocortex \neocortex\ n.	   The cortical part of the neencephalon; the most recently	   evolved part of the cerebral cortex of the brain of higher	   animals, and the site of most of the higher brain functions;	   called also {neopallium}.	   Syn: neopallium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
neocortical \neocortical\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to the neocortex.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Neocosmic \Ne`o*cos"mic\, a. [Neo- + cosmic.]	   Of or pertaining to the universe in its present state;	   specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to	   history.	   [1913 Webster]
Neocracy \Ne*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Neo-+ -cracy, as in aristocracy.]	   Government by new or inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw	   or untried officials.	   [1913 Webster]
Neocriticism \Ne`o*crit"i*cism\, n. [Neo- + classicism.]	   The form of Neo-Kantianism developed by French idealists,	   following C. Renouvier. It rejects the noumena of Kant,	   restricting knowledge to phenomena as constituted by a priori	   categories.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neodamode \Ne*od"a*mode\ (n[-e]*[o^]d"[.a]*m[=o]d), n. [Gr.	   neodamw`dhs; ne`os new + da^mos, dh^mos, the people + e'i^dos	   shape.]	   In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the	   state in reward for military service. --Milford.	   [1913 Webster]
Neo-Darwinism \Ne`o-Dar"win*ism\, n.	   The theory which holds natural selection, as explained by	   Darwin, to be the chief factor in the evolution of plants and	   animals, and denies the inheritance of acquired characters;	   -- esp. opposed to {Neo-Lamarckism}. Weismannism is an	   example of extreme Neo-Darwinism. -- {Ne`o-Dar*win"i*an}, a.	   & n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neodymium \Ne`o*dym"i*um\, n. [NL. Dee {Neo-}, and {Didymium}.]	   (Chem.)	   The chemical element of atomic number 60, one of the rare	   earth elements. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 144.27.	   Note: It is a rare metallic element occurring in combination	         with cerium, lanthanum, and other rare metals, and	         forming amethyst-colored salts. It was originally	         thought to be part of a supposed new element didymium,	         obtained from cerite in 1843. Later this was resolved	         into two elements, neodymium and praesodymium by von	         Welsbach in 1885. It is chiefly trivalent. It is a	         faintly yellow metal.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Neogaean \Ne`o*gae"an\ (n[=e]`[-o]*j[=e]"an), a. [Neo- + Gr.	   gai^a earth.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the New World, or Western Hemisphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Neogamist \Ne*og"a*mist\ (n[-e]*[o^]g"[.a]*m[i^]st), n. [Gr.	   neo`gamos newly married.]	   A person recently married.	   [1913 Webster]
Neogen \Ne"o*gen\ (n[=e]"[-o]*j[e^]n), n. [Neo- + -gen.] (Chem.)	   An alloy resembling silver, and consisting chiefly of copper,	   zinc, and nickel, with small proportions of tin, aluminium,	   and bismuth. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Neogrammarian \Ne`o*gram*ma"ri*an\, n. [Neo- + grammarian; a	   translation of G. junggrammatiker.]	   One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more	   widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain	   that these laws admit of no real exceptions. --	   {Ne`o*gram*mat"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neography \Ne*og"ra*phy\, n. [Neo- + -graphy.]	   A new method or system of writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Neo-Greek \Ne`o-Greek"\, n.	   A member of a body of French painters (F. les n['e]o-Grecs)	   of the middle 19th century. The term is rather one applied by	   outsiders to certain artists of grave and refined style, such	   as Hamon and Aubert, than a name adopted by the artists	   themselves.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Hebraic \Ne`o-He*bra"ic\, a.	   Of, pert. to, or designating, modern Hebrew, or Hebrew of	   later date than the Biblical.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Neo-Hebraic \Neo-Hebraic\, n.	   The modern Hebrew language.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Hegelian \Ne`o-He*ge"li*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Neo-Hegelianism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Neo-Hegelian \Neo-Hegelian\, n.	   An adherent of Neo-Hegelianism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Hegelianism \Ne`o-He*ge"li*an*ism\, n.	   The philosophy of a school of British and American idealists	   who follow Hegel in dialectical or logical method and in the	   general outcome of their doctrine. The founders and leaders	   of Neo-Hegelianism include: in England, T. H. Green	   (1836-1882); in Scotland, J. Caird (1820-98) and E. Caird	   (1835-1908); in the United States, W. T. Harris (1835-1909)	   and Josiah Royce (1855- -).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Hellenic \Ne`o-Hel*len"ic\, n.	   Same as {Romaic}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Hellenism \Ne`o-Hel"len*ism\, n.	   Hellenism as surviving or revival in modern times; the	   practice or pursuit of ancient Greek ideals in modern life,	   art, or literature, as in the Renaissance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Neoimpressionism
Neoimpressionism \Ne`o*im*pres"sion*ism\	   (n[=e]`[-o]*[i^]m*pr[e^]sh"[u^]n*[i^]z'm), n. (Painting)	   A theory or practice which is a further development, on more	   rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of	   Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and	   carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others. Its method is	   marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots	   upon a white ground, any given line being produced by a	   variation in the proportionate quantity of the primary colors	   employed. This method is also known as {Pointillism}	   (stippling).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Kantian \Ne`o-Kant"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Neo-Kantianism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Neo-Kantian \Neo-Kantian\, n.	   An adherent of Neo-Kantianism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Kantianism \Ne`o-Kant"i*an*ism\, n.	   The philosophy of modern thinkers who follow Kant in his	   general theory of knowledge, esp. of a group of German	   philosophers including F. A. Lange, H. Cohen, Paul Natorp,	   and others.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Lamarckism \Ne`o-La*marck"ism\, n. (Biol.)	   Lamarckism as revived, modified, and expounded by recent	   biologists, esp. as maintaining that the offspring inherits	   characters acquired by the parent from change of environment,	   use or disuse of parts, etc.; -- opposed of {Neo-Darwinism}	   (which see, above).	   Note: This theory has been thoroughly discredited, though it	         had some support for a time in the Soviet Union due to	         the influence of the biologist Lysenko.--	         {Ne`o-La*marck"i*an}, a. & n.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Latin \Ne`o-Lat"in\, a. [Neo- + Latin.]	   Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin	   origin.	   [1913 Webster]
neoliberalism \neoliberalism\ n.	   A political orientation originating in the 1960s, blending	   liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Neolithic \Ne`o*lith"ic\, a. [Neo- + -lith + -ic.] (Archaeol. &	   Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by	   late remains in stone; the late stone age. Estimated as	   beginning around 9000 b. c. in the Middle East, this period	   is characterized by the beginnings of farming, the	   domestication of animals, and the manufacture of textiles and	   pottery.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         The Neolithic era includes the latter half of the	         "Stone age;" the human relics which belong to it are	         associated with the remains of animals not yet extinct.	         The kitchen middens of Denmark, the lake dwellings of	         Switzerland, and the stockaded islands, or "crannogs,"	         of the British Isles, belong to this era. --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]
Neologian \Ne`o*lo*gi*an\, a.	   Neologic; neological.	   [1913 Webster]	Neologian \Ne`o*lo"gi*an\, n.	   A neologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Neologianism \Ne`o*lo"gi*an*ism\, n.	   Neologism.	   [1913 Webster] Neologic
Neologic \Ne`o*log"ic\, Neological \Ne`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   n['e]ologique.]	   Of or pertaining to neology; employing new words; of the	   nature of, or containing, new words or new doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]	         A genteel neological dictionary.         --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Neologically \Ne`o*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a neological manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Neologism \Ne*ol"o*gism\, n. [Cf. F. n['e]ologisme.]	   1. The introduction of new words, or the use of old words in	      a new sense. --Mrs. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A new word, phrase, or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism.	      [1913 Webster]
Neologist \Ne*ol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. n['e]ologiste.]	   1. One who introduces new words or new senses of old words	      into a language.	   Syn: verbarian.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. An innovator in any doctrine or system of belief,	      especially in theology; one who introduces or holds	      doctrines subversive of supernatural or revealed religion;	      a rationalist, so-called.	      [1913 Webster] Neologistic
Neologistic \Ne*ol`o*gis"tic\, Neologistical
\Ne*ol`o*gis"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to neology; neological.	   [1913 Webster]
Neologization \Ne*ol`o*gi*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of neologizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Neologize \Ne*ol"o*gize\, v. i.	   1. To introduce or use new words or terms or new uses of old	      words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. in theological	      doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]
Neology \Ne*ol"o*gy\, n. [Neo- + -logy: cf. F. n['e]ologie.]	   1. The introduction of a new word, or of words or	      significations, into a language; as, the present	      nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of	      neology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A new doctrine; esp. (Theol.), a doctrine at variance with	      the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new	      method of theological interpretation; rationalism.	      [1913 Webster]
Neo-Malthusian \Ne`o-Mal*thu"sian\, a.	   Designating, or pertaining to, a group of modern economists	   who hold to the Malthusianism doctrine that permanent	   betterment of the general standard of living is impossible	   without decrease of competition by limitation of the number	   of births. -- {Ne`o-Mal*thu"sian}, {Ne`o-Mal*thu"sian*ism},	   n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neomenia \Ne`o*me"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ne`os new + mh`n	   month.]	   The time of the new moon; the beginning of the month in the	   lunar calendar.	   [1913 Webster]
Neomenoidea \Ne`o*me*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Neomenia, a	   representative genus (See {Neomenia}) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks, without a shell,	   belonging to the Isopleura.	   [1913 Webster]
Neomorph \Ne"o*morph\, n. [Neo- + Gr. ? form.] (Biol.)	   A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that is,	   not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a	   preexisting form.	   [1913 Webster]
neonatal \neonatal\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to a neonate; as, neonatal care; a	      neonatal unit at a hospital.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. newly born; recently born.	   Syn: newborn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
neonate \ne"o*nate\ (n[=e]"[-o]*n[=a]t), n.	   A newborn child, especially one less than one month old.	   Syn: baby, babe, infant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neonism \Ne"o*nism\, n.	   Neologism.	   [1913 Webster]
Neonomian \Ne`o*no"mi*an\, n. [Neo- + Gr. ? law.]	   One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who holds or	   believes that the gospel is a new law.	   [1913 Webster]	Neonomian \Ne`o*no"mi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Neonomians, or in accordance with	   their doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Neonomianism \Ne`o*no"mi*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrines or belief of the neonomians.	   [1913 Webster]
Neopaganism \Ne`o*pa"gan*ism\, n. [Neo- + paganism.]	   Revived or new paganism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
neopallium \neopallium\ n.	   The {neocortex}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Neophyte \Ne"o*phyte\ (n[=e]"[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [L. neophytis,	   Gr. neo`fytos, prop., newly planted; ne`os new + fyto`s	   grown, fyto`n that which has grown, a plant, fr. fy`ein to	   grow: cf. F. n['e]ophyte. See {New}, and {Be}.]	   1. A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early	      Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to	      such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and	      been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism	      or Judaism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.	      [1913 Webster]
Neoplasia \Ne`o*pla"si*a\ (n[=e]`[-o]*pl[=a]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ne`os new + pla`ssein to form, mold.] (Physiol.	   & Med.)	   Growth or development of new material; neoplasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoplasm \Ne"o*plasm\ (n[=e]"[-o]*pl[a^]z'm), n. [See	   {Neoplasia}.] (Physiol. & Med.)	   A new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoplastic \Ne`o*plas"tic\ (n[=e]`[-o]*pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   (Physiol. & Med.)	   Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoplasty \Ne"o*plas`ty\ (n[=e]"[-o]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]), n. [See	   {Neoplasia}.] (Physiol. & Med.)	   Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation,	   or autoplasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoplatonic \Ne`o*pla"ton"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the	   Neoplatonists.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoplatonician \Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian\, n.	   A Neoplatonist.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoplatonism \Ne`o*pla"to*nism\, n. [Neo- + Platonism.]	   A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which	   Plotinus was the chief (a. d. 205-270), and which sought to	   reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with Oriental	   theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the	   last product of Greek philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoplatonist \Ne`o*pla"to*nist\, n.	   One who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic	   school.	   [1913 Webster]
Neorama \Ne`o*ra"ma\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. ? temple + ? a view.]	   A panorama of the interior of a building, seen from within.	   [1913 Webster]
Neo-Scholastic \Ne`o-Scho*las"tic\, a.	   Of or pert. to Neo-Scholasticism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neo-Scholasticism \Ne`o-Scho*las"ti*cism\, n.	   The modern revival of the Scholastic philosophy, esp. of that	   of Thomas Aquinas, with critical revision to suit the	   exigencies of the general advance in learning. The	   Neo-Scholastic movement received a great impetus from Leo	   XIII.'s interest in it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neossine \Ne*os"sine\, n. [Gr. neossia` a bird's nest.]	   The substance constituting the edible bird's nest.	   [1913 Webster]
Neossology \Ne`os*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a young bird + -logy.]	   (Zool.)	   The study of young birds.	   [1913 Webster] Neoteric
Neoteric \Ne`o*ter"ic\, Neoterical \Ne`o*ter"ic*al\, a. [L.	   neotericus, Gr. newteriko`s, fr. new`teros, compar. of ne`os	   young, new.]	   Recent in origin; modern; new. "Our neoteric verbs."	   --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some being ancient, others neoterical.   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Neoteric \Ne`o*ter"ic\, n.	   One of modern times; a modern.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoterically \Neo`ter"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Recently; newly.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoterism \Ne*ot"er*ism\, n. [Gr. ? innovation]	   An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or phrase.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoterist \Ne*ot"er*ist\, n.	   One who introduces new words or phrases; a neologist.	   --Fitzed Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Neoterize \Ne*ot"er*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Neoterized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Neoterized}.] [Gr. ? to innovate.]	   To innovate; to coin or introduce new words.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freely as we of the nineteenth century neoterize.	                                                  --fized. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Neotropical \Ne`o*trop"ic*al\, a. [Neo- + tropical.] (Geog. &	   Zool.)	   Belonging to, or designating, a region of the earth's surface	   which comprises most of South America, the Antilles, and	   tropical North America.	   [1913 Webster]
Neozoic \Ne`o*zo"ic\, a. [Neo- + Gr. ? life.] (Geol.)	   More recent than the Paleozoic, -- that is, including the	   Mesozoic and Cenozoic.	   [1913 Webster]
Nep \Nep\, n. [Abbrev. fr. Nepeta.] (Bot.)	   Catnip.	   [1913 Webster]
Nepa \Ne"pa\, n. [L. nepa scorpion.] (Zool.)	   A genus of aquatic hemipterous insects. The species feed upon	   other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called	   also {scorpion bug} and {water scorpion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nepalese \Nep`a*lese"\ (? or ?), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Nepal, a kingdom North of India; as,	   Nepalese troops massed at the border. [Formerly written	   {Nepaulese}.]	   Syn: Nepali.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	Nepalese \Nep`a*lese"\ (? or ?), prop. n. sing. & pl.	   A native or natives of Nepal, or an inhabitant of Nepal.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nepali \Nepali\ prop. adj.	   same as {Nepalese}.	   Syn: Nepalese.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nepaulese \Nep`au*lese"\ (? or ?), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Nepal (formerly written Nepaul), a	   kingdom North of India; same as {Nepalese}. -- n. sing. & pl.	   A native or natives of Nepal.	   [1913 Webster]
Nepenthaceae \Nepenthaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family coextensive with the genus {Nepenthes}.	   Syn: family {Nepenthaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nepenthe \Ne*pen"the\, n. [Fr. Gr. ? removing all sorrow; hence,	   an epithet of an Egyptian drug which lulled sorrow for the	   day; ? not + ? sorrow, grief.]	   A drug used by the ancients to give relief from pain and	   sorrow; -- by some supposed to have been opium or hasheesh.	   Hence, anything soothing and comforting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lulled with the sweet nepenthe of a court. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quaff, O quaff this kind nepenthe.       --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Nepenthes \Ne*pen"thes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Nepenthe}.]	   1. Same as {Nepenthe}. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of climbing plants found in tropical areas	      of India, Malaya, Australia, etc., which have the leaves	      prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a	      pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called	      {pitcher plants} and {monkey-cups}. There are about thirty	      species, of which the best known is {Nepenthes	      distillatoria}. See {Pitcher plant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nepeta \Nep"e*ta\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground	   ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephalism \Neph"a*lism\ (n[e^]f"[.a]*l[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. ?	   soberness, fr. ? sober, ? to drink no wine: cf. F.	   n['e]phalisme.]	   Total abstinence from spirituous liquor.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephalist \Neph"a*list\ (n[e^]f"[.a]*l[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   n['e]phaliste.]	   One who advocates or practices nephalism.	   [1913 Webster] Nepheline
Nepheline \Neph"e*line\ (n[e^]f"[-e]*l[i^]n), Nephelite
\Neph"e*lite\ (n[e^]f"[-e]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. nefe`lh cloud: cf.	   F. n['e]ph['e]line. Cf. {Nebula}.] (Min.)	   A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals;	   also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy	   luster, as the variety elaeolite. It is a silicate of	   aluminia, soda, and potash.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephelodometer \Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter\	   (n[e^]f`[-e]*l[-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. nefe`lh a	   cloud + "odo`s way + -meter.] (Meteorol.)	   An instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of	   clouds.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephelometer \Neph`e*lom"e*ter\	   (n[e^]f`[-e]*l[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. nefe`lh a cloud +	   -meter.]	   1. An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of	      cloudiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem., Microbiol.) An instrument which measures the	      degree to which liquid suspensions scatter light, and by	      inference, the concentration of scattering particles in	      the suspension. It is used for various purposes, such as	      to estimate the number of bacteria in suspension in a	      liquid.	      [PJC]
Nephew \Neph"ew\ (n[e^]f"[-u]; in England n[e^]v"[-u]; 277), n.	   [OE. neveu, nevou, nevu, fr. F. neveu, OF. also, nevou, L.	   nepos; akin to AS. nefa, D. neef, G. neffe, OHG. nevo, Icel.	   nefi a kinsman, Gr. ne`podes, pl., brood, young, Skr.	   nep[=a]t grandson, descendant. [root]262. Cf. {Niece},	   {Nepotism}.]	   1. A grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But if any widow have children or nephews [Rev. Ver.	            {grandchildren}].                     --1 Tim. v. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            If naturalists say true that nephews are often liker	            to their grandfathers than to their fathers. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cousin. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The son of a brother or a sister, or of a brother-in-law	      or sister-in-law. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Nephilim \Neph"i*lim\, n. pl. [Heb. n[e^]ph[imac]l[imac]m.]	   Giants. --Gen. vi. 4. Num. xiii. 33.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephoscope \Neph"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ne`fos a cloud + -scope.]	   (Meteorol.)	   An instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.	   [1913 Webster] Nephralgia
Nephralgia \Ne*phral"gi*a\, Nephralgy \Ne*phral"gy\, n. [NL.	   nephralgia, fr. Gr. nefro`s a kidney + ? pain: cf. F.	   n['e]phralgie.] (Med.)	   Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in	   the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of	   the latter. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephridial \Ne*phrid"i*al\, a. (Zool. & Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a nephridium.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephridium \Ne*phrid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Nephridia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   of the kidneys.] (Zool. & Anat.)	   A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive	   urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See Illust. under	   {Loeven's larva}.	   [1913 Webster]
nephrite \neph"rite\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. n['e]phrite. See	   {nephritis}.] (Min.)	   A hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn	   as a remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name;	   kidney stone; a kind of jade. It varies in color from white	   to dark green. It is the more common and less valuable	   variety of jade, the other being jadeite. Large deposits are	   found in Australia. Called also {nephritic stone}. See also	   {Jade}. --[MW10]	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Nephritic
Nephritic \Ne*phrit"ic\, Nephritical \Ne*phrit"ic*al\, a. [L.	   nephriticus, Gr. nefritiko`s: cf. F. n['e]phr['e]tique. See	   {Nephritis}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary organs; renal;	      as, a nephritic disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) Affected with a disease of the kidneys; as, a	          nephritic patient.	      (b) Relieving disorders of the kidneys; affecting the	          kidneys; as, a nephritic medicine.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to nephrite.	      [PJC]	   {Nephritic stone} (Min.), Nephrite; jade. See {Nephrite}.	      [1913 Webster]	Nephritic \Ne*phrit"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephritis \Ne*phri"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. nefri^tis (sc. ?), fr.	   nefro`s a kidney.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of the kidneys.	   [1913 Webster]
nephrolithic \neph`ro*lith"ic\, a. [Gr. nefro`s a kidney + -lith	   + ic.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to kidney stones, or renal calculi.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephrology \Ne*phrol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. nefro`s a kidney + -logy.]	   A treatise on, or the science which treats of, the kidneys,	   and their structure and functions.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephropsidae \Nephropsidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family in some classifications coextensive with the	   {Homaridae}.	   Syn: family {Nephropsidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nephrostome \Neph"ro*stome\, n. [Gr. nefro`s a kidney + sto`ma	   mouth.] (Zool. & Anat.)	   The funnel-shaped opening of a nephridium into the body	   cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephrotomy \Ne*phrot"o*my\, n. [Gr. nefro`s a kidney + te`mnein	   to cut: cf. F. n['e]phrotomie.] (Surg.)	   Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.	   [1913 Webster]
Nephthys \Nephthys\ prop. n.	   The goddess associated with ritual of the dead; sister of Geb	   and Nut; wife of Set.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nephthytis \nephthytis\ n.	   Any plant of the genus {Nephthytis}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nepidae \Nepidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of water scorpions.	   Syn: family {Nepidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ne plus ultra \Ne plus ul"tra\ [L., no further; ne no, not +	   plus more + ultra beyond.]	   1. The uttermost point to which one can go or attain; hence,	      the summit of achievement; the highest point or degree;	      the acme.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A prohibition against proceeding further; an insuperable	      obstacle or limiting condition. [Obs. or R.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nepotal \Nep"o*tal\, a.	   Of or relating to a nephew.	   [1913 Webster]
Nepotic \Ne*pot"ic\, a. [See {nepotism}.]	   Of or pertaining to nepotism.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nepotic ambition of the ruling pontiff. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nepotism \Nep"o*tism\ (?; 277), n. [L. nepus, nepotus, nephew:	   cf. F. n['e]potisme. See {Nephew}.]	   Undue attachment to relations; favoritism shown to members of	   one's family; bestowal of patronage in consideration of	   relationship, rather than of merit or of legal claim.	   [1913 Webster]	         From nepotism Alexander V. was safe; for he was without	         kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps	         more fatal nepotism, which turned the tide of	         popularity against him -- the nepotism of his order.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nepotist \Nep"o*tist\, n.	   One who practices nepotism.	   [1913 Webster]
Neptune \Nep"tune\, prop. n. [L. Neptunus.]	   1. (Rom. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Ops, the god of the	      waters, especially of the sea. He is represented as	      bearing a trident for a scepter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The remotest major planet of our solar system,	      discovered -- as a result of the computations of	      Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23,	      1846. It is classed as a gas giant, and has a radius of	      22,716 km and an estimated mass of 1.027 x 10^{26} kg,	      with an average density of 2.27 g/cc. Its mean distance	      from the sun is about 5,000,000,000 km (3,106,856,000	      miles), and its period of revolution is about 164.78	      years.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Neptune powder}, an explosive containing nitroglycerin, --	      used in blasting.	   {Neptune's cup} (Zool.), a very large, cup-shaped, marine	      sponge ({Thalassema Neptuni}).	      [1913 Webster]
Neptunian \Nep*tu"ni*an\, prop. a. [L. Neptunius belonging to	   Neptune: cf. F. neptunien.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the ocean or sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Formed by water or aqueous solution; as, Neptunian	      rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Neptunian races} (Ethnol.), the Malay and Polynesian races.	      	   {Neptunian theory} (Geol.), the theory of Werner, which	      referred the formation of all rocks and strata to the	      agency of water; -- opposed to the {Plutonic} theory.	      [1913 Webster] Neptunian	Neptunian \Nep*tu"ni*an\, Neptunist \Nep"tu*nist\, prop. n. [Cf.	   F. neptinien, neptuniste.] (Geol.)	   One who adopts the Neptunian theory.	   [1913 Webster]
Neptunicentric \Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric\, a. [Neptune + centric.]	   (Astron.)	   As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as,	   Neptunicentric longitude or force.	   [1913 Webster]
Neptunium \Nep*tu"ni*um\, n. [NL.]	   A radioactive metallic element of atomic number 93, produced	   in nuclear reactors from Plutonium or Uranium. Symbol Np; The	   atomic weight of the most stable isotope is 237.0482.	   [PJC]
Ner \Ner\, adv. & a.	   Nearer. [Obs.] See {Nerre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nere \Nere\ [Contr. fr. ne were.]	   Were not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nereid \Ne"re*id\, n.; pl. E. {Nereids}, L. {Nereides}. [L.	   Nereis, -idis, Gr. Nhrei:`s Nhrhi:`s, Nhrhi:`dos, a daughter	   of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr. Nhrey`s Nereus, an ancient	   sea god; akin to nhro`s wet, Skr. n[=a]ra water, cf. Gr.	   na`ein to flow.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A sea nymph, one of the daughters of	      Nereus, who were attendants upon Neptune, and were	      represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes with the	      human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of {Nereis}. The word is sometimes	      used for similar annelids of other families.	      [1913 Webster]
Nereidian \Ne`re*id"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any annelid resembling {Nereis}, or of the family {Lycoridae}	   or allied families.	   [1913 Webster]
Nereis \Ne"re*is\ (? or ?), prop. n.; pl. {Nereides}. [L.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A Nereid. See {Nereid}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus, including numerous species, of marine	      chaetopod annelids, having a well-formed head, with two	      pairs of eyes, antennae, four pairs of tentacles, and a	      protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked jaws.	      [1913 Webster]
Nereites \Ne"re*ites\, n. pl. (Paleon.)	   Fossil tracks of annelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Nereocystis \Ne`re*o*cys"tis\, prop. n. [NL. See {Nereid}, and	   {Cyst}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of gigantic seaweeds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Nereocystis Lutkeana}, of the North Pacific, has a	         stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle,	         which is crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem	         is used by the Alaskans for fishing lines.	         [1913 Webster]
Nerfling \Nerf"ling\, n. (Zool.)	   The id.	   [1913 Webster]
Nerita \Ne*ri"ta\, prop. n. [L., a sort of sea mussel, Gr.	   nhri`ths, nhrei`ths.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm	   climates.	   [1913 Webster]
Nerite \Ner"ite\ (? or ?; 277), n. (Zool.)	   Any mollusk of the genus {Nerita}.	   [1913 Webster]
neritic \neritic\ adj.	   Relating to the belt or region of shallow water adjoining the	   seacost; as, neritic fauna.	   [WordNet 1.5]
neritid \neritid\ n.	   An operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral	   shell.	   Syn: neritid gastropod.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neritidae \Neritidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family comprising the neritids.	   Syn: family {Neritidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neritina \Ner`i*ti"na\, prop. n. (Zool.)	   A genus including numerous species of shells resembling	   {Nerita} in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and are	   often delicately tinted.	   [1913 Webster]
Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.]	   (Zool.)	   The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}),	   ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to	   Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also {red salmon},	   {redfish}, {blueback}, and {sawqui}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nero \Ne"ro\ (n[=e]"r[-o]), prop. n.	   A Roman emperor notorious for debauchery and barbarous	   cruelty; hence, any profligate and cruel ruler or merciless	   tyrant. -- {Ne*ro"ni*an} (n[-e]*r[=o]"n[i^]*an), a.	   [1913 Webster] Nero (originally Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus,	   later Nero Claudius Caesar Drusus Germanicus). Born at	   Antium, Italy, Dec. 15, 37 a. d.: committed suicide near	   Rome, June 9, 68. Roman emperor 54-68, son of Domitius	   Ahenobarbus and Agrippina (daughter of Germanicus).	   He was adopted by his stepfather, the emperor Claudius, in	   50, and in 53 married Octavia, the daughter of Claudius by	   Messalina. In 54 Claudius was poisoned by Agrippina, who	   caused her son to be proclaimed to the exclusion of	   Britannicus, the son of Claudius. His former tutors, the	   philosopher Seneca and Burrus, commander of the pretorian	   guards, were placed at the head of the government, and the	   early years of his reign were marked, on the whole, by	   clemency and justice. He caused his rival Britannicus to be	   removed by poison in 55. In 59 he procured the assassination	   of his mother, of whose control he had become impatient.	   Burrus died in 62, whereupon Seneca retired from public life.	   Freed from the restraint of his former advisers, he gave free	   rein to a naturally tyrannical and cruel disposition. He	   divorced Octavia in order to marry Poppaea, and shortly	   afterward put Octavia to death (62). Poppaea ultimately died	   from the effects of a kick administered by her brutal	   husband. Having been accused of kindling the fire which in 64	   destroyed a large part of Rome, he sought to divert attention	   from himself by ordering a persecution of the Christians,	   whom he accused of having caused the Conflagration. He put	   Seneca to death in 65, and 66-68 visited Greece, where he	   competed for the prizes as a musician and charioteer in the	   religious festivals. He was overthrown by a revolt under	   Galba, and stabbed himself to death with the assistance of	   his secretary.	   But the imperial Reign of Terror was limited to a	   comparatively small number of families in Rome. The provinces	   ware undoubtedly better governed than in the later days of	   the Republic, and even in Rome itself the common people	   strewed flowers on the grave of Nero.	   --Hodgkin, Italy and her Invaders, I. 6.	   [Century Dict. 1906]
Nero-antico \Ne`ro-an*ti"co\, n. [It.; nero black + antico	   ancient.] (Art)	   A beautiful black marble found in fragments among Roman	   ruins, and usually thought to have come from ancient Laconia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neroli \Ner"o*li\, n. [F. n['e]roli, said to be from the name of	   an Italian princess.] (Chem.)	   An essential oil obtained by distillation from the flowers of	   the orange. It has a strong odor, and is used in perfumery,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Neroli camphor} (Chem.), a white crystalline waxy substance,	      tasteless and odorless, obtained from neroli oil; --	      called also {auradin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nerre \Ner"re\, adv. & a. [See {Near}.]	   Nearer. [Obs.] [Written also {neer}, {ner}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Never the neer}, never the nearer; no nearer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Nerthus \Nerthus\ prop. n.	   The Teutonic goddess of fertility; later identified with	   Norse Njord.	   Syn: Hertha.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nervate \Nerv"ate\ (n[~e]rv"[asl]t), a. (Bot.)	   Nerved.	   [1913 Webster]
Nervation \Ner*va"tion\ (n[~e]r*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of	   leaves; neuration.	   [1913 Webster]	         The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their	         nervation, are frail characters if employed alone for	         the determination of existing genera.    --J. D.	                                                  Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
nerve \nerve\ (n[~e]rv), n. [OE. nerfe, F. nerf, L. nervus, akin	   to Gr. ney^ron sinew, nerve; cf. neyra` string, bowstring;	   perh. akin to E. needle. Cf. {Neuralgia}.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers,	      with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous	      impulses between nerve centers and various parts of the	      animal body.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of	         nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath	         (the perineurium) and all bound together in a	         connective tissue sheath and framework (the epineurium)	         containing blood vessels and lymphatics.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A sinew or a tendon. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and control;	      constitutional vigor.	      [1913 Webster]	            he led me on to mightiest deeds,	            Above the nerve of mortal arm.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in personal	      danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and	      endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Audacity; assurance. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) One of the principal fibrovascular bundles or ribs	      of a leaf, especially when these extend straight from the	      base or the midrib of the leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) One of the nervures, or veins, in the wings of	      insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nerve cell} (Anat.), a neuron, one of the nucleated cells	      with which nerve fibers are connected; a {ganglion cell}	      is one type of nerve cell.	   {Nerve fiber} (Anat.), one of the fibers of which nerves are	      made up. These fibers are either {medullated} or	      {nonmedullated}. In both kinds the essential part is the	      translucent threadlike axis cylinder which is continuous	      the whole length of the fiber.	   {Nerve stretching} (Med.), the operation of stretching a	      nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, which	      are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the	      nerve or its connections.	      [1913 Webster]
Nerve \Nerve\ (n[~e]rv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nerved}	   (n[~e]rvs); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nerving}.]	   To give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; as, fear	   nerved his arm.	   [1913 Webster]
Nerved \Nerved\ (n[~e]rvd), a.	   1. Having nerves of a special character; as, weak-nerved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having nerves, or simple and parallel ribs or	      veins. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
nerveless \nerve"less\ (n[~e]rv"l[e^]s), a.	   1. Destitute of nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting vigor; weak;	      powerless.	      [1913 Webster]	            A kingless people for a nerveless state. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Awaking, all nerveless, from an ugly dream.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Nervelessness \Nerve"less*ness\, n.	   The state of being nerveless.	   [1913 Webster]
nerve-racking \nerve-racking\ (n[~e]rv"-r[a^]k`[i^]ng), adj.	   Extremely irritating to the nerves; stressful; trying; as,	   nerve-wracking noise. [Also spelled {nerve-wracking}.]	   Syn: stressful, trying.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nerve-shaken \Nerve"-shak`en\ (n[~e]rv-sh[=a]k"'n), a.	   Affected by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened;	   overcome by some violent influence or sensation; shocked.	   [1913 Webster]
nerve-wracking \nerve-wracking\ (n[~e]rv"-r[a^]k`[i^]ng), adj.	   Same as {nerve-racking}.	   Syn: stressful, trying.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nervimotion \Ner`vi*mo"tion\ (n[~e]r`v[i^]*m[=o]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Nerve + motion.] (Physiol.)	   The movement caused in the sensory organs by external agents	   and transmitted to the muscles by the nerves. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Nervimotor \Ner`vi*mo"tor\ (n[~e]r`v[i^]*m[=o]"t[~e]r), n.	   [Nerve + motor.] (Physiol.)	   Any agent capable of causing nervimotion. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
nervine \nerv"ine\ (n[~e]rv"[i^]n; 277) a. [L. nervinus made of	   sinews: cf.F. nervin. See {Nerve}.] (Med.)	   Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves;	   quieting nervous excitement. -- n. A nervine agent.	   [1913 Webster]
nervomuscular \ner`vo*mus"cu*lar\	   (n[~e]r`v[-o]*m[u^]s"k[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [Nerve + muscular.]	   (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles; of the nature of	   nerves and muscles; as, nervomuscular energy.	   [1913 Webster]
nervose \ner*vose"\ (n[~e]r*v[=o]s"), a. [See {Nervous}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Nerved}.	   [1913 Webster]
nervosity \ner*vos"i*ty\ (n[~e]r*v[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   nervositas strength.]	   Nervousness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nervous \Nerv"ous\ (n[~e]rv"[u^]s), a. [L. nervosus sinewy,	   vigorous: cf. F. nerveux. See {Nerve}.]	   1. Possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; vigorous. "Nervous	      arms." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; characterized by	      strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; as, a	      nervous writer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves; as,	      nervous excitement; a nervous fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having the nerves weak, diseased, or easily excited;	      subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of the	      nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor, weak, nervous creatures.        --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sensitive; excitable; timid.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Apprehensive; as, a child nervous about his mother's	      reaction to his bad report card.	      [PJC]	            Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest	            against the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics,	            because it is nervous about the land. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nervous fever} (Med.), a low form of fever characterized by	      great disturbance of the nervous system, as evinced by	      delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.	   {Nervous system} (Anat.), the specialized coordinating	      apparatus which endows animals with sensation and	      volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three	      systems: the central, brain and spinal cord; the	      peripheral, cranial and spinal nerves; and the	      sympathetic. See {Brain}, {Nerve}, {Spinal cord}, under	      {Spinal}, and {Sympathetic system}, under {Sympathetic},	      and Illust. in Appendix.	   {Nervous temperament}, a condition of body characterized by a	      general predominance of mental manifestations. --Mayne.	      [1913 Webster]
Nervously \Nerv"ous*ly\, adv.	   In a nervous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Nervousness \Nerv"ous*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being nervous.	   [1913 Webster]
Nervure \Nerv"ure\ (n[~e]rv"[-u]r), n. [F. See {Nerve}.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the nerves of leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the chitinous supports, or veins, in the	      wings of insects.	      [1913 Webster]
nervus \nerv"us\ (n[~e]rv"[u^]s), n.	   Any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and	   tissues of the body.	   Syn: nerve.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nervy \nerv"y\ (n[~e]rv"[y^]), a. [Compar. {nervier}	   (n[~e]rv"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {nerviest}.]	   1. Strong; sinewy. "His nervy knees." --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Offensively bold or presumptuous; insolent; cheeky; pushy.	      [PJC]	   3. Exhibiting courage or daring; bold; plucky.	      [PJC]	   4. Nervous[6]; apprehensive; edgy[1].	      [PJC]
Nescience \Nes"cience\, n. [L. nescientia, fr. nesciens, p. pr.	   of nescire not to know; ne not + scire to know.]	   Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.	   [1913 Webster]	         God fetched it about for me, in that absence and	         nescience of mine.                       --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Nese \Nese\, n.	   Nose. [Obs.] --Piers plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nesh \Nesh\, a. [AS. hnesc, hnaesc, akin to Goth. hnasqus.]	   Soft; tender; delicate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ness \Ness\, n. [AS. naes, ns; akin to Icel. nes, Sw. n[aum]s,	   Dan. naes, and E. nose. [root] 261. See {Nose}.]	   A promontory; a cape; a headland. --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ness is frequently used as a suffix in the names of	         places and promontories; as, Sheerness.	         [1913 Webster]
-ness \-ness\ [AS. -ness, -nyss, -nys; akin to OS. -nissi,	   nussi, D. -nis, OHG. -nissa, -nass[imac], -nuss[imac], G.	   -nis, -niss, Goth. -inasus.]	   A suffix used to form abstract nouns expressive of quality or	   state; as, goodness, greatness.	   [1913 Webster]
Nesslerize \Ness"ler*ize\, v. t. [From Nessler, the chemist.]	   (Chem.)	   To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric	   iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is	   called Nessler's solution or Nessler's test, and is used to	   detect the presence of ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Nest \Nest\ (n[e^]st), n. [AS. nest; akin to D. & G. nest, Sw.	   n[aum]ste, L. nidus, for nisdus, Skr. n[imac][dsdot]a resting	   place, nest; cf. Lith. lizdas, Arm. neiz, Gael. & Ir. nead.	   Prob. from the particle ni down, Skr. ni + the root of E.	   sit, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. [root] 264. See	   {Nether}, and {Sit}, and cf. {Eyas}, {Nidification}, {Nye}.]	   1. The bed or receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her	      eggs and for hatching and rearing her young.	      [1913 Webster]	            The birds of the air have nests.      --Matt. viii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The place in which the eggs of other animals, as	      insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a snug place	      in which young animals are reared. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a	      retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who	      occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the	      same pursuit; as, a nest of traitors; a nest of bugs.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little cottage, like some poor man's nest.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) An aggregated mass of any ore or mineral, in an	      isolated state, within a rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of graduated	      size, each put within the one next larger.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) A compact group of pulleys, gears, springs, etc.,	      working together or collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	Nest \Nest\, v. i.	   To build and occupy a nest.	   [1913 Webster]	         The king of birds nested within his leaves. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Nest \Nest\, v. t.	   To put into a nest; to form a nest for.	   [1913 Webster]	         From him who nested himself into the chief power.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
nest egg \nest egg\, n.	   1. An egg left in the nest to prevent the hen from forsaking	      it, and to induce her to lay more in the same place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, (figuratively), Money set aside in a special fund	      to be used for special occasions, or more commonly, for	      retirement; as, she set aside a large hunk of her salary	      every month and had a considerable nest egg for her	      retirement.	      [PJC]
Nestful \Nest"ful\, n.; pl. {Nestfuls}.	   As much or many as will fill a nest.	   [1913 Webster]
Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nestled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nestling}.] [AS. nestlian.]	   1. To make and occupy a nest; to nest. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The kingfisher . . . nestles in hollow banks.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lie close and snug, as a bird in her nest; to cuddle	      up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take shelter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of	            the wild country, and there nestle till succors	            came.                                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The children were nestled all snug in their beds	            While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads.	                                                  --Clement	                                                  Clarke Moore	                                                  (A Visit From	                                                  St. Nicholas,	                                                  (a poem	                                                  [1823]) also	                                                  called The	                                                  {Night Before	                                                  Christmas}).	      [PJC]	   3. To move about in one's place, like a bird when shaping the	      interior of her nest or a young bird getting close to the	      parent; as, a child nestles.	      [1913 Webster]	Nestle \Nes"tle\, v. t.	   To house, as in a nest.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To cherish, as a bird her young.	      [1913 Webster]
Nestling \Nes"tling\ n.	   1. A young bird which has not abandoned the nest. --Piers	      Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nest; a receptacle. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Nestling \Nes"tling\, a.	   Newly hatched; being yet in the nest.	   [1913 Webster]
Nestor \Nes"tor\, prop. n. (Zool.)	   A genus of parrots with gray heads, of New Zealand and Papua,	   allied to the cockatoos. See {Kaka}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nestorian \Nes*to"ri*an\, prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   An adherent of Nestorius, patriarch of Constantinople in the	   fifth century, who was condemned as a heretic for maintaining	   that the divine and the human natures were not merged into	   one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that	   it was improper to call Mary the mother of God though she	   might be called the mother of Christ; also, one of the sect	   established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, India,	   and other Oriental countries, and still in existence. Opposed	   to {Eutychian}.	   [1913 Webster]	Nestorian \Nes*to"ri*an\, a.	   1. Of or relating to the Nestorians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or resembling, Nestor, the aged warrior and	      counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; experienced;	      aged; as, Nestorian caution.	      [1913 Webster]
Nestorianism \Nes*to"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrines of the Nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.	   [1913 Webster]
Net \Net\ (n[e^]t), n. [AS. net; akin to D. net, OS. net, netti,	   OHG. nezzi, G. netz, Icel. & Dan. net, Sw. n[aum]t, Goth.	   nati; of uncertain origin.]	   1. A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven	      into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds,	      butterflies, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch; a snare;	      any device for catching and holding.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net	            for his feet.                         --Prov. xxix.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the church's net there are fishes good or bad.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a net for the	      hair; a mosquito net; a tennis net.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) A figure made up of a large number of straight	      lines or curves, which are connected at certain points and	      related to each other by some specified law.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A network. [informal]	      [PJC]	   6. Specifically: The internet; -- usually {the net}; as, I	      found it on the net. [slang]	      [PJC]	Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Netting}.]	   1. To make into a net; to make in the style of network; as,	      to net silk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or wile.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now I am here, netted and in the toils. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inclose or cover with a net; as, to net a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	Net \Net\, v. i.	   To form network or netting; to knit.	   [1913 Webster]	Net \Net\, a. [F. See {Neat} clean.]	   1. Without spot; pure; shining. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her breast all naked as net ivory.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from extraneous substances; pure; unadulterated;	      neat; as, net wine, etc. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not including superfluous, incidental, or foreign matter,	      as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges,	      deductions, etc; as, net profit; net income; net weight,	      etc. [Less properly written {nett}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Net tonnage} (Naut.), the tonnage of a vessel after a	      deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to allow	      space for crew, machinery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Net \Net\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Netted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Netting}.]	   To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he netted a thousand	   dollars by the operation.	   [1913 Webster]
Netball \Netball\ n.	   A team game that resembles basketball; a soccer ball is to be	   thrown so that it passes through a ring on the top of a post.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ne Temere \Ne Te"me*re\ [So named from L. ne not + temere	   rashly, the first two words in the decree.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A decree of the Congregation of the Council declaring invalid	   [so far as the laws of the Roman Catholic Church are	   concerned] any marriage of a Roman Catholic, or of a person	   who has ever been a Roman Catholic, if not contracted before	   a duty qualified priest (or the bishop of the diocese) and at	   least two witnesses. The decree was issued Aug. 2, 1907, and	   took effect on Easter Apr. 19, 1908. The decree by its terms	   does not affect mixed marriages (those between Roman	   Catholics and persons of another faith) in Germany.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Netfish \Net"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   An astrophyton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nether \Neth"er\ (n[e^][th]"[~e]r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere,	   AS. ni[eth]era, fr. the adv. ni[eth]er downward; akin to	   neo[eth]an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw.	   nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down.	   [root]201. Cf. {Beneath}.]	   Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part;	   having a lower position; belonging to the region below;	   lower; under; -- opposed to {upper}.	   [1913 Webster]	         'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         This darksome nether world her light	         Doth dim with horror and deformity.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nethermore \Neth"er*more`\ (n[e^][th]"[~e]r*m[=o]r`), a.	   Lower, nether. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Nethermost \Neth"er*most`\ (n[e^][th]"[~e]r*m[=o]st`), a. [AS.	   ni[eth]emest. See {Nether}, and cf. {Aftermost}.]	   Lowest; as, the nethermost abyss. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nethinim \Neth"i*nim\, n. pl. [Heb., pl. of n[=a]th[imac]n	   given, granted, a slave of the temple, fr. n[=a]than to	   give.] (jewish Antiq.)	   Servants of the priests and Levites in the menial services	   about the tabernacle and temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Netify \Net"i*fy\, v. t. [Net, a. + -fy.]	   To render neat; to clean; to put in order. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Netsuke \Net"su*ke\, n. [Jap.]	   In Japanese costume and decorative art, a small object carved	   in wood, ivory, bone, or horn, or wrought in metal, and	   pierced with holes for cords by which it is connected, for	   convenience, with the inro, the smoking pouch (tabako-ire),	   and similar objects carried in the girdle. It is now much	   used on purses sold in Europe and America.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
nett \nett\ adj.	   remaining after all deductions; same as {net} a., 3.	   Contrasted to {gross}. [Brit.] [Narrower terms: {take-home}]	   Syn: net, clear.	        [WordNet 1.5]
netted \netted\ adj.	   resembing a net or a web.	   Syn: lacy, netlike, webbed, weblike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Netting \Net"ting\, n. [From {Net}, n.]	   1. The act or process of making nets or network, or of	      forming meshes, as for fancywork, fishing nets, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords, threads,	      wires, or the like, crossing one another with open spaces	      between.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A network of ropes used for various purposes, as	      for holding the hammocks when not in use, also for stowing	      sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging to	      hinder an enemy from boarding. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Netting needle}, a kind of slender shuttle used in netting.	      See {Needle}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Netting \Net"ting\, n.	   Urine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Nettle \Net"tle\, n. [AS. netele; akin to D. netel, G. nessel,	   OHG. nezz["i]la, nazza, Dan. nelde, n[aum]lde, Sw.	   n[aum]ssla; cf, Lith. notere.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Urtica}, covered with minute sharp	   hairs containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation.	   {Urtica gracilis} is common in the Northern, and {Urtica	   chamaedryoides} in the Southern, United States. The common	   European species, {Urtica urens} and {Urtica dioica}, are	   also found in the Eastern united States. {Urtica pilulifera}	   is the Roman nettle of England.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term nettle has been given to many plants related	         to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:	   {Australian nettle}, a stinging tree or shrub of the genus	      {Laportea} (as {Laportea gigas} and {Laportea moroides});	      -- also called {nettle tree}.	   {Bee nettle}, {Hemp nettle}, a species of {Galeopsis}. See	      under {Hemp}.	   {Blind nettle}, {Dead nettle}, a harmless species of	      {Lamium}.	   {False nettle} ({Baehmeria cylindrica}), a plant common in	      the United States, and related to the true nettles.	   {Hedge nettle}, a species of {Stachys}. See under {Hedge}.	   {Horse nettle} ({Solanum Carolinense}). See under {Horse}.	   {nettle tree}.	   (a) Same as {Hackberry}.	   (b) See {Australian nettle} (above).	   {Spurge nettle}, a stinging American herb of the Spurge	      family ({Jatropha urens}).	   {Wood nettle}, a plant ({Laportea Canadensis}) which stings	      severely, and is related to the true nettles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nettle cloth}, a kind of thick cotton stuff, japanned, and	      used as a substitute for leather for various purposes.	   {Nettle rash} (Med.), an eruptive disease resembling the	      effects of whipping with nettles.	   {Sea nettle} (Zool.), a medusa.	      [1913 Webster]	Nettle \Net"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nettled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nettling}.]	   To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience	   sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to	   violent anger.	   [1913 Webster]	         The princes were so nettled at the scandal of this	         affront, that every man took it to himself.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Nettlebird \Net"tle*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   the European whitethroat. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nettler \Net"tler\, n.	   One who nettles. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nettles \Net"tles\, n. pl. [See {Knittle}.] (Naut.)	   (a) The halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted	       for pointing or grafting.	   (b) Small lines used to sling hammocks under the deck beams.	   (c) Reef points.	       [1913 Webster]
nettlesome \nettlesome\ adj.	   same as {irritating}, 1.	   Syn: annoying, galling, chafing, irritating, pesky,	        pestiferous, pestilent, plaguy, plaguey, teasing,	        vexatious, vexing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nettling \Net"tling\, n. (Rope Making)	   (a) A process (resembling splicing) by which two ropes are	       joined end to end so as to form one rope.	   (b) The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs,	       to prevent tangling.	       [1913 Webster]	Nettling \Net"tling\, p. pr. & a.	   Stinging; irritating.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nettling cell} (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under {Lasso}.	      [1913 Webster]
Netty \Net"ty\, a.	   Like a net, or network; netted. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Net-veined \Net"-veined`\, a.	   Having veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a	   net-veined wing or leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Network \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 between them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any system of lines or channels interlacing or crossing	      like the fabric of a net; as, a network of veins; a	      network of railroads.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: (Computers) A system of computers linked together	      by communications channels allowing the exchange of data	      between the linked computers.	      [PJC]	   4. (Radio, Television) A group of transmitting stations	      connected by communications channels that permit the same	      program to be broadcast simultaneously from multiple	      stations over a very wide area; as, the CBS television	      network; also, the organization that controls the	      programming that is broadcast over such a network.	      Contrasted with a {local station} or {local transmitter}.	      [PJC]	   5. (Electricity, Electronics) Any arrangement of electrical	      devices or elements connected together by conducting	      wires; as, a power transmission network.	      [PJC]	   6. A group of buildings connected by means of transportation	      and communication between them, and controlled by a	      central organization for a common purpose; as, a book	      distribution network.	      [PJC]
network \net"work`\, v. i.	   To take steps to make and cultivate the acquaintance of	   people who can be helpful to oneself, especially in finding	   new employment, advancing to a higher position in one's	   occupation, or exchanging information.	   [PJC]	network \net"work`\, v. t.	   To connect together into a network; as, to network computers;	   to network the printer with computers.	   [PJC]
networking \net"work*ing\, n.	   Interchanging information or services, among a group; -- of	   persons or organizations.	   [PJC]
networklike \net"work*like`\ adj.	   having a network of veins or ribs.	   Syn: reticular, reticulated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neufchatel \Neuf`ch[^a]`tel"\, n.	   A kind of soft sweet-milk cheese; -- so called from	   Neufch[^a]tel-en-Bray in France.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Neurad \Neu"rad\, adv. [Gr. ney^ron nerve + L. ad to.] (Anat.)	   Toward the neural side; -- opposed to {haemad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neural \Neu"ral\, a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat. & Zool.)	   relating to the nerves or nervous system; taining to,	   situated in the region of, or on the side with, the neural,	   or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to {hemal}. As applied to	   vertebrates, neural is the same as {dorsal}; as applied to	   invertebrates it is usually the same as ventral. Cf. {Hemal}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Neural arch} (Anat.), the cartilaginous or bony arch on the	      dorsal side of the centrum of the vertebra in a segment of	      the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a segment of the	      spinal cord.	      [1913 Webster]
Neuralgia \Neu*ral"gi*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + ?	   pain. See {nerve}.] (Med.)	   A disease, the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain,	   exacerbating or intermitting, which follows the course of a	   nervous branch, extends to its ramifications, and seems	   therefore to be seated in the nerve. It seems to be	   independent of any structural lesion. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuralgic \Neu*ral"gic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia;	   as, a neuralgic headache.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuralgy \Neu*ral"gy\, n.	   Neuralgia.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurapophysial \Neu*rap`o*phys"i*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurapophysis \Neu`ra*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Neurapophyses}. [NL.	   See {Neuro-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   (a) One of the two lateral processes or elements which form	       the neural arch.	   (b) The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural spine;	       spinous process.	       [1913 Webster]
Neurasthenia \Neu*ras`the*ni"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve	   + ? weakness.] (Med.)	   A condition of nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon	   impairment in the functions of the spinal cord.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuration \Neu*ra"tion\, n. (Biol.)	   The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves	   of a plant or the wings of an insect; nervation; venation.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuraxis \Neu*rax"is\, n. [Neuro- + axis.] (Anat.)	   See {Axis cylinder}, under {Axis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurenteric \Neu`ren*ter"ic\, a. [Neuro- + enteric.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the neuron and the enteron; as, the	   neurenteric canal, which, in embroys of many vertebrates,	   connects the medullary tube and the primitive intestine. See	   Illust. of {Ectoderm}.	   [1913 Webster]
neurergic \neurergic\ adj.	   same as {neuropharmacologic}.	   Syn: neuropharmacological, neuropharmacologic.	        [PJC]
Neuridin \Neu"ri*din\, n. [From {Neurine}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nontoxic base, {C5H14N2}, found in the putrescent matters	   of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurilemma \Neu`ri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron nerve + ?	   peel, skin.] (Anat.)	   (a) The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive	       sheath.	   (b) The perineurium.	       [1913 Webster]
Neurility \Neu*ril"i*ty\, n. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Physiol.)	   The special properties and functions of the nerves; that	   capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to nerves.	   [archaic] --G. H. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurine \Neu"rine\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. ney^ron a nerve.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A poisonous organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the	   decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta water, and in	   the putrefaction of proteid matter. It was for a long time	   considered identical with choline, a crystalline body	   originally obtained from bile. Chemically, however, choline	   is oxyethyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is	   vinyl-trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide. [Written also {neurin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Neurism \Neu"rism\, n. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Biol.)	   Nerve force. See {Vital force}, under {Vital}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuritis \Neu*ri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of a nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuro- \Neu"ro-\ [Gr. ney^ron nerve.] (Anat.)	   A combining denoting a nerve, of or pertaining to a nerve or	   the nervous system.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuro-central \Neu`ro-cen"tral\, a. [Neuro- + central.] (Anat.)	   Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra; as,	   the neurocentral suture. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster] Neurochord
Neurochord \Neu"ro*chord\, n., Neurochordal \Neu`ro*chor"dal\,	   a. (Zool.)	   See {Neurocord}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurocity \Neu*roc"i*ty\, n. (Physiol.)	   Nerve force. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Neurocoele \Neu"ro*coele\, n. [Neuro- + Gr. koi^los a hollow.]	   (Anat.)	   The central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and	   brain; the myelencephalic cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurocord \Neu"ro*cord\, n. [Neuro- + cord.] (Zool.)	   A cordlike organ composed of elastic fibers situated above	   the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like the earthworm. --	   {Neu`ro*cor"dal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuro-epidermal \Neu`ro-ep`i*der"mal\, a. [Neuro- + epidermal.]	   (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the central nervous system	   and epidermis; as, the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer	   of the blastoderm.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuroglia \Neu*rog"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron ligament +	   gli`a glue.] (Anat.)	   The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the	   nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal	   cord; called also {K["o]lliker's reticulum}. It is composed	   of cells which are not neurons. Once thought to serve merely	   a supporting funciton, they are now believed to have	   important metablolic functions. Among them are the	   astrocytes, ependymal cells, oligodendroglia cells, and	   microglia cells. --Stedman.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Neurography \Neu*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Neuro- + -graphy.] (Anat.)	   A description of the nerves. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurokeratin \Neu`ro*ker"a*tin\, n. [Neuro- + keratin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A substance, resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as	   in the sheath of the axis cylinder of medullated nerve	   fibers. Like keratin it resists the action of most chemical	   agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric acid yields	   leucin and tyrosin.	   [1913 Webster] Neurologic
Neurologic \Neu`ro*log"ic\, Neurological \Neu`ro*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to neurology.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurologist \Neu*rol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the	   treatment of nervous diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurology \Neu*rol"o*gy\, n. [Neuro- + -logy.]	   The branch of science which treats of the nervous system.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuroma \Neu*ro"ma\, n. [NL. See {Neuro-}, and {-oma}.] (Med.)	   A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one	   consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuromere \Neu"ro*mere\, n. [Neuro- + -mere.] (Anat.)	   A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal nervous system.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuromuscular \Neu`ro*mus"cu*lar\, a. [Neuro- + muscular.]	   (Physiol.)	   Nervomuscular.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuron \Neu"ron\, n.; pl. {Neura}. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron	   nerve.] (Anat.)	   1. The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis;	      myelencephalon. [obsolete] --B. G. Wilder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cell Biology) The characteristic specialized cell that is	      part of the nervous system, serving to conduct electrical	      impulses to and from the brain, and also between other	      parts of the body, and composed of a main cell body, the	      axon, with a varying number of processes of varying	      length, the dendrites; a nerve cell. The movement and	      behavior of higher animals depends on the signals	      tranmsitted by such nerve cells.	      [PJC]
Neuropathic \Neu`ro*path"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or	   suffering from, nervous disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropathy \Neu*rop"a*thy\, n. [Neuro- + Gr. ?, ?, to suffer.]	   (Med.)	   An affection of the nervous system or of a nerve.	   [1913 Webster] neuropharmacologic
neuropharmacologic \neuropharmacologic\ neuropharmacological
\neuropharmacological\adj.	   acting upon or influencing nervous functions; -- of chemical	   substances.	   Syn: neurergic.	        [PJC]
Neuropod \Neu"ro*pod\, n. [Neuro- + -pod.] (Zool.)	   A neuropodous animal. --G. Rolleston.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropodium \Neu`ro*po"di*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ney^ron a nerve	   + ?, dim. of ?, ?, the foot.] (Zool.)	   The ventral lobe or branch of a parapodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropodous \Neu*rop"o*dous\, a. [Neuro- + -pod + -ous.] (Zool.)	   Having the limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as	   in most invertebrates; -- opposed to {haemapodous}. --G.	   Rolleston.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropore \Neu"ro*pore\, n. [Neuro- + pore.] (Anat.)	   An opening at either end of the embryonic neural canal.	   [1913 Webster]
neuropsychology \neuropsychology\ n.	   the branch of psychology that is concerned with the	   physiological bases of psychological processes.	   Syn: physiological psychology, psychophysiology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neuropter \Neu*rop"ter\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Neuroptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuroptera \Neu*rop"te*ra\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[-e]*r[.a]), prop. n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron nerve + ptero`n a wing, fr.	   pte`sqai to fly.] (Zool.)	   An order of hexapod insects having two pairs of large,	   membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted	   for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a	   complete metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and	   lacewing fly are examples. Formerly, the name was given to a	   much more extensive group, including the true {Neuroptera}	   and the Pseudoneuroptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropteral \Neu*rop"ter*al\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r*al), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Neuroptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropteran \Neu*rop"ter*an\ (n[-u]*r[o^]p"t[~e]r*an), n.	   (Zool.)	   A neuropter.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropteris \Neu*rop"te*ris\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron a	   nerve + ? a kind of fern.] (Paleon.)	   An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of which species have	   been found from the Devonian to the Triassic formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuropterous \Neu*rop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Neuropteral.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurosensiferous \Neu`ro*sen*sif"er*ous\, a. [neuro- +	   sensiferous.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves and sense organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurosis \Neu*ro"sis\, n.; pl. Neuroses. [NL., fr. Gr. ney^ron	   nerve.]	   1. (Med.) A functional nervous affection or disease, that is,	      a disease of the nerves without any appreciable change of	      nerve structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Psychiatry) a mental or emotional disorder that affects	      only part of the personality, and involves less distorted	      perceptions of reality than a {psychosis}. As used in	      medicine, anxiety is a prominent characteristic, and the	      condition may be accompanied by psychosomatic symptoms.	      Phobias and compulsive behavior are common varieties.	      --[MW10]	      [PJC]
Neuroskeletal \Neu`ro*skel"e*tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the neuroskeleton. [R.] --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuroskeleton \Neu`ro*skel"e*ton\, n. [Neuro- + skeleton.]	   (Anat.)	   The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton which are in	   relation with the nervous axis and locomotion. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurospast \Neu"ro*spast\, n. [L. neurospaston, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   drawn by strings.]	   A puppet. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ney^ron nerve.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the nerves;	      nervous; as, a neurotic disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to neurosis[2]; characteristic of	      neurosis[2]; caused by neurosis[2].	      [PJC]	Neurotic \Neu*rot"ic\, n.	   1. A disease seated in the nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Any toxic agent whose action is mainly directed to	      the great nerve centers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Neurotics as a class include all those poisons whose	         main action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may	         be divided into three orders: (a) Cerebral neurotics,	         or those which affect the brain only. (b) Spinal	         neurotics, or tetanics, those which affect the spinal	         cord. (c) Cerebro-spinal neurotics, or those which	         affect both brain and spinal cord.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A person afflicted with a neurosis[2].	      [PJC]
Neurotome \Neu"ro*tome\, n. [See {Neurotomy}.]	   1. An instrument for cutting or dissecting nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A neuromere.	      [1913 Webster]
Neurotomical \Neu`ro*tom"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to neurotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurotomist \Neu*rot"o*mist\, n.	   One who skilled in or practices neurotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Neurotomy \Neu*rot"o*my\, n. [Neuro- + Gr. te`mnein to cut.]	   1. The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The division of a nerve, for the relief of	      neuralgia, or for other purposes. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
neurotropism \neurotropism\ n.	   An affinity for neural tissues.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Neurula \Neu"ru*la\, n. [NL., dim. of Gr. ney^ron a nerve.]	   (Zool.)	   An embryo of certain invertebrates in the stage when the	   primitive band is first developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Neuter \Neu"ter\, a. [L., fr. ne not + uter whether; akin to E.	   whether. See {No}, and {Whether}, and cf. {Neither}.]	   1. Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side;	      impartial; neutral. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            In all our undertakings God will be either our	            friend or our enemy; for Providence never stands	            neuter.                               --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.)	      (a) Having a form belonging more especially to words which	          are not appellations of males or females; expressing	          or designating that which is of neither sex; as, a	          neuter noun; a neuter termination; the neuter gender.	      (b) Intransitive; as, a neuter verb.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Having no generative organs, or imperfectly	      developed ones; sexless. See {Neuter}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Neuter \Neu"ter\, n.	   1. A person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either	      indifferent to a cause or forbears to interfere; a	      neutral.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world's no neuter; it will wound or save.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.)	      (a) A noun of the neuter gender; any one of those words	          which have the terminations usually found in neuter	          words.	      (b) An intransitive verb.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) An organism, either vegetable or animal, which at	      its maturity has no generative organs, or but imperfectly	      developed ones, as a plant without stamens or pistils, as	      the garden Hydrangea; esp., one of the imperfectly	      developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant	      and the common honeybee, which perform the labors of the	      community, and are called workers.	      [1913 Webster]
neuter \neu"ter\, v. t.	   To render incapable of sexual reproduction; to remove or	   alter the sexual organs so as to make infertile; to alter; to	   fix; to desex; -- in male animals, to {castrate}; in female	   animals, to {spay}.	   [PJC]
neutered \neutered\ adj.	   Deprived of sexual capacity or sexual attributes.	   Syn: altered, castrated, unsexed, fixed, apayed, desexed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
neutering \neutering\ n.	   The sterilization of an animal.	   Syn: fixing, altering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neutral \Neu"tral\, a. [L. neutralis, fr. neuter. See {Neuter}.]	   1. Not engaged on either side; not taking part with or	      assisting either of two or more contending parties;	      neuter; indifferent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heart can not possibly remain neutral, but	            constantly takes part one way or the other.	                                                  --Shaftesbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; middling; not	      decided or pronounced.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,	            And neutral some, in her fantastic eye. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Neuter. See {Neuter}, a., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) Having neither acid nor basic properties; unable	      to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; -- said of	      certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with {acid},	      and {alkaline}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Neutral axis}, {Neutral surface} (Mech.), that line or	      plane, in a beam under transverse pressure, at which the	      fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, or where the	      longitudinal stress is zero. See {Axis}.	   {Neutral equilibrium} (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a	      body so placed that when moved slighty it neither tends to	      return to its former position not depart more widely from	      it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane.	      	   {Neutral salt} (Chem.), a salt formed by the complete	      replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the	      former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a	      negative or acid, element or radical.	   {Neutral tint}, a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors,	      made by mixing indigo or other blue some warm color. the	      shades vary greatly.	   {Neutral vowel}, the vowel element having an obscure and	      indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the vowel	      in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as	      identical with the [u^] in up, and is called also the	      {natural vowel}, as unformed by art and effort; it is also	      called the {indefinite vowel}. It is symbolized in some	      phonetic alphabets by the {schwa} ([schwa]). See Guide to	      Pronunciation, [sect] 17.	      [1913 Webster]	Neutral \Neu"tral\, n.	   A person or a nation that takes no part in a contest between	   others; one who is neutral.	   [1913 Webster]	         The neutral, as far as commerce extends, becomes a	         party in the war.                        --R. G.	                                                  Harper.	   [1913 Webster]
neutralisation \neutralisation\ n.	   Same as {neutralization}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
neutralism \neutralism\ n.	   a policy of neutrality or nonalignment in international	   affairs.	   Syn: neutrality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neutralist \Neu"tral*ist\, n.	   A neutral; one who professes or practices neutrality.	   --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Neutrality \Neu*tral"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. neutralit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being neutral; the condition of	      being unengaged in contests between others; state of	      taking no part on either side; indifference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who possess a state of neutrality in times of	            public danger, desert the interest of their fellow	            subjects.                             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indifference in quality; a state neither very good nor	      bad. [Obs.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The quality or state of being neutral. See	      {Neutral}, a., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (International Law) The condition of a nation or	      government which refrains from taking part, directly or	      indirectly, in a war between other powers.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral powers or	      states.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Armed neutrality}, the condition of a neutral power, in time	      of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force any	      aggression of either belligerent.	      [1913 Webster]
Neutralization \Neu`tral*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. neutralisation.]	   1. The act or process of neutralizing, or the state of being	      neutralized.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The act or process by which an acid and a base are	      combined in such proportions that the resulting compound	      is neutral. See {Neutral}, a., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Neutralize \Neu"tral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Neutralized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Neutralizing}.] [Cf. F. neutraliser.]	   1. To render neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.	      [1913 Webster]	            So here I am neutralized again.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To render inert or imperceptible the peculiar	      affinities of, as a chemical substance; to destroy the	      effect of; as, to neutralize an acid with a base.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy the peculiar properties or opposite	      dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or	      inefficiency; to counteract; to render ineffective; as, to	      neutralize parties in government; to neutralize efforts,	      opposition, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Counter citations that neutralize each other. --E.	                                                  Everett.	      [1913 Webster]
Neutralizer \Neu"tral*i`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys,	   disguises, or renders inert the peculiar properties of a	   body.	   [1913 Webster]
Neutrally \Neu"tral*ly\, adv.	   In a neutral manner; without taking part with either side;	   indifferently.	   [1913 Webster] Neutrophil
Neutrophil \Neu"tro*phil\, Neutrophile \Neu"tro*phile\, n. [L.	   neuter + Gr. ? loving.] (Physiol.)	   One of a group of leukocytes whose granules stain only with	   neutral dyes; it is the chief phagocytic leukocyte in the	   circulating blood, comprising from 54% to 65% of the total	   number of leukocytes. -- {Neu"tro*phil"ic}, a.,	   {Neu*troph"i*lous}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
neutrosophy \neutrosophy\, n. [L. neuter neutral, Greek sofia	   skill, wisdom.] (Philosophy)	   A branch of philosophy, introduced by Florentin Smarandache	   in 1980, which studies the origin, nature, and scope of	   neutralities, as well as their interactions with different	   ideational spectra. Neutrosophy considers a proposition,	   theory, event, concept, or entity, "A" in relation to its	   opposite, "Anti-A" and that which is not A, "Non-A", and that	   which is neither "A" nor "Anti-A", denoted by "Neut-A".	   Neutrosophy is the basis of neutrosophic logic, neutrosophic	   probability, neutrosophic set, and neutrosophic statistics.	   --Neutrosophy / Neutrosophic Probability, Set, and Logic,	   Florentin Smarandache, American Research Press, 1998].	   [PJC]
Neuvaines \Neu`vaines"\, n. pl. [F. neuvaine, fr. LL. novena,	   fr. L. novem. See {Noon}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   Prayers offered up for nine successive days.	   [1913 Webster]
Nevadan \Nevadan\ prop. n.	   A resident of Nevada.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nevadite \Ne*va"dite\, n. (Min.)	   A granitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada.	   [1913 Webster]
N'ev'e \N['e]`v['e]"\, n. [F., fr. ? nix, nivis, snow.] (Geol.)	   The upper part of a glacier, above the limit of perpetual	   snow. See {Glacier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Neven \Nev"en\, v. t. [Icel. nefna. [root] 267.]	   To name; to mention; to utter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As oft I heard my lord them neven.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Never \Nev"er\ (n[e^]v"[~e]r), adv. [AS. n[=ae]fre; ne not, no +	   [=ae]fre ever.]	   1. Not ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past,	      present, or future. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death still draws nearer, never seeming near.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In no degree; not in the least; not.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his	            eyes in another man's head, and yet see never the	            worse.                                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he answered him to never a word.  --Matt. xxvii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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., retaining its usual signification.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Never a deal}, not a bit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Never so}, as never before; more than at any other time, or	      in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; --	      now often expressed or replaced by {ever so}.	            Ask me never so much dower and gift.  --Gen. xxxiv.	                                                  12.	            A fear of battery, . . . though never so well	            grounded, is no duress.               --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
never-ending \never-ending\ adj.	   endless or seemingly endless; as, the never-ending search for	   happiness.	   Syn: endless, interminable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nevermore \Nev"er*more`\, adv.	   Never again; at no time hereafter. --Testament of Love.	   Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where springtime of the Hesperides	         Begins, but endeth nevermore.            --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
never-say-die \never-say-die\ adj.	   Incapable of being subdued.	   Syn: indomitable, unsubduable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Neverthelater \Nev`er*the*lat"er\, adv. & conj.	   Nevertheless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nevertheless \Nev`er*the*less"\, adv. & conj. [Never + the (see	   {The} by that) + less.]	   Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.	   [1913 Webster]	         No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but	         grievous; nevertheless, afterward it yieldeth the	         peaceable fruit of righteousness.        --Heb. xii.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: However; at least; yet; still. See {However}.	        [1913 Webster]
Nevew \Nev"ew\ (n[e^]v"[-u]), n.	   Nephew. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
New \New\ (n[=u]), a. [Compar. {Newer} (n[=u]"[~e]r); superl.	   {Newest}.] [OE. OE. newe, AS. niwe, neowe; akin to D. nieuw,	   OS. niwi, OHG. niuwi, G. neu, Icel. n[=y]r, Dan. & Sw. ny,	   Goth. niujis, Lith. naujas, Russ. novuii, Ir. nua, nuadh,	   Gael. nuadh, W. newydd, Armor. nevez, L. novus, Gr. ne`os,	   Skr. nava, and prob. to E. now. [root]263. See {Now}, and cf.	   {Announce}, {Innovate}, {Neophyte}, {Novel}.]	   1. Having existed, or having been made, but a short time;	      having originated or occured lately; having recently come	      into existence, or into one's possession; not early or	      long in being; of late origin; recent; fresh; modern; --	      opposed to {old}, as, a new coat; a new house; a new book;	      a new fashion. "Your new wife." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not before seen or known, although existing before; lately	      manifested; recently discovered; as, a new metal; a new	      planet; new scenes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now	      commencing; different from what has been; as, a new year;	      a new course or direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. As if lately begun or made; having the state or quality of	      original freshness; also, changed for the better;	      renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel	      made him a new man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Steadfasty purposing to lead a new life. --Bk. of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost	            new.                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of ancient	      descent; not previously known or famous. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not habituated; not familiar; unaccustomed.	      [1913 Webster]	            New to the plow, unpracticed in the trace. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Fresh from anything; newly come.	      [1913 Webster]	            New from her sickness to that northern air.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {New birth}. See under {Birth}.	   {New Church}, or {New Jerusalem Church}, the church holding	      the doctrines taught by Emanuel Swedenborg. See	      {Swedenborgian}.	   {New heart} (Theol.), a heart or character changed by the	      power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy	      motives.	   {New land}, land cleared and cultivated for the first time.	      	   {New light}. (Zool.) See {Crappie}.	   {New moon}.	      (a) The moon in its first quarter, or when it first	          appears after being invisible.	      (b) The day when the new moon is first seen; the first day	          of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the	          Jews. --2 Kings iv. 23.	   {New Red Sandstone} (Geol.), an old name for the formation	      immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided	      into the Permian and Trias. See {Sandstone}.	   {New style}. See {Style}.	   {New testament}. See under {Testament}.	   {New world}, the land of the Western Hemisphere; -- so called	      because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern	      Hemisphere until recent times.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See {Novel}.	        [1913 Webster]	New \New\ (n[=u]), adv.	   Newly; recently. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: New is much used in composition, adverbially, in the	         sense of newly, recently, to qualify other words, as in	         new-born, new-formed, new-found, new-mown.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Of new}, anew. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	New \New\, v. t. & i.	   To make new; to renew. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Newari \Newari\ prop. n.	   A language spoken in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
newborn \new"born`\ (n[=u]"b[^o]rn`), a.	   Recently born. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	newborn \new"born`\ (n[=u]"b[^o]rn`), n.	   A baby recently born, usually less than one month old; a	   neonate.	   [PJC]
Newcastle \New"cast`le\, prop. n.	   A town in England.	   [PJC]	   {Carry coals to Newcastle} to do something utterly	      superfluous; to do something useless or wasteful; -- from	      the nearness of Newcastle to the coal-mining district.	      [PJC]
Newcome \New"come`\ (n[=u]"k[u^]m`), a.	   Recently come.	   [1913 Webster]
Newcomer \New"com`er\, n.	   One who has lately come.	   [1913 Webster]
Newel \New"el\ (n[=u]"[e^]l), n. [From {New}. Cf. {Novel}.]	   A novelty; a new thing. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Newel \New"el\ (n[=u]"[e^]l), n. [OF. nual, F. noyau sone, of	   fruit, noyau d'escaler newel, fr. L. nucalis like a nut, fr.	   nux, nucis, nut. Cf. {Nowel} the inner wall of a mold,	   {Nucleus}.] (Arch.)	   The upright post about which the steps of a circular	   staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, the	   principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary	   ones at the landings. Also called newel post. See {Hollow	   newel}, under {Hollow}.	   [1913 Webster]
newest \new"est\ adj. Superl. of {new}.	   Most recent.	   Syn: latest, last, up to date(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Newfangle \New"fan`gle\, a. [New + fangle.]	   Eager for novelties; desirous of changing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So newfangel be they of their meat.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Newfangle \New"fan`gle\, v. t.	   To change by introducing novelties. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Newfangled \New"fan`gled\, a.	   1. Newly made; of a new type or fashion; formed with the	      affectation of novelty; -- sometimes used to express	      disapproval or disdain. "A newfangled nomenclature." --Sir	      W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given to new	      theories or fashions. "Newfangled teachers." --1 Tim. vi.	      (heading). "Newfangled men." --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Newfangledness \New"fan`gled*ness\, n.	   Affectation of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected	   fashion or form.	   [1913 Webster]
Newfangleness \New"fan`gle*ness\, n. [OE. newefanglenes. See	   {Fangle}.]	   Newfangledness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proud newfangleness in their apparel.    --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Newfanglist \New"fan`glist\, n.	   One who is eager for novelties or desirous of change. [Obs.]	   --Tooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Newfangly \New"fan`gly\, adv.	   In a newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Newfashioned \New`fash"ioned\, a.	   Made in a new form, or lately come into fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Newfoundland \New"found*land`\ (?, often ?), prop. n.	   1. An island on the coast of British North America, famed for	      the fishing grounds in its vicinity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Newfoundland dog. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Newfoundland dog} (Zool.), a breed of large dogs, with	      shaggy hair, which originated in Newfoundland, noted for	      intelligence, docility, and swimming powers.	      [1913 Webster]
Newing \New"ing\, n. [From {New}, v. t.]	   Yeast; barm. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Newish \New"ish\, a.	   Somewhat new; nearly new. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Newly \New"ly\, adv.	   1. Lately; recently.	      [1913 Webster]	            He rubbed it o'er with newly gathered mint.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anew; afresh; freshly.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the refined mind doth newly fashion	            Into a fairer form.                   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
new-made \new-made\ adj.	   Fresh. Opposite of {stale}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Newmarket \New"mar`ket\, n. [From Newmarket, England.]	   A long, closely fitting cloak.	   [1913 Webster]
New-model \New`-mod"el\, v. t.	   To remodel.	   [1913 Webster]
Newness \New"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being new; as, the newness of a	   system; the newness of a scene; newness of life.	   [1913 Webster]
News \News\ (n[=u]z), n [From New; cf. F. nounelles. News is	   plural in form, but is commonly used with a singular verb.]	   1. A report of recent occurrences; information of something	      that has lately taken place, or of something before	      unknown; fresh tidings; recent intelligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil news rides post, while good news baits.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something strange or newly happened.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is no news for the weak and poor to be a prey to	            the strong and rich.                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There cometh a news thither with his horse. --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]
news-book \news"-book`\, n.	   A newspaper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
newsboy \news"boy`\, n.	   A boy who distributes or sells newspapers.	   [1913 Webster]
newscaster \newscaster\ n.	   Someone who broadcasts the news.	   [WordNet 1.5]
newsless \newsless\ adj.	   1. not having or receiving news or information.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. not providing news or information; as, a newsless day.	      [WordNet 1.5] newsletter
newsletter \news"let`ter\, news-letter \news"-let`ter\, n.	   A circular letter, written or printed for the purpose of	   disseminating news. This was the name given to the earliest	   English newspapers.	   Syn: newssheet.	        [1913 Webster]
Newsman \News"man\, n.; pl. {Newsmen}.	   1. One who brings news. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who distributes or sells newspapers.	      [1913 Webster]
Newsmonger \News"mon`ger\, n.	   One who deals in news; one who is active in hearing and	   telling news.	   [1913 Webster]
Newspaper \News"pa`per\, n.	   A sheet of paper printed and distributed, at stated	   intervals, for conveying intelligence of passing events,	   advocating opinions, etc.; a public print that circulates	   news, advertisements, proceedings of legislative bodies,	   public announcements, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
newsprint \news"print`\ n.	   Cheap paper made from wood pulp and used for printing	   newspapers.	   Syn: newspaper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
new-sprung \new-sprung\ adj.	   1. having just or recently arisen or come into existence.	      [prenominal]	   Syn: newborn, newly arisen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
newsroom \news"room`\, n.	   A room where news is collected and disseminated, located in	   the offices of a newspaper, magazine, or news broadcast	   organization; as, the CBS newsroom.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A room where periodicals are sold; a reading room supplied	      with newspapers, magazines, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
News-vender \News"-vend`er\, n.	   A seller of newspapers.	   [1913 Webster]
newsworthy \newsworthy\ adj.	   Sufficiently interesting to be reported in a newspaper; as, a	   dog biting a man is not a newsworthy item.	   [WordNet 1.5]
News-writer \News"-writ`er\, n.	   One who gathers news for, and writes, news-letters, articles	   in news periodicals, or items for broadcast on news programs.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Newsy \News"y\, a.	   Full of news; abounding in information as to current events.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Newt \Newt\, n. [OE. ewt, evete, AS. efete, with n prefixed, an	   ewt being understood as a newt. Cf. {Eft}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The	   common British species are the crested newt ({Triton	   cristatus}) and the smooth newt ({Lophinus punctatus}). In	   America, {Diemictylus viridescens} is one of the most	   abundant species.	   [1913 Webster]
New Thought \New` Thought"\	   Any form of belief in mental healing, other than (1)	   Christian Science and (2) hypnotism or psychotherapy. It was	   practised in the 19th century, and its central principle was	   affirmative thought, or suggestion, employed with the	   conviction that man produces changes in his health, his	   finances, and his life by the adoption of a favorable mental	   attitude. As a therapeutic doctrine it stands for silent and	   absent mental treatment, and the theory that all diseases are	   mental in origin. As a cult it has its unifying idea the	   inculcation of workable optimism in contrast with the "old	   thought" of sin, evil, predestination, and pessimistic	   resignation. The term is essentially synonymous with the term	   {High Thought}, used in England. -- {New` Thought"er}, n. --	   {New` Thought"ist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Newtonian \New*to"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Newtonian philosophy}, the philosophy of Sir Isaac Newton;	      -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded in	      Newton's "Principia," to the modern or experimental	      philosophy (as opposed to the theories of Descartes and	      others), and, most frequently, to the mathematical theory	      of universal gravitation.	   {Newtonian telescope} (Astron.), a reflecting telescope, in	      which rays from the large speculum are received by a plane	      mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near the open	      end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one	      side of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed	      through the eyeplace.	   {Newtonian theory of light}. See Note under {Light}.	      [1913 Webster]	Newtonian \New*to"ni*an\, n.	   A follower of Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
New-year \New"-year`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the	   year; as, New-year gifts or odes.	   [1913 Webster]
New Year's Day \New" Year's` Day"\	   the first day of a calendar year; the first day of January.	   Often colloquially abbreviated to {New year's} or {new year}.	   [1913 Webster]	New Zealand \New` Zea"land\	   A group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean.	   [1913 Webster]	   {New Zealand flax}.	   (a) (Bot.) A tall, liliaceous herb ({Phormium tenax}), having	       very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish	       a fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the	       like.	   (b) The fiber itself.	   {New Zealand tea} (Bot.), a myrtaceous shrub ({Leptospermum	      scoparium}) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of	      which are used as a substitute for tea.	      [1913 Webster]
Nexible \Nex"i*ble\, a. [L. nexibilis, from nectere, nexum, to	   bind.]	   That may be knit together. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Next \Next\ (n[e^]kst), a., superl. of {Nigh}. [AS. n[=e]hst,	   ni['e]hst, n[=y]hst, superl. of ne['a]h nigh. See {Nigh}.]	   1. Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her princely guest	            Was next her side; in order sat the rest. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the next way.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nearest in time; as, the next day or hour.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or following	      in order.	      [1913 Webster]	            None could tell whose turn should be the next.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or relation; as,	      the next heir was an infant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man is near of kin unto us, one of our next	            kinsmen.                              --Ruth ii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Next is usually followed by to before an object, but to	         is sometimes omitted. In such cases next in considered	         by many grammarians as a preposition.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Next friend} (Law), one who represents an infant, a married	      woman, or any person who can not appear sui juris, in a	      suit at law.	      [1913 Webster]	Next \Next\, adv.	   In the time, place, or order nearest or immediately	   succeeding; as, this man follows next.	   [1913 Webster]
Nexus \Nex"us\, n. [L.]	   Connection; tie.	   [1913 Webster]	         Man is doubtless one by some subtile nexus . . .	         extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated	         dotard.                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
next-to-last \next-to-last\ adj.	   next preceding the last; as, the figures in the next-to-last	   column. [Narrower terms: {junior(prenominal), third-year}]	   Syn: penultimate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nez Perc'es \Nez" Per`c['e]s"\, pl.; sing. {Nez Perc['e]}. [F.,	   pierced noses.] (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians, in the late 1800's mostly inhabiting	   Idaho. They were involved under Chief Joseph, in the last	   major battle of the Indian wars, attempting to resist being	   moved to a reservation.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ngina \Ngi"na\ (n'g[=e]"n[.a]), n. [Native name.]	   The gorilla.	   [1913 Webster]
niacin \niacin\ n.	   A B vitamin (vitamin B5) essential for the normal function of	   the nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract. Called	   also {nicotinic acid} and {antipellagra vitamin}. Chemical	   formula {C6H5NO2}, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic	   acid.	   Syn: nicotinic acid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
niacinamide \niacinamide\ n.	   The amide of niacin (nicotinic acid), called also	   {nicotinamide}. It was at one time called {vitamin B3}, and	   can function to relieve nicotinic acid deficiency. Chemical	   formula {C6H6N2O}, chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxamide.	   Syn: nicotinic acid amide, nicotinamide.	        [PJC]
niagara \niagara\ n.	   Note: lower case [from the famous water falls.]	   A large flow, used figuratively.	   Syn: cascade.	        [PJC] Niagara
Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara Falls \Niagara Falls\prop. n.	   A large waterfall on the Niagara River near Buffalo	   remarkable for the volume and constancy of the water flowing	   over it. That part of the waterfall in Canada is the	   Horseshoe Falls; the U. S. portion is called the American	   Falls.	   [WordNet 1.5] Niagara	Niagara \Niagara\, Niagara River \Niagara River\prop. n.	   A river flowing from Lake Erie into Lake Ontario, which forms	   the boundary between Ontario and New York.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Niagara period \Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od\ (Geol.)	   A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system,	   embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks	   of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively	   distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty	   feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone,	   which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale.	   See Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Niamey \Niamey\ prop. n.	   The capital city of Niger.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nias \Ni"as\, n. [F. niais. See {Eyas}.]	   A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nib \Nib\ (n[i^]b), n. [A variabt of neb.]	   1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The	      little nib or fructifying principle." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a	      short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath;	      also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. See {his nibs}, below.	      [PJC]	   {his nibs} Someone who gives a command or makes a demand,	      often one who acts in a self-important manner, sometimes	      one with authority; -- used mockingly as a jocose term, as	      if a title of honor, but not usually in the presence of	      the person referred to, and usually indicating resentment	      or contempt. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	Nib \Nib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nebbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nibbing}.]	   To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to	   nib a pen.	   [1913 Webster]
Nibbed \Nibbed\, a.	   Having a nib or point.	   [1913 Webster]
Nibble \Nib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nibbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nibbling}.] [Cf. {Nip}.]	   To bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth;	   to eat slowly or in small bits.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy turfy mountains, where live nibbling sheep. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Nibble \Nib"ble\, v. t.	   To bite upon something gently or cautiously; to eat a little	   of a thing, as by taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes	   nibble at the bait.	   [1913 Webster]	         Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he	         manifestly falls a-nibbling at one single passage.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
nibble \nib"ble\, n.	   1. A small or cautious bite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Fig.) An expression of interest, often tentative,	      as at the beginning of a sale or negotiation process.	      [PJC]
Nibbler \Nib"bler\, n.	   One who, or that which, nibbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Nibblingly \Nib"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a nibbling manner; cautiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Nibelungenlied \Ni"be*lung`en*lied`\, n. [G. See {Nibelungs};	   {Lied}.]	   A great medieval German epic of unknown authorship containing	   traditions which refer to the Burgundians at the time of	   Attila (called Etzel in the poem) and mythological elements	   pointing to heathen times.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nibelungs \Ni"be*lungs\, n. pl.; sing. {Nibelung}.	   In German mythology, the children of the mist, a race of	   dwarfs or demonic beings, the original possessors of the	   famous hoard and ring won by Siegfrid; also, the Burgundian	   kings in the Nibelungenlied.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Niblick \Nib"lick\, n.	   A kind of golf stick used to lift the ball out of holes,	   ruts, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
nibs \nibs\ (n[i^]bz), n. pl.	   See {his nibs} under {nib}, n.	   [PJC]
Nicagua \Ni*ca"gua\, n. (Zool.)	   The laughing falcon. See under {laughing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicaraguan \Nicaraguan\ prop. adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Nicaragua; as, Nicaraguan earthquakes.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Nicaragua; as,	      Nicaraguan orphans.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Nicaraguan \Nicaraguan\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Nicaragua.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nicaragua wood \Nic`a*ra"gua wood`\	   Brazil wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Niccolite \Nic"co*lite\, n. [from NL. niccolum nickel.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an	   arsenide of nickel; -- called also {coppernickel},	   {kupfernickel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nice \Nice\ (n[imac]s), a. [Compar. {Nicer} (n[imac]"s[~e]r);	   superl. {Nicest}.] [OE., foolish, fr. OF. nice ignorant,	   fool, fr. L. nescius ignorant; ne not + scius knowing, scire	   to know. Perhaps influenced by E. nesh delicate, soft. See	   {No}, and {Science}.]	   1. Foolish; silly; simple; ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.	      [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            But say that we ben wise and nothing nice.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of trifling moment; unimportant; trivial. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The letter was not nice, but full of charge	            Of dear import.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or satisfy;	      fastidious in small matters.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curious not knowing, not exact but nice. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to taste	            Think not I shall be nice.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dear love, continue nice and chaste.  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nice and subtile happiness.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Apprehending slight differences or delicate distinctions;	      distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully	      discriminating; as, a nice taste or judgment. "Our author	      happy in a judge so nice." --Pope. "Nice verbal	      criticism." --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Done or made with careful labor; suited to excite	      admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great	      skill; exact; fine; finished; as, nice proportions, nice	      workmanship, a nice application; exactly or fastidiously	      discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a nice	      point of law, a nice distinction in philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The difference is too nice	            Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful; good; as, a	      nice party; a nice excursion; a nice day; a nice sauce,	      etc. [Loosely & Colloquially]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Pleasant; kind; as, a nice person.	      [PJC]	   9. Hence: Well-mannered; well-behaved; as, nice children.	      [PJC]	            He's making a list, checking it twice.	            Gonna find out who's naughty or nice	            Santa Claus is coming to town.        --Song.	   {To make nice of}, to be scrupulous about. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact;	        correct; precise; particular; pleasant; kind;	        scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; squeamish; finical;	        effeminate; silly; well-mannered; well-behaved.	        [1913 Webster]
Nicely \Nice"ly\ adv.	   In a nice manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicene \Ni"cene\, a. [L. Nicaenus, fr. Nicaea Nice, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the	   ecumenical council held there a. d. 325.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nicene Creed}, a summary of Christian faith, composed and	      adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, a. d.	      325, altered and confirmed by the Council of	      Constantinople, a. d. 381, and by subsequent councils.	      [1913 Webster]
Niceness \Nice"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being nice.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicery \Ni"cer*y\, n.	   Nicety. [Colloq.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicety \Ni"ce*ty\, n.; pl. {Niceties}. [OE. nicet['e]	   foolishness.]	   1. The quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses	      of that word.).	      [1913 Webster]	            The miller smiled of her nicety.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness of	      observation or of discrimination; precision.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment,	      distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fineness and niceties of words.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To a nicety}, with great exactness or accuracy.	      [1913 Webster]
Niche \Niche\ (n[i^]ch), n. [F., fr. It. nicchia, prop., a	   shell-like recess in a wall, fr. nicchio a shellfish, mussel,	   fr. L. mytilus.]	   A cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness	   of a wall, for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament.	   Hence, any similar position, literal or figurative.	   [1913 Webster]	         Images defended from the injuries of the weather by	         niches of stone wherein they are placed. --Evelun.	   [1913 Webster]
Niched \Niched\ (n[i^]cht), a.	   Placed in a niche. "Those niched shapes of noble mold."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
nichts \nichts\ n. [German nothing.]	   A quantity of no importance; nothing. [slang]	   Syn: nothing, nihil, nix, nada, aught, cipher, cypher, goose	        egg, naught, nil, zero, zilch, zip.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nick \Nick\ (n[i^]k), n. [AS. nicor a marine monster; akin to D.	   nikker a water spite, Icel. nykr, ONG. nihhus a crocodile, G.	   nix a water sprite; cf. Gr. ni`ptein to wash, Skr. nij. Cf.	   {Nix}.] (Northern Myth.)	   An evil spirit of the waters.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Old Nick}, the evil one; the devil. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Nick \Nick\, n. [Akin to {Nock}.]	   1. A notch cut into something; as:	      (a) A score for keeping an account; a reckoning. [Obs.]	      (b) (Print.) A notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type,	          to assist a compositor in placing it properly in the	          stick, and in distribution. --W. Savage.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A broken or indented place in any edge or surface;	      as, nicks in a china plate; a nick in the table top.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A particular point or place considered as marked by a	      nick; the exact point or critical moment.	      [1913 Webster]	            To cut it off in the very nick.       --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	            This nick of time is the critical occasion for the	            gaining of a point.                   --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Nick \Nick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicked} (n[i^]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nicking}.]	   1. To make a nick or nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or	      upon by nicks; as, to nick a stick, tally, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting nicks or	      notches in; to create a nick[2] in, deliberately or	      accidentally; as, to nick the rim of a teacup.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            And thence proceed to nicking sashes. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The itch of his affection should not then	            Have nicked his captainship.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of nicks; to	      tally with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words nicking and resembling one another are	            applicable to different significations. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to strike at	      the precise point or time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The just season of doing things must be nicked, and	            all accidents improved.               --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make a cross cut or cuts on the under side of (the tail	      of a horse, in order to make him carry it higher).	      [1913 Webster]	Nick \Nick\, v. t.	   To nickname; to style. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For Warbeck, as you nick him, came to me. --Ford.	   [1913 Webster] Nickar nut
Nickar nut \Nick"ar nut`\, Nickar tree \Nick"ar tree`\ (Bot.)	   Same as {Nicker nut}, {Nicker tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nickel \Nick"el\, n. [G., fr. Sw. nickel, abbrev. from Sw.	   kopparnickel copper-nickel, a name given in derision, as it	   was thought to be a base ore of copper. The origin of the	   second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. {Kupfer-nickel},	   {Copper-nickel}.]	   1. (Chem.) A bright silver-white metallic element of atomic	      number 28. It is of the iron group, and is hard,	      malleable, and ductile. It occurs combined with sulphur in	      millerite, with arsenic in the mineral niccolite, and with	      arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. Atomic	      weight 58.70.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: On account of its permanence in air and inertness to	         oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating	         iron, brass, etc., for chemical apparatus, and in	         certain alloys, as german silver. It is magnetic, and	         is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, both being	         found in meteoric iron.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp., a	      five-cent piece. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nickel silver}, an alloy of nickel, copper, and zinc; --	      usually called {german silver}; called also {argentan}.	      [1913 Webster]
nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {nickel-and-dimed} or {nickeled-and-dimed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {nickel-and-diming} or {nickeling-and-diming}.]	   1. To harass or annoy with petty demands or for trivial	      reasons; specifically, to insist on minor concessions in a	      negotiation.	      [PJC]	   2. To weaken or impair gradually or by small steps; as, to be	      nickel-and-dimed into bankruptcy by the operating	      overhead. [informal]	      [PJC]	nickel-and-dime \nick"el-and-dime"\, a.	   1. Trivial; unimportant; petty; as, nickel-and-dime	      criticisms. [informal]	      [PJC]	   2. Involving only small amounts of money; small-time; as, a	      nickel-and-dime business operation. [informal]	      [PJC]
Nickelic \Nick*el"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically,	   designating compounds in which, as contrasted with the	   nickelous compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as	   nickelic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Nickeliferous \Nick`el*if"er*ous\, a. [Nickel + -ferous.]	   Containing nickel; as, nickelferous iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Nickeline \Nick"el*ine\ (? or ?), n.	   1. (Chem.) An alloy of nickel, a variety of German silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Niccolite.	      [1913 Webster]
nickelodeon \nick`el*o"de*on\, n. [Nickel + odeon.]	   1. A place of entertainment, as for moving picture	      exhibition, charging a fee or admission price of five	      cents. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An early version of a jukebox that was operated by	      insertion of a nickel[2].	      [PJC]	   3. (capitalized) The name of a Cable Television channel,	      specializing in programs for children. [Trademark]	      [PJC]
Nickelous \Nick"el*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel	   in which, as contrasted with the {nickelic} compounds, the	   metal has a lower valence; as, nickelous oxide. --Frankland.	   [1913 Webster]
Nickel steel \Nickel steel\	   A kind of cast steel containing nickel, which greatly	   increases its strength. It is used for armor plate, bicycle	   tubing, propeller shafts, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nicker \Nick"er\, n. [From {Nick}, v. t.]	   1. One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for	      breaking windows with half-pence. [Cant] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a	      boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit	      the size of the hole that is bored.	      [1913 Webster]	Nicker nut \Nick"er nut`\	   A rounded seed, rather smaller than a nutmeg, having a hard	   smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish color. The seeds grow	   in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers of the genus	   {Caesalpinia}. {Caesalpinia Bonduc} has yellowish seeds;	   {Caesalpinia Bonducella}, bluish gray. [Spelt also {neckar	   nut}, {nickar nut}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Nicker tree \Nick"er tree`\ (Bot.)	   The plant producing nicker nuts. [Written also {neckar tree}	   and {nickar tree}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nicking \Nick"ing\, n. [From {Nick}, v. t.] (Coal Mining)	   (a) The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.	   (b) pl. Small coal produced in making the nicking.	       [1913 Webster]
Nickle \Nic"kle\, n. (Zool.)	   The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also {nicker	   pecker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicknack \Nick"nack`\, n.	   See {Knickknack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicknackery \Nick"nack`er*y\, n.	   See {Knickknackery}.	   [1913 Webster]
nickname \nick"name`\, n. [OE. ekename surname, hence, a	   nickname, an ekename being understood as a nekename,	   influenced also by E. nick, v. See {Eke}, and {Name}.]	   A name given in affectionate familiarity, sportive	   familiarity, contempt, or derision; a familiar or an	   opprobrious appellation; as, Nicholas's nickname is Nick.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nickname \Nick"name`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nicknamed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nicknaming}.]	   To give a nickname to; to call by a nickname.	   [1913 Webster]	         You nickname virtue; vice you should have spoke.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I altogether disclaim what has been nicknamed the	         doctrine of finality.                    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicolaitan \Ni`co*la"i*tan\ (n[i^]k`[-o]*l[=a]"[i^]*tan), n. [So	   called from Nicolas of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi. 5.]	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at	   Ephesus, who are censured in Rev. ii. 6, 15.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicotian \Ni*co"tian\ (n[i^]*k[=o]"shan), n. [F. nicotiane; --	   so called from Nicot, who introduced it into France, a. d.	   1560.]	   Tobacco. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Nicotian \Ni*co"tian\, a.	   Pertaining to, or derived from, tobacco. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicotiana \Ni*co`ti*a"na\, prop. n. [NL. See {Nicotian}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with	   viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species	   yield tobacco. See {Tobacco}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicotianine \Ni*co"ti*a*nine\ (? or ?), n. [F. nicotianine. See	   {Nicotian}.] (Chem.)	   A white waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted	   from tobacco leaves and called also {tobacco camphor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicotic \Ni*cot"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Nicotinic.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicotidine \Ni*cot"i*dine\ (? or ?), n. [Nicotine + pyridine.]	   (Chem.)	   A complex, oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine,	   and obtained by the reduction of certain derivatives of the	   pyridine group.	   [1913 Webster]
Nicotine \Nic"o*tine\ (? or ?), n. [F. nicotine. See	   {Nicotian}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco	   ({C10H14N2}). It occurs in tobacco plants ({Nicotiana	   tabacum} and {Nicotiana rusticum}) to the extent of 2 to 8%,	   in combination with malic acid or citric acid. It is a	   colorless, transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor,	   and an acrid burning taste. It is intensely poisonous. The	   apparently addictive effects of tobacco smoking have been	   ascribed largely to the effect of nicotine, and the	   controlled administration of nicotine on various forms has	   been used as a technique for assisting efforts to stop the	   smoking habit. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nicotinic \Nic`o*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used	   specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine,	   obtained by the oxidation of nicotine, and called nicotinic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
nicotinic acid \nic`o*tin"ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.)	   An organic acid ({C6H5NO2}), a carboxylated derivative of	   pyridine, obtained by the oxidation of nicotine; called also	   {niacin} and {antipellagra vitamin}, and {vitamin B5}.	   Chemically it is 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid.	   Note: It is a cofactor in several enzymatic reactions, and is	         used to prevent a pellagra-like disease in dogs.	         --[MI11]	   Syn: 3-pyridinecarboxylic acid, niacin, antipellagra vitamin.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nicotinism \Nic"o*tin*ism\, n. [Nicotine + -ism.] (Med.)	   The morbid condition produced by the excessive use of	   tobacco.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nictate \Nic"tate\, v. i. [L. nictare, nictatum, from nicere to	   beckon.]	   To wink; to nictitate.	   [1913 Webster]
Nictation \Nic*ta"tion\, n. [L. nictatio; cf. F. nictation.]	   The act of winking; nictitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Nictitate \Nic"ti*tate\, v. i. [See {Nictate}.]	   To wink; to nictate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nictitating membrane} (Anat.), a thin membrane, found in	      many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the lower lid,	      of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball;	      the third eyelid; the haw.	      [1913 Webster]
Nictitation \Nic`ti*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of winking.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidamental \Nid`a*men"tal\, a. [L. nidamentum materials for a	   nest, fr. nidus nest. See {Nest}.] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or bearing, eggs or egg capsules; as, the	   nidamental capsules of certain gastropods; nidamental glands.	   See Illust. of {Dibranchiata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidary \Ni"da*ry\, n. [L. nidus a nest.]	   A collection of nests. [R.] --velyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Nide \Nide\ (n[imac]d), n. [L. nidus a nest: cf. F. nid.]	   A nestful; a brood; as, a nide of pheasants. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nidering \Ni"der*ing\, a. [See {Niding}.]	   Infamous; dastardly. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidgery \Nidg"er*y\, n. [See {Nidget}.]	   A trifle; a piece of foolery. [Obs.] --Skinner.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidget \Nidg"et\, n. [Written also {nigget}, {nigeot}.] [Cf. F.	   nigaud a booby, fool, OF. niger to play the fool.]	   A fool; an idiot, a coward. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidificate \Nid"i*fi*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidificated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Nidificating}.] [L. nidificare, nidificatum;	   nidus nest + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}, and cf.	   {nest}.]	   To make a nest.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where are the fishes which nidificated in trees?	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidification \Nid`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. nidification.]	   The act or process of building a nest.	   [1913 Webster]
Niding \Ni"ding\ (n[imac]"d[i^]ng), n. [Written also {nithing}.]	   [AS. n[imac][eth]ing, fr. n[imac][eth] wickedness, malice,	   hatred.]	   A coward; a dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He is worthy to be called a niding.      --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidor \Ni"dor\ (n[imac]"d[~e]r), n. [L.]	   Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking. [Obs.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidorose \Ni"dor*ose`\, a.	   Nidorous. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidorous \Ni"dor*ous\, a. [L. nidorosus steaming, reeking: cf.	   F. nidoreux. See {Nidor}.]	   Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt	   animal matter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nidulant \Nid"u*lant\, a. [L. nidulans, p. pr.: cf. F.	   {Nidulant}.]	   1. Nestling, as a bird in its nest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Lying loose in pulp or cotton within a berry or	      pericarp, as in a nest.	      [1913 Webster]
Nidulate \Nid"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nidulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nidulating}.] [L. nidulari, fr. nidulus, dim. of	   nidus a nest.]	   To make a nest, as a bird. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidulation \Nid`u*la"tion\, n.	   The time of remaining in the nest. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidulite \Nid"u*lite\, n. [L. nidulus a little nest.] (Paleon.)	   A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of eggs.	   [1913 Webster]
Nidus \Ni"dus\, n.; pl. {nidi}. [L. See {Nidi}, {Nest}.]	   A nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a	   breeding place; esp., the place or substance where parasites	   or the germs of a disease effect lodgment or are developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Niece \Niece\ (n[=e]s), n. [OE. nece, F. ni[`e]ce, LL. neptia,	   for L. neptis a granddaughter, niece, akin to nepos. See	   {Nephew}.]	   1. A relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether	      male or female; a granddaughter or a grandson. [Obs.] --B.	      Jonson. Wyclif. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of	      one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. In modern English,	      this is the primary meaning.	      [1913 Webster]
Nief \Nief\, n.	   See {Neif}, the fist.	   [1913 Webster]
Niellist \Ni*el"list\, n.	   One who practices the style of ornamentation called niello.	   [1913 Webster]
Niello \Ni*el"lo\, n. [It. niello, LL. nigellum a black of	   blackish enamel, fr. L. nigellus, dim. of niger black. See	   {Negro}, and cf. {Anneal}.]	   1. A metallic alloy of a deep black color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art, process, or method of decorating metal with	      incised designs filled with the black alloy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of metal, or any other object, so decorated.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An impression on paper taken from an ancient incised	      decoration or metal plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An impression on paper taken from the engraved or incised	      surface before the niello alloy has been inlaid.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Niepce's process \Niep"ce's proc"ess\ (Photog.)	   A process, now no longer used, invented by J. N. Niepce, a	   French chemist, in 1829. It depends upon the action of light	   in rendering a thin layer of bitumen, with which the plate is	   coated, insoluble. [Obsolescent]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
niff \niff\ n.	   An unpleasant smell. [British slang]	   [WordNet 1.5]
niffy \niffy\ adj.	   Malodorous, unpleasant-smelling. Opposite of {fragrant}.	   [British informal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
nifty \nifty\ adj.	   1. Very good; excellent; -- an informal term meaning about	      the same as {groovy}, sense 1. [informal, 1960's]	   Syn: bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, great,	        groovy, keen, neat, not bad(predicate), peachy, slap-up,	        swell, smashing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Stylish; attractive; -- of clothing; as, a nifty outfit.	      [PJC]
Nifle \Ni"fle\ (n[i^]f"'l), n. [OF.]	   A trifle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
nigella \nigella\ n.	   any plant of the genus {Nigella}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nigerian \Nigerian\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Nigeria.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Nigerian \Nigerian\ prop. adj.	   1. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the country	      Nigeria; as, The Nigerian capital used to be Lagos.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of	      Nigeria; as, A Nigerian novelist won the Noble Prize for	      literature this year.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nigerien \Nigerien\ prop. adj.	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the inhabitants of	   Niger.	   Syn: Nigerian.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Nigerien \Nigerien\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Niger.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Niggard \Nig"gard\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd), n. [Icel. hn["o]ggr	   niggardly, stingy + -ard; cf. Sw. njugg, AS. hne['a]w.]	   A person meanly stingy and covetous; one who spends	   grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious fellow; a miser.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A penurious niggard of his wealth.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be niggards of advice on no pretense.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Niggard \Nig"gard\, a.	   Like a niggard; meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly;	   miserly; stingy.	   [1913 Webster]	Niggard \Nig"gard\, v. t. & i.	   To act the niggard toward; to be niggardly. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardise \Nig"gard*ise\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd*[imac]z), n.	   Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardish \Nig"gard*ish\, a.	   Somewhat niggard.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardliness \Nig"gard*li*ness\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd*l[i^]*n[e^]s),	   n.	   The quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or	   spending; parsimony; stinginess.	   [1913 Webster]	         Niggardliness is not good husbandry.     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\ (n[i^]g"g[~e]rd*l[y^]), a.	   Meanly covetous or avaricious in dealing with others; stingy;	   niggard.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is	         not for the steward to be niggardly.     --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly;	        penurious; sordid; stingy. See {Avaricious}.	        [1913 Webster]	Niggardly \Nig"gard*ly\, adv.	   In a niggard manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardness \Nig"gard*ness\, n.	   Niggardliness. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardous \Nig"gard*ous\, a.	   Niggardly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Covetous gathering and niggardous keeping. --Sir T.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardship \Nig"gard*ship\, n.	   Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggardy \Nig"gard*y\, n.	   Niggardliness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
nigged \nigged\ (n[i^]gd), n. [Prov. E. nig to clip money.]	   (Masonry)	   Hammer-dressed; -- said of building stone.	   [1913 Webster]
nigger \nig"ger\, n.	   A negro; -- in vulgar derision or depreciation. It is usually	   intended and interpreted as highly insulting and vulgar.	   [Low, deprecatory, and vulgar]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Niggerhead \Nig"ger*head`\, n.	   A strong black chewing tobacco, usually in twisted plug form;	   negro head. [archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Niggish \Nig"gish\, a. [See {Niggard}.]	   Niggardly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Niggle \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 deceive; to mock. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. i.	   1. To trifle or play.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take heed, daughter,	            You niggle not with your conscience and religion.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act or walk mincingly. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fret and snarl about trifles. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chiefly Eng.)	   1. To move about restlessly or without result; to fidget.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. To be finicky or excessively critical; to potter; esp., to	      work with excessive care for trifling details, as in	      painting.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Niggle \Nig"gle\, v. t.	   1. To use, spend, or do in a petty or trifling manner.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To elaborate excessively, as in art.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Niggler \Nig"gler\, n.	   One who niggles.	   [1913 Webster]
Niggling \Nig"gling\, a.	   1. petty, trivial, or inconsequential.	      [PJC]	   2. Excessively demanding of time or attention; as, niggling	      little details.	      [PJC]
niggling \nig"gling\, n.	   Finicky or pottering work; specif. (Fine Arts), Minute and	   very careful workmanship in drawing, painting, or the like,	   esp. when bestowed on unimportant detail.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nigh \Nigh\ (n[imac]), a. [Compar. {Nigher} (n[imac]"[~e]r);	   superl. {Nighest}, or {Next} (n[e^]kst).] [OE. nigh, neigh,	   neih, AS. ne['a]h, n[=e]h; akin to D. na, adv., OS. n[=a]h,	   a., OHG. n[=a]h, G. nah, a., nach to, after, Icel. n[=a] (in	   comp.) nigh, Goth. n[=e]hw, n[=e]hwa, adv., nigh. Cf. {Near},	   {Neighbor}, {Next}.]	   1. Not distant or remote in place or time; near.	      [1913 Webster]	            The loud tumult shows the battle nigh. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances, etc.;	      closely allied; intimate. "Nigh kinsmen." --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye . . . are made nigh by the blood of Christ.	                                                  --Eph. ii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; neighboring.	        [1913 Webster]	Nigh \Nigh\, adv. [AS. ne['a]h, n[=e]h. See {Nigh}, a.]	   1. In a situation near in place or time, or in the course of	      events; near.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was sick, nigh unto death.         --Phil. ii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            He drew not nigh unheard; the angel bright,	            Ere he drew nigh, his radiant visage turned.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Almost; nearly; as, he was nigh dead.	      [1913 Webster]	Nigh \Nigh\, v. t. & i.	   To draw nigh (to); to approach; to come near. [Obs.] --Wyclif	   (Matt. iii. 2).	   [1913 Webster]	Nigh \Nigh\, prep.	   Near to; not remote or distant from. "was not this nigh	   shore?" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Nighly \Nigh"ly\, adv.	   In a near relation in place, time, degree, etc.; within a	   little; almost. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A cube and a sphere . . . nighly of the same bigness.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Nighness \Nigh"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being nigh. [R.] "Nighness of blood."	   --Holished.	   [1913 Webster]
Night \Night\ (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht;	   akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt,	   Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche,	   W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, Skr.	   nakta, nakti. [root]265. Cf. {Equinox}, {Nocturnal}.]	   1. That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the	      horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the	      time between dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the	      sun, but only moonlight, starlight, or artificial light.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God called the light Day, and the darkness he	            called Night.                         --Gen. i. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence:	      (a) Darkness; obscurity; concealment.	          [1913 Webster]	                Nature and nature's laws lay hid in night.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Intellectual and moral darkness; ignorance.	      (c) A state of affliction; adversity; as, a dreary night	          of sorrow.	      (d) The period after the close of life; death.	          [1913 Webster]	                She closed her eyes in everlasting night.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Do not go gentle into that good night	                Rage, rage against the dying of the light.	                                                  --Dylan	                                                  Thomas.	          [PJC]	      (e) A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when nature seems	          to sleep. "Sad winter's night". --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Night is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in the	         formation of self-explaining compounds; as,	         night-blooming, night-born, night-warbling, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Night by night}, {Night after night}, nightly; many nights.	      [1913 Webster]	            So help me God, as I have watched the night,	            Ay, night by night, in studying good for England.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Night bird}. (Zool.)	      (a) The moor hen ({Gallinula chloropus}).	      (b) The Manx shearwater ({Puffinus Anglorum}).	   {Night blindness}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}.	   {Night cart}, a cart used to remove the contents of privies	      by night.	   {Night churr}, (Zool.), the nightjar.	   {Night crow}, a bird that cries in the night.	   {Night dog}, a dog that hunts in the night, -- used by	      poachers.	   {Night fire}.	      (a) Fire burning in the night.	      (b) Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern.	          	   {Night flyer} (Zool.), any creature that flies in the night,	      as some birds and insects.	   {night glass}, a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large	      amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.	      --Totten.	   {Night green}, iodine green.	   {Night hag}, a witch supposed to wander in the night.	   {Night hawk} (Zool.), an American bird ({Chordeiles	      Virginianus}), allied to the goatsucker. It hunts the	      insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and	      often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud	      whirring sound, like that of a spinning wheel. Also	      sometimes applied to the European goatsuckers. It is	      called also {bull bat}.	   {Night heron} (Zool.), any one of several species of herons	      of the genus {Nycticorax}, found in various parts of the	      world. The best known species is {Nycticorax griseus}, or	      {Nycticorax nycticorax}, of Europe, and the American	      variety (var. naevius). The yellow-crowned night heron	      ({Nyctanassa violacea} syn. {Nycticorax violaceus})	      inhabits the Southern States. Called also {qua-bird}, and	      {squawk}.	   {Night house}, a public house, or inn, which is open at	      night.	   {Night key}, a key for unfastening a night latch.	   {Night latch}, a kind of latch for a door, which is operated	      from the outside by a key.	   {Night monkey} (Zool.), an owl monkey.	   {night moth} (Zool.), any one of the noctuids.	   {Night parrot} (Zool.), the kakapo.	   {Night piece}, a painting representing some night scene, as a	      moonlight effect, or the like.	   {Night rail}, a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a	      nightgown, or over the dress at night, or in sickness.	      [Obs.]	   {Night raven} (Zool.), a bird of ill omen that cries in the	      night; esp., the bittern.	   {Night rule}.	      (a) A tumult, or frolic, in the night; -- as if a	          corruption, of night revel. [Obs.]	      (b) Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, at	          night.	                What night rule now about this haunted grove?	                                                  --Shak.	   {Night sight}. (Med.) See {Nyctolopia}.	   {Night snap}, a night thief. [Cant] --Beau. & Fl.	   {Night soil}, human excrement; -- so called because in cities	      it is collected by night and carried away for manure.	   {Night spell}, a charm against accidents at night.	   {Night swallow} (Zool.), the nightjar.	   {Night walk}, a walk in the evening or night.	   {Night walker}.	      (a) One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist; a	          noctambulist.	      (b) One who roves about in the night for evil purposes;	          specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets.	   {Night walking}.	      (a) Walking in one's sleep; sleep walking; somnambulism;	          noctambulism.	      (b) Walking the streets at night with evil designs.	   {Night warbler} (Zool.), the sedge warbler ({Acrocephalus	      phragmitis}); -- called also {night singer}. [Prov. Eng.]	      	   {Night watch}.	      (a) A period in the night, as distinguished by the change	          of watch.	      (b) A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night.	          	   {Night watcher}, one who watches in the night; especially,	      one who watches with evil designs.	   {Night witch}. Same as {Night hag}, above.	      [1913 Webster]	Night Before Christmas \Night Before Christmas\, n.	   The popular name for a poem by Clement Clarke Moore titled {A	   Visit from St. Nicholas}, a popular poem with the theme of	   St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to children	   on Christmans eve.	   [PJC]	   Note: The full text of the poem follows: T'was the night	         before Christmas, when all through the house,	         Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;	         The stockings were hung by the chimney with care,	         In hopes that St. Nicholas soon would be there. The	         children were nestled all snug in their beds,	         While visions of sugarplums danced in their heads;	         And Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap,	         Had just settled down for a long winter's nap. When out	         on the lawn there arose such a clatter,	         I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter.	         Away to the window I flew like a flash,	         Tore open the shutters, and threw up the sash. The moon	         on the breast of the new-fallen snow,	         Gave the luster of midday to objects below,	         When what to my wondering eyes should appear,	         But a miniature sleigh, and eight tiny reindeer.	         With a little old driver, so lively and quick,	         I knew in a moment it must be St. Nick. More rapid than	         eagles his coursers they came,	         And he whistled, and shouted, and called them by name:	         "Now, Dasher! Now, Dancer!, Now Prancer and Vixen!	         On, Comet! On, Cupid!, On, Donner and Blitzen!	         To the top of the porch! To the top of the wall!	         Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!!" As the dry	         leaves that before the wild hurricane fly,	         When they meet with an obstacle, mount to the sky,	         So up to the housetop the coursers they flew,	         With a sleigh full of toys, and St. Nicholas, too. And	         then in a twinkling, I heard on the roof,	         The prancing and pawing of each little hoof.	         As I drew in my head, and was turning around,	         Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with a bound. He was	         dressed all in fur, from his head to his foot,	         And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot.	         A bundle of toys he had flung on his back,	         And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack. His	         eyes -- how they twinkled! His dimples, how merry!	         His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!	         His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow,	         And the beard on his chin was as white as the snow;	         He had a broad face and a little round belly,	         That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly.	         He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf,	         And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself.	         A wink of his eye, and a twist of his head,	         Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke	         not a word, but went staight to his work,	         And filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk,	         And laying a finger aside of his nose,	         And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose; He sprang to	         his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,	         And away they all flew like the down of a thistle.	         But I heard him exclaim as he drove out of sight,	         "Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night!"	         [PJC]
nightbird \nightbird\ n.	   A person who likes to be active late at night; a {night owl}.	   Syn: night owl, nighthawk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Night-blooming \Night"-bloom`ing\, a.	   Blooming in the night.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Night-blooming cereus}. (Bot.) See Note under {Cereus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nightcap \Night"cap`\, n.	   1. A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alcoholic beverage drunk at bedtime. [Cant] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
nightclothes \nightclothes\ n.	   garments designed to be worn in bed, such as {pyjamas}, a	   {nightgown}, etc.	   Syn: nightwear.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nightclub \nightclub\ n.	   An establishment providing entertainment (as singers,	   dancers, or comedy acts), usually open late into the night or	   early morning, typically serving alcoholic beverages and	   food.	   Syn: cabaret.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
nightcrawler \nightcrawler\ n.	   A terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil;	   an earthworm. It often surfaces when the ground is cool or	   wet, and is used as bait by anglers. The term is used mostly	   in the northern and western U. S.	   Syn: earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing worm, wiggler,	        nightwalker, dew worm, red worm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nightdress \Night"dress`\, n.	   A nightgown.	   [1913 Webster]
Nighted \Night"ed\, a.	   1. Darkness; clouded. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Overtaken by night; belated. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Nightertale \Night"er*tale\, n. [Cf. Icel. n[=a]ttarpel.]	   Period of night; nighttime. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Night-eyed \Night"-eyed`\, a.	   Capable of seeing at night; sharp-eyed. "Your night-eyed	   Tiberius." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightfall \Night"fall`\, n.	   The close of the day; the arrival of the night; the period at	   and just after dusk. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Night-faring \Night"-far`ing\, a.	   Going or traveling in the night. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightgown \Night"gown`\, n.	   A loose gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a	   sleeping garment.	   [1913 Webster]
nighthawk \nighthawk\ n.	   1. A person who likes to be active late at night; a {night	      owl}.	   Syn: night owl, nightbird.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) Any of several mainly nocturnal North American	      goatsuckers, especially {Chordeiles minor}, or the related	      European goatsucker {Caprimulgus europaeus}, also called	      the nightjar.	   Syn: bullbat, mosquito hawk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nightie \nightie\ n.	   1. Any loose-fitting clothing for wear in bed.	      [PJC]	   2. Especially: a loose dress designed to be worn in bed by	      women; a nightgown.	   Syn: nightgown, night-robe, nightdress.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nightingale \Night"in*gale\, n. [OE. nihtegale,nightingale, AS.	   nihtegale; niht night + galan to sing, akin to E. yell; cf.	   D. nachtegaal, OS. nahtigala, OHG. nahtigala, G. nachtigall,	   Sw. n[aum]ktergal, Dan. nattergal. See {Night}, and {Yell}.]	   1. (Zool.) A small, plain, brown and gray European song bird	      ({Luscinia megarhynchos} syn. {Luscinia luscinia}). It	      sings at night, and is celebrated for the sweetness of its	      song.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A larger species ({Lucinia philomela}), of Eastern	      Europe, having similar habits; the thrush nightingale. The	      name is also applied to other allied species.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mock nightingale}. (Zool.) See {Blackcap}, n., 1	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Nightish \Night"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to night.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightjar \Night"jar`\, n.	   A goatsucker, esp. the European species. See Illust. of	   {Goatsucker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightless \Night"less\, a.	   Having no night.	   [1913 Webster] Night letter
Night letter \Night letter\, Night lettergram \Night lettergram\	   See {Letter}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
night-line \night-line\ n.	   A fishing line with baited hooks left in the water to catch	   fish over night.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nightlong \Night"long`\ (?; 115), a.	   Lasting all night.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightly \Night"ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the night, or to every night; happening	   or done by night, or every night; as, nightly shades; he kept	   nightly vigils.	   [1913 Webster]	Nightly \Night"ly\, adv.	   At night; every night.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightman \Night"man\ (n[imac]t"m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Nightmen}	   (n[imac]t"m[e^]n).	   One whose business is emptying privies by night.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightmare \Night"mare`\ (n[imac]t"m[^a]r`), n. [Night + mare	   incubus. See {Mare} incubus.]	   1. A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in	      sleep. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trerrifying or oppressive dream characterized by a sense	      of helplessness in the face of danger, extreme uneasiness	      or discomfort (as of weight on the chest or stomach,	      impossibility of motion or speech, etc.) or extreme	      anxiety, from which one wakes in a troubled state of mind.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Hence: Any overwhelming, oppressive, or terrifying	      experience resembling a nightmare[2] especially in the	      inability to escape from an unpleasant situation.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
nightmarish \nightmarish\ adj.	   Terrifying, as if in a nightmare[2]; resembling a	   nightmare[2].	   Syn: bloodcurdling, hair-raising.	        [WordNet 1.5]
night owl \night" owl`\ n.	   A person who likes to be active late at night.	   Syn: nighthawk, nightbird.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nightrider \nightrider\ n.	   member of a secret mounted band in the southern U. S. after	   the Civil War, which committed acts of intimidation and	   revenge.	   Syn: night rider.	        [WordNet 1.5] nightrobe
nightrobe \night"robe`\, night-robe \night"-robe`\n.	   1. A loose dress designed to be worn in bed by women; a	      nightgown.	   Syn: nightgown, nightie, nightdress.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nightshade \Night"shade`\, n. [AS. nichtscadu.] (Bot.)	   A common name of many species of the genus {Solanum}, given	   esp. to the {Solanum nigrum}, or black nightshade, a low,	   branching weed with small white flowers and black berries	   reputed to be poisonous.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Deadly nightshade}. Same as {Belladonna}	   (a) .	   {Enchanter's nightshade}. See under {Enchanter}.	   {Stinking nightshade}. See {Henbane}.	   {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nightshirt \Night"shirt`\, n.	   A kind of nightgown for men.	   [1913 Webster]
night-sight \night-sight\ n.	   The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight);	   night vision.	   Syn: night vision.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nightstick \nightstick\ n.	   A policeman's club.	   Syn: truncheon, billy, billy club, billystick.	        [WordNet 1.5]
night-stop \night-stop\ n.	   A pause during a journey, to rest for the night.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Night terrors \Night terrors\ (Med.)	   A sudden awakening associated with a sensation of terror,	   occurring in children, esp. those of unstable nervous	   constitution.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
night vision \night vision\ n.	   The ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight).	   Syn: night-sight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nighttime \Night"time`\, n.	   The time from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to {daytime}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nightward \Night"ward\, a.	   Approaching toward night.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigraniline \Ni*gran"i*line\ (? or ?), n. [L. niger black + E.	   aniline.] (Chem.)	   The complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called	   also {aniline black}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigrescent \Ni*gres"cent\, a. [L. nigrescens, p. pr. of	   nigrescere to grow black, fr. niger black. See {Negro}.]	   Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to	   blackness. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigrification \Nig`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. nigrificare to	   blacken; niger black + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See	   {-fy}.]	   The act or process of making black. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigrine \Ni"grine\, n. [L. niger black: cf. F. nigrine.] (Min.)	   A ferruginous variety of rutile.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigritic \Ni*grit"ic\, a. (Ethnol.)	   Pertaining to, or having the characteristics of, negroes, or	   of the Negritos, Papuans, and the Melanesian races; negritic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nigritude \Nig"ri*tude\, n. [L. nigritudo, fr. niger black.]	   Blackness; the state of being black. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigromancie \Nig"ro*man`cie\, n.	   Necromancy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nigromancien \Nig"ro*man`cien\, n.	   A necromancer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         These false enchanters or nigromanciens. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigrosine \Ni"gro*sine\ (? or ?), n. [From L. niger black.]	   (Chem.)	   A dark blue dyestuff, of the induline group; -- called also	   {azodiphenyl blue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nigua \Ni"gua\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   The chigoe.	   [1913 Webster] Ni-hard
Ni-hard \Ni-hard\, Ni-hard iron \Ni-hard iron\n.	   Cast iron to which nickel has been added to make it resist	   abrasion.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nihil \Ni"hil\, n. [L.]	   Nothing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nihil album} [L., white nothing] (Chem.), oxide of zinc. See	      under {Zinc}.	   {Nihil debet} [L., he owes nothing] (Law), the general issue	      in certain actions of debt.	   {Nihil dicit} [L., he says nothing] (Law), a declinature by	      the defendant to plead or answer. --Tomlins.	      [1913 Webster]
Nihilism \Ni"hil*ism\, n. [L. nihil nothing: cf. F. nihilisme.	   See {Annihilate}.]	   1. Nothingness; nihility.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The doctrine that nothing can be known; scepticism as to	      all knowledge and all reality.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Politics) The theories and practices of the Nihilists.	      [1913 Webster]
Nihilist \Ni"hil*ist\, n. [Cf. F. nihiliste. See {Nihilism}.]	   1. One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who	      believes or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted	      to exist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Politics) A member of a secret association (esp. in	      Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of the	      present political, religious, and social institutions.	      [1913 Webster]
Nihilistic \Ni`hil*is"tic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism.	   [1913 Webster]
Nihility \Ni*hil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. nihilit['e]. See {Nihilism}.]	   Nothingness; a state of being nothing.	   [1913 Webster]
-nik \-nik\ (n[i^]k) suff. [Yiddish, fr. Slavik suffix -nik	   indicating a person.]	   A suffix attached to other words indicating a person with	   certain characteristics or associated with a certain group or	   behavior; as, beatnik, kibbutznik; it is sometimes used	   derogatorily; as in no-goodnik, peacenik.	   [PJC]
Nike \Nike\ prop. n. (Greek Mythology) [Gr., victory.]	   The Greek winged goddess of victory; identified with Roman	   Victoria.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nil \Nil\ [See {Nill}, v. t.]	   Will not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Nil \Nil\, n. & a. [L., a contr. of nihil.]	   Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term often used for	   canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping. --A. J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]	Nil \Nil\, n. (computers)	   A special value for a variable used in certain computer	   languages to mean no assigned value, to be distinguished from	   the value zero.	   [PJC]
Nile \Nile\ (n[imac]l), n. [L. Nilus, Gr. Nei^los.]	   The great river of Egypt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nile bird}. (Zool.)	   (a) The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) The crocodile bird.	   {Nile goose} (Zool.), the Egyptian goose. See Note under	      {Goose}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Nilgau \Nil"gau\, n. (Zool.)	   see {Nylghau}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nill \Nill\ (n[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nilled} (n[i^]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Nilling}.] [AS. nilan, nyllan; ne not + willan	   to will. See {No}, and {Will}.]	   Not to will; to refuse; to reject. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Certes, said he, I nill thine offered grace. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Nill \Nill\, v. i.	   To be unwilling; to refuse to act.	   [1913 Webster]	         The actions of the will are "velle" and "nolle," to	         will and nill.                           --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Will he, nill he}, whether he wills it or not; usually	      contracted to {willy-nilly}.	      [1913 Webster]	Nill \Nill\, n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. neul star, light. Cf.	   {Nebula}.]	   1. Shining sparks thrown off from melted brass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Scales of hot iron from the forge. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Nilometer \Ni*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?; Nei^los the Nile + ?	   measure: cf. F. nilom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile	   during its periodical flood.	   [1913 Webster]
Niloscope \Ni"lo*scope\, n. [Gr. Nei^los; Nei^los the Nile + ?	   to observe.]	   A Nilometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nilotic \Ni*lot"ic\, a. [L. Niloticus, fr. Nilus the Nile, Gr.	   ?: cf. F. nilotique.]	   Of or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the Nilotic	   crocodile.	   [1913 Webster]
Nilt \Nilt\ [Contr. fr. ne wilt.]	   Wilt not. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nim \Nim\ (n[i^]m), v. t. [imp. {Nam} (n[aum]m) or {Nimmed}	   (n[i^]md); p. p. {Nomen} (n[=o]"men) or {Nome} (n[=o]m).]	   [AS. niman. [root]7. Cf. {Nimble}.]	   To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This canon it in his hand nam.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nimbiferous \Nim*bif"er*ous\, a. [L. nimbifer; nimbus a cloud +	   ferre to bear.]	   Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Nimble \Nim"ble\ (n[i^]m"b'l), a. [Compar. {Nimbler}	   (n[i^]m"bl[~e]r); superl. {Nimblest} (n[i^]m"bl[e^]st).] [OE.	   nimel, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. nimen to take, AS.	   niman; akin to D. nemen, G. nehmen, OHG. neman, Icel. nema,	   Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. ne`mein to distribute. [root] 7.	   Cf. {Nomand}, {Numb}.]	   Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;	   lively; swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through the mid seas the nimble pinnace sails. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Nimble is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, nimble-footed,	         nimble-pinioned, nimble-winged, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Nimble Will} (Bot.), a slender, branching, American grass	      ({Muhlenbergia diffusa}), of some repute for grazing	      purposes in the Mississippi valley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.	        [1913 Webster]
nimble-fingered \nimble-fingered\ adj.	   same as {light-fingered}; thievish; pilfering.	   Syn: light-fingered.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nimbleness \Nim"ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being nimble; lightness and quickness in	   motion; agility; swiftness.	   [1913 Webster]
Nimbless \Nim"bless\, n.	   Nimbleness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nimbly \Nim"bly\, adv.	   In a nimble manner; with agility; with light, quick motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Nimbose \Nim*bose"\, a. [L. nimbosus, fr. nimbus cloud.]	   Cloudy; stormy; tempestuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Nimbus \Nim"bus\, n.; pl. L. {Nimbi}, E. {Nimbuses}. [L., a rain	   storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods	   when they appeared on earth.]	   1. (Fine Arts) A circle, or disk, or any indication of	      radiant light around the heads of divinities, saints, and	      sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, etc.; a halo. See	      {Aureola}, and {Glory}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The nimbus is of pagan origin." "As an attribute of	         power, the nimbus is often seen attached to the heads	         of evil spirits." --Fairholl.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Meteor.) A rain cloud; one of the four principal	      varieties of clouds. See {Cloud}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nimiety \Ni*mi"e*ty\, n. [L. nimietas, fr. nimius, a., nimis,	   adv., too much.]	   State of being in excess. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a nimiety, a too-muchness, in all Germans.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Nimious \Nim"i*ous\, a. [L. nimius.]	   Excessive; extravagant; inordinate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nimmer \Nim"mer\, n. [From {Nim}.]	   A thief. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
nin \nin\ [Fr. ne in.]	   Not in. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nina \Nina\ prop. n. (Babylonian mythology)	   A goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nincompoop \nin"com*poop\, n. [A corruption of non compos.]	   A fool; a silly or stupid person. [Law]	   [1913 Webster]	         An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a nincompoop, is the best	         language she can afford me.              --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
nine \nine\ (n[imac]n), a. [OE. nine, nihen, AS. nigon, nigan;	   akin to D. & LG. negen, OS. & OFries. nigun, OHG. niun, G.	   neun, Icel. n[imac]u, sw. nio, Dan. ni, Goth. niun, Ir. &	   Gael. naoi, W. naw, L. novem, Gr. 'enne`a, Skr. navan; of	   unknown origin. [root]307. Cf. {Novembeer}.]	   Eight and one more; one less than ten; as, nine miles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nine men's morris}. See {Morris}.	   {Nine points circle} (Geom.), a circle so related to any	      given triangle as to pass through the three points in	      which the perpendiculars from the angles of the triangle	      upon the opposite sides (or the sides produced) meet the	      sides. It also passes through the three middle points of	      the sides of the triangle and through the three middle	      points of those parts of the perpendiculars that are	      between their common point of meeting and the angles of	      the triangle. The circle is hence called the {nine points	      circle} or {six points circle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nine \Nine\, n.	   1. The number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or ix.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A group of nine people; as, the New York nine (a baseball	      team).	      [PJC]	   {The Nine}, the nine Muses.	      [1913 Webster]
Nine-bark \Nine"-bark`\, n. (Bot.)	   A white-flowered rosaceous shrub ({Neillia opulifolia}, or	   {Spiraea opulifolia}), common in the Northern United States.	   The bark separates into many thin layers, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Nine-eyes \Nine"-eyes`\, n. (Zool.)	   The lamprey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ninefold \Nine"fold`\, a.	   Nine times repeated.	   [1913 Webster]
Nineholes \Nine"holes`\, n. pl.	   A game in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which	   a ball is bowled.	   [1913 Webster]
Nine-killer \Nine"-kill`er\, n. [So called because it is	   believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., in	   succession.] (Zool.)	   The northern butcher bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Ninepence \Nine"pence\, n.; pl. {Ninepences}.	   1. An old English silver coin, worth nine pence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A New England name for the Spanish real, a coin formerly	      current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a	      half cents.	      [1913 Webster]
ninepenny \ninepenny\ adj.	   1. 2-3/4 in or 7 cm long; -- used of nail size; as, a	      ninepenny nail.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. costing 9 cents (US) or 5 pence (Britain).	      [WordNet 1.5]
ninepin \ninepin\ n.	   a bowling pin of the type used in {ninepins} (or (in England)	   skittles).	   Syn: skittle, skittle pin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ninepins \Nine"pins\, n. pl.	   A game played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end,	   at which a wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, ten pins are used for this game,	         which is therefore often called {tenpins}.	         [1913 Webster]
Ninescore \Nine"score`\, a.	   Nine times twenty, or one hundred and eighty. -- n. The	   product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or objects.	   [1913 Webster]
Nineteen \Nine"teen`\, a. [AS. nigont[=y]ne, nigont[=e]ne. See	   {Nine}, and {Ten}.]	   Nine and ten; eighteen and one more; one less than twenty;	   as, nineteen months.	   [1913 Webster]	Nineteen \Nine"teen`\, n.	   1. The number greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten	      and nine; nineteen units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.	      [1913 Webster]
Nineteenth \Nine"teenth`\, a. [Cf. AS. nigonte['o][eth]a.]	   1. Following the eighteenth and preceding the twentieth;	      coming after eighteen others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of nineteen equal parts into	      which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Nineteenth \Nine"teenth`\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of	      nineteen equal parts of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next in order after the eighteenth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) An interval of two octaves and a fifth.	      [1913 Webster]
nineties \nineties\ n. pl.	   1. The decade from 1890 to 1899; as, the gay nineties.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The decade from 1990 to 1999; as, they spent a ton of	      money to solve the Y2K bug in the nineties.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. The time of life between ages 90 and 100.	   Syn: mid-nineties.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ninetieth \Nine"ti*eth\, a.	   1. Next in order after the eighty-ninth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of ninety equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]	Ninetieth \Nine"ti*eth\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by ninety; one of ninety	      equal parts of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next in order after the eighty-ninth.	      [1913 Webster]
Ninety \Nine"ty\, a. [See {Nine}, and cf. {Forty}.]	   Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, ninety men.	   [1913 Webster]	Ninety \Nine"ty\, n.; pl. {Nineties}.	   1. The sum of nine times ten; the number greater by a unit	      than eighty-nine; ninety units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or xc.	      [1913 Webster]
Nineveh \Nineveh\ prop. n.	   An ancient Assyrian city.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ningal \Ningal\ prop. n. (Akkadian mythology)	   An Akkadian goddess, wife of the moon god Sin.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ningirsu \Ningirsu\ prop. n. (Babylonian mythology)	   The Babylonian god of war and agriculture, in an older	   pantheon.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ningishzida \Ningishzida\ prop. n. (Babylonian mythology)	   A Babylonian underworld deity, the patron of medicine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ninhursag \Ninhursag\ prop. n. (Sumerian mythology)	   The great mother goddess in Sumerian mythology, worshipped	   also as {Aruru} and {Mama} and {Nintu}.	   Syn: Ninkhursag, Ninkharsag.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ninib \Ninib\ prop. n. (Sumerian and Babylonian mythology)	   A solar deity, first-born of Bel and consort was Gula; god of	   war and the chase and agriculture; sometimes identifed with	   Biblical Nimrod.	   Syn: Ninurta.	        [WordNet 1.5] Ninigi
Ninigi \Ninigi\, Ninigino-Mikoto \Ninigino-Mikoto\prop. n.	   The grandson of Amaterasu and first ruler of Japan.	   [WordNet 1.5] Ninkharsag
Ninkharsag \Ninkharsag\, Ninkhursag \Ninkhursag\prop. n.	   (Sumerian mythology)	   Same as Ninhursag.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ninny \Nin"ny\, n.; pl. {Ninnies}. [Cf. It. ninno, ninna, a	   baby, Sp. ni[~n]o, ni[~n]a, child, infant, It. ninna, ninna	   nanna, lullably, prob. fr. ni, na, as used in singing a child	   to sleep.]	   A fool; a simpleton. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ninnyhammer \Nin"ny*ham`mer\, n.	   A simpleton; a silly person. [Colloq.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
ninon \ni"non\ (n[=e]"n[o^]n; F. n[=e]*n[^o]N"), n. [F: nickname	   for proper name Anne; 1910-15]	   A sturdy cloth material of chiffon or voile, used for the	   manufacture of dresses and other women's garments, and for	   curtains, and drapery. The material may be constructed by	   either a plain or a novelty weaving technique. --RHUD	   [PJC]
Ninth \Ninth\, a. [From {Nine}; cf. AS. nigo[eth]a.]	   1. Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after	      eight others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of nine equal parts into which	      anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Ninth \Ninth\, n.	   1. The quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal	      parts of a thing; the next after the eighth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) An interval containing an octave and a second.	      (b) A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.	          [1913 Webster]
Ninthly \Ninth"ly\, adv.	   In the ninth place.	   [1913 Webster]
Ninut \Nin"ut\, n. (Zool.)	   The magpie. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Niobate \Ni"o*bate\, n. [See {Niobium}.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Columbate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Niobe \Ni"o*be\, n. [L. Nioba, Niobe, Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.)	   The daughter of Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of	   Thebes. Her pride in her children provoked Apollo and Diana,	   who slew them all. Niobe herself was changed by the gods into	   stone.	   [1913 Webster]
niobic \ni*ob"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Same as {Columbic}.	   [1913 Webster]
niobite \ni"o*bite\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Columbite}.	   [1913 Webster]
niobium \ni*o"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. & E. {Niobe}.] (Chem.)	   The chemical element of atomic number 41. Chemical symbol Nb.	   Atomic weight 92.91. Previously called {columbium}. See also	   {Columbium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Niopo \Ni*o"po\, n.	   A kind of snuff prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the	   roasted seeds of a leguminous tree ({Piptadenia peregrina}),	   thence called {niopo tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nip \Nip\, n. [LG. & D. nippen to sip; akin to Dan. nippe, G.	   nippen.]	   A sip or small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating	   liquor; a dram.	   [1913 Webster]	Nip \Nip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nipped}, less properly {Nipt};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Nipping}.] [OE. nipen; cf. D. niipen to	   pinch, also knippen to nip, clip, pinch, snap, knijpen to	   pinch, LG. knipen, G. kneipen, kneifen, to pinch, cut off,	   nip, Lith. knebti.]	   1. To catch and inclose or compress tightly between two	      surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed;	      to pinch; to close in upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell,	            Down, down, and close again, and nip me flat,	            If I be such a traitress.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with two meeting	      edges of anything; to clip.	      [1913 Webster]	            The small shoots . . . must be nipped off.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the growth or vigor	      of; to destroy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to taunt.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sharp remorse his heart did prick and nip.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To nip in the bud}, to cut off at the very commencement of	      growth; to kill in the incipient stage.	      [1913 Webster]	Nip \Nip\, n.	   1. A seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the	      northern seas, the nip of masses of ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pinch with the nails or teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small cut, or a cutting off the end.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by frost.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A biting sarcasm; a taunt. --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A short turn in a rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nip and tuck}, a phrase signifying equality in a contest;	      as, it was nip and tuck right to the last minute of play.	      [Low, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Nipa \Nipa\ prop. n.	   A monotypic genus of palms of Australasia.	   Syn: genus {Nipa}, Nypa, genus {Nypa}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. from sap of an Australasian palm.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nipper \Nip"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, nips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in number.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A satirist. [Obs.] --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pickpocket; a young or petty thief. [Old Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) The cunner.	      (b) A European crab ({Polybius Henslowii}).	          [1913 Webster]
Nipperkin \Nip"per*kin\, n. [See 1st {Nip}.]	   A small cup. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nippers \Nip"pers\, n. pl. [From 2d {Nip}.]	   1. Small pinchers for holding, breaking, or cutting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A device with fingers or jaws for seizing an	      object and holding or conveying it; as, in a printing	      press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to	      the form.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A number of rope-yarns wound together, used to	      secure a cable to the messenger.	      [1913 Webster]
Nipping \Nip"ping\, a.	   Biting; pinching; painful; destructive; as, a nipping frost;	   a nipping wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Nippingly \Nip"ping*ly\, adv.	   In a nipping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Nippitate \Nip"pi*tate\, a. [Cf. 1st {Nip}.]	   Peculiarly strong and good; -- said of ale or liquor. [Old	   Cant]	   [1913 Webster]	         'T will make a cup of wine taste nippitate. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nippitato \Nip`pi*ta"to\, n.	   Strong liquor. [Old Cant] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Nipple \Nip"ple\ (n[i^]p"p'l), n. [Formerly neble, a dim. of	   neb. See {Neb}, {Nib}.]	   1. (Anat.) The protuberance through which milk is drawn from	      the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the oil from an	      oil bag, is discharged. [R.] --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any small projection or article in which there is an	      orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes;	      as, the nipple of a nursing bottle; the nipple of a	      percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and	      through which the fire passes to the charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) A pipe fitting, consisting of a short piece of	      pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at each end,	      for connecting two other fittings.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Solder nipple}, a short pipe, usually of brass, one end of	      which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the end of	      a lead pipe by soldering.	      [1913 Webster]
Nipplewort \Nip"ple*wort`\ (n[i^]p"p'l*w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A yellow-flowered composite herb ({Lampsana communis}),	   formerly used as an external application to the nipples of	   women; -- called also {dock-cress}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nipponese \Nipponese\ n. [From Japanese nippon, Japan.]	   a native or inhabitant of Japan.	   Syn: Japanese.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Nipponese \Nipponese\ adj.	   Of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or	   their culture or language; Japanese.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nippy \nippy\ adj.	   Pleasantly cold and invigorating; -- of weather conditions.	   Syn: crisp, frosty, nipping, snappy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ni-resist \Ni-resist\ n.	   Cast iron consisting of graphite in a matrix of austenite.	   Syn: Ni-resist iron.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nirvana \Nir*va"na\, n. [Skr. nirv[=a][.n]a.]	   In the Buddhist system of religion, the final emancipation of	   the soul from transmigration, and consequently a beatific	   enfrachisement from the evils of worldly existence, as by	   annihilation or absorption into the divine. See {Buddhism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nis \Nis\ [From ne is.]	   Is not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nisan \Ni"san\, n. [Heb. n[imac]s[=a]n.]	   The first month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, formerly	   answering nearly to the month of April, now to March, of the	   Christian calendar. See {Abib}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nisey \Ni"sey\, n.; pl. {Nyseys}.	   A simpleton. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nisi \Ni"si\, conj. [L.]	   Unless; if not; -- used mostly in law.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In legal proceedings, this word is used to indicate	         that any order, etc., shall take effect at a given	         time, unless before that time the order, etc., in	         modified, or something else is done to prevent its	         taking effect. Continuance nisi is a conditional	         continuance of the case till the next term of the	         court, unless otherwise disposed of in the mean time.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Nisi prius} (Law), unless before; -- a phrase applied to	      terms of court, held generally by a single judge, with a	      jury, for the trial of civil causes. The term originated	      in a legal fiction. An issue of fact being made up, it is,	      according to the English practice, appointed by the entry	      on the record, or written proceedings, to be tried by a	      jury from the county of which the proceedings are dated,	      at Westminster, unless before the day appointed (nisi	      prius) the judges shall have come to the county in	      question (which they always do) and there try the cause.	      See {In banc}, under {Banc}.	      [1913 Webster]
Niste \Nis"te\ [Contr. from ne wiste.]	   Wist not; knew not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nisus \Ni"sus\, n. [L., fr. niti, p. p. nisus, to strive.]	   1. A striving; an effort; a conatus.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nisus or energizing towards a presented object.	                                                  --Hickok.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.)	      (a) The periodic procreative desire manifested in the	          spring by birds, etc.	      (b) The contraction of the diaphragm and abdominal muscles	          to evacuate feces or urine.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nit \Nit\ (n[i^]t), n. [AS. hnitu; akin to D. neet, G. niss,	   OHG. niz; cf. Gr. koni`s, koni`dos, Icel. gnit, Sw. gnet,	   Dan. gnid, Russ. & Pol. gnida, Bohem. hnida, W. nedd.]	   (Zool.)	   The egg of a louse or other small insect.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nit grass} (Bot.), a pretty annual European grass	      ({Gastridium lendigerum}), with small spikelets somewhat	      resembling a nit. It is also found in California and	      Chile.	      [1913 Webster]
Nitency \Ni"ten*cy\, n. [L. nitens, p. pr. of nitere to shine.]	   Brightness; luster. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Nitency \Ni"ten*cy\, n. [From L. nitens, p. pr. of niti to	   strive.]	   Endeavor; effort; tendency. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster] Niter
Niter \Ni"ter\, Nitre \Ni"tre\, n. [F. nitre, L. nitrum native	   soda, natron, Gr. ?; cf. Ar. nit[=u]n, natr[=u]n natron. Cf.	   {Natron}.]	   1. (Chem.) A white crystalline semitransparent salt;	      potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See {Saltpeter}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Native sodium carbonate; natron. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For though thou wash thee with niter, and take thee	            much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.	                                                  --Jer. ii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cubic niter}, a deliquescent salt, sodium nitrate, found as	      a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and Chile,	      whence it is known also as {Chile saltpeter}.	   {Niter bush} (Bot.), a genus ({Nitraria}) of thorny shrubs	      bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains	      of Asia and Northern Africa.	      [1913 Webster]
Nithing \Nith"ing\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Niding}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitid \Nit"id\, a. [L. nitidus, fr. nitere. See 3d {Neat}.]	   1. Bright; lustrous; shining. [R.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of persons. [R.] --T. Reeve.	      [1913 Webster]
Nitranilic \Ni`tra*nil"ic\, a. [Nitro- + chloranil + -ic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex organic acid	   produced as a white crystalline substance by the action of	   nitrous acid on hydroquinone.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitraniline \Ni*tran"i*line\ (? or ?), n. [Nitro- + aniline.]	   (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of aniline;	   nitroaniline. In general they are yellow crystalline	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrate \Ni"trate\, n. [Cf. F. nitrate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of nitric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nitrate of silver}, a white crystalline salt ({AgNO3}), used	      in photography and as a cauterizing agent; -- called also	      {lunar caustic}, and more commonly called {silver	      nitrate}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nitrated \Ni"tra*ted\, a.	   1. (Chem.) Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or	      some of its compounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog.) Prepared with silver nitrate.	      [1913 Webster]
Nitratine \Ni"tra*tine\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a	   white, sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color;	   native sodium nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and	   for manure. Called also {soda niter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitre \Ni"tre\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Niter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitriary \Ni"tri*a*ry\, n. [See {Niter}.]	   An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of	   niter by nitrification. See {Nitrification}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitric \Ni"tric\, a. [Cf. F. nitrique. See {Niter}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically,	   designating any one of those compounds in which, as	   contrasted with {nitrous} compounds, the element has a higher	   valence; as, nitric oxide; nitric acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nitric acid}, a colorless or yellowish liquid obtained by	      distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is powerfully	      corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a	      strong oxidizer.	   {Nitric anhydride}, a white crystalline oxide of nitrogen	      ({N2O5}), called {nitric pentoxide}, and regarded as the	      anhydride of nitric acid.	   {Nitric oxide}, a colorless poisous gas ({NO}) obtained by	      treating nitric acid with copper. On contact with the air	      or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from the	      formation of nitrogen dioxide ({NO2}, also called nitric	      dioxide or nitric peroxide).	      [1913 Webster]
Nitride \Ni"tride\ (? or ?), n. [from{Nitrogen}.] (Chem.)	   A binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or	   radical; as, boric nitride.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitriferous \Ni*trif"er*ous\, a. [Niter + -ferous.]	   Bearing niter; yielding, or containing, niter.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrification \Ni`tri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. nitrification. see	   {Nitrify}.]	   1. (Chem.)	      (a) The act, process, or result of combining with nitrogen	          or some of its compounds.	      (b) The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or its	          compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A process of oxidation, in which nitrogenous vegetable and	      animal matter in the presence of air, moisture, and some	      basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is	      converted into nitrates.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The process is going on at all times in porous soils	         and in water contaminated with nitrogenous matter, and	         is supposed to be due to the presence of a bacteria,	         such as members of the genus {Azotobacter}, formerly	         called nitrification ferments. In former times the	         process was extensively made use of in the production	         of saltpeter.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nitrifier \Ni"tri*fi`er\, n. (Chem.)	   An agent employed in nitrification.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrify \Ni"tri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nitrified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nitrifying}.] [Niter + -fy: cf. F. nitrifer. See	   {Niter}.] (Chem.)	   To combine or impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by	   oxidation, into nitrous or nitric acid; to subject to, or	   produce by, nitrification.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrile \Ni"trile\ (? or ?), n. [See {Nitro-}.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of compounds bearing the cyanide radical	   ({-CN}); particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol	   radicals which, by boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a	   carboxyl acid, with the elimination of the nitrogen as	   ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The nitriles are named with reference to the acids	         produced by their decomposition, thus, hydrocyanic acid	         is {formic nitrile}, methyl cyanide is {acetonitrile}	         (also {acetic nitrile}), and ethyl cyanide is	         {propionitrile} (from propionic acid).	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nitrite \Ni"trite\, n. [Cf. F. nitrite. See {Niter}.] (Chem.)	   A salt or ester of nitrous acid; a compound bearing the	   {-NO2} radical.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Amyl nitrite}, a yellow oily volatile liquid, used in	      medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its	      inhalation produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.	      [1913 Webster]
nitro \ni"tro\n. [By shortening of nitroglycerin.]	   Nitroglycerin.	   [PJC]
nitro- \ni"tro-\pref.	   1. A combining form or an adjective denoting the presence of	      niter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A combining form (used also adjectively)	      designating certain compounds of nitrogen or of its acids;	      as nitrohydrochloric, nitrocalcite; also, designating the	      group or radical {NO2}, or its compounds, as nitrobenzene	      ({C6H5.NO2}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nitro group}, the radical {NO2}; -- called also {nitroxyl}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nitrobacter \Nitrobacter\ prop. n.	   A genus of rod-shaped soil bacteria.	   Syn: genus {Nitrobacter}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nitrobacteria \nitrobacteria\ n.	   Soil bacteria that convert nitrites to nitrates.	   Syn: nitric bacteria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nitrobacteriaceae \Nitrobacteriaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize	   ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria.	   Syn: family {Nitrobacteriaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nitrobenzene \Ni`tro*ben"zene\ (? or ?), n. [Nitro- + benzene.]	   (Chem.)	   A yellow aromatic liquid ({C6H5.NO2}), produced by the action	   of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor	   {imitation oil of bitter almonds}, or {essence of mirbane}.	   It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured in large	   quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly called	   also {nitrobenzol}.	   [1913 Webster] Nitrobenzol
Nitrobenzol \Ni`tro*ben"zol\, Nitrobenzole \Ni`tro*ben"zole\, (?	   or ?), n.	   See {Nitrobenzene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrocalcite \Ni`tro*cal"cite\, n. [Nitro- + calcite.] (Min.)	   Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a grayish white color,	   occuring in efflorescences on old walls, and in limestone	   caves, especially where there exists decaying animal matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrocarbol \Ni`tro*car"bol\, n. [Nitro- + carbon + L. oleum	   oil.] (Chem.)	   See {Nitromethane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrocellulose \Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`\, n. [Nitro- + cellulose.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Gun cotton}, under {Gun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitro-chloroform \Ni`tro-chlo"ro*form\, n. [Nitro- +	   chloroform.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Chlorpicrin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitroform \Ni"tro*form\, n. [Nitro- + formyl.] (Chem.)	   A nitro derivative of methane, analogous to chloroform,	   obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline substance,	   {CH.(NO2)3}, quite explosive, and having well-defined acid	   properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrogelatin \Ni`tro*gel"a*tin\, n. [Nitro- + gelatin.]	   An explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved	   in nitroglycerin. [Written also {nitrogelatine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrogen \Ni`tro*gen\ (n[imac]"tr[-o]*j[e^]n), n. [L. nitrum	   natron + -gen: cf. F. nitrog[`e]ne. See {Niter}.] (Chem.)	   A colorless nonmetallic element of atomic number 7, tasteless	   and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by	   volume in the form of molecular nitrogen ({N2}). It is	   chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is	   incapable of supporting life (hence the name {azote} still	   used by French chemists); but it forms many important	   compounds, such as ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc,	   and is a constituent of all organized living tissues, animal	   or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic weight 14.007. It was formerly	   regarded as a permanent noncondensible gas, but was liquefied	   in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of Geneva, and	   boils at -195.8 [deg] C at atmospheric pressure. Liquid	   nitrogen is used as a refrigerant to store delicate	   materials, such as bacteria, cells, and other biological	   materials.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nitrogenize \Ni"tro*gen*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Nitrogenized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nitrogenizing}.] (Chem.)	   To combine, or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrogenous \Ni*trog"e*nous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a nitrogenous	   principle; nitrogenous compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nitrogenous foods}. See 2d Note under {Food}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster] Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin \Ni`tro*glyc"er*in\, Nitroglycerine
\Ni`tro*glyc"er*ine\(n[imac]`tr[-o]*gl[i^]s"[~e]r*[i^]n), n.	   [Nitro- + glycerin.] (Chem.)	   A liquid appearing like a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish,	   and consisting of a mixture of several glycerin salts of	   nitric acid, and hence more properly called {glycerin	   nitrate}; also called {trinitroglycerin} and {glyceryl	   trinitrate}. It is made by the action of nitric acid on	   glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely	   unstable and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is	   used in medicine as a neurotic under the name of {glonion}.	   [Written also {nitroglycerine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A great number of explosive compounds have been	         produced by mixing nitroglycerin with different	         substances; as, dynamite, or giant powder,	         nitroglycerin mixed with siliceous earth;	         lithofracteur, nitroglycerin with gunpowder, or with	         sawdust and nitrate of sodium or barium; Colonia	         powder, gunpowder with nitroglycerin; dualin,	         nitroglycerin with sawdust, or with sawdust and nitrate	         of potassium and some other substances; lignose, wood	         fiber and nitroglycerin.	         [1913 Webster]
Nitrohydrochloric \Ni`tro*hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. [Nitro- +	   hydrochloric.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric	   acids.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nitrohydrochloric acid}, a mixture of nitric and	      hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part	      of the former to three of the latter, and remarkable for	      its solvent action on gold and platinum; -- called also	      {aqua regia}, and {nitromuriatic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nitrol \Ni"trol\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and	   the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon	   atom.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitroleum \Ni*tro"le*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. nitrum natron + oleum	   oil.] (Chem.)	   Nitroglycerin.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrolic \Ni*trol"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, derived from, or designating, a nitrol; as, a nitrolic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitromagnesite \Ni`tro*mag"ne*site\, n. [Nitro- + magnesite.]	   (Chem.)	   Nitrate of magnesium, a saline efflorescence closely	   resembling nitrate of calcium.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrometer \Ni*trom"e*ter\, n. [Nitro- + -meter: cf. F.	   nitrom[`e]tre.] (Chem.)	   An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some	   of its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an	   azotometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitromethane \Ni`tro*meth"ane\, n. [Nitro- + methane.] (Chem.)	   A nitro derivative of methane ({CH3.NO2}), obtained as a	   mobile liquid; -- called also {nitrocarbol}. It has been used	   as a rocket fuel and as a gasoline additive to add power to	   the fuel, especially in racing cars.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitromuriatic \Ni`tro*mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [Cf. F. nitromuriatique.	   See {Nitro-}, and {Muriatic}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid and muriatic	   acid; nitrohydrochloric. See {Nitrohydrochloric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrophnol \Ni`tro*ph"nol\, n. [Nitro- + phenol.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of nitro derivatives of phenol. They are	   yellow oily or crystalline substances and have well-defined	   acid properties, as {picric acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitroprussic \Ni`tro*prus"sic\ (? or ?), a. [Nitro- + prussic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a complex acid	   called nitroprussic acid, obtained indirectly by the action	   of nitric acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate),	   as a red crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts	   called nitroprussides, which give a rich purple color with	   alkaline sulphides.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitroprusside \Ni`tro*prus"side\, n.	   See {Nitroprussic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitroquinol \Ni`tro*qui"nol\, n. [Nitro- + quine + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical nitro derivative of quinol or hydroquinone,	   not known in the free state, but forming a well defined	   series of derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrosaccharin \Ni`tro*sac"cha*rin\, n. [Nitro- + saccharin.]	   (Chem.)	   An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to	   nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrosalicylic \Ni`tro*sal`i*cyl"ic\, a. [Nitro- + salicylic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitro derivative of	   salicylic acid, called also {anilic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrose \Ni*trose"\, a. (Chem.)	   See {Nitrous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitroso- \Ni*tro"so-\	   (? or ?). (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively)	   designating the group or radical {-NO}, called the nitroso	   group, or its compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrosyl \Ni*tro"syl\, n. [Nitroso- + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The radical {-NO}, called also the {nitroso group}. The term	   is sometimes loosely used to designate certain nitro	   compounds; as, nitrosyl sulphuric acid. Used also	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrosylic \Ni`tro*syl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrosyl; as, nitrosylic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrous \Ni"trous\, a. [L. nitrosus full of natron: cf. F.	   nitreux. See {Niter}.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of the quality of	      niter, or resembling it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of	      those compounds in which nitrogen has a relatively lower	      valence as contrasted with nitric compounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nitrous acid} (Chem.), a hypothetical acid of nitrogen	      {HNO2}, not known in the free state, but forming a well	      known series of salts, viz., the nitrites.	   {Nitrous oxide}. See {Laughing gas}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nitroxyl \Ni*trox"yl\, n. [Nitro- + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The group {-NO2}, usually called the {nitro group}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitrum \Ni"trum\, n. [L., natron. See {Niter}.] (Old Chem.)	   Niter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nitrum flammans} [L., flaming niter] (Old Chem.), ammonium	      nitrate; -- probably so called because it deflagrates when	      suddenly heated.	      [1913 Webster]
Nitry \Ni"try\, a. (Chem.)	   Nitrous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nitryl \Ni"tryl\, n. [Nitro- + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A name sometimes given to the nitro group or radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitter \Nit"ter\, n. [From {Nit}.] (Zool.)	   The horse louse; an insect that deposits nits on horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Nittily \Nit"ti*ly\, adv.	   Lousily. [Obs.] --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Nittings \Nit"tings\, n. pl. [Prob. from {Nit}.] (Mining)	   The refuse of good ore. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Nitty \Nit"ty\, a.	   Full of nits. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Nitty \Nit"ty\, a. [L. nitidus. See {Nitid}.]	   Shining; elegant; spruce. [Obs.] "O sweet, nitty youth."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Nival \Ni"val\, a. [L. nivalis, fr. nix, nivis, snow.]	   Abounding with snow; snowy. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Niveous \Niv"e*ous\, a. [L. niveus, fr. nix, nivis, snow.]	   Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the qualities of snow.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Nivose \Ni`vose"\, n. [F., fr. L. nix. nivis, snow.]	   The fourth month of the French republican calendar	   [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended January 19.	   See {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nix \Nix\, n.; fem. {Nixe}. [G. Cf. 1st {Nick}.] (Teut. Myth.)	   One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a	   mischievous disposition.	   [1913 Webster]	         The treacherous nixes who entice men to a watery death.	                                                  --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Nixie \Nix"ie\, n.	   1. See {Nix}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nothing. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (U. S. Mail Service) A piece of mail matter which cannot	      be delivered, either because no post office exists at the	      place to which is it addressed, or because there is no	      place of the name mentioned in the designated State,	      Territory, or the like. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Nixie clerk \Nixie clerk\	   A post-office clerk in charge of the nixies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nizam \Ni*zam"\, n. [Hind. & Ar. niz[=a]m order, a ruler, fr.	   Ar. nazama arrange, govern.]	   The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in India,	   since 1719.	   [1913 Webster]	Nizam \Ni*zam"\, n.; pl. {Nizam}. [Turk. niz[=a]m.]	   A regular soldier of the Turkish army. See {Army	   organization}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Njord
Njord \Njord\, Njorth \Njorth\n. (Teutonic mythology)	   Chief of the Vanir; god of the sea and winds and prosperity;	   father of Frey and Freya; sometimes subsumes Teutonic	   Nerthus.	   [WordNet 1.5]
NNE \NNE\ n. (All capitals)	   north northeast; the compass point that is midway between	   north and northeast.	   Syn: north northeast, nor'-nor'-east.	        [WordNet 1.5]
NNW \NNW\ n. (All capitals)	   north northwest; the compass point that is midway between	   north and northwest.	   Syn: north northwest, nor'-nor'-west.	        [WordNet 1.5]
No \No\ (n[=o]), a. [OE. no, non, the same word as E. none; cf.	   E. a, an. See {None}.]	   Not any; not one; none; as, yes, we have no bananas; -- often	   used as a quantifier.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let there be no strife . . . between me and thee.	                                                  --Gen. xiii.	                                                  8.	   [1913 Webster]	         That goodness is no name, and happiness no dream.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Old England before a vowel the form non or noon was	         used. "No man." "Noon apothercary." --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	No \No\, adv. [OE. no, na, AS. n[=a]; ne not + [=a] ever. AS. ne	   is akin to OHG. ni, Goth. ni, Russ. ne, Ir., Gael. & W. ni,	   L. ne, Gr. nh (in comp.), Skr. na, and also to E. prefix un-.	   [root] 193. See {Aye}, and cf. {Nay}, {Not}, {Nice},	   {Nefarious}.]	   Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word	   expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or after	   another negative, no is emphatic.	   [1913 Webster]	         We do no otherwise than we are willed.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or no	         I dare accept this your congratulation.  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is none righteous, no, not one.    --Rom. iii.	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	         No! Nay, Heaven forbid.                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	No \No\ (n[=o]), n.; pl. {Noes} (n[=o]z).	   1. A refusal by use of the word no; a denial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A negative vote; one who votes in the negative; as, to	      call for the ayes and noes; the noes have it.	      [1913 Webster]
no \no.\ n.	   Number; -- the number designating place in an ordered	   sequence; as, no. 2. [abbrev.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Noachian \No*a"chi*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.	   [1913 Webster]
Noah \No"ah\, prop. n. [Heb. N[=o]akh rest.]	   A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.	   [1913 Webster]
Noah's ark \No"ah's ark\, prop. n.	   The ship built by Noah according to God's command, as related	   in the bible.	   [PJC]	   2. (Zool.) A marine bivalve shell ({Arca Noae}), which	      somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing	      many different wooden animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fig.) Anything having a wide and representative	      assortment of people or objects of a particular class; as,	      the bar scene in Star Wars was a Noah's Ark of almost	      every imaginable alien form..	      [PJC]
Nob \Nob\, n. [Cf. {Knob}.]	   The head. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	Nob \Nob\, n. [Abbrev. fr. noble.]	   A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Nobbily \Nob"bi*ly\, adv.	   In a nobby manner. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Nobbler \Nob"bler\, n.	   A dram of spirits. [Australia]	   [1913 Webster]
Nobby \Nob"by\, a. [From 2d {Nob}.]	   Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; fashionable.	   [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Nobel prize \No*bel" prize\n.; pl. {No*bel" prizes}.	   Prizes for the encouragement of men and women who work for	   the interests of humanity, established by the will of Alfred	   B. Nobel (1833-1896), the Swedish inventor of dynamite, who	   left his entire estate for this purpose. They are awarded	   yearly for what is regarded as the most important work during	   the year in physics, chemistry, medicine or physiology,	   idealistic literature, and service in the interest of peace.	   The prizes, averaging $40,000 each, were first awarded in	   1901. The monetary value of the awards have increased each	   year, to near one million U. S. dollars by the end of the	   20th century.	   Note: The awards are administered by the [a	         HREF="http:]/www.nobel.se/index.html">Nobel Foundation,	         which maintains a Web Page where the lists of prize	         winners and other information about the Nobel Prize may	         be found.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Nobert's lines \No"bert's lines\ [After F. A. Nobert, German	   manufacturer in Pomerania.]	   Fine lines ruled on glass in a series of groups of different	   closeness of line, and used to test the power of a	   microscope.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nobiliary \No*bil"ia*ry\, a. [F. nobiliare. See {Noble}.]	   Of or pertaining to the nobility. --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Nobiliary \No*bil"ia*ry\, n.	   A history of noble families.	   [1913 Webster]
Nobilify \No*bil"i*fy\, v. t. [L. nobilis noble + -fy.]	   To make noble; to nobiliate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nobili's rings \No"bi*li's rings\ [After Leopoldo Nobili, an	   Italian physicist who first described them in 1826.]	   (Physics)	   Colored rings formed upon a metal plate by the electrolytic	   disposition of copper, lead peroxide, etc. They may be	   produced by touching with a pointed zinc rod a silver plate	   on which is a solution of copper sulphate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nobilitate \No*bil"i*tate\, v. t. [L. nobilitatus, p. p. of	   nobilitare.]	   To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nobilitation \No*bil`i*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. nobilitation.]	   The act of making noble. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Nobility \No*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit['e].	   See {Noble}.]	   1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind	      or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her	            courage prevailed over it.            --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            They thought it great their sovereign to control,	            And named their pride nobility of soul. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician	      dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank,	      station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to	            nobility of blood and titles, in the story of	            Sigismunda.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those who are noble; the collective body of nobles or	      titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and patrician	      class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.	      [1913 Webster]
Noble \No"ble\, a. [Compar. {Nobler}; superl. {Noblest}.] [F.	   noble, fr. L. nobilis that can be or is known, well known,	   famous, highborn, noble, fr. noscere to know. See {know}.]	   1. Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.; above	      whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;	      magnanimous; as, a noble nature or action; a noble heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong	            To nobler poets for a nobler song.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, a noble	      edifice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the nobility;	      distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title;	      highborn; as, noble blood; a noble personage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Noble is used in the formation of self-explaining	         compounds; as, noble-born, noble-hearted, noble-minded.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Noble gas} (Chem.), a gaseous element belonging to group	      VIII of the periodic table of elements, not combining with	      other elements under normal reaction conditions;	      specifically, {helium}, {neon}, {argon}, {krypton},	      {xenon}, or {radon}; also called {inert gas}.	   {Noble metals} (Chem.), silver, gold, and platinum; -- so	      called from their resistance to oxidation by air and to	      dissolution by acids. Copper, mercury, aluminium,	      palladium, rhodium, iridium, and osmium are sometimes	      included.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;	        superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious;	        renowned; stately; splendid; magnificent; grand;	        magnanimous; generous; liberal; free.	        [1913 Webster]	Noble \No"ble\, n.	   1. A person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An English money of account, and, formerly, a gold coin,	      of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about $1.61 (in	      1913).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A European fish; the lyrie.	      [1913 Webster]	Noble \No"ble\, v. t.	   To make noble; to ennoble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou nobledest so far forth our nature.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nobleman \No"ble*man\, n.; pl. {Noblemen}.	   One of the nobility; a noble; a peer; one who enjoys rank	   above a commoner, either by virtue of birth, by office, or by	   patent.	   [1913 Webster]
Noble-minded \No"ble-mind`ed\, a.	   Having a noble mind; of high moral or intellectual character;	   honorable; magnanimous. -- {No"ble-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   Syn: exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, idealistic.	        [1913 Webster]
noble-mindedness \noble-mindedness\ n.	   elevated ideals or conduct.	   Syn: high-mindedness, idealism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nobleness \No"ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being noble; greatness; dignity;	   magnanimity; elevation of mind, character, or station;	   nobility; grandeur; stateliness.	   [1913 Webster]	         His purposes are full honesty, nobleness, and	         integrity.                               --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Nobless
Nobless \No*bless"\, Noblesse \No*blesse"\ (?; 277), n. [F.	   noblesse. See {Noble}.]	   1. Dignity; greatness; noble birth or condition. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer. --Spenser. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The nobility; persons of noble rank collectively,	      including males and females. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Noblewoman \No"ble*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Noblewomen}.	   A female of noble rank; a peeress.	   [1913 Webster]
Nobley \No"bley\, n. [OF. nobleie.]	   1. The body of nobles; the nobility. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noble birth; nobility; dignity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Nobly \No"bly\, adv.	   1. Of noble extraction; as, nobly born or descended.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; heroically;	      with magnanimity; as, a deed nobly done.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Splendidly; magnificently.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; heroically;	        worthly; eminently; grandly.	        [1913 Webster]
Nobody \No"bod*y\, n.; pl. {Nobodies}. [No, a. + body.]	   1. No person; no one; not anybody.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A person of no influence or importance; an	      insignificant or contemptible person. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Nocake \No"cake\, n. [Corrupted fr. Indian nookhik meal.	   --Palfrey.]	   Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food	   by the Northern American Indians.	   [1913 Webster]
Nocent \No"cent\ (n[=o]"sent), a. [L. nocens, p. pr. of nocere	   to hurt. See {Nuisance}, {Noxious}.]	   1. Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful;	      mischievous; noxious; as, nocent qualities. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Guilty; -- the opposite of {innocent}. [Obs.] --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	Nocent \No"cent\, n.	   A criminal. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Nocently \No"cent*ly\, adv.	   Hurtfully; injuriously. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nocive \No"cive\, a. [L. nocivus, fr. nocere to hurt.]	   Hurtful; injurious. [R.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Nock \Nock\, n. [See {Notch}.]	   1. A notch.	      [1913 Webster]	            He took his arrow by the nock.        --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The upper fore corner of a boom sail or of a	      trysail.	      [1913 Webster]	Nock \Nock\, v. t.	   To notch; to fit to the string, as an arrow; to string, as a	   bow. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctambulation \Noc*tam`bu*la"tion\, n. [L. nox, noctis, night +	   ambulare to walk: cf. F. noctambulation.]	   Somnambulism; sleepwalking; walking in one's sleep. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Noctambulism \Noc*tam"bu*lism\, n.	   Somnambulism.	   Syn: sleepwalking; noctambulation.	        [1913 Webster]
Noctambulist \Noc*tam"bu*list\, n.	   A somnambulist; a sleepwalker.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctambulo \Noc*tam"bu*lo\, n.	   A noctambulist; a sleepwalker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Noctidial \Noc*tid"i*al\, a. [L. nox, noctos, night + dies day.]	   Comprising a night and a day; as, a noctidial day. [R.]	   --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctiferous \Noc*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. noctifer; nox, noctis +	   ferre to bring.]	   Bringing night. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctilionid \Noc*til"i*o*nid\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A South American bat of the genus {Noctilio}, having cheek	   pouches and large incisor teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctiluca \Noc`ti*lu"ca\, n.; pl. {Noctilucae}. [L. noctiluca	   something that shines by night, fr. nox, noctis, night +	   lucere to shine, lux light.]	   1. (Old Chem.) That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name	      for phosphorus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of marine flagellate Infusoria, remarkable	      for their unusually large size and complex structure, as	      well as for their phosphorescence. The brilliant diffuse	      phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads of	      Noctilucae.	      [1913 Webster]
Noctilucin \Noc*ti*lu"cin\, n. (Zool.)	   A fatlike substance in certain marine animals, to which they	   owe their phosphorescent properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctilucine \Noc`ti*lu"cine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to {Noctiluca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctilucous \Noc`ti*lu"cous\, a.	   Shining in the night.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctivagant \Noc*tiv"a*gant\, a. [L. nox, noctis, night +	   vagans, p. pr. of vagari to wander about.] (Zool.)	   Going about in the night; night-wandering.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctivagation \Noc*tiv`a*ga"tion\, n.	   A roving or going about in the night. --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctivagous \Noc*tiv"a*gous\, a. [L. noctivagus; nox, noctis +	   vagus wandering.]	   Noctivagant.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctograph \Noc"to*graph\, n. [L. nox, noctis, night + -graph.]	   1. A kind of writing frame for the blind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument or register which records the presence of	      watchmen on their beats. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Noctuary \Noc"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n. [L. noctu by night.]	   A record of what passes in the night; a nightly journal; --	   distinguished from {diary}. [R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctuid \Noc"tu*id\, n. [From L. nox, noctis, night.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous moths of the family {Noctuidae}, or	   {Noctuaelitae}, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; --	   so called because they fly at night. -- a. Of or pertaining	   to the noctuids, or family {Noctuidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Noctule \Noc"tule\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. noctua a night owl,	   fr. nox, noctis, night.] (Zool.)	   A large European bat ({Vespertilio altivolans} syn.	   {Noctulina altivolans}).	   [1913 Webster]
Nocturn \Noc"turn\, n. [F. nocturne, fr. L. nocturnus. See	   {Nocturnal}, and cf. {Nocturne}.]	   1. An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by	      night.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the portions into which the Psalter was divided,	      each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a	      night service. --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Nocturnal \Noc*tur"nal\, a. [L. nocturnalis, nocturnus, fr. nox,	   noctis, night. See {Night}, and cf. {Nocturn}.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as,	      nocturnal darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to	      {diurnal}. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a habit of seeking food or moving about at night;	      as, nocturnal birds and insects; raccoons are nocturnal.;	      -- of animals.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Nocturnal \Noc*tur"nal\, n.	   An instrument formerly used for taking the altitude of the	   stars, etc., at sea. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Nocturnally \Noc*tur"nal*ly\, adv.	   By night; nightly.	   [1913 Webster]
Nocturne \Noc*turne"\, n. [F. See {Nocturn}.] (Mus.)	   A night piece, or serenade. The name is now used for a	   certain graceful and expressive form of instrumental	   composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in Mendelsohn's	   "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music.	   [1913 Webster]
Nocument \Noc"u*ment\, n. [LL. nocumentum, fr. L. nocere to	   hurt.]	   Harm; injury; detriment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nocuous \Noc"u*ous\, a. [L. nocuus, fr. nocere to hurt.]	   Hurtful; noxious. [R.] -- {Noc"u*ous*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nod \Nod\ (n[o^]d), v. i. [OE. nodden; cf. OHG. kn[=o]t[=o]n,	   genuot[=o]n, to shake, and E. nudge.]	   1. To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick motion;	      as, nodding plumes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To incline the head with a quick motion; to make a slight	      bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of	      drowsiness, with the head; as, to nod at one.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be careless or inattentive; to make a mistake from lack	      of attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be drowsy or dull; to doze off, especially while in a	      sitting position; as, half the class nodded while the	      professor droned on.	      [PJC]	Nod \Nod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nodded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nodding}.]	   1. To incline or bend, as the head or top; to make a motion	      of assent, of salutation, or of drowsiness with; as, to	      nod the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To signify by a nod; as, to nod approbation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to bend. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            By every wind that nods the mountain pine. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	Nod \Nod\ (n[o^]d), n.	   1. A dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of	      anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a drunken sailor on a mast,	            Ready with every nod to tumble down.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quick or slight downward or forward motion of the head,	      in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, or in	      giving a signal, or a command; as, a nod of approval.	      [1913 Webster]	            A look or a nod only ought to correct them [the	            children] when they do amiss.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nations obey my word and wait my nod. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The land of Nod}, sleep.	      [1913 Webster]
Nodal \Nod"al\, a.	   Of the nature of, or relating to, a node; as, a nodal point.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nodal line}, {Nodal point}, in a vibrating plate or cord,	      that line or point which remains at rest while the other	      parts of the body are in a state of vibration.	      [1913 Webster]
Nodated \No"da*ted\, a. [L. nodatus, p. p. of nodare to make	   knotty, fr. nodus knot. See {Node}.]	   Knotted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nodated hyperbola} (Geom.), a certain curve of the third	      order having two branches which cross each other, forming	      a node.	      [1913 Webster]
Nodation \No*da"tion\, n. [L. nodatio knottiness.]	   Act of making a knot, or state of being knotted. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nodder \Nod"der\, n.	   One who nods; a drowsy person.	   [1913 Webster]
Nodding \Nod"ding\, a.	   Curved so that the apex hangs down; having the top bent	   downward.	   [1913 Webster]
Noddle \Nod"dle\, n. [OE. nodil, nodle; perh. fr. nod, because	   the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin to E.	   knot; cf. Prov. E. nod the nape of the neck.]	   1. The head; also, {noodle}; -- used jocosely or	      contemptuously.	   Syn: noggin.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	              Come, master, I have a project in my noddle.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. The back part of the head or neck. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For occasion . . . turneth a bald noddle, after she	            hath presented her locks in front, and no hold	            taken.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Noddy \Nod"dy\, n.; pl. {Noddies}. [Prob. fr. nod to incline the	   head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.]	   1. A simpleton; a fool. --L'Estrange.	   Syn: tomnoddy.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Any tern of the genus {Anous}, as {Anous stolidus}.	      (b) The arctic fulmar ({Fulmarus glacialis}). Sometimes	          also applied to other sea birds.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An old game at cards. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An inverted pendulum consisting of a short vertical flat	      spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; --	      used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal	      vibrations of a body to which it is attached.	      [1913 Webster]
Node \Node\ (n[=o]d), n. [L. nodus; perh. akin to E. knot. Cf.	   {Noose}, {Nowed}.]	   1. A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a swelling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) (Astron.) One of the two points where the orbit of a	          planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the	          orbit of a satellite intersects the plane of the orbit	          of its primary.	      (b) (Bot.) The joint of a stem, or the part where a leaf	          or several leaves are inserted.	      (c) (Dialing) A hole in the gnomon of a dial, through	          which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of	          the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his	          place in the ecliptic, etc.	      (d) (Geom.) The point at which a curve crosses itself,	          being a double point of the curve. See {Crunode}, and	          {Acnode}.	      (e) (Mech.) The point at which the lines of a funicular	          machine meet from different angular directions; --	          called also {knot}. --W. R. Johnson.	      (f) (Poet.) The knot, intrigue, or plot of a piece.	      (g) (Med.) A hard concretion or incrustation which forms	          upon bones attacked with rheumatism, gout, or	          syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the	          neighborhood of a joint. --Dunglison.	      (h) (Mus) One of the fixed points of a sonorous string,	          when it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the	          harmonic tones; nodal line or point.	      (i) (Zool.) A swelling.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math., Computers) A special point in a graph or diagram	      which is attached to other points by {links}. It is often	      labeled and represented graphically as a box or circle. A	      node may represent any object which is related to other	      objects in a conceptual structure that can be represented	      as a graph, the relations being represented as links	      between the nodes.	      [PJC]	   4. (Anat.) A small mass of tissue differing from other tissue	      in its immediate vicinity; as, a lymph node.	      [PJC]	   {Ascending node} (Astron.), the node at which the body is	      passing northerly, marked with the symbol [astascending],	      called the Dragon's head. Called also {northern node}.	   {Descending node}, the node at which the body is moving	      southwardly, marked thus [astdescending], called Dragon's	      tail.	   {Line of nodes}, a straight line joining the two nodes of an	      orbit.	      [1913 Webster]
Nodical \Nod"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node	   again; as, the nodical revolutions of the moon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nodical month}. See {Lunar month}, under {Month}.	      [1913 Webster]
Nodosarine \No`do*sa"rine\, a. (Zool.)	   Resembling in form or structure a foraminiferous shell of the	   genus {Nodosaria}. -- n. (Zool.) A foraminifer of the genus	   {Nodosaria} or of an allied genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Nodose \No*dose"\, a. [L. nodosus, fr. nodus knot.]	   1. Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having nodes or prominences; having the alternate	      joints enlarged, as the antennae of certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Nodosity \No*dos"i*ty\, n. [L. nodositas.]	   1. The quality of being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a	      node or swelling; knottiness. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knot; a node.	      [1913 Webster] Nodosous
Nodosous \No*do"sous\, Nodous \No"dous\, a.	   Nodose; knotty; knotted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nodular \Nod"u*lar\ (n[o^]d"[-u]*l[~e]r; 135), a. [Cf. F.	   nodulaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a nodule or knot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having nodules or in the form of a nodule or knot.	      [PJC]
nodulated \nodulated\ adj.	   Having nodules or occurring in the form of nodules.	   Syn: nodular, noduled.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nodule \Nod"ule\ (n[o^]d"[-u]l), n. [L. nodulus, dim. of nodus	   knot: cf. F. nodule.]	   A rounded mass or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.	   [1913 Webster]
Noduled \Nod"uled\ (n[o^]d"[-u]ld), a.	   Having little knots or lumps.	   [1913 Webster] Nodulose
Nodulose \Nod"u*lose`\ (n[o^]d"[-u]*l[=o]s`), Nodulous
\Nod"u*lous\ (n[o^]d"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. (Biol.)	   Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose.	   [1913 Webster]
Noel \No"el\ (n[=o]"[e^]l), n. [F. no["e]l, L. natalis birthday,	   fr. natalis natal. See {Natal}.]	   Same as {Nowel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Noematachograph \No*e`ma*tach"o*graph\, n. [Gr. no`hma the	   understanding + ta`chos swiftness + -graph.]	   An instrument for determining and registering the duration of	   more or less complex operations of the mind. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster] Noematic
Noematic \No`e*mat"ic\, Noematical \No`e*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   no`hma the understanding. See {Noetic}.]	   Of or pertaining to the understanding. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Noemics \No*e"mics\, n. [Gr. no`hma the understanding. See	   {Noetic}.]	   The science of the understanding; intellectual science.	   [1913 Webster]
Noetian \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.	   [1913 Webster] Noetic
Noetic \No*et"ic\, Noetical \No*et"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   perceive, ? mind, intellect.]	   Of or pertaining to the intellect; intellectual.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would employ the word noetic to express all those	         cognitions which originate in the mind itself. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nof \Nof\ [Contr. fr. ne of.]	   Not of; nor of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nog \Nog\, n. [Abbrev. fr. noggin.]	   1. A noggin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of strong ale. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. eggnog.	      [PJC]	   {egg nog} A drink make from eggs beaten with milk, cream, and	      sugar, often spiked with rum or other alcoholic liquor,	      and sometimes seasoned with cinnamon; usually spelled	      {eggnog}. It is a traditional drink served at social	      gatherings during the Christmas season.	      [PJC]	Nog \Nog\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built into a wall,	      as a hold for the nails of woodwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to support	      the roof of a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Shipbuilding) A treenail to fasten the shores.	      [1913 Webster]	Nog \Nog\, v. t. [From 2d {Nog}.]	   1. To fill in, as between scantling, with brickwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) To fasten, as shores, with treenails.	      [1913 Webster]
Noggen \Nog"gen\, a. [Prop., made of hemp, fr. Prov. E. nogs	   hemp.]	   Made of hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Noggin \Nog"gin\, n. [Ir. noigin, or Gael. noigean. Cf. 1st	   {Nog}.]	   1. A small mug or cup.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure equivalent to a gill. Hence: a small quantity of	      a beverage. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The head (of a person). [slang]	   Syn: noodle, noddle.	        [PJC]
Nogging \Nog"ging\, n. [From {Nog}, v. t.]	   Rough brick masonry used to fill in the interstices of a	   wooden frame, in building.	   [1913 Webster]
Noght \Noght\, adv.	   Not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
no-go \no-go\ adj.	   not functioning properly or in suitable condition for	   proceeding; as, the space launch was no-go. Opposite of {go},	   a.	   [WordNet 1.5]
no-goal \no-goal\ n.	   a nonexistent goal; as, he lived without a reason progressing	   toward no-goal.	   [WordNet 1.5]
no-good \no-good\ adj.	   without merit; useless; as, the car was a no-good piece of	   junk.	   Syn: good-for-nothing, good-for-naught, meritless,	        no-account, no-count, sorry.	        [WordNet 1.5] nogoodnik
nogoodnik \no`good"nik\, no-goodnik \no`-good"nik\n.	   A worthless, disreputable, or malicious person. [slang]	   Syn: good-for-nothing.	        [PJC]
no-hit \no-hit\ (Baseball) adj.	   1. (Baseball) having no hits; characterized by one team	      scoring no hits; -- of a baseball game (or the pitching)	      in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits; as, he	      pitched no-hit ball for seven innings. A no-hit game is	      usually referred to as a {no-hitter}; as, His no-hit	      pitching.	   Syn: hitless.	        [WordNet 1.5 --+PJC
no-hitter \no-hitter\ n. (Baseball)	   A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team no hits.	   Syn: no-hit game.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Noiance \Noi"ance\, n. [Abbrev. fr. OE. anoiance.] [Written also	   {noyance}.]	   Annoyance. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Noie \Noie\, v. t.	   To annoy. See {Noy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Noier \Noi"er\, n.	   An annoyer. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Noil \Noil\, n. [Prob. fr. Prov. E. oil, ile, ail, a beard of	   grain (OE. eil, AS. egl) combined with the indef. article, an	   oil becoming a noil.]	   A short or waste piece or knot of wool separated from the	   longer staple by combing; also, a similar piece or shred of	   waste silk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Noils \Noils\, n. pl. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.	   [1913 Webster]
Noint \Noint\, v. t.	   To anoint. [Obs.] --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Noious \Noi"ous\, a.	   Annoying; troublesome. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Noise \Noise\, n. [F. noise noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L.	   nausea seasickness, sickness, disgust. See {Nausea}.]	   1. Sound of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion	            without noise	            to us perceived.                      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Noise is either a sound of too short a duration to be	         determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is	         a confused mixture of many discordant sounds, like the	         rolling of thunder or the noise of the waves.	         Nevertheless, the difference between sound and noise is	         by no means precise. --Ganot.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound; clamor;	      din.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loud or continuous talk; general talk or discussion;	      rumor; report. "The noise goes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What noise have we had about transplantation of	            diseases and transfusion of blood!    --T. Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Socrates lived in Athens during the great plague	            which has made so much noise in all ages.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of	      musicians; a band. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king has his noise of gypsies.    --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar.	        [1913 Webster]	Noise \Noise\, v. i.	   To sound; to make a noise. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Noise \Noise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noised}; p pr. & vb. n.	   {Noising}.]	   1. To spread by rumor or report.	      [1913 Webster]	            All these sayings were noised abroad. --Luke i. 65.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb with noise. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Noiseful \Noise"ful\, a.	   Loud; clamorous. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Noiseless \Noise"less\, a.	   Making, or causing, no noise or bustle; without noise;	   silent; as, the noiseless foot of time.	   [1913 Webster]	         So noiseless would I live.               --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Noise"less*ly}, adv. -- {Noise"less*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
noisemaker \noisemaker\ n.	   Any device (such as a clapper or bell or horn) used to make a	   loud noise at a celebration.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Noisette \Noi*sette"\, n. (Bot.)	   A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener,	   Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose	   and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties,	   as the {Lamarque}, the {Marechal (or Marshal) Niel}, and the	   {Cloth of gold}. Most roses of this class have clustered	   flowers and are of vigorous growth. --P. Henderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Noisily \Nois"i*ly\, adv.	   In a noisy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Noisiness \Nois"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being noisy.	   [1913 Webster]
Noisome \Noi"some\, a. [For noysome, fr. noy for annoy. See	   {Annoy}.]	   1. Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome;	      insalubrious; destructive; as, noisome effluvia. "Noisome	      pestilence." --Ps. xci. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Offensive to the smell or other senses; disgusting; fetid.	      "Foul breath is noisome." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Noi"some*ly}, adv. -- {Noi"some*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous;	        destructive.	   Usage: {Noisome}, {Noxious}. These words have to a great	          extent been interchanged; but there is a tendency to	          make a distinction between them, applying noxious to	          things that inflict evil directly; as, a noxious	          plant, noxious practices, etc., and noisome to things	          that operate with a remoter influence; as, noisome	          vapors, a noisome pestilence, etc. Noisome has the	          additional sense of disqusting. A garden may be free	          from noxious weeds or animals; but, if recently	          covered with manure, it may be filled with a noisome	          smell.	          [1913 Webster]
Noisy \Nois"y\, a. [Compar. {Noisier}; superl. {Noisiest}.]	   [From {Noise}.]	   1. Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; vociferous;	      turbulent; boisterous; as, the noisy crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of noise. "The noisy town." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Nolde \Nol"de\ [Contr. fr. ne wolde.]	   Would not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nole \Nole\, n. [See {Noll}.]	   The head. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Noli-me-tangere \No"li-me-tan"ge*re\, n. [L., touch me not.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) Any plant of a genus of herbs ({Impatiens}) having	          capsules which, if touched when ripe, discharge their	          seeds. -- See {Impatiens}.	      (b) The squirting cucumber. See under {Cucumber}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A name formerly applied to several varieties of	      ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted to {Lupus	      exedens}, an ulcerative affection of the nose.	      [1913 Webster]
Nolition \No*li"tion\, n. [L. nolle not to will, to be	   unwilling; ne + velle to will, to be willing.]	   Adverse action of will; unwillingness; -- opposed to	   {volition}.	   [1913 Webster]	         A nolition and a direct enmity against the lust. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Noll \Noll\, n. [OE. nol, AS. hnoll top; akin to OHG. hnol top,	   head.]	   The head; the noodle. [Obs.]	   Syn: noddle, noggin.	        [1913 Webster]
Nolleity \Nol*le"i*ty\, n. [L. nolle to be unwilling.]	   The state of being unwilling; nolition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nolle prosequi \Nol"le pros"e*qui\ [L., to be unwilling to	   prosecute.] (Law)	   Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the record, denoting that	   a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the attorney for the	   public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some count, or	   as to some of several defendants.	   [1913 Webster]
Nolo contendere \No"lo con*ten"de*re\ [L., I do not wish to	   contend.] (Law)	   A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which,	   without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the consequences	   of a plea of guilty.	   [1913 Webster]
Nol pros \Nol. pros.\	   An abbrev. of {Nolle prosequi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nol-pros \Nol`-pros"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-prossed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {-prossing}.]	   To discontinue by entering a nolle prosequi; to decline to	   prosecute.	   [1913 Webster]
Nolt \Nolt\, n. sing. & pl.	   Neat cattle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nom \Nom\, n. [F. See {Noun}.]	   Name.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nom de guerre}, literally, war name; hence, a fictitious	      name, or one assumed for a time.	   {Nom de plume}, literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by	      an author as his or her signature.	      [1913 Webster]
Noma \No"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, lit., a feeding. See {Name}.]	   (Med.)	   See {Canker}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomad \Nom"ad\, n. [L. nomas, -adis, Gr. ?, ?, pasturing,	   roaming without fixed home, fr. ? a pasture, allotted abode,	   fr. ? to distribute, allot, drive to pasture; prob. akin to	   AS. niman to take, and E. nimble: cf. F. nomade. Cf.	   {Astronomy}, {Economy}, {Nimble}, {Nemesis}, {Numb},	   {Number}.]	   One of a race or tribe that has no fixed location, but	   wanders from place to place in search of pasture or game.	   [1913 Webster]	Nomad \Nom"ad\, a.	   Roving; nomadic.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomade \Nom"ade\, n. [F.]	   See {Nomad}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomadian \No*ma"di*an\, n.	   A nomad. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nomadic \No*mad"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Nomad}.]	   Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; wandering;	   moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a nomadic	   tribe. -- {No*mad"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomadism \Nom"ad*ism\, n.	   The state of being a nomad.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomadize \Nom"ad*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nomadized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nomadizing}.]	   To lead the life of a nomad; to wander with flocks and herds	   for the sake of finding pasturage.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Vogules nomadize chiefly about the Rivers Irtish,	         Obi, Kama, and Volga.                    --W. Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomancy \No"man*cy\, n. [Cf. F. nomancie, nomance, abbrev. fr.	   onomancie. See {Onomancy}.]	   The art or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the	   letters which form their names.	   [1913 Webster] No-man's land
No-man's land \No"-man's` land`\, No-man's-land
\No"-man's`-land`\	   1. (Naut.) A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes,	      etc.; a space on a ship belonging to no one in particular	      to care for.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unoccupied area between opposing armies.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Hence: (Fig.): An unclaimed space or time.	      [1913 Webster]	            That no-man's land of twilight.       --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]
Nomarch \Nom"arch\, n. [Gr. ? a district + -arch.]	   The chief magistrate of a nome or nomarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomarchy \Nom"arch*y\, n.; pl. {Nomarchies}.	   A province or territorial division of a kingdom, under the	   rule of a nomarch, as in modern Greece; a nome.	   [1913 Webster]
Nombles \Nom"bles\, n. pl. [F. nombles, fr. L. lumbulus, dim. of	   lumbus a loin. Cf. {Numbles}, {Umbles}, {Humbles}.]	   The entrails of a deer; the umbles. [Written also {numbles}.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nombril \Nom"bril\, n. [F. nombril, for OF. lombril, i. e.,	   ombril, with the article, a dim. fr. L. umbilicus the navel.	   See {Navel}.] (Her.)	   A point halfway between the fess point and the middle base	   point of an escutcheon; -- called also {navel point}. See	   {Escutcheon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nome \Nome\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to deal out, distribute.]	   1. A province or political division, as of modern Greece or	      ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any melody determined by inviolable rules. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Nome \Nome\, n. [Cf. {Binomial}.] (Alg.) [Obs.]	   See {Term}.	   [1913 Webster] Nome	Nome \Nome\, Nomen \No"men\, obs.	   p. p. of {Nim}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomenclator \No"men*cla`tor\, n. [L., fr. nomen name + calare to	   call. See {Name}, and {Calendar}.]	   1. One who calls persons or things by their names.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a	         nomenclator, who informed the candidate of the names of	         the persons whom they met and whose votes it was	         desirable to solicit.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who gives names to things, or who settles and adjusts	      the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a list or	      vocabulary of technical names.	      [1913 Webster]
Nomenclatress \No"men*cla`tress\, n.	   A female nomenclator.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomenclatural \No`men*cla"tur*al\, a.	   Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomenclature \No"men*cla`ture\, n. [L. nomenclatura: cf. F.	   nomenclature. See {Nomenclator}.]	   1. A name. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The technical names used in any particular branch of	      science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the	      nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature	      of Lavoisier and his associates.	      [1913 Webster]
Nomial \No"mi*al\, n. [Cf. {Binomial}.] (Alg.)	   A name or term.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomic \Nom"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a law, custom.]	   Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English	   spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods. --H	   Sweet. -- n. Nomic spelling. --A. J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominal \Nom"i*nal\, a. [L. nominalis, fr. nomen, nominis, name.	   See {Name}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the	      literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal	      definition. --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Existing in name only; not real; as, a nominal difference.	      "Nominal attendance on lectures." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: Insignificant; trifling; -- of prices or costs, as	      compared with the benefits gained; as, to pay a nominal	      sum for the data; a nominal fee.	      [PJC]	   3. Within acceptable limits; as expected; as, the hydraulic	      lines are at nominal pressure; -- used mostly in aviation	      and space operations.	      [PJC]	Nominal \Nom"i*nal\, n.	   1. A nominalist. [Obs.] --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A verb formed from a noun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A name; an appellation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A is the nominal of the sixth note in the natural	            diatonic scale.                       --Moore	                                                  (Encyc. of	                                                  Music. )	      [1913 Webster]
Nominalism \Nom"i*nal*ism\, n.	   The principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominalist \Nom"i*nal*ist\, n. (Metaph.)	   One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted	   the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or	   universals, exist in name only. --Reid.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominalistic \Nom`i*nal*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Nominalists.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominalize \Nom"i*nal*ize\, v. t. (Grammar, Linguistics)	   To convert into a noun; as, a nominalized sentence; a	   nominalized adjective or verb.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a sentence of the form:	         "That Kennedy would have been a great president if he	         had not been assassinated is one of the enduring myths	         of the Camelot conceit."	         the sentence "Kennedy would have been a great president	         if he had not been assassinated" has been nominalized	         by the introductory "that".	         [PJC]
Nominally \Nom"i*nal*ly\, adv.	   In a nominal manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominate \Nom"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nominated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nominating}.] [L. nominatus, p. p. of nominare to	   nominate, fr. nomen name. See {Name}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To mention by name; to name. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To nominate them all, it is impossible. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call; to entitle; to denominate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set down in express terms; to state. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it so nominated in the bond?       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To name, or designate by name, for an office or place; to	      appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an election,	      choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the	      name of, as a candidate for an office or place.	      [1913 Webster]
Nominately \Nom"i*nate*ly\, adv.	   By name; particularly; namely. [Obs.] --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomination \Nom`i*na"tion\, n. [L. nominatio: cf. F.	   nomination.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of naming or nominating; designation of a person	      as a candidate for office; the power of nominating; the	      state of being nominated; as, to win the nomination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nomination of persons to places being . . . a	            flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The denomination, or name. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]
Nominatival \Nom`i*na*ti"val\, a. (Gram.)	   Of or pertaining to the nominative case.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominative \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 subject of a finite verb.	   -- n. The nominative case.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominatively \Nom"i*na*tive*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a nominative; as a nominative.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominator \Nom"i*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who nominates.	   [1913 Webster]
Nominee \Nom`i*nee"\, n. [See {Nominate}, and {-ee}.]	   A person named, or designated, by another, to any office,	   duty, or position; one nominated, or proposed, by others for	   office or for election to office. One remains a nominee until	   one has been elected or has assumed the office.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nominor \Nom"i*nor`\, n. [See {Nominate}, and {-or}.]	   A nominator. [Obs.] --Bentham.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomocracy \No*moc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. no`mos law + -cracy, as in	   democracy.]	   Government in accordance with a system of law. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomography \No*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; no`mos law + ? to write.]	   A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form proper for	   laws.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomology \No*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. no`mos law + -logy.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The science of law; legislation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of the laws of the mind; rational psychology.	      --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Nomopelmous \Nom`o*pel"mous\, a. [Gr. no`mos law, custom + ?	   sole of the foot.] (Zool.)	   Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or	   hallux, as do passerine birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Nomothete \Nom"o*thete\, n. [Gr. ?; no`mos + ? to assign: cf. F.	   nomoth[`e]te.]	   A lawgiver. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Nomothetic
Nomothetic \Nom`o*thet"ic\, Nomothetical \Nom`o*thet"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?.]	   Legislative; enacting laws; as, a nomothetical power. [R.]	   --Bp. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Non \Non\ (n[o^]n), a.	   No; not. See {No}, a. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Non- \Non-\ (n[o^]n-) pref. [L. non, OL. noenu, noenum, fr.	   neoenum, lit., not one. See {None}.]	   A prefix used in the sense of not; un-; in-; as in	   nonattention, or non-attention, nonconformity, nonmetallic,	   nonsuit.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The prefix non- may be joined to the leading word by	         means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be	         dispensed with. The list of words having the prefix	         non- could easily be lengthened.	         [1913 Webster]
Nona \Nona\ prop. n.	   The Fate who spins the thread of life; counterpart of Greek	   Clotho.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonability \Non`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   1. Want of ability.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An exception taken against a plaintiff in a cause,	      when he is unable legally to commence a suit.	      [1913 Webster] nonabsorbent
nonabsorbent \nonabsorbent\ nonabsorptive \nonabsorptive\adj.	   not capable of absorbing or soaking up (liquids). Opposite of	   {absorbent}. [Narrower terms: {repellent, resistant ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonacceptance \Non`ac*cept"ance\, n.	   A neglect or refusal to accept.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonacid \Non*ac"id\ (n[o^]n*[a^]s"[i^]d), a. (Chem.)	   Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic;	   positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonacquaintance \Non`ac*quaint"ance\, n.	   Want of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonacquiescence \Non*ac`qui*es"cence\, n.	   Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonadmission \Non`ad*mis"sion\, n.	   Failure to be admitted.	   [1913 Webster] nonadsorbent
nonadsorbent \nonadsorbent\, nonadsorptive \nonadsorptive\adj.	   lacking capacity to adsorb or cause to accumulate on a	   surface. Opposite of {adsorbent}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonadult \Non`a*dult"\, a.	   Not adult; immature.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonaerobiotic \Non*a`er*o*bi*ot"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; anaerobic.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonage \Non"age\, n. [LL. nonagium, from L. nonus ninth, novem	   nine.] (Eccl.)	   The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the	   clergy on the death of persons in their parishes. --Mozley &	   W.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonage \Non"age\, n. [Pref. non- + age.]	   Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal	   immaturity; minority.	   [1913 Webster]	         The human mind . . . was still in its nonage.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonaged \Non"aged\, a.	   Having the quality of nonage; being a minor; immature. --W.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonagenarian \Non`a*ge*na"ri*an\, n. [L. nonagenarius	   containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. nonageni ninety	   each; akin to novem nine.]	   A person ninety years old.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonagesimal \Non`a*ges"i*mal\, a. [L. nonagesimus the ninetieth.	   See {Nonagenarian}.] (Astron.)	   Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonagesimal \Non`a*ges"i*mal\, n. (Astron.)	   The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which	   is at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth	   degree of the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it	   is intersected by the horizon.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonagon \Non"a*gon\, n. [L. nonus ninth + Gr. ? angle.] (Math.)	   A plane figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonagrian \Non*a"gri*an\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   Any moth of the genus {Nonagria} and allied genera, as the	   spindleworm and stalk borer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonalienation \Non*al`ien*a"tion\, n.	   Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonane \Non"ane\, n. [L. nonus ninth.] (Chem.)	   One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons {C9H20} of the	   paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon	   atoms in the molecule. {Normal nonane} is a colorless	   volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonappearance \Non`ap*pear"ance\, n.	   Default of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend;	   failure to appear.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonappointment \Non`ap*point"ment\, n.	   Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an	   appointment.	   [1913 Webster]
nonarboreal \nonarboreal\ adj.	   not arboreal; not living in trees; -- of animals. Opposite of	   {arboreal}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonarrival \Non`ar*riv"al\, n.	   Failure to arrive.	   [1913 Webster]
nonassociative \nonassociative\ adj.	   not associative. Opposite of {associative}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Non assumpsit \Non` as*sump"sit\ [L., he did not undertake.]	   (Law)	   The general plea or denial in an action of assumpsit.	   [1913 Webster]
nonastringent \nonastringent\ adj.	   1. noncontractive. Opposite of {astringent}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nonattendance \Non`at*tend"ance\, n.	   A failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonattention \Non`at*ten"tion\, n.	   Inattention.	   [1913 Webster]
non-automatic \non-automatic\ adj.	   same as {hand-operated}.	   Syn: hand-operated.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
nonbearing \nonbearing\ adj.	   1. (Arch.) supporting no vertical weight other than its own;	      -- of a structural member; as, a non-bearing wall.	      [Narrower terms: {dividing(prenominal) ] {bearing}	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonbelligerent \nonbelligerent\ adj.	   not directly at war; as, nonbelligerent nations.	   [WordNet 1.5]	nonbelligerent \nonbelligerent\ n.	   A country which is not involved in a war.	   [PJC]
Nonbituminous \Non`bi*tu"mi*nous\, a.	   Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.	   [1913 Webster]
noncarbonated \noncarbonated\ adj.	   not having supersaturated carbon dioxide in solution; not	   carbonated; -- of beverages. [Narrower terms:	   {noneffervescent (vs. effervescent) ]	   Syn: uncarbonated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
non-Catholic \non-Catholic\ a.	   Not Roman Catholic; not adhering to the Catholic religion.	   [PJC]	non-Catholic \non-Catholic\ n.	   A person who is not a Roman Catholic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
noncausal \noncausal\ adj.	   not causal.	   Syn: uncausal, uncausative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
noncausative \noncausative\ adj.	   not causative. Opposite of {causative}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonce \Nonce\ (n[o^]ns), n. [For the nonce, OE. for the nones, a	   corruption of for then ones, where n. in then is a relic of	   AS. m in [eth]am, dat. of the article and demonstrative	   pronoun, E. the. See {For}, {Once}, and {The}.]	   The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; --	   chiefly used in the phrase	   {for the nonce}, i. e. for the present time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The miller was a stout carl for the nones.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him	            A chalice for the nonce.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nonce word}, "a word apparently employed only for the	      nonce". --Murray (New English Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]
noncellular \noncellular\ adj.	   Not made up of or divided into cells. Opposite of {cellular}.	   Syn: acellular.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonchalance \Non`cha`lance"\, n. [F. See {Nonchalant}.]	   Indifference; carelessness; coolness.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonchalant \Non`cha`lant"\, a. [F., fr. non not (L. non) +	   chaloir to concern one's self for, fr. L. calere to be warm,	   to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See {Non-}, and	   {Caldron}.]	   Indifferent; careless; cool.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonchalantly \Non"cha*lant`ly\, adv.	   In a nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonclaim \Non"claim`\, n.	   A failure to make claim within the time limited by law;	   omission of claim.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncohesion \Non`co*he"sion\, n.	   Want of cohesion.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncoincidence \Non`co*in"ci*dence\, n.	   Lack of coincidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncoincident \Non`co*in"ci*dent\, a.	   Not coincident.	   [1913 Webster] noncollapsable
noncollapsable \noncollapsable\ noncollapsible
\noncollapsible\adj.	   1. not able to be folded into a compact form. Opposite of	      {collapsible}. [Narrower terms: {nontelescopic,	      nontelescoping}]	      [WordNet 1.5]
noncolumned \noncolumned\ adj. (Arch.)	   not having columns. [Narrower terms: {astylar}; {unpillared}]	   {columned}	   Syn: uncolumned.	        [WordNet 1.5]
noncom \noncom\ n.	   A noncommissioned officer; a military officer appointed from	   enlisted personnel.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Noncombatant \Non*com"bat*ant\, n.	   1. (Mil.) Any person connected with an army, or within the	      lines of an army, who does not make it his business to	      fight, as any one of the medical officers and their	      assistants, chaplains, and others; also, any of the	      citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one	      holding a similar position with respect to the navy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person not attached to a military unit, or not	      participating in the military activities of a war; a	      civilian; as, the bomb killed twenty noncombatants.	      [PJC]
noncombinative \noncombinative\ adj.	   not combinative. Opposite of {combinative}. [Narrower terms:	   {noncombining}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
noncombining \noncombining\ adj.	   not able to combine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
noncombustible \noncombustible\ adj.	   Not combustible; not able to burn; as, drapery should be made	   of noncombustible materials. Opposite of {combustible}.	   Syn: incombustible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
noncommercial \noncommercial\ adj.	   not connected with or engaged in commercial enterprises.	   Opposite of {commercial}. [Narrower terms: {nonprofit,	   non-profit-making ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Noncommissioned \Non`com*mis"sioned\, a.	   Not having a commission.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Noncommissioned officer} (Mil.), a subordinate officer not	      appointed by a commission from the chief executive or	      supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of	      War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.	      [1913 Webster]
Noncommittal \Non`com*mit"tal\, n.	   A state of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or	   refusal to commit one's self. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
noncommital \noncommital\ adj.	   Not expressing a preference; as, although favoring European	   unity he was noncommittal about the form it should take.	   Syn: undogmatic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Noncommunion \Non`com*mun"ion\, n.	   Neglect or failure of communion.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncompletion \Non`com*ple"tion\, n.	   Lack of completion; failure to complete.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncompliance \Non`com*pli"ance\, n.	   Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncomplying \Non`com*ply"ing\, a.	   Neglecting or refusing to comply.	   [1913 Webster] Non compos
Non compos \Non com"pos\ Non compos mentis \Non com"pos men"tis\	   [L.]	   Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason;	   hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of	   reason, either by nature or from accident.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncon \Non"con.\, n.	   See {Noncontent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconcluding \Non`con*clud"ing\, a.	   Not concluding.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconcur \Non`con*cur"\, v. i.	   To dissent or refuse to concur.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconcurrence \Non`con*cur"rence\, n.	   Refusal to concur.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncondensible \Non`con*den"si*ble\, a.	   Not condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of	   gases. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Noncondensing \Non`con*dens"ing\, a. (Steam Engine)	   Not condensing; discharging the steam from the cylinder at a	   pressure nearly equal to or above that of the atmosphere and	   not into a condenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconducting \Non`con*duct"ing\, a.	   Not conducting; nonconductive; not transmitting a fluid or	   force; -- used especially of electric current; thus, in	   electricity, wax is a nonconducting substance.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nonconduction \Non`con*duc"tion\, n.	   The quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure	   to conduct.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconductor \Non`con*duct"or\, n. (Physics)	   A substance which does not conduct, that is, convey or	   transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like,	   or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as,	   wool is a nonconductor of heat; glass and dry wood are	   nonconductors of electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconforming \Non`con*form"ing\, a.	   Not conforming; declining conformity; especially, not	   conforming to the established church of a country.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconformist \Non`con*form"ist\, n.	   One who does not conform to an established church;	   especially, one who does not conform to the established	   church of England; a dissenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconformity \Non*con*form"i*ty\, n.	   Neglect or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the	   neglect or refusal to unite with the established church in	   its rites and modes of worship.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonconstat \Non`con"stat\, n. [Law L.]	   It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not	   follow.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncontagious \Non`con*ta"gious\, a.	   Not contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact. --	   {Non`con*ta"gious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Noncontent \Non`con*tent"\, n. (British House of Lords)	   One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes abridged into	   noncon. or non con.	   [1913 Webster] Noncontributing
Noncontributing \Non`con*trib"u*ting\, Noncontributory
\Non`con*trib"u*to*ry\, a.	   Not contributing.	   [1913 Webster]
noncurrent \noncurrent\ adj.	   not current or belonging to the present time. Opposite of	   {current}. [Narrower terms: {back(prenominal), out-of-date};	   {discontinued, out of print(predicate), out of	   production(predicate), out of use(predicate)}; {disused,	   obsolete ; {obsolete, outdated, outmoded, out-of-date,	   superannuated ; {obsolescent ] Also See: {old}, {past}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
noncyclic \noncyclic\ adj.	   1. not occurring in cycles; not cyclic. Opposite of {cyclic}.	   Syn: nonclyclical.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. aperiodic. {periodic}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nonda \Non"da\, n. (Bot.)	   The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, {Parinarium	   Nonda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nondecane \Non*dec"ane\, n. [L. nonus ninth + decem ten.]	   (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a white waxy substance,	   {C19H40}; -- so called from the number of carbon atoms in the	   molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Nondeciduate \Non`de*cid"u*ate\, a. (Anat.)	   Characterized by the absence of a decidua; indeciduate.	   [1913 Webster]
nondecisive \nondecisive\ adj.	   not crucial; not comprising a decisive factor in a result.	   Opposite of {crucial} and {decisive}.	   Syn: noncrucial, unimportant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nondeductible \nondeductible\ adj.	   not allowable as a tax deduction; as, political contributions	   are nondeductible. Opposite of {deductible}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nondelivery \Non`de*liv"er*y\, n.	   A neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.	   [1913 Webster]
nondenominational \nondenominational\ adj.	   not restricted to a particular religious denomination; as, a	   nondenominational school.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nondeposition \Non*dep`o*si"tion\, n.	   A failure to deposit or throw down.	   [1913 Webster]
nondescript \non"de*script\, a. [Pref. non- + L. descriptus	   described.]	   1. Not hitherto described; hence, of no recognizable type or	      class; odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dull or uninteresting; undistinguished.	      [PJC]
Nondescript \Non"de*script\, n.	   A thing not yet described; that of which no account or	   explanation has been given; something abnormal, or hardly	   classifiable.	   [1913 Webster]
Nondevelopment \Non`de*vel"op*ment\, n.	   Failure or lack of development.	   [1913 Webster]
Nondiscovery \Non`dis*cov"er*y\, n.	   Want or failure of discovery.	   [1913 Webster] nondiscrimination
nondiscrimination \nondiscrimination\, non-discrimination
\non-discrimination\n.	   Fairness in treating people without prejudice; -- used mostly	   in reference to discrimination based on race, religion, and	   nationality.	   [WordNet 1.5]
non-discriminatory \non-discriminatory\ n.	   Fair and unbiased; not discriminating; not biased against a	   particular group or type of person.	   [PJC]
Nondo \Non"do\, n. (Bot.)	   A coarse umbelliferous plant ({Ligusticum actaeifolium}) with	   a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany	   region. Also called {Angelico}.	   [1913 Webster]
None \None\ (n[u^]n), a. & pron. [OE. none, non, nan, no, na,	   AS. n[=a]n, fr. ne not + [=a]n one. [root]193. See {No}, a. &	   adv., {One}, and cf. {Non-}, {Null}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently used also	      partitively, or as a plural, not any.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is none that doeth good; no, not one. --Ps.	                                                  xiv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day,	            which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be none.	                                                  --Ex. xvi. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Terms of peace yet none	            Vouchsafed or sought.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            None of their productions are extant. --Blair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel, in old	      style; as, thou shalt have none assurance of thy life.	      [1913 Webster]	   {None of}, not at all; not; nothing of; -- used emphatically.	      "They knew that I was none of the register that entered	      their admissions in the universities." --Fuller.	   {None-so-pretty} (Bot.), the {Saxifraga umbrosa}. See {London	      pride}	      (a), under {London}.	          [1913 Webster]	None \None\, n. [F.]	   Same as {Nones}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Noneffective \Non`ef*fect"ive\, a.	   1. Not effective; ineffective.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) Not fit or available for duty.	      [1913 Webster]
Non-ego \Non-e"go\, n. [L., not I.] (Metaph.)	   The union of being and relation as distinguished from, and	   contrasted with, the ego. See {Ego}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonelastic \Non`e*las"tic\, a.	   Not having elasticity; not able to be stretched reversibly.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonelect \Non`e*lect"\, n. sing. & pl. (Theol.)	   A person or persons not elected, or chosen, to salvation.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonelection \Non`e*lec"tion\, n.	   Failure of election.	   [1913 Webster] Nonelectric
Nonelectric \Non`e*lec"tric\, Nonelectrical \Non`e*lec"tric*al\,	   a.	   1. Not electric; conducting electricity. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not powered by electricity; -- of machines, tools, or	      devices.	      [PJC]	Nonelectric \Non`e*lec"tric\, n. (Physics)	   A substance that is not an insulator (i. e., an electric);	   that which transmits electricity, as a metal; a conductor.	   [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Nonemphatic
Nonemphatic \Non`em*phat"ic\, Nonemphatical \Non`em*phat"ic*al\,	   a.	   Having no emphasis; unemphatic.	   [1913 Webster]
non-engagement \non-engagement\ n.	   Withdrawal from the activities of a group.	   Syn: nonparticipation, non-involvement.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonentity \Non*en"ti*ty\, n.; pl. {Nonentities}.	   1. Nonexistence; the negation of being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing not existing. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person or thing of little or no account; an unimportant	      person; -- usually used as a disparaging term. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Non-Episcopal \Non`-E*pis"co*pal\, a.	   Not Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or	   system.	   [1913 Webster]
nonequivalent \nonequivalent\ adj.	   Not equal or interchangeable in value, quantity, or	   significance.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nones \Nones\, n. pl. [L. nonae, so called because it was the	   ninth day before the ides, fr. nonus ninth, from novem nine.	   See {Nine}, {Nones}, 2, {Noon} .]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Roman Calendar) The fifth day of the months January,	      February, April, June, August, September, November, and	      December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and	      October. The nones were nine days before the ides,	      reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. none, fr. L. See {Noon}.] The canonical office, being	      a part of the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the	      ninth hour, 3 p. m.) in the Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The hour of dinner; the noonday meal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At my supper and sometimes at nones.  --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]
Nonessential \Non`es*sen"tial\, a.	   Not essential.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonessential \Non`es*sen"tial\, n.	   A thing not essential.	   [1913 Webster]
Non est factum \Non` est` fac"tum\ [Law L. it is not (his)	   deed.] (Law)	   The plea of the general issue in an action of debt on bond.	   [1913 Webster]	Non est inventus \Non` est` in*ven"tus\ [L., he is not found.]	   (Law)	   The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the defendant is not	   found in his county. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonesuch \None"such`\, n.	   A person or thing of a sort that there is no other such;	   something extraordinary; a thing that has not its equal. It	   is given as a name to various objects, as to a choice variety	   of apple, a species of medic ({Medicago lupulina}), a variety	   of pottery clay, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Nonet
Nonet \No*net"\, Nonetto \No*net"to\, n. [From L. nonus ninth,	   like E. duet, fr. L. duo.] (Mus.)	   A composition for nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonett \Non"ett\, n. (Zool.)	   The titmouse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nonexecution \Non*ex`e*cu"tion\, n.	   Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.	   [1913 Webster]
nonexempt \nonexempt\ adj.	   1. Not exempt; subject to (some specified) rule. Opposite of	      {exempt}. [Narrower terms: {liable to(predicate)};	      {subject, subject to(predicate)}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Specifically: (U. S. Labor Law) Not exempt from the	      provisions of the fair labor practises act; -- a term	      applied mostly to persons who are hourly employees, who	      are required by law to be treated in certain ways. Many	      salaried and management personnnel are not covered by the	      law and are therefore {exempt}.	      [PJC]
Nonexistence \Non`ex*ist"ence\, n.	   1. The state of not existing; absence of existence; the	      negation of being; -- usually used with reference to	      existince in the real world, or logical possiblity; as,	      the nonexistence of vaporware does not go unnoticed long.	      --A. Baxter.	   Syn: nonentity[1].	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A thing that has no existence. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Nonexistent \Non`ex*ist"ent\, a.	   Not having existence.	   [1913 Webster]
nonexploratory \nonexploratory\ adj.	   not exploratory. Opposite of {exploratory}.	   Syn: nonexplorative, unexploratory, unexplorative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonexplosive \nonexplosive\ adj.	   Not explosive. [Narrower terms: {noncombustible (vs.	   combustible), incombustible}] WordNet 1.5]
Nonexportation \Non*ex`por*ta"tion\, n.	   A failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.	   [1913 Webster]
nonextant \nonextant\ adj.	   No longer existing; inaccessible through loss or destruction.	   [WordNet 1.5]	         Its nonextant original was written on vellum --G. B.	                                                  Saul
Nonextensile \Non`ex*ten"sile\, a.	   Not extensile; incapable of being stretched.	   [1913 Webster]
Non-feasance \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. {Malfeasance}.	   [1913 Webster]
non-finite \non-finite\ adj. (Grammar)	   Infinitive, uninflected; -- of verbs. Opposite of {finite}.	   Syn: infinite.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonfissile \nonfissile\ adj.	   not fissile. Opposite of {fissile}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonfissionable \nonfissionable\ adj. (Physics)	   not capable of undergoing fission[4]; -- of atoms or chemical	   elements. Opposite of {fissionable}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonflammable \nonflammable\ adj.	   Not easily ignited, and burning only slowly if ignited.	   [Narrower terms: {noncombustible (vs. combustible),	   incombustible}] WordNet 1.5]
Nonfulfillment \Non`ful*fill"ment\, n.	   Neglect or failure to fulfill.	   [1913 Webster]
nonfunctional \nonfunctional\ adj.	   1. Not having or performing a function. [Narrower terms:	      {cosmetic, decorative, ornamental ] Also See:	      {unserviceable}. {functional}	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Not performing or able to perform its regular function;	      as, the yard was littered with nonfunctional vehicles	      waiting to be repaired. [Narrower terms: {down(predicate)	      ]. Antonym: {functioning}.	   Syn: malfunctioning, unserviceable, out of order.	        [WordNet 1.5] nonglutenous
nonglutenous \nonglutenous\ nonglutinous \nonglutinous\adj.	   not sticky or viscous. [Narrower terms: {nonadhesive (vs.	   adhesive)}]	   Syn: nonviscid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nongregarious \nongregarious\ adj.	   Not growing or living in groups or colonies; -- of plants and	   animals.	   Syn: nonsocial, solitary.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonhereditary \nonhereditary\ adj.	   Not inheritable through genetic transmission. Opposite of	   {inheritable}, and {heritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired,	   nurtural}; {congenital, inborn, innate ]	   Syn: nontransmissible, nonheritable, noninheritable.	        [WordNet 1.5] nonhierarchic
nonhierarchic \nonhierarchic\ nonhierarchical
\nonhierarchical\adj.	   Not arranged in a hierarchy. Opposite of {hierarchical}.	   [Narrower terms: {ungraded, unordered, unranked}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonhuman \nonhuman\ adj.	   not human. Opposite of {human}. [Narrower terms: {anthropoid,	   anthropoidal, apelike}; {bloodless}; {dehumanized, unhuman};	   {grotesque, monstrous, unnatural}; {mechanical}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonillion \No*nil"lion\, n. [L. nonus ninth + -illion, as in E.	   million.]	   According to the French and American notation, a thousand	   octillions, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed; according	   to the English notation, a million octillions, or a unit with	   fifty-four ciphers annexed. See the Note under {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster]
nonimitative \nonimitative\ adj.	   not marked by or given to imitation. Opposite of {imitative}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonimmune \nonimmune\ adj. (Med.)	   Not having immunity; susceptible; likely to be affected with,	   if exposed.	   Syn: liable to(predicate), nonresistant, unresistant,	        susceptible to(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonimportation \Non*im`por*ta"tion\, n.	   Want or failure of importation; a not importing of	   commodities.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonimporting \Non`im*port"ing\, a.	   Not importing; not bringing from foreign countries.	   [1913 Webster]
nonindulgent \nonindulgent\ adj.	   1. not indulgent. [Narrower terms: {austere, forbidding,	      stern ; {blue(prenominal), puritan, puritanical ;	      {corrective, disciplinary, disciplinal ; {monkish ;	      {renunciant, renunciative, self-abnegating, self-denying	      ; {self-disciplined ; {spartan, strict ] Also See	      {abstemious}. Antonym: {indulgent}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. unpermissive. Opposite of {permissive}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonindustrial \nonindustrial\ adj.	   1. not industrial; -- used of societies. Opposite of	      {industrial} and {industrialized}. [Narrower terms:	      {developing, underdeveloped}; {unindustrialized ]	      [WordNet 1.5]
noninfectious \noninfectious\ adj.	   not infectious; --of diseases. Opposite of {infectious}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
noninflammatory \noninflammatory\ adj. (Med.)	   not inflammatory.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Noninflectional \Non`in*flec"tion*al\, a.	   Not admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.	   [1913 Webster]
Noninhabitant \Non`in*hab"it*ant\, n.	   One who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a	   nonresident.	   [1913 Webster]
noninheritable \noninheritable\ adj.	   not capable of transmission by heredity. Opposite of	   {inheritable}. [Narrower terms: {acquired, nurtural};	   {congenital, inborn, innate}]	   Syn: nonheritable, nonhereditary, nontransmissible.	        [WordNet 1.5]
noninstitutional \noninstitutional\ adj.	   not institutional. Opposite of {institutional}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
noninstitutionalized \noninstitutionalized\ adj.	   not committed to an institution; -- op people. Opposite of	   {institutionalized}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonintegrated \nonintegrated\ adj.	   not integrated. Opposite of {integrated}.	   Syn: unintegrated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonintellectual \nonintellectual\ adj.	   not intellectual. Opposite of {intellectual}. [Narrower	   terms: {anti-intellectual, philistine}; {lowbrow,	   uncultivated ] Also See {unscholarly}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
noninterchangeable \noninterchangeable\ adj.	   1. (math, logic) not able to be interchanged without changing	      the truth value.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Not able to be substituted for each other; -- of objects,	      such as parts of machinery; as, the ink cartidges on the	      new printer are noninterchangeable with those on the older	      model.	      [PJC]
noninterference \noninterference\ n.	   a foreign policy of staying out of other countries' disputes;	   nonintervention.	   Syn: nonintervention.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonintersecting \nonintersecting\ adj.	   not sharing a common point; -- of lines, planes, or surfaces.	   [Narrower terms: {parallel (vs. nonparallel) ]	   Syn: nonconvergent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonintervention \Non*in`ter*ven"tion\, n.	   The state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the	   nonintervention of one state in the affairs of another.	   [1913 Webster]
non-involvement \non-involvement\ n.	   withdrawing from the activities of a group.	   Syn: non-engagement, nonparticipation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
non-issue \non-issue\ n.	   the state of something that has outlived its relevance.	   Syn: dead letter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonius \No"ni*us\, n. [Latinized form of Nunez, the name of a	   Portuguese mathematician.]	   A vernier.	   [1913 Webster]
non-Jew \non-Jew\ prop. n.	   A person who is not Jewish.	   Syn: Gentile, goy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonjoinder \Non*join"der\, n. (Law)	   The omission of some person who ought to have been made a	   plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action	   which ought to be joined.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonjurant \Non*ju"rant\, a.	   Nonjuring.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonjuring \Non*ju"ring\, a. [F. jurer to swear, or L. jurare,	   jurari, to swear, fr. L. jus, juris, right, law, justice. See	   {Jury}.]	   Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great	   Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary,	   or their successors.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonjuror \Non*ju"ror\, n. (Eng. Hist.)	   One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take the	   oath of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their	   successors, after the revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonjurorism \Non*ju"ror*ism\, n. (Eng. Hist.)	   The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.	   [1913 Webster]
nonlethal \nonlethal\ adj.	   not capable of causing death.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonlexical \nonlexical\ adj. (Grammar)	   Not lexical; as, nonlexical morphemes.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonlimitation \Non*lim`i*ta"tion\, n.	   Want of limitation; failure to limit.	   [1913 Webster]
nonlinear \nonlinear\ adj.	   1. (Math.) Not depictable graphically as a straight line; not	      changing by a constant amount for each unit of time,	      distance, or other independent variable. Opposite of	      {linear}.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. (Math.) Containing variables of greater than the first	      degree; -- of an equation. Opposite of {linear}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Physics) Represented by equations containing variables of	      greater than the first degree; -- of physical processes or	      relationships. Opposite of {linear}.	      [PJC]
Non liquet \Non` li"quet\ [L.]	   It is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter	   is to be deferred to another day of trial.	   [1913 Webster]
nonliterary \nonliterary\ adj.	   Characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language.	   Syn: common, vernacular, vulgar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonliterate \nonliterate\ adj.	   not using a writing system; -- of societies, cultures, or	   tribes. [Narrower terms: {uncivilized (vs. civilized)}]	   Syn: preliterate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
nonliving \nonliving\ adj.	   Not endowed with life; same as {inanimate}. Opposite of	   {living} and {animate}.	   Syn: inanimate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonmalignant \Non`ma*lig"nant\, a.	   Not malignant, as a disease; -- used especially of tumors;	   as, a nonmalignant growth on the liver.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nonmanufacturing \Non*man`u*fac"tur*ing\, a.	   Not carrying on manufactures.	   [1913 Webster]
nonmechanical \nonmechanical\ adj.	   1. not using a mechanism. Opposite of {mechanical}. [Narrower	      terms: {nonmechanistic}] [Narrower terms: {unmechanized ]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Not having an aptitude to work with machinery; without	      mechanical skills; -- of persons.	   Syn: unmechanical.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonmechanistic \nonmechanistic\ adj.	   not determined by a mechanical process; partly resulting from	   a creative process.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nonmedullated \Non*med"ul*la`ted\, a.	   Not medullated; Specifically: (Anat.) without a medulla or	   marrow, or without a medullary sheath; as, a nonmedullated	   nerve fiber.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonmember \Non*mem"ber\, n.	   One who is not a member; as, nonmembers are not allowed in	   the club reading room.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nonmembership \Non*mem"ber*ship\, n.	   State of not being a member.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonmetal \Non"met`al\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the	   metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic	   properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine	   are nonmetals.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonmetallic \Non`me*tal"lic\, a.	   1. Not metallic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Resembling, or possessing the properties of, a	      nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a nonmetallic	      element.	      [1913 Webster]
nonmetamorphic \nonmetamorphic\ adj.	   1. not metamorphic. Opposite of {metamorphic}. [Narrower	      terms: {ametabolic metamorphosis)}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Geol.) not produced by metamorphosis. {metamorphic}	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonmigratory \nonmigratory\ adj.	   1. Not participating in migrations; -- used of animals that	      do not migrate. Opposite of {migratory}.	   Syn: resident.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. living in one area throughout the year; -- used of	      animals.	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonmodern \nonmodern\ adj.	   1. not modern; of or characteristic of an earlier time.	      Opposite of {modern}. [Narrower terms: {antebellum};	      {fogyish, mossgrown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(prenominal),	      stodgy old-fashioned}; {medieval, mediaeval, gothic};	      {old-time, quaint}; {unmodernized}; {victorian};	      {old-fashioned, outmoded}; {old-world}] Also See: {old},	      {past}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonmonotonic \nonmonotonic\ adj. (Math. or logic)	   not monotonic; -- of relations between variables. Opposite of	   {monotonic}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonmoral \Non*mor"al\, a.	   Neither moral nor immoral; having no connection with morals;	   not within the sphere of morals or ethics; not ethical; as,	   imagination is of its nature nonmoral; infants are nonmoral.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
nonmoving \nonmoving\ adj.	   Not moving. Opposite of {moving}. [Narrower terms: {at rest,	   inactive, motionless, static, still}; {becalmed ;	   {dead(prenominal), stagnant, standing(prenominal), still};	   {frozen(predicate), rooted(predicate), stock-still ; {inert	   ; {sitting ; {slack ; {stationary ; {immobile, unmoving}]	   Also See: {immobile}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonnative \nonnative\ adj.	   1. not being or composed of aborigines; as, the nonnative	      population of South Africa. Opposite of {native}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of persons born in another area or country than that lived	      in; foreign-born; as, our large nonnative population.	   Syn: foreign-born.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Originating in a different region and acclimated to a new	      environment; -- of plants or animals.	   Syn: domesticated, naturalized.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonnatural \Non*nat"u*ral\, a.	   Not natural; unnatural.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonne \Nonne\, n.	   A nun. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonnecessity \Non`ne*ces"si*ty\, n.	   Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being	   unnecessary.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonnitrogenous \Non`ni*trog"e*nous\, a.	   Devoid of nitrogen; as, a nonnitrogenous principle; a	   nonnitrogenous food. See the Note under {Food}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonnucleated \Non*nu"cle*a`ted\, a.	   Without a nucleus; anucleate.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nonny \Non"ny\, n.	   A silly fellow; a ninny.	   [1913 Webster]
no-no \no"-no\, n.	   Something improper, unethical, inadvisable, or illegal; as,	   salt is a no-no for someone after a heart attack. [informal]	   [PJC]
Nonobedience \Non`o*be"di*ence\ (n[o^]n`[-o]*b[=e]"d[i^]*ens),	   n.	   Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonobservance \Non`ob*serv"ance\ (n[o^]n`[o^]b*z[~e]rv"ans), n.	   Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.	   [1913 Webster]
Non obstante \Non` ob*stan"te\ (n[o^]n` [o^]b*st[a^]n"t[-e]).	   [L.]	   1. Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what	      has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A clause in old English statutes and letters patent,	      importing a license from the crown to do a thing	      notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This	      dispensing power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of	            dispensing with statutes by a non obstante was	            introduced.                           --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Non obstante veredicto} [LL.] (Law), a judgment sometimes	      entered by order of the court, for the plaintiff,	      notwithstanding a verdict for the defendant. --Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]
Nonoic \No*no"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as,	   nonoic acid, which is also called pelargonic acid. Cf.	   {Pelargonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonone \Non"one\, n. [Nonane + -one, suffix denoting the third	   degree of unsaturation.] (Chem.)	   1. Any one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons	      ({C9H14}) of the valylene series. [archaic?]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any of several isomeric ketones ({C9H18O}) conceptually	      derived from nonane by substituting an oxygen for two	      hydrogen atoms on one of the non-terminal carbon atoms.	      [PJC]
no-nonsense \no`-non"sense\ (n[=o]`n[o^]n"s[e^]ns), adj.	   1. Not tolerating irrelevant or frivolous distractions;	      businesslike; serious; as, the no-nonsense tones of a	      stern parent; the chairman adopted a no-nonsense attitude.	      [WordNet sense 1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Serving the purpose without unnecessary complications;	      uncomplicated; plain; not fancy.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: Practical and economical.	      [PJC]
nonoxygenated \non`ox"y*gen*a`ted\, a. (Chem., Physiol.)	   Not oxygenated.	   [PJC]
Nonoxygenous \Non`ox*yg"e*nous\, a. (Chem.)	   Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a	   nonoxygenous alkaloid.	   [1913 Webster]
nonparallel \nonparallel\ adj.	   1. not parallel; -- of lines or linear objects. Opposite of	      {parallel}. [Narrower terms: {bias, catacorner,	      cata-cornered, catercorner, cater-cornered, catty-corner,	      catty-cornered, diagonal, kitty-corner, kitty-cornered,	      oblique, skew, skewed, slanted ; {crossed, decussate,	      intersectant, intersecting}; {cross-grained ; {diagonal};	      {orthogonal, orthographic, rectangular, right-angled ;	      {right, perpendicular}; {angled ; {convergent}] Also See:	      {convergent}, {divergent}, {diverging}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Computers) Not using parallel processing; -- of	      computers. [Narrower terms: {serial}] PJC]
nonparasitic \nonparasitic\ (Biology) adj.	   Not parasitic.	   Syn: free-living, nonsymbiotic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonpareil \Non`pa*reil"\, n. [See {Nonpareil}, a. ]	   1. Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless thing or	      person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. nonpareille.] (Print.) A size of type next smaller	      than minion and next larger than agate (or ruby).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in the type called nonpareil.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A beautifully colored finch ({Passerina ciris}),	          native of the Southern United States. The male has the	          head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright	          red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish	          purple. Called also {painted bunting} and {painted	          finch}.	      (b) Any other similar bird of the same genus.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Cookery) A small sphere, less than 1 mm diamter, of	      colored sugar, used to decorate confections; -- usually	      used in the plural as though the name of a substance; as,	      sprinkled with nonpareils.	      [PJC]	   5. pl. A type of candy chocolate consisting of a small flat	      disk of chocolate, less than one inch diameter, having	      nonpareils[4] sprinkled on the top; as, she ate a box of	      nonpareils at the movie.	      [PJC]	Nonpareil \Non`pa*reil"\, a. [F., from non not + pareil equal,	   fr. LL. pariculus, dim. of L. par equal. See {Non}, and	   {Pair}, {Peer}.]	   Having no equal; peerless.	   [1913 Webster]
nonparticipation \nonparticipation\ n.	   withdrawing from the activities of a group.	   Syn: non-engagement, non-involvement.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonparticulate \nonparticulate\ adj.	   not particulate. Opposite of {particulate}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonpartisan \nonpartisan\ adj.	   1. free from party affiliation or bias. Opposite of	      {partisan}. [Narrower terms: {bipartisan, bipartizan,	      two-party, two-way}; {independent ] [Narrower terms:	      {nonparty, non-party ]	   Syn: nonpartizan.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. not affiliated with any one party; as, a nonpartisan	      commission to study crime.	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonpartisanship \nonpartisanship\ n.	   An inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally;	   absence of bias toward any particular party.	   Syn: impartiality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonpartizan \nonpartizan\ adj.	   1. same as {nonpartisan}, 1.	   Syn: nonpartisan.	        [WordNet 1.5] nonparty
nonparty \nonparty\, non-party \non-party\adj.	   1. not based upon or representing political parties; as, a	      nonparty regime.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nonpayment \Non*pay"ment\, n.	   Neglect or failure to pay.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonperformance \Non`per*form"ance\, n.	   Neglect or failure to perform.	   [1913 Webster] nonphilosophic
nonphilosophic \nonphilosophic\ nonphilosophical
\nonphilosophical\adj.	   1. not philosophical. Opposite of {philosophical}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nonphotobiotic \Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Capable of living without light; as, nonphotobiotic plant	   cells, or cells which habitually live in darkness.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonplane \Non`plane"\, a. (Math.)	   Not lying in one plane; not planar; -- said of certain	   curves.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonplus \Non"plus\, n. [L. non not + plus more, further. See	   {Plural}.]	   A state or condition which baffles reason or confounds	   judgment; insuperable difficulty; inability to proceed or	   decide; puzzle; quandary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both of them are a perfect nonplus and baffle to all	         human understanding.                     --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonplus \Non"plus`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonplused}or	   {Nonplussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nonplusing} or {Nonplussing}.]	   To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by	   embarrassment.	   [1913 Webster]	         He has been nonplused by Mr. Dry's desiring him to tell	         what it was that he endeavored to prove. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
nonpolitical \nonpolitical\ adj.	   not political. Opposite of {political}. [Narrower terms:	   {apolitical, unpolitical}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonporous \nonporous\ adj.	   Not porous; especially, not having vessels that appear as	   pores; as, nonporous wood. Opposite of {porous}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonpregnant \nonpregnant\ adj.	   not pregnant; as, a drug approved only for use in nonpregnant	   females. Opposite of {pregnant}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonprehensile \nonprehensile\ adj.	   not prehensile; as, cats have a nonprehensile tail. Opposite	   of {prehensile}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonpreparation \Non*prep`a*ra"tion\, n.	   Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.	   [1913 Webster]
nonprescription \nonprescription\ adj.	   1. able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription;	      over-the-counter; -- of medicinal drugs; as, Aspirin is a	      nonprescription antiinflammatory drug. Opposite of	      {prescription}. [prenominal]	   Syn: non-prescription(prenominal),	        over-the-counter(prenominal), OTC.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonpresentation \Non*pres`en*ta"tion\, n.	   Neglect or failure to present; state of not being presented.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonproduction \Non`pro*duc"tion\, n.	   A failure to produce or exhibit.	   [1913 Webster]
nonproductive \nonproductive\ adj.	   not directly productive; as, nonproductive labor.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonprofessional \Non`pro*fes"sion*al\, a.	   1. Not belonging to a profession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not done by, or proceeding from, professional men;	      contrary to professional usage; unprofessional.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nonproficiency \Non`pro*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   Want of proficiency; failure to make progress.	   [1913 Webster]
nonproficient \non`pro*fi"cient\, a.	   Not proficient.	   [PJC]
Nonproficient \Non`pro*fi"cient\, n.	   One who has failed to become proficient.	   [1913 Webster]
non-profit-making \non-profit-making\ adj.	   not commercially motivated; not profit-making; nonprofit; not	   for profit. [Narrower terms: {charitable, eleemosynary}]	   Syn: nonprofit.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Non pros \Non" pros.`\	   An abbreviation of {Non prosequitur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Non-pros \Non`-pros"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonprossed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Non-prossing}.]	   To decline or fail to prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said	   of a suit); to enter judgment against (a plaintiff who fails	   to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was non-prossed.	   [1913 Webster]
Non prosequitur \Non" pro*seq"ui*tur\ [L. he does not	   prosecute.] (Law)	   A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit where he	   does not appear to prosecute. See {Nolle prosequi}.	   [1913 Webster]
nonreciprocating \nonreciprocating\ adj.	   not reciprocating. [Narrower terms: {nonreciprocal (vs.	   reciprocal)}] WordNet 1.5]
nonrecombinant \nonrecombinant\ adj. (Genetics)	   not produced by genetic recombination.	   [PJC]
nonrecreational \nonrecreational\ adj.	   involving gainful employment in something often done as a	   hobby; as, nonrecreational footbal. [Narrower terms:	   {professional (vs. amateur)}]	   Syn: paid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonrecurrent \Non`re*cur"rent\, a.	   Not recurring.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonrecurring \Non`re*cur"ring\, a.	   Nonrecurrent; as, the costs of a layoff are considered as a	   nonrecurring expense.	   [1913 Webster] nonreflecting
nonreflecting \nonreflecting\ nonreflective \nonreflective\adj.	   1. not capable of total reflection of light; not polished or	      shiny; as, It is complicated to create realistic shading	      effects on nonreflecting surfaces. [Narrower terms:	      {echoless ] {reflective}	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nonregardance \Non`re*gard"ance\, n.	   Want of due regard; disregard; slight. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonregent \Non`re"gent\, n. (Eng. Universities)	   A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See {Regent}.	   [1913 Webster]
nonremittal \nonremittal\ n.	   1. The act of failing to meet a financial obligation.	   Syn: default, nonpayment.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A loss resulting from failure of a debt to be paid.	   Syn: nonpayment, default.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonrendition \Non`ren*di"tion\, n.	   Neglect of rendition; the not rendering what is due.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nonrendition of a service which is due. --S. E.	                                                  Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
nonrenewable \nonrenewable\ adj.	   That can not be renewed; as, a nonrenewable option; books on	   that shelf are nonrenewable. Opposite of {renewable}.	   Syn: unrenewable.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonrepresentational \nonrepresentational\ adj. (Art)	   not intended to realistically represent a physical object; --	   of visual art work. Opposite of {representational}. [Narrower	   terms: {abstract, abstractionist, nonfigurative, nonobjective	   ; {conventional, formal, schematic ; {geometric, geometrical	   ; {protogeometric ; {semiabstract ] Also See: {abstract}.	   Syn: nonobjective.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonrepresentative \nonrepresentative\ adj.	   1. Not standing for something else. Opposite of	      {representative}.	   Syn: unsymbolic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Not giving a true representation of the characteristics of	      a group; -- of a sample or subgroup of a group; as, the	      weather we had in the summer of 1996 gave a	      nonrepresentative view of our normal weather.	   Syn: biased, unrepresentative.	        [PJC]
Nonresemblance \Non`re*sem"blance\, n.	   Want of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonresidence \Non*res"i*dence\, n.	   The state or condition of being nonresident, --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonresident \Non*res"i*dent\, a.	   Not residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or	   in one's proper place; as, a nonresident clergyman or	   proprietor of lands.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonresident \Non*res"i*dent\, n.	   A nonresident person; one who does not reside in the State or	   jurisdiction.	   [1913 Webster]
nonresilient \nonresilient\ adj.	   Not rebounding with the normal or expected velocity.	   [Narrower terms: {inelastic (vs. elastic)}]	   Syn: dead.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonresistance \Non`re*sist"ance\, n.	   The principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive	   obedience; submission to authority, power, oppression, or	   violence without opposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonresistant \Non`re*sist"ant\, a.	   Making no resistance.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonresistant \Non`re*sist"ant\, n.	   1. One who maintains that no resistance should be made to	      constituted authority, even when unjustly or oppressively	      exercised; one who advocates or practices absolute	      submission.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds that violence should never be resisted by	      force; especially, a reformer who believes in passive	      resistance.	   Syn: passive resister.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonresisting \Non`re*sist"ing\, a.	   Not making resistance.	   [1913 Webster] nonretractable
nonretractable \nonretractable\ nonretractile
\nonretractile\adj.	   not able to be drawn into the main body; -- of claws and	   other extensile parts of animals or objects; as, a bear's	   claws, unlike a cat's, are nonretractile. Opposite of	   {retractile}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonreturnable \nonreturnable\ adj.	   That may not be returned for a refund; -- of purchased goods,	   or containers for purchased items; as, nonreturnable bottles.	   Opposite of {returnable}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonreversible \nonreversible\ adj.	   Not reversible or capable of having either side out; -- used	   mostly of clothing. Opposite of {reversible}.	   Syn: one-sided.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonrhythmic \nonrhythmic\ adj.	   not rhythmic. [Narrower terms: {unrhythmical (vs.	   rhythmical), unrhythmic}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonrigid \nonrigid\ adj. (Aeronautics)	   Not rigid; especially, designating an airship having a shape	   maintained only by internal gas pressure and without a	   supporting structure. Opposite of {rigid}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonruminant \Non*ru"mi*nant\, a.	   Not ruminating; as, a nonruminant animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsane \Non`sane"\, a.	   Unsound; not perfect; as, a person of nonsane memory.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
nonsectarian \nonsectarian\ adj.	   not restricted to one sect or school or party; as, religious	   training in a nonsectarian atmosphere; public funding is	   restricted to nonsectarian colleges. Opposite of {sectarian}.	   [Narrower terms: {ecumenic, oecumenic, ecumenical,	   oecumenical}; {interchurch, interdenominational};	   {nondenominational}; {undenominational, unsectarian ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonsegregated \nonsegregated\ adj.	   integrated. Opposite of {segregated}.	   Syn: desegrated, unsegregated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonself \non"self`\, n.	   1. That which is not oneself.	      [PJC]	   2. (Immunology) Any material that enters the body and is not	      recognized by the immune system as being part of its body,	      thereby triggering an immune response; any material	      appearing to the immune system to be foreign to its body.	      [PJC]
Nonsense \Non"sense\, n. [Pref. non- + sense: cf. F. nonsens.]	   1. That which is not sense, or has no sense; words, or	      language, which have no meaning, or which convey no	      intelligible ideas; absurdity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Trifles; things of no importance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nonsense verses}, lines made by taking any words which	      occur, but especially certain words which it is desired to	      recollect, and arranging them without reference to	      anything but the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines	      may aid in recalling the remembrance of the words.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.	        [1913 Webster]
Nonsensical \Non*sen"si*cal\, a.	   Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational;	   preposterous. -- {Non*sen"si*cal*ly}, adv. --	   {Non*sen"si*cal*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsensitive \Non*sen"si*tive\, a.	   Not sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily	   affected.	   [1913 Webster]
Non sequitur \Non seq"ui*tur\ [L., it does not follow.] (Logic)	   An inference which does not follow from the premises.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsexual \Non*sex"u*al\, a.	   Having no distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonslaveholding \Non*slave"hold`ing\, a.	   Not possessing or holding slaves; as, a nonslaveholding	   State.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsolution \Non`so*lu"tion\, n.	   Failure of solution or explanation.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsolvency \Non*sol"ven*cy\, n.	   Inability to pay debts; insolvency.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsolvent \Non*sol"vent\, a.	   Not solvent; insolvent.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonsolvent \Non*sol"vent\, n.	   An insolvent.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsonant \Non*so"nant\, a.	   Not sonant. -- n. A nonsonant or nonvocal consonant.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsparing \Non*spar"ing\, a.	   Sparing none.	   [1913 Webster] nonstandard
nonstandard \nonstandard\, non-standard \non-standard\adj.	   1. varying from or not adhering to a standard; as,	      nonstandard windows; envelopes of nonstandard sizes;	      non-standard lengths of board cost more per foot. Opposite	      of {standard}. [Narrower terms: {deficient, inferior,	      substandard}]	   Syn: nonstandard.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Linguistics) Not conforming to the language usage of a	      prestige group within a community; as, a nonstandard	      dialect is one used by uneducated speakers or socially	      disfavored groups. Opposite of {standard}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonstarter \nonstarter\ n.	   1. a person with a record of failing.	   Syn: loser, failure, unsuccessful person.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A horse that fails to run in a race for which it has been	      entered.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A proposal that will not receive serious consideration by	      those with authority to decide.	      [PJC] nonstick
nonstick \nonstick\, non-stick \non-stick\adj.	   1. permitting easy removal of adherent food particles; -- of	      surfaces, especially of cooking utensils; as, a frying pan	      with a nonstick surface.	      [WordNet 1.5]
nonstop \nonstop\ adj.	   1. without an intermediate stop; -- of trips in public	      conveyances, especially of a flight.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {around-the-clock}.	   Syn: around-the-clock, day-and-night, round-the-clock.	        [WordNet 1.5]	nonstop \nonstop\ n.	   A flight made without intermediate landings between source	   and destination; as, how many nonstops are there to Dallas?.	   Syn: nonstop flight.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonstriated \Non*stri"a*ted\, a. (Nat. Hist.)	   Without striations; unstriped; as, nonstriated muscle fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
nonsubjective \nonsubjective\ adj.	   undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable	   phenomena; objective. Opposite of {subjective}. [Narrower	   terms: {clinical, detached, unemotional}; {impersonal,	   neutral}; {verifiable ]	   Syn: objective.	        [WordNet 1.5] nonsubmergible
nonsubmergible \nonsubmergible\ nonsubmersible
\nonsubmersible\adj.	   not submersible or submergible. Opposite of {submersible}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonsubmission \Non`sub*mis"sion\, n.	   Want of submission; failure or refusal to submit.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsubmissive \Non`sub*mis"sive\, a.	   Not submissive.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsuch \Non"such\, n.	   See {Nonesuch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, n. (Law)	   A neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit;	   a stopping of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the	   cause by the plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that	   he can not support it, or upon the judge's expressing his	   opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a nonsuit ordered by the	   court on the ground that the plaintiff on his own showing has	   not made out his case.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nonsuited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nonsuiting}.] (Law)	   To determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having	   dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it	   up. "When two are joined in a writ, and one is nonsuited."	   --Z. Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Nonsuit \Non"suit`\, a.	   Nonsuited. --D. A. Tyng.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonsurety \Non*sure"ty\, n.	   Insecurity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
nontaxable \nontaxable\ adj.	   Not subject to taxation; -- of goods imported into a country	   or sold at retail outlets; as, most laws imposing sales taxes	   make food nontaxable. Opposite of {taxable}. [Narrower terms:	   {duty-free}; {tax-exempt, tax-free}; {unratable}; {untaxed ]	   Also See: {exempt}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nontechnical \nontechnical\ adj.	   1. not characteristic of or skilled in applied arts and	      sciences; as, nontechnical aspects of the job;	      nontechnical training. Opposite of {technical}.	   Syn: untechnical.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. comprehensible to the general public; not requiring	      specialized training to be understood; as, written for the	      popular press in plain nontechnical language.	   Syn: lay, plain, popular, unspecialized, untechnical.	        [WordNet 1.5] nontelescopic
nontelescopic \nontelescopic\ nontelescoping
\nontelescoping\adj.	   Not able to be contracted by a telescoping action; as, a	   nontelescoping tripod would be awkward to carry.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nontenure \Non*ten"ure\, n. (Law)	   A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as	   affirmed.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonterm \Non"term`\, n. (Law)	   A vacation between two terms of a court.	   [1913 Webster]
nonterritorial \nonterritorial\ adj. (Biology)	   not displaying territoriality; -- of animals; as, a	   nonterritorial species. Opposite of {territorial}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonthematic \nonthematic\ adj.	   having no theme. Opposite of {thematic}.	   Syn: unthematic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nontoxic \Non*tox"ic\, a.	   Not toxic.	   [1913 Webster]
Nontronite \Non"tro*nite\, n. [So called because found in the	   arrondissement of Nontron, France.] (Min.)	   A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the	   hydrous silicate of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
non-U \non-U"\ (n[o^]n*[=u]"), adj.	   Not characteristic of the upper classes especially in	   language use. [Chiefly British] [Narrower terms: {lower-class	   (vs. middle-class) (vs. upper-class), low-class}]	   Syn: vulgar.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonuniformist \Non*u"ni*form`ist\, n.	   One who believes that past changes in the structure of the	   earth have proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent	   than are now operating; -- called also {nonuniformitarian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonunion \Non*un"ion\, a.	   1. Not belonging to, or affiliated with, a trades union; as,	      a nonunion carpenter.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Not employing trade union members; not recognizing or	      favoring trades unions or trades-unionists; as, a nonunion	      contractor; a nonunion subcontractor. -- {Non*un"ion*ism},	      n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nonunionist \Non*un"ion*ist\, n.	   One who does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades	   union.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonusance \Non*us"ance\, n.	   Neglect of using; failure to use. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonuser \Non*us"er\,	   1. A not using; failure to use.	      [1913 Webster]	            An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Neglect or omission to use an easement or franchise	      or to assert a right. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Nonvascular \Non*vas"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Destitute of vessels; extravascular.	   [1913 Webster] nonverbal
nonverbal \nonverbal\, non-verbal \non-verbal\adj.	   Involving little or no use of language; as, gestures are a	   form of nonverbal communication.	   Syn: non-verbal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonvernacular \Non`ver*nac"u*lar\, a.	   Not vernacular.	   [1913 Webster]	         A nonvernacular expression.              --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
nonviolence \nonviolence\ n.	   The theory, doctrine, or practice of peaceful resistance to a	   government by fasting or refusing to cooperate.	   Syn: passive resistance.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonviolent \nonviolent\ adj.	   1. peacefully resistant in response to injustice; not using	      violence; -- used of protests and demonstrations; as,	      nonviolent resistance. Opposite of {violent}.	   Syn: passive, peaceful.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. achieved without bloodshed. Contrasted with {bloody}.	   Syn: unbloody, bloodless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonviscid \nonviscid\ adj.	   1. same as {nonglutenous}.	   Syn: nonglutinous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nonvocal \Non*vo"cal\, a.	   Not vocal; destitute of tone. -- n. A nonvocal consonant.	   [1913 Webster]
nonvocalic \nonvocalic\ adj. (Phonology)	   not vocalic; not having vowel character; -- used of liquids	   and nasals. Opposite of {vocalic}.	   Syn: consonantal, nonsyllabic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nonvolatile \nonvolatile\ adj.	   not readily evaporated. Opposite of {volatile}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonvolatilizable \nonvolatilizable\ adj.	   not able to be volatilized. [Narrower terms: {nonvolatile	   (vs. volatile)}] WordNet 1.5]
nonwashable \nonwashable\ adj.	   not washable; damaged by washing; -- used mostly of clothing,	   especially clothing that must be cleaned by a dry-cleaning	   process. Opposite of {washable}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonwoody \nonwoody\ adj.	   not woody; not consisting of or resembling wood; as, nonwoody	   plants. Opposite of {woody}. [Narrower terms: {herbaceous};	   {pulpy, fleshy}]	   [WordNet 1.5]
nonworker \nonworker\ n.	   A person who does not work as s/he should.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nonyl \Non"yl\, n. [Nonane + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hydrocarbon radical, {C9H19-}, derived from nonane and	   forming many compounds. Used also adjectively; as, nonyl	   alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonylene \Non"y*lene\, n. [Nonane + ethylene.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons	   {C9H18} of the ethylene series.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonylenic \Non`y*len"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or	   its compounds; as, nonylenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Nonylic \No*nyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds;	   as, nonylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [Cf. {Noddle}, {Noddy}.]	   1. A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	            The chuckling grin of noodles.        --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The head; also, {noddle}; -- used jocosely or	      contemptuously; as, use your noodle.	   Syn: noggin.	        [PJC]	Noodle \Noo"dle\, n. [G. nudel vermicelli.]	   A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, cut into	   small pieces, and used in soup.	   [1913 Webster]
Nook \Nook\ (n[oo^]k; 277), n. [OE. nok; cf. Gael. & Ir. niuc.]	   A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between	   bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.	   [1913 Webster]	         How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered nook?	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nook-shotten \Nook"-shot`ten\, a.	   Full of nooks, angles, or corners. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That nook-shotten isle of Albion.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Noological \No`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to noology.	   [1913 Webster]
Noologist \No*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in no0logy.	   [1913 Webster]
Noology \No*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, the mind + -logy.]	   The science of intellectual phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Noon \Noon\ (n[=o]n), a.	   No. See the Note under {No}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Noon \Noon\ (n[=oo]n), n. [AS. n[=o]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 afterwards changed to noon. See {Nine}, and cf.	   {Nones}, {Nunchion}.]	   1. The middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in	      the meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the highest point; culmination.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the very noon of that brilliant life which was	            destined to be so soon, and so fatally,	            overshadowed.                         --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {High noon}, the exact meridian; midday.	   {Noon of night}, midnight. [Poetic] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Noon \Noon\, a.	   Belonging to midday; occurring at midday; meridional.	   --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Noon \Noon\, v. i.	   To take rest and refreshment at noon.	   [1913 Webster]
Noonday \Noon"day`\, n.	   Midday; twelve o'clock in the day; noon.	   [1913 Webster]	Noonday \Noon"day`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to midday; meridional; as, the noonday heat;	   only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.	   "Noonday walks." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Noon-flower \Noon"-flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.	   [1913 Webster]
Nooning \Noon"ing\, n.	   A rest at noon; a repast at noon.	   [1913 Webster]
Noonshun \Noon"shun\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Nunchion}. --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Noonstead \Noon"stead\, n.	   The position of the sun at noon. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Noontide \Noon"tide`\, n. [From noon + tide time; cf. AS.	   n[=o]nt[imac]d the ninth hour.]	   The time of noon; midday.	   [1913 Webster]
Noose \Noose\, n. [Prob. fr. OF. nous, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of	   nou knot, F. n[oe]ud, L. nodus. Cf. {Node}.]	   A running knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it	   is drawn.	   [1913 Webster]	Noose \Noose\ (n[=oo]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noosed}	   (n[=oo]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Noosing}.]	   To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to	   insnare.	   [1913 Webster]
Noot \Noot\	   See 1st {Not}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nopal \No"pal\, n. [Mexican nopalli.] (Bot.)	   A cactaceous plant ({Nopalea cochinellifera}), originally	   Mexican, on which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which	   it is collected. The name is sometimes given to other species	   of {Cactaceae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nopalry \No"pal*ry\, n.; pl. {Nopalries}.	   A plantation of the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.	   [1913 Webster]
nope \nope\, n. (Zool.)	   A bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	nope \nope\, interj. & adv.	   No. [informal]	   [PJC]
Nor \Nor\ (n[^o]r), conj. [OE. nor, contr. from nother. See	   {Neither}.]	   A negative connective or particle, introducing the second	   member or clause of a negative proposition, following	   neither, or not, in the first member or clause (as or in	   affirmative propositions follows either). Nor is also used	   sometimes in the first member for neither, and sometimes the	   neither is omitted and implied by the use of nor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Provide neither gold nor silver, nor brass, in your	         purses, nor scrip for your journey.      --Matt. x. 9,	                                                  10.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt. --Matt. vi.	                                                  20.	   [1913 Webster]	         I love him not, nor fear him.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where neither party is nor true, nor kind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Simois nor Xanthus shall be wanting there. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
noradrenaline \noradrenaline\ n.	   Same as {norepinephrine}.	   Syn: norepinephrine.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Norbertine \Nor"bert*ine\, n.	   See {Premonstrant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nordic \Nordic\ prop. adj.	   1. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scandinavia; as,	      Nordic languages have a gender system.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Relating to Germany and Scandinavia; as, Hitler wanted	      Nordic people to rule Europe.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Resembling the peoples of Scandinavia.	      [WordNet 1.5] noreaster
noreaster \noreaster\, nor'easter \nor'easter\n.	   a storm blowing from the northeast; -- a term used especially	   in the northeastern region of the United States.	   Syn: northeaster.	        [WordNet 1.5]
norepinephrine \norepinephrine\ n.	   A hormone ({C8H11NO3}) secreted by the adrenal medulla; it	   also serves as a neurotransmitter, released at synapses;	   called also {noradrenaline}. Chemically it is	   2-amino-1-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethanol. It is a precursor of	   epinephrine in the body.	   Syn: noradrenaline.	        [WordNet 1.5] norethandrolone
norethandrolone \norethandrolone\, norethindrone
\norethindrone\n.	   1. a progestin compound used in oral contraceptives and to	      treat endometriosis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Norfolk \Nor"folk\, n.	   Short for {Norfolk Jacket}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Norfolk dumpling \Norfolk dumpling\ (Eng.)	   (a) A kind of boiled dumpling made in Norfolk.	   (b) A native or inhabitant of Norfolk.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Norfolk jacket \Norfolk jacket\	   A kind of loose-fitting plaited jacket, having a loose belt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Norfolk plover \Norfolk plover\	   The stone curlew.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Norfolk spaniel \Norfolk spaniel\	   One of a breed of field spaniels similar to the clumbers, but	   shorter in body and of a liver-and-white or black-and-white	   color.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
nori \no"ri\, n. [Jap.]	   A type of dried seaweed, pressed into sheets and used as a	   seasoning or as a wrapper for sushi.	   [PJC]
Noria \No"ri*a\ (n[=o]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. [Sp., from Ar.	   n[=a]'[=u]ra.]	   A large water wheel, turned by the action of a stream against	   its floats, and carrying at its circumference buckets, by	   which water is raised and discharged into a trough; used in	   Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a Persian	   wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Norian \No"ri*an\, a. [From norite.] (Geol.)	   Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks. --T.	   S. Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Norice \Nor"ice\, n.	   Nurse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Norie \No"rie\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   The cormorant. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Norimon \Nor"i*mon\, n.; pl. {Norimons}.	   A Japanese covered litter, carried by men. --B. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Norite \No"rite\, n. [F., fr. Norv[`e]ge Norway .] (Min.)	   A granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a	   triclinic feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.	   [1913 Webster]
norium \no"ri*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   A supposed metal alleged to have been discovered in 1845 by	   the Swedish chemist Swanberg in zircon. After many	   unsuccessful attempts to verify this new element, the element	   named {Hafnium} (atomic number 72) was discoverd in 1923 by	   D. Coster and G. von Hevesey in the zirconium-containing	   mineral zircon. Hafnium, present at 1 to 5% in many	   zirconium-bearing minerals, but difficult to separate from	   zirconium, is probably the element that gave rise to the	   properties attributed to the hypothetical norium.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Norland \Nor"land\, n. [For Northland.]	   1. The land in the north; north country. [Chiefly Poetic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. same as {Norlander}. [Scot. & Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Norlander \Nor"land*er\, n.	   A northener; a person from the north country.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Norm \Norm\, n. [L. norma a rule. See {Normal}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a type; as,	      deviations from the norm are not tolerated.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Biol.) A typical, structural unit; a type. --Agassiz.	      [1913 Webster]
Norma \Nor"ma\, n. [L.]	   1. A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard. --J. S.	      Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mason's or a carpenter's square or rule.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A templet or gauge.	      [1913 Webster]
Normal \Nor"mal\ (n[^o]r"mal), a. [L. normalis, fr. norma rule,	   pattern, carpenter's square; prob. akin to noscere to know;	   cf. Gr. gnw`rimos well known, gnw`mwn gnomon, also,	   carpenter's square: cf. F. normal. See {Known}, and cf.	   {Abnormal}, {Enormous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. According to an established norm, rule, or principle;	      conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing	      the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural;	      analogical.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deviations from the normal type.      --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) According to a square or rule; perpendicular;	      forming a right angle; as, a line normal to the base.	      Specifically: Of or pertaining to a normal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Standard; original; exact; typical. Specifically:	      (a) (Quantitative Analysis) Denoting a solution of such	          strength that every cubic centimeter contains the same	          number of milligrams of the element in question as the	          number of its molecular weight.	      (b) (Chem.) Denoting certain hypothetical compounds, as	          acids from which the real acids are obtained by	          dehydration; thus, normal sulphuric acid and normal	          nitric acid are respectively {S(OH)6}, and {N(OH)5}.	      (c) (Organ. Chem.) Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in	          which no carbon atom is bound to more than two other	          carbon atoms; as, normal pentane, hexane, etc. Cf.	          {Iso-}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Normal equations} (Method of Least Squares), a set of	      equations of the first degree equal in number to the	      number of unknown quantities, and derived from the	      observations by a specified process. The solution of the	      normal equations gives the most probable values of the	      unknown quantities.	   {Normal group} (Geol.), a group of rocks taken as a standard.	      --Lyell.	   {Normal place} (of a planet or comet) (Astron.), the apparent	      place in the heavens of a planet or comet at a specified	      time, the place having been determined by a considerable	      number of observations, extending perhaps over many days,	      and so combined that the accidental errors of observation	      have largely balanced each other.	   {Normal school}, a school whose methods of instruction are to	      serve as a model for imitation; an institution for the	      training of teachers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Normal}, {Regular}, {Ordinary}.	   Usage: Regular and ordinary are popular terms of well-known	          signification; normal has now a more specific sense,	          arising out of its use in science. A thing is normal,	          or in its normal state, when strictly conformed to	          those principles of its constitution which mark its	          species or to the standard of a healthy and natural	          condition. It is {abnormal} when it departs from those	          principles.	          [1913 Webster]	Normal \Nor"mal\ (n[^o]r"mal), n. [Cf. F. normale, ligne	   normale. See {Normal}, a.]	   1. (Geom.) Any perpendicular.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A straight line or plane drawn from any point of a	      curve or surface so as to be perpendicular to the curve or	      surface at that point.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term normal is also used to denote the distance	         along the normal line from the curve to the axis of	         abscissas or to the center of curvature.	         [1913 Webster]
normalcy \nor"mal*cy\, n.	   The quality, state, or fact of being normal; the normal	   situation or condition; as, the point of normalcy. [R.]	   Syn: normality.	        [1913 Webster]
normality \nor*mal"i*ty\ n.	   1. Conformity with the norm; the state of being normal; the	      normal condition.	   Syn: normalcy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Normalization \Nor`mal*i*za"tion\, n.	   Reduction to a standard or normal state.	   [1913 Webster]
normalize \normalize\ v.	   1. To make normal; as, to normalize relations with China.	   Syn: renormalize.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To make standard; determine the value by comparison to an	      item of known standard value; as, The test results were	      normalized for changes in the number of questions before	      comparison with the previous year's values.	   Syn: standardize.	        [PJC]	   3. To convert to a standard form or measure; adjust the value	      or values so as to conform to a standard measure or	      pattern; as, The probabilities were normalized to add up	      to 1.00.	      [PJC]
normally \nor"mal*ly\, adv.	   In a normal manner. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
norman \nor"man\, n. [F. normand.] (Naut.)	   A wooden bar, or iron pin. --W. C. Russell.	   [1913 Webster]
Norman \Nor"man\, prop. a. [F. normand, of Scand. origin. See	   {Northman}, and cf. {Norse}.]	   Of or pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the	   Norman language; the Norman conquest.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Norman style} (Arch.), a style of architecture which arose	      in the tenth century, characterized by great massiveness,	      simplicity, and strength, with the use of the semicircular	      arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of	      ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or	      cable-formed ornaments were prominent.	      [1913 Webster]	Norman \Nor"man\, prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Normandy; originally, one of the	   Northmen or Scandinavians who conquered Normandy in the 10th	   century; afterwards, one of the mixed (Norman-French) race	   which conquered England, under William the Conqueror.	   [1913 Webster]
Normandy \Normandy\ prop. n.	   A region of France divided into Haute-Normandie and	   Basse-Normandie.	   Syn: Normandie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Normanism \Nor"man*ism\, n.	   A Norman idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the	   Normans. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
normative \normative\ adj.	   1. relating to or dealing with norms; as, normative	      discipline; normative samples.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Grammar) giving directives or rules; prescriptive.	      Opposed to {descriptive}.	   Syn: prescriptive.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. based on or prescribing a norm or standard; as, normative	      grammar.	      [WordNet 1.5]
normotensive \normotensive\ adj. (Med., Physiol.)	   Pertaining to or having normal blood pressure.	   [WordNet 1.5]
normothermia \normothermia\ n. (Med., Physiol.)	   normal body temperature.	   [WordNet 1.5] Norn
Norn \Norn\, Norna \Nor"na\, n. [Icel. norn, pl. nornir.]	   1. (Scandinavian Myth.) Any one of the three Fates, Past,	      Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi, and	      Skuld. They are identified with the Anglo-Saxon Wyrd, and	      are similar to the Greek Moirae and Roman Parcae.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. A tutelary deity; a genius.	      [1913 Webster]
Noropianic \No*ro`pi*an"ic\, a. [Etymology uncertain.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic	   series obtained from opianic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Norroy \Nor"roy\, n. [Lit., north king, fr. F. nord north + roi	   king.] (Her.)	   The most northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See	   {King-at-arms}, under {King}.	   [1913 Webster]
Norse \Norse\ (n[^o]rs), prop. a. [Dan. Norsk, fr. nord north.	   See {North}.]	   Of or pertaining to ancient Scandinavia, or to the language	   spoken by its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	Norse \Norse\, prop. n.	   The Norse language.	   [1913 Webster]
Norseman \Norse"man\, prop. n.; pl. {Norsemen}.	   One of the ancient Scandinavians; a Northman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nortelry \Nor"tel*ry\, n. [Cf. {Nurture}.]	   Nurture; education; culture; bringing up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nortelry . . . learned at the nunnery.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
North \North\ (n[^o]rth), n. [AS. nor[eth]; akin to D. noord,	   G., Sw., & Dan. nord, Icel. nor[eth]r. Cf. {Norman},	   {Norse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That one of the four cardinal points of the compass, at	      any place, which lies in the direction of the true	      meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the	      east; the direction opposite to the south.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any country or region situated farther to the north than	      another; the northern section of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: That part of the United States lying north	      of Mason and Dixon's line. See under {Line}.	      [1913 Webster]	North \North\, a.	   Lying toward the north; situated at the north, or in a	   northern direction from the point of observation or	   reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from the	   north.	   [1913 Webster]	   {North following}. See {Following}, a., 2.	   {North pole}, that point in the heavens, or on the earth,	      ninety degrees from the equator toward the north.	   {North preceding}. See {Following}, a., 2.	   {North star}, the star toward which the north pole of the	      earth very nearly points, and which accordingly seems	      fixed and immovable in the sky. The star [alpha] (alpha)	      of the Little Bear, is our present north star, being	      distant from the pole about 1[deg] 25', and from year to	      year approaching slowly nearer to it. It is called also	      {Cynosura}, {polestar}, and by astronomers, {Polaris}.	      [1913 Webster]	North \North\, v. i.	   To turn or move toward the north; to veer from the east or	   west toward the north.	   [1913 Webster]	North \North\, adv.	   Northward.	   [1913 Webster]
North-American \North-American\ prop. adj.	   of or pertaining to or characteristic of the continent or	   countries of North America and their peoples.	   [WordNet 1.5]
northbound \northbound\ adj.	   1. Moving toward the north; as, northbound traffic.	   Syn: northward.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. intended to be used by vehicles moving toward the north;	      -- of roads and parts of roads; as, The northbound lane	      was blocked by an overturned tractor-trailer.	      [PJC]
North-Central \North-Central\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to a region of the U. S. generally including	   states of the upper Mississippi valley and Great Lakes region	   lying north of the Ohio River and the southern boundaries of	   Kansas and Missouri and between the western boundary of	   Pennsylvania and the eastern boundaries of Montana; Wyoming;	   and Colorado.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Northeast \North`east"\, n.	   The point between the north and east, at an equal distance	   from each; the northeast part or region.	   [1913 Webster]	Northeast \North`east"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the northeast; proceeding toward the	   northeast, or coming from that point; as, a northeast course;	   a northeast wind.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Northeast passage}, a passage or communication by sea	      between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north	      coast of Asia.	      [1913 Webster]	Northeast \North`east"\, adv.	   Toward the northeast.	   [1913 Webster]
Northeaster \North`east"er\, n.	   A storm, strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.	   Syn: noreaster, nor'easter.	        [1913 Webster]
Northeasterly \North`east"er*ly\, a.	   Pertaining to the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming	   from the northeast.	   [1913 Webster]	Northeasterly \North`east"er*ly\, adv.	   Toward the northeast.	   [1913 Webster]
Northeastern \North`east"ern\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.	   [1913 Webster] Northeastward
Northeastward \North`east"ward\, Northeastwardly
\North`east"ward*ly\, adv.	   Toward the northeast.	   [1913 Webster]
Norther \North"er\, n.	   A wind from the north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in	   Texas and the vicinity of the Gulf of Mexico.	   [1913 Webster]
Northerliness \North"er*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the	   north.	   [1913 Webster]
Northerly \North"er*ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the north; toward the north, or from the	   north; northern.	   [1913 Webster]	Northerly \North"er*ly\, adv.	   Toward the north.	   [1913 Webster]
Northern \North"ern\, a. [AS. nor[eth]erne.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the north; being in the north, or	      nearer to that point than to the east or west.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern	      course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Northern diver}. (Zool.) See {Loon}.	   {Northern lights}. See {Aurora borealis}, under {Aurora}.	   {Northern spy} (Bot.), an excellent American apple, of a	      yellowish color, marked with red.	      [1913 Webster]
Northerner \North"ern*er\, n.	   1. One born or living in the north.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A native or inhabitant of the Northern States; --	      contradistinguished from {Southerner}. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Northernly \North"ern*ly\, adv.	   Northerly. [Obs.] --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Northernmost \North"ern*most`\, a. [Cf. {Northmost}.]	   Farthest north.	   [1913 Webster]
Northing \North"ing\, n.	   1. (Surv. & Navigation) Distance northward from any point of	      departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; --	      opposed to {southing}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The distance of any heavenly body from the	      equator northward; north declination.	      [1913 Webster]
northland \northland\ n.	   any region lying in or toward the north.	   Syn: North, septentrion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Northman \North"man\ (n[^o]rth"man), prop. n.; pl. {Northmen}.	   [AS. nor[eth]man. See {North}, and {Man}, and cf. {Norman}.]	   One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; esp., one of	   the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.	   [1913 Webster]
northmost \north"most`\ (n[^o]rth"m[=o]st`), a. [AS.	   nor[eth]mest. Cf. {Aftermost}.]	   Lying farthest north; northernmost.	   [1913 Webster]	         Northmost part of the coast of Mozambique. --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Northness \North"ness\, n.	   A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point to the	   north. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
north-polar \north-polar\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to the North Pole; at or near the north	   pole; characteristic of the north pole.	   Syn: Arctic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
North Star State \North Star State\	   Minnesota; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Northumbrian \North*um"bri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Northumberland in England. -- n. A native	   or inhabitant of Northumberland.	   [1913 Webster]
Northward \North"ward\, a. [AS. nor[eth]weard.]	   Toward the north; nearer to the north than to the east or	   west point.	   [1913 Webster] Northward	Northward \North"ward\, Northwards \North"wards\, adv.	   Toward the north, or toward a point nearer to the north than	   to the east or west point.	   [1913 Webster]
Northwardly \North"ward*ly\, a.	   Having a northern direction.	   [1913 Webster]	Northwardly \North"ward*ly\, adv.	   In a northern direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Northwest \North`west"\, n. [AS. nor[eth]west.]	   1. The point in the horizon between the north and west, and	      equally distant from each; the northwest part or region.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The northwestern part of the contiguous forty-eight states	      of the United States, especially the states of Washington	      and Oregon. [U.S.]	      [PJC]	Northwest \North`west"\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between	      the north and west; being in the northwest; toward the	      northwest, or coming from the northwest; as, the northwest	      coast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coming from the northwest; as, a northwest wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Northwest passage}, a passage or communication by sea	      between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north	      coast of America, long sought for by navigators.	      [1913 Webster]	Northwest \North`west"\, adv.	   Toward the northwest.	   [1913 Webster]
Northwester \North`west"er\, n.	   A storm or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Northwesterly \North`west"er*ly\, a.	   Toward the northwest, or from the northwest.	   [1913 Webster]
Northwestern \North`west"ern\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction	   toward the northwest; coming from the northwest;	   northwesterly; as, a northwestern course.	   [1913 Webster] Northwestward
Northwestward \North`west"ward\, Northwestwardly
\North`west"ward*ly\, adv.	   Toward the northwest.	   [1913 Webster]
Norwegian \Nor*we"gi*an\, prop. a. [Cf. Icel. Noregr, Norvegr,	   Norway. See {North}, and {Way}.]	   Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.	   [1913 Webster]	Norwegian \Nor*we"gi*an\, prop. n.	   1. A native of Norway.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken in Norway.	      [1913 Webster]
Norwegium \Nor*we"gi*um\, n. [NL. See {Norwegian}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to	   occur in the copper-nickel of Norway. Not recognized as an	   element (1999).	   [1913 Webster]
nor'-west \nor'-west\ n.	   Northwest; the compass point midway between north and west;	   at 315 degrees.	   Syn: northwest, NW.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Norweyan \Nor*we"yan\, a.	   Norwegian. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), n. [AS. nosu; akin to D. neus, G. nase,	   OHG. nasa, Icel. n["o]s, Sw. n[aum]sa, Dan. n[aum]se, Lith.	   nosis, Russ. nos', L. nasus, nares, Skr. n[=a]s[=a], n[=a]s.	   [root]261. Cf. {Nasal}, {Nasturtium}, {Naze}, {Nostril},	   {Nozzle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The prominent part of the face or anterior	      extremity of the head containing the nostrils and	      olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See {Nostril},	      and {Olfactory organ} under {Olfactory}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of smelling; hence, scent.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are not offended with a dog for a better nose	            than his master.                      --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A projecting end or beak at the front of an object; a	      snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the nose of a bellows; the	      nose of a teakettle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nose bit} (Carp.), a bit similar to a gouge bit, but having	      a cutting edge on one side of its boring end.	   {Nose hammer} (Mach.), a frontal hammer.	   {Nose hole} (Glass Making), a small opening in a furnace,	      before which a globe of crown glass is held and kept soft	      at the beginning of the flattening process.	   {Nose key} (Carp.), a fox wedge.	   {Nose leaf} (Zool.), a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin	      on the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in	      size and form.	   {Nose of wax}, (fig.), a person who is pliant and easily	      influenced. "A nose of wax to be turned every way."	      --Massinger	   {Nose piece}, the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the	      end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective is	      attached.	   {To hold one's nose to the grindstone}, {To put one's nose to	   the grindstone}, or {To bring one's nose to the grindstone}.	      See under {Grindstone}.	   {To lead by the nose}, to lead at pleasure, or to cause to	      follow submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a	      beast. --Shak.	   {To put one's nose out of joint}, to humiliate one's pride,	      esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.	      [Slang]	   {To thrust one's nose into}, to meddle officiously in.	   {To wipe one's nose of}, to deprive of; to rob. [Slang]	   {on the nose},	      (a) exactly, accurately.	      (b) (racing) to win, as opposed to {to place} or {to	          show}.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Nose \Nose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nosed} (n[=o]zd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Nosing}.]	   1. To smell; to scent; hence, to track, or trace out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or against;	      hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lambs . . . nosing the mother's udder. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature	            . . . nosed Parliament in the very seat of its	            authority.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a nasal	      twang; as, to nose a prayer. [R.] --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To confront; be closely face to face or opposite to; meet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. To furnish with a nose; as, to nose a stair tread.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. To examine with the nose or sense of smell.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. To make by advancing the nose or front end; as, the train	      nosed its way into the station;	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Racing Slang) to beat by (the length of) a nose. Hence,	      to defeat in a contest by a small margin; also used in the	      form {nose out}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Nose \Nose\, v. i.	   To push or move with the nose or front forward.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         A train of cable cars came nosing along. --Hamlin	                                                  Garland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Nose \Nose\ (n[=o]z), v. i.	   1. To smell; to sniff; to scent. --Audubon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pry officiously into what does not concern one; to	      {nose around}.	      [1913 Webster]	Nose around \Nose around\, v. i.	   to look around or search, especially where one has no	   authority to do so; to pry; to be nosy. Same as {nose[2]}, v.	   i.	   [PJC]
Nosebag \Nose"bag`\, n.	   A bag in which feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be	   fastened under the nose by a string passing over the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Noseband \Nose"band`\, n.	   That part of the headstall of a bridle which passes over a	   horse's nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Nosebleed \Nose"bleed`\, n.	   1. A bleeding at the nose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The yarrow. See {Yarrow}.	      [1913 Webster]
nosecount \nosecount\ n.	   A count of the number of persons present or who are to be	   included in a group; as, get a nosecount of those who are	   planning to go; also, a periodic count of the population.	   Syn: census.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nosed \Nosed\, a.	   Having a nose, or such a nose; -- chiefly used in	   composition; as, pug-nosed.	   [1913 Webster] nosedive
nosedive \nose"dive`\, nose-dive \nose"-dive`\v. i.	   To drop with the nose or front first, as of an airplane.	   Syn: nosedive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
no-see-um \no-see-um\ n. (Zool.)	   Any of several minute two-winged biting insects of the family	   {Ceratopogonidae} that suck the blood of mammals and birds	   and other insects; also called {biting midge} and {punkie}.	   Syn: punkie, punky, punkey, biting midge.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nosegay \nose"gay`\, n. [Nose + gay in the sense of a gay or	   showy thing.]	   A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Nosel \Nos"el\, v. t. [See {Noursle}.]	   To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If any man use the Scripture . . . to nosel thee in	         anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet.	                                                  --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Noseless \Nose"less\, a.	   Destitute of a nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Nosesmart \Nose"smart`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including	   several species of the genus {Nasturtium}.	   [1913 Webster]
nosey \nosey\ adj.	   Offensively or intrusively curious; prying; nosy; as, a nosy	   neighbor.	   Syn: inquisitorial, nosy, prying, snoopy.	        [WordNet 1.5] Nosethirl
Nosethirl \Nose"thirl\, Nosethril \Nose"thril\, n.	   Nostril. [Obs.] [Written also {nosethurl}, {nosthrill}.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
no-show \no-show\ n.	   1. someone who shirks a duty.	   Syn: nonattender, truant.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A person who is expected to attend a gathering but does	      not come. Specifically, a person who buys a ticket to a	      game or other entertainment and does not attend.	      [PJC]
Nosing \Nos"ing\, n. (Arch.)	   That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over	   the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge	   of a molding.	   [1913 Webster]
Nosle \No"sle\, n. [See {Nozzle}, {Nose}.]	   Nozzle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nosocomial \Nos`o*co"mi*al\ (n[o^]s`[-o]*k[=o]"m[i^]*al), a. [L.	   nosocomium a hospital, Gr. nosokomei^on; no`sos disease +	   komei^n to attend to.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, nosocomial atmosphere.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acquired in a hospital; as, a nosocomial infection.	      [PJC]
Nosography \No*sog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. no`sos disease + -graphy:	   cf. F. nosographie.]	   A description or classification of diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Nosological \Nos`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. nosologique.]	   Of or pertaining to nosology.	   [1913 Webster]
Nosologist \No*sol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. nosologiste.]	   One versed in nosology.	   [1913 Webster]
Nosology \No*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. no`sos disease + -logy: cf. F.	   nosologie.]	   1. A systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That branch of medical science which treats of diseases,	      or of the classification of diseases.	      [1913 Webster]
Nosophen \Nos"o*phen\, n. [Nose + phenol; orig. used for	   affections of the nose.] (Pharm.)	   An iodine compound obtained as a yellowish gray, odorless,	   tasteless powder by the action of iodine on phenolphthalein.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nosophobia \Nos`o*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL.; no`sos disease + fo`bos	   fear.] (Med.)	   Morbid dread of disease.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nosopoetic \Nos`o*po*et"ic\, a. [Gr. no`sos disease + ?	   productive, fr. poiei^n to make.]	   Producing diseases. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Nost \Nost\ [Contr. from ne wost.]	   Wottest not; knowest not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
nostalgia \nos*tal"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a return home + ?	   pain.]	   1. (Med.) Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal	      form of melancholia, due to homesickness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sentimental yearning to return to an earlier time	      remembered as happier or more pleasant, or a former place	      evoking happy memories; a longing to experience again a	      former happy time; as, a nostalgia for the brotherhood of	      the Woodstock music festival; a nostalgia for the	      comradeship of one's college friends.	      [PJC]
Nostalgic \Nos*tal"gic\, a. [Cf. F. nostalgique.]	   Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.	   [1913 Webster]
Nostalgy \Nos*tal"gy\, n.	   Same as {Nostalgia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nostoc \Nos"toc\, prop. n. [F.] (Bot.)	   A genus of algae. The plants are composed of moniliform cells	   imbedded in a gelatinous substance.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Nostoc commune} is found on the ground, and is	         ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into	         a conspicuous jellylike mass, which was formerly	         supposed to have fallen from the sky, whence the	         popular names, {fallen star} and {star jelly}. Also	         called {witches' butter}.	         [1913 Webster]
Nostocaceae \Nostocaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of blue-green algae.	   Syn: family {Nostocaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nostril \Nos"tril\, n. [OE. nosethril, nosethirl, AS.	   nos[thorn]yrl; nos for nosu nose + [thorn]yrel opening, hole,	   from [thorn]yrel pierced, for [thorn]yrhel, fr. purh through.	   [root]261. See {Nose}, and {Through}, and cf. {Thrill}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) One of the external openings of the nose, which	      give passage to the air breathed and to secretions from	      the nose and eyes; one of the anterior nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there	         is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of	         the head and called a spiracle.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Perception; insight; acuteness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Methinks a man	            Of your sagacity and clear nostril should	            Have made another choice.             --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Nostrum \Nos"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. {Nostrums} (-tr[u^]mz).	   [Neut. sing. of L. noster ours, fr. nos we. See {Us}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A medicine, the ingredients of which are kept secret for	      the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the	      inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.	      [1913 Webster]	            The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors	            and the nostrums of quacks.           --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any scheme asserted to solve a problem, but with no	      objective basis for belief in its effectiveness; esp., in	      politics, a scheme or proposal likely to prove popular	      with voters.	      [PJC]
nosy \nosy\ adj.	   Offensively or intrusively curious; prying; nosey; as, he	   flipped through my letters in his nosy way.	   Syn: inquisitorial, nosey, prying, snoopy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Not \Not\ [Contr. from ne wot. See 2d {Note}.]	   Wot not; know not; knows not. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Not \Not\, a.	   Shorn; shaven. [Obs.] See {Nott}.	   [1913 Webster]	Not \Not\, adv. [OE. not, noht, nought, naught, the same word as	   E. naught. See {Naught}.]	   A word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or	   refusal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not one word spake he more than was need. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt not steal.                    --Ex. xx. 15.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thine eyes are upon me, and I am not.    --Job vii. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	         The question is, may I do it, or may I not do it? --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Not . . . but}, or {Not but}, only. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Notabilia \No`ta*bil"i*a\, n. pl. [Neut. pl. of L. notabilis	   notable.]	   Things worthy of notice.	   [1913 Webster]
Notability \Not`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Notabilities}. [Cf. F.	   notabilit['e] .]	   1. Quality of being notable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a person of	      note. "Parisian notabilities" --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A notable saying. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Notable \Not"a*ble\, a. [F. notable, L. notabilis, fr. notare to	   mark, nota mark, note. See 5th {Note}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being noted; noticeable; plain; evident.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted or	      distinguished; as, a notable event, person.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Notable in the sense of careful, thrifty, characterized	         by thrift and capacity (as, a notable housekeeper) is	         pronounced by many good orthoepists, n[o^]t"[.a]*b'l,	         the derivatives notableness, and notably, being also	         similarly pronounced with short o in the first	         syllable.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Well-known; notorious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Notable \Not"a*ble\ (n[=o]t"[.a]*b'l), n.	   1. A person, or thing, of distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (French Hist.) One of a number of persons, before the	      revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders,	      appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.	      [1913 Webster]
Notableness \Not"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being notable.	   [1913 Webster]
Notably \Not"a*bly\, adv.	   In a notable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Notaeum \No*tae"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pertaining to the notum	   or back.] (Zool.)	   The back or upper surface, as of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Notal \No"tal\, a. [Gr. nw^ton the back.]	   Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.	   [1913 Webster]
Notandum \No*tan"dum\, n.; pl. {Notanda}. [L., fr. notare to	   observe.]	   A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly	   used in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Notarial \No*ta"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. notarial.]	   Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by a notary; as,	   a notarial seal; notarial evidence or attestation.	   [1913 Webster]
Notarially \No*ta"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a notarial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Notary \No"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Notaries}. [F. notaire, L. notarius	   notary (in sense 1), fr. nota mark. See 5th {Note}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who records in shorthand what is said or done; as, the	      notary of an ecclesiastical body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. & Am. Law) A public officer who attests or certifies	      deeds and other writings, or copies of them, usually under	      his official seal, to make them authentic, especially in	      foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to	      instruments used in commercial transactions, such as	      protests of negotiable paper, ship's papers in cases of	      loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a {notary	      public}.	      [1913 Webster]
Notate \No"tate\, a. [L. notatus marked, p. p. of notare to	   mark. See 5th {Note}.] (Bot.)	   Marked with spots or lines, which are often colored.	   --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Notation \No*ta"tion\, n. [L. notatio a marking, observing,	   etymology, fr. notare to mark, nota a mark: cf. F. notation.	   See 5th {Note}.]	   1. The act or practice of recording anything by marks,	      figures, or characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any particular system of characters, symbols, or	      abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to express	      briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system	      of figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and	      algebra to express number, quantity, or operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Literal or etymological signification. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            "Conscience" is a Latin word, and, according to the	            very notation of it, imports a double or joint	            knowledge.                            --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Notch \Notch\ (n[o^]ch), n. [Akin to nock; cf. OD. nock, OSw.	   nocka. Cf. {Nick} a notch.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an indentation.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on the stick ten equal notches makes. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow passage between two elevations; a deep, close	      pass; a defile; as, the notch of a mountain.	      [1913 Webster]	Notch \Notch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notched} (n[o^]cht); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Notching}.]	   1. To cut or make notches in; to indent; also, to score by	      notches; as, to notch a stick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the string.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is all sufferance; here he doth show	            No arrow notched, only a stringless bow. --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]
Notchboard \Notch"board`\, n. (Carp.)	   The board which receives the ends of the steps in a	   staircase.	   [1913 Webster]
Notching \Notch"ing\, n.	   1. The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small	      hollows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or notches.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) A method of joining timbers, scantling, etc., by	      notching them, as at the ends, and overlapping or	      interlocking the notched portions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Engin.) A method of excavating, as in a bank, by a series	      of cuttings side by side. See also {Gulleting}.	      [1913 Webster]
Notchweed \Notch"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot ({Chenopodium	   Vulvaria}).	   [1913 Webster]
Note \Note\ (n[=o]t), v. t. [AS. hn[imac]tan to strike against,	   imp. hn[=a]t.]	   To butt; to push with the horns. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Note \Note\ (n[=o]t). [AS. n[=a]t; ne not + w[=a]t wot. See	   {Not}, and {Wot}.]	   Know not; knows not. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Note \Note\, n.	   Nut. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Note \Note\, n. [AS. notu use, profit.]	   Need; needful business. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Note \Note\, n. [F. note, L. nota; akin to noscere, notum, to	   know. See {Know}.]	   1. A mark or token by which a thing may be known; a visible	      sign; a character; a distinctive mark or feature; a	      characteristic quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the	            church, they have also the notes of external	            profession.                           --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            She [the Anglican church] has the note of	            possession, the note of freedom from party	            titles,the note of life -- a tough life and a	            vigorous.                             --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a note of youth, of imagination, of impulsive	            eagerness, there was through it all ! --Mrs. Humphry	                                                  Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark, or sign, made to call attention, to point out	      something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token,	      proving or giving evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brief remark; a marginal comment or explanation; hence,	      an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a critical,	      explanatory, or illustrative observation.	      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[Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is now the smith's note for shoeing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.)	       (a) A character, variously formed, to indicate the length	           of a tone, and variously placed upon the staff to	           indicate its pitch. Hence:	       (b) A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a tune.	       (c) A key of the piano or organ.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal	                 note.                            --Milton.	           [1913 Webster]	                 That note of revolt against the eighteenth	                 century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck	                 by Winckelmann.                  --W. Pater.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. Observation; notice; heed.	       [1913 Webster]	             Give orders to my servants that they take	             No note at all of our being absent hence. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Notification; information; intelligence. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             The king . . . shall have note of this. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. State of being under observation. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Small matters . . . continually in use and in note.	                                                  --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of note.	       [1913 Webster]	             There was scarce a family of note which had not	             poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold.	                                                  --Prescott.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Stigma; brand; reproach. [Obs.] --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Note of hand}, a promissory note.	      [1913 Webster]	Note \Note\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Noting}.] [F. noter, L. notare, fr. nota. See {Note}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to heed; to	      attend to. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            No more of that; I have noted it well. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world will little note, nor long remember, what	            we say here, but it can never forget what they did	            here.                                 --Abraham	                                                  Lincoln	                                                  (Gettysburg	                                                  Address,	                                                  1863).	      [PJC]	   2. To record in writing; to make a memorandum of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every unguarded word . . . was noted down.	                                                  --Maccaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To charge, as with crime (with of or for before the thing	      charged); to brand. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They were both noted of incontinency. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To denote; to designate. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To annotate. [R.] --W. H. Dixon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To set down in musical characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To note a bill} or {To note a 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.	      [1913 Webster]
Notebook \Note"book`\, n.	   1. A book in which notes or memorandums are written.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book in which notes of hand are registered.	      [1913 Webster]
notecase \notecase\ n.	   A case for holding paper money; a wallet.	   Syn: wallet, billfold.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Notechis \Notechis\ prop. n.	   A genus including the tiger snakes.	   Syn: genus {Notechis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Noted \Not"ed\, a.	   Well known by reputation or report; eminent; famous;	   prominent; celebrated; as, a noted author, or traveler. --	   {Not"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Not"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Noteful \Note"ful\, a.	   Useful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Noteless \Note"less\, a.	   Not attracting notice; not conspicuous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Noteless as the race from which he sprung. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Notelessness \Note"less*ness\, n.	   A state of being noteless.	   [1913 Webster]
Notelet \Note"let\, n.	   A little or short note; a billet.	   [1913 Webster]
Note paper \Note" pa`per\	   Writing paper, not exceeding in size, when folded once, five	   by eight inches.	   [1913 Webster]
Noter \Not"er\, n.	   1. One who takes notice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An annotator. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Noteworthy \Note"wor`thy\, a.	   Worthy of observation or notice; remarkable.	   [1913 Webster]
Nother \Noth"er\, conj.	   Neither; nor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
nother \noth"er\, a.	   Other; -- variant spelling used mostly in the phrase a whole	   nother (i. e., a completely different), as though formed by	   splitting the word "another".	   [PJC]
Nothing \Noth"ing\, n. [From no, a. + thing.]	   1. Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of the word	      thing); -- opposed to {anything} and {something}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet had his aspect nothing of severe. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; nihility;	      nothingness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing of no account, value, or note; something	      irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative	      unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, ye are of nothing, and your work of nought.	                                                  --Is. xli. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is nothing, says the fool; but, says the friend,	            This nothing, sir, will bring you to your end.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arith.) A cipher; naught.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nothing but}, only; no more than. --Chaucer.	   {To make nothing of}.	      (a) To make no difficulty of; to consider as trifling or	          important. "We are industrious to preserve our bodies	          from slavery, but we make nothing of suffering our	          souls to be slaves to our lusts." --Ray.	      (b) Not to understand; as, I could make nothing of what he	          said.	          [1913 Webster]	Nothing \Noth"ing\, adv.	   In no degree; not at all; in no wise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adam, with such counsel nothing swayed.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The influence of reason in producing our passions is	         nothing near so extensive as is commonly believed.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nothing off} (Naut.), an order to the steersman to keep the	      vessel close to the wind.	      [1913 Webster]
Nothingarian \Noth`ing*a"ri*an\, n.	   One of no certain belief; one belonging to no particular	   sect.	   [1913 Webster]
Nothingism \Noth"ing*ism\, n.	   Nihility; nothingness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nothingness \Noth"ing*ness\, n.	   1. Nihility; nonexistence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being of no value; a thing of no value.	      [1913 Webster]
nothings \nothings\ n.	   1. inconsequential conversation; as, they traded a few	      nothings as they parted.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Nothofagus \Nothofagus\ prop. n.	   A genus of beeches of temperate southern hemisphere except	   Africa; the southern beech.	   Syn: genus {Nothofagus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nothosaur \nothosaur\ n.	   An extinct marine reptile with longer more slender limbs than	   plesiosaurs and less completely modified for swimming.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Notice \No"tice\, n. [F., fr. L. notitia a being known,	   knowledge, fr. noscere, notum, to know. See {Know}.]	   1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by	      the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.	      [1913 Webster]	            How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take	            of other persons!                     --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge	      given or received; means of knowledge; express	      notification; announcement; warning.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . have given him notice that the Duke of	            Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An announcement, often accompanied by comments or remarks;	      as, book notices; theatrical notices.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A writing communicating information or warning.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Attention; respectful treatment; civility.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To take notice of}, to perceive especially; to observe or	      treat with particular attention.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; consideration;	        respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.	        [1913 Webster]	Notice \No"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Noticed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Noticing}.]	   1. To observe; to see; to mark; to take note of; to heed; to	      pay attention to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show that one has observed; to take public note of;	      remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to	      notice a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            This plant deserves to be noticed in this place.	                                                  --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another circumstance was noticed in connection with	            the suggestion last discussed.        --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat with attention and civility; as, to notice	      strangers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind;	        regard; heed; mention. See {Remark}.	        [1913 Webster]
Noticeable \No"tice*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to	   attract observation; conspicuous.	   [1913 Webster]	         A noticeable man, with large gray eyes.  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Noticeably \No"tice*a*bly\, adv.	   In a noticeable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Noticer \No"ti*cer\, n.	   One who notices.	   [1913 Webster]
Notidanian \No`ti*da"ni*an\, n. [Gr. ? back + ? comely.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of sharks of the family	   {Notidanidae}, or {Hexanchidae}. Called also {cow sharks}.	   See {Shark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Notification \No`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. notification. See	   {Notify}.]	   1. The act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making	      known; especially, the act of giving official notice or	      information to the public or to individuals, corporations,	      companies, or societies, by words, by writing, or by other	      means.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Notice given in words or writing, or by signs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The writing which communicates information; an	      advertisement, or citation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Notify \No"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Notified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Notifying}.] [F. notifier, L. notificare; notus known (p.	   p. of noscere to known) + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See	   {Know}, and {-fy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make known; to declare; to publish; as, to notify a	      fact to a person.	      [1913 Webster]	            No law can bind till it be notified or promulged.	                                                  --Sowth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give notice to; to inform by notice; to apprise; as,	      the constable has notified the citizens to meet at the	      city hall; the bell notifies us of the time of meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	            The President of the United States has notified the	            House of Representatives that he has approved and	            signed the act.                       --Journal of	                                                  the Senate, U.	                                                  S.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This application of notify has been condemned; but it	         is in constant good use in the United States, and in	         perfect accordance with the use of {certify}.	         [1913 Webster]
notifying \notifying\ n.	   The act or process of informing by words.	   Syn: telling, apprisal, notification.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Notion \No"tion\, [L. notio, fr. noscere to know: cf. F. notion.	   See {Know}.]	   1. Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined;	      an idea; a conception; more properly, a general or	      universal conception, as distinguishable or definable by	      marks or notae.	      [1913 Webster]	            What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself	            to assume under the notion of principles. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Few agree in their notions about these words.	                                                  --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	            That notion of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought,	            wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the	            "idea" of hunger, cold, etc.          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Notion, again, signifies either the act of	            apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or	            taking note of, the various notes, marks, or	            characters of an object which its qualities afford,	            or the result of that act.            --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sentiment; an opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The extravagant notion they entertain of themselves.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A perverse will easily collects together a system of	            notions to justify itself in its obliquity. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sense; mind. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack; as,	      Yankee notions. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I have a notion	      to do it. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Miscellaneous small objects; sundries; -- usually	      referring to articles displayed together for sale.	      [PJC]
Notional \No"tion*al\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing	      abstract conceptions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Existing in idea only; visionary; whimsical.	      [1913 Webster]	            Discourses of speculative and notional things.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Given to foolish or visionary expectations; whimsical;	      fanciful; as, a notional man.	      [1913 Webster]
Notionality \No`tion*al"i*ty\, n.	   A notional or groundless opinion. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Notionally \No"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two faculties . . . notionally or really distinct.	                                                  --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Notionate \No"tion*ate\, a.	   Notional. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Notionist \No"tion*ist\, n.	   One whose opinions are ungrounded notions. [R.] --Bp.	   Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Notist \No"tist\, n.	   An annotator. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Notobranchiata \No`to*bran`chi*a*ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Notum},	   and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon	       the back.	   (b) The Dorsibranchiata.	       [1913 Webster]
Notobranchiate \No`to*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Notobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Notochord \No"to*chord\, n. [Gr. nw^ton the back + E. chord.]	   (Anat.)	   An elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the	   medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes	   the primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the	   vertebrae and the posterior part of the base of the skull are	   developed; the {chorda dorsalis}. See Illust. of {Ectoderm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Notochordal \No`to*chor"dal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.	   [1913 Webster]
Notodontian \No`to*don"tian\, n. [Gr. nw^ton the back + 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos a tooth.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to	   {Notodonta}, {Nerice}, and allied genera. The caterpillar of	   these moths has a hump, or spine, on its back.	   [1913 Webster]
Notophthalmus \Notophthalmus\ prop. n.	   One of the genera of newts, included in the family	   {Salamandridae}.	   Syn: genus {Notophthalmus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Notopodium \No`to*po"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Notopodia}, {E}.	   {Notopodiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton the back + poy`s, podo`s,	   the foot.] (Zool.)	   The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See {Parapodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Notorhizal \No`to*rhi"zal\ (n[=o]`t[-o]*r[imac]"zal), a. [Gr.	   nw^ton the back + "ri`za a root.] (Bot.)	   Having the radicle of the embryo lying against the back of	   one of the cotyledons; incumbent.	   [1913 Webster]
Notoriety \No`to*ri"e*ty\ (n[=o]`t[-o]*r[imac]"[-e]*t[y^]), n.	   [Cf. F. notori['e]t['e]. See {Notorious}.]	   The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of	   being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an	   unfavorable sense; as, the notoriety of a crime.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed	         to public notoriety.                     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Notorious \No*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. notorius pointing out, making	   known, fr. noscere, notum, to known: cf. F. notoire. See	   {Know}.]	   Generally known and talked of by the public; universally	   believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; --	   usually in an unfavorable sense; as, a notorious thief; a	   notorious crime or vice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your goodness,	         Since you provoke me, shall be most notorious. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated;	        noted; famous; renowned.	        [1913 Webster] -- {No*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {No*to"ri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Notornis \No*tor"nis\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. no`tos the south,	   or southwest + ? bird.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having	   rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. {Notornis	   Mantelli} was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand,	   but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the	   southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite	   extinct.	   [1913 Webster]
Nototherium \No`to*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. no`tos the south	   + qhri`on a wild animal.] (Zool.)	   An extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in	   the Pliocene formation of Australia.	   [1913 Webster]
Nototrema \No`to*tre"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton back + ? a	   hole.] (Zool.)	   The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.	   [1913 Webster] Not-pated
Not-pated \Not"-pat`ed\, Nott-pated \Nott"-pat`ed\, a.	   Same as {Nott-headed}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Notself \Not"self`\, n. (Metaph.)	   The negative of {self}. "A cognizance of notself." --Sir. W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nott \Nott\, a. [AS. hnot shorn.]	   Shorn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Nott \Nott\, v. t.	   To shear. [Obs.] --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
Nott-headed \Nott"-head`ed\, a.	   Having the hair cut close. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Notturno \Not*tur"no\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   Same as {Nocturne}.	   [1913 Webster]
Notum \No"tum\, n.; pl. {Nota}. [NL., fr. Gr. nw^ton.] (Zool.)	   The back.	   [1913 Webster]
Notus \No"tus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. No`tos.]	   The south wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Notwheat \Not"wheat`\, n. [Nott + wheat.]	   Wheat not bearded. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Notwithstanding \Not`with*stand"ing\, prep.	   Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite of.	   [1913 Webster]	         We gentil women bee	         Loth to displease any wight,	         Notwithstanding our great right.         --Chaucer's	                                                  Dream.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so	         transported that their gratitude made them,	         notwithstanding his prohibition, proclaim the wonders	         he had done.                             --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Notwithstanding was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed as	         a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the	         Latin non obstante. Its several meanings, either as	         preposition, adverb, or conjunction, are capable of	         being explained in this view. Later grammarians, while	         admitting that the word was originally a participle,	         and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a	         preposition or disjunctive conjunction.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: In spite of; despite.	   Usage: {Notwithstanding}, {In spite of}, {Despite}. Of these,	          only notwithstanding can be used postpositively; as, I	          will go, the weather notwithstanding. With respect to	          meaning, these words and phrases are often	          interchanged, but there is a difference between them,	          chiefly in strength. Notwithstanding is the weaker	          term, and simply points to some obstacle that may	          exist; as, I shall go, notwithstanding the rain. In	          spite or despite of has reference primarily to active	          opposition to be encountered from others; as, "I'll	          be, in man's despite, a monarch; " "I'll keep mine	          own, despite of all the world." --Shak. Hence, these	          words, when applied to things, suppose greater	          opposition than notwithstanding. We should say. "He	          was thrust rudely out of doors in spite of his	          entreaties," rather than "notwithstanding". On the	          other hand, it would be more civil to say,	          "Notwithstanding all you have said, I must still	          differ with you."	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Notwithstanding \Not`with*stand"ing\, adv. or conj. [Originally	   the participle of withstand, with not prefixed.]	   Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go,	   notwithstanding it rains.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give	         it to thy servant. Notwithstanding, in thy days I will	         not do it.                               --1 Kings xi.	                                                  11, 12.	   [1913 Webster]	         They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of	         God himself, are, notwithstanding, to know that the	         same had an end in Christ.               --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         You did wisely and honestly too, notwithstanding	         She is the greatest beauty in the parish. --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Notwithstanding that}, notwithstanding; although.	      [1913 Webster]	            These days were ages to him, notwithstanding that he	            was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Nouch \Nouch\ (nouch), n. [See {Ouch}.]	   An ouch; a jewel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nougat \Nou`gat"\, n. [F.]	   A cake, sweetmeat, or confection made with almonds or other	   nuts.	   [1913 Webster]
Nought \Nought\, n. & adv.	   See {Naught}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nould \Nould\ [Contr. fr. ne would.]	   Would not. [Obs.] "By those who nould repent." --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Noule \Noule\, n. [See {Noll}.]	   The top of the head; the head or noll. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Noumenal \Nou"me*nal\, a. (Metaph.)	   Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real; -- opposed to	   {phenomenal}. --G. H. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]
Noumenon \Nou"me*non\ (nou"m[-e]*n[o^]n), n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? the	   thing perceived, p. pr. pass. of ? to perceive, ? the mind.]	   (Metaph.)	   The of itself unknown and unknowable rational object, or	   thing in itself, which is distinguished from the {phenomenon}	   through which it is apprehended by the senses, and by which	   it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the	   philosophy of Kant and his followers.	   [1913 Webster]
Noun \Noun\ (noun), n. [OF. noun, nun, num, non, nom, F. nom,	   fr. L. nomen name. See {Name}.] (Gram.)	   A word used as the designation or appellation of a creature	   or thing, existing in fact or in thought; a substantive.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By some grammarians the term noun is so used as to	         include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in	         general it is limited to substantives.	         [1913 Webster]
Nounal \Noun"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a noun.	   [1913 Webster]	         Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old	         nounal coat.                             --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Nounize \Noun"ize\, v. t.	   To change (an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun; to	   nominalize. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Nourice \Nour"ice\, n.	   A nurse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nourish \Nour"ish\ (n[u^]r"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Nourished} (n[u^]r"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Nourishing}.]	   [OE. norisen, norischen, OF. nurir, nurrir, norir, F.	   nourrir, fr. L. nutrire. Cf. {Nurse}, {Nutriment}, and see	   {-ish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To feed and cause to grow; to supply with matter which	      increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; to	      furnish with nutriment.	      [1913 Webster]	            He planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.	                                                  --Is. xliv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support; to maintain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whiles I in Ireland nourish a mighty band. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply the means of support and increase to; to	      encourage; to foster; as, to nourish rebellion; to nourish	      the virtues. "Nourish their contentions." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cherish; to comfort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have nourished your hearts.        --James v. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to nurture; to	      promote the growth of in attainments. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nourished up in the words of faith.   --1 Tim. iv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To cherish; feed; supply. See {Nurture}.	        [1913 Webster]	Nourish \Nour"ish\, v. i.	   1. To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grains and roots nourish more than their leaves.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gain nourishment. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Nourish \Nour"ish\, n.	   A nurse. [Obs.] --Hoolland.	   [1913 Webster]
Nourishable \Nour"ish*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. nourrissable.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being nourished; as, the nourishable parts of	      the body. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of giving nourishment. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Nourisher \Nour"ish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, nourishes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nourishing \Nour"ish*ing\, a.	   Promoting growth; nutritious.	   [1913 Webster]
Nourishingly \Nour"ish*ing*ly\, adv.	   Nutritively; cherishingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Nourishment \Nour"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. norrissement.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of nourishing, or the state of being nourished;	      nutrition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves to nourish; nutriment; food.	      [1913 Webster]	            Learn to seek the nourishment of their souls.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Nouriture \Nour"i*ture\, n.	   Nurture. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Noursle \Nour"sle\, v. t. [Freq., fr. OE. nourse. See {Nurse}.]	   To nurse; to rear; to bring up. [Obs.] [Written also {nosel},	   {nousel}, {nousle}, {nowsle}, {nusle}, {nuzzle}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She noursled him till years he raught.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nous \Nous\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. noy^s mind.]	   1. Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) The reason; the highest intellect; God regarded	      as the World Reason.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Nousel
Nousel \Nous"el\, Nousle \Nou"sle\, v. t. [See {Noose}.]	   To insnare; to entrap. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] Nouthe
Nouthe \Nou"the\, Nowthe \Now"the\, adv. [Now + the.]	   Just now; at present. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But thereof needeth not to speak as nouthe. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Nouveau riche
Nouveau riche \Nou`veau" riche"\, m., Nouvelle riche \Nou`velle"
riche"\, f.; pl. m. {Noveaux riches}, f. {Nouvelles riches}.	   [F.]	   A person newly rich. Contrasted with {old money}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Nova \No"va\ (n[=o]"v[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Novae} (n[=o]"v[=e]), E.	   {Novas} (n[=o]"v[.a]z). [L., fem. sing. of novus new.]	   (Astron.)	   A star which suddenly increases in brightness thousands of	   times, then fades back to near its original intensity. It may	   appear as a "new" star if its original brightness was too low	   for routine observation. A star which suddenly increases in	   brightness to many millions of times its original intensity	   is a {supernova}, and the postulated mechanisms for the	   increases of brightness of novae and supernovae are	   different.	   Note: The most important modern novae are:	   {No"va Co*ro"nae Bo`re*a"lis}[1866];	   {No"va Cyg"ni}[1876];	   {No"va An*dro"me*dae}[1885];	   {No"va Au*ri"gae}[1891-92];	   {No"va Per"se*i}[1901]. There are two novae called {Nova	      Persei}. They are:	   (a) A small nova which appeared in 1881.	   (b) An extraordinary nova which appeared in Perseus in 1901.	       It was first sighted on February 22, and for one night	       (February 23) was the brightest star in the sky. By July	       it had almost disappeared, after which faint surrounding	       nebulous masses were discovered, apparently moving	       radially outward from the star at incredible velocity.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Novaculite \No*vac"u*lite\, n. [L. novacula a sharp knife,	   razor: cf. F. novaculite.] (Min.)	   A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor	   stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.	   [1913 Webster]
Novatian \No*va"tian\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the	   lapsed might not be received again into communion with the	   church, and that second marriages are unlawful.	   [1913 Webster]
Novatianism \No*va"tian*ism\, n.	   The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]
Novation \No*va"tion\, n. [L. novatio; novus new: cf. F.	   novation.]	   1. Innovation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall easily grant that novations in religion are	            a main cause of distempers in commonwealths. --Laud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also,	      the remodeling of an old obligation; debt restructuring.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Novator \No*va"tor\, n.	   An innovator. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Novel \Nov"el\, a. [OF. novel, nuvel, F. nouvel, nouveau, L.	   novellus, dim. of novus new. See {New}.]	   Of recent origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence,	   out of the ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In civil law, the novel or new constitutions are those	         which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in	         time to the other books. These contained new decrees of	         successive emperors.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Novel assignment} (Law), a new assignment or specification	      of a suit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare;	        unusual.	   Usage: {Novel}, {New} . Everything at its first occurrence is	          new; that is novel which is so much out of the	          ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is	          a new sight which is beheld for the first time; that	          is a novel sight which either was never seen before or	          is seen but seldom. We have daily new inventions, but	          a novel one supposes some very peculiar means of	          attaining its end. Novel theories are regarded with	          distrust, as likely to prove more ingenious than	          sound.	          [1913 Webster]	Novel \Nov"el\, n. [F. nouvelle. See {Novel}, a.]	   1. That which is new or unusual; a novelty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. News; fresh tidings. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some came of curiosity to hear some novels.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fictitious tale or narrative, longer than a short story,	      having some degree of complexity and development of	      characters; it is usually organized as a time sequence of	      events, and is commonly intended to exhibit the operation	      of the passions, and often of love. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. [L. novellae (sc. constitutiones): cf. F. novelles.] (Law)	      A new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under	      {Novel}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Novelette \Nov`el*ette"\, n. [Dim. of novel, n. See {Novel}.]	   A short novel; a novella.	   [1913 Webster]
Novelism \Nov"el*ism\, n.	   Innovation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Novelist \Nov"el*ist\, n.	   1. An innovator; an asserter of novelty. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. nouvelliste, It. novellista.] A writer of news.	      [Obs.] --Tatler (178).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. F. nouvelliste.] A writer of a novel or novels.	      [1913 Webster]
Novelize \Nov"el*ize\, v. i.	   To innovate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Novelize \Nov"el*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Novelized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Novelizing}.]	   1. To innovate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put into the form of novels; to represent by fiction;	      to fictionalize. "To novelize history." --Sir J. Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]
Novelry \Nov"el*ry\, n. [OF. novelerie.]	   Novelty; new things. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Novelty \Nov"el*ty\, n.; pl. {Novelties}. [OF. novelt['e], F.	   nouveaut['e], L. novellitas.]	   1. The quality or state of being novel; newness; freshness;	      recentness of origin or introduction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Novelty is the great parent of pleasure. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something novel; a new or strange thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small mass-produced article of little value; a	      knickknack.	   Syn: knickknack.	        [WordNet 1.5]
November \No*vem"ber\, n. [L. November, or Novembris (sc.	   mensis), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which began	   with March, fr. novem nine: cf. F. Novembre. See {Nine}.]	   The eleventh month of the year, containing thirty days.	   [1913 Webster]
Novenary \Nov"e*na*ry\, a. [L. novenarius, from novem nine.]	   Of or pertaining to the number nine.	   [1913 Webster]	Novenary \Nov"e*na*ry\, n.	   The number of nine units; nine, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Novene \No"vene\, a. [L. novenus nine each, in LL., ninth, fr.	   L. novem nine.]	   Relating to, or dependent on, the number nine; novenary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The triple and novene division ran throughout.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Novennial \No*ven"ni*al\, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem	   nine + annus year.]	   Done or recurring every ninth year.	   [1913 Webster]
Novercal \No*ver"cal\, a. [L. novennis of nine years; novem nine	   + annus year.]	   Done or recurring every ninth year.	   [1913 Webster]	Novercal \No*ver"cal\, a. [L. novercalis, from noverca a	   stepmother.]	   Of or pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the	   manner of, a stepmother. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Novice \Nov"ice\, n. [F., from L. novicius, novitius, new, from	   novus new. See {New}, and cf. {Novitious}.]	   1. One who is new in any business, profession, or calling;	      one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the rudiments; a	      beginner; a tyro.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am young; a novice in the trade.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One newly received into the church, or one newly converted	      to the Christian faith. --1 Tim. iii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) One who enters a religious house, whether of monks	      or nuns, as a probationist. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	            No poore cloisterer, nor no novys.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Novice \Nov"ice\, a.	   Like a novice; becoming a novice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Noviceship \Nov"ice*ship\, n.	   The state of being a novice; novitiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Novilunar \No`vi*lu"nar\, a. [L. novus new + luna the moon.]	   Of or pertaining to the new moon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Novitiate \No*vi"ti*ate\, n. [LL. novitiatus: cf. F. noviciat.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being a novice; time of initiation or	      instruction in rudiments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The time of probation in a religious house before	      taking the vows.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who is going through a novitiate, or period of	      probation; a novice. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The place where novices live or are trained. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Novitious \No*vi"tious\, a. [L. novitius, novicius.]	   Newly invented; recent; new. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Novity \Nov"i*ty\, n. [L. novitas, fr. novus new.]	   Newness; novelty. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Novosibirsk \Novosibirsk\ prop. n.	   A city in the Asian part of Russia. Much Soviet military	   research was performed there, and until the 1990's it was	   restricted from entry by foreigners.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Novum \No"vum\, n.	   A game at dice, properly called {novem quinque} (L., nine	   five), the two principal throws being nine and five. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Now \Now\ (nou), adv. [OE. nou, nu, AS. n[=u], nu; akin to D.,	   OS., & OHG. nu, G. nu, nun, Icel., n[=u], Dan., Sw., & Goth.	   nu, L. nunc, Gr. ny`, ny^n, Skr. nu, n[=u]. [root]193. Cf.	   {New}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. At the present time; at this moment; at the time of	      speaking; instantly; as, I will write now.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a patient now living, at an advanced age, who	            discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very lately; not long ago.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that but now, for honor and for plate,	            Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At a time contemporaneous with something spoken of or	      contemplated; at a particular time referred to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ship was now in the midst of the sea. --Matt.	                                                  xiv. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In present circumstances; things being as they are; --	      hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an	      inference or an explanation.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall any man distinguish now betwixt a parasite	            and a man of honor?                   --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should he live, now nature bankrupt is? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but	            Barabbas. Now, Barabbas was a robber. --John xviii.	                                                  40.	      [1913 Webster]	            The other great and undoing mischief which befalls	            men is, by their being misrepresented. Now, by	            calling evil good, a man is misrepresented to others	            in the way of slander.                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Now and again}, now and then; occasionally.	   {Now and now}, again and again; repeatedly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Now and then}, at one time and another; indefinitely;	      occasionally; not often; at intervals. "A mead here, there	      a heath, and now and then a wood." --Drayton.	   {Now now}, at this very instant; precisely now. [Obs.] "Why,	      even now now, at holding up of this finger, and before the	      turning down of this." --J. Webster (1607).	   {Now . . . now}, alternately; at one time . . . at another	      time. "Now high, now low, now master up, now miss."	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Now \Now\, a.	   Existing at the present time; present. [R.] "Our now	   happiness." --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	Now \Now\, n.	   The present time or moment; the present.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing is there to come, and nothing past;	         But an eternal now does ever last.       --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowadays \Now"a*days`\ (nou"[.a]*d[=a]z`), adv. [For now on (OE.	   an) days. See {A-}, 1.]	   In these days; at the present time.	   [1913 Webster]	         What men of spirit, nowadays,	         Come to give sober judgment of new plays? --Garrick.	   [1913 Webster] Noways	   Noway
Noway \No"way`\, Noways \No"ways`\, No way \No" way`\adv. [No,	   a. + way. Cf. {-wards}.]	   In no manner or degree; not at all; nowise.	   [1913 Webster]	         But Ireland will noways allow that name unto it.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowch \Nowch\, n.	   See {Nouch}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowd \Nowd\, n. (Zool.)	   The European gray gurnard ({Trigla gurnardus}). [Written also	   {knoud}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nowed \Now"ed\, a. [F. nou['e], p. p. of nouer to knot, fr. L.	   nodare. See {Nodated}.] (Her.)	   Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowel \Now"el\, n. [See {Noel}.] [Written also {noel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for the birth	      of the Savior. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A kind of hymn, or canticle, of mediaeval origin,	      sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; a Christmas	      carol. --Grove.	      [1913 Webster]	Nowel \Now"el\, n. [F. noyau, prop., a kernel. See {Noyau},	   {Newel} a post.] (Founding)	      (a) The core, or the inner part, of a mold for casting a	          large hollow object.	      (b) The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in	          distinction from the cope; the drag.	          [1913 Webster]
Nowes \Nowes\, n. pl. [From OF. nous. See {Noose}, {Node}.]	   The marriage knot. [Obs.] --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowhere \No"where`\, adv. [AS. n[=a]hw[=ae]r. See {No}, and	   {Where}.]	   Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is	   nowhere to be found.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowhither \No"whith`er\, adv. [No + whither.]	   Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere. [Archaic] "Thy	   servant went nowhither." --2 Kings v. 25.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowise \No"wise`\, adv. [For in no wise. See {Wise}, n.]	   Not in any manner or degree; in no way; noways.	   [1913 Webster]	         Others whose case is nowise different.   --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowt \Nowt\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   Neat cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Nowthe \Now"the\	   See {Nouthe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Noxious \Nox"ious\, a. [L. noxius, fr. noxa harm; akin to nocere	   to harm, hurt. Cf. {Nuisance}, {Necromancy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; injurious;	      destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, noxious air,	      food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as,	      noxious practices or examples.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too frequent an appearance in places of public	            resort is noxious to spiritual promotions. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Guilty; criminal. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who are noxious in the eye of the law. --Abp.	                                                  Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive;	        pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful;	        unwholesome; insalubrious. See {Noisome}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Nox"ious*ly}, adv. --	        {Nox"ious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Noy \Noy\, v. t. [See {Annoy}.]	   To annoy; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         All that noyed his heavy spright.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Noy \Noy\, n.	   That which annoys. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Noyade \No`yade"\, n. [F., fr. noyer to drown, L. necare to	   kill.]	   A drowning of many persons at once, -- a method of execution	   practiced at Nantes in France during the Reign of Terror, by	   Jean Baptiste Carrier.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Noyance \Noy"ance\, n.	   Annoyance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Noyau \Noy`au"\, n. [F., prop., the stone or nut of a fruit, fr.	   L. nucalis like a nut. See {Newel} a post.]	   A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of the	   bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Noyer \Noy"er\, n.	   An annoyer. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Noyful \Noy"ful\, a.	   Full of annoyance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Noyls \Noyls\, n. pl.	   See {Noils}.	   [1913 Webster]
Noyous \Noy"ous\, a.	   Annoying; disagreeable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Watch the noyous night, and wait for joyous day.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nozle \No"zle\, n.	   Nozzle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nozzle \Noz"zle\, n. [A dim. of nose. [root]261.] [Written also	   {nosle}.]	   1. The nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of	      anything; as, the nozzle of a bellows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) A short tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a	          hose or pipe.	      (b) A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting from the end	          or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder	          or a steam boiler.	          [1913 Webster]
Np \Np\ n.	   The chemical symbol for Neptunium, a transuranic element	   having atomic number 93.	   Syn: Neptunium, atomic number 93.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nth \nth\ adj.	   Last or greatest in an indefinitely large series; as, to the	   nth degree.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nu \nu\ n.	   The 13th letter of the Greek alphabet ([nu]).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nuance \Nu`ance"\, n. [F.]	   1. A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small difference in meaning, significance, or	      expression.	      [PJC]
Nub \Nub\, v. t. [Cf. {Knob}.]	   To push; to nudge; also, to beckon. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Nub \Nub\, n.	   A jag, or snag; a knob; a protuberance; also, the point or	   gist, as of a story. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nubbin \Nub"bin\, n.	   A small or imperfect ear of maize. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nubble \Nub"ble\, v. t. [Cf. LG. nubben to knock, cuff.]	   To beat or bruise with the fist. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Nubecula \Nu*bec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Nubeculae} (-l[=e]). [L., dim.	   of nubes cloud.]	   1. (Astron.)	      (a) A nebula.	      (b) pl. Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A slight spot on the cornea.	      (b) A cloudy object or appearance in urine. --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]
nubia \nu"bi*a\, n. [From L. nubes cloud.]	   A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a cloud.	   [1913 Webster]
Nubian \Nu"bi*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa. -- n. A native	   of Nubia.	   [1913 Webster]
nubiferous \nu*bif"er*ous\, a. [L. nubifer; nubes cloud + ferre	   to bear: cf. F. nubif[`e]re.]	   Bringing, or producing, clouds.	   [1913 Webster]
Nubigenous \Nu*big"e*nous\, a. [L. nubes cloud + -genous.]	   Born of, or produced from, clouds. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nubilate \Nu"bi*late\, v. t. [L. nubilatus, p. p. of nubilare to	   cloud, fr. nubes cloud.]	   To cloud. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nubile \Nu"bile\, a. [L. nubilis, fr. nubere to marry: cf. F.	   nubile. See {Nuptial}.]	   Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Sexually attractive, sometimes used as a genteel euphemism	      for having well-developed breasts; -- of a young woman.	      [PJC]
Nubility \Nu*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. nubilit['e] .]	   The state of being marriageable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Nubilose
Nubilose \Nu"bi*lose`\, Nubilous \Nu"bi*lous\, a. [L. nubilosus,	   nubilus, fr. nubes cloud.]	   Cloudy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nucament \Nu"ca*ment\, n. [L. nucamenta fir cones, fr. nux,	   nucis, a nut.] (Bot.)	   A catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine,	   willow, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucamentaceous \Nu`ca*men*ta"ceous\, a. [See {Nucament}.] (Bot.)	   Like a nut either in structure or in being indehiscent;	   bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits. [Written also	   {nucumentaceous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nucellus \Nu*cel"lus\, n.; pl. {Nucelli}. [NL., dim. of nux,	   nucis, a nut.] (Bot.)	   See {Nucleus}, 3	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Nucha \Nu"cha\, n.; pl. {Nuchae}. [LL.] (Zool.)	   The back or upper part of the neck; the nape.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuchal \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 carapace of turtles.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuciferous \Nu*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -ferous.]	   Bearing, or producing, nuts.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuciform \Nu"ci*form\, a. [L. nux, nucis, nut + -form.] (Bot.)	   Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucin \Nu"cin\, n. [L. nux, nucis, a nut.] (Chem.)	   See {Juglone}.	   [1913 Webster] Nucleal
Nucleal \Nu"cle*al\, Nuclear \Nu"cle*ar\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the nuclear spindle	      (see Illust. of {Karyokinesis}) or the nuclear fibrils of	      a cell; the nuclear part of a comet, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Nuclear \Nu"cle*ar\, a.	   1. of, pertaining to, or using {nuclear weapons}; a nuclear	      exchange, i.e. a reciprocal bombardment by nuclear	      weapons..	      [PJC]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or powered by atomic energy; same as	      {nuclear-powered}; as, a nuclear submarine; a nuclear	      power plant.	      [PJC]	   3. Of or pertaining to nations possessing nuclear weapons;	      as, the nuclear club.	      [PJC]	Nuclear device \Nu"cle*ar dev"ice\, n.	   an explosive device, whether used as a weapon or for other	   purposes, which depends for most of its explosive power on	   the release of energy from within atomic nuclei. A {fission	   device} or a {fusion device}.	   [PJC]
nuclear energy \nuclear energy\ n.	   Energy derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present	   especially of electrical power generated in atomic reactors,	   but encompassing also fusion energy.	   Syn: atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear energy, nuclear	        power.	        [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear engineering \nuclear engineering\ n.	   The branch of engineering concerned with the design and	   construction and operation of nuclear reactors.	   [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear explosion \nuclear explosion\ n.	   The explosion of an atomic bomb or atomic device; --	   sometimes also used of fusion-powered explosions.	   Syn: atomic explosion.	        [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear family \nuclear family\ n.	   A family consisting of parents and their children and	   grandparents of a marital partner.	   [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear fission \nuclear fission\ n.	   A nuclear reaction in which a heavy atomic nucleus splits	   into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.	   Syn: fission.	        [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear fusion \nuclear fusion\ n.	   A type of nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei combine to	   form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of	   energy.	   Syn: fusion, nuclear fusion reaction.	        [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear fusion reaction \nuclear fusion reaction\ n.	   A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more	   massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy.	   Syn: fusion, nuclear fusion.	        [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear magnetic resonance \nu"cle*ar mag*net"ic res"on*ance\ n.	   (Physics)	   The specific absorption and re-emission of electromagnetic	   radiation at characteristic wavelengths by atomic nuclei in a	   magnetic field. It is abbreviated {NMR}. The wavelength of	   the radiation absorbed depends on the type of nucleus, the	   intensity of the magnetic field, and the local chemical	   environment in which the nucleus resides. It is the latter	   effect (called the chemical shift), by which atoms of	   specific elements in different chemical compounds show a	   different resonance frequency, which gives rise to the	   greatest utility of this phenomenon in analyzing the chemical	   structure of substances. Similar effects of the chemical	   environment permit the discrimination of different types of	   living tissue by virtue of their different chemical	   composition, thus permitting utilization of the phenomenon in	   medical diagnostic instruments, especially for {magnetic	   resonance imaging}.	   [PJC]
Nuclear physics \Nu"cle*ar phys"ics\, n.	   That branch of physics which studies the structure of and	   phenomena observed in atomic nuclei.	   [PJC]	Nuclear physicist \Nu"cle*ar phys"i*cist\, n.	   A scientist specializing in {nuclear physics}.	   [PJC]
nuclear power \nuclear power\ n.	   1. Power derived from nuclear reactions; -- used at present	      especially of electrical power generated in atomic	      reactors, but encompassing also fusion power.	   Syn: atomic energy, atomic power, nuclear energy, nuclear	        energy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A country possessing nuclear weapons.	      [PJC]
nuclear-powered ship \nuclear-powered ship\ n.	   A ship for which the motive power comes from the energy	   generated by a nuclear reactor.	   [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear-powered submarine \nuclear-powered submarine\ n.	   A submarine for which the motive power comes from the energy	   generated by a nuclear reactor. Same as {nuclear submarine}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
nuclear reaction \nuclear reaction\ n.	   A process that alters the energy or structure or composition	   of an atomic nucleus.	   [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear reactor \nuclear reactor\ n. (phys.)	   Any of several devices that maintain and control a sustained	   nuclear fission chain reaction, for the production of energy,	   heat, or artificial elements, or for research purposes. The	   main fuel sustaining the reaction and consumed by the process	   is typically uranium or plutonium.	   Syn: reactor, atomic pile, fission reactor, nuclear pile	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	nuclear resonance \nuclear resonance\ n. (Physics)	   The resonance absorption of a gamma ray by a nucleus	   identical to the nucleus that emitted the gamma ray.	   [WordNet 1.5]	nuclear war \nuclear war\ n.	   A war in which nuclear weapons are used by both sides. As	   generally used, the term assumes major use of nuclear weapons	   by at least two opposing warring states. As of 1999, no	   nuclear war has occurred.	   [PJC]	nuclear warhead \nuclear warhead\ n.	   The warhead of a missile containing an atom bomb or hydrogen	   bomb.	   Syn: atomic warhead, thermonuclear warhead, nuke.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nuclear weapon \Nu"cle*ar wea"pon\, n.	   A weapon of great explosive power, such as an {atomic bomb}	   or a {hydrogen bomb}, which depends for most of its explosive	   power on the release of energy from within atomic nuclei by a	   nuclear reaction. A {fission weapon} or a {fusion weapon}.	   The term includes atomic shells for cannon.	   [PJC]
nuclear winter \nuclear winter\ n.	   a hypothetical lowering of global temperature postulated as	   the aftermath of a full nuclear war. The mechanism of such an	   effect depends primarily on the injection into the atmosphere	   of small solid particles, as soot from burning forests, which	   reflect sunlight and cause a reduction in solar energy	   retained by the earth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nucleate \Nu"cle*ate\, a. [L. nucleatus having a kernel.]	   Having a nucleus; nucleated.	   [1913 Webster]	Nucleate \Nu"cle*ate\, v. t. [Cf. L. nucleare to become	   kernelly.]	   To gather, as about a nucleus or center.	   [1913 Webster]
nucleate \nu"cle*ate\, v. i.	   To form into a nucleus or multiple nuclei; as, raindrops may	   nucleate around silver iodide crystals.	   [PJC]
Nucleated \Nu"cle*a`ted\, a.	   Having a nucleus; nucleate; as, nucleated cells.	   [1913 Webster]
nucleic acid \nu*cle"ic ac"id\ (n[=oo]*kl[=a]"[i^]k [a^]s"[i^]d	   or n[=oo]*kl[=e]"[i^]k), n. (Chem., Biochem., Genetics)	   A natural or synthetic polymer consisting of chains of	   ribonucleotide or deoxyribonucleotide units.	   Note: The nucleic acids are vital constituents of all living	         cells, carrying the genetic information propagated	         between generations, and, while a cell is alive, having	         a continued function in coding for the amino acid	         sequence of proteins being synthesized by the cell. The	         two natural types of nucleic adic are {ribonucleic	         acid} (RNA) and {deoxyribonucleic acid} (DNA).	         [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nucleiform \Nu*cle"i*form\, a. [L. nucleus kernel + -form.]	   Formed like a nucleus or kernel.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuclein \Nu"cle*in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A constituent of the nuclei of all cells, containing protein	   and nucleic acid. It is a colorless amorphous substance,	   readily soluble in alkaline fluids and especially	   characterized by its comparatively large content of	   phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nucleobranch \Nu"cle*o*branch\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Nucleobranchiata. -- n. One of the	   {Nucleobranchiata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucleobranchiata \Nu`cle*o*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Nucleus}, and {Branchia}] (Zool.)	   See {Heteropoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucleoidioplasma \Nu`cle*o*id`i*o*plas"ma\, n. [NL. See	   {Nucleus}, and {Idioplasma}.] (Biol.)	   Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus of vegetable cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucleolar \Nu*cle"o*lar\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucleolated \Nu"cle*o*la`ted\, a.	   Having a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucleole \Nu"cle*ole\, n. [See {Nucleolus}.]	   The nucleus within a nucleus; nucleolus.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucleolus \Nu*cle"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Nucleoli}. [L., a little nut,	   dim. of nucleus.]	   1. A little nucleus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A small rounded body contained in the nucleus of a	      cell or a protozoan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was termed by Agassiz the entoblast. In the	         protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the	         nucleus, it is sometimes called the endoplastule, and	         is supposed to be concerned in the male part of the	         reproductive process. See {Nucleus}.	         [1913 Webster]
nucleon \nucleon\ n. (Physics)	   A neutron or proton, when contained within an atomic nucleus.	   [PJC]	nucleon number \nucleon number\ n.	   The sum of the number of neutrons and protons in an atomic	   nucleus.	   Syn: mass number.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nucleoplasm \Nu"cle*o*plasm\, n. [Nucleus + -plasm.] (Biol.)	   The matter composing the nucleus of a cell; the protoplasm of	   the nucleus; karyoplasma.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucleoplasmic \Nu`cle*o*plas"mic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm; -- esp. applied to a body	   formed in the developing ovum from the plasma of the nucleus	   of the germinal vesicle.	   [1913 Webster]
nucleoside \nucleoside\ n. (Biochem.)	   A type of molecule found in all living organisms, present	   mostly in chemically combined form as a component of nucleic	   acids, and also in smaller amounts in free form, consisting	   of a pentose sugar bound to a purine or pyrimidine base; two	   types of nucleoside, {ribonucleoside} and	   {deoxyribonucleoside}, are present. The most common bases	   present in nucleosides are adenine, cytosine, uracil,	   guanine, and thymine, and to a lesser extent hypoxanthine and	   other bases are found. The most commmon ribonucleosides	   composed from these bases are called adenosine, cytidine,	   uridine, and guanosine. The forms esterified with	   orthophosphoric at the 5-position of the pentose are called	   nucleotides. The nucleotides form the monomer units which are	   combined into DNA and RNA, which carry the genetic	   information required for reproduction in all known organisms.	   [PJC]
nucleotide \nucleotide\ n.	   a phosphate ester of a nucleoside; one of the monomeric	   components of DNA or RNA.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Nucleus \Nu"cle*us\, n.; pl. E. {Nucleuses}, L. {Nuclei}. [L., a	   kernel, dim. fr. nux, nucis, nut. Cf. {Newel} post.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A kernel; hence, a central mass or point about which	      matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the	      central or material portion; -- used both literally and	      figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            It must contain within itself a nucleus of truth.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The body or the head of a comet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) An incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.	      (b) A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) A body, usually spheroidal, in a eukaryotic cell,	      distinguished from the surrounding protoplasm by a	      difference in refrangibility and in behavior towards	      chemical reagents, which contains the chromosomal genetic	      material, including the chromosomal DNA. It is more or	      less protoplasmic, and consists of a clear fluid	      (achromatin) through which extends a network of fibers	      (chromatin) in which may be suspended a second rounded	      body, the nucleolus (see {Nucleoplasm}). See {Cell	      division}, under {Division}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The nucleus is sometimes termed the endoplast or	         endoblast, and in the protozoa is supposed to be	         concerned in the female part of the reproductive	         process. See {Karyokinesis}.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) The tip, or earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve	          shell.	      (b) The central part around which additional growths are	          added, as of an operculum.	      (c) A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other	          organs, in Tunicata and some mollusks.	          [1913 Webster]
Nucula \Nu"cu*la\, n. [L., little nut, dim. of nux, nucis, a	   nut.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly	   interior.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucule \Nu"cule\ (n[=u]"k[-u]l), n. [L. nucula a small nut.]	   (Bot.)	   Same as {Nutlet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nucumentaceous \Nu`cu*men*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   See {Nucamentaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudation \Nu*da"tion\, n. [L. nudatio, fr. nudare to make naked,	   fr. nudus naked. See {Nude}.]	   The act of stripping, or making bare or naked.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuddle \Nud"dle\, v. i.	   To walk quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with	   along. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nude \Nude\ (n[=u]d), a. [L. nudus. See {Naked}.]	   1. Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a nude statue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Naked; without consideration; void; as, a nude	      contract. See {Nudum pactum}. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The nude}, the undraped human figure in art.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Nude"ly}, adv.- {Nude"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Nudge \Nudge\ (n[u^]j), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nudged} (n[u^]jd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Nudging}.] [Cf. Prov. G. kn["u]tschen to	   squeeze, pinch, E. Knock.]	   To touch gently, as with the elbow, in order to call	   attention or convey intimation.	   [1913 Webster]	Nudge \Nudge\, n.	   A gentle push, or jog, as with the elbow.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudibrachiate \Nu`di*brach"i*ate\, a. [L. nudus naked + brachium	   an arm.] (Zool.)	   Having tentacles without vibratile cilia. --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudibranch \Nu"di*branch\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Nudibranchiata. -- n. One of the	   Nudibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudibranchiata \Nu`di*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Nude},	   and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell	   except while very young. The gills are naked and situated	   upon the back or sides. See {Ceratobranchia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudibranchiate \Nu`di*bran"chi*ate\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Nudibranch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudicaul \Nu"di*caul\, a. [L. nudus naked + caulis stem.] (Bot.)	   Having the stems leafless.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudification \Nu`di*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. nudus naked + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   The act of making nude.	   [1913 Webster]
Nudity \Nu"di*ty\, n.; pl. {Nudities}. [Cf. F. nudit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being nude; nakedness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is nude or naked; naked part; undraped or	      unclothed portion; esp. (Fine Arts), the human figure	      represented unclothed; any representation of nakedness; --	      chiefly used in the plural and in a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any	            more than in painting, to design and color obscene	            nudities.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
nudnik \nud"nik\ (n[oo^]d"n[i^]k) n. [Yiddish, fr. Russ. nudnyi	   tiresome.]	   a pestiferous boring and dull person.	   [PJC]
Nudum pactum \Nu"dum pac"tum\ [L., a nude pact.] (Law)	   A bare, naked contract, without any consideration and	   therefore unenforceable in a court of law. --Tomlins.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nugacity \Nu*gac"i*ty\, n. [L. nugacitas, fr. nugax, -acis,	   trifling.]	   Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery. [R.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Nugae \Nu"gae\, n. pl. [L.]	   Trifles; jests.	   [1913 Webster]
Nugation \Nu*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. OF. nugation.]	   The act or practice of trifling. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Nugatory \Nu"ga*to*ry\, a. [L. nugatorius, fr. nugari to trifle,	   nugae jests, trifles.]	   1. Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.	      [1913 Webster]	            If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of	            clemency, the very substance of government is made	            nugatory.                             --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Nugget \Nug"get\, n. [Earlier niggot, prob. for nigot, an ingot.	   See {Ingot}.]	   1. A lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal;	      as, a nugget of gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something of value, usually found among many other less	      valuable things; -- often used figuratively; as, a nugget	      of useful information in a sea of data.	      [PJC]
Nugify \Nu"gi*fy\, v. t. [L. nugae trifles + -fy.]	   To render trifling or futile; to make silly. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuisance \Nui"sance\, n. [OE. noisance, OF. noisance, nuisance,	   fr. L. nocentia guilt, fr. nocere to hurt, harm; akin to	   necare to kill. Cf {Necromancy}, {Nocent}, {Noxious},	   {Pernicious}.]	   That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which	   is offensive or noxious.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Nuisances are public when they annoy citizens in	         general; private, when they affect individuals only.	         [1913 Webster]
Nuisancer \Nui"san*cer\, n. (Law)	   One who makes or causes a nuisance.	   [1913 Webster]
Nul \Nul\, a. [F. See {Null}, a.] (Law)	   No; not any; as, nul disseizin; nul tort.	   [1913 Webster]
Null \Null\, a. [L. nullus not any, none; ne not + ullus any, a	   dim. of unus one; cf. F. nul. See {No}, and {One}, and cf.	   {None}.]	   1. Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no efficacy;	      invalid; void; nugatory; useless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null,	            Dead perfection; no more.             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a value of zero; as, of null utility.	      [PJC]	   3. (Math.) Empty; having no members; as, the null set.	      [PJC]	   4. (Computers) Unassigned or meaningless; -- a special value	      given to variables, especially pointers or logical	      variables, indicating that it is meaningless and cannot be	      used in computation; as, an uninitialized pointer in "C"	      is given a null value. The actual value that is stored in	      memory to indicate the null condition may vary with the	      computer language used.	      [PJC]	Null \Null\, n.	   1. Something that has no force or meaning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has no value; a cipher; zero. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Null method} (Physics.), a zero method. See under {Zero}.	      [1913 Webster]	Null \Null\, v. t. [From null, a., or perh. abbrev. from annul.]	   To annul. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Null \Null\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   One of the beads in {nulled work}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nullah \Nul"lah\, n. [Hind. n[=a]l[=a], fr. Skr. n[=a]la tube.]	   A water course, esp. a dry one; a gully; a gorge; -- orig. an	   East Indian term. --E. Arnold.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nulled \Nulled\, a.	   Turned so as to resemble nulls.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nulled work} (Cabinetwork), ornamental turned work	      resembling beads (called nulls) strung on a rod.	      [1913 Webster]
Nullibiety \Nul`li*bi"e*ty\, n. [L. nullibi nowhere.]	   The state or condition of being nowhere. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nullification \Nul`li*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. nullificatio contempt.	   See {Nullify}.]	   The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or	   of no legal effect.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Right of nullification} (U. S. Hist.), the right claimed in	      behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its	      sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general	      government which it deems unconstitutional.	      [1913 Webster]
Nullifidian \Nul`li*fid"i*an\, a. [L. nullus none + fides	   faith.]	   Of no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; --	   opposed to {solifidian}. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	Nullifidian \Nul`li*fid"i*an\, n.	   An unbeliever. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nullifier \Nul"li*fi`er\, n.	   One who nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right	   to nullify a contract by one of the parties.	   [1913 Webster]
Nullify \Nul"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nullified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Nullifying}.] [L. nullificare; nullus none + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {Null}, a., and {-fy}.]	   To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force or	   efficacy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such correspondence would at once nullify the	         conditions of the probationary system.   --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; cancel.	        See {Abolish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Nullipore \Nul"li*pore\, n. [L. nullus none + porus pope.]	   (Bot.)	   A name for certain crustaceous marine algae which secrete	   carbonate of lime on their surface, and were formerly thought	   to be of animal nature. They are now considered corallines of	   the genera {Melobesia} and {Lithothamnion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nullity \Nul"li*ty\ (n[u^]l"l[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Nullities}.	   [LL. nullitias, fr. L. nullus none: cf. F. nullit['e] . See	   {Null}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being null; nothingness; want of	      efficacy or force.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Nonexistence; as, a decree of nullity of marriage is	      a decree that no legal marriage exists.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is null.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was it not absurd to say that the convention was	            supreme in the state, and yet a nullity? --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Numb \Numb\ (n[u^]m), a. [OE. nume, nome, prop., seized, taken,	   p. p. of nimen to take, AS. niman, p. p. numen. [root]7. See	   {Nimble}, {Nomad}, and cf. {Benumb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of sensation and	      motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, the	      fingers or limbs are numb with cold. "A stony image, cold	      and numb." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the numb, cold night.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Numb \Numb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numbed} (n[u^]md); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Numbing} (n[u^]m"[i^]ng).]	   To make numb; to deprive of the power of sensation or motion;	   to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to benumb; to	   stupefy.	   [1913 Webster]	         For lazy winter numbs the laboring hand. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Numbedness \Numb"ed*ness\, n.	   Numbness. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Number \Num"ber\ (n[u^]m"b[~e]r), n. [OE. nombre, F. nombre, L.	   numerus; akin to Gr. no`mos that which is dealt out, fr.	   ne`mein to deal out, distribute. See {Numb}, {Nomad}, and cf.	   {Numerate}, {Numero}, {Numerous}.]	   1. That which admits of being counted or reckoned; a unit, or	      an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or collection	      of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things	      expressible by figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of many individuals; a numerous assemblage; a	      multitude; many.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ladies are always of great use to the party they	            espouse, and never fail to win over numbers.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A numeral; a word or character denoting a number; as, to	      put a number on a door.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Numerousness; multitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Number itself importeth not much in armies where the	            people are of weak courage.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The state or quality of being numerable or countable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds	            out of number.                        --2 Esdras	                                                  iii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of separate	      things.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which is regulated by count; poetic measure, as	      divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry,	      verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            I lisped in numbers, for the numbers came. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Gram.) The distinction of objects, as one, or more than	      one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more than two),	      expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word;	      thus, the singular number and the plural number are the	      names of the forms of a word indicating the objects	      denoted or referred to by the word as one, or as more than	      one.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Math.) The measure of the relation between quantities or	      things of the same kind; that abstract species of quantity	      which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical	      value.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abstract number}, {Abundant number}, {Cardinal number}, etc.	      See under {Abstract}, {Abundant}, etc.	   {In numbers}, in numbered parts; as, a book published in	      numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	Number \Num"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numbered}	   (n[u^]m"b[~e]rd); p. pr & vb. n. {Numbering}.] [OE. nombren,	   noumbren, F. nombrer, fr. L. numerare, numeratum. See	   {Number}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of; to	      enumerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man can number the dust of the earth, then	            shall thy seed also be numbered.      --Gen. xiii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reckon as one of a collection or multitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was numbered with the transgressors. --Is. liii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give or apply a number or numbers to; to assign the	      place of in a series by order of number; to designate the	      place of by a number or numeral; as, to number the houses	      in a street, or the apartments in a building.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to consist of;	      as, the army numbers fifty thousand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy tears can not number the dead.    --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Numbering machine}, a machine for printing consecutive	      numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To count; enumerate; calculate; tell.	        [1913 Webster]
Numberer \Num"ber*er\, n.	   One who numbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Numberful \Num"ber*ful\, a.	   Numerous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Numberless \Num"ber*less\, a.	   Innumerable; countless.	   [1913 Webster]
Numberous \Num"ber*ous\, a.	   Numerous. [Obs.] --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]
Numbers \Num"bers\, prop. n.	   pl. of {Number}. The fourth book of the Pentateuch,	   containing the census of the Hebrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Numbfish \Numb"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The torpedo, which numbs by the electric shocks which it	   gives.	   [1913 Webster]
Numbless \Num"bless\, n. pl.	   See {Nombles}.	   [1913 Webster]
Numbness \Numb"ness\, n.	   The condition of being numb; that state of a living body in	   which it loses, wholly or in part, the power of feeling or	   motion.	   [1913 Webster]
numdah \numdah\ n.	   an embroidered rug made from a coarse Indian felt.	   Syn: numdah rug, nammad.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Numenius \Numenius\ prop. n.	   A genus of birds comprising certain of the curlews.	   Syn: genus {Numenius}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
numeracy \numeracy\ n.	   skill with numbers and mathematics; -- the skill with numbers	   analogous to {literacy}, the skill of reading.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Numerable \Nu"mer*a*ble\, a. [L. numerabilis. See {Number}, v.	   t.]	   Capable of being numbered or counted.	   [1913 Webster]
Numeral \Nu"mer*al\, a. [L. numeralis, fr. numerus number: cf.	   F. num['e]ral. See {Number}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number or	      numerals.	      [1913 Webster]	            A long train of numeral progressions. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing number; representing number; as, numeral	      letters or characters, as X or 10 for ten.	      [1913 Webster]	Numeral \Nu"mer*al\, n.	   1. A figure or character used to express a number; as, the	      Arabic numerals, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman numerals, I, V,	      X, L, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word expressing a number.	      [1913 Webster]
Numerally \Nu"mer*al*ly\, adv.	   According to number; in number; numerically.	   [1913 Webster]
Numerary \Nu"mer*a*ry\, a. [LL. numerarius: cf. F.	   num['e]raire.]	   Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a	   collection or body.	   [1913 Webster]	         A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend,	         becomes a numerary canon.                --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Numerate \Nu"mer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Numerated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Numerating}.] [L. numeratus, p. p. of numerare to	   count. See {Number}, v.] (Arith.)	   To divide off and read according to the rules of numeration;	   as, to numerate a row of figures.	   [1913 Webster]
Numeration \Nu`mer*a"tion\, n. [L. numeratio a counting out: cf.	   F. num['e]ration.]	   1. The act or art of numbering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Numeration is but still the adding of one unit more,	            and giving to the whole a new name or sign. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or art of reading numbers when expressed by means	      of numerals. The term is almost exclusively applied to the	      art of reading numbers written in the scale of tens, by	      the Arabic method. --Davies & Peck.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: For convenience in reading, numbers are usually	         separated by commas into periods of three figures each,	         as 1,155,465; in continental Europe, periods are used	         for a similar division. According to what is called the	         "English" system, the billion is a million of millions,	         a trillion a million of billions, and each higher	         denomination is a million times the one preceding.	         According to the system of the French and other	         Continental nations and also that of the United States,	         the billion is a thousand millions, and each higher	         denomination is a thousand times the preceding.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Numerative \Nu"mer*a*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to numeration; as, a numerative system.	   --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Numerator \Nu"mer*a"tor\, n. [L. numerator: cf. F.	   num['e]rateur.]	   1. One who numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The term in a fraction which indicates the number	      of fractional units that are taken.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a	         line; thus, in the fraction 5/9 (five ninths) 5 is the	         numerator; in a decimal fraction it is the number which	         follows the decimal point. See {Fraction}.	         [1913 Webster] Numeric
Numeric \Nu*mer"ic\, Numerical \Nu*mer"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   num['e]rique. See {Number}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting in	      numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as,	      numerical characters; a numerical equation; a numerical	      statement.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Numerical, as opposed to {algebraical}, is used to	         denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is	         numerically greater than -3, though algebraically less.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The same in number; hence, identically the same;	      identical; as, the same numerical body. [Obs.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would to God that all my fellow brethren, which with	            me bemoan the loss of their books, . . . might	            rejoice for the recovery thereof, though not the	            same numerical volumes.               --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. relating to or having ability to think in or work with	      numbers; as, tests for rating numerical aptitude.	      Contrasted with {verbal}.	   Syn: mathematical.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   {Numerical equation} (Alg.), an equation which has all the	      quantities except the unknown expressed in numbers; --	      distinguished from {literal equation}.	   {Numerical value} of an equation or expression, that deduced	      by substituting numbers for the letters, and reducing.	      [1913 Webster]	Numeric \Nu*mer"ic\, n. (Math.)	   Any number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable	   ratio. The term also includes any imaginary expression like m	   + n[root]-1, where m and n are real numerics.	   [1913 Webster]
Numerically \Nu*mer"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a numerical manner; in numbers; with respect to number, or	   sameness in number; as, a thing is numerically the same, or	   numerically different.	   [1913 Webster]
Numerist \Nu"mer*ist\, n.	   One who deals in numbers. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Numero \Nu"me*ro\, n. [It., or F. num['e]ro; both fr. L. numerus	   number.]	   Number; -- often abbrev. No.	   [1913 Webster]
Numerosity \Nu`mer*os"i*ty\, n. [L. numerositas.]	   1. The state of being numerous; numerousness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rhythm; harmony; flow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The numerosity of the sentence pleased the ear. --S.	                                                  Parr.	      [1913 Webster]
Numerous \Nu"mer*ous\, a. [L. numerosus. See {Number}.]	   1. Consisting of a great number of units or individual	      objects; being many; as, a numerous army; numerous	      objections.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such and so numerous was their chivalry. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; measured and	      counted; melodious; musical. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such prompt eloquence	            Flowed from their lips, in prose or numerous verse.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Nu"mer*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Nu"mer*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Numidian \Nu*mid"i*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Numidian crane}. (Zool.) See {Demoiselle}, 2.	      [1913 Webster] Numididae
Numididae \Numididae\, Numidinae \Numidinae\prop. n. (Zool.)	   A subfamily of birds including the guinea fowl and related	   birds of Africa and Madagascar.	   Syn: subfamily Numididae, subfamily Numidinae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
numinous \numinous\ adj.	   1. Evincing the presence of a deity; as, a numinous wood; the	      most numinous moment in the Mass.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. same as {supernatural}.	      [WordNet 1.5] Numismatic
Numismatic \Nu`mis*mat"ic\, Numismatical \Nu`mis*mat"ic*al\, a.	   [L. numisma, nomisma, a piece of money, coin, fr. Gr. ?	   anything sanctioned by usage, the current coin, fr. ? to	   introduce a custom, or usage, fr. no`mos a custom, or usage,	   fr. ne`mein to distribute, assign: cf. F. numismatique. See	   {Nomad}.]	   Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins	   or medals.	   [1913 Webster]
Numismatics \Nu`mis*mat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. numismatique.]	   The science of coins and medals.	   [1913 Webster]
Numismatist \Nu*mis"ma*tist\, n.	   One skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Numismatography \Nu*mis`ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [L. numisma, -atis	   (Gr. ?) + -graphy.]	   A treatise on, or description of, coins and medals.	   [1913 Webster]
Numismatologist \Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in numismatology; usually called a {numismatist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Numismatology \Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [L. numisma, -atis +	   -logy.]	   The science which treats of coins and medals, in their	   relation to history; numismatics.	   [1913 Webster]
Nummary \Num"ma*ry\, a. [L. nummarius, from nummus a coin.]	   Of or relating to coins or money.	   [1913 Webster] Nummular
Nummular \Num"mu*lar\, Nummulary \Num"mu*la*ry\, a. [L.	   nummularius, fr. nummulus, dim. of nummus a coin: cf. F.	   nummulaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to coin or money; pecuniary; as, the	      nummulary talent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pathol.) Having the appearance or form of a coin.	      "Nummular sputa." --Sir T. Watson.	      [1913 Webster]
Nummulation \Num`mu*la"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in rouleaux, like	   piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is examined	   under the microscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Nummulite \Num"mu*lite\, n. [L. nummus a coin + -lite: cf. F.	   nummulite.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil of the genus {Nummulites} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Nummulites \Num`mu*li"tes\, n. [NL. See {Nummulite}.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin,	   flat, round shell, containing a large number of small	   chambers arranged spirally.	   [1913 Webster]
Nummulitic \Num`mu*lit"ic\, a.	   Of, like, composed of, containing, nummulites; as, nummulitic	   beds.	   [1913 Webster]
Numps \Numps\, n. [Cf. {Numb}.]	   A dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Bp. Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Numskull \Num"skull`\, n. [Numb + skull.]	   A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow. [Also spelled {numbskull}.]	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They have talked like numskulls.         --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Numskulled \Num"skulled`\, a.	   Stupid; doltish. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
nun \nun\ (n[u^]n), n. [OE. nunne, AS. nunne, fr. L. nonna nun,	   nonnus monk; cf. Gr. ?, ?; of unknown origin. Cf. {Nunnery}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives in a	      convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and	      obedience.	      [1913 Webster]	            They holy time is quiet as a nun	            Breathless with adoration.            --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of	          feathers covering the head.	      (b) The smew.	      (c) The European blue titmouse.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Gray nuns} (R. C. Ch.), the members of a religious order	      established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches were	      introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called	      from the color or their robe, and known in religion as	      {Sisters of Charity of Montreal}.	   {Nun buoy}. See under {Buoy}.	      [1913 Webster]	nun \nun\ (n[oo^]n or n[=oo]n), n.	   The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, corresponding in	   pronunciation to n.	   [PJC]	nun \nun\ (n[oo^]n), n.	   The 25th letter of the Arabic alphabet, corresponding in	   pronunciation to n.	   [PJC]
Nunatak \Nu"na*tak\, n.; pl. {-taks}(the pl. form {Nunatakker}	   is Swedish). [Eskimo nunaettak.]	   In Greenland, an insular hill or mountain surrounded by an	   ice sheet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nunc dimittis \Nunc" di*mit"tis\ [L. nunc now + dimittis thou	   lettest depart.] (Eccl.)	   The {song of Simeon} (--Luke ii. 29-32), used in the ritual	   of many churches. It begins with these words in the Vulgate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nunchion \Nun"chion\, n. [OE. nonechenche, for noneschenche,	   prop., a noon drink; none noon + schenchen, schenken,	   skinken, to pour, AS. scencan. See {Noon}, and {Skink}, v.	   i.]	   A portion of food taken at or after noon, usually between	   full meals; a luncheon. [Written also {noonshun}.]	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Nunciate \Nun"ci*ate\, n.	   One who announces; a messenger; a nuncio. [Obs.] --Hoole.	   [1913 Webster]
Nunciature \Nun"ci*a*ture\, n. [L. nunciare, nuntiare, to	   announce, report, fr. nuncius, nuntius, messenger: cf. F.	   nonciature, It. nunziatura. See {Nuncio}.]	   The office of a nuncio. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuncio \Nun"ci*o\, n.; pl. {Nuncios}. [It. nunzio, nuncio, fr.	   L. nuncius, nuntius, messenger; perh. akin to novus new, E.	   new, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. {Announce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A messenger. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The permanent official representative of the pope at a	      foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished from a	      legate a latere, whose mission is temporary in its nature,	      or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank	      than internuncios.	      [1913 Webster]
Nuncius \Nun"ci*us\, n.; pl. {Nuncii}. [L.] (Roman & Old Eng.	   Law)	      (a) A messenger.	      (b) The information communicated.	          [1913 Webster]
Nuncupate \Nun"cu*pate\, v. t. [L. nuncupatus, p. p. of	   nuncupare to nuncupate, prob. fr. nomen name + capere to	   take.]	   1. To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In whose presence did St. Peter nuncupate it?	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; as, to nuncupate	      a book. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Nuncupation \Nun`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. nuncupatio.]	   The act of nuncupating. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nuncupative \Nun*cu"pa*tive\, a. [L. nuncupativus nominal: cf.	   F. nuncupatif.]	   1. Publicly or solemnly declaratory. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nominal; existing only in name. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Oral; not written.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Nuncupative will} or {Nuncupative testament}, a will or	      testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, as	      by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony	      for proof. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Nuncupatory \Nun*cu"pa*to*ry\, a.	   Nuncupative; oral.	   [1913 Webster]
Nundinal \Nun"di*nal\, n.	   A nundinal letter.	   [1913 Webster] Nundinal	Nundinal \Nun"di*nal\, Nundinary \Nun"di*na*ry\, a. [L.	   nundinalis, nundinarius, fr. nundinae the market day, the	   weekly market, prop., the ninth day, fr. nundinus belonging	   to nine days; novem nine + dies day: cf. F. nundinal.]	   Of or pertaining to a fair, or to a market day.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nundinal letter}, among the Romans, one of the first eight	      letters of the alphabet, which were repeated successively	      from the first to the last day of the year. One of these	      always expressed the market day, which returned every nine	      days (every eight days by our reckoning).	      [1913 Webster]
Nundinate \Nun"di*nate\, v. i. [L. nundinatus, p. p. of	   nundinary to attend fairs, to traffic. See {Nundinal}, a.]	   To buy and sell at fairs or markets. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nundination \Nun`di*na"tion\, n. [L. nundinatio.]	   Traffic at fairs; marketing; buying and selling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Common nundination of pardons.           --Abp.	                                                  Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Nunnation \Nun*na"tion\, n. [From nun, the Arabic name of the	   letter n: cf. NL. nunnatio, F. nunnation.] (Arabic Gram.)	   The pronunciation of n at the end of words.	   [1913 Webster]
Nunnery \Nun"ner*y\, n.; pl. {Nunneries}. [OE. nonnerie, OF.	   nonerie, F. nonnerie, fr. nonne nun, L. nonna. See {Nun}.]	   A house in which nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which	   women reside for life, under religious vows. See {Cloister},	   and {Convent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nunnish \Nun"nish\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a	   nun. -- {Nun"nish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Nup \Nup\, n.	   Same as {Nupson}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nuphar \Nu"phar\ (n[=u]"f[aum]r), prop. n. [Per. n[=u]far.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of	   Europe, Asia, and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf.	   {Nymphaea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuprin \Nuprin\ n. [A trade name.]	   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine used to relieve the	   pain of arthritis and as an analgesic and antipyretic; Advil	   and Motrin and Nuprin are trademarks of brands of {ibuprofen}	   tablets. [Trademark.]	   Syn: ibuprofen, isobutylphenyl propionic acid, Advil, Motrin.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nupson \Nup"son\ (n[u^]p"s'n), n. [Of doubtful origin.]	   A simpleton; a fool. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuptial \Nup"tial\ (n[u^]p"shal), 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 veil; cf. Gr. ? bride, nymph: cf. F. nuptial.]	   Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used at a wedding; as,	   nuptial rites and ceremonies.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then, all in heat,	         They light the nuptial torch.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Nuptial \Nup"tial\, n.; pl. {Nuptials} (n[u^]p"shalz).	   Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony; -- now only in the	   plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         Celebration of that nuptial, which	         We two have sworn shall come.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Preparations . . . for the approaching nuptials.	                                                  --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Nur \Nur\, n. [Cf. {Knur}.]	   A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys	   in playing hockey.	   [1913 Webster]	         I think I'm as hard as a nur, and as tough as	         whitleather.                             --W. Howitt.	   [1913 Webster] Nuraghe
Nuraghe \Nu*ra"ghe\, n.; It. pl. {-ghi}. Also Nuragh \Nu"ragh\,	   etc.[It. dial. (Sardinia) nuraghe).]	   One of the prehistoric towerlike structures found in	   Sardinia.	         The so-called nuraghi, conical monuments with truncated	         summits, 30-60 ft. in height, 35-100 ft. in diameter at	         the base, constructed sometimes of hewn, and sometimes	         of unhewn blocks of stone without mortar. They are	         situated either on isolated eminences or on the slopes	         of the mountains, seldom on the plains, and usually	         occur in groups. They generally contain two (in some	         rare instances three) conically vaulted chambers, one	         above the other, and a spiral staircase constructed in	         the thick walls ascends to the upper stories.	                                                  --Baedeker.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Nurl \Nurl\ (n[^u]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurled} (n[^u]rld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Nurling}.] [Cf. {Knurl}.]	   To cut with reeding or fluting on the edge of, as coins, the	   heads of screws, etc.; to knurl.	   [1913 Webster]
Nurse \Nurse\ (n[^u]rs), n. [OE. nourse, nurice, norice, OF.	   nurrice, norrice, nourrice, F. nourrice, fr. L. nutricia	   nurse, prop., fem. of nutricius that nourishes; akin to	   nutrix, -icis, nurse, fr. nutrire to nourish. See {Nourish},	   and cf. {Nutritious}.]	   1. One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or	      brings up; as:	      (a) A woman who has the care of young children;	          especially, one who suckles an infant not her own.	      (b) A person, especially a woman, who has the care of the	          sick or infirm.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes to grow,	      trains, fosters, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nurse of manly sentiment and heroic enterprise.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A lieutenant or first officer, who is the real	      commander when the captain is unfit for his place.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) A peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces	          cercariae by asexual reproduction. See {Cercaria}, and	          {Redia}.	      (b) Either one of the nurse sharks.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Nurse shark}. (Zool.)	      (a) A large arctic shark ({Somniosus microcephalus}),	          having small teeth and feeble jaws; -- called also	          {sleeper shark}, and {ground shark}.	      (b) A large shark ({Ginglymostoma cirratum}), native of	          the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal	          fins situated behind the ventral fins.	   {To put to nurse}, or {To put out to nurse}, to send away to	      be nursed; to place in the care of a nurse.	   {Wet nurse}, {Dry nurse}. See {Wet nurse}, and {Dry nurse},	      in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Nurse \Nurse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nursed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nursing}.]	   1. To nourish; to cherish; to foster; as:	      (a) To nourish at the breast; to suckle; to feed and tend,	          as an infant.	      (b) To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an	          invalid; to attend upon.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sons wont to nurse their parents in old age.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Him in Egerian groves Aricia bore,	                And nursed his youth along the marshy shore.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring up; to raise, by care, from a weak or invalid	      condition; to foster; to cherish; -- applied to plants,	      animals, and to any object that needs, or thrives by,	      attention. "To nurse the saplings tall." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By what hands [has vice] been nursed into so	            uncontrolled a dominion?              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To manage with care and economy, with a view to increase;	      as, to nurse our national resources.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does. --A. Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To nurse billiard balls}, to strike them gently and so as to	      keep them in good position during a series of caroms.	      [1913 Webster]
nursed \nursed\ adj.	   fed mother's milk from the breast; -- of an infant.	   Syn: suckled, breast-fed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nursehound \Nurse"hound`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Houndfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
nurseling \nurseling\ n.	   An infant considered in relation to its nurse.	   Syn: nursling, suckling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nursemaid \Nurse"maid`\, n.	   A girl or woman employed to attend and care for children.	   [1913 Webster]
Nursepond \Nurse"pond`\, n.	   A pond where fish are fed. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nurser \Nurs"er\, n.	   One who nurses; a nurse; one who cherishes or encourages	   growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Nursery \Nurs"er*y\, n.; pl. {Nurseries}. [Cf. F. nourricerie.]	   1. The act of nursing. [Obs.] "Her kind nursery." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place where nursing is carried on; as:	      (a) The place, or apartment, in a house, appropriated to	          the care of children.	      (b) A place where young of any species, plant or animal,	          are nourished preparatory to transfer elsewhere;	          especially a place where young trees, shrubs, vines,	          etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting;	          a plantation of young trees.	      (c) The place where anything is fostered and growth	          promoted. "Fair Padua, nursery of arts." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                Christian families are the nurseries of the	                church on earth, as she is the nursery of the	                church in heaven.                 --J. M. Mason.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) That which forms and educates; as, commerce is the	          nursery of seamen.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is nursed. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Nurseryman \Nurs"er*y*man\, n.; pl. {Nurserymen}.	   One who cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing	   trees, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Nursing \Nurs"ing\, a.	   Supplying or taking nourishment from, or as from, the breast;	   as, a nursing mother; a nursing infant.	   [1913 Webster]
Nursling \Nurs"ling\, n. [Nurse + -ling.]	   One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was his nursling once, and choice delight. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nurstle \Nurs"tle\, v. t.	   To nurse. See {Noursle}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nurture \Nur"ture\, n. [OE. norture, noriture, OF. norriture,	   norreture, F. nourriture, fr. L. nutritura a nursing,	   suckling. See {Nourish}.]	   1. The act of nourishing or nursing; tender care; education;	      training.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man neither by nature nor by nurture wise.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which nourishes; food; diet. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Nurture \Nur"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nurtured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Nurturing}.]	   1. To feed; to nourish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To educate; to bring or train up.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was nurtured where he had been born. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; tend.	   Usage: To {Nurture}, {Nourish}, {Cherish}. Nourish denotes to	          supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to nourish a	          plant, to nourish rebellion. To nurture is to train up	          with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to	          nurture into strength; to nurture in sound principles.	          To cherish is to hold and treat as dear; as, to	          cherish hopes or affections.	          [1913 Webster]
Nusku \Nusku\ prop. n. (Assyrian mythology)	   The god of fire and light; corresponds to the Babylonian	   Girru.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nustle \Nus"tle\, v. t. [Cf. {Nuzzle}.]	   To fondle; to cherish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nut \Nut\ (n[u^]t), n. [OE. nute, note, AS. hnutu; akin to D.	   noot, G. nuss, OHG. nuz, Icel. hnot, Sw. n["o]t, Dan.	   n["o]d.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) The fruit of certain trees and shrubs (as of the	      almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), consisting	      of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a kernel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A perforated block (usually a small piece of metal),	      provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on	      a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or	      for transmitting motion. See Illust. of 1st {Bolt}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The tumbler of a gunlock. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A projection on each side of the shank of an	      anchor, to secure the stock in place.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Testicles. [vulgar slang]	      [PJC]	   {Check nut}, {Jam nut}, {Lock nut}, a nut which is screwed up	      tightly against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in	      order to prevent accidental unscrewing of the first nut.	      	   {Nut buoy}. See under {Buoy}.	   {Nut coal}, screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal	      and larger than pea coal; -- called also {chestnut coal}.	      	   {Nut crab} (Zool.), any leucosoid crab of the genus {Ebalia}	      as, {Ebalia tuberosa} of Europe.	   {Nut grass} (Bot.), See {nut grass} in the vocabulary.	   {Nut lock}, a device, as a metal plate bent up at the	      corners, to prevent a nut from becoming unscrewed, as by	      jarring.	   {Nut pine}. (Bot.) See under {Pine}.	   {Nut rush} (Bot.), a genus of cyperaceous plants ({Scleria})	      having a hard bony achene. Several species are found in	      the United States and many more in tropical regions.	   {Nut tree}, a tree that bears nuts.	   {Nut weevil} (Zool.), any species of weevils of the genus	      {Balaninus} and other allied genera, which in the larval	      state live in nuts.	      [1913 Webster]	Nut \Nut\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Nutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Nutting}.]	   To gather nuts.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutant \Nu"tant\, a. [L. nutans, p. pr. of nutare to nod, v.	   intens. fr. nuere (in comp.) to nod; cf. Gr. ?.]	   Nodding; having the top bent downward.	   [1913 Webster]
nutate \nutate\ v.	   to rock, sway, or nod; usually involuntarily.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nutation \Nu*ta"tion\, n. [L. nutatio a nodding, fr. nutare to	   nod: cf. F. nutation.]	   1. The act of nodding.	      [1913 Webster]	            So from the midmost the nutation spreads,	            Round and more round, o'er all the sea of heads.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A very small libratory motion of the earth's	      axis, by which its inclination to the plane of the	      ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) The motion of a flower in following the apparent	          movement of the sun, from the east in the morning to	          the west in the evening.	      (b) Circumnutation.	          [1913 Webster]
Nutbreaker \Nut"break`er\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The European nuthatch.	      (b) The nutcracker.	          [1913 Webster]
Nut-brown \Nut"-brown`\, a.	   Brown as a nut long kept and dried. "The spicy nutbrown ale."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutcracker \Nut"crack`er\, n.	   1. An instrument for cracking nuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A European bird ({Nucifraga caryocatactes}), allied to	          the magpie and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted	          with white. It feeds on nuts, seeds, and insects.	      (b) The American, or Clarke's, nutcracker ({Picicorvus	          Columbianus}) of Western North America.	          [1913 Webster]
Nutgall \Nut"gall`\, n.	   A more or less round gall resembling a nut, esp. one of those	   produced on the oak and used in the arts. See {Gall},	   {Gallnut}.	   [1913 Webster] nutgrass
nutgrass \nut"grass`\, nut grass \nut" grass`\, n.(Bot.),	   A widely distributed perennial plant of the Sedge family	   ({Cyperus rotundus}, var. Hydra), which has slender	   rootstocks bearing small, edible, nutlike tubers, by which	   the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in cotton	   fields.	   Syn: nutsedge, nut sedge, {Cyperus rotundus}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Nuthatch \Nut"hatch`\, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d {Hack}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of birds of the genus {Sitta}, as	   the European species ({Sitta Europaea}). The {white-breasted	   nuthatch} ({Sitta Carolinensis}), the {red-breasted nuthatch}	   ({Sitta Canadensis}), the {pygmy nuthatch} ({Sitta pygmaea}),	   and others, are American.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuthook \Nut"hook`\, n.	   1. A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for	      gathering the nuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a bailiff who	      hooks or seizes malefactors. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Nutjobber \Nut"job`ber\, n. (Zool.)	   The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Nutlet \Nut"let\, n. (Bot.)	   A small nut; also, the stone of a drupe.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutmeg \Nut"meg\, n. [OE. notemuge; note nut + OF. muge musk, of	   the same origin as E. musk; cf. OF. noix muguette nutmeg, F.	   noix muscade. See {Nut}, and {Musk}.] (Bot.)	   The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree ({Myristica	   fragrans}), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated	   elsewhere in the tropics.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of	         a pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white	         within. This opens into two nearly equal longitudinal	         valves, inclosing the nut surrounded by its aril, which	         is mace. The nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to	         the taste and smell, and much used in cookery. Other	         species of {Myristica} yield nutmegs of inferior	         quality.	         [1913 Webster]	   {American nutmeg}, {Calabash nutmeg}, or {Jamaica nutmeg},	      the fruit of a tropical shrub ({Monodora Myristica}). It	      is about the size of an orange, and contains many aromatic	      seeds imbedded in pulp.	   {Brazilian nutmeg}, the fruit of a lauraceous tree,	      {Cryptocarya moschata}.	   {California nutmeg}, a tree of the Yew family ({Torreya	      Californica}), growing in the Western United States, and	      having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but	      is strongly impregnated with turpentine.	   {Clove nutmeg}, the {Ravensara aromatica}, a lauraceous tree	      of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the	      seed is acrid and caustic.	   {Jamaica nutmeg}. See American nutmeg (above).	   {Nutmeg bird} (Zool.), an Indian finch ({Munia punctularia}).	      	   {Nutmeg butter}, a solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by	      expression.	   {Nutmeg flower} (Bot.), a ranunculaceous herb ({Nigella	      sativa}) with small black aromatic seeds, which are used	      medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and	      clothing.	   {Nutmeg liver} (Med.), a name applied to the liver, when, as	      the result of heart or lung disease, it undergoes	      congestion and pigmentation about the central veins of its	      lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a	      nutmeg.	   {Nutmeg melon} (Bot.), a small variety of muskmelon of a rich	      flavor.	   {Nutmeg pigeon} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      pigeons of the genus {Myristicivora}, native of the East	      Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or	      cream-white, with black on the wings and tail.	   {Nutmeg wood} (Bot.), the wood of the Palmyra palm.	   {Peruvian nutmeg}, the aromatic seed of a South American tree	      ({Laurelia sempervirens}).	   {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), a spicy tree of Australia	      ({Atherosperma moschata}).	      [1913 Webster]
Nutmegged \Nut"megged\, a.	   Seasoned with nutmeg.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutpecker \Nut"peck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The nuthatch.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutria \Nu"tri*a\, n. [Sp. nutria an otter, fr. L. lutra,	   lytra.]	   The fur of the coypu. See {Coypu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutrication \Nu`tri*ca"tion\, n. [L. nutricatio, fr. nutricare,	   nutricari, to suckle, nourish, fr. nutrix a nurse.]	   The act or manner of feeding. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutrient \Nu"tri*ent\, a. [L. nutriens, p. pr. of nutrire. See	   {Nourish}.]	   Nutritious; nourishing; promoting growth.	   [1913 Webster]	Nutrient \Nu"tri*ent\, n. n.	   1. Any substance which has nutritious qualities, i. e., which	      nourishes or promotes growth; a nutriment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Microbiology) A substance added to the	      growth medium of a microorganism to promote growth.	      [PJC]
nutrify \nutrify\ v.	   To give nutrients to.	   Syn: aliment, nourish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nutriment \Nu"tri*ment\, n. [L. nutrimentum, fr. nutrire to	   nourish. See {Nourish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which nourishes; a nutrient; anything which promotes	      growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or	      vegetable life; food; aliment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stomach returns what it has received, in	            strength and nutriment diffused into all parts of	            the body.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which promotes development or growth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is not virtue in mankind	            The nutriment that feeds the mind?    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Nutrimental \Nu`tri*men"tal\, a.	   Nutritious.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutritial \Nu*tri"tial\, a.	   Pertaining to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritious.	   [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutrition \Nu*tri"tion\, n. [Cf. F. nutrition. See	   {Nutritious}.]	   1. (Physiol.) In the broadest sense, a process or series of	      processes by which a living organism as a whole (or its	      component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal	      condition of life and growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this wide sense it comprehends digestion,	         absorption, circulation, assimilation, etc., in fact	         all of the steps by which the nutritive matter of the	         food is fitted for incorporation with the different	         tissues, and the changes which it undergoes after its	         assimilation, prior to its excretion. See {Metabolism}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) In a more limited sense, the process by which	      the living tissues take up, from the blood, matters	      necessary either for their repair or for the performance	      of their healthy functions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which nourishes; nutriment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fixed like a plant, on his peculiar spot,	            To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Nutritional \Nu*tri"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, nutritional changes.	   [1913 Webster]
nutritionist \nutritionist\ n.	   a specialist in the study of nutrition.	   Syn: dietician, dietitian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nutritious \Nu*tri"tious\, a. [L. nutricius, nutritius, from	   nutrix, -icis, a nurse, nutrire to nourish. See {Nurse},	   {Nourish}.]	   Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay; alimental.	   -- {Nu*tri"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Nu*tri"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutritive \Nu"tri*tive\, a. [Cf. F. nutritif.]	   Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the nutritive functions;	   having the quality of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental;	   alimental; as, nutritive food or berries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nutritive plasma}. (Biol.) See {Idioplasma}.	   {Nutritive polyp} (Zool.), any one of the zooids of a	      compound hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and	      digestive cavity.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Nu"tri*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Nu"tri*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Nutriture \Nu"tri*ture\, n. [L. nutritura, fr. nutrire to	   nourish.]	   Nutrition; nourishment. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
nuts \nuts\ (n[u^]ts), pred. a.	   Crazy; loony; insane; batty; -- used in a predicate position,	   ususually in phrases such as to go nuts, went nuts, are you	   nuts? [slang]	   [PJC]	nuts \nuts\ (n[u^]ts), interj.	   An expression of disapproval, defiance, or displeasure, as	   in: "Ah, nuts! My knife just broke." [slang]	   [PJC] nutsedge
nutsedge \nutsedge\, nut sedge \nut sedge\n.	   a widely distributed perennial sedge ({Cyperus rotundus})	   having small edible nutlike tubers; also called {nut grass}.	   Syn: nutgrass, nut grass, {Cyperus rotundus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nutshell \Nut"shell`\, n.	   1. The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of	      a nut is inclosed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little value.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A shell of the genus Nucula.	      [1913 Webster]	   {in a nutshell} in a summarized and very abbreviated form; --	      of statments, descriptions, reports, and other	      communications; as, to describe the convention in a	      nutshell.	   {To be in a nutshell} or {To lie in a nutshell},, to be	      within a small compass; to admit of very brief or simple	      determination or statement. "The remedy lay in a	      nutshell." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Nutter \Nut"ter\, n.	   A gatherer of nuts.	   [1913 Webster]
Nutting \Nut"ting\, n.	   The act of gathering nuts.	   [1913 Webster]
nutty \nut"ty\, a.	   1. Abounding in nuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a flavor like that of nuts; as, nutty wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Crazy; insane; loony; batty; nuts. [slang]	      [PJC]
Nux vomica \Nux` vom"i*ca\ [NL., fr. L. nux a nut + vomere to	   vomit.]	   The seed of {Strychnos Nuxvomica}, a tree which abounds on	   the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies. From	   this seed the deadly poisons known as strychnine and brucine	   are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called Quaker buttons.	   [1913 Webster]
Nuytsia \Nuytsia\ prop. n.	   A genus consisting of only one species.	   Syn: genus {Nuytsia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nuzzle \Nuz"zle\ (n[u^]z"z'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nuzzled}	   (n[u^]z"z'ld);p. pr. & vb. n. {Nuzzling} (n[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]	   [See {Noursle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring up. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The people had been nuzzled in idolatry. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. a corruption of nestle. Cf. {Nustle}.] To nestle;	      to house, as in a nest.	      [1913 Webster]	Nuzzle \Nuz"zle\ (n[u^]z"z'l), v. i. [Dim. fr. nose. See	   {Nozzle}.]	   1. To work with the nose, like a swine in the mud.	      [1913 Webster]	            And nuzzling in his flank, the loving swine	            Sheathed, unaware, the tusk in his soft groin.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes . .	            . nuzzling like an eel in the mud.    --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go with head poised like a swine, with nose down.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir Roger shook his ears, and nuzzled along.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Nuzzle}, v. t., 2.] To hide the head, as a child in	      the mother's bosom; to nestle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To loiter; to idle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Ny \Ny\ [Contr. fr. ne I.]	   Not I; nor I. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Ny	Ny \Ny\, Nye \Nye\, a. & adv.	   Nigh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
nyala \nyala\ n. (Zool.)	   A spiral-horned South African antelope ({Tragelaphus angasi})	   with a fringe of white hairs along back and neck.	   Syn: {Tragelaphus angasi}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nyas \Ny"as\, n.	   See {Nias}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nyctaginia \Nyctaginia\ prop. n.	   A genus consisting of only one species.	   Syn: genus {Nyctaginia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nyctalopia \Nyc`ta*lo"pi*a\ (n[i^]k`t[.a]*l[=o]"p[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [L. nyctalopia, fr. nyctalops a nyctalops, Gr. nykta`lwps.	   Gr. nykta`lwps meant, a person affected either with day	   blindness or with night blindness, and in the former case was	   derived fr. ny`x, nykto`s, night + 'w`ps, 'wpo`s, the eye; in	   the latter, fr. ny`x + 'alao`s blind + 'w`ps.] (Med.)	   (a) A disease of the eye, in consequence of which the patient	       can see well in a faint light or at twilight, but is	       unable to see during the day or in a strong light; day	       blindness.	   (b) See {Moonblink}.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite	         sense, night blindness. See {Hemeralopia}.	         [1913 Webster]
Nyctalops \Nyc"ta*lops\, n. [L., from Gr. nykta`lwps.]	   One afflicted with nyctalopia.	   [1913 Webster]
Nyctalopy \Nyc"ta*lo`py\, n.	   Same as {Nyctalopia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nycthemeron \Nyc*the"me*ron\, n. [Gr. ?; ny`x, nykto`s, night +	   ? day.]	   The natural day and night, or space of twenty-four hours.	   [1913 Webster]
Nyctibune \Nyc"ti*bune\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American bird of the genus {Nyctibius}, allied to the	   goatsuckers.	   [1913 Webster]
Nyctimene \Nyctimene\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   A genus of East Indian fruit bats.	   Syn: genus {Nyctimene}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nyctitropic \Nyc`ti*trop"ic\, a. [From Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, night	   + ? turning.] (Bot.)	   Turning or bending at night into special positions.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a	         folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being	         in lessening the radiation of heat.	         [1913 Webster]
Nyctitropism \Nyc*tit"ro*pism\, n. [From Gr. ny`x, nykto`s,	   night + ? to turn.] (Plant Physiol.)	   The tendency of certain plant organs, as leaves, to assume	   special "sleeping" positions or make curvatures under the	   influence of darkness. It is well illustrated in the leaflets	   of clover and other leguminous plants.
Nyctophile \Nyc"to*phile\, n. [Gr. ny`x, nykto`s, night + ? to	   love.] (Zool.)	   Any Australian bat of the genus {Nyctophilus}, having a very	   simple nasal appendage.	   [1913 Webster]
Nye \Nye\, n. [Prob. fr. F. nid nest, brood, L. nidus nest. See	   {Nest}, and cf. {Eye} brood, {Nide}.]	   A brood or flock of pheasants.	   [1913 Webster]
Nyentek \Ny*en"tek\, n. (Zool.)	   A carnivorous mammal ({Helictis moscatus}, or {Helictis	   orientalis}), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a	   dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It	   has a strong musky odor.	   [1913 Webster]
nylghai \nylghai\ n.	   Same as {nylghau}.	   Syn: nilgai, nylghau, blue bull, Boselaphus tragocamelus.	        [WordNet 1.5] Nylghau
Nylghau \Nyl"ghau\, Nylgau \Nyl"gau\, n. [Hind. & Per.	   n[imac]lg[=a]w, prop., a blue cow; Per. n[imac]l blue +	   g[=a]w cow. See {Lilac}, and {Cow} the animal.] (Zool.)	   A large Asiatic antelope ({Boselaphus tragocamelus}, syn.	   {Portax tragocamelus}), found in Northern India; called also	   the {blue bull}. It has short horns, a black mane, and a	   bunch of long hair on the throat. The general color is	   grayish brown; the male is blue-grey with white markings, and	   the female is brownish with no horns. [Written also	   {neelghau}, {nilgau}, {nylghai}, and {nylghaie}.]	   Syn: nilgai, nylghai, blue bull, {Boselaphus tragocamelus}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
nylon \nylon\ n.	   1. Any of several thermoplastic polyamide plastics,	      comprising a family of high-strength resilient synthetic	      materials, used mostly in fibers.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A synthetic fabric consisting of fibers of nylon[wn1].	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. pl. Stockings made of a thin form of nylon[2], especially	      full-length stockings either sheer of of varying shades.	      [PJC]
nymph \nymph\ (n[i^]mf), n. [L. nympha nymph, bride, young	   woman, Gr. ny`mfh: cf. F. nymphe. Cf. {Nuptial}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A goddess of the mountains, forests,	      meadows, or waters.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where were ye, nymphs, when the remorseless deep	            Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a damsel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nymph, in thy orisons	            Be all my sins remembered.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The pupa of an insect; a chrysalis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any one of a subfamily (Najades) of butterflies	      including the purples, the fritillaries, the peacock	      butterfly, etc.; -- called also {naiad}.	      [1913 Webster]
nympha \nym"pha\, n.; pl. {Nymphae}. [L. See {Nymph} a goddess.]	   1. (Zool.) Same as {Nymph}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Anat.) Two folds of mucous membrane, within the	      labia, at the opening of the vulva.	      [1913 Webster]
Nymphaea \Nym*phae"a\, prop. n. [L., the water lily, Gr. ?.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of aquatic plants having showy flowers (white, blue,	   pink, or yellow, often fragrant), including the white water	   lily and the Egyptia lotus.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus	         should be called {Castalia}, and the name {Nymphaea}	         transferred to what is now known as {Nuphar}.	         [1913 Webster]
Nymphaeaceae \Nymphaeaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of dicot aquatic plants.	   Syn: family {Nymphaeaceae}, water-lily family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
nymphal \nymph"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.	   [1913 Webster]
Nymphales \Nym*pha"les\, prop. n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Nymphalidae}, an extensive family of butterflies	   including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the	   heliconias, and others; -- called also {brush-footed	   butterflies}.	   [1913 Webster]
nymphalid \nymphalid\ n.	   Any butterfly of the family {Nymphalidae}, consisting of	   medium to large butterflies found worldwide, typically having	   brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional	   forelegs carried folded on the breast.	   Syn: nymphalid butterfly, brush-footed butterfly, four-footed	        butterfly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nymphalidae \Nymphalidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of large beautifully colored butterflies,	   called also the {brush-footed butterflies}; formerly called	   {Nymphales}.	   Syn: family {Nymphalidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nymphalis \Nymphalis\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Nymphalidae}, including the mourning	   cloak butterfly ({Nymphalis antiopa}).	   Syn: genus {Nymphalis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Nymphean \Nym*phe"an\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Nymph}.]	   Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; inhabited by	   nymphs; as, a nymphean cave.	   [1913 Webster]
Nymphet \Nymph"et\, n.	   A little or young nymph. [Poetic] "The nymphets sporting	   there." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster] Nymphic
Nymphic \Nymph"ic\, Nymphical \Nymph"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? bridal.]	   Of or pertaining to nymphs.	   [1913 Webster]
Nymphiparous \Nym*phip"a*rous\, a. [Nymph + L. parere to	   produce.] (Zool.)	   Producing pupas or nymphs.	   [1913 Webster]
Nymphish \Nymph"ish\, a.	   Relating to nymphs; ladylike. "Nymphish war." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster] Nymphlike
Nymphlike \Nymph"like`\, Nymphly \Nymph"ly\, a.	   Resembling, or characteristic of, a nymph.	   [1913 Webster]
nympho \nym"pho\, n.	   A nymphomaniac. [slang]	   [PJC]
Nympholepsy \Nym"pho*lep`sy\ (n[i^]m"f[-o]*l[e^]p`s[y^]), n.	   [Gr. ny`mfh a nymph + lamba`nein to seize.]	   A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession coming upon	   one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; ecstasy. [R.]	   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nympholepsy of some fond despair.    --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Nympholeptic \Nym`pho*lep"tic\ (n[i^]m`f[-o]*l[e^]p"t[i^]k), a.	   Under the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.	   [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
nymphomania \nym`pho*ma"ni*a\ (n[i^]m`f[-o]*m[=a]"n[i^]*[.a]),	   n. [Gr. ny`mfh a bride + mani`a madness.] (Med.)	   An uncontrollable excessive sexual desire in women,	   constituting a true disease.	   [1913 Webster]
nymphomaniac \nym`pho*ma"ni*ac\	   (n[i^]m`f[-o]*m[=a]"n[i^]*[a^]k), n.	   A woman afflicted with nymphomania.	   [PJC]
Nymphomany \Nym"pho*ma`ny\, n. [Cf. F. nymphomanie.] (Med.)	   Same as {Nymphomania}.	   [1913 Webster]
Nymphotomy \Nym*phot"o*my\, n. [Nympha + Gr. te`mnein to cut.]	   (Med.)	   Excision of the nymphae.	   [1913 Webster]
Nys \Nys\	   Is not. See {Nis}. --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Nystagmus \Nys*tag"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? drowsiness, fr. ? to	   nod in sleep, to slumber.] (Med.)	   A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.	   [1913 Webster]
nystatin \nystatin\ n. [From NY state + -in, due to its	   discovery in New York State.]	   An antifungal antibiotic, extracted from fermentation broths	   of the soil actinomycete {Streptomyces noursei} and other	   actinomycetes; called also {fungicidin}. It is a polyene	   macrolide antibiotic, and consists of several related	   components. Component nystatin A1 has formula {C47H75NO17}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Nyula \Ny*u"la\, prop. n. (Zool.)	   A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes nyula}). Its fur is	   beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.	   [1913 Webster]
O \O\ ([=o]).	   1. O, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives	      its form, value, and name from the Greek O, through the	      Latin. The letter came into the Greek from the	      Ph[oe]nician, which possibly derived it ultimately from	      the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter o is most closely	      related to a, e, and u; as in E. bone, AS. b[=a]n; E.	      stone, AS. st[=a]n; E. broke, AS. brecan to break; E.	      bore, AS. beran to bear; E. dove, AS. d[=u]fe; E. toft,	      tuft; tone, tune; number, F. nombre.	      [1913 Webster] The letter o has several vowel sounds, the	      principal of which are its long sound, as in bone, its	      short sound, as in nod, and the sounds heard in the words	      orb, son, do (feod), and wolf (book). In connection with	      the other vowels it forms several digraphs and diphthongs.	      See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 107-129.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the	      notion that the ternary, or number 3, is the most perfect	      of numbers, and properly expressed by a circle, the most	      perfect figure.	      [1913 Webster] O was also anciently used to represent 11:	      with a dash over it ([=O]), 11,000.	      [1913 Webster]	O \O\ ([=o]), n.; pl. {O's} or {Oes} ([=o]z).	   1. The letter O, or its sound. "Mouthing out his hollow oes	      and aes." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.	      "This wooden O [Globe Theater]". --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cipher; zero. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art an O without a figure.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
O' \O'\ [Ir. o a descendant.]	   A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or	   descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil,	   O'Carrol.	   [1913 Webster]	O' \O'\ ([=o]; unaccented [-o]), prep.	   A shortened form of of or on. "At the turning o' the tide."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
O \O\ ([=o]), a. [See {One}.]	   One. [Obs.] --Chaucer. "Alle thre but o God." --Piers	   Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	O \O\ ([=o]), interj.	   An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a	   person or personified object; also, as an emotional or	   impassioned exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise,	   desire, fear, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         For ever, O Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. --Ps.	                                                  cxix. 89.	   [1913 Webster]	         O how love I thy law ! it is my meditation all the day.	                                                  --Ps. cxix.	                                                  97.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: O is frequently followed by an ellipsis and that, an in	         expressing a wish: "O [I wish] that Ishmael might live	         before thee!" --Gen. xvii. 18; or in expressions of	         surprise, indignation, or regret: "O [it is sad] that	         such eyes should e'er meet other object!" --Sheridan	         Knowles.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: A distinction between the use of O and oh is insisted	         upon by some, namely, that O should be used only in	         direct address to a person or personified object, and	         should never be followed by the exclamation point,	         while Oh (or oh) should be used in exclamations where	         no direct appeal or address to an object is made, and	         may be followed by the exclamation point or not,	         according to the nature or construction of the	         sentence. Some insist that oh should be used only as an	         interjection expressing strong feeling. The form O,	         however, is, it seems, the one most commonly employed	         for both uses by modern writers and correctors for the	         press. "O, I am slain!" --Shak. "O what a fair and	         ministering angel!" "O sweet angel !" --Longfellow.	         [1913 Webster]	               O for a kindling touch from that pure flame!	                                                  --Wordsworth.	         [1913 Webster]	               But she is in her grave, -- and oh	               The difference to me!              --Wordsworth.	         [1913 Webster]	               Oh for a lodge in some vast wilderness! --Cowper.	         [1913 Webster]	               We should distinguish between the sign of the	               vocative and the emotional interjection, writing	               O for the former, and oh for the latter. --Earle.	         [1913 Webster]	   {O dear}, & {O dear me!} [corrupted fr. F. O Dieu! or It. O	      Dio! O God! O Dio mio! O my God! --Wyman.], exclamations	      expressive of various emotions, but usually promoted by	      surprise, consternation, grief, pain, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Oad \Oad\ ([=o]d), n.	   See {Woad}. [Obs.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Oaf \Oaf\ ([=o]f), n. [See {Auf}.]	   1. Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies	      or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a	      simpleton; an idiot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clumsy or awkward person.	   Syn: klutz, clod, lummox, stumblebum.	        [PJC]
Oafish \Oaf"ish\, a.	   Like an oaf; simple or clumsy. -- {Oaf"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Oak \Oak\ ([=o]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [=a]c; akin to D.	   eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks	      have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and	      staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,	      called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a	      scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now	      recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly	      fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,	      Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few	      barely reaching the northern parts of South America and	      Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand	      proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually	      hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary	      rays, forming the silver grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the true oaks in America are:	   {Barren oak}, or	   {Black-jack}, {Quercus nigra}.	   {Basket oak}, {Quercus Michauxii}.	   {Black oak}, {Quercus tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow oak}	      or {quercitron oak}.	   {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Quercus macrocarpa}; -- called	      also {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.	   {Chestnut oak}, {Quercus Prinus} and {Quercus densiflora}.	   {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Quercus	      prinoides}.	   {Coast live oak}, {Quercus agrifolia}, of California; -- also	      called {enceno}.	   {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Quercus virens}, the best of	      all for shipbuilding; also, {Quercus Chrysolepis}, of	      California.	   {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.	   {Post oak}, {Quercus obtusifolia}.	   {Red oak}, {Quercus rubra}.	   {Scarlet oak}, {Quercus coccinea}.	   {Scrub oak}, {Quercus ilicifolia}, {Quercus undulata}, etc.	      	   {Shingle oak}, {Quercus imbricaria}.	   {Spanish oak}, {Quercus falcata}.	   {Swamp Spanish oak}, or	   {Pin oak}, {Quercus palustris}.	   {Swamp white oak}, {Quercus bicolor}.	   {Water oak}, {Quercus aquatica}.	   {Water white oak}, {Quercus lyrata}.	   {Willow oak}, {Quercus Phellos}.	      [1913 Webster] Among the true oaks in Europe are:	   {Bitter oak}, or	   {Turkey oak}, {Quercus Cerris} (see {Cerris}).	   {Cork oak}, {Quercus Suber}.	   {English white oak}, {Quercus Robur}.	   {Evergreen oak},	   {Holly oak}, or	   {Holm oak}, {Quercus Ilex}.	   {Kermes oak}, {Quercus coccifera}.	   {Nutgall oak}, {Quercus infectoria}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus	         {Quercus}, are:	   {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia	      Africana}).	   {Australian oak} or {She oak}, any tree of the genus	      {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).	   {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).	   {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.	   {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon	      excelsum}).	   {Poison oak}, a shrub once not distinguished from poison ivy,	      but now restricted to {Rhus toxicodendron} or {Rhus	      diversiloba}.	   {Silky oak} or {Silk-bark oak}, an Australian tree	      ({Grevillea robusta}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Green oak}, oak wood colored green by the growth of the	      mycelium of certain fungi.	   {Oak apple}, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the	      leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips	      confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.	   {Oak beauty} (Zool.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston	      prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.	   {Oak gall}, a gall found on the oak. See 2d {Gall}.	   {Oak leather} (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms	      leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.	   {Oak pruner}. (Zool.) See {Pruner}, the insect.	   {Oak spangle}, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the	      insect {Diplolepis lenticularis}.	   {Oak wart}, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.	   {The Oaks}, one of the three great annual English horse races	      (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was	      instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called	      from his estate.	   {To sport one's oak}, to be "not at home to visitors,"	      signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's	      rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]	      [1913 Webster]
Oaken \Oak"en\, a. [AS. [=a]cen.]	   Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks. "In oaken	   bower." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oaken timber, wherewith to build ships.  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Oaker \Oak"er\ ([=o]k"[~e]r), n.	   See {Ocher}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Oakling \Oak"ling\ ([=o]k"l[i^]ng), n.	   A young oak. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Oakum \Oak"um\ ([=o]k"[u^]m), n. [AS. [=a]cumba; pref. [=a]-	   (cf. G. er-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning, out) + cemban to comb,	   camb comb. See {Comb}.]	   1. The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose	      fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of	      ships, stopping leaks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in	      nackling. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {White oakum}, that made from untarred rope.	      [1913 Webster]
Oaky \Oak"y\ ([=o]k"[y^]), n.	   Resembling oak; strong. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Oar \Oar\ ([=o]r), n [AS. [=a]r; akin to Icel. [=a]r, Dan. aare,	   Sw. [*a]ra; perh. akin to E. row, v. Cf. {Rowlock}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece	      of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at	      one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which	      rests in the rowlock is called the loom.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about a	         kind of fulcrum, called a rowlock, fixed to the side of	         the boat.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An oarlike swimming organ of various	      invertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oar cock}	      (Zool.), 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 cease rowing, and lay the oars in the	      boat.	   {To feather the oars}. See under {Feather}., v. t.	   {To lie on the oars}, to cease pulling, raising the oars out	      of water, but not boating them; to cease from work of any	      kind; to be idle; to rest.	   {To muffle the oars}, to put something round that part which	      rests in the rowlock, to prevent noise in rowing.	   {To put in one's oar}, to give aid or advice; -- commonly	      used of a person who obtrudes aid or counsel not invited.	      	   {To ship the oars}, to place them in the rowlocks.	   {To toss the oars}, To peak the oars, to lift them from the	      rowlocks and hold them perpendicularly, the handle resting	      on the bottom of the boat.	   {To trail oars}, to allow them to trail in the water	      alongside of the boat.	   {To unship the oars}, to take them out of the rowlocks.	      [1913 Webster]	Oar \Oar\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Oared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Oaring}.]	   To row. "Oared himself." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oared with laboring arms.                --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Oared \Oared\ ([=o]rd), a.	   1. Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a	      four-oared boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Having feet adapted for swimming.	      (b) Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See	          Illust. of {Aves}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Oared shrew} (Zool.), an aquatic European shrew ({Crossopus	      ciliatus}); -- called also {black water shrew}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oarfish \Oar"fish`\ ([=o]r"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   The ribbon fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Oarfoot \Oar"foot`\ ([=o]r"f[oo^]t`), n. (Zool.)	   Any crustacean of the genus {Remipes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oar-footed \Oar"-foot`ed\ a.	   Having feet adapted for swimming.	   [1913 Webster]
Oarless \Oar"less\, a.	   Without oars. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Oarlock \Oar"lock`\ ([=o]r"l[o^]k`), n. (Naut.),	   The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in	   which the oar rests, and that holds the oar in place and acts	   as a fulcrum for rowing. Certain oarlocks are designed for	   use with oars having attached swivels, which insert into the	   oarlock and provide a firm pivot. Same as {Rowlock}[1].	   Syn: peg, pin, thole, tholepin, rowlock.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Oarsman \Oars"man\ ([=o]rz"man), n.; pl. {Oarsmen} (-men).	   One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.	   [1913 Webster]	         At the prow of the boat, rose one of the oarsmen.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
oarsmanship \oarsmanship\ n.	   skill as an oarsman.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oarsweed \Oars"weed`\ ([=o]r"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   Any large seaweed of the genus {Laminaria}; tangle; kelp. See	   {Kelp}.	   [1913 Webster]
oarswoman \oarswoman\ n.	   a woman oarsman.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oary \Oar"y\ ([=o]r"[y^]), a.	   Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's oary	   feet. --Milton. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
OAS \OAS\ n.	   The Organization of American States an international	   association of countries in the Western hemisphere. It was	   created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social	   and cultural cooperation. [acronym]	   Syn: Organization of American States.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oasis \O"as*is\ ([=o]"[.a]*s[i^]s or [-o]*[=a]"s[i^]s; 277), n.;	   pl. {Oases} (-s[=e]z). [L., fr. Gr. 'o`asis; cf. Copt.	   ouahe.]	   A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy	   desert, where the water table approaches the surface.	   [WordNet sense 1] "The Arab does not love the desert; the	   Arab loves the oasis and green fields."	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (fig.) Any refuge from a prevailing stressful,	      unpleasant, or annoying situation. [WordNet sense 2 & 3]	   Syn: haven.	        [PJC]	              My one oasis in the dust and drouth	              Of city life.                       --Tennyson.	        [1913 Webster]
Oast \Oast\ ([=o]st), n. [OE. ost, AS. [=a]st; cf. Gr. a'i^qos	   burning heat.]	   A kiln to dry hops or malt; a cockle. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oat \Oat\ ([=o]t), n.; pl. {Oats} ([=o]ts). [OE. ote, ate, AS.	   [=a]ta, akin to Fries. oat. Of uncertain origin.]	   1. (Bot.) A well-known cereal grass ({Avena sativa}), and its	      edible grain, used as food and fodder; -- commonly used in	      the plural and in a collective sense.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A musical pipe made of oat straw. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Animated oats} or {Animal oats} (Bot.), A grass ({Avena	      sterilis}) much like oats, but with a long spirally	      twisted awn which coils and uncoils with changes of	      moisture, and thus gives the grains an apparently	      automatic motion.	   {Oat fowl} (Zool.), the snow bunting; -- so called from its	      feeding on oats. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Oat grass} (Bot.), the name of several grasses more or less	      resembling oats, as {Danthonia spicata}, {Danthonia	      sericea}, and {Arrhenatherum avenaceum}, all common in	      parts of the United States.	   {To feel one's oats},	      (a) to be conceited or self-important. [Slang]	      (b) to feel lively and energetic.	   {To sow one's wild oats}, to indulge in youthful dissipation.	      --Thackeray.	   {Wild oats} (Bot.), a grass ({Avena fatua}) much resembling	      oats, and by some persons supposed to be the original of	      cultivated oats.	      [1913 Webster]
Oatcake \Oat"cake\, n.	   A cake made of oatmeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Oaten \Oat"en\, a.	   1. Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as, an oaten pipe.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made of oatmeal; as, oaten cakes.	      [1913 Webster]
Oath \Oath\ ([=o]th), n.; pl. {Oaths} ([=o][th]z). [OE. othe,	   oth, ath, AS. [=a][eth]; akin to D. eed, OS. [=e][eth], G.	   eid, Icel. ei[eth]r, Sw. ed, Dan. eed, Goth. ai[thorn]s; cf.	   OIr. oeth.]	   1. A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent	      appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed. "I have	      an oath in heaven" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            An oath of secrecy for the concealing of those	            [inventions] which we think fit to keep secret.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or	      one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the	      blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a	      superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party	      making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the	      statement be false.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine	      Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or	      as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of	      profane swearing. "A terrible oath" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Oathable \Oath"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of having an oath administered to. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Oathbreaking \Oath"break`ing\, n.	   The violation of an oath; perjury. --Shak	   [1913 Webster]
Oatmeal \Oat"meal`\, n.	   1. Meal made of oats. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Panicum}; panic grass.	      [1913 Webster]
Ob- \Ob-\ [L. ob, prep. Cf. {Epi-}.]	   A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely,	   etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to;	   obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw	   against; obovate, reversely, or oppositely, ovate. Ob- is	   commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-,	   and op-.	   [1913 Webster]
Obcompressed \Ob"com*pressed"\ a. [Pref. ob- + compressed.]	   Compressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way	   opposite to the usual one.	   [1913 Webster] Obconic
Obconic \Ob*con"ic\, Obconical \Ob*con"ic*al\, a. [Pref. ob- +	   conic, conical.]	   Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.	   [1913 Webster]
Obcordate \Ob*cor"date\, a. [Pref. ob- + cordate.]	   Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end;	   inversely cordate; as, an obcordate petal or leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Obdiplostemonous \Ob*dip`lo*stem"o*nous\, a. [Pref. ob- +	   diplostemonous.] (Bot.)	   Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer	   set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Obdiplostemony \Ob*dip"lo*stem"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)	   The condition of being obdiplostemonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Obdormition \Ob"dor*mi"tion\, n. [L. obdormire to fall asleep.]	   Sleep. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obduce \Ob*duce"\, v. t. [L. obducere, obductum; ob (see Ob-) +	   ducere to lead.]	   To draw over, as a covering. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Obduct \Ob*duct"\, v. t. [See {Obduce}.]	   To draw over; to cover. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Obduction \Ob*duc"tion\, n. [L. obductio.]	   The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obduracy \Ob"du*ra*cy\, n.	   The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness	   of heart; obstinacy. "Obduracy and persistency." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The absolute completion of sin in final obduracy.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Obdurate \Ob"du*rate\, a. [L. obduratus, p. p. of obdurare to	   harden; ob (see Ob-)+ durare to harden, durus hard. See	   {Dure}.]	   1. Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying	      influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very custom of evil makes the heart obdurate	            against whatsoever instructions to the contrary.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Art thou obdurate, flinty, hard as steel,	            Nay, more than flint, for stone at rain relenteth?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable. "Obdurate	      consonants." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes accented on the second syllable, especially	         by the older poets.	         [1913 Webster]	               There is no flesh in man's obdurate heart.	                                                  --Cowper.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hard; firm; unbending; inflexible; unyielding; stubborn;	        obstinate; impenitent; callous; unfeeling; insensible;	        unsusceptible.	   Usage: {Obdurate}, {Callous}, {Hardened}. Callous denotes a	          deadening of the sensibilities; as, a callous	          conscience. Hardened implies a general and settled	          disregard for the claims of interest, duty, and	          sympathy; as, hardened in vice. Obdurate implies an	          active resistance of the heart and will aganst the	          pleadings of compassion and humanity.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Ob"du*rate*ly}, adv. --	          {Ob"du*rate*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]	Obdurate \Ob"du*rate\, v. t.	   To harden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obduration \Ob"du*ra"tion\, n. [L. obduratio.]	   A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obdure \Ob*dure"\ ([o^]b*d[=u]r"), v. t.	   To harden. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Obdure	Obdure \Ob*dure"\ ([o^]b*d[=u]r"), Obdured \Ob*dured"\	   ([o^]b*d[=u]r"), a.	   Obdurate; hard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This saw his hapless foes, but stood obdured. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Obdureness
Obdureness \Ob*dure"ness\, n., Obduredness \Ob*dur"ed*ness\, n.	   Hardness. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obe \Ob"e\ ([=o]"b[-e]), n.	   See {Obi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Obeah \O*be"ah\ n.	   Same as {Obi}. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah	   man. --B. Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
obechi \obechi\ n.	   A large Western African tree ({Triplochiton scleroxcylon})	   having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose	   panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; it	   yields soft white to pale yellow wood.	   Syn: obeche, arere, samba, {Triplochiton scleroxcylon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Obedible \O*be"di*ble\, a.	   Obedient. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obedience \O*be"di*ence\, n. [F. ob['e]dience, L. obedientia,	   oboedientia. See {Obedient}, and cf. {Obeisance}.]	   1. The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient;	      compliance with that which is required by authority;	      subjection to rightful restraint or control.	      [1913 Webster]	            Government must compel the obedience of individuals.	                                                  --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Words or actions denoting submission to authority;	      dutifulness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.)	      (a) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman	          Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who	          submit to the authority of the pope.	      (b) A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by	          a prior.	      (c) One of the three monastic vows. --Shipley.	      (d) The written precept of a superior in a religious order	          or congregation to a subject.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Canonical obedience}. See under {Canonical}.	   {Passive obedience}. See under {Passive}.	      [1913 Webster]
Obedienciary \O*be`di*en"ci*a*ry\, n.	   One yielding obedience. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Obedient \O*be"di*ent\, a. [OF. obedient, L. obediens,	   oboediens, -entis. p. pr. of obedire, oboedire, to obey. See	   {Obey}.]	   Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey;	   submissive to restraint, control, or command.	   [1913 Webster]	         And floating straight, obedient to the stream. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chief his orders gives; the obedient band,	         With due observance, wait the chief's command. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.	        [1913 Webster]
Obediential \O*be`di*en"tial\, a. [Cf. F. ob['e]dientiel.]	   According to the rule of obedience. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An obediental subjection to the Lord of Nature. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Obediently \O*be"di*ent*ly\, adv.	   In an obedient manner; with obedience.	   [1913 Webster]
Obeisance \O*bei"sance\, n. [F. ob['e]issance obedience, fr.	   ob['e]issant. See {Obey}, and cf. {Obedience}, {Abaisance}.]	   1. Obedience. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deference or homage, or an expression of deference or	      respect; a bow; a curtsy.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Bathsheba bowed and did obeisance unto the king. --1	                                                  Kings i. 16.	      [1913 Webster]
Obeisancy \O*bei"san*cy\, n.	   See {Obeisance}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obeisant \O*bei"sant\, a. [F. ob['e]issant, p. pr. of ob['e]ir	   to obey.]	   Ready to obey; reverent; deferential; also, servilely	   submissive.	   [1913 Webster]
Obelion \O*be"li*on\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'obelo`s a spit.]	   (Anat.)	   The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina	   where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.	   [1913 Webster]
Obeliscal \Ob`e*lis"cal\, a.	   Formed like an obelisk.	   [1913 Webster]
obelisk \ob"e*lisk\ ([o^]b"[e^]*l[i^]sk), n. [L. obeliscus, Gr.	   'obeli`skos, dim. of 'obelo`s a spit, a pointed pillar: cf.	   F. ob['e]lisque.]	   1. An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it	      rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It	      is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly	      covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A mark of reference; -- called also {dagger}	      [[dagger]]. See {Dagger}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Obelisk \Ob"e*lisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obelisked}	   ([o^]b"[e^]*l[i^]skt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Obelisking}.]	   To mark or designate with an obelisk.	   [1913 Webster]
Obelize \Ob"e*lize\ ([o^]b"[e^]*l[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Obelized} ([o^]b"[e^]*l[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Obelizing} ([o^]b"[e^]*l[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Gr. 'obeli`zein,	   fr. 'obelo`s. See {Obelus}.]	   To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or	   spirituous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obelus \Ob"e*lus\ ([o^]b"[e^]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Obeli}	   ([o^]b"[e^]*l[imac]). [L., fr. Gr. 'obelo`s, prop., a spit.]	   (Print.)	   A mark [thus ---, or /]; -- so called as resembling a needle.	   In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected	   passages or readings.	   [1913 Webster]
Obequitate \Ob*eq"ui*tate\, v. i. [L. obequitatus, p. p. of	   obequitare to ride about.]	   To ride about. [Obs.] -- {Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion}, n. [Obs.]	   --Cockerman.	   [1913 Webster]
Oberon \Ob"er*on\ ([o^]b"[~e]r*[o^]n), prop. n. [F., fr. OF.	   Auberon; prob. of Frankish origin.] (Mediaeval Mythol.)	   The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Oberration \Ob`er*ra"tion\, n. [L. oberrate to wander about.]	   A wandering about. [Obs.] --Jonhson.	   [1913 Webster]
Obese \O*bese"\ a. [L. obesus eaten away, lean; also, that has	   eaten itself fat, fat, stout, p. p. of obedere to devour; ob	   (see {Ob-}) + edere to eat. See {Eat}.]	   Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.	   [1913 Webster]
Obeseness \O*bese"ness\, n.	   Quality of being obese; obesity.	   [1913 Webster]
obesity \o*bes"i*ty\, n.[L. obesitas: cf. F. ob['e]sit['e].]	   The state or quality of being obese; excessive body weight;	   incumbrance of flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Obey \O*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Obeying}.] [OE. obeyen, F. ob['e]ir, fr. L. obedire,	   oboedire; ob (see Ob-) + audire to hear. See {Audible}, and	   cf. {Obeisance}.]	   1. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield	      submission to; to comply with the orders of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was she the God, that her thou didst obey? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.	      [1913 Webster]	            My will obeyed his will.              --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Afric and India shall his power obey. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a	      ship obeys her helm.	      [1913 Webster]	Obey \O*bey"\, v. i.	   To give obedience.	   [1913 Webster]	         Will he obey when one commands?          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By some old writers obey was used, as in the French	         idiom, with the preposition to.	         [1913 Webster]	               His servants ye are, to whom ye obey. --Rom. vi.	                                                  16.	         [1913 Webster]	               He commanded the trumpets to sound: to which the	               two brave knights obeying, they performed their	               courses.                           --Sir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	         [1913 Webster]
Obeyer \O*bey"er\, n.	   One who yields obedience. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Obeyingly \O*bey"ing*ly\, adv.	   Obediently; submissively.	   [1913 Webster] Obfirm
Obfirm \Ob*firm"\, Obfirmate \Ob*firm"ate\, v. t. [L.	   obfirmatus, p. p. of obfirmare to make steadfast. See {Ob-},	   and {Firm}, v. t.]	   To make firm; to harden in resolution. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Obfirmation \Ob"fir*ma"tion\, n. [LL. obfirmatio.]	   Hardness of heart; obduracy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare	   to darken; ob (see {Ob-}) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken,	   from fuscus dark.]	   Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also	   {offuscate}.] --Sir. T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obfuscated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Obfuscating}.]	   1. To darken; to obscure; to becloud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To confuse; to bewilder; to make unclear.	      [1913 Webster]	            His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and	            the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all	            obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter.	                                                  --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the	            intellects of meaner females.         --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Obfuscation \Ob`fus*ca"tion\ ([o^]b`f[u^]s*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. obfuscatio.]	   The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being	   darkened. "Obfuscation of the cornea." --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.]	   1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin,	      practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written	      also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	Obi \O"bi\ ([=o]"b[-e]), n. [Jap.]	   A sash, esp. the long belt-like broad sash of soft material	   worn by women aound the waist when wearing a traditional	   kimono, and usually having a large bow at the back.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Over this is bound the large sash (obi) which is the	         chief article of feminine adornment.     --B. H.	                                                  Chamberlain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Obiism \O"bi*ism\, n.	   Belief in, or the practice of, the obi superstitions and	   rites.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Obimbricate \Ob*im"bri*cate\, a. [Pref. ob- + imbricate.] (Bot.)	   Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward.	   [1913 Webster]
Obit \O"bit\, n. [OF. obit, L. obitus, fr. obire to go against,	   to go to meet, (sc. mortem) to die; ob (see Ob-) + ire to go.	   See {Issue}.]	   1. Death; decease; the date of one's death. --Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the	      anniversary of the day of his death.	      [1913 Webster]	            The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits,	            and other sources, increased in value. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Same as {obituary}; -- by shortenting.	      [PJC]	   {Post obit} [L. post obitum]. See {Post-obit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Obiter \Ob"i*ter\ ([o^]b"[i^]*t[~e]r), adv. [L., on the way; ob	   (see {Ob-}) + iter a going, a walk, way.]	   In passing; incidentally; by the way.	   [1913 Webster]
obiter dictum \obiter dictum\ ([o^]b"[i^]*t[~e]r d[i^]k"t[u^]m),	   n.; pl. {obiter dicta} ([o^]b"[i^]*t[~e]r d[i^]k"t[.a]).	   (Law),	   An incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See	   {Dictum}, n., 2	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Obitual \O*bit"u*al\, a. [L. obitus death. See {Obit}.]	   Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated;	   as, obitual days. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Obituarily \O*bit"u*a*ri*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of an obituary.	   [1913 Webster]
Obituary \O*bit"u*a*ry\, a. [See {Obit}.]	   Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an	   obituary notice; obituary poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
obituary \o*bit"u*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Obituaries}. [Cf. F.	   obituaire. See {Obit}.]	   1. That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or	      death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: A notice of the death of a person, published	      in a newspaper or other periodical, accompanied by a	      biographical sketch which may be brief ro extended; as,	      the funeral director arranged placed an obituary in the	      local papaer.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. pl. The section of a newspaper in which obituaries[2] are	      printed; as, I saw the notice of his death in the	      obituaries.	      [PJC]	   4. (R. C. Ch.) A list of the dead, or a register of	      anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.	      [1913 Webster]
Object \Ob*ject"\ ([o^]b*j[e^]kt"), 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 to throw: cf. objecter. See {Jet} a	   shooting forth.]	   1. To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to	      oppose. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of less account some knight thereto object,	            Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some strong impediment or other objecting itself.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pallas to their eyes	            The mist objected, and condensed the skies. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of	      accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or	      adverse reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gave to him to object his heinous crime.	                                                  --Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others object the poverty of the nation. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The book . . . giveth liberty to object any crime	            against such as are to be ordered.    --Whitgift.	      [1913 Webster]	Object \Ob*ject"\, v. i.	   To make opposition in words or argument; to express one's	   displeasure; -- usually followed by to; as, she objected to	   his vulgar language. --Sir. T. More.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Object \Ob"ject\ ([o^]b"j[e^]kt), n. [L. objectus. See {Object},	   v. t.]	   1. That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the	      way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible	      and persists for an appreciable time; as, he observed an	      object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he	      touched a strange object in the dark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which is set, or which may be regarded as set,	      before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of	      which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance,	      whether a thing external in space or a conception formed	      by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder,	      fear, thought, study, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Object is a term for that about which the knowing	            subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have	            styled the "materia circa quam."      --Sir. W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The object of their bitterest hatred. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That toward which the mind, or any of its activities, is	      directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end	      of action or effort; that which is sought for; goal; end;	      aim; motive; final cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Object, beside its proper signification, came to be	            abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause	            . . . . This innovation was probably borrowed from	            the French.                           --Sir. W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let our object be, our country, our whole country,	            and nothing but our country.          --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sight; show; appearance; aspect. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, advancing close	            Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose	            In glorious object.                   --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gram.) A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action	      is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the	      object of a transitive verb.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Computers) Any set of data that is or can be manipulated	      or referenced by a computer program as a single entity; --	      the term may be used broadly, to include files, images	      (such as icons on the screen), or small data structures.	      More narrowly, anything defined as an object within an	      object-oriented programming language.	      [PJC]	   7. (Ontology) Anything which exists and which has attributes;	      distinguished from {attributes}, {processes}, and	      {relations}.	      [PJC]	   {Object glass}, the lens, or system of lenses, placed at the	      end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward the	      object. Its function is to form an image of the object,	      which is then viewed by the eyepiece. Called also	      {objective} or {objective lens}. See Illust. of	      {Microscope}.	   {Object lesson}, a lesson in which object teaching is made	      use of.	   {Object staff}. (Leveling) Same as {Leveling staff}.	   {Object teaching}, a method of instruction, in which	      illustrative objects are employed, each new word or idea	      being accompanied by a representation of that which it	      signifies; -- used especially in the kindergarten, for	      young children.	      [1913 Webster]	Object \Ob*ject"\, a. [L. objectus, p. p.]	   Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Objectable \Ob*ject"a*ble\, a.	   Such as can be presented in opposition; that may be put	   forward as an objection. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] object file
object file \ob"ject file\, object program \ob"ject program\, n.	   (Computers)	   A computer program which has been translated into machine	   language by a compiler and assembler, but not yet linked into	   an executable program; sometimes called an {obj file},	   because its file name typically has the extension "obj" .	   [PJC]
objectification \objectification\ n.	   representing as an object.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Objectify \Ob*jec"ti*fy\, v. t. [Object + -fy.]	   To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the	   character of an object; to represent or consider as an	   object; to render objective. --J. D. Morell.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Objection \Ob*jec"tion\, n. [L. objectio: cf. F. objection.]	   1. The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action,	      by objection. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an	      adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting;	      obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going;	      unreasonable objections. "Objections against every truth."	      --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cause of trouble; sorrow. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He remembers the objection that lies in his bosom,	            and he sighs deeply.                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Exception; difficulty; doubt; scruple.	        [1913 Webster]
Objectionable \Ob*jec"tion*a*ble\, a.	   Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved	   of; offensive; as, objectionable words. --	   {Ob*jec"tion*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Objectist \Ob"ject*ist\, n.	   One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective	   philosophy. --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Objectivate \Ob*jec"ti*vate\, v. t.	   To objectify.	   [1913 Webster]
Objectivation \Ob*jec`ti*va"tion\, n.	   Converting into an object.	   [1913 Webster]
Objective \Ob*jec"tive\ ([o^]b*j[e^]k"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   objectif.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or	      having the nature or position of, an object; outward;	      external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever is	      exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of	      thought or feeling, as opposed to being related to	      thoughts of feelings, and opposed to {subjective}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            In the Middle Ages, subject meant substance, and has	            this sense in Descartes and Spinoza: sometimes,	            also, in Reid. Subjective is used by William of	            Occam to denote that which exists independent of	            mind; objective, what is formed by the mind. This	            shows what is meant by realitas objectiva in	            Descartes. Kant and Fichte have inverted the	            meanings. Subject, with them, is the mind which	            knows; object, that which is known; subjective, the	            varying conditions of the knowing mind; objective,	            that which is in the constant nature of the thing	            known.                                --Trendelenburg.	      [1913 Webster]	            Objective has come to mean that which has	            independent existence or authority, apart from our	            experience or thought. Thus, moral law is said to	            have objective authority, that is, authority	            belonging to itself, and not drawn from anything in	            our nature.                           --Calderwood	                                                  (Fleming's	                                                  Vocabulary).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Unbiased; unprejudiced; fair; uninfluenced by	      personal feelings or personal interests; considering only	      the facts of a situation unrelated to the observer; -- of	      judgments, opinions, evaluations, conclusions, reasoning	      processes.	      [PJC]	            Objective means that which belongs to, or proceeds	            from, the object known, and not from the subject	            knowing, and thus denotes what is real, in	            opposition to that which is ideal -- what exists in	            nature, in contrast to what exists merely in the	            thought of the individual.            --Sir. W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Pertaining to, or designating, the case which	      follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that	      case in which the direct object of the verb is placed. See	      {Accusative}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The objective case is frequently used without a	         governing word, esp. in designations of time or space,	         where a preposition, as at, in, on, etc., may be	         supplied.	         [1913 Webster]	               My troublous dream [on] this night doth make me	               sad.                               --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               To write of victories [in or for] next year.	                                                  --Hudibras.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Objective line} (Perspective), a line drawn on the	      geometrical plane which is represented or sought to be	      represented.	   {Objective plane} (Perspective), any plane in the horizontal	      plane that is represented.	   {Objective point}, the point or result to which the	      operations of an army are directed. By extension, the	      point or purpose to which anything, as a journey or an	      argument, is directed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Objective}, {Subjective}.	   Usage: Objective is applied to things exterior to the mind,	          and objects of its attention; subjective, to the	          operations of the mind itself. Hence, an objective	          motive is some outward thing awakening desire; a	          subjective motive is some internal feeling or	          propensity. Objective views are those governed by	          outward things; subjective views are produced or	          modified by internal feeling. Sir Walter Scott's	          poetry is chiefly objective; that of Wordsworth is	          eminently subjective.	          [1913 Webster]	                In the philosophy of mind, subjective denotes	                what is to be referred to the thinking subject,	                the ego; objective what belongs to the object of	                thought, the non-ego.             --Sir. W.	                                                  Hamilton	          [1913 Webster]	Objective \Ob*jec"tive\, n.	   1. (Gram.) The objective case.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An {object glass}; called also {objective lens}. See under	      {Object}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Objective point}, under {Objective}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
objective lens \ob*jec"tive lens\, n.	   An {object glass}. See under {Object}, n.	   [PJC]
Objectively \Ob*jec"tive*ly\, adv.	   In the manner or state of an object; as, a determinate idea	   objectively in the mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Objectiveness \Ob*jec"tive*ness\, n.	   Objectivity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is there such a motion or objectiveness of external	         bodies, which produceth light?           --Sir M. Hale	   [1913 Webster]
Objectivity \Ob`jec*tiv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. objectivit['e].]	   The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character	   of the object or of the objective.	   [1913 Webster]	         The calm, the cheerfulness, the disinterested	         objectivity have disappeared [in the life of the	         Greeks].                                 --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Objectize \Ob"ject*ize\, v. t.	   To make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the	   position of an object.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the latter, as objectized by the former, arise the	         emotions and affections.                 --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Objectless \Ob"ject*less\, a.	   Having no object; purposeless.	   [1913 Webster]
Objector \Ob*ject"or\, n. [L., an accuser.]	   One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition	   or measure.	   [1913 Webster]
object-oriented \ob"ject-or"i*ent*ed\, a. (Computers)	   Using data structures called objects, which encapsulate data	   and typically are accessed by passing messages, which in turn	   may trigger internal procedures within the object which are	   invisible outside the object.	   [PJC]
Objibways \Ob*jib"ways\, prop. n. pl.	   See {Chippeways}.	   [1913 Webster]
Objicient \Ob*jic"i*ent\, n. [L. objiciens, p. pr. of objicere	   to object.]	   One who makes objection; an objector. [R.] --Cardinal	   Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Objuration \Ob`ju*ra"tion\, n. [L. objurare to bind by oath; ob	   (see {Ob-}) + jurare to swear, fr. jus right.]	   A binding by oath. [R.] --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Objurgate \Ob*jur"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Objurgated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Objurgating}.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of	   objurgare to chide; ob (see {Ob-}) + jurgare to quarrel,	   scold, fr. jus right, court. See {Jury}.]	   To chide; to reprove.	   [1913 Webster]
Objurgation \Ob`jur*ga"tion\, n. [L. objurgatio: cf. F.	   objurgation.]	   The act of objurgating; reproof.	   [1913 Webster]	         While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on	         Mr. Ben Allen.                           --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	         With a strong objurgation of the elbow in his ribs.	                                                  --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Objurgatory \Ob*jur"ga*to*ry\, a. [L. objurgatorius.]	   Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing	   reproof; culpatory. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	         The objurgatory question of the Pharisees. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblanceolate \Ob*lan"ce*o*late\, a. [Pref. ob- + lanceolate.]	   Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward	   the point of attachment more than toward the apex.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblate \Ob*late"\, a. [L. oblatus, used as p. p. of offerre to	   bring forward, offer, dedicate; ob (see {Ob-}) + latus borne,	   for tlatus. See {Tolerate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Geom.) Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth	      is an oblate spheroid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used	      chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.	      See {Oblate}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oblate ellipsoid} or {Oblate spheroid} (Geom.), a solid	      generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor	      axis; an oblatum. Contrasted with {prolate spheroid}. See	      {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Oblate \Ob*late"\, n. [From {Oblate}, a.] (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) One of an association of priests or religious women	          who have offered themselves to the service of the	          church. There are three such associations of priests,	          and one of women, called oblates.	      (b) One of the Oblati.	          [1913 Webster]
Oblateness \Ob*late"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being oblate.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblati \Ob*la"ti\, n. pl. [LL., fr. L. oblatus. See {Oblate}.]	   (R.C.Ch.)	   (a) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic	       state.	   (b) A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who	       offered themselves and their property to a monastery.	       --Addis & Arnold.	       [1913 Webster]
Oblation \Ob*la"tion\, n. [L. oblatio: cf. F. oblation. See	   {Oblate}.]	   1. The act of offering, or of making an offering. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred	      service; an offering; a sacrifice.	      [1913 Webster]	            A peculiar . . . oblation given to God. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pin was the usual oblation.         --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the	      expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the	      clergy and the poor.	      [1913 Webster]
Oblationer \Ob*la"tion*er\, n.	   One who makes an offering as an act worship or reverence.	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblatrate \Ob*la"trate\, v. i. [L. oblatratus, p. p. of	   oblatrare to bark against.]	   To bark or snarl, as a dog. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oblatration \Ob`la*tra"tion\, n.	   The act of oblatrating; a barking or snarling. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblatum \Ob*la"tum\, n.; pl. {Oblata}. [NL. See {Oblate}.]	   (Geom.)	   An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of	   an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. {Oblongum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblectate \Ob*lec"tate\, v. t. [L. oblectatus, p. p. of	   oblectare.]	   To delight; to please greatly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oblectation \Ob"lec*ta"tion\, n. [L. oblectatio.]	   The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly	   pleased; delight. [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Obligable \Ob"li*ga*ble\, a.	   Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The main difference between people seems to be, that	         one man can come under obligations on which you can	         rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Obligate \Ob"li*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obligated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Obligating}.] [L. obligatus, p. p. of obligare. See	   {Oblige}.]	   1. To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to	      hold by a constraining motive. "Obligated by a sense of	      duty." --Proudfit.	      [1913 Webster]	            That's your true plan -- to obligate	            The present ministers of state.       --Churchill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain;	      to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they may not incline or be obligated to any	            vile or lowly occupations.            --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]
obligated \obligated\ adj.	   1. under a moral obligation to someone.	   Syn: beholden(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. under a legal obligation to someone.	   Syn: indebted.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. owing gratitude or recognition to another for help or	      favors etc. Opposite of {unobligated}. [Narrower terms:	      {supposed(predicate), required ]	   Syn: indebted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Obligation \Ob"li*ga"tion\, n. [F. obligation. L. obligatio. See	   {Oblige}.]	   1. The act of obligating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a	      promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which	      constitutes legal or moral duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tender conscience is a stronger obligation than a	            proson.                               --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to	      or for another, or to forbear something; external duties	      imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of	      society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man has obligations which belong to his	            station. Duties extend beyond obligation, and direct	            the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as	            the actions.                          --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being	      indebted for an act of favor or kindness; -- often used	      with under to indicate being in that state; as, to place	      others under obligations to one.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for	      nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment	      of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Days of obligation}. See under {Day}.	   {under obligation}, {under an obligation}. in a state of	      obligation[4].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
obligational \obligational\ adj.	   relating or constituting or qualified to create a legal or	   financial obligation; as, obligational authority.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Obligato \Ob"li*ga"to\, a. [It.]	   See {Obbligato}.	   [1913 Webster]
Obligatorily \Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Obligatoriness \Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being obligatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Obligatory \Ob"li*ga*to*ry\, a. [L. obligatorius: cf. F.	   obligatoire.]	   Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation;	   requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often	   followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a	   soldier.	   [1913 Webster]	         As long as the law is obligatory, so long our obedience	         is due.                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblige \O*blige"\ ([-o]*bl[imac]j"; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Obliged} ([-o]*bl[imac]jd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliging}	   ([-o]*bl[imac]"j[i^]ng).] [OF. obligier, F. obliger, L.	   obligare; ob (see {Ob-}) + ligare to bind. See {Ligament},	   and cf. {Obligate}.]	   1. To attach, as by a bond. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He had obliged all the senators and magistrates	            firmly to himself.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put	      under obligation to do or forbear something.	      [1913 Webster]	            The obliging power of the law is neither founded in,	            nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments	            annexed to it.                        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion obliges men to the practice of those	            virtues which conduce to the preservation of our	            health.                               --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt;	      hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to	      accommodate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,	            And would not be obliged to God for more. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gates before it are brass, and the whole much	            obliged to Pope Urban VIII.           --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall be more obliged to you than I can express.	                                                  --Mrs. E.	                                                  Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]
obligee \ob`li*gee"\ ([o^]b`l[i^]*j[=e]"), n. [F. oblig['e], p.	   p. of obliger. See {Oblige}.]	   The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a	   bond is given. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
obligement \o*blige"ment\ ([-o]*bl[imac]j"ment), n.	   Obligation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will not resist, therefore, whatever it is, either of	         divine or human obligement, that you lay upon me.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
obliger \o*bli"ger\ ([-o]*bl[imac]"j[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, obliges. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
obliging \o*bli"ging\ ([-o]*bl[imac]"j[i^]ng), a.	   Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors;	   hence, helpful; civil; kind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mons. Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very	         obliging to a stranger who desires the sight of them.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- {Obliging},	        {Kind}, {Complaisant}.	   Usage: One is kind who desires to see others happy; one is	          complaisant who endeavors to make them so in social	          intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one	          who is obliging performs some actual service, or has	          the disposition to do so.	          [1913 Webster] -- {O*bli"ging*ly}. adv. --	          {O*bli"ging*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Obligor \Ob`li*gor"\, n.	   The person who binds himself, or gives his bond to another.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Obliquation \Ob`li*qua"tion\, n. [L. obliquatio, fr. obliquare	   to turn obliquely. See {Oblique}.]	   1. The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side;	      obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes. [R.] --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deviation from moral rectitude. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Oblique \Ob*lique"\, a. [F., fr. L. obliquus; ob (see {Ob-}) +	   liquis oblique; cf. licinus bent upward, Gr. le`chrios	   slanting.] [Written also {oblike}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at	      right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.	      [1913 Webster]	            It has a direction oblique to that of the former	            motion.                               --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence,	      disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love we bear our friends . . .	            Hath in it certain oblique ends.      --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This mode of oblique research, when a more direct	            one is denied, we find to be the only one in our	            power.                                --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then would be closed the restless, oblique eye.	            That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.	                                                  --Wordworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not direct in descent; not following the line of father	      and son; collateral.	      [1913 Webster]	            His natural affection in a direct line was strong,	            in an oblique but weak.               --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oblique angle}, {Oblique ascension}, etc. See under {Angle},	      {Ascension}, etc.	   {Oblique arch} (Arch.), an arch whose jambs are not at right	      angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence	      askew.	   {Oblique bridge}, a skew bridge. See under {Bridge}, n.	   {Oblique case} (Gram.), any case except the nominative. See	      {Case}, n.	   {Oblique circle} (Projection), a circle whose plane is	      oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.	   {Oblique fire} (Mil.), a fire the direction of which is not	      perpendicular to the line fired at.	   {Oblique flank} (Fort.), that part of the curtain whence the	      fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered. --Wilhelm.	   {Oblique leaf}. (Bot.)	      (a) A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal position.	      (b) A leaf having one half different from the other.	   {Oblique line} (Geom.), a line that, meeting or tending to	      meet another, makes oblique angles with it.	   {Oblique motion} (Mus.), a kind of motion or progression in	      which one part ascends or descends, while the other	      prolongs or repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying	      example.	   {Oblique muscle} (Anat.), a muscle acting in a direction	      oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the	      associated muscles; -- applied especially to two muscles	      of the eyeball.	   {Oblique narration}. See {Oblique speech}.	   {Oblique planes} (Dialing), planes which decline from the	      zenith, or incline toward the horizon.	   {Oblique sailing} (Naut.), the movement of a ship when she	      sails upon some rhumb between the four cardinal points,	      making an oblique angle with the meridian.	   {Oblique speech} (Rhet.), speech which is quoted indirectly,	      or in a different person from that employed by the	      original speaker.	   {Oblique sphere} (Astron. & Geog.), the celestial or	      terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the horizon	      of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point	      on the earth except the poles and the equator.	   {Oblique step} (Mil.), a step in marching, by which the	      soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the	      right or left at an angle of about 25[deg]. It is not now	      practiced. --Wilhelm.	   {Oblique system of coordinates} (Anal. Geom.), a system in	      which the coordinate axes are oblique to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	Oblique \Ob*lique"\, n. (Geom.)	   An oblique line.	   [1913 Webster]	Oblique \Ob*lique"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Obliqued}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Obliquing}.]	   1. To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an	      oblique direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Projecting his person towards it in a line which	            obliqued from the bottom of his spine. --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To march in a direction oblique to the line of the	      column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique	      steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to	      the right or left.	      [1913 Webster]
Oblique-angled \Ob*lique"-an`gled\, a.	   Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Obliquely \Ob*lique"ly\, adv.	   In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly. "Truth	   obliquely leveled." --Bp. Fell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Declining from the noon of day,	         The sun obliquely shoots his burning ray. --Pope	   [1913 Webster]	         His discourse tends obliquely to the detracting from	         others.                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Obliqueness \Ob*lique"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being oblique.	   [1913 Webster]
Obliquity \Ob*liq"ui*ty\, n.; pl. {Obliquities}. [L. obliquitas:	   cf. F. obliquit['e].]	   1. The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right	      line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the	      amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of	      the ecliptic to the equator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation	      from moral rectitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            To disobey [God] . . . imports a moral obliquity.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Oblite \Ob"lite\, a. [L. oblitus, p. p. pf oblinere to besmear.]	   Indistinct; slurred over. [Obs.] "Obscure and oblite	   mention." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Obliterate \Ob*lit"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obliterated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Obliterating}.] [L. obliteratus, p. p. of	   obliterare to obliterate; ob (see {Ob-}) + litera, littera,	   letter. See {Letter}.]	   1. To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable,	      as a writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to	      render imperceptible; as, to obliterate ideas; to	      obliterate the monuments of antiquity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that	            experience are slowly obliterated.    --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	Obliterate \Ob*lit"er*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
obliterated \obliterated\ adj.	   1. destroyed so thoroughly as to be unrecognizable or	      imperceptible.	   Syn: wiped out, obliterate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. made illegible or imperceptible by erasing or abrading	      away; -- of writing or surface designs on objects.	   Syn: blotted out, obliterated.	        [PJC]
obliterating \obliterating\ adj.	   making undecipherable or imperceptible; as, obliterating	   mists.	   Syn: obscurant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Obliteration \Ob*lit`er*a"tion\, n. [L. obliteratio: cf. F.	   oblit['e]ration.]	   The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated;	   extinction. --Sir. M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Obliterative \Ob*lit"er*a*tive\, a.	   Tending or serving to obliterate.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblivion \Ob*liv"i*on\, n. [L. oblivio, akin to oblivisci to	   forget: cf. OF. oblivion.]	   1. The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten;	      cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Second childishness and mere oblivion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among our crimes oblivion may be set. --Dryden	      [1913 Webster]	            The origin of our city will be buried in eternal	            oblivion.                             --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon;	      as, an act of oblivion. --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Forgetfulness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Oblivious \Ob*liv"i*ous\, a. [L. obliviosus: cf. F. oblivieux.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness. "The oblivious	      pool." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            She lay in deep, oblivious slumber.   --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evincing oblivion; forgetful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through are both weak in body and oblivious.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Obliv"i*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Ob*liv"i*ous*ness}, n. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]
obliviousness \ob*liv"i*ous*ness\ n.	   total forgetfulness.	   Syn: oblivion.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oblocutor \Ob*loc"u*tor\, n. [L. oblocutor, obloquutor, fr.	   obloqui, oblocutus, to speak against; ob (see {Ob-}) + loqui	   to speak. See {Loquacious}.]	   A disputer; a gainsayer. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblong \Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see {Ob-}) + longus long:	   cf. F. oblong.]	   Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.	   [1913 Webster]	Oblong \Ob"long\, n.	   A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any	   figure longer than it is broad.	   [1913 Webster]	         The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a	         descent.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblongata \Ob`lon*ga"ta\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The medulla oblongata. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblongatal \Ob"lon*ga"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblongish \Ob"long*ish\, a.	   Somewhat oblong.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblongly \Ob"long*ly\, adv.	   In an oblong form.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblongness \Ob"long*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being oblong.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblong-ovate \Ob"long-o"vate\, a.	   Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.	   [1913 Webster]
Oblongum \Ob*lon"gum\, n.; pl. {Oblonga}. [NL. See {Oblong}.]	   (Geom.)	   A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of	   an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. {Oblatum}, and see	   {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Obloquious \Ob*lo"qui*ous\, a.	   Containing obloquy; reproachful [R.] --Naunton.	   [1913 Webster]
Obloquy \Ob"lo*quy\ ([o^]b"l[-o]*kw[y^]), n. [L. obloquium, fr.	   obloqui. See {Oblocutor}.]	   1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that	      casts contempt on men or their actions; blame;	      reprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall names that made your city the glory of the	            earth be mentioned with obloquy and detraction?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cause of reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying;	        reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.	        [1913 Webster]
Obluctation \Ob`luc*ta"tion\, n. [L. oblictutio, fr. obluctari	   to struggle against.]	   A struggle against; resistance; opposition. [Obs.]	   --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Obmutescence \Ob`mu*tes"cence\ ([o^]b`m[-u]*t[e^]s"sens), n. [L.	   obmutescens, p. pr of obmutescere to become dumb; ob (see	   {Ob-}) + mutescere to grow dumb, fr. mutus dumb.]	   1. A becoming dumb; loss of speech. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A keeping silent or mute. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]
Obnoxious \Ob*nox"ious\ ([o^]b*n[o^]k"sh[u^]s), a. [L. obnoxius;	   ob (see {Ob-}) + noxius hurtful. See {Noxious}.]	   1. Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with	      to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The writings of lawyers, which are tied obnoxious to	            their particular laws.                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public	            than to be obnoxious to any private purse. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Obnoxious, first or last,	            To basest things                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible;	      blameworthy. "The contrived and interested schemes of . .	      . obnoxious authors." --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	            All are obnoxious, and this faulty land,	            Like fainting Hester, does before you stand	            Watching your scepter.                --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious	      statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ob*nox"ious*ly}, adv. --	      {Ob*nox"ious*ness}, n. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Obnubilate \Ob*nu"bi*late\, v. t. [L. obnubilatus, p. p. of	   obnubilare to obscure. See {Ob-}, and {Nubilate}.]	   To cloud; to obscure. [Obs.] --Burton. -- {Ob*nu"bi*la"tion},	   n. [Obs.] --Beddoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Oboe \O"boe\, n. [It., fr. F. hautbois. See {Hautboy}.] (Mus.)	   One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra,	   yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality	   of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more	   slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oboe d'amore} [It., lit., oboe of love], and {Oboe di	   caccia} [It., lit., oboe of the chase], are names of obsolete	      modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of	      Bach and Handel.	      [1913 Webster]
Oboist \O"bo*ist\, n.	   A performer on the oboe.	   [1913 Webster]
Obolary \Ob"o*la*ry\, a. [See {Obolus}.]	   Possessing only small coins; impoverished. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Obole \Ob"ole\, n. [Cf. F. obole. See {Obolus}.] (Old Pharm.)	   A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten	   grains, or half a scruple. [Written also {obol}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obolize \Ob"o*lize\, v. t.	   See {Obelize}.	   [1913 Webster]
Obolo \Ob"o*lo\, n. [Cf. {Obolus}.]	   A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in	   value.	   [1913 Webster]
Obolus \Ob"o*lus\, n.;pl. {Oboli}. [L., fr. Gr. (?)] (Gr.Antiq.)	   (a) A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a	       drachma, about three cents in value.	   (b) An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.	       [1913 Webster]
Obomegoid \Ob`o*me"goid\, a. [Pref. ob- + omegoid.] (Zool.)	   Obversely omegoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oboval \Ob*o"val\, a. [Pref. ob- + oval.]	   Obovate.	   [1913 Webster]
Obovate \Ob*o"vate\ a. [Pref. ob- + ovate.] (Bot.)	   Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an	   obovate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Obreption \Ob*rep"tion\, n. [L. obreptio, fr. obrepere,	   obreptum, to creep up to; ob (see {Ob-}) + repere to creep.]	   1. The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.	      [Obs.] --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or	      surprise. --Bell.	      [1913 Webster]
Obreptitious \Ob`rep*ti"tious\, a. [L. obreptitus. See	   {Obreption}.]	   Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment	   of the truth. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Obrogate \Ob"ro*gate\, v. t. [L. obrogatus, p. p. of obrogare to	   obrogate.]	   To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law,	   instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one.	   [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Obrok \Ob"rok\, n. [Russ. obrok'.]	   (a) A rent.	   (b) A poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's	       estate. [Russia] --Brande & C.	       [1913 Webster]
Obscene \Ob*scene"\, a. [L. obscenus, obscaenus, obscoenus, ill	   looking, filthy, obscene: cf. F. obsc['e]ne.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing or presenting	      to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and	      decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene	      language; obscene pictures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grew	            obscene and uncleanly.                --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foul; fifthy; disgusting.	      [1913 Webster]	            A girdle foul with grease binds his obscene attire.	                                                  --Dryden	                                                  (Aeneid, vi.	                                                  417).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inauspicious; ill-omened. [R.] [A Latinism]	      [1913 Webster]	            At the cheerful light,	            The groaning ghosts and birds obscene take flight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impure; immodest; indecent; unchaste; lewd.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ob*scene"ly}, adv. --	        {Ob*scene"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Obscenity \Ob*scen"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Obscenities}. [L. obscentias:	   cf. F. obsc['e]nit['e].]	   That quality in words or things which presents what is	   offensive to chastity or purity of mind; obscene or impure	   lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as,	   the obscenity of a speech, or a picture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mr. Cowley asserts plainly, that obscenity has no place	         in wit.                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         No pardon vile obscenity should find.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscurant \Ob*scur"ant\, n. [L. obscurans, p. pr. of obscurare	   to obscure.]	   One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders	   the progress of knowledge and wisdom. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscurantism \Ob*scur"ant*ism\, n.	   The system or the principles of the obscurants. --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscurantist \Ob*scur"ant*ist\, n.	   Same as {Obscurant}. --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscuration \Ob`scu*ra"tion\, n. [L. obscurativ: cf. F.	   obscuration. See {Obscure}, v. t. ]	   The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being	   obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.	   --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), a. [Compar. {Obscurer}	   ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r); superl. {Obscurest}.] [L. obscurus,	   orig., covered; ob- (see {Ob-}) + a root probably meaning, to	   cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr. sku to cover: cf. F.	   obscur. Cf. {Sky}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;	      imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.	      [1913 Webster]	            His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.	                                                  --Prov. xx.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to	      the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from	      observation; unnoticed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The obscure bird	            Clamored the livelong night.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The obscure corners of the earth.     --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. "O base and obscure vulgar."	      --Shak. "An obscure person." --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or	      incomprehensible; as, an obscure passage or inscription.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an	      obscure view of remote objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Obscure rays} (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or	      visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits	      of the visible portion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;	        intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;	        unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.	        [1913 Webster]	Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obscured}	   ([o^]b*sk[=u]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Obscuring}.] [L.	   obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF. obscurer. See {Obscure}, a.]	   To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the	   dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible,	   glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with	         obscured lights.                         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,	         And I should be obscured.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by	         the writings of learned men as this.     --Wake.	   [1913 Webster]	         And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Obscure \Ob*scure"\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"), v. i.	   To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How! There's bad news.	         I must obscure, and hear it.             --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Obscure \Ob*scure"\, n.	   Obscurity. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscurely \Ob*scure"ly\, adv.	   In an obscure manner. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscurement \Ob*scure"ment\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"ment), n.	   The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured;	   obscuration. --Pomfret.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscureness \Ob*scure"ness\, n.	   Obscurity. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obscurer \Ob*scur"er\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, obscures.	   [1913 Webster]
obscurity \ob*scu"ri*ty\ ([o^]b*sk[=u]"r[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   obscuritas: cf. F. obscurit['e].]	   The quality or state of being obscure.	   Syn: darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness;	        unintelligibleness; uncertainty.	        [1913 Webster]	              You are not for obscurity designed. --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	              They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be	              contemplated by artists with admiration and	              despair.                            --Macaulay.	        [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Darkness; dimness; gloom. See {Darkness}.	        [1913 Webster]
obsecrate \ob"se*crate\ ([o^]b"s[-e]*kr[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {obsecrated} (ocr/b"s[-e]*kr[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {obsecrating}.] [L. obsecratus, p. p. of obsecrare, prop., to	   ask on religious grounds; ob (see {Ob-}) + sacrare to declare	   as sacred, from sacer sacred.]	   To beseech; to supplicate; to implore. [R.]. --Cockerman.	   [1913 Webster]
obsecration \ob`se*cra"tion\ ([o^]b`s[-e]*kr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. obsecratio: cf. F. obsecration.]	   1. The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations	      of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."	      --Bp. Stillingfeet. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores	      the assistance of God or man.	      [1913 Webster]
Obsecratory \Ob"se*cra*to*ry\, a.	   Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory. [R.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsequent \Ob"se*quent\, a. [L. obsequens, p. pr. of obsequi; ob	   (see {Ob-}) + sequi. See {Sequence}.]	   Obedient; submissive; obsequious. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsequience \Ob*se"qui*ence\, n.	   Obsequiousness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obsequies \Ob"se*quies\, n. pl.	   See {Obsequy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsequious \Ob*se"qui*ous\, a. [L. obsequiosus, fr. obsequium	   compliance, fr. obsequi, fr. obsequi: cf. F. obs['e]quieux,	   See {Obsequent}, and cf. {Obsequy}.]	   1. Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another;	      compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His servants weeping,	            Obsequious to his orders, bear him hither.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant to excess;	      cringing; fawning; as, obsequious flatterer, parasite.	      [1913 Webster]	            There lies ever in "obsequious" at the present the	            sense of an observance which is overdone, of an	            unmanly readiness to fall in with the will of	            another.                              --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Obsequy}.] Of or pertaining to obsequies; funereal.	      [R.] "To do obsequious sorrow." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Compliant; obedient; servile. See {Yielding}.	        [1913 Webster]
Obsequiously \Ob*se"qui*ous*ly\, adv.	   1. In an obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a manner appropriate to obsequies. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whilst I a while obsequiously lament	            The untimely fall of virtuous Lancaster. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Obsequiousness \Ob*se"qui*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being obsequious. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsequy \Ob"se*quy\, n.; pl. {Obsequies}. [L. obsequiae, pl.,	   funeral rites, fr. obsequi: cf. F. obs[`e]ques. See	   {Obsequent}, and cf. {Obsequious}.]	   1. The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his	      death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; --	      now used only in the plural. --Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will . . . fetch him hence, and solemnly attend,	            With silent obsequy and funeral train. --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	            I will myself	            Be the chief mourner at his obsequies. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The funeral obsequies were decently and privately	            performed by his family.              --J. P.	                                                  Mahaffy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obsequiousness. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Observable \Ob*serv"a*ble\, a. [L. observabilis: cf. F.	   observable.]	   1. Capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable. --Sir.	      T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            The difference is sufficiently observable.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of being observed; important enough to be noted or	      celebrated; as, an observable anniversary.	      [PJC]	   3. Noteworthy; remarkable.	      [PJC] -- {Ob*serv"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ob*serv"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Observance \Ob*serv"ance\, n. [F. observance, L. observantia.	   See {Observant}.]	   1. The act or practice of observing or noticing with	      attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; --	      usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the	      observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict	      observance of duties.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a custom	            More honored in the breach than the observance.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect;	      especially, a customary act or service of attention; a	      form; a practice; a rite; a custom.	      [1913 Webster]	            At dances	            These young folk kept their observances. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use all the observance of civility.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some represent to themselves the whole of religion	            as consisting in a few easy observances. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            O I that wasted time to tend upon her,	            To compass her with sweet observances! --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Servile attention; sycophancy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get,	            Served with observance.               --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is not atheism,	            But court observance.                 --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Observance}, {Observation}. These words are	        discriminated by the two distinct senses of observe. To	        observe means (1) to keep strictly; as, to observe a	        fast day, and hence, observance denotes the keeping or	        heeding with strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or	        to remark; and hence, observation denotes either the act	        of observing, or some remark made as the result thereof.	        We do not say the observation of Sunday, though the word	        was formerly so used. The Pharisees were curious in	        external observances; the astronomers are curious in	        celestial observations.	        [1913 Webster]	              Love rigid honesty,	              And strict observance of impartial laws.	                                                  --Roscommon.	        [1913 Webster]
Observancy \Ob*serv"an*cy\, n.	   Observance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Observandum \Ob*ser`van"dum\, n.; pl. {Observanda}. [L.]	   A thing to be observed. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Observant \Ob*serv"ant\, a. [L. observans, -anits, p. pr. of	   observare: cf. F. observant. See {Observe}.]	   1. Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful;	      carefully attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant	      habits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wandering from clime to clime observant stray'd.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful;	      mindful; obedient (to); -- with of, as, to be observant of	      rules.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are told how observant Alexander was of his	            master Aristotle.                     --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	Observant \Ob*serv"ant\, n.	   1. One who observes forms and rules. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sycophantic servant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Silly ducking observants,	            That stretch their duties nicely.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) An Observantine.	      [1913 Webster]
Observantine \Ob`ser*van"tine\, n. [Fr. observantin.] (R. C.	   Ch.)	   One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to	   adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of	   the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also	   {Observants}.	   [1913 Webster]
Observantly \Ob*serv"ant*ly\, adv.	   In an observant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Observation \Ob`ser*va"tion\, n. [L. observatio: cf. F.	   observation.]	   1. The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the	      act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            My observation, which very seldom lies. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view;	      reflection; conclusion; judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            In matters of human prudence, we shall find the	            greatest advantage in making wise observations on	            our conduct.                          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what	      one has observed; a remark. "That's a foolish	      observation." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To observations which ourselves we make	            We grow more partial for the observer's sake.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice;	      observance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the	            observation of it in such circumstances. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Science)	      (a) The act of recognizing and noting some fact or	          occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the	          structure of an animal.	      (b) Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable	          instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an	          occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a	          star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's	          altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star,	          with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer,	          etc.	      (c) The information so acquired; as, to record one's	          observations carefully.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: When a phenomenon is scrutinized as it occurs in	         nature, the act is termed an observation. When the	         conditions under which the phenomenon occurs are	         artificial, or arranged beforehand by the observer, the	         process is called an experiment. Experiment includes	         observation.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To take an observation} (Naut.), to ascertain the altitude	      of a heavenly body, with a view to fixing a vessel's	      position at sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Observance; notice; attention; remark; comment; note.	        See {Observance}.	        [1913 Webster]
Observational \Ob`ser*va"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to observation; consisting of, or	   containing, observations. --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Observation car \Ob`ser*va"tion car\	   A railway passenger car made so as to facilitate seeing the	   scenery en route; a car open, or with glass sides, or with a	   kind of open balcony at the rear.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Observation deck \Ob`ser*va"tion deck\	   A room or platform at a high point in a tall building with a	   broad view of the surrounding area. It is often an outdoor	   platform, but is sometimes indoors in a room with large	   windows to accommodate viewing.	   [PJC]	Observation post \Ob`ser*va"tion post\ (Mil.)	   a military outpost, usually at a height above the surrounding	   terrain, at or near the front line of a battle from which an	   observer may see the enemy's positions and direct artillery	   fire.	   [PJC]
Observative \Ob*serv"a*tive\, a.	   Observing; watchful.	   [1913 Webster]
Observator \Ob"ser*va`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who observes or takes notice. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes a remark. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Observatory \Ob*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Observatories}. [Cf. F.	   observatoire.]	   1. A place or building for making observations on the	      heavenly bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The new observatory in Greenwich Park. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic	      observations of any particular class or series of natural	      phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be	      observed or commanded.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer	      can note the range and effect of the fire; usually	      referred to as an {observation post}. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Observe \Ob*serve"\ ([o^]b*z[~e]rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Observed} ([o^]b*z[~e]rvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Observing}.]	   [L. observare, observatum; ob (see {Ob-}) + servare to save,	   preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf. F. observer. See {Serve}.]	   1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's	      action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to	      comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe	      civility.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.	                                                  --Ex. xii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wolde no such cursedness observe.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Must I budge? Must I observe you?     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With solemn purpose to observe	            Immutably his sovereign will.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to	      notice with care; to see; to perceive; to notice; to	      discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color	      or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an	      army; to observe an accident.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark;	      to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.	      [1913 Webster]	Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. i.	   1. To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or	      hears; to attend.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a remark; to comment; to make an observation[3];	      -- generally with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            I have barely quoted . . . without observing upon	            it.                                   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To remark. See {Remark}.	        [1913 Webster]
observed \observed\ adj.	   1. perceived with the eyes and sometimes with other senses;	      as, no explanation for the observed phenomena.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Detected by systematic scientific observation; as,	      variation in the observed flux may depend on a number of	      factors.	   Syn: ascertained.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Perceived directly with the eyes; observed at first hand.	   Syn: seen, witnessed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Observer \Ob*serv"er\, n.	   1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything;	      especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close	      and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The observed of all observers.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Careful observers may foretell the hour,	            By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one	      who conforms to anything in practice. "Diligent observers	      of old customs." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            These . . . hearkened unto observers of times.	                                                  --Deut. xviii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his	      promises.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sycophantic follower. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Observership \Ob*serv"er*ship\, n.	   The office or work of an observer.	   [1913 Webster]
Observing \Ob*serv"ing\, a.	   Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what	   passes; observant[1]; as, an observing person; an observing	   mind. -- {Ob*serv"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
obsess \ob*sess"\, v. t. [L. obsessus, p. p. of obsidere to	   besiege; ob (see {Ob-}) + sedere to sit.]	   1. To besiege; to beset. [archaic] --Sir T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excessively preoccupy the thoughts or feelings of; to	      haunt the mind persistently.	      [PJC]	obsess \ob*sess"\, v. i.	   To be excessively or persistently preoccupied with something;	   -- usually used with on or over; as, to obsess over an	   imagined insult.	   [PJC]	         At all ages children are driven to figure out what it	         takes to succeed among their peers and to give these	         strategies precedence over anything their parents foist	         on them. Weary parents know they are no match for a	         child's peers, and rightly obsess over the best	         neighborhood in which to bring their children up.	                                                  --Steven	                                                  Pinker (How	                                                  the Mind	                                                  Works, p.	                                                  449-450	                                                  [1997]).	   [PJC]
obsessed \obsessed\ adj.	   1. having or showing excessive or compulsive concern; -- used	      with with.	   Syn: haunted, preoccupied, taken up(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a	      strong emotion.	   Syn: possessed(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Obsession \Ob*ses"sion\, n. [L. obsessio: cf. F. obsession.]	   1. The act of besieging. [archaic] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a	      person beset by a spirit from without. [archaic] --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether by obsession or possession, I will not	            determine.                            --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An excessive preoccupation of the thoughts or feelings;	      the persistent haunting or domination of the mind by a	      particular desire, idea, or image.	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: Any driving motive; a compelling goal; -- not	      necessarily implying a negative judgment, as does sense 3;	      as, the coach was obsessed with winning the state	      championship	      [PJC]	   5. Something that causes an obsession[3].	      [PJC]	   6. The state of being obsessed.	      [PJC] obsessional
obsessional \obsessional\ obsessive \obsessive\adj.	   Persistently and abnormally preoccupied with some	   unreasonable idea.	   Syn: compulsive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
obsidian \ob*sid"i*an\, n. [L. Obsidianus lapis, so named,	   according to Pliny, after one Obsidius, who discovered it in	   Ethiopia: cf. F. obsidiane, obsidienne. The later editions of	   Pliny read Obsianus lapis, and Obsius, instead of Obsidianus	   lapis, and Obsidius.] (Min.)	   A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a	   black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a thin section it often exhibits a fluidal	         structure, marked by the arrangement of microlites in	         the lines of the flow of the molten mass.	         [1913 Webster]
Obsidional \Ob*sid"i*o*nal\, a. [L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a	   siege, obsidere to besiege: cf. F. obsidional. See {Obsess}.]	   Of or pertaining to a siege.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Obsidional crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a	      general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or	      upon one who held out against a siege.	      [1913 Webster]
Obsigillation \Ob*sig`il*la"tion\, n. [L. ob (see {Ob-}) +	   sigillum a seal.]	   A sealing up. [Obs.] --Maunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsign \Ob*sign"\, v. t. [See {Obsignate}.]	   To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp. [Obs.]	   --Bradford.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsignate \Ob*sig"nate\, v. t. [L. obsignated, p. p. of	   obsignare to seal. See {Ob-}, and {Sign}.]	   To seal; to ratify. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsignation \Ob`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. obsignatio.]	   The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or	   confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         The spirit of manifestation will but upbraid you in the	         shame and horror of a sad eternity, if you have not the	         spirit of obsignation.                   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsignatory \Ob*sig"na*to*ry\, a.	   Ratifying; confirming by sealing. [Obs.] --Samuel Ward (1643)	   [1913 Webster]
Obsolesce \Ob`so*lesce"\, v. i. [L. obsolescere. See	   {Obsolescent}.]	   To become obsolescent. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsolescence \Ob`so*les"cence\, n. [See {Obsolescent}.]	   The state of becoming obsolete.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsolescent \Ob`so*les"cent\, a. [L. obsolescens, -entis, p. pr.	   of obsolescere, to wear out gradually, to fall into disuse;	   ob (see {Ob-}) + solere to use, be wont.]	   Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsolete \Ob"so*lete\, a. [L. obsoletus, p. p. of obsolescere.	   See {Obsolescent}.]	   1. No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected;	      as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied	      chiefly to words, writings, or observances.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental;	      imperfectly developed; abortive.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old;	        disused; neglected. See {Ancient}.	        [1913 Webster]	Obsolete \Ob"so*lete\, v. i.	   To become obsolete; to go out of use. [R.] --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsoletely \Ob"so*lete*ly\, adv.	   In an obsolete manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Obsoleteness \Ob"so*lete*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of	      desuetude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Indistinctness; want of development.	      [1913 Webster]
Obsoletism \Ob"so*let*ism\, n.	   A disused word or phrase; an archaism. --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstacle \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 opposes; anything that	   hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or	   moral.	   [1913 Webster]	         If all obstacles were cut away.	         And that my path were even to the crown. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See	        {Impediment}, and {Obstruction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Obstancy \Ob"stan*cy\, n. [L. obstantia, fr. obstans, p. pr. of	   obstare. See {Obstacle}.]	   Opposition; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Obstetric
Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]k), Obstetrical
\Ob*stet"ric*al\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]*kal), a. [L. obstetricius,	   fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to stand before:	   cf. F. obst['e]trique. See {Obstacle}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to childbirth, midwifery, or the period	      around the time of the birth of children; as, the	      obstetric art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to obstetrics; as, the obstetric unit of	      a hospital.	      [PJC]	   {Obstetrical toad} (Zool.), a European toad of the genus	      {Alytes}, especially {Alytes obstetricans}. The eggs are	      laid in a string which the male winds around his legs, and	      carries about until the young are hatched.	      [1913 Webster]
Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]*k[=a]t), v.	   i. [L. obstetricatus, p. p. of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.]	   To perform the office of midwife. [Obs.] "Nature does	   obstetricate." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. t.	   To assist as a midwife. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstetrication \Ob*stet"ri*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstetrician \Ob`ste*tri"cian\, n.	   One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur; especially, a	   physician who specializes in obstetrics.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstetricious \Ob`ste*tri"cious\, a. [See {Obstetric}.]	   Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating	   any bringing forth or deliverance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or	         obstetricious.                           --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstetrics \Ob*stet"rics\ ([o^]b*st[e^]t"r[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F.	   obst['e]trique. See {Obstetric}.]	   1. The science of midwifery. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The branch of medicine that deals with childbirth or the	      care of women in parturition, or in the trouble incident	      to childbirth.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Obstetricy \Ob*stet"ri*cy\, n.	   Obstetrics. [Obs.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstinacy \Ob"sti*na*cy\, n. [See {Obstinate}.]	   1. A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not	      be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and	      usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or	      system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity;	      persistency; contumacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            You do not well in obstinacy	            To cavil in the course of this contract. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shelter their ignorance, or obstinacy, under the	            obscurity of their terms.             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being difficult to remedy,	      relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or	      evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pertinacity; firmness; resoluteness; inflexibility;	        persistency; stubbornness; perverseness; contumacy.	   Usage: {Obstinacy}, {Pertinacity}. Pertinacity denotes great	          firmness in holding to a thing, aim, etc. Obstinacy is	          great firmness in holding out against persuasion,	          attack, etc. The former consists in adherence, the	          latter in resistance. An opinion is advocated with	          pertinacity or defended with obstinacy. Pertinacity is	          often used in a good sense; obstinacy generally in a	          bad one. "In this reply was included a very gross	          mistake, and if with pertinacity maintained, a capital	          error." --Sir T. Browne. "Every degree of obstinacy in	          youth is one step to rebellion." --South.	          [1913 Webster]
Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare	   to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see	   {Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand},	   and cf. {Destine}.]	   1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course;	      persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other	      means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying	      unreasonableness.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have known great cures done by obstinate	            resolution of drinking no wine.       --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of sense and outward things.          --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate	      fever; obstinate obstructions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious;	        persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding;	        refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. --	        {Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Obstination \Ob`sti*na"tion\, n. [L. obstinatio.]	   Obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstipation \Ob`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. obstipatio a close	   pressure; ob (see {Ob-}) + stipare to press.]	   1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Extreme constipation. [Obs.] --Hooper.	      [1913 Webster]
Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from	   obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to	   make a noise.]	   1. Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;	      clamorous; noisy; vociferous. "The obstreperous city."	      --Wordsworth. "Obstreperous approbation." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resistant to control; unruly.	      [PJC] -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Obstriction \Ob*stric"tion\, n. [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to	   bind to or about.]	   The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which	   constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstringe \Ob*stringe"\, v. t. [See {Obstriction}.]	   To constrain; to put under obligation. [R.] --Bp. Gardiner.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere	   to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) +	   struere to pile up. See {Structure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to	      place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or	      impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to	      obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to	      stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor	      obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light	      of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. "Th'	      impatience of obstructed love." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;	        choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.	        [1913 Webster]
Obstructer \Ob*struct"er\, n.	   One who obstructs or hinders.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstruction \Ob*struc"tion\, n. [L. obstructio.]	   1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an	      impediment; a hindrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            A popular assembly free from obstruction. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in	      their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions;	      death. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            To die, and go we know not where,	            To lie in cold obstruction, and to rot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Obstacle}; bar; barrier; impediment; clog; check;	        hindrance.	   Usage: {Obstruction}, {Obstacle}. The difference between	          these words is that indicated by their etymology; an	          obstacle is something standing in the way; an	          obstruction is something put in the way. Obstacle	          implies more fixedness and is the stronger word. We	          remove obstructions; we surmount obstacles.	          [1913 Webster]	                Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an	                intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.	                                                  --Collier.	          [1913 Webster]	                The king expected to meet with all the	                obstructions and difficulties his enraged	                enemies could lay in his way.     --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]
Obstructionism \Ob*struc"tion*ism\, n.	   The act or the policy of obstructing progress. --Lond. Lit.	   World.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstructionist \Ob*struc"tion*ist\, n.	   One who deliberately hinders progress; one who obstructs	   business, as in a legislative body. -- a. Of or pertaining to	   obstructionists; causing obstruction; as, obstructionist	   tactics. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, a. [Cf. F. obstrictif.]	   Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing	   impediment. -- {Ob*struct"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, n.	   An obstructive person or thing.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, a. [L. obstruens, p. pr. of obstruere.	   See {Obstruct}.]	   Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent	   medicine. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, n.	   Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which	   obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which	   acts as an obstruent.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstupefaction \Ob*stu`pe*fac"tion\, n. [L. obstuperfacere to	   stupefy.]	   See {Stupefaction}. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Obstupefactive \Ob*stu`pe*fac"tive\, a.	   Stupefactive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obstupefy \Ob*stu"pe*fy\, v. t. [Cf.L. obstupefacere. See {Ob-},	   and {Stupefy}.]	   See {Stupefy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obtain \Ob*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtained}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Obtaining}.] [F. obtenir, L. obtinere; ob (see {Ob-}) +	   tenere to hold. See {Tenable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To hold; to keep; to possess. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His mother, then, is mortal, but his Sire	            He who obtains the monarchy of heaven. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to	      procure; to acquire, in any way.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some pray for riches; riches they obtain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            By guileful fair words peace may be obtained.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It may be that I may obtain children by her. --Gen.	                                                  xvi. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attain; gain; procure; acquire; win; earn.	   Usage: See {Attain}. -- To {Obtain}, {Get}, {Gain}, {Earn},	          {Acquire}. The idea of getting is common to all these	          terms. We may, indeed, with only a slight change of	          sense, substitute get for either of them; as, to get	          or to gain a prize; to get or to obtain an employment;	          to get or to earn a living; to get or to acquire a	          language. To gain is to get by striving; and as this	          is often a part of our good fortune, the word gain is	          peculiarly applicable to whatever comes to us	          fortuitously. Thus, we gain a victory, we gain a	          cause, we gain an advantage, etc. To earn is to	          deserve by labor or service; as, to earn good wages;	          to earn a triumph. Unfortunately, one does not always	          get or obtain what he has earned. To obtain implies	          desire for possession, and some effort directed to the	          attainment of that which is not immediately within our	          reach. Whatever we thus seek and get, we obtain,	          whether by our own exertions or those of others;	          whether by good or bad means; whether permanently, or	          only for a time. Thus, a man obtains an employment; he	          obtains an answer to a letter, etc. To acquire is more	          limited and specific. We acquire what comes to us	          gradually in the regular exercise of our abilities,	          while we obtain what comes in any way, provided we	          desire it. Thus, we acquire knowledge, property,	          honor, reputation, etc. What we acquire becomes, to a	          great extent, permanently our own; as, to acquire a	          language; to acquire habits of industry, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Obtain \Ob*tain"\, v. i.	   1. To gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or	      established; to become prevalent or general; to prevail;	      as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sobriety hath by use obtained to signify temperance	            in drinking.                          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Theodosian code, several hundred years after	            Justinian's time, did obtain in the western parts of	            Europe.                               --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prevail; to succeed. [archaic and Rare] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            So run that ye may obtain.            --1 Cor. ix.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is due from the judge to the advocate, some	            commendation, where causes are fair pleaded;	            especially towards the side which obtaineth not.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Obtainable \Ob*tain"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtainer \Ob*tain"er\, n.	   One who obtains.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtainment \Ob*tain"ment\, n.	   The act or process of obtaining; attainment. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtected \Ob*tect"ed\, a. [L. obtectus, p. p. of obtegere to	   cover over.]	   1. Covered; protected. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of	      certain flies; also called {obtect}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Obtemper \Ob*tem"per\, v. t. & i. [See {Obtemperate}.] (Scots	   Law)	   To obey (a judgment or decree).	   [1913 Webster]
Obtemperate \Ob*tem"per*ate\, v. t. [L. obtemperare,	   obtemperatum to obey.]	   To obey. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtend \Ob*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtended}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Obtending}.] [L. obtendere, obtentum, to stretch or place	   before or against; ob (see {Ob-}) + tendere to stretch.]	   1. To oppose; to hold out in opposition. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend. [Obs.]	      --Dryden	      [1913 Webster]
Obtenebration \Ob*ten`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. obtenebrate to make	   dark.]	   The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In every megrim or vertigo, there is an obtenebration	         joined with a semblance of turning round. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtension \Ob*ten"sion\, n. [L. obtentio. See {Obtend}.]	   The act of obtending. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtest \Ob*test"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtested}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Obtesting}.] [L. obtestari; ob (see {Ob-}) + testari to	   witness, fr. testis a witness.]	   1. To call to witness; to invoke as a witness. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Obtest \Ob*test"\, v. i.	   To protest. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtestation \Ob`tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. obtestatio.]	   The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Antonio asserted this with great obtestation. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtrectation \Ob`trec*ta"tion\, n. [L. obtrectatio, from	   obtrectare to detract from through envy. See {Detract}.]	   Slander; detraction; calumny. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtrude \Ob*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtruded}, p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Obtruding}.] [L. obtrudere, obtrusum; ob (see {Ob-})	   + trudere to thrust. See {Threat}.]	   1. To thrust impertinently; to present to a person without	      warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a	      company; to obtrude one's opinion on another.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The objects of our senses obtrude their particular	            ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no. --Lock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or	      against the will. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Obtrude \Ob*trude"\, v. i.	   To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to	   intrude.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Obtrude}, {Intrude}.	   Usage: To intrude is to thrust one's self into a place,	          society, etc., without right, or uninvited; to obtrude	          is to force one's self, remarks, opinions, etc., into	          society or upon persons with whom one has no such	          intimacy as to justify such boldness.	          [1913 Webster]
Obtruder \Ob*trud"er\, n.	   One who obtrudes. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtruncate \Ob*trun"cate\, v. t. [L. obtruncatus, p. p. of	   obtruncare.]	   To deprive of a limb; to lop. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Obtruncation \Ob`trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. obtruncatio.]	   The act of lopping or cutting off. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtrusion \Ob*tru"sion\, n. [L. obtrusio. See {Obtrude}.]	   1. The act of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or	      unsolicited; as, the obtrusion of crude opinions on the	      world.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is obtruded. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Obtrusionist \Ob*tru"sion*ist\, n.	   One who practices or excuses obtrusion. [R.] --Gent. Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtrusive \Ob*tru"sive\, a.	   Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self	   or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited;	   forward; pushing; intrusive. -- {Ob*tru"sive*ly}, adv. --	   {Ob*tru"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not obvious, not obtrusive, but retired. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtund \Ob*tund"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obtunded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Obtunding}.] [L. obtundere, obtusum; ob (see {Ob-}) +	   tundere to strike or beat. See {Stutter}.]	   To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull;	   to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of	   the gall. [Archaic] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . have filled all our law books with the	         obtunding story of their suits and trials. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtundent \Ob*tund"ent\, n. [L. obtundens, p. pr. of obtundere.]	   (Med.)	   A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation,	   usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly	   the same as {demulcent}. --Forsyth.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtunder \Ob*tund"er\, n. (Med.)	   That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts	   sensibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Obturate \Ob"tu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obturated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Obturating}.] [L. obturatus; p.p. of obturare.]	   To stop or close, as an opening; specif., (Ordnance), to stop	   (a gun breech) so as to prevent the escape of gas in firing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Obturation \Ob`tu*ra"tion\, n. [L. obturare to stop up: cf. F.	   obturation.]	   The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening. "Deaf by an	   outward obturation." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Obturator \Ob"tu*ra`tor\, n. [NL., fr. L. obturare to stop up:	   cf. F. obturateur.]	   1. That which closes or stops an opening.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) An apparatus designed to close an unnatural	      opening, as a fissure of the palate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ordnance) Any device for preventing the escape of gas	      through the breech mechanism of a breech-loading gun; a	      gas check.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Photog.) A camera shutter.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Obturator \Ob"tu*ra`tor\, a. (Anat.)	   Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to,	   or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator	   nerve.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Obturator foramen} (Anat.), an opening situated between the	      public and ischial parts of the innominate bone and closed	      by the obturator membrane; the thyroid foramen.	      [1913 Webster]
Obtusangular \Ob*tus"an`gu*lar\, a.	   See {Obstuseangular}.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtuse \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 esp. to angles	      greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety	      degrees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; not alert,	      especially to the feelings of others; dull; stupid; as,	      obtuse senses. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster] Obtuse-angled
Obtuse-angled \Ob*tuse"-an`gled\, obtuse-angular
\ob*tuse"-an`gu*lar\, a.	   Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtusely \Ob*tuse"ly\, adv.	   In an obtuse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtuseness \Ob*tuse"ness\, n.	   State or quality of being obtuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Obtusion \Ob*tu"sion\, n. [L. obtusio, from obtundere to blunt.	   See {Obtund}.]	   1. The act or process of making obtuse or blunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being dulled or blunted; as, the obtusion of	      the senses. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]
Obtusity \Ob*tu"si*ty\, n.	   Obtuseness. --Lond. Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Obumbrant \Ob*um"brant\, a. [L. obumbrans, p. pr.] (Zool.)	   Overhanging; as, obumbrant feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Obumbrate \Ob*um"brate\, v. t. [L. obumbratus, p. p. of	   obumbrare to overshadow, cloud; ob + umbrare to shade.]	   To shade; to darken; to cloud. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Obumbration \Ob`um*bra"tion\, n. [L. obumbratio.]	   Act of darkening or obscuring. [R.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Obuncous \Ob*un"cous\, a. [L. obuncus; ob (see {Ob-}) + uncus	   hooked.]	   Hooked or crooked in an extreme degree. --Maunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Obvention \Ob*ven"tion\, n. [L. obvention, fr. obvenire to come	   before or in the way of, to befall; ob (see {Ob-}) + venire	   to come: cf. F. obvention.]	   The act of happening incidentally; that which happens	   casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.	   [Obs.] "Tithes and other obventions." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great	         persons, and other casualities and obventions.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Obversant \Ob*vers"ant\, a. [L. obversans, p. pr. of obversari	   to hover before; ob (see {Ob-}) + versare to move about.]	   Conversant; familiar. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Obverse \Ob*verse"\ ([o^]b*v[~e]rs"), a. [L. obversus, p. p. of	   obvertere. See {Obvert}.]	   Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than	   the top, as a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]	Obverse \Ob"verse\ ([o^]b"v[~e]rs), n. [Cf. F. obverse, obvers.	   See {Obverse}, a.]	   1. The face of a coin which has the principal image or	      inscription upon it; -- the other side being the	      {reverse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to,	      another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible	      sides, or of two corresponding things.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being	            the obverse of the fact that there is no alternative	            belief.                               --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Obversely \Ob*verse"ly\ ([o^]b*v[~e]rs"l[y^]), adv.	   In an obverse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Obversion \Ob*ver"sion\ ([o^]b*v[~e]r"sh[u^]n), n. [L. obversio	   a turning towards.]	   1. The act of turning toward or downward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) The act of immediate inference, by which we deny	      the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all	      men are mortal; then, by obversion, no men are immortal.	      This is also described as "immediate inference by	      privative conception." --Bain.	      [1913 Webster]
Obvert \Ob*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obverted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Obverting}.] [L. obvertere; ob (see {Ob-}) + vertere to	   turn. See {Verse}.]	   To turn toward.	   [1913 Webster]	         If its base be obverted towards us.      --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Obviate \Ob"vi*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obviated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Obviating}.] [L. obviare; ob (see {Ob-}) + viare to	   go, fr. via way. See {Voyage}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To meet in the way. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to stir a step to obviate any of a different	            religion.                             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from	      the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the	      necessity of going.	      [1913 Webster]	            To lay down everything in its full light, so as to	            obviate all exceptions.               --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]
obviating \obviating\ adj. pren.	   making impossible or unnecessary.	   Syn: preclusive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Obviation \Ob`vi*a"tion\, n.	   The act of obviating, or the state of being obviated.	   [1913 Webster]
Obvious \Ob"vi*ous\, a. [L. obvius; ob (see {Ob-}) + via way.	   See {Voyage}.]	   1. Opposing; fronting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To the evil turn	            My obvious breast.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exposed; subject; open; liable. [Obs.] "Obvious to	      dispute." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived	      by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as,	      an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Apart and easy to be known they lie,	            Amidst the heap, and obvious to the eye. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Plain; clear; evident. See {Manifest}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ob"vi*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Ob"vi*ous-ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster] Obvolute
Obvolute \Ob"vo*lute\, Obvoluted \Ob`vo*lu"ted\, a. [L.	   obvolutus, p. p. of obvolvere to wrap round; ob (see {Ob-}) +	   volvere to roll.]	   Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in	   botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge	   overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to	   a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap.	   [1913 Webster]
Oby \O"by\, n.	   See {Obi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oca \O"ca\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	   A Peruvian name for certain species of {Oxalis} ({Oxalis	   crenata}, and {Oxalis tuberosa}) which bear edible tubers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocarina \Oc`a*ri"na\, n. [Cf. It. carino pretty.] (Mus.)	   A kind of small simple wind instrument.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Occamy \Oc"ca*my\, n. [A corruption of alchemy.]	   An alloy imitating gold or silver. [Written also {ochimy},	   {ochymy}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [F. occasion, L.	   occasio, fr. occidere, occasum, to fall down; ob (see {Ob-})	   + cadere to fall. See {Chance}, and cf. {Occident}.]	   1. A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that	      which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident; event.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and	            its hidden excitements, and its arduous occasions.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance;	      convenience.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived	            me.                                   --Rom. vii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll take the occasion which he gives to bring	            Him to his death.                     --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it	      some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to	      pass an event, without being its efficient cause or	      sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her beauty was the occasion of the war. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no	      occasion for firearms.	      [1913 Webster]	            After we have served ourselves and our own	            occasions.                            --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            When my occasions took me into France. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,	            And entertain with her occasions sly. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On occasion},	      (a) in case of need; in necessity; as convenience	          requires. "That we might have intelligence from him on	          occasion," --De Foe.	      (b) occasionally; from time to time; now and then.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: Need; incident; use. See {Opportunity}.	        [1913 Webster]	Occasion \Oc*ca"sion\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Occasioned} ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Occasioning}.] [Cf. F. occasionner.]	   To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to	   occasion anxiety. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         If we inquire what it is that occasions men to make	         several combinations of simple ideas into distinct	         modes.                                   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Occasionable \Oc*ca"sion*a*ble\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n*[.a]*b'l),	   a.	   Capable of being occasioned or caused. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Occasional \Oc*ca"sion*al\ ([o^]k*k[=a]"zh[u^]n*al), a. [Cf. F.	   occasionnel.]	   1. Occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or	      systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or	      admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or	      efforts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . occasional writing of the present times.	                                                  --Bagehot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a	      thing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; intended	      for a specific occasion; for use only when needed, and not	      regularly.	      [PJC]	   {Occasional cause} (Metaph.), some circumstance preceding an	      effect which, without being the real cause, becomes the	      occasion of the action of the efficient cause; thus, the	      act of touching gunpowder with fire is the occasional, but	      not the efficient, cause of an explosion.	      [1913 Webster]
Occasionalism \Oc*ca"sion*al*ism\, n. (Metaph.)	   The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain	   theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the	   intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for	   the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Occasionality \Oc*ca`sion*al"i*ty\, n.	   Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Occasionally \Oc*ca"sion*al*ly\, adv.	   In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as	   convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.	   --Stewart.	   [1913 Webster]	         The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the	         other, his subject occasionally by his preferment.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Occasionate \Oc*ca"sion*ate\, v. t.	   To occasion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The lowest may occasionate much ill.     --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Occasioner \Oc*ca"sion*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, occasions, causes, or produces. --Bp.	   Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Occasive \Oc*ca"sive\, a. [L. occasivus, fr. occasus a going	   down, setting of the heavenly bodies, fr. occidere to fall or	   down. See {Occasion}.]	   Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling; descending;	   western.	   [1913 Webster]
Occecation \Oc*ce*ca"tion\, n. [L. occaecatio, fr. occaecare to	   make blind; ob + caecare to blind, fr. caecus blind.]	   The act of making blind, or the state of being blind. [R.]	   "This inward occecation." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Occident \Oc"ci*dent\, n. [F., fr. L. occidens, occidentis, fr.	   occidents, p. pr. of occidere to fall or go down. See	   {Occasion}.]	   The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the	   evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west;	   -- opposed to {orient}. Specifically, in former times, Europe	   as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I may wander from east to occident.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Occidental \Oc`ci*den"tal\, a. [L. occidentalis; cf. F.	   occidental.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west;	      western; -- opposed to {oriental}; as, occidental	      climates, or customs; an occidental planet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; --	      used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those	      found in the Orient are generally superior.	      [1913 Webster]
Occidentals \Oc`ci*den"tals\, n. pl. (Eccl.)	   Western Christians of the Latin rite. See {Orientals}.	   --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Occiduous \Oc*cid"u*ous\, a. [L. occiduus, fr. occidere to go	   down.]	   Western; occidental. [R.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Occipital \Oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Cf. F. occipital.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or	   to the occipital bone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Occipital bone} (Anat.), the bone which forms the posterior	      segment of the skull and surrounds the great foramen by	      which the spinal cord leaves the cranium. In the higher	      vertebrates it is usually composed of four bones, which	      become consolidated in the adult.	   {Occipital point} (Anat.), the point of the occiput in the	      mesial plane farthest from the ophryon.	      [1913 Webster]	Occipital \Oc*cip"i*tal\, n. (Anat.)	   The occipital bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Occipito- \Oc*cip"i*to-\ [See {Occiput}.]	   A combining form denoting relation to the occiput, or	   situation near the occiput; as, occipito-axial;	   occipito-mastoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Occipitoaxial \Oc*cip`i*to*ax"i*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra,	   or axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Occiput \Oc"ci*put\, n.; pl. L. {Occipita}, E. {Occiputs}. [L.,	   fr. ob (see {Ob-}) + caput head. See {Chief}.]	   1. (Anat.) The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull;	      the region of the occipital bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A plate which forms the back part of the head of	      insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Occision \Oc*ci"sion\, n. [L. occisio, fr. occidere, occisium,	   to cut down, to kill; ob (see {Ob-}) + caedere to cut.]	   A killing; the act of killing. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Occlude \Oc*clude"\, v. t. [L. occludere, occlusum; ob (see	   {Ob-}) + claudere to shut.]	   1. To shut up; to close. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said	      especially with respect to gases; as, iron, platinum, and	      palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.	      [1913 Webster]
Occludent \Oc*clud"ent\, a. [L. occludens, p. pr. of occludere.]	   Serving to close; shutting up. -- n. That which closes or	   shuts up. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Occluse \Oc*cluse"\, a. [L. occlusus, p. p. See {Occlude}.]	   Shut; closed. [Obs.] --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Occlusion \Oc*clu"sion\, n. [See {Occlude}.]	   1. The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.	      [1913 Webster]	            Constriction and occlusion of the orifice. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The transient approximation of the edges of a	      natural opening; imperforation. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Occlusion of gases} (Chem. & Physics), the phenomenon of	      absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, palladium,	      iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or occludes,	      nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, and in	      this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.	      [1913 Webster]
Occrustate \Oc*crus"tate\, v. t. [See {Ob-}, and {Crustated}.]	   To incrust; to harden. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Occult \Oc*cult"\, a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover	   up, hide; ob (see {Ob-}) + a root prob. akin to E. hell: cf.	   F. occulte.]	   Hidden from the eye or the understanding; invisible; secret;	   concealed; unknown.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its	         advances as to escape observation.       --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Occult line} (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the	      construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in	      the finished plan.	   {Occult qualities}, those qualities whose effects only were	      observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive	      agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.	      	   {Occult sciences}, those sciences of the Middle Ages which	      related to the supposed action or influence of occult	      qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,	      necromancy, and astrology.	      [1913 Webster]	Occult \Oc*cult"\, v. t.	   To eclipse; to hide from sight.	   [1913 Webster]
Occultation \Oc`cul*ta"tion\, n. [L. occultatio a hiding, fr.	   occultare, v. intens. of occulere: cf. F. occultation. See	   {Occult}.]	   1. (Astron.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the	      intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; --	      applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the	      moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by	      their primaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fig.:) The state of being occult.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reappearance of such an author after those long	            periods of occultation.               --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Circle of perpetual occultation}. See under {Circle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Occulted \Oc*cult"ed\, a.	   1. Hidden; secret. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) Concealed by the intervention of some other	      heavenly body, as a star by the moon.	      [1913 Webster]
Occulting \Oc*cult"ing\, n.	   Same as {Occultation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Occultism \Oc*cult"ism\, n.	   1. A certain Oriental system of theosophy. --A. P. Sinnett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belief in occult powers or in supernatural forces other	      than the God of traditional religions, such as in magic,	      necromancy, alchemy, and astrology.	      [PJC]	   3. The study and alleged use of supernatural agencies as in	      magic, astrology, witchcraft, alchemy, necromancy,	      spiritualism (communication with the dead), and	      fortune-telling.	      [PJC]
Occultist \Oc*cult"ist\, n.	   An adherent of occultism.	   [1913 Webster]
Occultly \Oc*cult"ly\, adv.	   In an occult manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Occultness \Oc*cult"ness\, n.	   State or quality of being occult.	   [1913 Webster]
Occupancy \Oc"cu*pan*cy\, n. [See {Occupant}.]	   1. The act of taking or holding possession, especially of	      real property or rental property; possession; occupation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or condition of being occupied; as, occupancy by	      more than 250 people is dangerous and unlawful.	      [PJC]	   3. The period of time during which one occupies a property.	      [PJC]	   {Title by occupancy} (Law), a right of property acquired by	      taking the first possession of a thing, or possession of a	      thing which belonged to nobody, and appropriating it.	      --Blackstone. Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Occupant \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 in possession, of a thing;	      as, the occupant of the apartment is not at home.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes	         the first possession of a thing that has no owner.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]
Occupate \Oc"cu*pate\, v. t. [L. occupatus, p. p. of occupare.	   See {Occupy}.]	   To occupy. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Occupation \Oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. occupatio: cf. F.	   occupation.]	   1. The act or process of occupying or taking possession;	      actual possession and control; the state of being	      occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the	      occupation of lands by a tenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which occupies or engages the time and attention.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Specfically: The principal business of one's life; the	      principal work by which one earns one's livelihood;	      vocation; employment; profession; calling; trade;	      avocation; as, these days many people continue to practice	      their occupation well into their seventies.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Absence of occupation is not rest.    --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Occupation bridge} (Engin.), a bridge connecting the parts	      of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, or an	      ordinary road.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment;	        avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade;	        profession.	        [1913 Webster]
occupational \occupational\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to an occupation[3] or occupations[3];	   caused by or incidental to an occupation[3]; as, occupational	   hazard; occupational illness.	   [WordNet 1.5]
occupied \occupied\ adj.	   1. Engaged; in use; being used by a person and not free for	      use by someone else; as, the wc is occupied. Opposite of	      {free}, {available}, and {unoccupied}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Inhabited, lived-in, tenanted; having residents; -- of	      dwelling units. [Narrower terms: {owner-occupied}] WordNet	      1.5]	   3. Overrun, taken over; -- of countries or territories; as,	      occupied France. Opposite of {unoccupied}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Busy; actively or fully engaged in some activity; -- of	      people. Opposite of {idle}.	   Syn: employed, engaged.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Occupier \Oc"cu*pi`er\, n.	   1. One who occupies, or has possession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman. [Obs.]	      "Merchants and occupiers." --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            The occupiers of thy merchandise.     --Ezek. xxvii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]
Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Occupied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Occupying}.] [OE. occupien, F. occuper, fr.L. occupare;	   ob (see {Ob-}) + a word akin to capere to take. See	   {Capacious}.]	   1. To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to	      possess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woe occupieth the fine [end] of our gladness.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The better apartments were already occupied. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room	      or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five	      acres of ground. --Sir J. Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the	      service of; to employ; to busy.	      [1913 Webster]	            An archbishop may have cause to occupy more	            chaplains than six.                   --Eng. Statute	                                                  (Hen. VIII. )	      [1913 Webster]	            They occupied themselves about the Sabbath. --2	                                                  Macc. viii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To do business in; to busy one's self with. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were	            in thee to occupy the merchandise.    --Ezek. xxvii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not able to occupy their old crafts.  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To use; to expend; to make use of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All the gold that was occupied for the work. --Ex.	                                                  xxxviii. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	            They occupy not money themselves.     --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To have sexual intercourse with. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	Occupy \Oc"cu*py\, v. i.	   1. To hold possession; to be an occupant. "Occupy till I	      come." --Luke xix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To follow business; to traffic.	      [1913 Webster]
occupying \occupying\ n.	   the act of taking occupancy.	   Syn: occupation, moving in.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Occur \Oc*cur"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Occurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Occurring}.] [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see {Ob-}) +	   currere to run. See {Course}.]	   1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The resistance of the bodies they occur with.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I must occur to one specious objection. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present	      itself; to appear.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there	            is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity	      occurs.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To come to the mind; to arise in the mind; to suggest	      itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory; --	      of an idea or thought; as, it never occurred to me to call	      John to ask.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            There doth not occur to me any use of this	            experiment for profit.                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Occurrence \Oc*cur"rence\, n. [Cf. F. occurrence. See {Occur}.]	   1. A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway	      collision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual occurrence	            and expectation of something new.     --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any event or incident; esp., one which happens without	      being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence, or	      the ordinary occurrences of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the occurrence of my fortune.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Event}.	        [1913 Webster]
Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, a. [L. occurrens, -entis, p. pr. of	   occurrere: cf. F. occurrent. See {Occur}.]	   Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.	   [1913 Webster]	Occurrent \Oc*cur"rent\, n.	   1. One who meets; hence, an adversary. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that happens; an occurrence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These we must meet with in obvious occurrents of the	            world.                                --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Occurse \Oc*curse"\, n. [L. occursus.]	   Same as {Occursion}. [Obs.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Occursion \Oc*cur"sion\, n. [L. occursio. See {Occur}.]	   A meeting; a clash; a collision. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocean \O"cean\ ([=o]"shan), n. [F. oc['e]an, L. oceanus, Gr.	   'wkeano`s ocean, in Homer, the great river supposed to	   encompass the earth.]	   1. The whole body of salt water which covers more than three	      fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the	      {sea}, or {great sea}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the odor of brine from the ocean	            Comes the thought of other years.     --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the large bodies of water into which the great	      ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific,	      Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without	      apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an	      ocean of affairs. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            You're gonna need an ocean	            Of calamine lotion.                   --Lieber &	                                                  Stoller	                                                  (Poison Ivy:	                                                  song lyrics,	                                                  1994)	      [PJC]	Ocean \O"cean\ ([=o]"shan), a.	   Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean	   waves; an ocean stream. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
oceanfront \oceanfront\ a.	   Bordering an ocean; as, oceanfront property.	   [WordNet 1.5]	oceanfront \oceanfront\ n.	   Land bordering an ocean.	   [WordNet 1.5]
oceangoing \oceangoing\ adj.	   capable of crossing an ocean; used on the high seas; -- used	   mostly of ships; as, oceangoing vessels.	   Syn: seafaring, seagoing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oceania \Oceania\ prop. n.	   A large group of islands in the south Pacific sometimes	   including Australasia and the Malay Archipelago.	   Syn: Oceanica.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oceanic \O`ce*an"ic\ ([=o]`sh[-e]*[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.	   oc['e]anique. See {Ocean}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or	      about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean,	      especially mid-ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Petrels are the most aerial and oceanic of birds.	                                                  --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]
Oceanica \Oceanica\ prop. n.	   Same as {Oceania}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oceanid \Oceanid\ prop. n. (Greek mythology)	   A daughter of the Titans Oceanus and Tethys.	   Syn: sea nymph.	        [WordNet 1.5]
oceanographer \oceanographer\ n.	   A scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of	   the seas.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oceanography \O`cean*og"ra*phy\, n. [Ocean + -graphy.]	   A description of the ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Oceanology \O`cean*ol"o*gy\, n. [Ocean + -logy.]	   That branch of science which relates to the ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Oceanus \O*ce"a*nus\, n. [L., from Gr. ?.] (Gr.Myth.)	   The god of the great outer sea, or the river which was	   believed to flow around the whole earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocellary \O*cel"la*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ocelli.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocellate \O*cel"late\, a.	   Same as {Ocellated}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocellated \O*cel"la*ted\, a. [L. ocellatus, fr. ocellus a little	   eye, dim. of oculus an eye.]	   1. Resembling an eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated	      blenny.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ocellated turkey} (Zool.), the wild turkey of Central	      America ({Meleagris ocellata}).	      [1913 Webster]
Ocellus \O*cel"lus\, n.; pl. {Ocelli}. [L., dim. of oculus an	   eye.] (Zool.)	      (a) A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many	          invertebrates.	      (b) An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the	          peacock.	          [1913 Webster]
Oceloid \O"ce*loid\, a. [Ocelot + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Resembling the ocelot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocelot \O"ce*lot\, n. [Mexican ocelotl.] (Zool.)	   An American feline carnivore ({Felis pardalis}). It ranges	   from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is	   covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are	   variously arranged. The ground color varies from reddish gray	   to tawny yellow.	   [1913 Webster] Ocher
Ocher \O"cher\, Ochre \O"chre\, n. [F. ocre, L. ochra, fr. Gr.	   ?, from (?) pale, pale yellow.]	   1. (Min.)	      (a) A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay,	          usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used	          as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also	          applied to clays of other colors.	      (b) A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as,	          tungstic ocher or tungstite.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The color of ocher[1], varying around orange, from more	      yellowish to more reddish in tint.	      [PJC]
ocher mutation \o"cher mu"tation\ n. [A humorous variation on	   the term {amber mutation}.] (Microbiology, Molecular biology)	   A mutation in which the base sequence of one of the codons in	   the messenger RNA has been converted to UAA. Such a mutation	   may be conditionally suppressed, as can an {amber mutation},	   by the presence of a special transfer RNA. -- {ocher mutant},	   n.	   [PJC] Ocherous
Ocherous \O"cher*ous\, Ochreous \O"chre*ous\, a. [Cf. F.	   ocreux.]	   Of or pertaining to ocher; containing or resembling ocher;	   as, ocherous matter; ocherous soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochery \O"cher*y\, a.	   Ocherous. [Written also {ochrey}, {ochry}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ochimy \Och`i*my\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Occamy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochlesis \Och*le"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? disturbance, fr.	   'o`chlos crowd, mob.] (Med.)	   A general morbid condition induced by the crowding together	   of many persons, esp. sick persons, under one roof. --G.	   Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochlocracy \Och*loc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'o`chlos the populace,	   multitude + kratei^n to be strong, to rule, kra`tos strength:	   cf. F. ochlocratie.]	   A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy; {mob	   rule}. --Hare.	   [1913 Webster] Ochlocratic
Ochlocratic \Och`lo*crat`ic\, Ochlocratical \Och`lo*crat`ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character	   of an ochlocracy; mobocratic.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Och`lo*crat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochotonidae \Ochotonidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of mammals including pikas and extinct	   forms.	   Syn: family {Ochotonidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ochraceous \O*chra"ceous\, a.	   Ocherous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochre \O"chre\, n. (Min.)	   See {Ocher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochrea \O"chre*a\, n.; pl. {Ochreaee}. [L.]	   1. (Antiq.) A greave or legging.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A kind of sheath formed by two stipules united	      round a stem.	      [1913 Webster] Ochreate
Ochreate \O"chre*ate\, Ochreated \O"chre*a`ted\, a.	   1. Wearing or furnished with an ochrea or legging; wearing	      boots; booted.	      [1913 Webster]	            A scholar undertook . . . to address himself	            ochreated unto the vice chancellor.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as	      the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass.	      [1913 Webster]
Ochreous \O"chre*ous\, a.	   See {Ocherous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochrey \O"chrey\, a.	   See {Ochery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochroleucous \Och`ro*leu"cous\, a. [Gr. ? ocher + ? white.]	   Yellowish white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochry \O"chry\, a.	   See {Ochery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ochymy \Och"y*my\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Occamy}.	   [1913 Webster]
-ock \-ock\ [AS. -uc.]	   A suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocra \O"cra\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Okra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocrea \O"cre*a\, n. [L.]	   See {Ochrea}.	   [1913 Webster] Ocreate
Ocreate \O"cre*ate\, Ocreated \O"cre*a"ted\, a. [See {Ochrea}.]	   Same as {Ochreate}, {Ochreated}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octa- \Oc"ta-\	   A prefix meaning eight. See {Octo-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octachord \Oc"ta*chord\, n. [Gr. ? with eight strings; 'okta-	   (for 'oktw` eight) + ? string, chord: cf. F. octacorde.]	   (Mus.)	   An instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones.	   [Also written {octochord}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Octad \Oc"tad\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, the number eight.]	   1. (Chem.) An atom or radical which has a valence of eight,	      or is octavalent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A group of eight things.	      [PJC]
Octaedral \Oc`ta*e"dral\, a.	   See {Octahedral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octaemeron \Oc`ta*em"e*ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? of	   the eighth day.] (Eccl.)	   A fast of eight days before a great festival. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Octagon \Oc"ta*gon\, n. [Gr. ? eight-cornered; 'okta- (for	   'oktw` eight) + ? an angle: cf. F. cctogone.]	   1. (Geom.) A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight	      sides or angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Regular octagon}, one in which the sides are all equal, and	      the angles also are all equal.	      [1913 Webster]
octagonal \oc*tag"o*nal\, a.	   Having eight sides and eight angles.	   [1913 Webster]
octagynous \oc*tag"y*nous\, a. [Octa- + Gr. gynh` wife.] (Bot.)	   Having eight pistils or styles; octogynous.	   [1913 Webster]
octahedral \oc`ta*he"dral\ ([o^]k`t[.a]*h[=e]"dral), a. [See	   {octahedron}.]	   Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in,	   octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage; an octahedral crystal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {octahedral borax} (Chem.), borax obtained from a saturated	      solution in octahedral crystals, which contain five	      molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished from	      common or {prismatic borax}.	   {Octahedral iron ore} (Min.), magnetite.	      [1913 Webster]
octahedrite \oc`ta*he"drite\ ([o^]k`t[.a]*h[=e]"dr[imac]t), n.	   (Min.)	   Titanium dioxide occurring in acute octahedral crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
octahedron \oc`ta*he"dron\ ([o^]k`t[.a]*h[=e]"dr[o^]n), n. [Gr.	   'okta`edron, fr. 'okta`edros eight-sided; 'okta- (for 'oktw`	   eight) + "e`dra seat, base, from "e`zesqai to sit.] (Geom.)	   A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular octahedron is	   contained by eight equal equilateral triangles.	   [1913 Webster]
octamer \oc"ta*mer\ ([o^]k"t[u^]*m[~e]r), n. [Octa- + Gr. me`ros	   part.] (Chem.)	   A molecule composed of eight monomer units bound to each	   other, usually in a linear array; as, an octamer formed from	   eight nucleotides is called an octanucleotide.	   [PJC]	   Note: An example of an octapeptide might be represented using	         the standard abbreviations for the component amino	         acids, e.g.: met-ala-ser-glu-lys-ala-val-gly	         An octanucleotide might be represented using the	         standard single-letter abbreviations for the component	         mononucleotides, e.g.: ATGCATGC.	         [PJC]
octamerous \oc*tam"er*ous\ (ocr/k*t[a^]m"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Octa-	   + Gr. me`ros part.] (Biol.)	   Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower;	   octamerous mesenteries in polyps.	   [1913 Webster]
Octameter \Oc*tam"e*ter\, n. [Cf.L. octameter in eight feet. See	   {Octa-}, and {meter}.] (Pros.)	   A verse containing eight feet; as, 	         Deep[bprime] in|to[bprime] the | dark[bprime]ness |	         peer[bprime]ing, | long[bprime] I | stood[bprime] there	         | wond'[bprime]ring, | fear[bprime]ing.  --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
octander \oc*tan"der\, n.	   One of the Octandria.	   [1913 Webster]
Octandria \Oc*tan"dri*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'okta- (for	   'oktw` eight) + ?, ?, male, man.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants, in which the flowers have eight	   stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.	   [1913 Webster] octandrian
octandrian \oc*tan"dri*an\, octandrous \oc*tan"drous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct	   stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
octane \oc"tane\ ([o^]k"t[=a]n), n. [See {Octa-}] (Chem.)	   Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarbons ({C8H18}) of	   the methane (paraffin) series. The most important is a	   colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum,	   and a constituent of gasoline or ligroin.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Octangular \Oc*tan"gu*lar\, a. [L. octangulus eight-cornered;	   octo eight + angulus angle.]	   Having eight angles; eight-angled. -- {Oc*tan"gu*lar*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Octant \Oc"tant\, n. [L. octans, -antis. fr. octo eight. See	   {Octave}.]	   1. (Geom.) The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron. & Astrol.) The position or aspect of a heavenly	      body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between	      conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant	      from another body 45 degrees.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a	      {quadrant}), having an arc which measures up to 9O[deg],	      but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf.	      {Sextant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math. & Crystallog.) One of the eight parts into which a	      space is divided by three coordinate planes.	      [1913 Webster]
octanucleotide \oc`ta*nu"cle*o*tide\	   ([o^]k`t[u^]*n[=u]"kl[=e]*[-o]*t[imac]d), n. [Octa- +	   nucleotide.] (Chem.)	   A molecule composed of eight nucleotide units bound to each	   other by phosphodiester bonds in a linear array; as, a	   partial digest of DNA or RNA may include octanucleotides. See	   {octamer}.	   [PJC]
octapeptide \oc`ta*pep"tide\ ([o^]k`t[u^]*p[e^]p"t[imac]d), n.	   [Octa- + peptide.] (Chem.)	   A molecule composed of eight amino acid units bound to each	   other by peptide bonds, usually in a linear array. See	   {octamer}.	   [PJC]
Octapla \Oc"ta*pla\, prop. n.; etymol. pl., but syntactically	   sing. [NL., fr. Gr. 'okta- (for 'oktw` eight) + -pla, as in	   E. hexapla; cf. Gr. ? eightfold.]	   A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d	   century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions	   of it, arranged in eight parallel columns.	   [1913 Webster]
Octaroon \Oc`ta*roon"\, n.	   See {Octoroon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octastyle \Oc"ta*style\, a.	   See {Octostyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octateuch \Oc"ta*teuch\, n. [L. octateuchus, Gr. ?.]	   A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight	   books of the Old Testament. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Octavalent \Oc*tav"a*lent\, a. [Octa- + L. valens, p. pr. See	   {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with,	   exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; --	   said of certain atoms or radicals.	   [1913 Webster]
Octave \Oc"tave\, n. [F., fr. L. octava an eighth, fr. octavus	   eighth, fr. octo eight. See {Eight}, and cf. {Octavo},	   {Utas}.]	   1. The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day	      being included; also, the week following a church	      festival. "The octaves of Easter." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one	          and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal	          length; an interval of five tones and two semitones.	      (b) The whole diatonic scale itself.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ratio of a musical tone to its octave above is 1:2	         as regards the number of vibrations producing the	         tones.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Poet.) The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of	      four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.	      [1913 Webster]	            With mournful melody it continued this octave. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 also {piccolo}. See {Piccolo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	Octave \Oc"tave\, a.	   Consisting of eight; eight. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Octavo \Oc*ta"vo\, n.;pl. {Octavos}. [L. in octavo; in in +	   octavo, abl. of octavus. See {Octave}.]	   A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight	   leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of	   book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8[deg].	   [1913 Webster]	Octavo \Oc*ta"vo\, a.	   Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book,	   leaf, size, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Octene \Oc"tene\, n. [See {Octo-}.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Octylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octennial \Oc*ten"ni*al\, a. [L. octennium a period of eight	   years; octo eight + annus year.]	   Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a period of eight	   years. --Johnson. -- {Oc*ten"ni*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
octet \oc*tet"\, n. [From L. octo eight, like E. duet, fr.L.	   duo. See {Octave}.]	   1. (Mus.) A composition for eight parts, usually for eight	      solo instruments or voices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A group of eight singers or eight musicians.	      [PJC]
Octic \Oc"tic\, a. [Octo- + -ic.] (Math.)	   Of the eighth degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the	   eighth degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Octile \Oc"tile\, n. [Cf. F. octil, a. See {Octant}.]	   Same as {Octant}, 2. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Octillion \Oc*til"lion\, n. [L. octo eight + -illion, as in E.	   million: cf. F. octillion.]	   According to the French method of numeration (which method is	   followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a	   unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the	   English method, the number expressed by a unit with	   forty-eight ciphers annexed. See {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster] Octo
Octo- \Oc"to-\, Octa- \Oc"ta-\ [L. octo eight, Gr. 'oktw`, with	   a combining form 'okta-. Cf. {Eight}.]	   A combining form meaning eight; as in octodecimal,	   octolocular.	   [1913 Webster]
Octoate \Oc"to*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.	   [1913 Webster]
October \Oc*to"ber\, n. [L., the eighth month of the primitive	   Roman year, which began in March, fr. octo eight: cf. F.	   Octobre. See {Octave}.]	   1. The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ale or cider made in that month.	      [1913 Webster]	            The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they	            called October.                       --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Octocera \Oc*toc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL.]	   Octocerata.	   [1913 Webster]
Octocerata \Oc`to*cer"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oktw` eight +	   ?, a horn.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Cephalopoda including {Octopus}, {Argonauta},	   and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; --	   called also {Octopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octochord \Oc"to*chord\, n. (Mus.)	   See {Octachord}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octodecimo \Oc`todec"i*mo\, a. [L. octodecim eighteen. See	   {Octavo}, {Decimal}, and {-mo}.]	   Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form,	   book, leaf, size, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Octodecimo \Oc`to*dec"i*mo\, n.; pl. {Octodecimos}.	   A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into	   eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a	   size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written	   18mo or 18[deg], and called {eighteenmo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octodentate \Oc`to*den"tate\, a. [Octo- + dentate.]	   Having eight teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Octodont \Oc"to*dont\, a. [Octo- + Gr. ?, ?.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Octodontidae}, a family of rodents	   which includes the coypu, and many other South American	   species.	   [1913 Webster]
Octoedrical \Oc`to*ed"ric*al\, a.	   See {Octahedral}. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Octofid \Oc"to*fid\, a. [Octo- + root of L. findere to split:	   cf. F. octofide.] (Bot.)	   Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Octogamy \Oc*tog"a*my\, n. [Octo- + Gr. ? marriage.]	   A marrying eight times. [R.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Octogenarian \Oc`to*ge*na"ri*an\, n.	   A person eighty years, or more, of age.	   [1913 Webster]
Octogenary \Oc*tog"e*na*ry\, a. [L. octogenarius, from octogeni	   eighty each, octoginta eighty, fr. octo eight. See {Eight},	   {Eighty}.]	   Of eighty years of age. "Being then octogenary." --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Octogild \Oc"to*gild\, n. [Octo- + AS. gild payment.]	   (Anglo-Saxon Law)	   A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the	   value of the thing.	   [1913 Webster]
Octogonal \Oc*tog"o*nal\, a.	   See {Octagonal}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Octogynia \Oc`to*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'oktw` eight +	   gynh` a woman, female.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean order of plants having eight pistils.	   [1913 Webster] Octogynian
Octogynian \Oc`to*gyn"i*an\, Octogynous \Oc*tog"y*nous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Having eight pistils; octagynous.	   [1913 Webster]
Octoic \Oc*to"ic\, a. [See {Octo-}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, octane; -- used	   specifically, to designate any one of a group of acids, the	   most important of which is called caprylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Octolocular \Oc`to*loc"u*lar\ ([o^]k`t[-o]*l[o^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r),	   a. [Octo- + locular.] (Bot.)	   Having eight cells for seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Octonaphthene \Oc`to*naph"thene\, n. [Octo- + naphthene.]	   (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the octylene series,	   occurring in Caucasian petroleum.	   [1913 Webster]
Octonary \Oc`to*na*ry\, a. [L. octonarius, fr. octoni eight	   each, fr. octo eight.]	   Of or pertaining to the number eight. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Octonocular \Oc`to*noc"u*lar\, a. [L. octoni eight each + E.	   ocular.]	   Having eight eyes. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Octopede \Oc`to*pede\, n. [Octo- + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zool.)	   An animal having eight feet, as a spider.	   [1913 Webster]
Octopetalous \Oc`to*pet"al*ous\, a. [Octo- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Having eight petals or flower leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Octopod \Oc"to*pod\, n. [Gr. ? eight-footed; 'oktw` eight +	   poy`s, podo`s, foot: cf. F. octopode.] (Zool.)	   One of the Octocerata.	   [1913 Webster]
Octopoda \Oc*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   (a) Same as {Octocerata}.	   (b) Same as {Arachnida}.	       [1913 Webster]
Octopodia \Oc`to*po"di*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oktw` eight + ?	   a little foot.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Octocerata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Octopus \Oc"to*pus\, n. [NL. See {Octopod}.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including	      numerous species, some of them of large size. See	      {Devilfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any member of the genus {Octopus}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Fig.) Something resembling an octopus in having numerous	      controlling arms or branches that reach widely and	      influence many activities; -- used mostly of	      organizations, such as diversified corporations.	      [PJC]
Octoradiated \Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted\, a. [Octo- + radiated.]	   Having eight rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Octoroon \Oc`to*roon"\, n. [L. octo eight + -roon, as in	   quadroon.]	   The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.	   [1913 Webster]
Octospermous \Oc`to*sper"mous\, a. [Octo- + Gr. ? seed.] (Bot.)	   Containing eight seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Octostichous \Oc*tos"ti*chous\, a. [Octo- + Gr. sti`chos a row.]	   (Bot.)	   In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Octostyle \Oc"to*style\, a. [Octo- + Gr. ? a pillar: cf. F.	   octostyle.] (Arch.)	   Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or	   portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek	   temples are hexastyle. See {Hexastyle}. -- n. An octostyle	   portico or temple.	   [1913 Webster] Octosyllabic
Octosyllabic \Oc`to*syl*lab"ic\, Octosyllabical
\Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [L. octosyllabus. See {Octo-}, and	   {Syllable}.]	   Consisting of or containing eight syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Octosyllable \Oc"to*syl`la*ble\, a.	   Octosyllabic.	   [1913 Webster]	Octosyllable \Oc"to*syl`la*ble\, n.	   A word of eight syllables.	   [1913 Webster] octothorp
octothorp \oc"to*thorp\, octothorpe \oc"to*thorpe\, n. [octo-	   eight + thorp Etymology of thorp uncertain. (ca. 1965). See	   quote below. Possibly derived from octalthorpe or octotherp	   (once used by the Bell System?).]	   A typographic symbol (#) having two vertical lines	   intersected by two horizontal lines. It is also called the	   {crosshatch}, {hash}, {numeral sign} and {number sign}; in	   the U. S. it is commonly called the {pound sign}, especially	   to designate the symbol as used on digital telephone dials,	   but this can be confusing to Europeans who think of the pound	   sign as the symbol for the British pound. It is commonly used	   as a symbol for the word number; as in #36 (meaning: number	   thirty-six).	   [PJC]	         octothorp	         Otherwise known as the numeral sign. It has also been	         used as a symbol for the pound avoirdupois, but this	         usage is now archaic. In cartography, it is also a	         symbol for village: eight fields around a central	         square, and this is the source of its name. Octothorp	         means eight fields.	                                                  --Robert	                                                  Bringhurst	                                                  (The Elements	                                                  of Typographic	                                                  Style (2d	                                                  edition,	                                                  1996), Hartley	                                                  & Marks,	                                                  Publishers,	                                                  Point Roberts,	                                                  WA; Vancouver,	                                                  BC, Canada, p.	                                                  282)	   [Joel Neely]
Octoyl \Oc"to*yl\, n. [Octoic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical ({C7H15.CO.}), regarded as the	   essential residue of octoic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Octroi \Oc`troi"\, n. [F.]	   1. A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the	      exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a	      concession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city	      on articles brought within the walls.	      [1913 Webster] [Written also {octroy}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Octuor \Oc"tu*or\, n. [From L. octo eight + -uor, as in L.	   quatuor.] (Mus.)	   See {Octet}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Octuple \Oc"tu*ple\, a. [L. octuplus; cf. Gr. ?: cf. F.	   octuple.]	   Eightfold.	   [1913 Webster]
Octyl \Oc"tyl\, n. [Octane + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential	   residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as,	   octyl alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Octylene \Oc"tyl*ene\, n. [Octane + ethylene.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of metameric hydrocarbons ({C8H16}) of	   the ethylene series. In general they are combustible,	   colorless liquids.	   [1913 Webster]
Octylic \Oc*tyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, octyl; as,	   octylic ether.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, a. [L. ocularis, ocularius, fr. oculus the	   eye: cf. F. oculaire. See {Eye}, and cf. {Antler},	   {Inveigle}.]	   1. Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual	      sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thomas was an ocular witness of Christ's death.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.	      [1913 Webster]	Ocular \Oc"u*lar\, n. (Opt.)	   The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or	   microscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Ocularly \Oc"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   By the eye, or by actual sight.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculary \Oc"u*la*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; optic; as, oculary	   medicines. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Oculate
Oculate \Oc"u*late\, Oculated \Oc"u*la`ted\, a. [L. oculatus,	   fr. oculus eye.]	   1. Furnished with eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having spots or holes resembling eyes; ocellated.	      [1913 Webster]
Oculiform \Oc`u*li*form\, a. [L. oculus the eye + form: cf. F.	   oculiforme.]	   In the form of an eye; resembling an eye; as, an oculiform	   pebble.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculina \Oc`u*li"na\, prop. n. [NL., fr. L. oculus the eye.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a	   very volid texture.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculinacea \Oc`u*li*na"*ce*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. NL.	   oculina the name of a typical genus.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of corals including many reef-building species,	   having round, starlike calicles.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculist \Oc"u*list\, n. [L. oculus the eye: cf. F. oculiste.]	   One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculo- \Oc"u*lo-\	   A combining form from L. oculus the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculomotor \Oc`u*lo*mo"tor\, a. [Oculo- + motor.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the movement of the eye; -- applied	   especially to the common motor nerves (or third pair of	   cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the	   orbit. -- n. The oculomotor nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculonasal \Oc`u*lo*na"sal\, a. [Oculo- + nasal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the region of the eye and the nose; as,	   the oculonasal, or nasal, nerve, one of the branches of the	   ophthalmic.	   [1913 Webster]
Oculus \Oc"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Oculi}. [L., an eye.]	   1. An eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A round window, usually a small one.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A leaf bud.	      [1913 Webster]
Ocypodian \O`cy*po"di*an\, n. [Gr. 'wky`s swift + poy`s, podo`s,	   foot.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along	   the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Od \Od\, n. [G., fr. Gr. ? passage.] (Physics)	   An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach	   and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be	   developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light,	   chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also {odyle} or the	   {odylic force}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         That od force of German Reichenbach	         Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue.	                                                  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Odal \O"dal\, n. [Cf. Icel. [=e]?al, Dan. odel allodial, Sw.	   odal.] (Law)	   Among the early and medieval Teutonic peoples, esp.	   Scandinavians, the heritable land held by the various odalmen	   constituting a family or kindred of freeborn tribesmen; also,	   the ownership of such land. The odal was subject only to	   certain rights of the family or kindred in restricting the	   freedom of transfer or sale and giving certain rights of	   redemption in case of change of ownership by inheritance,	   etc., and perhaps to other rights of the kindred or the	   tribe. Survivals of the early odal estates and tenure exist	   in Orkney and Shetland, where it is usually called by the	   variant form {udal}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Odal \O"dal\, a. (Law)	   Noting, or pert. to, odal land or ownership.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Odalisque \O`da`lisque"\, n. [F., fr. Turk. odaliq chambermaid,	   fr. oda chamber, room.]	   A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish	   sultan. [Written also {odahlic}, {odalisk}, and {odalik}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not of those that men desire, sleek	         Odalisques, or oracles of mode.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Odalman
Odalman \O"dal*man\, Odalwoman \O"dal*wom`an\, n. (Teut. Law)	   A man or woman having {odal}, or able to share in it by	   inheritance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Odd \Odd\ ([o^]d), a. [Compar. {Odder} ([o^]d"[~e]r); superl.	   {Oddest}.] [OE. odde, fr. Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a	   triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or	   point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel.	   oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan.	   od, AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change	   of meaning).]	   1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a	      pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd	      shoe; an odd glove.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of	      being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7,	      9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or	      mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a	      specified number; extra.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was	            made, it was destroyed in a deluge.   --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are yet missing of your company	            Some few odd lads that you remember not. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence,	      occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd	      trifles.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular;	      peculiar; unique; strange. "An odd action." --Shak. "An	      odd expression." --Thackeray.	   Syn: extraordinary; queer.	        [1913 Webster]	              The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is,	              in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. --Ascham.	        [1913 Webster]	              Patients have sometimes coveted odd things.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	        [1913 Webster]	              Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man	              to make himself master of, who would get a	              reputation by critical writings.    --Spectator.	        [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary;	        strange; queer; eccentric; whimsical; fantastical;	        droll; comical. See {Quaint}.	        [1913 Webster]
oddball \odd"ball`\ ([o^]d"b[add]l`), n.	   1. A person with an unusual or odd personality; an eccentric	      person. [informal]	   Syn: eccentric, eccentric person, geek.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: Anything unusual in its class.	      [PJC]	            Pluto is an oddball among its eight sister planets.	            It's the smallest in both size and mass, and has the	            most elliptical orbit. It moves in a plane tilted	            markedly away from the other planets' orbits.	            Moreover, Pluto is the only planet made almost	            entirely of ice.                      --Ron Cohen	                                                  (Science News,	                                                  Feb. 27, 1999,	                                                  p. 139)	oddball \odd"ball`\ ([o^]d"b[add]l`), a.	   Eccentric; very unusual; strange; bizarre; as, an oddball	   request. [informal]	   [PJC]
Odd Fellow \Odd" Fel`low\	   A member of a secret order, or fraternity, styled the	   Independent Order of Odd Fellows, established for mutual aid	   and social enjoyment.	   [1913 Webster]
oddity \odd"i*ty\ ([o^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Oddities}	   ([o^]d"[i^]*t[i^]z).	   1. The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness;	      peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            That infinitude of oddities in him.   --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities.	      [1913 Webster]
odd-job \odd-job\ adj.	   varied and irregularly performed; -- of paid labor; as, he	   found only odd-job employment. [prenominal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oddly \Odd"ly\, adv.	   1. In an odd manner; unevenly. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously. "A	      figure a little more oddly turned." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great black substance, . . . very oddly shaped.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) In a manner measured by an odd number.	      [1913 Webster]
Oddment \Odd"ment\, n. [Odd + -ment.]	   An odd thing, or one that is left over, disconnected,	   fragmentary, or the like; something that is separated or	   disconnected from its fellows; Specif.: (Printing) Any	   separate small part or page in a book, other than the text,	   such as the title page, contents, etc.	         A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic	         verses, and "oddments" of different kinds.	                                                  --Saintsbury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been	      used or sold.	   Syn: end, remainder, remnant, scrap.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Something unusual, and perhaps worthy of collecting.	   Syn: curio, curiosity, oddity, peculiarity, rarity,	        collectible.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. pl. Odds and ends; a motley assortment of things.	   Syn: odds and ends, melange, farrago, ragbag, hodgepodge,	        hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oddness \Odd"ness\, n.	   1. The state of being odd, or not even.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take but one from three, and you not only destroy	            the oddness, but also the essence of that number.	                                                  --Fotherby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity;	      uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the	      oddness of an event. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
odd-pinnate \odd-pinnate\ adj. (Bot.)	   Pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex; -- of a leaf	   shape.	   Syn: imparipinnate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Odds \Odds\ ([o^]dz), n. sing. & pl. [See {Odd}, a.]	   1. Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of	      one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality;	      advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances;	      probability. The odds are often expressed by a ratio; as,	      the odds are three to one that he will win, i. e. he will	      win three times out of four "Preeminent by so much odds."	      --Milton. "The fearful odds of that unequal fray."	      --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            The odds	            Is that we scarce are men and you are gods. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There appeared, at least, four to one odds against	            them.                                 --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the odds between them has been the different	            scope . . . given to their understandings to range	            in.                                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judging is balancing an account and determining on	            which side the odds lie.              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase	      at odds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Set them into confounding odds.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not speak	            Any beginning to this peevish odds.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 is probable; same as {odds are}, but no	      longer used. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   {odds are} it is probable; as, odds are he will win the gold	      medal.	   {Odds and ends}, that which is left; remnants; fragments;	      refuse; scraps; miscellaneous articles. "My brain is	      filled . . . with all kinds of odds and ends." --W.	      Irving.	   {slim odds} low odds; poor chances; as, there are slim odds	      he will win any medal.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ode \Ode\ ([=o]d), n. [F., fr. L. ode, oda, Gr. 'w,dh` a song,	   especially a lyric song, contr. fr. 'aoidh`, fr. 'aei`dein to	   sing; cf. Skr. vad to speak, sing. Cf. {Comedy}, {Melody},	   {Monody}.]	   A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or	   sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by	   sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hangs odes upon hawthorns and elegies on brambles.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         O! run; prevent them with thy humble ode,	         And lay it lowly at his blessed feet.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ode factor}, one who makes, or who traffics in, odes; --	      used contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]
Odelet \Ode"let\, n.	   A little or short ode.	   [1913 Webster]
Odelsthing \O"dels*thing\, n. [Norw. odel odal + ting	   parliament.]	   The lower house of the Norwegian Storthing. See	   {Legislature}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Odeon \O*de"on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?: cf. F. od['e]on. See	   {Ode}.]	   A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the	   dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and	   musicians submitted their works to the approval of the	   public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage,	   the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.	   [1913 Webster]
Odeum \O*de"um\, n. [L.]	   See {Odeon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Odible \O"di*ble\, a. [L. odibilis. See {Odium}.]	   Fitted to excite hatred; hateful; odious. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Odic \Od"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to od. See {Od}. [Archaic] -- {Od"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Odin \O"din\, prop. n. [Icel. ?; prob.akin to E. wood, a. See	   {Wednesday}.] (Northern Mythol.)	   The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as	   {Woden}, of the German tribes.	   [1913 Webster]	         There in the Temple, carved in wood,	         The image of great Odin stood.           --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Odinic \O*din"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Odin.	   [1913 Webster]
Odinism \O"din*ism\, n.	   Worship of Odin; broadly, the Teutonic heathenism. --	   {O"din*ist}, n.	         Odinism was valor; Christianism was humility, a nobler	         kind of valor.                           --Carlyle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Odious \O"di*ous\, a. [L. odiosus, from odium hatred: cf. F.	   odieux. See {Odium}.]	   1. Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious	      name, system, vice. "All wickedness will be most odious."	      --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	            He rendered himself odious to the Parliament.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust;	      offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight;	      an odious smell. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The odious side of that polity.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting; loathsome;	        invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular.	        [1913 Webster] -- {O"di*ous`ly}. adv. --	        {O"di*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Odist \Od"ist\, n.	   A writer of an ode or odes.	   [1913 Webster]
Odium \O"di*um\ ([=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr. odi I hate. Cf.	   {Annoy}, {Noisome}.]	   1. Intense hatred or dislike; loathing; abhorrence.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	            She threw the odium of the fact on me. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being intensely hated as the result of some	      despicable action; opprobrium; disrepute; discredit;	      reproach mingled with contempt; as, his conduct brought	      him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Odium theologicum}[L.], the enmity peculiar to contending	      theologians.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hatred; abhorrence; detestation; antipathy.	   Usage: {Odium}, {Hatred}. We exercise hatred; we endure	          odium. The former has an active sense, the latter a	          passive one. We speak of having a hatred for a man,	          but not of having an odium toward him. A tyrant incurs	          odium. The odium of an offense may sometimes fall	          unjustly upon one who is innocent.	          [1913 Webster]	                I wish I had a cause to seek him there,	                To oppose his hatred fully.       --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                You have . . . dexterously thrown some of the	                odium of your polity upon that middle class	                which you despise.                --Beaconsfield.	          [1913 Webster]
Odize \Od"ize\ ([=o]d"[imac]z or [o^]d"[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Odized} ([=o]d"[imac]zd or [o^]d"[imac]zd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Odizing}.]	   To charge with od. See {Od}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Odmyl \Od"myl\ ([o^]d"m[i^]l), n. [Gr. "odmh`, "osmh`, stench +	   -yl.] (Chem.)	   A volatile liquid obtained by boiling sulphur with linseed	   oil. It has an unpleasant garlic odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Odocoileus \Odocoileus\ prop. n.	   A genus of North American deer.	   Syn: genus {Odocoileus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
odograph \o"do*graph\, n. [Gr. "odo`s way + -graph.]	   1. A machine for registering the distance traversed by a	      vehicle or pedestrain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A device for recording the length and rapidity of stride	      and the number of steps taken by a walker.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
odometer \o*dom"e*ter\ ([-o]*d[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.	   "odo`metron, "odo`metros, an instrument for measuring	   distance; "odo`s way + me`tron measure: cf. F. odom['e]tre,	   hodom['e]tre. See also {hodometer}.]	   An instrument attached to a vehicle or connected, as by a	   flexible cable, to the wheel of a vehicle, which measures the	   distance traversed.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A {hodometer}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
odometrical \o`do*met"ric*al\ ([=o]`d[-o]*m[e^]t"r[i^]*kal), a.	   [Cf. F. odom['e]trique, hodom['e]trique.]	   Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made	   with it.	   [1913 Webster]
Odometrous \O*dom"e*trous\, a.	   Serving to measure distance on a road. [R.] --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Odometry \O*dom"e*try\, n.	   Measurement of distances by the odometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Odonata \O*don"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   The division of insects that includes the dragon flies.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontalgia \O`don*tal"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth + 'a`lgos pain.] (Med.)	   Toothache.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontalgic \O`don*tal"gic\, a. [Cf. F. odontalgique.]	   Of or pertaining to odontalgia. -- n. A remedy for the	   toothache.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontalgy \O`don*tal"gy\, n. (Med.)	   Same as {Odontalgia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontiasis \O`don*ti"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth.]	   Cutting of the teeth; dentition.	   [1913 Webster]
Odonto- \O*don"to-\	   A combining form from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontoblast \O*don"to*blast\, n. [Odonto- + -blast.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) One of the more or less columnar cells on the	      outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They	      are supposed to be connected with the formation of	      dentine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth	      of Mollusca.	      [1913 Webster]
Odontocete \O*don`to*ce"te\ ([-o]*d[o^]n`t[-o]*s[=e]"t[-e]), n.	   pl. [NL., from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + kh^tos a	   whale.] (Zool.)	   A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale,	   dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontogeny \O`don*tog"e*ny\ ([=o]`d[o^]n*t[o^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n.	   [Odonto- + root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born: cf: F.	   odontog['e]nie.] (Physiol.)	   Generation, or mode of development, of the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontograph \O*don"to*graph\, n. [Odonto- + -graph.]	   An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth	   of gear wheels.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontographic \O*don`to*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to odontography.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontography \O`don*tog"ra*phy\, n.	   A description of the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontoid \O*don"toid\, a. [Gr. ?; 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth +	   e'i^dos form: cf. F. odonto["i]de.] (Anat.)	   (a) Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid	       process.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Odontoid bone} (Anat.), a separate bone, in many reptiles,	      corresponding to the odontoid process.	   {Odontoid process}, or {Odontoid peg} (Anat.), the anterior	      process of the centrum of the second vertebra, or axis, in	      birds and mammals. See {Axis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Odontolcae \O`don*tol"cae\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth + ? a furrow.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth,	   which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes	   {Hesperornis}, and allied genera. See {Hesperornis}. [Written	   also {Odontholcae}, and {Odontoholcae}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Odontolite \O*don"to*lite\, n. [Odonto- + -lite.] (Min.)	   A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. It	   is used as an imitation of turquoise, and hence called {bone	   turquoise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontology \O`don*tol"o*gy\, n. [Odonto- + -logy: cf. F.	   odontologie.]	   The science which treats of the teeth, their structure and	   development.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontophora \O`don*toph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Odontophore}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Cephalophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontophore \O*don"to*phore\, n. [Odonto- + Gr. fe`rein to	   bear.] (Zool.)	   A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks,	   except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a	   cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or lingual	   ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone.	   See {Radula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontophorous \O`don*toph"o*rous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having an odontophore.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontoplast \O*don"to*plast\, n. [Odonto- + Gr. pla`ssein to	   form, mold.] (Anat.)	   An odontoblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontopteryx \O`don*top"te*ryx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth + pte`ryx a wing.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct Eocene bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or	   dentated, but destitute of true teeth. It was found near	   London.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontornithes \O*don`tor*ni*"thes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth + ?, ?, a bird.] (Paleon.)	   A group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth,	   as in most other vertebrates. They have been divided into	   three orders: Odontolcae, Odontotormae, and Saururae.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontostomatous \O*don"to*stom"a*tous\, a. [Odonto- + Gr. ?, ?,	   the mouth.] (Zool.)	   Having toothlike mandibles; -- applied to certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Odontotormae \O*don`to*tor"mae\, n.pl. [NL., fr. 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth + ? a socket.] (Paleon.)	   An order of extinct toothed birds having the teeth in	   sockets, as in the genus {Ichthyornis}. See {Ichthyornis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Odor \O"dor\ ([=o]"d[~e]r), n. [OE. odor, odour, OF. odor,	   odour, F. odeur, fr. L. odor; akin to olere to smell, Gr.	   'o`zein, Lith. [*u]sti. Cf. {Olfactory}, {Osmium}, {Ozone},	   {Redolent}.] [Written also {odour}.]	   Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.	   [1913 Webster]	         Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,	         That dainty odors from them threw around. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be in bad odor}, to be out of favor, or in bad repute.	      [1913 Webster]
Odorament \O"dor*a*ment\, n. [L. odoramentum. See {Odorate}.]	   A perfume; a strong scent. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Odorant \O"dor*ant\, a. [L. odorans, -antis, p. pr.]	   Yielding odors; fragrant. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
odorant \o"dor*ant\, n.	   An odorous substance; especially, a substance with a strong	   odor added to a dangerous substance, such as natural gas, to	   provide an easy detection method and a warning; as, ethyl	   mercaptan is used as an odorant in natural gas and propane to	   facilitate detection of leaks.	   [PJC]
Odorate \O"dor*ate\, a. [L. odoratus, p. p. of odorare to	   perfume, fr. odor odor.]	   Odorous. [Obos.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Odorating \O"dor*a`ting\, a.	   Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant.	   [1913 Webster]
Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +	   ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and 1st {Bear}.]	   Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of	   scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,	   breezes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv.	   --{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Odorine \O"dor*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Odorless \O"dor*less\, a.	   Free from odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Odorous \O"dor*ous\, a. [Written also {odourous}.] [L. odorus,	   fr. odor odor: cf. OF. odoros, odoreux.]	   Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor;	   fragrant; sweet-smelling. "Odorous bloom." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such fragrant flowers do give most odorous smell.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] -- {O"dor*ous*ly}, adv. -- {O"dor*ous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ods \Ods\, interj.	   A corruption of God's; -- formerly used in oaths and	   ejaculatory phrases. "Ods bodikin." "Ods pity." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Odyl
Odyl \Od"yl\, Odyle \Od"yle\, n. [Gr. ?, passage + ? matter or	   material.] (Physics)	   See {Od}. [Archaic].	   [1913 Webster]
Odylic \O*dyl"ic\, a. (Physics)	   Of or pertaining to odyle; odic; as, odylic force. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Odyssey \Od"ys*sey\ ([o^]d"[i^]s*s[y^]), n. [L. Odyssea, Gr.	   'Ody`sseia, fr. 'Odyssey`s Ulysses: cf. F. Odyss['e]e.]	   An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return	   of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.	   [1913 Webster]
OE \[OE]\ ([=e]),	   A diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in	   the English language, as the representative of the Greek	   diphthong oi. In many words in common use, e alone stands	   instead of [oe]. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe	   separate in Latin words.	   [1913 Webster]
oecoid \oe"coid\ ([=e]"koid), n. [Gr. o'i^kos a house + -oid.]	   (Anat.)	   The colorless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood	   corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other	   substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved out.	   [1913 Webster]
oecology \oe*col"o*gy\ ([-e]*k[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. o'i^kos	   house + -logy.] (Biol.)	   The various relations of animals and plants to one another	   and to the outer world; -- now more commonly spelled	   {ecology}. [Also spelled {ecology}.]	   [1913 Webster]
oeconomical \oe`co*nom"ic*al\, a.	   See {Economical}.	   [1913 Webster]
oeconomics \oe`co*nom"ics\, n.	   See {Economics}.	   [1913 Webster]
oeconomy \oe*con"o*my\, n.	   See {Economy}.	   [1913 Webster]
oecumenical \oec`u*men"ic*al\, a.	   See {Ecumenical}.	   [1913 Webster]
oedema \oe*de"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a swelling, tumor, fr. ?	   to swell.] (Med.)	   A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular	   tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the	   subcutaneous cellular tissue. [Written also {edema}.]	   [1913 Webster]
oedematous \oe*dem"a*tous\, a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with	   edema.	   [1913 Webster]
oeil-de-boeuf \oeil`-de-boeuf"\, n.; pl. {oeils-de-boeuf}. [F.,	   lit., eye of an ox.] (Arch.)	   A circular or oval window; -- generally used of architecture	   of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room in the palace	   of Versailles bears this name, from the oval window opening	   into it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
oeil-de-perdrix \oeil`-de-per`drix"\, a. [F., lit., eye of a	   partridge.]	   1. (Ornamental Art) Characterized by, or decorated with,	      small round points, spots, or rings; as, oeil-de-perdrix	      pattern.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Having a brownish red color; -- used esp. of light-colored	      red wine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] oeiliad
oeiliad \oe*il"iad\ ([-e]*[i^]l"y[ai]d or [i^]l"y[ai]d),
oeillade \oeil"lade`\ ([~e]"y[.a]d`), n. [F. oeillade, fr. oeel	   eye. See {Eyelent}.]	   A glance of the eye; an amorous look. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She gave strange oeillades and most speaking looks.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
oelet \oe"let\, n. [See {Eyelet}.]	   An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet. [Obs.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] oenanthate
oenanthate \oe*nan"thate\, oenanthate \oe*nan"thate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt or ester of oenanthic acid; as, testosterone	   oenanthate is sold as an anabolic steroid; also called	   {enanthate}.	   [1913 Webster]
oenanthic \oe*nan"thic\, a. [Gr. ? the first shoot of the vine,	   the vine blossom, the vine; o'i`nh the vine + ? bloom,	   'a`nqos flower.] (Chem.)	   Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet	   of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid	   (oenanthic acid) whose ethereal salts were supposed to	   occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf.	   {oenanthylic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {oenanthic acid}, {oenanthic acid} (Chem.), an acid	      ({C6H13.CO.OH}) obtained from [oe]nanthic ether by the	      action of alkalies; called also {n-heptanoic acid},	      {1-heptanecarboxylic acid}, {enanthic acid}, {enanthylic	      acid} and {oenanthylic acid}. It has the odor of sour	      sweat. It has the CAS registry number 111-14-8.	   {oenanthic ether}, an ethereal substance (not to be confused	      with the bouquet, or aroma, of wine) found in wine lees,	      and consisting of a complex mixture of the ethereal salts	      of several of the higher acids of the acetic acid series.	      It has an ethereal odor, and it used in flavoring	      artificial wines and liquors. Called also {oil of wine}.	      See {Essential oil}, under {Essential}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
oenanthol \oe*nan"thol\, n. [oenanthylic + L. oleum oil.]	   (Chem.)	   An oily substance ({C6H15.CHO}) obtained by the distillation	   of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic	   acid, and hence called also {oenanthaldehyde}.	   [1913 Webster]
oenanthone \oe*nan"thone\, n. [oenanthic + -one] (Chem.)	   The ketone of oenanthic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
oenanthyl \oe*nan"thyl\, n. [oennthic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in oenanthic	   acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.	   [1913 Webster]
oenanthylate \oe*nan"thyl*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of oenanthylic acid; as, potassium oenanthylate.	   [1913 Webster]
oenanthylic \oe`nan*thyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, oenanthyl;	   specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed to be	   identical with the acid in oenanthic ether, but now known to	   be identical with heptanoic acid.	   Note: {Oenanthylic} and {oenanthic} are now considered as	         syonyms (1999).	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
oenanthylidene \oe`nan*thyl"i*dene\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a garlic odor;	   heptine.	   [1913 Webster]
oenanthylous \oe*nan"thyl*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed	   to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a	   mixture of higher acids, especially {capric} acid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
oenocyan \oe`no*cy"an\, n. [Gr. o'i^nos wine + ky`anos a	   dark-blue substance.] (Chem.)	   The coloring matter of red wines.	   [1913 Webster]
oenology \oe*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? wine + -logy.]	   Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical.	   [1913 Webster]
oenomania \oen`o*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'i^nos wine + ?	   mania.] (Med.)	   (a) Delirium tremens. --Rayer.	   (b) Dipsomania.	       [1913 Webster]
oenomel \oen"o*mel\, n. [Gr. o'i^nos wine + ? honey.]	   Wine mixed with honey; mead. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
oenometer \oe*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. o'i^nos wine + -meter.]	   See {Alcoholometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
oenophilist \oe*noph"i*list\, n. [Gr. o'i^nos wine + ? to love.]	   A lover of wine. [R.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
oenothionic \oe`no*thi*on"ic\, a. [Gr. o'i^nos wine + thionic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to an acid now called {sulphovinic acid} or {ethyl	   sulphuric acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
O'er \O'er\, prep. & adv.	   A contr. of {Over}. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Oersted \Oer"sted\, n. [After Hans Christian Oersted, Danish	   physicist.] (Elec.)	   The C. G. S. unit of magnetic reluctance or resistance, equal	   to the reluctance of a centimeter cube of air (or vacuum)	   between parallel faces. Also, a reluctance in which unit	   magnetomotive force sets up unit flux.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] oesophagus
oesophagus \oe*soph"a*gus\, n., oesophageal \oe`so*phag"e*al\,	   a., etc.	   Same as {Esophagus}, {Esophageal}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
oestrian \oes"tri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the gadflies. -- n. A gadfly.	   [1913 Webster]
oestrual \oes"tru*al\, a. [See {oestrus}.] (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to sexual desire; -- mostly applied to brute	   animals; as, the oestrual period; oestrual influence.	   [1913 Webster]
oestruation \oes`tru*a"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The state of being under oestrual influence, or of having	   sexual desire.	   [1913 Webster]
oestrus \oes"trus\, n. [L., a gadfly; also, frenzy, fr. Gr. ?	   gadfly; hence, sting, fury, insane desire, frenzy.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits	      its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is {oestrus	      ovis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vehement desire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: (Physiol.) The periodical sexual impulse of	      animals; the period during which female animals are most	      receptive to males; heat; rut.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Of \Of\ ([o^]v), prep. [AS. of of, from, off; akin to D. & OS.	   af, G. ab off, OHG. aba from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth.	   af, L. ab, Gr. ?, Skr. apa. Cf. {Off}, {A-} (2), {Ab-},	   {After}, {Epi-}.]	   In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from;	   belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety	   of applications; as:	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating	      origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race	      of kings; he is of noble blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be	            called the Son of God.                --Luke i. 35.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have received of the Lord that which also I	            delivered unto you.                   --1 Cor. xi.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of	      subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the	      power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.	      "Poor of spirit."                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or	      that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of	      steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a	      number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of	      this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were	      unproductive; most of the company.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not	            consumed.                             --Lam. iii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a duty to communicate of those blessings we	            have received.                        --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or	      impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; due to;	      as, they went of their own will; no body can move of	      itself; he did it of necessity.	      [1913 Webster]	            For it was of the Lord to harden their hearts.	                                                  --Josh. xi.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating	      to; as, to boast of one's achievements; they talked of	      many things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knew you of this fair work?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time;	      from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of	      the appointed time.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or	      appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition;	      as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island	      of Cuba.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which,	      anything is, or is done; by.	      [1913 Webster]	            And told to her of [by] some.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He taught in their synagogues, being glorified of	            all.                                  --Luke iv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Jesus] being forty days tempted of the devil.	                                                  --Luke iv. 1,	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The use of the word in this sense, as applied to	         persons, is nearly obsolete.	         [1913 Webster]	   10. Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or	       connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the	       Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Denoting passage from one state to another; from. [Obs.]	       "O miserable of happy." --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. During; in the course of.	       [1913 Webster]	             Not be seen to wink of all the day.  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             My custom always of the afternoon.   --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of may be used in a subjective or an objective sense.	         "The love of God" may mean, our love for God, or God's	         love for us.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: From is the primary sense of this preposition; a sense	         retained in off, the same word differently written for	         distinction. But this radical sense disappears in most	         of its application; as, a man of genius; a man of rare	         endowments; a fossil of a red color, or of an hexagonal	         figure; he lost all hope of relief; an affair of the	         cabinet; he is a man of decayed fortune; what is the	         price of corn? In these and similar phrases, of denotes	         property or possession, or a relation of some sort	         involving connection. These applications, however all	         proceeded from the same primary sense. That which	         proceeds from, or is produced by, a person or thing,	         either has had, or still has, a close connection with	         the same; and hence the word was applied to cases of	         mere connection, not involving at all the idea of	         separation.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Of consequence}, of importance, value, or influence.	   {Of late}, recently; in time not long past.	   {Of old}, formerly; in time long past.	   {Of one's self}, by one's self; without help or prompting;	      spontaneously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why, knows not Montague, that of itself	            England is safe, if true within itself? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Off \Off\ ([o^]f; 115), adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R.	   of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [root]194. See {Of}.]	   In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile	      off.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation;	      as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off,	      to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to	      fly off, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement,	      interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the	      pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away;	      as, to look off.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Denoting opposition or negation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The questions no way touch upon puritanism, either	            off or on.                            --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {From off}, off from; off. "A live coal . . . taken with the	      tongs from off the altar." --Is. vi. 6.	   {Off and on}.	      (a) Not constantly; not regularly; now and then;	          occasionally.	      (b) (Naut.) On different tacks, now toward, and now away	          from, the land.	   {To be off}.	      (a) To depart; to escape; as, he was off without a	          moment's warning.	      (b) To be abandoned, as an agreement or purpose; as, the	          bet was declared to be off. [Colloq.]	   {To come off}, {To cut off}, {To fall off}, {To go off}, etc.	      See under {Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, {Go}, etc.	   {To get off}.	      (a) To utter; to discharge; as, to get off a joke.	      (b) To go away; to escape; as, to get off easily from a	          trial. [Colloq.]	   {To take off} {To do a take-off on}, {To take off}, to mimic,	      lampoon, or impersonate.	   {To tell off}	      (a) (Mil.), to divide and practice a regiment or company	          in the several formations, preparatory to marching to	          the general parade for field exercises. --Farrow.	      (b) to rebuke (a person) for an improper action; to scold;	          to reprimand.	   {To be well off}, to be in good condition.	   {To be ill off}, {To be badly off}, to be in poor condition.	      [1913 Webster]	Off \Off\ ([o^]f; 115), interj.	   Away; begone; -- a command to depart.	   [1913 Webster]	Off \Off\, prep.	   Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed;	   two miles off the shore. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Off hand}. See {Offhand}.	   {Off side}	   (Football), out of play; -- said when a player has got in	              front of the ball in a scrimmage, or when the ball	              has been last touched by one of his own side	              behind him.	   {To be off color},	   (a) to be of a wrong color.	   (b) to be mildly obscene.	   {To be off one's food} or {To be off one's feed}, (Colloq.)	      to have no appetite; to be eating less than usual.	      [1913 Webster]	Off \Off\, a.	   1. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an	      animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on	      foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off	      horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the {nigh} or	      {near} horse or ox; the off leg.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to	      business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and,	      hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an	      off day for fishing: an off year in politics. "In the off	      season." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Designating a time when one's performance is below normal;	      as, he had an off day.	      [PJC]	   {Off side}.	      (a) The right hand side in driving; the farther side. See	          {Gee}.	      (b) (Cricket) See {Off}, n.	          [1913 Webster]	Off \Off\, n. (Cricket)	   The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket	   keeper.	   [1913 Webster]
offal \of"fal\, n. [Off + fall.]	   1. The rejected or waste parts of any process, especially the	      inedible parts of a butchered animal, such as the viscera.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A dead body; carrion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use;	      refuse; rubbish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The offals of other professions.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]
off-and-on \off-and-on\ adj.	   discontinuous; not continuous. Opposite of {continuous}.	   [prenominal]	   Syn: interrupted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
off-base \off-base\ adj. (Mil.)	   located outside a military base; as, off-base housing.	   [WordNet 1.5]
off-Broadway \off-Broadway\ prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the professional theaters in Manhattan	   not in the Broadway area; performed in off-Broadway[1].	   [PJC]	off-Broadway \off-Broadway\ prop. n.	   1. A group of low-budget theaters located outside the	      Broadway area in Manhattan.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The professional drama presented in off-Broadway theaters.	      [PJC] off-center
off-center \off-center\ off-centered \off-centered\adj.	   situated away from the center or axis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
off-color \off-color\ adj.	   humorously vulgar; mildly obscene; risque; as, an off-color	   joke.	   Syn: bawdy, blue, ribald.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Offcut \Off"cut`\, n.	   1. That which is cut off.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bookbinding) A portion of the printed sheet, in certain	      sizes of books, that is cut off before folding.	      [1913 Webster]
off-day \off-day\ n.	   A day when things go poorly; as, I guess this is one of my	   off-days.	   [WordNet 1.5]
off-duty \off-duty\ adj.	   not performing or available for duties at the given moment;	   as, an off-duty policeman. Oposite of {on-duty}, {working},	   and {on-the-job}. [prenominal]	   Syn: off duty(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Offence \Of*fence"\, n.	   See {Offense}.	   [1913 Webster]
offenceless \offenceless\ adj.	   incapable of offending or attacking; harmless.	   Syn: offenseless.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Offend \Of*fend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offended}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Offending}.] [OF. offendre, L. offendere, offensum; ob	   (see {Ob-}) + fendere (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See	   {Defend}.]	   1. To strike against; to attack; to assail. [Obs.] --Sir P.	      Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To displease; to make angry; to affront.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong	            city.                                 --Prov. xviii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong	      light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To transgress; to violate; to sin against. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Marry, sir, he hath offended the law. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Script.) To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to	      stumble; to cause to sin or to fall. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who hath you misboden or offended.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out . . . And	            if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off. --Matt.	                                                  v. 29, 3O.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great peace have they which love thy law, and	            nothing shall offend them.            --Ps. cxix.	                                                  165.	      [1913 Webster]	Offend \Of*fend"\, v. i.	   1. To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime;	      to stumble; to sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend	            in one point, he is guilty of all.    --James ii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it be a sin to covet honor,	            I am the most offending soul alive.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall offend, either to detain or give it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To offend against}, to do an injury or wrong to; to commit	      an offense against. "We have offended against the Lord	      already." --2 Chron. xxviii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]
Offendant \Of*fend"ant\, n.	   An offender. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Offender \Of*fend"er\, n.	   One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a	   wrongdoer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders. --1	                                                  Kings i. 21.	   [1913 Webster]
Offendress \Of*fend"ress\, n.	   A woman who offends. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Offense
Offense \Of*fense"\, Offence \Of*fence"\, n. [F., fr. L.	   offensa. See {Offend}.]	   1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin,	      an affront or an injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised	            again for our justification.          --Rom. iv. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have given my opinion against the authority of two	            great men, but I hope without offense to their	            memories.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being offended or displeased; anger;	      displeasure; as, to cause offense.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was content to give them just cause of offense,	            when they had power to make just revenge. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Woe to that man by whom the offense cometh! --Matt.	                                                  xviii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In any contest, the act or process of attacking as	      contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive; as,	      to go on the offense.	      [PJC]	   5. (Sports) The members of a team who have the primary	      responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who	      have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the	      opposing team from scoring goal.	      [PJC]	   Note: This word, like expense, is often spelled with a c. It	         ought, however, to undergo the same change with	         expense, the reasons being the same, namely, that s	         must be used in offensive as in expensive, and is found	         in the Latin offensio, and the French offense.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To take offense}, to feel, or assume to be, injured or	      affronted; to become angry or hostile.	   {Weapons of offense}, those which are used in attack, in	      distinction from those of defense, which are used to	      repel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Displeasure; umbrage; resentment; misdeed; misdemeanor;	        trespass; transgression; delinquency; fault; sin; crime;	        affront; indignity; outrage; insult.	        [1913 Webster]
Offenseful \Of*fense"ful\, a.	   Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Offenseless \Of*fense"less\, a.	   Unoffending; inoffensive.	   Syn: offenceless.	        [1913 Webster]
Offensible \Of*fen"si*ble\, a.	   That may give offense. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Offension \Of*fen"sion\, n. [OF., fr. L. offensio an offense.]	   Assault; attack. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Offensive \Of*fen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. offensif. See {Offend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment;	      displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable;	      revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive	      sounds. "Offensive to the stomach." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence,	      used in attacking; -- opposed to {defensive}; as, an	      offensive war; offensive weapons.	      [1913 Webster]	   {League offensive and defensive}, a leaque that requires all	      the parties to it to make war together against any foe,	      and to defend one another if attacked.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious;	        abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy;	        reproachful; opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive;	        scurrilous; assailant; attacking; invading.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Of*fen"sive*ly}, adv. --	        {Of*fen"sive*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	Offensive \Of*fen"sive\, n.	   The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack;	   aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; --	   opposed to {defensive}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To take the offensive}, {To act on the offensive}, {To go on	   the offensive}, to be the attacking party; to initiate	      hostilities.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Offer \Of"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Offering}.] [OE. offren, {AS}. offrian to sacrifice, fr. L.	   offerre; ob (see {OB-}) + ferre to bear, bring. The English	   word was influenced by F. offrir to offer, of the same	   origin. See 1st {Bear}.]	   1. To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to	      sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with	      up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin	            offering for atonement.               --Ex. xxix.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	            A holy priesthood to offer up spiritual sacrifices.	                                                  --1 Pet. ii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for	      acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a	      bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            I offer thee three things.            --2 Sam. xxiv.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to	      suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as	      an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's	      willingness; as, he offered to help me.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To attempt; to undertake.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that offer to defend him.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a	      guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way;	      to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; sacrifice;	        immolate.	        [1913 Webster]	Offer \Of"fer\, v. i.	   1. To present itself; to be at hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            The occasion offers, and the youth complies.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used	      with at. "Without offering at any other remedy." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would be offering at the shepherd's voice.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not offer at that I can not master. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Offer \Of"fer\, n. [Cf. F. offre, fr. offrir to offer, fr. L.	   offerre. See {Offer}, v. t.]	   1. The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or	      bidding; a proffer; a first advance. "This offer comes	      from mercy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be	      accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.	      [1913 Webster]	            When offers are disdained, and love denied. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch	      the ball. "Some offer and attempt." --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Offerable \Of"fer*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.	   [1913 Webster]
Offerer \Of"fer*er\, n.	   One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in	   worship. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Offering \Of"fer*ing\, n.	   1. The act of an offerer; a proffering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which	      is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a	      free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are polluted offerings more abhorred	            Than spotted livers in the sacrifice. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a	      missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal	      tithes payable according to custom, either at certain	      seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as	      marriages or christenings.	      [1913 Webster]	            [None] to the offering before her should go.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burnt offering}, {Drink offering}, etc. See under {Burnt}.	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Offertory \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 offered. [Obs. or R.]	      --Bacon. --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ,	          during the offering and first part of the Mass.	      (b) That part of the Mass which the priest reads before	          uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for	          consecration.	      (c) The oblation of the elements.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.)	      (a) The Scripture sentences said or sung during the	          collection of the offerings.	      (b) The offerings themselves.	          [1913 Webster]
Offerture \Of"fer*ture\, n. [LL. offertura an offering.]	   Offer; proposal; overture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         More offertures and advantages to his crown. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
off-guard \off-guard\ pred. adj.	   not watching for possible danger; not alert; as, caught in an	   off-guard moment.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Offhand \Off"hand`\, a.	   Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed; as,	   an offhand speech; offhand excuses; an offhand comment. --	   adv. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.	   [1913 Webster]
offhanded \offhanded\ adj.	   1. same as {offhand} and {off-the-cuff}.	   Syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand,	        off-the-cuff, unpremeditated, unrehearsed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Without, or seeming to be without, plan or method; casual.	   Syn: casual, offhand.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Office \Of"fice\, n. [F., fr. L. officium, for opificium; ops	   ability, wealth, help + facere to do or make. See {Opulent},	   {Fact}.]	   1. That which a person does, either voluntarily or by	      appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary	      duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to	      man; as, kind offices, pious offices.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would I could do a good office between you.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by	      authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or	      authority; as, an executive or judical office; a municipal	      office.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God	      himself; as, the office of a priest under the old	      dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I	            magnify mine office.                  --Rom. xi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done,	      by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to	      perform; a function; -- answering to duty in intelligent	      beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [the eyes] resign their office and their light.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hesperus, whose office is to bring	            Twilight upon the earth.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this experiment the several intervals of the	            teeth of the comb do the office of so many prisms.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The place where any kind of business or service for others	      is transacted; a building, suite of rooms, or room in	      which public officers or workers in any organization	      transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's	      office; the doctor's office; the Mayor's office.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose	      place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the	      office.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics	      discharge the duties attached to the service of a house,	      as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As for the offices, let them stand at distance.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Eccl.) Any service other than that of ordination and the	      Mass; any prescribed religious service.	      [1913 Webster]	            This morning was read in the church, after the	            office was done, the declaration setting forth the	            late conspiracy against the king's person. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Holy office}. Same as {Inquisition}, n., 3.	   {Houses of office}. Same as def. 7 above. --Chaucer.	   {Little office} (R. C. Ch.), an office recited in honor of	      the Virgin Mary.	   {Office bearer}, an officer; one who has a specific office or	      duty to perform.	   {Office copy} (Law), an authenticated or certified copy of a	      record, from the proper office. See {Certified copies},	      under {Copy}. --Abbott.	   {Office-found} (Law), the finding of an inquest of office.	      See under {Inquest}.	   {Office holder}. See {Officeholder} in the Vocabulary	   {Office hours}. the hours of the day during which business is	      transacted at an office[5].	   {Office seeker}. a person who is attempting to get elected to	      an elected office, or to get an appointment to an	      appointive public office.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Office \Of`fice\, v. t.	   To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
office-bearer \office-bearer\ n.	   A person who holds an office; an officeholder. [Chiefly	   British]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Officeholder \Of"fice*hold"er\, n.	   One who holds an office; an officer, particularly one in the	   civil service; a placeman.	   [1913 Webster]
Officer \Of"fi*cer\, n. [F. officier. See {Office}, and cf.	   {Official}, n.]	   1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with	      an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as,	      a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. "I am	      an officer of state." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in	      distinction from a warrant officer or an enlisted man.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Field officer}, {General officer}, etc. See under {Field},	      {General}. etc.	   {Officer of the day} (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day,	      has charge for that day of the guard, prisoners, and	      police of the post or camp; abbreviated O. D., OD, or O.	      O. D.	   {Officer of the deck}, or {Officer of the watch} (Naut.), the	      officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel,	      esp. a war vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	Officer \Of"fi*cer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Officered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Officering}.]	   1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.	      --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments	      officered the recruits.	      [1913 Webster]
Office wire \Of"fice wire`\ (Elec.)	   Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in	   wiring houses, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Official \Of*fi"cial\, a. [L. officialis: cf. F. officiel. See	   {Office}, and cf. {Official}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as,	      official duties, or routine.	      [1913 Webster]	            That, in the official marks invested, you	            Anon do meet the senate.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the	      proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of	      authority; as, an official statement or report.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pharm.) Approved by authority; sanctioned by the	      pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an	      official drug or preparation. Cf. {Officinal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Discharging an office or function. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The stomach and other parts official unto nutrition.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Official \Of*fi"cial\, n. [L. officialis a magistrate's servant	   or attendant: cf. F. official. See {Official}, a., and cf.	   {Officer}.]	   1. One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive	      officer or attendant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter,	      archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual	      jurisdiction. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
officialdom \officialdom\ n.	   The body of all people elected or appointed to administer a	   government, taken collectively.	   Syn: government officials.	        [WordNet 1.5]
officialese \officialese\ n.	   the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic	   of some government officials; bureaucratese; -- it is	   characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague	   abstractions, and circumlocutions.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Officialism \Of*fi"cial*ism\, n.	   The state of being official; a system of official government;	   also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism.	   [1913 Webster]	         Officialism may often drift into blunders. --Smiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Officiality \Of*fi`ci*al"i*ty\	   ([o^]f*f[i^]sh`[i^]*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   See {Officialty}.	   [1913 Webster]
officialize \officialize\ v. t.	   to render official; as, we officialized our relationship.	   Syn: make official.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Officially \Of*fi"cial*ly\, adv.	   By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in	   pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or	   office; as, accounts or reports officially verified or	   rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially	   notified.	   [1913 Webster]
Officialty \Of*fi"cial*ty\, n. [Cf. F. officialit['e].]	   The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official.	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Officiant \Of*fi"ciant\, n. [L. officians, p. pr. See	   {Officiate}.] (Eccl.)	   The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the	   burial office. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Officiary \Of*fi"ci*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official. [R.]	   --Heylin.	   [1913 Webster]
Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.]	   To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the	   business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public	   ceremony or service. --Bp. Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. t.	   To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or	   function. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Merely to officiate light	         Round this opacous earth.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Officiator \Of*fi"ci*a`tor\, n.	   One who officiates. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Officinal \Of*fic"i*nal\, a. [F., fr. L. officina a workshop,	   contr. fr. opificina, fr. opifex a workman; opus work +	   facere to make or do.]	   1. Used in a shop, or belonging to it. [Obs. or R.]	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pharm.) Kept in stock by apothecaries; -- said of such	      drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special	      preparation or compounding; not {magistral}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is often interchanged with official, but in	         strict use officinal drugs are not necessarily	         official. See {Official}, a., 3.	         [1913 Webster]
Officious \Of*fi"cious\, a. [L. officiosus: cf. F. officieux.	   See {Office}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If there were any lie in the case, it could be no	            more than an officious and venial one. --Note on	                                                  Gen. xxvii.	                                                  (Douay	                                                  version).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to serve; kind; obliging. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries	            Officious.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were tolerably well bred, very officious,	            humane, and hospitable.               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in	      affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are too officious	            In her behalf that scorns your services. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impertinent; meddling. See {Impertinent}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Of*fi"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Of*fi"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Offing \Off"ing\ ([o^]f"[i^]ng; 115), n. [From {Off}.]	   That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or	   where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also,	   distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing;	   we saw a ship in the offing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {in the offing}	   (a) coming; arriving in the foreseeable future.	   (b) visible but not nearby.	       [PJC]
Offish \Off"ish\, a.	   Shy or distant in manner; aloof; stand-offish. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
off-key \off-key\ adj. & adv.	   Deviating from the proper pitch; -- of a musical note or	   series of notes; as, an off-key note; to sing off-key.	   Syn: false, sour.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Offlet \Off"let\, n. [Off + let.]	   A pipe to let off water.	   [1913 Webster]
off-licence \off-licence\ n.	   a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption	   elsewhere.	   Syn: package store, liquor store.	        [WordNet 1.5]
off-limits \off-limits\ adj.	   barred to a designated group; as, the topless bar is	   off-lints to military personnel.	   Syn: out-of-bounds(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
off-line \off-line\ adj.	   1. (Computers) Not connected; -- of computers or computer	      peripherals normally connected or intended to be connected	      to other computers by a communications line; as, we can't	      print the document because the printer is off-line.	      [Narrower terms: {disconnected, not ready, off};	      {unconnected ] {on-line}	   Syn: offline, off line(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: (fig.) Outside of or after a meeting or formal	      discussion; as, we can discuss the details off-line; -- a	      term used at meetings and conferences to suggest	      postponing detailed discussion of a topic so as not to	      occupy the time of a large group most of whom may not be	      interested.	      [PJC]
off-peak \off-peak\ adj.	   Having less than maximal use or demand or activity; -- of a	   period of time occurring as a defined part of a time cycle;	   as, off-peak telepone rates are available at night and on	   weekends; off-peak fares. [Narrower terms: {off-season ]	   {peak}	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Offprint \Off`print"\, v. t. [Off + print.]	   To reprint (as an excerpt); as, the articles of some	   magazines are offprinted from other magazines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Offprint \Off"print`\, n.	   A reprint or excerpt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
off-putting \off-putting\ adj.	   1. hard to deal with.	   Syn: awkward, disconcerting, embarrassing, sticky, tight,	        unenviable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. tending to repel.	   Syn: unappealing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting	              and sterile.                        --Elizabeth	                                                  Hess
off-road \off-road\ adj.	   designed for or used for or taking place on trails and	   beaches etc., instead of public roads; as, off-road vehicles;	   off-road sports such as snowmobiling. [Narrower terms:	   {cross-country (vs. road) ]	   [WordNet 1.5]
off-roader \off-roader\ n.	   a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally	   designed for riding in mountainous country; amountain bike.	   Syn: mountain bike, all-terrain bike.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Offscouring \Off"scour`ing\, n. [Off + scour.]	   That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter;	   that which is vile or despised. --Lam. iii. 45.	   [1913 Webster]
Offscum \Off"scum`\, n. [Off + scum.]	   Removed scum; refuse; dross.	   [1913 Webster]
off-season \off-season\ adj.	   of or relating to a season of less than maximum demand; as,	   off-season hotel rates are lower.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Offset \Off"set`\, n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set-off}.]	   In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against,	   something; as: 	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and	      produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of	      {Houseleek}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or	      account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given	      in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed	      by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or	      upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also	      {set-off}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a	      line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary,	      or to some object.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which	      one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel,	      with the rest; the part thus bent aside.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Print.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed	      page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are	      pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor;	      an unitended transfer of an image from one page to	      another; called also {setoff}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   8. See {offset printing}.	      [PJC]	   {Offset staff} (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used	      in measuring offsets.	      [1913 Webster]	Offset \Off*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Offsetting}.]	   1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to	      offset one account or charge against another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Offset \Off"set\, v. i. (Printing)	   To make an offset.	   [1913 Webster]
offset printing \off"set print"ing\, n. (Printing)	   A printing technique in which a lithographic image on an	   inked metal or stone plate is transferred first to a rubber	   sheet (usually on a cylinder) before transfer to the paper.	   Called also {offset lithography}.	   [PJC]
offsetting \off`set"ting\ adj.	   Compensating for.	   Syn: countervailing, compensatory, compensative.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Offshoot \Off"shoot`\, n. [Off + shoot.]	   That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel,	   family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Offshore \Off"shore"\, a.	   1. From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Located in the waters near the shore; as, offshore	      drilling.	      [PJC]	   3. Operating or located in a foreign country; as, an offshore	      bank account; offshore mutual funds.	      [PJC] offside
offside \offside\ offsides \offsides\adj. (Sports)	   Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the	   ball or puck; -- in sports such as football or hockey; as,	   the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was	   offside.	   [WordNet 1.5]
off-site \off-site\ adj.	   Taking place or located away from the specified site; as, an	   off-site waste treatment operation. Opposite to {on-site}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Offskip \Off"skip`\, n. [Off + -skip, as in landskip.] (Paint.)	   That part of a landscape which recedes from the spectator	   into the distance. [R.] --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Offspring \Off"spring`\, n. sing. & pl. [Off + spring.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of production; generation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant	      or descendants, however remote from the stock.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the gods alone	            Our future offspring and our wives are known.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Origin; lineage; family. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
off-street \off-street\ adj.	   Not performed on the streets; as, off-street parking;	   off-street unloading of vehicles. Opposite of {on-street}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Offtake \Off"take`\, n. [Off + take.]	   1. Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of	      goods.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Something taken off; a deduction.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A channel for taking away air or water; also, the point of	      beginning of such a channel; a take-off.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
off-the-cuff \off-the-cuff\ adj.	   with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed;	   extemporaneous; offhand. his off-the-cuff remarks offended	   many people; an off-the-cuff toast	   Syn: ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand,	        offhanded, unpremeditated, unrehearsed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
off-the-rack \off-the-rack\ adj.	   Intended to be worn without alterations; ready-to-wear; -- of	   clothing. Contrasted with {made-to-order}, {custom-made}. See	   {pret-a-porter}	   Syn: off-the-shelf, ready-to-wear, pret-a-porter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
off-the-shelf \off-the-shelf\ adj.	   Made in large quantities and intended to be used without	   modifications; -- similar to {off-the-rack}, but not	   restricted to clothing. Opposite of {custom-made},	   {made-to-order}, or {one-of-a-kind}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Offuscate
Offuscate \Of*fus"cate\, Offuscation \Of`fus*ca`tion\	   See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
off-white \off-white\ adj.	   tending toward white; not pure white.	   Syn: whitish.	        [WordNet 1.5]	off-white \off-white\ n.	   a grayish white.	   Syn: tattletale gray, tattletale grey.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oft \Oft\ ([o^]ft; 115), adv. [AS. oft; akin to OS. & G. oft,	   OHG. ofto, Sw. ofta, Dan. ofte, Icel. opt, Goth. ufta; of	   uncertain origin. Cf. {Often}.]	   Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. [Poetic]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oft she rejects, but never once offends. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Oft \Oft\, a.	   Frequent; often; repeated. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Often \Of"ten\ ([o^]f"'n; 115), adv. [Compar. {Oftener}	   ([o^]f"'n*[~e]r); superl. {Oftenest}.] [Formerly also ofte,	   fr. oft. See {Oft}., adv.]	   Frequently; many times; not seldom.	   [1913 Webster]	Often \Of"ten\, a.	   Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] "Thine often infirmities."	   --1 Tim. v. 23.	   [1913 Webster]	         And weary thee with often welcomes.      --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Oftenness \Of"ten*ness\, n.	   Frequency. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Oftensith \Of"ten*sith\ ([o^]f"'n*s[i^]th`), adv. [Often + sith	   time.]	   Frequently; often. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For whom I sighed have so oftensith.     --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Oftentide \Of"ten*tide"\, adv. [Often + tide time.]	   Frequently; often. [Obs.] --Robert of Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]
Oftentimes \Of"ten*times`\, adv. [Often + time. Cf. {-wards}.]	   Frequently; often; many times. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ofter \Oft"er\, adv.	   Compar. of {Oft}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ofttimes \Oft"times`\, adv. [Oft + time. Cf. {-wards}.]	   Frequently; often. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogam \Og"am\, n.	   Same as {Ogham}.	   [1913 Webster]
ogdoad \og"do*ad\ ([o^]g"d[-o]*[a^]d), n. [Gr. 'ogdoa`s,	   'ogdoa`dos, from 'oktw` eight.]	   A thing made up of eight parts. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogdoastich \Og`do*as`tich\, n. [Gr. ? the eighth + ? a verse.]	   A poem of eight lines. [Obs.] --Selden	   [1913 Webster]
Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain	   origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,	   strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,	   apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the	      letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See	      Illust. under {Cyma}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ogee arch} (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of	      which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed	      curve near the apex.	      [1913 Webster]
Ogeechee lime \O*gee"chee lime`\ [So named from the Ogeechee	   River in Georgia.] (Bot.)	      (a) The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species	          of tupelo ({Nyssa capitata}) which grows in swamps in	          Georgia and Florida.	      (b) The tree which bears this fruit.	          [1913 Webster]
Ogganition \Og`ga*ni"tion\, n. [L. oggannire to snarl at; ob	   (see {Ob-}) + gannire to yelp.]	   Snarling; grumbling. [R.] --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogham \Og"ham\, n. [Ir.]	   A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish,	   and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc. [Written	   also {ogam}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ogive \O"give\, n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL.	   augiva a double arch of two at right angles.] (Arch.)	   The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogle \O"gle\ ([=o]g'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ogled} ([=o]g'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Ogling} ([=o]"gl[i^]ng).] [From a Dutch word	   corresponding to G. [aum]ugeln to ogle, fr. auge eye; cf. D.	   ooglonken to ogle, OD. oogen to cast sheep's eyes upon, ooge	   eye. See {Eye}.]	   1. To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or	      with a design to attract notice.	      [1913 Webster]	            And ogling all their audience, ere they speak.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stare at conspicuously or impertinently.	      [PJC]	Ogle \O"gle\, n.	   An amorous side glance or look. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogler \O"gler\, n.	   One who ogles. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Oglio \O"gli*o\, n.	   See {Olio}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogre \O"gre\ ([=o]"g[~e]r), n. [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus	   the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world,	   hell.]	   An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who	   lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel	   monster.	   [1913 Webster]	         His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den.	                                                  --Maccaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogreish \O"gre*ish\, a.	   Resembling an ogre; having the character or appearance of an	   ogre; suitable for an ogre. "An ogreish kind of jocularity."	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster] Ogreism
Ogreism \O"gre*ism\, Ogrism \O"grism\, n.	   The character or manners of an ogre.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogress \O"gress\, n. [F. ogresse. See {Ogre}.]	   A female ogre. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ogygian \O*gyg"i*an\ ([-o]*j[i^]j"[i^]*an), a. [L. Ogygius, Gr.	   'Ogy`gios.]	   Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient	   Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence,	   primeval; of obscure antiquity.	   [1913 Webster]
Oh \Oh\ ([=o]), interj. [See {O}, interj.]	   An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the	   tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety,	   or a wish. See the Note under {O}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ohioan \Ohioan\ prop. n.	   A resident of Ohio.	   Syn: Buckeye.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ohm \Ohm\ ([=o]m), n. [So called from the German electrician, G.	   S. Ohm.] (Elec.)	   The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance,	   being the resistance of a circuit in which a potential	   difference of one volt produces a current of one amp['e]re.	   As defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893,	   and by United States Statute, it is a resistance	   substantially equal to 10^{9} units of resistance of the C.	   G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, and is represented by	   the resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a	   column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice 14.4521	   grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the	   length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the	   {international ohm}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ohm's law} (Elec.), the statement of the fact that the	      strength or intensity of an electrical current is directly	      proportional to the electro-motive force, and inversely	      proportional to the resistance of the circuit.	      [1913 Webster]
Ohmmeter \Ohm"me`ter\, n. [Ohm + meter.] (Elec.)	   An instrument for indicating directly the electrical	   resistance of a circuit in ohms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oho \O*ho"\, interj.	   An exclamation of surprise, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
-oid \-oid\ (-oid) suff. [Gr. ?, fr. e'i^dos form, akin to ? to	   see, and E. wit: cf. F. -o["i]de, L. -o["i]des.]	   A suffix or combining form meaning like, resembling, in the	   form of; as in anthropoid, asteroid, spheroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oidium \O*["i]d"i*um\, n. [NL., dim. fr. Gr. w,'o`n egg.] (Bot.)	   A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of	   filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to	   this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of	   fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew ({O["i]dium	   Tuckeri}), which has caused much injury to grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Oil \Oil\ (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum;	   akin to Gr. ?. Cf. {Olive}.]	   Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible	   substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water;	   as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal,	   vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and	   they are variously used for food, for solvents, for	   anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any	   substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See	         {Petroleum}. The vegetable oils are of two classes,	         {essential oils} (see under {Essential}), and {natural	         oils} which in general resemble the animal oils and	         fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and	         fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a	         large number of organic acids, principally stearic,	         oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin,	         olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in	         the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils.	         Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in	         stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm	         and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids	         leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Animal oil}, {Bone oil}, {Dipple's oil}, etc. (Old Chem.), a	      complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal	      substances, as bones. See {Bone oil}, under {Bone}.	   {Drying oils}, {Essential oils}. (Chem.) See under {Drying},	      and {Essential}.	   {Ethereal oil of wine}, {Heavy oil of wine}. (Chem.) See	      under {Ethereal}.	   {Fixed oil}. (Chem.) See under {Fixed}.	   {Oil bag} (Zool.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals,	      containing oil.	   {Oil beetle} (Zool.), any beetle of the genus {Meloe} and	      allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of	      the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess	      vesicating properties, and are used instead of	      cantharides.	   {Oil box}, or {Oil cellar} (Mach.), a fixed box or reservoir,	      for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath	      the journal of a railway-car axle.	   {Oil cake}. See under {Cake}.	   {Oil cock}, a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See {Oil	      cup}.	   {Oil color}.	   (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil.	   (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense.	   (b) a painting made from such a paint.	   {Oil cup}, a cup, or small receptacle, connected with a	      bearing as a lubricator, and usually provided with a wick,	      wire, or adjustable valve for regulating the delivery of	      oil.	   {Oil engine}, a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of	      petroleum.	   {Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for	      lighting streets, houses, etc.	   {Oil gland}.	   (a) (Zool.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds,	       the large gland at the base of the tail.	   (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil.	   {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil.	   {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a	      brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature,	      -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which	      stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C.	   {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in	      the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called	      from its oily consistency and from its forming the	      vitriols or sulphates.	   {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}.	   {Oil painting}.	   (a) The art of painting in oil colors.	   (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally	       ground in oil.	   {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil,	      esp. {Elaeis Guineensis}. See {Elaeis}.	   {Oil sardine} (Zool.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea	      scombrina}), valued for its oil.	   {Oil shark} (Zool.)	   (a) The liver shark.	   (b) The tope.	   {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum.	   {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which	      petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode.	      	   {Oil tree}. (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({Ricinus communis}), from	       the seeds of which castor oil is obtained.	   (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}.	   (c) The oil palm.	   {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night.	      	   {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}.	      [1913 Webster]	Oil \Oil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Oiling}.]	   To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to	   anoint with oil.	   [1913 Webster]
oil-bearing \oil-bearing\ adj.	   containing oils; -- of geological formations; as, oil-bearing	   shale.	   [WordNet 1.5]
oilbird \oil"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Guacharo}.	   [1913 Webster]
oilcan \oil"can`\, n.	   A small can with a long spout used to apply oil to machinery,	   for purposes of lubrication.	   [PJC]
oilcloth \oil"cloth`\, n.	   Cloth rendered waterproof by treatment with oil or paint, and	   used for marking garments, covering tables, shelves, floors,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
oiled \oiled\ (oild), a.	   1. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in,	      oil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drunk; inebriated. [slang]	      [PJC]	   {Oiled silk}, silk rendered waterproof by saturation with	      boiled oil.	   {well oiled},	      (a) operating smoothly and efficiently.	      (b) very drink. [slang]	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Oiler \Oil"er\, n.	   1. One who deals in oils.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, oils.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An {oil tanker}.	      [PJC]	   4. A ship which is powered by oil.	      [PJC]	   5. An oilcan.	      [PJC]
Oilery \Oil"er*y\, n. [Cf. F. huilerie.]	   The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker	   of, or dealer in, oils.	   [1913 Webster]
oil-fired \oil-fired\ adj.	   Using oil as a fuel; as, an oil-fired furnace.	   [WordNet 1.5]
oilfish \oilfish\ n.	   A very large deep-water snake mackerel ({Ruvettus	   pretiosus}).	   [WordNet 1.5] oil heater
oil heater \oil heater\, oil-heater \oil-heater\n.	   A heating or cooking device that burns oil (such as kerosine)	   as a fuel.	   Syn: oilstove, kerosene heater, kerosine heater.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oiliness \Oil"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being oily. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Oillet \Oil"let\, n. [See {Eyelet}.] (Arch.)	   (a) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in	       mediaeval fortifications.	   (b) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings	       surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic	       architecture. [Written also {oylet}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Oilman \Oil"man\, n.; pl. {Oilmen}.	   1. One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and	      pickles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person working in the petroleum industry, esp. an oil	      company executive.	      [PJC]
Oilnut \Oil"nut`\, n. (Bot.)	   The buffalo nut. See {Buffalo nut}, under {Buffalo}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to various nuts and seeds	         yielding oil, as the butternut, cocoanut, oil-palm nut.	         [1913 Webster]
oil patch \oil" patch`\, n.	   1. A geographical region from which petroleum is extracted.	      [PJC]	   2. The petroleum producing industry; as, low oil prices cause	      hard times in the oil patch.	      [PJC] oil rig	oil rig \oil" rig`\, oilrig \oil"rig`\n.	   A structure and associated machinery used in drilling for oil	   or gas; it is usually in the form of a tower. Called also	   {drilling rig}.	   Syn: drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oilseed \Oil"seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean;	       also, the plant yielding such seed. See {Castor bean}.	   (b) A cruciferous herb ({Camelina sativa}).	   (c) The sesame.	       [1913 Webster]
oil-silk \oil-silk\ n.	   Silk treated with oil to make it water-tight; -- it is used	   to make raincoats.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oilskin \Oil"skin`\, n.	   Cloth made waterproof by oil.	   [1913 Webster]
oil slick \oil" slick`\ n.	   A layer of oil floating on water; -- usually petroleum or	   fuel oil which has leaked from a ship.	   [PJC]	oil spill \oil" spill`\ n.	   A layer of oil floating on water or covering the shoreline of	   a body of water; -- usually petroleum which has leaked from	   an oil tanker.	   [PJC]
Oilstone \Oil"stone`\, n.	   A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting	   tools when lubricated with oil.	   [1913 Webster]
oilstove \oilstove\ n.	   A stove that burns oil (such as kerosine) for heating or	   cooking.	   Syn: oil-heater, oil heater, kerosene heater, kerosine	        heater.	        [WordNet 1.5]
oil tanker \oil" tank`er\ n.	   A ship having large compartments, designed to transport crude	   oil over the ocean.	   [PJC]	oil well \oil" well`\ n.	   A well[3] from which petroleum is or has been extracted; a	   well[3] drilled deeply into an oil-bearing geological	   formation specifically for the purpose of obtaining	   petroleum.	   [PJC]
Oily \Oil"y\, a. [Compar. {Oilier}; superl. {Oiliest}.]	   1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or	      qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or	      substance. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an	      oily appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible;	      insinuating. "This oily rascal." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His oily compliance in all alterations. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oily grain} (Bot.), the sesame.	   {Oily palm}, the oil palm.	      [1913 Webster]
Oinement \Oi"ne*ment\, n.	   Ointment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oinomania \Oi`no*ma"ni*a\, n.	   See {oenomania}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oint \Oint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ointed}; p. pr & vb. n.	   {Ointing}.] [F. oint, p. p. of oindre, L. ungere. See	   {Anoint}, {Ointment}.]	   To anoint. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Ointment \Oint"ment\, n. [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr. F.	   oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. a[~n]j,	   and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E.	   word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. {Anoint},	   {Unguent}.]	   That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used	   for smearing or anointing; an unguent.	   [1913 Webster]
Ojibways \O*jib"ways\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Ojibway}. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Chippeways}.	   [1913 Webster]
ojo \o"jo\, n. [Sp., prop., an eye.]	   A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis.	   [Southwestern U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
okapi \o*ka"pi\, n. [Native name on the borders of Belgian	   Congo, possibly the same word as Mpongwe okapo lean.]	   A peculiar mammal ({Okapia johnstoni}) closely related to the	   giraffe, discovered in the deep forests of Belgian Congo in	   1900. It is smaller than an ox, and somewhat like a giraffe,	   except that the neck is much shorter. Like the giraffe, it	   has no dewclaws. There is a small prominence on each frontal	   bone of the male. The color of the body is chiefly reddish	   chestnut, the cheeks are yellowish white, and the fore and	   hind legs above the knees and the haunches are striped with	   purplish black and cream color.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Okapia \Okapia\ prop. n.	   A genus of mammals comprising the okapis.	   Syn: genus {Okapia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
okay \okay\ adj.	   Satifactory; agreeable; pleasant; as, things are okay; he's	   an okay guy.	   Syn: all right(predicate), all-right(prenominal), ok, o.k.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	okay \okay\ n.	   An endorsement; approval; permission; as, they gave us the	   okay to go ahead.	   Syn: OK, okey, okeh.	        [WordNet 1.5]	okay \okay\ v. t.	   to approve; as, the boss okayed my proposal.	   Syn: approve, ok, sanction.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oke \Oke\ ([=o]k), n. [Turk. okkah, fr. Ar. [=u]k[imac]yah,	   wak[imac]yah, prob. fr. Gr. o'yggi`a, o'ygki`a, an ounce, fr.	   L. uncia. Cf. {Ounce} a weight.]	   1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 23/4 pounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 21/2	      pints.	      [1913 Webster] okeh
okeh \okeh\, okey \okey\n.	   Variant spellings of {okay}.	   Syn: OK, okay.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Okenite \O"ken*ite\, n. [Prob. from Lorenz Oken, a German	   naturalist.] (Min.)	   A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly	   hydrous silicate of lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Oker \O"ker\, n. (Min.)	   See {Ocher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Okinawa \Okinawa\ prop. n.	   1. the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the	      Pacific (April-June 1945); in savage close-quarter	      fighting US marines and regular army troops took the	      island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory	      of the Pacific campaign for the Americans.	   Syn: Okinawa campaign.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Okra \O"kra\, n.	   1. (Bot.) An annual plant ({Abelmoschus esculentus} syn.	      {Hibiscus esculentus}), whose green pods, abounding in	      nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or	      pickles; gumbo. [Written also {ocra} and {ochra}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a	      dish prepared with them; gumbo.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
-ol \-ol\ (-[=o]l or -[o^]l) suff. [From alcohol.] (Chem.)	   A suffix denoting that the substance in the name of which it	   appears belongs to the series of alcohols or hydroxyl	   derivatives, as ethanol, carbinol, phenol, glycerol, etc.	   Such compounds contain the hydroxy radical ({-OH}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Olay \O"lay\ ([=o]"l[imac]), n. pl. [Tamil [=o]lai.]	   Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style	   pointed with steel. [Written also {ola}.] --Balfour (Cyc. of	   India).	   [1913 Webster]
Old \Old\ ([=o]ld), n.	   Open country. [Obs.] See {World}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Old \Old\, a. [Compar. {Older}; superl. {Oldest}.] [OE. old,	   ald, AS. ald, eald; akin to D. oud, OS. ald, OFries. ald,	   old, G. alt, Goth. alpeis, and also to Goth. alan to grow up,	   Icel. ala to bear, produce, bring up, L. alere to nourish.	   Cf. {Adult}, {Alderman}, {Aliment}, {Auld}, {Elder}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived	      till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an	      old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not old age disgrace my high desire. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            The melancholy news that we grow old. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having	      existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.	      "An old acquaintance." --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding;	      original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.	      "The old schools of Greece." --Milton. "The character of	      the old Ligurians." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence;	      having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the	      age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a	      cathedral centuries old.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou?	                                                  --Cen. xlvii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this use old regularly follows the noun that	         designates the age; as, she was eight years old.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as,	      an old offender; old in vice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel old.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to	      {new} land, that is, to land lately cleared.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness;	      as, old shoes; old clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. More than enough; abundant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have	            old turning the key.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or	      other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly	      as a term of reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good	       old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and	       familiarity. "Go thy ways, old lad." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Old age}, advanced years; the latter period of life.	   {Old bachelor}. See {Bachelor}, 1.	   {Old Catholics}. See under {Catholic}.	   {Old English}. See under {English}. n., 2.	   {Old Nick}, {Old Scratch}, the devil.	   {Old lady} (Zool.), a large European noctuid moth ({Mormo	      maura}).	   {Old maid}.	       (a) A woman, somewhat advanced in years, who has never	           been married; a spinster.	       (b) (Bot.) A West Indian name for the pink-flowered	           periwinkle ({Vinca rosea}).	       (c) A simple game of cards, played by matching them. The	           person with whom the odd card is left is the old	           maid.	   {Old man's beard}. (Bot.)	       (a) The traveler's joy ({Clematis Vitalba}). So named	           from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.	       (b) The {Tillandsia usneoides}. See {Tillandsia}.	   {Old man's head} (Bot.), a columnar cactus ({Pilocereus	      senilis}), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with	      long white hairs.	   {Old red sandstone} (Geol.), a series of red sandstone rocks	      situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous age and	      comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and	      conglomerates. See {Sandstone}, and the Chart of	      {Geology}.	   {Old school}, a school or party belonging to a former time,	      or preserving the character, manner, or opinions of a	      former time; as, a gentleman of the old school; -- used	      also adjectively; as, Old-School Presbyterians.	   {Old sledge}, an old and well-known game of cards, called	      also {all fours}, and {high, low, Jack, and the game}.	   {Old squaw} (Zool.), a duck ({Clangula hyemalis}) inhabiting	      the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is	      varied with black and white and is remarkable for the	      length of its tail. Called also {longtailed duck}, {south	      southerly}, {callow}, {hareld}, and {old wife}.	   {Old style}. (Chron.) See the Note under {Style}.	   {Old Testament}. See {Old Testament} under {Testament}, and	      see {tanak}.	   {Old wife}. [In the senses	       b and	       c written also {oldwife}.]	       (a) A prating old woman; a gossip.	                 Refuse profane and old wives' fables. --1 Tim.	                                                  iv. 7.	       (b) (Zool.) The local name of various fishes, as the	           European black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the	           American alewife, etc.	       (c) (Zool.) A duck; the old squaw.	   {Old World}, the Eastern Hemisphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; antiquated;	        old-fashioned; obsolete. See {Ancient}.	        [1913 Webster]	Old Dominion \Old Dominion\	   Virginia; -- a name of uncertain origin, perh. from the old	   designation of the colony as "the Colony and Dominion of	   Virginia."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Olden \Old"en\, a.	   Old; ancient; as, the olden time. "A minstrel of the olden	   stamp." --J. C. Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]	Olden \Old"en\, v. i.	   To grow old; to age. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She had oldened in that time.            --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Old-fashioned \Old`-fash"ioned\, a.	   Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern;	   belonging to or characteristic of times past; adhering to old	   customs, styles, or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl;	   old-fashioned wire-rimmed glasses. "Old-fashioned men of	   wit." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         This old-fashioned, quaint abode.        --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Unacceptable or suboptimum because of having been	      superseded by something more recent; outmoded[2];	      out-of-date. [Narrower terms: {old-fashioned}, {out of	      fashion}(predicate), {out of style}(predicate), {passe},	      {passee}.]	   Syn: antique, old-hat(predicate), outmoded, out-of-date.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   3. Unfashionably out of date; out of style. [Narrower terms:	      {unfashionable (vs. fashionable)}]	   Syn: demode, out of fashion(predicate), out of	        style(predicate), passe, passee.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] old fashioned
old fashioned \old fashioned\, old-fashioned \old-fashioned\n.	   A cocktail consisting of whiskey, bitters, and sugar,	   garnished with with fruit slices and often a cherry.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Old-gentlemanly \Old`-gen"tle*man*ly\, a.	   Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
old-hat \old-hat\ pred. adj.	   same as {old-fashioned}, a., 2. [Narrower terms:	   {unfashionable (vs. fashionable)}]	   Syn: antique, old-fashioned, outmoded, out-of-date, passe,	        passee.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oldish \Old"ish\, a.	   Somewhat old.	   [1913 Webster]
Old lang syne \Old` lang syne"\	   See {Auld lang syne}.	   [1913 Webster]	Old Line State \Old Line State\ n.	   Maryland; a nickname, alluding to the fact that its northern	   boundary is Mason and Dixon's line.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
old-maidish \old`-maid"ish\, a.	   Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular; overly	   fastidious.	   Syn: fussy, old-womanish.	        [1913 Webster]
Old-maidism \Old`-maid"ism\, n.	   The condition or characteristics of an old maid. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
old-man-of-the-woods \old-man-of-the-woods\ n.	   An edible mild-tasting mushroom ({Strobilomyces floccopus})	   found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America.	   Syn: old man of the woods, {Strobilomyces floccopus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oldness \Old"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being old; old age.	   [1913 Webster]
Oldster \Old"ster\, n. [Cf. {Youngster}.]	   An old person. [Jocular] --H. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
old-time \old-time\ adj.	   attractively old-fashioned.	   Syn: quaint.	        [WordNet 1.5]
oldwife \oldwife\ n.	   1. (Zool.) The local name of various fishes, as the European	      black sea bream ({Cantharus lineatus}), the American	      alewife, etc.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Zool.) A tropical Atlantic fish ({Bessy cerca}). [WordNet	      sense 1]	   Syn: queen triggerfish, {Bessy cerca}, oldwench, {Balistes	        vetula}.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A common long-tailed sea duck ({Clangula	      hyemalis}) of the northern parts of the US; also called	      {old squaw}. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: old squaw, {Clangula hyemalis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
old-womanish \old`-wom`an*ish\, a.	   Like an old woman; anile; primly fastidious; old-maidish. --	   {Old`-wom"an*ish*ness}, n.	   Syn: fussy, old-maidish.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Old World \Old World\ n.	   The combined territories of Europe, Asia, and Africa. The	   Eastern Hemisphere, as distinguished from The Americas,	   Australia, and the Pacific Islands.	   [PJC]
old-world \old-world\ adj.	   1. Characteristic of former times especially in Europe; as,	      an old-world cottage.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Biology) Native to the Old World; not found in the	      Americas; as, old-world monkeys.	      [PJC]
Olea \O"le*a\, prop. n. [L. olive. See {Olive}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees including the olive.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Chinese {Olea fragrans}, noted for its fragrance,	         and the American devilwood ({Olea Americana}) are now	         usually referred to another genus ({Osmanthus}).	         [1913 Webster]
Oleaceae \Oleaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of trees and shrubs having berries or drupes	   or capsules as fruits; the {olive family}; sometimes placed	   in the order {Oleales}; it includes the olive; ash; jasmine;	   privet; and lilac.	   Syn: family {Oleaceae}, olive family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oleaceous \O`le*a"ceous\, a. [L. ol['e]aceus of the olive tree.]	   (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants	   ({Oleaceae}), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is	   the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true	   jasmine, and fringe tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleaginous \O`le*ag`i*nous\, a. [L. oleaginus, oleagineus,	   belonging to the olive, fr. olea olive: cf. F. ol['e]agineux.	   See {Olive}, {Oil}.]	   Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleaginousness \O`le*ag`i*nous*ness\, n.	   Oiliness. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleamen \O`le*a"men\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   A soft ointment prepared from oil. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleander \O`le*an"der\, n. [F. ol['e]andre (cf. It. oleandro,	   LL. lorandrum), prob. corrupted, under the influence of	   laurus laurel, fr. L. rhododendron, Gr. ?; ? rose + ? tree.]	   (Bot.)	   A beautiful evergreen shrub ({Nerium oleander}) of the	   Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red, white, or	   pink flowers. It is a native of the East Indies, but the red	   variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also	   {rosebay}, {rose laurel}, and {South-sea rose}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and	         death has occured from using its wood for skewers in	         cooking meat.	         [1913 Webster]
Oleandra \Oleandra\ prop. n.	   A genus of tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns; also	   classed as the family {Polypodiaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Oleandra}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oleandraceae \Oleandraceae\ prop. n.	   One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been	   subdivided in some classification systems.	   Syn: family {Oleandraceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oleandrin \O`le*an"drin\, n. (Chem.)	   One of several cardiac glycosides ({C32H48O9}) found in	   oleander ({Nerium oleander}).	   [PJC]
Oleandrine \O`le*an"drine\, n. (Chem.)	   One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander	   ({Nerium oleander}).	   [1913 Webster]
Olearia \Olearia\ prop. n.	   A large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees	   with large daisylike flowers.	   Syn: genus {Olearia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oleaster \O`le*as"ter\, n. [L., fr. olea olive tree. See	   {Olive}, {Oil}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The wild olive tree ({Olea Europea}, var. sylvestris).	   (b) Any species of the genus {Elaeagus}. See {Eleagnus}. The	       small silvery berries of the common species ({Elaeagnus	       hortensis}) are called {Trebizond dates}, and are made	       into cakes by the Arabs.	       [1913 Webster]
Oleate \O"le*ate\, n. [Cf. F. ol['e]ate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury,	   are used in medicine by way of inunction.	   [1913 Webster]
Olecranal \O*lec"ra*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the olecranon.	   [1913 Webster]
Olecranon \O*lec"ra*non\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? elbow + krani`on	   the head.] (Anat.)	   The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which	   projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms	   the bony prominence of the elbow.	   [1913 Webster]
Olefiant \O*le"fi*ant\, a. [F. ol['e]fiant, fr.L. oleum oil +	   -ficare (in comp.). Cf. {-Fy}.] (Chem.)	   Forming or producing an oil; specifically, designating a	   colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called ethylene (olefiant gas).	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster] olefin
olefin \o"le*fin\, olefine \o"le*fine\([=o]"l[-e]*f[i^]n or	   [=o]"l[-e]*f[=e]n), n. [From {Olefiant}.]	   1. (Chem.) Olefiant gas, or ethylene. See {Ethylene}.	      [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Chem.) Any one of the series of unsaturated	      hydrocarbons of which ethylene is the type; a member of	      the alkene series of hydrocarbons; an alkene.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]
Oleic \O"le*ic\ ([=o]*l[=e]"[i^]k or [=o]*l[=a]"[i^]k or	   [=o]"l[-e]*[i^]k), a. [L. oleum oil: cf. F. ol['e]ique.]	   (Physiol.Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic	   acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with	   glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable	   fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc. At low	   temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily	   liquid above 14[deg] C.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleiferous \O`le*if`er*ous\, a. [L. oleum oil + -ferous: cf. F.	   ol['e]if['e]re.]	   Producing oil; as, oleiferous seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Olein \O"le*in\ ([=o]"l[-e]*[i^]n), n. [L. oleum oil: cf. F.	   ol['e]ine.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at	   temperatures below 0[deg] C., found abundantly in both the	   animal and vegetable kingdoms (see {Palmitin}). It dissolves	   solid fats, especially at 30-40[deg] C. Chemically, olein is	   a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the	   acid are united to one molecule of glycerol to form the fat,	   it is technically known as {triolein}. It is also called	   {elain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Olent \O"lent\, a. [L. olens, p. pr. of olere to smell.]	   Scented. [R.] --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleograph \O`le*o*graph\, n. [L. oleum oil + -graph.]	   1. (Chem.) The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when	      placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does	      not mix.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Painting) A picture produced in oils by a process	      analogous to that of lithographic printing.	      [1913 Webster]
Oleography \O`le*og"ra*phy\, n.	   1. Art or process of producing the pictures known as	      oleographs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A process of identifying oils by their oleographs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oleomargarine \O`le*o*mar"ga*rine\, n. [L. oleum oil + E.	   margarine, margarin.] [Written also {oleomargarin}.]	   1. A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by	      separating the greater portion of the solid fat or	      stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of	      olein and palmitin with some little stearin. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An artificial butter made by emulsifying a fatty oil with	      more or less milk and water; it was formerly made	      predominantly from animal fats, but now is made	      predominantly or exclusively from vegetable oils,	      sometimes mixed with animal fats.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains no	         margarin proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin, a	         mixture of palmitin and stearin having formerly been	         called margarin by mistake.	         [1913 Webster]
Oleometer \O`le*om`e*ter\, n. [L. oleum oil + -meter.] (Chem.)	   An instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil;	   an elaiometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleone \O"le*one\, n. [L. oleum + -one, 1.] (Chem.)	   An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate,	   and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleo oil \O`le*o oil\	   An oil expressed from certain animal fats (esp. beef suet),	   the greater portion of the solid fat, or stearin, being left	   behind. It is mixture of olein, palmitin, and a little	   stearin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oleoptene \O`le*op"tene\, n. [L. oleum oil + Gr. ? fleeting.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Elaeoptene}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oleoresin \O`le*o*res"in\, n. [L. oleum oil + E. resin.]	   1. (Chem.) A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a	      resin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as	      from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and	      consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in	      solution.	      [1913 Webster] -- {O`le*o*res"in*ous}, a.	      [1913 Webster] Oleose
Oleose \O"le*ose`\, Oleous \O"le*ous\, a. [L. oleosus, fr. oleum	   oil.]	   Oily. [R.] --Ray. --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleosity \O`le*os"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness. [R.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Oleraceous \Ol`er*a"ceous\, a. [L. oleraceus, from olus, oleris,	   garden or pot herbs, vegetables.]	   Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having the	   qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Olf \Olf\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   The European bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Olfaction \Ol*fac"tion\, n. [See {Olfactory}.] (Physiol.)	   The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory	   organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are	   perceived.	   [1913 Webster]
Olfactive \Ol*fac"tive\, a.	   See {Olfactory}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Olfactor \Ol*fac"tor\, n.	   A smelling organ; a nose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Olfactory \Ol*fac"to*ry\, a. [L. olfactus, p. p. of olfacere to	   smell; olere to have a smell + facere to make. See {Odor},	   and {Fact}.] (Physiol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as,	   the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Olfactory organ} (Anat.), an organ for smelling. In	      vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less	      complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head	      and lined with epithelium innervated by the olfactory (or	      first cranial) nerves, and sensitive to odoriferous	      particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.	      [1913 Webster]	Olfactory \Ol*fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Olfactories}.	   An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in	   the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Olfersia \Olfersia\ prop. n.	   genus consisting of one species; in some classification	   systems it is included in the genus {Polyboatrya}.	   Syn: genus {Olfersia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oliban \Ol"i*ban\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Olibanum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Olibanum \O*lib"a*num\, n. [LL., fr. Ar. al-luban frankincense;	   cf. Gr. ?, ?, of Semitic origin.]	   The fragrant gum resin of various species of {Boswellia};	   Oriental frankincense.	   [1913 Webster]
Olibene \Ol"i*bene\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless mobile liquid of a pleasant aromatic odor	   obtained by the distillation of olibanum, or frankincense,	   and regarded as a terpene; -- called also {conimene}.	   [1913 Webster] Olid
Olid \Ol"id\, Olidous \Ol"i*dous\, a. [L. olidus, fr. olere to	   smell.]	   Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Olifant \Ol"i*fant\, n. [OF.]	   1. An elephant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ancient horn, made of ivory.	      [1913 Webster]
Oligandrous \Ol`i*gan"drous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ?, ?, man, male.]	   (Bot.)	   Having few stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Oliganthous \Ol`i*gan"thous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. 'a`nqos flower.]	   (Bot.)	   Having few flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligarch \Ol`i*garch\, n.	   A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an	   oligarchical government.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligarchal \Ol`i*gar"chal\, a.	   Oligarchic. --Glover.	   [1913 Webster] Oligarchic
Oligarchic \Ol`i*gar"chic\, Oligarchical \Ol`i*gar"chic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?: cf. F. oligarchique. See {Oligarchy}.]	   Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few.	   "Oligarchical exiles." --Jowett (Thucyd.).	   [1913 Webster]
Oligarchist \Ol"i*gar`chist\, n.	   An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligarchy \Ol"i*gar"chy\, n.; pl. {Oligarchies}. [Gr. ?;	   'oli`gos few, little + 'a`rchein to rule, govern: cf. F.	   oligarchie.]	   A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in	   the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling	   few.	   [1913 Webster]	         All oligarchies, wherein a few men domineer, do what	         they list.                               --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligist \Ol"i*gist\, n. [See {Oligist}, a.] (Min.)	   Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion	   to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite.	   [1913 Webster] Oligist	Oligist \Ol"i*gist\, Oligistic \Ol`i*gis"tic\, a. [Gr. ?,	   superl. of 'oli`gos few, little: cf. F. oligiste.] (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to hematite.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligo- \Ol"i*go-\	   A combining form from Gr. 'oli`gos, few, little, small.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligocene \Ol"i*go*cene\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? new, recent.]	   (Geol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which	   occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and	   Miocene periods. -- n. The Oligocene period. See the Chart of	   {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster] Oligochaeta
Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*chae"ta\, Oligochaeta \Ol`i*go*chae"ta\,	   prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oli`gos little, pl., few + ?	   hair.] (Zool.)	   An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and	   related species, including some small freshwater species.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
oligochaete \oligochaete\ n.	   Any of an order of hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic	   annelids (including the earthworms) having bristles borne	   singly along the length of the body; a member of the	   {Oligochaeta}.	   Syn: oligochaete worm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
oligochaetous \ol`i*go*chae"tous\ n.	   Of or pertaining to the {Oligochaeta}. [archaic]	   Syn: Oligochete.	        [PJC]
oligochete \ol"i*go*chete\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Oligochaeta}. [archaic]	   Syn: oligochaetous.	        [1913 Webster]
Oligoclase \Ol"i*go*clase\, n. [Oligo- + Gr. ? fracture, fr. ?	   to break.] (Min.)	   A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
oligomer \o*lig"o*mer\, n. (Chem.)	   A molecule composed of a small number of linked monomer	   units; a short polymer; -- compounds called oligomers have	   less than one hundred monomer units and usually less than	   thirty. Oligomers of increasing length are called {dimer},	   {trimer}, {tetramer}, {pentamer}, {hexamer}, {heptamer},	   {octamer}, {nonamer}, {decamer}, etc. In colloquial	   laboratory jargon, they may also be referred to as	   {nine-mer}, {ten-mer}, {eleven-mer}, {twelve-mer}, etc.,	   especially for oligomers of greater than eight units.	   [PJC]
Oligomerous \Ol`i*gom"er*ous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. me`ros part.]	   (Bot.)	   Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous	   flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligomyoid \Ol`i*go"my*oid\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ?, ?, a muscle +	   -oid.] (Anat.)	   Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some	   passerine birds ({Oligomyodi}).	   [1913 Webster]
Oligopetalous \Ol`i*go*pet"al*ous\, a. [Oligo- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Having few petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligosepalous \Ol`i*go*sep"al*ous\, a. [Oligo- + sepal.] (Bot.)	   Having few sepals.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligosiderite \Ol`i*go*sid"er*ite\, n. [Oligo- + siderite.]	   (Min.)	   A meteorite characterized by the presence of but a small	   amount of metallic iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligospermous \Ol`i*go*sper"mous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. spe`rma a	   seed.] (Bot.)	   Having few seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Oligotokous \Ol`i*got"o*kous\, a. [Oligo- + Gr. ? offspring.]	   (Zool.)	   Producing few young.	   [1913 Webster]
Olio \O"li*o\ ([=o]"l[i^]*[-o] or [=o]l"y[-o]), n. [Sp. olla a	   round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L.	   olla a pot, dish. Cf. {Olla}, {Olla-podrida}.]	   1. A dish of stewed meat of different kinds. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Besides a good olio, the dishes were trifling.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixture; a medley. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A collection of miscellaneous pieces.	      [1913 Webster]
Olitory \Ol"i*to*ry\, a. [L. olitorius belonging to a kitchen	   gardener, or to vegetables, fr. olitor a kitchen gardener,	   fr. olus, oleris, vegetables.]	   Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used	   for kitchen purposes; as, olitory seeds.	   [1913 Webster]	         At convenient distance towards the olitory garden.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Oliva \O*li"va\, n. [L. an olive.] (Zool.)	   A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly	   tropical, and often beautifully colored.	   [1913 Webster]
Olivaceous \Ol`i*va"ceous\, a. [L. oliva olive.]	   Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive-green.	   [1913 Webster]
Olivary \Ol"i*va*ry\, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr.	   oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.)	   Like an olive.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Olivary body} (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of	      the medulla oblongata; -- called also {olive}.	      [1913 Webster]
Olivaster \Ol`i*vas"ter\, a. [L. oliva olive: cf. F.	   oliv[^a]tre.]	   Of the color of the olive; tawny. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. ?. See {Oil}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A tree ({Olea Europaea}) with small oblong or	          elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and	          oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated	          for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches	          are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown	          and beautifully variegated.	      (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by	          cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil	          is pressed from its flesh.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Any shell of the genus {Oliva} and allied genera; --	          so called from the form. See {Oliva}.	      (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,	          yellowish, or tawny green.	      (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and	          green mixed in equal strength and proportion.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under {Olivary}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and	      cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the	         formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive	         brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive	         crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bohemian olive} (Bot.), a species of {Elaeagnus} ({Elaeagnus	      angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in	      Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.	   {Olive branch}.	      (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of	          peace.	      (b) (Fig.): A child.	   {to hold out an olive branch}, to offer to make peace (with a	      rival or enemy).	   {Olive brown}, brown with a tinge of green.	   {Olive green}, a dark brownish green, like the color of the	      olive.	   {Olive oil}, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the	      olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and	      the arts.	   {Olive ore} (Min.), olivenite.	   {Wild olive} (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild	      stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more	      or less resembling the olive.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Olive \Ol"ive\, a.	   Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark	   brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.	   [1913 Webster]
Olived \Ol"ived\, a.	   Decorated or furnished with olive trees. [R.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Olivenite \O*liv"en*ite\, n. (Min.)	   An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper	   ({Cu2(AsO4)(OH)}); olive ore.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Oliver \Ol"i*ver\, n.	   1. [OF. oliviere.] An olive grove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. olivier.] An olive tree. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Oliver \Ol"i*ver\, n.	   A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Oliverian \Ol`i*ve"ri*an\, n. (Eng. Hist.)	   An adherent of Oliver Cromwell. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Olivewood \Ol`ive*wood"\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The wood of the olive.	   (b) An Australian name given to the hard white wood of	       certain trees of the genus {Elaeodendron}, and also to	       the trees themselves.	       [1913 Webster]
Olivil \Ol`i*vil\, n. [Cf. F. olivile.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation	   from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid	   proporties. [Written also {olivile}.] --Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Olivin \Ol"i*vin\, n. (Chem.)	   A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree;	   -- called also {olivite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Olivine \Ol"i*vine\, n. [Cf. F. olivine.] (Min.)	   A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp.	   the variety found in eruptive rocks. It is a silicate of	   magnesium and iron ({(Mg,Fe)SiO4}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Olivite \Ol"i*vite\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Olivin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Olla \Ol"la\, n. [See {Olio}.]	   1. A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn,	      especially one of baked clay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.	      [1913 Webster]
Olla-podrida \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	      vegetables.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous collection; an	      olio. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
olm \olm\ n.	   A European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander ({Proteus	   anguinus}) with permanent external gills.	   Syn: {Proteus anguinus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ology \Ol"o*gy\, n. [See {-logy}.]	   A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of	   knowledge.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology,	         geology, mineralogy, and all other ologies whatsoever.	                                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Olpe \Ol"pe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]	   Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids;	   afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.	   [1913 Webster]
Olusatrum \O*lu"sa*trum\, n. [L. holusatrum, olusatrum; olus	   garden herb + ater black.] (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western	   Europe ({Smyrnium Olusatrum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Olympiad \O*lym"pi*ad\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*[a^]d), n. [L.	   olympias, -adis, Gr. 'olympia`s, 'olympia`dos, fr. 'O`lympos	   Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F. olympiade.]	   1. (Greek Antiq.) A period of four years, by which the	      ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one	      celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning	      with the victory of Cor[oe]bus in the foot race, which	      took place in the year 776 b. c.; as, the era of the	      olympiads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quadrennial celebration of the modern Olympic games;	      as, the first Olympiad (1906). See {Olympics}.	   Syn: Olympic games, Olympics.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Olympian
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), Olympic
\O*lym"pic\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus,	   Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr. 'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique.	   See {Olympiad}.]	   Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled	   as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in	   Elis.	   [1913 Webster]
Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), prop. n. [L. See	   1st {Olympian}, a.]	   A god who dwells on Olympus.	   [PJC]	   2. An inhabitant of Olympia.	      [PJC]	   3. An athlete who competes in the Olympics.	      [PJC]	Olympian \O*lym"pi*an\ ([-o]*l[i^]m"p[i^]*an), a. [L. See 1st	   {Olympian}, n.]	   Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the	   gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof.	   [PJC]
Olympianism \O*lym"pi*an*ism\, n.	   Worship of the Olympian gods, esp. as a dominant cult or	   religion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Olympic games
Olympic games \O*lym"pic games\, or Olympian games \O*lym"pi*an
games\ . (Greek Antiq.),	   The greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks,	   consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian	   Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and	   continuing five days.	   [1913 Webster] Olympic games
Olympic games \O*lym"pic games\, or Olympics \O*lym"pics\	   A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting	   of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once	   in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.	   Note: There are now two sets of modern Olympic games, the	         summer games and the winter games. Both had been held	         every four years, in the same year, but in 1998 for the	         first time the winter games began to be held two years	         after the summer games, though each series is still	         held only once every four years. The number and types	         of sports contests held at the olympics has greatly	         expanded from the original number.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Olympionic \O*lym`pi*on"ic\, n. [Gr. ? a conqueror in the	   Olympic games.]	   An ode in honor of a victor in the Olympic games. [R.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Olympus \Olympus\ prop. n.	   A mountain in Northeastern Greece; -- it was believed by	   ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods.	   Syn: Mount Olympus, Mt. Olympus, Olimbos.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Om \Om\, interj. & n. [Also {Aum}, {Um}.] [Skr. [=o]m.]	   A mystic syllable or ejaculation used by Hindus and Buddhists	   in religious rites, -- orig. among the Hindus an exclamation	   of assent, like Amen, then an invocation, and later a symbol	   of the trinity formed by Vishnu, Siva, and Brahma.	   {Om mani padme hun}, a sacred formula of buddhism (esp. of	      the Lamaists) translated "O, the Jewel in the Lotus,	      Amen," and referring to Amitabha, who is commonly	      represented as standing or sitting within a lotus.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
-oma \-o"ma\suff. [Gr. ?, ?.]	   A suffix used in medical terms to denote a morbid condition	   of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibroma,	   glaucoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Omagra \Om"a*gra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shoulder + ? seizure.]	   (Med.)	   Gout in the shoulder.	   [1913 Webster]
Omahas \O"ma*has"\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Omaha}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the	   Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a	   reservation in Nebraska.	   [1913 Webster]
Omander wood \O*man"der wood`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)	   The wood of {Diospyros ebenaster}, a kind of ebony found in	   Ceylon.	   [1913 Webster]
Omani \Omani\ prop. adj.	   Of or relating to Oman or its people; as, Omani oil	   producers; Omani ports.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Omani \Omani\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Oman.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Omasum \O*ma"sum\, n. [L.] (Anat.)	   The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See	   {Manyplies}, and Illust. under {Ruminant}.	   [1913 Webster] Omber
Omber \Om"ber\, Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre,	   lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See {Human}.]	   A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually	   played by three persons. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free,	         And, joined to two, he fails not to make three.	                                                  --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F., of uncertain origin.] (Zool.)	   A large Mediterranean food fish ({Umbrina cirrhosa}): --	   called also {umbra}, and {umbrine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ombrometer \Om*brom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? rain + -meter: cf. F.	   ombrom['e]tre.] (Meteorol.)	   An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain	   gauge.	   [1913 Webster]
Omdurman \Omdurman\ prop. n.	   A battle (1898) in which an Anglo-Egyptian army under Lord	   Kitchener defeated the Sudanese.	   Syn: battle of Omdurman.	        [WordNet 1.5]
omega \o*me"ga\ ([=o]*m[=e]"g[.a] or [=o]*m[=a]"g[.a] or	   [=o]"m[-e]*g[.a]; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'w^ me`ga, i.e., the	   great or long o. Cf. {Mickle}.]	   1. The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See {Alpha}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The last; the end; hence, death.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Omega! thou art Lord," they said.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alpha and Omega}, the beginning and the ending; hence, the	      chief, the whole. --Rev. i. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            The alpha and omega of science.       --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]
Omegoid \O*me"goid\, a. [Omega + -oid.]	   Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega ([Omega]).	   [1913 Webster] omelet
omelet \om"e*let\, omelette \om"e*lette\, n. [F. omelette, OF.	   amelette, alumete, alumelle, perh. fr. L. lamella. Cf.	   {Lamella}.] (Cookery)	   A dish consisting of eggs beaten up with a little flour,	   etc., and cooked in a frying pan until just set into a	   semisolid consistency; it may be folded around e.g. ham or	   cheese or jelly; as, a plain omelet. When additional	   ingredients are mixed in, the names of the ingredients may be	   mentioned in the name of the omelet; as, a ham and cheese	   omelet; a bacon and cheese omelet	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	   {western omelet} an omelet containing chopped pieces of ham,	      onion, and green peppers.	      [PJC]
Omen \O"men\, n. [L. omen, the original form being osmen,	   according to Varro.]	   An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of,	   some future event; any indication or action regarded as a	   foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bid go with evil omen, and the brand	         Of infamy upon my name.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Omen \O"men\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Omened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Omening}.]	   To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens	   or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen	   ill of an enterprise.	   [1913 Webster]	         The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened	         the tragical contents.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Omened \O"mened\, a.	   Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as,	   happy-omened day; an ill-omened venture.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Omental \O*men"tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Omentum \O*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Omenta}. [L.] (Anat.)	   A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect	   viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most	         mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach	         and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers	         more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser,	         or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and	         liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The	         {gastrosplenic omentum}, or ligament, connects the	         stomach and spleen.	         [1913 Webster]
Omer \O"mer\, n. [Cf. {Homer}.]	   A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See {Ephah}. --Ex.	   xvi. 36.	   [1913 Webster]
Omicron \O*mi"cron\, n. [Written also {omikron}.] [NL., fr. Gr.	   [Omicron] [omicron]. See {Micro-}.]	   Lit., the little, or short, O, o; the fifteenth letter of the	   Greek alphabet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Omiletical \Om`i*let"ic*al\, a.	   Homiletical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ominate \Om"i*nate\, v. t. & i. [L. ominatus, p. p. of ominari	   to presage, fr. omen.]	   To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Omination \Om`i*na"tion\, n. [L. ominatio.]	   The act of ominating; presaging. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ominous \Om"i*nous\, a. [L. ominosus, fr. omen. See {Omen}.]	   Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting	   an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a	   favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter;	   foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous	   dread.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had a good ominous name to have made a peace.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a	         heart was accounted ominous.             --South.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Om"i*nous*ly}, adv. -- {Om"i*nous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Omissible \O*mis"si*ble\, a.	   Capable of being omitted; that may be omitted.	   [1913 Webster]
Omission \O*mis"sion\, n. [L. omissio: cf. F. omission. See	   {Omit}.]	   1. The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something	      required by propriety or duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most natural division of all offenses is into	            those of omission and those of commission.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is omitted or is left undone.	      [1913 Webster]
Omissive \O*mis"sive\, a. [See {Omit}.]	   Leaving out; omitting. --Bp. Hall. -- {O*mis"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Omit \O*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Omitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Omitting}.] [L. omittere, omissum; ob (see {Ob-} + mittere	   to cause to go, let go, send. See {Mission}.]	   1. To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to	      drop.	      [1913 Webster]	            These personal comparisons I omit.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave	      undone; to neglect; to pass over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her father omitted nothing in her education that	            might make her the most accomplished woman of her	            age.                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Omittance \O*mit"tance\, n.	   The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted;	   forbearance; neglect. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Omitter \O*mit"ter\, n.	   One who omits. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ommateal \Om`ma*te"al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to an ommateum.	   [1913 Webster]
Ommateum \Om`ma*te"um\, n.; pl. {Ommatea}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,	   the eye.] (Zool.)	   A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Ommatidium \Om`ma*tid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Ommatidia}. [NL., dim. of	   Gr. ?, ?, the eye.] (Zool.)	   One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of	   crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates; one of the	   eyes of an ommateum.	   [1913 Webster]
Omni- \Om"ni-\ [L. omnis all.]	   A combining form denoting all, every, everywhere; as in	   omnipotent, all-powerful; omnipresent; omnivorous.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnibus \Om"ni*bus\, n. [L., for all, dat. pl. from omnis all.	   Cf. {Bus}.]	   1. A long vehicle, having seats for many people; a bus.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the 1913 Webster the term omnibus was especially	         applied to, a vehicle with seats running lengthwise,	         used in conveying passengers short distances.	         [PJC]	   2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer	      or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Printing) A volume containing collected and reprinted	      works of a single author or on a single theme.	      [PJC]
omnibus \om"ni*bus\, a.	   Pertaining to or dealing with a variety of topics at one	   time; as, omnibus legislation; an omnibus budget bill.	   [PJC]	   {Omnibus bill}, a legislative bill which provides for a	      number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.	      [Parliamentary Cant, U.S.]	   {Omnibus box}, a large box in a theater, on a level with the	      stage and having communication with it. [Eng.]	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Omnicorporeal \Om`ni*cor*po"re*al\, a. [Omni- + corporeal.]	   Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all	   substance. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniety \Om*ni"e*ty\, n.	   That which is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the	   Deity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Omniety formed nullity into an essence.  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnifarious \Om`ni*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. omnifarius; omnis all +	   -farius. Cf. {Bifarious}.]	   Of all varieties, forms, or kinds. "Omnifarious learning."	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniferous \Om*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. omnifer; omnis all + ferre to	   bear.]	   All-bearing; producing all kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnific \Om*nif"ic\, a. [Omni- + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make.]	   All-creating. "The omnific word." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniform \Om"ni*form\, a. [L. omniformis; omnis all + forma	   form: cf. F. omniforme.]	   Having every form or shape. --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniformity \Om`ni*for"mi*ty\, n.	   The condition or quality of having every form. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnify \Om"ni*fy\, v. t. [Omni- + -fy.]	   To render universal; to enlarge. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Omnify the disputed point into a transcendent, and you	         may defy the opponent to lay hold of it. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnigenous \Om*nig"e*nous\, a. [L. omniqenus; omnis all + genus	   kind.]	   Consisting of all kinds. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Omnigraph \Om"ni*graph\, n. [Omni- + -graph.]	   A pantograph. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Omniparient \Om`ni*pa"ri*ent\, a. [L. omniparens all-producing;	   omnis all + parere to bring forth.]	   Producing or bringing forth all things; all-producing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Omniparity \Om`ni*par"i*ty\, n. [Omni- + -parity.]	   Equality in every part; general equality.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniparous \Om*nip"a*rous\, a. [See {Omniparient}.]	   Producing all things; omniparient.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnipatient \Om`ni*pa"tient\, a. [Omni- + patient.]	   Capable of enduring all things. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster] Omnipercipience
Omnipercipience \Om`ni*per*cip"i*ence\, Omnipercipiency
\Om`ni*per*cip"i*en*cy\, n.	   Perception of everything.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnipercipient \Om`ni*per*cip"i*ent\, a. [Omni- + percipient.]	   Perceiving everything. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster] Omnipotence
Omnipotence \Om*nip"o*tence\, Omnipotency \Om*nip"o*ten*cy\, n.	   [L. omnipotentia: cf. F. omnipotence.]	   1. The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one	      who is omnipotent; the Deity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will Omnipotence neglect to save	            The suffering virtue of the wise and brave? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unlimited power of a particular kind; as, love's	      omnipotence. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]
Omnipotent \Om*nip"o*tent\, a. [F., fr.L. omnipotens, -entis;	   omnis all + potens powerful, potent. See {Potent}.]	   1. Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in	      ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can	      create worlds must be omnipotent.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's will and pleasure and his omnipotent power.	                                                  --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as,	      omnipotent love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Omnipotent}, The Almighty; God. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Omnipotently \Om*nip"o*tent*ly\, adv.	   In an omnipotent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnipresence \Om`ni*pres"ence\ ([o^]m`n[i^]*pr[e^]z"ens), n.	   [Cf. F. omnipr['e]sence.]	   Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or	   universal presence; ubiquity.	   [1913 Webster]	         His omnipresence fills	         Land, sea, and air, and every kind that lives.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnipresency \Om`ni*pres"en*cy\, n.	   Omnipresence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Omnipresent \Om`ni*pres"ent\, a. [Omni- + present: cf. F.	   omnipr['e]sent.]	   Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the	   omnipresent Jehovah. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnipresential \Om`ni*pre*sen"tial\, a.	   Implying universal presence. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniprevalent \Om`ni*prev"a*lent\, a. [Omni- + prevalent.]	   Prevalent everywhere or in all things. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniscience \Om*nis"cience\, n. [Cf. F. omniscience.]	   The quality or state of being omniscient; the quality of	   knowing everything; -- an attribute peculiar to God.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnisciency \Om*nis"cien*cy\, n.	   Omniscience.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniscient \Om*nis"cient\, a. [Omni- + L. sciens, -entis, p. pr.	   of scire to know: cf. F. omniscient. See {Science}.]	   Having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely	   knowing or wise; as, the omniscient God. --	   {Om*nis"cient*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         For what can scape the eye	         Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart	         Omniscient?                              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Omniscious \Om*nis"cious\, a. [L. omniscius. See {Omniscient}.]	   All-knowing. [Obs.] --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnispective \Om`ni*spec"tive\, a. [Omni- + L. spectus, p. p. of	   specere, spicere, to view.]	   Beholding everything; capable of seeing all things;	   all-seeing. [R.] "Omnispective Power!" --Boyse.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnium \Om"ni*um\, n. [L., of all, gen. pl. of omnis all.] (Eng.	   Stock Exchange)	   The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan	   to government is now usually funded. --M'Culloch.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnium-gatherum \Om`ni*um-gath"er*um\, n. [A macaronic compound	   of L. omnium, gen. pl. of omnis all, and E. gather.]	   A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused	   mixture; a medley; a hodgepodge. [Colloq. & Humorous]	   --Selden.	   Syn: hotchpotch, odds and ends, farrago, motley collection.	        [1913 Webster]
Omnivagant \Om*niv"a*gant\, a. [Omni + L. vagans, p. pr. of	   vagari to wander.]	   Wandering anywhere and everywhere. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Omnivora \Om*niv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Omnivorous}.] (Zool.)	   A group of ungulate mammals including the hog and the	   hippopotamus. The term is also sometimes applied to the	   bears, and to certain passerine birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Omnivorous \Om*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate	   to eat greedily. See {Voracious}.]	   1. All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,	      omnivorous vanity; an omnivorous intellect.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Specifically: (Zool.), Eating both animal and vegetable	      food.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Om*niv"o*rous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Omo- \O"mo-\ [Gr. ? the shoulder.]	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Omohyoid \O`mo*hy"oid\, a. [Omo- + hyoid.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the	   omohyoid muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Omophagic \O"mo*phag"ic\, a. [Gr. 'wmofa`gos; 'wmo`s raw +	   fagei^n to eat.]	   Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; as, omophagic	   feasts, rites.	   [1913 Webster]
Omoplate \Om"o*plate\, n. [F., from Gr. ?. See {Omo-}, and	   {Plate}.] (Anat.)	   The shoulder blade, or scapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Omostegite \O*mos"te*gite\, n. [Omo- + Gr. ? a roof.] (Zool.)	   The part of the carapace of a crustacean situated behind the	   cervical groove.	   [1913 Webster]
Omosternal \O`mo*ster"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the omosternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Omosternum \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 tipped with cartilage.	   (b) In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone,	       between the sternum and the clavicle.	       [1913 Webster]
Omphacine \Om"pha*cine\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? an unripe grape or	   olive: cf. F. omphacin.]	   Of, pertaining to, or expressed from, unripe fruit; as,	   omphacine oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalic \Om*phal"ic\, a. [Gr. ? having a boss, bossy, fr. ? the	   navel. See {Navel}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalo- \Om"pha*lo-\ [Gr. ? the navel.]	   A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to,	   the umbilicus, or navel.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalocele \Om"pha*lo*cele`\, n. [Gr. ? the navel + ? a tumor:	   cf. F. omphaloc['e]le.] (Med.)	   A hernia at the navel.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalode \Om"pha*lode\, n. [Omphalo- + Gr. e'i^dos form.]	   (Bot.)	   The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the	   nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; --	   called also {omphalodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalomancy \Om"pha*lo*man"cy\, n. [Omphalo- + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many	   children the mother may have. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalomesaraic \Om`pha*lo*mes`a*ra"ic\, a. [Omphalo- +	   mesaraic.] (Anat.)	   Omphalomesenteric.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalomesenteric \Om`pha*lo*mes`en*ter"ic\, a. [Omphalo- +	   mesenteric.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery;	   omphalomesaraic; as, the omphalomesenteric arteries and veins	   of a fetus.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalopsychite \Om`pha*lop"sy*chite\, n. [Omphalo- + Gr. ?	   breath, spirit, soul: cf. F. omphalopsyque.] (Eccl.Hist.)	   A name of the Hesychasts, from their habit of gazing upon the	   navel.	   [1913 Webster] Omphalopter
Omphalopter \Om`pha*lop"ter\, Omphaloptic \Om`pha*lop"tic\, n.	   [Gr. ? the navel + ? one who looks, ? belonging to sight: cf.	   F. omphaloptre.]	   An optical glass that is convex on both sides. [Obs.]	   --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalos \Om"pha*los\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)	   The navel.	   [1913 Webster]
Omphalotomy \Om`pha*lot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?; ? the navel + te`mnein	   to cut: cf. F. omphalotomie.] (Surg.)	   The operation of dividing the navel-string.	   [1913 Webster]
Omy \O"my\ ([=o]"m[y^]), a.	   Mellow, as land. [Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
On \On\ ([o^]n), prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D.	   aan, OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. [=a], Sw. [*a], Goth. ana,	   Russ. na, L. an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. 'ana`, Zend ana.	   [root]195. Cf. {A-}, 1, {Ana-}, {Anon}.]	   The general signification of on is situation, motion, or	   condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as: 	   [1913 Webster]	   1. At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a	      thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact	      with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which	      stands on the floor of a house on an island.	      [1913 Webster]	            I stood on the bridge at midnight.    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the	      motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of	      another; as, rain falls on the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken.	                                                  --Matt. xxi.	                                                  44.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Denoting performance or action by contact with the	      surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by	      means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence,	      figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an	      impression on the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place,	      or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the	      fleet is on the American coast.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or	      succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on	      mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as,	      to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence,	      indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will	      promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse; based on	      certain assumptions.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain	      from labor. See {At} (synonym).	      [1913 Webster]	   8. At the time of; -- often conveying some notion of cause or	      motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in	      full dress or uniform; the shop is closed on Sundays.	      Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the	      ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded;	      start on the count of three.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   9. Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as,	      have pity or compassion on him.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. At the peril of, or for the safety of. "Hence, on thy	       life." --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or	       engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he	       affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation,	       or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all	       the blame; a curse on him.	       [1913 Webster]	             His blood be on us and on our children. --Matt.	                                                  xxvii. 25.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect	       punctuality; a satire on society.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Of. [Obs.] "Be not jealous on me." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             Or have we eaten on the insane root	             That takes the reason prisoner?      --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Instances of this usage are common in our older	         writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate	         speech.	         [1913 Webster]	   15. Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three	       officers are on duty; on a journey; on the job; on an	       assignment; on a case; on the alert.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	   16. In the service of; connected with; a member of; as, he is	       on a newspaper; on a committee.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: On and upon are in general interchangeable. In some	         applications upon is more euphonious, and is therefore	         to be preferred; but in most cases on is preferable.	         [1913 Webster]	   17. In reference to; about; concerning; as, to think on it;	       to meditate on it.	       [PJC]	   {On a bowline}. (Naut.) Same as {Closehauled}.	   {On a wind}, or {On the wind} (Naut.), sailing closehauled.	      	   {On a sudden}. See under {Sudden}.	   {On board}, {On draught}, {On fire}, etc. See under {Board},	      {Draught}, {Fire}, etc.	   {On it}, {On't}, of it. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Shak.	   {On shore}, on land; to the shore.	   {On the road}, {On the way}, {On the wing}, etc. See under	      {Road}, {Way}, etc.	   {On to}, upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word,	      onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be	      regarded in analogy with into.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have added the -en plural form on to an elder	            plural.                               --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	            We see the strength of the new movement in the new	            class of ecclesiastics whom it forced on to the	            stage.                                --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	On \On\, adv. [See {On}, prep.]	   1. Forward, in progression; onward; -- usually with a verb of	      motion; as, move on; go on; the beat goes on. "Time glides	      on." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Forward, in succession; as, from father to son, from the	      son to the grandson, and so on.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep	      on, take your ease; say on; sing on.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, "He is neither on nor	      off," that is, he is not steady, he is irresolute.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Attached to the body, as clothing or ornament, or for use.	      "I have boots on." --B. Gonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He put on righteousness as a breastplate. --Is. lix.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In progress; proceeding; ongoing; as, a game is on.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: On is sometimes used as an exclamation, or a command to	         move or proceed, some verb being understood; as, on,	         comrades; that is, go on, move on.	         [1913 Webster]	   {On and on}, continuously; for a long time together. "Toiling	      on and on and on." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Onager \On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. {Onagri}, E. {Onagers}. [L.	   onager, onagrus, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which	      threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated	      by machinery. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A wild ass of central Asia, especially the	      {koulan} ({Equus hemionus} syn. {Equus hemippus} syn.	      {Equus onager}, formely {Asinus onager}).	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Onagga \O*nag"ga\, n. (Zool.)	   The dauw.	   [1913 Webster]
onagon \on"a*gon\ ([o^]*n[aum]"g[o^]n), n.	   A form of drum used by the Chippewa indians.	   [Century Dict. 1906]
Onagra \O*nag"ra\, prop. n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Oenothera}, a genus of plants consisting of the	   evening primrose.	   [PJC]
onagra \on"a*gra\, n.	   The female of the onager.	   [PJC] Onagraceous
Onagraceous \On`a*gra"ceous\ ([o^]n`[.a]*gr[=a]"sh[u^]s),
Onagrarieous \On`a*gra*ri"e*ous\ (-gr[asl]*r[imac]"[-e]*[u^]s),	   a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening	   primrose ({[OE]nothera}), fr. Gr. 'ona`gra a kind of plant;	   of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants	   ({Onagraceae} or {Onagrarieae}), which includes the fuchsia,	   the willow-herb ({Epilobium}), and the evening primrose	   ({[OE]nothera}).	   [1913 Webster]
Onanism \O"nan*ism\, n. [Onan (--Gen. xxxviii. 9): cf. F.	   onanisme.]	   Self-pollution; masturbation.	   [1913 Webster]
Onappo \O*nap"po\, n. (Zool.)	   A nocturnal South American monkey ({Callithrix discolor}),	   noted for its agility; -- called also {ventriloquist monkey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Once \Once\ ([o^]ns), n. (Zool.)	   The ounce.	   [1913 Webster]	Once \Once\ (w[u^]ns), adv. [OE. ones, anes, an adverbial form	   fr. one, on, an, one. See {One-}, {-Wards}.]	   1. For one time; by limitation to the number one; not twice	      nor any number of times more than one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall . . . go round about the city once. --Josh.	                                                  vi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trees that bear mast are fruitful but once in two	            years.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At some one period of time; -- used indefinitely.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul had once some foolish fondness for thee.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            That court which we shall once govern. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to ever, if	      ever, or whenever; as, once kindled, it may not be	      quenched.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wilt thou not be made clean? When shall it once be?	                                                  --Jer. xiii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be once in doubt	            Is once to be resolved.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Once is used as a noun when preceded by this or that;	         as, this once, that once. It is also sometimes used	         elliptically, like an adjective, for once-existing.	         "The once province of Britain." --J. N. Pomeroy.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At once}.	      (a) At the same point of time; immediately; without delay.	          "Stand not upon the order of your going, but go at	          once." --Shak. "I . . . withdrew at once and	          altogether." --Jeffrey.	      (b) At one and the same time; simultaneously; in one body;	          as, they all moved at once.	   {Once and again}, once and once more; repeatedly. "A dove	      sent forth once and again, to spy." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
once-over \once-over\ n.	   a swift cursory examination or inspection; as, I gave him the	   once-over.	   Syn: look-over.	        [WordNet 1.5]
onchocerciasis \onchocerciasis\ n. (Med.)	   An infection with nematodes of the genus {Onchocerca},	   especially {Onchocerca volvulus}. Untreated, such infections	   can cause serious dermatological problems, and in advanced	   cases may lead to blindness. In certain areas of tropical	   Africa the blindness caused by onchocerciasis is called	   {river blindness}.	   [PJC]
Onchorynchus \Onchorynchus\ prop. n. (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes including the sockeye salmon; chinook	   salmon; and coho salmon.	   Syn: genus {Onchorynchus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oncidium \On*cid"i*um\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one	   species of which ({Oncidium Papilio}) resembles a butterfly.	   [1913 Webster]
Oncograph \On"co*graph\, n. [Gr. ? bulk + -graph.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for registering the changes observable with an	   oncometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oncometer \On*com"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? bulk + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the	   internal organs of the body, as the kidney, spleen, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
oncoming \oncoming\ adj.	   moving toward one; approaching.	   Syn: approaching.	        [WordNet 1.5]	oncoming \oncoming\ n.	   the beginning or early stages; the onset.	   Syn: onset.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oncost \On"cost`\, n. (Accounting)	   In cost accounting, expenditure which is involved in the	   process of manufacture or the performance of work and which	   cannot be charged directly to any particular article	   manufactured or work done (as where different kinds of goods	   are produced), but must be allocated so that each kind of	   goods or work shall bear its proper share. [Brit.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
oncotomy \on*cot"o*my\ ([o^][ng]"k[o^]t*[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Gr.	   'o`gkos bulk, mass + te`mnein to cut: cf. F. oncotomie.]	   (Surg.)	   The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a	   cutting instrument. [Written also {onkotomy}.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Ondatra \Ondatra\ prop. n.	   A genus of rodents including the muskrat ({Ondatra	   zibethica}).	   Syn: genus {Ondatra}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
onde \onde\ ([o^]nd), n. [AS. anda malice, anger; akin to Icel.	   andi, ["o]nd, breath.]	   Hatred; fury; envy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
On dit \On` dit"\ ([^o]N` d[-e]"). [F.]	   They say, or it is said. -- n. A flying report; rumor; as, it	   is a mere on dit.	   [1913 Webster]
Ondogram \On"do*gram\, n. [F. onde wave, L. unda + -gram.]	   (Elec.)	   The record of an ondograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ondograph \On"do*graph\, n. [F. onde wave, L. unda + -graph.]	   (Elec.)	   An instrument for autographically recording the wave forms of	   varying currents, esp. rapidly varying alternating currents.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ondometer \On*dom"e*ter\, n. [F. onde wave, L. unda + -mater.]	   An electric wave meter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ondoyant \On`do`yant"\, a. [F., p.pr. of ondoyer to undulate,	   fr. onde wave, L. unda.] (Art)	   Wavy; having the surface marked by waves or slightly	   depressed furrows; as, ondoyant glass.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
on-duty \on-duty\ adj.	   performing or available for duties; as, her on-duty hours	   were 11p.m. to 7 a.m.. Opposite of {off-duty}. [prenominal]	   Syn: on duty(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
-one \-one\ ([=o]n). [From Gr. -w`nh, signifying, female	   descendant.] (Chem.)	   A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which	   it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.	   [1913 Webster]	-one \-one\ suff. (Chem.)	   A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of	   which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of	   hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated	   hydrocarbons; as, nonone. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
One \One\ (w[u^]n), a. [OE. one, on, an, AS. [=a]n; akin to D.	   een, OS. [=e]n, OFries. [=e]n, [=a]n, G. ein, Dan. een, Sw.	   en, Icel. einn, Goth. ains, W. un, Ir. & Gael. aon, L. unus,	   earlier oinos, oenos, Gr. o'i`nh the ace on dice; cf. Skr.	   [=e]ka. The same word as the indefinite article a, an. [root]	   299. Cf. 2d {A}, 1st {An}, {Alone}, {Anon}, {Any}, {None},	   {Nonce}, {Only}, {Onion}, {Unit}.]	   1. Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no	      more; not multifold; single; individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dream of Pharaoh is one.          --Gen. xli.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            O that we now had here	            But one ten thousand of those men in England.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of	      indefinitely; a certain. "I am the sister of one Claudio"	      [--Shak.], that is, of a certain man named Claudio.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or	      person different from some other specified; -- used as a	      correlative adjective, with or without the.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the one side of heaven unto the other. --Deut.	                                                  iv. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a	      whole.	      [1913 Webster]	            The church is therefore one, though the members may	            be many.                              --Bp. Pearson	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Single in kind; the same; a common.	      [1913 Webster]	            One plague was on you all, and on your lords. --1	                                                  Sam. vi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Single; unmarried. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Men may counsel a woman to be one.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: One is often used in forming compound words, the	         meaning of which is obvious; as, one-armed, one-celled,	         one-eyed, one-handed, one-hearted, one-horned,	         one-idead, one-leaved, one-masted, one-ribbed,	         one-story, one-syllable, one-stringed, one-winged, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {All one}, of the same or equal nature, or consequence; all	      the same; as, he says that it is all one what course you	      take. --Shak.	   {One day}.	      (a) On a certain day, not definitely specified, referring	          to time past.	          [1913 Webster]	                One day when Phoebe fair,	                With all her band, was following the chase.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Referring to future time: At some uncertain day or	          period in the future; some day.	          [1913 Webster]	                Well, I will marry one day.       --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	One \One\, n.	   1. A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A single person or thing. "The shining ones." --Bunyan.	      "Hence, with your little ones." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will hate the one, and love the other. --Matt.	                                                  vi. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	            That we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the	            other on thy left hand, in thy glory. --Mark x. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   {After one}, after one fashion; alike. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {At one}, in agreement or concord. See {At one}, in the	      Vocab.	   {Ever in one}, continually; perpetually; always. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	   {In one}, in union; in a single whole.	   {One and one}, {One by one}, singly; one at a time; one after	      another. "Raising one by one the suppliant crew."	      --Dryden.	   {one on one} contesting an opponent individually; -- in a	      contest.	   {go one on one}, to contest one opponent by oneself; -- in a	      game, esp. basketball.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	One \One\ (w[u^]n), indef. pron.	   Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one	   would have well done, one should do one's self.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was well worth one's while.           --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Against this sort of condemnation one must steel one's	         self as one best can.                    --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: One is often used with some, any, no, each, every,	         such, a, many a, another, the other, etc. It is	         sometimes joined with another, to denote a reciprocal	         relation.	         [1913 Webster]	               When any one heareth the word.     --Matt. xiii.	                                                  19.	         [1913 Webster]	               She knew every one who was any one in the land of	               Bohemia.                           --Compton	                                                  Reade.	         [1913 Webster]	               The Peloponnesians and the Athenians fought	               against one another.               --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	         [1913 Webster]	               The gentry received one another.   --Thackeray.	         [1913 Webster]	One \One\, v. t.	   To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to	   unite; to assimilite. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The rich folk that embraced and oned all their heart to	         treasure of the world.                   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneberry \One"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The herb Paris. See {Herb Paris}, under {Herb}.	   [1913 Webster]
one-dimensional \one-dimensional\ adj.	   having only one dimension; as, a line is a one-dimensional	   object; a one-dimensional array.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Seeming to have only one dimension; lacking depth; as,	      one-dimensional characters.	      [PJC]
one-eared \one-eared\ adj.	   Relating to or having or hearing with only one ear; monaural.	   Opposite of {binaural}.	   Syn: monaural.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
one-edged \one-edged\ adj.	   Having only one sharp edge; single-edged; -- of cutting	   instruments, mostly swords and razor blades. Opposed to	   {double-edged}.	   [PJC]
one-eyed \one-eyed\ adj.	   having or showing only one eye; as, one-eyed Jacks are wild;	   the three one-eyed Cyclopes of Greek myth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
one-fifth \one-fifth\ n.	   A fifth part.	   Syn: fifth, fifth part, twenty percent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
one-fourth \one-fourth\ n.	   A quarter; a fourth part.	   Syn: fourth, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent,	        quartern.	        [WordNet 1.5]
one-half \one-half\ n.	   one of two equal parts of a divisible whole; a half; a	   century and one half.	   Syn: half.	        [WordNet 1.5] one-hand
one-hand \one"-hand`\, one-handed \one`-hand"ed\, a.	   Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. See	   {Dactylology}.	   [1913 Webster]
one-hitter \one-hitter\ n. (Baseball)	   A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one	   hit.	   Syn: 1-hitter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
one-horse \one"-horse`\, a.	   1. Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a	      one-horse carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Second-rate; inferior; small; as, a one-horse town.	      [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Oneidas \O*nei"das\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Oneida}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida	   Lake in the State of New York, and forming part of the Five	   Nations. Remnants of the tribe now live in New York, Canada,	   and Wisconsin.	   [1913 Webster]
one-eighth \one-eighth\ n.	   an eightht part.	   Syn: eighth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oneirocritic \O*nei`ro*crit`ic\, n. [Cf. F. oneirocritique. See	   {Oneirocritic}, a.]	   An interpreter of dreams. --Bp. Warburton. Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Oneirocritic	Oneirocritic \O*nei`ro*crit`ic\, Oneirocritical
\O*nei`ro*crit`ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a dream + ? critical, fr. ?	   to discern.]	   Of or pertaining to the interpretation of dreams. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Oneirocriticism
Oneirocriticism \O*nei`ro*crit`i*cism\, Oneirocritics
\O*nei`ro*crit`ics\, n.	   The art of interpreting dreams.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneiromancy \O*nei"ro*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? a dream + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of dreams. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneiroscopist \O`nei*ros"co*pist\, n.	   One who interprets dreams.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneiroscopy \O`nei*ros"co*py\, n. [Gr. ? a dream + -scopy.]	   The interpretation of dreams.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneliness \One"li*ness\, n.	   The state of being one or single. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Onely \One"ly\, a.	   See {Only}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Onement \One"ment\, n.	   The state of being at one or reconciled. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneness \One"ness\, n.	   The state of being one; singleness in number; individuality;	   unity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our God is one, or rather very oneness.  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Onerary \On"er*a*ry\, a. [L. onerarius, fr. onus, oneris, load,	   burden: cf. F. on['e]raire.]	   Fitted for, or carrying, a burden. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Onerate \On"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Onerated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Onerating}.] [L. oneratus, p. p. pf onerare.]	   To load; to burden. [Obs.] --Becon.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneration \On`er*a"tion\, n.	   The act of loading. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Onerous \On"er*ous\, a. [L. onerosus, fr. onus, oneris, a load,	   burden: cf. F. on['e]reux.]	   Burdensome; oppressive. "Too onerous a solicitude." --I.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Onerous cause} (Scots Law), a good and legal consideration;	      -- opposed to {gratuitous}.	      [1913 Webster]
Onerously \On"er*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an onerous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ones \Ones\ ([=o]ns), adv.	   Once. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oneself \One`self"\ (w[u^]n`s[e^]lf"), pron.	   A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly	   written as two words, one's self.	   [1913 Webster]	         One's self (or more properly oneself), is quite a	         modern form. In Elizabethan English we find a man's	         self = one's self.                       --Morris.	   [1913 Webster]
one-seventh \one-seventh\ n.	   a seventh part.	   Syn: seventh.	        [WordNet 1.5]
One-sided \One`-sid"ed\, a.	   1. Having one side only, or one side prominent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Limited to one side; favoring one person or side	      over another; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided	      view or statement. [WordNet sense 5] "Unguarded and	      one-sided language." --T. Arnold.	   Syn: biased, colored, slanted.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. Having one team or party greatly superior; strongly	      favoring only one side; uneven; imbalanced; unequal; as, a	      one-sided contest; -- of contests, generally. [WordNet	      sense 4]	      [PJC]	   4. (Bot.) Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided	      flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Using only one side, or having only one side usable; as,	      one-sided printing; one-sided film; -- used mostly of	      sheets of material used for printing or imaging.	      [PJC]	   6. Performed by only one party or side; -- of actions	      directly affecting more than one party. Opposite of	      {multilateral}. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: unilateral (vs. bilateral).	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   7. out of proportion in shape.	   Syn: ill-proportioned, lopsided.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   8. Not reversible or capable of having either side out; -- of	      cloth fabrics or clothing. Opposite of {reversible}.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: nonreversible.	        [WordNet 1.5] -- {One`-sid"ed*ly}, adv. --	        {One`-sid"ed*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
one-sixth \one-sixth\ n.	   a sixth part.	   Syn: sixth.	        [WordNet 1.5]
one-step \one-step\ n.	   an early ballroom dance, precursor to the foxtrot.	   [WordNet 1.5]
one-tenth \one-tenth\ n.	   a tenth part.	   Syn: tenth, tenth part, ten percent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Onethe \On*ethe"\, adv.	   Scarcely. See {Unnethe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
one-third \one-third\ n.	   one of three equal parts of a divisible whole.	   Syn: third, tierce.	        [WordNet 1.5]
one-up \one-up\ a.	   Ahead of a friend or competitor in some competitive activity.	   [PJC]
one-upmanship \one-upmanship\ n.	   The attitude or practice of trying to keep one step ahead of	   a friend or competitor; vigorous competitiveness.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
one-way \one-way\ adj.	   1. Legally permitting movement or travel in one direction	      only; -- of paths, especially roads; as, one-way streets.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Transportation) Pertaining to or valid for transportation	      in one direction between two points; as, a one-way ticket;	      a one-way fare. Opposed to {round-trip}.	      [PJC]
one-woman \one-woman\ adj.	   Designed for or restricted to a single person; same as	   {one-man}, but used when the person in question is female, or	   to avoid sexist language; as, a one-woman submarine; a	   one-woman show.	   Syn: one-man, one-person.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
one-year \one-year\ adj.	   1. completing its life cycle within a year. [prenominal]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Ongoing \On"go`ing\, n.	   The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business;	   current events.	   [1913 Webster]	         The common ongoings of this our commonplace world, and	         everyday life.                           --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
ongoing \on"go`ing\, a.	   Occurring at present; progressing; in progress; continuing;	   not {past}, {completed}, or {future}; as, an ongoing petition	   drive; an ongoing effort.	   [PJC]
Onguent \On"guent\, n. [F.]	   An unguent.	   [1913 Webster]
On-hanger \On"-hang`er\, n.	   A hanger-on.	   [1913 Webster]
Onion \On"ion\, n. [F. ognon, fr. L. unio oneness, unity, a	   single large pearl, an onion. See {One}, {Union}.]	   1. (Bot.) A liliaceous plant of the genus {Allium} ({Allium	      cepa}), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow	      leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of	      food. The name is often extended to other species of the	      genus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flavor of an onion[1].	      [PJC]	   {Onion fish} (Zool.), the grenadier.	   {Onion fly} (Zool.) a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon	      the onion; especially, {Anthomyia ceparum} and {Ortalis	      flexa}.	   {Welsh onion}. (Bot.) See {Cibol}.	   {Wild onion} (Bot.), a name given to several species of the	      genus {Allium}.	      [1913 Webster]
onion dome \on`ion dome"\, n. (Architecture)	   A dome with a pointed top, its width often extending beyond	   the width of the tower it covers; -- a style of architecture	   characteristic of Russian Orthodox churches.	   [PJC]
onionskin \on"ion*skin`\, n. [Onion + skin.]	   A kind of thin but strong translucent paper with a glossy	   finish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Onirocritic \O*ni`ro*crit`ic\, a.	   See {Oneirocritic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oniscus \Oniscus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Oniscidae}, consisting of woodlice	   that cannot roll into a ball.	   Syn: genus {Oniscus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
on-key \on-key\ adj. (Music)	   In tune; striking or singing the proper notes. Opposite of	   {off-key}.	   Syn: true.	        [WordNet 1.5]
on-license \on-license\ n.	   a license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises.	   [WordNet 1.5] online
online \on"line`\, on-line \on"-line`\adj.	   1. 1 (Computers) connected by a communications line to a	      computer. Opposite of {off-line}.	   Syn: online, on line(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. [prenominal] being in progress now; ongoing; as, on-line	      editorial projects. [Colloq.]	   Syn: in progress(predicate), ongoing, on line(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Onliness \On"li*ness\, n.	   The state of being alone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Onloft \On*loft"\, adv.	   Aloft; above ground. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She kept her father's life onloft.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
On-looker \On"-look`er\, n.	   A person who observes an event; a looker-on; a spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
On-looking \On"-look`ing\, a.	   Looking on or forward.	   [1913 Webster]
Only \On"ly\, a. [OE. only, anly, onlich, AS. [=a]nlic, i.e.,	   onelike. See {One}, {and Like}, a.]	   1. One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only	      occupation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others	      of the same class or kind; as, an only child.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, (figuratively): Alone, by reason of superiority;	      preeminent; chief. "Motley's the only wear." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Only \On"ly\, adv. [See {Only}, a.]	   1. In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply;	      merely; barely.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to be loved himself, needs only to be known.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely;	      wholly. "She being only wicked." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every imagination . . . of his heart was only evil.	                                                  --Gen. vi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Singly; without more; as, only-begotten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Above all others; particularly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His most only elected mistress.       --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	Only \On"ly\, conj.	   Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically	   with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact	   or consideration.	   [1913 Webster]	         He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . only	         that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that	         he belonged to the city.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Onocerin \On`o*ce"rin\, n. [NL. Ononis, the generic name of the	   plant + L. cera wax.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of	   the leguminous plant {Ononis spinosa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Onoclea \Onoclea\ prop. n.	   A genus consisting of only species: the sensitive fern; in	   some classifications it is included in the {Polypodiaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Onoclea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
onology \o*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? an ass + -logy.]	   Foolish discourse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
onomancy \on"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. 'o`noma name + -mancy. Cf.	   {Nomancy}.]	   Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy. [R.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster] Onomantic
Onomantic \On`o*man"tic\, Onomantical \On`o*man"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to onomancy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Onomastic \On`o*mas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to name, 'o`noma	   name.] (Law)	   Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in	   another's handwriting. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomasticon \On`o*mas"ti*con\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (sc.?), fr. ?.	   See {Onomastic}.]	   A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a	   collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by	   Julius Pollux about a. d. 180.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomatechny \On"o*ma*tech`ny\, n. [Gr. 'o`noma + ? art.]	   Prognostication by the letters of a name.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomatologist \On`o*ma*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in the history of names. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomatology \On`o*ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'o`noma, 'ono`matos +	   -logy.]	   The science of names or of their classification.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomatope \O*nom"a*tope\, n. [See {Onomatopoeia}.]	   An imitative word; an onomatopoetic word.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomatopoeia \On`o*mat`o*poe"ia\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; 'o`noma,	   'ono`matos, a name + poiei^n to make.] (Philol.)	   The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of	   speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound	   of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees;	   the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has been maintained by some philologist that all	         primary words, especially names, were formed by	         imitation of natural sounds, but this is not believed	         by most.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Onomatopoeic \On`o*mat`o*poe"ic\, a.	   Onomatopoetic. --Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomatopoetic \On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by	   onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.	   --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomatopy \On`o*mat"o*py\, n.	   Onomatopoeia.	   [1913 Webster]
Onomomancy \O*nom"o*man`cy\, n.	   See {Onomancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Onondagas \On`on*da"gas\, n. pl.; sing. {Onondaga}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of	   the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe of	   the Five Nations.	   [1913 Webster]
Onrush \On"rush`\, n.	   A rushing onward.	   [1913 Webster]
Onset \On"set`\, n. [On + set.]	   1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a	      storming; especially, the assault of an army. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The onset and retire	            Of both your armies.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who on that day the word of onset gave.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A setting about; a beginning; -- used especially of	      diseases or pathological symptoms. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time	            the beginnings and onsets of things.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful	      appendage. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Onset \On"set`\, v. t.	   1. To assault; to set upon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set about; to begin. [Obs.] --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]
onshore \onshore\ adj.	   coming from the sea toward the land; -- of winds and weather;	   as, an onshore gale. Opposed to {offshore}.	   Syn: inshore, seaward.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. On the edge of the land; near the shoreline; as, an	      onshore lighthouse.	      [WordNet 1.5]
onside \onside\ adj. (Sports)	   Not offside; being within the prescribed area of play.	   {offside}	   [WordNet 1.5]	onside kick \onside kick\ (Football)	   A kickoff in which the kicking team attempts to kick the ball	   only so far as is legally required (beyond the 50-yard line),	   so as to have a better chance to recover the kicked ball	   itself; -- it is a risky type of play used only when the	   kicking team is losing and there is little time left to play.	   [PJC]
on-site \on-site\ adj.	   Taking place or located at the indicated site; as, on-site	   inspection. Opposed to {off-site}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Onslaught \On"slaught`\, n. [OE. on on + slaught, slaht,	   slaughter. See {Slaughter}.]	   1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack	      or assault.	      [1913 Webster]	            By storm and onslaught to proceed.    --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bloody fray or battle. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Onstead \On"stead\, n. [Possibly a corruption of homestead.]	   A single farmhouse; a steading. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Grose.	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
on-street \on-street\ adj.	   at the sides of streets; as, on-street parking is prohibited	   at rush hour. Opposite of {off-street}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
on the fritz \on` the fritz"\ ([o^]n` [th][u^] fr[i^]ts"), pred.	   a.	   Malfunctioning or inoperable; -- of machinery and devices.	   [slang]	   [PJC]	on the rag \on` the rag"\, pred. a.	   Menstruating; -- of women. [vulgar slang]	   [PJC] on-the-scene
on-the-scene \on-the-scene\ on-the-spot \on-the-spot\adj.	   Being or occurring at the place or time in question; as, an	   on-the-scene newscast.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Onto \On"to\, prep. [On + to. Cf. {Into}.]	   On the top of; upon; on. See {On to}, under {On}, prep.	   [1913 Webster] Ontogenesis
Ontogenesis \On`to*gen"e*sis\, Ontogeny \On*tog"e*ny\, n. [See	   {Ontology}, and {Genesis}.] (Biol.)	   The history of the individual development of an organism; the	   sequence of events involved in the development of an	   organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the	   development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from	   {phylogeny}, or evolution of the tribe. Called also	   {henogenesis}, {henogeny}.	   Syn: growth, growing, maturation, development.	        [1913 Webster]
Ontogenetic \On`to*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, ontogenetic phenomena.	   -- {On`to*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ontogenic \On`to*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Ontogenetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ontologic \On`to*log"ic\, a.	   Ontological.	   [1913 Webster]
Ontological \On`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ontologique.]	   Of or pertaining to ontology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ontologically \On`*to*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an ontological manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ontologist \On*tol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. ontologiste.]	   One who is versed in or treats of ontology. --Edin. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Ontology \On*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? the things which exist	   (pl.neut. of ?, ?, being, p. pr. of ? to be) + -logy: cf. F.	   ontologie.]	   1. That department of the science of metaphysics which	      investigates and explains the nature and essential	      properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the	      principles and causes of being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Computers) A systematic arrangement of all of the	      important categories of objects or concepts which exist in	      some field of discourse, showing the relations between	      them. When complete, an ontology is a categorization of	      all of the concepts in some field of knowledge, including	      the objects and all of the properties, relations, and	      functions needed to define the objects and specify their	      actions. A simplified ontology may contain only a	      hierarchical classification (a {taxonomy}) showing the	      type subsumption relations between concepts in the field	      of discourse. An ontology may be visualized as an abstract	      graph with nodes and labeled arcs representing the objects	      and relations.	   Note: The concepts included in an ontology and the	         hierarchical ordering will be to a certain extent	         arbitrary, depending upon the purpose for which the	         ontology is created. This arises from the fact that	         objects are of varying importance for different	         purposes, and different properties of objects may be	         chosen as the criteria by which objects are classified.	         In addition, different degrees of aggregation of	         concepts may be used, and distinctions of importance	         for one purpose may be of no concern for a different	         purpose.	         [PJC]
Onus \O"nus\, n. [L.]	   A burden; an obligation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Onus probandi}[L.], the obligation to furnish evidence to	      prove an assertion; the burden of proof.	      [1913 Webster]
Onward \On"ward\, a.	   1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a	      contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward	      course, progress, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how onward	            the fruits were of his friend's labor. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Onward \On"ward\, adv.	   Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively;	   as, to move onward.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Onwardness \On"ward*ness\, n.	   Progress; advancement.	   [1913 Webster]
Onwards \On"wards\, adv. [See {-wards}.]	   Onward.	   [1913 Webster]
Ony \On"y\, a.	   Any. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Onycha \On"y*cha\, n. [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a	   kind of mussel, Gr. ?, ?. See {Onyx}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the	      operculum of some kind of strombus. --Ex. xxx. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The precious stone called {onyx}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Onychia \O*nych"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Onyx}.] (Med.)	      (a) A whitlow.	      (b) An affection of a finger or toe, attended with	          ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in	          the destruction of the nail.	          [1913 Webster]
Onychomancy \On"y*cho*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a finger nail +	   -mancy: cf. F. onychomancie.]	   Divination by the nails.	   [1913 Webster]
Onychophora \On`y*choph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a	   claw + ?.] (Zool.)	   Malacopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
onychophoran \onychophoran\ n.	   Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals	   common in tropical forests having characteristics of both	   arthropods and annelid worms; a member of the Onychophora,	   also called Malacopoda. See {Malacopoda}.	   Syn: velvet worm, peripatus.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
onymous \onymous\ adj.	   bearing a name; as, articles in magazines are usually	   onymous. Opposite of {anonymous}.	   Syn: signed.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Onyx \O"nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a claw, finger nail, a veined	   gem. See {Nail}, and cf. {Onycha}.]	   1. (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades	      of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being	      cut in one layer with the next as a ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Mexican onyx}.	      [PJC]	   3. A deep jet-black color.	      [PJC]	   {Onyx marble}, {Mexican onyx}, a banded variety of marble or	      calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from	      Mexico in various colors ranging from white to deep black.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
onyx \o"nyx\, a.	   Deep, jet-black.	   [PJC]
Oo \Oo\, a.	   One. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
oo \o"o\, n. [Hawaiian.] (Zool.)	   Any of several beautiful birds of the genus {Moho}, including	   the extinct {Moho nobilis}. They are honey-eaters native to	   the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers	   formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also	   {yellow-tufted honeysucker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ooecium \O*oe"ci*um\, n.; pl. {Ooecia}. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an	   egg + ? a house.] (Zool.)	   One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to	   receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See {Bryozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oogenesis \O`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + E. genesis.]	   (Physiol.)	   The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.	   [1913 Webster]
Oogonium \O`o*go"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {Oogonia}, E. {Oogoniums}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an egg + ? offspring.] (Bot.)	   A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing	   oospheres, as in the rockweeds ({Fucus}), and the orders	   {Vaucherieae} and {Peronosporeae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ooidal \O*oi"dal\, a. [Gr. ?; w,'o`n an egg + e'i^dos form.]	   (Biol.)	   Shaped like an egg.	   [1913 Webster]
Ook \Ook\ ([=o]k), n.	   Oak. [Obs.] "A branched ook." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oolite \O"o*lite\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + -lite: cf. F. ooithe.	   So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] (Geol.)	   A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains,	   resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes	   extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of	   {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oolitic \O`o*lit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. oolithique.]	   Of or pertaining to oolite; composed of, or resembling,	   oolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Oological \O`o*log"ic*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to oology.	   [1913 Webster]
Oologist \O*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in oology.	   [1913 Webster]
Oology \O*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + -logy.]	   The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size,	   shape, and number.	   [1913 Webster]
Oolong \Oo"long\, n. [Chinese, green dragon.]	   A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of	   green tea. [Written also {oulong}.]	   [1913 Webster] Oomiac
Oomiac \Oo"mi*ac\, Oomiak \Oo"mi*ak\, n.	   A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.	   [1913 Webster]
Oon \Oon\ ([=o]n), a.	   One. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oones \Oones\ ([=o]ns), adv.	   Once. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oop \Oop\ ([=oo]p), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster] Oopack
Oopack \Oo"pack\, Oopak \Oo"pak\, n. [So named from a district	   in China.]	   A kind of black tea.	   [1913 Webster]
Oophore \O"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? egg-bearing; w,'o`n an egg +	   fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.)	   An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants,	   as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and	   archegonia, and so has sexual fructification, as contrasted	   with the {sporophore}, which is nonsexual, but produces	   spores in countless number. In ferns the oophore is a minute	   prothallus; in mosses it is the leafy plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Oophorectomy \O`o*pho*rec"to*my\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n egg + fe`rein	   to bear + ? a cutting out.] (Surg.)	   Ovariotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Oophoric \O`o*phor"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the nature of, or belonging to, an oophore.	   [1913 Webster]
Oophoridium \O`o*pho*rid"i*um\, n.; pl. L. {Oophorida}, E.	   {Oophoridiums}. [NL., dim. fr. Gr. ?. See {Oophore}.] (Bot.)	   The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in	   heterosporous flowerless plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Oophoritis \O`o*pho*ri"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n egg +	   fe`rein to bear + -itis.] (Med.)	   Ovaritis.	   [1913 Webster]
Oophyte \O"o*phyte\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + fyto`n a plant.]	   (Bot.)	   Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively	   termed oophytes or Oophyta), which have their sexual	   reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on	   oospheres, either while included in their oogonia or after	   exclusion.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This class was at first called Oosporeae, and is made	         to include all algae and fungi which have this kind of	         reproduction, however they may differ in all other	         respects, the contrasted classes of Thallophytes being	         Protophytes, Zygophytes, and Carpophytes. The whole	         system has its earnest advocates, but is rejected by	         many botanists. See {Carpophyte}.	         [1913 Webster]
Oophytic \O`o*phyt"ic\ ([=o]`[-o]*f[i^]t"[i^]k), a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to an oophyte.	   [1913 Webster]
Oorial \O*o"ri*al\, n. (Zool.)	   A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is	   reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.	   [1913 Webster]
Oosperm \O"o*sperm\ ([=o]"[-o]*sp[~e]rm), n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg	   + E. sperm.] (Biol.)	   The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.	   --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Oosphere \O"o*sphere\ ([=o]"[-o]*sf[=e]r), n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg	   + E. sphere.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) An unfertilized, rounded mass of protoplasm,	      produced in an oogonium.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: After being fertilized by the access of antherozoids it	         becomes covered with a cell wall and develops into an	         oospore, which may grow into a new plant like the	         parent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An analogous mass of protoplasm in the ovule of a	      flowering plant; an embryonic vesicle. --Goodale.	      [1913 Webster]
Oosporangium \O`o*spo*ran"gi*um\, n.; pl. L. {Oosporangia}, E.	   {Oosporangiums}. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an egg + ? vessel.]	   (Bot.)	   An oogonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spores	   of some other kind than oospores.	   [1913 Webster]
Oospore \O"o*spore\, n. [Gr. w,'o`n an egg + ? a seed.] (Bot.)	   (a) A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization	       of an oosphere by antherozoids.	   (b) A fertilized oosphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.	       [1913 Webster]
Oosporic \O`o*spor"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to an oospore.	   [1913 Webster]
Oostegite \O*os"te*gite\, n. [Gr. ? + ? a roof.] (Zool.)	   One of the plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity	   wherein the eggs are hatched.	   [1913 Webster]
Ootheca \O`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Oothecae}. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n	   an egg + ? a case.] (Zool.)	   An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and	   of some insects, as the cockroach. Cf. {Ooecium}.	   [1913 Webster] Ooticoid
Ooticoid \O*ot"i*coid\, Ootocoid \O*ot"o*coid\, n. [Gr. ? laying	   eggs (? egg + ? a bearing, ti`ktein to bear) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or	   monotreme.	   [1913 Webster]
Ootype \O"o*type\, n. [Gr. ? + -type.] (Zool.)	   The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which	   the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Ooze \Ooze\, n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to w?s	   juice, ooze, Icel. v[=a]s wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod, G.	   wasen.]	   1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or	      easily yield to pressure. "My son i' the ooze is bedded."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soft flow; spring. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The liquor of a tan vat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Oceanography) A soft deposit covering large areas of the	      ocean bottom, composed largely or mainly of the shells or	      other hard parts of minute organisms, as Foraminifera,	      Radiolaria, and diatoms. The {radiolarian ooze} occurring	      in many places in very deep water is composed mainly of	      the siliceous skeletons of radiolarians, calcareous matter	      being dissolved by the lage percentage of carbon dioxide	      in the water at these depths.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Ooze \Ooze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Oozing}.] [Prov. Eng. weeze, wooz. See {Ooze}, n.]	   1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the	      pores of a substance or through small openings.	      [1913 Webster]	            The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed	      out; his courage oozed out.	      [1913 Webster]	Ooze \Ooze\, v. t.	   To cause to ooze. --Alex. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	Ooze leather \Ooze leather\	   Leather made from sheep and calf skins by mechanically	   forcing ooze through them; esp., such leather with a soft,	   finely granulated finish (called sometimes	   {velvet finish}) put on the flesh side for special purposes.	      Ordinary ooze leather is used for shoe uppers, in	      bookbinding, etc. Hence	   {Ooze calf},	   {Ooze finish}, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oozoa \O`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an egg + zo^,on an	   animal.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Acrita}.	   [1913 Webster]
oozing \oozing\ adj.	   leaking out slowly.	   Syn: oozy, seeping.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Oozy \Ooz"y\, a.	   Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the oozy bed	   of a river. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Opacate \O*pa"cate\, v. t. [L. opacatus, p. p. of opacare.]	   To darken; to cloud. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Opacity \O*pac"i*ty\, n. [L. opacitas: cf. F. opacit['e].]	   1. The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which	      renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of	      transparency; opaqueness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscurity; want of clearness. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Opacous \O*pa"cous\, a. [L. opacus. See {Opaque}.]	   Opaque. [R.] --Milton. -- {O*pa"cous*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opacular \O*pac"u*lar\, a.	   Opaque. [Obs.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Opah \O"pah\, n. (Zool.)	   A large oceanic fish ({Lampris guttatus}), inhabiting the	   Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors,	   which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and	   gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also {king of	   the herrings}.	   [1913 Webster]
Opake \O*pake"\, a.	   See {Opaque}.	   [1913 Webster]
Opal \O"pal\, n. [L. opalus: cf. Gr. ?, Skr. upala a rock,	   stone, precious stone: cf. F. opale.] (Min.)	   A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to	   quartz in hardness and specific gravity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {precious opal} presents a peculiar play of colors	         of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One	         kind, with a varied play of color in a reddish ground,	         is called the {harlequin opal}. The {fire opal} has	         colors like the red and yellow of flame. {Common opal}	         has a milky appearance. {Menilite} is a brown impure	         variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near	         Paris. Other varieties are {cacholong}, {girasol},	         {hyalite}, and {geyserite}.	         [1913 Webster]
Opalesce \O`pal*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Opalesced}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Opalescing}.]	   To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.	   [1913 Webster]
Opalescence \O`pal*es"cence\, n. (Min.)	   A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of	   a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being	   opalescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Opalescent \O`pal*es"cent\, a.	   Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having	   an opaline play of colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Opaline \O"pal*ine\, a. [Cf. F. opalin.]	   Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having	   changeable colors like those of the opal.	   [1913 Webster]	Opaline \O"pal*ine\, n.	   1. An opaline variety of yellow chalcedony.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Opal glass.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. An opaline color or expanse.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Opalize \O"pal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opalized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Opalizing}.] [Cf. F. opaliser.]	   To convert into opal, or a substance like opal. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Opalotype \O*pal"o*type\, n. [Opal + -type.] (Photog.)	   A picture taken on "milky" glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Opaque \O*paque"\, a. [F., fr. L. opacus. Cf. {Opacous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an	      opaque substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obscure; not clear; unintelligible. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Opaque \O*paque"\, n.	   That which is opaque; opacity. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Opaqueness \O*paque"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Ope \Ope\, a.	   Open. [Poetic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         On Sunday heaven's gate stands ope.      --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Ope \Ope\, v. t. & i.	   To open. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wilt thou not ope thy heart to know	         What rainbows teach and sunsets show?    --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Opeidoscope \O*pei"do*scope\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, voice + e'i^dos form	   + -scope.] (Physics)	   An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and	   the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the	   center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for	   exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the	   mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at	   the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.	   --A. E. Dolbear.	   [1913 Webster]
Opelet \Ope"let\, n. (Zool.)	   A bright-colored European actinian ({Anemonia sulcata}, syn.	   {Anthea sulcata}); -- so called because it does not retract	   its tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Open \O"pen\, a. [AS. open; akin to D. open, OS. opan, G. offan,	   Icel. opinn, Sw. ["o]ppen, Dan. aaben, and perh. to E. up.	   Cf. {Up}, and {Ope}.]	   1. Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording	      unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing	      passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to	      passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also,	      to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes,	      baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or	      approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or	      roadstead.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through the gate,	            Wide open and unguarded, Satan passed. --Milton	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Also, figuratively, used of the ways of communication	         of the mind, as by the senses; ready to hear, see,	         etc.; as, to keep one's eyes and ears open.	         [1913 Webster]	               His ears are open unto their cry.  --Ps. xxxiv.	                                                  15.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not	      private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library,	      museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach,	      trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.	      [1913 Webster]	            If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man,	            the law is open and there are deputies. --Acts xix.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	            The service that I truly did his life,	            Hath left me open to all injuries.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view;	      accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended;	      expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an	      open prospect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each, with open arms, embraced her chosen knight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence:	      (a) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere;	          characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also,	          generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal	          appearance, or character, and to the expression of	          thought and feeling, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                With aspect open, shall erect his head. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                The Moor is of a free and open nature. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                The French are always open, familiar, and	                talkative.                        --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised;	          exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent;	          as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt; open	          source code.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                His thefts are too open.          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                That I may find him, and with secret gaze	                Or open admiration him behold.    --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing	      water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or	      inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate;	      as, an open season; an open winter. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not	      closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open	      account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity	      open.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open	      for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Phon.)	      (a) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the	          articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the [aum]n	          f[aum]r is open as compared with the [=a] in s[=a]y.	      (b) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply	          narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.)	       (a) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the	           string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is	           allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.	       (b) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.	           [1913 Webster]	   {The open air}, the air out of doors.	   {Open chain}. (Chem.) See {Closed chain}, under {Chain}.	   {Open circuit} (Elec.), a conducting circuit which is	      incomplete, or interrupted at some point; -- opposed to an	      uninterrupted, or {closed circuit}.	   {Open communion}, communion in the Lord's supper not	      restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion.	      Cf. {Close communion}, under {Close}, a.	   {Open diapason} (Mus.), a certain stop in an organ, in which	      the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a	      flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open	      at the other end.	   {Open flank} (Fort.), the part of the flank covered by the	      orillon.	   {Open-front furnace} (Metal.), a blast furnace having a	      forehearth.	   {Open harmony} (Mus.), harmony the tones of which are widely	      dispersed, or separated by wide intervals.	   {Open hawse} (Naut.), a hawse in which the cables are	      parallel or slightly divergent. Cf. {Foul hawse}, under	      {Hawse}.	   {Open hearth} (Metal.), the shallow hearth of a reverberatory	      furnace.	   {Open-hearth furnace}, a reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind	      of reverberatory furnace in which the fuel is gas, used in	      manufacturing steel.	   {Open-hearth process} (Steel Manuf.), a process by which	      melted cast iron is converted into steel by the addition	      of wrought iron, or iron ore and manganese, and by	      exposure to heat in an open-hearth furnace; -- also called	      the {Siemens-Martin process}, from the inventors.	   {Open-hearth steel}, steel made by an open-hearth process; --	      also called {Siemens-Martin steel}.	   {Open newel}. (Arch.) See {Hollow newel}, under {Hollow}.	   {Open pipe} (Mus.), a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch	      about an octave higher than a closed pipe of the same	      length.	   {Open-timber roof} (Arch.), a roof of which the	      constructional parts, together with the under side of the	      covering, or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and	      left to form the ceiling of an apartment below, as in a	      church, a public hall, and the like.	   {Open vowel} or {Open consonant}. See {Open}, a., 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Open is used in many compounds, most of which are	         self-explaining; as, open-breasted, open-minded.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain;	        apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank;	        sincere; undissembling; artless. See {Candid}, and	        {Ingenuous}.	        [1913 Webster]	Open \O"pen\, n.	   Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or	   obstructions; open ocean; open water. "To sail into the	   open." --Jowett (Thucyd.).	   [1913 Webster]	         Then we got into the open.               --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In open}, {In th open}, in full view; without concealment;	      openly. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Open \O"pen\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Opening}.] [AS. openian. See {Open},a.]	   1. To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose;	      to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering	      from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room;	      to open a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all the windows of my heart	            I open to the day.                    --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king opened himself to some of his council, that	            he was sorry for the earl's death.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto thee have I opened my cause.     --Jer. xx. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            While he opened to us the Scriptures. --Luke xxiv.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make known; to discover; also, to render available or	      accessible for settlements, trade, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The English did adventure far for to open the North	            parts of America.                     --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open	      fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to	      open an investigation; to open a case in court, or a	      meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton	      by separating the fibers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To open one's mouth}, {to speak}.	   {To open up}, to lay open; to discover; to disclose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poetry that had opened up so many delightful views	            into the character and condition of our "bold	            peasantry, their country's pride."    --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	Open \O"pen\, v. i.	   1. To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be	      unclosed; to be parted.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth opened and swallowed up Dathan, and	            covered the company of Abiram.        --Ps. cvi. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor	      opened to our view.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the	      battery opened upon the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Sporting) To bark on scent or view of the game.	      [1913 Webster]
Open-air \O"pen-air`\, a.	   Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game	   or meeting.	   [1913 Webster]
Openbill \O"pen*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird of the genus {Anastomus}, allied to the stork; -- so	   called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the	   base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa.	   Called also {open-beak}. See Illust.	   (m), under {Beak}.	       [1913 Webster]
opencast \opencast\ adj.	   same as opencut.	   Syn: opencut, strip(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
open-chain \open-chain\ adj. (Chemistry)	   not cyclic; having no rings of atoms within the molecular	   structure; having an open chain structure. Opposite of	   {cyclic}. [Narrower terms: {aliphatic ]	   Syn: acyclic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
open-collared \open-collared\ adj.	   not buttoned at the neck; -- of a shirt; as, dressed casually	   in shorts and an open-collared shirt.	   [WordNet 1.5]
opencut \opencut\ adj.	   worked from the exposed surface; -- of mines and mining; as,	   opencut mining.	   Syn: opencast, strip(prenominal), open-pit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
opened \opened\ adj.	   1. having the covering skin pulled back; -- used of mouth or	      eyes; as, his mouth slightly opened. Opposite of {closed}.	      [Narrower terms: {agape(predicate), gaping, yawning ;	      {agaze, staring ; {round-eyed, wide ]	   Syn: open.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having the seal broken so as to reveal the contents; as,	      the letter was already opened.	   Syn: open.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Open door \O"pen door\	      (a) Open or free admission to all; hospitable welcome;	          free opportunity.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	                She of the open soul and open door,	                With room about her hearth for all mankind.	                                                  --Lowell.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      (b) In modern diplomacy, opportunity for political and	          commercial intercourse open to all upon equal terms,	          esp. with reference to a nation whose policy is wholly	          or partially fixed by nations foreign to itself, or to	          territory newly acquired by a conquering nation. In	          this sense, often used adjectively, as, open-door	          system, open-door policy, etc.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	                The steps taken by Britain to maintain the open	                door have so far proved to be perfectly futile.	                                                  --A. R.	                                                  Colquhoun.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
open-ended \open-ended\ adj.	   1. allowing for a spontaneous response; as, an open-ended	      question. Contrasted to multiple-choice.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. without fixed limits or restrictions, as to tpoic or time;	      as, an open-ended discussion.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. allowing for future changes or revisions; as, open-ended	      agreements.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Opener \O"pen*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, opens. "True opener of my eyes."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A bottle opener or a can opener; as, you	      need an opener to get the cap off.	      [PJC]
Open-eyed \O"pen-eyed`\, a.	   With eyes widely open; alert to possible danger; watchful;	   vigilant. --Shak.	   Syn: argus-eyed, hawk-eyed, unsleeping, vigilant, wary,	        watchful.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Open-handed \O"pen-hand`ed\, a.	   Generous; liberal; munificent. -- {O"pen-hand`ed*ness}, n.	   --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Open-headed \O"pen-head`ed\, a.	   Bareheaded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Open-hearted \O"pen-heart`ed\, a.	   Candid; frank; generous. --Dryden. -- {O"pen-heart`ed*ly},	   adv. -- {O"pen-heart`ed*ness}, n. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Open-hearth steel \Open-hearth steel\	   See under {Open}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Opening \O"pen*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement;	      first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            The opening of your glory was like that of light.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap;	      cleft, or hole.	      [1913 Webster]	            We saw him at the opening of his tent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: An opportunity; as, an opening for business.	      [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: A vacant place; a job which does not have a current	      occupant; as, they are now interviewing candidates for the	      two openings in the department.	      [PJC]	   5. A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst	      of a forest; a clearing; as, oak openings. [U.S.]	      --Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]
Openly \O"pen*ly\, adv. [AS. openlice.]	   1. In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without	      secrecy.	      [1913 Webster]	            How grossly and openly do many of us contradict the	            precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness!	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.	      [1913 Webster]	            My love . . . shall show itself more openly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
open-minded \open-minded\ adj.	   Ready to entertain new ideas. Contrasted with	   {closed-minded}. [Narrower terms: {broad-minded (vs.	   narrow-minded), broadminded, broad ]	   Syn: open.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Open-mouthed \O"pen-mouthed`\, a.	   Having the mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous.	   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Openness \O"pen*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being open.	   [1913 Webster]
Open sea \Open sea\ (Internat. Law)	   A sea open to all nations. See {Mare clausum}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Open verdict \Open verdict\ (Law)	   A verdict on a preliminary investigation, finding the fact of	   a crime but not stating the criminal, or finding the fact of	   a violent death without disclosing the cause.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Openwork \O"pen*work`\, n.	   1. Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework,	      carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through	      its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A quarry; an open cut. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
opepe \opepe\ n.	   A large African forest tree ({Nauclea diderrichii}) yielding	   a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed	   in genus {Sarcocephalus}, and then called {Sarcocephalus	   diderrichii}.	   Syn: {Nauclea diderrichii}, {Sarcocephalus diderrichii}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Opera \Op"er*a\ ([o^]p"[~e]r*[.a]), n. [It., fr. opera work,	   composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. opera pains,	   work, fr. opus, operis, work, labor: cf. F. op['e]ra. See	   {Operate}.]	   1. A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an	      essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting	      of recitative, arias, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with	      orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes,	      together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a	      lyric drama.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The score of a musical drama, either written or in print;	      a play set to music.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The house where operas are exhibited.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Opera bouffe} [F. op['e]ra opera + bouffe comic, It. buffo],	   {Opera buffa} [It.], light, farcical, burlesque opera.	   {Opera box}, a partially inclosed portion of the auditorium	      of an opera house for the use of a small private party.	   {Opera comique} [F.], comic or humorous opera.	   {Opera flannel}, a light flannel, highly finished. --Knight.	      	   {Opera girl} or {Opera girls} (Bot.), an East Indian plant	      ({Mantisia saltatoria}) of the Ginger family, sometimes	      seen in hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some	      resemblance to a ballet dancer, whence the popular name.	      Called also {dancing girls}.	   {Opera glass}, a short telescope with concave eye lenses of	      low power, usually made double, that is, with a tube and	      set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- so called	      because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.	   {Opera hat}, a gentleman's folding hat.	   {Opera house}, specifically, a theater devoted to the	      performance of operas.	   {Opera seria} [It.], serious or tragic opera; grand opera.	      [1913 Webster]
Operable \Op"er*a*ble\, a.	   Practicable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Operameter \Op`er*am"e*ter\, n. [L. opus, operis, pl. opera work	   + -meter.]	   An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially	   for ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or	   wheel in manufacturing cloth; a counter. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster] Operance
Operance \Op"er*ance\, Operancy \Op"er*an*cy\, n.	   The act of operating or working; operation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Operand \Op"er*and\, n. [From neuter of L. operandus, gerundive	   of operari. See {Operate}.] (Math.)	   The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical	   operation is performed; -- called also {faciend}.	   [1913 Webster]
Operant \Op"er*ant\, a. [L. operans, p. pr. of operari. See	   {Operate}.]	   Operative. [R.] --Shak. -- n. An operative person or thing.	   [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
operant conditioning \op"er*ant con*di"tion*ing\, n. (Psychol.)	   A process for causing animals to behave in a specific manner	   by rewarding or punishing the animal each time it performs a	   certain act; after a time, the animal comes to associate the	   reward or punishment with the act, and will increase or	   decrease the frequency of performing that act.	   [PJC]
Operate \Op"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Operated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Operating}.] [L. operatus, p. p. of operari to work,	   fr. opus, operis, work, labor; akin to Skr. apas, and also to	   G. ["u]ben to exercise, OHG. uoben, Icel. [ae]fa. Cf.	   {Inure}, {Maneuver}, {Ure}.]	   1. To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strength,	      physical or mechanical; to act.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the	      result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take	      appropriate effect on the human system.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power	      or influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The virtues of private persons operate but on a few.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            A plain, convincing reason operates on the mind both	            of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they	            live.                                 --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surg.) To perform some manual act upon a human body in a	      methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a	      view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation,	      lithotomy, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to	      speculative profits. [Brokers' Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Operate \Op"er*ate\, v. t.	   1. To produce, as an effect; to cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same cause would operate a diminution of the	            value of stock.                       --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to	      work; as, to operate a machine.	      [1913 Webster] Operatic
Operatic \Op`er*at"ic\, Operatical \Op`er*at"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; characteristic	   of, suitable for, or resembling, the opera; as, an operatic	   voice.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
operating \operating\ adj.	   1. pr. p. of {operate}; as, the operating conditions of the	      oxidation pond.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. having an effect or influence.	   Syn: at work(predicate), in operation, operant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Operation \Op`er*a"tion\, n. [L. operatio: cf. F. op['e]ration.]	   1. The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of	      power, physical, mechanical, or moral.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pain and sickness caused by manna are the	            effects of its operation on the stomach. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speculative painting, without the assistance of	            manual operation, can never attain to perfection.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The method of working; mode of action.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought	      about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or	      naval operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Effect produced; influence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The bards . . . had great operation on the vulgar.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) Something to be done; some transformation to be	      made upon quantities or mathematical objects, the	      transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Surg.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand	      with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative	      or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Calculus of operations}. See under {Calculus}.	      [1913 Webster]
operational \operational\ adj.	   1. of or pertaining to operations; as, operational procedure.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Fit or ready for service; available and in working	      condition; as, an operational aircraft. Opposite of	      {out-of-service}.	   Syn: functional, usable, useable, in order(predicate), in	        working order(predicate), operable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. (Mil.) of or intended for or involved in military	      operations. Opposite of {nonoperational}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   4. In force; not expired or annulled; -- of rules or laws.	      [WordNet 1.5]	            de facto apartheid still operational even in the	            `new' African nations                 --Leslie	                                                  Marmon Silko	      [WordNet 1.5]
operationalism \operationalism\ n. (Philos.)	   the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of	   the operations involved in defining, proving, or applying it.	   [WordNet 1.5]
operationalist \operationalist\ adj. (Philos.)	   Of or pertaining to operationalism. operationalist doctrine	   [WordNet 1.5]
operations \operations\ n. (Finance)	   financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the	   execution of trades and keeping customer records.	   Syn: trading operations.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Operative \Op"er*a*tive\, a. [Cf.L. operativus, F. op['e]ratif.]	   1. Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force,	      physical or moral; active in the production of effects;	      as, an operative motive; operative laws.	      [1913 Webster]	            It holds in all operative principles. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious;	      effective; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or	      operations; as, operative surgery.	      [1913 Webster]	Operative \Op"er*a*tive\, n.	   1. A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a	      machine in a mill or manufactory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who acts as an agent of another, especially a	      detective or spy.	      [PJC]
Operatively \Op"er*a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an operative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Operator \Op"er*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) One who performs some act upon the human body by	      means of the hand, or with instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative	      purposes; a speculator. [Brokers' Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) The symbol that expresses the operation to be	      performed; -- called also {facient}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person who operates a telephone switchboard.	      [PJC]	   6. A person who schemes and maneuvers adroitly or deviously	      to achieve his/her purposes.	      [PJC]
Operatory \Op"er*a*to*ry\, n.	   A laboratory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opercle \O"per*cle\, n. [Cf. F. opercule. See {Operculum}.]	   1. (Anat.) Any one of the bony plates which support the gill	      covers of fishes; an opercular bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An operculum.	      [1913 Webster]
Opercula \O*per"cu*la\, n. pl.	   See {Operculum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Opercular \O*per"cu*lar\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, an operculum.	   [1913 Webster]	Opercular \O*per"cu*lar\, n. (Anat.)	   The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.	   [1913 Webster] Operculate
Operculate \O*per"cu*late\, Operculated \O*per"cu*la`ted\, a.	   [L. operculatus, p. p. of operculare to furnish with a lid,	   fr. operculum lid.]	   1. (Bot.) Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the	      mosses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having an operculum, or an apparatus for	      protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Operculiferous \O*per`cu*lif"er*ous\, a. [Operculum + -ferous.]	   (Zool.)	   Bearing an operculum.	   [1913 Webster]
Operculiform \O*per"cu*li*form\, a. [L. operculum a cover +	   -form: cf. F. operculiforme.]	   Having the form of a lid or cover.	   [1913 Webster]
Operculigenous \O*per`cu*lig`e*nous\, a. [Operculum + -genous.]	   (Zool.)	   Producing an operculum; -- said of the foot, or part of the	   foot, of certain mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Operculum \O*per"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Opercula}, E.	   {Operculums}. [L., a cover or lid, fr. operire to cover.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) The lid of a pitcherform leaf.	      (b) The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the	          opercula of a dental follicle.	      (b) The fold of integument, usually supported by bony	          plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and	          some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid.	      (c) The principal opercular bone in the upper and	          posterior part of the gill cover.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The lid closing the aperture of various species of	          shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of	          {Gastropoda}.	      (b) Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a	          tube or shell.	          [1913 Webster]
Operetta \Op`er*et"ta\, n. [It., dim. of opera.] (Mus.)	   A short, light, musical drama.	   [1913 Webster]
Operose \Op"er*ose`\ a. [L. operosus, fr. opera pains, labor,	   opus, operis, work, labor.]	   Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious;	   wearisome. "Operose proceeding." --Burke. "A very operose	   calculation." --De Quincey. -- {Op"er*ose`ly}, adv. --	   {Op"er*ose`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Operosity \Op`er*os"i*ty\, n. [L. operositas.]	   Laboriousness. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Operous \Op"er*ous\, a.	   Operose. [Obs.] --Holder. -- {Op"er*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opertaneous \Op`er*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. opertaneus; operire to	   hide.]	   Concealed; private. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opetide \Ope"tide`\, n. [Ope + tide.]	   Open time; -- applied to different things:	   (a) The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening.	       [Archaic] --Nares.	   (b) The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein	       marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches.	       [Eng.]	   (c) The time after harvest when the common fields are open to	       all kinds of stock. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [Written	       also {opentide}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Ophelic \O*phel"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a substance (called	   ophelic acid) extracted from a plant ({Ophelia}) of the	   Gentian family as a bitter yellowish sirup, used in India as	   a febrifuge and tonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophicleide \Oph"i*cleide\, n. [F. ophicl['e]ide, fr. Gr. 'o`fis	   a serpent + ?, gen. ?, a key. So named because it was in	   effect the serpent, an old musical instrument, with keys	   added.] (Mus.)	   A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra	   and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a	   compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass	   and contrabass tubas. It developed from the older wooden	   instrument called the {serpent}. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ophidia \O*phid"i*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of	   'o`fis a snake.] (Zool.)	   The suborder of reptiles which includes the serpents; called	   also {{Serpentes}}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The most important divisions are: the {Solenoglypha},	         having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake;	         the {Proteroglypha}, or elapine serpents, having	         permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the {Asinea}, or	         colubrine serpents, which are destitute of fangs; and	         the {Opoterodonta}, or {Epanodonta}, blindworms, in	         which the mouth is not dilatable.	         [1913 Webster]
Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, n. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.)	   One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.	   [1913 Webster]	Ophidian \O*phid"i*an\, a. [Cf. F. ophidien.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophidioid \O*phid"i*oid\, a. [Ophidion + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Ophidiidae}, a family of fishes	   which includes many slender species. -- n. One of the	   {Ophidiidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophidion \O*phid"i*on\, n.; pl. {Ophidia}. [L., fr. Gr. ? little	   snake, fr. 'o`fis a serpent.] (Zool.)	   The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also	   {Ophidium}.] See Illust. under {Ophidioid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophidious \O*phid"i*ous\, a.	   Ophidian.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiodontidae \Ophiodontidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fishes closely related to greenlings	   (fish of the genus {Hexagrammos}).	   Syn: family {Ophiodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ophioglossaceae \Ophioglossaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of succulent ferns cosmopolitan in	   distribution.	   Syn: family {Ophioglossaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ophioglossales \Ophioglossales\ prop. n.	   An order coextensive with the family {Ophioglossaceae}.	   Syn: order {Ophioglossales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ophiolatry \O`phi*ol"a*try\ ([=o]`f[i^]*[o^]l"[.a]*tr[y^]), n.	   [Gr. 'o`fis serpent + latrei`a worship.]	   The worship of serpents.	   [1913 Webster] Ophiologic
Ophiologic \O`phi*o*log"ic\, Ophiological \O`phi*o*log"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to ophiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiologist \O`phi*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in the natural history of serpents.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiology \O`phi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a serpent + -logy: cf. F.	   ophioloqie.]	   That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians,	   or serpents.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiomancy \O"phi*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. 'o`fis a serpent + -mancy:	   cf. F. ophiomantie.]	   Divination by serpents, as by their manner of eating, or by	   their coils.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiomorpha \O`phi*o*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See {Ophiomorphous}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike	   body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales	   imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or lacking.	   It includes the caecilians. Called also {{Gymnophiona}} and	   {{Ophidobatrachia}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiomorphite \O`phi*o*mor"phite\, n. [Gr. 'o`fis a serpent +	   morfh` form.] (Paleon.)	   An ammonite.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiomorphous \O`phi*o*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. 'o`fis a serpent +	   -morphous.]	   Having the form of a serpent.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiophagous \O`phi*oph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. 'o`fis a serpent + ? to	   eat: cf. F. ophiophage.] (Zool.)	   Feeding on serpents; -- said of certain birds and reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiophagus \O`phi*oph"a*gus\, n. [NL. See {Ophiophagous}.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other	   snakes. {Ophiophagus elaps} is said to be the largest and	   most deadly of poisonous snakes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophism \Oph"ism\, n.	   1. Doctrines and rites of the Ophites.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Serpent worship or the use of serpents as magical	      agencies.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ophite \O"phite\, a. [Gr. 'ofi`ths, fr. 'o`fis a serpent.]	   Of or pertaining to a serpent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ophite \O"phite\, n. [L. ophites, Gr. 'ofi`ths (sc. ?), a kind	   of marble spotted like a serpent: cf. F. ophite.] (Min.)	   A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene	   has been altered to uralite; -- first found in the Pyreness.	   So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled	   appearance. -- {O*phi"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Ophite \O"phite\, n. [L. Ophitae, pl. See {Ophite}, a.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second	   century.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiuchus \O`phi*u"chus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, lit., holding a	   serpent; 'o`fis a serpent + ? to hold.] (Astron.)	   A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a	   man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also	   {Serpentarius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiura \O`phi*u"ra\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'o`fis snake + 'oyra` a	   tail.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiuran \O`phi*u"ran\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea. -- n. One of the	   Ophiurioidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiurid \O`phi*u"rid\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Ophiurioid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiurida \O`phi*u"ri*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Ophiurioidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophiurioid \O`phi*u"ri*oid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea. -- n. One of the	   Ophiurioidea. [Written also {ophiuroid}.]	   [1913 Webster] Ophiurioidea
Ophiurioidea \O`phi*u`ri*oi"de*a\, Ophiuroidea
\O`phi*u*roi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`fis serpent + 'oyra`	   tail + e'i^dos form.] (Zool.)	   A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body,	   with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath	   and are often very fragile; -- called also {Ophiuroida} and	   {Ophiuridea}. See Illust. under {Brittle star}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophryon \Oph"ry*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, the brow.] (Anat.)	   The supraorbital point.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmia \Oph*thal"mi*a\ ([o^]f*th[a^]l"m[i^]*[.a]), n. [F.	   ophthalmie, L. ophthalmia, fr. Gr. 'ofqalmi`a, fr. 'ofqalmo`s	   the eye, akin to E. optic. See {Optic}.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of	   the eyeball.	   Syn: ophthalmitis.	        [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmic \Oph*thal"mic\ ([o^]f*th[a^]l"m[i^]k; 277), a. [Gr.	   'ofqalmiko`s: cf. F. ophthalmique. See {Ophthalmia}.] (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as	   the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the	   trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland,	   eyelids, nose, and forehead.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ophthalmic region} (Zool.), the space around the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmite \Oph*thal"mite\, n. [Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the eye.]	   (Zool.)	   An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of	   decapod Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
ophthalmitis \ophthalmitis\ n. (Med.)	   severe conjunctivitis; ophthalmia.	   Syn: ophthalmia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ophthalmological \Oph*thal`mo*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ophthalmology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmologist \Oph`thal*mol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmology \Oph`thal*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the eye +	   -logy: cf. F. ophthalmologie.]	   The science which treats of the structure, functions, and	   diseases of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmometer \Oph`thal*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. 'ofqalmo`s eye +	   -meter.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of	   a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and	   lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmoscope \Oph*thal"mo*scope\, n. [From Gr. 'ofqalmo`s the	   eye + -scope.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye,	   particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a	   mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined	   with or without the aid of a lens. -- {Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic},	   a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmoscopy \Oph`thal*mos"co*py\, n. [Cf. F.	   ophthalmoscopie.]	   1. A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a	      person's temper and character from the appearance of the	      eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.	      [1913 Webster]
Ophthalmy \Oph*thal"my\ ([o^]f*th[a^]l"m[y^]), n.	   Same as {Ophthalmia}.	   Syn: ophthalmitis.	        [1913 Webster]
Opianic \O`pi*an"ic\, a. [From {Opium}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained	   by the oxidation of narcotine.	   [1913 Webster]
opianine \o"pi*a*nine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid ({C22H23NO7}) found in small quantity in opium.	   It is identical with {narcotine}. It is present in amounts up	   to 11% in {Papaver somniferum}, and is used clinically as an	   antitussive. --MI11	   Syn: noscapine; narcosine; opian.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Opianyl \O"pi*a*nyl\, n. [Opianic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Meconin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiate \O"pi*ate\, n. [From {Opium}: cf. F. opiat.]	   1. Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistency than	      sirup, prepared with opium. --Parr.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of	      inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets	      uneasiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            They chose atheism as an opiate.      --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	Opiate \O"pi*ate\, a. [See {Opium}.]	   Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne;	   causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of	   Hermes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Opiate \O"pi*ate\, v. t.	   To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.	   [R.] --Fenton.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiated \O"pi*a`ted\, a.	   1. Mixed with opiates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Under the influence of opiates.	      [1913 Webster]
Opie \O"pie\, n.	   Opium. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiferous \O*pif"er*ous\, a. [L. opifer; ops, opis, help + ferre	   to bear.]	   Bringing help. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opifice \Op"i*fice\, n. [L. opificium, fr. opifex workman. See	   {Office}.]	   Workmanship. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Opificer \O*pif"i*cer\, n.	   An artificer; a workman. [Obs.] "The almighty opificer."	   --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinable \O*pin"a*ble\, a. [L. opinabilis.]	   Capable of being opined or thought. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Opination \Op`i*na"tion\, n. [L. opinatio. See {Opine},]	   The act of thinking; a supposition. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opinative \O*pin"a*tive\, a.	   Obstinate in holding opinions; opinionated. [Obs.] --	   {O*pin"a*tive*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Burton. --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinator \Op"i*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One fond of his own opinions; one who holds an opinion.	   [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Opine \O*pine"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Opined}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Opining}.] [L. opinari, p. p. opinatus; akin to opinus	   (in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. opiner.]	   To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiner \O*pin"er\, n.	   One who opines. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Opiniaster
Opiniaster \O`pin*ias"ter\, Opiniatre \O`pin*ia"tre\, a. [OF.	   opiniastre, F. opini[^a]tre. See {Opinion}.]	   Opinionated. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiniastrous \O`pin*ias"trous\, a.	   See {Opiniaster}. [Obs.].	   [1913 Webster]
Opiniate \O*pin"iate\, v. t.	   To hold or maintain persistently. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiniated \O*pin"ia*ted\, a.	   Opinionated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opiniative \O*pin"ia*tive\, a.	   Opinionative. --Glanvill. -- {O*pin"ia*tive*ly}, adv. --	   {O*pin"ia*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Opiniator
Opiniator \O`pin*ia"tor\, Opiniatre \O`pin*ia"tre\, n.	   One who is opinionated. [Obs.] --South. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiniatre \O`pin*ia"tre\, a.	   See {Opiniaster}. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiniatrety \O`pin*iat"re*ty\, n. [Cf. F. opini[^a]tret['e].]	   Obstinacy in opinions. [Written also {opiniatry}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opinicus \O*pin"i*cus\, n. (Her.)	   An imaginary animal borne as a charge, having wings, an	   eagle's head, and a short tail; -- sometimes represented	   without wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Opining \O*pin"ing\, n.	   Opinion. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinion \O*pin"ion\, n. [F., from L. opinio. See {Opine}.]	   1. That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on	      probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less	      strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard	      to any point of knowledge or action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opinion is when the assent of the understanding is	            so far gained by evidence of probability, that it	            rather inclines to one persuasion than to another,	            yet not without a mixture of incertainty or	            doubting.                             --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not put off my opinion so easily. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons	      or things; estimation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have bought golden opinions from all sorts of	            people.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and	            claim to the good opinion of his friend. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            However, I have no opinion of those things. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation;	      fame; public sentiment or esteem. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast redeemed thy lost opinion.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This gained Agricola much opinion, who . . . had	            made such early progress into laborious . . .	            enterprises.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression;	      opiniativeness; conceitedness. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law.) The formal decision, or expression of views, of a	      judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other party officially	      called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point	      submitted.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be of opinion}, to think; to judge.	   {To hold opinion with}, to agree with. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sentiment; notion; persuasion; idea; view; estimation.	        See {Sentiment}.	        [1913 Webster]	Opinion \O*pin"ion\, v. t.	   To opine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opinionable \O*pin"ion*a*ble\, a.	   Being, or capable of being, a matter of opinion; that can be	   thought; not positively settled; as, an opinionable doctrine.	   --C. J. Ellicott.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinionate \O*pin"ion*ate\, a.	   Opinionated.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinionated \O*pin"ion*a`ted\, a.	   Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own	   opinion or to preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinionately \O*pin"ion*ate*ly\, adv.	   Conceitedly. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinionatist \O*pin"ion*a*tist\, n.	   An opinionist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opinionative \O*pin"ion*a*tive\, a.	   1. Unduly attached to one's own opinions; opinionated.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the nature of an opinion; conjectured. [Obs.] "Things	      both opinionative and practical." --Bunyan. --	      {O*pin"ion*a*tive*ly}, adv. -- {O*pin"ion*a*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Opinionator \O*pin"ion*a`tor\, n.	   An opinionated person; one given to conjecture. [Obs.]	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinioned \O*pin"ioned\, a.	   Opinionated; conceited.	   [1913 Webster]	         His opinioned zeal which he thought judicious.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Opinionist \O*pin"ion*ist\, n. [Cf. F. opinioniste.]	   One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own	   opinions. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Opiparous \O*pip"a*rous\, a. [L. opiparus, fr. ops, opis, riches	   + parare to provide.]	   Sumptuous. [Obs.] -- {O*pip"a*rous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --E.	   Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisometer \Op`i*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? backwards + -meter.]	   An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved	   line, as on a map.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthion \O*pis"thi*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? hinder.] (Anat.)	   The middle of the posterior, or dorsal, margin of the great	   foramen of the skull.	   [1913 Webster] Opisthobranchia
Opisthobranchia \O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a\, Opisthobranchiata
\O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'o`pisqen	   behind + ? gills.] (Zool.)	   A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing	   organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the	   tectibranchs and nudibranchs.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthobranchiate \O*pis`tho*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata. -- n. One of the	   Opisthobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster] Opisthocoelian
Opisthocoelian \O*pis`tho*coe"li*an\, Opisthocoelous
\O*pis`tho*coe"lous\, a. [Gr. 'o`pisqen behind + koi^los	   hollow,] (Anat.)	   Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebrae in which	   the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior	   concave.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthodome \O*pis"tho*dome\, n. [L. opisthodomus, Gr. ?;	   'o`pisqen behind + do`mos house: cf. F. opisthodome.] (Arch.)	   A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella,	   farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance	   of its own, and often used as a treasury.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthoglypha \O*pis`tho*glyph"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   'o`pisqen behind + ? to carve.] (Zool.)	   A division of serpents which have some of the posterior	   maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthography \Op`is*thog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'o`pisqen behind +	   -graphy.]	   A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a	   leaf or sheet already written upon on one side. [R.]	   --Scudamore.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthomi \Op`is*tho"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`pisqen behind	   + ? the shoulder.] (Zool.)	   An order of eellike fishes having the scapular arch attached	   to the vertebrae, but not connected with the skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthopulmonate \O*pis`tho*pul"mo*nate\, a.[Gr. 'o`pisqen	   behind + E. pulmonate.] (Zool.)	   Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of	   certain air-breathing Mollusca.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthotic \Op`is*thot"ic\, n. [Gr. 'o`pisqen behind + ?, ?,	   ear.] (Anat.)	   The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the	   periotic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Opisthotonos \Op`is*thot"o*nos\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? backwards +	   ? a stretching.] (Med.)	   A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and	   stiffened.	   [1913 Webster]
Opitulation \O*pit`u*la"tion\, n. [L. opitulatio, fr. opitulari	   to bring help.]	   The act of helping or aiding; help. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Opium \O"pi*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? poppy juice, dim. of ?	   vegetable juice.] (Chem.)	   The inspissated juice of the {Papaver somniferum}, or white	   poppy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules	         of the plant, and the best flows from the first	         incision. It is imported into Europe and America	         chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities are sent	         to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is	         of a brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and	         bitter and acrid taste. It is a stimulant narcotic	         poison, which may produce hallicinations, profound	         sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe	         pain and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant	         with baneful effects.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Opium joint}, a low resort of opium smokers. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Ople tree \O"ple tree`\ [L. opulus a kind of maple tree.]	   The witch-hazel. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster] Opobalsam
Opobalsam \Op`o*bal"sam\, Opobalsamum \Op`o*bal"sa*mum\, n. [L.	   opobalsamum, Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice + ? balsam.] (Med.)	   The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the	   {Balsamodendron opobalsamum}, now commonly called {balm of	   Gilead}. See under {Balm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Opodeldoc \Op`o*del"doc\, n. [So called by Paracelsus. The first	   syllable may be fr. Gr. ? vegetable juice.]	   1. A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by	      Mindererus, -- used for external injuries. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in	      alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential oils;	      soap liniment.	      [1913 Webster]
Opolchenie \Op`ol*che"ni*e\, n. [Russ., fr. opolchit' to make an	   army, polk army. Cf. {Folk}.] (Russia)	   See {Army organization}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Opopanax \O*pop"a*nax\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? vegetable juice +	   pa`nax, pa`nakes, a kind of plant: cf. F. opopanax.]	   The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the	   {Opoponax Chironum}), brought from Turkey and the East Indies	   in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a	   reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong	   smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as	   an emmenagogue and antispasmodic. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Opoterodonta \Opoterodonta\, prop. n. pl.	   An older division of the suborder {Ophidia} of serpents; it	   includes those snakes in which the mouth is not dilatable.	   [PJC]
Opossum \O*pos"sum\, n. [Of N. American Indian origin.] (Zool.)	   Any American marsupial of the genera {Didelphys} and	   {Chironectes}; called also {possum}. The common species of	   the United States is {Didelphys Virginiana}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several related species are found in South America. The	         water opossum of Brazil ({Chironectes variegatus}),	         which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a	         marsupial pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called	         also {yapock}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Opossum mouse}. (Zool.) See {Flying mouse}, under {Flying}.	      	   {Opossum shrimp} (Zool.), any schizopod crustacean of the	      genus {Mysis} and allied genera. See {Schizopoda}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oppidan \Op"pi*dan\, a. [L. oppidanus, fr. oppidum town.]	   Of or pertaining to a town. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Oppidan \Op"pi*dan\, n.	   1. An inhabitant of a town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King's	      scholar, and who boards in a private family.	      [1913 Webster]
Oppignerate \Op*pig"ner*ate\, v. i. [L. oppigneratus, p. p. of	   oppignerare to pawn. See {Ob-}, and {Pignerate}.]	   To pledge; to pawn. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppilate \Op"pi*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppilated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Oppilating}.] [L. oppilatus, p. p. of oppilare to	   stop up; ob (see {Ob-}) + pilare to ram down, to thrust.]	   To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up.	   [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppilation \Op`pi*la"tion\, n. [L. oppilatio: cf. F. opilation.]	   The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by	   redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower	   intestines. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppilative \Op`pi*la*tive\, a. [Cf. F. opilatif. See	   {Oppilate}.]	   Obstructive. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster] Opplete
Opplete \Op*plete"\, Oppleted \Op*plet"ed\, a. [L. oppletus, p.	   p. of opplere to fill up; ob (see {Ob-}) + plere to fill.]	   Filled; crowded. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppletion \Op*ple"tion\, n.	   The act of filling up, or the state of being filled up;	   fullness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oppone \Op*pone"\, v. t. [L. opponere. See {Opponent}.]	   To oppose. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Opponency \Op*po"nen*cy\, n.	   The act of opening an academical disputation; the proposition	   of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree. [Eng.]	   --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Opponent \Op*po"nent\, a. [L. opponens, -entis, p. pr. of	   opponere to set or place against, to oppose; ob (see {Ob-}) +	   ponere to place. See {Position}.]	   Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse;	   antagonistic. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Opponent \Op*po"nent\, n.	   1. One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other	      verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some	      thesis or proposition, in distinction from the respondent,	      or defendant, who maintains it.	      [1913 Webster]	            How becomingly does Philopolis exercise his office,	            and seasonably commit the opponent with the	            respondent, like a long-practiced moderator! --Dr.	                                                  H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Antagonist; opposer; foe. See {Adversary}.	        [1913 Webster]
Opportune \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, seasonable; timely. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is most opportune to our need.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Op`por*tune"ly}, adv. --	   {Op`por*tune"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Opportune \Op`por*tune"\, v. t.	   To suit. [Obs.] --Dr. Clerke(1637).	   [1913 Webster]
Opportunism \Op`por*tun"ism\, n. [Cf. F. opportunisme.]	   The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or	   circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little	   regard for ultimate consequences. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Opportunist \Op`por*tun"ist\, n. [Cf. F. opportuniste.]	   One who advocates or practices opportunism. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
opportunistic \opportunistic\ adj.	   1. taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any	      circumstance of possible benefit; practising opportunism.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: opportunist, timeserving.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Med.) Causing disease only when the immune system of the	      host has been weakened, or other damage to the host	      provides special opportunity for invasion; -- of	      microorganisms or infectious diseases; as, opportunistic	      pathogens may infect a burn site; AIDS predisposes a	      patient to opportunistic infection.	      [PJC]
Opportunity \Op`por*tu"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Opportunities}. [F.	   opportunit['e], L. opportunitas. See {Opportune}.]	   1. Fit or convenient time or situation; a time or place	      permitting or favorable for the execution of a purpose; a	      suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion;	      chance.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            A wise man will make more opportunities than he	            finds.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Convenience of situation; fitness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hull, a town of great strength and opportunity, both	            to sea and land affairs.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Importunity; earnestness. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Occasion; convenience; occurrence.	   Usage: {Opportunity}, {Occasion}. An occasion is that which	          falls in our way, or presents itself in the course of	          events; an opportunity is a convenience or fitness of	          time, place, etc., for the doing of a thing. Hence,	          occasions often make opportunities. The occasion of	          sickness may give opportunity for reflection.	          [1913 Webster]
Opposability \Op*pos`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The condition or quality of being opposable.	   [1913 Webster]	         In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to	         opposability of the great toe, which is the essential	         distinguishing feature of apes.          --A. R.	                                                  Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Opposable \Op*pos"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being opposed or resisted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the	      thumb is opposable to the forefinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Opposal \Op*pos"al\, n.	   Opposition. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppose \Op*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opposed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Opposing}.] [F. opposer. See {Ob-}, {Pose}, and cf.2d	   {Appose}, {Puzzle}, n. Cf.L. opponere, oppositum.]	   1. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to	      exhibit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her grace sat down . . .	            In a rich chair of state; opposing freely	            The beauty of her person to the people. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or	      countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.	      [1913 Webster]	            I may . . . oppose my single opinion to his.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by	      arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to	      resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to	      oppose a bill in Congress.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival	      for a prize.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am . . . too weak	            To oppose your cunning.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay; oppugn;	        contravene; check; obstruct.	        [1913 Webster]	Oppose \Op*pose"\ ([o^]p*p[=o]z"), v. i.	   1. To be set opposite. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to;	      as, a servant opposed against the act. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make objection or opposition in controversy.	      [1913 Webster] opposed
opposed \opposed\ ([o^]p*p[=o]zd"), opposing \opposing\	   ([o^]p*p[=o]"z[i^]ng),adj.	   1. characterized by active opposition; as, two bitterly	      opposing schools of thought.	   Syn: antagonistic, antipathetic, antipathetical, opponent.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. acting in opposition to; as, the opposing sector of the	      same muscle group.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Opposeless \Op*pose"less\, a.	   Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible. [Obs.] "Your	   great opposeless wills." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
opposer \op*pos"er\ ([o^]p*p[=o]z"[~e]r), n.	   One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.	   [1913 Webster]
opposite \op"po*site\ ([o^]p"p[-o]*z[i^]t or	   [o^]p"p[-o]*s[i^]t), a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of	   opponere. See {Opponent}.]	   1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or	      in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite	      to the Exchange; the concert hall and the state theater	      stood opposite each other on the plaza.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Situated on the other end of an imaginary line passing	      through or near the middle of an intervening space or	      object; -- of one object with respect to another; as, the	      office is on the opposite side of town; -- also used both	      to describe two objects with respect to each other; as,	      the stores were on opposite ends of the mall.	      [PJC]	   3. Applied to the other of two things which are entirely	      different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite	      extreme; antonyms have opposite meanings.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant;	      antagonistic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Novels, by which the reader is misled into another	            sort of pleasure opposite to that which is designed	            in an epic poem.                      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes	            almost opposite, significations.      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.)	      (a) Set over against each other, but separated by the	          whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same	          node.	      (b) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as	          a stamen which stands before a petal.	          [1913 Webster]
Opposite \Op"po*site\, n.	   1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The opposites of this day's strife.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is opposed or contrary in character or meaning;	      as, sweetness and its opposite; up is the opposite of	      down.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The virtuous man meets with more opposites and	            opponents than any other.             --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {polar opposite} that which is conspicuously different in	      most important respects.	      [PJC]
Oppositely \Op"po*site*ly\, adv.	   In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or	   direction; adversely.	   [1913 Webster]	         Winds from all quarters oppositely blow. --May.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppositeness \Op"po*site*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being opposite.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppositifolious \Op*pos`i*ti*fo"li*ous\, a. [See {Opposite},	   {Folious}.] (Bot.)	   Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by	   the whole diameter of the stem; as, an oppositifolious	   peduncle.	   [1913 Webster]
Opposition \Op`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppositio. See	   {Opposite}.]	   1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or	      defeat; resistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The counterpoise of so great an opposition. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue which breaks through all opposition.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to	      front something else. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or	      purpose; antipathy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the	      aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in	      politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to	      the party in power.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to	      another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite	      to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite	      when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180[deg];	      -- signified by the symbol ?; as, ? [Jupiter] [Sun],	      opposition of Jupiter to the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic) The relation between two propositions when, having	      the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity,	      or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions	      which have the same matter but a different form.	      [1913 Webster]
Oppositionist \Op`po*si"tion*ist\, n.	   One who belongs to the opposition party. --Praed.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppositipetalous \Op*pos`i*ti*pet"al*ous\, a. [See {Opposite},	   and {Petal}.] (Bot.)	   Placed in front of a petal.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppositisepalous \Op*pos`i*ti*sep"al*ous\, a. [See {Opposite},	   and {Sepal}.] (Bot.)	   Placed in front of a sepal.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppositive \Op*pos`i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See	   {Opposite}.]	   Capable of being put in opposition. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppress \Op*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppressed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Oppressing}.] [F. oppresser, LL. oppressare, fr. L.	   oppressus, p. p. of opprimere; ob (see {Ob-}) + premere to	   press. See {Press}.]	   1. To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to	      treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty. --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thee, oppress[`e]d king, am I cast down. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold the kings of the earth; how they oppress	            Thy chosen!                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ravish; to violate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put down; to crush out; to suppress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mutiny he there hastes to oppress. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the	      body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess	      of food oppresses the stomach.	      [1913 Webster]
oppressed \oppressed\ adj.	   having excessive or unfair burdens imposed.	   Syn: downtrodden, persecuted.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Oppression \Op*pres"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppressio.]	   1. The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty;	      severity; tyranny. "The multitude of oppressions." --Job	      xxxv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind;	      depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of	      spirits; an oppression of the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]	            There gentle Sleep	            First found me, and with soft oppression seized	            My drowsed sense.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Oppressive \Op*press"ive\, a. [Cf. F. oppressif.]	   1. Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or	      harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of	      service; an oppressive game law. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or	      commands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; creating a sense of	      heavy burden; as, oppressive grief or woe; oppressive heat	      or humidity; an oppressive workload.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            To ease the soul of one oppressive weight. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Op*press"ive*ly}, adv. --	      {Op*press"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Oppressor \Op*press"or\, n. [L.]	   One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others;	   one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable	   severity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The orphan pines while the oppressor feeds. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To relieve the oppressed and to punish the oppressor.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppressure \Op*pres"sure\, n.	   Oppression. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Opprobrious \Op*pro"bri*ous\, a. [L. opprobriosus, fr.	   opprobrium. See {Opprobrium}.]	   1. Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful;	      scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less	            opprobrious than those by which they are attacked.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious	      name.	      [1913 Webster]	            This dark, opprobrious den of shame.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Op*pro"bri*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Op*pro"bri*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Opprobrium \Op*pro"bri*um\, n. [L., fr. ob (see {Ob-}) + probrum	   reproach, disgrace.]	   A state of disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt;	   odium[3].	   [1913 Webster+PJC]	   2. Abusive language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer,	            he found himself heir to a twofold opprobrium. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Opprobry \Op*pro"bry\, n.	   Opprobrium. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppugn \Op*pugn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oppugned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Oppugning}.] [OF. oppugner, L. oppugnare; ob (see {Ob-})	   + pugnare to fight. See {Impugn}.]	   To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to	   oppose; to resist.	   [1913 Webster]	         They said the manner of their impeachment they could	         not but conceive did oppugn the rights of Parliament.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppugnancy \Op*pug"nan*cy\, n. [See {Oppugnant}.]	   The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppugnant \Op*pug"nant\, a. [L. oppugnans, p. pr. of oppugnare.	   See {Oppugn}.]	   Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring.	   "Oppugnant forces." --I. Taylor. -- n. An opponent. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppugnation \Op`pug*na"tion\, n. [L. oppugnatio: cf. OF.	   oppugnation.]	   Opposition. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Oppugner \Op*pugn"er\, n.	   One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes. --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Opsimathy \Op*sim"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   Education late in life. [R.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Opsiometer \Op`si*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? sight + -meter: cf. F.	   opsiom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the limits of distinct vision in	   different individuals, and thus determiming the proper focal	   length of a lens for correcting imperfect sight. --Brande &	   C.	   [1913 Webster]
Opsonation \Op`so*na"tion\, n. [L. opsonatio.]	   A catering; a buying of provisions. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Optable \Op"ta*ble\, a. [L. optabilis.]	   That may be chosen; desirable. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Optate \Op"tate\, v. i. [L. optatus, p. p. of optare.]	   To choose; to wish for; to desire. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Optation \Op*ta"tion\, n. [L. optatio. See {Option}.]	   The act of optating; a wish. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Optative \Op"ta*tive\, a. [L. optativus: cf. F. optatif.]	   Expressing desire or wish. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Optative mood} (Gram.), that mood or form of a verb, as in	      Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or desire is	      expressed.	      [1913 Webster]	Optative \Op"ta*tive\, n. [Cf. F. optatif.]	   1. Something to be desired. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative	      mood.	      [1913 Webster]
Optatively \Op"ta*tive*ly\, adv.	   In an optative manner; with the expression of desire. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God	         optatively.                              --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Optic \Op"tic\ ([o^]p"t[i^]k), n. [From {Optic}, a.]	   1. The organ of sight; an eye.	      [1913 Webster]	            The difference is as great between	            The optics seeing, as the object seen. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An eyeglass. [Obs.] --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster] Optic	Optic \Op"tic\ ([o^]p"t[i^]k), Optical \Op"tic*al\	   ([o^]p"t[i^]*kal), a. [F. optique, Gr. 'optiko`s; akin to	   'o`psis sight, 'o`pwpa I have seen, 'o`psomai I shall see,	   and to 'o`sse the two eyes, 'o`ps face, L. oculus eye. See	   {Ocular}, {Eye}, and cf. {Canopy}, {Ophthalmia}.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or using vision or sight; as, optical	      illusions. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: ocular, optic, visual.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              The moon, whose orb	              Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views.	                                                  --Milton.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves	      (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed	      to the retina; the optic (or optical) axis of the eye. See	      Illust. of {Brain}, and {Eye}. [WordNet sense 3]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to the science of optics or to devices designed	      to assist vision; as, optical works; optical equipment.	      [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Optic angle} (Opt.), the angle included between the optic	      axes of the two eyes when directed to the same point; --	      sometimes called {binocular parallax}.	   {Optic axis}. (Opt.)	      (a) A line drawn through the center of the eye	          perpendicular to its anterior and posterior surfaces.	          In a normal eye it is in the direction of the optic	          axis that objects are most distinctly seen.	      (b) The line in a doubly refracting crystal, in the	          direction of which no double refraction occurs. A	          uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal	          has two.	   {Optical circle} (Opt.), a graduated circle used for the	      measurement of angles in optical experiments.	   {Optical square}, a surveyor's instrument with reflectors for	      laying off right angles.	      [1913 Webster]
optical activity \optical activity\ n. (Chem.)	   the ability of a chemical compound to rotate the plane of	   plane-polarized light. This is found only in chemicals whose	   molecular structure does not have a plane of symmetry, and is	   common in biochemical compounds. -- {optically active} adj.	   [PJC]	optical cable \optical cable\ n. (Communications)	   a cable containing multiple optical fibers.	   [PJC]	optical fiber \optical fiber\ n. (Communications)	   A thin fiber of very pure glass used to carry signals	   transmitted by means of light. It has much greater	   information-carrying capacity than a copper wire, and in the	   1990's became a dominant means of transmitting telephone	   communications over long distances.	   [PJC]
Optically \Op"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   1. By optics or sight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With reference to optics.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Optically active}, {Optically inactive} (Chem. Physics),	      terms used of certain isomeric substances which, while	      identical with each other in other respects, differ in	      this, viz., that they do or do not produce right-handed or	      left-handed circular polarization of light. See {optical	      activity}.	   {Optically positive}, {Optically negative}. See under	      {Refraction}.	      [1913 Webster]
Optician \Op*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. opticien. See {Optic}, a.]	   1. One skilled in optics. [R.] --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who deals in optical glasses and instruments.	      [1913 Webster]
Optics \Op"tics\, n. [Cf. F. optique, L. optice, Gr. ? (sc. ?).	   See {Optic}.]	   That branch of physical science which treats of the nature	   and properties of light, the laws of its modification by	   opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.	   [1913 Webster]
Optigraph \Op"ti*graph\, n. [Optic + -graph: cf. F.	   opticographe. See {Optic}, a. ]	   A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in	   gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane	   mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a	   pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Optimacy \Op"ti*ma*cy\, n. [Cf. F. optimatie. See {Optimate}.]	   1. Government by the nobility. [R.] --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Collectively, the nobility. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
optimal \op"ti*mal\, a.	   Best possible; most desirable; optimum; as, the optimal	   concentration of a drug.	   [PJC]
Optimate \Op"ti*mate\, a. [L. optimas, -atis, adj., optimates,	   n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr.	   optimus the best.]	   Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy. [R.] -- n. A	   nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city. [R.]	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Optimates \Op`ti*ma"tes\, n. pl. [L. See {Optimate}.]	   The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to	   the {populares}.	   [1913 Webster]
Optime \Op"ti*me\, n. [L., adv. fr. optimus the best.]	   One of those who stand in the second rank of honors,	   immediately after the wranglers, in the University of	   Cambridge, England. They are divided into senior and junior	   optimes.	   [1913 Webster]
optimise \op"ti*mise`\ ([o^]p"t[i^]*m[imac]z`) v. t.	   Same as {optimize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
Optimism \Op"ti*mism\, n. [L. optimus the best; akin to optio	   choice: cf. F. optimisme. See {Option}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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	      produce the highest good.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A habitual tendency or a present disposition to take the	      most hopeful view of future events, and to expect a	      favorable outcome even when unfavorable outcomes are	      possible; -- opposed to {pessimism}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Optimist \Op"ti*mist\, n. [Cf. F. optimiste.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Metaph.) One who holds the opinion that all events are	      ordered for the best.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes	      hopeful views; one who experiences optimism[2]; -- opposed	      to {pessimist}.	      [1913 Webster]
Optimistic \Op`ti*mis"tic\, a.	   1. (Metaph.) Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or	      conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for	      the best.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.	      [1913 Webster]
optimize \op"ti*mize`\ ([o^]p"t[i^]*m[imac]z`) v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {optimized} ([o^]p"t[i^]*m[imac]zd`); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {optimizing} ([o^]p"t[i^]*m[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   1. To make as useful, effective, or functional as possible;	      as, to optimize the speed of a computer program.	   Syn: optimise.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To get the most out of; to use to the best effect; to	      exploit fully; as, to optimize one's return on investment.	   Syn: make optimal, optimise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Optimity \Op*tim"i*ty\, n. [L. optimitas, fr. optimus the best.]	   The state of being best. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
optimum \optimum\ adj.	   Best possible or most desirable; -- usually under a	   restriction expressed or implied; as, an optimum return on	   capital; optimum concentration of a drug; an optimum result.	   Syn: optimal.	        [WordNet 1.5]	optimum \optimum\ n.	   The most favorable condition, greatest degree, or largest	   amount possible under given circumstances.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Option \Op"tion\, n. [L. optio; akin to optare to choose, wish,	   optimus best, and perh. to E. apt: cf. F. option.]	   1. The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an	      alternative.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is an option left to the United States of	            America, whether they will be respectable and	            prosperous, or contemptible and miserable, as a	            nation.                               --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The exercise of the power of choice; choice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Transplantation must proceed from the option of the	            people, else it sounds like an exile. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wishing; a wish. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Ch. of Eng.) A right formerly belonging to an archbishop	      to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a	      suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for	      bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by	      Parliament in 1845.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Stock Exchange) A stipulated privilege, given to a party	      in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any	      day within a specified limit; also, the contract giving	      that privelege; as, an option to buy a stock at a given	      price; to exercise an option.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: A person owning a stock may sell to another person an	         option or right to buy that stock at some specified	         price within a specified period of time, and in return	         will get a premium in consideration for giving the	         option. If the option price (the strike price) is above	         the market value for the entire period in which the	         option is valid, the option is typically not exercised,	         and expires with no need on the part of the stock owner	         to transfer the actual stock itself. If however the	         stock price rises above the option price, the holder of	         the option may exercise the option, and buy the stock	         at the specificed price, and may in turn resell the	         stock at the current market value, perhaps making a net	         profit on the transaction. The original holder of the	         stock will receive, in addition to the price at which	         the stock is sold, the price of the option, and will	         generally receive more money than if the stock itself	         were sold at the time that the option was sold. The	         actual profits for the transaction will depend on the	         fees that brokers charge for conducting the sales of	         options and stocks.	         [PJC]	   {Buyer's option}, an option allowed to one who contracts to	      buy stocks at a certain future date and at a certain	      price, to demand the delivery of the stock (giving one	      day's notice) at any previous time at the market price.	   {Seller's option}, an option allowed to one who contracts to	      deliver stock art a certain price on a certain future	      date, to deliver it (giving one day's notice) at any	      previous time at the market price. Such options are	      privileges for which a consideration is paid.	   {Local option}. See under {Local}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Choice; preference; selection.	   Usage: {Option}, {Choice}. Choice is an act of choosing;	          option often means liberty to choose, and implies	          freedom from constraint in the act of choosing.	          [1913 Webster]
Optional \Op"tion*al\, a.	   Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option;	   left to one's discretion or choice; allowed but not	   compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional with you to	   go or stay. -- n. See {Elective}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         If to the former the movement was not optional, it was	         the same that the latter chose when it was optional.	                                                  --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Original writs are either optional or peremptory.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Optionally \Op"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In an optional manner.	   [1913 Webster]
optionee \optionee\ n. [option + -ee]	   1. (Finance) A person who holds an option to buy or sell a	      financial instrument. See {option}.	   Syn: option holder.	        [PJC] Optocoele
Optocoele \Op"to*coele\, Optocoelia \Op`to*coe"li*a\, n. [NL.	   optocoelia, fr. Gr. ? optic + koi^los a hollow.] (Anat.)	   The cavity of one of the optic lobes of the brain in many	   animals. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Optogram \Op"to*gram\, n. [Optic + -gram: cf. F. optogramme.]	   (Physiol.)	   An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the	   photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See	   {Optography}.	   [1913 Webster]
Optography \Op*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Optic + -graphy.] (Physiol.)	   The production of an optogram on the retina by the	   photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the	   fixation of an image in the eye. The object so photographed	   shows white on a purple or red background. See {Visual	   purple}, under {Visual}.	   [1913 Webster]
Optometer \Op*tom"e*ter\, n. [Optic + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the distance of distinct vision,	   mainly for the selection of eveglasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Optometrist \Op*tom"e*trist\, n.	   One who is skilled in or practices optometry, especially one	   who examines the eyes for defects in vision and prescribes	   the proper lenses to correct any defects discovered.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Optometry \Op*tom"e*try\, n.	   1. (Med.) Measurement of the range of vision, esp. by means	      of the optometer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. As defined (with minor variations) in the statutes of	      various States of the United States:	      (a) "The employment of subjective and objective mechanical	          means to determine the accomodative and refractive	          states of the eye and the scope of its function in	          general."	      (b) "The employment of any means, other than the use of	          drugs, for the measurement of the powers of vision and	          adaptation of lenses for the aid thereof."	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Opulence \Op"u*lence\, n. [L. opulentia: cf. F. opulence. See	   {Opulent}.]	   Wealth; riches; affluence. --Swift	   [1913 Webster]
Opulency \Op"u*len*cy\, n.	   See {Opulence}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Opulent \Op"u*lent\, a. [L. opulens, opulentus, fr. ops, opis,	   power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E. apt: cf. F. opulent.	   Cf. {Copious}, {Couple}, {Office}.]	   Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent;	   as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen. -- {Op"u*lent*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will piece	         Her opulent throne with kingdoms.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Opuntia \O*pun"ti*a\, prop. n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian	   fig.	   [1913 Webster]
Opuntiales \Opuntiales\ prop. n.	   An order of plants coextensive with the family {Cactaceae},	   comprising the cactuses.	   Syn: order {Opuntiales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Opus \O"pus\, n.; pl. {Opera}. [L. See {Opera}.]	   A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may	         choose, is called an opus, and they are numbered in the	         order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.)	         [1913 Webster]	   {Opus incertum}. [L.] (Arch.) See under {Incertum}.	      [1913 Webster] Opuscle
Opuscle \O*pus"cle\ ([-o]*p[u^]s"'l), Opuscule \O*pus"cule\	   ([-o]*p[u^]s"k[-u]l), n. [L. opusculum, dim. of opus work:	   cf. F. opuscule.]	   A small or petty work.	   [1913 Webster]
Opusculum \O*pus"cu*lum\ ([-o]*p[u^]s"k[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Opuscula}. [L.]	   An opuscule. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Opye \O"pye\, n.	   Opium. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oquassa \O*quas"sa\, n. (Zool.)	   A small, handsome trout ({Salvelinus oquassa}), found in some	   of the lakes in Maine; -- called also {blueback trout}.	   [1913 Webster]
-or \-or\ suff. [L. -or: cf. OF. -or, -ur, -our, F. -eur.]	   1. A noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in	      error, fervor, pallor, candor, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A noun suffix denoting an agent or doer; as in auditor,	      one who hears; donor, one who gives; obligor, elevator. It	      is correlative to -ee. In general -or is appended to words	      of Latin, and -er to those of English, origin. See {-er}.	      [1913 Webster]
Or \Or\ ([^o]r), conj. [OE. or, outher, other, auther, either,	   or, AS. [=a]w[eth]er, contr. from [=a]hwae[eth]er; [=a] aye +	   hwae[eth]er whether. See {Aye}, and {Whether}, and cf.	   {Either}.]	   A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may	   write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your	   pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to {either}. You may	   ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a	   series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of	   either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he	   may enter into trade.	   [1913 Webster]	         If man's convenience, health,	         Or safety interfere, his rights and claims	         Are paramount.                           --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Or may be used to join as alternatives terms expressing	         unlike things or ideas (as, is the orange sour or	         sweet?), or different terms expressing the same thing	         or idea; as, this is a sphere, or globe.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Or sometimes begins a sentence. In this case it	         expresses an alternative or subjoins a clause differing	         from the foregoing. "Or what man is there of you, who,	         if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a	         stone?" --Matt. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver.).	         [1913 Webster] Or for either is archaic or poetic.	         [1913 Webster]	               Maugre thine heed, thou must for indigence	               Or steal, or beg, or borrow thy dispence.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	Or \Or\, prep. & adv. [AS. ?r ere, before. [root]204. See {Ere},	   prep. & adv.]	   Ere; before; sooner than. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But natheless, while I have time and space,	         Or that I forther in this tale pace.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Or ever}, {Or ere}. See under {Ever}, and {Ere}.	      [1913 Webster]	Or \Or\, n. [F., fr. L. aurum gold. Cf. {Aureate}.] (Her.)	   Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving	   by small dots.	   [1913 Webster]
Ora \O"ra\, n. [AS. See 2d {Ore}.]	   A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the	   Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling.	   [1913 Webster]
Orabassu \O`ra*bas"su\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American monkey of the genus {Callithrix}, esp.	   {Callithrix Moloch}.	   [1913 Webster] Orach
Orach \Or"ach\, Orache \Or"ache\, n. [F. arroche, corrupted fr.	   L. atriplex, Gr. ?. Cf. {Arrach}.] (Bot.)	   A genus ({Atriplex}) of herbs or low shrubs of the Goosefoot	   family, most of them with a mealy surface.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Garden orache}, a plant ({Atriplex hortensis}), often used	      as a pot herb; -- also called {mountain spinach}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oracle \Or"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. oraculum, fr. orare to speak,	   utter, pray, fr. os, oris, mouth. See {Oral}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god,	      to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as	      the success of an enterprise or battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatso'er she saith, for oracles must stand.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer;	      also, the place where it was given.	      [1913 Webster]	            The oracles are dumb;	            No voice or hideous hum	            Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by	      God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures --	      usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first principles of the oracles of God. --Heb.	                                                  v. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Jewish Antiq.) The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the	      temple; also, the temple itself. --1 Kings vi. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Siloa's brook, that flow'd	            Fast by the oracle of God.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One who communicates an oracle[1] or divine command; an	      angel; a prophet.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath now sent his living oracle	            Into the world to teach his final will. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions	      are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.	      "Oracles of mode." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The country rectors . . . thought him an oracle on	            points of learning.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A wise pronouncement or decision considered as of great	      authority.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Oracle \Or"a*cle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oracled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Oracling}.]	   To utter oracles. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oracular \O*rac"u*lar\, a. [L. oracularius. See {Oracle}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles;	      forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom,	      authority, obscurity, ambiguity, dogmatism.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have something venerable and oracular in that	            unadorned gravity and shortness in the expression.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster] -- {O*rac"u*lar*ly}, adv. --	      {O*rac"u*lar*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Oraculous \O*rac"u*lous\, a.	   Oracular; of the nature of an oracle. [R.] "Equivocations, or	   oraculous speeches." --Bacon. "The oraculous seer." --Pope.	   -- {O*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {O*rac"u*lous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Oragious \O*ra"gious\, a. [F. orageux.]	   Stormy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oraison \Or"ai*son\, n.	   See {Orison}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Oral \O"ral\, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth, akin to Skr. [=a]s.	   Cf. {Adore}, {Orison}, {Usher}.]	   1. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written;	      verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the	      mouth; as, the oral cavity; oral cilia or cirri.	      [1913 Webster]
Orally \O"ral*ly\, adv.	   1. In an oral manner. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament	      orally. [Obs.] --Usher.	      [1913 Webster]
oral surgery \o"ral sur"ge*ry\, n. (Med.)	   Surgery performed within the mouth cavity, especially that	   performed around the gums and teeth as an expedient for the	   purpose of preservation or replacement of teeth.	   [PJC]
Orang \O*rang"\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Orang-outang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orange \Or"ange\ ([o^]r"[e^]nj), n. [F.; cf. It. arancia,	   arancio, LL. arangia, Sp. naranjia, Pg. laranja; all fr. Ar.	   n[=a]ranj, Per. n[=a]ranj, n[=a]rang; cf. Skr. n[=a]ranga	   orange tree. The o- in F. orange is due to confusion with or	   gold, L. aurum, because the orange resembles gold in color.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The fruit of a tree of the genus {Citrus} ({Citrus	      Aurantium}). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy	      carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery	      rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow	      when ripe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the	         {bitter orange}, which is supposed to be the original	         stock; the {navel orange}, which has the rudiment of a	         second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the	         {blood orange}, with a reddish juice; and the {horned	         orange}, in which the carpels are partly separated.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The color of an orange; reddish yellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mandarin orange}. See {Mandarin}.	   {Mock orange} (Bot.), any species of shrubs of the genus	      {Philadelphus}, which have whitish and often fragrant	      blossoms.	   {Native orange}, or {Orange thorn} (Bot.), an Australian	      shrub ({Citriobatus parviflorus}); also, its edible yellow	      berries.	   {Orange bird} (Zool.), a tanager of Jamaica ({Tanagra zena});	      -- so called from its bright orange breast.	   {Orange cowry} (Zool.), a large, handsome cowry ({Cypraea	      aurantia}), highly valued by collectors of shells on	      account of its rarity.	   {Orange grass} (Bot.), an inconspicuous annual American plant	      ({Hypericum Sarothra}), having minute, deep yellow	      flowers.	   {Orange oil} (Chem.), an oily, terpenelike substance obtained	      from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, which is	      obtained from the flowers.	   {Orange pekoe}, a kind of black tea.	   {Orange pippin}, an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.	   {Quito orange}, the orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of	      nightshade ({Solanum Quitoense}), native in Quito.	   {Orange scale} (Zool.) any species of scale insects which	      infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale	      ({Mytilaspis citricola}), the long scale ({Mytilaspis	      Gloveri}), and the red scale ({Aspidiotus Aurantii}).	      [1913 Webster]
orange \or"ange\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange;	   reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangeade \Or`ange*ade"\, n. [F., fr. orange.]	   A drink made of orange juice and water, corresponding to	   {lemonade}; orange sherbet.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangeat \Or`an*geat"\, n. [F., fr. orange.]	   Candied orange peel; also, orangeade.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangeism \Or"ange*ism\, n.	   Attachment to the principles of the society of Orangemen; the	   tenets or practices of the Orangemen.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangeman \Or"ange*man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in	   1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the	   reigning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the	   Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the	   kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of	   Orange, who became William III. of England.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangeroot \Or"ange*root`\, n. (Bot.)	   An American ranunculaceous plant ({Hidrastis Canadensis}),	   having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called {yellowroot},	   {golden seal}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangery \Or"an*ger*y\, n. [F. orangerie, fr. orange. See	   {Orange}.]	   A place for raising oranges; a plantation of orange trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangetawny \Or"ange*taw`ny\, a. & n.	   Deep orange-yellow; dark yellow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Orangite \Or"an*gite\, (Min.)	   An orange-yellow variety of the mineral thorite, found in	   Norway.	   [1913 Webster] Orang-outang
Orang-outang \O*rang"-ou*tang`\, Orang-utan \O*rang"-u*tan`\, n.	   [Malayan [=o]rang [=u]tan, i. e., man of the woods; [=o]rang	   man + [=u]tan a forest, wood, wild, savage.] (Zool.)	   An arboreal anthropoid ape ({Pongo pygmaeus}, formerly {Simia	   satyrus}), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called	   simply {orang}. It is now an endangered species. [Written	   also {orangutan}, {orangutang}, {orang-utan}, {ourang-utang},	   and {oran-utan}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has	         very long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the	         ground when the body is erect. Its color is reddish	         brown. In structure, it closely resembles man in many	         respects.	         [1913 Webster]
Orarian \O*ra"ri*an\, a. [L. orarius, fr. ora coast.]	   Of or pertaining to a coast.	   [1913 Webster]
Oration \O*ra"tion\, n.[L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter,	   pray. See {Oral}, {Orison}.]	   An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an	   important subject in a formal and dignified manner;	   especially, a discourse having reference to some special	   occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the	   like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular	   harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at	   Bunker Hill.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lord archbishop . . . made a long oration. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Address; speech. See {Harangue}.	        [1913 Webster]	Oration \O*ra"tion\, v. i.	   To deliver an oration. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Orator \Or"a*tor\, n. [L., fr. orare to speak, utter. See	   {Oration}.]	   1. A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially,	      one distinguished for his skill and power as a public	      speaker; one who is eloquent.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am no orator, as Brutus is.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some orator renowned	            In Athens or free Rome.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) In equity proceedings, one who prays for relief; a	          petitioner.	      (b) A plaintiff, or complainant, in a bill in chancery.	          --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   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 appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary	      degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like	      duties; -- called also {public orator}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oratorial \Or`a*to"ri*al\, a.	   Oratorical. [R.] --Swift. --{Or`a*to"ri*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Oratorian \Or`a*to"ri*an\, a.	   Oratorical. [Obs.] --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]	Oratorian \Or`a*to"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. oratorien.] (R. C. Ch.)	   See {Fathers of the Oratory}, under {Oratory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oratorical \Or`a*tor"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by	   oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an oratorical	   triumph; an oratorical essay. -- {Or`a*tor"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Oratorio \Or`a*to"ri*o\, n. [It., fr. L. oratorius belonging to	   praying. See {Orator}, and cf. {Oratory}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mus.) A more or less dramatic text or poem, founded on	      some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event,	      elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, grand	      choruses, etc., to be sung with an orchestral	      accompaniment, but without action, scenery, or costume,	      although the oratorio grew out of the Mysteries and the	      Miracle and Passion plays, which were acted.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are instances of secular and mythological	         subjects treated in the form of the oratorios, and	         called oratorios by their composers; as Haydn's	         "Seasons," Handel's "Semele," etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Performance or rendering of such a composition.	      [1913 Webster]
Oratorious \Or`a*to"ri*ous\, a. [LL. oratorius.]	   Oratorical. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. -- {Or`a*to"ri*ous*ly},	   adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oratorize \Or"a*tor*ize\, v. i.	   To play the orator. [Jocose or derisive] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Oratory \Or"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Oratories}. [OE. oratorie, fr. L.	   oratorium, fr. oratorius of praying, of an orator: cf. F.	   oratoire. See {Orator}, {Oral}, and cf. {Oratorio}.]	   A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small	   room set apart for private devotions.	   [1913 Webster]	         An oratory [temple] . . . in worship of Dian.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory, or	         place to pray in.                        --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fathers of the Oratory} (R. C. Ch.), a society of priests	      founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, and not	      bound by a special vow. The members are called also	      {oratorians}.	      [1913 Webster]	Oratory \Or"a*to*ry\, n. [L. oratoria (sc. ars) the oratorical	   art.]	   The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an	   eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical	   skill in oral discourse; eloquence. "The oratory of Greece	   and Rome." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         When a world of men	         Could not prevail with all their oratory. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Oratress \Or"a*tress\, n.	   A woman who makes public addresses. --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Oratrix \Or"a*trix\, n. [L.]	   A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Orb \Orb\ ([^o]rb), n. [OF. orb blind, fr. L. orbus destitute.]	   (Arch.)	   A blank window or panel. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.	   [1913 Webster]	Orb \Orb\, n. [F. orbe, fr. L. orbis circle, orb. Cf. {Orbit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the	      celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the small orb of one particular tear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether the prime orb,	            Incredible how swift, had thither rolled. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the	      ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry	      the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit,	      described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign	            eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of orbs.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            You seem to me as Dian in her orb.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In orbs	            Of circuit inexpressible they stood,	            Orb within orb.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A period of time marked off by the revolution of a	      heavenly body. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The eye, as luminous and spherical. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            A drop serene hath quenched their orbs. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A revolving circular body; a wheel. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The orbs	            Of his fierce chariot rolled.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A sphere of action or influence. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            But in our orbs we'll live so round and safe. --Shak	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Same as {Mound}, a ball or globe. See 1st {Mound}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mil.) A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for	      defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Globe; ball; sphere. See {Globe}.	        [1913 Webster]	Orb \Orb\ ([^o]rb), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orbed} ([^o]rbd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Orbing}.]	   1. To form into an orb or circle. [Poetic] --Milton.	      --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To encircle; to surround; to inclose. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The wheels were orbed with gold.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Orb \Orb\, v. i.	   To become round like an orb. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         And orb into the perfect star.           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbate \Or"bate\, a. [L. orbatus, p. p. of orbare to bereave,	   fr. orbus bereaved of parents or children. See {Orphan}.]	   Bereaved; fatherless; childless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orbation \Or*ba"tion\, n. [L. orbatio.]	   The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or	   children; privation, in general; bereavement. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbed \Orbed\, a.	   Having the form of an orb; round.	   [1913 Webster]	         The orb[`e]d eyelids are let down.       --Trench.	   [1913 Webster] Orbic
Orbic \Or"bic\, Orbical \Or"bic*al\, a. [L. orbicus, or orbitus,	   fr. orbis orb.]	   Spherical; orbicular; orblike; circular. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbicle \Or"bi*cle\, n. [L. orbiculus, dim. of orbis orb.]	   A small orb, or sphere. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbicula \Or*bic"u*la\, n. [NL. See {Orbicle}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Discina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbicular \Or*bic"u*lar\, a. [L. orbicularis, fr. orbiculus,	   dim. of orbis orb: cf. F. orbiculaire.]	   Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical; circular;	   orbiculate. -- {Or*bic"u*lar*ly}, adv. --	   {Or*bic"u*lar*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Orbicular as the disk of a planet.       --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, n.	   That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical	   section of which is oval, and the horizontal section	   circular.	   [1913 Webster] Orbiculate	Orbiculate \Or*bic"u*late\, Orbiculated \Or*bic"u*la`ted\, a.	   [L. orbiculatus. See {Orbicular}.]	   Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or	   nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Orbiculate leaf} (Bot.), a leaf whose outline is nearly	      circular.	      [1913 Webster]
Orbiculation \Or*bic`u*la"tion\, n.	   The state or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness.	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbit \Or"bit\, n. [L. orbita a track or rut made by a wheel,	   course, circuit, fr. orbis a circle: cf. F. orbite. See 2d	   {Orb}.]	   1. (Astron.) The path described by a heavenly body in its	      periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit	      of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An orb or ball. [Rare & Improper]	      [1913 Webster]	            Roll the lucid orbit of an eye.       --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye	      and its appendages are situated.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Orbital \Or"bit*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an orbit. "Orbital revolution." --J. D.	   Forbes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Orbital index} (Anat.), in the skull, the ratio of the	      vertical height to the transverse width of the orbit,	      which is taken as the standard, equal to 100.	      [1913 Webster]
Orbitar \Or"bit*ar\, a. [Cf. F. orbitaire.]	   Orbital. [R.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbitary \Or"bit*a*ry\, a.	   Situated around the orbit; as, the orbitary feathers of a	   bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbitelae \Or`bi*te"lae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. orbis an orb +	   tela a web.] (Zool.)	   A division of spiders, including those that make geometrical	   webs, as the garden spider, or Epeira.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbitolites \Or`bi*to*li"tes\, prop. n. [NL. See {Orbit}, and	   {-lite}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of living {Foraminifera}, forming broad, thin,	   circular disks, containing numerous small chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbitonasal \Or`bi*to*na"sal\, a. [Orbit + nasal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the orbit and the nose; as, the	   orbitonasal, or ophthalmic, nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbitosphenoid \Or`bi*to*sphe"noid\, a. [Orbit + sphenoid.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to	   the orbitosphenoid bone. -- n. The orbitosphenoid bone, which	   is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid.	   It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbitosphenoidal \Or`bi*to*sphe*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbituary \Or*bit"u*a*ry\, a.	   Orbital. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Orbitude
Orbitude \Or"bi*tude\, Orbity \Or"bi*ty\, n. [L. orbitudo,	   orbitas, fr. orbus: cf. F. orbit['e]. See {Orbate}.]	   Orbation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Orbulina \Or`bu*li"na\, prop. n. [NL., dim. of L. orbis orb.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of minute living {Foraminifera} having a globular	   shell.	   [1913 Webster] orb weaver
orb weaver \orb" weav`er\, orb-weaver \orb"-weav`er\, n.	   Any spider of the family {Araneidae} (called also	   {Argiopidae}) that spins a web with a pattern of lines	   spiraling outward from the center. They have eight similar	   eyes. The golden orb weaver, {Mephila clavipes}, is known for	   the remarkable dragline silk it produces for use as a frame	   for its web and as a line on which it can plummet down and	   nab prey. This silk has a high tensile strength and is	   stronger than the toughest current synthetic polymer	   (Kevlar).	   [PJC]
Orby \Orb"y\, a. [From 2d {Orb}.]	   Orblike; having the course of an orb; revolving. [Obs.] "Orby	   hours." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
orc \orc\ ([^o]rk), n. [L. orca, a kind of whale: cf. F. orque.]	   1. (Zool.) Any of several cetaceans, especialy the {grampus}	      ({Grampus griseus}) of the dolphin family. [Written also	      {ork} and {orch}.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            An island salt and bare,	            The haunt of seals, and orcs, and sea-mews' clang.	                                                  --Milton (Par.	                                                  Lost xi. 835).	   2. (Mythology) A mythical monster of varying descriptions; an	      ogre.	      [PJC]	            Goblins, hobgoblins, and orcs of the worst	            description.                          --J. J.	                                                  Tolkien (The	                                                  Hobbit)	   3. The {orca}.	      [PJC]
Orca \Or"ca\ ([^o]r"k[.a]), prop. n.	   The {killer whale} ({Orcinus orca}).	   [PJC]
Orcadian \Or*ca"di*an\, a. [L. Orcades the Orkney Islands.]	   Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Orcein \Or"ce*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, {C7H7NO3}, obtained from	   orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear	   and archil. It is closely related to litmus.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchal \Or"chal\, n.	   See {Archil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchanet \Or"cha*net\, n. [F. orcan[`e]te.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Alkanet}, 2. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchard \Or"chard\, n. [AS. ortgeard, wyrtgeard, lit., wortyard,	   i. e., a yard for herbs; wyrt herb + geard yard. See {Wort},	   {Yard} inclosure.]	   1. A garden. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit	      trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples,	      peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less	      frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Orchard grass} (Bot.), a tall coarse grass ({Dactylis	      glomerata}), introduced into the United States from	      Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value	      for forage and hay.	   {Orchard house} (Hort.), a glazed structure in which fruit	      trees are reared in pots.	   {Orchard oriole} (Zool.), a bright-colored American oriole	      ({Icterus spurius}), which frequents orchards. It is	      smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.	      [1913 Webster]
Orcharding \Or"chard*ing\, n.	   1. The cultivation of orchards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Orchards, in general.	      [1913 Webster]
Orchardist \Or"chard*ist\, n.	   One who cultivates an orchard.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchel \Or"chel\, n.	   Archil.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchesography \Or`che*sog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? dance + -graphy.]	   A treatise upon dancing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orchester \Or"ches*ter\, n.	   See {Orchestra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchestian \Or*ches"tian\, n. [From Gr. ? a dancer. See	   {Orchestra}.] (Zool.)	   Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus {Orchestia},	   or family {Orchestidae}. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchestra \Or"ches*tra\, n. [L. orchestra, Gr. ?, orig., the	   place for the chorus of dancers, from ? to dance: cf. F.	   orchestre.]	   1. The space in a theater between the stage and the audience;	      -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and	      its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of	      distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental	      musicians. Now commonly called {orchestra pit}, to	      distinguish it from the section of the main floor occupied	      by spectators.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The space in the main floor of a theater in which the	      audience sits; also, the forward spectator section of the	      main floor, in distinction from the {parterre}, which is	      the rear section of the main floor.	      [PJC]	   3. The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of	      instrumental musicians.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing	          in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public	          amusement.	      (b) Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of	          symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the	          accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses,	          and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos.	      (c) A band composed, for the largest part, of players of	          the various viol instruments, many of each kind,	          together with a proper complement of wind instruments	          of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military	          or street band of players on wind instruments, and	          from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering	          of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the	          like.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) The instruments employed by a full band,	      collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed	      instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments.	      [1913 Webster]
Orchestral \Or"ches*tral\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed	   in or by, an orchestra.	   [1913 Webster]
orchestrate \orchestrate\ v. t.	   1. to write an orchestra score for; -- of a musical	      composition.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To be the chief coordinator of (an activity requiring	      action by more than one person); to organize and	      coordinate.	   Syn: mastermind, engineer, direct, organize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
orchestrated \orchestrated\ adj.	   1. Arranged for performance by an orchestra; -- of a musical	      composition.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Coordinated to achieve a maximal effect; -- of actions of	      a group.	      [PJC]
Orchestration \Or`ches*tra"tion\, n. (Mus.)	   The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral	   treatment of a composition; -- called also {instrumentation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchestre \Or"ches*tre\, n. [F.]	   See {Orchestra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchestric \Or*ches"tric\, a.	   Orchestral.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchestrion \Or*ches"tri*on\, n.	   A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral	   instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchid \Or"chid\, n. [See {Orchis}.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the order {Orchidaceae}. See {Orchidaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchidaceous \Or`chi*da"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order ({Orchidaceae})	   of endogenous plants of which the genus {Orchis} is the type.	   They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and	   pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals	   and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are	   curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower	   petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes	   of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred	   species occur in the United States, but several thousand in	   the tropics.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Over three hundred genera are recognized.	         [1913 Webster]
Orchidales \Orchidales\ prop. n.	   An order of plants with irregular flowers having minute	   seeds, and including the families {Orchidaceae} and	   {Burmanniaceae}.	   Syn: order {Orchidales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Orchidean \Or*chid"e*an\, a. (Bot.)	   Orchidaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchideous \Or*chid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Orchidaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchidologist \Or`chid*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in orchidology.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchidology \Or`chid*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? the orchis + -logy.]	   The branch of botany which treats of orchids.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchil \Or"chil\, n.	   See {Archil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchilla weed \Or*chil"la weed`\ (Bot.)	   The lichen from which archil is obtained. See {Archil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchis \Or"chis\, prop. n.; pl. {Orchises}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a	   testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North	      Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species.	      They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside	      which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and	      are valued for their showy flowers. See {Orchidaceous}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an	      orchid.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common names, such as {bee orchis}, {fly orchis},	         {butterfly orchis}, etc., allude to the peculiar form	         of the flower.	         [1913 Webster]
Orchitis \Or*chi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a testicle + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the testicles.	   [1913 Webster]
Orchotomy \Or*chot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a testicle + te`mnein to	   cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the	   knife; castration.	   [1913 Webster]
Orcin \Or"cin\, n. [Etymology uncertain: cf. F. orcine.] (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance, {C6H3.CH3.(OH)2}, which is	   obtained from certain lichens ({Roccella}, {Lecanora}, etc.),	   also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain	   derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.	   [1913 Webster]
Orcus \Orcus\ prop. n.	   The god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto.	   Syn: Dis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ord \Ord\ ([^o]rd), n. [AS. ord point.]	   An edge or point; also, a beginning. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ord and end}, the beginning and end. Cf. {Odds and ends},	      under {Odds}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordain \Or*dain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordained}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ordaining}.] [OE. ordeinen, OF. ordener, F. ordonner, fr.	   L. ordinare, from ordo, ordinis, order. See {Order}, and cf.	   {Ordinance}.]	   1. To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to	      regulate; to set; to establish. "Battle well ordained."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stake that shall be ordained on either side.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law;	      to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jeroboam ordained a feast in the eighth month. --1	                                                  Kings xii. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	            And doth the power that man adores ordain	            Their doom ?                          --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set apart for an office; to appoint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being ordained his special governor.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 the ceremony of ordination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meletius was ordained by Arian bishops. --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordainable \Or*dain"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or	   appointed. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordainer \Or*dain"er\, n.	   One who ordains.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordainment \Or*dain"ment\, n.	   Ordination. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordal \Or"dal\, n.	   Ordeal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordalian \Or*da"li*an\, a. [LL. ordalium.]	   Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordeal \Or"de*al\ ([^o]r"d[-e]*al), n. [AS. ord[=a]l, ord[=ae]l,	   a judgment; akin to D. oordeel, G. urteil, urtheil; orig.,	   what is dealt out, the prefix or- being akin to [=a]-	   compounded with verbs, G. er-, ur-, Goth. us-, orig. meaning,	   out. See {Deal}, v. & n., and cf. {Arise}, {Ort}.]	   1. An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence,	      by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in	      Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage	      tribes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England ordeal by fire and ordeal by water were	         used, the former confined to persons of rank, the	         latter to the common people. The ordeal by fire was	         performed, either by handling red-hot iron, or by	         walking barefoot and blindfold over red-hot plowshares,	         laid at unequal distances. If the person escaped	         unhurt, he was adjudged innocent; otherwise he was	         condemned as guilty. The ordeal by water was performed,	         either by plunging the bare arm to the elbow in boiling	         water, an escape from injury being taken as proof of	         innocence, or by casting the accused person, bound hand	         and foot, into a river or pond, when if he floated it	         was an evidence of guilt, but if he sunk he was	         acquitted. It is probable that the proverbial phrase,	         to go through fire and water, denoting severe trial or	         danger, is derived from the ordeal. See {Wager of	         battle}, under {Wager}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ordeal bean}. (Bot.) See {Calabar bean}, under {Calabar}.	   {Ordeal root} (Bot.) the root of a species of {Strychnos}	      growing in West Africa, used, like the ordeal bean, in	      trials for witchcraft.	   {Ordeal tree} (Bot.), a poisonous tree of Madagascar	      ({Tanghinia venenata} syn. {Cerbera venenata}). Persons	      suspected of crime are forced to eat the seeds of the	      plumlike fruit, and criminals are put to death by being	      pricked with a lance dipped in the juice of the seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	Ordeal \Or"de*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Order \Or"der\, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis.	   Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established	      succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as:	      (a) Of material things, like the books in a library.	      (b) Of intellectual notions or ideas, like the topics of a	          discource.	      (c) Of periods of time or occurrences, and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	                The side chambers were . . . thirty in order.	                                                  --Ezek. xli.	                                                  6.	          [1913 Webster]	                Bright-harnessed angels sit in order	                serviceable.                      --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Good order is the foundation of all good things.	                                                  --Burke.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit condition;	      as, the house is in order; the machinery is out of order.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in	      the conduct of debates or the transaction of business;	      usage; custom; fashion. --Dantiel.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, pregnant with his grander thought,	            Brought the old order into doubt.     --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance;	      general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order	      in a community or an assembly.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which prescribes a method of procedure; a rule or	      regulation made by competent authority; as, the rules and	      orders of the senate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The church hath authority to establish that for an	            order at one time which at another time it may	            abolish.                              --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon this new fright, an order was made by both	            houses for disarming all the papists in England.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods; a	      direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish supplies,	      to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the	      like; as, orders for blankets are large.	      [1913 Webster]	            In those days were pit orders -- beshrew the	            uncomfortable manager who abolished them. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or	      suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a	      grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or	      division of men in the same social or other position;	      also, a distinct character, kind, or sort; as, the higher	      or lower orders of society; talent of a high order.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are in equal order to their several ends.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Various orders various ensigns bear.  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which, to his order of mind, must have seemed little	            short of crime.                       --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A body of persons having some common honorary distinction	      or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons	      or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as,	      the Order of the Bath; the Franciscan order.	      [1913 Webster]	            Find a barefoot brother out,	            One of our order, to associate me.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The venerable order of the Knights Templars. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or	       bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- often	       used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy	       orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Arch.) The disposition of a column and its component	       parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in	       classical architecture; hence (as the column and	       entablature are the characteristic features of classical	       architecture) a style or manner of architectural	       designing.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Greeks used three different orders, easy to	         distinguish, Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian. The Romans	         added the Tuscan, and changed the Doric so that it is	         hardly recognizable, and also used a modified	         Corinthian called Composite. The Renaissance writers on	         architecture recognized five orders as orthodox or	         classical, -- Doric (the Roman sort), Ionic, Tuscan,	         Corinthian, and Composite. See Illust. of {Capital}.	         [1913 Webster]	   12. (Nat. Hist.) An assemblage of genera having certain	       important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and	       Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Linnaean artificial orders of plants rested mainly	         on identity in the numer of pistils, or agreement in	         some one character. Natural orders are groups of genera	         agreeing in the fundamental plan of their flowers and	         fruit. A natural order is usually (in botany)	         equivalent to a family, and may include several tribes.	         [1913 Webster]	   13. (Rhet.) The placing of words and members in a sentence in	       such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or	       clearness of expression.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Math.) Rank; degree; thus, the order of a curve or	       surface is the same as the degree of its equation.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial order} or {Artificial system}. See {Artificial	      classification}, under {Artificial}, and Note to def. 12	      above.	   {Close order} (Mil.), the arrangement of the ranks with a	      distance of about half a pace between them; with a	      distance of about three yards the ranks are in {open	      order}.	   {The four Orders}, {The Orders four}, the four orders of	      mendicant friars. See {Friar}. --Chaucer.	   {General orders} (Mil.), orders issued which concern the	      whole command, or the troops generally, in distinction	      from {special orders}.	   {Holy orders}.	       (a) (Eccl.) The different grades of the Christian	           ministry; ordination to the ministry. See def. 10	           above.	       (b) (R. C. Ch.) A sacrament for the purpose of conferring	           a special grace on those ordained.	   {In order to}, for the purpose of; to the end; as means to.	            The best knowledge is that which is of greatest use	            in order to our eternal happiness.    --Tillotson.	   {Minor orders} (R. C. Ch.), orders beneath the diaconate in	      sacramental dignity, as acolyte, exorcist, reader,	      doorkeeper.	   {Money order}. See under {Money}.	   {Natural order}. (Bot.) See def. 12, Note.	   {Order book}.	       (a) A merchant's book in which orders are entered.	       (b) (Mil.) A book kept at headquarters, in which all	           orders are recorded for the information of officers	           and men.	       (c) A book in the House of Commons in which proposed	           orders must be entered. [Eng.]	   {Order in Council}, a royal order issued with and by the	      advice of the Privy Council. [Great Britain]	   {Order of battle} (Mil.), the particular disposition given to	      the troops of an army on the field of battle.	   {Order of the day}, in legislative bodies, the special	      business appointed for a specified day.	   {Order of a differential equation} (Math.), the greatest	      index of differentiation in the equation.	   {Sailing orders} (Naut.), the final instructions given to the	      commander of a ship of war before a cruise.	   {Sealed orders}, orders sealed, and not to be opened until a	      certain time, or arrival at a certain place, as after a	      ship is at sea.	   {Standing order}.	       (a) A continuing regulation for the conduct of	           parliamentary business.	       (b) (Mil.) An order not subject to change by an officer	           temporarily in command.	   {To give order}, to give command or directions. --Shak.	   {To take order for}, to take charge of; to make arrangements	      concerning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whiles I take order for mine own affairs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Arrangement; management. See {Direction}.	        [1913 Webster]	Order \Or"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ordered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ordering}.] [From {Order}, n.]	   1. To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to	      arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence,	      to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.	      [1913 Webster]	            To him that ordereth his conversation aright. --Ps.	                                                  1. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Warriors old with ordered spear and shield.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to	      advance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order	      a carriage; to order groceries.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive	      into the ranks of the ministry.	      [1913 Webster]	            These ordered folk be especially titled to God.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons presented to be ordered deacons. --Bk. of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Order arms} (Mil.), the command at which a rifle is brought	      to a position with its butt resting on the ground; also,	      the position taken at such a command.	      [1913 Webster]	Order \Or"der\, v. i.	   To give orders; to issue commands.	   [1913 Webster]
Orderable \Or"der*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ordered; tractable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Being very orderable in all his sickness. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
ordered \ordered\ adj.	   1. having or evincing a systematic arrangement; especially,	      having elements succeeding in order according to rule; as,	      an ordered sequence; an ordered pair. Opposite of	      {disordered} or {unordered}. [Narrower terms:	      {abecedarian, alphabetical}; {consecutive, sequent,	      sequential, serial, successive ]	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. arranged in order.	   Syn: orderly, regulated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. in good order.	   Syn: so(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. disposed or placed in a particular kind of order. OPposite	      of {disarranged}.	   Syn: arranged.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. arranged according to a quantitative criterion.	   Syn: graded, ranked.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   6. marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically	      consistent relation of parts.	   Syn: consistent, logical, orderly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Orderer \Or"der*er\, n.	   1. One who puts in order, arranges, methodizes, or regulates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who gives orders.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordering \Or"der*ing\, n.	   Disposition; distribution; management. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Orderless \Or"der*less\, a.	   Being without order or regularity; disorderly; out of rule.	   [1913 Webster]
Orderliness \Or"der*li*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being orderly.	   [1913 Webster]
Orderly \Or"der*ly\, a.	   1. Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly	      course or plan. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient;	      quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an	      orderly community.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.	      "An orderly . . . march." --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.	      "Aids-de-camp and orderly men." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Orderly book} (Mil.), a book for every company, in which the	      general and regimental orders are recorded.	   {Orderly officer}, the officer of the day, or that officer of	      a corps or regiment whose turn it is to supervise for the	      day the arrangements for food, cleanliness, etc. --Farrow.	   {Orderly room}.	      (a) The court of the commanding officer, where charges	          against the men of the regiment are tried.	      (b) The office of the commanding officer, usually in the	          barracks, whence orders emanate. --Farrow.	   {Orderly sergeant}, the first sergeant of a company.	      [1913 Webster]	Orderly \Or"der*ly\, adv.	   According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are blunt; go to it orderly.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Orderly \Or"der*ly\, n.; pl. {Orderlies}.	   1. (Mil.) A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a	      superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other	      service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Orderlies were appointed to watch the palace.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A street sweeper. [Eng.] --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordinability \Or`di*na*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being ordained or appointed. [Obs.] --Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinable \Or"di*na*ble\, a. [See {Ordinate}, {Ordain}.]	   Capable of being ordained or appointed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, a. [L. ordinalis, fr. ordo, ordinis, order.	   See {Order}.]	   1. Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers,	      first, second, third, etc. Contrasted to {cardinal}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Of or pertaining to an order.	      [1913 Webster]	Ordinal \Or"di*nal\, n.	   1. A word or number denoting order or succession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ch. of Eng.) The book of forms for making, ordaining, and	      consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.	      [Written also {ordinale}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ordinalism \Or"di*nal*ism\, n.	   The state or quality of being ordinal. [R.] --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinance \Or"di*nance\, n. [OE. ordenance, OF. ordenance, F.	   ordonnance. See {Ordain}, and cf. {Ordnance}, {Ordonnance}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had made their ordinance	            Of victual, and of other purveyance.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of	      action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted	      usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a	      municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wilt die by God's just ordinance. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            By custom and the ordinance of times. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Walking in all the commandments and ordinances of	            the Lord blameless.                   --Luke i. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Acts of Parliament are sometimes called ordinances;	         also, certain colonial laws and certain acts of	         Congress under Confederation; as, the ordinance of 1787	         for the government of the territory of the United	         States northwest of the Ohio River; the colonial	         ordinance of 1641, or 1647. This word is often used in	         Scripture in the sense of a law or statute of sovereign	         power. --Ex. xv. 25. --Num. x. 8. --Ezra iii. 10. Its	         most frequent application now in the United States is	         to laws and regulations of municipal corporations.	         --Wharton (Law Dict.).	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) An established rite or ceremony.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Rank; order; station. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [See {Ordnance}.] Ordnance; cannon. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordinand \Or"di*nand`\, n. [L. ordinandus, gerundive of	   ordinare. See {Ordain}.]	   One about to be ordained.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinant \Or"di*nant\, a. [L. ordinans, p. pr. of ordinare. See	   {Ordain}.]	   Ordaining; decreeing. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Ordinant \Or"di*nant\, n.	   One who ordains. --F. G. Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinarily \Or"di*na*ri*ly\, adv.	   According to established rules or settled method; as a rule;	   commonly; usually; in most cases; as, a winter more than	   ordinarily severe.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those who ordinarily pride themselves not a little upon	         their penetration.                       --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinary \Or"di*na*ry\, a. [L. ordinarius, fr. ordo, ordinis,	   order: cf. F. ordinaire. See {Order}.]	   1. According to established order; methodical; settled;	      regular. "The ordinary forms of law." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Common; customary; usual. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Method is not less requisite in ordinary	            conversation that in writing.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of common rank, quality, or ability; not distinguished by	      superior excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in	      any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, men	      of ordinary judgment; an ordinary book.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ordinary lad would have acquired little or no	            useful knowledge in such a way.       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ordinary seaman} (Naut.), one not expert or fully skilled,	      and hence ranking below an {able seaman}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Normal; common; usual; customary.	   Usage: See {Normal}. -- {Ordinary}, {Common}. A thing is	          common in which many persons share or partake; as, a	          common practice. A thing is ordinary when it is apt to	          come round in the regular common order or succession	          of events.	          [1913 Webster]	Ordinary \Or"di*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Ordinaries} (-r[i^]z).	   1. (Law)	      (a) (Roman Law) An officer who has original jurisdiction	          in his own right, and not by deputation.	      (b) (Eng. Law) One who has immediate jurisdiction in	          matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also,	          a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman appointed to	          perform divine service for condemned criminals and	          assist in preparing them for death.	      (c) (Am. Law) A judicial officer, having generally the	          powers of a judge of probate or a surrogate.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The mass; the common run. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I see no more in you than in the ordinary	            Of nature's salework.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered	      a settled establishment or institution. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Spain had no other wars save those which were grown	            into an ordinary.                     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything which is in ordinary or common use.	      [1913 Webster]	            Water buckets, wagons, cart wheels, plow socks, and	            other ordinaries.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   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'h[^o]te; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a	      dining room. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the odd words they have picked up in a	            coffeehouse, or a gaming ordinary, are produced as	            flowers of style.                     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            He exacted a tribute for licenses to hawkers and	            peddlers and to ordinaries.           --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or	      ten which are in constant use. The {bend}, {chevron},	      {chief}, {cross}, {fesse}, {pale}, and {saltire} are	      uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include	      bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See {Subordinary}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In ordinary}.	      (a) In actual and constant service; statedly attending and	          serving; as, a physician or chaplain in ordinary. An	          ambassador in ordinary is one constantly resident at a	          foreign court.	      (b) (Naut.) Out of commission and laid up; -- said of a	          naval vessel.	   {Ordinary of the Mass} (R. C. Ch.), the part of the Mass	      which is the same every day; -- called also the {canon of	      the Mass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordinaryship \Or"di*na*ry*ship\, n.	   The state of being an ordinary. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinate \Or"di*nate\, a. [L. ordinatus, p. p. of ordinare. See	   {Ordain}.]	   Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical. "A life blissful	   and ordinate." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ordinate figure} (Math.), a figure whose sides and angles	      are equal; a regular figure.	      [1913 Webster]	Ordinate \Or"di*nate\, n. (Geom.)	   The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line,	   measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line	   parallel to it, from another line called the axis of	   abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point	   is measured.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ordinate and abscissa, taken together, are called	         coordinates, and define the position of the point with	         reference to the two axes named, the intersection of	         which is called the origin of coordinates. In a typical	         two-dimensional plot, viewed on a plane graph in its	         normal orientation with perpendicular axes, the	         ordinate is the vertical axis; when the axes are	         labeled as x and y, it is the y-axis. See {Coordinate}.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Ordinate \Or"di*nate\, v. t.	   To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinately \Or"di*nate*ly\, adv.	   In an ordinate manner; orderly. --Chaucer. Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordination \Or`di*na"tion\, n. [L. ordinatio: cf. F.	   ordination.]	   1. The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the	      state of being ordained, appointed, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The holy and wise ordination of God.  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue and vice have a natural ordination to the	            happiness and misery of life respectively. --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The act of setting apart to an office in the	      Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disposition; arrangement; order. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of ordination} (Geom.), the angle between the axes of	      coordinates.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordinative \Or"di*na*tive\, a. [L. ordinativus.]	   Tending to ordain; directing; giving order. [R.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordinator \Or"di*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who ordains or establishes; a director. [R.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordnance \Ord"nance\, n. [From OE. ordenance, referring orig. to	   the bore or size of the cannon. See {Ordinance}.]	   Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and	   howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all	   weapons, ammunitiion, and appliances used in war.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the battlements their ordnance fire. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then you may hear afar off the awful roar of his [Rufus	         Choate's] rifled ordnance.               --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ordnance survey}, the official survey of Great Britain and	      Ireland, conducted by the ordnance department.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordonnance \Or"don*nance\, n. [F. See {Ordinance}.] (Fine Arts)	   The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard	   to one another and the whole.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their dramatic ordonnance of the parts.  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordonnant \Or"don*nant\, a. [F., p. pr. of ordonner. See	   {Ordinant}.]	   Of or pertaining to ordonnance. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordovian \Or*do"vi*an\, a. & n. (Geol.)	   Ordovician.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordovician \Or`do*vi"cian\, a. [From L. Ordovices, a Celtic	   people in Wales.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation,	   corresponding in general to the Lower Silurian of most	   authors, exclusive of the Cambrian. -- n. The Ordovician	   formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Ordure \Or"dure\, n. [F. ordure, OF. ord filthy, foul, fr. L.	   horridus horrid. See {Horrid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Dung; excrement; faeces. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Defect; imperfection; fault. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Ordurous \Or"dur*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ordure; filthy. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ore \Ore\ ([=o]r), n. [AS. [=a]r.]	   Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augury. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ore \Ore\, n. [AS. [=o]ra; cf. [=a]r brass, bronze, akin to OHG.	   [=e]r, G. ehern brazen, Icel. eir brass, Goth. ais, L. aes,	   Skr. ayas iron. [root]210. Cf. {Ora}, {Era}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined,	      as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc.	      Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen,	      sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A native metal or its compound with the rock in	      which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw	      out what is worthless.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Metal; as, the liquid ore. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ore hearth}, a low furnace in which rich lead ore is	      reduced; -- also called {Scotch hearth}. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Oread \O"re*ad\, n. [L. Oreas, -adis, Gr. 'Oreia`s, -a`dos, fr.	   'o`ros mountain: cf. F. or['e]ade.] (Class. Myth.)	   One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a wood nymph light,	         Oread or Dryad.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Oreades \O*re"a*des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See	   {Satyr}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Orectic \O*rec"tic\, a. [Gr. 'orektiko`s, fr. 'o`rexis, yearning	   after, from 'ore`gein to reach after.] (Philos.)	   Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to	   gratification; appetitive.	   [1913 Webster]
Oregon grape \Or"e*gon grape`\ ([o^]r"[-e]*g[o^]n gr[=a]p`).	   (Bot.)	   An evergreen species of barberry ({Berberis Aquifolium}), of	   Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black	   berries.	   [1913 Webster]
Oregonian \Oregonian\ prop. n.	   A resident of Oregon.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oreide \O"re*ide\, n.	   See {Oroide}.	   [1913 Webster]
oreo \oreo\ n.	   A confection consisting of a white cream filling sandwiched	   between two chocolate cookies.	   Syn: oreo cookie.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oreodon \O"re*o*don\, prop. n. [Gr. 'o`ros, -eos, mountain +	   'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the	   Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less	   related to the camel, hog, and deer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oreodont \O"re*o*dont\, a. (Paleon.)	   Resembling, or allied to, the genus {Oreodon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oreographic \O`re*o*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to oreography.	   [1913 Webster]
Oreography \O`re*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'o`ros, -eos, mountain +	   -graphy.]	   The science of mountains; orography.	   [1913 Webster]
Oreopteris \Oreopteris\ prop. n.	   A genus of ferns having species, formerly included in genus	   {Dryopteris} or {Thelypteris}.	   Syn: genus {Oreopteris}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oreortyx \Oreortyx\ prop. n.	   A genus of birds including the mountain quail of the western	   U. S.	   Syn: genus {Oreortyx}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oreoselin \O`re*os"e*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly	   from the root of an umbelliferous plant ({Imperatoria	   Oreoselinum}), and yields resorcin on decomposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Oreosoma \O`re*o*so"ma\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. 'o`ros, -eos,	   mountain + sw^ma body.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the large	   conical tubercles which cover the under surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Oreweed \Ore"weed`\, n.	   Same as {Oarweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orewood \Ore"wood`\, n.	   Same as {Oarweed}.	   [1913 Webster] Orf
Orf \Orf\, Orfe \Or"fe\, n. (Zool.)	   A bright-colored domesticated variety of the id. See {Id}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orfgild \Orf"gild`\, n. [AS. orf, yrfe, cattle, property + gild,	   gield, money, fine.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle.	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Orfray \Or"fray\, n. [F. orfraie. Cf. {Osprey}, {Ossifrage}.]	   (Zool.)	   The osprey. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Orfrays \Or"frays\, n. [OF. orfrais, F. orfroi; F. or gold +	   fraise, frise, fringe, ruff. See {Fraise}, and cf.	   {Auriphrygiate}.]	   See {Orphrey}. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Orgal \Or"gal\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Argol}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Organ \Or"gan\ ([^o]r"gan), n. [L. organum, Gr. 'o`rganon; akin	   to 'e`rgon work, and E. work: cf. F. organe. See {Work}, and	   cf. {Orgue}, {Orgy}.]	   1. An instrument or medium by which some important action is	      performed, or an important end accomplished; as,	      legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are	      organs of government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A natural part or structure in an animal or a	      plant, capable of performing some special action (termed	      its function), which is essential to the life or	      well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are	      organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are	      organs of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In animals the organs are generally made up of several	         tissues, one of which usually predominates, and	         determines the principal function of the organ. Groups	         of organs constitute a system. See {System}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A component part performing an essential office in the	      working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves,	      crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A medium of communication between one person or body and	      another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of	      communication between the government and a foreign power;	      a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party,	      sect, etc. A newsletter distributed within an organization	      is often called its {house organ}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   5. [Cf. AS. organ, fr. L. organum.] (Mus.) A wind instrument	      containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds,	      which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon	      by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and	      sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the	      plural, each pipe being considered an organ.	      [1913 Webster]	            The deep, majestic, solemn organs blow. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chaucer used the form orgon as a plural.	         [1913 Webster]	               The merry orgon . . . that in the church goon	               [go].	         [1913 Webster]	   {Barrel organ}, {Choir organ}, {Great organ}, etc. See under	      {Barrel}, {Choir}, etc.	   {Cabinet organ} (Mus.), an organ of small size, as for a	      chapel or for domestic use; a reed organ.	   {Organ bird} (Zool.), a Tasmanian crow shrike ({Gymnorhina	      organicum}). It utters discordant notes like those of a	      hand organ out of tune.	   {Organ fish} (Zool.), the drumfish.	   {Organ gun}. (Mil.) Same as {Orgue}	      (b) .	   {Organ harmonium} (Mus.), an harmonium of large capacity and	      power.	   {Organ of Corti} (Anat.), a complicated structure in the	      cochlea of the ear, including the auditory hair cells, the	      rods or fibers of Corti, the membrane of Corti, etc. See	      Note under {Ear}.	   {Organ pipe}. See {Pipe}, n., 1.	   {Organ-pipe coral}. (Zool.) See {Tubipora}.	   {Organ point} (Mus.), a passage in which the tonic or	      dominant is sustained continuously by one part, while the	      other parts move.	      [1913 Webster]	Organ \Or"gan\, v. t.	   To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to	   organize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou art elemented and organed for other apprehensions.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Mannyngham.	   [1913 Webster] Organdie
Organdie \Or"gan*die\, Organdy \Or"gan*dy\, n. [F. organdi.]	   A kind of transparent light but stiff muslin.	   [1913 Webster]
organelle \organelle\ n. (Biol.)	   a specialized part of a cell performing a specific function,	   usually visible under the microscope as a distinct object; it	   is analogous to an organ[2], but on a microscopic scale.	   Syn: cell organ.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Organic \Or*gan"ic\ ([^o]r*g[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [L. organicus, Gr.	   'organiko`s: cf. F. organique.]	   1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or	      to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or	      containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and	      plants; exhibiting characters peculiar to living	      organisms; as, organic bodies, organic life, organic	      remains. Cf. {Inorganic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced by the organs; as, organic pleasure. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to	      a certain destined function or end. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those organic arts which enable men to discourse and	            write perspicuously.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Forming a whole composed of organs. Hence: Of or	      pertaining to a system of organs; inherent in, or	      resulting from, a certain organization; as, an organic	      government; his love of truth was not inculcated, but	      organic.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to compounds which are	      derivatives of hydrocarbons; pertaining to, or denoting,	      any one of a large series of carbon-containing compounds	      which are related to the carbon compounds produced by	      biological processes (such as methane, oils, fats, sugars,	      alcohols, ethers, proteins, etc.) and include many	      substances of artificial production which may or may not	      occur in animals or plants; -- contrasted with	      {inorganic}.	   Note: Borderline cases exist which may be classified as	         either organic or inorganic, such as carbon	         terachloride (which may be viewed as a derivative of	         methane), but in general a compound must have a carbon	         with a hydrogen atom or another carbon atom attached to	         it to be viewed as truly organic, i.e. included in the	         subject matter of organic chemistry.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The principles of organic and inorganic chemistry are	         identical; but the enormous number and the completeness	         of related series of organic compounds, together with	         their remarkable facility of exchange and substitution,	         offer an illustration of chemical reaction and homology	         not to be paralleled in inorganic chemistry.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Organic analysis} (Chem.), the analysis of organic	      compounds, concerned chiefly with the determination of	      carbon as carbon dioxide, hydrogen as water, oxygen as the	      difference between the sum of the others and 100 per cent,	      and nitrogen as free nitrogen, ammonia, or nitric oxide;	      -- formerly called ultimate analysis, in distinction from	      proximate analysis.	   {Organic chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.	   {Organic compounds}. (Chem.) Chemical substances which are	      organic[5]. See {Carbon compounds}, under {Carbon}.	   {Organic description of a curve} (Geom.), the description of	      a curve on a plane by means of instruments. --Brande & C.	   {Organic disease} (Med.), a disease attended with morbid	      changes in the structure of the organs of the body or in	      the composition of its fluids; -- opposed to {functional	      disease}.	   {Organic electricity}. See under {Electricity}.	   {Organic law} or {Organic laws}, a law or system of laws, or	      declaration of principles fundamental to the existence and	      organization of a political or other association; a	      constitution.	   {Organic stricture} (Med.), a contraction of one of the	      natural passages of the body produced by structural	      changes in its walls, as distinguished from a {spasmodic	      stricture}, which is due to muscular contraction.	      [1913 Webster]
Organical \Or*gan"ic*al\, a.	   Organic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The organical structure of human bodies, whereby they	         live and move.                           --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Organically \Or*gan"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an organic manner; by means of organs or with reference to	   organic functions; hence, fundamentally. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Organicalness \Or*gan"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being organic.	   [1913 Webster]
Organicism \Or*gan"i*cism\, n. (Med.)	   The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers	   it always to a material lesion of an organ. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Organific \Or`gan*if"ic\, a. [Organ + L. -ficare (in comp.) to	   make. See {fy}.]	   Making an organic or organized structure; producing an	   organism; acting through, or resulting from, organs. --Prof.	   Park.	   [1913 Webster]
organise \organise\ v. t.	   Same as {organize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Organism \Or"gan*ism\, n. [Cf. F. organisme.]	   1. Organic structure; organization. "The advantageous	      organism of the eye." --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) An organized being; a living body, either	      vegetable or animal, composed of different organs or parts	      with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent,	      and essential to the life of the individual.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some of the lower forms of life are so simple in	         structure as to be without organs, but are still called	         organisms, since they have different parts analogous in	         functions to the organs of higher plants and animals.	         [1913 Webster] organismal
organismal \organismal\ organismic \organismic\adj.	   1. of or pertaining to organism (definition 2). the	      organismic theory of the state	      [WordNet 1.5]
Organist \Or"gan*ist\, n. [Cf. F. organiste.]	   1. (Mus.) One who plays on the organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) One of the priests who organized or sung in	      parts. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Organista \Or`ga*nis"ta\, n. [Sp., an organis.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several South American wrens, noted for the	   sweetness of their song.	   [1913 Webster]
Organity \Or*gan"i*ty\ ([^o]r*g[a^]n"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Organism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Organizability \Or`gan*i`za*bil"i*ty\	   ([^o]r`gan*[imac]`z[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Quality of being organizable; capability of being organized.	   [1913 Webster]
Organizable \Or"gan*i`za*ble\ ([^o]r"gan*[imac]`z[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being organized; esp. (Biol.), capable of being	   formed into living tissue; as, organizable matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Organization \Or`gan*i*za"tion\	   ([^o]r`gan*[imac]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. organisation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a	      systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of	      an army, or of a deliberative body. "The first	      organization of the general government." --Pickering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being organized.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is organized; an organized existence; an	      organism; specif. (Biol.), an arrangement of parts for the	      performance of the functions necessary to life.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cell may be regarded as the most simple, the	            most common, and the earliest form of organization.	                                                  --McKendrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically: A group of persons associated together for a	      common purpose and having a set of rules which specify the	      relations of the individual members to the whole gorup.	      [PJC]	   5. The manner in which something is organized; the relations	      included in an organized state or condition; as, the	      organization of the department permits ad hoc groups to	      form.	      [PJC]	            What is organization but the connection of parts in	            and for a whole, so that each part is, at once, end	            and means?                            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
organizational \organizational\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to organization; as, organizational	   structure.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Organize \Or"gan*ize\ ([^o]r"gan*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Organized} ([^o]r"gan*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Organizing} ([^o]r"gan*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. organiser,	   Gr. 'organi`zein. See {Organ}.]	   1. (Biol.) To furnish with organs; to give an organic	      structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of	      life; as, an organized being; organized matter; -- in this	      sense used chiefly in the past participle.	      [1913 Webster]	            These nobler faculties of the mind, matter organized	            could never produce.                  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special	      function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get	      into working order; -- applied to products of the human	      intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a	      science, a government, an army, a war, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            This original and supreme will organizes the	            government.                           --Cranch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem. [R.]	      --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]
organized \or"gan*ized\ adj.	   1. Same as {arranged}; as, an organized tour.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Formed into an organization. Opposite of {unorganized}.	      [Narrower terms: {corporate, incorporated}]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. well-conducted. Opposite of {disorganized}. Also See:	      {systematic}.	   Syn: organized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. Arranged according to a system or rule.	   Syn: systematized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   5. Being a member of or formed into a labor union; -- of	      workers, used especially in the phrase "organized labor".	      Opposite of {nonunion}.	   Syn: unionized, union.	        [WordNet 1.5]	organized crime \organized crime\ n.	   Groups of persons organized for illegal purposes, such as	   bootlegging, conducting illegal gambling, loansharking,	   extortion, etc.; -- a general term encompassing most forms of	   criminal groups, but especially those that are consolidated	   into "families" more or less recognizing each other's	   different regions of operation; sometimes considered	   synonymous with the {mafia} or the {syndicate}.	   [PJC]
Organizer \Or"gan*i`zer\, n.	   One who organizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Organling \Or"gan*ling\, n. (Zool.)	   A large kind of sea fish; the orgeis.	   [1913 Webster]
Organo- \Or"ga*no-\ [See {Organ}.]	   A combining form denoting relation to, or connection with, an	   organ or organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Organogen \Or*gan"o*gen\, n. [Organo- + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A name given to any one of the four elements, carbon,	   hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are especially	   characteristic ingredients of organic compounds; also, by	   extension, to other elements sometimes found in the same	   connection; as sulphur, phosphorus, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Organogenesis \Or`ga*no*gen"e*sis\, n. [Organo- + genesis.]	   1. (Biol.) The origin and development of organs in animals	      and plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The germ history of the organs and systems of	      organs, -- a branch of morphogeny. --Haeckel.	      [1913 Webster]
Organogenic \Or`ga*no*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to organogenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Organogeny \Or`ga*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.)	   Organogenesis.	   [1913 Webster] Organographic
Organographic \Or`ga*no*graph"ic\, Organographical
\Or`ga*no*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. organographique.]	   Of or pertaining to organography.	   [1913 Webster]
Organographist \Or`ga*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   One versed in organography.	   [1913 Webster]
Organography \Or`ga*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Organo- + -graphy: cf. F.	   organographie.]	   A description of the organs of animals or plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Organoleptic \Or`ga*no*lep"tic\, a. [F. organoleptique, fr. Gr.	   ? an organ + ? to lay hold of.] (Physiol.)	   Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; -- said of the	   effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs	   of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a	   whole.	   [1913 Webster]
Organological \Or`ga*no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or relating to organology.	   [1913 Webster]
Organology \Or`ga*nol"o*gy\, n. [Organ + -logy: cf. F.	   organologie.]	   1. The science of organs or of anything considered as an	      organic structure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The science of style, as an organ of thought, of	            style in relation to the ideas and feelings, might	            be called the organology of style.    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That branch of biology which treats, in particular, of the	      organs of animals and plants. See {Morphology}.	      [1913 Webster]
organometallic \or`ga*no*me*tal"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds	   of certain metallic elements bound to organic radicals; such	   as, methylmercury, zinc methyl, sodium ethyl, etc.; formerly	   refered to as {metalorganic}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Organon
Organon \Or"ga*non\, Organum \Or"ga*num\, n. [NL. organon, L.	   organum. See {Organ}.]	   An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which	   philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted;	   -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord	   Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise	   on philosophical method. --Sir. W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Organonymy \Or`ga*non"y*my\, n. [Organo- + Gr.?, for ?, a name.]	   (Biol.)	   The designation or nomenclature of organs. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Organophyly \Or`ga*noph"y*ly\, n. [Organo- + Gr. ? clan.]	   (Biol.)	   The tribal history of organs, -- a branch of morphophyly.	   --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Organoplastic \Or`ga*no*plas"tic\, a. [Organo- + -plastic.]	   (Biol.)	   Having the property of producing the tissues or organs of	   animals and plants; as, the organoplastic cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Organoscopy \Or`ga*nos"co*py\, n. [Organo- + -scopy.]	   Phrenology. --Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Organotrophic \Or`ga*no*troph"ic\, a. [Organo- + Gr. ? to	   nourish.] (Biol.)	   Relating to the creation, organization, and nutrition of	   living organs or parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Organule \Or"gan*ule\, n. [Dim. of organ.] (Anat.)	   One of the essential cells or elements of an organ. See	   {Sense organule}, under {Sense}. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Organy \Or"ga*ny\, n. [AS. Organe, from the Latin. See	   {Origan}.] (Bot.)	   See {Origan}.	   [1913 Webster]
organzine \or"gan*zine\ ([^o]r"gan*z[i^]n), n. [F. organsin; cf.	   Sp. organsino, It. organzino.]	   A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is,	   silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to	   increase its strength.	   [1913 Webster]
orgasm \or"gasm\ ([^o]r"g[a^]z'm), n. [F. orgasme; cf. Gr.	   'orgasmo`s a kneading, softening, prob. confused with 'orga^n	   to swell, especially with lust; to feel an ardent desire.]	   (Physiol.)	   Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of	   turgescence of any organ; erethism.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: The peak of the physical pleasurable sexual	      excitement caused by stimulation of the sexual organs, as	      in intercourse; in the male, it is usually accompanied by	      ejaculation.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Hence: An eruption of intense, uncontrolled excitement; --	      used of groups and individuals.	      [PJC]
Orgeat \Or"geat\, n. [F., fr. orge barley, L. hordeum.]	   A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered,	   but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, --	   used to flavor beverages or edibles.	   [1913 Webster]
Orgeis \Or"ge*is\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Organling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orgiastic \Or`gi*as"tic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Orgy}.]	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies. --Elton.	   [1913 Webster]
Orgy \Or"gy\, n.; sing. {Orgies}. [F. orgie, orgies, L. orgia,	   pl., Gr. ?; akin to ? work. See {Organ}, and {Work}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of	      some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by	      the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or	      Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute	      revelry. Usually in the plural form.	   Note: [The singular is rarely used in this sense.]	         [1913 Webster]	               As when, with crowned cups, unto the Elian god,	               Those priests high orgies held.    --Drayton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Wild, drunken, or licentious revelry; an uninhibited	      carouse. --B. Jonson. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A series of sexual activities involving more than two	      couples in a group.	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: An event characterized by unrestrained indulgence	      in passion; as, an orgy of buying of internet stocks.	      [PJC]
Orgillous \Or"gil*lous\, a. [OF. orguillous, F. orgueilleux, fr.	   OF. orgoil pride, F. orgueil.]	   Proud; haughty. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Orgue \Orgue\, n. [F., fr. L. organum organ, Gr. ?. See	   {Organ}.] (Mil.)	   (a) Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber,	       pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a	       separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of	       attack.	   (b) A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket	       barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect	       with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured	       almost or quite simultaneously.	       [1913 Webster]
Orgulous \Or"gu*lous\, a.	   See {Orgillous}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orgy \Or"gy\, n.; pl. {Orgies}.	   A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See {Orgies}	   [1913 Webster]
Orgyia \Or*gy"i*a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the length of the	   outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, it	   stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] (Zool.).	   A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of	   {Orgyia leucostigma}) are often very injurious to fruit trees	   and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also {vaporer	   moth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oricalche \Or"i*calche\ ([o^]r"[i^]*k[a^]lk), n. [Obs.]	   See {Orichalch}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Costly oricalche from strange Phoenice.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Orichalceous \Or`i*chal"ce*ous\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a color or	   luster like that of brass. --Maunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Orichalch \Or"i*chalch\, n. [L. orichalcum, Gr. ?; 'o`ros,	   mountain + chalko`s brass: cf. F. orichalque.]	   A metallic substance, resembling gold in color, but inferior	   in value; a mixed metal of the ancients, resembling brass; --	   called also {aurichalcum}, {orichalcum}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Oriel \O"ri*el\, n. [OF. oriol gallery, corridor, LL. oriolum	   portico, hall, prob. fr. L. aureolus gilded, applied to an	   apartment decorated with gilding. See {Oriole}.] [Formerly	   written also {oriol}, {oryal}, {oryall}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A gallery for minstrels. [Obs.] --W. Hamper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were	      accustomed to dine; a sort of recess. [Obs.] --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A bay window. See {Bay window}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beams that thro' the oriel shine	            Make prisms in every carven glass.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is no generally admitted difference between a bay	         window and an oriel. In the United States the latter	         name is often applied to bay windows which are small,	         and either polygonal or round; also, to such as are	         corbeled out from the wall instead of resting on the	         ground.	         [1913 Webster]
Oriency \O"ri*en*cy\, n. [See {Orient}.]	   Brightness or strength of color. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Orient \O"ri*ent\ ([=o]"r[i^]*ent), a. [F., fr. L. oriens,	   -entis, p. pr. of oriri to rise. See {Origin}.]	   1. Rising, as the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moon, that now meet'st the orient sun. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eastern; oriental. "The orient part." --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; --	      used of gems and also figuratively, because the most	      perfect jewels are found in the East. "Pearls round and	      orient." --Jer. Taylor. "Orient gems." --Wordsworth.	      "Orient liquor in a crystal glass." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Orient \O"ri*ent\, n.	   1. The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the	      morning; the east.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Morn] came furrowing all the orient into gold.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The countries of Asia or the East. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Best built city throughout the Orient. --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pearl of great luster. [R.] --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Orient \O"ri*ent\ ([=o]"r[i^]*[e^]nt), v. t. [F. orienter. Cf.	   {Orientate}.]	   1. To define the position of, in relation to the orient or	      east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To acquaint with new surroundings or a new	      situation.	      [PJC]	   3. Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first	      principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Same as {Orientate}, 2.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. To place (a map or chart) so that its east side, north	      side, etc., lie toward the corresponding parts of the	      horizon; specif. (Surv.), to rotate (a map attached to a	      plane table) until the line of direction between any two	      of its points is parallel to the corresponding direction	      in nature.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\ ([=o]`r[i^]*[e^]n"tal), a. [L.	   orientalis: cf. F. oriental.]	   Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned	   with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to {occidental}; as,	   Oriental countries.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sun's ascendant and oriental radiations. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Oriental \O`ri*en"tal\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part	      of the world; an Asiatic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Eccl.) Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.	      [1913 Webster]
Orientalism \O`ri*en"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. orientalisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar	      to Oriental people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history,	      literature, etc. --London Quart. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]
Orientalist \O`ri*en"tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. orientaliste.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an	      Oriental.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the	      Paris Congress of Orientalists. --Sir J. Shore.	      [1913 Webster]
Orientality \O`ri*en*tal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being oriental or eastern. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Orientalize \O`ri*en"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Orientalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Orientalizing}.]	   to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners	   or conditions.	   [1913 Webster]
Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orientated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Orientating}.] [From {Orient}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an	      easterly direction, or to veer eastward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to	      show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its	      parts among themselves.	      [1913 Webster]	            A crystal is orientated when placed in its proper	            position so as to exhibit its symmetry. --E. S.	                                                  Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {orient}[2].	      [PJC]	Orientate \O"ri*en*tate\, v. i.	   To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or	   south toward the east.	   [1913 Webster] orientated
orientated \orientated\ oriented \oriented\adj.	   1. Adjusted or aligned to surroundings or circumstances;	      sometimes used in combination; as, to get oriented on	      one's first day at a new job.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. headed or intending to head in a certain direction; as,	      college-oriented students. Opposite of {unoriented}.	   Syn: directed, minded.	        [WordNet 1.5] orientating
orientating \orientating\ orienting \orienting\adj.	   aligning; positioning; setting into proper alignment.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Orientation \O`ri*en*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. orientation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of orientating; determination of the	      points of the compass, or the east point, in taking	      bearings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a	      certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into	      parallelism with the earth's axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the	      placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the	      altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship,	      will be on the east end.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fig.): A return to first principles; an orderly	      arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The task of orientation undertaken in this chapter.	                                                  --L. F. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]
Orientness \O"ri*ent*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor.	   [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Orifice \Or"i*fice\, n. [F., from L. orificium; os, oris, a	   mouth + facere to make. See {Oral}, and {Fact}.]	   A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening;	   as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous	         orifice.                                 --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Oriflamb
Oriflamb \Or"i*flamb\, Oriflamme \Or"i*flamme\, n. [F.	   oriflamme, OF. oriflambe, LL. auriflamma; L. aurum gold +	   flamma flame; cf. L. flammula a little banner. So called	   because it was a flag of red silk, split into many points,	   and borne on a gilded lance.]	   1. The ancient royal standard of France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A standard or ensign, in battle. "A handkerchief like an	      oriflamb." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            And be your oriflamme to-day the helmet of Navarre.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster] Origan
Origan \Or"i*gan\, Origanum \O*rig"a*num\, prop. n. [L.	   origanum, Gr. ?, ?, prob. fr. 'o`ros, mountain + ?	   brightness, beauty. Cf. {Organy}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet	   marjoram ({Origanum Marjorana}) and the wild marjoram	   ({Origanum vulgare}). --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Origenism \Or"i*gen*ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The opinions of Origen of Alexandria, who lived in the 3d	   century, one of the most learned of the Greek Fathers.	   Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all created	   beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved.	   [1913 Webster]
Origenist \Or"i*gen*ist\, n.	   A follower of Origen of Alexandria.	   [1913 Webster]
Origin \Or"i*gin\, n. [F. origine, L. origo, -iginis, fr. oriri	   to rise, become visible; akin to Gr. 'orny`nai to stir up,	   rouse, Skr. [.r], and perh. to E. run.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.	      [1913 Webster]	            This mixed system of opinion and sentiment had its	            origin in the ancient chivalry.       --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain;	      the spring; the cause; the occasion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The point of attachment or end of a muscle which	      is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to	      {insertion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Origin of coordinate axes} (Math.), the point where the axes	      intersect. See Note under {Ordinate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Commencement; rise; source; spring; fountain;	        derivation; cause; root; foundation.	   Usage: {Origin}, {Source}. Origin denotes the rise or	          commencement of a thing; source presents itself under	          the image of a fountain flowing forth in a continuous	          stream of influences. The origin of moral evil has	          been much disputed, but no one can doubt that it is	          the source of most of the calamities of our race.	          [1913 Webster]	                I think he would have set out just as he did,	                with the origin of ideas -- the proper starting	                point of a grammarian, who is to treat of their	                signs.                            --Tooke.	          [1913 Webster]	                Famous Greece,	                That source of art and cultivated thought	                Which they to Rome, and Romans hither, brought.	                                                  --Waller.	          [1913 Webster]
Originable \O*rig"i*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being originated.	   [1913 Webster]
Original \O*rig"i*nal\, a. [F. original, L. originalis.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all	      others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as,	      the original state of man; the original laws of a country;	      the original inventor of a process.	      [1913 Webster]	            His form had yet not lost	            All her original brightness.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine;	      as, an original thought; an original process; the original	      text of Scripture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations	      of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original	      matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Original sin} (Theol.), the first sin of Adam, as related to	      its consequences to his descendants of the human race; --	      called also {total depravity}. See {Calvinism}.	      [1913 Webster]	Original \O*rig"i*nal\, n. [Cf. F. original.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Origin; commencement; source.	      [1913 Webster]	            It hath it original from much grief.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And spangled heavens, a shining frame,	            Their great Original proclaim.        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   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, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scriptures may be now read in their own	            original.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An original thinker or writer; an originator. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who are bad at copying, yet are good originals.	                                                  --C. G.	                                                  Leland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person of marked eccentricity. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool. & Bot.) The natural or wild species from which a	      domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as,	      the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog,	      the blackthorn the original of the plum.	      [1913 Webster]
Originalist \O*rig"i*nal*ist\, n.	   One who is original. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Originality \O*rig`i*nal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. originalit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being original. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ability to create new and original ideas, works of art,	      theories, etc.; ability to express oneself in an original	      manner; creativity; -- of people.	      [PJC]
Originally \O*rig"i*nal*ly\, adv.	   1. In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily;	      from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or	      imitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is originally holy in himself.    --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or	      costruction; as, a book originally written by another	      hand. "Originally a half length [portrait]." --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Originalness \O*rig"i*nal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being original; originality. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Originant \O*rig"i*nant\, a.	   Originating; original. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An absolutely originant act of self will. --Prof.	                                                  Shedd.	   [1913 Webster]
Originary \O*rig"i*na*ry\, a. [L. originarius: cf. F.	   originaire.]	   1. Causing existence; productive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The production of animals, in the originary way,	            requires a certain degree of warmth.  --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Primitive; primary; original. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The grand originary right of all rights. --Hickok.	      [1913 Webster]
Originate \O*rig"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Originated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Originating}.] [From {Origin}.]	   To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring	   into existence; to produce as new.	   [1913 Webster]	         A decomposition of the whole civil and political mass,	         for the purpose of originating a new civil order.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Originate \O*rig"i*nate\, v. i.	   To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to	   begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the	   governor and council.	   [1913 Webster]
Origination \O*rig`i*na"tion\, n. [L. originatio.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence;	      first production. "The origination of the universe."	      --Keill.	      [1913 Webster]	            What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination.	                                                  --Hickok.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mode of production, or bringing into being.	      [1913 Webster]	            This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit,	            butterflies, after the common origination of all	            caterpillars.                         --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]
Originative \O*rig"i*na*tive\, a.	   Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into	   existence; originating. --H. Bushnell. --	   {O*rig"i*na*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Originator \O*rig"i*na`tor\, n.	   One who originates.	   [1913 Webster]
Orillon \O*ril"lon\, n. [F., lit., a little ear, from oreille an	   ear, fr. L. oricula, auricula, dim. of auris an ear. See	   {Ear}.] (Fort.)	   A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion	   for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in	   old fortresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Oriol \O"ri*ol\, n.	   See {Oriel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oriole \O"ri*ole\, n. [OF. oriol, oriouz, orieus, F. loriot (for	   l'oriol), fr. L. aureolus golden, dim. of aureus golden, fr.	   aurum gold. Cf. {Aureole}, {Oriel}, {Loriot}.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of	       the family {Oriolidae}. They are usually conspicuously	       colored with yellow and black. The European or golden	       oriole ({Oriolus galbula}, or {Oriolus oriolus}) has a	       very musical flutelike note.	   (b) In America, any one of several species of the genus	       {Icterus}, belonging to the family {Icteridae}. See	       {Baltimore oriole}, and {Orchard oriole}, under	       {Orchard}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Crested oriole}. (Zool.) See {Cassican}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oriolidae \Oriolidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of Old World orioles.	   Syn: family {Oriolidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oriolus \Oriolus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Oriolidae}.	   Syn: genus {Oriolus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Orion \O*ri"on\ ([-o]*r[imac]"[o^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. 'Wri`wn,	   orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology,	   after whom this constellation was named.] (Astron.)	   A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the	   stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula	   visible to the naked eye.	   [1913 Webster]	         The flaming glories of Orion's belt.     --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]
Oriskany \O*ris"ka*ny\, a. [From Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.)	   Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly	   limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the	   Silurian age.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oriskany period}, a subdivision of the American Paleozoic	      system intermediate or transitional in character between	      the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Orismological \O*ris`mo*log"ic*al\	   ([-o]*r[i^]s`m[o^]*l[-o]j"[i^]*kal), a. (Nat. Hist.)	   Of or pertaining to orismology.	   [1913 Webster]
Orismology \O`ris*mol"o*gy\ ([=o]`r[i^]s*m[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Gr. "orismo`s a marking out by boundaries, the definition of	   a word + -logy. See {Horizon}.]	   That department of natural history which treats of technical	   terms; the science of defining technical terms.	   [1913 Webster]
Orison \Or"i*son\, n. [OF. orison, oreson, oreison, F. oraison,	   fr. L. oratio speech, prayer. See {Oration}.]	   A prayer; a supplication. [Poetic] --Chaucer. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began	         Their orisons, each morning duly paid.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Orisont \Or"i*sont\, n.	   Horizon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ork \Ork\, n. (Zool. & Mythol.)	   See {Orc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orkneyan \Ork"ney*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands. "Orkneyan skerries."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Orle \Orle\, n. [F. orle an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. orla border,	   dim. of L. ora border, margin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Her.) A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the	      shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling	      the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In orle}, round the escutcheon, leaving the middle of the	      field vacant, or occupied by something else; -- said of	      bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.	      [1913 Webster]
Orleans \Or"le*ans\, n. [So called from the city of Orl['e]ans,	   in France.]	   1. A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing	      apparel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of the plum. See under {Plum}. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Orlo \Or"lo\, n. [Sp.] (Mus.)	   A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.	   [1913 Webster]
Orlop \Or"lop\, n. [D. overloop the upper deck, lit., a running	   over or overflowing, fr. overloopen to run over. See {Over},	   and {Leap}, and cf. {Overloop}.] (Naut.)	   The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war,	   consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on	   which the cables are coiled.	   [1913 Webster] Ormuzd	   Ormazd
Ormazd \Or"mazd\, Ormuzd \Or"muzd\ or Ahura-Mazda
\A`hu*ra-Maz"da\, n. [Zend Ahuramazda.] (Zoroastrianism)	   The supreme deity, the embodiment of the principle of good,	   creator of the world, source of light, and guardian of	   mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil,	   both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another	   version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on	   the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and	   archangels. He is represented as a bearded man inclosed in a	   winged circle, a conception probably derived from the	   Assyrian representations of Ashur.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ormer \Or"mer\ ([^o]r"m[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   An abalone.	   [1913 Webster]
ormolu \or`mo*lu"\ ([^o]r`m[-o]*l[udd]"), n. [F. or moulu; or	   gold (L. aurum) + moulu, p. p. of moudre to grind, to mill,	   L. molere. See {Aureate}, and {Mill}.]	   A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less	   zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass	   contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of	   lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also {mosaic	   gold}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {ormolu varnish}, a varnish applied to metals, as brass, to	      give the appearance of gold.	      [1913 Webster]
Ormosia \Ormosia\ prop. n.	   A genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually	   odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish	   wood.	   Syn: genus {Ormosia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ormuzd \Or"muzd\ ([^o]r"m[u^]zd), prop. n. [Zend Ahuramazda.]	   The good principle, or being, of the ancient Persian	   religion; same as {Ormazd}. See also {Ahriman}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
orn \orn\ ([^o]rn), v. t.	   To ornament; to adorn. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
ornament \or"na*ment\, n. [OE. ornement, F. ornement, fr. L.	   ornamentum, fr. ornare to adorn.]	   That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or	   beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. --1 Pet. iii.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like that long-buried body of the king	         Found lying with his urns and ornaments. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	ornament \or"na*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ornamented}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Ornamenting}.]	   To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament	   a room, or a city.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Adorn}.	        [1913 Webster]
ornamental \or`na*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. ornemental.]	   Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying;	   embellishing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some think it most ornamental to wear their bracelets	         on their wrists; others, about their ankles. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
ornamentally \or`na*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   By way of ornament.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornamentation \Or`na*men*ta"tion\, n.	   1. The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being	      ornamented.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which ornaments. --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The ornaments embellishing an object, collectively; as,	      each room of the palace had a strikingly different	      ornamentation.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ornamenter \Or"na*ment*er\, n.	   One who ornaments; a decorator.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornate \Or*nate"\, a. [L. ornatus, p. p. of ornare to adorn.]	   1. Elaborately adorned or decorated; beautifully sumptuous.	      "So bedecked, ornate, and gay." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Finely finished, as a style of composition.	      [1913 Webster]	            A graceful and ornate rhetoric.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Ornate \Or*nate"\, v. t.	   To adorn; to honor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They may ornate and sanctify the name of God.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornately \Or*nate"ly\, adv.	   In an ornate manner. --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornateness \Or*nate"ness\, n.	   The quality of being ornate.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornature \Or"na*ture\, n. [L. ornatura.]	   Decoration; ornamentation. [R.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithic \Or*nith"ic\, a. [Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird.]	   Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithichnite \Or`nith*ich"nite\, n. [Ornitho- + Gr. 'i`chnos	   track.] (Paleon.)	   The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.	   --Hitchcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithichnology \Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy\, n. [Ornitho- +	   ichnology.] (Paleon.)	   The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites.	   --Hitchcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornitho- \Ornitho-\ [Cf. {Ern}.]	   A combining form fr. Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithodelphia \Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'o`rnis + delfy`s the womb.]	   Same as {Monotremata}. -- {Or`ni*tho*del"phid}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithoidichnite \Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite\, n. [Ornitho- + -oid +	   Gr. 'i`chnos footstep, track.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil track resembling that of a bird. --Hitchcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornitholite \Or*nith"o*lite\, n. [Ornitho- + -lite.] (Paleon.)	   (a) The fossil remains of a bird.	   (b) A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.	       [1913 Webster] Ornithologic
Ornithologic \Or`ni*tho*log"ic\, Ornithological
\Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ornithologique.]	   Of or pertaining to ornithology; as, her ornithological	   interests.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithologist \Or`ni*thol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. ornithologiste.]	   One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who	   describes birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithology \Or`ni*thol"o*gy\, n. [Ornitho- + -logy: cf. F.	   ornithologie.]	   1. That branch of Zoology which treats of the natural history	      of birds and their classification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise or book on this science.	      [1913 Webster]
Ornithomancy \Or*nith"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos,	   a bird + ? divination: cf. F. ornithomancie.]	   Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ornithomancy grew into an elaborate science. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithon \Or*ni"thon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. 'o`rnis,	   'o`rniqos, a bird.]	   An aviary; a poultry house. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithopappi \Or*ni`tho*pap"pi\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   'o`rnis a bird + ? an ancestor.] (Zool.)	   An extinct order of birds. It includes only the	   Archaeopteryx.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithopoda \Or`ni*thop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Ornitho-},	   and {-poda}.] (Paleon.)	   An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike	   characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind	   legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes,	   and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See	   Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithorhynchidae \Ornithorhynchidae\ prop. n.	   The natural family of monotremes including the platypus	   (duckbill) ({Ornithorhyncus anatinus}).	   Syn: family {Ornithorhynchidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ornithorhynchus \Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? snout, beak.] (Zool.)	   A genus of monotremes including the platypus ({Ornithorhyncus	   anatinus}). See {Duck mole}, under {Duck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithosauria \Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See	   {Ornitho-}, and {Sauria}.] (Paleon.)	   An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also	   {{Pterosauria}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithoscelida \Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a bird + ? a leg.] (Zool.)	   A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure	   (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and	   birds. -- {Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithoscopy \Or`ni*thos"co*py\, n. [Ornitho- + -scopy: cf. Gr.	   ? divination from birds.]	   Observation of birds and their habits. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithotomical \Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithotomist \Or`ni*thot"o*mist\, n.	   One who is skilled in ornithotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ornithotomy \Or`ni*thot"o*my\, n. [Gr. 'o`rnis, 'o`rniqos, a	   bird + te`mnein to cut.]	   The anatomy or dissection of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Orograph \Or"o*graph\, n. [Gr. 'o`ros mountain + -graph.]	   (Surveying)	   A machine for use in making topographical maps. It is	   operated by being pushed across country, and not only records	   distances, like the perambulator, but also elevations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Orographic
Orographic \Or`o*graph"ic\, Orographical \Or`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to orography.	   [1913 Webster]
Orography \O*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'o`ros, a mountain + -graphy.]	   That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain	   systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Oroheliograph \Or`o*he"li*o*graph\, n. [Gr. 'o`ros mountain +	   helio- + -graph.] (Photog.)	   A camera for obtaining a circular panoramic view of the	   horizon. The photographic plate is placed horizontally with a	   vertical lens above. A mirror of peculiar shape reflects	   light from the entire horizon to the lens, by means of which	   it is focused upon the plate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Orohippus \Or`o*hip"pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`ros, mountain	   (referring to the Rocky Mountain region) + "i`ppos horse.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of American Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but	   having four toes in front and three behind.	   [1913 Webster]
Oroide \O"roide\, n. [F. or gold (L. aurum) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]	   An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold	   in color and brilliancy. [Written also {oreide}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orological \Or`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. orologique.]	   Of or pertaining to orology.	   [1913 Webster]
Orologist \O*rol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in orology.	   [1913 Webster]
Orology \O*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'o`ros mountain + -logy: cf. F.	   orologie.]	   The science or description of mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Orometer \O*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. 'o`ros mountain + -meter.]	   (Meteor.)	   An aneroid barometer having a second scale that gives the	   approximate elevation above sea level of the place where the	   observation is made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Orotund \O"ro*tund`\, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth + rotundus	   round, smooth.]	   Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and	   smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or	   manner of utterance. -- n. The orotund voice or utterance	   --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Orotundity \O`ro*tun"di*ty\, n.	   The orotund mode of intonation.	   [1913 Webster]
Orphaline \Or"pha*line\, n.	   See {Orpheline}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orphan \Or"phan\, n. [L. orphanus, Gr. ?, akin to L. orbus. Cf.	   {Orb} a blank window.]	   A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also,	   a child who has but one parent living.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Orphans' court} (Law), a court in some of the States of the	      Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of	      orphans or other wards. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Orphan \Or"phan\, a.	   Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.	   [1913 Webster]	Orphan \Or"phan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orphaned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Orphaning}.]	   To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Orphanage \Or"phan*age\, n.	   1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans,	      collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.	      [1913 Webster]
Orphancy \Or"phan*cy\, n.	   Orphanhood. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Orphanet \Or"phan*et\, n.	   A little orphan. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Orphanhood \Or"phan*hood\, n.	   The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.	   [1913 Webster]
Orphanism \Or"phan*ism\, n.	   Orphanhood. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orphanotrophism \Or`phan*ot"ro*phism\, n.	   The care and support of orphans. [R.] --Cotton Mather (1711).	   [1913 Webster]
Orphanotrophy \Or`phan*ot"ro*phy\, n. [L. orphanotrophium, Gr.	   ?; ? an orphan + ? to feed, bring up.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hospital for orphans. [R.] --A. Chalmers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of supporting orphans. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Orpharion \Or*pha"ri*on\, n. (Mus.)	   An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind. [Spelt also	   {orpheoreon}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orphean \Or*phe"an\, a. [L. Orph[=e]us, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician;	   as, Orphean strains. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Orpheline \Or"phe*line\, n. [F. orphelin. See {Orphan}.]	   An orphan. [Obs.] --Udcll.	   [1913 Webster]
Orpheus \Or"phe*us\, prop. 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	   entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his	   lyre.	   [1913 Webster]
Orphic \Or"phic\, prop. a. [L. Orphicus, Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.	   [1913 Webster]
Orphrey \Or"phrey\, n. [See {Orfrays}.]	   A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed	   to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics. --Pugin.	   [1913 Webster]
Orpiment \Or"pi*ment\, n. [F., fr. L. auripigmentum; aurum gold	   + pigmentum pigment. Cf. {Aureate}, {Pigment}, {Orpin},	   {Orpine}.] (Chem.)	   Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous	   lemon-yellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow	   crystalline mineral; -- formerly called {auripigment}. It is	   used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain	   technical processes, as indigo printing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our orpiment and sublimed mercurie.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Red orpiment}, realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic.	   {Yellow orpiment}, king's yellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Orpin \Or"pin\, n. [F., orpiment, also, the plant orpine. See	   {Orpiment}.]	   1. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity,	      approaching also to red.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The orpine.	      [1913 Webster]
orpine \or"pine\, n. [F. orpin the genus of plants which	   includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow blossoms of a	   common species (Sedum acre). See {Orpiment}.] (Bot.)	   A low plant with fleshy leaves ({Sedum telephium}), having	   clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places,	   and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in	   America. Called also {stonecrop}, and {live-forever}.	   [Written also {orpin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orrach \Or"rach\, n.	   See {Orach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orrery \Or"re*ry\, n.; pl. {Orreries}. [So named in honor of the	   Earl of Orrery.]	   An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls	   moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions,	   positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system.	   [1913 Webster]
Orris \Or"ris\, n. [Prob. corrupted from It. ireos iris. See	   {Iris}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Iris} ({Iris Florentina}); a kind of	   flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of	   violets.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Orris pea} (Med.), an issue pea made from orris root.	   {Orris root}, the fragrant rootstock of the orris.	      [1913 Webster]	Orris \Or"ris\, n.	   1. [Contr. from orfrays, or from arras.] A sort of gold or	      silver lace. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is	      worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented	      with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots	      between them.	      [1913 Webster] Orsedew
Orsedew \Orse"dew\, Orsedue \Or"se*due\, n.	   Leaf metal of bronze; Dutch metal. See under {Dutch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orseille \Or`seille"\, n. [F.]	   See {Archil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orsellic \Or*sel"lic\, a. [From F. orseille archil. See	   {Archil}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in certain	   lichens, and called also lecanoric acid. [Formerly written	   also {orseillic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orsellinic \Or`sel*lin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by a	   partial decomposition of orsellic acid as a white crystalline	   substance, and related to protocatechuic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ort \Ort\ ([^o]rt), n.; pl. {Orts} ([^o]rts). [Akin to LG. ort,	   ortels, remnants of food, refuse, OFries. ort, OD. oorete,	   ooraete; prob. from the same prefix as in E. ordeal + a word	   akin to eat.]	   A morsel left at a meal; a fragment; refuse; -- commonly used	   in the plural. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let him have time a beggar's orts to crave. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ortalidian \Or`ta*lid"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous small two-winged flies of the family	   {Ortalidae}. The larvae of many of these flies live in fruit;	   those of others produce galls on various plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthid \Or"thid\, n. (Zool.)	   A brachiopod shell of the genus {Orthis}, and allied genera,	   of the family {Orthidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthis \Or"this\ ([^o]r"th[i^]s), prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s	   straight.] (Zool.)	   An extinct genus of Brachiopoda, abundant in the Paleozoic	   rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthite \Or"thite\, n. [Gr. 'orqo`s straight.] (Min.)	   A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ortho- \Or"tho-\ ([^o]r"th[-o]-) pref. [Gr. 'orqo`s straight;	   akin to Skr. [=u]rdhva upright, v[.r]dh to grow, to cause to	   grow.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A combining form signifying straight, right, upright,	      correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox,	      orthographic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively),	      designating:	      (a) (Inorganic Chem.) The one of several acids of the same	          element (as the phosphoric acids), which actually	          occurs with the greatest number of hydroxyl groups;	          as, orthophosphoric acid. Cf. {Normal}.	      (b) (Organic Chem.) Connection with, or affinity to, one	          variety of isomerism, characteristic of the benzene	          compounds; -- contrasted with {meta-} or {para-}; as,	          the ortho position; hence, designating any substance	          showing such isomerism; as, an ortho compound.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the graphic representation of the benzene nucleus	         (see {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}), provisionally	         adopted, any substance exhibiting double substitution	         in adjacent and contiguous carbon atoms, as 1 & 2, 3 &	         4, 4 & 5, etc., is designated by ortho-; as,	         orthoxylene; any substance exhibiting substitution of	         two carbon atoms with one intervening, as 1 & 3, 2 & 4,	         3 & 5, 4 & 6, etc., by meta-; as, resorcin or	         metaxylene; any substance exhibiting substitution in	         opposite parts, as 1 & 4, 2 & 5, 3 & 6, by para-; as,	         hydroquinone or paraxylene.	         [1913 Webster]
Orthocarbonic \Or`tho*car*bon"ic\, a. [Ortho- + carbonic.]	   (Chem.)	   Designating a complex ether, {C.(OC2H5)4}, which is obtained	   as a liquid of a pleasant ethereal odor by means of	   chlorpicrin, and is believed to be a derivative of the	   hypothetical normal carbonic acid, {C.(OH)4}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthocenter \Or`tho*cen"ter\, n. [Ortho- + center.] (Geom.)	   That point in which the three perpendiculars let fall from	   the angles of a triangle upon the opposite sides, or the	   sides produced, mutually intersect.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoceras \Or*thoc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s straight +	   ke`ras a horn.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long,	   straight, conical shell. The interior is divided into	   numerous chambers by transverse septa.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoceratite \Or`tho*cer"a*tite\, n. [Ortho- + Gr. ?, ?, a	   horn.] (Zool.)	   An orthoceras; also, any fossil shell allied to Orthoceras.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoclase \Or"tho*clase\, n. [Ortho- + Gr. ? to break.] (Min.)	   Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic	   system and having two cleavages at right angles to each	   other. See {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoclastic \Or`tho*clas"tic\, a. (Crystallog.)	   Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; -- said	   of the monoclinic feldspars.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodiagonal \Or`tho*di*ag"o*nal\, n. [Ortho- + diagonal.]	   (Crystallog.)	   The diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which is	   at right angles with the vertical axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodome \Or"tho*dome\, n. [Ortho- + dome.] (Crystallog.)	   See the Note under {Dome}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
orthodontia \orthodontia\ n. (Med.)	   The treatment of the teeth so as to make the teeth align	   properly within the mouth, usually involving the wearing of	   braces and sometimes oral surgery.	   [PJC]
orthodontic \orthodontic\ a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to orthodontics or orthodontia.	   [PJC]
orthodontics \orthodontics\ n. (Med.)	   A branch of dentistry specializing in the treatment of the	   teeth so as to make the teeth align properly within the	   mouth; it usually involves fitting a patient with braces and	   sometimes oral surgery.	   [PJC]
orthodontist \orthodontist\ n.	   a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of	   irregularities of the teeth; one specializing in	   orthodontics.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Orthodox \Or"tho*dox\, a. [L. orthodoxus, Gr. 'orqo`doxos;	   'orqo`s right, true + do`xa opinion, dokei^n to think, seem;	   cf. F. orthodoxe. See {Ortho-}, {Dogma}.]	   1. Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious	      doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing	      the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to	      {heretical} and {heterodox}; as, an orthodox Christian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture,	      the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the	      like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adhering to generally approved doctrine or practices;	      conventional. Opposed to {unorthodox}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            He saluted me on both cheeks in the orthodox manner.	                                                  --H. R.	                                                  Haweis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to the churches of the Eastern Christian	      rite, especially the Greek Orthodox or Russian Orthodox	      churches, which do not recognize the supremacy of the Pope	      of Rome in matters of faith.	      [PJC]	   Note: The term orthodox differs in its use among the various	         Christian communions. The Greek Church styles itself	         the "Holy Orthodox Apostolic Church," regarding all	         other bodies of Christians as more or less heterodox.	         The Roman Catholic Church regards the Protestant	         churches as heterodox in many points. In the United	         States the term orthodox is frequently used with	         reference to divergent views on the doctrine of the	         Trinity. Thus it has been common to speak of the	         Trinitarian Congregational churches in distinction from	         the Unitarian, as Orthodox.` The name is also applied	         to the conservative, in distinction from the "liberal",	         or Hicksite, body in the Society of Friends.	         --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.	         [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxal \Or"tho*dox`al\ ([^o]r"th[-o]*d[o^]ks`al), a.	   Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox. [R.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxality \Or`tho*dox*al"i*ty\	   ([^o]r`th[-o]*d[o^]ks*[a^]l"[i^]t[y^]), n.	   Orthodoxness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxally \Or"tho*dox`al*ly\, adv.	   Orthodoxly. [R.] --Milton	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxastical \Or`tho*dox*as"tic*al\, a.	   Orthodox. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxical \Or`tho*dox"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxly \Or"tho*dox`ly\, adv.	   In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith. --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxness \Or"tho*dox`ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being orthodox; orthodoxy.	   --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodoxy \Or"tho*dox`y\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. orthodoxie. See	   {Orthodox}.]	   1. Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in	      the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith;	      -- opposed to {heterodoxy} or to {heresy}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to	            Gregory's orthodoxy.                  --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of	      moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. By extension, said of any generally accepted doctrine or	      belief; the orthodox practice or belief.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Orthodromic \Or`tho*drom"ic\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? to run.]	   Of or pertaining to orthodromy.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodromics \Or`tho*drom"ics\, n.	   The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a	   great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two	   points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing;	   orthodromy.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthodromy \Or"tho*drom`y\ ([^o]r"th[-o]*dr[o^]m`[y^]; 277), n.	   [Cf. F. orthodromie.]	   The act or art of sailing on a great circle.	   [1913 Webster] Orthoepic
Orthoepic \Or`tho*ep"ic\, Orthoepical \Or`tho*ep"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to orthoepy, or correct pronunciation. --	   {Or`tho*ep"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
orthoepist \or"tho*e*pist\ ([^o]r"th[-o]*[-e]*p[i^]st), n.	   One who is skilled in orthoepy.	   [1913 Webster]
orthoepy \or"tho*e*py\ ([^o]r"th[-o]*[-e]*p[y^]; 277), n. [Gr.	   'orqoe`peia; 'orqo`s right + 'e`pos a word: cf. F.	   ortho['e]pie. See {Ortho-}, and {Epic}.]	   The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation	   of words; also, mode of pronunciation.	   [1913 Webster]
orthogamy \or*thog"a*my\, n. [Ortho- + Gr. ? marriage.] (Bot.)	   Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen	   fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same	   blossom; -- opposed to {heterogamy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthognathic \Or`thog*nath"ic\, a.	   Orthognathous.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthognathism \Or*thog"na*thism\, n. (Anat.)	   The quality or state of being orthognathous. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthognathous \Or*thog"na*thous\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. gna`qos the	   jaw.] (Anat.)	   Having the front of the head, or the skull, nearly	   perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the jaws; --	   opposed to {prognathous}. See {Gnathic index}, under	   {Gnathic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthogon \Or"tho*gon\, n. [Ortho- + Gr. gwni`a angle: cf. F.	   orthogone, a.] (Geom.)	   A rectangular figure.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthogonal \Or*thog"o*nal\, a. [Cf. F. orthogonal.]	   Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of	   one curve with another.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Orthogonal projection}. See under {Orthographic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Orthogonally \Or*thog"o*nal*ly\, adv.	   Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of	   curves orthogonally.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthograph \Or"tho*graph\, n. [Ortho- + -graph.] (Arch.)	   An orthographic projection, sometimes partly in section, esp.	   of a building.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Orthographer \Or*thog"ra*pher\, n.	   One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.	   [1913 Webster] Orthographic
Orthographic \Or`tho*graph"ic\, Orthographical
\Or`tho*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. orthographique, L.	   orthographus, Gr. ?.]	   1. Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also,	      correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter	      was orthographic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to right lines or angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Orthographic projection} or {Orthogonal projection}, that	      projection which is made by drawing lines, from every	      point to be projected, perpendicular to the plane of	      projection. Such a projection of the sphere represents its	      circles as seen in perspective by an eye supposed to be	      placed at an infinite distance, the plane of projection	      passing through the center of the sphere perpendicularly	      to the line of sight.	      [1913 Webster]
Orthographically \Or`tho*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In an orthographical manner:	   (a) according to the rules of proper spelling;	   (b) according to orthographic projection.	       [1913 Webster]
Orthographist \Or*thog"ra*phist\, n.	   One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthographize \Or*thog"ra*phize\, v. t.	   To spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in	   regard to spelling.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the coalesced into ith, which modern reaction has	         orthographized to i' th'.                --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthography \Or*thog"ra*phy\, n. [OE. ortographie, OF.	   orthographie, L. orthographia, Gr. ?, fr. ? writing	   correctly; 'orqo`s right + gra`fein to write. See {Ortho-},	   and {Graphic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art or practice of writing words with the proper	      letters, according to standard usage; conventionally	      correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his	      orthography is vicious.	      [1913 Webster]	            When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation,	            but is hardened into orthography.     --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of	      the art of spelling words correctly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation	      or a vertical section.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The method of spelling the words of a particular language;	      the system of symbols used for writing a language.	      [PJC]	   5. The branch of linguistics concerned with how languages are	      written.	      [PJC]
Orthology \Or*thol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; 'orqo`s right + lo`gos	   speech, description: cf. F. orthologie.]	   The right description of things. [R.] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthometric \Or`tho*met"ric\, a. [See {Orthometry}.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Having the axes at right angles to one another; -- said of	   crystals or crystalline forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthometry \Or*thom"e*try\, n. [Ortho- + -metry.]	   The art or practice of constructing verses correctly; the	   laws of correct versification.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthomorphic \Or`tho*mor"phic\, a. [Ortho- + morphic.] (Geom.)	   Having the right form.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Orthomorphic projection}, a projection in which the angles	      in the figure to be projected are equal to the	      corresponding angles in the projected figure.	      [1913 Webster] orthopaedic
orthopaedic \orthopaedic\, orthopaedics \orthopaedics\	   See {otrthopedic} and {orthopedics}.	   [PJC] Orthopedic
Orthopedic \Or`tho*ped"ic\, Orthopedical \Or`tho*ped"ic*al\, a.	   (Med.)	   Of, pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedics; relating to	   the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in	   general, of the human body at any age; as, orthopedic	   surgery; an orthopedic hospital.	   [1913 Webster]
orthopedics \orthopedics\ n. [Ortho- + Gr. ?, ?, a child.]	   (Med.)	   The art or practice of correcting disorders or deformities of	   the spine and joints, or, by extension, any deformities of	   the human body.	   Syn: orthopaedics, orthopedy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Orthopedist \Or*thop"e*dist\, n. (Med.)	   One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in	   children.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthopedy \Or*thop"e*dy\, n. [Ortho- + Gr. ?, ?, a child.]	   (Med.)	   Same as {orthopedics}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Orthophony \Or*thoph"o*ny\, n. [Ortho- + Gr. fwnh` voice.]	   The art of correct articulation; voice training.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthopinacoid \Or`tho*pin"a*coid\, n. [Ortho- + pinacoid.]	   (Crystallog.)	   A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which	   are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.	   [1913 Webster] Orthopnoea
Orthopnoea \Or`thop*n[oe]"a\, Orthopny \Or*thop"ny\, n. [L.	   orthopnoea, Gr. ?; 'orqo`sstraight, right + pnei^n to	   breathe: cf. F. orthopn['e]e.] (Med.)	   Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be	   performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any	   difficulty of breathing.	   [1913 Webster]
orthopod \or"tho*pod\, n.	   An orthopedist.	   [PJC]
Orthopoda \Or*thop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Ortho-}, and	   {-poda}.] (Zool.)	   An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind	   legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet,	   pelvis, and other parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthopraxy \Or"tho*prax`y\, n. [Gr. 'orqo`s straight + ? a	   doing.] (Med.)	   The treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical	   appliances.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoptera \Or*thop"te*ra\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'orqo`s	   straight + ? feather, wing.] (Zool.)	   An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers,	   locusts, cockroaches, mantids, crickets, katydids, etc. See	   Illust. under {Insect}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect	         the membranous posterior wings, which are larger and	         fold longitudinally like a fan. They also have chewing	         mouth parts. The {Orthoptera} undergo no metamorphosis.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Orthopteran \Or*thop"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Orthoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthopterous \Or*thop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Orthoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthorhombic \Or`tho*rhom"bic\, a. [Ortho- + rhombic.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Noting the system of crystallization which has three unequal	   axes at right angles to each other; trimetric. See	   {Crystallization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoscope \Or"tho*scope\, n. [Ortho- + -scope.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument designed to show the condition of the	   superficial portions of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoscopic \Or`tho*scop"ic\, a. (Opt.)	   Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a	   flat field of view; as, an orthoscopic eyepiece.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthosilicic \Or`tho*si*lic"ic\, a. [Ortho- + silicic.] (Chem.)	   Designating the form of silicic acid having the normal or	   highest number of hydroxyl groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthospermous \Or`tho*sper"mous\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? seed.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some	   umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to {coelospermous}.	   --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthostade \Or"tho*stade\, n. [Gr. ?; 'orqo`s straight + ? to	   place.] (Anc. Costume)	   A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight	   folds.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthostichy \Or*thos"ti*chy\, n.; pl. {Orthostichies}. [Ortho- +	   Gr. sti`chos row.] (Bot.)	   A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthotomic \Or`tho*tom"ic\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? to cleave.]	   (Geom.)	   Cutting at right angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Orthotomic circle} (Geom.), that circle which cuts three	      given circles at right angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Orthotomous \Or*thot"o*mous\, a. (Crystallog.)	   Having two cleavages at right angles with one another.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthotomy \Or*thot"o*my\, n. (Geom.)	   The property of cutting at right angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthotone \Or"tho*tone\, a. [Ortho- + Gr. ? tone, accent.] (Gr.	   Gram.)	   Retaining the accent; not enclitic; -- said of certain	   indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively,	   which, when not so used, are ordinarilly enclitic.	   [1913 Webster] Orthotropal
Orthotropal \Or*thot"ro*pal\, Orthotropous \Or*thot"ro*pous\, a.	   [Ortho- + Gr. ? to turn: cf. F. orthotrope.] (Bot.)	   Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum	   and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word has also been used (but improperly) to	         describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is	         next to, the hilum.	         [1913 Webster]
Orthotropic \Or`tho*trop"ic\, a. [See {Orthotropal}.] (Bot.)	   Having the longer axis vertical; -- said of erect stems.	   --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Orthoxylene \Or`tho*xy"lene\, n. [Ortho- + xylene.] (Chem.)	   That variety of xylene ({C6H4(CH3)2}) in which the two methyl	   groups are in the ortho position; a colorless, liquid,	   combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene.	   [1913 Webster]
Ortive \Or"tive\, a. [L. ortivus, fr. oriri, ortus, to rise: cf.	   F. ortive.]	   Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the	   ortive amplitude of a planet.	   [1913 Webster]
Ortolan \Or"to*lan\, n. [F., fr. It. ortolano ortolan, gardener,	   fr. L. hortulanus gardener, fr. hortulus, dim. of hortus	   garden. So called because it frequents the hedges of gardens.	   See {Yard} an inclosure, and cf. {Hortulan}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A European singing bird ({Emberiza hortulana}), about the	       size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed	       delicious food when fattened. Called also {bunting}.	   (b) In England, the wheatear ({Saxicola oenanthe}).	   (c) In America, the sora, or Carolina rail ({Porzana	       Carolina}). See {Sora}.	       [1913 Webster]
Ortygan \Or"ty*gan\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a quail.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera	   {Ortygis} and {Hemipodius}. They resemble quails, but lack	   the hind toe. See {Turnix}.	   [1913 Webster]
Orval \Or"val\, n. [F. orvale.] (Bot.)	   A kind of sage ({Salvia Horminum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Orvet \Or`vet"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The blindworm.	   [1913 Webster]
Orvietan \Or`vi*e"tan\, n. [F. orvi['e]tan: cf. It. orvietano.	   So called because invented at Orvieto, in Italy.]	   A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in	   vogue. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
-ory \-o*ry\suff. [L. -orius: cf. F. -oire.]	   1. An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving	      for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing;	      prohibitory, amendatory, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. -orium: cf. F. -oire.] A noun suffix denoting that	      which pertains to, or serves for; as in ambulatory, that	      which serves for walking; consistory, factory, etc.	      [1913 Webster] Oryal
Oryal \O"ry*al\, Oryall \O"ry*all\, n.	   See {Oriel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oryctere \Or"yc*tere\, n. [Gr. 'orykth`r digger: cf. F.	   oryct[`e]re.] (Zool.)	   The aard-vark ({Orycteropus afer}).	   [1913 Webster]
Orycterope \O*ryc"ter*ope\, n. [Gr. 'orykth`r digger + poy`s	   foot.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Oryctere} (the aardvark, {Orycteropus afer}).	   [1913 Webster]
Oryctognosy \Or`yc*tog"no*sy\, n. [Gr. 'orykto`s dug (? to dig)	   + gnw^sis knowledge.]	   Mineralogy. [Obs.] -- {Or`yc*tog*nos"tic}, a. --	   {Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al}, a. [Obs.] --	   {Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oryctography \Or`yc*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. 'orykto`s dug +	   -graphy.]	   Description of fossils. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oryctological \Or`yc*to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. oryctologique.]	   Of or pertaining to oryctology. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oryctologist \Or`yc*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in oryctology. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oryctology \Or`yc*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. 'orykto`s dug + -logy: cf.	   F. oryctologie.]	   1. An old name for paleontology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old name for mineralogy and geology.	      [1913 Webster]
Oryx \O"ryx\ ([=o]"r[i^]ks), prop. n. [NL., from Gr. 'o`ryx a	   kind of gazelle or antelope.] (Zool.)	   A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the	   leucoryx, the bisa antelope ({Oryx beisa}), and the beatrix	   antelope ({Oryx beatrix}) of Arabia.	   [1913 Webster]
Oryza \O*ry"za\, prop. n. [L., rice, Gr. ? See {Rice}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses including the rice plant; rice.	   [1913 Webster]
Oryzomys \Oryzomys\ prop. n.	   A genus of rodents including the rice rats.	   Syn: genus {Oryzomys}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oryzopsis \Oryzopsis\ prop. n.	   A genus of grasses incluiding rice grass.	   Syn: genus {Oryzopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
orzo \orzo\ n. (Cookery)	   Pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with	   lamb in Greek cuisine.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Os \Os\, n.; pl. {Ossa}. [L.]	   A bone.	   [1913 Webster]	Os \Os\, n.; pl. {Ora}. [L.]	   A mouth; an opening; an entrance.	   [1913 Webster]	Os \Os\, n.; pl. {Osar}. [Sw. [*a]s ridge, chain of hills, pl.	   [*a]sar.] (Geol.)	   One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc.,	   supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed	   by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of	   Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See {Eschar}.	   [1913 Webster]	Os \Os\, n. (Chem.)	   The chemical symbol for the element {osmium}.	   [PJC]
Osage \Osage\ prop. n.	   A tributary of the Missouri River.	   Syn: Osage River.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Osage \Osage\ prop. n.	   1. A member of the Osages, a tribe of North American Indians	      formerly living in western Missouri.	      [PJC]	   2. The language of the Osages, a siouxan language.	      [PJC]	Osage orange \O"sage or"ange\ (Bot.)	   An ornamental tree of the genus {Maclura} ({Maclura	   aurantiaca}), closely allied to the mulberry ({Morus}); also,	   its fruit. The tree was first found in the country of the	   Osage Indians, and bears a hard and inedible fruit of an	   orangelike appearance. See {Bois d'arc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Osages \O*sa"ges\, n. pl.; sing. {Osage}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian	   Territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Osanne \O*san"ne\, n.	   Hosanna. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Osar \O"sar\, n. pl. (Geol.)	   See 3d {Os}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscan \Os"can\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania,	   a province of ancient Italy. -- n. The language of the Osci.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscillancy \Os"cil*lan*cy\, n.	   The state of oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oscillaria \Os`cil*la"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. L. oscillare to	   swing.] (Bot.)	   A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous,	   fresh-water algae, the threads of which have an automatic	   swaying or crawling motion. Called also {Oscillatoria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscillate \Os"cil*late\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Oscillated} ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Oscillating} ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. oscillare to	   swing, fr. oscillum a swing, a little mask or puppet made to	   be hung from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a	   little mouth, a dim. from os mouth. See {Oral}, and cf.	   {Osculate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum;	      to swing; to sway.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move	      in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly,	      back and forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The amount of superior families oscillates rather	            than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed	            limits.                               --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Oscillating \Os"cil*la`ting\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[i^]ng), a.	   That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.	   [1913 Webster]	Oscillating current \Os"cil*lat`ing current\ (Elec.)	   A current alternating in direction.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Oscillating engine}, a steam engine whose cylinder	      oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed	      in a perpendicular or other direction. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]
Oscillation \Os`cil*la"tion\, n. [L. oscillatio a swinging.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and	      forward, like a pendulum; vibration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme	            points of the oscillation were not very remote.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Axis of oscillation}, {Center of oscillation}. See under	      {Axis}, and {Center}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oscillative \Os"cil*la*tive\, a.	   Tending to oscillate; vibratory. [R.] --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
oscillator \os"cil*la`tor\ ([o^]s"s[i^]l*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n.	   1. One that oscillates; specif.: (Electronics) Any device or	      circuit for producing electric oscillations, whether of	      current or voltage; esp., an apparatus for generating	      electric waves in a system of wireless telegraphy.	   Note: Oscillators are essential components of radio	         transmission devices and digital computers, as well as	         many other types of electronic device. In computers the	         oscillator provides the voltage impulses which permit	         information bits to be transferred between parts of the	         computer in a defined sequence.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. (Mech.) An instrument for measuring rigidity by the	      torsional oscillations of a weighted wire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oscillatoria \Os`cil*la*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Oscillatory}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Oscillaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscillatory \Os"cil*la*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. oscillatoire. See	   {Oscillate}.]	   Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like	   a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory	   motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscillogram \Os"cil*lo*gram\, n. [L. oscillare + -gram.] (Elec.)	   An autographic record made by an oscillograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
oscillograph \oscillograph\ n.	   1. a device for making a record of the wave forms of	      fluctuating .	      [WordNet 1.5]
Oscillograph \Os"cil*lo*graph\, n. [L. oscillare to swing +	   -graph.] (Elec.)	   An apparatus for recording or indicating alternating-current	   wave forms or other electrical oscillations, especially of	   voltages or currents; it usually consists of a galvanometer	   with strong field, in which the mass of the moving part is	   very small and frequency of vibration very high. --	   {Os`cil*lo*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oscillometer \Os`cil*lom"e*ter\, n. [L. oscillare to swing +	   -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the angle through which a ship	   rolls or pitches at sea.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
oscilloscope \os*cil"lo*scope\, n. [L. oscillare to swing +	   -scope.]	   An electronic measuring instrument which provides a visual	   representation of the time variation of electrical	   quantities, such as voltage or current. It may be used to	   measure the shape of a voltage pulse or the frequency of an	   oscillating voltage. It can also be used to measure	   properties of other physical variables, such as sound or	   light intensity, if they can be translated into electrical	   voltage or current.	   Note: The common cathode-ray oscilloscope uses a cathode-ray	         tube to project a beam of electrons onto the interior	         of a nearly flat surface surface of the tube, which is	         coated with a material which fluoresces when struck by	         the moving electrons. The location of the beam of	         electrons on the target surface is controlled by	         electrodes surrounding the point of origin of the beam,	         which control the horizontal and vertical deflection.	         The degree of deflection from the vertical center can	         be made to represent the electrical variable to be	         measured. The cathode-ray oscilloscope is similar in	         many respects to the most common form of television	         tube. -- {os*cil"lo*scop`ic}, a.	   Syn: scope, cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Oscine \Os"cine\, a. (Zool.)	   Relating to the Oscines.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscines \Os"ci*nes\, n. pl. [L. oscen, -inis.] (Zool.)	   Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous	   syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscinian \Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Oscines, or singing birds.	   [1913 Webster]	Oscinian \Os*cin"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the family	   {Oscinidae}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some, whose larvae live in the stalks, are very	         destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the	         barley fly ({Oscinis frit}), destroy the heads of	         grain.	         [1913 Webster]
Oscinine \Os"ci*nine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Oscines.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscitancy \Os"ci*tan*cy\, n. [See {Oscitant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of gaping or yawning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            It might proceed from the oscitancy of transcribers.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Oscitant \Os"ci*tant\, a. [L. oscitans, -antis, p. pr. of	   oscitare: cf. F. oscitant.]	   1. Yawning; gaping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must not be oscitant, but intent on his charge.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Oscitantly \Os"ci*tant*ly\, adv.	   In an oscitant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscitate \Os"ci*tate\, v. i. [L. oscitare; os the mouth +	   citare, v. intens. fr. ciere to move.]	   To gape; to yawn.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscitation \Os`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. oscitatio: cf. F.	   oscitation.]	   The act of yawning or gaping. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Osculant \Os"cu*lant\, a. [L. osculans, -antis, p. pr. of	   osculari to kiss. See {Osculate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain	      creeping animals, as caterpillars.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Intermediate in character, or on the border,	      between two genera, groups, families, etc., of animals or	      plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each,	      thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the	      genera by which two families approximate are called	      osculant genera.	      [1913 Webster]
Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Osculated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Osculating}.] [L. osculatus, p. p. of osculari to	   kiss, fr. osculum a little mouth, a kiss, dim. of os mouth.	   See {Oral}, and cf. {Oscillate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To kiss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature	      at the point of contact. See {Osculation}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Osculate \Os"cu*late\, v. i.	   1. To kiss one another; to kiss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) To touch closely. See {Osculation}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) To have characters in common with two genera or	      families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to	      interosculate. See {Osculant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Osculation \Os`cu*la"tion\, n. [L. osculatio a kissing: cf. F.	   osculation.]	   1. The act of kissing; a kiss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The contact of one curve with another, when the	      number of consecutive points of the latter through which	      the former passes suffices for the complete determination	      of the former curve. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing. "The osculatory	      ceremony." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an	      osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be	      osculatory with a curve, at a given point.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Osculatory circle}. (Geom.) See {Osculating circle of a	      curve}, under {Circle}.	   {Osculatory plane} (to a curve of double curvature), a plane	      which passes through three successive points of the curve.	      	   {Osculatory sphere} (to a line of double curvature), a sphere	      passing through four consecutive points of the curve.	      [1913 Webster]	Osculatory \Os"cu*la*to*ry\, n. [LL. osculatorium. See	   {Osculate}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   Same as {Pax}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Osculatrix \Os`cu*la"trix\, n.; pl. {Osculatrixes}. [NL.]	   (Geom.)	   A curve whose contact with a given curve, at a given point,	   is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater	   number of successive differential coefficients of the	   ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any	   other curve of the same kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Oscule \Os"cule\, n. [Cf. F. oscule. See {Osculum}.] (Zool.)	   One of the excurrent apertures of sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Osculum \Os"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Oscula}. [L., a little mouth.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Oscule}.	   [1913 Webster]
-ose \-ose\suff. [L. -osus: cf. F. -ose. Cf. {-ous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the	      qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose,	      hairy; globose, like a globe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A suffix indicating that the substance to the name	      of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate	      group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Osier \O"sier\, n. [F. osier: cf. {Prov}. F. oisis, Armor. ozil,	   aozil, Gr. ?, ?, ?, L. vitex, and E. withy.] (Bot.)	      (a) A kind of willow ({Salix viminalis}) growing in wet	          places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North	          America. It is considered the best of the willows for	          basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind	          of willow.	      (b) One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of	          other similar plants.	          [1913 Webster]	                The rank of osiers by the murmuring stream.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Osier bed}, or {Osier holt}, a place where willows are grown	      for basket making. [Eng.]	   {Red osier}.	      (a) A kind of willow with reddish twigs ({Salix rubra}).	      (b) An American shrub ({Cornus stolonifera}) which has	          slender red branches; -- also called {osier cornel}.	          [1913 Webster]	Osier \O"sier\, a.	   Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers. "This	   osier cage of ours." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Osiered \O"siered\, a.	   Covered or adorned with osiers; as, osiered banks. [Poetic]	   --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Osiery \O"sier*y\, n.	   An osier bed.	   [1913 Webster]
Osiris \O*si"ris\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; of Egyptian origin.]	   (Myth.)	   One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and	   husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal	   cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull,	   called Apis. Cf. {Serapis}. -- {O*sir"i*an}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmanli \Os"man*li\, n.; pl. {Osmanlis}. [So called from Osman.	   See {Ottoman}.]	   A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks;	   loosely, any Turk.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmate \Os"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of osmic acid. [Formerly written also {osmiate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Osmaterium \Os`ma*te"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Osmateria}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ? smell.] (Zool.)	   One of a pair of scent organs which the larvae of certain	   butterflies emit from the first body segment, either above or	   below.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmazome \Os"ma*zome\, n. [Gr. ? smell, odor + ? broth: cf. F.	   osmaz[^o]me.] (Old Chem.)	   A substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their	   characteristic odor, and probably consisting of one or	   several of the class of nitrogenous substances which are	   called extractives.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmiamate \Os`mi*am"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of osmiamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmiamic \Os`mi*am"ic\, a. [Osmium + amido.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid of	   osmium, {H2N2Os2O5}, forming a well-known series of yellow	   salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmic \Os"mic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium;	   specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a	   valence higher than in other lower compounds; as, osmic	   oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Osmic acid}. (Chem.)	   (a) Osmic tetroxide. [Obs.]	   (b) Osmic acid proper, an acid analogous to sulphuric acid,	       not known in the free state, but forming a well-known and	       stable series of salts (osmates), which were formerly	       improperly called osmites.	   {Osmic tetroxide} (Chem.), a white volatile crystalline	      substance, {OsO4}, the most stable and characteristic of	      the compounds of osmium. It has a burning taste, and gives	      off a vapor, which is a powerful irritant poison,	      violently attacking the eyes, and emitting a strong	      chlorinelike odor. Formerly improperly called {osmic	      acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Osmidrosis \Os`mi*dro"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'osmh` smell + ?	   to sweat.] (Med.)	   The secretion of fetid sweat.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmious \Os"mi*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a	   valence relatively lower than in the {osmic} compounds; as,	   osmious chloride. [Written also {osmous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Osmious acid} (Chem.), an acid derived from osmium,	      analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming unstable salts.	      It is a brown amorphous substance.	      [1913 Webster]
osmite \os"mite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of osmious acid.	   [1913 Webster]
osmium \os"mi*um\ ([o^]z"m[i^]*[u^]m), n. [Gr. 'osmh` a smell,	   odor, akin to 'o`zein to smell. So named in allusion to the	   strong chlorinelike odor of osmic tetroxide. See {Odor}.]	   (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of the platinum group with atomic	   number 76. It is found native as an alloy in platinum ore,	   and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish	   white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide	   is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol	   {Os}. Atomic weight 190.2. Specific gravity 22.477.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
osmogene \os"mo*gene\ ([o^]s"m[-o]*j[=e]n or	   [o^]z"m[-o]*j[=e]n), n. [Osmose + root of Gr. ge`nos race.]	   An apparatus, consisting of a number of cells whose sides are	   of parchment paper, for conducting the process of osmosis. It	   is used especially in sugar refining to remove potassium	   salts from the molasses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
osmograph \os"mo*graph\ ([o^]z"m[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Osmose +	   -graph.] (Physics)	   An instrument for recording the height of the liquid in an	   endosmometer or for registering osmotic pressures.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
osmometer \os*mom"e*ter\ ([o^]z"m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r or	   [o^]s"m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. 'wsmo`s impulse + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the amount of osmotic action in	   different liquids.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmometry \Os*mom"e*try\ ([o^]z"m[o^]m"[-e]*tr[y^] or	   [o^]s"m[o^]m"[-e]*tr[y^]), n. (Physics)	   The study of osmosis by means of the osmometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Osmose \Os"mose\ ([o^]z"m[=o]s), n. [Gr. ?, equiv. to ? impulse,	   fr. ? to push.] (Chemical Physics)	   (a) The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably	       diffused, when in contact. Same as {osmosis}, which see.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Electric osmose}, or {Electric endosmose} (Elec.), the	      transportation of a liquid through a porous septum by the	      action of an electric current.	      [1913 Webster]
osmosis \os*mo"sis\ ([o^]z*m[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'wsmo`s, equiv. to 'w^sis impulse, fr. 'wqei^n to push.]	   (Chemical Physics)	   (a) The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably	       diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between	       fluids of differing densities, and as taking place	       through a membrane or an intervening porous structure. An	       older term for the phenomenon was {Osmose}.	   Note: The more rapid flow from the thinner to the thicker	         fluid was then called {endosmosis} (formerly	         {endosmose}), and the opposite, slower current,	         {exosmosis} (formerly {exosmose}). Both are, however,	         results of the same force. Osmosis may be regarded as a	         form of molecular attraction, allied to that of	         adhesion. See also {osmotic pressure}.	   (b) The action produced by this tendency.	       [1913 Webster]
osmotic \os*mot"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or having the property of, osmosis; as,	   osmotic force.	   [1913 Webster]	osmotic pressure \os*mot"ic pres"sure\, n. (Physical Chemistry)	   The pressure which a solution of a substance in a liquid	   exerts on a semipermeable membrane, through which the solvent	   can diffuse but the dissolved substance (the solute) cannot	   diffuse, when separated across the membrane from the pure	   solvent. In general, the osmotic pressure will depend almost	   proportionally up to certain concentrations upon the molal	   concentration of the solute.	   [PJC]
Osmund \Os"mund\, n. (Bot.)	   A fern of the genus {Osmunda}, or flowering fern. The most	   remarkable species is the {osmund royal}, or {royal fern}	   ({Osmunda regalis}), which grows in wet or boggy places, and	   has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules	   at the top. The rootstock contains much starch, and has been	   used in stiffening linen.	   [1913 Webster]
Osnaburg \Os"na*burg\, n.	   A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg,	   Germany.	   [1913 Webster]
Oso-berry \O"so-ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The small, blueblack, drupelike fruit of the {Nuttallia	   cerasiformis}, a shrub of Oregon and California, belonging to	   the Cherry tribe of {Rosaceae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Osphradium \Os*phra"di*um\, n.; pl. {Osphradia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   strong scent, fr. ? to smell.] (Zool.)	   The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with	   the organ of respiration.	   [1913 Webster] Osprey
Osprey \Os"prey\, Ospray \Os"pray\, n. [Through OF. fr. L.	   ossifraga (orig., the bone breaker); prob. influenced by	   oripelargus (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Gr. ?); cf. OF.	   orpres, and F. orfraie. See {Ossifrage}.] (Zool.)	   The fishhawk ({Pandion haliaetus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Oss \Oss\, v. i. [See {Osse}, n.]	   To prophesy; to presage. [R. & Obs.] --R. Edgeworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Osse \Osse\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   A prophetic or ominous utterance. [R. & Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossean \Os"se*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish having a bony skeleton; a teleost.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossein \Os"se*in\, n. [L. os bone.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal	   of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic	   tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are	   deposited to form bone; bone collagen; -- called also	   {ostein}. Chemically it is the same as collagen.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Osselet \Os"se*let\, n. [F.]	   1. A little bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.	      [1913 Webster]
Osseous \Os"se*ous\, a. [L. osseus, from os, ossis bone; akin to	   Gr. 'oste`on, Skr. asthi. Cf. {Oyster}.]	   Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone;	   bony; ossific.	   [1913 Webster]
Osseter \Os"se*ter\, n. [Russ, osetr' sturgeon.] (Zool.)	   A species of sturgeon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossianic \Os`si*an"ic\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a	   legendary Erse or Celtic bard.	   [1913 Webster]	         The compositions might be fairly classed as Ossianic.	                                                  --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossicle \Os"si*cle\, n. [L. ossiculum, dim. of os, ossis, a	   bone.]	   1. A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum	      of the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of numerous small calcareous structures	      forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the	      starfishes.	      [1913 Webster]
ossicular \ossicular\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to an ossicle.	   Syn: ossiculate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
ossiculate \ossiculate\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to an ossicle.	   Syn: ossicular.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ossiculated \Os*sic"u*la`ted\, a.	   Having small bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossiculum \Os*sic"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Ossicula}. [L., a little	   bone.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Ossicle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossiferous \Os*sif"er*ous\, a. [L. os, ossis, a bone + -ferous:	   cf. F. ossif[`e]re.]	   Containing or yielding bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossific \Os*sif"ic\, a. [L. os, ossis, bone + facere to make:	   cf. F. ossifique. See {Fact}.]	   Capable of producing bone; having the power to change	   cartilage or other tissue into bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossification \Os`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ossification. See	   {Ossify}.]	   1. (Physiol.) The formation of bone; the process, in the	      growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly	      lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming	      bony tissue; ostosis.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Besides the natural ossification of growing tissue,	         there is the so-called accidental ossification which	         sometimes follows certain abnormal conditions, as in	         the ossification of an artery.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a	      mass or point of ossified tissue.	      [1913 Webster]
Ossified \Os"si*fied\, a.	   Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by	   deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossifrage \Os"si*frage\, n. [L. ossifraga, ossifragus, osprey,	   fr. ossifragus bone breaking; os, ossis, a bone + frangere,	   fractum, to break. See {Osseous}, {Break}, and cf. {Osprey},	   {Ossifragous}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The lammergeir.	   (b) The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]
Ossifragous \Os*sif"ra*gous\, a. [L. ossifragus. See	   {Ossifrage}.]	   Serving to break bones; bone-breaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ossified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ossifying}.] [L. os, ossis, bone + -fy: cf. F. ossifier.	   See {Osseous}.]	   1. (Physiol.) To form into bone; to change from a soft animal	      substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fig.): To harden; as, to ossify the heart. --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]	Ossify \Os"si*fy\, v. i. (Physiol.)	   To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony	   tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossifying \Os"si*fy`ing\, a. (Physiol.)	   Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossivorous \Os*siv"o*rous\, a. [L. os, ossis, bone + vorare to	   devour: cf. F. ossivore.]	   Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds.	   --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Osspringer \Os"spring*er\, n.	   The osprey. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ossuarium \Os`su*a"ri*um\, n. [L.]	   A charnel house; an ossuary. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Ossuary \Os"su*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [L. ossuarium, fr.	   ossuarius of or bones, fr. os, ossis, bone: cf. F. ossuaire.]	   A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel	   house. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ost \Ost\, n.	   See {Oast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteal \Os"te*al\, a. [Gr. 'oste`on a bone.]	   Osseous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostein \Os"te*in\, n. [Gr. 'oste`on bone.]	   Ossein.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteitis \Os`te*i"tis\, n. [NL. See {Osteo-}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteler \Os"tel*er\, n.	   Same as {Hosteler}. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostend \Os*tend"\, v. t. [L. ostendere to show.]	   To exhibit; to manifest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Mercy to mean offenders we'll ostend.    --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostensibility \Os*ten`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being ostensible.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostensible \Os*ten"si*ble\ ([o^]s*t[e^]n"s[i^]*b'l), a. [From L.	   ostensus, p. p. of ostendere to show, prop., to stretch out	   before; fr. prefix obs- (old form of ob-) + tendere to	   stretch. See {Tend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.	      [R.] --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outwardly appearing to be; shown to be; exhibited;	      apparent; evident.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Declared; avowed; professed; pretended; -- often used as	      opposed to {real} or {actual}; as, an ostensible reason,	      motive, or aim. --D. Ramsay.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ostensibly \Os*ten"si*bly\ ([o^]s*t[e^]n"s[i^]*bl[y^]), adv.	   In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.	   --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ostensibly, we were intended to prevent filibustering	         into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico. --U. S.	                                                  Grant.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostension \Os*ten"sion\, n. [L. ostensio a showing: cf. F.	   ostension. See {Ostend}.] (Eccl.)	   The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it	   may receive the adoration of the communicants.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostensive \Os*ten"sive\, a.	   Showing; exhibiting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ostensive demonstration} (Math.), a direct or positive	      demonstration, as opposed to the apagogical or indirect	      method.	      [1913 Webster]
Ostensively \Os*ten"sive*ly\, adv.	   In an ostensive manner.	   [1913 Webster] Ostensorium
Ostensorium \Os`ten*so"ri*um\, Ostensory \Os*ten"so*ry\, n.; pl.	   L. {-soria}, E. {-sories}. [NL. ostensorium: cf. F.	   ostensoir. See {Ostensible}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   Same as {Monstrance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostent \Os"tent\, n. [L. ostentus, ostentum, fr. ostendere (p.	   p. ostensus and ostentus) to show. See {Ostensible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Appearance; air; mien. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manifestation; token; portent. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            We asked of God that some ostent might clear	            Our cloudy business, who gave us sign. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Ostentate \Os"ten*tate\, v. t. [L. ostentatus, p. p. of	   ostentare, v. intens. fr. ostendere. See {Ostent}.]	   To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit	   boastingly. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostentation \Os`ten*ta"tion\, n. [L. ostentatio: cf. F.	   ostentation.]	   1. The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display;	      unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a	      detractive sense. "Much ostentation vain of fleshly arm."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes	            inclined to ostentation.              --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A show or spectacle. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; vaunting;	        boasting. See {Parade}.	        [1913 Webster]
Ostentatious \Os`ten*ta"tious\, a.	   Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous;	   pretentious; boastful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Far from being ostentatious of the good you do.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ostentatious professions of many years. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Os`ten*ta"tious*ly}, adv. --	   {Os`ten*ta"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostentator \Os"ten*ta`tor\, n. [L.]	   One fond of display; a boaster. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostentive \Os*ten"tive\, a.	   Ostentatious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ostentous \Os*ten"tous\, a.	   Ostentatious. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
osteo- \os"te*o-\ pref.	   A combining form of Gr. 'oste`on a bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteoblast \Os"te*o*blast\, n. [Osteo- + -blast.] (Anat.)	   One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic	   layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix	   of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.	   [1913 Webster]
osteoclasis \os`te*o*cla"sis\, n. [NL. See {Osteoclast}.]	   (Surg.)	   The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct	   deformity.	   [1913 Webster]
osteoclast \os"te*o*clast\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. kla^n to break.]	   1. (Physiol.) Same as {myeloplax}, a large multinucleate cell	      within the bone, which functions in the absroption and	      removal of bone tissue.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which	         they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be	         concerned in the absorption of the bone matrix.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for performing osteoclasis.	      [1913 Webster]
osteocolla \os`te*o*col"la\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. ? glue.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A kind of glue obtained from bones. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cellular calc tufa, which in some places forms	      incrustations on the stems of plants, -- formerly supposed	      to have the quality of uniting fractured bones.	      [1913 Webster]
Osteocomma \Os`te*o*com"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Osteocommata}, E.	   {Osteocommas}. [NL. See {Osteo-}, and {Comma}.] (Anat.)	   A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a	   vertebra. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteocope \Os"te*o*cope\, n. [Gr. ?; 'oste`on a bone + ? a	   striking, pain: cf. F. ost['e]ocope.] (Med.)	   Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a	   bone. -- {Os`te*o*cop"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteocranium \Os`te*o*cra"ni*um\, n. [Osteo- + cranium.] (Anat.)	   The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous	   cranium.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteodentine \Os`te*o*den"tine\, n. [Osteo- + dentine.] (Anat.)	   A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes	   deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteogen \Os"te*o*gen\, n. [Osteo- + -gen.] (Physiol.)	   The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone,	   ultimately undergoes ossification.	   [1913 Webster] Osteogenesis
Osteogenesis \Os`te*o*gen"e*sis\, Osteogeny \Os`te*og"e*ny\, n.	   [Osteo- + genesis, or the root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born:	   cf. F. ost['e]og['e]nie.] (Physiol.)	   The formation or growth of bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteogenetic \Os`te*o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone;	   producing bone; as, osteogenetic tissue; the osteogenetic	   layer of the periosteum.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteogenic \Os`te*o*gen"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Osteogenetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteographer \Os`te*og"ra*pher\, n.	   An osteologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteography \Os`te*og"ra*phy\, n. [Osteo- + -graphy.]	   The description of bones; osteology.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteoid \Os"te*oid\, a. [Osteo- + -oid: cf. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)	   Resembling bone; bonelike.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteolite \Os"te*o*lite\, n. [Osteo- + -lite.] (Min.)	   A massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteologer \Os`te*ol"o*ger\, n.	   One versed in osteology; an osteologist.	   [1913 Webster] Osteologic
Osteologic \Os`te*o*log"ic\, Osteological \Os`te*o*log"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. ost['e]ologique.]	   Of or pertaining to osteology. -- {Os`te*o*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteologist \Os`te*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is skilled in osteology; an osteologer.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteology \Os`te*ol"o*gy\, n. [Osteo- + -logy: cf. F.	   ost['e]ologie.]	   The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate	   skeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteolysis \Os`te*ol"y*sis\, n. [NL. osteo- + Gr. ly`sis a	   loosing.]	   Softening and absorption of bone. -- {Os`te*o*lyt"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Osteoma \Os`te*o"ma\, n.; pl. {Osteomata}. [NL. See {Osteo-},	   and {-oma}.] (Med.)	   A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteomalacia \Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oste`on	   bone + ? softness.] (Med.)	   A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy	   material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also	   called {malacia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteomanty \Os"te*o*man`ty\, n. [Osteo- Gr. mantei`a	   divination.]	   Divination by means of bones. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Osteomere \Os"te*o*mere\, n. [Osteo- + -mere.] (Anat.)	   An osteocomma. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteopath \Os"te*o*path\, n.	   A practitioner of osteopathy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Osteopathic \Os`te*o*path"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to osteopathy. -- {Os`te*o*path"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Osteopathist \Os`te*op"a*thist\, n.	   One who practices osteopathy; an osteopath.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
osteopathy \os`te*op"a*thy\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. pa`qos suffering.]	   (Med.)	   (a) Any disease of the bones. [R.]	   (b) A system of treatment based on the theory that diseases	       are chiefly due to deranged mechanism of the bones,	       nerves, blood vessels, and other tissues, and can be	       remedied by manipulations of these parts. Modern	       practitioners use the therapeutic and diagnostic	       techniques of modern medicine as well as manipulative	       procedures.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Osteoperiostitis \Os`te*o*per`i*os*ti"tis\, n. [NL.; osteo- +	   periosteum + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of a bone and its periosteum.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Osteophone \Os"te*o*phone\, n. [Gr. 'oste`on bone + fwnh`	   voice.]	   An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through	   the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by	   persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the	   nervous apparatus of hearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteoplast \Os"te*o*plast\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. pla`ssein to form.]	   (Anat.)	   An osteoblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteoplastic \Os`te*o*plas"tic\, a. [Osteo- + -plastic.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Physiol.) Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the replacement of bone; as, an	      osteoplastic operation.	      [1913 Webster]
Osteoplasty \Os"te*o*plas`ty\, n. [Osteo- + -plasty.] (Med.)	   An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of	   a bone is remedied. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteoporosis \Os`te*o*po*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; osteo- + Gr. po`ros	   pore.] (Med. & Physiol.)	   An absorption of bone so that the bone tissue becomes	   unusually porous. It occurs especially in elderly men and	   postmenopausal women, and predisposes the elderly to	   fractures of the bones.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Osteopterygious \Os`te*op`ter*yg"i*ous\, a. [Osteo- Gr. ? a	   fin.] (Zool.)	   Having bones in the fins, as certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteosarcoma \Os`te*o*sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. {Osteosarcomata}. [NL.	   See {Osteo-}, and {sarcoma}.] (Med.)	   A tumor having the structure of a sarcoma in which there is a	   deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteosclerosis \Os`te*o*scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL.; osteo- +	   sclerosis.]	   Abnormal hardness and density of bone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Osteotome \Os"te*o*tome\, n. [Osteo- + Gr. te`mnein.] (Surg.)	   Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteotomist \Os`te*ot"o*mist\, n.	   One skilled in osteotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Osteotomy \Os`te*ot"o*my\, n.	   1. The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a	      piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Osteozoa \Os`te*o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oste`on a bone +	   zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Vertebrata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostiary \Os"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [L. ostium door,	   entrance. See {Usher}.]	   1. The mouth of a river; an estuary. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a	      porter. --N. Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Ostic \Os"tic\, a. [From North American Indian oshtegwon a	   head.]	   Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the Tuscaroras,	   Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the Sioux	   Indians. --Schoolcraft.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostiole \Os"ti*ole\, n. [L. ostiolum a little door, dim. of	   ostium a door: cf. F. ostiole.] (Bot.)	   (a) The exterior opening of a stomate. See {Stomate}.	   (b) Any small orifice.	       [1913 Webster]
Ostitis \Os*ti"tis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   See {Osteitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostium \Os"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Ostia}. [L.] (Anat.)	   An opening; a passage.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostler \Ost"ler\, n.	   See {Hostler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostleress \Ost"ler*ess\, n.	   A female ostler. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostlery \Ost"ler*y\, n.	   See {Hostelry}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ostmen \Ost"men\, n. pl.; sing. {Ostman}. [See {East}, and	   {Man}.]	   East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called.	   --Lyttelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostosis \Os*to"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. 'oste`on a bone.]	   (Physiol.)	   Bone formation; ossification. See {Ectostosis}, and	   {Endostosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostracea \Os*tra"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`strakon shell of	   a testacean.] (Zool.)	   A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and	   allied shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostracean \Os*tra"cean\, n. [L. ostrea an oyster. See {Oyster}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the	   type.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostracion \Os*tra"ci*on\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'ostra`kion	   small shell.] (Zool.)	   A genus of plectognath fishes of the family {Ostraciontidae}	   having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates.	   It includes the trunkfishes (also called boxfish).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ostraciont \Os*tra"ci*ont\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Ostracion} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
ostracise \os"tra*cise\, v. t.	   Same as {ostracize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
ostracism \os"tra*cism\, n. [Gr. 'ostrakismo`s, fr.	   'ostraki`zein to ostracize. See {Ostracize}.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means	      adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent	      and influence gave umbrage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.	      [1913 Webster]	            Public envy is as an ostracism, that eclipseth men	            when they grow too great.             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sentenced to a perpetual ostracism from the . . .	            confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his	            country.                              --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Ostracite \Os"tra*cite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil oyster.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostracize \Os"tra*cize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ostracized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ostracizing}.] [Gr. 'ostraki`zein, fr.	   'o`strakon a tile, a tablet used in voting, a shell; cf.	   'o`streon oyster, 'oste`on bone. Cf. {Osseous}, {Oyster}.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular	      vote, as at Athens. --Grote.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To banish from society, by a general consent; to exclude	      from social, political, or private favor; to exclude from	      conversation or friendship; to shun; as, he was ostracized	      by his former friends. A person may be ostracized by a	      formal vote or by a widespread but informal agreement.	      --Marvell.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
ostracod \ostracod\ n.	   A member of the {Ostracoda}, an order of tiny marine and	   freshwater crustaceans with a shrimplike body enclosed in a	   bivalve shell.	   Syn: seed shrimp, mussel shrimp.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ostracoda \Os*trac"o*da\, prop. n. pl. (Zool.)	   An order of Entomostraca possessing shrimplike bodies	   enclosed in hard bivalve shells; called also {seed shrimp}	   and {mussel shrimp}. They were formerly referred to as	   {Ostracoidea}. They are of small size, and swim freely about;	   many are less than 1 mm in length. Microfossils of certain	   extinct orders have been found extending back to the Cambrian	   age.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
ostracodan \ostracodan\ n.	   Same as {ostracod}.	   [PJC]
ostracoderm \ostracoderm\ n.	   Any of several extinct fishlike jawless vertebrates having a	   heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ostracodermi \Os`tra*coder"mi\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   'o`strakon shell of a testacean + ? skin.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of fishes of which {Ostracion} is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
ostracoid \os"tra*coid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Ostracoidea} (now {Ostracoda}). --	   n. One of the {Ostracoidea} (now {Ostracoda}).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ostracoidea \Os`tra*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'o`strakon	   shell of a testacean + -oid.] (Zool.)	   An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They	   are of small size, and swim freely about. Now usually written	   {Ostracoda}. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ostrea \Os"tre*a\, n. [L., an oyster.] (Zool.)	   A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostreaceous \Os`tre*a"ceous\, a. [L. ostrea an oyster. See	   {Oyster}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The crustaceous or ostreaceous body.     --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostreaculture \Os"tre*a*cul`ture\, n.	   The artificial cultivation of oysters.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostreophagist \Os`tre*oph"a*gist\, n. [Gr. 'o`streon an oyster +	   fagei^n to eat.]	   One who feeds on oysters.	   [1913 Webster]
ostrich \os"trich\ ([o^]s"trich), n. [OE. ostriche, ostrice, OF.	   ostruche, ostruce, F. autruche, L. avis struthio; avis bird +	   struthio ostrich, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? bird, sparrow. Cf.	   {Aviary}, {Struthious}.] [Formerly written also {estrich}.]	   (Zool.)	   A large bird of the genus {Struthio}, of which {Struthio	   camelus} of Africa is the best known species. It has long and	   very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a	   long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable	   of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The South African ostrich ({Struthio australis}) and	         the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by	         some authors. Ostriches are now domesticated in South	         Africa in large numbers for the sake of their plumes.	         The body of the male is covered with elegant black	         plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the	         most valuable white plumes.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ostrich farm}, a farm on which ostriches are bred for the	      sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.	   {Ostrich farming}, the occupation of breeding ostriches for	      the sake of their feathers, etc.	   {Ostrich fern} (Bot.) a kind of fern ({Onoclea	      Struthiopteris}), the tall fronds of which grow in a	      circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in	      Europe and North America.	      [1913 Webster]
Ostriferous \Os*trif"er*ous\, a. [L. ostrifer; ostrea oyster +	   ferre.]	   Producing oysters; containing oysters.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostrogoth \Os"tro*goth\, prop. n. [L. Ostrogothi, pl. See	   {East}, and {Goth}.]	   One of the Eastern Goths. See {Goth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ostrogothic \Os`tro*goth"ic\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.	   [1913 Webster]
Oswego tea \Os*we"go tea"\ (Bot.)	   An American aromatic herb ({Monarda didyma}), with showy,	   bright red, labiate flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
otacoustic \ot`a*cous"tic\, a. [Oto- + acoustic: cf. F.	   otacoustique.]	   Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument.	   [1913 Webster] otacoustic	otacoustic \ot`a*cous"tic\, otacousticon \ot`a*cous"ti*con\, n.	   An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet.	   [1913 Webster]
Otaheite apple \O`ta*hei"te ap"ple\ [So named from Otaheite, or	   Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] (Bot.)	   (a) The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree ({Spondias	       dulcis}), also called {vi-apple}. It is rather larger	       than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine,	       but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples.	   (b) A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree ({Jambosa	       Malaccensis}) which bears crimson berries.	       [1913 Webster]
Otalgia \O*tal"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear	   + 'a`lgos pain: cf. F. otalgie.] (Med.)	   Pain in the ear; earache.	   [1913 Webster]
Otalgic \O*tal"gic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to otalgia. -- n. A remedy for otalgia.	   [1913 Webster]
Otalgy \O*tal"gy\, n.	   Pain in the ear; otalgia.	   [1913 Webster]
Otary \O"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Otaries}. [Gr. ? large-eared, fr. ?,	   ?, ear: cf. F. otarie.] (Zool.)	   Any eared seal.	   [1913 Webster]
Otheoscope \O"the*o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? to push + -scope.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by	   light or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the	   radiometer. --W. Crookes.	   [1913 Webster]
Other \Oth"er\ ([u^][th]"[~e]r), conj. [See {Or}.]	   Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as	   either . . . or are now used). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Other of chalk, other of glass.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Other \Oth"er\, pron. & a. [AS. [=o][eth]er; akin to OS.	   [=a][eth]ar, [=o][eth]ar, D. & G. ander, OHG. andar, Icel.	   annarr, Sw. annan, Dan. anden, Goth. an[thorn]ar, Skr.	   antara: cf. L. alter; all orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. anya	   other. [root]180. Cf. {Alter}.]	   Usage: [Formerly other was used both as singular and plural.]	          [1913 Webster]	   1. Different from that which, or the one who, has been	      specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second	      of two.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each of them made other for to win.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn	            to him the other also.                --Matt. v. 39.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side	      of a river.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection with every;	      as, every other day, that is, each alternate day, every	      second day.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Left, as opposed to right. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A distaff in her other hand she had.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Other is a correlative adjective, or adjective pronoun,	         often in contrast with {one}, {some}, {that}, {this},	         etc.	               The one shall be taken, and the other left.	                                                  --Matt. xxiv.	                                                  41.	               And some fell among thorns . . . but other fell	               into good ground.                  --Matt. xiii.	                                                  7, 8.	         It is also used, by ellipsis, with a noun, expressed or	         understood.	               To write this, or to design the other. --Dryden.	         It is written with the indefinite article as one word,	         another; is used with each, indicating a reciprocal	         action or relation; and is employed absolutely, or	         eliptically for other thing, or other person, in which	         case it may have a plural.	               The fool and the brutish person perish, and leave	               their wealth to others.            --Ps. xlix.	                                                  10.	               If he is trimming, others are true. --Thackeray.	         Other is sometimes followed by but, beside, or besides;	         but oftener by than.	               No other but such a one as he.     --Coleridge.	               Other lords beside thee have had dominion over	               us.                                --Is. xxvi.	                                                  13.	               For other foundation can no man lay than that is	               laid.                              --1 Cor. iii.	                                                  11.	               The whole seven years of . . . ignominy had been	               little other than a preparation for this very	               hour.                              --Hawthorne.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Other some}, some others. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   {The other day}, at a certain time past, not distant, but	      indefinite; not long ago; recently; rarely, the third day	      past.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bind my hair up: as 't was yesterday?	            No, nor t' other day.                 --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Other \Oth"er\ ([u^][th]"[~e]r), adv.	   Otherwise. "It shall none other be." --Chaucer. "If you think	   other." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Othergates \Oth"er*gates`\ ([u^][th]"[~e]r*g[=a]ts`), adv.	   [Other + gate way. See {wards}.]	   In another manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would have tickled you othergates.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Otherguise
Otherguise \Oth"er*guise`\ ([u^][th]"[~e]r*g[imac]z`),
Otherguess \Oth"er*guess`\, a. & adv. [A corruption of	   othergates.]	   Of another kind or sort; in another way. "Otherguess	   arguments." --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Otherness \Oth"er*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being other or different; alterity;	   oppositeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Otherways \Oth"er*ways`\ ([u^][th]"[~e]r*w[=a]z`), adv.	   See {Otherwise}. --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Otherwhere \Oth"er*where`\, adv.	   In or to some other place, or places; elsewhere. --Milton.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Otherwhile
Otherwhile \Oth"er*while`\, Otherwhiles \Oth"er*whiles`\, adv.	   At another time, or other times; sometimes; occasionally.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Weighing otherwhiles ten pounds and more. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Otherwise \Oth"er*wise`\, adv. [Other + wise manner.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways;	      differently; contrarily. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy father was a worthy prince,	            And merited, alas! a better fate;	            But Heaven thought otherwise.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In other respects.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is said, truly, that the best men otherwise are	            not always the best in regard of society. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I	      am engaged, otherwise I would accept.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Otherwise, like so and thus, may be used as a	         substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective,	         noun, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               Let no man think me a fool; if otherwise, yet as	               a fool receive me.                 --2 Cor. xi.	                                                  16.	         [1913 Webster]	               Her eyebrows . . . rather full than otherwise.	                                                  --Fielding.	         [1913 Webster]
otherworldly \otherworldly\ adj.	   1. existing outside of or not in accordance with nature.	   Syn: nonnatural, preternatural, transcendental.	        [WordNet 1.5	   2. Not worldly; preparing for or concerned primarily with the	      afterlife; -- of people.	      [WordNet 1.5
Othman \Oth"man\, n. & a.	   See {Ottoman}.	   [1913 Webster]
othonna \othonna\ n.	   A South African plant of the genus {Othonna} having smooth	   often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Otic \O"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear: cf. F.	   otique.]	   Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular;	   auditory.	   [1913 Webster]
Otides \Otides\ prop. n.	   A suborder of terrestrial game birds of the Old World and	   Australia, including the bustards.	   Syn: suborder Otides.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Otididae \Otididae\ prop. n.	   A family of birds related to the cranes, most of which are	   large and ground-running, and comprising the bustards.	   Syn: family {Otididae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Otiose \O"ti*ose`\, a. [L. otiosus, fr. otium ease.]	   Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle. "Otiose	   assent." --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]	         The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that otiose and	         unprofitable cessation from even good deeds which they	         would enforce.                           --Alford.	   [1913 Webster]
Otiosity \O`ti*os"ity\, n. [L. otiositas.]	   Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease. [R.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Otis \O"tis\, prop. n. [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds including certain of the bustards.	   [1913 Webster]
Otitis \O*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Oto- \O"to-\ [Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the ear.]	   A combining form denoting relation to the ear, or situation	   near the ear or in the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Otoba fat \O*to"ba fat`\ (Chem.)	   A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of	   {Myristica otoba}, a species of nutmeg tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Otoconite \O*toc"o*nite\, n. [Oto- + Gr. ? dust.] (Anat.)	   (a) A mass of otoliths.	   (b) An otolith.	       [1913 Webster]
Otocrane \O"to*crane\, n. [Oto- + Gr. ? skull.] (Anat.)	   The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal	   ear are lodged.	   [1913 Webster]
Otocranial \O`to*cra"ni*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the otocrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Otocyst \O"to*cyst\, n. [Oto- + cyst.] (Zool. & Anat.)	   An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory	   organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and	   otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of	   the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Otography \O*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Oto- + -graphy.]	   A description of the ear.	   [1913 Webster] Otolith
Otolith \O"to*lith\, Otolite \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, and in the	   auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone.	   Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.	   [1913 Webster] Otolithic
Otolithic \O`to*lith"ic\, Otolitic \O`to*lit"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to otoliths.	   [1913 Webster]
Otological \O`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to otology.	   [1913 Webster]
Otologist \O*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in otology; an aurist.	   [1913 Webster]
Otology \O*tol"o*gy\, n. [Oto- + -logy.]	   The branch of science which treats of the ear and its	   diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Otopathy \O*top"a*thy\, n. [Oto- + Gr. paqei^n to suffer.]	   (Med.)	   A diseased condition of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Otorrhoea \O`tor*rh[oe]"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. o'y^s, 'wto`s, the	   ear + ? to flow.] (Med.)	   A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge.	   [1913 Webster]
Otoscope \O"to*scope\, n. [Oto- + -scope.]	   An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Otoscopeic \O`to*scope"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Otoscopy \O*tos"co*py\, n. (Med.)	   The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Otosteal \O*tos"te*al\, n. [Oto- + Gr. 'oste`on a bone.] (Anat.)	   An auditory ossicle. --R. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Otozoum \O`to*zo"um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, a fabled giant +	   zo^,on an animal.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs,	   known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.	   [1913 Webster]
Ottar \Ot"tar\, n.	   See {Attar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ottava rima \Ot*ta"va ri"ma\ [It. See {Octave}, and {Rhyme}.]	   (Pros.)	   A stanza of eight lines of heroic verse, with three rhymes,	   the first six lines rhyming alternately and the last two	   forming a couplet. It was used by Byron in "Don Juan," by	   Keats in "Isabella," by Shelley in "The Witch of Atlas," etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ottawas \Ot"ta*was\, n. pl.; sing. {Ottawa}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa	   River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern	   shore of Lake Superior.	   [1913 Webster]
Otter \Ot"ter\ ([o^]t"t[~e]r), n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to	   D. & G. otter, Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra,	   Russ, vuidra, Gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra	   otter, and also to E. water. [root]137, 215. See {Water}, and	   cf. {Hydra}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any carnivorous animal of the genera {Lutra},	      {Enhydra}, and related genera of the family {Mustelidae}.	      Several species are described. They have large, flattish	      heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and	      feed on fish. The sea otter ({Enhydra lutris}) also eats	      clams, crabs, starfish, abalone, and other marine animals;	      they may come to the surface, and lying on their backs	      using the stomach as a table, may be seen cracking open	      the shell of its prey with a rock. The common otter of	      Europe is {Lutra vulgaris}; the {North American otter} (or	      American otter) is {Lutra Canadensis}, which inhabits	      marshes, streams and rivers; other species inhabit South	      America and Asia. The North American otter adult is about	      three to four feet long (including the tail) and weighs	      from 10 to 30 pounds; the sea otter is commonly four feet	      long and 45 pounds (female) or 60 pounds (male). Their fur	      is soft and valuable, and in the nineteenth century they	      were hunted extensively. The sea otter was hunted to near	      extinction by 1900, and is now protected. Fewer than 3,000	      sea otters are believed to live along the central	      California coast.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Zool.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious	      to hop vines.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Otter hound}, {Otter dog} (Zool.), a small breed of hounds,	      used in England for hunting otters; see {otterhound} .	   {Otter sheep}. See {Ancon sheep}, under {Ancon}.	   {Otter shell} (Zool.), very large bivalve mollusk	      ({Schizothaerus Nuttallii}) found on the northwest coast	      of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used	      by the Indians.	   {Sea otter}. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Otter \Ot"ter\, n.	   A corruption of {Annotto}.	   [1913 Webster] otterhound
otterhound \otterhound\, otter hound \otter hound\n.	   1. A small hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and	      a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred in	      England for hunting otters. Called also {otter dog}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Otto \Ot"to\, n.	   See {Attar}.	   [1913 Webster]	Otto cycle \Ot"to cy`cle\ (Thermodynamics)	   A four-stroke cycle for internal-combustion engines	   consisting of the following operations: First stroke, suction	   into cylinder of explosive charge, as of gas and air; second	   stroke, compression, ignition, and explosion of this charge;	   third stroke (the working stroke), expansion of the gases;	   fourth stroke, expulsion of the products of combustion from	   the cylinder. This is the cycle invented by Beau de Rochas in	   1862 and applied by Dr. Otto in 1877 in the Otto-Crossley gas	   engine, the first commercially successful internal-combustion	   engine made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Otto engine \Otto engine\	   An engine using the Otto cycle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, a. [F. ottoman: cf. It. ottomano,	   ottomanno; -- from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a	   sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year	   1300. Cf. {Osmanli}, {Ottoman} a stuffed seat.]	   Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or	   empire.	   [1913 Webster]	Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. {Ottomans}.	   1. A Turk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat	      without a back, originally used in Turkey.	      [1913 Webster]
Ottomite \Ot"to*mite\, n.	   An Ottoman. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ottrelite \Ot"trel*ite\, n. [From Ottrez, on the borders of	   Luxembourg.] (Min.)	   A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is	   characteristic of certain crystalline schists.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouakari \Oua*ka"ri\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   Any South American monkey of the genus {Brachyurus},	   especially {Brachyurus ouakari}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouananiche \Oua`na`niche"\, n. [Canadian F., of Amer. Indian	   origin.]	   A small landlocked variety of the Atlantic salmon ({Salmo	   salar ounaniche}) of Lake St. John, Canada, and neighboring	   waters, noted for its vigor and activity, and habit of	   leaping from the water when hooked.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ouanderoo \Ouan`der*oo"\ (w[o^]n`d[~e]r*[=oo]"), n. (Zool.)	   The wanderoo.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouarine \Oua`rine"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   A Brazilian monkey of the genus {Mycetes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oubliette \Ou`bli`ette"\, n. [F., fr. oublier to forget, fr.	   (assumed) LL. oblitare, L. oblivisci, p. p. oblitus.]	   A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old	   castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned	   to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were	   thrust, or lured to fall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sudden in the sun	         An oubliette winks. Where is he? Gone.   --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouch \Ouch\ (ouch), n. [OE. ouch, nouche (a nouch being taken	   for an ouch: cf. {Adder}), fr. OF. nusche, nosche, nousche,	   buckle, clasp, LL. nusca, fr. OHG. nusca, nuscha.]	   A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or	   ornament worn on the person.	   [1913 Webster]	         A precious stone in a rich ouche.        --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your brooches, pearls, and ouches.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Oughne \Ough"ne\ ([=o]"ne), a.	   Own. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ought \Ought\ ([add]t), n. & adv.	   See {Aught}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ought \Ought\, imp., p. p., or auxiliary. [Orig. the preterit of	   the verb to owe. OE. oughte, aughte, ahte, AS. [=a]hte.	   [root]110. See {Owe}.]	   1. Was or were under obligation to pay; owed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This due obedience which they ought to the king.	                                                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love and duty I long have ought you. --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] said . . . you ought him a thousand pound.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Owned; possessed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The knight the which that castle ought. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	            We then that are strong ought to bear the	            infirmities of the weak.              --Rom. xv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove;	      -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or	      without a subject expressed. "Well ought us work."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To speak of this as it ought, would ask a volume.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ought not Christ to have suffered these things?	                                                  --Luke xxiv.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ought is now chiefly employed as an auxiliary verb,	         expressing fitness, expediency, propriety, moral	         obligation, or the like, in the action or state	         indicated by the principal verb.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Ought}, {Should}.	   Usage: Both words imply obligation, but ought is the	          stronger. Should may imply merely an obligation of	          propriety, expendiency, etc.; ought denotes an	          obligation of duty.	          [1913 Webster]
Oughtness \Ought"ness\, n.	   The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness. [R.]	   --N. W. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Oughwhere \Ough"where`\, adv. [AS. [=a]hwaer.]	   Anywhere; somewhere. See {Owher}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ouistiti \Ouis"ti*ti\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   See {Wistit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oul \Oul\, n.	   An awl. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Oul \Oul\, n.	   An owl. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oulachan \Ou"la*chan\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Eulachon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ounce \Ounce\ (ouns), n. [F. once, fr. L. uncia a twelfth, the	   twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. 'o`gkos bulk,	   mass, atom. Cf. 2d {Inch}, {Oke}.]	   1. A unit of mass or weight, the sixteenth part of a pound	      avoirdupois, and containing 28.35 grams or 4371/2 grains.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Troy Weight) The twelfth part of a troy pound; one troy	      ounce weighs 31.103486 grams, 8 drams, or 480 grains.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The troy ounce contains twenty pennyweights, each of	         twenty-four grains, or, in all, 480 grains, and is the	         twelfth part of the troy pound. The troy ounce is also	         a weight in apothecaries' weight. [Troy ounce is	         sometimes written as one word, {troyounce}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: A small portion; a bit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By ounces hung his locks that he had. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fluid ounce}. See under {Fluid}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Ounce \Ounce\, n. [F. once; cf. It. lonza, Sp. onza; prob. for	   lonce, taken as l'once, fr. L. lynx, Gr. ?, or an (assumed)	   fem. adj. lyncea, from lynx. Cf. {Lynx}.] (Zool.)	   A feline quadruped ({Felis irbis} syn. {Felis uncia})	   resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it	   has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the	   back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark	   spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It	   inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also	   {once}.	   [1913 Webster] Ounded
Ounded \Ound"ed\, Oundy \Oun"dy\, a. [F. ond['e], -['e]e, fr.	   onde, L. unda, a wave.]	   Wavy; waving; curly. [Obs.] "Owndie hair." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ounding \Ound"ing\, vb. n.	   Waving. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ounding, paling, winding, or bending . . . of cloth.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouphe \Ouphe\, n. [See {Auf}.]	   A fairy; a goblin; an elf. [Obs.] "Like urchins, ouphes, and	   fairies." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouphen \Ouph"en\, a.	   Elfish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Our \Our\ (our), possessive pron. [AS. [=u]re our, of us; akin	   to [=u]s us, to us, and to G. unser our, of us, Goth. unsara.	   [root]186. See {Us}.]	   Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our	   rights; our troops; our endeavors. See {I}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lord is our defense.                 --Ps. lxxxix.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the noun is not expressed, ours is used in the	         same way as hers for her, yours for your, etc.; as,	         whose house is that? It is ours.	         [1913 Webster]	               Our wills are ours, we know not how. --Tennyson.	         [1913 Webster]
-our \-our\suff. [OF. -our.]	   See {-or}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ourang \Ou*rang"\, n. (Zool.)	   The orang-outang.	   [1913 Webster]
Ourang-outang \Ou*rang"-ou*tang`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Orang-outang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouranographist \Ou`ra*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   See {Uranographist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouranography \Ou`ra*nog"ra*phy\, n.	   See {Uranography}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ourebi \Ou"re*bi\, n. (Zool.)	   A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the	   klipspringer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouretic \Ou*ret"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? urine. Cf. {Uretic}.]	   (Chem.)	   Uric.	   [1913 Webster]
Ourology \Ou*rol"o*gy\, n.	   See {Urology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouroscopy \Ou*ros"co*py\, n. [Gr. ? urine + -scopy.]	   Ourology.	   [1913 Webster]
Ours \Ours\ (ourz), possessive pron.	   See Note under {Our}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ourselves \Our*selves"\, pron.; sing. {Ourself} (?).	   An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural;	   -- used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the	   predicate, in the nominative or the objective case.	   [1913 Webster]	         We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great	         deal further then we usually do.         --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form ourself is used only in the regal or formal	         style after we or us, denoting a single person.	         [1913 Webster]	               Unless we would denude ourself of all force.	                                                  --Clarendon.	         [1913 Webster]
-ous \-ous\suff. [OF. -ous, us, -os, F. -eux, fr. L. -osus, and	   -us. Cf. {-ose}.]	   1. An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having,	      possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious,	      abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous,	      having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous,	      joyous, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A suffix denoting that the element indicated by	      the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted	      by the termination {-ic}; as, nitrous, mercurous, ferrous,	      sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, mercuric,	      ferric, sulphuric, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Ouse \Ouse\ ([oo^]z), n. & v.	   See {Ooze}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ousel \Ou"sel\ ([oo^]"z'l), n. [OE. osel, AS. [=o]sle; akin to	   G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf.	   {Merle}, {Amsel}.] (Zool.)	   One of several species of European thrushes, especially the	   blackbird ({Merula merula}, or {Turdus merula}), and the	   mountain or ring ousel ({Turdus torquatus}). [Written also	   {ouzel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rock ousel} (Zool.), the ring ousel.	   {Water ousel} (Zool.), the European dipper ({Cinclus	      aquaticus}), and the American dipper ({Cinclus	      Mexicanus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Oust \Oust\, n.	   See {Oast}.	   [1913 Webster]	Oust \Oust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ousted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ousting}.] [OF. oster, F. [^o]ter, prob. fr. L. obstare to	   oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See {Obstacle}, and cf.	   {Ouster}.]	   1. To take away; to remove.	      [1913 Webster]	            Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare,	            formerly, and thereby wager of law ousted. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eject; to expel; to turn out. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            From mine own earldom foully ousted me. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Ouster \Oust"er\, n. [Prob. fr. the OF. infin. oster, used	   substantively. See {Oust}.]	   A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; -- of	   a person.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ouster of the freehold is effected by abatement,	         intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Expulsion; ejection; as, his misbehavior caused his ouster	      from the party; -- of a person, from a place or group.	      [PJC]	   {Ouster le main}. [Ouster + F. la main the hand, L. manus.]	      (Law) A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian,	      or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that	      purpose. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
ousting \ousting\ n.	   the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out; ouster.	   Syn: ouster.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Out \Out\ (out), adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [=u]t, and	   [=u]te, [=u]tan, fr. [=u]t; akin to D. uit, OS. [=u]t, G.	   aus, OHG. [=u]z, Icel. [=u]t, Sw. ut, Dan. ud, Goth. ut, Skr.	   ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep., {Carouse}, {Utter},	   a.]	   In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior	   of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in	   a position or relation which is exterior to something; --	   opposed to {in} or {into}. The something may be expressed	   after of, from, etc. (see {Out of}, below); or, if not	   expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the	   house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out	   from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a	   variety of applications, as: 	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a	      usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual,	      place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out.	      Opposite of {in}. "My shoulder blade is out." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath been out (of the country) nine years.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy,	      constraint, etc., actual or figurative; hence, not in	      concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of	      freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; a matter	      of public knowledge; as, the sun shines out; he laughed	      out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out,	      or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is	      out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaves are out and perfect in a month. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            She has not been out [in general society] very long.	                                                  --H. James.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to	      the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of	      extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the	      fire, has burned out; that style is on the way out. "Hear	      me out." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deceitful men shall not live out half their days.	                                                  --Ps. iv. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the butt is out, we will drink water. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or	      into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of	      office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the	      Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money	      out at interest. "Land that is out at rack rent." --Locke.	      "He was out fifty pounds." --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have forgot my part, and I am out.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct,	      proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or	      incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement,	      opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation. "Lancelot	      and I are out." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of	            their own interest.                   --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Very seldom out, in these his guesses. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the	      state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Out of fashion; unfashionable; no longer in current vogue;	      unpopular.	      [PJC]	   Note: Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with	         the same significations that it has as a separate word;	         as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo,	         outdoor, outfield. See also the first Note under	         {Over}, adv.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Day in, day out}, from the beginning to the limit of each of	      several days; day by day; every day.	   {Out at}, {Out in}, {Out on}, etc., elliptical phrases, that	      to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being	      omitted; as, out (of the house and) at the barn; out (of	      the house, road, fields, etc., and) in the woods.	            Three fishers went sailing out into the west,	            Out into the west, as the sun went down. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	   Note: In these lines after out may be understood, "of the	         harbor," "from the shore," "of sight," or some similar	         phrase. The complete construction is seen in the	         saying: "Out of the frying pan into the fire."	   {Out from}, a construction similar to {out of} (below). See	      {Of} and {From}.	   {Out of}, a phrase which may be considered either as composed	      of an adverb and a preposition, each having its	      appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound	      preposition. Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with	      verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond	      the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure,	      separation, loss, etc.; -- opposed to {in} or {into}; also	      with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed,	      or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases	      below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, out of breath;	      out of countenance.	   {Out of cess}, beyond measure, excessively. --Shak.	   {Out of character}, unbecoming; improper.	   {Out of conceit with}, not pleased with. See under {Conceit}.	      	   {Out of date}, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated.	   {Out of door}, {Out of doors}, beyond the doors; from the	      house; not inside a building; in, or into, the open air;	      hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under	      {Door}, also, {Out-of-door}, {Outdoor}, {Outdoors}, in the	      Vocabulary. "He 's quality, and the question's out of	      door," --Dryden.	   {Out of favor}, disliked; under displeasure.	   {Out of frame}, not in correct order or condition; irregular;	      disarranged. --Latimer.	   {Out of hand}, immediately; without delay or preparation;	      without hesitation or debate; as, to dismiss a suggestion	      out of hand. "Ananias . . . fell down and died out of	      hand." --Latimer.	   {Out of harm's way}, beyond the danger limit; in a safe	      place.	   {Out of joint}, not in proper connection or adjustment;	      unhinged; disordered. "The time is out of joint." --Shak.	   {Out of mind}, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit	      of memory; as, time out of mind.	   {Out of one's head}, beyond commanding one's mental powers;	      in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]	   {Out of one's time}, beyond one's period of minority or	      apprenticeship.	   {Out of order}, not in proper order; disarranged; in	      confusion.	   {Out of place}, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not	      proper or becoming.	   {Out of pocket}, in a condition of having expended or lost	      more money than one has received.	   {Out of print}, not in market, the edition printed being	      exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.	   {Out of the question}, beyond the limits or range of	      consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.	   {Out of reach}, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.	   {Out of season}, not in a proper season or time; untimely;	      inopportune.	   {Out of sorts}, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;	      unhappy; cross. See under {Sort}, n.	   {Out of temper}, not in good temper; irritated; angry.	   {Out of time}, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.	   {Out of time}, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an	      agreeing temper; fretful.	   {Out of twist}, {Out of winding}, or {Out of wind}, not in	      warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of	      surfaces.	   {Out of use}, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.	   {Out of the way}.	      (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.	      (b) Improper; unusual; wrong.	   {Out of the woods}, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or	      doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]	   {Out to out}, from one extreme limit to another, including	      the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to	      measurements.	   {Out West}, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some	      Western State or Territory. [U. S.]	   {To come out}, {To cut out}, {To fall out}, etc. See under	      {Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, etc.	   {To make out} See {to make out} under {make}, v. t. and v.	      i..	   {To put out of the way}, to kill; to destroy.	   {Week in, week out}. See {Day in, day out} (above).	      [1913 Webster]	Out \Out\ (out), n.	   1. One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out	      of office; -- generally in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner;	      an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly	      used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a	      question. See under {In}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A word or words omitted by the compositor in	      setting up copy; an omission.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make an out} (Print.),	      (a) to omit something, in setting or correcting type,	          which was in the copy.	      (b) (Baseball) to be put out in one's turn at bat, such as	          to {strike out}, to {ground out}, or to {fly out}.	          [1913 Webster]	Out \Out\, v. t.	   1. To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.	      [1913 Webster]	            A king outed from his country.        --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The French have been outed of their holds. --Heylin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come out with; to make known. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make public a secret of (a person); -- used especially	      of publicizing the fact that a person is homosexual; as,	      the gay members were not pleased to be outed by the	      investigator.	      [PJC]	            [The play In and Out was] ... inspired by the way	            Tom Hanks clumsily outed his high school drama	            teacher during his Oscar-acceptance speech for his	            performance in "Philadelphia".        --Stephanie	                                                  Zacharek	      [PJC]	   4. To give out; to dispose of; to sell. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Out \Out\, v. i.	   To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.	   "Truth will out." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Out \Out\, interj.	   Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with	   the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.	   [1913 Webster]	         Out, idle words, servants to shallow fools! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Out upon!} or {Out on!} equivalent to "shame upon!" "away	      with!" as, out upon you!	      [1913 Webster]
Outact \Out*act"\, v. t.	   To do or beyond; to exceed in acting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He has made me heir to treasures	         Would make me outact a real window's whining. --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
Outagamies \Ou"ta*gam`ies\, n. pl.; sing. {Outagamie}. (Ethnol.)	   See 1st {Fox}, 7.	   [1913 Webster]
Outargue \Out*ar"gue\, v. t.	   To surpass or conquer in argument.	   [1913 Webster] out-and-out
out-and-out \out-and-out\, out and out \out and out\adj.	   Without any reservation or disguise; downright; plain;	   unqualified; absolute; as, an out and out villain; an	   out-and-out lie.	   Syn: flat-out, outright.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] out-and-out	out-and-out \out-and-out\, out and out \out and out\adv.	   Completely; wholly; openly.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbabble \Out*bab"ble\, v. t.	   To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling.	   [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
outback \outback\ n.	   The remote bush country of Australia; as, they hunted	   kangaroo in the outback. [Australian]	   [WordNet 1.5]	outback \outback\ adj.	   same as {out-of-the-way}. [prenominal]	   Syn: backwoods(prenominal), out-of-the-way, remote.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outbalance \Out*bal"ance\, v. t.	   To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let dull Ajax bear away my right	         When all his days outbalance this one night. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbar \Out*bar"\, v. t.	   To bar out. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbeg \Out*beg"\, v. t.	   To surpass in begging. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outbid \Out*bid"\, v. t. [imp. {Outbid} or {Outbade} (?); p. p.	   {Outbid} or {Outbidden} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outbidding}.]	   To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prevent the greedy, and outbid the bold. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbidder \Out*bid"der\, n.	   One who outbids. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbleat \Out*bleat"\, v. t.	   To surpass in bleating.	   [1913 Webster]
Outblown \Out"blown`\, a.	   Inflated with wind. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Outblush \Out*blush"\, v. t.	   To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color. --T.	   Shipman.	   [1913 Webster]
Outboard \Out"board`\, a. & adv. (Naut.)	   Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or	   hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; --	   opposed to {inboard}; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits	   outboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Outborn \Out"born`\, a.	   Foreign; not native. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outbound \Out"bound`\, a.	   Outward bound. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbounds \Out"bounds`\, n. pl.	   The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbow \Out*bow"\, v. t.	   To excel in bowing. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbowed \Out"bowed`\, a.	   Convex; curved outward. "The convex or outbowed side of a	   vessel." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbrag \Out*brag"\, v. t.	   To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose bare outbragg'd the web it seemed to wear.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbrave \Out*brave"\, v. t.	   1. To excel in bravery or in insolence; to defy with superior	      courage or audacity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excel in magnificence or comeliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The basest weed outbraves his dignity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Outbray \Out*bray"\, v. t.	   1. To exceed in braying.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emit with great noise. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]
Outbrazen \Out*bra"zen\, v. t.	   To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence.	   --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
outbreak \out"break`\, n.	   1. A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection; mutiny; revolt.	      "Mobs and outbreaks." --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flash and outbreak of a fiery mind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden beginning of a violent event; as, the outbreak of	      hostilities between ethnic groups.	      [PJC]	   3. A sudden occurrence or manifestation; -- usually of	      disease or emotion, in one person or a group; as, an	      outbreak of measles among the students; he had an outbreak	      of shingles; an outbreak of nervousness in the mob.	      [PJC]
Outbreaking \Out"break`ing\, n.	   1. The act of breaking out.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which bursts forth.	      [1913 Webster]
Outbreast \Out*breast"\, v. t.	   To surpass in singing. See {Breast}, n., 6. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outbreathe \Out*breathe"\, v. t.	   1. To breathe forth. "Outbreathed life." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Outbreathe \Out*breathe"\, v. i.	   To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale. --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbribe \Out*bribe"\, v. t.	   To surpass in bribing.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbring \Out*bring"\, v. t.	   To bring or bear out.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbud \Out*bud"\, v. i.	   To sprout. [Poetic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbuild \Out*build"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outbuilt}or	   {Outbuilded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outbuilding}.]	   To exceed in building, or in durability of building.	   [1913 Webster]
Outbuilding \Out"build`ing\, n.	   A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house;	   an outhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Outburn \Out*burn"\, v. t. & i.	   1. To exceed in burning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burn entirely; to be consumed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Outburst \Out"burst`\, n.	   A bursting forth; as, an outburst of laughter.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Outcant \Out*cant"\, v. t.	   To surpass in canting. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcast \Out"cast`\, a. [Cf. Sw. utkasta to cast out.]	   Cast out; degraded. "Outcast, rejected." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Outcast \Out"cast`\, n.	   1. One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from	      home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded	      person; a vagabond.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord . . . gathereth together the outcasts of	            Israel.                               --Ps. cxlvii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quarrel; a contention. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Outcasting \Out"cast`ing\, n.	   That which is cast out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outcept \Out*cept"\, prep.	   Except. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcheat \Out*cheat"\, v. t.	   To exceed in cheating.	   [1913 Webster]
Outclimb \Out*climb"\, v. t.	   To climb beyond; to surpass in climbing. --Davenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcome \Out"come\, n.	   That which comes out of, or follows from, something else;	   issue; result; consequence; upshot. "The logical outcome."	   --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct	         outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and	         thought.                                 --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcompass \Out*com"pass\, v. t.	   To exceed the compass or limits of. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcourt \Out"court`\, n.	   An outer or exterior court.	   [1913 Webster]	         The skirts and outcourts of heaven.      --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcrafty \Out*craft"y\, v. t.	   To exceed in cunning. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcrier \Out"cri`er\, n.	   One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcrop \Out"crop`\, n. (Geol.)	   (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.	       --Lyell.	   (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the	       surface; basset.	       [1913 Webster]	Outcrop \Out*crop"\, v. i. (Geol.)	   To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Outcry \Out"cry`\, n.	   1. A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm,	      opposition, or detestation; clamor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sale at public auction. --Massinger. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Outdare \Out*dare"\, v. t.	   To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave.	   --Shak. R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdated \Out*dat"ed\, a.	   Being out of date; antiquated; outmoded; unfashionable.	   [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdazzle \Out*daz"zle\, v. t.	   To surpass in dazzing.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdo \Out*do"\ (out*d[=oo]"), v. t. [imp. {Outdid}	   (out*d[i^]d"); p. p. {Outdone} (out*d[u^]n"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Outdoing}.]	   To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.	   [1913 Webster]	         An imposture outdoes the original.       --L' Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         I grieve to be outdone by Gay.           --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To outdo oneself} to surpass one's own previous best	      performance.	      [PJC]
outdone \outdone\ adj.	   defeated.	   Syn: bested.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Outdoor \Out"door`\, a. [For out of door.]	   Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of	   certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as,	   outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdoors \Out"doors`\, adv.	   Out of the house; out of doors; in the open air; abroad.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Outdraw \Out*draw"\, v. t.	   To draw out; to extract. [R.] "He must the teeth outdraw."	   --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdream \Out*dream"\, v. t.	   To pass, or escape, while dreaming. "To outdream dangers."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdrink \Out*drink"\, v. t.	   To exceed in drinking.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdure \Out*dure"\, v. t.	   To outlast. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outdwell \Out*dwell"\, v. t.	   To dwell or stay beyond. [Poetic] "He outdwells his hour."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outdweller \Out"dwell`er\, n.	   One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outer \Out"er\ (out"[~e]r), a. [Compar. of {Out}.] [AS. [=u]tor,	   compar. of [=u]t, adv., out. See {Out}, {Utter}, a.]	   Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the	   interior, from a given station, or from any space or position	   regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to	   {inner}; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the	   outer stump in cricket; the outer world.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Outer bar}, in England, the body of junior (or utter)	      barristers; -- so called because in court they occupy a	      place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.	      [1913 Webster]	Outer \Out"er\, n.	   (a) The part of a target which is beyond the circles	       surrounding the bull's-eye.	   (b) A shot which strikes the outer of a target.	       [1913 Webster]	Outer \Out"er\, n. [From {Out}, v.]	   One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster;	   dispossession. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outerly \Out"er*ly\, adv.	   1. Utterly; entirely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Toward the outside. [R.] --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]
Outermost \Out"er*most`\, a. [See {Uttermost}, {Utmost}, and cf.	   {Outmost}.]	   Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the	   outermost row. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
outerwear \outerwear\ n.	   clothing for use outdoors.	   Syn: overclothes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outface \Out*face"\ (out*f[=a]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Outfaced} (out*f[=a]st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Outfacing}	   (out*f[=a]"s[i^]ng).]	   To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear	   down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Having outfaced all the world.           --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfall \Out"fall`\ (out"f[add]l`), n.	   1. The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the	      open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge	      occurs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quarrel; a falling out. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
outfangthef \out*fang"thef\ (out*f[a^]ng"th[e^]f), n. [AS.	   [=u]t-fangen-[thorn]e['o]f. See {Out}, {Fang}, v. t., and	   {Thief}.] (Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law)	      (a) A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's	          fee or liberty.	      (b) The privilege of trying such a thief. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]
Outfawn \Out*fawn"\ (out*f[add]n"), v. t.	   To exceed in fawning.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfeast \Out*feast"\ (out*f[=e]st"), v. t.	   To exceed in feasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfeat \Out*feat"\ (out*f[=e]t"), v. t.	   To surpass in feats.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfield \Out"field`\ (out"f[=e]ld`), n.	   1. Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See	      {Infield}, 1. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about	      the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also	      used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great outfield of thought or fact. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Baseball) The part of the baseball field beyond the	      diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders, and	      usually considered as divided into left field, center	      field, and right field, named as viewed from home plate.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Cricket) The part of the field farthest from the batsman.	      [1913 Webster]
outfield \out*field"\ (out*f[=e]ld"), v. t. (Baseball)	   To surpass in performing the tasks of fielding; as, both	   teams got ten hits, but the Red Sox outfielded the Yankees.	   [PJC]
outfielder \out"field*er\ n.	   1. (baseball or softball) A person who plays in the outfield.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Cricket) A fielder in cricket who is stationed in the	      outfield.	      [WordNet 1.5]
outfight \out*fight"\ v. t.	   1. To exceed in fighting; fight more competently; as, He	      outfought his challengers; the boxer outfought his	      opponent for eight rounds but lost the bout in the ninth	      on a knockout.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. to defeat in a battle; as, The French forces outfought the	      Germans.	   Syn: get the better of.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outfit \Out"fit\, n.	   1. A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or	      of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or	      residence in a foreign land; the expense of, or allowance	      made for, equipment, as by the government of the United	      States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any assemblage of objects required for or used in	      performing a task; things required as equipment for a	      task.	      [PJC]	   3. A complete ensemble of clothing, selected to form a	      matching set; a coordinated costume; as, a new Easter	      outfit.	      [PJC]	   4. A business enterprise; as, what outfit do you work for?.	      [informal]	      [PJC]	   5. Any team or party of people.	      [PJC]
outfitted \outfitted\ adj.	   1. furnished with essential equipment for a particular	      occupation or undertaking occupation; as, a well-outfitted	      expedition to the South Pole.	   Syn: fitted out.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories;	      as, children properly outfitted for school.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Outfitter \Out"fit`ter\, n.	   One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a	   business.	   [1913 Webster]
outfitting \outfitting\ n.	   the act of renovating and fitting out a ship.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Outflank \Out*flank"\, v. t.	   1. (Mil.) To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to	      pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To outmaneuver in a competition; to bypass a	      competitor's main defenses.	      [PJC]
Outflatter \Out*flat"ter\, v. t.	   To exceed in flattering.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfling \Out"fling`\, n.	   A gibe; a contemptuous remark.	   [1913 Webster]
Outflow \Out"flow`\, n.	   A flowing out; efflux.	   [1913 Webster]	Outflow \Out*flow"\, v. i.	   To flow out. --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfly \Out*fly"\, v. t. [imp. {Outflew}; p. p. {Outflown}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Outflying}.]	   To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Winged with fear outflies the wind.      --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfool \Out*fool"\, v. t.	   To exceed in folly. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Outfoot \Out*foot"\, v. t.	   To outrun or outwalk; hence, of a vessel, to outsail.	   [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Outform \Out"form\, n.	   External appearance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
outfox \out*fox"\ (out`f[o^]ks") v. t. [out + fox; from the	   supposed cleverness of a fox in stalking prey.]	   To defeat or gain an advantage over (an antagonist) by clever	   stratagems; to outwit; to outmaneuver; to outsmart.	   [PJC]
Outfrown \Out*frown"\, v. t.	   To frown down; to overbear by frowning. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgate \Out"gate`\, n.	   An outlet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgaze \Out*gaze"\, v. t.	   To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of	   seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgeneral \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 by superior	   military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.	   --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgive \Out*give"\, v. t.	   To surpass in giving. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgo \Out*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Outwent}; p. p. {Outgone}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Outgoing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to	      outdo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	Outgo \Out"go`\, n.; pl. {Outgoes}.	   That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; --	   the opposite of {income}; as, when one's outgo exceeds one's	   income, distress follows quickly. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Outgoer \Out"go`er\, n.	   One who goes out or departs.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgoing \Out"go`ing\, n.	   1. The act or the state of going out.	      [1913 Webster]	            The outgoings of the morning and evening. --Ps. lxv.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The extreme limit; the place of ending. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of	            the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan. --Josh.	                                                  xviii. 19.	      [1913 Webster]
outgoing \out"go`ing\, a.	   1. Going out; departing; leaving; as, the outgoing	      administration; an outgoing steamer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being sent out; as, outgoing mail; outgoing packages.	      [PJC]	   3. Enjoying the company of others; pleasant and responsive to	      others; sociable; friendly; convivial; cordial; -- of	      people; as, an outgoing personality. Opposite of	      {reserved} or {cold}.	      [PJC]
Outground \Out"ground`\, n.	   Ground situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgrow \Out*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Outgrew}; p. p. {Outgrown}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Outgrowing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To surpass in growing; to grow more than. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow out of or away from; to grow too large, or too	      aged, for; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness;	      to outgrow an infirmity.	      [1913 Webster]
Outgrowth \Out"growth`\, n.	   That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an	   excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.	   [1913 Webster]
Outguard \Out"guard`\, n. (Mil.)	   A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main	   body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy;	   hence, anything for defense placed at a distance from the	   thing to be defended.	   [1913 Webster]
Outgush \Out"gush`\, n.	   A pouring out; an outburst.	   [1913 Webster]	         A passionate outgush of emotion.         --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Outgush \Out*gush"\ (out*g[u^]sh"), v. i.	   To gush out; to flow forth.	   [1913 Webster]
Outhaul \Out"haul`\ (out"h[add]l`), n. (Naut.)	   A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite	   of {inhaul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Outhees \Out*hees"\ (out*h[=e]s"), n. [Cf. LL. uthesium,	   hutesium, huesium, OF. hueis, and E. hue, in hue and cry.]	   Outcry; alarm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Outher \Outh"er\, conj.	   Other. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Out-Herod \Out-Her"od\, v. t.	   To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in	   any vicious or offensive particular. Compare {outpope the	   Pope}. "It out-Herods Herod." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Out-Heroding the preposterous fashions of the times.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Outhire \Out*hire"\, v. t.	   To hire out. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
outhouse \out"house`\, n.	   1. A small house or building at a little distance from the	      main house; an outbuilding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: A small building with one or more seats and a	      pit underneath, intended for use as a toilet; a privy.	      [PJC]
Outing \Out"ing\, n.	   1. The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a	      summer outing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Outjest \Out*jest"\, v. t.	   To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting.	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outjet \Out"jet`\, n.	   That which jets out or projects from anything. [R.] --H.	   Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outjuggle \Out*jug"gle\, v. t.	   To surpass in juggling.	   [1913 Webster]
Outkeeper \Out"keep`er\, n. (Surv.)	   An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in	   chaining.	   [1913 Webster]
Outknave \Out*knave"\, v. t.	   To surpass in knavery.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlabor \Out*la"bor\, v. t.	   To surpass in laboring.	   [1913 Webster]
Outland \Out"land\, a. [Out + land. See {Outlandish}.]	   1. Foreign; outlandish. [Obs.] --Strutt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outlying; remote from large cities.	      [PJC]
outland \out"land\, n.	   The regions of a country or territory remote from the main	   cities; the outlying provinces.	   [PJC]
Outlander \Out"land*er\, n.	   A foreigner. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlandish \Out*land"ish\, a. [AS. [=u]tlendisc foreign. See	   {Out}, {Land}, and {-ish}.]	   1. Foreign; not native. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Him did outlandish women cause to sin. --Neh. xiii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its barley water and its outlandish wines. --G. W.	                                                  Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Deviating conspicuously from common practice;	      strange; freakish; bizarre; rude; barbarous; uncouth;	      clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech; --	      usually used in a negative sense.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Something outlandish, unearthy, or at variance with	            ordinary fashion.                     --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster] --{Out*land"ish*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
outlandishness \out*land"ish*ness\ n.	   The quality of being strikingly out of the ordinary; the	   quality of being outlandish[2].	   Syn: bizarreness, weirdness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outlast \Out*last"\, v. t.	   To exceed in duration; to survive; to endure longer than.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlaugh \Out*laugh"\, v. t.	   1. To surpass or outdo in laughing. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To laugh (one) out of a purpose, principle, etc.; to	      discourage or discomfit by laughing; to laugh down. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His apprehensions of being outlaughed will force him	            to continue in a restless obscurity.  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]
Outlaw \Out"law`\ (out"l[add]`), n. [AS. [=u]tlaga, [=u]tlah.	   See {Out}, and {Law}.]	   1. A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived	      of its protection. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person engaging habitually in criminal activity,	      especially theft or robbery; an habitually lawless person,	      especially one who is a fugitive from the law.	      [PJC]	Outlaw \Out"law`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlawed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Outlawing}.] [AS. ?tlagian.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to	      declare to be an outlaw. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to	      outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force. "Laws	      outlawed by necessity." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render illegal; to ban, prohibit, or proscribe under	      sanction of some penalty.	      [PJC]
outlawed \outlawed\ adj.	   1. contrary to or forbidden by law; banned; illicit; as, a	      member of an outlawed political party.	   Syn: illegitimate, illicit, outlaw(prenominal), unlawful.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outlawry \Out"law`ry\, n.; pl. {Outlawries}.	   1. The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the	      protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an	      absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being an outlaw.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Defiance of the law; habitual criminality.	      [PJC]
Outlay \Out*lay"\, v. t.	   To lay out; to spread out; to display. [R.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Outlay \Out"lay`\, n.	   1. A laying out or expending.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is expended; expenditure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An outlying haunt. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Outleap \Out*leap"\, v. t.	   To surpass in leaping.	   [1913 Webster]	Outleap \Out"leap`\, n.	   A sally. [R.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlearn \Out*learn"\, v. t.	   1. To excel or surpass in learing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To learn out [i. e., completely, utterly]; to exhaust	      knowledge of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Naught, according to his mind,	            He could outlearn.                    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men and gods have not outlearned it [love].	                                                  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Outlet \Out"let`\, n.	   The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage	   out; an exit; a vent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Receiving all, and having no outlet.     --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Outlet \Out*let"\, v. t.	   To let out; to emit. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlie \Out*lie"\, v. t.	   To exceed in lying. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlier \Out"li`er\, n.	   1. One who does not live where his office, or business, or	      estate, is. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which lies, or is, away from the main body.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or	      beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by	      denudation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Statistics) A datum that lies significantly beyond the	      main cluster of data points on a graph or diagram; --	      suggestive of an error in measurement.	      [PJC]
Outlimb \Out"limb`\, n.	   An extreme member or part of a thing; a limb. [Obs.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outline \Out"line`\, n.	   1.	      (a) The line which marks the outer limits of an object or	          figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.	      (b) In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the	          like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.	      (c) A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a	          figure without shading.	          [1913 Webster]	                Painters, by their outlines, colors, lights, and	                shadows, represent the same in their pictures.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general	      indication of a plan, system, discourse, course of	      thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            But that larger grief . . .	            Is given in outline and no more.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sketch; draught; delineation. See {Sketch}.	        [1913 Webster]	Outline \Out"line`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Outlining}.]	   1. To draw the outline of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; to	      create a general framework of (a plan, system, discourse,	      course of thought), for which the details need to be	      added; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.	      [1913 Webster]
Outlinear \Out*lin"e*ar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an	   outline. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlive \Out*live"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outlived}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Outliving}.]	   To live beyond, or longer than; to survive.	   [1913 Webster]	         They live too long who happiness outlive. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Outliver \Out*liv"er\, n.	   One who outlives. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outlook \Out*look"\, v. t.	   1. To face down; to outstare.	      [1913 Webster]	            To outlook conquest, and to win renown. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inspect throughly; to select. [Obs.] --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	Outlook \Out"look`\, n.	   1. The act of looking out; watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks	      out; a watchower. --Lyon Playfair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision;	      sight; appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Applause	            Which owes to man's short outlook all its charms.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The likely outcome, such as is indicated by the present	      situation; prospects; prognosis; as, the outlook is grim.	      [PJC]	   5. The point of view or attitude of a person; as, one's	      outlook on life is affected by illness.	      [PJC]
Outloose \Out"loose`\, n.	   A loosing from; an escape; an outlet; an evasion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That "whereas" gives me an outloose.     --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlope \Out"lope\, n.	   An excursion. [Obs.] --Florio.	   [1913 Webster] Outluster
Outluster \Out*lus"ter\, Outlustre \Out*lus"tre\, v. t.	   To excel in brightness or luster. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outlying \Out"ly`ing\, a.	   Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the	   main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior;	   remote; detached.	   [1913 Webster] Outmaneuver
Outmaneuver \Out`ma*neu"ver\, Outmanoeuvre \Out`ma*noeu"vre\, v.	   t.	   To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outwit	   or frustrate by clever stratagems; to outgeneral.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Outmantle \Out*man"tle\, v. t.	   To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of	   dress. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And with poetic trappings grace thy prose,	         Till it outmantle all the pride of verse. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Outmarch \Out*march"\, v. t.	   To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to	   leave behind.	   [1913 Webster]
Outmeasure \Out*meas"ure\, v. t.	   To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than. --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
out-migration \out-migration\ n.	   migration out of country or territory; emigration.	   Syn: emigration.	        [WordNet 1.5]
outmoded \outmoded\ adj.	   1. same as {old-fashioned}, a., 3.	   Syn: antique, demode, old-fashioned[3], old-hat(predicate),	        out-of-date, out of fashion(predicate), out of	        style(predicate), passe, passee.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Unacceptable because it is inferior to current standards,	      procedures, or technology.	   Syn: obsolete, outdated, out-of-date, superannuated,	        old-fashioned[2].	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Outmost \Out"most`\, a. [OE. outemest, utmest, AS. [=u]temest, a	   superl. fr. [=u]te out. See {Out}, {Utmost}, and cf.	   {Outermost}.]	   Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward;	   outermost.	   [1913 Webster]
Outmount \Out*mount"\, v. t.	   To mount above. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outname \Out*name"\, v. t.	   1. To exceed in naming or describing. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed in name, fame, or degree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And found out one to outname thy other faults.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Outness \Out"ness\, n.	   1. The state of being out or beyond; separateness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) The state or quality of being distinguishable	      from the perceiving mind, by being in space, and	      possessing material quality; externality; objectivity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The outness of the objects of sense.  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Outnoise \Out*noise"\, v. t.	   To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outnumber \Out*num"ber\, v. t.	   To exceed in number; as, the garrison was badly outnumbered	   by the attacking forces.	   [1913 Webster]
out-of-bounds \out-of-bounds\ adj.	   1. (Sports) outside the delimited playing field. [Narrower	      terms: {foul (vs. fair) ] WordNet 1.5]	   2. barred to a designated group. [predicate]	   Syn: off-limits.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Beyond the limits of the expected standard of taste or	      propriety; as, an out-of-bounds remark.	      [PJC]
out-of-breath \out-of-breath\ adj.	   breathing laboriously or convulsively. [predicate]	   Syn: gasping, panting, pursy, short-winded, winded.	        [WordNet 1.5]
out-of-date \out-of-date\ adj.	   1. same as {old-fashioned}, a., 2.	   Syn: antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat(predicate),	        outmoded, out of fashion(predicate), out of	        style(predicate), passe, passee.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Unacceptable because it is inferior to current standards,	      procedures, or technology; outmoded[2]; noncurrent.	      {current}	   Syn: obsolete, outmoded[2], superannuated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. no longer valid.	   Syn: back(prenominal), outdated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
out-of-door \out-of-door\ adj.	   1. located, . {indoor}	   Syn: outdoor(prenominal) (vs. indoor), outside.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Out-of-door \Out`-of-door"\,, a.	   Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air;	   suited for the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise.	   See {Out of door}, under {Out}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Amongst out-of-door delights.            --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
out-of-doors \out-of-doors\ n.	   Any location outside of any building, where the air is	   unconfined; the open air.	   Syn: outdoors, air, open air, open.	        [WordNet 1.5]
out-of-school \out-of-school\ adj.	   not attending school and therefore free to work; as,	   opportunities for out-of-school youth.	   [WordNet 1.5]
out-of-sight \out-of-sight\ adj.	   very good; same as {groovy}, sense 1. [informal, 1960's]	   Syn: bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, far-out,	        great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate),	        outtasight, peachy, psychedelic, slap-up, swell,	        smashing.	        [PJC]
out-of-the-ordinary \out-of-the-ordinary\ adj.	   unusual or striking.	   Syn: remarkable, singular, some.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Out-of-the-way \Out`-of-the-way"\, a.	   1. See under {Out}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not on a main transportation route; inconveniently	      located.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
out-of-town \out-of-town\ adj.	   happening in or being of another town or city; as, an	   out-of-town tryout.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Outpace \Out*pace"\, v. t. [Cf. {Outpass}.]	   1. To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed in development or performance; to outdo.	      [PJC]
Outparamour \Out*par"a*mour\, v. t.	   To exceed in the number of mistresses. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outparish \Out"par`ish\, n.	   A parish lying without the walls of, or in a remote part of,	   a town. --Graunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpart \Out"part`\, n.	   An outlying part. [R.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpass \Out*pass"\, v. t. [Cf. {Outpace}.]	   To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpassion \Out*pas"sion\, v. t.	   To exceed in passion.	   [1913 Webster]
Out-patient \Out"-pa`tient\, n.	   1. A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical	      aid from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A medical patient who receives treatment at a hospital,	      especially in an emergency room, but is not admitted to	      stay overnight. Distinguished from {inpatient}, who is	      assigned to a room to reside there while being treated.	      [PJC]
Outpeer \Out*peer"\, v. t.	   To excel. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpension \Out"pen`sion\, v. t.	   To grant an outpension to.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Outpension \Out"pen`sion\, n.	   A public pension granted to one not required to live in a	   charitable institution. -- {Out"pen`sion*er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Outplay \Out*play"\, v. t.	   To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be	   outplayed in tennis or ball.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpoise \Out*poise"\, v. t.	   To outweigh. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
outpope the Pope \out*pope" the Pope`\, v. i.	   To try to act as a more authentic member of a group than one	   who is a genuine member of the group; -- not necessarily in	   reference to religious matters; compare {to be more Catholic	   than the Pope}. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Outport \Out"port`\, n.	   A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat	   of trade. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpost \Out"post`\, n. (Mil.)	   (a) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a	       distance from the main body of an army, for observation	       of the enemy.	   (b) The troops placed at such a station.	       [1913 Webster]
Outpour \Out*pour"\, v. t.	   To pour out. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
outpour \out"pour`\, n.	   1. A flowing out; a free discharge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An effusion (of sentiment or emotion; outpouring.	      [PJC]
outpouring \out"pour`ing\, n.	   An unrestrained expression (of emotion, feeling); as, an	   outpouring of grief over the death of Princess Diana.	   [PJC]
outpower \out*pow"er\, v. t.	   To excel in power; to overpover. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpray \Out*pray"\, v. t.	   To exceed or excel in prayer.	   [1913 Webster]
Outpreach \Out*preach"\, v. t.	   To surpass in preaching.	   [1913 Webster]	         And for a villain's quick conversion	         A pillory can outpreach a parson.        --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Outprize \Out*prize"\, v. t.	   To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Output \Out"put`\, n.	   1. The amount or quantity of a material or product that is	      produced by a mine, factory, or any system for production	      of commercial goods, such as the amount of coal or ore put	      out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material	      produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or	      mills, in a given time; production.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The materials, profits, or information produced by any	      system.	      [PJC]	   3. (Physiol.) That which is thrown out as products of the	      metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the	      faeces. See {Income}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The output consists of: (a) The respiratory products of	         the lungs, skin, and alimentary canal, consisting	         chiefly of carbonic acid and water with small	         quantities of hydrogen and carbureted hydrogen. (b)	         Perspiration, consisting chiefly of water and salts.	         (c) The urine, which is assumed to contain all the	         nitrogen truly excreted by the body, besides a large	         quantity of saline matters and water. --Foster.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The power, voltage, or current produced by a device to	      generate or regulate electrical power; as, the power	      supply had a maximum output of 250 milliamps.	      [PJC]	   5. (Computers) The data or information produced by operation	      of a computer program or subroutine for transfer to	      another program or to an external device. The output of	      one program may be used as the {input} to another program.	      [PJC]
Outquench \Out*quench"\, v. t.	   To quench entirely; to extinguish. "The candlelight	   outquenched." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Outrage \Out*rage"\, v. t. [Out + rage.]	   To rage in excess of. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Outrage \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 to persons or	      things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive	      abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wrought great outrages, wasting all the country.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excess; luxury. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Affront; insult; abuse. See {Affront}.	        [1913 Webster]	Outrage \Out"rage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outragen}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Outraging}.] [F. outrager. See {Outrage}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat	      with violence or excessive abuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Base and insolent minds outrage men when they have	            hope of doing it without a return.    --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            This interview outrages all decency.  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault	      upon (a female).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to become very angry; as, the burning of the flag	      outraged the small conservative town.	      [PJC]	Outrage \Out"rage\, v. i.	   To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.	   [1913 Webster]
outraged \out"raged\ adj.	   deeply angered at something unjust or wrong; incensed; as, a	   look of outraged disbelief.	   Syn: indignant, incensed, umbrageous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outrageous \Out*ra"geous\ (out*r[=a]"j[u^]s), a. [OF. outrageus,	   F. outrageux. See {Outrage}, n.]	   Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right,	   reason, or decency; such as to cause outrage; involving or	   doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious. "Outrageous	   weeping." --Chaucer. "The most outrageous villainies." --Sir	   P. Sidney. "The vile, outrageous crimes." --Shak. "Outrageous	   panegyric." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious;	        monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Out*ra"geous*ly}	        (out*r[=a]"j[u^]s*l[y^]), adv. -- {Out*ra"geous*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Outrance \Ou`trance"\ ([=oo]`tr[aum]Ns"), n. [F. See	   {Outr['e]}.]	   The utmost or last extremity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Combat a outrance}, a fight to the end, or to the death.	   Syn: fight to the finish.	        [1913 Webster]
outrange \outrange\ v. t.	   to have a greater range than; -- of guns or missiles.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Outrank \Out*rank"\, v. t.	   To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.	   [1913 Webster]
Outray \Out*ray"\, v. t.	   To outshine. [R.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]	Outray \Out*ray"\, v. i.	   To spread out in array. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And now they outray to your fleet.       --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Outraye \Out*raye"\, v. i.	   See {Outrage}, v. i. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This warn I you, that ye not suddenly	         Out of yourself for no woe should outraye. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Outraze \Out*raze"\, v. t.	   To obliterate. [Obs.] --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Outr'e \Ou`tr['e]"\, a. [F., p.p. of outer to exaggerate, fr. L.	   ultra beyond. See {Outrage}.]	   Out of the common course or limits; extravagant[2]; bizarre;	   outlandish[2]; as, an outr['e] costume.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]	         My first mental development had in it much of the	         uncommon -- even much of the outr['e].   --E. A. Poe.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Outreach \Out*reach"\, v. t.	   To reach beyond.	   [1913 Webster]
outreach \outreach\ n.	   1. The act of reaching out; an effort to build connections	      from one person or group to another; as, the Police	      Department insituted a community outreach program.	      [PJC]	   2. The extension of assistance or services to persons or	      groups not previously served.	      [PJC]
Outreason \Out*rea"son\, v. t.	   To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Outreckon \Out*reck"on\, v. t.	   To exceed in reckoning or computation. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outrecuidance \Ou`tre*cui`dance"\, n. [F., fr. outre beyond +	   cuider to think, L. cogitare.]	   Excessive presumption. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outrede \Out*rede"\, v. t.	   To surpass in giving rede, or counsel. [Obs.] See {Atrede}.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Outreign \Out*reign"\, v. t.	   To go beyond in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or	   longer than. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Outride \Out*ride"\, v. t.	   To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Outride \Out"ride`\, n.	   1. A riding out; an excursion. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place for riding out. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Outrider \Out"rid`er\, n.	   1. A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who rides out on horseback, beyond the main group, e.	      g., as a scout. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. A servant on horseback attending a carriage.	      [1913 Webster]
outrigged \outrigged\ adj.	   1. rigged with a structure projecting from or over the side	      of a boat for various purposes; having an outrigger; -- to	      prevent capsizing or to support an oarlock or to help	      secure a mast etc. See {outrigger}	      [WordNet 1.5]
outrigger \out"rig`ger\, n.	   1. Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use,	      as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended,	      or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the	          side of a boat.	      (b) A boat thus equipped.	      (c) A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to	          prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at	          the end; also used attributively, as an outrigger	          canoe.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Aeronautics) A projecting frame used to support the	      elevator or tail planes, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
outright \out"right`\ adj.	   Downright; plain; unqualified; utter; straight-out; as, an	   outright lie.	   Syn: flat-out, out-and-out.	        [PJC]	outright \out"right`\, adv.	   1. Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed	      outright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Completely; utterly. --Cardinal Manning.	      [1913 Webster]
Outring \Out*ring"\, v. t.	   To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.	   [1913 Webster]
Outrival \Out*ri"val\, v. t.	   To surpass in a rivalry.	   [1913 Webster]
Outrive \Out*rive"\, v. t.	   To river; to sever. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster] Outroad
Outroad \Out"road`\, Outrode \Out"rode`\, n.	   An excursion. [Obs.] "Outrodes by the ways of Judea." --Macc.	   xv. 41 (Geneva Bible).	   [1913 Webster]
Outroar \Out*roar"\, v. t.	   To exceed in roaring.	   [1913 Webster]
Outromance \Out`ro*mance"\, v. t.	   To exceed in romantic character. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outroom \Out"room`\, n.	   An outer room. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outroot \Out*root"\, v. t.	   1. To eradicate; to extirpate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To root louder than; to applaud more noisily than.	      [PJC]
Outrun \Out*run"\, v. t. [imp. {Outran}; p. p. {Outrun}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Outrunning}.]	   To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than;	   to outstrip; to go beyond.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your zeal outruns my wishes.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         The other disciple did outrun Peter, and came first to	         the sepulcher.                           --John xx. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Outrunner \Out*run"ner\, n.	   An offshoot; a branch. [R.] "Some outrunner of the river."	   --Lauson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outrush \Out*rush"\, v. i.	   To rush out; to issue, or run out, forcibly. --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsail \Out*sail"\, v. t.	   To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster	   than. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Outscent \Out*scent"\, v. t.	   To exceed in odor. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Outscold \Out*scold"\, v. t.	   To exceed in scolding. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outscorn \Out*scorn"\, v. t.	   To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outscouring \Out"scour`ing\, n.	   That which is scoured out or washed out. --Buckland.	   [1913 Webster]
Outscout \Out*scout"\, v. t.	   To overpower by disdain; to outface. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsee \Out*see"\, v. t.	   To see beyond; to excel in certainty of seeing; to surpass in	   foresight.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsell \Out*sell"\, v. t.	   1. To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more than; to	      exceed in value. --Fuller. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Outsentry \Out"sen`try\, n. (Mil.)	   A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an	   outguard.	   [1913 Webster]
Outset \Out"set`\, n.	   A setting out, starting, or beginning. "The outset of a	   political journey." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Giving a proper direction to this outset of life. --J.	                                                  Hawes.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsettler \Out"set`tler\, n.	   One who settles at a distance, or away, from others.	   [1913 Webster]
Outshine \Out*shine"\, v. i.	   To shine forth. "Bright, outshining beams." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Outshine \Out*shine"\, v. t.	   1. To surpass in splendor, excellence, or achievement.	      [1913 Webster]	            A throne of royal state, which far	            Outshone the wealth of Ormus and of Ind. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shine more brightly than.	      [PJC]
Outshoot \Out*shoot"\, v. t.	   To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men are resolved never to outshoot their forefathers'	         mark.                                    --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Outshut \Out*shut"\, v. t.	   To shut out. [R.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Outside \Out"side`\, n.	   1. The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which	      forms the external surface; that which appears, or is	      manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.	      [1913 Webster]	            There may be great need of an outside where there is	            little or nothing within.             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Created beings see nothing but our outside.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part or space which lies beyond the external edge of a	      structure or beyond the boundary of an inclosure.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the	            family standing on the outside.       --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.;	      the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside	      passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See	      {Inside}, n. 3. [Colloq. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The part of the world not encompassed by or under control	      of an organization or institution; as, prisoners are not	      allowed to pass objects to persons on the outside; one may	      not discuss company secretes with anyone on the outside.	      [PJC]	Outside \Out"side`\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior;	      superficial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent,	      quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Outside finish} (Arch.), a term for the minor parts, as	      corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to complete	      the exterior of a wooden building; -- rare in masonry.	      [1913 Webster]	Outside \Out"side`\, adv. or prep.	   On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to	   ride outside the coach; he stayed outside.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsider \Out`sid"er\, n.	   1. One not belonging to the concern, institution, party,	      etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.	      [Recent] --A. Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in	      the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key	      is inside.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A horse which is not a favorite in the betting. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
outside-group \outside-group\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to marriage outside a class or tribe, in	   cultures where that is required by custom or law.	   Syn: exogamic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outsing \Out*sing"\, v. t.	   To surpass in singing.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsit \Out*sit"\, v. t.	   To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the	   time of; to outstay.	   [1913 Webster]
Outskirt \Out"skirt`\, n.	   A part remote from the center, and near the outer edge;	   border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a	   town. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The outskirts of his march of mystery.   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsleep \Out*sleep"\, v. t.	   To exceed in sleeping. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outslide \Out*slide"\, v. i.	   To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.	   [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         At last our grating keels outslide.      --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsoar \Out*soar"\, v. t.	   To soar beyond or above.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsole \Out"sole`\, n.	   The outside sole of a boot or shoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsound \Out*sound"\, v. t.	   To surpass in sounding.	   [1913 Webster]
outspan \out*span"\, v. t. & i. [D. uitspannen.]	   To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon; to unharness (a	   horse). [S. Africa]	   [1913 Webster]	outspan \out"span\, n.	   1. The act of outspanning.	      [PJC]	   2. A place where outspanning is done; Hence: An encampment.	      [South African]	      [PJC]
Outsparkle \Out*spar"kle\, v. t.	   To exceed in sparkling.	   [1913 Webster]
Outspeak \Out*speak"\, v. t.	   1. To exceed in speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak openly or boldly. --T. Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To express more than. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Outspeed \Out*speed"\, v. t.	   To excel in speed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Outspeed the realized miracles of steam. --Talfourd.	   [1913 Webster]
Outspend \Out"spend`\, v. t.	   1. To spend more than.	      [PJC]	   2. To spend to exhaustion; to spend more than the limits of;	      as, he outspent the entire discretionary fund halfway	      through the year.	      [PJC]	Outspend \Out"spend`\, n.	   Outlay; expenditure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A mere outspend of savageness.           --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Outspin \Out*spin"\, v. t.	   To spin out; to finish.	   [1913 Webster]
Outspoken \Out*spo"ken\, a.	   Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, candidly, or boldly; as,	   an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke. -- {Out*spo"ken*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsport \Out*sport"\, v. t.	   To exceed in sporting. [R.] "Not to outsport discretion."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outspread \Out*spread"\, v. t.	   To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. or adj.	   [1913 Webster]
Outspring \Out*spring"\, v. i.	   To spring out; to issue.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstand \Out*stand"\, v. i.	   To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to	   remain standing out.	   [1913 Webster]	Outstand \Out*stand"\, v. t.	   1. To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without	      yielding. [R.] --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stay beyond. "I have outstood my time." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Outstanding \Out*stand"ing\, a.	   1. That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as,	      outstanding obligations.	      [1913 Webster]	            Revenues . . . as well outstanding as collected.	                                                  --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conspicuously excellent; markedly superior; distinguished.	      [PJC]	   3. So prominent so as to attract notice; conspicuous; usually	      but not always in a good sense.	      [PJC]
Outstare \Out*stare"\, v. t.	   To excel or overcome in staring; to face down.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstart \Out*start"\, v. i.	   To start out or up. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstay \Out*stay"\, v. t.	   To stay beyond or longer than.	   [1913 Webster]	         She concluded to outstay him.            --Mad. D'	                                                  Arblay.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstep \Out*step"\, v. t.	   To exceed in stepping.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstorm \Out*storm"\, v. t.	   To exceed in storming.	   [1913 Webster]	         Insults the tempest and outstorms the skies. --J.	                                                  Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstreet \Out"street`\, n.	   A street remote from the center of a town. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstretch \Out*stretch"\, v. t.	   To stretch out. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstride \Out*stride"\, v. t.	   To surpass in striding.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstrike \Out*strike"\, v. t.	   To strike out; to strike faster than. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outstrip \Out*strip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outstripped}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Outstripping}.]	   1. To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave	      behind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appetites which . . . had outstripped the hours.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	            He still outstript me in the race.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed in development or performance; to surpass in any	      competition; to outdo; to outpace[2].	      [PJC]
Outsuffer \Out*suf"fer\, v. t.	   To exceed in suffering.	   [1913 Webster]
Outswear \Out*swear"\, v. t.	   To exceed in swearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Outsweeten \Out*sweet"en\, v. t.	   To surpass in sweetness. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outswell \Out*swell"\, v. t.	   1. To exceed in swelling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swell beyond; to overflow. [Obs.] --Hewyt.	      [1913 Webster]
Outtake \Out*take"\, prep.	   Except. [Obs.] --R. of Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]
outtake \out"take`\ n. (out"t[=a]k`),	   A portion of a recorded performance which is eliminated in	   the editing process and is not included in the final	   commercial presentation. The recording may be audio or visual	   or both, but is usually of a film or television performance.	   Outtakes often include mistakes or lower quality	   performances, and sometimes blunders. The latter type are	   occasionally presented separately to the public for	   amusement.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Outtaken \Out*tak"en\, p. p. or prep.	   Excepted; save. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Outtalk \Out*talk"\, v. t.	   To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
outtasight \out`ta*sight"\ (out`t[.a]*s[imac]t"), a. [Compressed	   form of out-of-sight.]	   same as {groovy}, sense 1. [informal, 1960's]	   Syn: bang-up, bully, cool, corking, cracking, dandy, far-out,	        great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad(predicate),	        out-of-sight, peachy, psychedelic, slap-up, swell,	        smashing.	        [PJC]
Outtell \Out*tell"\, v. t.	   To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning. "I have	   outtold the clock." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Outterm \Out"term`\, n.	   An external or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial	   remark, etc. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not to bear cold forms, nor men's outterms. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outthrow \Out*throw"\, v. t.	   1. To throw out. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.	      [1913 Webster]
Outtoil \Out*toil"\, v. t.	   To exceed in toiling.	   [1913 Webster]
Outtongue \Out*tongue"\, v. t.	   To silence by talk, clamor, or noise. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outtop \Out*top"\, v. t.	   To overtop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outtravel \Out*trav"el\, v. t.	   To exceed in speed or distance traveled. --Mad. D' Arblay.	   [1913 Webster]
out-tray \out-tray\ n.	   a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold documents	   which have been processed, prior to transfer to a different	   person.	   Syn: out-basket.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Outtwine \Out*twine"\, v. t.	   To disentangle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outvalue \Out*val"ue\, v. t.	   To exceed in value. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Outvenom \Out*ven"om\, v. t.	   To exceed in venom.	   [1913 Webster]
Outvie \Out*vie"\, v. t.	   To exceed in vying. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Outvillain \Out*vil"lain\, v. t.	   To exceed in villainy.	   [1913 Webster]
Outvoice \Out*voice"\, v. t.	   To exceed in noise. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Outvote \Out*vote"\, v. t.	   To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwalk \Out*walk"\, v. t.	   To excel in walking; to leave behind in walking. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwall \Out"wall`\, n.	   The exterior wall; the outside surface, or appearance.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Outward
Outward \Out"ward\, Outwards \Out"wards\, adv. [AS. [=u]teweard.	   See {Out}, and {-ward}, {-wards}.]	   From the interior part; in a direction from the interior	   toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away;	   as, a ship bound outward.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wrong side may be turned outward.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Light falling on them is not reflected outwards. --Sir	                                                  I. Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Outward bound}, bound in an outward direction or to foreign	      parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to	      {homeward bound}.	      [1913 Webster]	Outward \Out"ward\, a.	   1. Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; --	      opposed to {inward}; as, an outward garment or layer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is	            renewed day by day.                   --Cor. iv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is	      external; manifest; public. "Sins outward." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            An outward honor for an inward toil.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.	      [Obs.] --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tending to the exterior or outside.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fire will force its outward way.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Out"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Out"ward*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Outward stroke}. (Steam Engine) See under {Stroke}.	      [1913 Webster]	Outward \Out"ward\, n.	   External form; exterior. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So fair an outward and such stuff within. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
outward-bound \outward-bound\ adj.	   travelling away from a port or station; as, outward-bound	   ships. Opposite of {inward-bound} or {inbound}.	   Syn: departing(prenominal), outbound, outward.	        [WordNet 1.5]
outward-developing \outward-developing\ adj. (Botany)	   Developing away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which	   the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the	   edge.	   [WordNet 1.5]
outward-moving \outward-moving\ adj.	   moving or directed away from center, especially when spinning	   or traveling in a curve.	   [WordNet 1.5]
outwardness \outwardness\ n.	   1. concern with outward things or material objects (esp the	      body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind or the	      spirit or ideal concepts; as, hearty showmanship and	      all-around outwardness.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. the quality or state of being outside or directed toward	      or relating to the outside or exterior; as, the	      outwardness of the world.	   Syn: externality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Outwards \Out"wards\, adv.	   See {Outward}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwatch \Out*watch"\, v. t.	   To exceed in watching.	   [1913 Webster]
Outway \Out"way`\, n.	   A way out; exit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In divers streets and outways multiplied. --P.	                                                  Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwear \Out*wear"\, v. t.	   1. To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will	      outwear the other. "If I the night outwear." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Outweary \Out*wea"ry\, v. t.	   To weary out. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Outweed \Out*weed"\, v. t.	   To weed out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outweep \Out*weep"\, v. t.	   To exceed in weeping.	   [1913 Webster]
Outweigh \Out*weigh"\, v. t.	   To exceed in weight or value.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwell \Out*well"\, v. t.	   To pour out. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Outwell \Out*well"\, v. i.	   To issue forth. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwent \Out*went"\,	   imp. of {Outgo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwhore \Out*whore"\, v. t.	   To exceed in lewdness.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwin \Out*win"\, v. t.	   To win a way out of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outwind \Out*wind"\, v. t.	   To extricate by winding; to unloose. [R.] --Spenser. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwing \Out*wing"\, v. t.	   To surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying. --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwit \Out*wit"\, v. t.	   1. To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defeat or gain an advantage over by superior craft or	      cunning stratagems; as, the thief outwitted his pursuers	      and left the country undetected.	      [PJC]	            They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! --Gauden.	      [1913 Webster]	Outwit \Out"wit\, n.	   The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and	   experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to {inwit}.	   [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwoe \Out*woe"\, v. t.	   To exceed in woe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outwork \Out*work"\, v. t.	   To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.	   [1913 Webster]	Outwork \Out"work`\, n. (Fort.)	   A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work,	   as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
Outworth \Out*worth"\, v. t.	   To exceed in worth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Outwrest \Out*wrest"\, v. t.	   To extort; to draw from or forth by violence. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Outwrite \Out*write"\, v. t.	   To exceed or excel in writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Outzany \Out*za"ny\, v. t.	   To exceed in buffoonery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouvarovite \Ou*va"ro*vite\, n. [Named from the Russian Count	   Uvaroff.] (Min.)	   Chrome garnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Ouze \Ouze\, n. & v.	   See {Ooze}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ouzel \Ou"zel\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Ousel}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mellow ouzel fluted in the elm.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ova \O"va\, n. pl.	   See {Ovum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oval \O"val\, a. [F. ovale, fr. L. ovum egg. Cf. {Egg}, {Ovum}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception;	      as, oval conceptions. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Broadly elliptical.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oval chuck} (Mech.), a lathe chuck so constructed that work	      attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in the usual	      manner, becomes of an oval form.	      [1913 Webster]	Oval \O"val\, n.	   A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an	   ellipse.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cassinian oval} (Geom.), the locus of a point the product of	      whose distances from two fixed points is constant; -- so	      called from Cassini, who first investigated the curve.	      Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is	      constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The	      locus may consist of a single closed line, as shown by the	      dotted line, or of two equal ovals about the points A and	      B.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] Ovalbumin
Ovalbumin \O`val*bu"min\ ([=o]`v[a^]l*b[=u]"m[i^]n), Ovalbumen
\O`val*bu"men\ ([=o]`v[a^]l*b[=u]"m[e^]n), n. [Ovum + albumin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in	   distinction from {serum albumin}. See {Albumin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovaliform \O*val"i*form\ ([-o]`v[a^]l"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Oval +	   -form.]	   Having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any	   section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be	   circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter	   will be oval.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovally \O"val*ly\, adv.	   In an oval form.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovant \O"vant\, a. [L. ovans triumphant, p. pr. of ovare to	   exult.]	   Exultant. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Ovarian
Ovarian \O*va"ri*an\, Ovarial \O*va"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an ovary.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovariole \O*va"ri*ole\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are	   composed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovariotomist \O*va`ri*ot"o*mist\, n.	   One who performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovariotomy \O*va`ri*ot"o*my\, n. [Ovarium + Gr. te`mnein to	   cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries;	   oophorectomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovarious \O*va"ri*ous\, a.	   Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food. [R.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovaritis \O`va*ri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Ovarium}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the ovaries.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovarium \O*va"ri*um\, n.; pl. L. {Ovaria}, E. {Ovariums}. [NL.]	   An ovary. See {Ovary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovary \O"va*ry\ ([=o]"v[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Ovaries}	   ([=o]"v[.a]*r[i^]z). [NL. ovarium, fr. L. ovum egg: cf. F.	   ovaire. See {Oval}.]	   1. (Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed,	      and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See	      Illust. of {Flower}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool. & Anat.) The essential female reproductive organ in	      which the ova are produced. See Illust. of {Discophora}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ovate \O"vate\, a. [L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See {Oval}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal	      section of an egg, with the broader end basal. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Ovate-acuminate \O"vate-a*cu"mi*nate\, a.	   Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender	   point.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovate-cylindraceous \O"vate-cyl`in*dra"ceous\, a.	   Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovated \O"va*ted\, a.	   Ovate.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovate-lanceolate \O"vate-lan"ce*o*late\, a.	   Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovate-oblong \O"vate-ob"long\, a.	   Oblong, with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovate-rotundate \O"vate-ro*tund"ate\, a.	   Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a	   sphere; roundly ovate.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovate-subulate \O"vate-su"bu*late\, a.	   Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovation \O*va"tion\, n. [L. ovatio, fr. ovare to exult, rejoice,	   triumph in an ovation; cf. Gr. ? to shout: cf. F. ovation.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a	      commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory	      over slaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the	      multitude to a public favorite.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rain an April of ovation round	            Their statues.                        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially: A prolonged applause for a person of group	      after a speech or performance.	      [PJC]	   {standing ovation} a prolonged applause during which the	      audience stands as a sign of special appreciation or	      admiration.	      [PJC]
Ovato-acuminate \O*va"to-a*cu"mi*nate\, a.	   Same as {Ovate-acuminate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovato-cylindraceous \O*va"to-cyl`in*dra"ceous\, a.	   Same as {Ovate-cylindraceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovato-oblong \O*va"to-ob"long\, a.	   Same as {Ovate-oblong}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovato-rotundate \O*va"to-ro*tund"ate\, a.	   Same as {Ovate-rotundate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oven \Ov"en\ ([u^]v"'n), n. [AS. ofen; akin to D. oven, OHG.	   ofan, ovan, G. ofen, Icel. ofn, Dan. ovn, Sw. ugn, Goth.	   a['u]hns, Gr. 'ipno`s, Skr. ukh[=a] pot.]	   A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for	   baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether	   fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying,	   etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or	   roasting.	   [1913 Webster]
ovenbake \ovenbake\ v. t.	   to bake in an oven.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ovenbird \Ov"en*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any species of the genus {Furnarius}, allied to the	       creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies,	       and construct curious oven-shaped nests.	   (b) In the United States, {Seiurus aurocapillus}; -- called	       also {golden-crowned thrush}.	   (c) In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and	       to the long-tailed titmouse.	       [1913 Webster]
ovenware \ov"en*ware`\ n.	   Heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well	   as served.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Over \O"ver\ ([=o]"v[~e]r), prep. [AS. ofer; akin to D. over, G.	   ["u]ber, OHG. ubir, ubar, Dan. over, Sw. ["o]fver, Icel.	   yfir, Goth. ufar, L. super, Gr. "ype`r, Skr. upari.	   [root]199. Cf. {Above}, {Eaves}, {Hyper-}, {Orlop}, {Super-},	   {Sovereign}, {Up}.]	   1. Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea	      of covering; -- opposed to {under}; as, clouds are over	      our heads; the smoke rises over the city.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mercy seat that is over the testimony. --Ex.	                                                  xxx. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Over them gleamed far off the crimson banners of	            morning.                              --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or	      moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the	      surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain lakes . . . poison birds which fly over	            them.                                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Upon the surface of, or the whole surface of; hither and	      thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to	      wander over the earth; to walk over a field, or over a	      city.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Above; -- implying superiority in excellence, dignity,	      condition, or value; as, the advantages which the	      Christian world has over the heathen. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Above in authority or station; -- implying government,	      direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.;	      -- opposed to {under}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt be over my house.          --Gen. xli.	                                                  40.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will make thee rules over many things. --Matt.	                                                  xxv. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dost thou not watch over my sin ?     --Job xiv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            His tender mercies are over all his works. --Ps.	                                                  cxlv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Across or during the time of; from beginning to end of;	      as, to keep anything over night; to keep corn over winter.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea	      of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was	      over his head, over his shoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than; as, it	      cost over five dollars. "Over all this." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of;	      notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the	      bill was passed over the veto.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Over, in poetry, is often contracted into o'er.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Over his signature (or name) is a substitute for the	         idiomatic English form, under his signature (name, hand	         and seal, etc.), the reference in the latter form being	         to the authority under which the writing is made,	         executed, or published, and not the place of the	         autograph, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Over all} (Her.), placed over or upon other bearings, and	      therefore hinding them in part; -- said of a charge.	   {Over one's head}, {Over head and ears}, beyond one's depth;	      completely; wholly; hopelessly; as, over head and ears in	      debt.	   {head over heels}	      (a) completely; intensely; as, head over heels in love.	          [Colloq.]	      (b) in a tumbling manner; as, to fall head over heels down	          the stairs.	      (c) precipitously and without forethought; impulsively.	   {Over the left}. See under {Left}.	   {To run over} (Mach.), to have rotation in such direction	      that the crank pin traverses the upper, or front, half of	      its path in the forward, or outward, stroke; -- said of a	      crank which drives, or is driven by, a reciprocating	      piece.	      [1913 Webster]	Over \O"ver\, adv.	   1. From one side to another; from side to side; across;	      crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a	      foot in diameter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From one person or place to another regarded as on the	      opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with verbs of	      motion; as, to sail over to England; to hand over the	      money; to go over to the enemy. "We will pass over to	      Gibeah." --Judges xix. 12. Also, with verbs of being: At,	      or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or	      expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock	      of goods; a dress covered over with jewels.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. From inside to outside, above or across the brim.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good measure, pressed down . . . and running over.	                                                  --Luke vi. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity;	      superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work	      over. "So over violent." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that gathered much had nothing over. --Ex. xvi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top;	      as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to	      turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Completed; at an end; beyond the limit of continuance;	      finished; as, when will the play be over?. "Their distress	      was over." --Macaulay. "The feast was over." --Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Over, out, off, and similar adverbs, are often used in	         the predicate with the sense and force of adjectives,	         agreeing in this respect with the adverbs of place,	         here, there, everywhere, nowhere; as, the games were	         over; the play is over; the master was out; his hat is	         off.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Over is much used in composition, with the same	         significations that it has as a separate word; as in	         overcast, overflow, to cast or flow so as to spread	         over or cover; overhang, to hang above; overturn, to	         turn so as to bring the underside towards the top;	         overact, overreach, to act or reach beyond, implying	         excess or superiority.	         [1913 Webster]	   {All over}.	      (a) Over the whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is	          spatterd with mud all over.	      (b) Wholly over; at an end; as, it is all over with him.	          	   {Over again}, once more; with repetition; afresh; anew.	      --Dryden.	   {Over against}, opposite; in front. --Addison.	   {Over and above}, in a manner, or degree, beyond what is	      supposed, defined, or usual; besides; in addition; as, not	      over and above well. "He . . . gained, over and above, the	      good will of all people." --L' Estrange.	   {Over and over}, repeatedly; again and again.	   {To boil over}. See under {Boil}, v. i.	   {To come it over}, {To do over}, {To give over}, etc. See	      under {Come}, {Do}, {Give}, etc.	   {To throw over}, to abandon; to betray. Cf. {To throw	      overboard}, under {Overboard}.	      [1913 Webster]	Over \O"ver\, a.	   1. Upper; covering; higher; superior; -- chiefly used in	      composition; as, overshoes, overcoat, over-garment,	      overlord.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used in	      composition; as, overwork, overhaste, overreaction.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
over \o"ver\, adv.	   Excessively; too much or too greatly; -- chiefly used in	   composition; as, overwork, overhasty, overeager, overanxious,	   overreact, overcook.	   [PJC]
Over \O"ver\, n. (Cricket)	   A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered	   successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is	   bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the	   fielders changing places.	   [1913 Webster]
Overabound \O`ver*a*bound"\, v. i.	   To be exceedingly plenty or superabundant. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
overabundant \overabundant\ adj.	   present in excess.	   Syn: plethoric, rife.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
overachiever \overachiever\ n.	   1. A student who attains higher standards than expected based	      on the IQ score.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A person whose achievements exceed what was expected based	      on his/her background, education, or mental ability.	      [PJC]
Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. t.	   1. To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as,	      he overacted his part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act upon, or influence, unduly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The hope of inheritance overacts them. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Overact \O`ver*act"\, v. i.	   To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Overaction \O"ver*ac"tion\, n.	   Performance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.	   [1913 Webster]
Overaffect \O`ver*af*fect"\, v. t.	   To affect or care for unduly. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
overaged \overaged\ adj.	   too old to be useful.	   Syn: overage, superannuated.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overagitate \O`ver*ag"i*tate\, v. t.	   To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overall \O"ver*all\, adv.	   Everywhere. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overalls \O"ver*alls\, n. pl.	   1. A kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them	      from soiling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Waterproof leggings. --R. D. Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]
Overanxiety \O"ver*anx*i"e*ty\, n.	   The state of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.	   [1913 Webster]
Overanxious \O"ver*anx"ious\, a.	   Anxious in an excessive or needless degree. --	   {O"ver*anx"ious*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
overappraisal \overappraisal\ n.	   an appraisal that is too high.	   Syn: overestimate, overestimation, overvaluation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overarch \O`ver*arch"\, v. t. & i.	   To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch.	   "Brown with o'erarching shades." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
overarching \o`ver*arch"ing\, a.	   1. Forming an arch (over something).	      [PJC]	   2. Dominating or overshadowing all other considerations.	      [PJC]
Over-arm \O"ver-arm`\, a. (Cricket, etc.)	   Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the	   shoulder. See {Overhard}. "An over-arm with a round-arm	   bowler." --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Overawe \O`ver*awe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overawed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Overawing}.]	   To awe exceedingly; to intimidate or subjugate or restrain by	   awe or great fear.	   [1913 Webster]	         The king was present in person to overlook the	         magistrates, and overawe these subjects with the terror	         of his sword.                            --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Overawful \O"ver*aw"ful\, a.	   Awful, or reverential, in an excessive degree. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbalance \O`ver*bal"ance\, v. t.	   1. To exceed equality with; to outweigh. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.	      [1913 Webster]	Overbalance \O"ver*bal`ance\, n.	   Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent;	   as, an overbalance of exports. --J. Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbarren \O"ver*bar"ren\, a.	   Excessively barren.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbattle \O"ver*bat"tle\, a. [Over + battle, a.]	   Excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious growths. [Obs.]	   "Overbattle grounds." --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbear \O`ver*bear"\, v. t.	   1. To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power,	      force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The point of reputation, when the news first came of	            the battle lost, did overbear the reason of war.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Overborne with weight the Cyprians fell. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are not so ready to overbear the adversary who	            goes out of his own country to meet them. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To domineer over; to overcome by insolence.	      [1913 Webster]	Overbear \O`ver*bear"\, v. i.	   To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbearing \O`ver*bear"ing\, a.	   1. Overpowering; subduing; repressing. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical;	      dictatorial; insolent.	      [1913 Webster] --{O`ver*bear"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {O`ver*bear"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Overbend \O`ver*bend"\, v. t.	   To bend to excess.	   [1913 Webster]	Overbend \O`ver*bend"\, v. i.	   To bend over. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overbid \O`ver*bid"\, v. t.	   To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbide \O`ver*bide"\, v. t.	   To outlive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overblow \O`ver*blow"\, v. i.	   1. To blow over, or be subdued. [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	Overblow \O`ver*blow"\, v. t.	   1. To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            When this cloud of sorrow's overblown. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ascribe an unwarranted importance to.	      [PJC]	   3. (Music) To blow into (a wind instrument) too strongly, so	      as to produce predominantly overtones.	      [PJC]
overblown \o`ver*blown"\, a.	   1. Having been given more publicity than warranted; having	      had ascribed more importance than was justified; as, an	      overblown medical discovery.	      [PJC]	   3. Bombastic, pretentious, or excessive; as, overblown	      rhetoric.	      [PJC]
Overboard \O"ver*board`\, adv.	   Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into	   the water; as, to fall overboard.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To throw overboard}, to discard; to abandon, as a dependent	      or friend.	   {To go overboard}, to go to an extreme; to overdo; as, he	      went overboard at the buffet and got an upset stomach.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overboil \O`ver*boil"\, v. i.	   To boil over or unduly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor is discontent to keep the mind	         Deep in its fountain, lest it overboil	         In the hot throng.                       --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbold \O`ver*bold"\, a.	   Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent. --Shak. --	   {O"ver*bold"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbookish \O"ver*book"ish\, a.	   Excessively bookish.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbounteous \O"ver*boun"te*ous\, a.	   Bounteous to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbow \O`ver*bow"\, v. t.	   To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction. [Obs.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbreed \O`ver*breed"\, v. t.	   To breed to excess; as, the bulls were so huge and overbred	   no matador wanted to fight them.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overbrim \O`ver*brim"\, v. i.	   To flow over the brim; to be so full as to overflow. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overbrow \O`ver*brow"\, v. t.	   To hang over like a brow; to impend over. [Poetic]	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Did with a huge projection overbrow	         Large space beneath.                     --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbuild \O`ver*build"\, v. t.	   1. To build over. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To build too much; to build beyond the demand.	      [1913 Webster]
Overbuilt \O`ver*built"\, a.	   Having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbulk \O`ver*bulk"\, v. t.	   To oppress by bulk; to overtower. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overburden \O`ver*bur"den\, v. t.	   To load with too great weight or too much care, etc. --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Overburden \O"ver*bur`den\, n.	   The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Overburdensome \O"ver*bur"den*some\, a.	   Too burdensome.	   [1913 Webster]
Overburn \O`ver*burn"\, v. t. & i.	   To burn too much; to be overzealous.	   [1913 Webster]
Over-busy \O"ver-bus"y\, a.	   Too busy; officious.	   [1913 Webster]
Overbuy \O`ver*buy"\, v. t.	   1. To buy too much.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To buy at too dear a rate. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Overcanopy \O`ver*can"o*py\, v. t.	   To cover as with a canopy. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcapable \O`ver*ca"pa*ble\, a.	   Too capable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Overcapable of such pleasing errors.     --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcare \O"ver*care`\, n.	   Excessive care. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcareful \O"ver*care"ful\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*k[^a]r"f[.u]l), a.	   Too careful. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcarking \O"ver*cark"ing\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*k[aum]rk"[i^]ng), a.	   Too anxious; too full of care. [Archaic] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcarry \O`ver*car"ry\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*k[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. & i.	   To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point.	   --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcast \O`ver*cast"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*k[.a]st"), v. t.	   1. To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those clouds that overcast your morn shall fly.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compute or rate too high. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Sewing) To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges	      of a seam) to prevent raveling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bookbinding) To fasten, as single sheets, by overcast	      stitching or by folding one edge over another.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
overcast \o`ver*cast"\, a.	   1. (Meteorology) Completely or almost completely covered over	      with clouds; -- of the sky.	      [PJC]	   2. (Sewing) Sewn by overcasting.	      [PJC]
overcatch \o`ver*catch"\, v. t.	   To overtake. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overcautious \O"ver*cau"tious\, a.	   Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess. --	   {O"ver*cau"tious*ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*cau"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overchange \O"ver*change`\, n.	   Too much or too frequent change; fickleness. [R.] --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. t. [Cf. {Supercharge},	   {Surcharge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to	      cloy. --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill too full; to crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our language is overcharged with consonants.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To charge (a buyer) an excessive price; to charge beyond a	      fair rate or price.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Electricity) To charge (a battery) too much, so as to	      cause damage.	      [PJC]	   {Overcharged mine}. (Mil.) See {Globe of compression}, under	      {Globe}.	      [1913 Webster]	Overcharge \O`ver*charge"\, v. i.	   To make excessive charges.	   [1913 Webster]	Overcharge \O"ver*charge`\, n. [Cf. {Supercargo},	   {Supercharge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An excessive load or burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excessive charge in an account.	      [1913 Webster]
Overclimb \O`ver*climb"\, v. t.	   To climb over. --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]
overclothes \overclothes\ n.	   clothing for use outdoors.	   Syn: outerwear.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overcloud \O`ver*cloud"\, v. t.	   To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcloy \O`ver*cloy"\, v. t.	   To fill beyond satiety. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
overcoat \o"ver*coat`\, n. [Cf. {Surcoat}.]	   A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcold \O"ver*cold"\, a.	   Cold to excess. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcolor \O`ver*col"or\, v. t.	   To color too highly.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. t. [imp. {Overcame}; p. p.	   {Overcome}; p. pr & vb. n. {Overcoming}.] [AS. ofercuman. See	   {Over}, {Come}, and cf. {Supervene}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue;	      as, to overcome enemies in battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            This wretched woman overcome	            Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overflow; to surcharge. [Obs.] --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come or pass over; to spread over. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And overcome us like a summer's cloud. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow;	        overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate;	        beat; surmount. See {Conquer}.	        [1913 Webster]	Overcome \O`ver*come"\, v. i.	   To gain the superiority; to be victorious. --Rev. iii. 21.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcomer \O`ver*com"er\, n.	   One who overcomes.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcoming \O`ver*com"ing\, a.	   Conquering; subduing. -- {O`ver*com"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
overcompensate \overcompensate\ v.	   to make excessive corrections for fear of making an error.	   Syn: over-correct, compensate too much.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overconfidence \O"ver*con"fi*dence\, n.	   Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.	   [1913 Webster]
Overconfident \O"ver*con"fi*dent\, a.	   Confident to excess. -- {O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
overcook \o`ver*cook"\, v. t.	   To cook too long.	   [PJC]
Overcostly \O"ver*cost"ly\, a.	   Too costly. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
overcount \o`ver*count"\, v. t.	   1. To rate too high. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To count erroneously, such that the counted number is	      higher than the actual number.	      [PJC]	overcount \o`ver*count"\, n.	   A count[1] that is higher than the true number; an	   erroneously high number determined by counting incorrectly;	   the result of overcounting[2].	   [PJC]
Overcover \O`ver*cov"er\, v. t.	   To cover up. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcredulous \O"ver*cred"u*lous\, a.	   Too credulous.	   [1913 Webster]
overcrop \overcrop\ v. t.	   to exhaust (arable land) by excessive cultivation.	   Syn: overcultivate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
overcrossing \overcrossing\ n.	   a bridge designed for pedestrians.	   Syn: footbridge, pedestrian bridge.	        [WordNet 1.5]
overcrow \o`ver*crow"\, v. t.	   To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower. --Spenser.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcrowd \O`ver*crowd"\, v. t.	   To crowd too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcunning \O"ver*cun"ning\, a.	   Exceedingly or excessively cunning.	   [1913 Webster]
Overcurious \O"ver*cu"ri*ous\, a.	   Too curious.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdare \O`ver*dare"\, v. t. & i.	   To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdate \O`ver*date"\, v. t.	   To date later than the true or proper period; to postdate.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overdeal \O"ver*deal`\, n.	   The excess. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The overdeal in the price will be double. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdelicate \O"ver*del"i*cate\, a.	   Too delicate.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdelighted \O"ver*de*light"ed\, a.	   Delighted beyond measure.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdevelop \O`ver*de*vel"op\, v. t.	   To develop excessively; specif. (Photog.), to subject (a	   plate or film) too long to the developing process.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Overdight \O"ver*dight"\, a.	   Covered over. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdo \O`ver*do"\, v. t. [imp. {Overdid}; p. p. {Overdone}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overdoing}.]	   1. To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing;	      to exaggerate; to carry too far.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anything so overdone is from the purpose of playing.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to	      overdo one's strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surpass; to excel. [R.] --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.	      [1913 Webster]	Overdo \O`ver*do"\, v. i.	   To labor too hard; to do too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdoer \O`ver*do"er\, n.	   One who overdoes.	   [1913 Webster]
overdone \o`ver*done"\, a.	   Cooked too long; overcooked.	   [PJC]
Overdose \O`ver*dose"\, v. t.	   To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses,	   to.	   [1913 Webster]	Overdose \O"ver*dose`\, n.	   Too great a dose; an excessive dose.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdraft \O"ver*draft`\, n. (Banking)	   The act of overdrawing; a draft in excess of the credit	   balance; also, the amount or sum overdrawn.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
overdramatize \overdramatize\ v. t.	   to present in an overly dramatic manner.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Overdraw \O`ver*draw"\, v. t. [imp. {Overdrew}; p. p.	   {Overdrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overdrawing}.]	   1. To exaggerate; to overdo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Banking) To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the	      proper amount or limit; to draw more than the balance in	      one's account.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
overdress \o`ver*dress"\, v. t.	   To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too	   formally for an informal occasion. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overdrink \O`ver*drink"\, v. t. & i.	   To drink to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdrive \O`ver*drive"\, v. t. & i.	   To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.	   [1913 Webster]
overdrive \o"ver*drive`\, n.	   1. (Machinery) A gearing device which causes the drive shaft	      of an automobile or other machine to rotate at a speed	      greater than that of the engine crankshaft.	      [PJC]	   2. (Automotive) The gear setting of a motor vehicle at which	      the overdrive[1] is operative; as, cruising at 80 mph in	      overdrive.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: [fig.] A state of unusually intense activity; as,	      when they got their new supercomputer, their research	      kicked into overdrive; one look at her made his heart jump	      into overdrive; -- used mostly of the activities of	      persons or groups.	      [PJC]
Overdrown \O`ver*drown"\, v. t.	   To wet or drench to excess. [Obs.] --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Overdry \O`ver*dry"\, v. t.	   To dry too much. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
overdue \o"ver*due"\, a.	   Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of	   arrival, payment, return, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an	   overdue note; a book overdue at the library; an overdue	   payment.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overdye \O`ver*dye"\, v. t.	   To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another).	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overeager \O`ver*ea"ger\, a.	   Too eager; too impatient. -- {O`ver*ea"ger*ly}, adv. --	   {O"ver*ea"ger*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overearnest \O`ver*ear"nest\, a.	   Too earnest. -- {O"ver*ear"nest*ly}, adv. --	   {O"ver*ear"nest*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overeat \O`ver*eat"\, v. t. & i.	   1. To gnaw all over, or on all sides. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eat to excess; -- sometimes with a reflexive; as, she	      overate at the party and spent the next week dieting.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overelegant \O"ver*el"e*gant\, a.	   Too elegant. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] over-embellish
over-embellish \over-embellish\, over-embellish
\over-embellish\v. t.	   To embellish excessively; to render too ornate or	   complicated.	   [PJC]
over-embellished \over-embellished\ adj.	   marked by elaborate rhetoric and many figures of speech.	   Syn: empurpled, flowery, ornate, purple.	        [WordNet 1.5]
overemphasis \overemphasis\	   Excessive and unwarranted emphasis.	   [PJC] overemphasize
overemphasize \overemphasize\, over-emphasize \over-emphasize\v.	   t.	   to emphasize excessively; to place excessive emphasis on.	   Syn: overemphasize, emphasise, overstress.	        [WordNet 1.5]
overemphatic \overemphatic\	   Excessively emphatic.	   [PJC]
Overempty \O`ver*emp"ty\, v. t.	   To make too empty; to exhaust. [R.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
overenthusiasm \overenthusiasm\ n.	   Excessive enthusiasm.	   [PJC]
overenthusiastic \overenthusiastic\ adj.	   unduly enthusiastic.	   [WordNet 1.5]
overenthusiastically \overenthusiastically\ adv.	   In an excessively enthusiastic manner.	   [PJC]
Overest \O"ver*est\, a. [Superl. of {Over}.]	   Uppermost; outermost.	   [1913 Webster]	         Full threadbare was his overeste courtepy. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, v. t.	   1. To estimate too highly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To overvalue.	      [PJC]	Overestimate \O`ver*es"ti*mate\, n.	   An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the	   vote.	   [1913 Webster]
Overexcite \O`ver*ex*cite"\, v. t.	   To excite too much.	   [1913 Webster]
overexcited \o`ver*ex*cit"ed\, a.	   Excessively excited.	   [PJC]
Overexcitement \O"ver*ex*cite"ment\, n.	   Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.	   [1913 Webster]
Overexert \O`ver*ex*ert"\, v. t.	   To exert too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Overexertion \O"ver*ex*er"tion\, n.	   Excessive exertion; as, he strained his back from	   overexertion.	   [1913 Webster]
Overexpose \O`ver*ex*pose"\, v. t.	   To expose excessively; specif. (Photog.), to subject (a plate	   or film) too long to the light used in producing a picture.	   -- {O`ver*ex*po"sure}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Overexquisite \O"ver*ex"qui*site\, a.	   Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.	   [1913 Webster]
Overeye \O`ver*eye"\, v. t.	   1. To superintend; to oversee; to inspect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To see; to observe. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Overfall \O"ver*fall`\, n.	   1. A cataract; a waterfall. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong	      currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous	      submerged ridge or shoal.	      [1913 Webster]
overfamiliar \overfamiliar\ adj.	   Taking undue liberties; assuming an unwarranted tone of	   familiarity.	   Syn: familiar.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Overfatigue \O"ver*fa*tigue"\, n.	   Excessive fatigue.	   [1913 Webster]	Overfatigue \O`ver*fa*tigue"\, v. t.	   To fatigue to excess; to tire out.	   [1913 Webster]
overfed \overfed\ adj.	   fed excessively.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Overfeed \O`ver*feed"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Overfed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overfeeding}.]	   To feed to excess; to surfeit.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfierce \O"ver*fierce"\, a.	   Excessively fierce.	   [1913 Webster]
overfill \o`ver*fill"\, v. t.	   To fill to excess; to surcharge.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfish \O`ver*fish"\, v. t.	   1. To fish to excess.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To fish so much that the numbers of fish	      remaining are substantially reduced.	      [PJC]
Overfloat \O`ver*float"\, v. t.	   To overflow. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Overflourish \O`ver*flour"ish\, v. t.	   1. To make excessive display or flourish of. --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to	      varnish over. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overflowed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overflowing}.] [AS. oferfl?wan. See {Over}, and	   {Flow}.]	   1. To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other	      fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	            The northern nations overflowed all Christendom.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.	      [1913 Webster]	Overflow \O`ver*flow"\, v. i.	   1. To run over the bounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be superabundant; to abound. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	Overflow \O"ver*flow`\, n.	   1. A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a	      superabundance. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Overflow meeting}, a meeting constituted of the surplus or	      overflow of another audience.	      [1913 Webster]
Overflowing \O`ver*flow"ing\, n.	   An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was ready to bestow the overflowings of his full	         mind on anybody who would start a subject. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Overflowingly \O`ver*flow"ing*ly\, adv.	   In great abundance; exuberantly. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Overflush \O`ver*flush"\, v. t.	   To flush to excess. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overflutter \O`ver*flut"ter\, v. t.	   To flutter over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overflux \O"ver*flux`\, n.	   Overflow; exuberance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overfly \O`ver*fly"\, v. t. [imp. {Overflew}; p. p. {Overflown};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overflying}.]	   To cross or pass over by flight. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfond \O"ver*fond"\, a.	   Fond to excess. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {O"ver*fond"ly}, adv. -- {O"ver*fond"ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overforce \O"ver*force`\, n.	   Excessive force; violence.	   [1913 Webster]
Overforward \O"ver*for"ward\, a.	   Forward to excess; too forward. -- {O"ver*for"ward*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfree \O"ver*free"\, a.	   Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar. --	   {O"ver*free"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfreight \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 too	   heavily; to overload.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfrequent \O"ver*fre"quent\, a.	   Too frequent.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfrieze \O`ver*frieze"\, v. t.	   To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze. --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfront \O`ver*front"\, v. t.	   To confront; to oppose; to withstand. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfruitful \O"ver*fruit"ful\, a.	   Too fruitful.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfull \O"ver*full"\, a. [AS. oferfull.]	   Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overfullness \O"ver*full"ness\, n.	   The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to	   cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of	   fullness; surfeit.	   [1913 Webster]
Over-garment \O"ver-gar`ment\, n.	   An outer garment.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgarrison \O`ver*gar"ri*son\, v. t.	   To garrison to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgaze \O`ver*gaze"\, v. t.	   To gaze; to overlook. [Poetic] "Earth's o'ergazing	   mountains." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Overget \O`ver*get"\, v. t.	   1. To reach; to overtake; to pass. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get beyond; to get over or recover from. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Overgild \O`ver*gild"\, v. t. [AS. ofergyldan.]	   To gild over; to varnish.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgird \O`ver*gird"\, v. t.	   To gird too closely. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overgive \O`ver*give"\, v. t.	   To give over; to surrender; to yield. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Overglad \O"ver*glad"\, a.	   Excessively or unduly glad.	   [1913 Webster]
Overglance \O`ver*glance"\, v. t.	   To glance over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overglaze \O"ver*glaze`\, a. (Ceramics)	   (a) Applied over the glaze; -- said of enamel paintings,	       which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of	       the ware.	   (b) Suitable for applying upon the glaze; -- said of	       vitrifiable colors used in ceramic decoration.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Overglide \O`ver*glide"\, v. t.	   To glide over. --Wyatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgloom \O`ver*gloom"\, v. t.	   To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Overgloomed by memories of sorrow.       --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgo \O`ver*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Overwent}; p. p. {Overgone}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overgoing}.] [AS. oferg[=a]n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To travel over. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed; to surpass. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cover. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To oppress; to weigh down. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Overgorge \O`ver*gorge"\, v. t.	   To gorge to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgrace \O`ver*grace"\, v. t.	   To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert. [R.] --Beau.	   & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgrassed \O"ver*grassed"\, a.	   Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgreat \O`ver*great"\, a.	   Too great.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgreatness \O"ver*great"ness\, n.	   Excessive greatness.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgreedy \O"ver*greed"y\, a.	   Excessively greedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgross \O"ver*gross"\, a.	   Too gross.	   [1913 Webster]
Overground \O"ver*ground"\, a.	   Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of	   a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p.	   {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that	      which is rank; as, dandelions have overgrown the lawn.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to	      oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. "O'ergrown with labor."	      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: [Usually in the past participle.]	         [1913 Webster]	Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. i.	   To grow beyond the fit or natural size; to grow too large;	   as, a huge, overgrown ox. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
overgrown \overgrown\ adj.	   1. covered with growing plants.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. abounded in usually unwanted vegetation. [Narrower terms:	      {wooded (vs. unwooded)}; {weedy}]	      [WordNet 1.5]
overgrowth \o"ver*growth`\, n.	   1. Excessive growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A growth that has covered somethin over.	      [PJC]
overhail \o`ver*hail"\, v. t.	   See {Overhaul}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overhale \O`ver*hale"\, v. t.	   See {Overhaul}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, n.	   1. The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had gotten thereby a great overhand on me. --Sir	                                                  T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) A throwing or pitching style that is	      overhanded; also an overhand[2] pitch.	      [PJC]	Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, a.	   1. (Sewing) Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing,	      or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are	      sewed together by passing each stitch over both.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball, Cricket, Tennis, etc.) Done (as pitching or	      bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm	      above, or higher than, the shoulder; as, an overhand	      pitch; an overhand stroke.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Overhand knot}. See Illustration of {Knot}.	      [1913 Webster]	Overhand \O"ver*hand`\, adv.	   In an overhand manner or style.	   [1913 Webster]
overhanded \overhanded\ adj.	   performed with the arm moving above the shoulder;	   overhand[2]; -- of methods of throwing, especially in	   baseball. Contrasted with {underhand} and {sidearm}.	   Syn: overarm.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overhandle \O`ver*han"dle\, v. t.	   To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhang \O`ver*hang"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhung}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Overhanging}.]	   1. To impend or hang over. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hang over; to jut or project over. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Overhang \O`ver*hang"\, v. i.	   To jut over. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Overhang \O`ver*hang`\, n. (Arch.)	   1. In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a	      projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the	      overhang is five feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof,	      an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the	      lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that	      projects over the water beyond the water line.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) The projection of a part beyond another part that	      is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is	      supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its	      projection beyond its bearing.	      [1913 Webster]
Overhappy \O"ver*hap"py\, a.	   Exceedingly happy. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overharden \O`ver*hard"en\, v. t.	   To harden too much; to make too hard. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhardy \O"ver*har"dy\, a.	   Too hardy; overbold.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhaste \O"ver*haste`\, n.	   Too great haste.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhasty \O"ver*has"ty\, a.	   Too hasty; precipitate; rash. -- {O"ver*has"ti*ly}, adv. --	   {O`ver*has"ti*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhaul \O`ver*haul"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhauled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overhauling}.]	   1. To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination;	      to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to	      corrections or repairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To repair thoroughly; to make repairs on; -- usually	      implying major repairs and perhaps modifying improvements.	      [PJC]	   {To overhaul a tackle}, to pull on the leading parts so as to	      separate the blocks.	   {To overhaul running rigging}, to keep it clear, and see that	      no hitch occurs.	      [1913 Webster] Overhaul	Overhaul \O"ver*haul`\, Overhauling \O`ver*haul"ing\, n.	   1. A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A major repair or a revision for the purpose of	      improvement.	      [PJC]
Overhead \O`ver*head"\, adv.	   Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the	   story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.	   [1913 Webster]	         While overhead the moon	         Sits arbitress.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Also used adjectively; as, an overhead crane, gear,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Overhead engine}, a vertical steam engine in which the	      cylinder stands above the crank.	   {Overhead work}, a general term in manufactories for	      countershafting and gearing, when overhead.	      [1913 Webster]
overhead \o"ver*head`\, n.	   1. same as {overhead expenses}.	      [PJC]	   2. A compartment on a train, bus, or airplane used for	      storage of luggage or accessory equipment; called also	      overhead compartment.	      [PJC]	   3. (Sports) A stroke with a racket in which the ball is	      struck with the racket over the head, moving in a downward	      motion; also called overhead stroke.	      [PJC] Overhead charges
Overhead charges \O`ver*head" char"ges\, Overhead expenses
\O`ver*head" expenses\, etc. (Accounting)	   Those general charges or expenses in any business which	   cannot be charged up as belonging exclusively to any	   particular part of the work or product, as where different	   kinds of goods are made, or where there are different	   departments in a business; -- called also {fixed charges},	   {establishment charges}, or (in a manufacturing business)	   {administration charges}, {selling charges}, and	   {distribution charges}, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Overhear \O`ver*hear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overheard}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overhearing}.] [AS. oferhi['e]ran.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard;	      to hear by accident or artifice. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hear again. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Overheat \O`ver*heat"\, v. t. [Cf. {Superheat}.]	   To heat to excess; to superheat. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Overheavy \O"ver*heav`y\, a.	   Excessively heavy.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhele \O`ver*hele"\, v. t. [AS. oferhelian.]	   To hele or cover over. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhent \O`ver*hent"\, v. t. [See {Hent}.]	   To overtake. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So forth he went and soon them overhent. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhigh \O"ver*high"\, a. [AS. oferhe['a]h.]	   Too high.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhighly \O"ver*high"ly\, adv.	   Too highly; too greatly.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhip \O`ver*hip"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overhipped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Overhipping}.] [Over + a word akin to E. hop to	   skip.]	   To pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to	   overpass. [Obs.] "When the time is overhipt." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhold \O`ver*hold"\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*h[=o]ld`), v. t.	   To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overhung \O"ver*hung"\, a.	   1. Covered over; ornamented with hangings. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suspended from above or from the top.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Overhung door}, a sliding door, suspended door, suspended	      from the top, as upon rollers.	      [1913 Webster]
Overinfluence \O`ver*in"flu*ence\, v. t.	   To influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence	   over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overinform \O`ver*in*form"\, v. t.	   To inform, fill, or animate, excessively. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Overissue \O"ver*is"sue\, n.	   An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding	   the limit of capital, credit, or authority.	   [1913 Webster]	         An overissue of government paper.        --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]	Overissue \O`ver*is"sue\, v. t.	   To issue in excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overjealous \O`ver*jeal"ous\, a. [Over + jealous. Cf.	   {Overzealous}.]	   Excessively jealous; too jealous.	   [1913 Webster]
Overjoy \O`ver*joy"\, v. t.	   To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.	   [1913 Webster]	Overjoy \O"ver*joy`\, n.	   Excessive joy; transport.	   [1913 Webster]
Overjump \O`ver*jump"\, v. t.	   To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Overking \O"ver*king`\, n.	   A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling	   princes. --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Overknowing \O"ver*know"ing\, a.	   Too knowing or too cunning.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlabor \O`ver*la"bor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlabored}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overlaboring}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to labor excessively; to overwork. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.	      [1913 Webster]
Overlade \O`ver*lade"\, v. t. [imp. {Overladed}; p. p.	   {Overladen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlading}.] [Cf. {Overload}.]	   To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Overland \O"ver*land`\, a.	   Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as,	   an overland journey.	   [1913 Webster]	Overland \O"ver*land`\, adv.	   By, upon, or across, land.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlander \O"ver*land`er\, n.	   One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels	   overland.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlanguaged \O"ver*lan"guaged\, a.	   Employing too many words; diffuse. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlap \O`ver*lap"\, v. t.	   1. To lay (one thing) over another; to lap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover part of.	      [PJC]	Overlap \O`ver*lap"\, v. i.	   1. To be arranged so that a part of one object laying over	      part of another; as, the boards overlapped at their ends.	      [PJC]	   2. To have the ending time of one period or process extend	      beyond the beginning time of another period or process;	      as, the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and Franklin Roosevelt	      overlapped by several decades.	      [PJC]	Overlap \O"ver*lap`\, n.	   1. The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of	      six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) An extension of geological beds above and beyond	      others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper	      beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in	      one or in all directions.	      [1913 Webster]
overlapping \overlapping\ adj.	   1. same as {clinker-built}; -- of ships.	   Syn: lap-jointed, lap-strake, lap-straked, lap-streak,	        lap-streaked.	        [WordNet 1.5]	overlapping \overlapping\ n.	   A covering with an overlapping design, as with tiles or	   shingles.	   Syn: imbrication, lapping.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overlarge \O"ver*large"\, a.	   Too large; too great.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlargeness \O"ver*large"ness\, n.	   Excess of size or bulk.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlash \O`ver*lash"\, v. i. [Cf. Prov. E. lash extravagant,	   lashing lavish.]	   To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to	   boast. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlashing \O`ver*lash"ing\, n.	   Excess; exaggeration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overlate \O"ver*late"\, a.	   Too late; exceedingly late.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlave \O`ver*lave"\, v. t.	   To lave or bathe over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlavish \O"ver*lav"ish\, a.	   Lavish to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlay \O`ver*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overlaid}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Overlaying}.]	   1. To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to	      cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            When any country is overlaid by the multitude which	            live upon it.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when a cloud his beams doth overlay. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Framed of cedar overlaid with gold.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And overlay	            With this portentous bridge the dark abyss.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To cover (an object made of an inexpensive	      metal, glass, or other material) with a thin sheet of an	      expensive metal, especially with silver or gold.	      Distinguished from to {plate}, which is done by a chemical	      or electrical deposition process.	      [PJC]	   3. To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            This woman's child died in the night; because she	            overlaid it.                          --1 Kings iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            A heap of ashes that o'erlays your fire. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Printing) To put an overlay on.	      [1913 Webster]	Overlay \O"ver*lay`\, n.	   1. A covering. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet	      to improve the impression by making it stronger at a	      particular place.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Computers) A subroutine which occupies a portion of main	      memory which is occupied at some other time by another	      subroutine during execution of the same program. Overlays	      were used as an older technique to allow larger programs	      to be executed in restricted main memory space; the same	      effect is now accomplished by different techniques.	      [PJC]
Overlayer \O"ver*lay"er\, n.	   One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlaying \O"ver*lay"ing\, n.	   A superficial covering; a coating.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlead \O`ver*lead"\, v. t.	   To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overleap \O`ver*leap"\, v. t. [AS. oferhle['a]pan. See {Over},	   and {Leap}.]	   To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore. "Let me	   o'erleap that custom." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
overlearn \o`ver*learn"\, v. t.	   To learn (a fact or skill) repetitively, beyond the point	   where it can be immediately recalled; in experimental	   psychology, to continue to learn beyond the point where the	   criterion of adequate learning has been reached.	   [PJC]
overlearned \o`ver*learned"\, a.	   Learned by repetitive practice or memorization, beyond the	   point where it can be immediately recalled.	   [PJC]
Overlearned \O"ver*learn"ed\, a.	   Too learned. -- {O"ver*learn"ed}, adv. --	   {O"ver*learn"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overleather \O"ver*leath`er\, n.	   Upper leather. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overleaven \O`ver*leav"en\, v. t.	   To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overliberal \O"ver*lib"er*al\, a.	   Too liberal.	   [1913 Webster]
Overliberally \O"ver*lib"er*al*ly\, adv.	   In an overliberal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlick \O`ver*lick"\, v. t.	   To lick over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlie \O`ver*lie"\, v. t. [imp. {Overlay}; p. p. {Overlain};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overlying}.]	   To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying	   upon; as, to overlie an infant. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]	         A woman by negligence overlieth her child in her	         sleeping.                                --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlight \O"ver*light`\, n.	   Too strong a light. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Overlight \O"ver*light"\, a.	   Too light or frivolous; giddy.	   [1913 Webster]
Overliness \O"ver*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being overly; carelessness. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlinger \O"ver*lin"ger\, v. t.	   To cause to linger; to detain too long. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlip \O"ver*lip`\, n. [AS. oferlibban.]	   The upper lip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlive \O`ver*live"\, v. t.	   To outlive. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         The culture of Northumbria overlived the term of its	         political supermacy.                     --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]	Overlive \O`ver*live"\, v. i.	   To live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively. --Milton.	   "Overlived in this close London life." --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Overliver \O"ver*liv"er\, n.	   A survivor. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Overload \O`ver*load"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overloaded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overloading}.] [Cf. {Overlade}.]	   To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.	   [1913 Webster]	Overload \O"ver*load`\, n.	   An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlogical \O"ver*log"ic*al\, a.	   Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or	   rules of logic.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlong \O"ver*long"\, a. & adv.	   Too long. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlook \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 higher position; to be situated	      above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a	      valley from a hill; a hotel room that overlooks the	      marketplace. "The pile o'erlooked the town." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            [Titan] with burning eye did hotly overlook them.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe	      secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook	      one who is writing a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or	      repeatedly. "Overlook this pedigree." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time and care that are required	            To overlook and file and polish well. --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon;	      to fascinate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you trouble me I will overlook you, and then your	            pigs will die.                        --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to	      miss or omit in looking; to fail to notice; to fail to	      observe; as, to overlook a mistake in addition; to	      overlook a missing bolt.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. Hence: To refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon;	      to disregard or deliberately ignore; to pass over without	      censure or punishment; to excuse or pardon (a fault,	      error, or misdeed).	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The times of ignorance therefore God overlooked.	                                                  --Acts xvii.	                                                  30 (Rev. Ver.	                                                  )	      [1913 Webster]	            They overlook truth in the judgments they pass.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pardoning and overlooking of faults. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Overlooker \O"ver*look"er\, n.	   One who overlooks.	   [1913 Webster]
Overloop \O"ver*loop`\, n.	   See {Orlop}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overlord \O"ver*lord`\, n.	   One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a	   master. --Freeman.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlordship \O"ver*lord"ship\, n.	   Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others.	   --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Overloud \O"ver*loud"\, a.	   Too loud; noisy.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlove \O`ver*love"\, v. t.	   To love to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overluscious \O"ver*lus"cious\, a.	   Excessively luscious.	   [1913 Webster]
Overlusty \O"ver*lust"y\, a.	   Too lusty, or lively. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overly \O"ver*ly\, a.	   1. Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not	      thorough. [Archaic] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive; too much. [R.] --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
overly \o"ver*ly\, adv.	   1. In an overly manner. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessively.	      [PJC]
Overlying \O`ver*ly"ing\, a.	   Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmagnify \O`ver*mag"ni*fy\, v. t.	   To magnify too much. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmalapert \O"ver*mal"a*pert\, a.	   Excessively malapert or impudent. [Obs.] --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Overman \O"ver*man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   1. One in authority over others; a chief; usually, an	      overseer or boss.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An arbiter.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In the philosophy of Nietzsche, a man of superior physique	      and powers capable of dominating others; one fitted to	      survive in an egoistic struggle for the mastery.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Overmanner \O"ver*man`ner\, adv.	   In an excessive manner; excessively. [Obs.] --Wiclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmarch \O`ver*march"\, v. t. & i.	   To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching.	   --Baker.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmast \O`ver*mast"\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or	   masts.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmaster \O`ver*mas"ter\, v. t.	   To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmatch \O`ver*match"\, v. t.	   1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to	      vanquish. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	Overmatch \O"ver*match`\, n.	   One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in	   which one of the opponents is overmatched. --Milton. --D.	   Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmeasure \O`ver*meas"ure\, v. t.	   To measure or estimate too largely.	   [1913 Webster]	Overmeasure \O"ver*meas`ure\, n.	   Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure;	   surplus.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmeddle \O`ver*med"dle\, v. t.	   To meddle unduly.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmeddling \O`ver*med"dling\, n.	   Excessive interference. "Justly shent for their	   overmeddling." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmellow \O"ver*mel"low\, a.	   Too mellow; overripe.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmerit \O"ver*mer"it\, n.	   Excessive merit. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmickle \O"ver*mic"kle\, a. & adv.	   Overmuch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overmix \O`ver*mix"\, v. t.	   To mix with too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmodest \O"ver*mod"est\, a.	   Modest to excess; bashful. -- {O"ver*mod"est*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmoist \O"ver*moist"\, a.	   Excessively moist. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmoisture \O"ver*mois"ture\, n.	   Excess of moisture.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmore \O"ver*more"\, adv.	   Beyond; moreover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overmorrow \O"ver*mor"row\, n.	   The day after or following to-morrow. [Obs.] --Bible (1551).	   [1913 Webster]
Overmost \O"ver*most`\, a.	   Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest. [Obs.]	   --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmount \O`ver*mount"\, v. t. [Cf. {Surmount}.]	   To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmuch \O"ver*much"\, a.	   Too much. -- adv. In too great a degree; too much. -- n. An	   excess; a surplus.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmuchness \O`ver*much"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance. [R.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmultiply \O`ver*mul"ti*ply\, v. t. & i.	   To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.	   [1913 Webster]
Overmultitude \O`ver*mul"ti*tude\, v. t.	   To outnumber. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overname \O`ver*name"\, v. t.	   To name over or in a series; to recount. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overneat \O"ver*neat"\, a.	   Excessively neat. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Overnice \O"ver*nice"\, a.	   Excessively nice; fastidious. --Bp. Hall. -- {O"ver*nice"ly},	   adv. -- {O"ver*nice"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overnight \O"ver*night`\, n.	   The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
overnight \o"ver*night"\, adv.	   1. In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening	      before.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Throughout the night; as, the candle will not last	      overnight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. During the night; hence, in a short period of time; as,	      his prospects of winning changed overnight.	      [PJC]	            I had been telling her all that happened overnight.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	overnight \o"ver*night"\, a.	   Ocurring or accomplished during one night; as, guaranteed	   overnight delivery of a package.	   [PJC]
Overnoise \O`ver*noise"\, v. t.	   To overpower by noise.	   [1913 Webster]
Overnumerous \O"ver*nu"mer*ous\, a.	   Excessively numerous; too many.	   [1913 Webster]
Overoffice \O`ver*of"fice\, v. t.	   To domineer over by virtue of office. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overofficious \O"ver*of*fi"cious\, a.	   Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious. --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpaint \O`ver*paint"\, v. t.	   To color or describe too strongly. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpamper \O`ver*pam"per\, v. t.	   To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much. --Dryton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpart \O`ver*part"\, v. t.	   To give too important or difficult a part to. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpassed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overpassing}.] [Cf. {Surpass}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river;	      to overpass limits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass above; -- of roadways and other paths; as, the	      highway overpasses the railroad tracks.	      [PJC]	   3. To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the beauties of the East	            He slightly viewed and slightly overpassed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To surpass; to excel. [R.] --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Overpass \O`ver*pass"\, v. i.	   To pass over, away, or off.	   [1913 Webster]
overpass \o"ver*pass`\, n.	   A road or other pathway which passes over another road,	   railroad, or other path; as, he stopped on the street under	   the railroad overpass.	   [PJC]
Overpassionate \O"ver*pas"sion*ate\, a.	   Passionate to excess. -- {O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpatient \O"ver*pa"tient\, a.	   Patient to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpay \O`ver*pay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpaid}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Overpaying}.]	   1. To pay too much to; to reward too highly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pay too much for; as, to overpay the loan balance.	      [PJC]
Overpeer \O`ver*peer"\, v. t.	   To peer over; to rise above.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpeople \O`ver*peo"ple\, v. t.	   To people too densely.	   [1913 Webster]
Overperch \O`ver*perch"\, v. t.	   To perch upon; to fly over. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpersuade \O`ver*per*suade"\, v. t.	   To persuade or influence against one's inclination or	   judgment. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpester \O`ver*pes"ter\, v. t.	   To pester exceedingly or excessively. --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpicture \O`ver*pic"ture\, v. t.	   To surpass nature in the picture or representation of. [Obs.]	   "O'erpicturing that Venus." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overplease \O`ver*please"\, v. t.	   To please excessively.	   [1913 Webster]
Overplus \O"ver*plus\, n. [Over + L. plus more. See {Plus}, and	   cf. {Surplus}.]	   That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity	   proposed; surplus. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] "The overplus of a great fortune." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Overply \O`ver*ply"\, v. t.	   To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpoise \O`ver*poise"\, v. t.	   To outweigh; to overbalance. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Overpoise \O"ver*poise`\, n.	   Preponderant weight; a counterbalance. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpolish \O`ver*pol"ish\, v. t.	   To polish too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Overponderous \O"ver*pon"der*ous\, a.	   Too heavy.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpost \O`ver*post"\, v. t.	   To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpotent \O"ver*po"tent\, a.	   Too potent or powerful.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpower \O`ver*pow"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overpowered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overpowering}.]	   To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield by superior	   power; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the	   eyes. "And overpower'd that gallant few." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;	        overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.	        [1913 Webster]	Overpower \O"ver*pow`er\, n.	   A dominating power. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
overpowered \overpowered\ adj.	   1. rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or	      profusion of something.	   Syn: overcome, overwhelmed, swamped, engulfed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Having more than the required power; as, an overpowered	      hot rod. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Overpowering \O`ver*pow"er*ing\, a.	   Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible. --	   {O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpraise \O`ver*praise"\, v. t. [Cf. {Overprize},	   {Superpraise}.]	   To praise excessively or unduly.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpraising \O`ver*prais"ing\, n.	   The act of praising unduly; excessive praise. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overpress \O`ver*press"\, v. t.	   1. To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to	      overwhelm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overcome by importunity. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Overpressure \O"ver*pres"sure\, n.	   Excessive pressure or urging. --London Athenaeum.	   [1913 Webster]
Overprize \O`ver*prize"\, v. t. [Cf. {Overpraise}.]	   To prize excessively; to overvalue. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overproduction \O"ver*pro*duc"tion\, n.	   Excessive production; supply beyond the demand. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Overprompt \O"ver*prompt"\, a.	   Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate. --	   {O`ver*prompt"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overproof \O"ver*proof"\, a.	   Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than	   proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by	   weight of alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Overproportion \O`ver*pro*por"tion\, v. t.	   To make of too great proportion.	   [1913 Webster]
Overproud \O"ver*proud"\, a.	   Exceedingly or unduly proud. "Overproud of his victory."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overprovident \O"ver*prov"i*dent\, a.	   Too provident.	   [1913 Webster]
Overprovoke \O`ver*pro*voke"\, v. t.	   To provoke excessively. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overquell \O`ver*quell"\, v. t.	   To quell or subdue completely. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overquietness \O"ver*qui"et*ness\, n.	   Too much quietness. --Sir. T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrake \O`ver*rake"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overraked}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overraking}.] (Naut.)	   To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that	   break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrank \O"ver*rank"\, a.	   Too rank or luxuriant.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrate \O`ver*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overrated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overrating}.]	   To rate or value too highly; to overestimate.	   [1913 Webster]	Overrate \O"ver*rate`\, n.	   An excessive rate. [R.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
overrating \overrating\ n.	   a calculation that results in an estimate that is too high.	   Syn: overestimate, overestimation, overreckoning.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overreach \O`ver*reach"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*r[=e]ch"), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Overreached}, ({Overraught}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Overreaching}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To reach above or beyond in any direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning;	      to outwit; to cheat. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To defeat one's own purpose by trying to do too much or by	      trying too hard or with excessive eagerness; -- used	      reflexively; as, the candidate overreached himself by	      trying to plant false rumors, which backfired/	      [PJC]	Overreach \O`ver*reach"\, v. i.	   1. To reach too far; as:	      (a) To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or	          shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.	      (b) (Naut.) To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.	          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To cheat by cunning or deception.	      [1913 Webster]	Overreach \O"ver*reach`\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*r[=e]ch`), n.	   The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of	   the hind foot; -- said of horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Overreacher \O`ver*reach"er\, n.	   One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.	   [1913 Webster]
Overread \O`ver*read"\, v. t.	   To read over, or peruse. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overready \O"ver*read"y\, a.	   Too ready. -- {O"ver*read"*i*ly}, adv. --	   {O"ver*read"i*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overreckon \O`ver*reck"on\, v. t.	   To reckon too highly.	   [1913 Webster]
Overred \O`ver*red"\, v. t.	   To smear with red. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overrefine \O`ver*re*fine"\, v. t.	   To refine too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrefinement \O"ver*re*fine"ment\, n.	   Excessive refinement.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrent \O`ver*rent"\, v. t.	   To rent for too much.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrich \O"ver*rich"\, a.	   Exccessively rich.	   [1913 Webster]
Override \O`ver*ride"\, v. t. [imp. {Overrode}; p. p.	   {Overridden}, {Overrode}, {Overrid}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Overriding}.] [AS. offer[imac]dan.]	   1. To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.	      [1913 Webster]	            The carter overridden with [i. e., by] his cart.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; to	      nullify; as, one law overrides another; to override a	      veto.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To countermand; to overrule; as, a supervisor may	      override the decision of a subordinate.	      [PJC]	   4. To replace (one system with another); as, the pilot	      overrode the automatic pilot and took manual control of	      the airplane.	      [PJC]	   5. To ride beyond; to pass; to outride. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I overrode him on the way.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its	      strength.	      [1913 Webster]
Overrigged \O"ver*rigged"\, a.	   Having too much rigging.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrighteous \O"ver*right"eous\, a.	   Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrigid \O"ver*rig"id\, a.	   Too rigid; too severe.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrigorous \O"ver*rig"or*ous\, a.	   Too rigorous; harsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Overripe \O"ver*ripe"\, a.	   Matured to excess. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overripen \O`ver*rip"en\, v. t.	   To make too ripe. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overroast \O`ver*roast"\, v. t.	   To roast too much. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrule \O`ver*rule"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overruled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overruling}.]	   1. To rule over; to govern or determine by superior	      authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against;	      to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of	      men; the chairman overruled the point of order.	      [1913 Webster]	            His passion and animosity overruled his conscience.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            These [difficulties] I had habitually overruled.	                                                  --F. W.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as,	      the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.	      [1913 Webster]	Overrule \O`ver*rule"\, v. i.	   To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God	   rules and overrules. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overruler \O`ver*rul"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines.	   --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Overruling \O`ver*rul"ing\, a.	   Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence. --	   {O`ver*rul"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Overrun \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 possession of; as, the vine overran	      its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those barbarous nations that overran the world.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or	      pass in running.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ahimaaz ran by the way of the plain, and overran	            Cushi.                                --2 Sam.	                                                  xviii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line	      overruns another in length.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In machinery, a sliding piece is said to overrun its	         bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            None of them the feeble overran.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.)	      (a) To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page	          into the next after, or next before.	      (b) To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page)	          into the next line, column, or page.	          [1913 Webster]	Overrun \O`ver*run"\, v. i.	   1. To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be	      beyond, or in excess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Despised and trodden down of all that overran.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a	      line, or advertisement, overruns.	      [1913 Webster]
Overrunner \O`ver*run"ner\, n.	   One that overruns. --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversaturate \O`ver*sat"u*rate\, v. t. [Cf. {Supersaturate}.]	   To saturate to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversay \O`ver*say"\, v. t.	   To say over; to repeat. --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Overscented \O`ver*scent"ed\, a.	   1. Scented excessively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered or concealed by a different odor. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Overscrupulosity \O`ver*scru`pu*los"i*ty\, n.	   Overscrupulousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Overscrupulous \O`ver*scru"pu*lous\, a.	   Scrupulous to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Overscrupulousness \O`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of	   scrupulousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversea \O"ver*sea"\, a.	   Beyond the sea; foreign.	   [1913 Webster] Oversea	Oversea \O"ver*sea"\, Overseas \O"ver*seas"\, adv.	   Over the sea; abroad. --Milton. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversearch \O`ver*search"\, v. t.	   To search all over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overseason \O`ver*sea"son\, v. t.	   To season too highly.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. t. [imp. {Oversaw}; p. p. {Overseen};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overseeing}.] [AS. ofers['e]on to survey, to	   despise. See {Over}, and {See}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see	      after; to overlook[2].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To omit or neglect seeing; to overlook[5]. [archaic]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To see unintentionally or unexpectedly; -- the visual	      analogy to {overhear}.	      [PJC]	Oversee \O`ver*see"\, v. i.	   To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The most expert gamesters may sometimes oversee.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your partiality to me is much overseen, if you think me	         fit to correct your Latin.               --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Overseer \O`ver*seer"\, n.	   One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an	   overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public	   officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of	   highways.	   [1913 Webster]
Overseership \O`ver*seer"ship\, n.	   The office of an overseer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversell \O`ver*sell`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oversold}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Overselling}. ]	   1. To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling	      price.	      [1913 Webster]	            One whose beauty	            Would oversell all Italy.             --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sell beyond means of delivery. [Brokers' Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oversold market} (Brokers' Cant), a market in which stocks	      or commodities have been sold "short" to such an extent	      that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.	      [1913 Webster]
Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overset}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Oversetting}. ]	   1. To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a	      proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom	      upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a	      ship, or a building. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to fall, or to fail; to subvert; to overthrow;	      as, to overset a government or a plot. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill too full. [Obs.] --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	Overset \O`ver*set"\, v. i.	   To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Overset \O"ver*set`\, n.	   1. An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a	      carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excess; superfluity. [Obs.] "This overset of wealth and	      pomp. " --Bp. Burnel.	      [1913 Webster]
oversewn \oversewn\ adj.	   sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches	   that pass over and draw the two edges together.)	   Syn: overhand.	        [WordNet 1.5]
oversexed \oversexed\ adj.	   Having excessive sexual desire or appeal.	   Syn: highly-sexed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overshade \O`ver*shade`\, v. t. [AS. ofersceadwian. See {Over},	   and {Shade}, and cf. {Overshadow}.]	   To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overshadow \O`ver*shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshadowed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overshadowing}. ] [Cf. {Overshade}. ]	   1. To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a cloud that overshadowed them. --Mark ix.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To cover with a superior influence; to be viewed as	      more important than. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. To cause to be sad or disappointing; to cast a sad shadow	      on; as, an accidental death overshadowed the joy of the	      festival.	      [PJC]
Overshadower \O"ver*shad"ow*er\, n.	   One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Overshadowy \O"ver*shad"ow*y\, a.	   Overshadowing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overshake \O`ver*shake"\, v. t.	   To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overshine \O`ver*shine"\, v. t.	   1. To shine over or upon; to illumine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excel in shining; to outshine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Overshoe \O"ver*shoe`\, n.	   A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or	   for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galosh.	   [1913 Webster]
Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overshot}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overshooting}.]	   1. To shoot over or beyond; to miss; as, to overshoot a mark;	      to overshoot the green in golf. "Not to overshoot his	      game." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To go beyond an intended point or limit; as, to	      overshoot the runway in landing an airplane; to overshoot	      the endpoint in a titration.	      [PJC]	   2. To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond. --Hartle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To overshoot one's self}, to venture too far; to assert too	      much.	      [1913 Webster]	Overshoot \O`ver*shoot"\, v. i.	   To fly beyond the mark. --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Overshot \O"ver*shot`\, a.	   From {Overshoot}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Overshot wheel}, a vertical water wheel, the circumference	      of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which is	      turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling	      the buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its	      weight.	      [1913 Webster]	Overshot \O"ver*shot`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the upper teeth projecting beyond the lower; -- said	   of the jaws of some dogs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oversight \O"ver*sight`\, n.	   1. Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An overlooking; an omission; an error. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Escape from an overlooked peril. [R.] "His fool-happy	      oversight." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Superintendence; supervision; inspection; overlooking;	        inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.	        [1913 Webster]
oversimplified \oversimplified\ adj.	   simplified excessively so as to distort or misrepresent; --	   of facts, assertions, or communications. Contrasted with	   {overcomplicated}.	   Syn: simplistic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
oversimplify \oversimplify\ v. t.	   to simplify excessively so as to distort or misrepresent; --	   of facts, assertions, or communications; as, Don't	   oversimplify the rules.	   Syn: make too simple.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oversize \O`ver*size"\, v. t.	   To surpass in size.	   [1913 Webster]	Oversize \O`ver*size"\, v. t.	   To cover with viscid matter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O'ersized with coagulate gore.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overskip \O`ver*skip"\, v. t.	   To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overskirt \O"ver*skirt`\, n.	   An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.	   [1913 Webster]
Overslaugh \O"ver*slaugh`\, n. [D. overslag.]	   A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River.	   [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]	Overslaugh \O`ver*slaugh"\, v. t. [D. overslaan.]	   To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as,	   to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a	   military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or	   employment. [Local Cant, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oversleep \O`ver*sleep"\, v. t.	   To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual	   hour of rising.	   [1913 Webster]	Oversleep \O`ver*sleep"\, v. i.	   To sleep too long.	   [1913 Webster]
Overslide \O`ver*slide"\, v. t.	   To slide over or by.	   [1913 Webster]
Overslip \O`ver*slip"\, v. t.	   To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond;	   to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.	   [1913 Webster]
Overslop \O"ver*slop`\, n. [AS. oferslop.]	   An outer garment, or slop. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Overslow \O`ver*slow"\, v. t.	   To render slow; to check; to curb. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Overslow \O"ver*slow"\, a.	   Too slow.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversman \O"vers*man\, n.; pl. {Oversmen}.	   1. An overseer; a superintendent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two	      arbiters, previously selected, disagree.	      [1913 Webster]
Oversnow \O`ver*snow"\, v. t.	   To cover with snow, or as with snow. [Poetic] --Shak.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversoon \O"ver*soon"\, adv.	   Too soon. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversorrow \O`ver*sor"row\, v. t.	   To grieve or afflict to excess. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversoul \O"ver*soul`\, n.	   The all-containing soul. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That unity, that oversoul, within which every man's	         particular being is contained and made one with all	         other.                                   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversow \O`ver*sow"\, v. t. [AS. ofersawan.]	   To sow where something has already been sown. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His enemy came and oversowed cockle among the wheat.	                                                  --Matt. xiii.	                                                  25. (Douay	                                                  Version).	   [1913 Webster]
Overspan \O`ver*span"\, v. t.	   To reach or extend over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overspeak \O`ver*speak"\, v. t. & i. [AS. ofersprecan.]	   To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many	   words.	   [1913 Webster]
Overspin \O`ver*spin"\, v. t.	   To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly. --W.	   Cartwright.	   [1913 Webster]
Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overspread}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overspreading}.] [AS. oferspr[=ae]dan.]	   To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the	   earth. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those nations of the North	         Which overspread the world.              --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Overspread \O`ver*spread"\, v. i.	   To be spread or scattered over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overspring \O`ver*spring"\, v. t.	   To spring or leap over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstand \O`ver*stand"\, v. t.	   To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale;	   to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What madman would o'erstand his market twice? --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstare \O`ver*stare"\, v. t.	   To outstare. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Overstare \O`ver*stare"\, v. i.	   To stare wildly. [Obs.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstate \O`ver*state"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overstating}.]	   To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
overstated \overstated\ adj.	   represented as greater than is true or reasonable;	   exaggerated; as, They made overstated accusations of	   corruption.	   Syn: exaggerated, overdone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overstatement \O"ver*state"ment\, n.	   An exaggerated statement or account.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstay \O`ver*stay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstayed}or	   {Overstaid}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstaying}.]	   To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the	   appointed time; to overstay one's welcome. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstep \O`ver*step"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstepped}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overstepping}.] [AS. ofersteppan.]	   To step over or beyond; to transgress; as, to overstep the	   bounds of propriety. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overstock \O"ver*stock`\, n.	   Stock in excess. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	Overstock \O`ver*stock"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overstocked}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overstocking}.]	   To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a	   market with goods, or a farm with cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstore \O`ver*store"\, v. t.	   To overstock. --Sir. M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Over-story \O`ver-sto`ry\, n. (Arch.)	   The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Overstrained};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Overstraining}.]	   To strain one's self to excess. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Overstrain \O`ver*strain"\, v. t.	   To stretch or strain too much; as, to overstrain one's	   nerves. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstraitly \O`ver*strait"ly\, adv.	   Too straitly or strictly. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstraw \O`ver*straw"\, v. t.	   To overstrew. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstrew \O`ver*strew"\, v. t.	   To strew or scatter over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstrict \O"ver*strict"\, a.	   Excessively strict.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstride \O`ver*stride"\, v. t.	   To stride over or beyond.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstrike \O`ver*strike"\, v. t.	   To strike beyond. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overstrow \O`ver*strow"\, v. t.	   See {Overstrew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Overstudious \O"ver*stu"di*ous\, a.	   Too studious.	   [1913 Webster] Oversubtile
Oversubtile \O"ver*sub"tile\, Oversubtle \O"ver*sub"tle\, a.	   Excessively subtle.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Oversum \O"ver*sum`\, n.	   A sum or quantity over; surplus. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversupply \O`ver*sup*ply"\, v. t.	   To supply in excess.	   [1913 Webster]	Oversupply \O"ver*sup*ply`\, n.	   An excessive supply; a supply in excess of demand.	   [1913 Webster]	         A general oversupply or excess of all commodities. --J.	                                                  S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversure \O"ver*sure"\, a.	   Excessively sure.	   [1913 Webster]
Oversway \O`ver*sway"\, v. t.	   To bear sway over.	   [1913 Webster]
Overswell \O`ver*swell"\, v. t. & i.	   To swell or rise above; to overflow. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
overt \o"vert\ ([=o]*v[~e]rt" or [=o]"v[~e]rt), a. [OF. overt,	   F. ouvert, p. p. of OF. ovrir, F. ouvrir, to open, of	   uncertain origin; cf. It. aprire, OIt. also oprire, L.	   aperire to open, operire to cover, deoperire to uncover.	   Perh. from L. aperire influenced by F. couvrir to cover. Cf.	   {Aperient}, {Cover}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Open to view; public; apparent; manifest. Opposite of	      {hidden}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Overt and apparent virtues bring forth praise.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act	      of treason. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            No person shall be convicted of treason unless on	            the testimony of two witnesses to the same overt	            act, or on confession in open court. --Constitution	      of the U. S.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In criminal law, an overt act is an open act done in	         pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the	         mere design or intent not being punishable without such	         act. In English law, market overt is an open market; a	         pound overt is an open, uncovered pound.	         [1913 Webster]
Overtake \O`ver*take"\, v. t. [imp. {Overtook}; p. p.	   {Overtaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overtaking}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To come up with in a race, pursuit, progress, or motion;	      also, to catch up with and move ahead of.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Follow after the men; and when thou dost overtake	            them, say . . . Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for	            good.                                 --Gen. xliv.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had him overtaken in his flight.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To surpass in production, achievement, etc.; as,	      although out of school for half a year due to illness, the	      student returned and overtook all the others to finish as	      valedictorian.	      [PJC]	   3. To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to	      capture; to overcome.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man be overtaken in a fault.     --Gal. vi. 1	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall see	            The winged vengeance overtake such children. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken),	      drunken. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To frustrate or render impossible or irrelevant; -- used	      mostly of plans, and commonly in the phrase overtaken by	      events; as, their careful marketing plan was overtaken by	      events.	      [PJC]
Overtalk \O`ver*talk"\, v. i.	   To talk to excess. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtask \O`ver*task"\, v. t.	   To task too heavily.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtax \O`ver*tax"\, v. t.	   To tax or to task too heavily; as, a job that overtaxed his	   physical energies.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Overtedious \O`ver*te"di*ous\, a.	   Too tedious.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtempt \O`ver*tempt"\, v. t.	   To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
over-the-counter \over-the-counter\ adj.	   1. able to be sold legally without a doctor's prescription;	      -- of medicinal drugs. Contrasted with {prescription}.	      [prenominal]	   Syn: nonprescription(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Finance) not quoted on a stock exchange; sold only	      through private negotiations between buyer and seller; --	      of securities; as, over-the-counter stocks.	      [WordNet 1.5] over the top	over-the-counter \over-the-counter\, over the counter \over the
counter\adj.	   Grossly excessive; outlandish; well beyond normal; as,	   over-the-top action films. [informal]	   [PJC]
Overthrow \O`ver*throw"\, v. t. [imp. {Overthrew}; p. p.	   {Overthrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overthrowing}.]	   1. To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wife overthrew the table.         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to	      make a ruin of; to destroy; as, to overthrow a government.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            When the walls of Thebes he overthrew. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Gloucester] that seeks to overthrow religion.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Baseball) To throw (a baseball) beyond; to throw too high	      and too far; to overshoot[1]; as, the shortstop overthrew	      the first baseman.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin;	        subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish;	        beat; rout.	        [1913 Webster]	Overthrow \O"ver*throw`\, n.	   1. The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrown;	      ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your sudden overthrow much rueth me.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 the striker makes an additional run.	          [1913 Webster]
Overthwart \O"ver*thwart"\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*thw[add]rt"), a.	   1. Having a transverse position; placed or situated across;	      hence, opposite. "Our overthwart neighbors." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse;	      opposing. "Overthwart humor." --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Overthwart \O"ver*thwart"\, adv.	   Across; crosswise; transversely. "Y'clenched overthwart and	   endelong." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Overthwart \O"ver*thwart"\, prep.	   Across; from alde to side of. "Huge trees overthwart one	   another." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Overthwart \O"ver*thwart`\, n.	   That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance;	   opposition. [Obs.] --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Overthwart \O`ver*thwart"\, v. t.	   To cross; to oppose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overthwartly \O"ver*thwart"ly\, adv.	   In an overthwart manner; across; also, perversely. [Obs.]	   --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Overthwartness \O"ver*thwart"ness\, n.	   The state of being overthwart; perverseness. [Obs.] --Lord	   Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtilt \O`ver*tilt"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*t[i^]lt"), v. t.	   To tilt over; to overturn.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtime \O"ver*time`\, n.	   1. Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working	      time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sports) An extra period of time provided to play a game,	      beyond the end of the normal period allowed for the game,	      for the purpose of resolving a tie score; as, the team won	      in overtime.	      [PJC]	   {sudden death overtime} an overtime[2] in which the first	      team to score wins the game; -- contrasted with normal	      overtime[2], which is a fixed period of time during which	      either team may score as often as they can.	      [PJC]
Overtire \O`ver*tire"\, v. t.	   To tire to excess; to exhaust.	   [1913 Webster]	Overtire \O`ver*tire"\, v. t.	   To become too tired. --Br. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtitle \O`ver*ti"tle\, v. t.	   To give too high a title to.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtly \O"vert*ly\, adv.	   Publicly; openly.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtoil \O`ver*toil"\, v. t.	   To overwork.	   [1913 Webster]	Overtoil \O`ver*toil"\, v. t.	   To weary excessively; to exhaust.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then dozed a while herself, but overtoiled	         By that day's grief and travel.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtone \O"ver*tone`\, n. [A translation of G. oberton. See	   {Over}, {Tone}.] (Mus.)	   One of the harmonics faintly heard with and at a higher	   frequency than a fundamental tone as it dies away, produced	   by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of	   air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural	   harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth,	   etc.; an aliquot or "partial" tone; a harmonic. See	   {Harmonic}, and {Tone}. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtop \O`ver*top"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overtopped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Overtopping}.]	   1. To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower	      above. "To o'ertop old Pelion." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.	      [1913 Webster]	            If kings presume to overtop the law by which they	            reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into	            order.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make of less importance, or throw into the background,	      by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure. --Becon.	      [1913 Webster]
Overtower \O`ver*tow"er\, v. t.	   To tower over or above.	   [1913 Webster]	Overtower \O`ver*tow"er\, v. i.	   To soar too high. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtrade \O`ver*trade"\, v. i.	   To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means	   of paying for or selling them; to overstock the market.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtrading \O`ver*trad"ing\, n.	   The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of	   payment; a glutting of the market.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtread \O`ver*tread"\, v. t. [AS. oferiredan.]	   To tread over or upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtrip \O`ver*trip"\, v. t.	   To trip over nimbly.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtroubled \O`ver*trou"bled\, a.	   Excessively troubled.	   [1913 Webster]
Overtrow \O`ver*trow"\, v. i.	   To be too trustful or confident; to trust too much. [Obs.]	   --Wyclif (1 Cor. iv. 4).	   [1913 Webster]
Overtrust \O"ver*trust`\, n.	   Excessive confidence.	   [1913 Webster]	Overtrust \O`ver*trust"\, v. t. & i.	   To trust too much. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Overture \O"ver*ture\, [OF. overture, F. ouverture, fr. OF.	   ovrir, F. ouvrir. See {Overt}.]	   1. An opening or aperture; a recess; a chamber. [Obs.]	      --Spenser. "The cave's inmost overture." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disclosure; discovery; revelation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was he	            That made the overture of thy treasons to us.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for	      consideration, acceptance, or rejection. "The great	      overture of the gospel." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an	      introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an	      independent piece; -- called in the latter case a {concert	      overture}.	      [1913 Webster]	Overture \O"ver*ture\, v. t.	   To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on	   some subject.	   [1913 Webster]
Overturn \O`ver*turn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overturned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Overturning}.]	   1. To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to	      overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To overpower; to conquer. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To demolish; overthrow. See {Demolish}.	        [1913 Webster]	Overturn \O"ver*turn`\, n.	   The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or	   subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.	   [1913 Webster]
Overturnable \O`ver*turn"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.	   [1913 Webster]
Overturner \O`ver*turn"er\, n.	   One who overturns. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
overuse \o`ver*use"\ ([=o]`v[~e]r*[=u]z"), v. t.	   To use excessively; to use too often; as, scientists tend to	   overuse technical terms.	   [PJC]	overuse \overuse\ ([=o]"v[~e]r*[=u]s"), n.	   Excessive use.	   [PJC]
overutilise \overutilise\ v. t.	   Same as {overutilize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
overutilisation \overutilisation\ n.	   Same as {overutilization}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   Syn: overexploitation, overuse, overutilization.	        [WordNet 1.5]
overutilization \overutilization\ n.	   exploitation to the point of diminishing returns.	   Syn: overexploitation, overuse, overutilisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
overutilize \overutilize\ v. t.	   To exploit to the point of diminishing returns; to use	   excessively.	   Syn: overexploit, overuse, overutilise.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overvail \O`ver*vail"\, v. t.	   See {Overveil}.	   [1913 Webster]
overvaliant \overvaliant\ adj.	   Having or showing undue valor or boldness; as, they stepped	   with overvaliant airs.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Overvaluation \O"ver*val`u*a"tion\, n.	   Excessive valuation; overestimate.	   [1913 Webster]
Overvalue \O`ver*val"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overvalued}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overvaluing}.]	   1. To value excessively; to rate at too high a price. "To	      overvalue human power." --Holyday.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exceed in value. [R.] --H. Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]
Overveil \O`ver*veil"\, v. t.	   To veil or cover. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overview \O"ver*view`\, n. [Cf. {Survey}.]	   1. An inspection or overlooking. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brief summary of a topic, situation, or plan; an outline	      or survey[2].	      [PJC]
Overvote \O`ver*vote"\, v. t.	   To outvote; to outnumber in votes given. [R.] --Eikon	   Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwalk \O`ver*walk"\, v. t.	   To walk over or upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwar \O`ver*war"\, v. t.	   To defeat. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwary \O"ver*wa"ry\, a.	   Too wary; too cautious.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwash \O`ver*wash"\, v. t.	   To overflow. --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwasted \O`ver*wast"ed\, a.	   Wasted or worn out; consumed; spent [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwatch \O"ver*watch"\, v. t.	   1. To watch too much.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To weary or exhaust by watching. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Overwax \O`ver*wax"\, v. i.	   To wax or grow too rapidly or too much. [Obs.] --R. of	   Gloucester.	   [1913 Webster]
Overweak \O"ver*weak"\, a.	   Too weak; too feeble.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwear \O`ver*wear"\ (-w[^a]r"), v. t.	   To wear too much; to wear out. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Overwear \O"ver*wear`\ (-w[^a]r`), n.	   Clothing worn over the ordinary indoor clothing, as	   overcoats, wraps, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Overweary \O"ver*wea"ry\, v. t.	   To weary too much; to tire out. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
overweary \o"ver*wea"ry\, a.	   Excessively weary; very tired; exhausted.	   [PJC]
Overweather \O`ver*weath"er\, v. t.	   To expose too long to the influence of the weather. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overween \O`ver*ween"\, v. t. [AS. oferw[=e]nian. See {Over},	   and {Ween}.]	   To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own	   thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to be egotistic,	   arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to	   presume.	   [1913 Webster]	         They that overween,	         And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overweener \O`ver*ween"er\, n.	   One who overweens. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Overweening \O`ver*ween"ing\, a.	   Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited. --	   {O`ver*ween"ingly}, adv. --Milton. -- {O`ver*ween"ing*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The conceits of warmed or overweening brain. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's an overweening rogue.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Overweening \O`ver*ween"ing\, n.	   Conceit; arrogance. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overweigh \O`ver*weigh"\, v. t.	   To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.	   --Drayton. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Overweight \O"ver*weight`\, n.	   1. Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superabundance of weight; preponderance.	      [1913 Webster]	Overweight \O"ver*weight"\, a.	   1. Overweighing; excessive. [Obs.] "Of no overweight worth."	      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a weight in excess of what is normal, proper, or	      expected; as, the doctor recommends dieting to all his	      overweight patients; overweight luggage will incur an	      extra charge.	      [PJC]
Overwell \O`ver*well"\, v. t.	   To overflow. --R. D. Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwet \O"ver*wet\, n.	   Excessive wetness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Another ill accident is, overwet at sowing time.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwhelm \O`ver*whelm"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overwhelmed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Overwhelming}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow	      and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to	      immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to	      oppress, etc., overpoweringly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sea overwhelmed their enemies.    --Ps. lxxviii.	                                                  53.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and	            horror hath overwhelmed me.           --Ps. lv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul deeds will rise,	            Though all the earth o'erwhelm them.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,	            All in a moment overwhelmed and fallen. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To project or impend over threateningly.	      [1913 Webster]	            His louering brows o'erwhelming his fair sight.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to surround, to cover. --Papin.	      [1913 Webster]	Overwhelm \O"ver*whelm`\, n.	   The act of overwhelming. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
overwhelmed \overwhelmed\ adj.	   1. same as {overpowered}.	   Syn: overcome, overpowered, swamped, engulfed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. defeated easily by a greatly superior opponent.	   Syn: routed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Overwhelming \O`ver*whelm"ing\, a.	   Overpowering; irresistible. -- {O`ver*whelm"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwind \O`ver*wind"\, v. t.	   To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting	   rope on a drum.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwing \O`ver*wing"\, v. t.	   To outflank. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwise \O"ver*wise"\, a.	   Too wise; affectedly wise. -- {O`ver*wise"ly}, adv. --	   {O`ver*wise"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwit \O`ver*wit"\, v. t.	   To outwit. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Overword \O`ver*word"\, v. t.	   To say in too many words; to express verbosely. --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Overworked}or	   {Overwrought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overworking}.]	   1. To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or	      too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            My days with toil are overwrought.    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To decorate all over.	      [1913 Webster]	Overwork \O`ver*work"\, v. i.	   To work too much, or beyond one's strength.	   [1913 Webster]	Overwork \O"ver*work`\, n.	   Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity;	   extra work; also, excessive labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Overworn \O`ver*worn"\, p. p. & a. from {Overwear}, v. t.	   Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwrest \O`ver*wrest"\, v. t.	   To wrest or force from the natural or proper position.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwrestle \O`ver*wres"tle\, v. t.	   To subdue by wrestling. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Overwrought \O`ver*wrought\, p. p. & a. from {Overwork}.	   1. Wrought upon excessively; overworked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extremely agitated or excited; overexcited; -- of people.	      [PJC]
Overzeal \O"ver*zeal\, n.	   Excess of zeal. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Overzealous \O"ver*zeal"ous\, a.	   Too zealous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovicapsule \O`vi*cap"sule\, n. [Ovum + capsule.]	   1. (Anat.) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Same as {Ootheca}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ovicell \O"vi*cell`\, n. [Ovum + cell.] (Zool.)	   One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which	   the ova sometimes undergo the first stages of their	   development. See Illust. of {Chilostoma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovicular \O*vic"u*lar\, a. [L. ovum an egg.] (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to an egg.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovicyst \O"vi*cyst\, n. [Ovum + cyst.] (Zool.)	   The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovidian \O*vid"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style	   of Ovid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oviducal \O`vi*du"cal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.	   [1913 Webster]
Oviduct \O"vi*duct\, n. [Ovum + duct: cf. F. oviducte.] (Anat.)	   A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the	   exterior of the animal or to the part where further	   development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also	   called {Fallopian tubes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oviferous \O*vif"er*ous\, a. [Ovum + -ferous: cf. F.	   ovif[`e]re.] (Biol.)	   Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles,	   as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been	   excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.	   [1913 Webster]
Oviform \O"vi*form\ ([=o]"v[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Ovum + -form: cf.	   F. oviforme.] (Biol.)	   Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an	   oviform leaf.	   Syn: ovoid, ovoidal.	        [1913 Webster]
Ovigerous \O*vig"er*ous\, a. [Ovum + -gerous: cf. F. ovigere.]	   (Biol.)	   Bearing eggs; oviferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovile \O"vile\ ([=o]"v[imac]l), a.	   See {Ovine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovine \O"vine\ ([=o]"v[imac]n), a. [L. ovinus, fr. ovis sheep:	   cf. F. ovine.]	   Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovipara \O*vip"a*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Oviparous}.] (Zool.)	   An artificial division of vertebrates, including those that	   lay eggs; -- opposed to {Vivipara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oviparity \O`vi*par"i*ty\, n. [See {Oviparous}.] (Biol.)	   Generation by means of ova. See {Generation}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oviparous \O*vip"a*rous\, a. [L. oviparus; ovum egg + parere to	   bring forth: cf. F. ovipare.] (Physiol.)	   Producing young from eggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which	   the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched	   after exclusion; -- opposed to {viviparous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oviposit \O`vi*pos"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oviposited}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Ovipositing}.] [See {Ovum}, and {Posit}.]	   To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.	   [1913 Webster]	Oviposit \O`vi*pos"it\, v. t.	   To deposit or lay (an egg).	   [1913 Webster] Ovipositing
Ovipositing \O`vi*pos"it*ing\, Oviposition \O`vi*po*si"tion\, n.	   The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovipositor \O`vi*pos"i*tor\, n. [L. ovum an egg + positor a	   placer, fr. ponere to place.] (Zool.)	   The organ with which many insects and some other animals	   deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long	   ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvae of other	   insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovisac \O"vi*sac\, n. [Ovum + sac.] (Anat.)	   (a) A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.	   (b) The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian	       follicle.	       [1913 Webster]
Ovism \O"vism\, n. [Ovum + -ism.] (Zool.)	   The old theory that the egg contains the whole embryo of the	   future organism and the germs of all subsequent offsprings	   and is merely awakened to activity by the spermatozoon; --	   opposed to {spermism} or {animalculism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Zool.)	   A believer in ovism. Same as {Ovulist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovococcus \O`vo*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Ovococci}. [Ovum + Gr. ?	   grain, seed.] (Biol.)	   A germinal vesicle.	   [1913 Webster]
ovoflavin \ovoflavin\ n.	   An uncommon name for {riboflavin}, also called {vitamin B2}.	   Syn: vitamin B2, vitamin G, riboflavin, lactoflavin,	        lactoflavine, hepatoflavin.	        [WordNet 1.5] Ovoid
Ovoid \O"void\, Ovoidal \O*void"al\, a. [Ovum + -oid: cf. F.	   ovo["i]de.]	   Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal	   apple.	   Syn: oviform.	        [1913 Webster]	Ovoid \O"void\, n.	   A solid resembling an egg in shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovolo \O"vo*lo\, n. [It. ovolo, uovolo, fr. L. ovum an egg. Cf.	   {Ovule}.] (Arch.)	   A round, convex molding. See Illust. of {Column}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in	         section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent	         to the echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic	         curve of the shell of the sea urchin. In mediaeval	         architecture it is not distinguishable from the	         multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which	         are used.	         [1913 Webster]
Ovology \O*vol"o*gy\, n. [Ovum + -logy. Cf. F. ovologie.]	   That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and	   functions of eggs.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovoplasma \O`vo*plas"ma\, n. [Ovum + plasma.] (Boil.)	   Yolk; egg yolk. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovotesttis \O`vo*test"tis\, n. [NL. See {Ovum}, and {Testis}.]	   (Zool.)	   An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an	   hermaphrodite gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovoviviparous \O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous\, a. [Ovum + viviparous: cf.	   F. ovovivipare.] (Biol.)	   Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body,	   as some fishes and reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovular \O"vu*lar\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovulary \O"vu*la*ry\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to ovules.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovulate \O"vu*late\, a. (Biol.)	   Containing an ovule or ovules.	   [1913 Webster]
ovulate \ov"u*late\, v. i. (Physiol.)	   To produce ova and discharge them from an ovary or ovarian	   follicle.	   [PJC]
ovulation \o`vu*la"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge	   of the same. In the human female the discharge occurs about	   halfway between menstruation times.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ovule \O"vule\, n. [Dim. of L. ovum an egg: cf. F. ovule. Cf.	   {Ovolo}, {Ovulum}.] (Biol.)	   (a) The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and	       consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings.	       The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings	       are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their	       minute orifice is the foramen.	   (b) An ovum.	       [1913 Webster]
Ovuliferous \O`vu*lif"er*ous\, a. [Ovule + -ferous.] (Biol.)	   Producing ovules.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovulist \O"vu*list\, n. (Biol.)	   A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current	   during the last century, that the egg was the real animal	   germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa	   simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the	   egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the	   other. Also called {ovist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovulite \O"vu*lite\, n. [Ovum + -lite.]	   A fossil egg.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovulum \O"vu*lum\, n.; pl. {Ovula}. [NL. See {Ovule}.] (Biol.)	   An ovule.	   [1913 Webster]
Ovum \O"vum\ ([=o]"v[u^]m), n.; pl. L. {Ova} ([=o]"v[.a]), E.	   {Ovums} ([=o]"v[u^]mz). [L., an egg. See {Oval}.]	   1. (Biol.) A more or less spherical and transparent cell,	      which by a process of multiplication and growth develops	      into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like	      the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust.	      of {Mycropyle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell	         substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the	         higher animals the cell wall, a vertically striated	         membrane, is called the zona pellucida; the cell	         contents, the vitellus; the nucleus, the germinal	         vesicle; and the nucleolus, the germinal spot. The	         diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic	         animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into	      which the ovolo is often carved. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]
Owch \Owch\ (ouch), n.	   See {Ouch}. [Obs.] --Speser.	   [1913 Webster]
Owe \Owe\ ([=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owed} ([=o]d), ({Ought}	   ([add]t) obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Owing} ([=o]"[i^]ng).] [OE.	   owen, awen, aghen, to have, own, have (to do), hence, owe,	   AS. [=a]gan to have; akin to G. eigen, a., own, Icel. eiga to	   have, Dan. eie, Sw. [aum]ga, Goth. ['a]igan, Skr. [imac][,c].	   [root]110. Cf. {Ought}, v., 2d {Own}, {Fraught}.]	   1. To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou dost here usurp	            The name thou ow'st not.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to	      be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be	      indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his	      father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            O deem thy fall not owed to man's decree. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay,	      or render (something) in return or compensation for	      something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the	      subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to	      the unfortunate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The one ought five hundred pence, and the other	            fifty.                                --Bible	                                                  (1551).	      [1913 Webster]	            A son owes help and honor to his father. --Holyday.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Owe was sometimes followed by an objective clause	         introduced by the infinitive. "Ye owen to incline and	         bow your heart." --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. To have an obligation to (some one) on account of	      something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to owe	      the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.	      [1913 Webster]
Owel \Ow"el\, a. [OF. oel, owel, iwel, ivel, F. ['e]gal, fr. L.	   aequalis.] (Law)	   Equal. [Obs.] --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Owelty \Ow"el*ty\, n. [OF. oelt['e], ivelt['e].] (Law)	   Equality; -- sometimes written {ovelty} and {ovealty}.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Owen \Ow"en\, a.[See {Own}.]	   Own. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Owenite \Ow"en*ite\, n.	   A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on	   a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community	   on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.	   [1913 Webster]
Owher \O"wher\, adv. [AS. [=a]hwaer.]	   Anywhere. [Obs.] "If he found owher a good fellow."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Owing \Ow`ing\, p. p. & a. [Used in a passive sense for owed	   (AS. [=a]gen. See {Own}).]	   1. Had or held under obligation of paying; due.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is more owing her than is paid. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.;	      ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to	      vices; his failure was owing to speculations.	      [1913 Webster]
Owl \Owl\ (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila,	   G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family	      {Strigidae}. They have large eyes and ears, and a	      conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are	      mostly nocturnal in their habits.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the	         head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The	         species are numerous. See {Barn owl}, {Burrowing owl},	         {Eared owl}, {Hawk owl}, {Horned owl}, {Screech owl},	         {Snowy owl}, under {Barn}, {Burrowing}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with	         desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a	         bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it	         the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and	         indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of	         wisdom. --Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Owl monkey} (Zool.), any one of several species of South	      American nocturnal monkeys of the genus {Nyctipithecus}.	      They have very large eyes. Called also {durukuli}.	   {Owl moth} (Zool.), a very large moth ({Erebus strix}). The	      expanse of its wings is over ten inches.	   {Owl parrot} (Zool.), the kakapo.	   {Sea owl} (Zool.), the lumpfish.	   {Owl train}, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run	      is in the nighttime.	      [1913 Webster]	Owl \Owl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Owled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Owling}.]	   1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by	         night.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to carry on any contraband trade. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Owler \Owl"er\, n. [From {Owl}, v. i.]	   One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See	   {Owling}, n. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Owlery \Owl"er*y\, n.; pl. {Owleries}.	   An abode or a haunt of owls.	   [1913 Webster]
Owlet \Owl"et\, n. [Dim. of owl. Cf. {Howlet}.] (Zool.)	   A small owl; especially, the European species ({Athene	   noctua}), and the California flammulated owlet ({Megascops	   flammeolus}).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Owlet moth} (Zool.), any noctuid moth.	      [1913 Webster]
Owl-eyed \Owl"-eyed`\, a.	   Having eyes like an owl's.	   [1913 Webster]
Owling \Owl"ing\, n. [From {Owl}, v. i.] (O. Eng. Law)	   The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England	   contrary to the statute formerly existing. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Owlish \Owl"ish\, a.	   Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.	   [1913 Webster]
Owlism \Owl"ism\, n.	   Affected wisdom; pompous dullness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Owllight \Owl"light`\, n.	   Glimmering or imperfect light. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Own \Own\ ([=o]n), v. t. [OE. unnen to grant, permit, be pleased	   with, AS. unnan to grant; akin to OS. giunnan, G. g["o]nnen,	   Icel. unna; of uncertain origin. This word has been confused	   with own to possess.]	   To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to	   recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have	   forfeited your love.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide;	         But his sagacious eye an inmate owns.    --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]	Own \Own\, a. [OE. owen, awen, auen, aughen, AS. [=a]gen, p. p.	   of [=a]gan to possess; akin to OS. [=e]gan, G. & D. eigen,	   Icel. eiginn, Sw. & Dan. egen. [root]110. See {Owe}.]	   Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to;	   peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun,	   as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to	   emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar	   interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own	   composition; my own idea; at my own price. "No man was his	   own [i. e., no man was master of himself, or in possession of	   his senses]." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To hold one's own}, to keep or maintain one's possessions;	      to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or disadvantage	      in a contest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Own \Own\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Owning}.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. [=a]gnian, fr. [=a]gen	   own, a. See {Own}, a.]	   To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to	   be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a	   house.	   [1913 Webster]
owned \owned\ adj.	   having an owner; often used in combination; as, state-owned	   railways. Opposite of {unowned}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Owner \Own"er\, n.	   One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or	   rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
owner-driver \owner-driver\ n.	   a motorist who owns the vehicle that he/she drives.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ownerless \Own"er*less\, a.	   Without an owner.	   [1913 Webster]
owner-occupied \owner-occupied\ adj.	   lived in by the owner; -- of dwellings.	   [WordNet 1.5]
owner-occupier \owner-occupier\ n.	   a occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Ownership \Own"er*ship\, n.	   The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive	   right of possession; legal or just claim or title;	   proprietorship.	   [1913 Webster]
Owre \Owre\, n. [AS. [=u]r; akin to G. auerochs, OHG. [=u]r,	   [=u]rohso, Icel. [=u]rr.] (Zool.)	   The aurochs. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Owse
Owse \Owse\ (ouz), Owser \Ow"ser\ (ou"z[~e]r), n.	   Tanner's ooze. See {Ooze}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Ox \Ox\ ([o^]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G.	   ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth.	   a['u]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle.	   [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zool.)	   The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal	   when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The	   word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of	   bovine animals, male and female.	   [1913 Webster]	         All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.	                                                  --Ps. viii. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains	         its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated	         somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male,	         not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are	         well established in regard to domestic animals of this	         genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox	         is often applied both to the male and the female. The	         name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or	         female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both	         the male and the female.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Grunting ox} (Zool.), the yak.	   {Indian ox} (Zool.), the zebu.	   {Javan ox} (Zool.), the banteng.	   {Musk ox}. (Zool.) See under {Musk}.	   {Ox bile}. See {Ox gall}, below.	   {Ox gall}, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the	      arts and in medicine.	   {Ox pith}, ox marrow. [Obs.] --Marston.	   {Ox ray} (Zool.), a very large ray ({Dicerobatis Giornae}) of	      Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ projecting	      forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes	      twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and weighs	      over a ton. Called also {sea devil}.	   {To have the black ox tread on one's foot}, to be	      unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen	      were sacrificed to Pluto). --Leigh Hunt.	      [1913 Webster]
Oxacid \Ox`ac"id\ ([o^]ks`[a^]s"[i^]d), n. (Chem.)	   See {Oxyacid}.	   [1913 Webster]
oxalacetate \oxalacetate\ n. (Chem.)	   a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid.	   Syn: oxaloacetate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
oxalacetic acid \oxalacetic acid\ n. (Chem.)	   A dicarboxylic acid ({HO.CO.CO.CH2.CO.OH}).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oxalan \Ox"a*lan\, n. [From {Alloxan}, by transposition of	   letters.] (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous substance {C3N3H5O3} obtained from	   alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a	   stable white crystalline powder; -- called also	   {oxaluramide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalantin \Ox`a*lan"tin\, n. [From {Alloxantin}, by	   transposition of letters.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline nitrogenous substance ({C6H4N4O5})	   obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; -- called also	   {leucoturic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalate \Ox"a*late\, n. [Cf. F. oxalate. See {Oxalic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of oxalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxaldehyde \Ox*al"de*hyde\, n. [Oxalic + aldehyde.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Glyoxal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalethyline \Ox`al*eth"yl*ine\, n. [Oxalic + ethyl + -ine.]	   A poisonous nitrogenous base ({C6H10N2}) obtained indirectly	   from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong	   narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of	   atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalic \Ox*al"ic\, a. [From {Oxalis}: cf. F. oxalique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or	   oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and	   characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the	   Buckwheat family.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oxalic acid} (Chem.), a dibasic acid ({HO.CO.CO.OH}),	      existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate,	      and in many plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is	      prepared on a large scale, by the action of fused caustic	      soda or potash on sawdust, as a white crystalline	      substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is poisonous	      in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing,	      bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid,	      and in salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Oxaline \Ox"a*line\, n. [Glyoxal + -ine.] (Chem.)	   See {Glyoxaline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalis \Ox"a*lis\, n. [L., a kind of sorrel, Gr. 'oxali`s, fr.	   'oxy`s sharp, pungent, acid.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting	   trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also {wood	   sorrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalite \Ox"a*lite\, n. (Min.)	   A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxaluramide \Ox`a*lur*am"ide\, n. [Oxaluric + amide.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Oxalan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalurate \Ox`a*lur"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of oxaluric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxaluric \Ox`a*lur"ic\, a. [Oxalyl + urea.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid	   related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a	   white silky crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxalyl \Ox"a*lyl\, n. [Oxalic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   (a) A hydrocarbon radical ({C2O2}) regarded as a residue of	       oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it.	   (b) An old name for {carbonyl}.	   (c) An old name for {carboxyl}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxamate \Ox*am"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of oxamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxamethane \Ox`a*meth"ane\, n. [Oxamic + ethyl.] (Chem.)	   Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxamethylane \Ox`a*meth"yl*ane\, n. [Oxamic + methyl.] (Chem.)	   Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxamic \Ox*am"ic\, a. [Oxalic + amido] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid {NH2.CO.CO.HO}	   obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between	   oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by	   boiling oxamide with ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxamide \Ox*am"ide\, n, [Oxalic + amide.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline neutral substance ({C2O2(NH2)2)} obtained	   by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide	   of oxalic acid. Formerly called also {oxalamide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxamidine \Ox*am"i*dine\, n. [Oxygen + amido + -ine.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of bases containing the amido and the	   isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxanilamide \Ox`a*nil*am"ide\, n. [Oxanilic + amide.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained	   indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded	   as an anilide of oxamic acid; -- called also {phenyl	   oxamide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxanilate \Ox*an"i*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of oxanilic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxanilic \Ox`an*il"ic\, a. [Oxalic + aniline.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; --	   used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline	   scales by heating these substances together.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxanilide \Ox*an"i*lide\, n. [Oxalic + aniline + amide.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide,	   obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double	   anilide of oxalic acid; -- called also {diphenyl oxamide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxbane \Ox"bane`\, n. (Bot.)	   A poisonous bulbous plant ({Buphane toxicaria}) of the Cape	   of Good Hope.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxbird \Ox"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The dunlin.	   (b) The sanderling.	   (c) An African weaver bird ({Textor alector}).	       [1913 Webster]
Oxbiter \Ox"bit`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The cow blackbird. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oxbow \Ox"bow`\, n.	   A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and	   embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends	   passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so	   shaped, as a bend in a river.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) The oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.	      (b) The corn camomile ({Anthemis arvensis}).	      (c) A genus of composite plants ({Buphthalmum}) with large	          yellow flowers.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus	          major}) and the blue titmouse ({Parus coeruleus}).	          [Prov. Eng.]	      (b) The dunlin.	      (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Creeping oxeye} (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant	      ({Wedelia carnosa}).	   {Seaside oxeye} (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub	      ({Borrichia arborescens}).	      [1913 Webster]
Oxeyed \Ox"*eyed`\, a.	   Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxfly \Ox"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   The gadfly of cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxford \Ox"ford\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford,	   England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oxford movement}. See {Tractarianism}.	   {Oxford School}, a name given to those members of the Church	      of England who adopted the theology of the so-called	      Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the period 1833 --	      1841. --Shipley.	   {Oxford tie}, a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and	      usually covering the foot nearly to the ankle.	      [1913 Webster]
Oxgang \Ox"gang`\, n. [Ox + gang, n., 1.] (O. Eng. Law)	   See {Bovate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxgoad \Ox"goad`\, n.	   A goad for driving oxen.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxhead \Ox"head`\, n. [Cf. {Hogshead}.]	   Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a	   dolt; a blockhead.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dost make a mummer of me, oxhead?        --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxheal \Ox"heal`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Bear's-foot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxheart \Ox"heart`\, n.	   A large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxhide \Ox"hide`\, n.	   1. The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) A measure of land. See 3d {Hide}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oxid \Ox"id\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Oxide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxidability \Ox`i*da*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. oxydabilit['e].]	   Capability of being converted into an oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxidable \Ox"i*da*ble\, a. [Cf. F. oxydable.]	   Capable of being converted into an oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxidate \Ox"i*date\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oxidated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Oxidating}.] [Cf. f. oxyder. See {Oxide}.] (Chem.)	   To oxidize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oxidation \Ox`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. oxidation.] (Chem.)	   The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of	   being oxidized.	   [1913 Webster]
oxidative \oxidative\ adj. (Chem. & Biochem.)	   of or pertaining to oxidation; accompanied by oxidation.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oxidator \Ox"i*da`tor\, n.	   1. An oxidizer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on	      the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also {oxygenator}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oxide \Ox"ide\ ([o^]ks"[i^]d or [o^]ks"[imac]d), n. [F.	   oxyg[`e]ne oxygen + acide acid: cf. F. oxyde. The French word	   was correctly spelt oxide, till about the year 1840, when, in	   ignorance or forgetfulness of the true history and	   composition of the word, the orthography was change to make	   it represent the [upsilon] of Gr. 'oxy`s, from which it was	   supposed to be directly derived.] (Chem.)	   A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a	   compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl	   oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de	         Morveau, Lavoisier, and their associates, the term	         oxides was made to include all compounds of oxygen	         which had no acid (F. acide) properties, as contrasted	         with the acids, all of which were at that time supposed	         to contain oxygen. The orthography {oxyde}, {oxyd},	         etc., was afterwards introduced in ignorance or	         disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are	         now obsolete in English. The spelling {oxid} is not	         common.	         [1913 Webster] oxidise
oxidise \oxidise\, oxidised \oxidised\v. t. & i. (Chem.)	   Same as {oxidize} and {oxidized}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Oxidizable \Ox"i*di`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being oxidized.	   [1913 Webster]
oxidization \oxidization\ n.	   The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a	   compound with a loss of electrons. The process always occurs	   accompanied by reduction.	   Syn: oxidation, oxidisation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oxidize \Ox"i*dize\ ([o^]ks"[i^]*d[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Oxidized} ([o^]ks"[i^]*d[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Oxidizing}.] (Chem.)	   To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen,	   or of an oxidizing agent. Specifically:	   (a) To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen	       to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric	       acid.	   (b) To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of	       oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde.	   (c) To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing	       agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous	       compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous	       chloride to mercuric chloride.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: In certain cases to oxidize is identical with to	         acidify; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a	         substance contains the more nearly does it approximate	         to acid qualities; thus, by oxidation many elements, as	         sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, manganese, etc.,	         pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and thus	         practically in the acid state.	         [1913 Webster]
oxidized \oxidized\ adj.	   combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with	   oxygen; as, the oxidized form of iodine.	   Syn: oxidised.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Oxidizement \Ox"i*dize`ment\, n.	   Oxidation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oxidizer \Ox"i*di`zer\, n. (Chem.)	   An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or	   brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid,	   chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxidulated \Ox*id"u*la`ted\, a. (Chem.)	   Existing in the state of a protoxide; -- said of an oxide.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oxime \Ox"ime\, n. (Chem.)	   One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the	   action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxindol \Ox*in"dol\, n. [Oxygen + indol.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline nitrogenous substance ({C8H7NO}) of the	   indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a	   so-called lactam compound.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxiodic \Ox`i*od"ic\, a. [Oxy- (	   a ) + iodic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain	     compounds of iodine and oxygen.	     [1913 Webster]
Oxlike \Ox"like\, a.	   Characteristic of, or like, an ox.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxlip \Ox"lip`\, n. [AS. oxanslyppe. See {Ox}, and {Cowslip}.]	   (Bot.)	   The great cowslip ({Primula veris}, var. elatior).	   [1913 Webster]
Oxonate \Ox"o*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of oxonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxonian \Ox*o"ni*an\, prop. a.	   Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford,	   England. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Oxonian \Ox*o"ni*an\, prop. n.	   A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxonic \Ox*on"ic\, a. [Prob. glyoxalic + carbonic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid	   ({C4H5N3O4}) not known in the free state, but obtained, in	   combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid,	   to which it is related.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxpecker \Ox"peck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   An African bird of the genus {Buphaga}; the beefeater.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxshoe \Ox"shoe`\, n.	   A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to	   the hoof.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxter \Ox"ter\, n. [AS. [=o]hsta.]	   The armpit; also, the arm. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] oxtongue
oxtongue \ox"tongue`\, ox-tongue \ox"-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)	   A widespread European weed ({Picris echioides} formerly	   {Helminthia echioides}) with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and	   yellow flowers. The name is applied to several plants, from	   the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, {Anchusa	   officinalis}, a kind of bugloss, and {Helminthia echioides},	   both European herbs. It has been naturalized in the U. S.	   Syn: bristly oxtongue, prickly oxtongue, bitterweed, bugloss.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Oxy- \Ox"y-\ (Chem.)	   A prefix, also used adjectively, designating:	   (a) A compound containing oxygen.	   (b) A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly	       designated by hydroxy-. See {Hydroxy-}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Oxy acid}. See {Oxyacid} (below).	      [1913 Webster]
oxyacetic \ox`y*a*ce"tic\, a. [Oxy- (b) + acetic.]	   Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
oxyacetylene \ox`y*a*cet"y*lene\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and actylene; as, an	   oxyacetylene torch.	   [PJC]	oxyacetylene torch \ox`y*a*cet"yl*ene torch"\, n.	   A torch designed to mix oxygen and actylene at its tip, to	   create a very hot flame for welding, cutting steel, and other	   metal working.	   [PJC]
Oxyacid \Ox`y*ac"id\, n. [Oxy	   (a) + acid.] (Chem.) An acid containing oxygen, as chloric	       acid or sulphuric acid; -- contrasted with the	       {hydracids}, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric	       acid. See {Acid}, and {Hydroxy-}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxyammonia \Ox`y*am*mo"ni*a\, n. [Oxy	   (b) + ammonia.] (Chem.) Same as {Hydroxylamine}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxybenzene \Ox`y*ben"zene\, n. [Oxy	   (b) + benzene.] (Chem.) Hydroxy benzene. Same as {Phenol}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxybenzoic \Ox`y*ben*zo"ic\, a. [Oxy	   (b) + benzoic.] (Chem.) Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or	       designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of	       benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxybromic \Ox`y*bro"mic\, a. [Oxy	   (a) + bromic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, certain	       compounds of oxygen and bromine.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxybutyric \Ox`y*bu*tyr"ic\, a. [Oxy	   (b) + butyric.] (Chem.) Hydroxybutyric; designating any one	       of a group of metameric acids ({(C3H6.OH).CO2H}).	       [1913 Webster]
Oxycalcium \Ox`y*cal"ci*um\, a. [Oxy	   (a) + calcium.] Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as,	       the oxycalcium light. See {Drummond light}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxycaproic \Ox`y*ca*pro"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   See {Leucic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxychloric \Ox`y*chlo"ric\, a. [Oxy	   (a) + chloric.] (Chem.)	   (a) Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain	       compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.	   (b) Formerly designating an acid now called {perchloric	       acid}. See {Perchloric}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxychloride \Ox`y*chlo"ride\, n. [Oxy	   (a) + chloride.] (Chem.) A ternary compound of oxygen and	       chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxycrate \Ox"y*crate\, n. [Gr. ?????;???? acid + ???? to mix:	   cf. F. oxycrat.] (med.)	   A Mixture of water and vinegar. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxycymene \Ox`y*cy"mene\, n. [Oxy	   (b) + cymene.] (Chem.) Hydroxy cymene. Same as {Carvacrol}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxygen \Ox"y*gen\, n. [F. oxyg[`e]ne, from Gr. 'oxy`s sharp,	   acid + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. So called because	   originally supposed to be an essential part of every acid.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Chem.) A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element	      of atomic number 8, occurring in the free state in the	      atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight	      and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier	      than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.9994.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: It occurs combined in immense quantities, forming eight	         ninths by weight of water, and probably one half by	         weight of the entire solid crust of the globe, being an	         ingredient of silica, the silicates, sulphates,	         carbonates, nitrates, etc. Oxygen combines with all	         elements (except fluorine), forming oxides, bases,	         oxyacid anhydrides, etc., the process in general being	         called oxidation, of which combustion is only an	         intense modification. At ordinary temperatures with	         most substances it is moderately active, but at higher	         temperatures it is one of the most violent and powerful	         chemical agents known. It is indispensable in	         respiration, and in general is the most universally	         active and efficient element. It may be prepared in the	         pure state by heating potassium chlorate.	         [1913 Webster] This element (called dephlogisticated	         air by Priestley) was named oxygen by Lavoisier because	         he supposed it to be a constituent of all acids. This	         is not so in the case of a very few acids (as	         hydrochloric, hydrobromic, hydric sulphide, etc.), but	         these do contain elements analogous to oxygen in	         property and action. Moreover, the fact that most	         elements approach the nearer to acid qualities in	         proportion as they are combined with more oxygen, shows	         the great accuracy and breadth of Lavoisier's	         conception of its nature.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Chlorine used in bleaching. [Manufacturing name]	      [1913 Webster]
Oxygenate \Ox"y*gen*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oxygenated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Oxygenating}.] [Cf. F. oxyg['e]ner.] (Chem.)	   To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with	   oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenation \Ox`y*gen*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. oxyg['e]nation.]	   (Chem.)	   The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen;	   oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenator \Ox"y*gen*a`tor\, n.	   An oxidizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenic \Ox`y*gen"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing	   oxygen.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenium \Ox`y*ge"ni*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   The technical name of oxygen. [R. and archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenizable \Ox"y*gen*i"za*ble\, a. (Chem.)	   Oxidizable.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenize \Ox"y*gen*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Oxygenized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Oxygenizing}.] (Chem.)	   To oxidize.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenizement \Ox"y*gen*ize`ment\, n.	   Oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygenous \Ox*yg"e*nous\, a.	   Oxygenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxygon \Ox"y*gon\, n. [Gr. 'oxy`s sharp + gwni`a an angle: cf.	   F. oxygone.] (Geom.)	   A triangle having three acute angles.	   [1913 Webster] Oxygonal
Oxygonal \Ox*yg"o*nal\, Oxygonial \Ox`y*go"ni*al\, a.	   Having acute angles. --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster] Oxyhaemacyanin
Oxyhaemacyanin \Ox`y*haem`a*cy"a*nin\, Oxyhaemocyanin
\Ox`y*haem`o*cy"a*nin\, n. [Oxy	   (a) + haemacyanin, haemocyanin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See	       {Haemacyanin}.	       [1913 Webster] Oxyhaemoglobin
Oxyhaemoglobin \Ox`y*haem`o*glo"bin\, Oxyhemoglobin
\Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin\, n. [Oxy	   (a) + haemoglobin, hemoglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.) See	       {Hemoglobin}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxyhydrogen \Ox`y*hy"dro*gen\, a. [Oxy	   (a) + hydrogen.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or consisting of,	       a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen at over 5000[deg] F.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Oxyhydrogen blowpipe}. (Chem.) See {Blowpipe}.	   {Oxyhydrogen microscope}, a form of microscope arranged so as	      to use the light produced by burning lime or limestone	      under a current of oxyhydrogen gas.	      [1913 Webster]	Oxyhydrogen light \Oxyhydrogen light\	   A light produced by the incandescence of some substances,	   esp. lime, in the oxyhydrogen flame. Coal gas (producing the	   {oxygas light}), or the vapor of ether ({oxyether light}) or	   methylated spirit ({oxyspirit light}), may be substituted for	   hydrogen.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Oxymel \Ox"y*mel\, n. [L. oxymeli, Gr. ???; 'oxy`s acid + ???	   honey.] (Med.)	   A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a	   sirup. --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxymethylene \Ox`y*meth"yl*ene\, n. [Oxy	   (a) + methylene.] (Chem.) Formic aldehyde, regarded as a	       methylene derivative.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxymoron \Ox`y*mo"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? pointedly	   foolish; 'oxy`s sharp + mwro`s foolish.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is	   added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxymuriate \Ox`y*mu"ri*ate\, n. (Old Chem.)	   A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oxymuriate of lime}, chloride of lime.	      [1913 Webster]
Oxymuriatic \Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [Oxy	   (a) + muriatic: cf. F. oxymuriatique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to,	       or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is,	       hydrochloric acid. [Archaic.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Oxymuriatic acid}, chlorine, formerly so called on the	      supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic	      acid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Oxyneurine \Ox`y*neu"rine\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Betaine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxyntic \Ox*yn"tic\, a. [Gr. ???? to make acid.] (Physiol.)	   Acid; producing acid; -- applied especially to certain glands	   and cells in the stomach.	   [1913 Webster] Oxyopia
Oxyopia \Ox`y*o"pi*a\, Oxyopy \Ox"y*o`py\, n. [NL. oxyopia, from	   Gr. 'oxy`s sharp + ??? sight.] (Med.)	   Excessive acuteness of sight.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxyphenic \Ox`y*phe"nic\, a. [Oxy- (b) + phenol.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called	   oxyphenic acid, and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin. See	   {Pyrocatechin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxyphenol \Ox`y*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.)	   A phenol, {C6H4(OH)2}, produced by the distillation of	   catechin; called also {oxyphenic acid}, and now	   {pyrocatechin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxyphony \Ox*yph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. 'oxy`s sharp + fwnh` voice.]	   Acuteness or shrillness of voice.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxyquinoline \Ox`y*quin"o*line\, n. [Oxy	   (b) + quinoline.] (Chem.) Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol	       derivative of quinoline, -- called also {carbostyril}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxyrhyncha \Ox`y*rhyn"cha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'oxy`s sharp +	   ?????? snout.] (Zool.)	   The maioid crabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxyrrhodine \Ox*yr"rho*dine\, n. [Gr. ??? (sc. ???); 'oxy`s acid	   + ???? made of roses, "ro`don rose.] (Med.)	   A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the	   vinegar of roses. --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxysalt \Ox"y*salt\, n. [Oxy	   (a) + salt.] (Chem.) A salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxysulphide \Ox`y*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)	   A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxysulphuret \Ox`y*sul"phu*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   An oxysulphide. [Obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster]
Oxytocic \Ox`y*toc"ic\, a. [Gr. 'oxy`s sharp, quick + ????	   birth.] (Med.)	   Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition. -- n. An	   oxytocic medicine or agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Oxytoluene \Ox`y*tol"u*ene\, n. [Oxy	   (a) + toluene.] One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene,	       called the cresols. See {Cresol}.	       [1913 Webster]
Oxytone \Ox"y*tone\, a. [Gr. ???; 'oxy`s sharp + ??? tone.]	   Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on	   the last syllable.	   [1913 Webster]	Oxytone \Ox"y*tone\, n.	   1. An acute sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. Gram.) A word having the acute accent on the last	      syllable.	      [1913 Webster]
Oxytonical \Ox`y*ton"ic*al\, a. (Gr. Gram.)	   Oxytone.	   [1913 Webster]
Oyer \O"yer\, n. [Anglo F., a hearing, from OF. o["i]r, F.	   ou["i]r, to hear, L. audire. See {Audible}.] (Law)	   A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when	   a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oyer and terminer} (Law), a term used in England in	      commissions directed to judges of assize about to hold	      court, directing them to hear and determine cases brought	      before them. In the U.S. the phrase is used to designate	      certain criminal courts.	      [1913 Webster]
Oyez \O"yez`\ ([=o]"y[e^]s`; 277), interj. [Anglo-F. oyez hear	   ye. See {Oyer}.]	   Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure	   silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three	   times. [Written also {oyes}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Oylet \Oy"let\, n. [See {Eyelet}.]	   1. See {Eyelet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Same as {Oillet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Oynoun \Oy"noun\, n.	   Onion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Oyster \Oys"ter\ (ois"t[~e]r), n. [OF. oistre, F. hu[^i]tre, L.	   ostrea, ostreum, Gr. 'o`streon; prob. akin to 'ostre`on bone,	   the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. {Osseous},	   {Ostracize}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea.	      They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed	      objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in	      brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European	      oyster ({Ostrea edulis}), and the American oyster ({Ostrea	      Virginiana}), are the most important species.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in	      a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part	      of the back of a fowl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fresh-water oyster} (Zool.), any species of the genus	      {Etheria}, and allied genera, found in rivers of Africa	      and South America. They are irregular in form, and attach	      themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly	      interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels.	   {Oyster bed}, a breeding place for oysters; a place in a	      tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where	      oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See	      1st {Scalp}, n.	   {Oyster catcher} (Zool.), See {oystercatcher} in the	      vocabulary.	   {Oyster crab} (Zool.) a small crab ({Pinnotheres ostreum})	      which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the	      oyster.	   {Oyster dredge}, a rake or small dragnet for bringing up	      oysters from the bottom of the sea.	   {Oyster fish}. (Zool.)	      (a) The tautog.	      (b) The toadfish.	   {Oyster plant}. (Bot.)	      (a) A plant of the genus {Tragopogon} ({Tragopogon	          porrifolius}), the root of which, when cooked,	          somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify; --	          called also {vegetable oyster}.	      (b) A plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe,	          America and Asia ({Mertensia maritima}), the fresh	          leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters.	   {Oyster plover}. (Zool.) Same as {oystercatcher}.	   {Oyster shell} (Zool.), the shell of an oyster.	   {Oyster wench}, {Oyster wife}, {Oyster women}, a women who	      deals in oysters.	   {Pearl oyster}. (Zool.) See under {Pearl}.	   {Thorny oyster} (Zool.), any spiny marine shell of the genus	      {Spondylus}.	      [1913 Webster] oystercatcher
oystercatcher \oystercatcher\, oyster catcher \oyster catcher\n.	   (Zool.),	   Any one of several species of wading birds of the genus	   {Haematopus} having stout legs and bill and mostly	   black-and-white plumage, which frequent seashores and feed	   upon oysters and other shellfish. The European species	   ({Haematopus ostralegus}), the common American species	   ({Haematopus palliatus}), and the California, or black,	   oyster catcher ({Haematopus Bachmani}) are the best known.	   Syn: oyster plover.	        [1913 Webster]
Oyster-green \Oys"ter-green`\, n. (Bot.)	   A green membranous seaweed ({Ulva}) often found growing on	   oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Oystering \Oys"ter*ing\, n.	   Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.	   [1913 Webster]
Oysterling \Oys"ter*ling\, n. (Zool.)	   A young oyster.	   [1913 Webster]
ozena \o*ze"na\ ([-o]*z[=e]"n[.a]), n. [NL., fr. L. ozaena, Gr.	   'o`zaina, fr. 'o`zein to smell.] (Med.)	   A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if	   associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of	   the bones of the nose.
ozocerite \o`zo*ce"rite\ ([=o]`z[-o]*s[=e]"r[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   'o`zein to smell + khro`s wax.] (Min.)	   A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called {native	   paraffin}, and {mineral wax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ozonation \O`zo*na"tion\ ([=o]`z[-o]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Chem.)	   The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting	   into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.	   [1913 Webster]
ozone \o"zone\ ([=o]"z[=o]n or [-o]*z[=o]n"), n. [Gr. 'o`zwn	   smelling, p. pr. of 'o`zein to smell. See {Odor}.] (Chem.)	   A colorless gaseous substance ({O3}) obtained (as by the	   silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic	   form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is	   a strong oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by	   the ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain	   other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of	   nitrogen. It derives its name from its peculiar odor, which	   resembles that of weak chlorine.	   [1913 Webster]	ozone paper \o"zone pa"per\ (Chem.)	   Paper coated with starch and potassium iodine, also called	   {starch-iodide paper}. It turns blue when exposed to ozone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
ozonic \o*zon"ic\ ([-o]*z[o^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone.	   [1913 Webster]
ozonification \o*zo`ni*fi*ca"tion\	   ([-o]*z[=o]`n[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Ozone + L.	   -ficare to make. See {-fy}. ] (Chem.)	   The act or process of producing, or of subjecting to the	   action of, ozone.	   [1913 Webster]
ozonization \o`zo*ni*za"tion\ ([=o]`z[-o]*n[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n. (Chem.)	   Ozonation.	   [1913 Webster]
Ozonize \O"zo*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ozonized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ozonizing}.] (Chem.)	   (a) To convert into ozone, as oxygen.	   (b) To treat with ozone.	       [1913 Webster]
Ozonizer \O"zo*ni`zer\, n. (Chem.)	   An apparatus or agent for the production or application of	   ozone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ozonometer \O`zo*nom"e*ter\, n. [Ozone + -meter.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the	   atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Ozonometric \O`zo*no*met"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or used for, the determination of the amount	   of ozone; of or relating to ozonometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Ozonometry \O`zo*nom"e*try\, n. (Chem.)	   The measurement or determination of the quantity of ozone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ozonoscope \O*zo"no*scope\, n. [Ozone + -scope.] (Chem.)	   An apparatus employed to indicate the presence, or the	   amount, of ozone.	   [1913 Webster]
Ozonoscopic \O*zo`no*scop"ic\, a. [Ozone + Gr. skopei^n to	   view.] (Chem.)	   Serving to indicate the presence or the amount of ozone.	   [1913 Webster]
ozonous \o"zo*nous\ ([=o]"z[-o]*n[u^]s or [-o]*z[=o]"n[u^]s), a.	   Pertaining to or containing, ozone.	   [1913 Webster]
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P \P\ (p[=e]),	   the sixteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal	   consonant whose form and value come from the Latin, into	   which language the letter was brought, through the ancient	   Greek, from the Ph[oe]nician, its probable origin being	   Egyptian. Etymologically P is most closely related to b, f,	   and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient,	   receive. See {B}, {F}, and {M}.	   [1913 Webster] See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 247,	   248, and 184-195.	   [1913 Webster]
Pa \Pa\ (p[aum]), n.	   A shortened form of {Papa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paage \Pa"age\ (p[=a]"[asl]j; 48), n. [OF. paage, paiage, F.	   p['e]age, fr. (assumed) LL. pedaticum, fr. L. pes, pedis,	   foot. See {Pedage}, {Pedal}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A toll for passage over another person's grounds. [Written	   also {peage} and {pedage}.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Paard \Paard\ (p[aum]rd), n. [D., a horse.]	   The zebra. [S. Africa]	   [1913 Webster]
Paas \Paas\ (p[aum]s), n.	   Pace [Obs.] --Chaucer	   [1913 Webster]	Paas \Paas\ (p[add]s), n. [D. paash. See {Pasch}.]	   The Easter festival. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paas egg}. See {Easter egg}, under {Easter}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pablum \Pablum\ n.	   1. A form of cereal for infants. [Trademark]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A diet that does not require chewing.	   Syn: soft diet, pap, spoon food.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Worthless or oversimplified ideas.	   Syn: pap, pabulum[3].	        [WordNet 1.5]
pabular \pab"u*lar\, a. [L. pabularis.]	   Of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording	   food.	   [1913 Webster]
Pabulation \Pab`u*la"tion\, n. [L. pabulatio, fr. pabulari to	   feed, fr. pabulum food. See {Pabulum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of feeding, or providing food. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Food; fodder; pabulum. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pabulous \Pab"u*lous\, a. [L. pabulosus.]	   Affording pabulum, or food; alimental. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
pabulum \pab"u*lum\, n. [L., akin to pascere to pasture. See	   {Pastor}.]	   1. The means of nutriment to animals or plants; food;	      nourishment. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: comestible, edible, eatable, victual, victuals.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Hence: That which feeds or sustains, such as fuel for a	      fire; especially, that upon which the mind or soul is	      nourished; intellectual sustenance; as, intellectual	      pabulum. [WordNet sense 2]	   Syn: food for thought, intellectual nourishment.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   3. Trite or simplistic writing, sentiments, etc.; pablum[3].	      [PJC]
PAC \PAC\ (p[a^]k), n. [Acronynm from Political Action	   Committee.] (Politics)	   A {political action committee}, a committee formed by an	   organization or special-interest group to raise money to	   support candidates for office or to influence legislation. A	   PAC provides a legal means for corporations in the U. S. to	   support political candidates even when direct contributions	   from corporations to candidates is forbidden by law. In	   theory, the corporation may not itself contribute to a PAC,	   but may pay the expenses of raising money from individuals.	   PACs may also be formed by organizations other than	   commercial corporations, such as trade associations.	   [Acronym, U. S.]	   Note: PACs became popular in the 1970's after campaign	         finance reform laws put limits on the amount of money	         which an individual can contribute to each candidate	         for public office. In addition to simply supporting	         candidates with specific viewpoints, the unstated	         purpose of PACs is to make politicians aware of their	         viewpoints, by aggregating sums of money into	         significant single donations. This latter effect has	         aroused criticism of PACs from reformers who feel that	         large donations bias the political process.	         [PJC]
Pac \Pac\ (p[a^]k), n.	   A kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up	   and sewed to the upper. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
paca \pa"ca\ (Pg. p[aum]"k[.a]; E. p[=a]"k[.a]), n. [Pg., from	   the native name.]	   1. (Zool.) A large burrowing South American rodent ({Agouti	      paca} syn. {Cuniculus paca}, formerly {C[oe]logenys	      paca}), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows	      of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. It is	      closely allied to the agouti and the Guinea pig and is	      highly esteemed as food.	      [1913 Webster]
Pacable \Pa"ca*ble\, a. [L. pacare to pacify.]	   Placable. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Pacane \Pa*cane"\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of hickory. See {Pecan}.	   [1913 Webster]
pacate \pa"cate\ (p[=a]"k[asl]t), a. [L. pacatus, p. p. of	   pacare to pacify, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Pay} to	   requite, {Peace}.]	   Appeased; pacified; placated; tranquil. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
pacated \pa"ca*ted\ (p[=a]"k[asl]*t[e^]d), a.	   Pacified; pacate; placated.	   [1913 Webster]
Pacation \Pa*ca"tion\, n. [L. pacatio.]	   The act of pacifying; a peacemaking. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
pace \pace\ (p[=a]s), n. [OE. pas, F. pas, from L. passus a	   step, pace, orig., a stretching out of the feet in walking;	   cf. pandere, passum, to spread, stretch; perh. akin to E.	   patent. Cf. {Pas}, {Pass}.]	   1. A single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a	      step.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The length of a step in walking or marching, reckoned from	      the heel of one foot to the heel of the other; -- used as	      a unit in measuring distances; as, he advanced fifty	      paces. "The height of sixty pace ." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ordinarily the pace is estimated at two and one half	         linear feet; but in measuring distances be stepping,	         the pace is extended to three feet (one yard) or to	         three and three tenths feet (one fifth of a rod). The	         regulation marching pace in the English and United	         States armies is thirty inches for quick time, and	         thirty-six inches for double time. The Roman pace	         (passus) was from the heel of one foot to the heel of	         the same foot when it next touched the ground, five	         Roman feet.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Manner of stepping or moving; gait; walk; as, the walk,	      trot, canter, gallop, and amble are paces of the horse; a	      swaggering pace; a quick pace. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow,	            Creeps in this petty pace from day to day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the military schools of riding a variety of paces	            are taught.                           --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A slow gait; a footpace. [Obs.] --Chucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Specifically, a kind of fast amble; a rack.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any single movement, step, or procedure. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The first pace necessary for his majesty to make is	            to fall into confidence with Spain.   --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) A broad step or platform; any part of a floor	      slightly raised above the rest, as around an altar, or at	      the upper end of a hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Weaving) A device in a loom, to maintain tension on the	      warp in pacing the web.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The rate of progress of any process or activity; as, the	      students ran at a rapid pace; the plants grew at a	      remarkable pace.	      [PJC]	   {Geometrical pace}, the space from heel to heel between the	      spot where one foot is set down and that where the same	      foot is again set down, loosely estimated at five feet, or	      by some at four feet and two fifths. See {Roman pace} in	      the Note under def. 2. [Obs.]	   {To keep pace with} or {To hold pace with}, to keep up with;	      to go as fast as. "In intellect and attainments he kept	      pace with his age." --Southey.	   {To put (someone) through one's paces} to cause (someone) to	      perform an act so as to demonstrate his/her skill or	      ability.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pace \Pace\ (p[=a]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paced} (p[=a]st); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pacing} (p[=a]"s[i^]ng).]	   1. To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or	      measured steps. "I paced on slowly." --Pope. "With speed	      so pace." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proceed; to pass on. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side	      together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass away; to die. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Pace \Pace\, v. t.	   1. To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or	      upon; as, the guard paces his round. "Pacing light the	      velvet plain." --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To measure by steps or paces; as, to pace a piece of	      ground. Often used with out; as, to pace out the distance.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. To develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to	      teach the pace; to break in.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you can, pace your wisdom	            In that good path that I would wish it go. --Shak	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pace the web} (Weaving), to wind up the cloth on the	      beam, periodically, as it is woven, in a loom.	      [1913 Webster]
Paced \Paced\, a.	   Having, or trained in, [such] a pace or gait; trained; --	   used in composition; as, slow-paced; a thorough-paced	   villain.	   [1913 Webster]
pacemaker \pacemaker\ n. (Physiol. & Anat.)	   1. a specialized bit of heart tissue that controls the	      heartbeat.	   Syn: cardiac pacemaker, sinoatrial node.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An implanted electronic device that takes over the	      function of the natural cardiac pacemaker[1]; -- used to	      assist people whose heartbeat is irregular.	   Syn: artificial pacemaker.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A horse used to set the pace in racing.	   Syn: pacer, pacesetter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pacer \pa"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, paces.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially: A horse trained to a special gait in which	      both feet on one side leave the ground together; a horse	      that paces. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A horse used to set the pace in racing. [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: pacemaker, pacesetter.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pacesetter \pacesetter\ n.	   A horse used to set the pace in racing.	   Syn: pacer, pacemaker.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pacha \Pa*cha"\, n. [F.]	   A civil or military authority in Turkey or Egypt; same as	   {Pasha}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Pachacamac \Pa`cha*ca*mac"\, prop. n.	   A divinity worshiped by the ancient Peruvians as the creator	   of the universe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachak \Pa*chak"\, n. (Bot.)	   The fragrant roots of the {Saussurea Costus}, exported from	   India to China, and used for burning as incense. It is	   supposed to be the {costus} of the ancients. [Written also	   {putchuck}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pachalic \Pa*cha"lic\, a. & n.	   See {Pashalic}.	   [1913 Webster]
pachinko \pachinko\ n.	   A popular Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board.	   [WordNet 1.5] Parchesi	   Pachisi
Pachisi \Pa*chi"si\, Parchesi \Par*che"si\, Parchisi
\Par*chi"si\, n. [Hind., fr. pachis twenty-five, the highest	   throw in the game.]	   1. A game, somewhat resembling backgammon, originating in	      India.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game adopted from the Indian game, using disks, as of	      pasteboard, and dice; it is played on a cross-shaped	      board. [U. S. & Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
pachometer \pa*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. pa`chos thickness + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring thickness, as of the glass of a	   mirror, or of paper; a pachymeter.	   [1913 Webster]
pachonta \pa*chon"ta\, n. (Bot.)	   A substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate	   it, obtained from the East Indian tree {Isonandra acuminata}.	   [1913 Webster]
pachouli \pachouli\ n. (Bot.)	   A small East Indian shrubby mint ({Pogostemon cablin}); a	   fragrant oil from its leaves is used in perfumes.	   Syn: patchouli, patchouly, {Pogostemon cablin}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pachuca tank \pa*chu"ca tank\ (Metallurgy)	   A high and narrow tank, with a central cylinder for the	   introduction of compressed air, used in the agitation and	   settling of pulp (pulverized ore and water) during treatment	   by the cyanide process; -- so named because, though	   originally devised in New Zealand, it was first practically	   introduced in Pachuca, Mexico.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pachy- \Pach"y-\ [Gr. pachy`s thick.]	   A combining form meaning thick; as, pachyderm, pachydactyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachycarpous \Pach`y*car"pous\, a. [Pachy- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the pericarp thick.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachycephala \Pachycephala\ prop. n.	   A genus of arborial insectivorous birds.	   Syn: genus {Pachycephala}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pachydactyl \Pach`y*dac"tyl\, n. [Pachy- + dactyl.] (Zool.)	   A bird or other animal having thick toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachydactylous \Pach`y*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having thick toes.	   [1913 Webster]
pachyderm \pach"y*derm\ (p[a^]k"[i^]*d[~e]rm), n. [Cf. F.	   pachyderme.] (Zool.)	   Any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick	   skin, including the {elephant}, {rhinoceros}, and	   {hippopotamus}, one of the Pachydermata.	   [WordNet 1.5 + 1913 Webster]
pachyderma \pachyderma\ (p[a^]k"[i^]*d[~e]r"m[.a]), n. (Med.)	   An abnormal thickening of the skin (usually unilateral on an	   extremity) caused by congenital enlargement of lymph vessel	   and lymph vessel obstruction.	   Syn: pachydermatosis, pachydermia, nevoid elephantiasis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pachydermal \pach`y*der"mal\ (p[a^]k"[i^]*d[~e]r"mal), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachydermata \Pach`y*der"ma*ta\	   (p[a^]k`[i^]*d[~e]r"m[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   pachy`dermos thick-skinned; pachy`s thick + de`rma skin.]	   (Zool.)	   A group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of	   their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus,	   rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog; the pachyderms. It is now	   considered an artificial group.	   [1913 Webster]
pachydermatosis \pach*y*der`ma*to"sis\	   (p[a^]k*[i^]*d[~e]r`m[.a]*t[=o]"s[i^]s), n. (Med.)	   Same as {pachyderma}.	   Syn: pachyderma, pachydermia, nevoid elephantiasis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pachydermatous \Pach`y*der"ma*tous\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the pachyderms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thick-skinned; not sensitive to ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Of or pertaining to pachyderma.	      [PJC]
pachydermia \pach`y*der"mi*a\	   (p[a^]k`[i^]*d[~e]r"m[i^]*[.a][i^]s), n. (Med.)	   Same as {pachyderma}.	   Syn: pachydermatosis, pachyderma, nevoid elephantiasis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pachydermoid \Pach`y*der"moid\, a. [Pachyderm + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Related to the pachyderms.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachyglossal \Pach`y*glos"sal\ (p[a^]k`[i^]*gl[o^]s"sal), a.	   [Pachy- + Gr. glw^ssa tongue.] (Zool.)	   Having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards	   ({Pachygloss[ae]}), including the iguanas and agamas.	   [1913 Webster]
pachyglossia \pach`y*glos"si*a\	   (p[a^]k`[i^]*gl[o^]s"s[i^]*[.a]), n. [Pachy- + Gr. glw^ssa	   tongue.] (Med.)	   The condition of having an enlarged thick tongue.	   [PJC]
Pachymeningitis \Pach`y*men`in*gi"tis\, n. [Pachy- +	   meningitis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the dura mater or outer membrane of the	   brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachymeter \Pa*chym"e*ter\, n. [Pachy- + -meter.]	   Same as {Pachometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachyote \Pach"y*ote\, n. [Pachy- + Gr. ?, ?, ear.] (Zool.)	   One of a family of bats, including those which have thick	   external ears.	   [1913 Webster]
Pachyrhizus \Pachyrhizus\ prop. n. (Bot.)	   A small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots.	   Syn: genus {Pachyrhizus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pachysandra \pachysandra\ n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Pachysandra}; they are low-growing	   evergreen herbs or subshrubs having dentate leaves and used	   as ground cover.	   [WordNet 1.5]
pachytene \pachytene\ n. (Biol.)	   The third stage of the prophase of meiosis, the stage in	   which the pairing of homologous chromosomes has been	   completed.	   [WordNet 1.5]
pacifiable \pac"i*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being pacified or appeased; placable.	   [1913 Webster]
pacific \pa*cif"ic\, a. [L. pacificus: cf. F. pacifique. See	   {Pacify}.]	   Of or pertaining to peace; of a peaceful character; not	   warlike; not quarrelsome; as, a pacific nature or condition.	   [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: peaceable.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Promoting peace; suited to make or restore peace;	      conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: irenic.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. of or pertaining to the {Pacific Ocean}; as, Pacific	      islands.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Pacific Ocean}, the ocean between America and Asia, so	      called by Magellan, its first European navigator, on	      account of the exemption from violent tempests which he	      enjoyed while sailing over it; -- called also, simply, the	      {Pacific}, and, formerly, the {South sea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Peacemaking; appeasing; conciliatory; tranquil; calm;	        quiet; peaceful; reconciling; mild; gentle.	        [1913 Webster]
Pacific \Pacific\ prop. n.	   The {Pacific Ocean}, the largest ocean.	   Syn: Pacific Ocean.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pacificable \pa*cif"ic*a*ble\, a.	   Placable. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
pacifical \pa*cif"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to peace; pacific. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton. --	   {Pa*cif"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pacification \Pa*cif`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. pacificatio: cf. F.	   pacification. See {Pacify}.]	   The act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between	   parties at variance; reconciliation. "An embassy of	   pacification." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pacificator \Pa*cif"i*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, pacifies; a peacemaker. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pacificatory \Pa*cif"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. pacificatorius.]	   Tending to make peace; conciliatory. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
pacificist \pacificist\ n.	   A {pacifist}.	   Syn: pacifist, disarmer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pacifico \Pa*ci"fi*co\, n. [Sp. See {Pacific}.]	   A peaceful person; -- applied specif. by the Spaniards to the	   natives in Cuba and the Philippine Islands who did not oppose	   the Spanish arms.	         While we were going through the woods one of the	         pacificos pointed to a new grave.        --Harper's	                                                  Weekly.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pacifier \Pac"i*fi`er\, n.	   1. One who or that which pacifies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small device, usually of rubber or plastic containing a	      protruding nipple-shaped portion which a baby may place in	      its mouth and suck on; -- it is used to keep babies	      contented.	      [PJC]
pacifism \pacifism\ n.	   the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable.	   Syn: passivism.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The belief that all international disputes can be settled	      by arbitration.	      [WordNet 1.5]
pacifist \pacifist\ n.	   1. A person opposed to violence as a means of settling	      disputes.	   Syn: pacificist, disarmer.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A person whose strong belief in pacifism causes him/her to	      refuse to participate in military activities, especially	      one who refuses to be drafted into the armed forces.	      [PJC] pacifist	pacifist \pacifist\ pacifistic \pacifistic\adj.	   Adhering to pacifism; opposed to war; -- of people.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pacify \Pac"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pacified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pacifying}.] [F. pacifier, L. pacificare; pax, pacis,	   peace + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Peace}, and {-fy}.]	   To make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to	   quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of;	   to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify	   pride, appetite, or importunity. "Pray ye, pacify yourself."	   --Shak.	   Syn: lenify, assuage, appease, mollify, placate, gentle,	        gruntle.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              To pacify and settle those countries. --Bacon.	        [1913 Webster]
pacifying \pacifying\ adj.	   freeing from fear and anxiety.	   Syn: assuasive, calming, soothing.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pacing \pacing\ n.	   the speed at which a composition is to be played.	   Syn: tempo.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pacinian \Pa*cin"i*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Filippo Pacini	   (1812-1883), an Italian physician of the 19th century.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pacinian corpuscles}, small oval bodies terminating some of	      the minute branches of the sensory nerves in the skin of	      the fingers, mesentery, integument and other parts of the	      body; the corpuscula lamellosa; called also {Vater's	      corpuscles} and {Vater-Pacini corpuscles}. They are	      sensitive to pressure, and supposed to be tactile organs.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pack \Pack\ (p[a^]k), n. [Cf. {Pact}.]	   A pact. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	Pack \Pack\, n. [Akin to D. pak, G. pack, Dan. pakke, Sw. packa,	   Icel. pakki, Gael. & Ir. pac, Arm. pak. Cf. {Packet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a	      bundle to be carried on the back; a load for an animal; a	      bale, as of goods. --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Peck}, n.] A number or quantity equal to the	      contents of a pack; hence, a multitude; a burden. "A pack	      of sorrows." "A pack of blessings." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "In England, by a pack of meal is meant 280 lbs.; of	         wool, 240 lbs." --McElrath.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A group or quantity of connected or similar things; as, a	      pack of lies; specifically:	      (a) A full set of playing cards; a deck; also, the	          assortment used in a particular game; as, a euchre	          pack.	      (b) A number of wolves, hounds or dogs, hunting or kept	          together; as, a wolf pack.	      (c) A number of persons associated or leagued in a bad	          design or practice; a gang; as, a pack of thieves or	          knaves.	      (d) A shook of cask staves.	      (e) A bundle of sheet-iron plates for rolling	          simultaneously.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A large area of floating pieces of ice driven together	      more or less closely. --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An envelope, or wrapping, of sheets used in hydropathic	      practice, called {dry pack}, {wet pack}, {cold pack},	      etc., according to the method of treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Prob. the same word; but cf. AS. p[=ae]can to deceive.] A	      loose, lewd, or worthless person. See {Baggage}. [Obs.]	      --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) In hydropathic practice, a wrapping of blankets or	      sheets called {dry pack}, {wet pack}, {cold pack}, etc.,	      according to the condition of the blankets or sheets used,	      put about a patient to give him treatment; also, the fact	      or condition of being so treated.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Rugby Football) The forwards who compose one half of the	      scrummage; also, the scrummage.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Pack animal}, an animal, as a horse, mule, etc., employed in	      carrying packs.	   {Pack and prime road} or {Pack and prime way}, a pack road or	      bridle way.	   {Pack cloth}, a coarse cloth, often duck, used in covering	      packs or bales.	   {Pack horse}. See {Pack animal} (above).	   {Pack ice}. See def. 4, above.	   {Pack moth} (Zool.), a small moth ({Anacampsis sarcitella})	      which, in the larval state, is very destructive to wool	      and woolen fabrics.	   {Pack needle}, a needle for sewing with pack thread. --Piers	      Plowman.	   {Pack saddle}, a saddle made for supporting the load on a	      pack animal. --Shak.	   {Pack staff}, a staff for supporting a pack; a peddler's	      staff.	   {Pack train} (Mil.), a troop of pack animals.	      [1913 Webster]	Pack \Pack\ (p[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packed} (p[a^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Packing}.] [Akin to D. pakken, G. packen, Dan.	   pakke, Sw. packa, Icel. pakka. See {Pack}, n.]	   1. To make a pack of; to arrange closely and securely in a	      pack; hence, to place and arrange compactly as in a pack;	      to press into close order or narrow compass; as, to pack	      goods in a box; to pack fish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strange materials packed up with wonderful art.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where . . . the bones	            Of all my buried ancestors are packed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill in the manner of a pack, that is, compactly and	      securely, as for transportation; hence, to fill closely or	      to repletion; to stow away within; to cause to be full; to	      crowd into; as, to pack a trunk; the play, or the	      audience, packs the theater.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shuffle, sort and arrange (the cards) in a pack so as	      to secure the game unfairly; to stack[3] (the deck).	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            And mighty dukes pack cards for half a crown.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: To bring together or make up unfairly and	      fraudulently, in order to secure a certain result; to	      stack[3]; as, to pack a jury or a caucus.	      [1913 Webster]	            The expected council was dwindling into . . . a	            packed assembly of Italian bishops.   --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To contrive unfairly or fraudulently; to plot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He lost life . . . upon a nice point subtilely	            devised and packed by his enemies.    --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To load with a pack; hence, to load; to encumber; as, to	      pack a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our thighs packed with wax, our mouths with honey.	                                                  --Shack.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause to go; to send away with baggage or belongings;	      esp., to send away peremptorily or suddenly; to {send	      packing}; -- sometimes with off; as, to pack a boy off to	      school.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . must not die	            Till George be packed with post horse up to heaven.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To transport in a pack, or in the manner of a pack (i. e.,	      on the backs of men or beasts). [Western U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Hydropathy) To envelop in a wet or dry sheet, within	      numerous coverings. See {Pack}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mech.) To render impervious, as by filling or	       surrounding with suitable material, or to fit or adjust	       so as to move without giving passage to air, water, or	       steam; as, to pack a joint; to pack the piston of a steam	       engine.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To cover, envelop, or protect tightly with something;	       specif. (Hydropathy), to envelop in a wet or dry sheet,	       within numerous coverings.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pack \Pack\, v. i.	   1. To make up packs, bales, or bundles; to stow articles	      securely for transportation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To admit of stowage, or of making up for transportation or	      storage; to become compressed or to settle together, so as	      to form a compact mass; as, the goods pack conveniently;	      wet snow packs well.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To gather in flocks or schools; as, the grouse or the	      perch begin to pack. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To depart in haste; -- generally with off or away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor Stella must pack off to town     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall pack,	            And never more darken my doors again. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To unite in bad measures; to confederate for ill purposes;	      to join in collusion. [Obs.] "Go pack with him." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To send packing}, to drive away; to send off roughly or in	      disgrace; to dismiss unceremoniously. "The parliament . .	      . presently sent him packing." --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Package \Pack"age\ (p[a^]k"[asl]j; 48), n.	   1. Act or process of packing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bundle made up for transportation; a packet; a bale; a	      parcel; as, a package of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A charge made for packing goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A duty formerly charged in the port of London on goods	      imported or exported by aliens, or by denizens who were	      the sons of aliens.	      [1913 Webster]
packaged \packaged\ (p[a^]k"[asl]jd), adj.	   Enclosed in a package[2] or protective covering; as, packaged	   cereals. [Narrower terms: {prepackaged, pre-packaged,	   prepacked ] {unpackaged, loose}	   Syn: wrapped, done up.	        [WordNet 1.5]
packed \packed\ adj.	   1. Same as {jammed}.	   Syn: full, jammed, jam-packed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Crowded; as, the theater was packed.	      [PJC]
packer \pack"er\ (p[a^]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. A person whose business is to pack things; especially, one	      who packs food for preservation or for the market; as, a	      pork packer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ring of packing or a special device to render gas-tight	      and water-tight the space between the tubing and bore of	      an oil well. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Packera \Packera\ prop. n.	   A genus of American or East Asian perennial herbs with yellow	   to orange or red flower rays; it is sometimes included in	   genus {Senecio}.	   Syn: genus {Packera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
packet \pack"et\ (p[a^]k"[e^]t), n. [F. paquet, dim. fr. LL.	   paccus, from the same source as E. pack. See {Pack}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small pack or package; a little bundle or parcel; as, a	      packet of letters. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Originally, a vessel employed by government to convey	      dispatches or mails; hence, a vessel employed in conveying	      dispatches, mails, passengers, and goods, and having fixed	      days of sailing; a mail boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Packet boat}, {Packet ship}, or {Packet vessel}. See	      {Packet}, n., 2.	   {Packet day}, the day for mailing letters to go by packet; or	      the sailing day.	   {Packet note} or {Packet post}. See under {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]
Packet \Pack"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Packeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Packeting}.]	   1. To make up into a packet or bundle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send in a packet or dispatch vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her husband	            Was packeted to France.               --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	Packet \Pack"et\, v. i.	   To ply with a packet or dispatch boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Packfong \Pack"fong`\ (p[a^]k"f[o^]ng`), n. [Chin. peh tung.]	   (Metal.)	   A Chinese alloy of nickel, zinc, and copper, resembling	   German silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Pack horse \Pack horse\	   See under 2d {Pack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Packhouse \Pack"house`\ (p[a^]k"hous`), n.	   Warehouse for storing goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Packing \Pack"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of one who packs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any material used to pack, fill up, or make close.	      Specifically (Mach.): A substance or piece used to make a	      joint impervious; as:	      (a) A thin layer, or sheet, of yielding or elastic	          material inserted between the surfaces of a flange	          joint.	      (b) The substance in a stuffing box, through which a	          piston rod slides.	      (c) A yielding ring, as of metal, which surrounds a piston	          and maintains a tight fit, as inside a cylinder, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Masonry) Same as {Filling}. [Rare in the U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trick; collusion. [Obs.] --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cherd packing} (Bridge Building), the arrangement, side by	      side, of several parts, as bars, diagonals, a post, etc.,	      on a pin at the bottom of a chord. --Waddell.	   {Packing box}, a stuffing box. See under {Stuffing}.	   {Packing press}, a powerful press for baling cotton, wool,	      hay, etc.	   {Packing ring}. See {Packing}, 2	      (c), and Illust. of {Piston}.	   {Packing sheet}.	      (a) A large cloth for packing goods.	      (b) A sheet prepared for packing hydropathic patients.	          [1913 Webster]
packinghouse \packinghouse\ n.	   1. A place where foodstuffs are processed and packed; as,	      they came from an apple packinghouse.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A plant where livestock are slaughtered and processed and	      packed as meat products.	   Syn: packing plant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Packman \Pack"man\, n.; pl. {Packmen}.	   One who bears a pack; a peddler.	   [1913 Webster] packrat
packrat \packrat\, pack rat \pack rat\n.	   1. Any of several bushy-tailed rodents of the genus {Neotoma}	      of western North America, especially {Neotoma cinerea},	      which hoard food and other objects in their nests.	   Syn: trade rat, bushytail woodrat, {Neotoma cinerea}.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A person who habitually saves items, even those unlikely	      to be useful. [Informal]	      [PJC]
packsaddle \packsaddle\ n.	   A saddle to which loads can be attached.	   [WordNet 1.5] Pack saddle
Pack saddle \Pack saddle\, Pack thread \Pack thread\	   See under 2d {Pack}.	   [1913 Webster] packthread
packthread \packthread\, pack thread \pack thread\n.	   A strong three-ply thread or small twine used to sew or tie	   packs or packages.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Packwax \Pack"wax`\ (p[a^]k"w[a^]ks`), n. (Anat.)	   Same as {Paxwax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Packway \Pack"way`\ (p[a^]k"w[=a]`), n.	   A path, as over mountains, followed by pack animals.	   [1913 Webster] Paco
Paco \Pa"co\, Pacos \Pa"cos\, n. [Sp. paco, fr. Peruv. paco. Cf.	   {Alpaca}.]	   1. (Zool.) Same as {Alpaca}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Peruv. paco, pacu, red, reddish, reddish ore containing	      silver; perh. a different word.] (Min.) An earthy-looking	      ore, consisting of brown oxide of iron with minute	      particles of native silver. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
pact \pact\ (p[a^]kt), n. [L. pactum, fr. paciscere to make a	   bargain or contract, fr. pacere to settle, or agree upon; cf.	   pangere to fasten, Gr. phgny`nai, Skr. p[=a][,c]a bond, and	   E. fang: cf. F. pacte. Cf. {Peace}, {Fadge}, v.]	   An agreement; a league; a compact; a covenant. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The engagement and pact of society which goes by the	         name of the constitution.                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Paction \Pac"tion\, n. [L. pactio: cf. F. paction. See {Pact}.]	   An agreement; a compact; a bargain. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Pactional \Pac"tion*al\, a.	   Of the nature of, or by means of, a paction. --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pactitious \Pac*ti"tious\, a. [L. pactitius, pacticius.]	   Setted by a pact, or agreement. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pactolian \Pac*to"li*an\, a.	   Pertaining to the Pactolus, a river in ancient Lydia famous	   for its golden sands.	   [1913 Webster]
Pacu \Pa"cu\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American fresh-water fish ({Myletes pacu}), of the	   family {Characinid[ae]}. It is highly esteemed as food.	   [1913 Webster]
pad \pad\ (p[a^]d), n. [D. pad. [root]21. See {Path}.]	   1. A footpath; a road. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An easy-paced horse; a padnag. --Addison	      [1913 Webster]	            An abbot on an ambling pad.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A robber that infests the road on foot; a highwayman; --	      usually called a {footpad}. --Gay. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of robbing on the highway. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pad \Pad\, v. t.	   To travel upon foot; to tread. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Padding the streets for half a crown.    --Somerville.	   [1913 Webster]	Pad \Pad\, v. i.	   1. To travel heavily or slowly. --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rob on foot. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wear a path by walking. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Pad \Pad\, n. [Perh. akin to pod.]	   1. A soft, or small, cushion; a mass of anything soft;	      stuffing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of cushion for writing upon, or for blotting; esp.,	      one formed of many flat sheets of writing paper, or layers	      of blotting paper; a block of paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cushion used as a saddle without a tree or frame.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stuffed guard or protection; esp., one worn on the legs	      of horses to prevent bruising.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A cushionlike thickening of the skin one the under	      side of the toes of animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A floating leaf of a water lily or similar plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) A soft bag or cushion to relieve pressure, support	      a part, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) A piece of timber fixed on a beam to fit the curve	      of the deck. --W. C. Russel.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A measure for fish; as, sixty mackerel go to a pad; a	      basket of soles. [Eng.] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A dwelling place, usually an apartment; one's living	       quarters; as, come over to my pad to watch the game.	       [Slang]	       [PJC]	   11. A sum of money paid as a bribe to police officers, shared	       among them; also, the list of such officers receiving	       such a bribe.	       [PJC]	   {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. --Knight.	   {on the pad}, receiving bribes; -- of police officers.	      [1913 Webster]	Pad \Pad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Padded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Padding}.]	   1. To stuff; to furnish with a pad or padding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Calico Printing) To imbue uniformly with a mordant; as,	      to pad cloth. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Padar \Pad"ar\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Groats; coarse flour or meal. [Obs.] --Sir. H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
padded \padded\ adj.	   Same as {cushioned}, 1.	   Syn: cushioned, cushiony.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Padder \Pad"der\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, pads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A highwayman; a footpad. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Padding \Pad"ding\, n.	   1. The act or process of making a pad or of inserting	      stuffing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material with which anything is padded.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Material of inferior value, serving to extend a book,	      essay, etc. --London Sat. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Calico Printing) The uniform impregnation of cloth with a	      mordant.	      [1913 Webster]
Paddle \Pad"dle\, v. i. [Prob. for pattle, and a dim. of pat,	   v.; cf. also E. pad to tread, Prov. G. paddeln, padden, to	   walk with short steps, to paddle, G. patschen to splash,	   dash, dabble, F. patouiller to dabble, splash, fr. patte a	   paw. [root]21.]	   1. To use the hands or fingers in toying; to make caressing	      strokes. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dabble in water with hands or feet; to use a paddle, or	      something which serves as a paddle, in swimming, in	      paddling a boat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the men were paddling for their lives.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            While paddling ducks the standing lake desire.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	Paddle \Pad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Paddling}]	   1. To pat or stroke amorously, or gently. [Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	            To be paddling palms and pinching fingers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To propel with, or as with, a paddle or paddles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pad; to tread upon; to trample. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To spank with a paddle or as if with a paddle; -- usually	      as a disciplinary punishment of children.	      [PJC]	   5. To mix (a viscous liquid) by stirring or beating with a	      paddle.	      [PJC]	Paddle \Pad"dle\, n. [See {Paddle}, v. i.]	   1. An implement with a broad blade, which is used without a	      fixed fulcrum in propelling and steering canoes and boats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The broad part of a paddle, with which the stroke is made;	      hence, any short, broad blade, resembling that of a	      paddle, such as that used in table tennis.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon. --Deut.	                                                  xxiii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the broad boards, or floats, at the circumference	      of a water wheel, or paddle wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small gate in sluices or lock gates to admit or let off	      water; -- also called {clough}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A paddle-shaped foot, as of the sea turtle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A paddle-shaped implement for stirring or mixing.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. [In this sense prob. for older spaddle, a dim. of spade.]	      See {Paddle staff} (b), below. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Paddle beam} (Shipbuilding), one of two large timbers	      supporting the spring beam and paddle box of a steam	      vessel.	   {Paddle board}. See {Paddle}, n., 3.	   {Paddle shaft}, the revolving shaft which carries the paddle	      wheel of a steam vessel.	   {Paddle staff}.	      (a) A staff tipped with a broad blade, used by mole	          catchers. [Prov. Eng.]	      (b) A long-handled spade used to clean a plowshare; --	          called also {plow staff}. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Paddle steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by paddle wheels,	      in distinction from a screw propeller.	   {Paddle wheel}, the propelling wheel of a steam vessel,	      having paddles (or floats) on its circumference, and	      revolving in a vertical plane parallel to the vessel's	      length.	      [1913 Webster] paddlebox
paddlebox \paddlebox\, paddle box \paddle box\n.	   1. a wooden covering for the upper part of the paddle wheel	      of a steam vessel.	      [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Paddlecock \Pad"dle*cock`\, n. (Zool.)	   The lumpfish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paddlefish \Pad"dle*fish`\, n. (Zool)	   A large ganoid fish ({Polyodon spathula}) found in the rivers	   of the Mississippi Valley. It has a long spatula-shaped	   snout. Called also {duck-billed cat}, and {spoonbill	   sturgeon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paddler \Pad"dler\, n.	   One who, or that which, paddles.	   [1913 Webster]
Paddlewood \Pad"dle*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The light elastic wood of the {Aspidosperma excelsum}, a tree	   of Guiana having a fluted trunk readily split into planks.	   [1913 Webster]
Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [OE. padde toad, frog + -ock; akin to D.	   pad, padde, toad, Icel. & Sw. padda, Dan. padde.] (Zool.)	   A toad or frog. --Wyclif. "Loathed paddocks." --Spenser	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paddock pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant of the genus	      {Equisetum}, especially {Equisetum limosum} and the	      fruiting stems of {Equisetum arvense}; -- called also	      {padow pipe} and {toad pipe}. See {Equisetum}.	   {Paddock stone}. See {Toadstone}.	   {Paddock stool} (Bot.),a toadstool.	      [1913 Webster]	Paddock \Pad"dock\, n. [Corrupted fr. parrock. See {Parrock}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small inclosure or park for sporting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small inclosure for pasture; esp., one adjoining a	      stable. --Evelyn. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An enclosure used for saddling and mounting horses prior	      to a race.	      [PJC]
Paddy \Pad"dy\, a. [Prov. E. paddy worm-eaten.]	   Low; mean; boorish; vagabond. "Such pady persons." --Digges	   (1585). "The paddy persons." --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	Paddy \Pad"dy\, n.; pl. {Paddies}. [Corrupted fr. St. Patrick,	   the tutelar saint of Ireland.]	   A jocose or contemptuous name for an Irishman; -- usually	   considered offensive. [Obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Paddy \Pad"dy\, n. [Either fr. Canarese bhatta or Malay	   p[=a]d[imac].] (Bot.)	   Unhusked rice; -- commonly so called in the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paddy bird}. (Zool.) See {Java sparrow}, under {Java}.	      [1913 Webster]
paddymelon \paddymelon\ n.	   1. Any of several small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby	      areas of Australia and New Guinea, especially those	      belonging to the genus {Thylogale}.	   Syn: pademelon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
paddy wagon \paddy wagon\ n.	   An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners.	   Syn: patrol wagon, Black Maria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pad elephant \Pad elephant\	   An elephant that is furnished with a pad for carrying burdens	   instead of with a howdah for carrying passengers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Padelion \Pad`e*li"on\, n. [F. pas de lion lion's foot.] (Bot.)	   A plant with pedately lobed leaves; the lady's mantle.	   [1913 Webster]
Padella \Pa*del"la\, n. [It., prop., a pan, a friing pan, fr. L.	   patella a pan.]	   A large cup or deep saucer, containing fatty matter in which	   a wick is placed, -- used for public illuminations, as at St.	   Peter's, in Rome. Called also {padelle}.	   [1913 Webster]
pademelon \pad`e*mel"on\ n. (Zool.)	   Any of several small reddish-brown wallabies of scrubby areas	   of Australia and New Guinea, especially those belonging to	   the genus {Thylogale}; a paddymelon. See {Wallaby}	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Padesoy \Pad"e*soy`\, n.	   See {Paduasoy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Padge \Padge\, n. (Zool.)	   The barn owl; -- called also {pudge}, and {pudge owl}. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Padishah \Pa`di*shah"\, n. [Per. p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. {Pasha}.]	   Chief ruler; monarch; sovereign; -- a title of the Sultan of	   Turkey, and of the Shah of Persia.	   [1913 Webster]
Padlock \Pad"lock`\, n. [Perh. orig., a lock for a pad gate, or	   a gate opening to a path, or perh., a lock for a basket or	   pannier, and from Prov. E. pad a pannier. Cf. {Pad} a path,	   {Paddler}.]	   1. A portable lock with a bow which is usually jointed or	      pivoted at one end so that it can be opened, the other end	      being fastened by the bolt, -- used for fastening by	      passing the bow through a staple over a hasp or through	      the links of a chain, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A curb; a restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	Padlock \Pad"lock`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Padlocked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Padlocking}.]	   To fasten with, or as with, a padlock; to stop; to shut; to	   confine as by a padlock. --Milton. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Padnag \Pad"nag`\, n. [1st pad + nag.]	   An ambling nag. "An easy padnag." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Padow \Pad"ow\, n. (Zool.)	   A paddock, or toad.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Padow pipe}. (Bot.) See {Paddock pipe}, under {Paddock}.	      [1913 Webster]
Padre \Pa"dre\ (p[aum]"dr[=a]), n.; pl. Sp. & Pg. {Padres}	   (p[aum]"dr[=a]s); It. {Padri} (p[aum]"dr[=e]). [Sp., Pg., &	   It., fr. L. pater father. See {Father}.]	   1. A Christian priest or monk; used as a term of address for	      priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox	      Catholic in Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Spanish America);	      -- also used in the American military.	   Syn: Father.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In India (from the Portuguese), any Christian minister;	      also, a priest of the native region. --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A chaplain in one of the military services.	   Syn: military chaplain, Holy Joe, sky pilot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Padrone \Pa*dro"ne\, n.; pl. It. {Padroni}, E. {Padrones}. [It.	   See {Patron}.]	   1. A patron; a protector.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The master of a small coaster in the Mediterranean.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A man who imports, and controls the earnings of, Italian	      laborers, street musicians, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Paduasoy \Pad`u*a*soy"\, n. [From Padua, in Italy + F. soie	   silk; or cf. F. pou-de-soie.]	   A rich and heavy silk stuff. [Written also {padesoy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paducahs \Pa*du"cahs\ (p[.a]*d[=u]"k[.a]z), n. pl.; sing.	   {Paducah} (-k[.a]). (Ethnol.)	   See {Comanches}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paean \P[ae]"an\ (p[=e]`an), n. [L. paean, Gr. paia`n, fr.	   Paia`n the physician of the gods, later, Apollo. Cf.	   {P[ae]on}, {Peony}.] [Written also {pean}.]	   1. An ancient Greek hymn in honor of Apollo as a healing	      deity, and, later, a song addressed to other deities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any loud and joyous song; a song of triumph, joy, or	      praise. --Dryden. "Public p[ae]ans of congratulation."	      --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. See {P[ae]on}.	      [1913 Webster]
Paedobaptism \P[ae]`do*bap"tism\ (p[=e]`d[-o]*b[a^]p"t[i^]z'm),	   n.	   Pedobaptism.	   [1913 Webster]
paedogenesis \p[ae]`do*gen"esis\	   (p[=e]`d[-o]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr. pai^s, paido`s,	   child + E. genesis.] (Zool.)	   Reproduction by young or larval animals.	   [1913 Webster]
paedogenetic \p[ae]`do*ge*net"ic\	   (p[=e]`d[-o]*j[-e]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. (Zool.)	   Producing young while in the immature or larval state; --	   said of certain insects, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
paeon \p[ae]"on\ (p[=e]"[o^]n), n. [L. paeon, Gr. paiw`n a	   solemn song, also, a p[ae]on, equiv. to paia`n. See	   {P[ae]an}.] (Anc. Poet.)	   A foot of four syllables, one long and three short, admitting	   of four combinations, according to the place of the long	   syllable. [Written also, less correctly, {p[ae]an}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paeoniaceae \Paeoniaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs,	   native to temperate Europe and North America.	   Syn: family {Paeoniaceae}, peony family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
paeonine \p[ae]"o*nine\ (p[=e]"[-o]*n[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   An artifical red nitrogenous dyestuff, called also {red	   coralline}.	   [1913 Webster] paeony
paeony \pae"o*ny\, Paeony \P[ae]"o*ny\(p[=e]"[-o]*n[y^]), n.	   (Bot.)	   Any of numerous plants widely cultivated for their showy	   single or double red or pink or white flowers; the {Peony}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Pagan \Pa"gan\ (p[=a]"gan), n. [L. paganus a countryman,	   peasant, villager, a pagan, fr. paganus of or pertaining to	   the country, rustic, also, pagan, fr. pagus a district,	   canton, the country, perh. orig., a district with fixed	   boundaries: cf. pangere to fasten. Cf. {Painim}, {Peasant},	   and {Pact}, also {Heathen}.]	   One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who	   is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait	         of Christian, pagan, nor man.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gentile; heathen; idolater.	   Usage: {Pagan}, {Gentile}, {Heathen}. Gentile was applied to	          the other nations of the earth as distinguished from	          the Jews. Pagan was the name given to idolaters in the	          early Christian church, because the villagers, being	          most remote from the centers of instruction, remained	          for a long time unconverted. Heathen has the same	          origin. Pagan is now more properly applied to rude and	          uncivilized idolaters, while heathen embraces all who	          practice idolatry.	          [1913 Webster]	Pagan \Pa"gan\, a. [L. paganus of or pertaining to the country,	   pagan. See {Pagan}, n.]	   Of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the	   worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan	   tribes or superstitions.	   [1913 Webster]	         And all the rites of pagan honor paid.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pagandom \Pa"gan*dom\ (-d[u^]m), n.	   The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Paganic
Paganic \Pa*gan"ic\ (p[.a]*g[a^]n"[i^]k), Paganical
\Pa*gan"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish.	   [R.] "The paganic fables of the goods." --Cudworth. --	   {Pa*gan"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paganish \Pa"gan*ish\ (p[=a]"gan*[i^]sh), a.	   Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. "The old paganish	   idolatry." --Sharp	   [1913 Webster]
Paganism \Pa"gan*ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n. [L. paganismus: cf. F.	   paganisme. See {Pagan}, and cf. {Painim}.]	   The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the	   worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious	   opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.	   [1913 Webster]
Paganity \Pa*gan"i*ty\ (p[.a]*g[a^]n"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   Paganitas.]	   The state of being a pagan; paganism. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Paganize \Pa"gan*ize\ (p[=a]"gan*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Paganized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paganizing}.]	   To render pagan or heathenish; to convert to paganism.	   --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]	Paganize \Pa"gan*ize\, v. i.	   To behave like pagans. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Paganly \Pa"gan*ly\, adv.	   In a pagan manner. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Page \Page\ (p[=a]j), n. [F., fr. It. paggio, LL. pagius, fr.	   Gr. paidi`on, dim. of pai^s, paido`s, a boy, servant; perh.	   akin to L. puer. Cf. {Pedagogue}, {Puerile}.]	   1. A serving boy; formerly, a youth attending a person of	      high degree, especially at courts, as a position of honor	      and education; now commonly, in England, a youth employed	      for doing errands, waiting on the door, and similar	      service in households; in the United States, a boy or girl	      employed to wait upon the members of a legislative body.	      Prior to 1960 only boys served as pages in the United	      States Congress	      [1913 Webster]	            He had two pages of honor -- on either hand one.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boy child. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A contrivance, as a band, pin, snap, or the like, to hold	      the skirt of a woman's dress from the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Brickmaking) A track along which pallets carrying newly	      molded bricks are conveyed to the hack.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any one of several species of beautiful South	      American moths of the genus {Urania}.	      [1913 Webster]
page \page\, v. t.	   1. To attend (one) as a page. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call out a person's name in a public place, so as to	      deliver a message, as in a hospital, restaurant, etc.	      [PJC]	   3. To call a person on a {pager}.	      [PJC]
Page \Page\, n. [F., fr. L. pagina; prob. akin to pagere,	   pangere, to fasten, fix, make, the pages or leaves being	   fastened together. Cf. {Pact}, {Pageant}, {Pagination}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One side of a leaf of a book or manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such was the book from whose pages she sang.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A record; a writing; as, the page of history.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) The type set up for printing a page.	      [1913 Webster]	Page \Page\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paged} (p[=a]jd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Paging} (p[=a]"j[i^]ng).]	   To mark or number the pages of, as a book or manuscript; to	   furnish with folios.	   [1913 Webster]
Pageant \Pag"eant\ (p[a^]j"ent or p[=a]"jent; 277), n. [OE.	   pagent, pagen, originally, a movable scaffold or stage,	   hence, what was exhibited on it, fr. LL. pagina, akin to	   pangere to fasten; cf. L. pagina page, leaf, slab,	   compaginare to join together, compages a joining together,	   structure. See {Pact}, {Page} of a book.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A theatrical exhibition; a spectacle. "A pageant truly	      played." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To see sad pageants of men's miseries. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An elaborate exhibition devised for the entertainmeut of a	      distinguished personage, or of the public; a show,	      spectacle, or display.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gaze of fools, and pageant of a day! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            We love the man, the paltry pageant you. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Pageant \Pag"eant\, a.	   Of the nature of a pageant; spectacular. "Pageant pomp."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Pageant \Pag"eant\, v. t.	   To exhibit in show; to represent; to mimic. [R.] "He pageants	   us." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pageantry \Pag"eant*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.	   Scenic shows or spectacles, taken collectively; spectacular	   quality; splendor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such pageantry be to the people shown.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pageantry of festival.               --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pomp; parade; show; display; spectacle.	        [1913 Webster]
page boy \page boy\, n.	   A type of hairdo.	   [PJC]
Pagehood \Page"hood\, n.	   The state of being a page.	   [1913 Webster]
pager \pag"er\, n.	   A small electronic communication device which signals when a	   telephone call has been received at a base station. Each such	   device receives radio signals from the base station	   specifically coded for the individual to whom it is	   registered; the signal given by the device to the registered	   user may be a beeping sound, indicating that the user should	   call the base station to receive a message; or it may display	   a telephone number to which the user may call directly to	   return the incoming call, or may display a short message.	   Such devices are small enough to carry in the pocket or	   pocketbook, or to clip onto a belt or other part of the	   clothing. Also called {beeper}.	   [PJC]
Pagina \Pag"i*na\, n.; pl. {Pagin[ae]}. [L.] (Bot.)	   The surface of a leaf or of a flattened thallus.	   [1913 Webster]
Paginal \Pag"i*nal\, a. [L. paginalis.]	   Consisting of pages. "Paginal books." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
paginate \pag"i*nate\ (p[a^]j"[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   To number the pages of (a book or manuscript).	   Syn: foliate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pagination \Pag`i*na"tion\ (p[a^]j`[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act or process of paging a book; also, the characters	   used in numbering the pages; page number. --Lowndes.	   [1913 Webster]
Paging \Pa"ging\, n.	   The marking or numbering of the pages of a book.	   [1913 Webster]
Pagod \Pa"god\, n. [Cf. F. pagode. See {Pagoda}.]	   1. A pagoda. [R.] "Or some queer pagod." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An idol. [Obs.] --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]
Pagoda \Pa*go"da\, n. [Pg. pagoda, pagode, fr. Hind. & Per.	   but-kadah a house of idols, or abode of God; Per. but an idol	   + kadah a house, a temple.]	   1. A term by which Europeans designate religious temples and	      tower-like buildings of the Hindoos and Buddhists of	      India, Farther India, China, and Japan, -- usually but not	      always, devoted to idol worship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An idol. [R.] --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Prob. so named from the image of a pagoda or a deity (cf.	      Skr. bhagavat holy, divine) stamped on it.] A gold or	      silver coin, of various kinds and values, formerly current	      in India. The Madras gold pagoda was worth about three and	      a half rupees.	      [1913 Webster]	Pagoda sleeve \Pa*go"da sleeve\ (Costume)	   A funnel-shaped sleeve arranged to show the sleeve lining and	   an inner sleeve.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pagodite \Pa*go"dite\, n. (Min.)	   Agalmatolite; -- so called because sometimes carved by the	   Chinese into the form of pagodas. See {Agalmatolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paguma \Pa*gu"ma\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of East Indian viverrine mammals	   of the genus {Paguma}. They resemble a weasel in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Pagurian \Pa*gu"ri*an\, n. [L. pagurus a kind of crab, Gr.	   pa`goyros.] (Zool.)	   Any one of a tribe of anomuran crustaceans, of which	   {Pagurus} is a type; the hermit crab. See {Hermit crab},	   under {Hermit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pagurus \Pagurus\ prop. n. [Gr. pa`goyros, crab.]	   The type genus of the crustacean family {Paguridae}.	   Syn: genus {Pagurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pah \Pah\, interj.	   An exclamation expressing disgust or contempt. See {Bah}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fie! fie! fie! pah! pah! Give me an ounce of civet,	         good apothecary, to sweeten my imagination. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pah \Pah\, n. [From native name.]	   A kind of stockaded intrenchment. [New Zealand.] --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
pahautea \pahautea\ n.	   An evergreen tree ({Libocedrus bidwillii}) of New Zealand	   resembling the kawaka.	   Syn: {Libocedrus bidwillii}, mountain pine.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pahi \Pa"hi\, n. (Naut.)	   A large war canoe of the Society Islands.	   [1913 Webster] Pahlavi
Pahlavi \Pah"la*vi\, Pahlevi \Pah"le*vi\, n.	   1. The language of Sassanian Persia. See {Pehlevi}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The script in which the Pahlavi language was written. It	      was taken from the Aramaic alphabet.	      [PJC]	   3. A gold coin formerly used in Iran, equal in value to 20	      rials.	      [PJC]
Pahoehoe \Pa*ho"e*ho`e\, n. (Min.)	   A name given in Hawaii (formerly the Sandwich Islands) to	   lava having a relatively smooth or billowing surface, in	   distinction from the rough-surfaced lava, called {aa}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pah-Utes \Pah"-Utes`\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   See {Utes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paid \Paid\, imp., p. p., & a. from {Pay}.	   1. Receiving pay; compensated; hired; as, a paid attorney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Satisfied; contented. [Obs.] "Paid of his poverty."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
paideutics \pai*deu"tics\ (p[asl]*d[=u]"t[i^]ks), n. [Gr.	   paideytikh`, fr. paidey`ein to teach, fr. pai^s, paido`s, a	   boy.]	   The science or art of teaching.	   [1913 Webster]
Paien \Pai"en\, n. & a.	   Pagan. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Paigle \Pai"gle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)	   A species of {Primula}, either the cowslip or the primrose.	   [Written also {pagle}, {pagil}, {peagle}, and {pygil}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paijama \Pai*ja"ma\, n.	   Pyjama.	   [1913 Webster]
Pail \Pail\ (p[=a]l), n. [OE. paile, AS. p[ae]gel a wine vessel,	   a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a	   measure of wine, Dan. p[ae]gel half a pint.]	   A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having	   a bail, -- used esp. for carrying liquids, as water or milk,	   etc.; a bucket. It may, or may not, have a cover. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pailful \Pail"ful\, n.; pl. {Pailfuls}.	   The quantity that a pail will hold. "By pailfuls." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Paillasse \Pail*lasse"\ (?; F. ?), n. [F., fr. paille straw. See	   {Pallet} a bed.]	   An under bed or mattress of straw. [Written also	   {palliasse}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paillon \Pail`lon"\, n.; pl. {-lions}. [F., fr. paille straw.]	   A thin leaf of metal, as for use in gilding or enameling, or	   to show through a translucent medium.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pailmall \Pail`mall"\, n. & a.	   See {Pall-mall}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
pain \pain\ (p[=a]n), n. [OE. peine, F. peine, fr. L. poena,	   penalty, punishment, torment, pain; akin to Gr. poinh`	   penalty. Cf. {Penal}, {Pine} to languish, {Punish}.]	   1. Punishment suffered or denounced; suffering or evil	      inflicted as a punishment for crime, or connected with the	      commission of a crime; penalty. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will, by way of mulct or pain, lay it upon him.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Interpose, on pain of my displeasure. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            None shall presume to fly, under pain of death.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any uneasy sensation in animal bodies, from slight	      uneasiness to extreme distress or torture, proceeding from	      a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by	      violence; bodily distress; bodily suffering; an ache; a	      smart. "The pain of Jesus Christ." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pain may occur in any part of the body where sensory	         nerves are distributed, and it is always due to some	         kind of stimulation of them. The sensation is generally	         interpreted as originating at the peripheral end of the	         nerve.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Specifically, the throes or travail of childbirth.	      [1913 Webster]	            She bowed herself and travailed, for her pains came	            upon her.                             --1 Sam. iv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Uneasiness of mind; mental distress; disquietude; anxiety;	      grief; solicitude; anguish. Also called {mental pain}.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            In rapture as in pain.                --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. See {Pains}, labor, effort.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}.	   {To die in the pain}, to be tortured to death. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Pain \Pain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pained} (p[=a]nd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Paining}.] [OE. peinen, OF. pener, F. peiner to	   fatigue. See {Pain}, n.]	   1. To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish. [Obs.]	      --Wyclif (Acts xxii. 5).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with	      uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment;	      to torture; as, his dinner or his wound pained him; his	      stomach pained him.	      [1913 Webster]	            Excess of cold, as well as heat, pains us. --Locke	      .	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to	      grieve; as, a child's faults pain his parents.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am pained at my very heart.         --Jer. iv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pain one's self}, to exert or trouble one's self; to take	      pains; to be solicitous. [Obs.] "She pained her to do all	      that she might." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To disquiet; trouble; afflict; grieve; aggrieve;	        distress; agonize; torment; torture.	        [1913 Webster]
Painable \Pain"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]nible.]	   Causing pain; painful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The manacles of Astyages were not . . . the less	         weighty and painable for being composed of gold or	         silver.                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
pained \pained\ adj.	   Made to suffer mental pain.	   Syn: offended.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Painful \Pain"ful\, a.	   1. Full of pain; causing uneasiness or distress, either	      physical or mental; afflictive; disquieting; distressing.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Requiring labor or toil; difficult; executed with	      laborious effort; as a painful service; a painful march.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Painstaking; careful; industrious. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            A very painful person, and a great clerk. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor must the painful husbandman be tired. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disquieting; troublesome; afflictive; distressing;	        grievous; laborious; toilsome; difficult; arduous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pain"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Pain"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
painfulness \pain"ful*ness\ n.	   Emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to	   avoid.	   Syn: pain.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Painim \Pai"nim\, n. [OE. painime pagans, paganism, fr. OF.	   paienisme paganism, LL. paganismus. See {Paganism}, {Pagan}.]	   A pagan; an infidel; -- used also adjectively. [Written also	   {panim} and {paynim}.] --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
painkiller \pain"kil`ler\ n.	   A medicine used in to relieve pain.	   Syn: analgesic, anodyne, pain pill.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Painless \Pain"less\, a.	   Free from pain; without pain. -- {Pain"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Pain"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pains \Pains\ (p[=a]nz), n.	   Labor; toilsome effort; care or trouble taken; -- plural in	   form, but used with a singular or plural verb, commonly the	   former.	   [1913 Webster]	         And all my pains is sorted to no proof.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pains they had taken was very great. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The labored earth your pains have sowed and tilled.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Painstaker \Pains"tak`er\ (p[=a]nz"t[=a]k`[~e]r), n.	   One who takes pains; one careful and faithful in all work.	   --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Painstaking \Pains"tak`ing\ (p[=a]nz"t[=a]k`[i^]ng), a.	   Careful in doing; diligent; faithful; attentive. "Painstaking	   men." --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]	Painstaking \Pains"tak`ing\, n.	   The act of taking pains; carefulness and fidelity in	   performance. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Painsworthy \Pains"wor`thy\ (p[=a]nz"w[^u]r`[th][y^]), a.	   Worth the pains or care bestowed.	   [1913 Webster]
Paint \Paint\ (p[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Painted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Painting}.] [OE. peinten, fr. F. peint, p. p. of	   peindre to paint, fr. L. pingere, pictum; cf. Gr. poiki`los	   many-colored, Skr. pi[,c] to adorn. Cf. {Depict}, {Picture},	   {Pigment}, {Pint}.]	   1. To cover with coloring matter; to apply paint to; as, to	      paint a house, a signboard, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jezebel painted her face and tired her head. --2	                                                  Kings ix. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To color, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with	      colors; to diversify with colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not painted with the crimson spots of blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cuckoo buds of yellow hue	            Do paint the meadows with delight.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form in colors a figure or likeness of on a flat	      surface, as upon canvas; to represent by means of colors	      or hues; to exhibit in a tinted image; to portray with	      paints; as, to paint a portrait or a landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: To represent or exhibit to the mind; to describe	      vividly; to delineate; to image; to depict; as, to paint a	      political opponent as a traitor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disloyal?	            The word is too good to paint out her wickedness.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If folly grow romantic, I must paint it. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To color; picture; depict; portray; delineate; sketch;	        draw; describe.	        [1913 Webster]	Paint \Paint\, v. t.	   1. To practice the art of painting; as, the artist paints	      well.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To color one's face by way of beautifying it.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let her paint an inch thick.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Paint \Paint\, n.	   1.	      (a) A pigment or coloring substance.	      (b) The same prepared with a vehicle, as oil, water with	          gum, or the like, for application to a surface.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A cosmetic; rouge. --Praed.	      [1913 Webster]
paintable \paintable\ adj.	   Lending itself to being painted; as, a highly paintable	   landscape; made of sturdy eminently paintable wood. Opposite	   of {unpaintable}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
paintbox \paint"box`\ n.	   A box containing a collection of cubes or tubes of artists'	   paint.	   [WordNet 1.5]
paintbrush \paint"brush`\ n.	   A brush used to apply paint.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Painted \Paint"ed\, a.	   1. Covered or adorned with paint; portrayed in colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            As idle as a painted ship	            Upon a painted ocean.                 --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with bright colors; as, the painted	      turtle; painted bunting.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Painted beauty} (Zool.), a handsome American butterfly	      ({Vanessa Huntera}), having a variety of bright colors,	   {Painted cup} (Bot.), any plant of an American genus of herbs	      ({Castilleia}) in which the bracts are usually	      bright-colored and more showy than the flowers.	      {Castilleia coccinea} has brilliantly scarlet bracts, and	      is common in meadows.	   {Painted finch}. See {Nonpareil}.	   {Painted lady} (Zool.), a bright-colored butterfly. See	      {Thistle butterfly}.	   {Painted turtle} (Zool.), a common American freshwater	      tortoise ({Chrysemys picta}), having bright red and yellow	      markings beneath.	      [1913 Webster]
painted wolf \painted wolf\ n. (Zool.)	   Same as {African wild dog}.	   Syn: African wild dog, African hunting dog.	        [PJC]
Painter \Paint"er\ (p[=a]nt"[~e]r), n. [OE, pantere a noose,	   snare, F. panti[`e]re, LL. panthera, L. panther a hunting	   net, fr. Gr. panqh`ra; pa^s all + qh`r beast; cf. Ir.	   painteir a net, gin, snare, Gael. painntear.] (Naut.)	   A rope at the bow of a boat, used to fasten it to anything.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Painter \Paint"er\, n. [Corrupt. of panther.] (Zool.)	   The panther, or puma. [A form representing an illiterate	   pronunciation, U. S.] --J. F. Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]	Painter \Paint"er\, n. [See 1st {Paint}.]	   One whose occupation is to paint; esp.:	   (a) One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like,	       with paint.	   (b) An artist who represents objects or scenes in color on a	       flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Painter's colic}. (Med.) See {Lead colic}, under {Colic}.	   {Painter stainer}.	   (a) A painter of coats of arms. --Crabb.	   (b) A member of a livery company or guild in London, bearing	       this name.	       [1913 Webster]
Painterly \Paint"er*ly\ (p[=a]nt"[~e]r*l[y^]), a.	   Like a painter's work. [Obs.] "A painterly glose of a	   visage." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Paintership \Paint"er*ship\, n.	   The state or position of being a painter. [R.] --Bp.	   Gardiner.	   [1913 Webster]
paint gun \paint" gun`\ (p[=a]nt" gun`), n.	   1. A device designed to rapidly cover a surface with paint by	      ejecting a spray of paint from a reservoir onto the	      surface by means of compressed air or other special	      mechanism. Also called a {paint sprayer}. Use of a paint	      gun is an efficient method to rapidly paint large surface	      areas.	      [PJC]	   2. A device resembling a rifle, designed to shoot a small	      quantity of paint at an opponent as part of a game often	      conducted at specially-designed indoor locations, or	      outdoors. Points are awarded to players who hit their	      target; success in hitting one's target is made obvious by	      the appearance of a spot of paint on the player who is	      hit.	      [PJC]
Painting \Paint"ing\, n.	   1. The act or employment of laying on, or adorning with,	      paints or colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) The work of the painter; also, any work of art	      in which objects are represented in color on a flat	      surface; a colored representation of any object or scene;	      a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Color laid on; paint. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A depicting by words; vivid representation in words.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Picture}.	        [1913 Webster]
Paintless \Paint"less\, a.	   Not capable of being painted or described. "In paintless	   patience." --Savage.	   [1913 Webster]
Painture \Pain"ture\ (p[=a]n"t[-u]r; 135), n. [F. peinture. See	   {Paint}, v. t., and cf. {Picture}.]	   The art of painting. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Painty \Paint"y\ (p[=a]nt"[y^]), a.	   Unskillfully painted, so that the painter's method of work is	   too obvious; also, having too much pigment applied to the	   surface. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Pair \Pair\ (p[^a]r), n. [F. paire, LL. paria, L. paria, pl. of	   par pair, fr. par, adj., equal. Cf. {Apparel}, {Par}	   equality, {Peer} an equal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging	      together; a set; as, a pair or flight of stairs. "A pair	      of beads." --Chaucer. --Beau. & Fl. "Four pair of stairs."	      --Macaulay.	   Note: [Now mostly or quite disused.]	         [1913 Webster]	               Two crowns in my pocket, two pair of cards.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Two things of a kind, similar in form, suited to each	      other, and intended to be used together; as, a pair of	      gloves or stockings; a pair of shoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Two of a sort; a span; a yoke; a couple; a brace; as, a	      pair of horses; a pair of oxen.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A married couple; a man and wife. "A happy pair."	      --Dryden. "The hapless pair." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A single thing, composed of two pieces fitted to each	      other and used together; as, a pair of scissors; a pair of	      pants; a pair of tongs; a pair of bellows.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a	      parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a	      given question (in order, for example, to allow the	      members to be absent during the vote without affecting the	      outcome of the vote), or on issues of a party nature	      during a specified time; as, there were two pairs on the	      final vote. [Parliamentary Cant]	   Note: A member who is thus paired with one who would have	         voted oppositely is said to be paired for or paired	         against a measure, depending on the member's position.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. (Kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies,	      which are so applied to each other as to mutually	      constrain relative motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pairs are named in accordance with the kind of motion	         they permit; thus, a journal and its bearing form a	         {turning pair}, a cylinder and its piston a {sliding	         pair}, a screw and its nut a {twisting pair}, etc. Any	         pair in which the constraining contact is along lines	         or at points only (as a cam and roller acting	         together), is designated a {higher pair}; any pair	         having constraining surfaces which fit each other (as a	         cylindrical pin and eye, a screw and its nut, etc.), is	         called a {lower pair}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Pair royal} (pl. {Pairs Royal}) three things of a sort; --	      used especially of playing cards in some games, as	      cribbage; as three kings, three "eight spots" etc. Four of	      a kind are called a double pair royal. "Something in his	      face gave me as much pleasure as a pair royal of naturals	      in my own hand." --Goldsmith. "That great pair royal of	      adamantine sisters [the Fates]." --Quarles. [Written	      corruptly {parial} and {prial}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Pair}, {Flight}, {Set}.	   Usage: Originally, pair was not confined to two things, but	          was applied to any number of equal things (pares),	          that go together. Ben Jonson speaks of a pair (set) of	          chessmen; also, he and Lord Bacon speak of a pair	          (pack) of cards. A "pair of stairs" is still in	          popular use, as well as the later expression, "flight	          of stairs."	          [1913 Webster]	Pair \Pair\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pairing}.]	   1. To be joined in pairs; to couple; to mate, as for	      breeding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.	                                                  --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {To pair off}. See phrase below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pair off}, to separate from a group in pairs or couples;	      specif. (Parliamentary Cant), to agree with one of the	      opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on	      specified questions or issues. See {Pair}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	Pair \Pair\, v. t.	   1. To unite in couples; to form a pair of; to bring together,	      as things which belong together, or which complement, or	      are adapted to one another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Glossy jet is paired with shining white. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage (one's self) with another of opposite opinions	      not to vote on a particular question or class of	      questions. [Parliamentary Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Paired fins}. (Zool.) See under {Fin}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pair \Pair\, v. t. [See {Impair}.]	   To impair. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
paired \paired\ (p[^a]rd), adj.	   1. Organized into compatible pairs; -- used of gloves, socks,	      etc. See {pair}[1], v. t.	   Syn: mated.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Botany) Growing in pairs on either side of a stem; -- of	      leaves etc. {alternate}	   Syn: opposite.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Mated sexually.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Pairer \Pair"er\ (p[^a]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who impairs. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Pairing \Pair"ing\, n. [See {Pair}, v. i.]	   1. The act or process of uniting or arranging in pairs or	      couples.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {To pair off}, under {Pair}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pairing time}, the time when birds or other animals pair.	      [1913 Webster]
Pairment \Pair"ment\ (p[^a]r"ment), n.	   Impairment. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Pair production \Pair" pro*duc"tion\ (Physics)	   The simultaneous creation of a particle and its antiparticle,	   such as an electron and positron, from a photon; -- usually	   due to its interaction with the strong field near a nucleus.	   [PJC]
Pais \Pa`is\ (p[.a]`[-e]"), n. [OF. pu["i]s, F. pays, country.]	   (O. E. Law)	   The country; the people of the neighborhood.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A trial per pais is a trial by the country, that is, by	         a jury; and matter in pais is matter triable by the	         country, or jury.	         [1913 Webster]
Paisano \Pa`i*sa"no\ (p[aum]`[-e]*s[aum]"n[-o]), n. [Sp., of the	   country, native.]	   1. (Zool.) The chaparral cock; the roadrunner.	   2. A compatriot.	      [PJC]	   3. A comrade; a pal; a buddy.	      [PJC]
Paise \Paise\ (p[=a]z), n. [Obs.]	   See {Poise}. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Pajamas \Pa*ja"mas\, n. pl. [Hind. p[=a]-j[=a]ma, p[=a]ej[=a]ma,	   lit., leg closing.]	   Originally, in India, loose drawers or trousers, such as	   those worn, tied about the waist, by Mohammedan men and	   women; by extension, a similar garment adopted among	   Europeans, Americans, etc., for wear in the dressing room and	   during sleep; also, a suit consisting of drawers and a loose	   upper garment for such wear. [Also spelled {pyjamas}.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pajock \Pa"jock\, n.	   A peacock. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
pak-choi \pak-choi\ n.	   An Asiatic plant ({Brassica rapa} chinensis) grown for its	   cluster of edible white stalks with dark green leaves.	   Syn: bok choy, bok choi, pak choi, Chinese white cabbage,	        {Brassica rapa} chinensis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pakfong \Pak"fong`\, n.	   See {Packfong}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pakistan \Pakistan\ prop. n.	   A country in South Asia formerly part of British India.	   Syn: West Pakistan.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Data on Pakistan from the CIA WOrld Factbook, 1996	         Geography: Location: Southern Asia, bordering the	         Arabian Sea, between India and Iran Geographic	         coordinates: 30 00 N, 70 00 E Map references: Asia	         Area: total area: 803,940 sq km land area: 778,720 sq	         km comparative area: slightly less than twice the size	         of California Land boundaries: total: 6,774 km border	         countries: Afghanistan 2,430 km, China 523 km, India	         2,912 km, Iran 909 km Coastline: 1,046 km Maritime	         claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200	         nm or to the edge of the continental margin exclusive	         economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 12 nm	         International disputes: status of Kashmir with India;	         border dispute with Afghanistan (Durand Line);	         water-sharing problems over the Indus (Wular Barrage)	         with upstream riparian India Climate: mostly hot, dry	         desert; temperate in northwest; arctic in north	         Terrain: flat Indus plain in east; mountains in north	         and northwest; Balochistan plateau in west lowest	         point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: K2 (Mt.	         Godwin-Austen) 8,611 m Natural resources: land,	         extensive natural gas reserves, limited petroleum, poor	         quality coal, iron ore, copper, salt, limestone Land	         use: arable land: 23% permanent crops: 0% meadows and	         pastures: 6% forest and woodland: 4% other: 67% (1993)	         Irrigated land: 170,000 sq km (1992) Environment:	         current issues: water pollution from raw sewage,	         industrial wastes, and agricultural runoff; limited	         natural fresh water resources; a majority of the	         population does not have access to potable water;	         deforestation; soil erosion; desertification natural	         hazards: frequent earthquakes, occasionally severe	         especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus	         after heavy rains (July and August) international	         agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,	         Endangered Species, Environmental Modification,	         Hazardous Wastes, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer	         Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands; signed, but not	         ratified - Desertification, Law of the Sea, Marine Life	         Conservation Geographic note: controls Khyber Pass and	         Bolan Pass, traditional invasion routes between Central	         Asia and the Indian Subcontinent People: Population:	         129,275,660 (July 1996 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years:	         42% (male 28,286,823; female 26,640,019) 15-64 years:	         53% (male 35,396,281; female 33,733,798) 65 years and	         over: 5% (male 2,621,721; female 2,597,018) (July 1996	         est.) Population growth rate: 2.24% (1996 est.) Birth	         rate: 36.16 births/1,000 population (1996 est.) Death	         rate: 11.22 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) Net	         migration rate: -2.6 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996	         est.) Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15	         years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05	         male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.01 male(s)/female	         all ages: 1.05 male(s)/female (1996 est.) Infant	         mortality rate: 96.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1996	         est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 58.46	         years male: 57.7 years female: 59.25 years (1996 est.)	         Total fertility rate: 5.25 children born/woman (1996	         est.) Nationality: noun: Pakistani(s) adjective:	         Pakistani Ethnic divisions: Punjabi, Sindhi, Pashtun	         (Pathan), Baloch, Muhajir (immigrants from India and	         their descendants) Religions: Muslim 97% (Sunni 77%,	         Shi'a 20%), Christian, Hindu, and other 3% Languages:	         Punjabi 48%, Sindhi 12%, Siraiki (a Punjabi variant)	         10%, Pashtu 8%, Urdu (official) 8%, Balochi 3%, Hindko	         2%, Brahui 1%, English (official and lingua franca of	         Pakistani elite and most government ministries),	         Burushaski, and other 8% Literacy: age 15 and over can	         read and write (1995 est.) total population: 37.8%	         male: 50% female: 24.4% Government: Name of country:	         conventional long form: Islamic Republic of Pakistan	         conventional short form: Pakistan former: West Pakistan	         Data code: PK Type of government: republic Capital:	         Islamabad Administrative divisions: 4 provinces, 1	         territory*, and 1 capital territory**; Balochistan,	         Federally Administered Tribal Areas*, Islamabad Capital	         Territory**, North-West Frontier, Punjab, Sindh note:	         the Pakistani-administered portion of the disputed	         Jammu and Kashmir region includes Azad Kashmir and the	         Northern Areas Independence: 14 August 1947 (from UK)	         National holiday: Pakistan Day, 23 March (1956)	         (proclamation of the republic) Constitution: 10 April	         1973, suspended 5 July 1977, restored with amendments	         30 December 1985 Legal system: based on English common	         law with provisions to accommodate Pakistan's stature	         as an Islamic state; accepts compulsory ICJ	         jurisdiction, with reservations Suffrage: 21 years of	         age; universal; separate electorates and reserved	         parliamentary seats for non-Muslims Executive branch:	         chief of state: President Sardar Farooq LEGHARI (since	         13 November 1993) was elected for a five-year term by	         Parliament; election last held 13 November 1993 (next	         to be held no later than 14 October 1998); results -	         LEGHARI was elected by Parliament and the four	         provincial assemblies head of government: Prime	         Minister Benazir BHUTTO (since 19 October 1993) was	         elected by the National Assembly cabinet: Cabinet was	         elected by the National Assembly Legislative branch:	         bicameral Parliament (Majlis-e-Shoora) Senate:	         elections last held NA March 1994 (next to be held NA	         March 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA;	         seats - (87 total) PPP 22, PML/N 17; Tribal Area	         Representatives (nonparty) 8, ANP 6, PML/J 5, JWP 5,	         MQM/A 5, JUI/F 2, PKMAP 2, JI 2, NPP 2, BNM/H 1, BNM/M	         1, JUP/NI 1, JUP/NO 1, JAH 1, JUI/S 1, PML/F 1, PNP 1,	         independents 2, vacant 1 National Assembly: elections	         last held 6 October 1993 (next to be held by October	         1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats -	         (217 total) PPP 92, PML/N 75, PML/J 6, IJM-Islamic	         Democratic Front 4, ANP 3, PKMAP 4, PIF 3, JWP 2, MDM	         2, BNM/H 1, BNM/M 1, NDA 1, NPP 1, PKQP 1, religious	         minorities 10 reserved seats, independents 9, results	         pending 2 Judicial branch: Supreme Court, judicial	         chiefs are appointed by the president; Federal Islamic	         (Shari'at) Court Political parties and leaders:	         government: Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Benazir	         BHUTTO; Pakistan Muslim League, Junejo faction (PML/J),	         Hamid Nasir CHATTHA; National People's Party (NPP),	         Ghulam Mustapha JATOI; Pakhtun Khwa Milli Awami Party	         (PKMAP), Mahmood Khan ACHAKZAI; Balochistan National	         Movement, Hayee Group (BNM/H), Dr. HAYEE Baluch;	         National Democratic Alliance (NDA); Pakhtun Quami Party	         (PKQP), Mohammed AFZAL Khan opposition: Pakistan Muslim	         League, Nawaz Sharif faction (PML/N), Nawaz SHARIF;	         Awami National Party (ANP), Ajmal Khan KHATTAK;	         Pakistan Islamic Front (PIF); Balochistan National	         Movement, Mengal Group (BNM/M), Sardar Akhtar MENGAL;	         Mohajir Quami Movement, Altaf faction (MQM/A), Altaf	         HUSSAIN; Jamiat-al-Hadith (JAH); Jamhoori Watan Party	         (JWP), Akbar Khan BUGTI frequently shifting: Mutaheda	         Deeni Mahaz (MDM), Maulana Sami-ul-HAQ, the MDM	         includes Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Niazi faction	         (JUP/NI) and Anjuman Sepah-i-Sahaba Pakistan (ASSP);	         Islami-Jamhoori-Mahaz (IJM-Islamic Democratic Front)	         includes Jamiat Ulema-i-Islami, Fazlur Rehman group	         (JUI/F); Pakistan Muslim League, Functional Group	         (PML/F), Pir PAGARO; Pakistan National Party (PNP);	         Milli Yakjheti Council (MYC) is an umbrella	         organization which includes Jamaat-i-Islami (JI), Qazi	         Hussain AHMED, Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam, Sami-ul-Haq	         faction (JUI/S), Tehrik-I-Jafria Pakistan (TJP), Allama	         Sajid NAQVI, and Jamiat Ulema-i-Pakistan, Noorani	         faction (JUP/NO) note: political alliances in Pakistan	         can shift frequently Other political or pressure	         groups: military remains important political force;	         ulema (clergy), landowners, industrialists, and small	         merchants also influential International organization	         participation: AsDB, C, CCC, CP, ECO, ESCAP, FAO, G-19,	         G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA,	         IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat,	         Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM,	         OAS (observer), OIC, PCA, SAARC, UN, UNAMIR, UNAVEM	         III, UNCRO, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIKOM,	         UNITAR, UNMIH, UNOMIG, UNOMIL, UNPREDEP, UNPROFOR, UPU,	         WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO Diplomatic	         representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador	         Maleeha LODHI chancery: 2315 Massachusetts Avenue NW,	         Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 939-6200 FAX:	         [1] (202) 387-0484 consulate(s) general: Los Angeles	         and New York US diplomatic representation: chief of	         mission: Ambassador Thomas SIMONS, Jr. embassy:	         Diplomatic Enclave, Ramna 5, Islamabad mailing address:	         P. O. Box 1048, Unit 6220, APO AE 09812-2200 telephone:	         [92] (51) 826161 through 826179 FAX: [92] (51) 214222	         consulate(s) general: Karachi, Lahore consulate(s):	         Peshawar Flag: green with a vertical white band	         (symbolizing the role of religious minorities) on the	         hoist side; a large white crescent and star are	         centered in the green field; the crescent, star, and	         color green are traditional symbols of Islam Economy	         Economic overview: Pakistan is a poor, highly populated	         Third World country struggling to make the difficult	         transition to the modern world of high technology and	         internationalized markets. Prime Minister Benazir	         BHUTTO has been under pressure from the IMF and other	         donors to continue the economic reforms and austerity	         measures begun by her predecessor, caretaker Prime	         Minister Moeen QURESHI (July-October 1993). The IMF	         suspended a $1.5 billion Enhanced Structural Adjustment	         Facility (ESAF) in mid-1995 because Pakistan slowed the	         pace of economic reform. Islamabad's most recent budget	         -- announced in June 1995 -- reversed some reforms	         agreed to by the IMF earlier that year, including a	         slowing of tariff reform. In mid-December 1995,	         however, the IMF approved a $600 million standby	         arrangement and urged Pakistan to move forward with	         economic liberalization. Islamabad has agreed to new	         economic targets with the IMF, which could lay the	         basis for a return to an ESAF in 1996. Little progress	         was made in the privatization of large state-owned	         units in 1995. The sale of the power plant Kot Addu -	         scheduled for April 1995 - was stalled by opposition	         from labor unions. The sale of a 26% share of United	         Bank Limited and the Pakistan Telecommunications	         Corporation to strategic investors was due to take	         place in 1995 but has been pushed back to 1996. On the	         plus side real GDP grew 4.7% in 1995, up from 3.9% in	         1994: GDP should grow even faster in 1996 as a result	         of an above average cotton crop. Secondly, Islamabad	         reduced the budget deficit to 5.6% of GDP at the end of	         FY94/95, down from 8% two years earlier. Thirdly,	         Pakistan attracted $1.6 billion in foreign direct and	         portfolio investment in FY94/95, more than double	         inflows of $650 million in the previous fiscal year;	         financial agreements were reached on five power	         projects in 1995, including the 1,300-MW $1.8 billion	         Hab River project. Despite these improvements, the	         economy remains vulnerable to crisis. Foreign exchange	         reserves fell dramatically in 1995, reaching a low of	         about $1 billion in early December 1995 -- only five	         weeks of import cover -- before rising to $1.5 billion	         by yearend. The trade deficit rose to $2 billion for	         the first six months of FY94/95, triple the deficit of	         $600 million during the same period in FY93/94. The	         government responded to this situation with a package	         of stabilization reforms on 28 October 1995 which	         included a 7% devaluation of the rupee, supplementary	         duties of 10% on many imports, and higher petroleum	         prices. Islamabad hopes these moves will help make its	         exports more competitive. For the long run, Pakistan	         must deal with serious problems of deteriorating	         infrastructure, low literacy levels, and persistent law	         and order problems in Karachi. GDP: purchasing power	         parity - $274.2 billion (1995 est.) GDP real growth	         rate: 4.7% (1995 est.) GDP per capita: $2,100 (1995	         est.) GDP composition by sector: agriculture: 24%	         industry: 27% services: 49% (1995 est.) Inflation rate	         (consumer prices): 13% (1995 est.) Labor force: 36	         million by occupation: agriculture 46%, mining and	         manufacturing 18%, services 17%, other 19% note:	         extensive export of labor Unemployment rate: NA%	         Budget: revenues: $11.9 billion expenditures: $12.4	         billion, including capital expenditures of $NA	         (FY94/95) Industries: textiles, food processing,	         beverages, construction materials, clothing, paper	         products, shrimp Industrial production growth rate: 5%	         (1995 est.) Electricity: capacity: 12,530,000 kW (1995)	         production: 43.3 billion kWh (1995) consumption per	         capita: 389 kWh (1993) Agriculture: cotton, wheat,	         rice, sugarcane, fruits, vegetables; milk, beef,	         mutton, eggs Illicit drugs: major illicit producer of	         opium and hashish for the international drug trade;	         remains world's fourth largest opium producer (155	         metric tons in 1995); major center for processing	         Afghan heroin and key transit area for Southwest Asian	         heroin moving to Western market Exports: $8.7 billion	         (1995 est.) commodities: cotton, textiles, clothing,	         rice, leather, carpets partners: US, Japan, Hong Kong,	         Germany, UK, UAE, France Imports: $10.7 billion (1995	         est.) commodities: petroleum, petroleum products,	         machinery, transportation equipment, vegetable oils,	         animal fats, chemicals partners: Japan, US, Germany,	         UK, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia, South Korea External debt:	         $26 billion (1995 est.) Economic aid: recipient: ODA,	         $697 million (1993) note: $2.5 billion (includes	         bilateral and multilateral aid but no US commitments)	         (FY93/94); $3 billion (includes bilateral and	         multilateral aid but no US commitments) (FY94/95)	         Currency: 1 Pakistani rupee (PRe) = 100 paisa Exchange	         rates: Pakistani rupees (PRs) per US$1 - 34.339	         (January 1996), 31.643 (1995), 30.567 (1994), 28.107	         (1993), 25.083 (1992), 23.801 (1991) Fiscal year: 1	         July - 30 June Transportation: Railways: total: 8,163	         km broad gauge: 7,718 km 1.676-m gauge (293 km	         electrified; 1,037 km double track) narrow gauge: 445	         km 1.000-m gauge; 661 km less than 1.000-m gauge (1995	         est.) Highways: total: 205,304 km paved: 104,735 km	         unpaved: 100,569 km (1995 est.) Pipelines: crude oil	         250 km; petroleum products 885 km; natural gas 4,044 km	         (1987) Ports: Karachi, Port Muhammad bin Qasim Merchant	         marine: total: 24 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling	         345,606 GRT/560,641 DWT ships by type: bulk 3, cargo	         19, oil tanker 1, passenger-cargo 1 (1995 est.)	         Airports: total: 100 with paved runways over 3,047 m:	         12 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 19 with paved	         runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 25 with paved runways 914 to	         1,523 m: 11 with paved runways under 914 m: 18 with	         unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 7 with unpaved	         runways 914 to 1,523 m: 8 (1995 est.) Heliports: 6	         (1995 est.) Communications: Telephones: 1.572 million	         (1993 est.) Telephone system: the domestic system is	         mediocre, but adequate for government and business use,	         in part because major businesses have established their	         own private systems; since 1988, the government has	         promoted investment in the national telecommunications	         system on a priority basis; despite major improvements	         in trunk and urban systems, telecommunication services	         are still not readily available to the major portion of	         the population domestic: microwave radio relay	         international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1	         Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean); microwave radio	         relay to neighboring countries Radio broadcast	         stations: AM 26, FM 8, shortwave 11 Radios: 11.3	         million (1992 est.) Television broadcast stations: 29	         Televisions: 2.08 million (1993 est.) Defense:	         Branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, Civil Armed Forces,	         National Guard Manpower availability: males age 15-49:	         30,519,339 males fit for military service: 18,720,175	         males reach military age (17) annually: 1,437,208 (1996	         est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion -	         $3.1 billion, 5.3% of GDP (FY95/96)
Pakistani \Pakistani\ prop. adj.	   Of or relating to Pakistan or its people or language; as,	   Pakistani mountain passes.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Pakistani \Pakistani\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Pakistan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pal \Pal\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A mate; a partner; esp., an accomplice or confederate.	   [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Palace \Pal"ace\ (p[a^]l"[asl]s; 48), n. [OE. palais, F. palais,	   fr. L. palatium, fr. Palatium, one of the seven hills of	   Rome, on which Augustus had his residence. Cf. {Paladin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The residence of a sovereign, including the lodgings of	      high officers of state, and rooms for business, as well as	      halls for ceremony and reception. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The official residence of a bishop or other distinguished	      personage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loosely, any unusually magnificent or stately house.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Palace car}. See under {Car}.	   {Palace court}, a court having jurisdiction of personal	      actions arising within twelve miles of the palace at	      Whitehall. The court was abolished in 1849. [Eng.]	      --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Palacious \Pa*la"cious\, a.	   Palatial. [Obs.] --Graunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Paladin \Pal"a*din\, n. [F., fr.It. paladino, fr. L. palatinus	   an officer of the palace. See {Palatine}.]	   A knight-errant; a distinguished champion; as, the paladins	   of Charlemagne. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
palaeo- \palaeo-\, Palaeo- \Pa"l[ae]*o-\	   See {Paleo-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palaeographic \Pa`l[ae]*o*graph"ic\, a.,	   Same as {Paleographic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palaeographer \Pa`l[ae]*og"ra*pher\, n.,	   Same as {Paleographer}.	   [1913 Webster]
palaeolithic \palaeolithic\ adj.	   Same as {paleolithic}.	   Syn: paleolithic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
palaeology \palaeology\ n.	   The study of (especially prehistoric) antiquities.	   Syn: paleology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
palaeontologist \palaeontologist\ n.	   A specialist in paleontology.	   Syn: paleontologist.	        [WordNet 1.5]
palaeontology \palaeontology\ n.	   The branch of archeology that studies fossil organisms and	   related remains.	   Syn: paleontology, fossilology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
palaeopathology \palaeopathology\ n.	   The study of diseases of former times (as inferred from	   fossil evidence).	   Syn: paleopathology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
palaeornithology \palaeornithology\ n.	   The paleobiology of birds.	   Syn: paleornithology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palaeotype \Pa"l[ae]*o*type\, n. [Pal[ae]o- + -type.] (Phon.)	   A system of representing all spoken sounds by means of the	   printing types in common use. --Ellis. --	   {Pa`l[ae]*o*typ"ic*al}, a. -- {Pa`l[ae]*o*typ"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
palaeozoology \palaeozoology\ n.	   The study of fossil animals.	   Syn: paleozoology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palaestra \Pa*l[ae]s"tra\, n.	   See {Palestra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palaestric \Pa*l[ae]s"tric\, a.	   See {Palestric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palaetiologist \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in pal[ae]tiology.	   [1913 Webster] palaetiology
palaetiology \palaetiology\, Palaetiology \Pa*l[ae]`ti*ol"o*gy\,	   n. [Pal[ae]o- + [ae]tiology.]	   The science which explains, by the law of causation, the past	   condition and changes of the earth; the explanation of past	   events in terms of scientific causes, such as geological	   causes. -- {Pa*l[ae]`ti*o*log"ic*al}, a.	   Syn: paletiology.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Palama \Pal"a*ma\ (p[a^]l"[.a]*m[.a]), n.; pl. {Palam[ae]}	   (p[a^]l"[.a]*m[=e]). [NL., fr. Gr. pala`mh the palm.] (Zool.)	   A membrane extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting	   them more or less closely together.	   [1913 Webster]
Palamate \Pal"a*mate\ (p[a^]l"[.a]*m[asl]t), a. [From {Palma}.]	   (Zool.)	   Web-footed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Palamedeae \Pal`a*me"de*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An order, or suborder, including the kamichi, and allied	   South American birds; -- called also {screamers}. In many	   anatomical characters they are allied to the Anseres, but	   they externally resemble the wading birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Palampore \Pal`am*pore"\, n.	   See {Palempore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palanka \Pa*lan"ka\ (p[.a]*l[.a][ng]"k[.a]), n. [Cf. It., Pg., &	   Sp. palanca, fr. L. palanga, phalanga a pole, Gr. fa`lagx.]	   (Mil.)	   A camp permanently intrenched, attached to Turkish frontier	   fortresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Palanquin \Pal`an*quin"\, n. [F. palanquin, Pg. palanquim,	   Javan. palangki, OJavan. palangkan, through Prakrit fr. Skr.	   parya[.n]ka, palya[.n]ka, bed, couch; pari around (akin to E.	   pref. peri-) + a[.n]ka a hook, flank, probably akin to E.	   angle fishing tackle. Cf. {Palkee}.]	   An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet	   long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the	   shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, -- used in	   India, China, etc., for the conveyance of a single person	   from place to place. [Written also {palankeen}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Palapteryx \Pa*lap"te*ryx\, n. [Paleo- + apteryx.] (Paleon.)	   A large extinct ostrichlike bird of New Zealand.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatability \Pal`a*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Palatableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatable \Pal"a*ta*ble\, a. [From {Palate}.]	   Agreeable to the palate or taste; savory; hence, acceptable;	   pleasing; as, palatable food; palatable advice. Opposite of	   {unpalatable}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatableness \Pal"a*ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being agreeable to the taste; relish;	   acceptableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatably \Pal"a*ta*bly\, adv.	   In a palatable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatal \Pal"a*tal\, a. [Cf. F. palatal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the palate; palatine; as, the palatal	      bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phonetics) Uttered by the aid of the palate; -- said of	      certain sounds, as the sound of k in kirk.	      [1913 Webster]	Palatal \Pal"a*tal\, n. (Phon.)	   A sound uttered, or a letter pronounced, by the aid of the	   palate, as the letters k and y.	   [1913 Webster]
palatalise \palatalise\ v.	   1. Same as {palatalize}.	   Syn: palatalize, palatize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palatalize \Pal"a*tal*ize\, v. t. (Phon.)	   To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate;	   especially: to pronounce a consonant with the tongue against	   the palate; as, to palatalize a letter or sound; to palatize.	   See {palatalized}.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
palatalized \palatalized\ adj. (Linguistics, Phonology)	   Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the	   hard palate as "y"; or with the blade of the tongue near the	   hard palate as "ch" in "chin" or "j" in "gin".	   Syn: palatal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palate \Pal"ate\, n. [L. palatum: cf. F. palais, Of. also	   palat.]	   1. (Anat.) The roof of the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the	         maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate	         to distinguish it from the membranous and muscular	         curtain which separates the cavity of the mouth from	         the pharynx and is called the soft palate, or velum.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Relish; taste; liking; -- a sense originating in the	      mistaken notion that the palate is the organ of taste.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hard task! to hit the palate of such guests. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Mental relish; intellectual taste. --T. Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A projection in the throat of such flowers as the	      snapdragon.	      [1913 Webster]	Palate \Pal"ate\, v. t.	   To perceive by the taste. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatial \Pa*la"tial\, a. [L. palatium palace. See {Palace}.]	   Of or pertaining to a palace; suitable for a palace;	   resembling a palace; royal; magnificent; as, palatial	   structures. "Palatial style." --A. Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]	Palatial \Pa*la"tial\, a. [From {Palate}.] (Anat.)	   Palatal; palatine. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Palatial \Pa*la"tial\, n.	   A palatal letter. [Obs.] --Sir W. Jones.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatic \Pa*lat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Palatal; palatine.	   [1913 Webster]	Palatic \Pa*lat"ic\, n. (Phon.)	   A palatal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
palatinate \pa*lat"i*nate\, n. [F. palatinat. See {Palatine}.]	   The province or seigniory of a palatine; the dignity of a	   palatine. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatinate \Pa*lat"i*nate\, prop. n.	   Either of two regions in Germany, formerly divisions of the	   Holy Roman Empire; the Lower Palatinate or Rhine Palatinate	   is now within the Rhineland-Palatinate; the Upper Palatinate	   is now within Bavaria. It is usually referred to as {the	   Palatinate}.	   [PJC]	   Note: Palatinate The (p[a^]*l[a^]t"[i^]*n[asl]t). [F.	         Palatinat, G. Pfalz, ML. Palatinatus, the province of	         count palatine, from palatinatus, palatine.] A former	         German State. Its territories were originally in the	         region of the Rhine, and from the 14th century to 1620	         embraced two separate regions, the Rhine (or Lower)	         Palatinate (distinctively the Palatinate), and the	         Upper Palatinate (see below). The palsgraves on the	         Rhine, whose original seat was at Aix-la-Chapelle, were	         important princes of the empire as early as the 11th	         century. Early in the 13th century the Palatinate	         passed to the Bavarian dynasty of Wittelsbach, which	         soon after branched off into the Bavarian and palatine	         lines. The Palatinate was enlarged early in the 14th	         Century with a part of Bavaria (the Upper Palatinate).	         The Golden Bull of 1356 designated the Palatinate as	         one of the seven electorates. In the 16th century	         Heidelberg, the capital of the electors palatine,	         became a great center of Calvinism. The elector	         Frederick V., having accepted the Bohemian crown in	         1619, and having been overthrown in 1620, was stripped	         of his dominions. The electoral dignity was transferred	         to Bavaria in 1623, and the Upper Palatinate was	         annexed to it. By the treaty of 1648 the Rhine	         Palatinate was restored to its former rulers, and an	         eighth electorate created for it, the Upper Palatinate	         being confirmed to Bavaria. The Rhine palatinate was	         terribly ravaged by the French in 1674 and 1689. The	         Palatinate and the Bavarian lands were united in 1777.	         In 1801 the Rhine Palatinate was divided: all west of	         the Rhine was ceded to France; Baden received	         Heidelberg, Mannheim, etc.; and the rest fell to	         Hesse-Darmstadt, Nassau, etc. By the treaties of	         1814-15 the French portion west of the Rhine was	         restored to Germany: Prussia and Hesse-Darmstadt	         received portions, but the greater portion fell to	         Bavaria. This part is the present Rhine Palatinate, or	         Lower Palatinate (G. Rheinpfalz or Unterpfalz): it is	         bounded by the Rhine on the east, and borders on Hesse,	         Prussia, and Alsace-Lorraine. It forms a	         "Regierungs-bezirk" of Bavaria, with Spires as Capital.	         It is traversed by the Hardt Mountains, and produces	         grain, wine, coal, etc. Area, 2,289 square miles.	         Population (1890), 728,339. The Upper Palatinate (9.	         Oberpfalz) forms a "Regierungs-bezirk" of Bavaria under	         the title Upper Palatinate and Ratisbon (Regensburg).	         It borders on Bohemia. Capital, Ratisbon. It has	         extensive forests and flourishing industries. Area,	         3,729 square miles. Population (1890), 537,954.	         [Century Dict., 1906]	Palatinate \Pa*lat"i*nate\, v. t.	   To make a palatinate of. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [F. palatin, L. palatinus, fr.	   palatium. See {Palace}, and cf. {Paladin}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a palace, or to a high officer of a	      palace; hence, possessing royal privileges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Palatinate.	      [PJC]	   3. Of or pertaining to a Palatine[1].	      [PJC]	   {Count palatine}, {County palatine}. See under {Count}, and	      {County}.	   {Palatine hill}, or {The palatine}, one of the seven hills of	      Rome, once occupied by the palace of the C[ae]sars. See	      also {Palatine Hill} in the vocabulary, and {Palace}.	      [1913 Webster]
Palatine \Pal"a*tine\, n.	   1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his	      domains; a count palatine. See {Count palatine}, under 4th	      {Count}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Palatine hill in Rome.	      [1913 Webster]
palatine \pal"a*tine\, a. [From Palate.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the palate; palatal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Palatine bones} (Anat.), a pair of bones (often united in	      the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between	      the maxillaries.	      [1913 Webster]
Palatine \Pal"a*tine\ n. (Anat.)	   A palatine bone.	   [1913 Webster]	Palatine Hill \Palatine Hill\ (p[a^]l"[.a]*t[imac]n), prop. n.	   [L. Mons Palatinus, It. Monte Palatino.]	   One of the "seven hills" of Rome, situated southeast of the	   Capitoline and north-northeast of the Aventine. It borders on	   the Roman Forum; is the traditional seat of the city founded	   by Romulus; was the seat of private and later of imperial	   residences; and contains many antiquities.	   [Century Dict., 1906]
Palative \Pal"a*tive\, a.	   Pleasing to the taste; palatable. [Obs.] "Palative delights."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatize \Pal"a*tize\, v. t.	   To modify, as the tones of the voice, by means of the palate;	   to palatalize; as, to palatize a letter or sound. --	   {Pal`a*ti*za"tion}, n. --J. Peile.	   [1913 Webster]
Palato- \Pal"a*to-\ [From {Palate}.]	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate relation to the	   palate, or connection with the palate; as in palatolingual.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatonares \Pal`a*to*na"res\, n. pl. [NL. See {Palato-}, and	   {Nares}.] (Anat.)	   The posterior nares. See {Nares}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palatopterygoid \Pal`a*top*ter"y*goid\, a. [Palato- +	   pterygoid.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the palatine and pterygoid region of the skull;	   as, the palatopterygoid cartilage, or rod, from which the	   palatine and pterygoid bones are developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Palaver \Pa*la"ver\, n. [Sp. palabra, or Pg. palavra, fr. L.	   parabola a comparison, a parable, LL., a word. See	   {Parable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk	      intended to deceive; flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a	      public conference and deliberation; a debate.	      [1913 Webster]	            This epoch of parliaments and eloquent palavers.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Palaver \Pa*la"ver\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Palavered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Palavering}.]	   To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver; to talk idly or	   deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver	   artfully.	   [1913 Webster]	         Palavering the little language for her benefit. --C.	                                                  Bront['e]	   [1913 Webster]
Palaverer \Pa*la"ver*er\, n.	   One who palavers; a flatterer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pale \Pale\ (p[=a]l), a. [Compar. {Paler} (p[=a]l"[~e]r);	   superl. {Palest}.] [F. p[^a]le, fr. p[^a]lir to turn pale, L.	   pallere to be or look pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Fallow}, {pall},	   v. i., {Pallid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Wanting in color; not ruddy; dusky white; pallid; wan; as,	      a pale face; a pale red; a pale blue. "Pale as a forpined	      ghost." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speechless he stood and pale.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are not of complexion red or pale. --T.	                                                  Randolph.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not bright or brilliant; of a faint luster or hue; dim;	      as, the pale light of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The night, methinks, is but the daylight sick;	            It looks a little paler.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pale is often used in the formation of self-explaining	         compounds; as, pale-colored, pale-eyed, pale-faced,	         pale-looking, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Pale \Pale\, n.	   Paleness; pallor. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pale \Pale\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paled} (p[=a]ld); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Paling}.]	   To turn pale; to lose color or luster. --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]	         Apt to pale at a trodden worm.           --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Pale \Pale\, v. t.	   To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.	   [1913 Webster]	         The glowworm shows the matin to be near,	         And 'gins to pale his uneffectual fire.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pale \Pale\, n. [F. pal, fr. L. palus: cf. D. paal. See {Pole} a	   stake, and 1st {Pallet}.]	   1. A pointed stake or slat, either driven into the ground, or	      fastened to a rail at the top and bottom, for fencing or	      inclosing; a picket.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deer creep through when a pale tumbles down.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which incloses or fences in; a boundary; a limit; a	      fence; a palisade. "Within one pale or hedge." --Robynson	      (More's Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A space or field having bounds or limits; a limited region	      or place; an inclosure; -- often used figuratively. "To	      walk the studious cloister's pale." --Milton. "Out of the	      pale of civilization." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: A region within specified bounds, whether or not	      enclosed or demarcated.	      [PJC]	   5. A stripe or band, as on a garment. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) One of the greater ordinaries, being a broad	      perpendicular stripe in an escutcheon, equally distant	      from the two edges, and occupying one third of it.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A cheese scoop. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Shipbuilding) A shore for bracing a timber before it is	      fastened.	      [1913 Webster]	   {English pale}, {Irish pale} (Hist.), the limits or territory	      in Eastern Ireland within which alone the English	      conquerors of Ireland held dominion for a long period	      after their invasion of the country by Henry II in 1172.	      See note, below.	   {beyond the pale} outside the limits of what is allowed or	      proper; also, outside the limits within which one is	      protected. --Spencer.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The English Pale. That part of Ireland in which English	         law was acknowledged, and within which the dominion of	         the English was restricted, for some centuries after	         the conquests of Henry II. John distributed the part of	         Ireland then subject to England into 12 counties	         palatine, and this region became subsequently known as	         the Pale, but the limits varied at different times.	         [Century Dict., 1906]	Pale \Pale\, v. t.	   To inclose with pales, or as with pales; to encircle; to	   encompass; to fence off.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Your isle, which stands] ribbed and paled in	         With rocks unscalable and roaring waters. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Palea \Pa"le*a\, n.; pl. {Pale[ae]} (-[=e]). [L., chaff.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) The interior chaff or husk of grasses.	      (b) One of the chaffy scales or bractlets growing on the	          receptacle of many compound flowers, as the Coreopsis,	          the sunflower, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A pendulous process of the skin on the throat of a	      bird, as in the turkey; a dewlap.	      [1913 Webster]
Paleaceous \Pa`le*a"ceous\, a. [L. palea chaff.] (Bot.)	   Chaffy; resembling or consisting of pale[ae], or chaff;	   furnished with chaff; as, a paleaceous receptacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Palearctic \Pa`le*arc"tic\, a. [Paleo- + arctic.]	   Belonging to a region of the earth's surface which includes	   all Europe to the Azores, Iceland, and all temperate Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Paled \Paled\, a. [See 5th {Pale}.]	   1. Striped. [Obs.] "[Buskins] . . . paled part per part."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclosed with a paling. "A paled green." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Paleechinoidea \Pa`le*["e]ch`i*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Paleo-}, and {Echinoidea}.] (Zool.)	   An extinct order of sea urchins found in the Paleozoic rocks.	   They had more than twenty vertical rows of plates. Called	   also {Palaeechini}. [Written also {Palaeechinoidea}.]	   [1913 Webster]
paleencephalon \paleencephalon\ n.	   The more primitive parts of the brain phylogenetically; it	   includes most structures other than the cerebral cortex.	   Syn: paleoencephalon, palaeoencephalon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paleface \Pale"face`\ (p[=a]l"f[=a]s`), n.	   A white person; -- an appellation supposed to have been	   applied to the whites by the American Indians. --J. F.	   Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleichthyes \Pa`le*ich"thy*es\, n. pl. [NL. See {Paleo-}, and	   {Ichthyology}.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive division of fishes which includes the	   elasmobranchs and ganoids. [Written also {Pal[ae]ichthyes}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Palely \Pale"ly\, adv. [From Pale, a.]	   In a pale manner; dimly; wanly; not freshly or ruddily.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Palempore \Pal`em*pore"\ (p[a^]l`[e^]m*p[=o]r"), n.	   A superior kind of dimity made in India, -- used for bed	   coverings. [Written also {palampore}, {palampoor}, etc.] --De	   Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleness \Pale"ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being pale; want of freshness or	   ruddiness; a sickly whiteness; lack of color or luster;	   wanness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The blood the virgin's cheek forsook;	         A livid paleness spreads o'er all her look. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Palenque \Pa*len"que\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A collective name for the Indians of Nicaragua and Honduras.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleo- \Pa"le*o-\ [Gr. palaio`s, adj.]	   A combining form meaning old, ancient; as, palearctic,	   paleontology, paleothere, paleography. [Written also	   {pal[ae]o-}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paleobotanist \Pa`le*o*bot"a*nist\, n.	   One versed in paleobotany.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleobotany \Pa`le*o*bot"a*ny\, n. [Paleo- + botany.]	   That branch of paleontology which treats of fossil plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleocarida \Pa`le*o*car"ida\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s	   ancient + kari`s, -i`dos, a kind of crustacean.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Merostomata}. [Written also Pal[ae]ocarida.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paleocrinoidea \Pa`le*o*cri*noi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Paleo-},	   and {Crinoidea}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of {Crinoidea} found chiefly in the Paleozoic	   rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleocrystic \Pa`le*o*crys"tic\, a. [Paleo- + Gr. kry`stallos	   ice.]	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, a former glacial	   formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleogaean \Pa`le*o*g[ae]"an\, a. [Paleo- + Gr. gai^a the	   earth.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Eastern hemisphere. [Written also	   {pal[ae]og[ae]an}.]	   [1913 Webster]
paleogeography \paleogeography\ n.	   The study of the geography of ancient times or ancient	   epochs.	   Syn: palaeogeography.	        [WordNet 1.5]
paleogeology \paleogeology\ n.	   The study of geologic features once at the surface of the	   earth but now buried beneath rocks.	   Syn: palaeogeology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paleograph \Pa"le*o*graph\, n.	   An ancient manuscript.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleographer \Pa`le*og"ra*pher\, n.	   One skilled in paleography; a paleographist.	   [1913 Webster] Paleographic
Paleographic \Pa`le*o*graph"ic\, Paleographical
\Pa`le*o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. pal['e]ographique.]	   Of or pertaining to paleography.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleographist \Pa`le*og"ra*phist\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[i^]st), n.	   One versed in paleography; a paleographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleography \Pa`le*og"ra*phy\ (p[=a]`l[-e]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]),	   n. [Paleo- + -graphy: cf. F. pal['e]ographie.]	   1. An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings,	      collectively; as, Punic paleography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The study of ancient inscriptions and modes of writing;	      the art or science of deciphering ancient writings, and	      determining their origin, period, etc., from external	      characters; diplomatics.	      [1913 Webster]
Paleola \Pa*le"o*la\, n.; pl. {Paleol[ae]}. [NL., dim. of L.	   palea.] (Bot.)	   A diminutive or secondary palea; a lodicule.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleolith \Pa"le*o*lith\ (p[=a]"l[-e]*[-o]*l[i^]th), n. [Paleo-	   + -lith.] (Geol.)	   A relic of the Paleolithic era.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleolithic \Pa`le*o*lith"ic\ (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*l[i^]th"[i^]k),	   a. (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to an era marked by early stone implements.	   The Paleolithic era (as proposed by Lubbock) includes the	   earlier half of the "Stone Age;" the remains belonging to it	   are for the most part of extinct animals, with relics of	   human beings.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleologist \Pa`le*ol"ogist\, n.	   One versed in paleology; a student of antiquity.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleology \Pa`le*ol"o*gy\, n. [Paleo- + -logy.]	   The study or knowledge of antiquities, esp. of prehistoric	   antiquities; a discourse or treatise on antiquities;	   arch[ae]ology .	   [1913 Webster]
Paleontographical \Pa`le*on`to*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the description of fossil remains.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleontography \Pa`le*on*tog"ra*phy\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[o^]n*t[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Paleo- + Gr.	   'o`nta existing things + -graphy.]	   The description of fossil remains.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleontological \Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[o^]n`t[-o]*l[o^]j"[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to paleontology. --	   {Pa`le*on`to*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleontologist \Pa`le*on*tol"o*gist\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[o^]n*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   pal['e]ontologiste.]	   One versed in paleontology.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleontology \Pa`le*on*tol"o*gy\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[o^]n*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Paleo- + Gr.	   'o`nta existing things + -logy. Cf. {Ontology}.]	   The science which treats of the ancient life of the earth, or	   of fossils which are the remains of such life.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleophytologist \Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gist\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*f[imac]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   A paleobotanist.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleophytology \Pa`le*o*phy*tol"o*gy\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*f[imac]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Paleo- +	   phytology.]	   Paleobotany.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleornithology \Pa`le*or`ni*thol"o*gy\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[^o]r`n[i^]*th[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Paleo- +	   ornithology.]	   The branch of paleontology which treats of fossil birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleosaurus \Pa`le*o*sau"rus\ (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*s[add]"r[u^]s),	   n. [NL., fr. Gr. palaio`s ancient + say^ros a lizard.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil saurians found in the Permian formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleotechnic \Pa`le*o*tech"nic\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*t[e^]k"n[i^]k), a. [Paleo- + technic.]	   Belonging to, or connected with, ancient art. "The	   paleotechnic men of central France." --D. Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleothere \Pa"le*o*there\ (p[=a]"l[-e]*[-o]*th[=e]r), n. [F.	   pal['e]oth[`e]re.] (Paleon.)	   Any species of {Paleotherium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleotherian \Pa`le*o*the"ri*an\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*an), a. [F.	   pal['e]oth['e]rien.] (Paleon.)	   Of or pertaining to {Paleotherium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleotherium \Pa`le*o*the"ri*um\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*th[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   palaio`s ancient + qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of herbivorous Tertiary mammals, once	   supposed to have resembled the tapir in form, but now known	   to have had a more slender form, with a long neck like that	   of a llama. [Written also {Pal[ae]otherium}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paleotheroid \Pa`le*o*the"roid\ (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*th[=e]"roid),	   [Paleothere + -oid.] (Paleon.)	   Resembling Paleotherium. -- n. An animal resembling, or	   allied to, the paleothere.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleotype \Pa"le*o*type\, n.	   See {Pal[ae]otype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleous \Pa"le*ous\ (p[=a]`l[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. palea chaff.]	   Chaffy; like chaff; paleaceous. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleozoic \Pa`le*o*zo"ic\ (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*z[=o]"[i^]k), a.	   [Paleo- + Gr. zwh` life, fr. zh^n to live.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to, or designating, the older division of	   geological time during which life is known to have existed,	   including the Silurian, Devonian, and Carboniferous ages, and	   also to the life or rocks of those ages. See Chart of	   {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]	Paleozoic \Pa`le*o*zo"ic\ (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*z[=o]"[i^]k), n.	   (Geol.)	   The Paleozoic time or strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Paleozoology \Pa`le*o*zo*["o]l"o*gy\	   (p[=a]`l[-e]*[-o]*z[-o]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Paleo- +	   Zoology.]	   The science of extinct animals, a branch of paleontology.	   [1913 Webster] Palesie
Palesie \Pale"sie\ (p[add]l"z[-e]), Palesy \Pale"sy\, n.	   Palsy. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster] Palestinian
Palestinian \Pal`es*tin"i*an\, Palestinean \Pal`es*tin"e*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Palestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Palestra \Pa*les"tra\, n.; pl. L. {Palestr[ae]}, E. {Palestras}.	   [NL., fr. L. palaestra, Gr. ?, fr. ? to wrestle.] [Written	   also {pal[ae]stra}.] (Antiq.)	   (a) A wrestling school; hence, a gymnasium, or place for	       athletic exercise in general.	   (b) A wrestling; the exercise of wrestling.	       [1913 Webster] Palestric	       Palestrian
Palestrian \Pa*les"tri*an\, Palestric \Pa*les"tric\, Palestrical
\Pa*les"tric*al\, a. [L. palaestricus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to the palestra, or to wrestling.	   [1913 Webster]
Palet \Pal"et\, n. [See {Palea}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Palea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paletot \Pal"e*tot\, n. [F. paletot, OF. palletoc, prob. fr. L.	   palla (see {Palla}) + F. toque cap, and so lit., a frock with	   a cap or hood; cf. Sp. paletoque.]	   (a) An overcoat. --Dickens.	   (b) A lady's outer garment, -- of varying fashion.	       [1913 Webster]
Palette \Pal"ette\, n. [See {Pallet} a thin board.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Paint.) A thin, oval or square board, or tablet, with a	      thumb hole at one end for holding it, on which a painter	      lays and mixes his pigments. Hence, any other object,	      usually one with a flat surface, used for the same	      purpose. [Written also {pallet}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The complete set of colors used by an artist or	      other person in creating an image, in any medium. The	      meaning of this term has been extended in modern times to	      include the set of colors used in a particular computer	      application, or the complete set of of colors available in	      computer displays or printing techniques.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: The complete range of resources and techniques used	      in any art, such as music.	      [PJC]	   4. (Anc. Armor) One of the plates covering the points of	      junction at the bend of the shoulders and elbows.	      --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) A breastplate for a breast drill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Palette knife}, a knife with a very flexible steel blade and	      no cutting edge, rounded at the end, used by painters to	      mix colors on the grinding slab or palette.	   {To set the palette} (Paint.), to lay upon it the required	      pigments in a certain order, according to the intended use	      of them in a picture. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Palewise \Pale"wise`\, adv. (Her.)	   In the manner of a pale or pales; by perpendicular lines or	   divisions; as, to divide an escutcheon palewise.	   [1913 Webster]
Palfrey \Pal"frey\, n. [OE. palefrai, OF. palefrei, F. palefroi,	   LL. palafredus, parafredus, from L. paraveredus a horse for	   extraordinary occasions, an extra post horse; Gr. para`	   along, beside + L. veredus a post horse.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A saddle horse for the road, or for state occasions, as	      distinguished from a war horse. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small saddle horse for ladies. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Call the host and bid him bring	            Charger and palfrey.                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Palfreyed \Pal"freyed\, a.	   Mounted on a palfrey. --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]
Palgrave \Pal"grave\, n.	   See {Palsgrave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pali \Pa"li\, n.,	   pl. of {Palus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pali \Pa"li\, n. [Ceylonese, fr. Skr. p[=a]li row, line, series,	   applied to the series of Buddhist sacred texts.]	   A dialect descended from Sanskrit, and like that, a dead	   language, except when used as the sacred language of the	   Buddhist religion in Farther India, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Palification \Pal`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. palus a stake + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make: cf. F. palification. See {-fy}.]	   The act or practice of driving piles or posts into the ground	   to make it firm. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Paliform \Pa"li*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Resembling a palus; as, the paliform lobes of the septa in	   corals.	   [1913 Webster]
Palilogy \Pa*lil"o*gy\, n. [L. palilogia, Gr. palillogi`a;	   pa`lin again + le`gein to speak.] (Rhet.)	   The repetition of a word, or part of a sentence, for the sake	   of greater emphasis; as, "The living, the living, he shall	   praise thee." --Is. xxxviii. 19.	   [1913 Webster]
palimony \pal"i*mo`ny\ (p[a^]l"[i^]*m[=o]`n[y^]), n. [pal +	   alimony. (ca. 1975)]	   a form of alimony paid to a former partner in a romantic	   relationship after a period of living together, even though	   the two persons involved were not married to each other. The	   absence of a formal marriage distinguishes it from {alimony}.	   [PJC]
palimpsest \pal"imp*sest\ (p[a^]l"[i^]mp*s[e^]st), n. [L.	   palimpsestus, Gr. pali`mpshstos scratched or scraped again,	   pali`mpshston a palimpsest; pa`lin again + psh^n to rub, rub	   away: cf. F. palimpseste.]	   A parchment which has been written upon twice, the first	   writing having been erased to make place for the second. The	   erasures of ancient writings were usually carried on in	   monasteries, to allow the production of ecclesiastical texts,	   such as copies of church services and lives of the saints.	   The difficulty of recovering the original text varied with	   the process used to prepare the parchment for a fresh	   writing; the original texts on parchments which had been	   washed with lime-water and dried were easily recovered by a	   chemical process, but those erased by scraping the parchment	   and bleaching are difficult to interpret. Most of the	   manuscripts underlying the palimpsests that have been revived	   are fragmentary, but some are of great historical value. One	   Syriac version of the Four Gospels was discovered in 1895 in	   St. Catherine's Monastery at Mount Sinai by Mrs. Agnes Smith	   Lewis. See also the notes below. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Palimpsest is the name given to ancient parchments	         which have been used more than once for writing	         purposes. The conquest of Egypt by the Saracens in the	         7th century cut off from Europe the papyrus which was	         used to write on, and parchment could be had only in	         limited quantities. So through the dark ages, old	         manuscripts were used, after removing the first writing	         upon them. Sometimes the writing was washed off with a	         sponge, and the parchment smoothed with pumice stone;	         at other times the letters were scraped away with a	         sharp blade. Nearly all ancient manuscripts, however,	         were written with an ink which could not be entirely	         removed, and traces of a former writing could be seen	         beneath the new copy. In modern times there have been	         various efforts to restore these ancient writings by	         some chemical treatment. In this way have been found	         copies of the Republic of Cicero, the Institutes of	         Gaius, a part of the Epistle to the Romans, and other	         parts of the Old and New Testaments. The Republic of	         Cicero was covered by a commentary on the Psalms,	         written by St. Augustine. --Student's Cyclopedia, 1897.	         [PJC]	   Note: In an auction on November 6, 1998, a 12th-century	         palimpsest of one of Archimedes' works was sold for 2	         million dollars. The 174-page book, the oldest known	         copy of Archimedes' work, had been owned by a French	         family since the 1920s, and was sold by Christie's	         auction house in New York to an unidentified private	         American collector. The palimpsest volume includes	         notes and calculations for two of the Greek	         mathematician's most famous theories, On Floating	         Bodies and Method of Mechanical Theorems. A Christie's	         spokesperson said the buyer, who was not identified,	         indicated that the work would be made available to	         scholars. Also bidding was the Greek government, which	         claimed the work was stolen from a library in the	         former Constantinople, now Istanbul, and belonged to	         Greece. According to the Athens News Agency, the	         Patriarchate of Jerusalem took Christie's to court	         claiming that the manuscript was part of its library,	         which had been transferred to Istanbul and later to	         Athens for safekeeping. The court, however, ruled that	         Christie's had the right to auction the manuscript for	         a French family, which claimed to own it for the last	         75 years since one of the family's ancestors bought it	         from Orthodox monks in Istanbul. According to the	         court's ruling, French law applied in the case, under	         which a person who holds any object for more than 30	         years becomes its rightful owner.	         [PJC]
Palindrome \Pal"in*drome\, n. [Gr. pali`ndromos running back	   again; pa`lin again + dramei^n to run: cf. F. palindrome.]	   A word, verse, or sentence, that is the same when read	   backward or forward; as, madam; Hannah; or Lewd did I live, &	   evil I did dwel.	   [1913 Webster] Palindromic
Palindromic \Pal`in*drom"ic\, Palindromical \Pal`in*drom"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, a palindrome.	   [1913 Webster]
Palindromist \Pa*lin"dro*mist\, n.	   A writer of palindromes.	   [1913 Webster]
Paling \Pal"ing\, n.	   1. Pales, in general; a fence formed with pales or pickets; a	      limit; an inclosure.	      [1913 Webster]	            They moved within the paling of order and decorum.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of placing pales or stripes on cloth; also, the	      stripes themselves. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Paling board}, one of the slabs sawed from the sides of a	      log to fit it to be sawed into boards. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Palingenesia \Pal`in*ge*ne"si*a\, n. [NL.]	   See {Palingenesis}.	   [1913 Webster] Palingenesis
Palingenesis \Pal`in*gen"e*sis\, Palingenesy \Pal`in*gen"e*sy\,	   n. [Gr. ?; pa`lin again + ? birth: cf. F. paling['e]n['e]sie.	   See {Genesis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A new birth; a re-creation; a regeneration; a continued	      existence in different manner or form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The passing over of the soul of one person or	      animal into the body of another person or animal, at the	      time of the death of the first; the transmigration of	      souls. Called also {metempsychosis}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Biol.) That form of development of an individual organism	      in which in which ancestral characteristics occurring	      during its evolution are conserved by heredity and	      reproduced, sometimes transiently, in the course of	      individual development; original simple descent; --	      distinguished from {cenogenesis} ({kenogenesis} or	      {coenogenesis}), in which the mode of individual	      development has been modified so that the evolutionary	      process had become obscured. Sometimes, in Zoology, the	      term is applied to the abrupt metamorphosis of insects,	      crustaceans, etc. See also the note under	      {recapitulation}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Palingenetic \Pal`in*ge*net"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to palingenesis: as, a palingenetic process.	   -- {Pal`in*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Palinode \Pal"i*node\, n. [L. palinodia, from Gr. ?; pa`lin	   again + ? a song. See {Ode}.]	   1. An ode recanting, or retracting, a former one; also, a	      repetition of an ode.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A retraction; esp., a formal retraction. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]
Palinodial \Pal`i*no"di*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a palinode, or retraction. --J. Q. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Palinody \Pal"i*no*dy\, n.	   See {Palinode}. [Obs.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Palinurus \Pal`inu"rus\, n. [So called from L. Palinurus, the	   pilot of Aeneas.] (Naut.)	   An instrument for obtaining directly, without calculation,	   the true bearing of the sun, and thence the variation of the	   compass.	   [1913 Webster]
Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, n. [F. palissade, cf. Sp. palizada, It.	   palizzata, palizzo, LL. palissata; all fr. L. palus a stake,	   pale. See {Pale} a stake.]	   1. (Fort.) A strong, long stake, one end of which is set	      firmly in the ground, and the other is sharpened; also, a	      fence formed of such stakes set in the ground as a means	      of defense.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any fence made of pales or sharp stakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A line of bold cliffs, esp. one showing basaltic columns;	      -- usually in pl., and orig. used as the name of the	      cliffs on the west bank of the lower Hudson.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Palisade cells} (Bot.), vertically elongated parenchyma	      cells, such as are seen beneath the epidermis of the upper	      surface of many leaves.	   {Palisade worm} (Zool.), a nematoid worm ({Strongylus	      armatus}), parasitic in the blood vessels of the horse, in	      which it produces aneurisms, often fatal.	      [1913 Webster]	Palisade \Pal`i*sade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palisaded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Palisading}.] [Cf. F. palissader.]	   To surround, inclose, or fortify, with palisades.	   [1913 Webster]
Palisading \Pal`i*sad"ing\, n. (Fort.)	   A row of palisades set in the ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Palisado \Pal`i*sa*"do\, n.; pl. {Palisadoes}.	   A palisade[1]. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Palisado \Pal`i*sa"do\, v. t.	   To palisade. [Obs.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Palish \Pal"ish\, a.	   Somewhat pale or wan.	   [1913 Webster]
Palissander \Pal`is*san"der\, n. [F. palissandre.] (Bot.)	   (a) Violet wood.	   (b) Rosewood.	       [1913 Webster]
Palissy \Pal"is*sy\, a.	   Designating, or of the nature of, a kind of pottery made by	   Bernard Palissy, in France, in the 16th centry.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Palissy ware}, glazed pottery like that made by Bernard	      Palissy; especially, that having figures of fishes,	      reptiles, etc., in high relief. See {Palissy}, below.	      [1913 Webster]
Pallissy \Pallissy\ (p[aum]*l[-e]*s[-e]"), prop. n. Bernard	   Pallissy, the great French potter, was born in Agen, in 1509,	   and wandered as a glass and portrait painter until he married	   and settled in Saintes in 1538. While working here as a	   surveyor his attention was attracted by an enameled cup, and	   he determined to discover the process and after 16 years of	   continuous labor and experiment in which he used all his	   resources and burned the tables and floors for fuel, he	   succeeded, and though imprisoned in 1562 as a Huguenot he was	   released by royal edict and appointed "inventor of figulines"	   to the king. He removed to Paris in 1564, and through the aid	   of Catherine de Medici was saved from the massacre of St.	   Bartholomew. From 1575 to 1584 he gave a course of lectures	   on physics and natural history, demonstrating the origin of	   springs, the formation of fossil shell, and the best method	   of purifying water. In 1585, however, he was again arrested	   as a Huguenot and imprisoned in the Bastille, where he died	   in 1589. See H. Morley's Palissy the Potter. --Student's	   Cyclopedia, 1897.	   [PJC] Palkee \Pal"kee\, n. [Hind. p[=a]lk[imac]; of the same	   origin as E. palanquin.]	   A palanquin. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Pall \Pall\ (p[add]l), n.	   Same as {Pawl}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pall \Pall\, n. [OE. pal, AS. p[ae]l, from L. pallium cover,	   cloak, mantle, pall; cf. L. palla robe, mantle.]	   1. An outer garment; a cloak mantle.	      [1913 Webster]	            His lion's skin changed to a pall of gold.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of rich stuff used for garments in the Middle Ages.	      [Obs.] --Wyclif (Esther viii. 15).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Pallium}.	      [1913 Webster]	            About this time Pope Gregory sent two archbishop's	            palls into England, -- the one for London, the other	            for York.                             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) A figure resembling the Roman Catholic pallium, or	      pall, and having the form of the letter Y.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A large cloth, esp., a heavy black cloth, thrown over a	      coffin at a funeral; sometimes, also, over a tomb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Warriors carry the warrior's pall.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eccl.) A piece of cardboard, covered with linen and	      embroidered on one side; -- used to put over the chalice.	      [1913 Webster]	Pall \Pall\, v. t.	   To cloak. [R.] --Shak	   [1913 Webster]	Pall \Pall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palled} (p[add]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Palling}.] [Either shortened fr. appall, or fr. F.	   p[^a]lir to grow pale. Cf. {Appall}, {Pale}, a.]	   To become vapid, tasteless, dull, or insipid; to lose	   strength, life, spirit, or taste; as, the liquor palls.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover,	         Fades in the eye, and palls upon the sense. --Addisin.	   [1913 Webster]	Pall \Pall\, v. t.	   1. To make vapid or insipid; to make lifeless or spiritless;	      to dull; to weaken. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason and reflection . . . pall all his enjoyments.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To satiate; to cloy; as, to pall the appetite.	      [1913 Webster]	Pall \Pall\, n.	   Nausea. [Obs.] --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Palla \Pal"la\, n. [L. See {Pall} a cloak.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   An oblong rectangular piece of cloth, worn by Roman ladies,	   and fastened with brooches.	   [1913 Webster]
Palladian \Pal*la"di*an\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*an), prop. a.	   (Arch.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a variety of the revived	   classic style of architecture, founded on the works of Andrea	   Palladio, an Italian architect of the 16th century; as, a	   Palladian window.	   [1913 Webster]	Palladian \Pal*la"di*an\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*an), prop. a. [From	   Pallas, Athena.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Greek goddess Athena, also called	      Pallas.	      [PJC]	   2. Pertaining to wisdom or knowledge; -- Athena being the	      goddess of wisdom.	      [PJC]	Palladian \Pal*la"di*an\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*an), prop. n.	   (Arch.)	   A follower of the architectural style of Andrea Palladio.	   [PJC]
Palladic \Pal*la"dic\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]k or	   p[a^]l*l[a^]d"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, palladium; -- used	   specifically to designate those compounds in which the	   element has a higher valence as contrasted with {palladious}	   compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Palladious \Pal*la"di*ous\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]s), a.	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, palladium; -- used	   specifically to designate those compounds in which palladium	   has a lower valence as compared with {palladic} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Palladium \Pal*la"di*um\ (p[a^]l*l[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]m), n. [L., fr.	   Gr. Palla`dion, fr. Palla`s, Palla`dos, Pallas.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any statue of the goddess Pallas; esp., the	      famous statue on the preservation of which depended the	      safety of ancient Troy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: That which affords effectual protection or	      security; a safeguard; as, the trial by jury is the	      palladium of our civil rights. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Palladium \Pal*la"di*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of the light platinum group, found	   native, and also alloyed with platinum and gold. It is a	   silver-white metal resembling platinum, and like it permanent	   and untarnished in the air, but is more easily fusible, with	   a melting point of 1555[deg] C. It can also be prepared as a	   finely divided black powder. It is unique in its power of	   absorbing hydrogen, which it does to the extent of nearly a	   thousand volumes, forming the alloy {Pd2H}. It is used for	   graduated circles and verniers, for plating certain silver	   goods, and somewhat in dentistry. It was so named in 1804 by	   Wollaston from the asteroid Pallas, which was discovered in	   1802. Symbol Pd. Atomic number, 46. Atomic weight, 106.42.	   Density 12.0.	   [1913 Webster]
palladiumize \pal*la"di*um*ize\	   (p[a^]l"l[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]m*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Palladiumized} (p[a^]l"l[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]m*[imac]zd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Palladiumizing}	   (p[a^]l"l[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]m*[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   To cover or coat with palladium. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
pallah \pal"lah\ (p[a^]l"l[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   A large South African antelope ({Aepyceros melampus}). The	   male has long lyrate and annulated horns. The general color	   is bay, with a black crescent on the croup. Called also	   {roodebok}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallas \Pal"las\ (p[a^]l"las), prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. Palla`s,	   Palla`dos.] (Gr. Myth.)	   Pallas Athena, the Grecian goddess of wisdom, called also	   {Athena}, {Pallas Athene} or {Athene}, and identified, at a	   later period, with the Roman Minerva.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
pallbearer \pall"bear*er\ (p[add]l"b[^a]r*[~e]r), n.	   One of those who attend the coffin at a funeral; -- so called	   from the pall being formerly carried by them.	   [1913 Webster]
pallet \pal"let\ (p[a^]l"l[e^]t), n. [OE. paillet, F. paillet a	   heap of straw, fr. paille straw, fr. L. palea chaff; cf. Gr.	   ? fine meal, dust, Skr. pala straw, pal[=a]va chaff. Cf.	   {Paillasse}.]	   A small and mean bed; a bed of straw. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallet \Pal"let\, n. [Dim. of pale. See {Pale} a stake.] (Her.)	   A perpendicular band upon an escutcheon, one half the breadth	   of the pale.	   [1913 Webster]	Pallet \Pal"let\, n. [F. palette: af. It. paletta; prop. and	   orig., a fire shovel, dim. of L. pala a shovel, spade. See	   {Peel} a shovel.]	   1. (Paint.) Same as {Palette}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pottery)	      (a) A wooden implement used by potters, crucible makers,	          etc., for forming, beating, and rounding their works.	          It is oval, round, and of other forms.	      (b) A potter's wheel.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gilding)	      (a) An instrument used to take up gold leaf from the	          pillow, and to apply it.	      (b) A tool for gilding the backs of books over the bands.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Brickmaking) A board on which a newly molded brick is	      conveyed to the hack. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.)	      (a) A click or pawl for driving a ratchet wheel.	      (b) One of the series of disks or pistons in the chain	          pump. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Horology) One of the pieces or levers connected with the	      pendulum of a clock, or the balance of a watch, which	      receive the immediate impulse of the scape-wheel, or	      balance wheel. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) In the organ, a valve between the wind chest and	      the mouth of a pipe or row of pipes.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) One of a pair of shelly plates that protect the	      siphon tubes of certain bivalves, as the Teredo. See	      Illust. of {Teredo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A cup containing three ounces, -- formerly used by	      surgeons.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A low movable platform used for temporary storage of	       objects so that they can be conveniently moved; it is	       commonly made of wooden boards, about 4 inches high, and	       typically has openings in the side into which the blades	       of a fork-lift truck may be inserted so as to lift and	       move the pallet and the objects on it.	       [PJC]
Pallial \Pal"li*al\, a. [L. pallium a mantle. See {Pall}.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a mantle, especially to the mantle of	   mollusks; produced by the mantle; as, the pallial line, or	   impression, which marks the attachment of the mantle on the	   inner surface of a bivalve shell. See Illust. of {Bivalve}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pallial chamber} (Zool.), the cavity inclosed by the mantle.	      	   {Pallial sinus} (Zool.), an inward bending of the pallial	      line, near the posterior end of certain bivalve shells, to	      receive the siphon. See Illust. of {Bivalve}.	      [1913 Webster]
Palliament \Pal"li*a*ment\, n. [LL. palliare to clothe, fr. L.	   pallium a mantle. See {Pall} the garment.]	   A dress; a robe. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Palliard \Pal"liard\, n. [F. paillard, orig., one addicted to	   the couch, fr. paille straw. See {Pallet} a small bed.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A born beggar; a vagabond. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lecher; a lewd person. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Palliasse \Pal*liasse"\, n.	   See {Paillasse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palliate \Pal"li*ate\, a. [L. palliatus, fr. pallium a cloak.	   See {Pall} the garment.]	   1. Covered with a mantle; cloaked; hidden; disguised. [Obs.]	      --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eased; mitigated; alleviated. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	Palliate \Pal"li*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palliated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Palliating}.]	   1. To cover with a mantle or cloak; to cover up; to hide.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Being palliated with a pilgrim's coat. --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with excuses; to conceal the enormity of, by	      excuses and apologies; to extenuate; as, to palliate	      faults.	      [1913 Webster]	            They never hide or palliate their vices. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reduce in violence; to lessen or abate; to mitigate; to	      ease without curing; as, to palliate a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            To palliate dullness, and give time a shove.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To cover; cloak; hide; extenuate; conceal.	   Usage: To {Palliate}, {Extenuate}, {Cloak}. These words, as	          here compared, are used in a figurative sense in	          reference to our treatment of wrong action. We cloak	          in order to conceal completely. We extenuate a crime	          when we endeavor to show that it is less than has been	          supposed; we palliate a crime when we endeavor to	          cover or conceal its enormity, at least in part. This	          naturally leads us to soften some of its features, and	          thus palliate approaches extenuate till they have	          become nearly or quite identical. "To palliate is not	          now used, though it once was, in the sense of wholly	          cloaking or covering over, as it might be, our sins,	          but in that of extenuating; to palliate our faults is	          not to hide them altogether, but to seek to diminish	          their guilt in part." --Trench.	          [1913 Webster]
Palliation \Pal`li*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. palliation.]	   1. The act of palliating, or state of being palliated;	      extenuation; excuse; as, the palliation of faults,	      offenses, vices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mitigation; alleviation, as of a disease. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which cloaks or covers; disguise; also, the state of	      being covered or disguised. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. palliatif.]	   Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate, mitigate, or	   alleviate.	   [1913 Webster]	Palliative \Pal"li*a*tive\, n.	   That which palliates; a palliative agent. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Palliatory \Pal"li*a*to*ry\, a.	   Palliative; extenuating.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallid \Pal"lid\, a. [L. pallidus, fr. pallere to be or look	   pale. See {pale}, a.]	   Deficient in color; pale; wan; as, a pallid countenance;	   pallid blue. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallidity \Pal*lid"i*ty\, n.	   Pallidness; paleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallidly \Pal"lid*ly\, adv.	   In a pallid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallidness \Pal"lid*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pallid; paleness; pallor;	   wanness.	   [1913 Webster]
Palliobranchiata \Pal`li*o*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Brachiopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palliobranchiate \Pal`li*o*bran"chi*ate\, a. [See {Pallium}, and	   {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   Having the pallium, or mantle, acting as a gill, as in	   brachiopods.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallium \Pal"li*um\, n.; pl. L. {Pallia}, E. {Palliums}. [L. See	   {Pall} the garment.]	   1. (Anc. Costume) A large, square, woolen cloak which	      enveloped the whole person, worn by the Greeks and by	      certain Romans. It is the Roman name of a Greek garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A band of white wool, worn on the shoulders,	      with four purple crosses worked on it; a pall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The wool is obtained from two lambs brought to the	         basilica of St. Agnes, Rome, and blessed. It is worn by	         the pope, and sent to patriarchs, primates, and	         archbishops, as a sign that they share in the plenitude	         of the episcopal office. Before it is sent, the pallium	         is laid on the tomb of St. Peter, where it remains all	         night.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The mantle of a bivalve. See {Mantle}.	      (b) The mantle of a bird.	          [1913 Webster]
Pall-mall \Pall`-mall"\, n. [OF. palemail, It. pallamagio; palla	   a ball (of German origin, akin to E. ball) + magio hammer,	   fr. L. malleus. See 1st {Ball}, and {Mall} a beetle.]	   A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was	   driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of	   iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the	   place where the game was played, and to the street, in	   London, still called Pall Mall. [Written also {pail-mail} and	   {pell-mell}.] --Sir K. Digby. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Pallone \Pal*lo"ne\, n. [It., a large ball, fr. palla ball. See	   {Balloon}.]	   An Italian game, played with a large leather ball.	   [1913 Webster]
pallor \pal"lor\, n. [L., fr. pallere to be or look pale. See	   {Pale}, a.]	   Paleness; want of color; pallidity; as, pallor of the	   complexion. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
pally \pal"ly\ adj.	   Having the relationship of friends or pals; -- used	   colloquially.	   Syn: chummy, matey, palsy-walsy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
palm \palm\ (p[aum]m), n. [OE. paume, F. paume, L. palma, Gr.	   pala`mh, akin to Skr. p[=a][.n]i hand, and E. fumble. See	   {Fumble}, {Feel}, and cf. 2d {Palm}.]	   1. (Anat.) The inner and somewhat concave part of the hand	      between the bases of the fingers and the wrist.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clench'd her fingers till they bit the palm.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lineal measure equal either to the breadth of the hand	      or to its length from the wrist to the ends of the	      fingers; a hand; -- used in measuring a horse's height.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Greece, the palm was reckoned at three inches. The	         Romans adopted two measures of this name, the lesser	         palm of 2.91 inches, and the greater palm of 8.73	         inches. At the present day, this measure varies in the	         most arbitrary manner, being different in each country,	         and occasionally varying in the same. --Internat. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Sailmaking) A metallic disk, attached to a strap, and	      worn on the palm of the hand, -- used to push the needle	      through the canvas, in sewing sails, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The broad flattened part of an antler, as of a	      full-grown fallow deer; -- so called as resembling the	      palm of the hand with its protruding fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) The flat inner face of an anchor fluke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {to grease the palm of}, v. t. To bribe or tip. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Palm \Palm\, n. [AS. palm, L. palma; -- so named fr. the leaf	   resembling a hand. See 1st {Palm}, and cf. {Pam}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Any endogenous tree of the order {Palm[ae]} or	      {Palmace[ae]}; a palm tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Palms are perennial woody plants, often of majestic	         size. The trunk is usually erect and rarely branched,	         and has a roughened exterior composed of the persistent	         bases of the leaf stalks. The leaves are borne in a	         terminal crown, and are supported on stout, sheathing,	         often prickly, petioles. They are usually of great	         size, and are either pinnately or palmately many-cleft.	         There are about one thousand species known, nearly all	         of them growing in tropical or semitropical regions.	         The wood, petioles, leaves, sap, and fruit of many	         species are invaluable in the arts and in domestic	         economy. Among the best known are the date palm, the	         cocoa palm, the fan palm, the oil palm, the wax palm,	         the palmyra, and the various kinds called cabbage palm	         and palmetto.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A branch or leaf of the palm, anciently borne or worn as a	      symbol of victory or rejoicing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great multitude . . . stood before the throne, and	            before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palme	            in their hands.                       --Rev. vii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Any symbol or token of superiority, success, or	      triumph; also, victory; triumph; supremacy. "The palm of	      martyrdom." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            So get the start of the majestic world	            And bear the palm alone.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Molucca palm} (Bot.), a labiate herb from Asia ({Molucella	      l[ae]vis}), having a curious cup-shaped calyx.	   {Palm cabbage}, the terminal bud of a cabbage palm, used as	      food.	   {Palm cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure.	   {Palm crab} (Zool.), the purse crab.	   {Palm oil}, a vegetable oil, obtained from the fruit of	      several species of palms, as the African oil palm	      ({El[ae]is Guineensis}), and used in the manufacture of	      soap and candles. See {El[ae]is}.	   {Palm swift} (Zool.), a small swift ({Cypselus Batassiensis})	      which frequents the palmyra and cocoanut palms in India.	      Its peculiar nest is attached to the leaf of the palmyra	      palm.	   {Palm toddy}. Same as {Palm wine}.	   {Palm weevil} (Zool.), any one of mumerous species of very	      large weevils of the genus {Rhynchophorus}. The larv[ae]	      bore into palm trees, and are called {palm borers}, and	      {grugru worms}. They are considered excellent food.	   {Palm wine}, the sap of several species of palms, especially,	      in India, of the wild date palm ({Ph[oe]nix sylvestrix}),	      the palmyra, and the {Caryota urens}. When fermented it	      yields by distillation arrack, and by evaporation jaggery.	      Called also {palm toddy}.	   {Palm worm}, or {Palmworm}. (Zool.)	      (a) The larva of a palm weevil.	      (b) A centipede.	          [1913 Webster]	Palm \Palm\ (p[aum]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palmed} (p[aum]md);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Palming}.]	   1. To handle. [Obs.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manipulate with, or conceal in, the palm of the hand;	      to juggle.	      [1913 Webster]	            They palmed the trick that lost the game. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To take (something small) stealthily, especially by	      concealing it in the palm of the hand; as, he palmed one	      of the coins and walked out with it.	      [PJC]	   4. To impose by fraud, as by sleight of hand; to put by	      unfair means; -- usually with on or upon; as, to palm a	      stolen coin on an unsuspecting dealer. See also {palm	      off}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            For you may palm upon us new for old. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Palmaceae \Palmaceae\ n.	   A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and	   vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of	   very large leaves; coextensive with the order {Palmales}.	   Syn: Palmae, family {Palmae}, family {Palmaceae}, Arecaceae,	        family {Arecaceae}, palm family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palmaceous \Pal*ma"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling,	   palms.	   [1913 Webster]
Palma Christi \Pal"ma Chris"ti\ [L., palm of Christ.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Ricinus communis}) with ornamental peltate and	   palmately cleft foliage, growing as a woody perennial in the	   tropics, and cultivated as an herbaceous annual in temperate	   regions; -- called also {castor-oil plant}. [Sometimes	   corrupted into {palmcrist}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Palmacite \Pal"ma*cite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil palm.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmae \Palmae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs; same	   as {Palmaceae}; coextensive with the order {Palmales}.	   Syn: family {Palmae}, {Palmaceae}, {Arecaceae}, family	        {Arecaceae}, palm family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palmales \Palmales\ prop. n.	   A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs	   coextensive with the family {Palmae}; -- the palms.	   Syn: order {Palmales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palmar \Pal"mar\, a. [L. palmaris, fr. palma the palm of the	   hand: cf. F. palmaire.]	   1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or corresponding with, the palm of	      the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the under side of the wings of	      birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Palmarium \Pal*ma"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Palmaria}. [NL. See	   {Palmar}.] (Zool.)	   One of the bifurcations of the brachial plates of a crinoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmary \Pal"ma*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Palmar.	   [1913 Webster]	Palmary \Pal"ma*ry\, a. [L. palmarius, palmaris, belonging to	   palms, deserving the palm or prize, fr. palma a palm.]	   Worthy of the palm; palmy; pre["e]minent; superior;	   principal; chief; as, palmary work. --Br. Horne.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmate \Pal"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of palmic acid; a ricinoleate. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster] Palmate	Palmate \Pal"mate\, Palmated \Pal"ma*ted\, a. [L. palmatus	   marked with the palm of a hand, from palma the palm of the	   hand.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the shape of the hand; resembling a hand with the	      fingers spread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Spreading from the apex of a petiole, as the	      divisions of a leaf, or leaflets, so as to resemble the	      hand with outspread fingers. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Having the anterior toes united by a web, as in most	          swimming birds; webbed. See Illust. (i) under {Aves}.	      (b) Having the distal portion broad, flat, and more or	          less divided into lobes; -- said of certain corals,	          antlers, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Palmately \Pal"mate*ly\, adv.	   In a palmate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmatifid \Pal*mat"i*fid\, a. [L. palmatus palmate + root of	   findere to split.] (Bot.)	   Palmate, with the divisions separated but little more than	   halfway to the common center.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmatilobed \Pal*mat"i*lobed\, a. [L. palmatus palmate + E.	   lobed.] (Bot.)	   Palmate, with the divisions separated less than halfway to	   the common center.	   [1913 Webster] Palmatisect
Palmatisect \Pal*mat"i*sect\, Palmatisected \Pal*mat`i*sect"ed\,	   a. [L. palmatus palmate + secare to cut.] (Bot.)	   Divided, as a palmate leaf, down to the midrib, so that the	   parenchyma is interrupted.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmcrist \Palm"crist\, n.	   The palma Christi. (--Jonah iv. 6, margin, and Douay version,	   note.)	   [1913 Webster]
Palmed \Palmed\, a.	   Having or bearing a palm or palms.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Palmed deer} (Zool.), a stag of full growth, bearing palms.	      See 1st {Palm}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Palmer \Palm"er\, n. [From {Palm}, v. t.]	   One who palms or cheats, as at cards or dice.	   [1913 Webster]	Palmer \Palm"er\, n. [From {Palm} the tree.]	   A wandering religious votary; especially, one who bore a	   branch of palm as a token that he had visited the Holy Land	   and its sacred places. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pilgrims and palmers plighted them together. --P.	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pilgrim had some home or dwelling place, the palmer	         had none. The pilgrim traveled to some certain,	         designed place or places, but the palmer to all. --T.	                                                  Staveley.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmerworm \Palm"er*worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers,	       devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The	       name is applied also to other voracious insects. --Joel.	       i. 4.	   (b) In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which	       destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, esp. the	       larva of {Ypsolophus pometellus}, which sometimes appears	       in vast numbers.	       [1913 Webster]
Palmette \Pal*mette"\, n. [F., dim. of palme a palm.]	   A floral ornament, common in Greek and other ancient	   architecture; -- often called {the honeysuckle ornament}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmetto \Pal*met"to\, n. [Dim. of palm the tree: cf. Sp.	   palmito.] (Bot.)	   A name given to palms of several genera and species growing	   in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the	   United States, the name is applied especially to the	   {Cham[ae]rops Palmetto}, or {Sabal Palmetto}, the cabbage	   tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See {Cabbage tree}, under	   {Cabbage}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Royal palmetto}, the West Indian {Sabal umbraculifera}, the	      trunk of which, when hollowed, is used for water pipes,	      etc. The leaves are used for thatching, and for making	      hats, ropes, etc.	   {Saw palmetto}, {Sabal serrulata}, a native of Georgia, South	      Carolina, and Florida. The nearly impassable jungle which	      it forms is called palmetto scrub.	      [1913 Webster]	Palmetto flag \Pal*met"to flag\	   Any of several flags adopted by South Carolina after its	   secession. That adopted in November, 1860, had a green	   cabbage palmetto in the center of a white field; the final	   one, January, 1861, had a white palmetto in the center of a	   blue field and a white crescent in the upper left-hand	   corner.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Palmetto State \Palmetto State\ prop. n.	   South Carolina; -- a nickname alluding to the State Arms,	   which contain a representation of a palmetto tree.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Palmic \Pal"mic\, a. [Cf. F. palmique.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the castor-oil plant	   ({Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}) and other species of	   the family {Euphorbiaceae}; -- formerly used to designate an	   acid now called {ricinoleic} acid (d-12-hydroxyoleic acid,	   {C18H34O3}). [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Palmidactyles \Pal`mi*dac"ty*les\, n. pl. [NL. See {Palm}, and	   {Dactyl}.] (Zool.)	   A group of wading birds having the toes webbed, as the	   avocet.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmiferous \Pal*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. palmifer; palma a palm +	   ferre to bear: cf. F. palmif[`e]re.]	   Bearing palms.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmigrade \Pal"mi*grade\, a. [L. palma palm of the hand + gradi	   to walk.] (Zool.)	   Putting the whole foot upon the ground in walking, as some	   mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmin \Pal"min\, n. [From palma Christi: cf. F. palmine.]	   (Chem.)	   (a) A white waxy or fatty substance obtained from castor oil.	   (b) Ricinolein. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]
Palmiped \Pal"mi*ped\, a. [L. palmipes, -edis, broad-footed;	   palma the palm of the hand + pes a foot; cf. F.	   palmip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Web-footed, as a water fowl. -- n. A swimming bird; a bird	   having webbed feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmipedes \Pal*mip"e*des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Natatores}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmister \Pal"mis*ter\, n. [From {Palm} of the hand.]	   One who practices palmistry. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmistry \Pal`mis*try\, n. [See {Palmister}.]	   1. The art or practice of divining or telling fortunes, or of	      judging of character, by the lines and marks in the palm	      of the hand; chiromancy. --Ascham. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dexterous use or trick of the hand. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Palmitate \Pal"mi*tate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of palmitic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmite \Pal"mite\, n. [From {Palm}.] (Bot.)	   A South African plant ({Prionium Palmita}) of the Rush	   family, having long serrated leaves. The stems have been used	   for making brushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmitic \Pal*mit"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, palmitin or palm oil; as,	   palmitic acid ({C16H32O2}), a white crystalline substance	   belonging to the fatty acid series. It is readily soluble in	   hot alcohol, and melts to a liquid oil at 62[deg] C.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmitin \Pal"mi*tin\, n. [So called because abundant in palm	   oil.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and	   in vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the	   fat of animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with	   olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of	   palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united	   to one molecule of glyceryl, and hence it is technically	   called {tripalmitin}, or {glyceryl tripalmitate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmitolic \Pal`mi*tol"ic\, a. [Palmitic + -oleic + ic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an artificial acid of the	   oleic acid series, isomeric with linoleic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Palmitone \Pal"mi*tone\, n. (Chem.)	   The ketone of palmitic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
palm off \palm` off"\ (p[aum]m), v. t.	   (a) To dispose of fraudulently or deceptively; as, to palm	       off a counterfeit item as genuine. Hence:	   (b) To induce acceptance of (something) by misrepresenting it	       as something better.	       [PJC]
Palm Sunday \Palm" Sun`day\ (Eccl.)	   The Sunday next before {Easter}; -- so called in	   commemoration of the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into	   Jerusalem, when the multitude strewed palm branches in the	   way. The event is commemorated in Christian churches by	   distribution of blessed palm leaves.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Palmy \Palm"y\, a.	   1. Bearing palms; abounding in palms; derived from palms; as,	      a palmy shore. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            His golden sands and palmy wine.      --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of the palm; flourishing; prosperous.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the most high and palmy state of Rome. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Palmyra \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 northern shores of the Indian	   Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to New Guinea. More than	   eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by	   native writers. Its wood is largely used for building	   purposes; its fruit and roots serve for food, its sap for	   making toddy, and its leaves for thatching huts.	   [1913 Webster]
Palo \Pa"lo\, n. [Sp. See {Pale} a stake.]	   A pole or timber of any kind; -- in the names of trees. [Sp.	   Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Palo blanco \Pa"lo blan"co\ [Sp. blanco white.]	   (a) A western American hackberry ({Celtis reticulata}),	       having light-colored bark.	   (b) A Mexican mimosaceous tree ({Lysiloma candida}), the bark	       of which is used in tanning.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Palolo
Palolo \Pa*lo"lo\, n., or Palolo worm \Palolo worm\ . [From	   native name.] (Zool.)	   A polystome worm ({Palolo viridis}) that burrows in the coral	   reefs of certain of the Pacific Islands. A little before the	   last quarter of the moon in October and November, they swarm	   in vast numbers at the surface of the sea for breeding, and	   are gathered and highly esteemed as food by the natives. An	   allied species inhabits the tropical Atlantic and swarms in	   June or July.	   Note: In the 1890 Webster, called {palola} and {Palola	         viridis}. A misspelling?	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Palometa \Pa`lo*me"ta\, n. (Zool.)	   A type of pompano ({Palometa simillima}) that is smaller than	   the Florida pompano; it is common in West Indies. Called also	   the {California pompano}.	   Syn: California pompano, {Palometa simillima}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
palomino \pal`o*mi"no\ (p[a^]l`[u^]*m[=e]"n[-o]) n. [Sp.	   palomino, resembling a dove.]	   A horse of light tan or golden color with cream or white mane	   and tail, and often having white markings on the legs and	   face.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Palp \Palp\ (p[a^]lp), n. [Cf. F. palpe. See {Palpable}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Palpus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Palp \Palp\, v. t. [L. palpare: cf. F. palper.]	   To have a distinct touch or feeling of; to feel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To bring a palp[`e]d darkness o'er the earth.	                                                  --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpability \Pal`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being palpable, or perceptible by the touch.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpable \Pal"pa*ble\, a. [F. palpable, L. palpabilis, fr.	   palpare to feel, stroke; cf. palpus the soft palm of the	   hand.]	   1. Capable of being touched and felt; perceptible by the	      touch; as, a palpable form. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Darkness must overshadow all his bounds,	            Palpable darkness.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easily perceptible; plain; distinct; obvious; readily	      perceived and detected; gross; as, palpable imposture;	      palpable absurdity; palpable errors. "Three persons	      palpable." --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Lies] gross as a mountain, open, palpable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hit, A very palpable hit.           --Shak.	                                                  (Hamlet)	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pal"pa*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pal"pa*bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
palpate \palpate\ v. t.	   To examine for medical purposes by touching, as of body	   parts; as, the nurse palpated the patient's stomach.	   Syn: feel.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palpation \Pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. palpatio, fr. palpare. See	   {Palpable}.]	   1. Act of touching or feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Examination of a patient by touch. --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]
Palpator \Pal*pa"tor\, n. [L., a stroker.] (Zool.)	   One of a family of clavicorn beetles, including those which	   have very long maxillary palpi.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpebra \Pal"pe*bra\, n.; pl. {Palpebr[ae]}. [L.] (Zool.)	   The eyelid.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpebral \Pal"pe*bral\, a. [L. palpebralis, fr. palpebra: cf.	   F. palp['e]bral.]	   Of or pertaining to the eyelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpebrate \Pal"pe*brate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having eyelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Palped \Palped\ (p[a^]lpt), a. (Zool.)	   Having a palpus.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpi \Pal"pi\ (p[a^]l"p[imac]), n.,	   pl. of {Palpus}. (Zool.) See {Palpus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpicorn \Pal"pi*corn\, n. [See {Palpus}, and {Cornu}.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of aquatic beetles ({Palpicornia}) having	   short club-shaped antenn[ae], and long maxillary palpi.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpifer \Pal"pi*fer\, n. [Palpus + L. ferre to bear.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Palpiger}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpiform \Pal"pi*form\, a. [Palpus + -form: cf. F. palpiforme.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the form of a palpus.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpiger \Pal"pi*ger\, n. [See {Palpigerous}.] (Zool.)	   That portion of the labium which bears the palpi in insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpigerous \Pal*pig"er*ous\, a. [Palpus + -gerous.] (Zool.)	   Bearing a palpus. --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpitant \Pal"pi*tant\, a. [L. palpitans, p. pr.]	   Palpitating; throbbing; trembling. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpitate \Pal"pi*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Palpitated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Palpitating}.] [L. palpitare, palpitatum, v.	   intens. fr. pappare. See {Palpable}.]	   To beat rapidly and more strongly than usual; to throb; to	   bound with emotion or exertion; to pulsate violently; to	   flutter; -- said specifically of the heart when its action is	   abnormal, as from excitement.	   [1913 Webster]
palpitating \palpitating\ adj.	   Beating irregularly; -- of the heart.	   Syn: palpitant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Palpitation \Pal`pi*ta"tion\, n. [L. palpitatio: cf. F.	   palpitation.]	   A rapid pulsation; a throbbing; esp., an abnormal, rapid	   beating of the heart as when excited by violent exertion,	   strong emotion, or by disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpless \Palp"less\, a. (Zool.)	   Without a palpus.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpocil \Pal"po*cil\, n. [See {Palpus}, and {Cilium}.] (Zool.)	   A minute soft filamentary process springing from the surface	   of certain hydroids and sponges.	   [1913 Webster]
Palpus \Pal"pus\, n.; pl. {Palpi}. [NL. See {Palp}.] (Zool.)	   A feeler; especially, one of the jointed sense organs	   attached to the mouth organs of insects, arachnids,	   crustaceans, and annelids; as, the mandibular palpi,	   maxillary palpi, and labial palpi. The palpi of male spiders	   serve as sexual organs. Called also {palp}. See Illust. of	   {Arthrogastra} and {Orthoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palsgrave \Pals"grave`\, n. [D. paltsgraaf; palts palace (l.	   palatium) + graaf count; cf. G. pfalzgraf. See {Palace}, and	   {Landgrave}.] (Ger. Hist.)	   A count or earl who presided in the domestic court, and had	   the superintendence, of a royal household in Germany.	   [1913 Webster]
Palsgravine \Pals"gra*vine`\, n. [D. paltsgravin: cf. G.	   pfalzgrafin.]	   The consort or widow of a palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Palsical \Pal"si*cal\, a. [From {Palsy}.]	   Affected with palsy; palsied; paralytic. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Palsied \Pal"sied\, a.	   Affected with palsy; paralyzed.	   [1913 Webster]
Palstave \Pal"stave`\, n. [Dan. paalstav.]	   A peculiar bronze adz, used in prehistoric Europe about the	   middle of the bronze age. --Dawkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Palster \Pal"ster\, n. [D. palsterstaf.]	   A pilgrim's staff. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Palsy \Pal"sy\, n.; pl. {Palsies}. [OE. palesie, parlesy, OF.	   paralesie, F. paralysie, L. paralysis. See {Paralysis}.]	   (Med.)	   Paralysis, complete or partial. See {Paralysis}. "One sick of	   the palsy." --Mark ii. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bell's palsy}, paralysis of the facial nerve, producing	      distortion of one side of the face; -- so called from Sir	      Charles Bell, an English surgeon who described it.	   {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.	   {Shaking palsy}, (Med.) paralysis agitans, a disease usually	      occurring in old people, characterized by muscular tremors	      and a peculiar shaking and tottering gait; now called	      {parkinsonism}, or {Parkinson's disease}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Palsy \Pal"sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Palsied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Palsying}.]	   To affect with palsy, or as with palsy; to deprive of action	   or energy; to paralyze.	   [1913 Webster]
Palsywort \Pal"sy*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The cowslip ({Primula veris}); -- so called from its supposed	   remedial powers. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Palter \Pal"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paltered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Paltering}.] [See {Paltry}.]	   1. To haggle. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to	      equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Romans, that have spoke the word,	            And will not palter.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who never sold the truth to serve the hour,	            Nor paltered with eternal God for power. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To babble; to chatter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Palter \Pal"ter\, v. t.	   To trifle with; to waste; to squander in paltry ways or on	   worthless things. [Obs.] "Palter out your time in the penal	   statutes." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Palterer \Pal"ter*er\, n.	   One who palters. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Palterly \Pal"ter*ly\, a. & adv.	   Paltry; shabby; shabbily; paltrily. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "In	   palterly clothes." --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Paltock \Pal"tock\, n. [See {Paletot}.]	   A kind of doublet; a jacket. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
paltrily \pal"tri*ly\ (p[add]l"tr[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a paltry manner.	   [1913 Webster]
paltriness \pal"tri*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being paltry.	   [1913 Webster]
paltry \pal"try\ (p[add]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Paltrier}	   (p[add]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Paltriest}.] [Cf. Prov. E.	   paltry refuse, rubbish, LG. palterig ragged, palte, palter, a	   rag, a tatter, Dan. pialt, Sw. palta, pl. paltor.]	   Mean; vile; worthless; despicable; contemptible; pitiful;	   trifling; as, a paltry excuse; paltry gold. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The paltry prize is hardly worth the cost. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Contemptible}.	        [1913 Webster]
Paludal \Pa*lu"dal\, a. [L. palus, -udis, a marsh.]	   Of or pertaining to marshes or fens; marshy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paludal fever}, malarial fever; -- so called because	      generated in marshy districts.	      [1913 Webster]
Paludament \Pa*lu"da*ment\, n.	   See {Paludamentum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paludamentum \Pa*lu`da*men*tum\, n.; pl. {Paladumenta}. (Rom.	   Antiq.)	   A military cloak worn by a general and his principal	   officers.	   [1913 Webster]
Paludicolae \Pal`u*dic"o*l[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. palus,	   -udis, a marsh + colere to inhabit.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds, including the cranes, rails, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Paludicole \Pa*lu"di*cole\, a. [Cf. F. paludicole.] (Zool.)	   Marsh-inhabiting; belonging to the Paludicol[ae]	   [1913 Webster]
Paludina \Pal`u*di"na\, n.; pl. L. {Paludin[ae]}, E.	   {Paludinas}. [NL., fr. L. palus, -udis, a marsh, pool.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate	   mollusks, belonging to {Paludina}, {Melantho}, and allied	   genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually	   green, often with brown bands. See Illust. of {Pond snail},	   under {Pond}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paludinal \Pal`u*di"nal\, a.	   Inhabiting ponds or swamps.	   [1913 Webster]
Paludine \Pal"u*dine\, a. [L. palus, -udis, a marsh.]	   Of or pertaining to a marsh. --Buckland.	   [1913 Webster]
Paludinous \Pa*lu"di*nous\, a.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) Paludinal.	      (b) Like or pertaining to the genus {Paludina}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a marsh or fen. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Paludism \Pa*lu"dism\, n. (Med.)	   The morbid phenomena produced by dwelling among marshes;	   malarial disease or disposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Paludose \Pal"u*dose`\, a. [L. paludosus marshy.]	   Growing or living in marshy places; marshy.	   [1913 Webster]
Palule \Pal"ule\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Palulus} or {Palus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palulus \Pal"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Paluli}. [NL., dim. of L. palus a	   stake.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Palus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Palus \Pa"lus\, n.; pl. {Pali}. [L., a stake.] (Zool.)	   One of several upright slender calcareous processes which	   surround the central part of the calicle of certain corals.	   [1913 Webster]
Palustral \Pa*lus"tral\, a. [L. paluster, -ustris.]	   Of or pertaining to a bog or marsh; boggy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Palustrine \Pa*lus"trine\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or living in, a marsh or swamp; marshy.	   [1913 Webster]
Paly \Pal"y\, a. [From {Pale}, a.]	   Pale; wanting color; dim. [Poetic] --Shak. --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]	Paly \Pal"y\, a. [Cf. F. pal['e]. See {Pale} a stake.] (Her.)	   Divided into four or more equal parts by perpendicular lines,	   and of two different tinctures disposed alternately.	   [1913 Webster]
pam \pam\, n. [From {Palm} victory; cf. trump, fr. triumph, and	   perh. fr. F. pamphile from Pamphile, a man's name.]	   1. The knave of clubs. [Obs.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A card game in which the jack of clubs is trump.	      [PJC]
Pam \Pam\, prop. n.	   A form of the female given name {Pamela}.	   [PJC]
pament \pa"ment\, n.	   A pavement. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
pampa \pam"pa\, n.	   A plain. See {pampas}.	   [PJC]
Pampano \Pam"pa*no\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pompano}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pampas \Pam"pas\, n. pl. [Sp., fr. Peruv. pampa a field, plain.]	   Vast grass-covered plains in the central and southern part of	   the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is	   sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains east of the	   Andes extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pampas cat} (Zool.), a South American wild cat ({Felis	      pajeros}). It has oblique transverse bands of yellow or	      brown. It is about three and a half feet long. Called also	      {straw cat}.	   {Pampas deer} (Zool.), a small, reddish-brown, South American	      deer ({Cervus campestris} syn. {Blastocerus campestris}).	      	   {Pampas grass} (Bot.), a very tall ornamental grass	      ({Gynerium argenteum}) with a silvery-white silky panicle.	      It is a native of the pampas of South America.	      [1913 Webster]
Pamper \Pam"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pampered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pampering}.] [Cf. LG. pampen, slampampen, to live	   luxuriously, pampe thick pap, and E. pap.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To feed to the full; to feed luxuriously; to glut; as, to	      pamper the body or the appetite. "A body . . . pampered	      for corruption." --Dr. T. Dwight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gratify inordinately; to indulge to excess; as, to	      pamper pride; to pamper the imagination. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Pampered \Pam"pered\, a.	   Fed luxuriously; indulged to the full; hence, luxuriant; as,	   pampered children. "Pampered boughs." --Milton. "Pampered	   insolence." --Pope. -- {Pam"pered*ness}, n. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Pamperer \Pam"per*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, pampers. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Pamperize \Pam"per*ize\, v. t.	   To pamper. [R.] --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Pampero \Pam*pe"ro\, n. [Sp., fr. pampa a plain.]	   A violent wind from the west or southwest, which sweeps over	   the pampas of South America and the adjacent seas, often	   doing great damage. --Sir W. Parish.	   [1913 Webster]
Pamperos \Pam*pe"ros\, n. pl.; sing. {Pampero}. [Sp. American.]	   (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians inhabiting the pampas of South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Pamphlet \Pam"phlet\ (p[a^]m"fl[e^]t), n. [OE. pamflet,	   pamfilet, paunflet, possibly fr. OF. palme the palm of the	   hand, F. paume (see {Palm}) + OF. fueillet a leaf, dim. of	   fueil, m., F. feuille, f., fr. L. folium, pl. folia, thus	   meaning, a leaf to be held in the hand; or perh. through old	   French, fr. L. Pamphila, a female historian of the first	   century who wrote many epitomes; prob., however, fr. OF.	   Pamflette, the Old French name given to Pamphilus, a poem in	   Latin verse of the 12th century, pamphlets being named from	   the popularity of this poem.]	   1. A writing; a book. --Testament of love.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir Thomas More in his pamphlet of Richard the	            Third.                                --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper,	      stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not	      bound; a short essay or written discussion, usually on a	      subject of current interest.	      [1913 Webster]	Pamphlet \Pam"phlet\ (p[a^]m"fl[e^]t), v. i.	   To write a pamphlet or pamphlets. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Pamphleteer \Pam`phlet*eer"\ (p[a^]m`fl[e^]t*[=e]r"), n.	   A writer of pamphlets; a scribbler. --Dryden. Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Pamphleteer \Pam`phlet*eer"\, v. i.	   To write or publish pamphlets.	   [1913 Webster]	         By pamphleteering we shall not win.      --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pampiniform \Pam*pin"i*form\, a. [L. pampinus a tendril +	   -form.] (Anat.)	   In the form of tendrils; -- applied especially to the	   spermatic and ovarian veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Pampre \Pam"pre\ (p[a^]m"p[~e]r), n. [F. pampre a vine branch,	   L. pampinus.] (Sculp.)	   An ornament, composed of vine leaves and bunches of grapes,	   used for decorating spiral columns.	   [1913 Webster]
Pamprodactylous \Pam`pro*dac"tyl*ous\, a. [Pan- + Gr. pro`	   forward + da`ktylos finger.] (Zool.)	   Having all the toes turned forward, as the colies.	   [1913 Webster] Panta	   Pan
Pan- \Pan-\, Panta- \Pan"ta-\, Panto- \Pan"to-\ [Gr. ?, m., ?,	   neut., gen. ?, all.]	   Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama,	   pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b	   or p, as pamprodactylous.	   [1913 Webster]
Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. See 2d {Pane}.]	   1. A part; a portion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) The distance comprised between the angle of the	      epaule and the flanked angle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perh. a different word.] A leaf of gold or silver.	      [1913 Webster]	Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F. pan skirt, lappet, L. pannus a	   cloth, rag, W. panu to fur, to full.]	   To join or fit together; to unite. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Pan \Pan\, n. [Hind. p[=a]n, Skr. parna leaf.]	   The betel leaf; also, the masticatory made of the betel leaf,	   etc. See {Betel}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pan \Pan\, prop. 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 a man, with the legs, horns, and tail of a goat, and	   as playing on the shepherd's pipe (also called the pipes of	   Pan), which he is said to have invented.	   [1913 Webster]	Pan \Pan\, n. [OE. panne, AS. panne; cf. D. pan, G. pfanne, OHG.	   pfanna, Icel., Sw., LL., & Ir. panna, of uncertain origin;	   cf. L. patina, E. paten.]	   1. A shallow, open dish or vessel, usually of metal, employed	      for many domestic uses, as for setting milk for cream, for	      frying or baking food, etc.; also employed for various	      uses in manufacturing. "A bowl or a pan." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Manuf.) A closed vessel for boiling or evaporating. See	      {Vacuum pan}, under {Vacuum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part of a flintlock which holds the priming.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain;	      the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Carp.) A recess, or bed, for the leaf of a hinge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The hard stratum of earth that lies below the soil. See	      {Hard pan}, under {Hard}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A natural basin, containing salt or fresh water, or mud.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flash in the pan}. See under {Flash}.	   {To savor of the pan}, to suggest the process of cooking or	      burning; in a theological sense, to be heretical.	      --Ridley. Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	Pan \Pan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Panning}.]	   1. (Mining) To separate, as gold, from dirt or sand, by	      washing in a kind of pan. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We . . . witnessed the process of cleaning up and	            panning out, which is the last process of separating	            the pure gold from the fine dirt and black sand.	                                                  --Gen. W. T.	                                                  Sherman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To criticise (a drama or literary work) harshly.	      [PJC]	Pan \Pan\, v. i.	   1. (Mining) To yield gold in, or as in, the process of	      panning; -- usually with out; as, the gravel panned out	      richly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to	      develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned	      out poorly. [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Pan \Pan\, v. t. & i. (Cinematography)	   To scan (a movie camera), usu. in a horizontal direction, to	   obtain a panoramic effect; also, to move the camera so as to	   keep the subject in view.	   [PJC]
Panabase \Pan"a*base\, n. [Pan- + base. So called in allusion to	   the number of metals contained in it.] (Min.)	   Same as {Tetrahedrite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Panacea \Pan`a*ce"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. pana`keia fr. panakh`s	   all-healing; pa^s pa^n, all + 'akei^sqai to heal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a	      cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for	      affliction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The herb allheal.	      [1913 Webster]
Panacean \Pan`a*ce"an\, a.	   Having the properties of a panacea. [R.] "Panacean dews."	   --Whitehead.	   [1913 Webster]
Panache \Pa*nache"\, n. [F., fr. L. penna a feather. See {Pen} a	   feather.]	   1. A plume or bunch of feathers, esp. such a bunch worn on	      the helmet; any military plume, or ornamental group of	      feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	            A panache of variegated plumes.       --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pleasingly flamboyant style or manner; flair[4]; verve.	      [PJC] Panada
Panada \Pa*na"da\, Panade \Pa*nade"\, n. [Sp. panada, fr. L.	   panis bread: cf. F. panade. See {Pantry}.]	   Bread boiled in water to the consistence of pulp, and	   sweetened or flavored. [Written also {panado}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Panade \Pa*nade"\, n.	   A dagger. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Panama hat \Pan`a*ma" hat`\	   A fine plaited hat, made in Central America of the young	   leaves of a plant ({Carludovica palmata}).	   [1913 Webster]
Panamanian \Pan`a*ma"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pert. to Panama. -- n. A native or citizen of Panama.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pan-American \Pan`-A*mer"i*can\, a. [See {Pan-}.]	   Of or pertaining to both North and South America.	   [1913 Webster]	Pan-American Congress \Pan-American Congress\	   Any of several meetings of delegates from various American	   states; esp.:	   (a) One held in 1889-90 in the United States, at which all	       the independent states except Santo Domingo were	       represented and of which the practical result was the	       establishment of the Bureau of American Republics for the	       promotion of trade relations.	   (b) One held in Mexico in 1901-1902.	   (c) One held at Rio de Janeiro in 1906.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pan-Americanism \Pan-A*mer"i*can*ism\, n.	   The principle or advocacy of a political alliance or union of	   all the states of America.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
panamica \panamica\ n.	   A low stingless nettle ({Pilea involucrata}) of Central and	   South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves	   and clusters of small green flowers.	   Syn: friendship plant, panamiga, {Pilea involucrata}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
panamiga \panamiga\ n.	   Same as {panamica}.	   Syn: friendship plant, panamica, Pilea involucrata.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pan-Anglican \Pan`-An"gli*can\, a. [Pan- + Anglican.] (Eccl.)	   Belonging to, or representing, the whole Church of England;	   used less strictly, to include the Protestant Episcopal	   Church of the United States; as, the Pan-Anglican Conference	   at Lambeth, in 1888.	   [1913 Webster]
Panary \Pan"a*ry\, a. [L. panis bread.]	   Of or pertaining to bread or to breadmaking.	   [1913 Webster]	Panary \Pan"a*ry\, n.	   A storehouse for bread. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] panatella	   panatela
panatela \panatela\, panatella \panatella\, panetella
\panetella\(p[a^]n`[i^]*t[e^]l"l[.a]), n.	   A long slender cigar.	   Syn: panetela.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Panathenaea \Pan*ath`e*nae"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; pa^s	   pa^n, all + ? Athena.]	   The most ancient and important festival of Athens, celebrated	   in honor of Athena, the tutelary goddess of the city.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Panax \Panax\ n.	   A genus of perennial herbs of eastern North America and Asia	   having aromatic tuberous roots: ginseng.	   Syn: genus {Panax}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pancake \Pan"cake`\ (p[a^]n"k[=a]k`), n.	   A thin cake of batter fried in a pan or on a griddle; a	   griddlecake; a flapjack. "A pancake for Shrove Tuesday."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pancarte \Pan"carte`\, n. [F., fr. LL. pancharta. See {Pan-},	   and {Carte}.]	   A royal charter confirming to a subject all his possessions.	   [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Pance \Pance\, n. (Bot.)	   The pansy. [Also {paunce}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Panch \Panch\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Paunch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Panchway \Panch"way\, n. [Hind. pan[,c]oi.] (Naut.)	   A Bengalese four-oared boat for passengers. [Written also	   {panshway} and {paunchwas}.] --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Pancratian \Pan*cra"tian\, a.	   Pancratic; athletic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pancratiast \Pan*cra"ti*ast\, n.	   One who engaged in the contests of the pancratium.	   [1913 Webster]
Pancratiastic \Pan*cra`ti*as"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the pancratium. --G. West.	   [1913 Webster]
Pancratic \Pan*crat"ic\, a. [Gr. pagkrath`s all-powerful.]	   (Opt.)	   Having all or many degrees of power; having a great range of	   power; -- said of an eyepiece made adjustable so as to give a	   varying magnifying power.	   [1913 Webster] Pancratic	Pancratic \Pan*crat"ic\, Pancratical \Pan*crat"ic*al\, a. [See	   {Pancratium}.]	   Of or pertaining to the pancratium; athletic. --Sir T. Browne	   [1913 Webster]
Pancratist \Pan"cra*tist\, n.	   An athlete; a gymnast.	   [1913 Webster]
Pancratium \Pan*cra"ti*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. pagkra`tion a	   complete contest, fr. pagkrath`s all-powerful; pa^s, pa^n,	   all + kra`tos strength.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) An athletic contest involving both boxing and	      wrestling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants,	      having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading	      lobes. The American species are now placed in the related	      genus {Hymenocallis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pancreas \Pan"cre*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; pa^s, pa^n, all +	   kre`as flesh, meat: cf. F. pancr['e]as.] (Anat.)	   The sweetbread, a gland connected with the intestine of	   nearly all vertebrates. It is usually elongated and	   light-colored, and its secretion, called the pancreatic	   juice, is discharged, often together with the bile, into the	   upper part of the intestines, and is a powerful aid in	   digestion. See Illust. of {Digestive apparatus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pancreatic \Pan`cre*at"ic\, a. [Cf. F. pancr['e]atique.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pancreas; as, the pancreatic	   secretion, digestion, ferments.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pancreatic juice} (Physiol.), a colorless alkaline fluid	      secreted intermittently by the pancreatic gland. It is one	      of the most important of the digestive fluids, containing	      at least three distinct enzymes, trypsin, steapsin	      (lipase) and an amylase, by which it acts upon all three	      classes of food stuffs. See {Pancreas}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
pancreatin \pan"cre*a*tin\, n. [See {pancreas}.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   One of the digestive enzymes of the pancreatic juice.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By some the term pancreatin is restricted to the	         amylolytic ferment of the pancreatic juice (amylase),	         by others it is applied to trypsin, and by still others	         to steapsin (the lipase of pancreatic juice).	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A preparation of pancreatic juice, usually obtained from	      the ox or hog, containing the three main digestive enzymes	      trypsin, amylase, and lipase, and used in medicine as an	      aid to digestion.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]
pancy \pan"cy\, n.	   See {pansy}. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
panda \pan"da\ (p[a^]n"d[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   1. A small Asiatic mammal ({Ailurus fulgens}) having fine	      soft fur, which inhabits the mountains of Northern India.	      It was once thought to be related to the bears, but is now	      believed to be more closely related to raccoons. It has	      reddish-brown fur on the back and sides, and black fur on	      the legs and underside. Called also the {lesser panda}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The {giant panda} ({Ailuropoda melanoleuca}), a bearlike	      black-and white mammal now found wild only in the central	      forests of China, which lives mainly on on bamboo. It is	      an endangered species, and is a popular attraction in the	      few zoos which have bveen able to obtain specimens.	      [PJC]
Pandanaceae \Pandanaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of woody plants including the pandanus tree	   (the screw pine) and freycinetia.	   Syn: family {Pandanaceae}, screw-pine family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pandanales \Pandanales\ prop. n.	   An order of plants including the families {Typhaceae};	   {Sparganiaceae}; and {Pandanaceae}.	   Syn: order Pandanales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pandanus \Pan*da"nus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Malay pandan.] (Bot.)	   A genus of endogenous plants, native to tropical lands from	   Africa to Polynesia. See {Screw pine}.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven	      articles (such as mats). [wns16=1]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having	      huge prop roots and pineapplelike leaves and edible	      conelike fruits; also called the {screw pine}. [wns16=2]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Pandar \Pan"dar\, n.	   Same as {Pander}. "Seized by the pandar of Appius."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandarism \Pan"dar*ism\, n.	   Same as {Panderism}. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandarize \Pan"dar*ize\, v. i.	   To pander. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pandarous \Pan"dar*ous\, a.	   Panderous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pandean \Pan*de"an\, a. [From 4th {Pan}.]	   Of or relating to the god Pan.	   [1913 Webster]	Pandean pipes \Pan*de"an pipes\, n. pl.,	   A primitive wind instrument, consisting of a series of short	   hollow reeds or pipes, graduated in length by the musical	   scale, and fastened together side by side; a syrinx; a mouth	   organ; -- said to have been invented by the god Pan. Called	   also {pipes of Pan}, {Pan's pipes} and {Panpipes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandect \Pan"dect\, n. [L. pandecta, pandectes, Gr. ?	   all-receiving, all-containing; pa^s, pa^n, all + ? to	   receive: cf. F. pandectes, pl.]	   1. A treatise which comprehends the whole of any science.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Thou] a pandect mak'st, and universal book.	                                                  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The digest, or abridgment, in fifty books, of the	      decisions, writings, and opinions of the old Roman	      jurists, made in the sixth century by direction of the	      emperor Justinian, and forming the leading compilation of	      the Roman civil law. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Pandemic \Pan*dem"ic\, a. [L. pandemus, Gr. ?, ?; pa^s, pa^n,	   all + ? the people: cf. F. pand['e]mique.]	   Affecting a whole people or a number of countries; everywhere	   epidemic. -- n. A pandemic disease. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandemonium \Pan`de*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all	   + dai`mwn a demon.]	   1. The great hall or council chamber of demons or evil	      spirits. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An utterly lawless, riotous place or assemblage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A condition of unrestrained disorder and chaotic, riotous	      uproar.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pander \Pan"der\, n. [From Pandarus, a leader in the Trojan	   army, who is represented by Chaucer and Shakespeare as having	   procured for Troilus the possession of Cressida.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A male bawd; a pimp; a procurer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art the pander to her dishonor.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, one who ministers to the evil designs and passions	      of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those wicked panders to avarice and ambition.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Pander \Pan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pandered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pandering}.]	   To play the pander for.	   [1913 Webster]	   {to pander to} v. t. To appeal to (base emotions or less	      noble desires), so as to achieve one's purpose; to exploit	      (base emotions, such as lust, prejudice, or hate).	      [PJC]	Pander \Pan"der\, v. i.	   To act the part of a pander.	   [1913 Webster]
Panderage \Pan"der*age\, n.	   The act of pandering.	   [1913 Webster]
Panderism \Pan"der*ism\, n.	   The employment, arts, or practices of a pander. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Panderly \Pan"der*ly\, a.	   Having the quality of a pander. "O, you panderly rascals."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandermite \Pan*der"mite\, n. [From Panderma, a port on the	   Black Sea from which it is exported.] (Min.)	   A hydrous borate of lime, near priceite.	   [1913 Webster]
Panderous \Pan"der*ous\, a.	   Of or relating to a pander; characterizing a pander.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandiculated \Pan*dic"u*la`ted\, a. [See {Pandiculation}.]	   Extended; spread out; stretched.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandiculation \Pan*dic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. pandiculari to stretch	   one's self, fr. pandere to spread out.]	   A stretching and stiffening of the trunk and extremities, as	   when fatigued and drowsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandit \Pan"dit\, n.	   Same as {Pundit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandoor \Pan"door\, n.	   Same as {Pandour}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pandora \Pan*do"ra\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. Pandw`ra; pa^s, pa^n,	   all + dw^ron a gift.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom	      Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to	      punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the	      fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing	      all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped	      and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box.	      Another version makes the box contain all the blessings of	      the gods, which were lost to men when Pandora opened it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of marine bivalves, in which one valve is	      flat, the other convex.	      [1913 Webster]
pandore \pan"dore\ (p[a^]n"d[=o]r or p[a^]n*d[=o]r"), n. [F. See	   {Bandore}.]	   An ancient musical instrument, of the lute kind; a bandore.	   [Written also {pandora}, {pandoura}. {pandure}, and	   {pandoran}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pandour \Pan"dour\, n.	   1. One of a class of Hungarian mountaineers serving in the	      Austrian army that served as local militia in Croatia; --	      so called from Pandur, a principal town in the region from	      which they originally came. They were noted for their	      ruthlessness. [Written also {pandoor}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her whiskered pandours and her fierce hussars.	                                                  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A brutal soldier.	      [PJC]
pandoura \pan*dour"a\, n.	   See {pandore} .	   [PJC]
Pandowdy \Pan*dow"dy\, n.	   A deep pie or pudding made of baked apples, or of sliced	   bread and apples baked together, with no bottom crust.	   [1913 Webster] Pandurate
Pandurate \Pan"du*rate\, Panduriform \Pan*du"ri*form\, a. [L.	   pandura a pandore + -form: cf. F. panduriforme.]	   1. Obovate, with a concavity in each side, like the body of a	      violin; fiddle-shaped; as, a panduriform leaf; panduriform	      color markings of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Shaped like a fiddle; -- of a leaf.	   Syn: fiddle-shaped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
panduriform \panduriform\ adj. (Bot.)	   Same as {pandurate}.	   Syn: pandurate, fiddle-shaped.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pane \Pane\, n. [F. panne.]	   The narrow edge of a hammer head. See {Peen}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pane \Pane\, n. [OE. pan part, portion of a thing, F. pan a	   skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall, side, fr. L. pannus a	   cloth, fillet, rag; akin to E. vane. See {Vane}, and cf.	   {Panel}, {Pawn} pledge.]	   1. A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment	      of any surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or	      plaided pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the	      bright colored silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece	      of colored or other stuff so shown.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; hence,	          one side or face of a building; as, an octagonal tower	          is said to have eight panes.	      (b) Especially, in modern use, the glass in one	          compartment of a window sash; a windowpane.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. In irrigating, a subdivision of an irrigated surface	      between a feeder and an outlet drain.	      [1913 Webster]	   5.	      (a) One of the flat surfaces, or facets, of any object	          having several sides.	      (b) One of the eight facets surrounding the table of a	          brilliant cut diamond.	          [1913 Webster]
Paned \Paned\, a.	   1. Having panes; provided with panes; also, having openings;	      as, a paned window; paned window sash. "Paned hose."	      --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) Having flat sides or surfaces; as, a six-paned	      nut.	      [1913 Webster]
Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, n. [L. panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s:	   cf. F. pan['e]gyrique. See {Panegyric}, a.]	   An oration or eulogy in praise of some person or achievement;	   a formal or elaborate encomium; a laudatory discourse;	   laudation. See Synonym of {Eulogy}.	   [1913 Webster] Panegyric	Panegyric \Pan`e*gyr"ic\, Panegyrical \Pan`e*gyr"ic*al\, a. [L.	   panegyricus, Gr. panhgyrico`s, from panh`gyris an assembly of	   the people, a high festival; pa^, pa^n all + 'a`gyris,	   'agora`, an assembly.]	   Containing praise or eulogy; encomiastic; laudatory.	   "Panegyric strains." --Pope. -- {Pan`e*gyr"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some of his odes are panegyrical.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Panegyris \Pa*neg"y*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Panegyric}.]	   A festival; a public assembly. [Obs.] --S. Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Panegyrist \Pan"e*gyr`ist\, n. [L. panegyrista, Gr.	   panhgyristh`s, one who attends a panh`gyris: cf.	   panhgyri`zein to celebrate or attend a public festival, to	   make a set speech, esp. a panegyric, in a public assembly.	   See {Panegyric}.]	   One who delivers a panegyric; a eulogist; one who extols or	   praises, either by writing or speaking.	   [1913 Webster]	         If these panegyrists are in earnest.     --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Panegyrize \Pan"e*gy*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Panegyrized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Panegyrizing}.] [Gr. ?. See {Panegyrist}.]	   To praise highly; to extol in a public speech; to write or	   deliver a panegyric upon; to eulogize.	   [1913 Webster]	Panegyrize \Pan"e*gy*rize\, v. i.	   To indulge in panegyrics. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Panegyry \Pan"e*gyr`y\, n.	   A panegyric. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Panel \Pan"el\, n. [Orig., a little piece; OF. panel, pannel, F.	   panneau, dim. of pan skirt, lappet, part or piece of a wall,	   side. See 2d {Pane}.]	   1. (Arch.) A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded	      or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A piece of parchment or a schedule, containing the	          names of persons summoned as jurors by the sheriff;	          hence, more generally, the whole group of persons	          summoned on a particular day, from whom a jury is to	          be selected; also, the jury selected from that group.	          --Blackstone.	      (b) (Scots Law) A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar	          of a criminal court. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Any group of persons selected to judge a contest,	      conduct a discussion, serve as advisers, or participate in	      any group activity in which they will provide information	      or make judgments.	      [PJC]	   4. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a	      soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Joinery) A board having its edges inserted in the groove	      of a surrounding frame; as, the panel of a door.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Masonry) One of the faces of a hewn stone. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Painting) A slab or plank of wood upon which, instead of	      canvas, a picture is painted.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mining)	      (a) A heap of dressed ore.	      (b) One of the districts divided by pillars of extra size,	          into which a mine is laid off in one system of	          extracting coal.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Dressmaking) A plain strip or band, as of velvet or	      plush, placed at intervals lengthwise on the skirt of a	      dress, for ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A portion of a framed structure between adjacent posts or	       struts, as in a bridge truss.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (A["e]ronautics) A segment of an a["e]roplane wing. In a	       biplane the outer panel extends from the wing tip to the	       next row of posts, and is trussed by oblique stay wires.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {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 from customers	      by accomplices of the inmates.	   {Panel saw}, handsaw with fine teeth, -- used for cutting out	      panels, etc.	   {Panel thief}, one who robs in a panel house.	      [1913 Webster]	Panel \Pan"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paneled}or {Panelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Paneling} or {Panelling}.]	   To form in or with panels; as, to panel a wainscot.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paneled back} (Arch.), the paneled work covering the window	      back. See {Window back}.	      [1913 Webster]
Panelation \Pan`el*a"tion\, n.	   The act of impaneling a jury. [Obs.] [Written also	   {panellation}.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
paneled \paneled\ adj.	   Decorated with panels or wainscoting; -- used of walls; as, a	   paneled family room.	   Syn: wainscoted.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paneless \Pane"less\, a.	   Without panes.	   [1913 Webster]	         To patch his paneless window.            --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
paneling \pan"el*ing\ (p[a^]n"[e^]l*[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act or process of forming in panels or decorating with	      panels. [Written also {panelling}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The panels which decorate the walls of a room.	      [PJC]
Panelwork \Pan"el*work`\, n. (Arch.)	   Wainscoting.	   [1913 Webster]
panetella \panetella\ n.	   Same as {panatela}.	   Syn: panatela, panatella, panetela.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paneulogism \Pan*eu"lo*gism\, n. [See {Pan-}, {Eulogy}.]	   Eulogy of everything; indiscriminate praise. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her book has a trace of the cant of paneulogism.	                                                  --National	                                                  Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
panfish \panfish\ n.	   1. Any of numerous small food fishes; especially those not	      available on the market.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Any of numerous small food fishes taken with hook and	      line.	      [WordNet 1.5]
pan-fry \pan-fry\ v.	   To fry in a pan.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Panful \Pan"ful\ (p[a^]n"f[.u]l), n.; pl. {Panfuls}	   (p[a^]n"f[.u]lz). [See 5th {Pan}.]	   Enough to fill a pan.	   [1913 Webster]
pang \pang\ (p[a^]ng), n. [Prob. for older prange. Cf. {Prong}.]	   A paroxysm of extreme pain or anguish; a sudden and	   transitory agony; a throe; as, the pangs of death.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Agony; anguish; distress. See {Agony}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pang \Pang\, v. t.	   To torture; to cause to have great pain or suffering; to	   torment. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pangenesis \Pan*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pan- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   An hypothesis advanced by Darwin in explanation of heredity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The theory rests on the assumption, that the whole	         organization, in the sense of every separate atom or	         unit, reproduces itself, the cells throwing off minute	         granules called gemmules, which circulate freely	         throughout the system and multiply by subdivision.	         These gemmules collect in the reproductive organs and	         products, or in buds, so that the egg or bud contains	         gemmules from all parts of the parent or parents, which	         in development give rise to cells in the offspring	         similar to those from which they were given off in the	         parent. The hypothesis also assumes that these gemmules	         need not in all cases develop into cells, but may lie	         dormant, and be transmitted from generation to	         generation without producing a noticeable effect until	         a case of atavism occurs. This is an ingenious	         hypothesis, but now known to be wrong. Although now, a	         hundred years later, we know that all transmitted	         genetic information (other than that in plasmids) is	         contained in the genome of a single cell, scientists	         are still only beginning to understand the development	         process.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pangenetic \Pan`ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to pangenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pangful \Pang"ful\, a.	   Full of pangs. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pangless \Pang"less\, a.	   Without a pang; painless. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Pangolin \Pan"go*lin\ (p[a^][ng]"g[-o]*l[i^]n), n. [Malay	   pang[=u]lang.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of {Manis}, {Pholidotus}, and	   related genera, found in Africa and Asia. They are covered	   with imbricated scales, and feed upon ants. Called also	   {scaly ant-eater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pangothic \Pan*goth"ic\, a. [Pan- + Gothic.]	   Of, pertaining to, or including, all the Gothic races.	   "Ancestral Pangothic stock." --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Panhandle \Pan"han`dle\, n.	   The handle of a pan; hence, fig., any arm or projection	   suggestive of the handle of a pan; as, the panhandle of West	   Virginia, Texas, or Idaho.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Panhandle State \Panhandle State\	   West Virginia; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
panhandle \pan"han`dle\ (p[a^]n"h[a^]n`d'l), v. i.	   To accost people in a public place and ask for money; to beg.	   -- {pan"hand`ler} (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[~e]r), n. --	   {pan"hand`ling} (p[a^]n"h[a^]nd`l[i^]ng), n.	   [PJC]
Panhandle \Pan"han`dle\ (p[a^]n"h[a^]n`d'l), v. t.	   1. to obtain by panhandling.	      [PJC]	   2. To accost in a public place and ask for money from.	      [PJC]
Panhellenic \Pan`hel*len"ic\, a. [See {Panhellenium}.]	   Of or pertaining to all Greece, or to Panhellenism; including	   all Greece, or all the Greeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Panhellenism \Pan*hel"len*ism\, n.	   A scheme to unite all the Greeks in one political body.	   [1913 Webster]
Panhellenist \Pan*hel"len*ist\, n.	   An advocate of Panhellenism.	   [1913 Webster]
Panhellenium \Pan`hel*le"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr.	   "Panellh`nion; pa^s, pa^n, all + "E`llhnes the Greeks.] (Gr.	   Antiq.)	   An assembly or association of Greeks from all the states of	   Greece.	   [1913 Webster]
Panic \Pan"ic\, n. [L. panicum.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Panicum}; panic grass; also, the edible	   grain of some species of panic grass.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Panic grass} (Bot.), any grass of the genus {Panicum}.	      [1913 Webster]	Panic \Pan"ic\, a. [Gr. paniko`s of or pertaining to Pa`n Pan,	   to whom the causing of sudden fright was ascribed: cf. F.	   panique.]	   Extreme or sudden and causeless; unreasonable; -- said of	   fear or fright; as, panic fear, terror, alarm. "A panic	   fright." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Panic \Pan"ic\, n. [Gr. to~ paniko`n (with or without dei^ma	   fear): cf. F. panique. See {Panic}, a.]	   1. A sudden, overpowering fright; esp., a sudden and	      groundless fright; terror inspired by a trifling cause or	      a misapprehension of danger; as, the troops were seized	      with a panic; they fled in a panic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By extension: A sudden widespread fright or apprehension	      concerning financial affairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Panical \Pan"ic*al\, a.	   See {Panic}, a. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
panicky \pan"ick*y\ adj.	   Same as {panic-stricken}; as, the travellers became panicky	   as the snow deepened.	   Syn: panic-stricken, panic-struck, petrified, terrified,	        frightened.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Panicle \Pan"i*cle\, n. [L. panicula a tuft on plants, dim. of	   panus the thread wound upon the bobbin in a shuttle; cf. Gr.	   ?, ?; prob. akin to E. pane: cf. F. panicule. See 2d {Pane}.]	   (Bot.)	   A pyramidal form of inflorescence, in which the cluster is	   loosely branched below and gradually simpler toward the end.	   [1913 Webster]
Panicled \Pan"i*cled\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with panicles; arranged in, or like, panicles;	   paniculate.	   [1913 Webster] Panic-stricken
Panic-stricken \Pan"ic-strick`en\, Panic-struck
\Pan"ic-struck`\, a.	   Struck with a panic, or sudden fear; thrown into a state of	   intense fear; as, trying to keep back the panic-stricken	   crowd. --Burke.	   Syn: panicky, petrified, terrified, frightened.	        [1913 Webster] Paniculate
Paniculate \Pa*nic"u*late\, Paniculated \Pa*nic"u*la`ted\, a.	   [See {Panicle}.] (Bot)	   Same as {Panicled}.	   [1913 Webster]
Panicum \Pan"i*cum\, n. [L., panic grass.] (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses, including several hundred species, some	   of which are valuable; panic grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Panidiomorphic \Pan*id`i*o*mor"phic\, a. [Pan- + idiomorphic.]	   (Geol.)	   Having a completely idiomorphic structure; -- said of certain	   rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Panier \Pan"ier\, n.	   See {Pannier}, 3. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Panification \Pan`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. panis bread + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make: cf. F. panification.]	   The act or process of making bread. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Panim \Pa"nim\, n.	   See {Painim}. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Panislamism \Pan*is"lam*ism\, n. [Pan- + Islamism.]	   A desire or plan for the union of all Muslim nations for the	   conquest of the world.	   [1913 Webster]
Panivorous \Pa*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. panis bread + vorare to	   devour.]	   Eating bread; subsisting on bread.	   [1913 Webster]
Pannade \Pan*nade"\, n.	   The curvet of a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Pannage \Pan"nage\, n. [OF. pasnage, LL. pasnadium,	   pastinaticum, fr. pastionare to feed on mast, as swine, fr.	   L. pastio a pasturing, grazing. See {Pastor}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   (a) The food of swine in the woods, as beechnuts, acorns,	       etc.; -- called also {pawns}.	   (b) A tax paid for the privilege of feeding swine in the	       woods.	       [1913 Webster]
Pannary \Pan"na*ry\, a.	   See {Panary}. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Panne \Panne\, n. [F.]	   A fabric resembling velvet, but having the nap flat and less	   close.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pannel \Pan"nel\, n. [See {Panel}.]	   1. A kind of rustic saddle. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) The stomach of a hawk. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A carriage for conveying a mortar and its bed, on a	      march. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Pannier \Pan"nier\, n. [F. panier, fr. L. panarium a bread	   basket, fr. panis bread. Cf. {Pantry}.]	   1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in	      pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an	      ass --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil. Antiq.) A shield of basket work formerly used by	      archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand	      their dresses; a kind of bustle.	      [1913 Webster]
Panniered \Pan"niered\, a.	   Bearing panniers. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pannikel \Pan"ni*kel\, n. [See {Pan} a dish.]	   The brainpan, or skull; hence, the crest. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pannikin \Pan"ni*kin\, n. [Dim. of pan a dish.]	   A small pan or cup. --Marryat. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
panning \pan"ning\, n.	   The act or process in which heavier ores are concentrated by	   agitating a sample of crushed ore under water in a shallow	   pan, thus washing away the lighter particles from the sample;	   as, panning for gold. See pan[1], v. t. and pan[1], v. i.	   [PJC]
Pannose \Pan"nose`\, a. [See {Pannus}.] (Bot.)	   Similar in texture or appearance to felt or woolen cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pannus \Pan"nus\, n. [L., cloth. See 2d {Pane}.] (Med.)	   A very vascular superficial opacity of the cornea, usually	   caused by granulation of the eyelids. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Panoistic \Pan`o*is"tic\, a. [Pan- + Gr. ? an egg.] (Zool.)	   Producing ova only; -- said of the ovaries of certain insects	   which do not produce vitelligenous cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Panomphean \Pan`om*phe"an\, a. [L. panomphaeus, Gr. ?.]	   Uttering ominous or prophetic voices; divining. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We want no half gods, panomphean Joves.  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Panoplied \Pan"o*plied\, a.	   Dressed in panoply.	   [1913 Webster]
Panoply \Pan"o*ply\ (p[a^]n"[-o]*pl[y^]), n. [Gr. panopli`a;	   pa^s, pa^n, all + "o`plon tool, implement, in pl., armor,	   arms.]	   1. Defensive armor in general; a full suit of defensive	      armor. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We had need to take the Christian panoply, to put on	            the whole armor of God.               --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any full set of elaborate attire, complete with	      accessories or accompanying paraphernalia; any elaborate	      special or ceremonial attire and equipment.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: Any impressive complete array; as, the full panoply	      of a presidential funeral.	      [PJC]	   4. Hence: [Fig.:] Any complete array of devices used in an	      endeavor; as, to deploy the full panoply of writer's	      techniques.	      [PJC] panoptic
panoptic \panoptic\ panoptical \panoptical\adj.	   Including everying visible in one view; as, a panoptic aerial	   photograph of the missile base; a panoptic stain used in	   microscopy.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Panopticon \Pa*nop"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Pan-}, and {Optic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A prison so contructed that the inspector can see each of	      the prisoners at all times, without being seen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A room for the exhibition of novelties.	      [1913 Webster]
Panorama \Pan`o*ra"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n, all + ?	   that which is seen, a view, fr. ? to see. See {Pan-}, and	   {Wary}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A complete view in every direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A comprehensive survey of a particular topic; also,	      a broad view of the development of a series of events.	      [PJC]	   3. A picture presenting a view of objects in every direction,	      as from a central point.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A picture representing scenes too extended to be beheld at	      once, and so exhibited a part at a time, by being	      unrolled, and made to pass continuously before the	      spectator.	      [1913 Webster] Panoramic
Panoramic \Pan`o*ram"ic\, Panoramical \Pan`o*ram"ic*al\, a.	   1. Of, pertaining to, or like, a panorama; exhibiting a very	      broad view; as, a panoramic view.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Panoramic camera}. See under {Camera}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Presented with a broad perspective; as, a panoramic	      view of European history.	      [PJC]
Panorpian \Pa*nor"pi*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the genus {Panorpa}. -- n. Same as	   {Panorpid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Panorpid \Pa*nor"pid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any neuropterous insect of the genus {Panorpa}, and allied	   genera. The larv[ae] feed on plant lice.	   [1913 Webster]
pan out \pan` out"\ (p[a^]n`out"),	   1. v. i. To succeed; as, the project didn't pan out.	      [PJC]	   2. To turn out (profitably or unprofitably); to result; to	      develop; as, the investigation, or the speculation, panned	      out poorly. [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Panpharmacon \Pan*phar"ma*con\, n. [NL. See {Pan-}, and	   {Pharmacon}.]	   A medicine for all diseases; a panacea. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Panpresbyterian \Pan`pres`by*te"ri*an\, a. [Pan- +	   Presbyterian.]	   Belonging to, or representative of, those who hold	   Presbyterian views in all parts of the world; as, a	   Panpresbyterian council.	   [1913 Webster]
Panpsychism \Pan*psy"chism\, n. [See {Pan-}; {Psychic}.]	   The theory that all nature is psychical or has a psychical	   aspect; the theory that every particle of matter has a	   psychical character or aspect. -- {Pan*psy"chic}, a. --	   {Pan*psy"chist}, n. -- {Pan`psy*chis"tic}, a.	         Fechner affords a conspicuous instance of the	         idealistic tendency to mysterize nature in his	         panpsychicism, or that form of noumenal idealism which	         holds that the universe is a vast communion of spirits,	         souls of men, of animals, of plants, of earth and other	         planets, of the sun, all embraced as different members	         in the soul of the world.                --Encyc. Brit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pansclavist	   Pansclavism	   Pansclavic
Pansclavic \Pan`sclav"ic\, Pansclavism \Pan`sclav"ism\,
Pansclavist \Pan`sclav"ist\, Pansclavonian \Pan`scla*vo"ni*an\	   See {Panslavic}, {Panslavism}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Panshon \Pan"shon\, n.	   An earthen vessel wider at the top than at the bottom, --	   used for holding milk and for various other purposes. [Prov.	   Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Pansied \Pan"sied\, a. [From {Pansy}.]	   Covered or adorned with pansies. "The pansied grounds."	   --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Panslavic \Pan`slav"ic\, a. [Pan- + Slavic.]	   Pertaining to all the Slavic races.	   [1913 Webster]
Panslavism \Pan`slav"ism\, n.	   A scheme or desire to unite all the Slavic races into one	   confederacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Panslavist \Pan`slav"ist\, n.	   One who favors Panslavism.	   [1913 Webster]
Panslavonian \Pan`sla*vo"ni*an\, a.	   See {Panslavic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pansophical \Pan*soph"ic*al\, a. [See {Pansophy}.]	   All-wise; claiming universal knowledge; as, pansophical	   pretenders. [R.] --John Worthington.	   [1913 Webster]
Pansophy \Pan"so*phy\, n. [Pan- + Gr. ? wisdom, ? wise: cf. F.	   pansophie.]	   Universal wisdom; esp., a system of universal knowledge	   proposed by Comenius (1592 -- 1671), a Moravian educator.	   [R.] --Hartlib.	   [1913 Webster]
Panspermism \Pan`sperm"ism\	   Same as {panspermia}.	   [PJC] Panspermatist
Panspermatist \Pan*sper"ma*tist\, Panspermist \Pan"sper`mist\,	   n. (Biol.)	   A believer in panspermy; one who rejects the theory of	   spontaneous generation; a biogenist.	   [1913 Webster]
Panspermic \Pan`sper"mic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to panspermy; as, the panspermic hypothesis.	   [1913 Webster] Panspermia
Panspermia \Pan`sper"mi*a\, Panspermy \Pan"sper`my\, n. [Pan- +	   Gr. ? a seed.] (Biol.)	   (a) The doctrine of the widespread distribution of germs,	       from which under favorable circumstances bacteria,	       vibrios, etc., may develop.	   (b) The doctrine that all organisms must come from living	       parents; biogenesis; -- the opposite of {spontaneous	       generation}.	   (c) The theory that life on earth originated from spores or	       germs that evolved elsewhere in the uiniverse; -- in	       contradistinction to the theory that life evolved on	       earth from inanimate matter. This theory, originally	       suggested by S. Arrhenius in 1907, is sometimes advanced	       by those who feel that the time required for evolution of	       life is too long for life to have evolved on Earth from	       inanimate matter.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]
Panstereorama \Pan*ste`re*o*ra"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pa^s, pa^n,	   all + ? solid + ? a view.]	   A model of a town or country, in relief, executed in wood,	   cork, pasteboard, or the like. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Pansy \Pan"sy\, n.; pl. {Pansies}. [F. Pens['e]e thought, pansy,	   fr. penser to think, L. pensare to weigh, ponder. See	   {Pensive}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Viola} ({Viola tricolor}) and its	   blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties	   have very large flowers of a great diversity of colors.	   Called also {heart's-ease}, {love-in-idleness}, and many	   other quaint names.	   [1913 Webster]
Pant \Pant\ (p[.a]nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Panted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Panting}.] [Cf. F. panteler to gasp for breath, OF.	   panteisier to be breathless, F. pantois out of breath; perh.	   akin to E. phantom, the verb prob. orig. meaning, to have the	   nightmare.]	   1. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after	      exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with	      heaving of the breast; to gasp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pluto plants for breath from out his cell. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly; -- often used	      with for or after.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the hart panteth after the water brooks. --Ps.	                                                  xlii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who pants for glory finds but short repose. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beat with unnatural violence or rapidity; to palpitate,	      or throb; -- said of the heart. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To sigh; to flutter; to languish. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The whispering breeze	            Pants on the leaves, and dies upon the trees.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Pant \Pant\, v. t.	   1. To breathe forth quickly or in a labored manner; to gasp	      out.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a cavern where my spirit	            Was panted forth in anguish.          --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To long for; to be eager after. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shall our hearts pant thee.      --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Pant \Pant\, n.	   1. A quick breathing; a catching of the breath; a gasp.	      --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A violent palpitation of the heart. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
pant \pant\, n.	   A single leg of a pair of pants. See {pants}.	   [PJC]	pant \pant\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pants.	   [PJC]
Panta- \Pan"ta-\	   See {Pan-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantable \Pan"ta*ble\, n.	   See {Pantofle}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pantacosm \Pan"ta*cosm\, n. [Panta- + Gr. ko`smos universe.]	   See {Cosmolabe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantagraph \Pan"ta*graph\, n.	   See {Pantograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantagruelism \Pan*tag"ru*el*ism\, n. [From Pantagruel, one of	   the characters of Rabelais.]	   1. The theory or practice of the medical profession; -- used	      in burlesque or ridicule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assumption of buffoonery to cover some serious purpose.	      [R.] --Donaldson.	      [1913 Webster]
Pantalet \Pan`ta*let"\, n. [Dim. of pantaloon.]	   One of the legs of the loose drawers worn by children and	   women; a pant leg; particularly, the lower part of such a	   garment, coming below the knee, often made in a separate	   piece; -- chiefly in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantaloon \Pan`ta*loon"\, n. [F. pantalon, fr. It. pantalone, a	   masked character in the Italian comedy, who wore breeches and	   stockings that were all of one piece, from Pantaleone, the	   patron saint of Venice, which, as a baptismal name, is very	   frequent among the Venetians, and is applied to them by the	   other Italians as a nickname, fr. Gr. Pantale`wn, lit., all	   lion, a Greek personal name.]	   1. A ridiculous character, or an old dotard, in the Italian	      comedy; also, a buffoon in pantomimes. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sixth age shifts	            Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A bifurcated garment for a man, covering the body from	      the waist downwards, and consisting of breeches and	      stockings in one.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. In recent times, a loose-fitting variety of	      {Trousers}, often of less than ankle length.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pantaloonery \Pan`ta*loon"er*y\, n.	   1. The character or performances of a pantaloon; buffoonery.	      [R.] --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Materials for pantaloons.	      [1913 Webster]
Pantamorph \Pan"ta*morph\, n.	   That which assumes, or exists in, all forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantamorphic \Pan`ta*mor"phic\, a. [Panta- + Gr. morfh` form.]	   Taking all forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantascope \Pan"ta*scope\, n. [Panta- + -scope.] (Photog.)	   A pantascopic camera.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantascopic \Pan`ta*scop"ic\, a.	   Viewing all; taking a view of the whole. See under {Camera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantastomata \Pan`ta*stom"a*ta\	   (p[a^]n`t[.a]*st[o^]m"[.a]*t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pa^s,	   panto`s, all + sto`ma, sto`matos, mouth.] (Zool.)	   One of the divisions of Flagellata, including the monads and	   allied forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantechnicon \Pan*tech"ni*con\, n. [NL. See {Pan-}, and	   {Technic}.]	   A depository or place where all sorts of manufactured	   articles are collected for sale.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantelegraph \Pan*tel"e*graph\, n. [Pan- + telegraph.]	   See under {Telegraph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Panter \Pant"er\, n.	   One who pants. --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]	Panter \Pan"ter\, n. [F. panetier. See {Pantry}.]	   A keeper of the pantry; a pantler. [Obs.] --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]	Panter \Pan"ter\, n. [See {Painter} a rope.]	   A net; a noose. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Panteutonic \Pan`teu*ton"ic\, a. [Pan- + Teutonic.]	   Of or pertaining to all the Teutonic races.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantheism \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 natural laws which are manifested in the	   existing universe; cosmotheism. The doctrine denies that God	   is a rational personality.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantheist \Pan"the*ist\, n.	   One who holds to pantheism.	   [1913 Webster] Pantheistic
Pantheistic \Pan`the*is"tic\, Pantheistical \Pan`the*is"tic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to pantheism; founded in, or leading to,	   pantheism. -- {Pan`the*is"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantheologist \Pan`the*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in pantheology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantheology \Pan`the*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pan- + theology.]	   A system of theology embracing all religions; a complete	   system of theology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantheon \Pan*the"on\, n. [L. pantheon, pantheum, Gr. pa`nqeion	   (sc. 'iero`n), fr. pa`nqeios of all gods; pa^s, pa^n, all +	   qe`os a god: cf. F. panth['e]on. See {Pan-}, and {Theism}.]	   1. A temple dedicated to all the gods; especially, the	      building so called at Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective gods of a people, or a work treating of	      them; as, a divinity of the Greek pantheon.	      [1913 Webster]
panther \pan"ther\ (p[a^]n"th[~e]r), n. [OE. pantere, F.	   panth[`e]re, L. panthera, Gr. pa`nqhr, prob. fr. Skr.	   pundr[imac]ka a tiger.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A large dark-colored variety of the leopard, by	      some Zoologists considered a distinct species. It is	      marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are	      darker than the color of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) In America, the name is applied to the puma, or	      cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Panther cat} (Zool.), the ocelot.	   {Panther cowry} (Zool.), a spotted East Indian cowry	      ({Cypr[ae]a pantherina}); -- so called from its color.	      [1913 Webster]
Panthera \Panthera\ prop. n.	   The genus of large felines including the lions; leopards;	   snow leopards; jaguars; tigers; cheetahs; and saber-toothed	   tigers.	   Syn: genus {Panthera}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pantheress \pan"ther*ess\, n. (Zool.)	   A female panther.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantherine \Pan"ther*ine\, a.	   Like a panther, esp. in color; as, the pantherine snake	   ({Ptyas mucosus}) of Brazil.	   [1913 Webster]
pantie \pantie\ n.	   A pair of short underpants for women or children (usually	   used in the plural).	   Syn: panty, scanty, step-in.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pantile \Pan"tile`\, n. [5th pan + tile.] (Arch.)	   A roofing tile, of peculiar form, having a transverse section	   resembling an elongated S laid on its side (?).	   [1913 Webster]
panting \panting\ adj.	   Breathing laboriously or convulsively.	   Syn: gasping, out-of-breath(predicate), pursy, short-winded,	        winded.	        [WordNet 1.5]	panting \panting\ n.	   The act or process of breathing heavily, usually after	   exertion.	   Syn: heaving.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Any fabric used to make trousers.	   Syn: trousering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pantingly \pant"ing*ly\, adv.	   With palpitation or rapid breathing. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantisocracy \Pan`ti*soc"ra*cy\, n. [Panto- + Gr. ? equal + ? to	   rule.]	   A Utopian community, in which all should rule equally, such	   as was devised by Coleridge, Lovell, and Southey, in their	   younger days.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantisocrat \Pan*tis"o*crat\, n.	   A pantisocratist.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantisocratic \Pan`ti*so*crat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pantisocracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantisocratist \Pan`ti*soc"ra*tist\, n.	   One who favors or supports the theory of a pantisocracy.	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantler \Pan"tler\, n. [F. panetier. See {Panter}, {Pantry}.]	   The servant or officer, in a great family, who has charge of	   the bread and the pantry. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Panto- \Pan"to-\	   See {Pan-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantochronometer \Pan`to*chro*nom"e*ter\, n. [Panto- +	   chronometer.]	   An instrument combining a compass, sundial, and universal	   time dial. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantofle \Pan*to"fle\, n. [F. pantoufle.]	   A slipper for the foot. [Written also {pantable} and	   {pantoble}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pantograph \Pan"to*graph\, n. [Panto- + -graph: cf. F.	   pantographe.]	   An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on	   the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale. [Written	   also {pantagraph}, and incorrectly {pentagraph}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. An electrical conducting device consisting of a	      collapsible frame resembling a pantograph[1], connected to	      the top of an electrically-powered vehicle such as a	      trolley, and used to conduct electrical current between	      the vehicle and an overhead electric wire, which supplies	      the power to the vehicle. The variable height of the	      pantograph ensures that it can move to follow variations	      in the height of the overhead wires, and thus make	      constant contact with the wires.	      [PJC]	   {Skew pantograph}, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy	      which is inclined with respect to the original figure; --	      also called {plagiograph}.	      [1913 Webster] Pantographic
Pantographic \Pan`to*graph"ic\, Pantographical
\Pan`to*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. pantographique.]	   Of or pertaining to a pantograph; relating to pantography.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantography \Pan*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. pantographie.]	   A general description; entire view of an object.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantological \Pan`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pantology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantologist \Pan*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in pantology; a writer of pantology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantology \Pan*tol"o*gy\, n. [Panto- + -logy.]	   A systematic view of all branches of human knowledge; a work	   of universal information.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantometer \Pan*tom"e*ter\, n. [Panto- + -meter: cf. F.	   pantom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring angles for determining	   elevations, distances, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantometry \Pan*tom"e*try\, n.	   Universal measurement. [R.] -- {Pan`to*met"ric}, a. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, n. [F., fr. L. pantomimus, Gr. ?, lit.,	   all-imitating; pa^s, panto`s, all + ? to imitate: cf. It.	   pantomimo. See {Mimic}.]	   1. A universal mimic; an actor who assumes many parts; also,	      any actor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who acts his part by gesticulation or dumb show only,	      without speaking; a pantomimist; a mime.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] saw a pantomime perform so well that he could	            follow the performance from the action alone.	                                                  --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dramatic representation by actors who use only dumb	      show; a depiction of an event, narrative, or situation	      using only gestures and bodily movements, without	      speaking; hence, dumb show, generally.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. A dramatic and spectacular entertainment of which dumb	      acting as well as burlesque dialogue, music, and dancing	      by Clown, Harlequin, etc., are features.	      [1913 Webster]	Pantomime \Pan"to*mime\, a.	   Representing only in mute actions; pantomimic; as, a	   pantomime dance.	   [1913 Webster] Pantomimic
Pantomimic \Pan`to*mim"ic\, Pantomimical \Pan`to*mim"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. pantomimique.]	   Of or pertaining to the pantomime; representing by dumb show.	   "Pantomimic gesture." --Bp. Warburton. --	   {Pan`to*mim"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantomimist \Pan"to*mi`mist\, n.	   An actor in pantomime; also, a composer of pantomimes.	   [1913 Webster]
Panton \Pan"ton\, n. [F. patin. See {Patten}.] (Far.)	   A horseshoe to correct a narrow, hoofbound heel.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantophagist \Pan*toph"a*gist\, n. [See {Pantophagous}.]	   A person or an animal that has the habit of eating all kinds	   of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantophagous \Pan*toph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. pantofa`gos; pa^s,	   panto`s, all + fagei^n to eat.]	   Eating all kinds of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantophagy \Pan*toph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. pantofagi`a.]	   The habit or power of eating all kinds of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantopoda \Pan*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Panto-}, & {-poda}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Pycnogonida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantoscopic \Pan`to*scop"ic\, a. [Panto- + -scope + -ic.]	   Literally, seeing everything; -- a term applied to eyeglasses	   or spectacles divided into two segments, the upper being	   designed for distant vision, the lower for vision of near	   objects.	   [1913 Webster]
Pantry \Pan"try\, n.; pl. {Pantries}. [OE. pantrie, F.	   paneterie, fr. panetier pantler, LL. panetarius baker,	   panetus small loaf of bread, L. panis bread. Cf. {Company},	   {Pannier}, {Pantler}.]	   An apartment or closet in which bread and other provisions	   are kept.	   [1913 Webster]
pants \pants\ n.	   1. n. pl. A garment extending from the waist to the knee or	      ankle, covering each leg separately.	   Syn: trousers.	        [WordNet 1.6]	   2. Underpants.	   Syn: drawers.	        [PJC]	   3. Specifically: Underpants worn by women; panties.	   Syn: bloomers, drawers, panties.	        [WordNet 1.6]
pantywaist \pantywaist\ n.	   A timid man or boy considered childish or unassertive.	   Syn: sissy, pansy, milksop, Milquetoast.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Panurgic \Pan*ur"gic\, a. [Cf. Gr. panoyrgiko`s knavish.]	   Skilled in all kinds of work. "The panurgic Diderot." --J.	   Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Panurgy \Pan"ur*gy\, n. [Gr. panoyrgi`a, fr. panoy^rgos,	   properly, ready to do anything; hence, knavish, roguish;	   pa^s, pa^n, all + 'e`rgon work.]	   Skill in all kinds of work or business; craft. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Panyard \Pan"yard\, n.	   See {Pannier}. [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Panym \Pa"nym\, n. & a.	   See {Panim}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
panzer \panzer\ n.	   A German tank of the kind used in World War II.	   [WordNet 1.5]	panzer \panzer\ adj. [German, Panzer armor.]	   1. Equipped with armored vehicles; armored; as, a panzer	      division.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or involving armored military vehicles;	      as, a panzer attack.	      [PJC]
Panzoism \Pan*zo"ism\, n. [Pan- + Gr. zo^,on an animal.] (Biol.)	   A term used to denote all of the elements or factors which	   constitute vitality or vital energy. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Paolo \Pa"o*lo\, n. [It. Cf. {Paul}.]	   An old Italian silver coin, worth about ten cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Pap \Pap\, n. [Cf. OSw. papp. Cf. {Pap} soft food.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A nipple; a mammilla; a teat. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The paps which thou hast sucked.      --Luke xi. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rounded, nipplelike hill or peak; anything resembling a	      nipple in shape; a mamelon. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Pap \Pap\, n. [Cf. D. pap, G. pappe, both perh. fr. L. papa,	   pappa, the word with which infants call for food: cf. It.	   pappa.]	   1. A soft food for infants, made of bread boiled or softened	      in milk or water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any speech, writing, or idea lacking substance, or	      of trivial content; oversimplified, trite, or worthless	      ideas.	   Syn: pablum, drivel, twaddle.	        [PJC]	   3. Nourishment or support from official patronage; as,	      treasury pap. [Colloq. & Contemptuous]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The pulp of fruit. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Pap \Pap\, v. t.	   To feed with pap. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Papa \Pa*pa"\, n. [F. papa, L. papa; cf. Gr. ?, ?, a child's	   word meaning father. Cf. {Pope}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A child's word for father.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A parish priest in the Greek Church. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Papabote \Pa`pa*bo"te\, n. [Probably of Creole origin.] (Zool.)	   The upland plover. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Papacy \Pa"pa*cy\, n. [LL. papatia, fr. L. papa a father,	   bishop. See {Pope}.]	   1. The office and dignity of the pope, or pontiff, of Rome;	      papal jurisdiction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The popes, collectively; the succession of popes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the	      opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an	      opprobrious sense.	      [1913 Webster]
Papagay \Pap"a*gay\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Popinjay}, 1	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Papain \Pa*pa"in\, n. [From {Papaw}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A proteolytic ferment, like trypsin, present in the juice of	   the green fruit of the papaw ({Carica Papaya}) of tropical	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
Papal \Pa"pal\, a. [F., fr. L. papa bishop. See {Papacy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the pope of Rome; proceeding from the	      pope; ordered or pronounced by the pope; as, papal	      jurisdiction; a papal edict; the papal benediction.	      --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church. "Papal	      Christians." --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Papal cross}. See Illust. 3 of {Cross}.	   {Papal crown}, the tiara.	      [1913 Webster]
Papalist \Pa"pal*ist\, n.	   A papist. [Obs.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Papality \Pa*pal"i*ty\, n. [LL. papalitas: cf. F. papaut['e].]	   The papacy. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Papalize \Pa"pal*ize\, v. t.	   To make papal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Papalize \Pa"pal*ize\, v. i.	   To conform to popery. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Papally \Pa"pal*ly\, adv.	   In a papal manner; popishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Papalty \Pa"pal*ty\, n.	   The papacy. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Papaphobia \Pa`pa*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. papa bishop + Gr. ?	   to fear.]	   Intense fear or dread of the pope, or of the Roman Catholic	   Church. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
paparazzo \paparazzo\ pl. {paparazzi}. n. [from Signore	   Paparazzo, a photographer in Fellini's film La Dolce Vita.]	   1. A free-lance photographer that specializes in following	      and photographing celebrities such as movie stars,	      especially to obtain candid photographs in private	      situations; as, her dogged pursuit by the paparazzi was	      believed to be a major factor in Princess Diana's death.	      [PJC]
Paparchy \Pa"par*chy\, n. [L. papa bishop + -archy.]	   Government by a pope; papal rule.	   [1913 Webster]
Papaver \Pa*pa"ver\, n. [L., poppy.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, including the poppy.	   [1913 Webster]
Papaveraceae \Papaveraceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of herbs or shrubs having milky and often	   colored juices and capsular fruits.	   Syn: family {Papaveraceae}, poppy family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Papaveraceous \Pa*pav`er*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants	   ({Papaveraceae}) of which the poppy, the celandine, and the	   bloodroot are well-known examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Papaverine \Pa*pav"er*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in opium. It has a weaker therapeutic	   action than morphine.	   [1913 Webster]
Papaverous \Pa*pav"er*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the poppy; of the nature of the poppy.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Papaw \Pa*paw"\, n. [Prob. from the native name in the West	   Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.]	   [Written also {pawpaw}.]	   1. (Bot.) Same as {papaya}, senses 1 and 2.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Bot.) A tree of the genus {Asimina} ({Asimina triloba}),	      growing in the western and southern parts of the United	      States, and producing a sweet edible fruit; also, the	      fruit itself. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
papaya \pa*pa"ya\, n. [Prob. from the native name in the West	   Indies; cf. Sp. papayo papaw, papaya the fruit of the papaw.]	   1. (Bot.) A tree ({Carica Papaya}) of tropical America,	      belonging to the order {Passiflore[ae]}; called also	      {papaw} and {pawpaw}. It has a soft, spongy stem, eighteen	      or twenty feet high, crowned with a tuft of large,	      long-stalked, palmately lobed leaves. The milky juice of	      the plant is said to have the property of making meat	      tender.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The fruit of the papaya tree; it is a dull orange-colored,	      melon-shaped fruit, which is eaten both raw and cooked or	      pickled. The fruit contains {papain}, a protease.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]
Papboat \Pap"boat`\, n.	   1. A kind of sauce boat or dish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large spiral East Indian marine shell	      ({Turbinella rapha}); -- so called because used by native	      priests to hold the oil for anointing.	      [1913 Webster]
Pape \Pape\, n. [Cf. F. pape, fr. L. papa. See {Pope}.]	   A spiritual father; specifically, the pope. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Papejay \Pa"pe*jay\, n.	   A popinjay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Paper \Pa"per\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r), n. [F. papier, fr. L. papyrus	   papyrus, from which the Egyptians made a kind of paper, Gr.	   pa`pyros. Cf. {Papyrus}.]	   1. A substance in the form of thin sheets or leaves intended	      to be written or printed on, or to be used in wrapping. It	      is made of rags, straw, bark, wood, or other fibrous	      material, which is first reduced to pulp, then molded,	      pressed, and dried.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sheet, leaf, or piece of such substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A printed or written instrument; a document, essay, or the	      like; a writing; as, a paper read before a scientific	      society.	      [1913 Webster]	            They brought a paper to me to be signed. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A printed sheet appearing periodically; a newspaper; a	      journal; as, a daily paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Negotiable evidences of indebtedness; notes; bills of	      exchange, and the like; as, the bank holds a large amount	      of his paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Decorated hangings or coverings for walls, made of paper.	      See {Paper hangings}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A paper containing (usually) a definite quantity; as, a	      paper of pins, tacks, opium, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A medicinal preparation spread upon paper, intended for	      external application; as, cantharides paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. Documents establishing a person's identity, or status,	      or attesting to some right, such as the right to drive a	      vehicle; as, the border guard asked for his papers.	      [PJC]	   Note: Paper is manufactured in sheets, the trade names of	         which, together with the regular sizes in inches, are	         shown in the following table. But paper makers vary the	         size somewhat.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the manufacture of books, etc., a sheet, of whatever	         size originally, is termed, when folded once, a folio;	         folded twice, a quarto, or 4to; three times, an octavo,	         or 8vo; four times, a sextodecimo, or 16mo; five times,	         a 32mo; three times, with an offcut folded twice and	         set in, a duodecimo, or 12mo; four times, with an	         offcut folded three times and set in, a 24mo.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Paper is often used adjectively or in combination,	         having commonly an obvious signification; as, paper	         cutter or paper-cutter; paper knife, paper-knife, or	         paperknife; paper maker, paper-maker, or papermaker;	         paper mill or paper-mill; paper weight, paper-weight,	         or paperweight, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Business paper}, checks, notes, drafts, etc., given in	      payment of actual indebtedness; -- opposed to	      accommodation paper.	   {Fly paper}, paper covered with a sticky preparation, -- used	      for catching flies.	   {Laid paper}. See under {Laid}.	   {Paper birch} (Bot.), the canoe birch tree ({Betula	      papyracea}).	   {Paper blockade}, an ineffective blockade, as by a weak naval	      force.	   {Paper boat} (Naut.), a boat made of water-proof paper.	   {Paper car wheel} (Railroad), a car wheel having a steel	      tire, and a center formed of compressed paper held between	      two plate-iron disks. --Forney.	   {Paper credit}, credit founded upon evidences of debt, such	      as promissory notes, duebills, etc.	   {Paper hanger}, one who covers walls with paper hangings.	   {Paper hangings}, paper printed with colored figures, or	      otherwise made ornamental, prepared to be pasted against	      the walls of apartments, etc.; wall paper.	   {Paper house}, an audience composed of people who have come	      in on free passes. [Cant]	   {Paper money}, notes or bills, usually issued by government	      or by a banking corporation, promising payment of money,	      and circulated as the representative of coin.	   {Paper mulberry}. (Bot.) See under Mulberry.	   {Paper muslin}, glazed muslin, used for linings, etc.	   {Paper nautilus}. (Zool.) See {Argonauta}.	   {Paper reed} (Bot.), the papyrus.	   {Paper sailor}. (Zool.) See Argonauta.	   {Paper stainer}, one who colors or stamps wall paper. --De	      Colange.	   {Paper wasp} (Zool.), any wasp which makes a nest of	      paperlike material, as the yellow jacket.	   {Paper weight}, any object used as a weight to prevent loose	      papers from being displaced by wind, or otherwise.	   {on paper}.	      (a) in writing; as, I would like to see that on paper.	      (b) in theory, though not necessarily in paractice.	      (c) in the design state; planned, but not yet put into	          practice.	   {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}.	   {Tissue paper}, thin, gauzelike paper, such as is used to	      protect engravings in books.	   {Wall paper}. Same as {Paper hangings}, above.	   {Waste paper}, paper thrown aside as worthless or useless,	      except for uses of little account.	   {Wove paper}, a writing paper with a uniform surface, not	      ribbed or watermarked.	   {paper tiger}, a person or group that appears to be powerful	      and dangerous but is in fact weak and ineffectual.	      [1913 Webster]
paper \pa"per\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to paper; made of paper; resembling	      paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Existing only on paper; unsubstantial; having very	      overrated power; as, a paper box; a paper army; a paper	      tiger.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	paper \pa"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {papered} (p[=a]"p[~e]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {papering}.]	   1. To cover or line with paper, especially with wallpaper; to	      furnish with paper hangings; to wallpaper; as, to paper a	      room or a house.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To fold or inclose in paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put on paper; to make a memorandum of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
paperback \pa"per*back`\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*b[a^]k`), n.	   A book with paper covers; -- contrasted with {hardback} or	   {hardcover}.	   Syn: softback, soft-cover.	        [WordNet 1.5]	paperback \pa"per*back\ adj.	   having a flexible binding; -- of books. Contrasted to	   {hardcover} or {hardbacked} or {hardbound}.	   Syn: paperbacked, soft-bound, softcover, softback.	        [WordNet 1.5]
paperbacked \pa"per*backed\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*b[a^]kt`), adj.	   1. same as {paperback}.	   Syn: paperback.	        [WordNet 1.5] paperboy
paperboy \pa"per*boy`\, paper boy \pa"per
boy`\(p[=a]"p[~e]r*boi`), n.	   A boy who sells or delivers newspapers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
paperclip \pa"per*clip`\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*kl[i^]p`), n.	   A folder wire or plastic fastener for holding sheets of paper	   together.	   Syn: gem clip.	        [WordNet 1.5] paperer
paperer \pa"per*er\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*[~e]r), paperhanger
\pa"per*hang`er\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*h[a^][ng]`[~e]r),n.	   One whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper.	   [WordNet 1.5]
paperhanging \pa"per*hang`ing\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*h[a^][ng]`[i^]ng),	   n.	   The application of wallpaper to walls for decorative	   purposes.	   Syn: papering.	        [WordNet 1.5]
papering \pa"per*ing\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*[i^]ng), n.	   Same as {paperhanging}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
paperknife \pa"per*knife`\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*n[imac]f`), n.	   A dull knife used to cut open the envelopes in which letters	   are mailed or to slit uncut pages of books.	   Syn: letter opener.	        [WordNet 1.5]
paper over \pa"per o"ver\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*[=o]"v[~e]r), v. t.	   To ignore or conceal (a disagreement or dispute) so as to	   continue friendly or productive relations; as, to paper over	   differences.	   [PJC]
papers \pa"pers\ n. pl.	   Documents providing information, esp. of an official nature	   about a person, vehicle, business, etc. See {paper}[9], n.	   Syn: document, written document.	        [WordNet 1.5]
paperweight \pa"per*weight`\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*w[=a]t`), n.	   See under {Paper}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
paperwork \pa"per*work`\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*w[^u]rk`), n.	   Work that involves handling or writing documents such as	   forms, letters, reports, sales records, etc.	   [WordNet 1.5]
papery \pa"per*y\ (p[=a]"p[~e]r*[y^]), a.	   Like paper; having the thinness or consistency of paper.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Papescent \Pa*pes"cent\, a. [From {Pap} soft food.]	   Containing or producing pap; like pap. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Papess \Pa"pess\, n. [F. papesse.]	   A female pope; i. e., the fictitious pope Joan. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Papeterie \Pa`pe*terie"\, n. [F., paper manufacture, fr. papier	   paper.]	   A case or box containing paper and materials for writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Paphian \Pa"phi*an\, a. [L. Paphius, Gr. ?, from ? the city	   Paphos.]	   Of or pertaining to Paphos, an ancient city of Cyprus, having	   a celebrated temple of Venus; hence, pertaining to Venus, or	   her rites.	   [1913 Webster]	Paphian \Pa"phi*an\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Paphos.	   [1913 Webster]
Papier-mach'e \Pa`pier"-ma`ch['e]"\, n. [F. papier m[^a]ch['e],	   lit., chewed or mashed paper.]	   A hard and strong substance made of a pulp from paper, mixed	   with size or glue, etc. It is formed into various articles,	   usually by means of molds.	   [1913 Webster]
Papilio \Pa*pil"i*o\, peop. n. [L., a butterfly.] (Zool.)	   A genus of butterflies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly it included numerous species which are now	         placed in other genera. By many writers it is now	         restricted to the swallow-tailed butterflies, like	         {Papilio polyxenes}, syn. {Papilio asterias}, and	         related species.	         [1913 Webster]
Papilionaceous \Pa*pil`io*na"ceous\, a.	   1. Resembling the butterfly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Having a winged corolla somewhat resembling a	          butterfly, as in the blossoms of the bean and pea.	      (b) Belonging to that suborder of leguminous plants	          (Papilionace[ae]) which includes the bean, pea, vetch,	          clover, and locust.	          [1913 Webster]
Papiliones \Pa*pil`i*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Papilio}.] (Zool.)	   The division of {Lepidoptera} which includes the butterflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Papilionides \Pa*pil`i*on"i*des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The typical butterflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Papilla \Pa*pil"la\, n.; pl. {Papill[ae]}. [L., a nipple,	   pimple.]	   Any minute nipplelike projection; as, the papill[ae] of the	   tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillar \Pap"il*lar\, a. [Cf. F. papillaire.]	   Same as {Papillose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillary \Pap"il*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F. papillaire.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a papilla or papill[ae];	   bearing, or covered with, papill[ae]; papillose.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillate \Pap"il*late\, v. t. & i.	   To cover with papill[ae]; to take the form of a papilla, or	   of papill[ae].	   [1913 Webster]	Papillate \Pap"il*late\, a.	   Same as {Papillose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Papilliform \Pa*pil"li*form\, a. [Papilla + -form.]	   Shaped like a papilla; mammilliform.	   [1913 Webster]
Papilloma \Pap`il*lo"ma\, n.; pl. {Papillomata}. [NL. See	   {Papilla}, and {-Oma}.] (Med.)	   A tumor formed by hypertrophy of the papill[ae] of the skin	   or mucous membrane, as a corn or a wart. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillomatous \Pap`il*lo"ma*tous\, a. (Med.)	   Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, papillomata.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillose \Pap"il*lose`\, a. [Cf. F. papilleux.]	   Covered with, or bearing, papill[ae]; resembling papill[ae];	   papillate; papillar; papillary.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillote \Pap"il*lote\, n. [F., fr. papillon a butterfly.]	   A small piece of paper on which women roll up their hair to	   make it curl; a curl paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillous \Pap"il*lous\, a.	   Papillary; papillose.	   [1913 Webster]
Papillulate \Pa*pil"lu*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a minute papilla in the center of a larger elevation	   or depression.	   [1913 Webster]
Papion \Pa"pi*on\, n. [Prob. from native name: cf. Sp. papion.]	   (Zool.)	   A West African baboon ({Cynocephalus sphinx}), allied to the	   chacma. Its color is generally chestnut, varying in tint.	   [1913 Webster]
Papism \Pa"pism\, n. [F. papisme. See {Pape}, {Pope}.]	   Popery; -- an offensive term. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Papist \Pa"pist\, n. [F. papiste. See {Pape}, {Pope}.]	   A Roman Catholic; one who adheres to the Church of Rome and	   the authority of the pope; -- an offensive designation	   applied to Roman Catholics by their opponents.	   [1913 Webster] Papistic
Papistic \Pa*pis"tic\, Papistical \Pa*pis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   papistique.]	   Of or pertaining to the Church of Rome and its doctrines and	   ceremonies; pertaining to popery; popish; -- used	   disparagingly. "The old papistic worship." --T. Warton. --	   {Pa*pis"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Papistry \Pa"pist*ry\, n.	   The doctrine and ceremonies of the Church of Rome; popery.	   [R.] --Whitgift.	   [1913 Webster]
Papized \Pa"pized\, a. [From {Pape}.]	   Conformed to popery. [Obs.] "Papized writers." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Papoose \Pa*poose"\, n.	   A babe or young child of Indian parentage in North America.	   [1913 Webster]
Pappiform \Pap"pi*form\, a. (Bot.)	   Resembling the pappus of composite plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Pappoose \Pap*poose"\, n.	   Same as {Papoose}.	   [1913 Webster] papooseroot
papooseroot \papooseroot\, papoose root \papoose root\n. (Bot.)	   A tall herb ({Caulophyllum thalictroides}) of eastern North	   America and Asia having blue berrylike fruit and a thick	   knotty rootstock formerly used medicinally; the {Cohosh}. See	   also {Cohosh}.	   Syn: blue cohosh, blueberry root, papoose root, squawroot,	        squaw root, Caulophyllum thalictrioides, {Caulophyllum	        thalictroides}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pappose \Pap*pose"\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with a pappus; downy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pappous \Pap"pous\, a. (Bot.)	   Pappose.	   [1913 Webster]
Pappus \Pap"pus\, n. [L., an old man or grandfather; hence, a	   substance resembling gray hairs, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   The hairy or feathery appendage of the achenes of thistles,	   dandelions, and most other plants of the order	   {Composit[ae]}; also, the scales, awns, or bristles which	   represent the calyx in other plants of the same order.	   [1913 Webster]
Pappy \Pap"py\, a. [From {Pap} soft food.]	   Like pap; soft; succulent; tender. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster] Paprika
Paprika \Pa"pri*ka\, n. Also Paprica \Pa"pri*ca\ [Hung. paprika	   Turkish pepper; prob. through G.]	   The dried ripened fruit of {Capsicum annuum} or various other	   species of pepper; also, the mildly pungent condiment	   prepared from it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Papua \Papua\ prop. n.	   A Pacific island north of Australia; governed by Australia	   and Indonesia.	   Syn: New Guinea.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Papuan \Pap"u*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Papua.	   [1913 Webster]
Papuars \Pap"u*ars\, n. pl.; sing. {Papuan}. (Ethnol.)	   The native black race of Papua or New Guinea, and the	   adjacent islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Papula \Pap"u*la\, n.; pl. {Papul[ae]}. [L.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) A pimple; a small, usually conical, elevation of	      the cuticle, produced by congestion, accumulated	      secretion, or hypertrophy of tissue; a papule. --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the numerous small hollow processes of the	      integument between the plates of starfishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Papular \Pap"u*lar\, a.	   1. Covered with papules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Consisting of papules; characterized by the	      presence of papules; as, a papular eruption.	      [1913 Webster]
Papule \Pap"ule\, n.; pl. {Papules}.	   Same as {Papula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Papulose \Pap"u*lose`\, a. (Biol.)	   Having papul[ae]; papillose; as, a papulose leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Papulous \Pap"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. papuleux.]	   Covered with, or characterized by, papul[ae]; papulose.	   [1913 Webster]
Papyraceous \Pap`y*ra"ceous\, a. [L. papyraceus made of	   papyrus.]	   Made of papyrus; of the consistency of paper; papery.	   [1913 Webster]
Papyrean \Pa*pyr"e*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to papyrus, or to paper; papyraceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Papyrine \Pap"y*rine\, n. [Cf. F. papyrin made of paper. See	   {Paper}.]	   Imitation parchment, made by soaking unsized paper in dilute	   sulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Papyrograph \Pa*pyr"o*graph\, n. [Papyrus + -graph.]	   An apparatus for multiplying writings, drawings, etc., in	   which a paper stencil, formed by writing or drawing with	   corrosive ink, is used. The word is also used of other means	   of multiplying copies of writings, drawings, etc. See	   {Copygraph}, {Hectograph}, {Manifold}. [Obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Papyrography \Pap`y*rog"ra*phy\, n.	   The process of multiplying copies of writings, etc., by means	   of the papyrograph. -- {Pap`y*ro*graph"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Papyrus \Pa*py"rus\, n.; pl. {Papyri}. [L., fr. Gr. pa`pyros.	   See {Paper}.]	   1. (Bot.) A tall rushlike plant ({Cyperus Papyrus}) of the	      Sedge family, formerly growing in Egypt, and now found in	      Abyssinia, Syria, Sicily, etc. The stem is triangular and	      about an inch thick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material upon which the ancient Egyptians wrote. It	      was formed by cutting the stem of the plant into thin	      longitudinal slices, which were gummed together and	      pressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A manuscript written on papyrus; esp., pl., written	      scrolls made of papyrus; as, the papyri of Egypt or	      Herculaneum.	      [1913 Webster]
Paque \P[^a]que\, n. [F. p[^a]que.]	   See {Pasch} and {Easter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Par \Par\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Parr}.	   [1913 Webster]	Par \Par\, prep. [F., fr. L. per. See {Per}.]	   By; with; -- used frequently in Early English in phrases	   taken from the French, being sometimes written as a part of	   the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par	   cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.	   [1913 Webster]	Par \Par\, n. [L. par, adj., equal. See {Peer} an equal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the	      value expressed on the face or in the words of a	      certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equality of condition or circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An amount which is taken as an average or mean. [Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Golf) The number of strokes required for a hole or a	      round played without mistake, two strokes being allowed on	      each hole for putting. Par represents perfect play,	      whereas {bogey} makes allowance on some holes for human	      frailty. Thus if par for a course is 75, bogey is usually	      put down, arbitrarily, as 81 or 82. If par for one hole is	      5, a {bogey} is 6, and a score of 7 strokes would be a	      {double bogey}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {At par}, at the original price; neither at a discount nor at	      a premium; -- used especially of financial instruments,	      such as bonds.	   {Above par}, at a premium.	   {Below par},	      (a) at a discount.	      (a) less than the expected or usual quality; -- of the	          quality of objects and of the performance of people;	          as, he performed below par in the game.	   {On a par}, on a level; in the same condition, circumstances,	      position, rank, etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par;	      his ability is on a par with his ambition.	   {Par of exchange}. See under {Exchange}.	   {Par value}, nominal value; face value; -- used especially of	      financial instruments, such as bonds.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Para- \Par"a-\ [Gr. para` beside; prob. akin to E. for- in	   forgive. Cf. {For-}.]	   1. A prefix signifying alongside of, beside, beyond, against,	      amiss; as parable, literally, a placing beside; paradox,	      that which is contrary to opinion; parachronism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting:	      (a) Likeness, similarity, or connection, or that the	          substance resembles, but is distinct from, that to the	          name of which it is prefixed; as paraldehyde,	          paraconine, etc.; also, an isomeric modification.	      (b) Specifically: (Organ. Chem.) That two groups or	          radicals substituted in the benzene nucleus are	          opposite, or in the respective positions 1 and 4; 2	          and 5; or 3 and 6, as paraxylene; paroxybenzoic acid.	          Cf. {Ortho-}, and {Meta-}. Also used adjectively.	          [1913 Webster]
Para \Pa*ra"\, n. [Turk., fr. Per. p[=a]rah a piece.]	   A piece of Turkish money, usually copper, the fortieth part	   of a piaster, or about one ninth of a cent.	   [1913 Webster]
Par'a \Pa*r['a]"\, n.	   1. The southern arm of the Amazon in Brazil; also, a seaport	      on this arm.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Short for {Par['a] rubber}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Para-anaesthesia
Para-anaesthesia \Par`a-an`aes*the"si*a\, Par-anesthesia
\Par`-an`es*the"si*a\, n. [NL.; para- + an[ae]sthesia.] (Med.)	   An[ae]sthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parabanic \Par`a*ban"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to pass over.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid which is	   obtained by the oxidation of uric acid, as a white	   crystalline substance ({C3N2H2O3}); -- also called oxalyl	   urea.	   [1913 Webster]
Parablast \Par"a*blast\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? to grow beside. See	   {Para-}, and {-blast}.] (Biol.)	   A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the	   developing embryo, the cells of which are especially	   concerned in forming the first blood and blood vessels. --C.	   S. Minot.	   [1913 Webster]
Parablastic \Par`a*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to the parablast; as, the parablastic cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Parable \Par"a*ble\, a. [L. parabilis, fr. parare to provide.]	   Procurable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Parable \Par"a*ble\, n. [F. parabole, L. parabola, fr. Gr. ? a	   placing beside or together, a comparing, comparison, a	   parable, fr. ? to throw beside, compare; para` beside + ? to	   throw; cf. Skr. gal to drop. Cf. {Emblem}, {Gland},	   {Palaver}, {Parabola}, {Parley}, {Parabole}, {Symbol}.]	   A comparison; a similitude; specifically, a short fictitious	   narrative of something which might really occur in life or	   nature, by means of which a moral is drawn; as, the parables	   of Christ. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Declare unto us the parable of the tares. --Matt. xiii.	                                                  36.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Allegory}, and Note under {Apologue}.	        [1913 Webster]	Parable \Par"a*ble\, v. t.	   To represent by parable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which by the ancient sages was thus parabled. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Parabola \Pa*rab"o*la\, n.; pl. {Parabolas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; --	   so called because its axis is parallel to the side of the	   cone. See {Parable}, and cf. {Parabole}.] (Geom.)	   (a) A kind of curve; one of the conic sections formed by the	       intersection of the surface of a cone with a plane	       parallel to one of its sides. It is a curve, any point of	       which is equally distant from a fixed point, called the	       focus, and a fixed straight line, called the directrix.	       See {Focus}.	   (b) One of a group of curves defined by the equation y =	       ax^{n} where n is a positive whole number or a positive	       fraction. For the {cubical parabola} n = 3; for the	       {semicubical parabola} n = 3/2. See under {Cubical}, and	       {Semicubical}. The parabolas have infinite branches, but	       no rectilineal asymptotes.	       [1913 Webster]
Parabole \Pa*rab"o*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Parable}.]	   (Rhet.)	   Similitude; comparison.	   [1913 Webster] Parabolic
Parabolic \Par`a*bol"ic\, Parabolical \Par`a*bol"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   paraboliko`s figurative: cf. F. parabolique. See {Parable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of the nature of a parable; expressed by a parable or	      figure; allegorical; as, parabolical instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From {Parabola}.] (Geom.)	      (a) Having the form or nature of a parabola; pertaining	          to, or resembling, a parabola; as, a parabolic curve.	      (b) Having a form like that generated by the revolution of	          a parabola, or by a line that moves on a parabola as a	          directing curve; as, a parabolic conoid; a parabolic	          reflector; a parabolic antenna.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Parabolic conoid}, a paraboloid; a conoid whose directing	      curve is a parabola. See {Conoid}.	   {Parabolic mirror} (Opt.), a mirror having a paraboloidal	      surface which gives for parallel rays (as those from very	      distant objects) images free from aberration. It is used	      in reflecting telescopes.	   {Parabolic spindle}, the solid generated by revolving the	      portion of a parabola cut off by a line drawn at right	      angles to the axis of the curve, about that line as an	      axis.	   {Parabolic spiral}, a spiral curve conceived to be formed by	      the periphery of a semiparabola when its axis is wrapped	      about a circle; also, any other spiral curve having an	      analogy to the parabola.	      [1913 Webster]
Parabolically \Par`a*bol"ic*al*ly\	   (p[a^]r`[.a]*b[o^]l"[i^]*kal*l[y^]), adv.	   1. By way of parable; in a parabolic manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the form of a parabola.	      [1913 Webster]
Paraboliform \Par`a*bol"i*form\	   (p[a^]r`[.a]*b[o^]l"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Parabola + -form.]	   Resembling a parabola in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Parabolism \Pa*rab"o*lism\ (p[.a]*r[a^]b"[-o]*l[i^]z'm), n.	   [From {Parabola}.] (Alg.)	   The division of the terms of an equation by a known quantity	   that is involved in the first term. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parabolist \Pa*rab"o*list\ (-l[i^]st), n.	   A narrator of parables.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraboloid \Pa*rab"o*loid\ (-loid), n. [Parabola + -oid: cf. F.	   parabolo["i]de.] (Geom.)	   The solid generated by the rotation of a parabola about its	   axis; any surface of the second order whose sections by	   planes parallel to a given line are parabolas.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term paraboloid has sometimes been applied also to	         the parabolas of the higher orders. --Hutton.	         [1913 Webster]
Paraboloidal \Par`a*bo*loid"al\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a paraboloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Parabronchium \Par`a*bron"chi*um\, n.; pl. {Parabronchia}. [NL.	   See {Para-}, {Bronchia}.] (Anat.)	   One of the branches of an ectobronchium or entobronchium.	   [1913 Webster]
Paracelsian \Par`a*cel"si*an\, prop. a.	   Of, pertaining to, or in conformity with, the practice of	   Paracelsus, a Swiss physician and alchemist of the 15th	   century. --Ferrand.	   [1913 Webster]	Paracelsian \Par`a*cel"si*an\, prop. n.	   A follower of Paracelsus or his practice or teachings.	   --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Paracelsist \Par`a*cel"sist\, prop. n.	   A Paracelsian.	   [1913 Webster]
Paracelsus \Par`a*cel"sus\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]l"s[u^]s), prop. n.	   Philippus Aureolus Paracelsus (originally Theophrastus	   Bombastus von Hohenheim, also called Theophrastus Paracelsus	   and Theophrastus von Hohenheim). Born at Maria-Einsiedeln, in	   the Canton of Schwyz, Switzerland, Dec. 17 (or 10 Nov.),	   1493: died at Salzburg, Sept. 23 (or 24), 1541. A celebrated	   German-Swiss physician, reformer of therapeutics,	   iatrochemist, and alchemist. He attended school in a small	   lead-mining district where his father, William Bombast von	   Hohenheim, was a physician and teacher of alchemy. The family	   originally came from W["u]rtemberg, where the noble family of	   Bombastus was in possession of the ancestral castle of	   Hohenheim near Stuttgart until 1409. He entered the	   University of Basel at the age of sixteen, where he adopted	   the name Paracelsus, after Celsius, a noted Roman physician.	   But he left without a degree, first going to Wurtzburg to	   study under Joannes Trithemius, Abbot of Sponheim	   (1462-1516), a famous astrologer and alchemist, who initiated	   him into the mysteries of alchemy. He then spent many years	   in travel and intercourse with distinguished scholars,	   studied and practiced medicine and surgery, and at one point	   attended the Diet of Worms. He was appointed to the office of	   city physician of Basel, which also made him a lecturer on	   medicine at Basel about 1526, where, through the publisher	   Johan Frobenius he made friends with the scholar Erasmus; and	   there he fulminated against the medical pseudo-science of his	   day, and against the blind adherence to ancient medical	   authorities such as Hippocrates, Galen, and Avicenna, which	   was still the prevalent philosophy of medicine in the	   sixteenth century. But soon, in 1528, he was driven from the	   city by the medical corporations, whose methods he had	   severely criticized. He found refuge with friends, and	   traveled and practiced medicine, but could not find a	   publisher willing to print his books. He preached frequently	   the need for experimentation in medicine. He is important in	   the history of medicine chiefly on account of the impetus	   which he gave to the development of pharmaceutical chemistry.	   He was also the author of a visionary and theosophic system	   of philosophy. The first collective edition of his works	   appeared at Basel in 1589-91. Among the many legends	   concerning him is that concerning his long sword, which he	   obtained while serving as barber-surgeon during the	   Neapolitan wars. It was rumored that in the hilt of the sword	   he kept a familiar or small demon; some thought he carried	   the elixer of life in the sword. He is buried in the cemetary	   of the Hospital of St. Sebastian in Salzburg. For more	   detailed information about Paracelsus, there is a special	   project, the [a	   href="http:]/www.mhiz.unizh.ch/Paracelsus.html">Zurich	   Paracelsus Project available on the Web. --Century Dict.,	   1906; --Bernard Jaffe (Crucibles: The Story of Chemistry,	   Revised Edition, 1948).	   [PJC]	         The apothecaries, too, were enraged against this	         iconoclast [Paracelsus]. For had he not, as official	         town physician, demanded the right to inspect their	         stocks and rule over their prescriptions which he	         denounced as "foul broths"? These apothecaries had	         grown fat on the barbarous prescriptions of the local	         doctors. "The physician's duty is to heal the sick, not	         to enrich the apothecaries," he had warned them, and	         refused to send his patients to them to have the	         prescriptions compounded. He made his own medicines	         instead, and gave them free to his patients.	         . . .	         Then they hatched a plot and before long Basel had lost	         Paracelsus, ostensibly because of the meanness of a	         wealthy citizen. Paracelsus had sued Canon Lichtenfels	         for failure to pay him one hundred guldens promised for	         a cure. The patient had offered only six guldens, and	         the fiery Paracelsus, when the court deliberately	         handed in a verdict against him, rebuked it in such	         terms that his life was in imminent danger. In the dead	         of night, he was persuaded by his friends to leave	         secretly the city where he had hurled defiance at the	         pseudo-medicos of the world.             --Bernard	                                                  Jaffe	                                                  (Crucibles:	                                                  The Story of	                                                  Chemistry,	                                                  Revised	                                                  Edition, 1948)	   [PJC]	         Although the theories of Paracelsus as contrasted with	         the Galeno-Arabic system indicate no advance, inasmuch	         as they ignore entirely the study of anatomy, still his	         reputation as a reformer of therapeutics is justified	         in that he broke new paths in the science. He may be	         taken as the founder of modern materia medica, and	         pioneer of scientific chemistry, since before his time	         medical science received no assistance from alchemy. To	         Paracelsus is due the use of mercury for syphilis as	         well as a number of other metallic remedies, probably a	         result of his studies in Schwaz, and partly his	         acquaintance with the quicksilver works in Idria.	                                                  --Catholic	                                                  Encyclopedia,	                                                  1911	   [PJC]
Paracentesis \Par`a*cen*te"sis\	   (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]n*t[=e]"s[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   parake`nthsis, fr. parakentei^n to pierce at the side, to	   tap.] (Med.)	   The perforation of a cavity of the body with a trocar,	   aspirator, or other suitable instrument, for the evacuation	   of effused fluid, pus, or gas; tapping.	   [1913 Webster] paracentric
paracentric \par`a*cen"tric\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]n"tr[i^]k),
paracentrical \par`a*cen"tric*al\	   (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[e^]n"tr[i^]*kal), a. [Pref. para- + centric,	   -ical: cf. F. paracentrique.]	   Deviating from circularity; changing the distance from a	   center.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paracentric curve} (Math.), a curve having the property	      that, when its plane is placed vertically, a body	      descending along it, by the force of gravity, will	      approach to, or recede from, a fixed point or center, by	      equal distances in equal times; -- called also a	      {paracentric}.	   {Paracentric motion} or {Paracentric velocity}, the motion or	      velocity of a revolving body, such as a planet, by which	      it approaches to, or recedes from, the center, without	      reference to its motion in space, or to its motion as	      reckoned in any other direction.	      [1913 Webster]
Parachordal \Par`a*chor"dal\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*k[^o]r"dal), a. [Pref.	   para- + chordal.] (Anat.)	   Situated on either side of the notochord; -- applied	   especially to the cartilaginous rudiments of the skull on	   each side of the anterior part of the notochord. -- n. A	   parachordal cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Parachronism \Pa*rach"ro*nism\ (p[.a]*r[a^]k"r[-o]*n[i^]z'm), n.	   [Pref. para- + Gr. ? time: cf. F. parachronisme.]	   An error in chronology, by which the date of an event is set	   later than the time of its occurrence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parachrose \Par"a*chrose\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*kr[=o]s), a. [Gr.	   para`chrwsis false coloring; para` beside, beyond + chrw`s	   color.] (Min.)	   Changing color by exposure --Mohs.	   [1913 Webster]
Parachute \Par"a*chute\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*sh[=oo]t or	   p[a^]r"[.a]*sh[udd]t), n. [F., fr. parer to ward off, guard +	   chute a fall. See {Parry}, and {Chute}, {Chance}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A device made of a piece of cloth, usually silk, attached	      to multiple chords fastened to a harness; when attached to	      a person or object falling through the air, it opens from	      a folded configuration into an umbrella-shaped form, thus	      slowing the rate of descent so that a safe descent and	      landing may be made through the air from an airplane,	      balloon, or other high point. It is commonly used for	      descending to the ground from a flying airplane, as for	      military operations (as of airborne troops) or in an	      emergency, or for sport. In the case of use as a sport,	      the descent from an airplane by parachute is called {sky	      diving}. Some older versions of parachute were more rigid,	      and were shaped somewhat in the form of an umbrella.	   2. (Zool.) A web or fold of skin which extends between the	      legs of certain mammals, as the flying squirrels, colugo,	      and phalangister.	      [1913 Webster]
parachute \par"a*chute\, v. i.	   TO descend to th ground from an airplane or other high place	   using a parachute; as, when the plane stalled, he parachuted	   safely to the ground.	   [PJC]	   {golden parachute} a generous set of financial benefits,	      including severance pay, provided by contract to a	      high-level corporate employee in the event s/he is	      dismissed or his/her job is lost in a corporate takeover	      or merger; also, the contract providing for such benefits.	      	   {drogue parachute} a small parachute that is first released	      and opened in order to more reliably deploy a larger	      parachute. Also called {drogue}.	      [PJC] parachuter
parachuter \par"a*chut`er\, parachutist \par`a*chut"ist\, n.	   One who descends from a high altitude to the ground by means	   of a parachute, especially one who does so for sport or in a	   military operation.	   [PJC]
parachuting \par"a*chut*ing\, n.	   The act or process of descending from a high altitude to the	   ground by means of a parachute.	   [PJC]
Paraclete \Par"a*clete\, n. [L. paracletus, Gr. para`klhtos,	   from parakalei^n to call to one, to exhort, encourage; para`	   beside + kalei^n to call.]	   An advocate; one called to aid or support; hence, the	   Consoler, Comforter, or Intercessor; -- a term applied to the	   Holy Spirit.	   [1913 Webster]	         From which intercession especially I conceive he hath	         the name of the Paraclete given him by Christ. --Bp.	                                                  Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraclose \Par"a*close\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Parclose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paracmastic \Par`ac*mas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Para-}, and	   {Acme}.] (Med.)	   Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a	   distemper. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraconic \Par`a*con"ic\, a. [Pref. para- + aconitic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained as a	   deliquescent white crystalline substance, and isomeric with	   itaconic, citraconic, and mesaconic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraconine \Par`a*co"nine\, n. [Pref. para- + conine.] (Chem.)	   A base resembling and isomeric with conine, and obtained as a	   colorless liquid from butyric aldehyde and ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Paracorolla \Par`a*co*rol"la\, n. [Pref. para- + corolla.]	   (Bot.)	   A secondary or inner corolla; a corona, as of the Narcissus.	   [1913 Webster]
Par'a cress \Par['a] cress\	   An annual asteraceous herb ({Spilances oleracea}) grown in	   tropical countries as a pungent salad, and also used	   medicinally.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paracrostic \Par`a*cros"tic\, n. [Pref. para- + acrostic.]	   A poetical composition, in which the first verse contains, in	   order, the first letters of all the verses of the poem.	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Paracyanogen \Par`a*cy*an"o*gen\, n. [Pref. para- + cyanogen.]	   (Chem.)	   A polymeric modification of cyanogen, obtained as a brown or	   black amorphous residue by heating mercuric cyanide.	   [1913 Webster]
Paracymene \Par`a*cy"mene\, n. [Pref. para- + cymene.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Cymene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradactylum \Par`a*dac"ty*lum\, n.; pl. {Paradactyla}. [NL. See	   {Para-}, and {Dactyl}.] (Zool.)	   The side of a toe or finger.	   [1913 Webster]
Parade \Pa*rade"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. parada a halt or stopping, an	   assembling for exercise, a place where troops are assembled	   to exercise, fr. parar to stop, to prepare. See {Pare}, v.	   t.]	   1. The ground where a military display is held, or where	      troops are drilled. Also called {parade ground}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) An assembly and orderly arrangement or display of	      troops, in full equipments, for inspection or evolutions	      before some superior officer; a review of troops. Parades	      are general, regimental, or private (troop, battery, or	      company), according to the force assembled.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Any imposing procession; the movement of any group	      of people marshaled in military order, especially a	      festive public procession, which may include a marching	      band, persons in varied costume, vehicles with elaborate	      displays, and other forms of entertainment, held in	      commemoration or celebration of an event or in honor of a	      person or persons; as, a parade of firemen; a Thanksgiving	      Day parade; a Memorial Day parade; a ticker-tape parade.	      [PJC]	            In state returned the grand parade.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: A pompous show; a formal or ostentatious display or	      exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be rich, but of your wealth make no parade. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Posture of defense; guard. [A Gallicism.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When they are not in parade, and upon their guard.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A public walk; a promenade.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dress parade}, {Undress parade}. See under {Dress}, and	      {Undress}.	   {Parade rest}, a position of rest for soldiers, in which,	      however, they are required to be silent and motionless.	      --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ostentation; display; show.	   Usage: {Parade}, {Ostentation}. Parade is a pompous	          exhibition of things for the purpose of display;	          ostentation now generally indicates a parade of	          virtues or other qualities for which one expects to be	          honored. "It was not in the mere parade of royalty	          that the Mexican potentates exhibited their power."	          --Robertson. "We are dazzled with the splendor of	          titles, the ostentation of learning, and the noise of	          victories." --Spectator.	          [1913 Webster]	Parade \Pa*rade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Parading}.] [Cf. F. parader.]	   1. To exhibit in a showy or ostentatious manner; to show off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parading all her sensibility.         --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assemble and form; to marshal; to cause to maneuver or	      march ceremoniously; as, to parade troops.	      [1913 Webster]	Parade \Pa*rade"\, v. i.	   1. To make an exhibition or spectacle of one's self, as by	      walking in a public place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assemble in military order for evolutions and	      inspection; to form or march, as in review or in a public	      celebratory parade[3].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
parader \parader\ n.	   One who walks with regular or stately step.	   Syn: marcher.	        [WordNet 1.5]
paradiddle \paradiddle\ n.	   The sound of a drum (especially a snare drum) beaten rapidly	   and continuously.	   Syn: roll, drum roll.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paradigm \Par"a*digm\, n. [F. paradigme, L. paradigma, fr. Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to show by the side of, to set up as an example;	   para` beside + ? to show. See {Para-}, and {Diction}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An example; a model; a pattern. [R.] "The paradigms and	      patterns of all things." --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) An example of a conjugation or declension, showing	      a word in all its different forms of inflection.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) An illustration, as by a parable or fable.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Science) A theory providing a unifying explanation for a	      set of phenomena in some field, which serves to suggest	      methods to test the theory and develop a fuller	      understanding of the topic, and which is considered useful	      until it is be replaced by a newer theory providing more	      accurate explanations or explanations for a wider range of	      phenomena.	      [PJC] Paradigmatic
Paradigmatic \Par`a*dig*mat"ic\, Paradigmatical
\Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. paradeigmatiko`s.]	   Exemplary. -- {Par`a*dig*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paradigmatic \Par`a*dig*mat"ic\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A writer of memoirs of religious persons, as examples of	   Christian excellence.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradigmatize \Par`a*dig"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Paradigmatized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Paradigmatizing}.] [Gr.	   paradeigmati`zein. See {Paradigm}.]	   To set forth as a model or example. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster] Paradisaic
Paradisaic \Par`a*di*sa"ic\, Paradisaical \Par`a*di*sa"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to, or resembling, paradise; paradisiacal;	   as, paradisaical innocence; an age of paradisaical happiness.	   "Paradisaical pleasures." --Gray.	   Syn: paradisiacal, paradisiac, paradisaic, paradisal,	        elysian, paradisial.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	   2. Causing happinesss.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Paradisal \Par"a*di`sal\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]`sal), a.	   Paradisiacal.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradise \Par"a*dise\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]s), n. [OE. & F.	   paradis, L. paradisus, fr. Gr. para`deisos park, paradise,	   fr. Zend pairida[=e]za an inclosure; pairi around (akin to	   Gr. peri`) + diz to throw up, pile up; cf. Skr. dih to smear,	   and E. dough. Cf. {Parvis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The garden of Eden, in which Adam and Eve were placed	      after their creation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The abode of sanctified souls after death.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. --Luke	                                                  xxiii. 43.	      [1913 Webster]	            It sounds to him like her mother's voice,	            Singing in Paradise.                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place of bliss; a region of supreme felicity or delight;	      hence, a state of happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth	            Shall be all paradise.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrapt in the very paradise of some creative vision.	                                                  --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) An open space within a monastery or adjoining a	      church, as the space within a cloister, the open court	      before a basilica, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A churchyard or cemetery. [Obs.] --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fool's paradise}. See under {Fool}, and {Limbo}.	   {Grains of paradise}. (Bot.) See {Melequeta pepper}, under	      {Pepper}.	   {Paradise bird}. (Zool.) Same as {Bird of paradise}. Among	      the most beautiful species are the superb ({Lophorina	      superba}); the magnificent ({Diphyllodes magnifica}); and	      the six-shafted paradise bird ({Parotia sefilata}). The	      long-billed paradise birds ({Epimachin[ae]}) also include	      some highly ornamental species, as the twelve-wired	      paradise bird ({Seleucides alba}), which is black, yellow,	      and white, with six long breast feathers on each side,	      ending in long, slender filaments. See {Bird of paradise}	      in the Vocabulary.	   {Paradise fish} (Zool.), a beautiful fresh-water Asiatic fish	      ({Macropodus viridiauratus}) having very large fins. It is	      often kept alive as an ornamental fish.	   {Paradise flycatcher} (Zool.), any flycatcher of the genus	      {Terpsiphone}, having the middle tail feathers extremely	      elongated. The adult male of {Terpsiphone paradisi} is	      white, with the head glossy dark green, and crested.	   {Paradise grackle} (Zool.), a very beautiful bird of New	      Guinea, of the genus {Astrapia}, having dark velvety	      plumage with brilliant metallic tints.	   {Paradise nut} (Bot.), the sapucaia nut. See {Sapucaia nut}.	      [Local, U. S.]	   {Paradise whidah bird}. (Zool.) See {Whidah}.	      [1913 Webster]	Paradise \Par"a*dise\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]s), v. t.	   To affect or exalt with visions of felicity; to entrance; to	   bewitch. [R.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradisean \Par`a*dis"e*an\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*d[i^]s"[-e]*an), a.	   Paradisiacal.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradised \Par"a*dised\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[imac]st), a.	   Placed in paradise; enjoying delights as of paradise.	   [1913 Webster] Paradisiac
Paradisiac \Par`a*dis"i*ac\, Paradisiacal \Par`a*di*si"a*cal\,	   a. [L. paradisiacus.]	   Of or pertaining to paradise; suitable to, or like, paradise;	   paradisaic. --C. Kingsley. --T. Burnet. "A paradisiacal	   scene." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The valley . . . is of quite paradisiac beauty. --G.	                                                  Eliot.	   [1913 Webster] Paradisial
Paradisial \Par`a*dis"i*al\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*d[imac]s"[i^]*al),
Paradisian \Par`a*dis"i*an\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*d[imac]s"[i^]*an), a.	   Paradisiacal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paradisic \Par`a*dis"ic\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*d[imac]s"[i^]k), a.	   Paradisiacal. [R.] --Broome.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradisical \Par`a*dis"ic*al\, a.	   Paradisiacal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
parados \par"a*dos\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]s), n.; pl. {Paradoses}	   (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]s*[e^]z). [F., fr. parer to defend + dos	   back, L. dorsum.] (Fort.)	   An intercepting mound, erected in any part of a fortification	   to protect the defenders from a rear or ricochet fire; a	   traverse. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
paradox \par"a*dox\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks), n.; pl. {paradoxes}	   (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks*[e^]z). [F. paradoxe, L. paradoxum, fr.	   Gr. para`doxon; para` beside, beyond, contrary to + dokei^n	   to think, suppose, imagine. See {Para-}, and {Dogma}.]	   A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion; an	   assertion or sentiment seemingly contradictory, or opposed to	   common sense; that which in appearance or terms is absurd,	   but yet may be true in fact.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it	         appear in show not to be altogether unreasonable.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         This was sometime a paradox, but now the time gives it	         proof.                                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrostatic paradox}. See under {Hydrostatic}.	      [1913 Webster]
paradoxal \par"a*dox`al\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks`al), a.	   Paradoxical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Paradoxer
Paradoxer \Par"a*dox`er\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks`[~e]r), n.,
Paradoxist \Par"a*dox`ist\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks`[i^]st), n.	   One who proposes a paradox.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradoxical \Par`a*dox"ic*al\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*d[o^]ks"[i^]*kal), a.	   1. Of the nature of a paradox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to paradoxes, or to tenets or notions contrary to	      received opinions. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Par`a*dox"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Par`a*dox"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Paradoxides \Par`a*dox"i*des\, n. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large trilobites characteristic of the primordial	   formations.	   [1913 Webster]
paradoxism \par"a*dox`ism\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks`[i^]z'm), n.	   [paradox + -ism. ca. 1980]	   An avant-garde movement in literature, art, and philosophy,	   based on excessive used of antitheses, antinomies,	   contradictions, oxymorons, and paradoxes. --Charles Le	   (http://www.geocities.com/charlestle/paradoxism.html)	   [PJC]	   Note: Paradoxism originated in Romania in the 1980s as a way	         of protesting against a closed society and a	         totalitarian regime. It is based on an excessive use of	         antimonies, antitheses, contradictions, oxymorons, and	         paradoxes. It was set up and led by the writer	         Florentin Smarandache in the 1980's, who said: "The	         goal is the enlargement of the artistic sphere through	         non-artistic elements".	         One example of such a paradox is the two-line poem:	         Even if he didn't	         He did	         A free eBook on "Paradoxism and Postmodernism" can be	         downloaded from	         http://www.gallup.unm.edu/~smarandache/IonSoare2.PDF.	         [Charles Le]
Paradoxology \Par`a*dox*ol"o*gy\, n. [Paradox + -logy.]	   The use of paradoxes. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradoxure \Par`a*dox"ure\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*d[o^]ks"[-u]r), n. [Gr.	   para`doxos incredible, paradoxical + o'yra` tail. So called	   because its tail is unlike that of the other animals to which	   it was supposed to be related.] (Zool.)	   Any species of {Paradoxurus}, a genus of Asiatic viverrine	   mammals allied to the civet, as the musang, and the luwack or	   palm cat ({Paradoxurus hermaphroditus}). See {Musang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paradoxy \Par"a*dox`y\, n.	   1. A paradoxical statement; a paradox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being paradoxical. --Coleridge	      [1913 Webster] Paraffin
Paraffin \Par"af*fin\ (p[a^]r"[a^]f*f[i^]n), Paraffine
\Par"af*fine\ (p[a^]r"[a^]f*f[i^]n or p[a^]r"[a^]f*f[=e]n), n.	   [F. paraffine, fr. L. parum too little + affinis akin. So	   named in allusion to its chemical inactivity.] (Chem.)	   A white waxy substance, resembling spermaceti, tasteless and	   odorless, and obtained from coal tar, wood tar, petroleum,	   etc., by distillation. It is used in candles, as a sealing	   agent (such as in canning of preserves), as a waterproofing	   agent, as an illuminant and as a lubricant. It is very inert,	   not being acted upon by most of the strong chemical reagents.	   It was formerly regarded as a definite compound, but is now	   known to be a complex mixture of several higher hydrocarbons	   of the methane or marsh-gas series; hence, by extension, any	   substance, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous, of the same	   chemical series; thus gasoline, coal gas and kerosene consist	   largely of paraffins.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: In the present chemical usage this word is spelled	         paraffin, but in commerce it is commonly spelled	         paraffine.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Native paraffin}. See {Ozocerite}.	   {Paraffin series}. See {Methane series}, under {Methane}.	      [1913 Webster]
paraformaldehyde \par`a*form*al"de*hyde\, n. [Pref. para- +	   formaldehyde.] (Chem.)	   A polymer of formaldehyde obtained as a white crystalline	   substance by concentration of a formaldehyde solution.	   Formula {(CH20)n}. It dissolves in hot water with the release	   of formaldehyde, and is used as a disinfectant.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Parage \Par"age\, n. [F., fr. L. par, adj., equal. Cf.	   {Peerage}, {Peer} an equal.]	   1. (Old Eng. Law) Equality of condition, blood, or dignity;	      also, equality in the partition of an inheritance.	      --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Feudal Law) Equality of condition between persons holding	      unequal portions of a fee. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Kindred; family; birth. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	            We claim to be of high parage.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Paragenesis \Par`a*gen"e*sis\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s),	   n. [Pref. para- + genesis.]	   1. (Min.) The science which treats of minerals with special	      reference to their origin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.)	      (a) The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect	          one another's development.	      (b) The order in which minerals occurring together in	          rocks and veins have developed.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paragenic \Par`a*gen"ic\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Pref.	   para- the root of ge`nos birth.] (Biol.)	   Originating in the character of the germ, or at the first	   commencement of an individual; -- said of peculiarities of	   structure, character, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraglobulin \Par`a*glob"u*lin\	   (p[a^]r`[.a]*gl[o^]b"[-u]*l[i^]n), n. [Pref. para- +	   globulin.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A protein in blood serum, belonging to the group of	   globulins. See {Fibrinoplastin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraglossa \Par`a*glos"sa\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*gl[o^]s"s[.a]), n.; pl.	   {Paragloss[ae]} (p[a^]r`[.a]*gl[o^]s"s[=e]). [NL., from Gr.	   para` beside + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zool.)	   One of a pair of small appendages of the lingua or labium of	   certain insects. See Illust. under {Hymenoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragnath \Par"ag*nath\ (p[a^]r"[a^]g*n[a^]th), n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Paragnathus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragnathous \Pa*rag"na*thous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having both mandibles of equal length, the tips meeting, as	   in certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragnathus \Pa*rag"na*thus\ (p[.a]*r[a^]g"n[.a]*th[u^]s), n.;	   pl. {Paragnathi} (p[.a]*r[a^]g"n[.a]*th[imac]). [NL. See	   {Para-}, and {Gnathic}.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of the two lobes which form the lower lip, or	       metastome, of Crustacea.	   (b) One of the small, horny, toothlike jaws of certain	       annelids.	       [1913 Webster]
Paragoge \Par`a*go"ge\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*g[=o]"j[-e]), n. [L., fr.	   Gr. paragwgh`, from para`gein to lead beside, protract; para`	   beside + 'a`gein to lead.]	   1. (Gram.) The addition of a letter or syllable to the end of	      a word, as withouten for without.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Coaptation. [Obs.] --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster] Paragogic
Paragogic \Par`a*gog"ic\, Paragogical \Par`a*gog"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. paragogique.]	   Of, pertaining to, or constituting, a paragoge; added to the	   end of, or serving to lengthen, a word.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paragogic letters}, in the Semitic languages, letters which	      are added to the ordinary forms of words, to express	      additional emphasis, or some change in the sense.	      [1913 Webster]
Paragon \Par"a*gon\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*g[o^]n), n. [OF. paragon, F.	   parangon; cf. It. paragone, Sp. paragon, parangon; prob. fr.	   Gr. ? to rub against; para` beside + ? whetstone; cf. LGr. ?	   a polishing stone.]	   1. A companion; a match; an equal. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philoclea, who indeed had no paragon but her sister.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Emulation; rivalry; competition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many feats adventurous	            Performed, in paragon of proudest men. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A model or pattern; especially a pattern of excellence or	      perfection; as, a paragon of beauty or eloquence. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man, . . . the paragon of animals !   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The riches of sweet Mary's son,	            Boy-rabbi, Israel's paragon.          --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) A size of type between great primer and double	      pica. See the Note under {Type}.	      [1913 Webster]	Paragon \Par"a*gon\, v. t. [Cf. OF. paragonner, F. parangonner.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To compare; to parallel; to put in rivalry or emulation	      with. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compare with; to equal; to rival. [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            In arms anon to paragon the morn,	            The morn new rising.                  --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To serve as a model for; to surpass. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath achieved a maid	            That paragons description and wild fame. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Paragon \Par"a*gon\, v. i.	   To be equal; to hold comparison. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Few or none could . . . paragon with her. --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragonite \Pa*rag"o*nite\, n. [From Gr. ?, p. pr. of ? to	   mislead.] (Min.)	   A kind of mica related to muscovite, but containing soda	   instead of potash. It is characteristic of the paragonite	   schist of the Alps.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragram \Par"a*gram\, n. [Gr. ? that which one writes beside.	   See {Paragraph}.]	   A pun.	   [1913 Webster]	         Puns, which he calls paragrams.          --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragrammatist \Par`a*gram"ma*tist\, n.	   A punster.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragrandine \Pa`ra*gran"di*ne\, n. [It., from parare to parry +	   grandine hail.]	   An instrument to avert the occurrence of hailstorms. See	   {Paragr[^e]le}. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, n. [F. paragraphe, LL. paragraphus, fr.	   Gr. para`grafos (sc. grammh`) a line or stroke drawn in the	   margin, fr. paragra`fein to write beside; para` beside +	   gra`fein to write. See {Para-}, and {Graphic}, and cf.	   {Paraph}.]	   1. Originally, a marginal mark or note, set in the margin to	      call attention to something in the text, e. g., a change	      of subject; now, the character [para], commonly used in	      the text as a reference mark to a footnote, or to indicate	      the place of a division into sections.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This character is merely a modification of a capital P	         (the initial of the word paragraph), the letter being	         reversed, and the black part made white and the white	         part black for the sake of distinctiveness.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A distinct part of a discourse or writing; any section or	      subdivision of a writing or chapter which relates to a	      particular point, whether consisting of one or many	      sentences. The division is sometimes noted by the mark	      [para], but usually, by beginning the first sentence of	      the paragraph on a new line and at more than the usual	      distance from the margin, also called indenting the line.	      See {indentation}[4].	   3. A brief composition complete in one typographical section	      or paragraph; an item, remark, or quotation comprised in a	      few lines forming one paragraph; as, a column of news	      paragraphs; an editorial paragraph.	      [1913 Webster]	Paragraph \Par"a*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paragraphed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Paragraphing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To divide into paragraphs; to mark with the character	      [para].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express in the compass of a paragraph; as, to paragraph	      an article.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mention in a paragraph or paragraphs	      [1913 Webster]
Paragrapher \Par"a*graph`er\, n.	   A writer of paragraphs; a paragraphist.	   [1913 Webster] Paragraphic
Paragraphic \Par`a*graph"ic\, Paragraphical \Par`a*graph"ic*al\,	   a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, a paragraph or paragraphs.	   -- {Par`a*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragraphist \Par"a*graph`ist\, n.	   A paragrapher.	   [1913 Webster]
Paragraphistical \Par`a*gra*phis"tic*al\, a.	   Of or relating to a paragraphist. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Para grass \Pa*ra" grass`\, Par'a grass \Par['a] grass\	   (a) (Bot.) A tall rather coarse grass ({Panicum molle}	       formerly {Panicum barbinode}) grown in the tropics for	       pasturage, and introduced into the southern United States	       from Brazilas a valuable pasture grass.	   (b) Piassaba fiber.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paragrele \Pa`ra`gr[^e]le"\, n. [F., fr. parer to guard +	   gr[^e]le hail.]	   A lightning conductor erected, as in a vineyard, for drawing	   off the electricity in the atmosphere in order to prevent	   hailstorms. [France] --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraguayan \Par`a*guay"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Paraguay. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Paraguay.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraguay tea \Pa`ra*guay" tea"\	   See {Mate}, the leaf of the Brazilian holly.	   [1913 Webster]
Parail \Par"ail\, n.	   See {Apparel}. [Obs.] "In the parail of a pilgrim." --Piers	   Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Parakeet \Par"a*keet`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Parrakeet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parakite \Par"a*kite`\, n. [Para- + kite.]	   A train or series of kites on one string and flying tandem,	   used for attaining great heights and for sending up	   instruments for meteorological observations or a man for	   military reconnaissance; also, a kite of such a train.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paralactic \Par`a*lac"tic\, a. [Pref. para- + lactic.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Designating an acid called paralactic acid. See {Lactic	   acid}, under {Lactic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralbumin \Par`al*bu"min\, n. [Pref. para- + albumin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A proteidlike body found in the fluid from ovarian cysts and	   elsewhere. It is generally associated with a substance	   related to, if not identical with, glycogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraldehyde \Par*al"de*hyde\, n. [Pref. para- + aldehyde.]	   (Chem.)	   A trimer of acetaldehyde ({C6H12O3}), prepared by	   polymerization of acetaldehyde with hydrochloric and sulfuric	   acids. It has sedative and hypnotic properties. --MI11	   [PJC]
Paraleipsis \Par`a*leip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to leave	   on one side, to omit; para` beside + ? to leave.] (Rhet.)	   A pretended or apparent omission; a figure by which a speaker	   artfully pretends to pass by what he really mentions; as, for	   example, if an orator should say, "I do not speak of my	   adversary's scandalous venality and rapacity, his brutal	   conduct, his treachery and malice." [Written also	   {paralepsis}, {paralepsy}, {paralipsis}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paralepsis \Par`a*lep"sis\, n. [NL.]	   See {Paraleipsis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralgesia \Par`al*ge"si*a\, n. [NL.; para- + Gr. 'a`lghsis	   sense of pain.] (Med.)	   Disordered sensibility to pain, including absence of	   sensibility to pain, excessive sensibility to pain, and	   abnormal painful results of stimuli. -- {Par`al*ge"sic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paralian \Pa*ra"li*an\, n. [Gr. pa`ralos near the sea; para`	   beside + "a`ls the sea.]	   A dweller by the sea. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paralipomenon \Par`a*li*pom"e*non\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr.	   paraleipome`nwn of things omitted, pass. p. pr. (neuter	   genitive plural) fr. ? to omit.]	   A title given in the Douay Bible to the Books of Chronicles.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Septuagint these books are called	         Paraleipome`nwn prw^ton and dey`teron, which is	         understood, after Jerome's explanation, as meaning that	         they are supplementary to the Books of Kings --W.	         Smith.	         [1913 Webster]
Paralipsis \Par`a*lip"sis\, n. [NL.]	   See {Paraleipsis}.	   [1913 Webster] Parallactic
Parallactic \Par`al*lac"tic\, Parallactical \Par`al*lac"tic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. parallactique.]	   Of or pertaining to a parallax.	   [1913 Webster]
Parallax \Par"al*lax\, n. [Gr. ? alternation, the mutual	   inclination of two lines forming an angle, fr. ? to change a	   little, go aside, deviate; para` beside, beyond + ? to	   change: cf. F. parallaxe. Cf. {Parallel}.]	   1. The apparent displacement, or difference of position, of	      an object, as seen from two different stations, or points	      of view.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The apparent difference in position of a body	      (as the sun, or a star) as seen from some point on the	      earth's surface, and as seen from some other conventional	      point, as the earth's center or the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The annual parallax. See {annual parallax},	      below.	      [PJC]	   {Annual parallax}, the greatest value of the heliocentric	      parallax, or the greatest annual apparent change of place	      of a body as seen from the earth and sun; it is equivalent	      to the parallax of an astronomical object which would be	      observed by taking observations of the object at two	      different points one astronomical unit (the distance of	      the Earth from the sun) apart, if the line joining the two	      observing points is perpendicular to the direction to the	      observed object; as, the annual parallax of a fixed star.	      The distance of an astronomical object from the Earth is	      inversely proportional to the annual parallax. A star	      which has an annual parallax of one second of an arc is	      considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years) distant	      from the earth; a star with an annual parallax of	      one-hundredth second of an arc is 326 light years distant.	      See {parsec} in the vocabulary, and {stellar parallax},	      below.	   {Binocular parallax}, the apparent difference in position of	      an object as seen separately by one eye, and then by the	      other, the head remaining unmoved.	   {Diurnal parallax} or {Geocentric parallax}, the parallax of	      a body with reference to the earth's center. This is the	      kind of parallax that is generally understood when the	      term is used without qualification.	   {Heliocentric parallax}, the parallax of a body with	      reference to the sun, or the angle subtended at the body	      by lines drawn from it to the earth and sun; as, the	      heliocentric parallax of a planet.	   {Horizontal parallax}, the geocentric parallx of a heavenly	      body when in the horizon, or the angle subtended at the	      body by the earth's radius.	   {Optical parallax}, the apparent displacement in position	      undergone by an object when viewed by either eye singly.	      --Brande & C.	   {Parallax of the cross wires} (of an optical instrument),	      their apparent displacement when the eye changes its	      position, caused by their not being exactly in the focus	      of the object glass.	   {Stellar parallax}, the annual parallax of a fixed star.	      [1913 Webster]
parallax second \par"al*lax sec"ond\, n.	   An {annual parallax} of one second of an arc; -- applied to	   celestial objects outside the solar system. It is used to	   measure the distance of an astronomical object from the	   Earth. A star which has an annual parallax of one second of	   an arc is considered to be one parsec (3.26 light years)	   distant from the earth. See {parsec} in the vocabulary.	   [PJC]
Parallel \Par"al*lel\, a. [F. parall[`e]le, L. parallelus, fr.	   Gr. ?; para` beside + ? of one another, fr. ? other, akin to	   L. alius. See {Alien}.]	   1. (Geom.) Extended in the same direction, and in all parts	      equally distant; as, parallel lines; parallel planes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Revolutions . . . parallel to the equinoctial.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Curved lines or curved planes are said to be parallel	         when they are in all parts equally distant.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the same direction or tendency; running side by	      side; being in accordance (with); tending to the same	      result; -- used with to and with.	      [1913 Webster]	            When honor runs parallel with the laws of God and	            our country, it can not be too much cherished.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Continuing a resemblance through many particulars;	      applicable in all essential parts; like; similar; as, a	      parallel case; a parallel passage. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Parallel bar}.	      (a) (Steam Eng.) A rod in a parallel motion which is	          parallel with the working beam.	      (b) One of a pair of bars raised about five feet above the	          floor or ground, and parallel to each other, -- used	          for gymnastic exercises.	   {Parallel circles of a sphere}, those circles of the sphere	      whose planes are parallel to each other.	   {Parallel columns}, or {Parallels} (Printing), two or more	      passages of reading matter printed side by side, for the	      purpose of emphasizing the similarity or discrepancy	      between them.	   {Parallel forces} (Mech.), forces which act in directions	      parallel to each other.	   {Parallel motion}.	      (a) (Mach.) A jointed system of links, rods, or bars, by	          which the motion of a reciprocating piece, as a piston	          rod, may be guided, either approximately or exactly in	          a straight line. --Rankine.	      (b) (Mus.) The ascending or descending of two or more	          parts at fixed intervals, as thirds or sixths.	   {Parallel rod} (Locomotive Eng.), a metal rod that connects	      the crank pins of two or more driving wheels; -- called	      also {couping rod}, in distinction from the connecting	      rod. See Illust. of {Locomotive}, in App. -- {Parallel	   ruler}, an instrument for drawing parallel lines, so	      constructed as to have the successive positions of the	      ruling edge parallel to each other; also, one consisting	      of two movable parts, the opposite edges of which are	      always parallel.	   {Parallel sailing} (Naut.), sailing on a parallel of	      latitude.	   {Parallel sphere} (Astron. & Geog.), that position of the	      sphere in which the circles of daily motion are parallel	      to the horizon, as to an observer at either pole.	   {Parallel vise}, a vise having jaws so guided as to remain	      parallel in all positions.	      [1913 Webster]	Parallel \Par"al*lel\, n.	   1. A line which, throughout its whole extent, is equidistant	      from another line; a parallel line, a parallel plane, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who made the spider parallels design,	            Sure as De Moivre, without rule or line ? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Direction conformable to that of another line,	      [1913 Webster]	            Lines that from their parallel decline. --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conformity continued through many particulars or in all	      essential points; resemblance; similarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twixt earthly females and the moon	            All parallels exactly run.            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A comparison made; elaborate tracing of similarity; as,	      Johnson's parallel between Dryden and Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything equal to, or resembling, another in all essential	      particulars; a counterpart.	      [1913 Webster]	            None but thyself can be thy parallel. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geog.) One of the imaginary circles on the surface of the	      earth, parallel to the equator, marking the latitude;	      also, the corresponding line on a globe or map; as, the	      counry was divided into North and South at the 38th	      parallel.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. (Mil.) One of a series of long trenches constructed before	      a besieged fortress, by the besieging force, as a cover	      for troops supporting the attacking batteries. They are	      roughly parallel to the line of outer defenses of the	      fortress.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) A character consisting of two parallel vertical	      lines (thus, ) used in the text to direct attention to a	      similarly marked note in the margin or at the foot of a	      page.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Elec.) That arrangement of an electrical system in which	      all positive poles, electrodes, terminals, etc., are	      joined to one conductor, and all negative poles, etc., to	      another conductor; -- called also {multiple}. Opposed to	      {series}.	   Note: Parts of a system so arranged are said to be	   {in parallel} or	   {in multiple}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Limiting parallels}. See under {Limit}, v. t.	   {Parallel of altitude} (Astron.), one of the small circles of	      the sphere, parallel to the horizon; an almucantar.	   {Parallel of declination} (Astron.), one of the small circles	      of the sphere, parallel to the equator.	   {Parallel of latitude}.	      (a) (Geog.) See def. 6. above.	      (b) (Astron.) One of the small circles of the sphere,	          parallel to the ecliptic.	          [1913 Webster]	Parallel \Par"al*lel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralleled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Paralleling}.]	   1. To place or set so as to be parallel; to place so as to be	      parallel to, or to conform in direction with, something	      else.	      [1913 Webster]	            The needle . . . doth parallel and place itself upon	            the true meridian.                    --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To make to conform to something else in character,	      motive, aim, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            His life is paralleled	            Even with the stroke and line of his great justice.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To equal; to match; to correspond to. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To produce or adduce as a parallel. [R.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            My young remembrance can not parallel	            A fellow to it.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Parallel \Par"al*lel\, v. i.	   To be parallel; to correspond; to be like. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Parallelable \Par"al*lel`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being paralleled, or equaled. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
parallelepiped \parallelepiped\ n. (Geometry)	   A prism whose bases are parallelograms.	   Syn: parallelopiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
parallelepipedon \parallelepipedon\ n. (Geometry)	   Same as {parallelepiped}.	   Syn: parallelepiped, parallelopiped, parallelopipedon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parallelism \Par"al*lel*ism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to place side by	   side, or parallel: cf. F. parall['e]lisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being parallel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resemblance; correspondence; similarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            A close parallelism of thought and incident. --T.	                                                  Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Similarity of construction or meaning of clauses placed	      side by side, especially clauses expressing the same	      sentiment with slight modifications, as is common in	      Hebrew poetry; e. g.: 	            At her feet he bowed, he fell:	            Where he bowed, there he fell down dead. --Judg. v.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]
Parallelistic \Par`al*lel*is"tic\, a.	   Of the nature of a parallelism; involving parallelism.	   [1913 Webster]	         The antithetic or parallelistic form of Hebrew poetry	         is entirely lost.                        --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Parallelize \Par"al*lel*ize\, v. t.	   To render parallel. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parallelless \Par"al*lel*less\, a.	   Matchless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parallelly \Par"al*lel*ly\, adv.	   In a parallel manner; with parallelism. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Parallelogram \Par`al*lel"o*gram\, n. [Gr. ?; ? parallel + ? to	   write: cf. F. parall['e]logramme. See {Parallel}, and	   {-gram}.] (Geom.)	   A right-lined quadrilateral figure, whose opposite sides are	   parallel, and consequently equal; -- sometimes restricted in	   popular usage to a rectangle, or quadrilateral figure which	   is longer than it is broad, and with right angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Parallelogram of velocities}, {parallelogram of forces},	   {parallelogram of accelerations}, {parallelogram of momenta},	      etc. (Mech.), a parallelogram the diagonal of which	      represents the resultant of two velocities, forces,	      accelerations, momenta, etc., both in quantity and	      direction, when the velocities, forces, accelerations,	      momenta, etc., are represented in quantity and direction	      by the two adjacent sides of the parallelogram.	      [1913 Webster]
Parallelogrammatic \Par`al*lel`o*gram*mat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a parallelogram; parallelogrammic.	   [1913 Webster] Parallelogrammic
Parallelogrammic \Par`al*lel`o*gram"mic\	   (p[a^]r`al*l[e^]l`[-o]*gr[a^]m"m[i^]k), Parallelogrammical
\Par`al*lel`o*gram"mic*al\	   (p[a^]r`al*l[e^]l`[-o]*gr[a^]m"m[i^]*kal), a.	   Having the properties of a parallelogram. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parallelopiped \Par`al*lel`o*pi"ped\	   (p[a^]r`al*l[e^]l`[-o]*p[imac]"p[e^]d), n. [Gr. para`llhlos	   parallel + 'epi`pedon a plane surface, 'epi`pedos on the	   ground, or level with it, level, flat; 'epi` on + pe`don the	   ground: cf. F. parall['e]lopip[`e]de.] (Geom.)	   A solid, the faces of which are six parallelograms, the	   opposite pairs being parallel, and equal to each other; a	   prism whose base is a parallelogram.	   Syn: parallelepiped, parallelepipedon, parallelopipedon.	        [1913 Webster]
Parallelopipedon \Par`al*lel`o*pip"e*don\, n. [NL.]	   A parallelopiped. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
parallel-park \parallel-park\ v. t. & i.	   To park (a vehicle) parallel to the curb; -- contrasted with	   {angle-park}; as, to get a driver's license, one needs to be	   able to parallel-park.	   [PJC]
parallel-parking \parallel-parking\ n.	   The act or process of parking parallel to the curb; --	   contrasted with {angle-parking}.	   [PJC]
Parallel standards \Parallel standards\ (Numismatics)	   Two or more metals coined without any attempt by the	   government to regulate their values.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Parallel sulcus \Parallel sulcus\ (Anat.)	   A sulcus parallel to, but some distance below, the horizontal	   limb of the fissure of Sylvius.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Parallel transformer \Parallel transformer\ (Elec.)	   A transformer connected {in parallel}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Parallel vise \Parallel vise\	   A vise with jaws so guided as to remain parallel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paralogical \Par`a*log"ic*al\, a.	   Containing paralogism; illogical. "Paralogical doubt." --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralogism \Pa*ral"o*gism\, n. [Gr. paralogismo`s, fr.	   paralogi`zesqai to reason falsely; para` beside + logi`zesqai	   to reason, lo`gos discourse, reason: cf. F. paralogisme.]	   (Logic)	   A reasoning which is false in point of form, that is, which	   is contrary to logical rules or formul[ae]; a formal fallacy,	   or pseudo-syllogism, in which the conclusion does not follow	   from the premises.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralogize \Pa*ral"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paralogized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Paralogizing}.] [Gr. paralogi`zesqai.]	   To reason falsely; to draw conclusions not warranted by the	   premises. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paralogy \Pa*ral"o*gy\, n. [Gr. paralogi`a; para` beside, beyond	   + lo`gos reason.]	   False reasoning; paralogism.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralyse \Par"a*lyse\, v. t.	   Same as {Paralyze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralysis \Pa*ral"y*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. para`lysis, fr.	   paraly`ein to loosen, dissolve, or disable at the side; para`	   beside + ly`ein to loosen. See {Para-}, and {Loose}, and cf.	   {Palsy}.] (Med.)	   Abolition of function, whether complete or partial; esp., the	   loss of the power of voluntary motion, with or without that	   of sensation, in any part of the body; palsy. See	   {Hemiplegia}, and {Paraplegia}. Also used figuratively; as,	   paralysis of the will. "Utter paralysis of memory." --G.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mischievous practices arising out of the paralysis of	         the powers of ownership.                 --Duke of	                                                  Argyll (1887).	   [1913 Webster]
Paralytic \Par`a*lyt"ic\, a. [L. paralyticus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   paralytique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to paralysis; resembling paralysis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with paralysis, or palsy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cold, shaking, paralytic hand.    --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inclined or tending to paralysis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Paralytic secretion} (Physiol.), the fluid, generally thin	      and watery, secreted from a gland after section or	      paralysis of its nerves, as the paralytic saliva.	      [1913 Webster]	Paralytic \Par`a*lyt"ic\, n.	   A person affected with paralysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralytical \Par`a*lyt"ic*al\, a.	   See {Paralytic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralyzation \Par`a*ly*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of paralyzing, or the state of being	   paralyzed.	   [1913 Webster]
Paralyze \Par"a*lyze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paralyzed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Paralyzing}.] [F. paralyser. See {Paralysis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To affect or strike with paralysis or palsy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To unnerve; to destroy or impair the energy of; to	      render ineffective; as, the occurrence paralyzed the	      community; despondency paralyzed his efforts.	      [1913 Webster]
Param \Par"am\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline nitrogenous substance ({C2H4N4}); --	   called also {dicyandiamide}.	   [1913 Webster]
paramagnet \par`a*mag"net\ n.	   A substance exhibiting {paramagnetism}, i.e. a substance	   whose magnetization is proportional to the strength of the	   magnetic field applied to it.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Paramagnetic \Par`a*mag*net"ic\, a. [Pref. para- + magnetic.]	   (Physics)	   Having or exhibiting paramagnetism; -- opposed to	   {diamagnetic} and contrasted with {ferromagnetic}. -- n. A	   paramagnetic substance. --Faraday. --	   {Par`a*mag*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramagnetism \Par`a*mag"net*ism\, n. (Physics)	   A property of materials which are not magnetized in the	   absence of an external magnetic field, but in which the	   magnetic moments of their constituents align with and enhance	   an applied magnetic field; the induced magnetic field of the	   substance is in direct proportion to the strength of the	   applied magnetic field; -- opposed to {diamagnetic} and	   contrasted with {ferromagnetic}. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramaleic \Par`a*ma*le"ic\, a. [Pref. para- + maleic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from malic	   acid, and now called {fumaric} acid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paramalic \Par`a*ma"lic\, a. [Pref. para- + malic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid metameric with	   malic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramastoid \Par`a*mas"toid\, a. [Pref. para- + mastoid.]	   (Anat.)	   Situated beside, or near, the mastoid portion of the temporal	   bone; paroccipital; -- applied especially to a process of the	   skull in some animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramatta \Par`a*mat"ta\, n. [So named from Paramatta, in	   Australia.]	   A light fabric of cotton and worsted, resembling bombazine or	   merino. --Beck (Draper's Dict.)	   [1913 Webster]
Parament \Par"a*ment\, n. [Sp. paramento, from parar to prepare,	   L. parare.]	   Ornamental hangings, furniture, etc., as of a state	   apartment; rich and elegant robes worn by men of rank; --	   chiefly in the plural. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lords in paraments on their coursers.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chamber of paraments}, presence chamber of a monarch.	      [1913 Webster]
Paramento \Pa`ra*men"to\, n. [Sp.]	   Ornament; decoration. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramere \Par"a*mere\, n. [Pref. para- + -mere.] (Zool.)	   One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or	   spheromeres, of a radiate animal, as a starfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Parameter \Pa*ram"e*ter\, n. [Pref. para- + -meter: cf. F.	   param[`e]tre.]	   1. A constant number which is part of a theory, function, or	      calculation, whose value is not determined by the form of	      the theory or equation itself, and may in some cases be	      arbitrary assigned.	      [PJC]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) (Math.) A term applied to some characteristic	          magnitude whose value, invariable as long as one and	          the same function, curve, surface, etc., is	          considered, serves to distinguish that function,	          curve, surface, etc., from others of the same kind or	          family. --Brande & C.	      (b) (Conic Sections) (in the ellipse and hyperbola), a	          third proportional to any diameter and its conjugate,	          or in the parabola, to any abscissa and the	          corresponding ordinate.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The parameter of the principal axis of a conic section	         is called the latus rectum.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Science) Any constant number which is required to	      calculate values of observed phenomena according to a	      theory, but the value of which must be determined by	      experiment, and cannot be calculated from the fundamental	      assumptions of the theory. In general, a theory which has	      a large number of parameters, though it may accurately	      predict experimental results, is considered as having less	      explanatory power and as being less esthetically pleasing	      than a theory with fewer parameters.	      [PJC]	   4. (Crystallog.) The ratio of the three crystallographic axes	      which determines the position of any plane; also, the	      fundamental axial ratio for a given species.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The limits, guidelines, or assumptions from within which	      an activity is carried out; as, new arrivals need to learn	      the parameters of the research in our department.	      [PJC]	   6. (Computers) A variable used in a calculation within a	      computer program which must be assigned a value before the	      calculation can be performed; as, let's plug in the	      parameters and see what the result is.	      [PJC]	   7. A characteristic or element, especially one used as a	      criterion for evaluation or judgment; as, a useful	      parameter for determining efficiency.	      [PJC]
Parametritis \Par`a*me*tri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Para-}, and	   {Metritis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the cellular tissue in the vicinity of the	   uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramiographer \Par`a*mi*og"ra*pher\, n. [Gr. ? proverb + -graph	   + -er.]	   A collector or writer of proverbs. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paramitome \Par`a*mi"tome\, n. [Pref. para- + mitome.] (Biol.)	   The fluid portion of the protoplasm of a cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramo \Pa"ra*mo\, n.; pl. {Paramos}. [Sp. p[ae]ramo.]	   A high, bleak plateau or district, with stunted trees, and	   cold, damp atmosphere, as in the Andes, in South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramorph \Par"a*morph\, n. [Pref. para- + Gr. morfh` form.]	   1. (Min.) A kind of pseudomorph, in which there has been a	      change of physical characters, by a change in crystal	      structure without alteration of chemical composition, as	      the change of aragonite to calcite; called also	      {allomorph}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Biol.) A taxonomic variant observed within a species, for	      which a more specific term has not been assigned.	      [PJC] -- {par`a*mor"phic}, a. -- {par`a*mor"phous}, a.	      [PJC]
Paramorphism \Par`a*mor"phism\, n. (Min.)	   The change of one mineral species to another, so as to	   involve a change in physical characters without alteration of	   chemical composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramorphous \Par`a*mor"phous\, a. (Min.)	   Relating to paramorphism; exhibiting paramorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramount \Par"a*mount\, a. [OF. par amont above; par through,	   by (L. per) + amont above. See {Amount}.]	   Having the highest rank or jurisdiction; superior to all	   others; chief; supreme; pre["e]minent; as, a paramount duty.	   "A traitor paramount." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lady paramount} (Archery), the lady making the best score.	      	   {Lord paramount}, the king.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Syn. Superior; principal; preeminent; chief.	        [1913 Webster]	Paramount \Par"a*mount\, n.	   The highest or chief. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramountly \Par"a*mount`ly\, adv.	   In a paramount manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramour \Par"a*mour\, n. [F. par amour, lit., by or with love.	   See 2d {Par}, and {Amour}.]	   1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in	      a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the	      place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or	      wife; -- used of a man or a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seducer appeared with dauntless front,	            accompanied by his paramour           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Love; gallantry. [Obs.] "For paramour and jollity."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] Paramour	Paramour \Par"a*mour`\, Paramours \Par"a*mours`\, adv.	   By or with love, esp. the love of the sexes; -- sometimes	   written as two words. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For par amour, I loved her first ere thou. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Paramylum \Par*am"y*lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + ?	   starch.] (Chem.)	   A substance resembling starch, found in the green frothy scum	   formed on the surface of stagnant water.	   [1913 Webster]
Paranaphthalene \Par`a*naph"tha*lene\, n. [Pref. para- +	   naphthalene.] (Chem.)	   Anthracene; -- called also {paranaphthaline}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
parang \parang\ n.	   A stout strait-edged knife used in Malayasia and Indonesia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
paranoia \par`a*noi"a\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*noi"[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   para`noia.]	   1. (Med.) A chronic form of insanity characterized by very	      gradual impairment of the intellect, systematized	      delusion, and usually by delusions of persecution or	      mandatory delusions producing homicidal tendency. In its	      mild form paranoia may consist in the well-marked	      crotchetiness exhibited in persons commonly called	      "cranks." Paranoiacs usually show evidences of bodily and	      nervous degeneration, and many have hallucinations, esp.	      of sight and hearing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Unwarranted suspicion of the motives of others; -- used	      colloquially in a non-technical sense. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
paranoid \par"a*noid`\, a.	   1. (Med.) Affected with paranoia; as, a paranoid	      schizophrenic.	   Syn: paranoiac.	        [PJC]	   2. Suffering from delusions of being persecuted by the	      conspiratorial actions of others; having an unwarranted	      suspicion of the motives of others; -- used loosely in a	      negative sense, not as a medical term; as, just because	      you're paranoid doesn't mean they are not out to get you.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Paranoiac \Par`a*noi"ac\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*noi"[a^]k), a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to paranoia; affected with, or	   characteristic of, paranoia; paranoid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Paranoiac \Par`a*noi"ac\, n.	   A person affected with paranoia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
paranormal \par`a*nor"mal\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*n[^o]r"mal), adj.	   Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or	   mental processes, such as extrasensory perception or	   psychokinesis, outside the possibilities defined by natural	   or scientific laws; as, paranormal phenomena.	   Syn: psychic, psychical, parapsycholological. [WordNet 1.5	        +PJC]
Paranthracene \Par*an"thra*cene\, n. [Pref. para- + anthracene.]	   (Chem.)	   An inert isomeric modification of anthracene.	   [1913 Webster]
Paranucleus \Par`a*nu"cle*us\, n. [Pref. para- + nucleus.]	   (Biol.)	   Some as {Nucleolus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Para nut \Pa*ra" nut`\, Par'a nut \Par['a] nut\ (p[.a]*r[aum]"	   n[u^]t`). (Bot.)	   The Brazil nut.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paranymph \Par"a*nymph\, n. [L. paranymphus, Gr. ?; para`	   beside, near + ? a bride: cf. F. paranymphe.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.)	      (a) A friend of the bridegroom who went with him in his	          chariot to fetch home the bride. --Milton.	      (b) The bridesmaid who conducted the bride to the	          bridegroom.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: An ally; a supporter or abettor. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Paranymphal \Par`a*nym"phal\, a.	   Bridal; nuptial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         At some paranymphal feast.               --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Parapectin \Par`a*pec"tin\, n. [Pref. para- + pectin.] (Chem.)	   A gelatinous modification of pectin.	   [1913 Webster]
Parapegm \Par"a*pegm\, n. [L. parapegma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to fix	   beside; para` beside + ? to fix: cf. F. parapegme.]	   An engraved tablet, usually of brass, set up in a public	   place.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Parapegms were used for the publication of laws,	         proclamations, etc., and the recording of astronomical	         phenomena or calendar events.	         [1913 Webster]
Parapeptone \Par`a*pep"tone\, n. [Pref. para- + peptone.]	   (Phisiol. Chem.)	   A proteinaceous body formed in small quantity by the peptic	   digestion of proteids. It can be converted into peptone by	   pancreatic juice, but not by gastric juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Parapet \Par"a*pet\, n. [F., fr. It. parapetto, fr. parare to	   ward off, guard (L. parare to prepare, provide) + petto the	   breast, L. pectus. See {Parry}, and {Pectoral}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A low wall, especially one serving to protect the	      edge of a platform, roof, bridge, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A wall, rampart, or elevation of earth, for	      covering soldiers from an enemy's fire; a breastwork. See	      Illust. of {Casemate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Parapetalous \Par`a*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. para- + petal.]	   (Bot.)	   Growing by the side of a petal, as a stamen.	   [1913 Webster]
Parapeted \Par"a*pet`ed\, a.	   Having a parapet.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraph \Par"aph\, n. [F. paraphe, parafe, contr. fr.	   paragraphe.]	   A flourish made with the pen at the end of a signature. In	   the Middle Ages, this formed a sort of rude safeguard against	   forgery. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]	Paraph \Par"aph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraphed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Paraphing}.] [Cf. F. parapher, parafer.]	   To add a paraph to; to sign, esp. with the initials.	   [1913 Webster]
Parapherna \Par`a*pher"na\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Law)	   The property of a woman which, on her marriage, was not made	   a part of her dower, but remained her own.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphernal \Par`a*pher"nal\, a. [Cf. F. paraphernal.]	   Of or pertaining to paraphernalia; as, paraphernal property.	   --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphernalia \Par`a*pher*na"li*a\, n. pl. [LL. paraphernalia	   bona, fr. L. parapherna, pl., parapherna, Gr. ?; para` beside	   + ? a bride's dowry, fr. fe`rein to bring. See 1st {Bear}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) Something reserved to a wife, over and above her	      dower, being chiefly apparel and ornaments suited to her	      degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Personal belongings; ornaments; finery; sundry objects	      carried about for personal convenience.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. The appendages, apparatus, or equipment used in a	      particular activity; as, surveyors unloading their	      paraphernalia from a van.	      [PJC]
Paraphimosis \Par`a*phi*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? beyond +	   ? to muzzle.] (Med.)	   A condition in which the prepuce, after being retracted	   behind the glans penis, is constricted there, and can not be	   brought forward into place again.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphosphoric \Par`a*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pref. para- +	   phosphoric.] (Chem.)	   Pyrophosphoric. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphragma \Par`a*phrag"ma\ (-fr[a^]g"m[.a]), n.; pl.	   {Paraphragmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. para` beside + ?, ?, an	   inclosure.] (Zool.)	   One of the outer divisions of an endosternite of Crustacea.	   -- {Par`a*phrag"mal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*fr[=a]z), n. [L.	   paraphrasis, Gr. para`frasis, from parafra`zein to say the	   same thing in other words; para` beside + fra`zein to speak:	   cf. F. paraphrase. See {Para-}, and {Phrase}.]	   A restatement of a text, passage, or work, expressing the	   meaning of the original in another form, generally for the	   sake of its clearer and fuller exposition; a setting forth	   the signification of a text in other and ampler terms; a free	   translation or rendering; -- opposed to {metaphrase}.	   [1913 Webster]	         In paraphrase, or translation with latitude, the	         author's words are not so strictly followed as his	         sense.                                   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Excellent paraphrases of the Psalms of David. --I.	                                                  Disraeli.	   [1913 Webster]	         His sermons a living paraphrase upon his practice.	                                                  --Sowth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Targums are also called the Chaldaic or Aramaic	         Paraphrases.                             --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]	Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paraphrased}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Paraphrasing}.]	   To express, interpret, or translate with latitude; to give	   the meaning of a passage in other language.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are put to construe and paraphrase our own words.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	Paraphrase \Par"a*phrase\, v. i.	   To make a paraphrase.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphraser \Par"a*phra`ser\, n.	   One who paraphrases.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphrasian \Par`a*phra"sian\, n.	   A paraphraser. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphrast \Par"a*phrast\, n. [L. paraphrastes, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   paraphraste.]	   A paraphraser. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphrastic \Par`a*phras"tic\, Paraphrastical
\Par`a*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. paraphrastique.]	   Paraphrasing; of the nature of paraphrase; explaining, or	   translating in words more clear and ample than those of the	   author; not literal; free. -- {Par`a*phras"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraphysis \Pa*raph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Paraphyses}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   para` beside + ? growth.] (Bot.)	   A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and	   antheridia of mosses, or with the spore cases, etc., of other	   flowerless plants.	   [1913 Webster] Paraplegia
Paraplegia \Par`a*ple"gi*a\, Paraplegy \Par"a*ple`gy\, n. [NL.	   paraplegia, fr. Gr. ? hemiplegia, fr. ? to strike at the	   side; para` beside + ? to strike: cf. F. parapl['e]gie.]	   (Med.)	   Palsy of the lower half of the body on both sides, caused	   usually by disease of the spinal cord. -- {Par`a*pleg"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Parapleura \Par`a*pleu"ra\, n.; pl. {Parapleur[ae]}. [NL. See	   {Para-}, and 2d {Pleura}.] (Zool.)	   A chitinous piece between the metasternum and the pleuron of	   certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Parapodium \Par`a*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Parapodia}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   para` beside + ?, dim. of ? foot.] (Zool.)	   One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; -- called also	   {foot tubercle}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and	         sensation, and often contain spines or set[ae]. When	         well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a	         ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished.	         [1913 Webster]
Parapophysis \Par`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Parapophyses}. [NL.	   See {Para-}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.	   See {Vertebra}. -- {Par*ap`o*phys"ic*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
parapsychologist \par`a*psy*chol"o*gist\ n.	   One who studies or is versed in parapsychology.	   [PJC]
parapsychology \par`a*psy*chol"o*gy\ n.	   The field of study concerned with psychological phenomena not	   explainable by the laws of physics, especially extrasensory	   perception, telepathy, psychokinesis, precognition, and	   clairvoyance.	   Note: The field is controversial, most scientists holding the	         opinion that the supposed phenomena observed result	         from poor experimental design, or are mere statistical	         artifacts or in some cases deliberate fraud.	         [PJC]
parapsychological \parapsychological\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to parapsychology; pertaining to forces or	   mental processes outside the possibilities defined by natural	   or scientific laws; as, parapsychological research.	   Syn: psychic, psychical, parapsycholological, paranormal.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parapterum \Pa*rap"te*rum\, n.; pl. {Paraptera}. [NL. See	   {Para-}, and {Pteron}.] (Zool.)	   A special plate situated on the sides of the mesothorax and	   metathorax of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster] Paraquet
Paraquet \Par`a*quet"\, Paraquito \Par`a*qui"to\, n. [See	   {Paroquet}.] (Zool.)	   See {Parrakeet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Par'a rubber \Par['a] rubber\	   The caoutchouc obtained from the South American	   euphorbiaceous tree {Hevea brasiliensis}, hence called the	   Par['a] rubber tree, from the Brazilian river and seaport	   named Par['a]; also, the similar product of other species of	   {Hevea}. It is usually exported in flat round cakes, and is a	   chief variety of commercial India rubber.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parasang \Par"a*sang\, n. [L. parasanga, Gr. ?, from Old	   Persian; cf. Per. farsang.]	   A Persian measure of length, which, according to Herodotus	   and Xenophon, was thirty stadia, or somewhat more than three	   and a half miles. The measure varied in different times and	   places, and, as now used, is estimated at from three and a	   half to four English miles.	   [1913 Webster]
Parascenium \Par`a*sce"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Parascenia}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ?; para` beside + ? stage.] (Greek & Rom. Antiq.)	   One of two apartments adjoining the stage, probably used as	   robing rooms.	   [1913 Webster]
Parasceve \Par`a*sce"ve\, n. [L., from Gr. ?, lit.,	   preparation.]	   1. Among the Jews, the evening before the Sabbath. [Obs.]	      --Mark xv. 42 (Douay ver.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A preparation. [R.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]
Paraschematic \Par`a*sche*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to change from the	   true form.]	   Of or pertaining to a change from the right form, as in the	   formation of a word from another by a change of termination,	   gender, etc. --Max M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraselene \Par`a*se*le"ne\, n.; pl. {Paraselen[ae]}. [NL., from	   Gr. para` beside + selh`nh the moon: cf. F.	   paras['e]l[`e]ne.] (Meteor.)	   A mock moon; an image of the moon which sometimes appears at	   the point of intersection of two lunar halos. Cf.	   {Parhelion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parashah \Par"a*shah\, n.; pl. {-shoth}or {-shioth}. [Heb.	   p[=a]r[=a]sh[=a]h.]	   A lesson from the Torah, or Law, from which at least one	   section is read in the Jewish synagogue on every Sabbath and	   festival.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parashoth \Par"a*shoth\, n.;	   pl. of {Parashah}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parasita \Par`a*si"ta\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[imac]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) An artificial group formerly made for parasitic insects,	       as lice, ticks, mites, etc.	   (b) A division of copepod Crustacea, having a sucking mouth,	       as the lerneans. They are mostly parasites on fishes.	       Called also {{Siphonostomata}}.	       [1913 Webster]
Parasital \Par"a*si`tal\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*s[imac]`tal), a. (Bot. &	   Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to parasites; parasitic.	   [1913 Webster]
Parasite \Par"a*site\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*s[imac]t), n. [F., fr. L.	   parasitus, Gr. para`sitos, lit., eating beside, or at the	   table of, another; para` beside + sitei^n to feed, from sitos	   wheat, grain, food.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who frequents the tables of the rich, or who lives at	      another's expense, and earns his welcome by flattery; a	      hanger-on; a toady; a sycophant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou, with trembling fear,	            Or like a fawning parasite, obey'st.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parasites were called such smell-feasts as would	            seek to be free guests at rich men's tables.	                                                  --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) A plant obtaining nourishment immediately from other	          plants to which it attaches itself, and whose juices	          it absorbs; -- sometimes, but erroneously, called	          epiphyte.	      (b) A plant living on or within an animal, and supported	          at its expense, as many species of fungi of the genus	          {Torrubia}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) An animal which lives during the whole or part of its	          existence on or in the body of some other animal,	          feeding upon its food, blood, or tissues, as lice,	          tapeworms, etc.	      (b) An animal which steals the food of another, as the	          parasitic jager.	      (c) An animal which habitually uses the nest of another,	          as the cowbird and the European cuckoo.	          [1913 Webster] Parasitic
Parasitic \Par`a*sit"ic\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[i^]t"[i^]k), Parasitical
\Par`a*sit"ic*al\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[i^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [L.	   parasiticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. parasitique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of the nature of a parasite; having the habits of a	      parasite; fawning for food or favors; sycophantic.	      "Parasitic preachers." --Milton.	   Syn: leechlike, bloodsucking.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Of or pertaining to parasites; living on,	      or deriving nourishment from, some other living animal or	      plant. See {Parasite}, 2 & 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Parasitic gull}, {Parasitic jager}. (Zool.) See {Jager}.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Par`a*sit"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Par`a*sit"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
parasiticidal \par`a*sit`i*cid"al\ adj.	   Capable of destroying parasites, especially capable of	   expelling or destroying parasitic worms.	   Syn: anthelmintic, anthelminthic, helminthic.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Parasiticide \Par`a*sit"i*cide\	   (p[a^]r`[.a]*s[i^]t"[i^]*s[imac]d), n. [Parasite + L. caedere	   to kill.]	   Anything used to destroy parasites. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Parasitism \Par"a*si`tism\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*s[imac]`t[i^]z'm; 277),	   n. [Cf. F. parasitisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or behavior of a parasite; the act of a	      parasite. "Court parasitism." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) The state of being parasitic.	      [1913 Webster]
parasol \par"a*sol`\ (p[a^]r"[.a]*s[o^]l`; 277), n. [F., fr. Sp.	   or Pg. parasol, or It. parasole; It. parare to ward off, Sp.	   & Pg. parar (L. parare to prepare) + It. sole sun, Sp. & Pg.	   sol (L. sol). See {Parry}, {Solar}.]	   A kind of small umbrella used by women as a protection from	   the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Parasol \Par"a*sol`\, v. t.	   To shade as with a parasol. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parasolette \Par`a*sol*ette"\, n.	   A small parasol.	   [1913 Webster]
Parasphenoid \Par`a*sphe"noid\, a. [Pref. para- + sphenoid.]	   (Anat.)	   Near the sphenoid bone; -- applied especially to a bone	   situated immediately beneath the sphenoid in the base of the	   skull in many animals. -- n. The parasphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Parastichy \Pa*ras"ti*chy\, n. [Pref. para- + Gr. sti`chos a	   row.] (Bot.)	   A secondary spiral in phyllotaxy, as one of the evident	   spirals in a pine cone.	   [1913 Webster]
Parasynaxis \Par`a*syn*ax"is\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to	   assemble illegally or secretly.] (Civil Law)	   An unlawful meeting.	   [1913 Webster]
Parasynthetic \Par`a*syn*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Para-}, and	   {Synthetic}.]	   Formed from a compound word. "Parasynthetic derivatives."	   --Dr. Murray.	   [1913 Webster]
Paratactic \Par`a*tac"tic\, a. (Gram.)	   Of pertaining to, or characterized by, parataxis.	   [1913 Webster]
Parataxis \Par`a*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a placing beside,	   fr. ? to place beside.] (Gram.)	   The mere ranging of propositions one after another, without	   indicating their connection or interdependence; -- opposed to	   {syntax}. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Parathesis \Pa*rath"e*sis\, n.; pl. {Paratheses}. [NL., from Gr.	   ? a putting beside, from ? to put beside.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gram.) The placing of two or more nouns in the same case;	      apposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A parenthetical notice, usually of matter to be	      afterward expanded. --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) The matter contained within brackets.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) A commendatory prayer. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Parathetic \Par`a*thet"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to parathesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Paratonnerre \Pa`ra`ton`nerre"\, n. [F., fr. parer to parry +	   tonnerre thunderbolt.]	   A conductor of lightning; a lightning rod.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraunter \Par*aun"ter\, adv. [Par + aunter.]	   Peradventure. See {Paraventure}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parauque \Pa*rauque"\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird ({Nyctidromus albicollis}) ranging from Texas to South	   America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Paravail \Par`a*vail"\, a. [OF. par aval below; par through (L.	   per) + aval down; a- (L. ad) + val (L. vallis) a valley. Cf.	   {Paramount}.] (Eng. Law)	   At the bottom; lowest. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In feudal law, the tenant paravail is the lowest tenant	         of the fee, or he who is immediate tenant to one who	         holds over of another. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster] Paravant
Paravant \Par"a*vant`\, Paravant \Par"a*vant`\, adv. [OF. par	   avant. See {Par}, and 1st {Avaunt}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In front; publicly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beforehand; first. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Paraventure \Par`a*ven"ture\, adv. [Par + aventure.]	   Peradventure; perchance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraxanthin \Par`a*xan"thin\, n. [Pref. Para- + xanthin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A crystalline substance closely related to xanthin, present	   in small quantity in urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraxial \Par*ax"i*al\, a. [Pref. para- + axial.] (Anat.)	   On either side of the axis of the skeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Paraxylene \Par`a*xy"lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon ({C6H4(CH3)2}) of the aromatic series obtained	   as a colorless liquid by the distillation of camphor with	   zinc chloride. It is one of the three metamers of xylene. Cf.	   {Metamer}, and {Xylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parboil \Par"boil`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parboiled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Parboiling}.] [OE. parboilen, OF. parbouillir to cook	   well; par through (see {Par}) + bouillir to boil, L. bullire.	   The sense has been influenced by E. part. See 1st {Boil}.]	   1. To boil or cook thoroughly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To boil in part; to cook partially by boiling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: (Fig.) To do (something) only part way, or	      incompletely. Also used intransitively.	      [PJC]
Parbreak \Par"break`\, v. i. & t. [Par + break.]	   To throw out; to vomit. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]	Parbreak \Par"break`\, n.	   Vomit. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Parbuckle \Par"buc`kle\, n.	   (a) A kind of purchase for hoisting or lowering a cylindrical	       burden, as a cask. The middle of a long rope is made fast	       aloft, and both parts are looped around the object, which	       rests in the loops, and rolls in them as the ends are	       hauled up or payed out.	   (b) A double sling made of a single rope, for slinging a	       cask, gun, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	Parbuckle \Par"buc`kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parbuckled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Parbuckling}.]	   To hoist or lower by means of a parbuckle. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Parcae \Par"cae\, n. pl. [L.]	   The Fates. See {Fate}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Parcase \Par*case"\, adv. [Par + case.]	   Perchance; by chance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parcel \Par"cel\, n. [F. parcelle a small part, fr. (assumed)	   LL. particella, dim. of L. pars. See {Part}, n., and cf.	   {Particle}.]	   1. A portion of anything taken separately; a fragment of a	      whole; a part. [Archaic] "A parcel of her woe." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two parcels of the white of an egg.   --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parcels of the nation adopted different forms of	            self-government.                      --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A part; a portion; a piece; as, a certain piece of	      land is part and parcel of another piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An indiscriminate or indefinite number, measure, or	      quantity; a collection; a group.	      [1913 Webster]	            This youthful parcel	            Of noble bachelors stand at my disposing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A number or quantity of things put up together; a bundle;	      a package; a packet.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis like a parcel sent you by the stage. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of parcels}. See under 6th {Bill}.	   {Parcel office}, an office where parcels are received for	      keeping or forwarding and delivery.	   {Parcel post}, that department of the post office concerned	      with the collection and transmission of parcels; also, the	      transmission through the parcel post deparment; as, to	      send a package by parcel post. See {parcel post} in the	      vocabulary.	   {Part and parcel}. See under {Part}.	      [1913 Webster]	Parcel \Par"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parceled}or {Parcelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Parceling} or {Parcelling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To divide and distribute by parts or portions; -- often	      with out or into. "Their woes are parceled, mine are	      general." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            These ghostly kings would parcel out my power.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The broad woodland parceled into farms. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To add a parcel or item to; to itemize. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That mine own servant should	            Parcel the sum of my disgraces by	            Addition of his envy.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make up into a parcel; as, to parcel a customer's	      purchases; the machine parcels yarn, wool, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To parcel a rope} (Naut.), to wind strips of tarred canvas	      tightly arround it. --Totten.	   {To parcel a seam} (Naut.), to cover it with a strip of	      tarred canvas.	      [1913 Webster]	Parcel \Par"cel\, a. & adv.	   Part or half; in part; partially. --Shak. [Sometimes hyphened	   with the word following.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The worthy dame was parcel-blind.        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         One that . . . was parcel-bearded [partially bearded].	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Parcel poet}, a half poet; a poor poet. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Parceling \Par"cel*ing\, n. [Written also parcelling.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of dividing and distributing in portions or parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Long, narrow slips of canvas daubed with tar and	      wound about a rope like a bandage, before it is served;	      used, also, in mousing on the stayes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Parcel-mele \Par"cel-mele`\, adv. [See {Parcel}, and {Meal} a	   part.]	   By parcels or parts. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parcel post \Par"cel post\	   That branch of the post office having to do with the	   collection, transmission, and delivery of parcels[4]. The	   British Inland Parcel Post was established in 1883. The rates	   in 1913, dating from 1897, were 3d. for parcels not exceeding	   one pound and 1d. for each additional pound up to the limit	   of 10 pounds. A general parcel post was established in the	   United States by Act of August 24, 1912, which took effect	   Jan. 1, 1913. At that time, parcels could not exceed 11	   pounds in weight nor 72 inches in length and girth combined.	   Provision is made from insuring parcels, and also for sending	   parcels C.O.D. The rates of postage vary with the distance.	   See {Zone}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Parcenary \Par"ce*na*ry\, n. [See {Parcener}, {partner}.] (Law)	   The holding or occupation of an inheritable estate which	   descends from the ancestor to two or more persons;	   coheirship.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It differs in many respects from joint tenancy, which	         is created by deed or devise. In the United States	         there is no essential distinction between parcenary and	         tenancy in common. --Wharton. Kent.	         [1913 Webster]
Parcener \Par"ce*ner\, n. [Of. par[,c]onnier, parsonnier, fr.	   parzon, par[,c]un, parcion, part, portion, fr. L. partitio a	   division. See {Partition}, and cf. {Partner}.] (Law)	   A coheir, or one of two or more persons to whom an estate of	   inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as one	   estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Parch \Parch\ (p[aum]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parched}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Parching}.] [OE. perchen to pierce, hence used of a	   piercing heat or cold, OF. perchier, another form of percier,	   F. percer. See {Pierce}.]	   1. To burn the surface of; to scorch; to roast over the fire,	      as dry grain; as, to parch the skin; to parch corn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn. --Lev.	                                                  xxiii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dry to extremity; to shrivel with heat; as, the mouth	      is parched from fever.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ground below is parched.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Parch \Parch\, v. i.	   To become scorched or superficially burnt; to be very dry.	   "Parch in Afric sun." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Parchedness \Parch"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being parched.	   [1913 Webster]
Parcheesi \Par*chee"si\ (p[aum]r*ch[=e]"z[i^]), n.	   See {Pachisi}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
parchesi \par*che"si\ (p[aum]r*ch[=e]"z[i^]), n.	   See {Pachisi}.	   [1913 Webster]
parching \parch"ing\ (p[aum]rch"[i^]ng), a.	   Scorching; burning; drying. "Summer's parching heat." --Shak.	   -- {Parch"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Parchisi \Par*chi"si\ (p[aum]r*ch[=e]"z[i^]), n.	   same as {Pachisi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parchment \Parch"ment\ (p[aum]rch"ment), n. [OE. parchemin,	   perchemin, F. parchemin, LL. pergamenum, L. pergamena,	   pergamina, fr. L. Pergamenus of or belonging to Pergamus an	   ancient city of Mysia in Asia Minor, where parchment was	   first used.]	   1. The skin of a lamb, sheep, goat, young calf, or other	      animal, prepared for writing on. See {Vellum}.	      [1913 Webster]	            But here's a parchment with the seal of C[ae]sar.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The envelope of the coffee grains, inside the pulp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Parchment paper}. See {Papyrine}.	      [1913 Webster]
Parchmentize \Parch"ment*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {-izing}.]	   To convert to a parchmentlike substance, especially by	   sulphuric acid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parcity \Par"ci*ty\, n. [L. parcitas, fr. parcus sparing.]	   Sparingless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parclose \Par"close\, n. [OF. See {Perclose}.] (Eccl. Arch.)	   A screen separating a chapel from the body of the church.	   [Written also {paraclose} and {perclose}.] --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Pard \Pard\ (p[aum]rd), n. [L. pardus, Gr. pa`rdos; cf. Skr.	   p[.r]d[=a]ku tiger, panther.] (Zool.)	   A leopard; a panther.	   [1913 Webster]	         And more pinch-spotted make them	         Than pard or cat o'mountain.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pardale \Par"dale\ (p[aum]r"d[asl]l), n. [L. pardalis, Gr.	   pa`rdalis. Cf. {Pard}.] (Zool.)	   A leopard. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Parde
Parde \Par*de"\, Pardie \Par*die"\, adv. or interj. [F. pardi,	   for par Dieu by God.]	   Certainly; surely; truly; verily; -- originally an oath.	   [Written also {pardee}, {pardieux}, {perdie}, etc.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was, parde, an old fellow of yours.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pardine \Par"dine\, a. (Zool.)	   Spotted like a pard.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pardine lynx} (Zool.), a species of lynx ({Felis pardina})	      inhabiting Southern Europe. Its color is rufous, spotted	      with black.	      [1913 Webster]
Pardo \Par"do\, n. [Pg. pardao, fr. Skr. prat[=a]pa splendor,	   majesty.]	   A money of account once used in in Goa, India, equivalent to	   about 2s. 6d. sterling. or 60 cts. (in 1913).	   [1913 Webster]
Pardon \Par"don\ (p[aum]r"d'n), n. [F., fr. pardonner to pardon.	   See {Pardon}, v. t.]	   1. The act of pardoning; forgiveness, as of an offender, or	      of an offense; release from penalty; remission of	      punishment; absolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pardon, my lord, for me and for my tidings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But infinite in pardon was my judge.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Usage: Used in expressing courteous denial or contradiction;	          as, I beg your pardon; or in indicating that one has	          not understood another; as, I beg pardon; or pardon	          me?.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. An official warrant of remission of penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sign me a present pardon for my brother. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being forgiven. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A release, by a sovereign, or officer having	      jurisdiction, from the penalties of an offense, being	      distinguished from {amnesty}, which is a general	      obliteration and canceling of a particular line of past	      offenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Forgiveness; remission. See {Forgiveness}.	        [1913 Webster]	Pardon \Par"don\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pardoned} (p[aum]r"d'nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Pardoning}.] [Either fr. pardon, n., or from	   F. pardonner, LL. perdonare; L. per through, thoroughly,	   perfectly + donare to give, to present. See {Par-}, and	   {Donation}.]	   1. To absolve from the consequences of a fault or the	      punishment of crime; to free from penalty; -- applied to	      the offender.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this thing the Lord pardon thy servant. --2 Kings	                                                  v. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray you, pardon me; pray heartily, pardon me.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remit the penalty of; to suffer to pass without	      punishment; to forgive; -- applied to offenses.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray thee, pardon my sin.           --1 Sam. xv.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            Apollo, pardon	            My great profaneness 'gainst thine oracle! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To refrain from exacting as a penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give leave (of departure) to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Even now about it! I will pardon you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pardon me}, forgive me; excuse me; -- a phrase used also to	      express courteous denial or contradiction, or to request	      forgiveness for a mild transgression, such as bumping a	      person while passing.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: To forgive; absolve; excuse; overlook; remit; acquit.	        See {Excuse}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pardonable \Par"don*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pardonnable.]	   Admitting of pardon; not requiring the excution of penalty;	   venial; excusable; -- applied to the offense or to the	   offender; as, a pardonable fault, or culprit.	   [1913 Webster]
Pardonableness \Par"don*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pardonable; as, the	   pardonableness of sin. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Pardonably \Par"don*a*bly\, adv.	   In a manner admitting of pardon; excusably. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pardoner \Par"don*er\, n.	   1. One who pardons. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A seller of indulgences. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Pardoning \Par"don*ing\, a.	   Relating to pardon; having or exercising the right to pardon;	   willing to pardon; merciful; as, the pardoning power; a	   pardoning God.	   [1913 Webster]
Pare \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 parry,	   ward off, fr. L. parare to prepare. Cf. {Empire}, {Parade},	   {Pardon}, {Parry}, {Prepare}.]	   1. To cut off, or shave off, the superficial substance or	      extremities of; as, to pare an apple; to pare a horse's	      hoof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove; to separate; to cut or shave, as the skin,	      rind, or outside part, from anything; -- followed by off	      or away; as, to pare off the rind of fruit; to pare away	      redundancies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To diminish the bulk of; to reduce; to lessen.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king began to pare a little the privilege of	            clergy.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
paregmenon \pa*reg"me*non`\ n. (Rhet.)	   Juxtaposing words having a common derivation, as in the	   phrase "sense and sensibility".	   [WordNet 1.5]
Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, a. [L. paregoricus, Gr. ?, from ?	   addressing, encouraging, soothing; para` beside + ? an	   assembly: cf. F. par['e]gorique. See {Allegory}.]	   Mitigating; assuaging or soothing pain; as, paregoric elixir.	   [1913 Webster]	Paregoric \Par`e*gor"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine that mitigates pain; an anodyne; specifically,	   camphorated tincture of opium; -- called also {paregoric	   elexir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parelcon \Pa*rel"con\, n. [Gr. ? to draw aside, to be redundant;	   para` beside + ? to draw.] (Gram.)	   The addition of a syllable or particle to the end of a	   pronoun, verb, or adverb.	   [1913 Webster]
Parelectronomic \Par`e*lec`tro*nom"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or relating to parelectronomy; as, the parelectronomic	   part of a muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Parelectronomy \Par*e`lec*tron"o*my\, n. [Pref. para- + electro-	   + Gr. ? law.] (Physiol.)	   A condition of the muscles induced by exposure to severe	   cold, in which the electrical action of the muscle is	   reversed.	   [1913 Webster] Parella
Parella \Pa*rel"la\, Parelle \Pa`relle\, n. [Cf. F. parelle.]	   (Bot.)	   (a) A name for two kinds of dock ({Rumex Patientia} and	       {Rumex Hydrolapathum}).	   (b) A kind of lichen ({Lecanora parella}) once used in dyeing	       and in the preparation of litmus.	       [1913 Webster]
Parembole \Pa*rem"bo*le\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? an insertion	   beside. See {Para-}, and {Embolus}.] (Rhet.)	   A kind of parenthesis.	   [1913 Webster]
parement \pare"ment\ (p[^a]r"ment), n.	   See {Parament}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
paremptosis \par`emp*to"sis\ (p[a^]r`[e^]mp*t[=o]"s[i^]s), n.	   [NL., from Gr. pare`mptwsis a coming in beside; para` beside	   + 'empiptein to fall in.]	   Same as {Parembole}.	   [1913 Webster]
parenchyma \pa*ren"chy*ma\ (p[.a]*r[e^][ng]"k[i^]*m[.a]), n.	   [NL., from Gr. pare`gchyma, fr. paregchei^n to pour in	   beside; para` beside + 'en in + chei^n to pour: cf. F.	   parenchyme.] (Biol.)	   The soft cellular substance of the tissues of plants and	   animals, like the pulp of leaves, the soft tissue of glands,	   and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
parenchymal \pa*ren"chy*mal\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, parenchyma.	   [1913 Webster] Parenchymatous
Parenchymatous \Par`en*chym"a*tous\, Parenchymous
\Pa*ren"chy*mous\, a. [Cf. F. parenchymateux.]	   Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the parenchyma of a	   tissue or an organ; as, parenchymatous degeneration.	   [1913 Webster]
Parenesis \Pa*ren"e*sis\, n. [L. paraenesis, Gr. parai`nesis,	   fr. parainei^n to advise.]	   Exhortation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Parenetic
Parenetic \Par`e*net"ic\, Parenetical \Par`e*net"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   parainetiko`s: cf. F. par['e]n['e]tique.]	   Hortatory; encouraging; persuasive. [R.] --F. Potter.	   [1913 Webster]
parent \par"ent\ (p[^a]r"ent or p[=a]r"ent; 277), n. [L. parens,	   -entis; akin to parere to bring forth; cf. Gr. porei^n to	   give, beget: cf. F. parent. Cf. {Part}.]	   1. One who begets, or brings forth, offspring; a father or a	      mother.	      [1913 Webster]	            Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which produces; cause; source; author; begetter; as,	      idleness is the parent of vice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Regular industry is the parent of sobriety.	                                                  --Channing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Parent cell}. (Biol.) See {Mother cell}, under {Mother},	      also {Cytula}.	   {Parent nucleus} (Biol.), a nucleus which, in cell division,	      divides, and gives rise to two or more daughter nuclei.	      See {Karyokinesis}, and {Cell division}, under {Division}.	      [1913 Webster]
Parentage \Par"ent*age\ (p[^a]r"ent*[asl]j; 277), n. [Cf. F.	   parentage relationship.]	   Descent from parents or ancestors; parents or ancestors	   considered with respect to their rank or character;	   extraction; birth; as, a man of noble parentage. "Wilt thou	   deny thy parentage?" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though men esteem thee low of parentage. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Parental \Pa*ren"tal\, a. [L. parentalis.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a parent or to parents; as, parental	      authority; parental obligations; parental affection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Becoming to, or characteristic of, parents; tender;	      affectionate; devoted; as, parental care.	      [1913 Webster]	            The careful course and parental provision of nature.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Parentally \Pa*ren"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a parental manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Parentation \Par`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. parentatio, fr. parentare	   to offer a solemn sacrifice in honor of deceased parents. See	   {Parent}.]	   Something done or said in honor of the dead; obsequies.	   [Obs.] --Abp. Potter.	   [1913 Webster]
Parentele \Par"en`tele`\, n. [F. parent[`e]le, L. parentela.]	   Kinship; parentage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parenthesis \Pa*ren"the*sis\ (p[.a]*r[e^]n"th[-e]*s[i^]s), n.;	   pl. {Parentheses}. [NL., fr. Gr. pare`nqesis, fr.	   parentiqe`nai to put in beside, insert; para` beside + 'en in	   + tiqe`nai to put, place. See {Para-}, {En-}, 2, and	   {Thesis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A word, phrase, or sentence, by way of comment or	      explanation, inserted in, or attached to, a sentence which	      would be grammatically complete without it. It is usually	      inclosed within curved lines (see def. 2 below), or	      dashes. "Seldom mentioned without a derogatory	      parenthesis." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Don't suffer every occasional thought to carry you	            away into a long parenthesis.         --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) One of the curved lines () which inclose a	      parenthetic word or phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Parenthesis, in technical grammar, is that part of a	         sentence which is inclosed within the recognized sign;	         but many phrases and sentences which are punctuated by	         commas are logically parenthetical. In def. 1, the	         phrase "by way of comment or explanation" is inserted	         for explanation, and the sentence would be	         grammatically complete without it. The present tendency	         is to avoid using the distinctive marks, except when	         confusion would arise from a less conspicuous	         separation.	         [1913 Webster]
Parenthesize \Pa*ren"the*size\ (p[.a]*r[e^]n"th[-e]*s[imac]z),	   v. t.	   To make a parenthesis of; to include within parenthetical	   marks. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster] parenthetic
parenthetic \par`en*thet"ic\ (p[a^]r`[e^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]k),
parenthetical \par`en*thet"ic*al\	   (p[a^]r`[e^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. Gr. pare`nqetos.]	   1. Of the nature of a parenthesis; pertaining to, or	      expressed in, or as if in, a parenthesis; as, a	      parenthetical clause; a parenthetic remark; a	      parenthetical style. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]	            A parenthetical observation of Moses himself.	                                                  --Hales.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Using or containing parentheses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Added within parentheses to amplify or explain; as,	      parenthetical remarks. [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Parenthetically \Par`en*thet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a parenthetical manner; by way of parenthesis; by	   parentheses.	   [1913 Webster]
Parenthood \Par"ent*hood\, n.	   The state of a parent; the office or character of a parent.	   [1913 Webster]
Parenticide \Pa*ren"ti*cide\, n. [L. parenticida a parricide;	   parens parent + caedere to kill.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of one who kills one's own parent. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who kills one's own parent; a parricide. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Parentless \Par"ent*less\, a.	   Deprived of parents.	   [1913 Webster]
Parepididymis \Par*ep`i*did"y*mis\, n. [NL. See {Para-}, and	   {Epididymis}.] (Anat.)	   A small body containing convoluted tubules, situated near the	   epididymis in man and some other animals, and supposed to be	   a remnant of the anterior part of the Wolffian body.	   [1913 Webster]
Parer \Par"er\, n. [From {Pare}, v. t.]	   One who, or that which, pares; an instrument for paring.	   [1913 Webster]
Parergon \Pa*rer"gon\, n. [L.]	   See {Parergy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parergy \Par"er*gy\, n. [L. parergon, Gr. ?; para` beside + ?	   work.]	   Something unimportant, incidental, or superfluous. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Paresis \Par"e*sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. pa`resis, fr. parie`nai	   to let go; para` from + "ie`nai to send.] (Med.)	   Incomplete paralysis, affecting motion but not sensation.	   [1913 Webster]
Parethmoid \Par*eth"moid\, a. [Pref. para- + ethmoid.] (Anat.)	   Near or beside the ethmoid bone or cartilage; -- applied	   especially to a pair of bones in the nasal region of some	   fishes, and to the ethmoturbinals in some higher animals. --	   n. A parethmoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Paretic \Pa*ret"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to paresis; affected with paresis.	   [1913 Webster]
Parfay \Par*fay"\, interj. [Par + fay.]	   By my faith; verily. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parfit \Par"fit\, a.	   Perfect. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parfitly \Par"fit*ly\, adv.	   Perfectly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parfleche \Par*fleche"\, n. [Prob. through Canadian F. fr. Amer.	   Indian.]	   A kind of rawhide consisting of hide, esp. of the buffalo,	   which has been soaked in crude wood-ash lye to remove the	   hairs, and then dried.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parfocal \Par*fo"cal\, a. [Pari- + focal.] (Opt.)	   With the lower focal points all in the same plane; -- said of	   sets of eyepieces so mounted that they may be interchanged	   without varying the focus of the instrument (as a microscope	   or telescope) with which they are used. "the convenience of a	   microscope with parfocal objective lenses"	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Parforn
Parforn \Par*forn"\, Parfourn \Par*fourn"\, v. t.	   To perform. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Pargasite \Par"gas*ite\, n. [So called from Pargas, in Finland.]	   (Min.)	   A dark green aluminous variety of amphibole, or hornblende.	   [1913 Webster]
Pargeboard \Parge"board`\, n.	   See {Bargeboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parget \Par"get\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pargeted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pargeting}.] [OE. pargeten, also spargeten, sparchen; of	   uncertain origin.]	   1. To coat with parget; to plaster, as walls, or the interior	      of flues; as, to parget the outside of their houses. --Sir	      T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pargeted ceiling with pendants.   --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To paint; to cover over. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Parget \Par"get\, v. i.	   1. To lay on plaster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To paint, as the face. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Parget \Par"get\, n.	   1. Gypsum or plaster stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plaster, as for lining the interior of flues, or for	      stuccowork. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Paint, especially for the face. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]
Pargeter \Par"get*er\, n.	   A plasterer. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pargeting \Par"get*ing\, n. [Written also pargetting.]	   Plasterwork; esp.:	   (a) A kind of decorative plasterwork in raised ornamental	       figures, formerly used for the internal and external	       decoration of houses.	   (b) (In modern architecture), the plastering of the inside of	       flues, intended to give a smooth surface and help the	       draught.	       [1913 Webster]
Pargetory \Par"get*o*ry\, n.	   Something made of, or covered with, parget, or plaster.	   [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Parhelic \Par*he"lic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to parhelia.	   [1913 Webster]
Parhelion \Par*hel"ion\, n.; pl. {Parhelia}. [L. parelion, Gr.	   ?, ?; para` beside + ? the sun.]	   A mock sun appearing in the form of a bright light, sometimes	   near the sun, and tinged with colors like the rainbow, and	   sometimes opposite to the sun. The latter is usually called	   an {anthelion}. Often several mock suns appear at the same	   time. Cf. {Paraselene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parhelium \Par*he"li*um\, n.	   See {Parhelion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pari- \Par"i-\ [L. par, paris, equal.]	   A combining form signifying equal; as, paridigitate,	   paripinnate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pariah \Pa"ri*ah\, n. [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of	   the low caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the	   drums at certain festivals.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by	      the four castes of the Hindus as of very low grade. They	      are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See	      {Caste}. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outcast; one despised by society.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pariah dog} (Zool.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which	      act as scavengers in Oriental cities.	   {Pariah kite} (Zool.), a species of kite ({Milvus govinda})	      which acts as a scavenger in India.	      [1913 Webster]
Parial \Pa*ri"al\, n.	   See {Pair royal}, under {Pair}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Parian \Pa"ri*an\, a. [L. Parius.]	   Of or pertaining to Paros, an island in the Aegean Sea noted	   for its excellent statuary marble; as, Parian marble.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Parian chronicle}, a most ancient chronicle of the city of	      Athens, engraved on marble in the Isle of Paros, now among	      the Arundelian marbles.	      [1913 Webster]	Parian \Pa"ri*an\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Paros.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ceramic ware, resembling unglazed porcelain biscuit, of	      which are made statuettes, ornaments, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Paridigitata \Par`i*dig`i*ta"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pari-}, and	   {Digitate}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Artiodactyla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paridigitate \Par`i*dig"i*tate\, a. (Anat.)	   Having an even number of digits on the hands or the feet.	   --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Paries \Pa"ri*es\, n.; pl. {Parietes}. [See {Parietes}.] (Zool.)	   The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a	   barnacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Parietal \Pa*ri"e*tal\, a. [L. parietalis, fr. paries, -ietis, a	   wall: cf. F. pari['e]tal. Cf. {Parietary}, {Pellitory}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a wall; hence, pertaining to buildings	      or the care of them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resident within the walls or buildings of a college.	      [1913 Webster]	            At Harvard College, the officers resident within the	            college walls constitute a permanent standing	            committee, called the Parietal Committee. --B. H.	                                                  Hall (1856).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to the parietes.	      (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parietal	          bones, which form the upper and middle part of the	          cranium, between the frontals and occipitals.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Attached to the main wall of the ovary, and not to	      the axis; -- said of a placenta.	      [1913 Webster]	Parietal \Pa*ri"e*tal\, n.	   1. (Anat.) One of the parietal bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the special scales, or plates, covering the	      back of the head in certain reptiles and fishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Parietary \Pa*ri"e*ta*ry\, a.	   See {Parietal}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]	Parietary \Pa*ri"e*ta*ry\, n. [L. parietaria, fr. parietarius	   parietal. Cf. {Pellitory}, {Parietal}.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several species of {Parietaria}. See 1st	   {Pellitory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parietes \Pa*ri"e*tes\, n. pl. [L. paries a wall.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The walls of a cavity or an organ; as, the	      abdominal parietes; the parietes of the cranium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The sides of an ovary or of a capsule.	      [1913 Webster]
Parietic \Pa`ri*et"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in the lichen	   {Parmelia parietina}, and called also {chrysophanic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Parietine \Pa*ri"e*tine\, n. [L. parietinus parietal: cf.	   parietinae ruined walls.]	   A piece of a fallen wall; a ruin. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Parieto- \Pa*ri"e*to-\ (Anat.)	   A combining form used to indicate connection with, or	   relation to, the parietal bones or the parietal segment of	   the skull; as, the parieto-mastoid suture.	   [1913 Webster]
Parigenin \Pa*rig"e*nin\, n. [Parillin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.)	   A curdy white substance, obtained by the decomposition of	   parillin.	   [1913 Webster]
Parillin \Pa*ril"lin\, n. [Shortened fr. sarsaparillin.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside resembling saponin, found in the root of	   sarsaparilla, smilax, etc., and extracted as a bitter white	   crystalline substance; -- called also {smilacin},	   {sarsaparilla saponin}, and {sarsaparillin}.	   [1913 Webster]
parimutuel \par`i*mu"tu*el\ (p[a^]r`[i^]*m[=u]"ch[=oo]*[u^]l),	   n.	   A form of betting where winners share the total amount	   wagered, in proporation to their bets, and less a portion for	   the management; -- used commonly in betting at horse racing	   track. In parimutuel betting, the payoff for a bet does not	   have fixed odds, but depends on the amount bet on each	   outcome.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Paring \Par"ing\, n. [From {Pare}, v. t.]	   1. The act of cutting off the surface or extremites of	      anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is pared off. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pare off the surface of the earth, and with the	            parings raise your hills.             --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]
parings \parings\ n. pl. [Plural of {paring}[2].]	   Parts that are pared or cut off.	   Syn: paring.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paripinnate \Par`i*pin"nate\, a. [Pari- + pinnate.] (Bot.)	   Pinnate with an equal number of leaflets on each side; having	   no odd leaflet at the end.	   [1913 Webster]
Paris \Par"is\, n. [From Paris, the son of Priam.] (Bot.)	   A plant common in Europe ({Paris quadrifolia}); herb Paris;	   truelove. It has been used as a narcotic.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It much resembles the American genus {Trillium}, but	         has usually four leaves and a tetramerous flower.	         [1913 Webster]	Paris \Par"is\, n.	   The chief city of France.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paris green}. See under {Green}, n.	   {Paris white} (Chem.), purified chalk used as a pigment;	      whiting; Spanish white.	      [1913 Webster]
parish \par"ish\ (p[a^]r"[i^]sh), n. [OE. parishe, paresche,	   parosche, OF. paroisse, parosse, paroiche, F. paroisse, L.	   parochia, corrupted fr. paroecia, Gr. paroiki`a, fr.	   pa`roikos dwelling beside or near; para` beside + o'i^kos a	   house, dwelling; akin to L. vicus village. See {Vicinity},	   and cf. {Parochial}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eccl. & Eng. Law)	      (a) That circuit of ground committed to the charge of one	          parson or vicar, or other minister having cure of	          souls therein. --Cowell.	      (b) The same district, constituting a civil jurisdiction,	          with its own officers and regulations, as respects the	          poor, taxes, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Populous and extensive parishes are now divided, under	         various parliamentary acts, into smaller ecclesiastical	         districts for spiritual purposes. --Mozley & W.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An ecclesiastical society, usually not bounded by	      territorial limits, but composed of those persons who	      choose to unite under the charge of a particular priest,	      clergyman, or minister; also, loosely, the territory in	      which the members of a congregation live. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In Louisiana, a civil division corresponding to a county	      in other States.	      [1913 Webster]
Parish \Par"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial; as, a parish church;	   parish records; a parish priest; maintained by the parish;	   as, parish poor. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Parish clerk}.	   (a) The clerk or recording officer of a parish.	   (b) A layman who leads in the responses and otherwise assists	       in the service of the Church of England.	   {Parish court}, in Louisiana, a court in each parish.	      [1913 Webster]
Parishen \Par"ish*en\, n.	   A parishioner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parishional \Pa*rish"ion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a parish; parochial. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Parishioner \Pa*rish"ion*er\, n. [F. paroissien, LL.	   parochianus.]	   One who belongs to, or is connected with, a parish.	   [1913 Webster]
Parisian \Pa*ri"sian\, n. [Cf. F. parisen.]	   A native or inhabitant of Paris, the capital of France.	   [1913 Webster]	Parisian \Pa*ri"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Paris.	   [1913 Webster]
Parisienne \Pa`ri`si`enne"\, n. [F.]	   A female native or resident of Paris.	   [1913 Webster]
Parisology \Par`i*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? almost equal, evenly	   balanced + -logy.]	   The use of equivocal or ambiguous words. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
parison \par"i*son\, n. (Glassworking)	   An intermediate stage or shape of a glass object which is	   produced in more than one stage.	   [PJC] Parisyllabic
Parisyllabic \Par`i*syl*lab"ic\, Parisyllabical
\Par`i*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Pari- + syllabic, -ical: cf. F.	   parisyllabique.]	   Having the same number of syllables in all its inflections.	   [1913 Webster]
Paritor \Par"i*tor\, n. [Abbrev. fr. apparitor: cf. L. paritor a	   servant, attendant.]	   An apparitor. "Summoned by an host of paritors." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Paritory \Par"i*to*ry\, n.	   Pellitory. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Parity \Par"i*ty\, n. [L. paritas, fr. par, paris, equal: cf. F.	   parit['e]. See {Pair}, {Peer} an equal.]	   1. The quality or condition of being equal or equivalent; a	      like state or degree; equality; equivalence; close	      correspondence; analogy; as, parity of reasoning. "No	      parity of principle." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Equality of length and parity of numeration. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Finance) Equivalence in value to the	      currency of another country.	      [PJC]	   3. (Physics) A property assigned to elementary particles,	      conceptualized as a form of symmetry, representing the	      fact that no fundamental distinctions can be observed	      between right-handed and left-handed systems of particles	      in their interactions, and supported by the typical	      observation that the total parity of a system is unchanged	      as particles are created or annihilated; however, certain	      interactions involving the weak force have been shown to	      violate the principle of conservation of parity.	      [PJC]	   4. (Physics) A property of the wave function of a system,	      which takes the value of +1 or -1, indicating whether the	      value of the wave function changes sign if each of the	      variables of the system is replaced by its negative.	      [PJC]	   5. (Med.) The condition of having borne a child or children,	      alive or dead.	      [PJC]	   6. (Math.) The property of being even or odd; as, 3 has odd	      parity, but 6 has even parity.	      [PJC]	   7. Hence: (Computers) The property of having an even or odd	      number of bits set to the value of 1 (as opposed to 0); --	      applied to bytes or larger groups of bits in a data	      structure. It is used mostly in the process of {parity	      checking}. The parity of a data structure can be changed	      by changing the value of the {parity bit}.	      [PJC]
parity bit \par"i*ty bit`\, n. (Computers)	   The bit within a data structure which is assigned a value of	   1 or 0 so as to make the parity[7] of the data structure odd	   or even. Data structures may or may not have parity bits,	   dpending on whether the system does or does not perform	   {parity checking}. The most commonly used parity bit is the	   eigth (higher-order) bit of a byte, which is used when data	   transmission uses only the 7 lower-order bits of each byte as	   significant data; some memory systems use a ninth bit as a	   parity bit for each eight bits (one byte) of significant data	   in memory.	   [PJC]	parity check \par"i*ty check`\, n. (Computers)	   The act or process of testing whether a byte or other data	   structure has an even or odd number of bits set to the value	   of 1; -- it is used primarily to detect errors in data,	   especially in memory banks or in data transmitted over a	   communications line. The parity can be changed by assigning	   one bit in each data structure as the {parity bit}, so that	   the total number of bits set to the value of 1 is odd (odd	   parity) or even (even parity). If parity is used for error	   checking the writing and reading systems must first agree on	   which type of parity (odd or even) to use; if the reading	   system detects a deviation from the agreed parity, it signals	   an error, to be handled by the error-handling processes of	   the system.	   [PJC]	parity checking \par"i*ty check`ing\, n. (Computers)	   The process of performing a {parity check}.	   [PJC]
Parjanya \Parjanya\ prop. n.	   1. (Hinduism) The Hindu god of rain; sometimes identified	      with {Indra}.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Park \Park\ (p[aum]rk), n. [AS. pearroc, or perh. rather fr. F.	   parc; both being of the same origin; cf. LL. parcus,	   parricus, Ir. & Gael. pairc, W. park, parwg. Cf. {Paddock} an	   inclosure, {Parrock}.]	   1. (Eng. Law) A piece of ground inclosed, and stored with	      beasts of the chase, which a man may have by prescription,	      or the king's grant. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tract of ground kept in its natural state, about or	      adjacent to a residence, as for the preservation of game,	      for walking, riding, or the like. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            While in the park I sing, the listening deer	            Attend my passion, and forget to fear. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of ground, in or near a city or town, inclosed and	      kept for ornament and recreation; as, Hyde Park in London;	      Central Park in New York.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A space occupied by the animals, wagons, pontoons,	      and materials of all kinds, as ammunition, ordnance	      stores, hospital stores, provisions, etc., when brought	      together; also, the objects themselves; as, a park of	      wagons; a park of artillery.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A partially inclosed basin in which oysters are grown.	      [Written also {parc}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any place where vehicles are assembled according to a	      definite arrangement; also, the vehicles.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. A position of the gear lever in a vehicle with automatic	      transmission, used when the vehicle is stopped, in which	      the transmission is in neutral and a brake is engaged.	      [PJC]	   {Park of artillery}. See under {Artillery}.	   {Park phaeton}, a small, low carriage, for use in parks.	   {industrial park}a region located typically in a suburban or	      rural area, zoned by law for specific types of business	      use (as, retail business, light industry, and sometimes	      heavy industry), often having some parklike	      characteristics, and having businesses, parking lots, and	      sometimes recreation areas and restaurants. The sponsoring	      agency may also provide supporting facilities, such as	      water towers, office buildings, or for large industrial	      parks, an airport.	      [PJC]	Park \Park\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Parking}.]	   1. To inclose in a park, or as in a park.	      [1913 Webster]	            How are we parked, and bounded in a pale. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To bring together in a park, or compact body; as,	      to park artillery, wagons, automobiles, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In oyster culture, to inclose in a park.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. To bring (a vehicle) to a stop and leave it standing; --	      typically a parked vehicle is off of the public road, the	      motor is not running, and the driver has left the vehicle.	   Note: a vehicle stopped but still running with the driver in	         it is said to be {standing}. {parallel-park} [PJC]	   5. To place (an object) in a temporary location; as, to park	      oneself on the couch; to park one's money in a mutual	      fund. [informal]	      [PJC]	Park \Park\, v. i.	   1. To promenade or drive in a park; also, of horses, to	      display style or gait on a park drive.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To come to a stop [in a vehicle] off of the public road	      and leave the vehicle standing; -- typically the motor of	      a parked vehicle is not left running; as, he parked in a	      no-parking zone.	      [PJC] Parka
Parka \Par"ka\, Parkee \Par"kee\, n. [Russ. parka, parki, dim.	   of para a pair, fr. G. paar, L. par. Cf. {Pair}.]	   1. An outer garment made of the skins of birds or mammals,	      worn by Eskimos, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A coat with a fur lining and a hood, used for protection	      in very cold weather.	      [PJC.]	   3. Hence: Any of a variety of jackets with attached hoods,	      usually of very warm or waterproof construction so as to	      provide protection from cold or rainy weather.	      [PJC.]
parked \parked\ adj.	   p. p. of {park}, v. t., 2; -- of vehicles; as, there were	   four parked cars across the street.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Parker \Park"er\, n.	   The keeper of a park. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Parkeria \Par*ke"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL. So named from W. K.	   Parker, a British zoologist.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large arenaceous fossil Foraminifera found in the	   Cretaceous rocks. The species are globular, or nearly so, and	   are of all sizes up to that of a tennis ball.	   [1913 Webster]
Parkeriaceae \Parkeriaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of ferns coextensive with the genus	   {Ceratopteris}; sometimes it is included in the family	   {Polypodiaceae}.	   Syn: family {Parkeriaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parkesine \Parkes"ine\ (p[aum]rks"[i^]n or p[aum]rks"[=e]n), n.	   [So called from Mr. Parkes, the inventor.]	   A compound, originally made from gun cotton and castor oil,	   but later from different materials, and used as a substitute	   for vulcanized India rubber and for ivory; -- called also	   {xylotile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parkia \Parkia\ prop. n.	   A genus of tropical Old World trees, including the nitta	   trees.	   Syn: genus {Parkia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
parking \parking\ n.	   The act of maneuvering a vehicle into a location where it can	   be left temporarily.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A space or spaces in which a vehicle can be parked; as,	      there is plenty of parking behind the store.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Parkinsonia \Parkinsonia\ prop. n.	   A small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees.	   Syn: genus {Parkinsonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
parkinsonism \parkinsonism\ n.	   A degenerative nervous disorder occurring mostly in persons	   older than 60 years, characterized in advanced stages by	   rhythmic muscular tremors, especially in the hands, and by	   rigidity of movement, a drooping posture, slow speech, and a	   masklike facial expression; the term designates a set of	   symptoms, and the underlying disease causing these symptoms	   is most commonly {Parkinson's disease}. Parkinsonism results	   from a deficiency in the neurotransmitter dopamine caused by	   degeneration of the cells producing that agent. It can be	   mitigated by chemotherapy with agents such as levodopa	   (3-hydroxy-L-tyrosine).	   Syn: paralysis agitans, Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's	        syndrome, Parkinson's, shaking palsy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              A Mayo Clinic study finds parkinsonism, a group of	              ailments that includes Parkinson's disease, is	              three times more common than previously thought	              and men are more likely to develop it than women.	              The study, published Tuesday in the journal	              Neurology, found the lifetime risk of developing	              parkinsonism is 7.5 percent, three times higher	              than previously thought.            --UPI (Jan. 2,	                                                  1999)	        [PJC] Parkinson's
Parkinson's \Parkinson's\, Parkinson's disease \Parkinson's
disease\prop. n.	   A disease causing {parkinsonism}, a degenerative nervous	   disorder; sometimes used loosely as a synonym for	   parkinsonism. More precisely, parkinson's disease is the term	   for the underlying physiological disorder and parkinsonism is	   the term for the set of symptoms associated with the disease.	   See {parkinsonism}.	   Syn: paralysis agitans, Parkinsonism, Parkinson's disease	        syndrome, shaking palsy.	        [WordNet 1.5]	              Parkinson's disease is the most common form of	              parkinsonism, a group of disorders that are the	              result of the loss of dopamine-producing brain	              cells.                              --Mayo Clinic	                                                  (Report, 1999)	        [PJC]	              According to the National Parkinson's Foundation	              (NPF), 1 million Americans -- including former	              heavyweight boxing champion Muhammad Ali, U.S.	              Attorney General Janet Reno, and television and	              film star Michael J. Fox -- are affected by	              Parkinson's disease.                --Mayo Clinic	                                                  (Report, 1999)	        [PJC]
parkleaves \park"leaves`\ (p[aum]rk"l[=e]vz`), n. (Bot.)	   A European species of Saint John's-wort; the tutsan. See	   {Tutsan}.	   [1913 Webster]
parkway \park"way`\ n.	   A wide scenic road planted with trees.	   Syn: drive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
parky \park"y\ adj.	   Cold; -- of weather. [British informal]	   [WordNet 1.5]
Parlance \Par"lance\ (p[aum]r"lans), n. [OF., fr. F. parler to	   speak. See {Parley}.]	   Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal	   parlance; in common parlance.	   [1913 Webster]	         A hate of gossip parlance and of sway.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Parlando
Parlando \Par*lan"do\, Parlante \Par*lan"te\, a. & adv. [It.]	   (Mus.)	   Speaking; in a speaking or declamatory manner; to be sung or	   played in the style of a recitative.	   [1913 Webster]
parlay \par"lay\ v. t.	   1. To wager the winnings plus the initial stake of one bet on	      a subsequent wager, or to engage in a series of such	      increased wagers.	   Note: This is the characteristic act in a common betting	         system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win	         from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is	         similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large	         payoff and a proportionately small chance of winning.	         [PJC]	   2. To exploit success in one endeavor so as to achieve	      greater success in subsequent endeavors.	      [PJC]	   3. Fig., to transform a gain into something of greater value.	      [PJC]	parlay \par"lay\ n.	   The act of betting the winnings from a prior bet, plus the	   original stake, on a subsequent bet; the second or later such	   bet in a series; also, a series of such bets, with the stakes	   for later bets coming from the winnings of earlier bets.	   Note: This is the characteristic act in a common betting	         system used by gamblers to try to achieve a large win	         from a small initial stake. Statistically, it is	         similar to betting a small stake on a game with a large	         payoff, but with a proportionately small chance of	         winning.	         [PJC]
Parle \Parle\, v. i. [F. parler. See {Parley}.]	   To talk; to converse; to parley. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Finding himself too weak, began to parle. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Parle \Parle\, n.	   Conversation; talk; parley. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They ended parle, and both addressed for fight.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Parley \Par"ley\, n.; pl. {Parleys}. [F. parler speech, talk,	   fr. parler to speak, LL. parabolare, fr. L. parabola a	   comparison, parable, in LL., a word. See {Parable}, and cf.	   {Parliament}, {Parlor}.]	   Mutual discourse or conversation; discussion; hence, an oral	   conference with an enemy, as with regard to a truce.	   [1913 Webster]	         We yield on parley, but are stormed in vain. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To beat a parley} (Mil.), to beat a drum, or sound a	      trumpet, as a signal for holding a conference with the	      enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	Parley \Par"ley\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Parleyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Parleying}.]	   To speak with another; to confer on some point of mutual	   concern; to discuss orally; hence, specifically, to confer	   orally with an enemy; to treat with him by words, as on an	   exchange of prisoners, an armistice, or terms of peace.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are at hand,	         To parley or to fight; therefore prepare. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Parliament \Par"lia*ment\, n. [OE. parlement, F. parlement, fr.	   parler to speak; cf. LL. parlamentum, parliamentum. See	   {Parley}.]	   1. A parleying; a discussion; a conference. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But first they held their parliament. --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A formal conference on public affairs; a general council;	      esp., an assembly of representatives of a nation or people	      having authority to make laws.	      [1913 Webster]	            They made request that it might be lawful for them	            to summon a parliament of Gauls.      --Golding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The assembly of the three estates of the United Kingdom of	      Great Britain and Ireland, viz., the lords spiritual,	      lords temporal, and the representatives of the commons,	      sitting in the House of Lords and the House of Commons,	      constituting the legislature, when summoned by the royal	      authority to consult on the affairs of the nation, and to	      enact and repeal laws.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thought the sovereign is a constituting branch of	         Parliament, the word is generally used to denote the	         three estates named above.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. In France, before the Revolution of 1789, one of the	      several principal judicial courts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Parliament heel}, the inclination of a ship when made to	      careen by shifting her cargo or ballast.	   {Parliament hinge} (Arch.), a hinge with so great a	      projection from the wall or frame as to allow a door or	      shutter to swing back flat against the wall.	   {Long Parliament}, {Rump Parliament}. See under {Long}, and	      {Rump}.	      [1913 Webster]
Parliamental \Par`lia*men"tal\, a.	   Parliamentary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parliamentarian \Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Parliament. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]	Parliamentarian \Par`lia*men*ta"ri*an\, n.	   1. (Eng. Hist.) One who adhered to the Parliament, in	      opposition to King Charles I. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One versed in the rules and usages of Parliament or	      similar deliberative assemblies; as, an accomplished	      parliamentarian.	      [1913 Webster]
Parliamentarily \Par`lia*men"ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a parliamentary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Parliamentary \Par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. parlementaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to Parliament; as, parliamentary	      authority. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Enacted or done by Parliament; as, a parliamentary act.	      --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. According to the rules and usages of Parliament or of	      deliberative bodies; as, a parliamentary motion;	      parliamentary order; parliamentary procedure.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Parliamentary agent}, a person, usually a solicitor,	      professionally employed by private parties to explain and	      recommend claims, bills, etc., under consideration of	      Parliament. [Eng.]	   {Parliamentary train}, one of the trains which, by act of	      Parliament, railway companies are required to run for the	      conveyance of third-class passengers at a reduced rate.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Parlor \Par"lor\, n. [OE. parlour, parlur, F. parloir, LL.	   parlatorium. See {Parley}.] [Written also {parlour}.]	   1. A room for business or social conversation, for the	      reception of guests, etc. Specifically:	      (a) The apartment in a monastery or nunnery where the	          inmates are permitted to meet and converse with each	          other, or with visitors and friends from without.	          --Piers Plowman.	      (b) In large private houses, a sitting room for the family	          and for familiar guests, -- a room for less formal	          uses than the drawing-room. Esp., in modern times, the	          dining room of a house having few apartments, as a	          London house, where the dining parlor is usually on	          the ground floor.	      (c) Commonly, in the United States, a drawing-room, or the	          room where visitors are received and entertained; a	          room in a private house where people can sit and talk	          and relax, not usually the same as the dining room.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: "In England people who have a drawing-room no longer	         call it a parlor, as they called it of old and till	         recently." --Fitzed. Hall.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   {Parlor car}. See {Palace car}, under {Car}.	      [1913 Webster]	Parlor match \Par"lor match`\	   A friction match that contains little or no sulphur.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
parlour \parlour\ n.	   1. Same as {parlor}.	   Syn: living room, sitting room, front room, parlor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A room in an inn or club where visitors can be received.	   Syn: parlor.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parlous \Par"lous\, a. [For perlous, a contr. fr. perilous.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Attended with peril; dangerous; as, a parlous cough.	      [Archaic] "A parlous snuffing." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Venturesome; bold; mischievous; keen. [Obs.] "A parlous	      boy." --Shak. "A parlous wit." --Dryden. -- {Par"lous*ly},	      adv. [Obs.] -- {Par"lous*ness}, n. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Parmelia \Parmelia\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Parmeliaceae}; a large genus of	   chiefly alpine foliaceous lichens.	   Syn: genus {Parmelia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parmesan \Par`me*san"\, a. [F. parmesan, It. parmigiano.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Parma in Italy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Parmesan cheese.	      [PJC]	   {Parmesan cheese}, a kind of cheese of a rich flavor, though	      from skimmed milk, made in Parma, Italy.	      [1913 Webster]
Parnassia \Par*nas"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbs growing in wet places, and having white	   flowers; grass of Parnassus.	   [1913 Webster]
Parnassian \Par*nas"sian\, a. [L. Parnassius.]	   Of or pertaining to Parnassus.	   [1913 Webster]	Parnassian \Par*nas"sian\, n. [See {Parnassus}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the	   genus {Parnassius}. They inhabit the mountains, both in the	   Old World and in America.	   [1913 Webster]	Parnassian \Par*nas"sian\, n. [F. parnassien.]	   One of a school of French poets of the Second Empire	   (1852-70) who emphasized metrical form and made little use of	   emotion as poetic material; -- so called from the name	   (Parnasse contemporain) of the volume in which their first	   poems were collected in 1866.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parnassien \Par`nas`si`en"\, n. [F.]	   Same as {Parnassian}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parnassus \Par*nas"sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anc. Geog. & Gr.	   Myth.)	   A mountain in Greece, sacred to Apollo and the Muses, and	   famous for a temple of Apollo and for the Castalian spring.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grass of Parnassus}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}, and	      {Parnassia}.	   {To climb Parnassus}, to write poetry. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Parnellism \Par"nell*ism\, n. (Eng. Politics)	   The policy or principles of the Parnellites.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parnellite \Par"nell*ite\, n. (Eng. Politics)	   One of the adherents of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-91) in	   his advocacy of home rule for Ireland.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paroccipital \Par`oc*cip"i*tal\, a. [Pref. para- + occipital.]	   (Anat.)	   Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the	   occipital bone; paramastoid; -- applied especially to a	   process of the skull in some animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Parochial \Pa*ro"chi*al\, a. [LL. parochialis, from L. parochia.	   See {Parish}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a parish; restricted to a parish; as,	      parochial duties; parochial schools. "Parochial pastors."	      --Bp. Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Limited; narrow; having or characterized by narrow	      interests centered on oneself or one's local community;	      narrow-minded; provincial; as, parochial views. "The	      parochial mind." --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Parochialism \Pa*ro"chi*al*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being parochial in form or nature; a	   system of management peculiar to parishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Parochiality \Pa*ro`chi*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being parochial. [R.] --Sir J. Marriot.	   [1913 Webster]
Parochialize \Pa*ro"chi*al*ize\, v. t.	   To render parochial; to form into parishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Parochially \Pa*ro"chi*al*ly\, adv.	   In a parochial manner; by the parish, or by parishes. --Bp.	   Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Parochian \Pa*ro"chi*an\, a. [See {Parochial}, {Parishioner}.]	   Parochial. [Obs.] "Parochian churches." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Parochian \Pa*ro"chi*an\, n. [LL. parochianus.]	   A parishioner. [Obs.] --Ld. Burleigh.	   [1913 Webster] Parodic
Parodic \Pa*rod"ic\, Parodical \Pa*rod"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F.	   parodique.]	   Having the character of parody.	   [1913 Webster]	         Very paraphrastic, and sometimes parodical. --T.	                                                  Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
parodist \par"o*dist\ (p[a^]r"[-o]*d[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   parodiste.]	   One who writes a parody; one who parodies. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
parody \par"o*dy\ (p[a^]r"[-o]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Parodies}	   (p[a^]r"[-o]*d[i^]z). [L. parodia, Gr. parw,di`a; para`	   beside + 'w,dh` a song: cf. F. parodie. See {Para-}, and	   {Ode}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A writing in which the language or sentiment of an author	      is mimicked; especially, a kind of literary pleasantry, in	      which what is written on one subject is altered, and	      applied to another by way of burlesque; travesty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lively parody which he wrote . . . on Dryden's	            "Hind and Panther" was received with great applause.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A popular maxim, adage, or proverb. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	parody \par"o*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {parodied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {parodying}.] [Cf. F. parodier.]	   To write a parody upon; to burlesque.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have translated, or rather parodied, a poem of	         Horace.                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Paroket \Par"o*ket`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Paroquet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parol \Pa*rol"\, n. [See {Parole}, the same word.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Oral declaration; word of mouth; also, a writing not	      under seal. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Parol \Pa*rol"\, a.	   Given or done by word of mouth; oral; also, given by a	   writing not under seal; as, parol evidence.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Parol arrest} (Law), an arrest in pursuance of a verbal	      order from a magistrate.	   {Parol contract} (Law), any contract not of record or under	      seal, whether oral or written; a simple contract.	      --Chitty. Story.	      [1913 Webster]
Parole \Pa*role"\, n. [F. parole. See {Parley}, and cf.	   {Parol}.]	   1. A word; an oral utterance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Word of promise; word of honor; plighted faith; especially	      (Mil.), promise, upon one's faith and honor, to fulfill	      stated conditions, as not to bear arms against one's	      captors, to return to custody, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            This man had forfeited his military parole.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A watchword given only to officers of guards; --	      distinguished from {countersign}, which is given to all	      guards.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Oral declaration. See 1st {Parol}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The release of a prisoner from confinement prior to the	      end of the original sentence, conditioned on good behavior	      and often with other specific conditions, such as not to	      associate with known criminals. Such early release is	      common where the sentence provides a minimum and maximum	      term; as, he was released on parole after three years of	      his five-year sentence; he is out on parole.	      [PJC]	   6. A document authorizing a parole[5].	      [PJC]	Parole \Pa*role"\, a.	   See 2d {Parol}.	   [1913 Webster]	Parole \Pa*role"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paroled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Paroling}.] (Mil. and Penology)	   To set at liberty on parole; as, to parole prisoners.	   [1913 Webster]
parole board \pa*role" board`\, n.	   A group of individuals with authority to determine whether a	   prisoner will be granted parole[5] from a particular prison.	   [PJC]
Paromology \Par`o*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fr. ?, fr. ? to grant; ?	   by, near + ? to speak together, agree. See {Homologous}.]	   (Rhet.)	   A concession to an adversary in order to strengthen one's own	   argument.	   [1913 Webster]
Paronomasia \Par`o*no*ma"si*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to form	   a word by a slight change; para` beside + ? to name, fr.	   'o`noma a name.] (Rhet.)	   A play upon words; a figure by which the same word is used in	   different senses, or words similar in sound are set in	   opposition to each other, so as to give antithetical force to	   the sentence; punning. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Paronomastic
Paronomastic \Par`o*no*mas"tic\, Paronomastical
\Par`o*no*mas"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon	   words.	   [1913 Webster]
Paronomasy \Par`o*nom"a*sy\, n. [Cf. F. paronomasie.]	   Paronomasia. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Paronychia \Par`o*nych"i*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. parwnychi`a; para`	   beside + 'o`nyx, 'o`nychos, a nail[1].] (Med.)	   A whitlow, or felon[3]. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Paronym \Par"o*nym\, n.	   A paronymous word. [Written also {paronyme}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paronymous \Pa*ron"y*mous\, a. [Gr. parw`nymos; para` beside,	   near + 'o`noma a name.]	   1. Having the same derivation; allied radically; conjugate;	      -- said of certain words, as man, mankind, manhood, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a similar sound, but different orthography and	      different meaning; -- said of certain words, as all and	      awl; hair and hare, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Paronymy \Pa*ron"y*my\, n.	   The quality of being paronymous; also, the use of paronymous	   words.	   [1913 Webster]
Paroophoron \Par`o*["o]ph"o*ron\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? (see	   {Para-}) + ? an egg + fe`rein to bear.] (Anat.)	   A small mass of tubules near the ovary in some animals, and	   corresponding with the parepididymis of the male.	   [1913 Webster]
Paroquet \Par"o*quet`\, n. [F. perroquet, or Sp. periquito; both	   prob. orig. meaning, little Peter. See {Parrot}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Parrakeet}. [Written also {paroket}, {parroquet},	   and {perroquet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paroquet auk} or {Paroquet auklet} (Zool.), a small auk	      ({Cyclorrhynchus psittaculus}) inhabiting the coast and	      islands of Alaska. The upper parts are dark slate, under	      parts white, bill orange red. Called also {perroquet auk}.	      [1913 Webster]
Parorchis \Pa*ror"chis\, n. [NL. See {Para-}, and {Orchis}.]	   (Anat.)	   The part of the epididymis, or the corresponding part of the	   excretory duct of the testicle, which is derived from the	   Wolffian body.	   [1913 Webster]
Parosteal \Pa*ros"te*al\, (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to parostosis; as, parosteal ossification.	   [1913 Webster]
Parostosis \Par`os*to"sis\, n. [NL. See {Para-}, and {Ostosis}.]	   (Physiol.)	   Ossification which takes place in purely fibrous tracts; the	   formation of bone outside of the periosteum.	   [1913 Webster]
Parostotic \Par`os*tot"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to parostosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Parotic \Pa*rot"ic\, a. [See {Parotid}.] (Anat.)	   On the side of the auditory capsule; near the external ear.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Parotic region} (Zool.), the space around the ears.	      [1913 Webster]
Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, a. [L. parotis, -idis, Gr. ?, ?; para`	   beside, near + ?, ?, the ear: cf. F. parotide. ] (Anat.)	   (a) Situated near the ear; -- applied especially to the	       salivary gland near the ear.	   (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the parotid	       gland.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Parotid gland} (Anat.), one of the salivary glands situated	      just in front of or below the ear. It is the largest of	      the salivary glands in man, and its duct opens into the	      interior of the mouth opposite the second molar of the	      upper jaw.	      [1913 Webster]	Parotid \Pa*rot"id\, n. (Anat.)	   The parotid gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Parotitis \Par`o*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Parotid}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the parotid glands.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Epidemic parotitis} or {Infectious parotitis}, mumps.	      [1913 Webster]
Parotoid \Par"o*toid\, a. [Parotid + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Resembling the parotid gland; -- applied especially to	   cutaneous glandular elevations above the ear in many toads	   and frogs. -- n. A parotoid gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Parousia \Pa*rou"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Parusia}.]	   (a) The nativity of our Lord.	   (b) The last day. --Shipley.	       [1913 Webster]
Parovarium \Par`o*va"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Para-}, and	   {Ovarium}.] (Anat.)	   A group of tubules, a remnant of the Wolffian body, often	   found near the ovary or oviduct; the epoophoron.	   [1913 Webster]
Paroxysm \Par"ox*ysm\, n. [F. paroxysme, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   sharpen, irritate; para` beside, beyond + ? to sharpen, from	   ? sharp.]	   1. (Med.) The fit, attack, or exacerbation, of a disease that	      occurs at intervals, or has decided remissions or	      intermissions. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sudden and violent emotion; spasmodic passion or	      action; a convulsion; a fit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The returning paroxysms of diffidence and despair.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Paroxysmal \Par`ox*ys"mal\, a.	   Of the nature of a paroxysm; characterized or accompanied by	   paroxysms; as, a paroxysmal pain; paroxysmal temper. --	   {Par`ox*ys"mal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Paroxytone \Par*ox"y*tone\, n. [Gr. ?, a. See {Para-}, and	   {Oxytone}.] (Gr. Gram.)	   A word having an acute accent on the penultimate syllable.	   [1913 Webster]
Parquet \Par*quet"\ (p[aum]r*k[=a]" or p[aum]r*k[e^]t"), n. [F.	   See {Parquetry}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A body of seats on the floor of a music hall or theater	      nearest the orchestra; but commonly applied to the whole	      lower floor of a theater, from the orchestra to the dress	      circle; the pit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Parquetry}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In various European public bourses, the railed-in space	      within which the "agents de change," or privileged	      brokers, conduct business; also, the business conducted by	      them; -- distinguished from the {coulisse}, or outside	      market.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. In most European countries, the branch of the	      administrative government which is charged with the	      prevention, investigation, and punishment of crime,	      representing the public and not the individual injured.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parquetage \Par"quet*age\, n.	   See {Parquetry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parquet circle \Parquet circle\	   That part of the lower floor of a theater with seats at the	   rear of the parquet and beneath the galleries; -- called	   also, esp. in U. S., {orchestra circle} or {parterre}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parqueted \Par"quet*ed\ (p[aum]r*k[=a]d"), a.	   Formed in parquetry; inlaid with wood in small and	   differently colored figures.	   [1913 Webster]	         One room parqueted with yew, which I liked well.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Parquetry \Par"quet*ry\, n. [F. parqueterie, fr. parquet inlaid	   flooring, fr. parquet, dim. of parc an inclosure. See	   {Park}.]	   A species of joinery or cabinet-work consisting of an inlay	   of geometric or other patterns, generally of different	   colors, -- used especially for floors.	   [1913 Webster]
Parquette \Par*quette"\, n.	   See {Parquet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parr \Parr\ (p[aum]r), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A young salmon in the stage when it has dark transverse	       bands; -- called also {samlet}, {skegger}, and	       {fingerling}.	   (b) A young leveret.	       [1913 Webster] Parrakeet
Parrakeet \Par"ra*keet`\ (p[a^]r"r[.a]*k[=e]t`), Parakeet
\Par"a*keet`\, n. [See {Paroquet}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small parrots having a	   graduated tail, which is frequently very long; -- called also	   {paroquet} and {paraquet}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many of the Asiatic and Australian species belong to	         the genus {Paleornis}; others belong to {Polytelis},	         {Platycercus}, {Psephotus}, {Euphema}, and allied	         genera. The American parrakeets mostly belong to the	         genus {Conurus}, as the Carolina parrakeet ({Conurus	         Carolinensis}).	         [1913 Webster] Parral
Parral \Par"ral\, Parrel \Par"rel\, n. [F. appareil. See	   {Apparel}, n.]	   1. (Naut.) The rope or collar by which a yard or spar is held	      to the mast in such a way that it may be hoisted or	      lowered at pleasure. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chimney-piece. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Parraqua \Par*ra"qua\, n. (Zool.)	   A curassow of the genus {Ortalida}, allied to the guan.	   [1913 Webster]
Parrhesia \Par*rhe"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; para` beside,	   beyond + ? a speaking.] (Rhet.)	   Boldness or freedom of speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Parricidal \Par"ri*ci`dal\, a. [L. parricidalis, parricidialis.	   See {Parricide}.]	   Of or pertaining to parricide; guilty of parricide.	   [1913 Webster]
Parricide \Par"ri*cide\, n. [F., fr. L. parricida; pater father	   + caedere to kill. See {Father}, {Homicide}, and cf.	   {Patricide}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Properly, one who murders one's own father; in a wider	      sense, one who murders one's father or mother or any	      ancestor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. parricidium.] The act or crime of murdering one's own	      father or any ancestor.	      [1913 Webster]
Parricidious \Par`ri*cid"i*ous\, a.	   Parricidal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parrock \Par"rock\ (p[a^]r"r[u^]k), n. [AS. pearruc, pearroc.	   See {Park}.]	   A croft, or small field; a paddock. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parrot \Par"rot\ (p[a^]r"r[u^]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim.	   of Pierre Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow.	   Cf. {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.]	   1. (Zool.) In a general sense, any bird of the order	      {Psittaci}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of {Psittacus}, {Chrysotis}, {Pionus},	      and other genera of the family {Psittacid[ae]}, as	      distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories.	      They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked	      space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako ({Psittacus	      erithacus}) of Africa (see {Jako}), and the species of	      Amazon, or green, parrots ({Chrysotis}) of America, are	      examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to	      imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carolina parrot} (Zool.), the Carolina parrakeet. See	      {Parrakeet}.	   {Night parrot}, or {Owl parrot}. (Zool.) See {Kakapo}.	   {Parrot coal}, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling	      and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.]	      	   {Parrot green}. (Chem.) See {Scheele's green}, under {Green},	      n.	   {Parrot weed} (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant ({Bocconia	      frutescens}) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer	      parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid	      leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers.	   {Parrot wrasse}, {Parrot fish} (Zool.), any fish of the genus	      {Scarus}. One species ({Scarus Cretensis}), found in the	      Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly	      prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	Parrot \Par"rot\, v. t.	   To repeat by rote, without understanding, as a parrot.	   [1913 Webster]	Parrot \Par"rot\, v. i.	   To chatter like a parrot.	   [1913 Webster]
Parroter \Par"rot*er\ (p[a^]r"r[u^]t*[~e]r), n.	   One who simply repeats what he has heard. [R.] --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
parrotfish \par"rot*fish`\ (p[a^]r"r[u^]t*f[i^]sh`), n.	   Any of several gaudy tropical fishes of the family {Scaridae}	   having parrotlike beaks formed by fusion of teeth.	   Syn: pollyfish.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parrotia \Parrotia\ prop. n.	   A genus containing one species, the irontree.	   Syn: genus {Parrotia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parrotiopsis \Parrotiopsis\ prop. n.	   A genus of trees containing only one species, a deciduous	   tree of Himalaya.	   Syn: genus {Parrotiopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
parrotlike \par"rot*like`\ (p[a^]r"r[u^]t*l[imac]k`), adj.	   Mechanically imitated or repeated without thought or	   understanding; as, a mere parrotlike word-calling process; a	   voice quality sounding parrotlike.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Parrotry \Par"rot*ry\ (p[a^]r"r[u^]t*r[y^]), n.	   Servile imitation or repetition. [R.] --Coleridge. "The	   supine parrotry." --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Parrot's-bill \Par"rot's-bill`\ (p[a^]r"r[u^]ts*b[i^]l`), n. [So	   called from the resemblance of its curved superior petal to a	   parrot's bill.] (Bot.)	   The glory pea. See under {Glory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parry \Par"ry\ (p[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parried}	   (p[a^]r"r[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Parrying}.] [F. par['e], p.	   p. of parer. See {Pare}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To ward off; to stop, or to turn aside; as, to parry a	      thrust, a blow, or anything that means or threatens harm.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vice parries wide	            The undreaded volley with a sword of straw.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To avoid; to shift or put off; to evade.	      [1913 Webster]	            The French government has parried the payment of our	            claims.                               --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]
parry \par"ry\, v. i.	   To ward off, evade, or turn aside something, as a blow,	   argument, etc. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	parry \par"ry\, n.; pl. {Parries}.	   A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet	   exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive	   movement in debate or other intellectual encounter.	   [1913 Webster]
parse \parse\ (p[aum]rs), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {parsed}	   (p[aum]rst); p. pr. & vb. n. {parsing}.] [L. pars a part;	   pars orationis a part of speech. See {Part}, n.] (Gram.)	   To resolve into its elements, as a sentence, pointing out the	   several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by	   government or agreement; to analyze and describe	   grammatically.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let him construe the letter into English, and parse it	         over perfectly.                          --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
parsec \par"sec\ (p[aum]r"s[e^]k), n. [From parallax second. See	   {parallax second} and {annual parallax}, under {parallax}.]	   (Astron.)	   A unit of length used in describing astronomical distances,	   equal to 3.26 light years, or 3.086 x 1013 km. Abbreviated	   pc. The derived units of kiloparsec (kpc, 1000 parsecs) and	   megaparsec (mpc, one million parsecs) are often found in	   discussion of astronomical distances.	   [PJC]
Parsee \Par"see\ (p[aum]r"s[=e] or p[aum]r*s[=e]"), prop. n.	   [Hind. & Per. p[=a]rs[imac] a Persian, a follower of	   Zoroaster, a fire worshiper. Cf. {Persian}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the adherents of the Zoroastrian or ancient Persian	      religion, descended from Persian refugees settled in	      India, and now found in western India; a fire worshiper; a	      Gheber.	   Syn: Parsi.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. The Iranian dialect of much of the religious literature of	      the Parsees.	      [1913 Webster]
Parseeism \Par"see*ism\ (p[aum]r"s[=e]*[i^]z'm or	   p[aum]r*s[=e]"[i^]z'm), prop. n.	   The religion and customs of the Parsees.	   Syn: Parsiism.	        [1913 Webster]
parser \pars"er\, n.	   One who parses.	   [1913 Webster]
Parsi \Parsi\ (p[aum]r"s[=e] or p[aum]r*s[=e]") prop. n.	   Same as {Parsee}.	   Syn: Parsee.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parsiism \Parsiism\ (p[aum]r"s[=e]*[i^]z'm or	   p[aum]r*s[=e]"[i^]z'm) prop. n.	   1. Same as {Parseeism}.	   Syn: Parseeism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parsimonious \Par`si*mo"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. parcimonieux. See	   {Parsimony}.]	   Exhibiting parsimony; sparing in expenditure of money; frugal	   to excess; penurious; niggardly; stingy. --	   {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Par`si*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         A prodigal king is nearer a tyrant than a parsimonious.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Extraordinary funds for one campaign may spare us the	         expense of many years; whereas a long, parsimonious war	         will drain us of more men and money.     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Covetous; niggardly; miserly; penurious; close; saving;	        mean; stingy; frugal. See {Avaricious}.	        [1913 Webster]
parsimoniousness \parsimoniousness\ n.	   1. The quality of being parsimonious; extreme care in	      spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.	   Syn: parsimony, thrift, penny-pinching.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An extreme stinginess.	   Syn: meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness,	        parsimony, tightfistedness.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parsimony \Par"si*mo*ny\, n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf.	   parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.]	   Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; --	   generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Awful parsimony presided generally at the table.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Economy; frugality; illiberality; covetousness;	        closeness; stinginess. See {Economy}.	        [1913 Webster]
Parsley \Pars"ley\ (p[aum]rs"l[y^]), n. [OE. persely, persil, F.	   persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. petrose`linon;	   pe`tros stone + se`linon parsley. Cf. {Celery}.] (Bot.)	   An aromatic umbelliferous herb ({Carum Petroselinum}), having	   finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a	   garnish.	   [1913 Webster]	         As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a	         rabbit.                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fool's parsley}. See under {Fool}.	   {Hedge parsley}, {Milk parsley}, {Stone parsley}, names given	      to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley.	   {Parsley fern} (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling	      parsley ({Cryptogramme crispa}).	   {Parsley piert} (Bot.), a small herb ({Alchemilla arvensis})	      formerly used as a remedy for calculus.	      [1913 Webster]
Parsnip \Pars"nip\ (p[aum]rs"n[i^]p), n. [OE. parsnepe, from a	   French form, fr. L. pastinaca; cf. pastinare to dig up,	   pastinum a kind of dibble; cf. OF. pastenade, pastenaque.]	   (Bot.)	   The aromatic and edible spindle-shaped root of the cultivated	   form of the {Pastinaca sativa}, a biennial umbelliferous	   plant which is very poisonous in its wild state; also, the	   plant itself.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cow parsnip}. See {Cow parsnip}.	   {Meadow parsnip}, the European cow parsnip.	   {Poison parsnip}, the wild stock of the parsnip.	   {Water parsnip}, any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Sium},	      the species of which are poisonous.	      [1913 Webster]
Parson \Par"son\, n. [OE. persone person, parson, OF. persone,	   F. personne person, LL. persona (sc. ecclesiae), fr. L.	   persona a person. See {Person}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A person who represents a parish in its	      ecclesiastical and corporate capacities; hence, the rector	      or incumbent of a parochial church, who has full	      possession of all the rights thereof, with the cure of	      souls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any clergyman having ecclesiastical preferment; one who is	      in orders, or is licensed to preach; a preacher.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hears the parson pray and preach.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Parson bird} (Zool.), a New Zealand bird ({Prosthemadera	      Nov[ae]seelandi[ae]}) remarkable for its powers of mimicry	      and its ability to articulate words. Its color is glossy	      black, with a curious tuft of long, curly, white feathers	      on each side of the throat. It is often kept as a cage	      bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Parsonage \Par"son*age\, n.	   1. (Eng. Eccl. Law) A certain portion of lands, tithes, and	      offerings, for the maintenance of the parson of a parish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The glebe and house, or the house only, owned by a parish	      or ecclesiastical society, and appropriated to the	      maintenance or use of the incumbent or settled pastor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Money paid for the support of a parson. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What have I been paying stipend and teind, parsonage	            and vicarage, for?                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Parsoned \Par"soned\, a.	   Furnished with a parson.	   [1913 Webster] Parsonic
Parsonic \Par*son"ic\, Parsonical \Par*son"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a parson; clerical.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vainglory glowed in his parsonic heart.  --Colman.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Par*son"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Parsonish \Par"son*ish\, a.	   Appropriate to, or like, a parson; -- used in disparagement.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Part \Part\ (p[aum]rt), n. [F. part, L. pars, gen. partis; cf.	   parere to bring forth, produce. Cf. {Parent}, {Depart},	   {Parcel}, {Partner}, {Party}, {Portion}.]	   1. One of the portions, equal or unequal, into which anything	      is divided, or regarded as divided; something less than a	      {whole}; a number, quantity, mass, or the like, regarded	      as going to make up, with others, a larger number,	      quantity, mass, etc., whether actually separate or not; a	      piece; a fragment; a fraction; a division; a member; a	      constituent.	      [1913 Webster]	            And kept back part of the price, . . . and brought a	            certain part and laid it at the apostles'feet.	                                                  --Acts v. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our ideas of extension and number -- do they not	            contain a secret relation of the parts ? --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a part of all that I have met.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically:	      (a) An equal constituent portion; one of several or many	          like quantities, numbers, etc., into which anything is	          divided, or of which it is composed; proportional	          division or ingredient.	          [1913 Webster]	                An homer is the tenth part of an ephah. --Ex.	                                                  xvi. 36.	          [1913 Webster]	                A thought which, quartered, hath but one part	                wisdom,	                And ever three parts coward.      --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A constituent portion of a living or spiritual whole;	          a member; an organ; an essential element.	          [1913 Webster]	                All the parts were formed . . . into one	                harmonious body.                  --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	                The pulse, the glow of every part. --Keble.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A constituent of character or capacity; quality;	          faculty; talent; -- usually in the plural with a	          collective sense. "Men of considerable parts."	          --Burke. "Great quickness of parts." --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	                Which maintained so politic a state of evil,	                that they will not admit any good part to	                intermingle with them.            --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Quarter; region; district; -- usually in the plural.	          "The uttermost part of the heaven." --Neh. i. 9.	          [1913 Webster]	                All parts resound with tumults, plaints, and	                fears.                            --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (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 line or other element of a	          geometrical figure.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which belongs to one, or which is assumed by one, or	      which falls to one, in a division or apportionment; share;	      portion; lot; interest; concern; duty; office.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have no part in David.             --2 Sam. xx.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accuse not Nature! she hath done her part;	            Do thou but thine.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me bear	            My part of danger with an equal share. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, specifically:	      (a) One of the opposing parties or sides in a conflict or	          a controversy; a faction.	          [1913 Webster]	                For he that is not against us is on our part.	                                                  --Mark ix. 40.	          [1913 Webster]	                Make whole kingdoms take her brother's part.	                                                  --Waller.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A particular character in a drama or a play; an	          assumed personification; also, the language, actions,	          and influence of a character or an actor in a play;	          or, figuratively, in real life; as, to play the part	          of Macbeth. See {To act a part}, under {Act}.	          [1913 Webster]	                That part	                Was aptly fitted and naturally performed.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                It was a brute part of him to kill so capital a	                calf.                             --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Honor and shame from no condition rise;	                Act well your part, there all the honor lies.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Mus.) One of the different melodies of a concerted	          composition, which heard in union compose its harmony;	          also, the music for each voice or instrument; as, the	          treble, tenor, or bass part; the violin part, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   {For my part}, so far as concerns me; for my share.	   {For the most part}. See under {Most}, a.	   {In good part}, as well done; favorably; acceptably; in a	      friendly manner; as, to take an act in good part.	      --Hooker.	   {In ill part}, unfavorably; with displeasure.	   {In part}, in some degree; partly.	   {Part and parcel}, an essential or constituent portion; -- a	      reduplicative phrase. Cf. {might and main}, {kith and	      kin}, etc. "She was . . . part and parcel of the race and	      place." --Howitt.	   {Part of speech} (Gram.), a sort or class of words of a	      particular character; thus, the noun is a part of speech	      denoting the name of a thing; the verb is a part of speech	      which asserts something of the subject of a sentence.	   {Part owner} (Law), one of several owners or tenants in	      common. See {Joint tenant}, under {Joint}.	   {Part singing}, singing in which two or more of the harmonic	      parts are taken.	   {Part song}, a song in two or more (commonly four) distinct	      vocal parts. "A part song differs from a madrigal in its	      exclusion of contrapuntual devices; from a glee, in its	      being sung by many voices, instead of by one only, to each	      part." --Stainer & Barrett.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Portion; section; division; fraction; fragment; piece;	        share; constituent. See {Portion}, and {Section}.	        [1913 Webster]	Part \Part\ (p[aum]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Parted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Parting}.] [F. partir, L. partire, partiri, p. p.	   partitus, fr. pars, gen. partis, a part. See {Part}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To divide; to separate into distinct parts; to break into	      two or more parts or pieces; to sever. "Thou shalt part it	      in pieces." --Lev. ii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            There, [celestial love] parted into rainbow hues.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into shares; to divide and distribute; to allot;	      to apportion; to share.	      [1913 Webster]	            To part his throne, and share his heaven with thee.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            They parted my raiment among them.    --John xix.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To separate or disunite; to cause to go apart; to remove	      from contact or contiguity; to sunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord do so to me, and more also, if aught but	            death part thee and me.               --Ruth i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            While he blessed them, he was parted from them, and	            carried up into heaven.               --Luke xxiv.	                                                  51.	      [1913 Webster]	            The narrow seas that part	            The French and English.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: To hold apart; to stand between; to intervene	      betwixt, as combatants.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stumbling night did part our weary powers.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To separate by a process of extraction, elimination, or	      secretion; as, to part gold from silver.	      [1913 Webster]	            The liver minds his own affair, . . .	            And parts and strains the vital juices. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To leave; to quit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Since presently your souls must part your bodies.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To separate (a collection of objects) into smaller	      collections; as, to part one's hair in the middle.	      [PJC]	   {To part a cable} (Naut.), to break it.	   {To part company}, to separate, as travelers or companions.	      [1913 Webster]	Part \Part\, v. i.	   1. To be broken or divided into parts or pieces; to break; to	      become separated; to go asunder; as, rope parts; his hair	      parts in the middle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go away; to depart; to take leave; to quit each other;	      hence, to die; -- often with from.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wrung Bassanio's hand, and so they parted.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He owned that he had parted from the duke only a few	            hours before.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            His precious bag, which he would by no means part	            from.                                 --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perform an act of parting; to relinquish a connection	      of any kind; -- followed by with or from; as, to part with	      one's money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Celia, for thy sake, I part	            With all that grew so near my heart.  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Powerful hands . . . will not part	            Easily from possession won with arms. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was strange to him that a father should feel no	            tenderness at parting with an only son. --A.	                                                  Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have a part or share; to partake. [Obs.] "They shall	      part alike." --1 Sam. xxx. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	Part \Part\, adv.	   Partly; in a measure. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Partable \Part"a*ble\, a.	   See {Partible}. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Partage \Part"age\, n. [F. See {Part}, v. & n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Division; the act of dividing or sharing. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Part; portion; share. [Obs.] --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]
Partake \Par*take"\ (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"), v. i. [imp. {Partook}	   (p[aum]r*t[oo^]k"); p. p. {Partaken} (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"'n); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Partaking}.] [Part + take.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take a part, portion, lot, or share, in common with	      others; to have a share or part; to participate; to share;	      as, to partake of a feast with others. "Brutes partake in	      this faculty." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I against myself with thee partake. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have something of the properties, character, or office;	      -- usually followed by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The attorney of the Duchy of Lancaster partakes	            partly of a judge, and partly of an	            attorney-general.                     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
partake \par*take"\ (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"), v. t.	   1. To partake of; to have a part or share in; to share.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let every one partake the general joy. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To admit to a share; to cause to participate; to give a	      part to. [Obs.] --Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To distribute; to communicate. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
partaker \par*tak"er\ (p[aum]r*t[=a]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who partakes; a sharer; a participator.	      [1913 Webster]	            Partakers of their spiritual things.  --Rom. xv. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wish me partaker in my happiness.     --Shark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An accomplice; an associate; a partner. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Partakers wish them in the blood of the prophets.	                                                  --Matt. xxiii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]
partan \par"tan\ (p[aum]r"tan), n. [Cf. Ir. & Gael. partan.]	   (Zool.)	   An edible British crab. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
parted \part"ed\ (p[aum]rt"[e^]d), a.	   1. Separated; divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Endowed with parts or abilities. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Cleft so that the divisions reach nearly, but not	      quite, to the midrib, or the base of the blade; -- said of	      a leaf, and used chiefly in composition; as, three-parted,	      five-parted, etc. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Parter \Part"er\, n.	   One who, or which, parts or separates. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Parterre \Par*terre"\, n. [F., fr. par on, by (L. per) + terre	   earth, ground, L. terra. See {Terrace}.]	   1. (Hort.) An ornamental and diversified arrangement of beds	      or plots, in which flowers are cultivated, with	      intervening spaces of gravel or turf for walking on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pit of a theater; the parquet. [France]	      [1913 Webster]
Partheniad \Par*the"ni*ad\, n. [See {Parthenic}.]	   A poem in honor of a virgin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parthenic \Par*then"ic\, a. [Gr. parqeniko`s, fr. parqe`nos a	   maid, virgin.]	   Of or pertaining to the Spartan Partheni[ae], or sons of	   unmarried women.	   [1913 Webster]
Parthenocissus \Parthenocissus\ prop. n.	   A genus of woody vines having disklike tips on the tendrils.	   Syn: genus {Parthenocissus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
parthenogenesis \par`the*no*gen"e*sis\	   (p[aum]r`th[-e]*n[-o]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), n. [Gr. parqe`nos	   a virgin + E. genesis.]	   1. (Biol.) The production of new individuals from virgin	      females by means of ova which have the power of developing	      without the intervention of the male element; the	      production, without fertilization, of cells capable of	      germination. It is one of the phenomena of alternate	      generation. Cf. {Heterogamy}, and {Metagenesis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The production of seed without fertilization,	      believed to occur through the nonsexual formation of an	      embryo extraneous to the embryonic vesicle.	      [1913 Webster]
Parthenogenetic \Par`the*no*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or produced by, parthenogenesis; as,	   parthenogenetic forms. -- {Par`the*no*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Parthenogenitive \Par`the*no*gen"i*tive\, a. (Biol.)	   Parthenogenetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Parthenogeny \Par`the*nog"e*ny\, n. (Biol.)	   Same as {Parthenogenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Parthenon \Par"the*non\ (p[aum]r"th[-e]*n[o^]n), prop. n. [L.,	   fr. Gr. Parqenw`n, fr.parqe`nos a virgin, i. e., Athena, the	   Greek goddess called also Pallas.]	   A celebrated marble temple of Athena, on the Acropolis at	   Athens. It was of the pure Doric order, and has had an	   important influence on art.	   [1913 Webster]
Parthenope \Par*then"o*pe\ (p[aum]r*th[e^]n"[-o]*p[=e]), n. [L.,	   the name of a Siren, fr. Gr. Parqeno`ph.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) One of the Sirens, who threw herself into the	      sea, in despair at not being able to beguile Ulysses by	      her songs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the asteroids between Mars and Jupiter, discovered	      by M. de Gasparis in 1850.	      [1913 Webster]
Parthian \Par"thi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ancient Parthia, in Asia. -- n. A native	   of Parthia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Parthian arrow}, an arrow discharged at an enemy when	      retreating from him, as was the custom of the ancient	      Parthians; hence, a parting shot.	      [1913 Webster]
partial \par"tial\ (p[aum]r"shal), a. [F., fr. LL. partials, fr.	   L. pars, gen. partis, a part; cf. (for sense 1) F. partiel.	   See {Part}, n.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or affecting, a part only; not general	      or universal; not total or entire; as, a partial eclipse	      of the moon. "Partial dissolutions of the earth." --T.	      Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to favor one party in a cause, or one side of a	      question, more then the other; biased; not indifferent;	      as, a judge should not be partial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have been partial in the law.      --Mal. ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a predilection for; inclined to favor unreasonably;	      foolishly fond. "A partial parent." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not partial to an ostentatious display. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Pertaining to a subordinate portion; as, a compound	      umbel is made up of a several partial umbels; a leaflet is	      often supported by a partial petiole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Partial differentials}, {Partial differential coefficients},	   {Partial differentiation}, etc. (of a function of two or more	      variables), the differentials, differential coefficients,	      differentiation etc., of the function, upon the hypothesis	      that some of the variables are for the time constant.	   {Partial fractions} (Alg.), fractions whose sum equals a	      given fraction.	   {Partial tones} (Music), the simple tones which in	      combination form an ordinary tone; the overtones, or	      harmonics, which, blending with a fundamental tone, cause	      its special quality of sound, or timbre, or tone color.	      See, also, {Tone}.	      [1913 Webster]
Partialism \Par"tial*ism\, n.	   Partiality; specifically (Theol.), the doctrine of the	   Partialists.	   [1913 Webster]
Partialist \Par"tial*ist\ n.	   1. One who is partial. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) One who holds that the atonement was made only	      for a part of mankind, that is, for the elect.	      [1913 Webster]
Partiality \Par`ti*al"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. partialit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being partial; inclination to	      favor one party, or one side of a question, more than the	      other; undue bias of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A predilection or inclination to one thing rather than to	      others; special taste or liking; as, a partiality for	      poetry or painting. --Roget.	      [1913 Webster]
Partialize \Par"tial*ize\, v. t. & i.	   To make or be partial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Partially \Par"tial*ly\ adv.	   1. In part; not totally; as, partially true; the sun	      partially eclipsed. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a partial manner; with undue bias of mind; with unjust	      favor or dislike; as, to judge partially. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Partibility \Part`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [From {Partible}.]	   The quality or state of being partible; divisibility;	   separability; as, the partibility of an inherttance.	   [1913 Webster]
Partible \Part"i*ble\, a. [L. partibilis, fr. partire to part,	   divide, fr. L. pars: cf. F. partible. See {Part}.]	   Admitting of being parted; divisible; separable; susceptible	   of severance or partition; as, an estate of inheritance may	   be partible. "Make the molds partible." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Participable \Par*tic"i*pa*ble\, a.	   Capable of being participated or shared. [R.] --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Participant \Par*tic"i*pant\, a. [L. participans, p. pr. of	   participare: cf. F. participant. See {Participate}.]	   Sharing; participating; having a share or part. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Participant \Par*tic"i*pant\, n.	   A participator; a partaker.	   [1913 Webster]	         Participants in their . . . mysterious rites. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Participantly \Par*tic"i*pant*ly\, adv.	   In a participant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, a. [L. participatus, p. p. of	   participare to participate; pars, partis, part + capere to	   take. See {Part}, and {Capacious}.]	   Acting in common; participating. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Participated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Participating}.]	   To have a share in common with others; to take a part; to	   play a role; to partake; -- followed by in, formerly by of;	   as, to participate in a debate; to participate in a	   discussion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         So would he participate of their wants.  --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mine may come when men	         With angels may participate.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Participate \Par*tic"i*pate\, v. t.	   1. To partake of; to share in; to receive a part of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fit to participate all rational delight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impart, or give, or share of. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]
participating \participating\ adj.	   Taking part in an activity; as, the participating	   organizations.	   Syn: active.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Participation \Par*tic`i*pa"tion\, n. [F. participation, L.	   participatio.]	   1. The act or state of participating, or sharing in common	      with others; as, a participation in joy or sorrows.	      [1913 Webster]	            These deities are so by participation. --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	            What an honor, that God should admit us into such a	            blessed participation of himself!     --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distribution; division into shares. [Obs.] --Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Community; fellowship; association. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Participative \Par*tic"i*pa*tive\	   (p[aum]r*t[i^]s"[i^]*p[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   participatif.]	   Capable of participating.	   [1913 Webster]
Participator \Par*tic"i*pa`tor\	   (p[aum]r*t[i^]s"[i^]*p[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.]	   One who participates, or shares with another; a partaker.	   [1913 Webster]
participatory \par*tic"i*pa*tor`y\	   (p[aum]r*t[i^]s"[i^]*p[u^]*t[^o]r`[y^]), adj.	   Affording the opportunity for individual participation; as,	   participatory democracy.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Participial \Par`ti*cip"i*al\, a. [L. participialis: cf. E.	   participal. See {Participle}.]	   Having, or partaking of, the nature and use of a participle;	   formed from a participle; as, a participial noun. --Lowth.	   [1913 Webster]	Participial \Par`ti*cip"i*al\, n.	   A participial word.	   [1913 Webster]
Participialize \Par`ti*cip"i*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Participialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Participializing}.]	   To form into, or put in the form of, a participle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Participially \Par`ti*cip"i*al*ly\, adv.	   In the sense or manner of a participle.	   [1913 Webster]
Participle \Par"ti*ci*ple\, n. [F. participe, L. participium,	   fr. particeps sharing, participant; pars, gen. partis, a part	   + capere to take. See {Participate}.]	   1. (Gram.) A part of speech partaking of the nature of both	      verb and adjective; a form of a verb, or verbal adjective,	      modifying a noun, but taking the adjuncts of the verb from	      which it is derived. In the sentences: a letter is	      written; being asleep he did not hear; exhausted by toil	      he will sleep soundly, -- written, being, and exhaustedare	      participles.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a participle, [I understand] a verb in an	            adjectival aspect.                    --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Present participles, called also imperfect, or	         incomplete, participles, end in -ing. Past participles,	         called also perfect, or complete, participles, for the	         most part end in -ed, -d, -t, -en, or -n. A participle	         when used merely as an attribute of a noun, without	         reference to time, is called an adjective, or a	         participial adjective; as, a written constitution; a	         rolling stone; the exhausted army. The verbal noun in	         -ing has the form of the present participle. See	         {Verbal noun}, under {Verbal}, a.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that partakes of the nature of different things.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The participles or confines between plants and	            living creatures.                     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Particle \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	      bit; an atom; a jot; as, a particle of sand, of wood, of	      dust.	      [1913 Webster]	            The small size of atoms which unite	            To make the smallest particle of light. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any very small portion or part; the smallest portion; as,	      he has not a particle of patriotism or virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	            The houses had not given their commissioners	            authority in the least particle to recede.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) A crumb or little piece of consecrated host.	      (b) The smaller hosts distributed in the communion of the	          laity. --Bp. Fitzpatrick.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) A subordinate word that is never inflected (a	      preposition, conjunction, interjection); or a word that	      can not be used except in compositions; as, ward in	      backward, ly in lovely.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) An {elementary particle}.	      [PJC]	Particle accelerator \Par"ti*cle ac*cel"er*a*tor\, n. (Physics)	   A large and expensive scientific instrument used by	   physicists to accelerate elementary particles (such as	   protons or electrons) to speeds near that of light, for the	   purpose of investigating the fundamental properties of	   matter; sometimes also called an {atom smasher}, since the	   particles thus accelerated are often directed at targets of	   atoms which are fragmented by the impact into their more	   fundamental component particles.	   Note: The particles generated by impact of a beam in an	         accelerator on its target are detected by various types	         of detecting apparatus, and procedures are required to	         sort and identify the many particles created. The	         fundamental particles generated by impacts in a	         particle accelerator are often those not actually	         present inside atoms; and in certain types of particle	         accelerator, such as the {colliding beam accelerator},	         the impact which generates energetic particles is with	         other fundamental particles, and not with atoms.	         [PJC]	Particle physics \Par"ti*cle phys`ics\, n.	   That branch of physics which investigates the nature of	   matter, and in particular the properties and behavior of the	   elementary particles (fundamental particles), of which matter	   is composed. Included in this field is the more specialized	   branch of {high-energy physics}.	   [PJC]
parti-color \parti-color\ v. t.	   To make motley or parti-colored.	   Syn: motley.	        [WordNet 1.5]
parti-colored \par"ti-col`ored\, a.	   Having sections or patches colored differently and usually	   brightly. Same as {Party-colored}. [Also spelled	   {parti-coloured}.]	   Syn: motley, multicolor, culticolour, multicolored,	        multicoloured, painted, piebald, pied, varicolored,	        varicoloured.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, a. [OE. particuler, F. particulier,	   L. particularis. See {Particle}.]	   1. Relating to a part or portion of anything; concerning a	      part separated from the whole or from others of the class;	      separate; sole; single; individual; specific; as, the	      particular stars of a constellation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Make] each particular hair to stand an end,	            Like quills upon the fretful porpentine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seken in every halk and every herne	            Particular sciences for to lerne.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a single person, class, or thing;	      belonging to one only; not general; not common; hence,	      personal; peculiar; singular. "Thine own particular	      wrongs." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wheresoever one plant draweth such a particular	            juice out of the earth.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Separate or distinct by reason of superiority;	      distinguished; important; noteworthy; unusual; special;	      as, he brought no particular news; she was the particular	      belle of the party.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Concerned with, or attentive to, details; minute;	      circumstantial; precise; as, a full and particular account	      of an accident; hence, nice; fastidious; as, a man	      particular in his dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) Containing a part only; limited; as, a particular	          estate, or one precedent to an estate in remainder.	      (b) Holding a particular estate; as, a particular tenant.	          --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic) Forming a part of a genus; relatively limited in	      extension; affirmed or denied of a part of a subject; as,	      a particular proposition; -- opposed to {universal}: e. g.	      (particular affirmative) Some men are wise; (particular	      negative) Some men are not wise.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Particular average}. See under {Average}.	   {Particular Baptist}, one of a branch of the Baptist	      denomination the members of which hold the doctrine of a	      particular or individual election and reprobation.	   {Particular lien} (Law), a lien, or a right to retain a	      thing, for some charge or claim growing out of, or	      connected with, that particular thing.	   {Particular redemption}, the doctrine that the purpose, act,	      and provisions of redemption are restricted to a limited	      number of the human race. See {Calvinism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Minute; individual; respective; appropriate; peculiar;	        especial; exact; specific; precise; critical;	        circumstantial. See {Minute}.	        [1913 Webster]	Particular \Par*tic"u*lar\, n.	   1. A separate or distinct member of a class, or part of a	      whole; an individual fact, point, circumstance, detail, or	      item, which may be considered separately; as, the	      particulars of a story.	      [1913 Webster]	            Particulars which it is not lawful for me to reveal.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the greatest interest of particulars to	            advance the good of the community.    --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Special or personal peculiarity, trait, or character;	      individuality; interest, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For his particular I'll receive him gladly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the particulars of each person be considered.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Temporal blessings, whether such as concern the	            public . . . or such as concern our particular.	                                                  --Whole Duty	                                                  of Man.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) One of the details or items of grounds of claim; --	      usually in the pl.; also, a bill of particulars; a minute	      account; as, a particular of premises.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reader has a particular of the books wherein	            this law was written.                 --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of particulars}. See under {Bill}.	   {In particular}, specially; specifically; peculiarly;	      particularly; especially. "This, in particular, happens to	      the lungs." --Blackmore.	   {To go into particulars}, to relate or describe in detail or	      minutely.	      [1913 Webster]
particularise \particularise\ v. t.	   Same as {particularize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC] particularised
particularised \particularised\ particularized
\particularized\adj.	   Stated or described in detail.	   Syn: circumstantial, detailed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Particularism \Par*tic"u*lar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. particularisme.]	   1. A minute description; a detailed statement. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The doctrine of particular election.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (German Politics) Devotion to the interests of one's own	      kingdom or province rather than to those of the empire.	      [1913 Webster]
Particularist \Par*tic"u*lar*ist\, n. [Cf. F. particulariste.]	   One who holds to particularism. -- {Par*tic`u*lar*is"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Particularity \Par*tic`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Particularities}.	   [Cf. F. particularit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being particular; distinctiveness;	      circumstantiality; minuteness in detail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is particular; as:	      (a) Peculiar quality; individual characteristic;	          peculiarity. "An old heathen altar with this	          particularity." --Addison.	      (b) Special circumstance; minute detail; particular. "Even	          descending to particularities." --Sir P. Sidney.	      (c) Something of special or private concern or interest.	          [1913 Webster]	                Let the general trumpet blow his blast,	                Particularities and petty sounds	                To cease!                         --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]
Particularization \Par*tic`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of particularizing. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Particularize \Par*tic"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Particularized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Particularizing}.] [Cf. F.	   particulariser.]	   To give as a particular, or as the particulars; to mention	   particularly; to give the particulars of; to enumerate or	   specify in detail. [Also spelled {particularise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He not only boasts of his parentage as an Israelite,	         but particularizes his descent from Benjamin.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]	Particularize \Par*tic"u*lar*ize\, v. i.	   To mention or attend to particulars; to give minute details;	   to be circumstantial; as, to particularize in a narrative.	   [1913 Webster]
Particularly \Par*tic"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   1. In a particular manner; expressly; with a specific	      reference or interest; in particular; distinctly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In an especial manner; especially; in a high degree; as, a	      particularly fortunate man; a particularly bad failure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exact propriety of Virgil I particularly	            regarded as a great part of his character. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Particularment \Par*tic"u*lar*ment\, n.	   A particular; a detail. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Particulate \Par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. t.	   & i. [See {Particle}.]	   To particularize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Particulate \Par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[asl]t), a.	   1. Having the form of a particle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Referring to, or produced by, particles, such as dust,	      minute germs, etc. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The smallpox is a particulate disease. --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Composed of particles; finely divided.	      [PJC]
particulate \par*tic"u*late\ (p[aum]r*t[i^]k"[-u]*l[asl]t), n.	   Matter composed of particles; -- often used in the pl.; as,	   the quantity of particulates in auto exhaust is strictly	   regulated.	   [PJC]
Parting \Par"ting\ (p[aum]rt"[i^]ng), a. [From {Part}, v.]	   1. Serving to part; dividing; separating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given when departing; as, a parting shot; a parting	      salute. "Give him that parting kiss." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Departing. "Speed the parting guest." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Admitting of being parted; partible.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Parting fellow}, a partner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Parting pulley}. See under {Pulley}.	   {Parting sand} (Founding), dry, nonadhesive sand, sprinkled	      upon the partings of a mold to facilitate the separation.	      	   {Parting strip} (Arch.), in a sash window, one of the thin	      strips of wood let into the pulley stile to keep the	      sashes apart; also, the thin piece inserted in the window	      box to separate the weights.	   {Parting tool} (Mach.), a thin tool, used in turning or	      planing, for cutting a piece in two.	      [1913 Webster]	Parting \Par"ting\ (p[aum]rt"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted;	      division; separation. "The parting of the way." --Ezek.	      xxi. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A separation; a leave-taking. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And there were sudden partings, such as press	            The life from out young hearts.       --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A surface or line of separation where a division occurs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) The surface of the sand of one section of a	      mold where it meets that of another section.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) The separation and determination of alloys; esp.,	      the separation, as by acids, of gold from silver in the	      assay button.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geol.) A joint or fissure, as in a coal seam.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) The breaking, as of a cable, by violence.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Min.) Lamellar separation in a crystallized mineral, due	      to some other cause than cleavage, as to the presence of	      twinning lamell[ae].	      [1913 Webster]
Partisan \Par"ti*san\ (p[aum]r"t[i^]*zan), n. [F., fr. It.	   partigiano. See {Party}, and cf. {Partisan} a truncheon.]	   [Written also {partizan}.]	   1. An adherent to a party or faction; esp., one who is	      strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an	      interest. "The violence of a partisan." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both sides had their partisans in the colony.	                                                  --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.)	      (a) The commander of a body of detached light troops	          engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.	      (b) Any member of such a corps.	          [1913 Webster]	Partisan \Par"ti*san\, a. [Written also partizan.]	   1. Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the	      character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence	      to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a	      partisan officer or corps.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Partisan ranger} (Mil.), a member of a partisan corps.	      [1913 Webster]	Partisan \Par"ti*san\, n. [F. pertuisane, prob. fr. It.	   partigiana, influenced in French by OF. pertuisier to pierce.	   It was prob. so named as the weapon of some partisans, or	   party men. Cf. {Partisan} one of a corps of light troops.]	   A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.	   [1913 Webster]	         And make him with our pikes and partisans a grave.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Partisanship \Par"ti*san*ship\, n.	   The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party;	   feelings or conduct characteristic of a partisan.	   [1913 Webster]
Partita \Par*ti"ta\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A suite; a set of variations.	   [1913 Webster]
Partite \Par"tite\, a. [L. partitus, p. p. of partire to part,	   divide, from pars. See {Part}, and cf. {Party}, a.]	   1. (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base; as, a partite leaf is a	      simple separated down nearly to the base.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of parts; usually used in compounds specifying	      the number of parts; as, a tripartite treaty.	      [PJC]
Partition \Par*ti"tion\, n. [F. partition, L. partitio. See	   {Part}, v.]	   1. The act of parting or dividing; the state of being parted;	      separation; division; distribution; as, the partition of a	      kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	            And good from bad find no partition.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which divides or separates; that by which different	      things, or distinct parts of the same thing, are	      separated; separating boundary; dividing line or space;	      specifically, an interior wall dividing one part or	      apartment of a house, a compartment of a room, an	      inclosure, or the like, from another; as, a brick	      partition; lath and plaster partitions; cubicles with	      four-foot high partitions.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            No sight could pass	            Betwixt the nice partitions of the grass. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part divided off by walls; an apartment; a compartment.	      [R.] "Lodged in a small partition." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law.) The severance of common or undivided interests,	      particularly in real estate. It may be effected by consent	      of parties, or by compulsion of law.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A score.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Partition of numbers} (Math.), the resolution of integers	      into parts subject to given conditions. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	Partition \Par*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Partitioned}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Partitioning}.]	   1. To divide into parts or shares; to divide and distribute;	      as, to partition an estate among various heirs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into distinct parts by lines, walls, etc.; as,	      to partition a house.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uniform without, though severally partitioned	            within.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
partitioned \partitioned\ adj.	   Divided into partitions.	   Syn: partitioned off.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
partitioning \partitioning\ n.	   An analysis into mutually exclusive categories.	   Syn: breakdown.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or	      keeps apart.	   Syn: division, partition, segmentation, subdivision.	        [WordNet 1.5]
partitionist \partitionist\ n.	   An advocate of partitioning a country.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Partitionment \Par*ti"tion*ment\, n.	   The act of partitioning.	   [1913 Webster]
Partitive \Par"ti*tive\, a. [Cf. F. partitif.] (Gram.)	   Denoting a part; as, a partitive genitive.	   [1913 Webster]	Partitive \Par"ti*tive\, n. (Gram.)	   A word or phrase expressing partition, or denoting a part;	   as, the phrase "of the team" in "half of the team".	   [1913 Webster]
Partitively \Par"ti*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a partitive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Partlet \Part"let\, n. [Dim. of part.]	   1. A covering for the neck, and sometimes for the shoulders	      and breast; originally worn by both sexes, but later by	      women alone; a ruff. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hen; -- so called from the ruffing of her neck feathers.	      "Dame Partlett, the hen." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Partly \Part"ly\, adv.	   In part; in some measure of degree; not wholly. "I partly	   believe it." --1 Cor. xi. 18.	   [1913 Webster]
Partner \Part"ner\ (p[aum]rt"n[~e]r), n. [For parcener,	   influenced by part.]	   1. One who has a part in anything with an other; a partaker;	      an associate; a sharer. "Partner of his fortune." --Shak.	      Hence:	      (a) A husband or a wife.	      (b) Either one of a couple who dance together.	      (c) One who shares as a member of a partnership in the	          management, or in the gains and losses, of a business.	          [1913 Webster]	                My other self, the partner of my life. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An associate in any business or occupation; a member	      of a partnership. See {Partnership}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Naut.) A framework of heavy timber surrounding an	      opening in a deck, to strengthen it for the support of a	      mast, pump, capstan, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dormant partner}, or {Silent partner}. See under {Dormant},	      a.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Associate; colleague; coadjutor; confederate; partaker;	        participator; companion; comrade; mate.	        [1913 Webster]	Partner \Part"ner\, v. t.	   To associate, to join. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Partnership \Part"ner*ship\, n.	   1. The state or condition of being a partner; as, to be in	      partnership with another; to have partnership in the	      fortunes of a family or a state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A division or sharing among partners; joint possession or	      interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rome, that ne'er knew three lordly heads before,	            First fell by fatal partnership of power. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            He does possession keep,	            And is too wise to hazard partnership. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An alliance or association of persons for the prosecution	      of an undertaking or a business on joint account; a	      company; a firm; a house; as, to form a partnership.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A contract between two or more competent persons for	      joining together their money, goods, labor, and skill, or	      any or all of them, under an understanding that there	      shall be a communion of profit between them, and for the	      purpose of carrying on a legal trade, business, or	      adventure. --Kent. --Story.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Community of profit is absolutely essential to, though	         not necessarily the test of, a partnership.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arith.) See {Fellowship}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Limited partnership}, a form of partnership in which the	      firm consists of one or more general partners, jointly and	      severally responsible as ordinary partners, and one or	      more special partners, who are not liable for the debts of	      the partnership beyond the amount of cash they contribute	      as capital.	   {Partnership in commendam}, the title given to the limited	      partnership (F. soci['e]t['e] en commandit['e]) of the	      French law, introduced into the code of Louisiana.	      --Burrill.	   {Silent partnership}, the relation of partnership sustained	      by a person who furnishes capital only.	      [1913 Webster]
Partook \Par*took"\ (p[aum]r*t[oo^]k"),	   imp. of {Partake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Partridge \Par"tridge\ (p[aum]r"tr[i^]j), n. [OE. partriche,	   pertriche, OF. pertris, perdriz, F. perdrix, L. perdix,	   -icis, fr. Gr. pe`rdix.] (Zool.)	   1. Any one of numerous species of small gallinaceous birds of	      the genus {Perdix} and several related genera of the	      family {Perdicid[ae]}, of the Old World. The partridge is	      noted as a game bird.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a fat partrich had he in mew. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European, or gray, partridge ({Perdix	         cinerea}) and the red-legged partridge ({Caccabis	         rubra}) of Southern Europe and Asia are well-known	         species.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of several species of quail-like birds belonging	      to {Colinus}, and allied genera. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among them are the bobwhite ({Colinus Virginianus}) of	         the Eastern States; the plumed, or mountain, partridge	         ({Oreortyx pictus}) of California; the Massena	         partridge ({Cyrtonyx Montezum[ae]}); and the California	         partridge ({Callipepla Californica}).	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The ruffed grouse ({Bonasa umbellus}). [New Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bamboo partridge} (Zool.), a spurred partridge of the genus	      {Bambusicola}. Several species are found in China and the	      East Indies.	   {Night partridge} (Zool.), the woodcock. [Local, U.S.]	   {Painted partridge} (Zool.), a francolin of South Africa	      ({Francolinus pictus}).	   {Partridge berry}. (Bot.)	      (a) The scarlet berry of a trailing american plant	          ({Mitchella repens}) of the order {Rubiace[ae]},	          having roundish evergreen leaves, and white fragrant	          flowers sometimes tinged with purple, growing in pairs	          with the ovaries united, and producing the berries	          which remain over winter; also, the plant itself.	      (b) The fruit of the creeping wintergreen ({Gaultheria	          procumbens}); also, the plant itself.	   {Partridge dove} (Zool.) Same as {Mountain witch}, under	      {Mountain}.	   {Partridge pea} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous herb	      ({Cassia Cham[ae]crista}), common in sandy fields in the	      Eastern United States.	   {Partridge shell} (Zool.), a large marine univalve shell	      ({Dolium perdix}), having colors variegated like those of	      the partridge.	   {Partridge wood}	      (a) A variegated wood, much esteemed for cabinetwork. It	          is obtained from tropical America, and one source of	          it is said to be the leguminous tree {Andira inermis}.	          Called also {pheasant wood}.	      (b) A name sometimes given to the dark-colored and	          striated wood of some kind of palm, which is used for	          walking sticks and umbrella handles.	   {Sea partridge} (Zool.), an Asiatic sand partridge	      ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}); -- so called from its note.	   {Snow partridge} (Zool.), a large spurred partridge ({Lerwa	      nivicola}) which inhabits the high mountains of Asia;	      called also {jermoonal}.	   {Spruce partridge}. See under {Spruce}.	   {Wood partridge}, or {Hill partridge} (Zool.), any small	      Asiatic partridge of the genus {Arboricola}.	      [1913 Webster]
parts \parts\ (p[aum]rts), n. pl.	   The local environment; as, he hasn't been seen around these	   parts in years.	   [WordNet 1.5]
partsong \part"song`\ (p[aum]rt"s[o^]ng`), n.	   A song with two or more voice parts.	   [WordNet 1.5]
part-time \part-time\ adj.	   1. Occupying less than the entire time appropriate to an	      activity; as, a part-time job. Opposed to {full-time}.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Employed for less than the full time usually expended at a	      task or occupation; as, part-time employees; a part-time	      teacher. Opposed to {full-time}. Commonly, thirty-five	      hours per week or more is considered full-time, and less	      than 30 is part-time work.	      [PJC]	part-time \part-time\ adv.	   For less than the usual full time appropriate to an activity;	   on a part-time basis; as, to sell real estate part-time.	   Opposed to {full-time}.	   [WordNet 1.5]	part-time \part-time\ n.	   A working schedule occupying less than full time, i.e. less	   than 35 hours per week.	   Syn: part time.	        [WordNet 1.5]
part-timer \part-timer\ n.	   Somone who works part-time; a part-time employee. Contrasted	   with {full-timer}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Parture \Par"ture\, n.	   Departure. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Parturiate \Par*tu"ri*ate\, v. i. [See {Parturient}.]	   To bring forth young. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Parturiency \Par*tu"ri*en*cy\, n.	   Parturition.	   [1913 Webster]
Parturient \Par*tu"ri*ent\, a. [L. parturiens, p. pr. of	   parturire to desire to bring forth, fr. parere, partum, to	   bring forth. See {Parent}.]	   Bringing forth, or about to bring forth, young; fruitful.	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Parturifacient \Par*tu`ri*fa"cient\, n. [L. parturire to desire	   to bring forth + facere to make.] (Med.)	   A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in	   childbearing. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Parturious \Par*tu"ri*ous\, a.	   Parturient. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Parturition \Par`tu*ri"tion\, n. [L. parturitio, fr. parturire:	   cf. F. parturition. See {Parturient}.]	   1. The act of bringing forth, or being delivered of, young;	      the act of giving birth; delivery; childbirth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is brought forth; a birth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Parturitive \Par*tu"ri*tive\, a.	   Pertaining to parturition; obstetric. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Party \Par"ty\ (p[aum]r"t[y^]), n.; pl. {Parties}	   (p[aum]r"t[i^]z). [F. parti and partie, fr. F. partir to	   part, divide, L. partire, partiri. See {Part}, v.]	   1. A part or portion. [Obs.] "The most party of the time."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number of persons united in opinion or action, as	      distinguished from, or opposed to, the rest of a community	      or association; esp., one of the parts into which a people	      is divided on questions of public policy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Win the noble Brutus to our party.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The peace both parties want is like to last.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part of a larger body of company; a detachment;	      especially (Mil.), a small body of troops dispatched on	      special service.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A number of persons invited to a social entertainment; a	      select company; as, a dinner party; also, the	      entertainment itself; as, to give a party.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One concerned or interested in an affair; one who takes	      part with others; a participator; as, he was a party to	      the plot; a party to the contract.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The plaintiff or the defendant in a lawsuit, whether an	      individual, a firm, or corporation; a litigant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cause of both parties shall come before the	            judges.                               --Ex. xxii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence, any certain person who is regarded as being opposed	      or antagonistic to another.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the jury found that the party slain was of	            English race, it had been adjudged felony. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Cause; side; interest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have you nothing said	            Upon this Party 'gainst the Duke of Albany? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A person; as, he is a queer party. [Now accounted a	      vulgarism.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "For several generations, our ancestors largely	         employed party for person; but this use of the word,	         when it appeared to be reviving, happened to strike,	         more particularly, the fancy of the vulgar; and the	         consequence has been, that the polite have chosen to	         leave it in their undisputed possession." --Fitzed.	         Hall.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Party jury} (Law), a jury composed of different parties, as	      one which is half natives and half foreigners.	   {Party man}, a partisan. --Swift.	   {Party spirit}, a factious and unreasonable temper, not	      uncommonly shown by party men. --Whately.	   {Party verdict}, a joint verdict. --Shak.	   {Party wall}.	      (a) (Arch.) A wall built upon the dividing line between	          two adjoining properties, usually having half its	          thickness on each property.	      (b) (Law) A wall that separates adjoining houses, as in a	          block or row.	          [1913 Webster]	Party \Par"ty\, a. [F. parti divided, fr. partir to divide. See	   {Part}, v., and cf. {Partite}.]	   1. (Her.) Parted or divided, as in the direction or form of	      one of the ordinaries; as, an escutcheon party per pale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Partial; favoring one party; partisan.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will be true judge, and not party.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Charter party}. See under {Charter}.	      [1913 Webster]	Party \Par"ty\, adv.	   Partly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Party-coated \Par"ty-coat`ed\, a.	   Having a motley coat, or coat of divers colors. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Party-colored
Party-colored \Par"ty-col`ored\, Parti-colored \Par"ti-col`ored\
,  a.	   Colored with different tints; variegated; as, a party-colored	   flower. "Parti-colored lambs." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
partygoer \par"ty*go`er\ n.	   Someone who is attending a party[4]; as, the hall was crowded	   with an overflow of partygoers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Partyism \Par"ty*ism\, n.	   Devotion to party.	   [1913 Webster]
Parula \Parula\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Parulidae:} wood warblers.	   Syn: genus {Parula}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parulidae \Parulidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of New World warblers.	   Syn: family {Parulidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parumbilical \Par`um*bil"ic*al\, a. [Pref. para- + umbilical.]	   (Anat.)	   Near the umbilicus; -- applied especially to one or more	   small veins which, in man, connect the portal vein with the	   epigastric veins in the front wall of the abdomen.	   [1913 Webster]
Parure \Pa`rure"\, n. [F., OF. pareure, LL. paraura, fr. L.	   parare to prepare. See {Pare}.]	   An ornament or decoration for the person; esp., a decoration	   consisting of a set of ornaments to be used together; as, a	   parure of rubies or of embroideries.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Parus \Parus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the family {Paridae}.	   Syn: genus {Parus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parusia \Pa*ru"si*a\ (p[.a]*r[udd]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. paroysi`a presence, fr. parei^nai to be present; para`	   beside + e'i^nai to be.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech by which the present tense is used instead	   of the past or the future, as in the animated narration of	   past, or in the prediction of future, events.	   [1913 Webster]
Parvanimity \Par`va*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. parvus little + animus	   mind.]	   The state or quality of having a little or ignoble mind;	   pettiness; meanness; -- opposed to {magnanimity}. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Parvati \Parvati\ prop. n. (Hinduism)	   The wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi; the goddess	   of plenty.	   Syn: Anapurna, Annapurna.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Parvenu \Par"ve*nu`\, n. [F., prop. p. p. of parvenir to attain	   to, to succeed, to rise to high station, L. pervenire to come	   to; per through + venire to come. See {Par}, prep., and	   {Come}.]	   An upstart; a man newly risen into notice.	   [1913 Webster] Parvis
Parvis \Par"vis\, Parvise \Par"vise\, n. [F. parvis, fr. LL.	   paravisus, fr. L. paradisus. See {Paradise}.]	   A court of entrance to, or an inclosed space before, a	   church; hence, a church porch; -- sometimes formerly used as	   place of meeting, as for lawyers. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Parvitude
Parvitude \Par"vi*tude\, Parvity \Par"vi*ty\, n. [L. parvitas,	   fr. parvus little: cf. OF. parvit['e].]	   Littleness. [Obs.] --Glanvill. Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Parvolin \Par"vo*lin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nonoxygenous ptomaine, formed in the putrefaction of	   albuminous matters, especially of horseflesh and mackerel.	   [1913 Webster]
Parvoline \Par"vo*line\, n. (Chem.)	   A liquid base, {C9H13N}, of the pyridine group, found in coal	   tar; also, any one of the series of isomeric substances of	   which it is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Pas \Pas\, n. [F. See {Pace}.]	   1. A pace; a step, as in a dance. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Right of going foremost; precedence. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Pasan \Pa"san\, n. (Zool.)	   The gemsbok.	   [1913 Webster] Pasch
Pasch \Pasch\, Pascha \Pas"cha\, n. [AS. pascha, L. pascha, Gr.	   ?, fr. Heb. pesach, fr. p[=a]sach to pass over: cf. OF.	   pasque, F. p[^a]que. Cf. {Paschal}, {Paas}, {Paque}.]	   The passover; the feast of Easter.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pasch egg}. See {Easter egg}, under {Easter}.	   {Pasch flower}. See {Pasque flower}, under {Pasque}.	      [1913 Webster]
Paschal \Pas"chal\ (p[a^]s"kal), a. [L. paschalis: cf. F.	   pascal. See {Pasch}.]	   Of or pertaining to the passover, or to Easter; as, a paschal	   lamb; paschal eggs. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paschal candle} (R. C. Ch.), a large wax candle, blessed and	      placed on the altar on Holy Saturday, or the day before	      Easter.	   {Paschal flower}. See {Pasque flower}, under {Pasque}.	      [1913 Webster]
Paseng \Pa*seng"\ (p[aum]*s[e^]ng"), n. (Zool.)	   The wild or bezoar goat. See {Goat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pash \Pash\, v. t. [Prob. of imitative origin, or possibly akin	   to box to fight with the fists.]	   To strike; to crush; to smash; to dash in pieces. [Obs.] --P.	   Plowman. "I'll pash him o'er the face." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pash \Pash\, n. [Scot., the pate. Cf. {Pash}, v. t.]	   1. The head; the poll. [R.] "A rough pash." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A crushing blow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A heavy fall of rain or snow. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pasha \Pa*sha"\, n. [Turk. p[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]sh[=a]; cf. Per.	   b[=a]sh[=a], b[=a]dsh[=a]h; perh. a corruption of Per.	   p[=a]dish[=a]h. Cf. {Bashaw}, {Padishah}, {Shah}.]	   An honorary title given to officers of high rank in Turkey,	   as to governers of provinces, military commanders, etc. The	   earlier form was {bashaw}. [Written also {pacha}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are three classes of pashas, whose rank is	         distinguished by the number of the horsetails borne on	         their standards, being one, two, or three, a pasha of	         three tails being the highest.	         [1913 Webster]
Pashalic \Pa*sha"lic\, n. [Written also {pachalic}.] [Turk.]	   The jurisdiction of a pasha.	   [1913 Webster]
Pashaw \Pa*shaw"\, n.	   See {Pasha}.	   [1913 Webster] Pasigraphic
Pasigraphic \Pas`i*graph"ic\, Pasigraphical
\Pas`i*graph"ic*al\a.	   Of or pertaining to pasigraphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasigraphy \Pa*sig"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? for all (dat. pl. of ?	   all) + -graphy.]	   A system of universal writing, or a manner of writing that	   may be understood and used by all nations. --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasilaly \Pas"i*la`ly\, n. [Gr. ? for all (dat. pl. of ? all) +	   ? talking.]	   A form of speech adapted to be used by all mankind; universal	   language.	   [1913 Webster]
Pask \Pask\, n. [See {Pasque}.]	   See {Pasch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paspy \Pas"py\, n. [F. passe-pied.]	   A kind of minuet, in triple time, of French origin, popular	   in the reign of Queen Elizabeth and for some time after; --	   called also {passing measure}, and {passymeasure}. --Percy	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasque \Pasque\, n. [OF. pasque.]	   See {Pasch}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pasque flower} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus	      {Anemone}, section {Pulsatilla}. They are perennial herbs	      with rather large purplish blossoms, which appear in early	      spring, or about Easter, whence the common name. Called	      also {campana}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pasquil \Pas"quil\, n. [It. pasquillo.]	   See {Pasquin}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pasquil \Pas"quil\, v. t. [R.]	   See {Pasquin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasquilant \Pas"quil*ant\, n.	   A lampooner; a pasquiler. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasquiler \Pas"quil*er\, n.	   A lampooner. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasquin \Pas"quin\, n. [It. pasquino a mutilated statue at Rome,	   set up against the wall of the place of the Orsini; -- so	   called from a witty cobbler or tailor, near whose shop the	   statue was dug up. On this statue it was customary to paste	   satiric papers.]	   A lampooner; also, a lampoon. See {Pasquinade}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Grecian wits, who satire first began,	         Were pleasant pasquins on the life of man. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Pasquin \Pas"quin\, v. t.	   To lampoon; to satiraze. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To see himself pasquined and affronted.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, n. [F. pasquinade, It. pasquinata.]	   A lampoon or satirical writing. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Pasquinade \Pas`quin*ade"\, v. t.	   To lampoon, to satirize.	   [1913 Webster]
Pass \Pass\ (p[.a]s, p[a^]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Passed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Passing}.] [F. passer, LL. passare, fr. L.	   passus step, or from pandere, passum, to spread out, lay	   open. See {Pace}.]	   1. To go; to move; to proceed; to be moved or transferred	      from one point to another; to make a transit; -- usually	      with a following adverb or adverbal phrase defining the	      kind or manner of motion; as, to pass on, by, out, in,	      etc.; to pass swiftly, directly, smoothly, etc.; to pass	      to the rear, under the yoke, over the bridge, across the	      field, beyond the border, etc. "But now pass over [i. e.,	      pass on]." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            On high behests his angels to and fro	            Passed frequent.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet sounds rose slowly through their mouths,	            And from their bodies passed.         --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move or be transferred from one state or condition to	      another; to change possession, condition, or	      circumstances; to undergo transition; as, the business has	      passed into other hands.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others, dissatisfied with what they have, . . . pass	            from just to unjust.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move beyond the range of the senses or of knowledge; to	      pass away; hence, to disappear; to vanish; to depart;	      specifically, to depart from life; to die.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disturb him not, let him pass paceably. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beauty is a charm, but soon the charm will pass.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passing of the sweetest soul	            That ever looked with human eyes.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move or to come into being or under notice; to come and	      go in consciousness; hence, to take place; to occur; to	      happen; to come; to occur progressively or in succession;	      to be present transitorily.	      [1913 Webster]	            So death passed upon all men.         --Rom. v. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our own consciousness of what passes within our own	            mind.                                 --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To go by or glide by, as time; to elapse; to be spent; as,	      their vacation passed pleasantly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the time is far passed.           --Mark vi. 35	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To go from one person to another; hence, to be given and	      taken freely; as, clipped coin will not pass; to obtain	      general acceptance; to be held or regarded; to circulate;	      to be current; -- followed by for before a word denoting	      value or estimation. "Let him pass for a man." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            False eloquence passeth only where true is not	            understood.                           --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This will not pass for a fault in him. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To advance through all the steps or stages necessary to	      validity or effectiveness; to be carried through a body	      that has power to sanction or reject; to receive	      legislative sanction; to be enacted; as, the resolution	      passed; the bill passed both houses of Congress.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To go through any inspection or test successfully; to be	      approved or accepted; as, he attempted the examination,	      but did not expect to pass.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To be suffered to go on; to be tolerated; hence, to	      continue; to live along. "The play may pass." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To go unheeded or neglected; to proceed without hindrance	       or opposition; as, we let this act pass.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To go beyond bounds; to surpass; to be in excess. [Obs.]	       "This passes, Master Ford." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To take heed; to care. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             As for these silken-coated slaves, I pass not.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To go through the intestines. --Arbuthnot.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Law) To be conveyed or transferred by will, deed, or	       other instrument of conveyance; as, an estate passes by a	       certain clause in a deed. --Mozley & W.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Fencing) To make a lunge or pass; to thrust.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Card Playing) To decline to play in one's turn; in	       euchre, to decline to make the trump.	       [1913 Webster]	             She would not play, yet must not pass. --Prior.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To bring to pass}, {To come to pass}. See under {Bring}, and	      {Come}.	   {To pass away}, to disappear; to die; to vanish. "The heavens	      shall pass away." --2 Pet. iii. 10. "I thought to pass	      away before, but yet alive I am." --Tennyson.	   {To pass by}, to go near and beyond a certain person or	      place; as, he passed by as we stood there.	   {To pass into}, to change by a gradual transmission; to blend	      or unite with.	   {To pass on}, to proceed.	   {To pass on} or {To pass upon}.	       (a) To happen to; to come upon; to affect. "So death	           passed upon all men." --Rom. v. 12. "Provided no	           indirect act pass upon our prayers to define them."	           --Jer. Taylor.	       (b) To determine concerning; to give judgment or sentence	           upon. "We may not pass upon his life." --Shak.	   {To pass off}, to go away; to cease; to disappear; as, an	      agitation passes off.	   {To pass over}, to go from one side or end to the other; to	      cross, as a river, road, or bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Pass \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, a boundary, etc.	      (b) Hence: To go from one limit to the other of; to spend;	          to live through; to have experience of; to undergo; to	          suffer. "To pass commodiously this life." --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                She loved me for the dangers I had passed.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To go by without noticing; to omit attention to; to	          take no note of; to disregard.	          [1913 Webster]	                Please you that I may pass This doing. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                I pass their warlike pomp, their proud array.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To transcend; to surpass; to excel; to exceed.	          [1913 Webster]	                And strive to pass . . .	                Their native music by her skillful art.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Whose tender power	                Passes the strength of storms in their most	                desolate hour.                    --Byron.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To go successfully through, as an examination, trail,	          test, etc.; to obtain the formal sanction of, as a	          legislative body; as, he passed his examination; the	          bill passed the senate.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. In causative senses: as:	      (a) To cause to move or go; to send; to transfer from one	          person, place, or condition to another; to transmit;	          to deliver; to hand; to make over; as, the waiter	          passed bisquit and cheese; the torch was passed from	          hand to hand.	          [1913 Webster]	                I had only time to pass my eye over the medals.	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                Waller passed over five thousand horse and foot	                by Newbridge.                     --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To cause to pass the lips; to utter; to pronounce;	          hence, to promise; to pledge; as, to pass sentence.	          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Father, thy word is passed.       --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To cause to advance by stages of progress; to carry on	          with success through an ordeal, examination, or	          action; specifically, to give legal or official	          sanction to; to ratify; to enact; to approve as valid	          and just; as, he passed the bill through the	          committee; the senate passed the law.	      (e) To put in circulation; to give currency to; as, to	          pass counterfeit money. "Pass the happy news."	          --Tennyson.	      (f) To cause to obtain entrance, admission, or conveyance;	          as, to pass a person into a theater, or over a	          railroad.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit from the bowels; to evacuate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To take a turn with (a line, gasket, etc.), as	      around a sail in furling, and make secure.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fencing) To make, as a thrust, punto, etc. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Passed midshipman}. See under Midshipman.	   {To pass a dividend}, to omit the declaration and payment of	      a dividend at the time when due.	   {To pass away}, to spend; to waste. "Lest she pass away the	      flower of her age." --Ecclus. xlii. 9.	   {To pass by}.	      (a) To disregard; to neglect.	      (b) To excuse; to spare; to overlook.	   {To pass off}, to impose fraudulently; to palm off. "Passed	      himself off as a bishop." --Macaulay.	   {To pass (something) on (some one)} or {To pass (something)	   upon (some one)}, to put upon as a trick or cheat; to palm	      off. "She passed the child on her husband for a boy."	      --Dryden.	   {To pass over}, to overlook; not to note or resent; as, to	      pass over an affront.	      [1913 Webster]	Pass \Pass\, n. [Cf. F. pas (for sense 1), and passe, fr. passer	   to pass. See {Pass}, v. i.]	   1. An opening, road, or track, available for passing;	      especially, one through or over some dangerous or	      otherwise impracticable barrier; a passageway; a defile; a	      ford; as, a mountain pass.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Try not the pass!" the old man said. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fencing) A thrust or push; an attempt to stab or strike	      an adversary. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A movement of the hand over or along anything; the	      manipulation of a mesmerist.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Rolling Metals) A single passage of a bar, rail, sheet,	      etc., between the rolls.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. State of things; condition; predicament.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have his daughters brought him to this pass. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matters have been brought to this pass. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Permission or license to pass, or to go and come; a	      psssport; a ticket permitting free transit or admission;	      as, a railroad or theater pass; a military pass.	      [1913 Webster]	            A ship sailing under the flag and pass of an enemy.	                                                  --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Fig.: a thrust; a sally of wit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Estimation; character. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Common speech gives him a worthy pass. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. [Cf. {Passus}.] A part; a division. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Sports) In football, hockey, and other team sports, a	       transfer of the ball, puck, etc., to another player of	       one's own team, usually at some distance. In American	       football, the pass is through the air by an act of	       throwing the ball.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Pass boat} (Naut.), a punt, or similar boat.	   {Pass book}.	       (a) A book in which a trader enters articles bought on	           credit, and then passes or sends it to the purchaser.	       (b) See {Bank book}.	   {Pass box} (Mil.), a wooden or metallic box, used to carry	      cartridges from the service magazine to the piece.	   {Pass check}, a ticket of admission to a place of	      entertainment, or of readmission for one who goes away in	      expectation of returning.	      [1913 Webster]
Passable \Pass"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. passable.]	   1. Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed,	      penetrated, or the like; as, the roads are not passable;	      the stream is passablein boats.	      [1913 Webster]	            His body's a passable carcass if it be not hurt; it	            is a throughfare for steel.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated;	      acceptable; generally receivable; current.	      [1913 Webster]	            With men as with false money -- one piece is more or	            less passable than another.           --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could they have made this slander passable.	                                                  --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Such as may be accepted or allowed to pass without serious	      objection; adequate; acceptable; tolerable; admissable;	      moderate; mediocre.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            My version will appear a passable beauty when the	            original muse is absent.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Passableness \Pass"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being passable.	   [1913 Webster]
Passably \Pass"a*bly\, adv.	   Tolerably; moderately.	   [1913 Webster] Passacaglia
Passacaglia \Pas`sa*ca*glia\, Passacaglio \Pas`sa*ca*glio\, n.	   [Sp. pasacalle a certain tune on the guitar, prop., a tune	   played in passing through the streets.] (Mus.)	   An old Italian or Spanish dance tune, in slow three-four	   measure, with divisions on a ground bass, resembling a	   chaconne.	   [1913 Webster] Passade
Passade \Pas*sade"\, Passado \Pas*sa"do\, n. [F. passade; cf.	   Sp. pasada. See {Pass}, v. i.]	   1. (Fencing) A pass or thrust. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Man.) A turn or course of a horse backward or forward on	      the same spot of ground.	      [1913 Webster]
Passage \Pas"sage\, n. [F. passage. See {Pass}, v. i.]	   1. The act of passing; transit from one place to another;	      movement from point to point; a going by, over, across, or	      through; as, the passage of a man or a carriage; the	      passage of a ship or a bird; the passage of light; the	      passage of fluids through the pores or channels of the	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	            What! are my doors opposed against my passage!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transit by means of conveyance; journey, as by water,	      carriage, car, or the like; travel; right, liberty, or	      means, of passing; conveyance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ship in which he had taken passage. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Price paid for the liberty to pass; fare; as, to pay one's	      passage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Removal from life; decease; departure; death. [R.] "Endure	      thy mortal passage." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he is fit and season'd for his passage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Way; road; path; channel or course through or by which one	      passes; way of exit or entrance; way of access or transit.	      Hence, a common avenue to various apartments in a	      building; a hall; a corridor.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with his pointed dart	            Explores the nearest passage to his heart. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Persian army had advanced into the . . .	            passages of Cilicia.                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A continuous course, process, or progress; a connected or	      continuous series; as, the passage of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conduct and passage of affairs.   --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passage and whole carriage of this action.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A separate part of a course, process, or series; an	      occurrence; an incident; an act or deed. "In thy passages	      of life." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . almost incredible passage of their	            unbelief.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A particular portion constituting a part of something	      continuous; esp., a portion of a book, speech, or musical	      composition; a paragraph; a clause.	      [1913 Webster]	            How commentators each dark passage shun. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Reception; currency. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms.	       [1913 Webster]	             No passages of love	             Betwixt us twain henceforward evermore. --Tennyson.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A movement or an evacuation of the bowels.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. In parliamentary proceedings:	       (a) The course of a proposition (bill, resolution, etc.)	           through the several stages of consideration and	           action; as, during its passage through Congress the	           bill was amended in both Houses.	       (b) The advancement of a bill or other proposition from	           one stage to another by an affirmative vote; esp.,	           the final affirmative action of the body upon a	           proposition; hence, adoption; enactment; as, the	           passage of the bill to its third reading was delayed.	           "The passage of the Stamp Act." --D. Hosack.	           [1913 Webster]	                 The final question was then put upon its	                 passage.                         --Cushing.	           [1913 Webster]	   {In passage}, in passing; cursorily. "These . . . have been	      studied but in passage." --Bacon.	   {Middle passage}, {Northeast passage}, {Northwest passage}.	      See under {Middle}, {Northeast}, etc.	   {Of passage}, passing from one place, region, or climate, to	      another; migratory; -- said especially of birds. "Birds of	      passage." --Longfellow.	   {Passage hawk}, a hawk taken on its passage or migration.	   {Passage money}, money paid for conveyance of a passenger, --	      usually for carrying passengers by water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Vestibule; hall; corridor. See {Vestibule}.	        [1913 Webster]
Passager \Pas"sa*ger\, n. [See {Passenger}.]	   A passenger; a bird or boat of passage. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Passageway \Pas"sage*way`\, n.	   A way for passage; a hall. See {Passage}, 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Passant \Pas"sant\, a. [F., p. pr. of passer. See {Pass}, v. i.]	   1. Passing from one to another; in circulation; current.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many opinions are passant.            --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Curs?ry, careless. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            On a passant rewiew of what I wrote to the bishop.	                                                  --Sir P. Pett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Surpassing; excelling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) Walking; -- said of any animal on an escutcheon,	      which is represented as walking with the dexter paw	      raised.	      [1913 Webster] Passe	      passe
passe \pas*se"\, Pass'e \Pas`s['e]"\, masc. Pass'ee
\Pas`s['e]"e\, fem.(p[a^]*s[asl]), a. [F.]	   Past; gone by; hence, past one's prime; worn; faded; as, a	   pass['e]e belle. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {old-fashioned}, a., 2.	   Syn: antique, demode, old-fashioned, old-hat(predicate),	        outmoded, out-of-date, out of fashion(predicate), out of	        style(predicate), passe.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Past; -- used appositively; as, time passe.	      [PJC]
Passegarde \Passe"garde`\, n. [F.] (Anc. Armor)	   A ridge or projecting edge on a shoulder piece to turn the	   blow of a lance or other weapon from the joint of the armor.	   [1913 Webster]
Passement \Passe"ment\, n. [F.]	   Lace, gimp, braid etc., sewed on a garment. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Passementerie \Passe*men"terie\ (E. p[.a]s*m[e^]n"tr[i^]; F.	   p[aum]`s'm[aum]N`t'r[-e]"), n. [F.]	   Trimmings, esp. of braids, cords, gimps, beads, or tinsel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
passenger \pas"sen*ger\ (p[a^]s"s[e^]n*j[~e]r), n. [OE. & F.	   passager. See {Passage}, and cf. {Messenger}.]	   1. A passer or passer-by; a wayfarer. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A traveler by some established conveyance, as a coach,	      steamboat, railroad train, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Passenger falcon} (Zool.), a migratory hawk. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Passenger mile \Pas"sen*ger mile\ (Railroads)	   A unit of measurement of the passenger transportation	   performed by a railroad during a given period, usually a	   year, the total of which consists of the sum of the miles	   traversed by all the passengers on the road in the period in	   question.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Passenger mileage \Passenger mileage\ (Railroads)	   Passenger miles collectively; the total number of miles	   traveled by passengers on a railroad during a given period.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
passenger pigeon \passenger pigeon\ (Zool.),	   A once common wild pigeon of North America ({Ectopistes	   migratorius}), now extinct. It was so called on account of	   its extensive migrations.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The passenger pigeon presents a striking example of how	         dramatic a negative influence man can have on other	         species. The population of the passenger pigeon is	         estimated to have been at one time as high as five	         billion in North America, but over a period of about	         one hundred years large scale hunting for use as food	         and killing for "sport" reduced the numbers below that	         necessary to sustain existence of the species. At one	         time over 200,000 birds were shipped to the food	         markets in one day. The last wild pigeon is believed to	         have died in 1900, and the last bird in captivity died	         in 1914. It is a rare example of the date of a man-made	         extinction being recorded with certainty.	         [PJC] passe-partout
passe-partout \passe`-par`tout"\, Passe partout \Passe"
par`tout"\(p[aum]s` p[aum]r`t[=oo]"), n. [F., from passer to	   pass + partout everywhere.]	   1. That by which one can pass anywhere; a safe-conduct.	      [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A master key; a latchkey. [WordNet sense 1]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A light picture frame or mat of cardboard, wood, or the	      like, usually put between the picture and the glass, and	      sometimes serving for several pictures.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A strip of adhesive paper or gummed tape used to mount a	      picture between a piece of glass and a backing. [WordNet	      sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   5. The method of mounting a picture between a piece of glass	      and a backing, using a passe-partout[4].	      [PJC]
Passer \Pass"er\, n.	   One who passes; a passenger.	   [1913 Webster] passerby
passerby \pas`ser*by"\, Passer-by \Pass`er-by"\, n.	   One who passes by, especially casually or by chance; one not	   directly involved in some action; a passer.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Passeres \Pas"se*res\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. passer a	   sparrow.] (Zool.)	   An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of	   all the known species. It embraces all singing birds	   (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Passeriform \Pas*ser"i*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or belonging to the {Passeres}.	   [1913 Webster]
Passeriformes \Passeriformes\ prop. n.	   The largest order of birds comprising about half the known	   species: rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins;	   wrens; swallows; etc.; in four suborders: Eurylaimi; Tyranni;	   Menurae; Oscines or Passeres.	   Syn: order Passeriformes.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Passerina \Passerina\ prop. n.	   A genus of small North American bush-loving finches; the New	   World buntings.	   Syn: genus {Passerina}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Passerine \Pas"ser*ine\, a. [L. passerinus, fr. passer a	   sparrow.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Passeres}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The columbine, gallinaceous, and passerine tribes	         people the fruit trees.                  --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	Passerine \Pas"ser*ine\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Passeres}.	   [1913 Webster]
Passibility \Pas`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. passibilitas: cf. F.	   passibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being passible; aptness to feel or	   suffer; sensibility. --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Passible \Pas"si*ble\, a. [L. passibilis, fr. pati, to suffer:	   cf. F. passible. See {Passion}.]	   Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from	   external agents.	   [1913 Webster]	         Apolinarius, which held even deity itself passible.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Passibleness \Pas"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Passibility. --Brerewood.	   [1913 Webster]
Passiflora \Pas"si*flo"ra\, n. [NL., from L. passio passion (fr.	   pati, passus, to suffer) + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, including the passion flower. It is the	   type of the order {Passiflore[ae]}, which includes about	   nineteen genera and two hundred and fifty species.	   [1913 Webster]
Passifloraceae \Passifloraceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of tropical woody tendril-climbing vines.	   Syn: family {Passifloraceae}, passionflower family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Passim \Pas"sim\, adv. [L.]	   Here and there; everywhere; as, this word occurs passim in	   the poem.	   [1913 Webster]
Passing \Pass"ing\, n.	   The act of one who, or that which, passes; the act of going	   by or away.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Passing bell}, a tolling of a bell to announce that a soul	      is passing, or has passed, from its body (formerly done to	      invoke prayers for the dying); also, a tolling during the	      passing of a funeral procession to the grave, or during	      funeral ceremonies. --Sir W. Scott. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	Passing \Pass"ing\, a.	   1. Relating to the act of passing or going; going by, beyond,	      through, or away; departing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exceeding; surpassing, eminent. --Chaucer. "Her passing	      deformity." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Passing note} (Mus.), a character including a passing tone.	      	   {Passing tone} (Mus.), a tone introduced between two other	      tones, on an unaccented portion of a measure, for the sake	      of smoother melody, but forming no essential part of the	      harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	Passing \Pass"ing\, adv.	   Exceedingly; excessively; surpassingly; as, passing fair;	   passing strange. "You apprehend passing shrewdly." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Passingly \Pass"ing*ly\, adv.	   Exceedingly. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Passion \Pas"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. passio, fr. pati, passus, to	   suffer. See {Patient}.]	   1. A suffering or enduring of imposed or inflicted pain; any	      suffering or distress (as, a cardiac passion);	      specifically, the suffering of Christ between the time of	      the last supper and his death, esp. in the garden upon the	      cross. "The passions of this time." --Wyclif (Rom. viii.	      18).	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom also he showed himself alive after his	            passion, by many infallible proofs.   --Acts i. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being acted upon; subjection to an external	      agent or influence; a passive condition; -- opposed to	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	            A body at rest affords us no idea of any active	            power to move, and, when set in motion, it is rather	            a passion than an action in it.       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capacity of being affected by external agents;	      susceptibility of impressions from external agents. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Moldable and not moldable, scissible and not	            scissible, and many other passions of matter.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of the mind when it is powerfully acted upon and	      influenced by something external to itself; the state of	      any particular faculty which, under such conditions,	      becomes extremely sensitive or uncontrollably excited; any	      emotion or sentiment (specifically, love or anger) in a	      state of abnormal or controlling activity; an extreme or	      inordinate desire; also, the capacity or susceptibility of	      being so affected; as, to be in a passion; the passions of	      love, hate, jealously, wrath, ambition, avarice, fear,	      etc.; a passion for war, or for drink; an orator should	      have passion as well as rhetorical skill. "A passion fond	      even to idolatry." --Macaulay. "Her passion is to seek	      roses." --Lady M. W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	            We also are men of like passions with you. --Acts	                                                  xiv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nature of the human mind can not be sufficiently	            understood, without considering the affections and	            passions, or those modifications or actions of the	            mind consequent upon the apprehension of certain	            objects or events in which the mind generally	            conceives good or evil.               --Hutcheson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The term passion, and its adverb passionately, often	            express a very strong predilection for any pursuit,	            or object of taste -- a kind of enthusiastic	            fondness for anything.                --Cogan.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bravery of his grief did put me	            Into a towering passion.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ruling passion, be it what it will,	            The ruling passion conquers reason still. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who walked in every path of human life,	            Felt every passion.                   --Akenside.	      [1913 Webster]	            When statesmen are ruled by faction and interest,	            they can have no passion for the glory of their	            country.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Disorder of the mind; madness. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Passion week. See {Passion week}, below. --R. of Gl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Passion flower} (Bot.), any flower or plant of the genus	      {Passiflora}; -- so named from a fancied resemblance of	      parts of the flower to the instruments of the crucifixion	      of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 medicine. The plants are mostly tendril	         climbers, and are commonest in the warmer parts of	         America, though a few species are Asiatic or	         Australian.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Passion music} (Mus.), originally, music set to the gospel	      narrative of the passion of our Lord; after the	      Reformation, a kind of oratorio, with narrative, chorals,	      airs, and choruses, having for its theme the passion and	      crucifixion of Christ.	   {Passion play}, a mystery play, in which the scenes connected	      with the passion of our Savior are represented	      dramatically.	   {Passion Sunday} (Eccl.), the fifth Sunday in Lent, or the	      second before Easter.	   {Passion Week}, the last week but one in Lent, or the second	      week preceding Easter. "The name of Passion week is	      frequently, but improperly, applied to Holy Week."	      --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Passion}, {Feeling}, {Emotion}.	   Usage: When any feeling or emotion completely masters the	          mind, we call it a passion; as, a passion for music,	          dress, etc.; especially is anger (when thus extreme)	          called passion. The mind, in such cases, is considered	          as having lost its self-control, and become the	          passive instrument of the feeling in question.	          [1913 Webster]	Passion \Pas"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Passioned}; p. pr & vb.	   n. {Passioning}.]	   To give a passionate character to. [R.] --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]	Passion \Pas"sion\, v. i.	   To suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be	   extremely agitated. [Obs.] "Dumbly she passions, frantically	   she doteth." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Passional \Pas"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to passion or the passions; exciting,	   influenced by, or ministering to, the passions. -- n. A	   passionary.	   [1913 Webster]
Passionary \Pas"sion*a*ry\, n. [L. passionarius: cf. F.	   passionaire.]	   A book in which are described the sufferings of saints and	   martyrs. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Passionate \Pas"sion*ate\, a. [LL. passionatus: cf. F.	   passionn['e].]	   1. Capable or susceptible of passion, or of different	      passions; easily moved, excited or agitated; specifically,	      easily moved to anger; irascible; quick-tempered; as, a	      passionate nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homer's Achilles is haughty and passionate. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by passion; expressing passion; ardent in	      feeling or desire; vehement; warm; as, a passionate	      friendship. "The passionate Pilgrim." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suffering; sorrowful. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Passionate \Pas"sion*ate\, v. i.	   1. To affect with passion; to impassion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Great pleasure, mixed with pitiful regard,	            The godly king and queen did passionate. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express feelingly or sorrowfully. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Passionately \Pas"sion*ate*ly\, adv.	   1. In a passionate manner; with strong feeling; ardently.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sorrow expresses itself . . . loudly and	            passionately.                         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Angrily; irascibly. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Passionateness \Pas"sion*ate*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being passionate.	   [1913 Webster]
Passionist \Pas"sion*ist\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   A member of a religious order founded in Italy in 1737, and	   introduced into the United States in 1852. The members of the	   order unite the austerities of the Trappists with the	   activity and zeal of the Jesuits and Lazarists. Called also	   {Barefooted Clerks of the Most Holy Cross}.	   [1913 Webster]
Passionless \Pas"sion*less\, a.	   Void of passion; without anger or emotion; not easily	   excited; calm. "Self-contained and passionless." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Passiontide \Pas"sion*tide`\, n. [Passion + tide time.]	   The last fortnight of Lent.	   [1913 Webster]
Passive \Pas"sive\, a. [L. passivus: cf. F. passif. See	   {Passion}.]	   1. Not active, but acted upon; suffering or receiving	      impressions or influences; as, they were passive	      spectators, not actors in the scene.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passive air	            Upbore their nimble tread.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind is wholly passive in the reception of all	            its simple ideas.                     --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Receiving or enduring without either active sympathy or	      active resistance; without emotion or excitement; patient;	      not opposing; unresisting; as, passive obedience; passive	      submission.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best virtue, passive fortitude.   --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Inactive; inert; unreactive; not showing strong	      affinity; as, red phosphorus is comparatively passive.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Designating certain morbid conditions, as	      hemorrhage or dropsy, characterized by relaxation of the	      vessels and tissues, with deficient vitality and lack of	      reaction in the affected tissues.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Passive congestion} (Med.), congestion due to obstruction to	      the return of the blood from the affected part.	   {Passive iron} (Chem.), iron which has been subjected to the	      action of heat, of strong nitric acid, chlorine, etc. It	      is then not easily acted upon by acids.	   {Passive movement} (Med.), a movement of a part, in order to	      exercise it, made without the assistance of the muscles	      which ordinarily move the part.	   {Passive obedience} (as used by writers on government),	      obedience or submission of the subject or citizen as a	      duty in all cases to the existing government.	   {Passive prayer}, among mystic divines, a suspension of the	      activity of the soul or intellectual faculties, the soul	      remaining quiet, and yielding only to the impulses of	      grace.	   {Passive verb}, or {Passive voice} (Gram.), a verb, or form	      of a verb, which expresses the effect of the action of	      some agent; as, in Latin, doceor, I am taught; in English,	      she is loved; the picture is admired by all; he is	      assailed by slander.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inactive; inert; quiescent; unresisting; unopposing;	        suffering; enduring; submissive; patient.	        [1913 Webster] Passive balloon	Passive balloon \Pas"sive bal*loon"\ or Passive aeroplane
\Pas"sive a"["e]r*o*plane\	   One unprovided with motive power.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Passive flight \Passive flight\	   Flight, such as gliding and soaring, accomplished without the	   use of motive power.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Passively \Pas"sive*ly\, adv.	   1. In a passive manner; inertly; unresistingly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As a passive verb; in the passive voice.	      [1913 Webster]
Passiveness \Pas"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being passive; unresisting	   submission.	   [1913 Webster]	         To be an effect implies passiveness, or the being	         subject to the power and action of its cause. --J.	                                                  Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
passivism \pas"si*vism`\ n.	   1. The doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable; hence,	      the principle of passive resistance. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: pacifism.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The quality of being passive.	      [PJC]
Passivity \Pas*siv"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. passivit['e].]	   1. Passiveness; -- opposed to activity. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The tendency of a body to remain in a given	      state, either of motion or rest, till disturbed by another	      body; inertia. --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The quality or condition of any substance which	      has no inclination to chemical activity; inactivity.	      [1913 Webster]
Pass-key \Pass"-key`\, n.	   A key for opening more locks than one; a master key.	   [1913 Webster]
Passless \Pass"less\, a.	   Having no pass; impassable. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Passman \Pass"man\, n.; pl. {Passmen}.	   One who passes for a degree, without honors. See {Classman},	   2. [Eng. Univ.]	   [1913 Webster]
Passover \Pass"o`ver\, n. [Pass + over. See Pasch.] (Jewish	   Antiq.)	   (a) A feast of the Jews, instituted to commemorate the	       sparing of the Hebrews in Egypt, when God, smiting the	       firstborn of the Egyptians, passed over the houses of the	       Israelites which were marked with the blood of a lamb.	   (b) The sacrifice offered at the feast of the passover; the	       paschal lamb. --Ex. xii.	       [1913 Webster]
Pass-parole \Pass`-pa*role"\, n. [F. passe-parole.] (Mil.)	   An order passed from front to rear by word of mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Passport \Pass"port\, n. [F. passeport, orig., a permission to	   leave a port or to sail into it; passer to pass + port a	   port, harbor. See {Pass}, and {Port} a harbor.]	   1. Permission to pass; a document given by the competent	      officer of a state, permitting the person therein named to	      pass or travel from place to place, without molestation,	      by land or by water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caution in granting passports to Ireland.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of	      war, to certify their nationality and protect them from	      belligerents; a sea letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A license granted in time of war for the removal of	      persons and effects from a hostile country; a	      safe-conduct. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figuratively: Anything which secures advancement and	      general acceptance. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            His passport is his innocence and grace. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Passus \Pas"sus\, n.; pl. L. {Passus}, E. {Passuses}. [L., a	   step, a pace. See {Pace}.]	   A division or part; a canto; as, the passus of Piers Plowman.	   See 2d {Fit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Password \Pass"word`\, n.	   A word to be given before a person is allowed to pass; a	   watchword; a countersign. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Passymeasure \Pas"sy*meas`ure\, n. [Corrupted fr. It.	   passamezzo.] [Obs.]	   See {Paspy}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Past \Past\, a. [From {Pass}, v.]	   Of or pertaining to a former time or state; neither present	   nor future; gone by; elapsed; ended; spent; as, past	   troubles; past offences. "Past ages." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Past master}. See under {Master}.	      [1913 Webster]	Past \Past\, n.	   A former time or state; a state of things gone by. "The past,	   at least, is secure." --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]	         The present is only intelligible in the light of the	         past, often a very remote past indeed.   --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	Past \Past\, prep.	   1. Beyond, in position, or degree; further than; beyond the	      reach or influence of. "Who being past feeling." --Eph.	      iv. 19. "Galled past endurance." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Until we be past thy borders.         --Num. xxi.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love, when once past government, is consequently	            past shame.                           --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beyond, in time; after; as, past the hour.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it not past two o'clock?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Above; exceeding; more than. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not past three quarters of a mile.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bows not past three quarters of a yard long.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Past \Past\ (p[.a]st), adv.	   By; beyond; as, he ran past.	   [1913 Webster]	         The alarum of drums swept past.          --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
pasta \pas"ta\ (p[.a]"st[.a]; Brit. p[a^]s"t[.a]) n.	   Any of a variety of edible unleavened doughey preparations	   made from flour, eggs and water, originating in Italy, and	   shaped into various forms, such as solid strings (as	   spaghetti), hollow tubes, or layered squares (ravioli). They	   may be mixed with various sauces, often having a tomato base,	   or filled with meat or cheese fillings.	   Syn: Italian paste, paste.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paste \Paste\ (p[=a]st), n. [OF. paste, F. p[^a]te, L. pasta,	   fr. Gr. ? barley broth; cf. ? barley porridge, ? sprinkled	   with salt, ? to sprinkle. Cf. {Pasty}, n., {Patty}.]	   1. A soft composition, as of flour moistened with water or	      milk, or of earth moistened to the consistence of dough,	      as in making potter's ware.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, in cookery, a dough prepared for the crust	      of pies and the like; pastry dough.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of cement made of flour and water, starch and	      water, or the like, -- used for uniting paper or other	      substances, as in bookbinding, etc., -- also used in	      calico printing as a vehicle for mordant or color.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A highly refractive vitreous composition, variously	      colored, used in making imitations of precious stones or	      gems. See {Strass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A soft confection made of the inspissated juice of fruit,	      licorice, or the like, with sugar, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Min.) The mineral substance in which other minerals are	      imbedded.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Paste eel} (Zool.), the vinegar eel. See under {Vinegar}.	      [1913 Webster]	Paste \Paste\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pasting}.]	   To unite with paste; to fasten or join by means of paste.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasteboard \Paste"board`\, n.	   1. A stiff thick kind of paper board, formed of several	      single sheets pasted one upon another, or of paper	      macerated and pressed into molds, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) A board on which pastry dough is rolled; a	      molding board.	      [1913 Webster]
pasted \pasted\ adj.	   Affixed with glue or paste.	   Syn: glued, stuck to(predicate).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pastel \Pas"tel\, n. [F.; cf. It. pastello. Cf. {Pastil}.]	   1. A crayon made of a paste composed of a color ground with	      gum water. [Sometimes incorrectly written {pastil}.]	      "Charming heads in pastel." --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant affording a blue dye; the woad ({Isatis	      tinctoria}); also, the dye itself.	      [1913 Webster]
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Paster \Past"er\, n.	   1. One who pastes; as, a paster in a government department.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slip of paper, usually bearing a name, intended to be	      pasted by the voter, as a substitute, over another name on	      a printed ballot. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pastern \Pas"tern\, n. [Of. pasturon, F. p[^a]turon, fr. OF.	   pasture a tether, for beasts while pasturing; prop., a	   pasturing. See {Pasture}.]	   1. The part of the foot of the horse, and allied animals,	      between the fetlock and the coffin joint. See Illust. of	      {Horse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The upper bone, or phalanx, of the foot is called the	         {great pastern bone}; the second, the {small pastern	         bone}; and the third, in the hoof, the {coffin bone}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Pastern joint}, the joint in the hoof of the horse, and	      allied animals, between the great and small pastern bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shackle for horses while pasturing. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A patten. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
paste-up \paste-up\ n.	   A composition of a flat object on a board or other backing;	   as, they showed him a paste-up of the book jacket.	   [WordNet 1.5]
pasteurellosis \pasteurellosis\ n.	   An acute infectious disease characterized by pneumonia and	   blood infection.	   Syn: hemorrhagic septicemia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pasteurian \Pas*teur"i*an\, prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Louis Pasteur.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pasteurism \Pas*teur"ism\, n. [Fr. Pasteur, a French scientist.]	   1. A method of treatment, devised by Pasteur, for preventing	      certain diseases, as hydrophobia, by successive	      inoculations with an attenuated virus of gradually	      increasing strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pasteurization.	      [1913 Webster]
Pasteurization \Pas*teur`i*za"tion\, n.	   A process devised by Pasteur for preventing or checking	   fermentation in fluids, such as wines, milk, etc., by	   exposure to a temperature of 140[deg] F., thus destroying the	   vitality of the contained microorganisms.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasteurize \Pas*teur"ize\, v. t.	   1. To subject to pasteurization.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat by pasteurism.	      [1913 Webster]
Pasteurizer \Pas"teur*iz`er\, n.	   One that Pasteurizes, specif. an apparatus for heating and	   agitating, fluid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pasteur's fluid \Pas`teur's" flu"id\ (Biol.)	   An artificial nutrient fluid invented by Pasteur for the	   study of alcoholic fermentation, but used also for the	   cultivation of bacteria and other organisms. It contains all	   the elements of protoplasm, and was originally made of the	   ash of yeast, some ammonia compound, sugar, and water.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pasticcio \Pas*tic"ci*o\, n. [It., fr. pasta. See {Paste}.]	   1. A medley; an olio. [R.] --H. Swinburne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts)	      (a) A work of art imitating directly the work of another	          artist, or of more artists than one.	      (b) A falsified work of art, as a vase or statue made up	          of parts of original works, with missing parts	          supplied.	          [1913 Webster]
pasties \pas"ties\ (p[=a]s"t[=e]z) n.	   A pair of adhesive patches worn to cover the nipples of	   exotic dancers and striptease performers.	   [WordNet 1.5] Pastil
Pastil \Pas"til\, Pastille \Pas*tille"\, n. [F. pastille, L.	   pastillusa pastus food. See {Pasture}, and cf. {Pastel}.]	   1. (Pharmacy) A small cone or mass made of paste of gum,	      benzoin, cinnamon, and other aromatics, -- used for	      fumigating or scenting the air of a room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An aromatic or medicated lozenge, especially one used to	      soothe a sore throat; a troche. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: cough drop, troche.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. See {Pastel}, a crayon.	      [1913 Webster]
pastime \pas"time`\ (p[.a]s"t[imac]m`), n. [Pass + time: cf. F.	   passetemps.]	   That which amuses, and serves to make time pass agreeably;	   sport; amusement; diversion; as, that great American pastime,	   baseball.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	pastime \pas"time`\, v. i.	   To sport; to amuse one's self. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pastinaca \Pastinaca\ prop. n.	   A genus comprising the parsnips.	   Syn: genus Pastinaca.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pastis \pastis\ (p[.a]*st[=e]s") n. [F., ca. 1925]	   An anise-based liqueur similar to absinthe but yellowish in	   color and containing no wormwood.	   [WordNet 1.5]
pastness \past"ness\ n.	   The quality of being past.	   [WordNet 1.5]
pastor \pas"tor\ (p[.a]s"t[~e]r), n. [L., fr. pascere, pastum,	   to pasture, to feed. Cf. {Pabulum}, {Pasture}, {Food}.]	   1. A shepherd; one who has the care of flocks and herds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A guardian; a keeper; specifically (Eccl.), a minister	      having the charge of a church and parish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A species of starling ({Pastor roseus}), native of	      the plains of Western Asia and Eastern Europe. Its head is	      crested and glossy greenish black, and its back is rosy.	      It feeds largely upon locusts.	      [1913 Webster]
Pastorage \Pas"tor*age\, n.	   The office, jurisdiction, or duty, of a pastor; pastorate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, a. [L. pastoralis: cf. F. pastoral. See	   {Pastor}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to shepherds; hence, relating to rural	      life and scenes; as, a pastoral life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to the care of souls, or to the pastor of a	      church; as, pastoral duties; a pastoral letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pastoral staff} (Eccl.), a staff, usually of the form of a	      shepherd's crook, borne as an official emblem by a bishop,	      abbot, abbess, or other prelate privileged to carry it.	      See {Crook}, and {Crosier}.	   {Pastoral Theology}, that part of theology which treats of	      the duties of pastors.	      [1913 Webster]	Pastoral \Pas"tor*al\, n.	   1. A poem describing the life and manners of shepherds; a	      poem in which the speakers assume the character of	      shepherds; an idyl; a bucolic.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pastoral is a poem in which any action or passion	            is represented by its effects on a country life.	                                                  --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A cantata relating to rural life; a composition for	      instruments characterized by simplicity and sweetness; a	      lyrical composition the subject of which is taken from	      rural life. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) A letter of a pastor to his charge; specifically,	      a letter addressed by a bishop to his diocese; also (Prot.	      Epis. Ch.), a letter of the House of Bishops, to be read	      in each parish.	      [1913 Webster]
Pastorale \Pas`to*ra"le\, n. [It.]	   1. (Mus.) A composition in a soft, rural style, generally in	      6-8 or 12-8 time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of dance; a kind of figure used in a dance.	      [1913 Webster]
Pastorally \Pas"tor*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In a pastoral or rural manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the manner of a pastor.	      [1913 Webster]
Pastorate \Pas"tor*ate\, n. [Cf. F. pastorat. See {Pastor}.]	   The office, state, or jurisdiction of a pastor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pastorium \Pas*to"ri*um\, n. [See {Pastor}; cf. {Auditorium}.]	   A parsonage; -- so called in some Baptist churches. [Southern	   U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pastorless \Pas"tor*less\, a.	   Having no pastor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pastorling \Pas"tor*ling\, n.	   An insignificant pastor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pastorly \Pas"tor*ly\, a.	   Appropriate to a pastor. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pastorship \Pas"tor*ship\, n.	   Pastorate. --Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
pastrami \pas*tra"mi\ (p[aum]s*tr[.a]"m[=e]) n.	   A highly seasoned cut of smoked beef.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pastry \Pas"try\, n.; pl. {Pastries}.	   1. The place where pastry is made. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Articles of food made of paste, or having a crust made of	      paste, as pies, tarts, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pastry cook}, one whose occupation is to make pastry; as,	      the pastry cook of a hotel.	      [1913 Webster]
Pasturable \Pas"tur*a*ble\, a.	   Fit for pasture.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasturage \Pas"tur*age\, n. [OF. pasturage, F. p[^a]turage. See	   {Pasture}.]	   1. Grazing ground; grass land used for pasturing; pasture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Grass growing for feed; grazing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The business of feeding or grazing cattle.	      [1913 Webster]
Pasture \Pas"ture\, n. [OF. pasture, F. p[^a]ture, L. pastura,	   fr. pascere, pastum, to pasture, to feed. See {Pastor}.]	   1. Food; nourishment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Toads and frogs his pasture poisonous. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: Grass growing for the food of cattle; the	      food of cattle taken by grazing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Grass land for cattle, horses, etc.; pasturage.	      [1913 Webster]	            He maketh me to lie down in green pastures. --Ps.	                                                  xxiii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            So graze as you find pasture.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Pasture \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 oxen; the land will	   pasture forty cows.	   [1913 Webster]	Pasture \Pas"ture\, v. i.	   To feed on growing grass; to graze.	   [1913 Webster]
pastureland \pas"ture*land`\ n.	   A field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for	   grazing by livestock; pasture.	   Syn: pasture, grazing land, lea, ley.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pastureless \Pas"ture*less\, a.	   Destitute of pasture. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasturer \Pas"tur*er\, n.	   One who pastures; one who takes cattle to graze. See	   {Agister}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pasty \Pas"ty\, a.	   Like paste, as in color, softness, stickness. "A pasty	   complexion." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	Pasty \Pas"ty\, n.; pl. {Pasties}. [OF. past['e], F. p[^a]t['e].	   See {Paste}, and cf. {Patty}.]	   A pie consisting usually of meat wholly surrounded with a	   crust made of a sheet of paste, and often baked without a	   dish; a meat pie. "If ye pinch me like a pasty." --Shak.	   "Apple pasties." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	         A large pasty baked in a pewter platter. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Pat \Pat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Patting}.] [Cf. G. patschen, Prov. G. patzen, to strike,	   tap.]	   To strike gently with the fingers or hand; to stroke lightly;	   to tap; as, to pat a dog.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gay pats my shoulder, and you vanish quite. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Pat \Pat\, n.	   1. A light, quik blow or stroke with the fingers or hand; a	      tap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small mass, as of butter, shaped by pats.	      [1913 Webster]	            It looked like a tessellated work of pats of butter.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Pat \Pat\, a. [Cf. pat a light blow, D. te pas convenient, pat,	   where pas is fr. F. passer to pass.]	   Exactly suitable; fit; convenient; timely. "Pat allusion."	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Pat \Pat\, adv.	   In a pat manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         I foresaw then 't would come in pat hereafter.	                                                  --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pataca \Pa*ta"ca\, n. [Sp.]	   The Spanish dollar; -- called also {patacoon}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Patache \Pa`tache"\, n. [F. & Sp. patache, P. patacho.] (Naut.)	   A tender to a fleet, formerly used for conveying men, orders,	   or treasure. [Spain & Portugal]	   [1913 Webster]
Patacoon \Pa`ta*coon"\, n. [Sp.]	   See {Pataca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Patagium \Pa*ta"gi*um\, n.; pl. {Patagia}. [L., an edge or	   border.]	   1. (Anat.) In bats, an expansion of the integument uniting	      the fore limb with the body and extending between the	      elongated fingers to form the wing; in birds, the similar	      fold of integument uniting the fore limb with the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of a pair of small vesicular organs situated	      at the bases of the anterior wings of lepidopterous	      insects. See Illust. of {Butterfly}.	      [1913 Webster]
Patagonian \Pat`a*go"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Patagonia. -- n. A native of Patagonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Patamar \Pat"a*mar\, n. [From the native name.] (Naut.)	   A vessel resembling a grab, used in the coasting trade of	   Bombay and Ceylon. [Written also {pattemar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Patas \Pa*tas"\, n. (Zool.)	   A West African long-tailed monkey ({Cercopithecus ruber});	   the red monkey.	   [1913 Webster]
Patavinity \Pat`a*vin"i*ty\, n. [L. patavinitas, fr. Patavium:	   cf. F. patavinit['e]]	   The use of local or provincial words, as in the peculiar	   style or diction of Livy, the Roman historian; -- so called	   from Patavium, now Padua, the place of Livy's nativity.	   [1913 Webster]
Patch \Patch\, n. [OE. pacche; of uncertain origin, perh. for	   placche; cf. Prov. E. platch patch, LG. plakk, plakke.]	   1. A piece of cloth, or other suitable material, sewed or	      otherwise fixed upon a garment to repair or strengthen it,	      esp. upon an old garment to cover a hole.	      [1913 Webster]	            Patches set upon a little breach.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A small piece of anything used to repair a breach;	      as, a patch on a kettle, a roof, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small piece of black silk stuck on the face, or neck, to	      hide a defect, or to heighten beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your black patches you wear variously. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gun.) A piece of greased cloth or leather used as	      wrapping for a rifle ball, to make it fit the bore.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fig.: Anything regarded as a patch; a small piece of	      ground; a tract; a plot; as, scattered patches of trees or	      growing corn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Employed about this patch of ground.  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil.) A block on the muzzle of a gun, to do away with the	      effect of dispart, in sighting.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A paltry fellow; a rogue; a ninny; a fool. [Obs. or	      Colloq.] "Thou scurvy patch." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Patch ice}, ice in overlapping pieces in the sea.	   {Soft patch}, a patch for covering a crack in a metallic	      vessel, as a steam boiler, consisting of soft material, as	      putty, covered and held in place by a plate bolted or	      riveted fast.	      [1913 Webster]	Patch \Patch\ (p[a^]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patched}	   (p[a^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Patching}.]	   1. To mend by sewing on a piece or pieces of cloth, leather,	      or the like; as, to patch a coat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mend with pieces; to repair with pieces festened on; to	      repair clumsily; as, to patch the roof of a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adorn, as the face, with a patch or patches.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ladies who patched both sides of their faces.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make of pieces or patches; to repair as with patches;	      to arrange in a hasty or clumsy manner; -- generally with	      up; as, to patch up a truce. "If you'll patch a quarrel."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
patchboard \patch"board\ n. (Computers)	   A circuit board where circuits are completed and modified by	   making connections with patchcords.	   Syn: switchboard, plugboard.	        [WordNet 1.5]
patchcord \patch"cord\ n.	   A conducting cord with a plug at each end, used to make	   connections between circuit terminals at a patchboard.	   [WordNet 1.5]
patched \patched\ (p[a^]cht) adj.	   1. Mended, usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch;	      as, patched jeans.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. [p. p. of {patch}, v. t..] Partly covered; as, The field	      was patched with ice and snow.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Patcher \Patch"er\ (p[a^]ch"[~e]r), n.	   One who patches or botches. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Patchery \Patch"er*y\ (p[a^]ch"[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   Botchery; covering of defects; bungling; hypocrisy. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
patchiness \patchiness\ n.	   Unevenness in quality or performance.	   [WordNet 1.5]
patching \patching\ n.	   The act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over	   it.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Patchingly \Patch"ing*ly\, adv.	   Knavishly; deceitfully. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Patchouli
Patchouli \Pa*tchou"li\, Patchouly \Pa*tchou"ly\, n. [CF. F.	   patchouli; prob. of East Indian origin.]	   1. (Bot.) A small shrubby mintlike plant ({Pogostemon cablin}	      syn. {Pogostemon Patchouli}) of the East Indies, yielding	      an essential oil from which a highly valued perfume is	      made.	   Syn: pachouli, Pogostemon cablin.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. The heavy perfume made from the patchouli plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Patchouly camphor} (Chem.), a substance homologous with and	      resembling borneol, found in patchouly oil.	      [1913 Webster]
patch up \patch` up"\ n.	   To mend by patching; to patch; -- also used figuratively; as,	   to patch up frayed relations bewteen parties.	   [PJC]
Patchwork \Patch"work`\, n.	   Work composed of pieces sewed together, esp. pieces of	   various colors and figures; hence, anything put together of	   incongruous or ill-adapted parts; something irregularly or	   clumsily composed; a thing patched up. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Patchy \Patch"y\, a.	   Full of, or covered with, patches; abounding in patches.	   [1913 Webster]
Pat'e \Pa`t['e]"\, a. (Her.)	   See {Patt['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pat'e \Pa`t['e]"\, n. [F. p[^a]t['e].]	   1. A pie. See {Patty}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A kind of platform with a parapet, usually of an	      oval form, and generally erected in marshy grounds to	      cover a gate of a fortified place. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pate \Pate\, n. [Cf. LG. & Prov. G. pattkopf, patzkopf, scabby	   head; patt, patz, scab + kopf head.]	   1. The head of a person; the top, or crown, of the head. [Now	      generally used in contempt or ridicule.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his	            violent dealing shall come down upon his own pate.	                                                  --Ps. vii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fat paunches have lean pate.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The skin of a calf's head.	      [1913 Webster]
Pated \Pat"ed\, a.	   Having a pate; -- used only in composition; as, long-pated;	   shallow-pated.	   [1913 Webster]
Patee \Pa*tee"\, n.	   See {Pattee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Patefaction \Pat`e*fac"tion\, n. [L. patefactio, fr. patefacere	   to open; patere to lie open + facere to make.]	   The act of opening, disclosing, or manifesting; open	   declaration. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Patela \Pat"e*la\, n. [Hind. patel[=a].]	   A large flat-bottomed trading boat peculiar to the river	   Ganges; -- called also {puteli}.	   [1913 Webster]
Patella \Pa*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Patell[ae]}. [L., a small pan, the	   kneepan, dim. of patina, patena, a pan, dish.]	   1. A small dish, pan, or vase.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The kneecap; the kneepan; the cap of the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, including many	      species of limpets. The shell has the form of a flattened	      cone. The common European limpet ({Patella vulgata}) is	      largely used for food.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A kind of apothecium in lichens, which is	      orbicular, flat, and sessile, and has a special rim not a	      part of the thallus.	      [1913 Webster]
Patellar \Pa*tel"lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the patella, or kneecap.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Patelliform \Pa*tel"li*form\, a. [Patella + form: cf. F.	   pattelliforme.]	   1. Having the form of a patella.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Resembling a limpet of the genus Patella.	      [1913 Webster]
Patellula \Pa*tel"lu*la\, n.; pl. {Patellul[ae]}. [NL., dim. of	   L. patella. See {Patella}.] (Zool.)	   A cuplike sucker on the feet of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Paten \Pat"en\, n. [LL. patina, patena, fr. L. patina, patena, a	   pan; cf. L. patere to be open, E. patent, and Gr. pata`nh a	   kind of flat dish: cf. F. pat[`e]ne. Cf. {Patina}.]	   1. A plate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The place on which the consecrated bread is placed	      in the Eucharist, or on which the host is placed during	      the Mass. It is usually small, and formed as to fit the	      chalice, or cup, as a cover.	      [1913 Webster] [Written also {patin}, {patine}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Patena \Pat"e*na\, n. [LL.] (Eccl.)	   A paten.	   [1913 Webster]	Patena \Pa*te"na\, n. [Cf. Pg. patena a paten.]	   A grassy expanse in the hill region of Ceylon.	   [1913 Webster]
Patency \Pa"ten*cy\, n. [See {Patent}.]	   1. The condition of being open, enlarged, or spread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being patent or evident.	      [1913 Webster]
Patent \Pat"ent\ (p[a^]t"ent or p[=a]t"ent), a. [L. patens,	   -entis, p. pr. of patere to be open: cf. F. patent. Cf.	   {Fathom}.]	   1.	   Note: (Oftener pronounced p[=a]t"ent in this sense) Open;	         expanded; evident; apparent; unconcealed; manifest;	         public; conspicuous.	         [1913 Webster]	               He had received instructions, both patent and	               secret.                            --Motley.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Open to public perusal; -- said of a document conferring	      some right or privilege; as, letters patent. See {Letters	      patent}, under 3d {Letter}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appropriated or protected by letters patent; secured by	      official authority to the exclusive possession, control,	      and disposal of some person or party; patented; as, a	      patent right; patent medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	            Madder . . . in King Charles the First's time, was	            made a patent commodity.              --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Spreading; forming a nearly right angle with the	      steam or branch; as, a patent leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Patent leather}, a varnished or lacquered leather, used for	      boots and shoes, and in carriage and harness work.	   {Patent office}, a government bureau for the examination of	      inventions and the granting of patents.	   {Patent right}.	      (a) The exclusive right to an invention, and the control	          of its manufacture.	      (b) (Law) The right, granted by the sovereign, of	          exclusive control of some business of manufacture, or	          of the sale of certain articles, or of certain offices	          or prerogatives.	   {Patent rolls}, the registers, or records, of patents.	      [1913 Webster]	Patent \Pat"ent\, n. [Cf. F. patente. See {Patent}, a.]	   1. A letter patent, or letters patent; an official document,	      issued by a sovereign power, conferring a right or	      privilege on some person or party. Specifically:	      (a) A writing securing to an invention.	      (b) A document making a grant and conveyance of public	          lands.	          [1913 Webster]	                Four other gentlemen of quality remained	                mentioned in that patent.         --Fuller.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, by the act of 1870, patents for	         inventions are issued for seventeen years, without the	         privilege of renewal except by act of Congress.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The right or privilege conferred by such a document;	      hence, figuratively, a right, privilege, or license of the	      nature of a patent.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you are so fond over her iniquity, give her	            patent to offend.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Patent \Pat"ent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patented}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Patenting}.]	   To grant by patent; to make the subject of a patent; to	   secure or protect by patent; as, to patent an invention; to	   patent public lands.	   [1913 Webster]
Patentable \Pat"ent*a*ble\, a.	   Suitable to be patented; capable of being patented.	   [1913 Webster]
Patentee \Pat`ent*ee"\, n.	   One to whom a grant is made, or a privilege secured, by	   patent. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Patent-hammered \Pat"ent-ham"mered\, a. (Stone Cutting)	   Having a surface dressed by cutting with a hammer the head of	   which consists of broad thin chisels clamped together.	   [1913 Webster]
Patently \Pat"ent*ly\ (?; see {Patent}, a.), adv.	   Openly; evidently.	   [1913 Webster]
Patera \Pat"e*ra\, n.; pl. {Pater[ae]}(?). [L., fr. patere to	   lie open.]	   1. A saucerlike vessel of earthenware or metal, used by the	      Greeks and Romans in libations and sacrifices.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A circular ornament, resembling a dish, often	      worked in relief on friezes, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Paterero \Pat`e*re"ro\, n.	   See {Pederero}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paterfamilias \Pa`ter*fa*mil`i*as\, n.; pl. {Pateresfamilias}.	   [L., fr. pater father + familias, gen. of familia family.]	   (Rom. Law)	   The head of a family; in a large sense, the proprietor of an	   estate; one who is his own master.	   [1913 Webster]
Paternal \Pa*ter"nal\, a. [L. paternus, fr. pater a father: cf.	   F. paternel. See {Father}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the	      disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a	      father; as, paternal care. "Under paternal rule."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a	      paternal estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their small paternal field of corn.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Paternal government} (Polit. Science), the assumption by the	      governing power of a quasi-fatherly relation to the	      people, involving strict and intimate supervision of their	      business and social concerns, upon the theory that they	      are incapable of managing their own affairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Paternalism \Pa*ter"nal*ism\, n. (Polit. Science)	   The theory or practice of paternal government. See {Paternal	   government}, under {Paternal}. --London Times.	   [1913 Webster]
paternalistic \pa*ter`nal*ist"ic\ adj.	   Benevolent but sometimes intrusive; -- used often of	   governments and the administration of large organizations.	   See {paternal government}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Paternally \Pa*ter"nal*ly\, adv.	   In a paternal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Paternity \Pa*ter"ni*ty\, n. [L. paternitas: cf. F.	   paternit['e]. See {Paternal}.]	   1. The relation of a father to his child; fathership;	      fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world, while it had scarcity of people,	            underwent no other dominion than paternity and	            eldership.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as,	      the paternity of a child.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Origin; authorship.	      [1913 Webster]	            The paternity of these novels was . . . disputed.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Paternoster \Pa"ter*nos`ter\, n. [L., Our Father.]	   1. The Lord's prayer, so called from the first two words of	      the Latin version.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A beadlike ornament in moldings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Angling) A line with a row of hooks and bead-shaped	      sinkers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) An elevator of an inclined endless traveling	      chain or belt bearing buckets or shelves which ascend on	      one side loaded, and empty themselves at the top.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Paternoster pump}, {Paternoster wheel}, a chain pump; a	      noria.	   {Paternoster while}, the space of time required for repeating	      a paternoster. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
Patesi \Pa*te"si\, n. [Assyrian.] (Babylonian Antiq.)	   A religious as well as a secular designation applied to	   rulers of some of the city states of ancient Chaldea, as	   Lagash or Shirpurla, who were conceived to be direct	   representatives of the tutelary god of the place.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
path \path\ (p[.a]th), n.; pl. {paths} (p[.a][th]z). [AS.	   p[ae][eth], pa[eth]; akin to D. pad, G. pfad, of uncertain	   origin; cf. Gr. pa`tos, Skr. patha, path. [root]21.]	   1. A trodden way; a footway.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dewy paths of meadows we will tread. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A way, course, or track, in which anything moves or has	      moved; route; passage; an established way; as, the path of	      a meteor, of a caravan, of a storm, of a pestilence. Also	      used figuratively, of a course of life or action.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth. --Ps.	                                                  xxv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The paths of glory lead but to the grave. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Path \Path\ (p[.a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pathed}	   (p[.a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pathing}.]	   To make a path in, or on (something), or for (some one). [R.]	   "Pathing young Henry's unadvised ways." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Path \Path\, v. i.	   To walk or go. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathan \Pathan\ prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Afghanistan, especially of the	   Pashtun tribes of southern Afghanistan.	   Syn: Afghan, Afghanistani, Pashto, pashtun.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pathematic \path`e*mat"ic\ (p[a^]th`[-e]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   paqhmatiko`s, fr. pa`qhma a suffering, paqei^n, to suffer.]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, emotion or suffering. [R.]	   --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathetic \Pa*thet"ic\ (p[.a]*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [L. patheticus,	   Gr. paqhtiko`s, fr. paqei^n, pa`schein, to suffer: cf. F.	   path['e]tique. See {Pathos}.]	   1. Expressing or showing anger; passionate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affecting or moving the tender emotions, esp. pity or	      grief; full of pathos; as, a pathetic song or story.	      "Pathetic action." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            No theory of the passions can teach a man to be	            pathetic.                             --E. Porter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 pathetic,	      muscle of the eye.	   {The pathetic}, a style or manner adapted to arouse the	      tender emotions.	      [1913 Webster]
Pathetical \Pa*thet"ic*al\, a.	   Pathetic. [R.] -- {Pa*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Pa*thet"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathetism \Path"e*tism\, n. [Cf. F. path['e]tisme.]	   See {Mesmerism}. --L. Sunderland.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathfinder \Path"find`er\, n.	   One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed	   regions.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cow is the true pathfinder and pathmaker. --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathic \Path"ic\ (p[a^]th"[i^]c), n. [L. pathicus, Gr. paqiko`s,	   passive, fr. paqei^n, pa`schei^n, to suffer]	   A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite.	   [R.] --B. Jonson.	   Note: The term "crime against nature" to refer to homosexual	         activity is now (2002) seldom used except by religious	         conservatives. It was in the 1913 Webster, and is left	         here for historical purposes.	         [1913 Webster]	Pathic \Path"ic\, a. [Gr. paqiko`s.]	   Passive; suffering.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathless \Path"less\, a.	   Having no beaten path or way; untrodden; impenetrable; as,	   pathless woods.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trough the heavens' wide, pathless way.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathmaker \Path"mak`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, makes a way or path.	   [1913 Webster] Pathogen
Pathogen \Path"o*gen\, Pathogene \Path"o*gene\, n. [See	   {Pathogenic}.] (Biol.)	   Any microorganism which causes disease; a pathogenic	   organism; an infectious microorganism; a bacterium, virus, or	   other agent which can cause disease by infection; -- opposed	   to {zymogene}. The spelling pathogene is now archaic.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Pathogenesis \Path`o*gen"e*sis\, n. (Med.)	   Pathogeny.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathogenetic \Path`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Pathogenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathogenic \Path`o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. pa`qos disease + the root of	   ge`nos birth.] (Med. & Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to pathogeny; producting disease; as, a	   pathogenic organism; a pathogenic bacterium.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathogeny \Pa*thog"e*ny\, n. (Med.)	   (a) The generation, and method of development, of disease;	       as, the pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled.	   (b) That branch of pathology which treats of the generation	       and development of disease.	       [1913 Webster]
Pathognomonic \Pa*thog`no*mon"ic\, a. [Gr. ? skilled in judging	   of diseases; pa`qos a disease + ? skilled: cf. F.	   pathognomonique. See {Gnomic}.] (Med.)	   Specially or decisively characteristic of a disease;	   indicating with certainty a disease; as, a pathognomonic	   symptom.	   [1913 Webster]	         The true pathognomonic sign of love jealousy.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathognomy \Pa*thog"no*my\, n. [Gr. ? passion + ? a judgment,	   fr. ?, ?, to know.]	   Expression of the passions; the science of the signs by which	   human passions are indicated.	   [1913 Webster] Pathologic
Pathologic \Path`o*log"ic\, Pathological \Path`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?: cf. F. pathologique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to pathology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) caused by or due to disease; abnormal; morbid; as,	      pathological tissue; a pathological condition.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] -- {Path`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
pathologist \pa*thol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. pathologiste.]	   One skilled in pathology; an investigator in pathology; as,	   the pathologist of a hospital, whose duty it is to determine	   the causes of the diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
pathology \pa*thol"o*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. {pathologies}	   (-j[i^]z). [Gr. pa`qos a suffering, disease + -logy: cf. F.	   pathologie.]	   1. (Med.) The science which treats of diseases, their nature,	      causes, progress, symptoms, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pathology is general or special, according as it treats	         of disease or morbid processes in general, or of	         particular diseases; it is also subdivided into	         internal and external, or medical and surgical	         pathology. Its departments are {nosology},	         {[ae]tiology}, {morbid anatomy}, {symptomatology}, and	         {therapeutics}, which treat respectively of the	         classification, causation, organic changes, symptoms,	         and cure of diseases.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The condition of an organ, tissue, or fluid	      produced by disease.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Celluar pathology}, a theory that gives prominence to the	      vital action of cells in the healthy and diseased	      functions of the body. --Virchow.	      [1913 Webster]
Pathopoeia \Path`o*poe"ia\, n.; pl. {-ias}. [NL., from Gr.	   paqopoii`:a; pa`qos passion + poiei^n to make.] (Rhet.)	   A speech, or figure of speech, designed to move the passion.	   --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Pathos \Pa"thos\ (p[=a]"th[o^]s), n. [L., from Gr. pa`qos a	   suffering, passion, fr. paqei^n, pas`chein, to suffer; cf.	   po`nos toil, L. pati to suffer, E. patient.]	   That quality or property of anything which touches the	   feelings or excites emotions and passions, esp., that which	   awakens tender emotions, such as pity, sorrow, and the like;	   contagious warmth of feeling, action, or expression; pathetic	   quality; as, the pathos of a picture, of a poem, or of a cry.	   [1913 Webster]	         The combination of incident, and the pathos of	         catastrophe.                             --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or character of those emotions, traits, or	      experiences which are personal, and therefore restricted	      and evanescent; transitory and idiosyncratic dispositions	      or feelings as distinguished from those which are	      universal and deep-seated in character; -- opposed to	      {ethos}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Suffering; the enduring of active stress or affliction.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pathway \Path"way\, n.	   A footpath; a beaten track; any path or course. Also used	   figuratively. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway	         thereof is no death.                     --Prov. xii.	                                                  28.	   [1913 Webster]	         We tread the pathway arm in arm.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Patible \Pat"i*ble\, a. [L. patibilis, fr. pati to suffer.]	   Sufferable; tolerable; endurable. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Patibulary \Pa*tib"u*la*ry\, a. [L. patibulum a gallows: cf. F.	   patibulaire.]	   Of or pertaining to the gallows, or to execution. [R.]	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Patibulated \Pa*tib"u*la`ted\, a.	   Hanged on a gallows. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Patience \Pa"tience\ (p[=a]"shens), n. [F. patience, fr. L.	   patientia. See {Patient}.]	   1. The state or quality of being patient; the power of	      suffering with fortitude; uncomplaining endurance of evils	      or wrongs, as toil, pain, poverty, insult, oppression,	      calamity, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strengthened with all might, . . . unto all patience	            and long-suffering.                   --Col. i. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must have patience to endure the load. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who hath learned lowliness	            From his Lord's cradle, patience from his cross.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or power of calmly or contentedly waiting for	      something due or hoped for; forbearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.	                                                  --Matt. xviii.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Constancy in labor or application; perseverance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He learned with patience, and with meekness taught.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sufferance; permission. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            They stay upon your patience.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A kind of dock ({Rumex Patientia}), less common in	      America than in Europe; monk's rhubarb.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Card Playing) Solitaire.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Patience}, {Resignation}.	   Usage: Patience implies the quietness or self-possession of	          one's own spirit under sufferings, provocations, etc.;	          resignation implies submission to the will of another.	          The Stoic may have patience; the Christian should have	          both patience and resignation.	          [1913 Webster]
Patient \Pa"tient\ (p[=a]"shent), a. [F., fr. L. patiens,	   -entis, p. pr. of pati to suffer. Cf. {Pathos}, {Passion}.]	   1. Having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer	      or bear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Patient of severest toil and hardship. --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Undergoing pains, trials, or the like, without murmuring	      or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against	      trouble; long-suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly	      diligent; as, patient endeavor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever I have done is due to patient thought.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty;	      not overeager; composed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not patient to expect the turns of fate. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Forbearing; long-suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be patient toward all men.            --1 Thess. v.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	Patient \Pa"tient\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive	      recipient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Malice is a passion so impetuous and precipitate	            that it often involves the agent and the patient.	                                                  --Gov. of	                                                  Tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person under medical or surgical treatment; --	      correlative to physician or nurse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a physician, . . . seeing his patient in a	            pestilent fever.                      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In patient}, a patient who receives lodging and food, as	      treatment, in a hospital or an infirmary.	   {Out patient}, one who receives advice and medicine, or	      treatment, from an infirmary.	      [1913 Webster]	Patient \Pa"tient\, v. t.	   To compose, to calm. [Obs.] "Patient yourself, madam."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Patiently \Pa"tient*ly\, adv.	   In a patient manner. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster] Patin
Patin \Pat"in\, Patine \Pat"ine\, n.	   A plate. See {Paten}. "Inlaid with patines of bright gold."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
patina \pat"ina\ (p[a^]t"[i^]*n[.a]; It. p[aum]"t[-e]*n[.a]), n.	   [It., fr. L. patina a dish, a pan, a kind of cake. Cf.	   {Paten}.]	   1. A dish or plate of metal or earthenware; a patella.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts) The color or incrustation which age gives to	      works of art; especially, the green rust which covers	      ancient bronzes, coins, and medals. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
patinate \patinate\ v. t.	   to coat with a patina; to patinize.	   Syn: patinize.	        [WordNet 1.5]
patinize \patinize\ v. t.	   to coat with a patina.	   Syn: patinate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Patio \Pa"ti*o\ (p[aum]"t[-e]*[-o]), n. [Sp., a court] (Metal)	   A paved yard or floor where ores are cleaned and sorted, or	   where ore, salt, mercury, etc., are trampled by horses, to	   effect intermixture and amalgamation.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The patio process is used to reduce silver ores by	         amalgamation.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In Spain, Spanish America, etc., a court or courtyard of a	      house or other building; esp., an inner court open to the	      sky.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (p[a^]t"[-e]*[=o]`) A usually paved area adjacent to a	      dwelling, used for outdoor lounging, dining, receptions of	      guests, etc.	      [PJC]
patio furniture \pa"ti*o fur"ni*ture\	   Furniture such as chairs, tables, settees or loungers, suited	   for use on a patio[3], i.e. such that will not be damaged by	   exposure to rain, sun or other outdoor elements.	   [PJC]
patisserie \pa`tis`serie"\, Patisserie \P[^a]`tis`serie"\, n.	   [F. p[^a]tisserie. See {Pate}.]	   1. Pastry. --Sterne.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a shop selling mostly pastries; a pastry shop.	      [PJC]
Patly \Pat"ly\, adv.	   Fitly; seasonably. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Patness \Pat"ness\, n.	   Fitness or appropriateness; striking suitableness;	   convenience.	   [1913 Webster]	         The description with equal patness may suit both.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Patois \Pa`tois"\ (p[.a]`tw[aum]"), n. [F.]	   A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial	   form of speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         The jargon and patois of several provinces. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Patolli \Pa*tol"li\, n. [Mex. patolli dice.]	   An American Indian game analogous to dice, probably	   originally a method of divination.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Patonce \Pa*tonce"\ (p[.a]*t[o^]ns"), a. [Cf. F. patte d'once	   paw of an ounce.] (Her.)	   Having the arms growing broader and floriated toward the end;	   -- said of a cross. See Illust. 9 of {Cross}.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrial \Pa"tri*al\ (p[=a]"tr[i^]*al), a. [L. patria fatherland,	   country, fr. pater father.] (Lat. Gram.)	   Derived from the name of a country, and designating an	   inhabitant of the country; gentile; -- said of a noun. -- n.	   A patrial noun. Thus Romanus, a Roman, and Troas, a woman of	   Troy, are patrial nouns, or patrials. --Andrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriarch \Pa"tri*arch\ (p[=a]"tr[i^]*[aum]rk), n. [F.	   patriarche, L. patriarcha, Gr. paria`rchhs, fr. paria`	   lineage, especially on the father's side, race; path`r father	   + 'archo`s a leader, chief, fr. 'a`rchein to lead, rule. See	   {Father}, {Archaic}.]	   1. The father and ruler of a family; one who governs his	      family or descendants by paternal right; -- usually	      applied to heads of families in ancient history,	      especially in Biblical and Jewish history to those who	      lived before the time of Moses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) A dignitary superior to the order of	      archbishops; as, the patriarch of Constantinople, of	      Alexandria, or of Antioch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A venerable old man; an elder. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The patriarch hoary, the sage of his kith and the	            hamlet.                               --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The monarch oak, the partiarch of trees. --Dryde.	      [1913 Webster]
Patriarchal \Pa`tri*ar"chal\, a. [Cf. F. patriarcal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a patriarch or to patriarchs;	      possessed by, or subject to, patriarchs; as, patriarchal	      authority or jurisdiction; a patriarchal see; a	      patriarchal church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characteristic of a patriarch; venerable.	      [1913 Webster]	            About whose patriarchal knee	            Late the little children clung.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ethnol.) Having an organization of society and government	      in which the head of the family exercises authority over	      all its generations.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Patriarchal cross} (Her.), a cross, the shaft of which is	      intersected by two transverse beams, the upper one being	      the smaller. See Illust. (2) of {Cross}.	   {Patriarchal dispensation}, the divine dispensation under	      which the patriarchs lived before the law given by Moses.	      [1913 Webster]
Patriarchate \Pa`tri*ar"chate\ (p[=a]`tr[i^]*[aum]r"k[asl]t), n.	   [Cf. F. patriarcat.]	   1. The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a patriarch.	      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The residence of an ecclesiastic patriarch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ethnol.) A patriarchal form of government or society. See	      {Patriarchal}, a., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Patriarchdom \Pa"tri*arch*dom\ (p[=a]"tr[i^]*[aum]rk*d[u^]m), n.	   The office or jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Patriarchic \Pa`tri*ar"chic\ (p[=a]'tr[i^]*[aum]r"k[i^]k), a.	   [L. patriarchicus, Gr. patriarchiko`s.]	   Patriarchal.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriarchism \Pa"tri*arch*ism\, n.	   Government by a patriarch, or the head of a family.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriarchship \Pa"tri*arch*ship\, n.	   A patriarchate. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriarchy \Pa"tri*arch`y\, n. [Gr. patriarchi`a.]	   1. The jurisdiction of a patriarch; patriarchship.	      --Brerewood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Government by a patriarch; patriarchism.	      [1913 Webster]
patricentric \patricentric\ adj.	   centered upon the father.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Patrician \Pa*tri"cian\, a. [L. patricius, fr. patres fathers or	   senators, pl. of pater: cf. F. patricien. See {Paternal}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres	      (fathers) or senators, or patricians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, a person of high	      birth; noble; not plebeian.	      [1913 Webster]	            Born in the patrician file of society. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            His horse's hoofs wet with patrician blood.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Patrician \Pa*tri"cian\, n. [L. patricius: cf. F. patricien.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) Originally, a member of any of the families	      constituting the populus Romanus, or body of Roman	      citizens, before the development of the plebeian order;	      later, one who, by right of birth or by special privilege	      conferred, belonged to the nobility.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of high birth; a nobleman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One familiar with the works of the Christian Fathers; one	      versed in patristic lore. [R.] --Colridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Patricianism \Pa*tri"cian*ism\, n.	   The rank or character of patricians.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriciate \Pa*tri"ci*ate\, n.	   The patrician class; the aristocracy; also, the office of	   patriarch. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Patricidal \Pat*ri"ci`dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to patricide; parricidal.	   [1913 Webster]
Patricide \Pat*ri"cide\, n. [L. pater father + caedere to kill.	   Cf. {Parricide}.]	   1. The murderer of his father.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The crime of one who murders his father. Same as	      {Parricide}.	      [1913 Webster]
patrikin \patrikin\ n.	   one related on the father's side.	   Syn: agnate, patrilineal kin, patrisib, patrilineal sib.	        [WordNet 1.5]
patrilineage \patrilineage\ n.	   The line of descent traced through the paternal side of the	   family.	   Syn: agnation.	        [WordNet 1.5]
patrilineal \patrilineal\ adj.	   tracing descent through the male line; as, a patrilineal	   society.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Patrimonial \Pat`ri*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. patrimonialis: cf. F.	   patrimonial.]	   Of or pertaining to a patrimony; inherited from ancestors;	   as, a patrimonial estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrimonially \Pat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   By inheritance.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrimony \Pat"ri*mo*ny\, n.; pl. {Patrimonies}. [L.	   patrimonium, fr. pater father: cf. F. patrimoine. See	   {Paternal}.]	   1. A right or estate inherited from one's father; or, in a	      larger sense, from any ancestor. "'Reave the orphan of his	      patrimony." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, a church estate or endowment. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\ (p[=a]"tr[i^]*[o^]t; 277), n. [F. patriote;	   cf. Sp. patriota, It. patriotto; all fr. Gr. patriw`ths a	   fellow-countryman, fr. pa`trios established by forefathers,	   fr. path`r father. See {Father}.]	   One who loves his country, and zealously supports its	   authority and interests. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such tears as patriots shed for dying laws. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Patriot \Pa"tri*ot\, a.	   Becoming to a patriot; patriotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriotic \Pa`tri*ot"ic\, a. [Cf. F. patriotique, Gr.	   patriwtiko`s belonging to a fellow-countryman.]	   Inspired by patriotism; actuated by love of one's country;	   zealously and unselfishly devoted to the service of one's	   country; as, a patriotic statesman, vigilance.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriotical \Pa`tri*ot"ic*al\, a.	   Patriotic; that pertains to a patriot. --	   {Pa`tri*ot"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriotism \Pa"tri*ot*ism\, n. [Cf. F. patriotisme.]	   Love of country; devotion to the welfare of one's country;	   the virtues and actions of a patriot; the passion which	   inspires one to serve one's country. --Berkley.	   [1913 Webster]
Patriots' Day \Pa"tri*ots' Day\	   A legal holiday in the States of Massachusetts and Maine,	   April 19, the anniversary of the battle of Lexington in 1775.	   It was first observed in 1894. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Patripassian \Pa`tri*pas"sian\, n. [LL. Patripassiani, pl.; L.	   pater father + pati, passus, to suffer: cf. F.	   patripassiens.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a body of believers in the early church who denied the	   independent pre["e]xistent personality of Christ, and who,	   accordingly, held that the Father suffered in the Son; a	   monarchian. -- {Pa`tri*pas"sian*ism}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrist \Pa"trist\, n.	   One versed in patristics.	   [1913 Webster] Patristic
Patristic \Pa*tris"tic\, Patristical \Pa*tris"tic*al\, a. [F.	   patristique. See {Paternal}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church.	   [1913 Webster]	         The voluminous editor of Jerome and of tons of	         patristic theology.                      --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Patristics \Pa*tris"tics\, n.	   That departnent of historical theology which treats of the	   lives and doctrines of the Fathers of the church.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrizate \Pa"tri*zate\, v. i. [L. patrissare, patrizare; cf.	   Gr. patria`zein.]	   To imitate one's father. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Patrocinate \Pa*troc"i*nate\, v. t. [L. patrocinatus, p. p. of	   patrocinari to patronize, fr. patronus patron.]	   To support; to patronize. [Obs.] --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrocination \Pa*troc`i*na"tion\, n.	   The act of patrocinating or patronizing. [Obs.]	   "Patrocinations of treason." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrociny \Pa*troc"i*ny\, n. [L. patrocinium.] [Obs.]	   See {Patrocination}.	   [1913 Webster]
Patrol \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. D. poot	   paw, G. pfote, and E. pat, v.]	   To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a	   police district or beat.	   [1913 Webster]	Patrol \Pa*trol"\ (p[.a]*tr[=o]l"), v. t.	   To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to	   patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.	   [1913 Webster]	Patrol \Pa*trol"\, n. [F. patrouille, OF. patouille. See	   {Patrol}, v. i.]	   1. (Mil.)	      (a) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and	          between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of	          three or four men, to insure greater security from	          attacks on the outposts.	      (b) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line	          of outposts, to explore the country and gain	          intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.	      (c) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a	          detachment whose duty it is to patrol.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any perambulation of a particular line or district to	      guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs	      patrol; a fire patrol.	      [1913 Webster]	            In France there is an army of patrols to secure her	            fiscal regulations.                   --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. See {Boy Scout}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Patrole \Pa*trole"\, n. & v.	   See {Patrol}, n. & v.	   [1913 Webster]
patroller \patroller\ n.	   An individual or a member of a group that patrols an area.	   [WordNet 1.5]
patrolling \patrolling\ n.	   The activity of going around or through an area at regular	   intervals for security purposes.	   Syn: patrol.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Patrolman \Pa*trol"man\, n.; pl. {Patrolmen}.	   One who patrols; a watchman; especially, a policeman who	   patrols a particular precinct of a town or city.	   [1913 Webster]
patrol wagon \patrol wagon\ n.	   An enclosed truck used by police to transport prisoners.	   Syn: paddy wagon, Black Maria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Patron \Pa"tron\, n. [F., fr. L. patronus, fr. pater a father.	   See {Paternal}, and cf. {Patroon}, {Padrone}, {Pattern}.]	   1. One who protects, supports, or countenances; a defender.	      "Patron of my life and liberty." --Shak. "The patron of	      true holiness." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.)	      (a) A master who had freed his slave, but still retained	          some paternal rights over him.	      (b) A man of distinction under whose protection another	          person placed himself.	      (c) An advocate or pleader.	          [1913 Webster]	                Let him who works the client wrong	                Beware the patron's ire.          --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. One who encourages or helps a person, a cause, or a work;	      a furtherer; a promoter; as, a patron of art.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl. Law) One who has gift and disposition of a	      benefice. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A guardian saint. -- called also {patron saint}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) See {Padrone}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Patrons of Husbandry}, the grangers. See {Granger}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Patron \Pa"tron\, v. t.	   To be a patron of; to patronize; to favor. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Patron \Pa"tron\, a.	   Doing the duty of a patron; giving aid or protection;	   tutelary. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Patron saint} (R. C. Ch.), a saint regarded as the peculiar	      protector of a country, community, church, profession,	      etc., or of an individual.	      [1913 Webster]
Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, n. [F. patronage. Cf. LL. patronaticum,	   and L. patronatus.]	   1. Special countenance or support; favor, encouragement, or	      aid, afforded to a person or a work; as, the patronage of	      letters; patronage given to an author.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Business custom. [Commercial Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Guardianship, as of a saint; tutelary care. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The right of nomination to political office; also, the	      offices, contracts, honors, etc., which a public officer	      may bestow by favor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eng. Law) The right of presentation to church or	      ecclesiastical benefice; advowson. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Patronage \Pa"tron*age\, v. t.	   To act as a patron of; to maintain; to defend. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Patronal \Pa"tron*al\, a. [L. patronalis; cf. F. patronal.]	   Patron; protecting; favoring. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Patronate \Pa"tron*ate\, n. [L. patronatus.]	   The right or duty of a patron; patronage. [R.] --Westm. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Patroness \Pa"tron*ess\, n. [Cf. F. patronnesse.]	   A female patron or helper. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Night, best patroness of grief.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Patronization \Pa`tron*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of patronizing; patronage; support. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Patronize \Pa"tron*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patronized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Patronizing}.]	   1. To act as patron toward; to support; to countenance; to	      favor; to aid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idea has been patronized by two States only.	                                                  --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To trade with customarily; to frequent as a customer.	      [Commercial Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assume the air of a patron, or of a superior and	      protector, toward; -- used in an unfavorable sense; as, to	      patronize one's equals.	      [1913 Webster]
Patronizer \Pa"tron*i`zer\, n.	   One who patronizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Patronizing \Pa"tron*i`zing\, a.	   Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a	   superior toward another. -- {Pat"ron*i`zing*ly}, adv.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Patronless \Pa"tron*less\, a.	   Destitute of a patron.	   [1913 Webster]
Patronomatology \Pa`tro*nom`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. path`r,	   patro`s, a father + E. onomatology.]	   That branch of knowledge which deals with personal names and	   their origin; the study of patronymics.	   [1913 Webster]
Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\ (-n[i^]m"[i^]k), a. [L. patronymicus,	   Gr. patrwnymiko`s; path`r father + 'o`noma name: cf. F.	   patronymique.]	   Derived from ancestors; as, a patronymic denomination.	   [1913 Webster]	Patronymic \Pa`tro*nym"ic\, n. [Gr. patrwnymiko`n.]	   A modification of the father's name borne by the son; a name	   derived from that of a parent or ancestor; as, Pelides, the	   son of Peleus; Johnson, the son of John; Macdonald, the son	   of Donald; Paulowitz, the son of Paul; also, the surname of a	   family; the family name. --M. A. Lower.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Russia, the patronymic is taken routinely as a	         middle name, and is commonly used together with the	         given name in addressing people with whom one is	         familiar, thus Ivan Ivanovich would be commonly used to	         address Ivan, whose father was Ivan; likewise Boris	         Michaelovich would address Boris the son of Michael,	         and Lena Ivanova would address Lena, the daughter of	         Ivan.	         [PJC]
Patronymical \Pa`tro*nym"ic*al\, a.	   Same as {Patronymic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Patroon \Pa*troon"\, n. [D. patroon a patron, a protector. See	   {Patron}.]	   One of the proprietors of certain tracts of land with	   manorial privileges and right of entail, under the old Dutch	   governments of New York and New Jersey.	   [1913 Webster]
Patroonship \Pa*troon"ship\, n.	   The office of a patroon. --Irving.	   [1913 Webster] Patte
Patt'e \Pat`t['e]"\, Pattee \Pat*tee"\, a. [F. patt['e], fem.	   patt['e]e, fr. patte paw, foot. Cf. {Patten}.] (Her.)	   Narrow at the inner, and very broad at the other, end, or	   having its arms of that shape; -- said of a cross. See	   Illust. (8) of {Cross}. [Written also {pat['e]}, {patee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pattemar \Pat"te*mar\, n.	   See {Patamar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Patten \Pat"ten\, n. [F. patin a high-heeled shoe, fr. patte	   paw, foot. Cf. {Panton}, {Patt['e]}.]	   1. A clog or sole of wood, usually supported by an iron ring,	      worn to raise the feet from the wet or the mud.	      [1913 Webster]	            The patten now supports each frugal dame. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stilt. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Pattened \Pat"ten*ed\, a.	   Wearing pattens. "Some pattened girl." --Jane Austen.	   [1913 Webster]
Patter \Pat"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pattered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pattering}.] [Freq. of pat to strike gently.]	   1. To strike with a quick succession of slight, sharp sounds;	      as, pattering rain or hail; pattering feet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stealing shower is scarce to patter heard.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mutter; to mumble; as, to patter with the lips.	      --Tyndale. [In this sense, and in the following, perh.	      from paternoster.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk glibly; to chatter; to harangue. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I've gone out and pattered to get money. --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]	Patter \Pat"ter\, v. t.	   1. To spatter; to sprinkle. [R.] "And patter the water about	      the boat." --J. R. Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Patter}, v. i., 2.] To mutter; as prayers.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The hooded clouds] patter their doleful prayers.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To patter flash}, to talk in thieves' cant. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Patter \Pat"ter\, n.	   1. A quick succession of slight sounds; as, the patter of	      rain; the patter of little feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Glib and rapid speech; a voluble harangue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The cant of a class; patois; as, thieves's patter;	      gypsies' patter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The language or oratory of a street peddler, conjurer, or	      the like, hence, glib talk; a voluble harangue; mere talk;	      chatter; also, specif., rapid speech, esp. as sometimes	      introduced in songs. [Cant or Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Patterer \Pat"ter*er\, n.	   One who patters, or talks glibly; specifically, a street	   peddler. [Cant, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pattern \Pat"tern\, n. [OE. patron, F. patron, a patron, also, a	   pattern. See {Patron}.]	   1. Anything proposed for imitation; an archetype; an	      exemplar; that which is to be, or is worthy to be, copied	      or imitated; as, a pattern of a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will be the pattern of all patience. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part showing the figure or quality of the whole; a	      specimen; a sample; an example; an instance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He compares the pattern with the whole piece.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Stuff sufficient for a garment; as, a dress pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figure or style of decoration; design; as, wall paper of a	      beautiful pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something made after a model; a copy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The patterns of things in the heavens. --Heb. ix.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Anything cut or formed to serve as a guide to cutting or	      forming objects; as, a dressmaker's pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Founding) A full-sized model around which a mold of sand	      is made, to receive the melted metal. It is usually made	      of wood and in several parts, so as to be removed from the	      mold without injuring it.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. a recognizable characteristic relationship or set of	      relationships between the members of any set of objects or	      actions, or the properties of the members; also, the set	      having a definable relationship between its members.	      [PJC]	   Note: Various collections of objects or markings are spoken	         of as a pattern. Thus: the distribution of bomb or	         shell impacts on a target area, or of bullet holes in a	         target; a set of traits or actions that appear to be	         consistent throughout the members of a group or over	         time within a group, as behavioral pattern, traffic	         pattern, dress pattern; the wave pattern for a spoken	         word; the pattern of intensities in a spectrum; a	         grammatical pattern.	         [PJC]	   9. (Gun.) A diagram showing the distribution of the pellets	      of a shotgun on a vertical target perpendicular to the	      plane of fire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. the recommended flight path for an airplane to follow as	       it approaches an airport for a landing. Same as {landing	       pattern}.	       [PJC]	   11. an image or diagram containing lines, usually horizontal,	       vertical, and diagonal, sometimes of varying widths, used	       to test the resolution of an optical instrument or the	       accuracy of reproduction of image copying or transmission	       equipment. Same as {test pattern}.	       [PJC]	   {pattern box}, {pattern chain}, or {pattern cylinder} (Figure	      Weaving), devices, in a loom, for presenting several	      shuttles to the picker in the proper succession for	      forming the figure.	   {Pattern card}.	       (a) A set of samples on a card.	       (b) (Weaving) One of the perforated cards in a Jacquard	           apparatus.	   {Pattern reader}, one who arranges textile patterns.	   {Pattern wheel} (Horology), a count-wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	Pattern \Pat"tern\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Patterned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Patterning}.]	   1. To make or design (anything) by, from, or after, something	      that serves as a pattern; to copy; to model; to imitate.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [A temple] patterned from that which Adam reared in	            Paradise.                             --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To serve as an example for; also, to parallel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pattern after}, to imitate; to follow.	      [1913 Webster]
patterned \patterned\ adj.	   Having describable patterns, especially patterns of colors.	   [Narrower terms: {banded}, {blotched, blotchy, splotched},	   {brindled, brindle, brinded, tabby}, {burled}, {checked,	   checkered}, {dappled, mottled}, {dotted, flecked, specked,	   speckled, stippled}, {figured}, {floral, flowered}, {laced},	   {marbled, marbleized}, {moire, watered}, {pinstriped,	   pinstripe(prenominal)}, {slashed, streaked}, {spotted},	   {sprigged}, {streaked, streaky}, {striped, stripy},	   {tessellated}, {veined, venose}] {plain, solid}	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
patternlike \patternlike\ adj.	   1. resembling a pattern or shape or outline. a gigantic black	      and patternlike figure against the eastern sky	      [WordNet 1.5]
patternmaker \patternmaker\ n.	   Someone who makes patterns (as for sewing or carpentery or	   metalworking).	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pattern matching \Pat"tern match"ing\, n. [See {pattern}.]	   (Computers)	   A technique in automated data analysis, usually performed on	   a computer, by which a group of characteristic properties of	   an unknown object is compared with the comparable groups of	   characteristics of a set of known objects, to discover the	   idenity or proper classification of the unknown object.	   Note: There are two major types of pattern matching,	         {statistical pattern matching} and {syntactic pattern	         matching}. In statistical pattern matching, the	         criteria used to recognize identity or class membership	         vary, but in general some combination of the	         differences in the groups of characteristics of known	         and unknown objects are considered to be a measure of	         the difference ("distance") between them, and the	         closest known object or objects are viewed as	         presenting the most likely identity or class for the	         unknown object. In syntactic pattern matching, a set of	         known patterns, e.g. as in the possible order of parts	         of speech in a language, is defined, and the unknown	         pattern is compared to find that known pattern or	         patterns which matches the unknown exactly. In general,	         statistical pattern matching is used where properties	         of objects with continuous values are being compared,	         and syntactic pattern matching where a complex	         arrangement of at least two different objects may be	         built by application of a set of rules (a "grammar")	         for combining the objects in a specified order.	         Examples of the latter are natural and formal	         languages.	         [PJC]
Pattinson's process \Pat"tin*son's proc"ess\ (Metal.)	   A process of desilverizing argentiferous lead by repeated	   meltings and skimmings, which concentrate the silver in the	   molten bath, the final skimmings being nearly pure lad. The	   processwas invented in 1833 by Hugh Lee Pattinson, an English	   metallurgist.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Patty \Pat"ty\, n.; pl. {Patties}. [F. p[^a]t['e]. See {Pasty}.]	   A little pie.	   [1913 Webster]
Pattypan \Pat"ty*pan`\, n.	   1. A pan for baking patties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A patty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Patulous \Pat"u*lous\, a. [L. patulus, fr. patere to be open,	   extend.]	   Open; expanded; slightly spreading; having the parts loose or	   dispersed; as, a patulous calyx; a patulous cluster of	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eyes are large and patulous.         --Sir J. Hill.	   [1913 Webster]
Pau \Pau\, n.	   See {Pah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauciloquent \Pau*cil"o*quent\, a.	   Uttering few words; brief in speech. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pauciloquy \Pau*cil"o*quy\, n. [L. pauciloquium; paucus little +	   loqui to speak.]	   Brevity in speech. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paucispiral \Pau`ci*spi"ral\, a. [L. paucus few + E. spiral.]	   (Zool.)	   Having few spirals, or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or	   shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Paucity \Pau"ci*ty\ (p[add]"s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. paucitas, fr.	   paucus few, little: cf. F. paucit['e] See {Few}.]	   1. Fewness; smallness of number; scarcity; rarity. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Revelation denies it by the stern reserve, the	            paucity, and the incompleteness, of its	            communications.                       --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smallness of quantity; exiguity; insufficiency; as,	      paucity of blood. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster] Paugie
Paugie \Pau"gie\, Paugy \Pau"gy\, n.; pl. {Paugies}. [Corrupted	   from Amer. Indian mishcuppauog. See {Scup}.] (Zool.)	   The scup. See {Porgy}, and {Scup}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauhaugen \Pau*hau"gen\, n. [North Amer. Indian.] (Zool.)	   The menhaden; -- called also {poghaden}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paul \Paul\, n.	   See {Pawl}.	   [1913 Webster]	Paul \Paul\, n.	   An Italian silver coin. See {Paolo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauldron \Paul"dron\, n. [See {Powldron}.] (Mil. Antiq.)	   A piece of armor covering the shoulder at the junction of the	   body piece and arm piece.	   [1913 Webster] Paulian
Paulian \Pau"li*an\, Paulianist \Pau"li*an*ist\, n. (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   A follower of Paul of Samosata, a bishop of Antioch in the	   third century, who was deposed for denying the divinity of	   Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Paulician \Pau"li*cian\ (p[add]"l[i^]*shan), n. [Etymol.	   uncertain.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of Christian dualists originating in Armenia in	   the seventh century. They rejected the Old Testament and the	   part of the New.	   [1913 Webster]
Paulin \Pau"lin\ (p[add]"l[i^]n), n. (Naut.)	   See {Tarpaulin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauline \Pau"line\ (p[add]"l[imac]n), a. [L. Paulinus, fr.	   Paulus Paul.]	   Of or pertaining to the apostle Paul, or his writings;	   resembling, or conforming to, the writings of Paul; as, the	   Pauline epistles; Pauline doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]	         My religion had always been Pauline.     --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Paulist \Paul"ist\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   A member of The Institute of the Missionary Priests of St.	   Paul the Apostle, founded in 1858 by the Rev. I. T. Hecker of	   New York. The majority of the members were formerly	   Protestants.	   [1913 Webster]
Paulownia \Pau*low"ni*a\, prop. n. [NL. So named from the	   Russian princess Anna Pavlovna.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees of the order {Scrophulariace[ae]},	   consisting of one species, {Paulownia imperialis}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The tree is native to Japan, and has immense	         heart-shaped leaves, and large purplish flowers in	         panicles. The capsules contain many little winged	         seeds, which are beautiful microscopic objects. The	         tree is hardy in America as far north as Connecticut.	         [1913 Webster]
Paum \Paum\, v. t. & i. [See {Palm} to cheat.]	   To palm off by fraud; to cheat at cards. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Paunce \Paunce\, n. [See {Pansy}.] (Bot.)	   The pansy. "The pretty paunce." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Paunch \Paunch\ (p[add]nch or p[aum]nch; 277), n. [OF. panch,	   pance, F. panse, L. pantex, panticis.]	   1. (Anat.) The belly and its contents; the abdomen; also, the	      first stomach, or rumen, of ruminants. See {Rumen}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A paunch mat; -- called also {panch}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thickened rim of a bell, struck by the clapper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A noticeably protruding belly; a potbelly.	      [PJC]	   {Paunch mat} (Naut.), a thick mat made of strands of rope,	      used to prevent the yard or rigging from chafing.	      [1913 Webster]	Paunch \Paunch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paunched} (p[add]ncht or	   p[aum]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Paunching}.]	   1. To pierce or rip the belly of; to eviscerate; to	      disembowel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stuff with food. [Obs.] --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
Paunchy \Paunch"y\ (p[add]nch"[y^]), a.	   Pot-bellied. [R.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Paune \Paune\, n.	   A kind of bread. See {Pone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauper \Pau"per\, n. [L. See {Poor}.]	   A very poor person; one without any means of support,	   especially one dependent on private or public charity. Also	   used adjectively; as, pauper immigrants, pauper labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauperism \Pau"per*ism\, n. [Cf. F. paup['e]risme.]	   The state of being a pauper; the state of indigent persons	   requiring support from the community. --Whatly.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Poverty; indigence; penury; want; need; destitution. See	        {Poverty}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pauperization \Pau`per*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of reducing to pauperism. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauperize \Pau"per*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pauperized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pauperizing}.]	   To reduce to pauperism; as, to pauperize the peasantry.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauropoda \Pau*rop"o*da\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. pay^ros	   small + -poda.] (Zool.)	   An order of small myriapods having only nine pairs of legs	   and destitute of trache[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Pause \Pause\ (p[add]z), n. [F., fr. L. pausa. See {Pose}.]	   1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action;	      interruption; suspension; cessation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Temporary inaction or waiting; hesitation; suspence;	      doubt.	      [1913 Webster]	            I stand in pause where I shall first begin. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In speaking or reading aloud, a brief arrest or suspension	      of voice, to indicate the limits and relations of	      sentences and their parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A break or paragraph in writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            He writes with warmth, which usually neglects	            method, and those partitions and pauses which men	            educated in schools observe.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) A hold. See 4th {Hold}, 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stop; cessation; suspension.	        [1913 Webster]	Pause \Pause\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paused} (p[add]zd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pausing}.] [Cf. F. pauser, L. pausare. See {Pause},	   n., {Pose}.]	   1. To make a short stop; to cease for a time; to intermit	      speaking or acting; to stop; to wait; to rest. "Tarry,	      pause a day or two." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pausing a while, thus to herself she mused.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be intermitted; to cease; as, the music pauses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hesitate; to hold back; to delay. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Why doth the Jew pause? Take thy forfeiture. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stop in order to consider; hence, to consider; to	      reflect. [R.] "Take time to pause." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pause upon}, to deliberate concerning. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To intermit; stop; stay; wait; delay; tarry; hesitate;	        demur.	        [1913 Webster]	Pause \Pause\, v. t.	   To cause to stop or rest; -- used reflexively. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauser \Paus"er\, n.	   One who pauses. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pausingly \Paus"ing*ly\, adv.	   With pauses; haltingly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pauxi \Paux"i\, n. [From the native name: cf. Sp. pauji.]	   (Zool.)	   A curassow ({Ourax pauxi}), which, in South America, is often	   domesticated.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavage \Pav"age\, n. [Cf. F. pavage.]	   See {Paviage}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pavan \Pav"an\, n. [F. pavane; cf. It. & Sp. pavana, and Sp.	   pavon, pavo, a peacock, L. pavo.]	   A stately and formal Spanish dance for which full state	   costume is worn; -- so called from the resemblance of its	   movements to those of the peacock. [Written also {pavane},	   {paven}, {pavian}, and {pavin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pav'e \Pa`v['e]"\, n. [F., from paver to pave. See {Pave}.]	   The pavement.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Nymphe du pav['e]}, a prostitute who solicits in the street;	      a streetwalker. [A low euphemism.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pave \Pave\ (p[=a]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paved} (p[=a]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Paving}.] [F. paver to pave, LL. pavare, from	   L. pavire to beat, ram, or tread down; cf. Gr. pai`ein to	   beat, strike.]	   1. To lay or cover with stone, brick, or other material, so	      as to make a firm, level, or convenient surface for	      vehicles, horses, carriages, or persons on foot, to travel	      on; to floor with brick, stone, or other solid material;	      as, to pave a street; to pave a court.	      [1913 Webster]	            With silver paved, and all divine with gold.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To pave thy realm, and smooth the broken ways.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To make smooth, easy, and safe; to prepare, as a	      path or way; as, to pave the way to promotion; to pave the	      way for an enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            It might open and pave a prepared way to his own	            title.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
paved \paved\ adj.	   1. covered with a firm surface; -- of pathways or roadways.	      [Narrower terms: {asphalt, macadam, macadamized, tarmac,	      tarmacadam}; {blacktopped}, {brick}, {cobblestone,	      cobblestoned}] [Ant: {unpaved}]	   Syn: hard-surfaced, surfaced, made-up [British], sealed	        [Australian].	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pavement \Pave"ment\, n. [F., fr. LL. pavamentum, L. pavimentum.	   See {Pave}.]	   That with which anything is paved; a floor or covering of	   solid material, laid so as to make a hard and convenient	   surface for travel; a paved road or sidewalk; a decorative	   interior floor of tiles or colored bricks.	   [1913 Webster]	         The riches of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pavement teeth} (Zool.), flattened teeth which in certain	      fishes, as the skates and cestracionts, are arranged side	      by side, like tiles in a pavement.	      [1913 Webster]	Pavement \Pave"ment\, v. t.	   To furnish with a pavement; to pave. [Obs.] "How richly	   pavemented!" --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Paven \Pav"en\, n.	   See {Pavan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paver \Pav"er\, n.	   One who paves; one who lays a pavement. [Written also	   {pavier} and {pavior}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pavesade \Pav`e*sade"\, n. [F. See {Pavise}.]	   A canvas screen, formerly sometimes extended along the side	   of a vessel in a naval engagement, to conceal from the enemy	   the operations on board.	   [1913 Webster] Pavese
Pavese \Pa*vese"\, Pavesse \Pa*vesse"\, n.	   Pavise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Paviage \Pa"vi*age\, n. (Law)	   A contribution or a tax for paving streets or highways.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavian \Pav"i*an\, n.	   See Pavan.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavid \Pav"id\, a. [L. pavidus, from pavere to be afraid.]	   Timid; fearful. [R.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavidity \Pa*vid"i*ty\, n.	   Timidity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pavier \Pav"ier\, n.	   A paver.	   [1913 Webster]
Paviin \Pa"vi*in\ (p[=a]"v[i^]*[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in species of the genus {Pavia} of the	   Horse-chestnut family.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, n. [F. pavillon, fr. L. pavilio a	   butterfly, also, a tent, because spread out like a	   butterfly's wings.]	   1. A temporary movable habitation; a large tent; a marquee;	      esp., a tent raised on posts. "[The] Greeks do pitch their	      brave pavilions." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A single body or mass of building, contained	      within simple walls and a single roof, whether insulated,	      as in the park or garden of a larger edifice, or united	      with other parts, and forming an angle or central feature	      of a large pile.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A flag, colors, ensign, or banner.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) Same as {Tent} (Her.)	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That part of a brilliant which lies between the girdle and	      collet. See Illust. of {Brilliant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear; also, the fimbriated	      extremity of the Fallopian tube.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A covering; a canopy; figuratively, the sky.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pavilion of heaven is bare.       --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	Pavilion \Pa*vil"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pavilioned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Pavilioning}.]	   To furnish or cover with, or shelter in, a tent or tents.	   [1913 Webster]	         The field pavilioned with his guardians bright.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavin \Pav"in\, n.	   See {Pavan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paving \Pav"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of laying a pavement, or covering some	      place with a pavement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pavement.	      [1913 Webster]
Pavior \Pav"ior\, n.	   1. One who paves; a paver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for laying pavement; a rammer for driving paving	      stones.	   Syn: paviour, paving machine.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. A brick or slab used for paving.	      [1913 Webster]
paviour \paviour\ n.	   See pavior[2].	   Syn: pavior, paving machine.	        [WordNet 1.5] Pavis
Pavis \Pa*vis\, Pavise \Pa*vise\, n. [OF. pavaix, F. pavois; cf.	   It. pavese, LL. pavense; perh. named from Pavia in Italy.]	   (Mil. Antiq.)	   A large heavy oblong shield covering the whole body, carried	   by a pavisor, who sometimes also screened an archer with it.	   It was originally carried but sometimes set up in permanent	   position [Written also {pavis}, {pavais}, {pavese}, and	   {pavesse}.] --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Pavisor \Pa*vis"or\, n. (Mil. Antiq.)	   A soldier who carried a pavise.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavlovian \Pavlovian\ prop. adj.	   Of or pertaining to Ivan Pavlov, or the principles of	   conditioned responses that he investigated; as, a Pavlovian	   response. dog	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pavo \Pa"vo\, prop. n. [L., a peacock. See {Peacock}.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of birds, including the peacocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The Peacock, a constellation of the southern	      hemisphere.	      [1913 Webster]
Pavon \Pa"von\, n.	   A small triangular flag, esp. one attached to a knight's	   lance; a pennon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavone \Pa*vone"\, n. [Cf. It. pavone, Sp. pavon, fr. L. pavo.]	   (Zool.)	   A peacock. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavonian \Pa*vo"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a peacock. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pavonine \Pav"o*nine\, a. [L. pavoninus, fr. pavo a peacock. See	   {Peacock}.]	   1. (Zool.) Like, or pertaining to, the genus Pavo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characteristic of a peacock; resembling the tail of a	      peacock, as in colors; iridescent. --P. Cleaveland.	      [1913 Webster]
Paw \Paw\ (p[add]), n. [OE. pawe, poue, OF. poe: cf. patte, LG.	   pote, D. poot, G. pfote.]	   1. The foot of a quadruped having claws, as the lion, dog,	      cat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The hand. [Jocose] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Paw clam} (Zool.), the tridacna; -- so called because shaped	      like an animal's paw.	      [1913 Webster]	Paw \Paw\, v. i.	   To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with	   the forefoot. --Job xxxix. 21.	   [1913 Webster]	Paw \Paw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pawing}.]	   1. To pass the paw over; to stroke or handle with the paws;	      hence, to handle fondly or rudely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scrape or beat with the forefoot.	      [1913 Webster]	            His hot courser pawed the Hungarian plane.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]
Pawk \Pawk\, n. (Zool.)	   A small lobster. --Travis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pawky \Paw"ky\, a. [Cf. AS. p[ae]cean to deceive.]	   Arch; cunning; sly. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pawl \Pawl\, n. [W. pawl a pole, a stake. Cf. {Pole} a stake.]	   (Mach.)	   A pivoted tongue, or sliding bolt, on one part of a machine,	   adapted to fall into notches, or interdental spaces, on	   another part, as a ratchet wheel, in such a manner as to	   permit motion in one direction and prevent it in the reverse,	   as in a windlass; a catch, click, or detent. See Illust. of	   {Ratchet Wheel}. [Written also {paul}, or {pall}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pawl bitt} (Naut.), a heavy timber, set abaft the windlass,	      to receive the strain of the pawls.	   {Pawl rim} or {Pawl ring} (Naut.), a stationary metallic ring	      surrounding the base of a capstan, having notches for the	      pawls to catch in.	      [1913 Webster]	Pawl \Pawl\, v. t.	   To stop with a pawl; to drop the pawls off.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To pawl the capstan}. See under {Capstan}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pawn \Pawn\, n.	   See {Pan}, the masticatory.	   [1913 Webster]	Pawn \Pawn\, n. [OE. paune, poun, OF. peon, poon, F. pion, LL.	   pedo a foot soldier, fr. L. pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and	   cf. {Pioneer}, {Peon}.] (Chess)	   A man or piece of the lowest rank.	   [1913 Webster]	Pawn \Pawn\, n. [OF. pan pledge, assurance, skirt, piece, F. pan	   skirt, lappet, piece, from L. pannus. See {Pane}.]	   1. Anything delivered or deposited as security, as for the	      payment of money borrowed, or of a debt; a pledge. See	      {Pledge}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for mortgaging or pawning, . . . men will not	            take pawns without use [i. e., interest]. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being pledged; a pledge for the fulfillment of a	      promise. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Redeem from broking pawn the blemish'd crown.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the morning dew is a pawn of the evening fatness.	                                                  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stake hazarded in a wager. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            My life I never held but as a pawn	            To wage against thy enemies.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In pawn}, {At pawn}, in the state of being pledged. "Sweet	      wife, my honor is at pawn." --Shak.	   {Pawn shop}, a shop where a pawnbroker does business.	   {Pawn ticket}, a receipt given by the pawnbroker for an	      article pledged.	      [1913 Webster]	Pawn \Pawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pawned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pawning}.]	   1. To give or deposit in pledge, or as security for the	      payment of money borrowed; to put in pawn; to pledge; as,	      to pawn one's watch.	   Syn: hock [colloq].	        [1913 Webster]	              And pawned the last remaining piece of plate.	                                                  --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. To pledge for the fulfillment of a promise; to stake; to	      risk; to wager; to hazard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pawning his honor to obtain his lust. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Pawnable \Pawna*ble\, a.	   Capable of being pawned.	   [1913 Webster]
Pawnbroker \Pawn"bro`ker\, n.	   One who makes a business of lending money on the security of	   personal property pledged or deposited in his keeping.	   [1913 Webster]
Pawnbroking \Pawn"bro`king\, n.	   The business of a pawnbroker.	   [1913 Webster]
Pawnee \Pawn*ee"\, n. (Law)	   One or two whom a pledge is delivered as security; one who	   takes anything in pawn.	   [1913 Webster]
Pawnees \Paw`nees"\, prop. n. pl.; sing. {Pawnee}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians (called also {Loups}) who formerly	   occupied the region of the Platte river, but now (1890) live	   mostly in the Indian Territory (Oklahoma). The term is often	   used in a wider sense to include also the related tribes of	   Rickarees and Wichitas. Called also {Pani}.	   [1913 Webster] Pawner
Pawner \Pawn"er\, Pawnor \Pawn*or"\, n. (Law)	   One who pawns or pledges anything as security for the payment	   of borrowed money or of a debt.	   [1913 Webster]
Pawpaw \Paw`paw"\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Papaya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pax \Pax\, n. [L. pax peace. See {Peace}.]	   1. (Eccl.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the	      sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman	      Catholic churches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A tablet or board, on which is a	      representation of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some	      saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and	      then by the people, in medi[ae]val times; an osculatory.	      It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Friendship, or a friend; -- esp. in the phrases to make	      pax with, to make friends with, to be good pax, to be good	      friends; also, truce; -- used esp. interjectionally. [Eng.	      Schoolboy Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paxillose \Pax"il*lose`\, a. [L. paxillus a small stake.]	   (Geol.)	   Resembling a little stake.	   [1913 Webster]
Paxillus \Pax*il"lus\, n.; pl. {Paxilli}. [L., a peg.] (Zool.)	   One of a peculiar kind of spines covering the surface of	   certain starfishes. They are pillarlike, with a flattened	   summit which is covered with minute spinules or granules. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Paxwax \Pax"wax`\, n. [For faxvax, fr. AS. feax hair (akin to	   OHG. fahs) + weaxan to grow. See {Wax} to grow, and cf.	   {Faxed}, {Pectinate}.] (Anat.)	   The strong ligament of the back of the neck in quadrupeds. It	   connects the back of the skull with dorsal spines of the	   cervical vertebr[ae], and helps to support the head. Called	   also {paxywaxy} and {packwax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paxywaxy \Pax"y*wax`y\, n. (Anat.)	   See {Paxwax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pay \Pay\ (p[=a]), v. t. [OF. peier, fr. L. picare to pitch, pix	   pitch: cf. OF. peiz pitch, F. poix. See {Pitch} a black	   substance.] (Naut.)	   To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with	   tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin,	   etc.; to smear.	   [1913 Webster]	Pay \Pay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Paid} (p[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Paying}.] [OE. paien, F. payer, fr. L. pacare to pacify,	   appease, fr. pax, pacis, peace. See {Peace}.]	   1. To satisfy, or content; specifically, to satisfy (another	      person) for service rendered, property delivered, etc.; to	      discharge one's obligation to; to make due return to; to	      compensate; to remunerate; to recompense; to requite; as,	      to pay workmen or servants.	      [1913 Webster]	            May no penny ale them pay [i. e., satisfy]. --P.	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            [She] pays me with disdain.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, figuratively: To compensate justly; to requite	      according to merit; to reward; to punish; to retort or	      retaliate upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            For which, or pay me quickly, or I'll pay you. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discharge, as a debt, demand, or obligation, by giving	      or doing what is due or required; to deliver the amount or	      value of to the person to whom it is owing; to discharge a	      debt by delivering (money owed). "Pay me that thou owest."	      --Matt. xviii. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have patience with me, and I will pay thee all.	                                                  --Matt. xviii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they pay this tax, they starve.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To discharge or fulfill, as a duy; to perform or render	      duty, as that which has been promised.	      [1913 Webster]	            This day have I paid my vows.         --Prov. vii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To give or offer, without an implied obligation; as, to	      pay attention; to pay a visit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not paying me a welcome.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pay off}.	      (a) To make compensation to and discharge; as, to pay off	          the crew of a ship.	      (b) To allow (a thread, cord, etc.) to run off; to unwind.	      (c) to bribe.	   {To pay one's duty}, to render homage, as to a sovereign or	      other superior.	   {To pay out} (Naut.), to pass out; hence, to slacken; to	      allow to run out; as, to pay out more cable. See under	      {Cable}.	   {To pay the piper}, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Pay \Pay\ (p[=a]), v. i.	   To give a recompense; to make payment, requital, or	   satisfaction; to discharge a debt.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wicked borroweth, and payeth not again. --Ps.	                                                  xxxvii. 21.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to make or secure suitable return for expense or	      trouble; to be remunerative or profitable; to be worth the	      effort or pains required; as, it will pay to ride; it will	      pay to wait; politeness always pays.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pay for}.	      (a) To make amends for; to atone for; as, men often pay	          for their mistakes with loss of property or	          reputation, sometimes with life.	      (b) To give an equivalent for; to bear the expense of; to	          be mulcted on account of.	          [1913 Webster]	                'T was I paid for your sleeps; I watched your	                wakings.                          --Beau. & Fl.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To pay off}. [Etymol. uncertain.]	      (a) (Naut.) To fall to leeward, as the head of a vessel	          under sail.	      (b) to repay (a debt).	   {To pay on}. [Etymol. uncertain.] To beat with vigor; to	      redouble blows. [Colloq.]	   {To pay round} [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.) To turn the	      ship's head.	      [1913 Webster]	Pay \Pay\, n.	   1. Satisfaction; content. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An equivalent or return for money due, goods purchased, or	      services performed; salary or wages for work or service;	      compensation; recompense; payment; hire; as, the pay of a	      clerk; the pay of a soldier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where only merit constant pay receives. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is neither pay nor plunder to be got.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Full pay}, the whole amount of wages or salary; maximum pay;	      especially, the highest pay or allowance to civil or	      military officers of a certain rank, without deductions.	      	   {Half pay}. See under {Half}.	   {Pay day}, the day of settlement of accounts.	   {Pay dirt} (Mining), earth which yields a profit to the	      miner. [Western U.S.]	   {Pay office}, a place where payment is made.	   {Pay roll},	      (a) a roll or list of persons entitled to payment, with	          the amounts due; now usually one word, {payroll}.	      (b) the total sum of money which is paid to all employees	          on payday.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Payable \Pay"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. payable. Cf. {Pacable}.]	   1. That may, can, or should be paid; suitable to be paid;	      justly due. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thanks are a tribute payable by the poorest.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) That may be discharged or settled by delivery of	          value.	      (b) Matured; now due.	          [1913 Webster]
payables \payables\ n.	   money that a person or organization expects and is obligated	   to pay on notes and accounts.	   [WordNet 1.5]
payback \payback\ n.	   same as {retribution}. [informal]	   [PJC]	   2. same as {requital}. [informal]	      [PJC]
Pay Cerps \Pay Cerps\	   A staff corps in the United States navy, consisting of pay	   directors, pay inspectors, paymasters, passed assistant	   paymasters, and assistant paymasters, having relative rank	   from captain to ensign, respectively.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pay dirt	Pay dirt \Pay dirt\, Pay rock \Pay rock\, etc.	   1. (Mining) Earth, rock, etc., which yields a profit to the	      miner. [Western U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a discovery, especially after an exploratory process,	      which yields a profit or sought-after benefit; -- used	      especially in the phrase "to hit pay dirt".	      [PJC]
PAYE \PAYE\ prop. n.	   the British system of withholding tax. [Acronym]	   Syn: pay as you earn.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Payee \Pay*ee"\, n.	   The person to whom money is to be, or has been, paid; the	   person named in a bill or note, to whom, or to whose order,	   the amount is promised or directed to be paid. See {Bill of	   exchange}, under {Bill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Payen \Pay"en\, n. & a.	   Pagan. [F.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Payer \Pay"er\, n.	   One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note	   has been, or should be, paid.	   [1913 Webster]
paying \paying\ n.	   1. the act of paying money.	   Syn: payment, defrayal, defrayment.	        [WordNet 1.5]	paying \paying\ adj.	   yielding material gain or profit; as, paying investments.	   [Ant: {unprofitable}]	   Syn: profitable.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. providing a salary for work performed; as, a paying job.	      [prenominal] [Ant: {unpaid}]	   Syn: compensable, remunerative, salaried, stipendiary,	        gainful.	        [WordNet 1.5]
payload \pay"load`\ (p[=a]"l[=o]d`) n.	   The part of a missile or torpedo that carries the explosive	   charge.	   Syn: warhead, load.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The goods carried by a large vehicle.	   Syn: cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, shipment,	        consignment.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Paymaster \Pay"mas`ter\, n.	   One who pays; one who compensates, rewards, or requites;	   specifically, an officer or agent of a government, a	   corporation, or an employer, whose duty it is to pay	   salaries, wages, etc., and keep account of the same.	   [1913 Webster]
Paymaster-general \Pay"mas`ter-gen"er*al\	   1.	      (a) (Mil.) In the United States army, an officer of the	          rank of brigadier general, who commands the pay	          department, which is charged with the payment of the	          officers and men.	      (b) (Nav.) In the United States navy, the Chief of the	          Bureau of Provisions and Clothing, who has charge of	          the payment of officers and men and their clothing and	          subsistence. He has the rank of rear admiral.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In Great Britain, an officer of the Treasury who makes all	      payments and disbursements, civil as well as military. He	      is a member of the ministry, but not of the cabinet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Payment \Pay"ment\, n. [F. payment, paiement. See {Pay} to	   requite.]	   1. The act of paying, or giving compensation; the discharge	      of a debt or an obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man envieth the payment of a debt. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is paid; the thing given in discharge of a	      debt, or an obligation, or in fulfillment of a promise;	      reward; recompense; requital; return. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Punishment; chastisement. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Payn \Payn\, n. [OF. & F. pain, fr. L. panis bread.]	   Bread. Having --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Payndemain \Payn`de*main"\, n. [OF. pain bread + demaine	   manorial, lordly, own, private. See {Payn}, and {Demesne}.	   Said to be so called from the figure of our Lord impressed	   upon it.]	   The finest and whitest bread made in the Middle Ages; --	   called also {paynemain}, {payman}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Payne's process \Payne's process\	   A process for preserving timber and rendering it	   incombustible by impregnating it successively with solutions	   of sulphate of iron and calcium chloride in vacuo. --	   {Payn"ize}, v. t.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paynim \Pay"nim\, n. & a.	   See {Painim}.	   [1913 Webster]
Paynize \Payn"ize\, v. t. [From Mr. Payne, the inventor.]	   To treat or preserve, as wood, by a process resembling	   kyanizing.	   [1913 Webster]
payoff \payoff\ n.	   1. profit or gain from an action; -- used broadly; as, lots	      of effort with little payoff.	      [PJC]	   2. retribution, payback.	      [PJC]	   3. The act of giving or receiving money or other valuable	      consideration as a bribe.	   Syn: bribe.	        [PJC]	   4. The money or item given as a bribe.	      [PJC]	   5. same as {compensation} 2.	   Syn: compensation, remuneration, recompense.	        [PJC]	   6. The climax or final result of an event or endeavor; the	      denoument of a narrative.	      [PJC]
Payor \Pay*or"\, n. (Law)	   See {Payer}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
pay-phone \pay-phone\ n.	   1. a coin-operated telephone.	   Syn: pay-station.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Payse \Payse\, v. t.	   To poise. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
paysheet \pay"sheet`\ n.	   1. the total amount of money paid in wages; as, the company	      had a large paysheet.	   Syn: payroll.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a list of employees and their salaries; as, the company	      had a long paysheet.	   Syn: payroll.	        [WordNet 1.5]
payslip \pay"slip`\ n.	   1. a slip of paper included with a person's salary payment,	      that records how much money the person has earned and how	      much tax or insurance etc. has been taken out.	      [WordNet 1.5]
pay-station \pay-station\ n.	   a coin-operated telephone.	   Syn: pay-phone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pay streak \Pay streak\	   1. (Mining) The zone, parallel to the walls of a vein, in	      which the ore is concentrated, or any narrow streak of	      paying ore in less valuable material.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Oil Boring) A stratum of oil sand thick enough to make a	      well pay.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Paytine \Pay"tine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid obtained from a white bark resembling that of the	   cinchona, first brought from Payta, in Peru.	   [1913 Webster]
PBS \PBS\ n.	   1. (Biochem.) [Initialism] Phosphate-buffered saline, a	      saline solution containing a phosphate buffer.	   Syn: phosphate-buffered saline.	        [PJC]	   2. [Initialism] Public Broadcasting System; a system of	      non-profit radio and television broadcasting stations.	      [PJC]
PC \PC\ n. (Computers)	   A personal computer; a computer[2] designed for use by one	   person at a time; -- contrasted with shared-time computers	   such as {mainframes} and {minicomputers}, which may be	   accessed by multiple users each operating from a different	   input device (in the 1990's, usually a terminal). A {personal	   computer} typically uses a microprocessor for its CPU.	   [Initialism]	   Syn: personal computer, microcomputer.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	PC \PC\ (p[=e]`s[=e]") a.	   An initialism for {politically correct}. [Initialism]	   Syn: P. C., politically correct.	        [PJC]
PCP \PCP\ n.	   A drug originally taken in the form of powder ("dust") for	   its hallucinogenic effects.	   Syn: phencyclidine hydrochloride, angel dust.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pct \pct\ n. [Abbreviation of percent.]	   Percent; a fractional proportion, multiplied by 100.	   [abbreviation]	   Syn: percentage, percent, per cent.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pd \Pd\ prop. n.	   The chemical symbol for {palladium}, an element of the	   platinum group, of atomic number 46.	   Syn: palladium.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pe \pe\ n.	   The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pea \Pea\ (p[=e]), n. [OF. peis. See {Poise}.]	   The sliding weight on a steelyard. [Written also {pee}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pea \Pea\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Peak}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas} (p[=e]z) or {Pease} (p[=e]z). [OE.	   pese, fr. AS. pisa, or OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum;	   cf. Gr. pi`sos, pi`son. The final s was misunderstood in	   English as a plural ending. Cf. {Pease}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of	      many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a	      papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,	      popularly called a pod.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,	         the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained	         nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease	         is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at	         dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the	         form peas being used in both senses.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the	      seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},	      {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)	      of a different color from the rest of the seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or	         less closely related to the common pea. See the	         Phrases, below.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.	      	   {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos	      sph[ae]rospermus} and its seed.	   {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},	      having showy blossoms.	   {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.	   {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.	   {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.	   {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.	   {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.	      	   {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and	      {Orris}.	   {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.	   {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows	      single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used	      adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.	   {Pea bug}. (Zool.) Same as {Pea weevil}.	   {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.	   {Pea crab} (Zool.), any small crab of the genus	      {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,	      the European species ({Pinnotheres pisum}) which lives in	      the common mussel and the cockle.	   {Pea dove} (Zool.), the American ground dove.	   {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[ae]}) of	      leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of	      the pea. --G. Bentham.	   {Pea maggot} (Zool.), the larva of a European moth ({Tortrix	      pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.	   {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in	      round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.	   {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is	      sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.	      	   {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of	      the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.	   {Pea vine}. (Bot.)	      (a) Any plant which bears peas.	      (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States	          ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).	   {Pea weevil} (Zool.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi}) which	      destroys peas by eating out the interior.	   {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.	   {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};	      also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.	      [1913 Webster]
Peabird \Pea"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The wryneck; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peabody bird \Pea"bod*y bird`\ (Zool.)	   An American sparrow ({Zonotrichia albicollis}) having a	   conspicuous white throat. The name is imitative of its note.	   Called also {White-throated sparrow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peace \Peace\, n. [OE. pees, pais, OF. pais, paiz, pes, F. paix,	   L. pax, pacis, akin to pacere, paciscere, pacisci, to make an	   agreement, and prob. also pangere to fasten. Cf. {Appease},	   {Fair}, a., {Fay}, v., {Fang}, {Pacify}, {Pact}, {Pay} to	   requite.]	   A state of quiet or tranquillity; freedom from disturbance or	   agitation; calm; repose; specifically:	   (a) Exemption from, or cessation of, war with public enemies.	   (b) Public quiet, order, and contentment in obedience to law.	   (c) Exemption from, or subjection of, agitating passions;	       tranquillity of mind or conscience.	   (d) Reconciliation; agreement after variance; harmony;	       concord. "The eternal love and pees." --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Peace is sometimes used as an exclamation in commanding	         silence, quiet, or order. "Peace! foolish woman."	         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At peace}, in a state of peace.	   {Breach of the peace}. See under {Breach}.	   {Justice of the peace}. See under {Justice}.	   {Peace of God}. (Law)	   (a) A term used in wills, indictments, etc., as denoting a	       state of peace and good conduct.	   (b) (Theol.) The peace of heart which is the gift of God.	   {Peace offering}.	   (a) (Jewish Antiq.) A voluntary offering to God in token of	       devout homage and of a sense of friendly communion with	       Him.	   (b) A gift or service offered as satisfaction to an offended	       person.	   {Peace officer}, a civil officer whose duty it is to preserve	      the public peace, to prevent riots, etc., as a polliceman,	      sheriff or constable.	   {To hold one's peace}, to be silent; to refrain from	      speaking.	   {To make one's peace with}, to reconcile one with, to plead	      one's cause with, or to become reconciled with, another.	      "I will make your peace with him." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Peace \Peace\, v. t. & i.	   To make or become quiet; to be silent; to stop. [R.] "Peace	   your tattlings." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the thunder would not peace at my bidding. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Peaceable \Peace"a*ble\, a. [OE. peisible, F. paisible.]	   Begin in or at peace; tranquil; quiet; free from, or not	   disposed to, war, disorder, or excitement; not quarrelsome.	   -- {Peace"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Peace"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Peaceful; pacific; tranquil; quiet; mild; undisturbed;	        serene; still.	   Usage: {Peaceable}, {Peaceful}. Peaceable describes the state	          of an individual, nation, etc., in reference to	          external hostility, attack, etc.; peaceful, in respect	          to internal disturbance. The former denotes "in the	          spirit of peace;" latter; "in the possession or	          enjoyment of peace." A peaceable adjustment of	          difficulties; a peaceful life, scene.	          [1913 Webster]
Peacebreaker \Peace"break`er\, n.	   One who disturbs the public peace. -- {Peace"break`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Peaceful \Peace"ful\, a.	   1. Possessing or enjoying peace; not disturbed by war,	      tumult, agitation, anxiety, or commotion; quiet; tranquil;	      as, a peaceful time; a peaceful country; a peaceful end.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not disposed or tending to war, tumult or agitation;	      pacific; mild; calm; peaceable; as, peaceful words.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Peaceable}.	        [1913 Webster] --{Peace"ful*ly}, adv.. --	        {Peace"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
peacekeeper \peacekeeper\ n.	   1. a member of a military force that is assigned (often with	      international sanction) to preserve peace in a trouble	      area.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. someone who keeps peace; as, she's the peacekeeper in that	      family.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. the pistol of a law officer in the old West. [U. S.	      History]	      [WordNet 1.5]
Peaceless \Peace"less\, a.	   Without peace; disturbed. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
peace-loving \peace-loving\ adj.	   Inclined or disposed to peace; as, peace-loving citizens.	   Opposed to {warlike} or {belligerent}.	   Syn: peaceable, dovish, pacific.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peacemaker \Peace"mak`er\, n.	   One who makes peace by reconciling parties that are at	   variance. --Matt. v. 9.	   [1913 Webster] --{Peace"mak`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
peacenik \peacenik\ n.	   someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the	   conduct of foreign relations. [Derog.]	   Syn: dove.	        [WordNet 1.5]
peacetime \peacetime\ n.	   A period of time during which there is no war; as, civil	   liberties are valued more highly in peacetime than in war.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Peach \Peach\ (p[=e]ch), v. t. [See {Appeach}, {Impeach}.]	   To accuse of crime; to inform against. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Peach \Peach\, v. i.	   To turn informer; to betray one's accomplice. [Obs. or	   Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If I be ta'en, I'll peach for this.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Peach \Peach\ (p[=e]ch), n. [OE. peche, peshe, OF. pesche, F.	   p[^e]che, fr. LL. persia, L. Persicum (sc. malum) a Persian	   apple, a peach. Cf. {Persian}, and {Parsee}.]	   1. (Bot.) A well-known high-flavored juicy fruit, containing	      one or two seeds in a hard almond-like endocarp or stone.	      In the wild stock the fruit is hard and inedible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tree ({Prunus Persica} syn. {Amygdalus Persica}) which	      bears the peach fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The pale red color of the peach blossom, or the light	      pinkish yellow of the peach fruit.	      [PJC]	   {Guinea peach}, or {Sierra Leone peach}, the large edible	      berry of the {Sarcocephalus esculentus}, a rubiaceous	      climbing shrub of west tropical Africa.	   {Palm peach}, the fruit of a Venezuelan palm tree ({Bactris	      speciosa}).	   {Peach color}, the pale red color of the peach blossom.	   {Peach-tree borer} (Zool.), the larva of a clearwing moth	      ({Aegeria exitiosa}, or {Sannina, exitiosa}) of the family	      {Aegeriidae}, which is very destructive to peach trees by	      boring in the wood, usually near the ground; also, the	      moth itself. See Illust. under {Borer}.	      [1913 Webster]
Peachblow \Peach"blow`\, a. (Ceramics)	   Of the delicate purplish pink color likened to that of peach	   blooms; -- applied esp. to a Chinese porcelain, small	   specimens of which bring great prices in the Western	   countries.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peach-colored \Peach"-col`ored\ (p[=e]ch"k[u^]l`[~e]rd), a.	   Of the color of a peach blossom. "Peach-colored satin."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Peacher \Peach"er\ (p[=e]ch"[~e]r), n.	   One who peaches. [Low] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Peachick \Pea"chick`\ (p[=e]"ch[i^]k`), n. (Zool.)	   The chicken of the peacock.	   [1913 Webster]
peachwood \peach"wood`\ (p[=e]ch"w[oo^]d`) n.	   1. A tropical tree {Caesalpinia echinata}, having a prickly	      trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for	      cabinetry.	   Syn: Caesalpinia echinata.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. The heavy red wood of the {Caesalpinia echinata};	      brazilwood; pernambuco wood.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Peachy \Peach"y\ (p[=e]ch"[y^]), a.	   Resembling a peach or peaches.	   [1913 Webster] peacoat
peacoat \pea"coat`\, pea coat \pea" coat`\(p[=e]"k[=o]t`), n.	   [Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of a coarse woolen stuff.]	   A thick loose double-breasted woolen jacket, or coat,	   commonly worn by sailors in cold weather; a pea-jacket.	   Syn: pea coat, peacoat, pea jacket, peajacket, pea-jacket.	        [1913 Webster+ WordNet 1.5]
Peacock \Pea"cock`\ (p[=e]"k[o^]k`), n. [OE. pecok. Pea- in this	   word is from AS. pe['a], p[=a]wa, peacock, fr. L. pavo, prob.	   of Oriental origin; cf. Gr. taw`s, taw^s, Per. t[=a]us,	   t[=a]wus, Ar. t[=a]w[=u]s. See {Cock} the bird.]	   1. (Zool.) The male of any pheasant of the genus {Pavo}, of	      which at least two species are known, native of Southern	      Asia and the East Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The upper tail coverts, which are long and capable of	         erection, are each marked with a black spot bordered by	         concentric bands of brilliant blue, green, and golden	         colors. The common domesticated species is {Pavo	         cristatus}. The Javan peacock ({Pavo muticus}) is more	         brilliantly colored than the common species.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a	      peafowl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Peacock butterfly} (Zool.), a handsome European butterfly	      ({Hamadryas Io}) having ocelli like those of peacock.	   {Peacock fish} (Zool.), the European blue-striped wrasse	      ({Labrus variegatus}); -- so called on account of its	      brilliant colors. Called also {cook wrasse} and {cook}.	   {Peacock pheasant} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      handsome Asiatic pheasants of the genus {Polyplectron}.	      They resemble the peacock in color.	      [1913 Webster]
peacock-blue \peacock-blue\ adj.	   A bright greenish blue.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Peacock Throne \Pea"cock` Throne\	   A famous throne formerly of the kings of Delhi, India, but	   since 1739, when it was carried off by Nadir Shah, held by	   the shahs of Persia (now Iran); -- so called from its bearing	   a fully expanded peacock's tail done in gems.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. [metonymically named after the throne on which he sat.]	      The office or position of the Shah of Iran; as, to ascend	      the Peacock Throne.	      [PJC]
Peafowl \Pea"fowl`\, n. [See {Peacock}.] (Zool.)	   The peacock or peahen; any species of Pavo.	   [1913 Webster]
Peag \Peag\ (p[=e]g), n. [Written also {peage}, {peak},	   {peeke}.] [Prob. of North American Indian origin, by	   shortening of wampumpeag. --RHUD.]	   A kind of aboriginal shell money, or wampum, of the Atlantic	   coast of the United States; -- originally applied only to	   polished white cylindrical beads. See also {wampum}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peage \Pe"age\, n.	   See {Paage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peagrit \Pea"grit`\, n. (Min.)	   A coarse pisolitic limestone. See {Pisolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peahen \Pea"hen`\, n. [See {Peacock}.] (Zool.)	   The hen or female peafowl.	   [1913 Webster] Pea jacket	   Pea-jacket
Pea-jacket \Pea"-jack`et\, Pea jacket \Pea" jack`et\ Pea jacket
\Pea" jack`et\, n. [Prob. fr. D. pij, pije, a coat of a coarse	   woolen stuff.]	   A thick loose double-breasted woolen jacket, or coat,	   commonly worn by sailors in cold weather.	   Syn: pea coat, peacoat, pea jacket.	        [1913 Webster+ WordNet 1.5]
Peak \Peak\ (p[=e]k), n. [OE. pek, AS. peac, perh of Celtic	   origin; cf. Ir. peac a sharp-pointed thing. Cf. {Pike}.]	   1. A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates	      in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap. "Run your	      beard into a peak." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or	      range, ending in a point; often, the whole hill or	      mountain, esp. when isolated; as, the Peak of Teneriffe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silent upon a peak in Darien.         --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; --	          used in many combinations; as, peak-halyards,	          peak-brails, etc.	      (b) The narrow part of a vessel's bow, or the hold within	          it.	      (c) The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill. [In the	          last sense written also {pea} and {pee}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Fore peak}. (Naut.) See under {Fore}.	      [1913 Webster]	Peak \Peak\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peaked} (p[=e]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Peaking}.]	   1. To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear	      as, a peak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There peaketh up a mighty high mount. --Holand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To achieve a maximum of numerical value, intensity	      of activity, popularity, or other characteristic, followed	      by a decline; as, the stock market peaked in January; his	      performance as a pitcher peaked in 1990; sales of the XTX	      model peaked at 20,000 per year.	      [PJC]	   3. To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look	      thin or sickly. "Dwindle, peak, and pine." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. {Peek}.] To pry; to peep slyly. [archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Peak arch} (Arch.), a pointed or Gothic arch.	      [1913 Webster]	Peak \Peak\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To raise to a position perpendicular, or more nearly so; as,	   to peak oars, to hold them upright; to peak a gaff or yard,	   to set it nearer the perpendicular.	   [1913 Webster]
Peaked \Peaked\ (p[=e]kt or p[=e]k"[e^]d), a.	   1. Pointed; ending in a point; as, a peaked roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Oftener p[=e]k"[e^]d) Sickly; not robust. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Peaking \Peak"ing\ (p[=e]k"[i^]ng), a.	   1. Mean; sneaking. [Vulgar]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pining; sickly; peakish. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Peakish \Peak"ish\, a.	   1. Of or relating to a peak; or to peaks; belonging to a	      mountainous region. "Her peakish spring." --Drayton. "His	      peakish dialect." --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having peaks; peaked.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having features thin or sharp, as from sickness; hence,	      sickly. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Peaky \Peak"y\ (p[=e]k"[y^]), a.	   1. Having a peak or peaks. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sickly; peaked. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Peal \Peal\ (p[=e]l), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A small salmon; a grilse; a sewin. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Peal \Peal\, v. i.	   To appeal. [Obs.] --Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	Peal \Peal\, n. [An abbrev. of F. appel a call, appeal, ruffle	   of a drum, fr. appeller to call, L. appellare. See {Appeal}.]	   1. A loud sound, or a succession of loud sounds, as of bells,	      thunder, cannon, shouts, of a multitude, etc. "A fair peal	      of artillery." --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether those peals of praise be his or no. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And a deep thunder, peal on peal, afar. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A set of bells tuned to each other according to the	      diatonic scale; also, the changes rung on a set of bells.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ring a peal}. See under {Ring}.	      [1913 Webster]	Peal \Peal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pealed} (p[=e]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pealing}.]	   1. To utter or give out loud sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            There let the pealing organ blow.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To resound; to echo.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the whole air pealed	            With the cheers of our men.           --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	Peal \Peal\, v. t.	   1. To utter or give forth loudly; to cause to give out loud	      sounds; to noise abroad.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warrior's name,	            Though pealed and chimed on all the tongues of fame.	                                                  --J. Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assail with noise or loud sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor was his ear less pealed.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pour out. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
peal out \peal out\, v. i.	   To give off a loud pealing sound; to peal.	   [PJC]	   2. To accelerate quickly from a stop in a vehicle, especially	      an automobile, so that the tires grind against the	      pavement and make a squealing noise while accelerating; --	      sometimes performed by young drivers for showy display.	      [slang]	   Syn: drop a patch.	        [PJC]
Pean \Pean\ (p[=e]n), n. [OF. pene, F. panne.] (Her.)	   One of the furs, the ground being sable, and the spots or	   tufts or.	   [1913 Webster]	Pean \Pe"an\ (p[=e]"an), n.	   A song of praise and triumph. See {P[ae]an}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peanism \Pe"an*ism\ (p[=e]"an*[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. paianismo`s, fr.	   paiani`zein to chant the p[ae]an.]	   The song or shout of praise, of battle, or of triumph. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peanut \Pea"nut\ (p[=e]"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)	   The fruit of a trailing leguminous plant ({Arachis	   hypog[ae]a}); also, the plant itself, which is widely	   cultivated for its fruit.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fruit is a hard pod, usually containing two or	         three seeds, sometimes but one, which ripen beneath the	         soil. Called also {earthnut}, {groundnut}, and	         {goober}.	         [1913 Webster]	Peanut butter \Pea"nut but"ter\	   A paste made by mixing ground fresh roasted peanuts with a	   small quantity of water or oil, and used chiefly as a relish	   on sandwiches, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Peanut gallery \Pea"nut gal"ler*y\	   1. The cheapest seats in a theater, being typically those	      farthest from the stage, as in the uppermost balcony.	      [PJC]	   2. In a television show for children, the section where	      visiting children sit as guests during the performance.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: Any group of children, or the chidren in a group of	      people; as, let's have no noise from the peanut gallery.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Pear \Pear\ (p[^a]r), 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 varieties in temperate	   climates; also, the tree which bears this fruit. See {Pear	   family}, below.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pear blight}.	   (a) (Bot.) A name of two distinct diseases of pear trees,	       both causing a destruction of the branches, viz., that	       caused by a minute insect ({Xyleborus pyri}), and that	       caused by the freezing of the sap in winter. --A. J.	       Downing.	   (b) (Zool.) A very small beetle ({Xyleborus pyri}) whose	       larv[ae] bore in the twigs of pear trees and cause them	       to wither.	   {Pear family} (Bot.), a suborder of rosaceous plants	      ({Pome[ae]}), characterized by the calyx tube becoming	      fleshy in fruit, and, combined with the ovaries, forming a	      pome. It includes the apple, pear, quince, service berry,	      and hawthorn.	   {Pear gauge} (Physics), a kind of gauge for measuring the	      exhaustion of an air-pump receiver; -- so called because	      consisting in part of a pear-shaped glass vessel.	   {Pear shell} (Zool.), any marine gastropod shell of the genus	      {Pyrula}, native of tropical seas; -- so called from the	      shape.	   {Pear slug} (Zool.), the larva of a sawfly which is very	      injurious to the foliage of the pear tree.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Pearch \Pearch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Obs.]	   See {Perch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pearl \Pearl\ (p[~e]rl), n.	   A fringe or border. [Obs.] -- v. t. To fringe; to border.	   [Obs.] See {Purl}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pearl stitch}. See {Purl stitch}, under {Purl}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pearl \Pearl\, n. [OE. perle, F. perle, LL. perla, perula,	   probably fr. (assumed) L. pirulo, dim. of L. pirum a pear.	   See {Pear}, and cf. {Purl} to mantle.]	   1. (Zool.) A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a	      brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle,	      or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve	      mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river	      mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually	      due to a secretion of shelly substance around some	      irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as	      nacre, or mother-of-pearl.	   Note: Pearls which are round, or nearly round, and of fine	         luster, are highly esteemed as jewels, and at one time	         compared in value with the precious stones. Since	         development of cultured pearls, the relative value has	         diminished somewhat, though the best pearls are still	         expensive, and natural pearls even more so. Artificial	         pearls may be made of various materials, including	         material similar to that of natural pearls; these are	         less expensive than natural or cultured pearls. See	         {cultured pearl}, below.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Hence, figuratively, something resembling a pearl;	      something very precious.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see thee compassed with thy kingdom's pearl.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And those pearls of dew she wears.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Nacre, or mother-of-pearl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A fish allied to the turbot; the brill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A light-colored tern.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur	      on a deer's antler.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A whitish speck or film on the eye. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing some	      liquid for medicinal application, as ether.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Print.) A size of type, between agate and diamond.	      [1913 Webster] [hand] This line is printed in the type	      called pearl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ground pearl}. (Zool.) See under {Ground}.	   {Pearl barley}, kernels of barley, ground so as to form	      small, round grains.	   {Pearl diver}, one who dives for pearl oysters.	   {Pearl edge}, an edge of small loops on the side of some	      kinds of ribbon; also, a narrow kind of thread edging to	      be sewed on lace.	   {Pearl eye}, cataract. [R.]	   {Pearl gray}, a very pale and delicate blue-gray color.	   {Pearl millet}, Egyptian millet ({Penicillaria spicata}).	   {Pearl moss}. See {Carrageen}.	   {Pearl moth} (Zool.), any moth of the genus {Margaritia}; --	      so called on account of its pearly color.	   {Pearl oyster} (Zool.), any one of several species of large	      tropical marine bivalve mollusks of the genus	      {Meleagrina}, or {Margaritifera}, found in the East Indies	      (especially at Ceylon), in the Persian Gulf, on the coast	      of Australia, and on the Pacific coast of America. Called	      also {pearl shell}, and {pearl mussel}.	   {Pearl powder}. See {Pearl white}, below.	   {Pearl sago}, sago in the form of small pearly grains.	   {Pearl sinter} (Min.), fiorite.	   {Pearl spar} (Min.), a crystallized variety of dolomite,	      having a pearly luster.	   {Pearl white}.	      (a) Basic bismuth nitrate, or bismuth subchloride; -- used	          chiefly as a cosmetic.	      (b) A variety of white lead blued with indigo or Berlin	          blue.	   {cultured pearl}, a pearl grown by a pearl oyster into which	      a round pellet has been placed, to serve as the seed for	      more predictable growth of the pearl. The pellet is	      usually made from mother-of-pearl, and additional layers	      of nacre are deposited onto the seed by the oyster. Such	      pearls, being more easily obtained than natural pearls	      from wild oysters, are less expensive.	      [1913 Webster]	Pearl \Pearl\ (p[~e]rl), a.	   Of or pertaining to pearl or pearls; made of pearls, or of	   mother-of-pearl.	   [1913 Webster]	Pearl \Pearl\, v. t.	   1. To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl. Used	      also figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to resemble pearls; to make into small round	      grains; as, to pearl barley.	      [1913 Webster]	Pearl \Pearl\, v. i.	   1. To resemble pearl or pearls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dive or hunt for pearls; as, to go pearling.	      [1913 Webster]
Pearlaceous \Pearl*a"ceous\, a.	   Resembling pearl or mother-of-pearl; pearly in quality or	   appearance.	   Syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous.	        [1913 Webster]
Pearlash \Pearl"ash`\, n. (Chem.)	   A white amorphous or granular substance which consists	   principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline	   reaction. It is obtained by lixiviating wood ashes, and	   evaporating the lye, and has been an important source of	   potassium compounds. It is used in making soap, glass, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
pearler \pearl"er\ n.	   A diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls; a pearl	   diver.	   Syn: pearl diver.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pearlescent \pearl*es"cent\ (p[~e]r*l[e^]s"ent) adj.	   1. Having an iridescent pearl-like surface, giving a play of	      lustrous rainbowlike colors; nacreous; pearlaceous.	   Syn: iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlaceous.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pearl-eyed \Pearl"-eyed`\, a.	   Having a pearly speck in the eye; afflicted with a cataract	   or cataracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Pearlfish \Pearl"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish whose scales yield a pearl-like pigment used in	   manufacturing artificial pearls, as the bleak, and whitebait.	   [1913 Webster] Pearlins
Pearlins \Pearl"ins\, Pearlings \Pearl"ings\, n. pl. [Prob. a	   corruption of purflings. See {Purfle}.]	   A kind of lace of silk or thread. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Pearlite
Pearlite \Pearl"ite\, Pearlstone \Pearl"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   A glassy volcanic rock of a grayish color and pearly luster,	   often having a spherulitic concretionary structure due to the	   curved cracks produced by contraction in cooling. See Illust.	   under {Perlitic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pearlwort \Pearl"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several species of {Sagina}, low and	   inconspicuous herbs of the Chickweed family.	   [1913 Webster]
Pearly \Pearl"y\, a.	   1. Containing pearls; abounding with, or yielding, pearls;	      as, pearly shells. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling pearl or pearls; clear; pure; transparent;	      iridescent; as, the pearly dew or flood.	      [1913 Webster]
pearly everlasting \pearly everlasting\ n. (Bot.)	   an American everlasting ({Anaphalis margaritacea}) having	   foliage with soft wooly hairs and corymbose heads with	   pearly-white scarious involucres.	   Syn: cottonweed, Anaphalis margaritacea.	        [WordNet 1.5 +MW10]
pearly-white \pearly-white\ adj.	   White like a pearl; very white.	   Syn: pearly.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pearmain \Pear"main\, n. (Bot.)	   The name of several kinds of apples; as, the blue pearmain,	   winter pearmain, and red pearmain.	   [1913 Webster]
Pear-shaped \Pear"-shaped`\, a.	   Of the form of a pear.	   [1913 Webster]
Peart \Peart\ (p[=e]rt), a. [A variant of pert, a.]	   Active; lively; brisk; smart; -- often applied to	   convalescents; as, she is quite peart to-day. [O. Eng. &	   Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There was a tricksy girl, I wot, albeit clad in gray,	         As peart as bird, as straight as bolt, as fresh as	         flowers in May.                          --Warner	                                                  (1592).	   [1913 Webster]
Peasant \Peas"ant\, n. [OF. pa["i]sant (the i being perh. due to	   confusion with the p. pr. of verbs), pa["i]san, F. paysan,	   fr. OF. & F. pays country, fr. L. pagus the country. See	   {Pagan}.]	   A countryman; a rustic; especially, one of the lowest class	   of tillers of the soil in European countries.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Countryman; rustic; swain; hind.	        [1913 Webster]	Peasant \Peas"ant\, a.	   Rustic, rural. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Peasantlike \Peas"ant*like`\, a.	   Rude; clownish; illiterate.	   [1913 Webster]
Peasantly \Peas"ant*ly\, a.	   Peasantlike. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Peasantry \Peas"ant*ry\, n.	   1. Peasants, collectively; the body of rustics. "A bold	      peasantry." --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rusticity; coarseness. [Obs.] --p. Butler.	      [1913 Webster]
Peascod \Peas"cod`\, n.	   The legume or pericarp, or the pod, of the pea.	   [1913 Webster]
Pease \Pease\ (p[=e]z), n.; obs.pl. {Peases}, {Peasen}. [See	   {Pea}.]	   1. A pea. [Obs.] "A peose." "Bread . . . of beans and of	      peses." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plural form of {Pea}. See the Note under {Pea}.	      [1913 Webster]
Peastone \Pea"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   Pisolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Peasweep \Peas"weep`\, n. [So called from its note.] [Prov.	   Eng.] (Zool.)	   (a) The pewit, or lapwing.	   (b) The greenfinch.	       [1913 Webster]
Peat \Peat\ (p[=e]t), n. [Cf. {Pet} a fondling.]	   A small person; a pet; -- sometimes used contemptuously.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Peat \Peat\, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make	   the fire burn better, fr. AS. b[=e]tan to better, mend (a	   fire), b[=o]t advantage. See {Better}, {Boot} advantage.]	   A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and	   fibers, moss, etc., in various stages of decomposition, and	   found, as a kind of turf or bog, usually in low situations,	   where it is always more or less saturated with water. It is	   often dried and used for fuel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Peat bog}, a bog containing peat; also, peat as it occurs in	      such places; peat moss.	   {Peat moss}.	   (a) The plants which, when decomposed, become peat.	   (b) A fen producing peat.	   (c) (Bot.) Moss of the genus {Sphagnum}, which often grows	       abundantly in boggy or peaty places.	   {Peat reek}, the reek or smoke of peat; hence, also, the	      peculiar flavor given to whisky by being distilled with	      peat as fuel. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Peaty \Peat"y\, a.	   Composed of peat; abounding in peat; resembling peat.	   [1913 Webster] Peavey
Peavey \Pea"vey\, Peavy \Pea"vy\, n. [Said to be from the	   inventor's name.] (Lumbering)	   A cant hook having the end of its lever armed with a spike;	   it is used for handling logs.	   Syn: cant dog.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Peba \Pe"ba\ (p[=e]"b[.a]), n. [Cf. Pg. peba.] (Zool.)	   An armadillo ({Tatusia novemcincta}) which is found from	   Texas to Paraguay; -- called also {tatouhou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pebble \Peb"ble\, n. [AS. papolst[=a]n; cf. L. papula pimple,	   mote. See {Stone}.]	   1. A small roundish piece of stone; especially, a stone worn	      and rounded by the action of water; a pebblestone. "The	      pebbles on the hungry beach." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As children gathering pebbles on the shore.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transparent and colorless rock crystal; as, Brazilian	      pebble; -- so called by opticians.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pebble powder}, slow-burning gunpowder, in large cubical	      grains.	   {Scotch pebble}, varieties of quartz, as agate, chalcedony,	      etc., obtained from cavities in amygdaloid.	      [1913 Webster]	Pebble \Peb"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pebbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pebbling}.]	   To grain (leather) so as to produce a surface covered with	   small rounded prominences.	   [1913 Webster]
Pebbled \Peb"bled\, a.	   Abounding in pebbles. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pebblestone \Peb"ble*stone`\	   A pebble; also, pebbles collectively. "Chains of	   pebblestone." --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pebbly \Peb"bly\, a.	   Full of pebbles; pebbled. "A hard, pebbly bottom." --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pebrine \Pe`brine"\, n. [F.]	   An epidemic disease of the silkworm, characterized by the	   presence of minute vibratory corpuscles in the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Pecan \Pe*can"\ (p[-e]*k[a^]n"), n. [Cf. F. pacane the nut.]	   (Bot.)	   A species of hickory ({Carya oliv[ae]formis}), growing in	   North America, chiefly in the Mississippi valley and in	   Texas, where it is one of the largest of forest trees; also,	   its fruit, a smooth, oblong nut, an inch or an inch and a	   half long, with a thin shell and well-flavored meat. [Written	   also {pacane}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pecary \Pec"a*ry\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Peccary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peccability \Pec`ca*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being peccable; liability to sin.	   [1913 Webster]	         The common peccability of mankind.       --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Peccable \Pec"ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. peccable. See {Peccant}.]	   Liable to sin; subject to transgress the divine law. "A frail	   and peccable mortal." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Peccadillo \Pec`ca*dil"lo\, n.; pl. {Peccadillos}. [Sp.	   pecadillo, dim. of pecado a sin, fr. L. peccatum. See	   {Peccant}.]	   A slight trespass or offense; a petty crime; a trifling	   fault. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Peccancy \Pec"can*cy\, n. [L. peccantia.]	   1. The quality or state of being peccant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sin; an offense. --W. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]
Peccant \Pec"cant\, a. [L. peccans, -antis, p. pr. of peccare to	   sin: cf. F. peccant.]	   1. Sinning; guilty of transgression; criminal; as, peccant	      angels. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Morbid; corrupt; as, peccant humors. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wrong; defective; faulty. [R.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	Peccant \Pec"cant\, n.	   An offender. [Obs.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Peccantly \Pec"cant*ly\, adv.	   In a peccant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Peccary \Pec"ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Peccaries}. [From the native South	   American name: cf. F. p['e]cari, Sp. pecar.] (Zool.)	   A pachyderm of the genus {Dicotyles}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The collared peccary, or tajacu ({Dicotyles	         torquatus}), is about the size and shape of a small	         hog, and has a white ring aroung the neck. It ranges	         from Arkansas to Brazil. A larger species ({Dicotyles	         labiatus}), with white cheeks, is found in South	         America.	         [1913 Webster]
Peccavi \Pec*ca"vi\ [L.]	   I have sinned; -- used colloquially to express confession or	   acknowledgment of an offense; -- used rarely, superseded by	   the approximate equivalent {mea culpa}. --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pecco \Pec"co\, n.	   See {Pekoe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peck \Peck\, n. [Perh. akin to pack; or, orig., an indefinite	   quantity, and fr. peck, v. (below): cf. also F. picotin a	   peak.]	   1. The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight	      quarts; as, a peck of wheat. "A peck of provender."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great deal; a large or excessive quantity. "A peck of	      uncertainties and doubts." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] `	Peck \Peck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pecked} (p[e^]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pecking}.] [See {Pick}, v.]	   1. To strike with the beak; to thrust the beak into; as, a	      bird pecks a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To strike, pick, thrust against, or dig into, with	      a pointed instrument; especially, to strike, pick, etc.,	      with repeated quick movements.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize and pick up with the beak, or as with the beak;	      to bite; to eat; -- often with up. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fellow pecks up wit as pigeons peas. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed	      instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	Peck \Peck\, v. i.	   1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed	      instrument. --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The hen] went pecking by his side.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To peck at},	      (a) to attack with petty and repeated blows; to carp at;	          to nag; to tease.	      (a) to eat slowly and in small portions, with litle	          interest; as, to peck at one's food.	          [1913 Webster]	Peck \Peck\ (p[e^]k), n.	   A quick, sharp stroke, as with the beak of a bird or a	   pointed instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Pecker \Peck"er\ (p[e^]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, pecks; specif., a bird that pecks	      holes in trees; a woodpecker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for pecking; a pick. --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The penis; -- an obscene term for the male sexual organ.	      [Vulgar]	   Syn: penis, cock, prick, tool, peter, dick, shaft [all but	        the first considered obscene].	        [PJC]	   {Flower pecker}. (Zool.) See under {Flower}.	      [1913 Webster]
peckish \peck"ish\, a.	   Inclined to eat; hungry. [Colloq.] "When shall I feel peckish	   again?" --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
peckled \pec"kled\ (p[e^]k"kl'd), a.	   Speckled; spotted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pecopteris \Pe*cop"te*ris\ (p[-e]*k[o^]p"t[-e]*r[i^]s), prop. n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. pe`kein to comb + petri`s a kind of fern.]	   (Paleon.)	   An extensive genus of fossil ferns; -- so named from the	   regular comblike arrangement of the leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Pecora \Pec"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. pecus. See {Pecuniary}.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive division of ruminants, including the antelopes,	   deer, and cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
pecs \pecs\ (p[e^]ks), n. pl. (Anat.) [contraction from pectoral	   muscles.]	   The pectoral muscles; -- a contraction used by body-building	   and health enthusiasts. Used similarly to {abs} and {delts}.	   [informal]	   [PJC]
Pectate \Pec"tate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pectic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pecten \Pec"ten\, n. [L. pecten, -inis, a comb, a kind of	   shellfish. See {Pectinate}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) A vascular pigmented membrane projecting into the	          vitreous humor within the globe of the eye in birds,	          and in many reptiles and fishes; -- also called	          {marsupium}.	      (b) The pubic bone.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of bivalve mollusks of the genus	      {Pecten}, and numerous allied genera (family	      {Pectinid[ae]}); a scallop. See {Scallop}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The comb of a scorpion. See {Comb}, 4	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]
pectic \pec"tic\ (p[e^]k"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. phkto`s curdled.]	   (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to pectin; specifically, designating an acid	   obtained from ordinary vegetable jelly (pectin) as an	   amorphous substance, tough and horny when dry, but gelatinous	   when moist.	   [1913 Webster]
pectin \pec"tin\ (p[e^]k"t[i^]), n. [Gr. phkto`s curdled,	   congealed, from phgny`nai to make fast or stiff: cf. F.	   pectine.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of carbohydrates, commonly called {vegetable	   jelly}, found very widely distributed in the vegetable	   kingdom, especially in ripe fleshy fruits, as apples,	   cranberries, etc. It is extracted as variously colored,	   translucent substances, which are soluble in hot water but	   become viscous on cooling. It is commonly used in making	   fruit jelllies.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectinal \Pec"ti*nal\, a. [L. pecten comb. See {Pectinate}.]	   Of or pertaining to a comb; resembling a comb.	   [1913 Webster]	Pectinal \Pec"ti*nal\, n.	   A fish whose bones resemble comb teeth. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Pectinate
Pectinate \Pec"ti*na`te\, Pectinated \Pec"ti*na`ted\, a. [L.	   pectinatus, p. pr. of pectinare to comb, from pecten, -inis,	   a comb; cf. Gr. pe`kein to comb, AS. feax hair, OHG. fahs, E.	   paxwax.]	   1. Resembling the teeth of a comb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Having very narrow, close divisions, in	      arrangement and regularity resembling those of a comb;	      comblike; as, a pectinate leaf; pectinated muscles. See	      Illust.	      (e) of {Antenn[ae]}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Interlaced, like two combs. [R.] "Our fingers pectinated,	      or shut together." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pectinate claw} (Zool.), a claw having a serrate edge, found	      in some birds, and supposed to be used in cleaning the	      feathers.	      [1913 Webster]
Pectinately \Pec"ti*nate*ly\, adv.	   In a pectinate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectination \Pec`ti*na"tion\, n.	   1. The state of being pectinated; that which is pectinated.	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of combing; the combing of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Nat. Hist.) Comblike toothing.	      [1913 Webster]
Pectineal \Pec*tin"e*al\, a. [See {Pecten}.] (Anat.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to the pecten.	      (b) Relating to, or connected with, the pubic bone.	          [1913 Webster]
Pectinibranch \Pec*tin"i*branch\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Pectinibranchiata. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectinibranchiata \Pec`ti*ni*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Pecten}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Gastropoda, including those that have a	   comblike gill upon the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectinibranchiate \Pec`ti*ni*bran"chi*ate\, a. [L. pecten,	   -inis, a comb + E. branchiate.] (Zool.)	   Having pectinated gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectiniform \Pec*tin"i*form\ (p[e^]k*t[i^]n"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   Comblike in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectize \Pec*tize"\ (p[e^]k*t[imac]z"), v. i. [Gr. phkto`s	   solid.]	   To congeal; to change into a gelatinous mass. [R.] --H.	   Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectolite \Pec"to*lite\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [L. pecten a	   comb + -lite.] (Min.)	   A whitish mineral occurring in radiated or fibrous	   crystalline masses. It is a hydrous silicate of lime and	   soda.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\ (p[e^]k"t[-o]*ral), a. [L. pectoralis, fr.	   pectus, -oris the breast; cf. F. pectoral.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the breast, or chest; as, the pectoral	      muscles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or good for, diseases of the chest or lungs;	      as, a pectoral remedy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the	      pectoral sandpiper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pectoral arch}, or {Pectoral girdle} (Anat.), the two or	      more bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate	      skeleton to which the fore limbs are articulated; the	      shoulder girdle. In man it consists of two bones, the	      scapula and clavicle, on each side.	   {Pectoral cross} (Eccl.), a cross worn on the breast by	      bishops and abbots, and sometimes also by canons.	   {Pectoral fins}, or {Pectorals} (Zool.), fins situated on the	      sides, behind the gills. See Illust. under {Fin}.	   {Pectoral rail}. (Zool.) See {Land rail}	      (b) under {Land}.	   {Pectoral sandpiper} (Zool.), the jacksnipe	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	Pectoral \Pec"to*ral\, n. [L. pectorale a breastplate, neut. of	   pectoralis.]	   1. A covering or protecting for the breast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.)	      (a) A breastplate, esp. that worn by the Jewish high	          person.	      (b) A clasp or a cross worn on the breast.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A medicine for diseases of the chest organs, especially	      the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]
Pectorally \Pec"to*ral*ly\, adv.	   As connected with the breast.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectoriloquial \Pec`to*ri*lo"qui*al\, a. [Cf. F. pectoriloque.]	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, pectoriloquy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectoriloquism \Pec`to*ril"o*quism\, n.	   Pectoriloquy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectoriloquous \Pec`to*ril"o*quous\, a.	   Pectoriloquial.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectoriloquy \Pec`to*ril"o*quy\, n. [L. pectus, -oris, the	   breast + loqui to speak: cf. F. pectoriloquie.] (Med.)	   The distinct articulation of the sounds of a patient's voice,	   heard on applying the ear to the chest in auscultation. It	   usually indicates some morbid change in the lungs or pleural	   cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectose \Pec"tose`\ (p[e^]k"t[=o]s`), n. [Pectic + cellulose.]	   (Chem.)	   An amorphous carbohydrate found in the vegetable kingdom,	   esp. in unripe fruits. It is associated with cellulose, and	   is converted into substances of the pectin group.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectosic \Pec*to"sic\ (p[e^]k*t[=o]"s[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, pectose;	   specifically, designating an acid supposed to constitute	   largely ordinary pectin or vegetable jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Pectostraca \Pec*tos"tra*ca\ (p[e^]k*t[o^]s"tr[.a]*k[.a]), prop.	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. phkto`s fixed + 'o`strakon shell of a	   testacean.] (Zool.)	   A degenerate order of Crustacea, including the Rhizocephala	   and Cirripedia.	   [1913 Webster]
pectous \pec"tous\ (p[e^]k"t[u^]s), a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, pectose.	   [1913 Webster]
pectus \pec"tus\ (p[e^]k"t[u^]s), n.; pl. {Pectora}. [L., the	   breast.] (Zool.)	   The breast of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Pecul \Pec"ul\, n.	   See {Picul}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peculate \Pec"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peculated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Peculating}.] [L. peculatus, p. p. of peculari to	   peculate, akin to peculium private property. See {Peculiar}.]	   To appropriate to one's own use the property of the public;	   to steal public moneys intrusted to one's care; to embezzle.	   [1913 Webster]	         An oppressive, . . . rapacious, and peculating	         despotism.                               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Peculation \Pec`u*la"tion\, n.	   The act or practice of peculating, or of defrauding the	   public by appropriating to one's own use the money or goods	   intrusted to one's care for management or disbursement;	   embezzlement.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every British subject . . . active in the discovery of	         peculations has been ruined.             --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Peculator \Pec"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who peculates. "Peculators of the public gold." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, a. [L. peculiaris, fr. peculium private	   property, akin to pecunia money: cf. OF. peculier. See	   {Pecuniary}.]	   1. One's own; belonging solely or especially to an	      individual; not possessed by others; of private, personal,	      or characteristic possession and use; not owned in common	      or in participation.	      [1913 Webster]	            And purify unto himself a peculiar people. --Titus	                                                  ii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hymns . . . that Christianity hath peculiar unto	            itself.                               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Particular; individual; special; appropriate.	      [1913 Webster]	            While each peculiar power forgoes his wonted seat.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            My fate is Juno's most peculiar care. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unusual; singular; rare; strange; as, the sky had a	      peculiar appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Peculiar}, {Special}, {Especial}.	   Usage: Peculiar is from the Roman peculium, which was a thing	          emphatically and distinctively one's own, and hence	          was dear. The former sense always belongs to peculiar	          (as, a peculiar style, peculiar manners, etc.), and	          usually so much of the latter as to involve feelings	          of interest; as, peculiar care, watchfulness,	          satisfaction, etc. Nothing of this kind belongs to	          special and especial. They mark simply the relation of	          species to genus, and denote that there is something	          in this case more than ordinary; as, a special act of	          Congress; especial pains, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                Beauty, which, either walking or asleep,	                Shot forth peculiar graces.       --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                For naught so vile that on the earth doth live,	                But to the earth some special good doth give.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	Peculiar \Pe*cul"iar\, n.	   1. That which is peculiar; a sole or exclusive property; a	      prerogative; a characteristic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Revenge is . . . the peculiar of Heaven. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Canon Law) A particular parish or church which is	      exempt from the jurisdiction of the ordinary.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Court of Peculiars} (Eng. Law), a branch of the Court of	      Arches having cognizance of the affairs of peculiars.	      --Blackstone.	   {Dean of peculiars}. See under {Dean}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Peculiarity \Pe*cul`iar"i*ty\ (p[-e]*k[=u]l`y[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n.; pl. {Peculiarities} (p[-e]*k[=u]l`y[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z).	   1. The quality or state of being peculiar; individuality;	      singularity. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is peculiar; a special and distinctive	      characteristic or habit; particularity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The smallest peculiarity of temper or manner.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exclusive possession or right. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Peculiarize \Pe*cul"iar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Peculiarized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peculiarizing}.]	   To make peculiar; to set apart or assign, as an exclusive	   possession. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Peculiarly \Pe*cul"iar*ly\, adv.	   In a peculiar manner; particularly; in a rare and striking	   degree; unusually.	   [1913 Webster]
Peculiarness \Pe*cul"iar*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being peculiar; peculiarity. --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Peculium \Pe*cu"li*um\, n. [L. See {Peculiar}.]	   1. (Rom. Law) The saving of a son or a slave with the	      father's or master's consent; a little property or stock	      of one's own; any exclusive personal or separate property.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A special fund for private and personal uses.	      [1913 Webster]	            A slight peculium only subtracted to supply his	            snuff box and tobacco pouch.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Pecunial \Pe*cu"ni*al\, a.	   Pecuniary. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pecuniarily \Pe*cun"ia*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a pecuniary manner; as regards money.	   [1913 Webster]
Pecuniary \Pe*cun"ia*ry\ (p[-e]*k[=u]n"y[asl]*r[i^]*l[y^]), a.	   [L. pecuniarius, fr. pecunia money, orig., property in	   cattle, fr. pecus cattle: cf. F. p['e]cuniaire. See {Fee},	   and cf. {Peculiar}.]	   1. Relating to money; monetary; as, a pecuniary penalty; a	      pecuniary reward. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Pecunious \Pe*cu"ni*ous\, a. [L. pecuniosus, fr. pecunia: cf. F.	   p['e]cunieux.]	   Abounding in money; wealthy; rich. [Obs.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Ped \Ped\ (p[e^]d), n. [OE. See {Peddler}.]	   A basket; a hammer; a pannier. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedage \Ped"age\ (p[e^]d"[asl]j), n. [LL. pedagium, for	   pedaticum. See {Paage}.]	   A toll or tax paid by passengers, entitling them to	   safe-conduct and protection. [Obs.] --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedagog \Ped"a*gog\, n.	   Pedagogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedagogic \Ped`a*gog"ic\, n. [From {Pedagogic}, a.; cf. G.	   pedagogik.]	   See {Pedagogics}.	   [1913 Webster] Pedagogic	Pedagogic \Ped`a*gog"ic\, Pedagogical \Ped`a*gog"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   paidagwgiko`s: cf. F. p['e]dagogique. See {Pedagogue}.]	   Of or pertaining to a pedagogue; suited to, or characteristic	   of, a pedagogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedagogics \Ped`a*gog"ics\, n.	   The science or art of teaching; the principles and rules of	   teaching; pedagogy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedagogism \Ped"a*gog*ism\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]dagogisme.]	   The system, occupation, character, or manner of pedagogues.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Avocations of pedantry and pedagogism.   --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedagogue \Ped"a*gogue\ (p[e^]d"[asl]*g[o^]g), n. [F.	   p['e]dagogue, L. paedagogus, Gr. paidagwgo`s; pai^s, paido`s,	   a boy + 'a`gein to lead, guide; cf. 'agwgo`s leading. See	   {Page} a servant, {Agent}.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A slave who led his master's children to	      school, and had the charge of them generally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A teacher of children; one whose occupation is to teach	      the young; a schoolmaster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who by teaching has become formal, positive, or	      pedantic in his ways; one who has the manner of a	      schoolmaster; a pedant. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Pedagogue \Ped"a*gogue\, v. t. [Cf. L. paedagogare to instruct.]	   To play the pedagogue toward. [Obs.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedagogy \Ped"a*go`gy\, n. [Gr. paidagwgi`a: cf. F.	   p['e]dagogie.]	   Pedagogics; pedagogism. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[=e]"dal in def 1; 277), a. [L. pedalis, fr.	   pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Pew}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the foot, or to feet, literally or	      figuratively; specifically (Zool.), pertaining to the foot	      of a mollusk; as, the pedal ganglion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (p[e^]d"al) Of or pertaining to a pedal; having pedals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pedal curve} or {Pedal surface} (Geom.), the curve or	      surface which is the locus of the feet of perpendiculars	      let fall from a fixed point upon the straight lines	      tangent to a given curve, or upon the planes tangent to a	      given surface.	   {Pedal note} (Mus.), the note which is held or sustained	      through an organ point. See {Organ point}, under {Organ}.	      	   {Pedal organ} (Mus.), an organ which has pedals or a range of	      keys moved by the feet; that portion of a full organ which	      is played with the feet.	      [1913 Webster]	Pedal \Pe"dal\ (p[e^]d"al), n. [Cf. F. p['e]dale, It. pedale.	   See {Pedal}, a.]	   1. (Mech.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the	      pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open	      and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a	      bicycle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A pedal curve or surface.	      [1913 Webster]
pedaler \pedaler\ n.	   a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle.	   Syn: pedaller.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pedalian \Pe*da"li*an\, a.	   Relating to the foot, or to a metrical foot; pedal. [R.]	   --Maunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedality \Pe*dal"i*ty\, n.	   The act of measuring by paces. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
pedaller \pedaller\ n.	   a person who rides a pedal-driven vehicle; a pedaler.	   Syn: pedaler.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pedaneous \Pe*da"ne*ous\, a. [L. pedaneus of the size of a	   foot.]	   Going on foot; pedestrian. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedant \Ped"ant\, n. [F. p['e]dant, It. pedante, fr. Gr.	   paidey`ein to instruct, from pai^s boy. See {Pedagogue}.]	   1. A schoolmaster; a pedagogue. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pedant that keeps a school i'th' church. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who puts on an air of learning; one who makes a vain	      display of learning; a pretender to superior knowledge.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A scholar, yet surely no pedant, was he.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster] Pedantic
Pedantic \Pe*dan"tic\, Pedantical \Pe*dan"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pedant; characteristic of, or	   resembling, a pedant; ostentatious of learning; as, a	   pedantic writer; a pedantic description; a pedantical	   affectation. "Figures pedantical." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedantically \Pe*dan"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a pedantic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedanticly \Pe*dan"tic*ly\, adv.	   Pedantically. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedantism \Ped"ant*ism\, n.	   The office, disposition, or act of a pedant; pedantry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedantize \Ped"ant*ize\, v. i. [Cf. F. p['e]dantiser.]	   To play the pedant; to use pedantic expressions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedantocracy \Ped`an*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Pedant + democracy.]	   The sway of pedants. [R.] --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedantry \Ped"ant*ry\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]danterie.]	   The act, character, or manners of a pedant; vain ostentation	   of learning. "This pedantry of quotation." --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is a practice that savors much of pedantry. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedanty \Ped"ant*y\, n.	   An assembly or clique of pedants. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedarian \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	   chosen, who could sit and speak in the senate, but could not	   vote; -- so called because he might indicate his opinion by	   walking over to the side of the party he favored when a vote	   was taken.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedary \Ped"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Pedaries}. [L. pedarius of the	   foot.]	   A sandal. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedata \Pe*da"ta\ (p[-e]*d[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Pedate}.] (Zool.)	   An order of holothurians, including those that have	   ambulacral suckers, or feet, and an internal gill.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedate \Ped"ate\ (p[e^]d"[asl]t), a. [L. pedatus, p. p. of	   pedare to furnish with feet, fr. pes, pedis, a foot.] (Bot.)	   Palmate, with the lateral lobes cleft into two or more	   segments; -- said of a leaf. -- {Ped"ate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedatifid \Pe*dat"i*fid\, a. [Pedate + root of L. findere to	   split.] [Colloq.]	   Cleft in a pedate manner, but having the lobes distinctly	   connected at the base; -- said of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Peddle \Ped"dle\, v. i. [From {Peddler}.]	   1. To travel about with wares for sale; to go from place to	      place, or from house to house, for the purpose of	      retailing goods; as, to peddle without a license.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do a small business; to be busy about trifles; to	      piddle.	      [1913 Webster]	Peddle \Ped"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Peddling}.]	   To sell from place to place; to retail by carrying around	   from customer to customer; to hawk; hence, to retail in very	   small quantities; as, to peddle vegetables or tinware.	   [1913 Webster]
Peddler \Ped"dler\, n. [OE. pedlere, pedlare, also peddare,	   peoddare, fr. OE. ped a basket, of unknown origin.]	   One who peddles; a traveling trader; one who travels about,	   retailing small wares; a hawker. [Written also {pedlar} and	   {pedler}.] "Some vagabond huckster or peddler." --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Peddlery \Ped"dler*y\, n. [Written also pedlary and pedlery.]	   1. The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small	      retail business, like that of a peddler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Trifling; trickery. [Obs.] "Look . . . into these their	      deceitful peddleries." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Peddling \Ped"dling\, a.	   1. Hawking; acting as a peddler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Petty; insignificant; trifling; paltry; piddling; -- now	      less common than {piddling}. "The miserable remains of a	      peddling commerce." --Burke.	   Syn: petty; insignificant; trifling; paltry; piddling.	        [1913 Webster]
Pederast \Ped"er*ast\, n. [Gr. paiderasth`s; pai^s, paido`s, a	   boy + 'era^n to love: cf. F. p['e]d['e]raste.]	   One guilty of pederasty; a sodomite.	   [1913 Webster]
Pederastic \Ped`er*as"tic\, a. [Gr. paiderastiko`s.]	   Of or pertaining to pederasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Pederasty \Ped"er*as`ty\, n. [Gr. paiderasti`a: cf. F.	   p['e]d['e]rastie.]	   Sexual activity between two males; sodomy; the "crime against	   nature"; -- used especially when one partner is a boy.	   Note: The term "crime against nature" to refer to homosexual	         activity is now (2002) seldom used except by religious	         conservatives. It was in the 1913 Webster, and is left	         here for historical purposes.	         [1913 Webster + PJC]
Pederero \Ped`e*re"ro\, n. [Sp. pedrero, fr. OSp. pedra, Sp.	   piedra, a stone, L. petra, fr. Gr. pe`tra. So named because	   it was at first charged with stones.] (Mil.)	   A term formerly applied to a short piece of chambered	   ordnance. [Written also {paterero} and {peterero}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedesis \Pe*de"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ph`dhsis a leaping.]	   Same as {Brownian movement}, under {Brownian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedestal \Ped"es*tal\, n. [Sp. pedestal; cf. F. pi['e]destal,	   It. piedestallo; fr. L. es, pedis, foot + OHG. stal standing	   place, station, place, akin to E. stall. See {Foot}, and	   {Stall}, and {Footstall}.]	   1. (Arch.) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp,	      or the like; the part on which an upright work stands. It	      consists of three parts, the base, the die or dado, and	      the cornice or surbase molding. See Illust. of {Column}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Build him a pedestal, and say, "Stand there!"	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A short free-standing column or column-like object	      designed to support a work of art or other object; a	      column serving the same function as the base of a statue.	      It may be made of wood, marble, or other suitable	      material.	      [PJC]	   3. (Furniture) A part of a desk which contains a frame and	      drawers, stands on the floor, and provides support for the	      desk surface. There may be zero, one, or two such	      pedestals in a desk.	      [PJC]	   4.	      (a) (Railroad Cars) A casting secured to the frame of a	          truck and forming a jaw for holding a journal box.	      (b) (Mach.) A pillow block; a low housing.	      (c) (Bridge Building) An iron socket, or support, for the	          foot of a brace at the end of a truss where it rests	          on a pier.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Pedestal coil} (steam Heating), a group of connected	      straight pipes arranged side by side and one above	      another, -- used in a radiator.	      [1913 Webster]
Pedestaled \Ped"es*taled\, a.	   Placed on, or supported by, a pedestal; figuratively,	   exalted. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pedestaled haply in a palace court.      --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedestrial \Pe*des"tri*al\, a. [L. pedester, -esteris, fr. pes,	   pedis, a foot: cf. F. p['e]destere. See {Pedal}.]	   Of or pertaining to the feet; employing the foot or feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedestrially \Pe*des"tri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a pedestrial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedestrian \Pe*des"tri*an\, a.	   1. Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian	      journey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking in distinction or imaginativeness; ordinary;	      commonplace; dull; insipid; prosaic; as, pedestrian prose.	      [PJC]	Pedestrian \Pe*des"tri*an\, n.	   A walker; one who journeys on foot; a foot traveler; specif.,	   a professional walker or runner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedestrianism \Pe*des"tri*an*ism\, n.	   The act, art, or practice of a pedestrian; walking or	   running; traveling or racing on foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedestrianize \Pe*des"tri*an*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Pedestrianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pedestrianizing}.]	   To practice walking; to travel on foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedestrious \Pe*des"tri*ous\, a.	   Going on foot; not winged. [Obs.] "Pedestrious animals."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedetentous \Ped`e*ten"tous\, a. [L. pes, pedis, foot + tendere	   to stretch out: cf. L. tentim by degrees.]	   Proceeding step by step; advancing cautiously. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That pedetentous pace and pedetentous mind in which it	         behooves the wise and virtuous improver to walk.	                                                  --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster] Pedi
Pedi- \Ped"i-\, Pedo- \Ped"o-\ [See {Foot}.]	   Combining forms from L. pes, pedis, foot, as pedipalp,	   pedireme, pedometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedial \Pe"di*al\, a.	   Pertaining to the foot, or to any organ called a foot; pedal.	   --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediatric \Ped`i*at"ric\ (p[e^]d`[i^]*[a^]t"r[i^]k or	   p[=e]d`[i^]*[a^]t"r[i^]k), a. [Gr. pai^s, paido`s, child +	   'iatrei`a healing.] (Med.)	   Pertaining to the care and medical treatment of children.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pediatrics \Ped`i*at"rics\, n.	   That branch of medical science which treats of the hygiene	   and diseases of infants and children.	   Syn: paediatrics.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
pedicab \ped"i*cab\ (p[e^]d"[i^]*k[a^]b) n.	   a tricycle (usually propelled by pedalling); used in the	   Orient for transporting passengers for hire; as, boys who	   once pulled rickshaws now pedal pedicabs.	   Syn: cycle rickshaw.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pedicel \Ped"i*cel\, n. [F. p['e]dicelle. See {Pedicle}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A stalk which supports one flower or fruit, whether	          solitary or one of many ultimate divisions of a common	          peduncle. See {Peduncle}, and Illust. of {Flower}.	      (b) A slender support of any special organ, as that of a	          capsule in mosses, an air vesicle in alg[ae], or a	          sporangium in ferns.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A slender stem by which certain of the lower	      animals or their eggs are attached. See Illust. of {Aphis	      lion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.)	      (a) The ventral part of each side of the neural arch	          connecting with the centrum of a vertebra.	      (b) An outgrowth of the frontal bones, which supports the	          antlers or horns in deer and allied animals.	          [1913 Webster]
Pediceled \Ped"i*celed\, a.	   Pedicellate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedicellaria \Ped`i*cel*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Pedicellari[ae]}.	   [NL. See {Pedicel}.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar forcepslike organ which occurs in large numbers	   upon starfishes and echini. Those of starfishes have two	   movable jaws, or blades, and are usually nearly, or quite,	   sessile; those of echini usually have three jaws and a	   pedicel. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedicellate \Ped"i*cel`late\, a.	   Having a pedicel; supported by a pedicel.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedicellina \Ped`i*cel*li"na\, prop. n. [NL. See {Pedicel}.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of Bryozoa, of the order {Entoprocta}, having a	   bell-shaped body supported on a slender pedicel. See Illust.	   under {Entoprocta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedicle \Ped"i*cle\, n. [L. pediculus a little foot, dim. of pes	   foot: cf. F. p['e]dicule. See {edal}, and cf. {Pedicel}.]	   Same as {Pedicel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedicular \Pe*dic"u*lar\, a. [L. pedicularis, fr. pediculus a	   louse: cf. F. p['e]diculaire.]	   Of or pertaining to lice; having the lousy distemper	   (phthiriasis); lousy. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediculate \Pe*dic"u*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Pediculati.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediculati \Pe*dic`u*la"ti\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Pedicle}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of fishes including the anglers. See Illust. of	   {Angler} and {Batfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediculation \Pe*dic`u*la"tion\, n. (Med.)	   Phthiriasis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedicule \Ped"i*cule\, n. [See {Pedicle}.]	   A pedicel.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediculina \Pe*dic`u*li"na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pediculus}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of parasitic hemipterous insects, including the	   true lice. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediculous \Pe*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. pediculosus.]	   Pedicular.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediculus \Pe*dic"u*lus\, prop. n.; pl. {Pediculi}. [L., a	   louse.] (Zool.)	   A genus of wingless parasitic Hemiptera, including the common	   lice of man. See {Louse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedicure \Ped"i*cure\, n. [Pedi- + L. cura care.]	   1. Professional care of the feet, toes, and toenails.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A single treatment of the feet, toes, and toenails.	      [PJC]	   3. One who cares for the feet and nails; a chiropodist. --	      {Ped"i*cure}, v. t. -- {Ped"i*cur*ism}, n. --	      {Ped"i*cur*ist}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pediform \Ped"i*form\ (p[e^]d"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [Pedi- + -form.]	   Shaped like a foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedigerous \Pe*dig"er*ous\, a. [Pedi- + -gerous.] (Zool.)	   Bearing or having feet or legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedigree \Ped"i*gree\ (p[e^]d"[i^]*gr[=e]), n. [Of unknown	   origin; possibly fr. F. par degr['e]s by degrees, -- for a	   pedigree is properly a genealogical table which records the	   relationship of families by degrees; or, perh., fr. F. pied	   de grue crane's foot, from the shape of the heraldic	   genealogical trees.]	   1. A line of ancestors; descent; lineage; genealogy; a	      register or record of a line of ancestors.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alterations of surnames . . . have obscured the	            truth of our pedigrees.               --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	            His vanity labored to contrive us a pedigree.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am no herald to inquire of men's pedigrees. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews preserved the pedigrees of their tribes.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Stock Breeding) A record of the lineage or strain of an	      animal, as of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	Pedigree clause \Ped"i*gree clause\	   A clause sometimes inserted in contracts or specifications,	   requiring that a material of construction, as cement, must be	   of a brand that has stood the test of a specified number of	   years' use in an important public work. [Cant, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pediluvy \Ped"i*lu`vy\, n. [Pedi- + L. luere to wash: cf. It. &	   Sp. pediluvio, F. p['e]diluve.]	   The bathing of the feet, a bath for the feet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedimana \Pe*dim"a*na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. pes, pedis, foot +	   manus hand.] (Zool.)	   A division of marsupials, including the opossums.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedimane \Ped"i*mane\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]dimane.] (Zool.)	   A pedimanous marsupial; an opossum.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedimanous \Pe*dim"a*nous\, a. [See {Pedimana}.] (Zool.)	   Having feet resembling hands, or with the first toe	   opposable, as the opossums and monkeys.	   [1913 Webster]
Pediment \Ped"i*ment\, n. [L. pes, pedis, a foot. See {Foot}.]	   (Arch.)	   Originally, in classical architecture, the triangular space	   forming the gable of a simple roof; hence, a similar form	   used as a decoration over porticoes, doors, windows, etc.;	   also, a rounded or broken frontal having a similar position	   and use. See {Temple}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedimental \Ped`i*men"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pediment.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedioecetes \Pedioecetes\ n.	   A genus of fowl including the {sharp-tailed grouse}	   ({Pedioecetes phasianellus}, also called the {prairie	   chicken}).	   Syn: genus {Pedioecetes}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pedionomus \Pedionomus\ prop. n.	   A genus of birds including the {plains wanderer} ({Pedionomus	   torquatus}) of New South Wales as its only species. It is the	   only genus of the family {Pedionomidae} of the order	   {Passeriformes} and the plains wanderer is the only species	   in the family. The total world population (as of ca. 2000) is	   estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand.	   Note: See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.	   Syn: genus Pedionomus.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pedipalp \Ped"i*palp\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]dipalpe.] (Zool.)	   One of the Pedipalpi.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedipalpi \Ped`i*pal"pi\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pedipalpus}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Arachnida, including the whip scorpions	   ({Thelyphonus}) and allied forms. Sometimes used in a wider	   sense to include also the true scorpions.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedipalpous \Ped`i*pal"pous\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the pedipalps.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedipalpus \Ped`i*pal"pus\, n.; pl. {Pedipalpi}. [NL. See {Pes},	   and {Palpus}.] (Zool.)	   One of the second pair of mouth organs of arachnids. In some	   they are leglike, but in others, as the scorpion, they	   terminate in a claw.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedireme \Ped"i*reme\, n. [Pedi- + L. remus oar.] (Zool.)	   A crustacean, some of whose feet serve as oars.	   [1913 Webster] Pedlar
Pedlar \Ped"lar\, Pedler \Ped"ler\, n.	   See {Peddler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedobaptism \Pe`do*bap"tism\, n. [Gr. pai^s, paido`s, a child +	   E. baptism.]	   The baptism of infants or of small children. [Written also	   {p[ae]dobaptism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedobaptist \Pe`do*bap"tist\, n.	   One who advocates or practices infant baptism. [Written also	   {p[ae]dobaptist}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedograph \Ped"o*graph\ (p[e^]d"[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Gr. pe`don	   ground + -graph.]	   An instrument carried by a pedestrian for automatically	   making a topographical record of the ground covered during a	   journey.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pedology \Pe*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. pai^s, paido`s, child + -logy.]	   (Med.)	   Pediatrics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pedomancy \Ped"o*man`cy\, n. [Pedi- + -mancy.]	   Divination by examining the soles of the feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedometer \Pe*dom"e*ter\, n. [Pedi-, pedo- + -meter: cf. F.	   p['e]dom[`e]tre.] (Mech.)	   An instrument for including the number of steps in walking,	   and so ascertaining the distance passed over. It is usually	   in the form of a watch; an oscillating weight by the motion	   of the body causes the index to advance a certain distance at	   each step.	   [1913 Webster] Pedometric
Pedometric \Ped`o*met"ric\, Pedometrical \Ped`o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or measured by, a pedometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedomotive \Ped`o*mo"tive\, a. [Pedi-, pedo- + -motive.]	   Moved or worked by the action of the foot or feet on a pedal	   or treadle.	   [1913 Webster]
pedophile \pe"do*phile`\ (P[=e]"d[-o]*f[imac]l) n.	   A person who has pedophilia.	   Syn: pedophiliac.	        [PJC]
pedophilia \pedophilia\ n.	   A sexual perversion in which children rather than adults most	   strongly excite sexual desire, and are used as sexual	   partners.	   [PJC]
pedophiliac \pedophiliac\ n.	   Same as {pedophile}.	   Syn: pedophile.	        [PJC]
Pedotrophy \Pe*dot"ro*phy\ (p[-e]*d[o^]t"r[-o]*f[y^]), n. [Gr.	   paidotrofi`a, fr. pai^s, paido`s, a child + tre`fein to	   nourish: cf. F. p['e]dotrophie.]	   The art of nourishing children properly.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedrail \Ped"rail`\, n. [See {Pedi-}; {Rail}.] (Mach.)	   (a) A device intended to replace the wheel of a	       self-propelled vehicle for use on rough roads and to	       approximate to the smoothness in running of a wheel on a	       metal track. The tread consists of a number of rubber	       shod feet which are connected by ball-and-socket joints	       to the ends of sliding spokes. Each spoke has attached to	       it a small roller which in its turn runs under a short	       pivoted rail controlled by a powerful set of springs.	       This arrangement permits the feet to accomodate	       themselves to obstacles even such as steps or stairs. The	       pedrail was invented by one B. J. Diplock of London, Eng.	   (b) A vehicle, as a traction engine, having such pedrails.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pedregal \Pe`dre*gal"\, n. [Sp., a stony place, fr. piedra	   stone.]	   A lava field. [Mexico & Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pedro \Pe"dro\, n. [From Sp. Pedro Peter, L. Petrus, Gr.	   Pe`tros.] (Card Playing)	   (a) The five of trumps in certain varieties of auction pitch.	   (b) A variety of auction pitch in which the five of trumps	       counts five.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peduncle \Pe*dun"cle\, n. [Formed fr. (assumed) L. pedunculus,	   dim. of pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. p['e]doncule.]	   1. (Bot.) The stem or stalk that supports the flower or fruit	      of a plant, or a cluster of flowers or fruits.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ultimate divisions or branches of a peduncle are	         called pedicels. In the case of a solitary flower, the	         stalk would be called a peduncle if the flower is	         large, and a pedicel if it is small or delicate.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sort of stem by which certain shells and	      barnacles are attached to other objects. See Illust. of	      {Barnacle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) A band of nervous or fibrous matter connecting	      different parts of the brain; as, the peduncles of the	      cerebellum; the peduncles of the pineal gland.	      [1913 Webster]
Peduncled \Pe*dun"cled\, a.	   Having a peduncle; supported on a peduncle; pedunculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Peduncular \Pe*dun"cu*lar\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]donculaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a peduncle; growing from a peduncle; as,	   a peduncular tendril.	   [1913 Webster]
Pedunculata \Pe*dun`cu*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Peduncle}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Cirripedia, including the stalked or goose	   barnacles.	   [1913 Webster] Pedunculate
Pedunculate \Pe*dun"cu*late\, Pedunculated \Pe*dun"cu*la`ted\,	   a. (Biol.)	   Having a peduncle; growing on a peduncle; as, a pedunculate	   flower; a pedunculate eye, as in a lobster.	   [1913 Webster]
Pee \Pee\, n.	   See 1st {Pea}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pee \Pee\, n.	   1. (Naut.) Bill of an anchor. See {Peak}, 3	      (c) .	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Urine.	      [PJC]	   3. The act of urinating; -- used in the informal	   {take a pee}, meaning, to urinate.	      [PJC]
pee \pee\, v. i.	   To urinate. [informal]	   [PJC]
Peece \Peece\, n. & v. [Obs.]	   See {Piece}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peechi \Pee"chi\, n. (Zool.)	   The dauw.	   [1913 Webster]
Peek \Peek\ (p[=e]k), v. i. [OE. piken: cf. F. piquer to pierce,	   prick, E. pique. Cf. {Peak}.]	   To look surreptitiously, or with the eyes half closed, or	   through a crevice; to peep. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peekaboo \Peek"a*boo\, n.	   A child's game; bopeep.	   [1913 Webster]
peeing \pee"ing\ (p[=e]"[i^]ng), n.	   Urination; -- an informal term; as, he doesn't like peeing	   out of doors. [Inform.]	   Syn: pee, pissing, urinating.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peel \Peel\ (p[=e]l), n. [OE. pel. Cf. {Pile} a heap.]	   A small tower, fort, or castle; a keep. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Peel \Peel\, n. [F. pelle, L. pala.]	   A spadelike implement, variously used, as for removing loaves	   of bread from a baker's oven; also, a T-shaped implement used	   by printers and bookbinders for hanging wet sheets of paper	   on lines or poles to dry. Also, the blade of an oar.	   [1913 Webster]	Peel \Peel\, v. t. [Confused with peel to strip, but fr. F.	   piller to pillage. See {Pill} to rob, {Pillage}.]	   To plunder; to pillage; to rob. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But govern ill the nations under yoke,	         Peeling their provinces.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Peel \Peel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peeled} (p[=e]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Peeling}.] [F. peler to pull out the hair, to strip,	   to peel, fr. L. pilare to deprive of hair, fr. pilus a hair;	   or perh. partly fr. F. peler to peel off the skin, perh. fr.	   L. pellis skin (cf. {Fell} skin). Cf. {Peruke}.]	   1. To strip off the skin, bark, or rind of; to strip by	      drawing or tearing off the skin, bark, husks, etc.; to	      flay; to decorticate; as, to peel an orange.	      [1913 Webster]	            The skillful shepherd peeled me certain wands.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip or tear off; to remove by stripping, as the skin	      of an animal, the bark of a tree, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Peel \Peel\, v. i.	   1. To lose the skin, bark, or rind; to come off, as the skin,	      bark, or rind does; -- often used with an adverb; as, the	      bark peels easily or readily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip naked; to disrobe. Often used with down .	      [nformal]	      [PJC]	Peel \Peel\, n.	   The skin or rind; as, the peel of an orange.	   [1913 Webster]
Peele \Pee"le\ (p[=e]"l[-e]), n. (Zool.)	   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, slender, straight, nearly	   smooth, and very sharp. Called also {rheeboc}, {rhebuck},	   {rhebok}, and {rehboc}.	   [1913 Webster]
peeled \peeled\ (p[=e]ld) adj.	   Naked; -- used informally.	   Syn: bare-assed, bare-ass, in the altogether, in the buff, in	        the raw, raw, naked as a jaybird, stark naked.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peeler \Peel"er\ (p[=e]l"[~e]r), n.	   One who peels or strips.	   [1913 Webster]	Peeler \Peel"er\, n. [See {Peel} to plunder.]	   A pillager.	   [1913 Webster]	Peeler \Peel"er\, n.	   A nickname for a policeman; -- so called from Sir Robert	   Peel. [British Slang] See {Bobby}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peelhouse \Peel"house`\, n.	   See 1st {Peel}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Peen \Peen\ (p[=e]n), n. [Cf. G. pinne pane of a hammer.]	   (a) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a	       hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by	       indentation.	   (b) The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer.	       [Spelt also {pane}, {pein}, and {piend}.]	       [1913 Webster]	Peen \Peen\, v. t.	   To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the	   peen of a hammer or sledge.	   [1913 Webster]
Peenge \Peenge\, v. i.	   To complain. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peep \Peep\ (p[=e]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peeped} (p[=e]pt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Peeping}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. OE. pipen,	   F. piper, p['e]pier, L. pipire, pipare, pipiare, D. & G.	   piepen. Senses 2 and 3 perhaps come from a transfer of sense	   from the sound which chickens make upon the first breaking of	   the shell to the act accompanying it; or perhaps from the	   influence of peek, or peak. Cf. {Pipe}.]	   1. To cry, as a chicken hatching or newly hatched; to chirp;	      to cheep.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was none that moved the wing, or opened the	            mouth, or peeped.                     --Is. x. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To begin to appear; to look forth from concealment; to	      make the first appearance; as, the sun peeped over the	      eastern hills.	      [1913 Webster]	            When flowers first peeped, and trees did blossoms	            bear.                                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look cautiously or slyly; to peer, as through a	      crevice; to pry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peep through the blanket of the dark. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            From her cabined loophole peep.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Peep sight}, an adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole	      to peep through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other	      firearm near the breech.	      [1913 Webster]	Peep \Peep\ (p[=e]p), n.	   1. The cry of a young chicken; a chirp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. First outlook or appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oft have we seen him at the peep of dawn. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sly look; a look as through a crevice, or from a place	      of concealment.	      [1913 Webster]	            To take t' other peep at the stars.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) Any small sandpiper, as the least sandpiper ({Trigna	          minutilla}).	      (b) The European meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis}).	          [1913 Webster]	   {Peep show}, a small show, or object exhibited, which is	      viewed through an orifice or a magnifying glass.	   {Peep-o'-day boys}, the Irish insurgents of 1784; -- so	      called from their visiting the house of the loyal Irish at	      day break in search of arms. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Peeper \Peep"er\, n.	   1. A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who peeps; a prying person; a spy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who's there? peepers, . . . eavesdroppers? --J.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The eye; as, to close the peepers. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Peephole \Peep"hole`\, n.	   A hole, or crevice, through which one may peep without being	   discovered.	   [1913 Webster]
Peeping hole \Peep"ing hole`\	   See {Peephole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peep sight \Peep sight\	   An adjustable piece, pierced with a small hole to peep	   through in aiming, attached to a rifle or other firearm near	   the breech; -- distinguished from an {open sight}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] peepul
peepul \pee"pul\ (p[=e]"p[u^]l), Peepul tree \Pee"pul
tree`\(p[=e]"p[u^]l tr[=e]`). [Hind. p[imac]pal, Skr. pippala.]	   (Bot.)	   A sacred tree ({Ficus religiosa}) of the Buddhists, a kind of	   fig tree which attains great size and venerable age; it lacks	   the prop roots of the {banyan}. See {Bo tree}. [Written also	   {pippul tree}, and {pipal tree}.]	   Syn: pipal, peepul, peepul tree, pipal tree, pipul, sacred	        fig, bo tree, {Ficus religiosa}.	        [1913 Webster]
Peer \Peer\ (p[=e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Peered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Peering}.] [OF. parir, pareir equiv. to F. para[^i]tre to	   appear, L. parere. Cf. {Appear}.]	   1. To come in sight; to appear. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            So honor peereth in the meanest habit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            See how his gorget peers above his gown! --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. a different word; cf. OE. piren, LG. piren. Cf.	      {Pry} to peep.] To look narrowly or curiously or intently;	      to peep; as, the peering day. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peering in maps for ports, and piers, and roads.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if through a dungeon grate he peered.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Peer \Peer\, n. [OE. per, OF. per, F. pair, fr. L. par equal.	   Cf. {Apparel}, {Pair}, {Par}, n., {Umpire}.]	   1. One of the same rank, quality, endowments, character,	      etc.; an equal; a match; a mate.	      [1913 Webster]	            In song he never had his peer.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall they consort only with their peers? --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A comrade; a companion; a fellow; an associate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He all his peers in beauty did surpass. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A nobleman; a member of one of the five degrees of the	      British nobility, namely, duke, marquis, earl, viscount,	      baron; as, a peer of the realm.	      [1913 Webster]	            A noble peer of mickle trust and power. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {House of Peers}, {The Peers}, the British House of Lords.	      See {Parliament}.	   {Spiritual peers}, the bishops and archibishops, or lords	      spiritual, who sit in the House of Lords.	      [1913 Webster]	Peer \Peer\ v. t.	   To make equal in rank. [R.] --Heylin.	   [1913 Webster]	Peer \Peer\ v. t.	   To be, or to assume to be, equal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peerage \Peer"age\, n. [See {Peer} an equal, and cf. {Parage}.]	   1. The rank or dignity of a peer. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of peers; the nobility, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Charlemain with all his peerage fell. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Peerdom \Peer"dom\, n.	   Peerage; also, a lordship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peeress \Peer"ess\, n.	   The wife of a peer; a woman ennobled in her own right, or by	   right of marriage.	   [1913 Webster] Peerie
Peerie \Peer"ie\, Peery \Peer"y\, a. [See 1st {Peer}, 2.]	   Inquisitive; suspicious; sharp. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] "Two	   peery gray eyes." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Peerless \Peer"less\, a.	   Having no peer or equal; matchless; superlative. "Her	   peerless feature." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unvailed her peerless light.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] --{Peer"less*ly}, adv. -- {Peer"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Peert \Peert\, a.	   Same as {Peart}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peerweet \Peer"weet\, n.	   Same as {Pewit} (	   a &	   b ).	     [1913 Webster]
Peevish \Pee"vish\, a. [OE. pevische; of uncertain origin, perh.	   from a word imitative of the noise made by fretful children +	   -ish.]	   1. Habitually fretful; easily vexed or fretted; hard to	      please; apt to complain; querulous; petulant. "Her peevish	      babe." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is peevish, sullen, froward.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing fretfulness and discontent, or unjustifiable	      dissatisfaction; as, a peevish answer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Silly; childish; trifling. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To send such peevish tokens to a king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Querulous; petulant; cross; ill-tempered; testy;	        captious; discontented. See {Fretful}.	        [1913 Webster]
Peevishly \Pee"vish*ly\, adv.	   In a peevish manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Peevishness \Pee"vish*ness\, n.	   The quality of being peevish; disposition to murmur; sourness	   of temper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Petulance}.	        [1913 Webster] Peevit
Peevit \Pee"vit\, Peewit \Pee"wit\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Pewit}.	   [1913 Webster]
peewit \peewit\ n.	   A large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs;	   the pewit.	   Syn: lapwing, green plover, pewit, peevit, peerwit.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Any of several small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of	      eastern North America.	   Syn: pewee, peewee, pewit, wood pewee, {Contopus virens}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), n. [OE. pegge; cf. Sw. pigg, Dan. pig a	   point, prickle, and E. peak.]	   1. A small, pointed piece of wood, used in fastening boards	      together, in attaching the soles of boots or shoes, etc.;	      as, a shoe peg.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wooden pin, or nail, on which to hang things, as coats,	      etc. Hence, colloquially and figuratively: A support; a	      reason; a pretext; as, a peg to hang a claim upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the pins of a musical instrument, on which the	      strings are strained. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the pins used for marking points on a cribbage	      board.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A step; a degree; esp. in the slang phrase "To take one	      down a peg."	      [1913 Webster]	            To screw papal authority to the highest peg.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            And took your grandees down a peg.    --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A drink of spirits, usually whisky or brandy diluted with	      soda water. [India]	            This over, the club will be visited for a "peg,"	            Anglice drink.                        --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. (Baseball) a hard throw, especially one made to put out a	      baserunner; as, the peg to the plate went wild.	      [PJC]	   {peg board}, a board with multiple small holes into which	      pegs can be inserted in different arrays so as to form	      hooks from which to hang tools or other objects for	      convenient access; it is typically hung from a wall in a	      workshop.	   {Peg ladder}, a ladder with but one standard, into which	      cross pieces are inserted.	   {Peg tankard}, an ancient tankard marked with pegs, so as	      divide the liquor into equal portions. "Drink down to your	      peg." --Longfellow.	   {Peg tooth}. See {Fleam tooth} under {Fleam}.	   {Peg top}, a boy's top which is spun by throwing it.	   {Screw peg}, a small screw without a head, for fastening	      soles.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Peg \Peg\ (p[e^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pegged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pegging}.]	   1. To put pegs into; to fasten the parts of with pegs; as, to	      peg shoes; to confine with pegs; to restrict or limit	      closely.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will rend an oak	            And peg thee in his knotty entrails.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cribbage) To score with a peg, as points in the game; as,	      she pegged twelwe points. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To identify; to recognize; as, she pegged him as a good	      carpenter; he was pegged as a blowhard as soon as he	      started speaking; he was pegged as a exceptional player	      even in high school.	      [PJC]	   4. (Baseball) To throw (a ball); as, he pegged the runner out	      at second.	      [PJC]	Peg \Peg\, v. i.	   To work diligently, as one who pegs shoes; -- usually with	   on, at, or away; as, to peg away at a task.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegador \Pe`ga*dor"\, n. [Sp., a sticker.] (Zool.)	   A species of remora ({Echeneis naucrates}). See {Remora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegasean \Pe*ga"se*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Pegasus, or, figuratively, to poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegasoid \Peg"a*soid\, a. [Pegasus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to Pegasus.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegasus \Peg"a*sus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Ph`gasos.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) A winged horse fabled to have sprung from the	      body of Medusa when she was slain. He is noted for	      causing, with a blow of his hoof, Hippocrene, the	      inspiring fountain of the Muses, to spring from Mount	      Helicon. On this account he is, in modern times,	      associated with the Muses, and with ideas of poetic	      inspiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each spurs his jaded Pegasus apace.   --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A northen constellation near the vernal	      equinoctial point. Its three brightest stars, with the	      brightest star of Andromeda, form the square of Pegasus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A genus of small fishes, having large pectoral	      fins, and the body covered with hard, bony plates. Several	      species are known from the East Indies and China.	      [1913 Webster]
pegged \pegged\ (p[e^]gd), a.	   Tapering toward teh bottom; as, pegged pants.	   [PJC]
Pegger \Peg"ger\, n.	   One who fastens with pegs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegging \Peg"ging\, n.	   The act or process of fastening with pegs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegm \Pegm\ (p[=e]m), n. [L. pegma a movable stage, Gr. ph^gma,	   orig., a framework.]	   A sort of moving machine employed in the old pageants. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegmatite \Peg"ma*tite\, n. [From Gr. ? something fastened	   together, in allusion to the quartz and feldspar in graphic	   granite: cf. F. pegmatite. See {Pegm}.] (Min.)	   (a) Graphic granite. See under {Granite}.	   (b) More generally, a coarse granite occurring as vein	       material in other rocks.	       [1913 Webster]
Pegmatitic \Peg`ma*tit"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pegmatite; as, the pegmatic	   structure of certain rocks resembling graphic granite.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegmatoid \Peg"ma*toid\, a. [Pegmatite + -oid.] (Min.)	   Resembling pegmatite; pegmatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pegomancy \Peg"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. phgh` fountain + -mancy.]	   Divination by fountains. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pegroots \Peg"roots`\ (p[e^]g"r[=oo]ts`), n.	   Same as {Setterwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pehlevi \Peh"le*vi`\, n. [Parsee Pahlavi.]	   An ancient Persian dialect in which words were partly	   represented by their Semitic equivalents. It was in use from	   the 3d century (and perhaps earlier) to the middle of the 7th	   century, and later in religious writings. [Written also	   {Pahlavi}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peignoir \Pei`gnoir"\, n. [F., fr. peigner to comb, L.	   pectinare. See {Pectinate}.]	   A woman's loose dressing sack; hence, a loose morning gown or	   wrapper.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pein \Pein\, n.	   See {Peen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peirameter \Pei*ram"e*ter\, n. [Gr. pei^ra a trial + -meter.]	   A dynamometer for measuring the force required to draw wheel	   carriages on roads of different constructions. --G. Francis.	   [1913 Webster]
Peirastic \Pei*ras"tic\ (p[-i]*r[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   peirastiko`s, fr. peira^n to try, fr. pei^ra a trial.]	   Fitted for trial or test; experimental; tentative; treating	   of attempts.	   [1913 Webster]
Peise \Peise\, n. [See {Poise}.]	   A weight; a poise. [Obs.] "To weigh pence with a peise."	   --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Peise \Peise\, v. t.	   To poise or weigh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest leaden slumber peise me down.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Peitrel \Pei"trel\, n. (Anc. Armor)	   See {Peytrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pejorative \Pe*jor"a*tive\, a. [F. p['e]joratif, fr. L. pejor,	   used as compar. of malus evil.]	   Implying or imputing evil; depreciatory; disparaging;	   unfavorable.	   [1913 Webster]
Pekan \Pek"an\, n. [F. pekan.] (Zool.)	   See {Fisher}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Peke \Peke\ n.	   a Pekingese. [Colloquial]	   Syn: Pekinese, Pekingese.	        [WordNet 1.5] Pekinese
Pekinese \Pekinese\, Pekingese \Pekingese\n.	   a Chinese breed of small short-legged dogs with a long silky	   coat and broad flat muzzle.	   Syn: Pekingese, Peke.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pekoe \Pek"oe\, n. [Chin. pih-hoau: cf. F. peko["e]]	   A kind of black tea. [Written also {pecco}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pela \Pe"la\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wax insect}, under {Wax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelage \Pel"age\, n. [F. pelage, fr. L. pilus hair.] (Zool.)	   The covering, or coat, of a mammal, whether of wool, fur, or	   hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelagian \Pe*la"gi*an\, a. [L. pelagius, Gr. pela`gios, fr.	   pe`lagos the sea: cf. F. p['e]lagien.]	   Of or pertaining to the sea; marine; pelagic; as, pelagian	   shells.	   [1913 Webster]	Pelagian \Pe*la"gi*an\, n. [L. Pelagianus: cf. F. p['e]lagien.]	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Pelagius, a British monk, born in the later	   part of the 4th century, who denied the doctrines of	   hereditary sin, of the connection between sin and death, and	   of conversion through grace.	   [1913 Webster]	Pelagian \Pe*la"gi*an\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]lagien.]	   Of or pertaining to Pelagius, or to his doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelagianism \Pe*la"gi*an*ism\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]lagianisme.]	   The doctrines of Pelagius.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelagic \Pe*lag"ic\, a. [L. pelagicus.]	   Of or pertaining to the ocean; -- applied especially to	   animals that live at the surface of the ocean, away from the	   coast. Compare {benthic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelargonic \Pel`ar*gon"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also	   {nonoic acid}) found in the leaves of the geranium	   ({Pelargonium}) and allied plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelargonium \Pel`ar*go"ni*um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. pelargo`s	   a stork.] (Bot.)	   A large genus of plants of the order {Geraniace[ae]},	   differing from Geranium in having a spurred calyx and an	   irregular corolla.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: About one hundred and seventy species are known, nearly	         all of them natives of South Africa, and many having	         very beautiful blossoms. See the Note under {Geranium}.	         [1913 Webster] Pelasgian
Pelasgian \Pe*las"gi*an\, Pelasgic \Pe*las"gic\, a. [L.	   Pelasgus, Gr. Pelasgo`s a Pelasgian.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Pelasgians, an ancient people of	      Greece, of roving habits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Wandering.	      [1913 Webster]
Pelecan \Pel"e*can\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Pelican}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelecanidae \Pelecanidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of birds consisting of the pelicans.	   Syn: family {Pelecanidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pelecaniformes \Pel`e*can`i*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pelican},	   and {-form}.] (Zool.)	   Those birds that are related to the pelican; the Totipalmi.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelecoid \Pel"e*coid\, n. [Gr. pe`lekys a hatchet + -oid.]	   (Geom.)	   A figure, somewhat hatched-shaped, bounded by a semicircle	   and two inverted quadrants, and equal in area to the square	   ABCD inclosed by the chords of the four quadrants. [Written	   also {pelicoid}.] --Math. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
pelecypod \pelecypod\ n.	   1. A marine or freshwater mollusk having a soft body with	      platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged	      together; a member of the Pelecypoda.	   Syn: bivalve, lamellibranch.	        [WordNet 1.5] pelecypod	pelecypod \pelecypod\ pelecypodous \pelecypodous\adj.	   1. same as {lamellibranchiate}.	   Syn: lamellibranch, lamellibranchiate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pelecypoda \Pel`e*cyp"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pe`lekys a	   hatchet + -poda.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Lamellibranchia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelegrine \Pel"e*grine\, a.	   See {Peregrine}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pelerine \Pel"er*ine\, n. [F. p[`e]lerine a tippet, fr.	   p[`e]lerin a pilgrim, fr. L. peregrinus foreign, alien. See	   {Pilgrim}.]	   A woman's cape; especially, a fur cape that is longer in	   front than behind.	   [1913 Webster]
Pele's hair \Pe"le's hair\ [After a Hawaiian goddess associated	   with the crater Kilauea.]	   Glass threads or fibers formed by the wind from bits blown	   from frothy lava or from the tips of lava jets or from bits	   of liquid lava thrown into the air. It often collects in	   thick masses resembling tow.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peleus \Peleus\ prop. n. (Classical Mythology)	   A king of the Myrmidons and father of Achilles; he was the	   son of Aeachus.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pelf \Pelf\ (p[e^]lf), n. [OE. pelfir booty, OF. pelfre, akin to	   pelfrer to plunder, and perh. to E. pillage. Cf. {Pilfer}.]	   Money; riches; lucre; gain; -- generally conveying the idea	   of something ill-gotten or worthless. It has no plural.	   "Mucky pelf." --Spenser. "Paltry pelf." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Can their pelf prosper, not got by valor or industry?	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelfish \Pelf"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pelf. --Stanyhurst.	   [1913 Webster] Pelfray
Pelfray \Pel"fray\, Pelfry \Pel"fry\, n.	   Pelf; also, figuratively, rubbish; trash. [Obs.] --Cranmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelican \Pel"i*can\ (p[e^]l"[i^]*kan), n. [F. p['e]lican, L.	   pelicanus, pelecanus, Gr. peleka`n, peleka^s, pele`kanos, the	   woodpecker, and also a water bird of the pelican kind, fr.	   peleka^n to hew with an ax, fr. pe`lekys an ax, akin to Skr.	   para[,c]u.] [Written also {pelecan}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any large webfooted bird of the genus {Pelecanus},	      of which about a dozen species are known. They have an	      enormous bill, to the lower edge of which is attached a	      pouch in which captured fishes are temporarily stored.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American white pelican ({Pelecanus	         erythrorhynchos}) and the brown species ({Pelecanus	         fuscus}) are abundant on the Florida coast in winter,	         but breed about the lakes in the Rocky Mountains and	         British America.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Chem.) A retort or still having a curved tube or	      tubes leading back from the head to the body for	      continuous condensation and redistillation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principle is still employed in certain modern forms	         of distilling apparatus.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Frigate pelican} (Zool.), the frigate bird. See under	      {Frigate}.	   {Pelican fish} (Zool.), deep-sea fish ({Eurypharynx	      pelecanoides}) of the order {Lyomeri}, remarkable for the	      enormous development of the jaws, which support a large	      gular pouch.	   {Pelican flower} (Bot.), the very large and curiously shaped	      blossom of a climbing plant ({Aristolochia grandiflora})	      of the West Indies; also, the plant itself.	   {Pelican ibis} (Zool.), a large Asiatic wood ibis ({Tantalus	      leucocephalus}). The head and throat are destitute of	      feathers; the plumage is white, with the quills and the	      tail greenish black.	   {Pelican in her piety} (in heraldry and symbolical art), a	      representation of a pelican in the act of wounding her	      breast in order to nourish her young with her blood; -- a	      practice fabulously attributed to the bird, on account of	      which it was adopted as a symbol of the Redeemer, and of	      charity.	   {Pelican's foot} (Zool.), a marine gastropod shell of the	      genus {Aporrhais}, esp. {Aporrhais pes-pelicani} of	      Europe.	      [1913 Webster]
Pelick \Pel"ick\, n. (Zool.)	   The American coot ({Fulica}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pelicoid \Pel"i*coid\, n.	   See {Pelecoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelicosauria \Pel`i*co*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. peli`ka a	   wooden bowl (but taken to mean, pelvis) + say^ros a lizard.]	   (Paleon.)	   A suborder of Theromorpha, including terrestrial reptiles	   from the Permian formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Peliom \Pe"li*om\, n. [See {Pelioma}.] (Min.)	   A variety of iolite, of a smoky blue color; pelioma.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelioma \Pe`li*o"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peliwmw, fr. pelio`s	   livid.]	   1. (Med.) A livid ecchymosis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) See {Peliom}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pelisse \Pe*lisse"\, n. [F., fr. L. pelliceus, pellicius, made	   of skins, fr. pellis a skin. Cf. {Pelt} skin, {Pilch}, and	   see 2d {Pell}.]	   An outer garment for men or women, originally of fur, or	   lined with fur; a lady's or child's long outer garment, made	   of silk or other fabric.	   [1913 Webster]
Pell \Pell\ (p[e^]l), v. t. [Cf. {Pelt}, v. t.]	   To pelt; to knock about. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Pell \Pell\, n. [OF. pel, F. peau, L. pellis a skin. See {Fell}	   a skin.]	   1. A skin or hide; a pelt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roll of parchment; a parchment record.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Clerk of the pells}, formerly, an officer of the exchequer	      who entered accounts on certain parchment rolls, called	      pell rolls. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pellack \Pel"lack\ (p[e^]l"lak), n. [Cf. Gael. {Peileag}.]	   (Zool.)	   A porpoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellage \Pell"age\ (p[e^]l"[asl]j), n. [See 2d {Pell}.]	   A customs duty on skins of leather.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellagra \Pel"la*gra\ (p[e^]l"l[.a]*gr[.a]), n. [It. pelle skin	   + agro rough.] (Med.)	   An affection of the skin, characterized by redness,	   especially in exposed areas, scaling and shedding of the	   skin, and accompanied with severe gastrointestinal	   disturbance and nervous symptoms. It is due to a deficiency	   of niacin (vitamin B3; nicotinic acid) and protein in the	   diet, and may be caused by malnutrition, or, in some cases,	   by a heavy dependence on maize for food. It was at one time	   (ca. 1890) endemic in Northern Italy, and was called {Alpine	   scurvy}. It may also be caused by alcoholism or diease	   causing an impairment of nutrition. It is also called {St.	   Ignatius's itch}, {maidism}, {mal de la rosa}, {mal rosso},	   and {psychoneurosis maidica}. A variety of pellagra seen in	   children is called {infantile pellagra} or {kwashiorkor}.	   --[Stedman]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pellagrin \Pel"la*grin\ (p[e^]l"l[.a]*gr[i^]n), n.	   One who is afficted with pellagra. --Chambers's Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellagrous \Pel*lag"rous\, a. [It. pellagroso: cf. F.	   pellagreux.] (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or affected with, or attendant on, pellagra;	   as, pellagrous insanity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pellet \Pel"let\ (p[e^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F. pelote, LL. pelota,	   pilota, fr. L. pila a ball. Cf. {Platoon}.]	   1. A little ball; as, a pellet of wax on paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bullet; a ball for firearms. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            As swift as a pellet out of a gun.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pellet gun} a gun that fires small pellets, less than 3 mm	      diameter, usually made of metal.	   {Pellet molding} (Arch.), a narrow band ornamented with	      smalt, flat disks.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Pellet \Pel"let\, v. t.	   To form into small balls; to pelletize. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Pelletise
Pelletise \Pel"let*ise\, Pelletize
\Pel"let*ize\(p[e^]l"l[e^]t*[imac]z), v. t.	   To form into small balls; as, to pelletize ore. The spelling	   {pelletise} is mostly British.	   [PJC]
Pelleted \Pel"let*ed\, a.	   Made of, or like, pellets; furnished with pellets. [R.] "This	   pelleted storm." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellibranchiata \Pel`li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. pellis	   garment + branchia a gill.] (Zool.)	   A division of Nudibranchiata, in which the mantle itself	   serves as a gill.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellicle \Pel"li*cle\, n. [L. pellicula, dim. of pellis skin:	   cf. F. pellicule.]	   1. A thin skin or film.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A thin film formed on the surface of an	      evaporating solution.	      [1913 Webster]
Pellicular \Pel*lic"u*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pellicle. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellile \Pel*li"le\, n. (Zool.)	   The redshank; -- so called from its note. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [OE. paritorie, OF. paritoire, F.	   pari['e]taire; (cf. It. & Sp. parietaria), L. parietaria the	   parietary, or pellitory, the wall plant, fr. parietarius	   belonging to the walls, fr. paries, parietis a wall. Cf.	   {Parietary}.] (Bot.)	   The common name of the several species of the genus	   {Parietaria}, low, harmless weeds of the Nettle family; --	   also called {wall pellitory}, and {lichwort}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Parietaria officinalis} is common on old walls in	         Europe; {Parietaria pennsylvanica} is found in the	         United States; and six or seven more species are found	         near the Mediterranean, or in the Orient.	         [1913 Webster]	Pellitory \Pel"li*to*ry\, n. [Sp. pelitre, fr. L. pyrethrum. See	   {Bertram}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A composite plant ({Anacyclus Pyrethrum}) of the	       Mediterranean region, having finely divided leaves and	       whitish flowers. The root is the officinal pellitory, and	       is used as an irritant and sialogogue. Called also	       {bertram}, and {pellitory of Spain}.	   (b) The feverfew ({Chrysanthemum Parthenium}); -- so called	       because it resembles the above.	       [1913 Webster]
Pell-mell \Pell`-mell"\, n.	   See {Pall-mall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellmell \Pell`mell"\, adv. [F. p[^e]le-m[^e]le, prob. fr. pelle	   a shovel + m[^e]ler to mix, as when different kinds of grain	   are heaped up and mixed with a shovel. See {Pell} shovel,	   {Medley}.]	   In utter confusion; with confused violence. "Men, horses,	   chariots, crowded pellmell." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellucid \Pel*lu"cid\, a. [L. pellucidus; per (see {Per-}) +	   lucidus clear, bright: cf. F. pellucide.]	   Transparent; clear; limpid; translucent; not opaque.	   "Pellucid crystal." --Dr. H. More. "Pellucid streams."	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster] Pellucidity
Pellucidity \Pel`lu*cid"i*ty\, Pellucidness \Pel*lu"cid*ness\,	   n. [L. pelluciditas.]	   The quality or state of being pellucid; transparency;	   translucency; clearness; as, the pellucidity of the air.	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Pellucidly \Pel*lu"cid*ly\, adv.	   In a pellucid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelma \Pel"ma\, n.; pl. {Pelmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. pe`lma.]	   (Zool.)	   The under surface of the foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelopium \Pe*lo"pi*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. Pelops, brother of	   Niobe, Gr. ?.] (Chem.)	   A supposed new metal found in columbite, afterwards shown to	   be identical with columbium, or niobium.	   [1913 Webster]
Peloponnesian \Pel`o*pon*ne"sian\, a. [L. Peloponnesius, fr.	   Peloponnesus, Gr. ?, lit., the Island of Pelops; ?, ?, Pelops	   + ? an island.]	   Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula	   of Greece. -- n. A native or an inhabitant of the	   Peloponnesus.	   [1913 Webster]
Peloponnesus \Peloponnesus\ prop. n.	   the southern peninsula of Greece.	   Syn: Peloponnese, Peloponnesian Peninsula.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peloria \Pe*lo"ri*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? monstrous.] (Bot.)	   Abnormal regularity; the state of certain flowers, which,	   being naturally irregular, have become regular through a	   symmetrical repetition of the special irregularity.	   [1913 Webster]
Peloric \Pe*lo"ric\, a. (Bot.)	   Abnormally regular or symmetrical. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelorus \Pe*lo"rus\, n. [After Pelorus, said to have been	   Hannibal's pilot when he left Italy.] (Navig.)	   An instrument similar to a mariner's compass, but without	   magnetic needles, and having two sight vanes by which	   bearings are taken, esp. such as cannot be taken by the	   compass.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pelota \Pe*lo"ta\, n. [Sp., lit., ball.]	   A Basque, Spanish, and Spanish-American game played in a	   court, in which a ball is struck with a wickerwork racket.	   Syn: jai alai.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pelotage \Pel"o*tage\, n. [F.]	   Packs or bales of Spanish wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelt \Pelt\ (p[e^]lt), n. [Cf. G. pelz a pelt, fur, fr. OF.	   pelice, F. pelisse (see {Pelisse}); or perh. shortened fr.	   peltry.]	   1. The skin of a beast with the hair on; a raw or undressed	      hide; a skin preserved with the hairy or woolly covering	      on it. See 4th {Fell}. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Raw pelts clapped about them for their clothes.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The human skin. [Jocose] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Falconry) The body of any quarry killed by the hawk.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pelt rot}, a disease affecting the hair or wool of a beast.	      [1913 Webster]	Pelt \Pelt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pelted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pelting}.] [OE. pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw,	   strike; cf. L. pultare, equiv. to pulsare (v. freq. fr.	   pellere to drive), and E. pulse a beating.]	   1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with	      pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with	      hail.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chidden billows seem to pelt the clouds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw; to use as a missile.	      [1913 Webster]	            My Phillis me with pelted apples plies. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Pelt \Pelt\, v. i.	   1. To throw missiles. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw out words. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Another smothered seems to pelt and swear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Pelt \Pelt\, n.	   A blow or stroke from something thrown.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelta \Pel"ta\, n.; pl. {Pelt[ae]}. [L., a shield, fr. Gr.	   pe`lth.]	   1. (Antiq.) A small shield, especially one of an	      approximately elliptic form, or crescent-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A flat apothecium having no rim.	      [1913 Webster] Peltate
Peltate \Pel"tate\, Peltated \Pel"ta*ted\, a. [Cf. F. pelt['e].	   See {Pelta}.]	   Shield-shaped; scutiform; (Bot.) having the stem or support	   attached to the lower surface, instead of at the base or	   margin; -- said of a leaf or other organ. -- {Pel"tate*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelter \Pelt"er\, n.	   One who pelts.	   [1913 Webster]	Pelter \Pel"ter\, n.	   A pinchpenny; a mean, sordid person; a miser; a skinflint.	   [Obs.] "Let such pelters prate." --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Peltier effect \Pel`tier" ef*fect"\ [After Jean C. A. Peltier,	   French physicist, the discoverer.] (Elec.)	   The production or absorption of heat at the junction of two	   metals on the passage of a current. Heat generated by the	   passage of the current in one direction will be absorbed if	   the current is reversed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peltier's cross \Pel`tier's" cross\ (Elec.)	   A cross formed of two strips of different metals, to	   illustrate the Peltier effect.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peltiform \Pel"ti*form\, a. [Pelta + -form.]	   Shieldlike, with the outline nearly circular; peltate.	   --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelting \Pel"ting\, a.	   Mean; paltry. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelton wheel \Pel"ton wheel\ (Mech.)	   A form of impulse turbine or water wheel, consisting of a row	   of double cup-shaped buckets arranged round the rim of a	   wheel and actuated by one or more jets of water playing into	   the cups at high velocity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peltry \Pelt"ry\, n. [F. pelleterie peltry, furriery, fr.	   pelletier a furrier, fr. OF. pel skin, F. peau, L. pelis. See	   {Pelt} a skin, {Pell}, n., {Fell} a skin.]	   Pelts or skins, collectively; skins with the fur on them;	   furs.	   [1913 Webster]
Peltryware \Pelt"ry*ware`\, n.	   Peltry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peludo \Pe*lu"do\, n. [Sp. peludo hairy.] (Zool.)	   The South American hairy armadillo ({Dasypus villosus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pelure \Pe*lure"\, n. [F., lit., peel, fr. peler to peel.]	   A crisp, hard, thin paper, sometimes used for postage stamps.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pelusiac \Pe*lu"si*ac\, a. [L. Pelusiacus.]	   Of or pertaining to Pelusium, an ancient city of Egypt; as,	   the Pelusiac (or former eastern) outlet of the Nile.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelvic \Pel"vic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pelvis; as,	   pelvic cellulitis.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pelvic arch}, or {Pelvic girdle} (Anat.), the two or more	      bony or cartilaginous pieces of the vertebrate skeleton to	      which the hind limbs are articulated. When fully ossified,	      the arch usually consists of three principal bones on each	      side, the ilium, ischium, and pubis, which are often	      closely united in the adult, forming the innominate bone.	      See {Innominate bone}, under {Innominate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pelvimeter \Pel*vim"e*ter\, n. [Pelvis + -meter.: cf. F.	   pelvim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the dimensions of the pelvis.	   --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pelvimetry \Pel*vim"e*try\, n. [Pelvis + -metry.] (Med.)	   The measurement of the pelvis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pelvis \Pel"vis\, n. [L., a basin, laver; cf. Gr. ?, ?, bowl.]	   1. (Anat.) The pelvic arch, or the pelvic arch together with	      the sacrum. See {Pelvic arch}, under {Pelvic}, and	      {Sacrum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The calyx of a crinoid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pelvis of the kidney} (Anat.), the basinlike cavity into	      which the ureter expands as it joins the kidney.	      [1913 Webster]
pelycosaur \pelycosaur\ n.	   1. A large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail; of	      the Permian or late Paleozoic in Europe and North America.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Pelycosauria \Pelycosauria\ prop. n.	   1. An order of extinct reptiles including edaphosaurus and	      dimetrodon.	   Syn: order Pelycosauria.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pembroke \Pembroke\ n.	   A breed of dog, the smaller and straight-legged variety of	   Welsh corgi having pointed ears and a short tail.	   Syn: Pembroke Welsh corgi.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Pembroke table \Pem"broke ta`ble\ [From Pembroke, a town and	   shire in Wales.]	   A style of four-legged drop-leaf table in vogue in England,	   chiefly in the later Georgian period.	   [1913 Webster]	         The characteristic which gives a table the name of	         Pembroke consists in the drop leaves, which are held	         up, when the table is open, by brackets which turn	         under the top.                           --F. C. Morse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pemmican \Pem"mi*can\, n. [Written also pemican.]	   1. Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin slices,	      divested of fat, and dried in the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then on pemican they feasted.         --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Meat, without the fat, cut in thin slices, dried in the	      sun, pounded, then mixed with melted fat and sometimes	      dried fruit, and compressed into cakes or in bags. It	      contains much nutriment in small compass, and is of great	      use in long voyages of exploration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A treatise of much thought in little compass.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pemphigus \Pem*phi"gus\, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a bubble.]	   (Med.)	   A somewhat rare skin disease, characterized by the	   development of blebs upon different parts of the body.	   --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Pen \Pen\ (p[e^]n), n. [OE. penne, OF. penne, pene, F. penne,	   fr. L. penna.]	   1. A feather. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wing. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument used for writing with ink, formerly made of	      a reed, or of the quill of a goose or other bird, but now	      also of other materials, as of steel, gold, etc. Also,	      originally, a stylus or other instrument for scratching or	      graving.	      [1913 Webster]	            Graven with an iron pen and lead in the rock. --Job	                                                  xix. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: A writer, or his style; as, he has a sharp pen.	      "Those learned pens." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The internal shell of a squid.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.) A female swan; -- contrasted	      with {cob}, the male swan. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bow pen}. See {Bow-pen}.	   {Dotting pen}, a pen for drawing dotted lines.	   {Drawing pen}, or {Ruling pen}, a pen for ruling lines having	      a pair of blades between which the ink is contained.	   {Fountain pen}, {Geometric pen}. See under {Fountain}, and	      {Geometric}.	   {Music pen}, a pen having five points for drawing the five	      lines of the staff.	   {Pen and ink}, or {pen-and-ink}, executed or done with a pen	      and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch.	   {Pen feather}. A pin feather. [Obs.]	   {Pen name}. See under {Name}.	   {Sea pen} (Zool.), a pennatula. [Usually written {sea-pen}.]	      [1913 Webster]	Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Penning}.]	   To write; to compose and commit to paper; to indite; to	   compose; as, to pen a sonnet. "A prayer elaborately penned."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Pen \Pen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penned}or {Pent} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Penning}.] [OE. pennen, AS. pennan in on-pennan to	   unfasten, prob. from the same source as pin, and orig.	   meaning, to fasten with a peg.See {Pin}, n. & v.]	   To shut up, as in a pen or cage; to confine in a small	   inclosure or narrow space; to coop up, or shut in; to	   inclose. "Away with her, and pen her up." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Watching where shepherds pen their flocks at eve.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Pen \Pen\, n.	   1. [From {Pen} to shut in.] A small inclosure; as, a pen for	      sheep or for pigs.	      [1913 Webster]	            My father stole two geese out of a pen. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From penitentiary.] A penitentiary[6]; a prison. [Slang]	      [PJC]
Penal \Pe"nal\, a. [L. poenalis, fr. poena punishment: cf. F.	   p['e]nal. See {Pain}.]	   Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes	   and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence: as:	   (a) Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue;	       the penal code.	   (b) Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penal	       act or offense.	   (c) Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment;	       as, a penal colony or settlement. "Adamantine chains and	       penal fire." --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Penal code} (Law), a code of laws concerning crimes and	      offenses and their punishment.	   {Penal laws}, {Penal statutes} (Law), laws prohibiting	      certain acts, and imposing penalties for committing them.	      	   {Penal servitude}, imprisonment with hard labor, in a prison,	      in lieu of transportation. [Great Brit.]	   {Penal suit}, {Penal action} (Law), a suit for penalties.	      [1913 Webster]
Penality \Pe*nal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. LL. poenalitas. See {Penalty}.]	   The quality or state of being penal; liability to punishment.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
penalization \penalization\ n.	   The act of punishing.	   Syn: punishment, penalty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Penalize \Pe"nal*ize\, v. t.	   1. To make penal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sport.) To put a penalty on. See {Penalty}, 3. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
penalized \penalized\ adj.	   Subjected to a penalty. [Narrower terms: {fined}, {mulcted}]	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Penally \Pe"nal*ly\, adv.	   In a penal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Penalty \Pe"nal*ty\, n.; pl. {Penalties}. [F. p['e]nalit['e].	   See {Penal}.]	   1. Penal retribution; punishment for crime or offense; the	      suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or	      judicial decision to the commission of a crime, offense,	      or trespass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death is the penalty imposed.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The suffering, or the sum to be forfeited, to which a	      person subjects himself by covenant or agreement, in case	      of nonfulfillment of stipulations; forfeiture; fine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The penalty and forfeit of my bond.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A handicap. [Sporting Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term penalty is in law mostly applied to a	         pecuniary punishment.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of pains and penalties}. See under {Bill}.	   {On penalty of}, or {Under penalty of}, on pain of; with	      exposure to the penalty of, in case of transgression.	      [1913 Webster]
Penance \Pen"ance\, n. [OF. penance, peneance, L. paenitentia	   repentance. See {Penitence}.]	   1. Repentance. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Luke xv. 7).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pain; sorrow; suffering. [Obs.] "Joy or penance he feeleth	      none." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 punishment corresponding to the	      transgression, imposed by a confessor or other	      ecclesiastical authority. Penance is the fourth of seven	      sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church. --Schaff-Herzog	      Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bitter penance, with an iron whip. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quoth he, "The man hath penance done,	            And penance more will do."            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: Any act performed by a person to atone for an	      offense to another; an act of atonement. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	Penance \Pen"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penanced}.]	   To impose penance; to punish. "Some penanced lady elf."	   --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Penanceless \Pen"ance*less\, a.	   Free from penance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
pen-and-ink \pen-and-ink\ n.	   A drawing executed with pen and ink.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Penang lawyer \Pe*nang" law"yer\ [Prob. fr. Malay p[imac]nang	   l[imac]ar.]	   A kind of walking stick made from the stem of an East Asiatic	   palm ({Licuala acutifida}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Penang nut \Pe*nang" nut`\ [From the native name.] (Bot.)	   The betel nut. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]
Penannular \Pen*an"nu*lar\, a. [L. pene, paene, almost + E.	   annular.]	   Nearly annular; having nearly the form of a ring. "Penannular	   relics." --D. Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Penary \Pe"na*ry\, a.	   Penal. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Penates \Pe*na"tes\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   The household gods of the ancient Romans. They presided over	   the home and the family hearth. See {Lar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Penaunt \Pen"aunt\, n. [OF. penant, peneant. See {Penitent}.]	   A penitent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pence \Pence\, n.,	   pl. of {Penny}. See {Penny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pencel \Pen"cel\, n. [See {Pennoncel}.]	   A small, narrow flag or streamer borne at the top of a lance;	   -- called also {pennoncel}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Penchant \Pen`chant"\, n. [F., fr. pencher to bend, fr.	   (assumed) LL. pendicare, L. pendere. See {Pendant}.]	   Inclination; decided taste; bias; as, a penchant for art.	   [1913 Webster]	Penchant \Pen`chant"\, n. (Card Playing)	   A game like b['e]zique, or, in the game, any queen and jack	   of different suits held together.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Penchute \Pen"chute`\, n.	   See {Penstock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pencil \Pen"cil\, n. [OF. pincel, F. pinceau, L. penicillum,	   penicillus, equiv. to peniculus, dim. of penis a tail. Cf.	   {Penicil}.]	   1. A small, fine brush of hair or bristles used by painters	      for laying on colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            With subtile pencil depainted was this storie.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slender cylinder or strip of black lead, graphite,	      colored chalk, slate etc., or such a cylinder or strip	      inserted in a small wooden rod intended to be pointed, or	      in a case, which forms a handle, -- used for drawing or	      writing. See {Graphite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, figuratively, an artist's ability or peculiar	      manner; also, in general, the act or occupation of the	      artist, descriptive writer, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Opt.) An aggregate or collection of rays of light,	      especially when diverging from, or converging to, a point.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) A number of lines that intersect in one point, the	      point of intersection being called the pencil point.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) A small medicated bougie.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pencil case}, a holder for pencil lead.	   {Pencil flower} (Bot.), an American perennial leguminous herb	      ({Stylosanthes elatior}).	   {Pencil lead}, a slender rod of black lead, or the like,	      adapted for insertion in a holder.	      [1913 Webster]	Pencil \Pen"cil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penciled}or {Pencilled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Penciling} or {Pencilling}.]	   To write or mark with a pencil; to paint or to draw.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where nature pencils butterflies on flowers. --Harte.	   [1913 Webster]	   {pencil in} to write (a tentative appoinment) on an	      appointment calendar, so as to reserve time, but to allow	      the appointment to be readily canceled and replaced with	      another; -- also used figuratively, with other means of	      recording appointments. The notion being that something	      written in pencil can be more easily changed than	      something written in ink. The phrase is commonly used in	      the early stages of organizing a meeting of multiple	      persons, before it is known whether all attendees will be	      free at the suggested time.	      [PJC]
Penciled \Pen"ciled\, a. [Written also pencilled.]	   1. Painted, drawn, sketched, or marked with a pencil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Radiated; having pencils of rays.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Nat. Hist.) Marked with parallel or radiating lines.	      [1913 Webster]
Penciling \Pen"cil*ing\, n. [Written also pencilling.]	   1. The work of the pencil or bruch; as, delicate penciling in	      a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Brickwork) Lines of white or black paint drawn along a	      mortar joint in a brick wall. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster] Pencillate
Pencillate \Pen"cil*late\, Pencillated \Pen"cil*la`ted\, a.	   Shaped like a pencil; penicillate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pencraft \Pen"craft\, n.	   1. Penmanship; skill in writing; chirography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of composing or writing; authorship.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would not give a groat for that person's knowledge	            in pencraft.                          --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]
Pend \Pend\ (p[e^]nd), n.	   Oil cake; penock. [India]	   [1913 Webster]	Pend \Pend\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pending}.] [L. pendere.]	   1. To hang; to depend. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pending upon certain powerful motions. --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be undecided, or in process of adjustment.	      [1913 Webster]	Pend \Pend\, v. t. [Cf. pen to shut in, or AS. pyndan, E. pound	   an inclosure.]	   To pen; to confine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         ended within the limits . . . of Greece. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendant \Pend"ant\ (p[e^]nd"ant), n. [F., orig. p. pr. of pendre	   to hang, L. pendere. Cf. {Pendent}, {Pansy}, {Pensive},	   {Poise}, {Ponder}.]	   1. Something which hangs or depends; something suspended; a	      hanging appendage, especially one of an ornamental	      character, as to a chandelier or an eardrop; also, an	      appendix or addition, as to a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some hang upon the pendants of her ear. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many . . . have been pleased with this work and its	            pendant, the Tales and Popular Fictions.	                                                  --Keightley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: An ornamental object or piece of jewelry with a	      hook so that it can be hung from a chain around the neck.	      [PJC]	   3. (Arch.) A hanging ornament on roofs, ceilings, etc., much	      used in the later styles of Gothic architecture, where it	      is of stone, and an important part of the construction.	      There are imitations in plaster and wood, which are mere	      decorative features. "[A bridge] with . . . pendants	      graven fair." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fine Arts) One of a pair; a counterpart; as, one vase is	      the pendant to the other vase.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A pendulum. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The stem and ring of a watch, by which it is suspended.	      [U.S.] --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pendant post} (Arch.), a part of the framing of an open	      timber roof; a post set close against the wall, and	      resting upon a corbel or other solid support, and	      supporting the ends of a collar beam or any part of the	      roof.	      [1913 Webster]
Pendence \Pend"ence\, n. [See {Pendent}.]	   Slope; inclination. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendency \Pend"en*cy\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being pendent or suspended.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being undecided, or in	      continuance; suspense; as, the pendency of a suit.	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Pendent \Pend"ent\ (p[e^]nd"ent), a. [L. pendens, -entis, p. pr.	   of pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf. {Pendant}.]	   1. Supported from above; suspended; depending; pendulous;	      hanging; as, a pendent leaf. "The pendent world." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Often their tresses, when shaken, with pendent	            icicles tinkle.                       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jutting over; projecting; overhanging. "A vapor sometime	      like a . . . pendent rock." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Pendentive \Pen*den"tive\ (p[e^]n*d[e^]nt"[i^]v), n. [F.	   pendentif, fr. L. pendere to hang.] (Arch.)	      (a) The portion of a vault by means of which the square	          space in the middle of a building is brought to an	          octagon or circle to receive a cupola.	      (b) The part of a groined vault which is supported by, and	          springs from, one pier or corbel.	          [1913 Webster]
Pendently \Pend"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a pendent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendice \Pen"dice\, n. [Cf. {Pentice}.]	   A sloping roof; a lean-to; a penthouse. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendicle \Pen"di*cle\, n. [Cf. {Appendicle}.]	   An appendage; something dependent on another; an	   appurtenance; a pendant. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendicler \Pen*di*cler\, n.	   An inferior tenant; one who rents a pendicle or croft.	   [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pending \Pend"ing\, a. [L. pendere to hang, to be suspended. Cf.	   {Pendent}.]	   Not yet decided; in continuance; in suspension; as, a pending	   suit.	   [1913 Webster]	Pending \Pend"ing\, prep.	   1. During; as, pending the trail. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Until; awaiting; as, no decision will be taken pending his	      arrival.	      [PJC]
Pendragon \Pen"drag*on\, n.	   A chief leader or a king; a head; a dictator; -- a title	   assumed by the ancient British chiefs when called to lead	   other chiefs.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dread Pendragon, Britain's king of kings.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendular \Pen"du*lar\, a.	   Pendulous.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendulate \Pen"du*late\, v. i.	   To swing as a pendulum. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pendule \Pen"dule\, n. [F.]	   A pendulum. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Penduline \Pen"du`line\, n. [F. See {Pendulum}.] (Zool.)	   A European titmouse ({Parus pendulinus}, syn. {Aegithalus	   pendulinus}). It is noted for its elegant pendulous purselike	   nest, made of the down of willow trees and lined with	   feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendulosity \Pen`du*los"i*ty\, n. [See {Pendulous}.]	   The state or quality of being pendulous. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendulous \Pen"du*lous\, a. [L. pendulus, fr. pendere to hang.	   Cf. {Pendant}, and cf. {Pendulum}.]	   1. Depending; pendent loosely; hanging; swinging. --Shak.	      "The pendulous round earth." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wavering; unstable; doubtful. [R.] "A pendulous state of	      mind." --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Inclined or hanging downwards, as a flower on a	      recurved stalk, or an ovule which hangs from the upper	      part of the ovary.	      [1913 Webster]
Pendulously \Pen"du*lous*ly\, adv.	   In a pendulous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendulousness \Pen"du*lous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pendulous; the state of hanging	   loosely; pendulosity.	   [1913 Webster]
Pendulum \Pen"du*lum\, n.; pl. {Pendulums}. [NL., fr. L.	   pendulus hanging, swinging. See {Pendulous}.]	   A body so suspended from a fixed point as to swing freely to	   and fro by the alternate action of gravity and momentum. It	   is used to regulate the movements of clockwork and other	   machinery.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The time of oscillation of a pendulum is independent of	         the arc of vibration, provided this arc be small.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ballistic pendulum}. See under {Ballistic}.	   {Compensation pendulum}, a clock pendulum in which the effect	      of changes of temperature of the length of the rod is so	      counteracted, usually by the opposite expansion of	      differene metals, that the distance of the center of	      oscillation from the center of suspension remains	      invariable; as, the {mercurial compensation pendulum}, in	      which the expansion of the rod is compensated by the	      opposite expansion of mercury in a jar constituting the	      bob; the {gridiron pendulum}, in which compensation is	      effected by the opposite expansion of sets of rods of	      different metals.	   {Compound pendulum}, an ordinary pendulum; -- so called, as	      being made up of different parts, and contrasted with	      {simple pendulum}.	   {Conical pendulum} or {Revolving pendulum}, a weight	      connected by a rod with a fixed point; and revolving in a	      horizontal circle about the vertical from that point.	   {Pendulum bob}, the weight at the lower end of a pendulum.	   {Pendulum level}, a plumb level. See under {Level}.	   {Pendulum wheel}, the balance of a watch.	   {Simple pendulum} or {Theoretical pendulum}, an imaginary	      pendulum having no dimensions except length, and no weight	      except at the center of oscillation; in other words, a	      material point suspended by an ideal line.	      [1913 Webster]
Peneidae \Peneidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of tropical prawns.	   Syn: family {Peneidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Penelope \Pe*nel"o*pe\ (p[-e]*n[e^]l"[-o]*p[=e]), prop. n.	   [From. L. Penelope, the wife of Ulysses, the hero of the	   Odyssey, Gr. Phnelo`ph.] (Zool.)	   A genus of curassows, including the guans.	   [1913 Webster]
Peneplain \Pe"ne*plain`\, n. [L. paene, pene, almost + E.	   plain.] (Phys. Geog.)	   A land surface reduced by erosion to the general condition of	   a plain, but not wholly devoid of hills; a base-level plain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Penetrability \Pen`e*tra*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   p['e]n['e]trabilit['e].]	   The quality of being penetrable; susceptibility of being	   penetrated, entered, or pierced. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Penetrable \Pen"e*tra*ble\, a. [L. penetrabilus: cf. F.	   p['e]n['e]trable.]	   Capable of being penetrated, entered, or pierced. Used also	   figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         And pierce his only penetrable part.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am not made of stones,	         But penetrable to your kind entreats.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pen"e*tra*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Pen"e*tra*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Penetrail \Pen"e*trail\, n.	   Penetralia. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Penetralia \Pen`e*tra"li*a\, n. pl. [L., fr. penetralis	   penetrating, internal. See {Penetrate}.]	   1. The recesses, or innermost parts, of any thing or place,	      especially of a temple or palace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hidden things or secrets; privacy; sanctuary; as, the	      sacred penetralia of the home.	      [1913 Webster] Penetrance
Penetrance \Pen"e*trance\, Penetrancy \Pen"e*tran*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being penetrant; power of entering or	   piercing; penetrating power or quality; as, the penetrancy of	   subtile effluvia.	   [1913 Webster]
Penetrant \Pen"e*trant\, a. [L. penetrans, p. pr. of penetrare:	   cf. F. p['e]n['e]trant.]	   Having power to enter or pierce; penetrating; sharp; subtile;	   as, penetrant cold. "Penetrant and powerful arguments."	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Penetrate \Pen"e*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Penetrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Penetrating}.] [L. penetratus, p. p. of	   penetrare to penetrate; akin to penitus inward, inwardly, and	   perh. to pens with, in the power of, penus store of food,	   innermost part of a temple.]	   1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to effect	      an entrance into; to pierce; as, light penetrates	      darkness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to	      touch with feeling; to make sensible; to move deeply; as,	      to penetrate one's heart with pity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The translator of Homer should penetrate himself	            with a sense of the plainness and directness of	            Homer's style.                        --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pierce into by the mind; to arrive at the inner	      contents or meaning of, as of a mysterious or difficult	      subject; to comprehend; to understand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things which here were too subtile for us to	            penetrate.                            --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	Penetrate \Pen"e*trate\, v. i.	   To pass; to make way; to pierce. Also used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Preparing to penetrate to the north and west. --J. R.	                                                  Green.	   [1913 Webster]	         Born where Heaven's influence scarce can penetrate.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sweet of life that penetrates so near. --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Penetrating \Pen"e*tra`ting\, a.	   1. Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading;	      sharp; subtile; penetrative; as, a penetrating odor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to discover; as, a	      penetrating mind.	      [1913 Webster]
Penetratingly \Pen"e*tra`ting*ly\, adv.	   In a penetrating manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Penetration \Pen"e*tra`tion\, n. [L. penetratio: cf. F.	   p['e]n['e]tration.]	   1. The act or process of penetrating, piercing, or entering;	      also, the act of mentally penetrating into, or	      comprehending, anything difficult.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to each in ward part,	            With gentle penetration, though unseen,	            Shoots invisible virtue even to the deep. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A penetration into the difficulties of algebra.	                                                  --Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acuteness; insight; sharp discoverment; sagacity; as, a	      person of singular penetration. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Discernment; sagacity; acuteness; sharpness;	        discrimination. See {Discernment}, and {Sagacity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Penetrative \Pen"e*tra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]n['e]tratif.]	   1. Tending to penetrate; of a penetrating quality; piercing;	      as, the penetrative sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            His look became keen and penetrative. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the power to affect or impress the mind or heart;	      impressive; as, penetrative shame. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acute; discerning; sagacious; as, penetrative wisdom. "The	      penetrative eye." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Led on by skill of penetrative soul.  --Grainger.	      [1913 Webster]
Penetrativeness \Pen"e*tra*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being penetrative.	   [1913 Webster]
Penfish \Pen"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A squid.	   [1913 Webster]
Penfold \Pen"fold`\, n.	   See {Pinfold}.	   [1913 Webster]
pen-friend \pen-friend\ n.	   A person one comes to know by by frequent friendly	   correspondence; a pen pal.	   Syn: pen pal, pen-pal, penfriend.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pengolin \Pen"go*lin\, n. (Zool.)	   The pangolin.	   [1913 Webster]
Penguin \Pen"guin\ (p[e^]n"gw[i^]n), n. [Perh. orig. the name of	   another bird, and fr. W. pen head + gwyn white; or perh. from	   a native South American name.]	   1. (Zool.) Any bird of the order {Impennes}, or {Ptilopteri}.	      They are covered with short, thick feathers, almost	      scalelike on the wings, which are without true quills.	      They are unable to fly, but use their wings to aid in	      diving, in which they are very expert. See {King penguin},	      under {Jackass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Penguins are found in the south temperate and antarctic	         regions. The king penguins ({Aptenodytes Patachonica},	         and {Aptenodytes longirostris}) are the largest; the	         jackass penguins ({Spheniscus}) and the rock hoppers	         ({Catarractes}) congregate in large numbers at their	         breeding grounds.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The egg-shaped fleshy fruit of a West Indian plant	      ({Bromelia Pinguin}) of the Pineapple family; also, the	      plant itself, which has rigid, pointed, and spiny-toothed	      leaves, and is used for hedges. [Written also {pinguin}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arctic penguin} (Zool.), the great auk. See {Auk}.	      [1913 Webster]
Penguinery \Pen"guin*er*y\, n. (Zool.)	   A breeding place, or rookery, of penguins.	   [1913 Webster]
Penholder \Pen"hold`er\, n.	   A handle for a pen.	   [1913 Webster]
Penhouse \Pen"house`\ (p[e^]n"hous`), n.	   A penthouse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Penible \Pen*i"ble\, a. [OF. penible. Cf. {Painable}.]	   Painstaking; assidous. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Penicil \Pen"i*cil\ (p[e^]n"[i^]*s[i^]l), n. [L. penicillum,	   penicillus, a painter's brush, a roil of lint, a tent for	   wounds.] (mented.)	   A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.	   [1913 Webster]
Penicillamine \Pen`i*cil"lam*ine\, n. (Chem., Med.)	   A substance ({C5H11NO2S}) which is a degradation product of	   the penicillins. Chemically it is 3-mercapto-D-valine. It has	   chelating properties and is used in medicine as an	   antirheumatic and to chelate copper in cases of	   hepatolenticular degeneration (Wilson's disease).	   [PJC]
Penicillate \Pen`i*cil"late\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]nicill['e]. See	   {Penicil}.] (Biol.)	   Having the form of a pencil; furnished with a pencil of fine	   hairs; ending in a tuft of hairs like a camel's-hair brush,	   as the stigmas of some grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Penicilliform \Pen`i*cil"li*form\, a. (Bot.)	   Penicillate.	   [1913 Webster]
penicillin \pen`i*cil"lin\ (p[e^]n`[i^]*s[i^]l"l[i^]n), n. [From	   Penicillium, the fungus genus from which it was first	   isolated.] (Chem.)	   Any of a variety of substances having a structure containing	   a beta-lactam ring fused to a thiirane ring, to which a	   carboxyl group is attached, but most commonly interpreted as	   {benzyl penicillin}. They are notable as powerful	   antibacterial agents of relatively low toxicity which have	   found extensive use in medicine for treating bacterial	   infections. They are categorized as one of the classes of	   beta-lactam antibiotic. They are produced naturally by some	   fungi and bacteria, and industrial production processes	   almost invariably start from some form of the penicillin	   nucleus produced by fermentation of microorganisms. The	   fermentation products are then chemically modified to produce	   derivatives of enhanced potency, safety, or antibacterial	   spectrum. The first penicillin to see extensive use	   clinically (during World War II) was {penicillin G}, also	   called {benzypenicillin}, and commonly simply "penicillin".	   [PJC]	   Note: [hand]The characteristic portion of the structure	         characterizing a penicillin is the bicyclic structure	         3,3-Dimethyl-7-oxo-4-thia-1-azabicylo[3.2.0]heptane-2-carboxylic	         acid. The different penicillins have varying acyl	         groups forming an amide bond with a nitrogen attached	         to the 6-carbon of this nucleus. This distinguishes it	         from the other classes of beta-lactam antibiotic, the	         {cephalosporins}, {thienamycins} and {sulfazecin}.	         [PJC]
Penicillinase \Pen`i*cil"lin*ase\, n. (Bioch.)	   An enzyme which destroys the antibacterial activity of	   penicillin by hydrolyzing the amide bond in the beta-lactam	   ring. Many penicillinases are known, and are produced by a	   wide variety of bacteria. The production of penicillinase is	   one of the mechanisms by which bacteria may become resistant	   to penicillins. Penicillinase production in various bacterial	   species may be induced, i.e., it may occur only when	   stimulated by the presence of penicillin in the culture	   medium, or it may be constitutive, i.e., it may occur	   whenever the cells are producing protein. Molecular weights	   of the various penicillinases tend to cluster near 50,000.	   [PJC]
Peninsula \Pen*in"su*la\, n. [L. peninsula or paeninsula; paene	   almost + insula an island. See {Isle}.]	   A portion of land nearly surrounded by water, and connected	   with a larger body by a neck, or isthmus.	   [1913 Webster]
Peninsular \Pen*in"su*lar\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]ninsulaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a peninsula; as, a peninsular form;	   peninsular people; the peninsular war.	   [1913 Webster]
Peninsula State \Pen*in"su*la State\	   Florida; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peninsulate \Pen*in"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Peninsulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Peninsulating}.]	   To form into a peninsula.	   [1913 Webster]	         South River . . . peninsulates Castle Hill farm. --W.	                                                  Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Penis \Pe"nis\ (p[=e]"n[i^]s), n. [L.] (Anat.)	   The erectile external sexual organ of males, used in	   copulation, and in mammals, also for urination.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Penitence \Pen"i*tence\, n. [F. p['e]nitence, L. paenitentia.	   See {Penitent}, and cf. {Penance}.]	   The quality or condition of being penitent; the disposition	   of a penitent; sorrow for sins or faults; repentance;	   contrition. "Penitence of his old guilt." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Death is deferred, and penitenance has room	         To mitigate, if not reverse, the doom.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Repentance; contrition; compunction.	        [1913 Webster]
Penitencer \Pen"i*ten*cer\, n. [F. p['e]nitencier.]	   A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in	   extraordinary cases. [Written also {penitenser}.] [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Penitency \Pen"i*ten*cy\, n.	   Penitence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Penitent \Pen"i*tent\, a. [F. p['e]nitent, L. paenitens, -entis,	   poenitens, p. pr. of paenitere, poenitere, to cause to	   repent, to repent; prob. akin to poena punishment. See	   {Pain}.]	   1. Feeling pain or sorrow on account of sins or offenses;	      repentant; contrite; sincerely affected by a sense of	      guilt, and resolved on amendment of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be penitent, and for thy fault contrite. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Doing penance. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Penitent \Pen"i*tent\, n.	   1. One who repents of sin; one sorrowful on account of his	      transgressions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One under church censure, but admitted to penance; one	      undergoing penance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One under the direction of a confessor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Penitents is an appellation given to certain	         fraternities in Roman Catholic countries, distinguished	         by their habit, and employed in charitable acts.	         [1913 Webster]
Penitential \Pen`i*ten"tial\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]nitentiel.]	   Of or pertaining to penitence, or to penance; expressing	   penitence; of the nature of penance; as, the penitential	   book; penitential tears. "Penitential stripes." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Guilt that all the penitential fires of hereafter can	         not cleanse.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Penitential \Pen`i*ten"tial\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions,	   containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called	   also {penitential book}.	   [1913 Webster]
Penitentially \Pen`i*ten"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a penitential manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Penitentiary \Pen`i*ten"tia*ry\	   (p[e^]n`[i^]*t[e^]n"sh[.a]*r[y^]), a. [Cf. F.	   p['e]nitentiaire.]	   1. Relating to penance, or to the rules and measures of	      penance. "A penitentiary tax." --Abp. Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressive of penitence; as, a penitentiary letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Used for punishment, discipline, and reformation.	      "Penitentiary houses." --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Penitentiary \Pen`i*ten"tia*ry\, n.; pl. {Penitentiaries}. [Cf.	   F. p['e]nitencier. See {Penitent}.]	   1. One who prescribes the rules and measures of penance.	      [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who does penance. [Obs.] --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small building in a monastery where penitents confessed.	      --Shpiley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That part of a church to which penitents were admitted.	      --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) An office of the papal court which examines cases of	          conscience, confession, absolution from vows, etc.,	          and delivers decisions, dispensations, etc. Its chief	          is a cardinal, called the Grand Penitentiary,	          appointed by the pope.	      (b) An officer in some dioceses since A. D. 1215, vested	          with power from the bishop to absolve in cases	          reserved to him.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A house of correction, in which offenders are confined for	      punishment, discipline, and reformation, and in which they	      are generally compelled to labor; a prison; a jail.	      Colloquially often shortened to {pen}.	      [1913 Webster]
Penitentiaryship \Pen`i*ten"tia*ry*ship\, n.	   The office or condition of a penitentiary of the papal court.	   [R.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Penitently \Pen"i*tent*ly\, adv.	   In a penitent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Penk \Penk\ (p[e^][ng]k), n.	   A minnow. See {Pink}, n., 4. [Prov. Eng.] --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Penknife \Pen"knife`\, n.; pl. {Penknives}. [Pen + knife.]	   A small pocketknife; formerly, a knife used for making and	   mending quill pens.	   [1913 Webster]
penlight \pen"light`\ n.	   A small flashlight resembling a fountain pen, often having a	   clip to permit firm attachment to a pocket.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Penman \Pen"man\, n.; pl. {Penmen}.	   1. One who uses the pen; a writer; esp., one skilled in the	      use of the pen; a calligrapher; a writing master.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An author; a composer. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Penmanship \Pen"man*ship\, n.	   The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing; style or	   manner of writing; chirography; as, good or bad penmanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Penna \Pen"na\ (p[e^]n"n[.a]), n.; pl. {Penn[ae]}. [L.] (Zool.)	   A perfect, or normal, feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennaceous \Pen*na"ceous\ (p[e^]n*n[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to a normal feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennach \Pen"nach\ (p[e^]n"n[a^]sh), n. [OF. pennache. See	   {Panache}.]	   A bunch of feathers; a plume. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennached \Pen"nached\, a. [Cf. OF. pennach['e]. See {Panache}.]	   Variegated; striped. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennage \Pen"nage\, n. [L. penna feather.]	   Feathery covering; plumage. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennant \Pen"nant\ (p[e^]n"nant), n. [OE. penon, penoun, pynoun,	   OF. penon, F. pennon, fr. L. penna feather. See {Pen} a	   feather, and cf. {Pennon}, {Pinion}.] (Naut.)	   (a) A small flag; a pennon. The {narrow pennant}, or {long	       pennant} (called also whip or coach whip) is a long,	       narrow piece of bunting, carried at the masthead of a	       government vessel in commission. The {board pennant} is	       an oblong, nearly square flag, carried at the masthead of	       a commodore's vessel. "With flags and pennants trimmed."	       --Drayton.	   (b) A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked.	       [1913 Webster] Pennate
Pennate \Pen"nate\, Pennated \Pen"na*ted\, a. [L. pennatus	   feathered, winged, from penna feather, wing.]	   1. Winged; plume-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Pinnate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pennatula \Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Pennatul[ae]}, E.	   {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of {Pennatula}, {Pteroides}, and	   allied genera of {Alcyonaria}, having a featherlike form; a	   sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side	   branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennatulacea \Pen*nat`u*la"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pennatula}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of alcyonoid corals, including the seapens and	   related kinds. They are able to move about by means of the	   hollow muscular peduncle, which also serves to support them	   upright in the mud. See {Pennatula}, and Illust. under	   {Alcyonaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Penned \Penned\, a.	   1. Winged; having plumes. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Written with a pen; composed. "Their penned speech."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Enclosed in a pen; -- of animals.	      [PJC]
Penner \Pen"ner\, n.	   1. One who pens; a writer. --Sir T. North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A case for holding pens. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Penniform \Pen"ni*form\, a. [L. penna feather + -form: cf. F.	   penniforme.]	   Having the form of a feather or plume.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennigerous \Pen*nig"er*ous\, a. [L. penniger; penna feather +	   gerere to bear.] (Zool.)	   Bearing feathers or quills.	   [1913 Webster]
Penniless \Pen"ni*less\, a. [From {Penny}.]	   Destitute of money; impecunious; poor. -- {Pen"ni*less*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Penninerved \Pen"ni*nerved`\, a. [L. penna feather + E. nerve.]	   Pinnately veined or nerved.	   [1913 Webster]
Pennipotent \Pen*nip"o*tent\, a. [L. pennipotens; penna wing +	   potens strong.]	   Strong of wing; strong on the wing. [Poetic] --Davies (Holy	   Roode).	   [1913 Webster]
Pennon \Pen"non\, n. [Cf. {Pinion}.]	   A wing; a pinion. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Pennon \Pen"non\, n. [See {Pennant}.]	   A pennant; a flag or streamer. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster] Pennoncel
Pennoncel \Pen"non*cel`\, Pennoncelle \Pen"non*celle`\, n. [OF.	   penoncel. See {Pennant}.]	   A small pennon borne on a lance. See {Pencel}. [Also spelled	   {penoncel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pennsylvanian \Pennsylvanian\ prop. n.	   The geological period from 280 million to 310 million years	   ago; -- it was characterized by a warm climate and abundance	   of swampy land.	   Syn: Pennsylvanian period, Upper Carboniferous, Upper	        Carboniferous period.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A resident of the state of Pennsylvania.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Penny \Pen"ny\ (p[e^]n"n[y^]), a. [Perh. a corruption of pun,	   for pound.]	   Denoting the weight in pounds for one thousand; -- used in	   combination, with respect to nails; as, tenpenny nails, nails	   of which one thousand weight ten pounds.	   [1913 Webster]	Penny \Pen*ny\, n.; pl. {Pennies}or {Pence} (p[e^]ns). Pennies	   denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in	   value. [OE. peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D.	   penning, OHG. pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr;	   of uncertain origin.]	   1. A former English coin, originally of copper, then of	      bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account	      value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; --	      usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of	      denarius).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the	         only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent	         . . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier."	         --R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about	         three pence sterling (see {Pennyweight}). The old	         Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the	         English coin. In the United States the word penny is	         popularly used for cent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.	      [1913 Webster]	            What penny hath Rome borne,	            What men provided, what munition sent? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Script.) See {Denarius}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Penny cress} (Bot.), an annual herb of the Mustard family,	      having round, flat pods like silver pennies ({Thlaspi	      arvense}). Also spelled {pennycress}. --Dr. Prior.	   {Penny dog} (Zool.), a kind of shark found on the South coast	      of Britain: the tope.	   {Penny pincher}, {Penny father}, a penurious person; a miser;	      a niggard. The latter phrase is now obsolete. --Robinson	      (More's Utopia).	   {Penny grass} (Bot.), pennyroyal. [R.]	   {Penny post}, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a	      mail carrier.	   {Penny wise}, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving	      small sums while losing larger; penny-wise; -- used	      chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.	      [1913 Webster]	Penny \Pen"ny\, a.	   Worth or costing one penny; as, penny candy.	   [1913 Webster]
Penny-a-liner \Pen"ny-a-lin"er\, n.	   One who furnishes matter to public journals at so much a	   line; a poor writer for hire; a hack writer. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
pennycress \pennycress\ n.	   Any of several plants of the genus Thlaspi; see {penny	   cress}. [Also spelled {penny cress}.]	   [WordNet 1.5]
penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ n.	   Extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money	   unnecessarily.	   Syn: parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift.	        [WordNet 1.5]	penny-pinching \penny-pinching\ adj.	   Scrimping; reluctant to spend money; stingy; miserly; same as	   {cheesparing}.	   Syn: cheeseparing, close.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
penny-wise \penny-wise\ adj.	   1. Thrifty in small matters only. Used mostly in the phrase	      penny-wise and pound foolish.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Pennyroyal \Pen`ny*roy"al\, n. [A corruption of OE. puliall	   royal. OE. puliall is ultimately derived fr. L. puleium, or	   pulegium regium (so called as being good against fleas), fr.	   pulex a flea; and royal is a translation of L. regium, in	   puleium regium.] (Bot.)	   An aromatic herb ({Mentha Pulegium}) of Europe; also, a North	   American plant ({Hedeoma pulegioides}) resembling it in	   flavor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bastard pennyroyal} (Bot.) See {Blue curls}, under {Blue}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pennyweight \Pen"ny*weight`\, n.	   A troy weight containing twenty-four grains, or the twentieth	   part of a troy ounce; 1.555 grams; as, a pennyweight of gold	   or of arsenic. It is abbreviated dwt or pwt. It was anciently	   the weight of a silver penny, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Pennywort \Pen"ny*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A European trailing herb ({Linaria Cymbalaria}) with	   roundish, reniform leaves. It is often cultivated in hanging	   baskets.	   [1913 Webster]	   {March pennywort}, or {Water pennywort}. (Bot.) See under	      {March}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pennyworth \Pen"ny*worth`\, n.	   1. A penny's worth; as much as may be bought for a penny. "A	      dear pennyworth." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The full value of one's penny expended; due return	      for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priests sold the better pennyworths. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small quantity; a trifle. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Penock \Pen"ock\, n.	   See {Pend}.	   [1913 Webster]
Penological \Pen`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to penology.	   [1913 Webster]
Penologist \Pe*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in, or a student of, penology.	   [1913 Webster]
Penology \Pe*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. poinh`, or L. poena, punishment	   + -logy.]	   The science or art of punishment. [Written also	   {p[oe]nology}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Penrack \Pen"rack`\, n.	   A rack for pens not in use.	   [1913 Webster]
Pens \Pens\ (p[e^]ns), n.,	   pl. of {Penny}; pence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pensative \Pen"sa*tive\, a.	   Pensive. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pensel \Pen"sel\, n.	   A pencel. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pensible \Pen"si*ble\, a.	   Held aloft. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pensile \Pen"sile\ (p[e^]n"s[i^]l; 277), a. [L. pensilis, fr.	   pendere to hang: cf. OE. pensil. See {Pendant}.]	   Hanging; suspended; pendent; pendulous. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The long, pensile branches of the birches. --W. Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Pensileness \Pen"sile*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being pensile; pendulousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Pension \Pen"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. pensio a paying, payment, fr.	   pendere, pensum, to weight, to pay; akin to pend?re to hang.	   See {Pendant}, and cf. {Spend}.]	   1. A payment; a tribute; something paid or given. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The stomach's pension, and the time's expense.	                                                  --Sylvester.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stated allowance to a person in consideration of past	      services; payment made to one retired from service, on	      account of age, disability, or other cause; also, a	      regular stipend paid by a government to retired public	      officers, disabled soldiers, the families of soldiers	      killed in service, or to meritorious authors, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            To all that kept the city pensions and wages. --1	                                                  Esd. iv. 56.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A certain sum of money paid to a clergyman in lieu of	      tithes. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F., pronounced ?.] A boarding house or boarding school in	      France, Belgium, Switzerland, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Pension \Pen"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pensioned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pensioning}.]	   To grant a pension to; to pay a regular stipend to; in	   consideration of service already performed; -- sometimes	   followed by off; as, to pension off a servant.	   [1913 Webster]	         One knighted Blackmore, and one pensioned Quarles.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
pensionable \pensionable\ adj.	   Entitled to receive a pension; as, a pensionable employee.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, a.	   1. Maintained by a pension; receiving a pension; as,	      pensionary spies. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of a pension; as, a pensionary provision for	      maintenance.	      [1913 Webster]	Pensionary \Pen"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Pensionaries}. [Cf. F.	   pensionnaire. Cf. {Pensioner}.]	   1. One who receives a pension; a pensioner. --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the chief magistrates of towns in Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grand pensionary}, the title of the prime minister, or or	      president of the Council, of Holland when a republic.	      [1913 Webster]
Pensioner \Pen"sion*er\, n.	   1. One in receipt of a pension; hence, figuratively, a	      dependent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fickle pensioners of Morpheus' train. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old pensioners . . . of Chelsea Hospital.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of an honorable band of gentlemen who attend the	      sovereign of England on state occasions, and receive an	      annual pension, or allowance, of [pounds]150 and two	      horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. F. pensionnaire one who pays for his board. Cf.	      {Pensionary}, n.] In the university of Cambridge, England,	      one who pays for his living in commons; -- corresponding	      to commoner at Oxford. --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]
Pensive \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 sad; employed in serious reflection;	      given to, or favorable to, earnest or melancholy musing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pensive secrecy of desert cell.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anxious cares the pensive nymph oppressed. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing or suggesting thoughtfulness with sadness; as,	      pensive numbers. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Pensived \Pen"sived\, a.	   Made pensive. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pensively \Pen"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a pensive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pensiveness \Pen"sive*ness\, n.	   The state of being pensive; serious thoughtfulness;	   seriousness. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Penstemon \Penstemon\ prop. n.	   A large genus of subshrubs or herbs having showy blue or	   purple or red or yellow or white flowers; found mostly in	   Western North America.	   Syn: genus {Penstemon}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Penstock \Pen"stock\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perh. fr. pen an	   inclosure + stock.]	   1. A close conduit or pipe for conducting water, as, to a	      water wheel, or for emptying a pond, or for domestic uses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The barrel of a wooden pump.	      [1913 Webster]
Pent \Pent\ (p[e^]nt), p. p. or a. [From {Pen}, v. t.]	   Penned or shut up; confined; -- often with up.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here in the body pent.                   --J.	                                                  Montgomery.	   [1913 Webster]	         No pent-up Utica contracts your powers.  --J. M.	                                                  Sewall.	   [1913 Webster]
pent- \pent-\ (p[e^]nt), pref.	   Same as {penta-}; -- used as a combining form before vowels,	   as in pentoxide.	   [PJC]
Penta- \Pen"ta-\, pref. [Gr. penta-, a later combining form of	   pe`nte five. See {Five}.]	   1. A combining form denoting five; as, pentacapsular;	      pentagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Denoting the degree of five, either as regards	      quality, property, or composition; as, pentasulphide,	      containing five sulfur atoms; pentoxide, containing five	      oxygen atoms, etc. Also used adjectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentabasic \Pen`ta*ba"sic\, a. [Penta- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Capable of uniting with five molecules of a monacid base;	   having five acid hydrogen atoms capable of substitution by a	   basic radical; -- said of certain acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacapsular \Pen`ta*cap"su*lar\, a. [Penta- + capsular.]	   (Bot.)	   Having five capsules.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentachenium \Pen`ta*che"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Penta-}, and	   {Achenium}.] (Bot.)	   A dry fruit composed of five carpels, which are covered by an	   epigynous calyx and separate at maturity.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentachloride \Pen`ta*chlo"ride\, n. [Penta- + chloride.]	   (Chem.)	   A chloride having five atoms of chlorine in each molecule;	   as, phosphorus pentachloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentachord \Pen"ta*chord\, n. [L. pentachordus five-stringed,	   Gr. penta`chordos; penta- five + chordh` string.]	   1. An ancient instrument of music with five strings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An order or system of five sounds. --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentacid \Pen*tac"id\, a. [Penta- + acid.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing, or combining with, five molecules of	   a monobasic acid; having five hydrogen atoms capable of	   substitution by acid residues; -- said of certain complex	   bases.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacle \Pen"ta*cle\, n. [Gr. pe`nte five.]	   A five-pointed star, also called a pentagram or pentalpha.	   See illustr. under pentalpha. Sometimes referring to a	   similar figure, such as the figure composed of two	   equilateral triangles intersecting so as to form a	   six-pointed star. It was used in early ornamental art, and	   also with superstitious import by the astrologers and mystics	   of the Middle Ages. The six-pointed star is more comonly	   called a {hexagram}, or called Solomon's seal; it resembles	   the star of David (Magen David)	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Pentacoccous \Pen`ta*coc"cous\, a. [See {Penta-}, {Coccus}.]	   (Bot.)	   Composed of five united carpels with one seed in each, as	   certain fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentaconter \Pen"ta*con`ter\, n. (Gr. Antiq.)	   See {Penteconter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacrinin \Pen*tac"ri*nin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A red and purple pigment found in certain crinoids of the	   genus Pentacrinus.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacrinite \Pen*tac"ri*nite\, n. [Penta- + Gr. kri`non a	   lily.] (Zool.)	   Any species of Pentacrinus.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacrinoid \Pen*tac"ri*noid\, n. [Pentacrinus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   An immature comatula when it is still attached by a stem, and	   thus resembles a Pentacrinus.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacrinus \Pen*tac"ri*nus\, n. [NL. See {Penta-}, and	   {Crinum}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large, stalked crinoids, of which several species	   occur in deep water among the West Indies and elsewhere.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacron \Pen*ta"cron\, n.; pl. L. {Pentacra}, E. {Pentacrons}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. pe`nte five + 'a`kron a summit.] (Geom.)	   A solid having five summits or angular points.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentacrostic \Pen`ta*cros"tic\, n. [Penta- + acrostic.]	   A set of verses so disposed that the name forming the subject	   of the acrostic occurs five times -- the whole set of verses	   being divided into five different parts from top to bottom.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentad \Pen"tad\, n. [Gr. penta`s penta`dos, a body of five, fr.	   pe`nte five.] (Chem.)	   Any element, atom, or radical, having a valence of five, or	   which can be combined with, substituted for, or compared	   with, five atoms of hydrogen or other monad; as, nitrogen is	   a pentad in the ammonium compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Any grouping of five things.	      [PJC]	Pentad \Pen"tad\, a. (Chem.)	   Having the valence of a pentad.	   [1913 Webster] Pentadactyl
Pentadactyl \Pen`ta*dac"tyl\, Pentadactyle \Pen`ta*dac"tyle\, a.	   [Gr. pentada`ktylos with five fingers or toes. See {Penta-},	   and {Dactyl}.]	   1. (Anat.) Having five digits to the hand or foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having five appendages resembling fingers or toes.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentadactyloid \Pen`ta*dac"tyl*oid\, a. [Pentadactyl + -oid.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the form of, or a structure modified from, a	   pentadactyl limb.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentadecane \Pen`ta*dec"ane\ (p[e^]n`t[.a]*d[e^]k"[=a]n), n.	   [Penta- + Gr. de`ka ten.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, ({C15H32}) found in	   petroleum, tar oil, etc., and obtained as a colorless liquid;	   -- so called from the fifteen carbon atoms in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentadecatoic \Pen`ta*dec`a*to"ic\	   (p[e^]n`t[.a]*d[e^]k`[.a]*t[=o]"[i^]k), a. [Penta- +	   decatoic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, pentadecane, or	   designating an acid related to it.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentadecylic \Pen`ta*decyl"ic\	   (p[e^]n`t[.a]*d[-e]*s[i^]l"[i^]k), a. [Penta- + decylic.]	   (Chem.)	   Same as {Quindecylic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentadelphous \Pen`ta*del"phous\ (p[e^]n`t[.a]*d[e^]l"f[u^]s),	   a. [Penta- + Gr. 'adelfo`s brother.] (Bot.)	   Having the stamens arranged in five clusters, those of each	   cluster having their filaments more or less united, as the	   flowers of the linden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentafid \Pen"ta*fid\ (p[e^]n"t[.a]*f[i^]d), a. [Penta- + root	   of L. findere to split.] (Bot.)	   Divided or cleft into five parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentaglot \Pen"ta*glot\ (p[e^]n"t[.a]*gl[o^]t), n. [Penta- +	   -glot, as in polyglot.]	   A work in five different tongues.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentagon \Pen"ta*gon\, n. [Gr. penta`gwnon; penta- (see	   {Penta-}) + gwni`a angle: cf. L. pentagonium, F. pentagone.]	   (Geom.)	   A plane figure having five angles, and, consequently, five	   sides; any figure having five angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regular pentagon}, a pentagon in which the angles are all	      equal, and the sides all equal.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentagonal \Pen*tag"o*nal\, a. [Cf. F. pentagonal, pentagone, L.	   pentagonus, pentagonius, Gr. ?.]	   Having five corners or angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pentagonal dodecahedron}. See {Dodecahedron}, and	      {Pyritohedron}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentagonally \Pen*tag"o*nal*ly\, adv.	   In the form of a pentagon; with five angles. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentagonous \Pen*tag"o*nous\, a.	   Pentagonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentagram \Pen"ta*gram\, n. [Gr. ?, neut. of ? having five	   lines. See {Penta-}, and {-gram}.]	   A pentacle or a pentalpha. "Like a wizard pentagram."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Pentagraphic
Pentagraphic \Pen`ta*graph"ic\, Pentagraphical
\Pen`ta*graph"ic*al\, a. [Corrupted fr. pantographic, -ical.]	   Pantographic. See {Pantograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentagynia \Pen`ta*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see	   {Penta-}) + ? female.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of plants, having five styles or pistils.	   [1913 Webster] Pentagynian
Pentagynian \Pen`ta*gyn"i*an\, Pentagynous \Pen*tag"y*nous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to plants of the order Pentagyna; having	   five styles.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentahedral \Pen`ta*he"dral\, a.	   Having five sides; as, a pentahedral figure.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentahedrical \Pen`ta*hed"ric*al\, a.	   Pentahedral. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pentahedron \Pen`ta*he"dron\, n. [Penta- + Gr. "e`dra seat,	   base.]	   A solid figure having five sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentahedrous \Pen`ta*he"drous\, a.	   Pentahedral. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentail \Pen"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A peculiar insectivore ({Ptilocercus Lowii}) of Borneo; -- so	   called from its very long, quill-shaped tail, which is scaly	   at the base and plumose at the tip.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentalpha \Pen*tal"pha\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?: cf. F. pentalpha.	   See {Penta-}, and {Alpha}.]	   A five-pointed star, resembling five alphas joined at their	   bases; -- used as a symbol.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentamera \Pen*tam"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pentamerous}.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive division of Coleoptera, including those that	   normally have five-jointed tarsi. It embraces about half of	   all the known species of the Coleoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentameran \Pen*tam"er*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Pentamera.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentamerous \Pen*tam"er*ous\, a. [Penta- + Gr. ? part.]	   1. (Biol.) Divided into, or consisting of, five parts; also,	      arranged in sets, with five parts in each set, as a flower	      with five sepals, five petals, five, or twice five,	      stamens, and five pistils.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Belonging to the Pentamera.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentamerus \Pen*tam"e*rus\, n. [NL. See {Pentamerous}.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct Paleozoic brachiopods, often very abundant	   in the Upper Silurian.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pentamerus limestone} (Geol.), a Silurian limestone composed	      largely of the shells of Pentamerus.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentameter \Pen*tam"e*ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? (see {Penta-})	   + ? measure.] (Gr. & L.Pros.)	   A verse of five feet.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The dactylic pentameter consists of two parts separated	         by a di[ae]resis. Each part consists of two dactyls and	         a long syllable. The spondee may take the place of the	         dactyl in the first part, but not in the second. The	         elegiac distich consists of the hexameter followed by	         the pentameter. --Harkness.	         [1913 Webster]	Pentameter \Pen*tam"e*ter\, a.	   Having five metrical feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentamethylene \Pen`ta*meth"yl*ene\, n. [Penta- + methylene.]	   (Chem.)	   A hypothetical hydrocarbon, {C5H10}, metameric with the	   amylenes, and the nucleus of a large number of derivatives;	   -- so named because regarded as composed of five methylene	   residues. Cf. {Trimethylene}, and {Tetramethylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentandria \Pen*tan"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see	   {Penta-}) + ?, ?, man, male.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants having five separate stamens.	   [1913 Webster] Pentandrian
Pentandrian \Pen*tan"dri*an\, Pentandrous \Pen*tan"drous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the class Pentadria; having five stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentane \Pen"tane\, n. [See {Penta-}.] (Chem.)	   Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, {C5H12}, of the	   methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile	   liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because	   of the five carbon atoms in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentangle \Pen"tan`gle\, n. [Penta- + angle.]	   A pentagon. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentangular \Pen*tan"gu*lar\, a. [Penta- + angular.]	   Having five corners or angles. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pentapetalous \Pen`ta*pet"al*ous\, a. [Penta- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Having five petals, or flower leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentaphyllous \Pen*taph"yl*lous\, a. [Penta- + Gr. ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having five leaves or leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentapody \Pen*tap"o*dy\, n. [Penta- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Pros.)	   A measure or series consisting of five feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentaptote \Pen"tap*tote\, n. [L. (pl.) pentaptota. Gr. ? with	   five cases; ? (see {Penta-}) + ? falling.] (Gram.)	   A noun having five cases.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentaptych \Pen"tap*tych\, n. [Penta- + Gr. ?, ?, a fold.] (Fine	   Arts)	   A picture, or combination of pictures, consisting of a	   centerpiece and double folding doors or wings, as for an	   altarpiece.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentarchy \Pen"tar*chy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. pentarchie. See	   {Penta-}, and {-archy}.]	   A government in the hands of five persons; five joint rulers.	   --P. Fletcher. "The pentarchy of the senses." --A. Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentaspast \Pen"ta*spast\, n. [L. pentaspaston, Gr. ? (see	   {Penta-}) + ? to pull: cf. F. pentaspaste.]	   A purchase with five pulleys. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pentaspermous \Pen`ta*sper"mous\, a. [Penta- + Gr. ? seed.]	   (Bot.)	   Containing five seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentastich \Pen"ta*stich\, n. [Gr. ? of five verses; ? (see	   {Penta-}) + ? line, verse.]	   A composition consisting of five verses.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentastichous \Pen*tas"ti*chous\, a. [Penta- + Gr. sti`chos a	   row.] (Bot.)	   Having, or arranged in, five vertical ranks, as the leaves of	   an apple tree or a cherry tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentastomida \Pen`ta*stom"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. ? (see	   {Penta-}) + ? a mouth.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Linguatulina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentastyle \Pen"ta*style\, a. [Penta- + Gr. ? a pillar.] (Arch.)	   Having five columns in front; -- said of a temple or portico	   in classical architecture. -- n. A portico having five	   columns.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentateuch \Pen"ta*teuch\, n. [L. pentateuchus, Gr. ?; ? (see	   {Penta-}) + ? a tool, implement, a book, akin to ? to	   prepare, make ready, and perh. to E. text. See {Five}, and	   {Text}.]	   The first five books of the Old Testament, collectively; --	   called also the {Law of Moses}, {Book of the Law of Moses},	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentateuchal \Pen`ta*teu"chal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Pentateuch.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentathionic \Pen`ta*thi*on"ic\, a. [Penta- + thionic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of sulphur obtained by	   leading hydrogen sulphide into a solution of sulphur dioxide;	   -- so called because it contains five atoms of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentathlon \Pen*tath"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? five + ? a	   contest.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   1. A fivefold athletic performance peculiar to the great	      national games of the Greeks, including leaping, foot	      racing, wrestling, throwing the discus, and throwing the	      spear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the modern Olympic Games, a composite contest made up	      of a running broad jump, throwing the javelin, a 200-meter	      run, throwing the discus, and a 1500-meter run.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pentatomic \Pen`ta*tom"ic\, a. [Penta- + atomic.] (Chem.)	      (a) Having five atoms in the molecule.	      (b) Having five hydrogen atoms capable of substitution.	          [1913 Webster]
Pentavalent \Pen*tav"a*lent\, a. [Penta- + L. valens, p. pr. See	   {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of five; -- said of certain atoms and	   radicals.	   [1913 Webster]
Penteconter \Pen"te*con`ter\, n. [Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ? fifty.]	   (Gr. Antiq.)	   A Grecian vessel with fifty oars. [Written also	   {pentaconter}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pentecost \Pen"te*cost\, n. [L. pentecoste, Gr. ? (sc. ?) the	   fiftieth day, Pentecost, fr. ? fiftieth, fr. ? fifty, fr. ?	   five. See {Five}, and cf. {Pingster}.]	   1. A solemn festival of the Jews; -- so called because	      celebrated on the fiftieth day (seven weeks) after the	      second day of the Passover (which fell on the sixteenth of	      the Jewish month Nisan); -- hence called, also, the {Feast	      of Weeks}. At this festival an offering of the first	      fruits of the harvest was made. By the Jews it was	      generally regarded as commemorative of the gift of the law	      on the fiftieth day after the departure from Egypt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in	      commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the	      apostles; which occurred on the day of Pentecost; --	      called also {Whitsunday}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Pentecostal \Pen`te*cos"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Pentecost or to Whitsuntide.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentecostals \Pen`te*cos"tals\, n. pl.	   Offerings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the	   mother church, at Pentecost. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentecoster \Pen`te*cos"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fifty.]	   (Gr. Antiq.)	   An officer in the Spartan army commanding fifty men.	   --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentecosty \Pen`te*cos"ty\, n.; pl. {Pentecosties}. [Gr. ?, fr.	   ? the fiftieth, ? fifty.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A troop of fifty soldiers in the Spartan army; -- called also	   {pentecostys}. --Jowett (Thucyd. ).	   [1913 Webster] Pentelic
Pentelic \Pen*tel"ic\, Pentelican \Pen*tel"i*can\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Mount Pentelicus, near Athens, famous for	   its fine white marble quarries; obtained from Mount	   Pentelicus; as, the Pentelic marble of which the Parthenon is	   built.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentene \Pen"tene\, n. [See {Penta-}.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Amylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Penthouse \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 his eyes." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Penthouse \Pent"house`\, a.	   Leaning; overhanging. "Penthouse lid." --Shak. "My penthouse	   eyebrows." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentice \Pen"tice\, n. [F. appentis a penthouse. See {Append}.]	   A penthouse. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentile \Pen"tile`\, n.	   See {Pantile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentine \Pen"tine\, n. [See {Penta-}.] (Chem.)	   An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C5H8}, of the acetylene series.	   Same as {Valerylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentoic \Pen*to"ic\, a. [See {Penta-}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or desingating, an acid (called also valeric	   acid) derived from pentane.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentone \Pen"tone\, n. [See {Penta-}.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Valylene}.	   [1913 Webster] Pentosan
Pentosan \Pen"to*san\, n. Also -sane \-sane\ [From {Pentose}.]	   (Chem.)	   One of a class of substances (complex carbohydrates widely	   distributed in plants, as in fruits, gums, woods, hay, etc.)	   which yield pentoses on hydrolysis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pentose \Pen"tose\, n. [Penta- + -ose.] (Chem.)	   Any of a group of sugars of the formula {C5H10O5}, such as as	   {arabinose} or {ribose}; -- so called from the five carbon	   atoms in the molecule. They are not fermented by yeast.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pentoxide \Pen*tox"ide\, n. [Penta- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   An oxide containing five atoms of oxygen in each molecule;	   as, phosphorus pentoxide, {P2O5}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentremite \Pen"tre*mite\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Pentremites.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentremites \Pen`tre*mi"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? five + L.	   remus an oar.] (Zool.)	   A genus of crinoids belonging to the Blastoidea. They have	   five petal-like ambulacra.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentroof \Pent"roof`\, n. [F. pente slope + E. roof, or from	   penthouse roof.]	   See {Lean-to}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentrough \Pen"trough`\, n.	   A penstock.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentyl \Pen"tyl\, n. [Penta + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical, {C5H11}, of pentane and certain of	   its derivatives. Same as {Amyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pentylic \Pen*tyl"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, pentyl; as,	   pentylic alcohol	   [1913 Webster] Pinocle	   Penuchle
Penuchle \Pe"nu*chle\, Pinocle \Pin"o*cle\ Pinochle
\Pin"o*chle\, n.	   A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the	   cards above the eight spots in two packs.	   [1913 Webster]
Penult \Pe"nult\, n. [Abbreviated fr. penultima.] (Gram. &	   Pros.)	   The last syllable but one of a word; the syllable preceding	   the final one.	   [1913 Webster]
Penultima \Pe*nul"ti*ma\, n. [L. (sc. syllaba), fr. penultimus,	   paenultimus, the last but one; paene almost + ultimus the	   last.]	   Same as {Penult}.	   [1913 Webster]
Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, a.	   Last but one; as, the penultimate syllable, the last syllable	   but one of a word.	   [1913 Webster]	Penultimate \Pe*nul"ti*mate\, n.	   The penult.	   [1913 Webster]
Penumbra \Pe*num"bra\, n. [NL., fr. L. paene almost + umbra	   shade.]	   1. An incomplete or partial shadow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The shadow cast, in an eclipse, where the light	      is partly, but not wholly, cut off by the intervening	      body; the space of partial illumination between the umbra,	      or perfect shadow, on all sides, and the full light. --Sir	      I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The faint shade surrounding the dark central portion of	         a solar spot is also called the {penumbra}, and	         sometimes {umbra}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Paint.) The part of a picture where the shade	      imperceptibly blends with the light.	      [1913 Webster]
Penumbrala \Pe*num"brala\	   Of or pertaining to a penumbra; resembling a penumbra;	   partially illuminated.	   [1913 Webster]
Penurious \Pe*nu"ri*ous\, a. [From {Penury}.]	   1. Excessively sparing in the use of money; sordid; stingy;	      miserly. "A penurious niggard of his wealth." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not bountiful or liberal; scanty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here creeps along a poor, penurious stream. --C.	                                                  Pitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destitute of money; suffering extreme want. [Obs.] "My	      penurious band." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; miserly; niggardly;	        stingy. See {Avaricious}.	        [1913 Webster] --{Pe*nu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Pe*nu"ri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Penury \Pen"u*ry\, n. [L. penuria; cf. Gr. ? hunger, ? poverty,	   need, ? one who works for his daily bread, a poor man, ? to	   work for one's daily bread, to be poor: cf. F. p['e]nurie.]	   1. Absence of resources; want; privation; indigence; extreme	      poverty; destitution. "A penury of military forces."	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were exposed to hardship and penury. --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	            It arises in neither from penury of thought.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Penuriousness; miserliness. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Penwiper \Pen"wip`er\, n.	   A cloth, or other material, for wiping off or cleaning ink	   from a pen.	   [1913 Webster]
Penwoman \Pen"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Penwomen}.	   A female writer; an authoress. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Peon \Pe"on\, n.	   See {Poon}.	   [1913 Webster]	Peon \Pe"on\, n. [Sp. peon, or Pg. pe?o, one who travels on	   foot, a foot soldier, a pawn in chess. See {Pawn} in chess.]	   1. A foot soldier; a policeman; also, an office attendant; a	      messenger. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A day laborer; a servant; especially, in some of the	      Spanish American countries, debtor held by his creditor in	      a form of qualified servitude, to work out a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chess) See 2d {Pawn}.	      [1913 Webster]
Peonage \Pe"on*age\, n.	   The condition of a peon.	   [1913 Webster]
Peonism \Pe"on*ism\, n.	   Same as {Peonage}. --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Peony \Pe"o*ny\ (p[=e]"[-o]*n[y^]), n.; pl. {Peonies}	   (p[=e]"[-o]*n[i^]z). [OE. pione, pioine, pioni, OF. pione, F.	   pivoine, L. paeonia, Gr. paiwni`a, fr. Pai`wn, Paia`n, the	   god of healing. Cf. {P[ae]an}.] (Bot.)	   A plant, and its flower, of the ranunculaceous genus	   {P[ae]onia}. Of the four or five species, one is a shrub; the	   rest are perennial herbs with showy flowers, often double in	   cultivation. [Written also {p[ae]ony}, and {piony}.]	   [1913 Webster]
People \Peo"ple\ (p[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. peple, people, OF. pueple,	   F. peuple, fr. L. populus. Cf. {Populage}, {Public},	   {Pueblo}.]	   1. The body of persons who compose a community, tribe,	      nation, or race; an aggregate of individuals forming a	      whole; a community; a nation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto him shall the gathering of the people be.	                                                  --Gen. xlix.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ants are a people not strong.     --Prov. xxx.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before many peoples, and nations, and tongues.	                                                  --Rev. x. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Earth's monarchs are her peoples.     --Whitter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A government of all the people, by all the people,	            for all the people.                   --T. Parker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Peopleis a collective noun, generally construed with a	         plural verb, and only occasionally used in the plural	         form (peoples), in the sense of nations or races.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Persons, generally; an indefinite number of men and women;	      folks; population, or part of population; as, country	      people; -- sometimes used as an indefinite subject or	      verb, like on in French, and man in German; as, people in	      adversity.	      [1913 Webster]	            People were tempted to lend by great premiums.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            People have lived twenty-four days upon nothing but	            water.                                --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The mass of community as distinguished from a special	      class; the commonalty; the populace; the vulgar; the	      common crowd; as, nobles and people.	      [1913 Webster]	            And strive to gain his pardon from the people.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. With a possessive pronoun:	      (a) One's ancestors or family; kindred; relations; as, my	          people were English.	      (b) One's subjects; fellow citizens; companions;	          followers. "You slew great number of his people."	          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {People}, {Nation}.	   Usage: When speaking of a state, we use people for the mass	          of the community, as distinguished from their rulers,	          and nation for the entire political body, including	          the rulers. In another sense of the term, nation	          describes those who are descended from the same stock;	          and in this sense the Germans regard themselves as one	          nation, though politically subject to different forms	          of government.	          [1913 Webster]	People \Peo"ple\ (p[=e]"p'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peopled}	   (p[=e]"p'ld) p. pr. & vb. n.; {Peopling} (p[=e]"p'l[i^]ng).]	   [Cf. OF. popler, puepler, F. puepler. Cf. {Populate}.]	   To stock with people or inhabitants; to fill as with people;	   to populate. "Peopled heaven with angels." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         As the gay motes that people the sunbeams. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Peopled \Peo"pled\ (p[=e]"p'ld), a.	   Stocked with, or as with, people; inhabited. "The peopled	   air." --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Peopleless \Peo"ple*less\, a.	   Destitute of people. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Peopler \Peo"pler\ (p[=e]"pl[~e]r), n.	   A settler; an inhabitant. "Peoplers of the peaceful glen."	   --J. S. Blackie.	   [1913 Webster]
People's bank \Peo"ple's bank\ (p[=e]"p'lz).	   A form of cooperative bank, such as those of Germany; -- a	   term loosely used for various forms of cooperative financial	   institutions.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	People's party \People's party\ (U. S. Politics)	   A party formed in 1891, advocating an increase of the	   currency, public ownership and operation of railroads,	   telegraphs, etc., an income tax, limitation in ownership of	   land, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peoplish \Peo"plish\ (p[=e]"pl[i^]sh), a.	   Vulgar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Peorias \Pe*o"ri*as\, n. pl.; sing. {Peoria}. (Ethnol.)	   An Algonquin tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part	   of Illinois.	   [1913 Webster]
Pepastic \Pe*pas"tic\, a. & n. [Gr. pepai`nein to ripen,	   suppurate: cf. F. p['e]pastique.] (Med.)	   Same as {Maturative}.	   [1913 Webster] Peperine
Peperine \Pep"e*rine\, Peperino \Pep`e*ri"no\, n. [It. peperino,	   L. piper pepper. So called on account of its color.] (Geol.)	   A volcanic rock, formed by the cementing together of sand,	   scoria, cinders, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Peplis \Pep"lis\, n. [L., a kind of plant, Gr. pepli`s.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including water purslane.	   [1913 Webster]
Peplum \Pep"lum\, n.; pl. E. {-lumus}, L. {-la}. [L.]	   A peplos. Hence: An overskirt hanging like an ancient peplos;	   also, a short fitted skirt attached to a waist or coat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peplus \Pep"lus\ (p[e^]p"l[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. pe`plos.]	   1. An upper garment worn by Grecian and Roman women.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of kerchief formerly worn by Englishwomen. [Obs.]	      --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Pepo \Pe"po\ (p[=e]"p[-o]), n. [L., a kind of melon, from Gr.	   pe`pwn.] (Bot.)	   Any fleshy fruit with a firm rind, as a pumpkin, melon, or	   gourd. See {Gourd}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pepper \Pep"per\ (p[e^]p"p[~e]r), n. [OE. peper, AS. pipor, L.	   piper, fr. Gr. pe`peri, pi`peri, akin to Skr. pippala,	   pippali.]	   1. A well-known, pungently aromatic condiment, the dried	      berry, either whole or powdered, of the {Piper nigrum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Common pepper}, or {black pepper}, is made from the	         whole berry, dried just before maturity; {white pepper}	         is made from the ripe berry after the outer skin has	         been removed by maceration and friction. It has less of	         the peculiar properties of the plant than the black	         pepper. Pepper is used in medicine as a carminative	         stimulant.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The plant which yields pepper, an East Indian woody	      climber ({Piper nigrum}), with ovate leaves and apetalous	      flowers in spikes opposite the leaves. The berries are red	      when ripe. Also, by extension, any one of the several	      hundred species of the genus {Piper}, widely dispersed	      throughout the tropical and subtropical regions of the	      earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any plant of the genus {Capsicum} (of the {Solanaceae}	      family, which are unrelated to {Piper}), and its fruit;	      red pepper; chili pepper; as, the {bell pepper} and the	      {jalapeno pepper} (both {Capsicum annuum}) and the	      {habanero pepper} ({Capsicum chinense}); . These contain	      varying levels of the substance {capsaicin} ({C18H27O3N}),	      which gives the peppers their hot taste. The habanero is	      about 25-50 times hotter than the jalapeno according to a	      scale developed by Wilbur Scoville in 1912. See also	      {Capsicum} and http://www.chili-pepper-plants.com/.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: The term pepper has been extended to various other	         fruits and plants, more or less closely resembling the	         true pepper, esp. to the common varieties of	         {Capsicum}. See {Capsicum}, and the Phrases, below.	         [1913 Webster]	   {African pepper}, the Guinea pepper. See under {Guinea}.	   {Cayenne pepper}. See under {Cayenne}.	   {Chinese pepper}, the spicy berries of the {Xanthoxylum	      piperitum}, a species of prickly ash found in China and	      Japan.	   {Guinea pepper}. See under {Guinea}, and {Capsicum}.	   {Jamaica pepper}. See {Allspice}.	   {Long pepper}.	      (a) The spike of berries of {Piper longum}, an East Indian	          shrub.	      (b) The root of {Piper methysticum} (syn. {Macropiper	          methysticum}) of the family {Piperaceae}. See {Kava}.	          	   {Malaguetta pepper}, or {Meleguetta pepper}, the aromatic	      seeds of the {Amomum Melegueta}, an African plant of the	      Ginger family. They are sometimes used to flavor beer,	      etc., under the name of {grains of Paradise}.	   {Red pepper}. See {Capsicum}.	   {Sweet pepper bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Clethra	      alnifolia}), with racemes of fragrant white flowers; --	      called also {white alder}.	   {Pepper box} or {Pepper caster}, a small box or bottle, with	      a perforated lid, used for sprinkling ground pepper on	      food, etc.	   {Pepper corn}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Pepper elder} (Bot.), a West Indian name of several plants	      of the Pepper family, species of {Piper} and {Peperomia}.	      	   {Pepper moth} (Zool.), a European moth ({Biston betularia})	      having white wings covered with small black specks.	   {Pepper pot}, a mucilaginous soup or stew of vegetables and	      cassareep, much esteemed in the West Indies.	   {Pepper root}. (Bot.). See {Coralwort}.	   {pepper sauce}, a condiment for the table, made of small red	      peppers steeped in vinegar.	   {Pepper tree} (Bot.), an aromatic tree ({Drimys axillaris})	      of the Magnolia family, common in New Zealand. See	      {Peruvian mastic tree}, under {Mastic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pepper \Pep"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peppered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Peppering}.]	   1. To sprinkle or season with pepper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: To shower shot or other missiles, or blows,	      upon; to pelt; to fill with shot, or cover with bruises or	      wounds; as, to pepper him with buckshot. "I have peppered	      two of them." "I am peppered, I warrant, for this world."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Pepper \Pep"per\, v. i.	   To fire numerous shots (at).	   [1913 Webster]	Pepper box \Pep"per box`\, n.	   A buttress on the left-hand wall of a fives court as the game	   is played at Eton College, England.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pepperbrand \Pep"per*brand`\, n. (Bot.)	   See 1st {Bunt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peppercorn \Pep"per*corn`\, n.	   1. A dried berry of the black pepper ({Piper nigrum}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything insignificant; a particle.	      [1913 Webster]
Pepper dulse \Pep"per dulse`\ (Bot.)	   A variety of edible seaweed ({Laurencia pinnatifida})	   distinguished for its pungency. [Scot.] --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pepperer \Pep"per*er\, n.	   A grocer; -- formerly so called because he sold pepper.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peppergrass \Pep"per*grass`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) Any herb of the cruciferous genus {Lepidium}, especially	       the garden peppergrass, or garden cress, {Lepidium	       sativum}; -- called also {pepperwort}. All the species	       have a pungent flavor.	   (b) The common pillwort of Europe ({Pilularia globulifera}).	       See {Pillwort}.	       [1913 Webster]
Pepperidge \Pep"per*idge\, n. [Cf. NL. berberis, E. barberry.]	   (Bot.)	   A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) with very tough	   wood, handsome oval polished leaves, and very acid berries,	   -- the sour gum, or common tupelo. See {Tupelo}. [Written	   also {piperidge} and {pipperidge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pepperidge bush} (Bot.), the barberry.	      [1913 Webster]
Peppering \Pep"per*ing\, a.	   Hot; pungent; peppery. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Peppermint \Pep"per*mint\, n. [Pepper + mint.]	   1. (Bot.) An aromatic and pungent plant of the genus {Mentha}	      ({Mentha piperita}), much used in medicine and	      confectionery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A volatile oil (oil of peppermint) distilled from the	      fresh herb; also, a well-known essence or spirit (essence	      of peppermint) obtained from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A lozenge of sugar flavored with peppermint.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Peppermint} camphor. (Chem.) Same as {Menthol}.	   {Peppermint tree} (Bot.), a name given to several Australian	      species of gum tree ({Eucalyptus amygdalina}, {Eucalyptus	      piperita}, {E. odorata}, etc.) which have hard and durable	      wood, and yield an essential oil.	      [1913 Webster]
Pepperoni \Pep"per*o*ni\, n.	   a hard sausage of beef and pork, highly seasoned.	   [PJC]
peppershaker \peppershaker\ n.	   A shaker with a perforated top for sprinkling ground pepper.	   Syn: pepper box, pepper pot.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pepperwood \pepperwood\ n.	   A Pacific coast tree ({Umbellularia californica}) having	   aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by	   olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood.	   Syn: California laurel, California bay tree, Oregon myrtle,	        spice tree, sassafras laurel, California olive, mountain	        laurel, Umbellularia californica.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pepperwort \Pep"per*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Peppergrass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peppery \Pep"per*y\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to pepper; having the qualities of	      pepper; hot; pungent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Hot-tempered; passionate; choleric.	      [1913 Webster]
peppy \pep"py\ adj.	   Full of pep; spirited; bouncy[2]; as, the peppy and	   interesting talk.	   Syn: bouncing, bouncy, spirited, zippy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pepsi \Pepsi\ prop. n. [See Pepsi Cola]	   Pepsi Cola; -- a familiar contraction; as, I prefer Pepsi to	   Coke.	   Syn: Pepsi Cola.	        [WordNet 1.5] Pepsi Cola	Pepsi Cola \Pepsi Cola\, Pepsi-Cola \Pepsi-Cola\prop. n. [A	   trademark of the Pepsi-Cola Corporation.]	   A carbonated soft drink flavored by extract from the cola nut	   (kola nut). The nut is found on trees of the species {Cola	   acuminata} and {Cola nitida}. [Trademark]	   Syn: Pepsi	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Pepsin \Pep"sin\ (p[e^]p"s[i^]n), n. [Gr. pe`psis a cooking,	   digesting, digestion, fr. pe`ptein, pe`ssein, to cook,	   digest: cf. F. pepsine. Cf. {Dyspepsia}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A proteolytic enzyme (MW 34,500) contained in the secretory	   glands of the stomach. In the gastric juice it is united with	   dilute hydrochloric acid (0.2 per cent, approximately) and	   the two together constitute the active portion of the	   digestive fluid. It degrades proteins to proteoses and	   peptides, and is notable for having a very low pH optimum for	   its activity. It is the active agent in the gastric juice of	   all animals.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: As prepared from the glandular layer of pigs' or	         calves' stomachs it constitutes an important article of	         pharmacy.	         [1913 Webster]
Pepsinhydrochloric \Pep`sin*hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Same as {Peptohydrochloric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pepsinogen \Pep*sin"o*gen\, n. [Pepsin + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A proenzyme, the antecedent of the enzyme pepsin. A substance	   contained in the form of granules in the peptic cells of the	   gastric glands. It is readily convertible into pepsin. Also	   called {propepsin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peptic \Pep"tic\ (p[e^]p"t[i^]k), a. [L. pepticus, Gr.	   peptiko`s. See {Pepsin}.]	   1. Relating to digestion; promoting digestion; digestive; as,	      peptic sauces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able to digest. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tolerably nutritive for a mind as yet so peptic.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol. Chem.) Pertaining to pepsin; resembling pepsin	      in its power of digesting or dissolving albuminous matter;	      containing or yielding pepsin, or a body of like	      properties; as, the peptic glands.	      [1913 Webster]	   {peptic ulcer}, (Med.) an erosion of the mucous membrane	      forming the lining of the stomach, duodenum, or lower	      esophagus, originally believed to be due mostly to the	      action of gastric juice. Recently, the bacterium	      {Helicobacter pylori} has been implicated as a causal	      agent in many peptic ulcers. In other cases, the use of	      non-steroidal antiinflammatory agents (NSAIDs) such as	      aspirin are believed to be to blame. Such ulcers may be	      treated with antibiotics or antisecretory agents that	      reduce stomach acidity, or both. Formerly believed to be a	      chronic illness that could only be managed, it is now	      viewed as a curable disease.	      [PJC]	Peptic \Pep"tic\, n.	   1. An agent that promotes digestion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The digestive organs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is there some magic in the place,	            Or do my peptics differ?              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Peptics \Pep"tics\, n.	   The science of digestion.	   [1913 Webster]
Peptogen \Pep"to*gen\, n. [Peptone + -gen.] (Physiol.)	   A substance convertible into peptone.	   [1913 Webster]
Peptogenic \Pep`to*gen"ic\, a.	   Same as {Peptogenous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peptogenous \Pep*tog"e*nous\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Capable of yielding, or being converted into, peptone.	   [1913 Webster]
Peptohydrochloric \Pep`to*hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. [See {Peptone},	   and {Hydrochloric}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Designating a hypothetical acid (called peptohydrochloric	   acid, pepsinhydrochloric acid, and chloropeptic acid) which	   is supposed to be formed when pepsin and dilute (0.1-0.4 per	   cent) hydrochloric acid are mixed together. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Peptone \Pep"tone\, n. [Gr. pepto`s cooked.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   (a) The soluble polypeptides produced by hydrolysis of	       protein; specifically the soluble peptides into which	       food is transformed by the action of the gastric and	       pancreatic juices. Peptones are also formed from protein	       matter by the action of boiling water and boiling dilute	       acids.	   (b) Collectively, in a broader sense, all the products	       resulting from the solution of proteinaceous matter in	       either gastric or pancreatic juice. In this case,	       however, intermediate products (albumose bodies), such as	       antialbumose, hemialbumose, etc., are mixed with the true	       peptones. Also termed albuminose.	       [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: Pure peptones are of three kinds, amphopeptone,	         antipeptone, and hemipeptone, and, unlike most	         proteins, are not precipitated by saturating their	         solutions with ammonium sulphate.	         [1913 Webster]
Peptonize \Pep"to*nize\, v. t. (Physiol.)	   To convert into peptone; to digest or dissolve by means of a	   proteolytic ferment; as, peptonized food.	   [1913 Webster]
Peptonoid \Pep"to*noid\, n. [Peptone + -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A substance related to peptone.	   [1913 Webster]
Peptonuria \Pep`to*nu"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Peptone}, and	   {Urine}.] (Med.)	   The presence of peptone, or a peptonelike body, in the urine;	   now referred to as {proteinuria}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Peptotoxine \Pep`to*tox"ine\, n. [Peptone + toxic + -ine.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A toxic alkaloid found occasionally associated with the	   peptones formed from fibrin by pepsinhydrochloric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pequots \Pe"quots\, n. pl.; sing. {Pequot}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited Eastern	   Connecticut. [Written also {Pequods}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Per- \Per-\ [See {Per}.]	   1. A prefix used to signify through, throughout, by, for, or	      as an intensive as perhaps, by hap or chance; perennial,	      that lasts throughout the year; perforce, through or by	      force; perfoliate, perforate; perspicuous, evident	      throughout or very evident; perplex, literally, to	      entangle very much.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Originally, denoting that the element to the name	      of which it is prefixed in the respective compounds	      exercised its highest valence; now, only that the element	      has a higher valence than in other similar compounds;	      thus, barium peroxide is the highest oxide of barium;	      while nitrogen and manganese peroxides, so-called, are not	      the highest oxides of those elements.	      [1913 Webster]
Per \Per\, prep. [L. Cf. {Far}, {For-}, {Pardon}, and cf. {Par},	   prep.]	   Through; by means of; through the agency of; by; for; for	   each; as, per annum; per capita, by heads, or according to	   individuals; per curiam, by the court; per se, by itself, of	   itself. Per is also sometimes used with English words.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Per annum}, by the year; in each successive year; annually.	      	   {per cent}, {Per centum}, {percent}, by the hundred; in the	      hundred; a proportion multiplied by one hundred; -- used	      esp. of proportions of ingredients, rate or amount of	      interest, and the like; most commonly used in the	      shortened form per cent; as, 5 is ten per cent of 50. It	      is commonly symbolized with the per cent sign, "%".	   {Per diem}, by the day. [For other phrases from the Latin,	      see Quotations, Phrases, etc., from Foreign Languages, in	      the Supplement.]	      [1913 Webster]
Peract \Per*act"\, v. t. [L. peractus, p. p. of peragere.]	   To go through with; to perform. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Peracute \Per`a*cute"\, a. [L. peracutus. See {Per-}, and	   {Acute}.]	   Very sharp; very violent; as, a peracute fever. [R.]	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Peradventure \Per`ad*ven"ture\, adv. & conj. [OE. per aventure,	   F. par aventure. See {Per}, and {Adventure}.]	   By chance; perhaps; it may be; if; supposing. "If	   peradventure he speak against me." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Peradventure there be fifty righteous within the city.	                                                  --Gen. xviii.	                                                  24.	   [1913 Webster]	Peradventure \Per`ad*ven"ture\, n.	   Chance; hap; hence, doubt; question; as, proved beyond	   peradventure. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Peraeopod \Pe*rae"o*pod\, n. [Gr. perai^os on the opposite side	   + -pod.] (Zool.)	   One of the thoracic legs of a crustacean. See Illust. of	   {Crustacea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peragrate \Per"a*grate\, v. t. [L. peragratus, p. p. of	   peragrate.]	   To travel over or through. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peragration \Per`agra"tion\, n. [L. peragratio: cf. F.	   peragration.]	   The act or state of passing through any space; as, the	   peragration of the moon in her monthly revolution. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Perambulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perambulating}.] [L.	   perambulatus, p. p. of perambulare to perambulate; per	   through + ambulare to walk. See {Per-}, and {Amble}.]	   To walk through or over; especially, to travel over for the	   purpose of surveying or examining; to inspect by traversing;	   specifically, to inspect officially the boundaries of, as of	   a town or parish, by walking over the whole line.	   [1913 Webster]	Perambulate \Per*am"bu*late\, v. i.	   To walk about; to ramble; to stroll; as, he perambulated in	   the park.	   [1913 Webster]
perambulating \perambulating\ adj. [pr. p. of {perambulate}	   (definition 2).]	   Strolling or walking around; as, in the field we met some	   perambulating veterans.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Perambulation \Per*am`bu*la"tion\, n.	   1. The act of perambulating; traversing. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An annual survey of boundaries, as of town, a parish, a	      forest, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A district within which one is authorized to make a tour	      of inspection. "The . . . bounds of his own	      perambulation." [Obs.] --Holyday.	      [1913 Webster]
Perambulator \Per*am"bu*la`tor\, n.	   1. One who perambulates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A surveyor's instrument for measuring distances. It	      consists of a wheel arranged to roll along over the	      ground, with an apparatus of clockwork, and a dial plate	      upon which the distance traveled is shown by an index. See	      {Odometer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A low carriage for a child, propelled by pushing; a baby	      carriage; -- called also {pram}, in Britain.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Perameles \Per`a*me"les\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pouch + L. meles	   a badger.] (Zool.)	   Any marsupial of the genus {Perameles}, which includes	   numerous species found in Australia. They somewhat resemble	   rabbits in size and form. See Illust. under {Bandicoot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perbend \Per"bend\, n.	   See {Perpender}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perbreak \Per"break`\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Parbreak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perbromate \Per*bro"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of perbromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Perbromic \Per*bro"mic\, a. [Pref. per- + bromic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid,	   {HBrO4}, of bromine.	   [1913 Webster]
Perbromide \Per*bro"mide\, n. (Chem.)	   A bromide having a higher proportion of bromine than any	   other bromide of the same substance or series.	   [1913 Webster]
Perca \Per"ca\, n. [L., a perch.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes, including the fresh-water perch.	   [1913 Webster]
Percale \Per`cale"\, n. [F.]	   A fine cotton fabric, having a linen finish, and often	   printed on one side, -- used for women's and children's wear,	   and for bedsheets.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Percaline \Per`ca*line"\, n. [F.]	   A fine kind of cotton goods, usually of one color, and with a	   glossy surface, -- much use for linings.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Percarbide \Per*car"bide\, n. [Pref. per- + carbide.] (Chem.)	   A compound containing a relatively large amount of carbon.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Percarburet \Per*car"bu*ret\, n. [Pref. per- + carburet.]	   (Chem.)	   A percarbide. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Percarbureted \Per*car"bu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined with a relatively large amount of carbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Percase \Per*case"\, adv. [OE. per cas. See {Parcase}.]	   Perhaps; perchance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Perce \Perce\, v. t.	   To pierce. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Perceivable \Per*ceiv"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being perceived; perceptible. -- {Per*ceiv"a*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Perceivance \Per*ceiv"ance\, n.	   Power of perceiving. [Obs.] "The senses and common	   perceivance." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Perceive \Per*ceive"\ (p[~e]r*s[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Perceived} (p[~e]r*s[=e]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Perceiving}.]	   [OF. percevoir, perceveir, L. percipere, perceptum; per (see	   {Per-}) + capere to take, receive. See {Capacious}, and cf.	   {Perception}.]	   1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive	      impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take	      cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by	      means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to	      perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the	      mind; to be convinced of by direct intuition; to note; to	      remark; to discern; to see; to understand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus perceived their wickedness.     --Matt. xxii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            You may, fair lady,	            Perceive I speak sincerely.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till we ourselves see it with our own eyes, and	            perceive it by our own understandings, we are still	            in the dark.                          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be affected of influented by. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The upper regions of the air perceive the collection	            of the matter of tempests before the air here below.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To discern; distinguish; observe; see; feel; know;	        understand.	   Usage: To {Perceive}, {Discern}. To perceive a thing is to	          apprehend it as presented to the senses or the	          intellect; to discern is to mark differences, or to	          see a thing as distinguished from others around it. We	          may perceive two persons afar off without being able	          to discern whether they are men or women. Hence,	          discern is often used of an act of the senses or the	          mind involving close, discriminating, analytical	          attention. We perceive that which is clear or obvious;	          we discern that which requires much attention to get	          an idea of it. "We perceive light, darkness, colors,	          or the truth or falsehood of anything. We discern	          characters, motives, the tendency and consequences of	          actions, etc." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]
perceived \perceived\ (p[~e]r*s[=e]vd") adj.	   1. Detected by instinct or inference rather than by	      recognized perceptual cues; as, a perceived threat.	   Syn: felt, sensed.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Detected by means of the senses; as, a perceived	      difference in temperature.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Perceiver \Per*ceiv"er\ (p[~e]r*s[=e]v"[~e]r), n.	   One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Percely \Perce"ly\ (p[aum]rs"l[y^]), n.	   Parsley. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
percent \per*cent"\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]nt"), n.	   A proportion multiplied by 100; as, he receives a percent of	   the proceeds; 3 is 75 percent of 4. Often symbolized by the	   character "%"; as, at 6% interest.	   Syn: percentage, per cent, pct.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Percentage \Per*cent"age\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]nt"[asl]j), n. [Per cent	   + -age, as in average. See {Per}, and {Cent}.] (Com.)	   A certain rate per cent; the allowance, duty, rate of	   interest, discount, or commission, on a hundred.	   [1913 Webster]
Percept \Per"cept\ (p[~e]r"s[e^]pt), n. [From L. percipere,	   perceptum.]	   1. That object or phenomenon which is perceived. --Sir W.	      Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mental result of perceiving; the sensation of	      something perceived; that part of the mental state	      resulting from an act of perception.	      [PJC]	            The modern discussion between percept and concept,	            the one sensuous, the other intellectual. --Max	                                                  M["u]ller.	      [1913 Webster]
Perceptibility \Per*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   perceptibilit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being perceptible; as, the	      perceptibility of light or color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Perception. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Perceptible \Per*cep"ti*ble\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]p"t[i^]*b'l), a. [L.	   perceptibilis: cf. F. perceptible. See {Perceive}.]	   Capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible;	   perceivable; large enough to be perceived; not so small as to	   be incapable of perception.	   [1913 Webster]	         With a perceptible blast of the air.     --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Per*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Per*cep"ti*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Perception \Per*cep"tion\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]p"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   perceptio: cf. F. perception. See {Perceive}.]	   1. The act of perceiving; cognizance by the senses or	      intellect; apprehension by the bodily organs, or by the	      mind, of what is presented to them; discernment;	      apprehension; cognition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) The faculty of perceiving; the faculty, or	      peculiar part, of man's constitution by which he has	      knowledge through the medium or instrumentality of the	      bodily organs; the act of apperhending material objects or	      qualities through the senses; -- distinguished from	      {conception}. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matter hath no life nor perception, and is not	            conscious of its own existence.       --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The quality, state, or capability, of being affected by	      something external; sensation; sensibility. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This experiment discovereth perception in plants.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An idea; a notion. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The word perception is, in the language of	         philosophers previous to Reid, used in a very extensive	         signification. By Descartes, Malebranche, Locke,	         Leibnitz, and others, it is employed in a sense almost	         as unexclusive as consciousness, in its widest	         signification. By Reid this word was limited to our	         faculty acquisitive of knowledge, and to that branch of	         this faculty whereby, through the senses, we obtain a	         knowledge of the external world. But his limitation did	         not stop here. In the act of external perception he	         distinguished two elements, to which he gave the names	         of perception and sensation. He ought perhaps to have	         called these perception proper and sensation proper,	         when employed in his special meaning." --Sir W.	         Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]
perceptive \per*cep"tive\ (p[~e]r*s[e^]p"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   perceptif.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the act or power of perceiving; having	      the faculty or power of perceiving; used in perception.	      "His perceptive and reflective faculties." --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possesing or exhibiting a high degree of understanding,	      insight, intuition, or analytical skill; as, he gave a	      perceptive analysis of the situation.	      [PJC]
perceptivity \per`cep*tiv"i*ty\	   (p[~e]r`s[e^]p*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being perceptive; power of	   perception. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Percesoces \Per*ces"o*ces\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. perca a	   perch + esox, -ocis, a pike.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes including the gray mullets ({Mugil}), the	   barracudas, the silversides, and other related fishes. So	   called from their relation both to perches and to pikes.	   [1913 Webster]
perch \perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [Written also {pearch}.] [OE.	   perche, F. perche, L. perca, fr. Gr. pe`rkh; cf. perkno`s	   dark-colored, Skr. p[.r][,c]ni spotted, speckled, and E.	   freckle.] (Zool.)	   1. Any fresh-water fish of the genus {Perca} and of several	      other allied genera of the family {Percid[ae]}, as the	      common American or yellow perch ({Perca flavescens} syn.	      {Perca Americana}), and the European perch ({Perca	      fluviatilis}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes	      belonging to the {Percid[ae]}, {Serranid[ae]}, and related	      families, and resembling, more or less, the true perches.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black perch}.	      (a) The black bass.	      (b) The flasher.	      (c) The sea bass.	   {Blue perch}, the cunner.	   {Gray perch}, the fresh-water drum.	   {Red perch}, the rosefish.	   {Red-bellied perch}, the long-eared pondfish.	   {Perch pest}, a small crustacean, parasitic in the mouth of	      the perch.	   {Silver perch}, the yellowtail.	   {Stone perch}, or {Striped perch}, the pope.	   {White perch}, the {Roccus Americanus}, or {Morone	      Americanus}, a small silvery serranoid market fish of the	      Atlantic coast.	      [1913 Webster]
Perch \Perch\ (p[~e]rch), n. [F. perche, L. pertica.]	   1. A pole; a long staff; a rod; esp., a pole or other support	      for fowls to roost on or to rest on; a roost;	      figuratively, any elevated resting place or seat.	      [1913 Webster]	            As chauntecleer among his wives all	            Sat on his perche, that was in his hall. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not making his high place the lawless perch	            Of winged ambitions.                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A measure of length containing five and a half yards;	          a rod, or pole.	      (b) In land or square measure: A square rod; the 160th	          part of an acre.	      (c) In solid measure: A mass 161/2 feet long, 1 foot in	          height, and 11/2 feet in breadth, or 243/4 cubic feet	          (in local use, from 22 to 25 cubic feet); -- used in	          measuring stonework.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring	      carriage; a reach.	      [1913 Webster]	Perch \Perch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perched} (p[~e]rcht); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Perching}.] [F. percher. See {Perch} a pole.]	   To alight or settle, as a bird; to sit or roost.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Perch \Perch\, v. t.	   1. To place or to set on, or as on, a perch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To occupy as a perch. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Perchance \Per*chance"\ (p[~e]r*ch[.a]ns"), adv. [F. par by (L.	   per) + chance. See {Par}, and {Chance}.]	   By chance; perhaps; peradventure.	   [1913 Webster]
Perchant \Perch"ant\, n. [F.]	   A bird tied by the foot, to serve as decoy to other birds by	   its fluttering.	   [1913 Webster]
Percher \Perch"er\, n. [From {Perch}, v. i.]	   1. One who, or that which, perches. --J. Burroughs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the Insessores.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [From {Perch} a pole.] A Paris candle anciently used in	      England; also, a large wax candle formerly set upon the	      altar. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]
Percheron \Per"che*ron\, n. [F.]	   One of a breed of draught horses originating in Perche, an	   old district of France; -- called also {Percheron-Norman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perchlorate \Per*chlo"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of perchloric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Perchloric \Per*chlo"ric\, a. [Pref. per- + chloric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, the highest oxygen acid	   ({HClO4}), of chlorine; -- called also {hyperchloric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perchloride \Per*chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)	   A chloride having a higher proportion of chlorine than any	   other chloride of the same substance or series.	   [1913 Webster]
Perchromic \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,	   and is produced by the action of hydrogen peroxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Perciform \Per"ci*form\, a. [NL., & L. perca a perch + -form.]	   (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the {Perciformes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perciformes \Per`ci*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of fishes, including the true perches	   ({Percid[ae]}); the pondfishes ({Centrarchid[ae]}); the	   sci[ae]noids ({Sci[ae]nid[ae]}); the sparoids ({Sparid[ae]});	   the serranoids ({Serranid[ae]}), and some other related	   families.	   [1913 Webster] Percipience
Percipience \Per*cip"i*ence\, Percipiency \Per*cip"i*en*cy\, n.	   The faculty, act or power of perceiving; perception. --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Percipient \Per*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. percipiens, -entis, p. pr. of	   percipere. See {Perceive}.]	   Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a	   percipient being. --Bentley. -- n. One who, or that which, is	   percipient. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Perclose \Per*close"\, n. [OF. parclose an inclosed place; L.	   per through + claudere, clausum, to shut.]	   1. (Eccl. Arch.) Same as {Parclose}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conclusion; end. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Percoid \Per"coid\ (p[~e]r"koid), a. [L. perca a perch + -oid:	   cf. F. perco["i]de.] (Zool.)	   Belonging to, or resembling, the perches, or family	   {Percid[ae]}. -- n. Any fish of the genus {Perca}, or allied	   genera of the family {Percid[ae]}; a percoidean.	   [1913 Webster]
Percoidea \Per*coi"de*a\ (p[~e]r*koi"d[-e]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Perciformes}.	   [1913 Webster]
percoidean \per*coid"e*an\ (p[~e]r*koi"d[-e]*an), n.	   Any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order	   {Perciformes}.	   Syn: percoid fish, percoid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Percolated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Percolating}.] [L. percolatus, p. p. of	   percolare to percolate; per through + colare to strain.]	   To cause to pass through fine interstices, as a liquor; to	   filter; to strain. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	Percolate \Per"co*late\, v. i.	   To pass through fine interstices; to filter; as, water	   percolates through porous stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Percolation \Per`co*la"tion\, n. [L. percolatio.]	   The act or process of percolating, or filtering; filtration;	   straining. Specifically (Pharm.), the process of exhausting	   the virtues of a powdered drug by letting a liquid filter	   slowly through it.	   [1913 Webster]
Percolator \Per"co*la`tor\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, filters. "[Tissues] act as	      percolators." --Henfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A type of coffee pot in which the heated water is driven	      by its boiling action up above a porous canister of coffee	      held above the level of the water in the pot, and then	      filters (percolates) back through the coffee thus	      extracting its essence.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   3. (Pharmacy) An apparatus for producing an extract from a	      drug by percolation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Percomorphi \Per`co*mor"phi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. perca perch +	   Gr. morfh` form.] (Zool.)	   A division of fishes including the perches and related kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Perculaced \Per"cu*laced\, a. [Prob. corrupt. fr. portcullised.]	   (Her.)	   Latticed. See {Lattice}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Percurrent \Per*cur"rent\, a. [L. percurrens, p. pr. of	   percurrere to run through; per through + currere to run.]	   Running through the entire length.	   [1913 Webster]
Percursory \Per*cur"so*ry\, a. [L. percursor one who runs	   through, fr. percurrere. See {Percurrent}.]	   Running over slightly or in haste; cursory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Percuss \Per*cuss"\ (p[~e]r*k[u^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Percussed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Percussing}.] [L. percussus, p.	   p. of percutere; per + quatere to shake, strike. See	   {Quash}.]	   To strike smartly; to strike upon or against; as, to percuss	   the chest in medical examination.	   [1913 Webster]	         Flame percussed by air giveth a noise.   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Percuss \Per*cuss"\, v. i. (Med.)	   To strike or tap in an examination by percussion. See	   {Percussion}, 3. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Percussion \Per*cus"sion\ (p[~e]r*k[u^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.	   percussio: cf. F. percussion. See {Percuss}.]	   1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against	      another; forcible collision, esp. such as gives a sound or	      report. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock;	      impression of sound on the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The act of tapping or striking the surface of the	      body in order to learn the condition of the parts beneath	      by the sound emitted or the sensation imparted to the	      fingers. Percussion is said to be immediate if the blow is	      directly upon the body; if some intervening substance, as	      a pleximeter, is, used, it is called mediate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Center of percussion}. See under {Center}.	   {Percussion bullet}, a bullet containing a substance which is	      exploded by percussion; an explosive bullet.	   {Percussion cap}, a small copper cap or cup, containing	      fulminating powder, and used with a percussion lock to	      explode gunpowder.	   {Percussion fuze}. See under {Fuze}.	   {Percussion lock}, the lock of a gun that is fired by	      percussion upon fulminating powder.	   {Percussion match}, a match which ignites by percussion.	   {Percussion powder}, powder so composed as to ignite by	      slight percussion; fulminating powder.	   {Percussion sieve}, {Percussion table}, a machine for sorting	      ores by agitation in running water.	      [1913 Webster]
percussion instrument \per*cus"sion in"stru*ment\	   (p[~e]r*k[u^]sh"[u^]n [i^]n"str[u^]*m[e^]nt), n.	   A musical instrument which is played by striking, as a drum,	   cymbal, or xylophone.	   [PJC]
percussionist \per*cus"sion*ist\ (p[~e]r*k[u^]sh"[u^]n*[i^]st),	   n.	   A musician who plays percussion instruments.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: The world-renowned deaf percussionist Evelyn Glennie	         prefers to be thought of as a percussionist who happens	         to be deaf.	         [PJC]
Percussive \Per*cuss"ive\, a.	   Striking against; percutient; as, percussive force.	   [1913 Webster]
Percutient \Per*cu"tient\, a. [L. percutiens, p. pr. of	   percutere. See {Percuss}.]	   Striking; having the power of striking. -- n. That which	   strikes, or has power to strike. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdicine \Per"di*cine\, a. [See {Perdix}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family {Perdicid[ae]}, or partridges.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdie \Per*die"\, adv.	   See {Parde}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Per diem \Per di"em\ [L.]	   By the day; substantively (chiefly U. S.), an allowance or	   amount of so much by the day. Also used adjectivally; as, a	   per diem allowance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Perdifoil \Per"di*foil\, n. [L. perdere to lose + folium leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   A deciduous plant; -- opposed to {evergreen}. --J. Barton.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdition \Per*di"tion\ (p[~e]r*d[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L.	   perditio, fr. perdere, perditum, to ruin, to lose; per (cf.	   Skr. par[=a] away) + -dere (only in comp.) to put; akin to	   Gr. tiqe`nai, E. do. See {Do}.]	   1. Entire loss; utter destruction; ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mere perdition of the Turkish fleet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (religion) Damnation; the utter loss of the soul, or of	      final happiness in a future state; future misery or	      eternal death.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we reject the truth, we seal our own perdition.	                                                  --J. M. Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loss or diminution. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hell; hades; as, on the path to perdition.	      [PJC]
Perditionable \Per*di"tion*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ruined; worthy of perdition. [R.] --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdix \Per"dix\ (p[~e]r"d[i^]ks), prop. n. [L., a partridge,	   Gr. pe`rdix.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds including the common European partridge.	   Formerly the word was used in a much wider sense to include	   many allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdu \Per*du"\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]" or p[~e]r"d[-u]), n. [See	   {Perdu}, a.]	   1. One placed on watch, or in ambush.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soldier sent on a forlorn hope. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Perdu	Perdu \Per*du"\, Perdue \Per*due"\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]" or	   p[~e]r"d[-u]), a. [F. perdu, f. perdue, lost, p. p. of perdre	   to lose, L. perdere. See {Perdition}.]	   1. Lost to view; in concealment or ambush.	      [1913 Webster]	            He should lie perdue who is to walk the round.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accustomed to, or employed in, desperate enterprises;	      hence, reckless; hopeless. "A perdue captain." --Beau. &	      Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Perduellion \Per`du*el"lion\, n. [L. perduellio; per + duellum,	   bellum, war.] (Civil Law)	   Treason.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdulous \Per"du*lous\, a. [See {Perdu}, a.]	   Lost; thrown away. [Obs.] --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdurability \Per*dur`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Durability; lastingness. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdurable \Per*dur"a*ble\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]r"[.a]*b'l; 277), n.	   [Cf. F. perdurable, OE. pardurable. See {Perdure}.]	   Very durable; lasting; continuing long. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Per*dur"a*bly}, adv. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster] Perdurance
Perdurance \Per*dur"ance\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]r"ans), Perduration
\Per`du*ra"tion\ (p[~e]r`d[-u]*r[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Long continuance. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
perdurantism \per*dur"ant*ism\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]r"ant*[i^]z'm), n.	   (Philosophy)	   The philosophical view considering the fundamental objects of	   the real world as extended in the direction of time, so that	   the objects themselves do not change, though temporal parts	   may have different properties. Contrasted to {endurantism}, a	   view considering objects to be wholly present at each instant	   of time.	   [PJC]
perdurantist \per*dur"ant*ist\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]r"ant*[i^]st), n.	   (Philosophy)	   A philosopher who considers the fundamental objects of the	   real world as extended in the direction of time, so that the	   objects themselves do not change, though temporal parts may	   have different properties. Contrasted to {endurantist}, one	   who considers objects to be wholly present at each instant.	   [PJC]
Perdure \Per*dure"\ (p[~e]r*d[=u]r"), v. i. [L. perdurare; per	   through + durare to last.]	   To last or endure for a long time; to be perdurable or	   lasting. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The mind perdures while its energizing may construct a	         thousand lines.                          --Hickok.	   [1913 Webster]
Perdy \Per*dy"\, adv.	   Truly. See {Parde}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ah, dame! perdy ye have not done me right. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pere \Pere\ (p[=e]r), n.	   A peer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Pere \P[`e]re\ (p[^a]r), n. [F., fr. L. pater. See {Father}.]	   Father; -- often used after French proper names to	   distinguish a father from his son; as, Dumas p[`e]re.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peregal \Per*e"gal\, a. [OF. par very (L. per) + egal equal, L.	   aequalis.]	   Fully equal. [Obs.] --Chaucer. "Peregal to the best."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Peregrinate \Per"e*gri*nate\, v. i. [L. peregrinatus, p. p. of	   peregrinari to travel. See {Pilgrim}.]	   To travel from place to place, or from one country to	   another; hence, to sojourn in foreign countries.	   [1913 Webster]	Peregrinate \Per"e*gri*nate\, a. [L. peregrinatus, p. p.]	   Having traveled; foreign. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Peregrination \Per`e*gri*na"tion\, n. [L. peregrinatio: cf. F.	   p['e]r['e]grination.]	   A traveling from one country to another; a wandering; sojourn	   in foreign countries. "His peregrination abroad." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Peregrinator \Per"e*gri*na`tor\	   (p[e^]r"[-e]*gr[i^]*n[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.]	   One who peregrinates; one who travels about.	   [1913 Webster]
Peregrine \Per"e*grine\ (p[e^]r"[-e]*gr[i^]n; 277), a. [L.	   peregrinus. See {Pilgrim}.]	   Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic.	   [Spelt also {pelegrine}.] "Peregrine and preternatural heat."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Peregrine falcon} (Zool.), a courageous and swift falcon	      ({Falco peregrinus}), remarkable for its wide distribution	      over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish	      ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks,	      white beneath, barred with black below the throat. Called	      also {peregrine hawk}, {duck hawk}, {game hawk}, and	      {great-footed hawk}.	      [1913 Webster]	Peregrine \Per"e*grine\ (p[e^]"[-e]*gr[i^]n; 277), n.	   The peregrine falcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Peregrinity \Per`e*grin"i*ty\ (p[e^]r`[-e]*gr[i^]n"[i^]t[y^]),	   n. [L. peregrinitas: cf. F. p['e]r['e]grinit['e].]	   1. Foreignness; strangeness. [Obs.] "Somewhat of a	      peregrinity in their dialect." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Travel; wandering. [R.] --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Perel \Per"el\, n.	   Apparel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Perempt \Per*empt"\, v. t. [L. peremptus, p. p. of perimere to	   take away entirely, to destroy; per (see {Per-}) + OL. emere	   to take. See {Redeem}.] (Law)	   To destroy; to defeat. [R.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Peremption \Per*emp"tion\, n. [L. peremptio: cf. F.	   p['e]remption.] (Law)	   A quashing; a defeating. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peremptorily \Per"emp*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a peremptory manner; absolutely; positively. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Peremptoriness \Per"emp*to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality of being peremptory; positiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Peremptory \Per"emp*to*ry\, a. [L. peremptorius destructive,	   deadly, decisive, final: cf. F. p['e]remptorie. See	   {Perempt}.]	   1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of	      question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive;	      conclusive; final.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory	            designs to get thither.               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial;	      dogmatical.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not too positive and peremptory.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Briefly, then, for we are peremptory. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Firmly determined; unawed. [Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Peremptory challenge} (Law) See under {Challenge}.	   {Peremptory mandamus}, a final and absolute mandamus.	   {Peremptory plea}, a plea by a defendant tending to impeach	      the plaintiff's right of action; a plea in bar.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Decisive; positive; absolute; authoritative; express;	        arbitrary; dogmatical.	        [1913 Webster]
perennate \perennate\ v. i.	   To survive from season to season, of plants.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Perennial \Per*en"ni*al\ (p[e^]r*[e^]n"n[i^]*al), a. [L.	   perennis that lasts the whole year through; per through +	   annus year. See {Per-}, and {Annual}.]	   1. Lasting or continuing through the year; as, perennial	      fountains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Continuing without cessation or intermission; perpetual;	      unceasing; never failing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The perennial existence of bodies corporate.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Continuing more than two years; as, a perennial	      steam, or root, or plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Perpetual; unceasing; never failing; enduring;	        continual; permanent; uninterrupted.	        [1913 Webster]	Perennial \Per*en"ni*al\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial plant; a plant which lives or continues more than	   two years, whether it retains its leaves in winter or not.	   [1913 Webster]
Perennially \Per*en"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   In a perennial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Perennibranchiata \Per*en`ni*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Perennial}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   Those Batrachia which retain their gills through life, as the	   menobranchus.	   [1913 Webster]
Perennibranchiate \Per*en`ni*bran"chi*ate\, a. [See {Perennial},	   and {Branchiate}.]	   1. (Anat.) Having branch[ae], or gills, through life; -- said	      especially of certain Amphibia, like the menobranchus.	      Opposed to {caducibranchiate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Belonging to the Perennibranchiata.	      [1913 Webster]
Perennity \Per*en"ni*ty\ (p[e^]r*[e^]n"n[i^]*y[y^]), n. [L.	   perennitas.]	   The quality of being perennial. [R.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Pererration \Per`er*ra"tion\, n. [L. pererrare, pererratum, to	   wander through.]	   A wandering, or rambling, through various places. [R.]	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r"f[e^]kt), a. [OE. parfit, OF. parfit,	   parfet, parfait, F. parfait, L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere	   to carry to the end, to perform, finish, perfect; per (see	   {Per-}) + facere to make, do. See {Fact}.]	   1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not	      defective nor redundant; having all the properties or	      qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw,	      fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure;	      sound; right; correct.	      [1913 Webster]	            My strength is made perfect in weakness. --2 Cor.	                                                  xii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three glorious suns, each one a perfect sun. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fear I am not in my perfect mind.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O most entire perfect sacrifice!      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            God made thee perfect, not immutable. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Well informed; certain; sure.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am perfect that the Pannonians are now in arms.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Hermaphrodite; having both stamens and pistils; --	      said of a flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Perfect cadence} (Mus.), a complete and satisfactory close	      in the harmony, as upon the tonic preceded by the	      dominant.	   {Perfect chord} (Mus.), a concord or union of sounds which is	      perfectly coalescent and agreeable to the ear, as the	      unison, octave, fifth, and fourth; a perfect consonance; a	      common chord in its original position of keynote, third,	      fifth, and octave.	   {Perfect number} (Arith.), a number equal to the sum of all	      its divisors; as, 28, whose aliquot parts, or divisors,	      are 14, 7, 4, 2, 1. See {Abundant number}, under	      {Abundant}. --Brande & C.	   {Perfect tense} (Gram.), a tense which expresses an act or	      state completed; also called the {perfective tense}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Finished; consummate; complete; entire; faultless;	        blameless; unblemished.	        [1913 Webster]	Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r"f[e^]kt), n.	   The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.	   [1913 Webster]	Perfect \Per"fect\ (p[~e]r*f[e^]kt" or p[~e]r"f[e^]kt; 277), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Perfected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Perfecting}.]	   [L. perfectus, p. p. of perficere. See {Perfect}, a.]	   To make perfect; to finish or complete, so as to leave	   nothing wanting; to give to anything all that is requisite to	   its nature and kind.	   [1913 Webster]	         God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfect in us. --1	                                                  John iv. 12.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inquire into the nature and properties of the things, .	         . . and thereby perfect our ideas of their distinct	         species.                                 --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Perfecting press} (Print.), a press in which the printing on	      both sides of the paper is completed in one passage	      through the machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To finish; accomplish; complete; consummate.	        [1913 Webster] perfectibility
perfectability \perfectability\, perfectibility
\perfectibility\n.	   The capability of becoming perfect; as, he believes in the	   ultimate perfectability of man; -- usually spelled	   perfectibility.	   [WordNet 1.5]
perfected \perfected\ adj.	   1. Brought into final form; completely formed; -- of plans,	      ideas, etc.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Refined to a state of excellence; -- of e.g. skills or the	      products of skills.	   Syn: finished.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Perfecter \Per"fect*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, makes perfect. "The . . . perfecter	   of our faith." --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectibilian \Per*fect`i*bil"i*an\, n.	   A perfectionist. [R.] --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectibilist \Per`fec*tib"i*list\, n.	   A perfectionist. See also {Illuminati}, 2. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectibility \Per*fect`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   perfectibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being perfectible.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectible \Per*fect"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. perfectible.]	   Capable of becoming, or being made, perfect.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfection \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 culture, skill, or moral excellence; the	      highest attainable state or degree of excellence;	      maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a	      system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in	      perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent;	      an ideal faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute	      of complete excellence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What tongue can her perfections tell? --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To perfection}, in the highest degree of excellence;	      perfectly; as, to imitate a model to perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	Perfection \Per*fec"tion\, v. t.	   To perfect. [Obs.] --Foote.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectional \Per*fec"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to perfection; characterized by perfection.	   [R.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectionate \Per*fec"tion*ate\, v. t.	   To perfect. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectionism \Per*fec"tion*ism\, n.	   1. The doctrine of the Perfectionists.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A personal attitude which demands perfection in the	      results of actions.	      [PJC]
Perfectionist \Per*fec"tion*ist\, n.	   1. One pretending to perfection; esp., one pretending to	      moral perfection; one who believes that persons may and do	      attain to moral perfection and sinlessness in this life.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who insists on perfect results from himself or	      from others, in any endeavor.	      [PJC]
Perfectionment \Per*fec"tion*ment\, n. [Cf. F.	   perfectionnement.]	   The act of bringing to perfection, or the state of having	   attained to perfection. [R.] --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfective \Per*fect"ive\ (p[~e]r*f[e^]k"t[i^]v), a.	   1. Tending or conducing to make perfect, or to bring to	      perfection; -- usually followed by of. "A perfective	      alteration." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Actions perfective of their natures.  --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Denoting an aspect of verbs which indicates	      completion of an action, and is sometimes explicitly	      marked in verbal inflection, as in the Russian language;	      as, the perfective form of a verb. The use of a perfective	      form rather than the simple past indicates reference to a	      completed event, rather than to a process that took place	      in the past.	      [PJC]
perfective \per*fect"ive\ (p[~e]r*f[e^]k"t[i^]v), n.	   1. (Gram.) The perfective case or aspect.	      [PJC]	   2. (Gram.) A verb in the perfective case or aspect.	      [PJC]
Perfectively \Per*fec"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a perfective manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectly \Per"fect*ly\, adv.	   In a perfect manner or degree; in or to perfection;	   completely; wholly; thoroughly; faultlessly. "Perfectly	   divine." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         As many as touched were made perfectly whole. --Matt.	                                                  xiv. 36.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfectness \Per"fect*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being perfect; perfection. "Charity,	   which is the bond of perfectness." --Col. iii. 14.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfervid \Per*fer"vid\, a. [Pref. per- + fervid.]	   Very fervid; too fervid; glowing; ardent.	   [1913 Webster]
Perficient \Per*fi"cient\, a. [L. perficiens, p. pr. of	   perficere to perform. See {Perfect}.]	   Making or doing thoroughly; efficient; effectual. [R.]	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Perficient \Per*fi"cient\, n.	   One who performs or perfects a work; especially, one who	   endows a charity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perfidious \Per*fid"i*ous\ (p[~e]r*f[i^]d"[i^]*[u^]s; 277), a.	   [L. perfidious.]	   1. Guilty of perfidy; violating good faith or vows; false to	      trust or confidence reposed; treacherous; faithless; as, a	      perfidious friend. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Involving, or characterized by, perfidy. "Involved in this	      perfidious fraud." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Perfidiously \Per*fid"i*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a perfidious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfidiousness \Per*fid"i*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being perfidious; perfidy. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfidy \Per"fi*dy\ (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Perfidies}	   (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[i^]z). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus	   faithless; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + fides faith: cf. F.	   perfidie. See {Faith}.]	   The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a	   promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness;	   treachery.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ambition and perfidy of tyrants.     --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         His perfidy to this sacred engagement.   --DeQuincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfit \Per"fit\ (p[~e]r"f[i^]t), a.	   Perfect. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfix \Per*fix"\ (p[~e]r"f[i^]ks), v. t. [Pref. per- + fix.]	   To fix surely; to appoint. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perflable \Per"fla*ble\, a. [L. perflabilis. See {Perflate}.]	   Capable of being blown through. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perflate \Per*flate"\, v. t. [L. perflatus, p. p. of perflare to	   blow through.]	   To blow through. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Perflation \Per*fla"tion\, n. [L. perflatio.]	   The act of perflating. [Obs.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfoliate \Per*fo"li*ate\, a. [Pref. per- + L. folium leaf.]	   1. (Bot.) Having the basal part produced around the stem; --	      said of leaves which the stem apparently passes directory	      through.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, or projections of	      any kind.	      [1913 Webster]
Perforata \Per`fo*ra"ta\ (p[~e]r`f[-o]*r[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL.	   See {Perforate}.] (Zool.)	      (a) A division of corals including those that have a	          porous texture, as Porites and Madrepora; -- opposed	          to {Aporosa}.	      (b) A division of Foraminifera, including those having	          perforated shells.	          [1913 Webster]
Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Perforated} (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Perforating}.] [L. perforatus, p. p. of perforare to	   perforate; per through + forare to bore. See {Bore}, v.]	   To bore through; to pierce through with a pointed instrument;	   to make a hole or holes through by boring or piercing; to	   pierce or penetrate the surface of. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Perforate	Perforate \Per"fo*rate\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[asl]t), Perforated
\Per"fo*ra`ted\ (p[~e]r"f[-o]*r[=a]"t[e^]d), a.	   Pierced with a hole or holes, or with pores; having	   transparent dots resembling holes.	   [1913 Webster]
Perforation \Per`fo*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perforation.]	   1. The act of perforating, or of boring or piercing through.	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hole made by boring or piercing; an aperture. "Slender	      perforations." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Perforative \Per"fo*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. perforatif.]	   Having power to perforate or pierce.	   [1913 Webster]
Perforator \Per"fo*ra`tor\, n. [Cf. F. perforateur.]	   One who, or that which, perforates; esp., a cephalotome.	   [1913 Webster]
Perforce \Per*force"\, adv. [F. par (L. per) + force.]	   By force; of necessity; at any rate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Perforce \Per*force"\, v. t.	   To force; to compel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perform \Per*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Performed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Performing}.] [OE. performen, parfourmen, parfournen,	   OF. parfornir, parfournir, to finish, complete; OF. & F. par	   (see {Par}) + fournir to finish, complete. The word has been	   influenced by form; cf. L. performare to form thoroughly. See	   {Furnish}.]	   1. To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to	      accomplish; to execute; to do.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will cry unto God most high, unto God that	            performeth all things for me.         --Ps. lvii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great force to perform what they did attempt. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discharge; to fulfill; to act up to; as, to perform a	      duty; to perform a promise or a vow.	      [1913 Webster]	            To perform your father's will.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To represent; to act; to play; as in drama.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perform a part thou hast not done before. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To accomplish; do; act; transact; achieve; execute;	        discharge; fulfill; effect; complete; consummate. See	        {Accomplish}.	        [1913 Webster]	Perform \Per*form"\, v. i.	   To do, execute, or accomplish something; to acquit one's self	   in any business; esp., to represent sometimes by action; to	   act a part; to play on a musical instrument; as, the players	   perform poorly; the musician performs on the organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Performable \Per*form"a*ble\, a.	   Admitting of being performed, done, or executed; practicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Performance \Per*form"ance\, n.	   The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action;	   execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by	   action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Promises are not binding where the performance is	         impossible.                              --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or	      carried through; an achievement; a deed; an act; a feat;	      esp., an action of an elaborate or public character. "Her	      walking and other actual performances." --Shak. "His	      musical performances." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Completion; consummation; execution; accomplishment;	        achievement; production; work; act; action; deed;	        exploit; feat.	        [1913 Webster]
Performer \Per*form"er\, n.	   One who performs, accomplishes, or fulfills; as, a good	   promiser, but a bad performer; especially, one who shows	   skill and training in any art; as, a performer of the drama;	   a performer on the harp.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfricate \Per"fri*cate\, v. t. [L. perfricatus, p. p. of	   perfricare.]	   To rub over. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfumatory \Per*fu"ma*to*ry\, a.	   Emitting perfume; perfuming. [R.] --Sir E. Leigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfume \Per*fume"\ (p[~e]r*f[=u]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Perfumed} (p[~e]r*f[=u]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Perfuming}.]	   [F. parfumer (cf. Sp. perfumar); par (see {Par}) + fumer to	   smoke, L. fumare, fr. fumus smoke. See {Fume}.]	   To fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.	   [1913 Webster]	         And Carmel's flowery top perfumes the skies. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Perfume \Per"fume\ (p[~e]r"f[=u]m or p[~e]r*f[=u]m"; 277), n.	   [F. parfum; cf. Sp. perfume. See {Perfume}, v.]	   1. The scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a	      sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor; fragrance;	      aroma.	      [1913 Webster]	            No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A substance that emits an agreeable odor.	      [1913 Webster]	            And thou shalt make it a perfume.     --Ex. xxx. 35.	      [1913 Webster]
perfumed \per"fumed\ (p[~e]r"f[=u]md) adj.	   1. Filled or impregnated with perfume; as, perfumed	      stationery; a perfumed boudoir.	   Syn: scented.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Having a natural fragrance; as, the perfumed air of June.	   Syn: odoriferous, odorous, scented, sweet, sweet-scented,	        sweet-smelling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Perfumer \Per*fum"er\ (p[~e]r*f[=u]m"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, perfumes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One whose trade is to make or sell perfumes.	      [1913 Webster]
Perfumery \Per*fum"er*y\ (p[~e]r*f[=u]m"[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   1. Perfumes, in general.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. parfumerie.] The art of preparing perfumes.	      [1913 Webster]
Perfunctorily \Per*func"to*ri*ly\	   (p[~e]r*f[u^][ng]k"t[-o]*r[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a perfunctory manner; formally; carelessly. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfunctoriness \Per*func"to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being perfunctory.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfunctory \Per*func"to*ry\ (p[~e]r*f[u^][ng]k"t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   [L. perfunctorius, fr. perfunctus dispatched, p. p. of	   perfungi to discharge, dispatch; per (see {Per}) + fungi to	   perform. See {Function}.]	   1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically	      and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial	      manner; characterized by indifference; as, perfunctory	      admonitions; a perfunctory greeting. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless.	      "Perfunctory in his devotions." --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]
Perfuncturate \Per*func"tu*rate\, v. t.	   To perform in a perfunctory manner; to do negligently. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perfuse \Per*fuse"\ (p[~e]r*f[=u]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Perfused} (p[~e]r*f[=u]zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Perfusing}.]	   [L. perfusus, p. p. of perfundere to pour over; per + fundere	   to pour.]	   1. To suffuse; to fill full or to excess. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass a liquid through or over; as, the isolated kidney	      was perfused with saline solution.	      [PJC]	   3. (Surgery) To pass (a liquid) through an organ.	      [PJC]
Perfusion \Per*fu"sion\, n. [L. perfusio.]	   The act of perfusing.	   [1913 Webster]
Perfusive \Per*fu"sive\, a.	   Of a nature to flow over, or to spread through.	   [1913 Webster] Pergamenous
Pergamenous \Per`ga*me"no*us\, Pergamentaceous
\Per`ga*men*ta"ceous\, a. [L. pergamena parchment. See	   {Parchment}.]	   Like parchment.	   [1913 Webster]
Pergola \Per"go*la\, n. [It., fr. L. pergula shed, shop, vine	   arbor.]	   Lit., an arbor or bower; specif.: (Italian art) An arbor or	   trellis treated architecturally, as with stone columns or	   similar massive structure.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pergolo \Per"go*lo\, n. [It.]	   A continuous colonnade or arcade; -- applied to the	   decorative groups of windows, as in Venetian palazzi.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Perhaps \Per*haps"\ (p[~e]r*h[a^]ps"), adv. [Per + hap chance.]	   Posibly; by chance; peradventure; perchance; it may be.	   [1913 Webster]	         And pray God, if perhaps the thought of thine heart may	         be forgiven thee.                        --Acts viii.	                                                  22.	   [1913 Webster]
Peri- \Per"i-\ (p[e^]r"[i^]-). [Gr. peri`, prep.]	   A prefix used to signify around, by, near, over, beyond, or	   to give an intensive sense; as, perimeter, the measure	   around; perigee, point near the earth; periergy, work beyond	   what is needed; perispherical, quite spherical.	   [1913 Webster]
Peri \Pe"ri\ (p[=e]"r[i^]), n.; pl. {Peris} (p[=e]"r[i^]z).	   [Per. per[imac] a female genus, a fairy.] (Persian Myth.)	   An imaginary being, male or female, like an elf or fairy,	   represented as a descendant of fallen angels, excluded from	   paradise till penance is accomplished. --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Periagua \Per`i*a"gua\ (p[e^]r`[i^]*[aum]"gw[.a]), n.	   See {Pirogue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perianth \Per"i*anth\ (p[e^]r"[i^]*[a^]nth), n. [Pref. peri- +	   Gr. 'anqos flower: cf. F. p['e]rianthe.] (Bot.)	   (a) The leaves of a flower generally, especially when the	       calyx and corolla are not readily distinguished.	   (b) A saclike involucre which incloses the young fruit in	       most hepatic mosses. See Illust. of {Hepatica}.	       [1913 Webster]
Perianthium \Per`i*an"thi*um\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   The perianth.	   [1913 Webster]
Periapt \Per"i*apt\ (p[e^]r"[i^]*[a^]pt), n. [Gr. peri`apton,	   fr. peri`aptos hung about, peria`ptein to hang about; peri`	   about + 'a`ptein to tie: cf. F. p['e]riapte.]	   A charm worn as a protection against disease or mischief; an	   amulet. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now help, ye charming spells and periapts. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Periastral \Per`i*as"tral\, a.	   Among or around the stars. "Comets in periastral passage."	   --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Periastron \Per`i*as"tron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` about +	   'a`stron a star.] (Astron.)	   That point, in the real or apparent orbit of one star	   revolving around another, at which the former is nearest to	   the latter.	   [1913 Webster]
Periauger \Per"i*au"ger\, n.	   See {Pirogue}. --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Periblast \Per"i*blast\, a. [Gr. periblasta`nein to grow around.	   See {Peri-}, and {-blast}.] (Biol.)	   The protoplasmic matter which surrounds the entoblast, or	   cell nucleus, and undergoes segmentation. --	   {Per`i*blas"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Periblem \Per"i*blem\, n. [Pref. peri- + root of Gr. ? to	   sprout.] (Bot.)	   Nascent cortex, or immature cellular bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Peribolos \Pe*rib"o*los\, n. [Nl., fr. Gr. peri`bolos, fr.	   peri`bolos, adj., going round, fr. periba`llein to throw	   round; cf. L. peribolus.]	   In ancient architecture, an inclosed court, esp., one	   surrounding a temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Peribranchial \Per`i*bran"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Surrounding the branchi[ae]; as, a peribranchial cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Peribronchial \Per`i*bron"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Around the bronchi or bronchial tubes; as, the peribronchial	   lymphatics.	   [1913 Webster]
Pericambium \Per`i*cam"bi*um\, n. [NL. See {Peri-}, and	   {Cambium}.] (Biol.)	   A layer of thin-walled young cells in a growing stem, in	   which layer certain new vessels originate.	   [1913 Webster] Pericardiac
Pericardiac \Per`i*car"di*ac\, Pericardial \Per`i*car"di*al\, a.	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to pericardium; situated around the heart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pericardial fluid} (Physiol.), a serous fluid of a pale	      yellow color contained in the pericardium.	      [1913 Webster]
Pericardian \Per`i*car"di*an\, a.	   Pericardiac.	   [1913 Webster]
Pericardic \Per`i*car"dic\, a.	   Pericardiac.	   [1913 Webster]
Pericarditus \Per`i*car*di"tus\, n. [NL. See {Pericardium}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the pericardium. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pericardium \Per`i*car"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. perika`rdion,	   fr. perika`rdios about or near the heart; peri` about +	   kardi`a heart.] (Anat.)	   The double baglike fold of serous membrane which incloses the	   heart.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The inner layer is closely adherent to the outer	         surface of the heart, and is called the cardiac	         pericardium. The outer layer loosely incloses the heart	         and the adherent inner layer, and is called the	         parietal pericardium. At the base of the heart the two	         layers are continuous, and form a narrow closed cavity	         filled with fluid, in which the pulsations of the heart	         cause little friction.	         [1913 Webster]
Pericarp \Per"i*carp\, n. [Gr. perika`rpion; peri` around +	   karpo`s fruit: cf. F. p['e]ricarpe.] (Bot.)	   The ripened ovary; the walls of the fruit. See Illusts. of	   {Capsule}, {Drupe}, and {Legume}.	   [1913 Webster] Pericarpial
Pericarpial \Per`i*car"pi*al\, Pericarpic \Per`i*car"pic\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Pericellular \Per`i*cel"lu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Surrounding a cell; as, the pericellular lymph spaces	   surrounding ganglion cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichaeth \Per"i*chaeth\, n. [See {Perichaetium}.] (Bot.)	   The leafy involucre surrounding the fruit stalk of mosses;	   perichaetium; perichete.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichaetial \Per`i*chae"ti*al\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the perich[ae]th.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichaetium \Per`i*chae"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Perichaetia}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. about + ? flowing hair, foliage.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Perich[ae]th}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichaetous \Per`i*ch[ae]"tous\, a. [See {Perich[ae]tium}.]	   (Zool.)	   Surrounded by set[ae]; -- said of certain earthworms (genus	   {Perich[ae]tus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Perichete \Per"i*chete\, n.	   Same as {Perich[ae]th}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichondrial \Per`i*chon"dri*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichondritis \Per`i*chon*dri"tis\, n. [NL. See	   {Perichondrium}, and {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the perichondrium.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichondrium \Per`i*chon"dri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` around	   + cho`ndros cartilage.] (Anat.)	   The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely	   invests cartilage, except where covering articular surfaces.	   [1913 Webster]
Perichordal \Per`i*chor"dal\, a.	   Around the notochord; as, a perichordal column. See	   {Epichordal}.	   [1913 Webster] Periclase
Periclase \Per"i*clase\, Periclasite \Per`i*cla"site\, n. [Pref.	   peri- + Gr. ? to break.] (Min.)	   A grayish or dark green mineral, consisting essentially of	   magnesia (magnesium oxide), occurring in granular forms or in	   isometric crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Periclinium \Per`i*clin"i*um\, n.; pl. {Periclinia}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. peri` around + ? a bed.] (Bot.)	   The involucre which surrounds the common receptacle in	   composite flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Periclitate \Pe*ric"li*tate\, v. t. [L. periclitatus, p. p. of	   periclitari, fr. periculum.]	   To endanger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Periclitating, pardi! the whole family.  --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Periclitation \Pe*ric`li*ta"tion\, n. [L. periclitatio: cf. F.	   p['e]riclitation.]	   1. Trial; experiment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being in peril. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pericope \Pe*ric"o*pe\, n. [L., section of a book, Gr. ?; peri`	   around + ? to cut.]	   A selection or extract from a book; especially (Theol.), a	   selection from the Bible, appointed to be read in the	   churches or used as a text for a sermon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pericranial \Per`i*cra"ni*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pericranium.	   [1913 Webster]
Pericranium \Per`i*cra"ni*um\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the	   region around the cranium.	   [1913 Webster]
Periculous \Pe*ric"u*lous\, a. [L. periculosus. See {Perilous}.]	   Dangerous; full of peril. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Periculum \Pe*ric"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Pericula}. [L.] (Rom. &	   O.Eng. Law)	   1. Danger; risk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a narrower, judicial sense: Accident or casus, as	      distinguished from dolus and culpa, and hence relieving	      one from the duty of performing an obligation.	      [1913 Webster]
Pericystitis \Per`i*cys*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Peri-}, and	   {Cystitis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the tissues surrounding the bladder.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Periderm \Per"i*derm\, n.	   1. (Bot.) The outer layer of bark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The hard outer covering of hydroids and other	      marine animals; the perisarc.	      [1913 Webster]
Peridiastole \Per`i*di*as"to*le\, n. (Physiol.)	   The almost inappreciable time which elapses between the	   systole and the diastole of the heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Peridium \Pe*rid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Peridia}. [NL., fr. Gr. peri`	   about + ?, a dim. ending.] (Bot.)	   The envelope or coat of certain fungi, such as the puffballs	   and earthstars.	   [1913 Webster]
Peridot \Per"i*dot\, n. [F. p['e]ridot.] (Min.)	   Chrysolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Peridotite \Per"i*do*tite\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]ridotite.] (Min.)	   An eruptive rock characterized by the presence of chrysolite	   (peridot). It also usually contains pyroxene, enstatite,	   chromite, etc. It is often altered to serpentine.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The chief diamond deposits in South Africa occur in a	         more or less altered peridotite.	         [1913 Webster]
Peridrome \Per"i*drome\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? running around, fr. ?	   to run round; peri` round + ? to run: cf. F. p['e]ridrome.]	   (Arch[ae]ol.)	   The space between the columns and the wall of the cella, in a	   Greek or a Roman temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Periecians \Per`i*e"cians\, n. pl.	   See {Peri[oe]cians}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perienteron \Per`i*en"te*ron\, n. [NL. See {Peri-}, and	   {Enteron}.] (Anat.)	   The primitive perivisceral cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Periergy \Per"i*er`gy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? overcareful; peri`	   about, beyond + ? work.]	   1. Excessive care or diligence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A bombastic or labored style. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Periganglionic \Per`i*gan`gli*on"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Surrounding a ganglion; as, the periganglionic glands of the	   frog.	   [1913 Webster]
Perigastric \Per`i*gas"tric\, a. (Zool.)	   Surrounding the stomach; -- applied to the body cavity of	   Bryozoa and various other Invertebrata.	   [1913 Webster]
Perigean \Per`i*ge"an\, a.	   Pertaining to the perigee.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Perigean tides}, those spring tides which occur soon after	      the moon passes her perigee.	      [1913 Webster] Perigee
Perigee \Per"i*gee\, Perigeum \Per`i*ge"um\, n. [NL. perigeum,	   fr. Gr. peri` about, near + gh^ the earth: cf. F.	   p['e]rig['e]e.] (Astron.)	   That point, in the orbit of the moon or other body orbiting	   the earth, which is nearest to the earth; -- opposed to	   {apogee}. It is sometimes, but rarely, used of the nearest	   points of bodies not orbiting the earth, such as of a comet,	   a planet, etc. Called also {epigee}, {epigeum}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Perigenesis \Per`i*gen"e*sis\, n. (Biol.)	   A theory which explains inheritance by the transmission of	   the type of growth force possessed by one generation to	   another.	   [1913 Webster]
Perigenetic \Per`i*gen"e*tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to perigenesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Perigone \Per"i*gone\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? productive	   organs.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) Any organ inclosing the essential organs of a flower;	          a perianth.	      (b) In mosses, the involucral bracts of a male flower.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sac which surrounds the generative bodies in the	      gonophore of a hydroid.	      [1913 Webster]
Perigonium \Per`i*go"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Perigonia}. [NL.]	   Same as {Perigone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perigord pie \Per"i*gord pie`\ [From P['e]rigord, a former	   province of France.]	   A pie made of truffles, much esteemed by epicures.	   [1913 Webster]
Perigraph \Per"i*graph\, n. [Gr. ? outline; ? round, about + ?	   to write.]	   A careless or inaccurate delineation of anything. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perigynium \Per`i*gyn"i*um\, n.; pl. {Perigynia}. [NL. See	   {Perigynous}.] (Bot.)	   Some unusual appendage about the pistil, as the bottle-shaped	   body in the sedges, and the bristles or scales in some other	   genera of the Sedge family, or {Cyperace[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perigynous \Pe*rig"y*nous\, a. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? woman.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the ovary free, but the petals and stamens borne on	   the calyx; -- said of a flower such as that of the cherry or	   peach.	   [1913 Webster] Perihelion
Perihelion \Per`i*hel"ion\, Perihelium \Per`i*he"li*um\, n.; pl.	   {Perihelia}. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` about, near + "h`lios the	   sun.] (Astron.)	   That point of the orbit of a planet or comet which is nearest	   to the sun; -- opposed to {aphelion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peril \Per"il\, n. [F. p['e]ril, fr. L. periculum, periclum,	   akin to peritus experienced, skilled, and E. fare. See	   {Fare}, and cf. {Experience}.]	   Danger; risk; hazard; jeopardy; exposure of person or	   property to injury, loss, or destruction.	   [1913 Webster]	         In perils of waters, in perils of robbers. --2 Cor. xi.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adventure hard	         With peril great achieved.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {At one's peril}, or {On one's peril}, with risk or danger to	      one; at the hazard of. "On thy soul's peril." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hazard; risk; jeopardy. See {Danger}.	        [1913 Webster]	Peril \Per"il\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periled}or {Perilled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Periling} or {Perilling}.]	   To expose to danger; to hazard; to risk; as, to peril one's	   life.	   [1913 Webster]	Peril \Per"il\, v. i.	   To be in danger. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Perilla \Pe*ril"la\, prop. n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)	   A genus of labiate herbs, of which one species ({Perilla	   ocimoides}, or {Perilla Nankinensis}) is often cultivated for	   its purple or variegated foliage.	   [1913 Webster]
Perilous \Per"il*ous\, a. [OF. perillous, perilleus, F.	   p['e]rilleux, L. periculosus. See {Peril}.] [Written also	   {perillous}.]	   1. Full of, attended with, or involving, peril; dangerous;	      hazardous; as, a perilous undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infamous hills, and sandy, perilous wilds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Daring; reckless; dangerous. [Obs.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For I am perilous with knife in hand. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Per"il*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Per"il*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Perilymph \Per"i*lymph\, n. (Anat.)	   The fluid which surrounds the membranous labyrinth of the	   internal ear, and separates it from the walls of the chambers	   in which the labyrinth lies.	   [1913 Webster]
Perilymphangial \Per`i*lym*phan"gi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Around, or at the side of, a lymphatic vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Perilymphatic \Per`i*lym*phat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or containing, perilymph.	   (b) Perilymphangial.	       [1913 Webster]
Perimeter \Per*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ?; peri` around + ? measure:	   cf. F. p['e]rim[`e]tre.]	   1. (Geom.) The outer boundary of a body or figure, or the sum	      of all the sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for determining the extent and shape of the	      field of vision.	      [1913 Webster] Perimetric
Perimetric \Per`i*met"ric\, Perimetrical \Per`i*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the perimeter, or to perimetry; as, a	   perimetric chart of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Perimetry \Per*im"e*try\, n.	   The art of using the perimeter; measurement of the field of	   vision.	   [1913 Webster]
Perimorph \Per"i*morph\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. morfh` form.]	   (Min.)	   A crystal of one species inclosing one of another species.	   See {Endomorph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perimysial \Per`i*my"sial\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Surrounding a muscle or muscles.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the perimysium.	       [1913 Webster]
Perimysium \Per`i*my"si*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` about + my^s	   muscle.] (Anat.)	   The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a muscle, and	   sends partitions inwards between the bundles of muscular	   fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Perinaeum \Per`i*n[ae]"um\, n.	   See {Perineum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perineal \Per`i*ne"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the perineum.	   [1913 Webster]
Perineoplasty \Per`i*ne"o*plas`ty\, n. [Perineum + -plasty.]	   (Med.)	   The act or process of restoring an injured perineum.	   [1913 Webster]
Perineorrhaphy \Per`i*ne*or"rha*phy\, n. [Perineum + Gr. ? to	   sew.] (Med.)	   The operation of sewing up a ruptured perineum.	   [1913 Webster]
Perinephritis \Per`i*ne*phri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Peri-}, and	   {Nephritis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the cellular tissue around the kidney. --	   {Per`i*ne*phrit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Perineum \Per`i*ne"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri`naion about +	   peri`neos.] (Anat.)	   The region which is included within the outlet of the pelvis,	   and is traversed by the urinogenital canal and the rectum.	   [1913 Webster]
Perineurial \Per`i*neu"ri*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Surrounding nerves or nerve fibers; of or pertaining to the	   perineurium.	   [1913 Webster]
Perineurium \Per`i*neu"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` about +	   ney^ron a nerve.] (Anat.)	   The connective tissue sheath which surrounds a bundle of	   nerve fibers. See {Epineurium}, and {Neurilemma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perinuclear \Per`i*nu"cle*ar\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to a nucleus; situated around a nucleus; as,	   the perinuclear protoplasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Period \Pe"ri*od\, n. [L. periodus, Gr. peri`odos a going round,	   a way round, a circumference, a period of time; peri` round,	   about + "odo`s a way: cf. F. p['e]riode.]	   1. A portion of time as limited and determined by some	      recurring or cyclic phenomenon, as by the completion of a	      revolution of one of the heavenly bodies; a division of	      time, as a series of years, months, or days, in which	      something is completed, and ready to recommence and go on	      in the same order; as, the period of the sun, or the	      earth, or a comet; the period of an electromagnetic wave	      is the time interval between maxima.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A stated and recurring interval of time; more	      generally, an interval of time specified or left	      indefinite; a certain series of years, months, days, or	      the like; a time; a cycle; an age; an epoch; as, the	      period of the Roman republic.	      [1913 Webster]	            How by art to make plants more lasting than their	            ordinary period.                      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) One of the great divisions of geological time; as,	      the Tertiary period; the Glacial period. See the Chart of	      {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The termination or completion of a revolution, cycle,	      series of events, single event, or act; hence, a limit; a	      bound; an end; a conclusion. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake the archangel Michael; then paused,	            As at the world's great period.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evils which shall never end till eternity hath a	            period.                               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the period of my ambition.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Rhet.) A complete sentence, from one full stop to	      another; esp., a well-proportioned, harmonious sentence.	      "Devolved his rounded periods." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Periods are beautiful when they are not too long.	                                                  --B. Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The period, according to Heyse, is a compound sentence	         consisting of a protasis and apodosis; according to	         Becker, it is the appropriate form for the coordinate	         propositions related by antithesis or causality.	         --Gibbs.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) The punctuation point [.] that marks the end of a	      complete sentence, or of an abbreviated word.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) One of several similar sets of figures or terms	      usually marked by points or commas placed at regular	      intervals, as in numeration, in the extraction of roots,	      and in circulating decimals.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Med.) The time of the exacerbation and remission of a	      disease, or of the paroxysm and intermission.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mus.) A complete musical sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Sports) One of the specified time intervals into which a	       game is divided; as, there are three periods in a hockey	       game.	       [PJC]	   11. (Education) One of the specified time intervals into	       which the academic day is divided; as, my calculus class	       is in the first period.	       [PJC]	   12. The time interval during which a woman is menstruating,	       or the event of a single menstruation; as, her period was	       late this month.	       [PJC]	   {The period}, the present or current time, as distinguished	      from all other times.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Time; date; epoch; era; age; duration; limit; bound;	        end; conclusion; determination.	        [1913 Webster]	Period \Pe"ri*od\ (p[=e]"r[i^]*[u^]d), v. t.	   To put an end to. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Period \Pe"ri*od\, v. i.	   To come to a period; to conclude. [Obs.] "You may period upon	   this, that," etc. --Felthman.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodate \Per*i"o*date\ (p[~e]r*[imac]"[-o]*d[=a]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of periodic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodic \Per`i*od"ic\ (p[~e]r`[-i]*[o^]d"[i^]k), a. [Pref. per-	   + iodic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, the highest	   oxygen acid ({HIO4}) of iodine.	   [1913 Webster] Periodic	Periodic \Pe`ri*od"ic\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]k), Periodical
\Pe`ri*od"ic*al\ (p[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [L.	   periodicus, Gr. periodiko`s: cf. F. p['e]riodique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a period or periods, or to division by	      periods.	      [1913 Webster]	            The periodical times of all the satellites. --Sir J.	                                                  Herschel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed in a period, or regular revolution; proceeding	      in a series of successive circuits; as, the periodical	      motion of the planets round the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Happening, by revolution, at a stated time; returning	      regularly, after a certain period of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            The periodic return of a plant's flowering.	                                                  --Henslow.	      [1913 Webster]	            To influence opinion through the periodical press.	                                                  --Courthope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Acting, happening, or appearing, at fixed or somewhat	      variable intervals; recurring; as, periodical epidemics	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Rhet.) Of or pertaining to a period; constituting a	      complete sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Periodic comet} (Astron.), a comet that moves about the sun	      in an elliptic orbit; a comet that has been seen at two of	      its approaches to the sun.	   {Periodic function} (Math.), a function whose values recur at	      fixed intervals as the variable uniformly increases. The	      trigonomertic functions, as sin(x), tan(x), etc., are	      periodic functions. Exponential functions are also	      periodic, having an imaginary period, and the elliptic	      functions have not only a real but an imaginary period,	      and are hence called doubly periodic.	   {Periodic law} (Chem.), the generalization that the	      properties of the chemical elements are periodic functions	      of their atomic weights. "In other words, if the elements	      are grouped in the order of their atomic weights, it will	      be found that nearly the same properties recur	      periodically throughout the entire series." The following	      tabular arrangement of the atomic weights shows the	      regular recurrence of groups (under I., II., III., IV.,	      etc.), each consisting of members of the same natural	      family. The gaps in the table indicate the probable	      existence of unknown elements.	   {Periodic table}, {Periodic table of the elements} (Chem.), A	      tabular arrangement of the chemical elements, illustrating	      the {periodic law}, described above.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Note: A modern version of the periodic table can be	         found at: http://pearl1.lanl.gov/periodic/default.htm	         [PJC] TABLE OF THE PERIODIC LAW OF THE CHEMICAL	         ELEMENTS (The vertical columns contain the periodic	         groups) Series1[ 2[ 3[ 4[ 5[ 6[ 7[ 8[ 9[ 10[ 11[ 12[	         --------------------------------------------------------------	         |I. II. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. | RH4 RH3 RH3 RH	         |R2O RO R3O3 RO2 R2O5 RO3 R2O7 RO4	         --------------------------------------------------------------	         H	         1	         Li	         7	         Na	         23	         K	         39	         (Cu)	         63	         Rb	         85.2	         (Ag)	         (108)	         Cs	         133	         (-)	         (-)	         (Au)	         (197)	         ---------------------------------------------------------------	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: A similar relation had been enunciated in a crude way	         by Newlands; but the law in its effective form was	         developed and elaborated by Mendelejeff, whence it is	         sometimes called {Mendelejeff's law}. Important	         extensions of it were also made by L. Meyer. By this	         means Mendelejeff predicted with remarkable accuracy	         the hypothetical elements ekaboron, ekaluminium, and	         ekasilicon, afterwards discovered and named	         respectively scandium, gallium, and germanium.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Periodic star} (Astron.), a variable star whose changes of	      brightness recur at fixed periods.	   {Periodic time of a heavenly body} (Astron.), the time of a	      complete revolution of the body about the sun, or of a	      satellite about its primary.	      [1913 Webster]
Periodical \Pe`ri*od"ic*al\, n.	   A magazine or other publication which appears at stated or	   regular intervals.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodicalist \Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ist\, n.	   One who publishes, or writes for, a periodical.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodically \Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a periodical[4] manner; as, flooding occurs periodically	   in the valley.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodicalness \Pe`ri*od"ic*al*ness\, n.	   Periodicity.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodicity \Pe`ri*o*dic"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Periodicities}. [Cf. F.	   p['e]riodicit['e].]	   The quality or state of being periodical, or regularly	   recurrent; as, the periodicity in the vital phenomena of	   plants. --Henfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodide \Per*i"o*dide\, n. [Pref. per- + iodide.]	   An iodide containing a higher proportion of iodine than any	   other iodide of the same substance or series.	   [1913 Webster]
Periodontal \Per`i*o*don"tal\ (p[e^]r*[i^]*[-o]*d[o^]n"tal), a.	   [Pref. peri- + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, tooth.] (Anat.)	   Surrounding the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
periodontitis \per`i*o*don*ti"tis\	   (p[e^]r`[=e]*[-o]*d[o^]n*t[imac]"t[i^]s), n. (Med.)	   A disease that attacks the gum and bone around the teeth.	   Syn: periodontal disease.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Periodoscope \Pe`ri*od"o*scope\, n. [Period + -scope.] (Med.)	   A table or other means for calculating the periodical	   functions of women. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster] Perioeci
Perioeci \Per`i*[oe]"ci\, Perioecians \Per`i*[oe]"cians\, n. pl.	   [NL. perioeci, fr. Gr. ?; peri` around + ? house, dwelling.]	   Those who live on the same parallel of latitude but on	   opposite meridians, so that it is noon in one place when it	   is midnight in the other. Compare {Ant[oe]ci}.	   [1913 Webster]
Periople \Per"i*o*ple\, n. [F. p['e]riople, from Gr. peri` about	   + ? the hoof of a horse.] (Anat.)	   The external smooth horny layer of the hoof of the horse and	   allied animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Perioplic \Per`i*op"lic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the periople; connected with the	   periople.	   [1913 Webster]
Periosteal \Per`i*os"te*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated around bone; of or pertaining to the periosteum.	   [1913 Webster]
Periosteum \Per`i*os"te*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. perio`steos round	   the bones; peri` around + 'oste`on a bone: cf. L.	   periosteon.] (Anat.)	   The membrane of fibrous connective tissue which closely	   invests all bones except at the articular surfaces.	   [1913 Webster]
Periostitis \Per`i*os*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Periosteum}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the periosteum.	   [1913 Webster]
Periostracum \Per`i*os"tra*cum\, n.; pl. {Periostraca}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. peri` around + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zool.)	   A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; --	   called also {epidermis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Periotic \Per`i*o"tic\, a. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ?, ?, the ear.]	   (Anat.)	   Surrounding, or pertaining to the region surrounding, the	   internal ear; as, the periotic capsule. -- n. A periotic	   bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Peripatecian \Per`i*pa*te"cian\, n.	   A peripatetic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peripatetic \Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, a. [L. peripateticus, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to walk about; peri` about + ? to walk: cf. F.	   p['e]ripat['e]tique.]	   1. Walking about; itinerant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the philosophy taught by Aristotle	      (who gave his instructions while walking in the Lyceum at	      Athens), or to his followers. "The true peripatetic	      school." --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	Peripatetic \Per`i*pa*tet"ic\, n.	   1. One who walks about; a pedestrian; an itinerant. --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disciple of Aristotle; an Aristotelian.	      [1913 Webster]
Peripatetical \Per`i*pa*tet"ic*al\, a.	   Peripatetic. [R.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Peripateticism \Per`i*pa*tet"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F.	   p['e]ripat['e]tisme.]	   The doctrines or philosophical system of the peripatetics.	   See {Peripatetic}, n., 2. --Lond. Sat. Rev.	   [1913 Webster] Peripatopsis
Peripatopsis \Pe`ri*pa*top"sis\, Peripatus \Pe*rip"a*tus\prop.	   n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri`patos a walking about.] (Zool.)	   The type genus of {Peripatopsidae}, consisting of	   onychophorans (lowly organized invertebrates related	   evolutionarily to the arthropods, also called "walking worms"	   AND "velvet worms") found chiefly in Asiatic and African	   tropical regions, in South Africa, Australia, New Zealand,	   and tropical America.	   Syn: genus {Peripatopsis}.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]	              The average resident of the Northern Hemisphere is	              probably not familiar with the Onychophora; they	              are restricted to forest regions of South America,	              Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania. Shy creatures,	              able to hide in incredibly tight crevices, these	              "velvet worms" (about ninety living species known)	              are rarely seen even in their natural habitat. Yet	              onychophorans are of great interest to biologists,	              because they seem to be related to arthropods, and	              give us an idea of what the ancestors of the	              arthropods may have been like. Although they are	              rare as fossils, a number that have been found	              from the Cambrian period. These fossils show that	              abundant marine relatives of the Onychophora	              flourished in the seas 520 million years ago.	                                                  --From:	                                                  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/onychoph/onychophora.html	        [PJC]	   Note: In the 1913 Webster {Peripatus} was identified with the	         now disused order {Malacopoda} (within the phylum	         arthropoda); however, {Malacopoda} is now assigned to a	         group contained within the phylum Onycophora. The name	         Peripatus has also been used (possibly erroneously) to	         designate a specific species, as indicated in the	         following quotation found on the internet.	         [PJC]	               The onychophora, peripatus, is a unique creature,	               found in New Zealand. There is no other like	               peripatus. It is probably a creature from the	               dawn of time, as it seems to have a fossil	               representative of the most early invertebrates:	               Aysheaia, as may be found in some deposits of	               Burgess Shale.	               Aside from a lovely name, Peripatus doesn't look	               much like an earth creature. It is also	               frequently colored blue. It has a mixture of	               attributes similar to both annelida and	               arthopoda. I have also found interesting the	               arguments taxonomists have had for years over the	               creature; it's taxonomy has been fussed and	               fought over, and changed several times. Mostly,	               there just isn't anything like it.	               Its pre-historic relative (which looks just like	               it), lived at a time when mother nature was just	               begining to make complex, multi-cellular	               creatures, and most of them (with the exception	               of the jellyfish) looked like pure experiments in	               physical design. No decendants remain of them,	               except Peripatus. They were all bizzare in the	               extreme, like something from a sci-fi nightmare.	               And they are all gone.	               Except Peripatus. Peripatus still remains. It is	               totally bizzare, and totally unique. --Jonathon	                                                  R. Oglesbee	         [PJC]
Peripetalous \Per`i*pet"al*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Surrounding, or situated about, the petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Peripheral \Pe*riph"er*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a periphery; constituting a periphery;	      peripheric.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) External; away from the center; on or near the	      surface; as, the peripheral portion of the nervous system.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to minor, unimportant, superficial, or	      irrelevant aspects of the matter in question; as,	      peripheral isssues are dealt with in the appendix.	      [PJC] Peripheric
Peripheric \Per`i*pher"ic\, Peripherical \Per`i*pher"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. p['e]riph['e]rique. See {Periphery}.]	   See {Peripheral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Periphery \Pe*riph"er*y\, n.; pl. {Peripheries}. [L. peripheria,	   Gr. perife`reia; peri` around + fe`rein to bear, carry: cf.	   F. p['e]riph['e]rie.]	   1. The outside or superficial portions of a body; the	      surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The circumference of a circle, ellipse, or other	      figure.	      [1913 Webster]
Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, n. [L. periphrasis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   think about, to be expressed periphrastically; ? + ? to	   speak: cf. F. p['e]riphrase. See {Phrase}.] (Rhet.)	   The use of more words than are necessary to express the idea;	   a roundabout, or indirect, way of speaking; circumlocution.	   "To describe by enigmatic periphrases." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Periphrased}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Periphrasing}.] [Cf. F. p['e]riphraser.]	   To express by periphrase or circumlocution.	   [1913 Webster]	Periphrase \Per"i*phrase\, v. i.	   To use circumlocution.	   [1913 Webster]
Periphrasis \Pe*riph"ra*sis\, n.; pl. {Periphrases}. [L.]	   See {Periphrase}.	   [1913 Webster] Periphrastic
Periphrastic \Per`i*phras"tic\, Periphrastical
\Per`i*phras"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. p['e]riphrastique.]	   Expressing, or expressed, in more words than are necessary;	   characterized by periphrase; circumlocutory.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Periphrastic conjugation} (Gram.), a conjugation formed by	      the use of the simple verb with one or more auxiliaries.	      [1913 Webster]
Periphrastically \Per`i*phras"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   With circumlocution.	   [1913 Webster]
Periplast \Per"i*plast\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? to mold, form.]	   (Biol.)	   Same as {Periblast}. -- {Per`i*plas"tic}, a. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster] Peripneumonia
Peripneumonia \Per`ip*neu*mo"ni*a\, Peripneumony
\Per`ip*neu"mo*ny\, n. [L. peripneumonia, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   p['e]ripneumonie. See {Peri-}, {Pneumonia}.] (Med.)	   Pneumonia. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peripneumonic \Per`ip*neu*mon"ic\, a. [L. peripneumonicus, Gr.	   ?: cf. F. p['e]ripneumonique.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to peripneumonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Periproct \Per"i*proct\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? the anus.]	   (Zool.)	   The region surrounding the anus, particularly of echinoderms.	   [1913 Webster]
Periproctitis \Per`i*proc*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Peri-}, and	   {Proctitus}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the tissues about the rectum.	   [1913 Webster]
Peripteral \Pe*rip"ter*al\, a. [Gr., fr. ? + ? feather, wing,	   row of columns.] (Arch.)	   Having columns on all sides; -- said of an edifice. See	   {Apteral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Periptery \Pe*rip"ter*y\, n. [Gr. ? flying round about.]	   The region surrounding a moving body, such as the wing of a	   bird or a gliding a["e]roplane, within which cyclic or	   vortical motion of the air occur.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Peripterous \Pe*rip"ter*ous\, a.	   1. (Arch.) Peripteral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Feathered all around.	      [1913 Webster]
Perique \Pe*rique"\, n. [Louisiana F.]	   A kind of tobacco with medium-sized leaf, small stem, tough	   and gummy fiber, raised in Louisiana, and cured in its own	   juices, so as to be very dark colored, usually black. It is	   marketed in tightly wrapped rolls called carottes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Perisarc \Per"i*sarc\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ?, ?, flesh.]	   (Zool.)	   The outer, hardened integument which covers most hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Periscian \Pe*ris"cian\, a. [Gr. ?; peri` around + ? shadow: cf.	   F. p['e]riscien.]	   Having the shadow moving all around.	   [1913 Webster] Periscians
Periscians \Pe*ris"cians\, Periscii \Pe*ris"ci*i\, n. pl. [NL.	   See {Periscian}.]	   Those who live within a polar circle, whose shadows, during	   some summer days, will move entirely round, falling toward	   every point of the compass.	   [1913 Webster]
Periscope \Per"i*scope\, n. [Pref. peri- + -scope.]	   A general or comprehensive view. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. An optical instrument of tubular shape containing an	      arrangement of lenses and mirrors (or prisms), allowing a	      person to observe a field of view otherwise obstructed, as	      beyond an obstructing object or (as in submarines) above	      the surface of the water.	      [PJC]
Periscopic \Per`i*scop"ic\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]riscopique.]	   Viewing all around, or on all sides.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. of or relating to a periscope[2].	      [1913 Webster]	   {Periscopic spectacles} (Opt.), spectacles having	      concavo-convex or convexo-concave lenses with a	      considerable curvature corresponding to that of the eye,	      to increase the distinctness of objects viewed obliquely.	      [1913 Webster]
Perish \Per"ish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perished}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Perishing}.] [OE. perissen, perisshen, F. p['e]rir, p.	   pr. p['e]rissant, L. perire to go or run through, come to	   nothing, perish; per through + ire to go. Cf. {Issue}, and	   see {-ish}.]	   To be destroyed; to pass away; to become nothing; to be lost;	   to die; hence, to wither; to waste away.	   [1913 Webster]	         I perish with hunger!                    --Luke xv. 17.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grow up and perish, as the summer fly.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The thoughts of a soul that perish in thinking.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Perish \Per"ish\, v. t.	   To cause perish. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {perish the thought} I hope it will never happen; -- a phrase	      used after mention of a possible undesirable event,	      sometimes facetiously.	      [PJC]
Perishability \Per`ish*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Perishableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Perishable \Per"ish*a*ble\, a. [F. p['e]rissable.]	   Liable to perish; subject to decay, destruction, or death;	   as, perishable goods; our perishable bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Perishableness \Per"ish*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being perishable; liability to decay	   or destruction. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Perishably \Per"ish*a*bly\, adv.	   In a perishable degree or manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Perishment \Per"ish*ment\, n. [Cf. OF. perissement.]	   The act of perishing. [R.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Perisoma \Per`i*so"ma\, n.; pl. {Perisomata}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Perisome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perisome \Per"i*some\, n. [Pref. peri- + -some body.] (Zool.)	   The entire covering of an invertebrate animal, as echinoderm	   or c[oe]lenterate; the integument.	   [1913 Webster]
Perisperm \Per"i*sperm\, n. [F. p['e]risperme. See {Peri-}, and	   {Sperm}.] (Bot.)	   The albumen of a seed, especially that portion which is	   formed outside of the embryo sac. -- {Per`i*sper"mic}, a.	   [1913 Webster] Perispheric
Perispheric \Per`i*spher"ic\, Perispherical \Per`i*spher"ic*al\,	   a.	   Exactly spherical; globular.	   [1913 Webster]
Perispomenon \Per`i*spom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Perispomena}. [NL.,	   from Gr. ?, pr. pass. p. of ? to draw around, to circumflex;	   peri` around + ? to draw.] (Gr. Gram.)	   A word which has the circumflex accent on the last syllable.	   --Goodwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Perispore \Per"i*spore\, n. (Bot.)	   The outer covering of a spore.	   [1913 Webster]
Perissad \Per"is*sad\, a. [Gr. ? odd, from ? over.] (Chem.)	   Odd; not even; -- said of elementary substances and of	   radicals whose valence is not divisible by two without a	   remainder. Contrasted with {artiad}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Perisse \Per"isse\, v. i.	   To perish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Perissodactyl \Per`is*so*dac"tyl\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Perissodactyla.	   [1913 Webster]
Perissodactyla \Per`is*so*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?	   odd (fr. ? over) + ? finger.] (Zool.)	   A division of ungulate mammals, including those that have an	   odd number of toes, as the horse, tapir, and rhinoceros; --	   opposed to {Artiodactyla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perissological \Per`is*so*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   p['e]rissologique.]	   Redundant or excessive in words. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perissology \Per`is*sol"o*gy\, n. [L. perissologia, Gr. ?; ?	   odd, superfluous + ? discourse.]	   Superfluity of words. [R.] --G. Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristalsis \Per`i*stal"sis\, n. [NL. See {Peristaltic}.]	   (Physiol.)	   Peristaltic contraction or action.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristaltic \Per`i*stal"tic\, a. [Gr. ? clasping and	   compressing, fr. ? to surround, wrap up; ? round + ? to	   place, arrange: cf. F. p['e]ristaltique.] (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to a wormlike wave motion of the intestines, and	   by analogy, of other flexible tubular structures. In the body	   it is produced by a progressive contraction of the muscular	   fibers of their walls, forcing their contents onwards in the	   direction of the wave; as, peristaltic movement. --	   {Per`i*stal"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristeria \Per`is*te"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL. See {Peristerion}.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of orchidaceous plants. See {Dove plant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristerion \Per`is*te"ri*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a dovecote, a	   kind of verbena, fr. peristera` a dove, pigeon; cf. L.	   peristereon.] (Bot.)	   The herb vervain ({Verbena officinalis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Peristerite \Pe*ris"ter*ite\, n. [Gr. peristera` a pigeon.]	   (Min.)	   A variety of albite, whitish and slightly iridescent like a	   pigeon's neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristeromorphous \Pe*ris`ter*o*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. peristera` a	   pigeon + -morphous.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the pigeons or Columb[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Peristeropodous \Pe*ris`ter*op"o*dous\, a. [Gr. peristera` a	   pigeon + poy`s, podo`s, foot.] (Zool.)	   Having pigeonlike feet; -- said of those gallinaceous birds	   that rest on all four toes, as the curassows and megapods.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristole \Pe*ris"to*le\ (p[-e]*r[i^]s"t[-o]*l[-e]), n. [NL.:	   cf. F. p['e]ristole. See {Peristaltic}.] (Physiol.)	   Peristaltic action, especially of the intestines.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristoma \Pe*ris"to*ma\ (p[-e]*r[i^]s"t[-o]*m[.a]), n.; pl.	   {Peristomata} (p[e^]r`[i^]*st[o^]m"[.a]*t[.a]). [NL.]	   Same as {Peristome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristome \Per"i*stome\ (p[-e]r"[i^]*st[=o]m), n. [Pref. peri- +	   Gr. sto`ma, sto`matos, mouth.]	   1. (Bot.) The fringe of teeth around the orifice of the	      capsule of mosses. It consists of 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64	      teeth, and may be either single or double.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The lip, or edge of the aperture, of a spiral shell.	      (b) The membrane surrounding the mouth of an invertebrate	          animal.	          [1913 Webster]
Peristomial \Per`i*sto"mi*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a peristome.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristomium \Per`i*sto"mi*um\, n. [NL.]	   Same as {Peristome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peristrephic \Per`i*streph"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to turn round.]	   Turning around; rotatory; revolving; as, a peristrephic	   painting (of a panorama).	   [1913 Webster]
Peristyle \Per"i*style\, n. [L. peristylum, Gr. peri`stylon,	   peri`stylos; peri` about + sty^los a column: cf. F.	   p['e]ristyle.] (Arch.)	   A range of columns with their entablature, etc.;	   specifically, a complete system of columns, whether on all	   sides of a court, or surrounding a building, such as the	   cella of a temple. Used in the former sense, it gives name to	   the larger and inner court of a Roman dwelling, the	   peristyle. See {Colonnade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perisystole \Per`i*sys"to*le\, n. [Pref. peri- + systole: cf. F.	   p['e]risystole.] (Physiol.)	   The interval between the diastole and systole of the heart.	   It is perceptible only in the dying.	   [1913 Webster]
Perite \Pe*rite"\, a. [L. peritus.]	   Skilled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perithecium \Per`i*the"ci*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` around + ?	   box.] (Bot.)	   An organ in certain fungi and lichens, surrounding and	   enveloping the masses of fructification. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Peritomous \Pe*rit"o*mous\, a. [Gr. ? cut off all around. See	   {Peri-}, and {Tome}.] (Min.)	   Cleaving in more directions than one, parallel to the axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Peritonaeum \Per`i*to*n[ae]"um\, n. (Anat.)	   Same as {Peritoneum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peritoneal \Per`i*to*ne"al\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]riton['e]al.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the peritoneum.	   [1913 Webster]
Peritoneum \Per`i*to*ne"um\, n. [L. peritoneum, peritonaeum, Gr.	   ?, ?, fr. ? to stretch all around or over; peri` around + ?	   to stretch.] (Anat.)	   The smooth serous membrane which lines the cavity of the	   abdomen, or the whole body cavity when there is no diaphragm,	   and, turning back, surrounds the viscera, forming a closed,	   or nearly closed, sac. [Written also {periton[ae]um}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peritonitis \Per`i*to*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Peritoneum}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the peritoneum.	   [1913 Webster]
Peritracheal \Per`i*tra"che*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Surrounding the trache[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Peritreme \Per"i*treme\, n. [Pref. peri- + Gr. ? a hole.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) That part of the integument of an insect which surrounds	       the spiracles.	   (b) The edge of the aperture of a univalve shell.	       [1913 Webster]
Peritricha \Pe*rit"ri*cha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. peri` about +	   ?, ?, hair.] (Zool.)	   A division of ciliated Infusoria having a circle of cilia	   around the oral disk and sometimes another around the body.	   It includes the vorticellas. See {Vorticella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peritrochium \Per`i*tro"chi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; peri`	   around + ? a wheel.] (Mech.)	   The wheel which, together with the axle, forms the {axis in	   peritrochio}, which see under {Axis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peritropal \Per*it"ro*pal\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn around;	   peri` around + ? to turn: cf. F. p['e]ritrope.]	   1. Rotatory; circuitous. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the axis of the seed perpendicular to the axis of	      the pericarp to which it is attached.	      [1913 Webster]
Peritropous \Per*it"ro*pous\, a.	   Peritropal.	   [1913 Webster]
Perityphlitis \Per`i*typh*li"tis\, n. [NL. See {Peri-}, and	   {Typhlitis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the connective tissue about the c[ae]cum.	   [1913 Webster]
Periuterine \Per`i*u"ter*ine\, a. (Med.)	   Surrounding the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Perivascular \Per`i*vas"cu*lar\, a.	   Around the blood vessels; as, perivascular lymphatics.	   [1913 Webster]
Perivertebral \Per`i*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Surrounding the vertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Perivisceral \Per`i*vis"cer*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Around the viscera; as, the perivisceral cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Perivitelline \Per`i*vi*tel"line\, a. [Pref. peri- + vitelline.]	   (Biol.)	   Situated around the vitellus, or between the vitellus and	   zona pellucida of an ovum.	   [1913 Webster]
Periwig \Per"i*wig\ (p[e^]r"[i^]*w[i^]g), 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 the whole head,	   and representing the natural hair; a wig. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Periwig \Per"i*wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perwigged}	   (p[e^]r"[i^]*w[i^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Perwigging}	   (p[e^]r"[i^]*w[i^]g*g[i^]ng).]	   To dress with a periwig, or with false hair. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
periwigged \periwigged\ adj.	   Wearing a peruke (a style of wig popular for men in the 17th	   and 18th centuries).	   Syn: peruked.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [From AS. pinewincla a shellfish,	   in which pine- is fr. L. pina, pinna, a kind of mussel, akin	   to Gr. ?. Cf. {Winkle}.] (Zool.)	   Any small marine gastropod shell of the genus {Littorina}.	   The common European species ({Littorina littorea}), in Europe	   extensively used as food, has recently become naturalized	   abundantly on the American coast. See {Littorina}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In America the name is often applied to several large	         univalves, as {Fulgur carica}, and {Fulgur	         canaliculata}.	         [1913 Webster]	Periwinkle \Per"i*win`kle\, n. [OE. pervenke, AS. pervince, fr.	   L. pervinca.] (Bot.)	   A trailing herb of the genus {Vinca}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common perwinkle ({Vinca minor}) has opposite	         evergreen leaves and solitary blue or white flowers in	         their axils. In America it is often miscalled {myrtle}.	         See under {Myrtle}.	         [1913 Webster]
Perjenet \Per"jen*et\, n. [Cf. {Pear}, and {Jenneting}.]	   A kind of pear. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Perjure \Per"jure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perjured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Perjuring}.] [F. parjurer, L. perjurare, perjerare; per	   through, over + jurare to swear. See {Jury}.]	   1. To cause to violate an oath or a vow; to cause to make	      oath knowingly to what is untrue; to make guilty of	      perjury; to forswear; to corrupt; -- often used	      reflexively; as, he perjured himself.	      [1913 Webster]	            Want will perjure	            The ne'er-touched vestal.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a false oath to; to deceive by oaths and	      protestations. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And with a virgin innocence did pray	            For me, that perjured her.            --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Perjure}, {Forswear}.	   Usage: These words have been used interchangeably; but there	          is a tendency to restrict perjure to that species of	          forswearing which constitutes the crime of perjury at	          law, namely, the willful violation of an oath	          administered by a magistrate or according to law.	          [1913 Webster]	Perjure \Per"jure\, n. [L. perjurus: cf. OF. parjur, F.	   parjure.]	   A perjured person. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Perjured \Per"jured\, a.	   Guilty of perjury; having sworn falsely; forsworn. --Shak.	   "Perjured persons." --1 Tim. i. 10. "Their perjured oath."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Perjurer \Per"jur*er\, n.	   One who is guilty of perjury; one who perjures or forswears,	   in any sense.	   [1913 Webster] Perjurious
Perjurious \Per*ju"ri*ous\, Perjurous \Per"ju*rous\, a. [L.	   perjuriosus, perjurus.]	   Guilty of perjury; containing perjury. [Obs.] --Quarles. B.	   Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Perjury \Per"ju*ry\, n.; pl. {Perjuries}. [L. perjurium. See	   {Perjure}, v.]	   1. False swearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) At common law, a willfully false statement in a fact	      material to the issue, made by a witness under oath in a	      competent judicial proceeding. By statute the penalties of	      perjury are imposed on the making of willfully false	      affirmations.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: If a man swear falsely in nonjudicial affidavits, it is	         made perjury by statute in some jurisdictions in the	         United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Perk \Perk\ (p[~e]rk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perked} (p[~e]rkt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Perking}.] [Cf. W. percu to trim, to make	   smart.]	   To make trim or smart; to straighten up; to erect; to make a	   jaunty or saucy display of; as, to perk the ears; to perk up	   one's head. --Cowper. --Sherburne.	   [1913 Webster]	   {to perk up one's ears} to begin to listen attentively; --	      usually used when something of interest is mentioned in	      some discourse, after one's attention had lapsed; as, he	      perked up his ears when he heard his name mentioned.	      [PJC]	Perk \Perk\, v. i.	   1. To exalt one's self; to bear one's self loftily. "To perk	      over them." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act in a jaunty or presumptuous manner.	      [PJC]	   {To perk it}, to carry one's self proudly or saucily. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Perk \Perk\, a.	   Smart; trim; spruce; jaunty; vain. "Perk as a peacock."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Perk \Perk\, v. i.	   To peer; to look inquisitively. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
perk \perk\, n.	   A perquisite. [informal]	   [PJC]
Perkin \Per"kin\ (p[~e]r"k[i^]n), n.	   A kind of weak perry.	   [1913 Webster]
Perkinism \Per"kin*ism\ (p[~e]r"k[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. (Med.)	   A remedial treatment, by drawing the pointed extremities of	   two rods, each of a different metal, over the affected part;	   tractoration, -- first employed by Dr. Elisha Perkins of	   Norwich, Conn. See {Metallotherapy}. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Perky \Perk"y\, a.	   Perk; pert; jaunty; trim.	   [1913 Webster]	         There amid perky larches and pines.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Perlaceous \Per*la"ceous\, a. [See {Pearl}.]	   Pearly; resembling pearl.	   [1913 Webster]
Perlid \Per"lid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any insect of the genus {Perla}, or family {Perlid[ae]}. See	   {Stone fly}, under {Stone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perlite \Per"lite\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Pearlite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perlitic \Per*lit"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Relating to or resembling perlite, or pearlstone; as, the	   perlitic structure of certain rocks. See {Pearlite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perlous \Per"lous\, a.	   Perilous. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Perlustration \Per`lus*tra"tion\, n. [L. perlustrare to wander	   all through, to survey. See 3d {Luster}.]	   The act of viewing all over. [Archaic] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Permanable \Per"ma*na*ble\, a.	   Permanent; durable. [Obs.] --Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster] Permanence
Permanence \Per"ma*nence\, Permanency \Per"ma*nen*cy\, n. [Cf.	   F. permanence.]	   The quality or state of being permanent; continuance in the	   same state or place; duration; fixedness; as, the permanence	   of institutions; the permanence of nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Permanent \Per"ma*nent\, a. [L. permanens, -entis, p. pr. of	   permanere to stay or remain to the end, to last; per + manere	   to remain: cf. F. permanent. See {Per-}, and {Mansion}.]	   Continuing in the same state, or without any change that	   destroys form or character; remaining unaltered or unremoved;	   abiding; durable; fixed; stable; lasting; as, a permanent	   impression.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eternity stands permanent and fixed.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Permanent gases} (Chem. & Physics), hydrogen, oxygen,	      nitrogen, and carbon monoxide; -- also called	      {incondensible gases} or {incoercible gases}, before their	      liquefaction in 1877. The term is now archaic.	   {Permanent way}, the roadbed and superstructure of a finished	      railway; -- so called in distinction from the contractor's	      {temporary way}.	   {Permanent white} (Chem.), barium sulphate ({heavy spar}),	      used as a white pigment or paint, in distinction from	      {white lead}, which tarnishes and darkens from the	      formation of the sulphide.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lasting; durable; constant. See {Lasting}.	        [1913 Webster]
permanent \permanent\ n.	   1. A wave or curl in the hair that lasts for months and is	      made durable by treating the hair with chemicals when it	      is curled.	   Syn: permanent wave.	        [PJC]
Permanently \Per"ma*nent*ly\, adv.	   In a permanent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
permanent-press \permanent-press\ n.	   aAfabric that has been chemically processed to resist	   wrinkles and hold its shape.	   Syn: permanent press, permanent-press fabric, durable press,	        durable-press fabric.	        [WordNet 1.5]	permanent-press \permanent-press\ adj.	   Having a permanent crease, or remaining unwrinkled without	   pressing; -- used of fabrics that do not require ironing.	   Syn: drip-dry.	        [WordNet 1.5]
permanent wave \permanent wave\ n.	   1. A wave or curl in the hair that lasts for months and is	      made durable by treating the hair with chemicals when it	      is curled.	   Syn: permanent.	        [PJC]	   2. The process of treating the hair with chemicals to create	      a {permanent wave}[1].	      [PJC]
Permanganate \Per*man"ga*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of permanganic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Potassium permanganate}. (Chem.) See {Potassium	      permanganate}, under {Potassium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Permanganic \Per`man*gan"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, one of the higher acids of	   manganese, {HMnO4}, which forms salts called permanganates.	   [1913 Webster]
Permansion \Per*man"sion\, n. [L. permansio. See {Permanent}.]	   Continuance. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Permeability \Per`me*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   perm['e]abilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being permeable.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Magnetic permeability} (Physics), the specific capacity of a	      body for magnetic induction, or its conducting power for	      lines of magnetic force. --Sir W. Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Permeable \Per"me*a*ble\, a. [L. permeabilis: cf. F.	   perm['e]able. See {Permeate}.]	   Capable of being permeated, or passed through; yielding	   passage; passable; penetrable; -- used especially of	   substances which allow the passage of fluids; as, wood is	   permeable to oil; glass is permeable to light. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Permeably \Per"me*a*bly\, adv.	   In a permeable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Permeance \Per"me*ance\, n. [See {Permeant}.]	   Permeation; specif. (Magnetism), the reciprocal of	   reluctance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Permeant \Per"me*ant\, a. [L. permeans, p. pr.]	   Passing through; permeating. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Permeate \Per"me*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permeated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Permeating}.] [L. permeatus, p. p. of permeare to	   permeate; per + meare to go, pass.]	   1. To pass through the pores or interstices of; to penetrate	      and pass through without causing rupture or displacement;	      -- applied especially to fluids which pass through	      substances of loose texture; as, water permeates sand.	      --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter and spread through; to pervade; as, after the	      first setback, the team became permeated with pessimism.	      [1913 Webster]	            God was conceived to be diffused throughout the	            whole world, to permeate and pervade all things.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]
permeated \permeated\ adj.	   p. p. of {permeate}; as, Her poems are permeated with sorrow.	   [WordNet 1.5] permeating
permeating \permeating\ permeative \permeative\adj.	   Spreading throughout.	   Syn: permeant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Permeation \Per`me*a"tion\, n.	   The act of permeating, passing through, or spreading	   throughout, the pores or interstices of any substance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here is not a mere involution only, but a spiritual	         permeation and inexistence.              --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
permed \permed\ adj. [from permanent wave]	   Treated with chemicals to make it curly; having been given a	   {permanent wave}; -- of hair; as, permed hair.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Permian \Per"mi*an\, prop. a. [From the ancient kingdom of	   Permia, where the Permian formation exists.] (Geol.)	   Belonging or relating to the period, and also to the	   formation, next following the Carboniferous, and regarded as	   closing the Carboniferous age and Paleozoic era. -- n. The	   Permian period. See Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Permians \Per"mi*ans\, n. pl.; sing. {Permian}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe belonging to the Finnic race, and inhabiting a	   portion of Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Permiscible \Per*mis"ci*ble\, a. [L. permiscere to mingle; per +	   miscere to mix.]	   Capable of being mixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Permiss \Per*miss"\, n. [See {Permit}.]	   A permitted choice; a rhetorical figure in which a thing is	   committed to the decision of one's opponent. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Permissibility \Per*mis`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being permissible; permissibleness;	   allowableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Permissible \Per*mis"si*ble\, a.	   That may be permitted; allowable; admissible. --	   {Per*mis"si*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*mis"si*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Permission \Per*mis"sion\ (p[~e]r*m[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.	   permissio: cf. F. permission. See {Permit}.]	   The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent;	   authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.	   [1913 Webster]	         High permission of all-ruling Heaven.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         You have given me your permission for this address.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Leave; liberty; license.	   Usage: {Leave}, {Permission}. Leave implies that the	          recipient may decide whether to use the license	          granted or not. Permission is the absence on the part	          of another of anything preventive, and in general, at	          least by implication, signifies approval.	          [1913 Webster]
Permissive \Per*mis"sive\ (p[~e]r*m[i^]s"s[i^]v), a.	   1. Permitting; granting leave or liberty. "By his permissive	      will." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Permitted; tolerated; suffered. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Permissively \Per*mis"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a permissive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Permistion \Per*mis"tion\ (p[~e]r*m[i^]s"ch[u^]n), n. [L.	   permistio, permixtio, fr. permiscere, permistum, and	   permixtum. See {Permiscible}.]	   The act of mixing; the state of being mingled; mixture.	   [Written also {permixtion}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Permit \Per*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Permitted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Permitting}.] [L. permittere, permissum, to let through,	   to allow, permit; per + mittere to let go, send. See {Per-},	   and {Mission}.]	   1. To consent to; to allow or suffer to be done; to tolerate;	      to put up with.	      [1913 Webster]	            What things God doth neither command nor forbid . .	            . he permitteth with approbation either to be done	            or left undone.                       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grant (one) express license or liberty to do an act; to	      authorize; to give leave; -- followed by an infinitive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art permitted to speak for thyself. --Acts	                                                  xxvi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give over; to resign; to leave; to commit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us not aggravate our sorrows,	            But to the gods permit the event of things.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To allow; let; grant; admit; suffer; tolerate; endure;	        consent to.	   Usage: To {Allow}, {Permit}, {Suffer}, {Tolerate}. To allow	          is more positive, denoting (at least originally and	          etymologically) a decided assent, either directly or	          by implication. To permit is more negative, and	          imports only acquiescence or an abstinence from	          prevention. The distinction, however, is often	          disregarded by good writers. To suffer has a stronger	          passive or negative sense than to permit, sometimes	          implying against the will, sometimes mere	          indifference. To tolerate is to endure what is	          contrary to will or desire. To suffer and to tolerate	          are sometimes used without discrimination.	          [1913 Webster]	Permit \Per*mit"\, v. i.	   To grant permission; to allow.	   [1913 Webster]	Permit \Per"mit\, n.	   Warrant; license; leave; permission; specifically, a written	   license or permission given to a person or persons having	   authority; as, a permit to land goods subject to duty.	   [1913 Webster]	Permit \Per*mit"\, n. [Cf. Sp. palamida a kind of scombroid	   fish.]	   (a) A large pompano ({Trachinotus goodei}) of the West	       Indies, Florida, etc. It becomes about three feet long.	   (b) The round pompano. ({Trachinotus falcatus}). [Local, U.	       S.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Permittance \Per*mit"tance\, n.	   The act of permitting; allowance; permission; leave.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Permittee \Per`mit*tee"\, n.	   One to whom a permission or permit is given.	   [1913 Webster]
Permitter \Per*mit"ter\, n.	   One who permits.	   [1913 Webster]	         A permitter, or not a hinderer, of sin.  --J. Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Permix \Per*mix"\, v. t.	   To mix; to mingle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Permixtion \Per*mix"tion\, n.	   See {Permission}.	   [1913 Webster]
Permulator \Per"mu*la`tor\, n. (Elec.)	   A special form of rotary converter with stationary commutator	   and rotating brushes, in which the exciting field is induced	   by the alternating current in a short-circuited magnetic core	   instead of being produced by an external magnet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Permutable \Per*mut"a*ble\ (p[~e]r*m[=u]"t[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   permutable.]	   Capable of being permuted; exchangeable. --	   {Per*mut"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Per*mut"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Permutation \Per`mu*ta"tion\ (p[~e]r`m[-u]"t[=a]"sn[u^]n), n.	   [L. permutatio: cf. F. permutation. See {Permute}.]	   1. The act of permuting; exchange of the thing for another;	      mutual transference; interchange.	      [1913 Webster]	            The violent convulsions and permutations that have	            been made in property.                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.)	      (a) The arrangement of any determinate number of things,	          as units, objects, letters, etc., in all possible	          orders, one after the other; -- called also	          {alternation}. Cf. {Combination}, n., 4.	      (b) Any one of such possible arrangements.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Barter; exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Permutation lock}, a lock in which the parts can be	      transposed or shifted, so as to require different	      arrangements of the tumblers on different occasions of	      unlocking.	      [1913 Webster]
Permute \Per*mute"\ (p[~e]r*m[=u]t"), v. t. [L. permutare,	   permutatum; per + mutare to change: cf. F. permuter.]	   1. To interchange; to transfer reciprocally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exchange; to barter; to traffic. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bought, trucked, permuted, or given.  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]
Permuter \Per*mut"er\ (p[~e]r*m[=u]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who permutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pern \Pern\ (p[~e]rn), v. t. [See {Pernancy}.]	   To take profit of; to make profitable. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]	Pern \Pern\, n. (Zool.)	   The honey buzzard.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernancy \Per"nan*cy\ (p[~e]r"nan*s[y^]), n. [OF. prenance, fr.	   prendre, prenre, penre, to take, L. prendere, prehendere.]	   (Law)	   A taking or reception, as the receiving of rents or tithes in	   kind, the receiving of profits. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernel \Per"nel\ (p[~e]r"n[e^]l), n.	   See {Pimpernel}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pernicion \Per*ni"cion\, n. [See 2d {Pernicious}.]	   Destruction; perdition. [Obs.] --hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernicious \Per*ni"cious\, a. [L. pernix, -icis.]	   Quick; swift (to burn). [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Pernicious \Per*ni"cious\, a. [L. perniciosus, from pernicies	   destruction, from pernecare to kill or slay outright; per +	   necare to kill, slay: cf. F. pernicieux. Cf. {Nuisance},	   {Necromancy}.]	   Having the quality of injuring or killing; destructive; very	   mischievous; baleful; malicious; wicked.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let this pernicious hour	         Stand aye accursed in the calendar.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pernicious to his health.                --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Destructive; ruinous; deadly; noxious; injurious;	        baneful; deleterious; hurtful; mischievous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Per*ni"cious*ly}, adv., --	        {Per*ni"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Pernicity \Per*nic"i*ty\, n. [L. pernicitas. See 1st	   {Pernicious}.]	   Swiftness; celerity. [R.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster] Pernickety
Pernickety \Per*nick"et*y\, Pernicketty \Per*nick"et*ty\, a.	   Finical or fussy; full of petty details. [Colloq.]	   Syn: finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, painstaking,	        persnickety, punctilious.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Pernio \Per"ni*o\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   A chilblain.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernoctalian \Per`noc*ta"li*an\, n.	   One who watches or keeps awake all night.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernoctation \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. "Pernoctation in prayer." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernor \Per"nor\, n. [See {Pern}, v.] (Law)	   One who receives the profits, as of an estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernot furnace \Per"not fur"nace\ [So called from Charles	   Pernot, its inventor.]	   A reverberatory furnace with a circular revolving hearth, --	   used in making steel.	   [1913 Webster]
Pernyi moth \Per"ny*i moth"\ (Zool.)	   A silk-producing moth ({Attacus Pernyi}) which feeds upon the	   oak. It has been introduced into Europe and America from	   China.	   [1913 Webster]
Perofskite \Per*of"skite\, n. [From von Perovski, of	   St.Petersburg.] (Min.)	   Same as {Perovskite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perogue \Pe*rogue\, n.	   See {Pirogue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peromyscus \Peromyscus\ prop. n.	   A genus of New World wood mice.	   Syn: genus {Peromyscus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peronate \Per"o*nate\, a. [L. peronatus rough-booted, fr. pero,	   -onis, a kind of rough boot.] (Bot.)	   A term applied to the stipes or stalks of certain fungi which	   are covered with a woolly substance which at length becomes	   powdery. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Peroneal \Per`o*ne"al\, a. [Gr. ? the fibula.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the fibula; in the region of the fibula.	   [1913 Webster]
Peronospora \Peronospora\ prop. n.	   A genus of destructive downy mildews.	   Syn: genus Peronospora.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peronosporaceae \Peronosporaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of parasitic fungi; the downy mildews.	   Syn: family Peronosporaceae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Peronosporales \Peronosporales\ prop. n.	   An order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi, including the	   {Albuginaceae} and {Peronosporaceae} and {Pythiaceae}.	   Syn: order {Peronosporales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Perorate \Per"o*rate\, v. i. [See {Peroration}.]	   To make a peroration; to harangue. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peroration \Per`o*ra"tion\, n. [L. peroratio, fr. perorate,	   peroratum, to speak from beginning to end; per + orate to	   speak. See {Per-}, and {Oration}.] (Rhet.)	   The concluding part of an oration; especially, a final	   summing up and enforcement of an argument. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Perovskite \Per*ov"skite\, n. [From von Perovski, of St.	   Petersburg.] (Min.)	   A titanate of lime occurring in octahedral or cubic crystals.	   [Written also {Perofskite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peroxidation \Per*ox`i*da"tion\, n.	   Act, process, or result of peroxidizing; oxidation to a	   peroxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Peroxide \Per*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   An oxide containing more oxygen than some other oxide of the	   same element. Formerly peroxides were regarded as the highest	   oxides. Cf. {Per-}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Peroxidize \Per*ox"i*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Peroxidized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Peroxidizing}.] (Chem.)	   To oxidize to the utmost degree, so as to form a peroxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpend \Per*pend"\, v. t. [L. perpendere, perpensum; per +	   pendere to weight.]	   To weight carefully in the mind. [R.] "Perpend my words."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Perpend \Per*pend"\, v. i.	   To attend; to be attentive. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpender \Per*pend"er\, n. [F. parpaing, pierre parpaigne; of	   uncertain origin.] (Masonry)	   A large stone reaching through a wall so as to appear on both	   sides of it, and acting as a binder; -- called also	   {perbend}, {perpend stone}, and {perpent stone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpendicle \Per*pen"di*cle\, n. [L. perpendiculum; per +	   pendere to hang: cf. F. perpendicule.]	   Something hanging straight down; a plumb line. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perpendicular \Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, a. [L. perpendicularis,	   perpendicularius: cf. F. perpendiculaire. See {Perpendicle},	   {Pension}.]	   1. Exactly upright or vertical; pointing to the zenith; at	      right angles to the plane of the horizon; extending in a	      right line from any point toward the center of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) At right angles to a given line or surface; as,	      the line ad is perpendicular to the line bc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Perpendicular style} (Arch.), a name given to the latest	      variety of English Gothic architecture, which prevailed	      from the close of the 14th century to the early part of	      the 16th; -- probably so called from the vertical style of	      its window mullions.	      [1913 Webster]	Perpendicular \Per`pen*dic"u*lar\, n.	   1. A line at right angles to the plane of the horizon; a	      vertical line or direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A line or plane falling at right angles on another	      line or surface, or making equal angles with it on each	      side.	      [1913 Webster]
Perpendicularity \Per`pen*dic`u*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   perpendicularit['e].]	   The quality or state of being perpendicular.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpendicularly \Per`pen*dic"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a perpendicular manner; vertically.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpend stone \Per"pend stone`\	   See {Perpender}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpension \Per*pen"sion\, n. [See {Perpend}.]	   Careful consideration; pondering. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpensity \Per*pen"si*ty\, n.	   Perpension. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perpent stone \Per"pent stone`\	   See {Perpender}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpession \Per*pes"sion\, n. [L. perpessio, fr. perpeti,	   perpessus, to bear steadfastly; per + pati to bear.]	   Suffering; endurance. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetrable \Per"pe*tra"ble\, a.	   Capable of being perpetrated. --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetrate \Per"pe*trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perpetrated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Perpetrating}.] [L. perpetratus, p. p. of	   perpetrare to effect, perpetrare; per + patrare to perform.]	   To do or perform; to carry through; to execute, commonly in a	   bad sense; to commit (as a crime, an offense); to be guilty	   of; as, to perpetrate a foul deed.	   [1913 Webster]	         What the worst perpetrate, or best endure. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetration \Per`pe*tra"tion\, n. [L. perpetratio: cf. F.	   perp['e]tration.]	   1. The act of perpetrating; a doing; -- commonly used of	      doing something wrong, as a crime.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing perpetrated; an evil action.	      [1913 Webster]
Perpetrator \Per"pe*tra`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who perpetrates; esp., one who commits an offense or	   crime.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetuable \Per*pet"u*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being perpetuated or continued.	   [1913 Webster]	         Varieties are perpetuable, like species. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetual \Per*pet"u*al\, a. [OE. perpetuel, F. perp['e]tuel,	   fr. L. perpetualis, fr. perpetuus continuing throughout,	   continuous, fr. perpes, -etis, lasting throughout.]	   Neverceasing; continuing forever or for an unlimited time;	   unfailing; everlasting; continuous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unto the kingdom of perpetual night.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Perpetual feast of nectared sweets.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Circle of perpetual apparition}, or {Circle of perpetual	   occultation}. See under {Circle}.	   {Perpetual calendar}, a calendar so devised that it may be	      adjusted for any month or year.	   {Perpetual curacy} (Ch. of Eng.), a curacy in which all the	      tithes are appropriated, and no vicarage is endowed.	      --Blackstone.	   {Perpetual motion}. See under {Motion}.	   {Perpetual screw}. See {Endless screw}, under {Screw}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Continual; unceasing; endless; everlasting; incessant;	        constant; eternal. See {Constant}.	        [1913 Webster]	Perpetual calendar \Per*pet"u*al cal"en*dar\	   A calendar that can be used perpetually or over a wide range	   of years. That of Capt. Herschel covers, as given below,	   dates from 1750 to 1961 only, but is capable of indefinite	   extension.	   PERPETUAL CALENDARDay of the monthJan. Oct.Apr. July	   Jan.Sept. Dec.JuneFeb. Mar. Nov.Aug. Feb.MayDay of the Week	   18152229abcdefgMon.	   29162330gabcdefTues.	   310172431fgabcdeWed.	   4111825[nbsp]efgabcdThur.	   5121926[nbsp]defgabcFri.	   6132027[nbsp]cdefgabSat.	   7142128[nbsp]bcdefgaSun.	   ===========================================================================	   To find the day of the week corresponding to any date, find	   the small letter directly under the month and opposite the	   day of the month; the same small letter also appears in the	   vertical column that contains the number of the year, and if	   the line in which it stands is followed out to the right, the	   day of the week is found. Thus, the small letter under March	   and opposite 18 is b; b appears again directly over 1904, and	   at its right is the word Friday. March 18 fell on Friday in	   1904, and also in 1898, 1892, etc. The calendar has other	   uses, as for finding the months which begin on Sunday in a	   particular year, etc.	   |1753 |1754 |1755 |1750 |1751 |1757 |*1752	   |1759 |1765 |*1760 |1761 |*1756 |1763 |1758	   |*1764 |1771 |1766 |1767 |1762 |*1768 |1769	   |1770 |*1776 |1777 |*1772 |1773 |1774 |1775	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Perpetually \Per*pet"u*al*ly\, adv.	   In a perpetual manner; constantly; continually.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Bible and Common Prayer Book in the vulgar tongue,	         being perpetually read in churches, have proved a kind	         of standard for language. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetualty \Per*pet"u*al*ty\, n.	   The state or condition of being perpetual. [Obs.] --Testament	   of Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetuance \Per*pet"u*ance\, n.	   Perpetuity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetuate \Per*pet"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perpetuated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Perpetuating}.] [L. perpetuatus, p. p. of	   perpetuare to perpetuate. See {Perpetual}.]	   To make perpetual; to cause to endure, or to be continued,	   indefinitely; to preserve from extinction or oblivion; to	   eternize. --Addison. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Perpetuate \Per*pet"u*ate\, a. [L. perpetuatus, p. p.]	   Made perpetual; perpetuated. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetuation \Per*pet`u*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perp['e]tuation.]	   The act of making perpetual, or of preserving from extinction	   through an endless existence, or for an indefinite period of	   time; continuance. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpetuity \Per`pe*tu"i*ty\, n. [L. perpetuitas: cf. F.	   perp['e]tuit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being perpetual; as, the	      perpetuity of laws. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A path to perpetuity of fame.         --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The perpetuity of a single emotion is insanity. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something that is perpetual. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Endless time. "And yet we should, for perpetuity, go hence	      in debt." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Annuities)	      (a) The number of years in which the simple interest of	          any sum becomes equal to the principal.	      (b) The number of years' purchase to be given for an	          annuity to continue forever.	      (c) A perpetual annuity.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) Duration without limitations as to time.	      (b) The quality or condition of an estate by which it	          becomes inalienable, either perpetually or for a very	          long period; also, the estate itself so modified or	          perpetuated.	          [1913 Webster]
Perplex \Per*plex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perplexed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Perplexing}.] [L. perplexari. See {Perplex}, a.]	   1. To involve; to entangle; to make intricate or complicated,	      and difficult to be unraveled or understood; as, to	      perplex one with doubts.	      [1913 Webster]	            No artful wildness to perplex the scene. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            What was thought obscure, perplexed, and too hard	            for our weak parts, will lie open to the	            understanding in a fair view.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embarrass; to puzzle; to distract; to bewilder; to	      confuse; to trouble with ambiguity, suspense, or anxiety.	      "Perplexd beyond self-explication." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are perplexed, but not in despair. --2 Cor. iv.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can distinguish no general truths, or at least	            shall be apt to perplex the mind.     --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To plague; to vex; to torment. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To entangle; involve; complicate; embarrass; puzzle;	        bewilder; confuse; distract. See {Embarrass}.	        [1913 Webster]	Perplex \Per*plex"\, a. [L. perplexus entangled, intricate; per	   + plectere, plexum, to plait, braid: cf. F. perplexe. See	   {Per-}, and {Plait}.]	   Intricate; difficult. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Perplexed \Per*plexed"\, a.	   Entangled, involved, or confused; hence, embarrassd; puzzled;	   doubtful; anxious. -- {Per*plex"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {Per*plex"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Perplexing \Per*plex"ing\, a.	   Embarrassing; puzzling; troublesome. "Perplexing thoughts."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Perplexity \Per*plex"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Perplexities}. [L.	   perplexitas: cf. F. perplexit['e].]	   The quality or state of being perplexed or puzzled;	   complication; intricacy; entanglement; distraction of mind	   through doubt or difficulty; embarrassment; bewilderment;	   doubt.	   [1913 Webster]	         By their own perplexities involved,	         They ravel more.                         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Perplexiveness \Per*plex"ive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being perplexing; tendency to perplex. [Obs.]	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Perplexly \Per*plex"ly\, adv.	   Perplexedly. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Perpotation \Per`po*ta"tion\, n. [L. perpotatio, fr. perpotate.	   See {Per-}, and {Potation}.]	   The act of drinking excessively; a drinking bout. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perquisite \Per"qui*site\, n. [L. perquisitum, fr. perquisitus,	   p. p. of perquirere to ask for diligently; per + quaerere to	   seek. See {Per-}, and {Quest}.]	   1. Something gained from a place or employment over and above	      the ordinary salary or fixed wages for services rendered;	      -- examples are, a fee allowed by law to an officer for a	      specific service; the use of a company automobile or other	      company property.	   Syn: perk.	        [1913 Webster + PJC]	              The pillage of a place taken by storm was regarded	              as the perquisite of the soldiers.  --Prescott.	        [1913 Webster]	              The best perquisites of a place are the advantages	              it gaves a man of doing good.       --Addison.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Law) Things gotten by a man's own industry, or	      purchased with his own money, as opposed to things which	      come to him by descent. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Perquisited \Per"qui*sit*ed\, a.	   Supplied with perquisites. [Obs.] "Perquisited varlets	   frequent stand." --Savage.	   [1913 Webster]
Perquisition \Per`qui*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perquisition.]	   A thorough inquiry of search. [R.] --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Perradial \Per*ra"di*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Situated around the radii, or radial tubes, of a radiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Perrie \Per"rie\, n. [F. pierreries, pl., fr. pierre stone, L.	   petra.]	   Precious stones; jewels. [Obs.] [Written also {perre},	   {perrye}, etc.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Perrier \Per"ri*er\, n. [OF. perriere, perrier, F. perrier. Cf.	   {Pederero}.] (Mil.)	   A short mortar used formerly for throwing stone shot.	   --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]	Perrier \Per"ri*er\, prop. n.	   The name of a brand of bottled mineral water; a glass or	   bottle of such water; as, I'll have a Perrier..	   [PJC]
Perron \Per"ron\, n. [F.] (Arch.)	   An out-of-door flight of steps, as in a garden, leading to a	   terrace or to an upper story; -- usually applied to	   medi[ae]vel or later structures of some architectural	   pretensions.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Perroquet \Per`ro*quet"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   See {Paroquet}, {Parakeet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perruque \Per`ruque"\, n. [F.]	   See {Peruke}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perruquier \Per*ru"qui*er\, n. [F.]	   A maker of perukes or wigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Perry \Per"ry\, n. [OF. per['e], F. poir['e], fr. poire a pear,	   L. pirum. See {Pear} the fruit.]	   A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Perry \Per"ry\, n.	   A sudden squall. See {Pirry}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pers \Pers\, a. [F. pers.]	   Light blue; grayish blue; -- a term applied to different	   shades at different periods. -- n. A cloth of sky-blue color.	   [Obs.] "A long surcoat of pers." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Persalt \Per"salt`\, n. (Chem.)	   A term formerly given to the salts supposed to be formed	   respectively by neutralizing acids with certain peroxides.	   [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Persant \Per"sant\, a. [F. per[,c]ant, p. pr. of percer to	   pierce.]	   Piercing. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Perscrutation \Per`scru*ta"tion\, n. [L. perscrutatio, fr.	   perscrutari to search through.]	   A thorough searching; a minute inquiry or scrutiny. --Carlyle	   [1913 Webster]
Persecot \Per"se*cot\, n.	   See {Persicot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Persecute \Per"se*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persecuted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Persecuting}.] [F. pers['e]cueter, L. persequi,	   persecutus, to pursue, prosecute; per + sequi to follow,	   pursue. See {Per-}, and {Second}.]	   1. To pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; to	      beset with cruelty or malignity; to harass; especially, to	      afflict, harass, punish, or put to death, for adherence to	      a particular religious creed or mode of worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do good to them that hate you, and pray for them	            which despitefully use you, and persecute you.	                                                  --Matt. v. 44.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent	      solicitations; to annoy. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To oppress; harass; distress; worry; annoy.	        [1913 Webster]
persecuted \persecuted\ adj.	   Same as {oppressed}.	   Syn: downtrodden, oppressed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Persecution \Per`se*cu"tion\, n. [F. pers['e]cution, L.	   persecutio.]	   1. The act or practice of persecuting; especially, the	      infliction of loss, pain, or death for adherence to a	      particular creed or mode of worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persecution produces no sincere conviction. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or condition of being persecuted. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A carrying on; prosecution. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Persecutor \Per"se*cu`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. pers['e]cuteur.]	   One who persecutes, or harasses. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Persecutrix \Per"se*cu`trix\, n. [L.]	   A woman who persecutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Perseid \Per"se*id\, n. [From {Perseus}.] (Astron.)	   One of a group of shooting stars which appear yearly about	   the 10th of August, and cross the heavens in paths apparently	   radiating from the constellation Perseus. They are probably	   fragments of Swift's comet of 1862 (III).	   [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Perseus \Per"se*us\, prop. n. [L., from Gr. Persey`s.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A Grecian legendary hero, son of Jupiter	      and Dana["e], who slew the Gorgon Medusa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A consellation of the northern hemisphere, near	      Taurus and Cassiopea. It contains a star cluster visible	      to the naked eye as a nebula.	      [1913 Webster]
Persever \Per*sev"er\, v. i.	   To persevere. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perseverance \Per`se*ver"ance\ (p[~e]r`s[-e]*v[=e]r"ans), n. [F.	   pers['e]v['e]rance, L. perseverantia.]	   1. The act of persevering; persistence in anything	      undertaken; continued pursuit or prosecution of any	      business, or enterprise begun. "The king-becoming graces .	      . . perseverance, mercy, lowliness." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose constant perseverance overcame	            Whate'er his cruel malice could invent. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discrimination. [Obs.] --Sir J. Harrington.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) Continuance in a state of grace until it is	      succeeded by a state of glory; sometimes called {final	      perseverance}, and {the perseverance of the saints}. See	      {Calvinism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Persistence; steadfastness; constancy; steadiness;	        pertinacity.	        [1913 Webster]
Perseverant \Per`se*ver"ant\ (p[~e]r`s[-e]*v[=e]r"ant), a. [L.	   perseverans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F. pers['e]v['e]rant.]	   Persevering. [R.] "Perseverant faith." --Whitby. --	   {Per`se*ver"ant*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Persevere \Per`se*vere"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persevered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Persevering}.] [F. pers['e]v['e]rer, L.	   perseverare, fr. perseverus very strict; per + severus	   strict, severe. See {Per-}, and {Severe}.]	   To persist in any business or enterprise undertaken; to	   pursue steadily any project or course begun; to maintain a	   purpose in spite of counter influences, opposition, or	   discouragement; not to give or abandon what is undertaken.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thrice happy, if they know	         Their happiness, and persevere upright.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Persevere}, {Continue}, {Persist}.	   Usage: The idea of not laying aside is common to these words.	          Continue is the generic term, denoting simply to do as	          one has done hitherto. To persevere is to continue in	          a given course in spite of discouragements, etc., from	          a desire to obtain our end. To persist is to continue	          from a determination of will not to give up. Persist	          is frequently used in a bad sense, implying obstinacy	          in pursuing an unworthy aim.	          [1913 Webster]
Persevering \Per`se*ver"ing\, a.	   Characterized by perseverance; persistent. --	   {Per`se*ver"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Persian \Per"sian\, a. [From Persia: cf. It. Persiano. Cf.	   {Parsee}, {Peach}, {Persic}.]	   Of or pertaining to Persia, to the Persians, or to their	   language.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Persian berry}, the fruit of {Rhamnus infectorius}, a kind	      of buckthorn, used for dyeing yellow, and imported chiefly	      from Trebizond.	   {Persian cat}. (Zool.) Same as {Angora cat}, under {Angora}.	      	   {Persian columns} (Arch.), columns of which the shaft	      represents a Persian slave; -- called also {Persians}. See	      {Atlantes}.	   {Persian drill} (Mech.), a drill which is turned by pushing a	      nut back and forth along a spirally grooved drill holder.	      	   {Persian fire} (Med.), malignant pustule.	   {Persian powder}. See {Insect powder}, under {Insect}.	   {Persian red}. See {Indian red}	   (a), under {Indian}.	   {Persian wheel}, a noria; a tympanum. See {Noria}.	      [1913 Webster]	Persian \Per"sian\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Persia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language spoken in Persia. Ancient Persian of the 3rd	      to 10th centuries is also called {Pahlavi}, and modern	      Persian is also called {Farsi}.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   3. A thin silk fabric, used formerly for linings. --Beck.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Arch.) See {Persian columns}, under {Persian}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Persic \Per"sic\, a. [L. Persicus. Cf. {Persian}.]	   Of or relating to Persia. -- n. The Persian language.	   [1913 Webster]
Persicaria \Per`si*ca"ri*a\, n. [NL., from LL. persicarius a	   peach tree. See {Peach}.] (Bot.)	   See {Lady's thumb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Persico \Per"si*co\, n.	   same as {Persicot}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Persicot \Per"si*cot\, n. [F. See {Peach}.]	   A cordial made of the kernels of apricots, nectarines, etc.,	   with refined spirit.	   [1913 Webster]
Persienne \Per`si*enne"\ (p[~e]r`s[i^]*[e^]n";	   p[~e]r`sh[i^]*[e^]n"; F. p[~e]r`sy[e^]n"), n. [F., fem. of	   presien Persian.]	   Properly, printed calico, whether Oriental or of fanciful	   design with flowers, etc., in Western work. Hence, as	   extended in English, material of a similar character.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Persiennes \Per`si*ennes"\ (p[~e]r`s[i^]*[e^]nz"; F.	   p[~e]r`sy[e^]n"), n. pl. [F.]	   Window blinds having movable slats, similar to Venetian	   blinds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Persiflage \Per`si`flage"\, n. [F., fr. persifler to quiz, fr.	   L. per + siffler to whistle, hiss, L. sibilare, sifilare.]	   Frivolous or bantering talk; a frivolous manner of treating	   any subject, whether serious or otherwise; light raillery.	   --Hannah More.	   [1913 Webster]
Persifleur \Per`si`fleur\, n. [F.]	   One who indulges in persiflage; a banterer; a quiz.	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Persimmon \Per*sim"mon\, n. [Virginia Indian.] (Bot.)	   An American tree ({Diospyros Virginiana}) and its fruit,	   found from New York southward. The fruit is like a plum in	   appearance, but is very harsh and astringent until it has	   been exposed to frost, when it becomes palatable and	   nutritious.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Japanese persimmon}, {Diospyros Kaki} and its red or yellow	      edible fruit, which outwardly resembles a tomato, but	      contains a few large seeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Persis \Per"sis\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A kind of coloring matter obtained from lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Persism \Per"sism\, n.	   An ancient Persian religion, esp. as represented by the Magi;	   a form of Zoroastrianism.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	         This system we shall call 'Persism', in order to free	         ourselves of the popular associations still connected	         with such terms as magism, Parseeism, and so forth;	         meaning by 'Persism' the teaching of Zarathustra as it	         affected the Greek and Latin world.      --E. Vernon	                                                  Arnold.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Persism \Per"sism\, n.	   A Persian idiom.	   [1913 Webster]
Persist \Per*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Persisted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Persisting}.] [L. persistere; per + sistere to stand	   or be fixed, fr. stare to stand: cf. F. persister. See	   {Per-}, and {Stand}.]	   To stand firm; to be fixed and unmoved; to stay; to continue	   steadfastly; especially, to continue fixed in a course of	   conduct against opposing motives; to persevere; -- sometimes	   conveying an unfavorable notion, as of doggedness or	   obstinacy.	   [1913 Webster]	         If they persist in pointing their batteries against	         particular persons, no laws of war forbid the making	         reprisals.                               --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some positive, persisting fops we know,	         Who, if once wrong, will needs be always so. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         That face persists.	         It floats up; it turns over in my mind.  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Persevere}, and {Insist}.	        [1913 Webster] Persistence
Persistence \Per*sist"ence\, Persistency \Per*sist"en*cy\, n.	   [See {Persistent}.]	   1. The quality or state of being persistent; staying or	      continuing quality; hence, in an unfavorable sense,	      doggedness; obstinacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The continuance of an effect after the cause which first	      gave rise to it is removed; as:	      (a) (Physics) The persistence of motion.	      (b) (Physiol.) Visual persistence, or persistence of the	          visual impression; auditory persistence, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Persistent \Per*sist"ent\, a. [L. persistens, -entis, p. pr. of	   persistere. See {Persist}.]	   1. Inclined to persist; having staying qualities; tenacious	      of position or purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Remaining beyond the period when parts of the same	      kind sometimes fall off or are absorbed; permanent; as,	      persistent teeth or gills; a persistent calyx; -- opposed	      to {deciduous}, and {caducous}.	      [1913 Webster]
Persistently \Per*sist"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a persistent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Persisting \Per*sist"ing\, a.	   Inclined to persist; tenacious of purpose; persistent. --	   {Per*sist"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Persistive \Per*sist"ive\, a.	   See {Persistent}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Persnickety \Per*snick"et*y\, a.	   1. Finicky or fussy; demanding excessive attention to petty	      details or niceties; unduly particular; fastidious; -- of	      people. [Colloq.]	   Syn: finical, finicky, fussy, meticulous, painstaking,	        pernickety, pernicketty, punctilious.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. Snobbish; behaving aloofly. [Colloq.]	   Syn: pernickety, pernicketty. [PJC]
Persolve \Per*solve"\, v. t. [L. persolvere.]	   To pay wholly, or fully. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Person \Per"son\ (p[~e]r"s'n; 277), n. [OE. persone, persoun,	   person, parson, OF. persone, F. personne, L. persona a mask	   (used by actors), a personage, part, a person, fr. personare	   to sound through; per + sonare to sound. See {Per-}, and cf.	   {Parson}.]	   1. A character or part, as in a play; a specific kind or	      manifestation of individual character, whether in real	      life, or in literary or dramatic representation; an	      assumed character. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            His first appearance upon the stage in his new	            person of a sycophant or juggler.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man can long put on a person and act a part.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bear rule, which was thy part	            And person, hadst thou known thyself aright.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            How different is the same man from himself, as he	            sustains the person of a magistrate and that of a	            friend!                               --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bodily form of a human being; body; outward	      appearance; as, of comely person.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fair persone, and strong, and young of age.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it assume my noble father's person. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A living, self-conscious being, as distinct from an animal	      or a thing; a moral agent; a human being; a man, woman, or	      child.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consider what person stands for; which, I think, is	            a thinking, intelligent being, that has reason and	            reflection.                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A human being spoken of indefinitely; one; a man; as, any	      person present.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A parson; the parish priest. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Theol.) Among Trinitarians, one of the three subdivisions	      of the Godhead (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost);	      an hypostasis. "Three persons and one God." --Bk. of Com.	      Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gram.) One of three relations or conditions (that of	      speaking, that of being spoken to, and that of being	      spoken of) pertaining to a noun or a pronoun, and thence	      also to the verb of which it may be the subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A noun or pronoun, when representing the speaker, is	         said to be in the first person; when representing what	         is spoken to, in the second person; when representing	         what is spoken of, in the third person.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Biol.) A shoot or bud of a plant; a polyp or zooid of the	      compound Hydrozoa, Anthozoa, etc.; also, an individual, in	      the narrowest sense, among the higher animals. --Haeckel.	      [1913 Webster]	            True corms, composed of united person[ae] . . .	            usually arise by gemmation, . . . yet in sponges and	            corals occasionally by fusion of several originally	            distinct persons.                     --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial person}, or {Fictitious person} (Law), a	      corporation or body politic; -- this term is used in	      contrast with {natural person}, a real human being. See	      also {legal person}. --Blackstone.	   {Legal person} (Law), an individual or group that is allowed	      by law to take legal action, as plaintiff or defendent. It	      may include natural persons as well as fictitious persons	      (such as corporations).	   {Natural person} (Law), a man, woman, or child, in	      distinction from a corporation.	   {In person}, by one's self; with bodily presence, rather than	      by remote communication; not by representative. "The king	      himself in person is set forth." --Shak.	   {In the person of}, in the place of; acting for. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Person \Per"son\, v. t.	   To represent as a person; to personify; to impersonate.	   [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Persona \Per*so"na\, n.; pl. {Person[ae]}. [L.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Person}, n., 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Personable \Per"son*a*ble\ (p[~e]r"s[u^]n*[.a]*b'l), a.	   1. Having a well-formed body, or person; graceful; comely; of	      good appearance; presentable; as, a personable man or	      woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wise, warlike, personable, courteous, and kind.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king, . . . so visited with sickness, was not	            personable.                           --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Enabled to maintain pleas in court. --Cowell.	      (b) Having capacity to take anything granted.	          [1913 Webster]
personableness \personableness\ n.	   The complex of attributes that make a person socially	   attractive.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Personage \Per"son*age\ (p[~e]r"s[u^]n*[asl]j: 48), n. [F.	   personnage.]	   1. Form, appearance, or belongings of a person; the external	      appearance, stature, figure, air, and the like, of a	      person. "In personage stately." --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            The damsel well did view his personage. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Character assumed or represented. "The actors and	      personages of this fable." --Broome. "Disguised in a false	      personage." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A notable or distinguished person; a conspicuous or	      peculiar character; as, an illustrious personage; a comely	      personage of stature tall. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Personal \Per"son*al\ (p[~e]r"s[u^]n*al), a. [L. personalis: cf.	   F. personnel.]	   1. Pertaining to human beings as distinct from things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man so termed by way of personal difference.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a particular person; relating to, or	      affecting, an individual, or each of many individuals;	      peculiar or proper to private concerns; not public or	      general; as, personal comfort; personal desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words are conditional, -- If thou doest well, --	            and so personal to Cain.              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to the external or bodily appearance;	      corporeal; as, personal charms. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Done in person; without the intervention of another.	      "Personal communication." --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	            The immediate and personal speaking of God. --White.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Relating to an individual, his character, conduct,	      motives, or private affairs, in an invidious and offensive	      manner; as, personal reflections or remarks.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gram.) Denoting person; as, a personal pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Personal action} (Law), a suit or action by which a man	      claims a debt or personal duty, or damages in lieu of it;	      or wherein he claims satisfaction in damages for an injury	      to his person or property, or the specific recovery of	      goods or chattels; -- opposed to real action.	   {Personal equation}. (Astron.) See under {Equation}.	   {Personal estate} or {Personal property} (Law), movables;	      chattels; -- opposed to {real estate} or {real property}.	      It usually consists of things temporary and movable,	      including all subjects of property not of a freehold	      nature.	   {Personal identity} (Metaph.), the persistent and continuous	      unity of the individual person, which is attested by	      consciousness.	   {Personal pronoun} (Gram.), one of the pronouns {I}, {thou},	      {he}, {she}, {it}, and their plurals.	   {Personal representatives} (Law), the executors or	      administrators of a person deceased.	   {Personal rights}, rights appertaining to the person; as, the	      rights of a personal security, personal liberty, and	      private property.	   {Personal tithes}. See under {Tithe}.	   {Personal verb} (Gram.), a verb which is modified or	      inflected to correspond with the three persons.	      [1913 Webster]	Personal \Per"son*al\, n. (Law)	   A movable; a chattel.	   [1913 Webster]
personal computer \personal computer\ n.	   1. (Computers) A computer[2] designed for use by one person	      at a time; -- contrasted with shared-time computers such	      as a {mainframe}, {server} or {minicomputer}, which may be	      accessed by multiple users each operating from a different	      input device (in the 1990's, usually a terminal or	      personal computer). A {personal computer} typically uses a	      microprocessor for its CPU.	   Syn: PC, microcomputer.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Personalism \Per"son*al*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being personal; personality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Personality \Per`son*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Personalities}. [Cf. F.	   personnalit['e]. Cf. {Personality}.]	   1. That which constitutes distinction of person; the	      externally evident aspects of the character or behavior of	      a person; individuality.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Personality is individuality existing in itself, but	            with a nature as a ground.            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something said or written which refers to the person,	      conduct, etc., of some individual, especially something of	      a disparaging or offensive nature; personal remarks; as,	      indulgence in personalities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sharp personalities were exchanged.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) That quality of a law which concerns the condition,	      state, and capacity of persons. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person who is famous or notable; a celebrity.	      [PJC]
Personalize \Per"son*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Personalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Personalizing}.]	   To make personal. "They personalize death." --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
personalized \personalized\ adj.	   1. Made for or directed or adjusted to a particular	      individual; modified for a particular person; as,	      personalized luggage; personalized advice.	   Syn: individualized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Pointedly referring to or concerning a person's individual	      personality or intimate affairs, especially offensively;	      as, personalized criticism.	   Syn: pointed.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Personally \Per"son*al*ly\, adv.	   1. In a personal manner; by bodily presence; in person; not	      by representative or substitute; as, to deliver a letter	      personally.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, being cited, personally came not. --Grafton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With respect to an individual; as regards the person;	      individually; particularly.	      [1913 Webster]	            She bore a mortal hatred to the house of Lancaster,	            and personally to the king.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. With respect to one's individuality; as regards one's	      self; as, personally I have no feeling in the matter.	      [1913 Webster]
Personalty \Per"son*al*ty\, n.	   1. The state of being a person; personality. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Personal property, as distinguished from realty or	      real property.	      [1913 Webster]
Personate \Per"son*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Personated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Personating}.] [L. personare to cry out, LL.,	   to extol. See {Person}.]	   To celebrate loudly; to extol; to praise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In fable, hymn, or song so personating	         Their gods ridiculous.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Personate \Per"son*ate\, v. t. [L. personatus masked, assumed,	   fictitious, fr. persona a mask. See {Person}.]	   1. To assume the character of; to represent by a fictitious	      appearance; to act the part of; to impersonate[3]; hence,	      to counterfeit; to feign; as, he tried to personate his	      brother; a personated devotion. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set forth in an unreal character; to disguise; to mask.	      [R.] "A personated mate." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To personify; to typify; to describe. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Personate \Per"son*ate\, v. i.	   To play or assume a character.	   [1913 Webster]	Personate \Per"son*ate\, a. [L. personatus masked.] (Bot.)	   Having the throat of a bilabiate corolla nearly closed by a	   projection of the base of the lower lip; masked, as in the	   flower of the snapdragon.	   [1913 Webster]
Personation \Per`son*a"tion\, n.	   The act of personating, or conterfeiting the person or	   character of another; impersonation.	   [1913 Webster]
Personator \Per"son*a`tor\, n.	   One who personates. "The personators of these actions." --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Personeity \Per`son*e"i*ty\, n.	   Personality. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Personification \Per*son`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   personnification.]	   1. The act of personifying; impersonation; embodiment. --C.	      Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech in which an inanimate object or	      abstract idea is represented as animated, or endowed with	      personality; prosopop[oe]ia; as, the floods clap their	      hands. "Confusion heards his voice." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Personifier \Per*son"i*fi`er\, n.	   One who personifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Personify \Per*son"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Personified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Personifying}.] [Person + -fy: cf. F.	   personnifier.]	   1. To regard, treat, or represent as a person; to represent	      as a rational being.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poets take the liberty of personifying inanimate	            things.                               --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be the embodiment or personification of; to	      impersonate; as, he personifies the law.	      [1913 Webster]
Personize \Per"son*ize\, v. t.	   To personify. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Milton has personized them.              --J.	                                                  Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Personnel \Per`son`nel"\, n. [F. See {Personal}.]	   The body of persons employed in some public service, as the	   army, navy, etc.; -- distinguished from {materiel}.	   [1913 Webster] person-to-person
person-to-person \person-to-person\, person to person \person to
person\adj.	   1. By direct contact between persons.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Without intervening persons.	   Syn: face-to-face.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Persoonia \Persoonia\ prop. n.	   A genus of Australian undershrubs to small trees; the	   geebungs.	   Syn: genus {Persoonia}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Perspective \Per*spec"tive\ (p[~e]r*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v), 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 pertaining to the science of vision; optical. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the art, or in accordance with the laws, of	      perspective.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Perspective plane}, the plane or surface on which the	      objects are delineated, or the picture drawn; the plane of	      projection; -- distinguished from the {ground plane},	      which is that on which the objects are represented as	      standing. When this plane is oblique to the principal face	      of the object, the perspective is called {oblique	      perspective}; when parallel to that face, {parallel	      perspective}.	   {Perspective shell} (Zool.), any shell of the genus	      {Solarium} and allied genera. See {Solarium}.	      [1913 Webster]	Perspective \Per*spec"tive\, n. [F. perspective, fr. perspectif:	   cf. It. perspettiva. See {Perspective}, a.]	   1. A glass through which objects are viewed. [Obs.] "Not a	      perspective, but a mirror." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is seen through an opening; a view; a vista.	      "The perspective of life." --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The effect of distance upon the appearance of objects, by	      means of which the eye recognizes them as being at a more	      or less measurable distance. Hence, a["e]rial perspective,	      the assumed greater vagueness or uncertainty of outline in	      distant objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            A["e]rial perspective is the expression of space by	            any means whatsoever, sharpness of edge, vividness	            of color, etc.                        --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The art and the science of so delineating objects that	      they shall seem to grow smaller as they recede from the	      eye; -- called also {linear perspective}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A drawing in linear perspective.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Isometrical perspective}, an inaccurate term for a	      mechanical way of representing objects in the direction of	      the diagonal of a cube.	   {Perspective glass}, a telescope which shows objects in the	      right position.	      [1913 Webster]
Perspectively \Per*spec"tive*ly\ (p[~e]r*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v*l[y^]),	   adv.	   1. Optically; as through a glass. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You see them perspectively.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to the rules of perspective.	      [1913 Webster]
Perspectograph \Per*spec"to*graph\	   (p[~e]r*sp[e^]k"t[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [L. perspectus (p. p. of	   perspicere to look through) + -graph.]	   An instrument for obtaining, and transferring to a picture,	   the points and outlines of objects, so as to represent them	   in their proper geometrical relations as viewed from some one	   point.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspectography \Per`spec*tog"ra*phy\	   (p[~e]r`sp[e^]k*t[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n.	   The science or art of delineating objects according to the	   laws of perspective; the theory of perspective.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspicable \Per"spi*ca*ble\ (p[~e]r"sp[i^]*k[.a]*b'l), a. [L.	   perspicabilis, fr. perspicere.]	   Discernible. [Obs.] --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspicacious \Per`spi*ca"cious\ (p[~e]r`sp[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]s),	   a. [L. perspicax, -acis, fr. perspicere to look through: cf.	   F. perspicace. See {Perspective}.]	   1. Having the power of seeing clearly; quick-sighted; sharp	      of sight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Of acute discernment; keen.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Per`spi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. --	      {Per`spi*ca"cious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Perspicacity \Per`spi*cac"i*ty\	   (p[~e]r`sp[i^]*k[a^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. perspicacitas: cf.	   F. perspicacit['e]. See {Perspicacious}.]	   The state of being perspicacious; acuteness of sight or of	   intelligence; acute discernment. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspicacy \Per"spi*ca*cy\ (p[~e]r"sp[i^]*k[.a]*s[y^]), n.	   Perspicacity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perspicience \Per*spi"cience\ (p[~e]r*sp[i^]sh"ens), n. [L.	   perspicientia, fr. perspiciens, p. p. of perspicere. See	   {Perspective}.]	   The act of looking sharply. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspicil \Per"spi*cil\ (p[~e]r"sp[i^]*s[i^]l), n. [LL.	   perspicilla, fr. L. perspicere to look through.]	   An optical glass; a telescope. [Obs.] --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspicuity \Per`spi*cu"i*ty\ (p[~e]r`sp[i^]*k[=u]"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n. [L. perspicuitas: cf. F. perspicuit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being transparent or translucent.	      [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being perspicuous to the understanding;	      clearness of expression or thought.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sagacity; perspicacity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Clearness; perspicuousness; plainness; distinctness;	        lucidity; transparency. See {Clearness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Perspicuous \Per*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. perspicuus, from perspicere	   to look through. See {Perspective}.]	   1. Capable of being through; transparent; translucent; not	      opaque. [Obs.] --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clear to the understanding; capable of being clearly	      understood; clear in thought or in expression; not obscure	      or ambiguous; as, a perspicuous writer; perspicuous	      statements. "The purpose is perspicuous." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Per*spic"u*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Per*spic"u*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Perspirability \Per*spir`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being perspirable.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspirable \Per*spir"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. perspirable.]	   1. Capable of being perspired. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Emitting perspiration; perspiring. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Perspiration \Per`spi*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. perspiration.]	   1. The act or process of perspiring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is excreted through the skin; sweat.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A man of average weight throws off through the skin	         during 24 hours about 18 ounces of water, 300 grains of	         solid matter, and 400 grains of carbonic acid gas.	         Ordinarily, this constant exhalation is not apparent,	         and the excretion is then termed insensible	         perspiration.	         [1913 Webster]
Perspirative \Per*spir"a*tive\, a.	   Performing the act of perspiration; perspiratory.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspiratory \Per*spir"a*to*ry\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or producing, perspiration; as, the	   perspiratory ducts.	   [1913 Webster]
Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Perspired}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Perspiring}.] [L. perspirare to breathe through; per	   + spirare. See {Per-}, and {Spirit}.]	   1. (Physiol.) To excrete matter through the skin; esp., to	      excrete fluids through the pores of the skin; to sweat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be evacuated or excreted, or to exude, through the	      pores of the skin; as, a fluid perspires.	      [1913 Webster]	Perspire \Per*spire"\, v. t.	   To emit or evacuate through the pores of the skin; to sweat;	   to excrete through pores.	   [1913 Webster]	         Firs . . . perspire a fine balsam of turpentine.	                                                  --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Perstreperous \Per*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. perstrepere to make a	   great noise.]	   Noisy; obstreperous. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Perstringe \Per*stringe"\, v. t. [L. perstringere; per +	   stringere to bind up, to touch upon.]	   1. To touch; to graze; to glance on. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To criticise; to touch upon. [R.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Persuadable \Per*suad"a*ble\, a.	   That may be persuaded. -- {Per*suad"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Per*suad"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persuaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Persuading}.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per +	   suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See {Per-},	   and {Suasion}.]	   1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice, entreaty,	      expostulation, etc.; to draw or incline to a determination	      by presenting sufficient motives.	      [1913 Webster]	            Almost thou persuadest me to be a Christian. --Acts	                                                  xxvi. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will persuade him, be it possible. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To try to influence. [Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you.	                                                  --2 Kings	                                                  xviii. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To convince by argument, or by reasons offered or	      suggested from reflection, etc.; to cause to believe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beloved, we are persuaded better things of you.	                                                  --Heb. vi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To inculcate by argument or expostulation; to advise; to	      recommend. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To convince; induce; prevail on; win over; allure;	        entice. See {Convince}.	        [1913 Webster]	Persuade \Per*suade"\, v. i.	   To use persuasion; to plead; to prevail by persuasion.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Persuade \Per*suade"\, n.	   Persuasion. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Persuaded \Per*suad"ed\, p. p. & a.	   Prevailed upon; influenced by argument or entreaty;	   convinced. -- {Per*suad"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Per*suad"ed*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Persuader \Per*suad"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, persuades or influences. "Powerful	   persuaders." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Persuasibility \Per*sua`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being persuaded. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Persuasible \Per*sua"si*ble\, a. [Cf. L. persuasibilis	   persuasive, F. persuasible persuasible.]	   1. Capable of being persuaded; persuadable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Persuasive. [Obs.] --Bale.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Per*sua"si*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Per*sua"si*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Persuasion \Per*sua"sion\, n. [L. persuasio; Cf. F. persuasion.]	   1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by	      arguments or reasons offered, or by anything that moves	      the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a	      determination.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thou hast all the arts of fine persuasion.	                                                  --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion	      or conviction, which has been induced.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the general persuasion of all men does so account	            it.                                   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            My firm persuasion is, at least sometimes,	            That Heaven will weigh man's virtues and his crimes	            With nice attention.                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A creed or belief; a sect or party adhering to a certain	      creed or system of opinions; as, of the same persuasion;	      all persuasions are agreed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of whatever state or persuasion, religious or	            political.                            --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The power or quality of persuading; persuasiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is 't possible that my deserts to you	            Can lack persuasion?                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which persuades; a persuasive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Conviction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, a. [Cf. F. persuasif.]	   Tending to persuade; having the power of persuading; as,	   persuasive eloquence. "Persuasive words." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Persuasive \Per*sua"sive\, n.	   That which persuades; an inducement; an incitement; an	   exhortation. -- {Per*sua"sive*ly}, adv. --	   {Per*sua"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Persuasory \Per*sua"so*ry\, a.	   Persuasive. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Persulphate \Per*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A sulphate of the peroxide of any base. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Persulphide \Per*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)	   A sulphide containing more sulphur than some other compound	   of the same elements; as, iron pyrites is a persulphide; --	   formerly called {persulphuret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Persulphocyanate \Per*sul`pho*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of persulphocyanic acid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Persulphocyanic \Per*sul`pho*cy*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline substance	   (called also perthiocyanic acid), analogous to sulphocyanic	   acid, but containing more sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Persulphocyanogen \Per*sul`pho*cy*an"o*gen\, n. (Chem.)	   An orange-yellow substance, produced by the action of	   chlorine or boiling dilute nitric acid and sulphocyanate of	   potassium; -- called also {pseudosulphocyanogen},	   {perthiocyanogen}, and formerly {sulphocyanogen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Persulphuret \Per*sul"phu*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   A persulphide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pert \Pert\, a. [An aphetic form of OE. & OF. apert open, known,	   true, free, or impudent. See {Apert}.]	   1. Open; evident; apert. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lively; brisk; sprightly; smart. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indecorously free, or presuming; saucy; bold; impertinent.	      "A very pert manner." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The squirrel, flippant, pert, and full of play.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Pert \Pert\, v. i.	   To behave with pertness. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertain \Per*tain"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pertained}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pertaining}.] [OE. partenen, OF. partenir, fr. L.	   pertinere to stretch out, reach, pertain; per + tenere to	   hold, keep. See {Per-}, and {Tenable}, and cf. {Appertain},	   {Pertinent}.]	   1. To belong; to have connection with, or dependence on,	      something, as an appurtenance, attribute, etc.; to	      appertain; as, saltness pertains to the ocean; flowers	      pertain to plant life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men hate those who affect that honor by ambition	            which pertaineth not to them.         --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have relation or reference to something.	      [1913 Webster]	            These words pertain unto us at this time as they	            pertained to them at their time.      --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Perterebration \Per*ter`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. perterebratus, p. p.	   of perterebrare to bore through.]	   The act of boring through. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Perthiocyanogen \Per*thi`o*cy*an"o*gen\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Persulphocyanogen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perthite \Perth"ite\, n. [So called from Perth, in canada.]	   (Min.)	   A kind of feldspar consisting of a laminated intertexture of	   albite and orthoclase, usually of different colors. --	   {Per*thit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertinacious \Per`ti*na"cious\, a. [L. pertinax, -acis; per +	   tenax tenacious. See {Per-}, and {Tenacious}.]	   1. Holding or adhering to any opinion, purpose, or design,	      with obstinacy; perversely persistent; obstinate; as,	      pertinacious plotters; a pertinacious beggar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resolute; persevering; constant; steady.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diligence is a steady, constant, and pertinacious	            study.                                --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Obstinate; stubborn; inflexible; unyielding; resolute;	        determined; firm; constant; steady.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Per`ti*na"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Per`ti*na"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Pertinacity \Per`ti*nac"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pertinacit['e].]	   The quality or state of being pertinacious; obstinacy;	   perseverance; persistency. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Obstinacy}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pertinacy \Per"ti*na*cy\, n. [L. pertinere to pertain. See	   {Pertinence}.]	   The quality or state of being pertinent; pertinence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pertinacy \Per"ti*na*cy\, n. [L. pertinacia, fr. pertinax. See	   {Pertinacious}.]	   Pertinacity. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertinate \Per"ti*nate\, a.	   Pertinacious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pertinately \Per"ti*nate*ly\, adv.	   Pertinaciously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Pertinence
Pertinence \Per"ti*nence\, Pertinency \Per"ti*nen*cy\, n. [Cf.	   F. pertinence. See {Pertinent}.]	   The quality or state of being pertinent; justness of relation	   to the subject or matter in hand; fitness; appositeness;	   relevancy; suitableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fitness and pertinency of the apostle's discourse.	                                                  --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertinent \Per"ti*nent\, a. [L. pertinens, -entis, p. pr. of	   pertinere: cf. F. pertinent. See {Pertain}.]	   1. Belonging or related to the subject or matter in hand; fit	      or appropriate in any way; adapted to the end proposed;	      apposite; material; relevant; as, pertinent illustrations	      or arguments; pertinent evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Regarding; concerning; belonging; pertaining. [R.]	      "Pertinent unto faith." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Apposite; relevant; suitable; appropriate; fit.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Per"ti*nent*ly}, adv. --	        {Per"ti*nent*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Pertly \Pert"ly\, adv.	   In a pert manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertness \Pert"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pert.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertransient \Per*tran"sient\, a. [L. pertransiens, p. pr. of	   pertransire.]	   Passing through or over. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perturb \Per*turb"\, v. t. [L. perturbare, perturbatum; per +	   turbare to disturb, fr. turba a disorder: cf. OF. perturber.	   See {Per-}, and {Turbid}.]	   1. To disturb; to agitate; to vex; to trouble; to disquiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye that . . . perturb so my feast with crying.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disorder; to confuse. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Perturbability \Per*turb`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being perturbable.	   [1913 Webster]
Perturbable \Per*turb"a*ble\, a.	   Liable to be perturbed or agitated; liable to be disturbed or	   disquieted.	   [1913 Webster]
Perturbance \Per*turb"ance\, n.	   Disturbance; perturbation. [R.] "Perturbance of the mind."	   --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Perturbate \Per"tur*bate\, v. t. [From L. perturbatus, p. p.]	   To perturb. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Perturbate \Per"tur*bate\, a.	   Perturbed; agitated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perturbation \Per`tur*ba"tion\, n. [L. perturbatio: cf. F.	   perturbation.]	   1. The act of perturbing, or the state of being perturbed;	      esp., agitation of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A disturbance in the regular elliptic or other	      motion of a heavenly body, produced by some force	      additional to that which causes its regular motion; as,	      the perturbations of the planets are caused by their	      attraction on each other. --Newcomb.	      [1913 Webster]
Perturbational \Per`tur*ba"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to perturbation, esp. to the perturbations	   of the planets. "The perturbational theory." --Sir J.	   Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Perturbative \Per"tur*ba*tive\, a.	   Tending to cause perturbation; disturbing. --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster]
Perturbator \Per"tur*ba`tor\, n.	   A perturber. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perturbed \Per*turbed"\, a.	   Agitated; disturbed; troubled. --Shak. -- {Per*turb"ed*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Perturber \Per*turb"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, perturbs, or cause perturbation.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertusate \Per*tus"ate\, a. [See {Pertuse}.] (Bot.)	   Pierced at the apex.	   [1913 Webster] Pertuse
Pertuse \Per*tuse"\, Pertused \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; pierced with, or having, holes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pertusion \Per*tu"sion\, n. [L. pertusio.]	   The act of punching or piercing with a pointed instrument;	   as, pertusion of a vein. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A punched hole; a perforation. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Pertussis \Per*tus"sis\, n. [NL., fr. L. per through, very +	   tussis cough.] (Med.)	   The whooping cough.	   [1913 Webster]
Peruke \Per"uke\, n. [F. perruque, It. perrucca, parrucca, fr.	   L. pilus hair. Cf. {Periwig}, {Wig}, {Peel} to strip off,	   {Plush}, {Pile} a hair.]	   A wig; a periwig.	   [1913 Webster]	Peruke \Per"uke\, v. t.	   To dress with a peruke. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perula \Per"u*la\, n.; pl. {Perul[ae]}. [L., dim. of pera	   wallet, Gr. ?: cf. F. p['e]rule.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the scales of a leaf bud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A pouchlike portion of the perianth in certain	      orchides.	      [1913 Webster]
Perule \Per"ule\, n.	   Same as {Perula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Perusal \Pe*rus"al\, n. [From {Peruse}.]	   1. The act of carefully viewing or examining. [R.] --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of reading, especially of reading through or with	      care. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]
Peruse \Pe*ruse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perused}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Perusing}.] [Pref. per- + use.]	   1. To observe; to examine with care. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Myself I then perused, and limb by limb	            Surveyed.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To read through; to read carefully. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Peruser \Pe*rus"er\, n.	   One who peruses.	   [1913 Webster]
Peruvian \Pe*ru"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]ruvien, Sp. peruviano.]	   Of or pertaining to Peru, in South America. -- n. A native or	   an inhabitant of Peru.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Peruvian balsam}. See {Balsam of Peru}, under {Balsam}.	   {Peruvian bark}, the bitter bark of trees of various species	      of Cinchona. It acts as a powerful tonic, and is a remedy	      for malarial diseases. This property is due to several	      alkaloids, as quinine, cinchonine, etc., and their	      compounds; -- called also {Jesuit's bark}, and {cinchona}.	      See {Cinchona}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pervade \Per*vade"\ (p[~e]r*v[=a]d"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Pervaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pervading}.] [L. pervadere,	   pervasum; per + vadere to go, to walk. See {Per-}, and	   {Wade}.]	   1. To pass or flow through, as an aperture, pore, or	      interstice; to permeate.	      [1913 Webster]	            That labyrinth is easily pervaded.    --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass or spread through the whole extent of; to be	      diffused throughout.	      [1913 Webster]	            A spirit of cabal, intrigue, and proselytism	            pervaded all their thoughts, words, and actions.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
pervading \pervading\ adj.	   Being spread throughout.	   Syn: pervasive.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pervaporation \pervaporation\ n.	   The concentration of a colloidal solution whose colloid will	   not pass through a semipermeable membrane; the solution is	   placed in a bag of the membrane and the solvent is evaporated	   off.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pervasion \Per*va"sion\ (p[~e]r*v[=a]"zh[u^]n), n. [L. pervasio.	   See {Pervade}.]	   The act of pervading, passing, or spreading through the whole	   extent of a thing. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervasive \Per*va"sive\ (p[~e]r*v[=a]"s[i^]v), a.	   Tending to pervade, or having power to spread throughout; of	   a pervading quality. "Civilization pervasive and general."	   --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
pervasiveness \pervasiveness\ n.	   The quality of filling or spreading throughout; as, the	   pervasiveness of the odor of cabbage in tenement hallways.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Perverse \Per*verse"\ (p[~e]r*v[~e]rs"), a. [L. perversus turned	   the wrong way, not right, p. p. of pervertereto turn around,	   to overturn: cf. F. pervers. See {Pervert}.]	   1. Turned aside; hence, specifically, turned away from the	      right; willfully erring; wicked; perverted.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only righteous in a world perverse. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obstinate in the wrong; stubborn; intractable; hence,	      wayward; vexing; contrary.	      [1913 Webster]	            To so perverse a sex all grace is vain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Froward; untoward; wayward; stubborn; ungovernable;	        intractable; cross; petulant; vexatious.	   Usage: {Perverse}, {Froward}. One who is froward is	          capricious, and reluctant to obey. One who is perverse	          has a settled obstinacy of will, and likes or dislikes	          by the rule of contradiction to the will of others.	          [1913 Webster]
Perversed \Per*versed"\ (p[~e]r*v[~e]rst"), a.	   Turned aside. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perversedly \Per*vers"ed*ly\ (p[~e]r*v[~e]rs"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   Perversely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Perversely \Per*verse"ly\, adv.	   In a perverse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Perverseness \Per*verse"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being perverse. "Virtue hath some	   perverseness." --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Perversion \Per*ver"sion\, n. [L. perversio: cf. F. perversion.	   See {Pervert}.]	   The act of perverting, or the state of being perverted; a	   turning from truth or right; a diverting from the true intent	   or object; a change to something worse; a turning or applying	   to a wrong end or use. "Violations and perversions of the	   laws." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Perversity \Per*ver"si*ty\, n. [L. perversitas: cf. F.	   perversit['e].]	   The quality or state of being perverse; perverseness.	   [1913 Webster]
Perversive \Per*ver"sive\, a.	   Tending to pervert.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Perverted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Perverting}.] [F. pervertir, L. pervertere,	   perversum; per + vertere to turn. See {Per-}, and {Verse}.]	   1. To turn another way; to divert. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's follow him, and pervert the present wrath.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert	      from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt;	      also, to misapply; to misinterpret intentionally; as, to	      pervert one's words. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, in the serpent, had perverted Eve. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Pervert \Per*vert"\, v. i.	   To become perverted; to take the wrong course. [R.]	   --Testament of Love.	   [1913 Webster]	Pervert \Per"vert\, n.	   One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error,	   especially in religion; -- opposed to {convert}. See the	   Synonym of {Convert}.	   [1913 Webster]	         That notorious pervert, Henry of Navarre. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Perverter \Per*vert"er\, n.	   One who perverts (a person or thing). "His own parents his	   perverters." --South. "A perverter of his law." --Bp.	   Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervertible \Per*vert"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being perverted.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervestigate \Per*ves"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. pervestigatus, p. p.	   of pervestigare.]	   To investigate thoroughly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pervestigation \Per*ves`ti*ga"tion\, n. [L. pervestigatio.]	   Thorough investigation. [Obs.] --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervial \Per"vi*al\, a. [See {Pervious}.]	   Pervious. [Obs.] -- {Per"vi*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervicacious \Per`vi*ca"cious\, a. [L. pervicax, -acis.]	   Obstinate; willful; refractory. [Obs.] --	   {Per`vi*ca"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Per`vi*ca"cious*ness}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pervicacity \Per`vi*cac"i*ty\, n.	   Obstinacy; pervicaciousness. [Obs.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervicacy \Per"vi*ca*cy\, n. [L. pervicacia.]	   Pervicacity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pervigilation \Per*vig`i*la"tion\, n. [L. pervigilatio, fr.	   pervigilare.]	   Careful watching. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pervious \Per"vi*ous\, a. [L. pervis; per + via a way. See	   {Per-}, and {Voyage}.]	   1. Admitting passage; capable of being penetrated by another	      body or substance; permeable; as, a pervious soil.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Doors] . . . pervious to winds, and open every way.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being penetrated, or seen through, by physical	      or mental vision. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God, whose secrets are pervious to no eye. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capable of penetrating or pervading. [Obs.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Open; -- used synonymously with {perforate}, as	      applied to the nostrils or birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Perviousness \Per"vi*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pervious; as, the perviousness	   of glass. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pervis \Per"vis\, n.	   See {Parvis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pery \Per"y\, n.	   A pear tree. See {Pirie}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pes \Pes\ (p[=e]z), n.; pl. {Pedes} . [L., the foot.] (Anat.)	   The distal segment of the hind limb of vertebrates, including	   the tarsus and foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pesade \Pe*sade"\ (p[-e]*s[=a]d"; F. pe*z[.a]d"), n. [F.] (Man.)	   The motion of a horse when, raising his fore quarters, he	   keeps his hind feet on the ground without advancing; rearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Pesage \Pes"age\, n. [F., fr. peser to weigh.]	   A fee, or toll, paid for the weighing of merchandise.	   [1913 Webster]
Pesane \Pes"ane\, n. (Anc. Armor.)	   See {Pusane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pesanted \Pes"ant*ed\, a. [F. pesant heavy.]	   Made heavy or dull; debased. [Obs.] "Pesanted to each lewd	   thought's control." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Peschito \Pe*schit"o\, n.	   See {Peshito}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pese \Pese\, n. [See {Pea}.]	   A pea. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Peseta \Pe*se"ta\, n. [Sp.]	   A Spanish silver coin, and money of account, equal to about	   nineteen cents (ca. 1900), and divided into 100 centesimos.	   Now replaced by the euro.	   [1913 Webster + PJC] Peshito
Peshito \Pe*shit"o\, Peshitto \Pe*shit"to\, n. [Syriac	   pesh[^i]t[^a] simple.]	   The earliest Syriac version of the Old Testament, translated	   from Hebrew; also, the incomplete Syriac version of the New	   Testament. [Written also {peschito}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pesky \Pes"ky\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Pestering; vexatious; troublesome. Used also as an intensive.	   [Colloq. & Low, U.S.] --Judd.	   [1913 Webster]
Peso \Pe"so\, n. [Sp.]	   A Spanish dollar; also, an Argentine, Chilian, Colombian,	   etc., coin, equal to from 75 cents to a dollar; also, a pound	   weight.	   [1913 Webster]
Pessary \Pes"sa*ry\ (p[e^]s"s[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Pessaries}.	   [L. pessarium, pessum, pessus, Gr. pesso`s: cf. F. pessaire.]	   (Med.)	   (a) An instrument or device to be introduced into and worn in	       the vagina, to support the uterus, or remedy a	       malposition.	   (b) A medicinal substance in the form of a bolus or mass,	       designed for introduction into the vagina; a vaginal	       suppository.	       [1913 Webster]
pessimal \pes"si*mal\ adj.	   Least favorable for survival; -- of an organism's	   environment.	   Syn: pessimum(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pessimism \Pes"si*mism\, n. [L. pessimus worst, superl. of pejor	   worse: cf. F. pessimisme. Cf. {Impair}.]	   1. (Metaph.) The opinion or doctrine that everything in	      nature is ordered for or tends to the worst, or that the	      world is wholly evil; -- opposed to {optimism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disposition to take the least hopeful view of a	      situation.	      [1913 Webster]
Pessimist \Pes"si*mist\, n. [L. pessimus worst: cf. F.	   pessimiste.]	   1. (Metaph.) One who advocates the doctrine of pessimism; --	      opposed to {optimist}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who looks on the dark side of things.	      [1913 Webster] Pessimist	Pessimist \Pes"si*mist\, Pessimistic \Pes`si*mis"tic\, a.	   (Metaph.)	   Of or pertaining to pessimism; characterized by pessimism;	   gloomy; foreboding. "Giving utterance to pessimistic doubt."	   --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Pessimistical \Pes`si*mis"tic*al\, a.	   Pessimistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pessimize \Pes"si*mize\, v. i.	   To hold or advocate the doctrine of pessimism. --London Sat.	   Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Pessulus \Pes"su*lus\, n.; pl. {Pessuli}. [L., a bolt.] (Anat.)	   A delicate bar of cartilage connecting the dorsal and ventral	   extremities of the first pair of bronchial cartilages in the	   syrinx of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pest \Pest\, n. [L. pestis: cf. F. peste.]	   1. A fatal epidemic disease; a pestilence; specif., the	      plague.	      [1913 Webster]	            England's sufferings by that scourge, the pest.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which resembles a pest; one who, or that which,	      is troublesome, noxious, mischievous, or destructive; a	      nuisance. "A pest and public enemy." --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Pestalozzian \Pes`ta*loz"zi*an\, a.	   Belonging to, or characteristic of, a system of elementary	   education which combined manual training with other	   instruction, advocated and practiced by Jean Henri Pestalozzi	   (1746-1827), a Swiss teacher. -- n. An advocate or follower	   of the system of Pestalozzi.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestalozzianism \Pes`ta*loz"zi*an*ism\, n.	   The system of education introduced by Pestalozzi.	   [1913 Webster]
Pester \Pes"ter\ (p[e^]s"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Pestered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pestering}.] [Abbrev. fr.	   impester, fr. OF. empaistrier, empestrer, to entangle the	   feet or legs, to embarrass, F. emp[^e]trer; pref. em-, en-	   (L. in in) + LL. pastorium, pastoria, a fetter by which	   horses are prevented from wandering in the pastures, fr. L.	   pastorius belonging to a herdsman or shepherd, pastor a	   herdsman. See {In}, and {Pasture}, {Pastor}.]	   1. To trouble; to disturb; to annoy; to harass with petty	      vexations.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are pestered with mice and rats.   --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            A multitude of scribblers daily pester the world.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crowd together in an annoying way; to overcrowd; to	      infest. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All rivers and pools . . . pestered full with	            fishes.                               --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
pestered \pestered\ adj.	   Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; as,	   the exasperation of a pestered animal.	   Syn: annoyed, harassed, harried.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pesterer \Pes"ter*er\, n.	   One who pesters or harasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Pesterment \Pes"ter*ment\, n.	   The act of pestering, or the state of being pestered;	   vexation; worry. "The trouble and pesterment of children."	   --B. Franklin.	   [1913 Webster]
Pesterous \Pes"ter*ous\, a.	   Inclined to pester. Also, vexatious; encumbering; burdensome.	   [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestful \Pest"ful\, a.	   Pestiferous. "After long and pestful calms." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Pesthouse \Pest`house"\, n.	   A house or hospital for persons who are infected with any	   pestilential disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestiduct \Pes"ti*duct\, n. [L. pestis pest + ductus a leading,	   fr. ducere to lead.]	   That which conveys contagion or infection. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestiferous \Pes*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. pestiferus, pestifer;	   pestis pest + ferre to bear: cf. F. pestif[`e]re.]	   1. Pest-bearing; pestilential; noxious to health; malignant;	      infectious; contagious; as, pestiferous bodies. "Poor,	      pestiferous creatures begging alms." --Evelyn.	      "Unwholesome and pestiferous occupations." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noxious to peace, to morals, or to society; vicious;	      hurtful; destructive; as, a pestiferous demagogue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pestiferous reports of men very nobly held. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Pestiferously \Pes*tif"er*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a pestiferous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestilence \Pes"ti*lence\, n. [F. pestilence, L. pestilentia.	   See {Pestilent}.]	   1. Specifically, the disease known as the plague; hence, any	      contagious or infectious epidemic disease that is virulent	      and devastating.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pestilence that walketh in darkness. --Ps. xci.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: That which is pestilent, noxious, or pernicious to	      the moral character of great numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll pour this pestilence into his ear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pestilence weed} (Bot.), the butterbur coltsfoot ({Petasites	      vulgaris}), so called because formerly considered a remedy	      for the plague. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Pestilent \Pes"ti*lent\, a. [L. pestilens, -entis, fr. pestis	   pest: cf. F. pestilent.]	   Pestilential; noxious; pernicious; mischievous. "Corrupt and	   pestilent." --Milton. "What a pestilent knave is this same!"	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestilential \Pes`ti*len"tial\, a. [Cf. F. pestilentiel.]	   1. Having the nature or qualities of a pestilence. "Sends the	      pestilential vapors." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Mischievous; noxious; pernicious; morally	      destructive.	      [1913 Webster]	            So pestilential, so infectious a thing is sin.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Pestilentially \Pes`ti*len"tial*ly\, adv.	   Pestilently.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestilentious \Pes`ti*len"tious\, a.	   Pestilential. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pestilently \Pes"ti*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a pestilent manner; mischievously; destructively. "Above	   all measure pestilently noisome." --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Pestilentness \Pes"ti*lent*ness\, n.	   The quality of being pestilent.	   [1913 Webster]
pestillation \pes`til*la"tion\, n. [LL. pestillum, L. pistillum.	   See {Pestle}.]	   The act of pounding and bruising with a pestle in a mortar.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
pestle \pes"tle\ (p[e^]s"t'l or p[e^]s"'l; 277), n. [OE. pestel,	   OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a	   pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin	   to Gr. pti`ssein, Skr. pish. Cf. {Pistil}.]	   1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying	      substances in a mortar; as, to grind with a mortar and	      pestle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its	      shape. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig;	      as, a pestle of pork.	      [1913 Webster]	pestle \pes"tle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pestled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pestling}.]	   To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a	   pestle; to use a pestle.	   [1913 Webster]
pesto \pes"to\ (p[e^]s"t[-o]), n. [It. pesto, pounded, from	   pestare to pound, crush, fr. LL. pistare, fr. pinsere. See	   also {pestle}.] (Cookery)	   A sauce used in Italian cuisine, typically made by blending	   olive oil, basil, garlic, pine nuts, and grated parmesan	   cheese; it is served hot or cold over pasta, meat, or fish.	   Where pine nuts are expensive, sunflower seeds are sometimes	   substituted.	   [PJC]
pet \pet\ (p[e^]t), n. [Formerly peat, perhaps from Ir. peat,	   akin to Gael. peata.]	   1. A cade lamb; a lamb brought up by hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any person especially cherished and indulged; a fondling;	      a darling; often, a favorite child; as, a teacher's pet.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	            The love of cronies, pets, and favorites. --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Prob. fr. {Pet} a fondling, hence, the behavior or humor	      of a spoiled child.] A slight fit of peevishness or	      fretfulness. "In a pet she started up." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any animal kept as a companion, usually in or around one's	      home, typically domesticated and cared for attentively and	      often affectionately. Distinguished from animals raised	      for food or to perform useful tasks, as a {draft animal}	      or a {farm animal}.	      [PJC]	pet \pet\, a.	   Petted; indulged; favorite; admired; cherished; as, a pet	   child; a pet lamb; a pet theory; a pet animal.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some young lady's pet curate.            --F. Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pet cock}. [Perh. for petty cock.] (Mach.) A little faucet	      in a water pipe or pump, to let air out, or at the end of	      a steam cylinder, to drain it. [Also spelled {petcock}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pet \Pet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Petted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Petting}.]	   To treat as a pet; to fondle; to indulge; as, she was petted	   and spoiled.	   [1913 Webster]	Pet \Pet\, v. i.	   To be a pet. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Petal \Pet"al\ (p[e^]t"al; 277), n. [Gr. pe`talon a leaf, a leaf	   or plate of metal, fr. pe`talos outspread, broad, flat: cf.	   F. p['e]tale. See {Fathom}.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the leaves of the corolla, or the colored	      leaves of a flower. See {Corolla}, and Illust. of	      {Flower}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the expanded ambulacra which form a rosette	      on the black of certain Echini.	      [1913 Webster]
Petaled \Pet"aled\ (p[e^]t"ald), a. (Bot.)	   Having petals; as, a petaled flower; -- opposed to	   {apetalous}, and much used in compounds; as, one-petaled,	   three-petaled, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Petaliferous \Pet`al*if"er*ous\, a. [Petal + -ferous.]	   Bearing petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Petaliform \Pe*tal"i*form\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the form of a petal; petaloid; petal-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Petaline \Pet"al*ine\ (p[e^]t"al*[i^]n), a. [Cf. F. p['e]talin.]	   (Bot.)	   Pertaining to a petal; attached to, or resembling, a petal.	   [1913 Webster]
Petalism \Pet"al*ism\ (p[e^]t"al*[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. petalismo`s,	   fr. pe`talon a leaf: cf. F. p['e]talisme.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A form of sentence among the ancient Syracusans by which they	   banished for five years a citizen suspected of having	   dangerous influence or ambition. It was similar to the	   ostracism in Athens; but olive leaves were used instead of	   shells for ballots.	   [1913 Webster]
Petalite \Pet"al*ite\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]talite.] (Min.)	   A rare mineral, occurring crystallized and in cleavable	   masses, usually white, or nearly so, in color. It is a	   silicate of aluminum and lithium.	   [1913 Webster]
Petalody \Pe*tal"o*dy\, n. [Petal + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)	   The metamorphosis of various floral organs, usually stamens,	   into petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Petaloid \Pet"al*oid\, a. [Petal + -oid: cf. F.	   p['e]talo["i]de.] (Bot.)	   Petaline.	   [1913 Webster]
Petaloideous \Pet`al*oid"e*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the whole or part of the perianth petaline.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Petaloideous division}, that division of endogenous plants	      in which the perianth is wholly or partly petaline,	      embracing the {Liliace[ae]}, {Orchidace[ae]},	      {Amaryllide[ae]}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Petalosticha \Pet`a*los"ti*cha\, PROP. n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   pe`talon a leaf + sti`chos a row.] (Zool.)	   An order of Echini, including the irregular sea urchins, as	   the spatangoids. See {Spatangoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petalous \Pet"al*ous\, a.	   Having petals; petaled; -- opposed to {apetalous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petalum \Pet"a*lum\, n.; pl. {Petala}. [NL.]	   A petal.	   [1913 Webster]
Petar \Pe*tar"\, n.	   See {Petard}. [Obs.] "Hoist with his own petar." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Petard \Pe*tard"\, n. [F. p['e]tard, fr. p['e]ter to break wind,	   to crack, to explode, L. pedere, peditum.] (Mil.)	   A case containing powder to be exploded, esp. a conical or	   cylindrical case of metal filled with powder and attached to	   a plank, to be exploded against and break down gates,	   barricades, drawbridges, etc. It has been superseded.	   [1913 Webster] Petardeer
Petardeer \Pet`ar*deer"\, Petardier \Pet`ar*dier"\, n. [F.	   p['e]tardier.] (Mil.)	   One who managed a petard.	   [1913 Webster]
Petasus \Pet"a*sus\, n. [L., from Gr. pe`tasos.] (Gr. & Rom.	   Antiq.)	   The winged cap of Mercury; also, a broad-brimmed, low-crowned	   hat worn by Greeks and Romans.	   [1913 Webster]
Petaurist \Pe*tau"rist\ (p[-e]*t[add]"r[i^]st), n. [L.	   petaurista a ropedancer, Gr. petayristh`s, fr. petayri`zein	   to dance on a rope, fr. pe`tayron a pole, a stage for	   ropedancers: cf. F. p['e]tauriste.] (Zool.)	   Any flying marsupial of the genera {Petaurus}, {Phalangista},	   {Acrobata}, and allied genera. See {Flying mouse}, under	   {Flying}, and {Phalangister}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petaurista \Petaurista\ prop. n.	   A genus of very large Asiatic flying squirrels.	   Syn: genus {Petaurista}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Petauristidae \Petauristidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of Old World flying squirrels.	   Syn: subfamily {Petauristidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
petcock \pet"cock`\ (p[e^]t"k[o^]k`) n.	   A small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or	   releasing compression, or for draining a vessel.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Petechiae \Pe*tech"i*[ae]\, n. pl.; sing. {Petechia}. [NL., fr.	   LL. peteccia; cf. F. p['e]t['e]chie, It. petecchia, Sp.	   petequia, Gr. pitta`kion a label, plaster.] (Med.)	   Small crimson, purple, or livid spots, like flea-bites, due	   to extravasation of blood, which appear on the skin in	   malignant fevers, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Petechial \Pe*tech"i*al\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]t['e]chial, LL.	   petecchialis.] (Med.)	   Characterized by, or pertaining to, petechi[ae]; spotted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Petechial fever}, a malignant fever, accompanied with livid	      spots on the skin.	      [1913 Webster]
Peter \Pe"ter\ (p[=e]"t[~e]r), prop. n.	   A common baptismal name for a man. The name of one of the	   twelve apostles of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Peter boat}, a fishing boat, sharp at both ends, originally	      of the Baltic Sea, but now common in certain English	      rivers.	   {Peter Funk}, the auctioneer in a mock auction. [Cant, U.S.]	      	   {Peter pence}, or {Peter's pence}.	   (a) An annual tax or tribute, formerly paid by the English	       people to the pope, being a penny for every house,	       payable on Lammas or St. Peter's day; -- called also	       {Rome scot}, and {hearth money}.	   (b) In modern times, a voluntary contribution made by Roman	       Catholics to the private purse of the pope.	   {Peter's fish} (Zool.), a haddock; -- so called because the	      black spots, one on each side, behind the gills, are	      traditionally said to have been caused by the fingers of	      St. Peter, when he caught the fish to pay the tribute. The	      name is applied, also, to other fishes having similar	      spots.	      [1913 Webster]	Peter \Pet"er\ (p[=e]"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Petered}	   (p[=e]"t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Petering}.] [Etymol.	   uncertain.]	   To become depleted; to run out; to fail; -- used generally	   with out; as, that mine has petered out. [Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peterel \Pet"er*el\ (p[e^]t"[~e]*[e^]l), n. (Zool.)	   See {Petrel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peterero \Pet`e*re"ro\ (p[e^]t`[-e]*r[=e]"r[-o]), n. (Mil.)	   See {Pederero}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peterman \Pe"ter*man\ (p[=e]"t[~e]r*m[a^]n), n.; pl. {Petermen}	   (p[=e]"t[~e]r*m[e^]n).	   A fisherman; -- so called after the apostle Peter. [An obs.	   local term in Eng.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Petersham \Pe"ter*sham\ (p[=e]"t[~e]r*sh[a^]m), n. [Named after	   Lord Petersham.]	   A rough, knotted woolen cloth, used chiefly for men's	   overcoats; also, a coat of that material.	   [1913 Webster]
Peterwort \Pe"ter*wort`\ (p[=e]"t[~e]r*w[^u]t`), n. (Bot.)	   See {Saint Peter's-wort}, under {Saint}.	   [1913 Webster] Petiolar
Petiolar \Pet"i*o*lar\, Petiolary \Pet"i*o*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F.	   p['e]tiolarie.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to petiole, or proceeding from it; as, a	   petiolar tendril; growing or supported upon a petiole; as, a	   petiolar gland; a petiolar bud.	   [1913 Webster] Petiolate
Petiolate \Pet"i*o*late\, Petiolated \Pet"i*o*la`ted\, a. (Bot.	   & Zool.)	   Having a stalk or petiole; as, a petioleate leaf; the	   petiolated abdomen of certain Hymenoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Petiole \Pet"i*ole\ (p[e^]t"[i^]*[=o]l), n. [F. p['e]tiole, fr.	   L. petiolus a little foot, a fruit stalk; cf. pes, pedis, a	   foot.]	   1. (Bot.) A leafstalk; the footstalk of a leaf, connecting	      the blade with the stem. See Illust. of {Leaf}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A stalk or peduncle.	      [1913 Webster]
Petioled \Pet"i*oled\, a.	   Petiolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Petiolulate \Pet`i*ol"u*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Supported by its own petiolule. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Petiolule \Pet"i*o*lule\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]tiolule.] (Bot.)	   A small petiole, or the petiole of a leaflet.	   [1913 Webster]
Petit \Pet"it\ (p[e^]t"[y^]; F. pe*t[-e]"), a. [F. See {Petty}.]	   Small; little; insignificant; mean; -- Same as {Petty}.	   [Obs., except in legal language.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By what small, petit hints does the mind catch hold of	         and recover a vanishing notion.          --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Petit constable}, an inferior civil officer, subordinate to	      the high constable.	   {Petit jury}, a jury of twelve men, impaneled to try causes	      at the bar of a court; -- so called in distinction from	      the {grand jury}.	   {Petit larceny}, the stealing of goods of, or under, a	      certain specified small value; -- opposed to {grand	      larceny}. The distinction is abolished in England.	   {Petit ma[^i]tre}. [F., lit., little master.] A fop; a	      coxcomb; a ladies' man. --Goldsmith.	   {Petit serjeanty} (Eng. Law), the tenure of lands of the	      crown, by the service of rendering annually some implement	      of war, as a bow, an arrow, a sword, a flag, etc.	   {Petit treason}, formerly, in England, the crime of killing a	      person to whom the offender owed duty or subjection, as	      one's husband, master, mistress, etc. The crime is now not	      distinguished from murder.	      [1913 Webster]
petite \pe*tite"\, a. [F., fem. of petit.]	   Small, little; -- used especially of a woman or girl, of	   small size and trim figure; as, her petite figure.	   Syn: bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, tiny.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	petite \pe*tite"\, n. [F., fem. of petit.]	   1. A size category of women's clothing, for women with less	      than average height.	      [PJC]	   2. An aricle of women's clothing classified in the	      {petite}[1] size category.	      [PJC]	   3. A girl or woman whose figure is best fit by a {petite}[1]	      garment.	      [PJC]
petitio \petitio\ n. (Rhetoric, Logic)	   The fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises;	   begging the question.	   Syn: petitio principii.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, n. [F. p['e]tition, L. petitio, fr.	   petere, petitum, to beg, ask, seek; perh. akin to E. feather,	   or find.]	   1. A prayer; a supplication; an imploration; an entreaty;	      especially, a request of a solemn or formal kind; a prayer	      to the Supreme Being, or to a person of superior power,	      rank, or authority; also, a single clause in such a	      prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A house of prayer and petition for thy people. --1	                                                  Macc. vii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	            This last petition heard of all her prayer.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A formal written request addressed to an official person,	      or to an organized body, having power to grant it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: (Law), A request to government, in either of	      its branches, for the granting of a particular grace or	      right, or for the legislature to take a specific action;	      -- in distinction from a {memorial}, which calls certain	      facts to mind. The petition may be signed by one or any	      number of persons.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   4. The written document containing a {petition} (senses 1 or	      2).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Petition of right} (Law), a petition to obtain possession or	      restitution of property, either real or personal, from the	      Crown, which suggests such a title as controverts the	      title of the Crown, grounded on facts disclosed in the	      petition itself. --Mozley & W.	   {The Petition of Right} (Eng. Hist.), the parliamentary	      declaration of the rights of the people, assented to by	      Charles I.	      [1913 Webster]	Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Petitioned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Petitioning}.]	   To make a prayer or request to; to ask from; to solicit; to	   entreat; especially, to make a formal written supplication,	   or application to, as to any branch of the government; as, to	   petition the court; to petition the governor.	   [1913 Webster]	         You have . . . petitioned all the gods for my	         prosperity.                              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Petition \Pe*ti"tion\, v. i.	   To make a petition or solicitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Petitionarily \Pe*ti"tion*a*ri*ly\, adv.	   By way of begging the question; by an assumption. [R.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Petitionary \Pe*ti"tion*a*ry\, a.	   1. Supplicatory; making a petition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pardon Rome, and any petitionary countrymen. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing a petition; of the nature of a petition; as, a	      petitionary epistle. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Petitionee \Pe*ti`tion*ee"\, n.	   A person cited to answer, or defend against, a petition.	   [1913 Webster]
Petitioner \Pe*ti"tion*er\, n.	   One who presents a petition.	   [1913 Webster]
Petitioning \Pe*ti"tion*ing\, n.	   The act of presenting apetition; a supplication.	   [1913 Webster]
Petit mal \Pe*tit" mal"\ [F., lit., little sickness.] (Med.)	   The mildest form of epilepsy, with momentary faintness or	   unconsciousness, but without convulsions; -- opposed to	   {grand mal}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Petitor \Pet"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. petere to seek.]	   One who seeks or asks; a seeker; an applicant. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Petitory \Pet"i*to*ry\, a. [L. petitorius, fr. petere, petitum,	   to beg, ask: cf. F. p['e]titore.]	   Petitioning; soliciting; supplicating. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Petitory suit} or {Petitory action} (Admiralty Law), a suit	      in which the mere title to property is litigated and	      sought to be enforced, as distinguished from a {possessory	      suit}; also (Scots Law), a suit wherein the plaintiff	      claims something as due him by the defendant. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Petong \Pe*tong"\, n. (Metal.)	   See {Packfong}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petralogy \Pe*tral"o*gy\, n.	   See {Petrology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrary \Pet"ra*ry\, n. [L. petra stone. Cf. Sp. petraria, and	   E. {Pederero}.]	   An ancient war engine for hurling stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Petre \Pe"tre\ (p[=e]"t[~e]r), n.	   See {Saltpeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrean \Pe*tre"an\ (p[-e]*tr[=e]"an), a. [L. petraeus, Gr.	   petrai^os, fr. pe`tra a rock.]	   Of or pertaining to rock. --G. S. Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrel \Pe"trel\, n. [F. p['e]trel; a dim. of the name Peter, L.	   Petrus, Gr. pe`tros a stone (--John i. 42); -- probably so	   called in allusion to St. Peter's walking on the sea. See	   {Petrify}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of longwinged sea birds belonging	   to the family {Procellarid[ae]}. The small petrels, or Mother	   Carey's chickens, belong to {{Oceanites}}, {{Oceanodroma}},	   {{Procellaria}}, and several allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Diving petrel}, any bird of the genus {Pelecanoides}. They	      chiefly inhabit the southern hemisphere.	   {Fulmar petrel}, {Giant petrel}. See {Fulmar}.	   {Pintado petrel}, the Cape pigeon. See under {Cape}.	   {Pintado petrel}, any one of several small petrels,	      especially {Procellaria pelagica}, or Mother Carey's	      chicken, common on both sides of the Atlantic.	      [1913 Webster]
Petrescence \Pe*tres"cence\, n.	   The process of changing into stone; petrification.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrescent \Pe*tres"cent\, a. [L. petra rock, stone, Gr.	   pe`tra.]	   Petrifying; converting into stone; as, petrescent water.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrifaction \Pet`ri*fac"tion\, n. [See {Petrify}.]	   1. The process of petrifying, or changing into stone;	      conversion of any organic matter (animal or vegetable)	      into stone, or a substance of stony hardness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or condition of being petrified.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is petrified; popularly, a body incrusted with	      stony matter; an incrustation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Hardness; callousness; obduracy. "Petrifaction of	      the soul." --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Petrifactive \Pet`ri*fac"tive\, a.	   1. Having the quality of converting organic matter into	      stone; petrifying.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or characterized by, petrifaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The . . . petrifactive mutations of hard bodies.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Petrific \Pe*trif"ic\, a. [Cf. F. p['e]trifique.]	   Petrifying; petrifactive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Death with his mace petrific, cold and dry. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrificate \Pet"ri*fi*cate\, v. t.	   To petrify. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our hearts petrificated were.            --J. Hall	                                                  (1646).	   [1913 Webster]
Petrification \Pet`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. p['e]trification.	   See {Petrify}.]	   1. See {Petrifaction}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Obduracy; callousness. --Hallywell.	      [1913 Webster]
petrified \petrified\ adj.	   1. Converted into stone.	      [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Converted into a mineral; as, petrified wood.	   Syn: mineralized.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Same as {terrified}; as, petrified by the sight of the	      approaching bear.	   Syn: panicky, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified,	        frightened.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. rendered unable to act due to intense fear. petrified with	      fear	   Syn: frozen.	        [PJC]	   5. Rendered lifeless or inactive; as, an imagination	      petrified by habitual television viewing.	   Syn: frozen; ossified.	        [PJC]
Petrify \Pet"ri*fy\ (p[e^]t"r[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Petrified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Petrifying}.] [L. petra rock,	   Gr. pe`tra (akin to pe`tros a stone) + -fy: cf. F.	   p['e]trifier. Cf. {Parrot}, {Petrel}, {Pier}.]	   1. To convert, as any animal or vegetable matter, into stone	      or stony substance; as, petrified wood.	      [1913 Webster]	            A river that petrifies any sort of wood or leaves.	                                                  --Kirwan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make callous or obdurate; to transform, as by	      petrifaction; as, to petrify the heart. Young. "Petrifying	      accuracy." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            And petrify a genius to a dunce.      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hideous fatalism, which ought, logically, to	            petrify your volition.                --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To paralyze, especially with fear; to stupefy; as, she was	      petrified by the sight of the bear in her tent.	      [PJC]	            The poor, petrified journeyman, quite unconscious of	            what he was doing.                    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Petrify \Pet"ri*fy\, v. i.	   1. To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter	      by calcareous deposits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To become stony, callous, or obdurate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like Niobe we marble grow,	            And petrify with grief.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Petrine \Pe"trine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to St. Peter; as, the Petrine Epistles.	   [1913 Webster]
Petro- \Pet"ro-\	   A combining form from Gr. pe`tra a rock, pe`tros a stone; as,	   petrology, petroglyphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrocoptis \Petrocoptis\ prop. n.	   A genus of perennial tussock-forming rock plants; native to	   the Pyrenees and mountains of Northern Spain; it is similar	   to and sometimes placed in the genus {Lychnis}.	   Syn: genus {Petrocoptis}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Petrogale \Pe*trog"a*le\ (p[-e]*tr[o^]g"[.a]*l[=e]), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. pe`tra a rock + galh^ a weasel.] (Zool.)	   Any Australian kangaroo of the genus {Petrogale}, as the rock	   wallaby ({Petrogale penicillata}).	   [1913 Webster]
petroglyph \pet"ro*glyph`\ (p[e^]t"r[-o]*gl[i^]f`), n.	   A carving or drawing on rock, especially one made by	   prehistoric humans; called also a {petrograph}.	   [PJC]
Petroglyphic \Pet`ro*glyph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to petroglyphs or petroglyphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Petroglyphy \Pe*trog"ly*phy\, n. [Petro + Gr. gly`fein to	   carve.]	   The art or operation of carving figures or inscriptions on	   rock or stone.	   [1913 Webster]
petrograph \pet"ro*graph`\ (p[e^]t"r[-o]*gr[a^]f`), n.	   A carving or drawing on rock, especially one made by	   prehistoric humans; called also a {petrograph}.	   [PJC] Petrographic
Petrographic \Pet`ro*graph"ic\, Petrographical
\Pet`ro*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to petrography.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrography \Pe*trog"ra*phy\, n. [Petro + -graphy.]	   1. The art of writing on stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The scientific description of rocks; that department of	      science which investigates the constitution of rocks;	      petrology.	      [1913 Webster]
petrohyoid \pet`ro*hy"oid\ (p[e^]t`r[-o]*h[imac]"oid), a. [Petro	   + hyoid.] (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the petrous, or periotic, portion of the skull	   and the hyoid arch; as, the petrohyoid muscles of the frog.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrol \Pe*trol"\ (p[-e]*tr[=o]l), n.	   1. Petroleum. [Archaic and R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (p[e^]"tr[add]l"), Same as {gasoline}; -- British usage.	      [British]	      [PJC]
Petrolatum \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 purifying the residue. It is a yellowish,	   fatlike mass, transparent in thin layers, and somewhat	   fluorescent. It is used as a bland protective dressing, and	   as a substitute for fatty materials in ointments. --U. S.	   Pharm.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Petrolatum is the official name for the purified	         product. {Cosmoline} and {vaseline} are commercial	         names for substances essentially the same, but	         differing slightly in appearance and consistency or	         fusibility.	         [1913 Webster]
Petroleum \Pe*tro"le*um\ (p[-e]*tr[=o]"l[-e]*[u^]m), n. [NL.,	   fr. L. petra a rock + oleum oil: cf. F. p['e]trole. Cf.	   {Petrify}, and {Oil}.]	   Rock oil, mineral oil, or natural oil, a dark brown or	   greenish inflammable liquid, which, at certain points, exists	   in the upper strata of the earth, from whence it is pumped,	   or forced by pressure of the gas attending it. It consists of	   a complex mixture of various hydrocarbons, largely of the	   methane series, but may vary much in appearance, composition,	   and properties. It is refined by distillation, and the	   products include kerosene, benzine, gasoline, paraffin, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Petroleum spirit}, a volatile liquid obtained in the	      distillation of crude petroleum at a temperature of	      170[deg] Fahr., or below. The term is rather loosely	      applied to a considerable range of products, including	      benzine and ligroin. The terms petroleum ether, and	      naphtha, are sometimes applied to the still more volatile	      products, including rhigolene, gasoline, cymogene, etc.	      [1913 Webster] Petroleur
P'etroleur \P['e]`tro`leur"\, n. m. P'etroleuse
\P['e]`tro`leuse"\, n. f.[F.]	   One who makes use of petroleum for incendiary purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Petroline \Pet"ro*line\, n. (Chem.)	   A paraffin obtained from petroleum from Rangoon in India, and	   practically identical with ordinary paraffin.	   [1913 Webster] Petrologic
Petrologic \Pet`ro*log"ic\, Petrological \Pet`ro*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to petrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrologically \Pet`ro*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   According to petrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrologist \Pe*trol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in petrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrology \Pe*trol"o*gy\, n. [Petro + -logy.]	   1. The department of science which is concerned with the	      mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with	      their classification: lithology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on petrology.	      [1913 Webster]
Petromastoid \Pet`ro*mas"toid\, a. [Petro + mastoid.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the petrous and mastoid parts of the	   temporal bone; periotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Petromyzont \Pet`ro*my"zont\, n. [Petro + Gr. my`zein to suck	   in.] (Zool.)	   A lamprey.	   [1913 Webster]
Petronel \Pet`ro*nel\, n. [OF. petrinal, fr. peitrine, petrine,	   the breast, F. poitrine; so called because it was placed	   against the breast in order to fire. See {Poitrel}.]	   A sort of hand cannon, or portable firearm, used in France in	   the 15th century.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, a. [See {Petrous}.] (Anat.)	   (a) Hard; stony; petrous; as, the petrosal bone; petrosal	       part of the temporal bone.	   (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the petrous, or	       petrosal, bone, or the corresponding part of the temporal	       bone.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Petrosal bone} (Anat.), a bone corresponding to the petrous	      portion of the temporal bone of man; or one forming more	      or less of the periotic capsule.	      [1913 Webster]	Petrosal \Pe*tro"sal\, n. (Anat.)	   (a) A petrosal bone.	   (b) The auditory capsule. --Owen.	       [1913 Webster]
Petrosilex \Pet`ro*si"lex\, n. [Petro + silex.] (Min.)	   Felsite.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrosilicious \Pet`ro*si*li"cious\, a.	   Containing, or consisting of, petrosilex.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrostearine \Pet`ro*ste"a*rine\, n. [Petro + stearine.]	   A solid unctuous material, of which candles are made.	   [1913 Webster]
Petrous \Pe"trous\, a. [L. petrosus, fr. petra a stone.]	   1. Like stone; hard; stony; rocky; as, the petrous part of	      the temporal bone. --Hooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Same as {Petrosal}.	      [1913 Webster]
pe-tsai \pe-tsai\ n.	   A plant with an elongated celerylike head of broadstalked	   leaves used as a vegetable in east Asia.	   Syn: Chinese cabbage, celery cabbage, napa, {Brassica rapa}	        pekinensis.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pettichaps \Pet"ti*chaps\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Pettychaps}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petticoat \Pet"ti*coat\, n. (Zool.) [Petty + coat.]	   A loose under-garment worn by women, and covering the body	   below the waist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Petticoat government}, government by women, whether in	      politics or domestic affairs. [Colloq.]	   {Petticoat pipe} (Locomotives), a short, flaring pipe	      surrounding the blast nozzle in the smoke box, to equalize	      the draft.	      [1913 Webster]
petticoated \petticoated\ adj.	   1. wearing or furnished with a petticoat; as, petticoated	      ladies; a petticoated table.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Pettifog \Pet"ti*fog\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pettifogged}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Pettifogging}.] [Petty + fog to pettifog.]	   1. To do a petty business as a lawyer; also, to do law	      business in a petty or tricky way. "He takes no money, but	      pettifogs gratis." --S. Butler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To debate or quarrel over unimportant, trifling matters.	      [PJC]	   3. To use subterfuge, deception, or flattery for any purpose;	      to practice chicanery.	      [PJC]	Pettifog \Pet"ti*fog\, v. t.	   To advocate like a pettifogger; to argue trickily; as, to	   pettifog a claim. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pettifogger \Pet"ti*fog`ger\, n.	   A lawyer who deals in petty cases; an attorney whose methods	   are mean and tricky; an inferior lawyer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A pettifogger was lord chancellor.       --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Pettifoggery \Pet"ti*fog`ger*y\, n.; pl. {pettifoggeries}.	   The practice or arts of a pettifogger; disreputable tricks;	   quibbles; chicanery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quirks of law, and pettifoggeries.       --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pettifogging \Pet"ti*fog`ging\, a.	   Paltry; quibbling; mean.	   [1913 Webster]	Pettifogging \Pet"ti*fog`ging\, n.	   Pettifoggery.	   [1913 Webster]
Pettifogulize \Pet`ti*fog"u*lize\, v. i.	   To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pettily \Pet"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a petty manner; frivolously.	   [1913 Webster]
Pettiness \Pet"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being petty or paltry; littleness;	   meanness.	   [1913 Webster]
petting \petting\ n.	   Sexually titillating foreplay without contact with the	   genital organs.	   Syn: caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing,	        necking, smooching, snuggling.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pettish \Pet"tish\, a. [From {Pet}.]	   Fretful; peevish; moody; capricious; inclined to ill temper.	   "A pettish kind of humor." --Sterne. -- {Pet"tish*ly}, adv.	   -- {Pet"tish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pettitoes \Pet"ti*toes\, n. pl. [Petty + toes.]	   The toes or feet of a pig, -- often used as food; sometimes,	   in contempt, the human feet. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Petto \Pet"to\ (p[e^]t"t[-o]), n. [It., fr. L. pectus.]	   The breast. [Obsolescent]	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   {In petto}, in the breast; hence, in secrecy; in reserve.	      [1913 Webster]
Petty \Pet"ty\ (p[e^]t"t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Pettier}	   (p[e^]t"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Pettiest}.] [OE. petit, F.	   petit; probably of Celtic origin, and akin to E. piece. Cf.	   {Petit}.]	   Little; trifling; inconsiderable; unimportant; also,	   inferior; subordinate; as, a petty fault; petty complaints; a	   petty prince. --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a petty god	         I walked about, admired of all.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Petty averages}. See under {Average}.	   {Petty cash}, money expended or received in small items or	      amounts.	   {Petty officer}, a subofficer in the navy, as a gunner, etc.,	      corresponding to a noncommissionned officer in the army.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: For petty constable, petty jury, petty larceny, petty	         treason, See {Petit}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Little; diminutive; inconsiderable; inferior; trifling;	        trivial; unimportant; frivolous.	        [1913 Webster]
Pettychaps \Pet"ty*chaps\ (p[e^]t"t[y^]*ch[o^]ps), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small European singing birds of	   the subfamily {Sylviin[ae]}, as the willow warbler, the	   chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler ({Sylvia hortensis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pettywhin \Pet"ty*whin\ (p[e^]t"t[y^]*hw[i^]n), n. [Petty +	   whin.] (Bot.)	   The needle furze. See under {Needle}.	   [1913 Webster] Petulance
Petulance \Pet"u*lance\, Petulancy \Pet"u*lan*cy\, n. [L.	   petulania: cf. F. p['e]tulance. See {Petulant}.]	   The quality or state of being petulant; temporary	   peevishness; pettishness; capricious ill humor. "The	   petulancy of our words." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like pride in some, and like petulance in others.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lowering eye, the petulance, the frown. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Petulance}, {Peevishness}. -- Peevishness implies the	        permanence of a sour, fretful temper; petulance implies	        temporary or capricious irritation.	        [1913 Webster]
Petulant \Pet"u*lant\, a. [L. petulans, -antis, prop., making	   slight attacks upon, from a lost dim. of petere to fall upon,	   to attack: cf. F. p['e]tulant. See {Petition}.]	   1. Forward; pert; insolent; wanton. [Obs.] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capriciously fretful; characterized by ill-natured	      freakishness; irritable. "Petulant moods." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Irritable; ill-humored; peevish; cross; fretful;	        querulous.	        [1913 Webster]
Petulantly \Pet"u*lant*ly\, adv.	   In a petulant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Petulcity \Pe*tul"ci*ty\, n. [See {Petulcous}.]	   Wantonness; friskiness. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Petulcous \Pe*tul"cous\, a. [L. petulcus. Cf. {Petulant}.]	   Wanton; frisky; lustful. [Obs.] --J. V. Cane.	   [1913 Webster]
Petune \Pe*tune"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Petuned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Petuning}.] [See {Petunia}.] (Agric.)	   To spray (tobacco) with a liquid intended to produce flavor	   or aroma.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Petunia \Pe*tu"ni*a\ (p[-e]*t[=u]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.	   Braz. petun tobacco.] (Bot.)	   A genus of solanaceous herbs with funnel-form or	   salver-shaped corollas. Two species are common in	   cultivation, {Petunia violacea}, with reddish purple flowers,	   and {Petunia nyctaginiflora}, with white flowers. There are	   also many hybrid forms with variegated corollas.	   [1913 Webster] Petuntse	   Petunse
Petunse \Pe*tunse"\, Petuntse \Pe*tuntse"\, Petuntze
\Pe*tuntze"\ (p[-e]*t[u^]ns"), n. [From Chinese.]	   Powdered fledspar, kaolin, or quartz, used in the manufacture	   of porcelain.	   [1913 Webster]
Petworth marble \Pet"worth mar"ble\	   A kind of shell marble occurring in the Wealden clay at	   Petworth, in Sussex, England; -- called also {Sussex marble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Petzite \Petz"ite\, n. [From Petz, who analyzed it.] (Min.)	   A telluride of silver and gold, related to hessite.	   [1913 Webster]
Peucedanin \Peu*ced"a*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   A tasteless white crystalline substance, extracted from the	   roots of the sulphurwort ({Peucedanum}), masterwort	   ({Imperatoria}), and other related plants; -- called also	   {imperatorin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Peucil \Peu"cil\ (p[=u]"s[i^]l), n. [Gr. pey`kh pine tree.]	   (Chem.)	   A liquid resembling camphene, obtained by treating turpentine	   hydrochloride with lime. [Written also {peucyl}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pew \Pew\ (p[=u]), n. [OE. pewe, OF. puie parapet, balustrade,	   balcony, fr. L. podium an elevated place, a jutty, balcony, a	   parapet or balcony in the circus, where the emperor and other	   distinguished persons sat, Gr. po`dion, dim. of poy`s,	   podo`s, foot; -- hence the Latin sense of a raised place	   (orig. as a rest or support for the foot). See {Foot}, and	   cf. {Podium}, {Poy}.]	   1. One of the compartments in a church which are separated by	      low partitions, and have long seats upon which several	      persons may sit; -- sometimes called {slip}. Pews were	      originally made square, but are now usually long and	      narrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any structure shaped like a church pew, as a stall,	      formerly used by money lenders, etc.; a box in theater; a	      pen; a sheepfold. [Obs.] --Pepys. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pew opener}, an usher in a church. [Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Pew \Pew\, v. t.	   To furnish with pews. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]	   1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis	      ph[oe]be}, or {Sayornis fuscus}). Called also {pewit}, and	      {ph[oe]be}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wood pewee} (Zool.), a bird ({Contopus virens}) similar to	      the pewee (See {Pewee}, 1), but of smaller size.	      [1913 Webster]
Pewet \Pe"wet\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Pewit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pewfellow \Pew"fel`low\, n.	   1. One who occupies the same pew with another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An intimate associate; a companion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Pewit \Pe"wit\, n. [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. OD. piewit,	   D. kievit, G. kibitz.] (Zool.)	      (a) The lapwing.	      (b) The European black-headed, or laughing, gull ({Xema	          ridibundus}). See under {Laughing}.	      (c) The pewee. [Written also {peevit}, {peewit}, {pewet}.]	          [1913 Webster]
Pewter \Pew"ter\ (p[=u]"t[~e]r), n. [OE. pewtyr, OF. peutre,	   peautre, piautre: cf. D. peauter, piauter, It. peltro, Sp. &	   Pg. peltre, LL. peutreum, pestrum. Cf. {Spelter}.]	   1. A hard, tough, but easily fusible, alloy, originally	      consisting of tin with a little lead, but afterwards	      modified by the addition of copper, antimony, or bismuth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Utensils or vessels made of pewter, as dishes, porringers,	      drinking vessels, tankards, pots.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pewter was formerly much used for domestic utensils.	         Inferior sorts contain a large proportion of lead.	         [1913 Webster]
Pewterer \Pew"ter*er\, n.	   One whose occupation is to make utensils of pewter; a	   pewtersmith. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pewtery \Pew"ter*y\, a.	   Belonging to, or resembling, pewter; as, a pewtery taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Pexity \Pex"i*ty\, n. [L. pexitas, fr. pexus woolly, nappy, p.	   p. of pectere to comb.]	   Nap of cloth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Peyer's glands \Pey"er's glands`\ [So called from J. K. Peyer,	   who described them in 1677.] (Anat.)	   Patches of lymphoid nodules, in the walls of the small	   intestiness; agminated glands; -- called also {Peyer's	   patches}. In typhoid fever they become the seat of ulcers	   which are regarded as the characteristic organic lesion of	   that disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Peytrel \Pey"trel\, n. [OF. peitral. See {Poitrel}.] (Anc.	   Armor)	   The breastplate of a horse's armor or harness. [Spelt also	   {peitrel}.] See {Poitrel}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Peziza \Pe*zi"za\, prop. n. [NL., corrupt. from L. pezica a	   sessile mushroom, fr. Gr. pe`zis, fr. pe`za, poy`s, a foot.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of fungi embracing a great number of species, some of	   which are remarkable for their regular cuplike form and deep	   colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Pezizaceae \Pezizaceae\ prop. n.	   1. A large natural family comprising many typical cup fungi.	   Syn: family Pezizaceae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pezizales \Pezizales\ prop. n.	   1. An order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped	      ascocarps.	   Syn: order Pezizales.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pezizoid \Pez"i*zoid\, a. [Peziza + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Resembling a fungus of the genus {Peziza}; having a cuplike	   form.	   [1913 Webster]
Pezophaps \Pezophaps\ prop. n.	   A genus constituted by the extinct solitaire.	   Syn: genus Pezophaps.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pfalz \Pfalz\ prop. n. (Geog.)	   A territory in southwestern Germany formerly ruled by the	   counts palatine.	   Syn: Palatinate.	        [WordNet 1.5]
pfannkuchen \pfannkuchen\ n. [German.]	   A puffy mildly sweet lemon-flavored egg mixture sprinkled	   with confectioners' sugar and served with jam or a wine or	   fruit sauce.	   Syn: german pancake.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pfennig \Pfen"nig\, n.; pl. {Pfennigs}, G. {Pfennige}. [G. See	   {Penny}.]	   A small copper coin of Germany. It is the hundredth part of a	   mark. In 2001 it was superseded by the euro.	   [1913 Webster]
Phacellus \Pha*cel"lus\, n.; pl. {Phacelli}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   fa`kelos a bundle of fagots.] (Zool.)	   One of the filaments on the inner surface of the gastric	   cavity of certain jellyfishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Phacochere \Phac"o*chere\, n. [Gr. fako`s a lentil seed, a wart	   + choi^ros a pig.] (Zool.)	   The wart hog.	   [1913 Webster]
Phacoid \Pha"coid\, a. [Gr. fako`s a lentil + -oid.]	   Resembling a lentil; lenticular.	   [1913 Webster]
Phacolite \Phac"o*lite\, n. [Gr. fako`s lentil + -lite.] (Min.)	   A colorless variety of chabazite; the original was from	   Leipa, in Bohemia.	   [1913 Webster]
Phacops \Pha"cops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fako`s a lentil + 'w`ps,	   'wpo`s, the eye.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of trilobites found in the Silurian and Devonian	   formations. {Phacops bufo} is one of the most common species.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaeacian \Ph[ae]*a"cian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Ph[ae]acians, a fabulous seafaring	   people fond of the feast, the lyre, and the dance, mentioned	   by Homer.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaenogam \Ph[ae]"no*gam\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the class Ph[ae]nogamia .	   [1913 Webster]
Phaenogamia \Ph[ae]`no*ga"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fai`nein	   to show + ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.)	   The class of flowering plants including all which have true	   flowers with distinct floral organs; phanerogamia.	   [1913 Webster] Phaenogamian
Phaenogamian \Ph[ae]`no*ga"mi*an\, Phaenogamic
\Ph[ae]`no*gam"ic\, a.	   Same as {Ph[ae]nogamous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaenogamous \Ph[ae]*nog"a*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having true flowers with distinct floral organs; flowering.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaenomenon \Ph[ae]*nom"e*non\, n. [L.]	   See {Phenomenon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaeospore \Ph[ae]"o*spore\, n. [Gr. faio`s dusky + E. spore.]	   (Bot.)	   A brownish zoospore, characteristic of an order	   ({Ph[ae]ospore[ae]}) of dark green or olive-colored alg[ae].	   -- {Ph[ae]`o*spor"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaethon \Pha"["e]*thon\ (f[=a]"[-e]*th[o^]n), prop. n. [L.,	   Pha["e]thon (in sense 1), fr. Gr. Fae`qwn, fr. fae`qein,	   fa`ein, to shine. See {Phantom}.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The son of Helios (Ph[oe]bus), that is, the	      son of light, or of the sun. He is fabled to have obtained	      permission to drive the chariot of the sun, in doing which	      his want of skill would have set the world on fire, had he	      not been struck with a thunderbolt by Jupiter, and hurled	      headlong into the river Po.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of oceanic birds including the tropic	      birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Phaeton \Pha"["e]*ton\ (f[=a]"[-e]*t[o^]n), n. [F. pha['e]ton a	   kind of carriage, fr. Pha['e]thon Pha["e]thon, the son of	   Helios. See {Pha["e]thon}.]	   1. A four-wheeled carriage (with or without a top), open, or	      having no side pieces, in front of the seat. It is drawn	      by one or two horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Pha["e]thon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A handsome American butterfly ({Euphydryas	      Pha["e]ton} syn. {Melit[ae]a Pha["e]ton}). The upper side	      of the wings is black, with orange-red spots and marginal	      crescents, and several rows of cream-colored spots; --	      called also {Baltimore}.	      [1913 Webster]
Phagedena \Phag`e*de"na\, n. [L. phagedaena, Gr. fage`daina, fr.	   fagei^n to eat.] (Med.)	      (a) A canine appetite; bulimia. [Obs.]	      (b) Spreading, obstinate ulceration.	          [1913 Webster] Phagedenic
Phagedenic \Phag`e*den"ic\, Phagedenical \Phag`e*den"ic*al\, a.	   [L. phagedaenicus, Gr. fagedainiko`s: cf. F.	   phag['e]d['e]nique.] (Med.)	   Of, like, or pertaining to, phagedena; used in the treatment	   of phagedena; as, a phagedenic ulcer or medicine. -- n. A	   phagedenic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Phagedenous \Phag`e*de"nous\, a. (Med.)	   Phagedenic.	   [1913 Webster]
phagocyte \phag"o*cyte\ (f[a^]g"[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Gr. fagei^n	   to eat + ky`tos a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.)	   A leucocyte which plays a part in immunity and retrogressive	   processes by taking up (eating), in the form of fine	   granules, foreign objects such as bacteria or cellular parts	   to be removed. There are two principle subtypes, (1)	   {microphages}, polymorphonuclear lymphocytes which	   principally digest bacteria; and (2) {macrophages},	   mononucleated cells which primarily scavenge dead tissue and	   degenerate cells. --Stedman.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Phainopepla \Pha*i`no*pep"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. faeino`s shining	   + pe`plos robe.] (Zool.)	   A small crested passerine bird ({Pha["i]nopepla nitens}),	   native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult	   male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is	   brownish. Called also {black flycatcher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phakoscope \Phak"o*scope\, n. [Gr. fako`s a lentil, or	   lenticular body + -scope.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for studying the mechanism of accommodation.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalaena \Pha*l[ae]"na\ (f[.a]*l[=e]"n[.a]), prop. n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. fa`laina, fa`llaina, a kind of moth.] (Zool.)	   A linn[ae]an genus which included the moths in general.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalaenid \Pha*l[ae]"nid\, n. [Gr. fa`laina, fa`llaina, a kind	   of moth.] (Zool.)	   Any moth of the family {Phal[ae]nid[ae]}, of which the	   cankerworms are examples; a geometrid.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalaenopsis \Phalaenopsis\ prop. n.	   A genus of ornamental epiphytic orchids of Asia and	   Australia.	   Syn: genus {Phalaenopsis}.	        [WordNet 1.5] Phalangeal
Phalangeal \Pha*lan"ge*al\, Phalangal \Pha*lan"gal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the phalanges. See {Phalanx}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalanger \Pha*lan"ger\, n. [Cf. F. phalanger. See {Phalanx}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any marsupial belonging to {Phalangista}, {Cuscus},	   {Petaurus}, and other genera of the family	   {Phalangistid[ae]}. They are arboreal, and the species of	   {Petaurus} are furnished with lateral parachutes. See {Flying	   phalanger}, under {Flying}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalanges \Pha*lan"ges\, n.,	   pl. of {Phalanx}.	   [1913 Webster] Phalangial
Phalangial \Pha*lan"gi*al\, Phalangian \Pha*lan"gi*an\, a.	   (Anat.)	   Phalangeal.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalangid \Pha*lan"gid\, n.; pl. {Phalangides}. (Zool.)	   One of the Phalangoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalangious \Pha*lan"gi*ous\, a. [L. phalangium a kind of	   venomous spider, Gr. fala`ggion, fr. fa`lagx a spider. Cf.	   {Phalanx}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to Phalangoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalangist \Pha*lan"gist\, n. (Zool.)	   Any arboreal marsupial of the genus {Phalangista}. The	   vulpine phalangist ({Phalangista vulpina}) is the largest	   species, the full grown male being about two and a half feet	   long. It has a large bushy tail.	   [1913 Webster] Phalangister
Phalangister \Phal`an*gis"ter\, Phalangistine
\Phal`an*gis"tine\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Phalangist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalangite \Phal"an*gite\, n. [Gr. falaggi`ths: cf. F.	   phalangite.]	   A soldier belonging to a phalanx. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phalangoidea \Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Phalangium	   the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. e'i^dos form.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Arachnoidea, including the {daddy longlegs} or	   {harvestman} ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have	   long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,	   segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by	   trache[ae]. Called also {{Phalangides}}, {{Phalangidea}},	   {{Phalangiida}}, and {{Opilionea}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalanst'ere \Pha`lan`st['e]re"\, n. [F.]	   A phalanstery.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalansterian \Phal`an*ste"ri*an\, a. [F. phalanst['e]rien, a. &	   n.]	   Of or pertaining to phalansterianism.	   [1913 Webster]	Phalansterian \Phal`an*ste"ri*an\, n.	   One who favors the system of phalansteries proposed by	   Fourier.	   [1913 Webster] Phalansterism
Phalansterism \Pha*lan"ster*ism\, Phalansterianism
\Phal`an*ste"ri*an*ism\, n.	   A system of phalansteries proposed by Fourier; Fourierism.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalanstery \Phal"an*ster*y\, n.; pl. {-ies}. [F.	   phalanst[`e]re, fr. Gr. fa`lagx a phalanx + stereo`s firm,	   solid.]	   1. An association or community organized on the plan of	      Fourier. See {Fourierism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dwelling house of a Fourierite community.	      [1913 Webster]
Phalanx \Pha"lanx\, n.; pl. {Phalanxes}, L. {Phalanges}. [L.,	   from Gr. fa`lagx.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) A body of heavy-armed infantry formed in	      ranks and files close and deep. There were several	      different arrangements, the phalanx varying in depth from	      four to twenty-five or more ranks of men. "In cubic	      phalanx firm advanced." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Grecian phalanx, moveless as a tower. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any body of troops or men formed in close array, or any	      combination of people distinguished for firmness and	      solidity of a union.	      [1913 Webster]	            At present they formed a united phalanx. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sheep recumbent, and the sheep that grazed,	            All huddling into phalanx, stood and gazed.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Fourierite community; a phalanstery.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) One of the digital bones of the hand or foot,	      beyond the metacarpus or metatarsus; an internode.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [pl. {Phalanges}.] (Bot.) A group or bundle of stamens, as	      in polyadelphous flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Phalarope \Phal"a*rope\, n. [Gr. falaro`s having a patch of	   white + poy`s, podo`s, a foot: cf. F. phalarope.] (Zool.)	   Any species of {Phalaropus} and allied genera of small wading	   birds ({Grall[ae]}), having lobate toes. They are often seen	   far from land, swimming in large flocks. Called also {sea	   goose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phalaropidae \Phalaropidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of birds, consisting of the phalaropes.	   Syn: family {Phalaropidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phalaropus \Phalaropus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Phalaropidae}: the phalaropes.	   Syn: genus {Phalaropus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phallaceae \Phallaceae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fungi consisting of the true stinkhorns.	   Syn: family Phallaceae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phallales \Phallales\ prop. n.	   An order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms	   whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in	   the subclass Homobasidiomycetes.	   Syn: order {Phallales}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phallic \Phal"lic\ (f[a^]l"l[i^]k), a. [Gr. falliko`s]	   Of or pertaining to the phallus, or to phallism.	   [1913 Webster]
Phallicism \Phal"li*cism\, n.	   See {Phallism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phallism \Phal"lism\ (f[a^]l"l[i^]z'm), n.	   The worship of the generative principle in nature, symbolized	   by the phallus.	   [1913 Webster]
Phallus \Phal"lus\ (f[a^]l"l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Phalli}. [L., a	   phallus (in sense 1), Gr. fallo`s.]	   1. The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in	      procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various	      ways.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or	      primitive organ from which either may be derived.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting	      odor; the stinkhorn.	      [1913 Webster]
Phanar \Phan"ar\ (f[a^]n"[dot]r), n. [Turk. fanar, fr. NGr.	   fana`ri lighthouse, Gr. fana`rion lantern; -- from a	   lighthouse on a point projecting into the Golden Horn.]	   A quarter of Constantinople which, after the Turkish conquest	   of the city, became the chief Greek quarter; hence, the Greek	   officials of Turkey, or phanariots, as a class.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Phanariot
Phanariot \Pha*nar"i*ot\ (f[.a]*n[a^]r"[i^]*[o^]t), n. Also
Phanariote \Pha*nar"i*ote\ (f[.a]*n[a^]r"[i^]*[=o]t). [NGr.	   Fanariw`ths, fr. Phanar. See {Phanar}.]	   One of the Greeks of Constantinople who after the Turkish	   conquest became powerful in clerical and other offices under	   Turkish patronage.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phane \Phane\ (f[=a]n), n.	   See {Fane}. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Phanerite \Phan"er*ite\ (f[a^]n"[~e]r*[imac]t), a. [Gr. fanero`s	   visible, from fai`nein to bring to light.]	   Evident; visible.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phanerite series} (Geol.), the uppermost part of the earth's	      crust, consisting of deposits produced by causes in	      obvious operation.	      [1913 Webster]
Phanerocarpae \Phan`er*o*car"p[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   fanero`s evident + karpo`s fruit (but taken to mean, ovary).]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Acraspeda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phanerocodonic \Phan`er*o*co*don"ic\, a. [Gr. fanero`s evident +	   kw`dwn a bell.] (Zool.)	   Having an umbrella-shaped or bell-shaped body, with a wide,	   open cavity beneath; -- said of certain jellyfishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Phanerocrystalline \Phan`er*o*crys"tal*line\, a. [Gr. fanero`s	   visible + E. crystalline.] (Geol.)	   Distinctly crystalline; -- used of rocks. Opposed to	   {cryptocrystalline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phanerodactyla \Phan`er*o*dac"ty*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   fanero`s evident + da`ktylos finger.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Saurur[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phanerogamia \Phan`er*o*ga"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fanero`s	   visible (fr. fai`nein to bring to light) + ga`mos marriage.]	   (Bot.)	   That one of the two primary divisions of the vegetable	   kingdom which contains the phanerogamic, or flowering,	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phanerogamian \Phan`er*o*ga"mi*an\, a. (Bot.)	   Phanerogamous.	   [1913 Webster] Phanerogamic
Phanerogamic \Phan`er*o*gam"ic\, Phanerogamous
\Phan`er*og"a*mous\, a.	   Having visible flowers containing distinct stamens and	   pistils; -- said of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaneroglossal \Phan`er*o*glos"sal\, a. [Gr. fanero`s evident +	   glw`ssa tongue.] (Zool.)	   Having a conspicious tongue; -- said of certain reptiles and	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantascope \Phan"ta*scope\ (f[a^]n"t[.a]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr.	   fa`ntasma image + -scope.]	   An optical instrument or toy, resembling the phenakistoscope,	   and illustrating the same principle; -- called also	   {phantasmascope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasm \Phan"tasm\, n. [L. phantasma. See {Phantom}, and cf.	   {Fantasm}.] [Spelt also {fantasm}.]	   1. An image formed by the mind, and supposed to be real or	      material; a shadowy or airy appearance; sometimes, an	      optical illusion; a phantom; a dream.	      [1913 Webster]	            They be but phantasms or apparitions. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mental image or representation of a real object; a	      fancy; a notion. --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Figures or little features, of which the description	            had produced in you no phantasm or expectation.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Phantasma \Phan"tas"ma\, n. [L.]	   A phantasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasmagoria \Phan*tas`ma*go"ri*a\, n. [NL., from Gr.	   fa`ntasma a phantasm + 'agora` an assembly, fr. 'agei`rein to	   gather: cf. F. phantasmagorie.]	   1. An optical effect produced by a magic lantern. The figures	      are painted in transparent colors, and all the rest of the	      glass is opaque black. The screen is between the	      spectators and the instrument, and the figures are often	      made to appear as in motion, or to merge into one another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The apparatus by which such an effect is produced.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: A medley of figures; illusive images. "This mental	      phantasmagoria." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Phantasmagorial \Phan*tas`ma*go"ri*al\, a.	   Of, relating to, or resembling phantasmagoria;	   phantasmagoric.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasmagoric \Phan*tas`ma*gor"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to phantasmagoria; phantasmagorial.	   --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasmagory \Phan*tas"ma*go*ry\, n.	   See {Phantasmagoria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasmal \Phan*tas"mal\, a.	   Pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling, a phantasm;	   spectral; illusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasmascope \Phan*tas"ma*scope\, n.	   See {Phantascope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasmatical \Phan`tas*mat"ic*al\, a. [L. phantasmaticus.]	   Phantasmal. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasmatography \Phan*tas`ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. fa`ntasma,	   fanta`smatos, phantasm + -graphy.]	   A description of celestial phenomena, as rainbows, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Phantastic
Phantastic \Phan*tas"tic\, Phantastical \Phan*tas"tic*al\, a.	   See {Fantastic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantasy \Phan"ta*sy\, n.	   See {Fantasy}, and {Fancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phantom \Phan"tom\, n. [OE. fantome, fantosme, fantesme, OF.	   fant[^o]me, fr. L. phantasma, Gr. fa`ntasma, fr. fai`nein to	   show. See {Fancy}, and cf. {Pha["e]ton}, {Phantasm},	   {Phase}.]	   That which has only an apparent existence; an apparition; a	   specter; a phantasm; a sprite; an airy spirit; an ideal	   image.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strange phantoms rising as the mists arise. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         She was a phantom of delight.            --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phantom ship}. See {Flying Dutchman}, under {Flying}.	   {Phantom tumor} (Med.), a swelling, especially of the	      abdomen, due to muscular spasm, accumulation of flatus,	      etc., simulating an actual tumor in appearance, but	      disappearing upon the administration of an an[ae]sthetic.	      [1913 Webster]	Phantom \Phan"tom\, a.	   Being, or of the nature of, a phantom.	         Phantom isles are floating in the skies. --B. Taylor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phantom circuit \Phantom circuit\ (Elec.)	   The equivalent of an additional circuit or wire, in reality	   not existing, obtained by certain arrangements of real	   circuits, as in some multiplex telegraph systems.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phantomatic \Phan`tom*at"ic\, a.	   Phantasmal. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharaoh \Pha"raoh\, n. [Heb. par[=o]h; of Egyptian origin: cf.	   L. pharao, Gr. faraw`. Cf. {Faro}.]	   1. A title by which the sovereigns of ancient Egypt were	      designated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Faro}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pharaoh's chicken} (Zool.), the gier-eagle, or Egyptian	      vulture; -- so called because often sculpured on Egyptian	      monuments. It is nearly white in color.	   {Pharaoh's rat} (Zool.), the common ichneumon.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharaon \Pha"ra*on\, n.	   See {Pharaoh}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharaonic \Phar`a*on"ic\, a. [Cf. F. pharaonique.]	   Of or pertaining to the Pharaohs, or kings of ancient Egypt.	   [1913 Webster]
Phare \Phare\, n. [See {Pharos}.]	   1. A beacon tower; a lighthouse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a harbor. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster] Pharisaic
Pharisaic \Phar`i*sa"ic\ (f[a^]r`[i^]*s[=a]"[i^]k), Pharisaical
\Phar`i*sa"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. Pharisaicus, Gr.	   Farisai:ko`s: cf. F. pharisa["i]que. See {Pharisee}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Pharisees; resembling the	      Pharisees. "The Pharisaic sect among the Jews."	      --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Addicted to external forms and ceremonies; making a	      show of religion without the spirit of it; ceremonial;	      formal; hypocritical; self-righteous. "Excess of outward	      and pharisaical holiness." --Bacon. "Pharisaical	      ostentation." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Phar`i*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharisaism \Phar`i*sa"ism\, n. [Cf. F. pharisaisme.]	   1. The notions, doctrines, and conduct of the Pharisees, as a	      sect. --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rigid observance of external forms of religion, without	      genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious,	      self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. "A	      piece of pharisaism." --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharisean \Phar`i*se"an\, a. [L. Pharisaeus, Gr. Farisai^os.]	   Following the practice of Pharisees; Pharisaic. [Obs.]	   "Pharisean disciples." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharisee \Phar"i*see\ (f[a^]r"[i^]*s[=e]), n. [L. Pharisaeus,	   Gr. Farisai^os, from Heb. p[=a]rash to separate.]	   One of a sect or party among the Jews, noted for a strict and	   formal observance of rites and ceremonies and of the	   traditions of the elders, and whose pretensions to superior	   sanctity led them to separate themselves from the other Jews.	   [1913 Webster]
Phariseeism \Phar"i*see*ism\, n.	   See {Pharisaism}.	   [1913 Webster] Pharmaceutic
Pharmaceutic \Phar`ma*ceu"tic\ (f[aum]r`m[.a]*s[=u]"t[i^]k),
Pharmaceutical \Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al\ (-t[i^]*kal), a. [L.	   pharmaceuticus, Gr. farmakeytiko`s, fr. farmakey`ein: cf. F.	   pharmaceutique. See {Pharmacy}.]	   Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to	   the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or	   formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. --	   {Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pharmaceutical chemistry}, that department of chemistry	      which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal	      substances.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharmaceutics \Phar`ma*ceu"tics\, n.	   The science of preparing medicines.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmaceutist \Phar`ma*ceu"tist\, n.	   One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmacist; a druggist. See the	   Note under {Apothecary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacist \Phar"ma*cist\, n.	   One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmaceutist; a druggist; an	   apothecary.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacodymanics \Phar`ma*co*dy*man"ics\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon	   medicine + E. dynamics.]	   That branch of pharmacology which treats of the action and	   the effects of medicines in the body, and also their	   distribution in various bodily tissues over time, and their	   breakdown and excretion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Pharmacognosis \Phar`ma*cog*no"sis\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon a drug +	   gnw^sis a knowing.]	   That branch of pharmacology which treats of unprepared	   medicines or simples; -- usually called {pharmacognosy}, and	   also {pharmacography}, and {pharmacomathy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacognosy \Phar`ma*cog"no*sy\, n.	   1. Pharmacognosis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The study of the distribution of, methods for finding, and	      properties of medically useful agents in natural sources,	      especially plants.	      [PJC]
Pharmacography \Phar`ma*cog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon a drug +	   -graphy.]	   See {Pharmacognosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacolite \Phar*mac"o*lite\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon drug,	   poisonous drug + -lite: cf. F. pharmacolithe.] (Min.)	   A hydrous arsenate of lime, usually occurring in silky fibers	   of a white or grayish color.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacologist \Phar`ma*col"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F.	   pharmacologiste.]	   One skilled in pharmacology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacology \Phar`ma*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon drug + -logy:	   cf. F. pharmacologie.]	   1. The science dealing with knowledge of the preparation,	      use, and effects of drugs or medicines; the art of	      preparing medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on the art of preparing medicines.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharmacomathy \Phar`ma*com"a*thy\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon a drug +	   manqa`nein to learn.]	   See {Pharmacognosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacon \Phar"ma*con\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fa`rmakon.]	   A medicine or drug; also, a poison. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacopoeia \Phar`ma*co*p[oe]"ia\, n. [NL., from Gr.	   farmakopoii:`a the preparation of medicines; fa`rmakon	   medicine + poiei^n to make.]	   1. A book or treatise describing the drugs, preparations,	      etc., used in medicine; especially, one that is issued by	      official authority and considered as an authoritative	      standard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chemical laboratory. [Obs.] --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharmacopolist \Phar`ma*cop"o*list\, n. [L. pharmacopola, Gr.	   farmakopw`lhs; fa`rmakon medicine + pwlei^n to sell.]	   One who sells medicines; an apothecary.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacosiderite \Phar`ma*co*sid"er*ite\, n. [Gr. fa`rmakon	   drug, poison + E. siderite.] (Min.)	   A hydrous arsenate of iron occurring in green or yellowish	   green cubic crystals; cube ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharmacy \Phar"ma*cy\, n. [OE. fermacie, OF. farmacie,	   pharmacie, F. pharmacie, Gr. farmakei`a, fr. farmakey`ein to	   administer or use medicines, fr. fa`rmakon medicine.]	   1. The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and	      of compounding and dispensing medicines according to	      prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an	      apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where medicines are compounded; a drug store; an	      apothecary's shop.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharo \Pha"ro\, n.	   1. A pharos; a lighthouse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Faro}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pharology \Pha*rol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fa`ros a lighthouse + -logy.]	   The art or science which treats of lighthouses and signal	   lights.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharos \Pha"ros\, n. [L., fr. Gr. fa`ros, fr. Fa`ros an island	   in the Bay of Alexandria, where king Ptolemy Philadelphus	   built a famous lighthouse, one of the seven wonders of the	   ancient world.]	   A lighthouse or beacon for the guidance of seamen.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . built a pharos, or lighthouse.  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngal \Pha*ryn"gal\, a.	   Pharyngeal. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngeal \Phar`yn*ge"al\, a. [See {Pharynx}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pharynx; in the region of the	   pharynx.	   [1913 Webster]	Pharyngeal \Phar`yn*ge"al\, n. (Anat.)	   A pharyngeal bone or cartilage; especially, one of the {lower	   pharyngeals}, which belong to the rudimentary fifth branchial	   arch in many fishes, or one of the {upper pharyngeals}, or	   pharyngobranchials, which are the dorsal elements in the	   complete branchial arches.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngitis \Phar`yn*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Pharynx}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the pharynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngobranchial \Pha*ryn`go*bran"chi*al\, a. [Pharynx +	   branchial.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pharynx and the branchi[ae]; --	   applied especially to the dorsal elements in the branchial	   arches of fishes. See {Pharyngeal}. -- n. A	   pharyngobranchial, or upper pharyngeal, bone or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngobranchii \Pha*ryn`go*bran"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Pharynx}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Leptocardia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngognathi \Phar`yn*gog"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pharynx},	   and {Gnathic}.] (Zool.)	   A division of fishes in which the lower pharyngeal bones are	   united. It includes the scaroid, labroid, and embioticoid	   fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngolaryngeal \Pha*ryn`go*lar`yn*ge"al\, a. [Pharynx +	   laryngeal.]	   Of or pertaining both to pharynx and the larynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngopneusta \Pha*ryn`gop*neus"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   fa`rygx the pharynx + pnei^n to breathe.] (Zool.)	   A group of invertebrates including the Tunicata and	   Enteropneusta. -- {Pha*ryn`gop*neus"tal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngotome \Pha*ryn"go*tome\, n. (Surg.)	   An instrument for incising or scarifying the tonsils, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pharyngotomy \Phar`yn*got"o*my\, n. [Pharynx + Gr. te`mnein to	   cut: cf. F. pharyngotomie.] (Surg.)	   (a) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to	       remove a tumor or anything that obstructs the passage.	   (b) Scarification or incision of the tonsils.	       [1913 Webster]
Pharynx \Phar"ynx\, n.; pl. {pharynges}. [NL., fr. Gr. fa`rygx,	   fa`ryggos: cf. F. pharynx.] (Anat.)	   The part of the alimentary canal between the cavity of the	   mouth and the esophagus. It has one or two external openings	   through the nose in the higher vertebrates, and lateral	   branchial openings in fishes and some amphibias.	   [1913 Webster]
Phascolarctos \Phascolarctos\ prop. n.	   A genus of animals consisting of the koalas.	   Syn: genus {Phascolarctos}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phascolome \Phas"co*lome\, n. [Gr. ? pouch + ? mouse.] (Zool.)	   A marsupial of the genus {Phascolomys}; a wombat.	   [1913 Webster]
Phase \Phase\ (f[=a]z), n.; pl. {Phases} (f[=a]z"[e^]z). [NL.	   phasis, Gr. fa`sis, fr. fai`nein to make to appear: cf. F.	   phase. See {Phenomenon}, {Phantom}, and {Emphasis}.]	   1. That which is exhibited to the eye; the appearance which	      anything manifests, especially any one among different and	      varying appearances of the same object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any appearance or aspect of an object of mental	      apprehension or view; as, the problem has many phases.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A particular appearance or state in a regularly	      recurring cycle of changes with respect to quantity of	      illumination or form of enlightened disk; as, the phases	      of the moon or planets. See Illust. under {Moon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) Any one point or portion in a recurring series	      of changes, as in the changes of motion of one of the	      particles constituting a wave or vibration; one portion of	      a series of such changes, in distinction from a contrasted	      portion, as the portion on one side of a position of	      equilibrium, in contrast with that on the opposite side.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Phys. Chem.) A homogenous, physically distinct portion of	      matter in a system not homogeneous; as, the three phases,	      ice, water, and aqueous vapor; in a mixture of gasoline	      and water, the gasoline will settle as the upper phase. A	      phase may be either a single chemical substance or a	      mixture, as of gases.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Zool.) In certain birds and mammals, one of two or more	      color variations characteristic of the species, but	      independent of the ordinary seasonal and sexual	      differences, and often also of age. Some of the herons	      which appear in white and colored phases, and certain	      squirrels which are sometimes uniformly blackish instead	      of the usual coloration, furnish examples. Color phases	      occur also in other animals, notably in butterflies.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. (Physics) the relation at any instant of any cyclically	      varying physical quantity, such as voltage in an A.C.	      circuit, an electromagnetic wave, a sound wave, or a	      rotating object, to its initial value as expressed as a	      fractional part of the complete cycle. It is usually	      expressed in angular measure, the complete cycle being	      360[deg]. Such periodic variations are generally well	      represented by sine curves; and phase relations are shown	      by the relative positions of the crests and hollows of	      such curves. Magnitudes which have the same phase are said	      to be in phase.	   Note: The concept of phase is also applied generally to any	         periodically varying phenomenon, as the cycle of	         daylight. One person who sleeps during the day and	         another who sleeps at night may be said to be out of	         phase with each other.	         [PJC]	   8. Specifically: (Elec.) The relation at any instant of a	      periodically varying electric magnitude, as electro-motive	      force, a current, etc., to its initial value as expressed	      in factorial parts of the complete cycle. It is usually	      expressed in angular measure, the cycle being four right	      angles, or 360[deg].	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phase \Phase\ (f[=a]z), v. t. [Cf. {Feeze}.]	   To disturb the composure of; to disconcert; to nonplus; -- an	   older spelling, now replaced by {faze}. [Colloq., Archaic]	   Syn: faze. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Phase angle \Phase angle\ (Elec.)	   The angle expressing phase relation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phase converter \Phase converter\ (Elec.)	   A machine for converting an alternating current into an	   alternating current of a different number of phases and the	   same frequency.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phase displacement \Phase displacement\ (Elec.)	   A charge of phase whereby an alternating current attains its	   maximum later or earlier. An inductance would cause a lag, a	   capacity would cause an advance, in phase.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phase in \Phase" in`\ (f[=a]z" [i^]n`), v. t.	   To begin an activity or to incorporate new elements or	   replace older elements of an activity in steps, or by	   degrees.	   [PJC]
Phasel \Pha"sel\, n. [L. phaselus, phaseolus, Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.	   phas['e]ole, fas['e]ole. Cf. {Fesels}.]	   The French bean, or kidney bean.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaseless \Phase"less\ (f[=a]z"l[ecer]s), a.	   Without a phase, or visible form. [R.] "A phaseless and	   increasing gloom." --Poe.	   [1913 Webster] Phase meter
Phase meter \Phase meter\, or Phasemeter \Phase"me`ter\, n.	   (Elec.)	   A device for measuring the difference in phase of two	   alternating currents of electromotive forces.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phaseolus \Pha*se"o*lus\, prop. n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous plants, including the Lima bean, the	   kidney bean, the scarlet runner, etc. See {Bean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phaseomannite \Pha`se*o*man"nite\, n. [So called because found	   in the unripe fruit of the bean (Phaseolus vulgaris).]	   (Chem.)	   Same as {Inosite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phase out \Phase" out`\ (f[=a]z" out`), v. t.	   To halt (an activity) in steps, or gradually; as, to phase	   out use of 386-based PC's.	   [PJC]	Phase rule \Phase rule\ (Phys. Chem.)	   A generalization with regard to systems of chemical	   equilibrium, discovered by Prof. J. Willard Gibbs. It may be	   stated thus: The degree of variableness (number of degrees of	   freedom) of a system is equal to the number of components	   minus the number of phases, plus two. Thus, if the components	   be salt and water, and the phases salt, ice, saturated	   solution, and vapor, the system is invariant, that is, there	   is only one set of conditions under which these four phases	   can exist in equilibrium. If only three phases be considered,	   the system is univariant, that is, the fixing of one	   condition, as temperature, determines the others.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phase splitter \Phase splitter\ (Elec.)	   A device by which a single-phase current is split into two or	   more currents differing in phase. It is used in starting	   single-phase induction motors.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phase splitting \Phase splitting\ (Elec.)	   The dephasing of the two parts of a single alternating	   current in two dissimilar branches of a given circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phasianidae \Phasianidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of fowl including the pheasants, quails, and	   partridges.	   Syn: family {Phasianidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phasianus \Phasianus\ prop. n.	   The type genus of the {Phasianidae}: the typical pheasants.	   Syn: genus {Phasianus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phasing \Phas"ing\, a. (Elec.)	   Pertaining to phase or differences of phase.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phasing current \Phasing current\	   The momentary current between two alternating-current	   generators when juxtaposed in parallel and not agreeing	   exactly in phase or period.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Phasing transformer \Phasing transformer\	   Any of several transformers (there must be at least two) for	   changing phase.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phasis \Pha"sis\, n.; pl. {Phases}. [NL.]	   See {Phase}. --Creech.	   [1913 Webster] Phasm
Phasm \Phasm\, Phasma \Phas"ma\, n. [L. phasma, Gr. fa`sma. See	   {Phase}.]	   An apparition; a phantom; an appearance. [R.] --Hammond. Sir	   T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Phasmatidae \Phasmatidae\ prop. n.	   A natural family consisting of the stick insects.	   Syn: Phasmidae, family {Phasmidae}, family {Phasmatidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phasmatodea \Phasmatodea\ n.	   1. in some classifications considered a suborder of	      Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects.	   Syn: Phasmida, order Phasmida, order Phasmatodea.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phasmid \Phas"mid\, n. [See {Phasm}. Probably so called from its	   mimicking, or appearing like, inanimate objects.] (Zool.)	   Any orthopterous insect of the family {Phasmid[ae]}, as a	   leaf insect or a stick insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Phasmidae \Phasmidae\ n.	   1. Same as {phasmatidae}; the stick insects.	   Syn: family {Phasmidae}, Phasmatidae, family {Phasmatidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phasmidia \Phasmidia\ prop. n.	   One of two subgroups of Nematoda used in some classification	   systems.	   Syn: class Phasmidia.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phassachate \Phas"sa*chate\, n. [Gr. ? the wood pigeon + ? the	   agate.] (Min.)	   The lead-colored agate; -- so called in reference to its	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Phatagin \Phat"a*gin\, n. [Cf. Gr. ?; perhaps from native name.]	   (Zool.)	   The long-tailed pangolin ({Manis tetradactyla}); -- called	   also {ipi}.	   [1913 Webster] PhD
PhD \PhD\, PhD \Ph.D.\n. [Abbrfev. from L., Philosophae Doctor.]	   A scholastic degree awarded for study beyond college; the	   Doctorate degree in Philosophy. In America it is usually	   based on at least 3 years graduate study and a dissertation;	   the doctorate is the highest degree awarded by a graduate	   school, and is awarded in other fields, such as Doctor of	   Arts. The Ph.D. is broadly applicable, as in most fields of	   science and technology; -- the term philosophy being derived	   from an earlier label for experimental science as Natural	   Philosophy.	   Syn: Doctor of Philosophy.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Pheasant \Pheas"ant\ (f[e^]z"ant), n. [OE. fesant, fesaunt, OF.	   faisant, faisan, F. faisan, L. phasianus, Gr. fasiano`s (sc.	   'o`rnis) the Phasian bird, pheasant, fr. Fa`sis a river in	   Colchis or Pontus.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large gallinaceous	      birds of the genus {Phasianus}, and many other genera of	      the family {Phasianid[ae]}, found chiefly in Asia.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The	   {common pheasant}, or {English pheasant} ({Phasianus	      Colchicus}) is now found over most of temperate Europe,	      but was introduced from Asia. The	   {ring-necked pheasant} ({Phasianus torquatus}) and the	   {green pheasant} ({Phasianus versicolor}) have been	      introduced into Oregon. The	   {golden pheasant} ({Thaumalea picta}) is one of the most	      beautiful species. The	   {silver pheasant} ({Euplocamus nychthemerus}) of China, and	      several related species from Southern Asia, are very	      beautiful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ruffed grouse. [Southern U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Various other birds are locally called pheasants, as	         the lyre bird, the leipoa, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Fireback pheasant}. See {Fireback}.	   {Gold pheasant}, or {Golden pheasant} (Zool.), a Chinese	      pheasant ({Thaumalea picta}), having rich, varied colors.	      The crest is amber-colored, the rump is golden yellow, and	      the under parts are scarlet.	   {Mountain pheasant} (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. [Local, U.S.]	      	   {Pheasant coucal} (Zool.), a large Australian cuckoo	      ({Centropus phasianus}). The general color is black, with	      chestnut wings and brown tail. Called also {pheasant	      cuckoo}. The name is also applied to other allied species.	      	   {Pheasant duck}. (Zool.)	      (a) The pintail.	      (b) The hooded merganser.	   {Pheasant parrot} (Zool.), a large and beautiful Australian	      parrakeet ({Platycercus Adelaidensis}). The male has the	      back black, the feathers margined with yellowish blue and	      scarlet, the quills deep blue, the wing coverts and cheeks	      light blue, the crown, sides of the neck, breast, and	      middle of the belly scarlet.	   {Pheasant's eye}. (Bot.)	      (a) A red-flowered herb ({Adonis autumnalis}) of the	          Crowfoot family; -- called also {pheasant's-eye	          Adonis}.	      (b) The garden pink ({Dianthus plumarius}); -- called also	          {Pheasant's-eye pink}.	   {Pheasant shell} (Zool.), any marine univalve shell of the	      genus {Phasianella}, of which numerous species are found	      in tropical seas. The shell is smooth and usually richly	      colored, the colors often forming blotches like those of a	      pheasant.	   {Pheasant wood}. (Bot.) Same as {Partridge wood}	      (a), under {Partridge}.	   {Sea pheasant} (Zool.), the pintail.	   {Water pheasant}. (Zool.)	      (a) The sheldrake.	      (b) The hooded merganser.	          [1913 Webster]
Pheasantry \Pheas"ant*ry\ (f[e^]z"ant*r[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   faisanderie.]	   A place for keeping and rearing pheasants. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Phebe \Phe"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.)	   See {Ph[oe]be}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pheer \Pheer\ (f[=e]r), n.	   See 1st {Fere}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pheese \Pheese\ (f[=e]z), v. t.	   To comb; also, to beat; to worry. [Obs. or Local] See	   {Feaze}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	Pheese \Pheese\, n.	   Fretful excitement. [Obs. or Local] See {Feaze}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Phelloderm \Phel"lo*derm\, n. [Gr. fello`s cork + -derm.] (Bot.)	   A layer of green parenchymatous cells formed on the inner	   side of the phellogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Phellogen \Phel"lo*gen\, n. [Gr. fello`s cork + -gen.] (Bot.)	   The tissue of young cells which produces cork cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Phelloplastics \Phel`lo*plas"tics\, n. [Gr. fello`s cork +	   pla`ssein to mold.]	   Art of modeling in cork.	   [1913 Webster] Phenacetin
Phenacetin \Phe*nac"e*tin\, Phenacetine \Phe*nac"e*tine\, n.	   [Phenyl + acetic + -in.] (Pharm.)	   A white, crystalline compound, {C10H13O2N}, once used in	   medicine principally as an antipyretic. It is now seldom used	   because of serious side effects.	   Syn: N-(4-ethoxyphenyl)acetamide, p-acetophenetidide,	        p-ethoxyacetanilide, acetophenetidin,	        para-acetphenetidin, p-acetophenetide.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Phenacite \Phen"a*cite\, n. [Gr. fe`nax, fe`nakos, impostor,	   deceiver.] (Min.)	   A glassy colorless mineral occurring in rhombohedral	   crystals, sometimes used as a gem. It is a silicate of	   glucina, and receives its name from its deceptive similarity	   to quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenakistoscope \Phen`a*kis"to*scope\, n. [Gr. fenakisth`s a	   deceiver + -scope.]	   A revolving disk on which figures drawn in different relative	   attitudes are seen successively, so as to produce the	   appearance of an object in actual motion, as an animal	   leaping, etc., in consequence of the persistence of the	   successive visual impressions of the retina. It is often	   arranged so that the figures may be projected upon a screen.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenalgin \Phe*nal"gin\, n. [Phenyl + analgetic + -in.] (Pharm.)	   An ammoniated compound of phenyl and acetamide, used as an	   analgesic and antipyretic. It resembles phenacetin in its	   therapeutic action.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phenanthrene \Phe*nan"threne\, n. [Phenyl + antracene.] (Chem.)	   A complex hydrocarbon, {C14H10}, found in coal tar, and	   obtained as a white crystalline substance with a bluish	   fluorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenanthridine \Phe*nan"thri*dine\, n. [Phenanthrene +	   pyridine.] (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous hydrocarbon base, {C13H9N}, analogous to	   phenanthrene and quinoline.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenanthroline \Phe*nan"thro*line\, n. [Phenanthrene +	   quinoline.] (Chem.)	   Either of two metameric nitrogenous hydrocarbon bases,	   {C12H8N2}, analogous to phenanthridine, but more highly	   nitrogenized.	   [1913 Webster]
Phene \Phene\, n. (Chem.)	   Benzene. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phenetol \Phe"ne*tol\, n. [Phenyl + ethyl + L. oleum oil.]	   (Chem.)	   The ethyl ether of phenol, obtained as an aromatic liquid,	   {C6H5.O.C2H5}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenic \Phe"nic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, phenyl or	   phenol.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phenic acid} (Chem.), a phenol. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]
Phenician \Phe*ni"cian\, a. & n.	   See {Ph[oe]nician}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenicine \Phen"i*cine\, n. [Gr. foi^nix purple red: cf. F.	   ph['e]nicine.] (Chem.)	   (a) A purple powder precipitated when a sulphuric solution of	       indigo is diluted with water.	   (b) A coloring matter produced by the action of a mixture of	       strong nitric and sulphuric acids on phenylic alcohol.	       --Watts.	       [1913 Webster]
Phenicious \Phe*ni"cious\, a. [L. phoeniceus, Gr. foini`keos,	   from foi^nix purple red.]	   Of a red color with a slight mixture of gray. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenicopter \Phen`i*cop"ter\, n. [L. phoenicopterus, Gr.	   foiniko`pteros, i. e., red-feathered; foi^nix, foi`nikos,	   purple red + ptero`n feather: cf. F. ph['e]nicopt[`e]re.]	   (Zool.)	   A flamingo.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenix \Phe"nix\, n.; pl. {Phenixes}. [L. phoenix, Gr. foi^nix.]	   [Written also {ph[oe]nix}.]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed	      by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes.	      Hence, an emblem of immortality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A southern constellation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A marvelous person or thing. [R.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person or thing that suffered destruction or defeat and	      was restored to its former state.	      [PJC]	   {to rise like a phoenix}, to resume an endeavor after an	      apparently final defeat.	      [PJC]
Phenocryst \Phe"no*cryst\, n. [Gr. fai`nesqai to appear +	   kry`stallos crystal.] (Geol.)	   One of the prominent embedded crystals of a porphyry.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phenogamia \Phen`o*ga"mi*a\, n. pl. (Bot.)	   Same as {Ph[ae]nogamia}.	   [1913 Webster] Phenogamic	   Phenogamian
Phenogamian \Phen`o*ga"mi*an\, Phenogamic \Phen`o*gam"ic\,
Phenogamous \Phe*nog"a*mous\, a.	   Same as {Ph[ae]nogamian}, {Ph[ae]nogamic}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenol \Phe"nol\ (f[=e]"n[=o]l; 277), n. [Gr. fai`nein to show +	   -ol: cf. F. ph['e]nol.] (Chem.)	   1. A white or pinkish crystalline substance, {C6H5OH},	      produced by the destructive distillation of many organic	      bodies, as wood, coal, etc., and obtained from the heavy	      oil from coal tar.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has a peculiar odor, somewhat resembling creosote,	         which is a complex mixture of phenol derivatives. It is	         of the type of alcohols, and is called also {phenyl	         alcohol}, but has acid properties, and hence is	         popularly called {carbolic acid}, and was formerly	         called {phenic acid}. It is a powerful caustic poison,	         and in dilute solution has been used as an antiseptic.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of the series of hydroxyl derivatives of which	      phenol proper is the type.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glacial phenol} (Chem.), pure crystallized phenol or	      carbolic acid.	   {Phenol acid} (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds which	      are at once a derivative of phenol and an organic acid;	      thus, {salicylic acid} is a phenol acid.	   {Phenol alcohol} (Chem.), any one of series of derivatives of	      phenol and carbinol which have the properties of both	      combined; thus, {saligenin} is a phenol alcohol.	   {Phenol aldehyde} (Chem.), any one of a series of compounds	      having both phenol and aldehyde properties.	   {Phenol phthalein}. See {phenolphthalein}.	      [1913 Webster]
Phenolate \Phe"no*late\, n. [Phenol + -ate.] (Chem.)	   A compound of phenol analogous to a salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenology \Phe*nol"o*gy\, n. [Contracted from {Phenomenology}.]	   (Biol.)	   The science of the relations between climate and periodic	   biological phenomena, as the migrations and breeding of	   birds, the flowering and fruiting of plants, etc. --	   {Phe`no*log"ic*al}, a. -- {Phe`no*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Phe*nol"o*gist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Phenolphthalein
Phenolphthalein \Phe`nol*phthal"e*in\, or Phenol phthalein
\Phenol phthalein\, n. (Chem.)	   A white or yellowish white crystalline substance, {C20H14O4},	   formed by condensation of the anhydride of phthalic acid and	   phenol. Its solution in alkalies is brilliant red, but is	   decolorized by acids. This reaction, being very delicate, is	   used as a pH indicator. It is sometimes used as a laxative in	   veterinary medicine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Phenomenal \Phe*nom"e*nal\, a. [Cf. F. ph['e]nom['e]nal.]	   Relating to, or of the nature of, a phenomenon; hence,	   extraordinary; wonderful; as, a phenomenal memory. --	   {Phe*nom"e*nal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenomenalism \Phe*nom"e*nal*ism\, n. (Metaph.)	   That theory which limits positive or scientific knowledge to	   phenomena only, whether material or spiritual.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenomenist \Phe*nom"e*nist\, n.	   One who believes in the theory of phenomenalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenomenology \Phe*nom`e*nol"o*gy\, n. [Phenomenon + -logy: cf.	   F. ph['e]nom['e]nologie.]	   A description, history, or explanation of phenomena. "The	   phenomenology of the mind." --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenomenon \Phe*nom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Phenomena}. [L.	   phaenomenon, Gr. faino`menon, fr. fai`nesqai to appear,	   fai`nein to show. See {Phantom}.]	   1. An appearance; anything visible; whatever, in matter or	      spirit, is apparent to, or is apprehended by, observation;	      as, the phenomena of heat, light, or electricity;	      phenomena of imagination or memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the phenomena of the material world, and in many	            of the phenomena of mind.             --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which strikes one as strange, unusual, or	      unaccountable; an extraordinary or very remarkable person,	      thing, or occurrence; as, a musical phenomenon.	      [1913 Webster]
Phenose \Phe"nose`\, n. [Phenyl + dextrose.] (Chem.)	   A sweet amorphous deliquescent substance obtained indirectly	   from benzene, and isometric with, and resembling, dextrose.	   [1913 Webster]
phenotype \phenotype\ n. (Biology)	   The observable characteristics of an organism, resulting from	   the genetic characteristics influenced by a particular	   environment. Contrasted with {genotype}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] phenotypic
phenotypic \phenotypic\ phenotypical \phenotypical\adj.	   (Biology)	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a phenotype; as,	   phenotypic profile. Contrasted with {genotypic}.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Phenyl \Phe"nyl\, n. [Gr. fai`nein to bring to light + -yl: cf.	   F. ph['e]nyle. So called because it is a by-product of	   illuminating gas.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon radical ({C6H5}) regarded as the essential	   residue of benzene, and the basis of an immense number of	   aromatic derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phenyl hydrate} (Chem.), phenol or carbolic acid.	   {Phenyl hydrazine} (Chem.), a nitrogenous base	      ({C6H5.NH.NH2}) produced artificially as a colorless oil	      which unites with acids, ketones, etc., to form easily	      crystallized compounds. It is used in organic chemistry,	      particulary to isolate compounds in pure form for	      analysis.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]
phenylacetamide \phenylacetamide\ n.	   A white crystalline compound used as an analgesic and also as	   an antipyretic.	   Syn: acetanilide, acetanilid.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phenylamine \Phe`nyl*am"ine\, n. [Phenyl + amine.] (Chem.)	   Any one of certain class of organic bases regarded as formed	   from ammonia by the substitution of phenyl for hydrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenylene \Phe"nyl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A hypothetic radical ({C6H4}) occurring in certain	   derivatives of benzene; as, phenylene diamine.	   [1913 Webster]
Phenylic \Phe*nyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, phenyl.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phenylic alcohol} (Chem.), phenol.	      [1913 Webster]
Pheon \Phe"on\, n. [Prob. from Old French.] (Her.)	   A bearing representing the head of a dart or javelin, with	   long barbs which are engrailed on the inner edge.	   [1913 Webster]
Phial \Phi"al\ (f[imac]"al), n. [F. fiole, L. phiala a broad,	   flat, shallow cup or bowl, Gr. fia`lh. cf. {Vial}.]	   A glass vessel or bottle, especially a small bottle for	   medicines; a vial.	   [1913 Webster]	Phial \Phi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phialed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Phialing}.]	   To put or keep in, or as in, a phial.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its phial'd wrath may fate exhaust.      --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Philabeg \Phil"a*beg\, n.	   See {Filibeg}.	   [1913 Webster]
Philadelphia lawyer \Philadelphia lawyer\	   A lawyer knowledgeable about the most detailed and minute	   points of law, especially one with an exceptional propensity	   and ability to exploit fine technical points of law for the	   client's advantage. [U. S.]	   [PJC]
Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, a. [Gr. filadelfia brotherly	   love, from fila`delfos brotherly; fi`los loved, loving,	   friendly + 'adelfo`s brother.]	   Of or pertaining to Ptolemy Philadelphus, or to one of the	   cities named Philadelphia, esp. the modern city in	   Pennsylvania.	   [1913 Webster]	Philadelphian \Phil`a*del"phi*an\, n.	   1. A native or an inhabitant of Philadelphia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a society of mystics of the	      seventeenth century, -- called also the Family of Love.	      --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]
philadelphus \philadelphus\ n.	   Any of various chiefly deciduous ornamental shrubs of the	   genus {Philadelphus} having white sweet-scented flowers,	   single or in clusters; it is widely grown in temperate	   regions.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Philalethist \Phil`a*le"thist\, n. [Philo- + Gr. 'alh`qeia	   truth.]	   A lover of the truth. [Obs.] --Brathwait.	   [1913 Webster]
Philander \Phi*lan"der\, v. i. [Gr. fi`landros fond of men;	   fi`los loving + 'anh`r man.]	   To make love to women; to play the male flirt.	   [1913 Webster]	         You can't go philandering after her again. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n.	   A lover. [R.] --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]	Philander \Phi*lan"der\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A South American opossum ({Didelphys philander}).	   (b) An Australian bandicoot ({Perameles lagotis}).	       [1913 Webster]
Philanderer \Phi*lan"der*er\, n.	   One who hangs about women; a male flirt. [R.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Philanthrope \Phil"an*thrope\, n. [F.]	   A philanthropist. [Obs.] --R. North.	   [1913 Webster] Philanthropic
Philanthropic \Phil`an*throp"ic\, Philanthropical
\Phil`an*throp"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. philanthropique.]	   Of or pertaining to philanthropy; characterized by	   philanthropy; loving or helping mankind; as, a philanthropic	   enterprise. -- {Phil`an*throp"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Philanthropinism \Phil`an*throp"i*nism\, n.	   A system of education on so-called natural principles,	   attempted in Germany in the last century by Basedow, of	   Dessau.	   [1913 Webster]
Philanthropinist \Phil`an*throp"i*nist\, n.	   An advocate of, or believer in, philanthropinism.	   [1913 Webster]
Philanthropist \Phi*lan"thro*pist\, n. [Gr. fila`nqrwpos; fi`los	   loving + 'a`nqrwpos man: cf. F. philanthrope.]	   1. One who practices philanthropy; one who loves mankind, and	      seeks to promote the good of others; especially, a wealthy	      individual who donates large amounts of money to	      charitable or philanthropic causes. Opposite of	      {misanthrope}.	      [1913 Webster]
Philanthropistic \Phi*lan`thro*pis"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, a philanthropist. [R.]	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Philanthropy \Phi*lan"thro*py\, n. [L. philanthropia, Gr.	   filanqrwpi`a: cf. F. philanthropie.]	   Love to mankind; benevolence toward the whole human family;	   universal good will; desire and readiness to do good to all	   men; -- opposed to {misanthropy}. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. An active effort to promote human welfare; humanitarian	      activity. in this sense, it is an action, not merely a	      state of mind.	      [PJC]	   3. An organization whose purpose is to engage in	      philanthropy(2), and is supported by funds from one or a	      small number of wealthy individuals; a type of charity,	      the source of whose funds is typically from a wealthy	      individual or a corporation, or a trust fund established	      by a wealthy individual. It is distinguished from other	      charitable organizations in that the source of funds of	      other charities may come from a large number of sources,	      or from public solicitation.	      [PJC]
Philatelic \Phil`a*tel"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to philately.	   [1913 Webster]
Philatelist \Phi*lat"e*list\, n.	   One versed in philately; one who collects postage stamps, as	   a hobby or for investment; a stamp collector.	   [1913 Webster]
Philately \Phi*lat"e*ly\, n. [Philo- + Gr. 'ate`leia exemption	   from tax; cf. frank to send free.]	   The collection of postage stamps of various issues.	   [1913 Webster]
Philathea \Phi*la"the*a\, n. [Coined from Gr. fi`los loving +	   'alh`qeia truth.]	   An international, interdenominational organization of Bible	   classes of young women.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Philatory \Phil"a*to*ry\, n. [OF. filatiere, philatiere. See	   {Phylactery}.] (Eccl.)	   A kind of transparent reliquary with an ornamental top.	   [1913 Webster]
Philauty \Phil"au*ty\, n. [Gr. filayti`a; fi`los loving +	   a'yto`s self.]	   Self-love; selfishness. [Obs.] --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Philharmonic \Phil`har*mon"ic\, a. [Philo- + Gr. "armoni`a	   harmony: cf. F. philharmonique.]	   Loving harmony or music.	   [1913 Webster]	Philharmonic \Phil`har*mon"ic\, n.	   One who loves harmony or music; also (Colloq.), short for	   {Philharmonic Society}, {Philharmonic concert}, {Philharmonic	   assemblage}, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Philhellene \Phil*hel"lene\, n.	   A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist.	   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Philhellenic \Phil`hel*len"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to philhellenism.	   [1913 Webster]
Philhellenism \Phil*hel"len*ism\, n.	   Love of Greece.	   [1913 Webster]
Philhellenist \Phil*hel"len*ist\, n. [Philo- + Gr. "E`llhn a	   Greek: cf. F. philhell[`e]ne.]	   A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks;	   particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for	   independence against the Turks; a philhellene.	   [1913 Webster]
Philibeg \Phil"i*beg\, n.	   See {Filibeg}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Philip \Phil"ip\, n. [So called from their notes.] (Zool.)	   (a) The European hedge sparrow.	   (b) The house sparrow. Called also {phip}. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Philippian \Phi*lip"pi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Philippi, a city of ancient Macedonia. --	   n. A native or an inhabitant of Philippi.	   [1913 Webster]
Philippic \Phi*lip"pic\, n. [L. Philippiko`s belonging to	   Philip, Philippic, Gr. filippikos, fr. Fi`lippos Philip,	   fi`lippos fond of horses: cf. F. philippique.]	   1. Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes,	      the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any discourse or declamation abounding in	      acrimonious invective.	      [1913 Webster]
Philippine \Philippine\ n.	   The official language of the Philippines, based on Tagalog;	   it draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages.	   Syn: Filipino.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Philippines \Philippines\ prop. n.	   An East Asian country occupying the Phillipine Islands.	   Syn: Republic of the Philippines.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. An archipelago off the eastern coast of Asia.	   Syn: Philippine Islands.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Philippium \Phi*lip"pi*um\, n. [NL. So named from Philippe	   Plantamour, of Geneva, Switzerland.] (Chem.)	   A rare and doubtful metallic element said to have been	   discovered in the mineral samarskite.	   [1913 Webster]
Philippize \Phil"ip*pize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Philippized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Philippizing}.] [Gr. ? to be on Philip's side.]	   1. To support or advocate the cause of Philip of Macedon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Philippic}.] To write or speak in the style of a	      philippic.	      [1913 Webster]
Philister \Phi*lis"ter\, n. [G.]	   A Philistine; -- a cant name given to townsmen by students in	   German universities.	   [1913 Webster]
Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, n. [L. Philistinus, Heb.	   Phlishth[imac], pl. Phlishth[imac]m.]	   1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient Philistia, a coast	      region of southern Palestine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bailiff. [Cant, Eng.] [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person deficient in liberal culture and refinement; one	      without appreciation of the nobler aspirations and	      sentiments of humanity; one whose scope is limited to	      selfish and material interests. [Recent] --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	Philistine \Phi*lis"tine\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Philistines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncultured; commonplace.	      [1913 Webster]
Philistinism \Phi*lis"tin*ism\, n.	   The condition, character, aims, and habits of the class	   called Philistines. See {Philistine}, 3. [Recent] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the side of beauty and taste, vulgarity; on the side	         of morals and feeling, coarseness; on the side of mind	         and spirit, unintelligence, -- this is Philistinism.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Phillipsite \Phil"lips*ite\, n. [So named after John Phillips,	   an English mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of aluminia, lime, and soda, a zeolitic	   mineral commonly occurring in complex twin crystals, often	   cruciform in shape; -- called also {christianite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phillygenin \Phil*lyg"e*nin\, n. [Phillyrin + -gen + -in.]	   (Chem.)	   A pearly crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition	   of phillyrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Phillyrea \Phil*lyr"e*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?.] (Bot.)	   A genus of evergreen plants growing along the shores of the	   Mediterranean, and bearing a fruit resembling that of the	   olive.	   [1913 Webster]
Phillyrin \Phil"ly*rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from Phillyrea as a bitter white	   crystalline substance. It is sometimes used as a febrifuge.	   [1913 Webster]
Philo- \Philo-\	   A combining form from Gr. fi`los loving, fond of, attached	   to; as, philosophy, philotechnic.	   [1913 Webster]
Philogynist \Phi*log"y*nist\, n. [See {Philogyny}.]	   A lover or friend of women; one who esteems woman as the	   higher type of humanity; -- opposed to {misogynist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Philogyny \Phi*log"y*ny\, n. [Gr. filogyni`a; fi`los loving +	   gynh` woman.]	   Fondness for women; uxoriousness; -- opposed to {misogyny}.	   [R.] --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Philohellenian \Phil`o*hel*le"ni*an\, n.	   A philhellenist.	   [1913 Webster]
Philologer \Phi*lol"o*ger\, n. [Cf. L. philologus a man of	   letters, Gr. filo`logos, originally, fond of talking; hence,	   fond of learning and literature; fi`los loving + lo`gos	   speech, discourse.]	   A philologist. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Philologian \Phil`o*lo"gi*an\, n.	   A philologist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Philological
Philological \Phil`o*log"ic*al\, Philologic \Phil`o*log"ic\, a.	   [Cf. F. philologique.]	   Of or pertaining to philology. -- {Phil`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Philologist \Phi*lol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in philology.	   [1913 Webster]
Philologize \Phi*lol"o*gize\, v. i.	   To study, or make critical comments on, language. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Philologue \Phil"o*logue\, n. [Cf. F. philologue.]	   A philologist. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Philology \Phi*lol"o*gy\ (f[i^]*l[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [L.	   philologia love of learning, interpretation, philology, Gr.	   filologi`a: cf. F. philologie. See {Philologer}.]	   1. Criticism; grammatical learning. [R.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The study of language, especially in a philosophical	      manner and as a science; the investigation of the laws of	      human speech, the relation of different tongues to one	      another, and historical development of languages;	      linguistic science.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Philology comprehends a knowledge of the etymology, or	         origin and combination of words; grammar, the	         construction of sentences, or use of words in language;	         criticism, the interpretation of authors, the	         affinities of different languages, and whatever relates	         to the history or present state of languages. It	         sometimes includes rhetoric, poetry, history, and	         antiquities.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A treatise on the science of language.	      [1913 Webster] `
Philomath \Phil"o*math\ (f[i^]l"[-o]*m[a^]th), n. [Gr.	   filomaqh`s; fi`los loving, a friend + ma`qh learning, fr.	   maqei^n, manqa`nein, to learn.]	   A lover of learning; a scholar. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Philomathematic \Phil`o*math`e*mat"ic\, n.	   A philomath.	   [1913 Webster]
Philomathic \Phil`o*math"ic\ (f[i^]l`[-o]*m[a^]th"[i^]k), a.	   [Cf. F. philomathique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to philomathy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having love of learning or letters.	      [1913 Webster]
Philomathy \Phi*lom"a*thy\ (f[i^]*l[o^]m"[.a]*th[y^]), n. [Gr.	   filomaqi`a, filoma`qeia.]	   The love of learning or letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Philomel \Phil"o*mel\, n.	   Same as {Philomela}, the nightingale. [Poetic] --Milton.	   Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Philomela \Phil`o*me"la\, n. [L. philomela, Gr. filomh`la,	   according to the legend, from Filomh`la Philomela (daughter	   of Pandion, king of Athens), who was changed into a	   nightingale.]	   1. The nightingale; philomel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of birds including the nightingales.	      [1913 Webster]
Philomene \Phil"o*mene\, n.	   The nightingale. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Philomot \Phil"o*mot\, a. [See {Filemot}.]	   Of the color of a dead leaf. [Obs.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Philomusical \Phil`o*mu"sic*al\, a. [Philo- + musical.]	   Loving music. [R.]Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Philopena \Phil`o*pe"na\, n. [Probably a corruption fr. G.	   vielliebchen, LG. vielliebken, or D. veelliebken, a	   philopena, literally, much loved; but influenced by Gr.	   fi`los a friend, and L. poena penalty, from an idea that the	   gift was a penalty of friendship or love.]	   A present or gift which is made as a forfeit in a social game	   that is played in various ways; also, the game itself.	   [Written also {fillipeen} and {phillippine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: One of the ways may be stated as follows: A person	         finding a nut with two kernels eats one, and gives the	         other to a person of the opposite sex, and then	         whichever says philopena first at the next meeting wins	         the present. The name is also applied to the kernels	         eaten.	         [1913 Webster] Philopolemic
Philopolemic \Phil`o*po*lem"ic\, Philopolemical
\Phil`o*po*lem"ic*al\, a. [Gr. filopo`lemos fond of war,	   warlike; fi`los loving + po`lemos war.]	   Fond of polemics or controversy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Philoprogenitive \Phil`o*pro*gen"i*tive\, a.	   Having the love of offspring; fond of children.	   [1913 Webster]
Philoprogenitiveness \Phil`o*pro*gen"i*tive*ness\, n. [Philo- +	   L. progenies offspring.] (Phren.)	   The love of offspring; fondness for children.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophaster \Phi*los"o*phas`ter\, n. [L., a bad philosopher,	   fr. philosophus: cf. OF. philosophastre.]	   A pretender to philosophy. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophate \Phi*los"o*phate\, v. i. [L. philosophatus, p. p.	   of philosophari to philosophize.]	   To play the philosopher; to moralize. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophation \Phi*los`o*pha"tion\, n.	   Philosophical speculation and discussion. [Obs.] --Sir W.	   Petty.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophe \Phil"o*sophe\, n. [F., a philosopher.]	   A philosophaster; a philosopher. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosopheme \Phi*los"o*pheme\, n. [Gr. filoso`fhma, from	   filosofei^n to love knowledge.]	   A philosophical proposition, doctrine, or principle of	   reasoning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This, the most venerable, and perhaps the most ancient,	         of Grecian myths, is a philosopheme.     --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosopher \Phi*los"o*pher\, n. [OE. philosophre, F.	   philosophe, L. philosophus, Gr. filo`sofos; fi`los loving +	   sofo`s wise. Cf. {Philosophy}.]	   1. One who philosophizes; one versed in, or devoted to,	      philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of	            the Stoics, encountered him.          --Acts xvii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who reduces the principles of philosophy to practice	      in the conduct of life; one who lives according to the	      rules of practical wisdom; one who meets or regards all	      vicissitudes with calmness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An alchemist. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Philosopher's stone}, an imaginary stone which the	      alchemists formerly sought as the instrument of converting	      the baser metals into gold.	      [1913 Webster] Philosophic
Philosophic \Phil`o*soph"ic\, Philosophical \Phil`o*soph"ic*al\,	   a. [L. philosophicus: cf. F. philosophique.]	   Of or pertaining to philosophy; versed in, or imbued with,	   the principles of philosophy; hence, characterizing a	   philosopher; rational; wise; temperate; calm; cool. --	   {Phil`o*soph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophism \Phi*los"o*phism\ (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[i^]z'm), n.	   [Cf. F. philosophisme.]	   Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry.	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophist \Phi*los"o*phist\ (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[i^]st), n.	   [Cf. F. philosophiste.]	   A pretender in philosophy.	   [1913 Webster] Philosophistic
Philosophistic \Phi*los`o*phis"tic\, Philosophistical
\Phi*los`o*phis"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
philosophize \phi*los"o*phize\ (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[imac]z), v.	   i. [imp. & p. p. {Philosophized}	   (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {hilosophizing} (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   To reason like a philosopher; to search into the reason and	   nature of things; to investigate phenomena, and assign	   rational causes for their existence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Man philosophizes as he lives. He may philosophize well	         or ill, but philosophize he must.        --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophizer \Phi*los"o*phi`zer\	   (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who philosophizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Philosophy \Phi*los"o*phy\ (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Philosophies} (f[i^]*l[o^]s"[-o]*f[i^]z). [OE. philosophie,	   F. philosophie, L. philosophia, from Gr. filosofi`a. See	   {Philosopher}.]	   1. Literally, the love of, inducing the search after, wisdom;	      in actual usage, the knowledge of phenomena as explained	      by, and resolved into, causes and reasons, powers and	      laws.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When applied to any particular department of knowledge,	         philosophy denotes the general laws or principles under	         which all the subordinate phenomena or facts relating	         to that subject are comprehended. Thus philosophy, when	         applied to God and the divine government, is called	         theology; when applied to material objects, it is	         called physics; when it treats of man, it is called	         anthropology and psychology, with which are connected	         logic and ethics; when it treats of the necessary	         conceptions and relations by which philosophy is	         possible, it is called metaphysics.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Philosophy has been defined: -- the science of things	         divine and human, and the causes in which they are	         contained; -- the science of effects by their causes;	         -- the science of sufficient reasons; -- the science of	         things possible, inasmuch as they are possible; -- the	         science of things evidently deduced from first	         principles; -- the science of truths sensible and	         abstract; -- the application of reason to its	         legitimate objects; -- the science of the relations of	         all knowledge to the necessary ends of human reason; --	         the science of the original form of the ego, or mental	         self; -- the science of science; -- the science of the	         absolute; -- the science of the absolute indifference	         of the ideal and real." --Sir W. Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular philosophical system or theory; the	      hypothesis by which particular phenomena are explained.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Books] of Aristotle and his philosophie. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall in vain interpret their words by the	            notions of our philosophy and the doctrines in our	            school.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Practical wisdom; calmness of temper and judgment;	      equanimity; fortitude; stoicism; as, to meet misfortune	      with philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then had he spent all his philosophy. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Reasoning; argumentation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of good and evil much they argued then, . . .	            Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The course of sciences read in the schools. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A treatise on philosophy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Philosophy of the Academy}, that of Plato, who taught his	      disciples in a grove in Athens called the Academy.	   {Philosophy of the Garden}, that of Epicurus, who taught in a	      garden in Athens.	   {Philosophy of the Lyceum}, that of Aristotle, the founder of	      the Peripatetic school, who delivered his lectures in the	      Lyceum at Athens.	   {Philosophy of the Porch}, that of Zeno and the Stoics; -- so	      called because Zeno of Citium and his successors taught in	      the porch of the Poicile, a great hall in Athens.	      [1913 Webster]
Philostorgy \Phil`o*stor"gy\, n. [Gr. filostorgi`a; fi`los	   loving + storgh` affection.]	   Natural affection, as of parents for their children. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Philotechnic
Philotechnic \Phil`o*tech"nic\, Philotechnical
\Phil`o*tech"nic*al\, a. [Philo- + Gr. te`chnh an art: cf. F.	   philotechnique.]	   Fond of the arts. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Philter \Phil"ter\, n. [F. philtre, L. philtrum, Gr. fi`ltron,	   fr. filei^n to love, fi`los dear, loving.]	   A potion or charm intended to excite the passion of love.	   [Written also {philtre}.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Philter \Phil"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Philtered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Philtering}.]	   1. To impregnate or mix with a love potion; as, to philter a	      draught.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To charm to love; to excite to love or sexual desire by a	      potion. --Gov. of Tongue.	      [1913 Webster]
Phimosis \Phi*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a muzzling, fr. ?	   muzzle.] (Med.)	   A condition of the penis in which the prepuce can not be	   drawn back so as to uncover the glans penis.	   [1913 Webster]
Phitoness \Phi"ton*ess\, n.	   Pythoness; witch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phiz \Phiz\, n.; pl. {Phizes}. [Contr. fr. physiognomy.]	   The face or visage. [Colloq.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlebitis \Phle*bi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fle`ps, flebo`s, a	   vein + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of a vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlebogram \Phleb"o*gram\, n. [Gr. fle`ps, flebo`s + -gram.]	   (Physiol.)	   A tracing (with the sphygmograph) of the movements of a vein,	   or of the venous pulse.	   [1913 Webster] Phlebolite
Phlebolite \Phleb"o*lite\, Phlebolith \Phleb"o*lith\, n. [Gr. ?,	   ?, a vein + -lite, -lith.] (Med.)	   A small calcareous concretion formed in a vein; a vein stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlebology \Phle*bol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fle`ps, flebo`s, a vein +	   -logy.]	   A branch of anatomy which treats of the veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlebotomist \Phle*bot"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. phl['e]botomiste.]	   (Med.)	   One who practiced phlebotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlebotomize \Phle*bot"o*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Phlebotomized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlebotomizing}.] [Cf. F.	   phl['e]botomiser.]	   To let blood from by opening a vein; to bleed. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
phlebotomus \phlebotomus\ n.	   1. A mild viral disease transmitted by the bite of the sand	      fly {Phlebotomus papatasii}.	   Syn: sandfly fever, pappataci fever.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. [Capitalized] A genus of small blood-sucking mothlike sand	      flies.	   Syn: genus {Phlebotomus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phlebotomy \Phle*bot"o*my\, n. [L. phlebotomia, Gr. flebotomi`a;	   fle`ps, flebo`s, a vein + te`mnein to cut: cf. F.	   phl['e]botomie. Cf. {Fleam}.] (Med.)	   The act or practice of opening a vein for letting blood, in	   the treatment of disease; venesection; bloodletting.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlegethon \Phleg"e*thon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, prop. p. pr. of ?	   to blaze.] (Class Myth.)	   One of the principal rivers of Hades, in the channel of which	   fire flowed instead of water.	         Fierce Phlegethon,	         Whose waves of torrent fire inflame with rage.	                                                  --Milton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phlegm \Phlegm\ (fl[e^]m), n. [F. phlegme, flegme, L. phlegma,	   fr. Gr. fle`gma a flame, inflammation, phlegm, a morbid,	   clammy humor in the body, fr. fle`gein to burn. Cf. {Phlox},	   {Flagrant}, {Flame}, {Bleak}, a., and {Fluminate}.]	   1. One of the four humors of which the ancients supposed the	      blood to be composed. See {Humor}. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Viscid mucus secreted in abnormal quantity in	      the respiratory and digestive passages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old Chem.) A watery distilled liquor, in distinction from	      a spirituous liquor. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sluggishness of temperament; dullness; want of interest;	      indifference; coldness.	      [1913 Webster]	            They judge with fury, but they write with phlegm.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Phlegmagogue \Phleg"ma*gogue\, n. [Gr. flegmagwgo`s carrying of	   phlegm; fle`gma phlegm + 'a`gein to lead.] (Old Med.)	   A medicine supposed to expel phlegm.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlegmasia \Phleg*ma"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?. See {Phlegm}.]	   (Med.)	   An inflammation; more particularly, an inflammation of the	   internal organs.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phlegmasia dolens} (d[=o]"l[e^]nz) [NL.], milk leg.	      [1913 Webster]
Phlegmatic \Phleg*mat"ic\, a. [L. phlegmaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   phlegmatique.]	   1. Watery. [Obs.] "Aqueous and phlegmatic." --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding in phlegm; as, phlegmatic humors; a phlegmatic	      constitution. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Generating or causing phlegm. "Cold and phlegmatic	      habitations." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not easily excited to action or passion; cold; dull;	      sluggish; heavy; as, a phlegmatic person. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Phlegmatic temperament} (Old Physiol.), lymphatic	      temperament. See under {Lymphatic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Phlegmatical \Phleg*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Phlegmatic. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlegmatically \Phleg*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a phlegmatic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlegmaticly \Phleg*mat"ic*ly\, a.	   Phlegmatically. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phlegmon \Phleg"mon\, n. [L. phlegmone, phlegmon, inflammation	   beneath the skin, Gr. flegmonh`, fr. fle`gein to burn: cf. F.	   phlegmon.] (Med.)	   Purulent inflammation of the cellular or areolar tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlegmonous \Phleg"mon*ous\, a. [Cf. F. phlegmoneux.]	   Having the nature or properties of phlegmon; as, phlegmonous	   pneumonia. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Phleme \Phleme\, n. (Surg. & Far.)	   See {Fleam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phleum \Phle"um\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of marsh	   plant.] (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses, including the timothy ({Phleum	   pratense}), which is highly valued for hay; cat's-tail grass.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Phloem \Phlo"["e]m\, n. [Gr. ? bark.] (Bot.)	   That portion of fibrovascular bundles which corresponds to	   the inner bark; the liber tissue; -- distinguished from	   {xylem}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogistian \Phlo*gis"tian\, n.	   A believer in the existence of phlogiston.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogistic \Phlo*gis"tic\, a.	   1. (Old Chem.) Of or pertaining to phlogiston, or to belief	      in its existence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Inflammatory; belonging to inflammations and	      fevers.	      [1913 Webster]
Phlogistical \Phlo*gis"tic*al\, a. (Old Chem.)	   Phlogistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogisticate \Phlo*gis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Phlogisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phlogisticating}.] (Old	   Chem.)	   To combine phlogiston with; -- usually in the form and sense	   of the p. p. or the adj.; as, highly phlogisticated	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogistication \Phlo*gis`ti*ca"tion\, n. (Old Chem.)	   The act or process of combining with phlogiston.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogiston \Phlo*gis"ton\ (fl[-o]*j[i^]s"t[o^]n; 277), n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. flogisto`s burnt, set on fire, fr. flogi`zein to set	   on fire, to burn, fr. flo`x, flogo`s, a flame, blaze. See	   {Phlox}.] (Old Chem.)	   The former hypothetical principle of fire, or inflammability,	   regarded by Stahl as a chemical element; it is now known to	   be nonexistent.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: This was supposed to be united with combustible	         (phlogisticated) bodies and to be separated from	         incombustible (dephlogisticated) bodies, the phenomena	         of flame and burning being the escape of phlogiston.	         Soot and sulphur were regarded as nearly pure	         phlogiston. The essential principle of this theory was,	         that combustion was a decomposition rather than the	         union and combination which it has since been shown to	         be. This theory is now discredited and superseded by	         the theory of chemical reaction between oxidizable	         substances and oxidants as an explanation of combustion	         [1913 Webster + PJC]
Phlogogenous \Phlo*gog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. flo`x, flogo`s fire +	   -genous.] (Med.)	   Causing inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogopite \Phlog"o*pite\, n. [Gr. flogwpo`s firelike.] (Min.)	   A kind of mica having generally a peculiar bronze-red or	   copperlike color and a pearly luster. It is a silicate of	   aluminia, with magnesia, potash, and some fluorine. It is	   characteristic of crystalline limestone or dolomite and	   serpentine. See {Mica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogosis \Phlo*go"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. flo`gwsis burning	   heat.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of external parts of the body; erysipelatous	   inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlogotic \Phlo*got"ic\, n. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to phlogosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Phloramine \Phlo*ram"ine\, n. [Phlorlucin + amine.] (Chem.)	   A basic amido derivative of phloroglucin, having an	   astringent taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Phloretic \Phlo*ret"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, or designating, an organic	   acid obtained by the decomposition of phloretin.	   [1913 Webster]
Phloretin \Phlor"e*tin\, n. [From Phlorizin.] (Chem.)	   A bitter white crystalline substance obtained by the	   decomposition of phlorizin, and formerly used to some extent	   as a substitute for quinine.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlorizin \Phlor"i*zin\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, bark + "ri`za root.]	   (Chem.)	   A bitter white crystalline glucoside extracted from the root	   bark of the apple, pear, cherry, plum, etc. [Formerly also	   written {phloridzin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phloroglucin \Phlor`o*glu"cin\, n. [Phloretin + Gr. glyky`s	   sweet.] (Chem.)	   A sweet white crystalline substance, metameric with	   pyrogallol, and obtained by the decomposition of phloretin,	   and from certain gums, as catechu, kino, etc. It belongs to	   the class of phenols. [Called also {phloroglucinol}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phlorol \Phlo"rol\, n. [Phloretic + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A liquid metameric with xylenol, belonging to the class of	   phenols, and obtained by distilling certain salts of	   phloretic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Phlorone \Phlo"rone\, n. [Phlorol + quinone.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance having a peculiar unpleasant	   odor, resembling the quinones, and obtained from beechwood	   tar and coal tar, as also by the oxidation of xylidine; --	   called also {xyloquinone}.	   [1913 Webster]
phlox \phlox\ (fl[o^]ks), n. [L., a kind of flower, fr. Gr.	   flo`x flame, fr. fle`gein to burn.] (Bot.)	   A genus of American herbs, having showy red, white, or purple	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phlox worm} (Zool.), the larva of an American moth	      ({Heliothis phloxiphaga}). It is destructive to phloxes.	      	   {Phlox subulata}, the moss pink. See under {Moss}.	      [1913 Webster]
Phlyctenular \Phlyc*ten"u*lar\, a. [Gr. ? a blister or pustule.]	   (Med.)	   Characterized by the presence of small pustules, or whitish	   elevations resembling pustules; as, phlyctenular ophthalmia.	   [1913 Webster]
phobia \pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) n.	   Any irrational and persistent fear, whether of a situation,	   activity, or object; a phobia typically leads to a strong	   desire to avoid the object of the phobia.	   Syn: phobic disorder, phobic neurosis.	        [PJC]
-phobia \-pho"bi*a\ (f[=o]"b[-e]*[.a]) suffix	   A combining form used as a suffix to designate specific	   phobias, such as agoraphobia (fear of public places),	   acrophobia (fear of heights). The first part of the combining	   form is usually derived from Greek.	   [PJC]
phobic \pho"bic\ (f[=o]"b[i^]k) adj.	   Suffering from irrational fears.	   [WordNet 1.5]	phobic \pho"bic\ (f[=o]"b[i^]k) n.	   A person suffering from a phobia.	   [PJC]
phobophobia \phobophobia\ n.	   A morbid fear of developing a phobia.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Phoca \Pho"ca\ (f[=o]"k[.a]), prop. n. [L., a seal, fr. Gr.	   fw`kh.] (Zool.)	   A genus of seals. It includes the common harbor seal and	   allied species. See {Seal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phocacean \Pho*ca"cean\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Phoca; a seal.	   [1913 Webster]
phocal \pho"cal\ (f[=o]"kal), a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to seals.	   [1913 Webster]
phocenic \pho*cen"ic\ (f[-o]*s[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. fw`kaina a	   porpoise.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to dolphin oil or porpoise oil; -- said of	   an acid (called also delphinic acid) subsequently found to be	   identical with valeric acid. --Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
phocenin \pho*ce"nin\ (f[-o]*s[=e]"n[i^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   phoc['e]nine.] (Chem.)	   See {Delphin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phocine \Pho"cine\ (f[=o]"s[i^]n), a. [L. phoca a seal.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the seal tribe; phocal.	   [1913 Webster]
Phocodont \Pho"co*dont\ (f[=o]"k[-o]*d[o^]nt), n. (Zool.)	   One of the Phocodontia.	   [1913 Webster]
Phocodontia \Pho`co*don"ti*a\ (f[=o]`k[-o]*d[o^]n"sh[i^]*[.a]),	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fw`kh a seal + 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   A group of extinct carnivorous whales. Their teeth had	   compressed and serrated crowns. It includes {Squalodon} and	   allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoebe \Ph[oe]"be\ (f[=e]"b[-e]), n. (Zool.)	   The pewee, or pewit.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoebus \Ph[oe]"bus\ (f[=e]"b[u^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr. Foi^bos,	   fr. foi^bos pure, bright.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) Apollo; the sun god.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sun. "Ph[oe]bus 'gins arise." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Phoenician \Ph[oe]*ni"cian\ (f[-e]*n[i^]sh"an), prop. a.	   Of or pertaining to Ph[oe]nica. -- prop. n. A native or	   inhabitant of Ph[oe]nica.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoenicious \Ph[oe]*ni"cious\, a.	   See {Phenicious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoenicopterus \Ph[oe]`ni*cop"te*rus\, n. [NL. See	   {Phenicopter}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds which includes the flamingoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoenicurus \Phoenicurus\ prop. n.	   A genus of Old World thrushes.	   Syn: genus {Phoenicurus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phoenix \Ph[oe]"nix\ (f[=e]"n[i^]ks), n. [L., a fabulous bird.	   See {Phenix}.]	   1. Same as {Phenix}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) [Capitalized] A genus of palms including the date	      tree.	      [1913 Webster]
Pholad \Pho"lad\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Pholas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pholadean \Pho*la"de*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Pholad.	   [1913 Webster]
Pholas \Pho"las\, n.; pl. {Pholades}. [NL., fr. Gr. fwla`s,	   fwla`dos, a kind of mollusk.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the	   genus {Pholas}, or family {Pholadid[ae]}. They bore holes for	   themselves in clay, peat, and soft rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Pholistoma \Pholistoma\ prop. n.	   A genus of straggling herbs of the southwestern U.S.	   Syn: genus Pholistoma.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phonal \Pho"nal\ (f[=o]"nal), a. [Gr. fwnh` the voice.]	   Of or relating to the voice; as, phonal structure. --Max	   M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonascetics \Pho`nas*cet"ics\, n. [Gr. ? to practice the voice;	   fwnh` voice + ? to practice.]	   Treatment for restoring or improving the voice.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonation \Pho*na"tion\, n. [Gr. fwnh` the voice.]	   The act or process by which articulate sounds are uttered;	   the utterance of articulate sounds; articulate speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonautograph \Pho*nau"to*graph\, n. [Phono- + Gr. a'yto`s self	   + -graph.] (Physics)	   An instrument by means of which a sound can be made to	   produce a visible trace or record of itself. It consists	   essentially of a resonant vessel, usually of paraboloidal	   form, closed at one end by a flexible membrane. A stylus	   attached to some point of the membrane records the movements	   of the latter, as it vibrates, upon a moving cylinder or	   plate.	   [1913 Webster]
Phone \Phone\, n. [Colloq. for {Telephone}.]	   1. An instrument that converts sound into signals that can be	      transmitted over distances and then converts received	      signals back into sounds; a telephone; as, I talked to him	      on the phone.	   Syn: telephone, telephone set.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. (Phonetics) An individual sound unit of speech without	      concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some	      language. A speech sound.	   Syn: speech sound, sound.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. A device for converting electric signals into sounds; it	      is held over or inserted into the ear.	   Syn: earearpiece, headphone, phone.	        [WordNet 1.5]
phone \phone\, v. t.	   To get or try to get into communication with, using a	   telephone; as, I phoned him this morning.	   Syn: call, telephone, call up, ring.	        [PJC]	              E. T. phone home.                   --E. T. (the	                                                  movie)	        [PJC]
Phoneidoscope \Pho*nei"do*scope\, n. [Phono- + Gr. e'i^dos form	   + -scope.] (Physics)	   An instrument for studying the motions of sounding bodies by	   optical means. It consists of a tube across the end of which	   is stretched a film of soap solution thin enough to give	   colored bands, the form and position of which are affected by	   sonorous vibrations.	   [1913 Webster]
phone-in \phone-in\ n.	   A radio or telephone program, or part of a program, during	   which the audience participates by telephone.	   [WordNet 1.5]
phoneme \pho"neme\ (f[=o]"n[-e]m) n. (Linguistics)	   One of a small set of speech sounds that are used by and	   distinguished by the speakers of a particular language. They	   are combined into morphemes, words, and sentences.	   [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
phonemic \pho*ne"mic\ (f[-o]*n[=e]"m[i^]k), adj. (Linguistics)	   Of or pertaining to a phoneme; as, phonemic analysis.	   [WordNet 1.5]
phonemics \pho*ne"mics\ (f[-o]*n[=e]"m[i^]ks), n. (Linguistics)	   The study of the sound system of a given language and the	   analysis and classification of its phonemes.	   Syn: phonology.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phonetic \Pho*net"ic\ (f[-o]*n[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. fwnhtiko`s,	   fr. fwnh` a sound, tone; akin to Gr. fa`nai to speak: cf. F.	   phon['e]tique. See {Ban} a proclamation.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the voice, or its use.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Representing sounds; as, phonetic characters; -- opposed	      to {ideographic}; as, a phonetic notation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Phonetic spelling}, spelling in phonetic characters, each	      representing one sound only; -- contrasted with {Romanic	      spelling}, or that by the use of the Roman alphabet.	      [1913 Webster]
Phonetically \Pho*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a phonetic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonetician \Pho`ne*ti"cian\ (f[=o]`n[-e]*t[i^]sh"an), n.	   One versed in phonetics; a phonetist.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonetics \Pho*net"ics\ (f[-o]*n[e^]t"[i^]ks), n.	   1. The doctrine or science of sounds; especially those of the	      human voice; phonology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of representing vocal sounds by signs and written	      characters.	      [1913 Webster]
Phonetism \Pho"ne*tism\ (f[=o]"n[-e]*t[i^]z'm), n.	   The science which treats of vocal sounds. --J. Peile.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonetist \Pho"ne*tist\ (f[=o]"n[-e]*t[i^]st), n.	   1. One versed in phonetics; a phonologist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who advocates a phonetic spelling.	      [1913 Webster]
Phonetization \Pho`ne*ti*za"tion\	   (f[=o]`n[-e]*t[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n; 277), n.	   The act, art, or process of representing sounds by phonetic	   signs.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonetize \Pho"ne*tize\, v. t.	   To represent by phonetic signs. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phony}.]	   [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.]	   1. Imitating something superior; intended to deceive;	      fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine;	      false; counterfeit; fake; as, a phoney diamond; a phoney	      hundred-dollar bill.	   Syn: bogus, counterfeit, fake, ersatz; fraudulent; false.	        [PJC]	   2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false	      appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.	      [PJC]	phoney \pho"ney\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), n.	   Something or someone that is phoney. [Also spelled {phony}.]	   [PJC]
Phonic \Phon"ic\ (f[o^]n"[i^]k; 277), a. [Gr. fwnh` sound: cf.	   F. phonique.]	   Of or pertaining to sound; of the nature of sound; acoustic.	   --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonics \Phon"ics\ (f[o^]n"[i^]ks), n.	   1. Same as {Phonetics}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A method of teaching reading and spelling to beginning	      students, emphasizing the sound values of individual	      letters and syllables, and the relationship between	      pronunciation and spelling. Contrasted to {whole language	      method} and {sentence method}.	      [PJC]
Phono- \Pho"no-\	   A combining form from Gr. fwnh` sound, tone; as, phonograph,	   phonology.	   [1913 Webster]
Phono \Phono\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American butterfly ({Ithonia phono}) having nearly	   transparent wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonocamptic \Pho`no*camp"tic\, a. [Phono- + Gr. ka`mptein to	   bend: cf. F. phonocamptique.]	   Reflecting sound. [R.] "Phonocamptic objects." --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonogram \Pho"no*gram\, n. [Phono- + -gram.]	   1. A letter, character, or mark used to represent a	      particular sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            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 signs, or letters, which	            represent the elementary sounds into which the	            syllable can be resolved.             --I. Taylor	                                                  (The	                                                  Alphabet).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A record of sounds made by a phonograph.	      [1913 Webster]
phonogramic \phonogramic\ adj.	   Of or pertaining to a phonogram.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Phonograph \Pho"no*graph\, n. [Phono- + -graph.]	   1. A character or symbol used to represent a sound, esp. one	      used in phonography. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) An instrument for the mechanical registration	      and reproduction of audible sounds, as articulate speech,	      etc. An early simple version consisted of a rotating	      cylinder or disk covered with some material easily	      indented, as tinfoil, wax, paraffin, etc., above which is	      a thin plate carrying a stylus. As the plate vibrates	      under the influence of a sound, the stylus makes minute	      indentations or undulations in the soft material, and	      these, when the cylinder or disk is again turned, set the	      plate in vibration, and reproduce the sound. Modern	      versions use electronic circuitry and various more stable	      recording media to record sound more accurately.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   3. An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially music,	      previously recorded on a plastic cylinder or disk as a	      pattern of bumps or wiggles in a groove. A needle (stylus)	      held in the groove is made to vibrate by motion (rotation)	      of the recording, and the vibrations caused by the bumps	      and wiggles are transmitted directly to a membrane, or	      first transduced into electrical impulses and sent to an	      electronic amplifier circuit, thereby reproducing with	      greater or less fidelity the original sounds. A phonograph	      which is equipped with electronics enabling the playback	      of sound with high fidelity to the original is often	      called a {hi-fi}.	   Note: In the 1990's such devices are beginning to be replaced	         in many homes by compact disk players; the production	         of plastic recordings of music for playback on a	         phonograph has almost ceased for entertainment	         purposes.	         [PJC]
Phonographer \Pho*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   1. One versed or skilled in phonography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, the phonograph.	      See {Phonograph}, 2.	      [1913 Webster] Phonographic
Phonographic \Pho`no*graph"ic\, Phonographical
\Pho`no*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. phonographique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to phonography; based upon phonography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to phonograph; done by the phonograph.	      [1913 Webster]
Phonographically \Pho`no*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a phonographic manner; by means of phonograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonographist \Pho*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   Phonographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonography \Pho*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Phono- + -graphy.]	   1. A description of the laws of the human voice, or sounds	      uttered by the organs of speech.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A representation of sounds by distinctive characters;	      commonly, a system of shorthand writing invented by Isaac	      Pitman, or a modification of his system, much used by	      reporters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The consonants are represented by straight lines and	         curves; the vowels by dots and short dashes; but by	         skilled phonographers, in rapid work, most vowel marks	         are omitted, and brief symbols for common words and	         combinations of words are extensively employed. The	         following line is an example of phonography, in which	         all the sounds are indicated: 	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	               They also serve who only stand and wait.	                                                  --Milton.	   3. The art of constructing, or using, the phonograph.	      [1913 Webster]
Phonolite \Pho"no*lite\, n. [Phono- + -lite: cf. F. phonolithe.]	   (Min.)	   A compact, feldspathic, igneous rock containing nephelite,	   ha["u]ynite, etc. Thin slabs give a ringing sound when	   struck; -- called also {clinkstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonologer \Pho*nol"o*ger\, n.	   A phonologist.	   [1913 Webster] Phonologic
Phonologic \Pho`no*log"ic\, Phonological \Pho`no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to phonology.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonologist \Pho*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in phonology.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonology \Pho*nol"o*gy\, n. [Phono- + -logy.]	   The science or doctrine of the elementary sounds uttered by	   the human voice in speech, including the various	   distinctions, modifications, and combinations of tones;	   phonetics. Also, a treatise on sounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonometer \Pho*nom"e*ter\, n. [Phono- + -meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring sounds, as to their intensity, or	   the frequency of the vibrations.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonomotor \Pho`no*mo"tor\, n. [Phono- + -motor.] (Physics)	   An instrument in which motion is produced by the vibrations	   of a sounding body.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonorganon \Pho*nor"ga*non\, n. [NL. See {Phono-}, and	   {Organon}.]	   A speaking machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonoscope \Pho"no*scope\, n. [Phono- + -scope.] (Physics)	   (a) An instrument for observing or exhibiting the motions or	       properties of sounding bodies; especially, an apparatus	       invented by K["o]nig for testing the quality of musical	       strings.	   (b) An instrument for producing luminous figures by the	       vibrations of sounding bodies.	       [1913 Webster]
Phonotype \Pho"no*type\, n. [Phono- + -type.]	   A type or character used in phonotypy.	   [1913 Webster] Phonotypic
Phonotypic \Pho`no*typ"ic\, Phonotypical \Pho`no*typ"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to phonotypy; as, a phonotypic alphabet.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonotypist \Pho*not"y*pist\, n.	   One versed in phonotypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Phonotypy \Pho*not"y*py\, n.	   A method of phonetic printing of the English language, as	   devised by Mr. Pitman, in which nearly all the ordinary	   letters and many new forms are employed in order to indicate	   each elementary sound by a separate character.	   [1913 Webster]
phony \pho"ny\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), a. [Also spelled {phoney}.]	   [Compar. {phonier}; superl. {phoniest}.]	   1. imitating something superior; intended to deceive;	      fraudulent; having a misleading appearance; not genuine;	      counterfeit; fake; as, a phony diamond; a phony	      hundred-dollar bill.	   Syn: phoney, bogus, counterfeit, fake.	        [PJC]	   2. Pretending to be other than one is; putting on false	      appearances; insincere; hypocritical; -- of people.	      [PJC]	phony \pho"ny\ (f[=o]"n[=e]), n.	   Something or someone that is phony. [Also spelled {phoney}.]	   [PJC]
-phore \-phore\ (f[^o]r), suff. [Gr. fe`rein to bring, bear,	   carry.]	   Combining form meaning bearer of the element preceding; as,	   ionophore; semaphore.	   [PJC]
Phorminx \Phor"minx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]	   A kind of lyre used by the Greeks. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Phormium \Phor"mi*um\, n. [NL. fr. Gr. ? a plaited mat, a kind	   of plant.] (Bot.)	   A genus of liliaceous plants, consisting of one species	   ({Phormium tenax}). See {Flax-plant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phorone \Phor"one\, n. [Camphor + acetone.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance, having a geraniumlike odor,	   regarded as a complex derivative of acetone, and obtained	   from certain camphor compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoronis \Pho*ro"nis\, n. [NL., fr. L. Phoronis, a surname of	   Io, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A remarkable genus of marine worms having tentacles around	   the mouth. It is usually classed with the gephyreans. Its	   larva (Actinotrocha) undergoes a peculiar metamorphosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoronomia \Phor`o*no"mi*a\, n. [NL.]	   See {Phoronomics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phoronomics \Phor`o*nom"ics\, n. [Gr. ? a carrying, motion + ? a	   law.]	   The science of motion; kinematics. [R.] --Weisbach.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosgene \Phos"gene\, a. [Gr. fw^s light + the root of	   gi`gnesqai to be born: cf. F. phosg[`e]ne.] (Old Chem.)	   Producing, or produced by, the action of light; -- used	   specifically to designate a gas also called carbonyl	   chloride. See {phosgene}, n., and {Carbonyl}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
phosgene \phos"gene\ (f[o^]s"j[=e]n or f[o^]z"j[=e]n), n.	   (Chem.)	   A reactive chemical substance ({COCl2}), also called	   {carbonyl choride}, used in synthesis of numerous substances.	   In the First World War it was also used as a poisonous gas in	   combat.	   [PJC]
Phosgenite \Phos"gen*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A rare mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals of a white,	   yellow, or grayish color and adamantine luster. It is a	   chlorocarbonate of lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Phospham \Phos"pham\, n. [Phosphorus + ammonia.] (Chem.)	   An inert amorphous white powder, {PN2H}, obtained by passing	   ammonia over heated phosphorus. [Spelt also {phosphame}.] --	   {Phos"pham"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphate \Phos"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of phosphoric acid or a compound containing the	   phosphate radical group {-PO4}; as, trisodium phosphate	   ({Na3PO4}); triethyl phosphate ({(C2H5)3PO4}).	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Phosphatic \Phos*phat"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, phosphorus, phosphoric acid, or	   phosphates; as, phosphatic nodules.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phosphatic diathesis} (Med.), a habit of body which leads to	      the undue excretion of phosphates with the urine.	      [1913 Webster]
Phosphaturia \Phos`pha*tu"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Phosphate}, and	   {Urine}.] (Med.)	   The excessive discharge of phosphates in the urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphene \Phos"phene\ (f[o^]s"f[=e]n), n. [Gr. fw^s light +	   fai`nein to show.] (Physiol.)	   A luminous impression produced through excitation of the	   retina by some cause other than the impingement upon it of	   rays of light, as by pressure upon the eyeball when the lids	   are closed. Cf. {After-image}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphide \Phos"phide\ (f[o^]s"f[imac]d), n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of phosphorus.	   [1913 Webster]
phosphine \phos"phine\ (f[o^]s"f[=e]n or f[o^]s"f[i^]n), n.	   (Chem.)	   A colorless gas, {PH3}, analogous to ammonia, and having a	   disagreeable odor resembling that of garlic. Called also	   {hydrogen phosphide}, and formerly, {phosphureted hydrogen}.	   It is postulated as one possible cause of the rare lights	   seen in marshes -- see {ignis fatuus}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: It is the most important compound of phosphorus and	         hydrogen, and is produced by the action of caustic	         potash on phosphorus. It is spontaneously inflammable,	         owing to impurities, and in burning produces peculiar	         vortical rings of smoke.	         [1913 Webster]
Phosphine \Phos"phine\, n. (Dyeing)	   Chrysaniline, often in the form of a salt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phosphinic \Phos*phin"ic\ (f[o^]s*f[i^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, certain acids analogous to the	   phosphonic acids, but containing two hydrocarbon radicals,	   and derived from the secondary phosphines by oxidation.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphite \Phos"phite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of phosphorous acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphonic \Phos*phon"ic\ (f[o^]s*f[o^]n"[i^]k), a. [Phosphoric	   + sulphonic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, certain derivatives of	   phosphorous acid containing a hydrocarbon radical with the	   phosphorus directly bonded to a carbon, and analogous to the	   sulphonic acids; as, methanephosphonic acid, {CH3.PO.(OH)2}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Phosphonium \Phos*pho"ni*um\, n. [Phosphorus + ammonium.]	   (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {PH4}, analogous to ammonium, and	   regarded as the nucleus of certain derivatives of phosphine.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphor \Phos"phor\ (f[o^]s"f[^o]r or f[o^]s"f[o^]r), n. [Cf.	   G. phosphor. See {Phosphorus}.]	   1. Phosphorus. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The planet Venus, when appearing as the morning star;	      Lucifer. [Poetic and Rare] --Pope. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A phosphorescent substance. [archaic]	      [PJC]	   4. A substance capable of exhibiting luminescence. This term	      is now most commonly used to refer to substances used in	      fluorescent lights, image intensifiers, or cathode-ray	      tubes (CRT's), which luminesce when excited by ultraviolet	      radiation or an electron beam. In color CRT's, three	      different phosphors, each giving different colors when	      excited, are used.	      [PJC]
Phosphorate \Phos"phor*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phosphorated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Phosphorating}.] (Chem.)	   To impregnate, or combine, with phosphorus or its compounds;	   as, phosphorated oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphor-bronze \Phos"phor-bronze`\, n. [Phosphor + bronze.]	   (Metal.)	   A variety of bronze possessing great hardness, elasticity,	   and toughness, obtained by melting copper with tin phosphide.	   It contains one or two per cent of phosphorus and from five	   to fifteen per cent of tin.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphoreous \Phos*pho"re*ous\, a.	   Phosphorescent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphoresce \Phos`phor*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Phosphoresced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Phosphorescing}.]	   1. To shine as phosphorus; to be phosphorescent; to emit a	      phosphoric light. Generally, to emit light at temperatures	      too low to excite incandescent radiation.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   2. To emit light after a source of illumination has been	      removed; to exhibit phosphorescence.	      [PJC]
Phosphorescence \Phos`phor*es"cence\, n. [Cf. F.	   phosphorescence.]	   1. The quality or state of being phosphorescent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process of phosphorescing, especially that of emitting	      light after a source of excitation has been removed. This	      contrasts with the process of {fluorescence}, in which a	      substance emits light of a lower wavelength than the	      illuminating light, only while the illumination continues.	      [PJC]	   3. Light emitted by the process of phosphorescence.	      [1913 Webster]
Phosphorescent \Phos`phor*es"cent\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorescent.]	   Shining with a phosphoric light; emitting phosphorescence;	   luminous without sensible heat. -- n. A phosphorescent	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphoric \Phos*phor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.]	   1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or	      containing, phosporus; specifically, designating those	      compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as	      contrasted with the {phosphorous} compounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Phosphorescent. "A phosphoric sea." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Glacial phosphoric acid}. (Chem.)	      (a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy	          semitransparent masses or sticks.	      (b) Pure normal phosphoric acid.	   {Phosphoric acid} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,	      {H3PO4}, which is the most highly oxidized acid of	      phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of	      compounds, viz., the phosphates.	   {Soluble phosphoric acid}, {Insoluble phosphoric acid}	      (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or	      in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble	      and insoluble in water or in plant juices.	   {Reverted phosphoric acid} (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid	      changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic	      (insoluble) salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Phosphorical \Phos*phor"ic*al\, a. (Old Chem.)	   Phosphoric.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphorite \Phos"phor*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A massive variety of apatite.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphoritic \Phos`phor*it"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Pertaining to phosphorite; resembling, or of the nature of,	   phosphorite.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphorize \Phos"phor*ize\, v. t.	   To phosphorate.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphorized \Phos"phor*ized\, a.	   Containing, or impregnated with, phosphorus.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphorogenic \Phos`phor*o*gen"ic\, a. [Phosphorus + -gen +	   -ic.]	   Generating phosphorescence; as, phosphorogenic rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphoroscope \Phos*phor"o*scope\, n. [Phosphorus + -scope.]	   (Physics)	   An apparatus for observing the phosphorescence produced in	   different bodies by the action of light, and for measuring	   its duration.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphorous \Phos"phor*ous\ (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[u^]s), a. [Cf. F.	   phosphoreux.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling or containing	   phosphorus; specifically, designating those compounds in	   which phosphorus has a lower valence as contrasted with	   {phosphoric} compounds; as, phosphorous acid, {H3PO3}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphorus \Phos"phor*us\ (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Phosphori} (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[imac]). [L., the morning star,	   Gr. fwsfo`ros, lit., light bringer; fw^s light + fe`rein to	   bring.]	   1. The morning star; Phosphor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A poisonous nonmetallic element of the nitrogen	      group, obtained as a white, or yellowish, translucent waxy	      substance, having a characteristic disagreeable smell;	      this waxy allotropic form is also called {yellow	      phosphorus}, to distinguish it from another allotropic	      form, {red phosphorus}. It is very active chemically, must	      be preserved under water, and unites with oxygen even at	      ordinary temperatures, giving a faint glow, -- whence its	      name. It always occurs combined, usually in phosphates, as	      in the mineral apatite, in bones, etc. It is used in the	      composition on the tips of friction matches, and for many	      other purposes. It is an essential component of the	      genetic material of all living organisms. The molecule	      contains four atoms. Symbol P. Atomic weight 31.0.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Hence, any substance which shines in the dark like	      phosphorus, as certain phosphorescent bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bologna phosphorus} (Chem.), sulphide of barium, which	      shines in the dark after exposure to light; -- so called	      because this property was discovered by a resident of	      Bologna. The term is sometimes applied to other compounds	      having similar properties.	   {Metallic phosphorus} (Chem.), an allotropic modification of	      phosphorus, obtained as a gray metallic crystalline	      substance, having very inert chemical properties. It is	      obtained by heating ordinary phosphorus in a closed vessel	      at a high temperature.	   {Phosphorus disease} (Med.), a disease common among workers	      in phosphorus, giving rise to necrosis of the jawbone, and	      other symptoms.	   {Red phosphorus}, or {Amorphous phosphorus} (Chem.), an	      allotropic modification of phosphorus, obtained as a dark	      red powder by heating ordinary phosphorus in closed	      vessels. It is not poisonous, is not phosphorescent, and	      is only moderately active chemically. It is valuable as a	      chemical reagent, and is used in the composition of the	      friction surface on which safety matches are ignited.	   {Solar phosphori} (Chem.), phosphorescent substances which	      shine in the dark after exposure to the sunlight or other	      intense light.	   {yellow phosphorus} (Chem.), the waxy yellow allotropic form	      of elemental phosphorus. See also {phosphorus}[2].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Phosphorus steel \Phosphorus steel\	   A steel in which the amount of phosphorus exceeds that of	   carbon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phosphoryl \Phos"phor*yl\ (f[o^]s"f[o^]r*[i^]l), n. [Phosphorus	   + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The radical {PO}, regarded as the typical nucleus of certain	   compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphuret \Phos"phu*ret\ (f[o^]s"f[-u]*r[e^]t), n. (Chem.)	   A phosphide. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phosphureted \Phos"phu*ret`ed\ (f[o^]s"f[-u]*r[e^]t`[e^]d), a.	   (Chem.)	   Impregnated, or combined, with phosphorus. [Obsoles.]	   [Written also {phosphuretted}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phosphureted hydrogen}. (Chem.) See {Phosphine}.	      [1913 Webster]
Photic \Pho"tic\ (f[=o]"t[i^]k), a. [Gr. fw^s, fwto`s, light.]	   Of or pertaining to light; specifically, relating to the	   production of light by the lower animals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Photic region \Photic region\ (Phytogeography)	   The uppermost zone of the sea, which receives the most light.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photics \Pho"tics\ (f[=o]"t[i^]ks), n. (Physics)	   The science of light; -- a general term sometimes employed	   when {optics} is restricted to light as a producing vision.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Photism \Pho"tism\ (f[=o]"t[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. fwtismo`s	   illumination.] (Psycol.)	   A luminous image or appearance of a hallucinatory character.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo \Pho"to\ (f[=o]"t[-o]), n.; pl. {Photos} (f[=o]"t[-o]z).	   A contraction of {Photograph}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Photo- \Pho"to-\ (f[=o]"t[-o]-).	   A combining form from Gr. fw^s, fwto`s, light; as,	   photography, phototype, photometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Photobacterium \Pho`to*bac*te"ri*um\	   (f[=o]`t[-o]*b[a^]k*t[=e]"r[-e]*[u^]m), n. [NL. See {Photo-},	   and {Bacterium}.] (Bacteriol.)	   A genus including certain comma-shaped marine bacteria which	   emit bluish or greenish phosphorescence. Also, any	   microorganism of this group.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photobiotic \Pho`to*bi*ot"ic\, a. [Photo- + biotic.] (Biol.)	   Requiring light to live; incapable of living without light;	   as, photobiotic plant cells.	   [1913 Webster]
photocathode \pho`to*cath"ode\ (f[=o]`t[-o]*k[a^]th"[=o]d) n.	   A cathode that emits electrons when illuminated.	   [WordNet 1.5]
photocell \pho"to*cell`\ (f[=o]"t[-o]*s[e^]l`) n.	   An electrical device which changes voltage or resistance upon	   exposure to light, used to detect and measure light and other	   radiations.	   Syn: photoelectric cell, electric eye.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Photoceramics \Pho`to*ce*ram"ics\, n.	   Art or process of decorating pottery with photographically	   prepared designs. -- {Pho`to*ce*ram"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photochemical \Pho`to*chem"ic*al\, a. [Photo- + chemical.]	   (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to chemical changes produced by light; as,	   the photochemical changes of the visual purple of the retina.	   [1913 Webster]
Photochemistry \Pho`to*chem"is*try\, n. [Photo- + chemistry.]	   (Chem.)	   The branch of chemistry which relates to the effect of light	   in producing chemical changes, as in photography.	   [1913 Webster] Photochromic
Photochromic \Pho`to*chro"mic\, Photochromatic
\Pho`to*chro*mat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to photochromy; produced by photochromy.	   [1913 Webster]
Photochromography \Pho`to*chro*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Photo- + Gr.	   chrw^ma color + -graphy.]	   Art or process of printing colored photographs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photochromoscope \Pho`to*chro"mo*scope\, n. [Photo- + Gr.	   chrw^ma color + -scope.]	   1. A device for giving shifting effects of color to a	      photograph. The unmounted print, made translucent, is	      illuminated from behind with colored light.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A combination of three optical lanterns for projecting	      objects on a screen in the colors of nature. The images of	      three partial photographs taken through color screens	      (red, green, and blue, respectively) are superimposed.	      Each image is given its own primary color, and these	      colors blend and reproduce the colors of the object.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photochromotype \Pho`to*chro"mo*type\, n. [Photo- + Gr. chrw^ma	   color + -type.]	   A colored print made photomechanically.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Photochromotype \Pho`to*chro"mo*type\, v. t.	   To represent by a colored print made by any photomechanical	   process.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photochromotypy \Pho`to*chro"mo*typ`y\, n.	   The art of making photochromotypes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photochromy \Pho*toch"ro*my\, n. [Photo- + Gr. chrw^ma color.]	   The art or process of reproducing colors by photography.	   [1913 Webster]
Photochronograph \Pho`to*chron"o*graph\, n. [Photo- +	   chronograph.]	   1. (Physics) An instrument for recording minute intervals of	      time. The record is made by the power of a magnetic field,	      due to an electric signaling current, to turn the plane of	      polarization of light. A flash, coinciding in time and	      duration with the signal, is thus produced and is	      photographed on a moving plate.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Astron.) An instrument for the photographic recording of	      star transits.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photochronography \Pho`to*chro*nog"ra*phy\, n.	   Art of recording or measuring intervals of time by the	   photochronograph. -- {Pho`to*chron`o*graph"ic},	   {-graph"ic*al}, a. -- {Pho`to*chron`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
photodrome \pho"to*drome\ (f[=o]"t[-o]*dr[=o]m), n. [Photo- +	   Gr. dramei^n to run.] (Physics)	   An apparatus consisting of a large wheel with spokes, which	   when turning very rapidly is illuminated by momentary flashes	   of light passing through slits in a rotating disk. By	   properly timing the succession of flashes the wheel is made	   to appear to be motionless, or to rotate more or less slowly	   in either direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Photodynamics \Pho`to*dy*nam"ics\, n. [Photo- + dynamics.]	   (Plant Physiol.)	   The relation of light to the movements of plants and their	   organs; the study of the phenomena of curvatures induced by	   the stimulus of light. -- {Pho`to*dy*nam"ic},	   {Pho`to*dy*nam"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo-electric \Pho`to-e*lec"tric\, a. [Photo- + electric.]	   Acting by the operation of both light and electricity; --	   said of apparatus for producing pictures by electric light.	   [1913 Webster] Photo-electric	Photo-electric \Pho`to-e*lec"tric\, Photo-electrical
\Pho`to-e*lec"tric*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or capable of developing, photo-electricity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo-electric cell \Photo-electric cell\	   A cell (as one of two electrodes embedded in selenium) which	   by exposure to light generates an electric current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo-electricity \Pho`to-e*lec*tric"i*ty\, n. [Photo- +	   electricity.]	   Electricity produced by light.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo-electrograph \Pho`to-e*lec"tro*graph\, n. [See {Photo-};	   {Electrograph}.] (Meteor.)	   An electrometer registering by photography.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo-electrotype \Pho`to-e*lec"tro*type\, n. (Print.)	   An electrotype plate formed in a mold made by photographing	   on prepared gelatine, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Photo-engraving \Pho`to-en*grav"ing\, n. [Photo- + engraving.]	   The process of obtaining an etched or engraved plate from the	   photographic image, to be used in printing; also, a picture	   produced by such a process.	   [1913 Webster]
Photo-engrave \Pho`to-en*grave"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Photo-engraved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Photo-engraving}.] [Photo-	   + engrave.]	   To engrave by a photomechanical process; to make a	   photo-engraving of. -- {Pho`to-en*grav"er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo-epinasty \Pho`to-ep"i*nas`ty\, n. [See {Photo-}, and	   {Epinastic}.] (Bot.)	   A disproportionately rapid growth of the upper surface of	   dorsiventral organs, such as leaves, through the stimulus of	   exposure to light. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Photo-etch \Pho`to-etch"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Photo-etched};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Photo-etching}.] [Photo- + etch.]	   To engrave, or make an engraving of, by any photomechanical	   process involving etching of the plate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photo-etching \Pho`to-etch"ing\, n.	   A photo-engraving produced by any process involving the	   etching of the plate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photogalvanography \Pho`to*gal`va*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Photo- +	   galvanography.]	   The art or process of making photo-electrotypes. --Sir D.	   Brewster.	   [1913 Webster]
Photogen \Pho"to*gen\, n. [Photo- + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A light hydrocarbon oil resembling kerosene. It is obtained	   by distilling coal, paraffin, etc., and is used as a	   lubricant, illuminant, etc. [Written also {photogene}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Photogene \Pho"to*gene\, n. [See {Photogen}.]	   1. A photograph. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A more or less continued impression or image on the	      retina. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Photogenic \Pho`to*gen"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to photogeny; producing or generating	      light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Appearing attractive in a photograph; having features that	      appear attractive in a photograph.	      [PJC]	   3. (Med.) Caused by light, as for example a skin abnormality.	      [PJC]
Photogeny \Pho*tog"e*ny\, n. [See {Photogen}.]	   See {Photography}. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Photoglyphic \Pho`to*glyph"ic\, a. [Photo- + Gr. gly`fein to	   engrave.]	   Pertaining to the art of engraving by the action of light.	   [Written also {photoglyptic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Photoglyphic engraving}, a process of etching on copper,	      steel, or zinc, by means of the action of light and	      certain chemicals, so that from the plate impressions may	      be taken. --Sir D. Brewster.	      [1913 Webster]
Photoglyphy \Pho*tog"ly*phy\, n.	   Photoglyphic engraving. See under {Photoglyphic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Photoglyptic \Pho`to*glyp"tic\, a.	   Same as {Photoglyphic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Photogram \Pho"to*gram\, n. [Photo- + -gram.]	   A photograph. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Photogrammeter \Pho`to*gram"me*ter\, n. [See {Photogram};	   {-meter}.]	   A phototheodolite, or a camera designed for use in	   photogrammetry. -- {Pho`to*gram*met"ric},	   {Pho`to*gram*met"ric*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photogrammetry \Pho`to*gram"me*try\, n. [Photogram + metry.]	   A method of surveying or map making by photography, used also	   in determining the height and motions of clouds, sea waves,	   and the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photograph \Pho"to*graph\, n. [Photo- + -graph.]	   A picture or likeness obtained by photography.	   [1913 Webster]	Photograph \Pho"to*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Photographed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Photographing}.]	   To take a picture or likeness of by means of photography; as,	   to photograph a view; to photograph a group.	   [1913 Webster]	         He makes his pen drawing on white paper, and they are	         afterwards photographed on wood.         --Hamerton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Also used figuratively.	         [1913 Webster]	               He is photographed on my mind.     --Lady D.	                                                  Hardy.	         [1913 Webster]	Photograph \Pho"to*graph\, v. i.	   To practice photography; to take photographs.	   [1913 Webster]
Photographer \Pho*tog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who practices, or is skilled in, photography.	   [1913 Webster] Photographic
Photographic \Pho`to*graph"ic\, Photographical
\Pho`to*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. photographique.]	   Of or pertaining to photography; obtained by photography;	   used ib photography; as a photographic picture; a	   photographic camera. -- {Pho`to*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Photographic printing}, the process of obtaining pictures,	      as on chemically prepared paper, from photographic	      negatives, by exposure to light.	      [1913 Webster]
Photographist \Pho*tog"ra*phist\, n.	   A photographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Photographometer \Pho*tog"ra*phom"e*ter\, n. [Photograph +	   -meter.] (Photog.)	   An instrument for determining the sensibility of the plates	   employed in photographic processes to luminous rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Photographone \Pho*tog"ra*phone\, n. [See {Photograph};	   {-phone}.]	   A device, consisting essentially of an electric arc and a	   camera, by which a series of photographs of the variations of	   the arc due to sound waves are obtained for reproduction by	   means of a selenium cell and a telephone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photography \Pho*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Photo- + -graphy: cf. F.	   photographie.]	   1. The science which relates to the action of light on	      sensitive bodies in the production of pictures, the	      fixation of images, and the like. The production of	      pictures by the photochemical action of light on films of	      chemicals sensitive to light, and also the production of	      electronic images in electronic cameras, are both	      considered types of photography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art or process of producing pictures by this action of	      light.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In traditional photography, the well-focused optical	         image is thrown on a surface of metal, glass, paper, or	         other suitable substance, coated with collodion or	         gelatin, and sensitized with the chlorides, bromides,	         or iodides of silver, or other salts sensitive to	         light. The exposed plate is then treated with reducing	         agents, as pyrogallic acid, ferrous sulphate, etc., to	         develop the latent image. The image is then fixed by	         washing off the excess of unchanged sensitive salt with	         sodium hyposulphite (thiosulphate) or other suitable	         reagents.	         [1913 Webster]	   {color photography}, the production of colored images by a	      photographic process. A variety of dyes are used to	      produced the colored images in photochemical processes.	      Such processes may or may not use silver to produce the	      colored image. Color photographs may also be produced by	      electronic cameras.	      [PJC]
Photogravure \Pho`to*grav"ure\, n. [F.]	   A photoengraving; also, the process by which such a picture	   is produced.	   [1913 Webster]
Photoheliograph \Pho`to*he"li*o*graph\, n. [Photo- +	   heliograph.] (Physics)	   A modified kind of telescope adapted to taking photographs of	   the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Photoheliometer \Pho`to*he`li*om"e*ter\, n. [Photo- +	   heliometer.] (Astron.)	   A double-lens instrument for measuring slight variations of	   the sun's diameter by photography, utilizing the common chord	   of two overlapping images.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photolithograph \Pho`to*lith"o*graph\, n. [Photo- + lithograph.]	   A lithographic picture or copy from a stone prepared by the	   aid of photography.	   [1913 Webster]	Photolithograph \Pho`to*lith"o*graph\, v. t.	   To produce (a picture, a copy) by the process of	   photolithography.	   [1913 Webster]
Photolithographer \Pho`to*li*thog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who practices, or one who employs, photolithography.	   [1913 Webster]
Photolithographic \Pho`to*lith`o*graph"ic\, n.	   Of or pertaining to photolithography; produced by	   photolithography.	   [1913 Webster]
Photolithography \Pho`to*li*thog"ra*phy\, n.	   1. The art or process of producing photolithographs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process by which the image of a pattern is transferred	      photographically to a sensitive surface, and the surface	      subsequently etched; used for printing or in the	      production of integrated circuits.	      [PJC] Photologic
Photologic \Pho`to*log"ic\, Photological \Pho`to*log"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to photology, or the doctrine of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Photologist \Pho*tol"o*gist\, n.	   1. One who studies or expounds the laws of light.	      [Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who studies the science of photography.	      [PJC]
Photology \Pho*tol"o*gy\, n. [Photo- + -logy: cf. F.	   photologie.]	   1. The doctrine or science of light, explaining its nature	      and phenomena; optics. [Obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The science of photography.	      [PJC]
Photoluminescence \Pho`to*lu`mi*nes"cence\, a. [Photo- +	   luminescence.] (Physics)	   Luminescence induced by exposure to light waves in the	   infrared to ultraviolet range.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Photoluminescent \Pho`to*lu`mi*nes"cent\, a. [Photo- +	   luminescent.] (Physics)	   Luminescent due to exposure to light waves.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photomagnetic \Pho`to*mag*net"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to photomagnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Photomagnetism \Pho`to*mag"net*ism\, n.	   The branch of science which treats of the relation of	   magnetism to light.	   [1913 Webster]
Photomechanical \Pho`to*me*chan"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or designating, any photographic process in	   which a printing surface is obtained without the intervention	   of hand engraving.	   [1913 Webster]
Photometer \Pho*tom"e*ter\, n. [Photo- + -meter: cf. F.	   photom[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the intensity of light, or, more	   especially, for comparing the relative intensities of	   different lights, or their relative illuminating power.	   [1913 Webster] Photometric
Photometric \Pho`to*met"ric\, Photometrical \Pho`to*met"ric*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. photom['e]trique.]	   Of or pertaining to photometry, or to a photometer.	   [1913 Webster] Photometrician
Photometrician \Pho*tom`e*tri"cian\, Photometrist
\Pho*tom"e*trist\, n.	   One engaged in the scientific measurement of light; a	   specialist in {photometry}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photometry \Pho*tom"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. photom['e]trie.]	   That branch of science which treats of the measurement of the	   intensity of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Photomezzotype \Pho`to*mez"zo*type\, n. [Photo- + It. mezzo	   middle, half + -type.]	   A photomechanical process similar to collotype.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photomicrograph \Pho`to*mi"cro*graph\	   (f[=o]`t[-o]*m[imac]"kr[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Photo- + micro +	   -graph.]	   1. An enlarged or macroscopic photograph of a microscopic	      object. See {Microphotograph}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A microscopically small photograph of an object.	      [1913 Webster]
Photomicrography \Pho`to*mi*crog"ra*phy\, n.	   The art of producing photomicrographs.	   [1913 Webster]
Photonephograph \Pho`to*neph"o*graph\	   (f[=o]`t[-o]*n[e^]f"[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Photo- + Gr. ne`fos a	   cloud + -graph.] (Meteor.)	   A nephoscope registering by photography, commonly consisting	   of a pair of cameras used simultaneously.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photophilous \Pho*toph"i*lous\, n. [Photo- + Gr. ? loving.]	   (Phytogeog.)	   Light-loving; growing in strong light, as many plants.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photophobia \Pho`to*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fw^s, fwto`s,	   light + fo`bos fear.] (Med.)	   A dread or intolerance of light. --Sir T. Watson.	   [1913 Webster]
Photophone \Pho"to*phone\ (f[=o]"t[-o]*f[=o]n), n. [Photo- + Gr.	   fwnh` sound.] (Physics)	   An apparatus for the production of sound by the action of	   rays of light. --A. G. Bell.	   [1913 Webster]
Photophonic \Pho`to*phon"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to photophone.	   [1913 Webster]
Photophony \Pho*toph"o*ny\, n.	   The art or practice of using the photophone.	   [1913 Webster]
Photoplay \Pho"to*play`\, n.	   A play for representation or exhibition by moving pictures;	   also, the moving-picture representation of a play.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photophore \Pho"to*phore\, n. [Photo- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]	   1. (Med.) A form of endoscope using an electric light.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Zool.) A light-emitting organ; specif., one of the	      luminous spots on certain marine (mostly deep-sea) fishes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photoprint \Pho"to*print`\, n.	   Any print made by a photomechanical process.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photopsia \Pho*top"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fw^s, fwto`s, light +	   'o`psis sight.] (Med.)	   An affection of the eye, in which the patient perceives	   luminous rays, flashes, coruscations, etc. See {phosphene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Photopsy \Pho*top"sy\, n.	   Same as {Photopsia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Photorelief \Pho`to*re*lief"\, n.	   A printing surface in relief, obtained by photographic means	   and subsequent manipulations. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Photoscope \Pho"to*scope\, n. [Photo- + -scope.] (Physics)	   Anything employed for the observation of light or luminous	   effects.	   [1913 Webster]
Photoscopic \Pho`to*scop"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the photoscope or its uses.	   [1913 Webster]
Photosculpture \Pho`to*sculp"ture\, n. [Photo- + sculpture.]	   A process in which, by means of a number of photographs	   simultaneously taken from different points of view on the	   same level, rough models of the figure or bust of a person or	   animal may be made with great expedition.	   [1913 Webster]
Photosphere \Pho"to*sphere\, n. [Photo- + sphere.]	   A sphere of light; esp., the luminous envelope of the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Photospheric \Pho`to*spher"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the photosphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Photosynthesis \Pho`to*syn"the*sis\, n. (Plant Physiol.)	   The process of constructive metabolism in which green plants	   utilize the energy of sunlight to manufacture carbohydrates	   from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll.	   It was formerly called {assimilation}, but this is now	   commonly used as in animal physiology. --	   {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic}, a. -- {Pho`to*syn*thet"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: In green plants water is absorbed by the roots and	         carried to the leaves by the xylem, and carbon dioxide	         is obtained from air that enters the leaves through the	         stomata and diffuses to the cells containing	         chlorophyll. The green pigment chlorophyll is uniquely	         capable of converting the active energy of light into a	         latent form that can be stored (in food) and used when	         needed.	         The initial process in photosynthesis is the	         decomposition of water (H2O) into oxygen, which is	         released, and hydrogen; direct light is required for	         this process. The hydrogen and the carbon and oxygen of	         carbon dioxide (CO2) are then converted into a series	         of increasingly complex compounds that result finally	         in a stable organic compound, glucose (C6H12O6 ), and	         water. This phase of photosynthesis utilizes stored	         energy and therefore can proceed in the dark. The	         simplified equation used to represent this overall	         process is 6CO2+12H2O+energy=C6H12O6+6O2+6H2 O. In	         general, the results of this process are the reverse of	         those in respiration, in which carbohydrates are	         oxidized to release energy, with the production of	         carbon dioxide and water.	         The intermediary reactions before glucose is formed	         involve several enzymes, which react with the coenzyme	         ATP (see adenosine triphosphate ) to produce various	         molecules. Studies using radioactive carbon have	         indicated that among the intermediate products are	         three-carbon molecules from which acids and amino	         acids, as well as glucose, are derived.	         --http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/sci/A0860378.html	   Note: The role of chlorophyll	         Chlorophyll contains a hydrophyllic head group and a	         hydrophobic tail region. A magnesium atom is held in	         the center of a cyclic, conjugated double bond	         porphyrin ring which is responsible for absorbing red	         light. (There also is an absorption band in the blue.	         Thus red and blue are absorbed and green passes	         through, giving plants a characteristic green color.)	         Light is absorbed by antenna chlorophyll molecules,	         then transferred to the reaction center chlorophylls.	         Some hundreds of antenna chlorophyll molecules transfer	         energy to a reaction center, with transfer times of	         about 10-10 sec from the edge of the unit to the	         center.	         The energy from light is used to pump H+ ions from the	         stroma into the thylakoid space and to reduce NADP+ to	         NADPH. Flow of H+ back into the stroma releases energy	         which is used to phosphorylate ADP to ATP. The	         chemiosmotic coupling is working here in a similar way	         to the mechanism of ATP generation used in	         mitochondria.	         Carbon Fixation Carbon fixation is catalyzed by	         ribulose bisphosphate carboxylase (RuBP carboxylase),	         the world's most abundent enzyme.	         The	   { Calvin cycle} combines three carbon dioxide molecules into	      one molecule of three carbon glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate.	      Some plants, particularly many which live in hot, dry	      climates, have a mechanism for storing carbon dioxide by	      combining it with a three carbon molecule to form a four	      carbon molecule. This pathway is known as the C4 or	      Hatch-Slack pathway.	      --http://fig.cox.miami.edu/Faculty/Tom/bil255/bil255sum98/17_photo.html	      [PJC] Phototaxis
Phototaxis \Pho`to*tax"is\, Phototaxy \Pho"to*tax`y\, n. [NL.	   phototaxis; photo- + Gr. ? an arranging.] (Biol.)	   The influence of light on the movements of low organisms, as	   various infusorians, the zoospores of certain alg[ae], etc.;	   also, the tendency to follow definite directions of motion or	   assume definite positions under such influence. If the	   migration is toward the source of light, it is termed	   {positive phototaxis}; if away from the light,	   {negative phototaxis}. -- {Pho`to*tac"tic}, a. --	      {Pho`to*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototelegraphy \Pho`to*te*leg"ra*phy\, n.	   Telegraphy by means of light, as by the heliograph or the	   photophone. Also, less properly, telephotography. --	   {Pho`to*tel"e*graph}, n. -- {Pho`to*tel`e*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototelescope \Pho`to*tel"e*scope\, n. (Astron.)	   A telescope adapted for taking photographs of the heavenly	   bodies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototheodolite \Pho`to*the*od"o*lite\, n.	   An arrangement of two photographic cameras, the plates of	   which may be brought into exactly the same plane, used in	   surveying and map making. From the differences between two	   pictures taken at the same moment, measurements in all	   dimensions of the region may be obtained.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototherapy \Pho`to*ther"a*py\, n. (Med.)	   The application of light for therapeutic purposes, esp. for	   treating diseases of the skin. -- {Pho`to*the*rap"ic},	   {Pho`to*ther`a*peu"tic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photothermic \Pho`to*ther"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to both light and heat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototonus \Pho*tot"o*nus\, n. [NL. See {Photo-}, and {Tone}.]	   1. (Bot.) A motile condition in plants resulting from	      exposure to light. -- {Pho`to*ton"ic}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) An irritable condition of protoplasm, resulting	      in movement, due to a certain intensity of light. --	      {Pho`to*ton"ic}, a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototopography \Pho`to*to*pog"ra*phy\, n.	   Photogrammetry. -- {Pho`to*top`o*graph"ic},	   {Pho`to*top`o*graph"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototrichromatic \Pho`to*tri`chro*mat"ic\, a. [Photo- + tri- +	   chromatic.]	   Designating a photomechanical process for making	   reproductions in natural colors by three printings.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phototropic \Pho`to*trop"ic\, a. [Photo- + Gr. ? to turn.]	   (Bot.)	   of or pertaining to phototropism; exhibiting phototropism;	   same as {Heliotropic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phototropism \Pho*tot"ro*pism\, n. [Photo- + Gr. ? to turn.]	   1. (Plant Physiol.) The tendency of growing plant organs to	      move or curve under the influence of light. In ordinary	      use the term is practically synonymous with	      {heliotropism}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Microbiology) exhibiting movement in a direction toward	      ({positive phototropism}) or away from ({negative	      phototropism}) a source of light.	      [PJC]
Phototype \Pho"to*type\, n. [Photo- + -type.]	   A plate or block with a printing surface (usually in relief)	   obtained from a photograph; also, any one of the many methods	   of processes by which such a printing surface is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Phototypic \Pho`to*typ"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a phototype or phototypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Phototypography \Pho`to*ty*pog"ra*phy\, n. [Photo- +	   typography.]	   Same as {Phototypy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phototypy \Pho*tot"y*py\, n.	   The art or process of producing phototypes.	   [1913 Webster]
Photovisual \Pho`to*vis"u*al\, a. (Optics)	   Of certain achromatic lenses, having the same focus for the	   actinic and for the brightest of the visual rays.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Photoxylography \Pho`to*xy*log"ra*phy\, n. [Photo- +	   xylography.]	   The process of producing a representation of an object on	   wood, by photography, for the use of the wood engraver.	   [1913 Webster]
Photozincograph \Pho`to*zin"co*graph\, n.	   A print made by photozincography. --	   {Pho`to*zin`co*graph"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Photozincography \Pho`to*zin*cog"ra*phy\, n. [Photo- +	   zincography.]	   A process, analogous to photolithography, for reproducing	   photographed impressions transferred to zinc plate.	   [1913 Webster]
Phragmocone \Phrag"mo*cone\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a fence, an inclosure	   + ? a cone.] (Zool.)	   The thin chambered shell attached to the anterior end of a	   belemnite. [Written also {phragmacone}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phragmosiphon \Phrag`mo*si"phon\, n. (Zool.)	   The siphon of a phragmocone.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrasal \Phras"al\, a.	   Of the nature of a phrase; consisting of a phrase; as, a	   phrasal adverb. --Earlc.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrase \Phrase\, n. [F., fr. L. phrasis diction, phraseology,	   Gr. ?, fr. ? to speak.]	   1. A brief expression, sometimes a single word, but usually	      two or more words forming an expression by themselves, or	      being a portion of a sentence; as, an adverbial phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Convey" the wise it call. "Steal!" foh! a fico for	            the phrase.                           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short, pithy expression; especially, one which is often	      employed; a peculiar or idiomatic turn of speech; as, to	      err is human.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mode or form of speech; the manner or style in which any	      one expreses himself; diction; expression. "Phrases of the	      hearth." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou speak'st	            In better phrase and matter than thou didst. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A short clause or portion of a period.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A composition consists first of sentences, or periods;	         these are subdivided into sections, and these into	         phrases.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Phrase book}, a book of idiomatic phrases. --J. S. Blackie.	      [1913 Webster]	Phrase \Phrase\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Phrased}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Phrasing}.] [Cf. F. phraser.]	   To express in words, or in peculiar words; to call; to style.	   "These suns -- for so they phrase 'em." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Phrase \Phrase\, v. i.	   1. To use proper or fine phrases. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To group notes into phrases; as, he phrases well.	      See {Phrase}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Phraseless \Phrase"less\, a.	   Indescribable. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Phraseogram \Phra"se*o*gram\, n. [Gr. ? a phrase + -gram.]	   (Phonography)	   A symbol for a phrase.	   [1913 Webster] Phraseologic
Phraseologic \Phra`se*o*log"ic\, Phraseological
\Phra`se*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to phraseology; consisting of a peculiar	   form of words. "This verbal or phraseological answer." --Bp.	   Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Phraseologist \Phra`se*ol"o*gist\, n.	   A collector or coiner of phrases.	   [1913 Webster]
Phraseology \Phra`se*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, phrase + -logy: cf.	   F. phras['e]ologie.]	   1. Manner of expression; peculiarity of diction; style.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most completely national in his . . . phraseology.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of phrases; a phrase book. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diction; style. See {Diction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Phrasing \Phras"ing\, n.	   1. Method of expression; association of words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The act or method of grouping the notes so as to	      form distinct musical phrases.	      [1913 Webster]
Phratry \Phra"try\, n.; pl. {Phratries}. [Gr. ?, ?.] (Gr.	   Antiq.)	   A subdivision of a phyle, or tribe, in Athens.	   [1913 Webster]
Phreatic \Phre*at"ic\, a. [F. phr['e]atique, from Gr. ?, ?, a	   well.] (Geol.)	   Subterranean; -- applied to sources supplying wells.	   [1913 Webster] Phrenetic
Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, Phrenetical \Phre*net"ic*al\, a. [L.	   phreneticus, Gr. frenhtiko`s, frenitiko`s: cf. F.	   phr['e]n['e]tique. See {Frantic}, and cf. {Frenetic}.]	   Relating to phrenitis; suffering from frenzy; delirious; mad;	   frantic; frenetic. -- {Phre*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] phreni	   phreno	   phren
phren- \phren-\, phreno- \phreno-\, phreni- \phreni-\, phrenico-
\phrenico-\(fr[e^]n- or fr[=e]n-), n. [Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the	   midriff, or diaphragm, the heart (as the seat of emotions),	   the mind.] (Anat.)	   A combining form meaning, of or pertaining to the diaphragm,	   the mind, or the brain; frenic. --Stedman.	   [PJC]
Phrenetic \Phre*net"ic\, n.	   One who is phrenetic. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenic \Phren"ic\ (fr[e^]n"[i^]k), a. [Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the	   midriff, or diaphragm, the heart, the mind: cf. F.	   phr['e]nique.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the diaphragm; diaphragmatic; as, the	   phrenic nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenics \Phren"ics\ (fr[e^]n"[i^]ks), n.	   That branch of science which relates to the mind; mental	   philosophy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenism \Phre"nism\ (fr[=e]"n[i^]z'm), n. [See {Phrenic}.]	   (Biol.)	   See {Vital force}, under {Vital}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenitis \Phre*ni"tis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. freni^tis, fr. frh`n,	   freno`s.]	   1. (Med.) Inflammation of the brain, or of the meninges of	      the brain, attended with acute fever and delirium; --	      called also {cephalitis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Frenzy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Phrenograph \Phre"no*graph\ (fr[=e]"n[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Gr.	   frh`n, freno`s, the midriff + -graph.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for registering the movements of the diaphragm,	   or midriff, in respiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenologer \Phre*nol"o*ger\, n.	   A phrenologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenologic \Phren`o*log"ic\, a. [Cf. F. phr['e]nologique.]	   Phrenological.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenological \Phren`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to phrenology. -- {Phren`o*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenologist \Phre*nol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. phr['e]nologiste.]	   One versed in phrenology; a craniologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenology \Phre*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. frh`n, freno`s, the mind +	   -logy: cf. F. phr['e]nologie.]	   1. The science of the special functions of the several parts	      of the brain, or of the supposed connection between the	      various faculties of the mind and particular organs in the	      brain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In popular usage, the obsolete physiological hypothesis of	      Gall, that the mental faculties, and traits of character,	      are shown on the surface of the head or skull; craniology.	      it is considered a pseudo-science by all reputable medical	      personnel, but is still believed by some people.	   Syn: craniognomy.	        [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: Gall marked out on his model of the head the places of	         twenty-six organs, as round inclosures with vacant	         interspaces. Spurzheim and Combe divided the whole	         scalp into oblong and conterminous patches. --Encyc.	         Brit.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]
Phrenomagnetism \Phre`no*mag"net*ism\, n. [Gr. frh`n, freno`s,	   the mind + E. magnetism.]	   The power of exciting the organs of the brain by magnetic or	   mesmeric influence.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrenosin \Phre"no*sin\ (fr[=e]"n[-o]*s[i^]n or	   fr[e^]n"[-o]*s[i^]n), n. [See {Phrenic}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A cerebroside, related to cerebrin, present in white matter	   of the brain.	   Syn: cerebron.	        [1913 Webster + PJC]
Phrensied \Phren"sied\, p. p. & a.	   See {Frenzied}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrensy \Phren"sy\, n.	   Violent and irrational excitement; delirium. See {Frenzy}.	   [1913 Webster]	Phrensy \Phren"sy\, v. t.	   To render frantic.	   [1913 Webster]
Phrentic \Phren"tic\, n. & a.	   See {Phrenetic}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phryganeid \Phry*ga"ne*id\, n. (Zool.)	   Any insect belonging to the Phryganeides.	   [1913 Webster]
Phryganeides \Phryg`a*ne"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Phryganea, the	   typical genus, fr. Gr. ? a dry stick.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of neuropterous insects which includes the caddice	   flies; -- called also {Trichoptera}. See {Trichoptera}.	   [Written also {Phryganides}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phrygian \Phryg"i*an\, prop. a. [L. Phrygius, Gr. Fry`gios, fr.	   Frygi`a Phrygia, a country of Asia Minor.]	   Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phrygian mode} (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very	      bold and vehement in style; -- so called because fabled to	      have been invented by the Phrygian Marsyas. --Moore	      (Encyc. of Music).	   {Phrygian stone}, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice,	      -- used by the ancients in dyeing, and said to be drying	      and astringent.	      [1913 Webster]	Phrygian \Phryg"i*an\, prop. n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) A Montanist.	      [1913 Webster]	Phrygian cap \Phryg"i*an cap`\	   A close-fitting cap represented in Greek art as worn by	   Orientals, assumed to have been conical in shape. It has been	   adopted in modern art as the so-called {liberty cap}, or {cap	   of liberty}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phthalate \Phthal"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of phthalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthalein \Phthal"e*in\, n. [See {Phthalic}.] (Chem.)	   One of a series of artificial organic dyes made as	   condensation products of the phenols with phthalic acid, and	   well represented by phenolphthalein. Their alkaline solutions	   are fluorescent.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phenol phthalein}, a white or yellowish white crystalline	      substance made from phthalic acid and phenol. Same as	      {phenolphthalein}.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]
Phthalic \Phthal"ic\, a. [Naphthalene + -ic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid obtained by the	   oxidation of naphthalene and allied substances.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Phthalic acid} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,	      {C6H4.(CO2H)2}, analogous to benzoic acid, and employed in	      the brilliant dyestuffs called the phthaleins.	      [1913 Webster]
Phthalide \Phthal"ide\, n. [Phthalyl + anhydride.] (Chem.)	   A lactone ({C8H6O2}) obtained as a white crystalline	   substance by reduction of phthalyl chloride and other	   processes; hence, by extension, any one of the series of	   which phthalide proper is the type. [Written also	   {phthalid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note:	         [PJC]	   2. Specifically: A fungicide ({C8H2Cl4O2}) which is a	      tetrachloro derivative of phthalide[1] proper; in this	      sense, the spelling {fthalide} is also used. It has CAS	      Registry Number 27355-22-2.	   Syn: Syn. 4,5,6,7-tetrachloro-1(3H)-isobenzofuranone; -- .	        [PJC]
Phthalimide \Phthal"i*mide\, n. [Phthalic + imide.] (Chem.)	   An imido derivative of phthalic acid, obtained as a white	   crystalline substance, {C6H4.(CO)2NH}, which has itself (like	   succinimide) acid properties, and forms a series of salts.	   Cf. {Imido acid}, under {Imido}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthalin \Phthal"in\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance obtained by reduction from	   phthalein, into which it is easily converted by oxidation;	   hence, any one of the series of which phthalin proper is the	   type.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthalyl \Phthal"yl\, n. [Phthalic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical of phthalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthiriasis \Phthi*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? louse.]	   (Med.)	   A disease (morbus pediculous) consisting in the excessive	   multiplication of lice on the human body.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthisic \Phthis"ic\, n.	   Same as {Phthisis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthisical \Phthis"ic*al\, a. [L. phthisicus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   phthisique. See {Phthisis}.]	   Of or pertaining to phthisis; affected with phthisis;	   wasting; consumptive.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthisicky \Phthis"ick*y\, a.	   Having phthisis, or some symptom of it, as difficulty in	   breathing.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthisiology \Phthis`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Phthisis + -logy.] (Med.)	   A treatise on phthisis. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster] Phthisipneumonia
Phthisipneumonia \Phthis`ip*neu*mo"ni*a\, Phthisipneumony
\Phthis`ip*neu"mo*ny\, n. [NL. See {Phthisis}, {Pneumonia}.]	   (Med.)	   Pulmonary consumption; tuberculosis of the lungs. [obs.]	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
phthisis \phthi"sis\ (th[imac]"s[i^]s; 277), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   fqi`sis, fr. fqi`ein to pass or waste away: cf. F. phthisie.]	   (Med.)	   A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term is now	   obsolete; it was once applied to many wasting diseases, but	   in the early 1900's became restricted to tuberculosis of the	   lungs (pulmonary phthisis, or consumption). See	   {Consumption}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   {Fibroid phthisis}. See under {Fibroid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Phthongal \Phthon"gal\, a. [Gr. ? voice.]	   Formed into, or characterized by, voice; vocalized; -- said	   of all the vowels and the semivowels, also of the vocal or	   sonant consonants g, d, b, l, r, v, z, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Phthongal \Phthon"gal\, n.	   A vocalized element or letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Phthongometer \Phthon*gom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? voice + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring vocal sounds. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
phtor \phtor\ (t[^o]r), n. [F. phthore, Gr. fqei`rein to	   destroy.] (Old Chem.)	   Fluorine. [Written also {phthor}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phycite \Phy"cite\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed.] (Chem.)	   See {Erythrite}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Phycochrome \Phy"co*chrome\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + chrw^ma	   color.] (Bot.)	   A bluish green coloring matter of certain alg[ae].	   [1913 Webster] Phycocyanin
Phycocyanin \Phy`co*cy"a*nin\, Phycocyanine \Phy`co*cy"a*nine\,	   n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + E. cyanin.]	   A blue coloring matter found in certain algae.	   [1913 Webster] Phycoerythrin
Phycoerythrin \Phy`co*e*ryth"rin\, Phycoerythrine
\Phy`co*e*ryth"rine\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + E. erythrin,	   -ine.]	   A red coloring matter found in algae of the subclass	   Florideae.	   [1913 Webster]
Phycography \Phy*cog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + -graphy.]	   A description of seaweeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Phycology \Phy*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + -logy.]	   The science of algae, or seaweeds; algology.	   [1913 Webster]
Phycomater \Phy`co*ma"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^kos seaweed + L.	   mater mother.] (Bot.)	   A gelatin in which the algae spores have been supposed to	   vegetate.	   [1913 Webster]
Phycomycetes \Phy`co*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. fy^kos seaweed	   + mycetes.] (Bot.)	   A large, important class of parasitic or saprophytic fungi,	   the algal or algalike fungi. The plant body ranges from an	   undifferentiated mass of protoplasm to a well-developed and	   much-branched mycelium. Reproduction is mainly sexual, by the	   formation of conidia or sporangia; but the group shows every	   form of transition from this method through simple	   conjugation to perfect sexual reproduction by egg and sperm	   in the higher forms. -- {Phy`co*my*ce"tous}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phycophaeine \Phy`co*ph[ae]"ine\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + (?)	   dusky.]	   A brown coloring matter found in certain alg[ae].	   [1913 Webster] Phycoxanthin
Phycoxanthin \Phy`co*xan"thin\, Phycoxanthine
\Phy`co*xan"thine\, n. [Gr. fy^kos seaweed + ? yellow.]	   A yellowish coloring matter found in certain algae.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylacter \Phy*lac"ter\, n.	   A phylactery. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylactered \Phy*lac"tered\, a.	   Wearing a phylactery.	   [1913 Webster] Phylacteric
Phylacteric \Phyl`ac*ter"ic\, Phylacterical \Phyl`ac*ter"ic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to phylacteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylactery \Phy*lac"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Phylacteries}. [OE.	   filateri, OF. filatire, filatiere, F. phylact[`e]re, L.	   phylacterium, Gr. fylakth`rion, fr. fylakth`r a watcher,	   guard, fyla`ssein to watch, guard. Cf. {Philatory}.]	   1. Any charm or amulet worn as a preservative from danger or	      disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small square box, made either of parchment or of black	      calfskin, containing slips of parchment or vellum on which	      are written the scriptural passages Exodus xiii. 2-10, and	      11-17, Deut. vi. 4-9, 13-22. They are worn by Jews on the	      head and left arm, on week-day mornings, during the time	      of prayer. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Among the primitive Christians, a case in which the relics	      of the dead were inclosed.	      [1913 Webster]
Phylactocarp \Phy*lac"to*carp\, n. [Gr. fyla`ssein to guard +	   karpo`s fruit.] (Zool.)	   A branch of a plumularian hydroid specially modified in	   structure for the protection of the gonothec[ae].	   [1913 Webster] Phylactolaema
Phylactolaema \Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma\, Phylactolaemata
\Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fyla`ssein to	   guard + laimo`s the gullet.] (Zool.)	   An order of fresh-water Bryozoa in which the tentacles are	   arranged on a horseshoe-shaped lophophore, and the mouth is	   covered by an epistome. Called also {{Lophopoda}}, and	   {hippocrepians}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylactolaematous \Phy*lac`to*l[ae]"ma*tous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Phylactol[ae]ma.	   [1913 Webster] Phylactolema
Phylactolema \Phy*lac`to*le"ma\, Phylactolemata
\Phy*lac`to*le"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Phylactol[ae]ma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylarch \Phy"larch\, n. [L. phylarchus, Gr. ?. See {Phyle}, and	   {-arch}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The chief of a phyle, or tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylarchy \Phy"larch*y\, n. [Gr. fylarchi`a.]	   The office of a phylarch; government of a class or tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyle \Phy"le\, n.; pl. {Phyl[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a body of	   men united by ties of blood or habitation.]	   A local division of the people in ancient Athens; a clan; a	   tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllite \Phyl"lite\, n. [See {Phylo-}.] (Min.)	   (a) A mineral related to ottrelite.	   (b) Clay slate; argillaceous schist.	       [1913 Webster]
Phyllo- \Phyl"lo-\	   A combining form from Gr. fy`llon a leaf; as, phyllopod,	   phyllotaxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllobranchia \Phyl`lo*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl. {Phyllobranci[ae]}.	   [NL. See {Phyllo-}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   A crustacean gill composed of lamellae.	   [1913 Webster] phylloclade
phylloclade \phylloclade\, phyllocladium \phyl`lo*cla"di*um\,	   n.; pl. {Phyllocladia}. [NL., fr. Gr. fy`llon a leaf +	   kla`dos a sprout.] (Bot.)	   A flattened stem or branch which more or less resembles a	   leaf, and performs the function of a leaf as regards	   respiration and assimilation.	   Syn: cladode, cladophyll, phylloclad.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Phyllocladus \Phyllocladus\ prop. n.	   A genus consisting of celery pine.	   Syn: genus {Phyllocladus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Phyllocyanin \Phyl`lo*cy"a*nin\, n. [Phyllo- + cyanin.] (Chem.)	   A blue coloring matter extracted from chlorophyll. [Written	   also {phyllocyanine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllocyst \Phyl"lo*cyst\, n. [Phyllo- + cyst.] (Zool.)	   The cavity of a hydrophyllium.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllode \Phyl"lode\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Phyllodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllodineous \Phyl`lo*din"eous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having phyllodia; relating to phyllodia.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllodium \Phyl*lo"di*um\, n.; pl. {Phyllodia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   leaflike; fy`llon leaf + e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)	   A petiole dilated into the form of a blade, and usually with	   vertical edges, as in the Australian acacias.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllody \Phyl"lo*dy\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*d[y^]), n. [See	   {Phyllodium}.] (Bot.)	   A retrograde metamorphosis of the floral organs to the	   condition of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylloid \Phyl"loid\ (f[i^]l"loid), a. [Phyllo- + -oid.]	   Resembling a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllomania \Phyl`lo*ma"ni*a\ (f[i^]l`l[-o]*m[=a]"n[i^]*[.a]),	   n. [Phyllo- + mania.] (Bot.)	   An abnormal or excessive production of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
phyllome \phyl"lome\ (f[i^]l"l[=o]m), n. [Gr. fy`llwma foliage,	   fr. fy`llon a leaf.] (Bot.)	   A foliar part of a plant; any organ homologous with a leaf,	   or produced by metamorphosis of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllomorphosis \Phyl`lo*mor*pho"sis\, n. [NL. See {Phyllo-},	   {Morphosis}.] (Bot.)	   The succession and variation of leaves during different	   seasons. --R. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllophagan \Phyl*loph"a*gan\, n. [Phyllo- + Gr. fagei^n to	   eat.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of a group of marsupials including the phalangists.	   (b) One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon the leaves of	       plants, as the chafers.	       [1913 Webster]
Phyllophagous \Phyl*loph"a*gous\, a. (Zool.)	   Substituting on leaves; leaf-eating.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllophorous \Phyl*loph"o*rous\, a. [Phyllo- + Gr. fe`rein to	   bear.] (Bot.)	   Leaf-bearing; producing leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
phyllopod \phyl"lo*pod\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*p[o^]d), n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Phyllopoda}.	   Note: [Also used adjectively.]	         [1913 Webster]
Phyllopoda \Phyl*lop"o*da\ (f[i^]l*l[o^]p"[-o]*d[.a]), prop. n.	   pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fy`llon a leaf + -poda.] (Zool.)	   An order of Entomostraca including a large number of species,	   most of which live in fresh water. They have flattened or	   leaflike legs, often very numerous, which they use in	   swimming. Called also {{Branchiopoda}}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some, the body is covered with a bivalve shell	         ({Holostraca}); in others, as Apus, by a shield-shaped	         carapace ({Monostraca}); in others, like Artemia, there	         is no carapace, and the body is regularly segmented.	         Sometimes the group is made to include also the	         Cladocera.	         [1913 Webster]
Phyllopodous \Phyl*lop"o*dous\ (f[i^]l*l[o^]p"[-o]*d[u^]s), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Phyllopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllorhine \Phyl"lo*rhine\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*r[imac]n), a. [Phyllo-	   + Gr. "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to {Phyllorhina} and other related genera of	   bats that have a leaflike membrane around the nostrils.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllosoma \Phyl`lo*so"ma\ (f[i^]l`l[-o]*s[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL.	   See {Phyllo-}, and {-some} body.] (Zool.)	   The larva of the spiny lobsters ({Palinurus} and allied	   genera). Its body is remarkably thin, flat, and transparent;	   the legs are very long. Called also {glass-crab}, and	   {glass-shrimp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllostome \Phyl"lo*stome\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*st[=o]m), n. [Phyllo-	   + Gr. sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.)	   Any bat of the genus {Phyllostoma}, or allied genera, having	   large membranes around the mouth and nose; a nose-leaf bat.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllostomid \Phyl*los"to*mid\ (f[i^]l*l[o^]s"t[=o]*m[i^]d), n.	   A phyllostome.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllotactic \Phyl`lo*tac"tic\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*t[a^]k"t[i^]k), a.	   (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to phyllotaxy.	   [1913 Webster] Phyllotaxy
Phyllotaxy \Phyl"lo*tax`y\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*t[a^]ks`[y^]),
Phyllotaxis \Phyl"lo*tax`is\ (f[i^]l"l[-o]*t[a^]ks`[i^]s), n.	   [Phyllo- + Gr. ta`xis order.] (Bot.)	   The order or arrangement of leaves on the stem; the science	   of the relative position of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyllous \Phyl"lous\ (f[i^]l"l[u^]s), a. (Bot.)	   Homologous with a leaf; as, the sepals, petals, stamens, and	   pistils are phyllous organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylloxanthin \Phyl`lo*xan"thin\, n. [Phyllo- + Gr. xanqo`s	   yellow.] (Bot.)	   A yellow coloring matter extracted from chlorophyll.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylloxera \Phyl`lox*e"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. fy`llon leaf +	   xhro`s dry.]	   1. (Zool.) A small hemipterous insect ({Phylloxera	      vastatrix}) allied to the aphids. It attacks the roots and	      leaves of the grapevine, doing great damage, especially in	      Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It exists in several forms, some of which are winged,	         other wingless. One form produces galls on the leaves	         and twigs, another affects the roots, causing galls or	         swellings, and often killing the vine.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The diseased condition of a vine caused by the insect just	      described.	      [1913 Webster]
Phylloxeridae \Phylloxeridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family consisting of the plant lice.	   Syn: family {Phylloxeridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5] phylogenesis
phylogenesis \phy`lo*gen"e*sis\	   (f[imac]`l[-o]*j[e^]n;[-e]*s[i^]s), phylogeny \phy*log"e*ny\	   (f[imac]*l[o^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n. [Gr. fy^lon race, tribe + E.	   genesis, or root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.]	   The history of genealogical development; the sequence of	   events involved in the evolutionary development of a species	   or taxonomic group of organisms; the historic exolution of	   the phylon or tribe, in distinction from {ontogeny}, or the	   development of the individual organism, and from biogenesis,	   or life development generally.	   Syn: evolution.	        [1913 Webster]
Phylogenetic \Phy*lo*ge*net"ic\, a.	   Relating to phylogenesis, or the evolutionary history of a	   type of organism. -- {Phy*lo*ge*net"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylon \Phy"lon\, n.; pl. {Phyla}. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^lon race,	   tribe.] (Biol.)	   A tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Phylum \Phy"lum\, n.; pl. {Phyla}. [NL. See {Phylon}.]	   1. (Zool.) One of the larger divisions of the animal kingdom;	      a branch; a grand division.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A series of animals or plants genetically	      connected.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Phyma \Phy"ma\, n.; pl. {Phymata}. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^ma, fr.	   fy`ein to produce.] (Med.)	   A tubercle on any external part of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Physa \Phy"sa\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^sa a bellows.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fresh-water Pulmonifera, having reversed spiral	   shells. See {Pond snail}, under {Pond}.	   [1913 Webster]
Physalia \Phy*sa"li*a\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. fysalli`s a	   bladder, fr. fy^sa a bellows.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large oceanic Siphonophora which includes the	   Portuguese man-of-war.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has a large air sac, or float, with a sail-like	         crest on its upper side. Numerous zooids of different	         kinds are attached to the under side of the float. Some	         of the zooids have very long tentacles; some have a	         mouth and digest food; others produce gonophores. The	         American species ({Physalia arethusa}) is brilliantly	         colored, the float being pink or purple, and bright	         blue; the zooids blue. It is noted for its virulent	         stinging powers, as well as for its beautiful colors,	         graceful motions, and its ability to sail to windward.	         [1913 Webster]
Physaliae \Phy*sa"li*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An order of Siphonophora which includes {Physalia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Physaria \Physaria\ prop. n.	   A small genus of Western North American herbs similar to	   {Lesquerella}; the bladderpods.	   Syn: genus {Physaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Physemaria \Phys`e*ma"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. fy^shma a	   blowing.] (Zool.)	   A group of simple marine organisms, usually classed as the	   lowest of the sponges. They have inflated hollow bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Physeter \Phy*se"ter\ (f[imac]*s[=e]"t[~e]r), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   fyshth`r, fr. fysa^n to blow: cf. F. phys['e]t[`e]re.]	   [capitalized]	   1. (Zool.) The genus that includes the sperm whale ({Physeter	      macrocephalus}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A filtering machine operated by air pressure.	      [1913 Webster]
Physeteridae \Physeteridae\ prop. n.	   A natural family of marine mammals that includes the sperm	   whales.	   Syn: family {Physeteridae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Physianthropy \Phys`i*an"thro*py\, n. [Gr. fy`sis nature +	   'a`nqrwpos man.]	   The philosophy of human life, or the doctrine of the	   constitution and diseases of man, and their remedies.	   [1913 Webster]
physiatrics \physiatrics\ n.	   Therapy that use physical agents: exercise and massage and so	   on.	   Syn: physical therapy, physiotherapy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Physic \Phys"ic\ (f[i^]z"[i^]k), n. [OE. phisike, fisike, OF.	   phisique, F. physique knowledge of nature, physics, L.	   physica, physice, fr. Gr. fysikh`, fr. fysiko`s natural, from	   fy`sis nature, fr. fy`ein to produce, grow, akin to E. be.	   See {Be}, and cf. {Physics}, {Physique}.]	   1. The art of healing diseases; the science of medicine; the	      theory or practice of medicine; -- an archaic term,	      superseded by {medicine}. [archaic] "A doctor of physik."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A specific internal application for the cure or relief of	      sickness; a remedy for disease; a medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, a medicine that purges; a cathartic.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A physician. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Physic nut} (Bot.), a small tropical American euphorbiaceous	      tree ({Jatropha Curcas}), and its seeds, which are well	      flavored, but contain a drastic oil which renders them	      dangerous if eaten in large quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	Physic \Phys"ic\ (f[i^]z"[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Physiced}	   (f[i^]z"[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Physicking}	   (f[i^]z"[i^]k*[i^]ng).]	   1. To treat with physic or medicine; to administer medicine	      to, esp. a cathartic; to operate on as a cathartic; to	      purge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work on as a remedy; to heal; to cure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The labor we delight in physics pain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mind diseased no remedy can physic. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Physical \Phys"ic*al\ (f[i^]z"[i^]*kal), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to nature (as including all created	      existences); in accordance with the laws of nature; also,	      of or relating to natural or material things, or to the	      bodily structure, as opposed to things mental, moral,	      spiritual, or imaginary; material; natural; as, armies and	      navies are the physical force of a nation; the body is the	      physical part of man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Labor, in the physical world, is . . . employed in	            putting objects in motion.            --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	            A society sunk in ignorance, and ruled by mere	            physical force.                       --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to physics, or natural philosophy;	      treating of, or relating to, the causes and connections of	      natural phenomena; as, physical science; physical laws.	      "Physical philosophy." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Perceptible through a bodily or material organization;	      cognizable by the senses; external; as, the physical,	      opposed to chemical, characters of a mineral.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to physic, or the art of medicine;	      medicinal; curative; healing; also, cathartic; purgative.	      [Obs.] "Physical herbs." --Sir T. North.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is Brutus sick? and is it physical	            To walk unbraced, and suck up the humors	            Of the dank morning?                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Physical astronomy}, that part of astronomy which treats of	      the causes of the celestial motions; specifically, that	      which treats of the motions resulting from universal	      gravitation.	   {Physical education}, training of the bodily organs and	      powers with a view to the promotion of health and vigor.	      	   {Physical examination} (Med.), an examination of the bodily	      condition of a person.	   {Physical geography}. See under {Geography}.	   {Physical point}, an indefinitely small portion of matter; a	      point conceived as being without extension, yet having	      physical properties, as weight, inertia, momentum, etc.; a	      material point.	   {Physical signs} (Med.), the objective signs of the bodily	      state afforded by a physical examination.	      [1913 Webster]
physicalism \physicalism\ n. (Philosophy)	   The doctrine that matter is the only reality.	   Syn: materialism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
physicality \physicality\ n.	   A preoccupation with satisfaction of physical drives and	   appetites; -- of people.	   Syn: animalism.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Physically \Phys"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a physical manner; according to the laws of nature or	   physics; by physical force; not morally.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am not now treating physically of light or colors.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. According to the rules of medicine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that lives physically must live miserably.	                                                  --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster] physicalness
physicalness \physicalness\ n.	   The quality of being physical; consisting of matter;	   materiality.	   Syn: materiality, corporeality.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Physician \Phy*si"cian\ (f[i^]*z[i^]sh"an), n. [OE. fisician,	   fisicien, OF. physucien, a physician, in F., a natural	   philosopher, an experimentalist in physics. See {Physic}.]	   1. A person skilled in medicine, or the art of healing;	      especially, one trained and licensed to treat illness and	      prescribe medicines; a doctor of medicine.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   2. Hence, figuratively, one who ministers to moral diseases;	      as, a physician of the soul.	      [1913 Webster]
Physicianed \Phy*si"cianed\, a.	   Licensed as a physician. [Obs.] "A physicianed apothecary."	   --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Physicism \Phys"i*cism\ (f[i^]z"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.	   The tendency of the mind toward, or its preoccupation with,	   physical phenomena; materialism in philosophy and religion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Anthropomorphism grows into theology, while physicism	         (if I may so call it) develops into science. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Physicist \Phys"i*cist\ (f[i^]z"[i^]*s[i^]st), n.	   One versed in physics.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A believer in the theory that the fundamental	      phenomena of life are to be explained upon purely chemical	      and physical principles; -- opposed to vitalist.	      [1913 Webster]
Physicking \Phys"ick*ing\,	   p. pr. & vb. n. fr. {Physic}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Physico- \Phys"i*co-\ (f[i^]z"[i^]*k[-o]-). [Fr. Gr. fysiko`s	   natural, physical.]	   A combining form, denoting relation to, or dependence upon,	   natural causes, or the science of physics.	   [1913 Webster]
Physicochemical \Phys`i*co*chem"ic*al\, a. [Physico- +	   chemical.]	   Involving the principles of both physics and chemistry;	   dependent on, or produced by, the joint action of physical	   and chemical agencies. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Physicologic \Phys`i*co*log"ic\, n. [Physico- + logic.]	   Logic illustrated by physics.	   [1913 Webster]
Physicological \Phys`i*co*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to physicologic. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Physicology \Phys`i*col"o*gy\, n. [Physico- + -logy.]	   Physics. [R.] -- {Phys`i*col"o*gist}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Physico-mathematics \Phys`i*co-math`e*mat"ics\, n. [Physico- +	   mathematics.]	   Mixed mathematics.	   [1913 Webster]
Physico-philosophy \Phys`i*co-phi*los"o*phy\, n. [Physico- +	   philosophy.]	   The philosophy of nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Physico-theology \Phys`i*co-the*ol"o*gy\, n. [Physico- +	   theology.]	   Theology or divinity illustrated or enforced by physics or	   natural philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Physics \Phys"ics\, n. [See {Physic}.]	   The science of nature, or of natural objects; that branch of	   science which treats of the laws and properties of matter,	   and the forces acting upon it; especially, that department of	   natural science which treats of the causes (as gravitation,	   heat, light, magnetism, electricity, etc.) that modify the	   general properties of bodies; natural philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Chemistry, though a branch of general physics, is	         commonly treated as a science by itself, and the	         application of physical principles which it involves	         constitute a branch called chemical physics, which	         treats more especially of those physical properties of	         matter which are used by chemists in defining and	         distinguishing substances.	         [1913 Webster]
Physiocrat \Phys"i*o*crat\ (f[i^]z"[i^]*[-o]*kr[a^]t), n. [Gr.	   fy`sis nature + kratei^n to rule.]	   One of the followers of Quesnay of France, who, in the 18th	   century, founded a system of political economy based upon the	   supremacy of natural order. --F. A. Walker. --	   {Phys`i*o*crat"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiogeny \Phys`i*og"e*ny\ (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n.	   [Gr. fy`sis nature + root of gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Biol.)	   The germ history of the functions, or the history of the	   development of vital activities, in the individual, being one	   of the branches of ontogeny. See {Morphogeny}. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiognomer \Phys`i*og"no*mer\	   (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]g"n[-o]*m[~e]r), n.	   Physiognomist.	   [1913 Webster] Physiognomic
Physiognomic \Phys`i*og*nom"ic\	   (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]g*n[o^]m"[i^]k), Physiognomical
\Phys`i*og*nom"ic*al\ (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]g*n[o^]m"[i^]*kal), a.	   [Gr. fysiognwmoniko`s: cf. F. physiognomonique.]	   Of or pertaining to physiognomy; according with the	   principles of physiognomy. -- {Phys`i*og*nom"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiognomist \Phys`i*og*nom"ist\, n.	   Same as {Physiognomy}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]	Physiognomist \Phys`i*og"no*mist\, n. [Cf. F. physiognomiste.]	   1. One skilled in physiognomy. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who tells fortunes by physiognomy. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Physiognomize \Phys`i*og"no*mize\, v. t.	   To observe and study the physiognomy of. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiognommonic \Phys`i*og`no*mmon"ic\, a.	   Physiognomic.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiognomy \Phys`i*og"no*my\ (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]g"n[o^]*m[y^];	   277), n.; pl. {Physiognomies}	   (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]g"n[o^]*m[i^]z). [OE. fisonomie, phisonomie,	   fisnamie, OF. phisonomie, F. physiognomie, physiognomonie,	   from Gr. fysiognwmoni`a; fy`sis nature + gnw`mwn one who	   knows or examines, a judge, fr. gnw^mai, gignw`skein, to	   know. See {Physic}, and {Know}, and cf. {Phiz}.]	   1. The art and science of discovering the predominant temper,	      and other characteristic qualities of the mind, by the	      outward appearance, especially by the features of the	      face.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The face or countenance, especially viewed as an	      indication of the temper of the mind; particular	      configuration, cast, or expression of countenance, as	      denoting character.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art telling fortunes by inspection of the features.	      [Obs.] --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The general appearance or aspect of a thing, without	      reference to its scientific characteristics; as, the	      physiognomy of a plant, or of a meteor.	      [1913 Webster]
Physiogony \Phys`i*og"o*ny\, n. [Gr. fy`sis nature + go`nos	   birth.]	   The birth of nature. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster] Physiographic
Physiographic \Phys`i*o*graph"ic\, Physiographical
\Phys`i*o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. physiographique.]	   Of or pertaining to physiography.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiography \Phys`i*og"ra*phy\ (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]),	   n. [Gr. fy`sis nature + -graphy: cf. F. physiographie.]	   1. The science which treats of the earth's exterior physical	      features, climate, life, etc., and of the physical	      movements or changes on the earth's surface, as the	      currents of the atmosphere and ocean, the secular	      variations in heat, moisture, magnetism, etc.; physical	      geography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished	      from the explanatory or theoretic part; as, mineral	      physiography.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Physiolatry \Phys`i*ol"a*try\, n. [Gr. fy`sis nature + ?	   service.]	   The worship of the powers or agencies of nature; materialism	   in religion; nature worship. "The physiolatry of the Vedas."	   --M. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiologer \Phys`i*ol"o*ger\ (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[~e]r),	   n.	   A physiologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiologic \Phys`i*o*log"ic\, a. [L. physiologicus, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. physiologique.]	   Physiological.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiological \Phys`i*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to physiology; relating to the science of	   the functions of living organism; as, physiological botany or	   chemistry.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiologically \Phys`i*o*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a physiological manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiologist \Phys`i*ol"o*gist\	   (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n. [Cf. F. physiologiste.]	   One who is versed in the science of physiology; a student of	   the properties and functions of animal and vegetable organs	   and tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Physiologize \Phys`i*ol"o*gize\, v. i.	   To speculate in physiology; to make physiological	   investigations. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
physiology \phys`i*ol"o*gy\ (f[i^]z`[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.;	   pl. {Physiologies}. [L. physiologia, Gr. fysiologi`a; fy`sis	   nature + lo`gos discourse: cf. F. physiologie.]	   1. The science which treats of the phenomena of living	      organisms; the study of the processes incidental to, and	      characteristic of, life.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is divided into animal and vegetable physiology,	         dealing with animal and vegetable life respectively.	         When applied especially to a study of the functions of	         the organs and tissues in man, it is called human	         physiology.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on physiology.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mental physiology}, the science of the functions and	      phenomena of the mind, as distinguished from a	      philosophical explanation of the same.	      [1913 Webster]
Physiophyly \Phys`i*oph"y*ly\, n. [Gr. fy`sis nature + ? a	   clan.] (Biol.)	   The tribal history of the functions, or the history of the	   paleontological development of vital activities, -- being a	   branch of phylogeny. See {Morphophyly}. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
physiotherapy \phys`i*o*ther"a*py\	   (f[i^]z`[i^]*[-o]*th[~e]r"[.a]*p[y^]) n.	   Therapy that uses physical agents: exercise and massage and	   so on.	   Syn: physical therapy, physiatrics.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Physique \Phy*sique"\ (f[i^]*z[=e]k"), n. [F. See {Physic}.]	   The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.	   [1913 Webster]	         With his white hair and splendid physique. --Mrs.	                                                  Stowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Physnomy \Phys"no*my\, n.	   Physiogmony. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Physoclist \Phys"o*clist\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Physoclisti.	   [1913 Webster]
Physoclisti \Phys`o*clis"ti\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^sa a	   bellows + ? to close.] (Zool.)	   An order of teleost in which the air bladder has no opening.	   [1913 Webster]
Physograde \Phys"o*grade\, n. [Gr. fy^sa a bellows + L. gradi to	   walk, go.] (Zool.)	   Any siphonophore which has an air sac for a float, as the	   Physalia.	   [1913 Webster]
Physophorae \Phy*soph"o*r[ae]\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^sa	   a bellows + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   An order of Siphonophora, furnished with an air sac, or	   float, and a series of nectocalyces. See Illust. under	   {Nectocalyx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Physopod \Phy"so*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Physopoda; a thrips.	   [1913 Webster]
Physopoda \Phy*sop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^sa a bellows +	   -poda.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Thysanoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Physostigmine \Phy`so*stig"mine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in the Calabar bean (the seed of	   {Physostigma venenosum}), and extracted as a white,	   tasteless, substance, amorphous or crystalline; -- formerly	   called {eserine}, with which it was regarded as identical.	   [1913 Webster]
Physostomi \Phy*sos"to*mi\ (f[i^]*s[o^]s"t[-o]*m[imac]), prop.	   n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fy^sa a bellows + sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes in which the air bladder is provided with	   a duct, and the ventral fins, when present, are abdominal. It	   includes the salmons, herrings, carps, catfishes, and others.	   [1913 Webster]
Physostomous \Phy*sos"to*mous\ (f[i^]*s[o^]s"t[-o]*m[u^]s), a.	   (Zool.)	   (a) Having a duct to the air bladder.	   (b) Pertaining to the {Physostomi}.	       [1913 Webster]
Phytelephas \Phy*tel"e*phas\ (f[imac]*t[e^]l"[-e]*f[a^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n a plant + ele`fos the elephant; also,	   ivory.] (Bot.)	   A genus of South American palm trees, the seeds of which	   furnish the substance called {vegetable ivory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytivorous \Phy*tiv"o*rous\, a. [Phyto- + L. vorare to eat	   greedily.]	   Feeding on plants or herbage; phytophagous; as, phytivorous	   animals. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyto- \Phy"to-\ [See {Physic}.]	   A combining form from Gr. fyto`n a plant; as, phytochemistry,	   phytography.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytochemical \Phy`to*chem"ic*al\, a.	   Relating to phytochemistry. --R. Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytochemistry \Phy"to*chem"is*try\, n. [Phyto- + chemistry.]	   Chemistry in its relation to vegetable bodies; vegetable	   chemistry. --R. Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytochimy \Phy*toch"i*my\, n. [F. phytochimie; Gr. fyto`n a	   plant + F. chimie chemistry.]	   Phytochemistry. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster] Phytogenesis
Phytogenesis \Phy`to*gen"e*sis\, Phytogeny \Phy*tog"e*ny\, n.	   [Phyto- + genesis, or root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.]	   The doctrine of the generation of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytogeographical \Phy`to*ge"o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to phytogeography.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytogeography \Phy`to*ge*og"ra*phy\, n. [Phyto- + geography.]	   The geographical distribution of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytoglyphic \Phy`to*glyph"ic\, a.	   Relating to phytoglyphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytoglyphy \Phy*tog"ly*phy\, n. [Phyto- + Gr. gly`fein to	   engrave.]	   See {Nature printing}, under {Nature}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytographical \Phy`to*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. phytographique.]	   Of or pertaining to phytography.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytography \Phy*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Phyto- + -graphy: cf. F.	   phytographie.]	   The science of describing plants in a systematic manner;	   also, a description of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytoid \Phy"toid\, a. [Phyto- + -oid.]	   Resembling a plant; plantlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytolacca \Phy`to*lac"ca\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n plant	   + It. lacca lac.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbaceous plants, some of them having berries	   which abound in intensely red juice; poke, or pokeweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytolite \Phy"to*lite\, n. [Phyto- + -lite: cf. F. phytolithe.]	   An old name for a fossil plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytolithologist \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in phytolithology; a paleobotanist.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytolithology \Phy`to*li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + lithology.]	   The branch of science which treats of fossil plants; --	   usually called {paleobotany}, sometimes {paleophytology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytological \Phy`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. phytologique.]	   Of or pertaining to phytology; botanical.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytologist \Phy*tol"o*gist\ (f[imac]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[i^]st), n.	   One skilled in phytology; a writer on plants; a botanist.	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytology \Phy*tol"o*gy\ (f[imac]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Phyto-	   + -logy: cf. F. phytologie.]	   The science of plants; a description of the kinds and	   properties of plants; botany. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Phytomer
Phytomer \Phy"to*mer\, Phytomeron \Phy*tom"e*ron\, n. [NL.	   phytomeron, fr. Gr. fyto`n plant + me`ros share.] (Bot.)	   An organic element of a flowering plant; a phyton.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyton \Phy"ton\, n.; pl. {Phytons}. [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n	   plant.] (Bot.)	   One of the parts which by their repetition make up a	   flowering plant, each being a single joint of a stem with its	   leaf or leaves; a phytomer.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytonomy \Phy*ton"o*my\, n. [Phyto- + Gr. ? law: cf. F.	   phytonomie.]	   The science of the origin and growth of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytopathologist \Phy`to*pa*thol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in diseases of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytopathology \Phy`to*pa*thol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- + pathology.]	   The science of diseases to which plants are liable.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytophaga \Phy*toph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. fyto`n a plant	   + fagei^n to eat.] (Zool.)	   A division of Hymenoptera; the sawflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytophagic \Phy`to*phag"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Phytophagous.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytophagous \Phy*toph"a*gous\, a. [Phyto- + Gr. fagei^n to	   eat.] (Zool.)	   Feeding on plants; herbivorous; as, a phytophagous animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytophagy \Phy*toph"a*gy\, n.	   The eating of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytophysiology \Phy`to*phys`i*ol"o*gy\, n. [Phyto- +	   physiology.]	   Vegetable physiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytotomist \Phy*tot"o*mist\, n.	   One versed in phytotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytotomy \Phy*tot"o*my\, n. [Phyto- + Gr. te`mnein to cut.]	   The dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytozoaria \Phy`to*zo*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Phytozoon}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Infusoria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Phytozoon \Phy`to*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Phytozoa}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   fyto`n + zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   A plantlike animal. The term is sometimes applied to	   zoophytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Phyz \Phyz\, n.	   See {Phiz}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pi \Pi\ (p[=e]` [imac]"), n. (Chem.)	   The inorganic orthophoshate ion; -- a symbol used in	   biochemistry. [acronym]	   [PJC]	Pi \Pi\ (p[imac]), n. [See {Pica}, {Pie} magpie, service-book.]	   (Print.)	   A mass of type confusedly mixed or unsorted. [Written also	   {pie}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pi \Pi\ (p[imac]), n. [Gr. pi^.]	   1. A Greek letter ([Pi], [pi]) corresponding to the Roman	      letter {P}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Specifically: (Math.) The letter [pi], [Pi], as used to	      denote the number or quotient approximately expressing the	      ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter;	      also, the quotient or the ratio itself. The value of the	      quotient pi, to twenty decimal places, is	      3.14159265358979323846 (see note). The number pi is an	      irrational number, i.e. it cannot be expressed as the	      quotient of two integers. It is also a transcendental	      number, i.e. it cannot be expressed as a root of an	      algebraic equation with a finite number of terms; and from	      this fact follows the impossibility of the quadrature of	      the circle by purely algebraic processes, or by the aid of	      a ruler and compass.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Note: The first 1000 decimal digits of the number pi are as	         displayed below.	         The digits are arranged as five sets of ten digits per	         line in twenty lines, proceeding left to right in each	         line.	         3.	         1415926535 8979323846 2643383279 5028841971 6939937510	         5820974944 5923078164 0628620899 8628034825 3421170679	         8214808651 3282306647 0938446095 5058223172 5359408128	         4811174502 8410270193 8521105559 6446229489 5493038196	         4428810975 6659334461 2847564823 3786783165 2712019091	         4564856692 3460348610 4543266482 1339360726 0249141273	         7245870066 0631558817 4881520920 9628292540 9171536436	         7892590360 0113305305 4882046652 1384146951 9415116094	         3305727036 5759591953 0921861173 8193261179 3105118548	         0744623799 6274956735 1885752724 8912279381 8301194912	         9833673362 4406566430 8602139494 6395224737 1907021798	         6094370277 0539217176 2931767523 8467481846 7669405132	         0005681271 4526356082 7785771342 7577896091 7363717872	         1468440901 2249534301 4654958537 1050792279 6892589235	         4201995611 2129021960 8640344181 5981362977 4771309960	         5187072113 4999999837 2978049951 0597317328 1609631859	         5024459455 3469083026 4252230825 3344685035 2619311881	         7101000313 7838752886 5875332083 8142061717 7669147303	         5982534904 2875546873 1159562863 8823537875 9375195778	         1857780532 1712268066 1300192787 6611195909 2164201989	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Pi \Pi\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pieing}.]	   (Print.)	   To put into a mixed and disordered condition, as type; to mix	   and disarrange the type of; as, to pi a form. [Written also	   {pie}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piacaba \Pi*a[,c]"a*ba\, n.	   See {Piassava}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piacle \Pi"a*cle\, n. [L. piaculum a propitiatory sacrifice,	   that which requires expiation, a wicked action, fr. piare to	   appease, to expiate, pius pious.]	   A heinous offense which requires expiation. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Piacular \Pi*ac"u*lar\, a. [L. piacularis: cf. F. piaculaire.]	   1. Expiatory; atoning. --Sir G. C. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Requiring expiation; criminal; atrociously bad. "Piacular	      pollution." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Piacularity \Pi*ac`u*lar"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being piacular; criminality;	   wickedness. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Piaculous \Pi*ac"u*lous\, a.	   Same as {Piacular}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pial \Pi"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the {pia mater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pia mater \Pi"a ma"ter\ [NL., fr. L. pia (fem. of pius tender,	   kind) + mater mother.] (Anat.)	   The delicate and highly vascular membrane immediately	   investing the brain and spinal cord.	   [1913 Webster]
Pian \Pian\, n. [Pg. pian, epian, or. Sp. pian; from the native	   name in South America: cf. F. pian.] (Med.)	   The yaws. See {Yaws}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pianet \Pi"a*net`\, n. [Cf. {Pie} magpie.] (Zool.)	   (a) The magpie. [Written also {pianate}, and {pyenate}.]	   (b) The lesser woodpecker. [Obs.] --Bailey.	       [1913 Webster]
Pianette \Pi*a*nette"\, n. [Dim. of piano.] (Mus.)	   A small piano; a pianino.	   [1913 Webster]
Pianino \Pi`a*ni"no\, n. [It., dim. of piano, adj. See {Piano}.]	   (Mus.)	   A pianette, or small piano.	   [1913 Webster]
Pianissimo \Pi`a*nis"si*mo\, a. [It., superl. of piano.] (Mus.)	   Very soft; -- a direction to execute a passage as softly as	   possible. (Abbrev. pp.)	   [1913 Webster]
Pianist \Pi*an"ist\, n. [Cf. F. pianiste, It. pianista.]	   A performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano.	   [1913 Webster]
pianistic \pianistic\ adj.	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a pianist; as,	   pianistic abilities.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Piano \Pi*a"no\, a. & adv. [It., even, smooth, soft, fr. L.	   planus even, level.] (Mus.)	   Soft; -- a direction to the performer to execute a certain	   passage softly, and with diminished volume of tone. (Abbrev.	   p.)	   [1913 Webster] Pianoforte	Piano \Pi*an"o\, Pianoforte \Pi*an"o*for`te\, n. [It. piano soft	   (fr. L. planus even, smooth; see {Plain}, a.) + It. forte	   strong, fr. L. fortis (see {Fort}).] (Mus.)	   A well-known musical instrument somewhat resembling the	   harpsichord, and consisting of a series of wires of graduated	   length, thickness, and tension, struck by hammers moved by	   keys.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dumb piano}. See {Digitorium}.	   {Grand piano}. See under {Grand}.	   {Square piano}, one with a horizontal frame and an oblong	      case.	   {Upright piano}, one with an upright frame and vertical	      wires.	      [1913 Webster]
Pianograph \Pi*an"o*graph\, n. [Piano + -graph.] (Mus.)	   A form of melodiograph applied to a piano.	   [1913 Webster]
Pianola \Pianola\ n.	   A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated	   paper to activate the keys.	   Syn: mechanical piano, player piano.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Piapec \Pi"a*pec\, n. [Cf. {Pie} a magpie.] (Zool.)	   A West African pie ({Ptilostomus Senegalensis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Piarist \Pi"a*rist\, n. [L. pius pious.] (R. C. Ch.)	   One of a religious order who are the regular clerks of the	   Scuole Pie (religious schools), an institute of secondary	   education, founded at Rome in the last years of the 16th	   century. --Addis & Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Piassava \Pi*as"sa*va\, n. [Pg. piasaba.]	   A fibrous product of two Brazilian palm trees ({Attalea	   funifera} and {Leopoldinia Piassaba}), -- used in making	   brooms, and for other purposes. Called also {pia[,c]aba} and	   {piasaba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piaster \Pi*as"ter\, n. [F. piastre, It. piastra a thin plate of	   metal, a dollar, LL. piastra, fr. L. emplastrum. See	   {Plaster}.]	   A silver coin of Spain and various other countries. See	   {Peso}. The Spanish piaster (commonly called peso, or peso	   duro) is of about the value of the American dollar. The	   Italian piaster, or scudo, was worth from 80 to 100 cents.	   The Turkish and Egyptian piasters are now worth about four	   and a half cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Piastre \Pi*as"tre\, n.	   See {Piaster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piation \Pi*a"tion\, n. [L. piatio. See {Piacle}.]	   The act of making atonement; expiation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piatti \Pi*at"ti\, n. pl. [It., prop., plates.] (Mus.)	   Cymbals. [Written also {pyatti}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piazza \Pi*az"za\, n.; pl. {Piazzas}. [It., place, square,	   market place, L. platea street, courtyard. See {Place}.]	   An open square in a European town, especially an Italian	   town; hence (Arch.), an arcaded and roofed gallery; a	   portico. In the United States the word is popularly applied	   to a veranda.	   [1913 Webster]	         We walk by the obelisk, and meditate in piazzas. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pibcorn \Pib"corn`\, n. [W. pib pipe + corn horn.] (Mus.)	   A wind instrument or pipe, with a horn at each end, -- used	   in Wales.	   [1913 Webster]
Pibroch \Pi"broch\, n. [Gael. piobaireachd pipe music, fr.	   piobair a piper, fr. pioba pipe, bagpipe, from English. See	   {Pipe}, n.]	   A Highland air, suited to the particular passion which the	   musician would either excite or assuage; generally applied to	   those airs that are played on the bagpipe before the	   Highlanders when they go out to battle. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pic \Pic\, n. [Cf. F. pic.]	   A Turkish cloth measure, varying from 18 to 28 inches.	   [1913 Webster]
Pica \Pi"ca\, n. [L. pica a pie, magpie; in sense 3 prob. named	   from some resemblance to the colors of the magpie. Cf. {Pie}	   magpie.]	   1. (Zool.) The genus that includes the magpies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A vitiated appetite that craves what is unfit for	      food, such as clay, chalk, ashes, coal, etc.;	      chthonophagia.	   Syn: allotriophagy.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A service-book. See {Pie}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) A size of type next larger than small pica, and	      smaller than English.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in pica	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pica is twice the size of nonpareil, and is used as a	         standard of measurement in casting leads, cutting	         rules, etc., and also as a standard by which to	         designate several larger kinds of type, as double pica,	         two-line pica, four-line pica, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Small pica} (Print.), a size of type next larger than long	      primer, and smaller than pica.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This line is printed in small pica	         [1913 Webster]
Picador \Pic`a*dor"\, n. [Sp.]	   A horseman armed with a lance, who in a bullfight receives	   the first attack of the bull, and excites him by picking him	   without attempting to kill him.	   [1913 Webster]
Picamar \Pic"a*mar`\, n. [L. pix, picis, pitch + amarus bitter.]	   (Chem.)	   An oily liquid hydrocarbon extracted from the creosote of	   beechwood tar. It consists essentially of certain derivatives	   of pyrogallol.	   [1913 Webster]
Picapare \Pic"a*pare\, n. (Zool.)	   The finfoot.	   [1913 Webster]
Picard \Pic"ard\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of Adamites in the fifteenth century; -- so	   called from one Picard of Flanders. See {Adamite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Picaresque \Pic`a*resque"\, a. [F., fr. Sp. picaro rogue.]	   Applied to that class of literature in which the principal	   personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a	   rogue, an adventurer.	   [1913 Webster]
Picariae \Pi*ca"ri*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. picus a	   woodpecker.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of birds which includes the	   woodpeckers, toucans, trogons, hornbills, kingfishers,	   motmots, rollers, and goatsuckers. By some writers it is made	   to include also the cuckoos, swifts, and humming birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Picarian \Pi*ca"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to Picari[ae]. -- n. One of the Picari[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Picaroon \Pic`a*roon"\, n. [Sp. picaron, aug. of picaro roguish,	   n., a rogue.]	   One who plunders; especially, a plunderer of wrecks; a	   pirate; a corsair; a marauder; a sharper. --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Picayune \Pic`a*yune"\, n. [From the language of the Caribs.]	   A small coin of the value of six and a quarter cents. See	   {Fippenny bit}. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Picayunish \Pic`a*yun"ish\, a.	   Petty; paltry; mean; as, a picayunish business. [Colloq.	   U.S.]	   [1913 Webster] Piccadil
Piccadil \Pic"ca*dil\, Piccadilly \Pic`ca*dil"ly\, n. [OF.	   piccagilles the several divisions of pieces fastened together	   about the brim of the collar of a doublet, a dim. fr. Sp.	   picado, p. p. of picar to prick. See {Pike}.]	   A high, stiff collar for the neck; also, a hem or band about	   the skirt of a garment, -- worn by men in the 17th century.	   [1913 Webster]
Piccage \Pic"cage\, n. [LL. piccadium, fr. F. piquer to prick.]	   (O. Eng. Law)	   Money paid at fairs for leave to break ground for booths.	   --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Piccalilli \Pic"ca*lil`li\, n.	   A pickle of various vegetables with pungent species, --	   originally made in the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Piccolo \Pic"co*lo\, n. [It., small.]	   1. (Mus.) A small, shrill flute, the pitch of which is an	      octave higher than the ordinary flute; an octave flute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A small upright piano.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) An organ stop, with a high, piercing tone.	      [1913 Webster]
Pice \Pice\, n. [Hind. pais[=a]]	   A small copper coin of the East Indies, worth less than a	   cent. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Picea \Pic"e*a\, n. [L., the pitch pine, from pix, picis,	   pitch.] (Bot.)	   A genus of coniferous trees of the northen hemisphere,	   including the Norway spruce and the American black and white	   spruces. These trees have pendent cones, which do not readily	   fall to pieces, in this and other respects differing from the	   firs.	   [1913 Webster]
Picene \Pi"cene\, n. [See {Piceous}.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon (C?H?) extracted from the pitchy residue of	   coal tar and petroleum as a bluish fluorescent crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Piceous \Pic"e*ous\, a. [L. piceus, fr. pix, picis, pitch.]	   Of or pertaining to pitch; resembling pitch in color or	   quality; pitchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pichey \Pi"chey\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A Brazilian armadillo ({Dasypus minutus}); the little	   armadillo. [Written also {pichiy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pichiciago \Pi`chi*ci*a"go\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A small, burrowing, South American edentate ({Chlamyphorus	   truncatus}), allied to the armadillos. The shell is attached	   only along the back. [Written also {pichyciego}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pichurim bean \Pich"u*rim bean`\ (p[i^]ch"[-u]*r[i^]m b[=e]n`).	   (Bot.)	   The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree ({Nectandra Puchury})	   of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of	   sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also	   {sassafras nut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pici \Pi"ci\ (p[imac]"s[imac]), prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. picus	   a woodpecker.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds including the woodpeckers and wrynecks.	   [1913 Webster]
Piciform \Pi"ci*form\ (p[imac]"s[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Piciformes.	   [1913 Webster]
Piciformes \Pic`i*for"mes\ (p[i^]s`[i^]*f[^o]r"m[=e]z), prop. n.	   pl. [NL. See {Picus}, and {-form}.] (Zool.)	   A group of birds including the woodpeckers, toucans, barbets,	   colies, kingfishes, hornbills, and some other related groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Picine \Pi"cine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the woodpeckers ({Pici}), or to the	   Piciformes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pick \Pick\ (p[i^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picked} (p[i^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Picking}.] [OE. picken, pikken, to prick, peck;	   akin to Icel. pikka, Sw. picka, Dan. pikke, D. pikken, G.	   picken, F. piquer, W. pigo. Cf. {Peck}, v., {Pike}, {Pitch}	   to throw.]	   1. To throw; to pitch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As high as I could pick my lance.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To peck at, as a bird with its beak; to strike at with	      anything pointed; to act upon with a pointed instrument;	      to pierce; to prick, as with a pin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To separate or open by means of a sharp point or points;	      as, to pick matted wool, cotton, oakum, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To open (a lock) as by a wire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To pull apart or away, especially with the fingers; to	      pluck; to gather, as fruit from a tree, flowers from the	      stalk, feathers from a fowl, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To remove something from with a pointed instrument, with	      the fingers, or with the teeth; as, to pick the teeth; to	      pick a bone; to pick a goose; to pick a pocket.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did you pick Master Slender's purse?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He picks clean teeth, and, busy as he seems	            With an old tavern quill, is hungry yet. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To choose; to select; to separate as choice or desirable;	      to cull; as, to pick one's company; to pick one's way; --	      often with out. "One man picked out of ten thousand."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To take up; esp., to gather from here and there; to	      collect; to bring together; as, to pick rags; -- often	      with up; as, to pick up a ball or stones; to pick up	      information.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To trim. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pick at}, to tease or vex by pertinacious annoyance.	   {To pick a bone with}. See under {Bone}.	   {To pick a thank}, to curry favor. [Obs.] --Robynson (More's	      Utopia).	   {To pick off}.	      (a) To pluck; to remove by picking.	      (b) To shoot or bring down, one by one; as, sharpshooters	          pick off the enemy.	   {To pick out}.	      (a) To mark out; to variegate; as, to pick out any dark	          stuff with lines or spots of bright colors.	      (b) To select from a number or quantity.	   {To pick to pieces}, to pull apart piece by piece; hence	      [Colloq.], to analyze; esp., to criticize in detail.	   {To pick a quarrel}, to give occasion of quarrel	      intentionally.	   {To pick up}.	      (a) To take up, as with the fingers.	      (b) To get by repeated efforts; to gather here and there;	          as, to pick up a livelihood; to pick up news.	          [1913 Webster]	Pick \Pick\, v. i.	   1. To eat slowly, sparingly, or by morsels; to nibble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why stand'st thou picking? Is thy palate sore?	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do anything nicely or carefully, or by attending to	      small things; to select something with care.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To steal; to pilfer. "To keep my hands from picking and	      stealing." --Book of Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pick up}, to improve by degrees; as, he is picking up in	      health or business. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Pick \Pick\, n. [F. pic a pickax, a pick. See {Pick}, and cf.	   {Pike}.]	   1. A sharp-pointed tool for picking; -- often used in	      composition; as, a toothpick; a picklock.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 for digging ino the ground	      by quarrymen, roadmakers, etc.; also, a pointed hammer	      used for dressing millstones.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pike or spike; the sharp point fixed in the center of a	      buckler. [Obs.] "Take down my buckler . . . and grind the	      pick on 't." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Choice; right of selection; as, to have one's pick; in cat	      breeding, the owner of a stud gets the pick of the litter.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            France and Russia have the pick of our stables.	                                                  --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: That which would be picked or chosen first; the	      best; as, the pick of the flock.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) A particle of ink or paper imbedded in the hollow	      of a letter, filling up its face, and occasioning a spot	      on a printed sheet. --MacKellar.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Painting) That which is picked in, as with a pointed	      pencil, to correct an unevenness in a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Weaving) The blow which drives the shuttle, -- the rate	      of speed of a loom being reckoned as so many picks per	      minute; hence, in describing the fineness of a fabric, a	      weft thread; as, so many picks to an inch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pick dressing} (Arch.), in cut stonework, a facing made by a	      pointed tool, leaving the surface in little pits or	      depressions.	   {Pick hammer}, a pick with one end sharp and the other blunt,	      used by miners.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickaback \Pick"a*back`\ (p[i^]k"[.a]*b[a^]k`), adv.	   On the back or shoulders; as, to ride pickback. [Written also	   {pickapack}, {pickback}, and {pickpack}.]	   Syn: piggyback.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	              A woman stooping to take a child pickaback.	                                                  --R,Jefferies.	        [1913 Webster]
Pickaninny \Pick"a*nin`ny\ (p[i^]k"[.a]*n[i^]n`n[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Pickaninnies} (p[i^]k"[.a]*n[i^]n`n[i^]z). [Cf. Sp.	   peque[~n]o little, young.]	   A small child; especially, a negro or mulatto infant. Now	   (2001) used primarily in the latter sense, and in that sense	   often considered derogatory. [U.S. & West Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Pickapack \Pick"a*pack`\, adv.	   Pickaback.	   [1913 Webster] Pickax
Pickax \Pick"ax`\, Pickaxe \Pick"axe`\ (p[i^]k"[a^]ks`), n. [A	   corruption of OE. pikois, pikeis, F. picois, fr. pic. See	   {Pick}, n.]	   A pick with a point at one end, a transverse edge or blade at	   the other, and a handle inserted at the middle; a hammer with	   a flattened end for driving wedges and a pointed end for	   piercing as it strikes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickback \Pick"back`\, adv.	   On the back.	   [1913 Webster]
Picked \Pick"ed\, a.	   1. Pointed; sharp. "Picked and polished." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the stake be made picked at the top. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a pike or spine on the back; -- said of	      certain fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Carefully selected; chosen; as, picked men.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fine; spruce; smart; precise; dianty. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Picked dogfish}. (Zool.) See under {Dogfish}.	   {Picked out}, ornamented or relieved with lines, or the like,	      of a different, usually a lighter, color; as, a carriage	      body dark green, picked out with red.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickedness \Pick"ed*ness\, n.	   1. The state of being sharpened; pointedness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fineness; spruceness; smartness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Too much pickedness is not manly.     --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickeer \Pick*eer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pickeered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pickeering}.] [F. picorer to go marauding, orig., to	   go to steal cattle, ultimately fr. L. pecus, pecoris, cattle;	   cf. F. picor['e]e, Sp. pecorea robbery committed by	   straggling soldiers.]	   To make a raid for booty; to maraud; also, to skirmish in	   advance of an army. See {Picaroon}. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickeerer \Pick*eer"er\, n.	   One who pickeers. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Picker \Pick"er\, n. [From {Pick}.]	   1. One who, or that which, picks, in any sense, -- as, one	      who uses a pick; one who gathers; a thief; a pick; a	      pickax; as, a cotton picker. "Pickers and stealers."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A machine for picking fibrous materials to pieces	      so as to loosen and separate the fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Weaving) The piece in a loom which strikes the end of the	      shuttle, and impels it through the warp.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Ordnance) A priming wire for cleaning the vent.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickerel \Pick"er*el\, n. [Dim. of {Pike}.] [Written also	   {pickerell}.]	   1. A young or small pike. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bet [better] is, quoth he, a pike than a pickerel.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of freshwater fishes of the	          genus {Esox}, esp. the smaller species.	      (b) The glasseye, or wall-eyed pike. See {Wall-eye}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The federation, or chain, pickerel ({Esox reticulatus})	         and the brook pickerel ({Esox Americanus}) are the most	         common American species. They are used for food, and	         are noted for their voracity. About the Great Lakes the	         pike is called pickerel.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Pickerel weed} (Bot.), a blue-flowered aquatic plant	      ({Pontederia cordata}) having large arrow-shaped leaves.	      So called because common in slow-moving waters where	      pickerel are often found.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickering \Pick"er*ing\, n. [Probably a corruption of	   {Pickerel}.] (Zool.)	   The sauger of the St.Lawrence River.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickery \Pick"er*y\, n. [From {Pick} to steal; or perhaps from	   {Pickeer}.]	   Petty theft. [Scot.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Picket \Pick"et\, n. [F. piquet, properly dim. of pique spear,	   pike. See {Pike}, and cf. {Piquet}.]	   1. A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in	      fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles;	      or one used for tethering horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pointed pale, used in marking fences.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Probably so called from the picketing of the horses.]	      (Mil.) A detached body of troops serving to guard an army	      from surprise, and to oppose reconnoitering parties of the	      enemy; -- called also {outlying picket}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. By extension, men appointed by a trades union, or other	      labor organization, to intercept outsiders, and prevent	      them from working for employers with whom the organization	      is at variance. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A military punishment, formerly resorted to, in which the	      offender was forced to stand with one foot on a pointed	      stake.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A game at cards. See {Piquet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inlying picket} (Mil.), a detachment of troops held in camp	      or quarters, detailed to march if called upon.	   {Picket fence}, a fence made of pickets. See def. 2, above.	      	   {Picket guard} (Mil.), a guard of horse and foot, always in	      readiness in case of alarm.	   {Picket line}. (Mil.)	      (a) A position held and guarded by small bodies of men	          placed at intervals.	      (b) A rope to which horses are secured when groomed.	   {Picketpin}, an iron pin for picketing horses.	      [1913 Webster]	Picket \Pick"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Picketing}.]	   1. To fortify with pointed stakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose or fence with pickets or pales.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tether to, or as to, a picket; as, to picket a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To guard, as a camp or road, by an outlying picket.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To torture by compelling to stand with one foot on a	      pointed stake. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Picketee \Pick`e*tee"\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Picotee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pick-fault \Pick"-fault`\, n.	   One who seeks out faults.	   [1913 Webster]
Picking \Pick"ing\, n.	   1. The act of digging or breaking up, as with a pick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of choosing, plucking, or gathering.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is, or may be, picked or gleaned.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pilfering; also, that which is pilfered.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. The pulverized shells of oysters used in making walks.	      [Eng.] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) Rough sorting of ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Overburned bricks. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Picking \Pick"ing\, a.	   1. Done or made as with a pointed tool; as, a picking sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nice; careful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            was too warm on picking work to dwell. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Picking peg}. (Weaving) See {Picker}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickle \Pic"kle\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Picle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pickle \Pic"kle\, n. [Cf. D. pekel. Probably a dim. fr. {Pick},	   v. t., alluding to the cleaning of the fish.]	   1.	      (a) A solution of salt and water, in which fish, meat,	          etc., may be preserved or corned; brine.	      (b) Vinegar, plain or spiced, used for preserving	          vegetables, fish, eggs, oysters, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any article of food which has been preserved in brine or	      in vinegar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Founding) A bath of dilute sulphuric or nitric acid,	      etc., to remove burnt sand, scale rust, etc., from the	      surface of castings, or other articles of metal, or to	      brighten them or improve their color.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A troublesome child; as, a little pickle. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be in a pickle}, to be in disagreeable position; to be in	      a condition of embarrassment, difficulty, or disorder.	      "How cam'st thou in this pickle?" --Shak.	   {To put a rod in pickle}, to prepare a particular reproof,	      punishment, or penalty for future application.	      [1913 Webster]	Pickle \Pic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pickled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pickling}.]	   1. To preserve or season in pickle; to treat with some kind	      of pickle; as, to pickle herrings or cucumbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give an antique appearance to; -- said of copies or	      imitations of paintings by the old masters.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickled \Pic"kled\, a.	   Preserved in a pickle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickle-herring \Pic"kle-her"ring\, n.	   1. A herring preserved in brine; a pickled herring. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A merry-andrew; a buffoon. [Obs.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Pickler \Pic"kler\, n.	   One who makes pickles.	   [1913 Webster]
Picklock \Pick"lock`\, n.	   1. An instrument for picking locks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who picks locks; a thief. "A picklock of secrets."	      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Pick-me-up \Pick"-me-up`\, n.	   A stimulant, restorative, or tonic; a bracer. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pickmire \Pick"mire`\, n. [So called from its picking its food	   from the mire.] (Zool.)	   The pewit, or black-headed gull. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Picknick \Pick"nick\, n.	   See {Picnic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickoff \Pick"off\, n. (Baseball)	   a play in which a base runner is picked off. See {pick off}.	   [PJC]
Pick off \Pick" off\, v. t.	   1. (Baseball) to put out a baserunner who is off base by	      tagging him/her, especially by a quick throw from the	      pitcher or catcher.	      [PJC]	   2. to shoot so as to kill or disable, especially one by one	      from a position or in a situation where the target is	      unable to return fire at the shooter; -- used commonly of	      sniper fire. "The sniper picked off a dozen passersby from	      the tower before he was shot down by police."	      [PJC]	   3. (Football) to intercept (a pass).	      [PJC]
Pickpack \Pick"pack`\, adv.	   Pickaback.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickpenny \Pick"pen`ny\, n.; pl. {Pickpennies}.	   A miser; also, a sharper. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickpocket \Pick"pock`et\, n.	   One who steals purses or other articles from pockets.	   --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickpurse \Pick"purse`\, n.	   One who steals purses, or money from purses. --Latimer. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Picksy \Pick"sy\, n.	   See {Pixy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pickthank \Pick"thank`\, n.	   One who strives to put another under obligation; an officious	   person; hence, a flatterer. Used also adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Smiling pickthanks, and base newsmongers. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Picktooth \Pick"tooth`\, n.	   A toothpick. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] Pickup
Pickup \Pick"up\, or Pick-up \Pick"-up`\, n. [Colloq., Cant, or	   Slang]	   1. Act of picking up, as, in various games, the fielding or	      hitting of a ball just after it strikes the ground.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. That which picks up; specif.: (Elec.) same as {Brush} b.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. One that is picked up, as a meal hastily got up for the	      occasion, a chance acquaintance, an informal game, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. a social companion for the evening who is met without	      prior arrangement, as at a singles bar; also, the act of	      joining with such a companion in that fashion.	      [PJC]	   5. (Automobiles) acceleration; a measure of the ability of a	      vehicle to accelerate.	      [PJC]	   6. (Electronics) a component of a phonograph which contains	      the stylus and also components for converting the	      vibrations of the stylus into electrical impulses for	      subsequent processing into sound; often referred to as a	      {cartridge}; also, the process of converting vibrations	      into electrical impulses.	      [PJC]	   7. (Electronics) the conversion of sound or light into	      electrical signals in a sound or image recording or	      transmitting device.	      [PJC]	   8. (Vehicles) a small truck having an enclosed driver's	      compartment (cab) but an open rear with usually low sides	      and a tailgate. Also called {pickup truck}.	      [PJC]	   9. a hitchhiker who has been picked up.	      [PJC]
Picle \Pi"cle\ ((p[i^]k"'l), n. [Prob. fr. pightel or pingle.]	   A small piece of land inclosed with a hedge; a close. [Obs.]	   [Written also {pickle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Picnic \Pic"nic\, n. [Cf. F. piquenique. See {Pick}, v., and cf.	   {Knickknack}.]	   Formerly, an entertainment at which each person contributed	   some dish to a common table; now, an excursion or pleasure	   party in which the members partake of a collation or repast	   (usually in the open air, and from food carried by	   themselves).	   [1913 Webster]	Picnic \Pic"nic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Picnicked}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Picnicking}.]	   To go on a picnic, or pleasure excursion; to eat in public	   fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Picnicker \Pic"nick*er\, n.	   One who takes part in a picnic.	   [1913 Webster]
Picoid \Pi"coid\, a. [Picus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Pici.	   [1913 Webster]
Picoline \Pic"o*line\, n. [L. pix, picis, pitch + oleum oil +	   -ine.] (Chem.)	   Any one of three isometric bases ({C6H7N}) related to	   pyridine, and obtained from bone oil, acrolein ammonia, and	   coal-tar naphtha, as colorless mobile liquids of strong odor;	   -- called also {methyl pyridine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Picot \Pi`cot"\, n. [F.]	   One of many small loops, as of thread, forming an ornamental	   border, as on a ribbon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Picotee
Picotee \Pic`o*tee"\, Picotine \Pic`o*tine"\, n. [F. picot['e]	   dotted, picked.] (Bot.)	   A variety of carnation having petals of a light color	   variously dotted and spotted at the edges.	   [1913 Webster]
Picquet \Pic"quet\, n.	   See {Piquet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Picra \Pi"cra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? sharp, bitter.] (Med.)	   The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal,	   employed as a cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]
Picrate \Pi"crate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of picric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Picric \Pi"cric\, a. [Gr. ? bitter.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a strong organic acid (called	   picric acid), intensely bitter.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Picric acid is obtained by treating phenol with strong	         nitric acid, as a brilliant yellow crystalline	         substance, {C6H2(NO2)3.OH}. It is used in dyeing silk	         and wool, and also in the manufacture of explosives, as	         it is very unstable when heated. Called also	         {trinitrophenol}, and formerly {carbazotic acid}.	         [1913 Webster]
Picrite \Pic"rite\, n. [From Gr. ? bitter.] (Min.)	   A dark green igneous rock, consisting largely of chrysolite,	   with hornblende, augite, biotite, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Picrolite \Pic"ro*lite\, n. [Gr. ? bitter + -lite.: cf. F.	   picrolithe.] (Min.)	   A fibrous variety of serpentine.	   [1913 Webster]
Picromel \Pic"ro*mel\, n. [Gr. ? bitter + ? honey: cf. F.	   picromel.] (Old Chem.)	   A colorless viscous substance having a bitter-sweet taste.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was formerly supposed to be the essential principle	         of the bile, but is now known to be a mixture,	         principally of salts of glycocholic and taurocholic	         acids.	         [1913 Webster]
Picrotoxin \Pic`ro*tox"in\, n. [Gr. ? bitter + toxic + -in.]	   (Chem.)	   A bitter white crystalline substance found in the cocculus	   indicus. It is a peculiar poisonous neurotic and intoxicant,	   and consists of a mixture of several neutral substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Picryl \Pi"cryl\, n. [Picric + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical of picric acid, analogous to phenyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Pictish \Pict"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Picts; resembling the Picts. "The Pictish	   peer." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Pictograph \Pic"to*graph\, n. [See {Picture}, and {-graph}.]	   A picture or hieroglyph representing and expressing an idea.	   -- {Pic`to*graph"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Pictorial \Pic*to"ri*al\, a. [L. pictorius, fr. pictor a	   painter, fr. pingere to paint. See {Paint}.]	   Of or pertaining to pictures; illustrated by pictures;	   forming pictures; representing with the clearness of a	   picture; as, a pictorial dictionary; a pictorial imagination.	   "Pictorial rhetoric." --Ruskin. -- {Pic*to"ri*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Pictoric
Pictoric \Pic*tor"ic\, Pictorical \Pic*tor"ic*al\, a.	   Pictorial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Picts \Picts\, n. pl.; sing. {Pict}. [L. Picti; cf. AS.	   Peohtas.] (Ethnol.)	   A race of people of uncertain origin, who inhabited Scotland	   in early times.	   [1913 Webster]
Pictura \Pic*tu"ra\, n. [L., a painting.] (Zool.)	   Pattern of coloration.	   [1913 Webster]
Picturable \Pic"tur*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being pictured, or represented by a picture.	   [1913 Webster]
Pictural \Pic"tur*al\, a.	   Pictorial. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Pictural \Pic"tur*al\, n.	   A picture. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Picture \Pic"ture\, n. [L. pictura, fr. pingere, pictum, to	   paint: cf. F. peinture. See {Paint}.]	   1. The art of painting; representation by painting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Any well-expressed image . . . either in picture or	            sculpture.                            --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A representation of anything (as a person, a landscape, a	      building) upon canvas, paper, or other surface, produced	      by means of painting, drawing, engraving, photography,	      etc.; a representation in colors. By extension, a figure;	      a model.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pictures and shapes are but secondary objects.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young king's picture . . . in virgin wax.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An image or resemblance; a representation, either to the	      eye or to the mind; that which, by its likeness, brings	      vividly to mind some other thing; as, a child is the	      picture of his father; the man is the picture of grief.	      [1913 Webster]	            My eyes make pictures when they are shut.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Picture is often used adjectively, or in forming	         self-explaining compounds; as, picture book or	         picture-book, picture frame or picture-frame, picture	         seller or picture-seller, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Animated picture}, a moving picture.	   {Picture gallery}, a gallery, or large apartment, devoted to	      the exhibition of pictures.	   {Picture red}, a rod of metal tube fixed to the walls of a	      room, from which pictures are hung.	   {Picture writing}.	      (a) The art of recording events, or of expressing	          messages, by means of pictures representing the	          actions or circumstances in question. --Tylor.	      (b) The record or message so represented; as, the picture	          writing of the American Indians.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Picture}, {Painting}.	   Usage: Every kind of representation by drawing or painting is	          a picture, whether made with oil colors, water colors,	          pencil, crayons, or India ink; strictly, a painting is	          a picture made by means of colored paints, usually	          applied moist with a brush.	          [1913 Webster]	Picture \Pic"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pictured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Picturing}.]	   To draw or paint a resemblance of; to delineate; to	   represent; to form or present an ideal likeness of; to bring	   before the mind. "I . . . do picture it in my mind."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have not seen him so pictured.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pictured \Pic"tured\, a.	   Furnished with pictures; represented by a picture or	   pictures; as, a pictured scene.	   [1913 Webster]
Picturer \Pic"tur*er\, n.	   One who makes pictures; a painter. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Picturesque \Pic`tur*esque"\, a. [It. pittoresco: cf. F.	   pittoresque. See {Pictorial}.]	   Forming, or fitted to form, a good or pleasing picture;	   representing with the clearness or ideal beauty appropriate	   to a picture; expressing that peculiar kind of beauty which	   is agreeable in a picture, natural or artificial; graphic;	   vivid; as, a picturesque scene or attitude; picturesque	   language.	   [1913 Webster]	         What is picturesque as placed in relation to the	         beautiful and the sublime? It is . . . the	         characteristic pushed into a sensible excess. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pic`tur*esque"ly}, adv. --	   {Pic`tur*esque"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Picturesquish \Pic`tur*esqu"ish\, a.	   Somewhat picturesque. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Picturize \Pic"tur*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Picturized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Picturizing}.] [R.]	   1. To picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn with pictures.	      [1913 Webster]
Picul \Pic"ul\, n. [Jav. & Malay pikul, fr. pikul to carry on	   the back, to carry a burden; n., a man's burden.]	   A commercial weight varying in different countries and for	   different commodities. In Borneo it is 1355/8 lbs.; in China	   and Sumatra, 1331/2 lbs.; in Japan, 1331/3 lbs.; but	   sometimes 130 lbs., etc. Called also, by the Chinese, {tan}.	   [Written also {pecul}, and {pecal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piculet \Pic"u*let\, n. [Dim. of {Picus}.] (Zool.)	   Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus {Picumnus}	   and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and	   sharp at the tips, as in ordinary woodpeckers.	   [1913 Webster]
Picus \Pi"cus\, n.; pl. {Pici}. [L., a woodpecker.] (Zool.)	   A genus of woodpeckers, including some of the common American	   and European species.	   [1913 Webster]
Piddle \Pid"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piddling}.] [Cf. dial. Sw. pittla to keep picking at, Sw.	   peta to pick.]	   1. To deal in trifles; to concern one's self with trivial	      matters rather than with those that are important.	      --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be squeamishly nice about one's food. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To urinate; -- child's word.	      [1913 Webster]
Piddler \Pid"dler\, n.	   One who piddles.	   [1913 Webster]
Piddling \Pid"dling\, a.	   Trifling; trivial; frivolous; paltry; -- applied to persons	   and things.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ignoble hucksterage of piddling tithes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Piddock \Pid"dock\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See {Pholas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pie \Pie\, n. [OE. pie, pye; cf. Ir. & Gael. pighe pie, also	   Gael. pige an earthen jar or pot. Cf. {Piggin}.]	   1. An article of food consisting of paste baked with	      something in it or under it; as, chicken pie; venison pie;	      mince pie; apple pie; pumpkin pie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Camp}, n., 5. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pie crust}, the paste of a pie.	      [1913 Webster]	Pie \Pie\, n. [F. pie, L. pica; cf. picus woodpecker, pingere to	   paint; the bird being perhaps named from its colors. Cf.	   {Pi}, {Paint}, {Speight}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A magpie.	      (b) Any other species of the genus {Pica}, and of several	          allied genera. [Written also {pye}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) The service book.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pritn.) Type confusedly mixed. See {Pi}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By cock and pie}, an adjuration equivalent to "by God and	      the service book." --Shak.	   {Tree pie} (Zool.), any Asiatic bird of the genus	      {Dendrocitta}, allied to the magpie.	   {Wood pie}. (Zool.) See {French pie}, under {French}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pie \Pie\, v. t.	   See {Pi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piebald \Pie"bald`\, a. [Pie the party-colored bird + bald.]	   1. Having spots and patches of black and white, or other	      colors; mottled; pied. "A piebald steed of Thracian	      strain." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Mixed. "Piebald languages." --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Piece \Piece\, n. [OE. pece, F. pi[`e]ce, LL. pecia, petia,	   petium, probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. peth a thing, a	   part, portion, a little, Armor. pez, Gael. & Ir. cuid part,	   share. Cf. {Petty}.]	   1. A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole,	      in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or	      tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piece of sugar; to break	      in pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bring it out piece by piece.          --Ezek. xxiv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A definite portion or quantity, as of goods or work; as, a	      piece of broadcloth; a piece of wall paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any one thing conceived of as apart from other things of	      the same kind; an individual article; a distinct single	      effort of a series; a definite performance; especially:	      (a) A literary or artistic composition; as, a piece of	          poetry, music, or statuary.	      (b) A musket, gun, or cannon; as, a battery of six pieces;	          a following piece.	      (c) A coin; as, a sixpenny piece; -- formerly applied	          specifically to an English gold coin worth 22	          shillings.	      (d) A fact; an item; as, a piece of news; a piece of	          knowledge.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. An individual; -- applied to a person as being of a	      certain nature or quality; often, but not always, used	      slightingly or in contempt. "If I had not been a piece of	      a logician before I came to him." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy mother was a piece of virtue.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His own spirit is as unsettled a piece as there is	            in all the world.                     --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chess) One of the superior men, distinguished from a	      pawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A castle; a fortified building. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Of a piece}, of the same sort, as if taken from the same	      whole; like; -- sometimes followed by with. --Dryden.	   {Piece of eight}, the Spanish piaster, formerly divided into	      eight reals.	   {To give a piece of one's mind to}, to speak plainly,	      bluntly, or severely to (another). --Thackeray.	   {Piece broker}, one who buys shreds and remnants of cloth to	      sell again.	   {Piece goods}, goods usually sold by pieces or fixed	      portions, as shirtings, calicoes, sheetings, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Piece \Piece\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pieced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piecing}.]	   1. To make, enlarge, or repair, by the addition of a piece or	      pieces; to patch; as, to piece a garment; -- often with	      out. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite; to join; to combine. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            His adversaries . . . pieced themselves together in	            a joint opposition against him.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Piece \Piece\, v. i.	   To unite by a coalescence of parts; to fit together; to join.	   "It pieced better." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pieceless \Piece"less\, a.	   Not made of pieces; whole; entire.	   [1913 Webster]
Piecely \Piece"ly\, adv.	   In pieces; piecemeal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, adv. [OE. pecemele; pece a piece + AS.	   m?lum, dat. pl. of m?l part. See {Meal} a portion.]	   1. In pieces; in parts or fragments. "On which it piecemeal	      brake." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beasts will tear thee piecemeal.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Piece by piece; by little and little in succession.	      [1913 Webster]	            Piecemeal they win, this acre first, than that.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, a.	   Made up of parts or pieces; single; separate. "These	   piecemeal guilts." --Gov. of Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	Piecemeal \Piece"meal`\, n.	   A fragment; a scrap. --R. Vaughan.	   [1913 Webster]
Piecemealed \Piece"mealed`\, a.	   Divided into pieces.	   [1913 Webster]
Piecener \Piece"ner\, n.	   1. One who supplies rolls of wool to the slubbing machine in	      woolen mills.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Piecer}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Piecer \Pie"cer\, n.	   1. One who pieces; a patcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child employed in spinning mill to tie together broken	      threads.	      [1913 Webster]
Piecework \Piece"work`\, n.	   Work done by the piece or job; work paid for at a rate based	   on the amount of work done, rather than on the time employed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The reaping was piecework, at so much per acre. --R.	                                                  Jefferies.	   [1913 Webster]
Pied \Pied\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Pi}, or {Pie}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	Pied \Pied\, a. [From {Pie} the party-colored bird.]	   Variegated with spots of different colors; party-colored;	   spotted; piebald. "Pied coats." --Burton. "Meadows trim with	   daisies pied." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pied antelope} (Zool.), the bontebok.	   {Pied-billed grebe} (Zool.), the dabchick.	   {Pied blackbird} (Zool.), any Asiatic thrush of the genus	      {Turdulus}.	   {Pied finch} (Zool.)	   (a) The chaffinch.	   (b) The snow bunting. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Pied flycatcher} (Zool.), a common European flycatcher	      ({Ficedula atricapilla}). The male is black and white.	      [1913 Webster]
Piedmont \Pied"mont\, a. [F. pied foot + mont mountain.] (Geol.)	   Noting the region of foothills near the base of a mountain	   chain.	   [1913 Webster]
Piedmontite \Pied"mont*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A manganesian kind of epidote, from Piedmont. See {Epidote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piedness \Pied"ness\, n.	   The state of being pied. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pi'edouche \Pi['e]`douche"\, n. [F., fr. It. peduccio console,	   corbel.]	   A pedestal of small size, used to support small objects, as	   busts, vases, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Piedstall \Pied"stall\, n.	   See {Pedestal}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pieman \Pie"man\, n.; pl. {Piemen}.	   A man who makes or sells pies.	   [1913 Webster]
Piend \Piend\, n. [Cf. Dan. pind a peg.]	   See {Peen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pieno \Pi*e"no\, a. [It., fr. L. plenus full.] (Mus.)	   Full; having all the instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Pieplant \Pie"plant`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Rheum Rhaponticum}) the leafstalks of which are	   acid, and are used in making pies; the garden rhubarb.	   [1913 Webster] Piepoudre
Piepoudre \Pie"pou`dre\, Piepowder \Pie"pow`der\, n. [Lit.,	   dustyfoot, i. e., dusty-footed dealers, fr. F. pied foot +	   poudreux dusty.] (O. Eng. Law)	   An ancient court of record in England, formerly incident to	   every fair and market, of which the steward of him who owned	   or had the toll was the judge. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Pier \Pier\, n. [OE. pere, OF. piere a stone, F. pierre, fr. L.	   petra, Gr. ?. Cf. {Petrify}.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) Any detached mass of masonry, whether insulated or	          supporting one side of an arch or lintel, as of a	          bridge; the piece of wall between two openings.	      (b) Any additional or auxiliary mass of masonry used to	          stiffen a wall. See {Buttress}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A projecting wharf or landing place.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abutment pier}, the pier of a bridge next the shore; a pier	      which by its strength and stability resists the thrust of	      an arch.	   {Pier glass}, a mirror, of high and narrow shape, to be put	      up between windows.	   {Pier table}, a table made to stand between windows.	      [1913 Webster]
Pierage \Pier"age\, n.	   Same as {Wharfage}. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Pierce \Pierce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pierced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piercing}.] [OE. percen, F. percer, OF. percier, perchier,	   parchier; perh. fr. (assumed) LL. pertusiare for pertusare,	   fr. L. pertundere, pertusum, to beat, push, bore through; per	   through + tundere to beat: cf. OF. pertuisier to pierce, F.	   pertuis a hole. Cf. {Contuse}, {Parch}, {Pertuse}.]	   1. To thrust into, penetrate, or transfix, with a pointed	      instrument. "I pierce . . . her tender side." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To penetrate; to enter; to force a way into or through; to	      pass into or through; as, to pierce the enemy's line; a	      shot pierced the ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To penetrate; to affect deeply; as, to pierce a	      mystery. "Pierced with grief." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can no prayers pierce thee?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Pierce \Pierce\, v. i.	   To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through	   something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally	   and figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         And pierced to the skin, but bit no more. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         She would not pierce further into his meaning. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Pierceable \Pierce"a*ble\, a.	   That may be pierced.	   [1913 Webster]
Pierced \Pierced\, a.	   Penetrated; entered; perforated.	   [1913 Webster]
Piercel \Pier"cel\, n. [Cf. F. perce.]	   A kind of gimlet for making vents in casks; -- called also	   {piercer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piercer \Pier"cer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, pierces or perforates;	      specifically:	      (a) An instrument used in forming eyelets; a stiletto.	      (b) A piercel.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The ovipositor, or sting, of an insect.	      (b) An insect provided with an ovipositor.	          [1913 Webster]
Piercing \Pier"cing\, a.	   Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point;	   perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively;	   as, a piercing instrument, or thrust. "Piercing eloquence."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pier"cing*ly}, adv. -- {Pier"cing*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pierian \Pi*e"ri*an\, a. [L. Pierius, from Mount Pierus, in	   Thessaly, sacred to the Muses.]	   Of or pertaining to Pierides or Muses.	   [1913 Webster]	         Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Pierid \Pi"er*id\, n. [See {Peirides}.] (Zool.)	   Any butterfly of the genus {Pieris} and related genera. See	   {Cabbage butterfly}, under {Cabbage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pierides \Pi*er"i*des\, n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Pierian}.]	   (Class. Myth.)	   The Muses.	   [1913 Webster]
Pierre-perdu \Pierre`-per`du"\, n. [F. pierre perdue lost	   stone.]	   Blocks of stone or concrete heaped loosely in the water to	   make a foundation (as for a sea wall), a breakwater, a mole,	   etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Piet \Pi"et\ (p[imac]"[e^]t), n. [Dim. of {Pie} a magpie: cf. F.	   piette a smew.] (Zool.)	   (a) The dipper, or water ouzel. [Scot.]	   (b) The magpie. [Prov.Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Jay piet} (Zool.), the European jay. [Prov.Eng.]	   {Sea piet} (Zool.), the oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pieta \Pi*e*t[`a]"\ (p[-e]*[asl]*t[aum]"), n. [It.] (Fine Arts)	   A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin	   Mary or by holy women and angels. --Mollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Pietism \Pi"e*tism\ (p[imac]"[-e]*t[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. G.	   pietismus, F. pi['e]tisme.]	   1. The principle or practice of the Pietists.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strict devotion; also, affectation of devotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Sch["o]ne Seele, that ideal of gentle pietism,	            in "Wilhelm Meister."                 --W. Pater.	      [1913 Webster]
Pietist \Pi"e*tist\, n. [Cf. G. pietist, F. pi['e]tiste. See	   {Piety}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a class of religious reformers in Germany in the 17th	   century who sought to revive declining piety in the	   Protestant churches; -- often applied as a term of reproach	   to those who make a display of religious feeling. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster] Pietistic
Pietistic \Pi`e*tis"tic\, Pietistical \Pi`e*tis"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Pietists; hence, in contempt,	   affectedly or demonstratively religious. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pietra dura \Pi*e"tra du"ra\ [It., hard stone.] (Fine Arts)	   Hard and fine stones in general, such as are used for inlay	   and the like, as distinguished from the softer stones used in	   building; thus, a Florentine mosaic is a familiar instance of	   work in pietra dura, though the ground may be soft marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Piety \Pi"e*ty\, n. [F. pi['e]t['e]; cf. It. piet[`a]; both fr.	   L. pietas piety, fr. pius pious. See {Pious}, and cf.	   {Pity}.]	   1. Veneration or reverence of the Supreme Being, and love of	      his character; loving obedience to the will of God, and	      earnest devotion to his service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Piety is the only proper and adequate relief of	            decaying man.                         --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Duty; dutifulness; filial reverence and devotion;	      affectionate reverence and service shown toward parents,	      relatives, benefactors, country, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conferred upon me for the piety	            Which to my country I was judged to have shown.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Religion; sanctity; devotion; godliness; holiness. See	        {Religion}.	        [1913 Webster]
Piewipe \Pie"wipe`\, n. [So called from its note.] (Zool.)	   The lapwing, or pewit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
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Piezometer \Pi`e*zom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to press + -meter: cf. F.	   pi['e]zom[`e]tre.]	   1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring the compressibility	      of liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A gauge connected with a water main to show the	      pressure at that point.	      [1913 Webster] Piffero
Piffero \Pif"fe*ro\, Piffara \Pif"fa*ra\, n. [It. piffero.]	   (Mus.)	   A fife; also, a rude kind of oboe or a bagpipe with an	   inflated skin for reservoir.	   [1913 Webster]
Piffle \Pif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Piffled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piffling}.]	   To be sequeamish or delicate; hence, to act or talk	   triflingly or ineffectively; to talk nonsense or about	   trivial matters; to twaddle; piddle. [Dial. or Slang]	   Syn: chatter, palaver, prate, tittle-tattle, twaddle, clack,	        maunder, prattle, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. To act in a trivial or ineffective way.	      [WordNet 1.5]	Piffle \Pif"fle\, n.	   Act of piffling; trifling talk or action; piddling; twaddle.	   [Dial. or Slang] "Futile piffle." --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pig \Pig\, n.	   A piggin. [Written also {pigg}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pig \Pig\, n. [Cf. D. big, bigge, LG. bigge, also Dan. pige	   girl, Sw. piga, Icel. p[imac]ka.]	   1. The young of swine, male or female; also, any swine; a	      hog. "Two pigges in a poke." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any wild species of the genus {Sus} and related	      genera.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Sow} a channel for melted iron.] An oblong mass of	      cast iron, lead, or other metal. See {Mine pig}, under	      {Mine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who is hoggish; a greedy person. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Masked pig}. (Zool.) See under {Masked}.	   {Pig bed} (Founding), the bed of sand in which the iron from	      a smelting furnace is cast into pigs.	   {Pig iron}, cast iron in pigs, or oblong blocks or bars, as	      it comes from the smelting furnace. See {Pig}, 4.	   {Pig yoke} (Naut.), a nickname for a quadrant or sextant.	   {A pig in a poke} (that is, bag), a blind bargain; something	      bought or bargained for, without the quality or the value	      being known. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Pig \Pig\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pigging}.]	   1. To bring forth (pigs); to bring forth in the manner of	      pigs; to farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To huddle or lie together like pigs, in one bed.	      [1913 Webster]
Pigeon \Pi"geon\, n. [F., fr. L. pipio a young pipping or	   chirping bird, fr. pipire to peep, chirp. Cf. {Peep} to	   chirp.]	   1. (Zool.) Any bird of the order Columb[ae], of which	      numerous species occur in nearly all parts of the world.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common domestic pigeon, or dove, was derived from	         the Old World rock pigeon or rock dove ({Columba	         livia}), common in cities. It has given rise to	         numerous very remarkable varieties, such as the	         carrier, fantail, nun, pouter, tumbler, etc. The common	         wild pigeon of the Eastern United States is the	         {Mourning dove} ({Zenaida macroura}, called also	         {Carolina dove}). Before the 19th century, the most	         common pigeon was the passenger pigeon, but that	         species is now extinct. See {Passenger pigeon}, and	         {Carolina dove} under {Dove}. See, also, {Fruit	         pigeon}, {Ground pigeon}, {Queen pigeon}, {Stock	         pigeon}, under {Fruit}, {Ground}, etc.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. An unsuspected victim of sharpers; a gull. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue pigeon} (Zool.), an Australian passerine bird	      ({Graucalus melanops}); -- called also {black-faced crow}.	      	   {Green pigeon} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old	      World pigeons belonging to the family {Treronid[ae]}.	   {Imperial pigeon} (Zool.), any one of the large Asiatic fruit	      pigeons of the genus {Carpophada}.	   {Pigeon berry} (Bot.), the purplish black fruit of the	      pokeweed; also, the plant itself. See {Pokeweed}.	   {Pigeon English} [perhaps a corruption of business English],	      an extraordinary and grotesque dialect, employed in the	      commercial cities of China, as the medium of communication	      between foreign merchants and the Chinese. Its base is	      English, with a mixture of Portuguese and Hindustani.	      --Johnson's Cyc.	   {Pigeon grass} (Bot.), a kind of foxtail grass ({Setaria	      glauca}), of some value as fodder. The seeds are eagerly	      eaten by pigeons and other birds.	   {Pigeon hawk}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small American falcon ({Falco columbarius}). The	          adult male is dark slate-blue above, streaked with	          black on the back; beneath, whitish or buff, streaked	          with brown. The tail is banded.	      (b) The American sharp-shinned hawk ({Accipiter velox} or	          {Accipiter fuscus}).	   {Pigeon hole}.	      (a) A hole for pigeons to enter a pigeon house.	      (b) See {Pigeonhole}.	      (c) pl. An old English game, in which balls were rolled	          through little arches. --Halliwell.	   {Pigeon house}, a dovecote.	   {Pigeon pea} (Bot.), the seed of {Cajanus Indicus}; a kind of	      pulse used for food in the East and West Indies; also, the	      plant itself.	   {Pigeon plum} (Bot.), the edible drupes of two West African	      species of {Chrysobalanus} ({Chrysobalanus ellipticus} and	      {Chrysobalanus luteus}).	   {Pigeon tremex}. (Zool.) See under {Tremex}.	   {Pigeon wood} (Bot.), a name in the West Indies for the wood	      of several very different kinds of trees, species of	      {Dipholis}, {Diospyros}, and {Coccoloba}.	   {Pigeon woodpecker} (Zool.), the flicker.	   {Prairie pigeon}. (Zool.)	      (a) The upland plover.	      (b) The golden plover. [Local, U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	Pigeon \Pi"geon\, v. t.	   To pluck; to fleece; to swindle by tricks in gambling.	   [Slang] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	         He's pigeoned and undone.                --Observer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeon-breasted \Pi"geon-breast`ed\, a.	   Having a breast like a pigeon, -- the sternum being so	   prominent as to constitute a deformity; chicken-breasted.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeonfoot \Pi"geon*foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   The dove's-foot geranium ({Geranium molle}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeon-hearted \Pi"geon-heart`ed\, a.	   Timid; easily frightened; chicken-hearted. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeonhole \Pi"geon*hole`\, n.	   A small compartment in a desk or case for the keeping of	   letters, documents, etc.; -- so called from the resemblance	   of a row of them to the compartments in a dovecote. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Pigeonhole \Pi"geon*hole`\, v. t.	   To place in the pigeonhole of a case or cabinet; hence, to	   put away; to lay aside indefinitely; as, to pigeonhole a	   letter or a report.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeon-livered \Pi"geon-liv`ered\, a.	   Pigeon-hearted.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeonry \Pi"geon*ry\, n.	   A place for pigeons; a dovecote.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeontoed \Pi"geon*toed`\, a.	   Having the toes turned in.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigeonwing \Pi"geon*wing`\, n.	   1. A wing of a pigeon, or a wing like it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An old mode of dressing men's side hair in a form likened	      to a pigeon's wings; also, a wig similarly shaped.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Dancing) A fancy step executed by jumping and striking	      the legs together; as, to cut a pigeonwing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A certain fancy figure in skating.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Tempering) A color, brown shaded with purple, coming	      between dark brown and light blue in the table of colors	      in drawing the temper of hardened steel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pig-eyed \Pig"-eyed`\, a.	   Having small, deep-set eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigfish \Pig"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of salt-water grunts; --	       called also {hogfish}.	   (b) A sculpin. The name is also applied locally to several	       other fishes.	       [1913 Webster]
Pigfoot \Pig"foot`\, n. (Zool.)	   A marine fish ({Scorp[ae]na porcus}), native of Europe. It is	   reddish brown, mottled with dark brown and black.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigg \Pigg\, n.	   A piggin. See 1st {Pig}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Piggery \Pig"ger*y\, n.; pl. {Piggeries}.	   A place where swine are kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Piggin \Pig"gin\, n. [Scot.; cf. Gael. pigean, dim. of pigeadh,	   pige, an earthen jar, pitcher, or pot, Ir. pigin, pighead, W.	   piccyn.]	   A small wooden pail or tub with an upright stave for a	   handle, -- often used as a dipper.	   [1913 Webster]
Piggish \Pig"gish\, a.	   Relating to, or like, a pig; greedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pig-headed \Pig"-head`ed\, a.	   Having a head like a pig; hence, figuratively: stupidity	   obstinate; perverse; stubborn. --B. Jonson. --	   {Pig"-head`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pight \Pight\, imp. & p. p. of {Pitch}, to throw; -- used also	   adjectively.	   Pitched; fixed; determined. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [His horse] pight him on the pommel of his head.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I found him pight to do it.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pightel \Pigh"tel\, n. [Cf. {Pight}, {Picle}.]	   A small inclosure. [Written also {pightle}.] [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pig-jawed \Pig"-jawed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the upper jaw projecting beyond the lower, with the	   upper incisors in advance of the lower; -- said of dogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigmean \Pig*me"an\, a.	   See {Pygmean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigment \Pig"ment\, n. [L. pigmentum, fr. the root of pingere to	   paint: cf. F. pigment. See {Paint}, and cf. {Pimento},	   {Orpiment}.]	   1. Any material from which a dye, a paint, or the like, may	      be prepared; particularly, the refined and purified	      coloring matter ready for mixing with an appropriate	      vehicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Any one of the colored substances found in	      animal and vegetable tissues and fluids, as bilirubin,	      urobilin, chlorophyll, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wine flavored with species and honey. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pigment cell} (Physiol.), a small cell containing coloring	      matter, as the pigmented epithelial cells of the choroid	      and iris, or the pigmented connective tissue cells in the	      skin of fishes, reptiles, etc.	      [1913 Webster] Pigmental
Pigmental \Pig*men"tal\, Pigmentary \Pig"men*ta*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pigments; furnished with pigments.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pigmentary degeneration} (Med.), a morbid condition in which	      an undue amount of pigment is deposited in the tissues.	      [1913 Webster]
Pigmentation \Pig`men*ta"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   A deposition, esp. an excessive deposition, of coloring	   matter; as, pigmentation of the liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigmented \Pig"ment*ed\, a.	   Colored; specifically (Biol.), filled or imbued with pigment;	   as, pigmented epithelial cells; pigmented granules.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigmentous \Pig*men"tous\, a.	   Pigmental.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigmy \Pig"my\, n.	   See {Pygmy}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pigmy falcon}. (Zool.) Same as {Falconet}, 2	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Pignerate \Pig"ner*ate\, v. t. [L. pigneratus, p. p. of	   pignerate to pledge.]	   1. To pledge or pawn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to receive in pawn, as a pawnbroker does. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pignoration \Pig`no*ra"tion\, n. [LL. pignoratio, L. pigneratio,	   fr. pignerate to pledge, fr. pignus, gen. -ous and -eris, a	   pledge, a pawn: cf. F. pignoration.]	   1. The act of pledging or pawning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civil Law) The taking of cattle doing damage, by way of	      pledge, till satisfaction is made. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Pignorative \Pig"no*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pignoratif.]	   Pledging, pawning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pignus \Pig"nus\, n.; pl. {Pignora}. [L.] (Rom. Law)	   A pledge or pawn.	   [1913 Webster]
Pignut \Pig"nut\ (p[i^]g"n[u^]t), n. (Bot.)	   (a) See {Groundnut}	   (d) .	   (b) The bitter-flavored nut of a species of hickory ({Carya	       glabra} syn. {Carya porcina}); also, the tree itself.	       [1913 Webster]
Pigpen \Pig"pen`\ (p[i^]g"p[e^]n`), n.	   A pen, or sty, for pigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigskin \Pig"skin`\ (p[i^]g"sk[i^]n`), n.	   1. The skin of a pig, -- used chiefly for making saddles;	      hence, a colloquial or slang term for a saddle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A football; -- so called because the covering is often	      made of pigskin. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pigsney \Pigs"ney\, n. [Perh. a dim. of Dan. pige a girl, or Sw.	   piga; or from E. pig's eye.]	   A word of endearment for a girl or woman. [Obs.] [Written	   also {pigsnie}, {pigsny}, etc.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pig-sticking \Pig"-stick`ing\, n.	   Boar hunting; -- so called by Anglo-Indians. [Colloq.]	   --Tackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigsty \Pig"sty`\, n.; pl. {Pigsties}.	   A pigpen.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigtail \Pig"tail`\, n.	   1. The tail of a pig.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hair Dressing) A cue, or queue. --J. & H. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of twisted chewing tobacco.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tobacco he usually cheweth, called pigtail.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Pigtailed \Pig"tailed`\, a.	   Having a tail like a pig's; as, the pigtailed baboon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigweed \Pig"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name of several annual weeds. See {Goosefoot}, and	   {Lamb's-quarters}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pigwidgeon \Pig"wid`geon\, n. [Written also pigwidgin and	   pigwiggen.]	   A cant word for anything petty or small. It is used by	   Drayton as the name of a fairy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pika \Pi"ka\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of tailless rodents of the genus	   {Ochotona} (formerly {Lagomys}), resembling small rabbits,	   but with short ears alnd legs. They inhabit the high	   mountains of Asia and America. Called also {calling hare},	   and {crying hare} and {rock rabbit}. See {Chief hare}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pike \Pike\, n. [F. pique; perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. W. pig	   a prick, a point, beak, Arm. pik pick. But cf. also L. picus	   woodpecker (see {Pie} magpie), and E. spike. Cf. {Pick}, n. &	   v., {Peak}, {Pique}.]	   1. (Mil.) A foot soldier's weapon, consisting of a long	      wooden shaft or staff, with a pointed steel head. It is	      now superseded by the bayonet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pointed head or spike; esp., one in the center of a	      shield or target. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hayfork. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pick. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright. Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A pointed or peaked hill. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A large haycock. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A turnpike; a toll bar. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) sing. & pl. A large fresh-water fish ({Esox	      lucius}), found in Europe and America, highly valued as a	      food fish; -- called also {pickerel}, {gedd}, {luce}, and	      {jack}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Blue pike, grass pike, green pike, wall-eyed pike, and	         yellow pike, are names, not of true pike, but of the	         wall-eye. See {Wall-eye}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Gar pike}. See under {Gar}.	   {Pike perch} (Zool.), any fresh-water fish of the genus	      {Stizostedion} (formerly {Lucioperca}). See {Wall-eye},	      and {Sauger}.	   {Pike pole}, a long pole with a pike in one end, used in	      directing floating logs.	   {Pike whale} (Zool.), a finback whale of the North Atlantic	      ({Bal[ae]noptera rostrata}), having an elongated snout; --	      called also {piked whale}.	   {Sand pike} (Zool.), the lizard fish.	   {Sea pike} (Zool.), the garfish	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Piked \Piked\, a.	   Furnished with a pike; ending in a point; peaked; pointed.	   "With their piked targets bearing them down." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pike-devant \Pike`-de*vant"\, n. [Pike point (fr. F. pique) + F.	   devant before.]	   A pointed beard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Pikelet
Pikelet \Pike"let\, Pikelin \Pike"lin\, n.	   A light, thin cake or muffin. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Pikeman \Pike"man\, n.; pl. {Pikeman}.	   1. A soldier armed with a pike. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A miner who works with a pick. --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A keeper of a turnpike gate. --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]
Pikestaff \Pike"staff`\, n.	   1. The staff, or shaft, of a pike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against	      slipping. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Piketail \Pike"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Pintail}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Pikrolite \Pik"ro*lite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Picrolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilage \Pi"lage\, n.	   See {Pelage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilaster \Pi*las"ter\, n. [F. pilastre, It. pilastro, LL.	   pilastrum, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pillar}.] (Arch.)	   An upright architectural member right-angled in plan,	   constructionally a pier (See {Pier}, 1	   (b) ), but architecturally corresponding to a column, having	       capital, shaft, and base to agree with those of the	       columns of the same order. In most cases the projection	       from the wall is one third of its width, or less.	       [1913 Webster]
Pilastered \Pi*las"tered\, a.	   Furnished with pilasters.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilau \Pi*lau"\, n.	   See {Pillau}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilch \Pilch\, n. [AS. pylce, pylece, LL. pellicia. See	   {Pelisse}, and {Pelt} skin.]	   A gown or case of skin, or one trimmed or lined with fur.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pilchard \Pil"chard\, n. [Cf. It. pilseir, W. pilcod minnows.]	   (Zool.)	   A small European food fish ({Clupea pilchardus}) resembling	   the herring, but thicker and rounder. It is sometimes taken	   in great numbers on the coast of England.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fools are as like husbands as pilchards are to	         herrings.                                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilcher \Pilch"er\, n. [From {Pilch}.]	   A scabbard, as of a sword. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pilcher \Pilch"er\, n. (Zool.)	   The pilchard.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilcrow \Pil"crow\, n. [A corruption of {Paragraph}.] (Print.)	   a paragraph mark, [para]. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pile \Pile\, n. [L. pilus hair. Cf. {Peruke}.]	   1. A hair; hence, the fiber of wool, cotton, and the like;	      also, the nap when thick or heavy, as of carpeting and	      velvet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Velvet soft, or plush with shaggy pile. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A covering of hair or fur.	      [1913 Webster]	Pile \Pile\, n. [L. pilum javelin. See {Pile} a stake.]	   The head of an arrow or spear. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Pile \Pile\, n. [AS. p[imac]l arrow, stake, L. pilum javelin;	   but cf. also L. pila pillar.]	   1. A large stake, or piece of timber, pointed and driven into	      the earth, as at the bottom of a river, or in a harbor	      where the ground is soft, for the support of a building, a	      pier, or other superstructure, or to form a cofferdam,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tubular iron piles are now much used.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. pile.] (Her.) One of the ordinaries or	      subordinaries having the form of a wedge, usually placed	      palewise, with the broadest end uppermost.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 apparatus for driving	      down piles, consisting usually of a high frame, with	      suitable appliances for raising to a height (by animal or	      steam power, the explosion of gunpowder, etc.) a heavy	      mass of iron, which falls upon the pile.	   {Pile dwelling}. See {Lake dwelling}, under {Lake}.	   {Pile plank} (Hydraul. Eng.), a thick plank used as a pile in	      sheet piling. See {Sheet piling}, under {Piling}.	   {Pneumatic pile}. See under {Pneumatic}.	   {Screw pile}, one with a screw at the lower end, and sunk by	      rotation aided by pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	Pile \Pile\, v. t.	   To drive piles into; to fill with piles; to strengthen with	   piles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To sheet-pile}, to make sheet piling in or around. See	      {Sheet piling}, under 2nd {Piling}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pile \Pile\, n. [F. pile, L. pila a pillar, a pier or mole of	   stone. Cf. {Pillar}.]	   1. A mass of things heaped together; a heap; as, a pile of	      stones; a pile of wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mass formed in layers; as, a pile of shot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A funeral pile; a pyre. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A large building, or mass of buildings.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pile o'erlooked the town and drew the fight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Iron Manuf.) Same as {Fagot}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Elec.) A vertical series of alternate disks of two	      dissimilar metals, as copper and zinc, laid up with disks	      of cloth or paper moistened with acid water between them,	      for producing a current of electricity; -- commonly called	      {Volta's pile}, {voltaic pile}, or {galvanic pile}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is sometimes applied to other forms of	         apparatus designed to produce a current of electricity,	         or as synonymous with battery; as, for instance, to an	         apparatus for generating a current of electricity by	         the action of heat, usually called a thermopile.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. [F. pile pile, an engraved die, L. pila a pillar.] The	      reverse of a coin. See {Reverse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cross and pile}. See under {Cross}.	   {Dry pile}. See under {Dry}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pile \Pile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piling}.]	   1. To lay or throw into a pile or heap; to heap up; to	      collect into a mass; to accumulate; to amass; -- often	      with up; as, to pile up wood. "Hills piled on hills."	      --Dryden. "Life piled on life." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The labor of an age in piled stones.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with heaps; or in great abundance; to fill or	      overfill; to load.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pile arms} {To pile muskets} (Mil.), to place three guns	      together so that they may stand upright, supporting each	      other; to stack arms.	      [1913 Webster] Pileate
Pileate \Pi"le*ate\, Pileated \Pi"le*a`ted\, a. [L. pileatus,	   fr. pileus a felt cap or hat.]	   1. Having the form of a cap for the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a crest covering the pileus, or whole top	      of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pileated woodpecker} (Zool.), a large American woodpecker	      ({Ceophloeus pileatus}). It is black, with a bright red	      pointed crest. Called also {logcock}, and {woodcock}.	      [1913 Webster]
Piled \Piled\, a. [From 2d {Pile}.]	   Having a pile or point; pointed. [Obs.] "Magus threw a spear	   well piled." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Piled \Piled\, a. [From 1d {Pile}.]	   Having a pile or nap. "Three-piled velvet." --L. Barry	   (1611).	   [1913 Webster]	Piled \Piled\, a. [From 6d {Pile}.] (Iron Manuf.)	   Formed from a pile or fagot; as, piled iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Pileiform \Pi*le"i*form\, a. [Pileus + -form.]	   Having the form of a pileus or cap; pileate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilement \Pile"ment\, n. [From {Pile} to lay into a heap.]	   An accumulation; a heap. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilentum \Pi*len"tum\, n.; pl. {Pilenta}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   An easy chariot or carriage, used by Roman ladies, and in	   which the vessels, etc., for sacred rites were carried.	   [1913 Webster]
Pileorhiza \Pi`le*o*rhi"za\, n.; pl. {Pilorhiz[ae]}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? a cap + ? root.] (Bot.)	   A cap of cells which covers the growing extremity of a root;	   a rootcap.	   [1913 Webster]
Pileous \Pi"le*ous\, a. [See {Pilous}.]	   Consisting of, or covered with, hair; hairy; pilose.	   [1913 Webster]
Piler \Pil"er\, n.	   One who places things in a pile.	   [1913 Webster]
Piles \Piles\, n. pl. [L. pila a ball. Cf. {Pill} a medicine.]	   (Med.)	   The small, troublesome tumors or swellings about the anus and	   lower part of the rectum which are technically called	   {hemorrhoids}. See {Hemorrhoids}.	   Note: [The singular {pile} is sometimes used.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blind piles}, hemorrhoids which do not bleed.	      [1913 Webster]
Pileus \Pi"le*us\, n.; pl. {Pilei}. [L., a felt cap.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A kind of skull cap of felt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The expanded upper portion of many of the fungi.	      See {Mushroom}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The top of the head of a bird, from the bill to	      the nape.	      [1913 Webster]
Pileworm \Pile"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The teredo.	   [1913 Webster]
Pile-worn \Pile"-worn`\, a.	   Having the pile worn off; threadbare.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilewort \Pile"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Ranunculus Ficaria} of Linn[ae]us) whose tuberous	   roots have been used in poultices as a specific for the	   piles. --Forsyth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilfer \Pil"fer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilfered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pilfering}.] [OF. pelfrer. See {Pelf}.]	   To steal in small quantities, or articles of small value; to	   practice petty theft.	   [1913 Webster]	Pilfer \Pil"fer\, v. t.	   To take by petty theft; to filch; to steal little by little.	   [1913 Webster]	         And not a year but pilfers as he goes	         Some youthful grace that age would gladly keep.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilferer \Pil"fer*er\, n.	   One who pilfers; a petty thief.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilfering \Pil"fer*ing\, a.	   Thieving in a small way. --Shak. -- n. Petty theft. --	   {Pil"fer*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilfery \Pil"fer*y\, n.	   Petty theft. [R.] --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilgarlic \Pil*gar"lic\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   One who has lost his hair by disease; a sneaking fellow, or	   one who is hardly used.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilgrim \Pil"grim\, n. [OE. pilgrim, pelgrim, pilegrim,	   pelegrim; cf. D. pelgrim, OHG. piligr[imac]m, G. pilger, F.	   p[`e]lerin, It. pellegrino; all fr. L. peregrinus a	   foreigner, fr. pereger abroad; per through + ager land,	   field. See {Per-}, and {Acre}, and cf. {Pelerine},	   {Peregrine}.]	   1. A wayfarer; a wanderer; a traveler; a stranger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strangers and pilgrims on the earth.  --Heb. xi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who travels far, or in strange lands, to visit some	      holy place or shrine as a devotee; as, a pilgrim to	      Loretto; Canterbury pilgrims. See {Palmer}. --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	Pilgrim \Pil"grim\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pilgrim, or pilgrims; making	   pilgrimages. "With pilgrim steps." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pilgrim fathers}, a name popularly given to the one hundred	      and two English colonists who landed from the Mayflower	      and made the first settlement in New England at Plymouth	      in 1620. They were separatists from the Church of England,	      and most of them had sojourned in Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Pilgrim \Pil"grim\, v. i.	   To journey; to wander; to ramble. [R.] --Grew. Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilgrimage \Pil"grim*age\, n. [OE. pilgrimage, pelgrinage; cf.	   F. p[`e]lerinage.]	   1. The journey of a pilgrim; a long journey; especially, a	      journey to a shrine or other sacred place. Fig., the	      journey of human life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The days of the years of my pilgrimage. --Gen.	                                                  xlvii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tedious and wearisome time.	      [1913 Webster]	            In prison hast thou spent a pilgrimage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Journey; tour; excursion. See {Journey}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pilgrimize \Pil"grim*ize\, v. i.	   To wander as a pilgrim; to go on a pilgrimage. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilidium \Pi*lid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pildia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim.	   of ? a cap.] (Zool.)	   The free-swimming, hat-shaped larva of certain nemertean	   worms. It has no resemblance to its parent, and the young	   worm develops in its interior.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilifera \Pi*lif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Piliferous}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Mammalia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piliferous \Pi*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. pilus hair + -ferous: cf. F.	   pilif[`e]re.]	   1. Bearing a single slender bristle, or hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beset with hairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Piliform \Pil"i*form\, a. [L. pilus hair + -form.] (Bot.)	   Resembling hairs or down.	   [1913 Webster]
Piligerous \Pi*lig"er*ous\, a. [L. pilus hair + -gerous: cf. F.	   pilig[`e]re.]	   Bearing hair; covered with hair or down; piliferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Piling \Pil"ing\, n. [See {Pile} a heap.]	   1. The act of heaping up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Iron Manuf.) The process of building up, heating, and	      working, fagots, or piles, to form bars, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Piling \Pil"ing\, n. [See {Pile} a stake.]	   A series of piles; piles considered collectively; as, the	   piling of a bridge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pug piling}, sheet piles connected together at the edges by	      dovetailed tongues and grooves.	   {Sheet piling}, a series of piles made of planks or half logs	      driven edge to edge, -- used to form the walls of	      cofferdams, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Pill \Pill\, n. [Cf. {Peel} skin, or {Pillion}.]	   The peel or skin. [Obs.] "Some be covered over with crusts,	   or hard pills, as the locusts." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Pill \Pill\, v. i.	   To be peeled; to peel off in flakes.	   [1913 Webster]	Pill \Pill\, v. t. [Cf. L. pilare to deprive of hair, and E.	   pill, n. (above).]	   1. To deprive of hair; to make bald. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To peel; to make by removing the skin.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Jacob] pilled white streaks . . . in the rods.	                                                  --Gen. xxx.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	Pill \Pill\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pilling}.] [F. piller, L. pilare; cf. It. pigliare to take.	   Cf. {Peel} to plunder.]	   To rob; to plunder; to pillage; to peel. See {Peel}, to	   plunder. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pillers and robbers were come in to the field to pill	         and to rob.                              --Sir T.	                                                  Malroy.	   [1913 Webster]	Pill \Pill\, n. [F. pilute, L. pilula a pill, little ball, dim.	   of L. pila a ball. Cf. {Piles}.]	   1. A medicine in the form of a little ball, or small round	      mass, to be swallowed whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, something offensive or nauseous which must	      be accepted or endured. --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pill beetle} (Zool.), any small beetle of the genus	      {Byrrhus}, having a rounded body, with the head concealed	      beneath the thorax.	   {Pill bug} (Zool.), any terrestrial isopod of the genus	      {Armadillo}, having the habit of rolling itself into a	      ball when disturbed. Called also {pill wood louse}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pillage \Pil"lage\, n. [F., fr. piller to plunder. See {Pill} to	   plunder.]	   1. The act of pillaging; robbery. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is taken from another or others by open force,	      particularly and chiefly from enemies in war; plunder;	      spoil; booty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which pillage they with merry march bring home.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Plunder; rapine; spoil; depredation.	   Usage: {Pillage}, {Plunder}. Pillage refers particularly to	          the act of stripping the sufferers of their goods,	          while plunder refers to the removal of the things thus	          taken; but the words are freely interchanged.	          [1913 Webster]	Pillage \Pil"lage\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pillaged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pillaging}.]	   To strip of money or goods by open violence; to plunder; to	   spoil; to lay waste; as, to pillage the camp of an enemy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mummius . . . took, pillaged, and burnt their city.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Pillage \Pil"lage\, v. i.	   To take spoil; to plunder; to ravage.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were suffered to pillage wherever they went.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillager \Pil"la*ger\, n.	   One who pillages. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillar \Pil"lar\, n. [OE. pilerF. pilier, LL. pilare, pilarium,	   pilarius, fr. L. pila a pillar. See {Pile} a heap.]	   1. The general and popular term for a firm, upright,	      insulated support for a superstructure; a pier, column, or	      post; also, a column or shaft not supporting a	      superstructure, as one erected for a monument or an	      ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jacob set a pillar upon her grave.    --Gen. xxxv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            The place . . . vast and proud,	            Supported by a hundred pillars stood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, that which resembles such a pillar in	      appearance, character, or office; a supporter or mainstay;	      as, the Pillars of Hercules; a pillar of the state. "You	      are a well-deserving pillar." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            By day a cloud, by night a pillar of fire. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A portable ornamental column, formerly carried	      before a cardinal, as emblematic of his support to the	      church. [Obs.] --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Man.) The center of the volta, ring, or manege ground,	      around which a horse turns.	      [1913 Webster]	   {From pillar to post}, hither and thither; to and fro; from	      one place or predicament to another; backward and forward.	      [Colloq.]	   {Pillar saint}. See {Stylite}.	   {Pillars of the fauces}. See {Fauces}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Pillar \Pil"lar\, a. (Mach.)	   Having a support in the form of a pillar, instead of legs;	   as, a pillar drill.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillar-block \Pil"lar-block`\, n.	   See under {Pillow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillared \Pil"lared\, a.	   Supported or ornamented by pillars; resembling a pillar, or	   pillars. "The pillared arches." --Sir W. Scott. "Pillared	   flame." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillaret \Pil"lar*et\, n.	   A little pillar. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillarist \Pil"lar*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   See {Stylite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillau \Pil*lau"\, n. [Per. & Turk. pilau.]	   An Oriental dish consisting of rice boiled with mutton, fat,	   or butter. [Written also {pilau}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pilled \Pilled\, a. [See 3rd {Pill}.]	   Stripped of hair; scant of hair; bald. [Obs.] "Pilled beard."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilled-garlic \Pilled"-gar"lic\, n.	   See {Pilgarlic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piller \Pill"er\, n.	   One who pills or plunders. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pillery \Pill"er*y\, n.; pl. {Pilleries}.	   Plunder; pillage. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillion \Pil"lion\, n. [Ir. pillin, pilliun (akin to Gael.	   pillean, pillin), fr. Ir. & Gael. pill, peall, a skin or	   hide, prob. fr. L. pellis. See {Pell}, n., {Fell} skin.]	   1. A panel or cushion saddle; the under pad or cushion of	      saddle; esp., a pad or cushion put on behind a man's	      saddle, on which a woman may ride.	      [1913 Webster]	            His [a soldier's] shank pillion without stirrups.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A saddle or seat behind the driver's saddle on a	      motorcycle, used by passengers.	      [PJC]
Pillorize \Pil"lo*rize\, v. t.	   To set in, or punish with, the pillory; to pillory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pillory \Pil"lo*ry\, n.; pl. {Pillories}. [F. pilori; cf. Pr.	   espitlori, LL. piloricum, pilloricum, pellericum, pellorium,	   pilorium, spilorium; perhaps from a derivative of L.	   speculari to look around, observe. Cf. {Speculate}.]	   A frame of adjustable boards erected on a post, and having	   holes through which the head and hands of an offender were	   thrust so as to be exposed in front of it. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pillory \Pil"lo*ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pilloried}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pillorying}.] [Cf. F. pilorier.]	   1. To set in, or punish with, the pillory. "Hungering for	      Puritans to pillory." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, to expose to public scorn. --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Pillow \Pil"low\, n. [OE. pilwe, AS. pyle, fr. L. pilvinus.]	   1. Anything used to support the head of a person when	      reposing; especially, a sack or case filled with feathers,	      down, hair, or other soft material.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Resty sloth] finds the down pillow hard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A piece of metal or wood, forming a support to	      equalize pressure; a brass; a pillow block. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A block under the inner end of a bowsprit.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of plain, coarse fustian.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lace pillow}, a cushion used in making hand-wrought lace.	   {Pillow bier} [OE. pilwebere; cf. LG. b["u]re a pillowcase],	      a pillowcase; pillow slip. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Pillow block} (Mach.), a block, or standard, for supporting	      a journal, as of a shaft. It is usually bolted to the	      frame or foundation of a machine, and is often furnished	      with journal boxes, and a movable cover, or cap, for	      tightening the bearings by means of bolts; -- called also	      {pillar block}, or {plumber block}.	   {Pillow lace}, handmade lace wrought with bobbins upon a lace	      pillow.	   {Pillow of a plow}, a crosspiece of wood which serves to	      raise or lower the beam.	   {Pillow sham}, an ornamental covering laid over a pillow when	      not in use.	   {Pillow slip}, a pillowcase.	      [1913 Webster]	Pillow \Pil"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pillowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pillowing}.]	   To rest or lay upon, or as upon, a pillow; to support; as, to	   pillow the head.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pillows his chin upon an orient wave.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillowcase \Pil"low*case`\, n.	   A removable case or covering for a pillow, usually of white	   linen or cotton cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillowed \Pil"lowed\, a.	   Provided with a pillow or pillows; having the head resting	   on, or as on, a pillow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pillowedon buckler cold and hard.        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillow lace \Pil"low lace\	   Lace made by hand with bobbins on a pillow.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pillowy \Pil"low*y\, a.	   Like a pillow. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Pill-willet \Pill"-wil`let\, n. [So named from its note.]	   (Zool.)	   The willet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillworm \Pill"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any myriapod of the genus {Iulus} and allied genera which	   rolls up spirally; a galleyworm. See Illust. under	   {Myriapod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pillwort \Pill"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Pilularia}; minute aquatic	   cryptograms, with small pill-shaped fruit; -- sometimes	   called {peppergrass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilocarpine \Pi`lo*car"pine\, n. [From NL. {Pilocarpus	   pennatifolius} jaborandi; L. pilus hair + Gr. karpo`s fruit:	   cf. F. pilocarpine.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from jaborandi ({Pilocarpus	   pennatifolius}) as a white amorphous or crystalline substance	   which has a peculiar effect on the vasomotor system.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilon \Pi*lon"\, n. [Sp., sugar loaf.] [Sp. Amer.]	   1. A conical loaf of sugar.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A gratuity given by tradesmen to customers settling their	      accounts. [Southern U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pilonce \Pi*lon"ce\, n. [Amer. Sp. See {Piloncillo}.]	   Same as {Pilon}. [Texas]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Piloncillo \Pi`lon*cil"lo\, n. [Amer. Sp., dim. of pilon.]	   Same as {Pilon}. [Texas]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pilose \Pi*lose"\, a. [L. pilosus, fr. pilus hair. See {Pile}.]	   1. Hairy; full of, or made of, hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heat-retaining property of the pilose covering.	                                                  --Owen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Clothed thickly with pile or soft down.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Covered with long, slender hairs; resembling long	      hairs; hairy; as, pilose pubescence.	      [1913 Webster]
Pilosity \Pi*los"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pilosit['e].]	   The quality or state of being pilose; hairiness. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilot \Pi"lot\, n. [F. pilote, prob. from D. peillood plummet,	   sounding lead; peilen, pegelen, to sound, measure (fr. D. &	   G. peil, pegel, a sort of measure, water mark) + lood lead,	   akin to E. lead. The pilot, then, is the lead man, i. e., he	   who throws the lead. See {Pail}, and {Lead} a metal.]	   1. (Naut.) One employed to steer a vessel; a helmsman; a	      steersman. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a person duly qualified, and licensed by	      authority, to conduct vessels into and out of a port, or	      in certain waters, for a fixed rate of fees.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Figuratively: A guide; a director of another through a	      difficult or unknown course.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An instrument for detecting the compass error.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The cowcatcher of a locomotive. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (A["e]ronautics) One who flies, or is qualified to fly, an	      airplane, balloon, or other flying machine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   7. (Mach.) A short plug at the end of a counterbore to guide	      the tool. Pilots are sometimes made interchangeable.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Mining) The heading or excavation of relatively small	      dimensions, first made in the driving of a larger tunnel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Television) a filmed or taped episode of a proposed	      television series, produced as an example of the series.	      It may be shown only to those television broadcast	      executives who may decide whether to buy the rights to the	      series, or aired to test viewer reaction or to interest	      sponsors. Also called {pilot film} or {pilot tape}.	      [PJC]	   {Pilot balloon}, a small balloon sent up in advance of a	      large one, to show the direction and force of the wind.	   {Pilot bird}. (Zool.)	      (a) A bird found near the Caribbee Islands; -- so called	          because its presence indicates to mariners their	          approach to these islands. --Crabb.	      (b) The black-bellied plover. [Local, U.S.]	   {Pilot boat}, a strong, fast-sailing boat used to carry and	      receive pilots as they board and leave vessels.	   {Pilot bread}, ship biscuit.	   {Pilot cloth}, a coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats.	      	   {Pilot engine}, a locomotive going in advance of a train to	      make sure that the way is clear.	   {Pilot fish}. (Zool)	      (a) A pelagic carangoid fish ({Naucrates ductor}); -- so	          named because it is often seen in company with a	          shark, swimming near a ship, on account of which	          sailors imagine that it acts as a pilot to the shark.	      (b) The rudder fish ({Seriola zonata}).	   {Pilot jack}, a flag or signal hoisted by a vessel for a	      pilot.	   {Pilot jacket}, a pea jacket.	   {Pilot nut} (Bridge Building), a conical nut applied	      temporarily to the threaded end of a pin, to protect the	      thread and guide the pin when it is driven into a hole.	      --Waddell.	   {Pilot snake} (Zool.)	      (a) A large North American snake ({Coluber obsoleus}). It	          is lustrous black, with white edges to some of the	          scales. Called also {mountain black snake}.	      (b) The pine snake.	   {Pilot whale}. (Zool.) Same as {Blackfish}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Pilot \Pi"lot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piloted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piloting}.] [Cf. F. piloter.]	   1. To direct the course of, as of a ship, where navigation is	      dangerous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: To guide, as through dangers or	      difficulties. "The art of piloting a state." --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (A["e]ronautics) To fly, or act as pilot of (an aircraft);	      to operate (an airplane).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pilotage \Pi"lot*age\, n. [Cf. F. pilotage.]	   1. The pilot's skill or knowledge, as of coasts, rocks, bars,	      and channels. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The compensation made or allowed to a pilot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Guidance, as by a pilot. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Pilot balloon \Pilot balloon\	   A small, unmanned balloon sent up to indicate the direction	   of air currents.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pilot flag \Pilot flag\	   The flag hoisted at the fore by a vessel desiring a pilot, in	   the United States the union jack, in Great Britain the	   British union jack with a white border.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pilotism
Pilotism \Pi"lot*ism\, Pilotry \Pi"lot*ry\, n.	   Pilotage; skill in the duties of a pilot. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Pilot lamp
Pilot lamp \Pilot lamp\ or Pilot light \Pilot light\ (Elec.)	   1. A small incandescent telltale lamp on a dynamo or battery	      circuit to show approximately by its brightness the	      voltage of the current.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a small light on an electrical device to indicate whether	      the device is in operation or that the power is on.	      [PJC]	Pilot light \Pi"lot light`\, n.	   a small gas flame kept burning continuously on a stove, water	   heater, or other gas-burning device, so as to allow immediate	   ignition of the main flame when the gas flow is turned on.	   [PJC]	Pilot valve \Pilot valve\ (Hydraulics)	   A small hand-operated valve to admit liquid to operate a	   valve difficult to turn by hand.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pilot wheel \Pilot wheel\ (Mach.)	   A wheel, usually with radial handles projecting from the rim,	   for traversing the saddle of a machine tool, esp. an	   automatic machine tool, by hand.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pilour \Pil"our\, n.	   A piller; a plunderer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pilous \Pil"ous\, a.	   See {Pilose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilpul \Pil"pul\, n. [Aramaic pilp[=u]l; cf. Heb. pilpel to	   spice, to season, dispute violently.]	   Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and	   drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. --	   {Pil"pul*ist}, n. -- {Pil`pul*is"tic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pilser \Pil"ser\, n.	   An insect that flies into a flame.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilular \Pil"u*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pills; resembling a pill or pills; as, a	   pilular mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilulous \Pil"u*lous\, a. [L. pilula a pill. See {Pill}.]	   Like a pill; small; insignificant. [R.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pilwe \Pil"we\, n.	   A pillow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pily \Pi"ly\, a. (Zool.)	   Like pile or wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimaric \Pi*mar"ic\, a. [NL. pinum maritima, an old name for	   {Pinum Pinaster}, a pine which yields galipot.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in galipot, and	   isomeric with abietic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimelic \Pi*mel"ic\ (p[i^]*m[e^]l"[i^]k), a. [Gr. pimelh` fat.]	   (Chem.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a substance obtained from	       certain fatty substances, and subsequently shown to be a	       mixture of suberic and adipic acids.	   (b) Designating the acid proper ({C5H10(CO2H)2}) which is	       obtained from camphoric acid.	       [1913 Webster]
Pimelite \Pim"e*lite\, n. [Gr. pimelh` fat.] (Min.)	   An apple-green mineral having a greasy feel. It is a hydrous	   silicate of nickel, magnesia, aluminia, and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Piment \Pi"ment\, n. [F. See {Pimento}.]	   Wine flavored with spice or honey. See {Pigment}, 3. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pimenta \Pi*men"ta\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Pimento}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimento \Pi*men"to\, n. [Sp. pimiento, pimienta; cf. Pg.	   pimenta, F. piment; all fr. L. pigmentum a paint, pigment,	   the juice of plants; hence, something spicy and aromatic. See	   {Pigment}.]	   1. (Bot.) Allspice; -- applied both to the tree and its	      fruit. See {Allspice}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {pimiento}.	      [PJC]
Pimiento \Pi*mien"to\, n. [Sp.]	   The Spanish sweet pepper, the fruit of which is used as a	   vegetable, to stuff olives, etc.; also the fruit itself. Also	   called {pimento}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Pimlico \Pim"li*co\, n. (Zool.)	   The friar bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimola \Pim*o"la\, n.	   An olive stuffed with a kind of sweet red pepper, or	   pimiento.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pimp \Pimp\ (p[i^]mp), n. [Cf. F. pimpant smart, sparkish; perh.	   akin to piper to pipe, formerly also, to excel. Cf. {Pipe}.]	   One who provides gratification for the lust of others; a	   procurer; a pander. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Pimp \Pimp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pimped} (p[i^]mt; 215); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Pimping}.]	   To procure women for the gratification of others' lusts; to	   pander. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimpernel \Pim"per*nel\, n. [F. pimprenelle; cf. Sp. pimpinela,	   It. pimpinella; perh. from LL. bipinnella, for bipinnula	   two-winged, equiv. to L. bipennis; bis twice + penna feather,	   wing. Cf. {Pen} a feather.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Anagallis}, of which one species	   ({Anagallis arvensis}) has small flowers, usually scarlet,	   but sometimes purple, blue, or white, which speedily close at	   the approach of bad weather.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Water pimpernel}. (Bot.) See {Brookweed}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pimpillo \Pim"pil*lo\, n. (Bot.)	   A West Indian name for the prickly pear ({Opuntia}); --	   called also {pimploes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimpinel \Pim"pi*nel\, n. [See {Pimpernel}.] (Bot.)	   The burnet saxifrage. See under {Saxifrage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimping \Pimp"ing\, a. [Cf. G. pimpelig, pimpelnd, sickly,	   weak.]	   1. Little; petty; pitiful. [Obs.] --Crabbe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Puny; sickly. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pimple \Pim"ple\, n. [AS. p[imac]pelian to blister; cf. L.	   papula pimple.]	   1. (Med.) Any small acuminated elevation of the cuticle,	      whether going on to suppuration or not. "All eyes can see	      a pimple on her nose." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A swelling or protuberance like a pimple. "A pimple	      that portends a future sprout." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Pimpled \Pim"pled\, a.	   Having pimples. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimply \Pim"ply\, a.	   Pimpled.	   [1913 Webster]
Pimpship \Pimp"ship\, n.	   The office, occupation, or persom of a pimp. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pin \Pin\, v. t. (Metal Working)	   To peen.	   [1913 Webster]	Pin \Pin\, v. t. [Cf. {Pen} to confine, or {Pinfold}.]	   To inclose; to confine; to pen; to pound.	   [1913 Webster]	Pin \Pin\, n. [OE. pinne, AS. pinn a pin, peg; cf. D. pin, G.	   pinne, Icel. pinni, W. pin, Gael. & Ir. pinne; all fr. L.	   pinna a pinnacle, pin, feather, perhaps orig. a different	   word from pinna feather. Cf. {Fin} of a fish, {Pen} a	   feather.]	   1. A piece of wood, metal, etc., generally cylindrical, used	      for fastening separate articles together, or as a support	      by which one article may be suspended from another; a peg;	      a bolt.	      [1913 Webster]	            With pins of adamant	            And chains they made all fast.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, a small, pointed and headed piece of brass or	      other wire (commonly tinned), largely used for fastening	      clothes, attaching papers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a thing of small value; a trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . did not care a pin for her.  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which resembles a pin in its form or use; as:	      (a) A peg in musical instruments, for increasing or	          relaxing the tension of the strings.	      (b) A linchpin.	      (c) A rolling-pin.	      (d) A clothespin.	      (e) (Mach.) A short shaft, sometimes forming a bolt, a	          part of which serves as a journal. See Illust. of	          {Knuckle joint}, under {Knuckle}.	      (f) (Joinery) The tenon of a dovetail joint.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. One of a row of pegs in the side of an ancient drinking	      cup to mark how much each man should drink.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The bull's eye, or center, of a target; hence, the center.	      [Obs.] "The very pin of his heart cleft." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Mood; humor. [Obs.] "In merry pin." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Med.) Caligo. See {Caligo}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. An ornament, as a brooch or badge, fastened to the	      clothing by a pin; as, a Masonic pin.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The leg; as, to knock one off his pins. [Slang]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Banking pin} (Horol.), a pin against which a lever strikes,	      to limit its motion.	   {Pin drill} (Mech.), a drill with a central pin or projection	      to enter a hole, for enlarging the hole, or for sinking a	      recess for the head of a bolt, etc.; a counterbore.	   {Pin grass}. (Bot.) See {Alfilaria}.	   {Pin hole}, a small hole made by a pin; hence, any very small	      aperture or perforation.	   {Pin lock}, a lock having a cylindrical bolt; a lock in which	      pins, arranged by the key, are used instead of tumblers.	      	   {Pin money}, an allowance of money, as that made by a husband	      to his wife, for private and personal expenditure.	   {Pin rail} (Naut.), a rail, usually within the bulwarks, to	      hold belaying pins. Sometimes applied to the {fife rail}.	      Called also {pin rack}.	   {Pin wheel}.	       (a) A contrate wheel in which the cogs are cylindrical	           pins.	       (b) (Fireworks) A small coil which revolves on a common	           pin and makes a wheel of yellow or colored fire.	           [1913 Webster]	Pin \Pin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pinning}.] [See {Pin}, n.]	   To fasten with, or as with, a pin; to join; as, to pin a	   garment; to pin boards together. "As if she would pin her to	   her heart." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To pin one's faith upon}, to depend upon; to trust to.	      [1913 Webster]
Pina \Pi`[~n]a\, n. [Sp., orig., pineapple, pine cone.]	   1.	      (a) The pineapple.	      (b) Pi[~n]a cloth or the fiber of which it is made.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Also	Pina \Pi"na\ (pron. also ?). (Metal.)	   A cone of silver amalgam prepared for retorting; also, the	   residuary cone of spongy silver left after the retorting.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pinacate bug \Pin`a*ca"te bug\ [Orig. uncert.]	   Any of several clumsy, wingless beetles of the genus	   {Eleodes}, found in the Pacific States.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pina cloth \Pi"[~n]a cloth`\ [See {Pi[~n]a}.]	   A fine fabric for scarfs, handkerchiefs, embroidery, etc.,	   woven from the fiber obtained from the leaf of the sterile	   pineapple plant. It is delicate, soft, and transparent, with	   a tinge of pale yellow.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pinacoid \Pin"a*coid\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a tablet + -oid.]	   (Crystallog.)	   A plane parallel to two of the crystalline axes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pina colada \Pi"[~n]a co*la"da\ [Sp., strained pineapple.]	   A sweet mixed drink made from rum, pineapple juice, and cream	   of coconut, mixed with crushed ice.	   [PJC]
Pinacolin \Pi*nac"o*lin\, n. [Pinacone + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A colorless oily liquid related to the ketones, and obtained	   by the decomposition of pinacone; hence, by extension, any	   one of the series of which pinacolin proper is the type.	   [Written also {pinacoline}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pinacone \Pin"a*cone\, n. [From Gr. ?, ?, a tablet. So called	   because it unites with water so as to form tablet-shaped	   crystals.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance related to the glycols, and	   made from acetone; hence, by extension, any one of a series	   of substances of which pinacone proper is the type. [Written	   also {pinakone}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pinacotheca \Pin`a*co*the"ca\, n. [L. pinacotheca, fr. Gr. ?; ?,	   ?, a picture + ? repisitory.]	   A picture gallery.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinafore \Pin"a*fore`\, n. [Pin + afore.]	   An apron for a child to protect the front part of dress; a	   tier.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinakothek \Pin"a*ko*thek`\, n. [G.]	   Pinacotheca.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinaster \Pi*nas"ter\, n. [L., fr. pinus a pine.] (Bot.)	   A species of pine ({Pinus Pinaster}) growing in Southern	   Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinax \Pi"nax\, n.; pl. {Pinaces}. [L., fr. Gr. ? tablet.]	   A tablet; a register; hence, a list or scheme inscribed on a	   tablet. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pince-nez \Pince`-nez"\, n. [F. pincer to pinch + nez nose.]	   Eyeglasses kept on the nose by a spring.	   [1913 Webster]
Pincers \Pin"cers\, n. pl. [Cf. F. pince pinchers, fr. pincer to	   pinch. See {Pinch}, {Pinchers}.]	   See {Pinchers}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinch \Pinch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pinching}.] [F. pincer, probably fr. OD. pitsen to pinch;	   akin to G. pfetzen to cut, pinch; perhaps of Celtic origin.	   Cf. {Piece}.]	   1. To press hard or squeeze between the ends of the fingers,	      between teeth or claws, or between the jaws of an	      instrument; to squeeze or compress, as between any two	      hard bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to seize; to grip; to bite; -- said of animals. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He [the hound] pinched and pulled her down.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To plait. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full seemly her wimple ipinched was.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figuratively: To cramp; to straiten; to oppress; to	      starve; to distress; as, to be pinched for money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Want of room . . . pinching a whole nation. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To move, as a railroad car, by prying the wheels with a	      pinch. See {Pinch}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To seize by way of theft; to steal; to lift. [Slang]	      --Robert Barr.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. to catch; to arrest (a criminal).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pinch \Pinch\, v. i.	   1. To act with pressing force; to compress; to squeeze; as,	      the shoe pinches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hunt.) To take hold; to grip, as a dog does. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spare; to be niggardly; to be covetous. --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wretch whom avarice bids to pinch and spare.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pinch at}, to find fault with; to take exception to.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Pinch \Pinch\, n.	   1. A close compression, as with the ends of the fingers, or	      with an instrument; a nip.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As much as may be taken between the finger and thumb; any	      very small quantity; as, a pinch of snuff.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pian; pang. "Necessary's sharp pinch." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A lever having a projection at one end, acting as a	      fulcrum, -- used chiefly to roll heavy wheels, etc. Called	      also {pinch bar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At a pinch}, {On a pinch}, in an emergency; as, he could on	      a pinch read a little Latin.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinchbeck \Pinch"beck\, n. [Said to be from the name of the	   inventor; cf. It. prencisbecco.]	   An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling gold; a yellow metal,	   composed of about three ounces of zinc to a pound of copper.	   It is much used as an imitation of gold in the manufacture of	   cheap jewelry.	   [1913 Webster]	Pinchbeck \Pinch"beck\, a.	   Made of pinchbeck; sham; cheap; spurious; unreal. "A	   pinchbeck throne." --J. A. Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinchcock \Pinch"cock`\, n.	   A clamp on a flexible pipe to regulate the flow of a fluid	   through the pipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinchem \Pin"chem\, n. (Zool.)	   The European blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pincher \Pinch"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, pinches.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinchers \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.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This spelling is preferable to pincers, both on account	         of its derivation from the English pinch, and because	         it represents the common pronunciation.	         [1913 Webster]
Pinchfist \Pinch"fist`\, n.	   A closefisted person; a miser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinching \Pinch"ing\, a.	   Compressing; nipping; griping; niggardly; as, pinching cold;	   a pinching parsimony.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pinching bar}, a pinch bar. See {Pinch}, n., 4.	   {Pinching nut}, a check nut. See under {Check}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinchingly \Pinch"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a pinching way.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinchpenny \Pinch"pen`ny\, n.	   A miserly person.	   [1913 Webster]
Pincoffin \Pin"coff*in\, n. [From Pincoff, an English	   manufacturer.]	   A commercial preparation of garancin, yielding fine violet	   tints.	   [1913 Webster]
Pincpinc \Pinc"pinc`\, n. [Named from its note.] (Zool.)	   An African wren warbler. ({Drymoica textrix}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pincushion \Pin"cush`ion\, n.	   A small cushion, in which pins may be stuck for use.	   [1913 Webster] Pindal
Pindal \Pin"dal\, Pindar \Pin"dar\, n. [D. piendel.] (Bot.)	   The peanut ({Arachis hypog[ae]a}); -- so called in the West	   Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Pindaric \Pin*dar"ic\, a. [L. Pindaricus, Gr. ?, fr. ? (L.	   Pindarus) Pindar: cf. F. pindarique.]	   Of or pertaining to Pindar, the Greek lyric poet; after the	   style and manner of Pindar; as, Pindaric odes. -- n. A	   Pindaric ode.	   [1913 Webster]
Pindarical \Pin*dar"ic*al\, a.	   Pindaric.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too extravagant and Pindarical for prose. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pindarism \Pin"dar*ism\, n.	   Imitation of Pindar.	   [1913 Webster]
Pindarist \Pin"dar*ist\, n.	   One who imitates Pindar.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinder \Pin"der\, n. [AS. pyndan to pen up, fr. pund a pound.]	   One who impounds; a poundkeeper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. poena penalty. See {Pain}.]	   Woe; torment; pain. [Obs.] "Pyne of hell." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Pine \Pine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pined}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pining}.] [AS. p[imac]nan to torment, fr. p[imac]n torment.	   See 1st {Pine}, {Pain}, n. & v.]	   1. To inflict pain upon; to torment; to torture; to afflict.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That people that pyned him to death.  --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            One is pined in prison, another tortured on the	            rack.                                 --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grieve or mourn for. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Pine \Pine\, v. i.	   1. To suffer; to be afflicted. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To languish; to lose flesh or wear away, under any	      distress or anexiety of mind; to droop; -- often used with	      away. "The roses wither and the lilies pine." --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To languish with desire; to waste away with longing for	      something; -- usually followed by for.	      [1913 Webster]	            For whom, and not for Tybalt, Juliet pined. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To languish; droop; flag; wither; decay.	        [1913 Webster]	Pine \Pine\, n. [AS. p[imac]n, L. pinus.]	   1. (Bot.) Any tree of the coniferous genus {Pinus}. See	      {Pinus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are about twenty-eight species in the United	         States, of which the {white pine} ({Pinus Strobus}),	         the {Georgia pine} ({Pinus australis}), the {red pine}	         ({Pinus resinosa}), and the great West Coast {sugar	         pine} ({Pinus Lambertiana}) are among the most	         valuable. The {Scotch pine} or {fir}, also called	         {Norway} or {Riga pine} ({Pinus sylvestris}), is the	         only British species. The {nut pine} is any pine tree,	         or species of pine, which bears large edible seeds. See	         {Pinon}.	         [1913 Webster] The spruces, firs, larches, and true	         cedars, though formerly considered pines, are now	         commonly assigned to other genera.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The wood of the pine tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pineapple.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ground pine}. (Bot.) See under {Ground}.	   {Norfolk Island pine} (Bot.), a beautiful coniferous tree,	      the {Araucaria excelsa}.	   {Pine barren}, a tract of infertile land which is covered	      with pines. [Southern U.S.]	   {Pine borer} (Zool.), any beetle whose larv[ae] bore into	      pine trees.	   {Pine finch}. (Zool.) See {Pinefinch}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Pine grosbeak} (Zool.), a large grosbeak ({Pinicola	      enucleator}), which inhabits the northern parts of both	      hemispheres. The adult male is more or less tinged with	      red.	   {Pine lizard} (Zool.), a small, very active, mottled gray	      lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}), native of the Middle	      States; -- called also {swift}, {brown scorpion}, and	      {alligator}.	   {Pine marten}. (Zool.)	      (a) A European weasel ({Mustela martes}), called also	          {sweet marten}, and {yellow-breasted marten}.	      (b) The American sable. See {Sable}.	   {Pine moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      tortricid moths of the genus {Retinia}, whose larv[ae]	      burrow in the ends of the branchlets of pine trees, often	      doing great damage.	   {Pine mouse} (Zool.), an American wild mouse ({Arvicola	      pinetorum}), native of the Middle States. It lives in pine	      forests.	   {Pine needle} (Bot.), one of the slender needle-shaped leaves	      of a pine tree. See {Pinus}.	   {Pine-needle wool}. See {Pine wool} (below).	   {Pine oil}, an oil resembling turpentine, obtained from fir	      and pine trees, and used in making varnishes and colors.	      	   {Pine snake} (Zool.), a large harmless North American snake	      ({Pituophis melanoleucus}). It is whitish, covered with	      brown blotches having black margins. Called also {bull	      snake}. The Western pine snake ({Pituophis Sayi}) is	      chestnut-brown, mottled with black and orange.	   {Pine tree} (Bot.), a tree of the genus {Pinus}; pine.	   {Pine-tree money}, money coined in Massachusetts in the	      seventeenth century, and so called from its bearing a	      figure of a pine tree. The most noted variety is the {pine	      tree shilling}.	   {Pine weevil} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of weevils	      whose larv[ae] bore in the wood of pine trees. Several	      species are known in both Europe and America, belonging to	      the genera {Pissodes}, {Hylobius}, etc.	   {Pine wool}, a fiber obtained from pine needles by steaming	      them. It is prepared on a large scale in some of the	      Southern United States, and has many uses in the economic	      arts; -- called also {pine-needle wool}, and {pine-wood	      wool}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pineal \Pi"ne*al\, a. [L. pinea the cone of a pine, from pineus	   of the pine, from pinus a pine: cf. F. pin['e]ale.]	   Of or pertaining to a pine cone; resembling a pine cone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pineal gland} (Anat.), a glandlike body in the roof of the	      third ventricle of the vertebrate brain; -- called also	      {pineal body}, {epiphysis}, {conarium}. In some animals it	      is connected with a rudimentary eye, the so-called pineal	      eye, and in other animals it is supposed to be the remnant	      of a dorsal median eye.	      [1913 Webster]
Pineapple \Pine"ap`ple\, n. (Bot.)	   A tropical plant ({Ananassa sativa}); also, its fruit; -- so	   called from the resemblance of the latter, in shape and	   external appearance, to the cone of the pine tree. Its origin	   is unknown, though conjectured to be American.	   [1913 Webster]
Pineaster \Pine`as"ter\, n.	   See {Pinaster}.	   [1913 Webster] Pine-clad
Pine-clad \Pine"-clad`\, Pine-crowned \Pine"-crowned`\, a.	   Clad or crowned with pine trees; as, pine-clad hills.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinedrops \Pine"drops`\, n. (Bot.)	   A reddish herb ({Pterospora andromedea}) of the United	   States, found parasitic on the roots of pine trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinefinch \Pine"finch`\ (p[imac]n"f[i^]nch`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) A small American bird ({Spinus spinus} syn. {Chrysomitris	       spinus}); -- called also {pine siskin}, and {American	       siskin}.	   (b) The pine grosbeak.	       [1913 Webster]
Pinenchyma \Pi*nen"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pi`nax a tablet +	   -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   Tabular parenchyma, a form of cellular tissue in which the	   cells are broad and flat, as in some kinds of epidermis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinery \Pin"er*y\, n.; pl. {Pineries}.	   1. A pine forest; a grove of pines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hothouse in which pineapples are grown.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinesap \Pine"sap`\, n. (Bot.)	   A reddish fleshy herb of the genus {Monotropa} ({Monotropa	   hypopitys}), formerly thought to be parasitic on the roots of	   pine trees, but more probably saprophytic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pine-tree State \Pine-tree State\	   Maine; -- a nickname alluding to the pine tree in its coat of	   arms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pinetum \Pi*ne"tum\, n. [L., a pine grove.]	   A plantation of pine trees; esp., a collection of living pine	   trees made for ornamental or scientific purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pineweed \Pine"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A low, bushy, nearly leafless herb ({Hypericum Sarothra}),	   common in sandy soil in the Eastern United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Piney \Pin"ey\, a.	   See {Piny}.	   [1913 Webster]	Piney \Pin"ey\, a. [Of East Indian origin.]	   A term used in designating an East Indian tree (the {Vateria	   Indica} or piney tree, of the order {Dipterocarpe[ae]}, which	   grows in Malabar, etc.) or its products.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Piney dammar}, {Piney resin}, {Piney varnish}, a pellucid,	      fragrant, acrid, bitter resin, which exudes from the piney	      tree ({Vateria Indica}) when wounded. It is used as a	      varnish, in making candles, and as a substitute for	      incense and for amber. Called also {liquid copal}, and	      {white dammar}.	   {Piney tallow}, a solid fatty substance, resembling tallow,	      obtained from the roasted seeds of the {Vateria Indica};	      called also {dupada oil}.	   {Piney thistle} (Bot.), a plant ({Atractylis gummifera}),	      from the bark of which, when wounded, a gummy substance	      exudes.	      [1913 Webster]
Pin-eyed \Pin"-eyed`\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the stigma visible at the throad of a gamopetalous	   corolla, while the stamens are concealed in the tube; -- said	   of dimorphous flowers. The opposite of {thrum-eyed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinfeather \Pin"feath`er\, n.	   A feather not fully developed; esp., a rudimentary feather	   just emerging through the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinfeathered \Pin"feath`ered\, a.	   Having part, or all, of the feathers imperfectly developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Pin-fire \Pin"-fire`\, a. (Mil.)	   Having a firing pin to explode the cartridge; as, a pin-fire	   rifle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pinfish \Pin"fish`\, n. [So called from their sharp dorsal	   spines.] (Zool.)	   (a) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides} syn. {Lagodon	       rhomboides}).	   (b) The salt-water bream ({Diplodus Holbrooki}).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both are excellent food fishes, common on the coast of	         the United States south of Cape Hatteras. The name is	         also applied to other allied species.	         [1913 Webster]
Pinfold \Pin"fold`\, n. [For pindfold. See {Pinder}, {Pound} an	   inclosure, and {Fold} an inclosure.]	   A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are	   confined; a pound; a penfold. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Ping \Ping\, n. [Probably of imitative origin.]	   The sound made by a bullet in striking a solid object or in	   passing through the air.	   [1913 Webster]	Ping \Ping\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pinged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pinging}.]	   To make the sound called ping.	   [1913 Webster]
Pingle \Pin"gle\, n. [Perhaps fr. pin to impound.]	   A small piece of inclosed ground. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
ping-pong \ping"-pong`\, n. [Imitative.]	   1. An indoor modification of lawn tennis played with small	      bats, or battledores, and a very light, hollow, celluloid	      ball, on a large table divided across the middle by a net.	      Also called {table tennis}. [[originally a trade name]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A size of photograph a little larger than a postage stamp.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ping-pong \Ping"-pong`\, v. i.	   1. To play ping-pong.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to bounce back and forth, in the manner of a ping-pong	      ball.	      [PJC]	Ping-pong ball \Ping"-pong ball`\, v. i.	   the small hollow celluloid ball used for the game of	   ping-pong.	   [PJC]
Pingster \Ping"ster\, n.	   See {Pinkster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinguefaction \Pin`gue*fac"tion\, n. [L. pinguefacere,	   pinguefactum, to fatten; pinguis fat + facere to make.]	   (Med.)	   A making of, or turning into, fat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pinguicula \Pin*guic"u*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. pinguiculus somewhat	   fat, fattish.] (Bot.)	   See {Butterwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinguid \Pin"guid\, a. [L. pinguis fat.]	   Fat; unctuous; greasy. [Obs.] "Some clays are more pinguid."	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinguidinous \Pin*guid"i*nous\, a. [L. pinguedo fatness, fr.	   pinguis fat.]	   Containing fat; fatty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pinguitude \Pin"gui*tude\, n. [L. pinguitudo, from pinguis fat.]	   Fatness; a growing fat; obesity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pinhold \Pin"hold`\, n.	   A place where a pin is fixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinic \Pi"nic\, a. [L. pinus pine.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to the pine; obtained from the pine;	   formerly, designating an acid which is the chief constituent	   of common resin, -- now called abietic, or sylvic, acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pining \Pin"ing\, a.	   1. Languishing; drooping; wasting away, as with longing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wasting; consuming. "The pining malady of France." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Piningly \Pin"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a pining manner; droopingly. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinion \Pin"ion\, n. (Zool.)	   A moth of the genus {Lithophane}, as {Lithophane antennata},	   whose larva bores large holes in young peaches and apples.	   [1913 Webster]	Pinion \Pin"ion\, n. [OF. pignon a pen, F., gable, pinion (in	   sense 5); cf. Sp. pi[~n]on pinion; fr. L. pinna pinnacle,	   feather, wing. See {Pin} a peg, and cf. {Pen} a feather,	   {Pennat}, {Pennon}.]	   1. A feather; a quill. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wing, literal or figurative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift on his sooty pinions flits the gnome. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The joint of bird's wing most remote from the body.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fetter for the arm. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) A cogwheel with a small number of teeth, or	      leaves, adapted to engage with a larger wheel, or rack	      (see {Rack}); esp., such a wheel having its leaves formed	      of the substance of the arbor or spindle which is its	      axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lantern pinion}. See under {Lantern}.	   {Pinion wire}, wire fluted longitudinally, for making the	      pinions of clocks and watches. It is formed by being drawn	      through holes of the shape required for the leaves or	      teeth of the pinions.	      [1913 Webster]	Pinion \Pin"ion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinioned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pinioning}.]	   1. To bind or confine the wings of; to confine by binding the	      wings. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disable by cutting off the pinion joint. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disable or restrain, as a person, by binding the arms,	      esp. by binding the arms to the body. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her elbows pinioned close upon her hips. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, generally, to confine; to bind; to tie up.	      "Pinioned up by formal rules of state." --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinioned \Pin"ioned\, a.	   Having wings or pinions.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinionist \Pin"ion*ist\, n. (Zool.)	   Any winged creature.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinite \Pin"ite\, n. [So called from Pini, a mine in Saxony.]	   (Min.)	   A compact granular cryptocrystalline mineral of a dull	   grayish or greenish white color. It is a hydrous alkaline	   silicate, and is derived from the alteration of other	   minerals, as iolite.	   [1913 Webster]	Pinite \Pi"nite\, n. [L. pinus the pine tree.]	   1. (Paleon.) Any fossil wood which exhibits traces of having	      belonged to the Pine family.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A sweet white crystalline substance extracted from	      the gum of a species of pine ({Pinus Lambertina}). It is	      isomeric with, and resembles, quercite.	      [1913 Webster]
Pink \Pink\, n. [D. pink.] (Naut.)	   A vessel with a very narrow stern; -- called also {pinky}.	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pink stern} (Naut.), a narrow stern.	      [1913 Webster]	Pink \Pink\, v. i. [D. pinken, pinkoogen, to blink, twinkle with	   the eyes.]	   To wink; to blink. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Pink \Pink\, a.	   Half-shut; winking. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pink \Pink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pinking}.] [OE. pinken to prick, probably a nasalized form	   of pick.]	   1. To pierce with small holes; to cut the edge of, as cloth	      or paper, in small scallops or angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stab; to pierce as with a sword. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To choose; to cull; to pick out. [Obs.] --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Pink \Pink\, n.	   A stab. --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Pink \Pink\, n. [Perh. akin to pick; as if the edges of the	   petals were picked out. Cf. {Pink}, v. t.]	   1. (Bot.) A name given to several plants of the	      caryophyllaceous genus {Dianthus}, and to their flowers,	      which are sometimes very fragrant and often double in	      cultivated varieties. The species are mostly perennial	      herbs, with opposite linear leaves, and handsome	      five-petaled flowers with a tubular calyx.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A color resulting from the combination of a pure vivid red	      with more or less white; -- so called from the common	      color of the flower. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything supremely excellent; the embodiment or perfection	      of something. "The very pink of courtesy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The European minnow; -- so called from the color	      of its abdomen in summer. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bunch pink} is {Dianthus barbatus}.	   {China pink}, or {Indian pink}. See under {China}.	   {Clove pink} is {Dianthus Caryophyllus}, the stock from which	      carnations are derived.	   {Garden pink}. See {Pheasant's eye}.	   {Meadow pink} is applied to {Dianthus deltoides}; also, to	      the ragged robin.	   {Maiden pink}, {Dianthus deltoides}.	   {Moss pink}. See under {Moss}.	   {Pink needle}, the pin grass; -- so called from the long,	      tapering points of the carpels. See {Alfilaria}.	   {Sea pink}. See {Thrift}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pink \Pink\, a.	   Resembling the garden pink in color; of the color called pink	   (see 6th {Pink}, 2); as, a pink dress; pink ribbons.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pink eye} (Med.), a popular name for an epidemic variety of	      ophthalmia, associated with early and marked redness of	      the eyeball.	   {Pink salt} (Chem. & Dyeing), the double chlorides of	      (stannic) tin and ammonium, formerly much used as a	      mordant for madder and cochineal.	   {Pink saucer}, a small saucer, the inner surface of which is	      covered with a pink pigment.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinked \Pinked\, a.	   Pierced with small holes; worked in eyelets; scalloped on the	   edge. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pink-eyed \Pink"-eyed`\, a. [Pink half-shut + eye.]	   Having small eyes. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
pinkify \pinkify\	pinkify \pinkify\ v.	   To make pink.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Pinking \Pink"ing\, n.	   1. The act of piercing or stabbing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or method of decorating fabrics or garments with a	      pinking iron; also, the style of decoration; scallops made	      with a pinking iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pinking iron}.	      (a) An instrument for scalloping the edges of ribbons,	          flounces, etc.	      (b) A sword. [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]
Pinkish \Pink"ish\, a.	   Somewhat pink.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinkness \Pink"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being pink.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinkroot \Pink"root`\, n.	   1. (Med.) The root of {Spigelia Marilandica}, used as a	      powerful vermifuge; also, that of {Spigelia Anthelmia}.	      See definition 2 (below).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) A perennial North American herb ({Spigelia	          Marilandica}), sometimes cultivated for its showy red	          blossoms. Called also {Carolina pink}, {Maryland	          pinkroot}, and {worm grass}.	      (b) An annual South American and West Indian plant	          ({Spigelia Anthelmia}).	          [1913 Webster]
Pinkster \Pink"ster\, n. [D. pinkster, pinksteren, fr. Gr. ?.	   See {Pentecost}.]	   Whitsuntide. [Written also {pingster} and {pinxter}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pinkster flower} (Bot.), the rosy flower of the {Azalea	      nudiflora}; also, the shrub itself; -- called also	      {Pinxter blomachee} by the New York descendants of the	      Dutch settlers.	      [1913 Webster]
Pink stern \Pink" stern`\ [See 1st {Pink}.] (Naut.)	   See {Chebacco}, and 1st {Pink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pink-sterned \Pink"-sterned`\, a. [See 1st {Pink}.] (Naut.)	   Having a very narrow stern; -- said of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinky \Pink"y\, n. (Naut.)	   See 1st {Pink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinna \Pin"na\, n.; pl. {Pinn[ae]}, E. {Pinnas}. [L., a	   feather.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A leaflet of a pinnate leaf. See Illust. of {Bipinnate	          leaf}, under {Bipinnate}.	      (b) One of the primary divisions of a decompound leaf.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the divisions of a pinnate part or organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [L. pinna, akin to Gr. ?.] (Zool.) Any species of {Pinna},	      a genus of large bivalve mollusks found in all warm seas.	      The byssus consists of a large number of long, silky	      fibers, which have been used in manufacturing woven	      fabrics, as a curiosity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) The auricle of the ear. See {Ear}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinnace \Pin"nace\, n. [F. pinasse; cf. It. pinassa, pinazza,	   Sp. pinaza; all from L. pinus a pine tree, anything made of	   pine, e.g., a ship. Cf. {Pine} a tree.]	   1. (Naut.)	      (a) A small vessel propelled by sails or oars, formerly	          employed as a tender, or for coast defence; -- called	          originally, {spynace} or {spyne}.	      (b) A man-of-war's boat.	          [1913 Webster]	                Whilst our pinnace anchors in the Downs. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A procuress; a pimp. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinnacle \Pin"na*cle\, n. [OE. pinacle, F. pinacle, L.	   pinnaculum, fr. pinna pinnacle, feather. See {Pin} a peg.]	   1. (Arch.) An architectural member, upright, and generally	      ending in a small spire, -- used to finish a buttress, to	      constitute a part in a proportion, as where pinnacles	      flank a gable or spire, and the like. Pinnacles may be	      considered primarily as added weight, where it is	      necessary to resist the thrust of an arch, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some renowned metropolis	            With glistering spires and pinnacles around.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a pinnacle; a lofty peak; a pointed	      summit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three silent pinnacles of aged snow.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slippery tops of human state,	            The gilded pinnacles of fate.         --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	Pinnacle \Pin"na*cle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pinnacled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pinnacling}.]	   To build or furnish with a pinnacle or pinnacles. --T.	   Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnage \Pin"nage\, n. [Cf. {Pinfold}.]	   Poundage of cattle. See {Pound}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Pinnate
Pinnate \Pin"nate\, Pinnated \Pin"na*ted\, a. [L. pinnatus	   feathered, fr. pinna a feather. See {Pin} a peg, {Pen}	   feather.]	   1. (Bot.) Consisting of several leaflets, or separate	      portions, arranged on each side of a common petiole, as	      the leaves of a rosebush, a hickory, or an ash. See	      {Abruptly pinnate}, and Illust., under {Abruptly}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a winglike tuft of long feathers on each	      side of the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pinnated grouse} (Zool.), the prairie chicken.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinnately \Pin"nate*ly\, adv.	   In a pinnate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnatifid \Pin*nat"i*fid\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + root of	   findere to split: cf. F. pinnatifide.] (Bot.)	   Divided in a pinnate manner, with the divisions not reaching	   to the midrib.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnatilobate \Pin*nat`i*lo"bate\, a. [See {Pinnate}, and	   {Lobate}.] (Bot.)	   Having lobes arranged in a pinnate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, a. [L. pinnatus feathered + pes,	   pedis foot: cf. F. pinnatip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Having the toes bordered by membranes; fin-footed, as certain	   birds.	   [1913 Webster]	Pinnatiped \Pin*nat"i*ped\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bird which has the toes bordered by membranes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinner \Pin"ner\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, pins or fastens, as with pins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Costume)	      (a) A headdress like a cap, with long lappets.	      (b) An apron with a bib; a pinafore.	      (c) A cloth band for a gown. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                With kerchief starched, and pinners clean.	                                                  --Gay.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A pin maker.	      [1913 Webster]	Pinner \Pin"ner\, n. [See {Pin} to pound.]	   One who pins or impounds cattle. See {Pin}, v. t. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnet \Pin"net\, n.	   A pinnacle. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinniform \Pin"ni*form\, a. [L. pinna feather, fin + -form.]	   Shaped like a fin or feather. --Sir J. Hill.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnigrada \Pin`ni*gra"da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. pinna a feather +	   gradi to walk, move.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pinnipedia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnigrade \Pin"ni*grade\, n. (Zool.)	   An animal of the seal tribe, moving by short feet that serve	   as paddles.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinniped \Pin"ni*ped\, n. [L. pinna feather, fin + pes, pedis, a	   foot: cf. F. pinnip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of the Pinnipedia; a seal.	   (b) One of the Pinnipedes.	       [1913 Webster]
Pinnipedes \Pin*nip"e*des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Steganopodes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnipedia \Pin`ni*pe"di*a\, n. pl. [NL. So called because their	   webbed feet are used as paddles or fins.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of aquatic carnivorous mammals including the seals	   and walruses; -- opposed to {Fissipedia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnock \Pin"nock\, n. [Of uncertain origin.] (Zool.)	   (a) The hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) The tomtit.	       [1913 Webster]
Pinnothere \Pin"no*there\, n. [Gr. ? a pinna + ? an animal.]	   (Zool.)	   A crab of the genus {pinnotheres}. See {Oyster crab}, under	   {Oyster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnula \Pin"nu*la\, n.; pl. {Pinnul[ae]}. [L.]	   Same as {Pinnule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnulate \Pin"nu*late\, a. [See {Pinnule}.] (Bot.)	   Having each pinna subdivided; -- said of a leaf, or of its	   pinn[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnulated \Pin"nu*la`ted\, a. (Zool.)	   Having pinnules.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinnule \Pin"nule\, n. [L. pinnula, dim. of pinna feather: cf.	   F. pinnule.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the small divisions of a decompound frond or	      leaf. See Illust. of {Bipinnate leaf}, under {Bipinnate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of a series of small, slender organs, or	      parts, when arranged in rows so as to have a plumelike	      appearance; as, a pinnule of a gorgonia; the pinnules of a	      crinoid.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinnywinkles \Pin"ny*win`kles\, n. pl.	   An instrument of torture, consisting of a board with holes	   into which the fingers were pressed, and fastened with pegs.	   [Written also {pilliewinkles}.] [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Pinochle
Pinochle \Pin"o*chle\, Pinocle \Pin"o*cle\, n.	   A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the	   cards above the eight spots in two packs. [Also spelled	   {penuchle}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pinole \Pi*nole"\, n.	   1. An aromatic powder used in Italy in the manufacture of	      chocolate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Parched maize, ground, and mixed with sugar, etc. Mixed	      with water, it makes a nutritious beverage.	      [1913 Webster]
Pinon \Pi[~n]"on\, n. [Sp. pi[~n]on.] (Bot.)	      (a) The edible seed of several species of pine; also, the	          tree producing such seeds, as {Pinus Pinea} of	          Southern Europe, and {Pinus Parryana, cembroides,	          edulis, and monophylla}, the nut pines of Western	          North America.	      (b) See {Monkey's puzzle}. [Written also {pignon}.]	          [1913 Webster]
Pinpatch \Pin"patch`\, n. (Zool.)	   The common English periwinkle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pint \Pint\, n. [OE. pinte, F. pinte, fr. Sp. pinta spot, mark,	   pint, fr. pintar to paint; a mark for a pint prob. having	   been made on or in a larger measure. See {Paint}.]	   A measure of capacity, equal to half a quart, or four gills,	   -- used in liquid and dry measures. See {Quart}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pint \Pint\, n. (Zool.)	   The laughing gull. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pintado \Pin*ta"do\, n.; pl. {Pintados}. [Sp., painted, fr.	   pintar to paint.]	   1. (Zool.) Any bird of the genus {Numida}. Several species	      are found in Africa. The common pintado, or Guinea fowl,	      the helmeted, and the crested pintados, are the best	      known. See {Guinea fowl}, under {Guinea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fish ({Scomberomorus regalis}) similar to, but larger	      than, the Spanish mackerel, and having elongated spots,	      common about Florida and the West Indies.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pintail \Pin"tail`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A northern duck ({Dafila acuta}), native of both	      continents. The adult male has a long, tapering tail.	      Called also {gray duck}, {piketail}, {piket-tail},	      {spike-tail}, {split-tail}, {springtail}, {sea pheasant},	      and {gray widgeon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The sharp-tailed grouse of the great plains and	      Rocky Mountains ({Pedioc[ae]tes phasianellus}); -- called	      also {pintailed grouse}, {pintailed chicken},	      {springtail}, and {sharptail}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pin-tailed \Pin"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a tapered tail, with the middle feathers longest; --	   said of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pintle \Pin"tle\, n. [A diminutive of {Pin}.]	   1. A little pin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) An upright pivot pin; as:	      (a) The pivot pin of a hinge.	      (b) A hook or pin on which a rudder hangs and turns.	      (c) A pivot about which the chassis swings, in some kinds	          of gun carriages.	      (d) A kingbolt of a wagon.	          [1913 Webster]
Pinto \Pin"to\, a. [Sp., painted.]	   Lit., painted; hence, piebald; mottled; pied.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pinto \Pin"to\, n.	   Any pied animal; esp., a pied or "painted" horse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pintos \Pin"tos\, n. pl.; sing. {Pinto}. [Sp., painted,	   mottled.] (Eyhnol.)	   A mountain tribe of Mexican Indians living near Acapulco.	   They are remarkable for having the dark skin of the face	   irregularly spotted with white. Called also {speckled	   Indians}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pintsch gas \Pintsch gas\ [After Richard Pintsch, German	   inventor.]	   A kind of oil gas extensively used for lighting railroad	   cars, which carry it in compressed form.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pinule \Pin"ule\, n. [Cf. {Pinnule}.] (Astron.)	   One of the sights of an astrolabe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pinus \Pi"nus\, n. [L., a pine tree.] (Bot.)	   A large genus of evergreen coniferous trees, mostly found in	   the northern hemisphere. The genus formerly included the	   firs, spruces, larches, and hemlocks, but is now limited to	   those trees which have the primary leaves of the branchlets	   reduced to mere scales, and the secondary ones (pine needles)	   acicular, and usually in fascicles of two to seven. See	   {Pine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinweed \Pin"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Lechea}, low North American herbs	   with branching stems, and very small and abundant leaves and	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinworm \Pin"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small nematoid worm ({Oxyurus vermicularis}), which is	   parasitic chiefly in the rectum of man. It is most common in	   children and aged persons.	   [1913 Webster]
Pinxit \Pinx"it\ [L., perfect indicative 3d sing. of pingere to	   paint.]	   A word appended to the artist's name or initials on a	   painting, or engraved copy of a painting; as, Rubens pinxit,	   Rubens painted (this).	   [1913 Webster]
Pinxter \Pinx"ter\, n.	   See {Pinkster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piny \Pin"y\, a.	   Abounding with pines. [Written also {piney}.] "The piny	   wood." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pioned \Pi"o*ned\, a.	   A Shakespearean word of disputed meaning; perh., "abounding	   in marsh marigolds."	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy banks with pioned and twilled brims. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pioneer \Pi`o*neer"\, n. [F. pionier, orig., a foot soldier, OF.	   peonier, fr. OF. peon a foot soldier, F. pion. See {Pawn} in	   chess.]	   1. (Mil.) A soldier detailed or employed to form roads, dig	      trenches, and make bridges, as an army advances.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who goes before, as into the wilderness, preparing the	      way for others to follow; as, pioneers of civilization;	      pioneers of reform.	      [1913 Webster]	Pioneer \Pi`o*neer"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Pioneered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pioneering}.]	   1. To go before, and prepare or open a way for; to act as	      pioneer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to take part in the early development of; to break ground	      in; to invent or originate.	      [PJC]
Pioneering \Pi`o*neer"ing\, a.	   groundbreaking; originating; -- of efforts that begin work in	   a field or on a topic not previously widely known.	   [PJC]
Pioneers' Day \Pi`o*neers'" Day\	   In Utah, a legal holiday, July 24, commemorated the arrival,	   in 1847, of Brigham Young and his followers at the present	   site of Salt Lake City.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pioner \Pi`o*ner"\, n.	   A pioneer. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Piony \Pi"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Peony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piot \Pi"ot\, n. [See {Piet}.] (Zool.)	   The magpie. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Pious \Pi"ous\, a. [L. pius: cf. F. pieux.]	   1. Of or pertaining to piety; exhibiting piety; reverential;	      dutiful; religious; devout; godly. "Pious hearts."	      --Milton. "Pious poetry." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where was the martial brother's pious care? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Practiced under the pretext of religion; prompted by	      mistaken piety; as, pious errors; pious frauds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Godly; devout; religious; righteous.	        [1913 Webster]
Piously \Pi"ous*ly\, adv.	   In a pious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pip \Pip\, n. [OE. pippe, D. pip, or F. p['e]pie; from LL.	   pipita, fr. L. pituita slime, phlegm, rheum, in fowls, the	   pip. Cf. {Pituite}.]	   A contagious disease of fowls, characterized by hoarseness,	   discharge from the nostrils and eyes, and an accumulation of	   mucus in the mouth, forming a "scale" on the tongue. By some	   the term pip is restricted to this last symptom, the disease	   being called roup by them.	   [1913 Webster]	Pip \Pip\, n. [Formerly pippin, pepin. Cf. {Pippin}.] (Bot.)	   A seed, as of an apple or orange.	   [1913 Webster]	Pip \Pip\, n. [Perh. for pick, F. pique a spade at cards, a	   pike. Cf. {Pique}.]	   One of the conventional figures or "spots" on playing cards,	   dominoes, etc. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Pip \Pip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pipping}.] [See {Peep}.]	   To cry or chirp, as a chicken; to peep.	   [1913 Webster]	         To hear the chick pip and cry in the egg. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipa \Pi*pa\, n.; pl. {Pipas}. (Zool.)	   The Surinam toad ({Pipa Americana}), noted for its peculiar	   breeding habits.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The male places the eggs on the back of the female,	         where they soon become inclosed in capsules formed by	         the thickening of the skin. The incubation of the eggs	         takes place in the capsules, and the young, when	         hatched, come forth with well developed legs.	         [1913 Webster]
Pipage \Pip"age\, n.	   Transportation, as of petroleum oil, by means of a pipe	   conduit; also, the charge for such transportation.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipal tree \Pi"pal tree`\	   Same as {Peepul tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipe \Pipe\, n. [AS. p[imac]pe, 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 tubes	      of straw, reed, wood, or metal; any tube which produces	      musical sounds; as, a shepherd's pipe; the pipe of an	      organ. "Tunable as sylvan pipe." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now had he rather hear the tabor and the pipe.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any long tube or hollow body of wood, metal, earthenware,	      or the like: especially, one used as a conductor of water,	      steam, gas, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small bowl with a hollow stem, -- used in smoking	      tobacco, and, sometimes, other substances.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A passageway for the air in speaking and breathing; the	      windpipe, or one of its divisions.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The key or sound of the voice. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The peeping whistle, call, or note of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earliest pipe of half-awakened birds.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. The bagpipe; as, the pipes of Lucknow.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mining) An elongated body or vein of ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A roll formerly used in the English exchequer, otherwise	      called the Great Roll, on which were taken down the	      accounts of debts to the king; -- so called because put	      together like a pipe. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) A boatswain's whistle, used to call the crew to	       their duties; also, the sound of it.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. [Cf. F. pipe, fr. pipe a wind instrument, a tube, fr. L.	       pipare to chirp. See Etymol. above.] A cask usually	       containing two hogsheads, or 126 wine gallons; also, the	       quantity which it contains.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Pipe fitter}, one who fits pipes together, or applies pipes,	      as to an engine or a building.	   {Pipe fitting}, a piece, as a coupling, an elbow, a valve,	      etc., used for connecting lengths of pipe or as accessory	      to a pipe.	   {Pipe office}, an ancient office in the Court of Exchequer,	      in which the clerk of the pipe made out leases of crown	      lands, accounts of cheriffs, etc. [Eng.]	   {Pipe tree} (Bot.), the lilac and the mock orange; -- so	      called because their were formerly used to make pipe	      stems; -- called also {pipe privet}.	   {Pipe wrench}, or {Pipe tongs}, a jawed tool for gripping a	      pipe, in turning or holding it.	   {To smoke the pipe of peace}, to smoke from the same pipe in	      token of amity or preparatory to making a treaty of peace,	      -- a custom of the American Indians.	      [1913 Webster]	Pipe \Pipe\, v. i.	   1. To play on a pipe, fife, flute, or other tubular wind	      instrument of music.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced.	                                                  --Matt. xi.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To call, convey orders, etc., by means of signals	      on a pipe or whistle carried by a boatswain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit or have a shrill sound like that of a pipe; to	      whistle. "Oft in the piping shrouds." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Metal.) To become hollow in the process of solodifying;	      -- said of an ingot, as of steel.	      [1913 Webster]	Pipe \Pipe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piping}.]	   1. To perform, as a tune, by playing on a pipe, flute, fife,	      etc.; to utter in the shrill tone of a pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A robin . . . was piping a few querulous notes. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To call or direct, as a crew, by the boatswain's	      whistle.	      [1913 Webster]	            As fine a ship's company as was ever piped aloft.	                                                  --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish or equip with pipes; as, to pipe an engine, or	      a building.	      [1913 Webster]	Pipe clay \Pipe" clay`\ (kl[=a]`).	   A plastic, unctuous clay of a grayish white color, -- used in	   making tobacco pipes and various kinds of earthenware, in	   scouring cloth, and in cleansing soldiers' equipments.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipeclay \Pipe"clay`\, v. t.	   1. To whiten or clean with pipe clay, as a soldier's	      accouterments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clear off; as, to pipeclay accounts. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Piped \Piped\, a.	   Formed with a pipe; having pipe or pipes; tubular.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipefish \Pipe"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any lophobranch fish of the genus {Siphostoma}, or	   {Syngnathus}, and allied genera, having a long and very	   slender angular body, covered with bony plates. The mouth is	   small, at the end of a long, tubular snout. The male has a	   pouch on his belly, in which the incubation of the eggs takes	   place.	   [1913 Webster] Pipelayer
Pipelayer \Pipe"lay`er\, n., or Pipe layer \Pipe" lay`er\	   1. One who lays conducting pipes in the ground, as for water,	      gas, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Polit. Cant) A politician who works in secret; -- in this	      sense, usually written as one word. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster] Pipelaying
Pipelaying \Pipe"lay`ing\, n., or Pipe laying \Pipe" lay`ing\	   1. The laying of conducting pipes underground, as for water,	      gas, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Polit. Cant) The act or method of making combinations for	      personal advantage secretly or slyly; -- in this sense,	      usually written as one word. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster] pipeline
pipeline \pipeline\, pipe line \pipe line\	   1. A line of pipe with pumping machinery and apparatus for	      conveying liquids, gases, or finely divided solids, such	      as petroleum or natural gas, between distant points.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. fig. an information channel direct from the source.	      [PJC]	   3. the set of stages and processes from the invention or	      design of a product to its ultimate use, production, or	      commercial sale. Used commonly in the phrase	   {in the pipeline}, i. e. still in preparation or under	      development.	      [PJC]
Pipe-line \Pipe"-line`\, v. t.	   To convey by a pipe line; to furnish with a pipe line or pipe	   lines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pipemouth \Pipe"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish of the genus {Fistularia}; -- called also {tobacco	   pipefish}. See {Fistularia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piper \Pi"per\, n. [L.]	   See {Pepper}.	   [1913 Webster]	Piper \Pip"er\, n.	   1. (Mus.) One who plays on a pipe, or the like, esp. on a	      bagpipe. "The hereditary piper and his sons." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A common European gurnard ({Trigla lyra}), having a	          large head, with prominent nasal projection, and with	          large, sharp, opercular spines.	      (b) A sea urchin ({Goniocidaris hystrix}) having very long	          spines, native of both the American and European	          coasts.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To pay the piper}, to bear the cost, expense, or trouble.	      [1913 Webster]
Piperaceous \Pip`er*a"ceous\, a. [L. piper pepper.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the order of plants ({Piperace[ae]}) of	   which the pepper ({Piper nigrum}) is the type. There are	   about a dozen genera and a thousand species, mostly tropical	   plants with pungent and aromatic qualities.	   [1913 Webster] Piperazine
Piperazine \Pi*per"a*zine\, n. Also -zin \-zin\ . [Piperidine +	   azote + -ine.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline substance, {(C2H4NH)2}, formed by action of	   ammonia on ethylene bromide, by reduction of pyrazine, etc.	   It is a strong base, and is used as a remedy for gout.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Piperic \Pi*per"ic\ (p[-i]*p[e^]r"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, or designating, a complex	   organic acid found in the products of different members of	   the Pepper family, and extracted as a yellowish crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Piperidge \Pip"er*idge\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Pepperidge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piperidine \Pi*per"i*dine\, n. (Chem.)	   An oily liquid alkaloid, {C5H11N}, having a hot, peppery,	   ammoniacal odor. It is related to pyridine, and is obtained	   by the decomposition of piperine.	   [1913 Webster]
Piperine \Pip"er*ine\, n. [L. piper pepper: cf. F. piperin,	   piperine.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline compound of piperidine and piperic acid.	   It is obtained from the black pepper ({Piper nigrum}) and	   other species.	   [1913 Webster]
Piperonal \Pip`er*o"nal\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance obtained by oxidation of	   piperic acid, and regarded as a complex aldehyde.	   [1913 Webster]
Piperylene \Pi*per"y*lene\, n. [Piperidine + acetylene.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon obtained by decomposition of certain piperidine	   derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipestem \Pipe"stem`\, n.	   The hollow stem or tube of a pipe used for smoking tobacco,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Took a long reed for a pipestem.         --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipestone \Pipe"stone`\, n.	   A kind of clay slate, carved by the Indians into tobacco	   pipes. Cf. {Catlinite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipette \Pi*pette"\, n. [F., dim. of pipe.]	   A small glass tube, often with an enlargement or bulb in the	   middle, and usually graduated, -- used for transferring or	   delivering measured quantities.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipevine \Pipe"vine`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any climbing species of {Aristolochia}; esp., the Dutchman's	   pipe ({Aristolochia sipho}). See under {Dutchman}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pipewood \Pipe"wood`\, n.	   An ericaceous shrub ({Leucotho["e] acuminata}) of the	   southern United States, from the wood of which pipe bowls are	   made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pipewort \Pipe"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of a genus ({Eriocaulon}) of aquatic or marsh herbs	   with soft grass-like leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Piping \Pip"ing\ (p[imac]p"[i^]ng), a. [From {Pipe}, v.]	   1. Playing on a musical pipe. "Lowing herds and piping	      swains." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Peaceful; favorable to, or characterized by, the music of	      the pipe rather than of the drum and fife. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Emitting a high, shrill sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound	      of boiling fluids.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Piping crow}, {Piping crow shrike}, {Piping roller} (Zool.),	      any Australian bird of the genus {Gymnorhina}, esp.	      {Gymnorhina tibicen}, which is black and white, and the	      size of a small crow. Called also {caruck}.	   {Piping frog} (Zool.), a small American tree frog ({Hyla	      Pickeringii}) which utters a high, shrill note in early	      spring.	   {Piping hot}, boiling hot; hissing hot; very hot. [Colloq.]	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Piping \Pip"ing\, n.	   1. A small cord covered with cloth, -- used as trimming for	      women's dresses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pipes, collectively; as, the piping of a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of playing on a pipe; the shrill noted of birds,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece cut off to be set or planted; a cutting; also,	      propagation by cuttings.	      [1913 Webster] Pipistrel
Pipistrel \Pi*pis"trel\, Pipistrelle \Pip`i*strelle"\, n. [F.	   pipistrelle, It. pipistrello.] (Zool.)	   A small European bat ({Vesperugo pipistrellus}); -- called	   also {flittermouse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipit \Pip"it\, n. [So named from its call note.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging	   to {Anthus} and allied genera, of the family	   {Motacillid[ae]}. They strongly resemble the true larks in	   habits, colors, and the great length of the hind claw. They	   are, therefore, often called {titlarks}, and {pipit larks}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {meadow pipit} ({Anthus pratensis}); the {tree	         pipit}, or tree lark ({Anthus trivialis}); and the	         {rock pipit}, or sea lark ({Anthus obscurus}) are	         well-known European species. The common American pipit,	         or brown lark, is {Anthus Pensilvanicus}. The Western	         species ({Anthus Spraguei}) is called the {American	         skylark}, on account of its musical powers.	         [1913 Webster]
Pipkin \Pip"kin\, n. [Dim. of {Pipe}.]	   A small earthen boiler.	   [1913 Webster]
Pippin \Pip"pin\, n. [Probably fr. OE. pippin a seed, as being	   raised from the seed. See {Pip} a seed.] (Bot.)	   (a) An apple from a tree raised from the seed and not	       grafted; a seedling apple.	   (b) A name given to apples of several different kinds, as	       Newtown pippin, summer pippin, fall pippin, golden	       pippin.	       [1913 Webster]	             We will eat a last year's pippin.    --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Normandy pippins}, sun-dried apples for winter use.	      [1913 Webster]
Pippul tree \Pip"pul tree`\	   Same as {Peepul tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipra \Pi"pra\, n.; pl. {Pipras}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woodpecker.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds	   belonging to {Pipra} and allied genera, of the family	   {Piprid[ae]}. The male is usually glossy black, varied with	   scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
Piprine \Pi"prine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the pipras, or the family {Piprid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipsissewa \Pip*sis"se*wa\, n. [From American Indian.] (Bot.)	   A low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila umbellata}), with narrow,	   wedge-lanceolate leaves, and an umbel of pretty nodding	   fragrant blossoms. It has been used in nephritic diseases.	   Called also {prince's pine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pipy \Pip"y\, a.	   Like a pipe; hollow-stemmed. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Piquancy \Pi"quan*cy\, n. [See {Piquant}.]	   The quality or state of being piquant.	   [1913 Webster]
Piquant \Pi"quant\, a. [F., p. pr. of piquer to prick or sting.	   See {Pike}.]	   Stimulating to the taste; giving zest; tart; sharp; pungent;	   as, a piquant anecdote. "As piquant to the tongue as salt."	   --Addison. "Piquant railleries." --Gov. of Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Piquantly \Pi"quant*ly\, adv.	   In a piquant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Piqu'e \Pi`qu['e]"\, n. [F., p. p. of piquer to prick.]	   A cotton fabric, figured in the loom, -- used as a dress	   goods for women and children, and for vestings, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pique \Pique\, n. (Zool.)	   The jigger. See {Jigger}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pique \Pique\, n. [F., fr. piquer. See {Pike}.]	   1. A feeling of hurt, vexation, or resentment, awakened by a	      social slight or injury; irritation of the feelings, as	      through wounded pride; stinging vexation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men take up piques and displeasures.  --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wars had arisen . . . upon a personal pique. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Keenly felt desire; a longing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though it have the pique, and long,	            'Tis still for something in the wrong. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Card Playing) In piquet, the right of the elder hand to	      count thirty in hand, or to play before the adversary	      counts one.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Displeasure; irritation; grudge; spite.	   Usage: {Pique}, {Spite}, {Grudge}. Pique denotes a quick and	          often transient sense of resentment for some supposed	          neglect or injury, but it is not marked by	          malevolence. Spite is a stronger term, denoting	          settled ill will or malice, with a desire to injure,	          as the result of extreme irritation. Grudge goes still	          further, denoting cherished and secret enmity, with an	          unforgiving spirit. A pique is usually of recent date;	          a grudge is that which has long subsisted; spite	          implies a disposition to cross or vex others.	          [1913 Webster]	Pique \Pique\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Piqued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Piquing}.] [F. piquer. See {Pike}.]	   1. To wound the pride of; to sting; to nettle; to irritate;	      to fret; to offend; to excite to anger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pique her, and soothe in turn.        --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite to action by causing resentment or jealousy; to	      stimulate; to prick; as, to pique ambition, or curiosity.	      --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pride or value; -- used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men . . . pique themselves upon their skill.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To offend; displease; irritate; provoke; fret; nettle;	        sting; goad; stimulate.	        [1913 Webster]	Pique \Pique\, v. i.	   To cause annoyance or irritation. "Every verse hath something	   in it that piques." --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Piqueer \Pi*queer"\, v. i.	   See {Pickeer}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piqueerer \Pi*queer"er\, n.	   See {Pickeerer}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piquet \Piqu"et\, n.	   See {Picket}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Piquet \Pi*quet"\, n. [F., prob. fr. pique. See {Pique}, {Pike},	   and {Picket}.]	   A game at cards played between two persons, with thirty-two	   cards, all the deuces, threes, fours, fives, and sixes, being	   set aside. [Written also {picket} and {picquet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piracy \Pi"ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Piracies}. [Cf. LL. piratia, Gr. ?.	   See {Pirate}.]	   1. The act or crime of a pirate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Common Law) Robbery on the high seas; the taking of	      property from others on the open sea by open violence;	      without lawful authority, and with intent to steal; -- a	      crime answering to robbery on land.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By statute law several other offenses committed on the	         seas (as trading with known pirates, or engaging in the	         slave trade) have been made piracy.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. "Sometimes used, in a quasi-figurative sense, of violation	      of copyright; but for this, infringement is the correct	      and preferable term." --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Piragua \Pi*ra"gua\, n.	   See {Pirogue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pirai \Pi*rai"\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Piraya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pirameter \Pi*ram"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? trial + -meter.]	   A dynamometer for ascertaining the power required to draw	   carriages over roads.	   [1913 Webster]
Pirarucu \Pi`ra*ru"cu\, n. [From the native South American	   name.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Arapaima}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pirate \Pi"rate\, n. [L. pirata, Gr. ?, fr. ? to attempt,	   undertake, from making attempts or attacks on ships, ? an	   attempt, trial; akin to E. peril: cf. F. pirate. See	   {Peril}.]	   1. A robber on the high seas; one who by open violence takes	      the property of another on the high seas; especially, one	      who makes it his business to cruise for robbery or	      plunder; a freebooter on the seas; also, one who steals in	      a harbor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An armed ship or vessel which sails without a legal	      commission, for the purpose of plundering other vessels on	      the high seas.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who infringes the law of copyright, or publishes the	      work of an author without permission.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pirate perch} (Zool.), a fresh-water percoid fish of the	      United States ({Aphredoderus Sayanus}). It is of a dark	      olive color, speckled with blackish spots.	      [1913 Webster]	Pirate \Pi"rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pirated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pirating}.] [Cf. F. pirater.]	   To play the pirate; to practice robbery on the high seas.	   [1913 Webster]	Pirate \Pi"rate\, v. t.	   To publish, as books or writings, without the permission of	   the author.	   [1913 Webster]	         They advertised they would pirate his edition. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Piratic \Pi*rat"ic\, a.	   Piratical.	   [1913 Webster]
Piratical \Pi*rat"ic*al\, a. [L. piraticus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   piratique.]	   Of or pertaining to a pirate; acquired by, or practicing,	   piracy; as, a piratical undertaking. "Piratical printers."	   --Pope. -- {Pi*rat"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Piraya \Pi*ra"ya\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   A large voracious fresh-water fish ({Serrasalmo piraya}) of	   South America, having lancet-shaped teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pirie \Pir"ie\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Pirry}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pirie \Pir"ie\, n. [See {Pear}.] (Bot.)	   A pear tree. [Written also {pery}, {pyrie}.] [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Piririgua \Pi`ri*ri"gua\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   A South American bird ({Guira guira}) allied to the cuckoos.	   [1913 Webster]
Pirl \Pirl\, v. t. [Cf. {Purl}.]	   1. To spin, as a top.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twist or twine, as hair in making fishing lines.	      [1913 Webster]
Pirn \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.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pirogue \Pi*rogue"\, n. [Originally an American Indian word: cf.	   F. pirogue, Sp. piroga, piragua.]	   A dugout canoe; by extension, any small boat. [Written	   variously {periauger}, {perogue}, {piragua}, {periagua},	   etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, n. [F.; of uncertain origin.]	   1. A whirling or turning on the toes in dancing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Man.) The whirling about of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	Pirouette \Pir`ou*ette"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pirouetted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pirouetting}.] [F. pirouetter.]	   To perform a pirouette; to whirl, like a dancer.	   [1913 Webster] Pirry
Pirry \Pir"ry\, Pirrie \Pir"rie\, n. [Cf. Scot. pirr a gentle	   breeze, Icel. byrr a prosperous wind, bylr a blast of wind.]	   A rough gale of wind. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisasphaltum \Pis`as*phal"tum\, n.	   See {Pissasphalt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisay \Pi"say\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Pis['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscary \Pis"ca*ry\, n. [L. piscarius relating to fishes or to	   fishing, fr. piscis a fish.] (Law)	   The right or privilege of fishing in another man's waters.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscation \Pis*ca"tion\, n. [L. piscatio, fr. piscari to fish.]	   Fishing; fishery. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscator \Pis*ca"tor\, n. [L.]	   A fisherman; an angler.	   [1913 Webster] Piscatorial
Piscatorial \Pis`ca*to"ri*al\, Piscatory \Pis"ca*to*ry\, a. [L.	   piscatorius, fr. piscator a fisherman, fr. piscari to fish,	   fr. piscis a fish. See {Fish} the animal.]	   Of or pertaining to fishes or fishing. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisces \Pis"ces\, n. pl. [L. piscis a fish.]	   1. (Astron.)	      (a) The twelfth sign of the zodiac, marked [pisces] in	          almanacs.	      (b) A zodiacal constellation, including the first point of	          Aries, which is the vernal equinoctial point; the	          Fish.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The class of Vertebrata that includes the fishes.	      The principal divisions are Elasmobranchii, Ganoidei, and	      Teleostei.	      [1913 Webster]
Piscicapture \Pis"ci*cap`ture\, n.	   Capture of fishes, as by angling. [R.] --W. H. Russell.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscicultural \Pis`ci*cul"tur*al\, a.	   Relating to pisciculture.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisciculture \Pis`ci*cul"ture\, n. [L. piscis a fish + E.	   culture.]	   Fish culture. See under {Fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisciculturist \Pis`ci*cul"tur*ist\, n.	   One who breeds fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisciform \Pis"ci*form\, a. [L. piscis fish + -form.]	   Having the form of a fish; resembling a fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscina \Pis*ci"na\, n. [L., a certain, fishpond, fr. piscis a	   fish.] (Arch.)	   A niche near the altar in a church, containing a small basin	   for rinsing altar vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscinal \Pis"ci*nal\, a. [L. piscinalis: cf. F. piscinal.]	   Belonging to a fishpond or a piscina.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscine \Pis"cine\, a. [L. piscis a fish.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a fish or fishes; as, piscine remains.	   [1913 Webster]
Piscivorous \Pis*civ"o*rous\, a. [L. piscis a fish + vorare to	   devour: cf. F. piscivore.] (Zool.)	   Feeding or subsisting on fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Pis'e \Pi`s['e]"\, n. [F. pis['e], from piser to stamp, pound,	   L. pisare.] (Arch.)	   A species of wall made of stiff earth or clay rammed in	   between molds which are carried up as the wall rises; --	   called also {pis['e] work}. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Pish \Pish\, interj.	   An exclamation of contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	Pish \Pish\, v. i.	   To express contempt. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Pishu \Pi"shu\, n. (Zool.)	   The Canada lynx. [Written also {peeshoo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pisiform \Pi"si*form\, a. [L. pisum a pea + -form: cf. F.	   pisiforme.]	   Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape; as, a pisiform	   iron ore.	   [1913 Webster]	Pisiform \Pi"si*form\, n. (Anat.)	   A small bone on the ulnar side of the carpus in man and many	   mammals. See Illust. of {Artiodactyla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pismire \Pis"mire\, n. [Piss + mire; so called because it	   discharges a moisture vulgarly considered urine. See {Mire}	   an ant.] (Zool.)	   An ant, or emmet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisolite \Pi"so*lite\, n. [Gr. ? a pea + -lite: cf. F.	   pisolithe.] (Min.)	   A variety of calcite, or calcium carbonate, consisting of	   aggregated globular concretions about the size of a pea; --	   called also {peastone}, {peagrit}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Oolite is similar in structure, but the concretions are	         as small as the roe of a fish.	         [1913 Webster]
Pisolitic \Pi`so*lit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. pisolithique.] (Min.)	   Composed of, containing, or resembling, pisolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Pisophalt \Pis"o*phalt\, n. [For pissasphalt.] (Min.)	   Pissasphalt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Piss \Piss\ (p[i^]s), v. t. & i. [OE. pissen, F. pisser; akin to	   It. pisciare, D. & G. pissen, Dan. pisse, Icel. pissa.]	   To discharge urine, to urinate; -- usually considered vulgar.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Piss \Piss\, n.	   Urine. [vulgar]	   [1913 Webster]	   {take a piss} urinate. [vulgar]	      [PJC]
Pissabed \Piss"a*bed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name locally applied to various wild plants, as dandelion,	   bluet, oxeye daisy, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pissasphalt \Pis"sas*phalt\, n. [L. pissasphaltus, Gr. ?; ?	   pitch + ? asphalt: cf. F. pissasphalte.] (Min.)	   Earth pitch; a soft, black bitumen of the consistency of tar,	   and of a strong smell. It is inflammable, and intermediate	   between petroleum and asphalt. [Written also {pisasphaltum},	   {pisasphalt}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
pissant \piss"ant`\, a.	   Worthless or of no significance. [vulgar]	   [PJC]
piss away \piss away\, v. t.	   To waste; to squander; to fritter away; as, he pissed away	   his opportunity to get the job by arriving late for the	   interview. [vulgar]	   [PJC] pissed
pissed \pissed\, pissed off \pissed off\, a.	   Angered or very annoyed. [vulgar]	   [PJC]
pisser \pis"ser\, n.	   Something very difficult or troublesome. [vulgar slang]	   [PJC]
piss off \piss off\, v. t.	   To anger or strongly annoy; as, his flippant attitude pissed	   off the teacher. [vulgar]	   [PJC]	piss off \piss off\, v. i.	   To leave immediately; to scram; -- chiefly British, and	   sometimes considered vulgar. [Brit., vulgar]	   [PJC]
pissoir \pissoir\, n.	   a public urinal, in European countries.	   [PJC]
Pist \Pist\, n. (Man.)	   See {Piste}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistache \Pis*tache"\, n. [OE. pistace, fr. F. pistache. See	   {Pistachio}.] (Bot.)	   The anacardiaceous tree {Pistacia vera}, which yields the	   pistachio nut; also, the nut itself and the flavoring extract	   prepared from it. Called also {pistachio}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pistachio \Pis*ta"chio\, n. [It. pistacchio (cf. Sp. pistacho,	   F. pistache), fr. L. pistacium, Gr. ?, ?, fr. Per. pistah.	   Cf. {Fistinut}.] (Bot.)	   The nut of the {Pistacia vera}, a tree of the order	   {Anacardiace[ae]}, containing a kernel of a pale greenish	   color, which has a pleasant taste, resembling that of the	   almond, and yields an oil of agreeable taste and odor; --	   called also {pistachio nut}. It is wholesome and nutritive.	   The tree grows in Arabia, Persia, Syria, and Sicily. [Written	   also {pistachia}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The small anacardiaceous tree ({Pistacia vera}), of	      southern Europe and Asia Minor, which bears the pistachio	      nut. Called also {pistache}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Cookery) The flavor of the pistachio nut, or an ice or	      confection flavored with it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Pistachio green.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pistachio green \Pistachio green\	   A light yellowish green color resembling that of the	   pistachio nut.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pistacia \Pis*ta"ci*a\, n. [NL. See {Pistachio}.] (Bot.)	   The name of a genus of trees, including the tree which bears	   the pistachio ({Pistacia vera}), the Mediterranean mastic	   tree ({Pistacia Lentiscus}), and the species ({Pistacia	   Terebinthus}) which yields Chian or Cyprus turpentine.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistacite \Pis"ta*cite\, n. [Cf. F. pistacite. So called from	   its green color. See {Pistachio}.] (Min.)	   Epidote.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistareen \Pis`ta*reen"\, n.	   An old Spanish silver coin of the value of about twenty	   cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistazite \Pis"ta*zite\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Pistacite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Piste \Piste\, n. [F., fr. L. pisere, pinsere, pistum, to	   pound.] (Min.)	   The track or tread a horseman makes upon the ground he goes	   over. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] Pistel
Pistel \Pis"tel\, Pistil \Pis"til\, n.	   An epistle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pistic \Pis"tic\, a. [L. pisticus, Gr. ?.]	   Pure; genuine. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistil \Pis"til\, n. [L. pistillum, pistillus, a pestle: cf. F.	   pistil. See {Pestle}.] (Bot.)	   The seed-bearing organ of a flower. It consists of an ovary,	   containing the ovules or rudimentary seeds, and a stigma,	   which is commonly raised on an elongated portion called a	   style. When composed of one carpel a pistil is simple; when	   composed of several, it is compound. See Illust. of {Flower},	   and {Ovary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistillaceous \Pis`til*la"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Growing on, or having nature of, the pistil; of or pertaining	   to a pistil. --Barton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistillate \Pis"til*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a pistil or pistils; -- usually said of flowers having	   pistils but no stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistillation \Pis`til*la"tion\, n. [L. pistillum a pestle.]	   The act of pounding or breaking in a mortar; pestillation.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistillidium \Pis`til*lid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pistillida}. [NL., fr.	   E. pistil.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Archegonium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistilliferous \Pis`til*lif"er*ous\, a. [Pistil + -ferous: cf.	   F. pistillif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   Pistillate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistillody \Pis"til*lo*dy\, n. [Pistil + Gr. e'i^dos form.]	   (Bot.)	   The metamorphosis of other organs into pistils.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistol \Pis"tol\, n. [F. pistole, pistolet, It. pistola; prob.	   from a form Pistola, for Pistoja, a town in Italy where	   pistols were first made. Cf. {Pistole}.]	   The smallest firearm used, intended to be fired from one	   hand, -- now of many patterns, and bearing a great variety of	   names. See Illust. of {Revolver}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pistol carbine}, a firearm with a removable but-piece, and	      thus capable of being used either as a pistol or a	      carbine.	   {Pistol pipe} (Metal.), a pipe in which the blast for a	      furnace is heated, resembling a pistol in form.	   {Pistol shot}.	   (a) The discharge of a pistol.	   (b) The distance to which a pistol can propel a ball.	       [1913 Webster]	Pistol \Pis"tol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pistoled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pistoling}.] [Cf. F. pistoler.]	   To shoot with a pistol. "To pistol a poacher." --Sydney	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistolade \Pis"to*lade`\, n. [F.]	   A pistol shot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistole \Pis*tole"\, n. [F., probably a name given in jest in	   France to a Spanish coin. Cf. {Pistol}.]	   The name of certain gold coins of various values formerly	   coined in some countries of Europe. In Spain it was	   equivalent to a quarter doubloon, or about $3.90, and in	   Germany and Italy nearly the same. There was an old Italian	   pistole worth about $5.40.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistoleer \Pis`to*leer"\, n. [Cf. F. pistolier.]	   One who uses a pistol. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pistolet \Pis"to*let`\, n. [F., a dim. of pistole.]	   A small pistol. --Donne. Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Piston \Pis"ton\, n. [F. piston; cf. It. pistone piston, also	   pestone a large pestle; all fr. L. pinsere, pistum, to pound,	   to stamp. See {Pestle}, {Pistil}.] (Mach.)	   A sliding piece which either is moved by, or moves against,	   fluid pressure. It usually consists of a short cylinder	   fitting within a cylindrical vessel along which it moves,	   back and forth. It is used in steam engines to receive motion	   from the steam, and in pumps to transmit motion to a fluid;	   also for other purposes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Piston head} (Steam Eng.), that part of a piston which is	      made fast to the piston rod.	   {Piston rod}, a rod by which a piston is moved, or by which	      it communicates motion.	   {Piston valve} (Steam Eng.), a slide valve, consisting of a	      piston, or connected pistons, working in a cylindrical	      case which is provided with ports that are traversed by	      the valve.	      [1913 Webster]	Piston ring \Pis"ton ring\ (Mach.)	   A spring packing ring, or any of several such rings, for a	   piston.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pit \Pit\, n. [OE. pit, put, AS. pytt a pit, hole, L. puteus a	   well, pit.]	   1. A large cavity or hole in the ground, either natural or	      artificial; a cavity in the surface of a body; an	      indentation; specifically:	      (a) The shaft of a coal mine; a coal pit.	      (b) A large hole in the ground from which material is dug	          or quarried; as, a stone pit; a gravel pit; or in	          which material is made by burning; as, a lime pit; a	          charcoal pit.	      (c) A vat sunk in the ground; as, a tan pit.	          [1913 Webster]	                Tumble me into some loathsome pit. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any abyss; especially, the grave, or hades.	      [1913 Webster]	            Back to the infernal pit I drag thee chained.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He keepth back his soul from the pit. --Job xxxiii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covered deep hole for entrapping wild beasts; a pitfall;	      hence, a trap; a snare. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The anointed of the Lord was taken in their pits.	                                                  --Lam. iv. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A depression or hollow in the surface of the human body;	      as:	      (a) The hollow place under the shoulder or arm; the	          axilla, or armpit.	      (b) See {Pit of the stomach} (below).	      (c) The indentation or mark left by a pustule, as in	          smallpox.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Formerly, that part of a theater, on the floor of the	      house, below the level of the stage and behind the	      orchestra; now, in England, commonly the part behind the	      stalls; in the United States, the parquet; also, the	      occupants of such a part of a theater.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An inclosed area into which gamecocks, dogs, and other	      animals are brought to fight, or where dogs are trained to	      kill rats. "As fiercely as two gamecocks in the pit."	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. [Cf. D. pit, akin to E. pith.] (Bot.)	      (a) The endocarp of a drupe, and its contained seed or	          seeds; a stone; as, a peach pit; a cherry pit, etc.	      (b) A depression or thin spot in the wall of a duct.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Cold pit} (Hort.), an excavation in the earth, lined with	      masonry or boards, and covered with glass, but not	      artificially heated, -- used in winter for the storing and	      protection of half-hardly plants, and sometimes in the	      spring as a forcing bed.	   {Pit coal}, coal dug from the earth; mineral coal.	   {Pit frame}, the framework over the shaft of a coal mine.	   {Pit head}, the surface of the ground at the mouth of a pit	      or mine.	   {Pit kiln}, an oven for coking coal.	   {Pit martin} (Zool.), the bank swallow. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Pit of the stomach} (Anat.), the depression on the middle	      line of the epigastric region of the abdomen at the lower	      end of the sternum; the infrasternal depression.	   {Pit saw} (Mech.), a saw worked by two men, one of whom	      stands on the log and the other beneath it. The place of	      the latter is often in a pit, whence the name.	   {pit stop}, See {pit stop} in the vocabulary.	   {Pit viper} (Zool.), any viperine snake having a deep pit on	      each side of the snout. The rattlesnake and copperhead are	      examples.	   {Working pit} (Min.), a shaft in which the ore is hoisted and	      the workmen carried; -- in distinction from a shaft used	      for the pumps.	      [1913 Webster]	Pit \Pit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pitting}.]	   1. To place or put into a pit or hole.	      [1913 Webster]	            They lived like beasts, and were pitted like beasts,	            tumbled into the grave.               --T. Grander.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with little hollows, as by various pustules; as, a	      face pitted by smallpox.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To introduce as an antagonist; to set forward for or in a	      contest; as, to pit one dog against another.	      [1913 Webster]
Pita \Pi"ta\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	      (a) A fiber obtained from the {Agave Americana} and other	          related species, -- used for making cordage and paper.	          Called also {pita fiber}, and {pita thread}.	      (b) The plant which yields the fiber.	          [1913 Webster]	Pita \Pi"ta\ (p[=e]"t[.a]), Pita bread \Pi"ta bread`\, n. [Sp.]	   A thin flat bread that is formed in two layers, to make a	   pocket into which other foods may be placed.	   [PJC]
Pitahaya \Pit`a*ha"ya\, n. [Sp., prob. from the native name.]	   (Bot.)	   A cactaceous shrub ({Cereus Pitajaya}) of tropical America,	   which yields a delicious fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitapat \Pit"a*pat`\, adv. [An onomatopoetic reduplication of	   pat a light, quick blow.]	   In a flutter; with palpitation or quick succession of beats.	   --Lowell. "The fox's heart went pitapat." --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Pitapat \Pit"a*pat`\, n.	   A light, repeated sound; a pattering, as of the rain. "The	   pitapat of a pretty foot." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitch \Pitch\, n. [OE. pich, AS. pic, L. pix; akin to Gr. ?.]	   1. A thick, black, lustrous, and sticky substance obtained by	      boiling down tar. It is used in calking the seams of	      ships; also in coating rope, canvas, wood, ironwork, etc.,	      to preserve them.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that toucheth pitch shall be defiled therewith.	                                                  --Ecclus.	                                                  xiii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) See {Pitchstone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Amboyna pitch}, the resin of {Dammara australis}. See	      {Kauri}.	   {Burgundy pitch}. See under {Burgundy}.	   {Canada pitch}, the resinous exudation of the hemlock tree	      ({Abies Canadensis}); hemlock gum.	   {Jew's pitch}, bitumen.	   {Mineral pitch}. See {Bitumen} and {Asphalt}.	   {Pitch coal} (Min.), bituminous coal.	   {Pitch peat} (Min.), a black homogeneous peat, with a waxy	      luster.	   {Pitch pine} (Bot.), any one of several species of pine,	      yielding pitch, esp. the {Pinus rigida} of North America.	      [1913 Webster]	Pitch \Pitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pitching}.] [See {Pitch}, n.]	   1. To cover over or smear with pitch. --Gen. vi. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To darken; to blacken; to obscure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The welkin pitched with sullen could. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Pitch \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;	      to pitch a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust or plant in the ground, as stakes or poles;	      hence, to fix firmly, as by means of poles; to establish;	      to arrange; as, to pitch a tent; to pitch a camp.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set, face, or pave with rubble or undressed stones, as	      an embankment or a roadway. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix or set the tone of; as, to pitch a tune.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To set or fix, as a price or value. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pitched battle}, a general battle; a battle in which the	      hostile forces have fixed positions; -- in distinction	      from a skirmish.	   {To pitch into}, to attack; to assault; to abuse. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Pitch \Pitch\, v. i.	   1. To fix or place a tent or temporary habitation; to encamp.	      "Laban with his brethren pitched in the Mount of Gilead."	      --Gen. xxxi. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To light; to settle; to come to rest from flight.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tree whereon they [the bees] pitch. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fix one's choise; -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pitch upon the best course of life, and custom will	            render it the more easy.              --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To plunge or fall; esp., to fall forward; to decline or	      slope; as, to pitch from a precipice; the vessel pitches	      in a heavy sea; the field pitches toward the east.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pitch and pay}, an old aphorism which inculcates ready-money	      payment, or payment on delivery of goods. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Pitch \Pitch\, n.	   1. A throw; a toss; a cast, as of something from the hand;	      as, a good pitch in quoits.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pitch and toss}, a game played by tossing up a coin, and	      calling "Heads or tails;" hence:	   {To play pitch and toss with (anything)}, to be careless or	      trust to luck about it. "To play pitch and toss with the	      property of the country." --G. Eliot.	   {Pitch farthing}. See {Chuck farthing}, under 5th {Chuck}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cricket) That point of the ground on which the ball	      pitches or lights when bowled.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A point or peak; the extreme point or degree of elevation	      or depression; hence, a limit or bound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Driven headlong from the pitch of heaven, down	            Into this deep.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enterprises of great pitch and moment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To lowest pitch of abject fortune.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He lived when learning was at its highest pitch.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exact pitch, or limits, where temperance ends.	                                                  --Sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Height; stature. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A descent; a fall; a thrusting down.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The point where a declivity begins; hence, the declivity	      itself; a descending slope; the degree or rate of descent	      or slope; slant; as, a steep pitch in the road; the pitch	      of a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone,	      determined by the number of vibrations which produce it;	      the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Musical tones with reference to absolute pitch, are	         named after the first seven letters of the alphabet;	         with reference to relative pitch, in a series of tones	         called the scale, they are called one, two, three,	         four, five, six, seven, eight. Eight is also one of a	         new scale an octave higher, as one is eight of a scale	         an octave lower.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mining) The limit of ground set to a miner who receives a	      share of the ore taken out.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mech.)	      (a) The distance from center to center of any two adjacent	          teeth of gearing, measured on the pitch line; --	          called also circular pitch.	      (b) The length, measured along the axis, of a complete	          turn of the thread of a screw, or of the helical lines	          of the blades of a screw propeller.	      (c) The distance between the centers of holes, as of rivet	          holes in boiler plates.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Elec.) The distance between symmetrically arranged or	       corresponding parts of an armature, measured along a	       line, called the pitch line, drawn around its length.	       Sometimes half of this distance is called the pitch.	   {Concert pitch} (Mus.), the standard of pitch used by	      orchestras, as in concerts, etc.	   {Diametral pitch} (Gearing), the distance which bears the	      same relation to the pitch proper, or circular pitch, that	      the diameter of a circle bears to its circumference; it is	      sometimes described by the number expressing the quotient	      obtained by dividing the number of teeth in a wheel by the	      diameter of its pitch circle in inches; as, 4 pitch, 8	      pitch, etc.	   {Pitch chain}, a chain, as one made of metallic plates,	      adapted for working with a sprocket wheel.	   {Pitch line}, or {Pitch circle} (Gearing), an ideal line, in	      a toothed gear or rack, bearing such a relation to a	      corresponding line in another gear, with which the former	      works, that the two lines will have a common velocity as	      in rolling contact; it usually cuts the teeth at about the	      middle of their height, and, in a circular gear, is a	      circle concentric with the axis of the gear; the line, or	      circle, on which the pitch of teeth is measured.	   {Pitch of a roof} (Arch.), the inclination or slope of the	      sides expressed by the height in parts of the span; as,	      one half pitch; whole pitch; or by the height in parts of	      the half span, especially among engineers; or by degrees,	      as a pitch of 30[deg], of 45[deg], etc.; or by the rise	      and run, that is, the ratio of the height to the half	      span; as, a pitch of six rise to ten run. Equilateral	      pitch is where the two sloping sides with the span form an	      equilateral triangle.	   {Pitch of a plane} (Carp.), the slant of the cutting iron.	   {Pitch of poles} (Elec.), the distance between a pair of	      poles of opposite sign.	   {Pitch pipe}, a wind instrument used by choristers in	      regulating the pitch of a tune.	   {Pitch point} (Gearing), the point of contact of the pitch	      lines of two gears, or of a rack and pinion, which work	      together.	      [1913 Webster]
Pitch-black \Pitch"-black`\, a.	   Black as pitch or tar.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitchblende \Pitch"blende`\, n. [1st pitch + blende.] (Min.)	   A pitch-black mineral consisting chiefly of the oxide of	   uranium; uraninite. See {Uraninite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitch-dark \Pitch"-dark`\, a.	   Dark as a pitch; pitch-black.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n.	   1. One who pitches anything, as hay, quoits, a ball, etc.;	      specifically (Baseball), the player who delivers the ball	      to the batsman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sort of crowbar for digging. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Pitcher \Pitch"er\, n. [OE. picher, OF. pichier, OHG. pehhar,	   pehh[=a]ri; prob. of the same origin as E. beaker. Cf.	   {Beaker}.]	   1. A wide-mouthed, deep vessel for holding liquids, with a	      spout or protruding lip and a handle; a water jug or jar	      with a large ear or handle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A tubular or cuplike appendage or expansion of the	      leaves of certain plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   {American pitcher plants}, the species of Sarracenia. See	      {Sarracenia}.	   {Australian pitcher plant}, the {Cephalotus follicularis}, a	      low saxifragaceous herb having two kinds of radical	      leaves, some oblanceolate and entire, others transformed	      into little ovoid pitchers, longitudinally triple-winged	      and ciliated, the mouth covered with a lid shaped like a	      cockleshell.	   {California pitcher plant}, the {Darlingtonia California}.	      See {Darlingtonia}.	   {Pitcher plant}, any plant with the whole or a part of the	      leaves transformed into pitchers or cuplike organs,	      especially the species of {Nepenthes}. See {Nepenthes}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pitcherful \Pitch"er*ful\, n.; pl. {Pitcherfuls}.	   The quantity a pitcher will hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitch-faced \Pitch"-faced`\, a. (Stone Cutting)	   Having the arris defined by a line beyond which the rock is	   cut away, so as to give nearly true edges; -- said of squared	   stones that are otherwise quarry-faced.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitchfork \Pitch"fork`\, n.	   A fork, or farming utensil, used in pitching hay, sheaves of	   grain, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	Pitchfork \Pitch"fork`\, v. t.	   To pitch or throw with, or as with, a pitchfork.	   [1913 Webster]	         He has been pitchforked into the footguards. --G. A.	                                                  Sala.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitchiness \Pitch"i*ness\, n. [From {Pitchy}.]	   Blackness, as of pitch; darkness.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitching \Pitch"ing\, n.	   1. The act of throwing or casting; a cast; a pitch; as, wild	      pitching in baseball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The rough paving of a street to a grade with blocks of	      stone. --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hydraul. Eng.) A facing of stone laid upon a bank to	      prevent wear by tides or currents.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pitching piece} (Carp.), the horizontal timber supporting	      the floor of a platform of a stairway, and against which	      the stringpieces of the sloping parts are supported.	      [1913 Webster]
Pitch-ore \Pitch"-ore`\, n. (Min.)	   Pitchblende.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitchstone \Pitch"stone`\, n. (Geol.)	   An igneous rock of semiglassy nature, having a luster like	   pitch.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitchwork \Pitch"work`\, n.	   The work of a coal miner who is paid by a share of his	   product.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitchy \Pitch"y\, a. [From 1st {Pitch}.]	   1. Partaking of the qualities of pitch; resembling pitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smeared with pitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Black; pitch-dark; dismal. "Pitchy night." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Piteous \Pit"e*ous\, a. [OE. pitous, OF. pitos, F. piteux. See	   {Pity}.]	   1. Pious; devout. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord can deliver piteous men from temptation.	                                                  --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evincing pity, compassion, or sympathy; compassionate;	      tender. "[She] piteous of his case." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was so charitable and so pitous.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fitted to excite pity or sympathy; wretched; miserable;	      lamentable; sad; as, a piteous case.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most piteous tale of Lear.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Paltry; mean; pitiful. "Piteous amends." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sorrowful; mournful; affecting; doleful; woeful; rueful;	        sad; wretched; miserable; pitiable; pitiful;	        compassionate.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"e*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Pit"e*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Pitfall \Pit"fall`\, n.	   A pit deceitfully covered to entrap wild beasts or men; a	   trap of any kind. --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitfalling \Pit"fall`ing\, a.	   Entrapping; insnaring. [R.] "Full of . . . contradiction and	   pitfalling dispenses." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pith \Pith\, n. [AS. pi?a; akin to D. pit pith, kernel, LG.	   peddik. Cf. {Pit} a kernel.]	   1. (Bot.) The soft spongy substance in the center of the	      stems of many plants and trees, especially those of the	      dicotyledonous or exogenous classes. It consists of	      cellular tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) (Zool.) The spongy interior substance of a feather.	      (b) (Anat.) The spinal cord; the marrow.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: The which contains the strength of life; the vital	      or essential part; concentrated force; vigor; strength;	      importance; as, the speech lacked pith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enterprises of great pith and moment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pith paper}. Same as {Rice paper}, under {Rice}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pith \Pith\, v. t. (Physiol.)	   To destroy the central nervous system of (an animal, as a	   frog), as by passing a stout wire or needle up and down the	   vertebral canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Pithecanthropus \Pith`e*can*thro"pus\	   (p[i^]th`[-e]*k[a^]n*thr[=o]"p[u^]s), prop. n. [NL.; Gr.	   pi`qhkos ape + 'a`nqrwpos man.]	   1. A hypothetical genus of primates intermediate between man	      and the anthropoid apes. --Haeckel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A genus consisting of an extinct primate ({Pithecanthropus	      erectus}) apparently intermediate between man and the	      existing anthropoid apes, known from bones first found in	      Java (hence called {Java man}) in 1891-92, and other bones	      found later. The species was renamed {Homo erectus} around	      1960. The Javan bones are believed to be from 1.6 to 1.9	      million years old, and include a thigh bone of the human	      type, two molar teeth intermediate between those of man	      and the anthropoids, and the calvaria of the skull,	      indicating a brain capacity of about 900 cubic	      centimeters, and resembling in form that of the	      Neanderthal man. Additional specimens of what are	      considerd as variants of the species have been found in	      China, Africa, and Europe. {Homo erectus} is currently	      believed to have evolved in Africa from {Homo habilis},	      the first member of the genus {Homo}. Anatomically and	      physiologically, {Homo erectus} resembles contemporary	      humans except for having a stouter bone structure. Also	      [pl. {-thropi}], an animal of this genus. --	      {Pith`e*can"thrope}, n. -- {Pith`e*can"thro*poid}, a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Pitheci \Pi*the"ci\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pi`qhkos an ape.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of mammals including the apes and monkeys.	   Sometimes used in the sense of Primates.	   [1913 Webster]
Pithecoid \Pith"e*coid\, a. [Gr. ? an ape + -oid.] (Zool.)	   1. Of or pertaining to the genus {Pithecia}, or subfamily	      {Pithecin[ae]}, which includes the saki, ouakari, and	      other allied South American monkeys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the anthropoid apes in particular, or	      to the higher apes of the Old World, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Pithful \Pith"ful\, a.	   Full of pith. [R.] --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pithily \Pith"i*ly\, adv.	   In a pithy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pithiness \Pith"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pithy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pithless \Pith"less\, a.	   Destitute of pith, or of strength; feeble. --Dryden.	   "Pithless argumentation." --Glandstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Pit-hole \Pit"-hole`\, n.	   A pit; a pockmark.	   [1913 Webster]
Pithsome \Pith"some\, a.	   Pithy; robust. [R.] "Pithsome health and vigor." --R. D.	   Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Pithy \Pith"y\, a. [Compar. {Pithier}; superl. {Pithiest}.]	   1. Consisting wholly, or in part, of pith; abounding in pith;	      as, a pithy stem; a pithy fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having nervous energy; forceful; cogent.	      [1913 Webster]	            This pithy speech prevailed, and all agreed.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all these Goodman Fact was very short, but pithy.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pithy gall} (Zool.), a large, rough, furrowed, oblong gall,	      formed on blackberry canes by a small gallfly	      ({Diastrophus nebulosus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Pitiable \Pit"i*a*ble\, a. [Cf. OF. pitiable, F. pitoyable.]	   Deserving pity; wworthy of, or exciting, compassion;	   miserable; lamentable; piteous; as, pitiable persons; a	   pitiable condition; pitiable wretchedness.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sorrowful; woeful; sad. See {Piteous}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"i*a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Pit"i*a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Pitier \Pit"i*er\, n.	   One who pities. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitiful \Pit"i*ful\, a.	   1. Full of pity; tender-hearted; compassionate; kind;	      merciful; sympathetic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.	                                                  --James v. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Piteous; lamentable; eliciting compassion.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thing, indeed, very pitiful and horrible.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be pitied for littleness or meanness; miserable;	      paltry; contemptible; despicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            That's villainous, and shows a most pitiful ambition	            in the fool that uses it.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Despicable; mean; paltry. See {Contemptible}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"i*ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Pit"i*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Pitiless \Pit"i*less\, a.	   1. Destitute of pity; hard-hearted; merciless; as, a	      pitilessmaster; pitiless elements.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting no pity; as, a pitiless condition.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pit"i*less*ly}, adv. --	      {Pit"i*less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Pitman \Pit"man\, n.; pl. {Pitmen}.	   1. One who works in a pit, as in mining, in sawing timber,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) The connecting rod in a sawmill; also, sometimes,	      a connecting rod in other machinery.	      [1913 Webster]
piton \pi"ton\ (p[=e]"t[o^]n), n. (Mountain Climbing)	   A metal spike having a sharpened point on one end, and a hole	   through which a rope can be passed on the other; it is driven	   into the face of a rock cliff during climbing, and used as an	   anchor point for a rope.	   [PJC]
Pitot's tube \Pi*tot's" tube`\ (Hydraul.)	   A bent tube used to determine the velocity of running water,	   by placing the curved end under water, and observing the	   height to which the fluid rises in the tube; a kind of	   current meter.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitpan \Pit"pan`\, n.	   A long, flat-bottomed canoe, used for the navigation of	   rivers and lagoons in Central America. --Squier.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitpat \Pit"pat`\, n. & adv.	   See {Pitapat}.	   [1913 Webster]
pitprop \pit"prop\ n.	   A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine temporarily.	   [WordNet 1.5]	pitprop \pit"prop\ n.	   A wooden prop used to support the roof of a mine temporarily.	   [WordNet 1.5] pits
pits \pits\, the pits \the pits\n.	   The worst possible situation, person, or thing; something	   extremely bad, boring, or depressing; -- always used with	   the; as, cleaning the house is the pits. [Slang]	   [PJC]
pitsaw \pit"saw\ n.	   A large two-handed saw formerly used to cut logs into planks;	   one man stood above the log and the other in a pit below.	   [WordNet 1.5]
pit stop \pit" stop`\ (p[i^]t" st[o^]p`) n.	   1. (Auto Racing) A stop by one of the competing cars in a pit	      by the side of the racetrack, to take on gasoline, change	      tires, or perform other maintenance.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: Any pause in a journey, to eat or drink, or to use	      a rest room.	      [PJC]	   3. A place where one may make a {pit stop}[1 or 2].	      [PJC]
Pitt diamond \Pitt diamond\, n.	   See {regent diamond}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitta \Pit"ta\ (p[i^]t"t[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds	   belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family	   {Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or	   more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple,	   and black. They are called also {ground thrushes}, and {Old	   World ant thrushes}; but they are not related to the true	   thrushes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but	         some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They	         live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of	         various kinds.	         [1913 Webster]
Pittacal \Pit"ta*cal\ (p[i^]t"t[.a]*k[a^]l), n. [Gr. pi`tta,	   pi`ssa, pitch + kalo`s beautiful: cf. F. pittacale.] (Chem.)	   A dark blue substance obtained from wood tar. It consists of	   hydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow	   eupittonic compounds, the salts of which are dark blue.	   [1913 Webster]
Pittance \Pit"tance\ (p[i^]t"tans), n. [OE. pitance, pitaunce,	   F. pitance; cf. It. pietanza, LL. pitancia, pittantia,	   pictantia; perh. fr. L. pietas pity, piety, or perhaps akin	   to E. petty. Cf. {Petty}, and {Pity}.]	   1. An allowance of food bestowed in charity; a mess of	      victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole. "A good	      pitaunce." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            One half only of this pittance was ever given him in	            money.                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A meager portion, quantity, or allowance; an	      inconsiderable salary or compensation. "The small pittance	      of learning they received." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inconsiderable pittance of faithful professors.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Pitted \Pit"ted\ (p[i^]t"t[e^]d), a.	   1. Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See {Pit}, v. t.,	      2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having minute thin spots; as, pitted ducts in the	      vascular parts of vegetable tissue.	      [1913 Webster]
Pitter \Pit"ter\, n.	   A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and	   other stone fruit.	   [1913 Webster]	Pitter \Pit"ter\, v. i.	   To make a pattering sound; to murmur; as, pittering streams.	   [Obs.] --R. Greene.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitter-patter \Pit"ter-pat`ter\, n.	   A sound like that of alternating light beats. Also, a	   pattering of words.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pitter-patter \Pit"ter-pat`ter\, adv.	   With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his	   heart went pitter-patter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pittle-pattle \Pit"tle-pat`tle\, v. i.	   To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle. [R.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pituitary \Pi*tu"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. pituita phlegm, pituite: cf.	   F. pituitarie.] (Anat.)	   (a) Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or	       the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the pituitary body; as, the pituitary	       fossa.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Pituitary body} or {Pituitary gland} (Anat.), a a small,	      somewhat cherry-shaped endocrine gland, situated in the	      pituitary fossa, and suspended from the base of the	      hypothalamus; the hypophysis; -- called also {glandula	      pituitaria}, and {basilaris}. It secretes th pituitary	      hormones: oxytocin; vasopresin; antidiuretic hormone;	      luteinizing hormone; somatotropins; prolactin; thyroid	      stimulating hormone; gonadotropins; adrenal corticotropin	      and other peptide hormones. It affects all hormonal	      functions, and is thus called the "master gland".	   {Pituitary fossa} (Anat.), the ephippium.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pituite \Pit"u*ite\, n. [L. pituita: cf. F. pituite. Cf. {Pip} a	   disease of fowls.]	   Mucus, phlegm.	   [1913 Webster]
Pituitous \Pi*tu"i*tous\, a. [L. pituitosus: cf. F. pituiteux.]	   Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus; full of	   mucus; discharging mucus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pituitous fever} (Med.), typhoid fever; enteric fever.	      [1913 Webster]
Pituitrin \Pi*tu"i*trin\, n. (Biol. Chem.)	   A substance or extract from the pituitary body.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pity \Pit"y\, n.; pl. {Pities}. [OE. pite, OF. pit['e],	   piti['e], F. piti['e], L. pietas piety, kindness, pity. See	   {Pious}, and cf. {Piety}.]	   1. Piety. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feeling for the sufferings or distresses of another or	      others; sympathy with the grief or misery of another;	      compassion; fellow-feeling; commiseration.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the	            Lord.                                 --Prov. xix.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . has no more pity in him than a dog. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A reason or cause of pity, grief, or regret; a thing to be	      regretted. "The more the pity." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What pity is it	            That we can die but once to serve our country!	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, sometimes used in the plural, especially	         in the colloquialism: "It is a thousand pities."	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Compassion; mercy; commiseration; condolence; sympathy,	        fellow-suffering; fellow-feeling. -- {Pity}, {Sympathy},	        {Compassion}. Sympathy is literally fellow-feeling, and	        therefore requiers a certain degree of equality in	        situation, circumstances, etc., to its fullest exercise.	        Compassion is deep tenderness for another under severe	        or inevitable misfortune. Pity regards its object not	        only as suffering, but weak, and hence as inferior.	        [1913 Webster]	Pity \Pit"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pitied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pitying}.]	   1. To feel pity or compassion for; to have sympathy with; to	      compassionate; to commiserate; to have tender feelings	      toward (any one), awakened by a knowledge of suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord	            pitieth them that fear him.           --Ps. ciii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move to pity; -- used impersonally. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It pitieth them to see her in the dust. --Bk. of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	Pity \Pit"y\, v. i.	   To be compassionate; to show pity.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy. --Jer.	                                                  xiii. 14.	   [1913 Webster]
Pitying \Pit"y*ing\, a.	   Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word. --	   {Pit"y*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pityriasis \Pit`y*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, lit.,	   bran.]	   1. (Med.) A superficial affection of the skin, characterized	      by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in	      branlike particles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Veter.) A disease of domestic animals characterized by	      dry epithelial scales, and due to digestive disturbances	      and alteration of the function of the sebaceous glands.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Pityriasis versicolor} [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of	      the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or	      brownish patches.	      [1913 Webster]
Pityroid \Pit"y*roid\, a. [Gr. ? bran + -oid.]	   Having the form of, or resembling, bran. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Piu \Pi"[`u]\, adv. [It., fr. L. plus. See {Plus}.] (Mus.)	   A little more; as, pi[`u] allegro, a little more briskly.	   [1913 Webster]
Pivot \Piv"ot\, n. [F.; prob. akin to It. piva pipe, F. pipe.	   See {Pipe}.]	   1. A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or	      other body turns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The end of a shaft or arbor which rests and turns in a	      support; as, the pivot of an arbor in a watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, figuratively: A turning point or condition; that on	      which important results depend; as, the pivot of an	      enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) The officer or soldier who simply turns in his	      place whike the company or line moves around him in	      wheeling; -- called also {pivot man}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pivot bridge}, a form of drawbridge in which one span,	      called the pivot span, turns about a central vertical	      axis.	   {Pivot gun}, a gun mounted on a pivot or revolving carriage,	      so as to turn in any direction.	   {Pivot tooth} (Dentistry), an artificial crown attached to	      the root of a natural tooth by a pin or peg.	      [1913 Webster]	Pivot \Piv"ot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pivoted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pivoting}.]	   To place on a pivot. --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Pivotal \Piv"ot*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pivot or turning point; belonging to,	   or constituting, a pivot; of the nature of a pivot; as, the	   pivotalopportunity of a career; the pivotal position in a	   battle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pix \Pix\, n. & v.	   See {Pyx}.	   [1913 Webster] Pixy
Pixy \Pix"y\, Pixie \Pix"ie\, n.; pl. {Pixies}. [For Pucksy,	   from Puck.]	   1. An old English name for a fairy; an elf. [Written also	      {picksy}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A low creeping evergreen plant ({Pyxidanthera	      barbulata}), with mosslike leaves and little white	      blossoms, found in New Jersey and southward, where it	      flowers in earliest spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pixy ring}, a fairy ring or circle. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Pixy stool} (Bot.), a toadstool or mushroom. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pixy-led \Pix"y-led`\, a.	   Led by pixies; bewildered.	   [1913 Webster]
Pizzicato \Piz`zi*ca"to\ [It., pinched.] (Mus.)	   A direction to violinists to pluck the string with the	   finger, instead of using the bow. (Abrev. pizz.)	   [1913 Webster]
Pizzle \Piz"zle\, n. [Cf. Prov. G. pissel, pesel, peisel,	   peserich, D. pees a tendon or spring.]	   The penis; -- so called in some animals, as the bull. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Placability \Pla`ca*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. placabilitas: cf. F.	   placabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being placable or appeasable;	   placable disposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Placable \Pla"ca*ble\, a. [L. placabilis, fr. placare to quiet,	   pacify: cf. F. placable. See {Placate}.]	   Capable of being appeased or pacified; ready or willing to be	   pacified; willing to forgive or condone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Methought I saw him placable and mild.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Placableness \Pla"ca*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being placable.	   [1913 Webster]
Placard \Pla*card"\, n. [F., fr. plaquer to lay or clap on,	   plaque plate, tablet; probably from Dutch, cf. D. plakken to	   paste, post up, plak a flat piece of wood.]	   1. A public proclamation; a manifesto or edict issued by	      authority. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All placards or edicts are published in his name.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Permission given by authority; a license; as, to give a	      placard to do something. [Obs.] --ller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A written or printed paper, as an advertisement or a	      declaration, posted, or to be posted, in a public place; a	      poster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anc. Armor) An extra plate on the lower part of the	      breastplate or backplate. --Planch['e].	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Cf. {Placket}.] A kind of stomacher, often adorned with	      jewels, worn in the fifteenth century and later.	      [1913 Webster]	Placard \Pla*card"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placarded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Placarding}.]	   1. To post placards upon or within; as, to placard a wall, to	      placard the city.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To announce by placards; as, to placard a sale.	      [1913 Webster]
Placate \Plac"ate\, n.	   Same as {Placard}, 4 & 5.	   [1913 Webster]	Placate \Pla"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Placating}.] [L. placatus, p. p. of placare to placate,	   akin to placere to please. See {Please}.]	   To appease; to pacify; to concilate. "Therefore is he always	   propitiated and placated." --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Placation \Pla*ca"tion\, n. [L. placatio.]	   The act of placating. [R.] --Puttenham (1589).	   [1913 Webster]
Place \Place\ (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an	   area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem.	   of platy`s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus.	   Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.]	   1. Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct	      from all other space, or appropriated to some definite	      object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely,	      unbounded space.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is the place appointed.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What place can be for us	            Within heaven's bound?                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word place has sometimes a more confused sense,	            and stands for that space which any body takes up;	            and so the universe is a place.       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or	      short part of a street open only at one end. "Hangman boys	      in the market place." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a	      mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or	      post; a stronghold; a region or country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Are you native of this place?         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement,	      dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or	      position; condition; also, official station; occupation;	      calling. "The enervating magic of place." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men in great place are thrice servants. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know my place as I would they should do theirs.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure	      or removal of another being or thing being implied). "In	      place of Lord Bassanio." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A definite position or passage of a document.	      [1913 Webster]	            The place of the scripture which he read was this.	                                                  --Acts viii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as,	      he said in the first place.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Reception; effect; -- implying the making room for.	      [1913 Webster]	            My word hath no place in you.         --John viii.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Astron.) Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body;	      -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination,	      or by its latitude and longitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Racing) The position of first, second, or third at the	       finish, esp. the second position. In betting, to win a	       bet on a horse for place it must, in the United States,	       finish first or second, in England, usually, first,	       second, or third.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Place of arms} (Mil.), a place calculated for the rendezvous	      of men in arms, etc., as a fort which affords a safe	      retreat for hospitals, magazines, etc. --Wilhelm.	   {High place} (Script.), a mount on which sacrifices were	      offered. "Him that offereth in the high place." --Jer.	      xlviii. 35.	   {In place}, in proper position; timely.	   {Out of place}, inappropriate; ill-timed; as, his remarks	      were out of place.	   {Place kick} (Football), the act of kicking the ball after it	      has been placed on the ground.	   {Place name}, the name of a place or locality. --London	      Academy.	   {To give place}, to make room; to yield; to give way; to give	      advantage. "Neither give place to the devil." --Eph. iv.	      27. "Let all the rest give place." --Shak.	   {To have place}, to have a station, room, or seat; as, such	      desires can have no place in a good heart.	   {To take place}.	       (a) To come to pass; to occur; as, the ceremony will not	           take place.	       (b) To take precedence or priority. --Addison.	       (c) To take effect; to prevail. "If your doctrine takes	           place." --Berkeley. "But none of these excuses would	           take place." --Spenser.	   {To take the place of}, to be substituted for.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Situation; seat; abode; position; locality; location;	        site; spot; office; employment; charge; function; trust;	        ground; room; stead.	        [1913 Webster]	Place \Place\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Placing}.] [Cf. F. placer. See {Place}, n.]	   1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or	      place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a	      particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to	      place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.	   Syn: Put.	        [1913 Webster]	              Upon my head they placed a fruitless crown.	                                                  --Shak.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. To put or set in a particular rank, office, or position;	      to surround with particular circumstances or relations in	      life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life;	      as, in whatever sphere one is placed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Place such over them to be rulers.    --Ex. xviii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place	      money in a bank.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a	      friend. "My resolution 's placed." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.	      [1913 Webster]	            Place it for her chief virtue.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Racing) To determine or announce the place of at the	      finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three	      horses are placed officially.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. (Rugby Football) To place-kick ( a goal).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. to recognize or identify (a person). [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Placebo \Pla*ce"bo\, n. [L., I shall please, fut. of placere to	   please.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) The first antiphon of the vespers for the	      dead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A prescription with no pharmacological activity	      given to a patient to humor or satisfy the desire for	      medical treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) a dose of a compound having no pharmacological	      activity given to a subject in a medical experiment as	      part of a control experiment in a test of the	      effectiveness of another, active pharmacological agent.	      [PJC]	   {To sing placebo}, to agree with one in his opinion; to be	      complaisant to. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Placebo effect \Pla*ce"bo ef*fect`\, n. (Med.)	   a reaction by a patient who receives a placebo[2], in which	   the symptoms of illness are lessened or an anticipated effect	   is experienced. Because the placebo[2] itself has no	   pharmacological activity, this reaction is mediated by the	   expectations of the patient receiving the placebo[2]; the	   reaction is considered as an example of the power of	   suggestion.	   Note: Dramatic subjective effects such as relief of	         discomfort or pain are sometimes observed due to	         administration of a placebo, but in some cases	         measurable physiological effects may also be observed.	         [PJC]
Placeful \Place"ful\, a.	   In the appointed place. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Place-kick \Place"-kick`\, v. t. & i.	   To make a place kick; to make (a goal) by a place kick. --	   {Place"-kick`er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Placeless \Place"less\, a.	   Having no place or office.	   [1913 Webster]
Placeman \Place"man\, n.; pl. {Placemen}.	   One who holds or occupies a place; one who has office under	   government. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Placement \Place"ment\, n. [Cf. F. placement.]	   1. The act of placing, or the state of being placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Position; place.	      [1913 Webster]
Placenta \Pla*cen"ta\, n.; pl. L. {Placent[ae]}, E. {Placentas}.	   [L., a cake, Gr. ? a flat cake, from ? flat, fr. ?, ?,	   anything flat and broad.]	   1. (Anat.) The vascular appendage which connects the fetus	      with the parent, and is cast off in parturition with the	      afterbirth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In most mammals the placenta is principally developed	         from the allantois and chorion, and tufts of vascular	         villi on its surface penetrate the blood vessels of the	         parental uterus, and thus establish a nutritive and	         excretory connection between the blood of the fetus and	         that of the parent, though the blood itself does not	         flow from one to the other.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The part of a pistil or fruit to which the ovules	      or seeds are attached.	      [1913 Webster]
Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the placenta; having, or characterized	      by having, a placenta; as, a placental mammal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Placentalia.	      [1913 Webster]	Placental \Pla*cen"tal\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Placentalia.	   [1913 Webster]
Placentalia \Plac`en*ta"li*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Mammalia including those that have a placenta,	   or all the orders above the marsupials.	   [1913 Webster]
Placentary \Pla*cen"ta*ry\, a.	   Having reference to the placenta; as, the placentary system	   of classification.	   [1913 Webster]
Placentation \Plac`en*ta"tion\, n.	   1. (Anat.) The mode of formation of the placenta in different	      animals; as, the placentation of mammals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The mode in which the placenta is arranged or	      composed; as, axile placentation; parietal placentation.	      [1913 Webster]
Placentiferous \Plac`en*tif"er*ous\, a. [Placenta + -ferous.]	   (Bot. & Zool.)	   Having or producing a placenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Placentiform \Pla*cen"ti*form\, a. [Placenta + -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the shape of a placenta, or circular thickened disk	   somewhat thinner about the middle.	   [1913 Webster]
Placentious \Pla*cen"tious\, a. [See {Please}.]	   Pleasing; amiable. [Obs.] "A placentious person." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Place-proud \Place"-proud`\, a.	   Proud of rank or office. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Placer \Pla"cer\, n.	   One who places or sets. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Placer \Plac"er\, n. [Sp.]	   A deposit of earth, sand, or gravel, containing valuable	   mineral in particles, especially by the side of a river, or	   in the bed of a mountain torrent. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Placet \Pla"cet\, n. [L. placet it pleases.]	   1. A vote of assent, as of the governing body of a	      university, of an ecclesiastical council, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The assent of the civil power to the promulgation of an	      ecclesiastical ordinance. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king . . . annulled the royal placet. --J. P.	                                                  Peters.	      [1913 Webster]
Placid \Plac"id\, a. [L. placidus, originally, pleasing, mild,	   from placere to please: cf. F. placide. See {Please}.]	   Pleased; contented; unruffied; undisturbed; serene; peaceful;	   tranquil; quiet; gentle. "That placid aspect and meek	   regard." --Milton. "Sleeping . . . the placid sleep of	   infancy." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Placidity \Pla*cid"i*ty\, n. [L. placiditas: cf. F.	   placidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being placid; calmness; serenity.	   --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Placidly \Plac"id*ly\, adv.	   In a placid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Placidness \Plac"id*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being placid.	   [1913 Webster]
Placit \Plac"it\, n. [L. placitum. See {Plea}.]	   A decree or determination; a dictum. [Obs.] "The placits and	   opinions of other philosophers." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Placitory \Plac"i*to*ry\, a. [See {Placit}.]	   Of or pertaining to pleas or pleading, in courts of law.	   [Obs.] --Clayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Placitum \Plac"i*tum\, n.; pl. {Placita}. [LL. See {Placit}.]	   1. A public court or assembly in the Middle Ages, over which	      the sovereign president when a consultation was held upon	      affairs of state. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Eng. Law) A court, or cause in court.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A plea; a pleading; a judicial proceeding; a suit.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Plack \Plack\, n. [F. plaque a plate of metal. Cf. {Plaque}.]	   A small copper coin formerly current in Scotland, worth less	   than a cent.	   [1913 Webster]	         With not a plack in the pocket of the poet. --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Placket \Plack"et\, n. [F. plaquer to lay or clap on. See	   {Placard}.]	   1. A petticoat, esp. an under petticoat; hence, a cant term	      for a woman. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The opening or slit left in a petticoat or skirt for	      convenience in putting it on; -- called also {placket	      hole}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A woman's pocket.	      [1913 Webster]
Placoderm \Plac"o*derm\, n. [Gr. pla`x, plako`s, tablet + de`rma	   skin.] (Paleon.)	   One of the Placodermi.	   [1913 Webster]
Placodermal \Plac`o*der"mal\, a. (Paleon.)	   Of or pertaining to the placoderms; like the placoderms.	   [1913 Webster]
Placodermata \Plac`o*der"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Placodermi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Placodermi \Plac`o*der"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pla`x, plako`s,	   a tablet + de`rma skin.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct group of fishes, supposed to be ganoids. The body	   and head were covered with large bony plates. See Illust.	   under {Pterichthys}, and {Coccosteus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Placoganoid \Plac`o*ga"noid\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Placoganoidei.	   [1913 Webster]
Placoganoidei \Plac`o*ga*noi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pla`x,	   plako`s, a tablet + NL. ganoidei. See {Ganoidei}.] (Zool.)	   A division of ganoid fishes including those that have large	   external bony plates and a cartilaginous skeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Placoid \Plac"oid\, a. [Gr. pla`x, plako`s, a tablet + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   Platelike; having irregular, platelike, bony scales, often	   bearing spines; pertaining to the placoids.	   [1913 Webster]	Placoid \Plac"oid\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks.	   (b) One of the Placoides.	       [1913 Webster]
Placoides \Pla*coi"des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A group of fishes including the sharks and rays; the	   Elasmobranchii; -- called also {Placoidei}.	   [1913 Webster]
placoidian \pla*coid"i*an\ (pl[.a]*koid"[i^]*an), n. (Zool.)	   One of the placoids.	   [1913 Webster]
Placophora \Pla*coph"o*ra\ (pl[.a]*k[o^]f"[-o]*r[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., from Gr. pla`x, plako`s, tablet + fe`rein to bear.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of gastropod Mollusca, including the chitons. The	   back is covered by eight shelly plates. Called also	   {Polyplacophora}. See Illust. under {Chiton}, and	   {Isopleura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaga \Pla"ga\ (pl[=a]"g[.a]), n.; pl. {Plag[ae]}	   (pl[=a]"j[-e]). [L. pl[=a]ga a blow, a welt, a stripe.]	   (Zool.)	   A stripe of color.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagal \Pla"gal\ (pl[=a]"gal), a. [F., from Gr. pla`gios	   sidewise, slanting.] (Mus.)	   Having a scale running from the dominant to its octave; --	   said of certain old church modes or tunes, as opposed to	   those called {authentic}, which ran from the tonic to its	   octave.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Plagal cadence}, a cadence in which the final chord on the	      tonic is preceded by the chord on the subdominant.	      [1913 Webster]
Plagate \Pla"gate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having plag[ae], or irregular enlongated color spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Plage \Plage\ (pl[=a]l), n. [F., fr. L. plaga.]	   A region; country. [Obs.] "The plages of the north."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
plagiarise \pla"gia*rise\ v. t.	   Same as {plagiarize}. [mostly Brit.]	   Syn: plagiarize, lift.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Plagiarism \Pla"gia*rism\ (pl[=a]"j[.a]*r[i^]z'm or	   pl[=a]"j[i^]*[.a]*r[i^]z'm; 277), n. [Cf. F. plagiarisme.]	   1. The act or practice of plagiarizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is plagiarized; a work which has been	      plagiarized.	      [1913 Webster]
Plagiarist \Pla"gia*rist\, n.	   One who plagiarizes, or purloins the words, writings, or	   ideas of another, and passes them off as his own; a literary	   thief; a plagiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiarize \Pla"gia*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagiarized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Plagiarizing}.]	   To steal or purloin from the writings of another; to	   appropriate without due acknowledgement (the ideas or	   expressions of another).	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, v. i.	   To commit plagiarism.	   [1913 Webster]	Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, n.; pl. {Plagiaries}. [L. plagiarius a	   kidnaper, a literary thief, fr. plagium kidnaping; cf. plaga	   a net, perh. akin to E. plait: cf. F. plagiaire.]	   1. A manstealer; a kidnaper. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who purloins another's expressions or ideas, and	      offers them as his own; a plagiarist. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Plagiarism; literary theft. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Plagiary \Pla"gia*ry\, a.	   1. Kidnaping. [Obs.] --E. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Practicing plagiarism. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Plagihedral \Pla`gi*he"dral\, a. [Gr. pla`gios oblique + ? base,	   seat.] (Crystallog.)	   Having an oblique spiral arrangement of planes, as levogyrate	   and dextrogyrate crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiocephalic \Pla`gi*o*ce*phal"ic\, a. [Gr. pla`gios oblique +	   ? the head.] (Anat.)	   Having an oblique lateral deformity of the skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiocephaly \Pla`gi*o*ceph"a*ly\, n. (Anat.)	   Oblique lateral deformity of the skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagioclase \Pla"gi*o*clase\, n. [Gr. pla`gios oblique + kla^n	   to break.] (Min.)	   A general term used of any triclinic feldspar. See the Note	   under {Feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagionite \Pla"gi*o*nite\, n. [Gr. pla`gios oblique. So called	   in allusion to its usually oblique crystallization.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of lead and antimony, of a blackish lead-gray	   color and metallic luster.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiostomatous \Pla`gi*o*stom"a*tous\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Plagiostomous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiostome \Pla"gi*o*stome\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Plagiostomi.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiostomi \Pla`gi*os"to*mi\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. pla`gios	   slanting + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes including the sharks and rays; -- called	   also {{Plagiostomata}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiostomous \Pla`gi*os"to*mous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Plagiostomi.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiotremata \Pla`gi*o*trem"a*ta\, n. pl.; [NL., fr. Gr.	   pla`gios slanting + ?, ?, a hole.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Lepidosauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagiotropic \Pla`gi*o*trop"ic\, a. [Gr. pla`gios aslant + ? to	   turn.] (Bot.)	   Having the longer axis inclined away from the vertical line.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagium \Pla"gi*um\, n. [L.] (Civil Law)	   Manstealing; kidnaping.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagose \Pla*gose"\, a. [L. plagosus. See {Plague}.]	   Fond of flogging; as, a plagose master. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plague \Plague\, n. [L. plaga a blow, stroke, plague; akin to	   Gr. ?, fr. ? to strike; cf. L. plangere to strike, beat. Cf.	   {Plaint}.]	   1. That which smites, wounds, or troubles; a blow; a	      calamity; any afflictive evil or torment; a great trail or	      vexation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And men blasphemed God for the plague of hail.	                                                  --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            The different plague of each calamity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An acute malignant contagious fever, that often	      prevails in Egypt, Syria, and Turkey, and has at times	      visited the large cities of Europe with frightful	      mortality; hence, any pestilence; as, the great London	      plague. "A plague upon the people fell." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cattle plague}. See {Rinderpest}.	   {Plague mark}, {Plague spot}, a spot or mark of the plague;	      hence, a token of something incurable.	      [1913 Webster]	Plague \Plague\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plagued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plaguing}.]	   1. To infest or afflict with disease, calamity, or natural	      evil of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus were they plagued	            And worn with famine.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To vex; to tease; to harass.	      [1913 Webster]	            She will plague the man that loves her most.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To vex; torment; distress; afflict; harass; annoy;	        tease; tantalize; trouble; molest; embarrass; perplex.	        [1913 Webster]
Plagueful \Plague"ful\, a.	   Abounding, or infecting, with plagues; pestilential; as,	   plagueful exhalations.	   [1913 Webster]
Plagueless \Plague"less\, a.	   Free from plagues or the plague.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaguer \Pla"guer\, n.	   One who plagues or annoys.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaguily \Pla"gui*ly\, adv.	   In a plaguing manner; vexatiously; extremely. [Colloq.]	   "Ronsard is so plaguily stiff and stately." --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaguy \Pla"guy\, a.	   Vexatious; troublesome; tormenting; as, a plaguy horse.	   [Colloq.] Also used adverbially; as, "He is so plaguy proud."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaice \Plaice\, n. [F. plaise, plais, prob. fr. L. platessa	   flatish, plaice. See {Place}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A European food fish ({Pleuronectes platessa}), allied to	       the flounder, and growing to the weight of eight or ten	       pounds or more.	   (b) A large American flounder ({Paralichthys dentatus};	       called also {brail}, {puckermouth}, and {summer	       flounder}. The name is sometimes applied to other allied	       species. [Written also {plaise}.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Plaice mouth}, a mouth like that of a plaice; a small or wry	      mouth. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Plaid \Plaid\, n. [Gael. plaide a blanket or plaid, contr. fr.	   peallaid a sheepskin, fr. peall a skin or hide. CF.	   {Pillion}.]	   1. A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of	      the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of	      plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both	      sexes in Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid	      or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	Plaid \Plaid\, a.	   Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid;	   checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to	   one another; as, plaid muslin.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaided \Plaid"ed\, a.	   1. Of the material of which plaids are made; tartan. "In	      plaided vest." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wearing a plaid. --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]
Plaiding \Plaid"ing\, n.	   Plaid cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Plain \Plain\, v. i. [OE. playne, pleyne, fr. F. plaindre. See	   {Plaint}.]	   To lament; to bewail; to complain. [Archaic & Poetic]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         We with piteous heart unto you pleyne.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Plain \Plain\, v. t.	   To lament; to mourn over; as, to plain a loss. [Archaic &	   Poetic] --Sir J. Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]	Plain \Plain\, a. [Compar. {Plainer}; superl. {Plainest}.] [F.,	   level, flat, fr. L. planus, perhaps akin to E. floor. Cf.	   {Llano}, {Piano}, {Plan}, {Plane} level, a level surface.]	   1. Without elevations or depressions; flat; level; smooth;	      even. See {Plane}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crooked shall be made straight, and the rough	            places plain.                         --Isa. xl. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Open; clear; unencumbered; equal; fair.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our troops beat an army in plain fight. --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not intricate or difficult; evident; manifest; obvious;	      clear; unmistakable. "'T is a plain case." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without	          conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.	      (b) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show	          or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common. "Plain	          yet pious Christians." --Hammond. "The plain people."	          --A. Lincoln.	      (c) Free from affectation or disguise; candid; sincere;	          artless; honest; frank. "An honest mind, and plain."	          --Shak.	      (d) Not luxurious; not highly seasoned; simple; as, plain	          food.	      (e) Without beauty; not handsome; homely; as, a plain	          woman.	      (f) Not variegated, dyed, or figured; as, plain muslin.	      (g) Not much varied by modulations; as, a plain tune.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Plain battle}, open battle; pitched battle. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	   {Plain chant} (Mus.) Same as {Plain song}, below.	   {Plain chart} (Naut.), a chart laid down on Mercator's	      projection.	   {Plain dealer}.	      (a) One who practices plain dealing.	      (b) A simpleton. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Plain dealing}. See under {Dealing}.	   {Plain molding} (Join.), molding of which the surfaces are	      plain figures.	   {Plain sewing}, sewing of seams by simple and common	      stitches, in distinct from fancy work, embroidery, etc.;	      -- distinguished also from designing and fitting garments.	      	   {Plain song}.	      (a) The Gregorian chant, or {canto fermo}; the prescribed	          melody of the Roman Catholic service, sung in unison,	          in tones of equal length, and rarely extending beyond	          the compass of an octave.	      (b) A simple melody.	   {Plain speaking}, plainness or bluntness of speech.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Level; flat; smooth; open; artless; unaffected;	        undisguised; frank; sincere; honest; candid; ingenuous;	        unembellished; downright; blunt; clear; simple;	        distinct; manifest; obvious; apparent. See {Manifest}.	        [1913 Webster]	Plain \Plain\, adv.	   In a plain manner; plainly. "To speak short and pleyn."	   --Chaucer. "To tell you plain." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Plain \Plain\, n. [Cf. OF. plaigne, F. plaine. See {Plain}, a.]	   1. Level land; usually, an open field or a broad stretch of	      land with an even surface, or a surface little varied by	      inequalities; as, the plain of Jordan; the American	      plains, or prairies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Descending fro the mountain into playn. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him the Ammonite	            Worshiped in Rabba and her watery plain. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A field of battle. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lead forth my soldiers to the plain.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Plain \Plain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plained}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plaining}.] [Cf. {Plane}, v.]	   1. To plane or level; to make plain or even on the surface.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We would rake Europe rather, plain the East.	                                                  --Wither.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make plain or manifest; to explain.	      [1913 Webster]	            What's dumb in show, I'll plain in speech. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Plainant \Plain"ant\, n. [See 1st {Plain}.] (Law)	   One who makes complaint; the plaintiff. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plain-dealing \Plain"-deal`ing\, a.	   Practicing plain dealing; artless. See {Plain dealing}, under	   {Dealing}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plain-hearted \Plain"-heart`ed\, a.	   Frank; sincere; artless. --Milton. -- {Plain"-heart`ed*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaining \Plain"ing\, n.	   Complaint. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Plaining \Plain"ing\, a.	   Complaining. [Poetic] --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Plain-laid \Plain"-laid`\, a. (Naut.)	   Consisting of strands twisted together in the ordinary way;	   as, a plain-laid rope. See Illust. of {Cordage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plainly \Plain"ly\, adv.	   In a plain manner; clearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Plainness \Plain"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being plain.	   [1913 Webster]
Plainsman \Plains"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   One who lives in the plains.	   [1913 Webster]
Plain-spoken \Plain"-spo`ken\, a.	   Speaking with plain, unreserved sincerity; also, spoken	   sincerely; as, plain-spoken words. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
plains wanderer \plains wanderer\ n.	   A bird of the genus {Pedionomus} ({Pedionomus torquatus}) of	   New South Wales, the only species in the genus. {Pedionomus}	   is the only genus of the family {Pedionomidae} of the order	   {Passeriformes} and the plains wanderer is thus the only	   species in the family. The total world population (ca. 2000)	   is estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand.	   Note: See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.	   Syn: plain wanderer.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Plaint \Plaint\, n. [OE. plainte, pleynte, F. plainte, fr. L.	   plangere, planctum (plancta, fem. p. p.), to beat, beat the	   breast, lament. Cf. {Complain}, {Plague}, {Plangent}.]	   1. Audible expression of sorrow; lamentation; complaint;	      hence, a mournful song; a lament. --Chaucer."The	      Psalmist's mournful plaint." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An accusation or protest on account of an injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are three just grounds of war with Spain: one	            of plaint, two upon defense.          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A private memorial tendered to a court, in which a	      person sets forth his cause of action; the exhibiting of	      an action in writing. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Plaintful \Plaint"ful\, a.	   Containing a plaint; complaining; expressing sorrow with an	   audible voice. "My plaintful tongue." --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaintiff \Plain"tiff\, n. [F. plaintif making complaint,	   plaintive; in Old French equiv. to plaignant complainant,	   prosecutor, fr. plaindre. See {Plaint}, and cf. {Plaintive}.]	   (Law)	   One who commences a personal action or suit to obtain a	   remedy for an injury to his rights; -- opposed to	   {defendant}.	   [1913 Webster]	Plaintiff \Plain"tiff\, a.	   See {Plaintive}. [Obs.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaintive \Plain"tive\, a. [F. plaintif. See {Plaintiff}, n.]	   1. Repining; complaining; lamenting. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressive of sorrow or melancholy; mournful; sad. "The	      most plaintive ditty." --Landor.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Plain"tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Plain"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Plaintless \Plaint"less\, a.	   Without complaint; unrepining. "Plaintless patience."	   --Savage.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaisance \Plai`sance"\, n. [F.]	   See {Pleasance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaise \Plaise\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Plaice}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plaister \Plais"ter\, n. [Obs.]	   See {Plaster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plait \Plait\, n. [OE. playte, OF. pleit, L. plicatum, plicitum,	   p. p. of plicare to fold, akin to plectere to plait. See	   {Ply}, and cf. {Plat} to weave, {Pleat}, {Plight} fold.]	   1. A flat fold; a doubling, as of cloth; a pleat; as, a box	      plait.	      [1913 Webster]	            The plaits and foldings of the drapery. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A braid, as of hair or straw; a plat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Polish plait}. (Med.) Same as {Plica}.	      [1913 Webster]	Plait \Plait\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plaited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plaiting}.]	   1. To fold; to double in narrow folds; to pleat; as, to plait	      a ruffle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interweave the strands or locks of; to braid; to plat;	      as, to plait hair; to plait rope.	      [1913 Webster]
Plaited \Plait"ed\, a.	   Folded; doubled over; braided; figuratively, involved;	   intricate; artful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time shall unfold what plaited cunning hides. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaiter \Plait"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, plaits.	   [1913 Webster]
Plan \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 of	      a machine, or the representation or delineation of a	      horizontal section of anything, as of a building; a	      graphic representation; a diagram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scheme devised; a method of action or procedure	      expressed or described in language; a project; as, the	      plan of a constitution; the plan of an expedition.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's plans like lines pure and white unfold. --M.	                                                  R. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A method; a way of procedure; a custom.	      [1913 Webster]	            The simple plan,	            That they should take who have the power,	            And they should keep who can.         --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Body plan}, {Floor plan}, etc. See under {Body}, {Floor},	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Scheme; draught; delineation; plot; sketch; project;	        design; contrivance; device. See {Scheme}.	        [1913 Webster]	Plan \Plan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Planning}.]	   1. To form a delineation of; to draught; to represent, as by	      a diagram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scheme; to devise; to contrive; to form in design; as,	      to plan the conquest of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even in penance, planning sins anew.  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Planaria \Pla*na"ri*a\, n.; pl. L. {Planari[ae]}, E. {-rias}.	   [NL. See {Planary}.] (Zool.)	   Any species of turbellarian worms belonging to {Planaria},	   and many allied genera. The body is usually flat, thin, and	   smooth. Some species, in warm countries, are terrestrial.	   [1913 Webster]
Planarian \Pla*na"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Planarida, or Dendroc[oe]la; any turbellarian	   worm. -- {Pla*na"ri*an}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Planarida \Pla*nar"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Turbellaria; the Dendroc[oe]la.	   [1913 Webster]
Planarioid \Pla*na"ri*oid\, a. [Planaria + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like the planarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Planary \Pla"na*ry\, a. [L. planarius level. See {Plane}, a.]	   Of or pertaining to a plane. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Planch \Planch\, n. [F. planche.]	   A plank. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]	Planch \Planch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Planching}.] [F. planche a board, plank. See {Plank}.]	   To make or cover with planks or boards; to plank. [Obs.] "To	   that vineyard is a planched gate." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plancher \Planch"er\, n. [F., planche. See {Planch}.]	   1. A floor of wood; also, a plank. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The under side of a cornice; a soffit.	      [1913 Webster]	Plancher \Planch"er\, v. t.	   To form of planks. [Obs.] --Golding.	   [1913 Webster]
Planchet \Planch"et\, n. [F. planchette a small board, dim. of	   planche. See {Planch}.]	   A flat piece of metal; especially, a disk of metal ready to	   be stamped as a coin.	   [1913 Webster]
Planchette \Plan`chette"\, n. [F. See {Planchet}.]	   1. A circumferentor. See {Circumferentor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small tablet of wood supported on casters and having a	      pencil attached. The characters produced by the pencil on	      paper, while the hand rests on the instrument and it is	      allowed to move, are sometimes translated as of oracular	      or supernatural import.	      [1913 Webster]
Planching \Planch"ing\, n.	   The laying of floors in a building; also, a floor of boards	   or planks.	   [1913 Webster]
Plane \Plane\, n. [F., fr. L. platanus, Gr. ?, fr. ? broad; --	   so called on account of its broad leaves and spreading form.	   See {Place}, and cf. {Platane}, {Plantain} the tree.] (Bot.)	   Any tree of the genus {Platanus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Oriental plane ({Platanus orientalis}) is a native	         of Asia. It rises with a straight, smooth, branching	         stem to a great height, with palmated leaves, and long	         pendulous peduncles, sustaining several heads of small	         close-sitting flowers. The seeds are downy, and	         collected into round, rough, hard balls. The Occidental	         plane ({Platanus occidentalis}), which grows to a great	         height, is a native of North America, where it is	         popularly called {sycamore}, {buttonwood}, and	         {buttonball}, names also applied to the California	         species ({Platanus racemosa}).	         [1913 Webster]	Plane \Plane\, a. [L. planus: cf. F. plan. See {Plan}, a.]	   Without elevations or depressions; even; level; flat; lying	   in, or constituting, a plane; as, a plane surface.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In science, this word (instead of plain) is almost	         exclusively used to designate a flat or level surface.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Plane angle}, the angle included between two straight lines	      in a plane.	   {Plane chart}, {Plane curve}. See under {Chart} and {Curve}.	      	   {Plane figure}, a figure all points of which lie in the same	      plane. If bounded by straight lines it is a rectilinear	      plane figure, if by curved lines it is a curvilinear plane	      figure.	   {Plane geometry}, that part of geometry which treats of the	      relations and properties of plane figures.	   {Plane problem}, a problem which can be solved geometrically	      by the aid of the right line and circle only.	   {Plane sailing} (Naut.), the method of computing a ship's	      place and course on the supposition that the earth's	      surface is a plane.	   {Plane scale} (Naut.), a scale for the use of navigators, on	      which are graduated chords, sines, tangents, secants,	      rhumbs, geographical miles, etc.	   {Plane surveying}, surveying in which the curvature of the	      earth is disregarded; ordinary field and topographical	      surveying of tracts of moderate extent.	   {Plane table}, an instrument used for plotting the lines of a	      survey on paper in the field.	   {Plane trigonometry}, the branch of trigonometry in which its	      principles are applied to plane triangles.	      [1913 Webster]	Plane \Plane\, n. [F. plane, L. plana. See {Plane}, v. & a.]	   1. (Geom.) A surface, real or imaginary, in which, if any two	      points are taken, the straight line which joins them lies	      wholly in that surface; or a surface, any section of which	      by a like surface is a straight line; a surface without	      curvature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) An ideal surface, conceived as coinciding with,	      or containing, some designated astronomical line, circle,	      or other curve; as, the plane of an orbit; the plane of	      the ecliptic, or of the equator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A block or plate having a perfectly flat surface,	      used as a standard of flatness; a surface plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Joinery) A tool for smoothing boards or other surfaces of	      wood, for forming moldings, etc. It consists of a	      smooth-soled stock, usually of wood, from the under side	      or face of which projects slightly the steel cutting edge	      of a chisel, called the iron, which inclines backward,	      with an apperture in front for the escape of shavings; as,	      the jack plane; the smoothing plane; the molding plane,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Objective plane} (Surv.), the horizontal plane upon which	      the object which is to be delineated, or whose place is to	      be determined, is supposed to stand.	   {Perspective plane}. See {Perspective}.	   {Plane at infinity} (Geom.), a plane in which points	      infinitely distant are conceived as situated.	   {Plane iron}, the cutting chisel of a joiner's plane.	   {Plane of polarization}. (Opt.) See {Polarization}.	   {Plane of projection}.	      (a) The plane on which the projection is made,	          corresponding to the perspective plane in perspective;	          -- called also principal plane.	      (b) (Descriptive Geom.) One of the planes to which points	          are referred for the purpose of determining their	          relative position in space.	   {Plane of refraction} or {Plane of reflection} (Opt.), the	      plane in which lie both the incident ray and the refracted	      or reflected ray.	      [1913 Webster]	Plane \Plane\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Planing}.] [Cf. F. planer, L. planare, fr. planus. See	   {Plane}, a., {Plain}, a., and cf. {Planish}.]	   1. To make smooth; to level; to pare off the inequalities of	      the surface of, as of a board or other piece of wood, by	      the use of a plane; as, to plane a plank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To efface or remove.	      [1913 Webster]	            He planed away the names . . . written on his	            tables.                               --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Figuratively, to make plain or smooth. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What student came but that you planed her path.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Plane \Plane\, v. i.	   Of a boat, to lift more or less out of the water while in	   motion, after the manner of a hydroplane; to hydroplane.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plane-parallel \Plane`-par"al*lel\, a. (Optics)	   Having opposite surfaces exactly plane and parallel, as a	   piece of glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Planer \Plan"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, planes; a planing machine; esp., a	      machine for planing wood or metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A wooden block used for forcing down the type in	      a form, and making the surface even. --Hansard.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Planer centers}. See under {Center}.	      [1913 Webster]	Planer tree \Plan"er tree`\ [From J. S. Planer, a German	   botanist.] (Bot.)	   A small-leaved North American tree ({Planera aquatica})	   related to the elm, but having a wingless, nutlike fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Planet \Plan"et\, n. [OE. planete, F. plan[`e]te, L. planeta,	   fr. Gr. ?, and ? a planet; prop. wandering, fr. ? to wander,	   fr. ? a wandering.]	   1. (Astron.) A celestial body which revolves about the sun in	      an orbit of a moderate degree of eccentricity. It is	      distinguished from a comet by the absence of a coma, and	      by having a less eccentric orbit. See {Solar system}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term planet was first used to distinguish those	         stars which have an apparent motion through the	         constellations from the fixed stars, which retain their	         relative places unchanged. The inferior planets are	         Mercury and Venus, which are nearer to the sun than is	         the earth; the superior planets are Mars, the	         asteroids, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which	         are farther from the sun than is the earth. Primary	         planets are those which revolve about the sun;	         secondary planets, or moons, are those which revolve	         around the primary planets as satellites, and at the	         same time revolve with them about the sun.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A star, as influencing the fate of a men.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's some ill planet reigns.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Planet gear}. (Mach.) See {Epicyclic train}, under	      {Epicyclic}.	   {Planet wheel}, a gear wheel which revolves around the wheel	      with which it meshes, in an epicyclic train.	      [1913 Webster]
Plane table \Plane" ta`ble\	   See under {Plane}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Planetarium \Plan`e*ta"ri*um\, n. [NL.: cf. F. plan['e]taire.	   See {Planetary}.]	   An orrery. See {Orrery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Planetary \Plan"et*a*ry\, a. [Cf. L. planetarius an astrologer,	   F. plan['e]taire planetary. See {Planet}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the planets; as, planetary	      inhabitants; planetary motions; planetary year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of planets; as, a planetary system.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astrol.) Under the dominion or influence of a planet.	      "Skilled in the planetary hours." --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Caused by planets. "A planetary plague." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having the nature of a planet; erratic; revolving;	      wandering. "Erratical and planetary life." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Planetary days}, the days of the week as shared among the	      planets known to the ancients, each having its day.	      --Hutton.	   {Planetary nebula}, a nebula exhibiting a uniform disk, like	      that of a planet.	      [1913 Webster]
Planeted \Plan"et*ed\, a.	   Belonging to planets. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster] Planetic
Planetic \Pla*net"ic\, Planetical \Pla*net"ic*al\, a. [L.	   planeticus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to planets. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Planetoid \Plan"et*oid\, n. [Planet + -oid.] (Astron.)	   A body resembling a planet; an asteroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Planetoidal \Plan"et*oid*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a planetoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Plane tree \Plane" tree`\ (Bot.)	   Same as 1st {Plane}.	   [1913 Webster] Planet-stricken
Planet-stricken \Plan"et-strick`en\, Planet-struck
\Plan"et-struck`\, a.	   Affected by the influence of planets; blasted. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like planet-stricken men of yore	         He trembles, smitten to the core	         By strong compunction and remorse.       --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Planetule \Plan"et*ule\, n.	   A little planet. [R.] --Conybeare.	   [1913 Webster]
Plangency \Plan"gen*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being plangent; a beating sound. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plangent \Plan"gent\, a. [L. plangens, -entis, fr. plangere to	   beat. See {Plaint}.]	   Beating; dashing, as a wave. [R.] "The plangent wave." --H.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Plani
Plani- \Plan"i-\, Plano- \Plan"o-\ [L. planus. See {Plane}, a.]	   Combining forms signifying flat, level, plane; as	   planifolious, planimetry, plano-concave.	   [1913 Webster]
Planifolious \Plan`i*fo"li*ous\, a. [Plani- + L. folium leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Flat-leaved.	   [1913 Webster]
Planiform \Plan"i*form\, a. (Anat.)	   Having a plane surface; as, a planiform, gliding, or	   arthrodial articulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Planimeter \Pla*nim"e*ter\, n. [Plani- + -meter. Cf.	   {Planometer}.]	   An instrument for measuring the area of any plane figure,	   however irregular, by passing a tracer around the bounding	   line; a platometer.	   [1913 Webster] Planimetric
Planimetric \Plan`i*met"ric\ (?; 277), Planimetrical
\Plan`i*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. planim['e]trique.]	   Of or pertaining to planimetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Planimetry \Pla*nim"e*try\, n. [Cf. F. planim['e]trie.]	   The mensuration of plane surfaces; -- distinguished from	   stereometry, or the mensuration of volumes.	   [1913 Webster]
Planing \Plan"ing\,	   a. & vb. n. fr. {Plane}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Planing machine}.	   (a) See {Planer}.	   (b) A complex machine for planing wood, especially boards,	       containing usually a rapidly revolving cutter, which	       chips off the surface in small shavings as the piece to	       be planed is passed under it by feeding apparatus.	       [1913 Webster]
Planipennate \Pla`ni*pen"nate\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Planipennia.	   [1913 Webster]
Planipennia \Pla`ni*pen"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. planus plane	   + penna wing.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Neuroptera, including those that have broad,	   flat wings, as the ant-lion, lacewing, etc. Called also	   {Planipennes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Planipetalous \Plan`i*pet"al*ous\, a. [Plani- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Having flat petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Planish \Plan"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Planishing}.] [OF. planir, F. planer. See {Plane},	   v., and {-ish}.]	   To make smooth or plane, as a metallic surface; to condense,	   toughen, and polish by light blows with a hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Planisher \Plan"ish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, planishes. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Planishing \Plan"ish*ing\,	   a. & vb. n. from {Planish}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Planishing rolls} (Coining), rolls between which metal	      strips are passed while cold, to bring them to exactly the	      required thickness.	      [1913 Webster]
Planisphere \Plan"i*sphere\, n. [Plani- + sphere: cf. F.	   planisph[`e]re. See {Plain}, and {Sphere}.]	   The representation of the circles of the sphere upon a plane;	   especially, a representation of the celestial sphere upon a	   plane with adjustable circles, or other appendages, for	   showing the position of the heavens, the time of rising and	   setting of stars, etc., for any given date or hour.	   [1913 Webster]
Planispheric \Plan`i*spher"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a planisphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Plank \Plank\, n. [OE. planke, OF. planque, planche, F. planche,	   fr. L. planca; cf. Gr. ?, ?, anything flat and broad. Cf.	   {Planch}.]	   1. A broad piece of sawed timber, differing from a board only	      in being thicker. See {Board}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: That which supports or upholds, as a board does a	      swimmer.	      [1913 Webster]	            His charity is a better plank than the faith of an	            intolerant and bitter-minded bigot.   --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the separate articles in a declaration of the	      principles of a party or cause; as, a plank in the	      national platform. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plank road}, or {Plank way}, a road surface formed of	      planks. [U.S.]	   {To walk the plank}, to walk along a plank laid across the	      bulwark of a ship, until one overbalances it and falls	      into the sea; -- a method of disposing of captives	      practiced by pirates.	      [1913 Webster]	Plank \Plank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Planking}.]	   1. To cover or lay with planks; as, to plank a floor or a	      ship. "Planked with pine." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay down, as on a plank or table; to stake or pay cash;	      as, to plank money in a wager. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To harden, as hat bodies, by felting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Wooden Manuf.) To splice together the ends of slivers of	      wool, for subsequent drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Planked shad}, shad split open, fastened to a plank, and	      roasted before a wood fire.	      [1913 Webster]
Planking \Plank"ing\, n.	   1. The act of laying planks; also, planks, collectively; a	      series of planks in place, as the wooden covering of the	      frame of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of splicing slivers. See {Plank}, v. t., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Plank-sheer \Plank"-sheer`\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   The course of plank laid horizontally over the timberheads of	   a vessel's frame.	   [1913 Webster]
Plankton \Plank"ton\ (pl[a^][ng]k"t[o^]n), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   plagto`n, neut. of plagto`s wandering, pla`zesqai to wander.]	   (Biol.)	   All the animals and plants, taken collectively, which live at	   or near the surface of salt or fresh waters. --	   {Plank*ton"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Planless \Plan"less\, a.	   Having no plan.	   [1913 Webster]
Planner \Plan"ner\, n.	   One who plans; a projector.	   [1913 Webster]
Plano- \Pla"no-\	   See {Plani-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Planoblast \Plan"o*blast\, n. [Gr. ? to wander + -blast.]	   (Zool.)	   Any free-swimming gonophore of a hydroid; a hydroid medusa.	   [1913 Webster]
Plano-concave \Pla"no-con"cave\, a. [Plano- + concave.]	   Plane or flat on one side, and concave on the other; as, a	   plano-concave lens. See {Lens}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plano-conical \Pla"no-con"ic*al\, a. [Plano- + conical.]	   Plane or flat on one side, and conical on the other. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Plano-convex \Pla"no-con"vex\, a. [Plano- + convex.]	   Plane or flat on one side, and convex on the other; as, a	   plano-convex lens. See {Convex}, and {Lens}.	   [1913 Webster]
Planogamete \Plan"o*ga*mete`\, n. [Gr. ? wandering + E. gamete.]	   (Bot.)	   One of the motile ciliated gametes, or zoogametes, found in	   isogamous plants, as many green alg[ae] (Chlorophyce[ae]).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plano-horizontal \Pla"no-hor`i*zon"tal\, a. [Plano- +	   horizontal.]	   Having a level horizontal surface or position. --Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Planometer \Pla*nom"e*ter\, n. [Plano- + -meter. Cf.	   {Planimeter}.]	   An instrument for gauging or testing a plane surface. See	   {Surface gauge}, under {Surface}.	   [1913 Webster]
Planometry \Pla*nom"e*try\, n. (Mech.)	   The art or process of producing or gauging a plane surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Plano-orbicular \Pla"no-or*bic"u*lar\, a. [Plano- + orbicular.]	   Plane or flat on one side, and spherical on the other.	   [1913 Webster]
Planorbis \Pla*nor"bis\, n. [NL., fr. L. planus flat + orbis a	   circle.] (Zool.)	   Any fresh-water air-breathing mollusk belonging to	   {Planorbis} and other allied genera, having shells of a	   discoidal form.	   [1913 Webster]
Plano-subulate \Pla"no-su"bu*late\, a. [Plano- + subulate.]	   Smooth and awl-shaped. See {Subulate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plant \Plant\, n. [AS. plante, L. planta.]	   1. A vegetable; an organized living being, generally without	      feeling and voluntary motion, and having, when complete, a	      root, stem, and leaves, though consisting sometimes only	      of a single leafy expansion, or a series of cellules, or	      even a single cellule.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Plants are divided by their structure and methods of	         reproduction into two series, ph[ae]nogamous or	         flowering plants, which have true flowers and seeds,	         and cryptogamous or flowerless plants, which have no	         flowers, and reproduce by minute one-celled spores. In	         both series are minute and simple forms and others of	         great size and complexity.	         [1913 Webster] As to their mode of nutrition, plants	         may be considered as self-supporting and dependent.	         Self-supporting plants always contain chlorophyll, and	         subsist on air and moisture and the matter dissolved in	         moisture, and as a general rule they excrete oxygen,	         and use the carbonic acid to combine with water and	         form the material for their tissues. Dependent plants	         comprise all fungi and many flowering plants of a	         parasitic or saprophytic nature. As a rule, they have	         no chlorophyll, and subsist mainly or wholly on matter	         already organized, thus utilizing carbon compounds	         already existing, and not excreting oxygen. But there	         are plants which are partly dependent and partly	         self-supporting.	         [1913 Webster] The movements of climbing plants, of	         some insectivorous plants, of leaves, stamens, or	         pistils in certain plants, and the ciliary motion of	         zoospores, etc., may be considered a kind of voluntary	         motion.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A bush, or young tree; a sapling; hence, a stick or staff.	      "A plant of stubborn oak." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sole of the foot. [R.] "Knotty legs and plants of	      clay." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) The whole machinery and apparatus employed in	      carrying on a trade or mechanical business; also,	      sometimes including real estate, and whatever represents	      investment of capital in the means of carrying on a	      business, but not including material worked upon or	      finished products; as, the plant of a foundry, a mill, or	      a railroad.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A plan; an artifice; a swindle; a trick. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was n't a bad plant, that of mine, on Fikey.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.)	      (a) An oyster which has been bedded, in distinction from	          one of natural growth.	      (b) A young oyster suitable for transplanting. [Local,	          U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Plant bug} (Zool.), any one of numerous hemipterous insects	      which injure the foliage of plants, as {Lygus lineolaris},	      which damages wheat and trees.	   {Plant cutter} (Zool.), a South American passerine bird of	      the genus {Phytotoma}, family {Phytotomid[ae]}. It has a	      serrated bill with which it cuts off the young shoots and	      buds of plants, often doing much injury.	   {Plant louse} (Zool.), any small hemipterous insect which	      infests plants, especially those of the families	      {Aphid[ae]} and {Psyllid[ae]}; an aphid.	      [1913 Webster]	Plant \Plant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Planted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Planting}.] [AS. plantian, L. plantare. See {Plant}, n.]	   1. To put in the ground and cover, as seed for growth; as, to	      plant maize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set in the ground for growth, as a young tree, or a	      vegetable with roots.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not plant thee a grove of any trees.	                                                  --Deut. xvi.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish, or fit out, with plants; as, to plant a	      garden, an orchard, or a forest.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To engender; to generate; to set the germ of.	      [1913 Webster]	            It engenders choler, planteth anger.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To furnish with a fixed and organized population; to	      settle; to establish; as, to plant a colony.	      [1913 Webster]	            Planting of countries like planting of woods.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To introduce and establish the principles or seeds of; as,	      to plant Christianity among the heathen.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To set firmly; to fix; to set and direct, or point; as, to	      plant cannon against a fort; to plant a standard in any	      place; to plant one's feet on solid ground; to plant one's	      fist in another's face.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To set up; to install; to instate.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will plant some other in the throne. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Plant \Plant\, v. i.	   To perform the act of planting.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have planted; Apollos watered.         --1 Cor. iii.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantable \Plant"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being planted; fit to be planted. --B. Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantage \Plant"age\, n.	   A word used once by Shakespeare to designate plants in	   general, or anything that is planted.	   [1913 Webster]	         As true as steel, as plantage to the moon. --Shak.	                                                  (Troil. iii.	                                                  sc. 2).	   [1913 Webster]
Plantain \Plan"tain\, n. [Cf. F. plantain-arbre, plantanier, Sp.	   pl['a]ntano, pl['a]tano; prob. same word as plane tree.]	   1. (Bot.) A treelike perennial herb ({Musa paradisiaca}) of	      tropical regions, bearing immense leaves and large	      clusters of the fruits called plantains. See {Musa}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fruit of this plant. It is long and somewhat	      cylindrical, slightly curved, and, when ripe, soft,	      fleshy, and covered with a thick but tender yellowish	      skin. The plantain is a staple article of food in most	      tropical countries, especially when cooked.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plantain cutter}, or {Plantain eater} (Zool.), any one of	      several large African birds of the genus {Musophaga}, or	      family {Musophagid[ae]}, especially {Musophaga violacea}.	      See {Turaco}. They are allied to the cuckoos.	   {Plantain squirrel} (Zool.), a Java squirrel ({Sciurus	      plantani}) which feeds upon plantains.	   {Plantain tree} (Bot.), the treelike herb {Musa paradisiaca}.	      See def. 1 (above).	      [1913 Webster]	Plantain \Plan"tain\, n. [F., fr. L. plantago. Cf. {Plant}.]	   (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Plantago}, but especially the	   {Plantago major}, a low herb with broad spreading radical	   leaves, and slender spikes of minute flowers. It is a native	   of Europe, but now found near the abode of civilized man in	   nearly all parts of the world.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Indian plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Indian}.	   {Mud plantain}, a homely North American aquatic plant	      ({Heteranthera reniformis}), having broad, reniform	      leaves.	   {Rattlesnake plantain}, an orchidaceous plant ({Goodyera	      pubescens}), with the leaves blotched and spotted with	      white.	   {Ribwort plantain}. See {Ribwort}.	   {Robin's plantain}, the {Erigeron bellidifolium}, a common	      daisylike plant of North America.	   {Water plantain}, a plant of the genus {Alisma}, having acrid	      leaves, and formerly regarded as a specific against	      hydrophobia. --Loudon.	      [1913 Webster]
Plantal \Plant"al\, a. [L. planta a plant.]	   Belonging to plants; as, plantal life. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantar \Plan"tar\, a. [L. plantaris, fr. planta the sole of the	   foot.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sole of the foot; as, the plantar	   arteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantation \Plan*ta"tion\, n. [L. plantatio: cf. F. plantation.]	   1. The act or practice of planting, or setting in the earth	      for growth. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place planted; land brought under cultivation; a piece	      of ground planted with trees or useful plants; esp., in	      the United States and West Indies, a large estate	      appropriated to the production of the more important	      crops, and cultivated by laborers who live on the estate;	      as, a cotton plantation; a coffee plantation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An original settlement in a new country; a colony.	      [1913 Webster]	            While these plantations were forming in Connecticut.	                                                  --B. Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]
Plant-cane \Plant"-cane`\, n.	   A stalk or shoot of sugar cane of the first growth from the	   cutting. The growth of the second and following years is of	   inferior quality, and is called rattoon.	   [1913 Webster]
Plant-eating \Plant"-eat`ing\, a.	   Eating, or subsisting on, plants; as, a plant-eating beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Planted \Plant"ed\, a. (Joinery)	   Fixed in place, as a projecting member wrought on a separate	   piece of stuff; as, a planted molding.	   [1913 Webster]
Planter \Plant"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, plants or sows; as, a planterof	      corn; a machine planter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who owns or cultivates a plantation; as, a sugar	      planter; a coffee planter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A colonist in a new or uncultivated territory; as, the	      first planters in Virginia.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a movable box or a fixed low, open structure, as of brick,	      in which plants are grown for decorative purposes.	      [PJC]
Plantership \Plant"er*ship\, n.	   The occupation or position of a planter, or the management of	   a plantation, as in the United States or the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Planticle \Plant"i*cle\, n. [Dim. of {Plant}.]	   A young plant, or plant in embryo. --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantigrada \Plan`ti*gra"da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A subdivision of Carnivora having plantigrade feet. It	   includes the bears, raccoons, and allied species.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantigrade \Plan"ti*grade\, a. [L. planta sole of the foot +	   gradi to walk: cf. F. plantigrade.] (Zool.)	   (a) Walking on the sole of the foot; pertaining to the	       plantigrades.	   (b) Having the foot so formed that the heel touches the	       ground when the leg is upright.	       [1913 Webster]	Plantigrade \Plan"ti*grade\, n. (Zool.)	   A plantigrade animal, or one that walks or steps on the sole	   of the foot, as man, and the bears.	   [1913 Webster]
Planting \Plant"ing\, n.	   1. The act or operation of setting in the ground for	      propagation, as seeds, trees, shrubs, etc.; the forming of	      plantations, as of trees; the carrying on of plantations,	      as of sugar, coffee, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is planted; a plantation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord.	                                                  --Isa. lxi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The laying of the first courses of stone in a	      foundation. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Plantless \Plant"less\, a.	   Without plants; barren of vegetation.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantlet \Plant"let\, n.	   A little plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Plantocracy \Plan*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Planter + -cracy, as in	   democracy.]	   Government by planters; planters, collectively. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plantule \Plant"ule\, n. [F., dim. of plante a plant, L.	   planta.] (Bot.)	   The embryo which has begun its development in the act of	   germination.	   [1913 Webster]
Planula \Plan"u*la\, n.; pl. {Planul[ae]}. [L., a little plane.]	   1. (Biol.) In embryonic development, a vesicle filled with	      fluid, formed from the morula by the divergence of its	      cells in such a manner as to give rise to a central space,	      around which the cells arrange themselves as an envelope;	      an embryonic form intermediate between the morula and	      gastrula. Sometimes used as synonymous with {gastrula}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The very young, free-swimming larva of the	      c[oe]lenterates. It usually has a flattened oval or oblong	      form, and is entirely covered with cilia.	      [1913 Webster]
Planxty \Planx"ty\, n. [Cf. L. plangere to mourn aloud.] (Mus.)	   An Irish or Welsh melody for the harp, sometimes of a	   mournful character.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaque \Plaque\, n. [F. Cf. {Plack}, and see {Placard}.]	   Any flat, thin piece of metal, clay, ivory, or the like, used	   for ornament, or for painting pictures upon, as a slab,	   plate, dish, or the like, hung upon a wall; also, a smaller	   decoration worn on the person, as a brooch.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaquette \Pla`quette"\, n. [F., dim. of plaque plate, plaque.	   See {Plaque}.]	   A small plaque, esp., in modern medal engraving, a small and	   delicate bas-relief, whether cast or struck from a die, or of	   form other than circular.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plash \Plash\, n. [OD. plasch. See {Plash}, v.]	   1. A small pool of standing water; a puddle. --Bacon. "These	      shallow plashes." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dash of water; a splash.	      [1913 Webster]	Plash \Plash\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plashing}.] [Cf. D. plassen, G. platschen. Cf. {Splash}.]	   To dabble in water; to splash. "Plashing among bedded	   pebbles." --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]	         Far below him plashed the waters.        --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Plash \Plash\, v. t.	   1. To splash, as water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To splash or sprinkle with coloring matter; as, to plash a	      wall in imitation of granite.	      [1913 Webster]	Plash \Plash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plashing}.] [OF. plaissier, plessier, to bend. Cf.	   {Pleach}.]	   To cut partly, or to bend and intertwine the branches of; as,	   to plash a hedge. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Plash \Plash\, n.	   The branch of a tree partly cut or bent, and bound to, or	   intertwined with, other branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Plashet \Plash"et\, n. [Plash + -et.]	   A small pond or pool; a puddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Plashing \Plash"ing\, n.	   1. The cutting or bending and intertwining the branches of	      small trees, as in hedges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dashing or sprinkling of coloring matter on the walls	      of buildings, to imitate granite, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Plashoot \Plash"oot\, n.	   A hedge or fence formed of branches of trees interlaced, or	   plashed. [Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Plashy \Plash"y\, a. [From 1st {Plash}.]	   1. Watery; abounding with puddles; splashy. "Plashy fens."	      --Milton. "The plashy earth." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specked, as if plashed with color. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]
Plasm \Plasm\, n. [L. plasma anything formed or molded, that	   which is molded, Gr. ?, ?, from ? to form, mold: cf. F.	   plasme. Cf. {Plasma}.]	   1. A mold or matrix in which anything is cast or formed to a	      particular shape. [R.] --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Same as {Plasma}.	      [1913 Webster]
Plasma \Plas"ma\, n. [See {Plasm}.]	   1. (Min.) A variety of quartz, of a color between grass green	      and leek green, which is found associated with common	      chalcedony. It was much esteemed by the ancients for	      making engraved ornaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The viscous material of an animal or vegetable	      cell, out of which the various tissues are formed by a	      process of differentiation; protoplasm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unorganized material; elementary matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A mixture of starch and glycerin, used as a	      substitute for ointments. --U. S. Disp.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. same as {blood plasma}.	      [PJC]	   6. (physics) a state of matter in which charged particles	      such as electrons and atomi nuclei have sufficiently high	      energy to move freely, rather than be bound in atoms as in	      ordinary matter; it has some of the properties of a gas,	      but is a conductor of electricity.	   Note: In a typical plasma, the number of positive and	         negative particles are approximately equal. Plasmas are	         found naturally in the atmosphere of stars, and can be	         created in special laboratory apparatus.	         [PJC]	   {Blood plasma} (Physiol.), the colorless fluid of the blood,	      in which the red and white blood corpuscles are suspended.	      It may be obtained by centrifuation of blood to remove the	      blood cells. It is distinguished from {serum} in that	      plasma still has the fibrin of blood, and may be clotted,	      while in serum the fibrin has been removed.	   {Muscle plasma} (Physiol.), the fundamental part of muscle	      fibers, a thick, viscid, albuminous fluid contained within	      the sarcolemma, which on the death of the muscle	      coagulates to a semisolid mass.	      [1913 Webster +PJC] Plasmatic
Plasmatic \Plas*mat"ic\, Plasmatical \Plas*mat"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?.]	   1. Forming; shaping; molding. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to plasma; having the character	      of plasma; containing, or conveying, plasma.	      [1913 Webster]
Plasmation \Plas*ma"tion\, n. [L. plasmatio.]	   The act of forming or molding. [R.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Plasmator \Plas*ma"tor\, n. [L.]	   A former; a fashioner. [R.] "The sovereign plasmator, God	   Almighty." --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Plasmature \Plas"ma*ture\, n.	   Form; mold. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plasmic \Plas"mic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or connected with, plasma; plasmatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Plasmid \Plas"mid\, n. (Molecular genetics)	   A piece of DNA, usually circular, functioning as part of the	   genetic material of a cell, not integrated with the	   chromosome and replicating independently of the chromosome,	   but transferred, like the chromosome, to subsequent	   generations of daughter cells. In bacteria, plasmids often	   carry the genes for antibiotic resistance; they are exploited	   in genetic engineering as the vehicles for introduction of	   extraneous DNA into cells, to alter the genetic makeup of the	   cell. The cells thus altered may produce desirable proteins	   which are extracted and used; in the case of genetically	   altered plant cells, the altered cells may grow into complete	   plants with changed properties, as for example, increased	   resistance to disease.	   [PJC]
Plasmin \Plas"min\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A proteid body, separated by some physiologists from blood	   plasma. It is probably identical with fibrinogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Plasmodial \Plas*mo"di*al\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to, or like, a plasmodium; as, the	   plasmodial form of a life cycle.	   [1913 Webster]
Plasmodium \Plas*mo"di*um\, n.; pl. {Plasmodia}. [NL. See	   {Plasma}.]	   1. (Biol.) A jellylike mass of free protoplasm, without any	      union of am[oe]boid cells, and endowed with life and power	      of motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A naked mobile mass of protoplasm, formed by the	      union of several am[oe]balike young, and constituting one	      of the stages in the life cycle of Mycetozoa and other low	      organisms.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Plasmogen \Plas"mo*gen\, n. [Plasma + -gen.] (Biol.)	   The important living portion of protoplasm, considered a	   chemical substance of the highest elaboration. Germ plasm and	   idioplasm are forms of plasmogen.	   [1913 Webster] Plasmon
Plasmon \Plas"mon\, n. [Cf. {Plasma}.]	   A flourlike food preparation made from skim milk, and	   consisting essentially of the unaltered proteid of milk. It	   is also used in making biscuits and crackers, for mixing with	   cocoa, etc. A mixture of this with butter, water, and salt is	   called	Plasmon butter \Plasmon butter\, and resembles clotted cream in	   appearance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Plasson \Plas"son\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   to form.] (Biol.)	   The albuminous material composing the body of a cytode.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is considered simpler than protoplasm of an ordinary	         cell in that it has not undergone differentiation into	         the inner cell nucleus and the outer cell substance.	         --Haeckel.	         [1913 Webster]
Plaster \Plas"ter\, n. [AS., a plaster (in sense 1), fr. L.	   emplastrum, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to daub on, stuff in; ? in + ? to	   mold: cf. OF. plastre a plaster (in sense 2), F. pl[^a]tre.	   Cf. {Plastic}, {Emplaster}, {Piaster}.] [Formerly written	   also {plaister}.]	   1. (Med.) An external application of a consistency harder	      than ointment, prepared for use by spreading it on linen,	      leather, silk, or other material. It is adhesive at the	      ordinary temperature of the body, and is used, according	      to its composition, to produce a medicinal effect, to bind	      parts together, etc.; as, a porous plaster; sticking	      plaster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A composition of lime, water, and sand, with or without	      hair as a bond, for coating walls, ceilings, and	      partitions of houses. See {Mortar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Calcined gypsum, or plaster of Paris, especially when	      ground, as used for making ornaments, figures, moldings,	      etc.; or calcined gypsum used as a fertilizer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plaster cast}, a copy of an object obtained by pouring	      plaster of Paris mixed with water into a mold.	   {Plaster of Paris}. [So called because originally brought	      from a suburb of Paris.] (Chem.) Anhydrous calcium	      sulphate, or calcined gypsum, which forms with water a	      paste which soon sets or hardens, and is used for casts,	      moldings, etc. The term is loosely applied to any plaster	      stone or species of gypsum.	   {Plaster of Paris bandage} (Surg.), a bandage saturated with	      a paste of plaster of Paris, which on drying forms a	      perfectly fitting splint.	   {Plaster stone}, any species of gypsum. See {Gypsum}.	      [1913 Webster]	Plaster \Plas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plastered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Plastering}.] [Cf. OF. plastrer to plaster (in sense	   2), F. pl[^a]trer.]	   1. To cover with a plaster, as a wound or sore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overlay or cover with plaster, as the ceilings and	      walls of a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To smooth over; to cover or conceal the defects of;	      to hide, as with a covering of plaster. --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]
Plasterer \Plas"ter*er\, n.	   1. One who applies plaster or mortar. "Thy father was a	      plasterer." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes plaster casts. "The plasterer doth make his	      figures by addition." --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Plastering \Plas"ter*ing\, n.	   1. Same as {Plaster}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of overlaying with plaster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covering of plaster; plasterwork.	      [1913 Webster]
Plasterly \Plas"ter*ly\, a.	   Resembling plaster of Paris. [R.] "Out of gypseous or	   plasterly ground." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Plasterwork \Plas"ter*work`\, n.	   Plastering used to finish architectural constructions,	   exterior or interior, especially that used for the lining of	   rooms. Ordinarly, mortar is used for the greater part of the	   work, and pure plaster of Paris for the moldings and	   ornaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Plastery \Plas"ter*y\, a.	   Of the nature of plaster.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stone . . . is a poor plastery material. --Clough.	   [1913 Webster]
-plastic \-plas"tic\ (-pl[a^]s"t[i^]k). [Gr. ? fit for molding,	   plastic, fr. ? to mold, to form.]	   A combining form signifying developing, forming, growing; as,	   heteroplastic, monoplastic, polyplastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Plastic \Plas"tic\ (pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [L. plasticus, Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to form, mold: cf. F. plastique.]	   1. Having the power to give form or fashion to a mass of	      matter; as, the plastic hand of the Creator. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            See plastic Nature working to his end. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being molded, formed, or modeled, as clay or	      plaster; -- used also figuratively; as, the plastic mind	      of a child.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining or appropriate to, or characteristic of,	      molding or modeling; produced by, or appearing as if	      produced by, molding or modeling; -- said of sculpture and	      the kindred arts, in distinction from painting and the	      graphic arts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Medallions . . . fraught with the plastic beauty and	            grace of the palmy days of Italian art. --J. S.	                                                  Harford.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plastic clay} (Geol.), one of the beds of the Eocene period;	      -- so called because used in making pottery. --Lyell.	   {Plastic element} (Physiol.), one that bears within the germs	      of a higher form.	   {Plastic exudation} (Med.), an exudation thrown out upon a	      wounded surface and constituting the material of repair by	      which the process of healing is effected.	   {Plastic foods}. (Physiol.) See the second Note under {Food}.	      	   {Plastic force}. (Physiol.) See under {Force}.	   {Plastic operation}, an operation in plastic surgery.	   {Plastic surgery}, that branch of surgery which is concerned	      with the repair or restoration of lost, injured, or	      deformed parts of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
plastic \plastic\ (pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), n.	   A substance composed predominantly of a synthetic organic	   high polymer capable of being cast or molded; many varieties	   of plastic are used to produce articles of commerce (after	   1900). [MW10 gives origin of word as 1905]	   [PJC]
Plastical \Plas"tic*al\, a.	   See {Plastic}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plastically \Plas"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a plastic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Plasticity \Plas*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. plasticit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being plastic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Plastic force. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster] Plastid
Plastid \Plas"tid\, Plastide \Plas"tide\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a	   creator.]	   1. (Biol.) A formative particle of albuminous matter; a	      monad; a cytode. See the Note under {Morphon}. [Archaic]	      --Haeckel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) any of several types of minute granules found in	      the protoplasm of vegetable cells, having their own	      membrane, robosomes, and DNA. Among plant cells the most	      common are {chloroplasts}, which contain the chlorophyll	      and the photosynthetic machinery of the cell. They are	      divided by their colors into three classes,	      chloroplastids, chromoplastids, and leucoplastids.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Plastidozoa \Plas`ti*do*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,	   creator + ? animal.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Protoza}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plastidule \Plas"ti*dule\, n. [Dim. fr. {Plastid}.] (Biol.)	   One of the small particles or organic molecules of	   protoplasm. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Plastin \Plas"tin\, n. [Gr. ? to form, mold.] (Biol.)	   A substance associated with nuclein in cell nuclei, and by	   some considered as the fundamental substance of the nucleus.	   [1913 Webster]
Plastography \Plas*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? fored, molded + ?	   to write.]	   1. The art of forming figures in any plastic material.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imitation of handwriting; forgery.	      [1913 Webster]
Plastron \Plas"tron\, n. [F. plastron breastplate, plastron, LL.	   plastra a thin plate of metal. See {Plaster}.]	   1. A piece of leather stuffed or padded, worn by fencers to	      protect the breast. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anc. Armor) An iron breastplate, worn under the hauberk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The ventral shield or shell of tortoises and	      turtles. See {Testudinata}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trimming for the front of a woman's dress, made of a	      different material, and narrowing from the shoulders to	      the waist.	      [1913 Webster]
-plasty \-plas"ty\ [Gr. ? to mold, form.]	   A combining form denoting the act or process of forming,	   development, growth; as, autoplasty, perineoplasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Plat \Plat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Platted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Platting}.] [See {Plait}.]	   To form by interlaying interweaving; to braid; to plait.	   "They had platted a crown of thorns." --Matt. xxvii. 29.	   [1913 Webster]	Plat \Plat\, n.	   Work done by platting or braiding; a plait.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her hair, nor loose, nor tied in formal plat. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Plat \Plat\, n. [Cf. {Plat} flat, which perh. caused this	   spelling, and {Plot} a piece of ground.]	   A small piece or plot of ground laid out with some design, or	   for a special use; usually, a portion of flat, even ground.	   [1913 Webster]	         This flowery plat, the sweet recess of Eve. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         I keep smooth plat of fruitful ground.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Plat \Plat\, v. t.	   To lay out in plats or plots, as ground.	   [1913 Webster]	Plat \Plat\, a. [F. plat. See {Plate}, n.]	   Plain; flat; level. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	Plat \Plat\, adv.	   1. Plainly; flatly; downright. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But, sir, ye lie, I tell you plat.    --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Flatly; smoothly; evenly. [Obs.] --Drant.	      [1913 Webster]	Plat \Plat\, n.	   1. The flat or broad side of a sword. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plot; a plan; a design; a diagram; a map; a chart. [Obs.	      or Prov. Eng.] "To note all the islands, and to set them	      down in plat." --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]
Platan \Plat"an\, n. [L. platanus. See {Plane} the tree.]	   [Written also {platane}.]	   The plane tree. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Platanist \Plat"a*nist\, n. [L. platanista a sort of fish, Gr.	   ?: cf. F. plataniste.] (Zool.)	   The soosoo.	   [1913 Webster]
Platanus \Plat"a*nus\, n. [See {Plane} the tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees; the plane tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Platband \Plat"band`\, n. [F. plate-bande; plat, plate, flat,	   level + bande a band.]	   1. A border of flowers in a garden, along a wall or a	      parterre; hence, a border.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A flat molding, or group of moldings, the width of	          which much exceeds its projection, as the face of an	          architrave.	      (b) A list or fillet between the flutings of a column.	          [1913 Webster]
Plate \Plate\, n. [OF. plate a plate of metal, a cuirsas, F.	   plat a plate, a shallow vessel of silver, other metal, or	   earth, fr. plat flat, Gr. ?. See {Place}, n.]	   1. A flat, or nearly flat, piece of metal, the thickness of	      which is small in comparison with the other dimensions; a	      thick sheet of metal; as, a steel plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Metallic armor composed of broad pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mangled . . . through plate and mail. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Domestic vessels and utensils, as flagons, dishes, cups,	      etc., wrought in gold or silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Metallic ware which is plated, in distinction from that	      which is silver or gold throughout.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small, shallow, and usually circular, vessel of metal or	      wood, or of earth glazed and baked, from which food is	      eaten at table.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Cf. Sp. plata silver.] A piece of money, usually silver	      money. [Obs.] "Realms and islands were as plates dropp'd	      from his pocket." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A piece of metal on which anything is engraved for the	      purpose of being printed; hence, an impression from the	      engraved metal; as, a book illustrated with plates; a	      fashion plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A page of stereotype, electrotype, or the like, for	      printing from; as, publisher's plates.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. That part of an artificial set of teeth which fits to the	      mouth, and holds the teeth in place. It may be of gold,	      platinum, silver, rubber, celluloid, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Arch.) A horizontal timber laid upon a wall, or upon	       corbels projecting from a wall, and supporting the ends	       of other timbers; also used specifically of the roof	       plate which supports the ends of the roof trusses or, in	       simple work, the feet of the rafters.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Her.) A roundel of silver or tinctured argent.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Photog.) A sheet of glass, porcelain, metal, etc., with	       a coating that is sensitive to light.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. A prize giving to the winner in a contest.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Baseball) A small five-sided area (enveloping a	       diamond-shaped area one foot square) beside which the	       batter stands and which must be touched by some part of a	       player on completing a run; -- called also {home base},	       or {home plate}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. One of the thin parts of the bricket of an animal.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   16. A very light steel racing horsehoe.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   17. Loosely, a sporting contest for a prize; specif., in	       horse racing, a race for a prize, the contestants not	       making a stake.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   18. Skins for fur linings of garments, sewed together and	       roughly shaped, but not finally cut or fitted. [Furrier's	       Cant]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   19. (Hat Making) The fine nap (as of beaver, hare's wool,	       musquash, nutria, or English black wool) on a hat the	       body of which is of an inferior substance.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   20. a quantity sufficient to fill a plate; a {plateful}; a	       dish containing that quantity; a plate of spaghetti.	       [PJC]	   21. the food and service supplied to a customer at a	       restaurant; as, the turkey dinner is $9 a plate; I'll	       have a plate of spaghetti.	       [PJC]	   22. a flat dish of glass or plastic with a fitted cover, used	       for culturing microorganisms in a laboratory.	       [PJC]	   23. the identification tag required to be displayed on the	       outside of a vehicle; same as {license plate}; -- often	       used in the plural.	       [PJC]	   24. an agenda or schedule of tasks to be performed; I have a	       lot on my plate today. [colloq.]	       [PJC]	   Note: Plate is sometimes used in an adjectival sense or in	         combination, the phrase or compound being in most cases	         of obvious signification; as, plate basket or	         plate-basket, plate rack or plate-rack.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Home plate}. (Baseball) See {Home base}, under {Home}.	   {Plate armor}.	       (a) See {Plate}, n., 2.	       (b) Strong metal plates for protecting war vessels,	           fortifications, and the like.	   {Plate bone}, the shoulder blade, or scapula.	   {Plate girder}, a girder, the web of which is formed of a	      single vertical plate, or of a series of such plates	      riveted together.	   {Plate glass}. See under {Glass}.	   {Plate iron}, wrought iron plates.	   {Plate layer}, a workman who lays down the rails of a railway	      and fixes them to the sleepers or ties.	   {Plate mark}, a special mark or emblematic figure stamped	      upon gold or silver plate, to indicate the place of	      manufacture, the degree of purity, and the like; thus, the	      local mark for London is a lion.	   {Plate paper}, a heavy spongy paper, for printing from	      engraved plates. --Fairholt.	   {Plate press}, a press with a flat carriage and a roller, --	      used for printing from engraved steel or copper plates.	   {Plate printer}, one who prints from engraved plates.	   {Plate printing}, the act or process of printing from an	      engraved plate or plates.	   {Plate tracery}. (Arch.) See under {Tracery}.	   {Plate wheel} (Mech.), a wheel, the rim and hub of which are	      connected by a continuous plate of metal, instead of by	      arms or spokes.	      [1913 Webster]	Plate \Plate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plating}.]	   1. To cover or overlay with gold, silver, or other metals,	      either by a mechanical process, as hammering, or by a	      chemical process, as electrotyping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover or overlay with plates of metal; to arm with	      metal for defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus plated in habiliments of war.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adorn with plated metal; as, a plated harness.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To beat into thin, flat pieces, or lamin[ae].	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To calender; as, to plate paper.	      [1913 Webster]
Plateau \Pla*teau"\, n.; pl. F. {Plateaux} (F. ?; E. ?), E.	   {Plateaus}. [F., fr. OF. platel, properly a little plate. See	   {Plate}.]	   1. A flat surface; especially, a broad, level, elevated area	      of land; a table-land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ornamental dish for the table; a tray or salver.	      [1913 Webster]
Plateful \Plate"ful\, n.; pl. {Platefuls}.	   Enough to fill a plate; as much as a plate will hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Plate-gilled \Plate"-gilled`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having flat, or leaflike, gills, as the bivalve mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Platel \Pla"tel\, n. [OF. See {Plateau}.]	   A small dish.	   [1913 Webster]
Platen \Plat"en\, n. [F. platine, fr. plat flat. See {Plate},	   and cf. {Platin}.] (Mach.)	   (a) The part of a printing press which presses the paper	       against the type and by which the impression is made.	   (b) Hence, an analogous part of a typewriter, on which the	       paper rests to receive an impression.	   (c) The movable table of a machine tool, as a planer, on	       which the work is fastened, and presented to the action	       of the tool; -- also called {table}.	       [1913 Webster]
Plater \Plat"er\, n.	   One who plates or coats articles with gold or silver; as, a	   silver plater.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for calendering paper.	      [1913 Webster]	Plater \Plat"er\, n. (Horse Racing)	   A horse that runs chiefly in plate, esp. selling-plate,	   races; hence, an inferior race horse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plateresque \Plat`er*esque"\, a. [Sp. resco, from plata silver.]	   (Arch.)	   Resembling silver plate; -- said of certain architectural	   ornaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Platetrope \Plat"e*trope\, n. [Gr. ? breadth + ? to turn.]	   (Anat.)	   One of a pair of a paired organs.	   [1913 Webster]
plate tectonics \plate tectonics\, n. (Geol.)	   A geological theory which holds that the crust of the earth	   (the lithosphere) is divided into a small number of large	   separate plates which float and move slowly around on the	   more plastic asthenosphere, breaking apart and moving away	   from each other at points where magma upwells from below,	   and, driven by such upwellings and other currents on the	   athenosphere, sliding past each other, colliding with each	   other, and in some cases being submerged (subducted) one	   below the other. This theory is now widely accepted, and	   explains many geological phenomena such as the clustered	   locations of earthquakes, mountain building, volcanism, and	   the similarities observed between the geology of continents,	   such as South America and Africa which are now far apart,	   but, according to the theory, were once joined together. The	   motions of such tectonic plates are very slow, typically only	   several centimeters per year, but over tens and hundreds of	   millions of years, cause very large changes in the relative	   positions of the continents. The consequence of such movement	   of plates is called {continental drift}.	   [PJC]
Platform \Plat"form`\, n. [Plat, a. + -form: cf. F. plateforme.]	   1. A plat; a plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern. Used also	      figuratively. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place laid out after a model. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            lf the platform just reflects the order. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any flat or horizontal surface; especially, one that is	      raised above some particular level, as a framework of	      timber or boards horizontally joined so as to form a roof,	      or a raised floor, or portion of a floor; a landing; a	      dais; a stage, for speakers, performers, or workmen; a	      standing place.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A declaration of the principles upon which a person, a	      sect, or a party proposes to stand; a declared policy or	      system; as, the Saybrook platform; a political platform.	      "The platform of Geneva." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the	      hold or over the floor of the magazine. See {Orlop}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Platform car}, a railway car without permanent raised sides	      or covering; a f?at.	   {Platform scale}, a weighing machine, with a flat platform on	      which objects are weighed.	      [1913 Webster]	Platform \Plat"form`\, v. t.	   1. To place on a platform. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form a plan of; to model; to lay out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Church discipline is platformed in the Bible.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Plathelminth \Plat*hel"minth\, n. (Zool.)	   A member of the Platyhelminthes.	   [1913 Webster]
Plathelminthes \Plat`hel*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Platyelminthes}; -- an older term.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Platin \Plat"in\, n. (Mach.)	   See {Platen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Platina \Plat"i*na\, n. [Sp. or NL. See {Platinum}.] (Chem.)	   Platinum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Platina mohr}, platinum black.	   {Platina yellow}, a pigment prepared from platinum.	      [1913 Webster]
Plating \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 or bright	      metal, as by mechanical means or by electro-magnetic	      deposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin coating of metal laid upon another metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A coating or defensive armor of metal (usually steel)	      plates.	      [1913 Webster]
Platinic \Pla*tin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used	   specifically to designate those compounds in which the	   element has a higher valence, as contrasted with the	   platinous compounds; as, platinic chloride ({PtCl4}).	   [1913 Webster]
Platinichloric \Plat`i*ni*chlo"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid consisting of	   platinic chloride and hydrochloric acid, and obtained as a	   brownish red crystalline substance, called platinichloric, or	   chloroplatinic, acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Platiniferous \Plat`i*nif"er*ous\, a. [Platinum + -ferous.]	   Yielding platinum; as, platiniferous sand.	   [1913 Webster]
Platiniridium \Plat`i*ni*rid"i*um\, n. (Chem. & Min.)	   A natural alloy of platinum and iridium occurring in grayish	   metallic rounded or cubical grains with platinum.	   [1913 Webster]
Platinize \Plat"i*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Platinized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Platinizing}.]	   To cover or combine with platinum.	   [1913 Webster]
Platinochloric \Plat`i*no*chlo"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid	   consisting of platinous chloride and hydrochloric acid,	   called platinochloric acid, or chloroplatinous, acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Platinochloride \Plat`i*no*chlo"ride\, n. (Chem.)	   A double chloride of platinum and some other metal or	   radical; a salt of platinochloric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Platinocyanic \Plat`i*no*cy*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid compound	   of platinous cyanide and hydrocyanic acid. It is obtained as	   a cinnaber-red crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Platinocyanide \Plat`i*no*cy"a*nide\, n. (Chem.)	   A double cyanide of platinum and some other metal or radical;	   a salt of platinocyanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Platinode \Plat"i*node\, n. [Platinum + Gr. ? a way.] (Physics)	   A cathode. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Platinoid \Plat"i*noid\, a. [Platinum + -oid.]	   Resembling platinum.	   [1913 Webster]	Platinoid \Plat"i*noid\, n. (Chem.)	   An alloy of German silver containing tungsten; -- used for	   forming electrical resistance coils and standards.	   [1913 Webster]
Platinotype \Plat"i*no*type\, n. [Platinum + -type.] (Photog.)	   1. A permanent photographic picture or print in platinum	      black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process by which such pictures are produced.	      [1913 Webster]
Platinous \Plat"i*nous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, platinum; -- used	   specifically to designate those compounds in which the	   element has a lower valence, as contrasted with the	   {platinic} compounds; as, platinous chloride ({PtCl2}).	   [1913 Webster]
Platinum \Plat"i*num\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. platina, from plata	   silver, LL. plata a thin plate of metal. See {Plate}, and cf.	   {Platina}.] (Chem.)	   A metallic element of atomic number 78, one of the noble	   metals, classed with silver and gold as a precious metal,	   occurring native or alloyed with other metals and also as the	   platinum arsenide (sperrylite). It is a heavy tin-white metal	   which is ductile and malleable, but very infusible (melting	   point 1772[deg] C), and characterized by its resistance to	   strong chemical reagents. It is used for crucibles in	   laboratory operations, as a catalyst, in jewelry, for stills	   for sulphuric acid, rarely for coin, and in the form of foil	   and wire for many purposes. Specific gravity 21.5. Atomic	   weight 195.1. Symbol Pt. Formerly called {platina}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Platinum black} (Chem.), a soft, dull black powder,	      consisting of finely divided metallic platinum obtained by	      reduction and precipitation from its solutions. It absorbs	      oxygen to a high degree, and is employed as an oxidizer.	      	   {Platinum lamp} (Elec.), a kind of incandescent lamp of which	      the luminous medium is platinum. See under {Incandescent}.	      	   {Platinum metals} (Chem.), the group of metallic elements	      which in their chemical and physical properties resemble	      platinum. These consist of the light platinum group, viz.,	      rhodium, ruthenium, and palladium, whose specific	      gravities are about 12; and the heavy platinum group,	      viz., osmium, iridium, and platinum, whose specific	      gravities are over 21.	   {Platinum sponge} (Chem.), metallic platinum in a gray,	      porous, spongy form, obtained by reducing the double	      chloride of platinum and ammonium. It absorbs oxygen,	      hydrogen, and certain other gases, to a high degree, and	      is employed as an agent in oxidizing.	      [1913 Webster]
Platitude \Plat"i*tude\, n. [F., from plat flat. See {Plate}.]	   1. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat	      commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language.	      [1913 Webster]	            To hammer one golden grain of wit into a sheet of	            infinite platitude.                   --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thought or remark which is flat, dull, trite, or weak; a	      truism; a commonplace.	      [1913 Webster]
Platitudinarian \Plat`i*tu`di*na"ri*an\, n.	   One addicted to uttering platitudes, or stale and insipid	   truisms. "A political platitudinarian." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Platitudinize \Plat`i*tu"di*nize\, v. i.	   To utter platitudes or truisms.	   [1913 Webster]
Platitudinous \Plat`i*tu"di*nous\, a.	   Abounding in platitudes; of the nature of platitudes;	   uttering platitudes. -- {Plat`i*tu"di*nous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Platly \Plat"ly\, a.	   Flatly. See {Plat}, a. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Platness \Plat"ness\, n.	   Flatness. [Obs.] --Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Platometer \Pla*tom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? flat + -meter.]	   See {Planimeter}.	   [1913 Webster] Platonic
Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, Platonical \Pla*ton"ic*al\, a. [L.	   Platonicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. platonique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Plato, or his philosophy, school, or	      opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pure, passionless; nonsexual; philosophical.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Platonic bodies}, the five regular geometrical solids;	      namely, the tetrahedron, hexahedron or cube, octahedron,	      dodecahedron, and icosahedron.	   {Platonic love}, a pure, spiritual affection, subsisting	      between persons of opposite sex, unmixed with carnal	      desires, and regarding the mind only and its excellences;	      -- a species of love for which Plato was a warm advocate.	      	   {Platonic year} (Astron.), a period of time determined by the	      revolution of the equinoxes, or the space of time in which	      the stars and constellations return to their former places	      in respect to the equinoxes; -- called also {great year}.	      This revolution, which is caused by the precession of the	      equinoxes, is accomplished in about 26,000 years.	      --Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]	Platonic \Pla*ton"ic\, n.	   A follower of Plato; a Platonist.	   [1913 Webster]
Platonically \Pla*ton"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a Platonic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Platonism \Pla"to*nism\, n. [Cf. F. Platonisme.]	   1. The doctrines or philosophy by Plato or of his followers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Plato believed God to be an infinitely wise, just, and	         powerful Spirit; and also that he formed the visible	         universe out of pre["e]xistent amorphous matter,	         according to perfect patterns of ideas eternally	         existent in his own mind. Philosophy he considered as	         being a knowledge of the true nature of things, as	         discoverable in those eternal ideas after which all	         things were fashioned. In other words, it is the	         knowledge of what is eternal, exists necessarily, and	         is unchangeable; not of the temporary, the dependent,	         and changeable; and of course it is not obtained	         through the senses; neither is it the product of the	         understanding, which concerns itself only with the	         variable and transitory; nor is it the result of	         experience and observation; but it is the product of	         our reason, which, as partaking of the divine nature,	         has innate ideas resembling the eternal ideas of God.	         By contemplating these innate ideas, reasoning about	         them, and comparing them with their copies in the	         visible universe, reason can attain that true knowledge	         of things which is called philosophy. Plato's professed	         followers, the Academics, and the New Platonists,	         differed considerably from him, yet are called	         Platonists. --Murdock.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An elevated rational and ethical conception of the laws	      and forces of the universe; sometimes, imaginative or	      fantastic philosophical notions.	      [1913 Webster]
Platonist \Pla"to*nist\, n.	   One who adheres to the philosophy of Plato; a follower of	   Plato. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Platonize \Pla"to*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Platonized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Platonizing}.]	   To adopt the opinion of Plato or his followers. --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]	Platonize \Pla"to*nize\, v. t.	   To explain by, or accomodate to, the Platonic philosophy.	   --Enfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Platonizer \Pla"to*ni`zer\, n.	   One who Platonizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Platoon \Pla*toon"\, n. [F. peloton a ball of thread, a knot or	   group of men, a platoon, from pelote a ball formed of things	   wound round. See {Pellet}.] (Mil.)	   (a) Formerly, a body of men who fired together; also, a small	       square body of soldiers to strengthen the angles of a	       hollow square.	   (b) Now, in the United States service, half of a company.	       [1913 Webster]
Platt \Platt\, n. (Mining)	   See {Lodge}, n. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Plattdeutsch \Platt"deutsch`\, n.	   The modern dialects spoken in the north of Germany, taken	   collectively; modern Low German. See {Low German}, under	   {German}.	   [1913 Webster]
Platten \Plat"ten\, v. t. [See {Plat}, a.] (Glass Making)	   To flatten and make into sheets or plates; as, to platten	   cylinder glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Platter \Plat"ter\, n. [From {Plat} to braid.]	   One who plats or braids.	   [1913 Webster]	Platter \Plat"ter\, n. [Probably fr. OF. platel, F. plateau. See	   {Plateau}.]	   A large plate or shallow dish on which meat or other food is	   brought to the table.	   [1913 Webster]	         The attendants . . . speedly brought in several large,	         smoking platters, filled with huge pieces of beef.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Platter-faced \Plat"ter-faced`\, a.	   Having a broad, flat face.	   [1913 Webster]
Platting \Plat"ting\, n.	   Plaited strips or bark, cane, straw, etc., used for making	   hats or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Platy \Plat"y\, a.	   Like a plate; consisting of plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Platy- \Plat"y-\	   A combining form from Gr. platy`s broad, wide, flat; as,	   platypus, platycephalous.	   [1913 Webster] Platycephalic
Platycephalic \Plat`y*ce*phal"ic\, Platycephalous
\Plat`y*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Platy + Gr. ? head.] (Anat.)	   Broad-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Platycnemic \Plat`yc*ne"mic\, a. [Platy + Gr. ? leg: cf. F.	   platycn['e]mique.] (Anat.)	   Of, relating to, or characterized by, platycnemism.	   [1913 Webster]
Platycnemism \Pla*tyc"ne*mism\, n. (Anat.)	   Lateral flattening of the tibia.	   [1913 Webster]
Platycoelian \Plat`y*c[oe]"li*an\, a. [Platy + Gr. ? hollow.]	   (Anat.)	   Flat at the anterior and concave at the posterior end; --	   said of the centra of the vertebr[ae] of some extinct	   dinouaurs.	   [1913 Webster]
Platyelminthes \Plat`y*el*min"thes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Platy-},	   and {Helminthes}.] (Zool.)	   A class of helminthes including the cestodes, or tapeworms,	   the trematodes, and the turbellarians. Called also	   {flatworms}.	   [1913 Webster]
Platyhelmia \Plat`y*hel"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Platyelminthes}. [Written also {Platyelmia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Platymeter \Pla*tym"e*ter\, n. [Platy + -meter.] (Elec.)	   An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the	   inductive capacity of dielectrics.	   [1913 Webster]
Platypod \Plat"y*pod\, n. [Platy + -pod.] (Zool.)	   An animal having broad feet, or a broad foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Platypoda \Pla*typ"o*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Prosobranchiata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Platyptera \Pla*typ"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ? a	   wing.] (Zool.)	   A division of Pseudoneuroptera including the species which	   have four broad, flat wings, as the termites, or white-ants,	   and the stone flies ({Perla}).	   [1913 Webster]
Platypus \Plat"y*pus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? + ? foot.] (Zool.)	   The {duck mole}. See under {Duck}.	   Syn: Duck Mole, duckbill, duck-bill platypus, duck-billed	        platypus. [1913 Webster]
Platyrhine \Plat"y*rhine\, a. [Platy + Gr. ?, ?, nose.] (Anat.)	   Having the nose broad; -- opposed to {leptorhine}. -- n.	   (Zool.) One of the Platyrhini.	   [1913 Webster]
Platyrhini \Plat`y*rhi"ni\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? broad + ?, ?,	   nose.] (Zool.)	   A division of monkeys, including the American species, which	   have a broad nasal septum, thirty-six teeth, and usually a	   prehensile tail. See {Monkey}. [Written also {Platyrrhini}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plaud \Plaud\, v. t.	   To applaud. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaudit \Plau"dit\, n. [From L. plaudite do ye praise (which was	   said by players at the end of a performance), 2d pers. pl.	   imperative of plaudere. Cf. {Plausible}.]	   A mark or expression of applause; praise bestowed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not in the shouts and plaudits of the throng.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acclamation; applause; encomium; commendation;	        approbation; approval.	        [1913 Webster]
Plauditory \Plau"di*to*ry\, a.	   Applauding; commending.	   [1913 Webster]
Plausibility \Plau`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. plausibilit['e].]	   1. Something worthy of praise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Integrity, fidelity, and other gracious	            plausibilities.                       --E. Vaughan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being plausible; speciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To give any plausibility to a scheme. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything plausible or specious. --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Plausible \Plau"si*ble\, a. [L. plausibilis praiseworthy, from	   plaudere, plausum, to applaud, clap the hands, strike, beat.]	   1. Worthy of being applauded; praiseworthy; commendable;	      ready. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Obtaining approbation; specifically pleasing; apparently	      right; specious; as, a plausible pretext; plausible	      manners; a plausible delusion. "Plausible and popular	      arguments." --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Using specious arguments or discourse; as, a plausible	      speaker.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Plausible}, {Specious}.	   Usage: Plausible denotes that which seems reasonable, yet	          leaves distrust in the judgment. Specious describes	          that which presents a fair appearance to the view and	          yet covers something false. Specious refers more	          definitely to the act or purpose of false	          representation; plausible has more reference to the	          effect on the beholder or hearer. An argument may by	          specious when it is not plausible because its	          sophistry is so easily discovered.	          [1913 Webster]
Plausibleize \Plau"si*ble*ize\, v. t.	   To render plausible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plausibleness \Plau"si*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being plausible.	   [1913 Webster]
Plausibly \Plau"si*bly\, adv.	   1. In a plausible manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contentedly, readily. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Romans plausibly did give consent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Plausive \Plau"sive\, a. [L. plaudere, plausum, to applaud.]	   1. Applauding; manifesting praise. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plausible, specious. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Play \Play\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Played}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Playing}.] [OE. pleien, AS. plegian, plegan, to play, akin	   to plega play, game, quick motion, and probably to OS. plegan	   to promise, pledge, D. plegen to care for, attend to, be	   wont, G. pflegen; of unknown origin. [root]28. Cf. {Plight},	   n.]	   1. To engage in sport or lively recreation; to exercise for	      the sake of amusement; to frolic; to spot.	      [1913 Webster]	            As Cannace was playing in her walk.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,	            Had he thy reason, would he skip and play! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And some, the darlings of their Lord,	            Play smiling with the flame and sword. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act with levity or thoughtlessness; to trifle; to be	      careless.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Nay," quod this monk, "I have no lust to pleye."	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are apt to play with their healths. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To contend, or take part, in a game; as, to play ball;	      hence, to gamble; as, he played for heavy stakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To perform on an instrument of music; as, to play on a	      flute.	      [1913 Webster]	            One that . . . can play well on an instrument.	                                                  --Ezek.	                                                  xxxiii. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	            Play, my friend, and charm the charmer. --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To act; to behave; to practice deception.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mother played false with a smith. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To move in any manner; especially, to move regularly with	      alternate or reciprocating motion; to operate; to act; as,	      the fountain plays.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heart beats, the blood circulates, the lungs	            play.                                 --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To move gayly; to wanton; to disport.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even as the waving sedges play with wind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The setting sun	            Plays on their shining arms and burnished helmets.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            All fame is foreign but of true desert,	            Plays round the head, but comes not to the heart.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To act on the stage; to personate a character.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lord will hear your play to-night.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courts are theaters where some men play. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 make sport of; to deceive.	          [1913 Webster]	                Art thou alive?	                Or is it fantasy that plays upon our eyesight.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To use in a droll manner; to give a droll expression	          or application to; as, to play upon words.	          [1913 Webster]	Play \Play\, v. t.	   1. To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a	      fortification; to play a trump.	      [1913 Webster]	            First Peace and Silence all disputes control,	            Then Order plays the soul.            --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform music upon; as, to play the flute or the organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument; as, to	      play a waltz on the violin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring into sportive or wanton action; to exhibit in	      action; to execute; as, to play tricks.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature here	            Wantoned as in her prime, and played at will	            Her virgin fancies.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To act or perform (a play); to represent in music action;	      as, to play a comedy; also, to act in the character of; to	      represent by acting; to simulate; to behave like; as, to	      play King Lear; to play the woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou canst play the rational if thou wilt. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To engage in, or go together with, as a contest for	      amusement or for a wager or prize; as, to play a game at	      baseball.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To keep in play, as a hooked fish, in order to land it.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To play hob}, to play the part of a mischievous spirit; to	      work mischief.	   {To play off}, to display; to show; to put in exercise; as,	      to play off tricks.	   {To play one's cards}, to manage one's means or	      opportunities; to contrive.	   {Played out}, tired out; exhausted; at the end of one's	      resources. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Play \Play\, n.	   1. Amusement; sport; frolic; gambols.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any exercise, or series of actions, intended for amusement	      or diversion; a game.	      [1913 Webster]	            John naturally loved rough play.      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or practice of contending for victory, amusement,	      or a prize, as at dice, cards, or billiards; gaming; as,	      to lose a fortune in play.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Action; use; employment; exercise; practice; as, fair	      play; sword play; a play of wit. "The next who comes in	      play." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A dramatic composition; a comedy or tragedy; a composition	      in which characters are represented by dialogue and	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	            A play ought to be a just image of human nature.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The representation or exhibition of a comedy or tragedy;	      as, he attends ever play.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Performance on an instrument of music.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Motion; movement, regular or irregular; as, the play of a	      wheel or piston; hence, also, room for motion; free and	      easy action. "To give them play, front and rear."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The joints are let exactly into one another, that	            they have no play between them.       --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Hence, liberty of acting; room for enlargement or display;	      scope; as, to give full play to mirth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Play actor}, an actor of dramas. --Prynne.	   {Play debt}, a gambling debt. --Arbuthnot.	   {Play pleasure}, idle amusement. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   {A play upon words}, the use of a word in such a way as to be	      capable of double meaning; punning.	   {Play of colors}, prismatic variation of colors.	   {To bring into play}, {To come into play}, to bring or come	      into use or exercise.	   {To hold in play}, to keep occupied or employed.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, with two more to help me,	            Will hold the foe in play.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Playa \Pla"ya\, n. [Sp.]	   A beach; a strand; in the plains and deserts of Texas, New	   Mexico, and Arizona, a broad, level spot, on which	   subsequently becomes dry by evaporation. --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
playact \playact\ v. i.	   To perform on a stage or theater.	   Syn: act, play, roleplay.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Playbill \Play"bill`\, n.	   A printed programme of a play, with the parts assigned to the	   actors.	   [1913 Webster]
Playbook \Play"book`\, n.	   A book of dramatic compositions; a book of the play. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Playday \Play"day`\, n.	   A day given to play or diversion; a holiday. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Player \Play"er\, n.	   1. One who plays, or amuses himself; one without serious	      aims; an idler; a trifler. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who plays any game.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dramatic actor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who plays on an instrument of music. "A cunning player	      on a harp." --1 Sam. xvi. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A gamester; a gambler.	      [1913 Webster]
player piano \player piano\ n.	   A mechanically operated piano that uses a roll of perforated	   paper to activate the keys.	   Syn: mechanical piano, Pianola.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Playfellow \Play"fel`low\, n.	   A companion in amusements or sports; a playmate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Playfere \Play"fere`\, n. [Play + 1st fere.]	   A playfellow. [Obs.] [Also, {playfeer}, {playphere}.]	   --Holinsheld.	   [1913 Webster]
Playful \Play"ful\, a.	   Sportive; gamboling; frolicsome; indulging a sportive fancy;	   humorous; merry; as, a playful child; a playful writer. --	   {Play"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Play"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Playgame \Play"game`\, n.	   Play of children. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Playgoer \Play"go`er\, n.	   One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic	   performances.	   [1913 Webster]
Playgoing \Play"go`ing\, a.	   Frequenting playhouses; as, the playgoing public. -- n. The	   practice of going to plays.	   [1913 Webster]
Playground \Play"ground`\, n.	   A piece of ground used for recreation; as, the playground of	   a school.	   [1913 Webster]
Playhouse \Play"house`\, n. [AS. plegh[=u]s.]	   1. A building used for dramatic exhibitions; a theater.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house for children to play in; a toyhouse.	      [1913 Webster]
Playing \Play"ing\,	   a. & vb. n. of {Play}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Playing cards}. See under {Card}.	      [1913 Webster]
Playmaker \Play"mak`er\, n.	   A playwright. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Playmate \Play"mate`\, n.	   A companion in diversions; a playfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Playsome \Play"some\, a.	   Playful; wanton; sportive. [R.] --R. Browning. --	   {Play"some*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Playte \Playte\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Pleyt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaything \Play"thing`\, n.	   A thing to play with; a toy; anything that serves to amuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         A child knows his nurse, and by degrees the playthings	         of a little more advanced age.           --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Playtime \Play"time`\, n.	   Time for play or diversion.	   [1913 Webster]
Playwright \Play"wright`\, n.	   A maker or adapter of plays.	   [1913 Webster]
Playwriter \Play"writ`er\, n.	   A writer of plays; a dramatist; a playwright. --Lecky.	   [1913 Webster]
Plaza \Pla"za\, n. [Sp. See {Place}.]	   A public square in a city or town.	   [1913 Webster]
Plea \Plea\, n. [OE. plee, plai, plait, fr. OF. plait, plaid,	   plet, LL. placitum judgment, decision, assembly, court, fr.	   L. placitum that which is pleasing, an opinion, sentiment,	   from placere to please. See {Please}, and cf. {Placit},	   {Plead}.]	   1. (Law) That which is alleged by a party in support of his	      cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a	      cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more	      limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's	      answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That	      which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered	      and repelled or justified by the defendant's plea. In	      chancery practice, a plea is a special answer showing or	      relying upon one or more things as a cause why the suit	      should be either dismissed, delayed, or barred. In	      criminal practice, the plea is the defendant's formal	      answer to the indictment or information presented against	      him.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A cause in court; a lawsuit; as, the Court of Common	      Pleas. See under {Common}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Supreme Judicial Court shall have cognizance of	            pleas real, personal, and mixed.      --Laws of	                                                  Massachusetts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is alleged or pleaded, in defense or in	      justification; an excuse; an apology. "Necessity, the	      tyrant's plea." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            No plea must serve; 't is cruelty to spare.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An urgent prayer or entreaty.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pleas of the crown} (Eng. Law), criminal actions.	      [1913 Webster]
Pleach \Pleach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pleaching}.] [Cf. OF. plaissier to bend, and also F. plisser	   to plait, L. plicare, plicitum, to fold, lay, or wind	   together. Cf. {Plash} to pleach.]	   To unite by interweaving, as branches of trees; to plash; to	   interlock. "The pleached bower." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plead \Plead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleaded} (colloq. {Plead}or	   {Pled}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Pleading}.] [OE. pleden, plaiden,	   OF. plaidier, F. plaider, fr. LL. placitare, fr. placitum.	   See {Plea}.]	   1. To argue in support of a claim, or in defense against the	      claim of another; to urge reasons for or against a thing;	      to attempt to persuade one by argument or supplication; to	      speak by way of persuasion; as, to plead for the life of a	      criminal; to plead with a judge or with a father.	      [1913 Webster]	            O that one might plead for a man with God, as a man	            pleadeth for his neighbor!            --Job xvi. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To present an answer, by allegation of fact, to the	      declaration of a plaintiff; to deny the plaintiff's	      declaration and demand, or to allege facts which show that	      ought not to recover in the suit; in a less strict sense,	      to make an allegation of fact in a cause; to carry on the	      allegations of the respective parties in a cause; to carry	      on a suit or plea. --Blackstone. Burrill. Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To contend; to struggle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Plead \Plead\, v. t.	   1. To discuss, defend, and attempt to maintain by arguments	      or reasons presented to a tribunal or person having	      uthority to determine; to argue at the bar; as, to plead a	      cause before a court or jury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man should plead his own matter. --Sir T.	                                                  More.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, argue is more generally used by lawyers.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To allege or cite in a legal plea or defense, or for	      repelling a demand in law; to answer to an indictment; as,	      to plead usury; to plead statute of limitations; to plead	      not guilty. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To allege or adduce in proof, support, or vendication; to	      offer in excuse; as, the law of nations may be pleaded in	      favor of the rights of ambassadors. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will neither plead my age nor sickness, in excuse	            of faults.                            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Pleadable \Plead"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being pleaded; capable of being alleged in proof,	   defense, or vindication; as, a right or privilege pleadable	   at law. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleader \Plead"er\, n. [F. plaideur.]	   1. One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an	      advotate.	      [1913 Webster]	            So fair a pleader any cause may gain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who draws up or forms pleas; the draughtsman of	      pleas or pleadings in the widest sense; as, a special	      pleader.	      [1913 Webster]
Pleading \Plead"ing\, n.	   The act of advocating, defending, or supporting, a cause by	   arguments.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleadingly \Plead"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a pleading manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleadings \Plead"ings\, n. pl. (Law)	   The mutual pleas and replies of the plaintiff and defendant,	   or written statements of the parties in support of their	   claims, proceeding from the declaration of the plaintiff,	   until issue is joined, and the question made to rest on some	   single point. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasance \Pleas"ance\, n. [F. plaisance. See {Please}.]	   1. Pleasure; merriment; gayety; delight; kindness. [Archaic]	      --Shak. "Full great pleasance." --Chaucer. "A realm of	      pleasance." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A secluded part of a garden. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The pleasances of old Elizabethan houses. --Ruskin.	      [1913 Webster]
Pleasant \Pleas"ant\, a. [F. plaisant. See {Please}.]	   1. Pleasing; grateful to the mind or to the senses;	      agreeable; as, a pleasant journey; pleasant weather.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, how good and pleasant it is for brethren to	            dwell together in unity!              --Ps. cxxxiii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cheerful; enlivening; gay; sprightly; humorous; sportive;	      as, pleasant company; a pleasant fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            From grave to light, from pleasant to serve.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pleasing; gratifying; agreeable; cheerful; good-humored;	        enlivening; gay; lively; merry; sportive; humorous;	        jocose; amusing; witty.	   Usage: {Pleasant}, {Pleasing}, {Agreeable}. Agreeable is	          applied to that which agrees with, or is in harmony	          with, one's tastes, character, etc. Pleasant and	          pleasing denote a stronger degree of the agreeable.	          Pleasant refers rather to the state or condition;	          pleasing, to the act or effect. Where they are applied	          to the same object, pleasing is more energetic than	          pleasant; as, she is always pleasant and always	          pleasing. The distinction, however, is not radical and	          not rightly observed.	          [1913 Webster]	Pleasant \Pleas"ant\, n.	   A wit; a humorist; a buffoon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasantly \Pleas"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a pleasant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasantness \Pleas"ant*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being pleasant.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasantry \Pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. {Pleasantries}. [F.	   plaisanterie. See {Pleasant}.]	   That which denotes or promotes pleasure or good humor;	   cheerfulness; gayety; merriment; especially, an agreeable	   playfulness in conversation; a jocose or humorous remark;	   badinage.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grave abound in pleasantries, the dull in repartees	         and points of wit.                       --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The keen observation and ironical pleasantry of a	         finished man of the world.               --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasant-tongued \Pleas"ant-tongued`\, a.	   Of pleasing speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Please \Please\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleased}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pleasing}.] [OE. plesen, OF. plaisir, fr. L. placere, akin	   to placare to reconcile. Cf. {Complacent}, {Placable},	   {Placid}, {Plea}, {Plead}, {Pleasure}.]	   1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or	      emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to	      satisfy.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray to God that it may plesen you. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            What next I bring shall please thee, be assured.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to	      desire; to will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that did he. --Ps.	                                                  cxxxv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man doing as he wills, and doing as he pleases,	            are the same things in common speech. --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be the will or pleasure of; to seem good to; -- used	      impersonally. "It pleased the Father that in him should	      all fullness dwell." --Col. i. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow, may it please you.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be pleased in} or {To be pleased with}, to have	      complacency in; to take pleasure in.	   {To be pleased to do a thing}, to take pleasure in doing it;	      to have the will to do it; to think proper to do it.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Please \Please\, v. i.	   1. To afford or impart pleasure; to excite agreeable	      emotions.	      [1913 Webster]	            What pleasing scemed, for her now pleases more.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            For we that live to please, must please to live.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have pleasure; to be willing, as a matter of affording	      pleasure or showing favor; to vouchsafe; to consent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heavenly stranger, please to taste	            These bounties.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he would please 8give me my liberty. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Pleased \Pleased\, a.	   Experiencing pleasure. -- {Pleas"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {Pleas"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleaseman \Please"man\, n.	   An officious person who courts favor servilely; a pickthank.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleaser \Pleas"er\, n.	   One who pleases or gratifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, a.	   Giving pleasure or satisfaction; causing agreeable emotion;	   agreeable; delightful; as, a pleasing prospect; pleasing	   manners. "Pleasing harmony." --Shak. "Pleasing features."	   --Macaulay. -- {Pleas"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Pleas"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gratifying; delightful; agreeable. See {Pleasant}.	        [1913 Webster]	Pleasing \Pleas"ing\, n.	   An object of pleasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasurable \Pleas"ur*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of affording pleasure or satisfaction; gratifying;	   abounding in pleasantness or pleasantry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Planting of orchards is very . . . pleasurable.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, sir, you are very pleasurable.        --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pleas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Pleas"ur*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, n. [F. plaisir, originally an infinitive.	   See {Please}.]	   1. The gratification of the senses or of the mind; agreeable	      sensations or emotions; the excitement, relish, or	      happiness produced by the expectation or the enjoyment of	      something good, delightful, or satisfying; -- opposed to	      {pain}, {sorrow}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            At thy right hand there are pleasures for evermore.	                                                  --Ps. xvi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Amusement; sport; diversion; self-indulgence; frivolous or	      dissipating enjoyment; hence, sensual gratification; --	      opposed to labor, service, duty, self-denial, etc. "Not	      sunk in carnal pleasure." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man. --Prov.	                                                  xxi. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God. --2	                                                  Tim. iii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. What the will dictates or prefers as gratifying or	      satisfying; hence, will; choice; wish; purpose. "He will	      do his pleasure on Babylon." --Isa. xlviii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use your pleasure; if your love do not presuade you	            to come, let not my letter.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which pleases; a favor; a gratification. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure --Acts	                                                  xxv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At pleasure}, by arbitrary will or choice. --Dryden.	   {To take pleasure in}, to have enjoyment in. --Ps. cxlvii.	      11.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pleasure is used adjectively, or in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, pleasure boat, pleasure	         ground; pleasure house, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Enjoyment; gratification; satisfaction; comfort; solace;	        joy; gladness; delight; will; choice; preference;	        purpose; command; favor; kindness.	        [1913 Webster]	Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pleasured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pleasuring}.]	   To give or afford pleasure to; to please; to gratify. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Rolled] his hoop to pleasure Edith.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Pleasure \Pleas"ure\, v. i.	   To take pleasure; to seek pursue pleasure; as, to go	   pleasuring.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasureful \Pleas"ure*ful\, a.	   Affording pleasure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasureless \Pleas"ure*less\, a.	   Devoid of pleasure. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasurer \Pleas"ur*er\, n.	   A pleasure seeker. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleasurist \Pleas"ur*ist\, n.	   A person devoted to worldly pleasure. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleat \Pleat\ (pl[=e]t), n. & v. t.	   See {Plait}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plebe \Plebe\ (pl[=e]b), n. [F. pl[`e]be, fr. L. plebs.]	   1. The common people; the mob. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The plebe with thirst and fury prest. --Sylvester.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Plebeian}.] A member of the lowest class in the	      military academy at West Point; also, a freshman at any	      military or naval academy. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Plebeian \Ple*be"ian\ (pl[-e]*b[=e]"yan), a. [L. plebeius, from	   plebs, plebis, the common people: cf. F. pl['e]b['e]ien.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Roman plebs, or common people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the common people; vulgar; common; as,	      plebeian sports; a plebeian throng.	      [1913 Webster]	Plebeian \Ple*be"ian\, n.	   1. One of the plebs, or common people of ancient Rome, in	      distinction from {patrician}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the common people, or lower rank of men.	      [1913 Webster]
Plebeiance \Ple*be"iance\, n.	   1. Plebeianism. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plebeians, collectively. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Plebeianism \Ple*be"ian*ism\, n. [Cf. F. pl['e]b['e]ianisme.]	   1. The quality or state of being plebeian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The conduct or manners of plebeians; vulgarity.	      [1913 Webster]
Plebeianize \Ple*be"ian*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Plebeianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plebeianizing}.]	   To render plebeian, common, or vulgar.	   [1913 Webster]
Plebicolist \Ple*bic"o*list\, n. [L. plebs the common people +	   colere to cultivate.]	   One who flatters, or courts the favor of, the common people;	   a demagogue. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plebification \Pleb`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. plebs the common	   people + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   A rendering plebeian; the act of vulgarizing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You begin with the attempt to popularize learning . . .	         but you will end in the plebification of knowledge.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Plebiscitary \Ple*bis"ci*ta*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to plebiscite. --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Plebiscite \Pleb"i*scite\, n. [F. pl['e]biscite, fr. L.	   plebiscitum.]	   A vote by universal male suffrage; especially, in France, a	   popular vote, as first sanctioned by the National	   Constitution of 1791. [Written also {plebiscit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Plebiscite we have lately taken, in popular use, from	         the French.                              --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Plebiscitum \Ple`bis*ci"tum\, n. [L., fr. plebs, plebis, common	   people + scitum decree.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A law enacted by the common people, under the superintendence	   of a tribune or some subordinate plebeian magistrate, without	   the intervention of the senate.	   [1913 Webster]
Plebs \Plebs\ (pl[e^]bz), n. [L. Cf. {Plebe}.]	   1. The commonalty of ancient Rome who were citizens without	      the usual political rights; the plebeians; --	      distinguished from the {patricians}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence, the common people; the populace; -- construed as a	      pl.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plectile \Plec"tile\, a. [L. plectilis.]	   Woven; plaited. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Plectognath \Plec"tog*nath\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi. -- n. One of the	   Plectognathi.	   [1913 Webster]
Plectognathi \Plec*to"gna*thi\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? twisted	   (fr. ? to plait, twist) + ? jaw.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united	   with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the	   dentary.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The upper jaw is immovably joined to the skull; the	         ventral fins are rudimentary or wanting; and the body	         is covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough	         ossicles, like shagreen. The order includes the	         diodons, filefishes, globefishes, and trunkfishes.	         [1913 Webster] Plectognathic
Plectognathic \Plec`tog*nath"ic\, Plec-tognathous
\Plec-tog"na*thous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Plectognathi.	   [1913 Webster]
Plectospondyli \Plec`to*spon"dy*li\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   plaited + ?, ?, a vertebra.] (Zool.)	   An extensive suborder of fresh-water physostomous fishes	   having the anterior vertebr[ae] united and much modified; the	   Eventognathi.	   [1913 Webster]
Plectospondylous \Plec`to*spon"dy*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Plectospondyli.	   [1913 Webster]
Plectrum \Plec"trum\, n.; pl. L. {Plectra}, E. Plectrums . [L.,	   fr. Gr. ? anything to strike with, fr.? to strike.]	   A small instrument of ivory, wood, metal, or quill, used in	   playing upon the lyre and other stringed instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Pled \Pled\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Plead} [Colloq.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pledge \Pledge\, n. [OF. plege, pleige, pledge, guaranty, LL.	   plegium, plivium; akin to OF. plevir to bail, guaranty,	   perhaps fr. L. praebere to proffer, offer (sc. fidem a trust,	   a promise of security), but cf. also E. play. [root]28. Cf.	   {Prebend}, {Replevin}.]	   1. (Law) The transfer of possession of personal property from	      a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or	      engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor	      and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited,	      forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so	      delivered or deposited; something put in pawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pledge is ordinarily confined to personal property; the	         title or ownership does not pass by it; possession is	         essential to it. In all these points it differs from a	         mortgage [see {Mortgage}]; and in the last, from the	         hypotheca of the Roman law. See {Hypotheca}. --Story.	         Kent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Eng. Law) A person who undertook, or became	      responsible, for another; a bail; a surety; a hostage. "I	      am Grumio's pledge." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hypothecation without transfer of possession.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything given or considered as a security for the	      performance of an act; a guarantee; as, mutual interest is	      the best pledge for the performance of treaties. "That	      voice, their liveliest pledge of hope." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A promise or agreement by which one binds one's self to	      do, or to refrain from doing, something; especially, a	      solemn promise in writing to refrain from using	      intoxicating liquors or the like; as, to sign the pledge;	      the mayor had made no pledges.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A sentiment to which assent is given by drinking one's	      health; a toast; a health.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dead pledge}. [A translation of {LL}. mortuum vadium.] (Law)	      A mortgage. See {Mortgage}.	   {Living pledge}. [A translation of LL. vivum vadium.] (Law)	      The conveyance of an estate to another for money borrowed,	      to be held by him until the debt is paid out of the rents	      and profits.	   {To hold in pledge}, to keep as security.	   {To put in pledge}, to pawn; to give as security.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Earnest}.	        [1913 Webster]	Pledge \Pledge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pledged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pledging}.] [Cf. OF. pleiger to give security. See {Pledge},	   n.]	   1. To deposit, as a chattel, in pledge or pawn; to leave in	      possession of another as security; as, to pledge one's	      watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give or pass as a security; to guarantee; to engage; to	      plight; as, to pledge one's word and honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our	            fortunes, and our sacred honor.       --The	                                                  Declaration of	                                                  Independence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To secure performance of, as by a pledge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To pledge my vow, I give my hand.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bind or engage by promise or declaration; to engage	      solemnly; as, to pledge one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To invite another to drink, by drinking of the cup first,	      and then handing it to him, as a pledge of good will;	      hence, to drink the health of; to toast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pledge me, my friend, and drink till thou be'st	            wise.                                 --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]
Pledgee \Pledg*ee"\, n.	   The one to whom a pledge is given, or to whom property	   pledged is delivered.	   [1913 Webster]
Pledgeless \Pledge"less\, a.	   Having no pledge.	   [1913 Webster] Pledgeor
Pledgeor \Pledge*or"\, Pledgor \Pledg*or"\, n. (Law)	   One who pledges, or delivers anything in pledge; a pledger;	   -- opposed to {pledgee}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word analogically requires the e after g, but the	         spelling pledgor is perhaps commoner.	         [1913 Webster]
Pledger \Pledg"er\, n.	   One who pledges.	   [1913 Webster]
Pledgery \Pledg"er*y\, n. [Cf. OF. pleigerie.]	   A pledging; suretyship. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pledget \Pledg"et\, n. [Prov. E., a small plug.]	   1. A small plug. [Prov. End.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A string of oakum used in calking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A compress, or small flat tent of lint, laid over a	      wound, ulcer, or the like, to exclude air, retain	      dressings, or absorb the matter discharged.	      [1913 Webster]
Plegepoda \Ple*gep"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. (?) a stroke +	   -poda. In allusion to the rapid strokes of the vibrating	   cilia.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Infusoria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleiad \Ple"iad\, n.	   One of the Pleiades.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleiades \Ple"ia*des\ (?; 277), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr. (?)]	   1. (Myth.) The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph	      Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a	      constellation in the sky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A group of small stars in the neck of the	      constellation Taurus; -- called also {the seven sisters}.	      --Job xxxviii. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Alcyone, the brightest of these, a star of the third	         magnitude, was considered by M[aum]dler the central	         point around which our universe is revolving, but such	         a notion has been thoroughly discounted by modern	         observations. Only six pleiads are distinctly visible	         to the naked eye, whence the ancients supposed that a	         sister had concealed herself out of shame for having	         loved a mortal, Sisyphus.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Plein \Plein\, a.	   Plan. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Plein \Plein\, v. i. & t.	   To complain. See {Plain}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Plein \Plein\, a. [OF. & F., fr. L. plenus.]	   Full; complete. [Obs.] "Plein remission." --Chaucer. --	   {Plein"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleiocene \Plei"o*cene\, a. (Geol.)	   See {Pliocene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleiophyllous \Plei*oph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ? more + ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having several leaves; -- used especially when several leaves	   or leaflets appear where normally there should be only one.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleiosaurus \Plei`o*sau"rus\, n. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Pliosaurus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleistocene \Pleis"to*cene\, a. [Gr. ? most + ? new.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to the epoch, or the deposits, following the	   Tertiary, and immediately preceding man. -- n. The	   Pleistocene epoch, or deposits.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenal \Ple"nal\, a. [L. plenus full. Cf. {Plenary}.]	   Full; complete; as, a plenal view or act. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plenarily \Ple"na*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a plenary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenariness \Ple"na*ri*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being plenary.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenarty \Plen"ar*ty\, n.	   The state of a benefice when occupied. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenary \Ple"na*ry\, a. [LL. plenarius, fr. L. plenus full. See	   {Plenty}.]	   Full; entire; complete; absolute; as, a plenary license;	   plenary authority.	   [1913 Webster]	         A treatise on a subject should be plenary or full. --I.	                                                  Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Plenary indulgence} (R. C. Ch.), an entire remission of	      temporal punishment due to, or canonical penance for, all	      sins.	   {Plenary inspiration}. (Theol.) See under {Inspiration}.	      [1913 Webster]	Plenary \Ple"na*ry\, n. (Law)	   Decisive procedure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plene \Plene\ (pl[=e]n), a. [L. plenus full.]	   Full; complete; plenary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plenicorn \Ple"ni*corn\ (pl[=e]"n[i^]*k[^o]rn), n. [L. plenus	   full + cornu horn.] (Zool.)	   A ruminant having solid horns or antlers, as the deer.	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenilunary \Plen`i*lu"na*ry\ (pl[e^]n`[i^]*l[=u]"n[.a]*r[y^]),	   a.	   Of or pertaining to the full moon. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenilune \Plen"i*lune\ (pl[e^]n"[i^]*l[=u]n), n. [L.	   plenilunium; plenus full + luna the moon.]	   The full moon. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Plenipotence
Plenipotence \Ple*nip"o*tence\ (pl[-e]*n[i^]p"[-o]*tens),
Plenipotency \Ple*nip"o*ten*cy\ (pl[-e]*n[i^]p"[-o]*ten*s[y^]),	   n.	   The quality or state of being plenipotent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plenipotent \Ple*nip"o*tent\ (pl[-e]*n[i^]p"[-o]*tent), a. [L.	   plenus full + potens, -entis, potent.]	   Possessing full power. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\	   (pl[e^]n"[i^]*p[-o]*t[e^]n"sh[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Plenipotentiaries}. [LL. plenipotentiarius: cf. F.	   pl['e]nipotentiaire.]	   A person invested with full power to transact any business;	   especially, an ambassador or envoy to a foreign court, with	   full power to negotiate a treaty, or to transact other	   business.	   [1913 Webster]	Plenipotentiary \Plen`i*po*ten"ti*a*ry\, a.	   Containing or conferring full power; invested with full	   power; as, plenipotentiary license; plenipotentiary	   ministers. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenish \Plen"ish\, v. t. [See {Replenish}.]	   1. To replenish. [Obs.] --T. Reeve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish; to stock, as a house or farm. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Plenishing \Plen"ish*ing\, n.	   Household furniture; stock. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plenist \Ple"nist\, n. [L. plenus full; cf. F. pl['e]niste.]	   One who holds that all space is full of matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenitude \Plen"i*tude\, n. [L. plenitudo, fr. plenus full; cf.	   F. plenitude.]	   1. The quality or state of being full or complete; fullness;	      completeness; abundance; as, the plenitude of space or	      power.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Animal fullness; repletion; plethora. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Plenitudinarian \Plen`i*tu`di*na"ri*an\, n.	   A plenist.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenitudinary \Plen`i*tu"di*na*ry\, a.	   Having plenitude; full; complete; thorough. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plenteous \Plen"te*ous\, a. [From {Plenty}.]	   1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful;	      sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply.	      "Reaping plenteous crop." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. "The seven	      plenteous years." --Gen. xli. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having plenty; abounding; rich.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods. --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Plentiful; copious; full. {See Ample}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Plen"te*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Plen"te*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Plentevous \Plen"te*vous\, a.	   Plenteous. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Plentiful \Plen"ti*ful\, a.	   1. Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a	      plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more	            plentiful year.                       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lavish; profuse; prodigal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be	            preserved from                        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Plen"ti*ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Plen"ti*ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Plenty \Plen"ty\, n.; pl. {Plenties}, in --Shak. [OE. plentee,	   plente, OF. plent['e], fr. L. plenitas, fr. plenus full. See	   {Full}, a., and cf. {Complete}.]	   Full or adequate supply; enough and to spare; sufficiency;	   specifically, abundant productiveness of the earth; ample	   supply for human wants; abundance; copiousness. "Plenty of	   corn and wine." --Gen. xxvii. 28. "Promises Britain peace and	   plenty." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Houses of office stuffed with plentee.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The teeming clouds Descend in gladsome plenty o'er the	         world.                                   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abundance; exuberance. See {Abundance}.	        [1913 Webster]	Plenty \Plen"ty\, a.	   Plentiful; abundant. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If reasons were as plenty as blackberries. --Shak.	                                                  (Folio ed.)	   [1913 Webster]	         Those countries where shrubs are plenty. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Plenum \Ple"num\, n. [L., fr. plenus full.]	   1. That state in which every part of space is supposed to be	      full of matter; -- opposed to {vacuum}. --G. Francis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ventilation) A condition, as in an occupied room, in	      which the pressure of the air is greater than that of the	      outside atmosphere; as, a plenum may exist in a hall	      ventilated by a fan blower.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pleochroic \Ple`o*chro"ic\, a.	   Having the property of pleochroism.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleochroism \Ple*och"ro*ism\, n. [Gr.? mor? + ? color.]	   (Crystallog.)	   The property possessed by some crystals, of showing different	   colors when viewed in the direction of different axes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleochromatic \Ple*och`ro*mat"ic\, a.	   Pleochroic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleochromatism \Ple`o*chro"ma*tism\, n.	   Pleochroism.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleochroous \Ple*och"ro*ous\, a.	   Pleochroic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleomorphic \Ple`o*mor"phic\, a.	   Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of	   bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleomorphism \Ple`o*mor"phism\, n. [Gr. ? more + morfh` form.]	   1. (Crystallog.) The property of crystallizing under two or	      more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and	      trimorphism.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 conditions, all or some of the forms	      characteristic of the different genera and species.	      [1913 Webster]
Pleomorphous \Ple`o*mor"phous\, a.	   Having the property of pleomorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleonasm \Ple"o*nasm\,, n. [L. pleonasmus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be	   more than enough, to abound, fr.?, neut. of ?, more, compar.	   of ? much. See {Full}, a., and cf. {Poly-}, {Plus}.] (Rhet.)	   Redundancy of language in speaking or writing; the use of	   more words than are necessary to express the idea; as, I saw	   it with my own eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleonast \Ple"o*nast\, n.	   One who is addicted to pleonasm. [R.] --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleonaste \Ple"o*naste\, n. [Gr.? abundant, rich; cf. F.	   pl['e]onaste.] (Min.)	   A black variety of spinel.	   [1913 Webster] Pleonastic
Pleonastic \Ple`o*nas"tic\, Pleonastical \Ple`o*nas"tic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. pl['e]onastique.]	   Of or pertaining to pleonasm; of the nature of pleonasm;	   redundant.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleonastically \Ple`o*nas"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a pleonastic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleopod \Ple"o*pod\, n.; pl. E. {Pleopods}, L. {Pleopoda}. [Gr.	   ? to swim + -pod.] (Zool.)	   One of the abdominal legs of a crustacean. See Illust. under	   {Crustacea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plerome \Ple"rome\, n. [Gr. ? that which fills up, fr. ? to	   fill.] (Bot.)	   The central column of parenchyma in a growing stem or root.	   [1913 Webster]
Plerophory \Ple*roph"o*ry\, n. [Gr. ?; ? full + fe`rein to	   bear.]	   Fullness; full persuasion. "A plerophory of assurance." --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesance \Ples"ance\, n.	   Pleasance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesh \Plesh\, n.	   A pool; a plash. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesimorphism \Ple`si*mor"phism\, n. [Gr. ? near + morfh` form.]	   (Crystallog.)	   The property possessed by some substances of crystallizing in	   closely similar forms while unlike in chemical composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesiomorphous \Ple`si*o*mor"phous\, a.	   Nearly alike in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesiosaur \Ple"si*o*saur\, n. (Paleon.)	   One of the Plesiosauria.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesiosauria \Ple`si*o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Plesiosaurus}.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of Mesozoic marine reptiles including the	   genera Plesiosaurus, and allied forms; -- called also	   {{Sauropterygia}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesiosaurian \Ple`si*o*sau"ri*an\, n. (Paleon.)	   A plesiosaur.	   [1913 Webster]
Plesiosaurus \Ple`si*o*sau"rus\, n.; pl. {Plesiosauri}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr ? near + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large extinct marine reptiles, having a very long	   neck, a small head, and paddles for swimming. It lived in the	   Mesozoic age.	   [1913 Webster]
Plessimeter \Ples*sim"e*ter\, n.	   See {Pleximeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plete \Plete\, v. t. & i.	   To plead. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Plethora \Pleth"o*ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to be or become	   full. Cf. {Pleonasm}.]	   1. Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood	      vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of	      the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in	      quantity; hyper[ae]mia; -- opposed to an[ae]mia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. State of being overfull; excess; superabundance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He labors under a plethora of wit and imagination.	                                                  --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]
Plethoretic \Pleth`o*ret"ic\, a.	   Plethoric. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Plethoric \Ple*thor"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; cf. F. pl['e]thorique.]	   Haeving a full habit of body; characterized by plethora or	   excess of blood; as, a plethoric constitution; -- used also	   metaphorically. "Plethoric phrases." --Sydney Smith.	   "Plethoric fullness of thought." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Plethorical \Ple*thor"ic*al\, a.	   Plethoric. [R.] -- {Ple*thor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Plethory \Pleth"o*ry\, n.	   Plethora. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Plethron
Plethron \Pleth"ron\, Plethrum \Pleth"rum\, n.; pl. {Plethra}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A long measure of 100 Greek, or 101 English, feet; also, a	   square measure of 10,000 Greek feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Plethysmograph \Pleth"ys*mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ? an enlargement +	   -graph.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for determining and registering the variations	   in the size or volume of a limb, as the arm or leg, and hence	   the variations in the amount of blood in the limb.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pleth`ys*mo*graph"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Plethysmography \Pleth`ys*mog"ra*phy\, n. (Physiol.)	   The study, by means of the plethysmograph, of the variations	   in size of a limb, and hence of its blood supply.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n.,	   pl. of {Pleuron}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pleura \Pleu"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Pleur[ae]}, E. {Pleuras}. [NL., n.	   fem., fr. Gr. ? a rib, the side.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The smooth serous membrane which closely covers the	          lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax; the	          pleural membrane.	      (b) The closed sac formed by the pleural membrane about	          each lung, or the fold of membrane connecting each	          lung with the body wall.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Same as {Pleuron}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pleural \Pleu"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pleura or pleur[ae], or to the sides	   of the thorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuralgia \Pleu*ral"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? rib + ? pain.]	   (Med.)	   Pain in the side or region of the ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurapophysis \Pleu`ra*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl. {Pleurapophyses}.	   [NL. See {Pleura}, and {Apophysis}.] (Anat.)	   One of the ventral processes of a vertebra, or the dorsal	   element in each half of a hemal arch, forming, or	   corresponding to, a vertebral rib. -- {Pleu*rap`o*phys"i*al},	   a. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurenchyma \Pleu*ren"chy*ma\, n. [Gr. ? side + ?, as in	   parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   A tissue consisting of long and slender tubular cells, of	   which wood is mainly composed.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuric \Pleu"ric\, a. (Anat.)	   Pleural.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurisy \Pleu"ri*sy\, n. [F. pleur['e]sie, L. pleurisis,	   pleuritis, Gr pleyri^tis (sc. no`sos), fr. pleyra` rib,	   side.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of the pleura, usually accompanied with	   fever, pain, difficult respiration, and cough, and with	   exudation into the pleural cavity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pleurisy root}. (Bot.)	   (a) The large tuberous root of a kind of milkweed ({Asclepias	       tuberosa}) which is used as a remedy for pleuritic and	       other diseases.	   (b) The plant itself, which has deep orange-colored flowers;	       -- called also {butterfly weed}.	       [1913 Webster]
Pleurite \Pleu"rite\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Pleuron}.	   [1913 Webster] Pleuritic
Pleuritic \Pleu*rit"ic\, Pleuritical \Pleu*rit"ic*al\, a. [L.	   pleuriticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. pleur['e]tique.] (Med.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to pleurisy; as, pleuritic symptoms.	   (b) Suffering from pleurisy.	       [1913 Webster]
Pleuritis \Pleu*ri"tis\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   Pleurisy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuro- \Pleu"ro-\ [See {Pleura}.]	   A combining form denoting relation to a side; specif.,	   connection with, or situation in or near, the pleura; as,	   pleuroperitoneum.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurobrachia \Pleu`ro*brach"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Pleuro-}, and	   {Brachium}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ctenophores having an ovate body and two long	   plumose tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurobranch \Pleu"ro*branch\, n. [See {Pleuro-}, and	   {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of the gills of a crustacean that is attached to the	   side of the thorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurobranchia \Pleu`ro*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl.	   {Pleuroeranchi[ae]}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pleurobranch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurocarp \Pleu"ro*carp\, n. [Pleuro- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   Any pleurocarpic moss.	   [1913 Webster] Pleurocarpic
Pleurocarpic \Pleu`ro*car"pic\, Pleurocarpous
\Pleu`ro*car"pous\, a. (Bot.)	   Side-fruited; -- said of those true mosses in which the	   pedicels or the capsules are from lateral archegonia; --	   opposed to {acrocarpous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurocentrum \Pleu`ro*cen"trum\, n. [NL. see {Pleuro-}, and	   {Centrum}.] (Anat.)	   One of the lateral elements in the centra of the vertebr[ae]	   in some fossil batrachians.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuroderes \Pleu*rod"e*res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the side +	   ? the neck.] (Zool.)	   A group of fresh-water turtles in which the neck can not be	   retracted, but is bent to one side, for protection. The	   {matamata} is an example.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurodont \Pleu"ro*dont\, a. [Pleuro- + Gr. ?, ?, a tooth.]	   (Anat.)	   Having the teeth consolidated with the inner edge of the jaw,	   as in some lizards.	   [1913 Webster]	Pleurodont \Pleu"ro*dont\, n. (Zool.)	   Any lizard having pleurodont teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurodynia \Pleu`ro*dyn"i*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? side + ?	   pain.] (Med.)	   A painful affection of the side, simulating pleurisy, usually	   due to rheumatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuron \Pleu"ron\, n.; pl. {Pleura}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) One of the sides of an animal.	   (b) One of the lateral pieces of a somite of an insect.	   (c) One of lateral processes of a somite of a crustacean.	       [1913 Webster]
Pleuronectoid \Pleu`ro*nec"toid\, a. [NL. Pleuronectes, name of	   a genus (fr. Gr. ? rib + ? a swimmer) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the {Pleuronectid[ae]}, or Flounder family.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuropericardial \Pleu`ro*per`i*car"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pleura and pericardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuroperipneumony \Pleu`ro*per`ip*neu"mo*ny\, n. [Pleuro- +	   peripneumony.] (Med.)	   Pleuropneumonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuroperitoneal \Pleu`ro*per`i*to*ne"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pleural and peritoneal membranes or	   cavities, or to the pleuroperitoneum.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuroperitoneum \Pleu`ro*per`i*to*ne"um\, n. [Pleuro- +	   peritoneum.] (Anat.)	   The pleural and peritoneal membranes, or the membrane lining	   the body cavity and covering the surface of the inclosed	   viscera; the peritoneum; -- used especially in the case of	   those animals in which the body cavity is not divided.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Peritoneum is now often used in the sense of	         pleuroperitoneum, the pleur[ae] being regarded as a	         part of the peritoneum, when the body cavity is	         undivided.	         [1913 Webster]
Pleuropneumonia \Pleu`ro*pneu*mo"ni*a\, n. [Pleuro- +	   pneumonia.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the pleura and lungs; a combination of	   pleurisy and pneumonia, esp. a kind of contagions and fatal	   lung plague of cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleuroptera \Pleu*rop"te*ra\, n. pl [NL., fr. Gr. ? side + ?	   wing.] (Zool.)	   A group of Isectivora, including the colugo.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurosigma \Pleu`ro*sig"ma\, n. [NL. See {Pleuro-}, and	   {Sigma}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of diatoms of elongated elliptical shape, but having	   the sides slightly curved in the form of a letter S.	   {Pleurosigma angulatum} has very fine striations, and is a	   favorite object for testing the high powers of microscopes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurosteon \Pleu*ros"te*on\, n.; pl. L. {Pleurostea}, E.	   {-ons}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a rib + ? a bone.] (Anat.)	   The antero-lateral piece which articulates the sternum of	   birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurothotonus \Pleu`ro*thot"o*nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pleyro`qen	   from the side + to`nos a stretching.] (Med.)	   A species of tetanus, in which the body is curved laterally.	   --Quain. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleurotoma \Pleu*rot"o*ma\, n.; pl. L. {Pleurotom[ae]}, E.	   {Pleurotomas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the side + tomh` a cut.]	   (Zool.)	   Any marine gastropod belonging to {Pleurotoma}, and ether	   allied genera of the family {Pleurotmid[ae]}. The species are	   very numerous, especially in tropical seas. The outer lip has	   usually a posterior notch or slit.	   [1913 Webster]
Plevin \Plev"in\, n. [OF. plevine. See {Replevin}.]	   A warrant or assurance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plexiform \Plex"i*form\, a. [Plexus + -form: cf. F. Plexiforme.]	   Like network; complicated. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleximeter \Plex*im"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? stroke, percussion (from ?	   to strike) + -meter.] (Med.)	   A small, hard, elastic plate, as of ivory, bone, or rubber,	   placed in contact with body to receive the blow, in	   examination by mediate percussion. [Written also	   {plexometer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plexure \Plex"ure\, n. [See {Plexus}.]	   The act or process of weaving together, or interweaving; that	   which is woven together. --H. Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Plexus \Plex"us\, n.; pl. L. {Plexus}, E. {Plexuses}. [L., a	   twining, braid, fr. plectere, plexum, to twine, braid.]	   1. (Anat.) A network of vessels, nerves, or fibers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The system of equations required for the complete	      expression of the relations which exist between a set of	      quantities. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A network; an intricate or interwoven combination of	      elements or parts in a coherent structure.	            In the perception of a tree the reference to an	            object is circumscribed and directed by a plexus of	            visual and other presentations.       --G. F. Stout.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pley \Pley\, v. & n.	   See {Play}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Pley \Pley\, a.	   Full See {Plein}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pleyt \Pleyt\, n. (Naut.)	   An old term for a river boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliability \Pli`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being pliable; flexibility; as,	   pliability of disposition. "Pliability of movement." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliable \Pli"a*ble\, a. [F., fr. plier to bend, to fold. See	   {Ply}, v.]	   1. Capable of being plied, turned, or bent; easy to be bent;	      flexible; pliant; supple; limber; yielding; as, willow is	      a pliable plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Flexible in disposition; readily yielding to influence,	      arguments, persuasion, or discipline; easy to be	      persuaded; -- sometimes in a bad sense; as, a pliable	      youth. "Pliable she promised to be." --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pli"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Pli"a*bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Pliancy \Pli"an*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being pliant in sense; as, the	   pliancy of a rod. "Avaunt all specious pliancy of mind."	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliant \Pli"ant\, a. [F. pliant, p. pr. of plier to bend. See	   {Ply}, v.]	   1. Capable of plying or bending; readily yielding to force or	      pressure without breaking; flexible; pliable; lithe;	      limber; plastic; as, a pliant thread; pliant wax. Also	      used figuratively: Easily influenced for good or evil;	      tractable; as, a pliant heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            The will was then ductile and pliant to right	            reason.                               --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Favorable to pliancy. [R.] "A pliant hour." --Shak. --	      {Pli"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Pli"ant*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Plica \Pli"ca\, n. [LL., a fold, fr. L. plicare to fold. See	   {Ply}, v.]	   1. (Med.) A disease of the hair (Plica polonica), in which it	      becomes twisted and matted together. The disease is of	      Polish origin, and is hence called also {Polish plait}.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A diseased state in plants in which there is an	      excessive development of small entangled twigs, instead of	      ordinary branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The bend of the wing of a bird.	      [1913 Webster] Plicate
Plicate \Pli"cate\, Plicated \Pli"ca*ted\, a. [L. plicatus, p.	   p. of plicare to fold.]	   Plaited; folded like a fan; as, a plicate leaf. --	   {Pli"cate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Plication \Pli*ca"tion\, n.	   A folding or fold; a plait. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Plicature \Plic"a*ture\, n. [L. plicatura, fr. plicare to fold.]	   A fold; a doubling; a plication. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Plicidentine \Plic`i*den"tine\, n. [LL. plica fold + E.	   dentine.] (Anat.)	   A form of dentine which shows sinuous lines of structure in a	   transverse section of the tooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Plied \Plied\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Ply}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliers \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 parts of a watch, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliform \Pli"form\, a. [Ply a fold + -form.]	   In the form of a ply, fold, or doubling. [Obs.] --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Plight \Plight\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Plight}, to pledge. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Plight \Plight\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Pluck}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Plight \Plight\, v. t. [OE. pliten; probably through Old French,	   fr. LL. plectare, L. plectere. See {Plait}, {Ply}.]	   To weave; to braid; to fold; to plait.[Obs.] "To sew and	   plight." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A plighted garment of divers colors.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Plight \Plight\, n.	   A network; a plait; a fold; rarely a garment. [Obs.] "Many a	   folded plight." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Plight \Plight\, n. [OE. pliht danger, engagement, AS. pliht	   danger, fr. ple['o]n to risk; akin to D. plicht duty, G.	   pflicht, Dan. pligt. [root]28. Cf. {Play}.]	   1. That which is exposed to risk; that which is plighted or	      pledged; security; a gage; a pledge. "That lord whose hand	      must take my plight." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. the same word as plight a pledge, but at least	      influenced by OF. plite, pliste, ploit, ploi, a condition,	      state; cf. E. plight to fold, and F. pli a fold, habit,	      plier to fold, E. ply.] Condition; state; -- risk, or	      exposure to danger, often being implied; as, a luckless	      plight. "Your plight is pitied." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bring our craft all in another plight --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Plight \Plight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plighting}.] [AS. plihtan to expose to danger, pliht	   danger;cf. D. verplichten to oblige, engage, impose a duty,	   G. verpflichten, Sw. f["o]rplikta, Dan. forpligte. See	   {Plight}, n.]	   1. To pledge; to give as a pledge for the performance of some	      act; as, to plight faith, honor, word; -- never applied to	      property or goods. " To do them plighte their troth."	      --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He plighted his right hand	            Unto another love, and to another land. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here my inviolable faith I plight.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To promise; to engage; to betroth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before its setting hour, divide	            The bridegroom from the plighted bride. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Plighter \Plight"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, plights.	   [1913 Webster]
Plim \Plim\, v. i. [Cf. {Plump}.]	   To swell, as grain or wood with water. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Plimsoll's mark \Plim"soll's mark`\ (Naut.)	   A mark conspicuously painted on the port side of all British	   sea-going merchant vessels, to indicate the limit of	   submergence allowed by law; -- so called from Samuel	   Plimsoll, by whose efforts the act of Parliament to prevent	   overloading was procured.	   [1913 Webster]
Plinth \Plinth\, n. [L. plinthus, Gr. ? a brick or tile, a	   plinth, perh. akin to E. flint: cf. F. plinthe.] (Arch.)	   In classical architecture, a vertically faced member	   immediately below the circular base of a column; also, the	   lowest member of a pedestal; hence, in general, the lowest	   member of a base; a sub-base; a block upon which the moldings	   of an architrave or trim are stopped at the bottom. See	   Illust. of {Column}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliocene \Pli"o*cene\, a. [Written also pleiocene.] [Gr. ? more	   + ? new, recent.] (Geol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the most recent	   division of the Tertiary age.	   [1913 Webster]	Pliocene \Pli"o*cene\, n. (Geol.)	   The Pliocene period or deposits.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliohippus \Pli`o*hip"pus\, n. [NL., fr. E. pliocene + Gr. ?	   horse.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of horses from the Pliocene deposits. Each	   foot had a single toe (or hoof), as in the common horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Pliosaurus \Pli`o*sau"rus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? greater + ?	   lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of marine reptiles allied to Plesiosaurus,	   but having a much shorter neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Plitt \Plitt\, n. [Russ. plete.]	   An instrument of punishment or torture resembling the knout,	   used in Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Ploc \Ploc\, n. [F.] (Naut.)	   A mixture of hair and tar for covering the bottom of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Ploce \Plo"ce\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? complication, fr. ? to	   entwine.] (Rhet.)	   A figure in which a word is separated or repeated by way of	   emphasis, so as not only to signify the individual thing	   denoted by it, but also its peculiar attribute or quality;	   as, "His wife's a wife indeed." --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Plod \Plod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plodded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plodding}.] [Gf. Gael. plod a clod, a pool; also, to strike	   or pelt with a clod or clods.]	   1. To travel slowly but steadily; to trudge. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To toil; to drudge; especially, to study laboriously and	      patiently. "Plodding schoolmen." --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Plod \Plod\, v. t.	   To walk on slowly or heavily.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ploughman homeward plods his weary way. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Plodder \Plod"der\, n.	   One who plods; a drudge.	   [1913 Webster]
Plodding \Plod"ding\, a.	   Progressing in a slow, toilsome manner; characterized by	   laborious diligence; as, a plodding peddler; a plodding	   student; a man of plodding habits. --{Plod"ding*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Plonge \Plonge\, v. t. [See {Plunge}.]	   To cleanse, as open drains which are entered by the tide, by	   stirring up the sediment when the tide ebbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Plong'ee \Plon`g['e]e"\, n. [F. See {Plunge}.] (Mil.)	   A slope or sloping toward the front; as, the plong['e]e of a	   parapet; the plong['e]e of a shell in its course. [Sometimes	   written {plonge}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plop \Plop\ (pl[o^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Plopped} (pl[o^]pt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Plopping}.] [Imitative.]	   1. To fall, drop, or move in any way, with a sudden splash or	      slap, as on the surface of water.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The body plopped up, turning on its side. --Kipling.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
plop \plop\ v. t.	   1. to drop (something) so that it makes a plopping sound;	      especially, to drop with the sound of something falling	      into water. [WordNet sense 1, 2]	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To set down quickly, so as to make a sound; -- used often	      with the reflexive; as, He plopped himself into the sofa.	      [WordNet sense 3]	   Syn: plank, flump, plonk, plunk, plump down, plunk down,	        plump.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Plop \Plop\, n.	   Act of plopping; the sound made in plopping.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plot \Plot\, n. [AS. plot; cf. Goth. plats a patch. Cf. {Plat} a	   piece of ground.]	   1. A small extent of ground; a plat; as, a garden plot.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plantation laid out. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surv.) A plan or draught of a field, farm, estate, etc.,	      drawn to a scale.	      [1913 Webster]	Plot \Plot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plotting}.]	   To make a plot, map, pr plan, of; to mark the position of on	   a plan; to delineate.	   [1913 Webster]	         This treatise plotteth down Cornwall as it now	         standeth.                                --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Plot \Plot\, n. [Abbrev. from complot.]	   1. Any scheme, stratagem, secret design, or plan, of a	      complicated nature, adapted to the accomplishment of some	      purpose, usually a treacherous and mischievous one; a	      conspiracy; an intrigue; as, the Rye-house Plot.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have overheard a plot of death.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, think what anxious moments pass between	            The birth of plots and their last fatal periods!	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A share in such a plot or scheme; a participation in any	      stratagem or conspiracy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And when Christ saith, Who marries the divorced	            commits adultery, it is to be understood, if he had	            any plot in the divorce.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Contrivance; deep reach of thought; ability to plot or	      intrigue. [Obs.] "A man of much plot." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A plan; a purpose. "No other plot in their religion but	      serve God and save their souls." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In fiction, the story of a play, novel, romance, or poem,	      comprising a complication of incidents which are gradually	      unfolded, sometimes by unexpected means.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the plot or intrigue must be natural, and such as	            springs from the subject, then the winding up of the	            plot must be a probable consequence of all that went	            before.                               --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Intrigue; stratagem; conspiracy; cabal; combination;	        contrivance.	        [1913 Webster]	Plot \Plot\ (pl[o^]t), v. i.	   1. To form a scheme of mischief against another, especially	      against a government or those who administer it; to	      conspire. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wicked plotteth against the just. --Ps. xxxvii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contrive a plan or stratagem; to scheme.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prince did plot to be secretly gone. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	Plot \Plot\, v. t.	   To plan; to scheme; to devise; to contrive secretly.	   "Plotting an unprofitable crime." --Dryden. "Plotting now the	   fall of others." --Milton	   [1913 Webster]
Plotful \Plot"ful\, a.	   Abounding with plots.	   [1913 Webster]
Plotinian \Plo*tin"i*an\, a.	   Of pertaining to the Plotinists or their doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Plotinist \Plo*ti"nist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A disciple of Plotinus, a celebrated Platonic philosopher of	   the third century, who taught that the human soul emanates	   from the divine Being, to whom it reunited at death.	   [1913 Webster]
Plot-proof \Plot"-proof`\, a.	   Secure against harm by plots. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plotter \Plot"ter\, n.	   One who plots or schemes; a contriver; a conspirator; a	   schemer. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Plough \Plough\, n. & v.	   See {Plow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plouter \Plout"er\, v. i. [Also {plowter}, {plotter}.] [Perh.	   imitative.]	   To wade or move about with splashing; to dabble; also, to	   potter; trifle; idle. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]	         I did not want to plowter about any more. --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Plouter \Plout"er\, n. [Also plowter.]	   Act of ploutering; floundering; act or sound of splashing.	   [Scot. & Dial.Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain	   bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from	   pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See	   {Float}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds	      belonging to the family {Charadrid[ae]}, and especially	      those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[ae]}. They	      are prized as game birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,	      the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola});	      the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and	      other species of sandpipers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied	         plover} or {blackbreasted plover} ({Charadrius	         squatarola}) of America and Europe; -- called also	         {gray plover}, {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea	         plover}, and {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under	         {Golden}); the {ring plover} or {ringed plover}	         ({Aegialitis hiaticula}). See {Ringneck}. The {piping	         plover} ({Aegialitis meloda}); {Wilson's plover}	         ({Aegialitis Wilsonia}); the {mountain plover}	         ({Aegialitis montana}); and the {semipalmated plover}	         ({Aegialitis semipalmata}), are all small American	         species.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bastard plover} (Zool.), the lapwing.	   {Long-legged plover}, or {yellow-legged plover}. See	      {Tattler}.	   {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Rock plover}, or {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover.	      [Prov. Eng.]	   {Whistling plover}.	      (a) The golden plover.	      (b) The black-bellied plover.	          [1913 Webster] Plow
Plow \Plow\, Plough \Plough\ (plou), n. [OE. plouh, plou, AS.	   pl[=o]h; akin to D. ploeg, G. pflug, OHG. pfluog, pfluoh,	   Icel. pl[=o]gr, Sw. plog, Dan. ploug, plov, Russ. plug',	   Lith. plugas.]	   1. A well-known implement, drawn by horses, mules, oxen, or	      other power, for turning up the soil to prepare it for	      bearing crops; also used to furrow or break up the soil	      for other purposes; as, the subsoil plow; the draining	      plow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where fern succeeds ungrateful to the plow.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Agriculture; husbandry. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A carucate of land; a plowland. [Obs.] [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Johan, mine eldest son, shall have plowes five.	                                                  --Tale of	                                                  Gamelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A joiner's plane for making grooves; a grooving plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bookbinding) An implement for trimming or shaving off the	      edges of books.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Astron.) Same as {Charles's Wain}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ice plow}, a plow used for cutting ice on rivers, ponds,	      etc., into cakes suitable for storing. [U. S.]	   {Mackerel plow}. See under {Mackerel}.	   {Plow alms}, a penny formerly paid by every plowland to the	      church. --Cowell.	   {Plow beam}, that part of the frame of a plow to which the	      draught is applied. See {Beam}, n., 9.	   {Plow Monday}, the Monday after Twelth Day, or the end of	      Christmas holidays.	   {Plow staff}.	      (a) A kind of long-handled spade or paddle for cleaning	          the plowshare; a paddle staff.	      (b) A plow handle.	   {Snow plow}, a structure, usually [Lambda]-shaped, for	      removing snow from sidewalks, railroads, etc., -- drawn or	      driven by a horse or a locomotive.	      [1913 Webster] Plow	Plow \Plow\, Plough \Plough\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plowed}	   (ploud) or {Ploughed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Plowing} or	   {Ploughing}.]	   1. To turn up, break up, or trench, with a plow; to till	      with, or as with, a plow; as, to plow the ground; to plow	      a field.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furrow; to make furrows, grooves, or ridges in; to run	      through, as in sailing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let patient Octavia plow thy visage up	            With her prepared nails.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With speed we plow the watery way.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bookbinding) To trim, or shave off the edges of, as a	      book or paper, with a plow. See {Plow}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Joinery) To cut a groove in, as in a plank, or the edge	      of a board; especially, a rectangular groove to receive	      the end of a shelf or tread, the edge of a panel, a	      tongue, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To plow in}, to cover by plowing; as, to plow in wheat.	   {To plow up}, to turn out of the ground by plowing.	      [1913 Webster] Plow	Plow \Plow\, Plough \Plough\ (plou), v. i.	   To labor with, or as with, a plow; to till or turn up the	   soil with a plow; to prepare the soil or bed for anything.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Doth the plowman plow all day to sow ?   --Isa. xxviii.	                                                  24.	   [1913 Webster] Plowable
Plowable \Plow"a*ble\, Ploughable \Plough"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being plowed; arable.	   [1913 Webster] Plowbote
Plowbote \Plow"bote`\, Ploughbote \Plough"bote`\, n. (Eng. Law)	   Wood or timber allowed to a tenant for the repair of	   instruments of husbandry. See {Bote}.	   [1913 Webster] Plowboy
Plowboy \Plow"boy`\, Ploughboy \Plough"boy`\, n.	   A boy that drives or guides a team in plowing; a young	   rustic.	   [1913 Webster] Plower
Plower \Plow"er\, Plougher \Plough"er\, n.	   One who plows; a plowman; a cultivator.	   [1913 Webster] Plowfoot
Plowfoot \Plow"foot`\, Ploughfoot \Plough"foot`\, n.	   An adjustable staff formerly attached to the plow beam to	   determine the depth of the furrow. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster] Plowgang
Plowgang \Plow"gang`\, Ploughgang \Plough"gang`\, n.	   Same as {Plowgate}.	   [1913 Webster] Plowgate
Plowgate \Plow"gate`\, Ploughgate \Plough"gate`\, n.	   The Scotch equivalent of the English word {plowland}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not having one plowgate of land.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Plowhead
Plowhead \Plow"head`\, Ploughhead \Plough"head`\, n.	   The clevis or draught iron of a plow.	   [1913 Webster] Plowland
Plowland \Plow"land`\, Plougland \Ploug"land`\, n.	   1. Land that is plowed, or suitable for tillage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) the quantity of land allotted for the work	      of one plow; a hide.	      [1913 Webster] Plowman
Plowman \Plow"man\, Ploughman \Plough"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   1. One who plows, or who holds and guides a plow; hence, a	      husbandman. --Chaucer. Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rustic; a countryman; a field laborer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plowman's spikenard} (Bot.), a European composite weed	      ({Conyza squarrosa}), having fragrant roots. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster] Plowpoint
Plowpoint \Plow"point`\, Ploughpoint \Plough"point`\, n.	   A detachable share at the extreme front end of the plow body.	   [1913 Webster] Plowshare
Plowshare \Plow"share`\, Ploughshare \Plough"share"\, n.	   The share of a plow, or that part which cuts the slice of	   earth or sod at the bottom of the furrow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Plowshare bone} (Anat.), the pygostyle.	      [1913 Webster] Plowtail
Plowtail \Plow"tail`\, Ploughtail \Plough"tail`\, n.	   The hind part or handle of a plow.	   [1913 Webster] Plowwright
Plowwright \Plow"wright`\, Ploughwright \Plough"wright`\, n.	   One who makes or repairs plows.	   [1913 Webster]
Ploy \Ploy\, n.	   Sport; frolic. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ploy \Ploy\, v. i. [Prob. abbrev. fr. deploy.] (Mil.)	   To form a column from a line of troops on some designated	   subdivision; -- the opposite of deploy. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
Ployment \Ploy"ment\, n. (Mil.)	   The act or movement of forming a column from a line of troops	   on some designated subdivision; -- the opposite of	   deployment.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluck \Pluck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plucking}.] [AS. pluccian; akin to LG. & D. plukken, G.	   pfl["u]cken, Icel. plokka, plukka, Dan. plukke, Sw. plocka.	   ?27.]	   1. To pull; to draw.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its own nature . . . plucks on its own dissolution.	                                                  --Je?. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, to pull with sudden force or effort, or to	      pull off or out from something, with a twitch; to twitch;	      also, to gather, to pick; as, to pluck feathers from a	      fowl; to pluck hair or wool from a skin; to pluck grapes.	      [1913 Webster]	            I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            E'en children followed, with endearing wile,	            And plucked his gown to share the good man's smile.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strip of, or as of, feathers; as, to pluck a fowl.	      [1913 Webster]	            They which pass by the way do pluck her. --Ps.	                                                  lxxx.?2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Universities) To reject at an examination for	      degrees. --C. Bront['e].	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 tear off; as, to pluck off the	      skin.	   {to pluck up}.	      (a) To tear up by the roots or from the foundation; to	          eradicate; to exterminate; to destroy; as, to pluck up	          a plant; to pluck up a nation. --Jer. xii. 17.	      (b) To gather up; to summon; as, to pluck up courage.	          [1913 Webster]	Pluck \Pluck\, v. i.	   To make a motion of pulling or twitching; -- usually with at;	   as, to pluck at one's gown.	   [1913 Webster]	Pluck \Pluck\, n.	   1. The act of plucking; a pull; a twitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Prob. so called as being plucked out after the animal is	      killed; or cf. Gael. & Ir. pluc a lump, a knot, a bunch.]	      The heart, liver, and lights of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Spirit; courage; indomitable resolution; fortitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Decay of English spirit, decay of manly pluck.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of plucking, or the state of being plucked, at	      college. See {Pluck}, v. t., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The lyrie. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Plucked \Plucked\, a.	   Having courage and spirit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plucker \Pluck"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, plucks.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou setter up and plucker down of kings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for straightening and cleaning wool.	      [1913 Webster] Pluecker tube	Plucker tube \Pl["u]ck"er tube\ [So named after Julius	   Pl["u]cker, a German physicist.] (Physics)	      (a) A vacuum tube, used in spectrum analysis, in which the	          part through which the discharge takes place is a	          capillary tube, thus producing intense incandescence	          of the contained gases.	      (b) Crookes tube.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pluckily \Pluck"i*ly\, adv.	   In a plucky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluckiness \Pluck"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being plucky.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluckless \Pluck"less\, a.	   Without pluck; timid; faint-hearted.	   [1913 Webster]
Plucky \Pluck"y\, a. [Compar. {Pluckier}; superl. {Pluckiest}.]	   Having pluck or courage; characterized by pluck; displaying	   pluck; courageous; spirited; as, a plucky race.	   [1913 Webster]	         If you're plucky, and not over subject to fright.	                                                  --Barham.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluff \Pluff\, v. t. [Prob. of imitative origin.]	   To throw out, as smoke, dust, etc., in puffs. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pluff \Pluff\, n.	   1. A puff, as of smoke from a pipe, or of dust from a	      puffball; a slight explosion, as of a small quantity of	      gunpowder. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hairdresser's powder puff; also, the act of using it.	      [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Plug \Plug\, n. [Akin to D. plug, G. pflock, Dan. pl["o]k, plug,	   Sw. plugg; cf. W. ploc.]	   1. Any piece of wood, metal, or other substance used to stop	      or fill a hole; a stopple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flat oblong cake of pressed tobacco. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A high, tapering silk hat. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A worthless horse. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Building) A block of wood let into a wall, to afford a	      hold for nails.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An act of plugging[6]; a brief mention for the sake of	      publicity or advertisement, especially during a public	      event not specifically intended for advertising purposes;	      as, he put in a plug for his favorite charity.	      [PJC]	   {Breech plug} (Gun.), in breech-loading guns, the metal plug	      or cylinder which closes the aperture in the breech,	      through which the gun is loaded.	   {Fire plug}, a street hydrant to which hose may be attached.	      [U. S.]	   {Hawse plug} (Naut.), a plug to stop a hawse hole.	   {Plug and feather}. (Stone Working) See {Feather}, n., 7.	   {Plug centerbit}, a centerbit ending in a small cylinder	      instead of a point, so as to follow and enlarge a hole	      previously made, or to form a counterbore around it.	   {Plug rod} (Steam Eng.), a rod attached to the beam for	      working the valves, as in the Cornish engine.	   {Plug valve} (Mech.), a tapering valve, which turns in a case	      like the plug of a faucet.	      [1913 Webster]	Plug \Plug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plugging}.]	   To stop with a plug; to make tight by stopping a hole.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To briefly publicize or advertise, especially during a	      public event not specifically intended for advertising	      purposes; as, during the interview he plugged his new	      book.	   Syn: put in a plug for.	        [PJC]	Plug board \Plug board\ (Elec.)	   A switchboard in which connections are made by means of	   plugs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plugger \Plug"ger\, n.	   One who, or that which, plugs.	   [1913 Webster]
Plugging \Plug"ging\, n.	   1. The act of stopping with a plug.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material of which a plug or stopple is made.	      [1913 Webster]
Plum \Plum\, n. [AS. pl[=u]me, fr. L. prunum; akin to Gr. ?, ?.	   Cf. {Prune} a dried plum.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) The edible drupaceous fruit of the {Prunus	      domestica}, and of several other species of {Prunus};	      also, the tree itself, usually called {plum tree}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bullace, the damson, and the numerous varieties	            of plum, of our gardens, although growing into	            thornless trees, are believed to be varieties of the	            blackthorn, produced by long cultivation. --G.	                                                  Bentham.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Two or three hundred varieties of plums derived from	         the {Prunus domestica} are described; among them the	         {greengage}, the {Orleans}, the {purple gage}, or	         {Reine Claude Violette}, and the {German prune}, are	         some of the best known.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the true plums are;	   {Beach plum}, the {Prunus maritima}, and its crimson or	      purple globular drupes,	   {Bullace plum}. See {Bullace}.	   {Chickasaw plum}, the American {Prunus Chicasa}, and its	      round red drupes.	   {Orleans plum}, a dark reddish purple plum of medium size,	      much grown in England for sale in the markets.	   {Wild plum of America}, {Prunus Americana}, with red or	      yellow fruit, the original of the {Iowa plum} and several	      other varieties.	      [1913 Webster] Among plants called plum, but of other	      genera than {Prunus}, are;	   {Australian plum}, {Cargillia arborea} and {Cargillia	      australis}, of the same family with the persimmon.	   {Blood plum}, the West African {H[ae]matostaphes Barteri}.	   {Cocoa plum}, the Spanish nectarine. See under {Nectarine}.	      	   {Date plum}. See under {Date}.	   {Gingerbread plum}, the West African {Parinarium	      macrophyllum}.	   {Gopher plum}, the Ogeechee lime.	   {Gray plum}, {Guinea plum}. See under {Guinea}.	   {Indian plum}, several species of {Flacourtia}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grape dried in the sun; a raisin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A handsome fortune or property; formerly, in cant	      language, the sum of [pounds]100,000 sterling; also, the	      person possessing it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something likened to a plum in desirableness; a good or	      choice thing of its kind, as among appointments,	      positions, parts of a book, etc.; as, the mayor rewarded	      his cronies with cushy plums, requiring little work for	      handsome pay	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   5. A color resembling that of a plum; a slightly grayish deep	      purple, varying somewhat in its red or blue tint.	      [PJC]	   {Plum bird}, {Plum budder} (Zool.), the European bullfinch.	      	   {Plum gouger} (Zool.), a weevil, or curculio ({Coccotorus	      scutellaris}), which destroys plums. It makes round holes	      in the pulp, for the reception of its eggs. The larva	      bores into the stone and eats the kernel.	   {Plum weevil} (Zool.), an American weevil which is very	      destructive to plums, nectarines, cherries, and many other	      stone fruits. It lays its eggs in crescent-shaped	      incisions made with its jaws. The larva lives upon the	      pulp around the stone. Called also {turk}, and {plum	      curculio}. See Illust. under {Curculio}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pluma \Plu"ma\ (pl[=u]"m[.a]), n.; pl. {Plum[ae]}	   (pl[=u]"m[=e]). [L.] (Zool.)	   A feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumage \Plum"age\ (pl[=u]m"[asl]j), n. [F., from plume a	   feather.] (Zool.)	   The entire clothing of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It consist of the contour feathers, or the ordinary	         feathers covering the head, neck, and body; the tail	         feathers, with their upper and lower coverts; the wing	         feathers, including primaries, secondaries, and	         tertiaries, with their coverts; and the down which lies	         beneath the contour feathers. See Illust. under {Bird}.	         [1913 Webster]
Plumassary \Plu*mas"sa*ry\, n. [Cf. F. plumasseau.]	   A plume or collection of ornamental feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumassier \Plu`mas`sier"\, n. [F.]	   One who prepares or deals in ornamental plumes or feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumb \Plumb\ (pl[u^]m), n. [F. plomb, L. plumbum lead, a leaden	   ball or bullet; cf. Gr. mo`lybos, mo`libos, mo`lybdos. Cf.	   {Plummet}, {Plunge}.]	   A little mass or weight of lead, or the like, attached to a	   line, and used by builders, etc., to indicate a vertical	   direction; a plummet; a plumb bob. See {Plumb line}, below.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Plumb bob}. See {Bob}, 4.	   {Plumb joint}, in sheet-metal work, a lap joint, fastened by	      solder.	   {Plumb level}. See under {Level}.	   {Plumb line}.	   (a) The cord by which a plumb bob is suspended; a plummet.	   (b) A line directed to the center of gravity of the earth.	   {Plumb rule}, a narrow board with a plumb line, used by	      builders and carpenters.	      [1913 Webster]	Plumb \Plumb\, a.	   Perpendicular; vertical; conforming the direction of a line	   attached to a plumb; as, the wall is plumb.	   [1913 Webster]	Plumb \Plumb\, adv.	   In a plumb direction; perpendicularly. "Plumb down he falls."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Plumb \Plumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumbed} (pl[u^]md); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Plumbing} (pl[u^]m"[i^]ng).]	   1. To adjust by a plumb line; to cause to be perpendicular;	      as, to plumb a building or a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sound with a plumb or plummet, as the depth of water;	      hence, to examine by test; to ascertain the depth,	      quality, dimension, etc.; to sound; to fathom; to test.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did not attempt to plumb his intellect. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seal with lead; as, to plumb a drainpipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To supply, as a building, with a system of plumbing.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumbage \Plumb"age\ (pl[u^]m"[asl]j; 48), n.	   Leadwork [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbagin \Plum*ba"gin\ (pl[u^]m*b[=a]"j[i^]n), n. [L. plumbago	   leadwort, fr. plumbum lead; cf. F. plombagin.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline substance said to be found in the root of a	   certain plant of the Leadwort ({Plumbago}) family.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbagineous \Plum`ba*gin"e*ous\	   (pl[u^]m`b[.a]*j[i^]n"[-e]*[u^]s), a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to natural order ({Plumbagine[ae]}) of	   gamopetalous herbs, of which Plumbago is the type. The order	   includes also the marsh rosemary, the thrift, and a few other	   genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbaginous \Plum*bag"i*nous\, a.	   Resembling plumbago; consisting of, or containing, plumbago;	   as, a plumbaginous slate.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbago \Plum*ba"go\, n. [L., from plumbum lead.]	   1. (Min.) Same as {Graphite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of herbaceous plants with pretty	      salver-shaped corollas, usually blue or violet; leadwort.	      [1913 Webster] Plumbean
Plumbean \Plum"be*an\, Plumbeous \Plum"be*ous\, a. [L. plumbeus,	   from plumbum the metal lead.]	   1. Consisting of, or resembling, lead. --J. Ellis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dull; heavy; stupid. [R.] --J. P. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumber \Plumb"er\, n. [F. plombier. See {Plumb}.]	   One who works in lead; esp., one who furnishes, fits, and	   repairs lead pipes.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Any worker who installs or repairs piping and	      related equipment for conveyance of water, gas, or	      drainage into or out of buildings, or within buildings to	      fixtures or equipment using water. The type of material	      used for the conduits varies with the application, and may	      be may be of lead, iron, copper, glass, palstic, or other	      material.	      [PJC]	Plumber block \Plumb"er block`\	   A pillow block.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbery \Plumb"er*y\, n. [F. plomberie.]	   1. The business of a plumber. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where plumbing is carried on; lead works.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumbic \Plum"bic\, a. [From {Plumbum}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, lead; -- used	   specifically to designate those compounds in which it has a	   higher valence as contrasted with plumbous compounds; as,	   plumbic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbiferous \Plum*bif"er*ous\, a. [Plumbum + -ferous.]	   Producing or containing lead. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbing \Plumb"ing\, n.	   1. The art of casting and working in lead, and applying it to	      building purposes; especially, the business of furnishing,	      fitting, and repairing pipes for conducting water, sewage,	      etc. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lead or iron pipes, and other apparatus, used in	      conveying water, sewage, etc., in a building.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumbism \Plum"bism\, n. [From {Plumbum}.] (Med.)	   A diseased condition, produced by the absorption of lead,	   common among workers in this metal or in its compounds, as	   among painters, typesetters, etc. It is characterized by	   various symptoms, as lead colic, lead line, and wrist drop.	   See under {Colic}, {Lead}, and {Wrist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbous \Plum"bous\, a. [From {Plumbum}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, lead; -- used specifically	   to designate those compounds in which it has a lower valence	   as contrasted with plumbic compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumbum \Plum"bum\, n. [L.] (Chem.)	   The technical name of lead. See {Lead}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumcot \Plum"cot\, n. [Plum + apricot.] (Hort.)	   A cross between the plum and apricot.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plume \Plume\, n. [F., fr. L. pluma. Cf. {Fly}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A feather; esp., a soft, downy feather, or a long,	      conspicuous, or handsome feather.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wings . . . of many a colored plume.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An ornamental tuft of feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A feather, or group of feathers, worn as an ornament; a	      waving ornament of hair, or other material resembling	      feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	            His high plume, that nodded o'er his head. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A token of honor or prowess; that on which one prides	      himself; a prize or reward. "Ambitious to win from me some	      plume." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A large and flexible panicle of inflorescence	      resembling a feather, such as is seen in certain large	      ornamental grasses.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plume bird} (Zool.), any bird that yields ornamental plumes,	      especially the species of Epimarchus from New Guinea, and	      some of the herons and egrets, as the white heron of	      Florida ({Ardea candidissima}).	   {Plume grass}. (Bot)	      (a) A kind of grass ({Erianthus saccharoides}) with the	          spikelets arranged in great silky plumes, growing in	          swamps in the Southern United States.	      (b) The still finer {Erianthus Ravenn[ae]} from the	          Mediterranean region. The name is sometimes extended	          to the whole genus.	   {Plume moth} (Zool.), any one of numerous small, slender	      moths, belonging to the family {Pterophorid[ae]}. Most of	      them have the wings deeply divided into two or more	      plumelike lobes. Some species are injurious to the	      grapevine.	   {Plume nutmeg} (Bot.), an aromatic Australian tree	      ({Atherosperma moschata}), whose numerous carpels are	      tipped with long plumose persistent styles.	      [1913 Webster]	Plume \Plume\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pluming}.] [Cf. F. plumer to pluck, to strip, L. plumare to	   cover with feathers.]	   1. To pick and adjust the plumes or feathers of; to dress or	      prink.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pluming her wings among the breezy bowers. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip of feathers; to pluck; to strip; to pillage;	      also, to peel. [Obs.] --Bacon. Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adorn with feathers or plumes. "Farewell the plumed	      troop." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pride; to vaunt; to boast; -- used reflexively; as, he	      plumes himself on his skill. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plumed adder} (Zool.), an African viper ({Vipera cornuta},	      syn. {Clotho cornuta}), having a plumelike structure over	      each eye. It is venomous, and is related to the African	      puff adder. Called also {horned viper} and {hornsman}.	   {Plumed partridge} (Zool.), the California mountain quail	      ({Oreortyx pictus}). See {Mountain quail}, under	      {Mountain}.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumeless \Plume"less\, a.	   Without plumes.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumelet \Plume"let\, n. [Plume + -let.]	   A small plume.	   [1913 Webster]	         When rosy plumelets tuft the larch.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumery \Plum"er*y\, n.	   Plumes, collectively or in general; plumage. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumicorn \Plu"mi*corn\, n. [L. pluma feather + cornu horn.]	   (Zool.)	   An ear tuft of feathers, as in the horned owls.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumigerous \Plu*mig"er*ous\, a. [L. plumiger; pluma a feather +	   gerere to bear.]	   Feathered; having feathers. --Bailey	   [1913 Webster]
Plumiliform \Plu*mil"i*form\, a. [L. plumula, or plumella a	   little feather (dim. of pluma feather) + -form.]	   Having the of a plume or feather. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plumiped \Plu"mi*ped\, a. [L. plumipes, -edis; pluma a feather +	   pes: cf. F. plumip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Having feet covered with feathers. -- n. A plumiped bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Plummet \Plum"met\, n. [OE. plommet, OF. plommet, fr. plom,	   plum, lead, F. plomb. See {Plumb}.]	   1. A piece of lead attached to a line, used in sounding the	      depth of water.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll sink him deeper than e'er plummet sounded.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plumb bob or a plumb line. See under {Plumb}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, any weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of lead formerly used by school children to rule	      paper for writing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plummet line}, a line with a plummet; a sounding line.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumming \Plum"ming\, n. [See {Plumb}.] (Min.)	   The operation of finding, by means of a mine dial, the place	   where to sink an air shaft, or to bring an adit to the work,	   or to find which way the lode inclines.	   [1913 Webster]
Plummy \Plum"my\, a. [From {Plum}.]	   Of the nature of a plum; desirable; profitable; advantageous.	   [Colloq.] "For the sake of getting something plummy." --G.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster] Plumose
Plumose \Plu*mose"\, Plumous \Plu"mous\, a. [L. plumosus, fr.	   pluma feather: cf. F. plumeux.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having feathers or plumes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having hairs, or other parts, arranged along an axis like	      a feather; feathery; plumelike; as, a plumose leaf;	      plumose tentacles.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumosite \Plu"mo*site\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Jamesonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumosity \Plu*mos"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being plumose.	   [1913 Webster]
Plump \Plump\ (pl[u^]mp), a. [Compar. {Plumper}	   (pl[u^]mp"[~e]r); superl. {Plumpest}.] [OE. plomp rude,	   clumsy; akin to D. plomp, G., Dan., & Sw. plump; probably of	   imitative origin. Cf. {Plump}, adv.]	   1. Well rounded or filled out; full; fleshy; fat; as, a plump	      baby; plump cheeks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The god of wine did his plump clusters bring. --T.	                                                  Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done or made plump, or suddenly and without reservation;	      blunt; unreserved; direct; downright.	            After the plump statement that the author was at	            Erceldoune and spake with Thomas.     --Saintsbury.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Plump \Plump\, n.	   A knot; a cluster; a group; a crowd; a flock; as, a plump of	   trees, fowls, or spears. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To visit islands and the plumps of men.  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Plump \Plump\, v. i. [Cf. D. plompen, G. plumpen, Sw. plumpa,	   Dan. plumpe. See {Plump}, a.]	   1. To grow plump; to swell out; as, her cheeks have plumped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drop or fall suddenly or heavily, all at once."Dulcissa	      plumps into a chair." --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To {give} a plumper. See {Plumper}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Plump \Plump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plumping}.]	   1. To make plump; to fill (out) or support; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            To plump up the hollowness of their history with	            improbable miracles.                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast or let drop all at once, suddenly and heavily; as,	      to plump a stone into water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give (a vote), as a plumper. See {Plumper}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Plump \Plump\, adv. [Cf. D. plomp, interj., G. plump, plumps.	   Cf. {Plump}, a. & v.]	   Directly; suddenly; perpendicularly. "Fall plump." --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumper \Plump"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, plumps or swells out something	      else; hence, something carried in the mouth to distend the	      cheeks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (English Elections) A vote given to one candidate only,	      when two or more are to be elected, thus giving him the	      advantage over the others. A person who gives his vote	      thus is said to plump, or to plump his vote.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A voter who plumps his vote. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A downright, unqualified lie. [Colloq. or Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Plumply \Plump"ly\, adv.	   Fully; roundly; plainly; without reserve. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plumpness \Plump"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being plump.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumpy \Plump"y\, a.	   Plump; fat; sleek. "Plumpy Bacchus." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumula \Plu"mu*la\, n.; pl. L. {Plumule}, E.{-las}. [L. See	   {Plumule}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plumule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A down feather.	      [1913 Webster]
Plumulaceous \Plu`mu*la"ceous\, a. (Zool.)	   Downy; bearing down.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumular \Plu"mu*lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Relating to a plumule.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumularia \Plu`mu*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. L. {Plumularl[ae]}, E.	   {Plumularias}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Any hydroid belonging to {Plumularia} and other genera of the	   family {Plumularid[ae]}. They generally grow in plumelike	   forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumularian \Plu`mu*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any Plumularia. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumule \Plu"mule\, n. [L. plumula, dim. of pluma a feather; cf.	   F. plumule.]	   1. (Bot.) The first bud, or gemmule, of a young plant; the	      bud, or growing point, of the embryo, above the	      cotyledons. See Illust. of {Radicle}. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A down feather.	      (b) The aftershaft of a feather. See Illust. under	          {Feather}.	      (c) One of the featherlike scales of certain male	          butterflies.	          [1913 Webster]
Plumulose \Plu"mu*lose"\, a.	   Having hairs branching out laterally, like the parts of a	   feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Plumy \Plum"y\, a.	   Covered or adorned with plumes, or as with plumes; feathery.	   "His plumy crest." --Addison. "The plumy trees." --J. S.	   Blackie.	   [1913 Webster]
Plunder \Plun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plundered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Plundering}.] [G. pl["u]ndern to plunder, plunder	   frippery, baggage.]	   1. To take the goods of by force, or without right; to	      pillage; to spoil; to sack; to strip; to rob; as, to	      plunder travelers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nebuchadnezzar plunders the temple of God. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take by pillage; to appropriate forcibly; as, the enemy	      plundered all the goods they found.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To pillage; despoil; sack; rifle; strip; rob.	        [1913 Webster]	Plunder \Plun"der\, n.	   1. The act of plundering or pillaging; robbery. See Syn. of	      {Pillage}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inroads and plunders of the Saracens. --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is taken by open force from an enemy; pillage;	      spoil; booty; also, that which is taken by theft or fraud.	      "He shared in the plunder." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Personal property and effects; baggage or luggage. [Slang,	      Southwestern U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Plunderage \Plun"der*age\, n. (Mar. Law)	   The embezzlement of goods on shipboard. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Plunderer \Plun"der*er\, n.	   One who plunders or pillages.	   [1913 Webster]
Plunge \Plunge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plunged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plunging}.] [OE. ploungen, OF. plongier, F. plonger, fr.	   (assumed) LL. plumbicare, fr. L. plumbum lead. See {Plumb}.]	   1. To thrust into water, or into any substance that is	      penetrable; to immerse; to cause to penetrate or enter	      quickly and forcibly; to thrust; as, to plunge the body	      into water; to plunge a dagger into the breast. Also used	      figuratively; as, to plunge a nation into war. "To plunge	      the boy in pleasing sleep." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bound and plunged him into a cell.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall be plunged into perpetual errors. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To baptize by immersion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To entangle; to embarrass; to overcome. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Plunged and graveled with three lines of Seneca.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Plunge \Plunge\, v. i.	   1. To thrust or cast one's self into water or other fluid; to	      submerge one's self; to dive, or to rush in; as, he	      plunged into the river. Also used figuratively; as, to	      plunge into debt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forced to plunge naked in the raging sea. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To plunge into guilt of a murther.    --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pitch or throw one's self headlong or violently	      forward, as a horse does.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some wild colt, which . . . flings and plunges.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bet heavily and with seeming recklessness on a race, or	      other contest; in an extended sense, to risk large sums in	      hazardous speculations. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plunging fire} (Gun.), firing directed upon an enemy from an	      elevated position.	      [1913 Webster]	Plunge \Plunge\, n.	   1. The act of thrusting into or submerging; a dive, leap,	      rush, or pitch into, or as into, water; as, to take the	      water with a plunge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a desperate hazard or act; a state of being	      submerged or overwhelmed with difficulties. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She was brought to that plunge, to conceal her	            husband's murder or accuse her son.   --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with thou not reach out a friendly arm,	            To raise me from amidst this plunge of sorrows?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of pitching or throwing one's self headlong or	      violently forward, like an unruly horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Heavy and reckless betting in horse racing; hazardous	      speculation. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plunge bath}, an immersion by plunging; also, a large bath	      in which the bather can wholly immerse himself.	   {Plunge battery}, or {plunging battery} (Elec.), a voltaic	      battery so arranged that the plates can be plunged into,	      or withdrawn from, the exciting liquid at pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]
Plunger \Plun"ger\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, plunges; a diver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long solid cylinder, used, instead of a piston or	      bucket, as a forcer in pumps.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who bets heavily and recklessly on a race; a reckless	      speculator. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Pottery) A boiler in which clay is beaten by a wheel to a	      creamy consistence. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gun.) The firing pin of a breechloader.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plunger bucket}, a piston, without a valve, in a pump.	   {Plunger pole}, the pump rod of a pumping engine.	   {Plunger pump}, a pump, as for water, having a plunger,	      instead of a piston, to act upon the water. It may be	      single-acting or double-acting	      [1913 Webster]
Plunk \Plunk\, v. t. [Imitative.] [Chiefly Colloq.]	   1. To pluck and release quickly (a musical string); to twang.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To throw, push, drive heavily, plumply, or suddenly; as,	      to plunk down a dollar; also, to hit or strike.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To be a truant from (school). [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Plunk \Plunk\, v. i. [Chiefly Colloq.]	   1. To make a quick, hollow, metallic, or harsh sound, as by	      pulling hard on a taut string and quickly releasing it; of	      a raven, to croak.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To drop or sink down suddenly or heavily; to plump.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To play truant, or "hooky". [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Plunk \Plunk\, n.	   1. Act or sound of plunking. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. [Slang]	      (a) A large sum of money. [Obs.]	      (b) A dollar. [U. S.]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Plunket \Plun"ket\, n.	   A kind of blue color; also, anciently, a kind of cloth,	   generally blue.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluperfect \Plu"per`fect\, a. [L. plus more + perfectus perfect;	   cf. F. plus-que-parfait, L. plusquamperfectum.]	   More than perfect; past perfect; -- said of the tense which	   denotes that an action or event was completed at or before	   the time of another past action or event. -- n. The	   pluperfect tense; also, a verb in the pluperfect tense.	   [1913 Webster]
Plural \Plu"ral\, a. [L. pluralis, from plus, pluris, more; cf.	   F. pluriel, OF. plurel. See {Plus}.]	   Relating to, or containing, more than one; designating two or	   more; as, a plural word.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plural faith, which is too much by one.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Plural number} (Gram.), the number which designates more	      than one. See {Number}, n., 8.	      [1913 Webster]	Plural \Plu"ral\, n. (Gram.)	   The plural number; that form of a word which expresses or	   denotes more than one; a word in the plural form.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluralism \Plu"ral*ism\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being plural, or in the plural	      number.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The state of a pluralist; the holding of more than	      one ecclesiastical living at a time. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pluralist \Plu"ral*ist\, n. (Eccl.)	   A clerk or clergyman who holds more than one ecclesiastical	   benefice. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of the parochial clergy, a large proportion were	         pluralists.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Plurality \Plu*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {pluralities}. [L. pluralitas:	   cf. F. pluralit['e].]	   1. The state of being plural, or consisting of more than one;	      a number consisting of two or more of the same kind; as, a	      plurality of worlds; the plurality of a verb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The greater number; a majority; also, the greatest of	      several numbers; in elections, the excess of the votes	      given for one candidate over those given for another, or	      for any other, candidate. When there are more than two	      candidates, the one who receives the plurality of votes	      may have less than a majority. See {Majority}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take the plurality of the world, and they are	            neither wise nor good.                --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) See {Plurality of benefices}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plurality of benefices} (Eccl.), the possession by one	      clergyman of more than one benefice or living. Each	      benefice thus held is called a plurality. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pluralization \Plu`ral*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of pluralizing. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluralize \Plu"ral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pluralized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pluralizing}.]	   1. To make plural by using the plural termination; to	      attribute plurality to; to express in the plural form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To multiply; to make manifold. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Pluralize \Plu"ral*ize\, v. i.	   1. To take a plural; to assume a plural form; as, a noun	      pluralizes. --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) To hold more than one benefice at the same time.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pluralizer \Plu"ral*i`zer\, n. (Eccl.)	   A pluralist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Plurally \Plu"ral*ly\, adv.	   In a plural manner or sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluri- \Plu"ri-\ [See {Plus}.]	   A combining form from L. plus, pluris, more, many; as	   pluriliteral.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluries \Plu"ri*es\, n. [So called from L. pluries many times,	   often, which occurs in the first clause.] (Law)	   A writ issued in the third place, after two former writs have	   been disregarded. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Plurifarious \Plu`ri*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. plurifarius, fr. L.	   plus, pluris, many. Cf. {Bifarious}.]	   Of many kinds or fashions; multifarious.	   [1913 Webster]
Plurifoliolate \Plu`ri*fo"li*o*late\, a. [Pluri- + foliolate.]	   (Bot.)	   Having several or many leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluriliteral \Plu`ri*lit"er*al\, a. [Pluri- + literal.]	   Consisting of more letters than three. -- n. A pluriliteral	   word.	   [1913 Webster]
Plurilocular \Plu`ri*loc"u*lar\, a. [Pluri- + locular.]	   Having several cells or loculi; specifically (Bot.), having	   several divisions containing seeds; as, the lemon and the	   orange are plurilocular fruits.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Plurilocular sporangia} (Bot.), many-celled sporangia, each	      cell containing a single spore, as in many alg[ae].	      [1913 Webster]
Pluriparous \Plu*rip"a*rous\, a. [Pluri- + L. parere to bring	   forth.]	   Producing several young at a birth; as, a pluriparous animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluripartite \Plu`ri*par"tite\, a. [Pluri- + partite.] (Bot.)	   Deeply divided into several portions.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluripresence \Plu`ri*pres"ence\, n. [Pluri- + presence.]	   Presence in more places than one. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Plurisy \Plu"ri*sy\, n. [L. plus, pluris, more.]	   Superabundance; excess; plethora. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Plus \Plus\, a. [L., more; akin to Gr. ?, ?, and E. full. See	   {Full}, a., and cf. {Pi[`u]}, {Pleonasm}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Math.) More, required to be added; positive, as	      distinguished from negative; -- opposed to {minus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in a literary sense, additional; real; actual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Success goes invariably with a certain plus or	            positive power.                       --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plus sign} (Math.), the sign (+) which denotes addition, or	      a positive quantity.	      [1913 Webster]
Plush \Plush\, n. [F. pluche, peluche (cf. It. peluzzo), fr. L.	   pilus hair. See {pile} hair, and cf. {Peruke}.]	   A textile fabric with a nap or shag on one side, longer and	   softer than the nap of velvet. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Plushy \Plush"y\, a.	   Like plush; soft and shaggy. --H. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutarchy \Plu"tar*chy\, n. [Gr. ? wealth + -archy.]	   Plutocracy; the rule of wealth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pluteal \Plu"te*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a pluteus.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluteus \Plu"te*us\, n.; pl. L. {Plutei}, E. {Pluteuses}. [L., a	   shed.] (Zool.)	   The free-swimming larva of sea urchins and ophiurans, having	   several long stiff processes inclosing calcareous rods.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluto \Plu"to\ (pl[=u]"t[-o]), pr. n. [L., fr. Gr. Plou`twn.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The son of Saturn and Rhea, brother of	      Jupiter and Neptune; the dark and gloomy god of the Lower	      World.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ninth planet of the Solar System, the smallest (5700	      km radius) and most distant from the sun. The suggestion	      has been made that it more closely resembles a large close	      comet than a planet. Its orbit has an eccentricity of	      0.248, larger than that of any other planet; it varies	      from 4.44 to 7.37 billion km distance from the sun.	      [PJC]	            Pluto is an oddball among its eight sister planets.	            It's the smallest in both size and mass, and has the	            most elliptical orbit. It moves in a plane tilted	            markedly away from the other planets' orbits.	            Moreover, Pluto is the only planet made almost	            entirely of ice.                      --Ron Cohen	                                                  (Science News,	                                                  Feb. 27, 1999,	                                                  p. 139)	   {Pluto monkey} (Zool.), a long-tailed African monkey	      ({Cercopithecus pluto}), having side whiskers. The general	      color is black, more or less grizzled; the frontal band is	      white.	      [1913 Webster]
Plutocracy \Plu*toc"ra*cy\ (pl[-u]*t[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Gr.	   ploutokrati`a; plou^tos wealth + kratei^n to be strong, to	   rule, fr. krato`s strength: cf. F. plutocratie.]	   A form of government in which the supreme power is lodged in	   the hands of the wealthy classes; government by the rich;	   also, a controlling or influential class of rich men.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutocrat \Plu"to*crat\, n.	   One whose wealth gives him power or influence; one of the	   plutocracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutocratic \Plu`to*crat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to plutocracy; as, plutocratic ideas.	   --Bagehot.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutology \Plu*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? wealth + -logy.]	   The science which treats of wealth.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutonian \Plu*to"ni*an\, a. [L. Plutonius, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   plutonien.]	   Plutonic. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]	Plutonian \Plu*to"ni*an\, n. (Geol.)	   A Plutonist.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutonic \Plu*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. plutonique. See {Pluto}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Pluto; Plutonian; hence, pertaining to	      the interior of the earth; subterranean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of, pertaining to, or designating, the system of the	      Plutonists; igneous; as, the Plutonic theory.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Plutonic action} (Geol.), the influence of volcanic heat and	      other subterranean forces under pressure.	   {Plutonic rocks} (Geol.), granite, porphyry, and some other	      igneous rocks, supposed to have consolidated from a melted	      state at a great depth from the surface. Cf. {Intrusive	      rocks}, under {Intrusive}.	   {Plutonic theory}. (Geol.) See {Plutonism}.	      [1913 Webster]
Plutonism \Plu"to*nism\, n. [Cf. F. plutonisme.]	   The theory, early advanced in geology, that the successive	   rocks of the earth's crust were formed by igneous fusion; --	   opposed to the Neptunian theory.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutonist \Plu"to*nist\, n. [Cf. F. plutoniste.]	   One who adopts the geological theory of igneous fusion; a	   Plutonian. See {Plutonism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Plutus \Plu"tus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.)	   The son of Jason and Ceres, and the god of wealth. He was	   represented as bearing a cornucopia, and as blind, because	   his gifts were bestowed without discrimination of merit.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluvial \Plu"vi*al\, a. [L. pluvialis, fr. pluvia rain: cf. F.	   pluvial. See {Plover}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to rain; rainy. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Produced by the action of rain.	      [1913 Webster]	Pluvial \Plu"vi*al\, n. [LL. pluviale a garment which keeps off	   the rain: cf. F. pluvial.]	   A priest's cope.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluviameter \Plu`vi*am"e*ter\, n.	   See {Pluviometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluviametrical \Plu`vi*a*met"ric*al\, a.	   See {Pluviometrical}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluvian \Plu"vi*an\, n. (Zool.)	   The crocodile bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluviograph \Plu"vi*o*graph\, n. [L. pluvia rain + -graph.]	   A self-registering rain gauge.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pluviography \Plu`vi*og"ra*phy\, n. [L. pluvia rain + -graphy.]	   The branch of meteorology treating of the automatic	   registration of the precipitation of rain, snow, etc.; also,	   the graphic presentation of precipitation data.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pluviometer \Plu`vi*om"e*ter\, n. [L. pluvia rain + -meter: cf.	   F. pluviom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the amount of rainfall at any	   place in a given time; a rain gauge.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluviometrical \Plu`vi*o*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   pluviom['e]trique.]	   Of or pertaining to a pluviometer; determined by a	   pluviometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluviometry \Plu`vi*om"e*try\, n. [L. pluvia rain + -metry.]	   That branch of meteorology that treats of the measurement of	   the precipitation of rain, snow, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pluvioscope \Plu"vi*o*scope\, n. [L. pluvia rain + -scope.]	   A rain gauge.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pluviose \Plu`vi`[^o]se"\, n. [F. See {Pluvious}.]	   The fifth month of the French republican calendar adopted in	   1793. It began January 20, and ended February 18. See	   {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pluvious \Plu"vi*ous\, a. [L. pluviosus, pluvius, fr. pluvia	   rain: cf. F. pluvieux. See {Pluvial}, a.]	   Abounding in rain; rainy; pluvial. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ply \Ply\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Plied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Plying}.] [OE. plien, F. plier to fold, to bend, fr. L.	   plicare; akin to Gr. ?, G. flechten. Cf. {Apply}, {Complex},	   {Display}, {Duplicity}, {Employ}, {Exploit}, {Implicate},	   {Plait}, {Pliant}, {Flax}.]	   1. To bend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As men may warm wax with handes plie. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay on closely, or in folds; to work upon steadily, or	      with repeated acts; to press upon; to urge importunately;	      as, to ply one with questions, with solicitations, or with	      drink.	      [1913 Webster]	            And plies him with redoubled strokes  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He plies the duke at morning and at night. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To employ diligently; to use steadily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go ply thy needle; meddle not.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To practice or perform with diligence; to work at.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their bloody task, unwearied, still they ply.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Ply \Ply\, v. i.	   1. To bend; to yield. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It would rather burst atwo than plye. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The willow plied, and gave way to the gust.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act, go, or work diligently and steadily; especially,	      to do something by repeated actions; to go back and forth;	      as, a steamer plies between certain ports.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere half these authors be read (which will soon be	            with plying hard and daily).          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was forced to ply in the streets as a porter.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavy hammers and mallets plied.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To work to windward; to beat.	      [1913 Webster]	Ply \Ply\, n. [Cf. F. pli, fr. plier. See {Ply}, v.]	   1. A fold; a plait; a turn or twist, as of a cord.	      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bent; turn; direction; bias.	      [1913 Webster]	            The late learners can not so well take the ply.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boswell, and others of Goldsmith's contemporaries, .	            . . did not understand the secret plies of his	            character.                            --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            The czar's mind had taken a strange ply, which it	            retained to the last.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ply is used in composition to designate folds, or the	         number of webs interwoven; as, a three-ply carpet.	         [1913 Webster]
Plyer \Ply"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, plies; specifically:	   (a) pl. A kind of balance used in raising and letting down a	       drawbridge. It consists of timbers joined in the form of	       a St. Andrew's cross.	   (b) pl. See {Pliers}.	       [1913 Webster]
Plyght \Plyght\, v. & n.	   See {Plight}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Plymouth Brethren \Plym"outh Breth"ren\	   The members of a religious sect which first appeared at	   Plymouth, England, about 1830. They protest against	   sectarianism, and reject all official ministry or clergy.	   Also called {Brethren}, {Christian Brethren}, {Plymouthists},	   etc. The {Darbyites} are a division of the Brethren.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneometer \Pne*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to breathe + -meter.]	   (Physiol.)	   A spirometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, n.	   A vehicle, as a bicycle, the wheels of which are fitted with	   pneumatic tires. [archaic]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pneumatic	Pneumatic \Pneu*mat"ic\, Pneumatical \Pneu*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.	   pneumaticus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, wind, air, ? to blow, breathe;	   cf. OHG. fnehan: cf. F. pneumatique. Cf. {Pneumonia}.]	   1. Consisting of, or resembling, air; having the properties	      of an elastic fluid; gaseous; opposed to dense or solid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pneumatical substance being, in some bodies, the	            native spirit of the body.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to air, or to elastic fluids or their	      properties; pertaining to pneumatics; as, pneumatic	      experiments. "Pneumatical discoveries." --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Moved or worked by pressure or flow of air; as, a	      pneumatic instrument; a pneumatic engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) Fitted to contain air; Having cavities filled with	      air; as, pneumatic cells; pneumatic bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Adapted for containing compressed air; inflated with air;	      as, a pneumatic cushion; a pneumatic tire, a tire formed	      of an annular tube of flexible fabric, as India rubber,	      suitable for being inflated with air.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Pneumatic action}, or {Pneumatic lever} (Mus.), a	      contrivance for overcoming the resistance of the keys and	      other movable parts in an organ, by causing compressed air	      from the wind chest to move them.	   {Pneumatic dispatch}, a system of tubes, leading to various	      points, through which letters, packages, etc., are sent,	      by the flow and pressure of air.	   {Pneumatic elevator}, a hoisting machine worked by compressed	      air.	   {Pneumatic pile}, a tubular pile or cylinder of large	      diameter sunk by atmospheric pressure.	   {Pneumatic pump}, an air-exhausting or forcing pump.	   {Pneumatic railway}. See {Atmospheric railway}, under	      {Atmospheric}.	   {Pneumatic syringe}, a stout tube closed at one end, and	      provided with a piston, for showing that the heat produced	      by compressing a gas will ignite substances.	   {Pneumatic trough}, a trough, generally made of wood or sheet	      metal, having a perforated shelf, and used, when filled	      with water or mercury, for collecting gases in chemical	      operations.	   {Pneumatic tube}. See {Pneumatic dispatch}, above.	      [1913 Webster]
Pneumaticity \Pneu`ma*tic"i*ty\, n. (Biol.)	   The state of being pneumatic, or of having a cavity or	   cavities filled with air; as, the pneumaticity of the bones	   of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatics \Pneu*mat"ics\, n. [Cf. F. pneumatique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That branch of science which treats of the mechanical	      properties of air and other elastic fluids, as of their	      weight, pressure, elasticity, etc. See {Mechanics}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos. & Theol.) The scientific study or knowledge of	      spiritual beings and their relations to God, angels, and	      men.	      [1913 Webster]
Pocket \Pock"et\, n.	   Any hollow place suggestive of a pocket in form or use;	   specif.:	   (a) A bin for strong coal, grain, etc.	   (b) A socket for receiving the foot of a post, stake, etc.	   (c) A bright on a lee shore.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pneumato- \Pneu"ma*to-\ (n[=u]"m[.a]*t[-o]- or	   n[-u]*m[a^]t"[-o]-).	   A combining form from Gr. pney^ma, pney`matos, wind, air,	   breath, respiration; as, pneumatograph, pneumatology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatocele \Pneu*mat"o*cele\, n. [Pneumato- + Gr. ? a tumor;	   cf. F. pneumatoc[`e]le.] (Med.)	   A distention of the scrotum by air; also, hernia of the	   lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatocyst \Pneu*mat"o*cyst\, n. [Pneumato- + cyst.] (Zool.)	   A cyst or sac of a siphonophore, containing air, and serving	   as a float, as in Physalia.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatogarm \Pneu*mat"o*garm\, n. [Pneumato- + -gram.]	   (Physiol.)	   A tracing of the respiratory movements, obtained by a	   pneumatograph or stethograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatograph \Pneu*mat"o*graph\, n. [Pneumato- + -graph.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax or	   chest wall during respiration; -- also called {stethograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatological \Pneu`ma*to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   pneumatologique.]	   Of or pertaining to pneumatology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatologist \Pneu`ma*tol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F.	   pneumatologiste.]	   One versed in pneumatology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatology \Pneu`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Pneumato- + -logy: cf. F.	   pneumatologie.]	   1. The doctrine of, or a treatise on, air and other elastic	      fluids. See {Pneumatics}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos. & Theol.) The science of spiritual being or	      phenomena of any description.	      [1913 Webster]
Pneumatometer \Pneu`ma*tom"e*ter\, n. [Pneumato- + -meter.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the amount of force exerted by	   the lungs in respiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatometry \Pneu`ma*tom"e*try\, n.	   See {Spirometry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatophore \Pneu*mat"o*phore\, n. [Pneumato- + Gr. fe`rein to	   bear.] (Zool.)	   One of the Pneumonophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumatothorax \Pneu`ma*to*tho"rax\, n. [Pneumato- + thorax.]	   (Med.)	   See {Pneumothorax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumo- \Pneu"mo-\	   A combining form from Gr. ?, ?, a lung; as, pneumogastric,	   pneumology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumococcus \Pneu`mo*coc"cus\, n. [See {Pneumo-}, and	   {Coccus}.] (Biol.)	   A form of micrococcus found in the sputum (and elsewhere) of	   persons suffering with pneumonia, and thought to be the cause	   of this disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumogastric \Pneu`mo*gas"tric\, a. [Pneumo- + gastric.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the lungs and the stomach. -- n. The	   pneumogastric nerve.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pneumogastric nerve} (Anat.), one of the tenth pair of	      cranial nerves which are distributed to the pharynx,	      esophagus, larynx, lungs, heart, stomach, liver, and	      spleen, and, in fishes and many amphibia, to the branchial	      apparatus and also to the sides of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Pneumograph \Pneu"mo*graph\, n.	   Same as {Pneumatograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumography \Pneu*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Pneumo- + -graphy.]	   A description of the lungs. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumology \Pneu*mol"o*gy\, n. [Pneumo- + -logy.] (Anat.)	   The science which treats of the lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumometer \Pneu*mom"e*ter\, n. [Pneumo- + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   A spirometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumometry \Pneu*mom"e*try\, n.	   Measurement of the capacity of the lungs for air.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumonia \Pneu*mo"ni*a\ (n[-u]*m[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. pneymoni`a, fr. pney`mwn, pl. pney`mones the lungs, also,	   pley`mwn, which is perh. the original form. Cf. {Pneumatio},	   {Pulmonary}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the lungs.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note:	   {Catarrhal pneumonia}, or {Broncho-pneumonia}, is	      inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh	      and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial	      membranes, often chronic; -- also called {lobular	      pneumonia}, from its affecting single lobules at a time.	      	   {Croupous pneumonia}, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute	      affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high	      fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; -- also called	      {lobar pneumonia}, from its affecting a whole lobe of the	      lung at once. See under {Croupous}.	   {Fibroid pneumonia} is an inflammation of the interstitial	      connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs,	      and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and	      atrophy of the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]
Pneumonic \Pneu*mon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. pneumonique.]	   (a) Of or pertaining to the lungs; pulmonic.	   (b) Of or pertaining to pneumonia; as, pneumonic symptoms.	       [1913 Webster]	Pneumonic \Pneu*mon"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine for affections of the lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumonitic \Pneu`mo*nit"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to pneumonitis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumonitis \Pneu`mo*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Pneumo-}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the lungs; pneumonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumonometer \Pneu`mo*nom"e*ter\, n. [See {Pneumo-}, and	   {-meter}.] (Physiol.)	   A spirometer; a pneumometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumonophora \Pneu`mo*noph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lung	   + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   The division of Siphonophora which includes the Physalia and	   allied genera; -- called also {Pneumatophor[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumony \Pneu"mo*ny\, n. [Cf. F. pneumonie.]	   See {Pneumonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumootoka \Pneu`mo*["o]t"o*ka\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pneumo-}, and	   {Ooticoid}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Sauropsida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumophora \Pneu*moph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pneumonophora}.]	   (Zool.) (Zool.)	   A division of holothurians having an internal gill, or	   respiratory tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumoskeleton \Pneu`mo*skel"e*ton\, n. [Pneumo- + skeleton.]	   (Zool.)	   A chitinous structure which supports the gill in some	   invertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumotherapy \Pneu`mo*ther"a*py\, n. [Gr. ? air + therapy.]	   (Med.)	   The treatment of disease by inhalations of compressed or	   rarefied air.	   [1913 Webster]
Pneumothorax \Pneu`mo*tho"rax\, n. [Gr. ? air + E. thorax.]	   (Med.)	   A condition in which air or other gas is present in the	   cavity of the chest; -- called also {pneumatothorax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pnigalion \Pni*ga"li*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? nightmare, fr. ? to	   throttle.] (Med.)	   Nightmare.	   [1913 Webster]
Pnyx \Pnyx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The place at Athens where the meetings of the people were	   held for making decrees, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Poa \Po"a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? grass.] (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses, including a great number of species, as	   the kinds called {meadow grass}, {Kentucky blue grass}, {June	   grass}, and {spear grass} (which see).	   [1913 Webster]
Poach \Poach\ (p[=o]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poached}	   (p[=o]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Poaching}.] [F. pocher to place	   in a pocket, to poach eggs (the yolk of the egg being as it	   were pouched in the white), from poche pocket, pouch. See	   {Pouch}, v. & n.]	   1. To cook, as eggs, by breaking them into boiling water;	      also, to cook with butter after breaking in a vessel.	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rob of game; to pocket and convey away by stealth, as	      game; hence, to plunder. --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	Poach \Poach\, v. i.	   To steal or pocket game, or to carry it away privately, as in	   a bag; to kill or destroy game contrary to law, especially by	   night; to hunt or fish unlawfully; as, to poach for rabbits	   or for salmon.	   [1913 Webster]	Poach \Poach\, v. t. [Cf. OF. pocher to thrust or dig out with	   the fingers, to bruise (the eyes), F. pouce thumb, L. pollex,	   and also E. poach to cook eggs, to plunder, and poke to	   thrust against.]	   1. To stab; to pierce; to spear, as fish. [Obs.] --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To force, drive, or plunge into anything. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His horse poching one of his legs into some hollow	            ground.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make soft or muddy by trampling. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To begin and not complete. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Poach \Poach\, v. i.	   To become soft or muddy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chalky and clay lands . . . chap in summer, and poach	         in winter.                               --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Poachard \Poach"ard\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]rd), n. [From {Poach} to	   stab.] [Written also {pocard}, {pochard}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A common European duck ({Aythya ferina}); -- called also	       {goldhead}, {poker}, and {fresh-water widgeon}, or	       {red-headed widgeon}.	   (b) The American redhead, which is closely allied to the	       European poachard.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Red-crested poachard} (Zool.), an Old World duck ({Branta	      rufina}).	   {Scaup poachard}, the scaup duck.	   {Tufted poachard}, a scaup duck ({Aythya cristata}, or	      {Fuligula cristata}), native of Europe and Asia.	      [1913 Webster]
Poacher \Poach"er\ (p[=o]ch"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who poaches; one who kills or catches game or fish	      contrary to law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The American widgeon. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sea poacher} (Zool.), the lyrie.	      [1913 Webster]
Poachiness \Poach"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being poachy; marshiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Poachy \Poach"y\ (p[=o]ch"[y^]), a. [See {Poach} to stab.]	   Wet and soft; easily penetrated by the feet of cattle; --	   said of land	   [1913 Webster] Poak
Poak \Poak\, Poake \Poake\, n.	   Waste matter from the preparation of skins, consisting of	   hair, lime, oil, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pocan \Po"can\, n. (Bot.)	   The poke ({Phytolacca decandra}); -- called also {pocan	   bush}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pochard \Po"chard\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Poachard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pock \Pock\, n. [OE. pokke, AS. pocc, poc; akin to D. pok, G.	   pocke, and perh. to E. poke a pocket. Cf. {Pox}.] (Med.)	   A pustule raised on the surface of the body in variolous and	   vaccine diseases.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of pokkes and of scab every sore.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pockarred \Pock"arred\, a.	   See {Pockmarked}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pock-broken \Pock"-bro`ken\, a.	   Broken out, or marked, with smallpox; pock-fretten.	   [1913 Webster]
Pocket \Pock"et\ (p[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [OE. poket, Prov. F. & OF.	   poquette, F. pochette, dim. fr. poque, pouque, F. poche;	   probably of Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a pocket, and cf.	   {Poach} to cook eggs, to plunder, and {Pouch}.]	   1. A bag or pouch; especially; a small bag inserted in a	      garment for carrying small articles, particularly money;	      hence, figuratively, money; wealth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of several bags attached to a billiard table, into	      which the balls are driven.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large bag or sack used in packing various articles, as	      ginger, hops, cowries, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the wool or hop trade, the pocket contains half a	         sack, or about 168 Ibs.; but it is a variable quantity,	         the articles being sold by actual weight.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A hole or space covered by a movable piece of	      board, as in a floor, boxing, partitions, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining.)	      (a) A cavity in a rock containing a nugget of gold, or	          other mineral; a small body of ore contained in such a	          cavity.	      (b) A hole containing water.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Nat.) A strip of canvas, sewn upon a sail so that a	      batten or a light spar can placed in the interspace.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) Same as {Pouch}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Any hollow place suggestive of a pocket in form or use;	      specif.:	      (a) A bin for storing coal, grain, etc.	      (b) A socket for receiving the foot of a post, stake, etc.	      (c) A bight on a lee shore.	      (d) a small cavity in the body, especially one abnormally	          filled with a fluid; as, a pocket of pus.	      (e) (Dentistry) a small space between a tooth and the	          adjoining gum, formed by an abnormal separation of the	          gum from the tooth.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   9. An isolated group or area which has properties in contrast	      to the surrounding area; as, a pocket of poverty in an	      affluent region; pockets of resistance in a conquered	      territory; a pocket of unemployment in a booming ecomony.	      [PJC]	   10. (Football) The area from which a quarterback throws a	       pass, behind the line of scrimmage, delineated by the	       defensive players of his own team who protect him from	       attacking opponents; as, he had ample time in the pocket	       to choose an open receiver.	       [PJC]	   11. (Baseball) The part of a baseball glove covering the palm	       of the wearer's hand.	       [PJC]	   12. (Bowling) the space between the head pin and one of the	       pins in the second row, considered as the optimal point	       at which to aim the bowling ball in order to get a	       strike.	       [PJC]	   Note: Pocket is often used adjectively in the sense of small,	         or in the formation of compound words usually of	         obvious signification; as, pocket knife, pocket comb,	         pocket compass, pocket edition, pocket handkerchief,	         pocket money, pocket picking, or pocket-picking, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {deep pocket} or	   {deep pockets}, wealth or substantial financial assets.	   Note: Used esp. in legal actions, where plaintiffs desire to	         find a defendant with "deep pockets", so as to be able	         to actually obtain the sum of damages which may be	         judged due to him. This contrasts with a	         "judgment-proof" defendant, one who has neither assets	         nor insurance, and against whom a judgment for monetary	         damages would be uncollectable and worthless. 	   {Out of pocket}. See under {Out}, prep.	   {Pocket borough}, a borough "owned" by some person. See under	      {Borough}. [Eng.]	   {Pocket gopher} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      American rodents of the genera {Geomys}, and {Thomomys},	      family {Geomyd[ae]}. They have large external cheek	      pouches, and are fossorial in their habits. they inhabit	      North America, from the Mississippi Valley west to the	      Pacific. Called also {pouched gopher}.	   {Pocket mouse} (Zool.), any species of American mice of the	      family {Saccomyid[ae]}. They have external cheek pouches.	      Some of them are adapted for leaping (genus {Dipadomys}),	      and are called {kangaroo mice}. They are native of the	      Southwestern United States, Mexico, etc.	   {Pocket piece}, a piece of money kept in the pocket and not	      spent.	   {Pocket pistol}, a pistol to be carried in the pocket.	   {Pocket sheriff} (Eng. Law), a sheriff appointed by the sole	      authority of the crown, without a nomination by the judges	      in the exchequer. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Pocket \Pock"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pocketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pocketing}.]	   1. To put, or conceal, in the pocket; as, to pocket the	      change.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would pocket the expense of the license.	                                                  --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take clandestinely or fraudulently.	      [1913 Webster]	            He pocketed pay in the names of men who had long	            been dead.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pocket a ball} (Billiards), to drive a ball into a pocket	      of the table.	   {To pocket an insult}, {affront}, etc., to receive an affront	      without open resentment, or without seeking redress. "I	      must pocket up these wrongs." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Pocketbook \Pock"et*book`\, n.	   A small book or case for carrying papers, money, etc., in the	   pocket; also, a notebook for the pocket.	   [1913 Webster]
Pocketful \Pock"et*ful\, n.; pl. {Pocketfuls}.	   As much as a pocket will hold; enough to fill a pocket; as,	   pocketfuls of chestnuts.	   [1913 Webster]
Pocketknife \Pock"et*knife`\, n.; pl. {-knives}.	   A knife with one or more blades, which fold into the handle	   so as to admit of being carried in the pocket.	   [1913 Webster]
Pocket veto \Pocket veto\	   The retention by the President of the United States of a bill	   unsigned so that it does not become a law, in virtue of the	   following constitutional provision (--Const. Art. I., sec. 7,	   cl. 2): "If any bill shall not be returned by the President	   within ten days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been	   presented to him, the same shall be a law, in like manner as	   if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their adjournment	   prevent its return, in which case it shall not be a law."	   Also, an analogous retention of a bill by a State governor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pock-fretten \Pock"-fret`ten\, a.	   See {Pockmarked}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pockiness \Pock"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being pocky.	   [1913 Webster]
Pockmark \Pock"mark\, n.	   A mark or pit made by smallpox.	   [1913 Webster]
Pockmarked \Pock"marked`\, a.	   Marked by smallpox; pitted.	   [1913 Webster]
Pock-pitted \Pock"-pit`ted\, a.	   Pockmarked; pitted.	   [1913 Webster]
Pock-pudding \Pock"-pud`ding\, n.	   A bag pudding; a name of reproach or ridicule formerly	   applied by the Scotch to the English.	   [1913 Webster]
Pockwood \Pock"wood`\, n. [So called because formerly used as a	   specific for the pock.] (Bot.)	   Lignum-vit[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Pocky \Pock"y\, a. [Compar. {Pockier}; superl. {Pockiest}.]	   Full of pocks; affected with smallpox or other eruptive	   disease. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Poco \Po"co\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   A little; -- used chiefly in phrases indicating the time or	   movement; as, poco pi[`u] allegro, a little faster; poco	   largo, rather slow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Poco a poco} [It.] (Mus.) Little by little; as, poco a poco	      crescendo, gradually increasing in loudness.	      [1913 Webster]
Pocock \Po"cock\, n.	   Peacock. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pococurante \Po`co*cu*ran"te\, n. [It. poco curante caring	   little.]	   A careless person; a trifler. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pococurantism \Po`co*cu*ran"tism\ n.	   Carelessness; apathy; indifference. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pocoson \Po*co"son\, n.	   Low, wooded grounds or swamps in Eastern Maryland and	   Virginia. [Written also {poquoson}.] --Washington.	   [1913 Webster]
Poculent \Poc"u*lent\, a. [L. poculentus, fr. poculum a cup.]	   Fit for drink. [Obs.] "Some those herbs which are not	   esculent, are . . . poculent." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Poculiform \Poc"u*li*form\, a. [L. poculum a cup + -form: cf. F.	   poculiforme.]	   Having the shape of a goblet or drinking cup.	   [1913 Webster]
-pod \-pod\ [See {Foot}.]	   A combining form or suffix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as,	   decapod, an animal having ten feet; phyllopod, an animal	   having leaflike feet; myriapod, hexapod.	   [1913 Webster]
Pod \Pod\, n. [Probably akin to pudding, and perhaps the same	   word as pad a cushion; cf. also Dan. pude pillow, cushion,	   and also E. cod a husk, pod.]	   1. A bag; a pouch. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A capsule of plant, especially a legume; a dry	      dehiscent fruit. See Illust. of {Angiospermous}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A considerable number of animals closely clustered	      together; -- said of seals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pod auger}, or {pod bit}, an auger or bit the channel of	      which is straight instead of twisted.	      [1913 Webster]	Pod \Pod\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Podded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Podding}.]	   To swell; to fill; also, to produce pods.	   [1913 Webster]
-poda \-po*da\	   A New Latin plural combining form or suffix from Gr. ?, ?,	   foot; as, hexapoda, myriapoda. See {-pod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Podagra \Pod"a*gra\, n. [L. See {Podagric}.] (Med.)	   Gout in the joints of the foot; -- applied also to gout in	   other parts of body.	   [1913 Webster] Podagric
Podagric \Po*dag"ric\, Podagrical \Po*dag"ric*al\, a. [L.	   podagricus, Gr. ?, fr. ? gout in the feet; ?, ?, Foot + ? a	   catching.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Pertaining to the gout; gouty; caused by gout.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Afflicted with gout. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Podagrous \Pod"a*grous\, a.	   Gouty; podagric.	   [1913 Webster]
Podalgia \Po*dal"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, foot + ? pain.]	   (Med.)	   pain in the foot, due to gout, rheumatism, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Podarthrum \Po*dar"thrum\, n.; pl. {Podarthra}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,	   ?, foot + ? joint.] (Anat.)	   The foot joint; in birds, the joint between the metatarsus	   and the toes.	   [1913 Webster]
Podded \Pod"ded\, a.	   Having pods.	   [1913 Webster]
Podder \Pod"der\, n.	   One who collects pods or pulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Podesta \Po*des"ta\, n. [It. podest[`a], fr. L. potestas power,	   magistracy. See {Potent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the chief magistrates of the Italian republics in	      the Middle Ages. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mayor, alderman, or other magistrate, in some towns of	      Italy.	      [1913 Webster]
Podetium \Po*de"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Podetia}, E. {Podetiums}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ?, ?, foot.] (Bot.)	   A stalk which bears the fructification in some lichens, as in	   the so-called reindeer moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Podge \Podge\, n. [Cf. G. patsche puddle, mire.]	   1. A puddle; a plash. --Skinner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Porridge. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Podgy \Podg"y\, a.	   Fat and short; pudgy.	   [1913 Webster]
Podical \Pod"i*cal\, a. [L. podex, podicis, the anus.] (Zool.)	   Anal; -- applied to certain organs of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Podiceps \Pod"i*ceps\, n. [NL., fr. L. podex, podicis, anus +	   pes foot.] (Zool.)	   See {Grebe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Podium \Po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Podia}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ?,	   ?, foot. See {Pew}.]	   1. (Arch.) A low wall, serving as a foundation, a	      substructure, or a terrace wall. It is especially employed	      by arch[ae]ologists in two senses:	      (a) The dwarf wall surrounding the arena of an	          amphitheater, from the top of which the seats began.	      (b) The masonry under the stylobate of a temple, sometimes	          a mere foundation, sometimes containing chambers. See	          Illust. of {Column}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The foot.	      [1913 Webster]
Podley \Pod"ley\, n. (Zool.)	   A young coalfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Podo- \Pod"o-\ [See {Foot}.]	   A combining form or prefix from Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot; as,	   podocarp, podocephalous, podology.	   [1913 Webster]
Podobranch \Pod"o*branch\, n. [See {Podo-}, and {Branchia}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the branchi[ae] attached to the bases of the legs in	   Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Podobranchia \Pod`o*bran"chi*a\, n., pl. {Podobranchi[ae]}	   (-[=e]). [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Podobranch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Podocarp \Pod"o*carp\, n. [Podo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.] (Bot.)	   A stem, or footstalk, supporting the fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Podocephalous \Pod`o*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Podo- + Gr. ? head.]	   (Bot.)	   Having a head of flowers on a long peduncle, or footstalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Podogynium \Pod`o*gyn"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s,	   foot + gynh` woman.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Basigynium}	   [1913 Webster]
Podophthalmia \Pod`oph*thal"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Podophthalmic}.] (Zool.)	   The stalk-eyed Crustacea, -- an order of Crustacea having the	   eyes supported on movable stalks. It includes the crabs,	   lobsters, and prawns. Called also {Podophthalmata}, and	   {Decapoda}.	   [1913 Webster] Podophthalmic
Podophthalmic \Pod`oph*thal"mic\, Podophthalmous
\Pod`oph*thal"mous\, a. [Podo- + Gr. ? an eye.] (Zool.)	   (a) Having the eyes on movable footstalks, or pedicels.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the Podophthalmia.	       [1913 Webster]
Podophthalmite \Pod`oph*thal"mite\, n. (Zool.)	   The eyestalk of a crustacean.	   [1913 Webster]
Podophyllin \Pod`o*phyl"lin\, n. [From {Podophyllum}.] (Chem.)	   A brown bitter gum extracted from the rootstalk of the May	   apple ({Podophyllum peltatum}). It is a complex mixture of	   several substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Podophyllous \Pod`o*phyl"lous\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Having thin, flat, leaflike locomotive organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or composing, the layer of tissue,	      made up of lamin[ae], beneath a horse's hoof.	      [1913 Webster]
Podophyllum \Pod`o*phyl"lum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s, podo`s,	   foot + fy`llon leaf.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of herbs of the Barberry family, having	      large palmately lobed peltate leaves and solitary flower.	      There are two species, the American {Podophyllum	      peltatum}, or May apple, the Himalayan {Podophyllum	      Emodi}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The rhizome and rootlet of the May apple	      ({Podophyllum peltatum}), -- used as a cathartic drug.	      [1913 Webster]
Podoscaph \Pod"o*scaph\, n. [Podo- + Gr. ? boat.]	   A canoe-shaped float attached to the foot, for walking on	   water.	   [1913 Webster]
Podosperm \Pod"o*sperm\, n. [Podo- + Gr. ? seed: cf. F.	   podosperme.] (Bot.)	   The stalk of a seed or ovule.	   [1913 Webster]
Podostomata \Pod`o*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poy`s,	   podo`s, foot + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zool.)	   An order of Bryozoa of which Rhabdopleura is the type. See	   {Rhabdopleura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Podotheca \Pod`o*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Podothec[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   poy`s, podo`s, foot + ? case.] (Zool.)	   The scaly covering of the foot of a bird or reptile.	   [1913 Webster]
Podrida \Po*dri"da\, n. [Sp., rotten.]	   A miscellaneous dish of meats. See {Olla-podrida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Podura \Po*du"ra\, n.; pl. L. {Podur[ae]}, E. {Poduras}. [NL.;	   Gr. poy`s, podo`s, foot + ? tail.]	   Any small leaping thysanurous insect of the genus {Podura}	   and related genera; a springtail.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Podura scale} (Zool.), one of the minute scales with which	      the body of a podura is covered. They are used as test	      objects for the microscope.	      [1913 Webster]
Podurid \Po*du"rid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Podura} or allied genera. -- a. Pertaining to	   the poduras.	   [1913 Webster]
Poe \Po"e\, n.	   Same as {Poi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poebird \Po"e*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The parson bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Poecile \P[oe]"ci*le\, n.	   Same as {Poicile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poecilitic \P[oe]`ci*lit"ic\, a. [Gr. poiki`los many-colored,	   variegated.] (Geol.)	   (a) Mottled with various colors; variegated; spotted; -- said	       of certain rocks.	   (b) Specifically: Of or pertaining to, or characterizing,	       Triassic and Permian sandstones of red and other colors.	       [Also written {poikilitic}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Poecilopod \P[oe]*cil"o*pod\, n. [Cf. F. p[oe]cilopode.] (Zool.)	   One of the P[oe]cilopoda. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Poecilopoda \P[oe]`ci*lop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   variegated, manifold + -poda.] (Zool.)	   (a) Originally, an artificial group including many parasitic	       Entomostraca, together with the horseshoe crabs	       ({Limuloidea}).	   (b) By some recent writers applied to the Merostomata.	       [1913 Webster]
Poem \Po"em\, n. [L. po["e]ma, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make, to compose,	   to write, especially in verse: cf. F. po["e]me.]	   1. A metrical composition; a composition in verse written in	      certain measures, whether in blank verse or in rhyme, and	      characterized by imagination and poetic diction; --	      contradistinguished from prose; as, the poems of Homer or	      of Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A composition, not in verse, of which the language is	      highly imaginative or impassioned; as, a prose poem; the	      poems of Ossian.	      [1913 Webster]
Poematic \Po`em*at"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Pertaining to a poem, or to poetry; poetical. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Poenamu \Po*e"na*mu\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of jade or nephrite, -- used in New Zealand for the	   manufacture of axes and weapons.	   [1913 Webster]
Poenology \P[oe]*nol"o*gy\ (p[-e]*n[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   See {Penology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poephaga \Po*eph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pohfa`gos grass	   eating; po`a grass + fagei^n to eat.] (Zool.)	   A group of herbivorous marsupials including the kangaroos and	   their allies. -- {Po*eph"a*gous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Poesy \Po"e*sy\, n. [F. po['e]sie (cf. It. poesia), L. poesis,	   from Gr. ?. from ? to make. Cf. {Posy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art of composing poems; poetical skill or faculty; as,	      the heavenly gift of poesy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Poetry; metrical composition; poems.	      [1913 Webster]	            Music and poesy used to quicken you.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A short conceit or motto engraved on a ring or other	      thing; a posy. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Poet \Po"et\, n. [F. po["e]te, L. po["e]ta, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   make. Cf. {Poem}.]	   One skilled in making poetry; one who has a particular genius	   for metrical composition; the author of a poem; an	   imaginative thinker or writer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poet's eye, in a fine frenzy rolling,	         Doth glance from heaven to earth, from earth to heaven.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A poet is a maker, as the word signifies. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Poet laureate}. See under {Laureate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Poetaster \Po"et*as`ter\, n.	   An inferior rhymer, or writer of verses; a dabbler in poetic	   art.	   [1913 Webster]	         The talk of forgotten poetasters.        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Poetastry \Po"et*as`try\, n.	   The works of a poetaster. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poetess \Po"et*ess\, n. [Cf. F. po['e]tesse.]	   A female poet.	   [1913 Webster] Poetic
Poetic \Po*et"ic\, Poetical \Po*et"ic*al\, a. [L. po["e]ticus,	   Gr. ?: cf. F. po['e]tiquee.]	   1. Of or pertaining to poetry; suitable for poetry, or for	      writing poetry; as, poetic talent, theme, work,	      sentiments. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressed in metrical form; exhibiting the imaginative or	      the rhythmical quality of poetry; as, a poetical	      composition; poetical prose.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poetic license}. See {License}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Poetically \Po*et"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a poetic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Poetics \Po*et"ics\, n. [Cf. F. po['e]tique, L. po["e]tica,	   po["e]tice, Gr. ? (sc. ?.]	   The principles and rules of the art of poetry. --J. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Poeticule \Po*et"i*cule\, n.	   A poetaster. --Swinburne.	   [1913 Webster]
Poetize \Po"et*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Poetized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Poetizing}.] [Cf. F. po['e]tiser.]	   To write as a poet; to compose verse; to idealize.	   [1913 Webster]	         I versify the truth, not poetize.        --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Poetry \Po"et*ry\, n. [OF. poeterie. See {Poet}.]	   1. The art of apprehending and interpreting ideas by the	      faculty of imagination; the art of idealizing in thought	      and in expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            For poetry is the blossom and the fragrance of all	            human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions,	            emotions, language.                   --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imaginative language or composition, whether expressed	      rhythmically or in prose. Specifically: Metrical	      composition; verse; rhyme; poems collectively; as, heroic	      poetry; dramatic poetry; lyric or Pindaric poetry. "The	      planetlike music of poetry." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            She taketh most delight	            In music, instruments, and poetry.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Poets' Corner \Po"ets' Cor"ner\	   An angle in the south transept of Westminster Abbey, London;	   -- so called because it contains the tombs of Chaucer,	   Spenser, Dryden, Ben Jonson, Gray, Tennyson, Browning, and	   other English poets, and memorials to many buried elsewhere.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poetship \Po"et*ship\, n.	   The state or personality of a poet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pogamoggan \Pog`a*mog"gan\, n. [North Amer. Indian.]	   An aboriginal weapon consisting of a stone or piece of antler	   fastened to the end of a slender wooden handle, used by	   American Indians from the Great Plains to the Mackenzie	   River.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poggy \Pog"gy\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) See {Porgy}.	   (b) A small whale.	       [1913 Webster]
Pogy \Po"gy\, n. (Zool.)	   The menhaden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pogy is often confounded with porgy, and therefore	         incorrectly applied to various fishes.	         [1913 Webster]
Poh \Poh\, interj.	   An exclamation expressing contempt or disgust; bah !	   [1913 Webster]
Pohagen \Po*ha"gen\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Pauhaugen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poi \Po"i\, n.	   A national food of the Hawaiians, made by baking and pounding	   the kalo (or taro) root, and reducing it to a thin paste,	   which is allowed to ferment.	   [1913 Webster] Poicile
Poicile \Poi"ci*le\, or Poecile \P[oe]"ci*le\, n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ? (sc. ?); cf. L. poecile.]	   The frescoed porch or gallery in Athens where Zeno taught.	   --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Poignancy \Poign"an*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being poignant; as, the poignancy of	   satire; the poignancy of grief. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Poignant \Poign"ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of poindre to sting, fr. L.	   pungere to prick, sting. See {Pungent}.]	   1. Pricking; piercing; sharp; pungent. "His poignant spear."	      --Spenser. "Poynaunt sauce." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Pointed; keen; satirical.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wit . . . became more lively and poignant. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Poignantly \Poign"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a poignant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Poikilitic \Poi`ki*lit"ic\, a. (Geol.)	   See {P[oe]cilitic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poikilocyte \Poi"ki*lo*cyte\ (poi"k[i^]*l[-o]*s[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   poiki`los diversified, changeable + ky`tos hollow vessel.]	   (Physiol.)	   An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of	   profound an[ae]mia, probably a degenerated red blood	   corpuscle.	   [1913 Webster] Poikilothermal
Poikilothermal \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mal\ (-th[~e]r"mal),
Poikilothermic \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mic\ (-th[~e]r"m[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   poiki`los changeable + E. thermal, thermic.] (Physiol.)	   Having a varying body temperature. See {Homoiothermal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poikilothermous \Poi`ki*lo*ther"mous\ (-m[u^]s), a. (Physiol.)	   Poikilothermal.	   [1913 Webster]
Poinciana \Poin`ci*a"na\, n. [NL. Named after M. de Poinci, a	   governor of the French West Indies.] (Bot.)	   A prickly tropical shrub ({C[ae]salpinia, formerly Poinciana,	   pulcherrima}), with bipinnate leaves, and racemes of showy	   orange-red flowers with long crimson filaments.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The genus {Poinciana} is kept up for three trees of	         Eastern Africa, the Mascarene Islands, and India.	         [1913 Webster]
Poind \Poind\ (poind), v. t. [See {Pound} to confine.]	   1. To impound, as cattle. [Obs. or Scot.] --Flavel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To distrain. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Poinder \Poind"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. The keeper of a cattle pound; a pinder. [Obs. or Scot.]	      --T. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who distrains property. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Poinsettia \Poin*set"ti*a\ (poin*s[e^]t"t[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.	   Named after Joel R. Poinsett of South Carolina.] (Bot.)	   A Mexican shrub ({Euphorbia pulcherrima}) with very large and	   conspicuous vermilion bracts below the yellowish flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Point \Point\ (point), v. t. & i.	   To appoint. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Point \Point\, n. [F. point, and probably also pointe, L.	   punctum, puncta, fr. pungere, punctum, to prick. See	   {Pungent}, and cf. {Puncto}, {Puncture}.]	   1. That which pricks or pierces; the sharp end of anything,	      esp. the sharp end of a piercing instrument, as a needle	      or a pin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument which pricks or pierces, as a sort of needle	      used by engravers, etchers, lace workers, and others;	      also, a pointed cutting tool, as a stone cutter's point;	      -- called also {pointer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything which tapers to a sharp, well-defined	      termination. Specifically: A small promontory or cape; a	      tract of land extending into the water beyond the common	      shore line.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The mark made by the end of a sharp, piercing instrument,	      as a needle; a prick.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An indefinitely small space; a mere spot indicated or	      supposed. Specifically: (Geom.) That which has neither	      parts nor magnitude; that which has position, but has	      neither length, breadth, nor thickness, -- sometimes	      conceived of as the limit of a line; that by the motion of	      which a line is conceived to be produced.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An indivisible portion of time; a moment; an instant;	      hence, the verge.	      [1913 Webster]	            When time's first point begun	            Made he all souls.                    --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A mark of punctuation; a character used to mark the	      divisions of a composition, or the pauses to be observed	      in reading, or to point off groups of figures, etc.; a	      stop, as a comma, a semicolon, and esp. a period; hence,	      figuratively, an end, or conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            And there a point, for ended is my tale. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commas and points they set exactly right. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Whatever serves to mark progress, rank, or relative	      position, or to indicate a transition from one state or	      position to another, degree; step; stage; hence, position	      or condition attained; as, a point of elevation, or of	      depression; the stock fell off five points; he won by	      tenpoints. "A point of precedence." --Selden. "Creeping on	      from point to point." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lord full fat and in good point.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. That which arrests attention, or indicates qualities or	      character; a salient feature; a characteristic; a	      peculiarity; hence, a particular; an item; a detail; as,	      the good or bad points of a man, a horse, a book, a story,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He told him, point for point, in short and plain.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In point of religion and in point of honor. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shalt thou dispute	            With Him the points of liberty ?      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Hence, the most prominent or important feature, as of an	       argument, discourse, etc.; the essential matter; esp.,	       the proposition to be established; as, the point of an	       anecdote. "Here lies the point." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             They will hardly prove his point.    --Arbuthnot.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A small matter; a trifle; a least consideration; a	       punctilio.	       [1913 Webster]	             This fellow doth not stand upon points. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             [He] cared not for God or man a point. --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mus.) A dot or mark used to designate certain tones or	       time; as:	       (a) (Anc. Mus.) A dot or mark distinguishing or	           characterizing certain tones or styles; as, points of	           perfection, of augmentation, etc.; hence, a note; a	           tune. "Sound the trumpet -- not a levant, or a	           flourish, but a point of war." --Sir W. Scott.	       (b) (Mod. Mus.) A dot placed at the right hand of a note,	           to raise its value, or prolong its time, by one half,	           as to make a whole note equal to three half notes, a	           half note equal to three quarter notes.	           [1913 Webster]	   13. (Astron.) A fixed conventional place for reference, or	       zero of reckoning, in the heavens, usually the	       intersection of two or more great circles of the sphere,	       and named specifically in each case according to the	       position intended; as, the equinoctial points; the	       solstitial points; the nodal points; vertical points,	       etc. See {Equinoctial Nodal}.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Her.) One of the several different parts of the	       escutcheon. See {Escutcheon}.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Naut.)	       (a) One of the points of the compass (see {Points of the	           compass}, below); also, the difference between two	           points of the compass; as, to fall off a point.	       (b) A short piece of cordage used in reefing sails. See	           {Reef point}, under {Reef}.	           [1913 Webster]	   16. (Anc. Costume) A a string or lace used to tie together	       certain parts of the dress. --Sir W. Scott.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. Lace wrought the needle; as, point de Venise; Brussels	       point. See Point lace, below.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. pl. (Railways) A switch. [Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	   19. An item of private information; a hint; a tip; a pointer.	       [Cant, U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   20. (Cricket) A fielder who is stationed on the off side,	       about twelve or fifteen yards from, and a little in	       advance of, the batsman.	       [1913 Webster]	   21. The attitude assumed by a pointer dog when he finds game;	       as, the dog came to a point. See {Pointer}.	       [1913 Webster]	   22. (Type Making) A standard unit of measure for the size of	       type bodies, being one twelfth of the thickness of pica	       type. See {Point system of type}, under {Type}.	       [1913 Webster]	   23. A tyne or snag of an antler.	       [1913 Webster]	   24. One of the spaces on a backgammon board.	       [1913 Webster]	   25. (Fencing) A movement executed with the saber or foil; as,	       tierce point.	       [1913 Webster]	   26. (Med.) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one	       end with vaccine matter; -- called also {vaccine point}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   27. One of the raised dots used in certain systems of	       printing and writing for the blind. The first practical	       system was that devised by Louis Braille in 1829, and	       still used in Europe (see {Braille}). Two modifications	       of this are current in the United States:	   {New York point} founded on three bases of equidistant points	      arranged in two lines (viz., : :: :::), and a later	      improvement,	   {American Braille}, embodying the Braille base (:::) and the	      New-York-point principle of using the characters of few	      points for the commonest letters.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   28. In technical senses:	       (a) In various games, a position of a certain player, or,	           by extension, the player himself; as: (1) (Lacrosse &	           Ice Hockey) The position of the player of each side	           who stands a short distance in front of the goal	           keeper; also, the player himself. (2) (Baseball)	           (pl.) The position of the pitcher and catcher.	       (b) (Hunting) A spot to which a straight run is made;	           hence, a straight run from point to point; a	           cross-country run. [Colloq. Oxf. E. D.]	       (c) (Falconry) The perpendicular rising of a hawk over	           the place where its prey has gone into cover.	       (d) Act of pointing, as of the foot downward in certain	           dance positions.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The word point is a general term, much used in the	         sciences, particularly in mathematics, mechanics,	         perspective, and physics, but generally either in the	         geometrical sense, or in that of degree, or condition	         of change, and with some accompanying descriptive or	         qualifying term, under which, in the vocabulary, the	         specific uses are explained; as, boiling point, carbon	         point, dry point, freezing point, melting point,	         vanishing point, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At all points}, in every particular, completely; perfectly.	      --Shak.	   {At point}, {In point}, {At the point}, {In the point}, or	   {On the point}, as near as can be; on the verge; about (see	      {About}, prep., 6); as, at the point of death; he was on	      the point of speaking. "In point to fall down." --Chaucer.	      "Caius Sidius Geta, at point to have been taken, recovered	      himself so valiantly as brought day on his side."	      --Milton.	   {Dead point}. (Mach.) Same as {Dead center}, under {Dead}.	   {Far point} (Med.), in ophthalmology, the farthest point at	      which objects are seen distinctly. In normal eyes the	      nearest point at which objects are seen distinctly; either	      with the two eyes together (binocular near point), or with	      each eye separately (monocular near point).	   {Nine points of the law}, all but the tenth point; the	      greater weight of authority.	   {On the point}. See {At point}, above.	   {Point lace}, lace wrought with the needle, as distinguished	      from that made on the pillow.	   {Point net}, a machine-made lace imitating a kind of Brussels	      lace (Brussels ground).	   {Point of concurrence} (Geom.), a point common to two lines,	      but not a point of tangency or of intersection, as, for	      instance, that in which a cycloid meets its base.	   {Point of contrary flexure}, a point at which a curve changes	      its direction of curvature, or at which its convexity and	      concavity change sides.	   {Point of order}, in parliamentary practice, a question of	      order or propriety under the rules.	   {Point of sight} (Persp.), in a perspective drawing, the	      point assumed as that occupied by the eye of the	      spectator.	   {Point of view}, the relative position from which anything is	      seen or any subject is considered.	   {Points of the compass} (Naut.), the thirty-two points of	      division of the compass card in the mariner's compass; the	      corresponding points by which the circle of the horizon is	      supposed to be divided, of which the four marking the	      directions of east, west, north, and south, are called	      cardinal points, and the rest are named from their	      respective directions, as N. by E., N. N. E., N. E. by N.,	      N. E., etc. See Illust. under {Compass}.	   {Point paper}, paper pricked through so as to form a stencil	      for transferring a design.	   {Point system of type}. See under {Type}.	   {Singular point} (Geom.), a point of a curve which possesses	      some property not possessed by points in general on the	      curve, as a cusp, a point of inflection, a node, etc.	   {To carry one's point}, to accomplish one's object, as in a	      controversy.	   {To make a point of}, to attach special importance to.	   {To make a point}, or {To gain a point}, accomplish that	      which was proposed; also, to make advance by a step,	      grade, or position.	   {To mark a point}, or {To score a point}, as in billiards,	      cricket, etc., to note down, or to make, a successful hit,	      run, etc.	   {To strain a point}, to go beyond the proper limit or rule;	      to stretch one's authority or conscience.	   {Vowel point}, in Arabic, Hebrew, and certain other Eastern	      and ancient languages, a mark placed above or below the	      consonant, or attached to it, representing the vowel, or	      vocal sound, which precedes or follows the consonant.	      [1913 Webster]	Point \Point\ (point), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pointed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pointing}.] [Cf. F. pointer. See {Point}, n.]	   1. To give a point to; to sharpen; to cut, forge, grind, or	      file to an acute end; as, to point a dart, or a pencil.	      Used also figuratively; as, to point a moral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct toward an abject; to aim; as, to point a gun at	      a wolf, or a cannon at a fort.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to direct the attention or notice of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever should be guided through his battles by	            Minerva, and pointed to every scene of them. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To supply with punctuation marks; to punctuate; as, to	      point a composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To mark (a text, as in Arabic or Hebrew) with {vowel	      points}; -- also called {vocalize}.	   Syn: vocalize. [1913 Webster + RP]	   6. To give particular prominence to; to designate in a	      special manner; to indicate, as if by pointing; as, the	      error was pointed out. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            He points it, however, by no deviation from his	            straightforward manner of speech.     --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To indicate or discover by a fixed look, as game.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Masonry) To fill up and finish the joints of (a wall), by	      introducing additional cement or mortar, and bringing it	      to a smooth surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Stone Cutting) To cut, as a surface, with a pointed tool.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To point a rope} (Naut.), to taper and neatly finish off the	      end by interweaving the nettles.	   {To point a sail} (Naut.), to affix points through the eyelet	      holes of the reefs.	   {To point off}, to divide into periods or groups, or to	      separate, by pointing, as figures.	   {To point the yards} (of a vessel) (Naut.), to brace them so	      that the wind shall strike the sails obliquely. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Point \Point\ (point), v. i.	   1. To direct the point of something, as of a finger, for the	      purpose of designating an object, and attracting attention	      to it; -- with at.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now must the world point at poor Katharine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Point at the tattered coat and ragged shoe.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To indicate the presence of game by fixed and steady look,	      as certain hunting dogs do.	      [1913 Webster]	            He treads with caution, and he points with fear.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To approximate to the surface; to head; -- said of	      an abscess.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To point at}, to treat with scorn or contempt by pointing or	      directing attention to.	   {To point well} (Naut.), to sail close to the wind; -- said	      of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Pointal \Point"al\, n. [From {Point}: cf. F. pointal an upright	   wooden prop, OF. pointille a prick or prickle.]	   1. (Bot.) The pistil of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of pencil or style used with the tablets of the	      Middle Ages. "A pair of tablets [i. e., tablets] . . . and	      a pointel." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) See {Poyntel}. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Point alphabet \Point alphabet\	   An alphabet for the blind with a system of raised points	   corresponding to letters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Point appliqu'e \Point appliqu['e]\	   Lace having a needle-made design applied to a net ground,	   this ground often being machine-made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, n. [F. point point + blanc white.]	   1. The white spot on a target, at which an arrow or other	      missile is aimed. [Obs.] --Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.)	      (a) With all small arms, the second point in which the	          natural line of sight, when horizontal, cuts the	          trajectory.	      (b) With artillery, the point where the projectile first	          strikes the horizontal plane on which the gun stands,	          the axis of the piece being horizontal.	          [1913 Webster]	Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, a.	   1. Directed in a line toward the object aimed at; aimed	      directly toward the mark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, direct; plain; unqualified; -- said of language;	      as, a point-blank assertion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Point-blank range}, the extent of the apparent right line of	      a ball discharged.	   {Point-blank shot}, the shot of a gun pointed directly toward	      the object to be hit.	      [1913 Webster]	Point-blank \Point`-blank"\, adv.	   In a point-blank manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         To sin point-blank against God's word.   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Point d'appui \Point` d'ap`pui"\ [F.] (Mil.)	   See under {Appui}.	   [1913 Webster] Point-device
Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\,	   a. [OE. at point devis; at at + point point, condition +	   devis exact, careful, OF. devis fixed, set. See {Device}.]	   Uncommonly nice and exact; precise; particular.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are rather point-devise in your accouterments.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus he grew up, in logic point-devise,	         Perfect in grammar, and in rhetoric nice. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster] Point-device	Point-device \Point`-de*vice"\, Point-devise \Point`-de*vise"\,	   adv.	   Exactly. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pointed \Point"ed\, a.	   1. Sharp; having a sharp point; as, a pointed rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by sharpness, directness, or pithiness of	      expression; terse; epigrammatic; especially, directed to a	      particular person or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            His moral pleases, not his pointed wit. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pointed arch} (Arch.), an arch with a pointed crown.	   {Pointed style} (Arch.), a name given to that style of	      architecture in which the pointed arch is the predominant	      feature; -- more commonly called {Gothic}.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Point"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Point"ed*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Pointel \Point"el\, n. [From {Point}. Cf. {Pointal}.]	   See {Pointal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pointer \Point"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, points. Specifically:	   (a) The hand of a timepiece.	   (b) (Zool.) One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent	       of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.	   (c) pl. (Astron.) The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the	       Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the	       direction of the north star. See Illust. of {Ursa Major}.	   (b) pl. (Naut.) Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the	       hold.	       [1913 Webster]
Pointing \Point"ing\, n.	   1. The act of sharpening.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of designating, as a position or direction, by	      means of something pointed, as a finger or a rod.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or art of punctuating; punctuation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of filling and finishing the joints in masonry	      with mortar, cement, etc.; also, the material so used.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The rubbing off of the point of the wheat grain in the	      first process of high milling.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 cutting the statue from the artist's model.	      [1913 Webster]
Pointingstock \Point`ing*stock`\, n.	   An object of ridicule or scorn; a laughingstock. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pointless \Point"less\, a.	   Having no point; blunt; wanting keenness; obtuse; as, a	   pointless sword; a pointless remark.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blunt; obtuse, dull; stupid.	        [1913 Webster]
Pointlessly \Point"less*ly\, adv.	   Without point.	   [1913 Webster]
Pointleted \Point"let*ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a small, distinct point; apiculate. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Point man \Point" man`\, n.; pl. {-men} (-men).	   1. (Mil.) the lead soldier in a foot patrol under combat	      conditions.	      [PJC]	   2. a person who takes a conspicuous public position in	      proposing a new idea or initiating a new policy, who may	      become a target of criticism for those opposed. "The	      Secretary of State served as point man for the	      administration's new China policy."	      [PJC]
Pointrel \Poin"trel\, n.	   A graving tool. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Pointsman \Points"man\, n.; pl. {-men} (-men).	   A man who has charge of railroad points or switches. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Point switch \Point switch\ (Railroads)	   A switch made up of a rail from each track, both rails being	   tapered far back and connected to throw alongside the through	   rail of either track.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poise \Poise\, n. [OE. pois, peis, OF. pois, peis, F. poids, fr.	   L. pensum a portion weighed out, pendere to weigh, weigh out.	   Cf. {Avoirdupois}, {Pendant}, {Poise}, v.] [Formerly written	   also {peise}.]	   1. Weight; gravity; that which causes a body to descend;	      heaviness. "Weights of an extraordinary poise." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The weight, or mass of metal, used in weighing, to balance	      the substance weighed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being balanced by equal weight or power;	      equipoise; balance; equilibrium; rest. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which causes a balance; a counterweight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of unbounded imagination often want the poise of	            judgment.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a dignified and self-confident manner; graceful composure	      and tact in handling difficult social situations.	      [PJC]	Poise \Poise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poised}, ; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Poising}.] [OE. poisen, peisen, OF. & F. peser, to weigh,	   balance, OF. il peise, il poise, he weighs, F. il p[`e]se,	   fr. L. pensare, v. intens. fr. pendere to weigh. See {Poise},	   n., and cf. {Pensive}.] [Formerly written also {peise}.]	   1. To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the	      scales of a balance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold or place in equilibrium or equiponderance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor yet was earth suspended in the sky;	            Nor poised, did on her own foundation lie. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To counterpoise; to counterbalance.	      [1913 Webster]	            One scale of reason to poise another of sensuality.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To poise with solid sense a sprightly wit. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To ascertain, as by the balance; to weigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            He can not sincerely consider the strength, poise	            the weight, and discern the evidence. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To weigh (down); to oppress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest leaden slumber peise me down to-morrow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Poise \Poise\, v. i.	   To hang in equilibrium; to be balanced or suspended; hence,	   to be in suspense or doubt.	   [1913 Webster]	         The slender, graceful spars	         Poise aloft in air.                      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Poiser \Pois"er\, n. (Zool.)	   The balancer of dipterous insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Poison \Poi"son\, n. [F. poison, in Old French also, a potion,	   fr. L. potio a drink, draught, potion, a poisonous draught,	   fr. potare to drink. See {Potable}, and cf. {Potion}.]	   1. Any agent which, when introduced into the animal organism,	      is capable of producing a morbid, noxious, or deadly	      effect upon it; as, morphine is a deadly poison; the	      poison of pestilential diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which taints or destroys moral purity or health; as,	      the poison of evil example; the poison of sin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poison ash}. (Bot.)	      (a) A tree of the genus {Amyris} ({Amyris balsamifera})	          found in the West Indies, from the trunk of which a	          black liquor distills, supposed to have poisonous	          qualities.	      (b) The poison sumac ({Rhus venenata}). [U. S.]	   {Poison dogwood} (Bot.), poison sumac.	   {Poison fang} (Zool.), one of the superior maxillary teeth of	      some species of serpents, which, besides having the cavity	      for the pulp, is either perforated or grooved by a	      longitudinal canal, at the lower end of which the duct of	      the poison gland terminates. See Illust. under {Fang}.	   {Poison gland} (Biol.), a gland, in animals or plants, which	      secretes an acrid or venomous matter, that is conveyed	      along an organ capable of inflicting a wound.	   {Poison hemlock} (Bot.), a poisonous umbelliferous plant	      ({Conium maculatum}). See {Hemlock}.	   {Poison ivy} (Bot.), a poisonous climbing plant (formerly	      {Rhus Toxicodendron}, or {Rhus radicans}, now classified	      as {Toxicodendron radicans}) of North America. It is	      common as a climbing vine, especially found on tree	      trunks, or walls, or as a low, spreading vine or as a	      shrub. As a low vine it grows well in lightly shaded	      areas, recognizable by growing in clusters of three	      leaves. Its leaves are trifoliate, rhombic-ovate, and	      variously notched. Its form varies slightly from location	      to location, leading to some speculation that it may	      consist of more than one species. Many people are poisoned	      by it, though some appear resistant to its effects.	      Touching the leaves may leave a residue of an oil on the	      skin, and if not washed off quickly, sensitive areas of	      skin become reddened and develop multiple small blisters,	      lasting for several days to several weeks, and causing a	      persistent itch. The toxic reaction is due to an oil,	      present in all parts of the plant except the pollen,	      called {urushiol}, the active component of which is the	      compound {pentadecylacatechol} (according to [a	      href="http:]/www.jaxmed.com/articles/Diseases/poison_ivy_dermatitis.htm">Charles	      H. Booras). See {Poison sumac}. It is related to {poison	      oak}, and is also called {mercury}.	   {Poison nut}. (Bot.)	      (a) Nux vomica.	      (b) The tree which yields this seed ({Strychnos	          Nuxvomica}). It is found on the Malabar and Coromandel	          coasts.	   {Poison oak} (Bot.), a dermatitis-producing plant often	      lumped together with the poison ivy ({Toxicodendron	      radicans}) in common terminology, but more properly	      distinguished as the more shrubby {Toxicodendron	      quercifolium} (syn. {Toxicodendron diversilobum}), common	      in California and Oregon. Opinion varies as to whether the	      poison oak and poison ivy are only variants of a single	      species. See {poison ivy}, above.	   {Poison sac}. (Zool.) Same as {Poison gland}, above. See	      Illust. under {Fang}.	   {Poison sumac} (Bot.), a poisonous shrub formerly considered	      to be of the genus {Rhus} ({Rhus venenata}), but now	      classified as {Toxicodendron vernix}; -- also called	      {poison ash}, {poison dogwood}, and {poison elder}. It has	      pinnate leaves on graceful and slender common petioles,	      and usually grows in swampy places. Both this plant and	      the poison ivy ({Toxicodendron radicans}, formerly {Rhus	      Toxicodendron}) have clusters of smooth greenish white	      berries, while the red-fruited species of this genus are	      harmless. The tree ({Rhus vernicifera}) which yields the	      celebrated Japan lacquer is almost identical with the	      poison sumac, and is also very poisonous. The juice of the	      poison sumac also forms a lacquer similar to that of	      Japan.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: Venom; virus; bane; pest; malignity.	   Usage: {Poison}, {Venom}. Poison usually denotes something	          received into the system by the mouth, breath, etc.	          Venom is something discharged from animals and	          received by means of a wound, as by the bite or sting	          of serpents, scorpions, etc. Hence, venom specifically	          implies some malignity of nature or purpose.	          [1913 Webster]	Poison \Poi"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poisoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Poisoning}.] [Cf. OF. poisonner, F. empoissoner, L.	   potionare to give to drink. See {Poison}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put poison upon or into; to infect with poison; as, to	      poison an arrow; to poison food or drink. "The ingredients	      of our poisoned chalice." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To injure or kill by poison; to administer poison to.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you poison us, do we not die ?     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To taint; to corrupt; to vitiate; as, vice poisons	      happiness; slander poisoned his mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whispering tongues can poison truth.  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Poison \Poi"son\, v. i.	   To act as, or convey, a poison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tooth that poisons if it bite.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Poisonable \Poi"son*a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of poisoning; poisonous. [Obs.] "Poisonable	      heresies." --Tooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being poisoned.	      [1913 Webster]
Poison bush \Poison bush\ In Australia:	      (a) Any fabaceous shrub of the genus {Gastrolobium}, the	          herbage of which is poisonous to stock; also, any	          species of several related genera, as {Oxylobium},	          {Gompholobium}, etc.	      (b) The plant {Myoporum deserti}, often distinguished as	          {Ellangowan poison bush} or {dogwood poison bush}.	      (c) The ulmaceous plant {Trema cannabina}, which, though	          not poisonous, is injurious to stock because of its	          large amount of fiber.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Poison cup \Poison cup\	   1. A cup containing poison.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A cup that was supposed to break on having poison put into	      it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poisoner \Poi"son*er\, n.	   One who poisons. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Poisonous \Poi"son*ous\, a.	   Having the qualities or effects of poison; venomous; baneful;	   corrupting; noxious. --Shak. -- {Poi"son*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Poi"son*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Poisonsome \Poi"son*some\, a.	   Poisonous.[Obs.] Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Poisure \Poi"sure\, n. [See {Poise}.]	   Weight. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poitrel \Poi"trel\, n. [OE. poitrel, F. poitrail, fr. L.	   pectorale a breastplate, fr. pectoralis, a. See {Pectoral},	   a.] (Anc. Armor)	   The breastplate of the armor of a horse. See {Peytrel}.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Poize \Poize\, n.	   See {Poise}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pokal \Po*kal"\, n. [G.]	   A tall drinking cup.	   [1913 Webster]
Poke \Poke\, n. (Bot.)	   A large North American herb of the genus {Phytolacca}	   ({Phytolacca decandra}), bearing dark purple juicy berries;	   -- called also {garget}, {pigeon berry}, {pocan}, and	   {pokeweed}. The root and berries have emetic and purgative	   properties, and are used in medicine. The young shoots are	   sometimes eaten as a substitute for asparagus, and the	   berries are said to be used in Europe to color wine.	   [1913 Webster]	Poke \Poke\, n. [AS. poca, poha, pohha; akin to Icel. poki, OD.	   poke, and perh. to E. pock; cf. also Gael. poca, and OF.	   poque. Cf. {Pock}, {Pocket}, {Pouch}.]	   1. A bag; a sack; a pocket. "He drew a dial from his poke."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They wallowed as pigs in a poke.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long, wide sleeve; -- called also {poke sleeve}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To boy a pig a poke} (that is, in a bag), to buy a thing	      without knowledge or examination of it. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	Poke \Poke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Poking}.] [Cf. LG. poken to prick, pierce, thrust, pok a	   dagger, knife, D. pook, G. pocken to beat, also Ir. poc a	   blow, Gael. puc to push.]	   1. To thrust or push against or into with anything pointed;	      hence, to stir up; to excite; as, to poke a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	            He poked John, and said "Sleepest thou ?" --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust with the horns; to gore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [From 5th {Poke}, 3.] To put a poke on; as, to poke an ox.	      [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To poke fun}, to excite fun; to joke; to jest. [Colloq.]	   {To poke fun at}, to make a butt of; to ridicule. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Poke \Poke\, v. i.	   To search; to feel one's way, as in the dark; to grope; as,	   to poke about.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man must have poked into Latin and Greek. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Poke \Poke\, n.	   1. The act of poking; a thrust; a jog; as, a poke in the	      ribs. --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lazy person; a dawdler; also, a stupid or uninteresting	      person. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A contrivance to prevent an animal from leaping or	      breaking through fences. It consists of a yoke with a pole	      inserted, pointed forward. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poke bonnet}, a bonnet with a straight, projecting front.	      [1913 Webster]
Pokebag \Poke"bag`\, n. [So called in allusion to its baglike	   nest.] (Zool.)	   The European long-tailed titmouse; -- called also	   {poke-pudding}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poker \Pok"er\, n. [From {Poke} to push.]	   1. One who pokes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which pokes or is used in poking, especially a metal	      bar or rod used in stirring a fire of coals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A poking-stick. --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The poachard. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poker picture}, a picture formed in imitation of	      bisterwashed drawings, by singeing the surface of wood	      with a heated poker or other iron. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	Poker \Pok"er\, n. [Of uncertain etymol.]	   A game at cards derived from brag, and first played about	   1835 in the Southwestern United States. --Johnson's Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A poker hand is played with a poker deck, composed of	         fifty-two cards, of thirteeen values, each card value	         being represented once in each of four "suits", namely	         spades, hearts, diamonds, and clubs. The game is played	         in many variations, but almost invariably the stage of	         decision as to who wins occurs when each player has	         five cards (or chooses five cards from some larger	         number available to him). The winner usually is the	         player with the highest-valued hand, but, in some	         variations, the winner may be the player with the	         lowest-valued hand. The value of a hand is ranked by	         hand types, representing the relationships of the cards	         to each other. [The hand types are ranked by the	         probability of receiving such a hand when dealt five	         cards.] Within each hand type the value is also ranked	         by the values of the cards. The hand types are labeled,	         in decreasing value: five of a kind; royal flush;	         straight flush; four of a kind; full house (coll. full	         boat, or boat); flush; straight; three of a kind; two	         pairs; one pair; and, when the contending players have	         no hands of any of the above types, the player with the	         highest-valued card wins -- if there is a tie, the	         next-highest-valued card of the tied players determines	         the winner, and so on. If two players have the same	         type of hand, the value of the cards within each type	         determines the winner; thus, if two players both have	         three of a kind (and no other player has a higher type	         of hand), the player whose three matched cards have the	         highest card value is the winner.	Poker \Pok"er\, n. [Cf. Dan. pokker the deuce, devil, also W.	   pwci, a hobgoblin, bugbear, and E. puck.]	   Any imagined frightful object, especially one supposed to	   haunt the darkness; a bugbear. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pokerish \Pok"er*ish\, a.	   Infested by pokers; adapted to excite fear; as, a pokerish	   place. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is something pokerish about a deserted dwelling.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Pokerish \Pok"er*ish\, a.	   Stiff like a poker. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poket \Pok"et\, n.	   A pocket. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pokeweed \Poke"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Poke}, the plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Pokey \Pok"ey\, a.	   See {Poky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poking \Pok"ing\, a.	   Drudging; servile. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bred to some poking profession.          --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Poking-stick \Pok"ing-stick`\, n.	   A small stick or rod of steel, formerly used in adjusting the	   plaits of ruffs. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Poky \Pok"y\, a. [Written also pokey.]	   1. Confined; cramped. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dull; tedious; uninteresting. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Polacca \Po*lac"ca\, n. [It. polacca, polaccra, polacra; cf. F.	   polaque, polacre, Sp. polacre,] [Written also {polacre}.]	   1. (Naut.) A vessel with two or three masts, used in the	      Mediterranean. The masts are usually of one piece, and	      without tops, caps, or crosstrees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) See {Polonaise}.	      [1913 Webster]
Polack \Po"lack\, n.	   A Polander. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Polacre \Po*la"cre\, n.	   Same as {Polacca}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Polander \Po"land*er\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Pole.	   [1913 Webster]
Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.]	   1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a	      sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the	      poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to	      which the magnetic needle is directed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common	      radiating point; as, polar coordinates.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an	      equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis.	   {Polar bear} (Zool.), a large bear ({Ursus maritimus} syn.	      {Thalarctos maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It	      sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs	      1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful,	      and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is	      white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See	      {Bear}.	   {Polar body}, {Polar cell}, or {Polar globule} (Biol.), a	      minute cell which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum	      during its maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova	      two polar bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only	      one. The first polar body formed is usually larger than	      the second one, and often divides into two after its	      separation from the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes	      maternal chromatin from the ovum to make room for the	      chromatin of the fertilizing spermatozoon; but their	      functions are not fully understood.	   {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a	      distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity	      of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28', the northern called	      the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic circle.	      	   {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus,	      turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and	      indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being	      turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the	      light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun.	   {Polar coordinates}. See under 3d {Coordinate}.	   {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great	      circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math.	      Dict.	   {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a	      sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly	      body from the north pole of the heavens.	   {Polar equation of a line} or {Polar equation of a surface},	      an equation which expresses the relation between the polar	      coordinates of every point of the line or surface.	   {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act	      in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the	      two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.	   {Polar hare} (Zool.), a large hare of Arctic America ({Lepus	      arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It is	      probably a variety of the common European hare ({Lepus	      timidus}).	   {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis.	   {Polar opposition}, or {Polaric opposition} or {Polar	   contrast} or {Polaric contrast} (Logic), an opposition or	      contrast made by the existence of two opposite conceptions	      which are the extremes in a species, as white and black in	      colors; hence, as great an opposition or contrast as	      possible.	   {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}.	   {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle	      whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a	      given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2.	   {Polar whale} (Zool.), the right whale, or bowhead. See	      {Whale}.	      [1913 Webster]	Polar \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 called the pole of the line. If	   the given point lies within the curve so that the two	   tangents become imaginary, there is still a real polar line	   which does not meet the curve, but which possesses other	   properties of the polar. Thus the focus and directrix are	   pole and polar. There are also poles and polar curves to	   curves of higher degree than the second, and poles and polar	   planes to surfaces of the second degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Polarchy \Pol"ar*chy\, n.	   See {Polyarchy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polaric \Po*lar"ic\, a.	   See {Polar}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polarily \Po"lar*i*ly\, adv.	   In a polary manner; with polarity. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Polarimeter \Po`lar*im"e*ter\, n. [Polar + -meter.] (Opt.)	   An instrument for determining the amount of polarization of	   light, or the proportion of polarized light, in a partially	   polarized ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Polarimetry \Po`lar*im"e*try\, n. (Opt.)	   The art or process of measuring the polarization of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Polaris \Po*la"ris\, n. [NL. See {Polar}.] (Astron.)	   The polestar. See {North star}, under {North}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polariscope \Po*lar"i*scope\, n. [Polar + -scope.] (Opt.)	   An instrument consisting essentially of a polarizer and an	   analyzer, used for polarizing light, and analyzing its	   properties.	   [1913 Webster]
Polariscopic \Po*lar`i*scop"ic\, a. (Opt.)	   Of or pertaining to the polariscope; obtained by the use of a	   polariscope; as, polariscopic observations.	   [1913 Webster]
Polariscopy \Po`lar*is"co*py\, n. (Opt.)	   The art or rocess of making observations with the	   polariscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Polaristic \Po`lar*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or exhibiting, poles; having a polar	   arrangement or disposition; arising from, or dependent upon,	   the possession of poles or polar characteristics; as,	   polaristic antagonism.	   [1913 Webster]
Polarity \Po*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. polarit['e].]	   1. (Physics) That quality or condition of a body in virtue of	      which it exhibits opposite, or contrasted, properties or	      powers, in opposite, or contrasted, parts or directions;	      or a condition giving rise to a contrast of properties	      corresponding to a contrast of positions, as, for example,	      attraction and repulsion in the opposite parts of a	      magnet, the dissimilar phenomena corresponding to the	      different sides of a polarized ray of light, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A property of the conic sections by virtue of	      which a given point determines a corresponding right line	      and a given right line determines a corresponding point.	      See {Polar}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Polarizable \Po"lar*i`za*ble\, a.	   Susceptible of polarization.	   [1913 Webster]
Polarization \Po`lar*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. polarisation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of polarizing; the state of being polarized, or of	      having polarity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) A peculiar affection or condition of the rays of	      light or heat, in consequence of which they exhibit	      different properties in different directions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: If a beam of light, which has been reflected from a	         plate of unsilvered glass at an angle of about 56[deg],	         be received upon a second plate of glass similar to the	         former, and at the same angle of incidence, the light	         will be readily reflected when the two planes of	         incidence are parallel to each other, but will not be	         reflected when the two planes of incidence are	         perpendicular to each other. The light has, therefore,	         acquired new properties by reflection from the first	         plate of glass, and is called polarized light, while	         the modification which the light has experienced by	         this reflection is called polarization. The plane in	         which the beam of light is reflected from the first	         mirror is called the plane of polarization. The angle	         of polarization is the angle at which a beam of light	         must be reflected, in order that the polarization may	         be the most complete. The term polarization was derived	         from the theory of emission, and it was conceived that	         each luminous molecule has two poles analogous to the	         poles of a magnet; but this view is not now held.	         According to the undulatory theory, ordinary light is	         produced by vibrations transverse or perpendicular to	         the direction of the ray, and distributed as to show no	         distinction as to any particular direction. But when,	         by any means, these, vibrations are made to take place	         in one plane, the light is said to be plane polarized.	         If only a portion of the vibrations lie in one plane	         the ray is said to be partially polarized. Light may be	         polarized by several methods other than by reflection,	         as by refraction through most crystalline media, or by	         being transmitted obliquely through several plates of	         glass with parallel faces. If a beam of polarized light	         be transmitted through a crystal of quartz in the	         direction of its axis, the plane of polarization will	         be changed by an angle proportional to the thickness of	         the crystal. This phenomenon is called rotatory	         polarization. A beam of light reflected from a metallic	         surface, or from glass surfaces under certain peculiar	         conditions, acquires properties still more complex, its	         vibrations being no longer rectilinear, but circular,	         or elliptical. This phenomenon is called circular or	         elliptical polarization.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.) An effect produced upon the plates of a voltaic	      battery, or the electrodes in an electrolytic cell, by the	      deposition upon them of the gases liberated by the action	      of the current. It is chiefly due to the hydrogen, and	      results in an increase of the resistance, and the setting	      up of an opposing electro-motive force, both of which tend	      materially to weaken the current of the battery, or that	      passing through the cell.	      [1913 Webster]
Polarize \Po"lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polarized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Polarizing}.] [Cf. F. polariser.]	   To communicate polarity to.	   [1913 Webster]
Polarizer \Po"lar*i`zer\, n. (Physics)	   That which polarizes; especially, the part of a polariscope	   which receives and polarizes the light. It is usually a	   reflecting plate, or a plate of some crystal, as tourmaline,	   or a doubly refracting crystal.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Polary \Po"lar*y\, a.	   Tending to a pole; having a direction toward a pole. [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Polatouche \Po`la`touche"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   A flying squirrel ({Sciuropterus volans}) native of Northern	   Europe and Siberia; -- called also {minene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polder \Pol"der\, n. [D.]	   A tract of low land reclaimed from the sea by of high	   embankments. [Holland & Belgium]	   [1913 Webster]
Poldway \Pold"way`\, n. [Cf. {Poledavy}.]	   A kind of coarse bagging, -- used for coal sacks. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Pole \Pole\, n. [Cf. G. Pole a Pole, Polen Poland.]	   A native or inhabitant of Poland; a Polander.	   [1913 Webster]	Pole \Pole\, n. [As. p[=a]l, L. palus, akin to pangere to make	   fast. Cf. {Pale} a stake, {Pact}.]	   1. A long, slender piece of wood; a tall, slender piece of	      timber; the stem of a small tree whose branches have been	      removed; as, specifically:	      (a) A carriage pole, a wooden bar extending from the front	          axle of a carriage between the wheel horses, by which	          the carriage is guided and held back.	      (b) A flag pole, a pole on which a flag is supported.	      (c) A Maypole. See {Maypole}.	      (d) A barber's pole, a pole painted in stripes, used as a	          sign by barbers and hairdressers.	      (e) A pole on which climbing beans, hops, or other vines,	          are trained.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A measuring stick; also, a measure of length equal to 5?	      yards, or a square measure equal to 30? square yards; a	      rod; a perch. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pole bean} (Bot.), any kind of bean which is customarily	      trained on poles, as the scarlet runner or the Lima bean.	      	   {Pole flounder} (Zool.), a large deep-water flounder	      ({Glyptocephalus cynoglossus}), native of the northern	      coasts of Europe and America, and much esteemed as a food	      fish; -- called also {craig flounder}, and {pole fluke}.	      	   {Pole lathe}, a simple form of lathe, or a substitute for a	      lathe, in which the work is turned by means of a cord	      passing around it, one end being fastened to the treadle,	      and the other to an elastic pole above.	   {Pole mast} (Naut.), a mast formed from a single piece or	      from a single tree.	   {Pole of a lens} (Opt.), the point where the principal axis	      meets the surface.	   {Pole plate} (Arch.), a horizontal timber resting on the	      tiebeams of a roof and receiving the ends of the rafters.	      It differs from the plate in not resting on the wall.	      [1913 Webster]	Pole \Pole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Poling}.]	   1. To furnish with poles for support; as, to pole beans or	      hops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convey on poles; as, to pole hay into a barn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impel by a pole or poles, as a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stir, as molten glass, with a pole.	      [1913 Webster]	Pole \Pole\, n. [L. polus, Gr. ? a pivot or hinge on which	   anything turns, an axis, a pole; akin to ? to move: cf. F.	   p[^o]le.]	   1. Either extremity of an axis of a sphere; especially, one	      of the extremities of the earth's axis; as, the north	      pole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Spherics) A point upon the surface of a sphere equally	      distant from every part of the circumference of a great	      circle; or the point in which a diameter of the sphere	      perpendicular to the plane of such circle meets the	      surface. Such a point is called the pole of that circle;	      as, the pole of the horizon; the pole of the ecliptic; the	      pole of a given meridian.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) One of the opposite or contrasted parts or	      directions in which a polar force is manifested; a point	      of maximum intensity of a force which has two such points,	      or which has polarity; as, the poles of a magnet; the	      north pole of a needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The firmament; the sky. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Shoots against the dusky pole.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) See {Polarity}, and {Polar}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Magnetic pole}. See under {Magnetic}.	   {Poles of the earth}, or {Terrestrial poles} (Geog.), the two	      opposite points on the earth's surface through which its	      axis passes.	   {Poles of the heavens}, or {Celestial poles}, the two	      opposite points in the celestial sphere which coincide	      with the earth's axis produced, and about which the	      heavens appear to revolve.	      [1913 Webster] Poleax
Poleax \Pole"ax`\, Poleaxe \Pole"axe`\, n. [OE. pollax; cf. OD.	   pollexe. See {Poll} head, and Ax.]	   Anciently, a kind of battle-ax with a long handle; later, an	   ax or hatchet with a short handle, and a head variously	   patterned; -- used by soldiers, and also by sailors in	   boarding a vessel.	   [1913 Webster] poleaxe
poleax \poleax\, poleaxe \poleaxe\v. t.	   1. To fell with or as if with a poleax; -- often used	      figuratively; as, the entire department was poleaxed after	      the takeover.	      [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	   2. Stunned; astonished;; as, we couldn't speak, poleaxed by	      the sight in fronnt fo us.	      [PJC]
Polecat \Pole"cat`\, n. [Probably fr. F. poule hen, and	   originally, a poultry cat, because it feeds on poultry. See	   {Poultry}.] (Zool.)	      (a) A small European carnivore of the Weasel family	          ({Putorius f[oe]tidus}). Its scent glands secrete a	          substance of an exceedingly disagreeable odor. Called	          also {fitchet}, {foulmart}, and {European ferret}.	      (b) The zorilla. The name is also applied to other allied	          species.	          [1913 Webster]
Poledavy \Pole"da`vy\, n. [Etymology uncertain.]	   A sort of coarse canvas; poldway. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Poleless \Pole"less\, a.	   Without a pole; as, a poleless chariot.	   [1913 Webster]
Polemarch \Pol"e*march\, n. [Gr. ?; ? war + ? leader, from ? to	   be first.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   In Athens, originally, the military commanderin-chief; but,	   afterward, a civil magistrate who had jurisdiction in respect	   of strangers and sojourners. In other Grecian cities, a high	   military and civil officer.	   [1913 Webster]
Polemic \Po*lem"ic\, a. [Gr. ? warlike, fr.? war: cf. F.	   pol['e]mique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to controversy; maintaining, or	      involving, controversy; controversial; disputative; as, a	      polemic discourse or essay; polemic theology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Engaged in, or addicted to, polemics, or to controversy;	      disputations; as, a polemic writer. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Polemic \Po*lem"ic\, n.	   1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or	      system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics;	      a controversialist; a disputant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A polemic argument or controversy.	      [1913 Webster]
Polemical \Po*lem"ic*al\, a.	   Polemic; controversial; disputatious. -- {Po*lem"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Polemical and impertinent disputations.  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Polemicist \Po*lem"i*cist\, n.	   A polemic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polemics \Po*lem"ics\, n. [Cf. F. pol['e]mique.]	   The art or practice of disputation or controversy, especially	   on religious subjects; that branch of theological science	   which pertains to the history or conduct of ecclesiastical	   controversy.	   [1913 Webster]
Polemist \Pol"e*mist\, n.	   A polemic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polemoniaceous \Pol`e*mo`ni*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	   ({Polemoniace[ae]}), which includes {Polemonium}, {Phlox},	   {Gilia}, and a few other genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Polemonium \Pol`e*mo"ni*um\ n. [NL., fr. Gr.? a kind of plant.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of gamopetalous perennial herbs, including the	   Jacob's ladder and the Greek valerian.	   [1913 Webster]
Polemoscope \Po*lem"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? war + -scope: cf. F.	   pol['e]moscope.]	   An opera glass or field glass with an oblique mirror arranged	   for seeing objects that do not lie directly before the eye;	   -- called also {diagonal opera glass}, or {side opera glass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polemy \Pol"e*my\, n. [See {Polemic}.]	   Warfare; war; hence, contention; opposition. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polenta \Po*len"ta\, n. [It., fr. L. polenta peeled barley.]	   Pudding made of Indian meal; also, porridge made of chestnut	   meal. [Italy]	   [1913 Webster]
Poler \Pol"er\, n.	   One who poles.	   [1913 Webster]	Poler \Pol"er\, n.	   An extortioner. See {Poller}. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Polestar \Pole"star`\, n.	   1. Polaris, or the north star. See {North star}, under	      {North}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A guide or director.	      [1913 Webster]
Polewards \Pole"wards\, adv.	   Toward a pole of the earth. "The regions further polewards."	   --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Polewig \Pole"wig\, n. [Cf. {Polliwig}.] (Zool.)	   The European spotted goby ({Gobius minutus}); -- called also	   {pollybait}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poley \Po"ley\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Poly}.	   [1913 Webster]	Poley \Po"ley\, a.	   Without horns; polled. [Prov. Eng.] "That poley heifer." --H.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Polianite \Po"li*a*nite\, n. [Gr. ? to become gray.] (Min.)	   Manganese dioxide, occurring in tetragonal crystals nearly as	   hard as quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Policate \Pol"i*cate\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Pollicate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Police \Po*lice"\, n. [F., fr. L. politia the condition of a	   state, government, administration, Gr. ?, fr. ? to be a	   citizen, to govern or administer a state, fr. ? citizen, fr.	   ? city; akin to Skr. pur, puri. Cf. {Policy} polity,	   {Polity}.]	   1. A judicial and executive system, for the government of a	      city, town, or district, for the preservation of rights,	      order, cleanliness, health, etc., and for the enforcement	      of the laws and prevention of crime; the administration of	      the laws and regulations of a city, incorporated town, or	      borough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which concerns the order of the community; the	      internal regulation of a state.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The organized body of civil officers in a city, town, or	      district, whose particular duties are the preservation of	      good order, the prevention and detection of crime, and the	      enforcement of the laws.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) Military police, the body of soldiers detailed to	      preserve civil order and attend to sanitary arrangements	      in a camp or garrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The cleaning of a camp or garrison, or the state ? a camp	      as to cleanliness.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Police commissioner}, a civil officer, usually one of a	      board, commissioned to regulate and control the	      appointment, duties, and discipline of the police.	   {Police constable}, or {Police officer}, a policeman.	   {Police court}, a minor court to try persons brought before	      it by the police.	   {Police inspector}, an officer of police ranking next below a	      superintendent.	   {Police jury}, a body of officers who collectively exercise	      jurisdiction in certain cases of police, as levying taxes,	      etc.; -- so called in Louisiana. --Bouvier.	   {Police justice}, or {Police magistrate}, a judge of a police	      court.	   {Police offenses} (Law), minor offenses against the order of	      the community, of which a police court may have final	      jurisdiction.	   {Police station}, the headquarters of the police, or of a	      section of them; the place where the police assemble for	      orders, and to which they take arrested persons.	      [1913 Webster]	Police \Po*lice"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Policed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Policing}.]	   1. To keep in order by police.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To make clean; as, to police a camp.	      [1913 Webster]
Policed \Po*liced"\, a.	   Regulated by laws for the maintenance of peace and order,	   enforced by organized administration. "A policed kingdom."	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Policeman \Po*lice"man\, n.; pl. {Policemen}.	   A member of a body of police; a constable.	   [1913 Webster]
Police power \Police power\ (Law)	   The inherent power of a government to regulate its police	   affairs.	   Note: The term police power is not definitely fixed in	         meaning. In the earlier cases in the United States it	         was used as including the whole power of internal	         government, or the powers of government inherent in	         every sovereignty to the extent of its dominions (--11	         Peters (U. S.) 102). The later cases have excepted from	         its domain the development and administration of	         private law. Modern political science defines the power	         as a branch of internal administration in the exercise	         of which the executive should move within the lines of	         general principles prescribed by the constitution or	         the legislature, and in the exercise of which the most	         local governmental organizations should participate as	         far as possible (--Burgess). Under this limitation the	         police power, as affecting persons, is the power of the	         state to protect the public against the abuse of	         individual liberty, that is, to restrain the individual	         in the exercise of his rights when such exercise	         becomes a danger to the community. The tendency of	         judicial and popular usage is towards this narrower	         definition.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Policial \Po*li"cial\, a.	   Relating to the police. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Policied \Pol"i*cied\, a.	   Policed. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Policy \Pol"i*cy\, n.; pl. {Policies}. [L. politia, Gr. ?; cf.	   F. police, Of. police. See {Police}, n.]	   1. Civil polity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The settled method by which the government and affairs of	      a nation are, or may be, administered; a system of public	      or official administration, as designed to promote the	      external or internal prosperity of a state.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The method by which any institution is administered;	      system of management; course.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Management or administration based on temporal or material	      interest, rather than on principles of equity or honor;	      hence, worldly wisdom; dexterity of management; cunning;	      stratagem.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Prudence or wisdom in the management of public and private	      affairs; wisdom; sagacity; wit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very policy of a hostess, finding his purse so	            far above his clothes, did detect him. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Motive; object; inducement. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What policy have you to bestow a benefit where it is	            counted an injury?                    --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Polity}.	        [1913 Webster]	Policy \Pol"i*cy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Policied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Policying}.]	   To regulate by laws; to reduce to order. [Obs.] "Policying of	   cities." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Policy \Pol"i*cy\, n. [F. police; cf. Pr. polissia, Sp.	   p['o]lizia, It. p['o]lizza; of uncertain origin; cf. L.	   pollex thumb (as being used in pressing the seal), in LL.	   also, seal; or cf. LL. politicum, poleticum, polecticum, L.	   polyptychum, account book, register, fr. Gr. ? having many	   folds or leaves; ? many + ? fold, leaf, from ? to fold; or	   cf. LL. apodixa a receipt.]	   1. A ticket or warrant for money in the public funds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The writing or instrument in which a contract of insurance	      is embodied; an instrument in writing containing the terms	      and conditions on which one party engages to indemnify	      another against loss arising from certain hazards, perils,	      or risks to which his person or property may be exposed.	      See {Insurance}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A method of gambling by betting as to what numbers will be	      drawn in a lottery; as, to play policy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Interest policy}, a policy that shows by its form that the	      assured has a real, substantial interest in the matter	      insured.	   {Open policy}, one in which the value of the goods or	      property insured is not mentioned.	   {Policy book}, a book to contain a record of insurance	      policies.	   {Policy holder}, one to whom an insurance policy has been	      granted.	   {Policy shop}, a gambling place where one may bet on the	      numbers which will be drawn in lotteries.	   {Valued policy}, one in which the value of the goods,	      property, or interest insured is specified.	   {Wager policy}, a policy that shows on the face of it that	      the contract it embodies is a pretended insurance, founded	      on an ideal risk, where the insured has no interest in	      anything insured.	      [1913 Webster]
Poling \Pol"ing\, n. [From {Pole} a stick.]	   1. The act of supporting or of propelling by means of a pole	      or poles; as, the poling of beans; the poling of a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gardening) The operation of dispersing worm casts over	      the walks with poles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the poles or planks used in upholding the side	      earth in excavating a tunnel, ditch, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Polish \Pol"ish\, a. [From {Pole} a Polander.]	   Of or pertaining to Poland or its inhabitants. -- n. The	   language of the Poles.	   [1913 Webster]	Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polished}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Polishing}.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. {Polite}, {-ish}]	   1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to	      burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,	      marble, metals, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or	      rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish	      life or manners. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To polish off}, to finish completely, as an adversary.	      [Slang] --W. H. Russell.	      [1913 Webster]	Polish \Pol"ish\, v. i.	   To become smooth, as from friction; to receive a gloss; to	   take a smooth and glossy surface; as, steel polishes well.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Polish \Pol"ish\, n.	   1. A smooth, glossy surface, usually produced by friction; a	      gloss or luster.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another prism of clearer glass and better polish.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything used to produce a gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Refinement; elegance of manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            This Roman polish and this smooth behavior.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Polishable \Pol"ish*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being polished.	   [1913 Webster]
Polished \Pol"ished\, a.	   Made smooth and glossy, as by friction; hence, highly	   finished; refined; polite; as, polished plate; polished	   manners; polished verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Polishedness \Pol"ished*ness\, n.	   The quality of being polished.	   [1913 Webster]
Polisher \Pol"ish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, polishes; also, that which is used in	   polishing. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Polishing \Pol"ish*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Polish}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polishing iron}, an iron burnisher; esp., a small smoothing	      iron used in laundries.	   {Polishing slate}.	   (a) A gray or yellow slate, found in Bohemia and Auvergne,	       and used for polishing glass, marble, and metals.	   (b) A kind of hone or whetstone; hone slate.	   {Polishing snake}, a tool used in cleaning lithographic	      stones.	   {Polishing wheel}, a wheel or disk coated with, or composed	      of, abrading material, for polishing a surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Polishment \Pol"ish*ment\, n.	   The act of polishing, or the state of being polished. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polissoir \Po`lis`soir"\, n. [F.]	   1. A polishing or grinding implement or instrument.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Glass Making) A tool consisting of a flat wooden block	      with a long iron handle, used for flattening out split	      cylinders of blown glass.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Polite \Po*lite"\, a. [Compar. {Politer}; superl. {Politest}.]	   [L. politus, p. p. of polire to polish: cf. F. poli. See	   {Polish}, v.]	   1. Smooth; polished. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rays of light falling on a polite surface. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smooth and refined in behavior or manners; well bred;	      courteous; complaisant; obliging; civil.	      [1913 Webster]	            He marries, bows at court, and grows polite. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by refinement, or a high degree of finish;	      as, polite literature. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Polished; refined; well bred; courteous; affable;	        urbane; civil; courtly; elegant; genteel.	        [1913 Webster]	Polite \Po*lite"\, v. t.	   To polish; to refine; to render polite. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Politely \Po*lite"ly\, adv.	   1. In a polished manner; so as to be smooth or glossy. [Obs.]	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a polite manner; with politeness.	      [1913 Webster]
Politeness \Po*lite"ness\, n.	   1. High finish; smoothness; burnished elegance. [R.]	      --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being polite; refinement of	      manners; urbanity; courteous behavior; complaisance;	      obliging attentions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Courtesy; good breeding; refinement; urbanity;	        courteousness; affability; complaisance; civility;	        gentility; courtliness.	   Usage: {Politeness}, {Courtesy}. Politeness denotes that ease	          and gracefulness of manners which first sprung up in	          cities, connected with a desire to please others by	          anticipating their wants and wishes, and studiously	          avoiding whatever might give them pain. Courtesy is,	          etymologically, the politeness of courts. It displays	          itself in the address and manners; it is shown more	          especially in receiving and entertaining others, and	          is a union of dignified complaisance and kindness.	          [1913 Webster]
Politesse \Pol`i*tesse"\, n. [F.]	   Politeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Politic \Pol"i*tic\, a. [L. politicus political, Gr. ? belonging	   to the citizens or to the state, fr.? citizen: cf. F.	   politique. See {Police}, and cf. {ePolitical}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to polity, or civil government;	      political; as, the body politic. See under {Body}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He with his people made all but one politic body.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or promoting, a policy, especially a	      national policy; well-devised; adapted to its end, whether	      right or wrong; -- said of things; as, a politic treaty.	      "Enrich'd with politic grave counsel." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sagacious in promoting a policy; ingenious in devising and	      advancing a system of management; devoted to a scheme or	      system rather than to a principle; hence, in a good sense,	      wise; prudent; sagacious; and in a bad sense, artful;	      unscrupulous; cunning; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Politic with my friend, smooth with mine enemy.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wise; prudent; sagacious; discreet; provident; wary;	        artful; cunning.	        [1913 Webster]	Politic \Pol`i*tic\, n.	   A politician. [Archaic] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Swiftly the politic goes; is it dark? he borrows a	         lantern;	         Slowly the statesman and sure, guiding his feet by the	         stars.                                   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Political \Po*lit"i*cal\, a.	   1. Having, or conforming to, a settled system of	      administration. [R.] "A political government." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to public policy, or to politics;	      relating to affairs of state or administration; as, a	      political writer. "The political state of Europe."	      --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to a party, or to parties, in the state;	      as, his political relations were with the Whigs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Politic; wise; also, artful. [Obs.] --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Political economy}, that branch of political science or	      philosophy which treats of the sources, and methods of	      production and preservation, of the material wealth and	      prosperity of nations.	      [1913 Webster]
Politicalism \Po*lit"i*cal*ism\, n.	   Zeal or party spirit in politics.	   [1913 Webster]
Politically \Po*lit"i*cal*ly\, adv.	   1. In a political manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Politicly; artfully. [Obs.] --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]
Politicaster \Po*lit"i*cas`ter\, n. [Cf. It. politicastro.]	   A petty politician; a pretender in politics. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. politicien.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One versed or experienced in the science of government;	      one devoted to politics; a statesman.	      [1913 Webster]	            While empiric politicians use deceit. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One primarily devoted to his own advancement in public	      office, or to the success of a political party; -- used in	      a depreciatory sense; one addicted or attached to politics	      as managed by parties (see {Politics}, 2); a schemer; an	      intriguer; as, a mere politician.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a scurvy politician, seem	            To see the things thou dost not.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The politician . . . ready to do anything that he	            apprehends for his advantage.         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Politician \Pol`i*ti"cian\, a.	   Cunning; using artifice; politic; artful. "Ill-meaning	   politician lords." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Politicist \Po*lit"i*cist\, n.	   A political writer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Politicly \Pol"i*tic*ly\, adv.	   In a politic manner; sagaciously; shrewdly; artfully. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Politics \Pol"i*tics\, n. [Cf. F. politique, Gr. ? (sc.?). See	   {Politic}.]	   1. The science of government; that part of ethics which has	      to do with the regulation and government of a nation or	      state, the preservation of its safety, peace, and	      prosperity, the defense of its existence and rights	      against foreign control or conquest, the augmentation of	      its strength and resources, and the protection of its	      citizens in their rights, with the preservation and	      improvement of their morals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The management of a political party; the conduct and	      contests of parties with reference to political measures	      or the administration of public affairs; the advancement	      of candidates to office; in a bad sense, artful or	      dishonest management to secure the success of political	      candidates or parties; political trickery.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we say that two men are talking politics, we	            often mean that they are wrangling about some mere	            party question.                       --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]
Politize \Pol"i*tize\, v. i.	   To play the politician; to dispute as politicians do. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Politure \Pol"i*ture\, n. [L. politura, fr. polire to polish.	   See {Polish}, v.]	   Polish; gloss. [Obs.] Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Polity \Pol"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Polities}. [L. politia, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. politie. See 1st {Policy}, {Police}.]	   1. The form or constitution of the civil government of a	      nation or state; the framework or organization by which	      the various departments of government are combined into a	      systematic whole. --Blackstone. Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The form or constitution by which any institution	      is organized; the recognized principles which lie at the	      foundation of any human institution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor is possible that any form of polity, much less	            polity ecclesiastical, should be good, unless God	            himself be author of it.              --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Policy; art; management. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Policy.	   Usage: {Polity}, {Policy}. These two words were originally	          the same. Polity is now confined to the structure of a	          government; as, civil or ecclesiastical polity; while	          policy is applied to the scheme of management of	          public affairs with reference to some aim or result;	          as, foreign or domestic policy. Policy has the further	          sense of skillful or cunning management.	          [1913 Webster]
Politzerization \Po*litz`er*i*za"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The act of inflating the middle ear by blowing air up the	   nose during the act of swallowing; -- so called from Prof.	   Politzer of Vienna, who first practiced it.	   [1913 Webster]
Polive \Pol"ive\, n.	   A pulley. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Polka \Pol"ka\, n. [Pol. Polka a Polish woman: cf. F. & G.	   polka.]	   1. A dance of Polish origin, but now common everywhere. It is	      performed by two persons in common time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A lively Bohemian or Polish dance tune in 2-4	      measure, with the third quaver accented.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Polka jacket}, a kind of knit jacket worn by women.	      [1913 Webster]
Poll \Poll\, n. [From Polly, The proper name.]	   A parrot; -- familiarly so called.	   [1913 Webster]	Poll \Poll\, n. [Gr. ? the many, the rabble.]	   One who does not try for honors, but is content to take a	   degree merely; a passman. [Cambridge Univ., Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Poll \Poll\, n. [Akin to LG. polle the head, the crest of a	   bird, the top of a tree, OD. pol, polle, Dan. puld the crown	   of a hat.]	   1. The head; the back part of the head. "All flaxen was his	      poll." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number or aggregate of heads; a list or register of	      heads or individuals.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are the greater poll, and in true fear	            They gave us our demands.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The muster file, rotten and sound, upon my life,	            amounts not to fifteen thousand poll. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, the register of the names of electors who	      may vote in an election.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The casting or recording of the votes of registered	      electors; as, the close of the poll.	      [1913 Webster]	            All soldiers quartered in place are to remove . . .	            and not to return till one day after the poll is	            ended.                                --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. The place where the votes are cast or recorded; as, to	      go to the polls.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The broad end of a hammer; the but of an ax.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) The European chub. See {Pollard}, 3	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	   {Poll book}, a register of persons entitled to vote at an	      election.	   {Poll evil} (Far.), an inflammatory swelling or abscess on a	      horse's head, confined beneath the great ligament of the	      neck.	   {Poll pick} (Mining), a pole having a heavy spike on the end,	      forming a kind of crowbar.	   {Poll tax}, a tax levied by the head, or poll; a capitation	      tax.	      [1913 Webster]	Poll \Poll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Polling}.]	   1. To remove the poll or head of; hence, to remove the top or	      end of; to clip; to lop; to shear; as, to poll the head;	      to poll a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he [Absalom] pollled his head.   --2 Sam. xiv.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            His death did so grieve them that they polled	            themselves; they clipped off their horse and mule's	            hairs.                                --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow	      or crop; -- sometimes with off; as, to poll the hair; to	      poll wool; to poll grass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, as he polled off his dart's head, so sure he	            had decreed	            That all the counsels of their war he would poll off	            like it.                              --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To extort from; to plunder; to strip. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which polls and pills the poor in piteous wise.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impose a tax upon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To pay as one's personal tax.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man that polled but twelve pence for his head.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to	      enroll, esp. for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by	      one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Polling the reformed churches whether they equalize	            in number those of his three kingdoms. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call	      forth, as votes or voters; as, he polled a hundred votes	      more than his opponent.	      [1913 Webster]	            And poll for points of faith his trusty vote.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight	      line without indentation; as, a polled deed. See {Dee?	      poll}. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To poll a jury}, to call upon each member of the jury to	      answer individually as to his concurrence in a verdict	      which has been rendered.	      [1913 Webster]	Poll \Poll\, v. i.	   To vote at an election. --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollack \Pol"lack\, n. [Cf. G. & D. pollack, and Gael. pollag a	   little pool, a sort of fish.] (Zool.)	   (a) A marine gadoid food fish of Europe ({Pollachius	       virens}). Called also {greenfish}, {greenling}, {lait},	       {leet}, {lob}, {lythe}, and {whiting pollack}.	   (b) The American pollock; the coalfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Pollage \Poll"age\, n.	   A head or poll tax; hence, extortion. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollan \Pol"lan\, n. [Cf. Gael. pollag a kind of fish.] (Zool.)	   A lake whitefish ({Coregonus pollan}), native of Ireland. In	   appearance it resembles a herring.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollard \Pol"lard\, n. [From {Poll} the head.]	   1. A tree having its top cut off at some height above the	      ground, that may throw out branches. --Pennant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clipped coin; also, a counterfeit. [Obs.] --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A fish, the chub.	      (b) A stag that has cast its antlers.	      (c) A hornless animal (cow or sheep).	          [1913 Webster]	Pollard \Pol"lard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pollarded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pollarding}.]	   To lop the tops of, as trees; to poll; as, to pollard	   willows. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollax \Poll"ax`\, n.	   A poleax. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Polled \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; -- said of a person. "The polled	       bachelor." --Beau. & Fl.	   (c) Having cast the antlers; -- said of a stag.	   (d) Without horns; as, polled cattle; polled sheep.	       [1913 Webster]
Pollen \Pol"len\, n. [L. pollen fine flour, fine dust; cf. Gr.	   ?]	   1. Fine bran or flour. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The fecundating dustlike cells of the anthers of	      flowers. See {Flower}, and Illust. of {Filament}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pollen grain} (Bot.), a particle or call of pollen.	   {Pollen mass}, a pollinium. --Gray.	   {Pollen sac}, a compartment of an anther containing pollen,	      -- usually there are four in each anther.	   {Pollen tube}, a slender tube which issues from the pollen	      grain on its contact with the stigma, which it penetrates,	      thus conveying, it is supposed, the fecundating matter of	      the grain to the ovule.	      [1913 Webster]
Pollenarious \Pol`len*a"ri*ous\, a.	   Consisting of meal or pollen.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollened \Pol"lened\, a.	   Covered with pollen. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Polleniferous \Pol`len*if"er*ous\, a. [Pollen + -ferous.] (Bot.)	   Producing pollen; polliniferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollenin \Pol"len*in\, n. [Cf. F. poll['e]nine.] (Chem.)	   A substance found in the pollen of certain plants. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pollenize \Pol"len*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pollenized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pollenizing}.]	   To supply with pollen; to impregnate with pollen.	   [1913 Webster]
Poller \Poll"er\ (p[=o]l"[~e]r), n. [From {Poll}]	   One who polls; specifically:	   (a) One who polls or lops trees.	   (b) One who polls or cuts hair; a barber. [R.]	   (c) One who extorts or plunders. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   (d) One who registers voters, or one who enters his name as a	       voter.	       [1913 Webster]
Pollex \Pol"lex\, n.; pl. {Pollices}. [the thumb.] (Anat.)	   The first, or preaxial, digit of the fore limb, corresponding	   to the hallux in the hind limb; the thumb. In birds, the	   pollex is the joint which bears the bastard wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollicate \Pol"li*cate\, a. [L. pollex, pollicis, a thumb.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a curved projection or spine on the inner side of a	   leg joint; -- said of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollicitation \Pol*lic`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. pollicitatio, fr.	   pollicitari to promise, v. intens. fr. polliceri to promise:	   cf. F. pollicitation.]	   1. A voluntary engagement, or a paper containing it; a	      promise. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Roman Law) A promise without mutuality; a promise which	      has not been accepted by the person to whom it is made.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Pollinate \Pol"li*nate\, a. (Zool.)	   Pollinose.	   [1913 Webster]	Pollinate \Pol"li*nate\, v. t. (Bot.)	   To apply pollen to (a stigma). -- {Pol`li*na"tion}, n. (Bot.)	   [1913 Webster]
Pollinctor \Pol*linc"tor\, n. [L., fr. pollingere.] (Rom.	   Antiq.)	   One who prepared corpses for the funeral.	   [1913 Webster]
Polling \Poll"ing\, n. [See {Poll} the head.]	   1. The act of topping, lopping, or cropping, as trees or	      hedges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plunder, or extortion. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of voting, or of registering a vote.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Polling booth}, a temporary structure where the voting at an	      election is done; a polling place.	      [1913 Webster]
Polliniferous \Pol`li*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. pollen, -inis, pollen	   + -ferous: cf. F. pollinif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   Producing pollen; polleniferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollinium \Pol*lin"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pollinia}. [{NL}. See	   {Pollen}.] (Bot.)	   A coherent mass of pollen, as in the milkweed and most	   orchids.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollinose \Pol"li*nose`\, a. [L. pollen, -inis, dust.] (Zool.)	   Having the surface covered with a fine yellow dust, like	   pollen.	   [1913 Webster] Polliwig
Polliwig \Pol"li*wig\, Polliwog \Pol"li*wog\, n. [OE. polwigle.	   Cf. {Poll} head, and {Wiggle}.] (Zool.)	   A tadpole; -- called also {purwiggy} and {porwigle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollock \Pol"lock\, n. [See {Pollack}.] (Zool.)	   A marine gadoid fish ({Pollachius carbonarius}), native both	   of the European and American coasts. It is allied to the cod,	   and like it is salted and dried. In England it is called	   {coalfish}, {lob}, {podley}, {podling}, {pollack}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollucite \Pol"lu*cite\, n. [See {Pollux}, and 4th {Castor}.]	   (Min.)	   A colorless transparent mineral, resembling quartz, occurring	   with castor or castorite on the island of Elba. It is a	   silicate of alumina and c[ae]sia. Called also {pollux}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollute \Pol*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polluted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Polluting}.] [L. pollutus, p. p. of polluere to	   defile, to pollute, from a prep. appearing only in comp. +	   luere to wash. See {Position}, {Lave}.]	   1. To make foul, impure, or unclean; to defile; to taint; to	      soil; to desecrate; -- used of physical or moral	      defilement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The land was polluted with blood.     --Ps. cvi. 38	      [1913 Webster]	            Wickedness . . . hath polluted the whole earth. --2	                                                  Esd. xv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To violate sexually; to debauch; to dishonor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Jewish Law) To render ceremonially unclean; to disqualify	      or unfit for sacred use or service, or for social	      intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither shall ye pollute the holy things of the	            children of Israel, lest ye die.      --Num. xviii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have polluted themselves with blood. --Lam. iv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To defile; soil; contaminate; corrupt; taint; vitiate;	        debauch; dishonor; ravish.	        [1913 Webster]	Pollute \Pol*lute"\, a. [L. pollutus.]	   Polluted. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Polluted \Pol*lut"ed\, a.	   Defiled; made unclean or impure; debauched. --	   {Pol*lut"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Pol*lut"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Polluter \Pol*lut"er\, n.	   One who pollutes. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Polluting \Pol*lut"ing\, a.	   Adapted or tending to pollute; causing defilement or	   pollution. -- {Pol*lut"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollution \Pol*lu"tion\, n. [L. pollutio: cf. F. pollution.]	   1. The act of polluting, or the state of being polluted (in	      any sense of the verb); defilement; uncleanness; impurity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The emission of semen, or sperm, at other times	      than in sexual intercourse. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Pollux \Pol"lux\, n. [L., the twin brother of castor; also, the	   constellation.]	   1. (Astron.) A fixed star of the second magnitude, in the	      constellation Gemini. Cf. 3d {Castor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Same as {Pollucite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Polly \Pol"ly\, n.	   A woman's name; also, a popular name for a parrot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pollywog \Pol"ly*wog\, n. (Zool.)	   A polliwig.	   [1913 Webster]
Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Of Eastern origin; -- properly, the ball used	   in the game.]	   1. A game of ball of Eastern origin, resembling hockey, with	      the players on horseback.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A similar game played on the ice, or on a prepared floor,	      by players wearing skates.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A game similar to hockey played by swimmers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Polo \Po"lo\, n. [Sp., an air or popular song in Andalucia.]	   A Spanish gypsy dance characterized by energetic movements of	   the body while the feet merely shuffle or glide, with unison	   singing and rhythmic clapping of hands.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, a. [F. polonais, polonaise, Polish.]	   Of or pertaining to the Poles, or to Poland. [Written also	   {Polonese}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Polonaise \Po`lo*naise"\, n. [Written also Polonese and	   Polonoise.]	   1. The Polish language.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An article of dress for women, consisting of a body and an	      outer skirt in one piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A stately Polish dance tune, in 3-4 measure,	      beginning always on the beat with a quaver followed by a	      crotchet, and closing on the beat after a strong accent on	      the second beat; also, a dance adapted to such music; a	      polacca.	      [1913 Webster]
Polonese \Po`lo*nese"\, a. & n.	   See {Polonaise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polonium \Po*lo"ni*um\ (p[-o]*l[=o]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL. So	   named after Poland, in L. form Polonia, one of the	   discoverers being a Pole.] (Chem.)	   A radioactive chemical element, discovered by M. and MMe.	   Curie in pitchblende, and originally called {radium F}. It	   has atomic number 84 and an atomic weight of 210. It is a	   very rare natural element, having an abundance in uranium	   ores only 0.2% that of radium. It is closely related	   chemically to bismuth. It emits only alpha rays, and has a	   half-life of 138 days. It is thus more unstable than radium,	   and a milligram of polonium emits as many alpha particles as	   5 grams of radium. Twenty-seven isotopes are known, with	   atomic masses from 192 to 218. At present a more practical	   method of preparation than isolation from ores is the	   preparation by neutron bombardment of bismuth in a nuclear	   reactor, and it may be obtained commercially by users having	   an appropriate permit. --[HBCF61]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Polony \Po*lo"ny\, n. [Prob. corrupt. fr. Bologna.]	   A kind of sausage made of meat partly cooked.	   [1913 Webster]
Polron \Pol"ron\, n.	   See {Pauldron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polt \Polt\, n. [Cf. E. pelt, L. pultare to beat, strike.]	   A blow or thump. --Halliwell. -- a. Distorted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pot foot}, a distorted foot. --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster] Polt-foot
Polt-foot \Polt"-foot`\, Polt-footed \Polt"-foot`ed\, a.	   Having a distorted foot, or a clubfoot or clubfeet. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Poltroon \Pol*troon"\, n. [F. poltron, from It. poltrone an idle	   fellow, sluggard, coward, poltro idle, lazy, also, bed, fr.	   OHG. polstar, bolstar, cushion, G. polster, akin to E.	   bolster. See {Bolster}.]	   An arrant coward; a dastard; a craven; a mean-spirited	   wretch. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Poltroon \Pol*troon"\, a.	   Base; vile; contemptible; cowardly.	   [1913 Webster]
Poltroonery \Pol*troon"er*y\, n. [F. poltronnerie; cf. It.	   poltroneria.]	   Cowardice; want of spirit; pusillanimity.	   [1913 Webster]
Poltroonish \Pol*troon"ish\, a.	   Resembling a poltroon; cowardly.	   [1913 Webster]
Polverine \Pol"ve*rine\, n. [It. polverino, fr. polvere ?ust, L.	   pulvis, -veris. See {Powder}.]	   Glassmaker's ashes; a kind of potash or pearlash, brought	   from the Levant and Syria, -- used in the manufacture of fine	   glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Polwig \Pol"wig\, n. (Zool.)	   A polliwig. Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Poly- \Pol"y-\ [See {Full}, a.]	   A combining form or prefix from Gr. poly`s, many; as,	   polygon, a figure of many angles; polyatomic, having many	   atoms; polychord, polyconic.	   [1913 Webster]
Poly \Po"ly\, n. [L. polium, the name of a plant, perhaps	   Teucrium polium, Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   A whitish woolly plant ({Teucrium Polium}) of the order	   {Labiat[ae]}, found throughout the Mediterranean region. The	   name, with sundry prefixes, is sometimes given to other	   related species of the same genus. [Spelt also {poley}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Poly mountain}. See {Poly-mountain}, in Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyacid \Pol`y*ac"id\, a. [Poly- + acid.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several	   molecules of a monobasic acid; having more than one hydrogen	   atom capable of being replaced by acid radicals; -- said of	   certain bases; as, calcium hydrate and glycerin are polyacid	   bases.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyacoustic \Pol`y*a*cous"tic\, a. [Poly- + acoustic: cf. F.	   polyacoustique.]	   Multiplying or magnifying sound. -- n. A polyacoustic	   instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyacoustics \Pol`y*a*cous"tics\, n.	   The art of multiplying or magnifying sounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyacron \Pol`y*a"cron\, n.; pl. {Polyacra}, E. {Polyacrons}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + 'a`kron summit.] (Geom.)	   A solid having many summits or angular points; a polyhedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyactinia \Pol`y*ac*tin"i*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Poly-}, and	   {Actinia}.] (Zool.)	   An old name for those Anthozoa which, like the actinias, have	   numerous simple tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyadelphia \Pol`y*a*del"phi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s	   many + ? brother.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of plants having stamens united in three	   or more bodies or bundles by the filaments.	   [1913 Webster] Polyadelphian
Polyadelphian \Pol`y*a*del"phi*an\, Polyadelphous
\Pol`y*a*del"phous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the class Polyadelphia; having stamens united in	   three or more bundles.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyandria \Pol`y*an"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Polyandry}.]	   (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an class of monoclinous or hermaphrodite plants,	   having many stamens, or any number above twenty, inserted in	   the receptacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyandrian \Pol`y*an"dri*an\, a. (Bot.)	   Polyandrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyandric \Pol`y*an"dric\, a. [Cf. polyandrique.]	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, polyandry; mating with	   several males. "Polyandric societies." --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyandrous \Pol`y*an"drous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the class Polyandria; having many stamens, or	   any number above twenty, inserted in the receptacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyandry \Pol`y*an"dry\, n. [Poly- + Gr. 'anh`r, 'andro`s, man,	   male: cf. F. polyandrie.]	   The possession by a woman of more than one husband at the	   same time; -- contrasted with {monandry}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In law, this falls under the head of polygamy.	         [1913 Webster]
Polyanthus \Pol`y*an"thus\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*[a^]n"th[u^]s), n.; pl.	   {Polyanthuses}. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`anqos rich in flowers;	   poly`s many + 'a`nqos flower.] [Written also {polyanthos}.]	   (Bot.)	   (a) The oxlip. So called because the peduncle bears a	       many-flowered umbel. See {Oxlip}.	   (b) A bulbous flowering plant of the genus {Narcissus}	       ({Narcissus Tazetta}, or {Narcissus polyanthus} of some	       authors). See Illust. of {Narcissus}.	       [1913 Webster]
Polyarchist \Pol"y*ar`chist\, n.	   One who advocates polyarchy; -- opposed to {monarchist}.	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyarchy \Pol"y*ar`chy\, n. [Poly- + -archy: cf. F. polyarchie.	   Cf. {Polarchy}.]	   A government by many persons, of whatever order or class.	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyatomic \Pol`y*a*tom"ic\, a. [Poly- + atomic.] (Chem.)	   (a) Having more than one atom in the molecule; consisting of	       several atoms.	   (b) Having a valence greater than one. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]
Polyautography \Pol`y*au*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Poly- + autography.]	   The act or practice of multiplying copies of one's own	   handwriting, or of manuscripts, by printing from stone, -- a	   species of lithography.	   [1913 Webster]
Polybasic \Pol`y*ba"sic\, a. [Poly- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing, or of combining with, several	   molecules of a monacid base; having several hydrogen atoms	   capable of being replaced by basic radicals; -- said of	   certain acids; as, sulphuric acid is polybasic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polybasite \Pol`y*ba"site\, n. [See {Polybasic}.] (Min.)	   An iron-black ore of silver, consisting of silver, sulphur,	   and antimony, with some copper and arsenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polybranchia \Pol`y*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Poly-}, and	   {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Nudibranchiata including those which have	   numerous branchi[ae] on the back.	   [1913 Webster]
Polybromide \Pol`y*bro"mide\, n. [Poly- + bromide.] (Chem.)	   A bromide containing more than one atom of bromine in the	   molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycarpellary \Pol`y*car"pel*la*ry\, a. (Bot.)	   Composed of several or numerous carpels; -- said of such	   fruits as the orange.	   [1913 Webster] Polycarpic
Polycarpic \Pol`y*car"pic\, Polycarpous \Pol`y*car"pous\, a.	   [Poly- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   (a) Bearing fruit repeatedly, or year after year.	   (b) Having several pistils in one flower.	       [1913 Webster]
Polychaeta \Pol`y*ch[ae]"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. poly`s many	   + ? hair.] (Zool.)	   One of the two principal groups of Ch[ae]topoda. It includes	   those that have prominent parapodia and fascicles of set[ae].	   See Illust. under {Parapodia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychloride \Pol`y*chlo"ride\, n. [Poly- + chloride.] (Chem.)	   A chloride containing more than one atom of chlorine in the	   molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychoerany \Pol`y*ch[oe]r"a*ny\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ?	   wide-ruling.]	   A government by many chiefs, princes, or rules. [Obs.]	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychord \Pol"y*chord\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? string,	   cord.]	   Having many strings.	   [1913 Webster]	Polychord \Pol"y*chord\, n. (Mus.)	   (a) A musical instrument of ten strings.	   (b) An apparatus for coupling two octave notes, capable of	       being attached to a keyed instrument.	       [1913 Webster]
Polychrest \Pol"y*chrest\, n. [Gr. ? useful for many purposes;	   poly`s many + ? useful, fr. ? to use: cf. F. polychreste.]	   (Med.)	   A medicine that serves for many uses, or that cures many	   diseases. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polychrest salt} (Old Med. Chem.), potassium sulphate,	      specifically obtained by fusing niter with sulphur.	      [1913 Webster]
Polychroism \Pol"y*chro*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.]	   Same as {Pleochroism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychroite \Pol"y*chro*ite\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color: cf. F.	   polychro["i]te.] (Chem.)	   The coloring matter of saffron; -- formerly so called because	   of the change of color on treatment with certain acids; --	   called also {crocin}, and {safranin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychromate \Pol`y*chro"mate\, n. [See {Polychromic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of a polychromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	Polychromate \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, which display colors by fluorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychromatic \Pol`y*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Poly- + chromatic.]	   Showing a variety, or a change, of colors.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polychromatic acid} (Old Chem.), a substance obtained by the	      action of nitric acid on aloes.	      [1913 Webster]
Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.] (Chem.)	   Esculin; -- so called in allusion to its fluorescent	   solutions. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Polychrome \Pol"y*chrome\, a. [Cf. F. polychrome.]	   Executed in the manner of polychromy; as, polychrome	   printing.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychromic \Pol`y*chro"mic\, a. [Poly- + (sense 1) Gr. ?, or	   (sense 2) chromic.]	   1. Polychromatic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, any one of several	      acids (known only in their salts) which contain more than	      one atom of chromium.	      [1913 Webster]
Polychromous \Pol`y*chro"mous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to polychromy; many-colored; polychromatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychromy \Pol"y*chro`my\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? color.] (Anc. Art)	   The art or practice of combining different colors, especially	   brilliant ones, in an artistic way.	   [1913 Webster]
Polychronious \Pol`y*chro"ni*ous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? for a long	   time, ? time.]	   Enduring through a long time; chronic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyclinic \Pol`y*clin"ic\, n. [Poly- + clinic.] (Med.)	   A clinic in which diseases of many sorts are treated;	   especially, an institution in which clinical instruction is	   given in all kinds of disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyconic \Pol`y*con"ic\, a. [Poly- + conic.]	   Pertaining to, or based upon, many cones.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polyconic projection} (Map Making), a projection of the	      earth's surface, or any portion thereof, by which each	      narrow zone is projected upon a conical surface that	      touches the sphere along this zone, the conical surface	      being then unrolled. This projection differs from conic	      projection in that latter assumes but one cone for the	      whole map. Polyconic projection is that in use in the	      United States coast and geodetic survey.	      [1913 Webster]
Polycotyledon \Pol`y*cot`y*le"don\, n. [Poly- + cotyledon: cf.	   F. polycotyl['e]done.] (Bot.)	   A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the	   seed. -- {Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*ous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycotyledonary \Pol`y*cot`y*led"on*a*ry\, a. [Poly- +	   cotyledonary.] (Anat.)	   Having the villi of the placenta collected into definite	   patches, or cotyledons.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycracy \Po*lyc"ra*cy\, n. [Poly- + -cracy, as in democracy.]	   Government by many rulers; polyarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycrotic \Pol`y*crot"ic\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*kr[o^]t"[i^]k), a.	   [Poly- + Gr. krotei^n to beat.] (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to polycrotism; manifesting polycrotism; as,	   a polycrotic pulse; a polycrotic pulse curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycrotism \Po*lyc"ro*tism\, n. (Physiol.)	   That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse	   curve, or sphygmogram, shows several secondary crests or	   elevations; -- contrasted with {monocrotism} and {dicrotism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycystid \Pol`y*cys"tid\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) One of the Polycystidea.	   (b) One of the Polycystina. -- a. Pertaining to the	       Polycystidea, or the Polycystina.	       [1913 Webster]
Polycystidea \Pol`y*cys*tid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Poly-}, and	   {Cystidea}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Gregarin[ae] including those that have two or	   more internal divisions of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycystina \Pol`y*cys*ti"na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Poly-}, and	   {Cyst}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Radiolaria including numerous minute marine	   species. The skeleton is composed of silica, and is often	   very elegant in form and sculpture. Many have been found in	   the fossil state.	   [1913 Webster]
Polycystine \Pol`y*cys"tine\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Polycystina. -- n. One of the Polycystina.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Polycyttaria \Pol`y*cyt*ta"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s	   many + ?, dim. fr. ? a hollow vessel.] (Zool.)	   A division of Radiolaria. It includes those having one more	   central capsules.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Polydactylism \Pol`y*dac"tyl*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? finger: cf.	   F. polydactylisme.] (Anat.)	   The possession of more that the normal number of digits.	   [1913 Webster]
Polydipsia \Pol`y*dip"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s much + ?	   thirst.] (Med.)	   Excessive and constant thirst occasioned by disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyedron \Pol`y*e"dron\, n.	   See {Polyhedron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyedrous \Pol`y*e"drous\, a.	   See {Polyhedral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyeidic \Pol`y*ei"dic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Zool.)	   Passing through several distinct larval forms; -- having	   several distinct kinds of young.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyeidism \Pol`y*ei"dism\, n. (Zool.)	   The quality or state of being polyeidic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyembryonate \Pol`y*em"bry*o*nate\, a. [Poly- + embryonate.]	   (Bot.)	   Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyembryonic \Pol`y*em`bry*on"ic\, a. [Poly- + embryonic.]	   (Bot.)	   Polyembryonate.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyembryony \Pol`y*em"bry*o*ny\, n. [See {Poly-}, and	   {Embryo}.] (Bot.)	   The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either	   to the existence and fertilization of more than one embryonic	   sac or to the origination of embryos outside of the embryonic	   sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyfoil \Pol"y*foil\, n. [Poly- + foil, n.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Multifoil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygala \Po*lyg"a*la\, n. [L., milkwort, fr. Gr. ?; poly`s much	   + ? milk.]	   A genus of bitter herbs or shrubs having eight stamens and a	   two-celled ovary (as the Seneca snakeroot, the flowering	   wintergreen, etc.); milkwort.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygalaceous \Pol`y*ga*la"ceous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	   ({Polygalace[ae]}) of which Polygala is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygalic \Po*lyg"a*lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, Polygala; specifically,	   designating an acrid glucoside (called polygalic acid,	   senegin, etc.), resembling, or possibly identical with,	   saponin.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygamia \Pol`y*ga"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Polygamous}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A Linn[ae]an class of plants, characterized by having	       both hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same	       plant.	   (b) A name given by Linn[ae]us to file orders of plants	       having syngenesious flowers.	       [1913 Webster]
Polygamian \Pol`y*ga"mi*an\, a. (Bot.)	   Polygamous.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygamist \Po*lyg"a*mist\, n. [Cf. F. polygamiste, polygame,	   Gr. ?, a.]	   One who practices polygamy, or maintains its lawfulness.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygamize \Po*lyg"a*mize\, v. i.	   To practice polygamy; to marry several wives. --Sylvester.	   Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygamous \Po*lyg"a*mous\, a. [Gr. ? living ? polygamy; poly`s	   many + ? marriage. Cf. {Bigamy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to polygamy; characterized by, or	      involving, polygamy; having a plurality of wives; as,	      polygamous marriages; -- opposed to {monogamous}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Pairing with more than one female.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most deer, cattle, and sheep are polygamous.	                                                  --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Belonging to the Polygamia; bearing both	      hermaphrodite and unisexual flowers on the same plant.	      [1913 Webster]
Polygamy \Po*lyg"a*my\, n. [Gr. ?; cf. F. polygamie.]	   1. The having of a plurality of wives or husbands at the same	      time; usually, the marriage of a man to more than one	      woman, or the practice of having several wives, at the	      same time; -- opposed to monogamy; as, the nations of the	      East practiced polygamy. See the Note under {Bigamy}, and	      cf. {Polyandry}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The state or habit of having more than one mate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The condition or state of a plant which bears both	      perfect and unisexual flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Polygastrian \Pol`y*gas"tri*an\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*g[a^]s"tr[i^]*an),	   n. (Zool.)	   One of the Polygastrica. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polygastric \Pol`y*gas"tric\ (-tr[i^]k), a. [Poly- + gastric:	   cf. F. polygastrique.]	   1. (Anat.) Having several bellies; -- applied to muscles	      which are made up of several bellies separated by short	      tendons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Polygastrica. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Polygastric \Pol`y*gas"tric\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*g[a^]s"tr[i^]k), n.	   (Zool.)	   One of the Polygastrica.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygastrica \Pol`y*gas"tri*ca\ (-tr[i^]*k[.a]), n. pl. [NL. So	   called because they were supposed to have several stomachs,	   or digestive cavities.] (Zool.)	   The Infusoria. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Polygenesis
Polygenesis \Pol`y*gen"e*sis\ (-j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), Polygeny
\Po*lyg"e*ny\ (p[-o]*l[i^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n. [Poly- + genesis, or	   root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Biol.)	   The theory that living organisms originate in cells or	   embryos of different kinds, instead of coming from a single	   cell; -- opposed to {monogenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygenetic \Pol`y*ge*net"ic\, a.	   1. Having many distinct sources; originating at various	      places or times.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to polygenesis; polyphyletic.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Polygenetic mountain range} (Geol.), one which is composite,	      or consists of two or more monogenetic ranges, each having	      had its own history of development. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]
Polygenic \Pol`y*gen"ic\ (-j[e^]n"[i^]k), a. (Biol.)	   Of or relating to polygeny; polygenetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygenism \Po*lyg"e*nism\ (p[-o]*l[i^]j"[-e]*n[i^]z'm), n. [Cf.	   F. polyg['e]nisme.] (Biol.)	   The doctrine that animals of the same species have sprung	   from more than one original pair.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygenist \Po*lyg"e*nist\ (-n[i^]st), n. (Biol.)	   One who maintains that animals of the same species have	   sprung from more than one original pair; -- opposed to	   {monogenist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygenous \Po*lyg"e*nous\, a. [Poly- + -genous: cf. Gr. ? of	   many families.]	   Consisting of, or containing, many kinds; as, a polygenous	   mountain. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyglot \Pol"y*glot\, a. [Gr. poly`glwttos many-tongued; poly`s	   many + glw^tta, glw^ssa, tongue, language: cf. F.	   polyglotte.]	   1. Containing, or made up, of, several languages; as, a	      polyglot lexicon, Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Versed in, or speaking, many languages.	      [1913 Webster]	Polyglot \Pol"y*glot\, n.	   1. One who speaks several languages. [R.] "A polyglot, or	      good linguist." --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book containing several versions of the same text, or	      containing the same subject matter in several languages;	      esp., the Scriptures in several languages.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enriched by the publication of polyglots. --Abp.	                                                  Newcome.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyglottous \Pol`y*glot"tous\, a. [See {Polyglot}.]	   Speaking many languages; polyglot. [R.] "The polyglottous	   tribes of America." --Max M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygon \Pol"y*gon\, n. [Gr. poly`gwnos polygonal; poly`s many +	   gwni`a angle: cf. F. polygone.] (Geom.)	   A plane figure having many angles, and consequently many	   sides; esp., one whose perimeter consists of more than four	   sides; any figure having many angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polygon of forces} (Mech.), a polygonal figure, the sides of	      which, taken successively, represent, in length and	      direction, several forces acting simultaneously upon one	      point, so that the side necessary to complete the figure	      represents the resultant of those forces. Cf.	      {Parallelogram of forces}, under {Parallelogram}.	      [1913 Webster]
Polygonaceous \Pol`y*go*na"ceous\, a. [See {Polygonum}.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of apetalous plants	   ({Polygonace[ae]}), of which the knotweeds (species of	   {Polygonum}) are the type, and which includes also the docks	   ({Rumex}), the buckwheat, rhubarb, sea grape ({Coccoloba}),	   and several other genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygonal \Po*lyg"o*nal\, a.	   Having many angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polygonal numbers}, certain figurate numbers. See under	      {Figurate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Polygoneutic \Pol`y*go*neu"tic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? offspring.]	   (Zool.)	   Having two or more broods in a season.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygonometry \Pol`y*go*nom"e*try\, n. [Polygon + -metry.]	   The doctrine of polygons; an extension of some of the	   principles of trigonometry to the case of polygons.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygonous \Po*lyg"o*nous\, a.	   Polygonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygonum \Po*lyg"o*num\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of plant;	   poly`s many + go`ny the knee, a joint of a plant. So called	   in allusion to the numerous joints.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants embracing a large number of species,	   including bistort, knotweed, smartweed, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygony \Po*lyg"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus Polygonum.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygordius \Pol`y*gor"di*us\, n. [NL. See {Poly-}, and	   {Gordius}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine annelids, believed to be an ancient or	   ancestral type. It is remarkable for its simplicity of	   structure and want of parapodia. It is the type of the order	   Archiannelida, or Gymnotoma. See {Loeven's larva}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygram \Pol"y*gram\, n. [Gr. ? marked with many stripes;	   poly`s many + ? a line.]	   A figure consisting of many lines. [R.] --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygraph \Pol"y*graph\, n. [Gr. ? writing much; poly`s much,	   many + ? to write: cf. F. polygraphe.]	   1. An instrument for multiplying copies of a writing; a	      manifold writer; a copying machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In bibliography, a collection of different works, either	      by one or several authors. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] Polygraphic
Polygraphic \Pol`y*graph"ic\, Polygraphical \Pol`y*graph"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. polygraphique.]	   Pertaining to, or employed in, polygraphy; as, a polygraphic	   instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Done with a polygraph; as, a polygraphic copy.	      [1913 Webster]
Polygraphy \Po*lyg"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; poly`s much + gra`fein to	   write: cf. F. polygraphie.]	   1. Much writing; writing of many books. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of writing in various ciphers, and of deciphering	      the same. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art or practice of using a polygraph.	      [1913 Webster]
Polygrooved \Pol"y*grooved`\, a. [Poly- + groove.]	   Having many grooves; as, a polygrooved rifle or gun	   (referring to the rifling).	   [1913 Webster]
Polygyn \Pol"y*gyn\, n. [Cf. F. polygyne. See {Polygyny}.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the order Polygynia.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygynia \Pol`y*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Polygyny}.] (Bot.)	   A Linn[ae]an order of plants having many styles.	   [1913 Webster] Polygynian
Polygynian \Pol`y*gyn"i*an\, Polygynous \Po*lyg"y*nous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Having many styles; belonging to the order Polygynia.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygynist \Po*lyg"y*nist\, n.	   One who practices or advocates polygyny. --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Polygyny \Po*lyg"y*ny\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? woman, wife.]	   The state or practice of having several wives at the same	   time; marriage to several wives. --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyhalite \Pol`y*ha"lite\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? salt.] (Min.)	   A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red	   color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the	   sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.	   [1913 Webster] Polyhedral
Polyhedral \Pol`y*he"dral\, Polyhedrical \Pol`y*hed"ric*al\, a.	   [See {Polyhedron}.] (Geom.)	   Having many sides, as a solid body.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polyhedral angle}, an angle bounded by three or more plane	      angles having a common vertex.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyhedron \Pol`y*he"dron\, n.; pl. E. {Polyhedrons}., L.	   {Polyhedra}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? with many seats or sides; poly`s	   many + ? a seat or side: cf. F. poly[`e]dre.]	   1. (Geom.) A body or solid contained by many sides or planes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) A polyscope, or multiplying glass.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyhedrous \Pol`y*he"drous\, a.	   Polyhedral.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyhistor \Pol`y*his"tor\, n. [Gr. ? very learned.]	   One versed in various learning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polyhymnia \Pol`y*hym"ni*a\, n. [L., from Gr. ?; poly`s many + ?	   hymn.] (Anc. Myth.)	   The Muse of lyric poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyiodide \Pol`y*i"o*dide\, n. (Chem.)	   A iodide having more than one atom of iodine in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Polylogy \Po*lyl"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; poly`s much + ? discourse.]	   Talkativeness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polyloquent \Po*lyl"o*quent\, a. [Poly- + L. loquens, p. pr. of	   logui to speak.]	   Garrulous; loquacious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polymastism \Pol`y*mas"tism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? a breast.]	   (Anat.)	   The condition of having more than two mamm[ae], or breasts.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Polymathic \Pol`y*math"ic\, a. [Cf. F. polymathique. See	   {Polymathy}.]	   Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of	   learning.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymathist \Po*lym"a*thist\, n.	   One versed in many sciences; a person of various learning.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymathy \Po*lym"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ?; poly`s much + ?, ?, to	   learn.]	   The knowledge of many arts and sciences; variety of learning.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymeniscous \Pol`y*me*nis"cous\, a. [See {Poly-}, and	   {Meniscus}.] (Zool.)	   Having numerous facets; -- said of the compound eyes of	   insects and crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymer \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 chemical polymerization. [Formerly also written	   polymere.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polymeric \Pol`y*mer"ic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? part.] (Chem.)	   Having the same percentage composition (that is, having the	   same elements united in the same proportion by weight), but	   different molecular weights; -- often used with with; thus,	   cyanic acid ({CNOH}), fulminic acid ({C2N2O2H2}), and	   cyanuric acid ({C3N3O3H3}), are polymeric with each other.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The figures expressing the number of atoms of each	         element in a number of polymeric substances are	         respectively multiples and factors of each other, or	         have some simple common divisor. The relation may be	         merely a numerical one, as in the example given above,	         or a chemical one, as in the case of aldehyde,	         paraldehyde, and metaldehyde.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]
Polymerism \Po*lym"er*ism\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) The state, quality, or relation of two or more polymeric	       substances.	   (b) The act or process of forming polymers.	       [1913 Webster]
Polymerization \Pol`y*mer`i*za"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or process of changing to a polymeric form; the	   condition resulting from such change.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymerize \Pol"y*mer*ize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To cause polymerization of; to produce polymers from; to	   increase the molecular weight of, without changing the atomic	   proportions; thus, certain acids polymerize aldehyde.	   [1913 Webster]	Polymerize \Pol"y*mer*ize\, v. i. (Chem.)	   To change into another substance having the same atomic	   proportions, but a higher molecular weight; to undergo	   polymerization; thus, aldehyde polymerizes in forming	   paraldehyde.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymerous \Po*lym"er*ous\, a.	   1. (Bot.) Having many parts or members in each set. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Polymeric. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Polymnia \Po*lym"ni*a\, n.	   See {Polyhymnia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymnite \Pol"ym*nite\, n. [Gr. ? full of moss; poly`s much + ?	   moss.] (Min.)	   A stone marked with dendrites and black lines, and so	   disposed as to represent rivers, marshes, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymorph \Pol"y*morph\, n. [Gr. ? multiform; poly`s many +	   morfh` form: cf. F. polymorphe.] (Crystallog.)	   A substance capable of crystallizing in several distinct	   forms; also, any one of these forms. Cf. {Allomorph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymorphic \Pol`y*mor"phic\, a.	   Polymorphous.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymorphism \Pol`y*mor"phism\, n.	   1. (Crystallog.) Same as {Pleomorphism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.)	      (a) The capability of assuming different forms; the	          capability of widely varying in form.	      (b) Existence in many forms; the coexistence, in the same	          locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of	          sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but	          produced from common parents.	          [1913 Webster]
Polymorphosis \Pol`y*mor*pho"sis\, n. [NL. See {Poly-}, and	   {Morphosis}.] (Zool.)	   The assumption of several structural forms without a	   corresponding difference in function; -- said of sponges,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymorphous \Pol`y*mor"phous\, a.	   1. Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or	      styles; as, a polymorphous author. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having, or occurring in, several distinct forms;	      -- opposed to monomorphic.	      [1913 Webster]
Polymorphy \Pol"y*mor`phy\, n.	   Existence in many forms; polymorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Poly-mountain \Po`ly-moun"tain\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) Same as {Poly}, n.	   (b) The closely related {Teucrium montanum}, formerly called	       {Polium montanum}, a plant of Southern Europe.	   (c) The {Bartsia alpina}, a low purple-flowered herb of	       Europe.	       [1913 Webster]
Polymyodae \Pol`y*my"o*d[ae]\, n. pl. [NL. See {Polymyoid}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Oscines}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymyodous \Pol`y*my"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Polymyoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Polymyoid \Po*lym"y*oid\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ?, ?, muscle + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   Having numerous vocal muscles; of or pertaining to the	   Polymyod[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Polyneme \Pol"y*neme\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? thread.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of tropical food fishes of the	   family {Polynemid[ae]}. They have several slender filaments,	   often very long, below the pectoral fin. Some of them yield	   isinglass of good quality. Called also {threadfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polynemoid \Pol`y*ne"moid\, a. [Polyneme + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the polynemes, or the family	   {Polynemid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polynesian \Pol`y*ne"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Polynesia (the islands of the eastern and	   central Pacific), or to the Polynesians.	   [1913 Webster]
Polynesians \Pol`y*ne"sians\, n. pl.; sing. {Polynesian}.	   (Ethnol.)	   The race of men native in Polynesia.	   [1913 Webster]
Polynia \Po*lyn"i*a\, n. [Russ. poluineia a warm place in water,	   i. e., a place which does not freeze.]	   The open sea supposed to surround the north pole. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Polynomial \Pol`y*no"mi*al\, n. [Poly- + -nomial, as in	   monomial, binomial: cf. F. polyn[^o]me.] (Alg.)	   An expression composed of two or more terms, connected by the	   signs plus or minus; as, a^{2} - 2ab + b^{2}.	   [1913 Webster]	Polynomial \Pol`y*no"mi*al\, a.	   1. Containing many names or terms; multinominal; as, the	      polynomial theorem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of two or more words; having names consisting	      of two or more words; as, a polynomial name; polynomial	      nomenclature.	      [1913 Webster]
Polynuclear \Pol`y*nu"cle*ar\, a. [Poly- + nuclear.] (Biol.)	   Containing many nuclei.	   [1913 Webster]
Polynucleolar \Pol`y*nu*cle"o*lar\, a. [Poly- + nucleolar.]	   (Biol.)	   Having more than one nucleolus.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyommatous \Pol`y*om"ma*tous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ?, ?, the eye.]	   Having many eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyonomous \Pol`y*on"o*mous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ?, ?, name: cf.	   Gr. ?.]	   Having many names or titles; polyonymous. --Sir W. Jones.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyonomy \Pol`y*on"o*my\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? a multitude of names.]	   The use of a variety of names for the same object. --G. S.	   Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyonym \Pol"y*o*nym\, n.	   1. An object which has a variety of names.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A polynomial name or term.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyonymous \Pol`y*on"y*mous\, a.	   Polyonomous.	   [1913 Webster] Polyoptron
Polyoptron \Pol`y*op"tron\, Polyoptrum \Pol`y*op"trum\, n. [NL.,	   from Gr. poly`s many + ? seen.] (Opt.)	   A glass through which objects appear multiplied, but	   diminished in size. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polyorama \Pol`y*o*ra"ma\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? a sight, view.]	   A view of many objects; also, a sort of panorama with	   dissolving views.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyp \Pol"yp\, n. [L. polypus, Gr. ?, ?, literally,	   many-footed; poly`s many + ?, ?, foot: cf. F. polype. See	   {Poly-} and {Foot}, and cf. {Polypode}, {Polypody}, {Poulp}.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or	       coral.	   (b) One of the Anthozoa.	   (c) pl. Same as {Anthozoa}. See {Anthozoa}, {Madreporaria},	       {Hydroid}. [Written also {polype}.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Fresh-water polyp}, the hydra.	   {Polyp stem} (Zool.), that portion of the stem of a	      siphonophore which bears the polypites, or feeding zooids.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyparous \Po*lyp"a*rous\, a. [Poly- + L. parere to produce.]	   Producing or bearing a great number; bringing forth many.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypary \Pol"y*pa*ry\, n.; pl. {Polyparies}. [See {Polyp}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Polypidom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polype \Pol"ype\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   See {Polyp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypean \Pol`y*pe"an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a polyp, or polyps.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyperythrin \Pol`y*pe*ryth"rin\, n. [Polyp + Gr. ? red.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A coloring matter found in many simple Anthozoa and some	   hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypetalous \Pol`y*pet"al*ous\, a. [Poly- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Consisting of, or having, several or many separate petals;	   as, a polypetalous corolla, flower, or plant. --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyphagous \Po*lyph"a*gous\, a. [L. polyphagus, Gr. ?; poly`s	   much, many + ? to eat: cf. F. polyphage.]	   Eating, or subsisting on, many kinds of food; as, polyphagous	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyphagy \Po*lyph""a*gy\, n.	   The practice or faculty of subsisting on many kinds of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypharmacy \Pol`y*phar"ma*cy\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? the using of	   medicine, fr. ? medicine: cf. F. polypharmacie.] (Med.)	   (a) The act or practice of prescribing too many medicines.	   (b) A prescription made up of many medicines or ingredients.	       --Dunglison.	       [1913 Webster]
Polyphase \Pol"y*phase\, a. [Poly- + phase.] (Elec.)	   Having or producing two or more phases; multiphase; as, a	   polyphase machine, a machine producing two or more pressure	   waves of electro-motive force, differing in phase; a	   polyphase current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Polyphaser \Pol"y*phas`er\, n. (Elec.)	   A machine generating more than one pressure wave; a	   multiphaser.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Polyphemus \Pol`y*phe"mus\, n. [L. Polyphemus the one-eyed	   Cyclops who was blinded by Ulysses.] (Zool.)	   A very large American moth ({Telea polyphemus}) belonging to	   the Silkworm family ({Bombycid[ae]}). Its larva, which is	   very large, bright green, with silvery tubercles, and with	   oblique white stripes on the sides, feeds on the oak,	   chestnut, willow, cherry, apple, and other trees. It produces	   a large amount of strong silk. Called also {American	   silkworm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyphone \Pol"y*phone\, n.	   A character or vocal sign representing more than one sound,	   as read, which is pronounced r[=e]d or r[e^]d.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyphonic \Pol`y*phon"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? sound:	   cf. F. polyphone.]	   1. Having a multiplicity of sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by polyphony; as, Assyrian polyphonic	      characters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) Consisting of several tone series, or melodic	      parts, progressing simultaneously according to the laws of	      counterpoint; contrapuntal; as, a polyphonic composition;	      -- opposed to {homophonic}, or {monodic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyphonism \Po*lyph"o*nism\, n.	   Polyphony.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyphonist \Po*lyph"o*nist\, n.	   1. A proficient in the art of multiplying sounds; a	      ventriloquist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A master of polyphony; a contrapuntist.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyphonous \Po*lyph"o*nous\, a.	   Same as {Polyphonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyphony \Po*lyph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   1. Multiplicity of sounds, as in the reverberations of an	      echo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plurality of sounds and articulations expressed by the	      same vocal sign.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) Composition in mutually related, equally important	      parts which share the melody among them; contrapuntal	      composition; -- opposed to homophony, in which the melody	      is given to one part only, the others filling out the	      harmony. See {Counterpoint}.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyphore \Pol"y*phore\, n. [Poly- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]	   (Bot.)	   A receptacle which bears many ovaries.	   [1913 Webster] Polyphotal
Polyphotal \Pol`y*pho"tal\, Polyphote \Pol"y*phote\, a. [Poly- +	   Gr. ?, ?, light.] (Elec.)	   Pertaining to or designating arc lamps so constructed that	   more than one can be used on a single circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Polyphyletic \Pol`y*phy*let"ic\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? clan.]	   (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, descent from more than	   one root form, or from many different root forms;	   polygenetic; -- opposed to {monophyletic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyphyllous \Po*lyph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ?	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Many-leaved; as, a polyphyllous calyx or perianth.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypi \Pol"y*pi\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The Anthozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypide \Pol"y*pide\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the ordinary zooids of the Bryozoa. [Spellt also	   {polypid}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polypidom \Po*lyp"i*dom\, n. [Polypus + L. domus house.] (Zool.)	   A coral, or corallum; also, one of the coral-like structure	   made by bryozoans and hydroids.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypier \Po`ly`pier"\, n. [F.]	   A polypidom.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypifera \Pol`y*pif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The Anthozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypiferous \Pol*y*pif"er*ous\, a. [Polypus + -ferous.] (Zool.)	   Bearing polyps, or polypites.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypiparous \Pol`y*pip"a*rous\, a. [Polypus + L. parere to	   produce.] (Zool.)	   Producing polyps.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypite \Pol"y*pite\, n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the feeding zooids, or polyps, of a coral,	          hydroid, or siphonophore; a hydranth. See Illust. of	          {Campanularian}.	      (b) Sometimes, the manubrium of a hydroid medusa.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paleon.) A fossil coral.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyplacophora \Pol`y*pla*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Poly-},	   and {Placophora}.] (Zool.)	   See {Placophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyplastic \Pol`y*plas"tic\, a. [Poly- + -plastic.] (Biol.)	   Assuming, or having the power of assuming, many forms; as, a	   polyplastic element which does not preserve its original	   shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypode \Pol`y*pode\, n. [Cf. F. polypode. See {Polypody}.]	   (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Polypodium}; polypody. [Written also	   {polypod}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Polypode \Pol"y*pode\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, the wood louse, milleped:	   cf. F. polypode. See {Polyp}.] (Zool.)	   An animal having many feet; a myriapod.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypodium \Pol"y*po`di*um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ?. See	   {Polyp}, and cf. 2d {Polypode}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the order {Filices} or ferns. The	   fructifications are in uncovered roundish points, called	   sori, scattered over the inferior surface of the frond or	   leaf. There are numerous species.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypody \Pol"y*po`dy\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Polypodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypoid \Pol"y*poid\, a. [Polyp + -oid.]	   1. (Zool.) Like a polyp; having the nature of a polyp, but	      lacking the tentacles or other parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Resembling a polypus in appearance; having a	      character like that of a polypus.	      [1913 Webster]
Polypomedusae \Pol`y*po*me*du"s[ae]\, n. pl. [NL. See {Polyp},	   and {Medusa}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Hydrozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyporous \Po*lyp"o*rous\ (?; 277), a. [Poly- + porous.]	   Having many pores. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyporus \Po*lyp"o*rus\, n.; pl. {Polypori}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   poly`s many + ? a pore.] (Bot.)	   A genus of fungi having the under surface full of minute	   pores; also, any fungus of this genus.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Polyporus fomentarius} was formerly dried and cut in	         slices for tinder, called amadou. {Polyporus betulinus}	         is common in America, and forms very large thick white	         semicircular excrescences on birch trees. Several	         species of {Polyporous} are considered edible.	         [1913 Webster]
Polypous \Pol"y*pous\, a. [Cf. F. polypeux. See {Polyp}.]	   Of the nature of a polypus; having many feet or roots, like	   the polypus; affected with polypus.	   [1913 Webster] Polypragmatic
Polypragmatic \Pol`y*prag*mat"ic\, Polypragmatical
\Pol`y*prag*mat"ic*al\, a. [Poly- + pragmatic, -ical.]	   Overbusy; officious. [R.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypragmaty \Pol`y*prag"ma*ty\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? business.]	   The state of being overbusy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polyprotodonta \Pol`y*pro`to*don"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   poly`s many + ? first + ?, ?, tooth.] (Zool.)	   A division of marsupials in which there are more fore incisor	   teeth in each jaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypteroidei \Po*lyp`te*roi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Polypterus}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of existing ganoid fishes having numerous fins	   along the back. The bichir, or Polypterus, is the type. See	   Illust. under {Crossopterygian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polypterus \Po*lyp`te*rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + ?	   feather, wing.] (Zool.)	   An African genus of ganoid fishes including the bichir.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyptoton \Pol`yp*to"ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? having, or being	   in, many cases; poly`s many + ? case.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which a word is repeated in different forms,	   cases, numbers, genders, etc., as in Tennyson's line, -- "My	   own heart's heart, and ownest own, farewell."	   [1913 Webster]
Polypus \Pol"y*pus\, n.; pl. E. {Polypuses}, L. {Polypi}. [L.	   See {Polyp}.]	   1. (Zool.) Same as {Polyp}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A tumor, usually with a narrow base, somewhat	      resembling a pear, -- found in the nose, uterus, etc., and	      produced by hypertrophy of some portion of the mucous	      membrane.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyrhizous \Pol`y*rhi"zous\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? root.]	   (Bot.)	   Having numerous roots, or rootlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyschematist \Pol`y*sche"ma*tist\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? form,	   manner.]	   Having, or existing in, many different forms or fashions;	   multiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyscope \Pol"y*scope\, n. [Gr. ? farseeing; poly`s much, many	   + ? to view: cf. F. polyscope.]	   1. (Opt.) A glass which makes a single object appear as many;	      a multiplying glass. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An apparatus for affording a view of the different	      cavities of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Polysepalous \Pol`y*sep"al*ous\, a. [Poly- + sepal.] (Bot.)	   Having the sepals separate from each other.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysilicic \Pol`y*si*lic"ic\, a. [Poly- + silicic.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to compounds formed by the condensation of	   two or more molecules of silicic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polysilicic acid} (Chem.), any one of a series of acids	      formed by the condensation of two or more molecules of	      silicic acid, with elimination of water.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyspast \Pol"y*spast\, n. [L. polyspaston, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?	   drawn by several cords; poly`s many + ? to draw: cf. F.	   polyspaste.] (Surg.)	   A machine consisting of many pulleys; specifically, an	   apparatus formerly used for reducing luxations.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyspermous \Pol`y*sper"mous\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ?	   seed.] (Bot.)	   Containing many seeds; as, a polyspermous capsule or berry.	   --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyspermy \Pol"y*sper`my\, n. (Biol.)	   Fullness of sperm, or seed; the passage of more than one	   spermatozoon into the vitellus in the impregnation of the	   ovum.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysporous \Pol`y*spor"ous\, a. [Poly- + spore.] (Bot.)	   Containing many spores.	   [1913 Webster]
Polystomata \Pol`y*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. poly`s many	   + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zool.)	   A division of trematode worms having more two suckers. Called	   also {Polystomea} and {Polystoma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polystome \Pol"y*stome\, a. [Gr. ? many-mouthed; poly`s + sto`ma	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   Having many mouths.	   [1913 Webster]	Polystome \Pol"y*stome\, n. (Zool.)	   An animal having many mouths; -- applied to Protozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Polystyle \Pol"y*style\, a. [Gr. ? with many columns; poly`s	   many + ? column: cf. F. polystyle.] (Arch.)	   Having many columns; -- said of a building, especially of an	   interior part or court; as, a polystyle hall. -- n. A	   polystyle hall or edifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysulphide \Pol`y*sul"phide\, n. [Poly- + sulphide.] (Chem.)	   A sulphide having more than one atom of sulphur in the	   molecule; -- contrasted with monosulphide.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysulphuret \Pol`y*sul"phu*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   A polysulphide. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster] Polysyllabic
Polysyllabic \Pol`y*syl*lab"ic\, Polysyllabical
\Pol`y*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ? syllable: cf.	   F. polysyllabique.]	   Pertaining to a polysyllable; containing, or characterized	   by, polysyllables; consisting of more than three syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysyllabicism \Pol`y*syl*lab"i*cism\, n.	   Polysyllabism.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysyllabicity \Pol`y*syl`la*bic"i*ty\, n.	   Polysyllabism.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysyllabism \Pol`y*syl"la*bism\, n.	   The quality or state of being polysyllabic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysyllable \Pol"y*syl`la*ble\, n. [Poly- + syllable.]	   A word of many syllables, or consisting of more syllables	   than three; -- words of less than four syllables being called	   {monosyllables}, {dissyllables}, and {trisyllables}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysyndetic \Pol`y*syn*det"ic\, a.	   Characterized by polysyndeton, or the multiplication of	   conjunctions. -- {Pol`y*syn*det"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysyndeton \Pol`y*syn"de*ton\, n. [NL., from Gr. poly`s many +	   ? bound together, fr. ? to bind together; ? with + ? to	   bind.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which the conjunction is often repeated, as in	   the sentence, "We have ships and men and money and stores."	   Opposed to {asyndeton}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polysynthesis \Pol`y*syn"the*sis\, n. [Poly- + synthesis.]	   1. The act or process of combining many separate elements	      into a whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philol.) The formation of a word by the combination of	      several simple words, as in the aboriginal languages of	      America; agglutination. --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]
Polysynthetic \Pol`y*syn*thet"ic\	   (p[o^]l`[i^]*s[i^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]k), a. [Poly- + synthetic.]	   Characterized by polysynthesis; agglutinative.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polysynthetic twinning} (Min.), repeated twinning, like that	      of the triclinic feldspar, producing fine parallel bands	      in alternately reversed positions.	      [1913 Webster]
Polysyntheticism \Pol`y*syn*thet"i*cism\	   (p[o^]l`[i^]*s[i^]n*th[e^]t"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n.	   Polysynthesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytechnic \Pol`y*tech"nic\ (p[o^]l`[i^]*t[e^]k"n[i^]k), a.	   [Gr. poly`technos; poly`s many + te`chnh an art: cf. F.	   polytechnique.]	   Comprehending, or relating to, many arts and sciences; --	   applied particularly to schools in which many branches of art	   and science are taught with especial reference to their	   practical application; as, a polytechnic institute; also to	   exhibitions of machinery and industrial products.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytechnical \Pol`y*tech"nic*al\, a.	   Polytechnic.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytechnics \Pol`y*tech"nics\, n.	   The science of the mechanic arts.	   [1913 Webster]
Polythalamia \Pol`y*tha*la"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Polythalamous}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Foraminifera including those having a	   manychambered shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Polythalamous \Pol`y*thal"a*mous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? a chamber.]	   (Zool.)	   Many-chambered; -- applied to shells of Foraminifera and	   cephalopods. See Illust. of {Nautilus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytheism \Pol"y*the*ism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. ? cf. F.	   polyth['e]isme.]	   The doctrine of, or belief in, a plurality of gods.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the Old Testament, the gradual development of	         polytheism from the primitive monotheism may be	         learned.                                 --Shaff-Herzog.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytheist \Pol"y*the*ist\, n. [Cf. F. polyth['e]iste.]	   One who believes in, or maintains the doctrine of, a	   plurality of gods.	   [1913 Webster] Polytheistic
Polytheistic \Pol`y*the*is"tic\, Polytheistical
\Pol`y*the*is"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to polytheism; characterized by polytheism;	   professing or advocating polytheism; as, polytheistic	   worship; a polytheistic author, or nation. --	   {Pol`y*the*is"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytheize \Pol"y*the*ize\, v. i.	   To adhere to, advocate, or inculcate, the doctrine of	   polytheism. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Polythelism \Pol`y*the"lism\, n. [Poly- + Gr. qhlh` a nipple.]	   (Anat.)	   The condition of having more than two teats, or nipples.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytocous \Po*lyt"o*cous\, a. [Gr. ?; poly`s many + ?	   offspring.]	   1. (Bot.) Bearing fruit repeatedly, as most perennial plants;	      polycarpic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Producing many or young.	      [1913 Webster]
Polytomous \Po*lyt"o*mous\, a. [Poly- + Gr. ? a cutting, fr. ?	   to cut.] (Bot.)	   Subdivided into many distinct subordinate parts, which,	   however, not being jointed to the petiole, are not true	   leaflets; -- said of leaves. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytomy \Po*lyt"o*my\, n. (Logic)	   A division into many members. --F. Bowen.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytungstate \Pol`y*tung"state\, n.	   A salt of polytungstic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Polytungstic \Pol`y*tung"stic\, a. (Chem.)	   Containing several tungsten atoms or radicals; as,	   polytungstic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polytungstic acid} (Chem.), any one of several complex acids	      of tungsten containing more than one atom of tungsten.	      [1913 Webster]
Polytype \Pol"y*type\, n. [Poly- + -type: cf. F. polytype, a.]	   (Print.)	   A cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in	   type, etc.; as, a polytype in relief -- {Pol"y*type}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         By pressing the wood cut into semifluid metal, an	         intaglio matrix is produced: and from this matrix, in a	         similar way, a polytype in relief is obtained.	                                                  --Hansard.	   [1913 Webster]	Polytype \Pol"y*type\, a. (Print.)	   Of or pertaining to polytypes; obtained by polytyping; as, a	   polytype plate.	   [1913 Webster]	Polytype \Pol"y*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Polytyped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Polytyping}.] (Print.)	   To produce a polytype of; as, to polytype an engraving.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyurethane \Pol"y*ur`eth*ane\, n. (Chem.)	   any polymer containing {[-NH.CO.O-]} linkages; such polymers	   are much used as the basis of light but rigid foams for	   packaging (	   {polyurethane foam}) and for hard coatings, as on floors.	      [PJC]
Polyuria \Pol`y*u"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Poly-}, and {Urine}.]	   (Med.)	   A persistently excessive flow of watery urine, with low	   specific gravity and without the presence of either protein	   or sugar. It is generally accompanied with more or less	   thirst.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyvalent \Po*lyv"a*lent\, a. [Poly- + L. valens, p. pr. See	   {Valent}.] (Chem.)	   Multivalent.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyve \Pol"yve\, n. [See {Polive}.]	   A pulley. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Polyzoa \Pol`y*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. poly`s many + zo^,on	   an animal.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Bryozoa}. See Illust. under {Bryozoa}, and	   {Phylactol[ae]mata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyzoan \Pol`y*zo"an\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any species of Polyzoa; one of the Polyzoa.	   (b) A polyzoon.	       [1913 Webster]
Polyzoarium \Pol`y*zo*a"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Polyzoaria}. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Polyzoary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyzoary \Pol`y*zo"a*ry\, n. (Zool.)	   The compound organism of a polyzoan.	   [1913 Webster]
Polyzonal \Pol`y*zon"al\, a. [Poly- + zonal.]	   Consisting of many zones or rings.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polyzonal lens} (Opt.), a lens made up of pieces arranged	      zones or rings, -- used in the lanterns of lighthouses.	      [1913 Webster]
Polyzoon \Pol`y*zo"["o]n\, n.; pl. {Polyzoa}. [NL. See	   {Polyzoan}.] (Zool.)	   One of the individual zooids forming the compound organism of	   a polyzoan.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomace \Pom"ace\ (?; 277), n. [L. ponum a fruit, LL., an apple:	   cf. LL. pomagium, pomacium.]	   The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by	   grinding.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomacentroid \Po`ma*cen"troid\, a. [Gr. ? a cover + ? a prickle	   + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the {Pomacentrid[ae]}, a family of	   bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; --	   often called {coral fishes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomaceous \Po*ma"ceous\, a. [LL. ponum an apple.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) Like an apple or pear; producing pomes.	      (b) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pome[ae]) of rosaceous	          plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the	          quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as	          well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Like pomace.	      [1913 Webster]
Pomade \Po*made"\ (?; 277), n. [F. pommade pomatum, OF. pomade	   cider (cf. Sp. pomada, It. pomata, LL. pomata a drink made of	   apples), from L. pomum fruit, LL., an apple. Cf. {Pomatum}.]	   1. Cider. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Perfumed ointment; esp., a fragrant unguent for the hair;	      pomatum; -- originally made from apples.	      [1913 Webster]
Pomander \Po*man"der\, n. [Sp. poma.]	      (a) A perfume to be carried with one, often in the form of	          a ball.	      (b) A box to contain such perfume, formerly carried by	          ladies, as at the end of a chain; -- more properly	          {pomander box}. [Obs.] --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]
Pomarine \Po"ma*rine\, a. [Gr. ? a lid + ?, ?, nose.] (Zool.)	   Having the nostril covered with a scale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pomarine jager} (Zool.), a North Atlantic jager	      ({Stercorarius pomarinus}) having the elongated middle	      tail feathers obtuse. The adult is black.	      [1913 Webster]
Pomatum \Po*ma"tum\, n. [See {Pomade}.]	   A perfumed unguent or composition, chiefly used in dressing	   the hair; pomade. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Pomatum \Po*ma"tum\, v. t.	   To dress with pomatum.	   [1913 Webster]
Pome \Pome\, n. [L. pomum a fruit: cf. F. pomme apple. Cf.	   {Pomade}.]	   1. (Bot.) A fruit composed of several cartilaginous or bony	      carpels inclosed in an adherent fleshy mass, which is	      partly receptacle and partly calyx, as an apple, quince,	      or pear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A ball of silver or other metal, which is	      filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold	      weather to warm his hands during the service.	      [1913 Webster]	Pome \Pome\, v. i. [Cf. F. pommer. See {Pome}, n.]	   To grow to a head, or form a head in growing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pomegranate \Pome"gran`ate\ (?; 277), n. [OE. pomgarnet, OF.	   pome de grenate, F. grenade, L. pomum a fruit + granatus	   grained, having many grains or seeds. See {Pome}, and	   {Garnet}, {Grain}.]	   1. (Bot.) The fruit of the tree {Punica Granatum}; also, the	      tree itself (see {Balaustine}), which is native in the	      Orient, but is successfully cultivated in many warm	      countries, and as a house plant in colder climates. The	      fruit is as large as an orange, and has a hard rind	      containing many rather large seeds, each one separately	      covered with crimson, acid pulp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A carved or embroidered ornament resembling a pomegranate.	      --Ex. xxviii. 33.	      [1913 Webster]
Pomel \Pom"el\, n.	   A pommel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomelo \Pom"e*lo\, n. [Cf. {Pompelmous}.]	   A variety of shaddock, called also {grape fruit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomely \Pome"ly\, a. [OF. pomel['e], F. pommel['e]. See {Pome}.]	   Dappled. [Obs.] "Pomely gray." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomeranian \Pom`e*ra"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Pomerania, a province of Prussia on the	   Baltic Sea. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Pomerania.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pomeranian dog} (Zool.), the loup-loup, or Spitz dog.	      [1913 Webster]
Pomewater \Pome"wa`ter\, n.	   A kind of sweet, juicy apple. [Written also {pomwater}.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomey \Pom"ey\, n.; pl. {Pomeys}. [F. pomm['e] grown round, or	   like an apple, p. p. of pommer to pome.] (Her.)	   A figure supposed to resemble an apple; a roundel, -- always	   of a green color.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomfret \Pom"fret\, n. [Perhaps corrupt. fr. Pg. pampano a kind	   of fish.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of two or more species of marine food fishes of the	       genus {Stromateus} ({Stromateus niger}, {Stromateus	       argenteus}) native of Southern Europe and Asia.	   (b) A marine food fish of Bermuda ({Brama Raji}).	       [1913 Webster]
Pomiculture \Po"mi*cul`ture\, n. [L. pomum fruit + cultura	   culture.] (Hort.)	   The culture of fruit; pomology as an art.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pomiferous \Po*mif"er*ous\, a. [L. pomifer; pomum fruit + ferre	   to bear: cf. F. pomif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   (a) Bearing pomes, or applelike fruits.	   (b) Bearing fruits, or excrescences, more or less resembling	       an apple.	       [1913 Webster]
Pommage \Pom"mage\ (?; 48), n.	   See {Pomage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomm'e \Pom`m['e]"\, a. [F. See {Pomey}.] (Her.)	   Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or	   single balls; -- said of a cross.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomme blanche \Pomme` blanche"\ [F., literally, white apple.]	   The prairie turnip. See under {Prairie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pommel \Pom"mel\, n. [OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL.	   pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See	   {Pome}.]	   A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as:	   (a) The knob on the hilt of a sword. --Macaulay.	   (b) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.	   (c) The top (of the head). --Chaucer.	   (d) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.	       [1913 Webster]	Pommel \Pom"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.]	   To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with	   something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written	   also {pummel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pommelion \Pom*mel"ion\, n. [See {Pommel}: cf. LL. pomilio	   pygmy.] (Mil.)	   The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pommett'e \Pom`met`t['e]"\, a. [F.]	   Having two balls or protuberances at each end; -- said of a	   cross.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomological \Po`mo*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. pomologique.]	   Of or pertaining to pomology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomologist \Po*mol"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in pomology; one who culticvates fruit trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomology \Po*mol"o*gy\, n. [L. pomum fruit + -logy: cf. F.	   pomologie.]	   The science of fruits; a treatise on fruits; the cultivation	   of fruits and fruit trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomona \Po*mo"na\, n. [L., from pomum fruit.] (Class. Myth.)	   The goddess of fruits and fruit trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomp \Pomp\, n. [OE. pompe, F. pompe, L. pompa, fr. Gr. ? a	   sending, a solemn procession, pomp, fr. ? to send. Cf. {Pump}	   a shoe.]	   1. A procession distinguished by ostentation and splendor; a	      pageant. "All the pomps of a Roman triumph." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Show of magnificence; parade; display; power.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Display; parade; pageant; pageantry; splendor; state;	        magnificence; ostentation; grandeur; pride.	        [1913 Webster]	Pomp \Pomp\, v. i.	   To make a pompons display; to conduct. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompadour \Pom"pa*dour\, n.	   A crimson or pink color; also, a style of dress cut low and	   square in the neck; also, a mode of dressing the hair by	   drawing it straight back from the forehead over a roll; -- so	   called after the Marchioness de Pompadour of France. Also	   much used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompano \Pom"pa*no\, n. [Sp. p['a]mpano.] [Written also	   {pampano}.] (Zool.)	   1. Any one of several species of marine fishes of the genus	      {Trachynotus}, of which four species are found on the	      Atlantic coast of the United States; -- called also	      {palometa}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have a brilliant silvery or golden luster, and are	         highly esteemed as food fishes. The round pompano	         ({Trachynotus thomboides}) and the Carolina pompano	         ({Trachynotus Carolinus}) are the most common. Other	         species occur on the Pacific coast.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A California harvest fish ({Stromateus simillimus}),	      highly valued as a food fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pompano shell} (Zool.), a small bivalve shell of the genus	      {Donax}; -- so called because eaten by the pompano.	      [Florida]	      [1913 Webster]
Pompatic \Pom*pat"ic\, a. [L. pompaticus.]	   Pompous. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompeian \Pom*pe"ian\, a. [L. Pompeianus.]	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, Pompeii, an ancient	   city of Italy, buried by an eruption of Vesuvius in 79 a. d.,	   and partly uncovered by modern excavations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pompeian red \Pompeian red\ (Art)	   A brownish red approaching maroon, supposed to be imitated	   from the color of the wall panels of houses in Pompeii, which	   were decorated during the last age of the Republic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pompelmous \Pom"pel*mous\, n.; pl. {Pompelmouses}. [D.	   pompelmoes; cf. G. pompelmuse, F. pamplemousse, and F.	   pompol['e]on.] (Bot.)	   A shaddock, esp. one of large size.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompet \Pom"pet\, n. [OF. pompette.] (Print.)	   The ball formerly used to ink the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompholyx \Pom"pho*lyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? a bubble, the slag on	   the surface of smelted ore, from ? a blister.]	   1. (Old Chem.) Impure zinc oxide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A skin disease in which there is an eruption of	      bull[ae], without inflammation or fever.	      [1913 Webster]
Pompillion \Pom*pil"lion\, n.	   An ointment or pomatum made of black poplar buds. [Obs.]	   --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompion \Pom"pi*on\, n. [OF. pompon. See {Pumpkin}.]	   See {Pumpion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompire \Pom"pire\, n. [L. pomum a fruit, LL. also, an apple +	   pirum a pear.]	   A pearmain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pompoleon \Pom*po"le*on\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Pompelmous}.	   [1913 Webster] Pompom
Pompom \Pom"pom`\, Pom-pom \Pom"-pom`\, n. [Imitative.] (Mil.)	   originally, a Vickers-Maxim one-pounder automatic machine	   cannon using metallic ammunition fed from a lopped belt	   attached to the gun; -- popularly so called from its peculiar	   drumming sound in action. More recently, the term is applied	   mostly to automatic antiaircraft cannons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Pompom \Pom"pom`\, n.	   an ornamental ball or tuft of wool, feathers, or other fluffy	   material used as a decoration on clothing such as hats and	   slippers.	   [PJC]	   2. a {pompon}.	      [PJC]	Pompom girl \Pom"pom girl\, n.	   a female cheerleader, especially one who waves a pompon[5]	   while performing a cheering routine.	   [PJC]
Pompon \Pom"pon\, n. [F.]	   1. Any trifling ornament for a woman's dress or bonnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A tuft or ball of wool, or the like, sometimes worn	      by soldiers on the front of the hat (such as a shako),	      instead of a feather.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3.	      (a) A hardy garden chrysanthemum having buttonlike heads	          of flowers.	      (b) Any of several dwarf varieties of the Provence rose.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. the globe-shaped flower head characteristic of certain	      plants such as dahlias and chrysanthemums.	      [PJC]	   5. a ball-shaped cluster of ribbons or streamers held in the	      hand and waved by some cheerleaders at team sports	      contests. See {pompom girl}. Called also {pompom}.	      [PJC]
Pomposity \Pom*pos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Pomposities}.	   The quality or state of being pompous; pompousness.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomposo \Pom*po"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Grand and dignified; in grand style.	   [1913 Webster]
Pompous \Pomp"ous\, a. [F. pompeux, L. pomposus. See {Pomp}.]	   1. Displaying pomp; stately; showy with grandeur;	      magnificent; as, a pompous procession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ostentatious; pretentious; boastful; vainlorious; as,	      pompous manners; a pompous style. "Pompous in high	      presumption." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            he pompous vanity of the old schoolmistress.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pom"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Pomp"ous*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Pomptine \Pomp"tine\, a.	   See {Pontine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pomwater \Pom"wa`ter\, n.	   Same as {Pomewater}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poncelet \Ponce"let\, n. [After Jean Victor Poncelet, French	   engineer.] (Physics)	   A unit of power, being the power obtained from an expenditure	   of one hundred kilogram-meters of energy per second. One	   poncelet equals g watts, when g is the value of the	   acceleration of gravity in centimeters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poncho \Pon"cho\, n.; pl. {Ponchos}. [Sp.]	   1. A kind of cloak worn by the Spanish Americans, having the	      form of a blanket, with a slit in the middle for the head	      to pass through. A kind of poncho made of rubber or	      painted cloth is used by the mounted troops in the United	      States service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trade name for camlets, or stout worsteds.	      [1913 Webster]
Pond \Pond\, n. [Probably originally, an inclosed body of water,	   and the same word as pound. See {Pound} an inclosure.]	   A body of water, naturally or artificially confined, and	   usually of less extent than a lake. "Through pond or pool."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pond hen} (Zool.), the American coot. See {Coot}	   (a) .	   {Pond lily} (Bot.), the water lily. See under {Water}, and	      Illust. under {Nymph[ae]a}.	   {Pond snail} (Zool.), any gastropod living in fresh-water	      ponds or lakes. The most common kinds are air-breathing	      snails (Pulmonifera) belonging to Limn[ae]a, Physa,	      Planorbis, and allied genera. The operculated species are	      pectinibranchs, belonging to {Melantho}, {Valvata}, and	      various other genera.	   {Pond spice} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Tetranthera	      geniculata}) of the Laurel family, with small oval leaves,	      and axillary clusters of little yellow flowers. The whole	      plant is spicy. It grows in ponds and swamps from Virginia	      to Florida.	   {Pond tortoise}, {Pond turtle} (Zool.), any freshwater	      tortoise of the family {Emydid[ae]}. Numerous species are	      found in North America.	      [1913 Webster]	Pond \Pond\, v. t.	   To make into a pond; to collect, as water, in a pond by	   damming.	   [1913 Webster]	Pond \Pond\, v. t. [See {Ponder}.]	   To ponder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pleaseth you, pond your suppliant's plaint. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponder \Pon"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pondered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pondering}.] [L. ponderare, fr. pondus, ponderis, a	   weight, fr. pendere to weigh: cf. F. pond['e]rer. See	   {Pendant}, and cf. {Pound} a weight.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To weigh. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To weigh in the mind; to view with deliberation; to	      examine carefully; to consider attentively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ponder the path of thy feet.          --Prov. iv.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To {Ponder}, {Consider}, {Muse}.	   Usage: To consider means to view or contemplate with fixed	          thought. To ponder is to dwell upon with long and	          anxious attention, with a view to some practical	          result or decision. To muse is simply to think upon	          continuously with no definite object, or for the	          pleasure it gives. We consider any subject which is	          fairly brought before us; we ponder a concern	          involving great interests; we muse on the events of	          childhood.	          [1913 Webster]	Ponder \Pon"der\, v. i.	   To think; to deliberate; to muse; -- usually followed by on	   or over. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderability \Pon`der*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   pond['e]rabilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being ponderable.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderable \Pon"der*a*ble\, a. [L. ponderabilis: cf. F.	   pond['e]rable.]	   Capable of being weighed; having appreciable weight. --	   {Pon"der*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderal \Pon"der*al\, a. [Cf. F. pond['e]ral.]	   Estimated or ascertained by weight; -- distinguished from	   numeral; as, a ponderal drachma. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderance \Pon"der*ance\, n. [L. ponderans, p. pr. of ponderare	   to weigh: cf. OF. ponderant of weight.]	   Weight; gravity. [R.] --Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderary \Pon"der*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to weight; as, a ponderary system. [R.]	   --M'Culloch.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderate \Pon"der*ate\, v. t. [L. ponderatus, p. p. of	   ponderare. See {Ponder}.]	   To consider; to ponder. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ponderate \Pon"der*ate\, v. i.	   To have weight or influence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderation \Pon`der*a"tion\, n. [L. ponderatio: cf. F.	   pond['e]ration.]	   The act of weighing. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderer \Pon"der*er\, n.	   One who ponders.	   [1913 Webster]
Pondering \Pon"der*ing\, a.	   Deliberating. -- {Pon"der*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderosity \Pon`der*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Ponderosities}. [OF.	   ponderosit['e].]	   The quality or state of being ponderous; weight; gravity;	   heaviness, ponderousness; as, the ponderosity of gold. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderous \Pon"der*ous\, a. [L. ponderosus, from pondus, -eris,	   a weight: cf. F. pond['e]reux. See {Ponder}.]	   1. Very heavy; weighty; as, a ponderous shield; a ponderous	      load; the ponderous elephant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sepulcher . . .	            Hath oped his ponderous and marble jaws. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Important; momentous; forcible. "Your more ponderous and	      settled project." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Heavy; dull; wanting; lightless or spirit; as, a ponderous	      style; a ponderous joke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ponderous spar} (Min.), heavy spar, or barytes. See	      {Barite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ponderously \Pon"der*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a ponderous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponderousness \Pon"der*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being ponderous; ponderosity.	   [1913 Webster]
Pondfish \Pond"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of American fresh-water fishes	   belonging to the family {Centrarchid[ae]}; -- called also	   {pond perch}, and {sunfish}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common pondfish of New England ({Lepomis gibbosus})	         is called also {bream}, {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}.	         See {Sunfish}. The long-eared pondfish ({Lepomis	         auritus}) of the Eastern United States is distinguished	         by its very long opercular flap.	         [1913 Webster]
Pondweed \Pond"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any aquatic plant of the genus {Potamogeton}, of which many	   species are found in ponds or slow-moving rivers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Choke pondweed}, an American water weed ({Anarcharis	      Canadensis}, syn. {Elodea Canadensis}.) See {Anacharis}.	      	   {Horned pondweed}, the {Zannichellia palustris}, a slender,	      branching aquatic plant, having pointed nutlets.	      [1913 Webster]
Pone \Pone\ (p[=o]n), n. [Of Amer. Indian origin.]	   A kind of johnnycake. [Written also {paune}.] [Southern U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pone \Po"ne\ (p[=o]"n[=e]), n. [L. pone, imper. of ponere to	   place.]	   1.	      (a) An original writ, now superseded by the writ of	          certiorari, for removing a case from an inferior court	          into the Court of Exchequer.	      (b) An obsolete writ to enforce appearance in court by	          attaching goods or requiring securities.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (pron. p[=o]n) (Card Playing) The player who cuts the	      cards, being usually the player on the dealer's right.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ponent \Po"nent\, a. [OF., fr. It. ponente, properly, setting	   (applied to the setting sun), fr. L. ponens, p. pr. of ponere	   to set, put.]	   Western; occidental. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Forth rush the levant and the ponent winds. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pongee \Pon*gee"\, n. [Of East Indian origin.]	   A fabric of undyed silk from India and China.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponghee \Pon*ghee"\, n. [From the native name.]	   A Buddhist priest of the higher orders in Burmah. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Pongo \Pon"go\, n. (Zool.)	   Any large ape; especially, the chimpanzee and the	   orang-outang.	   [1913 Webster]
Poniard \Pon"iard\, n. [F. poignard (cf. It. pugnale, Sp.	   pu[~n]al), fr. L. pugio, -onis; probably akin to pugnus fist,	   or fr. pugnus fist, as held in the fist. See {Pugnacious}.]	   A kind of dagger, -- usually a slender one with a triangular	   or square blade.	   [1913 Webster]	         She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Poniard \Pon"iard\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poniarded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Poniarding}.]	   To pierce with a poniard; to stab. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponibility \Po`ni*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. ponere to place.]	   The capability of being placed or located. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pons \Pons\, n.; pl. {Pontes}. [L., a bridge.] (Anat.)	   A bridge; -- applied to several parts which connect others,	   but especially to the pons Varolii, a prominent band of	   nervous tissue situated on the ventral side of the medulla	   oblongata and connected at each side with the hemispheres of	   the cerebellum; the mesocephalon. See {Brain}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pons asinorum}. [L., literally, bridge of asses.] See	      {Asses' bridge}, under {Ass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pontage \Pon"tage\ (?; 48), n. [LL. pontagium, from L. pons,	   pontis, a bridge: cf. F. pontage.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A duty or tax paid for repairing bridges. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontee \Pon*tee"\, n. [F. pontil, pontis.] (Glass Making)	   An iron rod used by glass makers for manipulating the hot	   glass; -- called also, {puntil}, {puntel}, {punty}, and	   {ponty}. See {Fascet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontic \Pon"tic\, a. [L. Ponticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? the sea,	   especially, the Black Sea.]	   Of or pertaining to the Pontus, Euxine, or Black Sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontifex \Pon"ti*fex\, n.; pl. {Pontifices}. [L.]	   A high priest; a pontiff.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontiff \Pon"tiff\, n. [F. pontife, L. pontifex, -ficis; pons,	   pontis, a bridge (perhaps originally, a way, path) + facere	   to make. Cf. {Pontoon}.]	   A high priest. Especially:	   (a) One of the sacred college, in ancient Rome, which had the	       supreme jurisdiction over all matters of religion, at the	       head of which was the Pontifex Maximus. --Dr. W. Smith.	   (b) (Jewish Antiq.) The chief priest.	   (c) (R. C. Ch.) The pope.	       [1913 Webster]
Pontific \Pon*tif"ic\, a. [Cf. L. pontificius.]	   1. Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests. "The	      pontific college with their augurs and flamens." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the pope; papal. --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Pontifical \Pon*tif"ic*al\, a. [L. pontificalis: cf. F.	   pontifical. See {Pontiff}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as,	      pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the building of bridges. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now had they brought the work by wondrous art	            Pontifical, a ridge of pendent rock	            Over the vexed abyss.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Pontifical \Pon*tif"ic*al\, n. [F.]	   1. A book containing the offices, or formulas, used by a	      pontiff. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The dress and ornaments of a pontiff. "Dressed in full	      pontificals." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Pontificality \Pon*tif`i*cal"i*ty\, n.	   The state and government of the pope; the papacy. [R.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontifically \Pon*tif"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a pontifical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, n. [L. pontificatus: cf. F.	   pontificat. See {Pontiff}.]	   1. The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the	      office of the pope. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The term of office of a pontiff. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	Pontificate \Pon*tif"i*cate\, v. i. (R. C. Ch.)	   To perform the duty of a pontiff.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontifice \Pon"ti*fice\, n. [L. pons, pontis, a bridge + facere	   to make. Cf. {Pontiff}.]	   Bridgework; structure or edifice of a bridge. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontificial \Pon`ti*fi"cial\, a. [L. pontificius.]	   Papal; pontifical. [Obs.] "Pontificial writers." --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontifician \Pon`ti*fi"cian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the pontiff or pope. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Pontifician \Pon`ti*fi"cian\, n.	   One who adheres to the pope or papacy; a papist. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontil \Pon"til\, n.	   Same as {Pontee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontile \Pon"tile\, a. [L. pontilis pertaining to a bridge.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pons Varolii. See {Pons}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontine \Pon"tine\, a. [L. Pontinus or Pomptinus, an appellation	   given to a district in Latium, near Pometia.]	   Of or pertaining to an extensive marshy district between Rome	   and Naples. [Written also {Pomptine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pontlevis \Pont"le*vis\, n. [F., properly, a drawbridge.] (Man.)	   The action of a horse in rearing repeatedly and dangerously.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponton \Pon*ton"\, n. [F.]	   See {Pontoon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontoon \Pon*toon"\, n. [F. ponton (cf. It. pontone), from L.	   ponto, -onis, fr. pons, pontis, a bridge, perhaps originally,	   a way, path: cf. Gr. ? path, Skr. path, pathi, panthan. Cf.	   {Punt} a boat.]	   1. (Mil.) A wooden flat-bottomed boat, a metallic cylinder,	      or a frame covered with canvas, India rubber, etc.,	      forming a portable float, used in building bridges quickly	      for the passage of troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A low, flat vessel, resembling a barge, furnished	      with cranes, capstans, and other machinery, used in	      careening ships, raising weights, drawing piles, etc.,	      chiefly in the Mediterranean; a lighter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pontoon bridge}, a bridge formed with pontoons.	   {Pontoon train}, the carriages of the pontoons, and the	      materials they carry for making a pontoon bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The French spelling ponton often appears in scientific	         works, but pontoon is more common form.	         [1913 Webster]
Pontooning \Pon*toon"ing\, n.	   The act, art, or process of constructing pontoon bridges.	   "Army instruction in pontooning." --Gen. W. T. Shermah.	   [1913 Webster]
Pontvolant \Pont`vo*lant"\ (?; F. ?), n. [F. pont bridge +	   volant flying.] (Mil.)	   A kind of light bridge, used in sieges, for surprising a post	   or outwork which has but a narrow moat; a flying bridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ponty \Pon"ty\, n. (Class Making)	   See {Pontee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pony \Po"ny\, n.; pl. {Ponies}. [Written also {poney}.] [Gael.	   ponaidh.]	   1. A small horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Twenty-five pounds sterling. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A translation or a key used to avoid study in getting	      lessons; a crib; a trot. [College Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small glass of beer. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {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} (Locomotive Engine), a truck which has only two	      wheels.	   {Pony truss} (Bridge Building), a truss which has so little	      height that overhead bracing can not be used.	      [1913 Webster] poop	      poopoo
poo \poo\, poop \poop\, poopoo \poopoo\n.	   Excrement; feces; -- informal baby talk sometimes used as a	   euphemism. [slang]	   [PJC]
pooch \pooch\ n.	   A dog. [informal]	   [PJC]	pooch \pooch\ v. i.	   To round one's lips as if intending to kiss.	   Syn: pooch out.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Pood \Pood\, n. [Russ. pud'.]	   A Russian weight, equal to forty Russian pounds or about	   thirty-six English pounds avoirdupois.	   [1913 Webster]
Poodle \Poo"dle\, n. [G. pudel.] (Zool.)	   A breed of dogs having curly hair, and often showing	   remarkable intelligence in the performance of tricks.	   [1913 Webster]
Pooh \Pooh\, interj. [Of. imitative origin; cf. Icel. p[=u].]	   Pshaw! pish! nonsense! -- an expression of scorn, dislike, or	   contempt.	   [1913 Webster]
Pooh-pooh \Pooh`-pooh"\, v. t.	   To make light of; to treat with derision or contempt, as if	   by saying pooh! pooh! [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Pookoo \Poo"koo\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   A red African antelope ({Kobus Vardoni}) allied to the water	   buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Pool \Pool\, n. [AS. p[=o]l; akin to LG. pool, pohl, D. poel, G.	   pfuhl; cf. Icel. pollr, also W. pwll, Gael. poll.]	   1. A small and rather deep collection of (usually) fresh	      water, as one supplied by a spring, or occurring in the	      course of a stream; a reservoir for water; as, the pools	      of Solomon. --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charity will hardly water the ground where it must	            first fill a pool.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sleepy pool above the dam.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small body of standing or stagnant water; a puddle. "The	      filthy mantled pool beyond your cell." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Pool \Pool\, n. [F. poule, properly, a hen. See {Pullet}.]	   [Written also {poule}.]	   1. The stake played for in certain games of cards, billiards,	      etc.; an aggregated stake to which each player has	      contributed a snare; also, the receptacle for the stakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game at billiards, in which each of the players stakes a	      certain sum, the winner taking the whole; also, in public	      billiard rooms, a game in which the loser pays the	      entrance fee for all who engage in the game; a game of	      skill in pocketing the balls on a pool table.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This game is played variously, but commonly with	         fifteen balls, besides one cue ball, the contest being	         to drive the most balls into the pockets.	         [1913 Webster]	               He plays pool at the billiard houses.	                                                  --Thackeray.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. In rifle shooting, a contest in which each competitor pays	      a certain sum for every shot he makes, the net proceeds	      being divided among the winners.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any gambling or commercial venture in which several	      persons join.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A combination of persons contributing money to be used for	      the purpose of increasing or depressing the market price	      of stocks, grain, or other commodities; also, the	      aggregate of the sums so contributed; as, the pool took	      all the wheat offered below the limit; he put $10,000 into	      the pool.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Railroads) A mutual arrangement between competing lines,	      by which the receipts of all are aggregated, and then	      distributed pro rata according to agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) An aggregation of properties or rights, belonging to	      different people in a community, in a common fund, to be	      charged with common liabilities.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pin pool}, a variety of the game of billiards in which small	      wooden pins are set up to be knocked down by the balls.	   {Pool ball}, one of the colored ivory balls used in playing	      the game at billiards called pool.	   {Pool snipe} (Zool.), the European redshank. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Pool table}, a billiard table with pockets.	      [1913 Webster]	Pool \Pool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pooling}.]	   To put together; to contribute to a common fund, on the basis	   of a mutual division of profits or losses; to make a common	   interest of; as, the companies pooled their traffic.	   [1913 Webster]	         Finally, it favors the poolingof all issues. --U. S.	                                                  Grant.	   [1913 Webster]	Pool \Pool\, v. i.	   To combine or contribute with others, as for a commercial,	   speculative, or gambling transaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Pooler \Pool"er\, n.	   A stick for stirring a tan vat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pooling \Pool"ing\, n. (Law)	   The act of uniting, or an agreement to unite, an aggregation	   of properties belonging to different persons, with a view to	   common liabilities or profits.	   [1913 Webster]
Poon \Poon\, n. [Canarese ponne.]	   A name for several East Indian, or their wood, used for the	   masts and spars of vessels, as {Calophyllum angustifolium},	   {Calophyllum inophullum}, and {Sterculia f[oe]tida}; --	   called also {peon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poonac \Poo"nac\, n.	   A kind of oil cake prepared from the cocoanut. See {Oil	   cake}, under {Cake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poonah painting \Poo"nah paint`ing\ [From Poona, in Bombay	   Province, India.]	   A style of painting, popular in England in the 19th century,	   in which a thick opaque color is applied without background	   and with scarcely any shading, to thin paper, producing	   flowers, birds, etc., in imitation of Oriental work.	   Note: Hence:	   {Poonah brush},	   {paper},	   {painter}, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poonga oil \Poon"ga oil`\	   A kind of oil used in India for lamps, and for boiling with	   dammar for pitching vessels. It is pressed from the seeds of	   a leguminous tree ({Pongamia glabra}).	   [1913 Webster]
Poop \Poop\, n. (Arch.)	   See 2d {Poppy}.	   [1913 Webster]	Poop \Poop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pooping}.] [Cf. D. poepen. See {Pop}.]	   To make a noise; to pop; also, to break wind.	   [1913 Webster]	Poop \Poop\, n. [F. poupe; cf. Sp. & Pg. popa, It. poppa; all	   fr. L. puppis.] (Naut.)	   A deck raised above the after part of a vessel; the hindmost	   or after part of a vessel's hull; also, a cabin covered by	   such a deck. See {Poop deck}, under {Deck}. See also	   {Roundhouse}.	   [1913 Webster]	         With wind in poop, the vessel plows the sea. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poop was beaten gold.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Poop \Poop\, v. t. (Naut.)	   (a) To break over the poop or stern, as a wave. "A sea which	       he thought was going to poop her." --Lord Dufferin.	   (b) To strike in the stern, as by collision.	       [1913 Webster]
Pooped \Pooped\, p. p. & a. (Naut.)	   (a) Having a poop; furnished with a poop.	   (b) Struck on the poop. [1913 Webster] pooped out	Pooped \Pooped\, Pooped out \Pooped out\, a.	   Tired; exhausted; fatigued. [PJC]
Pooping \Poop"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   The act or shock of striking a vessel's stern by a following	   wave or vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Poor \Poor\, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.]	   [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the	   first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see	   {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare,	   procure. See {Few}, and cf. {Parade}, {Pauper}, {Poverty}.]	   1. Destitute of property; wanting in material riches or	      goods; needy; indigent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is often synonymous with indigent and with	         necessitous denoting extreme want. It is also applied	         to persons who are not entirely destitute of property,	         but who are not rich; as, a poor man or woman; poor	         people.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) So completely destitute of property as to be	      entitled to maintenance from the public.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, in very various applications: Destitute of such	      qualities as are desirable, or might naturally be	      expected; as:	      (a) Wanting in fat, plumpness, or fleshiness; lean;	          emaciated; meager; as, a poor horse, ox, dog, etc.	          "Seven other kine came up after them, poor and very	          ill-favored and lean-fleshed." --Gen. xli. 19.	      (b) Wanting in strength or vigor; feeble; dejected; as,	          poor health; poor spirits. "His genius . . . poor and	          cowardly." --Bacon.	      (c) Of little value or worth; not good; inferior; shabby;	          mean; as, poor clothes; poor lodgings. "A poor	          vessel." --Clarendon.	      (d) Destitute of fertility; exhausted; barren; sterile; --	          said of land; as, poor soil.	      (e) Destitute of beauty, fitness, or merit; as, a poor	          discourse; a poor picture.	      (f) Without prosperous conditions or good results;	          unfavorable; unfortunate; unconformable; as, a poor	          business; the sick man had a poor night.	      (g) Inadequate; insufficient; insignificant; as, a poor	          excuse.	          [1913 Webster]	                That I have wronged no man will be a poor plea	                or apology at the last day.       --Calamy.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Worthy of pity or sympathy; -- used also sometimes as a	      term of endearment, or as an expression of modesty, and	      sometimes as a word of contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            And for mine own poor part,	            Look you, I'll go pray.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor, little, pretty, fluttering thing. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Free from self-assertion; not proud or arrogant; meek.	      "Blessed are the poor in spirit." --Matt. v. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poor law}, a law providing for, or regulating, the relief or	      support of the poor.	   {Poor man's treacle} (Bot.), garlic; -- so called because it	      was thought to be an antidote to animal poison. [Eng]	      --Dr. Prior.	   {Poor man's weatherglass} (Bot.), the red-flowered pimpernel	      ({Anagallis arvensis}), which opens its blossoms only in	      fair weather.	   {Poor rate}, an assessment or tax, as in an English parish,	      for the relief or support of the poor.	   {Poor soldier} (Zool.), the friar bird.	   {The poor}, those who are destitute of property; the	      indigent; the needy. In a legal sense, those who depend on	      charity or maintenance by the public. "I have observed the	      more public provisions are made for the poor, the less	      they provide for themselves." --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	Poor \Poor\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European codfish ({Gadus minutus}); -- called also	   {power cod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poorbox \Poor"box`\, n.	   A receptacle in which money given for the poor is placed.	   [1913 Webster]
Poorhouse \Poor"house`\, n.	   A dwelling for a number of paupers maintained at public	   expense; an almshouse; a workhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Poor-john \Poor"-john`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European fish, similar to the cod, but of inferior	   quality.	   [1913 Webster]	         Poor-john and apple pies are all our fare. --Sir J.	                                                  Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
Poorliness \Poor"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being poorly; ill health.	   [1913 Webster]
Poorly \Poor"ly\, adv.	   1. In a poor manner or condition; without plenty, or	      sufficiency, or suitable provision for comfort; as, to	      live poorly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With little or no success; indifferently; with little	      profit or advantage; as, to do poorly in business.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Meanly; without spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor is their courage or their wealth so low,	            That from his wars they poorly would retire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Without skill or merit; as, he performs poorly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poorly off}, not well off; not rich.	      [1913 Webster]	Poorly \Poor"ly\, a.	   Somewhat ill; indisposed; not in health. "Having been poorly	   in health." --T. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Poorness \Poor"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being poor (in any of the senses of	   the adjective). --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Poor-spirited \Poor"-spir`it*ed\, a.	   Of a mean spirit; cowardly; base. -- {Poor"-spir`it*ed*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Poor-will \Poor"-will`\, n. [So called in imitation of its	   note.] (Zool.)	   A bird of the Western United States ({Phal[ae]noptilus	   Nutalli}) allied to the whip-poor-will.	   [1913 Webster]
Poor-willie \Poor"-wil`lie\, n. [So called in imitation of its	   note.] (Zool.)	   The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pop \Pop\, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Poop}.]	   1. A small, sharp, quick explosive sound or report; as, to go	      off with a pop. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nonalcoholic carbonated beverage; -- so called because	      it expels the cork with a pop from the bottle containing	      it; as, ginger pop; lemon pop, etc. --Hood.	   Syn: soda, soda pop, minerals.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Zool.) The European redwing. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pop corn}.	      (a) Corn, or maize, of peculiar excellence for popping;	          especially, a kind the grains of which are small and	          compact.	      (b) Popped corn; corn which has been popped.	          [1913 Webster]	Pop \Pop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Popped} (p[o^]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Popping}.]	   1. To make a pop, or sharp, quick sound; as, the muskets	      popped away on all sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter, or issue forth, with a quick, sudden movement;	      to move from place to place suddenly; to dart; -- with in,	      out, upon, off, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that killed my king . . .	            Popp'd in between the election and my hopes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A trick of popping up and down every moment.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To burst open with a pop, when heated over a fire; as,	      this corn pops well.	      [1913 Webster]	Pop \Pop\, v. t.	   1. To thrust or push suddenly; to offer suddenly; to bring	      suddenly and unexpectedly to notice; as, to pop one's head	      in at the door.	      [1913 Webster]	            He popped a paper into his hand.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to pop; to cause to burst open by heat, as grains	      of Indian corn; as, to pop corn or chestnuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To eat or swallow; -- of food, especially snacks, in small	      pieces; as, he popped a whole can of peanuts while	      watching the movie.	      [PJC]	   {To pop off},	      (a) to thrust away, or put off promptly; as, to pop one	          off with a denial. --Locke.	      (b) to make a statement, or series of statements,	          forcefully and in an opinionated manner; as, he popped	          off about his dislike of modern art.	   {To pop the question}, to make an offer of marriage to a	      lady. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Pop \Pop\ (p[o^]p), adv.	   Like a pop; suddenly; unexpectedly. "Pop goes his plate."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] popcorn
popcorn \pop"corn`\, pop corn \pop" corn`\, n.	   See {pop corn} under {pop}, n..	   [PJC]
Pope \Pope\ (p[=o]p), n. [AS. p[=a]pa, L. papa father, bishop.	   Cf. {Papa}, {Papal}.]	   1. Any ecclesiastic, esp. a bishop. [Obs.] --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bishop of Rome, the head of the Roman Catholic Church.	      See {Note} under {Cardinal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A fish; the ruff.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pope Joan}, a game at cards played on a round board with	      compartments.	   {Pope's eye}, the gland surrounded with fat in the middle of	      the thigh of an ox or sheep. --R. D. Blackmore.	   {Pope's nose}, the rump, or uropygium, of a bird. See	      {Uropygium}.	   {to be more Catholic than the Pope} to adhere more	      stringently to Roman Catholic practices and doctrine than	      is required by church doctrine; -- usually used in a	      negative sense to mean, to be excessively pious.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Popedom \Pope"dom\, n. [AS. p[=a]ped[=o]m.]	   1. The place, office, or dignity of the pope; papal dignity.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The jurisdiction of the pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Popeling \Pope"ling\, n.	   1. A petty or deputy pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An adherent of the pope. [R.] --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]
Popelote \Pop"e*lote\, n.	   A word variously explained as "a little puppet," "a little	   doll," or "a young butterfly." Cf. {Popet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So gay a popelote, so sweet a wench.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Popery \Pop"er*y\, n.	   The religion of the Roman Catholic Church, comprehending	   doctrines and practices; -- generally used in an opprobrious	   sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Pope's head \Pope's head\	   A long-handled brush for dusting ceilings, etc., also for	   washing windows. [Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Popet \Pop"et\, n.	   A puppet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Popgun \Pop"gun`\, n.	   A child's gun; a tube and rammer for shooting pellets, with a	   popping noise, by compression of air.	   [1913 Webster]
Popinjay \Pop"in*jay\, n. [OE. popingay, papejay, OF. papegai,	   papegaut; cf. Pr. papagai, Sp. & Pg. papagayo, It.	   pappagallo, LGr. ?, NGr. ?; in which the first syllables are	   perhaps imitative of the bird's chatter, and the last either	   fr. L. gallus cock, or the same word as E. jay, F. geai. Cf.	   {Papagay}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The green woodpecker.	      (b) A parrot.	          [1913 Webster]	                The pye and popyngay speak they know not what.	                                                  --Tyndale.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A target in the form of a parrot. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A trifling, chattering, fop or coxcomb. "To be so pestered	      with a popinjay." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Popish \Pop"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the pope; taught or ordained by the pope;	   hence, of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic Church; --	   often used opprobriously. -- {Pop"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Pop"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Poplar \Pop"lar\, n. [OE. popler, OF. poplier, F. peuplier, fr.	   L. populus poplar.] (Bot.)	   1. Any tree of the genus {Populus}; also, the timber, which	      is soft, and capable of many uses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The aspen poplar is {Populus tremula} and {Populus	         tremuloides}; Balsam poplar is {Populus balsamifera};	         Lombardy poplar ({Populus dilatata}) is a tall, spiry	         tree; white poplar is {Populus alba}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The timber of the tulip tree; -- called also {white	      poplar}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Poplexy \Po*plex"y\, n.	   Apoplexy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Poplin \Pop"lin\, n. [F. popeline, papeline.]	   A fabric of many varieties, usually made of silk and worsted,	   -- used especially for women's dresses.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Irish poplin}, a fabric with silk warp and worsted weft,	      made in Ireland.	      [1913 Webster]
Popliteal \Pop*lit"e*al\ (?; 277), a. [From L. poples, -itis,	   the ham.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the ham; in the region of the ham, or	   behind the knee joint; as, the popliteal space.	   [1913 Webster]
Poplitic \Pop*lit"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Popliteal.	   [1913 Webster]
Popovtsy \Po*pov"tsy\, n. pl. [Russ., prop., those having popes	   or priests.]	   See {Raskolnik}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Popper \Pop"per\, n.	   A utensil for popping corn, usually a wire basket with a long	   handle.	   [1913 Webster]	Popper \Pop"per\, n.	   A dagger. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Poppet \Pop"pet\, n.	   1. See {Puppet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) One of certain upright timbers on the bilge ways,	      used to support a vessel in launching. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) An upright support or guide fastened at the bottom	      only.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. same as {poppit}.	      [PJC]	   {Poppet head}, {Puppet head}. See {Headstock}	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Poppied \Pop"pied\, a. [See 1st {Poppy}.]	   1. Mingled or interspersed with poppies. "Poppied corn."	      --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged;	      drowsy; listless; inactive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The poppied sails doze on the yard.   --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Popping \Pop"ping\,	   a. & n. from {Pop}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Popping crease}. (Cricket) See under {Crease}.	      [1913 Webster]
Poppit \Pop"pit\, n.	   a small plastic bead with opposed holes and protuberant	   knobs, so shaped that the beads may be fastened to each other	   in chains and detached easily, and can be used to form	   variable-length chains for use as necklaces, bracelets, or	   other ornamental objects. Also called {poppet} and {poppit	   bead}.	   [PJC]
Popple \Pop"ple\, v. i. [Cf. {Pop}.]	   To move quickly up and down; to bob up and down, as a cork on	   rough water; also, to bubble. --Cotton.	   [1913 Webster]	Popple \Pop"ple\, n.	   1. The poplar. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tares. [Obs.] "To sow popple among wheat." --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]
Poppy \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 juice. From one species	   ({Papaver somniferum}) opium is obtained, though all the	   species contain it to some extent; also, a flower of the	   plant. See Illust. of {Capsule}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {California poppy} (Bot.), any yellow-flowered plant of the	      genus {Eschscholtzia}.	   {Corn poppy}. See under {Corn}.	   {Horn poppy}, or {Horned poppy}. See under {Horn}.	   {Poppy bee} (Zool.), a leaf-cutting bee ({Anthocopa	      papaveris}) which uses pieces cut from poppy petals for	      the lining of its cells; -- called also {upholsterer bee}.	      	   {Prickly poppy} (Bot.), {Argemone Mexicana}, a	      yellow-flowered plant of the Poppy family, but as prickly	      as a thistle.	   {Poppy seed}, the seed the opium poppy ({Papaver	      somniferum}).	   {Spatling poppy} (Bot.), a species of Silene ({Silene	      inflata}). See {Catchfly}.	      [1913 Webster] Poppy	Poppy \Pop"py\, Poppyhead \Pop"py*head`\, n. [F. poup['e]e doll,	   puppet. See {Puppet}.] (Arch.)	   A raised ornament frequently having the form of a final. It	   is generally used on the tops of the upright ends or elbows	   which terminate seats, etc., in Gothic churches.	   [1913 Webster]
Populace \Pop"u*lace\, n. [F. populace, fr. It. popolaccio,	   popolazzo, fr. popolo people, L. populus. See {People}.]	   The common people; the vulgar; the multitude, --	   comprehending all persons not distinguished by rank, office,	   education, or profession. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         To . . . calm the peers and please the populace.	                                                  --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]	         They . . . call us Britain's barbarous populaces.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mob; people; commonalty.	        [1913 Webster]
Populacy \Pop"u*la*cy\, n.	   Populace. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Popular \Pop"u*lar\, a. [L. popularis, fr. populus people: cf.	   F. populaire. See {People}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the common people, or to the whole	      body of the people, as distinguished from a select	      portion; as, the popular voice; popular elections.	      "Popular states." --Bacon. "So the popular vote inclines."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men commonly held in popular estimation are	            greatest at a distance.               --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitable to common people; easy to be comprehended; not	      abstruse; familiar; plain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homilies are plain popular instructions. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adapted to the means of the common people; possessed or	      obtainable by the many; hence, cheap; common; ordinary;	      inferior; as, popular prices; popular amusements.	      [1913 Webster]	            The smallest figs, called popular figs, . . . are,	            of all others, the basest and of least account.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Beloved or approved by the people; pleasing to people in	      general, or to many people; as, a popular preacher; a	      popular law; a popular administration.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Devoted to the common people; studious of the favor of the	      populace. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such popular humanity is treason.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Prevailing among the people; epidemic; as, a popular	      disease. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Popular action} (Law), an action in which any person may sue	      for penalty imposed by statute. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Populares \Pop`u*la"res\, n. pl. [L.]	   The people or the people's party, in ancient Rome, as opposed	   to the optimates.	   [1913 Webster]
Popularity \Pop`u*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Popularities}. [L.	   popularitas an effort to please the people: cf. F.	   popularit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being popular; especially, the	      state of being esteemed by, or of being in favor with, the	      people at large; good will or favor proceeding from the	      people; as, the popularity of a law, statesman, or a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            A popularity which has lasted down to our time.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being adapted or pleasing to	      common, poor, or vulgar people; hence, cheapness;	      inferiority; vulgarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            This gallant laboring to avoid popularity falls into	            a habit of affectation.               --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something which obtains, or is intended to obtain, the	      favor of the vulgar; claptrap.	      [1913 Webster]	            Popularities, and circumstances which . . . sway the	            ordinary judgment.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of courting the favor of the people. [Obs.]	      "Indicted . . . for popularity and ambition." --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Public sentiment; general passion. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A little time be allowed for the madness of	            popularity to cease.                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]
Popularization \Pop`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of making popular, or of introducing among the	   people.	   [1913 Webster]
Popularize \Pop"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Popularized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Popularizing}.] [Cf. F. populariser.]	   To make popular; to make suitable or acceptable to the common	   people; to make generally known; as, to popularize	   philosophy. "The popularizing of religious teaching."	   --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Popularizer \Pop"u*lar*i`zer\, n.	   One who popularizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Popularly \Pop"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a popular manner; so as to be generally favored or	   accepted by the people; commonly; currently; as, the story	   was popularity reported.	   [1913 Webster]	         The victor knight,	         Bareheaded, popularly low had bowed.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Popularness \Pop"u*lar*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being popular; popularity.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Populate \Pop"u*late\, a. [L. populus people. See {People}.]	   Populous. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Populate \Pop"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Populated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Populating}.]	   To furnish with inhabitants, either by natural increase or by	   immigration or colonization; to cause to be inhabited; to	   people.	   [1913 Webster]	Populate \Pop"u*late\, v. i.	   To propagate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Great shoals of people which go on to populate.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Population \Pop`u*la"tion\, n. [L. populatio: cf. F.	   population.]	   1. The act or process of populating; multiplication of	      inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole number of people, or inhabitants, in a country,	      or portion of a country; as, a population of ten millions.	      [1913 Webster]
Populator \Pop"u*la`tor\, n.	   One who populates.	   [1913 Webster]
Populicide \Pop"u*li*cide`\, n. [L. populus people + caedere to	   kill.]	   Slaughter of the people. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Populin \Pop"u*lin\, n. [L. populus poplar: cf. F. populine.]	   (Chem.)	   A glycoside, related to salicin, found in the bark of certain	   species of the poplar ({Populus}), and extracted as a sweet	   white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Populism \Pop"u*lism\, n. (U. S. Politics)	   The political doctrines advocated by the People's party.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Populist \Pop"u*list\, n. [L. populus people + -ist.] (U. S.	   Politics)	   A member of the People's party. -- {Pop`u*lis"tic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Populosity \Pop`u*los"i*ty\, n. [L. populositas: cf. F.	   populosit['e].]	   Populousness.[Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Populous \Pop"u*lous\, a. [L. populosus, fr. populus people: cf.	   F. populeux.]	   1. Abounding in people; full of inhabitants; containing many	      inhabitants in proportion to the extent of the country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven, yet populous, retains	            Number sufficient to possess her realms. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Popular; famous. [Obs.] --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Common; vulgar. [Obs.] --Arden of Feversham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Numerous; in large number. [Obs.] "The dust . . . raised	      by your populous troops." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pop"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	      {Pop"u*lous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Poraille \Po*raille"\, n. [OF. pouraille. See {Poor}.]	   Poor people; the poor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Porbeagle \Por"bea`gle\, n. (Zool.)	   A species of shark ({Lamna cornubica}), about eight feet	   long, having a pointed nose and a crescent-shaped tail; --	   called also {mackerel shark}. [Written {also probeagle}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Porcate \Por"cate\, a. [L. porca a ridge between two furrows.]	   (Zool.)	   Having grooves or furrows broader than the intervening	   ridges; furrowed.	   [1913 Webster]
Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\, n. (Bot.)	   Purslain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Porcelain \Por"ce*lain\ (277), n. [F. porcelaine, It.	   porcellana, orig., the porcelain shell, or Venus shell	   (Cypr[ae]a porcellana), from a dim. fr. L. porcus pig,	   probably from the resemblance of the shell in shape to a	   pig's back. Porcelain was called after this shell, either on	   account of its smoothness and whiteness, or because it was	   believed to be made from it. See {Pork}.]	   A fine translucent or semitransculent kind of earthenware,	   made first in China and Japan, but now also in Europe and	   America; -- called also {China}, or {China ware}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Porcelain, by being pure, is apt to break. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ivory porcelain}, porcelain with a surface like ivory,	      produced by depolishing. See {Depolishing}.	   {Porcelain clay}. See under {Clay}.	   {Porcelain crab} (Zool.), any crab of the genus {Porcellana}	      and allied genera (family {Porcellanid[ae]}). They have a	      smooth, polished carapace.	   {Porcelain jasper}. (Min.) See {Porcelanite}.	   {Porcelain printing}, the transferring of an impression of an	      engraving to porcelain.	   {Porcelain shell} (Zool.), a cowry.	      [1913 Webster]
Porcelainized \Por"ce*lain*ized\, a. (Geol.)	   Baked like potter's lay; -- applied to clay shales that have	   been converted by heat into a substance resembling porcelain.	   [1913 Webster] Porcelaneous
Porcelaneous \Por`ce*la"ne*ous\, Porcellaneous
\Por`cel*la"ne*ous\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to porcelain; resembling porcelain; as,	      porcelaneous shells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a smooth, compact shell without pores; --	      said of certain Foraminifera.	      [1913 Webster]
Porcelanite \Por"ce*la*nite\, n. [Cf. F. porcelanite.] (Min.)	   A semivitrified clay or shale, somewhat resembling jasper; --	   called also {porcelain jasper}.	   [1913 Webster] Porcelanous
Porcelanous \Por"ce*la`nous\, Porcellanous \Por"cel*la`nous\, a.	   Porcelaneous. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Porch \Porch\, n. [F. porche, L. porticus, fr. porta a gate,	   entrance, or passage. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Portico}.]	   1. (Arch.) A covered and inclosed entrance to a building,	      whether taken from the interior, and forming a sort of	      vestibule within the main wall, or projecting without and	      with a separate roof. Sometimes the porch is large enough	      to serve as a covered walk. See also {Carriage porch},	      under {Carriage}, and {Loggia}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The graceless Helen in the porch I spied	            Of Vesta's temple.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portico; a covered walk. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Repair to Pompey's porch, where you shall find find	            us.                                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Porch}, a public portico, or great hall, in Athens,	      where Zeno, the philosopher, taught his disciples; hence,	      sometimes used as equivalent to the school of the Stoics.	      It was called "h poiki`lh stoa`. [See {Poicile}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Porcine \Por"cine\, a. [L. porcinus, from porcus a swine. See	   {Pork}.]	   Of or pertaining to swine; characteristic of the hog.	   "Porcine cheeks." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Porcupine \Por"cu*pine\, n. [OE. porkepyn, porpentine, OF.	   porc-espi, F. porc-['e]pic (cf. It. porco spino, porco	   spinoso, Sp. puerco espino, puerco espin, fr. L. porcus swine	   + spina thorn, spine). The last part of the French word is	   perhaps a corruption from the It. or Sp.; cf. F. ['e]pi ear,	   a spike of grain, L. spica. See {Pork}, {Spike} a large nail,	   {Spine}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any Old Word rodent of the genus {Hystrix}, having	      the back covered with long, sharp, erectile spines or	      quills, sometimes a foot long. The common species of	      Europe and Asia ({Hystrix cristata}) is the best known.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of {Erethizon} and related genera,	      native of America. They are related to the true	      porcupines, but have shorter spines, and are arboreal in	      their habits. The Canada porcupine ({Erethizon dorsatus})	      is a well known species.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Porcupine ant-eater} (Zool.), the echidna.	   {Porcupine crab} (Zool.), a large spiny Japanese crab	      ({Acantholithodes hystrix}).	   {Porcupine disease} (Med.). See {Ichthyosis}.	   {Porcupine fish} (Zool.), any plectognath fish having the	      body covered with spines which become erect when the body	      is inflated. See {Diodon}, and {Globefish}.	   {Porcupine grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Stipa spartea}) with	      grains bearing a stout twisted awn, which, by coiling and	      uncoiling through changes in moisture, propels the	      sharp-pointed and barbellate grain into the wool and flesh	      of sheep. It is found from Illinois westward. See	      Illustration in Appendix.	   {Porcupine wood} (Bot.), the hard outer wood of the cocoa	      palm; -- so called because, when cut horizontally, the	      markings of the wood resemble the quills of a porcupine.	      [1913 Webster]
Pore \Pore\, n. [F., fr. L. porus, Gr. ? a passage, a pore. See	   {Fare}, v.]	   1. One of the minute orifices in an animal or vegetable	      membrane, for transpiration, absorption, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A minute opening or passageway; an interstice between the	      constituent particles or molecules of a body; as, the	      pores of stones.	      [1913 Webster]	Pore \Pore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Poring}.] [OE. poren, of uncertain origin; cf. D. porren to	   poke, thrust, Gael. purr.]	   To look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the	   attention; to be absorbed; -- often with on or upon, and now	   usually with over."Painfully to pore upon a book." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eye grows weary with poring perpetually on the same	         thing.                                   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Poreblind \Pore"blind`\, a. [Probably influenced by pore, v. See	   {Purblind}.]	   Nearsighted; shortsighted; purblind. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Porer \Por"er\, n.	   One who pores.	   [1913 Webster]
Porgy \Por"gy\, n.; pl. {Porgies}. [See {Paugie}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The scup.	      (b) The sailor's choice, or pinfish.	      (c) The margate fish.	      (d) The spadefish.	      (e) Any one of several species of embiotocoids, or surf	          fishes, of the Pacific coast. The name is also given	          locally to several other fishes, as the bur fish.	          [Written also {porgee}, {porgie}, and {paugy}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous sparoid food fishes, as the	      jolthead porgy, the sheepshead porgy ({Calamus penna}) of	      the West Indies, the grass porgy ({Calamus arctifrons}) of	      Florida, and the red porgy ({Pagrus pagrus}) of Europe.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Porifera \Po*rif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. porus pore + ferre	   to bear.] (Zool.)	   A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges;	   -- called also {Spongi[ae]}, {Spongida}, and {Spongiozoa}.	   The principal divisions are Calcispongi[ae], Keratosa or	   Fibrospongi[ae], and Silicea.	   [1913 Webster]
Poriferan \Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Polifera.	   [1913 Webster]
Poriferata \Po*rif`e*ra"ta\, n. pl. [NL.]	   The Polifera.	   [1913 Webster]
Poriform \Po"ri*form\, a. [L. porus pore + -form: cf. F.	   poriforme.]	   Resembling a pore, or small puncture.	   [1913 Webster]
Porime \Po"rime\, n. [Gr. ? practicable.] (Math.)	   A theorem or proposition so easy of demonstration as to be	   almost self-evident. [R.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Poriness \Por"i*ness\, n.	   Porosity. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Porism \Po"rism\, n. [Gr. ? a thing procured, a deduction from a	   demonstration, fr. ? to bring, provide: cf. F. porisme.]	   1. (Geom.) A proposition affirming the possibility of finding	      such conditions as will render a certain determinate	      problem indeterminate or capable of innumerable solutions.	      --Playfair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. Geom.) A corollary. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Three books of porisms of Euclid have been lost, but	         several attempts to determine the nature of these	         propositions and to restore them have been made by	         modern geometers.	         [1913 Webster] Porismatic
Porismatic \Po`ris*mat"ic\, Porismatical \Po`ris*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a porism; poristic.	   [1913 Webster] Poristic
Poristic \Po*ris"tic\, Poristical \Po*ris"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? for	   providing, ? provided.]	   Of or pertaining to a porism; of the nature of a porism.	   [1913 Webster]
Porite \Po"rite\, n. [Cf. F. porite. See {Pore}, n.] (Zool.)	   Any coral of the genus Porites, or family {Poritid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Porites \Po*ri"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. po`ros a pore.] (Zool.)	   An important genus of reef-building corals having small	   twelve-rayed calicles, and a very porous coral. Some species	   are branched, others grow in large massive or globular forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Pork \Pork\, n. [F. porc, L. porcus hog, pig. See {Farrow} a	   litter of pigs, and cf. {Porcelain}, {Porpoise}.]	   The flesh of swine, fresh or salted, used for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Porker \Pork"er\, n.	   A hog. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Porket \Pork"et\, n. [Dim. of F. porc. See {Pork}.]	   A young hog; a pig. [R.] --Dryden. W. Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Porkling \Pork"ling\, n.	   A pig; a porket. --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Porkwood \Pork"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The coarse-grained brownish yellow wood of a small tree	   ({Pisonia obtusata}) of Florida and the West Indies. Also	   called {pigeon wood}, {beefwood}, and {corkwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pornerastic \Por`ne*ras"tic\, a. [Gr. ? harlot + ? to love.]	   Lascivious; licentious. [R.] --F. Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pornographic \Por`no*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pornography; lascivious; licentious; as,	   pornographic writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Pornography \Por*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? a harlot + -graphy.]	   1. Licentious painting or literature; especially, the	      painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms	      devoted to bacchanalian orgies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A treatise on prostitutes, or prostitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. obscene pictures, writings, drawings, motion pictures,	      videos, or the like intended primarily to cause sexual	      arousal and having little or no artistic merit; also, the	      content of such materials.	      [PJC]
Porosity \Po*ros"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. porosit['e].]	   The quality or state of being porous; -- opposed to density.	   [1913 Webster]
Porotic \Po*rot"ic\, n. [Gr. ? callus.] (Med.)	   A medicine supposed to promote the formation of callus.	   [1913 Webster]
Porotype \Po"ro*type\, n. [See {Pore}, n., and {-type}.]	   A copy of a print, writing, etc., made by placing it upon a	   chemically prepared paper which is acted upon by a gas which	   permeates the paper of the print, writing, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Porous \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; permeable by liquids; as, a porous skin; porous wood.	   "The veins of porous earth." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Porously \Por"ous*ly\, adv.	   In a porous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Porousness \Por"ous*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being porous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The open parts; the interstices of anything. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They will forcibly get into the porousness of it.	                                                  --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]
Porpentine \Por"pen*tine\, n.	   Porcupine. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Porpesse \Por"pesse\, n.	   A porpoise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyraceous \Por`phy*ra"ceous\, a.	   Porphyritic.	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyre \Por"phyre\, n.	   Porphyry. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyrite \Por"phy*rite\, n. (Min.)	   A rock with a porphyritic structure; as, augite porphyrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyritic \Por`phy*rit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. porphyritique.] (Min.)	   Relating to, or resembling, porphyry, that is, characterized	   by the presence of distinct crystals, as of feldspar, quartz,	   or augite, in a relatively fine-grained base, often aphanitic	   or cryptocrystalline.	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyrization \Por`phy*ri*za"tion\, n.	   The act of porphyrizing, or the state of being porphyrized.	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyrize \Por`phy*rize\, v. t. [Cf. F. porphyriser, Gr. ? to	   purplish.]	   To cause to resemble porphyry; to make spotted in	   composition, like porphyry.	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyrogenitism \Por`phy*ro*gen"i*tism\, n. [LL. porphyro	   genitus, fr. Gr. ?; ? purple + root of gi`gnesqai to be	   born.]	   The principle of succession in royal families, especially	   among the Eastern Roman emperors, by which a younger son, if	   born after the accession of his father to the throne, was	   preferred to an elder son who was not so born. --Sir T.	   Palgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Porphyry \Por"phy*ry\, n.; pl. {Porphyries}. [F. porphyre, L.	   porphyrites, fr. Gr. ? like purple, fr. ? purple. See	   {Purple}.] (Geol.)	   A term used somewhat loosely to designate a rock consisting	   of a fine-grained base (usually feldspathic) through which	   crystals, as of feldspar or quartz, are disseminated. There	   are red, purple, and green varieties, which are highly	   esteemed as marbles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Porphyry shell} (Zool.), a handsome marine gastropod shell	      ({Oliva porphyria}), having a dark red or brown polished	      surface, marked with light spots, like porphyry.	      [1913 Webster]
Porpita \Por"pi*ta\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? brooch.] (Zool.)	   A genus of bright-colored Siphonophora found floating in the	   warmer parts of the ocean. The individuals are round and	   disk-shaped, with a large zooid in the center of the under	   side, surrounded by smaller nutritive and reproductive	   zooids, and by slender dactylozooids near the margin. The	   disk contains a central float, or pneumatocyst.	   [1913 Webster]
Porpoise \Por"poise\, n. [OE. porpeys, OF. porpeis, literally,	   hog fish, from L. porcus swine + piscis fish. See {Pork}, and	   {Fish}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any small cetacean of the genus {Phoc[ae]na},	      especially {Phoc[ae]na communis}, or {Phoc[ae]na	      phoc[ae]na}, of Europe, and the closely allied American	      species ({Phoc[ae]na Americana}). The color is dusky or	      blackish above, paler beneath. They are closely allied to	      the dolphins, but have a shorter snout. Called also	      {harbor porpoise}, {herring hag}, {puffing pig}, and	      {snuffer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A true dolphin ({Delphinus}); -- often so called	      by sailors.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Skunk porpoise}, or {Bay porpoise} (Zool.), a North American	      porpoise ({Lagenorhynchus acutus}), larger than the common	      species, and with broad stripes of white and yellow on the	      sides. See Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]
Porporino \Por`po*ri"no\, n. [It.]	   A composition of quicksilver, tin, and sulphur, forming a	   yellow powder, sometimes used by medi[ae]val artists, for the	   sake of economy, instead of gold. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Porpus \Por"pus\, n.	   A porpoise. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Porraceous \Por*ra"ceous\, a. [L. porraceus, from porrum,	   porrus, a leek.]	   Resembling the leek in color; greenish. [R.] "Porraceous	   vomiting." --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Porrect \Por*rect"\, a. [L. porrectus, p. p. of porrigere to	   stretch out before one's self, to but forth.]	   Extended horizontally; stretched out.	   [1913 Webster]
Porrection \Por*rec"tion\, n. [L. porrectio: cf. F. porrection.]	   The act of stretching forth.	   [1913 Webster]
Porret \Por"ret\, n. [F. porrette, fr. L. porrum, porrus, leek.	   See {Porraceous}.]	   A scallion; a leek or small onion. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Porridge \Por"ridge\, n. [Probably corrupted fr. pottage; perh.	   influenced by OE. porree a kind of pottage, OF. porr['e]e,	   fr. L. porrum, porrus, leek. See {Pottage}, and cf.	   {Porringer}.]	   A food made by boiling some leguminous or farinaceous	   substance, or the meal of it, in water or in milk, making of	   broth or thin pudding; as, barley porridge, milk porridge,	   bean porridge, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Porringer \Por"rin*ger\, n. [OE. pottanger, for pottager; cf. F.	   potager a soup basin. See {Porridge}.]	   A porridge dish; esp., a bowl or cup from which children eat	   or are fed; as, a silver porringer. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Port \Port\, n. [From Oporto, in Portugal, i. e., ? porto the	   port, L. portus. See {Port} harbor.]	   A dark red or purple astringent wine made in Portugal. It	   contains a large percentage of alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]	Port \Port\, n. [AS. port, L. portus: cf. F. port. See {Farm},	   v., {Ford}, and 1st, 3d, & 4h {Port}.]	   1. A place where ships may ride secure from storms; a	      sheltered inlet, bay, or cove; a harbor; a haven. Used	      also figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peering in maps for ports and piers and roads.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are in port if we have Thee.       --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In law and commercial usage, a harbor where vessels are	      admitted to discharge and receive cargoes, from whence	      they depart and where they finish their voyages.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Free port}. See under {Free}.	   {Port bar}. (Naut,)	      (a) A boom. See {Boom}, 4, also {Bar}, 3.	      (b) A bar, as of sand, at the mouth of, or in, a port.	   {Port charges} (Com.), charges, as wharfage, etc., to which a	      ship or its cargo is subjected in a harbor.	   {Port of entry}, a harbor where a customhouse is established	      for the legal entry of merchandise.	   {Port toll} (Law), a payment made for the privilege of	      bringing goods into port.	   {Port warden}, the officer in charge of a port; a harbor	      master.	      [1913 Webster]	Port \Port\, n. [F. porte, L. porta, akin to portus; cf. AS.	   porte, fr. L. porta. See {Port} a harbor, and cf. {Porte}.]	   1. A passageway; an opening or entrance to an inclosed place;	      a gate; a door; a portal. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Him I accuse	            The city ports by this hath entered.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Form their ivory port the cherubim	            Forth issuing.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) An opening in the side of a vessel; an embrasure	      through which cannon may be discharged; a porthole; also,	      the shutters which close such an opening.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her ports being within sixteen inches of the water.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A passageway in a machine, through which a fluid,	      as steam, water, etc., may pass, as from a valve to the	      interior of the cylinder of a steam engine; an opening in	      a valve seat, or valve face.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Air port}, {Bridle port}, etc. See under {Air}, {Bridle},	      etc.	   {Port bar} (Naut.), a bar to secure the ports of a ship in a	      gale.	   {Port lid} (Naut.), a lid or hanging for closing the	      portholes of a vessel.	   {Steam port}, & {Exhaust port} (Steam Engine), the ports of	      the cylinder communicating with the valve or valves, for	      the entrance or exit of the steam, respectively.	      [1913 Webster]	Port \Port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ported}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Porting}.] [F. porter, L. portare to carry. See {Port}	   demeanor.]	   1. To carry; to bear; to transport. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They are easily ported by boat into other shires.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To throw, as a musket, diagonally across the body,	      with the lock in front, the right hand grasping the small	      of the stock, and the barrel sloping upward and crossing	      the point of the left shoulder; as, to port arms.	      [1913 Webster]	            Began to hem him round with ported spears. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Port arms}, a position in the manual of arms, executed as	      above.	      [1913 Webster]	Port \Port\, n. [F. port, fr. porter to carry, L. portare, prob.	   akin to E. fare, v. See {Port} harbor, and cf. {Comport},	   {Export}, {Sport}.]	   The manner in which a person bears himself; deportment;	   carriage; bearing; demeanor; hence, manner or style of	   living; as, a proud port. [archaic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         And of his port as meek as is a maid.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The necessities of pomp, grandeur, and a suitable port	         in the world.                            --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Port \Port\, n. [Etymology uncertain.] (Naut.)	   The larboard or left side of a ship (looking from the stern	   toward the bow); as, a vessel heels to port. See {Note} under	   {Larboard}. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]	Port \Port\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To turn or put to the left or larboard side of a ship; --	   said of the helm, and used chiefly in the imperative, as a	   command; as, port your helm.	   [1913 Webster]
Porta \Por"ta\, n.; pl. {Port[ae]}. [L., a gate. See {Port} a	   hole.] (Anat.)	   (a) The part of the liver or other organ where its vessels	       and nerves enter; the hilus.	   (b) The foramen of Monro. --B. G. Wilder.	       [1913 Webster]
Portability \Port`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being portable; fitness to be	   carried.	   [1913 Webster]
Portable \Port"a*ble\, a. [L. portabilis, fr. portare to carry:	   cf. F. portable. See {Port} demeanor.]	   1. Capable of being borne or carried; easily transported;	      conveyed without difficulty; as, a portable bed, desk,	      engine. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possible to be endured; supportable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How light and portable my pain seems now! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Portable forge}. See under {Forge}.	   {Portable steam engine}. See under {Steam engine}.	      [1913 Webster]
Portableness \Port"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being portable; portability.	   [1913 Webster]
Portace \Por"tace\ (?; 48), n.	   See {Portass}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portage \Port"age\ (?; 48), n. [From 2d {Port}.] (Naut.)	   (a) A sailor's wages when in port.	   (b) The amount of a sailor's wages for a voyage.	       [1913 Webster]	Portage \Port"age\, n. [3d {Port}.]	   A porthole. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Portage \Por"tage\, n. [F., from porter to carry. See {Port} to	   carry.]	   1. The act of carrying or transporting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The price of carriage; porterage. --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capacity for carrying; tonnage. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A carry between navigable waters. See 3d {Carry}.	      [1913 Webster]	Portage \Por"tage\, v. t. & i.	   To carry (goods, boats, etc.) overland between navigable	   waters.	   [1913 Webster]	Portage group \Por"tage group`\ [So called from the township of	   Portage in New York.] (Geol.)	   A subdivision of the Chemung period in American geology. See	   Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Portague \Por"ta*gue\, n. [See {Portuguese}.]	   A Portuguese gold coin formerly current, and variously	   estimated to be worth from three and one half to four and one	   half pounds sterling. [Obs.] [Written also {portegue} and	   {portigue}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ten thousand portagues, besides great pearls.	                                                  --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Portal \Por"tal\, n. [OF. portal, F. portail, LL. portale, fr.	   L. porta a gate. See {Port} a gate.]	   1. A door or gate; hence, a way of entrance or exit,	      especially one that is grand and imposing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thick with sparkling orient gems	            The portal shone.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            From out the fiery portal of the east. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) The lesser gate, where there are two of different	          dimensions.	      (b) Formerly, a small square corner in a room separated	          from the rest of the apartment by wainscoting, forming	          a short passage to another apartment.	      (c) By analogy with the French portail, used by recent	          writers for the whole architectural composition which	          surrounds and includes the doorways and porches of a	          church.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bridge Building) The space, at one end, between opposite	      trusses when these are terminated by inclined braces.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A prayer book or breviary; a portass. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Portal bracing} (Bridge Building), a combination of struts	      and ties which lie in the plane of the inclined braces at	      a portal, serving to transfer wind pressure from the upper	      parts of the trusses to an abutment or pier of the bridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Portal \Por"tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a porta, especially the porta of the	   liver; as, the portal vein, which enters the liver at the	   porta, and divides into capillaries after the manner of an	   artery.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Portal is applied to other veins which break up into	         capillaries; as, the renal portal veins in the frog.	         [1913 Webster]
Portamento \Por`ta*men"to\, n. [It., fr. portare to carry.]	   (Mus.)	   In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual carrying or	   lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note to	   another; a gliding from tone to tone.	   [1913 Webster]
Portance \Por"tance\, n.	   See {Port}, carriage, demeanor. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Portass \Por"tass\, n. [OF. porte-hors a kind of prayer book, so	   called from being portable; cf. LL. portiforium.]	   A breviary; a prayer book. [Written variously {portace},	   {portasse}, {portesse}, {portise}, {porthose}, {portos},	   {portus}, {portuse}, etc.] [Obs.] --Spenser. Camden.	   [1913 Webster]	         By God and by this porthors I you swear. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Portate \Por"tate\, a. [L. portatus, p. p. of portare to carry.]	   (Her.)	   Borne not erect, but diagonally athwart an escutcheon; as, a	   cross portate.	   [1913 Webster]
Portative \Por"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. portatif.]	   1. Portable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) Capable of holding up or carrying; as, the	      portative force of a magnet, of atmospheric pressure, or	      of capillarity.	      [1913 Webster]
Portcluse \Port"cluse\, n.	   A portcullis. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portcrayon \Port`cray"on\, n. [F. porte-crayon; porter to carry	   + crayon a crayon.]	   A metallic handle with a clasp for holding a crayon.	   [1913 Webster]
Portcullis \Port*cul"lis\, n. [OF. porte coulisse, cole["i]ce, a	   sliding door, fr. L. colare, colatum, to filter, to strain:	   cf. F. couler to glide. See {Port} a gate, and cf. {Cullis},	   {Colander}.]	   1. (Fort.) A grating of iron or of timbers pointed with iron,	      hung over the gateway of a fortress, to be let down to	      prevent the entrance of an enemy. "Let the portcullis	      fall." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            She . . . the huge portcullis high updrew. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An English coin of the reign of Elizabeth, struck for the	      use of the East India Company; -- so called from its	      bearing the figure of a portcullis on the reverse.	      [1913 Webster]	Portcullis \Port*cul"lis\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portcullised};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Portcullising}.]	   To obstruct with, or as with, a portcullis; to shut; to bar.	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Porte \Porte\, n. [F. porte a gate, L. porta. See {Port} a	   gate.]	   The Ottoman court; the government of the Turkish empire,	   officially called the {Sublime Porte}, from the gate (port)	   of the sultan's palace at which justice was administered.	   [1913 Webster]
Porte-cochere \Porte"-co`ch[`e]re"\, n. [F. See {Port} a gate,	   and {Coach}.] (Arch.)	   A large doorway allowing vehicles to drive into or through a	   building. It is common to have the entrance door open upon	   the passage of the porte-coch[`e]re. Also, a porch over a	   driveway before an entrance door.	   [1913 Webster]
Ported \Port"ed\, a.	   Having gates. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We took the sevenfold-ported Thebes.     --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Portegue \Por"te*gue\, n.	   See {Portague}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portemonnaie \Porte"mon*naie`\, n. [F., fr. porter to carry +	   monnaie money.]	   A small pocketbook or wallet for carrying money.	   [1913 Webster]
Portend \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 comp.	   + tendere to stretch. See {Position}, {Tend}.]	   1. To indicate (events, misfortunes, etc.) as in future; to	      foreshow; to foretoken; to bode; -- now used esp. of	      unpropitious signs. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many signs portended a dark and stormy day.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stretch out before. [R.] "Doomed to feel the great	      Idomeneus' portended steel." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To foreshow; foretoken; betoken; forebode; augur;	        presage; foreshadow; threaten.	        [1913 Webster]
Portension \Por*ten"sion\, n.	   The act of foreshowing; foreboding. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Portent \Por*tent"\ (?; 277), n. [L. portentum. See {Portend}.]	   That which portends, or foretoken; esp., that which portends	   evil; a sign of coming calamity; an omen; a sign. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         My loss by dire portents the god foretold. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Portentive \Por*tent"ive\, a.	   Presaging; foreshadowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Portentous \Por*tent"ous\, a. [L. portentosus.]	   1. Of the nature of a portent; containing portents;	      foreshadowing, esp. foreshadowing ill; ominous.	      [1913 Webster]	            For, I believe, they are portentous things. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Victories of strange and almost portentous splendor.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Monstrous; prodigious; wonderful; dreadful; as, a	      beast of portentous size. --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Por*tent"ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Por*tent"ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. portier, L. portarius, from porta a	   gate, door. See {Port} a gate.]	   A man who has charge of a door or gate; a doorkeeper; one who	   waits at the door to receive messages. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To him the porter openeth.               --John x. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Porter \Por"ter\, n. [F. porteur, fr. porter to carry, L.	   portare. See {Port} to carry.]	   1. A carrier; one who carries or conveys burdens, luggage,	      etc.; for hire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Forging) A bar of iron or steel at the end of which a	      forging is made; esp., a long, large bar, to the end of	      which a heavy forging is attached, and by means of which	      the forging is lifted and handled in hammering and	      heating; -- called also {porter bar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A malt liquor, of a dark color and moderately bitter	      taste, possessing tonic and intoxicating qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Porter is said to be so called as having been first	         used chiefly by the London porters, and this	         application of the word is supposed to be not older	         than 1750.	         [1913 Webster]
Porterage \Por"ter*age\, n.	   1. The work of a porter; the occupation of a carrier or of a	      doorkeeper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Money charged or paid for the carriage of burdens or	      parcels by a porter.	      [1913 Webster]
Porteress \Por"ter*ess\, n.	   See {Portress}.	   [1913 Webster]
Porterhouse \Por"ter*house\, n.	   A house where porter is sold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Porterhouse steak}, a steak cut from a sirloin of beet,	      including the upper and under part.	      [1913 Webster]
Portesse \Por"tesse\, n.	   See {Porteass}. [Obs.] --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Portfire \Port"fire`\, n.	   A case of strong paper filled with a composition of niter,	   sulphur, and mealed powder, -- used principally to ignite the	   priming in proving guns, and as an incendiary material in	   shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Portfolio \Port*fol"io\, n. [F. portefeuille; porter to carry +	   feuille a leaf. See {Port} to carry, and {Folio}.]	   1. A portable case for holding loose papers, prints,	      drawings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: The office and functions of a minister of state or	      member of the cabinet; as, to receive the portfolio of	      war; to resign the portfolio.	      [1913 Webster]
Portglave \Port"glave\, n. [F. porte-glaive; porter to carry +	   glaive a sword.]	   A sword bearer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Portgreve
Portgreve \Port"greve`\, Portgrave \Port"grave`\, [AS.	   portger[=e]fa; port a harbor + ger[=e]fa a reeve or sheriff.	   See {Reeve} a steward, and cf. {Portreeve}.]	   In old English law, the chief magistrate of a port or	   maritime town.; a portreeve. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Porthole \Port"hole`\, n. (Naut.)	   An embrasure in a ship's side. See 3d {Port}.	   [1913 Webster]
Porthook \Port"hook`\, n. (Naut.)	   One of the iron hooks to which the port hinges are attached.	   --J. Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Porthors \Port"hors`\, n.	   See {Portass}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Portico \Por"ti*co\, n.; pl. {Porticoes}or {Porticos}. [It., L.	   porticus. See {Porch}.] (Arch.)	   A colonnade or covered ambulatory, especially in classical	   styles of architecture; usually, a colonnade at the entrance	   of a building.	   [1913 Webster]
Porticoed \Por"ti*coed\, a.	   Furnished with a portico.	   [1913 Webster]
Portiere \Por`ti[`e]re""\, n. [F., fr. porte gate, door. See	   {Port} a gate.]	   A curtain hanging across a doorway.	   [1913 Webster]
Portigue \Por"ti*gue\, n.	   See {Portague}. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Portingal \Por"tin*gal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Portugal; Portuguese. [Obs.] -- n. A	   Portuguese. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portion \Por"tion\, n. [F., from L. portio, akin to pars,	   partis, a part. See {Part}, n.]	   1. That which is divided off or separated, as a part from a	      whole; a separated part of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part considered by itself, though not actually cut off	      or separated from the whole.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are parts of his ways; but how little a	            portion is heard of him!              --Job xxvi.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Portions and parcels of the dreadful past.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part assigned; allotment; share; fate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lord of that servant . . . will appoint him his	            portion with the unbelievers.         --Luke xii.	                                                  46.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man's portion is to die and rise again. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The part of an estate given to a child or heir, or	      descending to him by law, and distributed to him in the	      settlement of the estate; an inheritance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me the portion of goods that falleth to me.	                                                  --Luke xv. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A wife's fortune; a dowry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Division; share; parcel; quantity; allotment; dividend.	        	   Usage: {Portion}, {Part}. Part is generic, having a simple	          reference to some whole. Portion has the additional	          idea of such a division as bears reference to an	          individual, or is allotted to some object; as, a	          portion of one's time; a portion of Scripture.	          [1913 Webster]	Portion \Por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Portioned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Portioning}.]	   1. To separate or divide into portions or shares; to parcel;	      to distribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            And portion to his tribes the wide domain. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endow with a portion or inheritance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him portioned maids, apprenticed orphans, blest.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Portioner \Por"tion*er\, n.	   1. One who portions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) See {Portionist}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Portionist \Por"tion*ist\, n.	   1. A scholar at Merton College, Oxford, who has a certain	      academical allowance or portion; -- corrupted into	      postmaster. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) One of the incumbents of a benefice which has two	      or more rectors or vicars.	      [1913 Webster]
Portionless \Por"tion*less\, a.	   Having no portion.	   [1913 Webster]
Portise \Por"tise\, n.	   See {Portass}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portland cement \Port"land ce*ment"\	   A cement having the color of the Portland stone of England,	   made by calcining an artificial mixture of carbonate of lime	   and clay, or sometimes certain natural limestones or chalky	   clays. It contains a large proportion of clay, and hardens	   under water.	   [1913 Webster]	Portland stone \Port"land stone"\	   A yellowish-white calcareous freestone from the Isle of	   Portland in England, much used in building.	   [1913 Webster]	Portland vase \Port"land vase`\	   A celebrated cinerary urn or vase found in the tomb of the	   Emperor Alexander Severus. It is owned by the Duke of	   Portland, and kept in the British Museum.	   [1913 Webster]
Portlast \Port"last\, n. (Naut.)	   The portoise. See {Portoise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Portliness \Port"li*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being portly; dignity of mien or	      of personal appearance; stateliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such pride is praise; such portliness is honor.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bulkiness; corpulence.	      [1913 Webster]
Portly \Port"ly\, a. [From {Port} demeanor.]	   1. Having a dignified port or mien; of a noble appearance;	      imposing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bulky; corpulent. "A portly personage." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Portman \Port"man\, n.; pl. {Portmen}.	   An inhabitant or burgess of a port, esp. of one of the Cinque	   Ports.	   [1913 Webster]
Portmanteau \Port*man"teau\, n.; pl. {Portmanteaus}. [F.	   porte-manteau; porter to carry + manteau a cloak, mantle. See	   {Port} to carry, and {Mantle}.]	   A bag or case, usually of leather, for carrying wearing	   apparel, etc., on journeys. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
portmanteau word \port*man"teau word`\, n. [See {portmanteau}.]	   A word formed by joining two others; -- as, smog is formed	   from {smoke} and {fog}.	   [Wordnet 1.6]
Portmantle \Port*man"tle\, n.	   A portmanteau. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portmote \Port"mote`\, n.	   In old English law, a court, or mote, held in a port town.	   [Obs.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Portoir \Por"toir\, n. [OF., fr. porter to bear.]	   One who, or that which, bears; hence, one who, or that which,	   produces. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Branches . . . which were portoirs, and bare grapes.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Portoise \Por"toise\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. porteis portative,	   portable.] (Naut.)	   The gunwale of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To lower the yards a-portoise}, to lower them to the	      gunwale.	   {To ride a portoise}, to ride an anchor with the lower yards	      and topmasts struck or lowered, as in a gale of wind.	      [1913 Webster]
Portos \Por"tos\, n.	   See {Portass}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portpane \Port"pane\, n. [From L. portare to carry + panis	   bread; prob. through French.]	   A cloth for carrying bread, so as not to touch it with the	   hands. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portrait \Por"trait\, n. [F., originally p. p. of portraire to	   portray. See {Portray}.]	   1. The likeness of a person, painted, drawn, or engraved;	      commonly, a representation of the human face painted from	      real life.	      [1913 Webster]	            In portraits, the grace, and, we may add, the	            likeness, consists more in the general air than in	            the exact similitude of every feature. --Sir J.	                                                  Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The meaning of the word is sometimes extended so as to	         include a photographic likeness.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any graphic or vivid delineation or description of	      a person; as, a portrait in words.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Portrait bust}, or {Portrait statue}, a bust or statue	      representing the actual features or person of an	      individual; -- in distinction from an ideal bust or	      statue.	      [1913 Webster]	Portrait \Por"trait\, v. t.	   To portray; to draw. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Portraitist \Por"trait*ist\, n.	   A portrait painter. [R.] --Hamerton.	   [1913 Webster]
Portraiture \Por"trai*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F. portraiture.]	   1. A portrait; a likeness; a painted resemblance; hence, that	      which is copied from some example or model.	      [1913 Webster]	            For, by the image of my cause, I see	            The portraiture of his.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divinity maketh the love of ourselves the pattern;	            the love of our neighbors but the portraiture.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pictures, collectively; painting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art or practice of making portraits. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	Portraiture \Por"trai*ture\, v. t.	   To represent by a portrait, or as by a portrait; to portray.	   [R.] --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Portray \Por*tray"\, v. t. [Written also {pourtray}.] [imp. & p.	   p. {portrayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Portraying}.] [OE.	   pourtraien, OF. portraire, pourtraire, F. portraire, fr. L.	   protrahere, protractum, to draw or drag forth; pro forward,	   forth + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, v. t., and cf.	   {Protract}.]	   1. To paint or draw the likeness of; as, to portray a king on	      horseback.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray	            upon it the city, even Jerusalem.     --Ezek. iv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, figuratively, to describe in words.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adorn with pictures. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Spear and helmets thronged, and shields	            Various with boastful arguments potrayed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Portrayal \Por*tray"al\, n.	   The act or process of portraying; description; delineation.	   [1913 Webster]
Portrayer \Por*tray"er\, n.	   One who portrays. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Portreeve \Port"reeve`\, n.	   A port warden.	   [1913 Webster]
Portress \Por"tress\, n.	   A female porter. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Port-royalist \Port-roy"al*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of the dwellers in the Cistercian convent of Port Royal	   des Champs, near Paris, when it was the home of the	   Jansenists in the 17th century, among them being Arnauld,	   Pascal, and other famous scholars. Cf. {Jansenist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Portsale \Port"sale`\, n. [Port gate + sale.]	   Public or open sale; auction. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Portuary \Por"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. {Portass}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A breviary. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Portuguese \Por"tu*guese\, a. [Cf. F. portugais, Sp. portugues,	   Pg. portuguez.]	   Of or pertaining to Portugal, or its inhabitants. -- n. sing.	   & pl. A native or inhabitant of Portugal; people of Portugal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Portuguese man-of-war}. (Zool.) See {Physalia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Portulaca \Por`tu*la"ca\, n. [L., purslane.] (Bot.)	   A genus of polypetalous plants; also, any plant of the genus.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Portulaca oleracea} is the common purslane. {Portulaca	         grandiflora} is a South American herb, widely	         cultivated for its showy crimson, scarlet, yellow, or	         white, ephemeral blossoms.	         [1913 Webster]
Portulacaceous \Por`tu*la*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	   ({Portulacace[ae]}), of which Portulaca is the type, and	   which includes also the spring beauty ({Claytonia}) and other	   genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Porwigle \Por"wi`gle\, n.	   See {Polliwig}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pory \Por"y\, a.	   Porous; as, pory stone. [R.] Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Pos'e \Po`s['e]"\, a. [F., placed, posed.] (Her.)	   Standing still, with all the feet on the ground; -- said of	   the attitude of a lion, horse, or other beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Pose \Pose\, n. [AS. gepose; of uncertain origin; cf. W. pas a	   cough, Skr. k[=a]s to cough, and E. wheeze.]	   A cold in the head; catarrh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Pose \Pose\, n. [F. pose, fr. poser. See {Pose}, v. t.]	   The attitude or position of a person; the position of the	   body or of any member of the body; especially, a position	   formally assumed for the sake of effect; an artificial	   position; as, the pose of an actor; the pose of an artist's	   model or of a statue.	   [1913 Webster]	Pose \Pose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Posing}.] [F. poser to place, to put, L. pausare to pause,	   in LL. also, to place, put, fr. L. pausa a pause, Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to make to cease, prob. akin to E. few. In compounds, this	   word appears corresponding to L. ponere to put, place, the	   substitution in French having been probably due to confusion	   of this word with L. positio position, fr. ponere. See {Few},	   and cf. {Appose}, {Dispose}, {Oppose}, {Pause}, {Repose},	   {Position}.]	   To place in an attitude or fixed position, for the sake of	   effect; to arrange the posture and drapery of (a person) in a	   studied manner; as, to pose a model for a picture; to pose a	   sitter for a portrait.	   [1913 Webster]	Pose \Pose\, v. i.	   To assume and maintain a studied attitude, with studied	   arrangement of drapery; to strike an attitude; to	   attitudinize; figuratively, to assume or affect a certain	   character; as, she poses as a prude.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . posed before her as a hero.     --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Pose \Pose\, v. t. [Shortened from appose, for oppose. See 2d	   {Appose}, {Oppose}.]	   1. To interrogate; to question. [Obs.] "She . . . posed him	      and sifted him." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To question with a view to puzzling; to embarrass by	      questioning or scrutiny; to bring to a stand.	      [1913 Webster]	            A question wherewith a learned Pharisee thought to	            pose and puzzle him.                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Posed \Posed\, a.	   Firm; determined; fixed. "A most posed . . . and grave	   behavior." [Obs.] --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Poser \Pos"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, puzzles; a difficult or inexplicable	   question or fact. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Poseur
Poseur \Po`seur"\, n. masc.; pl. {Poseurs}, Poseuse \Po`seuse"\,	   n. fem.; pl. {Poseuses}, [F.]	   A person who poses or attitudizes, esp. mentally.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Posied \Po"sied\, a.	   Inscribed with a posy.	   [1913 Webster]	         In poised lockets bribe the fair.        --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Posingly \Pos"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to pose or puzzle.	   [1913 Webster]
Posit \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 dispose	      in relation to other objects. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) To assume as real or conceded; as, to posit a	      principle. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Position \Po*si"tion\, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere,	   positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old	   preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to	   leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite},	   {Compound}, v., {Depone}, {Deposit}, {Expound}, {Impostor},	   {Opposite}, {Propound}, {Pose}, v., {Posit}, {Post}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being posited, or placed; the manner in which	      anything is placed; attitude; condition; as, a firm, an	      inclined, or an upright position.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have different prospects of the same thing,	            according to our different positions to it. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The spot where a person or thing is placed or takes a	      place; site; place; station; situation; as, the position	      of man in creation; the fleet changed its position.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: The ground which any one takes in an argument or	      controversy; the point of view from which any one proceeds	      to a discussion; also, a principle laid down as the basis	      of reasoning; a proposition; a thesis; as, to define one's	      position; to appear in a false position.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not the proof of any position depend on the	            positions that follow, but always on those which go	            before.                               --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Relative place or standing; social or official rank; as, a	      person of position; hence, office; post; as, to lose one's	      position.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arith.) A method of solving a problem by one or two	      suppositions; -- called also the {rule of trial and	      error}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of position} (Astron.), the angle which any line (as	      that joining two stars) makes with another fixed line,	      specifically with a circle of declination.	   {Double position} (Arith.), the method of solving problems by	      proceeding with each of two assumed numbers, according to	      the conditions of the problem, and by comparing the	      difference of the results with those of the numbers,	      deducing the correction to be applied to one of them to	      obtain the true result.	   {Guns of position} (Mil.), heavy fieldpieces, not designed	      for quick movements.	   {Position finder} (Mil.), a range finder. See under {Range}.	      	   {Position micrometer}, a micrometer applied to the tube of an	      astronomical telescope for measuring angles of position in	      the field of view.	   {Single position} (Arith.), the method of solving problems,	      in which the result obtained by operating with an assumed	      number is to the true result as the number assumed is to	      the number required.	   {Strategic position} (Mil.), a position taken up by an army	      or a large detachment of troops for the purpose of	      checking or observing an opposing force.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Situation; station; place; condition; attitude; posture;	        proposition; assertion; thesis.	        [1913 Webster]	Position \Po*si"tion\, v. t.	   To indicate the position of; to place. [R.] --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Positional \Po*si"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to position.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ascribing unto plants positional operations. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Positive \Pos"i*tive\, a. [OE. positif, F. positif, L.	   positivus. See {Position}.]	   1. Having a real position, existence, or energy; existing in	      fact; real; actual; -- opposed to negative. "Positive	      good." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Derived from an object by itself; not dependent on	      changing circumstances or relations; absolute; -- opposed	      to relative; as, the idea of beauty is not positive, but	      depends on the different tastes individuals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Definitely laid down; explicitly stated; clearly	      expressed; -- opposed to implied; as, a positive	      declaration or promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Positive words, that he would not bear arms against	            King Edward's son.                    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: Not admitting of any doubt, condition,	      qualification, or discretion; not dependent on	      circumstances or probabilities; not speculative;	      compelling assent or obedience; peremptory; indisputable;	      decisive; as, positive instructions; positive truth;	      positive proof. "'T is positive 'gainst all exceptions."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Prescribed by express enactment or institution; settled by	      arbitrary appointment; said of laws.	      [1913 Webster]	            In laws, that which is natural bindeth universally;	            that which is positive, not so.       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fully assured; confident; certain; sometimes,	      overconfident; dogmatic; overbearing; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some positive, persisting fops we know,	            That, if once wrong, will needs be always. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Having the power of direct action or influence; as, a	      positive voice in legislation. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Photog.) Corresponding with the original in respect to	      the position of lights and shades, instead of having the	      lights and shades reversed; as, a positive picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Chem.)	      (a) Electro-positive.	      (b) Hence, basic; metallic; not acid; -- opposed to	          {negative}, and said of metals, bases, and basic	          radicals.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mach. & Mech.)	       (a) Designating, or pertaining to, a motion or device in	           which the movement derived from a driver, or the grip	           or hold of a restraining piece, is communicated	           through an unyielding intermediate piece or pieces;	           as, a claw clutch is a positive clutch, while a	           friction clutch is not.	       (b) Designating, or pertaining to, a device giving a	           to-and-fro motion; as, a positive dobby.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. (Vehicles) Designating a method of steering or turning in	       which the steering wheels move so that they describe	       concentric arcs in making a turn, to insure freedom from	       side slip or harmful resistance.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Positive crystals} (Opt.), a doubly refracting crystal in	      which the index of refraction for the extraordinary ray is	      greater than for the ordinary ray, and the former is	      refracted nearer to the axis than the latter, as quartz	      and ice; -- opposed to negative crystal, or one in which	      this characteristic is reversed, as Iceland spar,	      tourmaline, etc.	   {Positive degree} (Gram.), that state of an adjective or	      adverb which denotes simple quality, without comparison or	      relation to increase or diminution; as, wise, noble.	   {Positive electricity} (Elec), the kind of electricity which	      is developed when glass is rubbed with silk, or which	      appears at that pole of a voltaic battery attached to the	      plate that is not attacked by the exciting liquid; --	      formerly called {vitreous electricity}; -- opposed to	      {negative electricity}.	   {Positive eyepiece}. See under {Eyepiece}.	   {Positive law}. See {Municipal law}, under {Law}.	   {Positive motion} (Mach.), motion which is derived from a	      driver through unyielding intermediate pieces, or by	      direct contact, and not through elastic connections, nor	      by means of friction, gravity, etc.; definite motion.	   {Positive philosophy}. See {Positivism}.	   {Positive pole}.	       (a) (Elec.) The pole of a battery or pile which yields	           positive or vitreous electricity; -- opposed to	           {negative pole}.	       (b) (Magnetism) The north pole. [R.]	   {Positive quantity} (Alg.), an affirmative quantity, or one	      affected by the sign plus [+].	   {Positive rotation} (Mech.), left-handed rotation.	   {Positive sign} (Math.), the sign [+] denoting plus, or more,	      or addition.	      [1913 Webster]	Positive \Pos"i*tive\, n.	   1. That which is capable of being affirmed; reality. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which settles by absolute appointment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) The positive degree or form.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Photog.) A picture in which the lights and shades	      correspond in position with those of the original, instead	      of being reversed, as in a negative. --R. Hunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Elec.) The positive plate of a voltaic or electrolytic	      cell.	      [1913 Webster]
Positively \Pos"i*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a positive manner; absolutely; really; expressly; with	   certainty; indubitably; peremptorily; dogmatically; --	   opposed to negatively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Good and evil which is removed may be esteemed good or	         evil comparatively, and positively simply. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give me some breath, some little pause, my lord,	         Before I positively speak herein.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would ask . . . whether . . . the divine law does not	         positively require humility and meekness. --Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Positively charged} or {Positively electrified} (Elec.),	      having a charge of positive electricity; -- opposed to	      {negatively charged}.	      [1913 Webster]
Positiveness \Pos"i*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being positive; reality; actualness;	   certainty; confidence; peremptoriness; dogmatism. See	   {Positive}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	         Positiveness, pedantry, and ill manners. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         The positiveness of sins of commission lies both in the	         habitude of the will and in the executed act too; the	         positiveness of sins of omission is in the habitude of	         the will only.                           --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Positivism \Pos"i*tiv*ism\, n.	   A system of philosophy originated by M. Auguste Comte, which	   deals only with positives. It excludes from philosophy	   everything but the natural phenomena or properties of	   knowable things, together with their invariable relations of	   coexistence and succession, as occurring in time and space.	   Such relations are denominated laws, which are to be	   discovered by observation, experiment, and comparison. This	   philosophy holds all inquiry into causes, both efficient and	   final, to be useless and unprofitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Positivist \Pos"i*tiv*ist\, n.	   A believer in positivism. -- a. Relating to positivism.	   [1913 Webster]
Positivity \Pos`i*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   Positiveness. --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Positure \Pos"i*ture\ (?; 135), n.	   See {Posture}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Posnet \Pos"net\, n. [OF. po[,c]onet, dim. of po[,c]on a pot, a	   vessel.]	   A little basin; a porringer; a skillet.	   [1913 Webster] Posologic
Posologic \Pos`o*log"ic\, Posological \Pos`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. posologique.]	   Pertaining to posology.	   [1913 Webster]
Posology \Po*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? how much + -logy: cf. F.	   posologie.] (Med.)	   The science or doctrine of doses; dosology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pospolite \Pos"po*lite\, n. [Pol. pospolite ruszenie a general	   summons to arms, an arriere-ban; pospolity general + ruszenie	   a stirring.]	   A kind of militia in Poland, consisting of the gentry, which,	   in case of invasion, was summoned to the defense of the	   country.	   [1913 Webster]
Poss \Poss\, v. t. [See {Push}.]	   To push; to dash; to throw. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A cat . . . possed them [the rats] about. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Posse \Pos"se\, n.	   See {Posse comitatus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In posse}. See {In posse} in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Posse comitatus \Pos"se com`i*ta"tus\ [L. posse to be able, to	   have power + LL. comitatus a county, from comes, comitis, a	   count. See {County}, and {Power}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) The power of the county, or the citizens who may be	      summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in	      suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which	      is forcibly opposed. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of people; a throng; a rabble. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word comitatus is often omitted, and posse alone	         used. "A whole posse of enthusiasts." --Carlyle.	         [1913 Webster]	               As if the passion that rules were the sheriff of	               the place, and came off with all the posse.	                                                  --Locke.	         [1913 Webster]
Possess \Pos*sess"\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Possessed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Possessing}.] [L. possessus, p. p. of	   possidere to have, possess, from an inseparable prep. (cf.	   {Position}) + sedere to sit. See {Sit}.]	   1. To occupy in person; to hold or actually have in one's own	      keeping; to have and to hold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Houses and fields and vineyards shall be possessed	            again in this land.                   --Jer. xxxii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet beauty, though injurious, hath strange power,	            After offense returning, to regain	            Love once possessed.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have the legal title to; to have a just right to; to be	      master of; to own; to have; as, to possess property, an	      estate, a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am yours, and all that I possess.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To obtain occupation or possession of; to accomplish; to	      gain; to seize.	      [1913 Webster]	            How . . . to possess the purpose they desired.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To enter into and influence; to control the will of; to	      fill; to affect; -- said especially of evil spirits,	      passions, etc. "Weakness possesseth me." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those which were possessed with devils. --Matt. iv.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            For ten inspired, ten thousand are possessed.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put in possession; to make the owner or holder of	      property, power, knowledge, etc.; to acquaint; to inform;	      -- followed by of or with before the thing possessed, and	      now commonly used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have possessed your grace of what I purpose.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Record a gift . . . of all he dies possessed	            Unto his son.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We possessed our selves of the kingdom of Naples.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            To possess our minds with an habitual good	            intention.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To have; hold; occupy; control; own.	   Usage: {Possess}, {Have}. Have is the more general word. To	          possess denotes to have as a property. It usually	          implies more permanence or definiteness of control or	          ownership than is involved in having. A man does not	          possess his wife and children: they are (so to speak)	          part of himself. For the same reason, we have the	          faculties of reason, understanding, will, sound	          judgment, etc.: they are exercises of the mind, not	          possessions.	          [1913 Webster]
Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, n. [F. possession, L. possessio.]	   1. The act or state of possessing, or holding as one's own.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The having, holding, or detention of property in	      one's power or command; actual seizin or occupancy;	      ownership, whether rightful or wrongful.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Possession may be either actual or constructive;	         actual, when a party has the immediate occupancy;	         constructive, when he has only the right to such	         occupancy.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing possessed; that which any one occupies, owns, or	      controls; in the plural, property in the aggregate;	      wealth; dominion; as, foreign possessions.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the young man heard that saying, he went away	            sorrowful, for he had great possessions. --Matt.	                                                  xix. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession.	                                                  --Acts v. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The house of Jacob shall possess their possessions.	                                                  --Ob. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being possessed or controlled, as by an evil	      spirit, or violent passions; madness; frenzy; as,	      demoniacal possession.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long hath this possession held the man? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give possession}, to put in another's power or occupancy.	      	   {To put in possession}.	      (a) To invest with ownership or occupancy; to provide or	          furnish with; as, to put one in possession of facts or	          information.	      (b) (Law) To place one in charge of property recovered in	          ejectment or writ of entry.	   {To take possession}, to enter upon, or to bring within one's	      power or occupancy.	   {Writ of possession} (Law), a precept directing a sheriff to	      put a person in peaceable possession of property recovered	      in ejectment or writ of entry.	      [1913 Webster]	Possession \Pos*ses"sion\, v. t.	   To invest with property. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Possessionary \Pos*ses"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to possession; arising from possession.	   [1913 Webster]
Possessioner \Pos*ses"sion*er\, n.	   1. A possessor; a property holder. [Obs.] "Possessioners of	      riches." --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having been of old freemen and possessioners. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An invidious name for a member of any religious community	      endowed with property in lands, buildings, etc., as	      contrasted with mendicant friars. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Possessival \Pos`ses*si"val\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the possessive case; as, a possessival	   termination. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, a. [L. possessivus: cf. F.	   possessif.]	   Of or pertaining to possession; having or indicating	   possession.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Possessive case} (Eng. Gram.), the genitive case; the case	      of nouns and pronouns which expresses ownership, origin,	      or some possessive relation of one thing to another; as,	      Homer's admirers; the pear's flavor; the dog's	      faithfulness.	   {Possessive pronoun}, a pronoun denoting ownership; as, his	      name; her home; my book.	      [1913 Webster]	Possessive \Pos*sess"ive\, n.	   1. (Gram.) The possessive case.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A possessive pronoun, or a word in the possessive	      case.	      [1913 Webster]
Possessively \Pos*sess"ive*ly\, adv.	   In a possessive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Possessor \Pos*sess"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. possesseur.]	   One who possesses; one who occupies, holds, owns, or	   controls; one who has actual participation or enjoyment,	   generally of that which is desirable; a proprietor.	   "Possessors of eternal glory." --Law.	   [1913 Webster]	         As if he had been possessor of the whole world.	                                                  --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Owner; proprietor; master; holder; occupant.	        [1913 Webster]
Possessory \Pos*sess"o*ry\, a. [L. possessorius: cf. F.	   possessoire.]	   Of or pertaining to possession, either as a fact or a right;	   of the nature of possession; as, a possessory interest; a	   possessory lord.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Possessory action} or {Possessory suit} (Law), an action to	      regain or obtain possession of something. See under	      {Petitory}.	      [1913 Webster]
Posset \Pos"set\, n. [W. posel curdled milk, posset.]	   A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong	   infusion, as by wine, etc., -- much in favor formerly. "I	   have drugged their posset." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Posset \Pos"set\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posseted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Posseting}.]	   1. To curdle; to turn, as milk; to coagulate; as, to posset	      the blood. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with possets; to pamper. [R.] "She was cosseted	      and posseted." --O. W. Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]
Possibility \Pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Possibilities}. [F.	   possibilit['e], L. possibilitas.]	   1. The quality or state of being possible; the power of	      happening, being, or existing. "All possibility of error."	      --Hooker. "Latent possibilities of excellence." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is possible; a contingency; a thing or event	      that may not happen; a contingent interest, as in real or	      personal estate. --South. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Possible \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 existing or occurring, or of being conceived or	   thought of; able to happen; capable of being done; not	   contrary to the nature of things; -- sometimes used to	   express extreme improbability; barely able to be, or to come	   to pass; as, possibly he is honest, as it is possible that	   Judas meant no wrong.	   [1913 Webster]	         With God all things are possible.        --Matt. xix.	                                                  26.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Practicable; likely. See {Practicable}.	        [1913 Webster]
Possibly \Pos"si*bly\, adv.	   In a possible manner; by possible means; especially, by	   extreme, remote, or improbable intervention, change, or	   exercise of power; by a chance; perhaps; as, possibly he may	   recover.	   [1913 Webster]	         Can we . . . possibly his love desert?   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         When possibly I can, I will return.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Possum \Pos"sum\, n. [Shortened from opossum.] (Zool.)	   An opossum. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To play possum}, {To act possum}, to feign ignorance,	      indifference or inattention, with the intent to deceive;	      to dissemble; -- in allusion to the habit of the opossum,	      which feigns death when attacked or alarmed.	      [1913 Webster]
Post- \Post-\ (p[=o]st). [L. post behind, after; cf. Skr.	   pa[,c]c[=a]behind, afterwards.]	   A prefix signifying behind, back, after; as, postcommissure,	   postdot, postscript.	   [1913 Webster]
Post \Post\, a. [F. aposter to place in a post or position,	   generally for a bad purpose.]	   Hired to do what is wrong; suborned. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	Post \Post\, n. [AS., fr. L. postis, akin to ponere, positum, to	   place. See {Position}, and cf. 4th {Post}.]	   1. A piece of timber, metal, or other solid substance, fixed,	      or to be fixed, firmly in an upright position, especially	      when intended as a stay or support to something else; a	      pillar; as, a hitching post; a fence post; the posts of a	      house.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the	            two side posts and on the upper doorpost of the	            houses.                               --Ex. xii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders	            bore,	            The gates of Azza, post and massy bar. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto his order he was a noble post.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Post, in the sense of an upright timber or strut, is	         used in composition, in such words as king-post,	         queen-post, crown-post, gatepost, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The doorpost of a victualer's shop or inn, on which were	      chalked the scores of customers; hence, a score; a debt.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When God sends coin	            I will discharge your post.           --S. Rowlands.	      [1913 Webster]	   {From pillar to post}. See under {Pillar}.	   {Knight of the post}. See under {Knight}.	   {Post hanger} (Mach.), a bearing for a revolving shaft,	      adapted to be fastened to a post.	   {Post hole}, a hole in the ground to set the foot of a post	      in.	   {Post mill}, a form of windmill so constructed that the whole	      fabric rests on a vertical axis firmly fastened to the	      ground, and capable of being turned as the direction of	      the wind varies.	   {Post and stall} (Coal Mining), a mode of working in which	      pillars of coal are left to support the roof of the mine.	      [1913 Webster]	Post \Post\, n. [F. poste, LL. posta station, post (where horses	   were kept), properly, a fixed or set place, fem. fr. L.	   positus placed, p. p. of ponere. See {Position}, and cf.	   {Post} a pillar.]	   1. The place at which anything is stopped, placed, or fixed;	      a station. Specifically:	      (a) A station, or one of a series of stations, established	          for the refreshment and accommodation of travelers on	          some recognized route; as, a stage or railway post.	      (b) A military station; the place at which a soldier or a	          body of troops is stationed; also, the troops at such	          a station.	      (c) The piece of ground to which a sentinel's walk is	          limited.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A messenger who goes from station; an express; especially,	      one who is employed by the government to carry letters and	      parcels regularly from one place to another; a letter	      carrier; a postman.	      [1913 Webster]	            In certain places there be always fresh posts, to	            carry that further which is brought unto them by the	            other.                                --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fear my Julia would not deign my lines,	            Receiving them from such a worthless post. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An established conveyance for letters from one place or	      station to another; especially, the governmental system in	      any country for carrying and distributing letters and	      parcels; the post office; the mail; hence, the carriage by	      which the mail is transported.	      [1913 Webster]	            I send you the fair copy of the poem on dullness,	            which I should not care to hazard by the common	            post.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Haste or speed, like that of a messenger or mail carrier.	      [Obs.] "In post he came." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One who has charge of a station, especially of a postal	      station. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He held office of postmaster, or, as it was then	            called, post, for several years.      --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A station, office, or position of service, trust, or	      emolument; as, the post of duty; the post of danger.	      [1913 Webster]	            The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A size of printing and writing paper. See the Table under	      {Paper}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Post and pair}, an old game at cards, in which each player a	      hand of three cards. --B. Jonson.	   {Post bag}, a mail bag.	   {Post bill}, a bill of letters mailed by a postmaster.	   {Post chaise}, or {Post coach}, a carriage usually with four	      wheels, for the conveyance of travelers who travel post.	      	   {Post day}, a day on which the mall arrives or departs.	   {Post hackney}, a hired post horse. --Sir H. Wotton.	   {Post horn}, a horn, or trumpet, carried and blown by a	      carrier of the public mail, or by a coachman.	   {Post horse}, a horse stationed, intended, or used for the	      post.	   {Post hour}, hour for posting letters. --Dickens.	   {Post office}.	      (a) An office under governmental superintendence, where	          letters, papers, and other mailable matter, are	          received and distributed; a place appointed for	          attending to all business connected with the mail.	      (b) The governmental system for forwarding mail matter.	   {Postoffice order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.	   {Post road}, or {Post route}, a road or way over which the	      mail is carried.	   {Post town}.	      (a) A town in which post horses are kept.	      (b) A town in which a post office is established by law.	          	   {To ride post}, to ride, as a carrier of dispatches, from	      place to place; hence, to ride rapidly, with as little	      delay as possible.	   {To travel post}, to travel, as a post does, by relays of	      horses, or by keeping one carriage to which fresh horses	      are attached at each stopping place.	      [1913 Webster]	Post \Post\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Posted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Posting}.]	   1. To attach to a post, a wall, or other usual place of	      affixing public notices; to placard; as, to post a notice;	      to post playbills.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, a large post was erected before the sheriff's	         office, or in some public place, upon which legal	         notices were displayed. This way of advertisement has	         not entirely gone of use.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold up to public blame or reproach; to advertise	      opprobriously; to denounce by public proclamation; as, to	      post one for cowardice.	      [1913 Webster]	            On pain of being posted to your sorrow	            Fail not, at four, to meet me.        --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enter (a name) on a list, as for service, promotion, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assign to a station; to set; to place; as, to post a	      sentinel. "It might be to obtain a ship for a lieutenant,	      . . . or to get him posted." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bookkeeping) To carry, as an account, from the journal to	      the ledger; as, to post an account; to transfer, as	      accounts, to the ledger.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have not posted your books these ten years.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To place in the care of the post; to mail; as, to post a	      letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To inform; to give the news to; to make (one) acquainted	      with the details of a subject; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thoroughly posted up in the politics and literature	            of the day.                           --Lond. Sat.	                                                  Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To post off}, to put off; to delay. [Obs.] "Why did I,	      venturously, post off so great a business?" --Baxter.	   {To post over}, to hurry over. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Post \Post\, v. i. [Cf. OF. poster. See 4th {Post}.]	   1. To travel with post horses; figuratively, to travel in	      haste. "Post seedily to my lord your husband." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And post o'er land and ocean without rest. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Man.) To rise and sink in the saddle, in accordance with	      the motion of the horse, esp. in trotting. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Post \Post\, adv.	   With post horses; hence, in haste; as, to travel post.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-abdomen \Post`-ab*do"men\, n. [Pref. post- + abdomen.]	   (Zool.)	   That part of a crustacean behind the cephalothorax; -- more	   commonly called {abdomen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Postable \Post"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being carried by, or as by, post. [Obs.] --W.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Postact \Post"act`\, n.	   An act done afterward.	   [1913 Webster]
Postage \Post"age\, n.	   The price established by law to be paid for the conveyance of	   a letter or other mailable matter by a public post.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Postage stamp}, a government stamp required to be put upon	      articles sent by mail in payment of the postage, esp. an	      adhesive stamp issued and sold for that purpose.	      [1913 Webster]
Postal \Post"al\, a. [Cf. F. postal.]	   Belonging to the post office or mail service; as, postal	   arrangements; postal authorities.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Postal card}, or {Post card}, a card used for transmission	      of messages through the mails, at a lower rate of postage	      than a sealed letter; also called {postcard}. Such cards	      are sold by the government with postage already paid, or	      by private vendors without a postage stamp. The message is	      written on one side of the card, and the address on the	      other.	   {Postal money order}. See {Money order}, under {Money}.	   {Postal note}, an order payable to bearer, for a sum of money	      (in the United States less than five dollars under	      existing law), issued from one post office and payable at	      another specified office.	   {Postal Union}, a union for postal purposes entered into by	      the most important powers, or governments, which have	      agreed to transport mail matter through their several	      territories at a stipulated rate.	      [1913 Webster]
Postanal \Post*a"nal\, a. [Pref. post- + anal.] (Anat.)	   Situated behind, or posterior to, the anus.	   [1913 Webster]
Postaxial \Post*ax"i*al\, a. [Pref. post- + axial.] (Anat.)	   Situated behind any transverse axis in the body of an animal;	   caudal; posterior; especially, behind, or on the caudal or	   posterior (that is, ulnar or fibular) side of, the axis of a	   vertebrate limb.	   [1913 Webster]
Postboy \Post"boy`\, n.	   1. One who rides post horses; a position; a courier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boy who carries letters from the post.	      [1913 Webster]
Post-captain \Post"-cap`tain\, n.	   A captain of a war vessel whose name appeared, or was	   "posted," in the seniority list of the British navy, as	   distinguished from a commander whose name was not so posted.	   The term was also used in the United States navy; but no such	   commission as post-captain was ever recognized in either	   service, and the term has fallen into disuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Postcava \Post"ca`va\, n.; pl. {Postcav[ae]} . [NL. See {Post-},	   and {Cave}, n.] (Anat.)	   The inferior vena cava. -- {Post"ca`val}, a. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Postclavicle \Post*clav"i*cle\, n. [Pref. post- + clavicle.]	   (Anat.)	   A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting	   backward from the clavicle. -- {Post`*cla*vic"u*lar}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Postcommissure \Post*com"mis*sure\, n. [Pref. post- +	   commisure.] (Anat.)	   A transverse commisure in the posterior part of the roof of	   the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral	   commisure. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Postcommunion \Post`com*mun"ion\, n. [Pref. post- + communion.]	   1. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) The concluding portion of	      the communion service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A prayer or prayers which the priest says at	      Mass, after the ablutions.	      [1913 Webster]
Postcornu \Post*cor"nu\, n.; pl. {Postcornua}. [NL. See {Post-},	   and {Cornu}.] (Anat.)	   The posterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.	   --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Postdate \Post"date`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postdated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Postdating}.] [Pref. post- + date.]	   1. To date after the real time; as, to postdate a contract,	      that is, to date it later than the time when it was in	      fact made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affix a date to after the event.	      [1913 Webster]	Postdate \Post"date`\, a.	   Made or done after the date assigned.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of these [predictions] some were postdate; cunningly	         made after the thing came to pass.       --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Postdate \Post"date`\, n.	   A date put to a bill of exchange or other paper, later than	   that when it was actually made.	   [1913 Webster] Postdiluvial
Postdiluvial \Post`di*lu"vi*al\, Postdiluvian
\Post`di*lu"vi*an\, a. [Pref. post- + diluvial, diluvian.]	   Being or happening after the flood in Noah's days.	   [1913 Webster]
Postdiluvian \Post`di*lu"vi*an\, n.	   One who lived after the flood.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-disseizin \Post"-dis*sei"zin\, n. [Pref. post- +	   disseizin.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A subsequent disseizin committed by one of lands which the	   disseizee had before recovered of the same disseizor; a writ	   founded on such subsequent disseizin, now abolished.	   --Burrill. Tomlins.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-disseizor \Post`-dis*sei"zor\, n. [Pref. post- +	   disseizor.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A person who disseizes another of lands which the disseizee	   had before recovered of the same disseizor. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Postea \Post"e*a\, n. [L., after these or those (things),	   afterward.] (Law)	   The return of the judge before whom a cause was tried, after	   a verdict, of what was done in the cause, which is indorsed	   on the nisi prius record. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Postel \Pos"tel\, n.	   Apostle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Postencephalon \Post`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. (Anat.)	   The metencephalon.	   [1913 Webster]
Postentry \Post"en*try\, n. [Pref. post- + entry.]	   1. A second or subsequent, at the customhouse, of goods which	      had been omitted by mistake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bookkeeping) An additional or subsequent entry.	      [1913 Webster]
Poster \Post"er\, n.	   1. A large bill or placard intended to be posted in public	      places.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who posts bills; a billposter.	      [1913 Webster]	Poster \Post"er\, n.	   1. One who posts, or travels expeditiously; a courier.	      "Posters of the sea and land." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A post horse. "Posters at full gallop." --C. Lever.	      [1913 Webster]
Posterior \Pos*te"ri*or\ (p[o^]s*t[=e]"r[i^]*[~e]r), a. [L.	   posterior, compar. of posterus coming after, from post after.	   See {Post-}.]	   1. Later in time; hence, later in the order of proceeding or	      moving; coming after; -- opposed to {prior}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hesiod was posterior to Homer.        --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Situated behind; hinder; -- opposed to {anterior}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) At or toward the caudal extremity; caudal; -- in	      human anatomy often used for {dorsal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) On the side next the axis of inflorescence; -- said	      of an axillary flower. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Posteriority \Pos*te`ri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   post['e]riorit['e].]	   The state of being later or subsequent; as, posteriority of	   time, or of an event; -- opposed to {priority}.	   [1913 Webster]
Posteriorly \Pos*te"ri*or*ly\, adv.	   Subsequently in time; also, behind in position.	   [1913 Webster]
Posteriors \Pos*te"ri*ors\, n. pl.	   The hinder parts, as of an animal's body. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Posterity \Pos*ter"i*ty\, n. [L. posteritas: cf. F.	   post['e]rit['e]. See {Posterior}.]	   1. The race that proceeds from a progenitor; offspring to the	      furthest generation; the aggregate number of persons who	      are descended from an ancestor of a generation;	      descendants; -- contrasted with ancestry; as, the	      posterity of Abraham.	      [1913 Webster]	            If [the crown] should not stand in thy posterity.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Succeeding generations; future times. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their names shall be transmitted to posterity.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their names shall be transmitted to posterity.	                                                  --Smalridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Postern \Pos"tern\, n. [OF. posterne, posterle, F. poterne, fr.	   L. posterula, fr. posterus coming after. See {Posterior}.]	   1. Originally, a back door or gate; a private entrance;	      hence, any small door or gate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He by a privy postern took his flight. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out at the postern, by the abbey wall. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A subterraneous passage communicating between the	      parade and the main ditch, or between the ditches and the	      interior of the outworks. --Mahan.	      [1913 Webster]	Postern \Pos"tern\, a.	   Back; being behind; private. "The postern door." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Postero \Pos"te*ro\	   - (?). A combining form meaning posterior, back; as,	   postero-inferior, situated back and below; postero-lateral,	   situated back and at the side.	   [1913 Webster] Postexilian
Postexilian \Post`ex*il"i*an\, Postexilic \Post`ex*il"ic\, a.]	   After the exile; specif. (Jewish Hist.), belonging to a	   period subsequent to the Babylonian captivity or exile (b. c.	   597 or about 586-about 537).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Postexist \Post`ex*ist"\, v. i. [Pref. post- + exist.]	   To exist after; to live subsequently. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Postexistence \Post`ex*ist"ence\, n.	   Subsequent existence.	   [1913 Webster]
Postexistent \Post`ex*ist"ent\, a.	   Existing or living after. [R.] "Postexistent atoms."	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Postfact \Post"fact`\, a. [See {Post-}, and {Fact}.]	   Relating to a fact that occurs after another.	   [1913 Webster]	Postfact \Post"fact`\, n.	   A fact that occurs after another. "Confirmed upon the	   postfact." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Postfactum \Post`fac"tum\, n. [LL.] (Rom. & Eng. Law)	   Same as {Postfact}.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-fine \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	   silver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Postfix \Post"fix\, n.; pl. {Postfixes}. [Pref. post- + -fix, as	   in prefix: cf. F. postfixe.] (Gram.)	   A letter, syllable, or word, added to the end of another	   word; a suffix. --Parkhurst.	   [1913 Webster]	Postfix \Post*fix"\, v. t.	   To annex; specifically (Gram.), to add or annex, as a letter,	   syllable, or word, to the end of another or principal word;	   to suffix. --Parkhurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Postfrontal \Post*fron"tal\, a. [Pref. post- + frontal.] (Anat.)	   Situated behind the frontal bone or the frontal region of the	   skull; -- applied especially to a bone back of and below the	   frontal in many animals. -- n. A postfrontal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Postfurca \Post*fur"ca\, n.; pl. {Postfurc[ae]}. [NL., fr. post	   behind + furca a fork.] (Zool.)	   One of the internal thoracic processes of the sternum of an	   insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Postgeniture \Post*gen"i*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. post- + L.	   genitura birth, geniture.]	   The condition of being born after another in the same family;	   -- distinguished from primogeniture. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Postglacial \Post*gla"cial\, a. (Geol.)	   (a) Formed or occurring after the last glacial epoch of the	       Pleistocene period, or at a locality within the area of	       Pleistocene glaciation after the final disappearance of	       the glacier from the locality.	   (b) Of, pertaining to, or designating, an epoch after the	       last Glacial and before the Terrace epoch. [R.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Postglenoid \Post*gle"noid\, a. [Pref. post- + glenoid.] (Anat.)	   Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Postgraduate \Post*grad"u*ate\, a. [Pref. post- + graduate.]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the studies pursued after	   graduation, esp., after receiving the bachelor's degree at a	   college; graduate. -- n. A student who pursues such studies.	   Note: Most careful writers consider the word graduate to be	         the proper word to use in this sense.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Posthaste \Post`haste"\, n.	   Haste or speed in traveling, like that of a post or courier.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Posthaste \Post`haste\, adv.	   With speed or expedition; as, he traveled posthaste; to send	   posthaste. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Posthetomy \Pos*thet"o*my\, n. [Gr. po`sqh prepuce + te`mnein to	   cut.] (Med.)	   Circumcision. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Posthouse \Post"house`\, n.	   1. A house established for the convenience of the post, where	      relays of horses can be obtained.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house for distributing the malls; a post office.	      [1913 Webster] Posthume
Posthume \Post"hume\, Posthumed \Post"humed\, a.	   Posthumous. [Obs.] --I. Watts. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Posthumous \Post"hu*mous\ (?; 277), a. [L. posthumus, postumus,	   properly, last; hence, late born (applied to children born	   after the father's death, or after he had made his will),	   superl. of posterus, posterior. See {Posterior}.]	   1. Born after the death of the father, or taken from the dead	      body of the mother; as, a posthumous son or daughter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Published after the death of the author; as, posthumous	      works; a posthumous edition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being or continuing after one's death; as, a posthumous	      reputation. --Addison. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Posthumously \Post"hu*mous*ly\, adv.	   In a posthumous manner; after one's decease.	   [1913 Webster]
Postic \Pos"tic\, a. [L. posticus, fr. post after, behind.]	   Backward. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Posticous \Pos"ti*cous\, a. [L. posticus.] (Bot.)	   (a) Posterior.	   (b) Situated on the outer side of a filament; -- said of an	       extrorse anther.	       [1913 Webster]
Postil \Pos"til\, n. [F. postille, apostille, LL. postilla,	   probably from L. post illa (sc. verba) after those (words).	   Cf. {Apostil}.]	   1. Originally, an explanatory note in the margin of the	      Bible, so called because written after the text; hence, a	      marginal note; a comment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Langton also made postils upon the whole Bible.	                                                  --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch. & Luth. Ch.) A short homily or commentary on a	      passage of Scripture; as, the first postils were composed	      by order of Charlemagne.	      [1913 Webster]	Postil \Pos"til\, v. t. [Cf. LL. postillare.]	   To write marginal or explanatory notes on; to gloss. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Postil \Pos"til\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Postiled} (?) or	   {Postilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Postiling} or {Postilling}.]	   To write postils, or marginal notes; to comment; to	   postillate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Postiling and allegorizing on Scripture. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Postiler \Pos"til*er\, n. [Written also postiller.]	   One who writers marginal notes; one who illustrates the text	   of a book by notes in the margin. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Postilion \Pos*til"ion\, n. [F. postillon, It. postiglione, fr.	   posta post. See {Post} a postman.]	   One who rides and guides the first pair of horses of a coach	   or post chaise; also, one who rides one of the horses when	   one pair only is used. [Written also {postillion}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Postillate \Pos"til*late\, v. t. [LL. postillatus, p. p. of	   postillare.]	   To explain by marginal notes; to postil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tracts . . . postillated by his own hand. --C. Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	Postillate \Pos"til*late\, v. i.	   1. To write postils; to comment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To preach by expounding Scripture verse by verse, in	      regular order.	      [1913 Webster]
Postillation \Pos`til*la"tion\, n. [LL. postillatio.]	   The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in	   preaching.	   [1913 Webster]
Postillator \Pos"til*la`tor\, n. [LL.]	   One who postillates; one who expounds the Scriptures verse by	   verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Posttiller \Post"til*ler\, n.	   See {Postiler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-impressionism \Post`-im*pres"sion*ism\, n. (Painting)	   In the broadest sense, the theory or practice of any of	   several groups of painters of the early 1900's, or of these	   groups taken collectively, whose work and theories have in	   common a tendency to reaction against the scientific and	   naturalistic character of impressionism and	   neo-impressionism. In a strict sense the term	   post-impressionism is used to denote the effort at	   self-expression, rather than representation, shown in the	   work of C['e]zanne, Matisse, etc.; but it is more broadly	   used to include cubism, the theory or practice of a movement	   in both painting and sculpture which lays stress upon volume	   as the important attribute of objects and attempts its	   expression by the use of geometrical figures or solids only;	   and futurism, a theory or practice which attempts to place	   the observer within the picture and to represent	   simultaneously a number of consecutive movements and	   impressions. In practice these theories and methods of the	   post-impressionists change with great rapidity and shade into	   one another, so that a picture may be both cubist and	   futurist in character. They tend to, and sometimes reach, a	   condition in which both representation and traditional	   decoration are entirely abolished and a work of art becomes a	   purely subjective expression in an arbitrary and personal	   language.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Posting \Post"ing\, n.	   1. The act of traveling post.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bookkeeping) The act of transferring an account, as from	      the journal to the ledger.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Posting house}, a post house.	      [1913 Webster]
Post-it note \Post"-it note\, n. [From the trademark Post-it	   registered by the 3M Corporation.]	   A small sheet of paper having the back part partly covered	   with a non-permanent gum which allows the note to be attached	   temporarily to another object, and easily removed without	   leaving any trace of glue on the object to which it was	   affixed. Such note papers are sold in pads of varying sizes.	   [Trademark]	   [PJC]
Postliminiar \Post`li*min"i*ar\, a. [See {Postliminium}.]	   Contrived, done, or existing subsequently. "Postliminious	   after applications of them to their purposes." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Postliminiary \Post`li*min"i*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or involving, the right of postliminium.	   [1913 Webster] Postliminium
Postliminium \Post`li*min"i*um\, Postliminy \Post*lim"i*ny\, n.	   [L. postliminium, post after + limen, liminis, a threshold.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) The return to his own country, and his	      former privileges, of a person who had gone to sojourn in	      a foreign country, or had been banished, or taken by an	      enemy. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Internat. Law) The right by virtue of which persons and	      things taken by an enemy in war are restored to their	      former state when coming again under the power of the	      nation to which they belonged. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]
Postlude \Post"lude\, n. [Pref. post- + -lude, as in prelude.]	   (Med.)	   A voluntary at the end of a service.	   [1913 Webster]
Postman \Post"man\, n.; pl. {Postmen}.	   1. A post or courier; a letter carrier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) One of the two most experienced barristers in	      the Court of Exchequer, who have precedence in motions; --	      so called from the place where he sits. The other of the	      two is called the tubman. --Whishaw.	      [1913 Webster]
Postmark \Post"mark`\, n.	   The mark, or stamp, of a post office on a letter, giving the	   place and date of mailing or of arrival.	   [1913 Webster]	Postmark \Post"mark`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postmarked}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Postmarking}.]	   To mark with a post-office stamp; as, to postmark a letter or	   parcel.	   [1913 Webster]
Postmaster \Post"mas`ter\, n.	   1. One who has charge of a station for the accommodation of	      travelers; one who supplies post horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has charge of a post office, and the distribution	      and forwarding of mails.	      [1913 Webster]
Postmaster-general \Post"mas`ter-gen"er*al\, n.; pl.	   {Postmasters-general}.	   The chief officer of the post-office department of a	   government. In the United States the postmaster-general is a	   member of the cabinet.	   [1913 Webster]
Postmastership \Post"mas`ter*ship\, n.	   The office of postmaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Postmeridian \Post`me*rid"i*an\, a. [L. postmeridianus; post	   after + meridianus. See {Meridian}.]	   1. Coming after the sun has passed the meridian; being in, or	      belonging to, the afternoon. (Abbrev. P. M.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig., belonging to the after portion of life; late. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Post-mortem \Post-mor"tem\, a. [L., after death.]	   After death; as, post-mortem rigidity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Post-mortem examination} (Med.), an examination of the body	      made after the death of the patient; an autopsy.	      [1913 Webster]
Postnares \Post*na"res\, n. pl. [NL. See {Post-}, and {Nares}.]	   (Anat.)	   The posterior nares. See {Nares}.	   [1913 Webster]
Postnatal \Post*na"tal\, a. [Pref. post- + natal.]	   After birth; subsequent to birth; as, postnatal infanticide;	   postnatal diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Postnate \Post"nate\, a. [LL. postnatus second or subsequently	   born; L. post after + natus born.]	   Subsequent. "The graces and gifts of the spirit are	   postnate." [Archaic] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Post note \Post" note`\ (Com.)	   A note issued by a bank, payable at some future specified	   time, as distinguished from a note payable on demand.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Postnuptial \Post*nup"tial\, a. [Pref. post- + nuptial.]	   Being or happening after marriage; as, a postnuptial	   settlement on a wife. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster] Post-obit
Post-obit \Post-o"bit\, n., or Post-obit bond \Post-o"bit bond`\	   . [Pref. post- + obit.] (Law)	   A bond in which the obligor, in consideration of having	   received a certain sum of money, binds himself to pay a	   larger sum, on unusual interest, on the death of some	   specified individual from whom he has expectations.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Postoblongata \Post*ob`lon*ga"ta\, n. [NL. See {Post-}, and	   {Oblongata}.] (Anat.)	   The posterior part of the medulla oblongata. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Postocular \Post*oc"u*lar\, a. & n. [Pref. post- + ocular.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Postorbital}.	   [1913 Webster]
Post office \Post" of`fice\, n.	   See under 4th {Post}.	   [1913 Webster]
Postoral \Post*o"ral\, a. [Pref. post- + oral.] (Anat.)	   Situated behind, or posterior to, the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Postorbital \Post*or"bit*al\, a. [Pref. post- + orbital.] (Anat.	   & Zool.)	   Situated behind the orbit; as, the postorbital scales of some	   fishes and reptiles. -- n. A postorbital bone or scale.	   [1913 Webster]
Postpaid \Post"paid`\, a.	   Having the postage prepaid, as a letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Postpalatine \Post*pal"a*tine\, a. [Pref. post- + palatine.]	   (Anat.)	   Situated behind the palate, or behind the palatine bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Postpliocene \Post*pli"o*cene\, a. (Geol.) [Pref. post- +	   pliocene.]	   Of or pertaining to the period immediately following the	   Pliocene; Pleistocene. Also used as a noun. See {Quaternary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Postpone \Post*pone"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postponed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Postponing}.] [L. postponere, postpositum; post after	   + ponere to place, put. See {Post-}, and {Position}.]	   1. To defer to a future or later time; to put off; also, to	      cause to be deferred or put off; to delay; to adjourn; as,	      to postpone the consideration of a bill to the following	      day, or indefinitely.	      [1913 Webster]	            His praise postponed, and never to be paid.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place after, behind, or below something, in respect to	      precedence, preference, value, or importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            All other considerations should give way and be	            postponed to this.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To adjourn; defer; delay; procrastinate.	        [1913 Webster]
Postponement \Post*pone"ment\, n.	   The act of postponing; a deferring, or putting off, to a	   future time; a temporary delay. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Postponence \Post*pon"ence\, n. [From L. postponens, p. pr.]	   The act of postponing, in sense 2. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Postponer \Post*pon"er\, n.	   One who postpones.	   [1913 Webster]
Postpose \Post*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postposed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Postposing}.] [F. postposer. See {Post-}, and {Pose},	   v. t.]	   To postpone. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Postposit \Post*pos"it\, v. t. [L. postpositus, p. p. See	   {Postpone}.]	   To postpone. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Postposition \Post`po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. postposition. See	   {Postpone}.]	   1. The act of placing after, or the state of being placed	      after. "The postposition of the nominative case to the	      verb." --Mede.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word or particle placed after, or at the end of, another	      word; -- distinguished from preposition.	      [1913 Webster]
Postpositional \Post`po*si"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to postposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Postpositive \Post*pos"i*tive\, a. [See {Postpone}.]	   Placed after another word; as, a postpositive conjunction; a	   postpositive letter. -- {Post*pos"i*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Postprandial \Post*pran"di*al\, a. [Pref. post- + prandial.]	   Happening, or done, after dinner; after-dinner; as,	   postprandial speeches.	   [1913 Webster]
Postremogeniture \Pos*tre`mo*gen"i*ture\ (?; 135), n. [L.	   postremus last + genitura birth, geniture.]	   The right of the youngest born. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Postremote \Post`re*mote"\, a. [Pref. post- + remote.]	   More remote in subsequent time or order.	   [1913 Webster]
Postrider \Post"rid`er\, n.	   One who rides over a post road to carry the mails.	   --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Postscapula \Post*scap"u*la\, n. [NL. See {Post-}, and	   {Scapula}.] (Anat.)	   The part of the scapula behind or below the spine, or	   mesoscapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Postscapular \Post*scap"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Postscenium \Post*sce"ni*um\, n. [L., fr. post + scena a scene.]	   The part of a theater behind the scenes; the back part of the	   stage of a theater.	   [1913 Webster]
Postscribe \Post*scribe"\, v. t. [L. postscribere. See	   {Postscript}.]	   To make a postscript. [R.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Postscript \Post"script\, n. [L. postscriptus, (assumed) p. p.	   of postscribere to write after; post after + scribere to	   write: cf. F. postscriptum. See {Post-}, and {Scribe}.]	   A paragraph added to a letter after it is concluded and	   signed by the writer; an addition made to a book or	   composition after the main body of the work has been	   finished, containing something omitted, or something new	   occurring to the writer. [Abbrev. P. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Postscripted \Post"script*ed\, a.	   Having a postscript; added in a postscript. [R.] --J. Q.	   Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Postscutellum \Post`scu*tel"lum\, n. [NL. See {Post-}, and	   {Scutellum}.] (Zool.)	   The hindermost dorsal piece of a thoracic somite of an	   insect; the plate behind the scutellum.	   [1913 Webster]
Postsphenoid \Post*sphe"noid\, a. [Pref. post- + sphenoid.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the posterior part of the sphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-temporal \Post-tem"po*ral\, a. [Pref. post- + temporal.]	   (Anat.)	   Situated back of the temporal bone or the temporal region of	   the skull; -- applied especially to a bone which usually	   connects the supraclavicle with the skull in the pectoral	   arch of fishes. -- n. A post-temporal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Posttertiary \Post*ter"ti*a*ry\, a. [Pref. post- + tertiary.]	   (Geol.)	   Following, or more recent than, the Tertiary; Quaternary.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-tragus \Post"-tra`gus\, n. [NL. See {Post-}, and {Tragus}.]	   (Anat.)	   A ridge within and behind the tragus in the ear of some	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Post-tympanic \Post`-tym*pan"ic\, a. [Pref. post- + tympanic.]	   (Anat.)	   Situated behind the tympanum, or in the skull, behind the	   auditory meatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Postulant \Pos"tu*lant\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. postulans, p.	   pr. of postulare. See {Postulate}.]	   One who makes a request or demand; hence, a candidate.	   [1913 Webster]
Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, n. [L. postulatum a demand, request,	   prop. p. p. of postulare to demand, prob. a dim. of poscere	   to demand, prob. for porcscere; akin to G. forschen to	   search, investigate, Skr. prach to ask, and L. precari to	   pray: cf. F. postulat. See {Pray}.]	   1. Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or	      supposition assumed without proof, or one which is	      considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be	      demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in	      distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a	      self-evident theorem.	      [1913 Webster]	            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 admitted by both, but not	            as proposition which it would be impossible to deny.	                                                  --Eng. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, a.	   Postulated. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Postulate \Pos"tu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Postulating}.]	   1. To beg, or assume without proof; as, to postulate	      conclusions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take without express consent; to assume.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Byzantine emperors appear to have . . .	            postulated a sort of paramount supremacy over this	            nation.                               --W. Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invite earnestly; to solicit. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Postulated \Pos"tu*la`ted\, a.	   Assumed without proof; as, a postulated inference. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Postulation \Pos`tu*la"tion\, n. [L. postulatio: cf. F.	   postulation.]	   The act of postulating, or that which is postulated;	   assumption; solicitation; suit; cause.	   [1913 Webster]
Postulatory \Pos"tu*la*to*ry\, a. [L. postulatorius.]	   Of the nature of a postulate. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Postulatum \Pos`tu*la"tum\, n.; pl. {Postulata}. [L. See	   {Postulate}, n.]	   A postulate. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Postumous \Pos"tu*mous\, a.	   See {Posthumous}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Postural \Pos"tur*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Of or pertaining to posture.	   [1913 Webster]
Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. positura, fr.	   ponere, positum, to place. See {Position}.]	   1. The position of the body; the situation or disposition of	      the several parts of the body with respect to each other,	      or for a particular purpose; especially (Fine Arts), the	      position of a figure with regard to the several principal	      members by which action is expressed; attitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Atalanta, the posture of whose limbs was so lively	            expressed . . . one would have sworn the very	            picture had run.                      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            In most strange postures	            We have seen him set himself.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The posture of a poetic figure is a description of	            his heroes in the performance of such or such an	            action.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Place; position; situation. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His [man's] noblest posture and station in this	            world.                                --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State or condition, whether of external circumstances, or	      of internal feeling and will; disposition; mood; as, a	      posture of defense; the posture of affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The several postures of his devout soul.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Attitude; position. See {Attitude}.	        [1913 Webster]	Posture \Pos"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Postured}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Posturing}.]	   To place in a particular position or attitude; to dispose the	   parts of, with reference to a particular purpose; as, to	   posture one's self; to posture a model. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Posture \Pos"ture\, v. i.	   1. To assume a particular posture or attitude; to contort the	      body into artificial attitudes, as an acrobat or	      contortionist; also, to pose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To assume a character; as, to posture as a saint.	      [1913 Webster]
Posturer \Pos`tur*er\, n.	   One who postures.	   [1913 Webster]
Postzygapophysis \Post*zyg`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl.	   {Postzygapophyses}. [NL. See {Post-}, and {Zygapophysis}.]	   (Anat.)	   A posterior zygapophysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Posy \Po"sy\, n.; pl. {Posies}. [Contr. fr. poesy.]	   1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment,	      motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring.	      "The posy of a ring." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Probably so called from the use of flowers as having an	      enigmatical significance. Wedgwood.] A flower; a bouquet;	      a nosegay. "Bridegroom's posies." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            We make a difference between suffering thistles to	            grow among us, and wearing them for posies. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Pot \Pot\, n. [Akin to LG. pott, D. pot, Dan. potte, Sw. potta,	   Icel. pottr, F. pot; of unknown origin.]	   1. A metallic or earthen vessel, appropriated to any of a	      great variety of uses, as for boiling meat or vegetables,	      for holding liquids, for plants, etc.; as, a quart pot; a	      flower pot; a bean pot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An earthen or pewter cup for liquors; a mug.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The quantity contained in a pot; a potful; as, a pot of	      ale. "Give her a pot and a cake." --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A metal or earthenware extension of a flue above the top	      of a chimney; a chimney pot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A crucible; as, a graphite pot; a melting pot.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A wicker vessel for catching fish, eels, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A perforated cask for draining sugar. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A size of paper. See {Pott}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. marijuana. [slang]	      [PJC]	   10. The total of the bets at stake at one time, as in racing	       or card playing; the pool; also (Racing, Eng.) a horse	       heavily backed; a favorite. [Slang]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. (Armor) A plain defensive headpiece; later, and perhaps	       in a jocose sense, any helmet; -- called also {pot	       helmet}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Card Playing) The total of the bets at one time; the	       pool.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Jack pot}. See under 2d {Jack}.	   {Pot cheese}, cottage cheese. See under {Cottage}.	   {Pot companion}, a companion in drinking.	   {Pot hanger}, a pothook.	   {Pot herb}, any plant, the leaves or stems of which are	      boiled for food, as spinach, lamb's-quarters, purslane,	      and many others.	   {Pot hunter}, one who kills anything and everything that will	      help to fill has bag; also, a hunter who shoots game for	      the table or for the market.	   {Pot metal}.	       (a) The metal from which iron pots are made, different	           from common pig iron.	       (b) An alloy of copper with lead used for making large	           vessels for various purposes in the arts. --Ure.	       (c) A kind of stained glass, the colors of which are	           incorporated with the melted glass in the pot.	           --Knight.	   {Pot plant} (Bot.), either of the trees which bear the	      monkey-pot.	   {Pot wheel} (Hydraul.), a noria.	   {To go to pot}, to go to destruction; to come to an end of	      usefulness; to become refuse. [Colloq.] --Dryden. --J. G.	      Saxe.	      [1913 Webster]	Pot \Pot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Potted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Potting}.]	   1. To place or inclose in pots; as:	      (a) To preserve seasoned in pots. "Potted fowl and fish."	          --Dryden.	      (b) To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or	          bulbs.	      (c) To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the	          cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc., having	          perforated heads, through which the molasses drains	          off. --B. Edwards.	      (d) (Billiards) To pocket.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To shoot for the pot, i.e., cooking; to secure or hit by a	      pot shot; to shoot when no special skill is needed.	            When hunted, it [the jaguar] takes refuge in trees,	            and this habit is well known to hunters, who pursue	            it with dogs and pot it when treed.   --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To secure; gain; win; bag. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Pot \Pot\, v. i.	   1. To tipple; to drink. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is less labor to plow than to pot it. --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take a pot shot or shots, as at game or an enemy.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Potable \Po"ta*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. potabilis, fr. potare to	   drink; akin to Gr. po`tos a drinking, po`sis a drink, Skr.	   p[=a] to drink, OIr. ibim I drink. Cf. {Poison}, {Bib},	   {Imbibe}.]	   Fit to be drunk; drinkable. "Water fresh and potable."	   --Bacon. -- n. A potable liquid; a beverage. "Useful in	   potables." --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Potableness \Po"ta*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being drinkable.	   [1913 Webster]
Potage \Pot"age\ (?; 48), n.	   See {Pottage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Potager \Pot"a*ger\, n. [F. fr. potage soup, porridge. See	   {Pottage}.]	   A porringer. [Obs.] --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Potagro \Po*tag"ro\, n.	   See {Potargo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Potale \Pot"ale`\, n.	   The refuse from a grain distillery, used to fatten swine.	   [1913 Webster]
Potamian \Po*ta"mi*an\, n. [Gr. ? river.] (Zool.)	   A river tortoise; one of a group of tortoises ({Potamites},	   or {Trionychoidea}) having a soft shell, webbed feet, and a	   sharp beak. See {Trionyx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Potamography \Pot`a*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? river + -graphy.]	   An account or description of rivers; potamology.	   [1913 Webster]
Potamology \Pot`a*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? river + -logy.]	   A scientific account or discussion of rivers; a treatise on	   rivers; potamography.	   [1913 Webster]
Potamospongiae \Pot`a*mo*spon"gi*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   river + ? a sponge.] (Zool.)	   The fresh-water sponges. See {Spongilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Potance \Po"tance\, n. [F. potence. See {Potence}, {Potency}.]	   (Watch Making)	   The stud in which the bearing for the lower pivot of the	   verge is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Potargo \Po*tar"go\, n. [Cf. {Botargo}.]	   A kind of sauce or pickle. --King.	   [1913 Webster]
Potash \Pot"ash`\, n. [Pot + ash.] (Chem.)	   (a) The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle	       substance, {KOH}, having strong caustic and alkaline	       properties; -- hence called also {caustic potash}.	   (b) The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood	       ashes, either as a strong solution (lye), or as a white	       crystalline (pearlash).	       [1913 Webster]
Potashes \Pot"ash`es\, n. pl. (Chem.)	   Potash. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Potassa \Po*tas"sa\, n. [NL., fr. E. potash.] (Chem.)	   (a) Potassium oxide. [Obs.]	   (b) Potassium hydroxide, commonly called {caustic potash}.	       [1913 Webster]
Potassamide \Pot`ass*am"ide\, n. [Potassium + amide.] (Chem.)	   A yellowish brown substance obtained by heating potassium in	   ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Pottassic \Pot*tas"sic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, potassium.	   [1913 Webster]
Potassium \Po*tas"si*um\, n. [NL. See {Potassa}, {Potash}.]	   (Chem.)	   An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined,	   as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the	   minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic	   weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal,	         lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest	         readiness, and, to be preserved, must be kept under	         liquid hydrocarbons, as naphtha or kerosene. Its	         compounds are very important, being used in glass	         making, soap making, in fertilizers, and in many drugs	         and chemicals.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Potassium permanganate}, the salt {KMnO4}, crystallizing in	      dark red prisms having a greenish surface color, and	      dissolving in water with a beautiful purple red color; --	      used as an oxidizer and disinfectant. The name {chameleon	      mineral} is applied to this salt and also to potassium	      manganate.	   {Potassium bitartrate}. See {Cream of tartar}, under {Cream}.	      [1913 Webster]
Potassoxyl \Pot`ass*ox"yl\, n. [Potassium + oxygen + -yl.]	   (Chem.)	   The radical {KO}, derived from, and supposed to exist in,	   potassium hydroxide and other compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Potation \Po*ta"tion\, n. [L. potatio, fr. potare. See	   {Potable}.]	   1. The act of drinking. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A draught. "Potations pottle deep." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Drink; beverage. "Thin potations." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Potato \Po*ta"to\, n.; pl. {Potatoes}. [Sp. patata potato,	   batata sweet potato, from the native American name (probably	   batata) in Hayti.] (Bot.)	      (a) A plant ({Solanum tuberosum}) of the Nightshade	          family, and its esculent farinaceous tuber, of which	          there are numerous varieties used for food. It is	          native of South America, but a form of the species is	          found native as far north as New Mexico.	      (b) The sweet potato (see below).	          [1913 Webster]	   {Potato beetle}, {Potato bug}. (Zool.)	      (a) A beetle ({Doryphora decemlineata}) which feeds, both	          in the larval and adult stages, upon the leaves of the	          potato, often doing great damage. Called also	          {Colorado potato beetle}, and {Doryphora}. See	          {Colorado beetle}.	      (b) The {Lema trilineata}, a smaller and more slender	          striped beetle which feeds upon the potato plant, bur	          does less injury than the preceding species.	   {Potato fly} (Zool.), any one of several species of blister	      beetles infesting the potato vine. The black species	      ({Lytta atrata}), the striped ({Lytta vittata}), and the	      gray ({Lytta Fabricii} syn. {Lytta cinerea}) are the most	      common. See {Blister beetle}, under {Blister}.	   {Potato rot}, a disease of the tubers of the potato, supposed	      to be caused by a kind of mold ({Peronospora infestans}),	      which is first seen upon the leaves and stems.	   {Potato weevil} (Zool.), an American weevil ({Baridius	      trinotatus}) whose larva lives in and kills the stalks of	      potato vines, often causing serious damage to the crop.	   {Potato whisky}, a strong, fiery liquor, having a hot, smoky	      taste, and rich in amyl alcohol (fusel oil); it is made	      from potatoes or potato starch.	   {Potato worm} (Zool.), the large green larva of a sphinx, or	      hawk moth ({Macrosila quinquemaculata}); -- called also	      {tomato worm}. See Illust. under {Tomato}.	   {Seaside potato} (Bot.), {Ipom[oe]a Pes-Capr[ae]}, a kind of	      morning-glory with rounded and emarginate or bilobed	      leaves. [West Indies]	   {Sweet potato} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Ipom[oe]a Balatas})	      allied to the morning-glory. Its farinaceous tubers have a	      sweetish taste, and are used, when cooked, for food. It is	      probably a native of Brazil, but is cultivated extensively	      in the warmer parts of every continent, and even as far	      north as New Jersey. The name potato was applied to this	      plant before it was to the {Solanum tuberosum}, and this	      is the "potato" of the Southern United States.	   {Wild potato}. (Bot.)	      (a) A vine ({Ipom[oe]a pandurata}) having a pale purplish	          flower and an enormous root. It is common in sandy	          places in the United States.	      (b) A similar tropical American plant ({Ipom[oe]a	          fastigiata}) which it is thought may have been the	          original stock of the sweet potato.	          [1913 Webster]
Potator \Po*ta"tor\, n. [L.]	   A drinker. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Potatory \Po"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. potatorius, from potare to	   drink.]	   Of or pertaining to drinking. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pot-au-feu \Pot`-au`-feu"\, n. [F., lit., pot on the fire.]	   (Cookery)	   A dish of broth, meat, and vegetables prepared by boiling in	   a pot, -- a dish esp. common among the French. --Grant Allen.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pot-bellied \Pot"-bel`lied\, a.	   Having a protuberant belly, like the bottom of a pot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pot-belly \Pot"-bel`ly\, n.	   A protuberant belly.	   [1913 Webster]
Potboiler \Pot"boil`er\, n.	   A term applied derisively to any literary or artistic work,	   and esp. a painting, done simply for money and the means of	   living. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Potboy \Pot"boy`\, n.	   A boy who carries pots of ale, beer, etc.; a menial in a	   public house.	   [1913 Webster]
Potch \Potch\, v. i. [Cf. {Poach} to stab.]	   To thrust; to push. [Obs.] "I 'll potch at him some way."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Potch \Potch\, v. t.	   See {Poach}, to cook. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Potcher \Potch"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, potches.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Potcher engine} (Paper Making), a machine in which washed	      rags are stirred in a bleaching solution.	      [1913 Webster]
Potecary \Pot"e*ca*ry\, n.	   An apothecary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Poteen
Poteen \Po*teen"\, Potheen \Po*theen"\, n. [Ir. poitin a small	   pot, whisky made in private stills; cf. pota pot, fr. E.	   pot.]	   Whisky; especially whisky distilled in a small way privately	   or illicitly by the Irish peasantry. [Written also	   {potteen}.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Poteen \Po*teen"\, n. [, poitin a small pot.]	   especially, whisky illicitly distilled by the Irish	   peasantry.	   [1913 Webster]
Potelot \Po"te*lot\, n. [F.,; cf. G. pottloth black lead.] (Old	   Chem. & Min.)	   Molybdenum sulphide.	   [1913 Webster]
Potence \Po"tence\, n. [F., fr. LL. potentia staff, crutch, L.,	   might, power. See {Potency}.]	   Potency; capacity. [R.] --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Potency \Po"ten*cy\, n. [L. potentia, from potens, -entis,	   potent. See {Potent}, and cf. {Potance}, {Potence},	   {Puissance}.]	   The quality or state of being potent; physical or moral	   power; inherent strength; energy; ability to effect a	   purpose; capability; efficacy; influence. "Drugs of potency."	   --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	         A place of potency and away o' the state. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Potent \Po"tent\, a. [L. potens, -entis, p. pr. of posse to be	   able, to have power, fr. potis able, capable (akin to Skr.	   pati master, lord) + esse to be. See {Host} a landlord, {Am},	   and cf. {Despot}, {Podesta}, {Possible}, {Power},	   {Puissant}.]	   1. Producing great physical effects; forcible; powerful'	      efficacious; as, a potent medicine. "Harsh and potent	      injuries." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses once more his potent rod extends. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having great authority, control, or dominion; puissant;	      mighty; influential; as, a potent prince. "A potent	      dukedom." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most potent, grave, and reverend signiors. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Powerful, in an intellectual or moral sense; having great	      influence; as, potent interest; a potent argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cross potent}. (Her.) See Illust. (7) of {Cross}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Powerful; mighty; puissant; strong; able; efficient;	        forcible; efficacious; cogent; influential.	        [1913 Webster]	Potent \Po"tent\, n.	   1. A prince; a potentate. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Potence}.] A staff or crutch. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) One of the furs; a surface composed of patches	      which are supposed to represent crutch heads; they are	      always alternately argent and azure, unless otherwise	      specially mentioned.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Counter potent} (Her.), a fur differing from potent in the	      arrangement of the patches.	      [1913 Webster]
Potentacy \Po"ten*ta*cy\, n. [See {Potentate}.]	   Sovereignty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Potentate \Po"ten*tate\, n. [LL. potentatus, fr. potentare to	   exercise power: cf. F. potentat. See {Potent}, a.]	   One who is potent; one who possesses great power or sway; a	   prince, sovereign, or monarch.	   [1913 Webster]	         The blessed and only potentate.          --1 Tim. vi.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Potential \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	      voice potential." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Existing in possibility, not in actuality. "A potential	      hero." --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Potential existence means merely that the thing may	            be at ome time; actual existence, that it now is.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Potential cautery}. See under {Cautery}.	   {Potential energy}. (Mech.) See the Note under {Energy}.	   {Potential mood}, or {Potential mode} (Gram.), that form of	      the verb which is used to express possibility, liberty,	      power, will, obligation, or necessity, by the use of may,	      can, must, might, could, would, or should; as, I may go;	      he can write.	      [1913 Webster]	Potential \Po*ten"tial\, n.	   1. Anything that may be possible; a possibility; potentially.	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) In the theory of gravitation, or of other forces	      acting in space, a function of the rectangular coordinates	      which determine the position of a point, such that its	      differential coefficients with respect to the coordinates	      are equal to the components of the force at the point	      considered; -- also called {potential function}, or {force	      function}. It is called also {Newtonian potential} when	      the force is directed to a fixed center and is inversely	      as the square of the distance from the center.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.) The energy of an electrical charge measured by its	      power to do work; hence, the degree of electrification as	      referred to some standard, as that of the earth;	      electro-motive force.	      [1913 Webster]
Potentiality \Po*ten`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being potential; possibility, not	   actuality; inherent capability or disposition, not actually	   exhibited.	   [1913 Webster]
Potentially \Po*ten"tial*ly\, adv.	   1. With power; potently. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a potential manner; possibly, not positively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The duration of human souls is only potentially	            infinite.                             --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]
Potentiate \Po*ten"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Potentiated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Potentiating}.]	   To render active or potent. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Potentiometer \Po*ten`ti*om"e*ter\, n. [Potential + -meter.]	   (Elec.)	   An instrument for measuring or comparing electrial potentials	   or electro-motive forces.	   [1913 Webster]
Potentize \Po"ten*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Potentized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Potentizing}.]	   To render the latent power of (anything) available.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Potently \Po"tent*ly\, adv.	   With great force or energy; powerfully; efficaciously. "You	   are potently opposed." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Potentness \Po"tent*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being potent; powerfulness; potency;	   efficacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Potestate \Po"tes*tate\, n.	   A chief ruler; a potentate. [Obs.] Wyclif. "An irous	   potestate." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Potestative \Po*tes"ta*tive\, a. [L. potestativus, fr. potestas	   power: cf. F. potestatif. See {Potent}.]	   Authoritative. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Potgun \Pot"gun`\, n.	   1. A pot-shaped cannon; a mortar. [Obs.] "Twelve potguns of	      brass." --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A popgun. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Pothecary \Poth"e*ca*ry\, n.	   An apothecary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Potheen \Po*theen"\, n.	   See {Poteen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pother \Poth"er\, n. [Cf. D. peuteren to rummage, poke. Cf.	   {Potter}, {Pudder}.]	   Bustle; confusion; tumult; flutter; bother. [Written also	   {potter}, and {pudder}.] "What a pother and stir!" --Oldham.	   "Coming on with a terrible pother." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Pother \Poth"er\, v. i.	   To make a bustle or stir; to be fussy.	   [1913 Webster]	Pother \Poth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pothered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pothering}.]	   To harass and perplex; to worry. "Pothers and wearies	   himself." --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Pothole \Pot"hole`\, n.	   A circular hole formed in the rocky beds of rivers by the	   grinding action of stones or gravel whirled round by the	   water in what was at first a natural depression of the rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Pothook \Pot"hook`\, n.	   1. An S-shaped hook on which pots and kettles are hung over	      an open fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A written character curved like a pothook; (pl.) a	      scrawled writing. "I long to be spelling her Arabic	      scrawls and pothooks." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Pothouse \Pot"house`\, n.	   An alehouse. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Potiche \Po`tiche"\, n.; pl. {-tiches}. [F., fr. pot a pot.]	   (Ceramics)	   A vase with a separate cover, the body usually rounded or	   polygonal in plan with nearly vertical sides, a neck of	   smaller size, and a rounded shoulder.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Potichomania
Potichomania \Po`ti*cho*ma"ni*a\, Potichomanie
\Po`ti*cho*ma"nie\, n. [F. potichomanie; potiche a porcelain	   vase + manie mania.]	   The art or process of coating the inside of glass vessels	   with engravings or paintings, so as to give them the	   appearance of painted ware.	   [1913 Webster]
Potion \Po"tion\, n. [L. potio, from potare to drink: cf. F.	   potion. See {Poison}.]	   A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid	   medicine. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Potion \Po"tion\, v. t.	   To drug. [Obs.] --Speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Pot lace \Pot lace\	   Lace whose pattern includes one or more representations of	   baskets or bowls from which flowers spring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Potlatch \Pot"latch`\, n. [Chinook potlatch, pahtlatch, fr.	   Nootka pahchilt, pachalt, a gift.]	   1. Among the Kwakiutl, Chimmesyan, and other Indians of the	      northwestern coast of North America, a ceremonial	      distribution by a man of gifts to his own and neighboring	      tribesmen, often, formerly, to his own impoverishment.	      Feasting, dancing, and public ceremonies accompany it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence, a feast given to a large number of persons, often	      accompanied by gifts. [Colloq., Northwestern America]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pot lead \Pot lead\	   Graphite, or black lead, often used on the bottoms of racing	   vessels to diminish friction.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Potlid \Pot"lid`\, n.	   The lid or cover of a pot.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Potlid valve}, a valve covering a round hole or the end of a	      pipe or pump barrel, resembling a potlid in form.	      [1913 Webster]
Potluck \Pot"luck`\, n.	   Whatever may chance to be in the pot, or may be provided for	   a meal.	   [1913 Webster]	         A woman whose potluck was always to be relied on. --G.	                                                  Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To take potluck}, to take what food may chance to be	      provided.	      [1913 Webster]
Potman \Pot"man\, n.; pl. {Potmen}.	   1. A pot companion. [Obs.] --Life of A. Wood (1663).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A servant in a public house; a potboy.	      [1913 Webster]
Potoo \Po*too"\, n. (Zool.)	   A large South American goatsucker ({Nyctibius grandis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Potoroo \Po`to*roo"\, n. (Zool.)	   Any small kangaroo belonging to {Hypsiprymnus}, {Bettongia},	   and allied genera, native of Australia and Tasmania. Called	   also {kangaroo rat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Potpie \Pot"pie`\, n.	   A meat pie which is boiled instead of being baked.	   [1913 Webster]
Potpourri \Pot`pour`ri"\, n. [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of	   pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. {Olla-podrida}.]	   A medley or mixture. Specifically:	   (a) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats,	       vegetables, etc., cooked together.	   (b) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices,	       used to scent a room.	   (c) A piece of music made up of different airs strung	       together; a medley.	   (d) A literary production composed of parts brought together	       without order or bond of connection.	       [1913 Webster]
Potsdam group \Pots"dam group`\ (Geol.)	   A subdivision of the Primordial or Cambrian period in	   American geology; -- so named from the sandstone of Potsdam,	   New York. See Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster] Potshard
Potshard \Pot"shard`\, Potshare \Pot"share`\, n.	   A potsherd. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Potsherd \Pot"sherd`\, n. [Pot + sherd or shard.]	   A piece or fragment of a broken pot. --Job ii. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Pot shot \Pot shot\	   Lit., a shot fired simply to fill the pot; hence, a shot	   fired at an animal or person when at rest or within easy	   range, or fired simply to kill, without reference to the	   rules of sport; a shot needling no special skill.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Potstone \Pot"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of steatite sometimes manufactured into culinary	   vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Pot-sure \Pot"-sure`\ (-sh[udd]r), a.	   Made confident by drink. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pott \Pott\, n.	   A size of paper. See under {Paper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pottage \Pot"tage\ (?; 48), n. [F. potage, fr. pot pot. See	   {Pot}, and cf. {Porridge}, {Porringer}.]	   A kind of food made by boiling vegetables or meat, or both	   together, in water, until soft; a thick soup or porridge.	   [Written also {potage}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then Jacob gave Esau bread and pottage of lentils.	                                                  --Gen. xxv.	                                                  34.	   [1913 Webster]
Pottain \Pot"tain\, n.	   Old pot metal. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Potteen \Pot*teen"\, n.	   See {Poteen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Potter \Pot"ter\, n. [Cf. F. potier.]	   1. One whose occupation is to make earthen vessels. --Ps. ii.	      9.	      [1913 Webster]	            The potter heard, and stopped his wheel.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who hawks crockery or earthenware. [Prov. Eng.] --De	      Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who pots meats or other eatables.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin. See {Terrapin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Potter's asthma} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs; -- so	      called because very prevalent among potters. --Parkers.	   {Potter's clay}. See under {Clay}.	   {Potter's field}, a public burial place, especially in a	      city, for paupers, unknown persons, and criminals; -- so	      named from the field south of Jerusalem, mentioned in	      --Matt. xxvii. 7.	   {Potter's ore}. See {Alquifou}.	   {Potter's wheel}, a horizontal revolving disk on which the	      clay is molded into form with the hands or tools. "My	      thoughts are whirled like a potter's wheel." --Shak.	   {Potter wasp} (Zool.), a small solitary wasp ({Eumenes	      fraternal}) which constructs a globular nest of mud and	      sand in which it deposits insect larv[ae], such as	      cankerworms, as food for its young.	      [1913 Webster]	Potter \Pot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pottered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pottering}.] [Cf. W. pwtio to poke, or OD. poteren to	   search one thoroughly, Sw. p[*a]ta, peta, to pick, E. pother,	   put.]	   1. To busy one's self with trifles; to labor with little	      purpose, energy, of effect; to trifle; to putter; to	      pother.	   Syn: putter; pother.	        [1913 Webster]	              Pottering about the Mile End cottages. --Mrs.	                                                  Humphry Ward.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk lazily or idly; to saunter.	      [1913 Webster]	Potter \Pot"ter\, v. t.	   To poke; to push; also, to disturb; to confuse; to bother.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Pottern \Pot"tern\, a.	   Of or pertaining to potters.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pottern ore}, a species of ore which, from its aptness to	      vitrify like the glazing of potter's wares, the miners	      call by this name. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Pottery \Pot"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Potteries}. [F. poterie, fr. pot.	   See {Pot}.]	   1. The vessels or ware made by potters; earthenware, glazed	      and baked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place where earthen vessels are made.	      [1913 Webster]
Potting \Pot"ting\, n.	   1. Tippling. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of placing in a pot; as, the potting of plants;	      the potting of meats for preservation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The process of putting sugar in casks for cleansing and	      draining. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]
Pottle \Pot"tle\, n. [OE. potel, OF. potel, dim. of pot. See	   {Pot}.]	   1. A liquid measure of four pints.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pot or tankard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dry pottle of sack before him.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vessel or small basket for holding fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a . . . pottle of strawberries in one hand.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pottle draught}, taking a pottle of liquor at one draught. [	      Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Potto \Pot"to\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) A nocturnal mammal ({Perodictius potto}) of the Lemur	          family, found in West Africa. It has rudimentary	          forefingers. Called also {aposoro}, and {bush dog}.	      (b) The kinkajou.	          [1913 Webster]
Pott's disease \Pott's" dis*ease"\ (Med.)	   Caries of the vertebr[ae], frequently resulting in curvature	   of the spine and paralysis of the lower extremities; -- so	   named from Percival Pott, an English surgeon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pott's fracture}, a fracture of the lower end of the fibula,	      with displacement of the tibia. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Potulent \Pot"u*lent\, a. [L. potulentus, fr. potus a drinking,	   drink, fr. potare to drink.]	   1. Fit to drink; potable. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nearly drunk; tipsy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pot-valiant \Pot"-val`iant\, a.	   Having the courage given by drink. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Pot-walloper \Pot"-wal`lop*er\, n.	   1. A voter in certain boroughs of England, where, before the	      passage of the reform bill of 1832, the qualification for	      suffrage was to have boiled (walloped) his own pot in the	      parish for six months.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who cleans pots; a scullion. [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pouch \Pouch\, n. [F. poche a pocket, pouch, bag; probably of	   Teutonic origin. See {Poke} a bag, and cf. {Poach} to cook	   eggs, to plunder.]	   1. A small bag; usually, a leathern bag; as, a pouch for	      money; a shot pouch; a mail pouch, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is shaped like, or used as, a pouch; as:	      (a) A protuberant belly; a paunch; -- so called in	          ridicule.	      (b) (Zool.) A sac or bag for carrying food or young; as,	          the cheek pouches of certain rodents, and the pouch of	          marsupials.	      (c) (Med.) A cyst or sac containing fluid. --S. Sharp.	      (d) (Bot.) A silicle, or short pod, as of the shepherd's	          purse.	      (e) A bulkhead in the hold of a vessel, to prevent grain,	          etc., from shifting.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Pouch mouth}, a mouth with blubbered or swollen lips.	      [1913 Webster]	Pouch \Pouch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pouched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pouching}.]	   1. To put or take into a pouch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swallow; -- said of fowls. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pout. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pocket; to put up with. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Pouched \Pouched\, a. (Zool.)	      (a) Having a marsupial pouch; as, the pouched badger, or	          the wombat.	      (b) Having external cheek pouches; as, the pouched gopher.	      (c) Having internal cheek pouches; as, the pouched	          squirrels.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Pouched dog}. (Zool.) See {Zebra wolf}, under {Zebra}.	   {Pouched frog} (Zool.), the nototrema, the female of which	      has a dorsal pouch in which the eggs are hatched, and in	      which the young pass through their brief tadpole stage.	   {Pouched gopher}, or {Pouched rat}. (Zool.) See {Pocket	      gopher}, under {Pocket}.	   {Pouched mouse}. (Zool.) See {Pocket mouse}, under {Pocket}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pouchet box \Pou"chet box`\	   See {Pouncet box}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pouch-mouthed \Pouch"-mouthed`\, a.	   Having a pouch mouth; blobber-lipped.	   [1913 Webster]
Pouchong \Pou*chong"\, n.	   A superior kind of souchong tea. --De Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Pouch-shell \Pouch"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small British and American pond snail ({Bulinus hypnorum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Poudre \Pou"dre\, n. [See {Powder}.]	   Dust; powder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Poudre marchant} [see {Merchant}], a kind of flavoring	      powder used in the Middle Ages. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Poudrette \Pou*drette"\, n. [F., dim. of poudre dust, powder.	   See {Powder}.]	   A manure made from night soil, dried and mixed with charcoal,	   gypsum, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Pouf
Pouf \Pouf\, Pouffe \Pouffe\(p[=oo]f), n. [Written also	   {pouff}.] [F. pouf. Cf. {Puff}, n.]	   Lit., a puff; specif.:	   (a) A soft cushion, esp. one circular in shape and not, like	       a pillow, of bag form, or thin at the edges.	   (b) A piece of furniture like an ottoman, generally circular	       and affording cushion seats on all sides.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poulaine \Pou*laine"\, n. [F. soulier [`a] la poulaine.]	   A long pointed shoe. See {Cracowes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poulard \Pou*lard"\ (p[=oo]*l[aum]rd"), n. [F. poularde pullet,	   fr. poule hen. See {Pullet}.] (Zool.)	   A pullet from which the ovaries have been removed to produce	   fattening; hence, a fat pullet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pouldavis \Poul"da`vis\, n.	   Same as {Poledavy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poulder \Poul"der\, n. & v.	   Powder. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pouldron \Poul"dron\, n.	   See {Pauldron}.	   [1913 Webster] Poulp
Poulp \Poulp\, Poulpe \Poulpe\, n. [F. poulpe, fr. L. polypus.	   See {Polyp}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Octopus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Musk poulp} (Zool.), a Mediterranean octopod ({Eledone	      moschata}) which emits a strong odor of musk.	      [1913 Webster]
Poult \Poult\, n. [OF. pulte, F. poulet, dim. of poule fowl. See	   {Pullet}.]	   A young chicken, partridge, grouse, or the like. --King.	   Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Starling the heath poults or black game. --R.	                                                  Jefferise.	   [1913 Webster]
Poulter \Poul"ter\, n. [OE. pulter. See Poult.]	   A poulterer. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Poulterer \Poul"ter*er\, n.	   One who deals in poultry.	   [1913 Webster]
Poultice \Poul"tice\, n. [L. puls, pl. pultes, a thick pap; akin	   to Gr. po`ltos. Cf. {Pulse} seeds.]	   A soft composition, as of bread, bran, or a mucilaginous	   substance, to be applied to sores, inflamed parts of the	   body, etc.; a cataplasm. "Poultice relaxeth the pores."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Poultice \Poul"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poulticed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Poulticing}.]	   To apply a poultice to; to dress with a poultice.	   [1913 Webster]
Poultive \Poul"tive\, n.	   A poultice. [Obs.] --W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Poultry \Poul"try\, n. [From {Poult}.]	   Domestic fowls reared for the table, or for their eggs or	   feathers, such as cocks and hens, capons, turkeys, ducks, and	   geese.	   [1913 Webster]
Pounce \Pounce\, n. [F. ponce pumice, pounce, fr. L. pumex,	   -icis, pumice. See {Pumice}.]	   1. A fine powder, as of sandarac, or cuttlefish bone, --	      formerly used to prevent ink from spreading on manuscript.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Charcoal dust, or some other colored powder for making	      patterns through perforated designs, -- used by	      embroiderers, lace makers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pounce box}, a box for sprinkling pounce.	   {Pounce paper}, a transparent paper for tracing.	      [1913 Webster]	Pounce \Pounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pouncing}.]	   To sprinkle or rub with pounce; as, to pounce paper, or a	   pattern.	   [1913 Webster]	Pounce \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. --Spenser. Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A punch or stamp. [Obs.] "A pounce to print money with."	      --Withals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cloth worked in eyelet holes. [Obs.] --Homilies.	      [1913 Webster]	Pounce \Pounce\, v. t.	   1. To strike or seize with the talons; to pierce, as with the	      talons. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Stooped from his highest pitch to pounce a wren.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now pounce him lightly,	            And as he roars and rages, let's go deeper. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To punch; to perforate; to stamp holes in, or dots on, by	      way of ornament. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	Pounce \Pounce\, v. i.	   To fall suddenly and seize with the claws; -- with on or	   upon; as, a hawk pounces upon a chicken. Also used	   figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Derision is never so agonizing as when it pounces on	         the wanderings of misguided sensibility. --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pounced \Pounced\, a.	   1. Furnished with claws or talons; as, the pounced young of	      the eagle. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ornamented with perforations or dots. [Obs.] "Gilt bowls	      pounced and pierced." --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]
Pouncet box \Poun"cet box`\ [Cf. F. poncette, fr. ponce pounce.	   See {Pounce} a powder.]	   A box with a perforated lid, for sprinkling pounce, or for	   holding perfumes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pouncing \Poun"cing\, n.	   1. The art or practice of transferring a design by means of	      pounce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Decorative perforation of cloth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pound \Pound\ (pound), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pounded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pounding}.] [OE. pounen, AS. punian to bruise. Cf.	   {Pun} a play on words.]	   1. To strike repeatedly with some heavy instrument; to beat.	      [1913 Webster]	            With cruel blows she pounds her blubbered cheeks.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To comminute and pulverize by beating; to bruise or break	      into fine particles with a pestle or other heavy	      instrument; as, to pound spice or salt.	      [1913 Webster]	Pound \Pound\, v. i.	   1. To strike heavy blows; to beat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) To make a jarring noise, as in running; as, the	      engine pounds.	      [1913 Webster]	Pound \Pound\, n. [AS. pund an inclosure: cf. forpyndan to turn	   away, or to repress, also Icel. pynda to extort, torment, Ir.	   pont, pond, pound. Cf. {Pinder}, {Pinfold}, {Pin} to inclose,	   {Pond}.]	   1. An inclosure, maintained by public authority, in which	      cattle or other animals are confined when taken in	      trespassing, or when going at large in violation of law; a	      pinfold. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A level stretch in a canal between locks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fishing) A kind of net, having a large inclosure with a	      narrow entrance into which fish are directed by wings	      spreading outward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pound covert}, a pound that is close or covered over, as a	      shed.	   {Pound overt}, a pound that is open overhead.	      [1913 Webster]	Pound \Pound\, v. t.	   To confine in, or as in, a pound; to impound. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Pound \Pound\, n.; pl. {Pounds}, collectively {Pound} or	   {Pounds}. [AS. pund, fr. L. pondo, akin to pondus a weight,	   pendere to weigh. See {Pendant}.]	   1. A certain specified measure of mass or weight; especially,	      a legal standard consisting of an established number of	      ounces.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pound in general use in the United States and in	         England is the {pound avoirdupois}, which is divided	         into sixteen ounces, and contains 7,000 grains (0.453	         kilogram). The {pound troy} is divided into twelve	         ounces, and contains 5,760 grains. 144 pounds	         avoirdupois are equal to 175 pounds troy weight. See	         {Avoirdupois}, and {Troy}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A British denomination of money of account, equivalent to	      twenty shillings sterling, and equal in value to about	      $4.86 in 1900 and $1.50 in 2002. The modern pound coin was	      introduced in 1983. Formerly there was a gold sovereign of	      the same value.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   Note: The pound sterling was in Saxon times, about a. d. 671,	         a pound troy of silver, and a shilling was its	         twentieth part; consequently the latter was three times	         as large as it is at present. --Peacham.	         [1913 Webster]
Poundage \Pound"age\, n.	   1. A sum deducted from a pound, or a certain sum paid for	      each pound; a commission.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A subsidy of twelve pence in the pound, formerly granted	      to the crown on all goods exported or imported, and if by	      aliens, more. [Eng.] --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The sum allowed to a sheriff or other officer upon	      the amount realized by an execution; -- estimated in	      England, and formerly in the United States, at so much of	      the pound. --Burrill. Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Poundage \Pound"age\, v. t.	   To collect, as poundage; to assess, or rate, by poundage.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Poundage \Pound"age\, n. [See 3d {Pound}.]	   1. Confinement of cattle, or other animals, in a public	      pound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A charge paid for the release of impounded cattle.	      [1913 Webster]
Poundal \Pound"al\, n. [From 5th {Pound}.] (Physics & Mech.)	   A unit of force based upon the pound, foot, and second, being	   the force which, acting on a pound avoirdupois for one	   second, causes it to acquire by the of that time a velocity	   of one foot per second. It is about equal to the weight of	   half an ounce, and is 13,825 dynes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pound-breach \Pound"-breach`\, n.	   The breaking of a public pound for releasing impounded	   animals. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Poundcake \Pound"cake`\, n.	   A kind of rich, sweet cake; -- so called from the ingredients	   being used by pounds, or in equal quantities.	   [1913 Webster]
Pounder \Pound"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, pounds, as a stamp in an ore mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument used for pounding; a pestle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person or thing, so called with reference to a certain	      number of pounds in value, weight, capacity, etc.; as, a	      cannon carrying a twelve-pound ball is called a twelve	      pounder.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Before the English reform act of 1867, one who was an	         elector by virtue of paying ten pounds rent was called	         a ten pounder.	         [1913 Webster]
Pounding \Pound"ing\, n.	   1. The act of beating, bruising, or breaking up; a beating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pounded or pulverized substance. [R.] "Covered with the	      poundings of these rocks." --J. S. Blackie.	      [1913 Webster]
Poundkeeper \Pound"keep`er\, n.	   The keeper of a pound.	   [1913 Webster]
Poundrate \Pound"*rate`\, n.	   A rate or proportion estimated at a certain amount for each	   pound; poundage.	   [1913 Webster]
Poup \Poup\, v. i.	   See {Powp}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Poupart's ligament \Pou*part's" lig"a*ment\ (Anat.)	   A ligament, of fascia, extending, in most mammals, from the	   ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic	   bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Poupeton \Pou"pe*ton\, n. [See {Puppet}.]	   A puppet, or little baby. [Obs.] --Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Pour \Pour\, a.	   Poor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Pour \Pour\, v. i.	   To pore. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Pour \Pour\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pouring}.] [OE. pouren, of uncertain origin; cf. W. bwrw to	   cast, throw, shed, bwrw gwlaw to rain.]	   1. To cause to flow in a stream, as a liquid or anything	      flowing like a liquid, either out of a vessel or into it;	      as, to pour water from a pail; to pour wine into a	      decanter; to pour oil upon the waters; to pour out sand or	      dust.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send forth as in a stream or a flood; to emit; to let	      escape freely or wholly.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . have poured out my soul before the Lord. --1	                                                  Sam. i. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee.	                                                  --Ezek. vii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            London doth pour out her citizens !   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore did Nature pour her bounties forth	            With such a full and unwithdrawing hand ? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To send forth from, as in a stream; to discharge	      uninterruptedly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it for thee the linnet pours his throat ? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Pour \Pour\, v. i.	   To flow, pass, or issue in a stream, or as a stream; to fall	   continuously and abundantly; as, the rain pours; the people	   poured out of the theater.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the rude throng pour on with furious pace. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Pour \Pour\, n.	   A stream, or something like a stream; a flood. [Colloq.] "A	   pour of rain." --Miss Ferrier.	   [1913 Webster]
Poureliche \Poure"liche`\, adv.	   Poorly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pourer \Pour"er\, n.	   One who pours.	   [1913 Webster]
Pourlieu \Pour"lieu\, n.	   See {Purlieu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pourparler \Pour`par`ler"\, n. [F.] (Diplomacy)	   A consultation preliminary to a treaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Pourparty \Pour`par"ty\, n.; pl. {Pourparties}. [See	   {Purparty}.] (Law)	   A division; a divided share.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To make pourparty}, to divide and apportion lands previously	      held in common.	      [1913 Webster]
Pourpoint \Pour"point\, n. [F.]	   A quilted military doublet or gambeson worn in the 14th and	   15th centuries; also, a name for the doublet of the 16th and	   17th centuries worn by civilians.	   [1913 Webster]
Pourpresture \Pour*pres"ture\ (?; 135), n. (Law)	   See {Purpresture}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poursuivant \Pour"sui*vant\, n.	   See {Pursuivant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pourtray \Pour*tray"\, v. t.	   See {Portray}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pourveyance \Pour*vey"ance\, n.	   See {Purveyance}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pousse \Pousse\ (p[=oo]s), n.	   Pulse; pease. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pousse-caf'e \Pousse"-ca`f['e]"\, n. [F., fr. pousser to push +	   caf['e] coffee.]	   A drink served after coffee at dinner, usually one of several	   liqueurs, or cordials, of different specific gravities poured	   so as to remain separate in layers; hence, such a drink of	   cordials served at any time.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Poussette \Pous*sette"\ (p[=oo]*s[e^]t"), n. [F., pushpin, fr.	   pousser to push. See {Push}.]	   A movement, or part of a figure, in the contradance.	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Poussette \Pous*sette"\, v. i.	   To perform a certain movement in a dance. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Down the middle, up again, poussette, and cross. --J. &	                                                  H. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Pou sto \Pou sto\ (p[=oo] st[=o]; pou st[=o]). [Gr. poy^ stw^	   where I may stand; -- from the reputed saying of Archimedes,	   "Give me where I may stand and I will move the whole world	   with my steelyard."]	   A place to stand upon; a locus standi; hence, a foundation or	   basis for operations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pout \Pout\ (p[=oo]t), n. [F. poulet. See {Poult}.]	   The young of some birds, as grouse; a young fowl. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Pout \Pout\ (p[=oo]t), v. i.	   To shoot pouts. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pout \Pout\ (pout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pouted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pouting}.] [OE. pouten, of uncertain origin; cf. Prov.	   pot lip, Prov. F. potte, faire la potte to pout, W. pwdu to	   pout, be sullen, poten, potten, a paunch, belly.]	   1. To thrust out the lips, as in sullenness or displeasure;	      hence, to look sullen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou poutest upon thy fortune and thy love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To protrude. "Pouting lips." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Pout \Pout\, n.	   A sullen protrusion of the lips; a fit of sullenness. "Jack's	   in the pouts." --J. & H. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	Pout \Pout\, n. [Cf. {Eelpout}.] (Zool.)	   The European whiting pout or bib.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Eel pout}. (Zool.) See {Eelpout}.	   {Horn pout}, or {Horned pout}. (Zool.) See {Bullhead}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Pouter \Pout"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, pouts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. E. pout, and G. puter turkey.] (Zool.) A variety of	      the domestic pigeon remarkable for the extent to which it	      is able to dilate its throat and breast.	      [1913 Webster]
Pouting \Pout"ing\, n.	   Childish sullenness.	   [1913 Webster]
Poutingly \Pout"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a pouting, or a sullen, manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Povert \Pov"ert\ (p[o^]v"[~e]rt), n.	   Poverty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Poverty \Pov"er*ty\ (p[o^]v"[~e]r*t[y^]), n. [OE. poverte, OF.	   povert['e], F. pauvret['e], fr. L. paupertas, fr. pauper	   poor. See {Poor}.]	   1. The quality or state of being poor or indigent; want or	      scarcity of means of subsistence; indigence; need.	      "Swathed in numblest poverty." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty.	                                                  --Prov. xxiii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any deficiency of elements or resources that are needed or	      desired, or that constitute richness; as, poverty of soil;	      poverty of the blood; poverty of ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poverty grass} (Bot.), a name given to several slender	      grasses (as {Aristida dichotoma}, and {Danthonia spicata})	      which often spring up on old and worn-out fields.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Indigence; penury; beggary; need; lack; want;	        scantiness; sparingness; meagerness; jejuneness.	   Usage: {Poverty}, {Indigence}, {Pauperism}. Poverty is a	          relative term; what is poverty to a monarch, would be	          competence for a day laborer. Indigence implies	          extreme distress, and almost absolute destitution.	          Pauperism denotes entire dependence upon public	          charity, and, therefore, often a hopeless and degraded	          state.	          [1913 Webster] Powan
Powan \Pow"an\, Powen \Pow"en\, n. (Zool.)	   A small British lake whitefish ({Coregonus clupeoides}, or	   {Coregonus ferus}); -- called also {gwyniad} and {lake	   herring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Powder \Pow"der\, n. [OE. poudre, pouldre, F. poudre, OF. also	   poldre, puldre, L. pulvis, pulveris: cf. pollen fine flour,	   mill dust, E. pollen. Cf. {Polverine}, {Pulverize}.]	   1. The fine particles to which any dry substance is reduced	      by pounding, grinding, or triturating, or into which it	      falls by decay; dust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grind their bones to powder small.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An explosive mixture used in gunnery, blasting, etc.;	      gunpowder. See {Gunpowder}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atlas powder}, {Baking powder}, etc. See under {Atlas},	      {Baking}, etc.	   {Powder down} (Zool.), the peculiar dust, or exfoliation, of	      powder-down feathers.	   {Powder-down feather} (Zool.), one of a peculiar kind of	      modified feathers which sometimes form patches on certain	      parts of some birds. They have a greasy texture and a	      scaly exfoliation.	   {Powder-down patch} (Zool.), a tuft or patch of powder-down	      feathers.	   {Powder hose}, a tube of strong linen, about an inch in	      diameter, filled with powder and used in firing mines.	      --Farrow.	   {Powder hoy} (Naut.), a vessel specially fitted to carry	      powder for the supply of war ships. They are usually	      painted red and carry a red flag.	   {Powder magazine}, or {Powder room}. See {Magazine}, 2.	   {Powder mine}, a mine exploded by gunpowder. See {Mine}.	   {Powder monkey} (Naut.), a boy formerly employed on war	      vessels to carry powder; a powder boy.	   {Powder post}. See {Dry rot}, under {Dry}.	   {Powder puff}. See {Puff}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Powder \Pow"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Powdered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Powdering}.] [F. poudrer.]	   1. To reduce to fine particles; to pound, grind, or rub into	      a powder; to comminute; to pulverize; to triturate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sprinkle with powder, or as with powder; to be	      sprinkle; as, to powder the hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            A circling zone thou seest	            Powdered with stars.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sprinkle with salt; to corn, as meat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Powder \Pow"der\, v. i.	   1. To be reduced to powder; to become like powder; as, some	      salts powder easily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use powder on the hair or skin; as, she paints and	      powders.	      [1913 Webster]
Powdered \Pow"dered\, a.	   1. Reduced to a powder; sprinkled with, or as with, powder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sprinkled with salt; salted; corned. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Powdered beef, pickled meats.         --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Same as {Sem['e]}. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Powderflask \Pow"der*flask`\, n.	   A flask in which gunpowder is carried, having a charging tube	   at the end.	   [1913 Webster]
Powderhorn \Pow"der*horn`\, n.	   A horn in which gunpowder is carried.	   [1913 Webster]
Powdering \Pow"der*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Powder}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Powdering tub}.	   (a) A tub or vessel in which meat is corned or salted.	   (b) A heated tub in which an infected lecher was placed for	       cure. [Obs.] --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]
Powdermill \Pow"der*mill`\, n.	   A mill in which gunpowder is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Powder-posted \Pow"der-post`ed\, a.	   Affected with dry rot; reduced to dust by rot. See {Dry rot},	   under {Dry}. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Powdery \Pow"der*y\, a.	   1. Easily crumbling to pieces; friable; loose; as, a powdery	      spar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sprinkled or covered with powder; dusty; as, the powdery	      bloom on plums.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling powder; consisting of powder. "The powdery	      snow." --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Powdike \Pow"dike\, n. [Scot. pow, pou, a pool, a watery or	   marshy place, fr. E. pool.]	   A dike a marsh or fen. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Powdry \Pow"dry\, a.	   See {Powdery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Power \Pow"er\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Poor}, the fish.	   [1913 Webster]	Power \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.	   {Posse comitatus}.]	   1. Ability to act, regarded as latent or inherent; the	      faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for	      action or performance; capability of producing an effect,	      whether physical or moral: potency; might; as, a man of	      great power; the power of capillary attraction; money	      gives power. "One next himself in power, and next in	      crime." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ability, regarded as put forth or exerted; strength,	      force, or energy in action; as, the power of steam in	      moving an engine; the power of truth, or of argument, in	      producing conviction; the power of enthusiasm. "The power	      of fancy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capacity of undergoing or suffering; fitness to be acted	      upon; susceptibility; -- called also {passive power}; as,	      great power of endurance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Power, then, is active and passive; faculty is	            active power or capacity; capacity is passive power.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The exercise of a faculty; the employment of strength; the	      exercise of any kind of control; influence; dominion;	      sway; command; government.	      [1913 Webster]	            Power is no blessing in itself but when it is	            employed to protect the innocent.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The agent exercising an ability to act; an individual	      invested with authority; an institution, or government,	      which exercises control; as, the great powers of Europe;	      hence, often, a superhuman agent; a spirit; a divinity.	      "The powers of darkness." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the powers of the heavens shall be shaken.	                                                  --Matt. xxiv.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A military or naval force; an army or navy; a great host.	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never such a power . . .	            Was levied in the body of a land.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A large quantity; a great number; as, a power o? good	      things. [Colloq.] --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.)	      (a) The rate at which mechanical energy is exerted or	          mechanical work performed, as by an engine or other	          machine, or an animal, working continuously; as, an	          engine of twenty horse power.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The English unit of power used most commonly is the	         horse power. See {Horse power}.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) A mechanical agent; that from which useful mechanical	          energy is derived; as, water power; steam power; hand	          power, etc.	      (c) Applied force; force producing motion or pressure; as,	          the power applied at one and of a lever to lift a	          weight at the other end.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use in mechanics, of power as a synonym for force,	         is improper and is becoming obsolete.	         [1913 Webster]	      (d) A machine acted upon by an animal, and serving as a	          motor to drive other machinery; as, a dog power.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Power is used adjectively, denoting, driven, or adapted	         to be driven, by machinery, and not actuated directly	         by the hand or foot; as, a power lathe; a power loom; a	         power press.	         [1913 Webster]	   9. (Math.) The product arising from the multiplication of a	      number into itself; as, a square is the second power, and	      a cube is third power, of a number.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Metaph.) Mental or moral ability to act; one of the	       faculties which are possessed by the mind or soul; as,	       the power of thinking, reasoning, judging, willing,	       fearing, hoping, etc. --I. Watts.	       [1913 Webster]	             The guiltiness of my mind, the sudden surprise of	             my powers, drove the grossness . . . into a	             received belief.                     --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Optics) The degree to which a lens, mirror, or any	       optical instrument, magnifies; in the telescope, and	       usually in the microscope, the number of times it	       multiplies, or augments, the apparent diameter of an	       object; sometimes, in microscopes, the number of times it	       multiplies the apparent surface.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Law) An authority enabling a person to dispose of an	       interest vested either in himself or in another person;	       ownership by appointment. --Wharton.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Hence, vested authority to act in a given case; as, the	       business was referred to a committee with power.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Power may be predicated of inanimate agents, like the	         winds and waves, electricity and magnetism,	         gravitation, etc., or of animal and intelligent beings;	         and when predicated of these beings, it may indicate	         physical, mental, or moral ability or capacity.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Mechanical powers}. See under {Mechanical}.	   {Power loom}, or {Power press}. See Def. 8	       (d), note.	   {Power of attorney}. See under {Attorney}.	   {Power of a point} (relative to a given curve) (Geom.), the	      result of substituting the coordinates of any point in	      that expression which being put equal to zero forms the	      equation of the curve; as, x^{2} + y^{2} - 100 is the	      power of the point x, y, relative to the circle x^{2} +	      y^{2} - 100 = 0.	      [1913 Webster]
Powerable \Pow"er*a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being effected or accomplished by the	      application of power; possible. [R.] --J. Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of exerting power; powerful. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster] power dive
power-dive \power-dive\, power dive \power dive\n.	   An airplane maneuver in which the pilot deads downward at a	   steep angle while the engines are operating at or near full	   power; -- a method to descend rapidly.	   [WordNet 1.5] power dive	power-dive \power-dive\, power dive \power dive\v. i.	   To make a power dive, as of an airplane.	   [WordNet 1.5] power dive	power-dive \power-dive\, power dive \power dive\v. t.	   To cause (an airplane) to make a power dive; as, he	   power-dived his plane to escape the attackers.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Powerful \Pow"er*ful\, a.	   1. Full of power; capable of producing great effects of any	      kind; potent; mighty; efficacious; intense; as, a powerful	      man or beast; a powerful engine; a powerful argument; a	      powerful light; a powerful vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The powerful grace that lies	            In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) Large; capacious; -- said of veins of ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mighty; strong; potent; forcible; efficacious;	        energetic; intense.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pow"er*ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Pow"er*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Powerless \Pow"er*less\, a.	   Destitute of power, force, or energy; weak; impotent; not	   able to produce any effect. -- {Pow"er*less*ly}, adv. --	   {Pow"er*less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Powldron \Powl"dron\, n. [OF. espauleron, from espaule shoulder,	   F. ['e]paule.]	   Same as {Pauldron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Powp \Powp\, v. i.	   See {Poop}, v. i. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Powter \Pow"ter\ (pou"t[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   See {Pouter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Powwow \Pow"wow`\, n.	   1. A priest, or conjurer, among the North American Indians.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow.    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conjuration attended with great noise and confusion, and	      often with feasting, dancing, etc., performed by Indians	      for the cure of diseases, to procure success in hunting or	      in war, and for other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Any assembly characterized by noise and confusion;	      a noisy frolic or gathering. [Archaic, formerly Colloq. U.	      S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any meeting assembled to discuss an issue; a parley.	      [Informal]	      [PJC]	Powwow \Pow"wow`\, v. i.	   1. To use conjuration, with noise and confusion, for the cure	      of disease, etc., as among the North American Indians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To hold a noisy, disorderly meeting. [Archaic,	      formerly Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold a meeting to discuss an issue. [Informal]	      [PJC]
Pox \Pox\, n. [For pocks, OE. pokkes. See {Pock}. It is plural	   in form but is used as a singular.] (Med.)	   Strictly, a disease by pustules or eruptions of any kind, but	   chiefly or wholly restricted to three or four diseases, --	   the smallpox, the chicken pox, and the vaccine and the	   venereal diseases.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pox, when used without an epithet, as in imprecations,	         formerly signified smallpox; but it now signifies	         syphilis.	         [1913 Webster]	Pox \Pox\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Poxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Poxing}.]	   To infect with the pox, or syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Poy \Poy\, n. [OF. apui, apoi, a support, prop., staff, F.	   appui, fr. OF. apuier, apoier, to support, F. appuyer, fr.	   [`a] to (L. ad) + OF. pui, poi, a rising ground, hill, L.	   podium. See {Podium}, {Pew}.]	   1. A support; -- used in composition; as, teapoy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ropedancer's balancing pole. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A long boat hook by which barges are propelled against the	      stream. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Poynado \Poy*na"do\, n.	   A poniard. [Obs.] --Lyly.	   [1913 Webster] Poynd
Poynd \Poynd\, v., Poynder \Poynd"er\, n.	   See {Poind}, {Poinder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poy nette \Poy nette"\, n. [Cf. {Point}.]	   A bodkin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poyntel \Poyn"tel\, n. [See {Pointal}.] (Arch.)	   Paving or flooring made of small squares or lozenges set	   diagonally. [Formerly written {pointal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Poyou \Poy"ou\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American armadillo ({Dasypus sexcinctus}). Called	   also {sixbanded armadillo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Poze \Poze\, v. t.	   See 5th {Pose}.	   [1913 Webster] Pozzuolana
Pozzuolana \Poz`zu*o*la"na\, Pozzolana \Poz`zo*la"*na\, n. [It.]	   Volcanic ashes from Pozzuoli, in Italy, used in the	   manufacture of a kind of mortar which hardens under water.	   [1913 Webster]
Praam \Praam\, n. [D. praam; cf. G. prahm, F. prame; all of	   Slavonic origin, from a word akin to E. fare. See {Fare}.]	   (Naut.)	   A flat-bottomed boat or lighter, -- used in Holland and the	   Baltic, and sometimes armed in case of war. [Written also	   {pram}, and {prame}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Practic \Prac"tic\, a. [See {Practical}.]	   1. Practical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artful; deceitful; skillful. [Obs.] "Cunning sleights and	      practick knavery." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Practicability \Prac"ti*ca*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being practicable; practicableness;	   feasibility. "The practicability of such a project."	   --Stewart.	   [1913 Webster]
Practicable \Prac"ti*ca*ble\, a. [LL. practicare to act,	   transact, fr. L. practicus active, Gr. ?: cf. F. practicable,	   pratiquer to practice. See {Practical}.]	   1. That may be practiced or performed; capable of being done	      or accomplished with available means or resources;	      feasible; as, a practicable method; a practicable aim; a	      practicable good.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being used; passable; as, a practicable weapon;	      a practicable road.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Practicable breach} (Mil.), a breach which admits of	      approach and entrance by an assailing party.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Possible; feasible. -- {Practicable}, {Possible}. A	        thing may be possible, i. e., not forbidden by any law	        of nature, and yet may not now be practicable for want	        of the means requisite to its performance.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Prac"ti*ca*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Prac"ti*ca*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Practical \Prac"ti*cal\, a. [L. practicus active, Gr. ? fit for	   doing or performing, practical, active, fr. ? to do, work,	   effect: cf. F. pratique, formerly also practique. Cf.	   {Pragmatic}, {Practice}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to practice or action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being turned to use or account; useful, in	      distinction from {ideal} or {theoretical}; as, practical	      chemistry. "Man's practical understanding." --South. "For	      all practical purposes." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Evincing practice or skill; capable of applying knowledge	      to some useful end; as, a practical man; a practical mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Derived from practice; as, practical skill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Practical joke}, a joke put in practice; a joke the fun of	      which consists in something done, in distinction from	      something said; esp., a trick played upon a person.	      [1913 Webster]
Practicality \Prac`ti*cal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being practical; practicalness.	   [1913 Webster]
Practicalize \Prac"ti*cal*ize\, v. t.	   To render practical. [R.] "Practicalizing influences." --J.	   S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Practically \Prac"ti*cal*ly\, adv.	   1. In a practical way; not theoretically; really; as, to look	      at things practically; practically worthless.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By means of practice or use; by experience or experiment;	      as, practically wise or skillful; practically acquainted	      with a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In practice or use; as, a medicine practically safe;	      theoretically wrong, but practically right.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Almost.	      [PJC]
Practicalness \Prac"ti*cal*ness\, n.	   Same as {Practicality}.	   [1913 Webster]
Practice \Prac"tice\, n. [OE. praktike, practique, F. pratique,	   formerly also, practique, LL. practica, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?	   practical. See {Practical}, and cf. {Pratique}, {Pretty}.]	   1. Frequently repeated or customary action; habitual	      performance; a succession of acts of a similar kind;	      usage; habit; custom; as, the practice of rising early;	      the practice of making regular entries of accounts; the	      practice of daily exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	            A heart . . . exercised with covetous practices. --2	                                                  Pet. ii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Customary or constant use; state of being used.	      [1913 Webster]	            Obsolete words may be revived when they are more	            sounding or more significant than those in practice.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Skill or dexterity acquired by use; expertness. [R.] "His	      nice fence and his active practice." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Actual performance; application of knowledge; -- opposed	      to theory.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are two functions of the soul, --	            contemplation and practice.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a distinction, but no opposition, between	            theory and practice; each, to a certain extent,	            supposes the other; theory is dependent on practice;	            practice must have preceded theory.   --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Systematic exercise for instruction or discipline; as, the	      troops are called out for practice; she neglected practice	      in music.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Application of science to the wants of men; the exercise	      of any profession; professional business; as, the practice	      of medicine or law; a large or lucrative practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Practice is exercise of an art, or the application	            of a science in life, which application is itself an	            art.                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Skillful or artful management; dexterity in contrivance or	      the use of means; art; stratagem; artifice; plot; --	      usually in a bad sense. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sought to have that by practice which he could	            not by prayer.                        --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Math.) A easy and concise method of applying the rules of	      arithmetic to questions which occur in trade and business.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Law) The form, manner, and order of conducting and	      carrying on suits and prosecutions through their various	      stages, according to the principles of law and the rules	      laid down by the courts. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Custom; usage; habit; manner.	        [1913 Webster]	Practice \Prac"tice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Practiced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Practicing}.] [Often written practise, practised,	   practising.]	   1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually;	      to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. "Incline	      not my heart . . . practice wicked works." --Ps. cxli. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exercise, or follow, as a profession, trade, art, etc.,	      as, to practice law or medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exercise one's self in, for instruction or improvement,	      or to acquire discipline or dexterity; as, to practice	      gunnery; to practice music.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put into practice; to carry out; to act upon; to	      commit; to execute; to do. "Aught but Talbot's shadow	      whereon to practice your severity." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As this advice ye practice or neglect. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make use of; to employ. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In malice to this good knight's wife, I practiced	            Ubaldo and Ricardo to corrupt her.    --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To teach or accustom by practice; to train.	      [1913 Webster]	            In church they are taught to love God; after church	            they are practiced to love their neighbor. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Practice \Prac"tice\, v. i. [Often written practise.]	   1. To perform certain acts frequently or customarily, either	      for instruction, profit, or amusement; as, to practice	      with the broadsword or with the rifle; to practice on the	      piano.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To learn by practice; to form a habit.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall practice how to live secure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Practice first over yourself to reign. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To try artifices or stratagems.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will practice against thee by poison. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To apply theoretical science or knowledge, esp. by way of	      experiment; to exercise or pursue an employment or	      profession, esp. that of medicine or of law.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I am] little inclined to practice on others, and as	            little that others should practice on me. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Practiced \Prac"ticed\, a. [Often written practised.]	   1. Experienced; expert; skilled; as, a practiced marksman. "A	      practiced picklock." --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used habitually; learned by practice.	      [1913 Webster]
Practicer \Prac"ti*cer\, n. [Often written practiser.]	   1. One who practices, or puts in practice; one who	      customarily performs certain acts. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who exercises a profession; a practitioner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who uses art or stratagem. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Practician \Prac*ti"cian\, n. [F. praticien, OF. also	   practicien.]	   One who is acquainted with, or skilled in, anything by	   practice; a practitioner.	   [1913 Webster]
Practick \Prac"tick\, n.	   Practice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Practico \Prac"ti*co\, n.; pl. {Practicos}. [Sp., lit.,	   experienced, skilled. Cf. {Practical}.]	   A guide. [Cuba & Phil. Islands] --D. C. Worcester.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Practisant \Prac"ti*sant\, n.	   An agent or confederate in treachery. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Practise \Prac"tise\, v. t. & i.	   See {Practice}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The analogy of the English language requires that the	         noun and verb which are pronounced alike should agree	         in spelling. Thus we have notice (n. & v.), noticed,	         noticing, noticer; poultice (n. & v.); apprentice (n. &	         v.); office (n. & v.), officer (n.); lattice (n.),	         latticed (a.); benefice (n.), beneficed (a.), etc. Cf.	         sacrifice (?; n. & v.), surmise (?; n. & v.), promise	         (?; n. & v.); compromise (?; n. & v.), etc. Contrast	         advice (?; n.), and advise (?); device (?), and devise	         (?), etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Practisour \Prac"ti*sour\, n.	   A practitioner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Practitioner \Prac*ti"tion*er\, n. [From {Practician}.]	   1. One who is engaged in the actual use or exercise of any	      art or profession, particularly that of law or medicine.	      --Crabbe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who does anything customarily or habitually.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sly or artful person. --Whitgift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {General practitioner}. See under {General}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Practive \Prac"tive\, a.	   Doing; active. [Obs.] --Sylvester. -- {Prac"tive*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The preacher and the people both,	         Then practively did thrive.              --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prad \Prad\, n. [Cf. D. paard.]	   A horse. [Colloq. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prae- \Pr[ae]-\	   A prefix. See {Pre-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecava \Pr[ae]"ca`va\, n. [NL. See {Pre-}, and 1st {Cave}.]	   (Anat.)	   The superior vena cava. -- {Pr[ae]"ca`val}, a. --B. G.	   Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecipe \Pr[ae]c"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 neglecting it.	   (b) A paper containing the particulars of a writ, lodged in	       the office out of which the writ is to be issued.	       --Wharton.	       [1913 Webster]
Praecoces \Pr[ae]"co*ces\, n. pl. [NL. See {Precocious}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of birds including those whose young are able to	   run about when first hatched.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecocial \Pr[ae]*co"cial\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Pr[ae]coces.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecognita \Pr[ae]*cog"ni*ta\, n. pl. [L. praecognitus, p. p.	   of praecognoscere to foreknow. See {Pre-}, and {Cognition}.]	   This previously known, or which should be known in order to	   understand something else.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecommissure \Pr[ae]*com"mis*sure\, n. [Pref. pr[ae] +	   commissure.] (Anat.)	   A transverse commissure in the anterior part of the third	   ventricle of the brain; the anterior cerebral commissure.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecoracoid \Pr[ae]*cor"a*coid\, n. (Anat.)	   See {Precoracoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecordia \Pr[ae]*cor"di*a\, n. [L., fr. prae before + cor,	   cordis, the heart.] (Anat.)	   The front part of the thoracic region; the epigastrium.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecordial \Pr[ae]*cor"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Same as {Precordial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praecornu \Pr[ae]*cor"nu\, n.; pl. {Pr[ae]cornua}. [NL. See	   {Pre-}, and {Cornu}.] (Anat.)	   The anterior horn of each lateral ventricle of the brain.	   --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Praedial \Pr[ae]"di*al\, a.	   See {Predial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praefloration \Pr[ae]`flo*ra"tion\, n.	   Same as {Prefloration}. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Praefoliation \Pr[ae]*fo`li*a"tion\, n.	   Same as {Prefoliation}. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Praemaxilla \Pr[ae]`max*il"la\, n.	   See {Premaxilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praemolar \Pr[ae]*mo"lar\, a.	   See {Premolar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praemorse \Pr[ae]*morse"\, a.	   Same as {Premorse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praemunire \Pr[ae]m`u*ni"re\, n. [Corrupted from L. praemonere	   to forewarn, cite. See {Admonish}.] (Eng. Law)	   (a) The offense of introducing foreign authority into	       England, the penalties for which were originally intended	       to depress the civil power of the pope in the kingdom.	   (b) The writ grounded on that offense. --Wharton.	   (c) The penalty ascribed for the offense of pr[ae]munire.	       [1913 Webster]	             Wolsey incurred a pr[ae]munire, and forfeited his	             honor, estate, and life.             --South.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The penalties of pr[ae]munire were subsequently applied	         to many other offenses; but prosecutions upon a	         pr[ae]munire are at this day unheard of in the English	         courts. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	Praemunire \Pr[ae]m`u*ni"re\, v. t.	   1. To subject to the penalties of pr[ae]munire. [Obs.] --T.	      Ward.	      [1913 Webster]
Praemunitory \Pr[ae]*mu"ni*to*ry\, a.	   See {Premunitory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praenares \Pr[ae]*na"res\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pre-}, {Nares}.]	   (Anat.)	   The anterior nares. See {Nares}. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Praenasal \Pr[ae]*na"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Same as {Prenasal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praenomen \Pr[ae]*no"men\, n.; pl. {Pr[ae]nomina}. [L., fr. prae	   before + nomen name.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   The first name of a person, by which individuals of the same	   family were distinguished, answering to our Christian name,	   as Caius, Lucius, Marcus, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Praenominical \Pr[ae]`no*min"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pr[ae]nomen. [Obs.] --M. A. Lower.	   [1913 Webster]
Praeoperculum \Pr[ae]`o*per"cu*lum\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   Same as {Preoperculum}. -- {Pr[ae]`o*per"cu*lar}, a.	   [1913 Webster] Praescutum	   Praescapula	   Praepubis	   Praeoral
Praeoral \Pr[ae]*o"ral\, n., Praepubis \Pr[ae]*pu"bis\, n.,
Praescapula \Pr[ae]*scap"u*la\, n., Praescutum \Pr[ae]*scu"tum\,	   n., Praesternum \Pr[ae]*ster"num\, n.	   Same as {Preoral}, {Prepubis}, {Prescapula}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Praeter- \Pr[ae]"ter-\	   A prefix. See {Preter-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praeterist \Pr[ae]t"er*ist\, n. (Theol.)	   See {Preterist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praetermit \Pr[ae]`ter*mit"\, v. t.	   See {Pretermit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praetexta \Pr[ae]*tex"ta\, n.; pl. {Pr[ae]text[ae]}, E.	   {Pr[ae]textas}. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of	   praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before +	   texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before	   he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the	   completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their	   marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.	   [1913 Webster]
Praetor \Pr[ae]"tor\, n.	   See {Pretor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praetores \Pr[ae]*to"res\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pretor}.] (Zool.)	   A division of butterflies including the satyrs.	   [1913 Webster]
Praetorian \Pr[ae]*to"ri*an\, a.	   See {Pretorian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praetorium \Pr[ae]*to"ri*um\, n.	   See {Pretorium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Praezygapophysis \Pr[ae]*zyg`a*poph"y*sis\, n. (Anat.)	   Same as {Prezygapophysis}.	   [1913 Webster] Pragmatic
Pragmatic \Prag*mat"ic\, Pragmatical \Prag*mat"ic*al\, a. [L.	   pragmaticus busy, active, skilled in business, especially in	   law and state affairs, systematic, Gr. ?, fr. ? a thing done,	   business, fr. ? to do: cf. F. pragmatique. See {Practical}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to business or to affairs; of the nature	      of business; practical; material; businesslike in habit or	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            The next day . . . I began to be very pragmatical.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can not always be contemplative, diligent, or	            pragmatical, abroad; but have need of some	            delightful intermissions.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Low, pragmatical, earthly views of the gospel.	                                                  --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Busy; specifically, busy in an objectionable way;	      officious; fussy and positive; meddlesome. "Pragmatical	      officers of justice." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fellow grew so pragmatical that he took upon him	            the government of my whole family.    --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Philosophical; dealing with causes, reasons, and effects,	      rather than with details and circumstances; -- said of	      literature. "Pragmatic history." --Sir W. Hamilton.	      "Pragmatic poetry." --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pragmatic sanction}, a solemn ordinance or decree issued by	      the head or legislature of a state upon weighty matters;	      -- a term derived from the Byzantine empire. In European	      history, two decrees under this name are particularly	      celebrated. One of these, issued by Charles VII. of	      France, A. D. 1438, was the foundation of the liberties of	      the Gallican church; the other, issued by Charles VI. of	      Germany, A. D. 1724, settled his hereditary dominions on	      his eldest daughter, the Archduchess Maria Theresa.	      [1913 Webster]	Pragmatic \Prag*mat"ic\, n.	   1. One skilled in affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	            My attorney and solicitor too; a fine pragmatic.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A solemn public ordinance or decree.	      [1913 Webster]	            A royal pragmatic was accordingly passed.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]
Pragmatically \Prag*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a pragmatical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pragmaticalness \Prag*mat"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pragmatical.	   [1913 Webster]
Pragmatism \Prag"ma*tism\, n.	   The quality or state of being pragmatic; in literature, the	   pragmatic, or philosophical, method.	   [1913 Webster]	         The narration of this apparently trifling circumstance	         belongs to the pragmatism of the history. --A. Murphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pragmatist \Prag"ma*tist\, n.	   One who is pragmatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pragmatize \Prag"ma*tize\, v. t.	   To consider, represent, or embody (something unreal) as fact;	   to materialize. [R.] "A pragmatized metaphor." --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prairial \Prai`ri`al"\, n. [F., fr. prairie meadow.]	   The ninth month of the French Republican calendar, which	   dated from September 22, 1792. It began May, 20, and ended	   June 18. See {Vendemiaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,	   LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]	   1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of	      trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually	      characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound	      throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies	      and the Rocky mountains.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the forests and the prairies,	            From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called	      natural meadow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prairie chicken} (Zool.), any American grouse of the genus	      {Tympanuchus}, especially {Tympanuchus Americanus}	      (formerly {Tympanuchus cupido}), which inhabits the	      prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the	      sharp-tailed grouse.	   {Prairie clover} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus	      {Petalostemon}, having small rosy or white flowers in	      dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in	      the prairies of the United States.	   {Prairie dock} (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium	      terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow	      flowers, found in the Western prairies.	   {Prairie dog} (Zool.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys	      Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the	      plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in	      the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like	      that of a dog. Called also {prairie marmot}.	   {Prairie grouse}. Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.	   {Prairie hare} (Zool.), a large long-eared Western hare	      ({Lepus campestris}). See {Jack rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}.	      	   {Prairie hawk}, {Prairie falcon} (Zool.), a falcon of Western	      North America ({Falco Mexicanus}). The upper parts are	      brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under	      parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.	   {Prairie hen}. (Zool.) Same as {Prairie chicken}, above.	   {Prairie itch} (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with	      intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and	      Western United States; -- also called {swamp itch},	      {winter itch}.	   {Prairie marmot}. (Zool.) Same as {Prairie dog}, above.	   {Prairie mole} (Zool.), a large American mole ({Scalops	      argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.	   {Prairie pigeon}, {Prairie plover}, or {Prairie snipe}	      (Zool.), the upland plover. See {Plover}, n., 2.	   {Prairie rattlesnake} (Zool.), the massasauga.	   {Prairie snake} (Zool.), a large harmless American snake	      ({Masticophis flavigularis}). It is pale yellow, tinged	      with brown above.	   {Prairie squirrel} (Zool.), any American ground squirrel of	      the genus {Spermophilus}, inhabiting prairies; -- called	      also {gopher}.	   {Prairie turnip} (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous	      root of a leguminous plant ({Psoralea esculenta}) of the	      Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also	      {pomme blanche}, and {pomme de prairie}.	   {Prairie warbler} (Zool.), a bright-colored American warbler	      ({Dendroica discolor}). The back is olive yellow, with a	      group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and	      the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of	      the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer	      tail feathers partly white.	   {Prairie wolf}. (Zool.) See {Coyote}.	      [1913 Webster]	Prairie State \Prai"rie State\	   Illinois; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Praisable \Prais"a*ble\, a.	   Fit to be praised; praise-worthy; laudable; commendable.	   --Wyclif (2 Tim. ii. 15).	   [1913 Webster]
Praisably \Prais"a*bly\, adv.	   In a praisable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Praise \Praise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Praised}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Praising}.] [OE. preisen, OF. preisier, prisier, F. priser,	   L. pretiare to prize, fr. pretium price. See {Price}, n., and	   cf. {Appreciate}, {Praise}, n., {Prize}, v.]	   1. To commend; to applaud; to express approbation of; to	      laud; -- applied to a person or his acts. "I praise well	      thy wit." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let her own works praise her in the gates. --Prov.	                                                  xxxi. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	            We praise not Hector, though his name, we know,	            Is great in arms; 't is hard to praise a foe.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To extol in words or song; to magnify; to glorify on	      account of perfections or excellent works; to do honor to;	      to display the excellence of; -- applied especially to the	      Divine Being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Praise ye him, all his angels; praise ye him, all	            his hosts!                            --Ps. cxlviii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To value; to appraise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To commend; laud; eulogize; celebrate; glorify; magnify.	   Usage: To {Praise}, {Applaud}, {Extol}. To praise is to set	          at high price; to applaud is to greet with clapping;	          to extol is to bear aloft, to exalt. We may praise in	          the exercise of calm judgment; we usually applaud from	          impulse, and on account of some specific act; we extol	          under the influence of high admiration, and usually in	          strong, if not extravagant, language.	          [1913 Webster]	Praise \Praise\, n. [OE. preis, OF. preis price, worth, value,	   estimation. See {Praise}, v., {Price}.]	   1. Commendation for worth; approval expressed; honor rendered	      because of excellence or worth; laudation; approbation.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are men who always confound the praise of	            goodness with the practice.           --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Praise may be expressed by an individual, and thus	         differs from fame, renown, and celebrity, which are	         always the expression of the approbation of numbers, or	         public commendation.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the joyful tribute of gratitude or homage	      rendered to the Divine Being; the act of glorifying or	      extolling the Creator; worship, particularly worship by	      song, distinction from prayer and other acts of worship;	      as, a service of praise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The object, ground, or reason of praise.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is thy praise, and he is thy God.  --Deut. x.??.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Encomium; honor; eulogy; panegyric; plaudit; applause;	        acclaim; eclat; commendation; laudation.	        [1913 Webster]
Praiseful \Praise"ful\, a.	   Praiseworthy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Praiseful \Praise"ful\, a.	   Praiseworthy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Praiseless \Praise"less\, a.	   Without praise or approbation.	   [1913 Webster]
Praise-meeting \Praise"-meet`*ing\, n.	   A religious service mainly in song. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Praisement \Praise"ment\, n.	   Appraisement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Praiser \Prais"er\, n.	   1. One who praises. "Praisers of men." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appraiser; a valuator. [Obs.] --Sir T. North.	      [1913 Webster]
Praiseworthily \Praise"wor`thi*ly\, adv.	   In a praiseworthy manner. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Praiseworthiness \Praise"wor`thi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being praiseworthy.	   [1913 Webster]
Praiseworthy \Praise"wor`thy\, a.	   Worthy of praise or applause; commendable; as, praiseworthy	   action; he was praiseworthy. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Prakrit \Pra"krit\, n. [Skr. pr[=a]k[.r]ta original, natural,	   usual, common, vulgar.]	   Any one of the popular dialects descended from, or akin to,	   Sanskrit; -- in distinction from the Sanskrit, which was used	   as a literary and learned language when no longer spoken by	   the people. Pali is one of the Prakrit dialects.	   [1913 Webster]
Prakritic \Pra*krit"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to Prakrit.	   [1913 Webster]
Praline \Pra"line\ (pr[aum]"l[=e]n), n. [F.]	   A confection made of nut kernels, usually of almonds, roasted	   in boiling sugar until brown and crisp.	         Bonbons, pralines, . . . saccharine, crystalline	         substances of all kinds and colors.      --Du Maurier.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pralltriller \Prall"tril`ler\, n.; G. pl. {Prall"triller}. [G.]	   (Music)	   A melodic embellishment consisting of the quick alternation	   of a principal tone with an auxiliary tone above it, usually	   the next of the scale; -- called also the {inverted	   mordente}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pram
Pram \Pram\ (pr[a^]m), Prame \Prame\ (pr[=a]m), n. (Naut.)	   See {Praam}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pram \Pram\ (pr[a^]m), n.	   a {perambulator[3]}; -- British informal shortened form.	   [PJC]
Prance \Prance\ (pr[.a]ns), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pranced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Prancing}.] [OE. prauncen; probably akin to	   prank, v. t. See Prank.]	   1. To spring or bound, as a horse in high mettle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now rule thy prancing steed.          --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ride on a prancing horse; to ride in an ostentatious	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insulting tyrant prancing o'er the field.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To walk or strut about in a pompous, showy manner, or with	      warlike parade. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Prancer \Pran"cer\, n.	   A horse which prances.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then came the captain . . . upon a brave prancer.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Prandial \Pran"di*al\, a. [L. prandium a repast.]	   Of or pertaining to a repast, especially to dinner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prangos \Pran"gos\, prop. n. [From the native name in	   Afghanistan.] (Bot.)	   A genus of umbelliferous plants, one species of which	   ({Prangos pabularia}), found in Tibet, Cashmere, Afghanistan,	   etc., has been used as fodder for cattle. It has decompound	   leaves with very long narrow divisions, and a highly fragrant	   smell resembling that of new clover hay.	   [1913 Webster]
Prank \Prank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pranked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pranking}.] [Cf. E. prink, also G. prangen, prunken, to	   shine, to make a show, Dan. prange, prunke, Sw. prunka, D.	   pronken.]	   To adorn in a showy manner; to dress or equip ostentatiously;	   -- often followed by up; as, to prank up the body. See	   {Prink}.	   [1913 Webster]	         In sumptuous tire she joyed herself to prank.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Prank \Prank\, v. i.	   To make ostentatious show.	   [1913 Webster]	         White houses prank where once were huts. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	Prank \Prank\, n.	   A gay or sportive action; a ludicrous, merry, or mischievous	   trick; a caper; a frolic. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The harpies . . . played their accustomed pranks. --Sir	                                                  W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	         His pranks have been too broad to bear with. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Prank \Prank\, a.	   Full of gambols or tricks. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pranker \Prank"er\, n.	   One who dresses showily; a prinker. "A pranker or a dancer."	   --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prankish \Prank"ish\, a.	   Full of pranks; frolicsome.	   [1913 Webster]
Prase \Prase\, n. [L. prasius, fr. Gr. ? of a leek-green, fr.	   Gr. ? a leek: cf. F. prase.] (Min.)	   A variety of cryptocrystalline of a leek-green color.	   [1913 Webster]
Praseo- \Pra"se*o-\ [Gr. ? leek-green, green, fr. ? a leek.]	   A combining form signifying green; as, praseocobalt, a green	   variety of cobalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Praseodymium \Pra`se*o*dym"i*um\, n. [Praseo- + didymium.]	   (Chem.)	   An elementary substance, one of the constituents of didymium;	   -- so called from the green color of its salts. Symbol Ps.	   Atomic weight 143.6.	   [1913 Webster]
Praseolite \Pra"se*o*lite\, n. [Praseo- + -lite.] (Min.)	   A variety of altered iolite of a green color and greasy	   luster.	   [1913 Webster]
Prasinous \Pras"i*nous\, a. [L. prasinus, Gr. ?, fr. ? a leek.]	   Grass-green; clear, lively green, without any mixture.	   --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Prasoid \Pra"soid\, a. [Gr. ? leek + -oid.] (Min.)	   Resembling prase.	   [1913 Webster]
Prate \Prate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prating}.] [Akin to LG. & D. praten, Dan. prate, Sw. & Icel.	   prata.]	   To talk much and to little purpose; to be loquacious; to	   speak foolishly; to babble.	   [1913 Webster]	         To prate and talk for life and honor.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And make a fool presume to prate of love. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Prate \Prate\, v. t.	   To utter foolishly; to speak without reason or purpose; to	   chatter, or babble.	   [1913 Webster]	         What nonsense would the fool, thy master, prate,	         When thou, his knave, canst talk at such a rate !	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Prate \Prate\, n. [Akin to LG. & D. praat, Sw. prat.]	   Talk to little purpose; trifling talk; unmeaning loquacity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sick of tops, and poetry, and prate.     --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Prateful \Prate"ful\, a.	   Talkative. [R.] --W. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prater \Prat"er\, n.	   One who prates. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pratic \Prat"ic\, n.	   See {Pratique}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pratincole \Pra"tin*cole\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bird of the Old World genus {Glareola}, or family	   {Glareolid[ae]}, allied to the plovers. They have long,	   pointed wings and a forked tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Pratingly \Prat"ing*ly\, adv.	   With idle talk; with loquacity.	   [1913 Webster]
Pratique \Prat"ique\, n. [F.; cf. It. pratica, Sp. practica. See	   {Practice}.]	   1. (Com.) Primarily, liberty of converse; intercourse; hence,	      a certificate, given after compliance with quarantine	      regulations, permitting a ship to land passengers and	      crew; -- a term used particularly in the south of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Practice; habits. [Obs.] "One of English education and	      pratique." --R. North.	      [1913 Webster]
Prattle \Prat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prattled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Prattling}.] [Freq. of prate.]	   To talk much and idly; to prate; hence, to talk lightly and	   artlessly, like a child; to utter child's talk.	   [1913 Webster]	Prattle \Prat"tle\, v. t.	   To utter as prattle; to babble; as, to prattle treason.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Prattle \Prat"tle\, n.	   Trifling or childish tattle; empty talk; loquacity on trivial	   subjects; prate; babble.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mere prattle, without practice.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prattlement \Prat"tle*ment\, n.	   Prattle. [R.] --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Prattler \Prat"tler\, n.	   One who prattles. --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Pravity \Prav"i*ty\, n. [L. pravitas, from pravus crooked,	   perverse.]	   Deterioration; degeneracy; corruption; especially, moral	   crookedness; moral perversion; perverseness; depravity; as,	   the pravity of human nature. "The pravity of the will."	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Prawn \Prawn\, n. [OE. prane, of unknown origin; cf. L. perna a	   sea mussel.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of large shrimplike Crustacea	   having slender legs and long antenn[ae]. They mostly belong	   to the genera {Pandalus}, {Pal[ae]mon}, {Pal[ae]monetes}, and	   {Peneus}, and are much used as food. The common English prawn	   is {Pal[ae]mon serratus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is often applied to any large shrimp.	         [1913 Webster]
Praxinoscope \Prax*in"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? action + -scope.]	   (Opt.)	   An instrument, similar to the phenakistoscope, for presenting	   to view, or projecting upon a screen, images the natural	   motions of real objects.	   [1913 Webster]
Praxis \Prax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to do. See	   {Practice}.]	   1. Use; practice; especially, exercise or discipline for a	      specific purpose or object. "The praxis and theory of	      music." --Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An example or form of exercise, or a collection of such	      examples, for practice.	      [1913 Webster]
Pray \Pray\, n. & v.	   See {Pry}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Pray \Pray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Praying}.] [OE. preien, OF. preier, F. prier, L. precari,	   fr. prex, precis, a prayer, a request; akin to Skr. prach to	   ask, AS. frignan, fr[imac]nan, fricgan, G. fragen, Goth.	   fra['i]hnan. Cf. {Deprecate}, {Imprecate}, {Precarious}.]	   To make request with earnestness or zeal, as for something	   desired; to make entreaty or supplication; to offer prayer to	   a deity or divine being as a religious act; specifically, to	   address the Supreme Being with adoration, confession,	   supplication, and thanksgiving.	   [1913 Webster]	         And to his goddess pitously he preyde.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         When thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou	         hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in	         secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall	         reward thee openly.                      --Matt. vi. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	   {I pray}, or (by ellipsis) {Pray}, I beg; I request; I	      entreat you; -- used in asking a question, making a	      request, introducing a petition, etc.; as, Pray, allow me	      to go.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray, sir. why am I beaten?         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To entreat; supplicate; beg; implore; invoke; beseech;	        petition.	        [1913 Webster]	Pray \Pray\, v. t.	   1. To address earnest request to; to supplicate; to entreat;	      to implore; to beseech.	      [1913 Webster]	            And as this earl was preyed, so did he. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We pray you . . . by ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor.	                                                  v. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ask earnestly for; to seek to obtain by supplication;	      to entreat for.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know not how to pray your patience. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To effect or accomplish by praying; as, to pray a soul out	      of purgatory. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pray in aid}. (Law)	      (a) To call in as a helper one who has an interest in the	          cause. --Bacon.	      (b) A phrase often used to signify claiming the benefit of	          an argument. See under {Aid}. --Mozley & W.	          [1913 Webster]
Prayer \Pray"er\, n.	   One who prays; a supplicant.	   [1913 Webster]	Prayer \Prayer\ (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F.	   pri[`e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari	   to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.]	   1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request	      or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed to a	      court or a legislative body. "Their meek preyere."	      --Chaucer	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of addressing supplication to a divinity,	      especially to the true God; the offering of adoration,	      confession, supplication, and thanksgiving to the Supreme	      Being; as, public prayer; secret prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            As he is famed for mildness, peace, and prayer.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The form of words used in praying; a formula of	      supplication; an expressed petition; especially, a	      supplication addressed to God; as, a written or	      extemporaneous prayer; to repeat one's prayers.	      [1913 Webster]	            He made those excellent prayers which were published	            immediately after his death.          --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prayer book}, a book containing devotional prayers.	   {Prayer meeting}, a meeting or gathering for prayer to God.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Petition; orison; supplication; entreaty; suit.	        [1913 Webster]
Prayerful \Prayer"ful\, a.	   Given to prayer; praying much or often; devotional. "The	   prayerful man." --J. S. Blackie. -- {Prayer"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Prayer"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Prayerless \Prayer"less\ (?; 277), a.	   Not using prayer; habitually neglecting prayer to God;	   without prayer. "The next time you go prayerless to bed."	   --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Prayer"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Prayer"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Praying \Pray"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Pray}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Praying insect}, {Praying locust}, or {Praying mantis}	      (Zool.), a mantis, especially {Mantis religiosa}. See	      {Mantis}.	   {Praying machine}, or {Praying wheel}, a wheel on which	      prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the	      wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have	      the efficacy of an oral repetition of all the prayers on	      the wheel. Sometimes it is moved by a stream.	      [1913 Webster]
Prayingly \Pray"ing*ly\, adv.	   With supplication to God.	   [1913 Webster]
Pre- \Pre-\ [L. prae, adv. & prep., before, akin to pro, and to	   E. for, prep.: cf. F. pr['e]-. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Prior}.]	   A prefix denoting priority (of time, place, or rank); as,	   precede, to go before; precursor, a forerunner; prefix, to	   fix or place before; pre["e]minent eminent before or above	   others. Pre- is sometimes used intensively, as in prepotent,	   very potent. [Written also {pr[ae]-}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Preaccusation \Pre*ac`cu*sa"tion\, n.	   Previous accusation.	   [1913 Webster]
Preace \Preace\, v. & n.	   Press. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Preach \Preach\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Preached}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Preaching}.] [OE. prechen, OF. preechier, F. pr[^e]cher, fr.	   L. praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim; prae before +	   dicare to make known, dicere to say; or perhaps from	   (assumed) LL. praedictare. See {Diction}, and cf.	   {Predicate}, {Predict}.]	   1. To proclaim or publish tidings; specifically, to proclaim	      the gospel; to discourse publicly on a religious subject,	      or from a text of Scripture; to deliver a sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall they preach, except they be sent? --Rom.	                                                  x. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            From that time Jesus began to preach. --Matt. iv.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give serious advice on morals or religion; to discourse	      in the manner of a preacher.	      [1913 Webster]	Preach \Preach\, v. t.	   1. To proclaim by public discourse; to utter in a sermon or a	      formal religious harangue.	      [1913 Webster]	            That Cristes gospel truly wolde preche. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings	            unto the meek.                        --Isa. lxi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inculcate in public discourse; to urge with earnestness	      by public teaching. "I have preached righteousness in the	      great congregation." --Ps. xl. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deliver or pronounce; as, to preach a sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To teach or instruct by preaching; to inform by preaching.	      [R.] "As ye are preached." --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To advise or recommend earnestly.	      [1913 Webster]	            My master preaches patience to him.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To preach down}, to oppress, or humiliate by preaching.	      --Tennyson.	   {To preach up}, to exalt by preaching; to preach in support	      of; as, to preach up equality.	      [1913 Webster]	Preach \Preach\, n. [Cf. F. pr[^e]che, fr. pr[^e]cher. See	   {Preach}, v.]	   A religious discourse. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Preacher \Preach"er\ (pr[=e]ch"[~e]r), n. [Cf. OF. preeschierre,	   prescheur, F. pr[^e]cheur, L. praedicator.]	   1. One who preaches; one who discourses publicly on religious	      subjects.	      [1913 Webster]	            How shall they hear without a preacher? --Rom. x.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who inculcates anything with earnestness.	      [1913 Webster]	            No preacher is listened to but Time.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Preacher bird} (Zool.), a toucan.	      [1913 Webster]
Preachership \Preach"er*ship\, n.	   The office of a preacher. "The preachership of the Rolls."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Preachify \Preach"i*fy\ (pr[=e]ch"[i^]*f[imac]), v. i. [Preach +	   -fy.]	   To discourse in the manner of a preacher. [Colloq.]	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Preaching \Preach"ing\ (pr[=e]ch"[i^]ng), n.	   The act of delivering a religious discourse; the art of	   sermonizing; also, a sermon; a public religious discourse;	   serious, earnest advice. --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Preaching cross}, a cross, sometimes surmounting a pulpit,	      erected out of doors to designate a preaching place.	   {Preaching friars}. See {Dominican}.	      [1913 Webster]
Preachman \Preach"man\, n.; pl. {Preachmen}.	   A preacher; -- so called in contempt. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Preachment \Preach"ment\, n.	   A religious harangue; a sermon; -- used derogatively. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Preacquaint \Pre`ac*quaint"\, v. t.	   To acquaint previously or beforehand. --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Preacquaintance \Pre`ac*quaint"ance\, n.	   Previous acquaintance or knowledge. --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Preact \Pre*act"\, v. t.	   To act beforehand; to perform previously.	   [1913 Webster]
Preaction \Pre*ac"tion\, n.	   Previous action.	   [1913 Webster]
Preadamic \Pre`a*dam"ic\, a.	   Prior to Adam.	   [1913 Webster]
Preadamite \Pre*ad"am*ite\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]adamite.]	   1. An inhabitant of the earth before Adam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds that men existed before Adam.	      [1913 Webster]
Preadamitic \Pre*ad`am*it"ic\, a.	   Existing or occurring before Adam; preadamic; as, preadamitic	   periods.	   [1913 Webster]
Preadjustment \Pre`ad*just"ment\, n.	   Previous adjustment.	   [1913 Webster]
Preadministration \Pre`ad*min`is*tra"tion\, n.	   Previous administration. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Preadmission \Pre`ad*mis"sion\, n.	   Lit., previous admission; specif. (Engin.), admission, as of	   steam, to the engine cylinder before the back stroke is	   completed, thus increasing the cushioning.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Preadmonish \Pre`ad*mon"ish\, v. t.	   To admonish previously.	   [1913 Webster]
Preadmonition \Pre*ad`mo*ni"tion\, n.	   Previous warning or admonition; forewarning.	   [1913 Webster]
Preadvertise \Pre*ad`ver*tise"\, v. t.	   To advertise beforehand; to preannounce publicly.	   [1913 Webster]
Preamble \Pre"am`ble\, n. [LL. praeambulum, from L. praeambulus	   walking before, fr. praeambulare to walk before; prae before	   + ambulare to walk: cf. F. pr['e]ambule. See {Amble}.]	   A introductory portion; an introduction or preface, as to a	   book, document, etc.; specifically, the introductory part of	   a statute, which states the reasons and intent of the law.	   [1913 Webster]	Preamble \Pre"am`ble\, v. t. & i.	   To make a preamble to; to preface; to serve as a preamble.	   [R.] --Feltham. Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Preambulary \Pre*am"bu*la*ry\, a. [Cf. OF. preambulaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a preamble; introductory; contained or	   provided for in a preamble. "A preambulary tax." [R.]	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Preambulate \Pre*am"bu*late\, v. i. [L. praeambulare. See	   {Preamble}.]	   To walk before. [R.] --Jordan.	   [1913 Webster]
Preambulation \Pre*am`bu*la"tion\, n.	   1. A walking or going before; precedence. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A preamble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Preambulatory \Pre*am"bu*la*to*ry\, a.	   Preceding; going before; introductory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Simon Magus had preambulatory impieties. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Preambulous \Pre*am"bu*lous\, a. [See {Preamble}, n.]	   See {Perambulatory}. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Preannounce \Pre`an*nounce"\, v. t.	   To announce beforehand. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Preantenultimate \Pre*an`te*nul"ti*mate\, a.	   Being or indicating the fourth syllable from the end of a	   word, or that before the antepenult.	   [1913 Webster]
Preaortic \Pre`a*or"tic\, a. (Anat.)	   In front, or on the ventral side, of the aorta.	   [1913 Webster]
Preappoint \Pre`ap*point"\, v. t.	   To appoint previously, or beforehand. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Preappointment \Pre`ap*point"ment\, n.	   Previous appointment.	   [1913 Webster]
Preapprehension \Pre*ap`pre*hen"sion\, n.	   An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or	   knowledge. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prearm \Pre*arm"\, v. t.	   To forearm. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prearrange \Pre`ar*range"\, v. t.	   To arrange beforehand. [Also spelled {pre-arrange}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Prease \Prease\, v. t. & i.	   To press; to crowd. [Obs.] -- n. A press; a crowd. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Preassurance \Pre`as*sur"ance\, n.	   Previous assurance. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Preataxic \Pre`a*tax"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Occurring before the symptom ataxia has developed; -- applied	   to the early symptoms of locomotor ataxia.	   [1913 Webster]
Preaudience \Pre*au"di*ence\, n. (Eng. Law)	   Precedence of rank at the bar among lawyers. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Preaxial \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, radial or tibial) side of the	   axis of a limb.	   [1913 Webster]
Prebend \Preb"end\ (pr[e^]b"[e^]nd), n. [F. pr['e]bende (cf. It.	   & Sp. prebenda), from L. praebenda, from L. praebere to hold	   forth, afford, contr. fr. praehibere; prae before + habere to	   have, hold. See {Habit}, and cf. {Provender}.]	   1. A payment or stipend; esp., the stipend or maintenance	      granted to a prebendary out of the estate of a cathedral	      or collegiate church with which he is connected. See	      {Note} under {Benefice}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prebendary. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dignitary prebend}, one having jurisdiction annexed to it.	      	   {Simple prebend}, one without jurisdiction.	      [1913 Webster]
Prebendal \Pre*ben"dal\ (pr[-e]*b[e^]n"dal), a.	   Of or pertaining to a prebend; holding a prebend; as, a	   prebendal priest or stall. --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Prebendary \Preb"en*da*ry\ (pr[e^]b"[e^]n*d[asl]*r[y^]), n. [LL.	   praebendarius: cf. F. pr['e]bendaire. See {Prebend}.]	   1. A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church	      who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating	      at stated times in the church. See {Note} under	      {Benefice}, n., 3. --Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prebendaryship. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]
Prebendaryship \Preb"en*da*ry*ship\, n.	   The office of a prebendary.	   [1913 Webster]
Prebendate \Preb"en*date\, v. t. [LL. praebendatus, p. p. of	   praebendari.]	   To invest with the office of prebendary; to present to a	   prebend. [Obs.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prebendship \Preb"end*ship\, n.	   A prebendaryship. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Prebronchial \Pre*bron"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the bronchus; -- applied especially to	   an air sac on either side of the esophagus of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Precalculate \Pre*cal"cu*late\, v. t.	   To calculate or determine beforehand; to prearrange.	   --Masson.	   [1913 Webster]
Precant \Pre"cant\, n. [L. precans, -antis, p. pr. of precari to	   pray.]	   One who prays. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Precarious \Pre*ca"ri*ous\, a. [L. precarius obtained by begging	   or prayer, depending on request or on the will of another,	   fr. precari to pray, beg. See {Pray}.]	   1. Depending on the will or pleasure of another; held by	      courtesy; liable to be changed or lost at the pleasure of	      another; as, precarious privileges. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Held by a doubtful tenure; depending on unknown causes or	      events; exposed to constant risk; not to be depended on	      for certainty or stability; uncertain; as, a precarious	      state of health; precarious fortunes. "Intervals of	      partial and precarious liberty." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Uncertain; unsettled; unsteady; doubtful; dubious;	        equivocal.	   Usage: {Precarious}, {Uncertain}. Precarious in stronger than	          uncertain. Derived originally from the Latin precari,	          it first signified "granted to entreaty," and, hence,	          "wholly dependent on the will of another." Thus it	          came to express the highest species of uncertainty,	          and is applied to such things as depend wholly on	          future casualties.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	          {Pre*ca"ri*ous*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Precation \Pre*ca"tion\, n. [L. precatio.]	   The act of praying; supplication; entreaty. --Cotton.	   [1913 Webster] Precative
Precative \Prec"a*tive\, Precatory \Prec"a*to*ry\, a. [L.	   precativus, precatorius, fr. precari to pray. See	   {Precarious}.]	   Suppliant; beseeching. --Bp. Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Precatory words} (Law), words of recommendation, request,	      entreaty, wish, or expectation, employed in wills, as	      distinguished from express directions; -- in some cases	      creating a trust. --Jarman.	      [1913 Webster]
Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]cation, L. praecautio,	   fr. praecavere, praecautum, to guard against beforehand; prae	   before + cavere be on one's guard. See {Pre-}, and	   {Caution}.]	   1. Previous caution or care; caution previously employed to	      prevent mischief or secure good; as, his life was saved by	      precaution.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [ancient philosophers] treasured up their	            supposed discoveries with miserable precaution. --J.	                                                  H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure taken beforehand to ward off evil or secure good	      or success; a precautionary act; as, to take precautions	      against accident.	      [1913 Webster]	Precaution \Pre*cau"tion\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]cautionner.]	   1. To warn or caution beforehand. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take precaution against. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Precautional \Pre*cau"tion*al\, a.	   Precautionary.	   [1913 Webster]
Precautionary \Pre*cau"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to precaution, or precautions; as,	   precautionary signals.	   [1913 Webster]
Precautious \Pre*cau"tious\, a.	   Taking or using precaution; precautionary. --	   {Pre*cau"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Pre*cau"*tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Precedaneous \Pre`ce*da"ne*ous\, a.	   Preceding; antecedent; previous. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Precede \Pre*cede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preceded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Preceding}.] [L. praecedere, praecessum; prae before	   + cedere to go, to be in motion: cf. F. pr['e]ceder. See	   {Pre-}, and {Cede}.]	   1. To go before in order of time; to occur first with	      relation to anything. "Harm precedes not sin." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go before in place, rank, or importance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to be preceded; to preface; to introduce; -- used	      with by or with before the instrumental object. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is usual to precede hostilities by a public	            declaration.                          --Kent.	      [1913 Webster] Precedence
Precedence \Pre*ced"ence\, Precedency \Pre*ced"en*cy\, n. [Cf.	   F. pr['e]c['e]dence. See {Precede}.]	   1. The act or state of preceding or going before in order of	      time; priority; as, one event has precedence of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or state of going or being before in rank or	      dignity, or the place of honor; right to a more honorable	      place; superior rank; as, barons have precedence of	      commoners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which of them [the different desires] has the	            precedency in determining the will to the next	            action?                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Antecedence; priority; pre["e]minence; preference;	        superiority.	        [1913 Webster]
Precedent \Pre*ced"ent\, a. [L. praecedens, -entis, p. pr. of	   praecedere: cf. F. pr['e]c['e]dent. See {Precede}.]	   Going before; anterior; preceding; antecedent; as, precedent	   services. --Shak. "A precedent injury." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Condition precedent} (Law), a condition which precede the	      vesting of an estate, or the accruing of a right.	      [1913 Webster]	Precedent \Prec"e*dent\, n.	   1. Something done or said that may serve as an example to	      authorize a subsequent act of the same kind; an	      authoritative example.	      [1913 Webster]	            Examples for cases can but direct as precedents	            only.                                 --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A preceding circumstance or condition; an antecedent;	      hence, a prognostic; a token; a sign. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rough draught of a writing which precedes a finished	      copy. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A judicial decision which serves as a rule for	      future determinations in similar or analogous cases; an	      authority to be followed in courts of justice; forms of	      proceeding to be followed in similar cases. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Example; antecedent.	   Usage: {Precedent}, {Example}. An example in a similar case	          which may serve as a rule or guide, but has no	          authority out of itself. A precedent is something	          which comes down to us from the past with the sanction	          of usage and of common consent. We quote examples in	          literature, and precedents in law.	          [1913 Webster]
Precedented \Prec"e*dent*ed\, a.	   Having a precedent; authorized or sanctioned by an example of	   a like kind. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Precedential \Prec`e*den"tial\, a.	   Of the nature of a precedent; having force as an example for	   imitation; as, precedential transactions.	   [1913 Webster]	         All their actions in that time are not precedential to	         warrant posterity.                       --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Precedently \Pre*ced"ent*ly\, adv.	   Beforehand; antecedently.	   [1913 Webster]
Preceding \Pre*ced"ing\, a.	   1. Going before; -- opposed to following.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) In the direction toward which stars appear to	      move. See {Following}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Precel \Pre*cel"\, v. t. & i. [See {Precellence}.]	   To surpass; to excel; to exceed. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster] Precellence
Precellence \Pre*cel"lence\, Precellency \Pre*cel"len*cy\, n.	   [L. praecellentia, from praecellens, p. pr. of praecellere to	   excel, surpass: cf. OF. precellence.]	   Excellence; superiority. [Obs.] --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Precellent \Pre*cel"lent\, a. [L. praecellens, p. pr.]	   Excellent; surpassing. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Precentor \Pre*cen"tor\, n. [L. praecentor, fr. praecinere to	   sing before; prae before + canere to sing. See {Chant}.]	   A leader of a choir; a directing singer. Specifically:	   (a) The leader of the choir in a cathedral; -- called also	       the {chanter} or master of the choir. --Hook.	   (b) The leader of the congregational singing in Scottish and	       other churches.	       [1913 Webster]
Precentorship \Pre*cen"tor*ship\, n.	   The office of a precentor.	   [1913 Webster]
Precept \Pre"cept\, n. [L. praeceptum, from praecipere to take	   beforehand, to instruct, teach; prae before + capere to take:	   cf. F. pr['e]cepte. See {Pre-}, and {Capacious}.]	   1. Any commandment, instruction, or order intended as an	      authoritative rule of action; esp., a command respecting	      moral conduct; an injunction; a rule.	      [1913 Webster]	            For precept must be upon precept.     --Isa. xxviii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            No arts are without their precepts.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A command in writing; a species of writ or process.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Commandment; injunction; mandate; law; rule; direction;	        principle; maxim. See {Doctrine}.	        [1913 Webster]	Precept \Pre"cept\, v. t.	   To teach by precepts. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Preceptial \Pre*cep"tial\, a.	   Preceptive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [Passion] would give preceptial medicine to rage.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Preception \Pre*cep"tion\, n. [L. praeceptio.]	   A precept. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Preceptive \Pre*cep"tive\, a. [L. praeceptivus.]	   Containing or giving precepts; of the nature of precepts;	   didactic; as, the preceptive parts of the Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lesson given us here is preceptive to us.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Preceptor \Pre*cep"tor\, n. [L. praeceptor, fr. praecipere to	   teach: cf. F. pr['e]cepteur. See {Precept}.]	   1. One who gives commands, or makes rules; specifically, the	      master or principal of a school; a teacher; an instructor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The head of a preceptory among the Knights Templars. --Sir	      W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Preceptorial \Pre`cep*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a preceptor.	   [1913 Webster]
Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\ (?; 277), a.	   Preceptive. "A law preceptory." --Anderson (1573).	   [1913 Webster]	Preceptory \Pre*cep"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preceptories}. [LL.	   praeceptoria an estate assigned to a preceptor, from L.	   praeceptor a commander, ruler, teacher, in LL., procurator,	   administrator among the Knights Templars. See {Preceptor}.]	   A religious house of the Knights Templars, subordinate to the	   temple or principal house of the order in London. See	   {Commandery}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Preceptress \Pre*cep"tress\, n.	   A woman who is the principal of a school; a female teacher.	   [1913 Webster]
Precession \Pre*ces"sion\, n. [L. praecedere, praecessum, to go	   before: cf. F. pr['e]cession. See {Precede}.]	   The act of going before, or forward.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lunisolar precession}. (Astron.) See under {Lunisolar}.	   {Planetary precession}, that part of the precession of the	      equinoxes which depends on the action of the planets	      alone.	   {Precession of the equinoxes} (Astron.), the slow backward	      motion of the equinoctial points along the ecliptic, at	      the rate of 50.2[sec] annually, caused by the action of	      the sun, moon, and planets, upon the protuberant matter	      about the earth's equator, in connection with its diurnal	      rotation; -- so called because either equinox, owing to	      its westerly motion, comes to the meridian sooner each day	      than the point it would have occupied without the motion	      of precession, and thus precedes that point continually	      with reference to the time of transit and motion.	      [1913 Webster]
Precessional \Pre*ces"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pression; as, the precessional movement	   of the equinoxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Precessor \Pre*ces"sor\, n. [L. praecessor.]	   A predecessor. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Pr'ecieuse \Pr['e]`cieuse"\, n.	   An affected woman of polite society, esp. one of the literary	   women of the French salons of the 17th century. See aslo	   {preciosity}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Precinct \Pre"cinct\ (?; 277), n. [LL. praecinctum, fr. L.	   praecingere, praecinctum, to gird about, to encompass; prae	   before + cingere to gird, surround. See {Pre-}, and	   {Cincture}.]	   1. The limit or exterior line encompassing a place; a	      boundary; a confine; limit of jurisdiction or authority;	      -- often in the plural; as, the precincts of a state. "The	      precincts of light." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A district within certain boundaries; a minor territorial	      or jurisdictional division; as, an election precinct; a	      school precinct.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A parish or prescribed territory attached to a church, and	      taxed for its support. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The parish, or precinct, shall proceed to a new	            choice.                               --Laws of	                                                  Massachusetts.	      [1913 Webster]
Preciosity \Pre`ci*os"i*ty\, n.	   Preciousness; something precious. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Preciosity \Pre`ci*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [F.	   pr['e]ciosit['e], OF. also precieuset['e].]	   Fastidious refinement, esp. in language; specif., the	   affected purism and sententiousness characteristic of the	   French pr['e]cieuses of the 17th century.	         He had the fastidiousness, the preciosity, the love of	         archaisms, of your true decadent.        --L. Douglas.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Precious \Pre"cious\, a. [OF. precious, precius, precios, F.	   pr['e]cieux, L. pretiosus, fr. pretium price, worth, value.	   See {Price}.]	   1. Of great price; costly; as, a precious stone. "The	      precious bane." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of great value or worth; very valuable; highly esteemed;	      dear; beloved; as, precious recollections.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is more precious than rules.      --Prov. iii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many things which are most precious are neglected	            only because the value of them lieth hid. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Also used ironically; as, a precious rascal.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Particular; fastidious; overnice; overrefined. Cf.	      {Pr['e]cieuse}, {Preciosity}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest that precious folk be with me wroth. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elaborate embroidery of precious language.	                                                  --Saintsbury.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Precious metals}, the uncommon and highly valuable metals,	      esp. gold and silver.	   {Precious stones}, gems; jewels.	      [1913 Webster]
Preciously \Pre"cious*ly\, adv.	   In a precious manner; expensively; extremely; dearly. Also	   used ironically.	   [1913 Webster]
Preciousness \Pre"cious*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being precious; costliness; dearness.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipe \Prec"i*pe\, n. (Law)	   See {Pr[ae]cipe}, and {Precept}.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipice \Prec"i*pice\, n. [F. pr['e]cipice, L. praecipitium,	   fr. praeceps, -cipitis, headlong; prae before + caput,	   capitis, the head. See {Pre-}, and {Chief}.]	   1. A sudden or headlong fall. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A headlong steep; a very steep, perpendicular, or	      overhanging place; an abrupt declivity; a cliff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where wealth like fruit on precipices grew.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Precipient \Pre*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. praecipiens, p. pr. See	   {Precept}.]	   Commanding; directing.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitability \Pre*cip`i*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being precipitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitable \Pre*cip"i*ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being precipitated, or cast to the bottom, as a	   substance in solution. See {Precipitate}, n. (Chem.)	   [1913 Webster] Precipitance
Precipitance \Pre*cip"i*tance\, Precipitancy \Pre*cip"i*tan*cy\,	   n. [From {Precipitant}.]	   The quality or state of being precipitant, or precipitate;	   headlong hurry; excessive or rash haste in resolving, forming	   an opinion, or executing a purpose; precipitation; as, the	   precipitancy of youth. "Precipitance of judgment." --I.	   Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, a. [L. praecipitans, -antis, p.	   pr. of praecipitare: cf. F. pr['e]cipitant. See	   {Precipitate}.]	   1. Falling or rushing headlong; rushing swiftly, violently,	      or recklessly; moving precipitately.	      [1913 Webster]	            They leave their little lives	            Above the clouds, precipitant to earth. --J.	                                                  Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	            Should he return, that troop so blithe and bold,	            Precipitant in fear would wing their flight. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unexpectedly or foolishly brought on or hastened; rashly	      hurried; hasty; sudden; reckless. --Jer. Taylor.	      "Precipitant rebellion." --Eikon Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	Precipitant \Pre*cip"i*tant\, n. (Chem.)	   Any force or reagent which causes the formation of a	   precipitate.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitantly \Pre*cip"i*tant*ly\, adv.	   With rash or foolish haste; in headlong manner. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitantness \Pre*cip"i*tant*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being precipitant; precipitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitate \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	      declaring war. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking due deliberation or care; hurried; said or done	      before the time; as, a precipitate measure. "The rapidity	      of our too precipitate course." --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Falling, flowing, or rushing, with steep descent;	      headlong.	      [1913 Webster]	            Precipitate the furious torrent flows. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ending quickly in death; brief and fatal; as, a	      precipitate case of disease. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, n. [NL. praecipitatum: cf. F.	   pr['e]cipit['e].] (Chem.)	   An insoluble substance separated from a solution in a	   concrete state by the action of some reagent added to the	   solution, or of some force, such as heat or cold. The	   precipitate may fall to the bottom (whence the name), may be	   diffused through the solution, or may float at or near the	   surface.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. atmospheric moisture condensed as rain or snow, etc.; same	      as {precipitation[5]}.	      [PJC]	   {Red precipitate} (Old. Chem), mercuric oxide ({HgO}) a heavy	      red crystalline powder obtained by heating mercuric	      nitrate, or by heating mercury in the air. Prepared in the	      latter manner, it was the {precipitate per se} of the	      alchemists.	   {White precipitate} (Old Chem.)	      (a) A heavy white amorphous powder ({NH2.HgCl}) obtained	          by adding ammonia to a solution of mercuric chloride	          or corrosive sublimate; -- formerly called also	          {infusible white precipitate}, and now {amido-mercuric	          chloride}.	      (b) A white crystalline substance obtained by adding a	          solution of corrosive sublimate to a solution of sal	          ammoniac (ammonium chloride); -- formerly called also	          {fusible white precipitate}.	          [1913 Webster]	Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Precipitated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precipitating}.]	   1. To throw headlong; to cast down from a precipice or	      height.	      [1913 Webster]	            She and her horse had been precipitated to the	            pebbled region of the river.          --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To urge or press on with eager haste or violence; to cause	      to happen, or come to a crisis, suddenly or too soon; as,	      precipitate a journey, or a conflict.	      [1913 Webster]	            Back to his sight precipitates her steps. --Glover.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they be daring, it may precipitate their designs,	            and prove dangerous.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution, or other medium, in	      the form of a precipitate; as, water precipitates camphor	      when in solution with alcohol.	      [1913 Webster]	            The light vapor of the preceding evening had been	            precipitated by the cold.             --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Precipitate \Pre*cip"i*tate\, v. i.	   1. To dash or fall headlong. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So many fathom down precipitating.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hasten without preparation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) To separate from a solution as a precipitate. See	      {Precipitate}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Precipitately \Pre*cip"i*tate*ly\, adv.	   In a precipitate manner; headlong; hastily; rashly. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitation \Pre*cip`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. praecipitatio: cf. F.	   pr['e]cipitation.]	   1. The act of precipitating, or the state of being	      precipitated, or thrown headlong.	      [1913 Webster]	            In peril of precipitation	            From off rock Tarpeian.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A falling, flowing, or rushing downward with violence and	      rapidity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hurry, precipitation, and rapid motion of the	            water, returning . . . towards the sea. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Great hurry; rash, tumultuous haste; impetuosity. "The	      precipitation of inexperience." --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) The act or process of precipitating from a	      solution.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Meteorology) A deposit on the earth of hail, mist, rain,	      sleet, or snow; also, the quantity of water deposited.	   Note: Deposits of dew, fog, and frost are not regarded by the	         United States Weather Bureau as precipitation. Sleet	         and snow are melted, and the record of precipitation	         shows the depth of the horizontal layers of water in	         hundredths of an inch or in millimeters.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Precipitator \Pre*cip"i*ta`tor\, n. [L. praecipitator an	   overthrower.]	   One who precipitates, or urges on with vehemence or rashness.	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitious \Prec`i*pi"tious\, a.	   Precipitous. [Obs.] -- {Prec`i*pi"tious*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Precipitous \Pre*cip"i*tous\, a. [L. praeceps, -cipitis: cf. OF.	   precipiteux. See {Precipice}.]	   1. Steep, like a precipice; as, a precipitous cliff or	      mountain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Headlong; as, precipitous fall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hasty; rash; quick; sudden; precipitate; as, precipitous	      attempts. --Sir T. Browne. "Marian's low, precipitous	      `Hush!'" --Mrs. Browning.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*cip"i*tous*ly}, adv. --	      {Pre*cip"i*tous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Pr'ecis \Pr['e]`cis"\ (pr[asl]`s[=e]"), n. [F. See {Precise}.]	   A concise or abridged statement or view; an abstract; a	   summary.	   [1913 Webster]
precis \precis\ v. t.	   To make a precis of.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Precise \Pre*cise"\, a. [L. praecisus cut off, brief, concise,	   p. p. of praecidere to cut off in front, to cut off; prae	   before + caedere to cut: cf. F. pr['e]cis. Cf. {Concise}.]	   1. Having determinate limitations; exactly or sharply defined	      or stated; definite; exact; nice; not vague or equivocal;	      as, precise rules of morality.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law in this point is not precise. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the hour precise	            Exacts our parting hence.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strictly adhering or conforming to rule; very nice or	      exact; punctilious in conduct or ceremony; formal;	      ceremonious. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was ever precise in promise-keeping. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Accurate; exact; definite; correct; scrupulous;	        punctilious; particular; nice; formal. See {Accurate}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*cise"ly}, adv. --	        {Pre*cise"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Precisian \Pre*ci"sian\, n.	   1. One who limits, or restrains. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An overprecise person; one rigidly or ceremoniously exact	      in the observance of rules; a formalist; -- formerly	      applied to the English Puritans.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most dissolute cavaliers stood aghast at the	            dissoluteness of the emancipated precisian.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Precisianism \Pre*ci"sian*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being a precisian; the practice of a	   precisian. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Precisianist \Pre*ci"sian*ist\, n.	   A precisian.	   [1913 Webster]
Precision \Pre*ci"sion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]cision, L. praecisio a	   cutting off. See {Precise}.]	   The quality or state of being precise; exact limitation;	   exactness; accuracy; strict conformity to a rule or a	   standard; definiteness.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have left out the utmost precisions of fractions.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Preciseness; exactness; accuracy; nicety.	   Usage: {Precision}, {Preciseness}. Precision is always used	          in a good sense; as, precision of thought or language;	          precision in military evolutions. Preciseness is	          sometimes applied to persons or their conduct in a	          disparaging sense, and precise is often used in the	          same way.	          [1913 Webster]
Precisive \Pre*ci"sive\, a.	   Cutting off; (Logic) exactly limiting by cutting off all that	   is not absolutely relative to the purpose; as, precisive	   censure; precisive abstraction. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Preclude \Pre*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precluded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Precluding}.] [L. praecludere, praeclusum; prae	   before + claudere to shut. See {Close}, v.]	   1. To put a barrier before; hence, to shut out; to hinder; to	      stop; to impede.	      [1913 Webster]	            The valves preclude the blood from entering the	            veins.                                --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shut out by anticipative action; to prevent or hinder	      by necessary consequence or implication; to deter action	      of, access to, employment of, etc.; to render ineffectual;	      to obviate by anticipation.	      [1913 Webster]	            This much will obviate and preclude the objections.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]
Preclusion \Pre*clu"sion\, n. [L. praeclusio. See {Preclude}.]	   The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a	   shutting out.	   [1913 Webster]
Preclusive \Pre*clu"sive\, a.	   Shutting out; precluding, or tending to preclude; hindering.	   -- {Pre*clu"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Precoce \Pre*coce"\, a. [F. pr['e]coce.]	   Precocious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Precoces \Pre"co*ces\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pr[ae]coces}.	   [1913 Webster]
Precocious \Pre*co"cious\, a. [L. praecox, -ocis, and	   praecoquus, fr. praecoquere to cook or ripen beforehand; prae	   before + coquere to cook. See 3d {Cook}, and cf. {Apricot}.]	   1. Ripe or mature before the proper or natural time; early or	      prematurely ripe or developed; as, precocious trees. [R.]	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Developed more than is natural or usual at a given age;	      exceeding what is to be expected of one's years; too	      forward; -- used especially of mental forwardness; as, a	      precocious child; precocious talents.	      [1913 Webster]
Precociously \Pre*co"cious*ly\, adv.	   In a precocious manner.	   [1913 Webster] Precociousness
Precociousness \Pre*co"cious*ness\, Precocity \Pre*coc"i*ty\, n.	   [Cf. F. pr['e]cocit['e].]	   The quality or state of being precocious; untimely ripeness;	   premature development, especially of the mental powers;	   forwardness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Saucy precociousness in learning.        --Bp.	                                                  Mannyngham.	   [1913 Webster]	         That precocity which sometimes distinguishes uncommon	         genius.                                  --Wirt.	   [1913 Webster]
Precoetanean \Pre*co`e*ta"ne*an\, n.	   One contemporary with, but older than, another. [Obs.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Precogitate \Pre*cog"i*tate\, v. t. [L. praecogitatus, p. p. of	   praecogitare. See {Pre-}, and {Cogitate}.]	   To cogitate beforehand. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Precogitation \Pre*cog`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. praecogitatio.]	   Previous cogitation. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Precognition \Pre`cog*ni"tion\, n. [L. praecognitio, fr.	   praecognoscere to foreknow. See {Pre-}, and {Cognition}.]	   1. Previous cognition. --Fotherby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) A preliminary examination of a criminal case	      with reference to a prosecution. --Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]
Precognizable \Pre*cog"ni*za*ble\, a.	   Cognizable beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Precognosce \Pre*cog"nosce\, v. t. [L. praecognoscere to	   foreknow.] (Scots Law)	   To examine beforehand, as witnesses or evidence.	   [1913 Webster]	         A committee of nine precognoscing the chances.	                                                  --Masson.	   [1913 Webster]
Precollection \Pre`col*lec"tion\, n.	   A collection previously made. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Precompose \Pre`com*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Precomposed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Precomposing}.]	   To compose beforehand. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconceit \Pre`con*ceit"\, n.	   An opinion or notion formed beforehand; a preconception.	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconceive \Pre`con*ceive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Preconceived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preconceiving}.]	   To conceive, or form an opinion of, beforehand; to form a	   previous notion or idea of.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a dead plain the way seemeth the longer, because the	         eye hath preconceived it shorter than the truth.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconception \Pre`con*cep"tion\, n.	   The act of preconceiving; conception or opinion previously	   formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconcert \Pre`con*cert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preconcerted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Preconcerting}.]	   To concert or arrange beforehand; to settle by previous	   agreement.	   [1913 Webster]	Preconcert \Pre*con"cert\, n.	   Something concerted or arranged beforehand; a previous	   agreement.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconcerted \Pre`con*cert"ed\, a.	   Previously arranged; agreed upon beforehand. --	   {Pre`con*cert"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Pre`con*cert"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconcertion \Pre`con*cer"tion\, n.	   The act of preconcerting; preconcert. --Dr. T. Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Precondemn \Pre`con*demn`\, v. t.	   To condemn beforehand. -- {Pre*con`dem*na"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Precondition \Pre`con*di"tion\, n.	   A previous or antecedent condition; a preliminary condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconform \Pre`con*form"\, v. t. & i.	   To conform by way anticipation. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconformity \Pre`con*form"i*ty\, n.	   Anticipative or antecedent conformity. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconizate \Pre*con"i*zate\, v. t. [Cf. F. pr['e]coniser.]	   To proclaim; to publish; also, to summon; to call. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconization \Pre*con`i*za"tion\, n. [L. praeconium a crying	   out in public, fr. praeco, -onis, a crier, a herald: cf. F.	   pr['e]conisation.]	   1. A publishing by proclamation; a public proclamation. --Bp.	      Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A formal approbation by the pope of a person	      nominated to an ecclesiastical dignity. --Addis & Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Preconize \Pre"con*ize\, v. t. (Eccl.)	   To approve by preconization.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconquer \Pre*con"quer\, v. t.	   To conquer in anticipation. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconscious \Pre*con""scious\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a state before consciousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconsent \Pre`con*sent"\, n.	   A previous consent.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconsign \Pre`con*sign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preconsigned};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Preconsigning}.]	   To consign beforehand; to make a previous consignment of.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconsolidated \Pre`con*sol"i*da`ted\, a.	   Consolidated beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Preconstitute \Pre*con"sti*tute\, v. t.	   To constitute or establish beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Precontract \Pre`con*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Precontracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Precontracting}.]	   To contract, engage, or stipulate previously.	   [1913 Webster]	Precontract \Pre`con*tract"\, v. i.	   To make a previous contract or agreement. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	Precontract \Pre*con"tract\, n.	   A contract preceding another; especially (Law), a contract of	   marriage which, according to the ancient law, rendered void a	   subsequent marriage solemnized in violation of it. --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Precontrive \Pre`con*trive"\, v. t. & i.	   To contrive or plan beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Precoracoid \Pre*cor"a*coid\, n. (Anat.)	   The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with	   the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and	   amphibians.	   [1913 Webster]
Precordial \Pre*cor"di*al\, a. [Pref. pre- + L. cor, cordis,	   heart: cf. F. pr['e]cordial.] (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the heart; of or pertaining to the	   pr[ae]cordia.	   [1913 Webster]
Precrural \Pre*cru"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the leg or thigh; as, the precrural	   glands of the horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Precurrer \Pre*cur"rer\, n.	   A precursor. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Precurse \Pre*curse"\, n. [L. praecursus.]	   A forerunning. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Precursive \Pre*cur"sive\, a.	   Preceding; introductory; precursory. "A deep precursive	   sound." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Precursor \Pre*cur"sor\, n. [L. praecursor, fr. praecurrere to	   run before; prae before + currere to run. See {Course}.]	   One who, or that which, precedes an event, and indicates its	   approach; a forerunner; a harbinger.	   [1913 Webster]	         Evil thoughts are the invisible, airy precursors of all	         the storms and tempests of the soul.     --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Predecessor; forerunner; harbinger; messenger; omen;	        sign.	        [1913 Webster]
Precursorship \Pre*cur"sor*ship\, n.	   The position or condition of a precursor. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Precursory \Pre*cur"so*ry\, a. [L. praecursorius.]	   Preceding as a precursor or harbinger; indicating something	   to follow; as, precursory symptoms of a fever.	   [1913 Webster]	Precursory \Pre*cur"so*ry\, n.	   An introduction. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Predacean \Pre*da"cean\, n. [L. praeda prey.] (Zool.)	   A carnivorous animal. --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]
Predaceous \Pre*da"ceous\, a. [L. praeda prey. See {Prey}.]	   Living by prey; predatory. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Predal \Pre"dal\, a. [L. praeda prey.]	   Of or pertaining to prey; plundering; predatory. [R.]	   --Boyse.	   [1913 Webster]
Predate \Pre*date"\, v. t.	   To date anticipation; to affix to (a document) an earlier	   than the actual date; to antedate; as, a predated deed or	   letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Predation \Pre*da"tion\, n. [L. praedatio, fr. praedari to	   plunder.]	   The act of pillaging. --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Predatorily \Pred"a*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a predatory manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Predatory \Pred"a*to*ry\, a. [L. praedatorius, fr. praedari to	   plunder, fr. praeda prey. See {Prey}.]	   1. Characterized by plundering; practicing rapine;	      plundering; pillaging; as, a predatory excursion; a	      predatory party. "A predatory war." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hungry; ravenous; as, predatory spirits. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Exercise . . . maketh the spirits more hot and	            predatory.                            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Living by preying upon other animals; carnivorous.	      [1913 Webster]
Prede \Prede\, v. i. [L. praedari. See {Prey}.]	   To prey; to plunder. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]	Prede \Prede\, n.	   Prey; plunder; booty. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Predecay \Pre"de*cay`\, n.	   Premature decay.	   [1913 Webster]
Predecease \Pre`de*cease\, v. t.	   To die sooner than. "If children predecease progenitors."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Predecease \Pre"de*cease`\, n.	   The death of one person or thing before another. [R.]	   --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
Predecessive \Pred`e*ces"sive\, a.	   Going before; preceding. "Our predecessive students."	   --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Predecessor \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), a predecessor, fr. decedere: cf. F.	   pr['e]d['e]cesseur. See {Decease}.]	   One who precedes; one who has preceded another in any state,	   position, office, etc.; one whom another follows or comes	   after, in any office or position.	   [1913 Webster]	         A prince who was as watchful as his predecessor had	         been over the interests of the state.    --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Predeclare \Pre`de*clare"\, v. t.	   To declare or announce beforehand; to preannounce. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Prededication \Pre*ded`i*ca"tion\, n.	   A dedication made previously or beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Predefine \Pre`de*fine\, v. t.	   To define beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Predeliberation \Pre`de*lib`er*a"tion\, n.	   Previous deliberation.	   [1913 Webster]
Predelineation \Pre`de*lin`e*a"tion\, n.	   Previous delineation.	   [1913 Webster]
Predella \Pre*del"la\, n. [It.]	   The step, or raised secondary part, of an altar; a	   superaltar; hence, in Italian painting, a band or frieze of	   several pictures running along the front of a superaltar, or	   forming a border or frame at the foot of an altarpiece.	   [1913 Webster]
Predesign \Pre`de*sign"\, v. t.	   To design or purpose beforehand; to predetermine. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Predesignate \Pre*des"ig*nate\, a. (Logic)	   A term used by Sir William Hamilton to define propositions	   having their quantity indicated by a verbal sign; as, all,	   none, etc.; -- contrasted with preindesignate, defining	   propositions of which the quantity is not so indicated.	   [1913 Webster]
Predestinarian \Pre*des`ti*na"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to predestination; as, the predestinarian	   controversy. --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]	Predestinarian \Pre*des`ti*na"ri*an\, n.	   One who believes in or supports the doctrine of	   predestination. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Predestinarianism \Pre*des`ti*na"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The system or doctrine of the predestinarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Predestinary \Pre*des"ti*na*ry\, a.	   Predestinarian. [Obs.] --Heylin.	   [1913 Webster]
Predestinate \Pre*des"ti*nate\, a. [L. praedestinatus, p. p. of	   praedestinare to predestine; prae before + destinare to	   determine. See {Destine}.]	   Predestinated; foreordained; fated. "A predestinate scratched	   face." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Predestinate \Pre*des"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Predestinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predestinating}.] [Cf.	   {Predestine}.]	   To predetermine or foreordain; to appoint or ordain	   beforehand by an unchangeable purpose or decree; to	   pre["e]lect.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be	         conformed to the image of his Son.       --Rom. viii.	                                                  29.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To predetermine; foreordain; preordain; decree;	        predestine; foredoom.	        [1913 Webster]
Predestination \Pre*des`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. praedestinatio: cf.	   F. pr['e]destination.]	   1. The act of predestinating.	      [1913 Webster]	            Predestination had overruled their will. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The purpose of Good from eternity respecting all	      events; especially, the preordination of men to	      everlasting happiness or misery. See {Calvinism}.	      [1913 Webster]
Predestinative \Pre*des"ti*na*tive\, a.	   Determining beforehand; predestinating. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Predestinator \Pre*des"ti*na`tor\, n. [Cf. F.	   pr['e]destinateur.]	   1. One who predestinates, or foreordains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds to the doctrine of predestination; a	      predestinarian. --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]
Predestine \Pre*des"tine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predestined}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Predestining}.] [Cf. F. pr['e]destiner. See	   {Predestinate}.]	   To decree beforehand; to foreordain; to predestinate.	   --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Predestiny \Pre*des"ti*ny\, n.	   Predestination. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Predeterminable \Pre`de*ter"mi*na*ble\, a.	   Capable of being determined beforehand. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Predeterminate \Pre`de*ter"mi*nate\, a.	   Determined beforehand; as, the predeterminate counsel of God.	   [1913 Webster]
Predetermination \Pre`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   pr['e]d['e]termination.]	   The act of previous determination; a purpose formed	   beforehand; as, the predetermination of God's will.	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Predetermine \Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Predetermined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predermining}.] [Pref. pre-	   + determine: cf. F. pr['e]d['e]terminer.]	   1. To determine (something) beforehand. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To doom by previous decree; to foredoom.	      [1913 Webster]	Predetermine \Pre`de*ter"mine\, v. i.	   To determine beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Predial \Pre"di*al\, a. [L. praedium a farm, estate: cf. F.	   pr['e]dial.]	   1. Consisting of land or farms; landed; as, predial estate;	      that is, real estate. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attached to land or farms; as, predial slaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Issuing or derived from land; as, predial tithes.	      [1913 Webster]
Prediastolic \Pre*di`as*tol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Preceding the diastole of the heart; as, a prediastolic	   friction sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Predicability \Pred`i*ca*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being predicable, or affirmable of	   something, or attributed to something. --Reid.	   [1913 Webster]
Predicable \Pred"i*ca*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]dicable, L.	   praedicabilis praiseworthy. See {Predicate}.]	   Capable of being predicated or affirmed of something;	   affirmable; attributable.	   [1913 Webster]	Predicable \Pred"i*ca*ble\, n.	   1. Anything affirmable of another; especially, a general	      attribute or notion as affirmable of, or applicable to,	      many individuals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) One of the five most general relations of	      attributes involved in logical arrangements, namely,	      genus, species, difference, property, and accident.	      [1913 Webster]
Predicament \Pre*dic"a*ment\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]dicament, L.	   praedicamentum. See {Predicate}.]	   1. A class or kind described by any definite marks; hence,	      condition; particular situation or state; especially, an	      unfortunate or trying position or condition. "O woeful	      sympathy; piteous predicament!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) See {Category}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Category; condition; state; plight.	        [1913 Webster]
Predicamental \Pre*dic`a*men"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a predicament. --John Hall (1646).	   [1913 Webster]
Predicant \Pred"i*cant\, a. [L. praedicans, -antis, p. pr. of	   praedicare. See {Predicate}.]	   Predicating; affirming; declaring; proclaiming; hence;	   preaching. "The Roman predicant orders." --N. Brit. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]	Predicant \Pred"i*cant\, n.	   One who predicates, affirms, or proclaims; specifically, a	   preaching friar; a Dominican.	   [1913 Webster]
Predicate \Pred"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Predicating}.] [L. praedicatus, p. p. of	   praedicare to cry in public, to proclaim. See {Preach}.]	   1. To assert to belong to something; to affirm (one thing of	      another); as, to predicate whiteness of snow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To found; to base. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Predicate is sometimes used in the United States for	         found or base; as, to predicate an argument on certain	         principles; to predicate a statement on information	         received. Predicate is a term in logic, and used only	         in a single case, namely, when we affirm one thing of	         another. "Similitude is not predicated of essences or	         substances, but of figures and qualities only."	         --Cudworth.	         [1913 Webster]	Predicate \Pred"i*cate\, v. i.	   To affirm something of another thing; to make an affirmation.	   --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	Predicate \Pred"i*cate\, n. [L. praedicatum, neut. of	   praedicatus, p. p. praedicare: cf. F. pr['e]dicat. See	   {Predicate}, v. t.]	   1. (Logic) That which is affirmed or denied of the subject.	      In these propositions, "Paper is white," "Ink is not	      white," whiteness is the predicate affirmed of paper and	      denied of ink.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The word or words in a proposition which express	      what is affirmed of the subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Affirmation; declaration.	        [1913 Webster]	Predicate \Pred"i*cate\, a. [L. praedicatus, p. p.]	   Predicated.	   [1913 Webster]
Predication \Pred`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. praedicatio: cf. F.	   pr['e]dication.]	   1. The act of predicating, or of affirming one thing of	      another; affirmation; assertion. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Preaching. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Predicative \Pred"i*ca*tive\, a. [L. praedicativus.]	   Expressing affirmation or predication; affirming;	   predicating, as, a predicative term. -- {Pred"i*ca*tive*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Predicatory \Pred"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [Cf. L. praedicatorius	   praising.]	   Affirmative; positive. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Predicrotic \Pre`di*crot"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   A term applied to the pulse wave sometimes seen in a pulse	   curve or sphygmogram, between the apex of the curve and the	   dicrotic wave.	   [1913 Webster]	         The predicrotic or tidal wave is best marked in a hard	         pulse, i. e., where the blood pressure is high.	                                                  --Landois &	                                                  Stirling.	   [1913 Webster]
Predict \Pre*dict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predicted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Predicting}.] [L. praedictus, p. p. of praedicere to	   predict; prae before + dicere to say, tell. See {Diction},	   and cf. {Preach}.]	   To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to	   presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of	   a comet.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To foretell; prophesy; prognosticate; presage; forebode;	        foreshow; bode.	        [1913 Webster]	Predict \Pre*dict"\, n.	   A prediction. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Predictable \Pre*dict"a*ble\, a.	   That may be predicted.	   [1913 Webster]
Prediction \Pre*dic"tion\, n. [L. praedictio: cf. F.	   pr['e]diction.]	   The act of foretelling; also, that which is foretold;	   prophecy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The predictions of cold and long winters. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prophecy; prognostication; foreboding; augury;	        divination; soothsaying; vaticination.	        [1913 Webster]
Predictional \Pre*dic"tion*al\, a.	   Prophetic; prognostic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Predictive \Pre*dict"ive\, a. [L. praedictivus.]	   Foretelling; prophetic; foreboding. -- {Pre*dict"ive*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Predictor \Pre*dict"or\, n.	   One who predicts; a foreteller.	   [1913 Webster]
Predictory \Pre*dict"o*ry\, a.	   Predictive. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Predigest \Pre`di*gest"\, v. t. (Med.)	   To subject (food) to predigestion or artificial digestion.	   [1913 Webster]
Predigestion \Pre`di*ges"tion\, n.	   1. Digestion too soon performed; hasty digestion. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Artificial digestion of food for use in illness or	      impaired digestion.	      [1913 Webster]
Predilect \Pre`di*lect"\, v. t.	   To elect or choose beforehand. [R.] --Walter Harte.	   [1913 Webster]
Predilection \Pre`di*lec"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. dilectus, p.	   p. diligere to prefer: cf. F. pr['e]dilection. See	   {Diligent}.]	   A previous liking; a prepossession of mind in favor of	   something; predisposition to choose or like; partiality.	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Prediscover \Pre`dis*cov"er\, v. t.	   To discover beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Prediscovery \Pre`dis*cov"er*y\, n.	   A previous discovery.	   [1913 Webster]
Predisponency \Pre`dis*po"nen*cy\, n.	   The state of being predisposed; predisposition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Predisponent \Pre`dis*po"nent\, a.	   Disposing beforehand; predisposing. -- n. That which	   predisposes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Predisponent causes}. (Med.) See {Predisposing causes},	      under {Predispose}. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Predispose \Pre`dis*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Predisposed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Predisposing}.] [Pref. pre- + dispose: cf.	   F. pr['e]disposer.]	   1. To dispose or incline beforehand; to give a predisposition	      or bias to; as, to predispose the mind to friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make fit or susceptible beforehand; to give a tendency	      to; as, debility predisposes the body to disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Predisposing causes} (Med.), causes which render the body	      liable to disease; predisponent causes.	      [1913 Webster]
Predisposition \Pre*dis`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- +	   disposition: cf. F. pr['e]disposition.]	   1. The act of predisposing, or the state of being	      predisposed; previous inclination, tendency, or	      propensity; predilection; -- applied to the mind; as, a	      predisposition to anger.	   Syn: inclination; tendency; predilection; propensity.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. Previous fitness or adaptation to any change, impression,	      or purpose; susceptibility; -- applied to material things;	      as, the predisposition of the body to disease.	      [1913 Webster]
Predominance \Pre*dom"i*nance\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]dominance.]	   1. The quality or state of being predominant; superiority;	      ascendency; prevalence; predomination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The predominance of conscience over interest.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) The superior influence of a planet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Predominancy \Pre*dom"i*nan*cy\, n.	   Predominance. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Predominant \Pre*dom"i*nant\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]dominant. See	   {Predominante}.]	   Having the ascendency over others; superior in strength,	   influence, or authority; prevailing; as, a predominant color;	   predominant excellence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those help . . . were predominant in the king's mind.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Foul subordination is predominant.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prevalent; superior; prevailing; ascendant; ruling;	        reigning; controlling; overruling.	        [1913 Webster]
Predominantly \Pre*dom"i*nant*ly\, adv.	   In a predominant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Predominate \Pre*dom"i*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Predominated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Predominating}.] [Pref. pre-	   + dominate: cf. F. pr['e]dominer.]	   To be superior in number, strength, influence, or authority;	   to have controlling power or influence; to prevail; to rule;	   to have the mastery; as, love predominated in her heart.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Certain] rays may predominate over the rest. --Sir. I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	Predominate \Pre*dom"i*nate\, v. t.	   To rule over; to overpower. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Predomination \Pre*dom`i*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]domination.]	   The act or state of predominating; ascendency; predominance.	   --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Predoom \Pre*doom"\, v. t.	   To foredoom.	   [1913 Webster]
Predorsal \Pre*dor"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the back; immediately in front, or on	   the ventral side the dorsal part of the vertebral column.	   [1913 Webster]
Predy \Pre"dy\, a. [Cf. F. pr[^e]t ready.]	   Cleared and ready for engagement, as a ship. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Preedy \Preed"y\, adv.	   With ease. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Preef \Preef\, n.	   Proof. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Preelect \Pre`["e]*lect"\, v. t.	   To elect beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Preelection \Pre`["e]*lec"tion\, n.	   Election beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Preeminence \Pre*["e]m"i*nence\, n. [F. pr['e]['e]minence, L.	   praeeminentia. See {Pre["e]minent}.]	   The quality or state of being pre["e]minent; superiority in	   prominence or in excellence; distinction above others in	   quality, rank, etc.; rarely, in a bad sense, superiority or	   notoriety in evil; as, pre["e]minence in honor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pre["e]minence of Christianity to any other	         religious scheme.                        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Painful pre["e]minence! yourself to view	         Above life's weakness, and its comforts too. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beneath the forehead's walled pre["e]minence. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Preeminent \Pre*["e]m"i*nent\, a. [L. praeminens, -entis, p. pr.	   praeminere to be prominent, to surpass: cf. F.	   pr['e]['e]minent. See {Pre-}, and {Eminent}.]	   Eminent above others; prominent among those who are eminent;	   superior in excellence; surpassing, or taking precedence of,	   others; rarely, surpassing others in evil, or in bad	   qualities; as, pre["e]minent in guilt.	   [1913 Webster]	         In goodness and in power pre["e]minent.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Preeminently \Pre*["e]m"i*nent*ly\, adv.	   In a pre["e]minent degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Preemploy \Pre`["e]m*ploy\, v. t.	   To employ beforehand. "Pre["e]mployed by him." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Preempt \Pre*["e]mpt"\ (?; 215), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Pre["e]mpted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]mpting}.] [See	   {Pre["e]mption}.]	   To settle upon (public land) with a right of preemption, as	   under the laws of the United States; to take by	   pre["e]mption. [Also spelled {pre-empt}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Preemption \Pre*["e]mp"tion\ (?; 215), n. [Pref. pre- + emption:	   cf. F. pr['e]emption. See {Redeem}.]	   The act or right of purchasing before others. Specifically:	   (a) The privilege or prerogative formerly enjoyed by the king	       of buying provisions for his household in preference to	       others. [Eng.]	   (b) The right of an actual settler upon public lands	       (particularly those of the United States) to purchase a	       certain portion at a fixed price in preference to all	       other applicants. --Abbott.	       [1913 Webster]
Preemptioner \Pre*["e]mp"tion*er\, n.	   One who holds a prior right to purchase certain public land.	   --Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Preemptive \Pre*["e]mp"tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pre["e]mption; having power to	   pre["e]mpt; pre["e]mpting.	   [1913 Webster]
Preemptor \Pre*["e]mpt"or\ (?; 215), n. [Cf. L. praeemptor.]	   One who pre["e]mpts; esp., one who pre["e]mpts public land.	   [1913 Webster]
Preemptory \Pre*["e]mpt"o*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to pre["e]mption.	   [1913 Webster]
Preen \Preen\, n. [AS. pre['o]n a clasp, bodkin; akin to D.	   priem punch, bodkin, awl, G. pfriem, Icel. prj[=o]nn a	   knitting needle, pin, Dan. preen a bodkin, punch.]	   A forked tool used by clothiers in dressing cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	Preen \Preen\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Preening}.] [See {Preen}, n.; or cf. {Prune}.]	   1. To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with	      the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To trim up, as trees. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To dress (oneself) carefully or stylishly; to	      primp.	      [PJC]	   4. To pride (oneself) on one's accomplishments; to	      congratulate (oneself).	      [PJC]	Preen \Preen\, v. i.	   To dress up neatly and smartly; to make oneself well-groomed	   and well-dressed.	   [PJC]	   2. To feel proud of one's achievement; to swell or gloat.	      [PJC]
Preengage \Pre`["e]n*gage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Pre["e]ngaged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]ngaging}.]	   To engage by previous contract; to bind or attach previously;	   to preoccupy.	   [1913 Webster]	         But he was pre["e]ngaged by former ties. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Preengagement \Pre`["e]n*gage"ment\, n.	   Prior engagement, obligation, or attachment, as by contract,	   promise, or affection.	   [1913 Webster]	         My pre["e]ngagements to other themes were not unknown	         to those for whom I was to write.        --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Preerect \Pre`["e]*rect"\, v. t.	   To erect beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Prees \Prees\, n.	   Press; throng. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Preestablish \Pre`["e]s*tab"lish\, v. t.	   To establish beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Preestablishment \Pre`["e]s*tab"lish*ment\, n.	   Settlement beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Preeternity \Pre`["e]*ter"ni*ty\, n.	   Infinite previous duration. [R.] "The world's	   pre["e]ternity." --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Preexamination \Pre`["e]x*am`i*na"tion\, n.	   Previous examination.	   [1913 Webster]
Preexamine \Pre`["e]x*am"ine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Pre["e]xamined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]xamining}.]	   To examine beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Preexist \Pre`["e]x*ist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pre["e]xisted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Pre["e]xisting}.]	   To exist previously; to exist before something else; to exist	   before the current activity commenced; as, preexisting	   illnesses are not covered by this insurance policy. [Also	   spelled {pre-exist}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Preexistence \Pre`["e]x*ist"ence\, n.	   1. Existence in a former state, or previous to something	      else.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wisdom declares her antiquity and pre["e]xistence to	            all the works of this earth.          --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Existence of the soul before its union with the body; -- a	      doctrine held by certain philosophers. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Preexistency \Pre`["e]x*ist"en*cy\, n.	   Pre["e]xistence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Preexistent \Pre`["e]x*ist"ent\, a.	   Existing previously; preceding existence; as, a	   pre["e]xistent state. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Preexistentism \Pre`["e]x*ist"ent*ism\, n. (Philos.)	   The theory of a pre["e]xistence of souls before their	   association with human bodies. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Preexistimation \Pre`["e]x*is`ti*ma"tion\, n.	   Previous esteem or estimation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Preexpectation \Pre*["e]x`pec*ta"tion\, n.	   Previous expectation.	   [1913 Webster]
Preface \Pref"ace\ (?; 48), n. [F. pr['e]face; cf. Sp. prefacio,	   prefacion, It. prefazio, prefazione; all fr. L. praefatio,	   fr. praefari to speak or say beforehand; prae before + fari,	   fatus, to speak. See {Fate}.]	   1. Something spoken as introductory to a discourse, or	      written as introductory to a book or essay; a proem; an	      introduction, or series of preliminary remarks.	      [1913 Webster]	            This superficial tale	            Is but a preface of her worthy praise. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaven's high behest no preface needs. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) The prelude or introduction to the canon of	      the Mass. --Addis & Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Proper preface} (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.), a portion	      of the communion service, preceding the prayer of	      consecration, appointed for certain seasons.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Introduction; preliminary; preamble; proem; prelude;	        prologue.	        [1913 Webster]	Preface \Pref"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefaced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Prefacing}.]	   To introduce by a preface; to give a preface to; as, to	   preface a book discourse.	   [1913 Webster]	Preface \Pref"ace\, v. i.	   To make a preface. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefacer \Pref"a*cer\, n.	   The writer of a preface.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefatorial \Pref`a*to"ri*al\, a.	   Prefatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefatorily \Pref"a*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a prefatory manner; by way of preface.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefatory \Pref"a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a preface; introductory	   to a book, essay, or discourse; as, prefatory remarks.	   [1913 Webster]	         That prefatory addition to the Creed.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefect \Pre"fect\, n. [L. praefectus, fr. praefectus, p. p. of	   praeficere to set over; prae before + facere to make: cf. F.	   pr['e]fet.]	   1. A Roman officer who controlled or superintended a	      particular command, charge, department, etc.; as, the	      prefect of the aqueducts; the prefect of a camp, of a	      fleet, of the city guard, of provisions; the pretorian	      prefect, who was commander of the troops guarding the	      emperor's person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A superintendent of a department who has control of its	      police establishment, together with extensive powers of	      municipal regulation. [France] --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of	      certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolic prefect} (R. C. Ch.), the head of a mission, not	      of episcopal rank. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]
Prefectorial \Pre`fec*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a prefect.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefectship \Pre"fect*ship\, n.	   The office or jurisdiction of a prefect.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefecture \Pre"fec*ture\ (?; 277), n. [L. praefectura: cf. F.	   pr['e]fecture.]	   The office, position, or jurisdiction of a prefect; also, his	   official residence.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefecundation \Pre*fec`un*da"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   A term collectively applied to the changes or conditions	   preceding fecundation, especially to the changes which the	   ovum undergoes before fecundation.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefecundatory \Pre`fe*cun"da*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to prefecundation.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefer \Pre*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preferred}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Preferring}.] [F. pr['e]f['e]rer, L. praeferre; prae	   before + ferre to bear or carry. See 1st {Bear}.]	   1. To carry or bring (something) forward, or before one;	      hence, to bring for consideration, acceptance, judgment,	      etc.; to offer; to present; to proffer; to address; --	      said especially of a request, prayer, petition, claim,	      charge, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            He spake, and to her hand preferred the bowl.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Presently prefer his suit to C[ae]sar. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three tongues prefer strange orisons on high.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go before, or be before, in estimation; to outrank; to	      surpass. [Obs.] "Though maidenhood prefer bigamy."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to go before; hence, to advance before others, as	      to an office or dignity; to raise; to exalt; to promote;	      as, to prefer an officer to the rank of general.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would prefer him to a better place. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To set above or before something else in estimation,	      favor, or liking; to regard or honor before another; to	      hold in greater favor; to choose rather; -- often followed	      by to, before, or above.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. --Ps.	                                                  cxxxvii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preferred an infamous peace before a most just war.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Preferred stock}, stock which takes a dividend before other	      capital stock; -- called also {preference stock} and	      {preferential stock}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To choose; elect. See {Choose}.	        [1913 Webster]
Preferability \Pref`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being preferable; preferableness.	   --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Preferable \Pref"er*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rable.]	   Worthy to be preferred or chosen before something else; more	   desirable; as, a preferable scheme. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Preferableness \Pref"er*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being preferable.	   [1913 Webster]
Preferably \Pref"er*a*bly\, adv.	   In preference; by choice.	   [1913 Webster]	         To choose Plautus preferably to Terence. --Dennis.	   [1913 Webster]
Preference \Pref"er*ence\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]f['e]rence.]	   1. The act of Preferring, or the state of being preferred;	      the setting of one thing before another; precedence;	      higher estimation; predilection; choice; also, the power	      or opportunity of choosing; as, to give him his	      preference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave the critics on either side to contend about	            the preference due to this or that sort of poetry.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowledge of things alone gives a value to our	            reasonings, and preference of one man's knowledge	            over another's.                       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is preferred; the object of choice or superior	      favor; as, which is your preference?	      [1913 Webster]
Preferential \Pref`er*en"tial\, a.	   Giving, indicating, or having a preference or precedence; as,	   a preferential claim; preferential shares.	   [1913 Webster]	Preferential voting \Preferential voting\ (Political Science)	   A system of voting, as at primaries, in which the voters are	   allowed to indicate on their ballots their preference	   (usually their first and second choices) between two or more	   candidates for an office, so that if no candidate receives a	   majority of first choices the one receiving the greatest	   number of first and second choices together in nominated or	   elected.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Preferment \Pre*fer"ment\, n.	   1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen;	      preference. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Natural preferment of the one . . . before the	            other.                                --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or office;	      the state of being advanced; promotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither royal blandishments nor promises of valuable	            preferment had been spared.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A position or office of honor or profit; as, the	      preferments of the church.	      [1913 Webster]
Preferrer \Pre*fer"rer\, n.	   One who prefers.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefidence \Pref"i*dence\, n.	   The quality or state of being prefident. [Obs.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefident \Pref"i*dent\, a. [Cf. L. praefidens overconfident.	   See {Pre-}, and {Confident}.]	   Trusting beforehand; hence, overconfident. [Obs.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefigurate \Pre*fig"u*rate\, v. t. [L. praefiguratus, p. p. See	   {Prefigure}.]	   To prefigure. [R.] --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefiguration \Pre*fig`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. praefiguratio.]	   The act of prefiguring, or the state of being prefigured.	   [1913 Webster]	         A variety of prophecies and prefigurations. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefigurative \Pre*fig"ur*a*tive\, a.	   Showing by prefiguration. "The prefigurative atonement."	   --Bp. Horne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefigure \Pre*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Prefigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prefiguring}.] [F.	   pr['e]figurer, or L. praefigurare, praefiguratum; prae before	   + figurare to figure. See {Figure}, and cf. {Prefigurate}.]	   To show, suggest, or announce, by antecedent types and	   similitudes; to foreshadow. "Whom all the various types	   prefigured." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefigurement \Pre*fig"ure*ment\, n.	   The act of prefiguring; prefiguration; also, that which is	   prefigured. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefine \Pre*fine"\, v. t. [L. praefinire; prae before + finire	   to limit, determine: cf. F. pr['e]finer.]	   To limit beforehand. [Obs.] --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefinite \Pre*fi"nite\, a. [L. praefinitus, p. p.]	   Prearranged. [Obs.] " Set and prefinite time." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefinition \Pref`i*ni"tion\, n. [L. praefinitio.]	   Previous limitation. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefix \Pre*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prefixed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Prefixing}.] [L. praefixus, p. p. of praefigere to fix or	   fasten before; prae before + figere to fix: cf. F. pr['e]fix	   fixed beforehand, determined, pr['e]fixer to prefix. See	   Fix.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put or fix before, or at the beginning of, another	      thing; as, to prefix a syllable to a word, or a condition	      to an agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set or appoint beforehand; to settle or establish	      antecedently. [Obs.] " Prefixed bounds. " --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now he hath to her prefixt a day. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Prefix \Pre"fix\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]fixe.]	   That which is prefixed; esp., one or more letters or	   syllables combined or united with the beginning of a word to	   modify its signification; as, pre- in prefix, con- in	   conjure.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefixion \Pre*fix"ion\, n. [Cf. OF. prefixion.]	   The act of prefixing. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefloration \Pre`flo*ra"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. flos,	   floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   Aestivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefoliation \Pre*fo`li*a"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + L. folium	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Vernation.	   [1913 Webster]
Preform \Pre*form"\, v. t. [L. praeformare. See {Pre-}, and	   {Form}.]	   To form beforehand, or for special ends. "Their natures and	   preformed faculties. " --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Preformation \Pre`for*ma"tion\, n. (Biol.)	   An old theory of the pre["e]xistence of germs. Cf.	   {Embo[^i]tement}.	   [1913 Webster]
Preformative \Pre*form"a*tive\, n.	   A formative letter at the beginning of a word. --M. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefrontal \Pre*fron"tal\, a. (Anat. & Zool.)	   Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal region	   of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal	   capsule of many animals, and certain scales of reptiles and	   fishes. -- n. A prefrontal bone or scale.	   [1913 Webster]
Prefulgency \Pre*ful"gen*cy\, n. [L. praefulgens, p. pr. of	   praefulgere to shine forth. See {Pre-}, and {Fulgent}.]	   Superior brightness or effulgency. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregage \Pre*gage"\, v. t.	   To pre["e]ngage. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Preglacial \Pre*gla"cial\, a. (Geol.)	   Prior to the glacial or drift period.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregnable \Preg"na*ble\, a., [F. prenable. See {Impregnable}.]	   Capable of being entered, taken, or captured; expugnable; as,	   a pregnable fort. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregnance \Preg"nance\, n.	   Pregnancy. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregnancy \Preg"nan*cy\, n.	   1. The condition of being pregnant; the state of being with	      young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: The quality of being heavy with important	      contents, issue, significance, etc.; unusual consequence	      or capacity; fertility. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Pregnant \Preg"nant\, a. [L. praegnans, -antis; prae before +	   genere, gignere, to beget: cf. F. pr['e]gnant. See {Gender},	   2d {Kin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Being with young, as a female; having conceived; great	      with young; breeding; teeming; gravid; preparing to bring	      forth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heavy with important contents, significance, or issue;	      full of consequence or results; weighty; as, pregnant	      replies. " A pregnant argument." --Prynne. " A pregnant	      brevity." --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Full of promise; abounding in ability, resources, etc.;	      as, a pregnant youth. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherein the pregnant enemy does much. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pregnant construction} (Rhet.), one in which more is implied	      than is said; as, the beasts trembled forth from their	      dens, that is, came forth trembling with fright.	      [1913 Webster]	Pregnant \Preg"nant\, n.	   A pregnant woman. [R.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	Pregnant \Preg"nant\, a. [F. prenant taking. Cf. {Pregnable}.]	   Affording entrance; receptive; yielding; willing; open;	   prompt. [Obs.] " Pregnant to good pity." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregnantly \Preg"nant*ly\, adv.	   In a pregnant manner; fruitfully; significantly.	   [1913 Webster]	Pregnantly \Preg"nant*ly\, adv.	   Unresistingly; openly; hence, clearly; evidently. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregravate \Pre"gra*vate\, v. t. [L. praegravatus, p. p. of	   praegravare to be heavy upon, fr. praegravis very heavy.]	   To bear down; to depress. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregravitate \Pre*grav"i*tate\, v. i.	   To descend by gravity; to sink. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregustant \Pre*gus"tant\, a. [L. praegustans, p. pr. of	   praegustare to taste beforehand; prae before + gustare to	   taste.]	   Tasting beforehand; having a foretaste. [R.] --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Pregustation \Pre`gus*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of tasting beforehand; foretaste. [R.] --Dr. Walker	   (1678).	   [1913 Webster]
Prehallux \Pre*hal"lux\, n. [NL. See {Pre-}, and {Hallux}.]	   (Anat.)	   An extra first toe, or rudiment of a toe, on the preaxial	   side of the hallux.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehend \Pre*hend"\, v. t. [L. prehendere. See {Prehensile}.]	   To lay hold of; to seize. [Obs.] --Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehensi-ble \Pre*hen"si-ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]hensible.]	   Capable of being seized.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehensile \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['e]hensile. See {Get},	   and cf. {Prison}, {Prize}, n.]	   Adapted to seize or grasp; seizing; grasping; as, the	   prehensile tail of a monkey.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehension \Pre*hen"sion\, n. [L. prehensio; cf. F.	   pr['e]hension. See {Prehensile}.]	   The act of taking hold, seizing, or grasping, as with the	   hand or other member.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehensory \Pre*hen"so*ry\, a.	   Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehistoric \Pre`his*tor"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a period before written history begins;	   as, the prehistoric ages; prehistoric man.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehnite \Prehn"ite\, n. [So called from the German Colonel	   Prehn, who first found it.] (Min.)	   A pale green mineral occurring in crystalline aggregates	   having a botryoidal or mammillary structure, and rarely in	   distinct crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and	   lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Prehnitic \Prehn*it"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a tetrabasic acid of benzene	   obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- probably so	   called from the resemblance of the wartlike crystals to the	   mammill[ae] on the surface of prehnite.	   [1913 Webster]
Preignition \Pre`ig*ni"tion\, n. (Engin.)	   Ignition in an internal-combustion engine while the inlet	   valve is open or before compression is completed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Preindesignate \Pre`in*des"ig*nate\, a. (Logic.)	   Having no sign expressive of quantity; indefinite. See	   {Predesignate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Preindispose \Pre*in`dis*pose"\, v. t.	   To render indisposed beforehand. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Preinstruct \Pre`in*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Preinstructed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preinstructing}.]	   To instruct previously or beforehand. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Preintimation \Pre*in`ti*ma"tion\, n.	   Previous intimation; a suggestion beforehand. --T. Scott.	   [1913 Webster] preisolate
pre-isolate \pre-isolate\, preisolate \preisolate\v. t.	   (chemistry)	   To isolate[3] (a substance) beforehand.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Prejudge \Pre*judge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prejudged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prejudging}.] [Pref. pre + judge: cf. F. pr['e]juger.	   Cf. {Prejudicate}, {Prejudice}.]	   To judge before hearing, or before full and sufficient	   examination; to decide or sentence by anticipation; to	   condemn beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]	         The committee of council hath prejudged the whole case,	         by calling the united sense of both houses of	         Parliament" a universal clamor."         --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudgment \Pre*judg"ment\, n.	   The act of prejudging; decision before sufficient	   examination.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudicacy \Pre*ju"di*ca*cy\, n.	   Prejudice; prepossession. [Obs.] --Sir. H. Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudical \Pre*ju"di*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the determination of some matter not	   previously decided; as, a prejudical inquiry or action at	   law.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudicant \Pre*ju"di*cant\, a. [L. praejudicans, p. pr.]	   Influenced by prejudice; biased. [R.] " With not too hasty	   and prejudicant ears." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudicate \Pre*ju"di*cate\, a. [L. praejudicatus, p. p. of	   praejudicare to prejudge; prae before + judicare to judge.	   See {Judge}.]	   1. Formed before due examination. "Ignorance and prejudicate	      opinions." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Biased by opinions formed prematurely; prejudiced.	      "Prejudicate readers." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Prejudicate \Pre*ju"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Prejudicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prejudicating}.] [Cf.	   {Prejudge}.]	   To determine beforehand, especially to disadvantage; to	   prejudge.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our dearest friend	         Prejudicates the business.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Prejudicate \Pre*ju"di*cate\, v. i.	   To prejudge. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudicately \Pre*ju"di*cate*ly\, adv.	   With prejudice.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudication \Pre*ju`di*ca"tion\, n.	   1. The act of prejudicating, or of judging without due	      examination of facts and evidence; prejudgment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Law)	      (a) A preliminary inquiry and determination about	          something which belongs to a matter in dispute.	      (b) A previous treatment and decision of a point; a	          precedent.	          [1913 Webster]
Prejudicative \Pre*ju"di*ca*tive\, a.	   Forming a judgment without due examination; prejudging. --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Prejudice \Prej"u*dice\, n. [F. pr['e]judice, L. praejudicium;	   prae before + judicium judgment. See {Prejudicate},	   {Judicial}.]	   1. Foresight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Naught might hinder his quick prejudize. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An opinion or judgment formed without due examination;	      prejudgment; a leaning toward one side of a question from	      other considerations than those belonging to it; an	      unreasonable predilection for, or objection against,	      anything; especially, an opinion or leaning adverse to	      anything, without just grounds, or before sufficient	      knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though often misled by prejudice and passion, he was	            emphatically an honest man.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A bias on the part of judge, juror, or witness which	      interferes with fairness of judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mischief; hurt; damage; injury; detriment. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            England and France might, through their amity,	            Breed him some prejudice.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prejudgment; prepossession; bias; harm; hurt; damage;	        detriment; mischief; disadvantage.	        [1913 Webster]	Prejudice \Prej"u*dice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prejudiced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Prejudicing}.] [Cf. F. pr['e]judicier. See	   {Prejudice}, n.]	   1. To cause to have prejudice; to prepossess with opinions	      formed without due knowledge or examination; to bias the	      mind of, by hasty and incorrect notions; to give an	      unreasonable bent to, as to one side or the other of a	      cause; as, to prejudice a critic or a juryman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suffer not any beloved study to prejudice your mind	            so far as to despise all other learning. --I. Watts	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obstruct or injure by prejudices, or by previous bias	      of the mind; hence, generally, to hurt; to damage; to	      injure; to impair; as, to prejudice a good cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seek how may prejudice the foe.       --Shak	      [1913 Webster]
Prejudicial \Prej`u*di"cial\, a. [L. praejudicialis belonging to	   a preceding judgment: cf. F. pr['e]judiciel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Biased, possessed, or blinded by prejudices; as, to look	      with a prejudicial eye. [Obs.] --Holyday.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to obstruct or impair; hurtful; injurious;	      disadvantageous; detrimental. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            His going away . . . was most prejudicial and most	            ruinous to the king's affairs.        --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Prej`u*di"cial*ly}, adv. --	      {Prej`u*di"cial*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Preknowledge \Pre*knowl"edge\, n.	   Prior knowledge.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelacy \Prel"a*cy\, n.; pl. {Prelacies}. [LL. praelatia. See	   {Prelate}; cf. {Prelaty}.]	   1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by	      prelates.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices.	                                                  --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of	      ecclesiastical dignitaries. "Divers of the reverend	      prelacy, and other most judicious men." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Prelal \Pre"lal\, a. [L. prelum a press.]	   Of or pertaining to printing; typographical. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelate \Prel"ate\ (?; 48), n. [F. pr['e]lat, LL. praelatus, fr.	   L. praelatus, used as p. p. of praeferre to prefer, but from	   a different root. See {Elate}.]	   A clergyman of a superior order, as an archbishop or a	   bishop, having authority over the lower clergy; a dignitary	   of the church.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word and the words derived from it are often used	         invidiously, in English ecclesiastical history, by	         dissenters, respecting the Established Church system.	         [1913 Webster]	               Hear him but reason in divinity, . . .	               You would desire the king were made a prelate.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Prelate \Prel"ate\, v. i.	   To act as a prelate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Right prelating is busy laboring, and not lording.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelateity \Prel`a*te"i*ty\, n.	   Prelacy. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelateship \Prel"ate*ship\, n.	   The office of a prelate. --Harmar.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelatess \Prel"a*tess\, n.	   A woman who is a prelate; the wife of a prelate. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelatial \Pre*la"tial\, a.	   Prelatical. --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster] Prelatic
Prelatic \Pre*lat"ic\, Prelatical \Pre*lat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to prelates or prelacy; as, prelatical	   authority. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelatically \Pre*lat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a prelatical manner; with reference to prelates. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The last Georgic was a good prelude to the Aeneis.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelation \Pre*la"tion\, n. [L. praelatio: cf. F. pr['e]lation.	   See {Prelate}, and cf. {Prefer}.]	   The setting of one above another; preference. [R.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelatism \Prel"a*tism\, n.	   Prelacy; episcopacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelatist \Prel"a*tist\, n.	   One who supports of advocates prelacy, or the government of	   the church by prelates; hence, a high-churchman. --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am an Episcopalian, but not a prelatist. --T. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelatize \Prel"a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelatized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Prelatizing}.]	   To bring under the influence of prelacy. --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Prelatize \Prel"a*tize\, v. i.	   To uphold or encourage prelacy; to exercise prelatical	   functions.	   [1913 Webster]	         An episcopacy that began then to prelatize. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelatry \Prel"a*try\, n.	   Prelaty; prelacy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Prelature
Prelature \Prel"a*ture\ (?; 135), Prelatureship
\Prel"a*ture*ship\, n. [F. pr['e]lature, or LL. praelatura.]	   The state or dignity of a prelate; prelacy. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelaty \Prel"a*ty\, n.	   Prelacy. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prelected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prelecting}.] [L. praelectus, p. p. of praelegere to	   read before. See {Pre-}, and {Lection}.]	   To read publicly, as a lecture or discourse.	   [1913 Webster]	Prelect \Pre*lect"\, v. i.	   To discourse publicly; to lecture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spitting . . . was publicly prelected upon. --De.	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         To prelect upon the military art.        --Bp. Horsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelection \Pre*lec"tion\, n. [L. praelectio.]	   A lecture or discourse read in public or to a select company.	   "The prelections of Faber." --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelector \Pre*lec"tor\, n. [L. praelector.]	   A reader of lectures or discourses; a lecturer. --Sheldon.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelibation \Pre`li*ba"tion\, n. [L. praelibatio, fr. praelibare	   to taste beforehand: cf. F. prelibation.]	   1. A tasting beforehand, or by anticipation; a foretaste; as,	      a prelibation of heavenly bliss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pouring out, or libation, before tasting.	      [1913 Webster]
Preliminarily \Pre*lim"i*na*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a preliminary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Preliminary \Pre*lim"i*na*ry\, a. [Pref. pre + L. liminaris	   belonging to a threshold, fr. limen, liminis, threshold,	   entrance: cf. F. pr['e]liminaire. Cf. {Limit}.]	   Introductory; previous; preceding the main discourse or	   business; prefatory; as, preliminary observations to a	   discourse or book; preliminary articles to a treaty;	   preliminary measures; preliminary examinations.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Introductory; preparatory; prefatory; proemial;	        previous; prior; precedent; antecedent.	        [1913 Webster]	Preliminary \Pre*lim"i*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Preliminaries}.	   That which precedes the main discourse, work, design, or	   business; something introductory or preparatory; as, the	   preliminaries to a negotiation or duel; to take one's	   preliminaries the year before entering college.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Introduction; preface; prelude.	        [1913 Webster]
Prelimit \Pre*lim"it\, v. t.	   To limit previously. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prelook \Pre*look"\, v. i.	   To look forward. [Obs.] --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelude \Pre"lude\, n. [F. pr['e]lude (cf. It. preludio, LL.	   praeludium), fr. L. prae before + ludus play. See {Prelude},	   v. t.]	   An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the	   principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.;	   especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief	   subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent;	   -- with recent composers often synonymous with overture.	   [1913 Webster]	         The last Georgic was a good prelude to the Aenis	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cause is more than the prelude, the effect is more	         than the sequel, of the fact.            --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Preface; introduction; preliminary; preamble;	        forerunner; harbinger; precursor.	        [1913 Webster]	Prelude \Pre*lude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Preluded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Preluding}.] [L. praeludere, praelusum; prae before +	   ludere to play: cf. F. pr['e]luder. See {Ludicrous}.]	   To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory	   performance; to serve as prelude.	   [1913 Webster]	         The musicians preluded on their instruments. --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to	         the point.                               --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Prelude \Pre*lude"\, v. t.	   1. To introduce with a previous performance; to play or	      perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a	      lively air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Music] preluding some great tragedy. --Longfellow	      [1913 Webster]
Preluder \Pre*lud"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, preludes; one who plays a prelude.	   --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Preludial \Pre*lud"i*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a prelude; of the nature of a prelude;	   introductory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Preludious \Pre*lud"i*ous\, a.	   Preludial. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelumbar \Pre*lum"bar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated immediately in front of the loins; -- applied to the	   dorsal part of the abdomen.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelusive \Pre*lu"sive\, a. [See {Prelude}.]	   Of the nature of a prelude; introductory; indicating that	   something of a like kind is to follow. "Prelusive drops."	   --Thomson. --{Pre*lu"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelusorily \Pre*lu"so*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a prelusory way.	   [1913 Webster]
Prelusory \Pre*lu"so*ry\, a.	   Introductory; prelusive. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Premature \Pre`ma*ture"\, a. [L. praematurus; prae before +	   maturus ripe. See {Mature}.]	   1. Mature or ripe before the proper time; as, the premature	      fruits of a hotbed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Happening, arriving, existing, or performed before the	      proper or usual time; adopted too soon; too early;	      untimely; as, a premature fall of snow; a premature birth;	      a premature opinion; premature decay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Arriving or received without due authentication or	      evidence; as, a premature report.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pre`ma*ture"ly}, adv. --	      {Pre`ma*ture"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Prematurity \Pre`ma*tu"ri*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]maturit['e].]	   The quality or state of being premature; early, or untimely,	   ripeness; as, the prematurity of genius.	   [1913 Webster]
Premaxilla \Pre"max*il"la\, n.; pl. {Premaxill[ae]}. [NL. See	   {Pre-}, and {Maxilla}.] (Anat.)	   A bone on either side of the middle line between the nose and	   mouth, forming the anterior part of each half of the upper	   jawbone; the intermaxilla. In man the premaxill[ae] become	   united and form the incisor part of the maxillary bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Premaxillary \Pre*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the maxillary bones; pertaining to the	   premaxill[ae]; intermaxillary. -- n. A premaxilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Premediate \Pre*me"di*ate\, v. t.	   To advocate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premeditated}	   (-t[=a]`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Premeditating}.] [L.	   praemeditatus, p. p. of praemeditari; prae before + meditari	   to meditate. See {Meditate}.]	   To think on, and revolve in the mind, beforehand; to contrive	   and design previously; as, to premeditate robbery.	   [1913 Webster]	         With words premeditated thus he said.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, v. i.	   To think, consider, deliberate, or revolve in the mind,	   beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]	Premeditate \Pre*med"i*tate\, a. [L. praemeditatus, p. p.]	   Premeditated; deliberate. [Archaic] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Premeditately \Pre*med"i*tate*ly\, adv.	   With premeditation. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Premeditation \Pre*med`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. praemeditatio: cf. F.	   pr['e]m['e]ditation.]	   The act of meditating or contriving beforehand; previous	   deliberation; forethought.	   [1913 Webster]
Premerit \Pre*mer"it\, v. t.	   To merit or deserve beforehand. [Obs.] --Eikon Basi??ke.	   [1913 Webster] Premial
Premial \Pre"mi*al\, Premiant \Pre"mi*ant\, a. [L. praemialis.	   See {Premium}.]	   Serving to reward; rewarding. [R.] --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Premices \Prem"i*ces\, n. pl. [F. pr['e]mices, L. primitiae. See	   {Primitia}.]	   First fruits. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Premier \Pre"mi*er\, a. [F. premier, fr. L. primarius of the	   first rank, principal, fr. primus the first. See {Primary},	   {Prime}, a.]	   1. First; chief; principal; as, the premier place; premier	      minister. --Camden. Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Most ancient; -- said of the peer bearing the oldest title	      of his degree.	      [1913 Webster]	Premier \Pre"mi*er\, n.	   The first minister of state; the prime minister.	   [1913 Webster]
Premiere \Pre*mi[`e]re"\, a. fem. [F., prop. fem. of premier	   first. See {Premier}, a.]	   First; chief; as, a premi[`e]re danseuse. -- n. fem.; pl.	   {-mi[`e]res} (F. pre*my[^a]r").	   (a) The leading woman of a group, esp. in a theatrical cast.	   (b) A first performance, as of a play; a first night.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
premiere \premiere\ v. i.	   1. to be performed for the first time; of a play, ballet,	      composition, movie, or other literary work.	   Syn: premier.	        [WordNet 1.5]	premiere \premiere\ v. t.	   1. to perform (a play, ballet, or composition) for the first	      time.	   Syn: premier.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Premiership \Pre"mi*er*ship\, n.	   The office of the premier.	   [1913 Webster]
Premillennial \Pre`mil*len"ni*al\, a.	   Previous to the millennium.	   [1913 Webster]
Premious \Pre"mi*ous\, a. [L. praemiosus, fr. praemium a	   premium.]	   Rich in gifts. [R.] --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Premise \Prem"ise\, n.; pl. {Premises}. [Written also, less	   properly, {premiss}.] [F. pr['e]misse, fr. L. praemissus, p.	   p. of praemittere to send before; prae before + mittere to	   send. See {Mission}.]	   1. A proposition antecedently supposed or proved; something	      previously stated or assumed as the basis of further	      argument; a condition; a supposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The premises observed,	            Thy will by my performance shall be served. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Either of the first two propositions of a	      syllogism, from which the conclusion is drawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "All sinners deserve punishment: A B is a sinner."	         [1913 Webster] These propositions, which are the	         premises, being true or admitted, the conclusion	         follows, that A B deserves punishment.	         [1913 Webster]	               While the premises stand firm, it is impossible	               to shake the conclusion.           --Dr. H. More.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Law) Matters previously stated or set forth; esp.,	      that part in the beginning of a deed, the office of which	      is to express the grantor and grantee, and the land or	      thing granted or conveyed, and all that precedes the	      habendum; the thing demised or granted.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. A piece of real estate; a building and its adjuncts;	      as, to lease premises; to trespass on another's premises.	      [1913 Webster]	Premise \Pre*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Premising}.] [From L. praemissus, p. p., or E.	   premise, n. See {Premise}, n.]	   1. To send before the time, or beforehand; hence, to cause to	      be before something else; to employ previously. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The premised flames of the last day.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If venesection and a cathartic be premised. --E.	                                                  Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set forth beforehand, or as introductory to the main	      subject; to offer previously, as something to explain or	      aid in understanding what follows; especially, to lay down	      premises or first propositions, on which rest the	      subsequent reasonings.	      [1913 Webster]	            I premise these particulars that the reader may know	            that I enter upon it as a very ungrateful task.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Premise \Pre*mise"\, v. i.	   To make a premise; to set forth something as a premise.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Premiss \Prem"iss\, n.	   Premise. --Whately. I. Watts	   [1913 Webster]
Premit \Pre*mit"\, v. t.	   To premise. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Premium \Pre"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Premiums}. [L. praemium,	   originally, what one has got before or better than others;	   prae before + emere to take, buy. See {Redeem}.]	   1. A reward or recompense; a prize to be won by being before	      another, or others, in a competition; reward or prize to	      be adjudged; a bounty; as, a premium for good behavior or	      scholarship, for discoveries, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            To think it not the necessity, but the premium and	            privilege of life, to eat and sleep without any	            regard to glory.                      --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law that obliges parishes to support the poor	            offers a premium for the encouragement of idleness.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something offered or given for the loan of money; bonus;	      -- sometimes synonymous with interest, but generally	      signifying a sum in addition to the capital.	      [1913 Webster]	            People were tempted to lend, by great premiums and	            large interest.                       --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sum of money paid to underwriters for insurance, or for	      undertaking to indemnify for losses of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sum in advance of, or in addition to, the nominal or par	      value of anything; as, gold was at a premium; he sold his	      stock at a premium.	      [1913 Webster]
Premolar \Pre*mo"lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the molar teeth. --n. An anterior molar	   tooth which has replaced a deciduous molar. See {Tooth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonish \Pre*mon"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Premonished}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Premonishing}.] [Pref. pre- + monish: cf. L.	   praemonere.]	   To forewarn; to admonish beforehand. [R.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]	         To teach, and to premonish.              --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonishment \Pre*mon"ish*ment\, n.	   Previous warning or admonition; forewarning. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonition \Pre`mo*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemonitio. See	   {Premonish}.]	   Previous warning, notice, or information; forewarning; as, a	   premonition of danger.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonitor \Pre*mon"i*tor\, n. [L. praemonitor.]	   One who, or that which, gives premonition.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonitory \Pre*mon"i*to*ry\, a. [L. praemonitorius.]	   Giving previous warning or notice; as, premonitory symptoms	   of disease. -- {Pre*mon"i*to*ri*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonstrant \Pre*mon"strant\, n.	   A Premonstratensian.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonstrate \Pre*mon"strate\, v. t. [L. praemonstratus, p. p.	   of praemonstrare; prae before + monstrate to show.]	   To show beforehand; to foreshow. [R.] --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonstratensian \Pre*mon`stra*ten"sian\, n. [F.	   pr['e]montr['e], fr. Pr['e]montr['e], fr. L. pratum	   monstratum.] (R. C. Ch.)	   One of a religious order of regular canons founded by St.	   Norbert at Pr['e]montr['e], in France, in 1119. The members	   of the order are called also {White Canons}, {Norbertines},	   and {Premonstrants}.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonstration \Pre`mon*stra"tion\, n. [L. praemonstratio.]	   A showing beforehand; foreshowing.	   [1913 Webster]
Premonstrator \Pre*mon"stra*tor\, n. [L. praemonstrator.]	   One who, or that which, premonstrates. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Premorse \Pre*morse"\, a. [L. praemorsus, p. p. of praemordere	   to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite.]	   Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Premorse root} or {Premorse leaves} (Bot.), such as have an	      abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten	      off short.	      [1913 Webster]
Premosaic \Pre`mo*sa"ic\, a.	   Relating to the time before Moses; as, premosaic history.	   [1913 Webster]
Premotion \Pre*mo"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- + motion.]	   Previous motion or excitement to action.	   [1913 Webster]
Premunire \Prem`u*ni"re\, n. (Law)	   See {Pr[ae]munire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Premunite \Prem`u*nite"\, v. t. [L. praemunitus, p. p. of	   praemunire to fortify in front; prae before + munire to	   fortify.]	   To fortify beforehand; to guard against objection. [Obs.]	   --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Premunition \Pre`mu*ni"tion\, n. [L. praemunitio: cf. F.	   pr['e]munition.]	   The act of fortifying or guarding against objections. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Premunitory \Pre*mu"ni*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a premunire; as, a premunitory process.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenasal \Pre*na"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal	   chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenatal \Pre*na"tal\, a.	   Being or happening before birth.	   [1913 Webster]
Prender \Pren"der\, n. [F. prendre to take, fr. L. prehendere to	   take.] (Law)	   The power or right of taking a thing before it is offered.	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenomen \Pre*no"men\, n.	   See {Pr[ae]nomen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenominal \Pre*nom"i*nal\, a.	   Serving as a prefix in a compound name. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenominate \Pre*nom"i*nate\, a. [L. praenominatus, p. p. of	   praenominare to give the prenomen to, to prenominate, fr.	   praenomen prenomen.]	   Forenamed; named beforehand. [R.] "Prenominate crimes."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Prenominate \Pre*nom"i*nate\, v. t.	   To forename; to name beforehand; to tell by name beforehand.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenomination \Pre*nom`i*na*tion\, n.	   The act of prenominating; privilege of being named first.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenostic \Pre*nos"tic\, n. [L. praenoscere to foreknow; prae	   before + noscere, notum, to know.]	   A prognostic; an omen. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenote \Pre*note"\, v. t. [L. praenotare; prae before + notare	   to note.]	   To note or designate beforehand. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenotion \Pre*no"tion\, n. [L. praenotio: cf. F. pr['e]notion.	   See {Prenostic}.]	   A notice or notion which precedes something else in time;	   previous notion or thought; foreknowledge. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Prensation \Pren*sa"tion\, n. [L. prensatio, from prensare,	   prehensare, v. freq. from prehendere to seize.]	   The act of seizing with violence. [Obs.] --Barrow .	   [1913 Webster]
Prentice \Pren"tice\, n. [Aphetic form of apprentice.]	   An apprentice. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Piers Plowman. "My accuser	   is my prentice." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenticehood \Pren"tice*hood\, n.	   Apprenticehood. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This jolly prentice with his master bode	         Till he was out nigh of his prenticehood. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenticeship \Pren"tice*ship\, n.	   Apprenticeship. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He served a prenticeship who sets up shop. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Prenunciation \Pre*nun`ci*a"tion\, n. [L. praenunciatio, fr.	   praenunciare to announce beforehand. See {Pre-}, and	   {Announce}.]	   The act of announcing or proclaiming beforehand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prenuncious \Pre*nun"cious\, a. [L. praenuncius.]	   Announcing beforehand; presaging. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Preoblongata \Pre*ob`lon*ga"ta\, n. [NL. See {Pre-}, and	   {Oblongata}.] (Anat.)	   The anterior part of the medulla oblongata. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Preobtain \Pre`ob*tain"\, v. t.	   To obtain beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Preoccupancy \Pre*oc"cu*pan*cy\, n. [See {Preoccupate}.]	   The act or right of taking possession before another; as, the	   preoccupancy of wild land.	   [1913 Webster]
Preoccupate \Pre*oc"cu*pate\, v. t. [L. praeoccupatus, p. p. of	   praeoccupare to preoccupy. See {Preoccupy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To anticipate; to take before. [Obs.] "Fear preoccupateth	      it [death]." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepossess; to prejudice. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Preoccupation \Pre*oc`cu*pa"tion\, n. [L. praeoccupatio: cf. F.	   pr['e]occupation.]	   1. The act of preoccupying, or taking possession of	      beforehand; the state of being preoccupied; prepossession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anticipation of objections. [R.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Preoccupy \Pre*oc"cu*py\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preoccupied}	   (-p[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Preoccupying}.] [Cf. F.	   pr['e]occuper. See {Preoccupate}, {Occupy}.]	   1. To take possession of before another; as, to preoccupy a	      country not before held.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepossess; to engage, occupy, or engross the attention	      of, beforehand; hence, to prejudice.	      [1913 Webster]	            I Think it more respectful to the reader to leave	            something to reflections than to preoccupy his	            judgment.                             --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Preocular \Pre*oc"u*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Placed just in front of the eyes, as the antenn[ae] of	   certain insects. -- n. One of the scales just in front of the	   eye of a reptile or fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Preominate \Pre*om"i*nate\, v. t.	   To ominate beforehand; to portend. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Preopercular \Pre`o*per"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the operculum; pertaining to the	   preoperculum. -- n. The preoperculum.	   [1913 Webster]
Preoperculum \Pre`o*per"cu*lum\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The anterior opercular bone in fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Preopinion \Pre`o*pin"ion\, n.	   Opinion previously formed; prepossession; prejudice. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Preoption \Pre*op"tion\, n.	   Right of first choice.	   [1913 Webster]
Preoral \Pre*o"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of, or anterior to, the mouth; as, preoral	   bands.	   [1913 Webster]
Preorbital \Pre*or"bit*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front or the orbit.	   [1913 Webster]
Preordain \Pre`or*dain"\, v. t. [Pref. pre + ordain: cf. L.	   praeordinare.]	   To ordain or appoint beforehand: to predetermine: to	   foreordain. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Preorder \Pre*or"der\, v. t.	   To order to arrange beforehand; to foreordain. --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Preordinance \Pre*or"di*nance\, n.	   Antecedent decree or determination. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Preordinate \Pre*or"di*nate\, a. [L. praeordinatus, p. p. See	   {Preordain}.]	   Preordained. [R.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Preordination \Pre*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]ordination.]	   The act of foreordaining: previous determination. "The	   preordination of God." --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Preparable \Pre*par"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being prepared. "Medicine preparable by art."	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Preparation \Prep`a*ra"tion\, n. [F. pr['e]paration, L.	   praeparatio. See {Prepare}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of preparing or fitting beforehand for a	      particular purpose, use, service, or condition; previous	      arrangement or adaptation; a making ready; as, the	      preparation of land for a crop of wheat; the preparation	      of troops for a campaign.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being prepared or made ready; preparedness;	      readiness; fitness; as, a nation in good preparation for	      war.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which makes ready, prepares the way, or introduces; a	      preparatory act or measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will show what preparations there were in nature	            for this dissolution.                 --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is prepared, made, or compounded by a certain	      process or for a particular purpose; a combination.	      Specifically:	      (a) Any medicinal substance fitted for use.	      (b) Anything treated for preservation or examination as a	          specimen.	      (c) Something prepared for use in cookery.	          [1913 Webster]	                I wish the chemists had been more sparing who	                magnify their preparations.       --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	          [1913 Webster]	                In the preparations of cookery, the most	                volatile parts of vegetables are destroyed.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. An army or fleet. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) The holding over of a note from one chord into the	      next chord, where it forms a temporary discord, until	      resolved in the chord that follows; the anticipation of a	      discordant note in the preceding concord, so that the ear	      is prepared for the shock. See {Suspension}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Accomplishment; qualification. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]paratif.]	   Tending to prepare or make ready; having the power of	   preparing, qualifying, or fitting; preparatory.	   [1913 Webster]	         Laborious quest of knowledge preparative to this work.	                                                  -- South.	   [1913 Webster]	Preparative \Pre*par"a*tive\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which has the power of preparing, or previously	      fitting for a purpose; that which prepares. "A preparative	      unto sermons." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is done in the way of preparation. "Necessary	      preparatives for our voyage." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Preparatively \Pre*par"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   By way of preparation.	   [1913 Webster]
Preparator \Pre*par"a*tor\, n. [L. praeparator.]	   One who prepares beforehand, as subjects for dissection,	   specimens for preservation in collections, etc. --Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Preparatory \Pre*par"a*to*ry\, a. [L. praeparatorius: cf. F.	   pr['e]paratoire.]	   Preparing the way for anything by previous measures of	   adaptation; antecedent and adapted to what follows;	   introductory; preparative; as, a preparatory school; a	   preparatory condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepare \Pre*pare"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepare?}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Preparing}.] [F. pr['e]parer, L. praeparare; prae	   before + parare to make ready. See {Pare}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To fit, adapt, or qualify for a particular purpose or	      condition; to make ready; to put into a state for use or	      application; as, to prepare ground for seed; to prepare a	      lesson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our souls, not yet prepared for upper light.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To procure as suitable or necessary; to get ready; to	      provide; as, to prepare ammunition and provisions for	      troops; to prepare ships for defence; to prepare an	      entertainment. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they may prepare a city for habitation. --Ps.	                                                  cvii. 36	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To fit; adjust; adapt; qualify; equip; provide; form;	        make; make; ready.	        [1913 Webster]	Prepare \Pre*pare"\, v. i.	   1. To make all things ready; to put things in order; as, to	      prepare for a hostile invasion. "Bid them prepare for	      dinner." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make one's self ready; to get ready; to take the	      necessary previous measures; as, to prepare for death.	      [1913 Webster]	Prepare \Pre*pare"\, n.	   Preparation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepared \Pre*pared"\, a.	   Made fit or suitable; adapted; ready; as, prepared food;	   prepared questions. -- {Pre*par"ed*ly}, adv. --Shak. --	   {Pre*par"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Preparer \Pre*par"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, prepares, fits, or makes ready.	   --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepay \Pre*pay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepaid}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Prepaying}.]	   To pay in advance, or beforehand; as, to prepay postage.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepayment \Pre*pay"ment\, n.	   Payment in advance.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepenial \Pre*pe"ni*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of, or anterior to, the penis.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepense \Pre*pense"\, v. t. [Pref. pre + F. penser to think.	   See {Pansy}.]	   To weigh or consider beforehand; to premeditate. [Obs.]	   --Spenser. Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]	Prepense \Pre*pense"\, v. i.	   To deliberate beforehand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Prepense \Pre*pense"\, a. [See {Pansy}, and cf. {Prepense}, v.	   t.]	   Devised, contrived, or planned beforehand; preconceived;	   premeditated; aforethought; -- usually placed after the word	   it qualifies; as, malice prepense.	   [1913 Webster]	         This has not arisen from any misrepresentation or error	         prepense.                                --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepensely \Pre*pense"ly\, adv.	   In a premeditated manner.	   [1913 Webster] Prepollence
Prepollence \Pre*pol"lence\, Prepollency \Pre*pol"len*cy\, n.	   [L. praepollentia.]	   The quality or state of being prepollent; superiority of	   power; predominance; prevalence. [R.] --Coventry.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepollent \Pre*pol"lent\, a. [L. praepollens, p. p. of	   praepollere to surpass in power; prae before + pollere to be	   powerful.]	   Having superior influence or power; prevailing; predominant.	   [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Prepollent \Pre*pol"lent\, n.; pl. {Prepollices}. [NL. See	   {Pre-}, {Pollex}.] (Anat.)	   An extra first digit, or rudiment of a digit, on the preaxial	   side of the pollex.	   [1913 Webster]
Preponder \Pre*pon"der\v. t.	   To preponderate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Preponderance
Preponderance \Pre*pon"der*ance\, Preponderancy
\Pre*pon"der*an*cy\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]pond['e]rance.]	   1. The quality or state of being preponderant; superiority or	      excess of weight, influence, or power, etc.; an	      outweighing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind should . . . reject or receive	            proportionably to the preponderancy of the greater	            grounds of probability.               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a few weeks he had changed the relative position	            of all the states in Europe, and had restored the	            equilibrium which the preponderance of one power had	            destroyed.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) The excess of weight of that part of a canon behind	      the trunnions over that in front of them.	      [1913 Webster]
Preponderant \Pre*pon"der*ant\, a. [L. praeponderans, -antis:	   cf. F. pr['e]pond['e]rant. See {Preponderate}.]	   Preponderating; outweighing; overbalancing; -- used literally	   and figuratively; as, a preponderant weight; of preponderant	   importance. -- {Pre*pon"der*ant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Preponderate \Pre*pon"der*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Preponderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preponderating}.] [L.	   praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before +	   ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See	   {Ponder}.]	   1. To outweigh; to overpower by weight; to exceed in weight;	      to overbalance.	      [1913 Webster]	            An inconsiderable weight, by distance from the	            center of the balance, will preponderate greater	            magnitudes.                           --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overpower by stronger or moral power.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to prefer; to incline; to decide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The desire to spare Christian blood preponderates	            him for peace.                        --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Preponderate \Pre*pon"der*ate\, v. i.	   To exceed in weight; hence, to incline or descend, as the	   scale of a balance; figuratively, to exceed in influence,	   power, etc.; hence; to incline to one side; as, the	   affirmative side preponderated.	   [1913 Webster]	         That is no just balance in which the heaviest side will	         not preponderate.                        --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Preponderatingly \Pre*pon"der*a`ting*ly\, adv.	   In a preponderating manner; preponderantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Preponderation \Pre*pon`der*a"tion\, n. [L. praeponderatio.]	   The act or state of preponderating; preponderance; as, a	   preponderation of reasons. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepose \Pre*pose"\, v. t. [F. pr['e]poser; pref. pr['e]- (L.	   prae before) + poser. See {Pose}.]	   To place or set before; to prefix. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Preposition \Prep`o*si"tion\, n. [L. praepositio, fr. praeponere	   to place before; prae before + ponere to put, place: cf. F.	   pr['e]position. See {Position}, and cf. {Provost}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gram.) A word employed to connect a noun or a pronoun, in	      an adjectival or adverbial sense, with some other word; a	      particle used with a noun or pronoun (in English always in	      the objective case) to make a phrase limiting some other	      word; -- so called because usually placed before the word	      with which it is phrased; as, a bridge of iron; he comes	      from town; it is good for food; he escaped by running.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A proposition; an exposition; a discourse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He made a long preposition and oration. --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]
Prepositional \Prep`o*si"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   pr['e]positionnel.]	   Of or pertaining to a preposition; of the nature of a	   preposition. --Early. -- {Prep`o*si"tion*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepositive \Pre*pos"i*tive\, a. [L. praepositivus: cf. F.	   pr['e]positif.] (Gram.)	   Put before; prefixed; as, a prepositive particle. -- n. A	   prepositive word. --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepositor \Pre*pos"i*tor\, n. [NL.]	   A scholar appointed to inspect other scholars; a monitor.	   --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepositure \Pre*pos"i*ture\, n. [L. praepositura. See	   {Preposition}, and cf. {Provost}.]	   The office or dignity of a provost; a provostship. --Lowth.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepossess \Pre`pos*sess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prepossessed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Prepossessing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To preoccupy, as ground or land; to take previous	      possession of. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To preoccupy, as the mind or heart, so as to preclude	      other things; hence, to bias or prejudice; to give a	      previous inclination to, for or against anything; esp., to	      induce a favorable opinion beforehand, or at the outset.	      [1913 Webster]	            It created him enemies, and prepossessed the lord	            general.                              --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Prepossessing \Pre`pos*sess"ing\, a.	   Tending to invite favor; attracting confidence, favor,	   esteem, or love; attractive; as, a prepossessing manner. --	   {Pre`pos*sess"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepossession \Pre`pos*ses"sion\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Preoccupation; prior possession. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Preoccupation of the mind by an opinion, or impression,	      already formed; preconceived opinion; previous impression;	      bias; -- generally, but not always, used in a favorable	      sense; as, the prepossessions of childhood. "The	      prejudices and prepossessions of the country." --Sir W.	      Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bent; bias; inclination; preoccupancy; prejudgment. See	        {Bent}.	        [1913 Webster]
Prepossessor \Pre`*pos*sess"or\, n.	   One who possesses, or occupies, previously. --R. Brady.	   [1913 Webster]
Preposterous \Pre*pos"ter*ous\, a. [L. praeposterus; prae before	   + posterus coming after, latter. See {Posterior}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having that first which ought to be last; inverted in	      order. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The method I take may be censured as preposterous,	            because I thus treat last of the antediluvian earth,	            which was first in the order of nature. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrary to nature or reason; not adapted to the end;	      utterly and glaringly foolish; unreasonably absurd;	      perverted. "Most preposterous conclusions." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preposterous ass, that never read so far! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Absurd; perverted; wrong; irrational; foolish;	        monstrous. See {Absurd}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*pos"ter*ous*ly}, adv.	        -{Pre*pos"ter*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Prepostor \Pre*pos"tor\, n.	   See {Prepositor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepotency \Pre*po"ten*cy\, n. [L. praepotentia: cf. F.	   pr['e]potence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.	      [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents,	      as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or	      her own share of characteristics to their offspring.	      [1913 Webster]
Prepotent \Pre*po"tent\, a. [L. praepotens. See {Pre-}, and	   {Potent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority;	      predominant. --Plaifere.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Preprovide \Pre`pro*vide"\, v. t.	   To provide beforehand. "The materials preprovided." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepubic \Pre*pu"bic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of, or anterior to, the pubis; pertaining	   to the prepubis.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepubis \Pre*pu"bis\, n. [NL. See {Pre-}, and {Pubis}.] (Anat.)	   A bone or cartilage, of some animals, situated in the middle	   line in front of the pubic bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Prepuce \Pre"puce\, n. [F. pr['e]puce, L. praeputium.] (Anat.)	   The foreskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Preputial \Pre*pu"tial\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the prepuce.	   [1913 Webster] Preraphaelism
Preraphaelism \Pre*raph"a*el*ism\, Preraphaelitism
\Pre*raph"a*el*i`tism\, n. (Fine Arts)	   The doctrine or practice of a school of modern painters who	   profess to be followers of the painters before Raphael. Its	   adherents advocate careful study from nature, delicacy and	   minuteness of workmanship, and an exalted and delicate	   conception of the subject.	   [1913 Webster]
Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the style called preraphaelitism; as, a	   preraphaelite figure; a preraphaelite landscape. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]	Preraphaelite \Pre*raph"a*el*ite\, n.	   1. One who favors or practices art as it was before Raphael;	      one who favors or advocates preraphaelitism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Popularly, any modern artist thought to be a would-be	      restorer of early ideas or methods, as one of the German	      painters often called {Nazarenes}, or one who paints and	      draws with extreme minuteness of detail.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Preregnant \Pre*reg"nant\, n.	   One who reigns before another; a sovereign predecessor. [R.]	   --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Preremote \Pre`re*mote\, a.	   More remote in previous time or prior order.	   [1913 Webster]	         In some cases two more links of causation may be	         introduced; one of them may be termed the preremote	         cause, the other the postremote effect.  --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Prerequire \Pre`re*quire"\, v. t.	   To require beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some things are prerequired of us.       --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Prerequisite \Pre*req"ui*site\, a.	   Previously required; necessary as a preliminary to any	   proposed effect or end; as, prerequisite conditions of	   success.	   [1913 Webster]	Prerequisite \Pre*req"ui*site\, n.	   Something previously required, or necessary to an end or	   effect proposed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The necessary prerequisites of freedom.  -- Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Preresolve \Pre`re*solve"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Preresolved}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preresolving}.]	   To resolve beforehand; to predetermine. --Sir E. Dering.	   [1913 Webster]
Prerogative \Pre*rog"a*tive\, n. [F. pr['e]rogative, from L.	   praerogativa precedence in voting, preference, privilege, fr.	   praerogativus that is asked before others for his opinion,	   that votes before or first, fr. praerogare to ask before	   another; prae before + rogare to ask. See {Rogation}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An exclusive or peculiar privilege; prior and indefeasible	      right; fundamental and essential possession; -- used	      generally of an official and hereditary right which may be	      asserted without question, and for the exercise of which	      there is no responsibility or accountability as to the	      fact and the manner of its exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The two faculties that are the prerogative of man --	            the powers of abstraction and imagination. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            An unconstitutional exercise of his prerogative.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Precedence; pre["e]minence; first rank. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then give me leave to have prerogative. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term came into general use in the conflicts between	         the Crown and Parliaments of Great Britain, especially	         in the time of the Stuarts.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Prerogative Court} (Eng. Law), a court which formerly had	      authority in the matter of wills and administrations,	      where the deceased left bona notabilia, or effects of the	      value of five pounds, in two or more different dioceses.	      --Blackstone.	   {Prerogative office}, the office in which wills proved in the	      Prerogative Court were registered.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Privilege; right. See {Privilege}.	        [1913 Webster]
Prerogatived \Pre*rog"a*tived\, a.	   Endowed with a prerogative, or exclusive privilege. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prerogatively \Pre*rog"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   By prerogative.	   [1913 Webster]
Presage \Pre"sage\, n. [F. pr['e]sage, L. praesagium, from	   praesagire. See {Presage}, v. t. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something which foreshows or portends a future event; a	      prognostic; an omen; an augury. "Joy and shout -- presage	      of victory." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power to look the future, or the exercise of that power;	      foreknowledge; presentiment.	      [1913 Webster]	            If there be aught of presage in the mind. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prognostic; omen; token; sign; presentiment.	        [1913 Webster]	Presage \Pre*sage"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presaged} (-s[=a]jd");	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Presaging}. ] [F. pr['e]sager, L.	   praesagire: prae before + sagire to perceive acutely or	   sharply. See {Sagacious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To have a presentiment of; to feel beforehand; to	      foreknow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To foretell; to predict; to foreshow; to indicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            My dreams presage some joyful news at hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Presage \Pre*sage"\, v. i.	   To form or utter a prediction; -- sometimes used with of.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Presageful \Pre*sage"ful\, a.	   Full of presages; ominous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dark in the glass of some presageful mood. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Presagement \Pre*sage"ment\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or art of presaging; a foreboding. [R.] --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is presaged, or foretold. [R.] "Ominous	      presagement before his end. " --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Presager \Pre*sa"ger\, n.	   One who, or that which, presages; a foreteller; a foreboder.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Presagious \Pre*sa"gious\, a.	   Foreboding; ominous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyope \Pres"by*ope\, n. (Med.)	   One who has presbyopia; a farsighted person.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyopia \Pres`by*o"pi*a\[NL., from Gr. ? old, n., an old man	   + ?, ?, the eye.] (Med.)	   A defect of vision consequent upon advancing age. It is due	   to rigidity of the crystalline lens, which produces	   difficulty of accommodation and recession of the near point	   of vision, so that objects very near the eyes can not be seen	   distinctly without the use of convex glasses. Called also	   {presbytia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyopic \Pres`by*op"ic\, a.	   Affected by presbyopia; also, remedying presbyopia;	   farsighted.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyopy \Pres"by*o`py\, n. [Cf. F. presbyopie.]	   See {Presbyopia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyte \Pres"byte\, n. [Gr. ? an old man.]	   Same as {Presbyope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyter \Pres"by*ter\, n. [L. an elder, fr. Gr. ?. See	   {Priest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An elder in the early Christian church. See 2d Citation	      under {Bishop}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) One ordained to the second	      order in the ministry; -- called also {priest}.	      [1913 Webster]	            I rather term the one sort presbyter than priest.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            New presbyter is but old priest writ large.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Presbyterian Ch.) A member of a presbytery whether lay or	      clerical.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A Presbyterian. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Presbyteral \Pres*byt"er*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a presbyter or presbytery; presbyterial.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyterate \Pres*byt"er*ate\, n. [L. presbyteratus: cf. F.	   presbyt['e]rat.]	   A presbytery; also, presbytership. --Heber.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyteress \Pres"by*ter*ess\, n.	   A female presbyter. --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyterial \Pres`by*te"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. presbyt['e]ral.]	   Presbyterian. "Presbyterial government." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F. presbyt['e]rien.]	   Of or pertaining to a presbyter, or to ecclesiastical	   government by presbyters; relating to those who uphold church	   government by presbyters; also, to the doctrine, discipline,	   and worship of a communion so governed.	   [1913 Webster]	Presbyterian \Pres`by*te"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. presbyt['e]rien.]	   One who maintains the validity of ordination and government	   by presbyters; a member of the Presbyterian church.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reformed Presbyterians}. See {Cameronian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Presbyterianism \Pres`by*te"ri*an*ism\, n. [Cf. F.	   presbyt['e]rianisme.]	   That form of church government which invests presbyters with	   all spiritual power, and admits no prelates over them; also,	   the faith and polity of the Presbyterian churches, taken	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbyterium \Pres`by*te"ri*um\, n. [L.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Presbytery}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbytership \Pres"by*ter*ship\, n.	   The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbytery \Pres"by*ter*y\, n.; pl. {Presbyteries}. [L.	   presbyterium, Gr. ?. See {Presbyter}, and cf.	   {Presbyterium}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A body of elders in the early Christian church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Presbyterian Ch.) A judicatory consisting of all the	      ministers within a certain district, and one layman, who	      is a ruling elder, from each parish or church,	      commissioned to represent the church in conjunction with	      the pastor. This body has a general jurisdiction over the	      churches under its care, and next below the provincial	      synod in authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The Presbyterian religion of polity. [R.] --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) (Arch.) That part of the church reserved for the	          officiating priest.	      (b) The residence of a priest or clergyman. --Gwilt.	          [1913 Webster]
Presbytia \Pres*byt"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Presbyte}.] (Med.)	   Presbyopia.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbytic \Pres*byt"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Same as {Presbyopic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Presbytism \Pres"byt*ism\, n.	   Presbyopia.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescapula \Pre*scap"u*la\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The part of the scapula in front of, or above, the spine, or	   mesoscapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescapular \Pre*scap"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the prescapula; supraspinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescience \Pre"sci*ence\ (pr[=e]"sh[i^]*ens or pr[=e]"shens;	   277), n. [F. prescience, L. praescientia. See {Prescient}.]	   Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.	   [1913 Webster]	         God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral	         agents.                                  --J. Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescient \Pre"sci*ent\ (pr[=e]"sh[i^]*ent or -shent), a. [L.	   praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae	   before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See {Science}.]	   Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious	   beforehand. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost	         prescient, of this event.                --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Presciently \Pre"sci*ent*ly\, adv.	   With prescience or foresight.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescind \Pre*scind"\ (pr[-e]*s[i^]nd"), v. t. [L. praescindere	   to cut off in front; prae before + scindere to cut asunder:	   cf. F. prescinder.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cut off; to abstract. [Obs.] --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) To consider by a separate act of attention or	      analysis. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Prescindent \Pre*scind"ent\, a. [L. praescius; prae before +	   scius knowing, fr. scire to know.]	   Cutting off; abstracting. [R.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescious \Pre"scious\ (pr[=e]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. praescius; prae	   before + scius knowing, fr. scire to know.]	   Foreknowing; having foreknowledge; as, prescious of ills.	   [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prescribed}; p. pr	   & vb. n. {Prescribing}.] [L. praescribere, praescriptum; prae	   before + scriebe to write. See {Scribe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lay down authoritatively as a guide, direction, or rule	      of action; to impose as a peremptory order; to dictate; to	      appoint; to direct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prescribe not us our duties.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let streams prescribe their fountains where to run.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To direct, as a remedy to be used by a patient; as,	      the doctor prescribed quinine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To appoint; order; command; dictate; ordain; institute;	        establish.	        [1913 Webster]	Prescribe \Pre*scribe"\, v. i.	   1. To give directions; to dictate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A forwardness to prescribe to their opinions.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To influence by long use [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To write or to give medical directions; to indicate	      remedies; as, to prescribe for a patient in a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To claim by prescription; to claim a title to a	      thing on the ground of immemorial use and enjoyment, that	      is, by a custom having the force of law.	      [1913 Webster]
Prescriber \Pre*scrib"er\, n.	   One who prescribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescript \Pre"script\, a. [L. praescriptus, p. p. of	   praescribere: cf. F. prescrit. See {Prescribe}.]	   Directed; prescribed. " A prescript from of words." --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Prescript \Pre"script\, n. [L. praescriptum: cf. OF. prescript.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Direction; precept; model prescribed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A medical prescription. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]
Prescriptibility \Pre*scrip`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being prescriptible. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescriptible \Pre*scrip"ti*ble\ (pr[-e]*skr[i^]p"t[i^]*b'l), a.	   [Cf. F. prescriptible.]	   Depending on, or derived from, prescription; proper to be	   prescribed. --Grafton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescription \Pre*scrip"tion\ (pr[-e]*skr[i^]p"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   prescription, L. praescriptio, an inscription, preface,	   precept, demurrer, prescription (in sense 3), fr.	   praescribere. See {Prescribe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of prescribing, directing, or dictating;	      direction; precept; also, that which is prescribed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A direction of a remedy or of remedies for a	      disease, and the manner of using them; a medical recipe;	      also, a prescribed remedy. Hence: a written order from a	      physician for a medication, which allows a patient to	      legally obtain medication which is required by law to be	      dispensed only on authorization from a physician or other	      qualified medical practitioner.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. (Law) A prescribing for title; the claim of title to a	      thing by virtue of immemorial use and enjoyment; the right	      or title acquired by possession had during the time and in	      the manner fixed by law. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            That profound reverence for law and prescription	            which has long been characteristic of Englishmen.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Prescription differs from custom, which is a local	         usage, while prescription is personal, annexed to the	         person only. Prescription only extends to incorporeal	         rights, such as a right of way, or of common. What the	         law gives of common rights is not the subject of	         prescription. --Blackstone. --Cruise. --Kent. In Scotch	         law, prescription is employed in the sense in which	         limitation is used in England and America, namely, to	         express that operation of the lapse of time by which	         obligations are extinguished or title protected. --Sir	         T. Craig. --Erskine.	         [1913 Webster]
Prescriptive \Pre*scrip"tive\, a. [L. praescriptivus of a	   demurrer or legal exception.]	   1. (Law) Consisting in, or acquired by, immemorial or	      long-continued use and enjoyment; as, a prescriptive right	      of title; pleading the continuance and authority of long	      custom.	      [1913 Webster]	            The right to be drowsy in protracted toil has become	            prescriptive.                         --J. M. Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the doctrine that acceptable	      grammatical rules should be prescribed by authority,	      rather than be determined by common usage.	      [PJC]
prescriptivism \pre*scrip"tiv*ism\, n.	   The doctrine that acceptable grammatical rules should be	   prescribed by authority, rather than be determined by common	   usage.	   [PJC]
prescriptivist \pre*scrip"tiv*ist\, n.	   A person who believes that acceptable practices should be	   prescribed by an authority rather than be determined by the	   usage of the general public; especially, a supporter of	   prescriptive[2] rules of grammar; -- also used attributively,	   as prescriptivist grammar.	   [PJC]
Prescriptively \Pre*scrip"tive*ly\, adv.	   By prescription.	   [1913 Webster]
Prescutum \Pre*scu"tum\, n.; pl. {Prescuta}. [NL. See {Pr[ae]-},	   and {Scutum}.] (Zool.)	   The first of the four pieces composing the dorsal part, or	   tergum, of a thoracic segment of an insect. It is usually	   small and inconspicuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Preseance \Pre"se*ance\, n. [F. pr['e]s['e]ance. See {Preside}.]	   Priority of place in sitting.[Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Preselect \Pre`se*lect"\, v. t.	   To select beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Presence \Pres"ence\, n. [F. pr['e]sence, L. praesentia. See	   {Present}.]	   1. The state of being present, or of being within sight or	      call, or at hand; -- opposed to absence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place in which one is present; the part of space	      within one's ken, call, influence, etc.; neighborhood	      without the intervention of anything that forbids	      intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrath shell be no more	            Thenceforth, but in thy presence joy entire.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, neighborhood to the person of one of	      superior of exalted rank; also, presence chamber.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a presence here to plead my thoughts.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            An't please your grace, the two great cardinals.	            Wait in the presence.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The whole of the personal qualities of an individual;	      person; personality; especially, the person of a superior,	      as a sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Sovran Presence thus replied.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An assembly, especially of person of rank or nobility;	      noble company.	      [1913 Webster]	            Odmar, of all this presence does contain,	            Give her your wreath whom you esteem most fair.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Port, mien; air; personal appearence. "Rather dignity of	      presence than beauty of aspect." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A graceful presence bespeaks acceptance. -- Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Presence chamber}, or {Presence room}, the room in which a	      great personage receives company. --Addison. " Chambers of	      presence." --Bacon.	   {Presence of mind}, that state of the mind in which all its	      faculties are alert, prompt, and acting harmoniously in	      obedience to the will, enabling one to reach, as it were	      spontaneously or by intuition, just conclusions in sudden	      emergencies.	      [1913 Webster]
Presensation \Pre`sen*sa"tion\, n.	   Previous sensation, notion, or idea. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Presension \Pre*sen"sion\, n. [L. praesensio, fr. praesentire to	   perceive beforehand. See {Presentient}.]	   Previous perception. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Present \Pres"ent\, a. [F. pr['e]sent, L. praesens,-entis, that	   is before one, in sight or at hand, p. p. of praeesse to be	   before; prae before + esse to be. See {Essence}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Being at hand, within reach or call, within certain	      contemplated limits; -- opposed to absent.	      [1913 Webster]	            These things have I spoken unto you, being yet	            present with you.                     --John xiv.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Now existing, or in process; begun but not ended; now in	      view, or under consideration; being at this time; not past	      or future; as, the present session of Congress; the	      present state of affairs; the present instance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll bring thee to the present business --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not delayed; immediate; instant; coincident. "A present	      recompense." "A present pardon." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ambassador . . . desires a present audience.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Ready; quick in emergency; as a present wit. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Favorably attentive; propitious. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            To find a god so present to my prayer. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Present tense} (Gram.), the tense or form of a verb which	      expresses action or being in the present time; as, I am	      writing, I write, or I do write.	      [1913 Webster]	Present \Pres"ent\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]sent. See {Present}, a.]	   1. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at	      the moment contemplated; as, at this present.	      [1913 Webster]	            Past and present, wound in one.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Law) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of	      conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing;	      as in the phrase, " Know all men by these presents," that	      is, by the writing itself, " per has literas praesentes; "	      -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting	      the present tense.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At present}, at the present time; now.	   {For the present}, for the tine being; temporarily.	   {In present}, at once, without delay. [Obs.] "With them, in	      present, half his kingdom; the rest to follow at his	      death." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Present \Pre*sent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Presenting}.] [F. pr['e]senter, L. praesentare, fr.	   praesens, a. See {Present}, a.]	   1. To bring or introduce into the presence of some one,	      especially of a superior; to introduce formally; to offer	      for acquaintance; as, to present an envoy to the king;	      (with the reciprocal pronoun) to come into the presence of	      a superior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now there was a day when the sons of God came to	            present themselves before the lord.   --Job i. 6	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhibit or offer to view or notice; to lay before one's	      perception or cognizance; to set forth; to present a fine	      appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lectorides's memory is ever . . . presenting him	            with the thoughts of other persons.   --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass over, esp. in a ceremonious manner; to give in	      charge or possession; to deliver; to make over.	      [1913 Webster]	            So ladies in romance assist their knight,	            Present the spear, and arm him for the fight.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make a gift of; to bestow; to give, generally in a	      formal or ceremonious manner; to grant; to confer.	      [1913 Webster]	            My last, least offering, I present thee now.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: To endow; to bestow a gift upon; to favor, as with	      a donation; also, to court by gifts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Octavia presented the poet for him admirable elegy	            on her son Marcellus.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To present; to personate. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In specific uses;	      (a) To nominate to an ecclesiastical benefice; to offer to	          the bishop or ordinary as a candidate for institution.	          [1913 Webster]	                The patron of a church may present his clerk to	                a parsonage or vicarage; that is, may offer him	                to the bishop of the diocese to be instituted.	                                                  --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To nominate for support at a public school or other	          institution . --Lamb.	      (c) To lay before a public body, or an official, for	          consideration, as before a legislature, a court of	          judicature, a corporation, etc.; as, to present a	          memorial, petition, remonstrance, or indictment.	      (d) To lay before a court as an object of inquiry; to give	          notice officially of, as a crime of offence; to find	          or represent judicially; as, a grand jury present	          certain offenses or nuisances, or whatever they think	          to be public injuries.	      (e) To bring an indictment against . [U.S]	      (f) To aim, point, or direct, as a weapon; as, to present	          a pistol or the point of a sword to the breast of	          another.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Pesent arms} (Mil.), the command in response to which the	      gun is carried perpendicularly in front of the center of	      the body, and held there with the left hand grasping it at	      the lower band, and the right hand grasping the small of	      the stock, in token of respect, as in saluting a superior	      officer; also, the position taken at such a command.	      [1913 Webster]	Present \Pre*sent"\, v. i. (Med.)	   To appear at the mouth of the uterus so as to be perceptible	   to the finger in vaginal examination; -- said of a part of an	   infant during labor.	   [1913 Webster]	Present \Pres"ent\, n. [F. pr['e]sent .]	   Anything presented or given; a gift; a donative; as, a	   Christmas present.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gift; donation; donative; benefaction. See {Gift}.	        [1913 Webster]	Present \Pre*sent"\, n. (Mil.)	   The position of a soldier in presenting arms; as, to stand at	   present.	   [1913 Webster]
Presentable \Pre*sent"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]sentable.]	   1. Capable or admitting of being presented; suitable to be	      exhibited, represented, or offered; fit to be brought	      forward or set forth; hence, fitted to be introduced to	      another, or to go into society; as, ideas that are	      presentable in simple language; she is not presentable in	      such a gown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admitting of the presentation of a clergiman; as, a church	      presentable. [R.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Presentaneous \Pres`en*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. praesentaneus. See	   {Present}, a.]	   Ready; quick; immediate in effect; as, presentaneous poison.	   [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Presentation \Pres`en*ta"tion\, n. [L. praesentatio a showing,	   representation: cf. F. pr['e]sentation.]	   1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a	      setting forth; an offering; bestowal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prayers are sometimes a presentation of mere	            desires.                              --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, exhibition; representation; display; appearance;	      semblance; show.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under the presentation of the shoots his wit.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is presented or given; a present; a gift, as,	      the picture was a presentation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) The act of offering a clergyman to the bishop or	      ordinary for institution in a benefice; the right of	      presenting a clergyman.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the bishop admits the patron's presentation, the	            clerk so admitted is next to be instituted by him.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) The particular position of the child during labor	      relatively to the passage though which it is to be brought	      forth; -- specifically designated by the part which first	      appears at the mouth of the uterus; as, a breech	      presentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Presentation copy}, a copy of a book, engraving, etc.,	      presented to some one by the author or artist, as a token	      of regard.	      [1913 Webster]
Presentative \Pre*sent"a*tive\, a.	   1. (Eccl.) Having the right of presentation, or offering a	      clergyman to the bishop for institution; as, advowsons are	      presentative, collative, or donative. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admitting the presentation of a clergyman; as, a	      presentative parsonage. --Spelman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metaph.) Capable of being directly known by, or presented	      to, the mind; intuitive; directly apprehensible, as	      objects; capable of apprehending, as faculties.	      [1913 Webster]	            The latter term, presentative faculty, I use . . .	            in contrast and correlation to a "representative	            faculty."                             --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Presentee \Pres`en*tee"\, n. [F. pr['e]sent['e], p. p. See	   {Present}, v. t. ]	   One to whom something is presented; also, one who is	   presented; specifically (Eccl.), one presented to benefice.	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Presenter \Pre*sent"er\, n.	   One who presents.	   [1913 Webster]
Presential \Pre*sen"tial\, a. [LL. praesentialis.]	   Implying actual presence; present, immediate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         God's mercy is made presential to us.    --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*sen"tial*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presentiality \Pre*sen`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   State of being actually present. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Presentiate \Pre*sen"ti*ate\, v. t.	   To make present. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presentient \Pre*sen"tient\, a. [L. praesentiens, p. pr. of	   praesentire to perceive beforehand; prae before + sentire to	   feel.]	   Feeling or perceiving beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Presentific \Pres`en*tif"ic\, a. [L. praesens, -entis, present +	   facere to make.]	   Making present. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pres`en*tif"ic*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Presentifical \Pres`en*tif"ic*al\, a.	   Presentific. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presentiment \Pre*sen"ti*ment\, n. [Pref. pre- + sentiment: cf.	   F. pressentiment. See {Presentient}.]	   Previous sentiment, conception, or opinion; previous	   apprehension; especially, an antecedent impression or	   conviction of something unpleasant, distressing, or	   calamitous, about to happen; anticipation of evil;	   foreboding.	   [1913 Webster]
Presentimental \Pre*sen`ti*men"tal\, a.	   Of nature of a presentiment; foreboding. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Presention \Pre*sen"tion\, n.	   See {Presension}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presentive \Pre*sent"ive\, a. (Philol.)	   Bringing a conception or notion directly before the mind;	   presenting an object to the memory of imagination; --	   distinguished from symbolic.	   [1913 Webster]	         How greatly the word "will" is felt to have lost	         presentive power in the last three centuries. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pre*sent"ive*ly}, adv. --	   {Pre*sent"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Presently \Pres"ent*ly\, adv.	   1. At present; at this time; now. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The towns and forts you presently have. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At once; without delay; forthwith; also, less definitely,	      soon; shortly; before long; after a little while; by and	      by. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And presently the fig tree withered away. --Matt.	                                                  xxi. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. With actual presence; actually . [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His precious body and blood presently three. --Bp.	                                                  Gardiner.	      [1913 Webster]
Presentment \Pre*sent"ment\, n.	   1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented;	      presentation. " Upon the heels of my presentment." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Setting forth to view; delineation; appearance;	      representation; exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Power to cheat the eye with blear illusion,	            And give it false presentment.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) The notice taken by a grand jury of any offence from	          their own knowledge or observation, without any bill	          of indictment laid before them, as, the presentment of	          a nuisance, a libel, or the like; also, an inquisition	          of office and indictment by a grand jury; an official	          accusation presented to a tribunal by the grand jury	          in an indictment, or the act of offering an	          indictment; also, the indictment itself.	      (b) The official notice (formerly required to be given in	          court) of the surrender of a copyhold estate.	          --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Presentment of a bill of exchange}, the offering of a bill	      to the drawee for acceptance, or to the acceptor for	      payment. See {Bill of exchange}, under {Bill}. --Mozley &	      W.	      [1913 Webster]
Presentness \Pres"ent*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being present; presence. [Obs.]	   "Presentness of mind in danger." --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Presentoir \Pres`en*toir"\, n. [Formed after analogy of French.]	   An ornamental tray, dish, or the like, used as a salver.	   [1913 Webster] Present value
Present value \Pres"ent value\ or Present worth \Pres"ent worth\	   (of money payable at a future date).	   The principal which, drawing interest at a given rate, will	   amount to the given sum at the date on which this is to be	   paid; thus, interest being at 6%, the present value of $106	   due one year hence is $100.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Preservable \Pre*serv"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being preserved; admitting of preservation.	   [1913 Webster]
Preservation \Pres`er*va"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]servation.]	   The act or process of preserving, or keeping safe; the state	   of being preserved, or kept from injury, destruction, or	   decay; security; safety; as, preservation of life, fruit,	   game, etc.; a picture in good preservation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give us particulars of thy preservation. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]servatif.]	   Having the power or quality of preserving; tending to	   preserve, or to keep from injury, decay, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Preservative \Pre*serv"a*tive\, n.	   That which preserves, or has the power of preserving; a	   presevative agent.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wear tablets as preservatives against the plague.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Preservatory \Pre*serv"a*to*ry\, a.	   Preservative. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Preservatory \Pre*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Preservatories}.	   1. A preservative. [Obs.] --Whitlock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A room, or apparatus, in which perishable things, as	      fruit, vegetables, etc., can be preserved without decay.	      [1913 Webster]
Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preserved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Preserving}.] [F. pr['e]server, from L. prae before +	   servare to save, preserve; cf. L. praeservare to observe	   beforehand. See {Serve}.]	   1. To keep or save from injury or destruction; to guard or	      defend from evil, harm, danger, etc.; to protect.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Lord, thou preserved man and beast. --Ps. xxxvi.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, good angels preserve the king.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To save from decay by the use of some preservative	      substance, as sugar, salt, etc.; to season and prepare for	      remaining in a good state, as fruits, meat, etc.; as, to	      preserve peaches or grapes.	      [1913 Webster]	            You can not preserve it from tainting. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To maintain throughout; to keep intact; as, to preserve	      appearances; to preserve silence.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To preserve game}, to protect it from extermination.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To keep; save; secure; uphold; sustain; defend; spare;	        protect; guard; shield. See {Keep}.	        [1913 Webster]	Preserve \Pre*serve"\, v. i.	   1. To make preserves. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To protect game for purposes of sport.	      [1913 Webster]	Preserve \Pre*serve"\, n.	   1. That which is preserved; fruit, etc., seasoned and kept by	      suitable preparation; esp., fruit cooked with sugar; --	      commonly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place in which game, fish, etc., are preserved for	      purposes of sport, or for food.	      [1913 Webster]
Preserver \Pre*serv"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, preserves, saves, or defends, from	      destruction, injury, or decay; esp., one who saves the	      life or character of another. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes preserves of fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Game preserver}. See under {Game}.	      [1913 Webster]
Preshow \Pre*show"\, v. t.	   To foreshow.	   [1913 Webster]
Preside \Pre*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Presided}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Presiding}.] [L. praesidere; prae before + sedere to	   sit: cf. F. pr['e]sider. See {Sit}.]	   1. To be set, or to sit, in the place of authority; to occupy	      the place of president, chairman, moderator, director,	      etc.; to direct, control, and regulate, as chief officer;	      as, to preside at a public meeting; to preside over the	      senate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exercise superintendence; to watch over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some o'er the public magazines preside. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Presidence \Pres"i*dence\, n.	   See {Presidency}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presidency \Pres"i*den*cy\, n.; pl. {Presidencies}. [Cf. F.	   pr['e]sidence.]	   1. The function or condition of one who presides;	      superintendence; control and care.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office of president; as, Washington was elected to the	      presidency.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The term during which a president holds his office; as,	      during the presidency of Madison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the three great divisions of British India, the	      Bengal, Madras, and Bombay Presidencies, each of which had	      a council of which its governor was president.	      [1913 Webster]
President \Pres"i*dent\, n.	   Precedent. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	President \Pres"i*dent\, a.	   Occupying the first rank or chief place; having the highest	   authority; presiding. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His angels president	         In every province.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	President \Pres"i*dent\, n. [F. pr['e]sident, L. praesidens,	   -entis, p. pr. of praesidere. See {Preside}.]	   1. One who is elected or appointed to preside; a presiding	      officer, as of a legislative body. Specifically:	      (a) The chief officer of a corporation, company,	          institution, society, or the like.	      (b) The chief executive officer of the government in	          certain republics; as, the president of the United	          States.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A protector; a guardian; a presiding genius. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Just Apollo, president of verse.      --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]
Presidential \Pres`i*den"tial\, a.	   1. Presiding or watching over. "Presidential angels."	      --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a president; as, the presidential	      chair; a presidential election.	      [1913 Webster]
Presidentship \Pres"i*dent*ship\, n.	   The office and dignity of president; presidency. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Presider \Pre*sid"er\, n.	   One who presides.	   [1913 Webster] Presidial
Presidial \Pre*sid"i*al\, Presidiary \Pre*sid"i*a*ry\, a. [L.	   praesidialis and praesidiarius, fr. praesidium a presiding	   over, defense, guard. See {Preside}.]	   Of or pertaining to a garrison; having a garrison.	   [1913 Webster]	         There are three presidial castles in this city.	                                                  --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Presidiary \Pre*sid"i*a*ry\, n. [L. praesidiarium.]	   A guard. [Obs.] "Heavenly presidiaries." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Presiding \Pre*sid"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Preside}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Presiding elder}. See under 2d {Elder}.	      [1913 Webster]
Presidio \Pre*si"di*o\, n. [Sp.]	   A place of defense; a fortress; a garrison; a fortress; a	   garrison or guardhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Presignification \Pre*sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [?.	   praesignificatio. See {Presignify}.]	   The act of signifying or showing beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Presignify \Pre*sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presignified};	   imp. & p. p. {Presignifying}.] [L. praesignificare; prae	   before + significare to signify.]	   To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.	   [1913 Webster]
Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the sphenoid bone; of or pertaining to	   the anterior part of the sphenoid bone (i. e., the	   presphenoid bone).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Presphenoid bone} (Anat.), the anterior part of the body of	      the sphenoid bone in front of the basisphenoid. It is	      usually a separate bone in the young or fetus, but becomes	      a part of the sphenoid in the adult.	      [1913 Webster]	Presphenoid \Pre*sphe"noid\, n. (Anat.)	   The presphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Presphenoidal \Pre`sphe*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone; presphenoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Prespinal \Pre*spi"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Prevertebral.	   [1913 Webster]
Press \Press\, n. (Zool.)	   An East Indian insectivore ({Tupaia ferruginea}). It is	   arboreal in its habits, and has a bushy tail. The fur is	   soft, and varies from rusty red to maroon and to brownish	   black.	   [1913 Webster]	Press \Press\, v. t. [Corrupt. fr. prest ready money advanced, a	   loan; hence, earnest money given soldiers on entering	   service. See {Prest}, n.]	   To force into service, particularly into naval service; to	   impress.	   [1913 Webster]	         To peaceful peasant to the wars is pressed. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Press \Press\, n. [For prest, confused with press.]	   A commission to force men into public service, particularly	   into the navy.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have misused the king's press.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Press gang}, or {Pressgang}, a detachment of seamen under	      the command of an officer empowered to force men into the	      naval service. See {Impress gang}, under {Impress}.	   {Press money}, money paid to a man enlisted into public	      service. See {Prest money}, under {Prest}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Press \Press\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pressed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pressing}.] [F. presser, fr. L. pressare to press, fr.	   premere, pressum, to press. Cf. {Print}, v.]	   1. To urge, or act upon, with force, as weight; to act upon	      by pushing or thrusting, in distinction from pulling; to	      crowd or compel by a gradual and continued exertion; to	      bear upon; to squeeze; to compress; as, we press the	      ground with the feet when we walk; we press the couch on	      which we repose; we press substances with the hands,	      fingers, or arms; we are pressed in a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good measure, pressed down, and shaken together.	                                                  --Luke vi. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To squeeze, in order to extract the juice or contents of;	      to squeeze out, or express, from something.	      [1913 Webster]	            From sweet kernels pressed,	            She tempers dulcet creams.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And I took the grapes, and pressed them into	            Pharaoh's cup, and I gave the cup into Pharaoh's	            hand.                                 --Gen. xl. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To squeeze in or with suitable instruments or apparatus,	      in order to compact, make dense, or smooth; as, to press	      cotton bales, paper, etc.; to smooth by ironing; as, to	      press clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To embrace closely; to hug.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leucothoe shook at these alarms,	            And pressed Palemon closer in her arms. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To oppress; to bear hard upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Press not a falling man too far.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To straiten; to distress; as, to be pressed with want or	      hunger.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To exercise very powerful or irresistible influence upon	      or over; to constrain; to force; to compel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the	            Jews that Jesus was Christ.           --Acts xviii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To try to force (something upon some one); to urge or	      inculcate with earnestness or importunity; to enforce; as,	      to press divine truth on an audience.	      [1913 Webster]	            He pressed a letter upon me within this hour.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be sure to press upon him every motive. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To drive with violence; to hurry; to urge on; to ply hard;	      as, to press a horse in a race.	      [1913 Webster]	            The posts . . . went cut, being hastened and pressed	            on, by the king's commandment.        --Esther viii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Press differs from drive and strike in usually denoting	         a slow or continued application of force; whereas drive	         and strike denote a sudden impulse of force.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Pressed brick}. See under {Brick}.	      [1913 Webster]	Press \Press\, v. i.	   1. To exert pressure; to bear heavily; to push, crowd, or	      urge with steady force.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move on with urging and crowding; to make one's way	      with violence or effort; to bear onward forcibly; to	      crowd; to throng; to encroach.	      [1913 Webster]	            They pressed upon him for to touch him. --Mark iii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To urge with vehemence or importunity; to exert a strong	      or compelling influence; as, an argument presses upon the	      judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	Press \Press\, n. [F. presse. See 4th {Press}.]	   1. An apparatus or machine by which any substance or body is	      pressed, squeezed, stamped, or shaped, or by which an	      impression of a body is taken; sometimes, the place or	      building containing a press or presses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Presses are differently constructed for various	         purposes in the arts, their specific uses being	         commonly designated; as, a cotton press, a wine press,	         a cider press, a copying press, etc. See {Drill press}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a printing press.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The art or business of printing and publishing; hence,	      printed publications, taken collectively, more especially	      newspapers or the persons employed in writing for them;	      as, a free press is a blessing, a licentious press is a	      curse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An upright case or closet for the safe keeping of	      articles; as, a clothes press. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of pressing or thronging forward.	      [1913 Webster]	            In their throng and press to that last hold. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Urgent demands of business or affairs; urgency; as, a	      press of engagements.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A multitude of individuals crowded together; ? crowd of	      single things; a throng.	      [1913 Webster]	            They could not come nigh unto him for the press.	                                                  --Mark ii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cylinder press}, a printing press in which the impression is	      produced by a revolving cylinder under which the form	      passes; also, one in which the form of type or plates is	      curved around a cylinder, instead of resting on a flat	      bed.	   {Hydrostatic press}. See under {Hydrostatic}.	   {Liberty of the press}, the free right of publishing books,	      pamphlets, or papers, without previous restraint or	      censorship, subject only to punishment for libelous,	      seditious, or morally pernicious matters.	   {Press bed}, a bed that may be folded, and inclosed, in a	      press or closet. --Boswell.	   {Press of sail}, (Naut.), as much sail as the state of the	      wind will permit.	      [1913 Webster]
Pressboard \Press"board`\, n.	   A kind of highly sized rag paper or board, sometimes	   containing a small admixture of wood pulp; -- so called	   because used originally, as now, in presses for pressing and	   finishing knit underwear.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Press cake \Press cake\	   A cake of compressed substance, as: in gunpowder manufacture,	   the cake resulting from compressing the meal powder; in the	   treatment of coal tar, the pressed product at various stages	   of the process; or, in beet-sugar manufacture, the vegetable	   residue after the sugar juice has been expressed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Presser \Press"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, presses.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Presser bar}, or {Presser wheel} (Knitting machine), a bar	      or wheel which closes the barbs of the needles to enable	      the loops of the yarn to pass over them.	   {Presser foot}, the part of a sewing machine which rests on	      the cloth and presses it down upon the table of the	      machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Pressgang \Press"gang`\, n.	   See {Press gang}, under {Press}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pressing \Press"ing\, a.	   Urgent; exacting; importunate; as, a pressing necessity. --	   {Press"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pression \Pres"sion\, n. [L. pressio: cf. F. pression. See 4th	   {Press}.]	   1. The act of pressing; pressure. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cartesian Philos.) An endeavor to move.	      [1913 Webster]
Pressiroster \Pres`si*ros"ter\, n. [L. presssus pressed (p. p.	   of premere) + rostrum beak: cf. F. pressirostre. See 4th	   {Press}.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of wading birds ({Pressirostres}) including	   those which have a compressed beak, as the plovers.	   [1913 Webster]
Pressirostral \Pres`si*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the pressirosters.	   [1913 Webster]
Pressitant \Pres"si*tant\, a. [See 4th {Press}.]	   Gravitating; heavy. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Pressive \Pres"sive\, a.	   Pressing; urgent; also, oppressive; as, pressive taxation.	   [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Pressly \Press"ly\, adv.	   Closely; concisely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pressman \Press"man\, n.; pl. {Pressmen}.	   1. One who manages, or attends to, a press, esp. a printing	      press.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who presses clothes; as, a tailor's pressman.	      [1913 Webster]	Pressman \Press"man\, n. [See 2d {Press}.]	   One of a press gang, who aids in forcing men into the naval	   service; also, one forced into the service.	   [1913 Webster]
Pressor \Press"or\, a. (Physiol.)	   Causing, or giving rise to, pressure or to an increase of	   pressure; as, pressor nerve fibers, stimulation of which	   excites the vasomotor center, thus causing a stronger	   contraction of the arteries and consequently an increase of	   the arterial blood pressure; -- opposed to {depressor}.	   --Landois & Stirling.	   [1913 Webster]
Presspack \Press"pack`\, v. t.	   To pack, or prepare for packing, by means of a press.	   [1913 Webster]
Press proof \Press proof\ (Print.)	   (a) The last proof for correction before sending to press.	   (b) A proof taken on a press, esp. to show impression,	       margins, color, etc.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Press revise \Press revise\ (Print.)	   A proof for final revision.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pressurage \Pres"sur*age\, n. [F.]	   1. Pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The juice of the grape extracted by the press; also, a fee	      paid for the use of a wine press.	      [1913 Webster]
Pressure \Pres"sure\ (?; 138), n. [OF., fr. L. pressura, fr.	   premere. See 4th {Press}.]	   1. The act of pressing, or the condition of being pressed;	      compression; a squeezing; a crushing; as, a pressure of	      the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contrasting force or impulse of any kind; as, the	      pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure	      of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the pressure of danger was not felt.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Affliction; distress; grievance.	      [1913 Webster]	            My people's pressures are grievous.   --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the midst of his great troubles and pressures.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Urgency; as, the pressure of business.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Impression; stamp; character impressed.	      [1913 Webster]	            All saws of books, all forms, all pressures past.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) The action of a force against some obstacle or	      opposing force; a force in the nature of a thrust,	      distributed over a surface, often estimated with reference	      to the amount upon a unit's area.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Electro-motive force.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Atmospheric pressure}, {Center of pressure}, etc. See under	      {Atmospheric}, {Center}, etc.	   {Back pressure} (Steam engine), pressure which resists the	      motion of the piston, as the pressure of exhaust steam	      which does not find free outlet.	   {Fluid pressure}, pressure like that exerted by a fluid. It	      is a thrust which is normal and equally intense in all	      directions around a point. --Rankine.	   {Pressure gauge}, a gauge for indicating fluid pressure; a	      manometer.	      [1913 Webster]	Pressure cooker \Pressure cooker\	   1. (Cookery) a pot with a lid which may be tightly bound to	      the bottom part, forming a vessel which can withstand some	      gas pressure from within. It is used to heat foods in	      water or steam to a temperature somewhat above the boiling	      point of water, allowing the cooking process to be	      accomplished more quickly than otherwise.	      [PJC]	   2. Fig., a situation involving intense psychological pressure	      due to multiple urgent demands, as in certain job	      situations.	      [PJC]	Pressure wires \Pressure wires\ (Elec.)	   Wires leading from various points of an electric system to a	   central station, where a voltmeter indicates the potential of	   the system at those points.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
pressurize \pressurize\ v. t.	   To increase the pressure on (a gas or liquid); as,	   pressurized oxygen.	   Syn: supercharge, apply pressure to.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. To increase and maintain a pressure in (a compartment or	      container), above that of the ambient pressure; -- of	      airplanes, space suits, and diving bells, for example; as,	      the airplane cabin was pressurized for the comfort of the	      passengers; the sterile room was pressurized to prevent	      contamination.	      [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]	   {negatively pressurized} maintained at a pressure somewhat	      below that of ambient pressure; -- a technique sometimes	      used to keep airborn materials in a room from escaping	      out; as, the biohazard lab was negatively pressurized to	      keep hazardous biological agents from escaping into the	      environment.	      [PJC]
Presswork \Press"work`\, n.	   1. The art of printing from the surface of type, plates, or	      engravings in relief, by means of a press; the work so	      done. --MacKellar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Work done on or by a press.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Metal Work) Act or process of pressing or drawing with	      dies or presses; also, the product of such work.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Cabinetmaking) Work consisting of a series of	      cross-grained veneers united by glue, heat, and pressure.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. Pottery produced by pressing clay into molds.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. Usually Press work. The work of a press agent. [Chiefly	      Theat. Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Prest \Prest\ (pr[e^]st),	   imp. & p. p. of {Press}.	   [1913 Webster]	Prest \Prest\, a. [OF. prest, F. pr[^e]t, fr. L. praestus ready.	   Cf. {Presto}.]	   1. Ready; prompt; prepared. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All prest to such battle he was.      --R. of	                                                  Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Neat; tidy; proper. [Obs.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prest money}, money formerly paid to men when they enlisted	      into the British service; -- so called because it bound	      those that received it to be ready for service when called	      upon.	      [1913 Webster]	Prest \Prest\, n. [OF. prest, F. pr[^e]t, fr. OF. prester to	   lend, F. pr[^e]ter, fr. L. praestare to stand before, to	   become surety for, to fulfill, offer, supply; prae before +	   stare to stand. See {Pre-}, and {Stand}, and cf. {Press} to	   force into service.]	   1. Ready money; a loan of money. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Requiring of the city a prest of six thousand marks.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A duty in money formerly paid by the sheriff on his	      account in the exchequer, or for money left or remaining	      in his hands. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Prest \Prest\, v. t.	   To give as a loan; to lend. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sums of money . . . prested out in loan. --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestable \Prest"a*ble\, a.	   Payable. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prestation \Pres*ta"tion\, n. [L. praestatio a performing,	   paying, fr. praestare: cf. F. prestation.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A payment of money; a toll or duty; also, the rendering of a	   service. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prestation money}, a sum of money paid yearly by archdeacons	      and other dignitaries to their bishop.	      [1913 Webster]
Prester \Pres"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to kindle or	   burn, and ? to blow up, swell out by blowing.]	   1. A meteor or exhalation formerly supposed to be thrown from	      the clouds with such violence that by collision it is set	      on fire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. One of the veins of the neck when swollen with anger	      or other excitement. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Prester \Pres"ter\, n. [OF. prestre. See {Priest}.]	   A priest or presbyter; as, Prester John. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presternum \Pre*ster"num\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The anterior segment of the sternum; the manubrium. --	   {Pre*ster"nal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestidigital \Pres`ti*dig"i*tal\, a.	   Nimble-fingered; having fingers fit for prestidigitation, or	   juggling. [R.] "His prestidigital hand." --Charles Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestidigitation \Pres`ti*dig`i*ta"tion\, n.	   Legerdemain; sleight of hand; juggling.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestidigitator \Pres`ti*dig"i*ta`tor\, n. [L. praesto ready +	   digitus finger: cf. F. prestidigitateur.]	   One skilled in legerdemain or sleight of hand; a juggler.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestige \Pres"tige\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. praestigum	   delusion, illusion, praestigae deceptions, jugglers' tricks,	   prob. fr. prae before + the root of stinguere to extinguish,	   originally, to prick. See {Stick}, v.]	   1. Delusion; illusion; trick. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sophisms of infidelity, and the prestiges of	            imposture.                            --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weight or influence derived from past success; expectation	      of future achievements founded on those already	      accomplished; force or charm derived from acknowledged	      character or reputation. "The prestige of his name must go	      for something." --Sir G. C. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]
Prestigiation \Pres*tig`i*a"tion\, n. [L. praestigiare to	   deceive by juggling tricks, fr. praestigae. See {Prestige}.]	   Legerdemain; prestidigitation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prestigiator \Pres*tig"i*a`tor\, n. [L. praestigiator.]	   A juggler; prestidigitator. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestigiatory \Pres*tig"i*a*to*ry\, a.	   Consisting of impostures; juggling. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestigious \Pres*tig"i*ous\, a. [L. praestigiosus.]	   Practicing tricks; juggling. [Obs.] --Cotton Mather.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestimony \Pres"ti*mo*ny\, n. [LL. praestimonium, fr. L.	   praestare to furnish, supply: cf. F. prestimonie. See	   {Prest}, n.] (Canon Law)	   A fund for the support of a priest, without the title of a	   benefice. The patron in the collator.	   [1913 Webster]
Prestissimo \Pres*tis"si*mo\, adv. [It., superl. of presto.]	   (Mus.)	   Very quickly; with great rapidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Presto \Pres"to\, adv. [It. or Sp. presto quick, quickly. See	   {Prest}, a.]	   1. Quickly; immediately; in haste; suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Presto! begone! 'tis here again.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Quickly; rapidly; -- a direction for a quick,	      lively movement or performance; quicker than allegro, or	      any rate of time except prestissimo.	      [1913 Webster]
Prestriction \Pre*stric"tion\, n. [L. praestrictio a binding	   fast, fr. praestringere. See {Pre-}, and {Stringent}.]	   Obstruction, dimness, or defect of sight. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Presultor \Pre*sul"tor\, n. [L. praesultor; prae before + salire	   to dance.]	   A leader in the dance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Presumable \Pre*sum"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]sumable.]	   Such as may be presumed or supposed to be true; that seems	   entitled to belief without direct evidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Presumably \Pre*sum"a*bly\, adv.	   In a presumable manner; by, or according to, presumption.	   [1913 Webster]
Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presumed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Presuming}.] [F. pr['e]sumer, L. praesumere,	   praesumptum; prae before + sumere to take. See {Assume},	   {Redeem}.]	   1. To assume or take beforehand; esp., to do or undertake	      without leave or authority previously obtained.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dare he presume to scorn us in this manner? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bold deed thou hast presumed, adventurous Eve.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take or suppose to be true, or entitled to belief,	      without examination or proof, or on the strength of	      probability; to take for granted; to infer; to suppose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man is to be presumed innocent till he is	            proved to be guilty.                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            What rests but that the mortal sentence pass, . . .	            Which he presumes already vain and void,	            Because not yet inflicted?            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Presume \Pre*sume"\, v. i.	   1. To suppose or assume something to be, or to be true, on	      grounds deemed valid, though not amounting to proof; to	      believe by anticipation; to infer; as, we may presume too	      far.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To venture, go, or act, by an assumption of leave or	      authority not granted; to go beyond what is warranted by	      the circumstances of the case; to venture beyond license;	      to take liberties; -- often with on or upon before the	      ground of confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not presume too much upon my love. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This man presumes upon his parts.     --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Presumedly \Pre*sum"ed*ly\, adv.	   By presumption.	   [1913 Webster]
Presumer \Pre*sum"er\, n.	   One who presumes; also, an arrogant person. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Presumingly \Pre*sum"ing*ly\, adv.	   Confidently; arrogantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Presumption \Pre*sump"tion\ (?; 215), n. [L. praesumptio: cf. F.	   pr['e]somption, OF. also presumpcion. See {Presume}.]	   1. The act of presuming, or believing upon probable evidence;	      the act of assuming or taking for granted; belief upon	      incomplete proof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ground for presuming; evidence probable, but not	      conclusive; strong probability; reasonable supposition;	      as, the presumption is that an event has taken place.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is presumed or assumed; that which is supposed	      or believed to be real or true, on evidence that is	      probable but not conclusive. "In contradiction to these	      very plausible presumptions." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of venturing beyond due beyond due bounds; an	      overstepping of the bounds of reverence, respect, or	      courtesy; forward, overconfident, or arrogant opinion or	      conduct; presumptuousness; arrogance; effrontery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy son I killed for his presumption. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had the presumption to dedicate to you a very	            unfinished piece.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conclusive presumption}. See under {Conclusive}.	   {Presumption of fact} (Law), an argument of a fact from a	      fact; an inference as to the existence of one fact not	      certainly known, from the existence of some other fact	      known or proved, founded on a previous experience of their	      connection; supposition of the truth or real existence of	      something, without direct or positive proof of the fact,	      but grounded on circumstantial or probable evidence which	      entitles it to belief. --Burrill. --Best. --Wharton.	   {Presumption of law} (Law), a postulate applied in advance to	      all cases of a particular class; e. g., the presumption of	      innocence and of regularity of records. Such a presumption	      is rebuttable or irrebuttable.	      [1913 Webster]
Presumptive \Pre*sump"tive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]somptif.]	   1. Based on presumption or probability; grounded on probable	      evidence; probable; as, presumptive proof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Presumptuous; arrogant. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Presumptive evidence} (Law), that which is derived from	      circumstances which necessarily or usually attend a fact,	      as distinct from direct evidence or positive proof;	      indirect or circumstantial evidence. "Presumptive evidence	      of felony should be cautiously admitted." --Blackstone.	      The distinction, however, between direct and presumptive	      (or circumstantial) evidence is now generally abandoned;	      all evidence being now more or less direct and more or	      less presumptive.	   {Presumptive heir}. See {Heir presumptive}, under {Heir}.	      [1913 Webster]
Presumptively \Pre*sump"tive*ly\, adv.	   By presumption, or supposition grounded or probability;	   presumably.	   [1913 Webster]
Presumptuous \Pre*sump"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [L. praesumptuosus:	   cf. F. pr['e]somptueux, OF. also presumptuous. See	   {Presumption}.]	   1. Full of presumption; presuming; overconfident or	      venturesome; audacious; rash; taking liberties unduly;	      arrogant; insolent; as, a presumptuous commander;	      presumptuous conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            A class of presumptuous men, whom age has not made	            cautious, nor adversity wise.         --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Founded on presumption; as, a presumptuous idea. "False,	      presumptuous hope." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done with hold design, rash confidence, or in violation of	      known duty; willful. "Keep back the servant also from	      presumptuous sins." --Ps. xix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Overconfident; foolhardy; rash; presuming; forward;	        arrogant; insolent.	        [1913 Webster]
Presumptuously \Pre*sump"tu*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a presumptuous manner; arrogantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Presumptuousness \Pre*sump"tu*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being presumptuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Presupposal \Pre`sup*pos"al\, n.	   Presupposition. [R.] "Presupposal of knowledge." --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Presuppose \Pre`sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Presupposed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Presupposing}.] [Pref. pre- + suppose: cf.	   F. pr['e]supposer.]	   To suppose beforehand; to imply as antecedent; to take for	   granted; to assume; as, creation presupposes a creator.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each [kind of knowledge] presupposes many necessary	         things learned in other sciences, and known beforehand.	                                                  --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Presupposition \Pre*sup`po*si"tion\, n. [Pref. pre- +	   supposition: cf. F. pr['e]supposition.]	   1. The act of presupposing; an antecedent implication;	      presumption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is presupposed; a previous supposition or	      surmise.	      [1913 Webster]
Presurmise \Pre`sur*mise"\, n.	   A surmise previously formed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Presystolic \Pre`sys*tol"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Preceding the systole or contraction of the heart; as, the	   presystolic friction sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretemporal \Pre*tem"po*ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the temporal bone.	   [1913 Webster] Pretenceful	   Pretence
Pretence \Pre*tence"\, n., Pretenceful \Pre*tence"ful\, a.,
Pretenceless \Pre*tence"*less\, a.	   See {Pretense}, {Pretenseful}, {Pretenseless}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretend \Pre*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pretending}.] [OE. pretenden to lay claim to, F.	   pr['e]tendre, L. praetendere, praetentum, to stretch forward,	   pretend, simulate, assert; prae before + tendere to stretch.	   See {Tend}, v. t. ]	   1. To lay a claim to; to allege a title to; to claim.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chiefs shall be grudged the part which they pretend.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold before, or put forward, as a cloak or disguise for	      something else; to exhibit as a veil for something hidden.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest that too heavenly form, pretended	            To hellish falsehood, snare them.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold out, or represent, falsely; to put forward, or	      offer, as true or real (something untrue or unreal); to	      show hypocritically, or for the purpose of deceiving; to	      simulate; to feign; as, to pretend friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	            This let him know,	            Lest, willfully transgressing, he pretend	            Surprisal.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To intend; to design; to plot; to attempt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such as shall pretend	            Malicious practices against his state. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To hold before one; to extend. [Obs.] "His target always	      over her pretended." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Pretend \Pre*tend"\, v. i.	   1. To put in, or make, a claim, truly or falsely; to allege a	      title; to lay claim to, or strive after, something; --	      usually with to. "Countries that pretend to freedom."	      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            For to what fine he would anon pretend,	            That know I well.                     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold out the appearance of being, possessing, or	      performing; to profess; to make believe; to feign; to	      sham; as, to pretend to be asleep. "[He] pretended to	      drink the waters." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Pretendant \Pre*tend"ant\, n.	   A pretender; a claimant.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretended \Pre*tend"ed\, a.	   Making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended	   friend. -- {Pre*tend"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretendence \Pre*tend"ence\, n.	   The act of pretending; pretense. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretender \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 heir of the royal	      family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great	      Britain, from which the house was excluded by law.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the shallow, unimproved intellects that are	            the confident pretenders to certainty. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.	      [1913 Webster]
Pretendership \Pre*tend"er*ship\, n.	   The character, right, or claim of a pretender. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretendingly \Pre*tend"ing*ly\, adv.	   As by right or title; arrogantly; presumptuously. --Collier.	   [1913 Webster] Pretense
Pretense \Pre*tense"\, Pretence \Pre*tence\, n. [LL. praetensus,	   for L. praetentus, p. p. of praetendere. See {Pretend}, and	   cf. {Tension}.]	   1. The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption;	      pretension. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Primogeniture can not have any pretense to a right	            of solely inheriting property or power. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            I went to Lambeth with Sir R. Brown's pretense to	            the wardenship of Merton College, Oxford. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of holding out, or offering, to others something	      false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or	      hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and	      concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as,	      pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on	      pretense of revenging C[ae]sar's death.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical	      show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not the Trojans, with a feigned pretense	            Of proffered peace, delude the Latian prince.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Intention; design. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A very pretense and purpose of unkindness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the {Note} under {Offense}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mask; appearance; color; show; pretext; excuse.	   Usage: {Pretense}, {Pretext}. A pretense is something held	          out as real when it is not so, thus falsifying the	          truth. A pretext is something woven up in order to	          cover or conceal one's true motives, feelings, or	          reasons. Pretext is often, but not always, used in a	          bad sense.	          [1913 Webster]
Pretensed \Pre*tensed"\, a.	   Pretended; feigned. [Obs.] -- {Pre*tens"ed*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pretenseful \Pre*tense"ful\, a.	   Abounding in pretenses.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretenseless \Pre*tense"less\, a.	   Not having or making pretenses.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretension \Pre*ten"sion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]tention. See	   {Pretend}, {Tension}.]	   1. The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of	      asserting right or title.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arrogant pretensions of Glengarry contributed to	            protract the discussion.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A claim made, whether true or false; a right alleged or	      assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a	      certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was but an invention and pretension given out	            by the Spaniards.                     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men indulge those opinions and practices that favor	            their pretensions.                    --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Pretentative \Pre*ten"ta*tive\, a. [Pref. pre- + tentative: cf.	   L. praetentare to try beforehand.]	   Fitted for trial beforehand; experimental. [R.] --Sir H.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretentious \Pre*ten"tious\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]tentieux. See	   {Pretend}.]	   Full of pretension; disposed to lay claim to more than is	   one's; presuming; assuming. -- {Pre*ten"tious*ly}, adv. --	   {Pre*ten"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Preter- \Pre"ter-\ [L. praeter past, beyond, originally a	   compar. of prae before. See {For}, prep.]	   A prefix signifying past, by, beyond, more than; as, preter-	   mission, a permitting to go by; preternatural, beyond or more	   than is natural. [Written also {pr[ae]ter}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Preterhuman \Pre`ter*hu"man\, a. [Pref. preter- + human.]	   More than human.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterient \Pre*te"ri*ent\, a. [L. praeteriens, p. pr. See	   {Preterit}.]	   Passed through; antecedent; previous; as, preterient states.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Preterimperfect \Pre`ter*im*per"fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- +	   imperfect.] (Gram.)	   Old name of the tense also called {imperfect}.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterist \Pret"er*ist\, n. [Pref. preter- + -ist.]	   1. One whose chief interest is in the past; one who regards	      the past with most pleasure or favor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) One who believes the prophecies of the Apocalypse	      to have been already fulfilled. --Farrar.	      [1913 Webster]
Preterit \Pret"er*it\ (?; 277), a. [L. praeteritus, p. p. of	   praeterire to go or pass by; praeter beyond, by + ire to go:	   cf. F. pr['e]t['e]rit. See {Issue}.] [Written also	   {preterite} and {pr[ae]terite}.]	   1. (Gram.) Past; -- applied to a tense which expresses an	      action or state as past.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging wholly to the past; passed by. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Things and persons as thoroughly preterite as	            Romulus or Numa.                      --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Preterit \Pret"er*it\, n. (Gram.)	   The preterit; also, a word in the preterit tense.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterite \Pret"er*ite\, a. & n.	   Same as {Preterit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Preteriteness \Pret"er*ite*ness\, n.	   Same as {Preteritness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterition \Pre`ter*i"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. praeteritio: cf.	   F. pr['e]t['e]rition.]	   1. The act of passing, or going past; the state of being	      past. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A figure by which, in pretending to pass over	      anything, a summary mention of it is made; as, "I will not	      say, he is valiant, he is learned, he is just." Called	      also {paraleipsis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The omission by a testator of some one of his heirs	      who is entitled to a portion. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Preteritive \Pre*ter"i*tive\, a. (Gram.)	   Used only or chiefly in the preterit or past tenses, as	   certain verbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Preteritness \Pret"er*it*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being past. --Bentley. Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterlapsed \Pre`ter*lapsed"\, a. [L. praeterlapsus, p. p. of	   praeterlabi to glide by. See {Preter-}, {Lapse}.]	   Past; as, preterlapsed ages. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterlegal \Pre`ter*le"gal\, a. [Pref. preter- + legal.]	   Exceeding the limits of law. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pretermission \Pre`ter*mis"sion\, n. [L. praetermissio. See	   {Pretermit}.]	   1. The act of passing by or omitting; omission. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) See {Preterition}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pretermit \Pre`ter*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretermitted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pretermitting}.] [L. praetermittere,	   praetermissum; praeter beyond + mittere to send. See	   {Mission}.]	   To pass by; to omit; to disregard. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Preternatural \Pre`ter*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. preter +	   natural.]	   Beyond of different from what is natural, or according to the	   regular course of things, but not clearly supernatural or	   miraculous; strange; inexplicable; extraordinary; uncommon;	   irregular; abnormal; as, a preternatural appearance; a	   preternatural stillness; a preternatural presentation (in	   childbirth) or labor.	   [1913 Webster]	         This vile and preternatural temper of mind. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Supernatural}.	        [1913 Webster]
Preternaturalism \Pre`ter*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.	   The state of being preternatural; a preternatural condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Preternaturality \Pre`ter*nat`u*ral"i*ty\, n.	   Preternaturalness. [R.] --Dr. John Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Preternaturally \Pre`ter*nat"u*ral*ly\ (?; 135), adv.	   In a preternatural manner or degree. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Preternaturalness \Pre`ter*nat"u*ral*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being preternatural.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterperfect \Pre`ter*per"fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter- +	   perfect.] (Gram.)	   Old name of the tense also called {preterit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Preterpluperfect \Pre`ter*plu"per`fect\, a. & n. [Pref. preter-	   + pluperfect.] (Gram.)	   Old name of the tense also called {pluperfect}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretertiary \Pre*ter"ti*a*ry\, a. (Geol.)	   Earlier than Tertiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretervection \Pre`ter*vec"tion\, n. [L. praetervectio, fr.	   praetervehere to carry beyond. See {Invection}.]	   The act of carrying past or beyond. [R.] --Abp. Potter.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretex \Pre*tex"\, v. t. [L. praetexere. See {Pretext}.]	   To frame; to devise; to disguise or excuse; hence, to	   pretend; to declare falsely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pretext \Pre"text\ (?; 277), n. [F. pr['e]texte, L. praetextum,	   fr. praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, allege	   as an excuse; prae before + texere to weave. See {Text}.]	   Ostensible reason or motive assigned or assumed as a color or	   cover for the real reason or motive; pretense; disguise.	   [1913 Webster]	         They suck the blood of those they depend on, under a	         pretext of service and kindness.         --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         With how much or how little pretext of reason. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pretense; excuse; semblance; disguise; appearance. See	        {Pretense}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pretexture \Pre*tex"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   A pretext. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pretibial \Pre*tib"i*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the tibia.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretor \Pre"tor\, n. [L. praetor, for praeitor, fr. praeire to	   go before; prae before + ire to go. See {Issue}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A civil officer or magistrate among the	      ancient Romans.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally the pretor was a kind of third consul; but	         at an early period two pretors were appointed, the	         first of whom (praetor urbanus) was a kind of mayor or	         city judge; the other (praetor peregrinus) was a judge	         of cases in which one or both of the parties were	         foreigners. Still later, the number of pretors, or	         judges, was further increased.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a mayor or magistrate. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Pretorial \Pre*to"ri*al\, a.	   Pretorian. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretorian \Pre*to"ri*an\, a. [L. praetorians: cf. F.	   pr['e]torien.]	   Of or pertaining to a pretor or magistrate; judicial;	   exercised by, or belonging to, a pretor; as, pretorian power	   or authority.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pretorian bands} or {Pretorian guards}, or {Pretorians}	      (Rom. Hist.), the emperor's bodyguards, instituted by the	      Emperor Augustus in nine cohorts of 1,000 men each.	   {Pretorian gate} (Rom. Antiq.), that one of the four gates in	      a camp which lay next the enemy. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	Pretorian \Pre*to"ri*an\, n.	   A soldier of the pretorian guard.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretorium \Pre*to"ri*um\, n. [L. praetorium, fr. praetor.]	   1. The general's tent in a Roman camp; hence, a council of	      war, because held in the general's tent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The official residence of a governor of a province; hence,	      a place; a splendid country seat.	      [1913 Webster]
Pretorship \Pre"tor*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a pretor. --J. Warton	   [1913 Webster]
Pretorture \Pre*tor"ture\ (?; 135), v. t.	   To torture beforehand. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Prettily \Pret"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a pretty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prettiness \Pret"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being pretty; -- used sometimes in a	   disparaging sense.	   [1913 Webster]	         A style . . . without sententious pretension or	         antithetical prettiness.                 --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretty \Pret"ty\, a. [Compar. {Prettier}; superl. {Prettiest}.]	   [OE. prati, AS. pr[ae]ttig, pr[ae]tig, crafty, sly, akin to	   pr[ae]t, pr[ae]tt, deceit, trickery, Icel. prettugr tricky,	   prettr a trick; probably fr. Latin, perhaps through Celtic;	   cf. W. praith act, deed, practice, LL. practica execution,	   practice, plot. See {Practice}.]	   1. Pleasing by delicacy or grace; attracting, but not	      striking or impressing; of a pleasing and attractive form	      a color; having slight or diminutive beauty; neat or	      elegant without elevation or grandeur; pleasingly, but not	      grandly, conceived or expressed; as, a pretty face; a	      pretty flower; a pretty poem.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the prettiest lowborn lass that ever	            Ran on the greensward.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moderately large; considerable; as, he had saved a pretty	      fortune. "Wavering a pretty while." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Affectedly nice; foppish; -- used in an ill sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pretty gentleman is the most complaisant in the	            world.                                --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mean; despicable; contemptible; -- used ironically; as, a	      pretty trick; a pretty fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Stout; strong and brave; intrepid; valiant. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] observed they were pretty men, meaning not	            handsome.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Elegant; neat; fine. See {Handsome}.	        [1913 Webster]	Pretty \Pret"ty\, adv.	   In some degree; moderately; considerably; rather; almost; --	   less emphatic than very; as, I am pretty sure of the fact;	   pretty cold weather.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pretty plainly professes himself a sincere Christian.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Prettyish \Pret"ty*ish\, a.	   Somewhat pretty. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Prettyism \Pret"ty*ism\, n.	   Affectation of a pretty style, manner, etc. [R.] --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretty-spoken \Pret"ty-spo`ken\, a.	   Spoken or speaking prettily. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pretypify \Pre*typ"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pretypified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pretypifying}.]	   To prefigure; to exhibit previously in a type. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pretzel \Pret"zel\, n. [G. pretzel, bretzel. Cf. {Bretzel}.]	   A kind of German biscuit or cake in the form of a twisted	   ring, salted on the outside.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevail \Pre*vail"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prevailed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prevailing}.] [F. pr['e]valoir, OF. prevaleir, L.	   praevalere; prae before + valere to be strong, able, or	   worth. See {Valiant}.]	   1. To overcome; to gain the victory or superiority; to gain	      the advantage; to have the upper hand, or the mastery; to	      succeed; -- sometimes with over or against.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Moses held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and	            when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed. --Ex.	                                                  xvii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            So David prevailed over the Philistine. --1 Sam.	                                                  xvii. 50.	      [1913 Webster]	            This kingdom could never prevail against the united	            power of England.                     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in force; to have effect, power, or influence; to be	      predominant; to have currency or prevalence; to obtain;	      as, the practice prevails this day.	      [1913 Webster]	            This custom makes the short-sighted bigots, and the	            warier skeptics, as far as it prevails. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To persuade or induce; -- with on, upon, or with; as, I	      prevailedon him to wait.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was prevailed with to restrain the Earl.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prevail upon some judicious friend to be your	            constant hearer, and allow him the utmost freedom.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Prevailing \Pre*vail"ing\, a.	   1. Having superior force or influence; efficacious;	      persuasive. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Saints shall assist thee with prevailing prayers.	                                                  --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Predominant; prevalent; most general; as, the prevailing	      disease of a climate; a prevailing opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Syn. See {Prevalent}.	        [1913 Webster]
Prevailingly \Pre*vail"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to prevail.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevailment \Pre*vail"ment\, n.	   Prevalence; superior influence; efficacy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevalence \Prev"a*lence\, n. [L. praevalentia: cf. F.	   pr['e]valence. See {Prevail}.]	   The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior	   strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception,	   or practice; wide extension; as, the prevalence of virtue, of	   a fashion, or of a disease; the prevalence of a rumor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The duke better knew what kind of argument were of	         prevalence with him.                     --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevalency \Prev"a*len*cy\, n.	   See {Prevalence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevalent \Prev"a*lent\, a. [L. praevalens, -entis, p. pr. of	   praevalere. See {Prevail}.]	   1. Gaining advantage or superiority; having superior force,	      influence, or efficacy; prevailing; predominant;	      successful; victorious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brennus told the Roman embassadors, that prevalent	            arms were as good as any title.       --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Most generally received or current; most widely adopted or	      practiced; also, generally or extensively existing;	      widespread; prevailing; as, a prevalent observance;	      prevalent disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was the most received and prevalent opinion.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prevailing; predominant; successful; efficacious;	        powerful.	   Usage: {Prevalent}, {Prevailing}. What customarily prevails	          is prevalent; as, a prevalent fashion. What actually	          prevails is prevailing; as, the prevailing winds are	          west. Hence, prevailing is the livelier and more	          pointed word, since it represents a thing in action.	          It is sometimes the stronger word, since a thing may	          prevail sufficiently to be called prevalent, and yet	          require greater strength to make it actually	          prevailing.	          [1913 Webster]
Prevalently \Prev"a*lent"ly\, adv.	   In a prevalent manner. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevaricate \Pre*var"i*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Prevaricated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prevaricating}.] [L.	   praevaricatus, p. p. of praevaricari to walk crookedly, to	   collude; prae before + varicare to straddle, fr. varicus	   straddling, varus bent. See {Varicose}.]	   1. To shift or turn from one side to the other, from the	      direct course, or from truth; to speak with equivocation;	      to shuffle; to quibble; as, he prevaricates in his	      statement.	      [1913 Webster]	            He prevaricates with his own understanding. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civil Law) To collude, as where an informer colludes with	      the defendant, and makes a sham prosecution.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law) To undertake a thing falsely and deceitfully,	      with the purpose of defeating or destroying it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To evade; equivocate; quibble; shuffle.	   Usage: {Prevaricate}, {Evade}, {Equivocate}. One who evades a	          question ostensibly answers it, but really turns aside	          to some other point. He who equivocate uses words	          which have a double meaning, so that in one sense he	          can claim to have said the truth, though he does in	          fact deceive, and intends to do it. He who	          prevaricates talks all round the question, hoping to	          "dodge" it, and disclose nothing.	          [1913 Webster]	Prevaricate \Pre*var"i*cate\, v. t.	   To evade by a quibble; to transgress; to pervert. [Obs.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevarication \Pre*var`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. praevaricatio: cf. F.	   pr['e]varication.]	   1. The act of prevaricating, shuffling, or quibbling, to	      evade the truth or the disclosure of truth; a deviation	      from the truth and fair dealing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The august tribunal of the skies, where no	            prevarication shall avail.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A secret abuse in the exercise of a public office.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) (Roman Law) The collusion of an informer with the	          defendant, for the purpose of making a sham	          prosecution.	      (b) (Common Law) A false or deceitful seeming to undertake	          a thing for the purpose of defeating or destroying it.	          --Cowell.	          [1913 Webster]
Prevaricator \Pre*var"i*ca`tor\, n. [L. praevaricator: cf. F.	   pr['e]varicateur.]	   1. One who prevaricates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Roman Law) A sham dealer; one who colludes with a	      defendant in a sham prosecution.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who betrays or abuses a trust. --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]
Preve \Preve\, v. i. & i.	   To prove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Preve \Preve\, n.	   Proof. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevenance \Prev"e*nance\, n. [F. pr['e]venance.] (Metaph.)	   A going before; anticipation in sequence or order. "The law	   of prevenance is simply the well-known law of phenomenal	   sequence." --Ward.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevenancy \Prev"e*nan*cy\, n.	   The act of anticipating another's wishes, desires, etc., in	   the way of favor or courtesy; hence, civility; obligingness.	   [Obs.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevene \Pre*vene"\, v. t. & i. [F. pr['e]venir, L. praevenire.	   See {Prevent}.]	   To come before; to anticipate; hence, to hinder; to prevent.	   [Obs.] --Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevenience \Pre*ven"i*ence\ (?; 106), n.	   The act of going before; anticipation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prevenient \Pre*ven"i*ent\, a. [L. praeveniens, p. pr.]	   Going before; preceding; hence, preventive. "Prevenient grace	   descending." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevent \Pre*vent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prevented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Preventing}.] [L. praevenire, praeventum; prae before	   + venire to come. See {Come}.]	   1. To go before; to precede; hence, to go before as a guide;	      to direct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We which are alive and remain unto the coming of the	            Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep. --1	                                                  Thess. iv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            We pray thee that thy grace may always prevent and	            follow us.                            --Bk. of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then had I come, preventing Sheba's queen. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be beforehand with; to anticipate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their ready guilt preventing thy commands. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To intercept; to hinder; to frustrate; to stop; to thwart.	      "This vile purpose to prevent." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps forestalling night prevented them. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Prevent \Pre*vent"\, v. i.	   To come before the usual time. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Strawberries . . . will prevent and come early.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Preventability \Pre*vent`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being preventable.	   [1913 Webster]
Preventable \Pre*vent"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being prevented or hindered; as, preventable	   diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Preventative \Pre*vent"a*tive\, n.	   That which prevents; -- incorrectly used instead of	   preventive.	   [1913 Webster]
Preventer \Pre*vent"er\, n.	   1. One who goes before; one who forestalls or anticipates	      another. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who prevents or obstructs; a hinderer; that which	      hinders; as, a preventer of evils or of disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) An auxiliary rope to strengthen a mast.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Preventer bolts}, or {Preventer plates} (Naut.), fixtures	      connected with preventers to re["e]nforce other rigging.	      	   {Preventer stay}. (Naut.) Same as {Preventer}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Preventingly \Pre*vent"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to prevent or hinder.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevention \Pre*ven"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]vention.]	   1. The act of going, or state of being, before. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The greater the distance, the greater the	            prevention.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anticipation; esp., anticipation of needs or wishes;	      hence, precaution; forethought. [Obs.] --Hammond. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of preventing or hindering; obstruction of action,	      access, or approach; thwarting. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Casca, be sudden, for we fear prevention. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Prejudice; prepossession. [A Gallicism] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Preventional \Pre*ven"tion*al\, a.	   Tending to prevent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Preventive \Pre*vent"ive\, a. [Cf. F. pr['e]ventif.]	   1. Going before; preceding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Any previous counsel or preventive understanding.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to defeat or hinder; obviating; preventing the	      access of; as, a medicine preventive of disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Physic is either curative or preventive. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Preventive service}, the duty performed by the armed police	      in guarding the coast against smuggling. [Eng]	      [1913 Webster]	Preventive \Pre*vent"ive\, n.	   That which prevents, hinders, or obstructs; that which	   intercepts access; in medicine, something to prevent disease;	   a prophylactic.	   [1913 Webster]
Preventively \Pre*vent"ive*ly\, adv.	   In a preventive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevertebral \Pre*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated immediately in front, or on the ventral side, of the	   vertebral column; prespinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Previous \Pre"vi*ous\, a. [L. praevius going before, leading the	   way; prae before + via the way. See {Voyage}.]	   Going before in time; being or happening before something	   else; antecedent; prior; as, previous arrangements; a	   previous illness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dull sound . . . previous to the storm,	         Rolls o'er the muttering earth.          --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Previous question}. (Parliamentary Practice) See under	      {Question}, and compare {Closure}.	   {Previous to}, before; -- often used adverbially for	      previously. "Previous to publication." --M. Arnold. "A	      policy . . . his friends had advised previous to 1710."	      --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Antecedent; preceding; anterior; prior; foregoing;	        former.	        [1913 Webster]
Previously \Pre"vi*ous*ly\, adv.	   Beforehand; antecedently; as, a plan previously formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Previousness \Pre"vi*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being previous; priority or	   antecedence in time.	   [1913 Webster]
Previse \Pre*vise"\, v. t. [L. praevisus, p. p. of praevidere to	   foresee; prae before + videre to see. See {Vision}.]	   1. To foresee. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inform beforehand; to warn. --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]
Prevision \Pre*vi"sion\, n. [Cf. F. pr['e]vision.]	   Foresight; foreknowledge; prescience. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Prevoyant \Pre*voy"ant\, a. [F. pr['e]voyant.]	   Foreseeing; prescient. [R.] --Mrs. Oliphant.	   [1913 Webster]
Prewarn \Pre*warn"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Prewarned}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Prewarning}.]	   To warn beforehand; to forewarn. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prey \Prey\, n. [OF. preie, F. proie, L. praeda, probably for	   praeheda. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Depredate},	   {Predatory}.]	   Anything, as goods, etc., taken or got by violence; anything	   taken by force from an enemy in war; spoil; booty; plunder.	   [1913 Webster]	         And they brought the captives, and the prey, and the	         spoil, unto Moses, and Eleazar the priest. --Num. xxxi.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is or may be seized by animals or birds to be	      devoured; hence, a person given up as a victim.	      [1913 Webster]	            The old lion perisheth for lack of prey. --Job iv.	                                                  ii.	      [1913 Webster]	            Already sees herself the monster's prey. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of devouring other creatures; ravage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hog in sloth, fox in stealth, . . . lion in prey.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Beast of prey}, a carnivorous animal; one that feeds on the	      flesh of other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	Prey \Prey\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Preyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Preying}.] [OF. preier, preer, L. praedari, fr. praeda. See	   {Prey}, n.]	   To take booty; to gather spoil; to ravage; to take food by	   violence.	   [1913 Webster]	         More pity that the eagle should be mewed,	         While kites and buzzards prey at liberty. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To prey on} or {To prey upon}.	   (a) To take prey from; to despoil; to pillage; to rob.	       --Shak.	   (b) To seize as prey; to take for food by violence; to seize	       and devour. --Shak.	   (c) To wear away gradually; to cause to waste or pine away;	       as, the trouble preyed upon his mind. --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]
Preyer \Prey"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, preys; a plunderer; a waster; a	   devourer. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Preyful \Prey"ful\, a.	   1. Disposed to take prey. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The preyful brood of savage beasts.   --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rich in prey. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Prezygapophysis \Pre*zyg`a*poph"y*sis\, n.; pl.	   {Prezygapophyses}. [NL. See {Pre-}, and {Zygapophysis}.]	   (Anat.)	   An anterior zygapophysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Prial \Pri"al\, n.	   A corruption of pair royal. See under {Pair}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Prian \Pri"an\, n. [Cornish, clayey ground, from pri clay.]	   (Mining)	   A fine, white, somewhat friable clay; also, the ore contained	   in a mixture of clay and pebbles. [Written also {pryan}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Priapean \Pri`a*pe"an\, n. [Cf. L. Priapeius pertaining to	   Priapus.] (Lat. Pros.)	   A species of hexameter verse so constructed as to be	   divisible into two portions of three feet each, having	   generally a trochee in the first and the fourth foot, and an	   amphimacer in the third; -- applied also to a regular	   hexameter verse when so constructed as to be divisible into	   two portions of three feet each. --Andrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Priapism \Pri"a*pism\, n. [L. priapismus, Gr. ?, from Priapus	   the god of procreation, the penis, Gr. ?: cf. F. priapisme.]	   (Med.)	   More or less permanent erection and rigidity of the penis,	   with or without sexual desire.	   [1913 Webster]
Priapulacea \Pri*ap`u*la"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Priapism}.]	   (Zool.)	   A suborder of Gephyr[ae]a, having a cylindrical body with a	   terminal anal opening, and usually with one or two caudal	   gills.	   [1913 Webster]
Pricasour \Pric"a*sour\, n.	   A hard rider. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Price \Price\, n. [OE. pris, OF. pris, F. prix, L. pretium; cf.	   Gr. ? I sell ? to buy, Skr. pa? to buy, OI. renim I sell. Cf.	   {Appreciate}, {Depreciate}, {Interpret}, {Praise}, n. & v.,	   {Precious}, {Prize}.]	   1. The sum or amount of money at which a thing is valued, or	      the value which a seller sets on his goods in market; that	      for which something is bought or sold, or offered for	      sale; equivalent in money or other means of exchange;	      current value or rate paid or demanded in market or in	      barter; cost. "Buy wine and milk without money and without	      price." --Isa. lv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can afford no more at such a price. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Value; estimation; excellence; worth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her price is far above rubies.        --Prov. xxxi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            New treasures still, of countless price. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reward; recompense; as, the price of industry.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is the price of toil,	            The knave deserves it when he tills the soil.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Price current}, or {Price list}, a statement or list of the	      prevailing prices of merchandise, stocks, specie, bills of	      exchange, etc., published statedly or occasionally.	      [1913 Webster]	Price \Price\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Priced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pricing}.]	   1. To pay the price of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With thine own blood to price his blood. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set a price on; to value. See {Prize}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ask the price of; as, to price eggs. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Priced \Priced\, a.	   Rated in price; valued; as, high-priced goods; low-priced	   labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Priceite \Price"ite\, n. [From Thomas Price of San Francisco.]	   (Min.)	   A hydrous borate of lime, from Oregon.	   [1913 Webster]
Priceless \Price"less\, a.	   1. Too valuable to admit of being appraised; of inestimable	      worth; invaluable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of no value; worthless. [R.] --J. Barlow.	      [1913 Webster]
Prick \Prick\, n. [AS. prica, pricca, pricu; akin to LG. prick,	   pricke, D. prik, Dan. prik, prikke, Sw. prick. Cf. {Prick},	   v.]	   1. That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and	      slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.;	      a point; a skewer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pins, wooden pricks, nails, sprigs of rosemary.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is hard for thee to kick against the pricks.	                                                  --Acts ix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of pricking, or the sensation of being pricked; a	      sharp, stinging pain; figuratively, remorse. "The pricks	      of conscience." --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mark made by a pointed instrument; a puncture; a point.	      Hence:	      (a) A point or mark on the dial, noting the hour. [Obs.]	          "The prick of noon." --Shak.	      (b) The point on a target at which an archer aims; the	          mark; the pin. "They that shooten nearest the prick."	          --Spenser.	      (c) A mark denoting degree; degree; pitch. [Obs.] "To	          prick of highest praise forth to advance." --Spenser.	      (d) A mathematical point; -- regularly used in old English	          translations of Euclid.	      (e) The footprint of a hare. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A small roll; as, a prick of spun yarn; a prick of	      tobacco.	      [1913 Webster]	Prick \Prick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pricked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pricking}.] [AS. prician; akin to LG. pricken, D. prikken,	   Dan. prikke, Sw. pricka. See {Prick}, n., and cf. {Prink},	   {Prig}.]	   1. To pierce slightly with a sharp-pointed instrument or	      substance; to make a puncture in, or to make by	      puncturing; to drive a fine point into; as, to prick one	      with a pin, needle, etc.; to prick a card; to prick holes	      in paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix by the point; to attach or hang by puncturing; as,	      to prick a knife into a board. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cooks prick it [a slice] on a prong of iron.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mark or denote by a puncture; to designate by pricking;	      to choose; to mark; -- sometimes with off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some who are pricked for sheriffs.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the soldiers for duty be carefully pricked off.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those many, then, shall die: their names are	            pricked.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mark the outline of by puncturing; to trace or form by	      pricking; to mark by punctured dots; as, to prick a	      pattern for embroidery; to prick the notes of a musical	      composition. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To ride or guide with spurs; to spur; to goad; to incite;	      to urge on; -- sometimes with on, or off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who pricketh his blind horse over the fallows.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The season pricketh every gentle heart. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            My duty pricks me on to utter that.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse. "I	      was pricked with some reproof." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their	            heart.                                --Acts ii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To make sharp; to erect into a point; to raise, as	      something pointed; -- said especially of the ears of an	      animal, as a horse or dog; and usually followed by up; --	      hence, to prick up the ears, to listen sharply; to have	      the attention and interest strongly engaged. "The courser	      . . . pricks up his ears." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To render acid or pungent. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To dress; to prink; -- usually with up. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut)	       (a) To run a middle seam through, as the cloth of a sail.	       (b) To trace on a chart, as a ship's course.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. (Far.)	       (a) To drive a nail into (a horse's foot), so as to cause	           lameness.	       (b) To nick.	           [1913 Webster]	Prick \Prick\, v. i.	   1. To be punctured; to suffer or feel a sharp pain, as by	      puncture; as, a sore finger pricks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spur onward; to ride on horseback. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gentle knight was pricking on the plain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become sharp or acid; to turn sour, as wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To aim at a point or mark. --Hawkins.	      [1913 Webster]
Prick-eared \Prick"-eared`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having erect, pointed ears; -- said of certain dogs.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou prick-eared cur of Iceland.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pricker \Prick"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, pricks; a pointed instrument; a	      sharp point; a prickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who spurs forward; a light horseman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prickers, who rode foremost, . . . halted. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A priming wire; a priming needle, -- used in blasting and	      gunnery. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A small marline spike having generally a wooden	      handle, -- used in sailmaking. --R. H. Dana, Ir.	      [1913 Webster]
Pricket \Prick"et\, n. [Perhaps so called from the state of his	   horns. See {Prick}, and cf. {Brocket}.] (Zool.)	   A buck in his second year. See {Note} under 3d {Buck}.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pricking \Prick"ing\, n.	   1. The act of piercing or puncturing with a sharp point.	      "There is that speaketh like the prickings of a sword."	      --Prov. xii. 18 [1583].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.)	      (a) The driving of a nail into a horse's foot so as to	          produce lameness.	      (b) Same as {Nicking}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A sensation of being pricked. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The mark or trace left by a hare's foot; a prick; also,	      the act of tracing a hare by its footmarks. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dressing one's self for show; prinking. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Pricking-up \Prick"ing-up\, n. (Arch.)	   The first coating of plaster in work of three coats upon	   laths. Its surface is scratched once to form a better key for	   the next coat. In the United States called {scratch coat}.	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Prickle \Pric"kle\, n. [AS. pricele, pricle; akin to LG.	   prickel, D. prikkel. See {Prick}, n.]	   1. A little prick; a small, sharp point; a fine, sharp	      process or projection, as from the skin of an animal, the	      bark of a plant, etc.; a spine. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of willow basket; -- a term still used in some	      branches of trade. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sieve of filberts, -- about fifty pounds. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Prickle \Pric"kle\, v. t.	   To prick slightly, as with prickles, or fine, sharp points.	   [1913 Webster]	         Felt a horror over me creep,	         Prickle skin, and catch my breath.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Prickleback
Prickleback \Pric"kle*back`\, Pricklefish \Pric"kle*fish`\, n.	   (Zool.)	   The stickleback.	   [1913 Webster]
Prickliness \Prick"li*ness\, n. [From {Prickly}.]	   The quality of being prickly, or of having many prickles.	   [1913 Webster]
Prickling \Prick"ling\, a.	   Prickly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pricklouse \Prick"louse`\, n.	   A tailor; -- so called in contempt. [Old slang] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Prickly \Prick"ly\, a.	   Full of sharp points or prickles; armed or covered with	   prickles; as, a prickly shrub.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prickly heat} (Med.), a noncontagious cutaneous eruption of	      red pimples, attended with intense itching and tingling of	      the parts affected. It is due to inflammation of the sweat	      glands, and is often brought on by overheating the skin in	      hot weather.	   {Prickly pear} (Bot.), a name given to several plants of the	      cactaceous genus {Opuntia}, American plants consisting of	      fleshy, leafless, usually flattened, and often prickly	      joints inserted upon each other. The sessile flowers have	      many petals and numerous stamens. The edible fruit is a	      large pear-shaped berry containing many flattish seeds.	      The common species of the Northern Atlantic States is	      {Opuntia vulgaris}. In the South and West are many others,	      and in tropical America more than a hundred more. {Opuntia	      vulgaris}, {Opuntia Ficus-Indica}, and {Opuntia Tuna} are	      abundantly introduced in the Mediterranean region, and	      {Opuntia Dillenii} has become common in India.	   {Prickly pole} (Bot.), a West Indian palm ({Bactris	      Plumierana}), the slender trunk of which bears many rings	      of long black prickles.	   {Prickly withe} (Bot.), a West Indian cactaceous plant	      ({Cereus triangularis}) having prickly, slender, climbing,	      triangular stems.	   {Prickly rat} (Zool.), any one of several species of South	      American burrowing rodents belonging to {Ctenomys} and	      allied genera. The hair is usually intermingled with sharp	      spines.	      [1913 Webster]	Prickly ash \Prickly ash\ (Bot.),	   1. A prickly shrub ({Xanthoxylum Americanum}) with yellowish	      flowers appearing with the leaves; also called {toothache	      tree}. All parts of the plant are pungent and aromatic.	      The southern species is {Xanthoxylum Carolinianum}.	      --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.), {Hercules'-club}, also called the {Angelica tree}.	      [PJC]
Prickmadam \Prick"mad`am\, n. [F. trique-madame. Cf.	   {Tripmadam}.] (Bot.)	   A name given to several species of stonecrop, used as	   ingredients of vermifuge medicines. See {Stonecrop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prickpunch \Prick"punch`\, n.	   A pointed steel punch, to prick a mark on metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Prickshaft \Prick"shaft`\, n.	   An arrow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pricksong \Prick"song`\ (?; 115), n. [See {Prick}, v. t., 4.]	   Music written, or noted, with dots or points; -- so called	   from the points or dots with which it is noted down. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He fights as you sing pricksong.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prickwood \Prick"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A shrub ({Euonymus Europ[ae]us}); -- so named from the use of	   its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also	   {spindle tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pricky \Prick"y\, a.	   Stiff and sharp; prickly. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Pride \Pride\, n. [Cf. AS. lamprede, LL. lampreda, E. lamprey.]	   (Zool.)	   A small European lamprey ({Petromyzon branchialis}); --	   called also {prid}, and {sandpiper}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pride \Pride\, n. [AS. pr[=y]te; akin to Icel. pr[=y][eth]i	   honor, ornament, pr??a to adorn, Dan. pryde, Sw. pryda; cf.	   W. prydus comely. See {Proud}.]	   1. The quality or state of being proud; inordinate	      self-esteem; an unreasonable conceit of one's own	      superiority in talents, beauty, wealth, rank, etc., which	      manifests itself in lofty airs, distance, reserve, and	      often in contempt of others.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those that walk in pride he is able to abase. --Dan.	                                                  iv. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pride that dines on vanity sups on contempt.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sense of one's own worth, and abhorrence of what is	      beneath or unworthy of one; lofty self-respect; noble	      self-esteem; elevation of character; dignified bearing;	      proud delight; -- in a good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus to relieve the wretched was his pride.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            A people which takes no pride in the noble	            achievements of remote ancestors will never achieve	            anything worthy to be remembered with pride by	            remote descendants.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment; insolence or	      arrogance of demeanor; haughty bearing and conduct;	      insolent exultation; disdain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not the foot of pride come against me. --Ps.	                                                  xxxvi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            That hardly we escaped the pride of France. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That of which one is proud; that which excites boasting or	      self-gratulation; the occasion or ground of self-esteem,	      or of arrogant and presumptuous confidence, as beauty,	      ornament, noble character, children, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lofty trees yclad with summer's pride. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will cut off the pride of the Philistines. --Zech.	                                                  ix. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bold peasantry, their country's pride.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Show; ostentation; glory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pride, pomp, and circumstance of glorious war.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Highest pitch; elevation reached; loftiness; prime; glory;	      as, to be in the pride of one's life.	      [1913 Webster]	            A falcon, towering in her pride of place. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits;	      mettle; wantonness; hence, lust; sexual desire; esp., an	      excitement of sexual appetite in a female beast. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pride of India}, or {Pride of China}. (Bot.) See {Margosa}.	      	   {Pride of the desert} (Zool.), the camel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Self-exaltation; conceit; hauteur; haughtiness;	        lordliness; loftiness.	   Usage: {Pride}, {Vanity}. Pride is a high or an excessive	          esteem of one's self for some real or imagined	          superiority, as rank, wealth, talents, character, etc.	          Vanity is the love of being admired, praised, exalted,	          etc., by others. Vanity is an ostentation of pride;	          but one may have great pride without displaying it.	          Vanity, which is etymologically "emptiness," is	          applied especially to the exhibition of pride in	          superficialities, as beauty, dress, wealth, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Pride \Pride\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Priding}.]	   To indulge in pride, or self-esteem; to rate highly; to	   plume; -- used reflexively. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pluming and priding himself in all his services.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Pride \Pride\, v. i.	   To be proud; to glory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prideful \Pride"ful\, a.	   Full of pride; haughty. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pride"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Pride"ful-ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Prideless \Pride"less\, a.	   Without pride. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pridian \Prid"i*an\, a. [L. pridianus.]	   Of or pertaining to the day before, or yesterday. [R.]	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Pridingly \Prid"ing*ly\, adv.	   Proudly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prie \Prie\, n. (Bot.)	   The plant privet. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	Prie \Prie\, v. i.	   To pry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pried \Pried\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Pry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Priedieu \Prie`dieu"\, n. [F., literally, pray God.]	   A kneeling desk for prayers.	   [1913 Webster]
Prief \Prief\, n.	   Proof. [Obs.] --Spenser. Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster]
Prier \Pri"er\, n. [From {Pry}.]	   One who pries; one who inquires narrowly and searches, or is	   inquisitive.	   [1913 Webster]	         So pragmatical a prier he is into divine secrets.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Priest \Priest\, n. [OE. prest, preost, AS. pre['o]st, fr. L.	   presbyter, Gr. ? elder, older, n., an elder, compar. of ? an	   old man, the first syllable of which is probably akin to L.	   pristinus. Cf. {Pristine}, {Presbyter}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Christian Church) A presbyter elder; a minister;	      specifically:	      (a) (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.) One who is authorized to	          consecrate the host and to say Mass; but especially,	          one of the lowest order possessing this power.	          --Murdock.	      (b) (Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.) A presbyter; one who	          belongs to the intermediate order between bishop and	          deacon. He is authorized to perform all ministerial	          services except those of ordination and confirmation.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. One who officiates at the altar, or performs the rites of	      sacrifice; one who acts as a mediator between men and the	      divinity or the gods in any form of religion; as, Buddhist	      priests. "The priests of Dagon." --1 Sam. v. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then the priest of Jupiter . . . brought oxen and	            garlands . . . and would have done sacrifice with	            the people. --Acts xiv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every priest taken from among men is ordained for	            men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer	            both gifts and sacrifices for sins.   --Heb. v. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the New Testament presbyters are not called priests;	         but Christ is designated as a priest, and as a high	         priest, and all Christians are designated priests.	         [1913 Webster]	Priest \Priest\, v. t.	   To ordain as priest.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestcap \Priest"cap`\, n. (Fort.)	   A form of redan, so named from its shape; -- called also	   {swallowtail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestcraft \Priest"craft`\, n.	   Priestly policy; the policy of a priesthood; esp., in an ill	   sense, fraud or imposition in religious concerns; management	   by priests to gain wealth and power by working upon the	   religious motives or credulity of others.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is better that men should be governed by priestcraft	         than by violence.                        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestery \Priest"er*y\, n.	   Priests, collectively; the priesthood; -- so called in	   contempt. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestess \Priest"ess\, n.	   A woman who officiated in sacred rites among pagans. --Abp.	   Potter.	   [1913 Webster]
Priesthood \Priest"hood\, n.	   1. The office or character of a priest; the priestly	      function. --Bk. of Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Priests, taken collectively; the order of men set apart	      for sacred offices; the order of priests.	      [1913 Webster]
Priesting \Priest"ing\, n.	   The office of a priest. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestism \Priest"ism\, n.	   The influence, doctrines, principles, etc., of priests or the	   priesthood. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Priestless \Priest"less\, a.	   Without a priest. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestlike \Priest"like`\, a.	   Priestly. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestliness \Priest"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being priestly. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Priestly \Priest"ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a priest or the priesthood; sacerdotal;	   befitting or becoming a priest; as, the priestly office; a	   priestly farewell. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Priest-ridden \Priest"-rid`den\, a.	   Controlled or oppressed by priests; as, a priest-ridden	   people. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Prieve \Prieve\, v. t.	   To prove. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prig \Prig\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prigging}.] [A modification of prick.]	   To haggle about the price of a commodity; to bargain hard.	   [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Prig \Prig\, v. t.	   1. To cheapen. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perhaps orig., to ride off with. See {Prick}, v. t.] To	      filch or steal; as, to prig a handkerchief. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Prig \Prig\, n.	   1. A pert, conceited, pragmatical fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queer prig of a doctor.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thief; a filcher. [Cant] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Priggery \Prig"ger*y\, n.	   Priggism.	   [1913 Webster]
Priggish \Prig"gish\, a.	   Like a prig; conceited; pragmatical. -- {Prig"gish*ly}, adv.	   -- {Prig"gish-ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Priggism \Prig"gism\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being priggish; the manners of a	      prig. --Ed. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Roguery; thievery. [Obs.] --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]
Prighte \Prigh"te\, obs.	   imp. of {Prick}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Prill \Prill\, n. [Cf. {Brill}.] (Zool.)	   The brill.	   [1913 Webster]	Prill \Prill\, v. i.	   To flow. [Obs.] --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]	Prill \Prill\, n.	   A stream. [Obs.] --Davies (Microcosmos).	   [1913 Webster]	Prill \Prill\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. (Mining)	      (a) A nugget of virgin metal.	      (b) Ore selected for excellence.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The button of metal from an assay.	      [1913 Webster]
Prillion \Pril"lion\, n.	   Tin extracted from the slag.	   [1913 Webster]
Prim \Prim\, n. [See {Privet}.] (Bot)	   The privet.	   [1913 Webster]	Prim \Prim\, a. [OF. prim, prin, prime, first, principal. sharp,	   thin, piercing, fr. L. primus first. See {Prime}, a.]	   Formal; precise; affectedly neat or nice; as, prim	   regularity; a prim person. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Prim \Prim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Primming}.]	   To deck with great nicety; to arrange with affected	   preciseness; to prink.	   [1913 Webster]	Prim \Prim\, v. i.	   To dress or act smartly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Primacy \Pri"ma*cy\, n. [LL. primatia, fr. L. primas, -atis, one	   of the first or principal, chief, fr. primus first: cf. F.	   primatie. See {Prime}, a.]	   1. The state or condition of being prime or first, as in	      time, place, rank, etc., hence, excellency; supremacy.	      [R.] --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office, rank, or character of a primate; the chief	      ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church;	      the office or dignity of an archbishop; as, the primacy of	      England.	      [1913 Webster]
Prima donna \Pri"ma don"na\; pl. E. {Prima donnas}, It. {Prime	   Donne . [It., fr. primo, prima, the first + donna lady,	   mistress. See {Prime}, a., and {Donna}.]	   The first or chief female singer in an opera.	   [1913 Webster]	Prima facie \Pri"ma fa"ci*e\ [L., from abl. of primus first +	   abl. of facies appearance.]	   At first view; on the first appearance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prima facie evidence} (of a fact) (Law), evidence which is	      sufficient to establish the fact unless rebutted.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Primage \Pri"mage\ (?; 48), n. [F.] (Com.)	   A charge in addition to the freight; originally, a gratuity	   to the captain for his particular care of the goods	   (sometimes called {hat money}), but now belonging to the	   owners or freighters of the vessel, unless by special	   agreement the whole or part is assigned to the captain.	   --Homans.	   [1913 Webster]
Primal \Pri"mal\, a. [LL. primalis, fr. L. primus the first. See	   {Prime}, a.]	   First; primary; original; chief.	   [1913 Webster]	         It hath the primal eldest curse upon it. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The primal duties shine aloft like stars. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Primality \Pri*mal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being primal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Primarily \Pri"ma*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a primary manner; in the first place; in the first place;	   in the first intention; originally.	   [1913 Webster]
Primariness \Pri"ma*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being primary, or first in time, in	   act, or in intention. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Primary \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;	      primitive; fundamental; original.	      [1913 Webster]	            The church of Christ, in its primary institution.	                                                  --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	            These I call original, or primary, qualities of	            body.                                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. First in order, as being preparatory to something higher;	      as, primary assemblies; primary schools.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. First in dignity or importance; chief; principal; as,	      primary planets; a matter of primary importance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) Earliest formed; fundamental.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) Illustrating, possessing, or characterized by,	      some quality or property in the first degree; having	      undergone the first stage of substitution or replacement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Primary alcohol} (Organic Chem.), any alcohol which possess	      the group {CH2.OH}, and can be oxidized so as to form a	      corresponding aldehyde and acid having the same number of	      carbon atoms; -- distinguished from {secondary & tertiary	      alcohols}.	   {Primary amine} (Chem.), an amine containing the amido group,	      or a derivative of ammonia in which only one atom of	      hydrogen has been replaced by a basic radical; --	      distinguished from {secondary & tertiary amines}.	   {Primary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury	      performed as soon as the shock due to the injury has	      passed away, and before symptoms of inflammation	      supervene.	   {Primary axis} (Bot.), the main stalk which bears a whole	      cluster of flowers.	   {Primary colors}. See under {Color}.	   {Primary meeting}, a meeting of citizens at which the first	      steps are taken towards the nomination of candidates, etc.	      See {Caucus}.	   {Primary pinna} (Bot.), one of those portions of a compound	      leaf or frond which branch off directly from the main	      rhachis or stem, whether simple or compounded.	   {Primary planets}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.	   {Primary qualities of bodies}, such are essential to and	      inseparable from them.	   {Primary quills} (Zool.), the largest feathers of the wing of	      a bird; primaries.	   {Primary rocks} (Geol.), a term early used for rocks supposed	      to have been first formed, being crystalline and	      containing no organic remains, as granite, gneiss, etc.;	      -- called also {primitive rocks}. The terms Secondary,	      Tertiary, and Quaternary rocks have also been used in like	      manner, but of these the last two only are now in use.	   {Primary salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a polybasic acid	      in which only one acid hydrogen atom has been replaced by	      a base or basic radical.	   {Primary syphilis} (Med.), the initial stage of syphilis,	      including the period from the development of the original	      lesion or chancre to the first manifestation of symptoms	      indicative of general constitutional infection.	   {Primary union} (Surg.), union without suppuration; union by	      the first intention.	      [1913 Webster]	Primary \Pri"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Primaries}.	   1. That which stands first in order, rank, or importance; a	      chief matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A primary meeting; a caucus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the large feathers on the distal joint of a	      bird's wing. See {Plumage}, and Illust. of {Bird}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) A primary planet; the brighter component of a	      double star. See under {Planet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Primate \Pri"mate\, n. [OE. primat, F. primat, L. primas, -atis	   one of the first, chief, fr. primus the first. See {Prime},	   a.]	   1. The chief ecclesiastic in a national church; one who	      presides over other bishops in a province; an archbishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the Primates.	      [1913 Webster]
Primates \Pri*ma"tes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The highest order of mammals. It includes man, together with	   the apes and monkeys. Cf. {Pitheci}.	   [1913 Webster]
Primateship \Pri"mate*ship\, n.	   The office, dignity, or position of a primate; primacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Primatial \Pri*ma"tial\, a. [Cf. F. primatial.]	   Primatical. [R.] --D'Anville (Trans. ).	   [1913 Webster]
Primatical \Pri*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a primate. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Prime \Prime\, a. [F., fr. L. primus first, a superl.	   corresponding to the compar. prior former. See {Prior}, a.,	   {Foremost}, {Former}, and cf. {Prim}, a., {Primary},	   {Prince}.]	   1. First in order of time; original; primeval; primitive;	      primary. "Prime forests." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was not the prime cause, but I myself. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the word is nearly superseded by	         primitive, except in the phrase prime cost.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. First in rank, degree, dignity, authority, or importance;	      as, prime minister. "Prime virtues." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. First in excellence; of highest quality; as, prime wheat;	      a prime quality of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Early; blooming; being in the first stage. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            His starry helm, unbuckled, showed him prime	            In manhood where youth ended.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Lecherous; lustful; lewd. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Marked or distinguished by a mark (') called a prime mark.	   Note: In this dictionary the same typographic mark is used to	         indicate a weak accent in headwords, and minutes of a	         degree in angle measurements.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.)	      (a) Divisible by no number except itself or unity; as, 7	          is a prime number.	      (b) Having no common factor; -- used with to; as, 12 is	          prime to 25.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Prime and ultimate ratio}. (Math.). See {Ultimate}.	   {Prime conductor}. (Elec.) See under {Conductor}.	   {Prime factor} (Arith.), a factor which is a prime number.	   {Prime figure} (Geom.), a figure which can not be divided	      into any other figure more simple than itself, as a	      triangle, a pyramid, etc.	   {Prime meridian} (Astron.), the meridian from which longitude	      is reckoned, as the meridian of Greenwich or Washington.	      	   {Prime minister}, the responsible head of a ministry or	      executive government; applied particularly to that of	      England.	   {Prime mover}. (Mech.)	      (a) A natural agency applied by man to the production of	          power. Especially: Muscular force; the weight and	          motion of fluids, as water and air; heat obtained by	          chemical combination, and applied to produce changes	          in the volume and pressure of steam, air, or other	          fluids; and electricity, obtained by chemical action,	          and applied to produce alternation of magnetic force.	      (b) An engine, or machine, the object of which is to	          receive and modify force and motion as supplied by	          some natural source, and apply them to drive other	          machines; as a water wheel, a water-pressure engine, a	          steam engine, a hot-air engine, etc.	      (c) Fig.: The original or the most effective force in any	          undertaking or work; as, Clarkson was the prime mover	          in English antislavery agitation.	   {Prime number} (Arith.), a number which is exactly divisible	      by no number except itself or unity, as 5, 7, 11.	   {Prime vertical} (Astron.), the vertical circle which passes	      through the east and west points of the horizon.	   {Prime-vertical dial}, a dial in which the shadow is	      projected on the plane of the prime vertical.	   {Prime-vertical transit instrument}, a transit instrument the	      telescope of which revolves in the plane of the prime	      vertical, -- used for observing the transit of stars over	      this circle.	      [1913 Webster]	Prime \Prime\, n.	   1. The first part; the earliest stage; the beginning or	      opening, as of the day, the year, etc.; hence, the dawn;	      the spring. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the very prime of the world.       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hope waits upon the flowery prime.    --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The spring of life; youth; hence, full health, strength,	      or beauty; perfection. "Cut off in their prime."	      --Eustace. "The prime of youth." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is first in quantity; the most excellent	      portion; the best part.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give him always of the prime.         --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F. prime, LL. prima (sc. hora). See {Prime}, a.] The	      morning; specifically (R. C. Ch.), the first canonical	      hour, succeeding to lauds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Early and late it rung, at evening and at prime.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally, prime denoted the first quarter of the	         artificial day, reckoned from 6 a. m. to 6 p. m.	         Afterwards, it denoted the end of the first quarter,	         that is, 9 a. m. Specifically, it denoted the first	         canonical hour, as now. Chaucer uses it in all these	         senses, and also in the sense of def. 1, above.	         [1913 Webster]	               They sleep till that it was pryme large.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fencing) The first of the chief guards.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) Any number expressing the combining weight or	      equivalent of any particular element; -- so called because	      these numbers were respectively reduced to their lowest	      relative terms on the fixed standard of hydrogen as 1.	      [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arith.) A prime number. See under {Prime}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An inch, as composed of twelve seconds in the duodecimal	      system; -- denoted by [']. See 2d {Inch}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prime of the moon}, the new moon at its first appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	Prime \Prime\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Primed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Priming}.] [From {Prime}, a.]	   1. To apply priming to, as a musket or a cannon; to apply a	      primer to, as a metallic cartridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay the first color, coating, or preparation upon (a	      surface), as in painting; as, to prime a canvas, a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prepare; to make ready; to instruct beforehand; to	      post; to coach; as, to prime a witness; the boys are	      primed for mischief. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To trim or prune, as trees. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) To mark with a prime mark.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To prime a pump}, to charge a pump with water, in order to	      put it in working condition.	      [1913 Webster]	Prime \Prime\, v. i.	   1. To be renewed, or as at first. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Night's bashful empress, though she often wane,	            As oft repeats her darkness, primes again.	                                                  --Quarles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To serve as priming for the charge of a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To work so that foaming occurs from too violent	      ebullition, which causes water to become mixed with, and	      be carried along with, the steam that is formed; -- said	      of a steam boiler.	      [1913 Webster]
Primely \Prime"ly\, adv.	   1. At first; primarily. [Obs.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a prime manner; excellently.	      [1913 Webster]
Primeness \Prime"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being first.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being prime, or excellent.	      [1913 Webster]
Primer \Prim"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, primes; specifically, an instrument	   or device for priming; esp., a cap, tube, or water containing	   percussion powder or other compound for igniting a charge of	   gunpowder.	   [1913 Webster]	Primer \Prim"er\, a. [OF. primer, primier, premier, F. premier.	   See {Premier}.]	   First; original; primary. [Obs.] "The primer English kings."	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Primer fine} (O. Eng. Law), a fine due to the king on the	      writ or commencement of a suit by fine. --Blackstone.	   {Primer seizin} (Feudal Law), the right of the king, when a	      tenant in capite died seized of a knight's fee, to receive	      of the heir, if of full age, one year's profits of the	      land if in possession, and half a year's profits if the	      land was in reversion expectant on an estate for life; --	      now abolished. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Primer \Prim"er\, n. [Originally, the book read at prime, the	   first canonical hour. LL. primae liber. See {Prime}, n., 4.]	   1. Originally, a small prayer book for church service,	      containing the little office of the Virgin Mary; also, a	      work of elementary religious instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The primer, or office of the Blessed Virgin. --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small elementary book for teaching children to read; a	      reading or spelling book for a beginner.	      [1913 Webster]	            As he sat in the school at his prymer. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A kind of type, of which there are two species;	      one, called {long primer}, intermediate in size between	      bourgeois and small pica [see {Long primer}]; the other,	      called {great primer}, larger than pica.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Great primer type.	         [1913 Webster]
Primero \Pri*me"ro\, n. [Sp. primera, fr. primero first, from L.	   primarius. See {Premier}.]	   A game at cards, now unknown. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Primerole \Prim"er*ole\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Primrose}. [Obs.] "She was a primerole." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Primeval \Pri*me"val\, a. [L. primaevus; primus first + aevum	   age. See {Prime}, a., and {Age}.]	   Belonging to the first ages; pristine; original; primitive;	   primary; as, the primeval innocence of man. "This is the	   forest primeval." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         From chaos, and primeval darkness, came Light. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Primevally \Pri*me"val*ly\, adv.	   In a primeval manner; in or from the earliest times;	   originally. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Primevous \Pri*me"vous\, a.	   Primeval. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Primigenial \Pri`mi*ge"ni*al\, a.	   First born, or first of all; original; primary. See	   {Primogenial}.	   [1913 Webster] Primigenious
Primigenious \Pri`mi*ge"ni*ous\, Primigenous \Pri*mig"e*nous\,	   a. [L. primigenus, primigenius. See {Primogeniture}.]	   First formed or generated; original; primigenial. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Primine \Pri"mine\, n. [L. primus first: cf. F. primine.] (Bot.)	   The outermost of the two integuments of an ovule.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word has been used by some writers to denote the	         inner integument, which is formed earlier than the	         outer. Cf. {Secundine}.	         [1913 Webster]
Priming \Prim"ing\, n.	   1. The powder or other combustible used to communicate fire	      to a charge of gunpowder, as in a firearm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) The first coating of color, size, or the like,	      laid on canvas, or on a building, or other surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Steam Eng.) The carrying over of water, with the steam,	      from the boiler, as into the cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Priming of the tide}. See {Lag of the tide}, under 2d {Lag}.	      	   {Priming tube}, a small pipe, filled with a combustible	      composition for firing cannon.	   {Priming valve} (Steam Eng.), a spring safety valve applied	      to the cylinder of a steam engine for discharging water	      carried into the cylinder by priming.	   {Priming wire}, a pointed wire used to penetrate the vent of	      a piece, for piercing the cartridge before priming.	      [1913 Webster]
Primipara \Pri*mip"a*ra\, n. [L., fr. primus first + parere to	   bring forth.] (Med.)	   A woman who bears a child for the first time.	   [1913 Webster]
Primiparous \Pri*mip"a*rous\, a. [See {Primipara}.]	   Belonging to a first birth; bearing young for the first time.	   [1913 Webster]
Primipilar \Pri*mip"i*lar\, a. [L. primipilaris, fr. primipilus	   the centurion of the first cohort of a Roman legion, fr.	   primus pilus the division made up of the triarii in the Roman	   army.]	   Of or pertaining to the captain of the vanguard of a Roman	   army. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Primitia \Pri*mi"ti*a\, n.; pl. {Primiti[ae]}({Primitias},	   obs.). [L. primitiae, pl., fr. primus first. Cf. {Premices}.]	   (Eng. Law)	   The first fruit; the first year's whole profit of an	   ecclesiastical preferment.	   [1913 Webster]	         The primitias of your parsonage.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Primitial \Pri*mi"tial\, a.	   Being of the first production; primitive; original. [Obs.]	   --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, a. [L. primitivus, fr. primus the	   first: cf. F. primitif. See {Prime}, a.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the beginning or origin, or to early	      times; original; primordial; primeval; first; as,	      primitive innocence; the primitive church. "Our primitive	      great sire." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a former time; old-fashioned;	      characterized by simplicity; as, a primitive style of	      dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Original; primary; radical; not derived; as, primitive	      verb in grammar.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Primitive axes of coordinate} (Geom.), that system of axes	      to which the points of a magnitude are first referred,	      with reference to a second set or system, to which they	      are afterward referred.	   {Primitive chord} (Mus.), that chord, the lowest note of	      which is of the same literal denomination as the	      fundamental base of the harmony; -- opposed to derivative.	      --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	   {Primitive circle} (Spherical Projection), the circle cut	      from the sphere to be projected, by the primitive plane.	      	   {Primitive colors} (Paint.), primary colors. See under	      {Color}.	   {Primitive Fathers} (Eccl.), the acknowledged Christian	      writers who flourished before the Council of Nice, A. D.	      325. --Shipley.	   {Primitive groove} (Anat.), a depression or groove in the	      epiblast of the primitive streak. It is not connected with	      the medullary groove, which appears later and in front of	      it.	   {Primitive plane} (Spherical Projection), the plane upon	      which the projections are made, generally coinciding with	      some principal circle of the sphere, as the equator or a	      meridian.	   {Primitive rocks} (Geol.), primary rocks. See under	      {Primary}.	   {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.	   {Primitive streak} or {Primitive trace} (Anat.), an opaque	      and thickened band where the mesoblast first appears in	      the vertebrate blastoderm.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: First; original; radical; pristine; ancient; primeval;	        antiquated; old-fashioned.	        [1913 Webster]	Primitive \Prim"i*tive\, n.	   An original or primary word; a word not derived from another;	   -- opposed to derivative.	   [1913 Webster]
Primitively \Prim"i*tive*ly\, adv.	   1. Originally; at first.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Primarily; not derivatively.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. According to the original rule or ancient practice; in the	      ancient style. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Primitiveness \Prim"i*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being primitive; conformity to	   primitive style or practice.	   [1913 Webster]
Primity \Prim"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being first; primitiveness. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Primly \Prim"ly\, adv.	   In a prim or precise manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Primness \Prim"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being prim; affected formality or	   niceness; preciseness; stiffness.	   [1913 Webster]
Primo \Pri"mo\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   First; chief.	   [1913 Webster]
Primogenial \Pri`mo*ge"ni*al\, a. [See {Primigenial}.]	   First born, made, or generated; original; primary; elemental;	   as, primogenial light. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Primogenitive \Pri`mo*gen"i*tive\, a. [See {Primogeniture}.]	   Of or pertaining to primogeniture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Primogenitive \Pri`mo*gen"i*tive\, n.	   Primogeniture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The primogenitive and due of birth.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Primogenitor \Pri`mo*gen"i*tor\, n. [LL., fr. L. primus first +	   genitor a begetter.]	   The first ancestor; a forefather.	   [1913 Webster]
Primogeniture \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['e]niture, L.	   primogenitus firstborn. See {Prime}, a., and {Genus}, {Kin}.]	   1. The state of being the firstborn of the same parents;	      seniority by birth among children of the same family.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) The exclusive right of inheritance which	      belongs to the eldest son. Thus in England the right of	      inheriting the estate of the father belongs to the eldest	      son, and in the royal family the eldest son of the	      sovereign is entitled to the throne by primogeniture. In	      exceptional cases, among the female children, the crown	      descends by right of primogeniture to the eldest daughter	      only and her issue. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Primogenitureship \Pri`mo*gen"i*ture*ship\, n.	   The state or privileges of the firstborn. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, a. [L. primordialis, from primordium	   the first beginning; primus first + ordiri to begin a web, to	   begin: cf. F. primordial.]	   1. First in order; primary; original; of earliest origin; as,	      primordial condition. "The primordial facts of our	      intelligent nature." --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the lowest beds of the	      Silurian age, corresponding to the Acadian and Potsdam	      periods in American geology. It is called also {Cambrian},	      and by many geologists is separated from the Silurian.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Originally or earliest formed in the growth of an	      individual or organ; as, a primordial leaf; a primordial	      cell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Primordial utricle} (Bot.), the interior lining of a young	      vegetable cell.	      [1913 Webster]	Primordial \Pri*mor"di*al\, n.	   A first principle or element.	   [1913 Webster]
Primordialism \Pri*mor"di*al*ism\, n.	   Devotion to, or persistence in, conditions of the primordial	   state. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Primordially \Pri*mor"di*al*ly\, adv.	   At the beginning; under the first order of things;	   originally.	   [1913 Webster]
Primordian \Pri*mor"di*an\, n. [L. primordius first of all, fr.	   primordium.] (Bot.)	   A name given to several kinds of plums; as, red primordian,	   amber primordian, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Primordiate \Pri*mor"di*ate\, a.	   Primordial. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Primp \Primp\, v. i. & t. [Cf. {Prim}, a.]	   To be formal or affected in dress or manners; -- often with	   up. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Primrose \Prim"rose`\, n. [OE. primerole, F. primerole, a	   derivative fr. LL. primula, from L. primus first. See	   {Prime}, a.] (Bot.)	   (a) An early flowering plant of the genus {Primula} ({Primula	       vulgaris}) closely allied to the cowslip. There are	       several varieties, as the white-, the red-, the	       yellow-flowered, etc. Formerly called also {primerole},	       {primerolles}.	   (b) Any plant of the genus {Primula}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Evening primrose}, an erect biennial herb ({Enothera	      biennis}), with yellow vespertine flowers, common in the	      United States. The name is sometimes extended to other	      species of the same genus.	   {Primrose peerless}, the two-flowered Narcissus ({Narcissus	      biflorus}). [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Primrose \Prim"rose`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the primrose; of the color of a primrose;	   -- hence, flowery; gay. "The primrose path of dalliance."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Primrose League \Prim"rose` League\ (Eng. Politics)	   A league of both sexes among the Conservatives, founded in	   1883. So called because primrose was (erroneously, it is	   said) taken to be the favorite flower of the Conservative	   statesman Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Primula \Prim"u*la\, n. [LL. See {Primrose}.] (Bot.)	   The genus of plants including the primrose ({Primula vera}).	   [1913 Webster]
Primulaceous \Prim`u*la"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to an order of herbaceous plants	   ({Primulace[ae]}), of which the primrose is the type, and the	   pimpernel, the cyclamen, and the water violet are other	   examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Primum mobile \Pri"mum mob"i*le\ [L., first cause of motion.]	   (Astron.)	   In the Ptolemaic system, the outermost of the revolving	   concentric spheres constituting the universe, the motion of	   which was supposed to carry with it all the inclosed spheres	   with their planets in a daily revolution from east to west.	   See {Crystalline heavens}, under {Crystalline}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The motions of the greatest persons in a government	         ought to be, as the motions of the planets, under	         primum mobile.                           --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Primus \Pri"mus\, n. [L., the first.]	   One of the bishops of the Episcopal Church of Scotland, who	   presides at the meetings of the bishops, and has certain	   privileges but no metropolitan authority. --Internat. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Primy \Prim"y\, a. [From {Prime}, a.]	   Being in its prime. [Obs.] "The youth of primy nature."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prince \Prince\, n. [F., from L. princeps, -cipis, the first,	   chief; primus first + capere to take. See {Prime}, a., and	   {Capacious}.]	   1. The one of highest rank; one holding the highest place and	      authority; a sovereign; a monarch; -- originally applied	      to either sex, but now rarely applied to a female.	      --Wyclif (Rev. i. 5).	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, Michael, of celestial armies prince. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Queen Elizabeth, a prince admirable above her sex.	                                                  --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The son of a king or emperor, or the issue of a royal	      family; as, princes of the blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A title belonging to persons of high rank, differing in	      different countries. In England it belongs to dukes,	      marquises, and earls, but is given to members of the royal	      family only. In Italy a prince is inferior to a duke as a	      member of a particular order of nobility; in Spain he is	      always one of the royal family.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The chief of any body of men; one at the head of a class	      or profession; one who is pre["e]minent; as, a merchant	      prince; a prince of players. "The prince of learning."	      --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prince-Albert coat}, a long double-breasted frock coat for	      men.	   {Prince of the blood}, {Prince consort}, {Prince of	   darkness}. See under {Blood}, {Consort}, and {Darkness}.	   {Prince of Wales}, the oldest son of the English sovereign.	      	   {Prince's feather} (Bot.), a name given to two annual herbs	      ({Amarantus caudatus} and {Polygonum orientale}), with	      apetalous reddish flowers arranged in long recurved	      panicled spikes.	   {Prince's metal}, {Prince Rupert's metal}. See under {Metal}.	   {Prince's pine}. (Bot.) See {Pipsissewa}.	      [1913 Webster]	Prince \Prince\, v. i.	   To play the prince. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Princedom \Prince"dom\, n.	   The jurisdiction, sovereignty, rank, or estate of a prince.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thrones, princedoms, powers, dominions, I reduce.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Princehood \Prince"hood\, n.	   Princeliness. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Princekin \Prince"kin\, n.	   A petty prince; a princeling.	   [1913 Webster]	         The princekins of private life.          --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Princeless \Prince"less\, a.	   Without a prince. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Princelet \Prince"let\, n.	   A petty prince. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Princelike \Prince"like`\, a.	   Princely. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Princeliness \Prince"li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being princely; the state, manner, or dignity	   of a prince.	   [1913 Webster]
Princeling \Prince"ling\, n.	   A petty prince; a young prince.	   [1913 Webster]
Princely \Prince"ly\, a.	   1. Of or relating to a prince; regal; royal; of highest rank	      or authority; as, princely birth, character, fortune, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitable for, or becoming to, a prince; grand; august;	      munificent; magnificent; as, princely virtues; a princely	      fortune. "Most princely gifts." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Princely \Prince"ly\, adv.	   In a princely manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         My appetite was not princely got.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Princess \Prin"cess\, n. [F. princesse. See {Prince}, and cf.	   {Princesse}.]	   1. A female prince; a woman having sovereign power, or the	      rank of a prince. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            So excellent a princess as the present queen.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The daughter of a sovereign; a female member of a royal	      family. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The consort of a prince; as, the princess of Wales.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Princess royal}, the eldest daughter of a sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]
Princesse \Prin*cesse"\, a. [F., a princess.]	   A term applied to a lady's long, close-fitting dress made	   with waist and skirt in one.	   [1913 Webster]
Princesslike \Prin"cess*like`\, a.	   Like a princess.	   [1913 Webster]
Princewood \Prince"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The wood of two small tropical American trees ({Hamelia	   ventricosa}, and {Cordia gerascanthoides}). It is brownish,	   veined with lighter color.	   [1913 Webster]
Princified \Prin"ci*fied\, a. [Prince + L. -ficare (in comp.).]	   Imitative of a prince. [R. & Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Principal \Prin"ci*pal\, a. [F., from L. principalis. See	   {Prince}.]	   1. Highest in rank, authority, character, importance, or	      degree; most considerable or important; chief; main; as,	      the principal officers of a Government; the principal men	      of a state; the principal productions of a country; the	      principal arguments in a case.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wisdom is the principal thing.        --Prov. iv. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a prince; princely. [A Latinism]	      [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Principal axis}. See {Axis of a curve}, under {Axis}.	   {Principal axes of a quadric} (Geom.), three lines in which	      the principal planes of the solid intersect two and two,	      as in an ellipsoid.	   {Principal challenge}. (Law) See under {Challenge}.	   {Principal plane}. See {Plane of projection}	      (a), under {Plane}.	   {Principal of a quadric} (Geom.), three planes each of which	      is at right angles to the other two, and bisects all	      chords of the quadric perpendicular to the plane, as in an	      ellipsoid.	   {Principal point} (Persp.), the projection of the point of	      sight upon the plane of projection.	   {Principal ray} (Persp.), the line drawn through the point of	      sight perpendicular to the perspective plane.	   {Principal section} (Crystallog.), a plane passing through	      the optical axis of a crystal.	      [1913 Webster]	Principal \Prin"ci*pal\, n.	   1. A leader, chief, or head; one who takes the lead; one who	      acts independently, or who has controlling authority or	      influence; as, the principal of a faction, a school, a	      firm, etc.; -- distinguished from a {subordinate},	      {abettor}, {auxiliary}, or {assistant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Law)	      (a) The chief actor in a crime, or an abettor who is	          present at it, -- as distinguished from an accessory.	      (b) A chief obligor, promisor, or debtor, -- as	          distinguished from a surety.	      (c) One who employs another to act for him, -- as	          distinguished from an agent. --Wharton. --Bouvier.	          --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing of chief or prime importance; something	      fundamental or especially conspicuous. Specifically:	      (a) (Com.) A capital sum of money, placed out at interest,	          due as a debt or used as a fund; -- so called in	          distinction from interest or profit.	      (b) (Arch. & Engin.) The construction which gives shape	          and strength to a roof, -- generally a truss of timber	          or iron, but there are roofs with stone principals.	          Also, loosely, the most important member of a piece of	          framing.	      (c) (Mus.) In English organs the chief open metallic stop,	          an octave above the open diapason. On the manual it is	          four feet long, on the pedal eight feet. In Germany	          this term corresponds to the English open diapason.	      (d) (O. Eng. Law) A heirloom; a mortuary. --Cowell.	      (e) pl. The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.	          --Spenser. --J. H. Walsh.	      (f) One of turrets or pinnacles of waxwork and tapers with	          which the posts and center of a funeral hearse were	          formerly crowned. --Oxf. Gloss.	      (g) A principal or essential point or rule; a principle.	          [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]
Principality \Prin`ci*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Principalities}. [L.	   principalitas pre["e]minence, excellence: cf. F.	   principalit['e], principaut['e]. See {Principal}.]	   1. Sovereignty; supreme power; hence, superiority;	      predominance; high, or the highest, station. --Sir P.	      Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your principalities shall come down, even the crown	            of your glory.                        --Jer. xiii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prerogative and principality above everything	            else.                                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prince; one invested with sovereignty. "Next upstood	      Nisroch, of principalities the prime." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The territory or jurisdiction of a prince; or the country	      which gives title to a prince; as, the principality of	      Wales.	      [1913 Webster]
Principally \Prin"ci*pal*ly\, adv.	   In a principal manner; primarily; above all; chiefly; mainly.	   [1913 Webster]
Principalness \Prin"ci*pal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being principal.	   [1913 Webster]
Principate \Prin"ci*pate\, n. [L. principatus: cf. F.	   principat.]	   Principality; supreme rule. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Principia \Prin*cip"i*a\, n. pl. [L. principium. See	   {Principle}.]	   First principles; fundamental beginnings; elements; as.	   Newton's Principia.	   [1913 Webster]
Principial \Prin*cip"i*al\, a.	   Elementary. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Principiant \Prin*cip"i*ant\, a. [L. principians, p. pr. of	   principiare to begin, fr. principium. See {Principle}.]	   Relating to principles or beginnings. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Principiate \Prin*cip"i*ate\, v. t. [See {Principiant}.]	   To begin; to initiate. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Principiation \Prin*cip`i*a"tion\, n.	   Analysis into primary or elemental parts. [Archaic] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Principle \Prin"ci*ple\, n. [F. principe, L. principium	   beginning, foundation, fr. princeps, -cipis. See {Prince}.]	   1. Beginning; commencement. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Doubting sad end of principle unsound. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A source, or origin; that from which anything proceeds;	      fundamental substance or energy; primordial substance;	      ultimate element, or cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul of man is an active principle. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An original faculty or endowment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature in your principles hath set [benignity].	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those active principles whose direct and ultimate	            object is the communication either of enjoyment or	            suffering.                            --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A fundamental truth; a comprehensive law or doctrine, from	      which others are derived, or on which others are founded;	      a general truth; an elementary proposition; a maxim; an	      axiom; a postulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore, leaving the principles of the doctrine of	            Christ, let us go on unto perfection. --Heb. vi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            A good principle, not rightly understood, may prove	            as hurtful as a bad.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A settled rule of action; a governing law of conduct; an	      opinion or belief which exercises a directing influence on	      the life and behavior; a rule (usually, a right rule) of	      conduct consistently directing one's actions; as, a person	      of no principle.	      [1913 Webster]	            All kinds of dishonesty destroy our pretenses to an	            honest principle of mind.             --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) Any original inherent constituent which	      characterizes a substance, or gives it its essential	      properties, and which can usually be separated by	      analysis; -- applied especially to drugs, plant extracts,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cathartine is the bitter, purgative principle of	            senna.                                --Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bitter principle}, {Principle of contradiction}, etc. See	      under {Bitter}, {Contradiction}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Principle \Prin"ci*ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Principled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Principling}.]	   To equip with principles; to establish, or fix, in certain	   principles; to impress with any tenet, or rule of conduct,	   good or ill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Governors should be well principled.     --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let an enthusiast be principled that he or his teacher	         is inspired.                             --Locke.	   [1913 Webster] Princock
Princock \Prin"cock\, Princox \Prin"cox\, n. [Prim + cock.]	   A coxcomb; a pert boy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prink \Prink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Prinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prinking}.] [Probably a nasalized form of prick. See	   {Prick}, v. t., and cf. {Prig}, {Prank}.]	   To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank.	   [1913 Webster]	Prink \Prink\, v. t.	   To prank or dress up; to deck fantastically. "And prink their	   hair with daisies." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Prinker \Prink"er\, n.	   One who prinks.	   [1913 Webster]
Prinpriddle \Prin"prid`dle\, n. (Zool.)	   The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Print \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, character, idea,	      etc., into or upon something.	      [1913 Webster]	            A look will print a thought that never may remove.	                                                  --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon his breastplate he beholds a dint,	            Which in that field young Edward's sword did print.	                                                  --Sir John	                                                  Beaumont.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps some footsteps printed in the clay.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stamp something in or upon; to make an impression or	      mark upon by pressure, or as by pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forth on his fiery steed betimes he rode,	            That scarcely prints the turf on which he trod.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: To strike off an impression or impressions	      of, from type, or from stereotype, electrotype, or	      engraved plates, or the like; in a wider sense, to do the	      typesetting, presswork, etc., of (a book or other	      publication); as, to print books, newspapers, pictures; to	      print an edition of a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stamp or impress with colored figures or patterns; as,	      to print calico.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Photog.) To take (a copy, a positive picture, etc.), from	      a negative, a transparent drawing, or the like, by the	      action of light upon a sensitized surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Printed goods}, textile fabrics printed in patterns,	      especially cotton cloths, or calicoes.	      [1913 Webster]	Print \Print\, v. i.	   1. To use or practice the art of typography; to take	      impressions of letters, figures, or electrotypes, engraved	      plates, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To publish a book or an article.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the moment he prints, he must except to hear no	            more truth.                           --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Print \Print\, n. [See {Print}, v., {Imprint}, n.]	   1. A mark made by impression; a line, character, figure, or	      indentation, made by the pressure of one thing on another;	      as, the print of teeth or nails in flesh; the print of the	      foot in sand or snow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where print of human feet was never seen. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stamp or die for molding or impressing an ornamental	      design upon an object; as, a butter print.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which receives an impression, as from a stamp or	      mold; as, a print of butter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Printed letters; the impression taken from type, as to	      excellence, form, size, etc.; as, small print; large	      print; this line is in print.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is produced by printing. Specifically:	      (a) An impression taken from anything, as from an engraved	          plate. "The prints which we see of antiquities."	          --Dryden.	      (b) A printed publication, more especially a newspaper or	          other periodical. --Addison.	      (c) A printed cloth; a fabric figured by stamping,	          especially calico or cotton cloth.	      (d) A photographic copy, or positive picture, on prepared	          paper, as from a negative, or from a drawing on	          transparent paper.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Founding) A core print. See under {Core}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue print}, a copy in white lines on a blue ground, of a	      drawing, plan, tracing, etc., or a positive picture in	      blue and white, from a negative, produced by photographic	      printing on peculiarly prepared paper.	   {In print}.	      (a) In a printed form; issued from the press; published.	          --Shak.	      (b) To the letter; with accurateness. "All this I speak in	          print." --Shak.	   {Out of print}. See under {Out}.	   {Print works}, a factory where cloth, as calico, is printed.	      [1913 Webster]
Printa-ble \Print"a-ble\, a.	   Worthy to be published. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Printer \Print"er\, n.	   One who prints; especially, one who prints books, newspapers,	   engravings, etc., a compositor; a typesetter; a pressman.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Printer's devil}, {Printer's gauge}. See under {Devil}, and	      {Gauge}.	   {Printer's ink}. See {Printing ink}, below.	      [1913 Webster]
Printery \Print"er*y\, n.	   A place where cloth is printed; print works; also, a printing	   office. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Printing \Print"ing\, n.	   The act, art, or practice of impressing letters, characters,	   or figures on paper, cloth, or other material; the business	   of a printer, including typesetting and presswork, with their	   adjuncts; typography; also, the act of producing photographic	   prints.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Block printing}. See under {Block}.	   {Printing frame} (Photog.), a shallow box, usually having a	      glass front, in which prints are made by exposure to	      light.	   {Printing house}, a printing office.	   {Printing ink}, ink used in printing books, newspapers, etc.	      It is composed of lampblack or ivory black mingled with	      linseed or nut oil, made thick by boiling and burning.	      Other ingredients are employed for the finer qualities.	      --Ure.	   {Printing office}, a place where books, pamphlets, or	      newspapers, etc., are printed.	   {Printing paper}, paper used in the printing of books,	      pamphlets, newspapers, and the like, as distinguished from	      writing paper, wrapping paper, etc.	   {Printing press}, a press for printing, books, newspaper,	      handbills, etc.	   {Printing wheel}, a wheel with letters or figures on its	      periphery, used in machines for paging or numbering, or in	      ticket-printing machines, typewriters, etc.; a type wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	Printing in \Print"ing in\ (Photog.)	   A process by which cloud effects or other features not in the	   original negative are introduced into a photograph. Portions,	   such as the sky, are covered while printing and the blank	   space thus reserved is filled in by printing from another	   negative.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Printing out \Printing out\ (Photog.)	   A method of printing, in which the image is fully brought out	   by the direct actinic action of light without subsequent	   development by means of chemicals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Printless \Print"less\, a.	   Making no imprint. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Printless \Print"less\, a.	   Making no imprint. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Printshop \Print"shop`\, n.	   A shop where prints are sold.	   [1913 Webster]
Prion \Pri"on\ (pr[=e]"[o^]n), n.	   any of several types of protein particle lacking nucleic	   acid, believed to be the cause of certain slow-developing	   infectious diseases such as scapie in sheep, and	   Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and Kuru in humans. [informal]	   [PJC]
Prior \Pri"or\, a. [L. prior former, previous, better, superior;	   compar. corresponding to primus first, and pro for. See	   {Former}, and cf. {Prime}, a., and {Pre-}, {Pro-}.]	   1. Preceding in the order of time; former; antecedent;	      anterior; previous; as, a prior discovery; prior	      obligation; -- used elliptically in cases like the	      following: he lived alone [in the time] prior to his	      marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. First, precedent, or superior in the order of cognition,	      reason or generality, origin, development, rank, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Prior \Pri"or\, n. [OE. priour, OF. priour, prior, priur, F.	   prieur, from L. prior former, superior. See {Prior}, a.]	   1. (Eccl.) The superior of a priory, and next below an abbot	      in dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a chief magistrate, as in the republic of Florence in the	      middle ages. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]	   {Conventical prior}, or {Conventual prior}, a prior who is at	      the head of his own house. See the Note under {Priory}.	   {Claustral prior}, an official next in rank to the abbot in a	      monastery; prior of the cloisters.	      [1913 Webster]	Prior \Pri"or\, n.	   a prior conviction; -- said of an accused criminal.	   [informal]	   [PJC]
Priorate \Pri"or*ate\, n. [LL. prioratus: cf. F. priorat.]	   The dignity, office, or government, of a prior. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prioress \Pri"or*ess\, n. [OF. prioresse.]	   A lady superior of a priory of nuns, and next in dignity to	   an abbess.	   [1913 Webster]
prioritize \prioritize\ v. t.	   To order or rank (a list of tasks) according to priority; to	   assign a priorities to.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Priority \Pri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. priorit['e]. See {Prior}, a.]	   1. The quality or state of being prior or antecedent in time,	      or of preceding something else; as, priority of	      application.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Precedence; superior rank. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Priority of debts}, a superior claim to payment, or a claim	      to payment before others.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Antecedence; precedence; pre["e]minence.	        [1913 Webster]
Priorly \Pri"or*ly\, adv.	   Previously. [R.] --Geddes.	   [1913 Webster]
Priorship \Pri"or*ship\, n.	   The state or office of prior; priorate.	   [1913 Webster]
Priory \Pri"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Priories}. [Cf. LL. prioria. See	   {Prior}, n.]	   A religious house presided over by a prior or prioress; --	   sometimes an offshoot of, an subordinate to, an abbey, and	   called also {cell}, and {obedience}. See {Cell}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of such houses there were two sorts: one where the	         prior was chosen by the inmates, and governed as	         independently as an abbot in an abbey; the other where	         the priory was subordinate to an abbey, and the prior	         was placed or displaced at the will of the abbot.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Alien priory}, a small religious house dependent on a large	      monastery in some other country.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Cloister}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pris \Pris\, n.	   See {Price}, and 1st {Prize}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prisage \Pris"age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. prisage a praising, valuing,	   taxing; cf. LL. prisagium prisage; or from F. prise a taking,	   capture, prize. See {Prize}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   (a) A right belonging to the crown of England, of taking two	       tuns of wine from every ship importing twenty tuns or	       more, -- one before and one behind the mast. By charter	       of Edward I. butlerage was substituted for this.	       --Blackstone.	   (b) The share of merchandise taken as lawful prize at sea	       which belongs to the king or admiral.	       [1913 Webster]
Priscillianist \Pris*cil"lian*ist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Priscillian, bishop of Avila in Spain, in the	   fourth century, who mixed various elements of Gnosticism and	   Manicheism with Christianity.	   [1913 Webster]
Prise \Prise\, n.	   An enterprise. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Prise \Prise\, n. & v.	   See {Prize}, n., 5. Also {Prize}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Priser \Pris"er\, n.	   See 1st {Prizer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prism \Prism\ (pr[i^]z'm), n. [L. prisma, Gr. pri`sma, fr.	   pri`zein, pri`ein, to saw: cf. F. prisme.]	   1. (Geom.) A solid whose bases or ends are any similar,	      equal, and parallel plane figures, and whose sides are	      parallelograms.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Prisms of different forms are often named from the	         figure of their bases; as, a triangular prism, a	         quadrangular prism, a rhombic prism, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) A transparent body, with usually three rectangular	      plane faces or sides, and two equal and parallel	      triangular ends or bases; -- used in experiments on	      refraction, dispersion, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Crystallog.) A form the planes of which are parallel to	      the vertical axis. See {Form}, n., 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Achromatic prism} (Opt.), a prism composed usually of two	      prisms of different transparent substances which have	      unequal dispersive powers, as two different kinds of	      glass, especially flint glass and crown glass, the	      difference of dispersive power being compensated by giving	      them different refracting angles, so that, when placed	      together so as to have opposite relative positions, a ray	      of light passed through them is refracted or bent into a	      new position, but is free from color.	   {Nicol's prism}, {Nicol prism}. [So called from Wm. Nicol, of	      Edinburgh, who first proposed it.] (Opt.) An instrument	      for experiments in polarization, consisting of a rhomb of	      Iceland spar, which has been bisected obliquely at a	      certain angle, and the two parts again joined with	      transparent cement, so that the ordinary image produced by	      double refraction is thrown out of the field by total	      reflection from the internal cemented surface, and the	      extraordinary, or polarized, image alone is transmitted.	      [1913 Webster] Prismatic
Prismatic \Pris*mat"ic\, Prismatical \Pris*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. prismatique.]	   1. Resembling, or pertaining to, a prism; as, a prismatic	      form or cleavage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Separated or distributed by a prism; formed by a prism;	      as, prismatic colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Crystallog.) Same as {Orthorhombic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prismatic borax} (Chem.), borax crystallized in the form of	      oblique prisms, with ten molecules of water; --	      distinguished from octahedral borax.	   {Prismatic colors} (Opt.), the seven colors into which light	      is resolved when passed through a prism; primary colors.	      See {Primary colors}, under {Color}.	   {Prismatic compass} (Surv.), a compass having a prism for	      viewing a distant object and the compass card at the same	      time.	   {Prismatic spectrum} (Opt.), the spectrum produced by the	      passage of light through a prism.	      [1913 Webster]
Prismatically \Pris*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the form or manner of a prism; by means of a prism.	   [1913 Webster]
Prismatoidal \Pris`ma*toid"al\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, prism + -oid: F.	   prismato["i]de.]	   Having a prismlike form. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Prism glass \Prism glass\	   Glass with one side smooth and the other side formed into	   sharp-edged ridges so as to reflect the light that passes	   through, used at windows to throw the light into the	   interior.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Prismoid \Pris"moid\ (pr[i^]z"moid), n. [Cf. F. prismto["i]de.]	   A body that approaches to the form of a prism.	   [1913 Webster]
Prismoidal \Pris*moid"al\, a.	   Having the form of a prismoid; as, prismoidal solids.	   [1913 Webster]
Prismy \Pris"my\, a.	   Pertaining to a prism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prison \Pris"on\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. L. prehensio, prensio, a	   seizing, arresting, fr. prehendre, prendere, to lay hold of,	   to seize. See {Prehensile}, and cf. {Prize}, n.,	   {Misprision}.]	   1. A place where persons are confined, or restrained of	      personal liberty; hence, a place or state o? confinement,	      restraint, or safe custody.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy	            name.                                 --Ps. cxlii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tyrant Aeolus, . . .	            With power imperial, curbs the struggling winds,	            And sounding tempests in dark prisons binds.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a building for the safe custody or	      confinement of criminals and others committed by lawful	      authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prison bars}, or {Prison base}. See {Base}, n., 24.	   {Prison breach}. (Law) See Note under 3d {Escape}, n., 4.	   {Prison house}, a prison. --Shak.	   {Prison ship} (Naut.), a ship fitted up for the confinement	      of prisoners.	   {Prison van}, a carriage in which prisoners are conveyed to	      and from prison.	      [1913 Webster]	Prison \Pris"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prisoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Prisoning}.]	   1. To imprison; to shut up in, or as in, a prison; to	      confine; to restrain from liberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prisoned eagle dies for rage.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            His true respect will prison false desire. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bind (together); to enchain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir William Crispyn with the duke was led	            Together prisoned.                    --Robert of	                                                  Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]
Prisoner \Pris"on*er\, n. [F. prisonnier.]	   1. One who is confined in a prison. --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person under arrest, or in custody, whether in prison or	      not; a person held in involuntary restraint; a captive;	      as, a prisoner at the bar of a court. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prisoner of Hope thou art, -- look up and sing.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prisoner's base}. See {Base}, n., 24.	      [1913 Webster]
Prisonment \Pris"on*ment\, n.	   Imprisonment. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pristinate \Pris"tin*ate\, a.	   Pristine; primitive. [Obs.] "Pristinate idolatry."	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Pristine \Pris"tine\, a. [L. pristinus, akin to prior: cf. F.	   pristin. See {Prior}, a.]	   Belonging to the earliest period or state; original;	   primitive; primeval; as, the pristine state of innocence; the	   pristine manners of a people; pristine vigor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pritch \Pritch\, n. [See {Prick}.]	   1. A sharp-pointed instrument; also, an eelspear. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pique; offense. [Obs.] --D. Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]
Pritchel \Pritch"el\, n.	   A tool employed by blacksmiths for punching or enlarging the	   nail holes in a horseshoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Prithee \Prith"ee\, interj.	   A corruption of pray thee; as, I prithee; generally used	   without I. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         What was that scream for, I prithee?     --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prithee, tell me, Dimple-chin.           --E. C.	                                                  Stedman.	   [1913 Webster]
Prittle-prattle \Prit"tle-prat`tle\, n. [See {Prattle}.]	   Empty talk; trifling loquacity; prattle; -- used in contempt	   or ridicule. [Colloq.] --Abp. Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Privacy \Pri"va*cy\, n.; pl. {Privacies}. [See {Private}.]	   1. The state of being in retirement from the company or	      observation of others; seclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of seclusion from company or observation; retreat;	      solitude; retirement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her sacred privacies all open lie.    --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Concealment of what is said or done. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A private matter; a secret. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. See {Privity}, 2. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Privado \Pri*va"do\, n. [Sp., fr. L. privatus. See {Private}.]	   A private friend; a confidential friend; a confidant. [Obs.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Privatdocent \Pri*vat"do*cent`\, n.; G. pl. {-docenten}. [Also	   {Privatdozent}.] [G.; privat private + docent teacher. See	   {Docent}.]	   In the universities of Germany and some other European	   countries, a licensed teacher or lecturer having no share in	   the university government and dependent upon fees for	   remuneration.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Private \Pri"vate\ (?; 48), a. [L. privatus apart from the	   state, peculiar to an individual, private, properly p. p. of	   privare to bereave, deprive, originally, to separate, fr.	   privus single, private, perhaps originally, put forward	   (hence, alone, single) and akin to prae before. See {Prior},	   a., and cf. {Deprive}, {Privy}, a.]	   1. Belonging to, or concerning, an individual person,	      company, or interest; peculiar to one's self; unconnected	      with others; personal; one's own; not public; not general;	      separate; as, a man's private opinion; private property; a	      private purse; private expenses or interests; a private	      secretary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sequestered from company or observation; appropriated to	      an individual; secret; secluded; lonely; solitary; as, a	      private room or apartment; private prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason . . . then retires	            Into her private cell when nature rests. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not invested with, or engaged in, public office or	      employment; as, a private citizen; private life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A private person may arrest a felon.  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not publicly known; not open; secret; as, a private	      negotiation; a private understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having secret or private knowledge; privy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Private act} or {Private statute}, a statute exclusively for	      the settlement of private and personal interests, of which	      courts do not take judicial notice; -- opposed to a	      {general law}, which operates on the whole community. In	      the United States Congress, similar private acts are	      referred to as {private law} and a general law as a	      {public law}.	   {Private nuisance} or {wrong}. See {Nuisance}.	   {Private soldier}. See {Private}, n., 5.	   {Private way}, a right of private passage over another man's	      ground; also, a road on private land, contrasted with	      {public road}, which is on a public right of way. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Private \Pri"vate\ (pr[imac]"v[asl]t), n.	   1. A secret message; a personal unofficial communication.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Personal interest; particular business.[Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor must I be unmindful of my private. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Privacy; retirement. [Archaic] "Go off; I discard you; let	      me enjoy my private." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One not invested with a public office. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            What have kings, that privates have not too? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) A common soldier; a soldier below the grade of a	      noncommissioned officer. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. The private parts; the genitals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In private}, secretly; not openly or publicly.	      [1913 Webster]
Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\ (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]r"), n. [From	   {Private}.]	   1. An armed private vessel which bears the commission of the	      sovereign power to cruise against the enemy. See {Letters	      of marque}, under {Marque}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The commander of a privateer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kidd soon threw off the character of a privateer and	            became a pirate.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Privateer \Pri`va*teer"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Privateered}	   (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Privateering}.]	   To cruise in a privateer.	   [1913 Webster]
Privateering \Pri`va*teer"ing\, n.	   Cruising in a privateer.	   [1913 Webster]
Privateersman \Pri`va*teers"man\ (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]rz"man),	   n.; pl. {Privateersmen} (pr[imac]`v[.a]*t[=e]rz"men).	   An officer or seaman of a privateer.	   [1913 Webster]
Privately \Pri"vate*ly\ (pr[imac]"v[asl]t*l[y^]), adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In a private manner; not openly; without the presence of	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a manner affecting an individual; personally; not	      officially; as, he is not privately benefited.	      [1913 Webster]
Privateness \Pri"vate*ness\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Seclusion from company or society; retirement; privacy;	      secrecy. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of one not invested with public office.	      [1913 Webster]
Privation \Pri*va"tion\ (pr[-i]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. privatio:	   cf. F. privation. See {Private}.]	   1. The act of depriving, or taking away; hence, the depriving	      of rank or office; degradation in rank; deprivation.	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being deprived or destitute of something,	      especially of something required or desired; destitution;	      need; as, to undergo severe privations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The condition of being absent; absence; negation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil will be known by consequence, as being only a	            privation, or absence, of good.       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Privation mere of light and absent day. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Privative \Priv"a*tive\, a. [L. privativus: cf. F. privatif. See	   {Private}.]	   1. Causing privation; depriving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting in the absence of something; not positive;	      negative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Privative blessings, blessings of immunity,	            safeguard, liberty, and integrity.    --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   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. ?),	      un-, non-, -less.	      [1913 Webster]	Privative \Priv"a*tive\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That of which the essence is the absence of something.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blackness and darkness are indeed but privatives.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) A term indicating the absence of any quality which	      might be naturally or rationally expected; -- called also	      {privative term}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) A privative prefix or suffix. See {Privative}, a.,	      3.	      [1913 Webster]
Privatively \Priv"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a privative manner; by the absence of something;	   negatively. [R.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Privativeness \Priv"a*tive*ness\, n.	   The state of being privative.	   [1913 Webster]
Privet \Priv"et\, n. [Cf. Scot. privie, Prov. E. prim-print,	   primwort. Prob. for primet, and perh. named from being cut	   and trimmed. See, {Prim}, a., and cf. {Prime} to prune,	   {Prim}, n., {Prie}, n.] (Bot.)	   An ornamental European shrub ({Ligustrum vulgare}), much used	   in hedges; -- called also {prim}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Egyptian privet}. See {Lawsonia}.	   {Evergreen privet}, a plant of the genus {Rhamnus}. See	      {Alatern}.	   {Mock privet}, any one of several evergreen shrubs of the	      genus {Phillyrea}. They are from the Mediterranean region,	      and have been much cultivated for hedges and for	      fancifully clipped shrubberies.	      [1913 Webster]
Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, n. [F. privil[`e]ge, L. privilegium an	   ordinance or law against or in favor of an individual; privus	   private + lex, legis, law. See {Private}, and {Legal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A peculiar benefit, advantage, or favor; a right or	      immunity not enjoyed by others or by all; special	      enjoyment of a good, or exemption from an evil or burden;	      a prerogative; advantage; franchise.	      [1913 Webster]	            He pleads the legal privilege of a Roman.	                                                  --Kettlewell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The privilege birthright was a double portion.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A people inheriting privileges, franchises, and	            liberties.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Stockbroker's Cant) See {Call}, {Put}, {Spread}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Breach of privilege}. See under {Breach}.	   {Question of privilege} (Parliamentary practice), a question	      which concerns the security of a member of a legislative	      body in his special privileges as such.	   {Water privilege}, the advantage of having machinery driven	      by a stream, or a place affording such advantage. [ U. S.]	      	   {Writ of privilege} (Law), a writ to deliver a privileged	      person from custody when arrested in a civil suit.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prerogative; immunity; franchise; right; claim; liberty.	   Usage: {Privilege}, {Prerogative}. Privilege, among the	          Romans, was something conferred upon an individual by	          a private law; and hence, it denotes some peculiar	          benefit or advantage, some right or immunity, not	          enjoyed by the world at large. Prerogative, among the	          Romans, was the right of voting first; and, hence, it	          denotes a right of precedence, or of doing certain	          acts, or enjoying certain privileges, to the exclusion	          of others. It is the privilege of a member of Congress	          not to be called in question elsewhere for words	          uttered in debate. It is the prerogative of the	          president to nominate judges and executive officers.	          It is the privilege of a Christian child to be	          instructed in the true religion. It is the prerogative	          of a parent to govern and direct his children.	          [1913 Webster]	Privilege \Priv"i*lege\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Privileged}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Privileging}.] [Cf. F. privil['e]gier.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To grant some particular right or exemption to; to invest	      with a peculiar right or immunity; to authorize; as, to	      privilege representatives from arrest.	      [1913 Webster]	            To privilege dishonor in thy name.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring or put into a condition of privilege or exemption	      from evil or danger; to exempt; to deliver.	      [1913 Webster]	            He took this place for sanctuary, And it shall	            privilege him from your hands.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Privileged \Priv"i*leged\, a.	   Invested with a privilege; enjoying a peculiar right,	   advantage, or immunity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Privileged communication}. (Law)	   (a) A communication which can not be disclosed without the	       consent of the party making it, -- such as those made by	       a client to his legal adviser, or by persons to their	       religious or medical advisers.	   (b) A communication which does not expose the party making it	       to indictment for libel, -- such as those made by persons	       communicating confidentially with a government, persons	       consulted confidentially as to the character of servants,	       etc.	   {Privileged debts} (Law), those to which a preference in	      payment is given out of the estate of a deceased person,	      or out of the estate of an insolvent. --Wharton.	      --Burrill.	   {Privileged witnesses} (Law) witnesses who are not obliged to	      testify as to certain things, as lawyers in relation to	      their dealings with their clients, and officers of state	      as to state secrets; also, by statute, clergymen and	      physicans are placed in the same category, so far as	      concerns information received by them professionally.	      [1913 Webster]
Privily \Priv"i*ly\, adv.	   In a privy manner; privately; secretly. --Chaucer. --2 Pet.	   ii. 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Privity \Priv"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Privities} (-t[i^]z). [From	   {Privy}, a.: cf. F. privaut['e] extreme familiarity.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Privacy; secrecy; confidence. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will unto you, in privity, discover . . . my	            purpose.                              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Private knowledge; joint knowledge with another of a	      private concern; cognizance implying consent or	      concurrence.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the doors were laid open for his departure, not	            without the privity of the Prince of Orange.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A private matter or business; a secret. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. The genitals; the privates.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A connection, or bond of union, between parties, as	      to some particular transaction; mutual or successive	      relationship to the same rights of property.	      [1913 Webster]
Privy \Priv"y\, a. [F. priv['e], fr. L. privatus. See	   {Private}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to some person exclusively; assigned to	      private uses; not public; private; as, the privy purse. "	      Privee knights and squires." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secret; clandestine. " A privee thief." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appropriated to retirement; private; not open to the	      public. " Privy chambers." --Ezek. xxi. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Admitted to knowledge of a secret transaction; secretly	      cognizant; privately knowing.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wife also being privy to it.      --Acts v. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Myself am one made privy to the plot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Privy chamber}, a private apartment in a royal residence.	      [Eng.]	   {Privy council} (Eng. Law), the principal council of the	      sovereign, composed of the cabinet ministers and other	      persons chosen by the king or queen. --Burrill.	   {Privy councilor}, a member of the privy council.	   {Privy purse}, moneys set apart for the personal use of the	      monarch; also, the title of the person having charge of	      these moneys. [Eng.] --Macaulay.	   {Privy seal} or {Privy signet}, the seal which the king uses	      in grants, etc., which are to pass the great seal, or	      which he uses in matters of subordinate consequence which	      do not require the great seal; also, elliptically, the	      principal secretary of state, or person intrusted with the	      privy seal. [Eng.]	   {Privy verdict}, a verdict given privily to the judge out of	      court; -- now disused. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Privy \Priv"y\, n.; pl. {Privies}.	   1. (Law) A partaker; a person having an interest in any	      action or thing; one who has an interest in an estate	      created by another; a person having an interest derived	      from a contract or conveyance to which he is not himself a	      party. The term, in its proper sense, is distinguished	      from party. --Burrill. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A necessary house or place for performing excretory	      functions in private; an outhouse; a backhouse.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Prizable \Priz"a*ble\, a.	   Valuable. --H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prize \Prize\ (pr[imac]z), n. [F. prise a seizing, hold, grasp,	   fr. pris, p. p. of prendre to take, L. prendere, prehendere;	   in some senses, as 2	   (b), either from, or influenced by, F. prix price. See	       {Prison}, {Prehensile}, and cf. {Pry}, and also {Price}.]	       [1913 Webster]	   1. That which is taken from another; something captured; a	      thing seized by force, stratagem, or superior power.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will depart my pris, or my prey, by deliberation.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            His own prize,	            Whom formerly he had in battle won.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically;	      (a) (Law) Anything captured by a belligerent using the	          rights of war; esp., property captured at sea in	          virtue of the rights of war, as a vessel. --Kent.	          --Brande & C.	      (b) An honor or reward striven for in a competitive	          contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an	          inducement to, or reward of, effort.	          [1913 Webster]	                I'll never wrestle for prize more. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                I fought and conquered, yet have lost the prize.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) That which may be won by chance, as in a lottery.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything worth striving for; a valuable possession held or	      in prospect.	      [1913 Webster]	            I press toward the mark for the prize of the high	            calling of God in Christ Jesus.       --Phil. iii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A contest for a reward; competition. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A lever; a pry; also, the hold of a lever. [Written also	      {prise}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prize court}, a court having jurisdiction of all captures	      made in war on the high seas. --Bouvier.	   {Prize fight}, an exhibition contest, esp. one of pugilists,	      for a stake or wager.	   {Prize fighter}, one who fights publicly for a reward; --	      applied esp. to a professional boxer or pugilist. --Pope.	   {Prize fighting}, fighting, especially boxing, in public for	      a reward or wager.	   {Prize master}, an officer put in charge or command of a	      captured vessel.	   {Prize medal}, a medal given as a prize.	   {Prize money}, a dividend from the proceeds of a captured	      vessel, etc., paid to the captors.	   {Prize ring}, the ring or inclosure for a prize fight; the	      system and practice of prize fighting.	   {To make prize of}, to capture. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Prize \Prize\, v. t.	   To move with a lever; to force up or open; to pry. [Written	   also {prise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Prize \Prize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prized}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prizing}.] [F. priser, OF. prisier, preisier, fr. L.	   pretiare, fr. pretium worth, value, price. See {Price}, and	   cf. {Praise}.] [Formerly written also {prise}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To set or estimate the value of; to appraise; to price; to	      rate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A goodly price that I was prized at.  --Zech. xi.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            I prize it [life] not a straw, but for mine honor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To value highly; to estimate to be of great worth; to	      esteem. "[I] do love, prize, honor you. " --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I prized your person, but your crown disdain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Prize \Prize\, n. [F. prix price. See 3d {Prize}. ]	   Estimation; valuation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prizeman \Prize"man\, n.; pl. {Prizemen}.	   The winner of a prize.	   [1913 Webster]
Prizer \Priz"er\, n. [See 3d {Prize}.]	   One who estimates or sets the value of a thing; an appraiser.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Prizer \Priz"er\, n. [See 1st {Prize}.]	   One who contends for a prize; a prize fighter; a challenger.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Appeareth no man yet to answer the prizer. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Prizing \Priz"ing\, n. [See 2d {Prize}.]	   The application of a lever to move any weighty body, as a	   cask, anchor, cannon, car, etc. See {Prize}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Pro- \Pro-\ [L. pro, or Gr. ?. See {Pro}.]	   A prefix signifying before, in front, forth, for, in behalf	   of, in place of, according to; as, propose, to place before;	   proceed, to go before or forward; project, to throw forward;	   prologue, part spoken before (the main piece); propel,	   prognathous; provide, to look out for; pronoun, a word	   instead of a noun; proconsul, a person acting in place of a	   consul; proportion, arrangement according to parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Pro \Pro\, prep. [L.; akin to prae before, Gr. ?, and E. for.	   See {For}, prep., and cf. {Prior}, a.]	   A Latin preposition signifying for, before, forth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pro confesso} [L.] (Law), taken as confessed. The action of	      a court of equity on that portion of the pleading in a	      particular case which the pleading on the other side does	      not deny.	   {Pro rata}. [L. See {Prorate}.] In proportion; proportion.	   {Pro re nata} [L.] (Law), for the existing occasion; as	      matters are.	      [1913 Webster]	Pro \Pro\, adv.	   For, on, or in behalf of, the affirmative side; -- in	   contrast with {con}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pro and con}, for and against, on the affirmative and on the	      negative side; as, they debated the question pro and con;	      -- formerly used also as a verb.	   {Pros and cons}, the arguments or reasons on either side.	      [1913 Webster]
Proa \Pro"a\, n. [Malay pr[=a]?, pr[=a]h?.] (Naut.)	   A sailing canoe of the Ladrone Islands and Malay Archipelago,	   having its lee side flat and its weather side like that of an	   ordinary boat. The ends are alike. The canoe is long and	   narrow, and is kept from overturning by a cigar-shaped log	   attached to a frame extending several feet to windward. It	   has been called the {flying proa}, and is the swiftest	   sailing craft known.	   [1913 Webster]
Proach \Proach\, v. i.	   See {Approach}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proatlas \Pro*at"las\, n. [Pref. pro- + atlas.] (Anat.)	   A vertebral rudiment in front of the atlas in some reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Probabiliorism \Prob`a*bil"i*o*rism\, n.	   The doctrine of the probabiliorists.	   [1913 Webster]
Probabiliorist \Prob`a*bil"i*o*rist\, n. [From L. probabilior,	   compar. of probabilis probable.] (Casuistry)	   One who holds, in opposition to the probabilists, that a man	   is bound to do that which is most probably right.	   [1913 Webster]
Probabilism \Prob"a*bil*ism\, n. [Cf. F. probabilisme.]	   The doctrine of the probabilists.	   [1913 Webster]
Probabilist \Prob"a*bil*ist\, n. [Cf. F. probabiliste.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who maintains that certainty is impossible, and that	      probability alone is to govern our faith and actions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Casuistry) One who maintains that a man may do that which	      has a probability of being right, or which is inculcated	      by teachers of authority, although other opinions may seem	      to him still more probable.	      [1913 Webster]
Probability \Prob`a*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Probabilities}. [L.	   probabilitas: cf. F. probabilit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being probable; appearance of	      reality or truth; reasonable ground of presumption;	      likelihood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Probability is the appearance of the agreement or	            disagreement of two ideas, by the intervention of	            proofs whose connection is not constant, but appears	            for the most part to be so.           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is or appears probable; anything that has the	      appearance of reality or truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole life of man is a perpetual comparison of	            evidence and balancing of probabilities.	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	            We do not call for evidence till antecedent	            probabilities fail.                   --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 unfavorable. See 1st {Chance}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Likeliness; credibleness; likelihood; chance.	        [1913 Webster]
Probable \Prob"a*ble\, a. [L. probabilis, fr. probare to try,	   approve, prove: cf. F. probable. See {Prove}, and cf.	   {Provable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being proved. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having more evidence for than against; supported by	      evidence which inclines the mind to believe, but leaves	      some room for doubt; likely.	      [1913 Webster]	            That is accounted probable which has better	            arguments producible for it than can be brought	            against it.                           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not say that the principles of religion are	            merely probable; I have before asserted them to be	            morally certain.                      --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rendering probable; supporting, or giving ground for,	      belief, but not demonstrating; as, probable evidence;	      probable presumption. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Probable cause} (Law), a reasonable ground of presumption	      that a charge is, or my be, well founded.	   {Probable error} (of an observation, or of the mean of a	      number), that within which, taken positively and	      negatively, there is an even chance that the real error	      shall lie. Thus, if 3[sec] is the probable error in a	      given case, the chances that the real error is greater	      than 3[sec] are equal to the chances that it is less. The	      probable error is computed from the observations made, and	      is used to express their degree of accuracy.	   {The probable}, that which is within the bounds of	      probability; that which is not unnatural or preternatural;	      -- opposed to the marvelous.	      [1913 Webster]
Probably \Prob"a*bly\, adv.	   In a probable manner; in likelihood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Distinguish between what may possibly and what will	         probably be done.                        --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Probacy \Pro"ba*cy\, n. [See {Probate}.]	   Proof; trial. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Probal \Pro"bal\, a.	   Approved; probable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Probality \Pro*bal"i*ty\, n.	   Probability. [Obs.] "With as great probality." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Probang \Pro"bang\, n. [See {Probe}.]	   A slender elastic rod, as of whalebone, with a sponge on the	   end, for removing obstructions from the esophagus, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Probate \Pro"bate\, n. [From L. probatus, p. p. of probare to	   prove. See {Prove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Proof. [Obs.] --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Official proof; especially, the proof before a	          competent officer or tribunal that an instrument	          offered, purporting to be the last will and testament	          of a person deceased, is indeed his lawful act; the	          copy of a will proved, under the seal of the Court of	          Probate, delivered to the executors with a certificate	          of its having been proved. --Bouvier. --Burrill.	      (b) The right or jurisdiction of proving wills.	          [1913 Webster]	Probate \Pro"bate\, a.	   Of or belonging to a probate, or court of probate; as, a	   probate record.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Probate Court}, or {Court of Probate}, a court for the	      probate of wills.	   {Probate duty}, a government tax on property passing by will.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Probate \Pro"bate\, v. t.	   To obtain the official approval of, as of an instrument	   purporting to be the last will and testament; as, the	   executor has probated the will.	   [1913 Webster]
Probation \Pro*ba"tion\, n. [L. probatio, fr. probare to try,	   examine, prove: cf. F. probation. See {Prove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of proving; also, that which proves anything;	      proof. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When by miracle God dispensed great gifts to the	            laity, . . . he gave probation that he intended that	            all should prophesy and preach.       --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any proceeding designed to ascertain truth, to determine	      character, qualification, etc.; examination; trial; as, to	      engage a person on probation. Hence, specifically:	      (a) The novitiate which a person must pass in a convent,	          to probe his or her virtue and ability to bear the	          severities of the rule.	      (b) The trial of a ministerial candidate's qualifications	          prior to his ordination, or to his settlement as a	          pastor.	      (c) Moral trial; the state of man in the present life, in	          which he has the opportunity of proving his character,	          and becoming qualified for a happier state.	          [1913 Webster]	                No [view of human life] seems so reasonable as	                that which regards it as a state of probation.	                                                  --Paley.	          [1913 Webster]
Probational \Pro*ba"tion*al\, a.	   Probationary.	   [1913 Webster]
Probationary \Pro*ba"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to probation; serving for trial.	   [1913 Webster]	         To consider this life . . . as a probationary state.	                                                  --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Probationer \Pro*ba"tion*er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who is undergoing probation; one who is on trial; a	      novice.	      [1913 Webster]	            While yet a young probationer,	            And candidate of heaven.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A student in divinity, who, having received certificates	      of good morals and qualifications from his university, is	      admitted to several trials by a presbytery, and, on	      acquitting himself well, is licensed to preach. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Probationership \Pro*ba"tion*er*ship\, n.	   The state of being a probationer; novitiate. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Probationship \Pro*ba"tion*ship\, n.	   A state of probation.	   [1913 Webster]
Probative \Pro"ba*tive\, a. [L. probativus: cf. F. probatif.]	   Serving for trial or proof; probationary; as, probative	   judgments; probative evidence. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Probator \Pro*ba"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. An examiner; an approver. --Maydman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) One who, when indicted for crime, confessed	      it, and accused others, his accomplices, in order to	      obtain pardon; a state's evidence.	      [1913 Webster]
Probatory \Pro"ba*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. probatoire.]	   1. Serving for trial; probationary. --Abp. Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or serving for, proof. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Probatory term} (Law), a time for taking testimony.	      [1913 Webster]
Probe \Probe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Probed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Probing}.] [L. probare to try, examine. See {Prove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To examine, as a wound, an ulcer, or some cavity of the	      body, with a probe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: to search to the bottom; to scrutinize or examine	      thoroughly. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The growing disposition to probe the legality of all	            acts, of the crown.                   --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	Probe \Probe\, n. (Surg.)	   An instrument for examining the depth or other circumstances	   of a wound, ulcer, or cavity, or the direction of a sinus, of	   for exploring for bullets, for stones in the bladder, etc.	   --Parr.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Probe scissors}, or {Probe-pointed scissors} (Surg.),	      scissors used to open wounds, the blade of which, to be	      thrust into the orifice, has a button at the end.	      --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]
Probeagle \Pro"bea`gle\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Porbeagle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Probe-pointed \Probe"-point`ed\, a. (Surg.)	   Having a blunt or button-shaped extremity; -- said of cutting	   instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Probity \Prob"i*ty\, n. [F. probit['e], fr. L. probitas, fr.	   probus good, proper, honest. Cf. {Prove}.]	   Tried virtue or integrity; approved moral excellence;	   honesty; rectitude; uprightness. "Probity of mind." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Probity}, {Integrity}.	   Usage: Probity denotes unimpeachable honesty and virtue,	          shown especially by the performance of those	          obligations, called imperfect, which the laws of the	          state do not reach, and can not enforce. Integrity	          denotes a whole-hearted honesty, and especially that	          which excludes all injustice that might favor one's	          self. It has a peculiar reference to uprightness in	          mutual dealings, transfer of property, and the	          execution of trusts for others.	          [1913 Webster]
Problem \Prob"lem\, n. [F. probl[`e]me, L. problema, fr. Gr. ?	   anything thrown forward, a question proposed for solution,	   fr. ? to throw or lay before; ? before, forward + ? to throw.	   Cf. {Parable}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A question proposed for solution; a matter stated for	      examination or proof; hence, a matter difficult of	      solution or settlement; a doubtful case; a question	      involving doubt. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Anything which is required to be done; as, in	      geometry, to bisect a line, to draw a perpendicular; or,	      in algebra, to find an unknown quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Problem differs from theorem in this, that a problem is	         something to be done, as to bisect a triangle, to	         describe a circle, etc.; a theorem is something to be	         proved, as that all the angles of a triangle are equal	         to two right angles.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Plane problem} (Geom.), a problem that can be solved by the	      use of the rule and compass.	   {Solid problem} (Geom.), a problem requiring in its geometric	      solution the use of a conic section or higher curve.	      [1913 Webster] Problematic
Problematic \Prob`lem*at"ic\, Problematical \Prob`lem*at"ic*al\,	   a. [L. problematicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. probl['e]matique.]	   1. Having the nature of a problem; not shown in fact;	      questionable; uncertain; unsettled; doubtful; as, his	      theory is problematic because it fails to explain several	      facts. -- {Prob`lem*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diligent inquiries into remote and problematical	            guilt leave a gate wide open to . . . informers.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having characteristics which will create difficulties or	      undesirable consequences; -- of a proposed action; as, the	      proposed law is problematic because it will cause many	      people to lose their jobs.	      [PJC]
Problematist \Prob"lem*a*tist\, n.	   One who proposes problems. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Problematize \Prob"lem*a*tize\, v. t.	   To propose problems. [R.] "Hear him problematize." --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Proboscidate \Pro*bos"ci*date\, a. [See {Proboscis}.] (Zool.)	   Having a proboscis; proboscidial.	   [1913 Webster]
Proboscidea \Pro`bos*cid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Proboscis}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of large mammals including the elephants and	   mastodons.	   [1913 Webster]
Proboscidean \Pro`bos*cid"e*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Proboscidian.	   [1913 Webster]
Proboscidial \Pro`bos*cid"i*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Proboscidate.	   [1913 Webster]
Proboscidian \Pro`bos*cid"i*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Proboscidea. -- n. One of the Proboscidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Proboscidifera \Pro*bos`ci*dif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Proboscis}, and {-ferous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) An extensive division of pectinibranchiate	      gastropods, including those that have a long retractile	      proboscis, with the mouth at the end, as the cones,	      whelks, tritons, and cowries. See Illust. of {Gastropoda},	      and of {Winkle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A subdivision of the t[ae]nioglossate gastropods,	      including the fig-shells ({Pyrula}), the helmet shells	      ({Cassis}), the tritons, and allied genera.	      [1913 Webster]
Proboscidiform \Pro`bos*cid"i*form\, a.	   Having the form or uses of a proboscis; as, a proboscidiform	   mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Proboscis \Pro*bos"cis\, n.; pl. {Proboscides}. [L. fr. Gr. ?; ?	   before + ? to feed, graze.]	   1. (Zool.) A hollow organ or tube attached to the head, or	      connected with the mouth, of various animals, and	      generally used in taking food or drink; a snout; a trunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The proboscis of an elephant is a flexible muscular	         elongation of the nose. The proboscis of insects is	         usually a chitinous tube formed by the modified	         maxill[ae], or by the labium. See Illusts. of	         {Hemiptera} and {Lepidoptera}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) By extension, applied to various tubelike mouth	      organs of the lower animals that can be everted or	      protruded.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The proboscis of annelids and of mollusks is usually a	         portion of the pharynx that can be everted or	         protruded. That of nemerteans is a special long	         internal organ, not connected with the mouth, and not	         used in feeding, but capable of being protruded from a	         pore in the head. See Illust. in Appendix.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The nose. [Jocose]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Proboscis monkey}. (Zool.) See {Kahau}.	      [1913 Webster]
Procacious \Pro*ca"cious\, a. [L. procax, -acis, fr. procare to	   ask, demand.]	   Pert; petulant; forward; saucy. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Procacity \Pro*cac"i*ty\, n. [L. procacitas.]	   Forwardness; pertness; petulance. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Procambium \Pro*cam"bi*um\, n. [NL. See {Pro-}, and {Cambium}.]	   (Bot.)	   The young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its	   component cells have begun to be differentiated. --Sachs.	   [1913 Webster]
Procatarctic \Pro`cat*arc"tic\, a. [Gr. ? beginning beforehand.	   fr. ? to begin first; ? before + ? to begin; ? intens. + ? to	   begin: cf. F. procatarctique. ] (Med.)	   Beginning; predisposing; exciting; initial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The words procatarctic causes have been used with	         different significations. Thus they have been employed	         synonymously with prime causes, exciting causes, and	         predisposing or remote causes.	         [1913 Webster]	               The physician inquires into the procatarctic	               causes.                            --Harvey.	         [1913 Webster]
Procatarxis \Pro`cat*arx"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first	   beginning.] (Med.)	   The kindling of a disease into action; also, the procatarctic	   cause. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Procedendo \Pro`ce*den"do\, n. [Abl. of the gerundive of L.	   procedere. see {Proceed}.] (Law)	   (a) A writ by which a cause which has been removed on	       insufficient grounds from an inferior to a superior court	       by certiorari, or otherwise, is sent down again to the	       same court, to be proceeded in there.	   (b) In English practice, a writ issuing out of chancery in	       cases where the judges of subordinate courts delay giving	       judgment, commanding them to proceed to judgment.	   (c) A writ by which the commission of the justice of the	       peace is revived, after having been suspended. --Tomlins.	       Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]
Procedure \Pro*ce"dure\, n. [F. proc['e]dure. See {Proceed}.]	   1. The act or manner of proceeding or moving forward;	      progress; process; operation; conduct. "The true procedure	      of conscience." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A step taken; an act performed; a proceeding; the steps	      taken in an action or other legal proceeding. "Gracious	      procedures." --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which results; issue; product. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Proceed \Pro*ceed"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Proceeded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Proceeding}.] [F. proc['e]der. fr. L. procedere,	   processum, to go before, to proceed; pro forward + cedere to	   move. See {Cede}.]	   1. To move, pass, or go forward or onward; to advance; to	      continue or renew motion begun; as, to proceed on a	      journey.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou proceed in this thy insolence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass from one point, topic, or stage, to another; as,	      to proceed with a story or argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To issue or come forth as from a source or origin; to come	      from; as, light proceeds from the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            I proceeded forth and came from God.  --John viii.	                                                  42.	      [1913 Webster]	            It proceeds from policy, not love.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To go on in an orderly or regulated manner; to begin and	      carry on a series of acts or measures; to act by method;	      to prosecute a design.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that proceeds upon other principles in his	            inquiry.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be transacted; to take place; to occur. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He will, after his sour fashion, tell you	            What hath proceeded worthy note to-day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To have application or effect; to operate.	      [1913 Webster]	            This rule only proceeds and takes place when a	            person can not of common law condemn another by his	            sentence.                             --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) To begin and carry on a legal process.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To advance; go on; continue; progress; issue; arise;	        emanate.	        [1913 Webster]	Proceed \Pro"ceed\, n.	   See {Proceeds}. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Proceeder \Pro*ceed"er\, n.	   One who proceeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Proceeding \Pro*ceed"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who proceeds, or who prosecutes a design or	      transaction; progress or movement from one thing to	      another; a measure or step taken in a course of business;	      a transaction; as, an illegal proceeding; a cautious or a	      violent proceeding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proceedings of the high commission. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Law) The course of procedure in the prosecution of an	      action at law. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Proceedings of a society}, the published record of its	      action, or of things done at its meetings.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Procedure; measure; step, See {Transaction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Proceeds \Pro"ceeds\, n. pl.	   That which comes forth or results; effect; yield; issue;	   product; sum accruing from a sale, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Proceleusmatic \Proc`e*leus*mat"ic\, a. [L. proceleusmaticus,	   Gr. ?, fr. ? to rouse to action beforehand; ? + ? to incite;	   cf. F. proc['e]leusmatique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inciting; animating; encouraging. [R.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pros.) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of	      feet of four short syllables each.	      [1913 Webster]	Proceleusmatic \Proc`e*leus*mat"ic\, n. (Pros.)	   A foot consisting of four short syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Procellarian \Pro`cel*la"ri*an\, n. [L. procella a storm.]	   (Zool.)	   One of a family of oceanic birds ({Procellarid[ae]})	   including the petrels, fulmars, and shearwaters. They are	   often seen in great abundance in stormy weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Procellous \Pro*cel"lous\, a. [L. procellosus, fr. procella a	   storm.]	   Stormy. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Procephalic \Pro`ce*phal"ic\, a. [Pref. pro- + cephalic.]	   (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or forming, the front of the head.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Procephalic lobe} (Zool.), that part of the head of an	      invertebrate animal which is in front of the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]
Proception \Pro*cep"tion\, n. [Pref. pro- + L. capere to take.]	   Preoccupation. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilik?.	   [1913 Webster]
Procere \Pro*cere"\, a. [L. procerus tall.]	   Of high stature; tall. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Procerebrum \Pro*cer"e*brum\, n. [Pref. pro- + cerebrum.]	   (Anat.)	   The prosencephalon.	   [1913 Webster]
Proceres \Proc"e*res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. procer ? chief.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of large birds; the Ratit[ae]; -- called also	   {{Proceri}}.	   [1913 Webster]
Procerite \Proc"er*ite\, n. [Pref. pro- + Gr. ? ? horn.] (Zool.)	   The segment next to the flagellum of the antenn[ae] of	   Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Procerity \Pro*cer"i*ty\, n. [L. proceritas.]	   Height of stature; tallness. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Process \Proc"ess\, n. [F. proc[`e]s, L. processus. See	   {Proceed}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of proceeding; continued forward movement;	      procedure; progress; advance. "Long process of time."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thoughts of men are widened with the process of	            the suns.                             --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      of vegetation or decomposition; a chemical process;	      processes of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell her the process of Antonio's end. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A statement of events; a narrative. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat. & Zool.) Any marked prominence or projecting part,	      especially of a bone; anapophysis.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) The whole course of proceedings in a cause real or	      personal, civil or criminal, from the beginning to the end	      of the suit; strictly, the means used for bringing the	      defendant into court to answer to the action; -- a generic	      term for writs of the class called judicial.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Deacon's process} [from H. Deacon, who introduced it]	      (Chem.), a method of obtaining chlorine gas by passing	      hydrochloric acid gas over heated slag which has been	      previously saturated with a solution of some metallic	      salt, as sulphate of copper.	   {Final process} (Practice), a writ of execution in an action	      at law. --Burrill.	   {In process}, in the condition of advance, accomplishment,	      transaction, or the like; begun, and not completed.	   {Jury process} (Law), the process by which a jury is summoned	      in a cause, and by which their attendance is enforced.	      --Burrill.	   {Leblanc's process} (Chem.), the process of manufacturing	      soda by treating salt with sulphuric acid, reducing the	      sodium sulphate so formed to sodium sulphide by roasting	      with charcoal, and converting the sodium sulphide to	      sodium carbonate by roasting with lime.	   {Mesne process}. See under {Mesne}.	   {Process milling}, the process of high milling for grinding	      flour. See under {Milling}.	   {Reversible process} (Thermodynamics), any process consisting	      of a cycle of operations such that the different	      operations of the cycle can be performed in reverse order	      with a reversal of their effects.	      [1913 Webster]
Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. processio. See	   {Proceed}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of proceeding, moving on, advancing, or issuing;	      regular, orderly, or ceremonious progress; continuous	      course. --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	            That the procession of their life might be	            More equable, majestic, pure, and free. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is moving onward in an orderly, stately, or	      solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a	      ceremonious train; a retinue; as, a procession of	      mourners; the Lord Mayor's procession.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here comes the townsmen on procession. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) An orderly and ceremonial progress of persons,	      either from the sacristy to the choir, or from the choir	      around the church, within or without. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Eccl.) An old term for litanies which were said in	      procession and not kneeling. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Procession of the Holy Ghost}, a theological term applied to	      the relation of the Holy Spirit to the Father and the Son,	      the Eastern Church affirming that the Spirit proceeds from	      the Father only, and the Western Church that the Spirit	      proceeds from the Father and the Son. --Shipley.	   {Procession week}, a name for Rogation week, when processions	      were made; Cross-week. --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, v. t. (Law)	   To ascertain, mark, and establish the boundary lines of, as	   lands. [Local, U. S. (North Carolina and Tennessee).] "To	   procession the lands of such persons as desire it."	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, v. i.	   To march in procession. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Procession \Pro*ces"sion\, v. i.	   To honor with a procession. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Processional \Pro*ces"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a procession; consisting in a procession.	   [1913 Webster]	         The processional services became more frequent.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]	Processional \Pro*ces"sion*al\, n. [F. processionnal, LL.	   processionale.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) A service book relating to ecclesiastical	      processions. --J. Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hymn, or other selection, sung during a church	      procession; as, the processional was the 202d hymn.	      [1913 Webster]
Processionalist \Pro*ces"sion*al*ist\, n.	   One who goes or marches in a procession. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Processionary \Pro*ces"sion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. processionarius,	   F. processionnaire.]	   Pertaining to a procession; consisting in processions; as,	   processionary service.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Processionary moth} (Zool.), any moth of the genus	      {Cnethocampa}, especially {Cnethocampa processionea} of	      Europe, whose larv[ae] make large webs on oak trees, and	      go out to feed in regular order. They are covered with	      stinging hairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Processioner \Pro*ces"sion*er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who takes part in a procession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A manual of processions; a processional. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An officer appointed to procession lands. [Local, U. S.	      (North Carolina and Tennessee).] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Processioning \Pro*ces"sion*ing\, n.	   A proceeding prescribed by statute for ascertaining and	   fixing the boundaries of land. See 2d {Procession}. [ Local,	   U. S.] --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Processive \Pro*ces"sive\, a.	   Proceeding; advancing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Because it is language, -- ergo, processive.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Process plate \Proc"ess plate\	   (a) A plate prepared by a mechanical process, esp. a	       photomechanical process.	   (b) A very slow photographic plate, giving good contrasts	       between high lights and shadows, used esp. for making	       lantern slides.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Proces verbal \Pro`c[`e]s" ver`bal"\ [ F.] (French Law)	   An authentic minute of an official act, or statement of	   facts.	   [1913 Webster]
Prochein \Pro"chein\, a. [F. prochain, fr. L. (assumed)	   proximanus, fr. proximus.]	   Next; nearest.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prochein ami} or {Prochein amy}(Law), the next friend. See	      under {Next}.	      [1913 Webster]
Prochordal \Pro*chor"dal\, a. [Pref. pro + chordal.] (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the notochord; -- applied especially to	   parts of the cartilaginous rudiments in the base of the	   skull.	   [1913 Webster]
Prochronism \Pro"chro*nism\, n. [Gr. ? preceding in time; ?	   before + ? time: cf. F. prochronisme.]	   The dating of an event before the time it happened; an	   antedating; -- opposed to {metachronism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prochronize \Pro"chro*nize\, v. t.	   To antedate. --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster] Procidence
Procidence \Proc"i*dence\, Procidentia \Proc*i*den"ti*a\,, n.	   [L. procidentia, fr. procidens, p. pr. of procidere to fall	   down forward.] (Med.)	   A falling down; a prolapsus. [R.] --Parr.	   [1913 Webster]
Prociduous \Pro*cid"u*ous\, a. [ L. prociduus.]	   Falling from its proper place.	   [1913 Webster]
Procinct \Pro*cinct"\, n. [L. procinctus, fr. procingere,	   procinctum, to gird up.]	   A state of complete readiness for action. [Obs.] "War in	   procinct." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Proclaim \Pro*claim"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proclaimed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Proclaiming}.] [OE. proclamen, L. proclamare; pro	   before, forward + clamare to call or cry out: cf. F.	   proclamer. See {Claim}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make known by public announcement; to give wide	      publicity to; to publish abroad; to promulgate; to	      declare; as, to proclaim war or peace.	      [1913 Webster]	            To proclaim liberty to the captives.  --Isa. lxi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the apparel oft proclaims the man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Throughout the host proclaim	            A solemn council forthwith to be held. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To outlaw by public proclamation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard myself proclaimed.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To publish; promulgate; declare; announce. See	        {Announce}.	        [1913 Webster]
Proclaimer \Pro*claim"er\, n.	   One who proclaims.	   [1913 Webster]
Proclamation \Proc`la*ma"tion\, n. [F. proclamation, L.	   proclamatio. See {Proclaim}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of proclaiming; official or general notice;	      publication.	      [1913 Webster]	            King Asa made a proclamation throughout all Judah;	            none was exempted.                    --1 Kings xv.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is proclaimed, publicly announced, or	      officially declared; a published ordinance; as, the	      proclamation of a king; a Thanksgiving proclamation.	      [1913 Webster]
Proclitic \Pro*clit"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to lean forward; ? forward +	   ? to lean or incline. Cf. {Enclitic}.] (Gr. Gram.)	   Leaning forward; -- said of certain monosyllabic words which	   are so closely attached to the following word as not to have	   a separate accent.	   [1913 Webster]
Proclive \Pro*clive"\, a. [L. proclivis sloping, inclined; pro	   forward + clivus hill: cf. F. proclive. See {Declivity}, and	   cf. {Proclivous}.]	   Having a tendency by nature; prone; proclivous. [R.] --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Proclivity \Pro*cliv"i*ty\, n. [L. proclivitas: cf. F.	   proclivit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inclination; propensity; proneness; tendency. "A	      proclivity to steal." --Abp. Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Readiness; facility; aptitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had such a dexterous proclivity as his teachers	            were fain to restrain his forwardness. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Proclivous \Pro*cli"vous\, a. [L. proclivus. See {Proclive}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Inclined; tending by nature. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the incisor teeth directed forward.	      [1913 Webster]
Procoele \Pro*c[oe]le"\, n. [Pref. pro + Gr. ? hollow.] (Anat.)	   A lateral cavity of the prosencephalon; a lateral ventricle	   of the brain. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Procoelia \Pro*c[oe]"li*a\, n.; pl. {Proc[oe]li[ae]}. [ NL.]	   (Anat.)	   Same as {Proc[oe]le}.	   [1913 Webster]	Procoelia \Pro*c[oe]"li*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Crocodilia, including the true crocodiles and	   alligators, in which the dorsal vertebr[ae] are concave in	   front.	   [1913 Webster]
Procoelian \Pro*c[oe]"li*an\, a. [See {Proc[oe]le}.] (Anat &	   Zool.)	   Concave in front; as, proc[oe]lian vertebr[ae], which have	   the anterior end of the centra concave and the posterior	   convex.	   [1913 Webster]	Procoelian \Pro*c[oe]"li*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A reptile having proc[oe]lian vertebr[ae]; one of the	   Proc[oe]lia.	   [1913 Webster]
Procoelous \Pro*c[oe]"lous\, a.	   Same as {Proc[oe]lian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proconsul \Pro*con"sul\, n. [L., fr. pro for + consul consul.]	   (Rom. Antiq.)	   An officer who discharged the duties of a consul without	   being himself consul; a governor of, or a military commander	   in, a province. He was usually one who had previously been	   consul.	   [1913 Webster] Proconsular
Proconsular \Pro*con"su*lar\, Proconsulary \Pro*con"su*la*ry\,	   a. [L. proconsularis: cf. F. proconsulaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining of a proconsul; as, proconsular powers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Under the government of a proconsul; as, a proconsular	      province.	      [1913 Webster]
Proconsulate \Pro*con"su*late\, n. [L. proconsulatus: cf. F.	   proconsulat.]	   The office jurisdiction of a proconsul, or the term of his	   office.	   [1913 Webster]
Proconsulship \Pro*con"sul*ship\, n.	   Proconsulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrastinate \Pro*cras"ti*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Procrastinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrastinating}.] [L.	   procrastinatus, p. p. of procrastinare to procrastinate; pro	   forward + crastinus of to-morrow, fr. cras to-morrow.]	   To put off till to-morrow, or from day to day; to defer; to	   postpone; to delay; as, to procrastinate repentance. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hopeless and helpless Aegeon wend,	         But to procrastinate his lifeless end.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To postpone; adjourn; defer; delay; retard; protract;	        prolong.	        [1913 Webster]	Procrastinate \Pro*cras"ti*nate\, v. i.	   To delay; to be dilatory.	   [1913 Webster]	         I procrastinate more than I did twenty years ago.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrastination \Pro*cras`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. procrastinatio:	   cf. F. procrastination.]	   The act or habit of procrastinating, or putting off to a	   future time; delay; dilatoriness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Procrastination is the thief of time.    --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrastinator \Pro*cras"ti*na`tor\, n.	   One who procrastinates, or defers the performance of	   anything.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrastinatory \Pro*cras"ti*na*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to procrastination; dilatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrastine \Pro*cras"tine\, v. t.	   To procrastinate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Procreant \Pro"cre*ant\, a. [L. procreans, p. pr. of procreare.	   See {Procreate}.]	   Generating; producing; productive; fruitful; assisting in	   procreation. [R.] "His pendent bed and procreant cradle."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Procreant \Pro"cre*ant\, n.	   One who, or that which, procreates.	   [1913 Webster]
Procreate \Pro"cre*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procreated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Procreating}.] [L. procreatus, p. p. of	   procreare; pro forward, forth + create to create.]	   To generate and produce; to beget; to engender.	   [1913 Webster]
Procreation \Pro`cre*a"tion\, n. [F. procr['e]ation, L,	   procreatio.]	   The act of begetting; generation and production of young.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Procreative \Pro"cre*a`tive\, a.	   Having the power to beget; generative. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Procreativeness \Pro"cre*a`tive*ness\, n.	   The power of generating.	   [1913 Webster]
Procreator \Pro"cre*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who begets; a father or sire; a generator.	   [1913 Webster]
Procris \Pro"cris\, n. [L., the wife of Cephalus, Gr. ?.]	   (Zool.)	   Any species of small moths of the genus {Procris}. The	   larv[ae] of some species injure the grapevine by feeding in	   groups upon the leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrustean \Pro*crus"te*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture	   practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as,	   the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See	   {Procrustes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrusteanize \Pro*crus"te*an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Procrusteanized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Procrusteanizing}.]	   To stretch or contract according to some rule or standard.	   [1913 Webster]
Procrustes \Pro*crus"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to beat out,	   to stretch; ? forward + ? to strike.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his	   victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either	   stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length;	   -- whence the metaphorical phrase,	   {the bed of Procrustes}.	      [1913 Webster]
Procrustesian \Pro`crus*te"si*an\, a.	   See {Procrustean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctitis \Proc*ti"tis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? anus + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the rectum.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctocele \Proc"to*cele\, n. [Gr. ? anus + ? tumor.] (Med.)	   Inversion and prolapse of the mucous coat of the rectum, from	   relaxation of the sphincter, with more or less swelling;	   prolapsus ani. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctodaeum \Proc`to*d[ae]"um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the anus + ?	   to divide.] (Anat.)	   See {Mesenteron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctor \Proc"tor\, n. [OE. proketour, contr. fr. procurator.	   See {Procurator}.]	   One who is employed to manage to affairs of another.	   Specifically:	   (a) A person appointed to collect alms for those who could	       not go out to beg for themselves, as lepers, the	       bedridden, etc.; hence a beggar. [Obs.] --Nares.	   (b) (Eng. Law) An officer employed in admiralty and	       ecclesiastical causes. He answers to an attorney at	       common law, or to a solicitor in equity. --Wharton.	   (c) (Ch. of Eng.) A representative of the clergy in	       convocation.	   (d) An officer in a university or college whose duty it is to	       enforce obedience to the laws of the institution.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	Proctor \Proc"tor\, v. t.	   To act as a proctor toward; to manage as an attorney or	   agent. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctorage \Proc"tor*age\, n.	   Management by a proctor, or as by a proctor; hence, control;	   superintendence; -- in contempt. "The fogging proctorage of	   money." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctorial \Proc*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a proctor, esp. an academic proctor;	   magisterial.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctorical \Proc*tor"ic*al\, a.	   Proctorial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proctorship \Proc"tor*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a proctor; also, the term of his	   office. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctotomy \Proc*tot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? anus + ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   An incision into the rectum, as for the division of a	   stricture.	   [1913 Webster]
Proctucha \Proc"tu*cha\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? anus + ? to	   have.] (Zool.)	   (a) A division of Turbellaria including those that have an	       intestine terminating posteriorly.	   (b) The Nemertina.	       [1913 Webster]
Procumbent \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.	   procombant. Cf. {Incumbent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Lying down, or on the face; prone. " Procumbent each	      obeyed." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Lying on the ground, but without putting forth	      roots; trailing; prostrate; as, a procumbent stem.	      [1913 Webster]
Procurable \Pro*cur"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being procured; obtainable. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Procuracy \Proc"u*ra*cy\, n.; pl. {Procuracies}. [LL.	   procuratia: cf. F. procuratie. See {Procuration}, and cf,.	   {Proxy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The office or act of a proctor or procurator; management	      for another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Authority to act for another; a proxy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Procuration \Proc`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. procuratio: cf. F.	   procuration. See {Procure}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of procuring; procurement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The management of another's affairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The instrument by which a person is empowered to transact	      the affairs of another; a proxy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Ch. of Eng.) A sum of money paid formerly to the bishop	      or archdeacon, now to the ecclesiastical commissioners, by	      an incumbent, as a commutation for entertainment at the	      time of visitation; -- called also {proxy}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Procuration money} (Law), money paid for procuring a loan.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Procurator \Proc"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. procurateur. See	   {Procure}, and cf. {Proctor}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) One who manages another's affairs, either generally	      or in a special matter; an agent; a proctor. --Chaucer.	      Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A governor of a province under the emperors;	      also, one who had charge of the imperial revenues in a	      province; as, the procurator of Judea.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Procurator fiscal} (Scots Law), public prosecutor, or	      district attorney.	      [1913 Webster]
Procuratorial \Proc`u*ra*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a procurator, or proctor; made by a	   proctor. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Procuratorship \Proc"u*ra`tor*ship\, n.	   The office or term of a procurator. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Procuratory \Pro*cu"ra*to*ry\, a. [L. procuratorius.]	   Tending to, or authorizing, procuration.	   [1913 Webster]
Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Procured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Procuring}.] [F. procurer, L. procurare, procuratum,	   to take care of; pro for + curare to take care, fr. cura	   care. See {Cure}, and cf. {Proctor}, {Proxy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring into possession; to cause to accrue to, or to	      come into possession of; to acquire or provide for one's	      self or for another; to gain; to get; to obtain by any	      means, as by purchase or loan.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we procure not to ourselves more woe. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contrive; to bring about; to effect; to cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            By all means possible they procure to have gold and	            silver among them in reproach.        --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia) .	      [1913 Webster]	            Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To solicit; to entreat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The famous Briton prince and faery knight, . . .	            Of the fair Alma greatly were procured	            To make there longer sojourn and abode. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to come; to bring; to attract. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To obtain for illicit intercourse or prostitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Attain}.	        [1913 Webster]	Procure \Pro*cure"\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pimp. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manage business for another in court. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Procurement \Pro*cure"ment\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Efficient contrivance; management; agency.	      [1913 Webster]	            They think it done	            By her procurement.                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Procurer \Pro*cur"er\, n. [Cf. F. procureur.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who procures, or obtains; one who, or that which,	      brings on, or causes to be done, esp. by corrupt means.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who procures the gratification of lust for another; a	      pimp; a pander. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Procuress \Pro*cur"ess\, n.	   A female procurer, or pander.	   [1913 Webster]
Procyon \Pro"cy*on\, n. [L., a constellation which rises before	   the Dog Star, Gr. ?; ? before + ? a dog. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the	      constellation Canis Minor, or the Little Dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of mammals including the raccoon.	      [1913 Webster]
Prod \Prod\, n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. brod goad, prickle, sting, and	   E. brad, also W. procio to poke, thrust.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A pointed instrument for pricking or puncturing, as a	      goad, an awl, a skewer, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prick or stab which a pointed instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A light kind of crossbow; -- in the sense, often spelled	      prodd. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	Prod \Prod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prodded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prodding}.]	   To thrust some pointed instrument into; to prick with	   something sharp; as, to prod a soldier with a bayonet; to	   prod oxen; hence, to goad, to incite, to worry; as, to prod a	   student. --H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodd \Prodd\, n.	   A crossbow. See {Prod}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, a. [L. prodigus, from prodigere to drive	   forth, to squander away; pro forward, forth + agere to drive;	   cf. F. prodigue. See {Agent}. ]	   Given to extravagant expenditure; expending money or other	   things without necessity; recklessly or viciously profuse;	   lavish; wasteful; not frugal or economical; as, a prodigal	   man; the prodigal son; prodigal giving; prodigal expenses.	   [1913 Webster]	         In fighting fields [patriots] were prodigal of blood.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Profuse; lavish; extravagant; squandering; wasteful. See	        {Profuse}.	        [1913 Webster]	Prodigal \Prod"i*gal\, n.	   One who expends money extravagantly, viciously, or without	   necessity; one that is profuse or lavish in any expenditure;	   a waster; a spendthrift. "Noble prodigals of life." --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigality \Prod`i*gal"i*ty\, n. [F. prodigalit['e], L.	   prodigalitas. See {Prodigal}.]	   Extravagance in expenditure, particularly of money; excessive	   liberality; profusion; waste; -- opposed to {frugality},	   {economy}, and {parsimony}."The prodigality of his wit."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigalize \Prod"i*gal*ize\, v. i.	   To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]	Prodigalize \Prod"i*gal*ize\, v. t.	   To expend lavishly. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigally \Prod"i*gal*ly\, adv.	   In a prodigal manner; with profusion of expense;	   extravagantly; wasteful; profusely; lavishly; as, an estate	   prodigally dissipated.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nature not bounteous now, but lavish grows;	         Our paths with flowers she prodigally strows. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigate \Prod"i*gate\, v. t.	   To squander. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigence \Prod"i*gence\, n. [L. prodigentia, fr. prodigens, p.	   pr. of prodigere. See {Prodigal}. ]	   Waste; profusion; prodigality. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigious \Pro*di"gious\, a. [L. prodigiosus, fr. prodigium a	   prodigy; cf. F. prodigieux. See {Prodigy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of the nature of a prodigy; marvelous; wonderful;	      portentous. [Obs. or R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is prodigious to have thunder in a clear sky.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extraordinary in bulk, extent, quantity, or degree; very	      great; vast; huge; immense; as, a prodigious mountain; a	      prodigious creature; a prodigious blunder. "Prodigious	      might." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Huge; enormous; monstrous; portentous; marvelous;	        amazing; astonishing; extraordinary.	        [1913 Webster]
Prodigiously \Pro*di"gious*ly\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Enormously; wonderfully; astonishingly; as, prodigiously	      great.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very much; extremely; as, he was prodigiously pleased.	      [Colloq.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Prodigiousness \Pro*di"gious*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being prodigious; the state of having	   qualities that excite wonder or astonishment; enormousness;	   vastness.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodigy \Prod"i*gy\, n.; pl. {Prodigies}. [ L. prodigium; pro	   before + (perh.) a word appearing in adagium adage: cf. F.	   prodige. Cf. {Adage}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something extraordinary, or out of the usual course of	      nature, from which omens are drawn; a portent; as,	      eclipses and meteors were anciently deemed prodigies.	      [1913 Webster]	            So many terrors, voices, prodigies,	            May warn thee, as a sure foregoing sign. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything so extraordinary as to excite wonder or	      astonishment; a marvel; as, a prodigy of learning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A production out of ordinary course of nature; an abnormal	      development; a monster. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wonder; miracle; portent; marvel; monster.	        [1913 Webster]
Prodition \Pro*di"tion\, n. [L. proditio, from prodere to give	   forth, betray: cf. OF. prodition.]	   Disclosure; treachery; treason. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Proditor \Prod"i*tor\, n. [L.]	   A traitor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proditorious \Prod`i*to"ri*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. proditoire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Treacherous; perfidious; traitorous. [Obs.] --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt to make unexpected revelations. [Obs.] "Nature is	      proditorious." --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Proditory \Prod"i*to*ry\, a.	   Treacherous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prodromal \Prod"ro*mal\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to prodromes; as, the prodromal stage of a	   disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Prodrome \Pro"drome\, n. [Gr. ? running before; ? before + ? to	   run: cf. F. prodrome.]	   1. A forerunner; a precursor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A premonitory symptom; a symptom or sensation	      experienced by a person which presages the onset of a	      disease or abnormal physiological event; as, the prodrome	      of an epileptic seizure.	      [PJC]
Prodromous \Prod"ro*mous\, a.	   Precursory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prodromus \Prod"ro*mus\, n. [NL.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A prodrome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A preliminary course or publication; -- used esp. in the	      titles of elementary works.	      [1913 Webster]
Produce \Pro*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Produced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Producing}.] [L. producere, productum, to bring	   forward, beget, produce; pro forward, forth + ducere to lead.	   See {Duke}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring forward; to lead forth; to offer to view or	      notice; to exhibit; to show; as, to produce a witness or	      evidence in court.	      [1913 Webster]	            Produce your cause, saith the Lord.   --Isa. xli.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your parents did not produce you much into the	            world.                                --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring forth, as young, or as a natural product or	      growth; to give birth to; to bear; to generate; to	      propagate; to yield; to furnish; as, the earth produces	      grass; trees produce fruit; the clouds produce rain.	      [1913 Webster]	            This soil produces all sorts of palm trees.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] produce prodigious births of body or mind. --	                                                  Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greatest jurist his country had produced.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to be or to happen; to originate, as an effect or	      result; to bring about; as, disease produces pain; vice	      produces misery.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give being or form to; to manufacture; to make; as, a	      manufacturer produces excellent wares.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To yield or furnish; to gain; as, money at interest	      produces an income; capital produces profit.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To draw out; to extend; to lengthen; to prolong; as, to	      produce a man's life to threescore. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Geom.) To extend; -- applied to a line, surface, or	      solid; as, to produce a side of a triangle.	      [1913 Webster]	Produce \Pro*duce"\, v. i.	   To yield or furnish appropriate offspring, crops, effects,	   consequences, or results.	   [1913 Webster]	Produce \Prod"uce\ (?; 277), n.	   That which is produced, brought forth, or yielded; product;	   yield; proceeds; result of labor, especially of agricultural	   labors; hence, specifically, agricultural products.	   [1913 Webster]
Producement \Pro*duce"ment\, n.	   Production. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Producent \Pro*du"cent\, n. [L. producens, p. pr.]	   One who produces, or offers to notice. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Producer \Pro*du"cer\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who produces, brings forth, or generates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who grows agricultural products, or manufactures crude	      materials into articles of use.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Iron & Steel Manuf.) A furnace for producing combustible	      gas which is used for fuel.	      [1913 Webster]
Produce race \Prod"uce race\ (Horse Racing)	   A race to be run by the produce of horses named or described	   at the time of entry.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Producer's goods \Pro*duc"er's goods\ (Polit. Econ.)	   Goods that satisfy wants only indirectly as factors in the	   production of other goods, such as tools and raw material; --	   called also {instrumental goods}, {auxiliary goods},	   {intermediate goods}, or {goods of the second and higher	   orders}, and disting. from {consumers' goods}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Producer's surplus	Producer's surplus \Producer's surplus\ (Polit. Econ.)	   Any profit above the normal rate of interest and wages	   accruing to a producer on account of some monopoly (temporary	   or permanent) of the means or materials of production; --	   called also	Producer's rent \Producer's rent\	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Producibility \Pro*du`ci*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being producible. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Producible \Pro*du"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of being produced, brought forward, brought forth,	   generated, made, or extended. -- {Pro*du"ci*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Product \Prod"uct\, n. [L. productus, p. pr. of producere. See	   {Produce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Anything that is produced, whether as the result of	      generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation	      of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or	      of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of	      the brain.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are the product	            Of those ill-mated marriages.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            These institutions are the products of enthusiasm.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The number or sum obtained by adding one number or	      quantity to itself as many times as there are units in	      another number; the number resulting from the	      multiplication of two or more numbers; as, the product of	      the multiplication of 7 by 5 is 35. In general, the result	      of any kind of multiplication. See the Note under	      {Multiplication}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Produce; production; fruit; result; effect; consequence;	        outcome; work; performance.	        [1913 Webster]	Product \Pro*duct"\, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To produce; to bring forward. "Producted to . . .	      examination." [Obs.] --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lengthen out; to extend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that doth much . . . products his mortality.	                                                  --Hackett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To produce; to make. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]
Productibility \Pro*duct`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state of being productible; producibility. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Productible \Pro*duct"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. productible.]	   Capable of being produced; producible.	   [1913 Webster]
Productile \Pro*duc"tile\, a. [L. productilis, fr. producere to	   stretch out.]	   Capable of being extended or prolonged; extensible; ductile.	   [1913 Webster]
Production \Pro*duc"tion\, n. [L. productio a lengthening,	   prolonging: cf. F. production. See {Produce}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process or producing, bringing forth, or	      exhibiting to view; as, the production of commodities, of	      a witness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is produced, yielded, or made, whether	      naturally, or by the application of intelligence and	      labor; as, the productions of the earth; the productions	      of handicraft; the productions of intellect or genius.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of lengthening out or prolonging.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Product; produce; fruit; work; performance; composition.	        [1913 Webster]
Productive \Pro*duc"tive\, a. [F. productif, L. productivus fit	   for prolongation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the quality or power of producing; yielding or	      furnishing results; as, productive soil; productive	      enterprises; productive labor, that which increases the	      number or amount of products.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bringing into being; causing to exist; producing;	      originative; as, an age productive of great men; a spirit	      productive of heroic achievements.	      [1913 Webster]	            And kindle with thy own productive fire. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is turning nobility into a principle of virtue,	            and making it productive of merit.    --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Producing, or able to produce, in large measure; fertile;	      profitable.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pro*duc"tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Pro*duc"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Productivity \Pro`duc*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being productive; productiveness.	   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not indeed as the product, but as the producing power,	         the productivity.                        --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Productress \Pro*duc"tress\, n.	   A female producer.	   [1913 Webster]
Productus \Pro*duc"tus\, n. [NL. See {Product}.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of brachiopods, very characteristic of the	   Carboniferous rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Proeguminal \Pro`e*gu"mi*nal\, a. [Gr. ?, p. pr. of ? to lead	   the way: cf. F. pro['e]gum[`e]ne.] (Med.)	   Serving to predispose; predisposing; as, a proeguminal cause	   of disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Proem \Pro"em\, n. [L. prooemium, Gr. ?; ? before + ? way,	   course or strain of a song: cf. F. pro[`e]me.]	   Preface; introduction; preliminary observations; prelude.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus much may serve by way of proem.     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Proem \Pro"em\, v. t.	   To preface. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Proembryo \Pro*em"bry*o\, n. [Pref. pro- + embryo. ] (Bot.)	   (a) The series of cells formed in the ovule of a flowering	       plant after fertilization, but before the formation of	       the embryo.	   (b) The primary growth from the spore in certain cryptogamous	       plants; as, the proembryo, or protonema, of mosses.	       [1913 Webster]
Proemial \Pro*e"mi*al\, a.	   Introductory; prefatory; preliminary. [R.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Proemptosis \Pro`emp*to"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? to fall in	   before; ? before + ? in + ? to fall.] (Chron.)	   The addition of a day to the lunar calendar. [R.] See	   {Metemptosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
proenzyme \pro"en*zyme\, n. [.] (Bioch.)	   Any one of a class of proteins that are converted, in the	   normal course of cellular metabolism, into one or more active	   enzymes; also called {zymogen}. The conversion usually is due	   to a specific cleavage of a peptide bond by another enzyme,	   or may be due to acid.	   [PJC]
Proface \Pro"face\, interj. [OF. prou face, prou fasse; prou	   profit + faire to make, do.]	   Much good may it do you! -- a familiar salutation or welcome.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Master page, good master page, sit. Proface! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Profanate \Prof"a*nate\, v. t.	   To profane. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Profanation \Prof`a*na"tion\, n. [L. profanatio: cf. F.	   profanation. See {Profane}, v. t.]	   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	      profanation of the Sabbath; the profanation of a	      sanctuary; the profanation of the name of God.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of treating with abuse or disrespect, or with	      undue publicity, or lack of delicacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T were profanation of our joys	            To tell the laity our love.           --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]
Profane \Pro*fane"\, a. [F., fr. L. profanus, properly, before	   the temple, i. e., without the temple, unholy; pro before +	   fanum temple. See 1st {Fane}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not sacred or holy; not possessing peculiar sanctity;	      unconsecrated; hence, relating to matters other than	      sacred; secular; -- opposed to sacred, religious, or	      inspired; as, a profane place. "Profane authors." --I.	      Disraeli.	      [1913 Webster]	            The profane wreath was suspended before the shrine.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unclean; impure; polluted; unholy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing is profane that serveth to holy things.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Treating sacred things with contempt, disrespect,	      irreverence, or undue familiarity; irreverent; impious.	      Hence, specifically; Irreverent in language; taking the	      name of God in vain; given to swearing; blasphemous; as, a	      profane person, word, oath, or tongue. --1 Tim. i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Secular; temporal; worldly; unsanctified; unhallowed;	        unholy; irreligious; irreverent; ungodly; wicked;	        godless; impious. See {Impious}.	        [1913 Webster]	Profane \Pro*fane"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profaned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Profaning}.] [L. profanare: cf. F. profaner. See	   {Profane}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To violate, as anything sacred; to treat with abuse,	      irreverence, obloquy, or contempt; to desecrate; to	      pollute; as, to profane the name of God; to profane the	      Scriptures, or the ordinance of God.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priests in the temple profane the sabbath.	                                                  --Matt. xii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put to a wrong or unworthy use; to make a base	      employment of; to debase; to abuse; to defile.	      [1913 Webster]	            So idly to profane the precious time. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Profanely \Pro*fane"ly\, adv.	   In a profane manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The character of God profanely impeached. --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Profaneness \Pro*fane"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being profane; especially, the use of	   profane language.	   [1913 Webster]
Profaner \Pro*fan"er\, n.	   One who treats sacred things with irreverence, or defiles	   what is holy; one who uses profane language. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Profanity \Pro*fan"i*ty\, n. [L. profanitas.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being profane; profaneness;	      irreverence; esp., the use of profane language; blasphemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is profane; profane language or acts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brisk interchange of profanity and folly.	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]
Profection \Pro*fec"tion\, n. [See {Proficient}.]	   A setting out; a going forward; advance; progression. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Profectitious \Pro`fec*ti"tious\, a. [L. profectitius, fr.	   proficisci to set out, proceed.]	   Proceeding from, as from a parent; derived, as from an	   ancestor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The threefold distinction of profectitious,	         adventitious, and professional was ascertained.	                                                  --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]
Profert \Pro"fert\, n. [L., he brings forward, 3d pers. pr. of	   proferre. See {Proffer}. ] (Law)	   The exhibition or production of a record or paper in open	   court, or an allegation that it is in court.	   [1913 Webster]
Profess \Pro*fess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Professed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Professing}.] [F. prof[`e]s, masc., professe, fem.,	   professed (monk or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to	   profess; pro before, forward + fateri to confess, own. See	   {Confess}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make open declaration of, as of one's knowledge,	      belief, action, etc.; to avow or acknowledge; to confess	      publicly; to own or admit freely. "Hear me profess	      sincerely." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best and wisest of them all professed	            To know this only, that he nothing knew. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set up a claim to; to make presence to; hence, to put	      on or present an appearance of.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do profess to be no less than I seem. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To present to knowledge of, to proclaim one's self versed	      in; to make one's self a teacher or practitioner of, to	      set up as an authority respecting; to declare (one's self	      to be such); as, he professes surgery; to profess one's	      self a physician.	      [1913 Webster]	Profess \Pro*fess"\ (pr[-o]*f[e^]s"), v. i.	   1. To take a profession upon one's self by a public	      declaration; to confess. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To declare friendship. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Professed \Pro*fessed"\, a.	   Openly declared, avowed, acknowledged, or claimed; as, a	   professed foe; a professed tyrant; a professed Christian.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The professed} (R. C. Ch.), a certain class among the	      Jesuits bound by a special vow. See the note under	      {Jesuit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Professedly \Pro*fess"ed*ly\, adv.	   By profession.	   [1913 Webster]
Profession \Pro*fes"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. professio. See	   {Profess}, v.]	   1. The act of professing or claiming; open declaration;	      public avowal or acknowledgment; as, professions of	      friendship; a profession of faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            A solemn vow, promise, and profession. --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which one professed; a declaration; an avowal; a	      claim; as, his professions are insincere.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Indians quickly perceive the coincidence or the	            contradiction between professions and conduct. --J.	                                                  Morse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That of which one professed knowledge; the occupation, if	      not mechanical, agricultural, or the like, to which one	      devotes one's self; the business which one professes to	      understand, and to follow for subsistence; calling;	      vocation; employment; as, the profession of arms; the	      profession of a clergyman, lawyer, or physician; the	      profession of lecturer on chemistry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hi tried five or six professions in turn.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The three professions, or learned professions, are,	         especially, theology, law, and medicine.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The collective body of persons engaged in a calling; as,	      the profession distrust him.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl. Law.) The act of entering, or becoming a member of,	      a religious order.	      [1913 Webster]
Professional \Pro*fes"sion*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming	      to the rules or standards of a profession; following a	      profession; as, professional knowledge; professional	      conduct. "Pride, not personal, but professional."	      --Macaulay. "A professional sneerer." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Engaged in by professionals; as, a professional race; --	      opposed to {amateur}.	      [1913 Webster]	Professional \Pro*fes"sion*al\, n.	   A person who prosecutes anything professionally, or for a	   livelihood, and not in the character of an amateur; a	   professional worker.	   [1913 Webster]
Professionalism \Pro*fes"sion*al*ism\, n.	   The following of a profession, sport, etc., as an occupation;	   -- opposed to {amateurism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Professionalist \Pro*fes"sion*al*ist\, n.	   professional person. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Professionally \Pro*fes"sion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a professional manner or capacity; by profession or	   calling; in the exercise of one's profession; one employed	   professionally.	   [1913 Webster]
Professor \Pro*fess"or\, n. [L., a teacher, a public teacher:	   cf. F. professeur. See {Profess}.]	   1. One who professed, or makes open declaration of, his	      sentiments or opinions; especially, one who makes a public	      avowal of his belief in the Scriptures and his faith in	      Christ, and thus unites himself to the visible church.	      "Professors of religion." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who professed, or publicly teaches, any science or	      branch of learning; especially, an officer in a	      university, college, or other seminary, whose business it	      is to read lectures, or instruct students, in a particular	      branch of learning; as a professor of theology, of botany,	      of mathematics, or of political economy.	      [1913 Webster]
Professorial \Pro`fes*so"ri*al\, a. [L. professorius: cf. F.	   professorial.]	   Of or pertaining to a professor; as, the professional chair;	   professional interest.	   [1913 Webster]
Professorialism \Pro`fes*so"ri*al*ism\, n.	   The character, manners, or habits of a professor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Professoriat \Pro`fes*so"ri*at\, n.	   See {Professoriate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Professoriate \Pro`fes*so"ri*ate\, n.	   1. The body of professors, or the professorial staff, in a	      university or college.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A professorship.	      [1913 Webster]
Professorship \Pro*fess"or*ship\, n.	   The office or position of a professor, or public teacher.	   --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Professory \Pro*fes"so*ry\, a. [L. professorius.]	   Of or pertaining to a professor; professorial. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Proffer \Prof"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proffered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Proffering}.] [OE. profren, proferen, F. prof['e]rer,	   fr. L. proferre to bring forth or forward, to offer; pro	   forward + ferre to bring. See {Bear} to produce.]	   1. To offer for acceptance; to propose to give; to make a	      tender of; as, to proffer a gift; to proffer services; to	      proffer friendship. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I reck not what wrong that thou me profre.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To essay or attempt of one's own accord; to undertake, or	      propose to undertake. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Proffer \Prof"fer\, n.	   1. An offer made; something proposed for acceptance by	      another; a tender; as, proffers of peace or friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	            He made a proffer to lay down his commission.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Essay; attempt. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Profferer \Prof"fer*er\, n.	   One who proffers something.	   [1913 Webster] Proficience
Proficience \Pro*fi"cience\, Proficiency \Pro*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   The quality of state of being proficient; advance in the	   acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in	   knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency	   in music.	   [1913 Webster]
Proficient \Pro*fi"cient\, n. [L. proficiens, -entis, p. pr. of	   proficere to go forward, make progress; pro forward + facere	   to make. See {Fact}, and cf. {Profit}, (?)]	   One who has made considerable advances in any business, art,	   science, or branch of learning; an expert; an adept; as,	   proficient in a trade; a proficient in mathematics, music,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Proficient \Pro*fi"cient\, a.	   Well advanced in any branch of knowledge or skill; possessed	   of considerable acquirements; well-skilled; versed; adept,	   [1913 Webster]
Proficiently \Pro*fi"cient*ly\, adv.	   In a proficient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Proficuous \Pro*fic"u*ous\, a. [L. proficuus.]	   Profitable; advantageous; useful. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Profile \Pro"file\, n. [It. profilo, fr. L. pro before + filum a	   thread, an outline, shape: cf. F. profil. See {File} arow,	   and cf. {Purfle}, {Purl}, a fringe.]	   1. An outline, or contour; as, the profile of an apple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint & Sculp.) A human head represented sidewise, or in	      a side view; the side face or half face.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) (Arch.) A section of any member, made at right angles	          with its main lines, showing the exact shape of	          moldings and the like.	      (b) (Civil Engin.) A drawing exhibiting a vertical section	          of the ground along a surveyed line, or graded work,	          as of a railway, showing elevations, depressions,	          grades, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]	   {Profile paper} (Civil Engin.), paper ruled with vertical and	      horizontal lines forming small oblong rectangles, adapted	      for drawing profiles.	      [1913 Webster]
Profile \Pro"file\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profiled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Profiling}] [Cf. F. profiler, It. profilare. See	   {Profile}, n.]	   1. to draw the outline of; to draw in profile, as an	      architectural member.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) To shape the outline of an object by passing a	      cutter around it.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Profiling machine}, a jigging machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Profiling \Pro"fil*ing\, n. (Fort.)	   In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper	   intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the	   sectional form of the parapets at those points.	   [1913 Webster]
Profilist \Pro"fil*ist\, n.	   One who takes profiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Profit \Pro"fit\, n. [F., fr. L. profectus advance, progress,	   profit, fr. profectum. See {Proficient}.]	   1. Acquisition beyond expenditure; excess of value received	      for producing, keeping, or selling, over cost; hence,	      pecuniary gain in any transaction or occupation;	      emolument; as, a profit on the sale of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no man anticipate uncertain profits. --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accession of good; valuable results; useful consequences;	      benefit; avail; gain; as, an office of profit,	      [1913 Webster]	            This I speak for your own profit.     --1 Cor. vii.	                                                  35.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you dare do yourself a profit and a right.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Benefit; avail; service; improvement; advancement; gain;	        emolument.	        [1913 Webster]	Profit \Prof"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Profited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Profiting}.] [F. profiter. See {Profit}, n.]	   To be of service to; to be good to; to help on; to benefit;	   to advantage; to avail; to aid; as, truth profits all men.	   [1913 Webster]	         The word preached did not profit them.   --Heb. iv. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a great means of profiting yourself, to copy	         diligently excellent pieces and beautiful designs.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Profit \Prof"it\, v. i.	   1. To gain advantage; to make improvement; to improve; to	      gain; to advance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I profit not by thy talk.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be of use or advantage; to do or bring good.	      [1913 Webster]	            Riches profit not in the day of wrath. --Prov. xi.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]
Profitable \Prof"it*a*ble\, a. [F. profitable.]	   Yielding or bringing profit or gain; gainful; lucrative;	   useful; helpful; advantageous; beneficial; as, a profitable	   trade; profitable business; a profitable study or profession.	   [1913 Webster]	         What was so profitable to the empire became fatal to	         the	         emperor.                                 --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Prof"it*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Prof"it*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
profiteer \profiteer\ n.	   One who makes an excessive and unconscionable profit by	   exploiting scarcity or a monopoly position.	   [WordNet 1.5]	profiteer \profiteer\ v. i.	   To make an excessive profit, as on the sale of difficult to	   obtain goods; to act as a profiteer.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Profiting \Prof"it*ing\, n.	   Gain; advantage; profit.	   [1913 Webster]	         That thy profiting may appear to all.    --1 Tim. iv.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]
Profitless \Prof"it*less\, a.	   Without profit; unprofitable. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Profligacy \Prof"li*ga*cy\, n. [See {Profligate}, a.]	   The quality of state of being profligate; a profligate or	   very vicious course of life; a state of being abandoned in	   moral principle and in vice; dissoluteness.	   [1913 Webster]
Profligate \Prof"li*gate\, a. [L. profligatus, p. p. of	   profligare to strike or dash to the ground, to destroy; pro	   before + a word akin to fligere to strike. See {Afflict}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Overthrown; beaten; conquered. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The foe is profligate, and run.       --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Broken down in respect of rectitude, principle, virtue, or	      decency; openly and shamelessly immoral or vicious;	      dissolute; as, profligate man or wretch.	      [1913 Webster]	            A race more profligate than we.       --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Made prostitute and profligate muse.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abandoned; corrupt; dissolute; vitiated; depraved;	        vicious; wicked. See {Abandoned}.	        [1913 Webster]	Profligate \Prof"li*gate\, n.	   An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a	   dissolute person. "Such a profligate as Antony." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Profligate \Prof"li*gate\, v. t.	   To drive away; to overcome.	   Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] --Harvey.	         [1913 Webster]
Profligately \Prof"li*gate*ly\, adv.	   In a profligate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Profligateness \Prof"li*gate*ness\, n.	   The quality of being profligate; an abandoned course of life;	   profligacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Profligation \Prof`li*ga"tion\, n. [L. profligatio.]	   Defeat; rout; overthrow. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Profluence \Prof"lu*ence\, n. [L. profluentia.]	   Quality of being profluent; course. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Profluent \Prof"lu*ent\, a. [L. profluens, p. pr. of profluere;	   pro forward + fluere to flow.]	   Flowing forward, [R.] "In the profluent stream." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Profound \Pro*found"\, a. [F. profond, L. profundus; pro before,	   forward + fundus the bottom. See {Found} to establish,	   {Bottom} lowest part.]	   1. Descending far below the surface; opening or reaching to a	      great depth; deep. "A gulf profound." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      profound scholar; profound wisdom.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by intensity; deeply felt; pervading;	      overmastering; far-reaching; strongly impressed; as, a	      profound sleep. "Profound sciatica." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the profound corruption of this class there can	            be no doubt.                          --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Bending low, exhibiting or expressing deep humility;	      lowly; submissive; as, a profound bow.	      [1913 Webster]	            What humble gestures! What profound reverence!	                                                  --Duppa.	      [1913 Webster]	Profound \Pro*found"\, n.	   1. The deep; the sea; the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	            God in the fathomless profound	            Hath all this choice commanders drowned. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An abyss. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Profound \Pro*found"\, v. t.	   To cause to sink deeply; to cause to dive or penetrate far	   down. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Profound \Pro*found"\, v. i.	   To dive deeply; to penetrate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Profoundly \Pro*found"ly\, adv.	   In a profound manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why sigh you so profoundly?              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Profoundness \Pro*found"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being profound; profundity; depth.	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Profulgent \Pro*ful"gent\, a. [Pref. pro- + L. fulgere to	   shine.]	   Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent. [Obs.] "Profulgent in	   preciousness." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Profundity \Pro*fun"di*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [L. profunditas:	   cf. F. profondite. See {Profound}.]	   The quality or state of being profound; depth of place,	   knowledge, feeling, etc. "The vast profundity obscure."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Profuse \Pro*fuse"\, a. [L. profusus, p. p. of profundere to	   pour forth or out; pro forward, forth + fundere to pour: cf.	   F. profus. See {Fuse} to melt.]	   1. Pouring forth with fullness or exuberance; bountiful;	      exceedingly liberal; giving without stint; as, a profuse	      government; profuse hospitality.	      [1913 Webster]	            A green, shady bank, profuse of flowers. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superabundant; excessive; prodigal; lavish; as, profuse	      expenditure. "Profuse ornament." --Kames.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lavish; exuberant; bountiful; prodigal; extravagant.	   Usage: {Profuse}, {Lavish}, {Prodigal}. Profuse denotes	          pouring out (as money, etc.) with great fullness or	          freeness; as, profuse in his expenditures, thanks,	          promises, etc. Lavish is stronger, implying	          unnecessary or wasteful excess; as, lavish of his	          bounties, favors, praises, etc. Prodigal is stronger	          still, denoting unmeasured or reckless profusion; as,	          prodigal of one's strength, life, or blood, to secure	          some object. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	Profuse \Pro*fuse"\, v. t.	   To pour out; to give or spend liberally; to lavish; to	   squander. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Profusely \Pro*fuse"ly\, adv.	   In a profuse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Profuseness \Pro*fuse"ness\, n.	   Extravagance; profusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hospitality sometimes degenerates into profuseness.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Profusion \Pro*fu"sion\, n. [L. profusio: cf. F. profusion.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of one who is profuse; a lavishing or pouring out	      without sting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy vast profusion to the factious nobles? --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abundance; exuberant plenty; lavish supply; as, a	      profusion of commodities. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Profusive \Pro*fu"sive\, a.	   Profuse; lavish; prodigal.[Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prog \Prog\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progged}. p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Progging}.] [Cf. D. prachen, G. prachern, Dan. prakke, Sw.	   pracka, to beg, L. procare, procari, to ask, demand, and E.	   prowl.]	   1. To wander about and beg; to seek food or other supplies by	      low arts; to seek for advantage by mean shift or tricks.	      [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	            A perfect artist in progging for money. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have been endeavoring to prog for you. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To steal; to rob; to filch. [Low] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prick; to goad; to progue. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Prog \Prog\, n.	   1. Victuals got by begging, or vagrancy; victuals of any	      kind; food; supplies. [Slang] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            So long as he picked from the filth his prog. --R.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vagrant beggar; a tramp. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A goal; progue. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Progenerate \Pro*gen"er*ate\, v. t. [L. progeneratus, p. p. of	   progenerare to beget; pro forth, forward + generare to	   generate.]	   To beget; to generate; to produce; to procreate; as, to	   progenerate a race. [R.] --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Progeneration \Pro*gen`er*a"tion\, n. [L. progeneratio.]	   The act of begetting; propagation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Progenitor \Pro*gen"i*tor\, n. [OF. progeniteur, L. progenitor,	   fr. progignere, progenitum, to bring forth, to beget; pro	   forth + gignere to beget. See {Gender} kind.]	   An ancestor in the direct line; a forefather.	   [1913 Webster]	         And reverence thee their great progenitor. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Progenitorship \Pro*gen"i*tor*ship\, n.	   The state of being a progenitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Progenitress \Pro*gen"i*tress\, n.	   A female progenitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Progeniture \Pro*gen"i*ture\, n. [F. prog['e]niture.]	   A begetting, or birth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Progeny \Prog"e*ny\ (pr[o^]j"[-e]*n[y^]), n. [OE. progenie, F.	   prog['e]nie, fr. L. progenies, fr. progignere. See	   {Progenitor}.]	   Descendants of the human kind, or offspring of other animals;	   children; offspring; race, lineage. " Issued from the progeny	   of kings." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Proglottid \Pro*glot"tid\, n. (Zool)	   Proglottis.	   [1913 Webster]
Proglottis \Pro*glot"tis\, n.; pl. {Proglottides}. [NL. fr. Gr.	   proglwtti`s the tip of the tongue; pro` forward + glw^tta the	   tongue.] (Zool)	   One of the free, or nearly free, segments of a tapeworm. It	   contains both male and female reproductive organs, and is	   capable of a brief independent existence.	   [1913 Webster]
Prognathi \Prog"na*thi\ (pr[o^]g"n[.a]*th[imac]), n. pl. [NL.	   See {Prognathous}.] (Zool)	   A comprehensive group of mankind, including those that have	   prognathous jaws.	   [1913 Webster]
Prognathic \Prog*nath"ic\ (pr[o^]g*n[a^]th"[i^]k), a. (Anat.)	   Prognathous.	   [1913 Webster]
Prognathism \Prog"na*thism\ (pr[o^]g"n[.a]*th[i^]z'm or	   pr[o^]g*n[=a]"th[i^]z'm), n. (Anat.)	   Projection of the jaws. -- {Prog"na*thy}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Prognathous \Prog"na*thous\ (pr[o^]g"n[.a]*th[u^]s), a. [Gr.	   pro` before + gna`qos the jaw] (Anat.)	   Having the jaws projecting beyond the upper part of the face;	   -- opposed to {orthognathous}. See {Gnathic index}, under	   {Gnathic}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their countenances had the true prognathous character.	                                                  --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Progne \Prog"ne\ (pr[o^]g"n[-e]), n. [L., a swallow,	   traditionally said to be fr. Progne (The sister of	   Philomela), who was changed into a swallow, Gr. Pro`knh.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A swallow.	   (b) A genus of swallows including the purple martin. See	       {Martin}.	   (c) An American butterfly ({Polygonia Progne} syn. {Vanessa	       Progne}). It is orange and black above, grayish beneath,	       with an L-shaped silver mark on the hind wings. Called	       also {gray comma}.	       [1913 Webster]
Prognosis \Prog*no"sis\ (pr[o^]g*n[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   pro`gnosis, fr. progignw`skein to know beforehand; pro`	   before + gignw`skein to know. See {Know}.] (Med.)	   The act or art of foretelling the course and termination of a	   disease; also, the outlook afforded by this act of judgment;	   as, the prognosis of hydrophobia is bad.	   [1913 Webster]
Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. prognwstiko`n. See	   {Prognosis}.]	   Indicating something future by signs or symptoms;	   foreshowing; aiding in prognosis; as, the prognostic symptoms	   of a disease; prognostic signs.	   [1913 Webster]	Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, n. [L. prognosticum, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   pronostic, prognostic. See {Prognostic}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which prognosticates; a sign by which a future event	      may be known or foretold; an indication; a sign or omen;	      hence, a foretelling; a prediction.	      [1913 Webster]	            That choice would inevitably be considered by the	            country	            as a prognostic of the highest import. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A sign or symptom indicating the course and	      termination of a disease. --Parr.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sign; omen; presage; token; indication.	        [1913 Webster]	Prognostic \Prog*nos"tic\, v. t.	   To prognosticate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prognosticable \Prog*nos"tic*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being prognosticated or foretold. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prognosticate \Prog*nos"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Prognosticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Prognosticating}.] [See	   {Prognostic}.]	   To indicate as future; to foretell from signs or symptoms; to	   prophesy; to foreshow; to predict; as, to prognosticate evil.	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         I neither will nor can prognosticate	         To the young gaping heir his father's fate. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To foreshow; foretoken; betoken; forebode; presage;	        predict; prophesy.	        [1913 Webster]
Prognostication \Prog*nos`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   prognostication.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of foreshowing or foretelling something future by	      present signs; prediction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which foreshows; a foretoken. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Prognosticator \Prog*nos"ti*ca`tor\, n.	   One who prognosticates; a foreknower or foreteller of a	   future course or event by present signs. --Isa. xlvii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
Program \Pro"gram\, n.	   Same as {Programme}.	   [1913 Webster]
Programma \Pro*gram"ma\, n.; pl. {Programmata}. [ L. See	   {Programme}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) Any law, which, after it had passed the	      Athenian senate, was fixed on a tablet for public	      inspection previously to its being proposed to the general	      assembly of the people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An edict published for public information; an official	      bulletin; a public proclamation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. See {Programme}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A preface. [Obs.] --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]
Programme \Pro"gramme\, n. [L. programma a public proclamation,	   manifesto, Gr. pro`gramma, fr. progra`fein to write before or	   in public; pro` before, forth + gra`fein to write; cf. F.	   programme. See {Graphic}.]	   That which is written or printed as a public notice or	   advertisement; a scheme; a prospectus; especially, a brief	   outline or explanation of the order to be pursued, or the	   subjects embraced, in any public exercise, performance, or	   entertainment; a preliminary sketch.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Programme music} (Mus.), descriptive instrumental music	      which requires an argument or programme to explain the	      meaning of its several movements.	      [1913 Webster]
Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; 277), n. [L. progressus, from progredi,	   p. p. progressus, to go forth or forward; pro forward + gradi	   to step, go: cf. F. progr[`e]s. See {Grade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A moving or going forward; a proceeding onward; an	      advance; specifically:	      (a) In actual space, as the progress of a ship, carriage,	          etc.	      (b) In the growth of an animal or plant; increase.	      (c) In business of any kind; as, the progress of a	          negotiation; the progress of art.	      (d) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress of a	          child at school.	      (e) Toward ideal completeness or perfection in respect of	          quality or condition; -- applied to individuals,	          communities, or the race; as, social, moral,	          religious, or political progress.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A journey of state; a circuit; especially, one made by a	      sovereign through parts of his own dominions.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king being returned from his progresse.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Progress \Pro*gress"\ (?; formerly pronounced like {Progress},	   n.), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Progressed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Progressing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make progress; to move forward in space; to continue	      onward in course; to proceed; to advance; to go on; as,	      railroads are progressing. "As his recovery progressed."	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me wipe off this honorable dew,	            That silverly doth progress on thy checks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They progress in that style in proportion as their	            pieces are treated with contempt.     --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	            The war had progressed for some time. --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make improvement; to advance. --Bayard.	      [1913 Webster]	            If man progresses, art must progress too. --Caird.	      [1913 Webster]	Progress \Prog"ress\ (?; see {Progress}, v. i.), v. t.	   To make progress in; to pass through. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Progression \Pro*gres"sion\, n. [L. progressio: cf. F.	   progression.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of moving forward; a proceeding in a course;	      motion onward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Course; passage; lapse or process of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope, in a short progression, you will be wholly	            immerged in the delices and joys of religion.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Regular or proportional advance in increase or	      decrease of numbers; continued proportion, arithmetical,	      geometrical, or harmonic.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A regular succession of tones or chords; the	      movement of the parts in harmony; the order of the	      modulations in a piece from key to key.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arithmetical progression}, a progression in which the terms	      increase or decrease by equal differences, as the numbers	      [lbrace2]2, 4, 6, 8, 1010, 8, 6, 4, 2[rbrace2] by the	      difference 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Geometrical progression}, a progression in which the terms	      increase or decrease by equal ratios, as the numbers	      [lbrace2]2, 4, 8, 16, 32, 6464, 32, 16, 8, 4, 2[rbrace2]	      by a continual multiplication or division by 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Harmonic progression}, a progression in which the terms are	      the reciprocals of quantities in arithmetical progression,	      as 1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/8, 1/10.	      [1913 Webster]
Progressional \Pro*gres"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to progression; tending to, or capable of,	   progress.	   [1913 Webster]
Progressionist \Pro*gres"sion*ist\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who holds to a belief in the progression of society	      toward perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who maintains the doctrine of progression in organic	      forms; -- opposed to {uniformitarian}. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Progressist \Prog"ress*ist\, n.	   One who makes, or holds to, progress; a progressionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Progressive \Pro*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. F. progressif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Moving forward; proceeding onward; advancing; evincing	      progress; increasing; as, progressive motion or course; --	      opposed to {retrograde}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Improving; as, art is in a progressive state.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (U. S. History) Of or pertaining to the Progressive party.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Favoring improvement, change, progress, or reform,	      especially in a political context; -- used of people.	      Contrasted with {conservative}.	      [PJC]	   Note: The term progressive is sometimes used to describe the	         views of a politician, where {liberal} might have been	         used at one time, in communities where the term liberal	         has come to connote extreme views.	         [PJC]	   5. Disposed toward adopting new methods in government or	      education, holding tolerant and liberal ideas, and	      generally favoring improvement in civic life; -- of towns	      and communities.	      [PJC]	   {Progressive euchre} or {Progressive whist}, a way of playing	      at card parties, by which after every game, the losers at	      the first table go to the last table, and the winners at	      all the tables, except the first, move up to the next	      table.	   {Progressive muscular atrophy} (Med.), a nervous disorder	      characterized by continuous atrophy of the muscles.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pro*gress"ive*ly}, adv. --	      {Pro*gress"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Progressive party \Progressive party\ (U. S. History)	   The political party formed, chiefly out of the Republican	   party, by the adherents of Theodore Roosevelt in the	   presidential campaign of 1912. The name Progressive party was	   chosen at the meeting held on Aug. 7, 1912, when the	   candidates were nominated and the platform adopted. It was	   also known as the {Bull Moose Party}. Among the chief	   articles in the platform are those demanding direct	   primaries, preferential primaries for presidential	   nominations, direct election of United States senators,	   women's suffrage, and recall of judicial decisions in certain	   cases. In 1924 the label was also adopted by the party	   supporting the presidential campaign of Robert M. La	   Follette, and in 1948 it was also adopted by the party of	   Henry Wallace. The party is no longer (1998) considered a	   force in U. S. national politics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC ]
Progue \Progue\, v. i.	   To prog. [Obs.] --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Progue \Progue\, n.	   A sharp point; a goad. [ Scot. & Local, U. S.] -- v. t. To	   prick; to goad. [ Scot. & Local, U. S.].	   [1913 Webster]
Proheme \Pro"heme\, n.	   Proem. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Prohibit \Pro*hib"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prohibited}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Prohibiting}.] [L. prohibitus, p. p. of prohibere	   to prohibit; pro before, forth + habere to have, hold. See	   {Habit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To forbid by authority; to interdict; as, God prohibited	      Adam from eating of the fruit of a certain tree; we	      prohibit a person from doing a thing, and also the doing	      of the thing; as, the law prohibits men from stealing, or	      it prohibits stealing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Prohibit was formerly followed by to with the	         infinitive, but is now commonly followed by from with	         the verbal noun in -ing.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To hinder; to debar; to prevent; to preclude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gates of burning adamant,	            Barred over us, prohibit all egress.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To forbid; interdict; debar; prevent; hinder.	   Usage: {Prohibit}, {Forbid}. To forbid is Anglo-Saxon, and is	          more familiar; to prohibit is Latin, and is more	          formal or official. A parent forbids his child to be	          out late at night; he prohibits his intercourse with	          the profane and vicious.	          [1913 Webster]
Prohibiter \Pro*hib"it*er\, n.	   One who prohibits or forbids; a forbidder; an interdicter.	   [1913 Webster]
Prohibition \Pro`hi*bi"tion\, n. [L. prohibitio: cf. F.	   prohibition.]	   1. The act of prohibiting; a declaration or injunction	      forbidding some action; interdict.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law of God, in the ten commandments, consists	            mostly of prohibitions.               --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the forbidding by law of the sale of	      alcoholic liquors as beverages.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of prohibition} (Law), a writ issued by a superior	      tribunal, directed to an inferior court, commanding the	      latter to cease from the prosecution of a suit depending	      before it. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By ellipsis, prohibition is used for the writ itself.	         [1913 Webster]	Prohibition \Pro`hi*bi"tion\, n.	   The period of 1920 to 1932 in the United States, during which	   sale of alcoholic beverages were forbidden by the	   consitution.	   [PJC]
Prohibitionist \Pro`hi*bi"tion*ist\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who favors prohibitory duties on foreign goods in	      commerce; a protectionist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who favors the prohibition of the sale (or of the sale	      and manufacture) of alcoholic liquors as beverages.	      [1913 Webster]
Prohibitive \Pro*hib"it*ive\, a. [Cf. F. prohibitif.]	   That prohibits; prohibitory; as, a tax whose effect is	   prohibitive.	   [1913 Webster]
Prohibitory \Pro*hib"it*o*ry\, a. [L. prohibitorius.]	   Tending to prohibit, forbid, or exclude; implying	   prohibition; forbidding; as, a prohibitory law; a prohibitory	   price.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prohibitory index}. (R. C. Ch.) See under {Index}.	      [1913 Webster]
Proin \Proin\ (proin), v. t. [See {Prune} to trim.]	   To lop; to trim; to prune; to adorn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sprigs that did about it grow	         He proined from the leafy arms.          --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Proin \Proin\, v. i.	   To employed in pruning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Project \Proj"ect\ (?; 277), n. [OF. project, F. projet, fr. L.	   projectus, p. p. of projicere to project; pro forward +	   jacere to throw. See {Jet} a shooting forth, and cf.	   {Projet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The place from which a thing projects, or starts forth.	      [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is projected or designed; something intended or	      devised; a scheme; a design; a plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vented much policy, and projects deep. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Projects of happiness devised by human reason.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            He entered into the project with his customary	            ardor.                                --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design; as, a man given	      to projects.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Design; scheme; plan; purpose.	   Usage: {Project}, {Design}. A project is something of a	          practical nature thrown out for consideration as to	          its being done. A design is a project when matured and	          settled, as a thing to be accomplished. An ingenious	          man has many projects, but, if governed by sound	          sense, will be slow in forming them into designs. See	          also {Scheme}.	          [1913 Webster]	Project \Pro*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Projected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Projecting}.] [Cf. OF. projecter, F. projeter.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw or cast forward; to shoot forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before his feet herself she did project. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold! th' ascending villas on my side	            Project long shadows o'er the crystal tide. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast forward or revolve in the mind; to contrive; to	      devise; to scheme; as, to project a plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            What sit then projecting peace and war? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Persp.) To draw or exhibit, as the form of anything; to	      delineate; as, to project a sphere, a map, an ellipse, and	      the like; -- sometimes with on, upon, into, etc.; as, to	      project a line or point upon a plane. See {Projection}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Project \Pro*ject"\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To shoot forward; to extend beyond something else; to be	      prominent; to jut; as, the cornice projects; branches	      project from the tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form a project; to scheme. [R.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, a. [Cf. F. projectile.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Projecting or impelling forward; as, a projectile force.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Caused or imparted by impulse or projection; impelled	      forward; as, projectile motion. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Projectile \Pro*ject"ile\, n. [Cf. F. projectile.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A body projected, or impelled forward, by force;	      especially, a missile adapted to be shot from a firearm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Mech.) A part of mechanics which treats of the	      motion, range, time of flight, etc., of bodies thrown or	      driven through the air by an impelling force.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Projection \Pro*jec"tion\, n. [L. projectio: cf. F. projection.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of throwing or shooting forward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A jutting out; also, a part jutting out, as of a building;	      an extension beyond something else.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of scheming or planning; also, that which is	      planned; contrivance; design; plan. --Davenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Persp.) The representation of something; delineation;	      plan; especially, the representation of any object on a	      perspective plane, or such a delineation as would result	      were the chief points of the object thrown forward upon	      the plane, each in the direction of a line drawn through	      it from a given point of sight, or central point; as, the	      projection of a sphere. The several kinds of projection	      differ according to the assumed point of sight and plane	      of projection in each.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geog.) Any method of representing the surface of the	      earth upon a plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Conical projection}, a mode of representing the sphere, the	      spherical surface being projected upon the surface of a	      cone tangent to the sphere, the point of sight being at	      the center of the sphere.	   {Cylindric projection}, a mode of representing the sphere,	      the spherical surface being projected upon the surface of	      a cylinder touching the sphere, the point of sight being	      at the center of the sphere.	   {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, {Orthographic}, {projection},etc. See	      under {Globular}, {Gnomonic}, etc.	   {Mercator's projection}, a mode of representing the sphere in	      which the meridians are drawn parallel to each other, and	      the parallels of latitude are straight lines whose	      distance from each other increases with their distance	      from the equator, so that at all places the degrees of	      latitude and longitude have to each other the same ratio	      as on the sphere itself.	   {Oblique projection}, a projection made by parallel lines	      drawn from every point of a figure and meeting the plane	      of projection obliquely.	   {Polar projection}, a projection of the sphere in which the	      point of sight is at the center, and the plane of	      projection passes through one of the polar circles.	   {Powder of projection} (Alchemy.), a certain powder cast into	      a crucible or other vessel containing prepared metal or	      other matter which is to be thereby transmuted into gold.	      	   {Projection of a point on a plane} (Descriptive Geom.), the	      foot of a perpendicular to the plane drawn through the	      point.	   {Projection of a straight line of a plane}, the straight line	      of the plane connecting the feet of the perpendiculars let	      fall from the extremities of the given line.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Protuberance}.	        [1913 Webster]	        [1913 Webster]
Projectment \Pro*ject"ment\, n.	   Design; contrivance; projection. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Projector \Pro*ject"or\, n. [Cf. F. projeteur.]	   1. One who projects a scheme or design; hence, one who forms	      fanciful or chimerical schemes. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an optical instrument which projects an image from a	      transparency or an opaque image onto a projection screen	      or other surface, using an intense light and one or more	      lenses to focus the image. The term projector by itself is	      usually used for projection of transparent images by	      passing the light beam through the image; a projector	      which projects an image of an opaque object is now	      ususally referred to as an {overhead projector}. In	      projection of this latter form the projection is	      accomplished by means of a combination of lenses with a	      prism and a mirror or reflector. Specific instruments have	      been called by different names, such as {balopticon},	      {radiopticon}, {radiopticon}, {mirrorscope}, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Slide projector} a projector for displaying images from	      individual transparencies (slides), each mounted in a	      separate frame suited to the mechanics of the projector.	      	   {movie projector} a projector which displays a series of	      images from a roll of transparent film in rapid sucession,	      thus giving the impression of showing a scene with motion	      as it originally was recorded.	   {overhead projector} see {projector[2]}, above. -->	      [PJC]
Projecture \Pro*jec"ture\, n. [L. projectura: cf. F.	   projecture.]	   A jutting out beyond a surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Projet \Pro`jet"\, n. [F. See {Project}, n.]	   A plan proposed; a draft of a proposed measure; a project.	   [1913 Webster]
Proke \Proke\, v. i.	   To poke; to thrust. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, n. [L. prolapsus, fr. prolapsus, p. p. of	   prolabi to fall forward; pro forward + labi to glide, fall.]	   (Med.)	   The falling down of a part through the orifice with which it	   is naturally connected, especially of the uterus or the	   rectum. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	Prolapse \Pro*lapse"\, v. i.	   To fall down or out; to protrude.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolapsion \Pro*lap"sion\, n. [L. prolapsio.] (Med.)	   Prolapse. [ Written also {prolaption}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prolapsus \Pro*lap"sus\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   Prolapse.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolate \Pro"late\, a. [L. prolatus, used as p. p. of proferre	   to bring forth, to extend; pro + latus, p. p. See {Pro-}, and	   {Tolerate}. ]	   Stretched out; extended; especially, elongated in the	   direction of a line joining the poles; as, a prolate	   spheroid; -- opposed to {oblate}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prolate cycloid}. See the Note under {Cycloid}.	   {Prolate ellipsoid} or {Prolate spheroid} (Geom.), a figure	      generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its major	      axis. Contrasted with {oblate spheroid}. See {Ellipsoid of	      revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Prolate \Pro*late"\, v. t.	   To utter; to pronounce. [Obs.] "Foun-der-ed; prolate it	   right." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolation \Pro*la"tion\, n. [L. prolatio: cf. F. prolation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of prolating or pronouncing; utterance;	      pronunciation. [Obs.] --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of deferring; delay. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A medi[ae]val method of determining of the	      proportionate duration of semibreves and minims. --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]
Prolatum \Pro*la"tum\, n.; pl. {Prolata}. [ NL. See {Prolate}.]	   (Geom.)	   A prolate spheroid. See {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under	   {Ellipsoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proleg \Pro"leg\, n. [Pref. pro- for, in place of + leg.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the fleshy legs found on the abdominal segments of the	   larv[ae] of Lepidoptera, sawflies, and some other insects.	   Those of Lepidoptera have a circle of hooks. Called also	   {proped}, {propleg}, and {falseleg}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolegate \Pro"leg`ate\ (?; 48), n. [L. prolegatus; pro for +	   legatus legate.] (Rom. Hist.)	   The deputy or substitute for a legate.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolegomenary \Prol`e*gom"e*na*ry\, a.	   Of the nature of a prolegomenon; preliminary; introductory;	   prefatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolegomenon \Prol`e*gom"e*non\, n.; pl. {Prolegomena}. [ NL.,	   fr. Gr. ?, properly neut. pass. p. pr. of ? to say	   beforehand; ? before + ? to say.]	   A preliminary remark or observation; an introductory	   discourse prefixed to a book or treatise. --D. Stokes (1659).	   Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolepsis \Pro*lep"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to take	   beforehand; ? before + ? to take.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Rhet.)	      (a) A figure by which objections are anticipated or	          prevented. --Abp. Bramhall.	      (b) A necessary truth or assumption; a first or assumed	          principle.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chron.) An error in chronology, consisting in an event	      being dated before the actual time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) The application of an adjective to a noun in	      anticipation, or to denote the result, of the action of	      the verb; as, to strike one dumb.	      [1913 Webster] Proleptic
Proleptic \Pro*lep"tic\, Proleptical \Pro*lep"tic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?: cf. F. proleptique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to prolepsis; anticipative. "A far-seeing	      or proleptic wisdom." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Previous; antecedent. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Anticipating the usual time; -- applied to a	      periodical disease whose paroxysms return at an earlier	      hour at every repetition.	      [1913 Webster]
Proleptically \Pro*lep"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a proleptical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Proleptics \Pro*lep"tics\, n. (Med.)	   The art and science of predicting in medicine. --Laycock.	   [1913 Webster]
Prol'etaire \Pro`l['e]`taire"\, n. [F. See {Proletary}.]	   One of the common people; a low person; also, the common	   people as a class or estate in a country.	   [1913 Webster]
Proletaneous \Prol`e*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. proletaneus.]	   Having a numerous offspring. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proletarian \Prol`e*ta"ri*an\, a. [L. proletarius. See	   Proletary.]	   Of or pertaining to the proletaries; belonging to the	   commonalty; hence, mean; vile; vulgar. "Every citizen, if he	   were not a proletarian animal kept at the public cost." --De	   Quincey. -- n. A proletary.	   [1913 Webster]
Proletariat \Prol`e*ta"ri*at\, n. [F.]	   The indigent class in the State; the body of proletarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Proletariate \Prol`e*ta"ri*ate\, n.	   The lower classes; beggars. "The Italian proletariate." --J.	   A. Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Proletary \Prol"e*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Proletaries}. [ L.	   proletarius, fr. proles offspring. Cf. {Prol['e]taire}.]	   (Rom. Antiq.)	   A citizen of the lowest class, who served the state, not with	   property, but only by having children; hence, a common	   person.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolicide \Prol"i*cide\, n. [L. proles offspring + caedere to	   kill.]	   The crime of destroying one's offspring, either in the womb	   or after birth. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
pro-life \pro`-life"\, a.	   Same as {antiabortion}; -- used by those opposed to voluntary	   abortion, to emphasize their view of a fetus as already	   living, and to avoid the negative tone of a word beginning	   with "anti-".	   [PJC]
pro-lifer \pro-lif"er\, n.	   One who is opposed to voluntary abortion; one who is	   pro-life, especially an activist in the campaign to make	   abortion illegal.	   [PJC]
Proliferate \Pro*lif"er*ate\, v. t. [L. proles offspring + ferre	   to bear.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.) To produce or form cells; especially, to produce	      cells rapidly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) To produce zooids by budding.	      [1913 Webster]
Proliferation \Pro*lif`er*a"tion\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.) The continuous development of cells in tissue	      formation; cell formation. --Virchow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The production of numerous zooids by budding,	      especially when buds arise from other buds in succession.	      [1913 Webster]
Proliferous \Pro*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. proles offspring +	   -ferous.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Bearing offspring; -- applied to a flower from	      within which another is produced, or to a branch or frond	      from which another rises, or to a plant which is	      reproduced by buds or gemm[ae].	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Producing young by budding.	      (b) Producing sexual zooids by budding; -- said of the	          blastostyle of a hydroid.	      (c) Producing a cluster of branchlets from a larger	          branch; -- said of corals.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Proliferous cyst} (Med.), a cyst that produces	      highly-organized or even vascular structures. --Paget.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pro*lif"er*ous*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Prolific \Pro*lif"ic\, a. [F. prolifique, fr. L. proles	   offspring (from pro for, forward + the root of alere to	   nourish) + facere to make. See {Adult}, {Old}, and {Fact}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the quality of generating; producing young or	      fruit; generative; fruitful; productive; -- applied to	      plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.; --	      usually with the implied idea of frequent or numerous	      production; as, a prolific tree, female, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving to produce; fruitful of results; active; as, a	      prolific brain; a controversy prolific of evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Proliferous.	      [1913 Webster]
Prolificacy \Pro*lif"ic*a*cy\, n.	   Prolificness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prolifical \Pro*lif"ic*al\, a.	   Producing young or fruit abundantly; fruitful; prolific. --	   {Pro*lif"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolificate \Pro*lif"ic*ate\, v. t. [See {Prolific}.]	   To make prolific; to fertilize; to impregnate. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolification \Pro*lif`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. prolification, LL.	   prolificatio.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The generation of young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Reproduction by the growth of a plant, or part of a	      plant, directly from an older one, or by gemm[ae].	      [1913 Webster]
Prolificness \Pro*lif"ic*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being prolific; fruitfulness;	   prolificacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolix \Pro*lix"\ (?; 277), a. [L. prolixus extended, long,	   prolix, probably fr. pro before, forward + liqui to flow,	   akin to liquidus liquid; cf. OL. lixa water: cf. F. prolixe.	   See {Liquid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Extending to a great length; unnecessarily long; minute in	      narration or argument; excessively particular in detail;	      -- rarely used except with reference to discourse written	      or spoken; as, a prolix oration; a prolix poem; a prolix	      sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	            With wig prolix, down flowing to his waist.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indulging in protracted discourse; tedious; wearisome; --	      applied to a speaker or writer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Long; diffuse; prolonged; protracted; tedious; tiresome;	        wearisome.	   Usage: {Prolix}, {Diffuse}. A prolix writer delights in	          circumlocution, extended detail, and trifling	          particulars. A diffuse writer is fond of amplifying,	          and abounds in epithets, figures, and illustrations.	          Diffuseness often arises from an exuberance of	          imagination; prolixity is generally connected with a	          want of it.	          [1913 Webster]
Prolixious \Pro*lix"ious\, a.	   Dilatory; tedious; superfluous. [Obs.] "Lay by all nicety,	   and prolixious blushes." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolixity \Pro*lix"i*ty\, n. [L. prolixitas: cf. F.	   prolixit['e].]	   The quality or state of being prolix; great length; minute	   detail; as, prolixity in discourses and writings. "For	   fulsomeness of his prolixitee." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Idly running on with vain prolixity.     --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolixly \Pro*lix"ly\, adv.	   In a prolix manner. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolixness \Pro*lix"ness\, n.	   Prolixity. --Adam Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Proll \Proll\, v. t. [See {Prowl}.] [imp. & p. p. {Prolled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Prolling}.]	   To search or prowl after; to rob; to plunder. [Obs.]	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Proll \Proll\, v. i.	   To prowl about; to rob. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though ye prolle aye, ye shall it never find.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Proller \Proll"er\, n.	   Prowler; thief. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolocutor \Prol`o*cu"tor\, n. [L., from proloqui, p. p.	   prolocutus, to speak out; pro for + loqui to speak.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who speaks for another. --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The presiding officer of a convocation. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Prolocutorship \Prol`o*cu"tor*ship\, n.	   The office of a prolocutor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolog \Pro"log\, n. & v.	   Prologue.	   [1913 Webster]
PROLOG \PRO"LOG\ (pr[=o]"l[o^]g), n. (Computers)	   A declarative higher-level programming language in which	   instructions are written not as explicit procedural	   data-manipulation commands, but as logical statements. The	   language has built-in resolution procedures for logical	   inference.	   [PJC]
Prologize \Pro"lo*gize\, v. i. [Gr. ?. See {Prologue}.]	   To deliver a Prologue. [R.] --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Prologizer \Pro"lo*gi`zer\, n.	   One who prologizes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prologue \Pro"logue\, n. [F., fr. L. prologus, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?	   to say beforehand; ? before + ? to say. See {Logic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The preface or introduction to a discourse, poem, or	      performance; as, the prologue of Chaucer's "Canterbury	      Tales;" esp., a discourse or poem spoken before a dramatic	      performance	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who delivers a prologue. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Prologue \Pro"logue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prologued}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prologuing}.]	   To introduce with a formal preface, or prologue. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolong \Pro*long"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prolonged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prolonging}.] [F. prolonger, L. prolongare; pro	   before, forth + longus long. See {Long}, a., and cf.	   {Prolongate}, {Purloin}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To extend in space or length; as, to prolong a line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lengthen in time; to extend the duration of; to draw	      out; to continue; as, to prolong one's days.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prolong awhile the traitor's life.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unhappy queen with talk prolonged the night.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put off to a distant time; to postpone. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Prolongable \Pro*long"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being prolonged; as, life is prolongable by care.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each syllable being a prolongable quantity. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolongate \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 or in time. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prolongation \Pro`lon*ga"tion\, n. [F. prolongation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of lengthening in space or in time; extension;	      protraction. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which forms an additional length.	      [1913 Webster]
Prolonge \Pro*longe"\, n. [F. See {Prolong}.] (Field Artillery)	   A rope with a hook and a toggle, sometimes used to drag a gun	   carriage or to lash it to the limber, and for various other	   purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolonger \Pro*long"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, causes an extension in time or space.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolongment \Pro*long"ment\, n.	   Prolongation.	   [1913 Webster]
Prolusion \Pro*lu"sion\, n. [L. prolusio, fr. proludere to	   prelude; pro before + ludere to play: cf. F. prolusion, It.	   prolusione.]	   A trial before the principal performance; a prelude; hence,	   an introductory essay or exercise. "Domestic prolusions."	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her presence was in some measure a restraint on the	         worthy divine, whose prolusion lasted.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Promanation \Prom`a*na"tion\, n. [Pref. pro- + L. manatio a	   flowing, fr. manare to flow.]	   The act of flowing forth; emanation; efflux. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, n. [F. (with a foreign suffix), from	   promener to lead, take for a walk, se promener to walk, from	   L. prominare to drive forward or along; pro forward + minare	   to drive animals. See {Amenable}, {Menace}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A walk for pleasure, display, or exercise. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place for walking; a public walk. --Bp. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	Promenade \Prom`e*nade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Promenaded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Promenading}.]	   To walk for pleasure, display, or exercise.	   [1913 Webster]
Promenader \Prom`e*nad"er\, n.	   One who promenades.	   [1913 Webster]
Promerit \Pro*mer"it\, v. t. [L. promeritus, p. p. of promerere	   to deserve; pro before + merere to merit.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To oblige; to confer a favor on. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deserve; to procure by merit. [Obs.] --Davenant.	      [1913 Webster]
Promerops \Prom"e*rops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ?	   bee-eater.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging	   to {Promerops}, {Epimarchus}, and allied genera, closely	   related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New	   Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated	   tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Promethea \Pro*me"the*a\, n. [NL. See {Prometheus}.] (Zool.)	   A large American bombycid moth ({Callosamia promethea}). Its	   larva feeds on the sassafras, wild cherry, and other trees,	   and suspends its cocoon from a branch by a silken band.	   [1913 Webster]
Promethean \Pro*me"the*an\, a. [L. Prometh?us: cf. F.	   prom['e]th['e]en.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to Prometheus. See {Prometheus}.	      "Promethean fire." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a life-giving quality; inspiring.	      [1913 Webster]	Promethean \Pro*me"the*an\, n. (Old Chem.)	      (a) An apparatus for automatic ignition.	      (b) A kind of lucifer match.	          [1913 Webster]
Prometheus \Pro*me"the*us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, from ? to have	   forethought for.] (Class. Myth.)	   The son of Iapetus (one of the Titans) and Clymene, fabled by	   the poets to have surpassed all mankind in knowledge, and to	   have formed men of clay to whom he gave life by means of fire	   stolen from heaven. Jupiter, being angry at this, sent	   Mercury to bind Prometheus to Mount Caucasus, where a vulture	   preyed upon his liver.	   [1913 Webster] Prominence
Prominence \Prom"i*nence\, Prominency \Prom"i*nen*cy\, n. [L.	   prominentia: cf. F. prominence. See {Prominent}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being prominent; a standing out	      from something; conspicuousness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is prominent; a protuberance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Solar prominences}. (Astron.) See {Solar Protuberances},	      under {Protuberance}.	      [1913 Webster]
Prominent \Prom"i*nent\, a. [L. prominens, -entis, p. pr. of	   prominere to jut out, to project; pro before, forward +	   minere (in comp.) to jut, project: cf. F. prominent. See	   {Imminent}, {Eminent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Standing out, or projecting, beyond the line surface of	      something; jutting; protuberant; in high relief; as, a	      prominent figure on a vase.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence; Distinctly manifest; likely to attract attention	      from its size or position; conspicuous; as, a prominent	      feature of the face; a prominent building.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Eminent; distinguished above others; as, a prominent	      character.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prominent' moth} (Zool.), any moth of the family	      {Notodontid[ae]}; a notodontian; -- so called because the	      larva has a hump or prominence on its back. Several of the	      species are injurious to fruit trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Prominently \Prom"i*nent*ly\, adv.	   In a prominent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Promiscuity \Pro`mis*cu"i*ty\, n.	   Promiscuousness; confusion. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Promiscuous \Pro*mis"cu*ous\, a. [L. promiscuus; pro before, in	   place of, for + miscere to mix. See {Mix}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting of individuals united in a body or mass without	      order; mingled; confused; undistinguished; as, a	      promiscuous crowd or mass.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wild, where weeds and flowers promiscuous shoot.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distributed or applied without order or discrimination;	      not restricted to an individual; common; indiscriminate;	      as, promiscuous love or intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]
Promiscuously \Pro*mis"cu*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a promiscuous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Promiscuousness \Pro*mis"cu*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being promiscuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Promise \Prom"ise\, a. [F. promesse, L. promissum, fr.	   promittere, promissum, to put forth, foretell, promise; pro	   forward, for + mittere to send. See {Mission}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In general, a declaration, written or verbal, made by one	      person to another, which binds the person who makes it to	      do, or to forbear to do, a specified act; a declaration	      which gives to the person to whom it is made a right to	      expect or to claim the performance or forbearance of a	      specified act.	      [1913 Webster]	            For if the inheritance be of the law, it is no more	            of promise: but God gave it to Abraham by promise.	                                                  --Gal. iii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An engagement by one person to another, either in	      words or in writing, but properly not under seal, for the	      performance or nonperformance of some particular thing.	      The word promise is used to denote the mere engagement of	      a person, without regard to the consideration for it, or	      the corresponding duty of the party to whom it is made.	      --Chitty. Parsons. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which causes hope, expectation, or assurance;	      especially, that which affords expectation of future	      distinction; as, a youth of great promise. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My native country was full of youthful promise. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Bestowal, fulfillment, or grant of what is promised.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . commanded them that they should not depart	            from Jerusalem, but wait for the promise of the	            Father.                               --Acts i. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Promise \Prom"ise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Promising}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To engage to do, give, make, or to refrain from doing,	      giving, or making, or the like; to covenant; to engage;	      as, to promise a visit; to promise a cessation of	      hostilities; to promise the payment of money. "To promise	      aid." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To afford reason to expect; to cause hope or assurance of;	      as, the clouds promise rain. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make declaration of or give assurance of, as some	      benefit to be conferred; to pledge or engage to bestow;	      as, the proprietors promised large tracts of land; the	      city promised a reward.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Promised land}. See {Land of promise}, under {Land}.	   {To promise one's self}.	      (a) To resolve; to determine; to vow.	      (b) To be assured; to have strong confidence.	          [1913 Webster]	                I dare promise myself you will attest the truth	                of all I have advanced.           --Rambler.	          [1913 Webster]	Promise \Prom"ise\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give assurance by a promise, or binding declaration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To afford hopes or expectation; to give ground to expect	      good; rarely, to give reason to expect evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will not the ladies be afeard of the lion?	            I fear it, I promise you.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Promisee \Prom`is*ee"\, n. (Law)	   The person to whom a promise is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Promiser \Prom"is*er\, n.	   One who promises.	   [1913 Webster]
Promising \Prom"is*ing\, a.	   Making a promise or promises; affording hope or assurance;	   as, promising person; a promising day. -- {Prom"is*ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Promisor \Prom"is*or\, n. (Law)	   One who engages or undertakes; a promiser. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Promissive \Pro*mis"sive\, a.	   Making a promise; implying a promise; promising. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Promissorily \Prom"is*so*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a promissory manner. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Promissory \Prom"is*so*ry\, a.	   Containing a promise or binding declaration of something to	   be done or forborne.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Promissory note} (Law), a written promise to pay to some	      person named, and at a time specified therein, or on	      demand, or at sight, a certain sum of money, absolutely	      and at all events; -- frequently called a {note of hand}.	      --Kent. Byles. Story.	      [1913 Webster]
Promont \Prom"ont\, n.	   Promontory. [R.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Promontory \Prom"on*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Promontories}. [ L.	   promonturium, promunturium; pro before + mons, montis,	   mountain: cf. F. promontoire. See {Mount}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Phys. Geog.) A high point of land or rock projecting into	      the sea beyond the line of coast; a headland; a high cape.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like one that stands upon a promontory. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A projecting part. Especially:	      (a) The projecting angle of the ventral side of the sacrum	          where it joins the last lumbar vertebra.	      (b) A prominence on the inner wall of the tympanum of the	          ear.	          [1913 Webster]
Promorphological \Pro*mor`pho*log"ic*al\, a. (Biol.)	   Relating to promorphology; as, a promorphological conception.	   [1913 Webster]
Promorphologist \Pro`mor*phol"o*gist\, n. (Biol.)	   One versed in the science of promorphology.	   [1913 Webster]
Promorphology \Pro`mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. pro- + morphology.]	   (Biol.)	   Crystallography of organic forms; -- a division of morphology	   created by Haeckel. It is essentially stereometric, and	   relates to a mathematical conception of organic forms. See	   {Tectology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Promote \Pro*mote"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promoted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Promoting}.] [L. promotus, p. p. of promovere to move	   forward, to promote; pro forward + movere to move. See	   {Move}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To contribute to the growth, enlargement, or prosperity of	      (any process or thing that is in course); to forward; to	      further; to encourage; to advance; to excite; as, to	      promote learning; to promote disorder; to promote a	      business venture. "Born to promote all truth." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exalt in station, rank, or honor; to elevate; to raise;	      to prefer; to advance; as, to promote an officer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will promote thee unto very great honor. --Num.	                                                  xxii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exalt her, and she shall promote thee. --Prov. iv.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To forward; advance; further; patronize; help; exalt;	        prefer; elevate; dignify.	        [1913 Webster]	Promote \Pro*mote"\, v. i.	   To urge on or incite another, as to strife; also, to inform	   against a person. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Promoter \Pro*mot"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, forwards, advances, or promotes;	      an encourager; as, a promoter of charity or philosophy.	      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, one who sets on foot, and takes the	      preliminary steps in, a scheme for the organization of a	      corporation, a joint-stock company, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who excites; as, a promoter of sedition.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An informer; a makebate. [Obs.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Genetics) The region of a DNA molecule to which RNA	      polymerase binds to initiate the process of transcription,	      i.e. the synthesis of RNA whose sequence is determined by	      the sequence of the DNA adjacent to the promoter site;	      also, the sequence of bases in the DNA at such a promoter	      site.	      [PJC]	   6. (Chem.) A substance that increases the activity of a	      catalyst, when present in small quantity in the reaction	      mixture.	      [PJC]
promotion \pro*mo"tion\ (pr[-o]*m[=o]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. promotio:	   cf. F. promotion.]	   The act of promoting, advancing, or encouraging; the act of	   exalting in rank or honor; also, the condition of being	   advanced, encouraged, or exalted in honor; preferment.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Promotion cometh neither from the east, nor from the	         west, nor from the south.                --Ps. lxxv. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Promotive \Pro*mo"tive\, a.	   Tending to advance, promote, or encourage. --Hume.	   [1913 Webster]
Promove \Pro*move"\, v. t. [See {Promote}.]	   To move forward; to advance; to promote. [Obs.] --Bp. Fell.	   [1913 Webster]
Promover \Pro*mov"er\, n.	   A promoter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prompt \Prompt\ (pr[o^]mt; 215), a. [Compar. {Prompter}; superl.	   {Promptest}.] [F. prompt, L. promptus, properly, brought	   forth (to light or view), hence, visible, evident, at hand,	   ready, quick, -- p. p. of promere to take or bring forth; pro	   forth + emere to take. See {Redeem}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Ready and quick to act as occasion demands; meeting	      requirements readily; not slow, dilatory, or hesitating in	      decision or action; responding on the instant; immediate;	      as, prompt in obedience or compliance; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Very discerning and prompt in giving orders.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell him I am prompt	            To lay my crown at's feet.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And you, perhaps, too prompt in your replies.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done or rendered quickly, readily, or immediately; given	      without delay or hesitation; -- said of conduct; as,	      prompt assistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Washington heard the voice of his country in	            distress,	            his obedience was prompt.             --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Easy; unobstructed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The reception of the light into the body of the	            building was very prompt.             --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ready; expeditious; quick; agile; alert; brisk; nimble.	   Usage: {Prompt}, {Ready}, {Expeditious}. One who is ready is	          prepared to act at the moment. One who is prompt acts	          at the moment. One who is expeditious carries through	          an undertaking with constant promptness.	          [1913 Webster]	Prompt \Prompt\, n. (Com.)	   A limit of time given for payment of an account for produce	   purchased, this limit varying with different goods. See	   {Prompt-note}.	   [1913 Webster]	         To cover any probable difference of price which might	         arise before the expiration of the prompt, which for	         this article [tea] is three months.      --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]	Prompt \Prompt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prompted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prompting}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To assist or induce the action of; to move to action; to	      instigate; to incite.	      [1913 Webster]	            God first . . . prompted on the infirmities of the	            infant world by temporal prosperity.  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suggest; to dictate.	      [1913 Webster]	            And whispering angles prompt her golden dreams.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remind, as an actor or an orator, of words or topics	      forgotten.	      [1913 Webster]
Prompt-book \Prompt"-book`\, n.	   The book used by a prompter of a theater.	   [1913 Webster]
Prompter \Prompt"er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, prompts; one who admonishes or	      incites to action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who reminds another, as an actor or an orator, of the	      words to be spoken next; specifically, one employed for	      this purpose in a theater.	      [1913 Webster]
Promptitude \Prompt"i*tude\, n. [F., fr. L. promptitudo. See	   {Prompt}, a.]	   The quality of being prompt; quickness of decision and action	   when occasion demands; alacrity; as, promptitude in	   obedience.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men of action, of promptitude, and of courage. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Promptly \Prompt"ly\, adv.	   In a prompt manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Promptness \Prompt"ness\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Promptitude; readiness; quickness of decision or action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cheerful willingness; alacrity.	      [1913 Webster]
Prompt-note \Prompt"-note`\, n. (Com.)	   A memorandum of a sale, and time when payment is due, given	   to the purchaser at a sale of goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Promptuary \Promp"tu*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to preparation. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Promptuary \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 storehouse; a magazine;	   a repository. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Prompture \Promp"ture\ (?; 135), n. [See {Prompt}, a.]	   Suggestion; incitement; prompting. [R.] --Shak. Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Promulgate \Pro*mul"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulgated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Promulgating}.] [L. promulgatus, p. p. of	   promulgare to promulgate; of unknown origin. Cf. {Promulge}.]	   To make known by open declaration, as laws, decrees, or	   tidings; to publish; as, to promulgate the secrets of a	   council.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To publish; declare; proclaim. See {Announce}.	        [1913 Webster]
Promulgation \Pro`mul*ga"tion\, n. [L. promulgatio: cf. F.	   promulgation.]	   The act of promulgating; publication; open declaration; as,	   the promulgation of the gospel. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Promulgator \Pro"mul*ga`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who promulgates or publishes. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Promulge \Pro*mulge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Promulged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Promulging}.] [Cf. F. promulguer. See {Promulgate}.]	   To promulgate; to publish or teach. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Extraordinary doctrines these for the age in which they	         were promulged.                          --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Promulger \Pro*mul"ger\, n.	   One who promulges or publishes what was before unknown.	   --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Promuscis \Pro*mus"cis\, n. [L., corruption of proboscis.]	   (Zool.)	   The proboscis of hemipterous insects. See Illust. under	   {Hemiptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronaos \Pro*na"os\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? before + ? temple.]	   (Arch.)	   The porch or vestibule of a temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronate \Pro"nate\, a. [L. pronatus, p. p. of pronare to bend	   forward. See Prone.]	   Somewhat prone; inclined; as, pronate trees. --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronation \Pro*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pronation.] (Physiol.)	   (a) The act of turning the palm or palmar surface of the	       forefoot downward.	   (b) That motion of the forearm whereby the palm or palmar,	       surface is turned downward.	   (c) The position of the limb resulting from the act of	       pronation. Opposed to {supination}.	       [1913 Webster]
Pronator \Pro*na"tor\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which produces pronation.	   [1913 Webster]
Prone \Prone\, a. [L. pronus, akin to Gr. ?, ?, Skr. pravana	   sloping, inclined, and also to L. pro forward, for. See	   {Pro-}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Bending forward; inclined; not erect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Towards him they bend	            With awful reverence prone.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prostrate; flat; esp., lying with the face down; --	      opposed to {supine}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which, as the wind,	            Blew where it listed, laying all things prone.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Headlong; running downward or headlong. "Down thither	      prone in flight." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sloping, with reference to a line or surface; declivous;	      inclined; not level.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since the floods demand,	            For their descent, a prone and sinking land.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Inclined; propense; disposed; -- applied to the mind or	      affections, usually in an ill sense. Followed by to.	      "Prone to mischief." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poets are nearly all prone to melancholy. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]
Pronely \Prone"ly\, adv.	   In a prone manner or position.	   [1913 Webster]
Proneness \Prone"ness\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being prone, or of bending	      downward; as, the proneness of beasts is opposed to the	      erectness of man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of lying with the face down; -- opposed to	      {supineness}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Descent; declivity; as, the proneness of a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inclination of mind, heart, or temper; propension;	      disposition; as, proneness to self-gratification.	      [1913 Webster]
Pronephric \Pro*neph"ric\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pronephros.	   [1913 Webster] Pronephros
Pronephros \Pro*neph"ros\, Pronephron \Pro*neph"ron\, n. [ NL.,	   fr. Gr. ? before + ? a kidney.] (Anat.)	   The head kidney. See under {Head}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prong \Prong\, n. [Cf. D. prangen to pinch, press, LG. prange a	   stick, or W. procio to thrust, E. prowl, pang.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sharp-pointed instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prick it on a prong of iron.          --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tine of a fork, or of a similar instrument; as, a fork	      of two or three prongs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A sharp projection, as of an antler.	      (b) The fang of a tooth.	          [1913 Webster]
Prongbuck \Prong"buck`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The springbuck.	      (b) The pronghorn.	          [1913 Webster]
Pronged \Pronged\, a.	   Having prongs or projections like the tines of a fork; as, a	   three-pronged fork.	   [1913 Webster]
Prong-hoe \Prong"-hoe`\, n.	   A hoe with prongs to break the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronghorn \Prong"horn`\, n. (Zool.)	   An American antelope ({Antilocapra Americana}), native of the	   plain near the Rocky Mountains. The upper parts are mostly	   yellowish brown; the under parts, the sides of the head and	   throat, and the buttocks, are white. The horny sheath of the	   horns is shed annually. Called also {cabr['e]e}, {cabut},	   {prongbuck}, and {pronghorned antelope}.	   [1913 Webster]
pronk \pronk\ v. i.	   To jump straight up or almost straight up; -- used of	   kangaroos and gazelles.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   Note: Some less common gaits used only by few animals are the	         ricochet, the pronk and the bound. The ricochet is the	         gait principally employed by a class of animals such as	         the kangaroo. The pronk is a gait used by quadrupeds	         such as gazelle and it is equivalent to the ricochet	         except that both the front and back sets of of feet	         perform the same action. The bound is used by a few	         small quadrupeds such as squirrels and dogs. In the	         bound support alternates between pairs of legs, with	         the fore and hind acting to push the body forward.	                                                  --Ionnas	                                                  Poulakakis	                                                  (http://www.cim.mcgill.ca/~poulakas/legged_locomotion/gaits.html)	         [PJC]
Pronity \Pro"ni*ty\, n. [L. pronitas.]	   Proneness; propensity. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronominal \Pro*nom"i*nal\, a. [L. pronominalis: cf. F.	   pronominal. See {Pronoun}.]	   Belonging to, or partaking of the nature of, a pronoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronominalize \Pro*nom"i*nal*ize\, v. t.	   To give the effect of a pronoun to; as, to pronominalize the	   substantives person, people, etc. --Early.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronominally \Pro*nom"i*nal*ly\, adv.	   In a pronominal manner? with the nature or office of a	   pronoun; as a pronoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Prononc'e \Pro`non`c['e]"\, a. [F. See {Pronounce}.]	   Strongly marked; decided, as in manners, etc.; pronounced.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronotary \Pro*no"ta*ry\, n.	   See {Prothonotary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronotum \Pro*no"tum\, n.; pl. {Pronota}. [NL. See {Pro-}, and	   {Notum}.] (Zool.)	   The dorsal plate of the prothorax in insects. See Illust. of	   {Coleoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronoun \Pro"noun\, n. [Pref. pro- + noun: cf. F. pronom, L.	   pronomen. See {Noun}.] (Gram.)	   A word used instead of a noun or name, to avoid the	   repetition of it. The personal pronouns in English are I,	   thou or you, he, she, it, we, ye, and they.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pronounced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pronounging}.] [F. prononcer, L. pronunciare;	   pro before, forth + nunciare, nuntiare, to announce. See	   {Announce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To utter articulately; to speak out or distinctly; to	      utter, as words or syllables; to speak with the proper	      sound and accent as, adults rarely learn to pronounce a	      foreign language correctly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter officially or solemnly; to deliver, as a decree	      or sentence; as, to pronounce sentence of death.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sternly he pronounced	            The rigid interdiction.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To speak or utter rhetorically; to deliver; to recite; as,	      to pronounce an oration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speak the speech, I pray you, as I pronounced it to	            you.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To declare or affirm; as, he pronounced the book to be a	      libel; he pronounced the act to be a fraud.	      [1913 Webster]	            The God who hallowed thee and blessed,	            Pronouncing thee all good.            --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deliver; utter; speak. See {Deliver}.	        [1913 Webster]	Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give a pronunciation; to articulate; as, to pronounce	      faultlessly. --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make declaration; to utter on opinion; to speak with	      confidence. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	Pronounce \Pro*nounce"\, n.	   Pronouncement; declaration; pronunciation. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronounceable \Pro*nounce"a*ble\, a. [Cf. L. pronunciabilis	   declarative.]	   Capable of being pronounced.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronounced \Pro*nounced"\, a. [F. prononc['e].]	   Strongly marked; unequivocal; decided.	   Note: [A Gallicism]	         [1913 Webster]	               [His] views became every day more pronounced.	                                                  --Thackeray.	         [1913 Webster]
Pronouncement \Pro*nounce"ment\, n.	   The act of pronouncing; a declaration; a formal announcement.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronouncer \Pro*noun"cer\, n.	   One who pronounces, utters, or declares; also, a pronouncing	   book.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronouncing \Pro*noun"cing\, a.	   Pertaining to, or indicating, pronunciation; as, a	   pronouncing dictionary.	   [1913 Webster]
pronounciation \pronounciation\ n.	   Same as {pronunciation}; -- a common misspelling (written	   only). [misspelling]	   [PJC]
Pronubial \Pro*nu"bi*al\, a. [L. pronuba bridesmaid; pro before	   + nubere to marry.]	   Presiding over marriage. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pronucleus \Pro*nu"cle*us\, n.; pl. {Pronuclei} (-[imac]). [NL.	   See {Pro-}, and {Nucleus}.] (Biol.)	   One of the two bodies or nuclei (called male and female	   pronuclei) which unite to form the first segmentation nucleus	   of an impregnated ovum.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the maturing of the ovum preparatory to	         impregnation, a part of the germinal vesicle (see	         {Polar body}, under {Polar}) becomes converted into a	         number of small vesicles, which aggregate themselves	         into a single clear nucleus. which travels towards the	         center of the egg and is called the female pronucleus.	         In impregnation, the spermatozoon which enters the egg	         soon loses its tail, while the head forms a nucleus,	         called the male pronucleus, which gradually travels	         towards the female pronucleus and eventually fuses with	         it, forming the first segmentation nucleus.	         [1913 Webster]
Pronuncial \Pro*nun"cial\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pronunciation; pronunciative.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronunciamento \Pro*nun`ci*a*men"to\, n.	   A proclamation or manifesto; a formal announcement or	   declaration.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronunciamiento \Pro*nun`ci*a`mi"en"to\, n. [Sp. See	   {Pronounce}.]	   See {Pronunciamento}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronunciation \Pro*nun`ci*a"tion\ (?; 277), n. [F.	   pronunciation, L. pronunciatio. See {Pronounce}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of uttering with articulation; the act of giving	      the proper sound and accent; utterance; as, the	      pronunciation of syllables of words; distinct or	      indistinct pronunciation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mode of uttering words or sentences.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) The art of manner of uttering a discourse publicly	      with propriety and gracefulness; -- now called {delivery}.	      --J. Q. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]
Pronunciative \Pro*nun"ci*a*tive\, a. [L. pronunciativus.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to pronunciation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uttering confidently; dogmatical. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Pronunciator \Pro*nun"ci*a`tor\, n. [L., a reciter.]	   One who pronounces; a pronouncer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pronunciatory \Pro*nun"ci*a*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pronunciation; that pronounces.	   [1913 Webster]
Proof \Proof\, n. [OF. prove, proeve, F. preuve, fr. L. proba,	   fr. probare to prove. See {Prove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any effort, process, or operation designed to establish or	      discover a fact or truth; an act of testing; a test; a	      trial.	      [1913 Webster]	            For whatsoever mother wit or art	            Could work, he put in proof.          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall have many proofs to show your skill.	                                                  --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	            Formerly, a very rude mode of ascertaining the	            strength of spirits was practiced, called the proof.	                                                  --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That degree of evidence which convinces the mind of any	      truth or fact, and produces belief; a test by facts or	      arguments that induce, or tend to induce, certainty of the	      judgment; conclusive evidence; demonstration.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll have some proof.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is no proof of a man's understanding to be able	            to confirm whatever he pleases.       --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Properly speaking, proof is the effect or result of	         evidence, evidence is the medium of proof. Cf.	         {Demonstration}, 1.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The quality or state of having been proved or tried;	      firmness or hardness that resists impression, or does not	      yield to force; impenetrability of physical bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Firmness of mind; stability not to be shaken.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A trial impression, as from type, taken for	      correction or examination; -- called also {proof sheet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) A process for testing the accuracy of an operation	      performed. Cf. {Prove}, v. t., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Armor of excellent or tried quality, and deemed	      impenetrable; properly, armor of proof. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Artist's proof}, a very early proof impression of an	      engraving, or the like; -- often distinguished by the	      artist's signature.	   {Proof reader}, one who reads, and marks correction in,	      proofs. See def. 5, above.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Testimony; evidence; reason; argument; trial;	        demonstration. See {Testimony}.	        [1913 Webster]	Proof \Proof\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Used in proving or testing; as, a proof load, or proof	      charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm;	      waterproof; bombproof.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . have found thee	            Proof against all temptation.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was a good, stout proof article of faith.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being of a certain standard as to strength; -- said of	      alcoholic liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Proof charge} (Firearms), a charge of powder and ball,	      greater than the service charge, fired in an arm, as a gun	      or cannon, to test its strength.	   {Proof impression}. See under {Impression}.	   {Proof load} (Engin.), the greatest load than can be applied	      to a piece, as a beam, column, etc., without straining the	      piece beyond the elastic limit.	   {Proof sheet}. See {Proof}, n., 5.	   {Proof spirit} (Chem.), a strong distilled liquor, or mixture	      of alcohol and water, containing not less than a standard	      amount of alcohol. In the United States "proof spirit is	      defined by law to be that mixture of alcohol and water	      which contains one half of its volume of alcohol, the	      alcohol when at a temperature of 60[deg] Fahrenheit being	      of specific gravity 0.7939 referred to water at its	      maximum density as unity. Proof spirit has at 60[deg]	      Fahrenheit a specific gravity of 0.93353, 100 parts by	      volume of the same consisting of 50 parts of absolute	      alcohol and 53.71 parts of water," the apparent excess of	      water being due to contraction of the liquids on mixture.	      In England proof spirit is defined by Act 58, George III.,	      to be such as shall at a temperature of 51[deg] Fahrenheit	      weigh exactly the 12/13 part of an equal measure of	      distilled water. This contains 49.3 per cent by weight, or	      57.09 by volume, of alcohol. Stronger spirits, as those of	      about 60, 70, and 80 per cent of alcohol, are sometimes	      called second, third, and fourth proof spirits	      respectively.	   {Proof staff}, a straight-edge used by millers to test the	      flatness of a stone.	   {Proof stick} (Sugar Manuf.), a rod in the side of a vacuum	      pan, for testing the consistency of the sirup.	   {Proof text}, a passage of Scripture used to prove a	      doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]
Proof-arm \Proof`-arm"\, v. t.	   To arm with proof armor; to arm securely; as, to proof-arm	   herself. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Proofless \Proof"less\, a.	   Wanting sufficient evidence to induce belief; not proved.	   --Boyle. -- {Proof"less*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Proof-proof \Proof"-proof`\, a.	   Proof against proofs; obstinate in the wrong. "That might	   have shown to any one who was not proof-proof." --Whateley.	   [1913 Webster]
Proostracum \Pro*["o]s"tra*cum\, n.; pl. {Proostraca}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? before + ? shell of a testacean.] (Zool.)	   The anterior prolongation of the guard of the phragmocone of	   belemnites and allied fossil cephalopods, whether horny or	   calcareous. See Illust. of {Phragmocone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prootic \Pro*["o]"tic\, a. [Pref. pro- + Gr. ?, ?, an ear.]	   (Anat.)	   In front of the auditory capsule; -- applied especially to a	   bone, or center of ossification, in the periotic capsule. --	   n. A prootic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Prop \Prop\, n.	   A shell, used as a die. See {Props}.	   [1913 Webster]	Prop \Prop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Propping}.] [Akin to LG. & D. proppen to cram, stuff, thrust	   into, stop, G. pfropfen, Dan. proppe, Sw. proppa; of	   uncertain origin, cf. G. pfropfen to graft, fr. L. propago	   set, layer of a plant, slip, shoot. Cf. 3d. {Prop},	   {Propagate}.]	   To support, or prevent from falling, by placing something	   under or against; as, to prop up a fence or an old building;	   (Fig.) to sustain; to maintain; as, to prop a declining	   state. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         For being not propp'd by ancestry.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I prop myself upon those few supports that are left me.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Prop \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 leans for support; a support; a stay; as, a	   prop for a building. "Two props of virtue." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Propaedeutic
Propaedeutic \Pro`p[ae]*deu"tic\, Propaedeutical
\Pro`p[ae]*deu"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ? to teach beforehand; ? before	   + ? to bring up a child, to educate, teach, fr. ?, ?, a	   child.]	   Of, pertaining to, or conveying, preliminary instruction;	   introductory to any art or science; instructing beforehand.	   [1913 Webster]
Propaedeutics \Pro`p[ae]*deu"tics\, n.	   The preliminary learning connected with any art or science;	   preparatory instruction.	   [1913 Webster]
Propagable \Prop"a*ga*ble\, a. [See {Propagate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being propagated, or of being continued or	      multiplied by natural generation or production.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being spread or extended by any means; -- said	      of tenets, doctrines, or principles.	      [1913 Webster]
Propaganda \Prop`a*gan"da\, n. [Abbrev. fr. L. de propaganda	   fide: cf. F. propagande. See {Propagate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622,	          charged with the management of missions.	      (b) The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban	          VIII. (1623-1644) to educate priests for missions in	          all parts of the world.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any organization or plan for spreading a particular	      doctrine or a system of principles.	      [1913 Webster]
Propagandism \Prop`a*gan"dism\, n. [Cf. F. propagandisme.]	   The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal	   in propagating one's opinions.	   [1913 Webster]
Propagandist \Prop`a*gan"dist\, n. [Cf. F. propagandiste.]	   A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of	   principles. "Political propagandists." --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Propagate \Prop"a*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propagated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Propagating}.] [L. propagatus, p. p. of	   propagare to propagate, akin to propages, propago, a layer of	   a plant, slip, shoot. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Pact}, {Prop},	   {Prune}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to continue or multiply by generation, or	      successive production; -- applied to animals and plants;	      as, to propagate a breed of horses or sheep; to propagate	      a species of fruit tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to spread to extend; to impel or continue forward	      in space; as, to propagate sound or light.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spread from person to person; to extend the knowledge	      of; to originate and spread; to carry from place to place;	      to disseminate; as, to propagate a story or report; to	      propagate the Christian religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The infection was propagated insensibly. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To multiply; to increase. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Griefs of mine own lie heavy in my breast,	            Which thou wilt propagate.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To generate; to produce.	      [1913 Webster]	            Motion propagated motion, and life threw off life.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To multiply; continue; increase; spread; diffuse;	        disseminate; promote.	        [1913 Webster]	Propagate \Prop"a*gate\, v. i.	   To have young or issue; to be produced or multiplied by	   generation, or by new shoots or plants; as, rabbits propagate	   rapidly.	   [1913 Webster]	         No need that thou	         Should'st propagate, already infinite.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Propagation \Prop`a*ga"tion\, n. [L. propagatio: cf. F.	   propagation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of propagating; continuance or multiplication of	      the kind by generation or successive production; as, the	      propagation of animals or plants.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is not in nature any spontaneous generation,	            but all come by propagation.          --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The spreading abroad, or extension, of anything;	      diffusion; dissemination; as, the propagation of sound;	      the propagation of the gospel. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Propagative \Prop"a*ga*tive\, a.	   Producing by propagation, or by a process of growth.	   [1913 Webster]
Propagator \Prop"a*ga`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. propagateur.]	   One who propagates; one who continues or multiplies.	   [1913 Webster]
Propagulum \Pro*pag"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Propagula}. [NL. See	   {Propagate}.] (Bot.)	   A runner terminated by a germinating bud.	   [1913 Webster]
Propane \Pro"pane\, n. [Propyl + methane.] (Chem.)	   A heavy gaseous hydrocarbon, {C3H8}, of the paraffin series,	   occurring naturally dissolved in crude petroleum, and also	   made artificially; -- called also {propyl hydride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propargyl \Pro*par"gyl\, n. [Propinyl + Gr. ? silver + -yl. So	   called because one hydrogen atom may be replaced by silver.]	   (Chem.)	   Same as {Propinyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proparoxytone \Pro`par*ox"y*tone\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Pro-}, and	   {Paroxytone}.] (Gr. Gram.)	   A word which has the acute accent on the antepenult.	   [1913 Webster]
Proped \Pro"ped\, n. [Pref. pro- + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Proleg}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propel \Pro*pel"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propelled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Propelling}.] [L. propellere, propulsum; pro forward +	   pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a beating.]	   To drive forward; to urge or press onward by force; to move,	   or cause to move; as, the wind or steam propels ships; balls	   are propelled by gunpowder.	   [1913 Webster]
Propeller \Pro*pel"ler\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, propels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contrivance for propelling a steam vessel, usually	      consisting of a screw placed in the stern under water, and	      made to revolve by an engine; a propeller wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A steamboat thus propelled; a screw steamer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Propeller wheel},the screw, usually having two or more	      blades, used in propelling a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Propend \Pro*pend"\, v. i. [L. propendere, propensum; pro	   forward, forth + pendere to hang. See {Pendent}.]	   To lean toward a thing; to be favorably inclined or disposed;	   to incline; to tend. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall propend to it, as a stone falleth down.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Propendency \Pro*pend"en*cy\, n.	   1. Propensity. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attentive deliberation. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Propendent \Pro*pend"ent\, a. [L. propendens, p. pr.]	   Inclining forward or toward. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Propene \Pro"pene\, n. [Propyl + ethylene.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Propylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propense \Pro*pense"\, a. [L. propensus, p. p. See {Propend}.]	   Leaning toward, in a moral sense; inclined; disposed; prone;	   as, women propense to holiness. --Hooker. -- {Pro*pense"ly},	   adv. -- {Pro*pense"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Propension \Pro*pen"sion\, n. [L. propensio: cf. F. propension.	   See {Propend}, {Propense}.]	   The quality or state of being propense; propensity. --M.	   Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your full consent	         Gave wings to my propension.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Propensity \Pro*pen"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Propensities}.	   The quality or state of being propense; natural inclination;	   disposition to do good or evil; bias; bent; tendency. "A	   propensity to utter blasphemy." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disposition; bias; inclination; proclivity; proneness;	        bent; tendency.	        [1913 Webster]
Propenyl \Pro"pe*nyl\, n. [Propene + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical, {C3H5}, isomeric with	   allyl and glyceryl, and regarded as the essential residue of	   glycerin. Cf. {Allyl}, and {Glyceryl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propepsin \Pro*pep"sin\, n. [Pref. pro- + pepsin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   See {Persinogen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propeptone \Pro*pep"tone\, n. [Pref. pro- + peptone.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A product of gastric digestion intermediate between albumin	   and peptone, identical with hemialbumose.	   [1913 Webster]
Proper \Prop"er\, a. [OE. propre, F. propre, fr. L. proprius.	   Cf. {Appropriate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Belonging to one; one's own; individual. "His proper good"	      [i. e., his own possessions]. --Chaucer. "My proper son."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now learn the difference, at your proper cost,	            Betwixt true valor and an empty boast. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to the natural or essential constitution;	      peculiar; not common; particular; as, every animal has his	      proper instincts and appetites.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those high and peculiar attributes . . . which	            constitute our proper humanity.       --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Befitting one's nature, qualities, etc.; suitable in all	      respect; appropriate; right; fit; decent; as, water is the	      proper element for fish; a proper dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Athens all was pleasure, mirth, and play,	            All proper to the spring, and sprightly May.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Becoming in appearance; well formed; handsome. [Archaic]	      "Thou art a proper man." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses . . . was hid three months of his parents,	            because they saw he was a proper child. --Heb. xi.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Pertaining to one of a species, but not common to the	      whole; not appellative; -- opposed to {common}; as, a	      proper name; Dublin is the proper name of a city.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Rightly so called; strictly considered; as, Greece proper;	      the garden proper.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Her.) Represented in its natural color; -- said of any	      object used as a charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In proper}, individually; privately. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      	   {Proper flower} or {Proper corolla} (Bot.), one of the single	      florets, or corollets, in an aggregate or compound flower.	      	   {Proper fraction} (Arith.) a fraction in which the numerator	      is less than the denominator.	   {Proper nectary} (Bot.), a nectary separate from the petals	      and other parts of the flower. -- {Proper noun} (Gram.), a	      name belonging to an individual, by which it is	      distinguished from others of the same class; -- opposed to	      {common noun}; as, John, Boston, America.	   {Proper perianth} or {Proper involucre} (Bot.), that which	      incloses only a single flower.	   {Proper receptacle} (Bot.), a receptacle which supports only	      a single flower or fructification.	      [1913 Webster]	Proper \Prop"er\, adv.	   Properly; hence, to a great degree; very; as, proper good.	   [Colloq & Vulgar]	   [1913 Webster]
Properate \Prop"er*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. properatus, p. p. of	   properare to hasten.]	   To hasten, or press forward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Properation \Prop`er*a"tion\, n. [L. properatio.]	   The act of hastening; haste. [Obs.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Properispome \Pro*per"i*spome\, n. (Gr. Gram.)	   Properispomenon.	   [1913 Webster]
Properispomenon \Pro*per`i*spom"e*non\, n.; pl.	   {Properispomena}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to circumflex on the	   penult; ? before + ? to circumflex. See {Perispomenon}.] (Gr.	   Gram.)	   A word which has the circumflex accent on the penult.	   [1913 Webster]
Properly \Prop"er*ly\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In a proper manner; suitably; fitly; strictly; rightly;	      as, a word properly applied; a dress properly adjusted.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Individually; after one's own manner. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, harkeneth, how I bare me properly. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Properness \Prop"er*ness\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being proper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tallness; comeliness. [Obs.] --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]
Propertied \Prop"er*tied\, a.	   Possessing property; holding real estate, or other	   investments of money. "The propertied and satisfied classes."	   --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Property \Prop"er*ty\, n.; pl. {Properties}. [OE. proprete, OF.	   propret['e] property, F. propret['e] neatness, cleanliness,	   propri['e]t['e] property, fr. L. proprietas. See {Proper},	   a., and cf. {Propriety}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which is proper to anything; a peculiar quality of a	      thing; that which is inherent in a subject, or naturally	      essential to it; an attribute; as, sweetness is a property	      of sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	            Property is correctly a synonym for peculiar	            quality; but it is frequently used as coextensive	            with quality in general.              --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In physical science, the properties of matter are	         distinguished to the three following classes: 1.	         Physical properties, or those which result from the	         relations of bodies to the physical agents, light,	         heat, electricity, gravitation, cohesion, adhesion,	         etc., and which are exhibited without a change in the	         composition or kind of matter acted on. They are color,	         luster, opacity, transparency, hardness, sonorousness,	         density, crystalline form, solubility, capability of	         osmotic diffusion, vaporization, boiling, fusion, etc.	         2. Chemical properties, or those which are conditioned	         by affinity and composition; thus, combustion,	         explosion, and certain solutions are reactions	         occasioned by chemical properties. Chemical properties	         are identical when there is identity of composition and	         structure, and change according as the composition	         changes. 3. Organoleptic properties, or those forming a	         class which can not be included in either of the other	         two divisions. They manifest themselves in the contact	         of substances with the organs of taste, touch, and	         smell, or otherwise affect the living organism, as in	         the manner of medicines and poisons.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An acquired or artificial quality; that which is given by	      art, or bestowed by man; as, the poem has the properties	      which constitute excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The exclusive right of possessing, enjoying, and disposing	      of a thing; ownership; title.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here I disclaim all my paternal care,	            Propinquity and property of blood.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall man assume a property in man?   --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That to which a person has a legal title, whether in his	      possession or not; thing owned; an estate, whether in	      lands, goods, or money; as, a man of large property, or	      small property.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. All the adjuncts of a play except the scenery and the	      dresses of the actors; stage requisites.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will draw a bill of properties.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Propriety; correctness. [Obs.] --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Literary property}. (Law) See under {Literary}.	   {Property man}, one who has charge of the "properties" of a	      theater.	      [1913 Webster]	Property \Prop"er*ty\, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To invest which properties, or qualities. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a property of; to appropriate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They have here propertied me.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Prophane \Pro*phane"\, a. & v. t.	   See {Profane}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prophasis \Proph"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to show beforehand.	   See {Pro-}, and {Phasis}.] (Med.)	   Foreknowledge of a disease; prognosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Prophecy \Proph"e*cy\, n.; pl. {Prophecies}, [OE. prophecie, OF.	   profecie, F. proph['e]tie, L. prophetia, fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   be an interpreter of the gods, to prophesy, fr. ? prophet.	   See {Prophet}.]	   1. A declaration of something to come; a foretelling; a	      prediction; esp., an inspired foretelling.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hearkens after prophecies and dreams. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prophecy came not in old time by the will of man.	                                                  --2. Pet. i.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) A book of prophecies; a history; as, the	      prophecy of Ahijah. --2 Chron. ix. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Public interpretation of Scripture; preaching; exhortation	      or instruction.	      [1913 Webster]
Prophesier \Proph"e*si`er\, n.	   A prophet. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prophesy \Proph"e*sy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prophesied}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Prophesying}.] [See {Prophecy}.]	   1. To foretell; to predict; to prognosticate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He doth not prophesy good concerning me. --1 Kings	      xxii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then I perceive that will be verified	            Henry the Fifth did sometime prophesy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To foreshow; to herald; to prefigure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methought thy very gait did prophesy	            A royal nobleness; I must embrace thee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Prophesy \Proph"e*sy\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To utter predictions; to make declaration of events to	      come. --Matt. xv. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give instruction in religious matters; to interpret or	      explain Scripture or religious subjects; to preach; to	      exhort; to expound. --Ezek. xxxvii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]
Prophet \Proph"et\, n. [F. proph[`e]te, L. propheta, fr. Gr. ?,	   literally, one who speaks for another, especially, one who	   speaks for a god an interprets his will to man, fr. ? to say	   beforehand; ? for, before + ? to say or speak. See {Fame}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who prophesies, or foretells events; a predicter; a	      foreteller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One inspired or instructed by God to speak in his name, or	      announce future events, as, Moses, Elijah, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An interpreter; a spokesman. [R.] --Ex. vii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A mantis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {School of the prophets} (Anc. Jewish Hist.), a school or	      college in which young men were educated and trained for	      public teachers or members of the prophetic order. These	      students were called sons of the prophets.	      [1913 Webster]
Prophetess \Proph"et*ess\, n. [Cf. F. proph['e]tesse, L.	   prophetissa.]	   A female prophet.	   [1913 Webster] Prophetic
Prophetic \Pro*phet"ic\, Prophetical \Pro*phet"ic*al\, a. [L.	   propheticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. proph['e]tique.]	   Containing, or pertaining to, prophecy; foretelling events;	   as, prophetic writings; prophetic dreams; -- used with of	   before the thing foretold.	   [1913 Webster]	         And fears are oft prophetic of the event. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Propheticality \Pro*phet`ic*al"i*ty\, n.	   Propheticalness.	   [1913 Webster]
Prophetically \Pro*phet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a prophetical manner; by way of prediction.	   [1913 Webster]
Propheticalness \Pro*phet"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being prophetical; power or capacity	   to foretell.	   [1913 Webster]
Prophetize \Proph"et*ize\, v. i. [L. prophetizare, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   proph['e]tiser. Cf. {Prophesy}.]	   To give predictions; to foreshow events; to prophesy. [R.]	   "Prophetizing dreams." --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Prophoric \Pro*phor"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? utterance.]	   Enunciative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prophragma \Pro*phrag"ma\, n.; pl. {Prophragmata}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ? before + ?, ?, fence, screen. ] (Zool.)	   An internal dorsal chitinous process between the first two	   divisions of the thorax of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, n. [Cf. F. prophylactique.]	   (Med.)	   A medicine which preserves or defends against disease; a	   preventive.	   [1913 Webster] Prophylactic	Prophylactic \Proph`y*lac"tic\, Prophylactical
\Proph`y*lac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to guard against; ?	   before + ? to guard: cf. F. prophylactique.] (Med.)	   Defending or preserving from disease; preventive. --Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Prophylaxis \Proph`y*lax"is\, n. [NL. See {Prophylactic}.]	   (Med.)	   The art of preserving from, or of preventing, disease; the	   observance of the rules necessary for the preservation of	   health; preservative or preventive treatment.	   [1913 Webster]
Propice \Pro*pice"\, a. [OE., fr. F. propice, See {Propitious}.]	   Fit; propitious. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Propidene \Pro"pi*dene\, n. [Propyl + ethylidene.] (Chem.)	   The unsymmetrical hypothetical hydrocarbon radical,	   {CH3.CH2.CH}, analogous to ethylidene, and regarded as the	   type of certain derivatives of propane; -- called also	   {propylidene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propination \Prop`i*na"tion\, n. [L. propinatio. See {Propine}.]	   The act of pledging, or drinking first, and then offering the	   cup to another. [Obs.] --Abp. Potter.	   [1913 Webster]
Propine \Pro*pine"\, v. t. [L. propinare, Gr. ?; ? before + ? to	   drink.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pledge; to offer as a toast or a health in the manner	      of drinking, that is, by drinking first and passing the	      cup. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The lovely sorceress mixed, and to the prince	            Health, peace, and joy propined.      --C. Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to give in token of friendship. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give, or deliver; to subject. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	      [1913 Webster]	Propine \Pro*pine"\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A pledge. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gift; esp., drink money. [Obs or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Propine \Pro"pine\, n. [Propyl + ethine.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Allylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propinquity \Pro*pin"qui*ty\, n. [L. propinquitas, from	   propinquus near, neighboring, from prope near.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Nearness in place; neighborhood; proximity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nearness in time. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Nearness of blood; kindred; affinity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Propinyl \Pro"pi*nyl\, n. [Propine + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of	   propine and allied compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Propiolate \Pro"pi*o*late\, n.	   A salt of propiolic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Propiolic \Pro`pi*ol"ic\, a. [Propionic + tetrolic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called also	   propargylic acid) of the acetylene or tetrolic series,	   analogous to propionic acid, and obtained as a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Propionate \Pro"pi*o*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of propionic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Propione \Pro"pi*one\, n. (Chem.)	   The ketone of propionic acid, obtained as a colorless	   fragrant liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Propionic \Pro`pi*on"ic\, a. [Proto- + Gr. pi`wn fat.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid	   which is produced in the distillation of wood, in the	   fermentation of various organic substances, as glycerin,	   calcium lactate, etc., and is obtained as a colorless liquid	   having a sharp, pungent odor. Propionic acid is so called	   because it is the first or lowest member of the fatty acid	   series whose salts have a fatty feel.	   [1913 Webster]
Propionyl \Pro"pi*o*nyl\, n. (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {C3H5O}, regarded as the essential	   residue of propionic acid and certain related compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Propithecus \Prop`i*the"cus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before, for + ?	   ape.] (Zool.)	   A genus including the long-tailed, or diadem, indris. See	   {Indris}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propitiable \Pro*pi"ti*a*ble\, a. [L. propitiabilis.]	   Capable of being propitiated.	   [1913 Webster]
Propitiate \Pro*pi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propitiated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Propitiating}.] [L. propitiatus, p. p. of	   propitiare to propitiate, fr. propitius favorable. See	   {Propitious}.]	   To appease to render favorable; to make propitious; to	   conciliate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let fierce Achilles, dreadful in his rage,	         The god propitiate, and the pest assuage. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Propitiate \Pro*pi"ti*ate\, v. i.	   To make propitiation; to atone.	   [1913 Webster]
Propitiation \Pro*pi`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. propitiatio: cf. F.	   propitiation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of appeasing the wrath and conciliating the favor	      of an offended person; the act of making propitious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) That which propitiates; atonement or atoning	      sacrifice; specifically, the influence or effects of the	      death of Christ in appeasing the divine justice, and	      conciliating the divine favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Jesus Christ] is the propitiation for our sins.	                                                  --1 John ii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]
Propitiator \Pro*pi"ti*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who propitiates or appeases.	   [1913 Webster]
Propitiatorily \Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   By way of propitiation.	   [1913 Webster]
Propitiatory \Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry\, a. [L. propitiatorius: cf. F.	   propitiatoire.]	   Having the power to make propitious; pertaining to, or	   employed in, propitiation; expiatory; as, a propitiatory	   sacrifice. --Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]	Propitiatory \Pro*pi"ti*a*to*ry\, n. [L. propitiatorium.]	   (Jewish Antiq.)	   The mercy seat; -- so called because a symbol of the	   propitiated Jehovah. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Propitious \Pro*pi"tious\, a. [L. propitius, perhaps originally	   a term of augury meaning, flying forward (pro) or well; cf.	   Skr. pat to fly, E. petition, feather.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Convenient; auspicious; favorable; kind; as, a propitious	      season; a propitious breeze.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, kind; gracious; merciful; helpful; -- said of a	      person or a divinity. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now t' assuage the force of this new flame,	            And make thee [Love] more propitious in my need.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Auspicious; favorable; kind.	   Usage: {Propitious}, {Auspicious}. Auspicious (from the	          ancient idea of auspices, or omens) denotes	          "indicative of success," or "favored by incidental	          occurrences;" as, an auspicious opening; an auspicious	          event. Propitious denotes that which efficaciously	          protect us in some undertaking, speeds our exertions,	          and decides our success; as, propitious gales;	          propitious influences.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Pro*pi"tious*ly}, adv. --	          {Pro*pi"tious*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Proplasm \Pro"plasm\, n. [L. proplasma, Gr. ?; ? before + ? a	   thing formed, fr. ? to mold.]	   A mold; a matrix. [R.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Proplastic \Pro*plas"tic\, a.	   Forming a mold.	   [1913 Webster]
Proplastics \Pro*plas"tics\, n.	   The art of making molds for castings. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Propleg \Prop"leg`\, n. [So called because it props up or	   supports the body.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Proleg}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propodial \Pro*po"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the propodialia, or the parts of the	   limbs to which they belong.	   [1913 Webster]
Propodiale \Pro*po`di*a"le\, n.; pl. {Propodialia}. . [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? before + ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot.] (Anat.)	   The bone of either the upper arm or the thing, the	   propodialia being the humerus and femur.	   [1913 Webster]
Propodite \Prop"o*dite\, n. [Pref. pro- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.]	   (Zool.)	   The sixth joint of a typical leg of a crustacean; usually,	   the penultimate joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Propodium \Pro*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Propodia}. [NL. See	   {Propodiale}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk.	   (b) The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax	       of a hymenopterous insect. [Written also {propodeum}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Propolis \Pro"po*lis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? before + ? city.]	   Same as {Bee glue}, under {Bee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propone \Pro*pone"\, v. t. [L. proponere to propose. See	   {Propound}.]	   To propose; to bring forward.	   [1913 Webster]
Proponent \Pro*po"nent\, a. [L. proponens, p. pr.]	   Making proposals; proposing.	   [1913 Webster]	Proponent \Pro*po"nent\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who makes a proposal, or lays down a proposition.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The propounder of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]
Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. proportio; pro before	   + portio part or share. See {Portion}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or	      to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree;	      comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the	      parts of a building, or of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.	                                                  --Ridley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Formed in the best proportions of her sex. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Documents are authentic and facts are true precisely	            in proportion to the support which they afford to	            his theory.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harmonic relation between parts, or between different	      things of the same kind; symmetrical arrangement or	      adjustment; symmetry; as, to be out of proportion. "Let us	      prophesy according to the proportion of faith." --Rom.	      xii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The portion one receives when a whole is distributed by a	      rule or principle; equal or proper share; lot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the women . . . do the same things in their	            proportions and capacities.           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A part considered comparatively; a share.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.)	      (a) The equality or similarity of ratios, especially of	          geometrical ratios; or a relation among quantities	          such that the quotient of the first divided by the	          second is equal to that of the third divided by the	          fourth; -- called also {geometrical proportion}, in	          distinction from arithmetical proportion, or that in	          which the difference of the first and second is equal	          to the difference of the third and fourth.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Proportion in the mathematical sense differs from	         ratio. Ratio is the relation of two quantities of the	         same kind, as the ratio of 5 to 10, or the ratio of 8	         to 16. Proportion is the sameness or likeness of two	         such relations. Thus, 5 to 10 as 8 to 16; that is, 5	         bears the same relation to 10 as 8 does to 16. Hence,	         such numbers are said to be in proportion. Proportion	         is expressed by symbols thus:	         [1913 Webster] a:b::c:d, or a:b = c:d, or a/b = c/d.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) The rule of three, in arithmetic, in which the three	          given terms, together with the one sought, are	          proportional.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Continued proportion}, {Inverse proportion}, etc. See under	      {Continued}, {Inverse}, etc.	   {Harmonical proportion} or {Musical proportion}, a relation	      of three or four quantities, such that the first is to the	      last as the difference between the first two is to the	      difference between the last two; thus, 2, 3, 6, are in	      harmonical proportion; for 2 is to 6 as 1 to 3. Thus, 24,	      16, 12, 9, are harmonical, for 24:9::8:3.	   {In proportion}, according as; to the degree that. "In	      proportion as they are metaphysically true, they are	      morally and politically false." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Proportion \Pro*por"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proportioned};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportioning}.] [Cf. F. proportionner. Cf.	   {Proportionate}, v.]	   1. To adjust in a suitable proportion, as one thing or one	      part to another; as, to proportion the size of a building	      to its height; to proportion our expenditures to our	      income.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the loss of an object we do not proportion our	            grief to the real value . . . but to the value our	            fancies set upon it.                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form with symmetry or suitableness, as the parts of the	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature had proportioned her without any fault. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To divide into equal or just shares; to apportion.	      [1913 Webster]
Proportionable \Pro*por"tion*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being proportioned, or made proportional; also,	   proportional; proportionate. -- {Pro*por"tion*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         But eloquence may exist without a proportionable degree	         of wisdom.                               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proportionable, which is no longer much favored, was of	         our [i. e., English writers'] own coining. --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportionably \Pro*por"tion*a*bly\, adv.	   Proportionally. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F.	   proportionnel.]	   1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in	      suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice	      are proportional. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or securing, proportion. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Constituting a proportion; having the same, or a	      constant, ratio; as, proportional quantities; momentum is	      proportional to quantity of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Proportional logarithms}, logistic logarithms. See under	      {Logistic}.	   {Proportional scale}, a scale on which are marked parts	      proportional to the logarithms of the natural numbers; a	      logarithmic scale.	   {Proportional} {scales, compasses, dividers}, etc.	      (Draughting), instruments used in making copies of	      drawings, or drawings of objects, on an enlarged or	      reduced scale.	      [1913 Webster]	Proportional \Pro*por"tion*al\, n.	   1. (Math.) Any number or quantity in a proportion; as, a mean	      proportional.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The combining weight or equivalent of an element.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Proportionality \Pro*por`tion*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   proportionnalit['e].]	   The state of being in proportion. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportionally \Pro*por"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In proportion; in due degree; adapted relatively; as, all	   parts of the building are proportionally large. --Sir I.	   Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, a. [L. proportionatus. See	   {Proportion}.]	   Adjusted to something else according to a proportion;	   proportional. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         What is proportionate to his transgression. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Proportionate \Pro*por"tion*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Proportionated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proportionating}.] [Cf.	   {Proportion}, v.]	   To make proportional; to adjust according to a settled rate,	   or to due comparative relation; to proportion; as, to	   proportionate punishment to crimes.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportionately \Pro*por"tion*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a proportionate manner; with due proportion;	   proportionally.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportionateness \Pro*por"tion*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being proportionate. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportionless \Pro*por"tion*less\, a.	   Without proportion; unsymmetrical.	   [1913 Webster]
Proportionment \Pro*por"tion*ment\, n.	   The act or process of dividing out proportionally.	   [1913 Webster]
Proposal \Pro*pos"al\, n. [From {Propose}.]	   1. That which is proposed, or propounded for consideration or	      acceptance; a scheme or design; terms or conditions	      proposed; offer; as, to make proposals for a treaty of	      peace; to offer proposals for erecting a building; to make	      proposals of marriage. "To put forth proposals for a	      book." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The offer by a party of what he has in view as to an	      intended business transaction, which, with acceptance,	      constitutes a contract.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Proffer; tender; overture. See {Proposition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Propose \Pro*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proposed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Proposing}.] [F. proposer; pref. pro- (L. pro for,	   forward) + poser to place. See {Pose}, v.]	   1. To set forth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That being proposed brimfull of wine, one scarce	            could lift it up.                     --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer for consideration, discussion, acceptance, or	      adoption; as, to propose terms of peace; to propose a	      question for discussion; to propose an alliance; to	      propose a person for office.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set before one's self or others as a purpose formed;	      hence, to purpose; to intend.	      [1913 Webster]	            I propose to relate, in several volumes, the history	            of the people of New England. --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To propose to one's self}, to intend; to design.	      [1913 Webster]	Propose \Pro*pose"\, v. i.	   1. To speak; to converse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There shalt thou find my cousin Beatrice,	            Proposing with the prince and Claudio. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form or declare a purpose or intention; to lay a	      scheme; to design; as, man proposes, but God disposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To offer one's self in marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	Propose \Pro*pose"\, n. [F. propos, L. propositum. See	   {Propound}, {Purpose}, n.]	   Talk; discourse. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Proposer \Pro*pos"er\, n.	   1. One who proposes or offers anything for consideration or	      adoption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A speaker; an orator. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Proposition \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 proposition." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for	      consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as,	      the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was	      not accepted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A statement of religious doctrine; an article of faith;	      creed; as, the propositions of Wyclif and Huss.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some persons . . . change their propositions	            according as their temporal necessities or	            advantages do turn.                   --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram. & Logic) A complete sentence, or part of a sentence	      consisting of a subject and predicate united by a copula;	      a thought expressed or propounded in language; a from of	      speech in which a predicate is affirmed or denied of a	      subject; as, snow is white.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A statement in terms of a truth to be	      demonstrated, or of an operation to be performed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is called a theorem when it is something to be	         proved, and a problem when it is something to be done.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Rhet.) That which is offered or affirmed as the subject	      of the discourse; anything stated or affirmed for	      discussion or illustration.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Poetry) The part of a poem in which the author states the	      subject or matter of it.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Leaves of proposition} (Jewish Antiq.), the showbread.	      --Wyclif (Luke vi. 4).	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Proposal; offer; statement; declaration.	   Usage: {Proposition}, {Proposal}. These words are both from	          the Latin verb proponere, to set forth, and as here	          compared they mark different forms or stages of a	          negotiation. A proposition is something presented for	          discussion or consideration; as, propositions of	          peace. A proposal is some definite thing offered by	          one party to be accepted or rejected by the other. If	          the proposition is favorably received, it is usually	          followed by proposals which complete the arrangement.	          [1913 Webster]
Propositional \Prop`o*si"tion*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or in the nature of, a proposition; considered	   as a proposition; as, a propositional sense. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Propound \Pro*pound"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Propounded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Propounding}.] [From earlier propone, L. proponere,	   propositum, to set forth, propose, propound; pro for, before	   + ponere to put. See {Position}, and cf. {Provost}.]	   1. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to	      propound a question; to propound an argument. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And darest thou to the Son of God propound	            To worship thee, accursed?            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to	            propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) To propose or name as a candidate for admission to	      communion with a church.	      [1913 Webster]
Propounder \Pro*pound"er\, n.	   One who propounds, proposes, or offers for consideration.	   --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Propretor \Pro*pre"tor\, n. [L. propraetor; pro for, before +	   praetor a pretor.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A magistrate who, having been pretor at home, was appointed	   to the government of a province. [Written also	   {propr[ae]tor}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Proprietaries}. [L.	   proprietarius: cf. F. propri['e]taire. See {Propriety}, and	   cf. {Proprietor}.]	   1. A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a	      thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing	      in his own right. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A body proprietors, taken collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) A monk who had reserved goods and effects to	      himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the	      time of profession.	      [1913 Webster]	Proprietary \Pro*pri"e*ta*ry\, a. [L. proprietarius.]	   Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprietor; considered as	   property; owned; as, proprietary medicine.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Proprietary articles}, manufactured articles which some	      person or persons have exclusive right to make and sell.	      --U. S. Statutes.	      [1913 Webster]
Proprietor \Pro*pri"e*tor\, n. [For older proprietary: cf. F.	   propri['e]tarie.]	   One who has the legal right or exclusive title to anything,	   whether in possession or not; an owner; as, the proprietor of	   farm or of a mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Proprietorial \Pro*pri`e*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ownership; proprietary; as, proprietorial	   rights.	   [1913 Webster]
Proprietorship \Pro*pri"e*tor*ship\, n.	   The state of being proprietor; ownership.	   [1913 Webster]
Proprietress \Pro*pri"e*tress\, n.	   A female proprietor.	   [1913 Webster]
Propriety \Pro*pri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Proprieties}. [F.	   propri['e]t['e], L. proprietas, fr. proprius one's own,	   proper. See {Property}, {Proper}.]	   1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal	      title; property. [Obs.] "Onles this propriety be exiled."	      --Robynson (More's Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of	            by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it	            being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or	      quality; peculiarity. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            We find no mention hereof in ancient zoographers, .	            . . who seldom forget proprieties of such a nature.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The quality or state of being proper; suitableness to an	      acknowledged or correct standard or rule; consonance with	      established principles, rules, or customs; fitness;	      appropriateness; as, propriety of behavior, language,	      manners, etc. "The rule of propriety," --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Proproctor \Pro*proc"tor\, n. [Pref. pro- + proctor.] [Eng.	   Univ.]	   A assistant proctor. --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Props \Props\, n. pl.	   A game of chance, in which four sea shells, each called a	   prop, are used instead of dice.	   [1913 Webster]
Propterygium \Prop`te*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl. {Propterygia}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ? before + ? a fin.] (Anat.)	   The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of	   some fishes. -- {Prop`ter*yg"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Propugn \Pro*pugn"\, v. t. [L. propugnare; pro for + pugnare to	   fight.]	   To contend for; to defend; to vindicate. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Propugnacle \Pro*pug"na*cle\, n. [L. propugnaculum.]	   A fortress. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Propugnation \Pro`pug*na"tion\, n. [L. propugnatio.]	   Means of defense; defense. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Propugner \Pro*pugn"er\, n.	   A defender; a vindicator. "Zealous propugners." --Gov. of	   Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Propulsation \Pro`pul*sa"tion\, n. [L. propulsatio. See	   {Propulse}.]	   The act of driving away or repelling; a keeping at a	   distance. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Propulse \Pro*pulse"\, v. t. [L. propulsare, v. intens. from	   propellere to propel. See {Propel}.]	   To repel; to drive off or away. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Propulsion \Pro*pul"sion\, n. [Cf. F. propulsion. See {Propel}.]	   1. The act driving forward or away; the act or process of	      propelling; as, steam propulsion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An impelling act or movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            God works in all things; all obey	            His first propulsion.                 --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]
Propulsive \Pro*pul"sive\, a.	   Tending, or having power, to propel; driving on; urging.	   "[The] propulsive movement of the verse." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Propulsory \Pro*pul"so*ry\, a.	   Propulsive.	   [1913 Webster]
Propyl \Pro"pyl\, n. [Propionic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {C3H7}, regarded as the essential	   residue of propane and related compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Propylaeum \Prop`y*l[ae]"um\, n.; pl. {Propyl[ae]a}. [L., fr.	   Gr. ?; ? before + ? a gate.] (Anc. Classical Arch.)	   Any court or vestibule before a building or leading into any	   inclosure.	   [1913 Webster]
Propylene \Pro"pyl*ene\, n. [Cf. F. propyl[`e]ne.] (Chem.)	   A colorless gaseous hydrocarbon ({C3H6}) of the ethylene	   series, having a garlic odor. It occurs in coal gas, and is	   produced artificially in various ways. Called also {propene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propylic \Pro*pyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, propyl; as,	   propylic alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Propylidene \Pro*pyl"i*dene\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Propidene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Propylon \Prop"y*lon\, n.; pl. {Propyla}. [NL., from Gr. ?; ?	   before + ? a gate.] (Anc. Arch.)	   The porch, vestibule, or entrance of an edifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Pro rata \Pro` ra"ta\ [L.]	   In proportion; proportionately; according to the share,	   interest, or liability of each.	   [1913 Webster]
Proratable \Pro*rat"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being prorated, or divided proportionately. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prorate \Pro*rate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prorating}.] [From L. pro rata (sc. parte) according	   to a certain part, in proportion.]	   To divide or distribute proportionally; to assess pro rata.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prore \Prore\, n. [L. prora, Gr. ?: cf. It. & Sp. prora. See	   {Prow}, n.]	   The prow or fore part of a ship. [Poetic] "Galleys with	   vermilion prores." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Prorector \Pro*rec"tor\, n. [NL. See {Pro-}, and {Rector}.]	   An officer who presides over the academic senate of a German	   university. --Heyse.	   [1913 Webster]
Prorectorate \Pro*rec"tor*ate\, n.	   The office of prorector.	   [1913 Webster]
Prorenal \Pro*re"nal\, a. [Pref. pro- + renal.] (Anat.)	   Pronephric.	   [1913 Webster]
Proreption \Pro*rep"tion\, n. [L. prorepere, proreptum, to creep	   forth; pro + repere.]	   A creeping on.	   [1913 Webster]
Prorhinal \Pro*rhi"nal\, a. [Pref. pro- + rhinal.] (Anat.)	   Situated in front of the nasal chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Prorogate \Pro"ro*gate\, v. t.	   To prorogue. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prorogation \Pro`ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. prorogatio: cf. F.	   prorogation.]	   1. The act of counting in duration; prolongation. [Obs.]	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of proroguing; the ending of the session of	      Parliament, and postponing of its business, by the command	      of the sovereign. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: After an adjournment all things continue as they were	         at the adjournment; whereas, after a prorogation, bill	         introduced and nut passed are as if they had never been	         begun at all. --Mozley & W.	         [1913 Webster]
Prorogue \Pro*rogue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorogued}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Proroguing}.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum;	   pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or	   vote, or about a law. See {Rogation}.]	   1. To protract; to prolong; to extend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He prorogued his government.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defer; to delay; to postpone; as, to proroguedeath; to	      prorogue a marriage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To end the session of a parliament by an order of the	      sovereign, thus deferring its business.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parliament was prorogued to [meet at] Westminster.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Parliament was again prorogued to a distant day.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To adjourn; postpone; defer. See {Adjourn}.	        [1913 Webster]
Proruption \Pro*rup"tion\, n. [L. proruptio, fr. prorumpere,	   proruptum, to break forth; pro forth + rumpere to break.]	   The act or state of bursting forth; a bursting out. [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Prosaic
Prosaic \Pro*sa"ic\, Prosaical \Pro*sa"ic*al\, a. [L. prosaius,	   from prosa prose: cf. F,. prosa["i]que. See {Prose}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to prose; resembling prose; in the form	      of prose; unpoetical; writing or using prose; as, a	      prosaic composition. --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dull; uninteresting; commonplace; unimaginative; prosy;	      as, a prosaic person. --Ed. Rev.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pro*sa"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Pro*sa"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosaicism \Pro*sa"i*cism\, n.	   The quality or state of being prosaic; a prosaic manner or	   style. [R.] --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosaism \Pro"sa*ism\, n.	   That which is in the form of prose writing; a prosaic manner.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosaist \Pro"sa*ist\ (?; 277), n.	   A writer of prose; an unpoetical writer. "An estimable	   prosaist." --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosal \Pro"sal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to prose; prosaic. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Proscenium \Pro*sce"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Proscenia}. [L., fr. Gr. ?;	   ? before + ? a tent, a wooden stage, the stage. See {Scene}.]	   1. (Anc. Theater) The part where the actors performed; the	      stage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Modern Theater) The part of the stage in front of the	      curtain; sometimes, the curtain and its framework.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Proscolex \Pro*sco"lex\, n.; pl. {Proscolices}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   before + ?, ?, a worm.] (Zool.)	   An early larval form of a trematode worm; a redia. See	   {Redia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proscribe \Pro*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proscribed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Proscribing}.] [L. proscribere, proscriptum, to	   write before, to publish, proscribe; pro before + scribere to	   write. See {Scribe}. The sense of this word originated in the	   Roman practice of writing the names of persons doomed to	   death, and posting the list in public.]	   1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of	      law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed	      each other's adherents.	      [1913 Webster]	            Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . was banished the	            realm, and proscribed.                --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as,	      the Puritans proscribed theaters.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Arian doctrines were proscribed and	            anathematized in the famous Council of Nice.	                                                  --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]
Proscriber \Pro*scrib"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, proscribes, denounces, or prohibits.	   [1913 Webster]
Proscript \Pro"script\, n. [See {Proscribe}.]	   1. A proscription; a prohibition; an interdict. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is proscribed. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Proscription \Pro*scrip"tion\, n. [L. proscriptio: cf. F.	   proscription.]	   1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile;	      outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the	      public offer of a reward for the head of a political	      enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman	      citizens fell by proscription.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every victory by either party had been followed by a	            sanguinary proscription.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being proscribed; denunciation; interdiction;	      prohibition. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Proscriptional \Pro*scrip"tion*al\, a.	   Proscriptive.	   [1913 Webster]
Proscriptionist \Pro*scrip"tion*ist\, n.	   One who proscribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Proscriptive \Pro*scrip"tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to proscription; consisting in, or of the	   nature of, proscription; proscribing. --Burke. --	   {Pro*scrip"tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Prose \Prose\, n. [F. prose, L. prosa, fr. prorsus, prosus,	   straight forward, straight on, for proversus; pro forward +	   versus, p. p. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.]	   1. The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing;	      language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; --	      contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition.	      [1913 Webster]	            I speak in prose, and let him rymes make. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wish our clever young poets would remember my	            homely definitions of prose and poetry, that is;	            prose -- words in their best order; poetry -- the	            best order.                           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, language which evinces little imagination or	      animation; dull and commonplace discourse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A hymn with no regular meter, sometimes	      introduced into the Mass. See {Sequence}.	      [1913 Webster]	Prose \Prose\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or composed of, prose; not in verse; as,	      prose composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing or exhibiting unpoetical characteristics;	      plain; dull; prosaic; as, the prose duties of life.	      [1913 Webster]	Prose \Prose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prosed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prosing}.]	   1. To write in prose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To write or repeat in a dull, tedious, or prosy way.	      [1913 Webster]	Prose \Prose\, v. i.	   1. To write prose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prosing or versing, but chiefly this latter.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosector \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 professional anatomist.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosecutable \Pros"e*cu`ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being prosecuted; liable to prosecution.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosecute \Pros"e*cute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prosecuted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Prosecuting}.] [L. prosecutus, p. p. of	   prosequi to follow, pursue. See {Pursue}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To follow or pursue with a view to reach, execute, or	      accomplish; to endeavor to obtain or complete; to carry	      on; to continue; as, to prosecute a scheme, hope, or	      claim.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am beloved Hermia;	            Why should not I, then, prosecute my right ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seek to obtain by legal process; as, to prosecute a	      right or a claim in a court of law.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To pursue with the intention of punishing; to accuse	      of some crime or breach of law, or to pursue for redress	      or punishment, before a legal tribunal; to proceed against	      judicially; as, to prosecute a man for trespass, or for a	      riot.	      [1913 Webster]	            To acquit themselves and prosecute their foes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Prosecute \Pros"e*cute\, v. i.	   1. To follow after. [Obs.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To institute and carry on a legal prosecution; as,	      to prosecute for public offenses. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosecution \Pros`e*cu"tion\, n. [L. prosecutio a following.]	   1. The act or process of prosecuting, or of endeavoring to	      gain or accomplish something; pursuit by efforts of body	      or mind; as, the prosecution of a scheme, plan, design, or	      undertaking; the prosecution of war.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keeping a sharp eye on her domestics . . . in	            prosecution of their various duties.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The institution and carrying on of a suit in a court	          of law or equity, to obtain some right, or to redress	          and punish some wrong; the carrying on of a judicial	          proceeding in behalf of a complaining party, as	          distinguished from defense.	      (b) The institution, or commencement, and continuance of a	          criminal suit; the process of exhibiting formal	          charges against an offender before a legal tribunal,	          and pursuing them to final judgment on behalf of the	          state or government, as by indictment or information.	      (c) The party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted.	          --Blackstone. Burrill. Mozley & W.	          [1913 Webster]
Prosecutor \Pros"e*cu`tor\, n. [Cf. L. prosecutor an attendant.]	   1. One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or	      business.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The person who institutes and carries on a criminal	      suit against another in the name of the government.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosecutrix \Pros"e*cu`trix\, n. [NL.]	   A female prosecutor.	   [1913 Webster]
Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, n. [OE. proselite, OF. proselite, F.	   proselytus, Gr. ?, adj., that has come, n., a new comer,	   especially, one who has come over from heathenism to the	   Jewish religion; ? toward, to + (prob.) the root of ? to	   come.]	   A new convert especially a convert to some religion or	   religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or	   party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan	   converted to Christianity, is a proselyte.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye [Scribes and Pharisees] compass sea and land to make	         one proselyte.                           --Matt. xxiii.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fresh confidence the speculatist takes	         From every harebrained proselyte he makes. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Convert}.	        [1913 Webster]	Proselyte \Pros"e*lyte\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proselyted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Proselyting}.]	   To convert to some religion, opinion, or system; to bring	   over. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Proselytism \Pros"e*ly*tism\, n. [Cf. F. pros['e]lytisme.]	   1. The act or practice of proselyting; the making of converts	      to a religion or a religious sect, or to any opinion,	      system, or party.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were possessed of a spirit of proselytism in	            the most fanatical degree.            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conversion to a religion, system, or party.	      [1913 Webster]
Proselytize \Pros"e*ly*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {proselytized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proselytizing}.]	   To convert to some religion, system, opinion, or the like; to	   bring, or cause to come, over; to proselyte.	   [1913 Webster]	         One of those whom they endeavor to proselytize.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Proselytize \Pros"e*ly*tize\, v. i.	   To make converts or proselytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Proselytizer \Pros"e*ly*ti`zer\, n.	   One who proselytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Proseman \Prose"man\, n.	   A writer of prose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proseminary \Pro*sem"i*na*ry\, n.	   A seminary which prepares pupils for a higher institution.	   --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosemination \Pro*sem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. proseminare,	   proseminatum, to disseminate.]	   Propagation by seed. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosencephalic \Pros*en`ce*phal"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the prosencephalon.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosencephalon \Pros`en*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toward,	   near to + E. encephalon.] [Sometimes abbreviated to proen.]	   (Anat.)	   (a) The anterior segment of the brain, including the cerebrum	       and olfactory lobes; the forebrain.	   (b) The cerebrum. --Huxley.	       [1913 Webster]
Prosenchyma \Pros*en"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? near +	   -enchyma, as in parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   A general term applied to the tissues formed of elongated	   cells, especially those with pointed or oblique extremities,	   as the principal cells of ordinary wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Proser \Pros"er\, n.	   1. A writer of prose. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who talks or writes tediously. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosiliency \Pro*sil"i*en*cy\, n. [L. prosilere to leap forth.]	   The act of leaping forth or forward; projection. "Such	   prosiliency of relief." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosily \Pros"i*ly\, adv.	   In a prosy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosimetrical \Pros`i*met"ric*al\, a. [Prose + metrical.]	   Consisting both of prose and verse. --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosimiae \Pro*sim"i*[ae]\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pro-}. and	   {Simia}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Lemuroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosiness \Pros"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being prosy; tediousness;	   tiresomeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosing \Pros"ing\, n.	   Writing prose; speaking or writing in a tedious or prosy	   manner. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosingly \Pros"ing*ly\, adv.	   Prosily.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosiphon \Pro*si"phon\, n. [Pref. pro- for + siphon.] (Zool.)	   A minute tube found in the protoconch of ammonites, and not	   connected with the true siphon.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosit \Pro"sit\, interj. [L., 3d pers. sing. subj. present of	   prodesse to do good; pro for + esse to be.]	   Lit., may it do (you) good; -- a salutation used in well	   wishing, esp. among Germans, as in drinking healths; -- also	   used in the contracted form {prost}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Proslavery \Pro*slav"er*y\, a. [Pref. pro- + slavery.]	   Favoring slavery. -- n. Advocacy of slavery.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosobranch \Pros"o*branch\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Prosobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosobranchiata \Pros`o*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   forward, further + ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   The highest division, or subclass, of gastropod mollusks,	   including those that have the gills situated anteriorly, or	   forward of the heart, and the sexes separate.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosocoele \Pros"o*c[oe]le\, n. [Gr. ? forward + ? hollow.]	   (Anat.)	   The entire cavity of the prosencephalon. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosocoelia \Pros`o*c[oe]"li*a\, n.; pl. {Prosoc[oe]lle}, [NL.]	   (Anat.)	   Same as {Prosoc[oe]le}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosodiacal \Pros`o*di"a*cal\, a.	   Prosodical.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosodiacally \Pros`o*di"a*cal*ly\, adv.	   Prosodically.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosodial \Pro*so"di*al\, a.	   Prosodical.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosodian \Pro*so"di*an\, n.	   A prosodist. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosodical \Pro*sod"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. prosodique, L.	   prosodiacus.]	   Of or pertaining to prosody; according to the rules of	   prosody. -- {Pro*sod"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosodist \Pros"o*dist\, n.	   One skilled in prosody.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosody \Pros"o*dy\, n. [L. prosodia the tone or accent of a	   syllable, Gr. ? a song sung to, or with, an accompanying	   song, the accent accompanying the pronunciation; ? to + ?	   song, ode: cf. F. prosodie. See {Ode}.]	   That part of grammar which treats of the quantity of	   syllables, of accent, and of the laws of versification or	   metrical composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosoma \Pro*so"ma\, n.; pl. {Prosomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before	   + ?, ?, body.] (Zool.)	   The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod;	   the thorax of an arthropod.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosopalgia \Pros`o*pal"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? face + ?	   pain.] (Med.)	   Facial neuralgia.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosopocephala \Pros`o*po*ceph`a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   pro`swpon face, appearance + ? head.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scaphopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosopolepsy \Pros`o*po*lep"sy\, n. [Gr. ?; pro`swpon a face, a	   person + ? a taking, receiving, ? to take.]	   Respect of persons; especially, a premature opinion or	   prejudice against a person, formed from his external	   appearance. [R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosopopoeia \Pros`o*po*p[oe]"ia\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; pro`swpon	   a face, a person + ? to make.] (Rhet.)	   A figure by which things are represented as persons, or by	   which things inanimate are spoken of as animated beings;	   also, a figure by which an absent person is introduced as	   speaking, or a deceased person is represented as alive and	   present. It includes personification, but is more extensive	   in its signification.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosopulmonata \Pros`o*pul`mo*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   forward + L. pulmo a lung.] (Zool.)	   A division of pulmonate mollusks having the breathing organ	   situated on the neck, as in the common snail.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospect \Pros"pect\, n. [L. prospectus, fr. prospicere,	   prospectum, to look forward; pro before, forward + specere,	   spicere, look, to see: cf. OF. prospect. See {Spy}, v., and	   cf. {Prospectus}.]	   1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which	      the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eye discovers unaware	            The goodly prospect of some foreign land. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a	      landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	            I went to Putney . . . to take prospects in crayon.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A position affording a fine view; a lookout. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Him God beholding from his prospect high. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Relative position of the front of a building or other	      structure; face; relative aspect.	      [1913 Webster]	            And their prospect was toward the south. --Ezek. xl.	                                                  44.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of looking forward; foresight; anticipation; as, a	      prospect of the future state. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is he a prudent man as to his temporal estate, that	            lays designs only for a day, without any prospect	            to, or provision for, the remaining part of life ?	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is hoped for; ground for hope or expectation;	      expectation; probable result; as, the prospect of success.	      "To brighter prospects born." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            These swell their prospectsd exalt their pride,	            When offers are disdain'd, and love deny'd. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prospecting}.]	   To look over; to explore or examine for something; as, to	   prospect a district for gold.	   [1913 Webster]	Prospect \Pros"pect\, v. i.	   To make a search; to seek; to explore, as for mines or the	   like; as, to prospect for gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospection \Pro*spec"tion\, n.	   The act of looking forward, or of providing for future wants;	   foresight.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospective \Pro*spec"tive\, a. [L. prospectivus: cf. F.	   prospectif. See {Prospect}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a prospect; furnishing a prospect;	      perspective. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Time's long and dark prospective glass. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Looking forward in time; acting with foresight; -- opposed	      to {retrospective}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The French king of Sweden are circumspect,	            industrious, and prospective, too, in this affair.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Child.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being within view or consideration, as a future event or	      contingency; relating to the future: expected; as, a	      prospective benefit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Points on which the promises, at the time of	            ordination, had no prospective bearing. --W. Jay.	      [1913 Webster]	Prospective \Pro*spec"tive\, n.	   1. The scene before or around, in time or in space; view;	      prospect. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A perspective glass. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Prospectively \Pro*spec"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a prospective manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospectiveness \Pro*spec"tive*ness\, n.	   Quality of being prospective.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospectless \Pros"pect*less\, a.	   Having no prospect.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospector \Pros"pect*or\, n. [L., one who looks out.]	   One who prospects; especially, one who explores a region for	   minerals and precious metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospectus \Pro*spec"tus\, n. [L., a prospect, sight, view: cf.	   F. prospectus. See {Prospect}.]	   A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a	   prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the	   scheme of an unpublished literary work.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosper \Pros"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prospered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Prospering}.] [F. prosp['e]rer v. i., or L.	   prosperare, v. i., or L. prosperare, v. t., fr. prosper or	   prosperus. See {Prosperous}.]	   To favor; to render successful. "Prosper thou our handiwork."	   --Bk. of Common Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	         All things concur toprosper our design.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Prosper \Pros"per\, v. i.	   1. To be successful; to succeed; to be fortunate or	      prosperous; to thrive; to make gain.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, in their earthly Canaan placed,	            Long time shall dwell and prosper.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow; to increase. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Black cherry trees prosper even to considerable	            timber.                               --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosperity \Pros*per"i*ty\, n. [F. prosp['e]rit['e], L.	   prosperitas. See {Prosperous}.]	   The state of being prosperous; advance or gain in anything	   good or desirable; successful progress in any business or	   enterprise; attainment of the object desired; good fortune;	   success; as, commercial prosperity; national prosperity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now prosperity begins to mellow.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prosperities can only be enjoyed by them who fear not	         at all to lose them.                     -- Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prosperousness; thrift; weal; welfare; well being;	        happiness.	        [1913 Webster]
Prosperous \Pros"per*ous\, a. [L. prosperus or prosper,	   originally, answering to hope; pro according to + the root of	   sperare to hope. See {Despair}.]	   1. Tending to prosperity; favoring; favorable; helpful.	      [1913 Webster]	            A happy passage and a prosperous wind. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being prospered; advancing in the pursuit of anything	      desirable; making gain, or increase; thriving; successful;	      as, a prosperous voyage; a prosperous undertaking; a	      prosperous man or nation.	      [1913 Webster]	            By moderation either state to bear	            Prosperous or adverse.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fortunate; successful; flourishing; thriving; favorable;	        auspicious; lucky. See {Fortunate}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Pros"per*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Pros"per*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Prosphysis \Pros"phy*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; ? to + ? to	   grow.] (Med.)	   A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion	   of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Prospicience \Pro*spi"cience\, n. [L. prospicientia, fr.	   prospiciens, p. pr. of prospicere. See {Prospect}.]	   The act of looking forward.	   [1913 Webster]
Prost \Prost\, interj. [L., see {prosit}.]	   a contracted form of {prosit}.	   [PJC]
Prostate \Pros"tate\, a. [Gr. ? standing before, fr. ? to set	   before; ? before + ? to set: cf. F. prostate.] (Anat.)	   Standing before; -- applied to a gland which is found in the	   males of most mammals, and is situated at the neck of the	   bladder where this joins the urethra. -- n. The prostate	   gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Prostatic \Pro*stat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the prostate gland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prostatic catheter}. (Med.) See under {Catheter}.	      [1913 Webster]
Prostatitis \Pros`ta*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Prostate}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the prostate.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosternation \Pros`ter*na"tion\, n. [F. See {Prostration}.]	   Dejection; depression. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosternum \Pro*ster"num\, n. [NL. See {Pro-} and {Sternum}.]	   (Zool.)	   The ventral plate of the prothorax of an insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosthesis \Pros"the*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an addition, fr. ?	   to put to, to add; ? to + ? to put, place.]	   1. (Surg.) The addition to the human body of some artificial	      part, to replace one that is wanting, as a log or an eye;	      -- called also {prothesis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The prefixing of one or more letters to the	      beginning of a word, as in beloved.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosthetic \Pros*thet"ic\, a. [Cf. Gr. ? disposed to add, ? put	   on.]	   Of or pertaining to prosthesis; prefixed, as a letter or	   letters to a word.	   [1913 Webster]
Prostibulous \Pros*tib"u*lous\, a. [L. prostibulum prostitute.]	   Of or pertaining to prostitutes or prostitution;	   meretricious. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Prostitute \Pros"ti*tute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostituted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Prostituting}.] [L. prostitutus, p. p. of	   prostituere to prostitute; pro before, forth + statuere to	   put, place. See {Statute}.]	   1. To offer, as a woman, to a lewd use; to give up to	      lewdness for hire. "Do not prostitute thy daughter."	      --Lev. xix. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To devote to base or unworthy purposes; to give up to low	      or indiscriminate use; as, to prostitute talents; to	      prostitute official powers. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Prostitute \Pros"ti*tute\, a. [L. prostitutus, p. p.]	   Openly given up to lewdness; devoted to base or infamous	   purposes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Made bold by want, and prostitute for bread. --Prior	   [1913 Webster]	Prostitute \Pros"ti*tute\, n. [L. prostituta.]	   1. A woman giver to indiscriminate lewdness; a strumpet; a	      harlot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A base hireling; a mercenary; one who offers himself to	      infamous employments for hire.	      [1913 Webster]	            No hireling she, no prostitute to praise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Prostitution \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 lewdness	      of a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of setting one's self to sale, or of devoting to	      infamous purposes what is in one's power; as, the	      prostitution of abilities; the prostitution of the press.	      "Mental prostitution." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Prostitutor \Pros"ti*tu`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who prostitutes; one who submits himself, of or offers	   another, to vile purposes. --Bp. Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Prostomium \Pro*sto"mi*um\, n.; pl. {Prostomia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   before + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zool.)	   That portion of the head of an annelid situated in front of	   the mouth. -- {Pro*sto"mi*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Prostrate \Pros"trate\, a. [L. prostratus, p. p. of prosternere	   to prostrate; pro before, forward + sternere to spread out,	   throw down. See {Stratum}.]	   1. Lying at length, or with the body extended on the ground	      or other surface; stretched out; as, to sleep prostrate.	      --Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Groveling and prostrate on yon lake of fire.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lying at mercy, as a supplicant. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lying in a humble, lowly, or suppliant posture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prostrate fall	            Before him reverent, and there confess	            Humbly our faults.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Trailing on the ground; procumbent.	      [1913 Webster]	Prostrate \Pros"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prostrated}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Prostrating}.]	   1. To lay fiat; to throw down; to level; to fell; as, to	      prostrate the body; to prostrate trees or plants.	      --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to overthrow; to demolish; to destroy; to deprive of	      efficiency; to ruin; as, to prostrate a village; to	      prostrate a government; to prostrate law or justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw down, or cause to fall in humility or adoration;	      to cause to bow in humble reverence; used reflexively; as,	      he prostrated himself. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to sink totally; to deprive of strength; to	      reduce; as, a person prostrated by fever.	      [1913 Webster]
Prostration \Pros*tra"tion\, n. [L. prostratio: cf. F.	   prostration.]	   1. The act of prostrating, throwing down, or laying fiat; as,	      the prostration of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of falling down, or of bowing in humility or	      adoration; primarily, the act of falling on the face, but	      usually applied to kneeling or bowing in reverence and	      worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            A greater prostration of reason than of body.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The condition of being prostrate; great depression;	      lowness; dejection; as, a postration of spirits. "A sudden	      prostration of strength." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A latent, not an exhausted, state of the vital	      energies; great oppression of natural strength and vigor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Prostration, in its medical use, is analogous to the	         state of a spring lying under such a weight that it is	         incapable of action; while exhaustion is analogous to	         the state of a spring deprived of its elastic powers.	         The word, however, is often used to denote any great	         depression of the vital powers.	         [1913 Webster]
Prostyle \Pro"style\, a. [L. prostylus, Gr. ?; ? before + ?	   pillar, column: cf. F. prostyle.] (Arch.)	   Having columns in front. -- n. A prostyle portico or	   building.	   [1913 Webster]
Prosy \Pros"y\, a. [Compar. {Prosier}; superl. {Prosiest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to prose; like prose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dull and tedious in discourse or writing; prosaic.	      [1913 Webster]
Prosylogism \Pro*sy"lo*gism\, n. [Pref. pro- + syllogism.]	   (Logic)	   A syllogism preliminary or logically essential to another	   syllogism; the conclusion of such a syllogism, which becomes	   a premise of the following syllogism.	   [1913 Webster]
Protactic \Pro*tac"tic\ (pr[-o]*t[a^]k"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   protaktiko`s placing or placed before, fr. prota`ssein to	   place in front; pro` before + ta`ssein to arrange.]	   Giving a previous narrative or explanation, as of the plot or	   personages of a play; introductory.	   [1913 Webster]
Protactinium \Protactinium\	   The radioactive chemical element, of atomic number 91; Atomic	   symbol Pa; at. wt. of longest-lived isotope, 231 (T1/2 =	   32,500 yrs.) Also called brevium, Uranium X2 and UX2.	   [PJC]
Protagon \Pro"ta*gon\, n. [Proto- + Gr. 'agw`n a contest. See.	   {Protagonist}. So called because it was the first definitely	   ascertained principle of the brain.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nitrogenous phosphorized principle found in brain tissue.	   By decomposition it yields neurine, fatty acids, and other	   bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Protagonist \Pro*tag"o*nist\, n. [Gr. prwtagonisth`s; prw^tos	   first + 'agonisth`s an actor, combatant, fr. 'agw`n a	   contest.]	   One who takes the leading part in a drama; hence, one who	   takes lead in some great scene, enterprise, conflict, or the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shakespeare, the protagonist on the great of modern	         poetry.                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Protamin \Pro"ta*min\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An amorphous nitrogenous substance found in the spermatic	   fluid of salmon. It is soluble in water, which an alkaline	   reaction, and unites with acids and metallic bases.	   [1913 Webster]
Protandric \Pro*tan"dric\, a. [Proto- + Gr. ?, ?, a man.]	   (Zool.)	   Having male sexual organs while young, and female organs	   later in life. -- {Pro*tan"trism}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Protandrous \Pro*tan"drous\, a. (Bot.)	   Proterandrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Protasis \Prot"a*sis\ (pr[o^]t"[.a]*s[i^]s), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   pro`tasis, fr. protei`nein to stretch before, forward; pro`	   before + tei`nein to stretch.]	   1. A proposition; a maxim. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The introductory or subordinate member of a	      sentence, generally of a conditional sentence; -- opposed	      to {apodosis}. See {Apodosis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The first part of a drama, of a poem, or the like; the	      introduction; opposed to {epitasis}. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Protatic \Pro*tat"ic\, a. [Gr. protatiko`s: cf. L. protaticus,	   F. protatique.]	   Of or pertaining to the protasis of an ancient play;	   introductory.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteaceous \Pro`te*a"ceous\, a. [From {Proteus}.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Proteace[ae]}, an order of apetalous	   evergreen shrubs, mostly natives of the Cape of Good Hope or	   of Australia.	   [1913 Webster]
Protean \Pro"te*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Proteus; characteristic of Proteus. "	      Protean transformations." --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exceedingly variable; readily assuming different shapes or	      forms; as, an am[oe]ba is a protean animalcule.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Proteanly \Pro"te*an*ly\, adv.	   In a protean manner. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Protect \Pro*tect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Protecting}.] [L. protectus, p. p. of protegere,	   literally, to cover in front; pro before + tegere to cover.	   See {Tegument}.]	   To cover or shield from danger or injury; to defend; to	   guard; to preserve in safety; as, a father protects his	   children.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gods of Greece protect you!          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To guard; shield; preserve. See {Defend}.	        [1913 Webster]
Protectingly \Pro*tect"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of protection; in a protective manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Protection \Pro*tec"tion\, n. [L. protectio: cf. F. protection.]	   1. The act of protecting, or the state of being protected;	      preservation from loss, injury, or annoyance; defense;	      shelter; as, the weak need protection.	      [1913 Webster]	            To your protection I commend me, gods. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which protects or preserves from injury; a defense; a	      shield; a refuge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them rise up . . . and be your protection.	                                                  --Deut. xxxii.	                                                  38.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A writing that protects or secures from molestation or	      arrest; a pass; a safe-conduct; a passport.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . gave them protections under his hand.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Polit. Econ.) A theory, or a policy, of protecting the	      producers in a country from foreign competition in the	      home market by the imposition of such discriminating	      duties on goods of foreign production as will restrict or	      prevent their importation; -- opposed to {free trade}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of protection}. (Law)	      (a) A writ by which the king formerly exempted a person	          from arrest; -- now disused. [Eng.] --Blackstone.	      (b) A judicial writ issued to a person required to attend	          court, as party, juror, etc., intended to secure him	          from arrest in coming, staying, and returning.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Preservation; defense; guard; shelter; refuge; security;	        safety.	        [1913 Webster]
Protectionism \Pro*tec"tion*ism\, n. (Polit. Econ.)	   The doctrine or policy of protectionists. See {Protection},	   4.	   [1913 Webster]
Protectionist \Pro*tec"tion*ist\, n. (Polit. Econ.)	   One who favors protection. See {Protection}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Protective \Pro*tect"ive\, a. [Cf. F. protectif.]	   Affording protection; sheltering; defensive. " The favor of a	   protective Providence." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Protective coloring} (Zool.), coloring which serves for the	      concealment and preservation of a living organism. Cf.	      {Mimicry}. --Wallace.	   {Protective tariff} (Polit. Econ.), a tariff designed to	      secure protection (see {Protection}, 4.), as distinguished	      from a tariff designed to raise revenue. See {Tariff}, and	      {Protection}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Protectiveness \Pro*tect"ive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being protective. --W. Pater.	   [1913 Webster]
Protector \Pro*tect"or\, n. [L.: cf. F. protecteur.]	   1. One who, or that which, defends or shields from injury,	      evil, oppression, etc.; a defender; a guardian; a patron.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the world's protector shall be known. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Hist.) One having the care of the kingdom during the	      king's minority; a regent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it concluded he shall be protector ! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable	      Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of	      his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the same	      relation to a college, religious order, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lord Protector} (Eng. Hist.), the title of Oliver Cromwell	      as supreme governor of the British Commonwealth	      (1653-1658).	      [1913 Webster]
Protectoral \Pro*tect"or*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a protector; protectorial; as,	   protectoral power.	   [1913 Webster]
Protectorate \Pro*tect"or*ate\, n. [Cf. F. protectorat.]	   1. Government by a protector; -- applied especially to the	      government of England by Oliver Cromwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The authority assumed by a superior power over an inferior	      or a dependent one, whereby the former protects the latter	      from invasion and shares in the management of its affairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Protectorial \Pro`tec*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. L. protectorius.]	   Same as {Protectoral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protectorless \Pro*tect"or*less\, a.	   Having no protector; unprotected.	   [1913 Webster]
Protectorship \Pro*tect"or*ship\, n.	   The office of a protector or regent; protectorate.	   [1913 Webster] Protectress
Protectress \Pro*tect"ress\, Protectrix \Pro*tect"rix\, n. [NL.	   protectrix.]	   A woman who protects.	   [1913 Webster] Protege
Prot'eg'e \Pro`t['e]`g['e]"\, n. m. Prot'eg'ee
\Pro`t['e]`g['e]e"\, n. f.[F., p. p. of prot['e]ger. See	   {Protect}.]	   One under the care and protection of another, especially one	   receiving counseling and assistance in career development.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Proteid \Pro"te*id\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An older, imprecise term replaced by {{protein}}.	   Note: Proteid was defined in the 1913 Webster as "One of a	         class of amorphous nitrogenous principles, containing,	         as a rule, a small amount of sulphur; an albuminoid, as	         blood fibrin, casein of milk, etc. Proteids are present	         in nearly all animal fluids and make up the greater	         part of animal tissues and organs. They are also	         important constituents of vegetable tissues. See 2d	         Note under {Food}." -- {Pro"te*id}, a.	   Syn: protein.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Defensive proteid} (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of	      proteid substances, present in some animal tissues and	      fluids, that make the body immune to certain infectious	      diseases by destroying or rendering inactive the toxic	      products of bacterial growth; -- this is an older term	      replaced by more precise modern immunological concepts	      such as {antibody} and {immunoglobulin}. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Protein \Pro"te*in\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   In chemical analysis, the total nitrogenous material in	   vegetable or animal substances, obtained by multiplying the	   total nitrogen found by a factor, usually 6.25, assuming most	   proteids to contain approximately 16 per cent of nitrogen.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Proteidea \Pro`te*id"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Proteus}, and	   {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   An order of aquatic amphibians having prominent external	   gills and four legs. It includes Proteus and Menobranchus	   ({Necturus}). Called also {Proteoidea}, and {Proteida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteiform \Pro*te"i*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Changeable in form; resembling a Proteus, or an am[oe]ba.	   [1913 Webster]
Protein \Pro"te*in\, n. [Gr. prw^tos first: cf. prwtei^on the	   first place.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   any polymer of an amino acid joined by peptide (amide) bonds.	   Most natural proteins have alpha-amino acids as the monomeric	   constituents. All classical enzymes are composed of protein,	   and control most of the biochemical transformations carrie	   dout in living cells. They may be soluble, as casein,	   albumins, and other globular proteins, or insoluble (e. g.	   "structural proteins"), as collagen or keratin. "albumin", an	   older term for protein, is now used primarily to refer to	   certain specific soluble globular proteins found in eggs or	   blood serum, e.g. {bovine serum albumin}, the main soluble	   protein in teh serum of cattle, used as an enzymatically	   inert protein in biochemical research.	   Note: In the 1913 dictionary, protein was defined as: "A body	         now known as alkali albumin, but originally considered	         to be the basis of all albuminous substances, whence	         its name."	         [1913 Webster + PJC]	   {Protein crystal}. (Bot.) See {Crystalloid}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Proteinaceous \Pro`te*i*na"*ceous\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Of or related to protein; albuminous; proteid.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteinous \Pro*te"i*nous\, a.	   Proteinaceuos.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteles \Pro"te*les\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A South Africa genus of Carnivora, allied to the hyenas, but	   smaller and having weaker jaws and teeth. It includes the	   aard-wolf.	   [1913 Webster]
Protend \Pro*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Protending}.] [L. protendere, protensum; pro before,	   forth + tendere to stretch.]	   To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With his protended lance he makes defence. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Protense \Pro*tense"\, n. [See {Protend}.]	   Extension.[Obs.] " By due degrees and long protense."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Protension \Pro*ten"sion\, n. [L. protensio.]	   A drawing out; extension. [R.] --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Protensive \Pro*ten"sive\, a.	   Drawn out; extended. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Time is a protensive quantity.           --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteolysis \Pro`te*ol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Proteolytic}.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   The digestion or dissolving of proteid matter by proteolytic	   ferments.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteolytic \Pro`te*o*lyt"ic\, a. [Proteid + Gr. ? to loose.]	   (Physiol.)	   Converting proteid or albuminous matter into soluble and	   diffusible products, as peptones. " The proteolytic ferment	   of the pancreas." --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteose \Pro"te*ose`\, n. [Proteid + -ose.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   One of a class of soluble products formed in the digestion of	   proteids with gastric and pancreatic juice, and also by the	   hydrolytic action of boiling dilute acids on proteids.	   Proteoses are divided into the two groups, the primary and	   secondary proteoses.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Proterandrous \Pro`ter*an"drous\, a. [Gr. ? earlier (fr. ?	   before) + ?, ?, man, male.] (Bot.)	   Having the stamens come to maturity before the pistil; --	   opposed to {proterogynous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proterandry \Pro`ter*an"dry\, n. (Bot.)	   The condition of being proterandrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteranthous \Pro`ter*an"thous\, a. [Gr. ? earlier (fr. ?	   before) + ? flower.] (Bot.)	   Having flowers appearing before the leaves; -- said of	   certain plants. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteroglypha \Pro`te*rog"ly*pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before	   + ? to carve.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of serpents including those that have permanently	   erect grooved poison fangs, with ordinary teeth behind them	   in the jaws. It includes the cobras, the asps, and the sea	   snakes. Called also {Proteroglyphia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proterogynous \Pro`ter*og"y*nous\, a. [Gr. ? earlier (fr. ?	   before) + ? woman, female.] (Bot.)	   Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens;	   protogynous; -- opposed to {proterandrous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Proterosaurus \Pro`te*ro*sau"rus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? earlier	   (fr. ? before) + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of reptiles of the Permian period. Called	   also {Protosaurus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protervity \Pro*ter"vi*ty\, n. [L. protervitas, from protervus	   violent.]	   Peevishness; petulance. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Protest \Pro*test"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Protested}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Protesting}.] [F. protester, L. protestari, pro	   before + testari to be a witness, testis a witness. See	   {Testify}.]	   1. To affirm in a public or formal manner; to bear witness;	      to declare solemnly; to avow.	      [1913 Webster]	            He protest that his measures are pacific. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lady doth protest too much, methinks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a solemn declaration (often a written one)	      expressive of opposition; -- with against; as, he protest	      against your votes. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conscience has power . . . to protest againts	            the exorbitancies of the passions.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To affirm; asseverate; assert; aver; attest; testify;	        declare; profess. See {Affirm}.	        [1913 Webster]	Protest \Pro*test"\, v. t.	   1. To make a solemn declaration or affirmation of; to	      proclaim; to display; as, to protest one's loyalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will protest your cowardice.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call as a witness in affirming or denying, or to prove	      an affirmation; to appeal to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fiercely [they] opposed	            My journey strange, with clamorous uproar	            Protesting fate supreme.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To protest a bill} or {To protest a 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 by the nonacceptance or the nonpayment of	      the bill or note, as the case may be. This should be made	      by a notary public, whose seal it is the usual practice to	      affix. --Kent. --Story.	      [1913 Webster]	Protest \Pro"test\, n. [Cf. F. prot[^e]t, It. protesto. See	   {Protest}, v.]	   1. A solemn declaration of opinion, commonly a formal	      objection against some act; especially, a formal and	      solemn declaration, in writing, of dissent from the	      proceedings of a legislative body; as, the protest of	      lords in Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) A solemn declaration in writing, in due form, made by	          a notary public, usually under his notarial seal, on	          behalf of the holder of a bill or note, protesting	          against all parties liable for any loss or damage by	          the nonacceptance or nonpayment of the bill, or by the	          nonpayment of the note, as the case may be.	      (b) A declaration made by the master of a vessel before a	          notary, consul, or other authorized officer, upon his	          arrival in port after a disaster, stating the	          particulars of it, and showing that any damage or loss	          sustained was not owing to the fault of the vessel,	          her officers or crew, but to the perils of the sea,	          etc., ads the case may be, and protesting against	          them.	      (c) A declaration made by a party, before or while paying	          a tax, duty, or the like, demanded of him, which he	          deems illegal, denying the justice of the demand, and	          asserting his rights and claims, in order to show that	          the payment was not voluntary. --Story. --Kent.	          [1913 Webster]
Protestancy \Prot"es*tan*cy\, n.	   Protestantism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Protestant \Prot"es*tant\, n. [F. protestant, fr. L. protestans,	   -antis, p. pr. of protestare. See {Protest}, v.]	   One who protests; -- originally applied to those who adhered	   to Luther, and protested against, or made a solemn	   declaration of dissent from, a decree of the Emperor Charles	   V. and the Diet of Spires, in 1529, against the Reformers,	   and appealed to a general council; -- now used in a popular	   sense to designate any Christian who does not belong to the	   Roman Catholic or the Greek Church.	   [1913 Webster]	Protestant \Prot"es*tant\, a. [Cf. F. protestant.]	   1. Making a protest; protesting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the faith and practice of those	      Christians who reject the authority of the Roman Catholic	      Church; as, Protestant writers.	      [1913 Webster]
Protestantical \Prot`es*tant"ic*al\, a.	   Protestant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Protestantism \Prot"es*tant*ism\, n. [Cf. F. protestantisme.]	   The quality or state of being protestant, especially against	   the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the	   Protestants.	   [1913 Webster]
Protestantly \Prot"es*tant*ly\, adv.	   Like a Protestant; in conformity with Protestantism. [R.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Protestation \Prot`es*ta"tion\, n. [L. protestatio: cf. F.	   protestation. See {Protest}.]	   1. The act of making a protest; a public avowal; a solemn	      declaration, especially of dissent. " The protestation of	      our faith." --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Formerly, a declaration in common-law pleading, by	      which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial	      of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist,	      and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or	      denial.	      [1913 Webster]
Protestator \Prot"es*ta`tor\, n. [Cf. F. protestateur.]	   One who makes protestation; a protester.	   [1913 Webster]
Protester \Pro*test"er\, n.	   1. One who protests; one who utters a solemn declaration.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who protests a bill of exchange, or note.	      [1913 Webster]
Protestingly \Pro*test"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of protesting.	   [1913 Webster]
Proteus \Pro"te*us\, prop. n. [L., Gr. ?.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A sea god in the service of Neptune who	      assumed different shapes at will. Hence, one who easily	      changes his appearance or principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of aquatic eel-shaped amphibians of the	      family {Proteidae} of the order {Urodela}, found in caves	      in the karst regions near the Adriatic from Trieste to	      Montenegro (including Slovenia, Croatia, and Herzegovina);	      also called the {Olm}, {White Salamander}, and {Human	      fish}; it is a true troglobiont (cave animal). They have	      permanent external gills as well as lungs. The vestigial	      eyes are small and can only perceive light and dark; the	      legs are weak. Some were reported in Germany and France,	      apparently due to human intervention. It was known to	      Charles Darwin who wrote about cave animals in The Origin	      of Species, chapter 5.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	            The unusual Olm ({Proteus anguinus}, aka Cave	            Salamander, although no relation to the	            {Hydromantes} spp) is the only European member of	            the {Proteidae} family, the rest occurring in	            America. This species was only discovered in 1875	            and even today is only known in about fifty caves in	            the limestone mountains of the region, plus one	            isolated location in Italy. Olms are characterised	            by an elongated body, white unpigmented skin, three	            pairs of external gills and vestigial, skin-covered	            eyes which can only perceive light and shadow. The	            Olm hunts aquatic crustaceans such as water fleas	            mainly by sensory organs in the skin. If washed out	            of their caves by heavy rainfall, olms will collect	            in deep pools, but they will not voluntarily leave	            the water. At the same time they have lungs and	            drown if they cannot surface at some point for air.	            The optimum water temperature for this species is	            5-10 C. Females normally give birth to two larvae,	            but curiously enough if the water is warm enough	            (about 15 deg C) they can lay up to 80 eggs instead.	            A lot is still undiscovered about the lives of these	            mysterious creatures.	      --http://www.nafcon.dircon.co.uk/euro_urodela.html	      [PJC]	   3. A changeable protozoan; an amoeba.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A genus of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, including	      some species pathogenic in man.	      [PJC] Prothalamion
Prothalamion \Pro`tha*la"mi*on\, Prothalamium
\Pro`tha*la"mi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? before + ? chamber,	   especially, the bridal chamber.]	   A song in celebration of a marriage. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Prothallium \Pro*thal"li*um\, n.; pl. {Prothallia}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Prothallus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prothallus \Pro*thal"lus\, n.; pl. {Prothalli}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   before + ? a young shoot.] (Bot.)	   The minute primary growth from the spore of ferns and other	   Pteridophyta, which bears the true sexual organs; the	   oophoric generation of ferns, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Prothesis \Proth"e*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a placing in public,	   fr. ? to set before; ? before + ? to set, put.]	   1. (Eccl.) A credence table; -- so called by the Eastern or	      Greek Church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) See {Prosthesis}. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Prothetic \Pro*thet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to prothesis; as, a prothetic apparatus.	   [1913 Webster] Prothonotary
Prothonotary \Pro*thon"o*ta*ry\	   (pr[-o]*th[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[y^]), or Protonotary
\Pro*ton"o*ta*ry\ (pr[-o]*t[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[y^]), n.; pl.	   {-ries} (pr[-o]*th[o^]n"[-o]*t[als]*r[i^]z). [LL.	   protonotarius, fr. Gr. prw^tos first + L. notarius a	   shorthand writer, a scribe: cf. F. protonotaire.]	   1. A chief notary or clerk. " My private prothonotary."	      --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, a chief clerk in the Court of King's Bench and	      in the Court of Common Pleas, now superseded by the	      master. [Eng.] --Wharton. Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A register or chief clerk of a court in certain States of	      the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (R. C. Ch.) Formerly, one who had the charge of writing	      the acts of the martyrs, and the circumstances of their	      death; now, one of twelve persons, constituting a college	      in the Roman Curia, whose office is to register pontifical	      acts and to make and preserve the official record of	      beatifications.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gr. Ch.) The chief secretary of the patriarch of	      Constantinople.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prothonotary warbler} (Zool.), a small American warbler	      ({Protonotaria citrea}). The general color is golden	      yellow, the back is olivaceous, the rump and tail are	      ash-color, several outer tail feathers are partly white.	      [1913 Webster]
Prothonotaryship \Pro*thon"o*ta*ry*ship\, n.	   Office of a prothonotary.	   [1913 Webster]
Prothoracic \Pro`tho*rac"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the prothorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Prothorax \Pro*tho"rax\, n. [Pref. pro- + thorax.] (Zool.)	   The first or anterior segment of the thorax in insects. See	   Illusts. of {Butterfly} and {Coleoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pro thyalosoma \Pro* thy`a*lo*so"ma\, n.; pl. {Prothyalosomata}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. prw^tos first + "y`alos glass + ?, ?, body.]	   (Biol.)	   The investing portion, or spherical envelope, surrounding the	   eccentric germinal spot of the germinal vesicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Prothyalosome \Pro*thy"a*lo*some\, n. (Biol.)	   Same as {Prothyalosoma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protist \Pro"tist\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Protista.	   [1913 Webster]
Protista \Pro*tis"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. prw`tistos first.]	   (Zool.)	   A provisional group in which are placed a number of low	   microscopic organisms of doubtful nature. Some are probably	   plants, others animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Protiston \Pro*tis"ton\, n.; pl. {Protista}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   One of the Protista.	   [1913 Webster]
Proto- \Pro"to-\ [Gr. prw^tos first, a superl. fr. pro` before.	   See {Pro-}.]	   1. A combining form prefix signifying first, primary,	      primordial; as, protomartyr, the first martyr;	      protomorphic, primitive in form; protoplast, a primordial	      organism; prototype, protozoan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) Denoting the first or lowest of a series, or the one	          having the smallest amount of the element to the name	          of which it is prefixed; as protoxide, protochloride,	          etc.	      (b) Sometimes used as equivalent to mono-, as indicating	          that the compound has but one atom of the element to	          the name of which it is prefixed. Also used	          adjectively.	          [1913 Webster]
Protocanonical \Pro`to*ca*non"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the first canon, or that which contains	   the authorized collection of the books of Scripture; --	   opposed to {deutero-canonical}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protocatechuic \Pro`to*cat`e*chu"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an organic acid	   which is obtained as a white crystalline substance from	   catechin, asafetida, oil of cloves, etc., and by distillation	   itself yields pyrocatechin.	   [1913 Webster]
Protocercal \Pro`to*cer"cal\, a. [Proto- + Gr. ? the tail.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a caudal fin extending around the end of the vertebral	   column, like that which is first formed in the embryo of	   fishes; diphycercal.	   [1913 Webster]
Protococcus \Pro`to*coc"cus\, n. [NL. See {Proto-}, and	   {Coccus}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of minute unicellular alg[ae] including the red snow	   plant ({Protococcus nivalis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Protocol \Pro"to*col\, n. [F. protocole, LL. protocollum, fr.	   Gr. ? the first leaf glued to the rolls of papyrus and the	   notarial documents, on which the date was written; prw^tos	   the first (see {Proto-}) + ? glue.]	   1. The original copy of any writing, as of a deed, treaty,	      dispatch, or other instrument. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The minutes, or rough draught, of an instrument or	      transaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Diplomacy)	      (a) A preliminary document upon the basis of which	          negotiations are carried on.	      (b) A convention not formally ratified.	      (c) An agreement of diplomatists indicating the results	          reached by them at a particular stage of a	          negotiation.	          [1913 Webster]
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Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. t.	   To make a protocol of.	   [1913 Webster]	Protocol \Pro"to*col\, v. i.	   To make or write protocols, or first draughts; to issue	   protocols. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Protocolist \Pro"to*col`ist\, n.	   One who draughts protocols.	   [1913 Webster]
Protoconch \Pro"to*conch\, n. [Proto- + conch.] (Zool.)	   The embryonic shell, or first chamber, of ammonites and other	   cephalopods.	   [1913 Webster]
Proto-Doric \Pro`to-Dor*ic\, a. [Proto- + Doric.] (Arch.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, architecture, in which the	   beginnings of the Doric style are supposed to be found.	   [1913 Webster]
Protogine \Pro"to*gine\, n. [Proto- + root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to	   be born: cf. F. protogyne.] (Min.)	   A kind of granite or gneiss containing a silvery talcose	   mineral.	   [1913 Webster]
Protogynous \Pro*tog"y*nous\, a. [Proto + Gr. gynh` a woman.]	   (Bot.)	   Same as {Proterogynous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protohippus \Pro`to*hip"pus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? first + ?	   horse.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil horses from the Lower Pliocene. They had	   three toes on each foot, the lateral ones being small.	   [1913 Webster]
Protomartyr \Pro"to*mar`tyr\, n. [LL., fr. Gr. ?; ? first + ?	   martyr: cf. F. protomartyr. See {Proto-}, and {Martyr}.]	   The first martyr; the first who suffers, or is sacrificed, in	   any cause; -- applied esp. to Stephen, the first Christian	   martyr.	   [1913 Webster]
Protomerite \Pro`to*mer"ite\, n. [Proto- + -mere + -ite.]	   (Zool.)	   The second segment of one of the Gregarin[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Protometals \Pro`to*met"als\, n. pl.	   A finer form of metals, indicated by enhanced lines in their	   spark spectra (which are also observed in the spectra of some	   stars), obtained at the highest available laboratory	   temperatures (--Lockyer); as protocalcium, protochromium,	   protocopper, protonickel, protosilicon, protostrontium,	   prototitanium, protovanadium. -- {Pro`to*me*tal"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Protomorphic \Pro`to*mor"phic\, a. [Proto- + Gr. morfh` form.]	   (Biol.)	   Having the most primitive character; in the earliest form;	   as, a protomorphic layer of tissue. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Protonema \Pro`to*ne"ma\, n.; pl. {Protonemata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   first + ?, ?, a thread.] (Bot.)	   The primary growth from the spore of a moss, usually	   consisting of branching confervoid filaments, on any part of	   which stem and leaf buds may be developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Protonotary \Pro*ton"o*ta*ry\, n.	   Same as {Prothonotary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protoorganism \Pro`to*["o]r"gan*ism\, n. [Proto- + organism.]	   (Biol.)	   An organism whose nature is so difficult to determine that it	   might be referred to either the animal or the vegetable	   kingdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Protopapas \Pro`to*pap"as\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a chief priest.]	   (Gr. Ch.)	   A protopope.	   [1913 Webster]
Protophyte \Pro"to*phyte\, n. [Proto- + Gr. ? a plant.] (Bot.)	   Any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium,	   having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell	   division.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The protophytes (Protophyta) are by some botanists	         considered an independent branch or class of the	         vegetable kingdom, and made to include the lowest forms	         of both fungi and alg[ae], as slime molds, Bacteria,	         the nostocs, etc. Cf. {Carpophyte}, and {Oophyte}.	         [1913 Webster]
Protophytology \Pro`to*phy*tol"o*gy\, n. [Proto- + phytology.]	   Paleobotany.	   [1913 Webster]
Protopine \Pro"to*pine\, n. [Proto- + opium.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid found in opium in small quantities, and extracted	   as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Protoplasm \Pro"to*plasm\, n. [Proto- + Gr. ? form, fr. ? to	   mold.] (Biol.)	   The viscid and more or less granular material of vegetable	   and animal cells, possessed of vital properties by which the	   processes of nutrition, secretion, and growth go forward; the	   so-called " physical basis of life;" the original cell	   substance, cytoplasm, cytoblastema, bioplasm sarcode, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The lowest forms of animal and vegetable life	         (unicellular organisms) consist of simple or unaltered	         protoplasm; the tissues of the higher organisms, of	         differentiated protoplasm.	         [1913 Webster]
Protoplasmatic \Pro`to*plas*mat"ic\, a.	   Protoplasmic.	   [1913 Webster]
Protoplasmic \Pro`to*plas"mic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the first formation of living bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to protoplasm; consisting of, or	      resembling, protoplasm.	      [1913 Webster]
Protoplast \Pro"to*plast\, n. [L. protoplastus the first man,	   Gr. ? formed or created first; ? first + ? formed, fr. ? to	   form.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent	      copies or reproductions; the original.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A first-formed organized body; the first	      individual, or pair of individuals, of a species.	      [1913 Webster]	            A species is a class of individuals, each of which	            is hypothetically considered to be the descendant of	            the same protoplast, or of the same pair of	            protoplasts.                          --Latham.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Protoplasta \Pro`to*plas"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of fresh-water rhizopods including those that have	   a soft body and delicate branched pseudopodia. The genus	   {Gromia} is one of the best-known.	   [1913 Webster]
Protoplastic \Pro`to*plas"tic\, a.	   First-formed. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Protopodite \Pro*top"o*dite\, n. [Proto- + Gr. ?, ?, foot.]	   (Zool.)	   The basal portion, or two proximal and more or less	   consolidated segments, of an appendage of a crustacean.	   [1913 Webster]
Protopope \Pro"to*pope\, n. [Proto- + pope: cf. F. protopope,	   Russ. protopop'.] (Gr. Ch.)	   One of the clergy of first rank in the lower order of secular	   clergy; an archpriest; -- called also {protopapas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protopterus \Pro*top"te*rus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? first + ? a	   feather (taken to mean, fin).] (Zool.)	   See {Komtok}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protosalt \Pro"to*salt\, n. [Proto- + salt.] (Chem.)	   A salt derived from a protoxide base. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Protosilicate \Pro`to*sil"i*cate\, n. [Proto- + silicate.]	   (Chem.)	   A silicate formed with the lowest proportion of silicic acid,	   or having but one atom of silicon in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Protosomite \Pro`to*so"mite\, n. [Proto- + somite.] (Zool.)	   One of the primitive segments, or metameres, of an animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Protosulphide \Pro`to*sul"phide\, n. [Proto- + sulphide.]	   (Chem.)	   That one of a series of sulphides of any element which has	   the lowest proportion of sulphur; a sulphide with but one	   atom of sulphur in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Protosulphuret \Pro`to*sul"phu*ret\, n. [Proto- + sulphuret.]	   (Chem.)	   A protosulphide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Prototheria \Pro`to*the"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. prw^tos	   first + qhri`on, dim. of qh`r beast.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Monotremata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prototracheata \Pro`to*tra`che*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Proto-},	   and {Trachea}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Malacopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prototype \Pro"to*type\, n. [F., from L. prototypus original,	   primitive, Gr. ?, ?; ? first + ? type, model. See {Proto-},	   and {Type}]	   An original or model after which anything is copied; the	   pattern of anything to be engraved, or otherwise copied,	   cast, or the like; a primary form; exemplar; archetype.	   [1913 Webster]	         They will turn their backs on it, like their great	         precursor and prototype.                 --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Protovertebra \Pro`to*ver"te*bra\, n.; pl. {Protovertebr[ae]} .	   [Proto- + vertebra.] (Anat.)	   One of the primitive masses, or segments, into which the	   mesoblast of the vertebrate embryo breaks up on either side	   of the anterior part of the notochord; a mesoblastic, or	   protovertebral, somite. See Illust. of {Ectoderm}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The protovertebr[ae] were long regarded as rudiments of	         the permanent vertebr[ae], but they are now known to	         give rise to the dorsal muscles and other structures as	         well as the vertebral column. See {Myotome}.	         [1913 Webster]
Protovertebral \Pro`to*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the protovertebr[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Protoxide \Pro*tox"ide\, n. [Proto- + oxide: cf. F. protoxide.]	   (Chem.)	   That one of a series of oxides having the lowest proportion	   of oxygen. See {Proto-}, 2	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]	   {protoxide of nitrogen}, laughing gas, now called	      {hyponitrous oxide}. See under {Laughing}.	      [1913 Webster]
Protoxidize \Pro*tox"i*dize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To combine with oxygen, as any elementary substance, in such	   proportion as to form a protoxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Protozoa \Pro`to*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? first + zo^,on an	   animal.] (Zool.)	   The lowest of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The entire animal consists of a single cell which is	         variously modified; but in many species a number of	         these simple zooids are united together so as to form a	         compound body or organism, as in the Foraminifera and	         Vorticell[ae]. The reproduction takes place by fission,	         or by the breaking up of the contents of the body after	         encystment, each portion becoming a distinct animal, or	         in other ways, but never by true eggs. The principal	         divisions are Rhizopoda, Gregarin[ae], and Infusoria.	         See also {Foraminifera}, {Heliozoa}, {Protoplasta},	         {Radiolaria}, {Flagellata}, {Ciliata}.	         [1913 Webster]
Protozoan \Pro`to*zo"an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Protozoa}. -- n. One of the	   Protozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Protozoic \Pro`to*zo"ic\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Protozoa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Containing remains of the earliest discovered life	      of the globe, which included mollusks, radiates and	      protozoans.	      [1913 Webster]
Protozoon \Pro`to*zo"["o]n\ (-[o^]n), n.; pl. {Protozoa}. [NL.]	   (Zool.)	      (a) One of the Protozoa.	      (b) A single zooid of a compound protozoan.	          [1913 Webster]
Protozoonite \Pro`to*zo"["o]*nite\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the primary, or first-formed, segments of an embryonic	   arthropod.	   [1913 Webster]
Protracheata \Pro*tra`che*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pro-}, and	   {Trachea}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Malacopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Protract \Pro*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protracted}; p. pr.	   vb. n. {Protracting}.] [L. protractus, p. p. of protrahere to	   forth, protract; pro forward + trahere to draw. See	   {Portrait}, {Portray}.]	   1. To draw out or lengthen in time or (rarely) in space; to	      continue; to prolong; as, to protract an argument; to	      protract a war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put off to a distant time; to delay; to defer; as, to	      protract a decision or duty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surv.) To draw to a scale; to lay down the lines and	      angles of, with scale and protractor; to plot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) To extend; to protrude; as, the cat can protract	      its claws; -- opposed to {retract}.	      [1913 Webster]	Protract \Pro*tract"\, n. [L. protractus.]	   Tedious continuance or delay. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Protracted \Pro*tract`ed\, a.	   Prolonged; continued.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Protracted meeting},a religious meeting continued for many	      successive days. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pro*tract"ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Pro*tract"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Protracter \Pro*tract"er\, n.	   A protractor.	   [1913 Webster]
Protractile \Pro*tract"ile\, a.	   Capable of being protracted, or protruded; protrusile.	   [1913 Webster]
Protraction \Pro*trac"tion\, n. [L. protractio.]	   1. A drawing out, or continuing; the act of delaying the	      termination of a thing; prolongation; continuance; delay;	      as, the protraction of a debate.	      [1913 Webster]	            A protraction only of what is worst in life.	                                                  --Mallock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surv.)	      (a) The act or process of making a plot on paper.	      (b) A plot on paper.	          [1913 Webster]
Protractive \Pro*tract"ive\, a.	   Drawing out or lengthening in time; prolonging; continuing;	   delaying.	   [1913 Webster]	         He suffered their protractive arts.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Protractor \Pro*tract"or\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, protracts, or causes protraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mathematical instrument for laying down and measuring	      angles on paper, used in drawing or in plotting. It is of	      various forms, semicircular, rectangular, or circular.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly used in extracting foreign	      or offensive matter from a wound.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) A muscle which extends an organ or part; --	      opposed to {retractor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An adjustable pattern used by tailors. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Protreptical \Pro*trep"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn	   forward, to urge on.]	   Adapted to persuade; hortatory; persuasive. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Ward.	   [1913 Webster]
Protrudable \Pro*trud"a*ble\, a.	   That may be protruded; protrusile. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Protruded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Protruding}.] [L. protrudere, protrusum; pro forward	   + trudere to thrust. See {Threat}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To thrust forward; to drive or force along. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust out, as through a narrow orifice or from	      confinement; to cause to come forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            When . . . Spring protrudes the bursting gems.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Protrude \Pro*trude"\, v. i.	   To shoot out or forth; to be thrust forward; to extend beyond	   a limit; to project.	   [1913 Webster]	         The parts protrude beyond the skin.      --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Protrusile \Pro*tru"sile\, a.	   Capable of being protruded or thrust out; protractile;	   protrusive.	   [1913 Webster]
Protrusion \Pro*tru"sion\, n.	   1. The act of protruding or thrusting forward, or beyond the	      usual limit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being protruded, or thrust forward.	      [1913 Webster]
Protrusive \Pro*tru"sive\, a.	   1. Thrusting or impelling forward; as, protrusive motion.	      --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being protruded; protrusile.	      [1913 Webster]
Protrusively \Pro*tru"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a protrusive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Protuberance \Pro*tu"ber*ance\, n. [Cf. F. protub['e]rance. See	   {Protuberant}.]	   That which is protuberant swelled or pushed beyond the	   surrounding or adjacent surface; a swelling or tumor on the	   body; a prominence; a bunch or knob; an elevation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Solar protuberances} (Astron.), certain rose-colored masses	      on the limb of the sun which are seen to extend beyond the	      edge of the moon at the time of a solar eclipse. They may	      be discovered with the spectroscope on any clear day.	      Called also {solar prominences}. See Illust. in Append.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Projection}, {Protuberance}. protuberance differs from	        projection, being applied to parts that rise from the	        surface with a gradual ascent or small angle; whereas a	        projection may be at a right angle with the surface.	        [1913 Webster]
Protuberancy \Pro*tu"ber*an*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being protuberant; protuberance;	   prominence.	   [1913 Webster]
Protuberant \Pro*tu"ber*ant\, a. [L. protuberans, -antis, p. pr.	   of protuberare. See {Protuberate}.]	   Prominent, or excessively prominent; bulging beyond the	   surrounding or adjacent surface; swelling; as, a protuberant	   joint; a protuberant eye. -- {Pro*tu"ber*ant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Protuberate \Pro*tu"ber*ate\, v. i. [L. protuberare; pro forward	   + tuber a hump, protuberance. See {Tuber}.]	   To swell, or be prominent, beyond the adjacent surface; to	   bulge out. --S. Sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Protuberation \Pro*tu`ber*a"tion\, n.	   The act of swelling beyond the surrounding surface. --Cooke	   (1615).	   [1913 Webster]
Protuberous \Pro*tu"ber*ous\, a.	   Protuberant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Protureter \Pro`tu*re"ter\, n. [NL. See {Proto-}, {Ureter}.]	   (Anat.)	   The duct of a pronephros. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Protyle \Pro"tyle\, n. [Proto- + Gr. ? stuff, material.] (Chem.	   & Astron.)	   The hypothetical homogeneous cosmic material of the original	   universe, supposed to have been differentiated into what are	   recognized as distinct chemical elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Proud \Proud\, a. [Compar. {Prouder}; superl. {Proudest}.] [OE.	   proud, prout, prud, prut, AS. pr[=u]t; akin to Icel.	   pr[=u][eth]r stately, handsome, Dan. prud handsome. Cf.	   {Pride}.]	   1. Feeling or manifesting pride, in a good or bad sense; as:	      (a) Possessing or showing too great self-esteem;	          overrating one's excellences; hence, arrogant;	          haughty; lordly; presumptuous.	          [1913 Webster]	                Nor much expect	                A foe so proud will first the weaker seek.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                O death, made proud with pure and princely	                beauty !                          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                And shades impervious to the proud world's	                glare.                            --Keble.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Having a feeling of high self-respect or self-esteem;	          exulting (in); elated; -- often with of; as, proud of	          one's country. "Proud to be checked and soothed."	          --Keble.	          [1913 Webster]	                Are we proud men proud of being proud ?	                                                  --Thackeray.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Giving reason or occasion for pride or self-gratulation;	      worthy of admiration; grand; splendid; magnificent;	      admirable; ostentatious. "Of shadow proud." --Chapman.	      "Proud titles." --Shak. " The proud temple's height."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till tower, and dome, and bridge-way proud	            Are mantled with a golden cloud.      --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excited by sexual desire; -- applied particularly to the	      females of some animals. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Proud is often used with participles in the formation	         of compounds which, for the most part, are	         self-explaining; as, proud-crested, proud-minded,	         proud-swelling.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Proud flesh} (Med.), a fungous growth or excrescence of	      granulations resembling flesh, in a wound or ulcer.	      [1913 Webster]
Proudish \Proud"ish\, a.	   Somewhat proud. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Proudling \Proud"ling\, n.	   A proud or haughty person. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Proudly \Proud"ly\, adv.	   In a proud manner; with lofty airs or mien; haughtily;	   arrogantly; boastfully.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proudly he marches on, and void of fear. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Proudness \Proud"ness\, n.	   The quality of being proud; pride.	   [1913 Webster]	         Set aside all arrogancy and proudness.   --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Proustite \Proust"ite\, n. [From the French chemist, J. L.	   Proust.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of arsenic and silver of a beautiful cochineal-red	   color, occurring in rhombohedral crystals, and also massive;	   ruby silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Provable \Prov"a*ble\, a. [See {Prove}, and cf. {Probable}.]	   Capable of being proved; demonstrable. -- {Prov"a*ble*ness},	   n. -- {Prov"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Provand
Provand \Prov"and\, Proant \Pro"ant\, n. [See {Provender}.]	   Provender or food. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One pease was a soldier's provant a whole day. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Provant \Pro*vant"\, v. t.	   To supply with provender or provisions; to provide for.	   [Obs.] --Nash.	   [1913 Webster]	Provant \Prov"ant\, a.	   Provided for common or general use, as in an army; hence,	   common in quality; inferior. "A poor provant rapier." --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Prove \Prove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Proved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Proving}.] [OE. prover, F. prouver, fr. L. probare to try,	   approve, prove, fr. probus good, proper. Cf. {Probable},	   {Proof}, {Probe}.]	   1. To try or to ascertain by an experiment, or by a test or	      standard; to test; as, to prove the strength of gunpowder	      or of ordnance; to prove the contents of a vessel by a	      standard measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast proved mine heart.          --Ps. xvii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To evince, establish, or ascertain, as truth, reality, or	      fact, by argument, testimony, or other evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have inferred much from slender premises, and	            conjectured when they could not prove. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ascertain or establish the genuineness or validity of;	      to verify; as, to prove a will.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To gain experience of the good or evil of; to know by	      trial; to experience; to suffer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where she, captived long, great woes did prove.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arith.) To test, evince, ascertain, or verify, as the	      correctness of any operation or result; thus, in	      subtraction, if the difference between two numbers, added	      to the lesser number, makes a sum equal to the greater,	      the correctness of the subtraction is proved.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Printing) To take a trial impression of; to take a proof	      of; as, to prove a page.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To try; verify; justify; confirm; establish; evince;	        manifest; show; demonstrate.	        [1913 Webster]	Prove \Prove\, v. i.	   1. To make trial; to essay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be found by experience, trial, or result; to turn out	      to be; as, a medicine proves salutary; the report proves	      false. "The case proves mortal." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            So life a winter's morn may prove.    --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To succeed; to turn out as expected. [Obs.] "The	      experiment proved not." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Provect \Pro*vect"\, a. [L. provectus, p. p. of provehere to	   carry forward.]	   Carried forward; advanced. [Obs.] "Provect in years." --Sir	   T. Flyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Provection \Pro*vec"tion\, n. [L. provectio an advancement.]	   (Philol.)	   A carrying forward, as of a final letter, to a following	   word; as, for example, a nickname for an ekename.	   [1913 Webster]
Proveditor \Pro*ved"i*tor\, n. [It. proveditore, provveditore,	   fr. provedere, L. providere. See {Provide}, and cf.	   {Purveyor}, {Provedore}.]	   One employed to procure supplies, as for an army, a steamer,	   etc.; a purveyor; one who provides for another. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Provedore \Prov"e*dore\, n. [Cf. Sp. proveedor. See	   {Proveditor}.]	   A proveditor; a purveyor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Busied with the duties of a provedore.   --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Proven \Prov"en\, p. p. or a.	   Proved. "Accusations firmly proven in his mind." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of this which was the principal charge, and was	         generally believed to beproven, he was acquitted.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Not proven} (Scots Law), a verdict of a jury that the guilt	      of the accused is not made out, though not disproved.	      --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Provenance \Prov"e*nance\, n. [F., fr. provenir to originate, to	   come forth, L. provenire. Cf. {Provenience}.]	   Origin; source; provenience.	         Their age attested by their provenance and	         associations.                            --A. H. Keane.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Provencal \Pro`ven`[,c]al"\, a. [F., fr. Provence, fr. L.	   provincia province. See {Provincial}.]	   Of or pertaining to Provence or its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	Provencal \Pro`ven`[,c]al"\, n. [F.]	   1. A native or inhabitant of Provence in France.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Provencal language. See {Langue d'oc}.	      [1913 Webster]
Provence rose \Prov"ence rose`\ [Provence the place + rose.]	      (a) The cabbage rose ({Rosa centifolia}).	      (b) A name of many kinds of roses which are hybrids of	          {Rosa centifolia} and {Rosa Gallica}.	          [1913 Webster]
Provencial \Pro*ven"cial\, a. [See {Proven[,c]al}.]	   Of or pertaining to Provence in France.	   [1913 Webster]
Provend \Prov"end\, n.	   See {Provand}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Provender \Prov"en*der\, n. [OE. provende, F. provende,	   provisions, provender, fr. LL. praebenda (prae and pro being	   confused), a daily allowance of provisions, a prebend. See	   {Prebend}.]	   1. Dry food for domestic animals, as hay, straw, corn, oats,	      or a mixture of ground grain; feed. "Hay or other	      provender." --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good provender laboring horses would have. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Food or provisions. [R or Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Provenience \Pro*ve"ni*ence\, n. [L. proveniens, -entis, p.pr.	   of provenire to come forth; pro forth + venire to come.]	   Origin; source; place where found or produced; provenance; --	   used esp. in the fine arts and in arch[ae]ology; as, the	   provenience of a patera.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Provenient \Pro*ve"ni*ent\, a. [L. proveniens, p.pr.]	   Forthcoming; issuing. [Rare]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Provent \Prov"ent\, n.	   See {Provand}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proventricle \Pro*ven"tri*cle\, n. (Anat.)	   Proventriculus.	   [1913 Webster]
Proventriulus \Pro`ven*tri"u*lus\, n. [NL. See {Pro-}, and	   {Ventricle}.] (Anat.)	   The glandular stomach of birds, situated just above the crop.	   [1913 Webster]
Prover \Prov"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, proves.	   [1913 Webster]
Proverb \Prov"erb\, n. [OE. proverbe, F. proverbe, from L.	   proverbium; pro before, for + verbum a word. See {Verb}.]	   1. An old and common saying; a phrase which is often	      repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and	      forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of	      experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage.	      --Chaucer. Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A striking or paradoxical assertion; an obscure saying; an	      enigma; a parable.	      [1913 Webster]	            His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou	            plainly, and speakest no proverb.     --John xvi.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A familiar illustration; a subject of contemptuous	      reference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a	            by word, among all nations.           --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A drama exemplifying a proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Book of Proverbs}, a canonical book of the Old Testament,	      containing a great variety of wise maxims.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Maxim; aphorism; apothegm; adage; saw.	        [1913 Webster]	Proverb \Prov"erb\, v. t.	   1. To name in, or as, a proverb. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Am I not sung and proverbed for a fool ? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide with a proverb. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am proverbed with a grandsire phrase. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Proverb \Prov"erb\, v. i.	   To write or utter proverbs. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proverbial \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	      meanness was proverbial.	      [1913 Webster]	            In case of excesses, I take the German proverbial	            cure, by a hair of the same beast, to be the worst.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to proverbs; resembling a proverb. "A	      proverbial obscurity." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Proverbialism \Pro*ver"bi*al*ism\, n.	   A proverbial phrase.	   [1913 Webster]
Proverbialist \Pro*ver"bi*al*ist\, n.	   One who makes much use of proverbs in speech or writing; one	   who composes, collects, or studies proverbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Proverbialize \Pro*ver"bi*al*ize\, v. t. & i. [Cf. F.	   proverbialiser.]	   To turn into a proverb; to speak in proverbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Proverbially \Pro*ver"bi*al*ly\, adv.	   In a proverbial manner; by way of proverb; hence, commonly;	   universally; as, it is proverbially said; the bee is	   proverbially busy.	   [1913 Webster]
Provexity \Pro*vex"i*ty\, n. [L. provehere to advance. Cf.	   {Provect}.]	   Great advance in age. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Provide \Pro*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provided}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Providing}.] [L. providere, provisum; pro before +	   videre to see. See {Vision}, and cf. {Prudent}, {Purvey}.]	   1. To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get,	      collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.	      "Provide us all things necessary." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply; to afford; to contribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bring me berries, or such cooling fruit	            As the kind, hospitable woods provide. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish; to supply; -- formerly followed by of, now by	      with. "And yet provided him of but one." --Jer. Taylor.	      "Rome . . . was well provided with corn." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To establish as a previous condition; to stipulate; as,	      the contract provides that the work be well done.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To foresee.	   Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. To appoint to an ecclesiastical benefice before it is	      vacant. See {Provisor}. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	Provide \Pro*vide"\, v. i.	   1. To procure supplies or means in advance; to take measures	      beforehand in view of an expected or a possible future	      need, especially a danger or an evil; -- followed by	      against or for; as, to provide against the inclemency of	      the weather; to provide for the education of a child.	      [1913 Webster]	            Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to	            provide for human wants.              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stipulate previously; to condition; as, the agreement	      provides for an early completion of the work.	      [1913 Webster]
Provided \Pro*vid"ed\, conj.	   On condition; by stipulation; with the understanding; if; --	   usually followed by that; as, provided that nothing in this	   act shall prejudice the rights of any person whatever.	   [1913 Webster]	         Provided the deductions are logical, they seem almost	         indifferent to their truth.              --G. H. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is strictly a participle, and the word being	         is understood, the participle provided agreeing with	         the whole sentence absolute, and being equivalent to	         this condition being previously stipulated or	         established.	         [1913 Webster]
Providence \Prov"i*dence\, n. [L. providentia: cf. F.	   providence. See {Provident}, and cf. {Prudence}.]	   1. The act of providing or preparing for future use or	      application; a making ready; preparation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Providence for war is the best prevention of it.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Foresight; care; especially, the foresight and care which	      God manifests for his creatures; hence, God himself,	      regarded as exercising a constant wise prescience.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world was all before them, where to choose	            Their place of rest, and Providence their guide.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) A manifestation of the care and superintendence	      which God exercises over his creatures; an event ordained	      by divine direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that hath a numerous family, and many to provide	            for, needs a greater providence of God. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Prudence in the management of one's concerns; economy;	      frugality.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a high point of providence in a prince to cast	            an eye rather upon actions than persons. --Quarles.	      [1913 Webster]
Provident \Prov"i*dent\, a. [L. providens, -entis, p. pr. of	   providere: cf. F. provident. See {Provide}, and cf.	   {Prudent}.]	   Foreseeing wants and making provision to supply them; prudent	   in preparing for future exigencies; cautious; economical; --	   sometimes followed by of; as, aprovident man; an animal	   provident of the future.	   [1913 Webster]	         And of our good and of our dignity,	         How provident he is.                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Forecasting; cautious; careful; prudent; frugal;	        economical.	        [1913 Webster]
Providential \Prov`i*den"tial\, a. [Cf. F. providentiel.]	   Effected by, or referable to, divine direction or	   superintendence; as, the providential contrivance of thing; a	   providential escape. -- {Prov"i*den"tial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Providently \Prov"i*dent*ly\, adv.	   In a provident manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Providentness \Prov"i*dent*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being provident; carefulness;	   prudence; economy.	   [1913 Webster]
Provider \Pro*vid"er\, n.	   One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures	   what is wanted.	   [1913 Webster]
Providore \Prov"i*dore\, n. [See {Provedore}.]	   One who makes provision; a purveyor. [R.] --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Province \Prov"ince\, n. [F., fr. L. provincia; prob. fr. pro	   before, for + the root of vincere to conquer. See {Victor}.]	   1. (Roman Hist.) A country or region, more or less remote	      from the city of Rome, brought under the Roman government;	      a conquered country beyond the limits of Italy. --Wyclif	      (Acts xiii. 34). Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A country or region dependent on a distant authority; a	      portion of an empire or state, esp. one remote from the	      capital. "Kingdoms and provinces." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A region of country; a tract; a district.	      [1913 Webster]	            Over many a tract	            of heaven they marched, and many a province wide.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Other provinces of the intellectual world. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A region under the supervision or direction of any special	      person; the district or division of a country, especially	      an ecclesiastical division, over which one has	      jurisdiction; as, the province of Canterbury, or that in	      which the archbishop of Canterbury exercises	      ecclesiastical authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The proper or appropriate business or duty of a person or	      body; office; charge; jurisdiction; sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woman'sprovince is to be careful in her economy,	            and chaste in her affection.          --Tattler.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Specif.: Any political division of the Dominion of Canada,	      having a governor, a local legislature, and representation	      in the Dominion parliament. Hence, colloquially, The	      Provinces, the Dominion of Canada.	      [1913 Webster]
Provincial \Pro*vin"cial\, a. [L. provincialis: cf. F.	   provincial. See {Province}, and cf. {Provencal}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as,	      a provincial government; a provincial dialect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting the ways or manners of a province;	      characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not	      cosmopolitan; countrified; not polished; rude; hence,	      narrow; illiberal. "Provincial airs and graces."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the	      jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a	      provincial synod. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to Provence; Provencal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With two Provincial roses on my razed shoes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Provincial \Pro*vin"cial\, n.	   1. A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A monastic superior, who, under the general of	      his order, has the direction of all the religious houses	      of the same fraternity in a given district, called a	      province of the order.	      [1913 Webster]
Provincialism \Pro*vin"cial*ism\, n. [Cf. F. provincialisme.]	   A word, or a manner of speaking, peculiar to a province or a	   district remote from the mother country or from the	   metropolis; a provincial characteristic; hence, narrowness;	   illiberality. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Provincialist \Pro*vin"cial*ist\, n.	   One who lives in a province; a provincial.	   [1913 Webster]
Provinciality \Pro*vin`ci*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being provincial; peculiarity of	   language characteristic of a province. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Provincialize \Pro*vin"cial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Provincialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Provincializing}.]	   To render provincial. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Provincially \Pro*vin"cial*ly\, adv.	   In a provincial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Provinciate \Pro*vin"ci*ate\, v. t.	   To convert into a province or provinces. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Provine \Pro*vine"\, v. i. [F. provingner, fr. provin a set,	   layer of a plant, OF. provain, from L. propago, -aginis, akin	   to propagare to propagate. See {Propagate}, {Prune}, v. t.]	   To lay a stock or branch of a vine in the ground for	   propagation. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Provision \Pro*vi"sion\, n. [L. provisio: cf. F. provision. See	   {Provide}.]	   1. The act of providing, or making previous preparation.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is provided or prepared; that which is brought	      together or arranged in advance; measures taken	      beforehand; preparation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Making provision for the relief of strangers.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially, a stock of food; any kind of eatables	      collected or stored; -- often in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            And of provisions laid in large,	            For man and beast.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is stipulated in advance; a condition; a	      previous agreement; a proviso; as, the provisions of a	      contract; the statute has many provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (R. C. Ch.) A canonical term for regular induction into a	      benefice, comprehending nomination, collation, and	      installation.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eng. Hist.) A nomination by the pope to a benefice before	      it became vacant, depriving the patron of his right of	      presentation. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Provision \Pro*vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provisioned}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Provisioning}.]	   To supply with food; to victual; as, to provision a garrison.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were provisioned for a journey.     --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Provisional \Pro*vi"sion*al\, a. [Cf. F. provisionnel.]	   Of the nature of a provision; serving as a provision for the	   time being; -- used of partial or temporary arrangements; as,	   a provisional government; a provisional treaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Provisionally \Pro*vi"sion*al*ly\, adv.	   By way of provision for the time being; temporarily. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Provisionary \Pro*vi"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Provisional. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Proviso \Pro*vi"so\, n.; pl. {Provisos}. [L., (it) being	   provided, abl. of provisus, p. p. of providere. See	   {Provide}, and cf. {Purview}.]	   An article or clause in any statute, agreement, contract,	   grant, or other writing, by which a condition is introduced,	   usually beginning with the word provided; a conditional	   stipulation that affects an agreement, contract, law, grant,	   or the like; as, the contract was impaired by its proviso.	   [1913 Webster]	         He doth deny his prisoners,	         But with proviso and exception.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Provisor \Pro*vi"sor\, n. [L., fr. providere: cf. F. proviseur.	   See {Provide}.]	   1. One who provides; a purveyor. [Obs.] "The chief provisor	      of our horse." --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) The purveyor, steward, or treasurer of a religious	          house. --Cowell.	      (b) One who is regularly inducted into a benefice. See	          {Provision}, 5. --P. Plowman.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Hist.) One who procures or receives a papal	      provision. See {Provision}, 6.	      [1913 Webster]
Provisorily \Pro*vi"so*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a provisory manner; conditionally; subject to a proviso;	   as, to admit a doctrine provisorily. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Provisorship \Pro*vi"sor*ship\, n.	   The office or position of a provisor. [R.] --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Provisory \Pro*vi"so*ry\, a. [Cf. F. provisoire.]	   1. Of the nature of a proviso; containing a proviso or	      condition; conditional; as, a provisory clause.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making temporary provision; provisional.	      [1913 Webster]
Provocation \Prov`o*ca"tion\, n. [F. provocation, L. provocatio.	   See {Provoke}.]	   1. The act of provoking, or causing vexation or, anger.	      --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which provokes, or excites anger; the cause of	      resentment; as, to give provocation. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incitement; stimulus; as, provocation to mirth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Such prior insult or injury as may be supposed,	      under the circumstances, to create hot blood, and to	      excuse an assault made in retort or redress.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An appeal to a court.	   Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	         [1913 Webster]
Provocative \Pro*vo"ca*tive\, a. [L. provocativus: cf. OF.	   provocatif.]	   Serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate;	   exciting.	   [1913 Webster]	Provocative \Pro*vo"ca*tive\, n.	   Anything that is provocative; a stimulant; as, a provocative	   of appetite.	   [1913 Webster]
Provocativeness \Pro*vo"ca*tive*ness\, n.	   Quality of being provocative.	   [1913 Webster]
Provocatory \Pro*vo"ca*to*ry\, a.	   Provocative.	   [1913 Webster]
Provokable \Pro*vok"a*ble\, a.	   That may be provoked.	   [1913 Webster]
Provoke \Pro*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Provoked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Provoking}.] [F. provoquer, L. provocare to call	   forth; pro forth + vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice,	   cry, call. See {Voice}.]	   To call forth; to call into being or action; esp., to incense	   to action, a faculty or passion, as love, hate, or ambition;	   hence, commonly, to incite, as a person, to action by a	   challenge, by taunts, or by defiance; to exasperate; to	   irritate; to offend intolerably; to cause to retaliate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Obey his voice, provoke him not.         --Ex. xxiii.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath. --Eph.	                                                  vi. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such acts	         Of contumacy will provoke the Highest	         To make death in us live.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust? --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the poet the meaning is what he pleases to make it,	         what it provokes in his own soul.        -- J.	                                                  Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To irritate; arouse; stir up; awake; excite; incite;	        anger. See {Irritate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Provoke \Pro*voke"\, v. i.	   1. To cause provocation or anger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appeal.	   Note: [A Latinism] [Obs.] --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]
Provokement \Pro*voke"ment\, n.	   The act that which, provokes; one who excites anger or other	   passion, or incites to action; as, a provoker of sedition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Drink, sir, is a great provoker of three things.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Provoking \Pro*vok"ing\, a.	   Having the power or quality of exciting resentment; tending	   to awaken passion or vexation; as, provoking words or	   treatment. -- {Pro*vok"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Provost \Prov"ost\, n. [OF. provost (L. prae and pro being	   confused), F. prev[^o]t, fr. L. praepositus placed before, a	   chief, fr. praeponere to place before: cf. AS. pr[=a]fost,	   pr[=o]fast. See {Preposition}, and cf. {Propound}.]	   1. A person who is appointed to superintend, or preside over,	      something; the chief magistrate in some cities and towns;	      as, the provost of Edinburgh or of Glasgow, answering to	      the mayor of other cities; the provost of a college,	      answering to president; the provost or head of certain	      collegiate churches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The keeper of a prison. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In France, formerly, a provost was an inferior judge	         who had cognizance of civil causes. The grand provost	         of France, or of the household, had jurisdiction in the	         king's house, and over its officers.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Provost marshal} (often pronounced ?).	      (a) (Mil.) An officer appointed in every army, in the	          field, to secure the prisoners confined on charges of	          a general nature. He also performs such other duties	          pertaining to police and discipline as the regulations	          of the service or the commander's orders impose upon	          him.	      (b) (Nav.) An officer who has charge of prisoners on trial	          by court-martial, serves notices to witnesses, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Provostship \Prov"ost*ship\, n.	   The office of a provost.	   [1913 Webster]
Prow \Prow\, n. [F. proue (cf. Sp. & Pg. proa, It. prua), L.	   prora, Gr. ?, akin to ? before. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Prore}.]	   The fore part of a vessel; the bow; the stem; hence, the	   vessel itself. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The floating vessel swum	         Uplifted, and secure with beaked prow	         rode tilting o'er the waves.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Prow \Prow\, n.	   See {Proa}.	   [1913 Webster]	Prow \Prow\, a. [Compar. {Prower}; superl. {Prowest}.] [OF.	   prou, preu, F. preux, fr. L. pro, prod, in prodesse to be	   useful. See {Pro-}, and cf. {Prude}.]	   Valiant; brave; gallant; courageous. [Archaic] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The prowest knight that ever field did fight.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Prow \Prow\, n. [OE. & OF. prou. See {Prow}, a.]	   Benefit; profit; good; advantage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That shall be for your hele and for your prow.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Prowess \Prow"ess\, n. [OF. proece, proesce, F. prouesse. See	   {Prow}, a.]	   Distinguished bravery; valor; especially, military bravery	   and skill; gallantry; intrepidity; fearlessness. --Chaucer.	   Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         He by his prowess conquered all France.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Prowl \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 to	   poke. Cf. {Proke}.]	   1. To rove over, through, or about in a stealthy manner;	      esp., to search in, as for prey or booty.	      [1913 Webster]	            He prowls each place, still in new colors decked. --	                                                  Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To collect by plunder; as, to prowl money. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Prowl \Prowl\, v. i.	   To rove or wander stealthily, esp. for prey, as a wild beast;	   hence, to prey; to plunder.	   [1913 Webster]	Prowl \Prowl\, n.	   The act of prowling. [Colloq.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Prowler \Prowl"er\, n.	   One that prowls. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Prowling \Prowl"ing\, a.	   Accustomed to prowl, or engaged in roving stealthily, as for	   prey. "A prowling wolf." --Milton. -- {Prowl"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Prox \Prox\, n. [Cf. {Proxy}.]	   "The ticket or list of candidates at elections, presented to	   the people for their votes." [Rhode Island] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Proxene \Prox"ene\, n. [Cf. ?; ? before + ? a guest, stranger:	   cf. F. prox[`e]ne.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   An officer who had the charge of showing hospitality to those	   who came from a friendly city or state.	   [1913 Webster]
Proxenet \Prox"e*net\, n. [L. proxeneta, Gr. ?.]	   A negotiator; a factor. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Proxenetism \Prox`e*ne"tism\, n. [Gr. ? agent + -ism; cf. F.	   prox['e]n['e]tisme.]	   The action of a go-between or broker in negotiating immoral	   bargains between the sexes; procuring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Proximad \Prox"i*mad\, adv. [Proximal + L. ad to.] (Anat.)	   Toward a proximal part; on the proximal side of; proximally.	   [1913 Webster]
Proximal \Prox"i*mal\, a.	   1. Toward or nearest, as to a body, or center of motion of	      dependence; proximate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.)	      (a) Situated near the point of attachment or origin; as,	          the proximal part of a limb.	      (b) Of or pertaining to that which is proximal; as, the	          proximal bones of a limb. Opposed to {distal}.	          [1913 Webster]
Proximally \Prox"i*mal*ly\, adv. (Anat.)	   On or toward a proximal part; proximad.	   [1913 Webster]
Proximate \Prox"i*mate\, a. [L. proximatus, p. p. of proximare	   to come near, to approach, fr. proximus the nearest, nest,	   superl. of propior nearer, and prope, adv., near.]	   Nearest; next immediately preceding or following. "Proximate	   ancestors." --J. S. Harford.	   [1913 Webster]	         The proximate natural causes of it [the deluge]. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Proximate analysis} (Chem.), an analysis which determines	      the proximate principles of any substance, as contrasted	      with an ultimate analysis.	   {Proximate cause}.	   (a) A cause which immediately precedes and produces the	       effect, as distinguished from the remote, mediate, or	       predisposing cause. --I. Watts.	   (b) That which in ordinary natural sequence produces a	       specific result, no independent disturbing agencies	       intervening.	   {Proximate principle} (Physiol. Chem.), one of a class of	      bodies existing ready formed in animal and vegetable	      tissues, and separable by chemical analysis, as albumin,	      sugar, collagen, fat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Nearest; next; closest; immediate; direct.	        [1913 Webster]
Proximately \Prox"i*mate*ly\, adv.	   In a proximate manner, position, or degree; immediately.	   [1913 Webster]
Proxime \Prox"ime\, a. [L. proximus. See {Proximate}.]	   Next; immediately preceding or following. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proximious \Prox*im"i*ous\, a.	   Proximate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proximity \Prox*im"i*ty\, n. [L. proximitas: cf. F. proximit['e]	   See {Proximate}, and cf. {Propinquity}, {Approach}.]	   The quality or state of being next in time, place, causation,	   influence, etc.; immediate nearness, either in place, blood,	   or alliance.	   [1913 Webster]	         If he plead proximity of blood	         That empty title is with ease withstood. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Proximo \Prox"i*mo\ [L., on the next, abl. of proximus next.]	   In the next month after the present; -- often contracted to	   prox.; as, on the 3d proximo.	   [1913 Webster]
Proxy \Prox"y\, n.; pl. {Proxies}. [Contr. from procuracy. Cf.	   {Proctor}.]	   1. The agency for another who acts through the agent;	      authority to act for another, esp. to vote in a	      legislative or corporate capacity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no man's proxy: I speak only for myself.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person who is substituted or deputed to act or vote	      for another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every peer . . . may make another lord of parliament	            his proxy, to vote for him in his absence.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A writing by which one person authorizes another to vote	      in his stead, as in a corporation meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng. Law) The written appointment of a proctor in suits	      in the ecclesiastical courts. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl.) See {Procuration}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Proxy \Prox"y\, v. i.	   To act or vote by proxy; to do anything by the agency of	   another. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Proxyship \Prox"y*ship\, n.	   The office or agency of a proxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruce \Pruce\, n. [OE. for Prussia: cf. F. Prusse.]	   Prussian leather. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Prude \Prude\, n. [F., prudish, originally, discreet, modest;	   shortened from OF. prudefeme, preudefeme, a discreet or	   excellent woman; OF. preu, prou, excellent, brave + de of +	   fete woman. See {Prow}, a., {Prowess}.]	   A woman of affected modesty, reserve, or coyness; one who is	   overscrupulous or sensitive; one who affects extraordinary	   prudence in conduct and speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         Less modest than the speech of prudes.   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudence \Pru"dence\, n. [F., fr. L. prudentia, contr. from	   providentia. See {Prudent}, and cf. {Providence}.]	   The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of	   caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also,	   economy; frugality.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prudence is principally in reference to actions to be	         done, and due means, order, seasons, and method of	         doing or not doing.                      --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prudence supposes the value of the end to be assumed,	         and refers only to the adaptation of the means. It is	         the relation of right means for given ends. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wisdom; forecast; providence; considerateness;	        judiciousness; discretion; caution; circumspection;	        judgment. See {Wisdom}.	        [1913 Webster]
Prudency \Pru"den*cy\, n.	   Prudence. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudent \Pru"dent\, a. [L. prudens, -entis, contr. from	   providens: cf. F. prudent. See {Provident}.]	   1. Sagacious in adapting means to ends; circumspect in	      action, or in determining any line of conduct; practically	      wise; judicious; careful; discreet; sensible; -- opposed	      to {rash}; as, a prudent man; dictated or directed by	      prudence or wise forethought; evincing prudence; as,	      prudent behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses established a grave and prudent law. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frugal; economical; not extravagant; as, a prudent woman;	      prudent expenditure of money.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cautious; wary; circumspect; considerate; discreet;	        judicious; provident; economical; frugal.	        [1913 Webster]
Prudential \Pru*den"tial\, a.	   1. Proceeding from, or dictated or characterized by,	      prudence; prudent; discreet; sometimes, selfish or	      pecuniary as distinguished from higher motives or	      influences; as, prudential motives. " A prudential line of	      conduct." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exercising prudence; discretionary; advisory;	      superintending or executive; as, a prudential committee.	      [1913 Webster]	Prudential \Pru*den"tial\, n.	   That which relates to or demands the exercise of, discretion	   or prudence; -- usually in the pl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many stanzas, in poetic measures, contain rules	         relating to common prudentials as well as to religion.	                                                  --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudentialist \Pru*den"tial*ist\, n.	   One who is governed by, or acts from, prudential motives.	   [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudentiality \Pru*den`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being prudential. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudentially \Pru*den"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a prudential manner; prudently. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudently \Pru"dent*ly\, adv.	   In a prudent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudery \Prud"er*y\, n.; pl. {Pruderies}. [F. pruderie. See	   {Prude}.]	   The quality or state of being prudish; excessive or affected	   scrupulousness in speech or conduct; stiffness; coyness.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudhomme \Prud*homme"\, n. [F. prud'homme. cf. {Prude}.]	   A trustworthy citizen; a skilled workman. See Citation under	   3d {Commune}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudish \Prud"ish\, a.	   Like a prude; very formal, precise, or reserved; affectedly	   severe in virtue; as, a prudish woman; prudish manners.	   [1913 Webster]	         A formal lecture, spoke with prudish face. --Garrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Prudishly \Prud"ish*ly\, adv.	   In a prudish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruinate \Pru"i*nate\, a.	   Same as {Pruinose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruinose \Pru"i*nose`\, a. [L. pruinosus, fr. pruina hoarfrost.]	   Frosty; covered with fine scales, hairs, dust, bloom, or the	   like, so as to give the appearance of frost.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruinous \Pru"i*nous\, a.	   Frosty; pruinose.	   [1913 Webster]
Prune \Prune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pruned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pruning}.] [OE. proine, probably fr. F. provigner to lay	   down vine stocks for propagation; hence, probably, the	   meaning, to cut away superfluous shoots. See {Provine}.]	   1. To lop or cut off the superfluous parts, branches, or	      shoots of; to clear of useless material; to shape or	      smooth by trimming; to trim: as, to prune trees; to prune	      an essay. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Taking into consideration how they [laws] are to be	            pruned and reformed.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our delightful task	            To prune these growing plants, and tend these	            flowers.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut off or cut out, as useless parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horace will our superfluous branches prune.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To preen; to prepare; to dress. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            His royal bird	            Prunes the immortal wing and cloys his beak. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Prune \Prune\, v. i.	   To dress; to prink; -used humorously or in contempt.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Prune \Prune\, n. [F. prune, from L. prunum a plum. See {Plum}.]	   A plum; esp., a dried plum, used in cookery; as, French or	   Turkish prunes; California prunes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {German prune} (Bot.), a large dark purple plum, of oval	      shape, often one-sided. It is much used for preserving,	      either dried or in sirup.	   {Prune tree}. (Bot.)	   (a) A tree of the genus {Prunus} ({Prunus domestica}), which	       produces prunes.	   (b) The West Indian tree, {Prunus occidentalis}.	   {South African prune} (Bot.), the edible fruit of a	      sapindaceous tree ({Pappea Capensis}).	      [1913 Webster]
Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, n. [NL., perhaps from G. br[ae]une	   quinsy, croup.] (Med.)	   (a) Angina, or angina pectoris.	   (b) Thrush.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Prunella salt} (Old Chem.), niter fused and cast into little	      balls.	      [1913 Webster] Prunella	Prunella \Pru*nel"la\, Prunello \Pru*nel"lo\, n. [F. prunelle,	   probably so called from its color resembling that of prunes.	   See {Prune}, n.]	   A smooth woolen stuff, generally black, used for making	   shoes; a kind of lasting; -- formerly used also for	   clergymen's gowns.	   [1913 Webster]
Prunelle \Pru*nelle"\, n. [F., dim. of prune. See {Prune}, n.]	   A kind of small and very acid French plum; -- applied	   especially to the stoned and dried fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Prunello \Pru*nel"lo\, n. [F. prunelle, dim. of prune. See	   {Prune} a plum.]	   A species of dried plum; prunelle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruner \Prun"er\, n.	   1. One who prunes, or removes, what is superfluous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of beetles whose	      larv[ae] gnaw the branches of trees so as to cause them to	      fall, especially the American oak pruner ({Asemum	      m[oe]stum}), whose larva eats the pith of oak branches,	      and when mature gnaws a circular furrow on the inside	      nearly to the bark. When the branches fall each contains a	      pupa.	      [1913 Webster]
Pruniferous \Pru*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. prunum a plum + -ferous.]	   Bearing plums.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruning \Prun"ing\, n.	   1. The act of trimming, or removing what is superfluous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) That which is cast off by bird in pruning her	      feathers; leavings. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pruning hook}, or {Pruning knife}, cutting instrument used	      in pruning trees, etc.	   {Pruning shears}, shears for pruning trees, vines, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Prunus \Pru"nus\, n. [L., a plum tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees with perigynous rosaceous flowers, and a	   single two-ovuled carpel which usually becomes a drupe in	   ripening.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally, this genus was limited to the plums, then,	         by Linn[ae]us, was made to include the cherries and the	         apricot. Later botanists separated these into several	         genera, as {Prunus}, {Cerasus}, and {Armeniaca}, but	         now, by Bentham and Hooker, the plums, cherries, cherry	         laurels, peach, almond, and nectarine are all placed in	         {Prunus}.	         [1913 Webster] Prurience
Prurience \Pru"ri*ence\, Pruriency \Pru"ri*en*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being prurient.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pruriency of curious ears.           --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a prurience in the speech of some. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Prurient \Pru"ri*ent\, a. [L. pruries, -entis, p. pr. of prurire	   to itch. Cf. {Freeze}.]	   Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious	   curiosity or propensity; lustful. -- {Pru"ri*ent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eye of the vain and prurient is darting from object	         to object of illicit attraction.         --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruriginous \Pru*rig"i*nous\, a. [L. pruriginosus: cf. F.	   prurigineux.] (Med.)	   Tending to, or caused by, prurigo; affected by, or of the	   nature of, prurigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Prurigo \Pru*ri"go\, n. [L., an itching, the itch, fr. prurire	   to itch.] (Med.)	   A papular disease of the skin, of which intense itching is	   the chief symptom, the eruption scarcely differing from the	   healthy cuticle in color.	   [1913 Webster]
Pruritus \Pru*ri"tus\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   Itching.	   [1913 Webster]
Prussian \Prus"sian\, a. [From Prussia, the country: cf. F.	   prussien.]	   Of or pertaining to Prussia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Prussia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Prussian blue} (Chem.), any one of several complex double	      cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; specifically, a dark	      blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, obtained	      by adding a solution of potassium ferrocyanide (yellow	      prussiate of potash) to a ferric salt. It is used in	      dyeing, in ink, etc. Called also {Williamson's blue},	      {insoluble Prussian blue}, {Berlin blue}, etc.	   {Prussian carp} (Zool.) See {Gibel}.	   {Prussian green}. (Chem.) Same as {Berlin green}, under	      {Berlin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Prussiate \Prus"si*ate\, n. [Cf. F. prussiate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of prussic acid; a cyanide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Red prussiate of potash}. See {Potassium ferricyanide},	      under {Ferricyanide}.	   {Yellow prussiate of potash}. See {Potassium ferrocyanide},	      under {Ferrocyanide}.	      [1913 Webster]
Prussic \Prus"sic\, a. [Cf. F. prussique.] (Old Chem.)	   designating the acid now called hydrocyanic acid, but	   formerly called prussic acid, because Prussian blue is	   derived from it or its compounds. See {Hydrocyanic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prutenic \Pru*ten"ic\, a. (Astron.)	   Prussian; -- applied to certain astronomical tables published	   in the sixteenth century, founded on the principles of	   Copernicus, a Prussian.	   [1913 Webster]
Pry \Pry\, n. [Corrupted fr. prize a lever. See {Prize}, n.]	   A lever; also, leverage. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pry pole}, the pole which forms the prop of a hoisting gin,	      and stands facing the windlass.	      [1913 Webster]	Pry \Pry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Prying}.]	   To raise or move, or attempt to raise or move, with a pry or	   lever; to prize. [Local, U. S. & Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pry \Pry\, v. i. [OE. prien. Cf. {Peer} to peep.]	   To peep narrowly; to gaze; to inspect closely; to attempt to	   discover something by a scrutinizing curiosity; -- often	   implying reproach. " To pry upon the stars." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Watch thou and wake when others be asleep,	         To pry into the secrets of the state.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pry \Pry\, n.	   Curious inspection; impertinent peeping.	   [1913 Webster]
Pryan \Pry"an\, n. (Mining)	   See {Prian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Prying \Pry"ing\, a.	   Inspecting closely or impertinently.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inquisitive; curious. See {Inquisitive}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pryingly \Pry"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a prying manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Prytaneum \Pryt`a*ne"um\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? prytanis.]	   (Gr. Antiq.)	   A public building in certain Greek cities; especially, a	   public hall in Athens regarded as the home of the community,	   in which official hospitality was extended to distinguished	   citizens and strangers.	   [1913 Webster]
Prytanis \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 each of which	   belonged the presidency of the senate for about one tenth of	   the year.	   [1913 Webster]
Prytany \Pryt"a*ny\, n. [Gr. ?.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The period during which the presidency of the senate belonged	   to the prytanes of the section.	   [1913 Webster]
Prythee \Pryth"ee\, interj.	   See {Prithee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalm \Psalm\, n. [OE. psalm, salm, AS. sealm, L. psalmus,	   psalma, fr. Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? to pull, twitch, to play upon a	   stringed instrument, to sing to the harp: cf. OF. psalme,	   salme, F. psaume.]	   1. A sacred song; a poetical composition for use in the	      praise or worship of God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Humus devout and holy psalms	            Singing everlastingly.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, one of the hymns by David and others,	      collected into one book of the Old Testament, or a modern	      metrical version of such a hymn for public worship.	      [1913 Webster]	Psalm \Psalm\, v. t.	   To extol in psalms; to sing; as, psalming his praises.	   --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalmist \Psalm"ist\, n. [L. psalmista, Gr. ?: cf. F. psalmiste.	   See {Psalm}.]	   1. A writer or composer of sacred songs; -- a title	      particularly applied to David and the other authors of the	      Scriptural psalms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A clerk, precentor, singer, or leader of	      music, in the church.	      [1913 Webster]
Psalmistry \Psalm"ist*ry\, n.	   The use of psalms in devotion; psalmody.	   [1913 Webster] Psalmodic
Psalmodic \Psal*mod"ic\, Psalmodical \Psal*mod"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. psalmodique.]	   Relating to psalmody.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalmodist \Psal"mo*dist\, n.	   One who sings sacred songs; a psalmist.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalmodize \Psal"mo*dize\, v. i.	   To practice psalmody. " The psalmodizing art." --J. G.	   Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalmody \Psal"mo*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? psalm + ? a song, an ode:	   cf. F. psalmodie, LL. psalmodia. See {Psalm}, and {Ode}.]	   The act, practice, or art of singing psalms or sacred songs;	   also, psalms collectively, or a collection of psalms.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalmograph \Psal"mo*graph\, n. [See {Psalmographer}.]	   A writer of psalms; a psalmographer.	   [1913 Webster] Psalmographer
Psalmographer \Psal*mog"ra*pher\, Psalmographist
\Psal*mog"ra*phist\, n. [L. psalmographus, Gr. ?; ? a psalm + ?	   to write.]	   A writer of psalms, or sacred songs and hymns.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalmography \Psal*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. psalmographie.]	   The act or practice of writing psalms, or sacred songs.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalter \Psal"ter\, n. [OE. psauter, sauter, OF. sautier,	   psaltier, F. psautier, from L. psalterium. See {Psaltery}.]	   1. The Book of Psalms; -- often applied to a book containing	      the Psalms separately printed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of	      Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the	      Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day	      of the week.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A rosary, consisting of a hundred and fifty	      beads, corresponding to the number of the psalms.	      [1913 Webster]
Psalterial \Psal*te"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the psalterium.	   [1913 Webster]
Psalterium \Psal*te"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Psalteria}. [L., a	   psaltery.] (Anat.)	   (a) The third stomach of ruminants. See {Manyplies}.	   (b) The lyra of the brain.	       [1913 Webster]
Psaltery \Psal"ter*y\, n.; pl. {Psalteries}. [OE. sautrie, OF.	   psalterie, F. psalt['e]rion, L. psalterium psaltery, psalter,	   from Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {Psalm}, {Psalter}.]	   A stringed instrument of music used by the Hebrews, the form	   of which is not known.	   [1913 Webster]	         Praise the Lord with harp; sing unto him with the	         psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. --Ps.	                                                  xxxiii. 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Psammite \Psam"mite\, n. [Gr. ? sandy, from ? sand: cf. F.	   psammite.] (Min.)	   A species of micaceous sandstone. -- {Psam*mit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Psarolite \Psar"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? speckled + -lite.] (Paleon.)	   A silicified stem of tree fern, found in abundance in the	   Triassic sandstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Psellism \Psel"lism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to stammer.]	   Indistinct pronunciation; stammering.	   [1913 Webster]
Psephism \Pse"phism\, n. [Gr. ? a decree, fr. ? to vote with a	   pebble, fr. ? pebble.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A proposition adopted by a majority of votes; especially, one	   adopted by vote of the Athenian people; a statute. --J. P.	   Mahaffy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudaesthesia \Pseu`d[ae]s*the"si*a\, n. [NL. See {Pseudo-},	   and {aesthesia}.] (Physiol.)	   False or imaginary feeling or sense perception such as occurs	   in hypochondriasis, or such as is referred to an organ that	   has been removed, as an amputated foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudembryo \Pseu*dem"bry*o\, n. [Pseudo- + embryo.] (Zool.)	   (a) A false embryo.	   (b) An asexual form from which the true embryo is produced by	       budding.	       [1913 Webster] Pseudepigraphic
Pseudepigraphic \Pseu*dep`i*graph"ic\, Pseudepigraphic
\Pseu*dep`i*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pseudepigraphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudepigraphous \Pseu`de*pig"ra*phous\, a. [Gr. ? falsely	   inscribed. See {Pseudo-}, and {Epigraphy}.]	   Inscribed with a false name. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudepigraphy \Pseu`de*pig"ra*phy\, n.	   The ascription of false names of authors to works.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudhaemal \Pseud*h[ae]"mal\, a. [Pseudo- + h[ae]mal.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the vascular system of annelids.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pseudh[ae]mal fluid}, the circulatory fluid, or blood, of	      annelids, analogous to the blood of vertebrates. It is	      often red, but is sometimes green or colorless.	   {Pseudh[ae]mal vessels}, the blood vessels of annelids.	      [1913 Webster]
Pseudo- \Pseu"do-\ [Gr. pseydh`s lying, false, akin to psey`dein	   to belie; cf. psydro`s lying, psy`qos a lie.]	   A combining form or prefix signifying false, counterfeit,	   pretended, spurious; as, pseudo-apostle, a false apostle;	   pseudo-clergy, false or spurious clergy; pseudo-episcopacy,	   pseudo-form, pseudo-martyr, pseudo-philosopher. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudobacteria \Pseu`do*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl. [Pseudo- +	   bacteria.] (Biol.)	   Microscopic organic particles, molecular granules, powdered	   inorganic substances, etc., which in form, size, and grouping	   resemble bacteria.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The globules which divide and develop in form of chains	         are organized beings; when this does not occur, we are	         dealing with pseudobacteria. --Sternberg.	         [1913 Webster]
Pseudoblepsis \Pseu`do*blep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s	   false + ble`psis sight.] (Med.)	   False or depraved sight; imaginary vision of objects.	   --Forsyth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudobranch \Pseu"do*branch\, n. (Anat.)	   Same as {Pseudobranchia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudobranchia \Pseu`do*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl.	   {Pseudobranchi[ae]}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Branchia}.]	   (Anat.)	   A rudimentary branchia, or gill. -- {Pseu`do*bran"chi*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-bulb \Pseu"do-bulb`\, n. [Pseudo- + bulb.] (Bot.)	   An a["e]rial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic	   orchidaceous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudocarp \Pseu"do*carp\, n. [Pseudo- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   That portion of an anthocarpous fruit which is not derived	   from the ovary, as the soft part of a strawberry or of a fig.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-china \Pseu`do-chi"na\, n. [Pseudo- + china.] (Bot.)	   The false china root, a plant of the genus {Smilax} ({Smilax	   Pseudo-china}), found in America.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudocoele \Pseu"do*c[oe]le\, n.	   Same as {Pseudoc[oe]lia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudocoelia \Pseu`do*c[oe]"li*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s	   false + ? hollow.] (Anat.)	   The fifth ventricle in the mammalian brain. See {Ventricle}.	   --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-cone \Pseu"do-cone`\, n. [Pseudo- + cone.] (Zool.)	   One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes	   of certain insects, taking the place of the crystalline cones	   of others.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-cumene \Pseu`do-cu"mene\, n. [Pseudo- + cumene.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon of the aromatic series, metameric with	   mesitylene and cumene, found in coal tar, and obtained as a	   colorless liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-dipteral \Pseu`do-dip"ter*al\, a. [Pseudo- + dipteral:	   cf. F. pseudodipt[`e]re.] (Arch.)	   Falsely or imperfectly dipteral, as a temple with the inner	   range of columns surrounding the cella omitted, so that the	   space between the cella wall and the columns is very great,	   being equal to two intercolumns and one column. -- n. A	   pseudo-dipteral temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudodox \Pseu"do*dox\, a. [Gr. pseydo`doxos; pseydh`s false +	   do`xa an opinion.]	   Not true in opinion or doctrine; false. -- n. A false opinion	   or doctrine. "To maintain the atheistical pseudodox which	   judgeth evil good, and darkness light." --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudofilaria \Pseu`do*fi*la"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Pseudofilari?}.	   [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Filaria}.] (Zool.)	   One of the two elongated vibratile young formed by fission of	   the embryo during the development of certain Gregarin[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-galena \Pseu`do-ga*le"na\, n. [Pseudo- + galena.] (Min.)	   False galena, or blende. See {Blende}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Pseudograph \Pseu"do*graph\, n. [See {Pseudography}.]	   A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudography \Pseu*dog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; pseydh`s false + ? to	   write.]	   False writing; forgery.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudohalter \Pseu`do*hal"ter\, n.; pl. {Pseudohalteres}. [NL.	   See {Pseudo-}, and {Halteres}.] (Zool.)	   One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects	   ({Stylops}). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind	   wings, of Diptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-heart \Pseu"do-heart`\, n. [Pseudo- + heart.] (Zool.)	   Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the	   nature of a real heart, especially one of those pertaining to	   the excretory system.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-hyperthophic \Pseu`do-hy`per*thoph"ic\, a. [Pseudo- +	   hypertrophic.] (Med.)	   Falsely hypertrophic; as, pseudo-hypertrophic paralysis, a	   variety of paralysis in which the muscles are apparently	   enlarged, but are really degenerated and replaced by fat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudologist \Pseu*dol"o*gist\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   One who utters falsehoods; a liar.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudology \Pseu*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; pseydh`s false + ?	   speech: cf. F. pseudologie.]	   Falsehood of speech. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-metallic \Pseu`do-me*tal"lic\, a. [Pseudo- + metallic.]	   Falsely or imperfectly metallic; -- said of a kind of luster,	   as in minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-monocotyledonous \Pseu`do-mon`o*cot`y*led"on*ous\, a.	   [Pseudo- + monocotyledonous.] (Bot.)	   Having two coalescent cotyledons, as the live oak and the	   horse-chestnut.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudomorph \Pseu"do*morph\, n. [See {Pseudomorphous}.]	   1. An irregular or deceptive form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) A {pseudomorphous crystal}, such as a	      crystal consisting of quartz, but having the cubic form of	      fluor spar, the fluor crystal having been changed to	      quartz by a process of substitution.	      [1913 Webster]
Pseudomorphism \Pseu`do*mor"phism\, n. (Crystallog.)	   The state of having, or the property of taking, a crystalline	   form unlike that which belongs to the species.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudomorphous \Pseu`do*mor"phous\, a. [Gr. ?; pseydh`s false +	   morfh` form: cf. F. pseudomorphe.]	   Not having the true form.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pseudomorphous crystal}, a crystal which has a form that	      does not result from its own powers of crystallization.	      [1913 Webster]
Pseudonavicella \Pseu`do*nav`i*cel"la\, n.; pl.	   {Pseudonavicull[ae]}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pseudonavicula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudonavicula \Pseu`do*na*vic"u*la\, n.; pl.	   {Pseudonavicul[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. pseydh`s false + NL.	   navicula, a genus of diatoms. See {Navicular}.] (Zool.)	   One of the minute spindle-shaped embryos of Gregarin[ae] and	   some other Protozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudoneuroptera \Pseu`do*neu*rop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Pseudo-}, and {Neuroptera}.] (Zool.)	   division of insects (Zool.) reticulated wings, as in the	   Neuroptera, but having an active pupa state. It includes the	   dragon flies, May flies, white ants, etc. By some Zoologists	   they are classed with the Orthoptera; by others, with the	   Neuroptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudoneuropterous \Pseu`do*neu*rop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Pseudoneuroptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudonym \Pseu"do*nym\, n. [Cf. F. pseudonyme. See	   {Pseudonymous}.]	   A fictitious name assumed for the time, as by an author; a	   pen name; an alias. [Written also {pseudonyme}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudonymity \Pseu`do*nym"i*ty\, n.	   The using of fictitious names, as by authors.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudonymous \Pseu*don"y*mous\, a. [Gr. ?; pseydh`s false + ?,	   ?, a name: cf. F. pseudonyme. See {Pseudo-}, and {Name}.]	   Bearing a false or fictitious name; as, a pseudonymous work.	   -- {Pseu*don"y*mous*ly}, adv. -- {Pseu*don"y*mous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-peripteral \Pseu`do-pe*rip"ter*al\, a. [Pseudo- +	   peripteral: cf. F. pseudop['e]ript[`e]re.] (Arch.)	   Falsely or imperfectly peripteral, as a temple having the	   columns at the sides attached to the walls, and an ambulatory	   only at the ends or only at one end. -- n. A	   pseudo-peripteral temple. --Oxf. Gloss.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudopod \Pseu"do*pod\, n. [Pseudo- + -pod.]	   1. (Biol.) Any protoplasmic filament or irregular process	      projecting from any unicellular organism, or from any	      animal or plant call.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A rhizopod.	      [1913 Webster]
Pseudopodial \Pseu`do*po"di*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pseudopod, or to pseudopodia. See	   Illust. of {Heliozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudopodium \Pseu`do*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Pseudopodia}. [NL.]	   Same as {Pseudopod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudopupa \Pseu`do*pu"pa\, n.; pl. L. {Pseudopup[ae]}, E.	   {Pseudopupas}. [NL. See {Pseudo-}, and {Pupa}.] (Zool.)	   A stage intermediate between the larva and pupa of bees and	   certain other hymenopterous insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudorhabdite \Pseu`do*rhab"dite\, n. [Pseudo- + Gr. ? a rod.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the peculiar rodlike corpuscles found in the	   integument of certain Turbellaria. They are filled with a	   soft granular substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-romantic \Pseu`do-ro*man"tic\, a. Pseudo- + romantic.]	   Falsely romantic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The false taste, the pseudo-romantic rage. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudoscope \Pseu"do*scope\, n. [Pseudo- + -scope.] (Opt.)	   An instrument which exhibits objects with their proper relief	   reversed; -- an effect opposite to that produced by the	   stereoscope. --Wheatstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudoscopic \Pseu`do*scop"ic\, a. (Opt.)	   Of, pertaining to, or formed by, a pseudoscope; having its	   parts appearing with the relief reversed; as, a pseudoscopic	   image.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudoscorpiones \Pseu`do*scor`pi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Pseudo-}, and {Scorpion}.] (Zool.)	   An order of Arachnoidea having the palpi terminated by large	   claws, as in the scorpions, but destitute of a caudal sting;	   the false scorpions. Called also {Pseudoscorpii}, and	   {Pseudoscorpionina}. See Illust. of {Book scorpion}, under	   Book.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudosphere \Pseu"do*sphere`\, n. [Pseudo- + sphere.] (Geom.)	   The surface of constant negative curvature generated by the	   revolution of a tractrix. This surface corresponds in	   non-Euclidian space to the sphere in ordinary space. An	   important property of the surface is that any figure drawn	   upon it can be displaced in any way without tearing it or	   altering in size any of its elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudospore \Pseu"do*spore`\, n. [Pseudo- + spore.] (Bot.)	   A peculiar reproductive cell found in some fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudostella \Pseu`do*stel"la\, n.; pl. {-l[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   pseydh`s false + L. stella star.] (Astron.)	   Any starlike meteor or phenomenon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudostoma \Pseu*dos"to*ma\, n.; pl. {Pseudostomata}. [NL. See	   {Pseudo-}, and {Stoma}.] (Anat.)	   A group of cells resembling a stoma, but without any true	   aperture among them.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-symmetric \Pseu`do-sym*met"ric\, a. (Crystallog.)	   Exhibiting pseudo-symmetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudo-symmetry \Pseu`do-sym"me*try\, n. [Pseudo- + symmetry.]	   (Crystallog.)	   A kind of symmetry characteristic of certain crystals which	   from twinning, or other causes, come to resemble forms of a	   system other than that to which they belong, as the	   apparently hexagonal prisms of aragonite.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudotetramera \Pseu`do*te*tram"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Pseudo-}, and {Tetramerous}.] (Zool.)	   A division of beetles having the fifth tarsal joint minute	   and obscure, so that there appear to be but four joints. --	   {Pseu`do*te*tram"er*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudotinea \Pseu`do*tin"e*a\, n.; pl. {Pseudotine[ae]}. [NL.	   See {Pseudo-}, and {Tinea}.] (Zool.)	   The bee moth, or wax moth ({Galleria}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudoturbinal \Pseu`do*tur"bi*nal\, a. [Pseudo- + turbinal.]	   (Anat.)	   See under {Turbinal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudovary \Pseu*do"va*ry\, n.; pl. {Pseudovaries}. [Pseudo- +	   ovary.] (Zool.)	   The organ in which pseudova are produced; -- called also	   {pseudovarium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pseudovum \Pseu*do"vum\, n.; pl. {Pseudova}. [NL. See {Pseudo-},	   and {Ovum}.] (Zool.)	   An egglike germ produced by the agamic females of some	   insects and other animals, and by the larv[ae] of certain	   insects. It is capable of development without fertilization.	   See Illust. of {P[ae]dogenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pshaw \Pshaw\, interj. [Of imitative origin.]	   Pish! pooch! -- an exclamation used as an expression of	   contempt, disdain, dislike, etc. [Written also {psha}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pshaw \Pshaw\, v. i.	   To express disgust or contemptuous disapprobation, as by the	   exclamation " Pshaw!"	   [1913 Webster]	         The goodman used regularly to frown and pshaw wherever	         this topic was touched upon.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilanthropic \Psi`lan*throp"ic\, a. [see {Psilanthropist}.]	   Pertaining to, or embodying, psilanthropy. "A psilanthropic	   explanation." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilanthropism \Psi*lan"thro*pism\, n.	   Psilanthropy.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilanthropist \Psi*lan"thro*pist\, n. [Gr. ? bare, mere + ? a	   man.]	   One who believes that Christ was a mere man. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilanthropy \Psi*lan"thro*py\, n.	   The doctrine of the merely human existence of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilology \Psi*lol"o*gy\, n. [Gr ? mere + -logy.]	   Love of empty of empty talk or noise. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilomelane \Psi*lom"e*lane\, n. [Gr. ? bare + ?, ?, black.]	   (Min.)	   A hydrous oxide of manganese, occurring in smooth, botryoidal	   forms, and massive, and having an iron-black or steel-gray	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilopaedes \Psi`lo*p[ae]"des\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.? bare + ?,	   ?, offspring.] (Zool.)	   birds whose young at first have down on the pteryl[ae] only;	   -- called also {Gymnop[ae]des}.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilopaedic \Psi`lo*p[ae]d"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having down upon the pteryl[ae] only; -- said of the young of	   certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Psilosopher \Psi*los"o*pher\, n. [Gr. ? bare, mere + ? wise.]	   A superficial or narrow pretender to philosophy; a sham	   philosopher.	   [1913 Webster] Psittaceous
Psittaceous \Psit*ta"ceous\, Psittacid \Psit"ta*cid\, a. [L.	   psittacus a parrot, Gr. ?: cf. F. psittacide.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the parrots, or the Psittaci. -- n. One	   of the Psittaci.	   [1913 Webster]
Psittaci \Psit"ta*ci\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The order of birds which comprises the parrots.	   [1913 Webster]
Psitta-co-fulvine \Psit`ta-co-ful"*vine\, n. [Gr. ? a parrot +	   L. fulvus yellow.]	   A yellow pigment found in the feathers of certain parrots.	   [1913 Webster]
Psoas \Pso"as\, n. [Gr. ? a muscle of the loin: cf. f. psoas.]	   (Anat.)	   An internal muscle arising from the lumbar vertebr[ae] and	   inserted into the femur. In man there are usually two on each	   side, and the larger one, or great psoas, forms a part of the	   iliopsoas.	   [1913 Webster]
Psora \Pso"ra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Med.)	   A cutaneous disease; especially, the itch.	   [1913 Webster]
Psoriasis \Pso*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? psora.]	   (Med.)	   (a) The state of being affected with psora. [Obs.]	   (b) A cutaneous disease, characterized by imbricated silvery	       scales, affecting only the superficial layers of the	       skin.	       [1913 Webster]
Psoric \Pso"ric\, a. [L. psoricus, Gr. ?: cf. F. psorique.]	   (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to psora.	   [1913 Webster]
Psorosperm \Pso"ro*sperm\, n. [Gr. ? itching + ? seed.] (Zool.)	   A minute parasite, usually the young of Gregarin[ae], in the	   pseudonavicula stage.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychagogic \Psy`cha*gog"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Psychagogue}.]	   Attractive; persuasive. --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychagogue \Psy"cha*gogue\, n. [Gr.?; ? the soul + ? to lead.]	   A necromancer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Psychal \Psy"chal\, a. [See {Psychical}.]	   Of or pertaining to the soul; psychical. --Bayne.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychanalysis \Psy`cha*nal"y*sis\, n. [Psycho- + analysis.]	   same as {psychoanalysis}; -- an older term now obsolete. --	   {Psy*chan`a*lyt"ic}, a. -- {Psy`cha*nal"y*sist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Psyche \Psy"che\, n. [L., fr. Gr. PSychh` Psyche, fr. psychh`	   the soul.]	   1. (Class Myth.) A lovely maiden, daughter of a king and	      mistress of Eros, or Cupid. She is regarded as the	      personification of the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The soul; the vital principle; the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [F. psych['e].] A cheval glass.	      [1913 Webster]
Psychian \Psy"chi*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any small moth of the genus {Psyche} and allied genera	   (family {Psychid[ae]}). The larv[ae] are called basket worms.	   See {Basket worm}, under {Basket}.	   [1913 Webster] Psychiatria
Psychiatria \Psy*chi`a*tri"a\, Psychiatry \Psy*chi"a*try\, n.	   [NL. psychiatria, fr. Gr. ? the mind + ? healing.] (Med.)	   The application of the healing art to mental diseases.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychiatric \Psy`chi*at"ric\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to psychiatry.	   [1913 Webster] Psychic
Psychic \Psy"chic\, Psychical \Psy"chic*al\, a. [L. psychicus,	   Gr. ?, fr. psychh` the soul, mind; cf. ? to blow: cf. F.	   psychique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the human soul, or to the living	      principle in man.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term was formerly used to express the same idea as	         psychological. Recent metaphysicians, however, have	         employed it to mark the difference between psychh` the	         living principle in man, and pney^ma the rational or	         spiritual part of his nature. In this use, the word	         describes the human soul in its relation to sense,	         appetite, and the outer visible world, as distinguished	         from spiritual or rational faculties, which have to do	         with the supersensible world. --Heyse.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the mind, or its functions and	      diseases; mental; -- contrasted with {physical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Psychical blindness}, {Psychical deafness} (Med.), forms of	      nervous disease in which, while the senses of sight and	      hearing remain unimpaired, the mind fails to appreciate	      the significance of the sounds heard or the images seen.	      	   {Psychical contagion}, the transference of disease,	      especially of a functional nervous disease, by mere force	      of example.	   {Psychical medicine}, that department of medicine which	      treats of mental diseases.	      [1913 Webster]
Psychics \Psy"chics\, n.	   Psychology.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychism \Psy"chism\, n. [Cf. F. psychisme.] (Philos.)	   The doctrine of Quesne, that there is a fluid universally	   diffused, end equally animating all living beings, the	   difference in their actions being due to the difference of	   the individual organizations. --Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Psycho- \Psy"cho-\	   A combining form from Gr. psychh` the soul, the mind, the	   understanding; as, psychology.	   [1913 Webster]
psychoanalyze \psy`cho*an"a*lyze\ v. t.	   To investigate or subject to treatment by psychoanalysis.	   Syn: analyze, analyse, psychoanalyse.	        [WordNet 1.5]
psychoanalyse \psy`cho*an"a*lyse\ v. t.	   To investigate or subject to treatment by psychoanalysis.	   Syn: analyze, analyse, psychoanalyze.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Psychoanalysis \Psy`cho*a*nal"y*sis\, n.	   1. A method or process of psychotherapeutic analysis and	      treatment pf psychoneuroses, based on the work of Dr.	      Sigmund Freud (1856- 1939) of Vienna. The method rests	      upon the theory that neurosis is characteristically due to	      repression of desires consciously rejected but	      subconsciously persistent; it consists in a close analysis	      of the patient's mental history, effort being made to	      bring unconsciuos and preconscious material to	      consciousness; the methods include analysis of	      transferance and resistance. In some variants, stress is	      laid upon the dream life, and of treatment by means of	      suggestion.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. The theory of human psychology which is the foundation for	      the psychoanalytic therapy, which explores the relation	      between conscious and unconscious mental processes in	      motivating human behavior and causing neuroses.	      [PJC]	   3. An integrated set of theories of human personality	      development, motivation, and behavior based on a body of	      observations. --[Stedman]	      [PJC]	   4. One of several schools of psychotherapy, such as {jungian	      psychoanalysis} or {freudian psychoanalysis}. --[Stedman]	      [PJC] -- {Psy`cho*an`a*lyt"ic}, a.; {Psych`o*an"al*ist},	      n., etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Psychogenesis \Psy`cho*gen"e*sis\, n.	   Genesis through an internal force, as opposed to {natural	   selection}.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychography \Psy*chog"ra*phy\, n. [Psycho- + -graphy.]	   1. A description of the phenomena of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Spiritualism) Spirit writing.	      [1913 Webster] Psychologic
Psychologic \Psy`cho*log"ic\, Psychological \Psy`cho*log"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. psychologique.]	   Of or pertaining to psychology. See Note under {Psychic}. --	   {Psy`cho*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychologist \Psy*chol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. psychologiste.]	   One who is versed in, devoted to, psychology.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychologue \Psy"cho*logue\, n.	   A psychologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychology \Psy*chol"o*gy\, n. pl. {Psychologies}. [Psycho- +	   -logy: cf. F. psychologie. See {Psychical}.]	   The science of the human soul; specifically, the systematic	   or scientific knowledge of the powers and functions of the	   human soul, so far as they are known by consciousness; a	   treatise on the human soul.	   [1913 Webster]	         Psychology, the science conversant about the phenomena	         of the mind, or conscious subject, or self. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychomachy \Psy*chom"a*chy\, n. [L. psychomachia, fr. Gr.	   psychh` the soul + ? fight: cf. ? desperate fighting.]	   A conflict of the soul with the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychomancy \Psy"cho*man`cy\, n. [Psycho- + -mancy: cf. F.	   psychomancie.]	   Necromancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychometry \Psy*chom"e*try\, n. [Psycho- + -metry.] (Physiol.)	   The art of measuring the duration of mental processes, or of	   determining the time relations of mental phenomena. --	   {Psy`cho*met"ric}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Psycho-motor \Psy`cho-mo"tor\, a. [Psycho- + motor.]	   Of or pertaining to movement produced by action of the mind	   or will.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychopannychism \Psy"cho*pan"ny*chism\, n. [Psycho- + Gr. ? to	   spend all night long; pa^s, pa^n, all + ? night.] (Theol.)	   The doctrine that the soul falls asleep at death, and does	   not wake until the resurrection of the body. --	   {Psy`cho*pan"ny*chism}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychopathy \Psy*chop"a*thy\, n. [Psycho- + Gr. ?, ?.] (Med.)	   Mental disease. See {Psychosis}, 2. -- {Psy`cho*path"ic}, a.	   -- {Psy*chop"a*thist}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychophysical \Psy`cho*phys"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to psychophysics; involving the action or	   mutual relations of the psychical and physical in man.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Psychophysical time} (Physiol.), the time required for the	      mind to transform a sensory impression into a motor	      impulse. It is an important part of physiological or	      reaction time. See under {Reaction}.	      [1913 Webster]
Psychophysics \Psy`cho*phys"ics\, n. [Psycho- + physics.]	   The science of the connection between nerve action and	   consciousness; the science which treats of the relations of	   the psychical and physical in their conjoint operation in	   man; the doctrine of the relation of function or dependence	   between body and soul.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychopomp \Psy"cho*pomp\, n. [Gr. ?; psychh` the soul + ? to	   send: cf. F. psychopompe.] (Myth.)	   A leader or guide of souls . --J. Fiske.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychosis \Psy*cho"sis\, n. [NL. See {Psycho-}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any vital action or activity. --Mivart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A disease of the mind; especially, a functional	      mental disorder, that is, one unattended with evident	      organic changes.	      [1913 Webster]
Psychotherapeutics \Psy`cho*ther`a*peu"tics\, n. [Psycho- +	   therapeutics.] (Med.)	   The treatment of disease by acting on the mind, as by	   suggestion; mind cure; psychotherapy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Psychotherapy \Psy`cho*ther"a*py\, n. [Psycho- + therapy.]	   (Med.)	   Psychotherapeutics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Psychozoic \Psy`cho*zo"ic\, a. [Psycho- + Gr. ? life.] (Geol.)	   Designating, or applied to the Era of man; as, the psychozoic	   era.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychrometer \Psy*chrom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. psychro`s cold + -meter:	   cf. F. psychrom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the tension of the aqueous vapor	   in the atmosphere, being essentially a wet and dry bulb	   hygrometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychrometrical \Psy`chro*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the psychrometer or psychrometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Psychrometry \Psy*chrom"e*try\, n.	   Hygrometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Psylla \Psyl"la\, n.; pl. {Psyll[ae]}. [NL., from Gr. ? a flea.]	   (Zool.)	   Any leaping plant louse of the genus {Psylla}, or family	   {Psyllid[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptarmigan \Ptar"mi*gan\, n. [Gael. tarmachan; cf. Ir. tarmochan,	   tarmonach.] (Zool.)	   Any grouse of the genus {Lagopus}, of which numerous species	   are known. The feet are completely feathered. Most of the	   species are brown in summer, but turn white, or nearly white,	   in winter.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They chiefly inhabit the northern countries and high	         mountains of Europe, Asia, and America. The common	         European species is {Lagopus mutus}. The Scotch grouse,	         red grouse, or moor fowl ({Lagopus Scoticus}), is	         reddish brown, and does not turn white in winter. The	         white, or willow, ptarmigan ({Lagopus albus}) is found	         in both Europe and America.	         [1913 Webster]
Ptenoglossa \Pte`no*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.? feathered +	   ? tongue.] (Zool.)	   A division of gastropod mollusks having the teeth of the	   radula arranged in long transverse rows, somewhat like the	   barbs of a feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptenoglossate \Pte`no*glos"sate\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ptenoglossa.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteranodon \Pte*ran"o*don\, n. [Gr. ? wing + ? priv. + ?, ?, a	   tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of American Cretaceous pterodactyls destitute of	   teeth. Several species are known, some of which had an	   expanse of wings of twenty feet or more.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteranodontia \Pte*ran`o*don"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   A group of pterodactyls destitute of teeth, as in the genus	   {Pteranodon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterichthys \Pte*rich"thys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? wing + ? fish.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of Devonian fossil fishes with winglike appendages.	   The head and most of the body were covered with large bony	   plates. See {Placodermi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteridologist \Pter`i*dol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in pteridology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteridology \Pter`i*dol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a fern + -logy.]	   That department of botany which treats of ferns.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteridomania \Pter`i*do*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a fern + E.	   mania.]	   A madness, craze, or strong fancy, for ferns. [R.] --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteridophyta \Pter`i*doph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a	   fern + ? a plant.] (Bot.)	   A class of flowerless plants, embracing ferns, horsetails,	   club mosses, quillworts, and other like plants. See the Note	   under {Cryptogamia}. -- {Pter"i*do*phyte`}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is a modern term, devised to replace the older	         ones acrogens and vascular Cryptogamia.	         [1913 Webster]
Pterobranchia \Pter`o*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing	   + ? ?.] (Zool.)	   An order of marine Bryozoa, having a bilobed lophophore and	   an axial cord. The genus {Rhabdopleura} is the type. Called	   also {{Podostomata}}. See {Rhabdopleura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteroceras \Pte*roc"e*ras\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing + ? a	   horn.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large marine gastropods having the outer border of	   the lip divided into lobes; -- called also {scorpion shell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterocletes \Pter`o*cle"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr Pterocles, the	   typical genus, fr. Gr. ? feather + ?, ?, a key, tongue of a	   clasp.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds including the sand grouse. They are in	   some respects intermediate between the pigeons and true	   grouse. Called also {Pteroclomorph[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterodactyl \Pter`o*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? a wing + ? finger, toe:	   cf. F. pt['e]rodactyle.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct flying reptile; one of the Pterosauria. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterodactyli \Pter`o*dac"ty*li\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Pterosauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteroglossal \Pter`o*glos"sal\, a. [Gr. ? a feather + ? tongue.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the tongue finely notched along the sides, so as to	   have a featherlike appearance, as the toucans.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteron \Pte"ron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wing.] (Anat.)	   The region of the skull, in the temporal fossa back of the	   orbit, where the great wing of the sphenoid, the temporal,	   the parietal, and the frontal hones approach each other.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteropappi \Pter`o*pap"pi\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a feather, a	   bird + ? a grandfather.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Odontotorm[ae]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterophore \Pter"o*phore\, n. [Gr. ? a feather + fe`rein to	   bear.] (Zool.)	   Any moth of the genus {Pterophorus} and allied genera; a	   plume moth. See {Plume moth}, under {Plume}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteropod \Pter"o*pod\, n. [Gr. ? wing-footed; ? a feather, wing	   + ?, ?, foot: cf. F. pt['e]ropode.] (Zool.)	   One of the Pteropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteropoda \Pte*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A class of Mollusca in which the anterior lobes of the foot	   are developed in the form of broad, thin, winglike organs,	   with which they swim at near the surface of the sea.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Pteropoda are divided into two orders:	         {Cymnosomata}, which have the body entirely naked and	         the head distinct from the wings; and {Thecosomata},	         which have a delicate transparent shell of various	         forms, and the head not distinct from the wings.	         [1913 Webster]
Pteropodous \Pte*rop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Pteropoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterosaur \Pter"o*saur\, n. [Gr. ? wind + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A pterodactyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterosauria \Pter`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of flying reptiles of the Mesozoic age; the	   pterodactyls; -- called also {{Pterodactyli}}, and	   {{Ornithosauria}}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The wings were formed, like those of bats, by a	         leathery expansion of the skin, principally supported	         by the greatly enlarged outer or " little" fingers of	         the hands. The American Cretaceous pterodactyls had no	         teeth. See {Pteranodontia}, and {Pterodactyl}.	         [1913 Webster]
Pterosaurian \Pter`o*sau"ri*an\, a. (Paleon.)	   Of or pertaining to the Pterosauria.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterostigma \Pter`o*stig"ma\, n.; pl. {Pterostigmata}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? wing + ?, ?, a mark.] (Zool.)	   A thickened opaque spot on the wings of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterotic \Pte*ro"tic\, a. [Gr. ? wing + ?, ?, ear.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to, or designating, a bone between the	   prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the	   periotic capsule of many fishes. -- n. The pterotic bone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pterotic bone is so called because fancied in some	         cases to resemble in form a bird's wing	         [1913 Webster]
Pterygium \Pte*ryg"i*um\, n.; pl. E. {Pterygiums}, L.	   {Pterygia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, properly a dim, akin to ? a	   feather.] (Med.)	   A superficial growth of vascular tissue radiating in a	   fanlike manner from the cornea over the surface of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterygoid \Pter"y*goid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a wing + -oid.] (Anat.)	   (a) Like a bird's wing in form; as, a pterygoid bone.	   (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pterygoid	       bones, pterygoid processes, or the whole sphenoid bone.	       -- n. A pterygoid bone.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Pterygoid bone} (Anat.), a bone which corresponds to the	      inner plate of the pterygoid process of the human skull,	      but which, in all vertebrates below mammals, is not	      connected with the posterior nares, but serves to connect	      the palatine bones with the point of suspension of the	      lower jaw.	   {Pterygoid process} (Anat.), a process projecting downward	      from either side of the sphenoid bone, in man divided into	      two plates, an inner and an outer. The posterior nares	      pass through the space, called the pterygoid fossa,	      between the processes.	      [1913 Webster]
Pterygomaxillary \Pter`y*go*max"il*la*ry\, a. [Pterygoid +	   maxillary.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the inner pterygoid plate, or pterygoid	   bone, and the lower jaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterygopalatine \Pter`y*go*pal"a*tine\, a. [Pterygoid +	   palatine.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pterygoid processes and the palatine	   bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterygopodium \Pter`y*go*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Pterygopodia}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a fin + ?, dim. of ?, ?, a foot.] (Anat.)	   A specially modified part of the ventral fin in male	   elasmobranchs, which serves as a copulatory organ, or	   clasper.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterygoquadrate \Pter`y*go*quad"rate\, a. [Pterygoid +	   quadrate.] (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or representing the pterygoid and quadrate	   bones or cartilages.	   [1913 Webster]
Pteryla \Pte*ry"la\, n.; pl. {Pteryl[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   feather + ? wood, forest.] (Zool.)	   One of the definite areas of the skin of a bird on which	   feathers grow; -- contrasted with {apteria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterylography \Pter`y*log"ra*phy\, n. [Pteryla + -graphy.]	   (Zool.)	   The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or	   of the pteryl[ae], of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pterylosis \Pter`y*lo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. NL. & E. pteryla.]	   (Zool.)	   The arrangement of feathers in definite areas.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptilocerque \Ptil"o*cerque\, n. [Gr. ? a feather + ? tail.]	   (Zool.)	   The pentail.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptilopaedes \Ptil`o*p[ae]"des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a feather	   + ?, ?, offspring.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Dasyp[ae]des}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptilopaedic \Ptil`o*p[ae]d"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having nearly the whole surface of the skin covered with	   down; dasyp[ae]dic; -- said of the young of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptilopteri \Pti*lop"te*ri\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a downy	   feather + ? wing.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds including only the penguins.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptilosis \Pti*lo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr ? a feather.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pterylosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptisan \Ptis"an\, n. [L. ptisana peeled barley, barley water,	   Gr. ?, from ? to peel, husk; cf. F. ptisane, tisane.]	   1. A decoction of barley with other ingredients; a	      farinaceous drink.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An aqueous medicine, containing little, if any,	      medicinal agent; a tea or tisane.	      [1913 Webster]
Ptolemaic \Ptol`e*ma"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ptolemaic system} (Astron.), the system maintained by	      Ptolemy, who supposed the earth to be fixed in the center	      of the universe, with the sun and stars revolving around	      it. This theory was received for ages, until superseded by	      the Copernican system.	      [1913 Webster]
Ptolemaist \Ptol"e*ma`ist\, n.	   One who accepts the astronomical system of Ptolemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptomaine \Pto"ma*ine\, n. [From Gr. ? a dead body.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   One of a class of animal bases or alkaloids formed in the	   putrefaction of various kinds of albuminous matter, and	   closely related to the vegetable alkaloids; a cadaveric	   poison. The ptomaines, as a class, have their origin in dead	   matter, by which they are to be distinguished from the	   leucomaines.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptosis \Pto"sis\ (t[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ptw^sis a	   falling.] (Med.)	   Drooping of the upper eyelid, produced by paralysis of its	   levator muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
ptyalin \pty"a*lin\ (t[imac]"[.a]*l[i^]n), n. [Gr. pty`alon	   spittle. See {Ptyalism}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An unorganized amylolytic ferment, on enzyme, present in	   human mixed saliva and in the saliva of some animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptyalism \Pty"a*lism\ (t[imac]"[.a]*l[i^]z'm), n. [Gr.	   ptyalismo`s, fr. ptyali`zein to spit much, fr. pty`alon	   spittle, fr. pty`ein to spit: cf. F. ptyalisme.]	   Salivation, or an excessive flow of saliva. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptyalogogue \Pty*al"o*gogue\, n. [Gr. ? spittle + ? driving.]	   (Med.)	   A ptysmagogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptysmagogue \Ptys"ma*gogue\, n. [Gr. ? spittle + ? driving: cf.	   F. ptysmagogue.] (Med.)	   A medicine that promotes the discharge of saliva.	   [1913 Webster]
Ptyxis \Ptyx"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. pty`xis a folding.] (Bot.)	   The way in which a leaf is sometimes folded in the bud.	   [1913 Webster]
pub \pub\ (p[u^]b), n. [Shortened from Public house.]	   A retail business where alcoholic beverages are sold by the	   drink; a bar; a tavern.	   [PJC]
Pubble \Pub"ble\, a. [Perhaps fr. bubble.]	   Puffed out, pursy; pudgy; fat. [Obs.] --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]
pub-crawl \pub-crawl\ v.	   1. 1 to go from one pub or tavern to the next and get	      progressively more drunk.	   Syn: bar hop.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Puberal \Pu"ber*al\, a. [From L. puber, pubes, grown up, adult.]	   Of or pertaining to puberty.	   [1913 Webster]
Puberty \Pu"ber*ty\, n. [L. pubertas, fr. puber, pubes, adult:	   cf. F. pubert['e].]	   1. The earliest age at which persons are capable of begetting	      or bearing children, usually considered, in temperate	      climates, to be about fourteen years in males and twelve	      in females.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The period when a plant first bears flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Puberulent \Pu*ber"u*lent\, a. [See {Pubis}.] (Bot.)	   Very minutely downy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pubes \Pu"bes\, n. [L., the hair which appears on the body at	   puberty, from pubes adult.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The hair which appears upon the lower part of the	          hypogastric region at the age of puberty.	      (b) Hence (as more commonly used), the lower part of the	          hypogastric region; the pubic region.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The down of plants; a downy or villous substance	      which grows on plants; pubescence.	      [1913 Webster]
Pubescence \Pu*bes"cence\, n. [Cf. F. pubescence.]	   1. The quality or state of being pubescent, or of having	      arrived at puberty. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covering of soft short hairs, or down, as one some	      plants and insects; also, the state of being so covered.	      [1913 Webster]
Pubescency \Pu*bes"cen*cy\, n.	   Pubescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Pubescent \Pu*bes"cent\ (p[-u]"b[e^]s"sent), a. [L. pubescens,	   -entis, p. pr. of pubescere to reach puberty, to grow hairy	   or mossy, fr. pubes pubes: cf. F. pubescent.]	   1. Arrived recently at puberty.	      [1913 Webster]	            That . . . the men (are) pubescent at the age of	            twice seven, is accounted a punctual truth. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with pubescence, or fine short hairs, as certain	      insects, and the leaves of some plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Pubic \Pu"bic\ (p[=u]"b[i^]k), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pubes; in the region of the pubes;	   as, the pubic bone; the pubic region, or the lower part of	   the hypogastric region. See {Pubes}.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the pubis.	       [1913 Webster]
Pubis \Pu"bis\ (p[=u]"b[i^]s), n. [NL. See {Pubes}.] (Anat.)	   The ventral and anterior of the three principal bones	   composing either half of the pelvis; sharebone; pubic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Public \Pub"lic\, a. [L. publicus, poblicus, fr. populus people:	   cf. F. public. See {People}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the people; belonging to the people;	      relating to, or affecting, a nation, state, or community;	      -- opposed to {private}; as, the public treasury.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the public good	            Private respects must yield.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Alexander Hamilton] touched the dead corpse of	            the public credit, and it sprung upon its feet. --D.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Open to the knowledge or view of all; general; common;	      notorious; as, public report; public scandal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joseph, . . . not willing to make her a public	            example, was minded to put her away privily. --Matt.	                                                  i. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Open to common or general use; as, a public road; a public	      house. "The public street." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {public act} or {public statute} (Law), an act or statute	      affecting matters of public concern. Of such statutes the	      courts take judicial notice.	   {Public credit}. See under {Credit}.	   {Public funds}. See {Fund}, 3.	   {Public house}, an inn, or house of entertainment.	   {Public law}.	      (a) See {International law}, under {International}.	      (b) A public act or statute.	   {Public nuisance}. (Law) See under {Nuisance}.	   {Public orator}. (Eng. Universities) See {Orator}, 3.	   {Public stores}, military and naval stores, equipments, etc.	      	   {Public works}, all fixed works built by civil engineers for	      public use, as railways, docks, canals, etc.; but	      strictly, military and civil engineering works constructed	      at the public cost.	      [1913 Webster]	Public \Pub"lic\, n.	   1. The general body of mankind, or of a nation, state, or	      community; the people, indefinitely; as, the American	      public; also, a particular body or aggregation of people;	      as, an author's public.	      [1913 Webster]	            The public is more disposed to censure than to	            praise.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A public house; an inn. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In public}, openly; before an audience or the people at	      large; not in private or secrecy. "We are to speak in	      public." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Publican \Pub"li*can\, n. [L. publicanus: cf. F. publicain. See	   {Public}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A farmer of the taxes and public revenues;	      hence, a collector of toll or tribute. The inferior	      officers of this class were often oppressive in their	      exactions, and were regarded with great detestation.	      [1913 Webster]	            As Jesus at meat . . . many publicans and sinners	            came and sat down with him and his disciples.	                                                  --Matt. 1x.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            How like a fawning publican he looks! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The keeper of an inn or public house; one licensed to	      retail beer, spirits, or wine.	      [1913 Webster]
Publication \Pub`li*ca"tion\, n. [L. publicatio confiscation:	   cf. F. publication. See {Publish}.]	   1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the	      people at large, either by words, writing, or printing;	      proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the	      publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of	      the gospel; the publication of statutes or edicts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of offering a book, pamphlet, engraving, etc., to	      the public by sale or by gratuitous distribution.	      [1913 Webster]	            The publication of these papers was not owing to our	            folly, but that of others.            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is published or made known; especially, any	      book, pamphlet, etc., offered for sale or to public	      notice; as, a daily or monthly publication.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An act done in public. [R. & Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His jealousy . . . attends the business, the	            recreations, the publications, and retirements of	            every man.                            --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Publication of a libel} (Law), such an exhibition of a libel	      as brings it to the notice of at least one person other	      than the person libeled.	   {Publication of a will} (Law), the delivery of a will, as his	      own, by a testator to witnesses who attest it.	      [1913 Webster]
Public-hearted \Pub"lic-heart`ed\, a.	   Public-spirited. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Publicist \Pub"li*cist\, n. [Cf. F. publiciste.]	   A writer on the laws of nature and nations; one who is versed	   in the science of public right, the principles of government,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Whig leaders, however, were much more desirous to	         get rid of Episcopacy than to prove themselves	         consummate publicists and logicians.     --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Publicity \Pub*lic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. publicit['e].]	   The quality or state of being public, or open to the	   knowledge of a community; notoriety; publicness.	   [1913 Webster]	Publicity pamphlet \Publicity pamphlet\	   A pamphlet which, in some States of the United States having	   the initiative or referendum, is mailed to the voters to	   inform them as to the nature of a measure submitted by the	   initiative or referendum. The pamphlet contains a copy of the	   proposed law and arguments for and against it by those	   favoring and opposing it, respectively.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
publicize \publicize\ v. t.	   1. to make public; to announce.	   Syn: publicise, air, bare.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Specifically: To announce in a manner intended to reach a	      large audience.	   Syn: advertise, advertize, call attention to.	        [WordNet 1.5] [+PJC]
Publicly \Pub"lic*ly\, adv.	   1. With exposure to popular view or notice; without	      concealment; openly; as, property publicly offered for	      sale; an opinion publicly avowed; a declaration publicly	      made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the name of the community. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Public-minded \Pub"lic-mind`ed\, a.	   Public-spirited. -- {Pub"lic-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Publicness \Pub"lic*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being public, or open to the view	      or notice of people at large; publicity; notoriety; as,	      the publicness of a sale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of belonging to the community; as,	      the publicness of property. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Public school \Public school\	      (a) In Great Britain, any of various schools maintained by	          the community, wholly or partly under public control,	          or maintained largely by endowment and not carried on	          chiefly for profit; specif., and commonly, any of	          various select and usually expensive endowed schools	          which give a liberal modern education or prepare	          pupils for the universities. Eton, Harrow, Rugby, and	          Winchester are of this class.	      (b) In the United States, a free primary, grammar, or high	          school maintained by the local government.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Public-service corporation
Public-service corporation \Public-service corporation\ or	   sometimes Quasi-public corporation \Quasi-public corporation\	   A corporation, such as a railroad company, lighting company,	   water company, etc., organized or chartered to follow a	   public calling or to render services more or less essential	   to the general public convenience or safety.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Public-spirited \Pub"lic-spir`it*ed\, a.	   1. Having, or exercising, a disposition to advance the	      interest of the community or public; as, public-spirited	      men.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dictated by a regard to public good; as, a public-spirited	      project or measure. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Pub"lic-spir`it*ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Publish \Pub"lish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Published}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Publishing}.] [F. publier, L. publicare, publicatum.	   See {Public}, and {-ish}.]	   1. To make public; to make known to mankind, or to people in	      general; to divulge, as a private transaction; to	      promulgate or proclaim, as a law or an edict.	      [1913 Webster]	            Published was the bounty of her name. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unwearied sun, from day to day,	            Does his Creator's power display,	            And publishes to every land	            The work of an almighty hand.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make known by posting, or by reading in a church; as,	      to publish banns of marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To send forth, as a book, newspaper, musical piece, or	      other printed work, either for sale or for general	      distribution; to print, and issue from the press.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To utter, or put into circulation; as, to publish	      counterfeit paper. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To publish a will} (Law), to acknowledge it before the	      witnesses as the testator's last will and testament.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To announce; proclaim; advertise; declare; promulgate;	        disclose; divulge; reveal. See {Announce}.	        [1913 Webster]
Publishable \Pub"lish*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being published; suitable for publication.	   [1913 Webster]
Publisher \Pub"lish*er\, n.	   One who publishes; as, a publisher of a book or magazine.	   [1913 Webster]	         For love of you, not hate unto my friend,	         Hath made me publisher of this pretense. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Publishment \Pub"lish*ment\, n.	   1. The act or process of making publicly known; publication.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A public notice of intended marriage, required by the laws	      of some States. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Puccoon \Puc*coon"\, n. [From the American Indian name.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several plants yielding a red pigment which is	   used by the North American Indians, as the bloodroot and two	   species of {Lithospermum} ({Lithospermum hirtum}, and	   {Lithospermum canescens}); also, the pigment itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Puce \Puce\, a. [F., fr. puce a flea, L. pulex, pulicis.]	   Of a dark brown or brownish purple color.	   [1913 Webster]
Pucel \Pu"cel\, n.	   See {Pucelle}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pucelage \Pu"cel*age\ (?; 48), n. [F.]	   Virginity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pucelle \Pu*celle"\, n. [F., fr. LL. pulicella, fr. L. pullus a	   young animal. See {Pullet}.]	   A maid; a virgin. [Written also {pucel}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lady or pucelle, that wears mask or fan. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {La Pucelle}, the Maid of Orleans, Joan of Arc.	      [1913 Webster]
Puceron \Pu"ce*ron\, n. [F., from puce a flea. See {Puce}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any plant louse, or aphis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pucherite \Pu"cher*ite\, n. [So named from the Pucher Mine, in	   Saxony.] (Min.)	   Vanadate of bismuth, occurring in minute reddish brown	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Puck \Puck\, n. [OE. pouke; cf. OSw. puke, Icel. p[=u]ki an evil	   demon, W. pwca a hobgoblin. Cf. {Poker} a bugbear, {Pug}.]	   1. (Medi[ae]val Myth.) A celebrated fairy, "the merry	      wanderer of the night;" -- called also {Robin Goodfellow},	      {Friar Rush}, {Pug}, etc. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He meeteth Puck, whom most men call	            Hobgoblin, and on him doth fall.      --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Puck \Puck\, n.	   A disk of vulcanized rubber used in the game of hockey, as	   the object to be driven through the goals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pucka \Puck"a\, a. [Written also {pukka}.] [Hind. pakk[=a]	   cooked, ripe, solid.]	   Good of its kind; -- variously used as implying substantial,	   real, fixed, sure, etc., and specif., of buildings, made of	   brick and mortar. [India]	         It's pukka famine, by the looks of it.   --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Puckball \Puck"ball`\, n. [Puck + ball.]	   A puffball.	   [1913 Webster]
Pucker \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	   ridges and furrows; to corrugate; -- often with up; as, to	   pucker up the mouth. "His skin [was] puckered up in	   wrinkles." --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	Pucker \Puck"er\, n.	   1. A fold; a wrinkle; a collection of folds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of perplexity or anxiety; confusion; bother;	      agitation. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Puckerer \Puck"er*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, puckers.	   [1913 Webster]
Puckery \Puck"er*y\, a.	   1. Producing, or tending to produce, a pucker; as, a puckery	      taste. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to become puckered or wrinkled; full of puckers	      or wrinkles.	      [1913 Webster]
Puckfist \Puck"fist`\, n.	   A puffball.	   [1913 Webster]
Puckish \Puck"ish\, a. [From {Puck}.]	   Resembling Puck; merry; mischievous. "Puckish freaks." --J.	   R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Pucras \Pu"cras\, n. [From a native name in India.] (Zool.)	   See {Koklass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pud \Pud\, n.	   Same as {Pood}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pud \Pud\, n.	   The hand; the first. [Colloq.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Puddening \Pud"den*ing\, n. [Probably fr. pudden, for pudding,	   in allusion to its softness.] (Naut.)	   (a) A quantity of rope-yarn, or the like, placed, as a	       fender, on the bow of a boat.	   (b) A bunch of soft material to prevent chafing between	       spars, or the like.	       [1913 Webster]
Pudder \Pud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puddered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Puddering}.] [Cf. {Pother}.]	   To make a tumult or bustle; to splash; to make a pother or	   fuss; to potter; to meddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Puddering in the designs or doings of others. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Others pudder into their food with their broad nebs.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Pudder \Pud"der\, v. t.	   To perplex; to embarrass; to confuse; to bother; as, to	   pudder a man. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Pudder \Pud"der\, n.	   A pother; a tumult; a confused noise; turmoil; bustle. "All	   in a pudder." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudding \Pud"ding\, n. [Cf. F. boudin black pudding, sausage, L.	   botulus, botellus, a sausage, G. & Sw. pudding pudding, Dan.	   podding, pudding, LG. puddig thick, stumpy, W. poten, potten,	   also E. pod, pout, v.]	   1. A species of food of a soft or moderately hard	      consistence, variously made, but often a compound of flour	      or meal, with milk and eggs, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            And solid pudding against empty praise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling, or of the softness and consistency	      of, pudding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An intestine; especially, an intestine stuffed with meat,	      etc.; a sausage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any food or victuals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eat your pudding, slave, and hold your tongue.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) Same as {Puddening}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pudding grass} (Bot.), the true pennyroyal ({Mentha	      Pulegium}), formerly used to flavor stuffing for roast	      meat. --Dr. Prior.	   {Pudding pie}, a pudding with meat baked in it. --Taylor	      (1630).	   {Pudding pipe} (Bot.), the long, cylindrical pod of the	      leguminous tree {Cassia Fistula}. The seeds are separately	      imbedded in a sweetish pulp. See {Cassia}.	   {Pudding sleeve}, a full sleeve like that of the English	      clerical gown. --Swift.	   {Pudding stone}. (Min.) See {Conglomerate}, n., 2.	   {Pudding time}.	      (a) The time of dinner, pudding being formerly the dish	          first eaten. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      (b) The nick of time; critical time. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Mars, that still protects the stout,	                In pudding time came to his aid.  --Hudibras.	          [1913 Webster] Pudding fish	Pudding fish \Pud"ding fish\, Pudding wife \Pudding wife\ [Prob.	   corrupted fr. the Sp. name in Cuba, pudiano verde.] (Zool.)	   A large, handsomely colored, blue and bronze, labroid fish	   ({Iridio radiatus}, syn. {Platyglossus radiatus}) of Florida,	   Bermuda, and the West Indies. Called also {pudiano},	   {doncella}, and, at Bermuda, {bluefish}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pudding-headed \Pud"ding-head`ed\, a.	   Stupid. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Puddle \Pud"dle\, n. [OE. podel; cf. LG. pudel, Ir. & Gael. plod	   pool.]	   1. A small quantity of dirty standing water; a muddy plash; a	      small pool. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clay, or a mixture of clay and sand, kneaded or worked,	      when wet, to render it impervious to water.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Puddle poet}, a low or worthless poet. [R.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Puddling}.]	   1. To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt	      with (water).	      [1913 Webster]	            Some unhatched practice . . .	            Hath puddled his clear spirit.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) To make dense or close, as clay or loam, by working	          when wet, so as to render impervious to water.	      (b) To make impervious to liquids by means of puddle; to	          apply puddle to.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To subject to the process of puddling, as iron, so as to	      convert it from the condition of cast iron to that of	      wrought iron. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Puddled steel}, steel made directly from cast iron by a	      modification of the puddling process.	      [1913 Webster]	Puddle \Pud"dle\, v. i.	   To make a dirty stir. [Obs.] --R. Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Puddle-ball \Pud"dle-ball`\, n.	   The lump of pasty wrought iron as taken from the puddling	   furnace to be hammered or rolled.	   [1913 Webster]
Puddle-bar \Pud"dle-bar"\, n.	   An iron bar made at a single heat from a puddle-ball	   hammering and rolling.	   [1913 Webster]
Puddler \Pud"dler\, n.	   One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process	   of puddling.	   [1913 Webster]
Puddling \Pud"dling\, n.	   1. (Hydraul. Engin.)	      (a) The process of working clay, loam, pulverized ore,	          etc., with water, to render it compact, or impervious	          to liquids; also, the process of rendering anything	          impervious to liquids by means of puddled material.	      (b) Puddle. See {Puddle}, n., 2.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) The art or process of converting cast iron into	      wrought iron or steel by subjecting it to intense heat and	      frequent stirring in a reverberatory furnace in the	      presence of oxidizing substances, by which it is freed	      from a portion of its carbon and other impurities.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Puddling furnace}, a reverberatory furnace in which cast	      iron is converted into wrought iron or into steel by	      puddling.	      [1913 Webster]
Puddly \Pud"dly\, a.	   Consisting of, or resembling, puddles; muddy; foul. "Thick	   puddly water." --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Puddock \Pud"dock\, n. [For paddock, or parrock, a park.]	   A small inclosure. [Written also {purrock}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pudency \Pu"den*cy\, n. [L. pudens, p. pr. of pudere to be	   ashamed.]	   Modesty; shamefacedness. "A pudency so rosy." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudenda \Pu*den"da\, n. pl. [L., from pudendus that of which one	   ought to be ashamed, fr. pudere to be ashamed.] (Anat.)	   The external organs of generation.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudendal \Pu*den"dal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the pudenda, or pudendum.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudendum \Pu*den"dum\, n. [NL. See {Pudenda}.] (Anat.)	   The external organs of generation, especially of the female;	   the vulva.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudgy \Pudg"y\, a.	   Short and fat or sturdy; dumpy; podgy; as, a short, pudgy	   little man; a pudgy little hand. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudic \Pu"dic\, a. [L. pudicus modest, fr. pudere to be ashamed:	   cf. F. pudique.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the external organs of generation.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudical \Pu"dic*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Pudic.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudicity \Pu*dic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pudicit['e], L. pudicitia.]	   Modesty; chastity. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Pudu \Pu"du\, n. (Zool.)	   A very small deer ({Pudua humilis}), native of the Chilian	   Andes. It has simple spikelike antlers, only two or three	   inches long.	   [1913 Webster]
Pue \Pue\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Puing}.]	   To make a low whistling sound; to chirp, as birds.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Pueblo \Pueb"lo\, n. [Sp., a village, L. populus people. See	   {People}.]	   A communistic building erected by certain Indian tribes of	   Arizona and New Mexico. It is often of large size and several	   stories high, and is usually built either of stone or adobe.	   The term is also applied to any Indian village in the same	   region.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pueblo Indians} (Ethnol.), any tribe or community of Indians	      living in pueblos. The principal Pueblo tribes are the	      Moqui, the Zu[~n]i, the Keran, and the Tewan.	      [1913 Webster]
Puefellow \Pue"fel`low\, n.	   A pewfellow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Puer \Pu"er\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   The dung of dogs, used as an alkaline steep in tanning.	   --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Puerco \Pu*er"co\, n. [Sp.]	   A hog.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Puerco beds} (Geol.), a name given to certain strata	      belonging to the earliest Eocene. They are developed in	      Northwestern New Mexico, along the Rio Puerco, and are	      characterized by their mammalian remains.	      [1913 Webster]
Puerile \Pu"er*ile\, a. [L. puerilis, fr. puer a child, a boy:	   cf. F. pu['e]ril.]	   Boyish; childish; trifling; silly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The French have been notorious through generations for	         their puerile affectation of Roman forms, models, and	         historic precedents.                     --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Youthful; boyish; juvenile; childish; trifling; weak.	        See {Youthful}.	        [1913 Webster]
Puerilely \Pu"er*ile*ly\, adv.	   In a puerile manner; childishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Puerileness \Pu"er*ile*ness\, n.	   The quality of being puerile; puerility.	   [1913 Webster]
Puerility \Pu`er*il"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Puerilities}. [L.	   puerilitas: cf. F. pu['e]rilit['e].]	   1. The quality of being puerile; childishness; puerileness.	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is puerile or childish; especially, an	      expression which is flat, insipid, or silly.	      [1913 Webster]
Puerperal \Pu*er"per*al\, a. [L. puerpera a lying-in woman; puer	   child + parere to bear: cf. F. puerp['e]ral.]	   Of or pertaining to childbirth; as, a puerperal fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Puerperous \Pu*er"per*ous\, a.	   Bearing children. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Puet \Pu"et\, n. (Zool.)	   The pewit.	   [1913 Webster]
Puff \Puff\, n. [Akin to G. & Sw. puff a blow, Dan. puf, D. pof;	   of imitative origin. Cf. {Buffet}.]	   1. A sudden and single emission of breath from the mouth;	      hence, any sudden or short blast of wind; a slight gust; a	      whiff. " To every puff of wind a slave." --Flatman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything light and filled with air. Specifically:	      (a) A puffball.	      (b) kind of light pastry.	      (c) A utensil of the toilet for dusting the skin or hair	          with powder.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An exaggerated or empty expression of praise, especially	      one in a public journal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Puff adder}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any South African viper belonging to {Clotho} and	          allied genera. They are exceedingly venomous, and have	          the power of greatly distending their bodies when	          irritated. The common puff adder ({Vipera arietans},	          or {Clotho arietans}) is the largest species, becoming	          over four feet long. The plumed puff adder ({Clotho	          cornuta}) has a plumelike appendage over each eye.	      (b) A North American harmless snake ({Heterodon	          platyrrhinos}) which has the power of puffing up its	          body. Called also {hog-nose snake}, {flathead},	          {spreading adder}, and {blowing adder}.	   {Puff bird} (Zool.), any bird of the genus {Bucco}, or family	      {Bucconid[ae]}. They are small birds, usually with	      dull-colored and loose plumage, and have twelve tail	      feathers. See {Barbet}	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	Puff \Puff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puffed} (p[u^]ft); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Puffing}.] [Akin to G. puffen to pop, buffet, puff,	   D. poffen to pop, puffen to blow, Sw. puffa to push, to cuff,	   Dan. puffe to pop, thump. See {Puff}, n.]	   1. To blow in puffs, or with short and sudden whiffs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To blow, as an expression of scorn; -- with at.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is really to defy Heaven to puff at damnation.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To breathe quick and hard, or with puffs, as after violent	      exertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ass comes back again, puffing and blowing, from	            the chase.                            --L' Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To swell with air; to be dilated or inflated. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To breathe in a swelling, inflated, or pompous manner;	      hence, to assume importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then came brave Glory puffing by.     --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Puff \Puff\, v. t.	   1. To drive with a puff, or with puffs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clearing north will puff the clouds away.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repel with words; to blow at contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]	            I puff the prostitute away.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to swell or dilate; to inflate; to ruffle with	      puffs; -- often with up; as, a bladder puffed with air.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sea puffed up with winds.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To inflate with pride, flattery, self-esteem, or the like;	      -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Puffed up with military success.      --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. )	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To praise with exaggeration; to flatter; to call public	      attention to by praises; to praise unduly. " Puffed with	      wonderful skill." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Puff \Puff\, a.	   Puffed up; vain. [R.] --Fanshawe.	   [1913 Webster]
Puffball \Puff"ball`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of ball-shaped fungus ({Lycoperdon giganteum}, and	   other species of the same genus) full of dustlike spores when	   ripe; -- called also {bullfist}, {bullfice}, {puckfist},	   {puff}, and {puffin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Puffer \Puff"er\, n.	   1. One who puffs; one who praises with noisy or extravagant	      commendation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is employed by the owner or seller of goods sold	      at suction to bid up the price; a by-bidder. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Any plectognath fish which inflates its body, as the	          species of {Tetrodon} and {Diodon} of the family	          {Tetraodontidae}; -- called also {blower},	          {puff-fish}, {swellfish}, and {globefish}. They are	          highly poisonous due to the presence of glands	          containing a potent toxin, {tetrodotoxin}.	          Nevertheless they are eaten as a delicacy in Japan,	          being prepared by specially licensed chefs who remove	          the poison glands.	      (b) The common, or harbor, porpoise.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Dyeing) A kier.	      [1913 Webster]
Puffery \Puff"er*y\, n.	   The act of puffing; bestowment of extravagant commendation.	   [1913 Webster]
Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Akin to puff.]	   1. (Zool.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to	      the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence	      the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy},	      {coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea	      parrot}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as	         the horned puffin ({Fratercula corniculata}), the	         tufted puffin ({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The puffball.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640).	      [1913 Webster]
Puffiness \Puff"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being puffy.	   [1913 Webster]
Puffing \Puff"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Puff}, v. i. & t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Puffing adder}. (Zool.) Same as {Puff adder}	   (b), under {Puff}.	   {Puffing pig} (Zool.), the common porpoise.	      [1913 Webster]
Puffingly \Puff"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a puffing manner; with vehement breathing or shortness of	   breath; with exaggerated praise.	   [1913 Webster]
Puff-leg \Puff"-leg`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of beautiful humming birds of the	   genus {Eriocnemis} having large tufts of downy feathers on	   the legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Puff-legged \Puff"-legged`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a conspicuous tuft of feathers on the legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Puffy \Puff"y\, a.	   1. Swelled with air, or any soft matter; tumid with a soft	      substance; bloated; fleshy; as, a puffy tumor. " A very	      stout, puffy man." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, inflated; bombastic; as, a puffy style.	      [1913 Webster]
Pug \Pug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pugging}.] [Cf. G. pucken to thump. beat.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To mix and stir when wet, as clay for bricks, pottery,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill or stop with clay by tamping; to fill in or spread	      with mortar, as a floor or partition, for the purpose of	      deadening sound. See {Pugging}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Pug \Pug\, n.	   1. Tempered clay; clay moistened and worked so as to be	      plastic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pug mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pug mill}, a kind of mill for grinding and mixing clay,	      either for brickmaking or the fine arts; a clay mill. It	      consists essentially of an upright shaft armed with	      projecting knives, which is caused to revolve in a hollow	      cylinder, tub, or vat, in which the clay is placed.	      [1913 Webster]	Pug \Pug\, n. [Corrupted fr. puck. See {Puck}.]	   1. An elf, or a hobgoblin; also same as {Puck}. [Obs.] --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name for a monkey. [Colloq.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A name for a fox. [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An intimate; a crony; a dear one. [Obs.] --Lyly.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Chaff; the refuse of grain. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) One of a small breed of pet dogs having a short	      nose and head; a pug dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) Any geometrid moth of the genus {Eupithecia}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pug \Pug\, n. [Hind. pag foot.]	   A footprint; a track; as of a boar. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pug-faced \Pug"-faced`\, a.	   Having a face like a monkey or a pug; monkey-faced.	   [1913 Webster]
Puggaree \Pug"ga*ree\, n.	   Same as {Puggry}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pugger \Pug"ger\, v. t.	   To pucker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Puggered \Pug"gered\, a.	   Puckered. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Pugging \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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Mortar or the like, laid between the joists under	      the boards of a floor, or within a partition, to deaden	      sound; -- in the United States usually called {deafening}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pugging \Pug"ging\, a.	   Thieving. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Puggry
Puggry \Pug"gry\, Puggree \Pug"gree\, n. [Written also	   {puggaree}, {puggeree}, etc.] [Hind. pag[.r]i turban.]	   A light scarf wound around a hat or helmet to protect the	   head from the sun. [India] --Yule.	         A blue-gray felt hat with a gold puggaree. --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pugh \Pugh\, interj.	   Pshaw! pish! -- a word used in contempt or disdain.	   [1913 Webster]
Pugil \Pu"gil\, n. [L. pugillus, pugillum, a handful, akin to	   pugnus the fist.]	   As much as is taken up between the thumb and two first	   fingers. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pugilism \Pu"gil*ism\, n. [L. pugil a pugilist, boxer, akin to	   pugnus the fist. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.]	   The practice of boxing, or fighting with the fist.	   [1913 Webster]
Pugilist \Pu"gil*ist\, n. [L. pugil.]	   One who fights with his fists; esp., a professional prize	   fighter; a boxer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pugilistic \Pu`gil*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pugillism.	   [1913 Webster]
Pugnacious \Pug*na"cious\, a. [L. pugnax, -acis, fr. pugnare to	   fight. Cf. {Pugilism}, {Fist}.]	   Disposed to fight; inclined to fighting; quarrelsome;	   fighting. --{Pug*na"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Pug*na"cious*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pugnacity \Pug*nac"i*ty\, n. [L. pugnacitas: cf. F.	   pugnacit['e].]	   Inclination or readiness to fight; quarrelsomeness. " A	   national pugnacity of character." --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Pug nose \Pug" nose`\	   A short, thick nose; a snubnose. -- {Pug"-nosed`}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pug-nose eel} (Zool.), a deep-water marine eel ({Simenchelys	      parasiticus}) which sometimes burrows into the flesh of	      the halibut.	      [1913 Webster]
Puh \Puh\, interj.	   The same as {Pugh}.	   [1913 Webster]
Puisne \Puis"ne\ (p[=u]"n[y^]), a. [See {Puny}.]	   1. Later in age, time, etc.; subsequent. [Obs.] " A puisne	      date to eternity." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Puny; petty; unskilled. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Younger or inferior in rank; junior; associate; as,	      a chief justice and three puisne justices of the Court of	      Common Pleas; the puisne barons of the Court of Exchequer.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Puisne \Puis"ne\, n.	   One who is younger, or of inferior rank; a junior; esp., a	   judge of inferior rank.	   [1913 Webster]	         It were not a work for puisnes and novices. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Puisny \Puis"ny\, a.	   Puisne; younger; inferior; petty; unskilled. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A puisny tilter, that spurs his horse but on one side.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Puissance \Pu"is*sance\, n. [F., fr. puissant. See {Puissant},	   and cf. {Potency}, {Potance}, {Potence}.]	   Power; strength; might; force; potency. " Youths of	   puissance." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The power and puissance of the king.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Spenser, Shakespeare, and Milton, puissance and	         puissant are usually dissyllables.	         [1913 Webster]
Puissant \Pu"is*sant\, a. [F., originally, a p. pr. formed fr.	   L. posse to be able: cf. L. potens powerful. See {Potent}.]	   Powerful; strong; mighty; forcible; as, a puissant prince or	   empire. " Puissant deeds." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of puissant nations which the world possessed.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         And worldlings in it are less merciful,	         And more puissant.                       --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Puissantly \Pu"is*sant*ly\, adv.	   In a puissant manner; powerfully; with great strength.	   [1913 Webster]
Puissantness \Pu"is*sant*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being puissant; puissance; power.	   [1913 Webster]
Puit \Puit\, n. [F. puits, from L. puteus well.]	   A well; a small stream; a fountain; a spring. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The puits flowing from the fountain of life. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Puke \Puke\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Puking}.] [Cf. G. spucken to spit, and E. spew.]	   To eject the contests of the stomach; to vomit; to spew.	   [1913 Webster]	         The infant	         Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Puke \Puke\, v. t.	   To eject from the stomach; to vomit up.	   [1913 Webster]	Puke \Puke\, n.	   A medicine that causes vomiting; an emetic; a vomit.	   [1913 Webster]	Puke \Puke\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Of a color supposed to be between black and russet. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This color has by some been regarded as the same with	         puce; but Nares questions the identity.	         [1913 Webster]
Puker \Puk"er\, n.	   1. One who pukes, vomits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which causes vomiting. --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]
Pukka \Puk"ka\, a.	   Same as {Pucka}. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pulas \Pu"las\, n. [Skr. pal[=a][,c]a.] (Bot.)	   The East Indian leguminous tree {Butea frondosa}. See {Gum	   Butea}, under {Gum}. [Written also {pales} and {palasa}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pulchritude \Pul"chri*tude\, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher	   beautiful.]	   1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty;	      comeliness; grace; loveliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. --Court	                                                  of Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is	            wanting in the beauty of their bodies. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]
Pule \Pule\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Puling}.] [F. piauler; cf. L. pipilare, pipire, to peep,	   pip, chirp, and E. peep to chirp.]	   1. To cry like a chicken. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To whimper; to whine, as a complaining child.	      [1913 Webster]	            It becometh not such a gallant to whine and pule.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Puler \Pul"er\, n.	   One who pules; one who whines or complains; a weak person.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulex \Pu"lex\, n. [L., a flea.] (Zool.)	   A genus of parasitic insects including the fleas. See {Flea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulicene \Pu"li*cene\, a. [From L. pulex, pulicis, a flea.]	   Pertaining to, or abounding in, fleas; pulicose.	   [1913 Webster] Pulicose
Pulicose \Pu"li*cose`\, Pulicous \Pu"li*cous\, a. [L. pulicosus,	   from pulex, a flea.]	   Abounding with fleas.	   [1913 Webster]
Puling \Pul"ing\, n.	   A cry, as of a chicken,; a whining or whimpering.	   [1913 Webster]	         Leave this faint puling and lament as I do. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Puling \Pul"ing\, a.	   Whimpering; whining; childish.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulingly \Pul"ing*ly\, adv.	   With whining or complaint.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulkha \Pulk"ha\, n.	   A Laplander's traveling sledge. See {Sledge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pull \Pull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pulling}.] [AS. pullian; cf. LG. pulen, and Gael. peall,	   piol, spiol.]	   1. To draw, or attempt to draw, toward one; to draw forcibly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ne'er pull your hat upon your brows.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He put forth his hand . . . and pulled her in.	                                                  --Gen. viii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw apart; to tear; to rend.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath turned aside my ways, and pulled me in	            pieces; he hath made me desolate.     --Lam. iii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To gather with the hand, or by drawing toward one; to	      pluck; as, to pull fruit; to pull flax; to pull a finch.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move or operate by the motion of drawing towards one;	      as, to pull a bell; to pull an oar.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Horse Racing) To hold back, and so prevent from winning;	      as, the favorite was pulled.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) To take or make, as a proof or impression; --	      hand presses being worked by pulling a lever.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Cricket) To strike the ball in a particular manner. See	      {Pull}, n., 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never pull a straight fast ball to leg. --R. H.	                                                  Lyttelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pull and haul}, to draw hither and thither. " Both are	      equally pulled and hauled to do that which they are unable	      to do. " --South.	   {To pull down}, to demolish; to destroy; to degrade; as, to	      pull down a house. " In political affairs, as well as	      mechanical, it is easier to pull down than build up."	      --Howell. " To raise the wretched, and pull down the	      proud." --Roscommon.	   {To pull a finch}. See under {Finch}.	   {To pull off}, take or draw off.	      [1913 Webster]	Pull \Pull\, v. i.	   To exert one's self in an act or motion of drawing or	   hauling; to tug; as, to pull at a rope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To pull apart}, to become separated by pulling; as, a rope	      will pull apart.	   {To pull up}, to draw the reins; to stop; to halt.	   {To pull through}, to come successfully to the end of a	      difficult undertaking, a dangerous sickness, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Pull \Pull\, n.	   1. The act of pulling or drawing with force; an effort to	      move something by drawing toward one.	      [1913 Webster]	            I awakened with a violent pull upon the ring which	            was fastened at the top of my box.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contest; a struggle; as, a wrestling pull. --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pluck; loss or violence suffered. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Two pulls at once;	            His lady banished, and a limb lopped off. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A knob, handle, or lever, etc., by which anything is	      pulled; as, a drawer pull; a bell pull.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of rowing; as, a pull on the river. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act of drinking; as, to take a pull at the beer, or	      the mug. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Something in one's favor in a comparison or a contest; an	      advantage; means of influencing; as, in weights the	      favorite had the pull. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Cricket) A kind of stroke by which a leg ball is sent to	      the off side, or an off ball to the side.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pull is not a legitimate stroke, but bad	            cricket.                              --R. A.	                                                  Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]
Pullail \Pul"lail\, n. [F. poulaille.]	   Poultry. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullback \Pull"back`\, n.	   1. That which holds back, or causes to recede; a drawback; a	      hindrance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch) The iron hook fixed to a casement to pull it shut,	      or to hold it party open at a fixed point.	      [1913 Webster]
Pulldevil \Pull"dev`il\, n.	   A number of fishhooks rigidly fastened back to be pulled	   through the water to catch fish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pulled \Pulled\, a.	   Plucked; pilled; moulting. " A pulled hen." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullen \Pul"len\, n. [Cf. L. pullinus belonging to young	   animals. See {Pullet}.]	   Poultry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Puller \Pull"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, pulls.	   [1913 Webster]	         Proud setter up and puller down of kings. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullet \Pul"let\, n. [OE. polete, OF. polete, F. poulette, dim.	   of poule a hen, fr. L. pullus a young animal, a young fowl.	   See {Foal}, and cf. {Poult}, {Poultry}, {Pool} stake.]	   A young hen, or female of the domestic fowl.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pullet sperm}, the treadle of an egg. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Pulley \Pul"ley\, n.; pl. {Pulleys}. [F. poulie, perhaps of	   Teutonic origin (cf. {Poll}, v. t.); but cf. OE. poleine,	   polive, pulley, LL. polanus, and F. poulain, properly, a	   colt, fr. L. pullus young animal, foal (cf. {Pullet},	   {Foal}). For the change of sense, cf. F. poutre beam,	   originally, a filly, and E. easel.] (Mach.)	   A wheel with a broad rim, or grooved rim, for transmitting	   power from, or imparting power to, the different parts of	   machinery, or for changing the direction of motion, by means	   of a belt, cord, rope, or chain.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pulley, as one of the mechanical powers, consists,	         in its simplest form, of a grooved wheel, called a	         sheave, turning within a movable frame or block, by	         means of a cord or rope attached at one end to a fixed	         point. The force, acting on the free end of the rope,	         is thus doubled, but can move the load through only	         half the space traversed by itself. The rope may also	         pass over a sheave in another block that is fixed. The	         end of the rope may be fastened to the movable block,	         instead of a fixed point, with an additional gain of	         power, and using either one or two sheaves in the fixed	         block. Other sheaves may be added, and the power	         multiplied accordingly. Such an apparatus is called by	         workmen a {block and tackle}, or a {fall and tackle}.	         See {Block}. A single fixed pulley gives no increase of	         power, but serves simply for changing the direction of	         motion.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Band pulley}, or {Belt pulley}, a pulley with a broad face	      for transmitting power between revolving shafts by means	      of a belt, or for guiding a belt.	   {Cone pulley}. See {Cone pulley}.	   {Conical pulley}, one of a pair of belt pulleys, each in the	      shape of a truncated cone, for varying velocities.	   {Fast pulley}, a pulley firmly attached upon a shaft.	   {Loose pulley}, a pulley loose on a shaft, to interrupt the	      transmission of motion in machinery. See {Fast and loose	      pulleys}, under {Fast}.	   {Parting pulley}, a belt pulley made in semicircular halves,	      which can be bolted together, to facilitate application	      to, or removal from, a shaft.	   {Pulley block}. Same as {Block}, n. 6.	   {Pulley stile} (Arch.), the upright of the window frame into	      which a pulley is fixed and along which the sash slides.	      	   {Split pulley}, a parting pulley.	      [1913 Webster]	Pulley \Pul"ley\, v. t.	   To raise or lift by means of a pulley. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullicate \Pul"li*cate\, n.	   A kind of checked cotton or silk handkerchief.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullman car \Pull"man car`\ [Named after Mr. Pullman, who	   introduced them.]	   A kind of sleeping car; also, a palace car; -- often	   shortened to {Pullman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullulate \Pul"lu*late\, v. i. [L. pullulatus, p. p. of	   pullulare to sprout, from pullulus a young animal, a sprout,	   dim. of pullus. See {pullet}.]	   To germinate; to bud; to multiply abundantly. --Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullulation \Pul`lu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pullulation.]	   A germinating, or budding. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Pullus \Pul"lus\, n.; pl. {Pulli}. [L.] (Zool.)	   A chick; a young bird in the downy stage.	   [1913 Webster] Pulmobranchiata
Pulmobranchiata \Pul`mo*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.],
Pulmobranchiate \Pul`mo*bran"chi*ate\, a. & n.(Zool.)	   Same as {Pulmonibranchiata}, {-ate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmocutaneous \Pul`mo*cu*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. pulmo a lung + E.	   cutaneous.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the lungs and the akin; as, the	   pulmocutaneous arteries of the frog.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmogasteropoda \Pul`mo*gas`te*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. & E.	   Gasteropoda.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pulmonata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmograde \Pul"mo*grade\, a. [L. pulmo a lung + gradi to walk.]	   (Zool.)	   Swimming by the expansion and contraction, or lunglike	   movement, of the body, or of the disk, as do the medus[ae].	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmometer \Pul*mom"e*ter\, n. [L. pulmo a lung + -meter.]	   (Physiol.)	   A spirometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmometry \Pul*mom"e*try\, n. [L. pulmo a lung + -metry.]	   The determination of the capacity of the lungs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pulmonarian \Pul"mo*na"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any arachnid that breathes by lunglike organs, as the spiders	   and scorpions. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmonary \Pul"mo*na*ry\, a. [L. pulmonarius, from pulmo, -onis,	   a lung; of uncertain origin, perh. named from its lightness,	   and akin to E. float: cf. F. pulmonaire. Cf. {Pneumonia}.]	   Of or pertaining to the lungs; affecting the lungs; pulmonic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pulmonary artery}. See the Note under {Artery}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pulmonary \Pul"mo*na*ry\, n. [Cf. F. pulmonaire. See	   {Pulmonary}, a. ] (Bot.)	   Lungwort. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmonata \Pul`mo*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from L. pulmo, -onis, a	   lung.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division, or sub-class, of hermaphrodite	   gastropods, in which the mantle cavity is modified into an	   air-breathing organ, as in Helix, or land snails, Limax, or	   garden slugs, and many pond snails, as Limn[ae]a and	   Planorbis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmonate \Pul"mo*nate\, a. (Zool.)	   (a) Having breathing organs that act as lungs.	   (b) Pertaining to the Pulmonata. -- n. One of the Pulmonata.	       [1913 Webster]
Pulmonated \Pul"mo*na`ted\, a.	   same as {Pulmonate}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Pulmonibranchiata \Pul`mo*ni*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   pulmo, -onis, a lung + Gr. ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pulmonata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmonibranchiate \Pul`mo*ni*bran"chi*ate\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Pulmonate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmonic \Pul*mon"ic\, a. [L. pulmo, -onis, a lung: cf. F.	   pulmonique.]	   Relating to, or affecting the lungs; pulmonary. -- n. A	   pulmonic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmonifera \Pul`mo*nif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pulmoniferous}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Pulmonata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmoniferous \Pul`mo*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. pulmo, -onis, a lung +	   -ferous.] (Zool.)	   Having lungs; pulmonate.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulmotor \Pul"mo`tor\, n. [L. pulmo lung + E. motor.]	   An apparatus for producing artificial respiration by pumping	   oxygen or air or a mixture of the two into and out of the	   lungs, as of a person who has been asphyxiated by drowning,	   breathing poisonous gases, or the like, or of one who has	   been stunned by an electrical shock.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pulp \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) (Anat.) A tissue or part resembling pulp; especially, the	       soft, highly vascular and sensitive tissue which fills	       the central cavity, called the pulp cavity, of teeth.	   (b) (Bot.) The soft, succulent part of fruit; as, the pulp of	       a grape.	   (c) The exterior part of a coffee berry. --B. Edwards.	   (d) The material of which paper is made when ground up and	       suspended in water.	       [1913 Webster]	Pulp \Pulp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pulping}.]	   1. To reduce to pulp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of the pulp, or integument.	      [1913 Webster]	            The other mode is to pulp the coffee immediately as	            it comes from the tree. By a simple machine a man	            will pulp a bushel in a minute.       --B. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]
Pulpatoon \Pul`pa*toon"\, n. [F. poulpeton, poupeton, a sort of	   ragout.]	   A kind of delicate confectionery or cake, perhaps made from	   the pulp of fruit. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpiness \Pulp"i*ness\, n.	   the quality or state of being pulpy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpit \Pul"pit\, n. [L. pulpitum: cf. OF. pulpite, F.	   pulpitre.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An elevated place, or inclosed stage, in a church, in	      which the clergyman stands while preaching.	      [1913 Webster]	            I stand like a clerk in my pulpit.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole body of the clergy; preachers as a class; also,	      preaching.	      [1913 Webster]	            I say the pulpit (in the sober use	            Of its legitimate, peculiar powers)	            Must stand acknowledged, while the world shall	            stand,	            The most important and effectual guard,	            Support, and ornament of virtue's cause. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A desk, or platform, for an orator or public speaker.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Pulpit \Pul"pit\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the pulpit, or preaching; as, a pulpit	   orator; pulpit eloquence.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpited \Pul"pit*ed\, a.	   Placed in a pulpit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sit . . . at the feet of a pulpited divine. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpiteer \Pul*pit*eer"\, n.	   One who speaks in a pulpit; a preacher; -- so called in	   contempt. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	         We never can think it sinful that Burns should have	         been humorous on such a pulpiteer.       --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpiter \Pul"pit*er\, n.	   A preacher. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpitical \Pul*pit"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the pulpit; suited to the pulpit. [R.] --	   {Pul*pit"ic*al*ly}, adv. [R.] --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpitish \Pul"pit*ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the pulpit; like preaching. --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpitry \Pul"pit*ry\, n.	   The teaching of the pulpit; preaching. [R. & Obs.] " Mere	   pulpitry." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpous \Pulp"ous\, a. [L. pulposus: cf. F. pulpeux. See	   {Pulp}.]	   Containing pulp; pulpy. " Pulpous fruit." --J. Philips. --	   {Pulp"ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulpy \Pulp"y\, n.	   Like pulp; consisting of pulp; soft; fleshy; succulent; as,	   the {pulpy} covering of a nut; the pulpy substance of a peach	   or a cherry.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulque \Pul"que\, n. [Sp.]	   An intoxicating Mexican drink. See {Agave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsate \Pul"sate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pulsated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pulsating}.] [L. pulsatus, p. p. of pulsare to beat,	   strike, v. intens. fr. pellere to beat, strike, drive. See	   {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pulse}, v.]	   To throb, as a pulse; to beat, as the heart.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heart of a viper or frog will continue to pulsate	         long after it is taken from the body.    --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsatile \Pul"sa*tile\, a. [Cf. It. pulsatile, Sp. pulsatil.]	   1. Capable of being struck or beaten; played by beating or by	      percussion; as, a tambourine is a pulsatile musical	      instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pulsating; throbbing, as a tumor.	      [1913 Webster]
Pulsatilla \Pul`sa*til"la\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of ranunculaceous herbs including the pasque flower.	   This genus is now merged in {{Anemone}}. Some species, as	   {Anemone Pulsatilla}, {Anemone pratensis}, and {Anemone	   patens}, are used medicinally.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsation \Pul*sa"tion\, n. [L. pulsatio a beating or striking:	   cf. F. pulsation.]	   1. (Physiol.) A beating or throbbing, especially of the heart	      or of an artery, or in an inflamed part; a beat of the	      pulse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A single beat or throb of a series.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stroke or impulse by which some medium is affected, as	      in the propagation of sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Any touching of another's body willfully or in	      anger. This constitutes battery.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the Cornelian law, pulsation as well as	            verberation is prohibited.            --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Pulsative \Pul"sa*tive\, a. [Cf. F. pulsatif.]	   Beating; throbbing.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsator \Pul*sa"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. A beater; a striker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) That which beats or throbs in working.	      [1913 Webster]
Pulsatory \Pul"sa*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. pulsatoire.]	   Capable of pulsating; throbbing. --Sir H. Wotton. .	   [1913 Webster]
Pulse \Pulse\, n. [OE. puls, L. puls, pultis, a thick pap or	   pottage made of meal, pulse, etc. See {Poultice}, and cf.	   {Pousse}.]	   Leguminous plants, or their seeds, as beans, pease, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         If all the world	         Should, in a pet of temperance, feed on pulse.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Pulse \Pulse\, n. [OE. pous, OF. pous, F. pouls, fr. L. pulsus	   (sc. venarum), the beating of the pulse, the pulse, from	   pellere, pulsum, to beat, strike; cf. Gr. ? to swing, shake,	   ? to shake. Cf. {Appeal}, {Compel}, {Impel}, {Push}.]	   1. (Physiol.) The beating or throbbing of the heart or blood	      vessels, especially of the arteries.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In an artery the pulse is due to the expansion and	         contraction of the elastic walls of the artery by the	         action of the heart upon the column of blood in the	         arterial system. On the commencement of the diastole of	         the ventricle, the semilunar valves are closed, and the	         aorta recoils by its elasticity so as to force part of	         its contents into the vessels farther onwards. These,	         in turn, as they already contain a certain quantity of	         blood, expand, recover by an elastic recoil, and	         transmit the movement with diminished intensity. Thus a	         series of movements, gradually diminishing in	         intensity, pass along the arterial system (see the Note	         under {Heart}). For the sake of convenience, the radial	         artery at the wrist is generally chosen to detect the	         precise character of the pulse. The pulse rate varies	         with age, position, sex, stature, physical and	         psychical influences, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any measured or regular beat; any short, quick motion,	      regularly repeated, as of a medium in the transmission of	      light, sound, etc.; oscillation; vibration; pulsation;	      impulse; beat; movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The measured pulse of racing oars.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the ear receives any simple sound, it is struck	            by a single pulse of the air, which makes the	            eardrum and the other membranous parts vibrate	            according to the nature and species of the stroke.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pulse glass}, an instrument consisting to a glass tube with	      terminal bulbs, and containing ether or alcohol, which the	      heat of the hand causes to boil; -- so called from the	      pulsating motion of the liquid when thus warmed.	   {Pulse wave} (Physiol.), the wave of increased pressure	      started by the ventricular systole, radiating from the	      semilunar valves over the arterial system, and gradually	      disappearing in the smaller branches.	      [1913 Webster]	            the pulse wave travels over the arterial system at	            the rate of about 29.5 feet in a second. --H. N.	                                                  Martin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To feel one's pulse}.	      (a) To ascertain, by the sense of feeling, the condition	          of the arterial pulse.	      (b) Hence, to sound one's opinion; to try to discover	          one's mind.	          [1913 Webster]	Pulse \Pulse\, v. i.	   To beat, as the arteries; to move in pulses or beats; to	   pulsate; to throb. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Pulse \Pulse\, v. t. [See {Pulsate}, {Pulse} a beating.]	   To drive by a pulsation; to cause to pulsate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pulseless \Pulse"less\, a.	   Having no pulsation; lifeless.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulselessness \Pulse"less*ness\, n.	   The state of being pulseless.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsific \Pul*sif"ic\, a. [Pulse + L. facere to make.]	   Exciting the pulse; causing pulsation.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsimeter \Pul*sim"e*ter\, n. [Pulse + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   A sphygmograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsion \Pul"sion\, n. [L. pulsio, fr. pellere, pulsum, to	   drive: cf. F. pulsion.]	   The act of driving forward; propulsion; -- opposed to	   {suction} or {traction}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsive \Pul"sive\, a.	   Tending to compel; compulsory. [R.] "The pulsive strain of	   conscience." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulsometer \Pul*som"e*ter\, n. [Pulse + -meter.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A device, with valves, for raising water by steam, partly	      by atmospheric pressure, and partly by the direct action	      of the steam on the water, without the intervention of a	      piston; -- also called {vacuum pump}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pulsimeter.	      [1913 Webster]
Pult \Pult\, v. t.	   To put. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Pultaceous \Pul*ta"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. pultac['e]. See 1st	   {Pulse}.]	   Macerated; softened; nearly fluid.	   [1913 Webster] Pultesse
Pultesse \Pul"tesse\, Pultise \Pul"tise\, n.	   Poultry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulu \Pu"lu\, n.	   A vegetable substance consisting of soft, elastic, yellowish	   brown chaff, gathered in the Hawaiian Islands from the young	   fronds of free ferns of the genus {Cibotium}, chiefly	   {Cibotium Menziesii}; -- used for stuffing mattresses,	   cushions, etc., and as an absorbent.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverable \Pul"ver*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being reduced to fine powder; pulverizable.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulveraceous \Pul`ver*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a finely powdered surface; pulverulent.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverate \Pul"ver*ate\, v. t. [L. pulveratus, p. p. of	   pulverare to pulverize. See {Pulverize}.]	   To beat or reduce to powder or dust; to pulverize. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverine \Pul"ver*ine\, n. [L. pulvis, pulveris, dust, powder;	   cf. F. pulv['e]rin.]	   Ashes of barilla. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverizable \Pul"ver*i`za*ble\, a.	   Admitting of being pulverized; pulverable. --Barton.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverization \Pul`ver*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. pulv['e]risation.]	   The action of reducing to dust or powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pulverized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Pulverizing}.] [F. pulv['e]riser, L.	   pulverizare, fr. pulvis dust, powder. See {Powder}.]	   To reduce of fine powder or dust, as by beating, grinding, or	   the like; as, friable substances may be pulverized by	   grinding or beating, but to pulverize malleable bodies other	   methods must be pursued.	   [1913 Webster]	Pulverize \Pul"ver*ize\, v. i.	   To become reduced to powder; to fall to dust; as, the stone	   pulverizes easily.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverizer \Pul"ver*i`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, pulverizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverous \Pul"ver*ous\, a. [Cf. L. pulvereus, from pulvis,	   pulveris, dust, powder.]	   Consisting of dust or powder; like powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverulence \Pul*ver"u*lence\, n.	   The state of being pulverulent; abundance of dust or powder;	   dustiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulverulent \Pul*ver"u*lent\, a. [L. pulverulentus, fr. pulvis,	   pulveris, dust, powder: cf. F. pulv['e]rulent.]	   Consisting of, or reducible to, fine powder; covered with	   dust or powder; powdery; dusty.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulvil \Pul"vil\, n. [It. polviglio, fr. L. pulvis, pulveris,	   dust, powder: cf. Sp. polvillo.]	   A sweet-scented powder; pulvillio. [Written also {pulville}.]	   [Obs.] --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Pulvil \Pul"vil\, v. t.	   To apply pulvil to. [Obs.] --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster] Pulvillio
Pulvillio \Pul*vil"li*o\, Pulvillo \Pul*vil"lo\, n. [See	   {Pulvil}.]	   A kind of perfume in the form of a powder, formerly much	   used, -- often in little bags.	   [1913 Webster]	         Smells of incense, ambergris, and pulvillios.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulvillus \Pul*vil"lus\, n.; pl. {Pulvilli}. [L., a little	   cushion.] (Zool.)	   One of the minute cushions on the feet of certain insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulvinar \Pul*vi"nar\, n. [L., a cushion.] (Anat.)	   A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the	   human brain.	   [1913 Webster] Pulvinate
Pulvinate \Pul"vi*nate\, Pulvinated \Pul"vi*na`ted\, a. [L.	   pulvinatus, fr. pulvinus a cushion, an elevation.]	   1. (Arch.) Curved convexly or swelled; as, a pulvinated	      frieze. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the form of a cushion.	      [1913 Webster]
Pulvinic \Pul*vin"ic\, a. [From {Vulpinic}, by transposition of	   the letters.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the	   decomposition of vulpinic acid, as a white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Pulvinulus \Pul*vin"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Pulvinuli}. [L., a little	   mound.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pulvillus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Puma \Pu"ma\ (p[=u]"m[.a]), n. [Peruv. puma.] (Zool.)	   A large American carnivore ({Felis concolor}), found from	   Canada to Patagonia, especially among the mountains. Its	   color is tawny, or brownish yellow, without spots or stripes.	   Called also {catamount}, {cougar}, {American lion}, {mountain	   lion}, and {panther} or {painter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pume \Pume\, n. (Zool.)	   A stint.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumicate \Pu"mi*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumicated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Pumicating}.] [L. pumicatus, p. p. of pumicare to	   pumicate, fr. pumex. See {Pumice}.]	   To make smooth with pumice. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pumice \Pum"ice\, n. [L. pumex, pumicis, prob. akin to spuma	   foam: cf. AS. pumic-st[=a]n. Cf. {Pounce} a powder, {Spume}.]	   (Min.)	   A very light porous volcanic scoria, usually of a gray color,	   the pores of which are capillary and parallel, giving it a	   fibrous structure. It is supposed to be produced by the	   disengagement of watery vapor without liquid or plastic lava.	   It is much used, esp. in the form of powder, for smoothing	   and polishing. Called also {pumice stone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumiced \Pum"iced\, a. (Far.)	   Affected with a kind of chronic laminitis in which there is a	   growth of soft spongy horn between the coffin bone and the	   hoof wall. The disease is called pumiced foot, or pumice	   foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumiceous \Pu*mi`ceous\, a. [L. pumiceus.]	   Of or pertaining to pumice; resembling pumice.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumice stone \Pum"ice stone`\	   Same as {Pumice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumiciform \Pu*mic"i*form\, a. [Pumice + -form.]	   Resembling, or having the structure of, pumice.	   [1913 Webster]
Pummace \Pum"mace\, n.	   Same as {Pomace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pummel \Pum"mel\, n. & v. t.	   Same as {Pommel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pump \Pump\ (p[u^]mp), n. [Probably so called as being worn for	   pomp or ornament. See {Pomp}.]	   A low shoe with a thin sole. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Pump \Pump\, n. [Akin to D. pomp, G. pumpe, F. pompe; of unknown	   origin.]	   An hydraulic machine, variously constructed, for raising or	   transferring fluids, consisting essentially of a moving piece	   or piston working in a hollow cylinder or other cavity, with	   valves properly placed for admitting or retaining the fluid	   as it is drawn or driven through them by the action of the	   piston.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: for various kinds of pumps, see {Air pump}, {Chain	         pump}, and {Force pump}; also, under {Lifting},	         {Plunger}, {Rotary}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 dale}. See {Dale}.	   {Pump gear}, the apparatus belonging to a pump. --Totten.	   {Pump handle}, the lever, worked by hand, by which motion is	      given to the bucket of a pump.	   {Pump hood}, a semicylindrical appendage covering the upper	      wheel of a chain pump.	   {Pump rod}, the rod to which the bucket of a pump is	      fastened, and which is attached to the brake or handle;	      the piston rod.	   {Pump room}, a place or room at a mineral spring where the	      waters are drawn and drunk. [Eng.]	   {Pump spear}. Same as {Pump rod}, above.	   {Pump stock}, the stationary part, body, or barrel of a pump.	      	   {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pump \Pump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pumped} (p[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {pumping}.]	   1. To raise with a pump, as water or other liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw water, or the like, from; to from water by means	      of a pump; as, they pumped the well dry; to pump a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Figuratively, to draw out or obtain, as secrets or money,	      by persistent questioning or plying; to question or ply	      persistently in order to elicit something, as information,	      money, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            But pump not me for politics.         --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	Pump \Pump\, v. i.	   To work, or raise water, a pump.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumpage \Pump"age\, n.	   That which is raised by pumps, or the work done by pumps.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pumpage last year amounted to . . . gallons. --Sci.	                                                  Amer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumper \Pump"er\, n.	   One who pumps; the instrument or machine used in pumping.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumpernickel \Pump"er*nick`el\, n. [G.]	   A sort of bread, made of unbolted rye, which forms the chief	   food of the Westphalian peasants. It is acid but nourishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumpet \Pum"pet\, n.	   A pompet.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pumpet ball} (Print.), a ball for inking types; a pompet.	      [1913 Webster]
Pumping \Pump"ing\,	   a. & n. from {pump}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pumping engine}, a steam engine and pump combined for	      raising water. See {Steam engine}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pumpion \Pump"ion\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Pumpkin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pumpkin \Pump"kin\, n. [For older pompion, pompon, OF. pompon,	   L. pepo, peponis, Gr. ?, properly, cooked by the sun, ripe,	   mellow; -- so called because not eaten till ripe. Cf. {Cook},	   n.] (Bot.)	   A well-known trailing plant ({Cucurbita pepo}) and its fruit,	   -- used for cooking and for feeding stock; a pompion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pumpkin seed}.	   (a) The flattish oval seed of the pumpkin.	   (b) (Zool.) The common pondfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Pumy \Pu"my\, a. [Cf. Prov. E. pummer big, large, and E. pomey	   pommel.]	   Large and rounded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A gentle stream, whose murmuring wave did play	         Amongst the pumy stones.                 -- Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Pun \Pun\, v. t. [See {Pound} to beat.]	   To pound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would pun thee into shivers with his fist. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Pun \Pun\, n. [Cf. {Pun} to pound, {Pound} to beat.]	   A play on words which have the same sound but different	   meanings; an expression in which two different applications	   of a word present an odd or ludicrous idea; a kind of quibble	   or equivocation. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         A better put on this word was made on the Beggar's	         Opera, which, it was said, made Gay rich, and Rich gay.	                                                  --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	Pun \Pun\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Punned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Punning}.]	   To make puns, or a pun; to use a word in a double sense,	   especially when the contrast of ideas is ludicrous; to play	   upon words; to quibble. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Pun \Pun\, v. t.	   To persuade or affect by a pun. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Puna \Pu"na\, n. [Sp., of Peruv. origin.]	   A cold arid table-land, as in the Andes of Peru.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Punch \Punch\, n. [Hind. p[=a]nch five, Skr. pa?can. So called	   because composed of five ingredients, viz., sugar, arrack,	   spice, water, and lemon juice. See {Five}.]	   A beverage composed of wine or distilled liquor, water (or	   milk), sugar, and the juice of lemon, with spice or mint; --	   specifically named from the kind of spirit used; as rum	   punch, claret punch, champagne punch, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Milk punch}, a sort of punch made with spirit, milk, sugar,	      spice, etc.	   {Punch bowl}, a large bowl in which punch is made, or from	      which it is served.	   {Roman punch}, a punch frozen and served as an ice.	      [1913 Webster]	Punch \Punch\, n. [Abbrev, fr. punchinello.]	   The buffoon or harlequin of a puppet show.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Punch and Judy}, a puppet show in which a comical little	      hunchbacked Punch, with a large nose, engages in	      altercation with his wife Judy.	      [1913 Webster]	Punch \Punch\, n. [Prov. E. Cf. {Punchy}.]	   1. A short, fat fellow; anything short and thick.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . did hear them call their fat child punch,	            which pleased me mightily, that word being become a	            word of common use for all that is thick and short.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a breed of large, heavy draught horses; as, the	      Suffolk punch.	      [1913 Webster]	Punch \Punch\, v. t. [OE. punchen, perhaps the same word as E.	   punish: or cf. E. bunch.]	   To thrust against; to poke; as, to punch one with the end of	   a stick or the elbow.	   [1913 Webster]	Punch \Punch\, n.	   A thrust or blow. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Punch \Punch\, n. [Abbrev. fr. puncheon.]	   1. A tool, usually of steel, variously shaped at one end for	      different uses, and either solid, for stamping or for	      perforating holes in metallic plates and other substances,	      or hollow and sharpedged, for cutting out blanks, as for	      buttons, steel pens, jewelry, and the like; a die.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pile Driving) An extension piece applied to the top of a	      pile; a dolly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prop, as for the roof of a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bell punch}. See under {Bell}.	   {Belt punch} (Mach.), a punch, or punch pliers, for making	      holes for lacings in the ends of driving belts.	   {Punch press}. See {Punching machine}, under {Punch}, v. i.	      	   {Punch pliers}, pliers having a tubular, sharp-edged steel	      punch attached to one of the jaws, for perforating	      leather, paper, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Punch \Punch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Punching}.] [From {Punch}, n., a tool; cf. F.	   poin[,c]onner.]	   To perforate or stamp with an instrument by pressure, or a	   blow; as, to punch a hole; to punch ticket.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Punching machine}, or {Punching press}, a machine tool for	      punching holes in metal or other material; -- called also	      {punch press}.	      [1913 Webster]
Puncheon \Punch"eon\, n. [F. poin[,c]on awl, bodkin, crown,	   king-post, fr. L. punctio a pricking, fr. pungere to prick.	   See {Pungent}, and cf. {Punch} a tool, {Punction}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A figured stamp, die, or punch, used by goldsmiths,	      cutlers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.) A short, upright piece of timber in framing; a	      short post; an intermediate stud. --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A split log or heavy slab with the face smoothed; as, a	      floor made of puncheons. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F. poin[,c]on, perh. the same as poin[,c]on an awl.] A	      cask containing, sometimes 84, sometimes 120, gallons.	      [1913 Webster]
Puncher \Punch"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, punches.	   [1913 Webster]
Punchin \Pun"chin\, n.	   See {Puncheon}.	   [1913 Webster]
punch line \punch" line`\, n.	   1. The final sentence, phrase, or word in a joke or humorous	      story that is unexpected and produces the humorous effect;	      the point of a joke. [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: laugh line, gag line, tag line.	        [PJC]	   2. Hence: The final sentence, phrase, or word in any	      narration, speech, or advertisement that produces the	      speaker's intended effect.	      [PJC]
Punchinello \Pun`chi*nel"lo\, n. [It. pulcinella, probably	   originally a word of endearment, dim. of pulcina, pulcino, a	   chicken, from L. pullicenus, pullus. See {Pullet}.]	   A punch; a buffoon; originally, in a puppet show, a character	   represented as fat, short, and humpbacked. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Punchy \Punch"y\, a. [Perhaps for paunchy, from paunch. See 3d	   {Punch}.]	   Short and thick, or fat.	   [1913 Webster] Punctated
Punctated \Punc"ta*ted\, Punctated \Punc"ta*ted\, a. [From L.	   punctum point. See {Point} .]	   1. Pointed; ending in a point or points.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Dotted with small spots of color, or with	      minute depressions or pits.	      [1913 Webster]
Punctator \Punc*ta"tor\, n.	   One who marks with points. specifically, one who writes	   Hebrew with points; -- applied to a Masorite. --E. Robinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Puncticular \Punc*tic"u*lar\, a.	   Comprised in, or like, a point; exact. [Obs. & R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctiform \Punc"ti*form\, a. [L. punctum point + -form.]	   Having the form of a point.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctilio \Punc*til"io\ (p[u^][ng]k*t[i^]l"y[-o]), n.; pl.	   {Punctilios} (-y[=o]z). [It. puntiglio, or Sp. puntillo, dim.	   fr. L. punctum point. See {Point}, n.]	   A nice point of exactness in conduct, ceremony, or	   proceeding; particularity or exactness in forms; as, the	   punctilios of a public ceremony.	   [1913 Webster]	         They will not part with the least punctilio in their	         opinions and practices.                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctilious \Punc*til"ious\ (-y[u^]s), a. [Cf. It. puntiglioso,	   Sp. puntilloso.]	   Attentive to punctilio; very nice or exact in the forms of	   behavior, etiquette, or mutual intercourse; precise; exact in	   the smallest particulars. "A punctilious observance of divine	   laws." --Rogers. "Very punctilious copies of any letters."	   --The Nation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Punctilious in the simple and intelligible instances of	         common life.                             --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Punc*til"ious*ly}, adv. --	   {Punc*til"ious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Punction \Punc"tion\, n. [L. punctio, fr. pungere, punctum, to	   prick: cf. F. ponction. Cf. {Puncheon}.]	   A puncturing, or pricking; a puncture.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctist \Punc"tist\, n.	   A punctator. --E. Henderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Puncto \Punc"to\, n. [See {Punto}.]	   1. A nice point of form or ceremony. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A term applied to the point in fencing. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Punctual \Punc"tu*al\, a. [F. ponctuel (cf. Sp. puntual, It.	   puntuale), from L. punctum point. See {Point}.]	   1. Consisting in a point; limited to a point; unextended.	      [R.] "This punctual spot." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The theory of the punctual existence of the soul. --	                                                  Krauth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Observant of nice points; punctilious; precise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Punctual to tediousness in all that he relates. --	                                                  Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            So much on punctual niceties they stand. --C. Pitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appearing or done at, or adhering exactly to, a regular or	      an appointed time; precise; prompt; as, a punctual man; a	      punctual payment. "The race of the undeviating and	      punctual sun." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            These sharp strokes [of a pendulum], with their	            inexorably steady intersections, so agree with our	            successive thoughts that they seem like the punctual	            stops counting off our very souls into the past. --	                                                  J. Martineau.	      [1913 Webster]
Punctualist \Punc"tu*al*ist\, n.	   One who is very exact in observing forms and ceremonies.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctuality \Punc`tu*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. ponctualit['e].]	   The quality or state of being punctual; especially, adherence	   to the exact time of an engagement; exactness.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctually \Punc"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   In a punctual manner; promptly; exactly.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctualness \Punc"tu*al*ness\, n.	   Punctuality; exactness.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctuate \Punc"tu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctuated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Punctuating}.] [Cf. F. ponctuer. See	   {Punctual}.]	   To mark with points; to separate into sentences, clauses,	   etc., by points or stops which mark the proper pauses in	   expressing the meaning.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctuation \Punc`tu*a"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ponctuation.] (Gram.)	   The act or art of punctuating or pointing a writing or	   discourse; the art or mode of dividing literary composition	   into sentences, and members of a sentence, by means of	   points, so as to elucidate the author's meaning.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Punctuation, as the term is usually understood, is	         chiefly performed with four points: the period [.], the	         colon [:], the semicolon [;], and the comma [,]. Other	         points used in writing and printing, partly rhetorical	         and partly grammatical, are the note of interrogation	         [?], the note of exclamation [!], the parentheses [()],	         the dash [--], and brackets []. It was not until the	         16th century that an approach was made to the present	         system of punctuation by the Manutii of Venice. With	         Caxton, oblique strokes took the place of commas and	         periods.	         [1913 Webster]
Punctuative \Punc"tu*a*tive\, a.	   Of or belonging to points of division; relating to	   punctuation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The punctuative intonation of feeble cadence. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctuator \Punc"tu*a`tor\, n.	   One who punctuates, as in writing; specifically, a punctator.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctuist \Punc"tu*ist\, n.	   A punctator.	   [1913 Webster] Punctulate
Punctulate \Punc"tu*late\, Punctulated \Punc"tu*la`ted\, a. [L.	   punctulum, dim. of punctum point.]	   Marked with small spots.	   [1913 Webster]	         The studs have their surface punctulated, as if set all	         over with other studs infinitely lesser. -- Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctum \Punc"tum\, n. [L., a point.]	   A point.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Punctum c[ae]cum}. [L., blind point.] (Anat.) Same as {Blind	      spot}, under {Blind}.	   {Punctum proximum}, near point. See under {Point}.	   {Punctum remotum}, far point. See under {Point}.	   {Punctum vegetationis} [L., point of vegetation] (Bot.), the	      terminal cell of a stem, or of a leaf bud, from which new	      growth originates.	      [1913 Webster]
Puncturation \Punc`tu*ra"tion\, n.	   The act or process of puncturing. See {Acupuncture}.	   [1913 Webster]
Puncture \Punc"ture\, n. [L. punctura, fr. pungere, punctum, to	   prick. See {Pungent}.]	   1. The act of puncturing; perforating with something pointed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small hole made by a point; a slight wound, bite, or	      sting; as, the puncture of a nail, needle, or pin.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lion may perish by the puncture of an asp.	                                                  --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	Puncture \Punc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Punctured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Puncturing}.]	   To pierce with a small, pointed instrument, or the like; to	   prick; to make a puncture in; as, to puncture the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Punctured \Punc"tured\, a.	   1. Having the surface covered with minute indentations or	      dots.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Produced by puncture; having the characteristics of	      a puncture; as, a punctured wound.	      [1913 Webster]
Pundit \Pun"dit\, n. [Hind. pandit, Skr. pandita a learned man.]	   A learned man; a teacher; esp., a Brahman versed in the	   Sanskrit language, and in the science, laws, and religion of	   the Hindoos; in Cashmere, any clerk or native official.	   [Written also {pandit}.] [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Pundle \Pun"dle\, n. [Cf. {Bundle}.]	   A short and fat woman; a squab. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Punese \Pu"nese\, n. [F. punaise, fr. punais stinking, fr. L.	   putere.] (Zool.)	   A bedbug. [R or Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pung \Pung\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A kind of plain sleigh drawn by one horse; originally, a rude	   oblong box on runners. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sledges or pungs, coarsely framed of split saplings,	         and surmounted with a large crockery crate. -- Judd.	   [1913 Webster]	         They did not take out the pungs to-day.  -- E. E. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Pungence \Pun"gence\, n. [See {Pungent}.]	   Pungency.	   [1913 Webster]
Pungency \Pun"gen*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being pungent or piercing; keenness;	   sharpness; piquancy; as, the pungency of ammonia. "The	   pungency of menaces." --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Pungent \Pun"gent\, a. [L. pungens, -entis, p. pr. of pungere,	   punctum, to prick. Cf. {Compunction}, {Expunge}, {Poignant},	   {Point}, n., {Puncheon}, {Punctilio}, {Punt}, v. t.]	   1. Causing a sharp sensation, as of the taste, smell, or	      feelings; pricking; biting; acrid; as, a pungent spice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pungent radish biting infant's tongue. --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sharply painful; penetrating; poignant; severe; caustic;	      stinging.	      [1913 Webster]	            With pungent pains on every side.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            His pungent pen played its part in rousing the	            nation.                               --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Prickly-pointed; hard and sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acrid; piercing; sharp; penetrating; acute; keen;	        acrimonious; biting; stinging.	        [1913 Webster]
Pungently \Pun"gent*ly\, adv.	   In a pungent manner; sharply.	   [1913 Webster]
Pungled \Pun"gled\, a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Shriveled or shrunken; -- said especially of grain which has	   lost its juices from the ravages of insects, such as the	   wheat midge, or Trips ({Thrips cerealium}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pungy \Pung"y\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A small sloop or shallop, or a large boat with sails.	   [1913 Webster]
Punic \Pu"nic\, a. [L. Punicus pertaining to Carthage, or its	   inhabitants, fr. Poeni the Carthaginians.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the ancient Carthaginians.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characteristic of the ancient Carthaginians; faithless;	      treacherous; as, Punic faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yes, yes, his faith attesting nations own;	            'T is Punic all, and to a proverb known. -- H.	                                                  Brooke.	      [1913 Webster]
Punice \Pu"nice\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Punese}. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Punice \Pu"nice\, v. t.	   To punish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Puniceous
Puniceous \Pu*ni"ceous\, Punicial \Pu*ni"cial\, a. [L. puniceus,	   fr. Punicus Punic.]	   Of a bright red or purple color. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Puniness \Pu"ni*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being puny; littleness; pettiness;	   feebleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Punish \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}, and	   {-ish}.]	   1. To impose a penalty upon; to afflict with pain, loss, or	      suffering for a crime or fault, either with or without a	      view to the offender's amendment; to cause to suffer in	      retribution; to chasten; as, to punish traitors with	      death; a father punishes his child for willful	      disobedience.	      [1913 Webster]	            A greater power	            Now ruled him, punished in the shape he sinned.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inflict a penalty for (an offense) upon the offender;	      to repay, as a fault, crime, etc., with pain or loss; as,	      to punish murder or treason with death.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deal with roughly or harshly; -- chiefly used with	      regard to a contest; as, our troops punished the enemy.	      [Colloq. or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: To chastise; castigate; scourge; whip; lash; correct;	        discipline. See {Chasten}.	        [1913 Webster]
Punishable \Pun"ish*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. punissable.]	   Deserving of, or liable to, punishment; capable of being	   punished by law or right; -- said of person or offenses.	   [1913 Webster]	         That time was, when to be a Protestant, to be a	         Christian, was by law as punishable as to be a traitor.	                                                  -- Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Pun"ish*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Punisher \Pun"ish*er\, n.	   One who inflicts punishment.	   [1913 Webster]
Punishment \Pun"ish*ment\, n.	   1. The act of punishing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any pain, suffering, or loss inflicted on a person because	      of a crime or offense.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never gave them condign punishment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rewards and punishments of another life.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A penalty inflicted by a court of justice on a	      convicted offender as a just retribution, and incidentally	      for the purposes of reformation and prevention.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Severe, rough, or disastrous treatment. [Colloq. or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Punition \Pu*ni"tion\, n. [L. punitio: cf. F. punition. See	   {Punish}.]	   Punishment. [R.] --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Punitive \Pu"ni*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to punishment; involving, awarding, or	   inflicting punishment; as, punitive law or justice.	   [1913 Webster]	         If death be punitive, so, likewise, is the necessity	         imposed upon man of toiling for his subsistence. -- I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall dread a blow from the punitive hand.	                                                  --Bagehot.	   [1913 Webster]
Punitory \Pu"ni*to*ry\, a.	   Punishing; tending to punishment; punitive.	   [1913 Webster]	         God . . . may make moral evil, as well as natural, at	         the same time both prudential and punitory. --A.	                                                  Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Punk \Punk\, n. [Cf. {Spunk}.]	   1. Wood so decayed as to be dry, crumbly, and useful for	      tinder; touchwood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fungus ({Polyporus fomentarius}, etc.) sometimes dried	      for tinder; agaric.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An artificial tinder. See {Amadou}, and {Spunk}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obsoles.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Punka \Pun"ka\, n. [Hind. pankh[=a] fan.]	   A machine for fanning a room, usually a movable fanlike frame	   covered with canvas, and suspended from the ceiling. It is	   kept in motion by pulling a cord. [Hindostan] [Written also	   {punkah}.] --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]
Punkie \Punk"ie\, n. [Orig. unknown.]	   A minute biting fly of the genus {Ceratopogon} or allied	   genus of the family {Chironomid[ae]}, found in swarms in	   various densely wooded or mountaneous regions. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Punkin \Pun"kin\, n.	   A pumpkin. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Punkling \Punk"ling\, n.	   A young strumpet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Punner \Pun"ner\, n.	   A punster. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Punnet \Pun"net\, n. [Cf. Ir. buinne a shoot, branch.]	   A broad, shallow basket, for displaying fruit or flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Punnology \Pun*nol"o*gy\, n. [Pun + -logy.]	   The art or practice of punning; paronomasia. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Punster \Pun"ster\, n.	   One who puns, or is skilled in, or given to, punning; a	   quibbler; a low wit.	   [1913 Webster]
Punt \Punt\, v. i. [F. ponter, or It. puntare, fr. L. punctum	   point. See {Point}.]	   To play at basset, baccara, faro. or omber; to gamble.	   [1913 Webster]	         She heard . . . of his punting at gaming tables.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Punt \Punt\, n.	   Act of playing at basset, baccara, faro, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Punt \Punt\, n. [AS., fr. L. ponto punt, pontoon. See	   {Pontoon}.] (Naut.)	   A flat-bottomed boat with square ends. It is adapted for use	   in shallow waters.	   [1913 Webster]	Punt \Punt\, v. t.	   1. To propel, as a boat in shallow water, by pushing with a	      pole against the bottom; to push or propel (anything) with	      exertion. --Livingstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Football) To kick (the ball) before it touches the	      ground, when let fall from the hands.	      [1913 Webster]	Punt \Punt\, n. (Football)	   The act of punting the ball.	   [1913 Webster]	Punt \Punt\, v. i.	   1. To boat or hunt in a punt.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To punt a football.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Puntello \Pun*tel"lo\, n.; pl. {-li}. [It., dim. of punto	   point.] (Sculpture)	   One of the points sometimes drilled as guides for cutting	   away superfluous stone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Punter \Punt"er\, n. [Cf. F. ponte. See {Punt}, v. t.]	   One who punts; specifically, one who plays against the banker	   or dealer, as in baccara and faro. --Hoyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Punter \Punt"er\, n.	   One who punts a football; also, one who propels a punt.	   [1913 Webster]	Punter \Punt"er\, n. (London Stock Exchange)	   A scalper.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Puntil
Puntil \Pun"til\, Puntel \Pun"tel\, n. (Glass Making)	   See {Pontee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Punto \Pun"to\, n. [It. punto, L. punctum point. See {Point}.]	   (Fencing)	   A point or hit.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Punto diritto} [It.], a direct stroke or hit.	   {Punto reverso} [It. riverso reverse], a backhanded stroke.	      --Halliwell. "Ah, the immortal passado! the punto	      reverso!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Punt-out \Punt"-out`\, n. (American Football)	   A punt made from the goal line by a player of the side which	   has made a touchdown to one of his own side for a fair catch,	   from which an attempt to kick a goal may be made.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Punty \Pun"ty\, n. (Glass Making)	   See {Pontee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Puny \Pu"ny\, a. [Compar. {Punier}; superl. {Puniest}.] [F.	   pu[^i]t['e] younger, later born, OF. puisn['e]; puis	   afterwards (L. post; see {Post-}) + n['e] born, L. natus. See	   {Natal}, and cf. {Puisne}.]	   Imperfectly developed in size or vigor; small and feeble;	   inferior; petty.	   [1913 Webster]	         A puny subject strikes at thy great glory. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Breezes laugh to scorn our puny speed.   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	Puny \Pu"ny\, n.	   A youth; a novice. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Puoy \Puoy\, n.	   Same as {Poy}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Pup \Pup\, n. [See {Puppy}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A young dog; a puppy.	   (b) a young seal.	       [1913 Webster]	Pup \Pup\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Pupped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pupping}.]	   To bring forth whelps or young, as the female of the canine	   species.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupa \Pu"pa\, n.; pl. L. {Pup[ae]}, E. {Pupas}. [L. pupa girl.	   doll, puppet, fem. of pupus. Cf. {Puppet}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any insect in that stage of its metamorphosis	      which usually immediately precedes the adult, or imago,	      stage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among insects belonging to the higher orders, as the	         Hymenoptera, Diptera, Lepidoptera, the pupa is inactive	         and takes no food; in the lower orders it is active and	         takes food, and differs little from the imago except in	         the rudimentary state of the sexual organs, and of the	         wings in those that have wings when adult. The term	         pupa is sometimes applied to other invertebrates in	         analogous stages of development.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of air-breathing land snails having an	      elongated spiral shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coarctate pupa}, or {Obtected pupa}, a pupa which is incased	      in the dried-up skin of the larva, as in many Diptera.	   {Masked pupa}, a pupa whose limbs are bound down and partly	      concealed by a chitinous covering, as in Lepidoptera.	      [1913 Webster]
Pupal \Pu"pal\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a pupa, or the condition of a pupa.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupate \Pu"pate\, v. i. (Zool.)	   To become a pupa.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupation \Pu*pa"tion\, n. (Zool.)	   the act of becoming a pupa.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupe \Pupe\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   A pupa.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupelo \Pu*pe"lo\, n.	   Cider brandy. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupigerous \Pu*pig"er*ous\, a. [Pupa + -gerous.] (Zool.)	   Bearing or containing a pupa; -- said of dipterous larv[ae]	   which do not molt when the pupa is formed within them.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupil \Pu"pil\, n. [F. pupille, n. fem., L. pupilla the pupil of	   the eye, originally dim. of pupa a girl. See {Puppet}, and	   cf. {Pupil} a scholar.] (Anat.)	   The aperture in the iris; the sight, apple, or black of the	   eye. See the Note under {Eye}, and {Iris}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pin-hole pupil} (Med.), the pupil of the eye when so	      contracted (as it sometimes is in typhus, or opium	      poisoning) as to resemble a pin hole. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	Pupil \Pu"pil\, n. [F. pupille, n. masc. & fem., L. pupillus,	   pupilla, dim. of pupus boy, pupa girl. See {Puppet}, and cf.	   {Pupil} of the eye.]	   1. A youth or scholar of either sex under the care of an	      instructor or tutor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too far in years to be a pupil now.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tutors should behave reverently before their pupils.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person under a guardian; a ward. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Civil Law) A boy or a girl under the age of puberty, that	      is, under fourteen if a male, and under twelve if a	      female.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Learner; disciple; tyro. -- See {Scholar}.	        [1913 Webster]
Pupilage \Pu"pil*age\, n.	   The state of being a pupil.	   [1913 Webster]	         As sons of kings, loving in pupilage,	         Have turned to tyrants when they came to power.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupillarity \Pu`pil*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. pupillarit['e]. See	   {Pupillary}.] (Scots Law)	   The period before puberty, or from birth to fourteen in	   males, and twelve in females.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupillary \Pu"pil*la*ry\, a. [L. pupillaris: cf. F. pupillaire.	   See {Pupil}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a pupil or ward. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the pupil of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]
Pupillometer \Pu`pil*lom"e*ter\, n. [L. pupilla pupil of the eye	   + -meter.] (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the size of the pupil of the	   pupil of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupipara \Pu*pip"a*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pupiparous}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Diptera in which the young are born in a stage	   like the pupa. It includes the sheep tick, horse tick, and	   other parasites. Called also {Homaloptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupiparous \Pu*pip"a*rous\, a. [Pupa + L. parere to bring	   forth.] (Zool.)	   (a) Bearing, or containing, a pupa; -- said of the matured	       larv[ae], or larval skins, of certain Diptera.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the Pupipara.	       [1913 Webster]
Pupivora \Pu*piv"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Pupivorous}.] (Zool.)	   A group of parasitic Hymenoptera, including the ichneumon	   flies, which destroy the larv[ae] and pup[ae] of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Pupivorous \Pu*piv"o*rous\, a. [Pupa + L. vorare to devour.]	   (Zool.)	   Feeding on the pup[ae] of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Puplican \Pup"li*can\, n.	   Publican. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Puppet \Pup"pet\, n. [OE. popet, OF. poupette; akin to F.	   poup['e]e a doll, probably from L. puppa, pupa, a girl, doll,	   puppet. Cf. {Poupeton}, {Pupa}, {Pupil}, {Puppy}.] [Written	   also {poppet}.]	   1. A small image in the human form; a doll.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A similar figure moved by the hand or by a wire in a mock	      drama; a marionette; a wooden actor in a play.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the pipes of some carved organ move,	            The gilded puppets dance.             --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One controlled in his action by the will of another; a	      tool; -- so used in contempt. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) The upright support for the bearing of the spindle	      in a lathe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Puppet master}. Same as {Puppetman}.	   {Puppet play}, a puppet show.	   {Puppet player}, one who manages the motions of puppets.	   {Puppet show}, a mock drama performed by puppets moved by	      wires.	   {Puppet valve}, a valve in the form of a circular disk, which	      covers a hole in its seat, and opens by moving bodily away	      from the seat while remaining parallel with it, -- used in	      steam engines, pumps, safety valves, etc. Its edge is	      often beveled, and fits in a conical recess in the seat	      when the valve is closed. See the valves shown in Illusts.	      of {Plunger pump}, and {Safety valve}, under {Plunger},	      and {Safety}.	      [1913 Webster]
Puppetish \Pup"pet*ish\, a.	   Resembling a puppet in appearance or action; of the nature of	   a puppet.	   [1913 Webster]
Puppetman \Pup"pet*man\, n.	   A master of a puppet show.	   [1913 Webster]
Puppetry \Pup"pet*ry\, n.	   Action or appearance resembling that of a puppet, or puppet	   show; hence, mere form or show; affectation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Puppetry of the English laws of divorce. --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Puppy \Pup"py\, n.; pl. {Puppies}. [F. poup['e]e doll, puppet.	   See {Puppet}, and cf. {Pup}, n.]	   1. (Zool.) The young of a canine animal, esp. of the common	      dog; a whelp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name of contemptuous reproach for a conceited and	      impertinent person.	      [1913 Webster]	            I found my place taken by an ill-bred, awkward puppy	            with a money bag under each arm.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Puppy \Pup"py\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puppied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Puppying}.]	   To bring forth whelps; to pup.	   [1913 Webster]
Puppyhood \Pup"py*hood\, n.	   The time or state of being a puppy; the time of being young	   and undisciplined.	   [1913 Webster]
Puppyish \Pup"py*ish\, a.	   Like a puppy.	   [1913 Webster]
Puppyism \Pup"py*ism\, n.	   Extreme meanness, affectation, conceit, or impudence. --A.	   Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]
Pur \Pur\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Purred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Purring}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Prov. G. purren.]	   To utter a low, murmuring, continued sound, as a cat does	   when pleased. [Written also {purr}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Pur \Pur\, v. t.	   To signify or express by purring. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	Pur \Pur\, n.	   The low, murmuring sound made by a cat to express contentment	   or pleasure. [Written also {purr}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Purana \Pu*ra"na\, n. [Skr. pur[=a]?, properly. old, ancient,	   fr. pur[=a] formerly.]	   One of a class of sacred Hindoo poetical works in the	   Sanskrit language which treat of the creation, destruction,	   and renovation of worlds, the genealogy and achievements of	   gods and heroes, the reigns of the Manus, and the	   transactions of their descendants. The principal Puranas are	   eighteen in number, and there are the same number of	   supplementary books called Upa Puranas.	   [1913 Webster]
Puranic \Pu*ran"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to the Puranas.	   [1913 Webster]
Purbeck beds \Pur"beck beds`\ [So called from the Isle of	   Purbeck in England.] (Geol.)	   The strata of the Purbeck stone, or Purbeck limestone,	   belonging to the Oolitic group. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]	Purbeck stone \Pur"beck stone`\ (Geol.)	   A limestone from the Isle of Purbeck in England.	   [1913 Webster]
Purblind \Pur"blind`\, a. [For pure-blind, i. e., wholly blind.	   See {Pure}, and cf. {Poreblind}.]	   1. Wholly blind. "Purblind Argus, all eyes and no sight."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nearsighted, or dim-sighted; seeing obscurely; as, a	      purblind eye; a purblind mole.	      [1913 Webster]	            The saints have not so sharp eyes to see down from	            heaven; they be purblindand sand-blind. --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            O purblind race of miserable men.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pur"blind`ly}, adv. --	      {Pur"blind`ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Purcelane \Purce"lane\, n. (Bot.)	   Purslane. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Purchasable \Pur"chas*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being bought, purchased, or obtained for a	   consideration; hence, venal; corrupt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Money being the counterbalance to all things	         purchasable by it, as much as you take off from the	         value of money, so much you add to the price of things	         exchanged.                               --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purchased};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Purchasing}.] [OE. purchasen, porchacen, OF.	   porchacier, purchacier, to pursue, to seek eagerly, F.	   pourchasser; OF. pour, por, pur, for (L. pro) + chacier to	   pursue, to chase. See {Chase}.]	   1. To pursue and obtain; to acquire by seeking; to gain,	      obtain, or acquire. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            That loves the thing he can not purchase. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your accent is Something finer than you could	            purchase in so removed a dwelling.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His faults . . . hereditary	            Rather than purchased.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtain by paying money or its equivalent; to buy for a	      price; as, to purchase land, or a house.	      [1913 Webster]	            The field which Abraham purchased of the sons of	            Heth.                                 --Gen. xxv.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To obtain by any outlay, as of labor, danger, or	      sacrifice, etc.; as, to purchase favor with flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	            One poor retiring minute . . .	            Would purchase thee a thousand thousand friends.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A world who would not purchase with a bruise?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To expiate by a fine or forfeit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not tears nor prayers shall purchase out abuses.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) To acquire by any means except descent or inheritance.	          --Blackstone.	      (b) To buy for a price.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. To apply to (anything) a device for obtaining a mechanical	      advantage; to get a purchase upon, or apply a purchase to;	      as, to purchase a cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	Purchase \Pur"chase\, v. i.	   1. To put forth effort to obtain anything; to strive; to	      exert one's self. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Duke John of Brabant purchased greatly that the Earl	            of Flanders should have his daughter in marriage.	                                                  --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acquire wealth or property. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sure our lawyers	            Would not purchase half so fast.      --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	Purchase \Pur"chase\ (?; 48), n. [OE. purchds, F. pourchas eager	   pursuit. See {Purchase}, v. t.]	   1. The act of seeking, getting, or obtaining anything. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll . . . get meat to have thee,	            Or lose my life in the purchase.      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of seeking and acquiring property.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The acquisition of title to, or properly in, anything for	      a price; buying for money or its equivalent.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is foolish to lay out money in the purchase of	            repentance.                           --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is obtained, got, or acquired, in any manner,	      honestly or dishonestly; property; possession;	      acquisition. --Chaucer. B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            We met with little purchase upon this coast, except	            two small vessels of Golconda.        --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A beauty-waning and distressed widow . . .	            Made prize and purchase of his lustful eye. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is obtained for a price in money or its	      equivalent. "The scrip was complete evidence of his right	      in the purchase." --Wheaton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 by which the advantage is gained.	      [1913 Webster]	            A politician, to do great things, looks for a power	            -- what our workmen call a purchase.  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) Acquisition of lands or tenements by other means	      than descent or inheritance, namely, by one's own act or	      agreement. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Purchase criminal}, robbery. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   {Purchase money}, the money paid, or contracted to be paid,	      for anything bought. --Berkeley.	   {Worth [so many] years' purchase}, or {At [so many] years'	   purchase}, a phrase by which the value or cost of a thing is	      expressed in the length of time required for the income to	      amount to the purchasing price; as, he bought the estate	      at a twenty years' purchase. To say one's life is	   {not worth a day's purchase} in the same as saying one will	      not live a day, or is in imminent peril.	      [1913 Webster]
Purchaser \Pur"chas*er\, n.	   1. One who purchases; one who acquires property for a	      consideration, generally of money; a buyer; a vendee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who acquires an estate in lands by his own act	      or agreement, or who takes or obtains an estate by any	      means other than by descent or inheritance.	      [1913 Webster]
Purdah \Pur"dah\, n. [Per. parda a curtain.]	   A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white	   stripes, used for curtains. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Pure \Pure\, a. [Compar. {Purer}; superl. {Purest}.] [OE. pur,	   F. pur, fr. L. purus; akin to putus pure, clear, putare to	   clean, trim, prune, set in order, settle, reckon, consider,	   think, Skr. p? to clean, and perh. E. fire. Cf. {Putative}.]	   1. Separate from all heterogeneous or extraneous matter; free	      from mixture or combination; clean; mere; simple; unmixed;	      as, pure water; pure clay; pure air; pure compassion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pure fetters on his shins great.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A guinea is pure gold if it has in it no alloy. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from moral defilement or quilt; hence, innocent;	      guileless; chaste; -- applied to persons. "Keep thyself	      pure." --1 Tim. v. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the end of the commandment is charity out of a	            pure heart, and of a good conscience. --1 Tim. i. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free from that which harms, vitiates, weakens, or	      pollutes; genuine; real; perfect; -- applied to things and	      actions. "Pure religion and impartial laws." --Tickell.	      "The pure, fine talk of Rome." --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such was the origin of a friendship as warm and pure	            as any that ancient or modern history records.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Script.) Ritually clean; fitted for holy services.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon	            the pure table before the Lord.       --Lev. xxiv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Phonetics) Of a single, simple sound or tone; -- said of	      some vowels and the unaspirated consonants.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pure-impure}, completely or totally impure. "The inhabitants	      were pure-impure pagans." --Fuller.	   {Pure blue}. (Chem.) See {Methylene blue}, under {Methylene}.	      	   {Pure chemistry}. See under {Chemistry}.	   {Pure mathematics}, that portion of mathematics which treats	      of the principles of the science, or contradistinction to	      applied mathematics, which treats of the application of	      the principles to the investigation of other branches of	      knowledge, or to the practical wants of life. See	      {Mathematics}. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict. )	   {Pure villenage} (Feudal Law), a tenure of lands by uncertain	      services at the will of the lord. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unmixed; clear; simple; real; true; genuine;	        unadulterated; uncorrupted; unsullied; untarnished;	        unstained; stainless; clean; fair; unspotted; spotless;	        incorrupt; chaste; unpolluted; undefiled; immaculate;	        innocent; guiltless; guileless; holy.	        [1913 Webster]
Pured \Pured\, a.	   Purified; refined. [Obs.] "Bread of pured wheat." "Pured	   gold." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pur'ee \Pu`r['e]e"\, n. [F.]	   A dish made by boiling any article of food to a pulp and then	   blending it or rubbing it through a sieve; as, a pur['e]e of	   fish, or of potatoes; especially, a soup the thickening of	   which is so treated.	   [1913 Webster]	Pur'ee \Pu`r['e]e"\, v. t. [F.]	   To grind or blend into a paste with the solids finely	   divided; to make into a {puree}.	   [PJC]
Purely \Pure"ly\, adv.	   1. In a pure manner (in any sense of the adjective).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nicely; prettily. [Archaic] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Pureness \Pure"ness\, n.	   The state of being pure (in any sense of the adjective).	   [1913 Webster]
Purfile \Pur"file\, n. [See {Purfle}.]	   A sort of ancient trimming of tinsel and thread for women's	   gowns; -- called also {bobbinwork}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Purfle \Pur"fle\, v. t. [OF. pourfiler; pour for + fil a thread,	   L. filum. See {Profile}, and cf. {Purl} a border.]	   1. To decorate with a wrought or flowered border; to	      embroider; to ornament with metallic threads; as, to	      purfle with blue and white. --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            A goodly lady clad in scarlet red,	            Purfled with gold and pearl of rich assay.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) To ornament with a bordure of emines, furs, and the	      like; also, with gold studs or mountings.	      [1913 Webster] Purfle	Purfle \Pur"fle\, Purflew \Pur"flew\, n.	   1. A hem, border., or trimming, as of embroidered work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A border of any heraldic fur.	      [1913 Webster]
Purfled \Pur"fled\, a.	   Ornamented; decorated; esp., embroidered on the edges.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Purfled work} (Arch.), delicate tracery, especially in	      Gothic architecture.	      [1913 Webster]
Purfling \Pur"fling\, n.	   Ornamentation on the border of a thing; specifically, the	   inlaid border of a musical instrument, as a violin.	   [1913 Webster]
Purgament \Pur"ga*ment\, n. [L. purgamentum offscourings,	   washings, expiatory sacrifice. See {Purge}.]	   1. That which is excreted; excretion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A cathartic; a purgative. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Purgation \Pur*ga"tion\, n. [L. purgatio: cf. F. purgation. See	   {Purge}.]	   1. The act of purging; the act of clearing, cleansing, or	      putifying, by separating and carrying off impurities, or	      whatever is superfluous; the evacuation of the bowels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The clearing of one's self from a crime of which one	      was publicly suspected and accused. It was either	      canonical, which was prescribed by the canon law, the form	      whereof used in the spiritual court was, that the person	      suspected take his oath that he was clear of the matter	      objected against him, and bring his honest neighbors with	      him to make oath that they believes he swore truly; or	      vulgar, which was by fire or water ordeal, or by combat.	      See {Ordeal}. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him put me to my purgation.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Purgative \Pur"ga*tive\, a. [L. purgativus: cf. F. purgatif.]	   Having the power or quality of purging; cathartic. -- n.	   (Med.) A purging medicine; a cathartic.	   [1913 Webster]
Purgatively \Pur"ga*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a purgative manner.	   [1913 Webster] Purgatorial
Purgatorial \Pur`ga*to"ri*al\, Purgatorian \Pur`ga*to"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to purgatory; expiatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Purgatorian \Pur`ga*to"ri*an\, n.	   One who holds to the doctrine of purgatory. --Boswell.	   [1913 Webster]
Purgatory \Pur"ga*to*ry\, a. [L. purgatorius.]	   Tending to cleanse; cleansing; expiatory. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Purgatory \Pur"ga*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. purgatoire.]	   A state or place of purification after death; according to	   the Roman Catholic creed, a place, or a state believed to	   exist after death, in which the souls of persons are purified	   by expiating such offenses committed in this life as do not	   merit eternal damnation, or in which they fully satisfy the	   justice of God for sins that have been forgiven. After this	   purgation from the impurities of sin, the souls are believed	   to be received into heaven.	   [1913 Webster]
Purge \Purge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Purging}.] [F. purger, L. purgare; purus pure + agere to	   make, to do. See {Pure}, and {Agent}.]	   1. To cleanse, clear, or purify by separating and carrying	      off whatever is impure, heterogeneous, foreign, or	      superfluous. "Till fire purge all things new." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To operate on as, or by means of, a cathartic	      medicine, or in a similar manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To clarify; to defecate, as liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To clear of sediment, as a boiler, or of air, as a steam	      pipe, by driving off or permitting escape.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To clear from guilt, or from moral or ceremonial	      defilement; as, to purge one of guilt or crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            When that he hath purged you from sin. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean. --Ps.	                                                  li. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To clear from accusation, or the charge of a crime	      or misdemeanor, as by oath or in ordeal.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To remove in cleansing; to deterge; to wash away; -- often	      followed by away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Purge away our sins, for thy name's sake. --Ps.	                                                  lxxix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            We 'll join our cares to purge away	            Our country's crimes.                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Purge \Purge\, v. i.	   1. To become pure, as by clarification.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or produce frequent evacuations from the	      intestines, as by means of a cathartic.	      [1913 Webster]	Purge \Purge\, n. [Cf. F. purge. See {Purge}, v. t.]	   1. The act of purging.	      [1913 Webster]	            The preparative for the purge of paganism of the	            kingdom of Northumberland.            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which purges; especially, a medicine that evacuates	      the intestines; a cathartic. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Purger \Pur"ger\, n.	   One who, or that which, purges or cleanses; especially, a	   cathartic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Purgery \Pur"ger*y\, n.	   The part of a sugarhouse where the molasses is drained off	   from the sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Purging \Pur"ging\, a.	   That purges; cleansing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Purging flax} (Bot.), an annual European plant of the genus	      {Linum} ({Linum catharticum}); dwarf wild flax; -- so	      called from its use as a cathartic medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	Purging \Pur"ging\, n. (Med.)	   The act of cleansing; excessive evacuations; especially,	   diarrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
Puri \Pur"i\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Euxanthin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purification \Pu`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F. purification, L.	   purificatio. See {Purify}.]	   1. The act of purifying; the act or operation of separating	      and removing from anything that which is impure or	      noxious, or heterogeneous or foreign to it; as, the	      purification of liquors, or of metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or operation of cleansing ceremonially, by	      removing any pollution or defilement.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the days of her purification according to the	            law of Moses were accomplished.       --Luke ii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cleansing from guilt or the pollution of sin; the	      extinction of sinful desires, appetites, and inclinations.	      [1913 Webster]
Purificative \Pu"ri*fi*ca*tive\, a. [Cf. F. purificatif.]	   Having power to purify; tending to cleanse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Purificator \Pu"ri*fi*ca`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, purifies; a purifier.	   [1913 Webster]
Purificatory \Pu*rif"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. purificatorius.]	   Serving or tending to purify; purificative.	   [1913 Webster]
Purifier \Pu"ri*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, purifies or cleanses; a cleanser; a	   refiner.	   [1913 Webster]
Puriform \Pu"ri*form\ (p[=u]"r[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. pus, puris,	   pus + -form: cf. F. puriforme.] (Med.)	   In the form of pus.	   [1913 Webster]
Purify \Pu"ri*fy\ (p[=u]"r[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Purified} (p[=u]"r[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Purifying} (p[=u]"r[i^]*f[imac]"[i^]ng).] [F. purifier, L.	   purificare; purus pure + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See	   {Pure}, and {-fy}.]	   1. To make pure or clear from material defilement, admixture,	      or imperfection; to free from extraneous or noxious	      matter; as, to purify liquors or metals; to purify the	      blood; to purify the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in figurative uses:	      (a) To free from guilt or moral defilement; as, to purify	          the heart.	          [1913 Webster]	                And fit them so	                Purified to receive him pure.     --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To free from ceremonial or legal defilement.	          [1913 Webster]	                And Moses took the blood, and put it upon the	                horns of the altar, . . . and purified the	                altar.                            --Lev. viii.	                                                  15.	          [1913 Webster]	                Purify both yourselves and your captives. --	                                                  Num. xxxi. 19.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To free from improprieties or barbarisms; as, to	          purify a language. --Sprat.	          [1913 Webster]	Purify \Pu"ri*fy\, v. i.	   To grow or become pure or clear.	   [1913 Webster]
Purim \Pu"rim\, n. [Heb. p[=u]r, pl. p[=u]r[imac]m, a lot.]	   A Jewish festival, called also the Feast of Lots, instituted	   to commemorate the deliverance of the Jews from the	   machinations of Haman. --Esther ix. 26.	   [1913 Webster]
Purism \Pur"ism\, n. [Cf. F. purisme.]	   Rigid purity; the quality of being affectedly pure or nice,	   especially in the choice of language; over-solicitude as to	   purity. "His political purism." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         The English language, however, . . . had even already	         become too thoroughly and essentially a mixed tongue	         for his doctrine of purism to be admitted to the	         letter.                                  --Craik.	   [1913 Webster]
Purist \Pur"ist\, n. [Cf. F. puriste.]	   1. One who aims at excessive purity or nicety, esp. in the	      choice of language.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Fox] . . . purified vocabulary with a	            scrupulosity unknown to any purist.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who maintains that the New Testament was written in	      pure Greek. --M. Stuart.	      [1913 Webster] Puristic
Puristic \Pu*ris"tic\, Puristical \Pu*ris"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to purists or purism.	   [1913 Webster]
Puritan \Pu"ri*tan\, n. [From {Purity}.]	   1. (Eccl. Hist.) One who, in the time of Queen Elizabeth and	      the first two Stuarts, opposed traditional and formal	      usages, and advocated simpler forms of faith and worship	      than those established by law; -- originally, a term of	      reproach. The Puritans formed the bulk of the early	      population of New England.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Puritans were afterward distinguished as Political	         Puritans, Doctrinal Puritans, and Puritans in	         Discipline. --Hume.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is scrupulous and strict in his religious life; --	      often used reproachfully or in contempt; one who has	      overstrict notions.	      [1913 Webster]	            She would make a puritan of the devil. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Puritan \Pu"ri*tan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Puritans; resembling, or	   characteristic of, the Puritans.	   [1913 Webster] Puritanic
Puritanic \Pu`ri*tan"ic\, Puritanical \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Puritans, or to their doctrines	      and practice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Precise in observance of legal or religious requirements;	      strict; overscrupulous; rigid; -- often used by way of	      reproach or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paritanical circles, from which plays and novels	            were strictly excluded.               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had all the puritanic traits, both good and evil.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Puritanically \Pu`ri*tan"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a puritanical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Puritanism \Pu"ri*tan*ism\, n.	   The doctrines, notions, or practice of Puritans.	   [1913 Webster]
Puritanize \Pu"ri*tan*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puritanized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Puritanizing}.]	   To agree with, or teach, the doctrines of Puritans; to	   conform to the practice of Puritans. --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Purity \Pu"ri*ty\, n. [OE. purete, purte, OF. purt['e], F.	   puret['e], from L. puritas, fr. purus pure. See {Pure}.]	   The condition of being pure. Specifically:	   (a) freedom from foreign admixture or deleterious matter; as,	       the purity of water, of wine, of drugs, of metals.	   (b) Cleanness; freedom from foulness or dirt. "The purity of	       a linen vesture." --Holyday.	   (c) Freedom from guilt or the defilement of sin; innocence;	       chastity; as, purity of heart or of life.	   (d) Freedom from any sinister or improper motives or views.	   (e) Freedom from foreign idioms, or from barbarous or	       improper words or phrases; as, purity of style.	       [1913 Webster]
Purkinje's cells \Pur"kin*je's cells`\ [From J. E. Purkinje,	   their discoverer.] (Anat.)	   Large ganglion cells forming a layer near the surface of the	   cerebellum.	   [1913 Webster]
Purl \Purl\, v. t. [Contr. fr. purfile, purfle. See {Purfle}.]	   To decorate with fringe or embroidery. "Nature's cradle more	   enchased and purled." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Purl \Purl\, n.	   1. An embroidered and puckered border; a hem or fringe, often	      of gold or silver twist; also, a pleat or fold, as of a	      band.	      [1913 Webster]	            A triumphant chariot made of carnation velvet,	            enriched withpurl and pearl.          --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inversion of stitches in knitting, which gives to the	      work a ribbed or waved appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Purl stitch}. Same as {Purl}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Purl \Purl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Purled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Purling}.] [Cf. Sw. porla, and E. pur to murmur as a cat.]	   1. To run swiftly round, as a small stream flowing among	      stones or other obstructions; to eddy; also, to make a	      murmuring sound, as water does in running over or through	      obstructions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift o'er the rolling pebbles, down the hills,	            Louder and louder purl the falling rills. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. fr. F. perler to pearl, to bead. See {Pearl}, v. &	      n.] To rise in circles, ripples, or undulations; to curl;	      to mantle.	      [1913 Webster]	            thin winding breath which purled up to the sky.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Purl \Purl\, n. [See 3d {Purl}.]	   1. A circle made by the notion of a fluid; an eddy; a ripple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose stream an easy breath doth seem to blow,	            Which on the sparkling gravel runs in purles,	            As though the waves had been of silver curls.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gentle murmur, as that produced by the running of a	      liquid among obstructions; as, the purl of a brook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perh. from F. perler, v. See {Purl} to mantle.] Malt	      liquor, medicated or spiced; formerly, ale or beer in	      which wormwood or other bitter herbs had been infused, and	      which was regarded as tonic; at present, hot beer mixed	      with gin, sugar, and spices. "Drank a glass of purl to	      recover appetite." --Addison. "Drinking hot purl, and	      smoking pipes." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A tern. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Purlieu \Pur"lieu\, n. [Corrupted (by influence of lieu place)	   fr. OF. pural['e]e, poral['e]e (equiv. to LL. perambulatio a	   survey of boundaries, originally, a going through); por (L.	   pro, confused, however, with L. per through) + al['e]e. See	   {Pro-}, and {Alley}.] [Written also {pourlieu}.]	   1. Originally, the ground near a royal forest, which, having	      been unlawfully added to the forest, was afterwards	      severed from it, and disafforested so as to remit to the	      former owners their rights.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then as a tiger, who by chance hath spied	            In some purlieu two gentle fawns at play. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the outer portion of any place; an adjacent	      district; environs; neighborhood. "The purlieus of St.	      James."	      [1913 Webster]	            brokers had been incessantly plying for custom in	            the purlieus of the court.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster] Purlin
Purlin \Pur"lin\, Purline \Pur"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   (Arch.)	   In root construction, a horizontal member supported on the	   principals and supporting the common rafters.	   [1913 Webster]
Purling \Purl"ing\, n. [See 3d {Purl}.]	   The motion of a small stream running among obstructions;	   also, the murmur it makes in so doing.	   [1913 Webster]
Purloin \Pur*loin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purloined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Purloining}.] [OF. purloignier, porloignier, to	   retard, delay; pur, por, pour, for (L. pro) + loin far, far	   off (L. longe). See {Prolong}, and cf. {Eloign}.]	   To take or carry away for one's self; hence, to steal; to	   take by theft; to filch.	   [1913 Webster]	         Had from his wakeful custody purloined	         The guarded gold.                        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         when did the muse from Fletcher scenes purloin ?	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Purloin \Pur*loin"\, v. i.	   To practice theft; to steal. --Titus ii. 10.	   [1913 Webster]
Purloiner \Pur*loin"er\, n.	   One who purloins. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Purparty \Pur"par`ty\, n. [OF. pourpartie; pour for + partie a	   part; cf. OF. purpart a respective part.] (Law)	   A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted to a	   coparcener. [Written also {purpart}, and {pourparty}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am forced to eat all the game of your purparties, as	         well as my own thirds.                   --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Purple \Pur"ple\, n.; pl. {Purples}. [OE. purpre, pourpre, OF.	   purpre, porpre, pourpre, F. pourpre, L. purpura purple fish,	   purple dye, fr. Gr. ? the purple fish, a shell from the	   purple dye was obtained, purple dye; cf. ? dark (said of the	   sea), purple, ? to grow dark (said of the sea), to be	   troubled; perh. akin to L. furere to rage, E. fury: cf. AS.	   purpure. Cf. {Porphyry}, {Purpure}.]	   1. A color formed by, or resembling that formed by, a	      combination of the primary colors red and blue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arraying with reflected purple and gold	            The clouds that on his western throne attend. --	                                                  Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ancient words which are translated purple are	         supposed to have been used for the color we call	         crimson. In the gradations of color as defined in art,	         purple is a mixture of red and blue. When red	         predominates it is called violet, and when blue	         predominates, hyacinth.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloth dyed a purple color, or a garment of such color;	      especially, a purple robe, worn as an emblem of rank or	      authority; specifically, the purple rode or mantle worn by	      Roman emperors as the emblem of imperial dignity; as, to	      put on the imperial purple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt make the tabernacle with ten curtains of	            fine twined linen, and purple, and scarlet. --Ex.	                                                  xxvi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Imperial sovereignty; royal rank, dignity, or	      favor; loosely and colloquially, any exalted station;	      great wealth. "He was born in the purple." --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cardinalate. See {Cardinal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any species of large butterflies, usually marked	      with purple or blue, of the genus {Basilarchia} (formerly	      {Limenitis}) as, the banded purple ({Basilarchia	      arthemis}). See Illust. under {Ursula}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) Any shell of the genus {Purpura}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl.(Med.) See {Purpura}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. A disease of wheat. Same as {Earcockle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Purple is sometimes used in composition, esp. with	         participles forming words of obvious signification; as,	         purple-colored, purple-hued, purple-stained,	         purple-tinged, purple-tinted, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {French purple}. (Chem.) Same as {Cudbear}.	   {Purple of Cassius}. See {Cassius}.	   {Purple of mollusca} (Zool.), a coloring matter derived from	      certain mollusks, which dyes wool, etc., of a purple or	      crimson color, and is supposed to be the substance of the	      famous Tyrian dye. It is obtained from Ianthina, and from	      several species of Purpura, and Murex.	   {To be born in the purple}, to be of princely birth; to be	      highborn.	      [1913 Webster]	Purple \Pur"ple\, a.	   1. Exhibiting or possessing the color called purple, much	      esteemed for its richness and beauty; of a deep red, or	      red and blue color; as, a purple robe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imperial; regal; -- so called from the color having been	      an emblem of imperial authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hide in the dust thy purple pride.    --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Blood-red; bloody.	      [1913 Webster]	            May such purple tears be alway shed.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I view a field of blood,	            And Tiber rolling with a purple blood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Purple bird} (Zool.), the European purple gallinule. See	      under {Gallinule}.	   {Purple copper ore}. (Min.) See {Bornite}.	   {Purple grackle} (Zool.), the crow blackbird. See under	      {Crow}.	   {Purple martin}. See under {Martin}.	   {Purple sandpiper}. See under {Sandpiper}.	   {Purple shell}. See {Ianthina}.	      [1913 Webster]	Purple \Pur"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Purpling}.]	   To make purple; to dye of purple or deep red color; as, hands	   purpled with blood.	   [1913 Webster]	         When morn	         Purples the east.                        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Reclining soft in blissful bowers,	         Purpled sweet with springing flowers.    -- Fenton.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpleheart \Pur"ple*heart`\, n. (Bot.)	   A strong, durable, and elastic wood of a purplish color,	   obtained from several tropical American leguminous trees of	   the genus {Copaifera} ({Copaifera pubiflora}, {Copaifera	   bracteata}, and {Copaifera officinalis}). Used for decorative	   veneering. See {Copaiba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purplewood \Pur"ple*wood`\, n.	   Same as {Purpleheart}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purplish \Pur"plish\, a.	   Somewhat purple. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Purport \Pur"port\, n. [OF. purport; pur, pour, for (L. pro) +	   porter to bear, carry. See {Port} demeanor.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Design or tendency; meaning; import; tenor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole scope and purport of that dialogue.	            Norris.	            With a look so piteous in purport	            As if he had been loosed out of hell. -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disguise; covering. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For she her sex under that strange purport	            Did use to hide.                      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Purport \Pur"port\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purported}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Purporting}.] [OF. purporter, pourporter. See	   {Purport}, n.]	   To intend to show; to intend; to mean; to signify; to import;	   -- often with an object clause or infinitive.	   [1913 Webster]	         They in most grave and solemn wise unfolded	         Matter which little purported.           --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Purportless \Pur"port*less\, a.	   Without purport or meaning.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpose \Pur"pose\, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L.	   propositum. See {Propound}.]	   1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be	      reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view	      is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim;	      design; intention; plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will his firste purpos modify.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            As my eternal purpose hath decreed.   -- Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flighty purpose never is o'ertook	            Unless the deed go with it.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proposal to another; discourse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Instance; example. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In purpose}, {Of purpose}, {On purpose}, with previous	      design; with the mind directed to that object;	      intentionally. On purpose is the form now generally used.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: design; end; intention; aim. See {Design}.	        [1913 Webster]	Purpose \Pur"pose\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purposed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Purposing}.] [OF. purposer, proposer. See {Propose}.]	   1. To set forth; to bring forward. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To propose, as an aim, to one's self; to determine upon,	      as some end or object to be accomplished; to intend; to	      design; to resolve; -- often followed by an infinitive or	      dependent clause. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did nothing purpose against the state. -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I purpose to write the history of England from the	            accession of King James the Second down to a time	            which is within the memory of men still living.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Purpose \Pur"pose\, v. i.	   To have a purpose or intention; to discourse. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Purposedly \Pur"posed*ly\, adv.	   In a purposed manner; according to purpose or design;	   purposely.	   [1913 Webster]	         A poem composed purposedly of the Trojan war. Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Purposeful \Pur"pose*ful\, a.	   Important; material. "Purposeful accounts." --Tylor. --	   {Pur"pose*ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Purposeless \Pur"pose*less\, a.	   Having no purpose or result; objectless. --Bp. Hall. --	   {Pur"pose*less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Purposely \Pur"pose*ly\, adv.	   With purpose or design; intentionally; with predetermination;	   designedly.	   [1913 Webster]	         In composing this discourse, I purposely declined all	         offensive and displeasing truths.        --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]	         So much they scorn the crowd, that if the throng	         By chance go right, they purposely go wrong. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Purposer \Pur"pos*er\, n.	   1. One who brings forward or proposes anything; a proposer.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who forms a purpose; one who intends.	      [1913 Webster]
Purposive \Pur"po*sive\, a.	   Having or indicating purpose or design. "Purposive	   characters." --Bastian.	   [1913 Webster]	         Purposive modification of structure in a bone. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is impossible that the frog should perform actions	         morepurposive than these.                --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpre \Pur"pre\, n. & a.	   Purple. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpresture \Pur*pres"ture\, n. [Probably corrupted (see	   {Prest}) fr. OF. pourprisure, fr. pourprendre: cf. LL.	   purprestura. Cf. {Purprise}.] (Law)	   Wrongful encroachment upon another's property; esp., any	   encroachment upon, or inclosure of, that which should be	   common or public, as highways, rivers, harbors, forts, etc.	   [Written also {pourpresture}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Purprise \Pur"prise\, n. [OF. pourpris,fr. pourprendre to take	   away entirely; pour for + prendre to take.]	   A close or inclosure; the compass of a manor. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpura \Pur"pu*ra\, n. [L., purple, purple fish: cf. F.	   purpura. See {Purple}.]	   1. (Med.) A disease characterized by livid spots on the skin	      from extravasated blood, with loss of muscular strength,	      pain in the limbs, and mental dejection; the purples.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods, usually having a	      rough and thick shell. Some species yield a purple dye.	      [1913 Webster]
Purpurate \Pur"pu*rate\, a.	   Of or pertaining to purpura.	   [1913 Webster]	Purpurate \Pur"pu*rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of purpuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpure \Pur"pure\, n. [L. purpura purple. See {Purple}.] (Her.)	   Purple, -- represented in engraving by diagonal lines	   declining from the right top to the left base of the	   escutcheon (or from sinister chief to dexter base).	   [1913 Webster]
Purpureal \Pur*pu"re*al\, a.	   Of a purple color; purple.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpureo- \Pur*pu"re*o-\	   A combining form signifying of a purple or purple-red color.	   Specif. (Chem.), used in designating certain brilliant	   purple-red compounds of cobaltic chloride and ammonia,	   similar to the roseocobaltic compounds. See {Cobaltic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpuric \Pur*pu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. purpurique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to purpura. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to or designating, a nitrogenous acid	      contained in uric acid. It is not known in the pure state,	      but forms well-known purple-red compounds (as murexide),	      whence its name.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Purpuric acid was formerly used to designate murexan.	         See {Murexan}.	         [1913 Webster]
Purpurin \Pur"pu*rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A dyestuff resembling alizarin, found in madder root, and	   extracted as an orange or red crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpuriparous \Pur`pu*rip"a*rous\, a. [L. purpura purple +	   parere to produce.] (Biol.)	   Producing, or connected with, a purple-colored secretion; as,	   the purpuriparous gland of certain gastropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Purpurogenous \Pur`pu*rog"e*nous\, a. [L. purpura purple +	   -genous.] (Biol.)	   Having the power to produce a purple color; as, the	   purpurogenous membrane, or choroidal epithelium, of the eye.	   See {Visual purple}, under {Visual}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purr \Purr\, v. i. & t.	   To murmur as a cat. See {Pur}.	   [1913 Webster]	Purr \Purr\, n.	   The low murmuring sound made by a cat; pur. See {Pur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purre \Purre\, n. (Zool.)	   The dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Purree \Pur"ree\, n. [Hind. peori yellow.] (Chem.)	   A yellow coloring matter. See {Euxanthin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purrock \Pur"rock\, n.	   See {Puddock}, and {Parrock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purse \Purse\, n. [OE. purs, pors, OF. burse, borse, bourse, F.	   bourse, LL. bursa, fr. Gr. ? hide, skin, leather. Cf.	   {Bourse}, {Bursch}, {Bursar}, {Buskin}.]	   1. A small bag or pouch, the opening of which is made to draw	      together closely, used to carry money in; by extension,	      any receptacle for money carried on the person; a wallet;	      a pocketbook; a portemonnaie. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who steals my purse steals trash.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a treasury; finances; as, the public purse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sum of money offered as a prize, or collected as a	      present; as, to win the purse; to make up a purse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A specific sum of money; as:	      (a) In Turkey, the sum of 500 piasters.	      (b) In Persia, the sum of 50 tomans.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Light purse}, or {Empty purse}, poverty or want of	      resources.	   {Long purse}, or {Heavy purse}, wealth; riches.	   {Purse crab} (Zool.), any land crab of the genus {Birgus},	      allied to the hermit crabs. They sometimes weigh twenty	      pounds or more, and are very strong, being able to crack	      cocoanuts with the large claw. They chiefly inhabit the	      tropical islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans, living	      in holes and feeding upon fruit. Called also {palm crab}.	      	   {Purse net}, a fishing net, the mouth of which may be closed	      or drawn together like a purse. --Mortimer.	   {Purse pride}, pride of money; insolence proceeding from the	      possession of wealth. --Bp. Hall.	   {Purse rat}. (Zool.) See {Pocket gopher}, under {Pocket}.	   {Sword and purse}, the military power and financial resources	      of a nation.	      [1913 Webster]	Purse \Purse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pursed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pursing}.]	   1. To put into a purse.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will go and purse the ducats straight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw up or contract into folds or wrinkles, like the	      mouth of a purse; to pucker; to knit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou . . . didst contract and purse thy brow.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Purse \Purse\, v. i.	   To steal purses; to rob. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll purse: . . . I'll bet at bowling alleys. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Purseful \Purse"ful\, n.; pl. {Pursefuls}.	   All that is, or can be, contained in a purse; enough to fill	   a purse.	   [1913 Webster]
Purse-proud \Purse"-proud`\, a.	   Affected with purse pride; puffed up with the possession of	   riches.	   [1913 Webster]
Purser \Purs"er\, n. [See {Purse}, and cf. {Bursar}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.) A commissioned officer in the navy who had charge	      of the provisions, clothing, and public moneys on	      shipboard; -- now called {paymaster}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clerk on steam passenger vessels whose duty it is to	      keep the accounts of the vessels, such as the receipt of	      freight, tickets, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Colloquially, any paymaster or cashier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Purser's name} (Naut.), a false name. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Pursership \Purs"er*ship\, n.	   The office of purser. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Purset \Purs"et\, n.	   A purse or purse net. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Pursiness \Pur"si*ness\, n.	   State of being pursy.	   [1913 Webster]
Pursive \Pur"sive\, a.	   Pursy. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Pursiveness \Pur"sive*ness\, n.	   Pursiness. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Purslain \Purs"lain\, n.	   Same as {Purslane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Purslane \Purs"lane\, n. [OF. porcelaine, pourcelaine (cf. It.	   porcellana), corrupted fr. L. porcilaca for portulaca.]	   (Bot.)	   An annual plant ({Portulaca oleracea}), with fleshy,	   succulent, obovate leaves, sometimes used as a pot herb and	   for salads, garnishing, and pickling.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Flowering purslane}, or {Great flowered purslane}, the	      {Portulaca grandiflora}. See {Portulaca}.	   {Purslane tree}, a South African shrub ({Portulacaria Afra})	      with many small opposite fleshy obovate leaves.	   {Sea purslane}, a seashore plant ({Arenaria peploides}) with	      crowded opposite fleshy leaves.	   {Water purslane}, an aquatic plant ({Ludwiqia palustris}) but	      slightly resembling purslane.	      [1913 Webster]
Pursuable \Pur*su"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being, or fit to be, pursued, followed, or	   prosecuted. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Pursual \Pur*su"al\, n.	   The act of pursuit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pursuance \Pur*su"ance\, n. [See {Pursuant}.]	   1. The act of pursuing or prosecuting; a following out or	      after.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sermons are not like curious inquiries after new	            nothings, but pursuances of old truths. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being pursuant; consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In pursuance of}, in accordance with; in prosecution or	      fulfillment of.	      [1913 Webster]
Pursuant \Pur*su"ant\, a. [From {Pursue}: cf. OE. poursuiant.	   Cf. {Pursuivant}.]	   Acting in consequence or in prosecution (of anything); hence,	   agreeable; conformable; following; according; -- with to or	   of.	   [1913 Webster]	         The conclusion which I draw from these premises,	         pursuant to the query laid down, is, etc. --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster] Pursuant	Pursuant \Pur*su"ant\, Pursuantly \Pur*su"ant*ly\, adv.	   Agreeably; conformably.	   [1913 Webster]
Pursue \Pur*sue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pursued}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Pursuing}.] [OE. pursuen, porsuen, OF. porsivre,	   poursuivre, poursuir, F. poursuivre, fr. L. prosequi; pro	   forward + sequi to follow. See {Sue}, and cf. {Prosecute},	   {Pursuivant}.]	   1. To follow with a view to overtake; to follow eagerly, or	      with haste; to chase; as, to pursue a hare.	      [1913 Webster]	            We happiness pursue; we fly from pain. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The happiness of men lies in purswing,	            Not in possessing.                    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seek; to use or adopt measures to obtain; as, to pursue	      a remedy at law.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fame of ancient matrons you pursue. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To proceed along, with a view to some and or object; to	      follow; to go in; as, Captain Cook pursued a new route;	      the administration pursued a wise course.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To prosecute; to be engaged in; to continue. " Insatiate	      to pursue vain war." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To follow as an example; to imitate.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To follow with enmity; to persecute; to call to account.	      [1913 Webster]	            The servant is not greater than his lord. If they	            have pursued me, they shall pursue you also.	                                                  --Wyclif (John	                                                  xv. 20).	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To follow; chase; seek; persist. See {Follow}.	        [1913 Webster]	Pursue \Pur*sue"\, v. i.	   1. To go in pursuit; to follow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wicked flee when no man pursueth. --Prov.	                                                  xxviii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men hotly pursued after the objects of their	            ambition.                             --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go on; to proceed, especially in argument or discourse;	      to continue.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: [A Gallicism]	         [1913 Webster]	               I have, pursues Carneades, wondered chemists	               should not consider.               --Boyle.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To follow a matter judicially, as a complaining	      party; to act as a prosecutor. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Pursuer \Pur*su"er\, n.	   1. One who pursues or chases; one who follows in haste, with	      a view to overtake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. & Scots Law) A plaintiff; a prosecutor.	      [1913 Webster]
Pursuit \Pur*suit"\, n. [F. poursuite, fr. poursuivre. See	   {Pursue}, v. t.]	   1. The act of following or going after; esp., a following	      with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase;	      prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an	      enemy. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weak we are, and can not shun pursuit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain;	      endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of	      knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Course of business or occupation; continued employment	      with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a	      literary pursuit.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Prosecution. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That pursuit for tithes ought, and of ancient time	            did pertain to the spiritual court.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Curve of pursuit} (Geom.), a curve described by a point	      which is at each instant moving towards a second point,	      which is itself moving according to some specified law.	      [1913 Webster]
Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, n. [F. poursuivant, fr. poursuivre.	   See {Pursue}, and cf. {Pursuant}.] [Written also	   {poursuivant}.]	   1. (Heralds' College) A functionary of lower rank than a	      herald, but discharging similar duties; -- called also	      {pursuivant at arms}; an attendant of the heralds. Also	      used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The herald Hope, forerunning Fear,	            And Fear, the pursuivant of Hope.     --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The king's messenger; a state messenger.	      [1913 Webster]	            One pursuivant who attempted to execute a warrant	            there was murdered.                   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Pursuivant \Pur"sui*vant\, v. t.	   To pursue. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their navy was pursuivanted after with a horrible	         tempest.                                 --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Pursy \Pur"sy\, a. [OF. pourcif, poulsif, poussif, fr. pousser	   to push, thrust, heave, OF. also poulser: cf. F. pousse the	   heaves, asthma. See {Push}.]	   Fat and short-breathed; fat, short, and thick; swelled with	   pampering; as, pursy insolence. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pursy important he sat him down.         --Sir W. Scot.	   [1913 Webster]
Purtenance \Pur"te*nance\, n. [Abbrev. fr. appurtenance.]	   That which pertains or belongs to something; esp., the heard,	   liver, and lungs of an animal. [Obs.] " The purtenaunces of	   purgatory." --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Roast [it] with fire, his head with his legs, and with	         the purtenance [Rev. Ver., inwards] thereof. --Ex. xii.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster] Purulence
Purulence \Pu"ru*lence\, Purulency \Pu"ru*len*cy\, n. [L.	   purulentia: cf. F. purulence.] (Med.)	   The quality or state of being purulent; the generation of	   pus; also, the pus itself. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Purulent \Pu"ru*lent\, a. [L. purulentus, fr. pus, puris, pus,	   matter: cf. F. purulent. See {Pus}.] (Med.)	   Consisting of pus, or matter; partaking of the nature of pus;	   attended with suppuration; as, purulent inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]
Purulently \Pu"ru*lent*ly\, v.	   In a purulent manner.	   [1913 Webster] Purveance
Purveance \Pur"ve*ance\, Purveiaunce \Pur"vei*aunce`\, n.	   Purveyance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Purvey \Pur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Purveyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Purveying}.] [OE. purveien, porveien, OF. porveeir,	   porveoir, F. pourvoir, fr. L. providere. See {Provide}, and	   cf. {Purview}.]	   1. To furnish or provide, as with a convenience, provisions,	      or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give no odds to your foes, but do purvey	            Yourself of sword before that bloody day. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To procure; to get.	      [1913 Webster]	            I mean to purvey me a wife after the fashion of the	            children of Benjamin.                 --Sir W. Scot.	      [1913 Webster]	Purvey \Pur*vey"\, v. i.	   1. To purchase provisions; to provide; to make provision.	      --Chaucer. Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pander; -- with to. " Their turpitude purveys to their	      malice." [R.] --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Purveyance \Pur*vey"ance\, n. [Cf. F. pourvoyance.]	   1. The act or process of providing or procuring; providence;	      foresight; preparation; management. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ill purveyance of his page.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is provided; provisions; food.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law) A providing necessaries for the sovereign by	      buying them at an appraised value in preference to all	      others, and oven without the owner's consent. This was	      formerly a royal prerogative, but has long been abolished.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Purveyor \Pur*vey"or\, n. [OE. porveour, OF. pourveor, F.	   pourvoyeur. See {Purvey}, and cf. {Proveditor}.]	   1. One who provides victuals, or whose business is to make	      provision for the table; a victualer; a caterer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer who formerly provided, or exacted provision,	      for the king's household. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a procurer; a pimp; a bawd. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Purview \Pur"view\, n. [OF. purveu, pourveu, F. pourvu,	   provided, p. p. of OF. porveoir, F. pourvoir. See {Purvey},	   {View}, and cf. {Proviso}.]	   1.	      (a) (Law) The body of a statute, or that part which begins	          with " Be it enacted, " as distinguished from the	          preamble. --Cowell.	      (b) Hence: The limit or scope of a statute; the whole	          extent of its intention or provisions. --Marshall.	          [1913 Webster]	                Profanations within the purview of several	                statutes.                         --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Limit or sphere of authority; scope; extent.	      [1913 Webster]	            In determining the extent of information required in	            the exercise of a particular authority, recourse	            must be had to the objects within the purview of	            that authority.                       --Madison.	      [1913 Webster]
Pus \Pus\, n. [L., akin to Gr. ?, ?, and to E. foul: cf. F. pus.	   See {Foul}, a.] (Med.)	   The yellowish white opaque creamy matter produced by the	   process of suppuration. It consists of innumerable white	   nucleated cells floating in a clear liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pusane \Pu"sane\, n. (Anc. Armor)	   A piece of armor for the breast; often, an addition to, or	   re["e]nforcement of. the breastplate; -- called also	   {pesane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Puseyism \Pu"sey*ism\, n. (Ch. of Eng.)	   The principles of Dr. Pusey and others at Oxford, England, as	   exhibited in various publications, esp. in a series which	   appeared from 1833 to 1841, designated " Tracts for the	   Times;" tractarianism. See {Tractarianism}.	   [1913 Webster] Puseyistic
Puseyistic \Pu"sey*is"tic\, Puseyite \Pu"sey*ite\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Puseyism.	   [1913 Webster]
Puseyite \Pu"sey*ite\, n.	   One who holds the principles of Puseyism; -- often used	   opprobriously.	   [1913 Webster]
Push \Push\, n. [Probably F. poche. See {Pouch}.]	   A pustule; a pimple. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Push \Push\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare,	   v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See	   {Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pursy}.]	   1. To press against with force; to drive or impel by	      pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without	      striking; -- opposed to {draw}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, .	            . . the ox shall be stoned.           --Ex. xxi. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection	      too far. " To push his fortune." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt	            to procure honor to the actor.        --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are pushed for an answer.          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To push down}, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.	      [1913 Webster]	Push \Push\, v. i.	   1. To make a thrust; to shove; as, to push with the horns or	      with a sword. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an advance, attack, or effort; to be energetic;	      as, a man must push in order to succeed.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the time of the end shall the kind of the south	            push at him and the king of the north shall come	            against him.                          --Dan. xi. 40.	      [1913 Webster]	            War seemed asleep for nine long years; at length	            Both sides resolved to push, we tried our strength.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To burst pot, as a bud or shoot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To push on}, to drive or urge forward; to hasten.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rider pushed on at a rapid pace.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Push \Push\, n.	   1. A thrust with a pointed instrument, or with the end of a	      thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any thrust. pressure, impulse, or force, or force applied;	      a shove; as, to give the ball the first push.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assault or attack; an effort; an attempt; hence, the	      time or occasion for action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Exact reformation is not perfected at the first	            push.                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When it comes to the push, 'tis no more than talk.	                                                  --L' Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The faculty of overcoming obstacles; aggressive energy;	      as, he has push, or he has no push.	      [1913 Webster] [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Thrust}.	        [1913 Webster]	Push \Push\, n.	   A crowd; a company or clique of associates; a gang. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Push button \Push button\ (Elec.)	   A simple device, resembling a button in form, so arranged	   that pushing it closes an electric circuit, as of an electric	   bell; -- called also {button}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pusher \Push"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, pushes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sells illegal drugs, esp. one who tries to	      convince others to use such drugs.	      [PJC]	   3. (Railroad) a second engine attached to the rear of a train	      to provide extra power for climbing steep grades.	      [PJC]
Pushing \Push"ing\, a.	   Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving;	   energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive. --	   {Push"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Pushpin \Push"pin`\, n.	   A child's game played with pins. --L. Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Pusil \Pu"sil\, a. [L. pusillus very little.]	   Very small; little; petty. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Pusillanimity \Pu`sil*la*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. pusillanimitas: cf.	   F. pusillanimit['e].]	   The quality of being pusillanimous; weakness of spirit;	   cowardliness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The badge of pusillanimity and cowardice. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is obvious to distinguished between an act of . . .	         pusillanimity and an act of great modesty or humility.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cowardliness; cowardice; fear; timidity.	        [1913 Webster]
Pusillanimous \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous\, a. [L. pusillanimis; pusillus	   very little (dim. of pusus a little boy; cf. puer a boy, E.	   puerile) + animus the mind: cf. F. pusillanime. See	   {Animosity}.]	   1. Destitute of a manly or courageous strength and firmness	      of mind; of weak spirit; mean-spirited; spiritless;	      cowardly; -- said of persons, as, a pusillanimous prince.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evincing, or characterized by, weakness of mind, and want	      of courage; feeble; as, pusillanimous counsels. "A low and	      pusillanimous spirit." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cowardly; dastardly; mean-spirited; fainthearted; timid;	        weak; feeble.	        [1913 Webster]
Pusillanimously \Pu`sil*lan"i*mous*ly\	   (p[=u]`s[i^]l*l[a^]n"[i^]*m[u^]s*l[y^]), adv.	   With pusillanimity.	   [1913 Webster]
Pusley \Pus"ley\, n. (Bot.)	   Purslane. [Colloq. U. S]	   [1913 Webster]
Puss \Puss\ (p[.u]s), n. [Cf. D. poes, Ir. & Gael. pus.]	   1. A cat; -- a fondling appellation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hare; -- so called by sportsmen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      endeavoring to get a corner while it is vacant, leaving	      some other without one.	   {Puss moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of stout	      bombycid moths belonging to {Cerura}, {Harpyia}, and	      allied genera, esp. {Harpyia vinuli}, of Europe. The	      larv[ae] are humpbacked, and have two caudal appendages.	      [1913 Webster]
Pussy \Pussy\, n. [Dim. of puss.]	   1. A pet name for a cat; also, an endearing name for a girl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A catkin of the pussy willow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The game of tipcat; -- also called {pussy cat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pussy willow} (Bot.), any kind of willow having large	      cylindrical catkins clothed with long glossy hairs,	      especially the American {Salix discolor}; -- called also	      {glaucous willow}, and {swamp willow}.	      [1913 Webster]	Pussy \Pus"sy\, a.	   See {Pursy}. [Colloq. or Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Pustulant \Pus"tu*lant\ (?; 135), a. [L. pustulans, p. pr. See	   {Pustulate}, v. t.] (Med.)	   Producing pustules. -- n. A medicine that produces pustules,	   as croton oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Pustular \Pus"tu*lar\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to pustules; as, pustular prominences;	      pustular eruptions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustulate.	      [1913 Webster]
Pustulate \Pus"tu*late\, v. t. [L. pustulatus, p. p. of	   pustulare to blister, fr. pustula. See {Pustule}.]	   To form into pustules, or blisters.	   [1913 Webster] Pustulate	Pustulate \Pus"tu*late\, Pustulated \Pus"tu*la`ted\, a.	   Covered with pustulelike prominences; pustular; pustulous;	   as, a pustulate leaf; a pustulate shell or coral.	   [1913 Webster]
Pustulation \Pus*tu*la"tion\, n. [L. pustulatio.]	   The act of producing pustules; the state of being pustulated.	   [1913 Webster]
Pustule \Pus"tule\ (?; 135), n. [L. pustula, and pusula: cf. F.	   pustule.] (Med.)	   A vesicle or an elevation of the cuticle with an inflamed	   base, containing pus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malignant pustule}. See under {Malignant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pustulous \Pus"tu*lous\, a. [L. pustulosus, fr. pustula a	   pustule: cf. F. pustuleux.]	   Resembling, or covered with, pustules; pustulate; pustular.	   [1913 Webster]
Put \Put\, n. [See {Pit}.]	   A pit. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Put \Put\, obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Put}, contracted from putteth.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Put \Put\, n. [Cf. W. pwt any short thing, pwt o ddyn a squab of	   a person, pwtog a short, thick woman.]	   A rustic; a clown; an awkward or uncouth person.	   [1913 Webster]	         Queer country puts extol Queen Bess's reign.	                                                  --Bramston.	   [1913 Webster]	         What droll puts the citizens seem in it all. --F.	                                                  Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]	Put \Put\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Put}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Putting}.] [AS. potian to thrust: cf. Dan. putte to put, to	   put into, Fries. putje; perh. akin to W. pwtio to butt, poke,	   thrust; cf. also Gael. put to push, thrust, and E. potter, v.	   i.]	   1. To move in any direction; to impel; to thrust; to push; --	      nearly obsolete, except with adverbs, as with by (to put	      by = to thrust aside; to divert); or with forth (to put	      forth = to thrust out).	      [1913 Webster]	            His chief designs are . . . to put thee by from thy	            spiritual employment.                 --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to a position or place; to place; to lay; to set;	      figuratively, to cause to be or exist in a specified	      relation, condition, or the like; to bring to a stated	      mental or moral condition; as, to put one in fear; to put	      a theory in practice; to put an enemy to fight.	      [1913 Webster]	            This present dignity,	            In which that I have put you.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will put enmity between thee and the woman. --Gen.	                                                  iii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            He put no trust in his servants.      --Job iv. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            When God into the hands of their deliverer	            Puts invincible might.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the mean time other measures were put in	            operation.                            --Sparks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attach or attribute; to assign; as, to put a wrong	      construction on an act or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lay down; to give up; to surrender. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No man hath more love than this, that a man put his	            life for his friends.                 --Wyclif (John	                                                  xv. 13).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To set before one for judgment, acceptance, or rejection;	      to bring to the attention; to offer; to state; to express;	      figuratively, to assume; to suppose; -- formerly sometimes	      followed by that introducing a proposition; as, to put a	      question; to put a case.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us now put that ye have leave.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put the perception and you put the mind. --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	            These verses, originally Greek, were put in Latin.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All this is ingeniously and ably put. --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To incite; to entice; to urge; to constrain; to oblige.	      [1913 Webster]	            These wretches put us upon all mischief. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put me not use the carnal weapon in my own defense.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thank him who puts me, loath, to this revenge.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To throw or cast with a pushing motion "overhand," the	      hand being raised from the shoulder; a practice in	      athletics; as, to put the shot or weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mining) To convey coal in the mine, as from the working	      to the tramway. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Put case}, formerly, an elliptical expression for, put or	      suppose the case to be.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put case that the soul after departure from the body	            may live.                             --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To put about} (Naut.), to turn, or change the course of, as	      a ship.	   {To put away}.	      (a) To renounce; to discard; to expel.	      (b) To divorce.	   {To put back}.	      (a) To push or thrust backwards; hence, to hinder; to	          delay.	      (b) To refuse; to deny.	          [1913 Webster]	                Coming from thee, I could not put him back.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To set, as the hands of a clock, to an earlier hour.	      (d) To restore to the original place; to replace.	   {To put by}.	      (a) To turn, set, or thrust, aside. "Smiling put the	          question by." --Tennyson.	      (b) To lay aside; to keep; to sore up; as, to put by	          money.	   {To put down}.	      (a) To lay down; to deposit; to set down.	      (b) To lower; to diminish; as, to put down prices.	      (c) To deprive of position or power; to put a stop to; to	          suppress; to abolish; to confute; as, to put down	          rebellion or traitors.	          [1913 Webster]	                Mark, how a plain tale shall put you down.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sugar hath put down the use of honey. --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To subscribe; as, to put down one's name.	   {To put forth}.	      (a) To thrust out; to extend, as the hand; to cause to	          come or push out; as, a tree puts forth leaves.	      (b) To make manifest; to develop; also, to bring into	          action; to exert; as, to put forth strength.	      (c) To propose, as a question, a riddle, and the like.	      (d) To publish, as a book.	   {To put forward}.	      (a) To advance to a position of prominence or	          responsibility; to promote.	      (b) To cause to make progress; to aid.	      (c) To set, as the hands of a clock, to a later hour.	   {To put in}.	      (a) To introduce among others; to insert; sometimes, to	          introduce with difficulty; as, to put in a word while	          others are discoursing.	      (b) (Naut.) To conduct into a harbor, as a ship.	      (c) (Law) To place in due form before a court; to place	          among the records of a court. --Burrill.	      (d) (Med.) To restore, as a dislocated part, to its place.	          	   {To put off}.	      (a) To lay aside; to discard; as, to put off a robe; to	          put off mortality. "Put off thy shoes from off thy	          feet." --Ex. iii. 5.	      (b) To turn aside; to elude; to disappoint; to frustrate;	          to baffle.	          [1913 Webster]	                I hoped for a demonstration, but Themistius	                hoped to put me off with an harangue. --Boyle.	          [1913 Webster]	                We might put him off with this answer.	                                                  --Bentley.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To delay; to defer; to postpone; as, to put off	          repentance.	      (d) To get rid of; to dispose of; especially, to pass	          fraudulently; as, to put off a counterfeit note, or an	          ingenious theory.	      (e) To push from land; as, to put off a boat.	   {To put on} or {To put upon}.	      (a) To invest one's self with, as clothes; to assume.	          "Mercury . . . put on the shape of a man."	          --L'Estrange.	      (b) To impute (something) to; to charge upon; as, to put	          blame on or upon another.	      (c) To advance; to promote. [Obs.] "This came handsomely	          to put on the peace." --Bacon.	      (d) To impose; to inflict. "That which thou puttest on me,	          will I bear." --2 Kings xviii. 14.	      (e) To apply; as, to put on workmen; to put on steam.	      (f) To deceive; to trick. "The stork found he was put	          upon." --L'Estrange.	      (g) To place upon, as a means or condition; as, he put him	          upon bread and water. "This caution will put them upon	          considering." --Locke.	      (h) (Law) To rest upon; to submit to; as, a defendant puts	          himself on or upon the country. --Burrill.	   {To put out}.	      (a) To eject; as, to put out and intruder.	      (b) To put forth; to shoot, as a bud, or sprout.	      (c) To extinguish; as, to put out a candle, light, or	          fire.	      (d) To place at interest; to loan; as, to put out funds.	      (e) To provoke, as by insult; to displease; to vex; as, he	          was put out by my reply. [Colloq.]	      (f) To protrude; to stretch forth; as, to put out the	          hand.	      (g) To publish; to make public; as, to put out a pamphlet.	      (h) To confuse; to disconcert; to interrupt; as, to put	          one out in reading or speaking.	      (i) (Law) To open; as, to put out lights, that is, to open	          or cut windows. --Burrill.	      (j) (Med.) To place out of joint; to dislocate; as, to put	          out the ankle.	      (k) To cause to cease playing, or to prevent from playing	          longer in a certain inning, as in base ball.	      (l) to engage in sexual intercourse; -- used of women; as,	          she's got a great bod, but she doesn't put out.	          [Vulgar slang]	   {To put over}.	      (a) To place (some one) in authority over; as, to put a	          general over a division of an army.	      (b) To refer.	          [1913 Webster]	                For the certain knowledge of that truth	                I put you o'er to heaven and to my mother.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To defer; to postpone; as, the court put over the	          cause to the next term.	      (d) To transfer (a person or thing) across; as, to put one	          over the river.	   {To put the hand to} or {To put the hand unto}.	      (a) To take hold of, as of an instrument of labor; as, to	          put the hand to the plow; hence, to engage in (any	          task or affair); as, to put one's hand to the work.	      (b) To take or seize, as in theft. "He hath not put his	          hand unto his neighbor's goods." --Ex. xxii. 11.	   {To put through}, to cause to go through all conditions or	      stages of a progress; hence, to push to completion; to	      accomplish; as, he put through a measure of legislation;	      he put through a railroad enterprise. [U.S.]	   {To put to}.	      (a) To add; to unite; as, to put one sum to another.	      (b) To refer to; to expose; as, to put the safety of the	          state to hazard. "That dares not put it to the touch."	          --Montrose.	      (c) To attach (something) to; to harness beasts to.	          --Dickens.	   {To put to a stand}, to stop; to arrest by obstacles or	      difficulties.	   {To put to bed}.	      (a) To undress and place in bed, as a child.	      (b) To deliver in, or to make ready for, childbirth.	   {To put to death}, to kill.	   {To put together}, to attach; to aggregate; to unite in one.	      	   {To put this and that} (or {two and two}) {together}, to draw	      an inference; to form a correct conclusion.	   {To put to it}, to distress; to press hard; to perplex; to	      give difficulty to. "O gentle lady, do not put me to 't."	      --Shak.	   {To put to rights}, to arrange in proper order; to settle or	      compose rightly.	   {To put to the sword}, to kill with the sword; to slay.	   {To put to trial}, or {on trial}, to bring to a test; to try.	      	   {To put trust in}, to confide in; to repose confidence in.	   {To put up}.	      (a) To pass unavenged; to overlook; not to punish or	          resent; to put up with; as, to put up indignities.	          [Obs.] "Such national injuries are not to be put up."	          --Addison.	      (b) To send forth or upward; as, to put up goods for sale.	      (d) To start from a cover, as game. "She has been	          frightened; she has been put up." --C. Kingsley.	      (e) To hoard. "Himself never put up any of the rent."	          --Spelman.	      (f) To lay side or preserve; to pack away; to store; to	          pickle; as, to put up pork, beef, or fish.	      (g) To place out of sight, or away; to put in its proper	          place; as, put up that letter. --Shak.	      (h) To incite; to instigate; -- followed by to; as, he put	          the lad up to mischief.	      (i) To raise; to erect; to build; as, to put up a tent, or	          a house.	      (j) To lodge; to entertain; as, to put up travelers.	   {To put up a job}, to arrange a plot. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To place; set; lay; cause; produce; propose; state.	   Usage: {Put}, {Lay}, {Place}, {Set}. These words agree in the	          idea of fixing the position of some object, and are	          often used interchangeably. To put is the least	          definite, denoting merely to move to a place. To place	          has more particular reference to the precise location,	          as to put with care in a certain or proper place. To	          set or to lay may be used when there is special	          reference to the position of the object.	          [1913 Webster]	Put \Put\ (put; often p[u^]t in def. 3), v. i.	   1. To go or move; as, when the air first puts up. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To steer; to direct one's course; to go.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fury thus appeased, he puts to land. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play a card or a hand in the game called put.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To put about} (Naut.), to change direction; to tack.	   {To put back} (Naut.), to turn back; to return. "The French .	      . . had put back to Toulon." --Southey.	   {To put forth}.	      (a) To shoot, bud, or germinate. "Take earth from under	          walls where nettles put forth." --Bacon.	      (b) To leave a port or haven, as a ship. --Shak.	   {To put in} (Naut.), to enter a harbor; to sail into port.	   {To put in for}.	      (a) To make a request or claim; as, to put in for a share	          of profits.	      (b) To go into covert; -- said of a bird escaping from a	          hawk.	      (c) To offer one's self; to stand as a candidate for.	          --Locke.	   {To put off}, to go away; to depart; esp., to leave land, as	      a ship; to move from the shore.	   {To put on}, to hasten motion; to drive vehemently.	   {To put over} (Naut.), to sail over or across.	   {To put to sea} (Naut.), to set sail; to begin a voyage; to	      advance into the ocean.	   {To put up}.	      (a) To take lodgings; to lodge.	      (b) To offer one's self as a candidate. --L'Estrange.	   {To put up to}, to advance to. [Obs.] "With this he put up to	      my lord." --Swift.	   {To put up with}.	      (a) To overlook, or suffer without recompense, punishment,	          or resentment; as, to put up with an injury or	          affront.	      (b) To take without opposition or expressed	          dissatisfaction; to endure; as, to put up with bad	          fare.	          [1913 Webster]	Put \Put\, n.	   1. The act of putting; an action; a movement; a thrust; a	      push; as, the put of a ball. "A forced put." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A certain game at cards. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Finance) A privilege which one party buys of another to	      "put" (deliver) to him a certain amount of stock, grain,	      etc., at a certain price and date. [Brokers' Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	            A put and a call may be combined in one instrument,	            the holder of which may either buy or sell as he	            chooses at the fixed price.           --Johnson's	                                                  Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Put \Put\, n. [OF. pute.]	   A prostitute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Putage \Pu"tage\ (?; 48), n. [OF. putage.]	   Prostitution or fornication on the part of a woman.	   [1913 Webster]
Putamen \Pu*ta"men\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   The shell of a nut; the stone of a drupe fruit. See	   {Endocarp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Putanism \Pu"tan*ism\, n. [F. putanisme, fr. putain harlot.]	   Habitual lewdness or prostitution of a woman; harlotry.	   [1913 Webster]
Putative \Pu"ta*tive\, a. [L. putativus, fr. putare, putatum, to	   reckon, suppose, adjust, prune, cleanse. See {Pure}, and cf.	   {Amputate}, {Compute}, {Dispute}, {Impute}.]	   Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the	   putative father of a child. "His other putative (I dare not	   say feigned) friends." --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus things indifferent, being esteemed useful or	         pious, became customary, and then came for reverence	         into a putative and usurped authority.   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Putchuck \Put*chuck"\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Pachak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Puteal \Pu"te*al\, n. [L., fr. puteus well.] (Arch.)	   An inclosure surrounding a well to prevent persons from	   falling into it; a well curb. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Puteli \Put"e*li\, n.	   Same as {Patela}.	   [1913 Webster]
Putery \Pu"ter*y\, n. [OF. puterie.]	   Putage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Putid \Pu"tid\, a. [L. putidus: cf. F. putide. Cf. {Putrid}.]	   Rotten; fetid; stinking; base; worthless. Jer. Taylor. "Thy	   putid muse." --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster] Putidity
Putidity \Pu*tid"i*ty\, Putidness \Pu"tid*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being putrid.	   [1913 Webster]
Putlog \Put"log`\ (?; 277), n. (Arch.)	   One of the short pieces of timber on which the planks forming	   the floor of a scaffold are laid, -- one end resting on the	   ledger of the scaffold, and the other in a hole left in the	   wall temporarily for the purpose. --Oxf. Gloss.	   [1913 Webster]
Put-off \Put"-off`\ (?; 115), n.	   A shift for evasion or delay; an evasion; an excuse.	   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Putour \Pu"tour\, n. [See {Put} a prostitute.]	   A keeper of a brothel; a procurer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
put paid to \put paid to\, v. t.	   1. To put an end to. Hence: To prove false; to discredit; as,	      Galileo's observations put paid to the notion that the	      Earth was the center of the universe.	      [PJC]	   2. To defeat; to cause the defeat of.	      [PJC]	            The Argentine's infamous Hand of God goals when he	            punched the ball into the net, and a spectacular	            solo effort put paid to England in the last eight .	            . .                                   --Sunday	                                                  Times, 17 May	                                                  1998	      [PJC]
Putredinous \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 offensive smell; stinking;	   rotten.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrefaction \Pu`tre*fac"tion\, n. [L. putrefactio: cf. F.	   putr['e]faction. See {Putrefy}.]	   1. The act or the process of putrefying; the offensive decay	      of albuminous or other matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Putrefaction is a complex phenomenon involving a	         multiplicity of chemical reactions, always accompanied	         by, and without doubt caused by, bacteria and	         vibriones; hence, putrefaction is a form of	         fermentation, and is sometimes called putrefaction	         fermentative. Putrefaction is not possible under	         conditions that preclude the development of living	         organisms. Many of the products of putrefaction are	         powerful poisons, and are called cadaveric poisons, or	         ptoma["i]nes.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being putrefied; also, that which	      putrefied. "Putrefaction's breath." --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]
Putrefactive \Pu`tre*fac"tive\, a. [Cf. putr['e]factif. See	   {Putrefy}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to putrefaction; as, the putrefactive	      smell or process. --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing, or tending to promote, putrefaction.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Pu``tre*fac"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Putrefy \Pu"tre*fy\, v. t. [Written also putrify.] [imp. & p. p.	   {Putrefied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Putrefying}.] [F. putr['e]fier;	   L. putrere to be rotten + -ficare (in. comp.) to make; cf. L.	   putrefacere. See {Putrid}, and {-fy}.]	   1. To render putrid; to cause to decay offensively; to cause	      to be decomposed; to cause to rot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To corrupt; to make foul.	      [1913 Webster]	            Private suits do putrefy the public good. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would but stink, and putrefy the air. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make morbid, carious, or gangrenous; as, to putrefy an	      ulcer or wound.	      [1913 Webster]	Putrefy \Pu"tre*fy\, v. i.	   To become putrid; to decay offensively; to rot. --Isa. 1. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Putresce \Pu*tresce"\, v. i. [See {Putrescent}.]	   To become putrescent or putrid; to putrefy.	         Ordinarily sewage does not putresce until from	         twenty-four to sixty hours after its discharge.	                                                  --Nature.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Putrescence \Pu*tres"cence\, n.	   The state of being putrescent; putrescent matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrescent \Pu*tres"cent\, a. [L. putrescens, p. pr.of	   putrescere to grow rotten, v. incho. fr. putrere to be	   rotten. See {Putrid}.]	   1. Becoming putrid or rotten.	      [1913 Webster]	            Externally powerful, although putrescent at the	            core.                                 --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the process of putrefaction; as, a	      putrescent smell.	      [1913 Webster]
Putrescible \Pu*tres"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of putrefaction; liable to become putrid; as,	   putrescible substances.	   [1913 Webster]	Putrescible \Pu*tres"ci*ble\, n.	   A substance, usually nitrogenous, which is liable to undergo	   decomposition when in contact with air and moisture at	   ordinary temperatures.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrescin \Pu*tres"cin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nontoxic diamine, {C4H12N2}, formed in the putrefaction of	   the flesh of mammals and some other animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrid \Pu"trid\, a. [L. putridus, fr. putrere to be rotten, fr.	   puter, or putris, rotten, fr. putere to stink, to be rotten:	   cf. F. putride. See {Pus}, {Foul}, a.]	   1. Tending to decomposition or decay; decomposed; rotten; --	      said of animal or vegetable matter; as, putrid flesh. See	      {Putrefaction}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating or proceeding from a decayed state of animal or	      vegetable matter; as, a putrid smell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Putrid fever} (Med.), typhus fever; -- so called from the	      decomposing and offensive state of the discharges and	      diseased textures of the body.	   {Putrid sore throat} (Med.), a gangrenous inflammation of the	      fauces and pharynx.	      [1913 Webster]
Putridity \Pu*trid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. putridit['e].]	   The quality of being putrid; putrefaction; rottenness.	   [1913 Webster]
Putridness \Pu"trid*ness\, n.	   Putridity. --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrifacted \Pu"tri*fac`ted\, a. [See {Putrefy}.]	   Putrefied. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What vermin bred of putrifacted slime.   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrification \Pu`tri*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   Putrefaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrify \Pu"tri*fy\, v. t. & i.	   To putrefy.	   [1913 Webster]
Putrilage \Pu"tri*lage\, n. [F. putrilage, L. putrilago	   putrefaction.]	   That which is undergoing putrefaction; the products of	   putrefaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Putry \Pu"try\, a.	   Putrid. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	Putry \Pu"try\, n.	   Putage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Putt \Putt\, n. [Cf. {Put}, v. t.] (Golf)	   A stroke made on the putting green to play the ball into a	   hole.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Putt \Putt\, v. i. (Golf)	   To make a putt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Puttee \Put"tee\, [Hind. pa[.t][.t]i ribbon, brace, tie.]	   A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg,	   used by soldiers, etc. [Written also {putty}, {puttie}.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Putter \Put"ter\, n.	   1. One who puts or plates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, one who pushes the small wagons in a coal	      mine, and the like. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Putter \Putt"er\, n. (Golf)	      (a) A club with a short shaft and either a wooden or a	          metal head, used in putting.	      (b) One who putts.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Putter \Put"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Puttered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Puttering}.] [See {Potter}.]	   To act inefficiently or idly; to occupy oneself in a	   liesurely manner; to trifle; to potter; as, to putter around	   in the garden.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Putter-on \Put"ter-on`\, n.	   An instigator. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Puttier \Put"ti*er\, n.	   One who putties; a glazier.	   [1913 Webster]
Putting \Put"ting\, n.	   The throwing of a heavy stone, shot, etc., with the hand	   raised or extended from the shoulder; -- originally, a	   Scottish game.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Putting stone}, a heavy stone used in the game of putting.	      [1913 Webster]	Putting green \Putt"ing green\ (Golf)	   The green, or plot of smooth turf, surrounding a hole. "The	   term putting green shall mean the ground within twenty yards	   of the hole, excepting hazards." --Golf Rules.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Puttock \Put"tock\, n. [Cf. {Pout} a young bird, {Poult}.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) The European kite.	   (b) The buzzard.	   (c) The marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	Puttock \Put"tock\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Futtock}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Putty \Put"ty\, n. [F. pot['e]e, fr. pot pot; what was formerly	   called putty being a substance resembling what is now called	   putty powder, and in part made of the metal of old pots. See	   {Pot}.]	   1. A kind of thick paste or cement compounded of whiting, or	      soft carbonate of lime, and linseed oil, when applied	      beaten or kneaded to the consistence of dough, -- used in	      fastening glass in sashes, stopping crevices, and for	      similar purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Golf) A ball made of composition and not gutta percha.	      [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Putty powder}, an oxide of tin, or of tin and lead in	      various proportions, much used in polishing glass, metal,	      precious stones, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Putty \Put"ty\, n.; pl. {Putties}. [Written also {puttee},	   {puttie}.] [Hind. pa[.t][.t]i ribbon, brace, tie.]	   A kind of gaiter of waterproof cloth wrapped around the leg,	   used by soldiers, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Putty \Put"ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Puttied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Puttying}.]	   To cement, or stop, with putty.	   [1913 Webster]
Putty-faced \Put"ty-faced`\, a.	   White-faced; -- used contemptuously. --Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Puttyroot \Put"ty*root`\, n. (Bot.)	   An American orchidaceous plant ({Aplectrum hyemale}) which	   flowers in early summer. Its slender naked rootstock produces	   each year a solid corm, filled with exceedingly glutinous	   matter, which sends up later a single large oval evergreen	   plaited leaf. Called also {Adam-and-Eve}.	   [1913 Webster]
put up \put up\ v. t. & i.	   1. to connect a device to a telephone line surreptitiously,	      so as to listen to or record the conversations of persons	      on the telephone without their knowledge; -- of	      telephones, persons, or locations. Used as police jargon.	      [jargon]	   Syn: wiretap, tap, intercept, bug.	        [WordNet 1.5] [+PJC]
Put-up \Put"-up\, a.	   Arranged; plotted; -- in a bad sense; as, a put-up job.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
put up or shut up \put up or shut up\ phrase	   Do what you claim you can do; -- a challenge to someone who	   has claimed some ability. [colloq.]	   [PJC]
Puy \Pu"y\, n.	   See {Poy}.	   [1913 Webster]
putz \putz\ (p[u^]ts), n. [Yiddish.]	   1. A fool; a jerk.	      [PJC]	   2. The penis. [Vulgar]	      [PJC]
Puzzel \Puz"zel\ (p[u^]z"z[e^]l), n. [Cf. F. pucelle a virgin.]	   A harlot; a drab; a hussy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
puzzle \puz"zle\ (p[u^]z"z'l), n. [For opposal, in the sense of	   problem. See {Oppose}, {Pose}, v.]	   1. Something which perplexes or embarrasses; especially, a	      toy or a problem contrived for testing ingenuity; also,	      something exhibiting marvelous skill in making.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being puzzled; perplexity; as, to be in a	      puzzle.	      [1913 Webster]	puzzle \puz"zle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {puzzled} (p[u^]z"z'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {puzzling} (p[u^]z"zl[i^]ng).]	   1. To perplex; to confuse; to embarrass; to put to a stand;	      to nonplus.	      [1913 Webster]	            A very shrewd disputant in those points is dexterous	            in puzzling others.                   --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is perpetually puzzled and perplexed amidst his	            own blunders.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make intricate; to entangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            They disentangle from the puzzled skein. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,	            Puzzled in mazes, and perplexed with error.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To solve by ingenuity, as a puzzle; -- followed by out;	      as, to puzzle out a mystery.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To embarrass; perplex; confuse; bewilder; confound. See	        {Embarrass}.	        [1913 Webster]
Puzzle \Puz"zle\, v. i.	   1. To be bewildered, or perplexed.	      [1913 Webster]	            A puzzling fool, that heeds nothing.  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work, as at a puzzle; as, to puzzle over a problem.	      [1913 Webster]
Puzzledom \Puz"zle*dom\, n.	   The domain of puzzles; puzzles, collectively. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Puzzle-headed \Puz"zle-head`ed\, a.	   Having the head full of confused notions; given to getting	   perplexed over simple matters; also, characteristic of	   persons that are so. --Johnson.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Puzzlement \Puz"zle*ment\, n.	   The state of being puzzled; perplexity. --Miss Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Puzzler \Puz"zler\, n.	   One who, or that which, puzzles or perplexes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hebrew, the general puzzler of old heads. --Brome.	   [1913 Webster]
Puzzlingly \Puz"zling*ly\, adv.	   In a puzzling manner.	   [1913 Webster] Puzzolan
Puzzolan \Puz"zo*lan\, Puzzolana \Puz`zo*la"na\, n.	   See {Pozzuolana}.	   [1913 Webster] Pyaemia
Pyaemia \Py*[ae]"mi*a\, Pyemia \Py*e"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   pus + ? blood.] (Med.)	   A form of blood poisoning produced by the absorption of	   pyogenic microorganisms into the blood, usually from a wound	   or local inflammation. It is characterized by multiple	   abscesses throughout the body, and is attended with	   irregularly recurring chills, fever, profuse sweating, and	   exhaustion. -- {Py*[ae]"mic}, {Py*e"mic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Pyemic
Pyemic \Py*e"mic\, Pyaemic \Py*[ae]"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to py[ae]mia; of the nature of py[ae]mia.	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnaspidean \Pyc`nas*pid"e*an\, a. [Gr. ? thick, crowded + ?,	   ?, a shield.] (Zool.)	   Having the posterior side of the tarsus covered with small	   irregular scales; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnidium \Pyc*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pycnidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   crowded.] (Bot.)	   In certain fungi, a flask-shaped cavity from the surface of	   the inner walls of which spores are produced.	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnite \Pyc"nite\, n. [Gr. ? thick.] (Min.)	   A massive subcolumnar variety of topaz.	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnodont \Pyc"no*dont\, n. [Gr. ? thick, crowded + ?, ?, a	   tooth.] (Paleon.)	   Any fossil fish belonging to the Pycnodontini. They have	   numerous round, flat teeth, adapted for crushing.	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnodontini \Pyc`no*don"ti*ni\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An extinct order of ganoid fishes. They had a compressed	   body, covered with dermal ribs (pleurolepida) and with	   enameled rhomboidal scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnogonid \Pyc*nog"o*nid\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Pycnogonida.	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnogonida \Pyc`no*gon"i*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thick	   crowded + ? knee.] (Zool.)	   A class of marine arthropods in which the body is small and	   thin, and the eight legs usually very long; -- called also	   {Pantopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The abdomen is rudimentary, and the triangular mouth is	         at the end of a tubular proboscis. Many of them live at	         great depths in the sea, and the largest of them	         measure two feet across the extended legs.	         [1913 Webster]
Pycnometer \Pyc*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? dense, compact + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   A specific gravity bottle; a standard flask for measuring and	   comparing the densities of liquids. [Also written	   {pyknometer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pycnostyle \Pyc"no*style\, a. [Gr. ? with the pillars close	   together; ? close + ? a column, pillar: cf. F. pycnostyle.]	   (Anc. Arch.)	   See under {Intercolumniation}. -n. A pycnostyle colonnade.	   [1913 Webster]
Pye \Pye\, n.	   See 2d {Pie}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Pyebald \Pye"bald`\, a.	   See {Piebald}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyelitis \Py`e*li"tis\ n. [Gr. basin + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyemia \Py*e"mi*a\, n. (Med.)	   See {Pyaemia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyet \Py"et\, n.	   A magpie; a piet. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Here cometh the worthy prelate as pert as a pyet. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Pygal \Py"gal\, a. [Gr. ? the rump.] (Anat.)	   Situated in the region of the rump, or posterior end of the	   backbone; -- applied especially to the posterior median	   plates in the carapace of chelonians.	   [1913 Webster] Pygarg
Pygarg \Py"garg\, Pygargus \Py*gar"gus\, [L. pygargus, Gr. ?,	   literally, white rump; ? the rump + white: cf. F. pygargue.]	   1. (Zool.) A quadruped, probably the addax, an antelope	      having a white rump. --Deut. xiv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The female of the hen harrier.	      (b) The sea eagle.	          [1913 Webster]
Pygidium \Py*gid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pygidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim.	   of ? the rump.] (Zool.)	   The caudal plate of trilobites, crustacean, and certain	   insects. See Illust. of {Limulus} and {Trilobite}.	   [1913 Webster] Pygmy
Pygmy \Pyg"my\, Pygmean \Pyg*me"an\, a. [L. pygmaeus. See	   {Pygmy}.]	   Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf;	   dwarfish; very small. " Like that Pygmean race." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pygmy antelope} (Zool.), the kleeneboc.	   {Pygmy goose} (Zool.), any species of very small geese of the	      genus {Nettapus}, native of Africa, India, and Australia.	      	   {Pygmy owl} (Zool.), the gnome.	   {Pygmy parrot} (Zool.), any one of several species of very	      small green parrots ({Nasitern[ae]}), native of New Guinea	      and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows.	      [1913 Webster]	Pygmy \Pyg"my\, n.; pl. {Pygmies}. [L. pygmaeus, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   the fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to	   the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. {Pugnacious}, {Fist}.]	   [Written also {pigmy}.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged	      war with the cranes, and were destroyed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a race of Central African Negritos found chiefly in	      the great forests of the equatorial belt. They are the	      shortest of known races, the adults ranging from less than	      four to about five feet in stature. They are timid and	      shy, dwelling in the recesses of the forests, though often	      on good terms with neighboring Negroes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            Pygmies are pygmies still, though perched on Alps.	            And pyramids are pyramids in vales.   --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Pygobranchia \Py`go*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. pugh` the	   rump + ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   A division of opisthobranchiate mollusks having the	   branchi[ae] in a wreath or group around the anal opening, as	   in the genus Doris.	   [1913 Webster]
Pygopod \Py"go*pod\, n. [Gr. pygh` rump + -pod.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) One of the Pygopodes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of serpentiform lizards of the family	      {Pygopodid[ae]}, which have rudimentary hind legs near the	      anal cleft, but lack fore legs.	      [1913 Webster]
Pygopodes \Py*gop"o*des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes,	   divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back.	   [1913 Webster]
Pygopodous \Py*gop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Pygopodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pygostyle \Py"go*style\, n. [Gr. pygh` the rump + ? a pillar.]	   (Anat.)	   The plate of bone which forms the posterior end of the	   vertebral column in most birds; the plowshare bone; the	   vomer. It is formed by the union of a number of the last	   caudal vertebr[ae], and supports the uropigium.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyin \Py"in\, n. [Gr. ? pus.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An albuminoid constituent of pus, related to mucin, possibly	   a mixture of substances rather than a single body.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyjama \Py*ja"ma\, n. [Hind. p[=a]e-j[=a]ma, literally, leg	   clothing.]	   In India and Persia, thin loose trowsers or drawers; in	   Europe and America, drawers worn at night, or a kind of	   nightdress with legs. Usually used in the plural. See	   {pajamas}. [Written also {paijama} {pajama}.] [Chiefly	   British variant of {pajama}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Pyjamas
Pyjamas \Py*ja"mas\, or, chiefly U. S., Pajamas \Pa*ja"mas\, n.	   pl.	   A garment, similar to the Oriental {pyjama} (which see),	   adopted among Europeans, Americans, and other Occidentals,	   for wear in the dressing room and during sleep; also, a suit	   of drawers and blouse for such wear.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pykar \Pyk"ar\, n.	   An ancient English fishing boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyla \Py"la\ n.; pl. L. {Pyl[ae]}, E. {Pylas}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   an entrance.] (Anat.)	   The passage between the iter and optoc[oe]le in the brain.	   --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Pylagore \Pyl"a*gore\, n. [Gr. ?; ? Pyl[ae], or Thermopyl[ae],	   where the Amphictyonic council met + ? to assemble: cf. F.	   pylagore.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   a deputy of a State at the Amphictyonic council.	   [1913 Webster]
Pylangium \Py*lan"gi*um\, n.; pl. {Pylangia}. [NL., from Gr. ?	   an entrance + ? a vessel.] (Anat.)	   The first and undivided part of the aortic trunk in the	   amphibian heart. -- {Py*lan"gi*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Pylon \Py"lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a gateway.]	   (a) A low tower, having a truncated pyramidal form, and	       flanking an ancient Egyptian gateway.	       [1913 Webster]	             Massive pylons adorned with obelisks in front. --J.	                                                  W. Draper.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) An Egyptian gateway to a large building (with or without	       flanking towers).	       [1913 Webster]	   2. A tower, commonly of steelwork, for supporting either end	      of a wire, as for a telegraph line, over a long span.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Aeronautics)	      (a) Formerly, a starting derrick (the use of which is now	          abandoned) for an aeroplane.	      (b) A post, tower, or the like, as on an aerodrome, or	          flying ground, serving to bound or mark a prescribed	          course of flight.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pyloric \Py*lor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. pylorique.] (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the pylorus; as, the	   pyloric end of the stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Pylorus \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) A posterior division of the stomach in some	       invertebrates.	       [1913 Webster]
Pyne \Pyne\, n. & v.	   See {Pine}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pynoun \Py*noun"\, n.	   A pennant. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyocyanin \Py`o*cy"a*nin\, n. [Gr. ? pus + ? dark blue.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A blue coloring matter found in the pus from old sores,	   supposed to be formed through the agency of a species of	   bacterium ({Bacillus pyocyaneus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pyogenic \Py`o*gen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? pus + root of gi`gnesqai to be	   born.] (Med.)	   Producing or generating pus.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyoid \Py"oid\, a. [Gr. ? pus + --oid.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to pus; of the nature of, or like, pus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pyoid corpuscles} (Med.), cells of a size larger than pus	      corpuscles, containing two or more of the latter.	      [1913 Webster]
Pyopneumothorax \Py`op*neu`mo*tho"rax\, n. [Gr. ? pus + E.	   pneumothorax.] (Med.)	   Accumulation of air, or other gas, and of pus, in the pleural	   cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyot \Py"ot\, n. (Zool.)	   The magpie. See {Piet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyoxanthose \Py`o*xan"those\, n. [Gr. ? pus + ? yellow.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A greenish yellow crystalline coloring matter found with	   pyocyanin in pus.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyracanth \Pyr"a*canth\, n. [Gr. ? fire + ? a thorn, prickly	   plant.] (Bot.)	   The evergreen thorn ({Crat[ae]gus Pyracantha}), a shrub	   native of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyral \Py"ral\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pyre. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pyralid \Pyr"a*lid\, n. [L. pyralis, -idis, a kind of winged	   insect.] (Zool.)	   Any moth of the family {Pyralid[ae]}. The species are	   numerous and mostly small, but some of them are very	   injurious, as the bee moth, meal moth, hop moth, and clover	   moth.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, n. [L. pyramis, -idis, fr. Gr. ?, ?, of	   Egyptian origin: cf. F. pyramide.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A solid body standing on a triangular, square, or	      polygonal base, and terminating in a point at the top;	      especially, a structure or edifice of this shape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A solid figure contained by a plane rectilineal	      figure as base and several triangles which have a common	      vertex and whose bases are sides of the base.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Billiards) The game of pool in which the balls are	      placed in the form of a triangle at spot. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Finance) a fraudulent investment scheme in which the	      manager promises high profits, but instead of investing	      the money in a genuine profit-making activity, uses the	      money from later investors to pay the profits to earlier	      investors; -- also called {pyramid scheme} or {pyramid	      operation}. This process inevitably collapses when	      insufficient new investors are available, leaving the	      later investors with total or near-total losses of their	      investments. The managers usually blame government	      regulations or interference for the collapse of the	      scheme, rather than admit fraud.	      [PJC]	   {Altitude of a pyramid} (Geom.), the perpendicular distance	      from the vertex to the plane of the base.	   {Axis of a pyramid} (Geom.), a straight line drawn from the	      vertex to the center of the base.	   {Earth pyramid}. (Geol.) See {Earth pillars}, under {Earth}.	      	   {Right pyramid} (Geom.) a pyramid whose axis is perpendicular	      to the base.	      [1913 Webster]	Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. i. (Speculation)	   To enlarge one's holding or interest in a series of	   operations on a continued rise or decline by using the	   profits to buy or sell additional amounts on a margin, as	   where one buys on a 10% margin 100 shares of stock quoted at	   100, holds it till it rises to 105, and then uses the paper	   profit to buy 50 shares more, etc. The series of operations	   constitutes a pyramid. A similar process of reinvesting gains	   or winnings (as of a gamble), but not involving operation on	   margin, is called a {parlay}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Pyramid \Pyr"a*mid\, v. t. (Speculation)	   To use, or to deal in, in a pyramiding transaction. See	   {Pyramid}, v. i.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pyramidal \Py*ram`i*dal\, a. [Cf. F. pyramidal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a pyramid; in the form of a a pyramid;	      pyramidical; as, pyramidal cleavage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mystic obelisks stand up	            Triangular, pyramidal.                --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Same as {Tetragonal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pyramidal numbers} (Math.), certain series of figurate	      numbers expressing the number of balls or points that may	      be arranged in the form of pyramids. Thus 1, 4, 10, 20,	      35, etc., are triangular pyramidal numbers; and 1, 5, 14,	      30, 55, etc., are square pyramidal numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	Pyramidal \Py*ram"i*dal\, n. (Anat.)	   One of the carpal bones. See {Cuneiform}, n., 2	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Pyramidally \Py*ram"i*dal*ly\, adv.	   Like a pyramid.	   [1913 Webster] Pyramidic
Pyramidic \Pyr`a*mid"ic\, Pyramidical \Pyr`a*mid"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a pyramid; having the form of a pyramid;	   pyramidal. " A pyramidical rock." --Goldsmith. "Gold in	   pyramidic plenty piled." --Shenstone. --	   {Pyr`a*mid"ic*al*ly}, adv. {Pyr`a*mild"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyramidion \Pyr`a*mid"i*on\, n.; pl. {Pyramidia}. [NL., from L.	   pyramis. See {Pyramid}.]	   The small pyramid which crowns or completes an obelisk.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyramidoid \Py*ram"i*doid\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, pyramid + -id: cf. F.	   pyramido["i]de.]	   A solid resembling a pyramid; -- called also {pyramoid}.	   --Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyramis \Pyr"a*mis\, n.; pl. {Pyramides}. [L.]	   A pyramid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyramoid \Pyr"a*moid\, n.	   See {Pyramidoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrargyrite \Py*rar"gy*rite\, n. [Gr. ? fire + ? silver.] (Min.)	   Ruby silver; dark red silver ore. It is a sulphide of	   antimony and silver, occurring in rhombohedral crystals or	   massive, and is of a dark red or black color with a metallic	   adamantine luster.	   [1913 Webster] Pyrazine
Pyrazine \Pyr"a*zine\, n. Also -zin \-zin\ . [Pyridine + Gr. ?	   not + ? life.] (Org. Chem.)	   A feebly basic solid, {C4H4N2}, obtained by distilling	   piperazine with zinc dust, and in other ways. Also, by	   extension, any of various derivatives of the same.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pyre \Pyre\, n. [L. pure, Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See {Fire}.]	   A funeral pile; a combustible heap on which the dead are	   burned; hence, any pile to be burnt.	   [1913 Webster]	         For nine long nights, through all the dusky air,	         The pyres thick flaming shot a dismal glare. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrena \Py*re"na\, n.; pl. {Pyren[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, the	   stone of fruit.] (Bot.)	   A nutlet resembling a seed, or the kernel of a drupe. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrene \Py"rene\, n. [Gr. ? fire.] (Chem.)	   One of the less volatile hydrocarbons of coal tar, obtained	   as a white crystalline substance, {C16H10}.	   [1913 Webster]	Pyrene \Py"rene\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Pyrena}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrenean \Pyr`e*ne"an\, a. [L. Pyrenaei (sc. montes) the	   Pyrenees, fr. Pyrene, Gr.? a daughter of Bebryx, beloved by	   Hercules, and buried upon these mountains.]	   Of or pertaining to the Pyrenees, a range of mountains	   separating France and Spain. -- n. The Pyrenees. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrenoid \Py*re"noid\, n. [Gr. ? like a kernel. See {Pyrena},	   and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   A transparent body found in the chromatophores of certain	   Infusoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrethrin \Pyr"eth*rin\, n. [NL. Pyrethrum, generic name of	   feverfew, Gr. ? feverfew.] (Chem.)	   A substance resembling, and isomeric with, ordinary camphor,	   and extracted from the essential oil of feverfew; -- called	   also {Pyrethrum camphor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrethrine \Pyr"eth*rine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from the root of the pellitory of Spain	   ({Anacyclus pyrethrum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Pyretic \Py*ret"ic\, a. [Gr. ? burning heat, fever, from ? fire:	   cf. F. pyr['e]tique.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to fever; febrile.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyretology \Pyr`e*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? fever + -logy: cf. F.	   pyr['e]tologie.] (Med.)	   A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers.	   --Hooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrexia \Py*rex"i*a\, n.; pl. {Pyrexi[ae]}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to	   be feverish, akin to ? fever.] (Med.)	   The febrile condition.	   [1913 Webster] Pyrexial
Pyrexial \Py*rex"i*al\, Pyrexical \Py*rex"ic*al\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to fever; feverish.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrgom \Pyr"gom\, n. [Gr. ? a place furnished with towers, fr. ?	   a tower.] (Min.)	   A variety of pyroxene; -- called also {fassaite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrheliometer \Pyr*he`li*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? fire + ? sun +	   -meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the direct heating effect of the	   sun's rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyridic \Py*rid"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Related to, or formed from, pyridin or its homologues; as,	   the pyridic bases.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyridine \Pyr"i*dine\, n. [From Gr. ? fire.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A nitrogenous base, {C5H5N}, obtained from the distillation	   of bone oil or coal tar, and by the decomposition of certain	   alkaloids, as a colorless liquid with a peculiar pungent	   odor. It is the nucleus of a large number of organic	   substances, among which several vegetable alkaloids, as	   nicotine and certain of the ptoma["i]nes, may be mentioned.	   See {Lutidine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyridyl \Pyr"i*dyl\, n. [Pyridine + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical, {C5H4N}, regarded as the essential	   residue of pyridine, and analogous to phenyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyriform \Pyr"i*form\, a. [L. pyrum, pirum, a pear + -form: cf.	   F. pyriforme, piriforme.]	   Having the form of a pear; pear-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritaceous \Pyr`i*ta"ceous\, a. (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to pyrites. See {Pyritic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrite \Pyr"ite\, n.; pl. {Pyrites}. [Cf. F. pyrite. See	   {Pyrites}.] (Min.)	   A common mineral of a pale brass-yellow color and brilliant	   metallic luster, crystallizing in the isometric system; iron	   pyrites; iron disulphide.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hence sable coal his massy couch extends,	         And stars of gold the sparkling pyrite blends. --E.	                                                  Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrites \Py*ri"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? fire. See {Pyre}.]	   (Min.)	   A name given to a number of metallic minerals, sulphides of	   iron, copper, cobalt, nickel, and tin, of a white or	   yellowish color.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term was originally applied to the mineral pyrite,	         or iron pyrites, in allusion to its giving sparks when	         struck with steel.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Arsenical pyrites}, arsenopyrite.	   {Auriferous pyrites}. See under {Auriferous}.	   {Capillary pyrites}, millerite.	   {Common pyrites}, isometric iron disulphide; pyrite.	   {Hair pyrites}, millerite.	   {Iron pyrites}. See {Pyrite}.	   {Magnetic pyrites}, pyrrhotite.	   {Tin pyrites}, stannite.	   {White iron pyrites}, orthorhombic iron disulphide;	      marcasite. This includes cockscomb pyrites (a variety of	      marcasite, named in allusion to its form), spear pyrites,	      etc.	   {Yellow pyrites}, or {Copper pyrites}, the sulphide of copper	      and iron; chalcopyrite.	      [1913 Webster] Pyritic
Pyritic \Py*rit"ic\, Pyritical \Py*rit"ic*al\, a. (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to pyrites; consisting of, or resembling,	   pyrites.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritiferous \Pyr`i*tif"er*ous\, a. [Pyrites + -ferous.] (Min.)	   Containing or producing pyrites.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritize \Pyr"i*tize\, v. t. [Cf. F. pyritiser.]	   To convert into pyrites.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritohedral \Pyr`i*to*he"dral\, a. [See {Pyritohedron}.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Like pyrites in hemihedral form.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritohedron \Pyr`i*to*he"dron\, n. [Pyrite + Gr. ? base.]	   (Crystallog.)	   The pentagonal dodecahedron, a common form of pyrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritoid \Pyr"i*toid\, n. [Pyrite + -oid.] (Crystallog.)	   Pyritohedron. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritology \Pyr`i*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? of fire + -logy.]	   The science of blowpipe analysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyritous \Pyr"i*tous\, a.	   Pyritic.	   [1913 Webster] Pyro
Pyro- \Pyro-\, Pyr- \Pyr-\ . [Gr. ?, ?, fire.]	   Combining forms designating fire or heat; specifically	   (Chem.), used to imply an actual or theoretical derivative by	   the action of heat; as in pyrophosphoric, pyrosulphuric,	   pyrotartaric, pyrotungstic, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyro \Py"ro\, n. (Photog.)	   Abbreviation of pyrogallic acid. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroacetic \Pyr`o*a*ce"tic\, a. [Pyro- + acetic: cf. F.	   pyroac['e]tique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, and designating, a substance (acetone)	   obtained by the distillation of the acetates. It is now	   called also {pyroacetic ether}, and formerly was called	   {pyroacetic spirit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroacid \Pyr`o*ac"id\, n. [Pyro- + acid.] (Chem.)	   An acid obtained by sybjecting another acid to the action of	   heat. Cf. {Pyro-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroantimonate \Pyr`o*an`ti*mo"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyroantimonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroantimonic \Pyr`o*an`ti*mon"ic\, a. [Pyro- + antimonic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of antimony analogous	   to pyrophosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroarsenate \Pyr`o*ar"se*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyroarsenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroarsenic \Pyr`o*ar*sen"ic\, a. [Pyro- + arsenic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to or designating, an acid of arsenic analogous to	   pyrophosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroborate \Pyr`o*bo"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyroboric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroboric \Pyr`o*bo"ric\, a. [Pyro- + boric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to derived from, or designating, an acid, {H2B4O7}	   (called also {tetraboric} acid), which is the acid ingredient	   of ordinary borax, and is obtained by heating boric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrocatechin \Pyr`o*cat"e*chin\, n. [Pyro- + catechu.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance, {C6H4(OH)2}, of the phenol	   series, found in various plants; -- so called because first	   obtained by distillation of gum catechu. Called also	   {catechol}, {oxyphenol}. etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrochlore \Pyr"o*chlore\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? pale green.] (Min.)	   A niobate of calcium, cerium, and other bases, occurring	   usually in octahedrons of a yellowish or brownish color and	   resinous luster; -- so called from its becoming grass-green	   on being subjected to heat under the blowpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrocitric \Pyr`o*cit"ric\, a. [Pyro- + citric: cf. F.	   pyrocitrique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, any one of three acids	   obtained by the distillation of citric acid, and called	   respectively {citraconic}, {itaconic}, and {mesaconic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrocoll \Pyr"o*coll\ (p[i^]r"[-o]*k[o^]l), n. [Puro- + Gr.	   ko`lla glue.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance allied to pyrrol, obtained by	   the distillation of gelatin.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Pyro- + electric.]	   (Physics)	   Pertaining to, or dependent on, pyroelectricity; receiving	   electric polarity when heated.	   [1913 Webster]	Pyroelectric \Pyr`o*e*lec"tric\, n. (Physics)	   A substance which becomes electrically polar when heated,	   exhibiting opposite charges of statical electricity at two	   separate parts, especially the two extremities.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroelectricity \Pyr`o*e`lec*tric"i*ty\, n. (Physics)	   Electricity developed by means of heat; the science which	   treats of electricity thus developed.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrogallate \Pyr`o*gal"late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyrogallic acid; an ether of pyrogallol.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrogallic \Pyr`o*gal"lic\, a. [Pyro- + gallic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid called	   pyrogallol. See {Pyrogallol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrogallol \Pyr`o*gal"lol\, n. [Pyrogallic + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A phenol metameric with phloroglucin, obtained by the	   distillation of gallic acid as a poisonous white crystalline	   substance having acid properties, and hence called also	   {pyrogallic acid}. It is a strong reducer, and is used as a	   developer in photography and in the production of certain	   dyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrogen \Pyr"o*gen\, n. [See {Pyrogenous}.]	   1. Electricity. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. Chem.) A poison separable from decomposed meat	      infusions, and supposed to be formed from albuminous	      matter through the agency of bacteria.	      [1913 Webster]
Pyrogenic \Pyr`o*gen"ic\, a. [Pyro- + -gen + -ic.] (Physiol.)	   Producing heat; -- said of substances, as septic poisons,	   which elevate the temperature of the body and cause fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrogenous \Py*rog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. ? fire + genous: cf. F.	   purog[`e]ne, Gr. ?.]	   Produced by fire; igneous. --Mantell. .	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrognostic \Pyr`og*nos"tic\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. ? to know.] (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to characters developed by the use of heat;	   pertaining to the characters of minerals when examined before	   the blowpipe; as, the pyrognostic characters of galena.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrognostics \Pyr`og*nos"tics\, n. pl. (Min.)	   The characters of a mineral observed by the use of the	   blowpipe, as the degree of fusibility, flame coloration, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrograph \Py"ro*graph\, n.	   A production of pyrography.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pyrography \Py*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Pyro- + -graphy.]	   A process of printing, ornamenting, or carving, by burning	   with heated instruments. One variant is {wood burning}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Pyrogravure \Py`ro*gra*vure"\, n. [Pyro- + F. gravure	   engraving.]	   Pyrography; also, a design or picture made by pyrography.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pyrolator \Py*rol"a*tor\, n. [See {Pyrolatry}.]	   A fire worshiper. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrolatry \Py*rol"a*try\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? worship: cf. F.	   pyrol[^a]trie.]	   The worship of fire. --Young.	   [1913 Webster] Pyroligneous
Pyroligneous \Pyr`o*lig"ne*ous\, Pyrolignic \Pyr`o*lig"nic\, a.	   [Pyro-+ L. lignum wood: cf. F. pyroligneux.] (Old Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, the acid liquid obtained in	   the distillation of wood, consisting essentially of impure	   acetic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrolignite \Py`ro*lig"nite\, n.	   A crude acetate produced by treating pyroligneous acid with a	   metal or basic compound; as, pyrolignite of iron (iron	   liquor).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Pyrolignous \Pyr`o*lig"nous\, a.	   Same as {Pyroligneous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrolithic \Pyr`o*lith"ic\, a. [Pyro- + lithic.] (Old Chem.)	   Same as {Pyrouric}, or {Cyanuric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrologist \Py*rol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in, or makes a study of, pyrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrology \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrolusite \Pyr`o*lu"site\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? to loose, or ? a	   loosing.] (Min.)	   Manganese dioxide, a mineral of an iron-black or dark	   steel-gray color and metallic luster, usually soft.	   Pyrolusite parts with its oxygen at a red heat, and is	   extensively used in discharging the brown and green tints of	   glass (whence its name).	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromagnetic \Pyr`o*mag*net"ic\, a. [Pyro- + magnetic.]	   (Physics)	   Acting by the agency of heat and magnetism; as, a	   pyromagnetic machine for producing electric currents.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromalate \Pyr`o*ma"late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyromalic acid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromalic \Pyr`o*ma"lic\, a. [Pyro- + malic.] (Old Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called maleic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromancy \Pyr"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? fire + ? divination: cf.	   F. pyromancie.]	   Divination by means of fire.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromania \Pyr"o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Pyro- + mania.]	   An insane disposition to incendiarism.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromantic \Pyr"o*man"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to pyromancy.	   [1913 Webster]	Pyromantic \Pyr`o*man"tic\, n. [Cf. Gr. ?.]	   One who pretends to divine by fire. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrometer \Py*rom"e*ter\, n. [Pyro- + -meter: cf. F.	   pyrom[`e]tre.]	   1. (Physics) An instrument used for measuring the expansion	      of solid bodies by heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) An instrument for measuring degrees of heat	      above those indicated by the mercurial thermometer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is usually constructed so as to register the change	         which the heat to be measured produces in the length of	         some expansible substance, as a metallic rod, or in the	         intensity of a thermo-electric current.	         [1913 Webster] Pyrometric
Pyrometric \Pyr`o*met"ric\, Pyrometrical \Pyr`o*met"ric*al\ a.	   [Cf. F. pyrom['e]trique.] (Physics)	   Pertaining to, or obtained by, the pyrometer; as,	   pyrometrical instruments; pyrometrical measurements.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrometry \Py*rom"e*try\, n.	   The art of measuring degrees of heat, or the expansion of	   bodies by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromorphite \Pyr`o*mor"phite\, n. [G. pyromorphit, from Gr. ?	   fire + morfh` form.] (Min.)	   Native lead phosphate with lead chloride, occurring in bright	   green and brown hexagonal crystals and also massive; -- so	   called because a fused globule crystallizes in cooling.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromorphous \Pyr`o*mor"phous\, a. [Pyro- + -morphous.] (Min.)	   Having the property of crystallizing by the agency of fire.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromucate \Pyr`o*mu"cate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyromucic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyromucic \Pyr`o*mu"cic\, a. [Pyro- + mucic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid obtained	   as a white crystalline substance by the distillation of mucic	   acid, or by the oxidation of furfurol.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrone \Py`rone\, n. [G. pyron, an abbr. of pyrokoman.] (Org.	   Chem.)	   An unsaturated cyclic compound, {C5H4O2}, of which two	   varieties are known, [alpha] and [gamma]. [gamma]-pyrone is	   the parent substance of several natural yellow dyestuffs.
Pyronomics \Pyr`o*nom"ics\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? law.]	   The science of heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrope \Pyr"ope\, n. [L. pyropus a kind of red bronze, fr. Gr.	   ?; ? fire + ? the eye, face: cf. F. pyrope.] (Min.)	   A variety of garnet, of a poppy or blood-red color,	   frequently with a tinge of orange. It is used as a gem. See	   the Note under {Garnet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrophane \Pyr"o*phane\, n. [See {Pyrophanous}.] (Min.)	   A mineral which is opaque in its natural state, but is said	   to change its color and become transparent by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrophanous \Py*roph"a*nous\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. ? to show, pass,	   to shine.]	   Rendered transparent by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrophone \Pyr"o*phone\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? sound.]	   A musical instrument in which the tones are produced by	   flames of hydrogen, or illuminating gas, burning in tubes of	   different sizes and lengths.	   [1913 Webster] Pyrophoric
Pyrophoric \Pyr`o*phor"ic\, Pyrophorous \Py*roph"o*rous\, a.	   [Pyro- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]	   Light-producing; of or pertaining to pyrophorus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pyrophoric iron} (Chem.), finely reduced iron, which ignites	      spontaneously on contact with air.	      [1913 Webster]
Pyrophorus \Py*roph"o*rus\, n. [NL. See {Pyrophorous}.] (Old	   Chem.)	   Any one of several substances or mixtures which phosphoresce	   or ignite spontaneously on exposure to air, as a heated	   mixture of alum, potash, and charcoal, or a mixture of	   charcoal and finely divided lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrophosphate \Pyr"o*phos"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyrophosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrophosphoric \Pyr`o*phos*phor"ic\, a. [Pyro- + phosphoric.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {H4P2O7}, which is	   obtained as a white crystalline substance. Its salts are	   obtained by heating the phosphates.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrophyllite \Py*roph"yl*lite\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? leaf.] (Min.)	   A mineral, usually of a white or greenish color and pearly	   luster, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of	   alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroscope \Pyr"o*scope\, n. [Pyro- + -scope: cf. F. pyroscope.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the intensity of heat radiating	   from a fire, or the cooling influence of bodies. It is a	   differential thermometer, having one bulb coated with gold or	   silver leaf. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrosis \Py*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr Gr. ? a burning, an	   inflammation, fr. ? to burn, fr. ? fire.] (Med.)	   See {Water brash}, under {Brash}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrosmalite \Py*ros"ma*lite\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? odor + -like. ]	   (Min.)	   A mineral, usually of a pale brown or of a gray or grayish	   green color, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of	   iron and manganese; -- so called from the odor given off	   before the blowpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrosome \Pyr"o*some\, n. [Pyro- + -some body.] (Zool.)	   Any compound ascidian of the genus {Pyrosoma}. The pyrosomes	   form large hollow cylinders, sometimes two or three feet	   long, which swim at the surface of the sea and are very	   phosphorescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrosulphate \Pyr`o*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyrosulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrosulphuric \Pyr`o*sul*phu"ric\, a. [Pyro- + -sulphuric.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also	   {disulphuric} acid) obtained by distillation of certain	   sulphates, as a colorless, thick, oily liquid, {H2S2O7}	   resembling sulphuric acid. It is used in the solution of	   indigo, in the manufacture of alizarin, and in dehydration.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotartaric \Pyr`o*tar*tar"ic\, a. [Pyro- + tartaric.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a white	   crystalline substance by the distillation of tartaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotartrate \Pyr`o*tar"trate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of pyrotartaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotechnian \Pyr`o*tech"ni*an\, n.	   A pyrotechnist.	   [1913 Webster] Pyrotechnic
Pyrotechnic \Pyr`o*tech"nic\, Pyrotechnical \Pyr`o*tech"nic*al\,	   a. [Pyro- + technic, technical: cf. F. pyrotechnique. See	   {Fire}, {Technical}.]	   Of or pertaining to fireworks, or the art of forming them.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pyrotechnical sponge}. See under {Sponge}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pyrotechnician \Pyr`o*tech*ni"cian\, n.	   A pyrotechnist.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotechnics \Pyr`o*tech"nics\, n.	   The art of making fireworks; the manufacture and use of	   fireworks; pyrotechny.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotechnist \Pyr`o*tech"nist\, n.	   One skilled in pyrotechny; one who manufactures fireworks.	   --Steevens.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotechny \Pyr`o*tech`ny\, n. [Cf. F. pyrotechnie.]	   1. The use and application of fire in science and the arts.	      [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Pyrotechnics}.	      [1913 Webster]
Pyrothonide \Py*roth"o*nide\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? linen.] (Med.)	   A kind of empyreumatic oil produced by the combustion of	   textures of hemp, linen, or cotton in a copper vessel, --	   formerly used as a remedial agent. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotic \Py*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to burn, fr. ?, ?, fire:	   cf. F. pyrotique.]	   Caustic. See {Caustic}. -- n. (Med.) A caustic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotritartaric \Pyr`o*tri`tar*tar"ic\, a. [Pyro- + tri- +	   tartaric.] (Chem.)	   Designating an acid which is more commonly called {uric}	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrotungstic \Pyr`o*tung"stic\, a. (Chem.)	   Polytungstic. See {Metatungstic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrouric \Pyr`o*["u]"ric\, a. [Pyro- + uric.] (Old Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called {cyanuric}	   acid. See {Cyanuric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrovanadic \Pyr`o*va*nad"ic\, a. [Pyro- + vanadic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of vanadium, analogous	   to pyrophosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroxanthin \Pyr`o*xan"thin\, n. [Pyro- + Gr. ? yellow.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline hydrocardon extracted from crude wood	   spirit; -- called also {eblanin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroxene \Pyr"ox*ene\, n. [F. pyrox[`e]ne, from Gr. ? fire + ? a	   stranger; -- so called because it was supposed to the be a	   stranger, or of rare occurrence, in igneous rocks,] (Min.)	   A common mineral occurring in monoclinic crystals, with a	   prismatic angle of nearly 90[deg], and also in massive forms	   which are often laminated. It varies in color from white to	   dark green and black, and includes many varieties differing	   in color and composition, as diopside, malacolite, salite,	   coccolite, augite, etc. They are all silicates of lime and	   magnesia with sometimes alumina and iron. Pyroxene is an	   essential constituent of many rocks, especially basic igneous	   rocks, as basalt, gabbro, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pyroxene group contains pyroxene proper, also the	         related orthorhombic species, enstatite, bronzite,	         hypersthene, and various monoclinic and triclinic	         species, as rhodonite, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Pyroxenic \Pyr`ox*en"ic\, a. [Cf. F. pyrox['e]nique.]	   Containing pyroxene; composed chiefly of pyroxene.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroxenite \Py*rox"e*nite\, n. (Min.)	   A rock consisting essentially of pyroxene.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyroxyle \Py*rox"yle\, n. [Cf. F. pyroxyle. See {Pyroxylic},	   {-yl}.]	   [1913 Webster] Pyroxylic \Pyr`ox*yl"ic\, a. [Pyro- + Gr. ?	   wood.] (Old Chem.)	   Derived from wood by distillation; -- formerly used in	   designating crude wood spirit.	   [1913 Webster]
pyroxylin \py*rox"y*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance resembling gun cotton in composition and	   properties, but distinct in that it is more highly nitrified	   and is soluble in alcohol, ether, etc.; -- called also	   {pyroxyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrrhic \Pyr"rhic\, a. [L. pyrrhichius, Gr. ? belonging to the ?	   (sc. ?) a kind of war dance.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an ancient Greek martial dance. " ye	      have the pyrrhic dance as yet." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pros.) Of or pertaining to a pyrrhic, or to pyrrhics;	      containing pyrrhic; as, a pyrrhic verse.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pyrrhic victory} [From Pyrrhus, king of Epirus.],	      (a) a victory in which the winning side sustains very	          heavy losses.	      (b) any act supposedly benefitting the actor, for which	          the costs outweight the benefits.	          [PJC]	Pyrrhic \Pyr"rhic\, n.	   1. [Gr. ?: cf. F. pyrrhique, fem.] An ancient Greek martial	      dance, to the accompaniment of the flute, its time being	      very quick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. pyrrhichius (sc. pes), Gr. ? (sc. ?): cf. F.	      pyrrhique, masc.] (Pros.) A foot consisting of two short	      syllables.	      [1913 Webster]
Pyrrhicist \Pyr"rhi*cist\, n. (Gr. Antiq.)	   One two danced the pyrrhic.	   [1913 Webster] Pyrrhonean
Pyrrhonean \Pyr*rho"ne*an\, Pyrrhonic \Pyr*rhon"ic\, a. [L.	   Pyrrhon[^e]us: cf. F. pyrrhonien.]	   Of or pertaining to pyrrhonism.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrrhonism \Pyr"rho*nism\, n. [From Pyrrho, the founder of a	   school of skeptics in Greece (about 300 b. c.): cf. F.	   pyrrhonisme.]	   Skepticism; universal doubt.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrrhonist \Pyr"rho*nist\, n.	   A follower of Pyrrho; a skeptic.	   [1913 Webster] Pyrrhotine
Pyrrhotine \Pyr"rho*tine\, Pyrrhotite \Pyr"rho*tite\, n. [Gr. ?	   flame-colored, fr. ? fire.] (Min.)	   A bronze-colored mineral, of metallic luster. It is a	   sulphide of iron, and is remarkable for being attracted by	   the magnet. Called also {magnetic pyrites}.	   [1913 Webster] pyrrol
pyrrol \pyr"rol\, pyrrole \pyr"role\, n. [Gr. ? flame-colored	   (from ? fire) + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous heterocyclic base found in coal tar, bone oil,	   and other distillates of organic substances, and also	   produced synthetically as a colorless liquid, {C4H5N}, having	   on odor like that of chloroform. It is the nucleus and origin	   of a large number of derivatives. So called because it colors	   a splinter of wood moistened with hydrochloric acid a deep	   red.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrroline \Pyr"ro*line\, n. (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous base, {C4H7N}, obtained as a colorless liquid	   by the reduction of pyrrole.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrula \Pyr"u*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. pyrus a pear.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large marine gastropods having a pear-shaped	   shell. It includes the fig-shells. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyruric \Py*ru"ric\, a.	   Same as {Pyro["u]ric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyrus \Py"rus\, n. [L. pyrus, or better pirus, pear tree.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of rosaceous trees and shrubs having pomes for fruit.	   It includes the apple, crab apple, pear, chokeberry, sorb,	   and mountain ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyruvic \Py*ru"vic\, a. [Pyro- + L. uva a grape.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also	   pyroracemic acid) obtained, as a liquid having a pungent	   odor, by the distillation of racemic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyruvil \Py*ru"vil\, n. (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous compound obtained by heating together	   pyruvic acid and urea.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythagorean \Pyth`a*go"re*an\, a. [L. Pythagoreus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Pythagoras (a Greek philosopher, born	   about 582 b. c.), or his philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The central thought of the Pythagorean philosophy is	         the idea of number, the recognition of the numerical	         and mathematical relations of things.    --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pythagorean proposition} (Geom.), the theorem that the	      square described upon the hypothenuse of a plane	      right-angled triangle is equal to the sum of the squares	      described upon the other two sides.	   {Pythagorean system} (Astron.), the commonly received system	      of astronomy, first taught by Pythagoras, and afterward	      revived by Copernicus, whence it is also called the	      {Copernican system}.	   {Pythagorean letter}. See {Y.}	      [1913 Webster]	Pythagorean \Pyth`a*go"re*an\, n.	   A follower of Pythagoras; one of the school of philosophers	   founded by Pythagoras.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythagoreanism \Pyth`a*go"re*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrines of Pythagoras or the Pythagoreans.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a philosophic school Pythagoreanism became extinct	         in Greece about the middle of the 4th century [B. C.].	                                                  --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster] Pythagoric
Pythagoric \Pyth`a*gor"ic\, Pythagorical \Pyth`a*gor"ic*al\, a.	   [L. Pythagoricus, Gr. ?: cf. F. pythagorique.]	   See {Pythagorean}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythagorism \Py*thag"o*rism\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   The doctrines taught by Pythagoras.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pythagoras made numbers the basis of his philosophical	         system, as well physical as metaphysical. The doctrine	         of the transmigration of souls (metempsychosis) is	         associated closely with name of Pythagoras.	         [1913 Webster]
Pythagorize \Py*thag"o*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Pythagorized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pythagorizing}.] [Gr. ?.]	   To speculate after the manner of Pythagoras.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythiad \Pyth"i*ad\, n. [See {Pythian}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The period intervening between one celebration of the Pythian	   games and the next.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythian \Pyth"i*an\, a. [L. Pythius, Gr. ? belonging to Pytho,	   the older name of Delphi and its environs: cf. F. pythien.]	   Of or pertaining to Delphi, to the temple of Apollo, or to	   the priestess of Apollo, who delivered oracles at Delphi.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pythian games} (Gr. Antiq.), one of the four great national	      festivals of ancient Greece, celebrated near Delphi, in	      honor of Apollo, the conqueror of the dragon Python, at	      first once in eight years, afterward once in four.	      [1913 Webster]
Pythocenic \Pyth`o*cen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? to rot + ? origin.]	   Producing decomposition, as diseases which are supposed to be	   accompanied or caused by decomposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Python \Py"thon\, n. [NL., fr. L. Python the serpent slain near	   Delphi by Apollo, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Zool.) Any species of very large snakes of the genus	      {Python}, and allied genera, of the family {Pythonid[ae]}.	      They are nearly allied to the boas. Called also {rock	      snake}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pythons have small pelvic bones, or anal spurs, two	         rows of subcaudal scales, and pitted labials. They are	         found in Africa, Asia, and the East Indies.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A diviner by spirits. "[Manasses] observed omens, and	      appointed pythons." --4 Kings xxi. 6 (Douay version).	      [1913 Webster]
Pythoness \Pyth"o*ness\, n. [L. pythonissa: cf. F. pythonisse.	   See {Pythian}.]	   1. (Gr. Antiq.) The priestess who gave oracular answers at	      Delphi in Greece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any woman supposed to have a spirit of divination; a sort	      of witch. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Pythonic \Py*thon"ic\, a. [L. pythonicus, Gr. ?. See {Pythian}.]	   Prophetic; oracular; pretending to foretell events.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythonism \Pyth"o*nism\, n.	   The art of predicting events after the manner of the	   priestess of Apollo at Delphi; equivocal prophesying.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythonist \Pyth"o*nist\, n.	   A conjurer; a diviner.	   [1913 Webster]
Pythonomorpha \Pyth`o*no*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See {Python}, and	   {-morphous}.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Mosasauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyuria \Py*u"ri*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pus + ? urine.] (Med.)	   A morbid condition in which pus is discharged in the urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyx \Pyx\, n. [L. pyxis a box, Gr. pyxi`s a box, especially of	   boxwood, fr. py`xos the box tree or boxwood. See {Box} a	   receptacle.] [Written also {pix}.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) The box, case, vase, or tabernacle, in which	      the host is reserved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A box used in the British mint as a place of deposit for	      certain sample coins taken for a trial of the weight and	      fineness of metal before it is sent from the mint.	      --Mushet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The box in which the compass is suspended; the	      binnacle. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) Same as {Pyxis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pyx cloth} (R. C. Ch.), a veil of silk or lace covering the	      pyx.	   {Trial of the pyx}, the annual testing, in the English mint,	      of the standard of gold and silver coins. --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	Pyx \Pyx\, v. t.	   To test as to weight and fineness, as the coins deposited in	   the pyx. [Eng.] --Mushet.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyxidate \Pyx"i*date\, a.	   Having a pyxidium.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyxidium \Pyx*id"i*um\, n.; pl. {Pyxidia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, dim.	   a ? a box. See {Pyx}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A pod which divides circularly into an upper and lower	       half, of which the former acts as a kind of lid, as in	       the pimpernel and purslane.	   (b) The theca of mosses.	       [1913 Webster]
Pyxie \Pyx"ie\ (p[i^]ks"[i^]), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Pixy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Pyxis \Pyx*is\, n. [L.]	   1. A box; a pyx.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A pyxidium.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The acetabulum. See {Acetabulum}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
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Q \Q\ (k[=u]),	   the seventeenth letter of the English alphabet, has but one	   sound (that of k), and is always followed by u, the two	   letters together being sounded like kw, except in some words	   in which the u is silent. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect]	   249. Q is not found in Anglo-Saxon, cw being used instead of	   qu; as in cwic, quick; cwen, queen. The name (k[=u]) is from	   the French ku, which is from the Latin name of the same	   letter; its form is from the Latin, which derived it, through	   a Greek alphabet, from the Ph[oe]nician, the ultimate origin	   being Egyptian.	   [1913 Webster] Etymologically, q or qu is most nearly related	   to a (ch, tch), p, q, and wh; as in cud, quid, L. equus,	   ecus, horse, Gr. ?, whence E. equine, hippic; L. quod which,	   E. what; L. aquila, E. eaqle; E. kitchen, OE. kichene, AS.	   cycene, L. coquina.	   [1913 Webster]
QC \Q.C.\ (k[=u]`s[=e]"), n.	   Quality control. [abbrev.]	   [PJC]
QCD \QCD\ (k[=u]"s[=e]*d[=e]"), n. (Physics)	   Quantum chromodynamics. [abbrev.]	   [PJC]
QED \QED.\ (k[=u]"[=e]*d[=e]"), n.	   Quantum electrodynamics. [abbrev.]	   [PJC] Q.E.D	QED \Q.E.D\, QED \QED\(k[=u]"[=e]*d[=e]"), interj. [From Latin,	   quod erat demonstrandum, i.e. which was demonstrated.]	   Which was demonstrated; -- a phrase used after the conclusion	   of some line of reasoning, especially in mathematical or	   logical proofs. [abbrev.]	   [PJC]
Qua \Qua\, conj. [L., abl. of qui who.]	   In so far as; in the capacity or character of; as.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is with Shelley's biographers qua biographers that	         we have to deal.                         --London	                                                  Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Quab \Quab\, n. [Cf. D. kwab eelpout, Dan. quabbe, G. quabbe,	   quappe, LG. quabbe a fat lump of flesh, and L. capito a kind	   of fish with a large head, fr. caput the head, also E.	   squab.]	   An unfledged bird; hence, something immature or unfinished.	   --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]	Quab \Quab\, v. i.	   See {Quob}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Qua-bird \Qua"-bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American night heron. See under {Night}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quacha \Qua"cha\, n. (Zool.)	   The quagga.	   [1913 Webster]
Quack \Quack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qvacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quacking}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. kwaken, G. quacken,	   quaken, Icel. kvaka to twitter.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To utter a sound like the cry of a duck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make vain and loud pretensions; to boast. " To quack of	      universal cures." --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To act the part of a quack, or pretender.	      [1913 Webster]	Quack \Quack\, n.	   1. The cry of the duck, or a sound in imitation of it; a	      hoarse, quacking noise. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Quacksalver}.] A boastful pretender to medical	      skill; an empiric; an ignorant practitioner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, one who boastfully pretends to skill or knowledge	      of any kind not possessed; a charlatan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quacks political; quacks scientific, academical.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Quack \Quack\, a.	   Pertaining to or characterized by, boasting and pretension;	   used by quacks; pretending to cure diseases; as, a quack	   medicine; a quack doctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Quackery \Quack"er*y\, n.; pl. {Quackeries}.	   The acts, arts, or boastful pretensions of a quack; false	   pretensions to any art; empiricism. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Quack grass \Quack" grass`\ (Bot.)	   See {Quitch grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quackish \Quack"ish\, a.	   Like a quack; boasting; characterized by quackery. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Quackism \Quack"ism\, n.	   Quackery. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Quackle \Quac"kle\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Quackled}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Quackling}.] [Cf.{Querken}.]	   To suffocate; to choke. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quacksalver \Quack"sal*ver\, n. [D. kwakzalver; cf. kwakzalven	   to quack or boast of one's salves. See {Quack}, {Salve}, n.]	   One who boasts of his skill in medicines and salves, or of	   the efficacy of his prescriptions; a charlatan; a quack; a	   mountebank. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster] Quad
Quad \Quad\, Quade \Quade\, a. [Akin to AS. cw[=ae]d, cwead,	   dung, evil, G. kot, dung, OHG. qu[=a]t.]	   Evil; bad; baffling; as, a quade wind. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sooth play, quad play, as the Fleming saith. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Quad \Quad\, n. (Print.)	   A quadrat.	   [1913 Webster]	Quad \Quad\, n. (Arch.)	   A quadrangle; hence, a prison. [Cant or Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Quadra \Quad"ra\, n.; pl. {Quadr[ae]}. [L., a square, the socle,	   a platband, a fillet.] (Arch.)	   (a) The plinth, or lowest member, of any pedestal, podium,	       water table, or the like.	   (b) A fillet, or listel.	       [1913 Webster]
Quadrable \Quad"ra*ble\, a. [See {Quadrate}.] (Math.)	   That may be sqyared, or reduced to an equivalent square; --	   said of a surface when the area limited by a curve can be	   exactly found, and expressed in a finite number of algebraic	   terms.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadragenarious \Quad`ra*ge*na"ri*ous\, a. [L. quadragenarius,	   fr. qyadrageni forty each.]	   Consisting of forty; forty years old.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadragene \Quad"ra*gene\, n. [LL. quadragena, fr. L. quadrageni	   forty each, akin to quadraginta forty.] (R. C. Ch.)	   An indulgence of forty days, corresponding to the forty days	   of ancient canonical penance.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadragesima \Quad`ra*ges"i*ma\, n. [L., fr. quadragesimus the	   fortieth, fr. quadraginta forty; akin to quattuor four. See	   {Four}.] (Eccl.)	   The forty days of fast preceding Easter; Lent.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quadragesima Sunday}, the first Sunday in Lent, about forty	      days before Easter.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadragesimal \Quad`ra*ges"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. quadrag['e]simal.]	   Belonging to Lent; used in Lent; Lenten.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadragesimals \Quad`ra*ges"i*mals\, n. pl.	   Offerings formerly made to the mother church of a diocese on	   Mid-Lent Sunday.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrangle \Quad"ran`gle\, n. [F., fr. L. quadrangulum; quattuor	   four + angulus an angle. See {Four}, and {Angle} a corner.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four angles, and	      consequently four sides; any figure having four angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A square or quadrangular space or inclosure, such a space	      or court surrounded by buildings, esp. such a court in a	      college or public school in England.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrangular \Quad*ran"gu*lar\, a. [Cf. F. quadrangulaire.]	   Having four angles, and consequently four sides; tetragonal.	   -- {Quad*ran"gu*lar*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrans \Quad"rans\, n.; pl. {Quadrantes}. [L.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A fourth part of the coin called an as. See	      3d As, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fourth of a penny; a farthing. See {Cur}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrant \Quad"rant\, n. [L. quadrans, -antis, a fourth part, a	   fourth of a whole, fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrant,	   cadran. See {Four}, and cf. {Cadrans}.]	   1. The fourth part; the quarter. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The quarter of a circle, or of the circumference	      of a circle, an arc of 90[deg], or one subtending a right	      angle at the center.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anal. (Geom.) One of the four parts into which a plane is	      divided by the coordinate axes. The upper right-hand part	      is the first quadrant; the upper left-hand part the	      second; the lower left-hand part the third; and the lower	      right-hand part the fourth quadrant.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An instrument for measuring altitudes, variously	      constructed and mounted for different specific uses in	      astronomy, surveying, gunnery, etc., consisting commonly	      of a graduated arc of 90[deg], with an index or vernier,	      and either plain or telescopic sights, and usually having	      a plumb line or spirit level for fixing the vertical or	      horizontal direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gunner's quadrant}, an instrument consisting of a graduated	      limb, with a plumb line or spirit level, and an arm by	      which it is applied to a cannon or mortar in adjusting it	      to the elevation required for attaining the desired range.	      	   {Gunter's quadrant}. See {Gunter's quadrant}, in the	      Vocabulary.	   {Hadley's quadrant}, a hand instrument used chiefly at sea to	      measure the altitude of the sun or other celestial body in	      ascertaining the vessel's position. It consists of a frame	      in the form of an octant having a graduated scale upon its	      arc, and an index arm, or alidade pivoted at its apex.	      Mirrors, called the index glass and the horizon glass, are	      fixed one upon the index arm and the other upon one side	      of the frame, respectively. When the instrument is held	      upright, the index arm may be swung so that the index	      glass will reflect an image of the sun upon the horizon	      glass, and when the reflected image of the sun coincides,	      to the observer's eye, with the horizon as seen directly	      through an opening at the side of the horizon glass, the	      index shows the sun's altitude upon the scale; -- more	      properly, but less commonly, called an octant.	   {Quadrant of altitude}, an appendage of the artificial globe,	      consisting of a slip of brass of the length of a quadrant	      of one of the great circles of the globe, and graduated.	      It may be fitted to the meridian, and being movable round	      to all points of the horizon, serves as a scale in	      measuring altitudes, azimuths, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrantal \Quad*ran"tal\, a. [L. quadrantalis containing the	   fourth fourth part of a measure.] (Geom.)	   Of or pertaining to a quadrant; also, included in the fourth	   part of a circle; as, quadrantal space.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quadrantal triangle}, a spherical triangle having one side	      equal to a quadrant or arc of 90[deg].	   {Quadrantal versor}, a versor that expresses rotation through	      one right angle.	      [1913 Webster]	Quadrantal \Quad*ran"tal\, n. [L.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A cubical vessel containing a Roman cubic	      foot, each side being a Roman square foot; -- used as a	      measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cube. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrat \Quad"rat\, n. [F. quadrat, cadrat. See {Quadrate}.]	   1. (Print.) A block of type metal lower than the letters, --	      used in spacing and in blank lines. [Abbrev. quad.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old instrument used for taking altitudes; -- called	      also {geometrical square}, and {line of shadows}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrate \Quad"rate\, a. [L. quadratus squared, p. p. of	   quadrare to make four-cornered, to make square, to square, to	   fit, suit, from quadrus square, quattuor four. See	   {Quadrant}, and cf. {Quadrat}, {Quarry} an arrow, {Square}.]	   1. Having four equal sides, the opposite sides parallel, and	      four right angles; square.	      [1913 Webster]	            Figures, some round, some triangle, some quadrate.	                                                  --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced by multiplying a number by itself; square. "	      Quadrate and cubical numbers." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Square; even; balanced; equal; exact. [Archaic] " A	      quadrate, solid, wise man." --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Squared; suited; correspondent. [Archaic] " A generical	      description quadrate to both." --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quadrate bone} (Anat.), a bone between the base of the lower	      jaw and the skull in most vertebrates below the mammals.	      In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with	      the skull; in mammals it is represented by the malleus or	      incus.	      [1913 Webster]	Quadrate \Quad"rate\, n. [L. quadratum. See {Quadrate}, a.]	   1. (Geom.) A plane surface with four equal sides and four	      right angles; a square; hence, figuratively, anything	      having the outline of a square.	      [1913 Webster]	            At which command, the powers militant	            That stood for heaven, in mighty quadrate joined.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) An aspect of the heavenly bodies in which they	      are distant from each other 90[deg], or the quarter of a	      circle; quartile. See the {Note} under {Aspect}, 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The quadrate bone.	      [1913 Webster]	Quadrate \Quad"rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quadrated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Quadrating}.] [See {Quadrate}, a.]	   To square; to agree; to suit; to correspond; -- followed by	   with. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The objections of these speculatists of its forms do	         not quadrate with their theories.        --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadrate \Quad"rate\, v. t.	   To adjust (a gun) on its carriage; also, to train (a gun) for	   horizontal firing.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadratic \Quad*rat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. quadratique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a square, or to squares; resembling a	      quadrate, or square; square.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Tetragonal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Alg.) Pertaining to terms of the second degree; as, a	      quadratic equation, in which the highest power of the	      unknown quantity is a square.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadratics \Quad*rat"ics\, n. (Alg.)	   That branch of algebra which treats of quadratic equations.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadratojugal \Quad*ra`to*ju"gal\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone. -- n. The	       quadratojugal bone.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Quadratojugal bone} (Anat.), a bone at the base of the lower	      jaw in many animals.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadratrix \Quad*ra"trix\, n.; pl. {-trixes}, or {-trices}.	   [NL.] (Geom.)	   A curve made use of in the quadrature of other curves; as the	   quadratrix, of Dinostratus, or of Tschirnhausen.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrature \Quad"ra*ture\, n. [L. quadratura: cf. F. quadrature.	   See {Quadrate}, a.]	   1. (Math.) The act of squaring; the finding of a square	      having the same area as some given curvilinear figure; as,	      the quadrature of a circle; the operation of finding an	      expression for the area of a figure bounded wholly or in	      part by a curved line, as by a curve, two ordinates, and	      the axis of abscissas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quadrate; a square. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Integral Calculus) The integral used in obtaining the	      area bounded by a curve; hence, the definite integral of	      the product of any function of one variable into the	      differential of that variable.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The position of one heavenly body in respect to	      another when distant from it 90[deg], or a quarter of a	      circle, as the moon when at an equal distance from the	      points of conjunction and opposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quadrature of the moon} (Astron.), the position of the moon	      when one half of the disk is illuminated.	   {Quadrature of an orbit} (Astron.), a point in an orbit which	      is at either extremity of the latus rectum drawn through	      the empty focus of the orbit.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrel \Quad"rel\, n. [It. quadrello, LL. quadrellus, fr. L.	   quadrus square. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Quarrel} an arrow.]	   1. A square piece of turf or peat. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A square brick, tile, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrennial \Quad*ren"ni*al\, a. [L. quadriennium a space of	   four years; quattuor four + annus year; cf. L. quadriennis.	   See {Quadrate}, and {Annual}.]	   1. Comprising four years; as, a quadrennial period.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occurring once in four years, or at the end of every four	      years; as, quadrennial games.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrennially \Quad*ren"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   Once in four years.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrennium \Quad*ren"ni*um\, n. [NL. See {Quadrennial}.]	   A space or period of four years.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadri- \Quad"ri-\ [L., from quattuor four. See {Four}.]	   A combining form meaning four, four times, fourfold; as,	   quadricapsular, having four capsules.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadribasic \Quad`ri*ba"sic\, a. [Quadri- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Tetrabasic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrible \Quad"ri*ble\, a.	   Quadrable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quadric \Quad"ric\, a. (Math.)	   Of or pertaining to the second degree.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadric \Quad"ric\, n.	   (a) (Alg.) A quantic of the second degree. See {Quantic}.	   (b) (Geom.) A surface whose equation in three variables is of	       the second degree. Spheres, spheroids, ellipsoids,	       paraboloids, hyperboloids, also cones and cylinders with	       circular bases, are quadrics.	       [1913 Webster]
Quadricapsular \Quad`ri*cap"su*lar\, a. [Quadri- + capsular.]	   (Bot.)	   Having four capsules.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadriceps \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 the knee.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadricipital \Quad`ri*cip"i*tal\, n. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the quadriceps.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadricorn \Quad"ri*corn\, n. [See {Quadricornous}.] (Zool.)	   Any quadricornous animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadricornous \Quad`ri*cor"nous\, a. [Quadri- + L. cornu horn:	   cf. F. quadricorne.] (Zool.)	   Having four horns, or hornlike organs; as, a quadricornous	   beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadricostate \Quad`ri*cos"tate\, a. [Quadri- + costate.]	   Having four ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadridentate \Quad`ri*den"tate\, a. [Quadri- + dentate.]	   Having four teeth; as, a quadridentate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadriennial \Quad`ri*en"ni*al\, a.	   Same as {Quadrennial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrifarious \Quad`ri*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. quadrifarius fourfold,	   fr. quattuor four: cf. F. quadrifari['e]. Cf.	   {Multifarious}.]	   Arranged in four rows or ranks; as, quadrifarious leaves.	   --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrifid \Quad"ri*fid\, a. [L. quadrifidus; quattuor four +	   findere to cleave: cf. F. quadrifide.]	   Divided, or deeply cleft, into four parts; as, a quadrifid	   perianth; a quadrifid leaf.	   [1913 Webster] Quadrifoil
Quadrifoil \Quad"ri*foil\, Quadrifoliate \Quad`ri*fo"li*ate\, a.	   [Quadri- + L. folium leaf.] (Bot.)	   Four-leaved; having the leaves in whorls of four.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrifurcated \Quad`ri*fur"ca*ted\, a. [Quadri- + furcated.]	   Having four forks, or branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadriga \Quad*ri"ga\, n.; pl. {Quadrig[ae]}. [L. See	   {Quadrijugous}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A car or chariot drawn by four horses abreast.	   [1913 Webster] Quadrigeminal
Quadrigeminal \Quad`ri*gem"i*nal\, Quadrigeminous
\Quad`ri*gem"i*nous\, a. [Quadri- + L. gemini twins.]	   Fourfold; having four similar parts, or two pairs of similar	   parts.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quadrigeminal bodies} (Anat.), two pairs of lobes, or	      elevations, on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most	      mammals; the optic lobes. The anterior pair are called the	      nates, and the posterior the testes.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrigenarious \Quad`ri*ge*na"ri*ous\, a. [L. quadrigeni,	   quadringeni, four hundred each.]	   Consisting of four hundred.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrijugate \Quad*rij"u*gate\, a.	   Same as {Quadrijugous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrijugous \Quad*rij"u*gous\, a. [L. quadrijugus of a team of	   four; quattuor four + jugum yoke.] (Bot.)	   Pinnate, with four pairs of leaflets; as, a quadrijugous	   leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrilateral \Quad`ri*lat"er*al\, a. [L. quadrilaterus: cf. F.	   quadrilat[`e]re, quadrilat['e]ral. See {Quadri-} and	   {Lateral}.]	   Having four sides, and consequently four angles;	   quadrangular.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadrilateral \Quad`ri*lat"er*al\, n.	   1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides, and consequently	      four angles; a quadrangular figure; any figure formed by	      four lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other;	      as, the Venetian quadrilateral, comprising Mantua,	      Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Complete quadrilateral} (Geom.), the figure made up of the	      six straight lines that can be drawn through four points,	      A, B, C, I, the lines being supposed to be produced	      indefinitely.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadrilateralness \Quad`ri*lat"er*al*ness\, n.	   The property of being quadrilateral.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadriliteral \Quad`ri*lit"er*al\, a. [Quadri- + literal.]	   Consisting of four letters.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrill'e \Qua`dril`l['e]"\, a. [F.] (Art)	   Marked with squares, generally by thin lines crossing at	   right angles and at equal intervals; as, quadrill['e] paper,	   or plotting paper.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quadrille \Qua*drille"\, n. [F. quadrille, n. fem., fr. Sp.	   cuadrilla meeting of four or more persons or It. quadriglia a	   band of soldiers, a sort of dance; dim. fr. L. quadra a	   square, fr. quattuor four. See {Quadrate}.]	   1. A dance having five figures, in common time, four couples	      of dancers being in each set.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The appropriate music for a quadrille.	      [1913 Webster]	Quadrille \Qua*drille"\, n. [F. quadrille, n. masc., cf. It.	   quadriglio; or perhaps from the Spanish. See {Quadrille} a	   dance.]	   A game played by four persons with forty cards, being the	   remainder of an ordinary pack after the tens, nines, and	   eights are discarded. --Hoyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrillion \Quad*ril"lion\, n. [F., fr. L. quater four times,	   akin to quattuor four, E. four; -- formed like million. See	   {Four}, {Million}.]	   According to the French notation, which is followed also upon	   the Continent and in the United States, a unit with fifteen	   ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, the	   number produced by involving a million to the fourth power,	   or the number represented by a unit with twenty-four ciphers	   annexed. See the Note under {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster] Quadrilobate
Quadrilobate \Quad`ri*lo"bate\, Quadrilobed \Quad`ri*lobed\, a.	   [Quadri- + lobe: cf. F. quadrilob['e].]	   Having four lobes; as, a quadrilobate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrilocular \Quad`ri*loc"u*lar\, a. [Quadri- + locular: cf. F.	   quadriloculaire.]	   Having four cells, or cavities; as, a quadrilocular heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrin \Quad"rin\, n. [OF., fr. L. quadrini four each, fr.	   quattuor four.]	   A small piece of money, in value about a farthing, or a half	   cent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrinodal \Quad`ri*nod"al\, a. [Quadri- + nodal.] (Math.)	   Possessing four nodes; as, quadrinodal curves.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrinomial \Quad`ri*no"mi*al\, n. [Quadri- + nomial, as in	   binomial: cf. F. quadrin[^o]me.] (Alg.)	   A polynomial of four terms connected by the signs plus or	   minus.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrinomical \Quad`ri*nom"ic*al\, a.	   Quadrinomial.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrinominal \Quad`ri*nom"i*nal\, a. [Quadri- + nominal.]	   (Alg.)	   Quadrinomial. --Sir W. R. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadripartite \Quad*rip"ar*tite\, a. [L. quadripartitus, p. p.	   of quadripartire to divide into four parts; quattuor four +	   partire to divide: cf. F. quadripartite.]	   Divided into four parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadripartitely \Quad*rip"ar*tite*ly\, adv.	   In four parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadripartition \Quad`ri*par*ti"tion\, n. [L. quadripartitio:	   cf. F. quadripartition.]	   A division or distribution by four, or into four parts; also,	   a taking the fourth part of any quantity or number.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadripennate \Quad`ri*pen"nate\, a. [Quadri- + pennate.]	   (Zool.)	   Having four wings; -- said of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadriphyllous \Quad*riph"yl*lous\, a. [Quadri + Gr. ? leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having four leaves; quadrifoliate.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrireme \Quad"ri*reme\, n. [L. quadriremis; quattuor four +	   remus an oar: cf. F. quadrir[`e]me.] (Antiq.)	   A galley with four banks of oars or rowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrisection \Quad`ri*sec"tion\, n. [Quadri- + section.]	   A subdivision into four parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrisulcate \Quad`ri*sul"cate\, a. [Quadri + sulcate.] (Zool.)	   Having four hoofs; as, a quadrisulcate foot; a quadrisulcate	   animal.	   [1913 Webster] Quadrisyllabic
Quadrisyllabic \Quad`ri*syl*lab"ic\, Quadri-syllabical
\Quad`ri-syl*lab"ic*al\,	   Having four syllables; of or pertaining to quadrisyllables;	   as, a quadrisyllabic word.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrisyllable \Quad`ri*syl"la*ble\, n. [Quadri- + syllable: cf.	   F. quadrisyllabe.]	   A word consisting of four syllables. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrivalence \Quad*riv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.)	   The quality or state of being quadrivalent; tetravalence.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrivalent \Quad*riv"a*lent\, a. [Quadri- + L. valens, -entis,	   p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of four; capable of combining with, being	   replaced by, or compared with, four monad atoms; tetravalent;	   -- said of certain atoms and radicals; thus, carbon and	   silicon are quadrivalent elements.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrivalve \Quad"ri*valve\, a. [Quadri- + valve: cf. F.	   quadrivalve.] (Bot.)	   Dehiscent into four similar parts; four-valved; as, a	   quadrivalve pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadrivalve \Quad"ri*valve\, n. (Arch.)	   A door, shutter, or the like, having four folds.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrivalvular \Quad`ri*val"vu*lar\, a.	   Having four valves; quadrivalve.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrivial \Quad*riv"i*al\, a. [L. quadrivium a place where four	   ways meet; quattuor four + via way.]	   Having four ways meeting in a point. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadrivial \Quad*riv"i*al\, n.	   One of the four "liberal arts" making up the quadrivium.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrivium \Quad*riv"i*um\, n. [L.]	   The four "liberal arts," arithmetic, music, geometry, and	   astronomy; -- so called by the schoolmen. See {Trivium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadroon \Quad*roon"\, n. [F. quarteron, or Sp. cuarteron. See	   {Quarter} a fourth part, and cf. {Quarteron}.]	   The offspring of a mulatto and a white person; a person	   quarter-blooded. [Written also {quarteron}, {quarteroon}, and	   {quateron}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quadroxide \Quad*rox"ide\, n. [Quadri- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   A tetroxide. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrumana \Quad*ru"ma*na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Quadrumane}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of the Primates comprising the apes and monkeys;	   -- so called because the hind foot is usually prehensile, and	   the great toe opposable somewhat like a thumb. Formerly the	   Quadrumana were considered an order distinct from the Bimana,	   which last included man alone.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrumane \Quad"ru*mane\, n. [L. quattuor four + manus a hand:	   cf. F. quadrumane.] (Zool.)	   One of the Quadrumana.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrumanous \Quad*ru"ma*nous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having four hands; of or pertaining to the Quadrumana.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadruped \Quad"ru*ped\, a. [L. quadrupes, -pedis; quattuor four	   + pes, pedis, a foot: cf. F. quadrup[`e]de. See {Quadrate},	   and {Foot}.]	   Having four feet.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadruped \Quad"ru*ped\, n. (Zool.)	   An animal having four feet, as most mammals and reptiles; --	   often restricted to the mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadrupedal \Quad*ru"pe*dal\, a. (Zool.)	   Having four feet; of or pertaining to a quadruped.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadruplane \Quad"ru*plane\, n. [L. quadru- in comp. + E.	   plane.]	   An airplane with four superposed main supporting surfaces.	   Contrasted with {triplane} {biplane} and {monoplane}. They	   are now used only for hobbyist or historical activities.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Quadruple \Quad"ru*ple\, a. [L. quadruplus, from quattuor four:	   cf. F. quadruple. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Double}.]	   Fourfold; as, to make quadruple restitution; a quadruple	   alliance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quadruple time} (Mus.), that in which each measure is	      divided into four equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]	Quadruple \Quad"ru*ple\, n. [Cf. F. quadruple, L. quadruplum.]	   four times the sum or number; a fourfold amount; as, to	   receive to quadruple of the amount in damages.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadruple \Quad"ru*ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quadrupled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Quadrupling}.] [L. quadruplare: cf. F.	   quadrupler.]	   To multiply by four; to increase fourfold; to double; to	   double twice. --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadruple \Quad"ru*ple\, v. i.	   To be multiplied by four; to increase fourfold; to become	   four times as much.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadruplet \Quad"ru*plet\, n. [From {Quadruple}.]	   1. A collection or combination of four of a kind.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. pl. Four children born in the same labor.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A cycle for carrying four riders, so arranged that all the	      riders can assist in the propulsion.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quadruplex \Quad"ru*plex\, a. [L., from quattuor four + plicare	   to fold.]	   Fourfold; folded or doubled twice.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quadruplex system} (Electric Telegraph), a system by which	      four messages, two in each direction, may be sent	      simultaneously over the wire.	      [1913 Webster]
Quadruplicate \Quad*ru"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Quadruplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quadruplicating}.] [L.	   quadruplicatus, p. p. of quadruplicare, fr. quadruple?	   fourfold. See {Quadruplex}.]	   To make fourfold; to double twice; to quadruple.	   [1913 Webster]	Quadruplicate \Quad*ru"pli*cate\, a. [L. quadruplicatus, p. p.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Fourfold; doubled twice; four times repeated; as, a	      quadruplicate ratio, or a quadruplicate proportion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Raised to the fourth power. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Quadruplication \Quad`ru*pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. quadruplicatio:	   cf. F. quadruplication.]	   The act of making fourfold; a taking four times the simple	   sum or amount.	   [1913 Webster]
Quadruply \Quad"ru*ply\, adv.	   To a fourfold quantity; so as to be, or cause to be,	   quadruple; as, to be quadruply recompensed.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaere \Qu[ae]"re\, v. imperative. [L., imperative of quaerere	   to seek.]	   Inquire; question; see; -- used to signify doubt or to	   suggest investigation.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaestor \Qu[ae]s"tor\, n. [L.]	   Same as {Questor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaff \Quaff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quaffing}.] [For quach, fr. Gael. & Ir. cuach a drinking	   cup; cf. L. caucus a drinking vessel. Cf. {Quaigh}.]	   To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in	   large draughts. "Quaffed off the muscadel." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They eat, they drink, and in communion sweet	         Quaff immortality and joy.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Quaff \Quaff\, v. i.	   To drink largely or luxuriously.	   [1913 Webster]	         Twelve days the gods their solemn revels keep,	         And quaff with blameless Ethiops in the deep. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaffer \Quaff"er\, n.	   One who quaffs, or drinks largely.	   [1913 Webster]
Quag \Quag\, n.	   A quagmire. [R.] "Crooked or straight, through quags or	   thorny dells." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Quagga \Quag"ga\, n. [Hottentot.] (Zool.)	   A South African wild ass ({Equus quagga} syn. {Hippotigris	   quagga}). The upper parts are reddish brown, becoming paler	   behind and behind and beneath, with dark stripes on the face,	   neck, and fore part of the body. The species became extinct	   in the late 1800's, largely due to excessive hunting.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Quaggy \Quag"gy\, a. [See {Quag}, {Quagmire}.]	   Of the nature of a quagmire; yielding or trembling under the	   foot, as soft, wet earth; spongy; boggy. "O'er the watery	   strath, or quaggy moss." --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Quagmire \Quag"mire`\, n. [Quake + mire.]	   Soft, wet, miry land, which shakes or yields under the feet.	   "A spot surrounded by quagmires, which rendered it difficult	   of access." --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Morass; marsh; bog; swamp; fen; slough.	        [1913 Webster] Quahog
Quahog \Qua"hog\, Quahaug \Qua"haug\, n. [Abbrev. fr.	   Narragansett Indian poqua[^u]hock.] (Zool.)	   An American market clam ({Venus mercenaria}). It is sold in	   large quantities, and is highly valued as food. Called also	   {round clam}, and {hard clam}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other allied species, as	         {Venus Mortoni} of the Gulf of Mexico.	         [1913 Webster] Quaigh
Quaigh \Quaigh\, Quaich \Quaich\, n. [Gael. cuach. Cf. {Quaff}.]	   A small shallow cup or drinking vessel. [Scot.] [Written also	   {quegh}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quail \Quail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Qualled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Qualling}.] [AS. cwelan to die, perish; akin to cwalu	   violent death, D. kwaal pain, G. qual torment, OHG. quelan to	   suffer torment, Lith. gelti to hurt, gela pain. Cf. {Quell}.]	   1. To die; to perish; hence, to wither; to fade. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become quelled; to become cast down; to sink under	      trial or apprehension of danger; to lose the spirit and	      power of resistance; to lose heart; to give way; to	      shrink; to cower.	      [1913 Webster]	            The atheist power shall quail, and confess his	            fears. I. Taylor.	            Stouter hearts than a woman's have quailed in this	            terrible winter.                      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: to cower; flinch; shrink; quake; tremble; blench;	        succumb; yield.	        [1913 Webster]	Quail \Quail\, v. t. [Cf. {Quell}.]	   To cause to fail in spirit or power; to quell; to crush; to	   subdue. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Quail \Quail\, v. i. [OF. coaillier, F. cailler, from L.	   coagulare. See {Coagulate}.]	   To curdle; to coagulate, as milk. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Quail \Quail\, n. [OF. quaille, F. caille, LL. quaquila, qualia,	   qualea, of Dutch or German origin; cf. D. kwakkel, kwartel,	   OHG. wahtala, G. wachtel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any gallinaceous bird belonging to {Coturnix} and	      several allied genera of the Old World, especially the	      common European quail ({Coturnix communis}), the rain	      quail ({Coturnix Coromandelica}) of India, the stubble	      quail ({Coturnix pectoralis}), and the Australian swamp	      quail ({Synoicus australis}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several American partridges belonging	      to {Colinus}, {Callipepla}, and allied genera, especially	      the bobwhite (called {Virginia quail}, and {Maryland	      quail}), and the California quail ({Calipepla	      Californica}).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Turnix and allied	      genera, native of the Old World, as the Australian painted	      quail ({Turnix varius}). See {Turnix}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A prostitute; -- so called because the quail was thought	      to be a very amorous bird. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bustard quail} (Zool.), a small Asiatic quail-like bird of	      the genus {Turnix}, as {Turnix taigoor}, a black-breasted	      species, and the hill bustard quail ({Turnix ocellatus}).	      See {Turnix}.	   {Button quail} (Zool.), one of several small Asiatic species	      of Turnix, as {Turnix Sykesii}, which is said to be the	      smallest game bird of India.	   {Mountain quail}. See under {Mountain}.	   {Quail call}, a call or pipe for alluring quails into a net	      or within range.	   {Quail dove} (Zool.), any one of several American ground	      pigeons belonging to {Geotrygon} and allied genera.	   {Quail hawk} (Zool.), the New Zealand sparrow hawk	      ({Hieracidea Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]}).	   {Quail pipe}. See {Quail call}, above.	   {Quail snipe} (Zool.), the dowitcher, or red-breasted snipe;	      -- called also {robin snipe}, and {brown snipe}.	   {Sea quail} (Zool.), the turnstone. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Quaily \Quail"y\, n. [Cf. {Quail} the bird.] (Zool.)	   The upland plover. [Canadian]	   [1913 Webster]
Quaint \Quaint\, a. [OE. queint, queynte, coint, prudent, wise,	   cunning, pretty, odd, OF. cointe cultivated, amiable,	   agreeable, neat, fr. L. cognitus known, p. p. of cognoscere	   to know; con + noscere (for gnoscere) to know. See {Know},	   and cf. {Acquaint}, {Cognition}.]	   1. Prudent; wise; hence, crafty; artful; wily. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Clerks be full subtle and full quaint. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by ingenuity or art; finely fashioned;	      skillfully wrought; elegant; graceful; nice; neat.	      [Archaic] " The queynte ring." " His queynte spear."	      --Chaucer. " A shepherd young quaint." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every look was coy and wondrous quaint. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To show bow quaint an orator you are. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Curious and fanciful; affected; odd; whimsical; antique;	      archaic; singular; unusual; as, quaint architecture; a	      quaint expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some stroke of quaint yet simple pleasantry.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            An old, long-faced, long-bodied servant in quaint	            livery.                               --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Quaint}, {Odd}, {Antique}.	   Usage: Antique is applied to that which has come down from	          the ancients, or which is made to imitate some ancient	          work of art. Odd implies disharmony, incongruity, or	          unevenness. An odd thing or person is an exception to	          general rules of calculation and procedure, or	          expectation and common experience. In the current use	          of quaint, the two ideas of odd and antique are	          combined, and the word is commonly applied to that	          which is pleasing by reason of both these qualities.	          Thus, we speak of the quaint architecture of many old	          buildings in London; or a quaint expression, uniting	          at once the antique and the fanciful.	          [1913 Webster]
Quaintise \Quain"tise\, n. [OF. cointise.]	   1. Craft; subtlety; cunning. [Obs.] --Chaucer. R. of Glouces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Elegance; beauty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Quaintly \Quaint"ly\, adv.	   In a quaint manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaintness \Quaint"ness\, n.	   The quality of being quaint. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Quair \Quair\, n. [See 3d {Quire}.]	   A quire; a book. [Obs.] "The king's quhair." --James I. (of	   Scotland).	   [1913 Webster]
Quake \Quake\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quaking}.] [AS. cwacian; cf. G. quackeln. Cf. {Quagmire}.]	   1. To be agitated with quick, short motions continually	      repeated; to shake with fear, cold, etc.; to shudder; to	      tremble. "Quaking for dread." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            She stood quaking like the partridge on which the	            hawk is ready to seize.               --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shake, vibrate, or quiver, either from not being solid,	      as soft, wet land, or from violent convulsion of any kind;	      as, the earth quakes; the mountains quake. " Over quaking	      bogs." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Quake \Quake\, v. t. [Cf. AS. cweccan to move, shake. See	   {Quake}, v. t.]	   To cause to quake. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Quake \Quake\, n.	   A tremulous agitation; a quick vibratory movement; a shudder;	   a quivering.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaker \Quak"er\, n.	   1. One who quakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a religious sect founded by George {Fox}, of	      Leicestershire, England, about 1650, -- the members of	      which call themselves Friends. They were called Quakers,	      originally, in derision. See {Friend}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fox's teaching was primarily a preaching of	            repentance . . . The trembling among the listening	            crowd caused or confirmed the name of Quakers given	            to the body; men and women sometimes fell down and	            lay struggling as if for life.        --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The nankeen bird.	      (b) The sooty albatross.	      (c) Any grasshopper or locust of the genus {Edipoda}; --	          so called from the quaking noise made during flight.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Quaker buttons}. (Bot.) See {Nux vomica}.	   {Quaker gun}, a dummy cannon made of wood or other material;	      -- so called because the sect of Friends, or Quakers, hold	      to the doctrine, of nonresistance.	   {Quaker ladies} (Bot.), a low American biennial plant	      ({Houstonia c[ae]rulea}), with pretty four-lobed corollas	      which are pale blue with a yellowish center; -- also	      called {bluets}, and {little innocents}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quakeress \Quak"er*ess\, n.	   A woman who is a member of the Society of Friends.	   [1913 Webster]
Quakerish \Quak"er*ish\, a.	   Like or pertaining to a Quaker; Quakerlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Quakerism \Quak"er*ism\, n.	   The peculiar character, manners, tenets, etc., of the	   Quakers.	   [1913 Webster]
Quakerlike \Quak"er*like\, a.	   Like a Quaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Quakerly \Quak"er*ly\, a.	   Resembling Quakers; Quakerlike; Quakerish. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Quakery \Quak"er*y\, n.	   Quakerism. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaketail \Quake"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A wagtail.	   [1913 Webster]
Quakiness \Quak"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being quaky; liability to quake.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaking \Quak"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Quake}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quaking aspen} (Bot.), an American species of poplar	      ({Populus tremuloides}), the leaves of which tremble in	      the lightest breeze. It much resembles the European aspen.	      See {Aspen}.	   {Quaking bog}, a bog of forming peat so saturated with water	      that it shakes when trodden upon.	   {Quaking grass}. (Bot.)	   (a) One of several grasses of the genus {Briza}, having	       slender-stalked and pendulous ovate spikelets, which	       quake and rattle in the wind. {Briza maxima} is the large	       quaking grass; {Briza media} and {Briza minor} are the	       smaller kinds.	   (b) Rattlesnake grass ({Glyceria Canadensis}).	       [1913 Webster]
Quakingly \Quak"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a quaking manner; fearfully. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaky \Quak"y\, a.	   Shaky, or tremulous; quaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Qualifiable \Qual"i*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being qualified; abatable; modifiable. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Qualification \Qual`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. qualification. See	   {Qualify}.]	   1. The act of qualifying, or the condition of being	      qualified.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which qualifies; any natural endowment, or any	      acquirement, which fits a person for a place, office, or	      employment, or which enables him to sustian any character	      with success; an enabling quality or circumstance;	      requisite capacity or possession.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no qualification for government but virtue	            and wisdom, actual or presumptive.    --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of limiting, or the state of being limited; that	      which qualifies by limiting; modification; restriction;	      hence, abatement; diminution; as, to use words without any	      qualification.	      [1913 Webster]
Qualificative \Qual"i*fi*ca*tive\, n.	   That which qualifies, modifies, or restricts; a qualifying	   term or statement.	   [1913 Webster]	         How many qualificatives, correctives, and restrictives	         he inserteth in this relation.           --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Qualificator \Qual"i*fi*ca`tor\, n. [LL.] (R. C. Ch.)	   An officer whose business it is to examine and prepare causes	   for trial in the ecclesiastical courts.	   [1913 Webster]
Qualified \Qual"i*fied\, a.	   1. Fitted by accomplishments or endowments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Modified; limited; as, a qualified statement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Qualified fee} (Law), a base fee, or an estate which has a	      qualification annexed to it, the fee ceasing with the	      qualification, as a grant to A and his heirs, tenants of	      the manor of Dale.	   {Qualified indorsement} (Law), an indorsement which modifies	      the liability of the indorser that would result from the	      general principles of law, but does not affect the	      negotiability of the instrument. --Story.	   {Qualified negative} (Legislation), a limited veto power, by	      which the chief executive in a constitutional government	      may refuse assent to bills passed by the legislative body,	      which bills therefore fail to become laws unless upon a	      reconsideration the legislature again passes them by a	      certain majority specified in the constitution, when they	      become laws without the approval of the executive.	   {Qualified property} (Law), that which depends on temporary	      possession, as that in wild animals reclaimed, or as in	      the case of a bailment.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Competent; fit; adapted.	   Usage: {Qualified}, {Competent}. Competent is most commonly	          used with respect to native endowments and general	          ability suited to the performance of a task or duty;	          qualified with respect to specific acquirements and	          training.	          [1913 Webster]
Qualifiedly \Qual"i*fied`ly\, adv.	   In the way of qualification; with modification or	   qualification.	   [1913 Webster]
Qualifiedness \Qual"i*fied`ness\, n.	   The state of being qualified.	   [1913 Webster]
Qualifier \Qual"i*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, qualifies; that which modifies,	   reduces, tempers or restrains.	   [1913 Webster]
Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Qualified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Qualifying}.] [F. qualifier, LL. qualificare, fr. L.	   qualis how constituted, as + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See	   {Quality}, and {-Fy}.]	   1. To make such as is required; to give added or requisite	      qualities to; to fit, as for a place, office, occupation,	      or character; to furnish with the knowledge, skill, or	      other accomplishment necessary for a purpose; to make	      capable, as of an employment or privilege; to supply with	      legal power or capacity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had qualified himself for municipal office by	            taking the oaths to the sovereigns in possession.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give individual quality to; to modulate; to vary; to	      regulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            It hath no larynx . . . to qualify the sound. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reduce from a general, undefined, or comprehensive	      form, to particular or restricted form; to modify; to	      limit; to restrict; to restrain; as, to qualify a	      statement, claim, or proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, to soften; to abate; to diminish; to assuage; to	      reduce the strength of, as liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not seek to quench your love's hot fire,	            But qualify the fire's extreme rage.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To soothe; to cure; -- said of persons. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In short space he has them qualified. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To fit; equip; prepare; adapt; capacitate; enable;	        modify; soften; restrict; restrain; temper.	        [1913 Webster]	Qualify \Qual"i*fy\, v. i.	   1. To be or become qualified; to be fit, as for an office or	      employment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtain legal power or capacity by taking the oath, or	      complying with the forms required, on assuming an office.	      [1913 Webster]
Qualitative \Qual"i*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. LL. gualitativus, F.	   qualitatif.]	   Relating to quality; having the character of quality. --	   {Qual"i*ta*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Qualitative analysis} (Chem.), analysis which merely	      determines the constituents of a substance without any	      regard to the quantity of each ingredient; -- contrasted	      with quantitative analysis.	      [1913 Webster]
Qualitied \Qual"i*tied\, a.	   Furnished with qualities; endowed. [Obs.] "He was well	   qualitied." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Quality \Qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Qualities}. [F. qualit['e], L.	   qualitas, fr. qualis how constituted, as; akin to E. which.	   See {Which}.]	   1. The condition of being of such and such a sort as	      distinguished from others; nature or character relatively	      considered, as of goods; character; sort; rank.	      [1913 Webster]	            We lived most joyful, obtaining acquaintance with	            many of the city not of the meanest quality. --Bacon	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Special or temporary character; profession; occupation;	      assumed or asserted rank, part, or position.	      [1913 Webster]	            I made that inquiry in quality of an antiquary.	                                                  --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which makes, or helps to make, anything such as it	      is; anything belonging to a subject, or predicable of it;	      distinguishing property, characteristic, or attribute;	      peculiar power, capacity, or virtue; distinctive trait;	      as, the tones of a flute differ from those of a violin in	      quality; the great quality of a statesman.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Qualities, in metaphysics, are primary or secondary.	         Primary are those essential to the existence, and even	         the conception, of the thing, as of matter or spirit	         Secondary are those not essential to such a conception.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. An acquired trait; accomplishment; acquisition.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had those qualities of horsemanship, dancing, and	            fencing which accompany a good breeding.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Superior birth or station; high rank; elevated character.	      "Persons of quality." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quality binding}, a kind of worsted tape used in Scotland	      for binding carpets, and the like.	   {The quality}, those of high rank or station, as	      distinguished from {the masses}, or common people; the	      nobility; the gentry.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall appear at the masquerade dressed up in my	            feathers, that the quality may see how pretty they	            will look in their traveling habits.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Property; attribute; nature; peculiarity; character;	        sort; rank; disposition; temper.	        [1913 Webster]
Qualm \Qualm\, n. [AS. cwealm death, slaughter, pestilence, akin	   to OS. & OHG. qualm. See {Quail} to cower.]	   1. Sickness; disease; pestilence; death. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            thousand slain and not of qualm ystorve [dead].	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden attack of illness, faintness, or pain; an agony.	      " Qualms of heartsick agony." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially, a sudden sensation of nausea.	      [1913 Webster]	            For who, without a qualm, hath ever looked	            On holy garbage, though by Homer cooked?	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A prick or scruple of conscience; uneasiness of	      conscience; compunction. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Qualmish \Qualm"ish\, a.	   Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea or sickly languor;	   inclined to vomit. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Qualm"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Qualm"ish*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Quamash \Quam"ash\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Camass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quamoclit \Quam"o*clit\, n. [Gr. ? a bean + ? to bend, to	   slope.] (Bot.)	   Formerly, a genus of plants including the cypress vine	   ({Quamoclit vulgaris}, now called {Ipom[oe]a Quamoclit}). The	   genus is now merged in Ipom[oe]a.	   [1913 Webster]
Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, n.; pl. {Quandaries}. [Prob. fr. OE.	   wandreth adversity, perplexity, Icel. wandr[ae][eth]i	   difficulty, trouble, fr. vandr difficult.]	   A state of difficulty or perplexity; doubt; uncertainty.	   [1913 Webster]	Quandary \Quan"da*ry\, v. t.	   To bring into a state of uncertainty, perplexity, or	   difficulty. [Obs.] --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
Quandong \Quan"dong\, n. (Bot.)	   The edible drupaceous fruit of an Australian tree ({Fusanus	   acuminatus}) of the Sandalwood family; -- called also	   {quandang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quandy \Quan"dy\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   The old squaw. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quannet \Quan"net\, n.	   A flat file having the handle at one side, so as to be used	   like a plane.	   [1913 Webster]
Quant \Quant\, n.	   A punting pole with a broad flange near the end to prevent it	   from sinking into the mud; a setting pole.	   [1913 Webster]
Quantic \Quan"tic\, n. [L. quantus how much. See {Quantity}.]	   (Math.)	   A homogeneous algebraic function of two or more variables, in	   general containing only positive integral powers of the	   variables, and called quadric, cubic, quartic, etc.,	   according as it is of the second, third, fourth, fifth, or a	   higher degree. These are further called binary, ternary,	   quaternary, etc., according as they contain two, three, four,	   or more variables; thus, the quantic ? is a binary cubic.	   [1913 Webster]
Quantification \Quan`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Quantity}.]	   Modification by a reference to quantity; the introduction of	   the element of quantity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The quantification of the predicate belongs in part to	         Sir William Hamilton; viz., in its extension to	         negative propositions.                   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Quantify \Quan"ti*fy\, v. t. [L. quantus now much + -fy.]	   1. To modify or qualify with respect to quantity; to	      determine, fix or express the quantity of; to rate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) To make explicit the quantity of; as, to quantify	      a variable.	      [PJC]
Quantitative \Quan"ti*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. quantitatif.]	   Relating to quantity. -- {Quan"ti*ta*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quantitative analysis} (Chem.), analysis which determines	      the amount or quantity of each ingredient of a substance,	      by weight or by volume; -- contrasted with {qualitative	      analysis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quantitive \Quan"ti*tive\, a. [See {Quantity}.]	   Estimable according to quantity; quantitative. --Sir K.	   Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Quantitively \Quan"ti*tive*ly\, adv.	   So as to be measurable by quantity; quantitatively.	   [1913 Webster]
Quantity \Quan"ti*ty\, n.; pl. {Quantities}. [F. quantite, L.	   quantitas, fr. quantus bow great, how much, akin to quam bow,	   E. how, who. See {Who}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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	      concretely, that which answers the question "How much?";	      measure in regard to bulk or amount; determinate or	      comparative dimensions; measure; amount; bulk; extent;	      size. Hence, in specific uses:	      (a) (Logic) The extent or extension of a general	          conception, that is, the number of species or	          individuals to which it may be applied; also, its	          content or comprehension, that is, the number of its	          constituent qualities, attributes, or relations.	      (b) (Gram.) The measure of a syllable; that which	          determines the time in which it is pronounced; as, the	          long or short quantity of a vowel or syllable.	      (c) (Mus.) The relative duration of a tone.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which can be increased, diminished, or measured;	      especially (Math.), anything to which mathematical	      processes are applicable.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Quantity is discrete when it is applied to separate	         objects, as in number; continuous, when the parts are	         connected, either in succession, as in time, motion,	         etc., or in extension, as by the dimensions of space,	         viz., length, breadth, and thickness.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A determinate or estimated amount; a sum or bulk; a	      certain portion or part; sometimes, a considerable amount;	      a large portion, bulk, or sum; as, a medicine taken in	      quantities, that is, in large quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quantity of extensive and curious information	            which he had picked up during many months of	            desultory, but not unprofitable, study. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quantity of estate} (Law), its time of continuance, or	      degree of interest, as in fee, for life, or for years.	      --Wharton (Law Dict. )	   {Quantity of matter}, in a body, its mass, as determined by	      its weight, or by its momentum under a given velocity.	   {Quantity of motion} (Mech.), in a body, the relative amount	      of its motion, as measured by its momentum, varying as the	      product of mass and velocity.	   {Known quantities} (Math.), quantities whose values are	      given.	   {Unknown quantities} (Math.), quantities whose values are	      sought.	      [1913 Webster]
Quantivalence \Quan*tiv"a*lence\, n. [L. quantus how much + E.	   valence.] (Chem.)	   Valence. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Quantivalent \Quan*tiv"a*lent\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to quantivalence. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Quantum \Quan"tum\, n.; pl. {Quanta}. [L., neuter of quantus how	   great, how much. See {Quantity},]	   1. Quantity; amount. "Without authenticating . . . the	      quantum of the charges." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A definite portion of a manifoldness, limited by a	      mark or by a boundary. --W. K. Clifford.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quantum meruit}[L., as much as he merited] (Law), a count in	      an action grounded on a promise that the defendant would	      pay to the plaintiff for his service as much as he should	      deserve.	   {Quantum sufficit}, or {Quantum suff.} [L., as much suffices]	      (Med.), a sufficient quantity; -- abbreviated {q. s.} in	      pharmacy.	   {Quantum valebat}[L., as much at it was worth] (Law), a count	      in an action to recover of the defendant, for goods sold,	      as much as they were worth. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Quap \Quap\, v. i.	   To quaver. [Obs.] See {Quob}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaquaversal \Qua`qua*ver"sal\, a. [L. quaqua wheresoever,	   whithersoever + versus, p. p. of vertere to turn.]	   1. Turning or dipping in any or every direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Dipping toward all points of the compass round a	      center, as beds of lava round a crater.	      [1913 Webster]
Quar \Quar\, n.	   A quarry. [Prov. Eng.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarantine \Quar"an*tine\, n. [F. quarantaine, OF. quaranteine,	   fr. F. quarante forty, L. quadraginta, akin to quattuor four,	   and E. four: cf. It. quarantina, quarentine. See {Four}, and	   cf. {Quadragesima}.]	   1. A space of forty days; -- used of Lent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the term, originally of forty days, during	      which a ship arriving in port, and suspected of being	      infected a malignant contagious disease, is obliged to	      forbear all intercourse with the shore; hence, such	      restraint or inhibition of intercourse; also, the place	      where infected or prohibited vessels are stationed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Quarantine is now applied also to any forced stoppage	         of travel or communication on account of malignant	         contagious disease, on land as well as by sea.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law) The period of forty days during which the widow	      had the privilege of remaining in the mansion house of	      which her husband died seized.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quarantine flag}, a yellow flag hoisted at the fore of a	      vessel or hung from a building, to give warning of an	      infectious disease; -- called also the {yellow jack}, and	      {yellow flag}.	      [1913 Webster]	Quarantine \Quar`an*tine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarantined};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarantining}.]	   To compel to remain at a distance, or in a given place,	   without intercourse, when suspected of having contagious	   disease; to put under, or in, quarantine.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarl \Quarl\, n. [Cf. G. qualle.] (Zool.)	   A medusa, or jellyfish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The jellied quarl that flings	         At once a thousand streaming stings.     --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarrel \Quar"rel\, n. [OE. quarel, OF. quarrel, F. carreau, LL.	   quadrellus, from L. quadrus square. See {Quadrate}, and cf.	   {Quadrel}, {Quarry} an arrow, {Carrel}.]	   1. An arrow for a crossbow; -- so named because it commonly	      had a square head. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To shoot with arrows and quarrel.     --Sir J.	                                                  Mandeville.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two arblasts, . . . with windlaces and quarrels.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Any small square or quadrangular member; as:	      (a) A square of glass, esp. when set diagonally.	      (b) A small opening in window tracery, of which the cusps,	          etc., make the form nearly square.	      (c) A square or lozenge-shaped paving tile.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A glazier's diamond. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A four-sided cutting tool or chisel having a	      diamond-shaped end.	      [1913 Webster]	Quarrel \Quar"rel\, n. [OE. querele, OF. querele, F. querelle,	   fr. L. querela, querella, a complaint, fr. queri to complain.	   See {Querulous}.]	   1. A breach of concord, amity, or obligation; a falling out;	      a difference; a disagreement; an antagonism in opinion,	      feeling, or conduct; esp., an angry dispute, contest, or	      strife; a brawl; an altercation; as, he had a quarrel with	      his father about expenses.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will bring a sword upon you that shall avenge the	            quarrel of my covenant.               --Lev. xxvi.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            On open seas their quarrels they debate. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ground of objection, dislike, difference, or hostility;	      cause of dispute or contest; occasion of altercation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have	            killed him.                           --Mark vi. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man hath any quarrel to me.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He thought he had a good quarrel to attack him.	                                                  --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Earnest desire or longing. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To pick a quarrel}. See under {Pick}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Brawl; broil; squabble; affray; feud; tumult; contest;	        dispute; altercation; contention; wrangle.	        [1913 Webster]	Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quarreled}or	   {Quarrelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarreling} or {Quarrelling}.]	   1. To violate concord or agreement; to have a difference; to	      fall out; to be or become antagonistic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our people quarrel with obedience.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But some defect in her	            Did quarrel with the noblest grace she owed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispute angrily, or violently; to wrangle; to scold; to	      altercate; to contend; to fight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beasts called sociable quarrel in hunger and lust.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To find fault; to cavil; as, to quarrel with one's lot.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not quarrel with a slight mistake.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	Quarrel \Quar"rel\, v. t.	   1. To quarrel with. [R.] "I had quarelled my brother	      purposely." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To compel by a quarrel; as, to quarrel a man out of his	      estate or rights.	      [1913 Webster]	Quarrel \Quar"rel\, n. [Written also quarreller.]	   One who quarrels or wrangles; one who is quarrelsome. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarrelet \Quar"rel*et\, n.	   A little quarrel. See 1st {Quarrel}, 2. [Obs.] "Quarrelets of	   pearl [teeth]." --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarreling \Quar"rel*ing\, a.	   Engaged in a quarrel; apt or disposed to quarrel; as,	   quarreling factions; a quarreling mood. -- {Quar"rel*ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarrellous \Quar"rel*lous\, a. [OF. querelous, F. querelleux,	   L. querulosus and querulus, fr. queri to complain. See 2d	   {Quarrel}.]	   Quarrelsome. [Obs.] [Written also {quarrellous}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarrelsome \Quar"rel*some\, a.	   Apt or disposed to quarrel; given to brawls and contention;	   easily irritated or provoked to contest; irascible; choleric.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pugnacious; irritable; irascible; brawling; choleric;	        fiery; petulant.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Quar"rel*some*ly}, adv. --	        {Quar"rel*some*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Quarried \Quar"ried\, a.	   Provided with prey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now I am bravely quarried.               --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarrier \Quar"ri*er\, n.	   A worker in a stone quarry.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarre, OF. quarr['e] square, F.	   carr['e], from L. quadratus square, quadrate, quadratum a	   square. See {Quadrate}, and cf. {Quarrel} an arrow.]	   Same as 1st {Quarrel}. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Quarry \Quar"ry\, a. [OF. quarr['e].]	   Quadrate; square. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Quarry \Quar"ry\, n.; pl. {Quarries}. [OE. querre, OF.	   cuiri['e]e, F. cur['e]e, fr. cuir hide, leather, fr. L.	   corium; the quarry given to the dogs being wrapped in the	   akin of the beast. See {Cuirass}.]	   1.	      (a) A part of the entrails of the beast taken, given to	          the hounds.	      (b) A heap of game killed.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The object of the chase; the animal hunted for; game;	      especially, the game hunted with hawks. "The stone-dead	      quarry." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wily quarry shunned the shock.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. i.	   To secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Quarry \Quar"ry\, n. [OE. quarrere, OF. quariere, F.	   carri[`e]re, LL. quadraria a quarry, whence squared	   (quadrati) stones are dug, fr. quadratus square. See	   {Quadrate}.]	   A place, cavern, or pit where stone is taken from the rock or	   ledge, or dug from the earth, for building or other purposes;	   a stone pit. See 5th {Mine}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]	Quarry \Quar"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarried}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Quarrying}.]	   To dig or take from a quarry; as, to quarry marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarry-faced \Quar"ry-faced`\, a. (Stone Masonry)	   Having a face left as it comes from the quarry and not	   smoothed with the chisel or point; -- said of stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarry-man \Quar"ry-man\, n.; pl. {Quarrymen}.	   A man who is engaged in quarrying stones; a quarrier.	   [1913 Webster]
Quart \Quart\, n. [F. quart, n. masc., fr. L. quartus the	   fourth, akin to quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. 2d	   {Carte}, {Quarto}.]	   The fourth part; a quarter; hence, a region of the earth.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Camber did possess the western quart.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Quart \Quart\, n. [F. quarte, n. fem., fr. quart fourth. See	   {Quart} a quarter.]	   1. A measure of capacity, both in dry and in liquid measure;	      the fourth part of a gallon; the eighth part of a peck;	      two pints.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In imperial measure, a quart is forty English fluid	         ounces; in wine measure, it is thirty-two American	         fluid ounces. The United States dry quart contains	         67.20 cubic inches, the fluid quart 57.75. The English	         quart contains 69.32 cubic inches.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel or measure containing a quart.	      [1913 Webster]	Quart \Quart\, n. [See {Quart} a quarter.]	   In cards, four successive cards of the same suit. Cf.	   {Tierce}, 4. --Hoyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartan \Quar"tan\, a. [F. quartain, in fi[`e]vre quartaine, L.	   quartanus, fr. quartus the fourth. See {Quart}.]	   Of or pertaining to the fourth; occurring every fourth day,	   reckoning inclusively; as, a quartan ague, or fever.	   [1913 Webster]	Quartan \Quar"tan\, n.	   1. (Med.) An intermittent fever which returns every fourth	      day, reckoning inclusively, that is, one in which the	      interval between paroxysms is two days.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure, the fourth part of some other measure.	      [1913 Webster]
Quartane \Quar"tane\, n. [L. quartus the fourth.] (Chem.)	   Butane, each molecule of which has four carbon atoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartation \Quar*ta"tion\, n. [L. quartus the fourth: cf. F.	   quartation. So called because usually enough silver is added	   to make the amount of gold in the alloyed button about one	   fourth.] (Chem. & Assaying)	   The act, process, or result (in the process of parting) of	   alloying a button of nearly pure gold with enough silver to	   reduce the fineness so as to allow acids to attack and remove	   all metals except the gold; -- called also {inquartation}.	   Compare {Parting}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarte \Quarte\, n. [F.]	   Same as 2d {Carte}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartene \Quar"tene\, n. [Ouartane + ethylene.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Butylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartenylic \Quar"ten*yl"ic\, a. [Quartene + -yl + -ic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic acid	   series, metameric with crotonic acid, and obtained as a	   colorless liquid; -- so called from having four carbon atoms	   in the molecule. Called also isocrotonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarter \Quar"ter\ (kw[aum]r"t[~e]r), n. [F. quartier, L.	   quartarius a fourth part, fr. quartus the fourth. See	   {Quart}.]	   1. One of four equal parts into which anything is divided, or	      is regarded as divided; a fourth part or portion; as, a	      quarter of a dollar, of a pound, of a yard, of an hour,	      etc. Hence, specifically:	      (a) The fourth of a hundred-weight, being 25 or 28 pounds,	          according as the hundredweight is reckoned at 100 or	          112 pounds.	      (b) The fourth of a ton in weight, or eight bushels of	          grain; as, a quarter of wheat; also, the fourth part	          of a chaldron of coal. --Hutton.	      (c) (Astron.) The fourth part of the moon's period, or	          monthly revolution; as, the first quarter after the	          change or full.	      (d) One limb of a quadruped with the adjacent parts; one	          fourth part of the carcass of a slaughtered animal,	          including a leg; as, the fore quarters; the hind	          quarters.	      (e) That part of a boot or shoe which forms the side, from	          the heel to the vamp.	      (f) (Far.) That part on either side of a horse's hoof	          between the toe and heel, being the side of the	          coffin.	      (g) A term of study in a seminary, college, etc, etc.;	          properly, a fourth part of the year, but often longer	          or shorter.	      (h) pl. (Mil.) The encampment on one of the principal	          passages round a place besieged, to prevent relief and	          intercept convoys.	      (i) (Naut.) The after-part of a vessel's side, generally	          corresponding in extent with the quarter-deck; also,	          the part of the yardarm outside of the slings.	      (j) (Her.) One of the divisions of an escutcheon when it	          is divided into four portions by a horizontal and a	          perpendicular line meeting in the fess point.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: When two coats of arms are united upon one escutcheon,	         as in case of marriage, the first and fourth quarters	         display one shield, the second and third the other. See	         {Quarter}, v. t., 5.	         [1913 Webster]	      (k) One of the four parts into which the horizon is	          regarded as divided; a cardinal point; a direction'	          principal division; a region; a territory.	          [1913 Webster]	                Scouts each coast light-armed scour,	                Each quarter, to descry the distant foe.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (l) A division of a town, city, or county; a particular	          district; a locality; as, the Latin quarter in Paris.	      (m) (Arch.) A small upright timber post, used in	          partitions; -- in the United States more commonly	          called {stud}.	      (n) (Naut.) The fourth part of the distance from one point	          of the compass to another, being the fourth part of	          11[deg] 15', that is, about 2[deg] 49'; -- called also	          {quarter point}.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Proper station; specific place; assigned position; special	      location.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift to their several quarters hasted then	            The cumbrous elements.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] Hence, specifically:	      (a) (Naut.) A station at which officers and men are posted	          in battle; -- usually in the plural.	      (b) Place of lodging or temporary residence; shelter;	          entertainment; -- usually in the plural.	          [1913 Webster]	                The banter turned as to what quarters each would	                find.                             --W. Irving.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) pl. (Mil.) A station or encampment occupied by troops;	          a place of lodging for soldiers or officers; as,	          winter quarters.	      (d) Treatment shown by an enemy; mercy; especially, the	          act of sparing the life a conquered enemy; a	          refraining from pushing one's advantage to extremes.	          [1913 Webster]	                He magnified his own clemency, now they were at	                his mercy, to offer them quarter for their	                lives.                            --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]	                Cocks and lambs . . . at the mercy of cats and	                wolves . . . must never expect better quarter.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Friendship; amity; concord. [Obs.] To keep quarter, to	      keep one's proper place, and so be on good terms with	      another. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In quarter, and in terms like bride and groom.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I knew two that were competitors for the secretary's	            place, . . . and yet kept good quarter between	            themselves.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      astern; opposite, or nearly opposite, a vessel's quarter.	      	   {Quarter aspect}. (Astrol.) Same as {Quadrate}.	   {Quarter back} (Football), the player who has position next	      behind center rush, and receives the ball on the snap	      back.	   {Quarter badge} (Naut.), an ornament on the side of a vessel	      near, the stern. --Mar. Dict.	   {Quarter bill} (Naut.), a list specifying the different	      stations to be taken by the officers and crew in time of	      action, and the names of the men assigned to each.	   {Quarter block} (Naut.), a block fitted under the quarters of	      a yard on each side of the slings, through which the clew	      lines and sheets are reeved. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   {Quarter boat} (Naut.), a boat hung at a vessel's quarter.	   {Quarter cloths} (Naut.), long pieces of painted canvas, used	      to cover the quarter netting.	   {Quarter day}, a day regarded as terminating a quarter of the	      year; hence, one on which any payment, especially rent,	      becomes due. In matters influenced by United States	      statutes, quarter days are the first days of January,	      April, July, and October. In New York and many other	      places, as between landlord and tenant, they are the first	      days of May, August, November, and February. The quarter	      days usually recognized in England are 25th of March (Lady	      Day), the 24th of June (Midsummer Day), the 29th of	      September (Michaelmas Day), and the 25th of December	      (Christmas Day).	   {Quarter face}, in fine arts, portrait painting, etc., a face	      turned away so that but one quarter is visible.	   {Quarter gallery} (Naut.), a balcony on the quarter of a	      ship. See {Gallery}, 4.	   {Quarter gunner} (Naut.), a petty officer who assists the	      gunner.	   {Quarter look}, a side glance. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   {Quarter nettings} (Naut.), hammock nettings along the	      quarter rails.	   {Quarter note} (Mus.), a note equal in duration to half a	      minim or a fourth of semibreve; a crochet.	   {Quarter pieces} (Naut.), several pieces of timber at the	      after-part of the quarter gallery, near the taffrail.	      --Totten.	   {Quarter point}. (Naut.) See {Quarter}, n., 1	      (n) .	   {Quarter railing}, or {Quarter rails} (Naut.), narrow molded	      planks reaching from the top of the stern to the gangway,	      serving as a fence to the quarter-deck.	   {Quarter sessions} (Eng. Law), a general court of criminal	      jurisdiction held quarterly by the justices of peace in	      counties and by the recorders in boroughs.	   {Quarter square} (Math.), the fourth part of the square of a	      number. Tables of quarter squares have been devised to	      save labor in multiplying numbers.	   {Quarter turn}, {Quarter turn belt} (Mach.), an arrangement	      in which a belt transmits motion between two shafts which	      are at right angles with each other.	   {Quarter watch} (Naut.), a subdivision of the full watch (one	      fourth of the crew) on a man-of- war.	   {To give quarter}, or {To show quarter} (Mil.), to accept as	      prisoner, on submission in battle; to forbear to kill, as	      a vanquished enemy.	   {To keep quarter}. See {Quarter}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Quarter \Quar"ter\ (kw[aum]r"t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Quartered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quartering}.]	   1. To divide into four equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide; to separate into parts or regions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then sailors quartered heaven.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with shelter or entertainment; to supply with	      the means of living for a time; especially, to furnish	      shelter to; as, to quarter soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	            They mean this night in Sardis to be quartered.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To furnish as a portion; to allot. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This isle . . .	            He quarters to his blue-haired deities. -- Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) To arrange (different coats of arms) upon one	      escutcheon, as when a man inherits from both father and	      mother the right to bear arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When only two coats of arms are so combined they are	         arranged in four compartments. See {Quarter}, n., 1	      (f) .	          [1913 Webster]	Quarter \Quar"ter\ (kw[aum]r"t[~e]r), v. i.	   To lodge; to have a temporary residence.	   [1913 Webster]	Quarter \Quar"ter\, v. i. [F. cartayer.]	   To drive a carriage so as to prevent the wheels from going	   into the ruts, or so that a rut shall be between the wheels.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every creature that met us would rely on us for	         quartering.                              --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarterage \Quar"ter*age\, n.	   A quarterly allowance.	   [1913 Webster]
quarterback \quarterback\ n. (Football)	   The player on a football tream who chooses the offensive play	   and receives the ball from the center at the start of each	   down. Compare {halfback} and {fullback}.	   [PJC]	quarterback \quarterback\ v. i. (Football)	   To play the position of quarterback, in a football game.	   Syn: play the quarterback, be the quarterback.	        [WordNet 1.5]	quarterback sneak \quarterback sneak\ n. (Football)	   A play in football in which the quarterback carries the ball	   directly ahead, immediately or shortly after receiving the	   snap, sometimes after faking a handoff.	   [PJC]
Quarter-deck \Quar"ter-deck`\, n. (Naut.)	   That part of the upper deck abaft the mainmast, including the	   poop deck when there is one.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The quarter-deck is reserved as a promenade for the	         officers and (in passenger vessels) for the cabin	         passengers.	         [1913 Webster]
Quartered \Quar"tered\, a.	   1. Divided into four equal parts or quarters; separated into	      four parts or regions.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Furnished with quarters; provided with shelter or	      entertainment.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Quarter-sawed; -- said of timber, commonly oak.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quarterfoil \Quar"ter*foil`\, n. [Quarier + foil: cf. F.	   quatre.] (Arch.)	   An ornamental foliation having four lobes, or foils.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarterhung \Quar"ter*hung`\, a. (Ordnance)	   Having trunnions the axes of which lie below the bore; --	   said of a cannon.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartering \Quar"ter*ing\, a.	   1. (Naut.) Coming from a point well abaft the beam, but not	      directly astern; -- said of waves or any moving object.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) At right angles, as the cranks of a locomotive,	      which are in planes forming a right angle with each other.	      [1913 Webster]	Quartering \Quar"ter*ing\, n.	   1. A station. [Obs.] --Bp. Montagu.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Assignment of quarters for soldiers; quarters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.)	      (a) The division of a shield containing different coats of	          arms into four or more compartments.	      (b) One of the different coats of arms arranged upon an	          escutcheon, denoting the descent of the bearer.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A series of quarters, or small upright posts. See	      {Quarter}, n., 1	      (m) (Arch.) --Gwilt.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Quartering block}, a block on which the body of a condemned	      criminal was quartered. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, a.	   1. Containing, or consisting of, a fourth part; as, quarterly	      seasons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Recurring during, or at the end of, each quarter; as,	      quarterly payments of rent; a quarterly meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, n.; pl. {Quarterlies}.	   A periodical work published once a quarter, or four times in	   a year.	   [1913 Webster]	Quarterly \Quar"ter*ly\, adv.	   1. By quarters; once in a quarter of a year; as, the returns	      are made quarterly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) In quarters, or quarterings; as, to bear arms	      quarterly; in four or more parts; -- said of a shield thus	      divided by lines drawn through it at right angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Quartermaster \Quar"ter*mas`ter\, n. [Quarter + master: cf. F.	   quartier-ma[^i]tre.]	   1. (Mil.) An officer whose duty is to provide quarters,	      provisions, storage, clothing, fuel, stationery, and	      transportation for a regiment or other body of troops, and	      superintend the supplies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A petty officer who attends to the helm, binnacle,	      signals, and the like, under the direction of the master.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quartermaster general} (Mil.), in the United States a staff	      officer, who has the rank of brigadier general and is the	      chief officer in the quartermaster's department; in	      England, an officer of high rank stationed at the War	      Office having similar duties; also, a staff officer,	      usually a general officer, accompanying each complete army	      in the field.	   {Quartermaster sergeant}. See {Sergeant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quartern \Quar"tern\, n. [OE. quarteroun, quartron, F.	   quarteron, the fourth part of a pound, or of a hundred; cf.	   L. quartarius a fourth part, quarter of any measure,	   quartern, gill. See {Quarter}, and cf. {Quarteron},	   {Quadroon}.]	   1. A quarter. Specifically:	      (a) The fourth part of a pint; a gill.	      (b) The fourth part of a peck, or of a stone (14 ibs.).	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A loaf of bread weighing about four pounds; -- called also	      {quartern loaf}. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, n. [F. See {Quartern}.]	   A quarter; esp., a quarter of a pound, or a quarter of a	   hundred. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster] Quarteron	Quarteron \Quar"ter*on\, Quarteroon \Quar"ter*oon\, n.	   A quadroon.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarterpace \Quar"ter*pace`\, n. (Arch.)	   A platform of a staircase where the stair turns at a right	   angle only. See {Halfpace}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarter round \Quar"ter round`\ (Arch.)	   An ovolo.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarter-saw \Quar"ter-saw`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quarter-sawed}	   {-sawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Quarter-sawing}.]	   To saw (a log) into quarters; specif., to saw into quarters	   and then into boards, as by cutting alternately from each	   face of a quarter, to secure lumber that will warp relatively	   little or show the grain advantageously.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quarterstaff \Quar"ter*staff`\, n.; pl. {Quarterstaves}.	   A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense	   and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was	   placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and	   the end.	   [1913 Webster] Quartet
Quartet \Quar*tet"\, Quartette \Quar*tette"\, n. [It. quartetto,	   dim. of quarto the fourth, a fourth part, fr. L. quartus the	   fourth. See {Quart}.]	   1. (Mus.)	      (a) A composition in four parts, each performed by a	          single voice or instrument.	      (b) The set of four person who perform a piece of music in	          four parts.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Poet.) A stanza of four lines.	      [1913 Webster]
Quartic \Quar"tic\, a. [L. quartus fourth.] (Mach.)	   Of the fourth degree.	   [1913 Webster]	Quartic \Quar"tic\, n.	   (a) (Alg.) A quantic of the fourth degree. See {Quantic}.	   (b) (Geom.) A curve or surface whose equation is of the	       fourth degree in the variables.	       [1913 Webster]
Quartile \Quar"tile\, n. [F. quartile aspect, fr. L. quartus the	   fourth. See {Quart}.] (Astrol.)	   Same as {Quadrate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartine \Quar"tine\, n. [F., fr. L. quartus the fourth.] (Bot.)	   A supposed fourth integument of an ovule, counting from the	   outside.	   [1913 Webster]
Quarto \Quar"to\, a. [L. in quarto in fourth, from quartus the	   fourth: cf. F. (in) quarto. See {Quart}.]	   Having four leaves to the sheet; of the form or size of a	   quarto.	   [1913 Webster]	Quarto \Quar"to\, n.; pl. {Quartos}.	   Originally, a book of the size of the fourth of sheet of	   printing paper; a size leaves; in present usage, a book of a	   square or nearly square form, and usually of large size.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartridge \Quar"tridge\, n.	   Quarterage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quartz \Quartz\, n. [G. quarz.] (Min.)	   A form of silica, or silicon dioxide ({SiO2}), occurring in	   hexagonal crystals, which are commonly colorless and	   transparent, but sometimes also yellow, brown, purple, green,	   and of other colors; also in cryptocrystalline massive forms	   varying in color and degree of transparency, being sometimes	   opaque.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The crystalline varieties include: amethyst, violet;	         citrine and false topaz, pale yellow; rock crystal,	         transparent and colorless or nearly so; rose quartz,	         rosecolored; smoky quartz, smoky brown. The chief	         crypto-crystalline varieties are: agate, a chalcedony	         in layers or clouded with different colors, including	         the onyx and sardonyx; carnelian and sard, red or	         flesh-colored chalcedony; chalcedony, nearly white, and	         waxy in luster; chrysoprase, an apple-green chalcedony;	         flint, hornstone, basanite, or touchstone, brown to	         black in color and compact in texture; heliotrope,	         green dotted with red; jasper, opaque, red yellow, or	         brown, colored by iron or ferruginous clay; prase,	         translucent and dull leek-green. Quartz is an essential	         constituent of granite, and abounds in rocks of all	         ages. It forms the rocks quartzite (quartz rock) and	         sandstone, and makes most of the sand of the seashore.	         [1913 Webster]
Quartziferous \Quartz*if"er*ous\, a. [Quartz + -ferous.] (Min.)	   Consisting chiefly of quartz; containing quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartzite \Quartz"ite\, n. [Cf. F. quartzite.] (Min.)	   Massive quartz occurring as a rock; a metamorphosed	   sandstone; -- called also {quartz rock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartzoid \Quartz"oid\, n. [Quartz + -oid.] (Crystallog.)	   A form of crystal common with quartz, consisting of two	   six-sided pyramids, base to base.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartzose \Quartz"ose`\, a. [Cf. F. quartzeux, G. quarzig.]	   (Min.)	   Containing, or resembling, quartz; partaking of the nature or	   qualities of quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
quartzous \quartz"ous\, a. (Min.)	   Quarzose.	   [1913 Webster]
Quartzy \Quartz"y\, a. (Min.)	   Quartzose.	   [1913 Webster]
Quas \Quas\, n.	   A kind of beer. Same as {Quass}.	   [1913 Webster] Quaschi
Quaschi \Quas"chi\, Quasje \Quas"je\, n. (Zool.)	   The brown coati. See {Coati}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quash \Quash\, n.	   Same as {Squash}.	   [1913 Webster]	Quash \Quash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quashing}.] [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. cassare to	   annihilate, annul, fr. cassus empty, vain, of uncertain	   origin. The word has been confused with L. quassare to shake,	   F. casser to break, which is probably of different origin.	   Cf. {Cashier}, v. t.] (Law)	   To abate, annul, overthrow, or make void; as, to quash an	   indictment. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Quash \Quash\, v. t. [OF. quasser, F. casser, fr. L. quassare to	   shake, shatter, shiver, v. intens. fr. quatere, quassum, to	   shake, shatter. Cf. {Concussion}, {Discuss}, {Rescue}, and	   also {Quash} to annul.]	   1. To beat down, or beat in pieces; to dash forcibly; to	      crush.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whales	            Against sharp rocks, like reeling vessels, quashed,	            Though huge as mountains, are in pieces dashed.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crush; to subdue; to suppress or extinguish summarily	      and completely; as, to quash a rebellion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contrition is apt to quash or allay all worldly	            grief.                                --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Quash \Quash\, v. i.	   To be shaken, or dashed about, with noise.	   [1913 Webster]
Quashee \Quash"ee\, n.	   A negro of the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Quasi \Qua"si\ [L.]	   As if; as though; as it were; in a manner sense or degree;	   having some resemblance to; qualified; -- used as an	   adjective, or a prefix with a noun or an adjective; as, a	   quasi contract, an implied contract, an obligation which has	   arisen from some act, as if from a contract; a quasi	   corporation, a body that has some, but not all, of the	   peculiar attributes of a corporation; a quasi argument, that	   which resembles, or is used as, an argument; quasi	   historical, apparently historical, seeming to be historical.	   [1913 Webster]	Quasi corporation \Qua"si cor`po*ra"tion\	   A corporation consisting of a person or body of persons	   invested with some of the qualities of an artificial person,	   though not expressly incorporated, esp. the official of	   certain municipal divisions such as counties, schools	   districts, and the towns of some States of the United States,	   certain church officials, as a churchwarden, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quasimodo \Quas`i*mo"do\ (kw[a^]s`[i^]*m[=o]"d[-o]), n. [So	   called from the first words of the Latin introit, quasi modo	   geniti infantes as newborn babes, --1 Pet. ii. 2.] (R. C.	   Ch.)	   The first Sunday after Easter; Low Sunday.	   [1913 Webster]	Quasimodo \Quas`i*mo"do\ (kw[.a]z`[-e]*m[=o]"d[-o]), prop. n.	   (Fiction)	   The main character in Victor Hugo's novel "The Hunchback of	   Notre Dame". The novel was first published in French under	   the title [ldqo]Notre Dame de Paris". Quasimodo is a deformed	   and ugly hunchback who is bellringer at the cathedral of	   Notre Dame during the reign of Louis XI. He rescues a gypsy	   girl Esmeralda, falsely convicted of a crime and about to be	   excuted, and carries her to sanctuary in the cathedral. Near	   the end of the book he dies while again rescuing her from an	   abductor. In a movie made in 1923 Quasimodo was portrayed by	   the actor Lon Chaney, whose impressive makeup and superb	   acting drew many plaudits. His shout of "Sanctuary!	   Sanctuary!" when rescuing Esmeralda is still sometimes	   imitated for humorous or dramatic effect.	   [PJC]
Quass \Quass\, n. [Russ. kvas'.]	   A thin, sour beer, made by pouring warm water on rye or	   barley meal and letting it ferment, -- much used by the	   Russians. Called also {kvass}. [written also {kvass} and	   {quas}.]	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Quassation \Quas*sa"tion\, n. [L. quassatio, from quassare to	   shake. See {Quash} to crush.]	   The act of shaking, or the state of being shaken. --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quassia \Quas"si*a\, n. [NL. From the name of a negro, Quassy,	   or Quash, who prescribed this article as a specific.]	   The wood of several tropical American trees of the order	   {Simarube[ae]}, as {Quassia amara}, {Picr[ae]na excelsa}, and	   {Simaruba amara}. It is intensely bitter, and is used in	   medicine and sometimes as a substitute for hops in making	   beer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quassin \Quas"sin\, n. [Cf. F. quassine. See {Quassia}.] (Chem.)	   The bitter principle of quassia, extracted as a white	   crystalline substance; -- formerly called {quassite}.	   [Written also {quass[imac]in}, and {quassine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quat \Quat\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   (a) A pustule. [Obs.]	   (b) An annoying, worthless person. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	Quat \Quat\, v. t.	   To satiate; to satisfy. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quata \Qua"ta\, n. (Zool.)	   The coaita.	   [1913 Webster]
Quatch \Quatch\, a.	   Squat; flat. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quater-cousin \Qua"ter-cous`in\, n. [F. quatre four + cousin, E.	   cousin.]	   A cousin within the first four degrees of kindred.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaternary \Qua*ter"na*ry\, a. [L. quaternarius consisting of	   four each, containing four, fr. quaterni four each, fr.	   quattuor four: cf. F. quaternaire. See {Four}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting of four; by fours, or in sets of four.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Tertiary;	      Post-tertiary; as, the Quaternary age, or Age of man.	      [1913 Webster]	Quaternary \Qua*ter"na*ry\, n. [L. numerus quaternarius: cf. F.	   quaternaire.]	   1. The number four. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The Quaternary age, era, or formation. See the	      Chart of {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quaternate \Qua*ter"nate\, a.	   Composed of, or arranged in, sets of four; quaternary; as,	   quaternate leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaternion \Qua*ter"ni*on\, n. [L. quaternio, fr. quaterni four	   each. See {Quaternary}.]	   1. The number four. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A set of four parts, things, or person; four things taken	      collectively; a group of four words, phrases,	      circumstances, facts, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers.	                                                  --Acts xii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye elements, the eldest birth	            Of Nature's womb, that in quaternion run. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The triads and quaternions with which he loaded his	            sentences.                            -- Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A word of four syllables; a quadrisyllable.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 of quadrinomial form.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The science or calculus of quaternions is a new	         mathematical method, in which the conception of a	         quaternion is unfolded and symbolically expressed, and	         is applied to various classes of algebraical,	         geometrical, and physical questions, so as to discover	         theorems, and to arrive at the solution of problems.	         --Sir W. R. Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	Quaternion \Qua*ter"ni*on\, v. t.	   To divide into quaternions, files, or companies. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quaternity \Qua*ter"ni*ty\, n. [LL. quaternitas, fr. L. quaterni	   four each: cf. F. quaternit['e].]	   1. The number four. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The union of four in one, as of four persons; -- analogous	      to the theological term trinity.	      [1913 Webster]
Quateron \Qua"ter*on\, n.	   See 2d {Quarteron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quatorzain \Qua*torz"ain\, n. [See {Quatorze}.]	   A poem of fourteen lines; a sonnet. --R. H. Stoddard.	   [1913 Webster]
Quatorze \Qua*torze"\, n. [F. quatorze fourteen, L.	   quattuordecim. See {Fourteen}.]	   The four aces, kings, queens, knaves, or tens, in the game of	   piquet; -- so called because quatorze counts as fourteen	   points.	   [1913 Webster]
Quatrain \Quat"rain\, n. [F., fr. quatre four, L. quattuor,	   quatuor. See {Four}.] (Pros.)	   A stanza of four lines rhyming alternately. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Quatre \Qua"tre\, n. [F.]	   A card, die. or domino, having four spots, or pips	   [1913 Webster] Quatrefeuille
Quatrefeuille \Qua"tre*feuille\, Quatrefoil \Qua"tre*foil\, n.	   [F. quatre feuilles.]	   Same as {Quarterfoil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quattrocento \Quat`tro*cen"to\, n. & a. [It., four hundred, used	   as an abbreviated expression for the dates beginning with	   fourteen hundred.]	   The fifteenth century, when applied to Italian art or	   literature; as, the sculpture of the quattrocento;	   quattrocento style. -- {Quat`tro*cen"tist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quatuor \Quat"u*or\, n. [F., fr. L. quattuor, quatuor, four. See	   {Quartet}.] (Mus.)	   A quartet; -- applied chiefly to instrumental compositions.	   [1913 Webster]
Quave \Quave\, n.	   See {Quaver}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Quave \Quave\, v. i.	   To quaver. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quavemire \Quave"mire`\, n.	   See {Quagmire}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quavered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Quavering}.] [OE. quaven to shake, to tremble; cf. LG.	   quabbeln to shake, to be soft, of fat substances, quabbe a	   fat lump of flesh, a dewlap, D. kwabbe, and E. quiver, v.]	   1. To tremble; to vibrate; to shake. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, to shake the voice; to utter or form sound	      with rapid or tremulous vibrations, as in singing; also,	      to trill on a musical instrument	      [1913 Webster]	Quaver \Qua"ver\, v. t.	   To utter with quavers.	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall hear her quavering them . . . to some	         sprightly airs of the opera.             --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Quaver \Qua"ver\, n.	   1. A shake, or rapid and tremulous vibration, of the voice,	      or of an instrument of music.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) An eighth note. See {Eighth}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quaverer \Qua"ver*er\, n.	   One who quavers; a warbler.	   [1913 Webster]
Quay \Quay\, n. [F. quai. See {Key} quay.]	   A mole, bank, or wharf, formed toward the sea, or at the side	   of a harbor, river, or other navigable water, for convenience	   in loading and unloading vessels. [Written also {key}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Quay \Quay\, v. t.	   To furnish with quays.	   [1913 Webster]
Quayage \Quay"age\, n. [F.]	   Wharfage. [Also {keyage}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quayd \Quayd\,	   p. p. of {Quail}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Que \Que\, n. [Cf. 3d {Cue}.]	   A half farthing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Queach \Queach\, n. [Cf. {Quick}.]	   A thick, bushy plot; a thicket. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Queach \Queach\, v. i. [Cf. E. quich, v. i., quick, v. i.; or	   AS. cweccan to shake.]	   To stir; to move. See {Quick}, v. i. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Queachy \Queach"y\, a.	   1. Yielding or trembling under the feet, as moist or boggy	      ground; shaking; moving. "The queachy fens." "Godwin's	      queachy sands." --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a queach; thick; bushy. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	      [1913 Webster]
Quean \Quean\, n. [Originally, a woman, AS. cwene; akin to OS.	   quena, OHG. quena, Icel. kona, Goth qin?, and AS. cw['e]n,	   also to Gr. ? woman, wife, Skr. gn[=a] goddess. Cf. {Queen}.]	   1. A woman; a young or unmarried woman; a girl. [Obs. or	      Scot.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low woman; a wench; a slut. "The dread of every scolding	      quean." --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]
Queasily \Quea"si*ly\, adv.	   In a queasy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Queasiness \Quea"si*ness\, n.	   The state of being queasy; nausea; qualmishness;	   squeamishness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Queasy \Quea"sy\, a. [Icel. kweisa pain; cf. Norw. kveis	   sickness after a debauch.]	   1. Sick at the stomach; affected with nausea; inclined to	      vomit; qualmish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fastidious; squeamish; delicate; easily disturbed;	      unsettled; ticklish. " A queasy question." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some seek, when queasy conscience has its qualms.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Quebec group \Que*bec" group`\ (Geol.)	   The middle of the three groups into which the rocks of the	   Canadian period have been divided in the American Lower	   Silurian system. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quebracho \Que*bra"cho\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	   A Chilian apocynaceous tree ({Aspidosperma Quebracho}); also,	   its bark, which is used as a febrifuge, and for dyspn[oe]a of	   the lung, or bronchial diseases; -- called also {white	   quebracho}, to distinguish it from the red quebracho, a	   Mexican anacardiaceous tree ({Loxopterygium Lorentzii}) whose	   bark is said to have similar properties. --J. Smith (Dict.	   Econ. Plants).	   [1913 Webster]
Quebrith \Queb"rith\, n. [OE. quebrit, quibrith, Ar.	   kibr[imac]t.] (Alchemy)	   Sulphur. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Quech
Quech \Quech\, Queck \Queck\, v. i. [Cf. {Quick}, {Queach}.]	   A word occurring in a corrupt passage of Bacon's Essays, and	   probably meaning, to stir, to move.	   [1913 Webster]
Queen \Queen\, n. [OE. quen, quene, queen, quean, AS. cw[=e]n	   wife, queen, woman; akin to OS. qu[=a]n wife, woman, Icel.	   kv[=a]n wife, queen, Goth. q[=e]ns. [root]221. See {Quean}.]	   1. The wife of a king.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who is the sovereign of a kingdom; a female	      monarch; as, Elizabeth, queen of England; Mary, queen of	      Scots.	      [1913 Webster]	            In faith, and by the heaven's quene.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A woman eminent in power or attractions; the highest of	      her kind; as, a queen in society; -- also used	      figuratively of cities, countries, etc. " This queen of	      cities." " Albion, queen of isles." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The fertile, or fully developed, female of social bees,	      ants, and termites.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chess) The most powerful, and except the king the most	      important, piece in a set of chessmen.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A playing card bearing the picture of a queen; as, the	      queen of spades.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Queen apple}. [Cf. OE. quyne aple quince apple.] A kind of	      apple; a queening. "Queen apples and red cherries."	      --Spenser.	   {Queen bee} (Zool.), a female bee, especially the female of	      the honeybee. See {Honeybee}.	   {Queen conch} (Zool.), a very large West Indian cameo conch	      ({Cassis cameo}). It is much used for making cameos.	   {Queen consort}, the wife of a reigning king. --Blackstone.	   {Queen dowager}, the widow of a king.	   {Queen gold}, formerly a revenue of the queen consort of	      England, arising from gifts, fines, etc.	   {Queen mother}, a queen dowager who is also mother of the	      reigning king or queen.	   {Queen of May}. See {May queen}, under {May}.	   {Queen of the meadow} (Bot.), a European herbaceous plant	      ({Spir[ae]a Ulmaria}). See {Meadowsweet}.	   {Queen of the prairie} (Bot.), an American herb ({Spir[ae]a	      lobata}) with ample clusters of pale pink flowers.	   {Queen pigeon} (Zool.), any one of several species of very	      large and handsome crested ground pigeons of the genus	      {Goura}, native of New Guinea and the adjacent islands.	      They are mostly pale blue, or ash-blue, marked with white,	      and have a large occipital crest of spatulate feathers.	      Called also {crowned pigeon}, {goura}, and {Victoria	      pigeon}.	   {Queen regent}, or {Queen regnant}, a queen reigning in her	      own right.	   {Queen's Bench}. See {King's Bench}.	   {Queen's counsel}, {Queen's evidence}. See {King's counsel},	      {King's evidence}, under {King}.	   {Queen's delight} (Bot.), an American plant ({Stillinqia	      sylvatica}) of the Spurge family, having an herbaceous	      stem and a perennial woody root.	   {Queen's metal} (Metal.), an alloy somewhat resembling pewter	      or britannia, and consisting essentially of tin with a	      slight admixture of antimony, bismuth, and lead or copper.	      	   {Queen's pigeon}. (Zool.) Same as {Queen pigeon}, above.	   {Queen's ware}, glazed English earthenware of a cream color.	      	   {Queen's yellow} (Old Chem.), a heavy yellow powder	      consisting of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- formerly	      called {turpetum minerale}, or {Turbith's mineral}.	      [1913 Webster]	Queen \Queen\, v. i.	   To act the part of a queen. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Queen \Queen\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Queened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Queening}.] (Chess.)	   To make a queen (or other piece, at the player's discretion)	   of by moving it to the eighth row; as, to queen a pawn.	   [1913 Webster]
Queencraft \Queen"craft`\, n.	   Craft or skill in policy on the part of a queen.	   [1913 Webster]	         Elizabeth showed much queencraft in procuring the votes	         of the nobility.                         --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Queendom \Queen"dom\, n.	   The dominion, condition, or character of a queen. --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Queenfish \Queen"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A California sci[ae]noid food fish ({Seriphys politus}). The	   back is bluish, and the sides and belly bright silvery.	   Called also {kingfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Queenhood \Queen"hood\, n.	   The state, personality, or character of a queen; queenliness.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Queening \Queen"ing\, n. [See {Queen apple}.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several kinds of apples, as {summer queening},	   {scarlet queening}, and {early queening}. An apple called the	   queening was cultivated in England two hundred years ago.	   [1913 Webster]
Queenliness \Queen"li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being queenly; the; characteristic of a queen;	   stateliness; eminence among women in attractions or power.	   [1913 Webster]
Queenly \Queen"ly\, a. [AS. cw[=e]nlic feminine.]	   Like, becoming, or suitable to, a queen.	   [1913 Webster]
Queen olive \Queen olive\ [Cf. Sp. aceituna de la Reina olive of	   the Queen.] (Olive Trade)	   Properly, a kind of superior olive grown in the region of	   Seville, Spain. It is large size and oblong shape with a	   small but long pit; it is cured when green, keeps well, and	   has a delicate flavor. Loosely, any olive of similar	   character.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Queen-post \Queen"-post`\, n. [Arch.]	   One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed	   truss of similar form. See {King-post}.	   [1913 Webster]
Queenship \Queen"ship\, n.	   The state, rank, or dignity of a queen.	   [1913 Webster]
Queensland nut \Queens"land nut`\ (Bot.)	   The nut of an Australian tree ({Macadamia ternifolia}). It is	   about an inch in diameter, and contains a single round edible	   seed, or sometimes two hemispherical seeds. So called from	   Queensland in Australia.	   [1913 Webster]
Queen truss \Queen" truss\ (Arch.)	   A truss framed with queen-posts; a queen-post truss.	   [1913 Webster]
Queer \Queer\ (kw[=e]r), a. [Compar. {Queerer} (kw[=e]r"[~e]r);	   superl. {Queerest}.] [G. quer cross, oblique, athwart (cf.	   querkopf a queer fellow), {OHG}. twer, twerh, dwerah; akin to	   D. dvars, AS, [thorn]weorh thwart, bent, twisted, Icel.	   [thorn]verr thwart, transverse, Goth. [thorn]wa[`i]rhs angry,	   and perh. to L. torqyere to twist, and E. through. Cf.	   {Torture}, {Through}, {Thwart}, a.]	   1. At variance with what is usual or normal; differing in	      some odd way from what is ordinary; odd; singular;	      strange; whimsical; as, a queer story or act. " A queer	      look." --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mysterious; suspicious; questionable; as, a queer	      transaction. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]	      [PJC]	Queer \Queer\, n.	   1. Counterfeit money. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a homosexual. [disparaging and offensive]	      [PJC]	   {To shove the queer}, to put counterfeit money in	      circulation. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Queer \Queer\ (kw[=e]r), v. t. [From {Queer}, a.]	   1. To puzzle. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To ridicule; to banter; to rally. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To spoil the effect or success of, as by ridicule; to	      throw a wet blanket on; to spoil. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Queerish \Queer"ish\, a.	   Rather queer; somewhat singular.	   [1913 Webster]
Queerly \Queer"ly\, adv.	   In a queer or odd manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Queerness \Queer"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being queer.	   [1913 Webster]
Queest \Queest\, n. [Cf. Icel. kvisa a kind of bird, kvistr a	   branch of a tree, and E. cushat.] (Zool.)	   The European ringdove ({Columba palumbus}); the cushat.	   [Written also {quist}, {queeze}, {quice}, {queece}.] See	   {Ringdove}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quegh \Quegh\, n.	   A drinking vessel. See {Quaich}.	   [1913 Webster]
Queint \Queint\, a.	   See {Quaint}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Queint \Queint\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Quench}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Queintise \Queint"ise\, n.	   See {Quaintise}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quell \Quell\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quelling}.] [See {Quail} to cower.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To die. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet he did quake and quaver, like to quell.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be subdued or abated; to yield; to abate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Winter's wrath begins to quell.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Quell \Quell\, v. t. [OE. quellen to kill, AS. cwellan,	   causative of cwelan to die; akin to OHG. quellen to torment,	   Icel. kvelja. See {Quail} to cower.]	   1. To take the life of; to kill. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ducks cried as [if] men would them quelle.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overpower; to subdue; to put down.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nation obeyed the call, rallied round the	            sovereign, and enabled him to quell the disaffected	            minority.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Northward marching to quell the sudden revolt.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To quiet; to allay; to pacify; to cause to yield or cease;	      as, to quell grief; to quell the tumult of the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much did his words the gentle lady quell. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: to subdue; crush; overpower; reduce; put down; repress;	        suppress; quiet; allay; calm; pacify.	        [1913 Webster]	Quell \Quell\, n.	   Murder. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Queller \Quell"er\, n.	   1. A killer; as, Jack the Giant Queller. [Obs.] --Wyclif	      (Mark vi. 27).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who quells; one who overpowers or subdues.	      [1913 Webster]
Quellio \Quel"li*o\, n. [Sp. cuello, L. collum neck.]	   A ruff for the neck. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Quelquechose \Quelque"chose`\, n. [F. quelque chose something.]	   A trifle; a kickshaw. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Queme \Queme\, v. t. & i. [AS. cw[=e]man, akin to cuman to come.	   [root]23.]	   To please. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quemeful \Queme"ful\, a.	   Kindly; merciful. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Quench \Quench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quenching}.] [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [=a]cwencan, to	   extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [=a]cwincan, to	   decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[imac]nan, [=a]cw[imac]nan, to	   waste or dwindle away.]	   1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of	      flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of	      sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a	      candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere our blood shall quench that fire. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The supposition of the lady's death	            Will quench the wonder of her infamy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.	        [1913 Webster]	Quench \Quench\, v. i.	   To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dost thou think in time	         She will not quench!                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quenchable \Quench"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being quenched.	   [1913 Webster]
Quencher \Quench"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, quenches. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Quenchless \Quench"less\, a.	   Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless	   fire or fury. "Once kindled, quenchless evermore." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inextinguishable; unquenchable.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Quench"less*ly}, adv. --	        {Quench"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Quenelle \Que*nelle"\, n. [F.] (Cookery)	   A kind of delicate forcemeat, commonly poached and used as a	   dish by itself or for garnishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Quenouille training \Que*nouille train"ing\ [F. quenouille	   distaff.] (Hort.)	   A method of training trees or shrubs in the shape of a cone	   or distaff by tying down the branches and pruning.	   [1913 Webster]
Quercitannic \Quer`ci*tan"nic\ (kw[~e]r`s[i^]*t[a^]n"n[i^]k), 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 substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Quercite \Quer"cite\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance, {C6H7(OH)5}, found in acorns,	   the fruit of the oak ({Quercus}). It has a sweet taste, and	   is regarded as a pentacid alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Quercitin \Quer"ci*tin\ (kw[~e]r"s[i^]*t[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance, occurring quite widely	   distributed in the vegetable kingdom, as in apple-tree bark,	   horse-chestnut leaves, etc., but originally obtained by the	   decomposition of quercitrin. Called also {meletin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quercitrin \Quer"cit*rin\, n. [Cf. F. quercitrin. See	   {Quercitron}.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from the bark of the oak ({Quercus}) as	   a bitter citron-yellow crystalline substance, used as a	   pigment and called {quercitron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quercitron \Quer"cit*ron\, n. [F. quercitron, the name of the	   name of tree; L. quercus an oak + citrus the citron tree.]	   1. The yellow inner bark of the {Quercus tinctoria}, the	      American black oak, yellow oak, dyer's oak, or quercitron	      oak, a large forest tree growing from Maine to eastern	      Texas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quercitrin, used as a pigment. See {Quercitrin}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quercus \Quer"cus\, n. [L., an oak.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees constituted by the oak. See {Oak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Querele \Quer"ele\, n. [See 2d {Quarrel}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A complaint to a court. See {Audita Querela}. [Obs.]	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Querent \Que"rent\, n. [L. querens, p. pr. of queri to	   complain.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A complainant; a plaintiff.	   [1913 Webster]	Querent \Que"rent\, n. [L. quaerens, p. pr. of quaerere to	   search for, to inquire.]	   An inquirer. [Obs.] --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Querimonious \Quer`i*mo"ni*ous\, a. [L. querimonia a complaint,	   fr. queri to complain. See {Querulous}.]	   Complaining; querulous; apt to complain. --	   {Quer`i*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Quer`i*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Querimony \Quer"i*mo*ny\, n. [L. querimonia.]	   A complaint or complaining. [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Querist \Que"rist\, n. [See {Query}.]	   One who inquires, or asks questions. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Querken \Querk"en\, v. t. [Icel. kverk throat. ?.]	   To stifle or choke. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Querl \Querl\, v. t. [G. querlen, quirlen, to twirl, to turn	   round, fr. querl, querl, a twirling stick. Cf. {Twirl}.]	   To twirl; to turn or wind round; to coil; as, to querl a	   cord, thread, or rope. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Querl \Querl\, n.	   A coil; a twirl; as, the qwerl of hair on the fore leg of a	   blooded horse. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quern \Quern\, n. [AS. cweorn, cwyrn; akin to D. kweern, OHG.	   quirn, Icel. kvern, Sw. qvarn, Dan. qu[ae]rn, Goth. qairnus	   (in asiluqa['i]rnus), Lith. q[`i]rnos, and perh. E. corn.]	   A mill for grinding grain, the upper stone of which was	   turned by hand; -- used before the invention of windmills and	   watermills. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They made him at the querne grind.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Querpo \Quer"po\, n.	   The inner or body garments taken together. See {Cuerpo}.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Querquedule \Quer"que*dule\, n. [L. querquedula.] (Zool.)	   (a) A teal.	   (b) The pintail duck.	       [1913 Webster]
Querry \Quer"ry\, n.	   A groom; an equerry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Querulential \Quer`u*len"tial\, a.	   Querulous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Querulous \Quer"u*lous\, a. [L. querulus and querulosus, fr.	   queri to complain. Cf. {Cry}, v., {Quarrel} a brawl,	   {Quarrelous}.]	   1. Given to quarreling; quarrelsome. [Obs.] --land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt to find fault; habitually complaining; disposed to	      murmur; as, a querulous man or people.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enmity can hardly be more annoying that querulous,	            jealous, exacting fondness.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Expressing complaint; fretful; whining; as, a querulous	      tone of voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Complaining; bewailing; lamenting; whining; mourning;	        murmuring; discontented; dissatisfied.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Quer"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	        {Quer"u*lous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Query \Que"ry\, n.; pl. {Queries}. [L. quaere, imperative sing.	   of quaerere, quaesitum to seek or search for, to ask,	   inquire. Cf. {Acquire}, {Conquer}, {Exquisite}, {Quest},	   {Require}.]	   1. A question; an inquiry to be answered or solved.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall conclude with proposing only some queries,	            in order to a . . . search to be made by others.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A question in the mind; a doubt; as, I have a query about	      his sincerity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An interrogation point [?] as the sign of a question or a	      doubt.	      [1913 Webster]	Query \Que"ry\, v. i.	   1. To ask questions; to make inquiry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each prompt to query, answer, and debate. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a doubt; as, I query if he is right.	      [1913 Webster]	Query \Que"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Queried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Querying}.]	   1. To put questions about; to elicit by questioning; to	      inquire into; as, to query the items or the amount; to	      query the motive or the fact.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To address questions to; to examine by questions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To doubt of; to regard with incredulity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To write " query" (qu., qy., or ?) against, as a doubtful	      spelling, or sense, in a proof. See {Qu[ae]re}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quesal \Que*sal"\, n. (Zool.)	   The long-tailed, or resplendent, trogon ({Pharomachus	   mocinno}, formerly {Trogon resplendens}), native of Southern	   Mexico and Central America. Called also {quetzal}, and	   {golden trogon}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The male is remarkable for the brilliant metallic green	         and gold colors of his plumage, and for his extremely	         long plumes, which often exceed three feet in length.	         [1913 Webster]
Quest \Quest\, n. [OF. queste, F. qu[^e]te, fr. L. quaerere,	   quaesitum, to seek for, to ask. Cf. {Query}, {Question}.]	   1. The act of seeking, or looking after anything; attempt to	      find or obtain; search; pursuit; as, to rove in quest of	      game, of a lost child, of property, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon an hard adventure yet in quest.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cease your quest of love.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There ended was his quest, there ceased his care.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Request; desire; solicitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gad not abroad at every quest and call	            Of an untrained hope or passion.      --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Those who make search or inquiry, taken collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The senate hath sent about three several quests to	            search you out.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inquest; jury of inquest.	      [1913 Webster]	            What lawful quest have given their verdict ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Quest \Quest\, v. t. [Cf. OF. quester, F. qu[^e]ter. See	   {Quest}, n.]	   To search for; to examine. [R.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Quest \Quest\, v. i.	   To go on a quest; to make a search; to go in pursuit; to beg.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If his questing had been unsuccessful, he appeased the	         rage of hunger with some scraps of broken meat.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Questant \Quest"ant\, n. [OF. questant, F. qu[^e]tant, p. pr.]	   One who undertakes a quest; a seeker. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quester \Quest"er\, n.	   One who seeks; a seeker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Question \Ques"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. quaestio, fr. quaerere,	   quaesitum, to seek for, ask, inquire. See {Quest}, n.]	   1. The act of asking; interrogation; inquiry; as, to examine	      by question and answer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discussion; debate; hence, objection; dispute; doubt; as,	      the story is true beyond question; he obeyed without	      question.	      [1913 Webster]	            There arose a question between some of John's	            disciples and the Jews about purifying. -- John iii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is to be to question, whether it be lawful for	            Christian princes to make an invasive war simply for	            the propagation of the faith.         -- Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Examination with reference to a decisive result;	      investigation; specifically, a judicial or official	      investigation; also, examination under torture.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that was in question for the robbery. Shak.	            The Scottish privy council had power to put state	            prisoners to the question.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is asked; inquiry; interrogatory; query.	      [1913 Webster]	            But this question asked	            Puts me in doubt. Lives there who loves his pain ?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, a subject of investigation, examination, or debate;	      theme of inquiry; matter to be inquired into; as, a	      delicate or doubtful question.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Talk; conversation; speech; speech. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In question}, in debate; in the course of examination or	      discussion; as, the matter or point in question.	   {Leading question}. See under {Leading}.	   {Out of question}, unquestionably. "Out of question, 't is	      Maria's hand." --Shak.	   {Out of the question}. See under {Out}.	   {Past question}, beyond question; certainly; undoubtedly;	      unquestionably.	   {Previous question}, a question put to a parliamentary	      assembly upon the motion of a member, in order to	      ascertain whether it is the will of the body to vote at	      once, without further debate, on the subject under	      consideration.	   Note: The form of the question is: "Shall the main question	         be now put?" If the vote is in the affirmative, the	         matter before the body must be voted upon as it then	         stands, without further general debate or the	         submission of new amendments. In the House of	         Representatives of the United States, and generally in	         America, a negative decision operates to keep the	         business before the body as if the motion had not been	         made; but in the English Parliament, it operates to	         postpone consideration for the day, and until the	         subject may be again introduced. In American practice,	         the object of the motion is to hasten action, and it is	         made by a friend of the measure. In English practice,	         the object is to get rid of the subject for the time	         being, and the motion is made with a purpose of voting	         against it. --Cushing.	   {To beg the question}. See under {Beg}.	   {To the question}, to the point in dispute; to the real	      matter under debate.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Point; topic; subject.	        [1913 Webster]	Question \Ques"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Questioned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Questioning}.] [Cf. F. questionner. See {Question},	   n.]	   1. To ask questions; to inquire.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that questioneth much shall learn much. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To argue; to converse; to dispute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray you, think you question with the Jew. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Question \Ques"tion\, v. t.	   1. To inquire of by asking questions; to examine by	      interrogatories; as, to question a witness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To doubt of; to be uncertain of; to query.	      [1913 Webster]	            And most we question what we most desire. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise a question about; to call in question; to make	      objection to. "But have power and right to question thy	      bold entrance on this place." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To talk to; to converse with.	      [1913 Webster]	            With many holiday and lady terms he questioned me.	                                                  -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To ask; interrogate; catechise; doubt; controvert;	        dispute.	   Usage: Question, Inquire, Interrogate. To inquire is merely	          to ask for information, and implies no authority in	          the one who asks. To interrogate is to put repeated	          questions in a formal or systematic fashion to elicit	          some particular fact or facts. To question has a wider	          sense than to interrogate, and often implies an	          attitude of distrust or opposition on the part of the	          questioner.	          [1913 Webster]
Questionability \Ques`tion*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The state or condition of being questionable. --Stallo.	   [1913 Webster]
Questionable \Ques"tion*a*ble\, a.	   1. Admitting of being questioned; inviting, or seeming to	      invite, inquiry. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou com'st in such a questionable shape	            That I will speak to thee.            -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to question; subject to be doubted or called in	      question; problematical; doubtful; suspicious.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is questionable whether Galen ever saw the	            dissection of a human body.T.         -- Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disputable; debatable; uncertain; doubtful;	        problematical; suspicious.	        [1913 Webster]
Questionableness \Ques"tion*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being questionable, doubtful, or	   suspicious.	   [1913 Webster]
Questionably \Ques"tion*a*bly\, adv.	   In a questionable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Questionary \Ques"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Inquiring; asking questions; testing. "Questionary epistles."	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Questionary \Ques"tion*a*ry\, n.	   1. One who makes it his business to seek after relics and	      carry them about for sale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A set of questions for submission to a group of persons	      for the purpose of bringing out their resemblances and	      differences in the matter considered. The questionary	      method is a recognized form of psychological	      investigation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Questioner \Ques"tion*er\, n.	   One who asks questions; an inquirer. "Little time for idle	   questioners." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Questionist \Ques"tion*ist\, n.	   1. A questioner; an inquirer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Univ.) A candidate for honors or degrees who is near	      the time of his examination.	      [1913 Webster]
Questionless \Ques"tion*less\, a.	   Unquestioning; incurious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
questionless \ques"tion*less\, adv.	   Beyond a question or doubt; doubtless; certainly. [R.]	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         What it was in the apostles' time, that, questionless,	         it must be still.                        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
questionnaire \ques`tion`naire"\, n.; pl. {-naires} (F. ?). [F.]	   1. same as {Questionary}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A list of questions, usually on a printed form, to be	      answered by an individual. The forms often have blank	      spaces in which the answers can be written. Sets of such	      forms are distributed to groups and the answers used for	      various purposes, such as to obtain statistical	      information for social science, political, or marketing	      research, or to obtain information about a patient for the	      use of medical practitioners.	      [PJC]
Questman \Quest"man\, n.; pl. {Questmen}.	   One legally empowered to make quest of certain matters, esp.	   of abuses of weights and measures. Specifically:	   (a) A churchwarden's assistant; a sidesman. --Blount. [Obs.]	   (b) A collector of parish rents. --Blount. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]
Questmonger \Quest"mon`ger\, n.	   One who lays informations, and encourages petty lawsuits.	   [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Questor \Ques"tor\, n. [L. quaestor, contr. fr. quaesitor, fr.	   quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, ask: cf. F. questeur.]	   (Rom. Antiq.)	   An officer who had the management of the public treasure; a	   receiver of taxes, tribute, etc.; treasurer of state.	   [Written also {qu[ae]stor}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: At an early period there were also public accusers	         styled questors, but the office was soon abolished.	         [1913 Webster]
Questorship \Ques"tor*ship\, n.	   The office, or the term of office, of a questor.	   [1913 Webster]
Questrist \Quest"rist\, n. [See {Quest}.]	   A seeker; a pursuer. [Obs.] "Hot questrists after him."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Questuary \Ques"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. quaestuarius, from quaestus	   gain, profit, quaerere, quaesitum, to seek for, earn.]	   Studious of profit. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Questuary \Ques"tu*a*ry\, n.	   One employed to collect profits. [R.] "The pope's	   questuaries." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Quet \Quet\, n. (Zool.)	   The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Queue \Queue\, n. [F. See {Cue}.]	   (a) A tail-like appendage of hair; a pigtail.	   (b) A line of persons waiting anywhere.	       [1913 Webster]	Queue \Queue\, v. t.	   To fasten, as hair, in a queue.	   [1913 Webster]
Quey \Quey\, n. [Cf. Dan. qvie.]	   A heifer. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quib \Quib\, n. [Cf. {Quip}.]	   A quip; a gibe.	   [1913 Webster]
Quibble \Quib"ble\, n. [Probably fr. quib, quip, but influenced	   by quillet, or quiddity.]	   1. A shift or turn from the point in question; a trifling or	      evasive distinction; an evasion; a cavil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quibbles have no place in the search after truth. --	                                                  I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pun; a low conceit.	      [1913 Webster]	Quibble \Quib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quibbled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Quibbling}.]	   1. To evade the point in question by artifice, play upon	      words, caviling, or by raising any insignificant or	      impertinent question or point; to trifle in argument or	      discourse; to equivocate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pun; to practice punning. --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To cavil; shuffle; equivocate; trifle.	        [1913 Webster]
Quibbler \Quib"bler\, n.	   One who quibbles; a caviler; also, a punster.	   [1913 Webster]
Quibblingly \Quib"bling*ly\, adv.	   Triflingly; evasively.	   [1913 Webster]
Quica \Qui"ca\, n. [From the native Brazilian name.] (Zool.)	   A small South American opossum ({Didelphys quica}), native of	   Guiana and Brazil. It feeds upon insects, small birds, and	   fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Quice \Quice\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Queest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quich \Quich\, v. i. [Cf. {Quinch}.]	   To stir. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He could not move nor quich at all.      -- Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Quichuan \Qui"chuan\, a.	   Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of South	   American Indians, including the majority of the civilized	   tribes of the ancient Peruvian Empire with some wild tribes	   never subjugated by the Incas. Most of these Indians are	   short, but heavy and strong. They are brachycephalic and of	   remarkably low cranial capacity. Nevertheless, they represent	   one of the highest of native American civilizations,	   characterized by agricultural, military, and administrative	   skill rather than by science or literature, although they	   were adept potters, weavers, and goldsmiths, and preserved by	   the aid of the mnemonic quipu a body of legendary lore in	   part written down since the introduction of writing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quick \Quick\, a. [Compar. {Quicker}; superl. {Quickest}.] [As.	   cwic, cwicu, cwucu, cucu, living; akin to OS. quik, D. kwik,	   OHG. quec, chec, G. keck bold, lively, Icel. kvikr living,	   Goth. qius, Lith. q[=y]vas, Russ. zhivoi, L. vivus living,	   vivere to live, Gr. bi`os life, Skr. j[imac]va living,	   j[imac]v to live. Cf. {Biography}, {Vivid}, {Quitch grass},	   {Whitlow}.]	   1. Alive; living; animate; -- opposed to {dead} or	      {inanimate}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not fully quyke, ne fully dead they were. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord Jesus Christ, who shall judge the quick and	            the dead at his appearing and his kingdom. --2 Tim.	                                                  iv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is no star, but a quick coal	            Of mortal fire.                       -- Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the word is nearly obsolete, except in	         some compounds, or in particular phrases.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by life or liveliness; animated; sprightly;	      agile; brisk; ready. " A quick wit." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oft he to her his charge of quick return	            Repeated.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Impatient; passionate; hasty; eager; eager; sharp;	      unceremonious; as, a quick temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bishop was somewhat quick with them, and	            signified that he was much offended.  -- Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fresh; bracing; sharp; keen.	      [1913 Webster]	            The air is quick there,	            And it pierces and sharpens the stomach. -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Sensitive; perceptive in a high degree; ready; as, a quick	      ear. "To have an open ear, a quick eye." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They say that women are so quick.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Pregnant; with child. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 made by allowing a weak solution of	      alcohol to trickle slowly over shavings or other porous	      material.	   {Quick water}, quicksilver water.	   {Quick with child}, pregnant with a living child.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Speedy; expeditious; swift; rapid; hasty; prompt; ready;	        active; brisk; nimble; fleet; alert; agile; lively;	        sprightly.	        [1913 Webster]	Quick \Quick\, adv.	   In a quick manner; quickly; promptly; rapidly; with haste;	   speedily; without delay; as, run quick; get back quick.	   [1913 Webster]	         If we consider how very quick the actions of the mind	         are performed.                           -- Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Quick \Quick\, n.	   1. That which is quick, or alive; a living animal or plant;	      especially, the hawthorn, or other plants used in making a	      living hedge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The works . . . are curiously hedged with quick.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The life; the mortal point; a vital part; a part	      susceptible of serious injury or keen feeling; the	      sensitive living flesh; the part of a finger or toe to	      which the nail is attached; the tender emotions; as, to	      cut a finger nail to the quick; to thrust a sword to the	      quick, to taunt one to the quick; -- used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            This test nippeth, . . . this toucheth the quick.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            How feebly and unlike themselves they reason when	            they come to the quick of the difference ! --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Quitch grass. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Quick \Quick\, v. t. & i. [See {Quicken}.]	   To revive; to quicken; to be or become alive. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quickbeam \Quick"beam`\, n. [A.S. cwicbe['a]m.]	   See {Quicken tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quicken \Quick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {quickened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Quickening}.] [AS. cwician. See {Quick}, a.]	   1. To make alive; to vivify; to revive or resuscitate, as	      from death or an inanimate state; hence, to excite; to,	      stimulate; to incite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mistress which I serve quickens what's dead.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a fruitful garden without an hedge, that	            quickens the appetite to enjoy so tempting a prize.	                                                  -- South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional	      energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to	      hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or	      thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Shipbuilding) To shorten the radius of (a curve); to make	      (a curve) sharper; as, to quicken the sheer, that is, to	      make its curve more pronounced.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To revive; resuscitate; animate; reinvigorate; vivify;	        refresh; stimulate; sharpen; incite; hasten; accelerate;	        expedite; dispatch; speed.	        [1913 Webster]	Quicken \Quick"en\, v. i.	   1. To come to life; to become alive; to become vivified or	      enlivened; hence, to exhibit signs of life; to move, as	      the fetus in the womb.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heart is the first part that quickens, and the	            last that dies.                       -- Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            And keener lightnings quicken in her eye. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the pale and bloodless east began	            To quicken to the sun.                --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move with rapidity or activity; to become accelerated;	      as, his pulse quickened.	      [1913 Webster]
Quickener \Quick"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, quickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Quickening \Quick"en*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of making or of becoming quick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The first motion of the fetus in the womb felt	      by the mother, occurring usually about the middle of the	      term of pregnancy. It has been popularly supposed to be	      due to the fetus becoming possessed of independent life.	      [1913 Webster]
Quickens \Quick"ens\, n. (Bot.)	   Quitch grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Quicken tree \Quick"en tree`\ [Probably from quick, and first	   applied to the aspen or some tree with quivering leaves; cf.	   G. quickenbaum, quizenbaum, quitschenbaum. Cf. {Quitch	   grass}.] (Bot.)	   The European rowan tree; -- called also {quickbeam}, and	   {quickenbeam}. See {Rowan tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
quick-freeze \quick-freeze\ v. t.	   To freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and	   flavors; -- usually used of food or other biologicql matter.	   Syn: flash-freeze.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Quickhatch \Quick"hatch`\, n. [From the American Indian name.]	   (Zool.)	   The wolverine.	   [1913 Webster]
Quicklime \Quick"lime\, n. [See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.)	   Calcium oxide; unslacked lime; -- so called because when wet	   it develops great heat. See 4th {Lime}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Quickly \Quick"ly\, adv.	   Speedily; with haste or celerity; soon; without delay; quick.	   [1913 Webster]
Quickness \Quick"ness\, n.	   1. The condition or quality of being quick or living; life.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Touch it with thy celestial quickness. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Activity; briskness; especially, rapidity of motion;	      speed; celerity; as, quickness of wit.	      [1913 Webster]	            This deed . . . must send thee hence	            With fiery quickness.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mind had, indeed, great quickness and vigor. --	                                                  Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acuteness of perception; keen sensibility.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would not quickness of sensation be an inconvenience	            to an animal that must lie still ?    --Locke	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sharpness; pungency of taste. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Velocity; celerity; rapidity; speed; haste; expedition;	        promptness; dispatch; swiftness; nimbleness; fleetness;	        agility; briskness; liveliness; readiness; sagacity;	        shrewdness; shrewdness; sharpness; keenness.	        [1913 Webster]
Quicksand \Quick"sand`\, n.	   Sand easily moved or readily yielding to pressure;	   especially, a deep mass of loose or moving sand mixed with	   water, sometimes found at the mouth of a river or along some	   coasts, and very dangerous, from the difficulty of	   extricating a person who begins sinking into it.	   [1913 Webster]	         Life hath quicksands, -- Life hath snares!	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Quick-scented \Quick"-scent`ed\, a.	   Acute of smell.	   [1913 Webster]
Quickset \Quick"set`\, n.	   A living plant set to grow, esp. when set for a hedge;	   specifically, the hawthorn.	   [1913 Webster]	Quickset \Quick"set`\, a.	   Made of quickset.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dates and pomegranates on the quickset hedges.	                                                  --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	Quickset \Quick"set`\, v. t.	   To plant with living shrubs or trees for a hedge; as, to	   quickset a ditch. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quick-sighted \Quick"-sight`ed\, a.	   Having quick sight or acute discernment; quick to see or to	   discern. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster] --{Quick"-sight`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Quicksilver \Quick"sil`ver\, n. [Quick living + silver; -- so	   called from its fluidity; cf. G. quecksilber, L. argentum	   vivum. See {Quick}, a.] (Chem.)	   The metal mercury; -- so called from its resemblance to	   liquid silver.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quicksilver horizon}, a mercurial artificial horizon. See	      under {Horizon}.	   {Quicksilver water}, a solution of mercury nitrate used in	      artificial silvering; quick water.	      [1913 Webster]
Quicksilvered \Quick"sil`vered\, a.	   Overlaid with quicksilver, or with an amalgam of quicksilver	   and tinfoil.	   [1913 Webster]
Quicksilvering \Quick"sil`ver*ing\, n.	   The mercury and foil on the back of a looking-glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Quickstep \Quick"step`\, n. (Mus.)	   A lively, spirited march; also, a lively style of dancing.	   [1913 Webster]
Quick-witted \Quick"-wit`ted\, a.	   Having ready wit --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quick-wittedness \Quick"-wit`ted*ness\, n.	   Readiness of wit. "Celtic quick-wittedness." --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Quickwork \Quick"work`\, n. (Naut.) A term somewhat loosely used	   to denote:	   (a) All the submerged section of a vessel's planking.	   (b) The planking between the spirketing and the clamps.	   (c) The short planks between the portholes.	       [1913 Webster]
Quid \Quid\, n. [See {Cud}.]	   A portion suitable to be chewed; a cud; as, a quid of	   tobacco.	   [1913 Webster]	Quid \Quid\ (kw[i^]d), n.; pl. {quid}. [Etym. uncertain.]	   An English coin, a sovereign. [Slang, Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	         They invited him to come to-morrow, . . . and bring	         half a quid with him.                    --Charles	                                                  Reade.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Quid \Quid\, v. t. (Man.)	   To drop from the mouth, as food when partially chewed; --	   said of horses. --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Quidam \Qui"dam\, n. [L.]	   Somebody; one unknown. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiddany \Quid"da*ny\, n. [L. cydoneum quince juice, quince	   wine. See {Quince}.]	   A confection of quinces, in consistency between a sirup and	   marmalade.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiddative \Quid"da*tive\, a. [See {Quiddity}.]	   Constituting, or containing, the essence of a thing;	   quidditative.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiddit \Quid"dit\, n. [Cf. {Quiddity}, {Quillet}, and	   {Quibble}.]	   A subtilty; an equivocation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         By some strange quiddit or some wrested clause.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quidditative \Quid"di*ta*tive\, a.	   Quiddative.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiddity \Quid"di*ty\, n.; pl. {Quiddities}. [LL. quidditas, fr.	   L. quid what, neut. of quis who, akin to E. who: cf. F.	   quiddit['e].]	   1. The essence, nature, or distinctive peculiarity, of a	      thing; that which answers the question, Quid est? or, What	      is it? " The degree of nullity and quiddity." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quiddity or characteristic difference of poetry	            as distinguished from prose.          --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trifling nicety; a cavil; a quibble.	      [1913 Webster]	            We laugh at the quiddities of those writers now.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Quiddle \Quid"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quiddled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Quiddling}.] [L. quid what.]	   To spend time in trifling employments, or to attend to useful	   subjects in an indifferent or superficial manner; to dawdle.	   [1913 Webster] Quiddle	Quiddle \Quid"dle\, Quiddler \Quid"dler\, n.	   One who wastes his energy about trifles. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Quidnunc \Quid"nunc\, n. [L., what now?]	   One who is curious to know everything that passes; one who	   knows, or pretends to know, all that is going on. "The idle	   stories of quidnuncs." --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiesce \Qui*esce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quiesced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Quiescing}.] [L. quiescere, akin to quies rest,	   quiet. See {Quiet}, a. & n.]	   To be silent, as a letter; to have no sound. --M. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster] Quiescence
Quiescence \Qui*es"cence\, Quiescency \Qui*es"cen*cy\, n. [L.	   quiescentia, fr. quiescens, p. pr.; cf. F. quiestence. See	   {Quiesce}.]	   The state or quality of being quiescent. "Quiescence, bodily	   and mental." --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deeds will be done; -- while be boasts his quiescence.	                                                  --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, a. [L. quiescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   quiescere: cf. F. quiescent. See {Quiesce}.]	   1. Being in a state of repose; at rest; still; not moving;	      as, a quiescent body or fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not ruffed with passion; unagitated; not in action; not	      excited; quiet; dormant; resting.	      [1913 Webster]	            In times of national security, the feeling of	            patriotism . . . is so quiescent that it seems	            hardly to exist.                      --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Not sounded; silent; as, y is quiescent in "day"	      and "say."	      [1913 Webster]	Quiescent \Qui*es"cent\, n. (Gram.)	   A silent letter. --M. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiescently \Qui*es"cent*ly\, adv.	   In a quiescent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiet \Qui"et\, a. [Compar. {Quieter}; superl. {Quietest}.] [L.	   quietus, p. p. pf quiescere to rest, keep quiet; akin to	   quies rest, and prob. to E. while, n. See {While}, and cf.	   {Coy}, a., {Quiesce}, {Quietus}, {Quit}, a., {Quite},	   {Requiem}.]	   1. In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or	      agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . were quiet all the night, saying, In the	            morning, when it is day, we shall kill him. --Judg.	                                                  xvi. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled;	      as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience. " So quiet and so	      sweet a style." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That son, who on the quiet state of man	            Such trouble brought.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not	      turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ornament of a meek and quiet spirit. --1 Pet.	                                                  iii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will sit as quiet as a lamb.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not showy; not such as to attract attention;	      undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet	      movement.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Still; tranquil; calm; unruffled; smooth; unmolested;	        undisturbed; placid; peaceful; mild; peaceable; meek;	        contented.	        [1913 Webster]	Quiet \Qui"et\, n. [L. quies, -etis. See {Quiet}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an	      hour or a time of quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness;	      tranquillity; peace; security.	      [1913 Webster]	            And join with thee, calm Peace and Quiet. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At quiet}, still; peaceful.	   {In quiet}, quietly. " I will depart in quiet." --Shak.	   {Out of quiet}, disturbed; restless. [Obs.] "She is much out	      of quiet." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Quiet \Qui"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quieted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quieting}.]	   1. To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest,	      or of silence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to	      tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors	      or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quiet yourselves, I pray, and be at peace. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Quiet \Qui"et\, v. i.	   To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be	   soon quieted down.	   [1913 Webster]
Quietage \Qui"et*age\, n.	   Quietness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Quieter \Qui"et*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, quiets.	   [1913 Webster]
Quietism \Qui"et*ism\, n. [Cf. F. qui['e]tisme.]	   1. Peace or tranquillity of mind; calmness; indifference;	      apathy; dispassion; indisturbance; inaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) The system of the Quietists, who maintained	      that religion consists in the withdrawal of the mind from	      worldly interests and anxieties and its constant	      employment in the passive contemplation of God and his	      attributes.	      [1913 Webster]
Quietist \Qui"et*ist\, n. [Cf. F. qui['e]tiste.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of mystics originated in the seventeenth	   century by Molinos, a Spanish priest living in Rome. See	   {Quietism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quietistic \Qui`et*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Quietists, or to Quietism.	   [1913 Webster]
Quietly \Qui"et*ly\, adv.	   1. In a quiet state or manner; without motion; in a state of	      rest; as, to lie or sit quietly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without tumult, alarm, dispute, or disturbance; peaceably;	      as, to live quietly; to sleep quietly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Calmly, without agitation or violent emotion; patiently;	      as, to submit quietly to unavoidable evils.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Noiselessly; silently; without remark or violent movement;	      in a manner to attract little or no observation; as, he	      quietly left the room.	      [1913 Webster]
Quietness \Qui"et*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being quiet; freedom from noise,	   agitation, disturbance, or excitement; stillness;	   tranquillity; calmness.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would have peace and quietness.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quietsome \Qui"et*some\, a.	   Calm; still. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Quietude \Qui"e*tude\, n. [L. quietudo: cf. F. qui['e]tude.]	   Rest; repose; quiet; tranquillity. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Quietus \Qui*e"tus\, n. [LL. quietus quit, discharged, L., at	   rest, quiet, dead. See {Quiet}, a., and cf. {Quit}, a.]	   Final discharge or acquittance, as from debt or obligation;	   that which silences claims; (Fig.) rest; death.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he himself might his quietus make	         With a bare bodkin.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quill \Quill\, n. [Perhaps fr. F. quille ninepin (see	   {Kayless}); but cf. also G. kiel a quill. MHG. kil, and Ir.	   cuille a quill.]	   1. One of the large feathers of a bird's wing, or one of the	      rectrices of the tail; also, the stock of such a feather.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pen for writing made by sharpening and splitting the	      point or nib of the stock of a feather; as, history is the	      proper subject of his quill. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A spine of the hedgehog or porcupine.	      (b) The pen of a squid. See {Pen}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) The plectrum with which musicians strike the strings	          of certain instruments.	      (b) The tube of a musical instrument.	          [1913 Webster]	                He touched the tender stops of various quills.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   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 wound in a	          shuttle.	      (c) (Mach.) A hollow spindle.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pharm.) A roll of dried bark; as, a quill of cinnamon or	      of cinchona.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Quill bit}, a bit for boring resembling the half of a reed	      split lengthways and having its end sharpened like a	      gouge.	   {Quill driver}, one who works with a pen; a writer; a clerk.	      [Jocose]	   {Quill nib}, a small quill pen made to be used with a holder.	      --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Quill \Quill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quilling}.]	   1. To plaint in small cylindrical ridges, called quillings;	      as, to quill a ruffle.	      [1913 Webster]	            His cravat seemed quilled into a ruff. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wind on a quill, as thread or yarn. --Judd.	      [1913 Webster]
Quillaia bark \Quil*la"ia bark`\ (Bot.)	   The bark of a rosaceous tree ({Quillaja Saponaria}), native	   of Chile. The bark is finely laminated, and very heavy with	   alkaline substances, and is used commonly by the Chileans	   instead of soap. Also called {soap bark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quillback \Quill"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   An American fresh-water fish ({Ictiobus cyprinus} syn.	   {Carpiodes cyprinus}); -- called also {carp sucker},	   {sailfish}, {spearfish}, and {skimback}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quilled \Quilled\, a.	   Furnished with quills; also, shaped like quills. "A	   sharp-quilled porcupine." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quilled suture} (Surg.), a variety of stitch in which the	      threads after being passed deeply through the edges of a	      wound are secured about two quills or bodies of similar	      shape, in order to produce a suitable degree of pressure.	      [1913 Webster]
Quillet \Quil"let\, n. [L. quidlibet what you please. Cf.	   {Quiddit}, and {Quibble}.]	   Subtilty; nicety; quibble. "Nice, sharp quillets of the law."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quilling \Quill"ing\, n.	   (a) A band of linen, muslin, or the like, fluted, folded, or	       plaited so as somewhat to resemble a row of quills.	   (b) One of the rounded plaits or flutings of such a band.	       [1913 Webster]
Quillwort \Quill"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant or species of the genus {Isoetes}, cryptogamous	   plants with a cluster of elongated four-tubed rushlike	   leaves, rising from a corm, and containing spores in their	   enlarged and excavated bases. There are about seventeen	   American species, usually growing in the mud under still,	   shallow water. So called from the shape of the shape of the	   leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Quilt \Quilt\, n. [OE. quilte, OF. cuilte, L. culcita ? bed,	   cushion, mattress. Cf. 2d {Counterpoint}, {Cushion}.]	   Anything that is quilted; esp., a quilted bed cover, or a	   skirt worn by women; any cover or garment made by putting	   wool, cotton, etc., between two cloths and stitching them	   together; also, any outer bed cover.	   [1913 Webster]	         The beds were covered with magnificent quilts.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Quilt \Quilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quilting}.]	   1. To stitch or sew together at frequent intervals, in order	      to confine in place the several layers of cloth and	      wadding of which a garment, comforter, etc., may be made;	      as, to quilt a coat. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wad, as a garment, with warm soft material.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stitch or sew in lines or patterns.	      [1913 Webster]
Quilter \Quilt"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, quilts.	   [1913 Webster]
Quilting \Quilt"ing\, n.	   1. The act of stitching or running in patterns, as in making	      a quilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quilting bee. See {Bee}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The material used for making quilts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A coating of strands of rope for a water vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Quin \Quin\, n. (Zool.)	   A European scallop ({Pecten opercularis}), used as food.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinaldine \Quin*al"dine\, n. [Quinoline + aldehyde + aniline.]	   (Chem.)	   A colorless liquid of a slightly pungent odor, {C9H6N.CH3},	   first obtained as a condensation product of aldehyde and	   aniline, and regarded as a derivative of quinoline; -- called	   also {methyl quinoline}. [Written also {chinaldine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinary \Qui"na*ry\, a. [L. quinarius, from quini five each,	   akin to quinque five: cf. F. quinaire. See {Five}.]	   Consisting of five; arranged by fives. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quinary system} (Zool.), a fanciful classification based on	      the hypothesis that each group contains five types.	      [1913 Webster]
Quinate \Qui"nate\, a. [L. quini five each.] (Bot.)	   Growing in sets of five; -- said especially of leaves	   composed of five leaflets set at the end of a common petiole.	   [1913 Webster]	Quinate \Qui"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of quinic acid. [Written also {kinate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinazol \Quin"a*zol\, n. [Quinoline + azote.] (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous base related to cinnoline. [Written	   also {chinazol}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quince \Quince\ (kw[i^]ns), n. [Prob. a pl. from OE. quyne,	   coin, OF. coin, cooin, F. coing, from L. Cydonius a quince	   tree, as adj., Cydonian, Gr. ? Cydonian, ? ? a quince, fr. ?	   Cydonia, a city in Crete, ? the Cydonians. Cf. {Quiddany}.]	   1. The fruit of a shrub ({Cydonia vulgaris}) belonging to the	      same tribe as the apple. It somewhat resembles an apple,	      but differs in having many seeds in each carpel. It has	      hard flesh of high flavor, but very acid, and is largely	      used for marmalade, jelly, and preserves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) a quince tree or shrub.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Japan quince} (Bot.), an Eastern Asiatic shrub ({Cydonia	      Japonica}, formerly {Pyrus Japonica}) and its very	      fragrant but inedible fruit. The shrub has very showy	      flowers, usually red, but sometimes pink or white, and is	      much grown for ornament.	   {Quince curculio} (Zool.), a small gray and yellow curculio	      ({Conotrachelus crat[ae]gi}) whose larva lives in quinces.	      	   {Quince tree} (Bot.), the small tree ({Cydonia vulgaris})	      which produces the quince.	      [1913 Webster]
Quincewort \Quince"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The squinancy. Called also {quinsywort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinch \Quinch\, v. i. [Cf. OD. quincken to quiver, shake,	   Fries. quink hovering. Cf. {Quich}.]	   To stir; to wince. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Quincuncial \Quin*cun"cial\, [L. quincuncialis, from quincunx.	   See {Quincunx}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the form of a quincunx.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the leaves of a pentamerous calyx or corolla	      so imbricated that two are exterior, two are interior, and	      the other has one edge exterior and one interior; as,	      quincuncial [ae]stivation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quincuncial phyllotaxy} (Bot.), an arrangement of five	      leaves in a spiral, each leaf two fifths of a circle from	      the next.	      [1913 Webster]
Quincuncially \Quin*cun"cial*ly\, adv.	   In the manner or order of a quincunx.	   [1913 Webster]
Quincunx \Quin"cunx\, n. [L., fr. quinque five + uncia an ounce.	   The quincunx was marked by five small spots or balls. See	   {Five}, and {Ounce} the weight.]	   1. An arrangement of things by fives in a square or a	      rectangle, one being placed at each corner and one in the	      middle; especially, such an arrangement of trees repeated	      indefinitely, so as to form a regular group with rows	      running in various directions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) The position of planets when distant from each	      other five signs, or 150[deg]. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A quincuncial arrangement, as of the parts of a	      flower in [ae]stivation. See {Quincuncial}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Quindecagon \Quin*dec"a*gon\, n. [L. quindecim fifteen + Gr. ?	   angle.] (Geom.)	   A plane figure with fifteen angles, and consequently fifteen	   sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Quindecemvir \Quin`de*cem"vir\, n.; pl. E. {Quindecemvirs}, L.	   {Quindecemviri}. [L., from quindecim fifteen + vir a man.]	   (Rom. Antiq.)	   One of a sacerdotal college of fifteen men whose chief duty	   was to take care of the Sibylline books.	   [1913 Webster]
Quindecemvirate \Quin`de*cem"vi*rate\, n. [L. quindecimviratus.]	   The body or office of the quindecemviri.	   [1913 Webster]
Quindecone \Quin*dec"one\, n. [L. quindecim fifteen.] (Chem.)	   An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C15H26}, of the valylene series,	   produced artificially as an oily liquid. [Written also	   {quindekone}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quindecylic \Quin`de*cyl"ic\, n. [L. quindecim fifteen + -yl.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the fatty acid	   series, containing fifteen atoms of carbon; called also	   {pentadecylic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Quindem \Quin"dem\, n.	   A fifteenth part. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quindism \Quin"dism\, n.	   A fifteenth. [Obs.] --Prynne.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinhydrone \Quin*hy"drone\, n. [Quinone + hydroquinone.]	   (Chem.)	   A green crystalline substance formed by the union of quinone	   with hydroquinone, or as an intermediate product in the	   oxidation of hydroquinone or the reduction of quinone.	   [Written also {chinhydrone}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinia \Quin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   Quinine.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinible \Quin"i*ble\, n. [L. quini five each.] (Mus.)	   An interval of a fifth; also, a part sung with such	   intervals. [Obs.] "He sang . . . a loud quynyble." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinic \Quin"ic\, a. [See {Quinine}, and cf. {Kinic}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or connected with, quinine and	   related compounds; specifically, designating a nonnitrogenous	   acid obtained from cinchona bark, coffee, beans, etc., as a	   white crystalline substance. [Written also {chinic},	   {kinic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinicine \Quin"i*cine\, n. (Chem.)	   An uncrystallizable alkaloid obtained by the action of heat	   from quinine, with which it is isomeric.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinidine \Quin"i*dine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid isomeric with, and resembling, quinine, found in	   certain species of cinchona, from which it is extracted as a	   bitter white crystalline substance; conchinine. It is used	   somewhat as a febrifuge. [Written also {chinidine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinine \Qui"nine\, n. [F. (cf. Sp. quinina), fr. Sp. quina, or	   quinaquina, Peruvian bark, fr. Peruv. kina, quina, bark. Cf.	   {Kinic}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from the bark of several species of	   cinchona (esp. {Cinchona Calisaya}) as a bitter white	   crystalline substance, {C20H24N2O2}. Hence, by extension	   (Med.), any of the salts of this alkaloid, as the acetate,	   chloride, sulphate, etc., employed as a febrifuge or	   antiperiodic. Called also {quinia}, {quinina}, etc. [Written	   also {chinine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quininic \Qui*nin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid obtained as	   a yellow crystalline substance by the oxidation of quinine.	   [1913 Webster] Quininism
Quininism \Qui"nin*ism\, Quinism \Qui"nism\, n. (Med.)	   See {Cinchonism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinizarin \Qui*niz"a*rin\, [Hydroquinone + alizarin.] (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance produced artificially. It is	   isomeric with alizarin.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinizine \Quin"i*zine\, n. [Quinoline + hydrazine.] (Chem.)	   any one of a series of nitrogenous bases, certain of which	   are used as antipyretics.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinnat \Quin"nat\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); -- called	   also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and	   {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance.	   [Written also {quinnet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinoa \Qui*no"a\, n.	   The seeds of a kind of goosewort ({Chenopodium Quinoa}), used	   in Chili and Peru for making porridge or cakes; also, food	   thus made.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinogen \Quin"o*gen\, n. [Quinine + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical of quinine and related alkaloids.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinoidine \Qui*noid"ine\, n. [Quinine + -oid.] (Med. Chem.)	   A brownish resinous substance obtained as a by-product in the	   treatment of cinchona bark. It consists of a mixture of	   several alkaloids. [Written also {chinoidine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinoline \Quin"o*line\, n. [Quinine + L. oleum oil + -ine.]	   (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous base, {C9H7N} obtained as a pungent colorless	   liquid by the distillation of alkaloids, bones, coal tar,	   etc. It the nucleus of many organic bodies, especially of	   certain alkaloids and related substances; hence, by	   extension, any one of the series of alkaloidal bases of which	   quinoline proper is the type. [Written also {chinoline}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinologist \Qui*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in quinology.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinology \Qui*nol"o*gy\, n. [Quinine + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the cultivation of the cinchona,	   and of its use in medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinone \Qui"none\, n. [Quinine + ketone.] (Chem.)	   A crystalline substance, {C6H4O2} (called also	   {benzoketone}), first obtained by the oxidation of quinic	   acid and regarded as a double ketone; also, by extension, any	   one of the series of which quinone proper is the type.	   [Written also {chinone}, {kinone}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinovic \Qui*no"vic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a crystalline acid obtained	   from some varieties of cinchona bark. [Written also	   {chinovic}, and {kinovic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinovin \Qui*no"vin\, n. [NL. quina nova the tree Cosmibuena	   magnifolia, whose bark yields quinovin.] (Chem.)	   An amorphous bitter glucoside derived from cinchona and other	   barks. Called also {quinova bitter}, and {quinova}. [Written	   also {chinovin}, and {kinovin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinoxaline \Quin*ox"a*line\, n. [Quinoline + glyoxal.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous bases obtained by	   the union of certain aniline derivatives with glyoxal or with	   certain ketones. [Written also {chinoxaline}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinoxyl \Quin*ox"yl\, n. [Quinone + oxygen + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical of certain quinone derivatives	   related to rhodizonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinoyl \Qui"noyl\, n. [Quinone + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A radical of which quinone is the hydride, analogous to	   phenyl. [Written also {kinoyl}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquagesima \Quin`qua*ges"i*ma\, a. [L., fr. quinquagesimus	   the fiftieth, akin to quinquaginta fifty, quinque five. See	   {Five}.]	   Fiftieth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quinquagesima Sunday}, the Sunday which is the fiftieth day	      before Easter, both days being included in the reckoning;	      -- called also {Shrove Sunday}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quinquangular \Quin*quan"gu*lar\, a. [L. quinquanqulus; quinque	   five + angulus ad angle: cf. F. quinquangulaire.]	   Having five angles or corners.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquarticular \Quin`quar*tic"u*lar\, a. [Quinque- + article.]	   (Theol.)	   Relating to the five articles or points; as, the	   quinquarticular controversy between Arminians and Calvinists.	   [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinque- \Quin"que-\ [L. quinque five. See {Five}.]	   A combining form meaning five, five times, fivefold; as,	   quinquefid, five-cleft; quinquedentate, five-toothed.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinqueangled \Quin"que*an`gled\, a. [Quinque- + angle.]	   Having five angles; quinquangular.	   [1913 Webster] Quinquedentate
Quinquedentate \Quin`que*den"tate\, Quinquedentated
\Quin`que*den"ta*ted\, a. [Quinque- + dentate, -tated: cf. F.	   quinqu['e]dent['e].]	   Five-toothed; as, a quinquedentate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquefarious \Quin`que*fa"ri*ous\, a. [From L. quinque five:	   cf. F. quinqu['e]fari['e]. Cf. {Bifarious}.] (Bot.)	   Arranged in five vertical rows; pentastichous. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquefid \Quin"que*fid\, a. [Quique- + the root of L. findere	   to cleave: cf. F. quinqu['e]fide.] (Bot.)	   Sharply cut about halfway to the middle or base into five	   segments; as, a quinquefid leaf or corolla.	   [1913 Webster] Quinquefoliate
Quinquefoliate \Quin`que*fo"li*ate\, Quinquefoliated
\Quin`que*fo"li*a`ted\, a. [Quinque- + foliate, -ated: cf. F.	   quinqu['e]foli['e], L. quinquefolius.] (Bot.)	   Having five leaves or leaflets. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinque foliolate \Quin`que fo"li*o*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Having five leaflets. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinqueliteral \Quin`que*lit"er*al\, a. [Quinque- + literal.]	   Consisting of five letters.	   [1913 Webster] Quinquelobate
Quinquelobate \Quin`que*lo"bate\, Quinquelobared
\Quin`que*lo"ba*red\, a. [Quinque- + lobate, -ated: cf. F.	   quinqu['e]lob['e].]	   Cut less than halfway into portions, usually somewhat	   rounded; five-lobed; as, a quinquelobate leaf or corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquelobed \Quin"que*lobed`\, a. [Quinque- + lobe.]	   Same as {Quinquelobate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquelocular \Quin`que*loc"u*lar\, a. [Quinque- + locular: cf.	   F. quinqu['e]loculaire.]	   Having five cells or loculi; five-celled; as, a	   quinquelocular pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquenerved \Quin"que*nerved`\, a. [Quinque- + nerve.] (Bot.)	   Having five nerves; -- said of a leaf with five nearly equal	   nerves or ribs rising from the end of the petiole.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquennalia \Quin`quen*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L., fr.	   quinquennalis. See {Ouinquennial}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   Public games celebrated every five years.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquennial \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	   years; also, lasting five years. A quinquennial event.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquennium \Quin*quen"ni*um\, n. [L.]	   Space of five years.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquepartite \Quin*quep"ar*tite\, a. [L. quinquepartitus;	   quinque five + partitus, p. p. of partire to divide: cf. F.	   quinqu['e]partite.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting of five parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Divided into five parts almost to the base.	      [1913 Webster]
Quinquereme \Quin"que*reme\, n. [L. quinqueremis; quinque five +	   remus an oar: cf. F. quinqu['e]r[`e]me]	   A galley having five benches or banks of oars; as, an	   Athenian quinquereme.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquesyllable \Quin"que*syl`la*ble\, n. [Quinque- + syllable.]	   A word of five syllables.	   [1913 Webster] Quinquevalve
Quinquevalve \Quin"que*valve\, Quinquevalvular
\Quin`que*val"vu*lar\, a. [Quinque- + valve, valvular: cf. F.	   quinqu['e]valve.] (Bot.)	   Having five valves, as a pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquevir \Quin"que*vir\, n.; pl; E. {Quinquevirs}, L.	   {Quinqueviri}. [L., fr. quinque Five + vir man.] (Bot.	   Antiq.)	   One of five commissioners appointed for some special object.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquina \Quin*qui"na\, n. [NL. & F. See {Quinine}.]	   Peruvian bark.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinquivalent \Quin*quiv"a*lent\, a. [Quinque- + L. valens,	   -entis, p. pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Pentavalent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinsy \Quin"sy\, n. [Contr. fr. squinancy, F. esquinancie, L.	   cynanche a sort of sore throat, Gr. ? sore throat, dog	   quinsy, fr. ? dog + ? to choke; cf. also L. synanche sore	   throat, Gr. ?. Cf. {Hound}, {Anger}, and {Cynanche}.] (Med.)	   An inflammation of the throat, or parts adjacent, especially	   of the fauces or tonsils, attended by considerable swelling,	   painful and impeded deglutition, and accompanied by	   inflammatory fever. It sometimes creates danger of	   suffocation; -- called also {squinancy}, and {squinzey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quint \Quint\, n. [F. quinte, fr. L. quintus, quinta, the fifth,	   quinque five. See {Five}.]	   1. A set or sequence of five, as in piquet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The interval of a fifth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. one of a set of {quintuplets}. [informal]	      [PJC]
Quintain \Quin"tain\, n. [F. quintaine, LL. quintana; cf. W.	   chwintan a kind of hymeneal game.]	   An object to be tilted at; -- called also {quintel}. [Written	   also {quintin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A common form in the Middle Ages was an upright post,	         on the top of which turned a crosspiece, having on one	         end a broad board, and on the other a sand bag. The	         endeavor was to strike the board with the lance while	         riding under, and get away without being hit by the	         sand bag. "But a quintain, a mere lifeless block."	         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Quintal \Quin"tal\, n. [F., fr. Sp. quintal, fr. Ar. qintar a	   weight of 100 lbs., prob. fr. L. centenarius consisting of a	   hundred, fr. centeni a hundred each, fr. centum a hundred.	   See {Hundred}, and cf. {Kentle}.]	   1. A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to	      the scale used. Cf. {Cental}. [Sometimes written and	      pronounced {kentle}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A metric measure of weight, being 100,000 grams, or 100	      kilograms, equal to 220.46 pounds avoirdupois.	      [1913 Webster]
Quintan \Quin"tan\, a. [L. quintanus, fr. quintus fifth, quinque	   five. See {Five}.]	   Occurring as the fifth, after four others also, occurring	   every fifth day, reckoning inclusively; as, a quintan fever.	   -- n. (Med.) An intermittent fever which returns every fifth	   day, reckoning inclusively, or in which the intermission	   lasts three days.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintel \Quin"tel\, n.	   See {Quintain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintessence \Quin*tes"sence\, n. [F., fr. L. quinta essentia	   fifth essence. See {Quint}, and {Essence}.]	   1. The fifth or last and highest essence or power in a	      natural body. See {Ferment oils}, under {Ferment}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ancient Greeks recognized four elements, fire, air,	         water, and earth. The Pythagoreans added a fifth and	         called it nether, the fifth essence, which they said	         flew upward at creation and out of it the stars were	         made. The alchemists sometimes considered alcohol, or	         the ferment oils, as the fifth essence.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: An extract from anything, containing its rarest	      virtue, or most subtle and essential constituent in a	      small quantity; pure or concentrated essence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let there be light, said God; and forthwith light	            Ethereal, first of things, quintessence pure,	            Sprung from the deep.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The most characteristic form or most perfect example of	      some type of object.	      [PJC]	Quintessence \Quin*tes"sence\, v. t.	   To distil or extract as a quintessence; to reduce to a	   quintessence. [R.] --Stirling. "Truth quintessenced and	   raised to the highest power." --J. A. Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintessential \Quin`tes*sen"tial\, a.	   Of the nature of a quintessence; purest; most characteristic.	   "Quintessential extract of mediocrity." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster] Quintet
Quintet \Quin*tet"\, Quintette \Quin*tette"\, n. [It. quintetto,	   dim. of quinto the fifth, a fifth part, from L. quintus the	   fifth: cf. F. quintette. See {Quint}.] (Mus.)	   A composition for five voices or instruments; also, the set	   of five persons who sing or play five-part music.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintic \Quin"tic\, a. [L. quintus fifth, fr. quinque five.]	   (Alg.)	   Of the fifth degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the	   fifth degree. See {Quantic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintile \Quin"tile\, n. [F. quintil aspect, fr. L. quintus the	   fifth.] (Astron.)	   The aspect of planets when separated the fifth part of the	   zodiac, or 72[deg]. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintilllion \Quin*till"lion\, n. [Formed fr. L. quintus the	   fifth, after the analogy of million: cf. F. quintillion. See	   {Quint}.]	   According to the French notation, which is used on the	   Continent and in America, the cube of a million, or a unit	   with eighteen ciphers annexed; according to the English	   notation, a number produced by involving a million to the	   fifth power, or a unit with thirty ciphers annexed. See the	   Note under {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintin \Quin"tin\, n.	   See {Quintain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintine \Quin"tine\, n. [L. quintus the fifth: cf. F.	   quintine.] (Bot.)	   The embryonic sac of an ovule, sometimes regarded as an	   innermost fifth integument. Cf. {Quartine}, and {Tercine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintole \Quin"tole\, n. [It. quinto fifth.] (Mus.)	   A group of five notes to be played or sung in the time of	   four of the same species.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintroon \Quin*troon"\, n. [Sp. quinteron the off-spring of a	   quadroon and a white.] (Ethnol.)	   The off-spring of an octoroon and a white person.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quintuple \Quin"tu*ple\, a. [L. quintus fifth: cf. F. quintuple,	   L. quintuplex. Cf. {Quadruple}.]	   Multiplied by five; increased to five times the amount;	   fivefold.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Quintuple time} (Mus.), a time having five beats in a	      measure. It is seldom used.	      [1913 Webster]	Quintuple \Quin"tu*ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quintupled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Quintupling}.] [Cf. F. quintupler.]	   To make fivefold, or five times as much or many.	   [1913 Webster]
Quintuplet \Quin"tu*plet\, n. [From {Quintuple}.]	   1. A collection or combination of five of a kind.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. pl. Five children born in the same labor.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Mus.) A group of five connected notes; a turn of five	      notes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A cycle having five crank shafts and adapted for five	      riders, all of whom can assist in the propulsion.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quintuplets \Quin*tup"lets\, n. pl.	   five children born from one mother in a single pregnancy.	   [PJC] Quintuple-nerved
Quintuple-nerved \Quin"tu*ple-nerved`\, Quintuple-ribbed
\Quin"tu*ple-ribbed`\, a. (Bot.)	   The same as {Quinquenerved}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quinzaine \Quin"zaine\, n. [F., from quinze fifteen, L.	   quindecim. See {Fifteen}.]	   The fifteenth day after a feast day, including both in the	   reckoning. [Written also {quinzain}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quinze \Quinze\, n. [F.]	   A game at cards in which the object is to make fifteen	   points.	   [1913 Webster]
Quip \Quip\ (kw[i^]p), n. [Cf. W. chwip a quick flirt or turn,	   chwipio to whip, to move briskly, and E. whip. Cf. {Quib},	   {Quibble}.]	   1. A smart, sarcastic turn or jest; a taunt; a severe retort;	      a gibe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quips, and cranks, and wanton wiles.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was full of joke and jest,	            But all his merry quips are o'er.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short humorous or witty comment or observation, usually	      spontaneously formed in response to a prior comment.	      [PJC]	Quip \Quip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Quipping}.]	   To taunt; to treat with quips.	   [1913 Webster]	         The more he laughs, and does her closely quip.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Quip \Quip\, v. i.	   To scoff; to use taunts. --Sir H. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Quipo \Qui"po\, n.	   Same as {Quipu}.	   [1913 Webster]
quipster \quip"ster\, n.	   A person who frequently makes quips.	   [PJC]
Quipu \Qui"pu\, n.; pl. {Quipus}. [Peruv. quipu a knot.]	   A contrivance employed by the ancient Peruvians, Mexicans,	   etc., as a substitute for writing and figures, consisting of	   a main cord, from which hung at certain distances smaller	   cords of various colors, each having a special meaning, as	   silver, gold, corn, soldiers. etc. Single, double, and triple	   knots were tied in the smaller cords, representing definite	   numbers. It was chiefly used for arithmetical purposes, and	   to register important facts and events. [Written also	   {quipo}.] --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mysterious science of the quipus . . . supplied the	         Peruvians with the means of communicating their ideas	         to one another, and of transmitting them to future	         generations.                             --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirboilly \Quir"boil*ly`\, n. [OE. cuir bouilli.]	   Leather softened by boiling so as to take any required shape.	   Upon drying, it becomes exceedingly hard, and hence was	   formerly used for armor. [Obs.] "His jambeux were of	   quyrboilly." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quire \Quire\, n.	   See {Choir}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         A quire of such enticing birds.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Quire \Quire\, v. i.	   To sing in concert. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Quire \Quire\ (kw[imac]r), n. [OE. quaer, quair, OF. quayer,	   cayer, ca["i]er, F. cahier, a book of loose sheets, a quarter	   of a quire, LL. quaternus, quaternum, sheets of paper packed	   together, properly, four together, fr. L. quaterni four each,	   by fours, quattuor four. See {Four} and cf. {Cahier}.]	   A collection of twenty-four sheets of paper of the same size	   and quality, unfolded or having a single fold; one twentieth	   of a ream.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirinal \Quir"i*nal\ (kw[i^]r"[i^]*nal or kw[i^]`r[imac]"nal),	   a. [L. Quirinalis, fr. Quirinus, a name of Romulus.]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the hill Collis	   Quirinalis, now Monte Quirinale (one of the seven hills of	   Rome), or a modern royal place situated upon it. Also used	   substantively.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Quirister \Quir"is*ter\ (kw[i^]r"[i^]s*t[~e]r), n. [See {Quire},	   {Chorister}.]	   A chorister. See {Chorister}. [R.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiritation \Quir`i*ta"tion\ (kw[i^]r`[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. quiritatio, fr. quiritare to raise a plaintive cry, v.	   freq. fr. queri to complain.]	   A crying for help. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirite \Qui"rite\ (kw[imac]"r[imac]t), n.	   One of the Quirites.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirites \Qui*ri"tes\ (kw[i^]*r[imac]"t[=e]z), n. pl. [L., fr.	   Cures, a Sabine town.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   Roman citizens.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: After the Sabines and Romans had united themselves into	         one community, under Romulus, the name of Quirites was	         taken in addition to that of Romani, the Romans calling	         themselves in a civil capacity Quirites, while in a	         political and military capacity they retained the name	         of Romani. --Andrews.	         [1913 Webster]
Quirk \Quirk\ (kw[~e]rk), n. [Written also {querk}.] [Cf. W.	   chwiori to turn briskly, or E. queer.]	   1. A sudden turn; a starting from the point or line; hence,	      an artful evasion or subterfuge; a shift; a quibble; as,	      the quirks of a pettifogger. "Some quirk or . . .	      evasion." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            We ground the justification of our nonconformity on	            dark subtilties and intricate quirks. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fit or turn; a short paroxysm; a caprice. [Obs.] "Quirks	      of joy and grief." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A smart retort; a quibble; a shallow conceit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some odd quirks and remnants of wit.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An irregular air; as, light quirks of music. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Building) A piece of ground taken out of any regular	      ground plot or floor, so as to make a court, yard, etc.;	      -- sometimes written quink. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch.) A small channel, deeply recessed in proportion to	      its width, used to insulate and give relief to a convex	      rounded molding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quirk molding}, a bead between two quirks.	      [1913 Webster]
Quirked \Quirked\ (kw[~e]rkt), a.	   Having, or formed with, a quirk or quirks.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirkish \Quirk"ish\ (kw[~e]rk"[i^]sh), a.	   Consisting of quirks; resembling a quirk. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirky \Quirk"y\ (kw[~e]rk"[y^]), a.	   Full of quirks; tricky; as, a quirky lawyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirl \Quirl\ (kw[~e]rl), n. & v.	   See {Querl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirpele \Quir"pele\ (kw[~e]r"p[=e]l), n. [Tamil	   k[imac]rippi[lsdot][lsdot]ai.] (Zool.)	   The Indian ferret.	   [1913 Webster]
Quirt \Quirt\ (kw[~e]rt), n.	   A rawhide whip plaited with two thongs of buffalo hide. --T.	   Roosevelt.	   [1913 Webster]
Quish \Quish\ (kw[i^]sh), n.	   See {Cuish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quit \Quit\ (kw[i^]t), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native	   of tropical America. See {Banana quit}, under {Banana}, and	   {Guitguit}.	   [1913 Webster]	Quit \Quit\ (kw[i^]t), a. [OE. quite, OF. quite, F. quitte. See	   {Quit}, v., {Quiet}.]	   Released from obligation, charge, penalty, etc.; free; clear;	   absolved; acquitted. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The owner of the ox shall be quit.       --Ex. xxi. 28.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is sometimes used in the form quits,	         colloquially; as, to be quits with one, that is, to	         have made mutual satisfaction of demands with him; to	         be even with him; hence, as an exclamation: Quits! we	         are even, or on equal terms. "To cry quits with the	         commons in their complaints." --Fuller.	         [1913 Webster]	Quit \Quit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quit} or {Quitted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Quitting}.] [OE. quiten, OF. quiter, quitier,	   cuitier, F. quitter, to acquit, quit, LL. quietare, fr. L.	   quietare to calm, to quiet, fr. quietus quiet. See {Quiet},	   a., and cf. {Quit}, a., {Quite}, {Acquit}, {Requite}.]	   1. To set at rest; to free, as from anything harmful or	      oppressive; to relieve; to clear; to liberate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To quit you of this fear, you have already looked	            Death in the face; what have you found so terrible	            in it?                                --Wake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To release from obligation, accusation, penalty, or the	      like; to absolve; to acquit.	      [1913 Webster]	            There may no gold them quyte.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            God will relent, and quit thee all his debt.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discharge, as an obligation or duty; to meet and	      satisfy, as a claim or debt; to make payment for or of; to	      requite; to repay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blissful martyr quyte you your meed. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enkindle all the sparks of nature	            To quit this horrid act.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before that judge that quits each soul his hire.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To meet the claims upon, or expectations entertained of;	      to conduct; to acquit; -- used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be strong, and quit yourselves like men. --1 Sam.	                                                  iv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Samson hath quit himself	            Like Samson.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To carry through; to go through to the end. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Never worthy prince a day did quit	            With greater hazard and with more renown. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To have done with; to cease from; to stop; hence, to	      depart from; to leave; to forsake; as, to quit work; to	      quit the place; to quit jesting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a superficial way of examining is to quit truth	            for appearance.                       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To quit cost}, to pay; to reimburse.	   {To quit scores}, to make even; to clear mutually from	      demands.	      [1913 Webster]	            Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements	            in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To leave; relinquish; resign; abandon; forsake;	        surrender; discharge; requite.	   Usage: {Quit}, {Leave}. Leave is a general term, signifying	          merely an act of departure; quit implies a going	          without intention of return, a final and absolute	          abandonment.	          [1913 Webster]	Quit \Quit\, v. i.	   To go away; to depart; to stop doing a thing; to cease.	   [1913 Webster]
Quitch \Quitch\ (kw[i^]ch), n.	   1. (Bot.) Same as {Quitch grass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: A vice; a taint; an evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            To pick the vicious quitch	            Of blood and custom wholly out of him. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Quitch grass \Quitch" grass`\ (kw[i^]ch" gr[.a]s`). [Properly	   quick grass, being probably so called from its vigorous	   growth, or from its tenacity of life. See {Quick}, and cf.	   {Couch grass}.] (Bot.)	   A perennial grass ({Agropyrum repens}) having long running	   rootstalks, by which it spreads rapidly and pertinaciously,	   and so becomes a troublesome weed. Also called {couch grass},	   {quack grass}, {quick grass}, {twitch grass}. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Quitclaim \Quit"claim`\ (kw[i^]t"kl[=a]m`), n. [Quit, a. +	   claim.] (Law)	   A release or relinquishment of a claim; a deed of release; an	   instrument by which some right, title, interest, or claim,	   which one person has, or is supposed to have, in or to an	   estate held by himself or another, is released or	   relinquished, the grantor generally covenanting only against	   persons who claim under himself.	   [1913 Webster]	Quitclaim \Quit"claim`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quitclaimed}	   (kw[i^]t"kl[=a]md`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quitclaiming}.] (Law)	   To release or relinquish a claim to; to release a claim to by	   deed, without covenants of warranty against adverse and	   paramount titles.	   [1913 Webster]
Quite \Quite\ (kw[imac]t), v. t. & i.	   See {Quit}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Quite \Quite\ (kw[imac]t), adv. [F. quitte discharged, free,	   clear; cf. OF. quitement freely, frankly, entirely. See	   {Quit}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Completely; wholly; entirely; totally; perfectly; as, the	      work is not quite done; the object is quite accomplished;	      to be quite mistaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man shall not quite be lost, but saved who will.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same actions may be aimed at different ends, and	            arise from quite contrary principles. --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To a great extent or degree; very; very much;	      considerably. "Quite amusing." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            He really looks quite concerned.      --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The island stretches along the land and is quite	            close to it.                          --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd. ).	      [1913 Webster]
Quitly \Quit"ly\ (kw[i^]t"l[y^]), adv.	   Quite. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quitrent \Quit"rent`\ (kw[i^]t"r[e^]nt`), n. [Quit, a. + rent.]	   (Law)	   A rent reserved in grants of land, by the payment of which	   the tenant is quit from other service. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some of the United States a fee-farm rent is so	         termed. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]
Quits \Quits\ (kw[i^]ts), interj.	   See the Note under {Quit}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Quittable \Quit"ta*ble\ (kw[i^]t"t[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being quitted.	   [1913 Webster]
Quittal \Quit"tal\ (kw[i^]t"tal), n.	   Return; requital; quittance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quittance \Quit"tance\ (kw[i^]t"tans), n. [OE. quitaunce, OF.	   quitance, F. quittance. See {Quit}, v. t.]	   1. Discharge from a debt or an obligation; acquittance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Omittance is no quittance.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Recompense; return; repayment. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Quittance \Quit"tance\, v. t.	   To repay; to requite. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quitter \Quit"ter\ (kw[i^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   1. One who quits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deliverer. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Quittor \Quit"tor\ (kw[i^]t"t[~e]r), n. [Perhaps for quitture.]	   (Far.)	   A chronic abscess, or fistula of the coronet, in a horse's	   foot, resulting from inflammation of the tissues investing	   the coffin bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Quitture \Quit"ture\ (kw[i^]t"t[-u]r; 135), n.	   A discharge; an issue. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To cleanse the quitture from thy wound.  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiver \Quiv"er\ (kw[i^]v"[~e]r), a. [Akin to AS. cwiferlice	   anxiously; cf. OD. kuiven, kuiveren. Cf. {Quaver}.]	   Nimble; active. [Obs.] " A little quiver fellow." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Quiver \Quiv"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Quivered}	   (kw[i^]v"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Quivering}.] [Cf.	   {Quaver}.]	   To shake or move with slight and tremulous motion; to	   tremble; to quake; to shudder; to shiver.	   [1913 Webster]	         The green leaves quiver with the cooling wind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And left the limbs still quivering on the ground.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Quiver \Quiv"er\, n.	   The act or state of quivering; a tremor.	   [1913 Webster]	Quiver \Quiv"er\, n. [OF. cuivre, cuevre, coivre, LL. cucurum,	   fr. OHG. chohh[=a]ri quiver, receptacle, G. k["o]cher quiver;	   akin to AS. cocor, cocur, cocer, D. koker. Cf. {Cocker} a	   high shoe.]	   A case or sheath for arrows to be carried on the person.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beside him hung his bow	         And quiver, with three-bolted thunder stored. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quivered \Quiv"ered\ (kw[i^]v"[~e]rd), a.	   1. Furnished with, or carrying, a quiver. "Like a quivered	      nymph with arrows keen." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sheathed, as in a quiver. "Whose quills stand quivered at	      his ear." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Quiveringly \Quiv"er*ing*ly\ (kw[i^]v"[~e]r*[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   With quivering motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Qui vive \Qui` vive"\ (k[-e]` v[-e]v"). [F., fr. qui who + vive,	   pres. subj. of vivre to live.]	   The challenge of a French sentinel, or patrol; -- used like	   the English challenge: "Who comes there?"	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be on the qui vive}, to be on guard; to be watchful and	      alert, like a sentinel.	      [1913 Webster]
Quixotic \Quix*ot"ic\ (kw[i^]ks*[o^]t"[i^]k), a.	   1. Like Don Quixote; romantic to extravagance; prone to	      pursue unrealizable goals; absurdly chivalric; apt to be	      deluded. See also {quixotism}. "Feats of quixotic	      gallantry." --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like the deeds of Don Quixote; ridiculously impractical;	      unachievable; extravagantly romantic; doomed to failure;	      as, a quixotic quest.	      [PJC]	            The word "quixotic" . . . has entered the common	            language, with the meaning "hopelessly naive and	            idealistic," "ridiculously impractical," "doomed to	            fail." That this epithet can be used now in an	            exclusively pejorative sense not only shows that we	            have ceased to read Cervantes and to understand his	            character, but more fundamentally it reveals that	            our culture has drifted away from its spiritual	            roots.                                --Simon Leys	                                                  (N. Y. Review	                                                  of Books, June	                                                  11, 1998, p.	                                                  35)	      [PJC]
Quixotically \Quix*ot"ic*al*ly\ (kw[i^]ks*[o^]t"[i^]*kal*l[y^]),	   adv.	   In a quixotic way.	   [1913 Webster]
Quixotism \Quix"ot*ism\ (kw[i^]ks"[o^]t*[i^]z'm), n.	   That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd	   undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly	   romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the	   exploits of Don Quixote in knight-errantry. See {quixotic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quixotry \Quix"ot*ry\ (kw[i^]ks"[o^]t*r[y^]), n.	   Quixotism; visionary schemes.	   [1913 Webster]
Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), n. [It is said that Daly, the manager of	   a Dublin playhouse, laid a wager that a new word of no	   meaning should be the common talk and puzzle of the city in	   twenty-four hours. In consequence of this the letters q u i z	   were chalked by him on all the walls of Dublin, with an	   effect that won the wager. Perhaps, however, originally a	   variant of whiz, and formerly the name of a popular game.]	   1. A riddle or obscure question; an enigma; a ridiculous	      hoax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who quizzes others; as, he is a great quiz.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An odd or absurd fellow. --Smart. Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An exercise, or a course of exercises, conducted as a	      coaching or as an examination. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quizzed} (kw[i^]zd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Quizzing} (kw[i^]z"z[i^]ng).]	   1. To puzzle; to banter; to chaff or mock with pretended	      seriousness of discourse; to make sport of, as by obscure	      questions.	      [1913 Webster]	            He quizzed unmercifully all the men in the room.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To peer at; to eye suspiciously or mockingly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To instruct in or by a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quizzing glass}, a small eyeglass.	      [1913 Webster]	Quiz \Quiz\ (kw[i^]z), v. i.	   To conduct a quiz. See {Quiz}, n., 4. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quizzer \Quiz"zer\ (kw[i^]z"z[~e]r), n.	   One who quizzes; a quiz.	   [1913 Webster]
Quizzical \Quiz"zic*al\ (kw[i^]z"z[i^]*kal), a.	   Relating to quizzing; given to quizzing; of the nature of a	   quiz; farcical; sportive.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Quiz"zic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Quizzism \Quiz"zism\ (kw[i^]z"z[i^]z'm), n.	   The act or habit of quizzing.	   [1913 Webster]
Quob \Quob\ (kw[o^]b), v. i. [Cf. {Quaver}.] [Written also	   {quop} and {quab}.]	   To throb; to quiver. [Local & Vulgar]	   [1913 Webster]
Quod \Quod\ (kw[o^]d), n. [For quad, abbrev. of quadrangle.]	   A quadrangle or court, as of a prison; hence, a prison.	   [Slang] "Flogged or whipped in quod." --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]	Quod \Quod\, v.	   Quoth; said. See {Quoth}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Let be," quod he, "it shall not be."    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Quod \Quod\ (kw[o^]d), v. t.	   To put in quod, or prison; to lock up; to jug. [Slang]	   --Kipling.
Quoddies \Quod"dies\ (kw[o^]d"d[i^]z), n. pl.	   Herring taken and cured or smoked near Quoddy Head, Maine, or	   near the entrance of Passamaquoddy Bay.	   [1913 Webster]
Quodlibet \Quod"li*bet\ (kw[o^]d"l[i^]*b[e^]t), n. [L., what you	   please.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A nice point; a subtilty; a debatable point.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are your quodlibets, but no learning. --P.	                                                  Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A medley improvised by several performers.	      [1913 Webster]
Quodlibetarian \Quod`lib*e*ta"ri*an\	   (kw[o^]d"l[i^]b*[-e]*t[=a]"r[i^]*an), n.	   One who discusses any subject at pleasure.	   [1913 Webster]
Quodlibetical \Quod`li*bet"ic*al\	   (kw[o^]d"l[i^]*b[e^]t"[i^]*kal), a.	   Not restricted to a particular subject; discussed for	   curiosity or entertainment. -- {Quod`li*bet"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Quoif \Quoif\ (kwoif or koif), n. & v. t.	   See {Coif}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quoiffure \Quoif"fure\ (kwoif"f[-u]r or koif"f[-u]r), n.	   See {Coiffure}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quoil \Quoil\ (kwoil or koil), n.	   See {Coil}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Quoin \Quoin\ (kwoin or koin; 277), n. [See {Coin}, and cf.	   {Coigne}.]	   1. (Arch.) Originally, a solid exterior angle, as of a	      building; now, commonly, one of the selected pieces of	      material by which the corner is marked.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In stone, the quoins consist of blocks larger than	         those used in the rest of the building, and cut to	         dimension. In brickwork, quoins consist of groups or	         masses of brick laid together, and in a certain	         imitation of quoins of stone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A wedgelike piece of stone, wood, metal, or other	      material, used for various purposes; as:	      (a) (Masonry) To support and steady a stone.	      (b) (Gun.) To support the breech of a cannon.	      (c) (Print.) To wedge or lock up a form within a chase.	      (d) (Naut.) To prevent casks from rolling.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Hollow quoin}. See under {Hollow}.	   {Quoin post} (Canals), the post of a lock gate which abuts	      against the wall.	      [1913 Webster]
Quoit \Quoit\ (kwoit or koit), n. [OE. coite; cf. OF. coitier to	   spur, press, (assumed) LL. coctare, fr. L. coquere, coctum,	   to cook, burn, vex, harass, E. cook, also W. coete? a quoit.]	   1.	      (a) A flattened ring-shaped piece of iron, to be pitched	          at a fixed object in play; hence, any heavy flat	          missile used for the same purpose, as a stone, piece	          of iron, etc.	      (b) pl. A game played with quoits. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The discus of the ancients. See {Discus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cromlech. [Prov. Eng.] --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	Quoit \Quoit\, v. i.	   To throw quoits; to play at quoits.	   [1913 Webster]	         To quoit, to run, and steeds and chariots drive.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Quoit \Quoit\, v. t.	   To throw; to pitch. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quoke \Quoke\ (kw[=o]k), obs.	   imp. of {Quake}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quoll \Quoll\ (kw[o^]l), n. (Zool.)	   A marsupial of Australia ({Dasyurus macrurus}), about the	   size of a cat.	   [1913 Webster]
Quondam \Quon"dam\ (kw[o^]n"d[a^]m), a. [L., formerly.]	   Having been formerly; former; sometime. "This is the quondam	   king." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Quondam \Quon"dam\, n.	   A person dismissed or ejected from a position. [R.] "Make	   them quondams; . . . cast them out of their office."	   --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Quook \Quook\ (kw[oo^]k),	   imp. of {Quake}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Quop \Quop\ (kw[o^]p), v. i.	   See {Quob}.	   [1913 Webster]
Quorum \Quo"rum\ (kw[=o]"r[u^]m), n. [L., of whom, gen. pl. of	   qui who, akin to E. who. See the Note below.]	   Such a number of the officers or members of any body as is	   competent by law or constitution to transact business; as, a	   quorum of the House of Representatives; a constitutional	   quorum was not present.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term arose from the Latin words, Quorum aliquem	         vestrum . . . unum esse volumus (of whom we wish some	         one of you to be one), which were used in the	         commission formerly issued to justices of the peace in	         England, by which commission it was directed that no	         business of certain kinds should be done without the	         presence of one or more of certain justices specially	         designated. Justice of the peace and of the quorum	         designates a class of justices of the peace in some of	         the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Quota \Quo"ta\ (kw[=o]"t[.a]), n. [LL., fr. L. quota (sc. pars),	   fr. quotus which or what in number, of what number, how many,	   fr. quot how many, akin to quis, qui, who: cf. It. quota a	   share. See {Who}.]	   1. A proportional part or share; the share or proportion	      assigned to each in a division. "Quota of troops and	      money." --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a share of effort required to be performed, or a share of	      resources required to be contributed to some common	      purpose.	      [PJC]
Quotable \Quot"a*ble\ (kw[=o]t"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable or worthy of being quoted; as, a quotable writer; a	   quotable sentence.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Quot`a*bil"i*ty}	   (kw[=o]t"[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Quotation \Quo*ta"tion\ (kw[-o]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [From	   {Quote}.]	   1. The act of quoting or citing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is quoted or cited; a part of a book or writing	      named, repeated, or adduced as evidence or illustration.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) The naming or publishing of the current price of	      stocks, bonds, or any commodity; also, the price named.	   4. Quota; share. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A piece of hollow type metal, lower than type,	      and measuring two or more pica ems in length and breadth,	      used in the blank spaces at the beginning and end of	      chapters, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Quotation marks} (Print.), two inverted commas placed at the	      beginning, and two apostrophes at the end, of a passage	      quoted from an author in his own words.	      [1913 Webster]
Quotationist \Quo*ta"tion*ist\ (kw[-o]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n*[i^]st), n.	   One who makes, or is given to making, quotations.	   [1913 Webster]	         The narrow intellectuals of quotationists. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quote \Quote\ (kw[=o]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Quoted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Quoting}.] [OF. quoter, F. coter to letter, number,	   to quote, LL. quotare to divide into chapters and verses, fr.	   L. quotus. See {Quota}.] [Formerly written also {cote}.]	   1. To cite, as a passage from some author; to name, repeat,	      or adduce, as a passage from an author or speaker, by way	      of authority or illustration; as, to quote a passage from	      Homer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cite a passage from; to name as the authority for a	      statement or an opinion; as, to quote Shakespeare.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) To name the current price of.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To notice; to observe; to examine. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To set down, as in writing. [Obs.] "He's quoted for a most	      perfidious slave." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To cite; name; adduce; repeat.	   Usage: {Quote}, {Cite}. To cite was originally to call into	          court as a witness, etc., and hence denotes bringing	          forward any thing or person as evidence. Quote usually	          signifies to reproduce another's words; it is also	          used to indicate an appeal to some one as an	          authority, without adducing his exact words.	          [1913 Webster]	Quote \Quote\ (kw[=o]t), n.	   A note upon an author. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Quoter \Quot"er\ (kw[=o]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who quotes the words of another.	   [1913 Webster]
Quoth \Quoth\ (kw[=o]th or kw[u^]th), v. t. [AS. cwe[eth]an, imp	   cw[ae][eth], pl. cw[=ae]don; akin to OS. que[eth]an, OHG.	   quethan, quedan, Icel. kve[eth]a, Goth. qi[thorn]an.	   [root]22. Cf. {Bequeath}.]	   Said; spoke; uttered; -- used only in the first and third	   persons in the past tenses, and always followed by its	   nominative, the word or words said being the object; as,	   quoth I, quoth he. "Let me not live, quoth he." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Quotha \Quoth"a\ (kw[=o]th"[.a]), interj. [For quoth 'a, said	   he, 'a being corrupted from he.]	   Indeed; forsooth.	   [1913 Webster]	         To affront the blessed hillside drabs and thieves	         With mended morals, quotha, -- fine new lives ! --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Quotidian \Quo*tid"i*an\ (kw[-o]*t[i^]d"[i^]*an), a. [OE.	   cotidian, L. quotidianus, fr. quotidie daily; quotus how many	   + dies day: cf. OF. cotidien, F. quotidien. See {Quota},	   {Deity}.]	   Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever.	   [1913 Webster]	Quotidian \Quo*tid"i*an\ (kw[-o]*t[i^]d"[i^]*an), n.	   Anything returning daily; especially (Med.), an intermittent	   fever or ague which returns every day. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Quotient \Quo"tient\ (kw[=o]"shent), n. [F., fr. L. quoties how	   often, how many times, fr. quot how many. See {Quota}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arith.) The number resulting from the division of one	      number by another, and showing how often a less number is	      contained in a greater; thus, the quotient of twelve	      divided by four is three.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Higher Alg.) The result of any process inverse to	      multiplication. See the Note under {Multiplication}.	      [1913 Webster]
Quotiety \Quo*ti"e*ty\ (kw[-o]*t[imac]"[-e]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   quotus of what number, quot how many.] (Scholastic Philos.)	   The relation of an object to number. --Krauth-Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Quotum \Quo"tum\ (kw[=o]"t[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. L. quotus of what	   number. See {Quota}.]	   Part or proportion; quota. [R.] "A very small quotum." --Max	   M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Quo warranto \Quo` war*ran"to\ (kw[=o]` w[o^]r*r[a^]n"t[-o]).	   [So called from the Law L. words quo warranto (by what	   authority), in the original Latin form of the writ. See	   {Which}, and {Warrant}.] (Law)	   A writ brought before a proper tribunal, to inquire by what	   warrant a person or a corporation acts, or exercises certain	   powers. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: An information in the nature of a quo warranto is now	         common as a substitute for the writ. --Wharton.	         [1913 Webster]
Quran \Qu*ran"\ (k[.u]*r[aum]n"), n.	   See {Koran}.	   [1913 Webster]
R.
R \R\ ([aum]r).	   R, the eighteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal	   consonant. It is sometimes called a semivowel, and a liquid.	   See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 178, 179, and	   250-254. "R is the dog's letter and hurreth in the sound."	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In words derived from the Greek language the letter h	         is generally written after r to represent the aspirated	         sound of the Greek "r, but does not affect the	         pronunciation of the English word, as rhapsody,	         rhetoric.	         [1913 Webster] The English letter derives its form from	         the Greek through the Latin, the Greek letter being	         derived from the Ph[oe]nician, which, it is believed,	         is ultimately of Egyptian origin. Etymologically, R is	         most closely related to l, s, and n; as in bandore,	         mandole; purple, L. purpura; E. chapter, F. chapitre,	         L. capitulum; E. was, were; hare, G. hase; E. order, F.	         ordre, L. ordo, ordinis; E. coffer, coffin.	         [1913 Webster]	   {The three Rs}, a jocose expression for reading, (w)riting,	      and (a)rithmetic, -- the fundamentals of an education.	      [1913 Webster]
RD \R&D\ ([aum]r"[a^]n*d[=e]"), n. [research and development.]	   Research and development; used mostly to refer to the	   division of a corporation responsible for performing research	   and developing new products, or the activitie performed by	   that division; -- a commonly used abbreviation.	   Syn: R and D, research and development. [PJC]
Ra \Ra\ (r[aum]), n.	   A roe; a deer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ra- \Ra-\	   A prefix, from the Latin re and ad combined, coming to us	   through the French and Italian. See {Re-}, and {Ad-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raash \Raash\ (r[aum]sh), n. [Cf. Ar. ra'ash trembling, tremor.]	   (Zool.)	   The electric catfish. [Written also {raasch}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rab \Rab\ (r[a^]b), n.	   A rod or stick used by masons in mixing hair with mortar.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabat \Rab"at\ (r[a^]b"[a^]t), n. [See {Rabot}.]	   A polishing material made of potter's clay that has failed in	   baking.	   [1913 Webster]	Rabat \Ra`bat"\ (r[.a]*b[=a]t"), n. [F. Cf. {Rabato}.] (Eccl.)	   (a) A clerical linen collar.	   (b) A kind of clerical scarf fitted to a collar; as, a black	       silk rabat.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rabate \Ra*bate"\ (r[.a]*b[=a]t"), v. t. [F. rabattre to beat	   down; pref. re- + abattre. See {Abate}, and cf. {Rebate}, v.]	   (Falconry)	   To recover to the fist, as a hawk. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rabatine \Rab"a*tine\ (r[a^]b"[.a]*t[i^]n), n. [See {Rabato}.]	   A collar or cape. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabato \Ra*ba"to\ (r[.a]*b[=a]"t[-o]), n. [F. rabat, fr.	   rabattre. See {Rabate}.]	   A kind of ruff for the neck; a turned-down collar; a rebato.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbate \Rab*bate"\ (r[a^]b*b[=a]t"), v. t. [See {Rabate}.]	   To abate or diminish. [Obs.] -- n. Abatement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbet \Rab"bet\ (r[a^]b"b[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Rabbeted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rabbeting}.] [F. raboter to	   plane, plane down,rabot a plane; pref. re- re- + OF. abouter,	   aboter. See {Abut}, and cf. {Rebut}.]	   1. To cut a rabbet in; to furnish with a rabbet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite the edges of, as boards, etc., in a rabbet joint.	      [1913 Webster]	Rabbet \Rab"bet\, n. [See {Rabbet}, v., and cf. {Rebate}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Carp.) A longitudinal channel, groove, or recess cut out	      of the edge or face of any body; especially, one intended	      to receive another member, so as to break or cover the	      joint, or more easily to hold the members in place; thus,	      the groove cut for a panel, for a pane of glass, or for a	      door, is a rabbet, or rebate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as Rabbet joint, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rabbet joint} (Carp.), a joint formed by fitting together	      rabbeted boards or timbers; -- called also {rabbet}.	   {Rabbet plane}, a joiner's plane for cutting a rabbet.	      --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]
Rabbi \Rab"bi\ (r[a^]r"b[imac] or r[a^]r"b[i^]; 277), n.; pl.	   {Rabbis} (r[a^]r"b[imac]z or r[a^]r"b[i^]z) or {Rabbies}.	   [L., fr. Gr. "rabbi`, Heb. rab[imac] my master, from rab	   master, lord, teacher, akin to Ar. rabb.]	   Master; lord; teacher; -- a Jewish title of respect or honor	   for a teacher or doctor of the law. "The gravest rabbies."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be not ye called Rabbi, for one is your Master, even	         Christ, and all ye are brethren.         --Matt. xxiii.	                                                  8.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbin \Rab"bin\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]n), n. [F.]	   Same as {Rabbi}.	   [1913 Webster] Rabbinic
Rabbinic \Rab*bin"ic\ (r[a^]b*b[i^]n"[i^]k), Rabbinical
\Rab*bin"ic*al\ (r[a^]b*b[i^]n"[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F.	   rabbinique.]	   Of or pertaining to the rabbins or rabbis, or pertaining to	   the opinions, learning, or language of the rabbins. "Comments	   staler than rabbinic." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	         We will not buy your rabbinical fumes.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbinic \Rab*bin"ic\ (r[a^]b*b[i^]n"[i^]k), n.	   The language or dialect of the rabbins; the later Hebrew.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbinically \Rab*bin"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a rabbinical manner; after the manner of the rabbins.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbinism \Rab"bin*ism\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]n*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   rabbinisme.]	   1. A rabbinic expression or phraseology; a peculiarity of the	      language of the rabbins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The teachings and traditions of the rabbins.	      [1913 Webster]
Rabbinist \Rab"bin*ist\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]n*[i^]st), n. [Cf. F.	   rabbiniste.]	   One among the Jews who adhered to the Talmud and the	   traditions of the rabbins, in opposition to the Karaites, who	   rejected the traditions.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbinite \Rab"bin*ite\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]n*[imac]t), n.	   Same as {Rabbinist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbit \Rab"bit\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]t), n. [OE. rabet, akin to OD.	   robbe, robbeken.] (Zool.)	   Any of the smaller species of the genus Lepus, especially the	   common European species ({Lepus cuniculus}), which is often	   kept as a pet, and has been introduced into many countries.	   It is remarkably prolific, and has become a pest in some	   parts of Australia and New Zealand.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common American rabbit ({Lepus sylvatica}) is	         similar but smaller. See {Cottontail}, and {Jack	         rabbit}, under 2d {Jack}. The larger species of Lepus	         are commonly called hares. See {Hare}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Angora rabbit} (Zool.), a variety of the domestic rabbit	      having long, soft fur.	   {Rabbit burrow}, a hole in the earth made by rabbits for	      shelter and habitation.	   {Rabbit fish}. (Zool.)	   (a) The northern chimaera ({Chimaera monstrosa}).	   (b) Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, as the	       bur fish, and puffer. The term is also locally applied to	       other fishes.	   {Rabbits' ears}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.	   {Rabbit warren}, a piece of ground appropriated to the	      breeding and preservation of rabbits. --Wright.	   {Rock rabbit}.	   (a) (Zool.) See {Daman}, and {Klipdas}.	   (b) the {pika}.	   {Welsh rabbit}, a dish of which the chief constituents are	      melted cheese over toasted bread, flavored in various	      ways, as with ale, beer, milk, or spices. The name is	      popularly said to be a corruption of {Welsh rare bit}, but	      it is probably merely a humorous designation; -- also	      called {Welsh rarebit}.	      [1913 Webster]
rabbit \rabbit\ v. i.	   To hunt rabbits.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Rabbiting \Rab"bit*ing\, n.	   The hunting of rabbits. --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbitry \Rab"bit*ry\ (r[a^]b"b[i^]t*r[y^]), n.	   A place where rabbits are kept; especially, a collection of	   hutches for tame rabbits.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabble \Rab"ble\ (r[a^]b"b'l), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Iron	   Manuf.)	   An iron bar, with the end bent, used in stirring or skimming	   molten iron in the process of puddling.	   [1913 Webster]	Rabble \Rab"ble\, v. t.	   To stir or skim with a rabble, as molten iron.	   [1913 Webster]	Rabble \Rab"ble\, v. i. [Akin to D. rabbelen, Prov. G. rabbeln,	   to prattle, to chatter: cf. L. rabula a brawling advocate, a	   pettifogger, fr. rabere to rave. Cf. {Rage}.]	   To speak in a confused manner. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rabble \Rab"ble\, n. [Probably named from the noise made by it	   (see {Rabble}, v. i.) cf. D. rapalje rabble, OF. & Prov. F.	   rapaille.]	   1. A tumultuous crowd of vulgar, noisy people; a mob; a	      confused, disorderly throng.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw, I say, come out of London, even unto the	            presence of the prince, a great rabble of mean and	            light persons.                        --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jupiter, Mercury, Bacchus, Venus, Mars, and the	            whole rabble of licentious deities.   --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A confused, incoherent discourse; a medley of voices; a	      chatter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The rabble}, the lowest class of people, without reference	      to an assembly; the dregs of the people. "The rabble call	      him `lord.'" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rabble \Rab"ble\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a rabble; like, or suited to, a rabble;	   disorderly; vulgar. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Rabble \Rab"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rabbled} (r[a^]b"b'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Rabbling} (r[a^]b"bl[i^]ng).]	   1. To insult, or assault, by a mob; to mob; as, to rabble a	      curate. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bishops' carriages were stopped and the prelates	            themselves rabbled on their way to the house. --J.	                                                  R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter glibly and incoherently; to mouth without	      intelligence. [Obs. or Scot.] --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rumple; to crumple. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rabblement \Rab"ble*ment\ (r[a^]b"b'l*ment), n.	   A tumultuous crowd of low people; a rabble. "Rude rablement."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         And still, as he refused it, the rabblement hooted.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabbler \Rab"bler\ (r[a^]b"bl[~e]r), n. [See 2d {Rabble}.]	   (Mech.)	   A scraping tool for smoothing metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabble-rout \Rab"ble-rout`\ (r[a^]b"b'l-rout`), n.	   A tumultuous crowd; a rabble; a noisy throng.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabdoidal \Rab*doid"al\ (r[a^]b*doid"al), a. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod	   + -oid + -al.] (Anat.)	   See {Sagittal}. [Written also {rhabdoidal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rabdology \Rab*dol"o*gy\ (r[a^]b*d[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr.	   "ra`bdos rod, stick + -logy: cf. F. rabdologie.]	   The method or art of performing arithmetical operations by	   means of Napier's bones. See {Napier's bones}. [Written also	   {rhabdology}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rabdomancy \Rab"do*man`cy\ (r[a^]b"d[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^]), n. [Gr.	   "ra`bdos rod + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of rods or wands. [Written also	   {rhabdomancy}.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabid \Rab"id\ (r[a^]b"[i^]d), a. [L. rabidus, from rabere to	   rave. See {Rage}, n.]	   1. Furious; raging; extremely violent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rabid flight	            Of winds that ruin ships.             --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extreme, unreasonable, or fanatical in opinion;	      excessively zealous; as, a rabid socialist.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Affected with the distemper called rabies; mad; as, a	      rabid dog or fox.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rabies, or hydrophobia; as,	      rabid virus.	      [1913 Webster]
Rabidity \Ra*bid"i*ty\ (r[.a]*b[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Rabidness; furiousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabidly \Rab"id*ly\ (r[a^]b"[i^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In a rabid manner; with extreme violence.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabidness \Rab"id*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rabid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabies \Ra"bi*es\ (r[=a]"b[i^]*[=e]z), n. [L. See {Rage}, n.]	   Same as {Hydrophobia}	   (b); canine madness.	       [1913 Webster]
Rabinet \Rab"i*net\ (r[a^]b"[i^]*n[e^]t), n. [Etymol.	   uncertain.] (Mil.)	   A kind of small ordnance formerly in use. [Written also	   {rabanet}.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabious \Ra"bi*ous\ (r[=a]"b[i^]*[u^]s), a.	   Fierce. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Rabot \Ra"bot\ (r[=a]"b[o^]t), n. [F.]	   A rubber of hard wood used in smoothing marble to be	   polished. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Raca \Ra"ca\ (r[=a]"k[.a]), a. [Gr. "raka`, from Chaldee	   r[=e]k[=a].]	   A term of reproach used by the Jews of our Savior's time,	   meaning "worthless."	   [1913 Webster]	         Whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in	         danger of the council.                   --Matt. v. 22.	   [1913 Webster]
Racahout \Ra`ca`hout"\ (r[.a]`k[.a]`[=oo]"), n. [F. racahout,	   probably fr. Ar. r[=a]qaut.]	   A preparation from acorns used by the Arabs as a substitute	   for chocolate, and also as a beverage for invalids.	   [1913 Webster]
Raccoon \Rac*coon"\ (r[a^]k*k[=oo]n"), n. [F. raton, prop., a	   little rat, fr. rat rat, perhaps of German origin. See	   {Rat}.] (Zool.)	   A North American nocturnal carnivore ({Procyon lotor}) allied	   to the bears, but much smaller, and having a long, full tail,	   banded with black and gray. Its body is gray, varied with	   black and white. Called also {coon}, and {mapach}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Raccoon dog} (Zool.), the tanate.	   {Raccoon fox} (Zool.), the cacomixle.	      [1913 Webster]
Race \Race\ (r[=a]s), v. t.	   To raze. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Race \Race\ (r[=a]s), n. [OF. ra["i]z, L. radix, -icis. See	   {Radix}.]	   A root. "A race or two of ginger." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Race ginger}, ginger in the root, or not pulverized.	      [1913 Webster]	Race \Race\, n. [F. race; cf. Pr. & Sp. raza, It. razza; all	   from OHG. reiza line, akin to E. write. See {Write}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The descendants of a common ancestor; a family, tribe,	      people, or nation, believed or presumed to belong to the	      same stock; a lineage; a breed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole race of mankind.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence the long race of Alban fathers come.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Naturalists and ethnographers divide mankind into	         several distinct varieties, or races. Cuvier refers	         them all to three, Pritchard enumerates seven, Agassiz	         eight, Pickering describes eleven. One of the common	         classifications is that of Blumenbach, who makes five	         races: the Caucasian, or white race, to which belong	         the greater part of the European nations and those of	         Western Asia; the Mongolian, or yellow race, occupying	         Tartary, China, Japan, etc.; the Ethiopian, or negro	         race, occupying most of Africa (except the north),	         Australia, Papua, and other Pacific Islands; the	         American, or red race, comprising the Indians of North	         and South America; and the Malayan, or brown race,	         which occupies the islands of the Indian Archipelago,	         etc. Many recent writers classify the Malay and	         American races as branches of the Mongolian. See	         Illustration in Appendix.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Company; herd; breed.	      [1913 Webster]	            For do but note a wild and wanton herd,	            Or race of youthful and unhandled colts,	            Fetching mad bounds.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A variety of such fixed character that it may be	      propagated by seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Peculiar flavor, taste, or strength, as of wine; that	      quality, or assemblage of qualities, which indicates	      origin or kind, as in wine; hence, characteristic flavor;	      smack. "A race of heaven." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it [the wine] of the right race ?  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, characteristic quality or disposition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And now I give my sensual race the rein. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some . . . great race of fancy or judgment. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lineage; line; family; house; breed; offspring; progeny;	        issue.	        [1913 Webster]	Race \Race\, n. [OE. ras, res, rees, AS. r[=ae]s a rush,	   running; akin to Icel. r[=a]s course, race. [root]118.]	   1. A progress; a course; a movement or progression.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Esp., swift progress; rapid course; a running.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flight of many birds is swifter than the race of	            any beasts.                           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: The act or process of running in competition; a	      contest of speed in any way, as in running, riding,	      driving, skating, rowing, sailing; in the plural, usually,	      a meeting for contests in the running of horses; as, he	      attended the races.	      [1913 Webster]	            The race is not to the swift.         --Eccl. ix.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wield the gauntlet, and I run the race. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Competitive action of any kind, especially when prolonged;	      hence, career; course of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            My race of glory run, and race of shame. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A strong or rapid current of water, or the channel or	      passage for such a current; a powerful current or heavy	      sea, sometimes produced by the meeting of two tides; as,	      the Portland Race; the Race of Alderney.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The current of water that turns a water wheel, or the	      channel in which it flows; a mill race.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The part of the channel above the wheel is sometimes	         called the headrace, the part below, the tailrace.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.) A channel or guide along which a shuttle is driven	      back and forth, as in a loom, sewing machine, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Race cloth}, a cloth worn by horses in racing, having	      pockets to hold the weights prescribed.	   {Race course}.	      (a) The path, generally circular or elliptical, over which	          a race is run.	      (b) Same as {Race way}, below.	   {Race cup}, a cup given as a prize to the victor in a race.	      	   {Race glass}, a kind of field glass.	   {Race horse}.	      (a) A horse that runs in competition; specifically, a	          horse bred or kept for running races.	      (b) A breed of horses remarkable for swiftness in running.	      (c) (Zool.) The steamer duck.	      (d) (Zool.) A mantis.	   {Race knife}, a cutting tool with a blade that is hooked at	      the point, for marking outlines, on boards or metals, as	      by a pattern, -- used in shipbuilding.	   {Race saddle}, a light saddle used in racing.	   {Race track}. Same as {Race course}	      (a), above.	   {Race way}, the canal for the current that drives a water	      wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	Race \Race\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raced} (r[=a]st); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Racing} (r[=a]"s[i^]ng).]	   1. To run swiftly; to contend in a race; as, the animals	      raced over the ground; the ships raced from port to port.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Mach.) To run too fast at times, as a marine engine	      or screw, when the screw is lifted out of water by the	      action of a heavy sea.	      [1913 Webster]	Race \Race\, v. t.	   1. To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as,	      to race horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To run a race with.	      [1913 Webster]
Raceabout \Race"a*bout`\ (r[=a]s"[.a]*bout`), n. (Naut.)	   A small sloop-rigged racing yacht carrying about six hundred	   square feet of sail, distinguished from a knockabout by	   having a short bowsprit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Racemate \Ra*ce"mate\ (r[.a]*s[=e]"m[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of racemic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemation \Rac`e*ma"tion\ (r[a^]s`[-e]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   racematio a gleaning, fr. racemari to glean, racemus a	   cluster of grapes. See {Raceme}.]	   1. A cluster or bunch, as of grapes. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cultivation or gathering of clusters of grapes. [R.] --Bp.	      Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Raceme \Ra*ceme"\ (r[.a]*s[=e]m"; 277), n. [L. racemus a bunch	   of berries, a cluster of grapes. See {Raisin}.] (Bot.)	   A flower cluster with an elongated axis and many one-flowered	   lateral pedicels, as in the currant and chokecherry.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Compound raceme}, one having the lower pedicels developed	      into secondary racemes.	      [1913 Webster]
Racemed \Ra*cemed"\ (r[.a]*s[=e]md"), a. (Bot.)	   Arranged in a raceme, or in racemes.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemic \Ra*ce"mic\ (r[.a]*s[=e]"m[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.	   rac['e]mique. See {Raceme}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in many kinds of	   grapes. It is also obtained from tartaric acid, with which it	   is isomeric, and from sugar, gum, etc., by oxidation. It is a	   sour white crystalline substance, consisting of a combination	   of dextrorotatory and levorotatory tartaric acids. --Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemiferous \Rac`e*mif"er*ous\	   (r[a^]s`[-e]*m[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L. racemifer bearing	   clusters; racemus cluster + ferre to bear: cf. F.	   rac['e]mif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   Bearing racemes, as the currant.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemiform \Ra*cem"i*form\ (r[.a]*s[e^]m"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   Having the form of a raceme. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemose \Rac"e*mose`\ (r[a^]s"[-e]*m[=o]s`), a. [L. racemosus	   full of clusters.]	   Resembling a raceme; growing in the form of a raceme; as,	   (Bot.) racemose berries or flowers; (Anat.) the racemose	   glands, in which the ducts are branched and clustered like a	   raceme. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemous \Rac"e*mous\ (r[a^]s"[-e]*m[u^]s or r[.a]*s[=e]"m[u^]s;	   277), a. [Cf. F. rac['e]meux.]	   See {Racemose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemule \Rac"e*mule\ (r[a^]s"[-e]*m[=u]l), n. (Bot.)	   A little raceme.	   [1913 Webster]
Racemulose \Ra*cem"u*lose`\ (r[.a]*s[e^]m"[-u]*l[=o]s`), a.	   (Bot.)	   Growing in very small racemes.	   [1913 Webster]
Racer \Ra"cer\ (r[=a]"s[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, races, or contends in a race;	      esp., a race horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bade the nimblest racer seize the prize. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The common American black snake.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) One of the circular iron or steel rails on which	      the chassis of a heavy gun is turned.	      [1913 Webster]
Race suicide \Race suicide\	   The voluntary failure of the members of a race or people to	   have a number of children sufficient to keep the birth rate	   equal to the death rate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Rach
Rach \Rach\, Rache \Rache\ (r[a^]ch), n. [AS. r[ae]cc; akin to	   Icel. rakki.] (Zool.)	   A dog that pursued his prey by scent, as distinguished from	   the greyhound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rachialgia \Ra`chi*al"gi*a\ (r[=a]`k[i^]*[a^]l"j[i^]*[.a]), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis backbone + 'a`lgos pain.] (Med.)	   A painful affection of the spine; especially, {Pott's	   disease}; also, formerly, lead colic.	   [1913 Webster]
Rachidian \Ra*chid"i*an\ (r[.a]*k[i^]d"[i^]*an), a. [See	   {Rachis}.] (Anat. & Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the rachis; spinal; vertebral. Same as	   {Rhachidian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rachilla \Ra*chil"la\ (r[.a]*k[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Rhachilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rachiodont \Ra"chi*o*dont\ (r[=a]"k[i^]*[-o]*d[o^]nt), a.	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Rhachiodont}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rachis \Ra"chis\ (r[=a]"k[i^]s), n.; pl. E. {Rachises}	   (r[=a]"k[i^]s*[e^]z), L. {Rachides} (r[a^]k"[i^]*d[=e]z).	   [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis, -ios.] [Written also {rhachis}.]	   1. (Anat.) The spine; the vertebral column.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Same as {Rhachis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rachitic \Ra*chit"ic\ (r[.a]*k[i^]t"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.	   rachitique. See {Rachitis}.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to rachitis; affected by rachitis; rickety.	   [1913 Webster]
Rachitis \Ra*chi"tis\ (r[.a]*k[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "rachi^tis (sc. nosos), fr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine.]	   [Written also {rhachitis}.]	   1. (Med.) Literally, inflammation of the spine, but commonly	      applied to the rickets. See {Rickets}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A disease which produces abortion in the fruit or	      seeds. --Henslow.	      [1913 Webster]
Rachitome \Ra"chi*tome\ (r[=a]"k[i^]*t[=o]m), n. [F., fr. Gr.	   "ra`chis, -ios, the spine + te`mnein to cut.]	   A dissecting instrument for opening the spinal canal.	   [Written also {rachiotome}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Racial \Ra"cial\ (r[=a]"shal), a.	   Of or pertaining to a race or family of men; as, the racial	   complexion.	   [1913 Webster]
Racily \Ra"ci*ly\ (r[=a]"s[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a racy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Raciness \Ra"ci*ness\ (r[=a]"s[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being racy; peculiar and piquant flavor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The general characteristics of his [Cobbett's] style	         were perspicuity, unequaled and inimitable; . . . a	         purity always simple, and raciness often elegant.	                                                  --London	                                                  Times.	   [1913 Webster]
Racing \Ra"cing\ (r[=a]"s[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {Race}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Racing crab} (Zool.), an ocypodian.	      [1913 Webster]
Rack \Rack\ (r[a^]k), n.	   Same as {Arrack}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, n. [AS. hracca neck, hinder part of the head; cf.	   AS. hraca throat, G. rachen throat, E. retch.]	   The neck and spine of a fore quarter of veal or mutton.	   [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, n. [See {Wreck}.]	   A wreck; destruction. [Obs., except in a few phrases.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rack and ruin}, destruction; utter ruin. [Colloq.]	   {To go to rack}, to perish; to be destroyed. [Colloq.] "All	      goes to rack." --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, n. [Prob. fr. Icel. rek drift, motion, and akin to	   reka to drive, and E. wrack, wreck. [root]282.]	   Thin, flying, broken clouds, or any portion of floating vapor	   in the sky. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The winds in the upper region, which move the clouds	         above, which we call the rack, . . . pass without	         noise.                                   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the night rack came rolling up.      --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, v. i.	   To fly, as vapor or broken clouds.	   [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Racked} (r[a^]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Racking}.] [See {Rack} that which stretches, or	   {Rock}, v.]	   To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the	   body; to pace; -- said of a horse. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, n.	   A fast amble.	   [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, v. t. [Cf. OF. vin raqu['e] wine squeezed from the	   dregs of the grapes.]	   To draw off from the lees or sediment, as wine.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is in common practice to draw wine or beer from the	         lees (which we call racking), whereby it will clarify	         much the sooner.                         --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rack vintage}, wine cleansed and drawn from the lees.	      --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\, n. [Probably fr. D. rek, rekbank, a rack, rekken to	   stretch; akin to G. reck, reckbank, a rack, recken to	   stretch, Dan. r[ae]kke, Sw. r[aum]cka, Icel. rekja to spread	   out, Goth. refrakjan to stretch out; cf. L. porrigere, Gr.	   'ore`gein. [root]115. Cf. {Right}, a., {Ratch}.]	   1. An instrument or frame used for stretching, extending,	      retaining, or displaying, something. Specifically:	      (a) An engine of torture, consisting of a large frame,	          upon which the body was gradually stretched until,	          sometimes, the joints were dislocated; -- formerly	          used judicially for extorting confessions from	          criminals or suspected persons.	          [1913 Webster]	                During the troubles of the fifteenth century, a	                rack was introduced into the Tower, and was	                occasionally used under the plea of political	                necessity.                        --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) An instrument for bending a bow.	      (c) A grate on which bacon is laid.	      (d) A frame or device of various construction for holding,	          and preventing the waste of, hay, grain, etc.,	          supplied to beasts.	      (e) A frame on which articles are deposited for keeping or	          arranged for display; as, a clothes rack; a bottle	          rack, etc.	      (f) (Naut.) A piece or frame of wood, having several	          sheaves, through which the running rigging passes; --	          called also {rack block}. Also, a frame to hold shot.	      (g) (Mining) A frame or table on which ores are separated	          or washed.	      (h) A frame fitted to a wagon for carrying hay, straw, or	          grain on the stalk, or other bulky loads.	      (i) A distaff.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A bar with teeth on its face, or edge, to work	      with those of a wheel, pinion, or worm, which is to drive	      it or be driven by it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is extorted; exaction. [Obs.] --Sir E. Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mangle rack}. (Mach.) See under {Mangle}. n.	   {Rack block}. (Naut.) See def. 1	      (f), above.	   {Rack lashing}, a lashing or binding where the rope is	      tightened, and held tight by the use of a small stick of	      wood twisted around.	   {Rack rail} (Railroads), a toothed rack, laid as a rail, to	      afford a hold for teeth on the driving wheel of a	      locomotive for climbing steep gradients, as in ascending a	      mountain.	   {Rack saw}, a saw having wide teeth.	   {Rack stick}, the stick used in a rack lashing.	   {To be on the rack}, to suffer torture, physical or mental.	      	   {To live at rack and manger}, to live on the best at	      another's expense. [Colloq.]	   {To put to the rack}, to subject to torture; to torment.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fit of the stone puts a king to the rack, and	            makes him as miserable as it does the meanest	            subject.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Rack \Rack\ (r[a^]k), v. t.	   1. To extend by the application of force; to stretch or	      strain; specifically, to stretch on the rack or wheel; to	      torture by an engine which strains the limbs and pulls the	      joints.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was racked and miserably tormented. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To torment; to torture; to affect with extreme pain or	      anguish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vaunting aloud but racked with deep despair.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stretch or strain, in a figurative sense; hence, to	      harass, or oppress by extortion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The landlords there shamefully rack their tenants.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [landlords] rack their rents an ace too high.	                                                  --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grant that I may never rack a Scripture simile	            beyond the true intent thereof.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Try what my credit can in Venice do;	            That shall be racked even to the uttermost. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) To wash on a rack, as metals or ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To bind together, as two ropes, with cross turns	      of yarn, marline, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rack one's brains} or {To rack one's brains out} or {To	   rack one's wits}, to exert one's thinking processes to the	      utmost for the purpose of accomplishing something; as, I	      racked my brains out trying to find a way to solve the	      problem.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: To torture; torment; rend; tear.	        [1913 Webster]
Rackabones \Rack"a*bones`\ (r[a^]k"[.a]*b[=o]nz`), n.	   A very lean animal, esp. a horse. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rackarock \Rack"a*rock`\ (r[a^]k"[.a]*r[o^]k`), n. [Rack to	   stretch, strain + a + rock.]	   A Sprengel explosive consisting of potassium chlorate and	   mono-nitrobenzene.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Racker \Rack"er\ (r[a^]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who racks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A horse that has a racking gait.	      [1913 Webster]
Racket \Rack"et\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t), n. [F. raquette; cf. Sp.	   raqueta, It. racchetta, which is perhaps for retichetta, and	   fr. L. rete a net (cf. {Reticule}); or perh. from the Arabic;	   cf. Ar. r[=a]ha the palm of the hand (used at first to strike	   the ball), and OF. rachette, rasquette, carpus, tarsus.]	   [Written also {racquet}.]	   1. A thin strip of wood, having the ends brought together,	      forming a somewhat elliptical hoop, across which a network	      of catgut or cord is stretched. It is furnished with a	      handle, and is used for catching or striking a ball in	      tennis and similar games.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each one [of the Indians] has a bat curved like a	            crosier, and ending in a racket.      --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of the game of tennis played with peculiar	      long-handled rackets; -- chiefly in the plural. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A snowshoe formed of cords stretched across a long and	      narrow frame of light wood. [Canada]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A broad wooden shoe or patten for a man or horse, to	      enable him to step on marshy or soft ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Racket court}, a court for playing the game of rackets.	      [1913 Webster]	Racket \Rack"et\, v. t.	   To strike with, or as with, a racket.	   [1913 Webster]	         Poor man [is] racketed from one temptation to another.	                                                  --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]	Racket \Rack"et\, n. [Gael. racaid a noise, disturbance.]	   1. confused, clattering noise; din; noisy talk or sport.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A carouse; any reckless dissipation. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Racket \Rack"et\, n.	   1. A scheme, dodge, trick, or the like; something taking	      place considered as exciting, trying, unusual, or the	      like; also, such occurrence considered as an ordeal; as,	      to work a racket; to stand upon the racket. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an organized illegal activity, such as illegal gambling,	      bootlegging, or extortion.	      [PJC]	Racket \Rack"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Racketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Racketing}.]	   1. To make a confused noise or racket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To engage in noisy sport; to frolic. --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To carouse or engage in dissipation. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Racketer \Rack"et*er\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t*[~e]r), n.	   One who makes, or engages in, a racket.	   [1913 Webster]
Rackett \Rack"ett\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   (Mus.)	   An old wind instrument of the double bassoon kind, having	   ventages but not keys.	   [1913 Webster]
Racket-tail \Rack"et-tail\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t-t[=a]l), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus	   {Steganura}, having two of the tail feathers very long and	   racket-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Racket-tailed \Rack"et-tailed`\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t-t[=a]ld`), a.	   (Zool.)	   Having long and spatulate, or racket-shaped, tail feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Rackety \Rack"et*y\ (r[a^]k"[e^]t*[y^]), a.	   Making a tumultuous noise.	   [1913 Webster]
Racking \Rack"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   Spun yarn used in racking ropes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rack-rent \Rack"-rent`\ (r[a^]k"r[e^]nt`), n.	   A rent of the full annual value of the tenement, or near it;	   an excessive or unreasonably high rent. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Rack-rent \Rack"-rent`\, v. t.	   To subject to rack-rent, as a farm or tenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Rack-renter \Rack"-rent`er\ (r[a^]k"r[e^]nt`[~e]r), n.	   1. One who is subjected to paying rack-rent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who exacts rack-rent.	      [1913 Webster]
Racktail \Rack"tail`\ (r[a^]k"t[=a]l`), n. (Horol.)	   An arm attached to a swinging notched arc or rack, to let off	   the striking mechanism of a repeating clock.	   [1913 Webster]
Rackwork \Rack"work`\ (r[a^]k"w[^u]rk`), n.	   Any mechanism having a rack, as a rack and pinion.	   [1913 Webster]
Racle \Ra"cle\ (r[aum]"k'l), a.	   See {Rakel}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Racleness \Ra"cle*ness\, n.	   See {Rakelness}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Raconteur \Ra`con`teur"\ (r[.a]`k[^o]N`t[~e]r"), n. [F.]	   A relater; a storyteller.	   [1913 Webster]
Racoonda \Ra*coon"da\ (r[.a]*k[=oo]n"d[.a]), n. [From a native	   name.] (Zool.)	   The coypu.	   [1913 Webster]
Racovian \Ra*co"vi*an\ (r[.a]*k[=o]"v[i^]*an), n. [From Racow.]	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of Socinians or Unitarians in Poland.	   [1913 Webster]
Racquet \Rac"quet\ (r[a^]k"k[e^]t), n.	   See {Racket}.	   [1913 Webster]
Racy \Ra"cy\ (r[=a]"s[y^]), a. [Compar. {Racier}	   (r[=a]"s[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Raciest}.] [From {Race} a	   tribe, family.]	   1. Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct	      characteristic taste; tasting of the soil; hence, fresh;	      rich.	      [1913 Webster]	            The racy wine,	            Late from the mellowing cask restored to light.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Exciting to the mental taste by a strong or	      distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and	      piquant; fresh and lively; vigorous; spirited.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our raciest, most idiomatic popular words. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burns's English, though not so racy as his Scotch,	            is generally correct.                 --H.	                                                  Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rich and racy humor of a natural converser fresh	            from the plow.                        --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Somewhat suggestive of sexual themes; slightly improper;	      risqu['e].	      [PJC]	   Syn: Spicy; spirited; lively; smart; piquant; risqu['e].	   Usage: {Racy}, {Spicy}. Racy refers primarily to that	          peculiar flavor which certain wines are supposed to	          derive from the soil in which the grapes were grown;	          and hence we call a style or production racy when it	          "smacks of the soil," or has an uncommon degree of	          natural freshness and distinctiveness of thought and	          language. Spicy, when applied to style, has reference	          to a spirit and pungency added by art, seasoning the	          matter like a condiment. It does not, like racy,	          suggest native peculiarity. A spicy article in a	          magazine; a spicy retort. Racy in conversation; a racy	          remark.	          [1913 Webster]	                Rich, racy verses, in which we	                The soil from which they come, taste, smell, and	                see.                              --Cowley.	          [1913 Webster]
Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), n. [radiation absorbed dose.]	   A unit of measurement of the amount of ionizing radiation	   absorbed by an object, equal to an energy of 100 ergs per	   gram of irradiated material (equal to 0.01 gray).	   [PJC]	Rad \Rad\ (r[a^]d), obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Read}, {Rede}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
radar \ra"dar\ (r[=a]"d[aum]r), n. [acronym from RAdio Detection	   And Ranging.]	   1. An electronic device designed to detect objects at a	      distance, and determine their distance from the device, by	      transmitting a pulse of radio waves and measuring the time	      required for the echo of the pulse to return to the	      emitting device; as, the radar showed a plane approaching	      rapidly. For more information of radar, see the article	      What is Radar?. [acronym]	      [PJC]	   2. The method of detecting objects, finding their distance,	      or determining their speed, by use of a radar[1] device;	      as, modern radar can detect objects as small as raindrops.	      [PJC]
Radde \Rad"de\ (r[a^]d"de), obs.	   imp. of {Read}, {Rede}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. G. r[aum]der, r[aum]del,	   sieve, or perhaps E. reed.]	   1. A long, flexible stick, rod, or branch, which is	      interwoven with others, between upright posts or stakes,	      in making a kind of hedge or fence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hedge or fence made with raddles; -- called also {raddle	      hedge}. --Todd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument consisting of a wooden bar, with a row of	      upright pegs set in it, used by domestic weavers to keep	      the warp of a proper width, and prevent tangling when it	      is wound upon the beam of the loom.	      [1913 Webster]	Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), v. t.	   To interweave or twist together.	   [1913 Webster]	         Raddling or working it up like basket work. --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]	Raddle \Rad"dle\ (r[a^]d"d'l), n. [Cf. {Ruddle}.]	   A red pigment used in marking sheep, and in some mechanical	   processes; ruddle. "A raddle of rouge." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Raddle \Rad"dle\, v. t.	   To mark or paint with, or as with, raddle. "Whitened and	   raddled old women." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Raddock \Rad"dock\ (r[a^]d"d[u^]k), n. (Zool.)	   The ruddock. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rade \Rade\ (r[=a]d), n.	   A raid. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Radeau \Ra`deau"\ (r[.a]`d[=o]"), n. [F.]	   A float; a raft.	   [1913 Webster]	         Three vessels under sail, and one at anchor, above	         Split Rock, and behind it the radeau Thunderer. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Radial \Ra"di*al\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*al), a. [Cf. F. radial. See	   {Radius}.]	   Of or pertaining to a radius or ray; consisting of, or like,	   radii or rays; radiated; as, (Bot.) radial projections;	   (Zool.) radial vessels or canals; (Anat.) the radial artery.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Radial symmetry}. (Biol.) See under {Symmetry}.	      [1913 Webster]
Radiale \Ra`di*a"le\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[=a]"l[-e]), n.; pl.	   {Radialia} (r[=a]`d[i^]*[=a]"l[i^]*[.a]). [NL. See {Radial}.]	   1. (Anat.) The bone or cartilage of the carpus which	      articulates with the radius and corresponds to the	      scaphoid bone in man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Zool.) Radial plates in the calyx of a crinoid.	      [1913 Webster]
Radial engine \Radial engine\ (Mach.)	   An engine, usually an internal-combustion engine of a certain	   type (the	   {radial type}) having several cylinders arranged radially	      like the spokes of a complete wheel. The	   {semiradial engine} has radiating cylinders on only one side	      of the crank shaft.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radially \Ra"di*al*ly\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*al*l[y^]), adv.	   In a radial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Radial tire \Radial tire\ (Automobiles)	   a motor vehicle tire in which the cords run at right angles	   to the plane of the tire (considered as a disk).	   [PJC]
Radian \Ra"di*an\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*an), n. [From {Radius}.] (Math.)	   An arc of a circle which is equal to the radius, or the angle	   measured by such an arc.	   [1913 Webster] Radiance
Radiance \Ra"di*ance\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*ans), Radiancy \Ra"di*an*cy\	   (r[=a]"d[i^]*an*s[y^]), n.	   The quality of being radiant; brilliancy; effulgence; vivid	   brightness; as, the radiance of the sun.	   [1913 Webster]	         Girt with omnipotence, with radiance crowned. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         What radiancy of glory,	         What light beyond compare !              --Neale.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Luster; brilliancy; splendor; glare; glitter.	        [1913 Webster]
Radiant \Ra"di*ant\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*ant), a. [L. radians, -antis,	   p. pr. of radiare to emit rays or beams, fr. radius ray: cf.	   F. radiant. See {Radius}, {Ray} a divergent line.]	   1. Emitting or proceeding as from a center; resembling rays;	      radiating; radiate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, emitting or darting rays of light or heat;	      issuing in beams or rays; beaming with brightness;	      emitting a vivid light or splendor; as, the radiant sun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mark what radiant state she spreads.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Beaming with vivacity and happiness; as, a radiant face.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) Giving off rays; -- said of a bearing; as, the sun	      radiant; a crown radiant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Having a raylike appearance, as the large marginal	      flowers of certain umbelliferous plants; -- said also of	      the cluster which has such marginal flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physics) Emitted or transmitted by radiation; as, a	      radiant energy; radiant heat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Radiant energy} (Physics), energy given out or transmitted	      by radiation, as in the case of light and radiant heat.	   {Radiant heat}, heat proceeding in right lines, or directly	      from the heated body, after the manner of light, in	      distinction from heat conducted or carried by intervening	      media.	   {Radiant point}. (Astron.) See {Radiant}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Radiant \Ra"di*ant\, n.	   1. (Opt.) The luminous point or object from which light	      emanates; also, a body radiating light brightly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A straight line proceeding from a given point, or	      fixed pole, about which it is conceived to revolve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The point in the heavens at which the apparent	      paths of shooting stars meet, when traced backward, or	      whence they appear to radiate.	      [1913 Webster]	Radiant engine \Radiant engine\ (Mach.)	   A semiradial engine. See {Radial engine}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiantly \Ra"di*ant*ly\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*ant*l[y^]), adv.	   In a radiant manner; with glittering splendor.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiary \Ra"di*a*ry\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   radiaire.] (Zool.)	   A radiate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Radiata \Ra`di*a"ta\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr.	   radiatus, p. p. See {Radiate}.] (Zool.)	   An extensive artificial group of invertebrates, having all	   the parts arranged radially around the vertical axis of the	   body, and the various organs repeated symmetrically in each	   ray or spheromere.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It includes the c[oe]lenterates and the echinoderms.	         Formerly, the group was supposed to be a natural one,	         and was considered one of the grand divisions of the	         animal kingdom.	         [1913 Webster]
Radiate \Ra"di*ate\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Radiated} (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Radiating}.] [L. radiatus, p. p. of radiare to furnish with	   spokes or rays, to radiate, fr. radius ray. See {Radius},	   {Ray} a divergent line.]	   1. To emit rays; to be radiant; to shine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtues shine more clear	            In them [kings], and radiate like the sun at noon.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To proceed in direct lines from a point or surface; to	      issue in rays, as light or heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light radiates from luminous bodies directly to our	            eyes.                                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Radiate \Ra"di*ate\, v. t.	   1. To emit or send out in direct lines from a point or	      points; as, to radiate heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enlighten; to illuminate; to shed light or brightness	      on; to irradiate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Radiate \Ra"di*ate\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[asl]t), a. [L. radiatus, p.	   p.]	   1. Having rays or parts diverging from a center; radiated;	      as, a radiate crystal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having in a capitulum large ray florets which are	      unlike the disk florets, as in the aster, daisy, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Belonging to the Radiata.	      [1913 Webster]	Radiate \Ra"di*ate\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Radiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiated \Ra"di*a`ted\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[e^]d), a.	   1. Emitted, or sent forth, in rays or direct lines; as,	      radiated heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed of, or arranged like, rays or radii; having parts	      or markings diverging, like radii, from a common center or	      axis; as, a radiated structure; a radiated group of	      crystals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Belonging to the Radiata.	      [1913 Webster]
Radiately \Ra"di*ate*ly\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[asl]t*l[y^]), adv.	   In a radiate manner; with radiation or divergence from a	   center.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiate-veined \Ra"di*ate-veined`\	   (r[=a]"d[i^]*[asl]t-v[=a]nd`), a. (Bot.)	   Having the principal veins radiating, or diverging, from the	   apex of the petiole; -- said of such leaves as those of the	   grapevine, most maples, and the castor-oil plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiatiform \Ra`di*at"i*form\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[a^]t"[i^]*f[^o]rm),	   a. (Bot.)	   Having the marginal florets enlarged and radiating but not	   ligulate, as in the capitula or heads of the cornflower.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiation \Ra`di*a"tion\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   radiatio: cf. F. radiation.]	   1. The act of radiating, or the state of being radiated;	      emission and diffusion of rays of light; beamy brightness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The shooting forth of anything from a point or surface,	      like the diverging rays of light; as, the radiation of	      heat.	      [1913 Webster]
Radiative \Ra"di*a*tive\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[asl]*t[i^]v), a.	   Capable of radiating; acting by radiation. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiator \Ra"di*a`tor\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[=a]`t[~e]r), n.	   1. That which radiates or emits rays, whether of light or	      heat; especially, that part of a heating apparatus from	      which the heat is radiated or diffused; as, a steam	      radiator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any of various devices for cooling an internal substance	      by radiation, as a system of rings on a gun barrel for	      cooling it, or a nest of tubes with large radiating	      surface for cooling circulating water, as in an	      automobile.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Wireless Teleg.) An oscillator.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radical \Rad"i*cal\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*kal), a. [F., fr. L. radicalis	   having roots, fr. radix, -icis, a root. See {Radix}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the root; proceeding directly from the	      root.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Of or pertaining to the root or origin; reaching to	      the center, to the foundation, to the ultimate sources, to	      the principles, or the like; original; fundamental;	      thorough-going; unsparing; extreme; as, radical evils;	      radical reform; a radical party.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most determined exertions of that authority,	            against them, only showed their radical	            independence.                         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) Belonging to, or proceeding from, the root of a plant;	          as, radical tubers or hairs.	      (b) Proceeding from a rootlike stem, or one which does not	          rise above the ground; as, the radical leaves of the	          dandelion and the sidesaddle flower.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Philol.) Relating, or belonging, to the root, or ultimate	      source of derivation; as, a radical verbal form.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) Of or pertaining to a radix or root; as, a radical	      quantity; a radical sign. See below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Radical axis of two circles}. (Geom.) See under {Axis}.	   {Radical pitch}, the pitch or tone with which the utterance	      of a syllable begins. --Rush.	   {Radical quantity} (Alg.), a quantity to which the radical	      sign is prefixed; specifically, a quantity which is not a	      perfect power of the degree indicated by the radical sign;	      a surd.	   {Radical sign} (Math.), the sign [root] (originally the	      letter r, the initial of radix, root), placed before any	      quantity, denoting that its root is to be extracted; thus,	      [root]a, or [root](a + b). To indicate any other than the	      square root, a corresponding figure is placed over the	      sign; thus, [cuberoot]a, indicates the third or cube root	      of a.	   {Radical stress} (Elocution), force of utterance falling on	      the initial part of a syllable or sound.	   {Radical vessels} (Anat.), minute vessels which originate in	      the substance of the tissues.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Primitive; original; natural; underived; fundamental;	        entire.	   Usage: {Radical}, {Entire}. These words are frequently	          employed as interchangeable in describing some marked	          alteration in the condition of things. There is,	          however, an obvious difference between them. A radical	          cure, reform, etc., is one which goes to the root of	          the thing in question; and it is entire, in the sense	          that, by affecting the root, it affects in an	          appropriate degree the entire body nourished by the	          root; but it may not be entire in the sense of making	          a change complete in its nature, as well as in its	          extent. Hence, we speak of a radical change; a radical	          improvement; radical differences of opinion; while an	          entire change, an entire improvement, an entire	          difference of opinion, might indicate more than was	          actually intended. A certain change may be both	          radical and entire, in every sense.	          [1913 Webster]	Radical \Rad"i*cal\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*kal), n.	   1. (Philol.)	      (a) A primitive word; a radix, root, or simple, underived,	          uncompounded word; an etymon.	      (b) A primitive letter; a letter that belongs to the	          radix.	          [1913 Webster]	                The words we at present make use of, and	                understand only by common agreement, assume a	                new air and life in the understanding, when you	                trace them to their radicals, where you find	                every word strongly stamped with nature; full of	                energy, meaning, character, painting, and	                poetry.                           --Cleland.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Politics) One who advocates radical changes in government	      or social institutions, especially such changes as are	      intended to level class inequalities; -- opposed to	      conservative.	      [1913 Webster]	            In politics they [the Independents] were, to use the	            phrase of their own time, "Root-and-Branch men," or,	            to use the kindred phrase of our own, Radicals.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.)	      (a) A characteristic, essential, and fundamental	          constituent of any compound; hence, sometimes, an	          atom.	          [1913 Webster]	                As a general rule, the metallic atoms are basic	                radicals, while the nonmetallic atoms are acid	                radicals.                         --J. P. Cooke.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Specifically, a group of two or more atoms, not	          completely saturated, which are so linked that their	          union implies certain properties, and are conveniently	          regarded as playing the part of a single atom; a	          residue; -- called also a {compound radical}. Cf.	          {Residue}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Alg.) A radical quantity. See under {Radical}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	            An indicated root of a perfect power of the degree	            indicated is not a radical but a rational quantity	            under a radical form.                 --Davies &	                                                  Peck (Math.	                                                  Dict.)	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anat.) A radical vessel. See under {Radical}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Radicalism \Rad"i*cal*ism\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*kal*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   radicalisme.]	   The quality or state of being radical; specifically, the	   doctrines or principles of radicals in politics or social	   reform.	   [1913 Webster]	         Radicalism means root work; the uprooting of all	         falsehoods and abuses.                   --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Radicality \Rad`i*cal"i*ty\ (r[a^]d`[i^]*k[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   1. Germinal principle; source; origination. [Obs.] --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Radicalness; relation to a root in essential nature or	      principle.	      [1913 Webster]
Radically \Rad"i*cal*ly\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*kal*l[y^]), adv.	   1. In a radical manner; at, or from, the origin or root;	      fundamentally; as, a scheme or system radically wrong or	      defective.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without derivation; primitively; essentially. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These great orbs thus radically bright. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Radicalness \Rad"i*cal*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being radical.	   [1913 Webster]
Radicant \Rad"i*cant\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*kant), a. [L. radicans, p.	   pr.: cf. F. radicant. See {Radicate}, a.] (Bot.)	   Taking root on, or above, the ground; rooting from the stem,	   as the trumpet creeper and the ivy.	   [1913 Webster]
Radicate \Rad"i*cate\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[asl]t), a. [L. radicatus,	   p. p. of radicari to take root, fr. radix. See {Radix}.]	   Radicated.	   [1913 Webster]	Radicate \Rad"i*cate\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. i.	   To take root; to become rooted. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Radicate \Rad"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Radicated}	   (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Radicating}.]	   To cause to take root; to plant deeply and firmly; to root.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time should . . . rather confirm and radicate in us the	         remembrance of God's goodness.           --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Radicated \Rad"i*ca`ted\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=a]`t[e^]d), a.	   Rooted; specifically:	   (a) (Bot.) Having roots, or possessing a well-developed root.	   (b) (Zool.) Having rootlike organs for attachment.	       [1913 Webster]
Radication \Rad`i*ca"tion\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf.	   F. radication.]	   1. The process of taking root, or state of being rooted; as,	      the radication of habits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The disposition of the roots of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]
Radicel \Rad"i*cel\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*s[e^]l), n. [Dim. of radix.]	   (Bot.)	   A small branch of a root; a rootlet.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiciflorous \Ra*dic`i*flo"rous\	   (r[.a]*d[i^]s`[i^]*fl[=o]"r[u^]s), a. [L. radix, -icis, root	   + flos, floris, a flower.] (Bot.)	   Rhizanthous.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiciform \Ra*dic"i*form\ (r[.a]*d[i^]s"[i^]*f[^o]m), a. (Bot.)	   Having the nature or appearance of a radix or root.	   [1913 Webster]
Radicle \Rad"i*cle\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k'l), n. [L. radicula, dim. of	   radix, -icis, root: cf. F. radicule. See {Radix}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The rudimentary stem of a plant which supports the	       cotyledons in the seed, and from which the root is	       developed downward; the stem of the embryo; the caulicle.	   (b) A rootlet; a radicel.	       [1913 Webster]
Radicular \Ra*dic"u*lar\ (r[.a]*d[i^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a.	   Of or pertaining to roots, or the root of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Radicule \Rad"i*cule\ (r[a^]d"[i^]*k[=u]l), n. (Bot.)	   A radicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiculose \Ra*dic"u*lose`\ (r[.a]*d[i^]k"[-u]*l[=o]s`), a.	   (Bot.)	   Producing numerous radicles, or rootlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Radii \Ra"di*i\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[imac]), n.,	   pl. of {Radius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Radio- \Ra"di*o-\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]-), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to, or employing, or operated by, radiant	      energy, specifically that of electromagnetic waves with	      frequencies between those of infrared radiation and	      X-rays; hence, pertaining to, or employed in, broadcast	      radio or television, microwaves, radiotelephones, etc.;	      as, radio waves.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. of or pertaining to broadcast radio; as, a radio program.	      [PJC]	Radio- \Ra"di*o-\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]-).	   A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to,	   a radius or ray; specifically (Anat.), with the radius of the	   forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radio-muscular, radio-carpal.	   [1913 Webster]
radioactive \ra`di*o*ac"tive\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*[a^]k"t[i^]v),	   a. [Radio- + active.]	   1. (Physics) Capable of luminescence under the action of	      cathode rays, X rays, or any of the allied forms of	      radiation. [obsolete]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Physics) of, exhibiting, or caused by {radioactivity}.	      [PJC]
radioactivity \ra`di*o*ac*tiv"i*ty\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*[a^]k*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n. (Physics)	   a form of instability which is a property of the atomic	   nuclei of certain isotopes, which causes a spontaneous change	   in the structure of the nucleus, accompanied by emission of	   energetic radiation. The radiation emitted is usually	   sufficient to cause ionization in matter through which it	   passes, and is therefore called {ionizing radiation}. The	   radiation emitted by most radioactive substances is one of	   three types: {alpha rays}, {beta rays}, or {gamma rays}. Some	   chemical elements have no stable isotopes, and these are	   referred to as radioactive elements, and the element itself	   is said to possess radioactivity.	   Note: The changes in radioactive nuclei which cause radiation	         in most cases cause the chemical identity of the	         nucleus itself to change, as when tritium (an isotope	         of hydrogen) emits a beta ray and converts to helium.	         The radioactive decay process is a first-order	         reaction, and the rate of decay of a particular isotope	         can therefore be expressed as the {half life} of the	         isotope, which is the time it takes for one half of the	         remaining undecayed isotope to decay, and is a constant	         independent of the proportion of original material	         which has already decayed. The half life of tritium,	         for example, is 12.3 years.	         [PJC]
Radioconductor \Ra`di*o*con*duc"tor\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*k[o^]n*d[u^]k"t[~e]r), n. (Elec.)	   A substance or device that has its conductivity altered in	   some way by electric waves, as a coherer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radio-flagellata \Ra`di*o-flag`el*la"ta\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*fl[a^]j`[e^]l*l[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Radiate}, and {Flagellata}.] (Zool.)	   A group of Protozoa having both flagella and pseudopodia.	   [1913 Webster]
radiograph \ra"di*o*graph\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]*gr[a^]f), n.	   [Radio- + -graph.]	   1. An instrument for measuring and recording solar radiation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An image or picture produced upon a sensitive surface, as	      of a photographic or fluorescent plate, by some form of	      penetrating radiation other than light, as X-rays, beta	      rays, etc.; esp., a picture of the internal structure of	      opaque objects traversed by the rays; a skiagraph. When	      the picture is produced upon photographic film by X-rays,	      the picture is usually called an {X-ray photo} or {X-ray}.	      When an image is produced on photographic film by a	      radioactive substance in close proximity to the film, in a	      manner so as to record the spatial distribution of the	      radioactive substance, the resulting image is called an	      {autoradiograph} or {{autoradiogram}}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	radiograph \ra"di*o*graph\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]*gr[a^]f), v. t.	   To make a radiograph of. -- {ra`di*og"ra*pher}	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[~e]r), n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
radiography \ra`di*og"ra*phy\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]),	   n.	   Art or process of making radiographs, radiograms, or	   autoradiograms. -- {ra`di*o*graph"ic}	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), {ra`di*o*graph"ic*al}	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*gr[a^]f"[i^]*kal), a. --	   {Ra`di*o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiolaria \Ra`di*o*la"ri*a\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Radioli}.] (Zool.)	   Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or	   shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia	   project from the body like rays. It includes the	   polycystines. See {Polycystina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiolarian \Ra`di*o*la"ri*an\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*l[=a]"r[i^]*an), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Radiolaria. -- n. One of the	   Radiolaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Radioli \Ra*di"o*li\ (r[.a]*d[imac]"[-o]*l[imac]), n. pl.; sing.	   {Radiolus} (r[.a]*d[imac]"[-o]*l[u^]s). [NL., dim. of L.	   radius radius: cf. L. radiolus a feeble sunbeam.] (Zool.)	   The barbs of the radii of a feather; barbules.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiolite \Ra"di*o*lite\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [L.	   radius ray + -lite: cf. F. radiolithe.] (Paleon.)	   A hippurite.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiometer \Ra`di*om"e*ter\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [L. radius radius + -meter: cf. F. radiom[`e]tre.]	   1. (Naut.) A forestaff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) An instrument designed for measuring the	      mechanical effect of radiant energy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It consists of a number of light disks, blackened on	         one side, placed at the ends of extended arms,	         supported on a pivot in an exhausted glass vessel. When	         exposed to rays of light or heat, the arms rotate.	         [1913 Webster]
Radiometry \Ra`di*om"e*try\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]m"[-e]*tr[y^]), n.	   (Physics)	   The use of the radiometer, or the measurement of radiation.	   -- {Ra`di*o*met"ric} (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*m[e^]t"r[i^]k), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiomicrometer \Ra`di*o*mi*crom"e*ter\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*m[-i]*kr[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Radio- +	   micrometer.] (Physics)	   A very sensitive modification or application of the	   thermopile, used for indicating minute changes of radiant	   heat, or temperature.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiophare \Ra"di*o*phare\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]*f[^a]r), n. [Radio-	   + phare.]	   A radiotelegraphic station serving solely for determining the	   position of ships. The radius of operation of such stations	   was restricted by the International Radiotelegraphic	   Convention (1912) to 30 nautical miles.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiophone \Ra"di*o*phone\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[-o]*f[=o]n), n. [Radio-	   + Gr. fwnh` sound.]	   1. (Physics) An apparatus for the production of sound by the	      action of luminous or thermal rays. It is essentially the	      same as the photophone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a telephone using radio waves, rather than wires, to	      convey the voice signal.	      [PJC]
Radiophony \Ra`di*oph"o*ny\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[-o]*[o^]f"[-o]*n[y^]),	   n. (Physics)	   The art or practice of using the radiophone.	   [1913 Webster]
Radiopticon \Ra`di*op"ti*con\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]p"t[i^]*k[o^]n),	   n. [Radio- + stereopticon.]	   See {Projector}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radioscopy \Ra`di*os"co*py\ (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]s"k[-o]*p[y^]), n.	   [Radio- + -scopy.]	   Direct observation of objects opaque to light by means of	   some other form of radiant energy, as x-rays. --	   {Ra`di*o*scop"ic} (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*sk[o^]p"[i^]k),	   {Ra`di*o*scop"ic*al} (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*sk[o^]p"[i^]*kal), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiotelegram \Ra`di*o*tel"e*gram\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*t[e^]l"[-e]*gr[a^]m), n.	   A message transmitted by radiotelegraph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiotelegraph \Ra`di*o*tel"e*graph\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*t[e^]l"[-e]*gr[a^]f), n. [Radio- +	   telegraph.]	   A wireless telegraph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiotelegraphic \Ra`di*o*tel`e*graph"ic\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*t[e^]l`[-e]*gr[a^]f"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to radiotelegraphy; employing, or used or	   employed in, radiotelegraphy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiotelegraphy \Ra`di*o*te*leg"ra*phy\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*t[e^]*l[e^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Radio- +	   telegraphy.]	   Telegraphy using the radiant energy of radio waves; wireless	   telegraphy; -- the term adopted for use by the	   Radiotelegraphic Convention of 1912.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiotelephone \Ra`di*o*tel"e*phone\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*t[e^]l"[-e]*f[=o]n), n.	   A wireless telephone, in which the signal is conveyed by	   radio waves. -- {Ra`di*o*te*leph"o*ny}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Radiotherapy \Ra`di*o*ther"a*py\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*th[e^]r"[.a]*p[y^]), n. [Radio- + therapy.]	   (Med.)	   Treatment of disease by means of x-rays or radioactivity.	   Radiotherapy of cancer is based on the fact that cancer cells	   are more sensitive to radiation than most other cells in the	   body.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
radiothorium \ra`di*o*tho"ri*um\	   (r[=a]`d[i^]*[o^]*th[^o]r"[=e]*[u^]m), n. (Chem.)	   an earlier name for the thorium isotope {thorium-228}, given	   by its discoverer Otto Hahn. It is a radioactive substance	   formed as one of series of products in the chain of	   radioactive decay of thorium. Its immediate predecessor in	   the chain is Actinium-228, and it decays by alpha emission to	   radium-224 with a half-life of 1.91 years. The name	   radiothorium was given prior to the full understanding of the	   nature of isotopes of elements.	   [PJC]
radious \ra"di*ous\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. radiosus.]	   1. Consisting of rays, as light. [R.] --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Radiating; radiant. [Obs.] --G. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]
Radish \Rad"ish\ (r[a^]d"[i^]sh), n. [F. radis; cf. It. radice,	   Pr. raditz: all fr. L. radix, -icis, a root, an edible root,	   especially a radish, akin to E. wort. See {Wort}, and cf.	   {Eradicate}, {Race} a root, {Radix}.] (Bot.)	   The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant	   ({Raphanus sativus}); also, the whole plant.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Radish fly} (Zool.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia	      raphani}) whose larvae burrow in radishes. It resembles	      the onion fly.	   {Rat-tailed radish} (Bot.), an herb ({Raphanus caudatus})	      having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eaten.	   {Wild radish} (Bot.), the jointed charlock.	      [1913 Webster]
Radium \Ra`di*um\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]m), n. [NL., fr. L. radius	   ray.] (Chem.)	   An intensely radioactive metallic element found (combined) in	   minute quantities in pitchblende, and various other uranium	   minerals. Symbol, Ra; atomic weight, 226.4. Radium was	   discovered by M. and Mme. Curie, of Paris, who in 1902	   separated compounds of it by a tedious process from	   pitchblende. Its compounds color flames carmine and give a	   characteristic spectrum. It is divalent, resembling barium	   chemically. The main isotope of radium found in pitchblende,	   radium-226, has a half-life of 1620 years, decaying first by	   alpha emission to {radon}.	   Note: Radium preparations are remarkable for maintaining	         themselves at a higher temperature than their	         surroundings, and for their radiations, which are of	         three kinds: alpha rays, beta rays, and gamma rays (see	         these terms). The beta and gamma rays seen in radium	         preparations are in fact due to disintegration of decay	         products of radium rather than the radium itself. By	         reason of these rays they ionize gases, affect	         photographic plates, cause sores on the skin, and	         produce many other striking effects. Their degree of	         activity depends on the proportion of radium present,	         but not on its state of chemical combination or on	         external conditions. The radioactivity of radium is	         therefore an atomic property, and is due to an inherent	         instability of the atomic nucleus which causes its	         decay in a process whose rate is first order. The	         disintegration of the radium nucleus is only the first	         in a series of nuclear disintegrations leading to	         production of a series of elements and isotopes. The	         chain has at least seven stages; the successive main	         products have been studied and are {radon}, a gaseous	         radioactive element belonging chemically to the inert	         noble gas series (originally called radium emanation or	         exradio, radium A, radium B, radium C, etc. The	         successive products are unstable isotopes of several	         different elements, each with an atomic weight a little	         lower than its predecessor. Lead is the stable end	         product. At the same time, the light gas helium is	         formed, being generated when the expelled alpha	         particles (positively charged helium nuclei) acquire	         electrons. Radium, in turn, is formed in the	         pitchblende ore by a slow disintegration of uranium.	         Natural radium and also an isotope (radium-228, also	         called mesothorium I) formed by the decay of thorium,	         were at one time used to make a luminous paint for	         watch dials, until the danger of the radioactivity	         became fully appreciated, and use of such material in	         watches was discontinued. See also {mesothorium}.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Radius \Ra"di*us\ (r[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]s), n.; pl. L. {Radii}	   (r[=a]"d[i^]*[imac]); E. {Radiuses}	   (r[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]s*[e^]z). [L., a staff, rod, spoke of a	   wheel, radius, ray. See {Ray} a divergent line.]	   1. (Geom.) A right line drawn or extending from the center of	      a circle to the periphery; the semidiameter of a circle or	      sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The preaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium,	      corresponding to the tibia of the hind limb. See Illust.	      of {Artiodactyla}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The radius is on the same side of the limb as the	         thumb, or pollex, and in man it is so articulated that	         its lower end is capable of partial rotation about the	         ulna.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A ray, or outer floret, of the capitulum of such	      plants as the sunflower and the daisy. See {Ray}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Zool.)	      (a) The barbs of a perfect feather.	      (b) Radiating organs, or color-markings, of the radiates.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. The movable limb of a sextant or other angular instrument.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Radius bar} (Mach.), a bar pivoted at one end, about which	      it swings, and having its other end attached to a piece	      which it causes to move in a circular arc.	   {Radius of curvature}. See under {Curvature}.	      [1913 Webster]	Radius vector \Ra"di*us vec"tor\ (v[e^]k"t[o^]r).	   1. (Math.) A straight line (or the length of such line)	      connecting any point, as of a curve, with a fixed point,	      or pole, round which the straight line turns, and to which	      it serves to refer the successive points of a curve, in a	      system of polar coordinates. See {Coordinate}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) An ideal straight line joining the center of an	      attracting body with that of a body describing an orbit	      around it, as a line joining the sun and a planet or	      comet, or a planet and its satellite.	      [1913 Webster]
Radix \Ra"dix\ (r[=a]"d[i^]ks), n.; pl. L. {Radices}	   (r[a^]d"[i^]*s[=e]z), E. {Radixes} (r[=a]"d[i^]ks*[e^]z). [L.	   radix, -icis, root. See {Radish}.]	   1. (Philol.) A primitive word, from which spring other words;	      a radical; a root; an etymon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.)	      (a) A number or quantity which is arbitrarily made the	          fundamental number of any system; a base. Thus, 10 is	          the radix, or base, of the common system of	          logarithms, and also of the decimal system of	          numeration.	      (b) (Alg.) A finite expression, from which a series is	          derived. [R.] --Hutton.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The root of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]
Radon \Ra"don\ (r[=a]"d[o^]n), n. (Chem.)	   An intensely radioactive gaseous element produced by the	   radioactive decay of radium-226, which is the main isotope of	   radium found in pitchblende. Chemically it is an inert noble	   gas. Its atomic symbol is Rn. It has an atomic number of 86.	   The radon isotope produced by decay of radium has an atomic	   weight of 222.017, and this isotope decays by alpha emission	   with a half-life of 3.82 days. Numerous other isotopes have	   been observed, all radioactive and all having half-lives	   shorter than that of radon-222. Radon was discovered by M.	   and Mme. Curie, of Paris, in their studies of the radioactive	   substances in pitchblende. Radon was originally called	   {radium emanation} or {exradio}.	   [PJC]
Radula \Rad"u*la\ (r[a^]d"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Radulae}	   (r[a^]d"[-u]*l[=e]). [L., a scraper, fr. radere to scrape.]	   (Zool.)	   The chitinous ribbon bearing the teeth of mollusks; -- called	   also {lingual ribbon}, and {tongue}. See {Odontophore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raduliform \Ra*du"li*form\ (r[.a]*d[=u]"l[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L.	   radula a scraper + -form.]	   Rasplike; as, raduliform teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Raff \Raff\ (r[.a]f), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raffed} (r[.a]ft); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Raffing}.] [OF. raffer, of German origin; cf.	   G. raffen; akin to E. rap to snatch. See {Rap}, and cf.	   {Riffraff}, {Rip} to tear.]	   To sweep, snatch, draw, or huddle together; to take by a	   promiscuous sweep. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Causes and effects which I thus raff up together.	                                                  --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Raff \Raff\, n.	   1. A promiscuous heap; a jumble; a large quantity; lumber;	      refuse. "A raff of errors." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sweepings of society; the rabble; the mob; -- chiefly	      used in the compound or duplicate, riffraff.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A low fellow; a churl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Raff merchant}, a dealer in lumber and odd refuse. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Raffaelesque \Raf`fa*el*esque"\ (r[a^]f`f[.a]*[e^]l*[e^]sk"), a.	   Raphaelesque.	   [1913 Webster]
Raffia \Raf"fi*a\ (r[a^]f"f[i^]*[.a]), n. (Bot.)	   A fibrous material used for tying plants, said to come from	   the leaves of a palm tree of the genus {Raphia}. --J. Smith	   (Dict. Econ. Plants).	   [1913 Webster]	Raffia palm \Raf"fi*a palm\ (r[a^]f"f[i^]*[.a] p[aum]m`).	   (a) A pinnate-leaved palm ({Raphia ruffia}) native of	       Madagascar, and of considerable economic importance on	       account of the strong fiber (raffia) obtained from its	       leafstalks.	   (b) The jupati palm.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Raffinose \Raf"fi*nose`\ (r[a^]f"f[i^]*n[=o]s`), n. [F. raffiner	   to refine.] (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline slightly sweet substance obtained	   from the molasses of the sugar beet.	   [1913 Webster]
Raffish \Raff"ish\ (r[.a]f"[i^]sh), a.	   Resembling, or having the character of, raff, or a raff;	   worthless; low.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sad, raffish, disreputable character.  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Mildly disreputable or nonconformist; unconventional.	      [PJC]	            Tales of his [Ted Kennedy's] drinking and raffish	            behavior have become part of his public persona,	            often lumped under a vaster damnation known as "the	            character issue".	            . . .	            He appears to compartmentalize his off-duty conduct	            and his Senate responsibilities; during dozens of	            interviews for this article, with friends and foes,	            not one could cite an instance in which drinking	            appeared to impair him professionally. His	            adversaries grumble about it anyway; friends portray	            it as relatively harmless and charming.	            Orrin Hatch, the conservative Utah Republican who is	            also a Mormon, tells this story with what he	            describes as "a tremendous brotherly affection." Two	            days before the Senate adjourned in October 1988,	            Hatch took a call from Frank Madsen, a former aide	            who had moved to Boston to supervise 200 young	            Mormon missionaries. Would Hatch come speak to them?	            Would he bring Kennedy? Would he ask Kennedy to	            reserve Faneuil Hall for the event?	            With some misgivings, Hatch agreed to try. Shortly	            before midnight, he found Kennedy and Chris Dodd in	            the Capitol. Neither was feeling any pain.	            "Ted, I've got a favor to ask."	            Kennedy wrapped an arm around Hatch. "Done!"	            Hatch held up a restraining hand. "No, hear me out.	            You remember my aide, Frank Madsen -- "	            "Great fellow! Great fellow!"	            "He's now in Boston -- "	            "My home town! My home town!"	            Hatch eventually made his request. Kennedy assented.	            Hatch returned to his office, typed out the	            agreement and sent it to Kennedy's office. The next	            day, Hatch spied Kennedy reading the memo. "Orrin,"	            Kennedy called in mock horror, "what else did I	            agree to?" Three months later, in January 1989,	            Hatch and Kennedy stood elbow-to-elbow in Faneuil	            Hall, addressing the Mormon missionaries. --Rick	                                                  Atkinson,	                                                  Washington	                                                  Post, Sept.	                                                  29, 1990	      [PJC]	   3. Dissolute; rakish.	      [PJC]	            Of all such places, Santa Fe may well be the least	            raffish. At least in the off-season, it's a town	            that goes to bed early, showing all the prudent	            reserve of a city of bankers and claims adjusters.	            In the historic center, a visitor searches in vain	            for tawdry traces of the hard-drinking,	            wild-womanizing, heavy-gambling cowboy town this	            once must have been.                  --Brad	                                                  Leithauser	                                                  ("Santa Fe",	                                                  in New York	                                                  Times Magazine	                                                  / May 13,	                                                  2001).	      [PJC]	            Over the years, it [Macau] has maintained a	            downright raffish atmosphere, complete with warring	            gangsters.                            --Yvette	                                                  Ziols.	      [PJC]	   4. Vulgarly gaudy; cheap and tawdry; as, a tendency toward	      gaudy jewelry, bright colors and generally raffish dress.	      [PJC]	            A lonely orphan, Lilli, lands a job with a raffish	            and run-down carnival. The wide-eyed and innocent	            orphan is mesmerized by its gritty, tawdry glamour.	                                                  --Anonymous	                                                  review of the	                                                  play Carnival	                                                  (http://www.kt-online.org/plays/02-carnival-frame.html)	      [PJC]	   4. Appealing to or frequented by dissolute or disreputable	      people; as, a raffish night club.	      [PJC]
Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [F. rafle; faire rafle to	   sweep stakes, fr. rafler to carry or sweep away, rafler tout	   to sweep stakes; of German origin; cf. G. raffeln to snatch	   up, to rake. See {Raff}, v.]	   1. A kind of lottery, in which several persons pay, in	      shares, the value of something put up as a stake, and then	      determine by chance (as by casting dice) which one of them	      shall become the sole possessor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game of dice in which he who threw three alike won all	      the stakes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	Raffle \Raf"fle\ (r[a^]f"f'l), n. [See {Raff}, n. & v., and	   {Raffle}.]	   Refuse; rubbish; raff.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raffled} (r[a^]f"f'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Raffling} (r[a^]f"fl[i^]ng).]	   To engage in a raffle; as, to raffle for a watch.	   [1913 Webster]	Raffle \Raf"fle\, v. t.	   To dispose of by means of a raffle; -- often followed by off;	   as, to raffle off a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Raffler \Raf"fler\ (r[a^]f"fl[~e]r), n.	   One who raffles.	   [1913 Webster]
Rafflesia \Raf*fle"si*a\ (r[a^]f*fl[=e]"zh[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL.	   Named from its discoverer, Sir S. Raffles.] (Bot.)	   A genus of stemless, leafless plants, living parasitically	   upon the roots and stems of grapevines in Malaysia. The	   flowers have a carrionlike odor, and are very large, in one	   species ({Rafflesia Arnoldi}) having a diameter of two or	   three feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Raft \Raft\ (r[.a]ft), obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Reave}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Raft \Raft\, n. [Originally, a rafter, spar, and fr. Icel. raptr	   a rafter; akin to Dan. raft, Prov. G. raff a rafter, spar;	   cf. OHG. r[=a]fo, r[=a]vo, a beam, rafter, Icel. r[=a]f roof.	   Cf. {Rafter}, n.]	   1. A collection of logs, boards, pieces of timber, or the	      like, fastened together, either for their own collective	      conveyance on the water, or to serve as a support in	      conveying other things; a float.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of logs, fallen trees, etc. (such as is	      formed in some Western rivers of the United States), which	      obstructs navigation. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perhaps akin to raff a heap.] A large collection of	      people or things taken indiscriminately. [Slang, U. S.] "A	      whole raft of folks." --W. D. Howells.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Raft bridge}.	      (a) A bridge whose points of support are rafts.	      (b) A bridge that consists of floating timbers fastened	          together.	   {Raft duck}. [The name alludes to its swimming in dense	      flocks.] (Zool.)	      (a) The bluebill, or greater scaup duck; -- called also	          {flock duck}. See {Scaup}.	      (b) The redhead.	   {Raft port} (Naut.), a large, square port in a vessel's side	      for loading or unloading timber or other bulky articles; a	      timber or lumber port.	      [1913 Webster]	Raft \Raft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rafted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rafting}.]	   To transport on a raft, or in the form of a raft; to make	   into a raft; as, to raft timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Rafte \Raf"te\ (r[.a]f"te), obs.	   imp. of {Reave}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rafter \Raft"er\ (r[.a]ft"[~e]r), n.	   A raftsman.	   [1913 Webster]	Rafter \Raft"er\, n. [AS. r[ae]fter; akin to E. raft, n. See	   {Raft}.] (Arch.)	   Originally, any rough and somewhat heavy piece of timber.	   Now, commonly, one of the timbers of a roof which are put on	   sloping, according to the inclination of the roof. See	   Illust. of {Queen-post}.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Courtesy] oft is sooner found in lowly sheds,	         With smoky rafters, than in tapestry halls. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Rafter \Raft"er\, v. t.	   1. To make into rafters, as timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with rafters, as a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Agric.) To plow so as to turn the grass side of each	      furrow upon an unplowed ridge; to ridge. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rafting \Raft"ing\, n.	   The business of making or managing rafts.	   [1913 Webster]
Raftsman \Rafts"man\ (r[.a]fts"man), n.; pl. {Raftsmen}	   (r[.a]fts"men).	   A man engaged in rafting.	   [1913 Webster]
Rafty \Raf"ty\ (r[.a]f"t[y^]), a. [Perhaps akin to G. reif	   hoarfrost.]	   Damp; musty. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rag \Rag\ (r[a^]g), v. t. [Cf. Icel. r[ae]gja to calumniate,	   OHG. ruogen to accuse, G. r["u]gen to censure, AS. wr[=e]gan,	   Goth. wr[=o]hjan to accuse.]	   To scold or rail at; to rate; to tease; to torment; to	   banter. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.	   [1913 Webster]	Rag \Rag\, n. [OE. ragge, probably of Scand, origin; cf. Icel.	   r["o]gg a tuft, shagginess, Sw. ragg rough hair. Cf. {Rug},	   n.]	   1. A piece of cloth torn off; a tattered piece of cloth; a	      shred; a tatter; a fragment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers,	            tossed,	            And fluttered into rags.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not having otherwise any rag of legality to cover	            the shame of their cruelty.           --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Hence, mean or tattered attire; worn-out dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            And virtue, though in rags, will keep me warm.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shabby, beggarly fellow; a ragamuffin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The other zealous rag is the compositor. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the proclamation, they all came in, both tag	            and rag.                              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol.) A coarse kind of rock, somewhat cellular in	      texture.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metal Working) A ragged edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A sail, or any piece of canvas. [Nautical Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our ship was a clipper with every rag set. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rag bolt}, an iron pin with barbs on its shank to retain it	      in place.	   {Rag carpet}, a carpet of which the weft consists of narrow	      strips of cloth sewed together, end to end.	   {Rag dust}, fine particles of ground-up rags, used in making	      papier-mach['e] and wall papers.	   {Rag wheel}.	      (a) A chain wheel; a sprocket wheel.	      (b) A polishing wheel made of disks of cloth clamped	          together on a mandrel.	   {Rag wool}, wool obtained by tearing woolen rags into fine	      bits, shoddy.	      [1913 Webster]	Rag \Rag\ (r[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ragged} (r[a^]gd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ragging} (r[a^]g"g[i^]ng).]	   To become tattered. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rag \Rag\, v. t.	   1. To break (ore) into lumps for sorting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut or dress roughly, as a grindstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Rag \Rag\, v. t.	   1. (Music) To play or compose (a piece, melody, etc.) in	      syncopated time. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To dance to ragtime music, esp. in some manner considered	      indecorous. [Colloq. or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ragabash
Ragabash \Rag"a*bash`\ (r[a^]g"[.a]*b[a^]sh`), Ragabrash
\Rag"a*brash`\ (r[a^]g"[.a]*br[a^]sh`), n.	   An idle, ragged person. --Nares. --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragamuffin \Rag`a*muf"fin\ (r[a^]g`[.a]*m[u^]f"f[i^]n), n. [Cf.	   Ragamofin, the name of a demon in some of the old mysteries.]	   1. A paltry or disreputable fellow; a mean wretch. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who wears ragged clothing. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The long-tailed titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rage \Rage\ (r[=a]j), n. [F., fr. L. rabies, fr. rabere to rave;	   cf. Skr. rabh to seize, rabhas violence. Cf. {Rabid},	   {Rabies}, {Rave}.]	   1. Violent excitement; eager passion; extreme vehemence of	      desire, emotion, or suffering, mastering the will. "In	      great rage of pain." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He appeased the rage of hunger with some scraps of	            broken meat.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Convulsed with a rage of grief.       --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, anger accompanied with raving; overmastering	      wrath; violent anger; fury.	      [1913 Webster]	            torment, and loud lament, and furious rage.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A violent or raging wind. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The subject of eager desire; that which is sought after,	      or prosecuted, with unreasonable or excessive passion; as,	      to be all the rage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Anger; vehemence; excitement; passion; fury. See	        {Anger}.	        [1913 Webster]	Rage \Rage\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raged} (r[=a]jd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Raging} (r[=a]"j[i^]ng).] [OF. ragier. See {Rage}, n.]	   1. To be furious with anger; to be exasperated to fury; to be	      violently agitated with passion. "Whereat he inly raged."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When one so great begins to rage, he is hunted	            Even to falling.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rage, rage against the dying of the light	            Do not go gentle into that good night. --Dylan	                                                  Thomas.	      [PJC]	   2. To be violent and tumultuous; to be violently driven or	      agitated; to act or move furiously; as, the raging sea or	      winds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do the heathen rage?              --Ps. ii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The madding wheels	            Of brazen chariots raged; dire was the noise.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ravage; to prevail without restraint, or with	      destruction or fatal effect; as, the plague raged in	      Cairo.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To toy or act wantonly; to sport. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To storm; fret; chafe; fume.	        [1913 Webster]	Rage \Rage\, v. t.	   To enrage. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rageful \Rage"ful\ (r[=a]j"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of rage; expressing rage. [Obs.] "Rageful eyes." --Sir	   P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragery \Ra"ger*y\ (r[=a]"j[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   Wantonness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragged \Rag"ged\ (r[a^]g"g[e^]d), a. [From {Rag}, n.]	   1. Rent or worn into tatters, or till the texture is broken;	      as, a ragged coat; a ragged sail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Broken with rough edges; having jags; uneven; rough;	      jagged; as, ragged rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, harsh and disagreeable to the ear; dissonant. [R.]	      "A ragged noise of mirth." --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Wearing tattered clothes; as, a ragged fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Rough; shaggy; rugged.	      [1913 Webster]	            What shepherd owns those ragged sheep? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ragged lady} (Bot.), the fennel flower ({Nigella	      Damascena}).	   {Ragged robin} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Lychnis}	      ({Lychnis Flos-cuculi}), cultivated for its handsome	      flowers, which have the petals cut into narrow lobes.	   {Ragged sailor} (Bot.), prince's feather ({Polygonum	      orientale}).	   {Ragged school}, a free school for poor children, where they	      are taught and in part fed; -- a name given at first	      because they came in their common clothing. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster] -- {Rag"ged*ly}, adv. -- {Rag"ged*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster] Raggie
Raggie \Rag"gie\ (r[a^]g"g[i^]), or Raggy \Rag"gy\, a.	   Ragged; rough. [Obs.] "A stony and raggie hill." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Raghuvansa \Ragh`u*van"sa\ (r[u^]g`[.u]*v[u^]n"s[.a]), n. [Skr.	   Raguva[.m][,c]a.]	   A celebrated Sanskrit poem having for its subject the Raghu	   dynasty.	   [1913 Webster]
Raging \Ra"ging\ (r[=a]"j[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {Rage}, v. i. -- {Ra"ging*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragious \Ra"gious\ (r[=a]"j[u^]s), a.	   Raging; furious; rageful. [Obs.] -- {Ra"gious*ness}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Raglan \Rag"lan\ (r[a^]g"lan), n.	   1. A loose overcoat with large sleeves; -- named after Lord	      Raglan, an English general who was an aide-de-camp to	      Wellington at Waterlooo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An overcoat with {raglan sleeves}.	      [PJC]
raglan sleeve \rag"lan sleeve`\ (r[a^]g"lan sl[=e]v`), n.	   A sleeve joined to the body of a garment by a long slanting	   seam starting at the neck and continuing around the armhole.	   Contrasted to a {set-in sleeve}.	   [PJC]
Ragman \Rag"man\ (r[a^]g"man), n.; pl. {Ragmen} (r[a^]g"men).	   A man who collects, or deals in, rags.	   [1913 Webster]	Ragman \Rag"man\, n. [See {Ragman's roll}.]	   A document having many names or numerous seals, as a papal	   bull. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragman's roll \Rag"man's roll`\ (r[a^]g"manz r[=o]l`). [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. Icel. ragmenni is fr. ragr	   cowardly (another form of argr, akin to AS. earg cowardly,	   vile, G. arg bad) + menni (in comp.) man, akin to E. man. See	   {Roll}, and cf. {Rigmarole}.]	   The rolls of deeds on parchment in which the Scottish	   nobility and gentry subscribed allegiance to Edward I. of	   England, A. D. 1296. [Also written {ragman-roll}.]	   [1913 Webster] Ragnarok
Ragnarok \Rag"na*rok"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[o^]k"), Ragnarok
\Rag"na*r["o]k"\ (r[.a]"n[.a]*r[^u]k"), n. [Icel., fr. regin,	   r["o]gn, gods + r["o]k reason, origin, history; confused with	   ragna-r["o]kr the twilight of the gods.] (Norse Myth.)	   The so-called "Twilight of the Gods" (called in German	   {G["o]tterd[aum]mmerung}), the final destruction of the world	   in the great conflict between the Aesir (gods) on the one	   hand, and on the other, the giants and the powers of Hel	   under the leadership of Loki (who is escaped from bondage).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ragout \Ra*gout"\ (r[.a]*g[=oo]"), n. [F. rago[^u]t, fr.	   rago[^u]ter to restore one's appetite, fr. L. pref. re- re- +	   ad to + gustare to taste, gustus taste. See {Gust} relish.]	   A dish made of pieces of meat, stewed, and highly seasoned;	   as, a ragout of mutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragpicker \Rag"pick`er\ (r[a^]g"p[i^]k`[~e]r), n.	   One who gets a living by picking up rags and refuse things in	   the streets.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragtime \Rag"time`\, n. (Mus.)	   a rhythm with a regular accompaniment in two-four time and a	   melody characterized by syncopation, first recognized in many	   negro melodies; also a style of American music in this	   rhythm.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Raguled
Raguled \Ra*guled"\ (r[.a]*g[=u]ld"), Ragguled \Rag*guled"\	   (r[a^]g*g[=u]ld"), a. [Cf. F. raguer to chafe, fret, rub, or	   E. rag.] (Her.)	   Notched in regular diagonal breaks; -- said of a line, or a	   bearing having such an edge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragweed \Rag"weed`\ (r[a^]g"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   A common American composite weed ({Ambrosia artemisiaefolia})	   with finely divided leaves; hogweed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Great ragweed}, a coarse American herb ({Ambrosia trifida}),	      with rough three-lobed opposite leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Ragwork \Rag"work`\ (r[a^]g"w[^u]rk`), n. (Masonry)	   A kind of rubblework. In the United States, any rubblework of	   thin and small stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Ragwort \Rag"wort`\ (r[a^]g"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several species of the composite genus	   {Senecio}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Senecio aureus} is the golden ragwort of the United	         States; {Senecio elegans} is the purple ragwort of	         South Africa.	         [1913 Webster]
Raia \Ra"ia\ (r[=a]"y[.a]), n. [L., a ray. Cf. {Ray} the fish.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of rays which includes the skates. See {Skate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raiae \Ra"iae\ (r[=a]"y[=e]), n. pl. [NL. See {Raia}.] (Zool.)	   The order of elasmobranch fishes which includes the	   sawfishes, skates, and rays; -- called also {Rajae}, and	   {Rajii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raid \Raid\ (r[=a]d), n. [Icel. rei[eth] a riding, raid; akin to	   E. road. See {Road} a way.]	   1. A hostile or predatory incursion; an inroad or incursion	      of mounted men; a sudden and rapid invasion by a cavalry	      force; a foray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marauding chief! his sole delight	            The moonlight raid, the morning fight. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are permanent conquests, temporary	            occupations, and occasional raids.    --H. Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A Scottish word which came into common use in the	         United States during the Civil War, and was soon	         extended in its application.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An attack or invasion for the purpose of making arrests,	      seizing property, or plundering; as, a raid of the police	      upon a gambling house; a raid of contractors on the public	      treasury. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Raid \Raid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Raiding}.]	   To make a raid upon or into; as, two regiments raided the	   border counties.	   [1913 Webster]
Raider \Raid"er\ (r[=a]d"[~e]r), n.	   One who engages in a raid. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Raiffeisen \Raif"fei`sen\ (r[imac]f"[imac]`z'n), a. (Economics)	   Designating, or pertaining to, a form of cooperative bank	   founded among the German agrarian population by Friedrich	   Wilhelm Raiffeisen (1818-88); as, Raiffeisen banks, the	   Raiffeisen system, etc. The banks are unlimited-liability	   institutions making small loans at a low rate of interest,	   for a designated purpose, to worthy members only.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rail \Rail\ (r[=a]l), n. [OE. reil, re[yogh]el, AS. hr[ae]gel,	   hr[ae]gl, a garment; akin to OHG. hregil, OFries. hreil.]	   An outer cloak or covering; a neckerchief for women.	   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]	Rail \Rail\, v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To flow forth; to roll out; to course. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Streams of tears from her fair eyes forth railing.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Rail \Rail\, n. [Akin to LG. & Sw. regel bar, bolt, G. riegel a	   rail, bar, or bolt, OHG. rigil, rigel, bar, bolt, and	   possibly to E. row a line.]	   1. A bar of timber or metal, usually horizontal or nearly so,	      extending from one post or support to another, as in	      fences, balustrades, staircases, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A horizontal piece in a frame or paneling. See	      Illust. of {Style}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroad) A bar of steel or iron, forming part of the	      track on which the wheels roll. It is usually shaped with	      reference to vertical strength, and is held in place by	      chairs, splices, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) The stout, narrow plank that forms the top of the	          bulwarks.	      (b) The light, fencelike structures of wood or metal at	          the break of the deck, and elsewhere where such	          protection is needed.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A railroad as a means of transportation; as, to go by	      rail; a place not accesible by rail.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. a railing.	      [PJC]	   {Rail fence}. See under {Fence}.	   {Rail guard}.	      (a) A device attached to the front of a locomotive on each	          side for clearing the rail of obstructions.	      (b) A guard rail. See under {Guard}.	   {Rail joint} (Railroad), a splice connecting the adjacent	      ends of rails, in distinction from a chair, which is	      merely a seat. The two devices are sometimes united. Among	      several hundred varieties, the fish joint is standard. See	      {Fish joint}, under {Fish}.	   {Rail train} (Iron & Steel Manuf.), a train of rolls in a	      rolling mill, for making rails for railroads from blooms	      or billets.	      [1913 Webster]	Rail \Rail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Railed} (r[=a]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Railing}.]	   1. To inclose with rails or a railing.	      [1913 Webster]	            It ought to be fenced in and railed.  --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To range in a line. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They were brought to London all railed in ropes,	            like a team of horses in a cart.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Rail \Rail\, n. [F. r[^a]le, fr. r[^a]ler to have a rattling in	   the throat; of German origin, and akin to E. rattle. See	   {Rattle}, v.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds of the family	   {Rallidae}, especially those of the genus {Rallus}, and of	   closely allied genera. They are prized as game birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European water rail ({Rallus aquaticus}) is	         called also {bilcock}, {skitty coot}, and {brook	         runner}. The best known American species are the	         clapper rail, or salt-marsh hen ({Rallus longirostris},	         var. crepitans); the king, or red-breasted, rail	         ({Rallus elegans}) (called also {fresh-water	         marshhen}); the lesser clapper, or Virginia, rail	         ({Rallus Virginianus}); and the Carolina, or sora, rail	         ({Porzana Carolina}). See {Sora}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Land rail} (Zool.), the corncrake.	      [1913 Webster]	Rail \Rail\, v. i. [F. railler; cf. Sp. rallar to grate, scrape,	   molest; perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. radiculare, fr. L. radere	   to scrape, grate. Cf. {Rally} to banter, {Rase}.]	   To use insolent and reproachful language; to utter	   reproaches; to scoff; -- followed by at or against, formerly	   by on. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And rail at arts he did not understand.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lesbia forever on me rails.              --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Rail \Rail\ (r[=a]l), v. t.	   1. To rail at. [Obs.] --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move or influence by railing. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rail the seal from off my bond.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Railer \Rail"er\ (r[=a]l"[~e]r), n.	   One who rails; one who scoffs, insults, censures, or	   reproaches with opprobrious language.	   [1913 Webster]
Railing \Rail"ing\, a.	   Expressing reproach; insulting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Angels, which are greater in power and might, bring not	         railing accusation against them.         --2 Pet. ii.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]	Railing \Rail"ing\, n.	   1. A barrier made of a rail or of rails, together with	      vertical supports. The typical railing in the interior of	      structures or on porches has a horizontal rail near waist	      height, and multiple vertical supports. Its function is	      usually to provide a safety barrier at the edge of a	      verticle drop to prevent falls.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. Rails in general; also, material for making rails.	      [1913 Webster]
Railingly \Rail"ing*ly\, adv.	   With scoffing or insulting language.	   [1913 Webster]
Raillery \Rail"ler*y\ (r[a^]l"l[~e]r*[y^] or r[=a]l"-; 277), n.	   [F. raillerie, fr. railler. See {Rail} to scoff.]	   Pleasantry or slight satire; banter; jesting language;	   satirical merriment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let raillery be without malice or heat.  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Studies employed on low objects; the very naming of	         them is sufficient to turn them into raillery.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Railleur \Rail`leur"\ (r[.a]`ly[~e]r" or r[.a]`y[~e]r"), n. [F.]	   A banterer; a jester; a mocker. [R.] --Wycherley.	   [1913 Webster] Railroad
Railroad \Rail"road`\ (r[=a]l"r[=o]d`), Railway \Rail"way`\	   (r[=a]l"w[=a]`), n.	   1. A road or way consisting of one or more parallel series of	      iron or steel rails, patterned and adjusted to be tracks	      for the wheels of vehicles, and suitably supported on a	      bed or substructure.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The modern railroad is a development and adaptation of	         the older tramway.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The road, track, etc., with all the lands, buildings,	      rolling stock, franchises, etc., pertaining to them and	      constituting one property; as, a certain railroad has been	      put into the hands of a receiver.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Railway is the commoner word in England; railroad the	         commoner word in the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the following and similar phrases railroad and	         railway are used interchangeably: 	         [1913 Webster]	   {Atmospheric railway}, {Elevated railway}, etc. See under	      {Atmospheric}, {Elevated}, etc.	   {Cable railway}. See {Cable road}, under {Cable}.	   {Ferry railway}, a submerged track on which an elevated	      platform runs, for carrying a train of cars across a water	      course.	   {Gravity railway}, a railway, in a hilly country, on which	      the cars run by gravity down gentle slopes for long	      distances after having been hauled up steep inclines to an	      elevated point by stationary engines.	   {Railway brake}, a brake used in stopping railway cars or	      locomotives.	   {Railway car}, a large, heavy vehicle with flanged wheels	      fitted for running on a railway. [U.S.]	   {Railway carriage}, a railway passenger car. [Eng.]	   {Railway scale}, a platform scale bearing a track which forms	      part of the line of a railway, for weighing loaded cars.	      	   {Railway slide}. See {Transfer table}, under {Transfer}.	   {Railway spine} (Med.), an abnormal condition due to severe	      concussion of the spinal cord, such as occurs in railroad	      accidents. It is characterized by ataxia and other	      disturbances of muscular function, sensory disorders, pain	      in the back, impairment of general health, and cerebral	      disturbance, -- the symptoms often not developing till	      some months after the injury.	   {Underground railroad} {Underground railway}.	      (a) A railroad or railway running through a tunnel, as	          beneath the streets of a city.	      (b) Formerly, a system of cooperation among certain active	          antislavery people in the United States prior to 1866,	          by which fugitive slaves were secretly helped to reach	          Canada.	   Note: [In the latter sense railroad, and not railway, was	         usually used.] "Their house was a principal entrep[^o]t	         of the underground railroad." --W. D. Howells.	         [1913 Webster]	Railroad \Rail"road`\, v. t.	   To carry or send by railroad; usually fig., to send or put	   through at high speed or in great haste; to hurry or rush	   unduly; as, to railroad a bill through Condress. [Colloq., U.	   S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Railroading \Rail"road`ing\, n.	   The construction of a railroad; the business of managing or	   operating a railroad. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Raiment \Rai"ment\ (r[=a]"ment), n. [Abbrev. fr. arraiment. See	   {Array}.]	   1. Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually	      singular in form, with a collective sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Living, both food and raiment she supplies.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An article of dress. [R. or Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Rain \Rain\ (r[=a]n), n. & v.	   Reign. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Rain \Rain\ (r[=a]n), n. [OE. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries.	   rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw.	   regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet;	   cf. Gr. bre`chein to wet, to rain.]	   Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water	   from the clouds in drops.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very	         small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering	         the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in	         drops.                                   --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the	         drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls	         in very small drops or particles, it is called mist;	         and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not	         only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be	         suspended in the air. See {Fog}, and {Mist}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Rain band} (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of	      the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the	      presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence	      sometimes used in weather predictions.	   {Rain bird} (Zool.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov.	      Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as	      to {Saurothera vetula} of the West Indies.	   {Rain fowl} (Zool.), the channel-bill cuckoo ({Scythrops	      Novae-Hollandiae}) of Australia.	   {Rain gauge}, an instrument of various forms for measuring	      the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a	      given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer.	   {Rain goose} (Zool.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov.	      Eng.]	   {Rain prints} (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified	      rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by	      rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so	      produced.	   {Rain quail}. (Zool.) See {Quail}, n., 1.	   {Rain water}, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.	      [1913 Webster]	Rain \Rain\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rained} (r[=a]nd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Raining}.] [AS. regnian, akin to G. regnen, Goth.	   rignjan. See {Rain}, n.]	   1. To fall in drops from the clouds, as water; -- used mostly	      with it for a nominative; as, it rains.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rain it raineth every day.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall or drop like water from the clouds; as, tears	      rained from their eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	Rain \Rain\ (r[=a]n), v. t.	   1. To pour or shower down from above, like rain from the	      clouds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then said the Lord unto Moses, Behold, I will rain	            bread from heaven for you.            --Ex. xvi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow in a profuse or abundant manner; as, to rain	      favors upon a person.	      [1913 Webster]
Rainbow \Rain"bow`\ (r[=a]n"b[=o]`), n. [AS. regenboga, akin to	   G. regenbogen. See {Rain}, and {Bow} anything bent.]	   A bow or arch exhibiting, in concentric bands, the several	   colors of the spectrum, and formed in the part of the	   hemisphere opposite to the sun by the refraction and	   reflection of the sun's rays in drops of falling rain.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Besides the ordinary bow, called also primary rainbow,	         which is formed by two refractions and one reflection,	         there is also another often seen exterior to it, called	         the secondary rainbow, concentric with the first, and	         separated from it by a small interval. It is formed by	         two refractions and two reflections, is much fainter	         than the primary bow, and has its colors arranged in	         the reverse order from those of the latter.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lunar rainbow}, a fainter arch or rainbow, formed by the	      moon.	   {Marine rainbow}, {Sea bow}, a similar bow seen in the spray	      of waves at sea.	   {Rainbow trout} (Zool.), a bright-colored trout ({Salmo	      irideus}), native of the mountains of California, but now	      extensively introduced into the Eastern States, Japan, and	      other countries; -- called also {brook trout}, {mountain	      trout}, and {golden trout}.	   {Rainbow wrasse}. (Zool.) See under {Wrasse}.	   {Supernumerary rainbow}, a smaller bow, usually of red and	      green colors only, sometimes seen within the primary or	      without the secondary rainbow, and in contact with them.	      [1913 Webster]
Rainbowed \Rain"bowed`\ (r[=a]n"b[=o]d`), a.	   Formed with or like a rainbow.	   [1913 Webster]
Raindeer \Rain"deer`\ (r[=a]n"d[=e]r`), n. (Zool.)	   See {Reindeer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Raindrop \Rain"drop`\ (r[=a]n"dr[o^]p`), n.	   A drop of rain.	   [1913 Webster]
Rainfall \Rain"fall`\ (r[=a]n"f[add]l`), n.	   A fall or descent of rain; the water, or amount of water,	   that falls in rain; as, the average annual rainfall of a	   region.	   [1913 Webster]	         Supplied by the rainfall of the outer ranges of Sinchul	         and Singaleleh.                          --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Raininess \Rain"i*ness\ (r[=a]n"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state of being rainy.	   [1913 Webster]
Rainless \Rain"less\ (r[=a]n"l[e^]s), a.	   Destitute of rain; as, a rainless region.	   [1913 Webster]
Rain-tight \Rain"-tight`\ (r[=a]n"t[imac]t`), a.	   So tight as to exclude rain; as, a rain-tight roof.	   [1913 Webster]
Rainy \Rain"y\ (r[=a]n"[y^]), a. [AS. regenig.]	   Abounding with rain; wet; showery; as, rainy weather; a rainy	   day or season.	   [1913 Webster]
Raip \Raip\ (r[=a]p), n. [Cf. Icel. reip rope. Cf. {Rope}.]	   A rope; also, a measure equal to a rod. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rais \Rais\ (r[imac]s), n.	   Same as 2d {Reis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raisable \Rais"a*ble\ (r[=a]z"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being raised.	   [1913 Webster]
Raise \Raise\ (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raised} (r[=a]zd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Raising}.] [OE. reisen, Icel. reisa,	   causative of r[imac]sa to rise. See {Rise}, and cf. {Rear} to	   raise.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to rise; to bring from a lower to a higher place;	      to lift upward; to elevate; to heave; as, to raise a stone	      or weight. Hence, figuratively: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To bring to a higher condition or situation; to	          elevate in rank, dignity, and the like; to increase	          the value or estimation of; to promote; to exalt; to	          advance; to enhance; as, to raise from a low estate;	          to raise to office; to raise the price, and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	                This gentleman came to be raised to great	                titles.                           --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]	                The plate pieces of eight were raised three	                pence in the piece.               --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To increase the strength, vigor, or vehemence of; to	          excite; to intensify; to invigorate; to heighten; as,	          to raise the pulse; to raise the voice; to raise the	          spirits or the courage; to raise the heat of a	          furnace.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To elevate in degree according to some scale; as, to	          raise the pitch of the voice; to raise the temperature	          of a room.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to rise up, or assume an erect position or	      posture; to set up; to make upright; as, to raise a mast	      or flagstaff. Hence: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To cause to spring up from a recumbent position, from	          a state of quiet, or the like; to awaken; to arouse.	          [1913 Webster]	                They shall not awake, nor be raised out of their	                sleep.                            --Job xiv. 12.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To rouse to action; to stir up; to incite to tumult,	          struggle, or war; to excite.	          [1913 Webster]	                He commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind.	                                                  --Ps. cvii.	                                                  25.	          [1913 Webster]	                Aeneas . . . employs his pains,	                In parts remote, to raise the Tuscan swains.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To bring up from the lower world; to call up, as a	          spirit from the world of spirits; to recall from	          death; to give life to.	          [1913 Webster]	                Why should it be thought a thing incredible with	                you, that God should raise the dead ? --Acts	                                                  xxvi. 8.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to arise, grow up, or come into being or to	      appear; to give rise to; to originate, produce, cause,	      effect, or the like. Hence, specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To form by the accumulation of materials or	          constituent parts; to build up; to erect; as, to raise	          a lofty structure, a wall, a heap of stones.	          [1913 Webster]	                I will raise forts against thee.  --Isa. xxix.	                                                  3.	          [1913 Webster]	      (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."	          --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To cause to grow; to procure to be produced, bred, or	          propagated; to grow; as, to raise corn, barley, hops,	          etc.; toraise cattle. "He raised sheep." "He raised	          wheat where none grew before." --Johnson's Dict.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some parts of the United States, notably in the	         Southern States, raise is also commonly applied to the	         rearing or bringing up of children.	         [1913 Webster]	               I was raised, as they say in Virginia, among the	               mountains of the North.            --Paulding.	         [1913 Webster]	      (d) To bring into being; to produce; to cause to arise,	          come forth, or appear; -- often with up.	          [1913 Webster]	                I will raise them up a prophet from among their	                brethren, like unto thee.         --Deut. xviii.	                                                  18.	          [1913 Webster]	                God vouchsafes to raise another world	                From him [Noah], and all his anger to forget.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To give rise to; to set agoing; to occasion; to start;	          to originate; as, to raise a smile or a blush.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thou shalt not raise a false report. --Ex.	                                                  xxiii. 1.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To give vent or utterance to; to utter; to strike up.	          [1913 Webster]	                Soon as the prince appears, they raise a cry.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) To bring to notice; to submit for consideration; as,	          to raise a point of order; to raise an objection.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to rise, as by the effect of leaven; to make	      light and spongy, as bread.	      [1913 Webster]	            Miss Liddy can dance a jig, and raise paste.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) To cause (the land or any other object) to seem higher	          by drawing nearer to it; as, to raise Sandy Hook	          light.	      (b) To let go; as in the command, Raise tacks and sheets,	          i. e., Let go tacks and sheets.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To create or constitute; as, to raise a use, that	      is, to create it. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To raise a blockade} (Mil.), to remove or break up a	      blockade, either by withdrawing the ships or forces	      employed in enforcing it, or by driving them away or	      dispersing them.	   {To raise a check}, {note}, {bill of exchange}, etc., to	      increase fraudulently its nominal value by changing the	      writing, figures, or printing in which the sum payable is	      specified.	   {To raise a siege}, to relinquish an attempt to take a place	      by besieging it, or to cause the attempt to be	      relinquished.	   {To raise steam}, to produce steam of a required pressure.	   {To raise the wind}, to procure ready money by some temporary	      expedient. [Colloq.]	   {To raise Cain}, or {To raise the devil}, to cause a great	      disturbance; to make great trouble. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To lift; exalt; elevate; erect; originate; cause;	        produce; grow; heighten; aggravate; excite.	        [1913 Webster]
Raised \Raised\ (r[=a]zd), a.	   1. Lifted up; showing above the surroundings; as, raised or	      embossed metal work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Leavened; made with leaven, or yeast; -- used of bread,	      cake, etc., as distinguished from that made with cream of	      tartar, soda, etc. See {Raise}, v. t., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Raised beach}. See under {Beach}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Raiser \Rais"er\ (r[=a]z"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, raises (in various senses of the	   verb).	   [1913 Webster]
Raisin \Rai"sin\ (r[=a]"z'n), n. [F. raisin grape, raisin, L.	   racemus cluster of grapes or berries; cf. Gr. "ra`x, "rago`s,	   berry, grape. Cf. {Raceme}.]	   1. A grape, or a bunch of grapes. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grape dried in the sun or by artificial heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Raisin tree} (Bot.), the common red currant bush, whose	      fruit resembles the small raisins of Corinth called	      {currants}. [Eng.] --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Raising \Rais"ing\ (r[=a]z"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of lifting, setting up, elevating, exalting,	      producing, or restoring to life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the operation or work of setting up the	      frame of a building; as, to help at a raising. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The operation of embossing sheet metal, or of forming it	      into cup-shaped or hollow articles, by hammering,	      stamping, or spinning.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Raising bee}, a bee for raising the frame of a building. See	      {Bee}, n., 2. [U.S.] --W. Irving.	   {Raising hammer}, a hammer with a rounded face, used in	      raising sheet metal.	   {Raising plate} (Carp.), the plate, or longitudinal timber,	      on which a roof is raised and rests.	      [1913 Webster]
Raisonn'e \Rai`son`n['e]"\ (r[asl]`z[-o]`n[asl]"), a. [F.	   raisonn['e], p. p. of raisonner to reason.]	   Arranged systematically, or according to classes or subjects;	   as, a catalogue raisonn['e]. See under {Catalogue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raivel \Rai"vel\ (r[=a]"vel), n. (Weaving)	   A separator. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Raj \Raj\ (r[aum]j), n. [See {Rajah}.]	   Reign; rule. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Raja \Ra"ja\ (r[aum]"j[aum] or r[=a]"j[.a]), n.	   Same as {Rajah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rajah \Ra"jah\ (r[aum]"j[aum] or r[=a]"j[.a]), n. [Hind.	   r[=a]j[=a], Skr. r[=a]jan, akin to L. rex, regis. See	   {Regal}, a.]	   A native prince or king; also, a landholder or person of	   importance in the agricultural districts. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Rajahship \Ra"jah*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a rajah.	   [1913 Webster] Rajpoot
Rajpoot \Raj`poot"\, Rajput \Raj`put"\ (r[aum]j`p[=oo]t"), n.	   [Hind. r[=a]j-p[=u]t, Skr. r[=a]ja-putra king's son.]	   A Hindoo of the second, or royal and military, caste; a	   Kshatriya; especially, an inhabitant of the country of	   Rajpootana, in northern central India.	   [1913 Webster]
Rake \Rake\ (r[=a]k), n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek,	   OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth.	   rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. 'ore`gein to	   stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. {Reckon}.]	   1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a	      long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting	      hay, or other light things which are spread over a large	      surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting	      hay or grain; a horserake.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining) A fissure or mineral	      vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; --	      called also {rake-vein}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gill rakes}. (Anat.) See under 1st {Gill}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rake \Rake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raked} (r[=a]kt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Raking}.] [AS. racian. See 1st {Rake}.]	   1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up;	      as, he raked up the fallen leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To collect or draw together with laborious	      industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together;	      as, to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous	      tales; to rake together the rabble of a town.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for	      the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or	      for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a	      flower bed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To search through; to scour; to ransack.	      [1913 Webster]	            The statesman rakes the town to find a plot.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and	      lightly, as a rake does.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like clouds that rake the mountain summits.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil.) To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length	      of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the	      stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of	      the deck.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rake up}.	      (a) To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and	          cover with ashes.	      (b) To bring up; to search out and bring to notice again;	          as, to rake up old scandals.	          [1913 Webster]	Rake \Rake\ (r[=a]k), v. i.	   1. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to	      scrape; to search minutely.	      [1913 Webster]	            One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pas could not stay, but over him did rake. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Rake \Rake\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. raka to reach, and E. reach.]	   The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction;	   as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially	   (Naut.), the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general,	   of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel.	   [1913 Webster]	Rake \Rake\, v. i.	   To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes	   aft.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Raking course} (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid	      diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to	      strengthen it.	      [1913 Webster]	Rake \Rake\, n. [OE. rakel rash; cf. Icel. reikall wandering,	   unsettled, reika to wander.]	   A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to	   lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a rou['e].	   [1913 Webster]	         An illiterate and frivolous old rake.    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Rake \Rake\, v. i.	   1. [Icel. reika. Cf. {Rake} a debauchee.] To walk about; to	      gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Rake} a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a	      dissolute, debauched life. --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rake out} (Falconry), to fly too far and wide from its	      master while hovering above waiting till the game is	      sprung; -- said of the hawk. --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]
Rakehell \Rake"hell`\ (r[=a]k"h[e^]l`), n. [See {Rakel}.]	   A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake.	   [1913 Webster]	         It seldom doth happen, in any way of life, that a	         sluggard and a rakehell do not go together. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster] Rakehell	Rakehell \Rake"hell`\, Rakehelly \Rake"hell`y\	   (r[=a]k"h[e^]l`[y^]), a.	   Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish. [Obs.] --Spenser. B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rakel \Ra"kel\ (r[aum]"k[e^]l), a. [OE. See {Rake} a debauchee.]	   Hasty; reckless; rash. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- {Ra"kel*ness}, n.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Raker \Rak"er\ (r[=a]k"[~e]r), n. [See 1st {Rake}.]	   1. One who, or that which, rakes; as:	      (a) A person who uses a rake.	      (b) A machine for raking grain or hay by horse or other	          power.	      (c) A gun so placed as to rake an enemy's ship.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Gill rakers}, under 1st {Gill}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rakery \Rak"er*y\ (r[=a]k"[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   Debauchery; lewdness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rakery and intrigues of the lewd town. --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Rakeshame \Rake"shame`\ (r[=a]k"sh[=a]m`), n. [Cf. {Rakehell},	   {Ragabash}.]	   A vile, dissolute wretch. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rakestale \Rake"stale`\ (r[=a]k"st[=a]l`), n. [Rake the	   instrument + stale a handle.]	   The handle of a rake.	   [1913 Webster]	         That tale is not worth a rakestele.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rake-vein \Rake"-vein`\ (r[=a]k"v[=a]n`), n.	   See {Rake}, a mineral vein.	   [1913 Webster] Raki
Raki \Ra`ki"\, Rakee \Ra`kee"\ (r[.a]`k[=e]"; r[a^]k"[-e]), n.	   [Turk. r[=a]q[imac] arrack.]	   A kind of ardent spirits used in southern Europe and the	   East, distilled from grape juice, grain, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Raking \Rak"ing\ (r[=a]k"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space	      with a rake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the	      quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once	      over a space with a rake.	      [1913 Webster]
Rakish \Rak"ish\ (r[=a]k"[i^]sh), a.	   Dissolute; lewd; debauched.	   [1913 Webster]	         The arduous task of converting a rakish lover.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Rakish \Rak"ish\ (r[=a]k"[i^]sh), a. (Naut.)	   Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.	   --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Rakishly \Rak"ish*ly\ (r[=a]k"[i^]sh*l[y^]), adv.	   In a rakish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rakishness \Rak"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rakish.	   [1913 Webster]
Raku ware \Ra"ku ware`\ (r[aum]"k[=oo] w[^a]r`).	   A kind of earthenware made in Japan, resembling Satsuma ware,	   but having a paler color.	   [1913 Webster]
Rale \R[^a]le\ (r[aum]l), n. [F. r[^a]le. Cf. {Rail} the bird.]	   (Med.)	   An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying	   the normal respiratory sounds. See {Rhonchus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists;	         differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality,	         as moist, dry, clicking, whistling, and sonorous; and	         in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural.	         [1913 Webster]
Rallentando \Ral`len*tan"do\ (r[aum]l`l[e^]n*t[aum]n"d[-o]), a.	   [It.] (Mus.)	   Slackening; -- a direction to perform a passage with a	   gradual decrease in time and force; ritardando.	   [1913 Webster]
Ralliance \Ral"li*ance\ (r[a^]l"l[i^]*ans), n. [Cf. OF.	   raliance. See {Rally} to reunite.]	   The act of rallying.	   [1913 Webster]
Rallier \Ral"li*er\ (r[a^]l"l[i^]*[~e]r), n.	   One who rallies.	   [1913 Webster]
Ralli'es \Ral"li['e]s"\ (r[.a]l`y[=a]"), n. pl. [F., p. p. pl.	   See {Rally}, v. t.]	   A French political group, also known as the Constitutional	   Right from its position in the Chambers, mainly monarchists	   who rallied to the support of the Republic in obedience to	   the encyclical put forth by Pope Leo XIII. in Feb., 1892.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ralline \Ral"line\ (r[a^]l"l[imac]n), a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the rails.	   [1913 Webster]
Rally \Ral"ly\ (r[a^]l"l[y^]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rallied}	   (r[a^]l"l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rallying}.] [OF. ralier, F.	   rallier, fr. L. pref. re- + ad + ligare to bind. See {Ra-},	   and 1st {Ally}.]	   To collect, and reduce to order, as troops dispersed or	   thrown into confusion; to gather again; to reunite.	   [1913 Webster]	Rally \Ral"ly\, v. i.	   1. To come into orderly arrangement; to renew order, or	      united effort, as troops scattered or put to flight; to	      assemble; to unite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Grecians rally, and their powers unite.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Innumerable parts of matter chanced just then to	            rally together, and to form themselves into this new	            world.                                --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To collect one's vital powers or forces; to regain health	      or consciousness; to recuperate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recover strength after a decline in prices; -- said of	      the market, stocks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Rally \Ral"ly\, n.; pl. {Rallies} (r[a^]l"l[i^]z).	   1. The act or process of rallying (in any of the senses of	      that word).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A political mass meeting. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Rally \Ral"ly\, v. t. [F. railler. See {Rail} to scoff.]	   To attack with raillery, either in good humor and pleasantry,	   or with slight contempt or satire.	   [1913 Webster]	         Honeycomb . . . rallies me upon a country life.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strephon had long confessed his amorous pain,	         Which gay Corinna rallied with disdain.  --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To banter; ridicule; satirize; deride; mock.	        [1913 Webster]	Rally \Ral"ly\ (r[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i.	   To use pleasantry, or satirical merriment.	   [1913 Webster]	Rally \Ral"ly\, n.	   Good-humored raillery.	   [1913 Webster]
Ralph \Ralph\ (r[a^]lf), n.	   A name sometimes given to the raven.	   [1913 Webster]
Ralstonite \Ral"ston*ite\ (r[add]l"st[u^]n*[imac]t), n. [So	   named after J. G. Ralston of Norristown, Penn.] (Min.)	   A fluoride of alumina and soda occurring with the Greenland	   cryolite in octahedral crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ram \Ram\ (r[a^]m), n. [AS. ramm, ram; akin to OHG. & D. ram,	   Prov. G. ramm, and perh. to Icel. ramr strong.]	   1. The male of the sheep and allied animals. In some parts of	      England a ram is called a {tup}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) Aries, the sign of the zodiac which the sun enters	          about the 21st of March.	      (b) The constellation Aries, which does not now, as	          formerly, occupy the sign of the same name.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An engine of war used for butting or battering.	      Specifically:	      (a) In ancient warfare, a long beam suspended by slings in	          a framework, and used for battering the walls of	          cities; a battering-ram.	      (b) A heavy steel or iron beak attached to the prow of a	          steam war vessel for piercing or cutting down the	          vessel of an enemy; also, a vessel carrying such a	          beak.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A hydraulic ram. See under {Hydraulic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The weight which strikes the blow, in a pile driver, steam	      hammer, stamp mill, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The plunger of a hydraulic press.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ram's horn}.	      (a) (Fort.) A low semicircular work situated in and	          commanding a ditch. [Written also {ramshorn}.]	          --Farrow.	      (b) (Paleon.) An ammonite.	          [1913 Webster]	Ram \Ram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rammed} (r[a^]md); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ramming}.]	   1. To butt or strike against; to drive a ram against or	      through; to thrust or drive with violence; to force in; to	      drive together; to cram; as, to ram an enemy's vessel; to	      ram piles, cartridges, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] rammed me in with foul shirts, and smocks,	            socks, foul stockings, greasy napkins. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill or compact by pounding or driving.	      [1913 Webster]	            A ditch . . . was filled with some sound materials,	            and rammed to make the foundation solid.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Ramadan \Ram`a*dan"\ (r[a^]m`[.a]*d[a^]n"), n. [Ar.	   rama[dsdot][=a]n, or ramaz[=a]n, properly, the hot month.]	   [Written also {Ramadhan}, {Ramadzan}, and {Rhamadan}.]	   1. The ninth Mohammedan month.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The great annual fast of the Mohammedans, kept during	      daylight through the ninth month.	      [1913 Webster]
Ramage \Ram"age\ (r[a^]m"[asl]j; 48), n. [F., fr. L. ramus a	   branch.]	   1. Boughs or branches. [Obs.] --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Warbling of birds in trees. [Obs.] --Drummond.	      [1913 Webster]	Ramage \Ra*mage"\ (r[.a]*m[=a]j"), a.	   Wild; untamed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ramagious \Ra*ma"gi*ous\ (r[.a]*m[=a]"j[i^]*[u^]s), a.	   Wild; not tame. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Now is he tame that was so ramagious.    --Remedy of	                                                  Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramal \Ra"mal\ (r[=a]"mal), a. [L. ramus branch.]	   Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branch; rameal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramayana \Ra*ma"ya*na\ (r[aum]*m[aum]"y[.a]*n[.a]), n. [Skr.	   R[=a]m[=a]ya[.n]a.]	   The more ancient of the two great epic poems in Sanskrit. The	   hero and heroine are Rama and his wife Sita.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramberge \Ram"berge\ (r[a^]m"b[~e]rj), n. [F., fr. rame oar +	   barge barge.]	   Formerly, a kind of large war galley.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramble \Ram"ble\ (r[a^]m"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rambled}	   (r[a^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rambling} (r[a^]m"bl[i^]ng).]	   [For rammle, fr. Prov. E. rame to roam. Cf. {Roam}.]	   1. To walk, ride, or sail, from place to place, without any	      determinate object in view; to roam carelessly or	      irregularly; to rove; to wander; as, to ramble about the	      city; to ramble over the world.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is at liberty to ramble in perfect darkness,	            what is his liberty better than if driven up and	            down as a bubble by the wind?         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To talk or write in a discursive, aimless way.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To extend or grow at random. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To rove; roam; wander; range; stroll.	        [1913 Webster]	Ramble \Ram"ble\, n.	   1. A going or moving from place to place without any	      determinate business or object; an excursion or stroll	      merely for recreation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coming home, after a short Christmas ramble.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. {Rammel}.] (Coal Mining) A bed of shale over the	      seam. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A section of woods suitable for leisurely walking.	      [PJC]	   4. a type of dance; as, the Muskrat ramble.	      [PJC]
Rambler \Ram"bler\ (r[a^]m"bl[~e]r), n.	   One who rambles; a rover; a wanderer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rambling \Ram"bling\ (r[a^]m"bl[i^]ng), a.	   Roving; wandering; discursive; as, a rambling fellow, talk,	   or building.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramblingly \Ram"bling*ly\ (r[a^]m"bl[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   In a rambling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rambooze \Ram"booze\ (r[a^]m"b[=oo]z), n.	   A beverage made of wine, ale (or milk), sugar, etc. [Obs.]	   --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Rambutan \Ram*bu"tan\ (r[a^]m*b[=oo]"t[a^]n), n. [Malay	   ramb[=u]tan, fr. rambut hair of the head.] (Bot.)	   A Malayan fruit produced by the tree {Nephelium lappaceum},	   and closely related to the litchi nut. It is bright red, oval	   in shape, covered with coarse hairs (whence the name), and	   contains a pleasant acid pulp. Called also {ramboostan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rameal \Ra"me*al\ (r[=a]"m[-e]*al), a.	   Same as {Ramal}. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramean \Ra"me*an\ (r[=a]"m[-e]*an), n.	   A Ramist. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramed \Ramed\ (r[a^]md), a.	   Having the frames, stem, and sternpost adjusted; -- said of a	   ship on the stocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramee \Ram"ee\ (r[a^]m"[-e]), n. (Bot.)	   See {Ramie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramekin \Ram"e*kin\ (r[a^]m"[-e]*k[i^]n), n.	   same as {Ramequin}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rament \Ram"ent\ (r[a^]m"ent), n. [L. ramenta, pl.]	   1. A scraping; a shaving. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Bot.) Ramenta.
Ramenta \Ra*men"ta\ (r[.a]*m[e^]n"t[.a]), n. pl. [L.,	   scrapings.] (Bot.)	   Thin brownish chaffy scales upon the leaves or young shoots	   of some plants, especially upon the petioles and leaves of	   ferns. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramentaceous \Ram`en*ta"ceous\ (r[a^]m`[e^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.	   (Bot.)	   Covered with ramenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Rameous \Ra"me*ous\ (r[=a]"m[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. rameus, from	   ramus branch, bough.] (Bot.)	   Ramal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramequin \Ram"e*quin\ (r[a^]m"[-e]*k[i^]n), n. [F.]	   1. (Cookery) A mixture of cheese, eggs, etc., formed in a	      mold, or served on bread. [Written also {ramekin}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The porcelian or earthen mold in which ramequins are baked	      and served, by extension, any dish so used.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ramie \Ram"ie\ (r[a^]m"[-e]), n. [From Malay.] (Bot.)	   The grasscloth plant ({B[oe]hmeria nivea}); also, its fiber,	   which is very fine and exceedingly strong; -- called also	   {China grass}, and {rhea}. See {Grass-cloth plant}, under	   {Grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramification \Ram`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (r[a^]m`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. ramification.	   See {Ramify}.]	   1. The process of branching, or the development of branches	      or offshoots from a stem; also, the mode of their	      arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small branch or offshoot proceeding from a main stock or	      channel; as, the ramifications of an artery, vein, or	      nerve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A division into principal and subordinate classes, heads,	      or departments; also, one of the subordinate parts; as,	      the ramifications of a subject or scheme.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The production of branchlike figures. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]
Ramiflorous \Ram`i*flo"rous\ (r[a^]m`[i^]*fl[=o]"r[u^]s), a. [L.	   ramus branch + flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   Flowering on the branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramiform \Ram"i*form\ (r[a^]m"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. ramus branch	   + -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a branch.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramify \Ram"i*fy\ (r[a^]m"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Ramified} (-f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ramifying}.] [F.	   ramifier, LL. ramificare, fr. L. ramus a branch + -ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   To divide into branches or subdivisions; as, to ramify an	   art, subject, scheme.	   [1913 Webster]	Ramify \Ram"i*fy\, v. i.	   1. To shoot, or divide, into branches or subdivisions, as the	      stem of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            When they [asparagus plants] . . . begin to ramify.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be divided or subdivided, as a main subject.	      [1913 Webster]
Ramigerous \Ra*mig"er*ous\ (r[.a]*m[i^]j"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   ramus a branch + -gerous.] (Bot.)	   Bearing branches; branched.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramiparous \Ra*mip"a*rous\ (r[.a]*m[i^]p"[.a]*r[u^]s), a. [L.	   ramus + parere to bear.] (Bot.)	   Producing branches; ramigerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramist \Ra"mist\ (r[=a]"m[i^]st), n.	   A follower of Pierre Ram['e], better known as Ramus, a	   celebrated French scholar, who was professor of rhetoric and	   philosophy at Paris in the reign of Henry II., and opposed	   the Aristotelians.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramline \Ram"line\ (r[a^]m"l[i^]n), n.	   A line used to get a straight middle line, as on a spar, or	   from stem to stern in building a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Rammel \Ram"mel\ (r[a^]m"m[e^]l), n.	   Refuse matter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Filled with any rubbish, rammel and broken stones.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Rammer \Ram"mer\ (r[a^]m"m[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, rams or drives. Specifically:	   (a) An instrument for driving anything with force; as, a	       rammer for driving stones or piles, or for beating the	       earth to more solidity.	   (b) A rod for forcing down the charge of a gun; a ramrod.	   (c) (Founding) An implement for pounding the sand of a mold	       to render it compact.	       [1913 Webster]
Rammish \Ram"mish\ (r[a^]m"m[i^]sh), a.	   Like a ram; hence, rank; lascivious. "Their savor is so	   rammish." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rammishness \Ram"mish*ness\, n.	   The quality of being rammish.	   [1913 Webster]
Rammy \Ram"my\ (r[a^]m"m[y^]), a.	   Like a ram; rammish. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramollescence \Ram`ol*les"cence\ (r[a^]m`[o^]l*l[e^]s"sens), n.	   [F. ramollir to make soft, to soften; pref. re- re- + amollir	   to soften; a (L. ad) + mollir to soften, L. mollire, fr.	   mollis soft.]	   A softening or mollifying. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ramoon \Ra*moon"\ (r[.a]*m[=oo]n"), n. (Bot.)	   A small West Indian tree ({Trophis Americana}) of the	   Mulberry family, whose leaves and twigs are used as fodder	   for cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramose \Ra*mose"\ (r[.a]*m[=o]s"), a. [L. ramosus, from ramus a	   branch.]	   Branched, as the stem or root of a plant; having lateral	   divisions; consisting of, or having, branches; full of	   branches; ramifying; branching; branchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramous \Ra"mous\ (r[=a]"m[u^]s), a.	   Ramose.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramp \Ramp\ (r[a^]mp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ramped} (r[a^]mt;	   215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ramping}.] [F. ramper to creep, OF.,	   to climb; of German origin; cf. G. raffen to snatch, LG. & D.	   rapen. See {Rap} to snatch, and cf. {Romp}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To spring; to leap; to bound; to rear; to prance; to	      become rampant; hence, to frolic; to romp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move by leaps, or as by leaps; hence, to move swiftly	      or with violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their bridles they would champ,	            And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To climb, as a plant; to creep up.	      [1913 Webster]	            With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch	            hold, . . . and so ramping upon trees, they mount up	            to a great height.                    --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	Ramp \Ramp\, n.	   1. A leap; a spring; a hostile advance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bold Ascalonite	            Fled from his lion ramp.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A highwayman; a robber. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A romping woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] --Lyly.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F. rampe.] (Arch.)	      (a) Any sloping member, other than a purely constructional	          one, such as a continuous parapet to a staircase.	      (b) A short bend, slope, or curve, where a hand rail or	          cap changes its direction.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. [F. rampe.] (Fort.) An inclined plane serving as a	      communication between different interior levels.	      [1913 Webster]
Rampacious \Ram*pa"cious\ (r[a^]m*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.	   High-spirited; rampageous. [Slang] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Rampage \Ramp"age\ (r[a^]mp"[asl]j; 48), n. [See {Ramp}, v.]	   Violent or riotous behavior; a state of excitement, passion,	   or debauchery; as, to be on the rampage. [Prov. or Low]	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Rampage \Ramp"age\, v. i.	   To leap or prance about, as an animal; to be violent; to	   rage. [Prov. or Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Rampageous \Ram*pa"geous\ (r[a^]m*p[=a]"j[u^]s), a.	   Characterized by violence and passion; unruly; rampant.	   [Prov. or Low]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the primitive ages of a rampageous antiquity.	                                                  --Galt.	   [1913 Webster]
Rampallian \Ram*pal"lian\ (r[a^]m*p[a^]l"yan), n. [Cf. ramp a	   prostitute, or rabble.]	   A mean wretch. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rampancy \Ramp"an*cy\ (r[a^]mp"an*s[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being rampant; excessive action or	   development; exuberance; extravagance. "They are come to this	   height and rampancy of vice." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Rampant \Ramp"ant\ (r[a^]mp"ant), a. [F., p. pr. of ramper to	   creep. See {Ramp}, v.]	   1. Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs;	      hence, raging; furious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fierce lion in his kind	            Which goeth rampant after his prey.   --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The] lion . . . rampant shakes his brinded mane.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rampant stalk is of unusual altitude. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking;	      -- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right	      fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than	      the left.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rampant arch}.	      (a) An arch which has one abutment higher than the other.	      (b) Same as {Rampant vault}, below.	   {Rampant gardant} (Her.), rampant, but with the face turned	      to the front.	   {Rampant regardant}, rampant, but looking backward.	   {Rampant vault} (Arch.), a continuous wagon vault, or cradle	      vault, whose two abutments are located on an inclined	      plane, such as the vault supporting a stairway, or forming	      the ceiling of a stairway.	      [1913 Webster]
Rampantly \Ramp"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a rampant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rampart \Ram"part\ (r[a^]m"p[aum]rt), n. [F. rempart, OF.	   rempar, fr. remparer to fortify, se remparer to fence or	   intrench one's self; pref. re- re- + pref. en- (L. in) +	   parer to defend, parry, prepare, L. parare to prepare. See	   {Pare}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which fortifies and defends from assault; that which	      secures safety; a defense or bulwark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A broad embankment of earth round a place, upon	      which the parapet is raised. It forms the substratum of	      every permanent fortification. --Mahan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bulwark; fence; security; guard.	   Usage: {Rampart}, {Bulwark}. These words were formerly	          interchanged; but in modern usage a distinction has	          sprung up between them. The rampart of a fortified	          place is the enceinte or entire main embankment or	          wall which surrounds it. The term bulwark is now	          applied to peculiarly strong outworks which project	          for the defense of the rampart, or main work. A single	          bastion is a bulwark. In using these words	          figuratively, rampart is properly applied to that	          which protects by walling out; bulwark to that which	          stands in the forefront of danger, to meet and repel	          it. Hence, we speak of a distinguished individual as	          the bulwark, not the rampart, of the state. This	          distinction, however, is often disregarded.	          [1913 Webster]	Rampart \Ram"part\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ramparted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ramparting}.]	   To surround or protect with, or as with, a rampart or	   ramparts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those grassy hills, those glittering dells,	         Proudly ramparted with rocks.            --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rampart gun} (Fort.), a cannon or large gun for use on a	      rampart and not as a fieldpiece.	      [1913 Webster]
Rampe \Rampe\ (r[a^]mp), n. [In allusion to its supposed	   aphrodisiac qualities. See {Ramp}.] (Bot.)	   The cuckoopint.	   [1913 Webster]
Rampier \Ram"pier\ (r[a^]m"p[=e]r), n.	   See {Rampart}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rampion \Ram"pi*on\ (r[a^]m"p[i^]*[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. raiponce,	   Sp. ruiponce, reponche, L. raperonzo, NL. rapuntium, fr. L.	   rapum, rapa, a turnip, rape. Cf. {Rape} a plant.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Campanula Rapunculus}) of the Bellflower family,	   with a tuberous esculent root; -- also called {ramps}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes given to plants of the genus	         {Phyteuma}, herbs of the Bellflower family, and to the	         American evening primrose ({[OE]nothera biennis}),	         which has run wild in some parts of Europe.	         [1913 Webster]
Rampire \Ram"pire\ (r[a^]m"p[imac]r), n.	   A rampart. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Trojans round the place a rampire cast. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Rampire \Ram"pire\, v. t.	   To fortify with a rampire; to form into a rampire. [Archaic]	   --Chapman. "Rampired walls of gold." --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Rampler \Ram"pler\ (r[a^]m"pl[~e]r), n.	   A rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	Rampler \Ram"pler\, a.	   Roving; rambling. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ramrod \Ram"rod`\ (r[a^]m"r[o^]d`), n.	   The rod used in ramming home the charge in a muzzle-loading	   firearm.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramshackle \Ram"shac*kle\ (r[a^]m"sh[a^]k*k'l), a. [Etymol.	   uncertain.]	   Loose; disjointed; falling to pieces; out of repair.	   [1913 Webster]	         There came . . . my lord the cardinal, in his	         ramshackle coach.                        --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Ramshackle \Ram"shac*kle\, v. t.	   To search or ransack; to rummage. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ramson \Ram"son\ (r[a^]m"z'n), n. [AS. hramsan, pl., akin to G.	   rams, Sw. rams, ramsl["o]k; cf. Gr. kro`myon onion.] (Bot.)	   A broad-leaved species of garlic ({Allium ursinum}), common	   in European gardens; -- called also {buckram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramsted \Ram"sted\ (r[a^]m"st[e^]d), n. (Bot.)	   A yellow-flowered weed; -- so named from a Mr. Ramsted who	   introduced it into Pennsylvania. See {Toad flax}. Called also	   {Ramsted weed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramtil \Ram"til\ (r[a^]m"t[i^]l), n. [Bengali ram-til.]	   A tropical African asteraceous shrub ({Guizotia abyssinica})	   cultivated for its seeds (called {ramtil seeds} or {niger	   seeds}) which yield a valuable oil used for food and as an	   illuminant.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ramulose \Ram"u*lose`\ (r[a^]m"[-u]*l[=o]s`), a. [L. ramulosus,	   fr. ramulus, dim. of ramus a branch.] (Nat. Hist.)	   Having many small branches, or ramuli.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramulous \Ram"u*lous\ (r[a^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), a. (Nat. Hist.)	   Ramulose.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramulus \Ram"u*lus\ (r[a^]m"[-u]*l[u^]s), n.; pl. {Ramuli}	   (r[a^]m"[-u]*l[imac]). (Zool.)	   A small branch, or branchlet, of corals, hydroids, and	   similar organisms.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramus \Ra"mus\ (r[=a]"m[u^]s), n.; pl. {Rami} (r[=a]"m[imac]).	   (Nat. Hist.)	   A branch; a projecting part or prominent process; a	   ramification.	   [1913 Webster]
Ramuscule \Ra*mus"cule\ (r[.a]*m[u^]s"k[-u]l), n. [L.	   ramusculus.] (Nat. Hist.)	   A small ramus, or branch.	   [1913 Webster]
Ran \Ran\ (r[a^]n),	   imp. of {Run}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ran \Ran\, n. [AS. r[=a]n.]	   Open robbery. [Obs.] --Lambarde.	   [1913 Webster]	Ran \Ran\, n. (Naut.)	   Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.	   [1913 Webster]
Rana \Ra"na\ (r[=a]"n[.a]), n. [L., a frog.] (Zool.)	   A genus of anurous batrachians, including the common frogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranal \Ra"nal\ (r[=a]"nal), a. (Bot.)	   Having a general affinity to ranunculaceous plants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ranal alliance} (Bot.), a name proposed by Lindley for a	      group of natural orders, including Ranunculaceae,	      Magnoliaceae, Papaveraceae, and others related to them.	      [1913 Webster]
Rance \Rance\ (r[a^]ns), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. A prop or shore. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A round between the legs of a chair; also called a	      {spreader}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rancescent \Ran*ces"cent\ (r[a^]n*s[e^]s"sent), a. [L.	   rancescens, p. pr. of rancescere, v. incho. from rancere to	   be rancid.]	   Becoming rancid or sour.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranch \Ranch\ (r[a^]nch), v. t. [Written also {raunch}.] [Cf.	   {Wrench}.]	   To wrench; to tear; to sprain; to injure by violent straining	   or contortion. [R.] --Dryden. "Hasting to raunch the arrow	   out." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Ranch \Ranch\, n. [See {Rancho}.]	   A tract of land used for grazing and the rearing of horses,	   cattle, or sheep. See {Rancho}, 2. [Western U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rancheria \Ran`che*ri"a\ (r[.a]n`ch[asl]"r[=e]"[.a]), n. [Sp.	   rancheria.]	   1. A dwelling place of a ranchero.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A small settlement or collection of ranchos, or rude huts,	      esp. for Indians. [Sp. Amer. & Southwestern U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Formerly, in the Philippines, a political division of the	      pagan tribes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ranchero \Ran*che"ro\ (r[a^]n*ch[=a]"r[-o]), n.; pl. {Rancheros}	   (r[a^]n*ch[=a]"r[=o]z). [Sp.] [Mexico & Western U. S.]	   1. A herdsman; a peasant employed on a ranch or rancho.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The owner and occupant of a ranch or rancho.	      [1913 Webster]
Ranchman \Ranch"man\ (r[a^]nch"man), n.; pl. {Ranchmen}	   (r[a^]nch"men).	   An owner or occupant of, or laborer on, a ranch; a herdsman.	   [Western U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rancho \Ran"cho\ (r[a^]n"ch[-o]), n.; pl. {Ranchos}	   (r[a^]n"ch[=o]z). [Sp., properly, a mess, mess room. Cf. 2d	   {Ranch}.]	   1. A rude hut, as of posts, covered with branches or thatch,	      where herdsmen or farm laborers may live or lodge at	      night.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large grazing farm where horses and cattle are raised;	      -- distinguished from {hacienda}, a cultivated farm or	      plantation. [Mexico & California] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Rancid \Ran"cid\ (r[a^]n"s[i^]d), a. [L. rancidus, fr. rancere	   to be rancid or rank.]	   Having a rank smell or taste, from chemical change or	   decomposition; musty; as, rancid oil or butter.	   [1913 Webster]
Rancidity \Ran*cid"i*ty\ (r[a^]n*s[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   rancidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being rancid; a rancid scent or	   flavor, as of old oil. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Rancidly \Ran"cid*ly\ (r[a^]n"s[i^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In a rancid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rancidness \Ran"cid*ness\, n.	   The quality of being rancid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rancor \Ran"cor\ (r[a^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. [Written also	   {rancour}.] [OE. rancour, OF. rancor, rancur, F. rancune, fr.	   L. rancor rancidity, rankness; tropically, an old grudge,	   rancor, fr. rancere to be rank or rancid.]	   The deepest malignity or spite; deep-seated enmity or malice;	   inveterate hatred. "To stint rancour and dissencioun."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         It would not be easy to conceive the passion, rancor,	         and malice of their tongues and hearts.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Enmity; hatred; ill will; malice; spite; grudge;	        animosity; malignity.	   Usage: {Rancor}, {Enmity}. Enmity and rancor both describe	          hostile feelings; but enmity may be generous and open,	          while rancor implies personal malice of the worst and	          most enduring nature, and is the strongest word in our	          language to express hostile feelings.	          [1913 Webster]	                Rancor will out; proud prelate, in thy face	                I see thy fury.                   --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Rancor is that degree of malice which preys upon	                the possessor.                    --Cogan.	          [1913 Webster]
Rancorous \Ran"cor*ous\ (r[a^][ng]"k[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [OF.	   rancuros.]	   Full of rancor; evincing, or caused by, rancor; deeply	   malignant; implacably spiteful or malicious; intensely	   virulent.	   [1913 Webster]	         So flamed his eyes with rage and rancorous ire.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rancorously \Ran"cor*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a rancorous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [AS. rand, rond; akin to D., Dan.,	   Sw., & G. rand, Icel. r["o]nd, and probably to E. rind.]	   1. A border; edge; margin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long, fleshy piece, as of beef, cut from the flank or	      leg; a sort of steak. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin inner sole for a shoe; also, a leveling slip of	      leather applied to the sole before attaching the heel.	      [1913 Webster]	Rand \Rand\ (r[a^]nd), n. [D.] (D. pron. r[.a]nt)	   Rim; edge; border. [South Africa]	   2. The monetary unit of the Union of South Africa.	      [PJC]	   {The Rand}, a rocky gold-bearing ridge in South Africa, about	      thirty miles long, on which Johannesburg is situated;	      also, the gold-mining district including this ridge.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Rand \Rand\, v. i. [See {Rant}.]	   To rant; to storm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I wept, . . . and raved, and randed, and railed. --J.	                                                  Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
R and D \R and D\ ([aum]r`[a^]n*d[=e]"), n. [research and	   development.]	   research and development; -- used mostly to refer to the	   division of a corporation responsible for performing research	   and developing new products; -- a commonly used abbreviation.	   Syn: R&D. [PJC]
Randall grass \Ran"dall grass`\ (r[a^]n"dal gr[.a]s`). (Bot.)	   The meadow fescue ({Festuca elatior}). See under {Grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Randan \Ran"dan\ (r[a^]n"d[a^]n), n.	   The product of a second sifting of meal; the finest part of	   the bran. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Randan \Ran"dan\, n.	   A boat propelled by three rowers with four oars, the middle	   rower pulling two.	   [1913 Webster]
Randing \Rand"ing\ (r[a^]nd"[i^]ng), n.	   1. (Shoemaking) The act or process of making and applying	      rands for shoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A kind of basket work used in gabions.	      [1913 Webster]
Random \Ran"dom\ (r[a^]n"d[u^]m), n. [OE. randon, OF. randon	   force, violence, rapidity, [`a] randon, de randon, violently,	   suddenly, rapidly, prob. of German origin; cf. G. rand edge,	   border, OHG. rant shield, edge of a shield, akin to E. rand,	   n. See {Rand}, n.]	   1. Force; violence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For courageously the two kings newly fought with	            great random and force.               --E. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roving motion; course without definite direction; want	      of direction, rule, or method; hazard; chance; -- commonly	      used in the phrase at random, that is, without a settled	      point of direction; at hazard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Counsels, when they fly	            At random, sometimes hit most happily. --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, many a shaft, at random sent,	            Finds mark the archer little meant!   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Distance to which a missile is cast; range; reach; as, the	      random of a rifle ball. --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) The direction of a rake-vein. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	Random \Ran"dom\, a.	   1. Going at random or by chance; done or made at hazard, or	      without settled direction, aim, or purpose; hazarded	      without previous calculation; left to chance; haphazard;	      as, a random guess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some random truths he can impart.     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            So sharp a spur to the lazy, and so strong a bridle	            to the random.                        --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Statistics) Of, pertaining to, or resulting from a	      process of selection from a starting set of items, in	      which the probability of selecting any one object in the	      starting set is equal to the probability of selecting any	      other.	      [PJC]	   3. (Construction) of unequal size or shape; made from	      components of unequal size or shape.	      [PJC]	   {at random} in a manner so that all possible results have an	      equal probability of occurrence; for processes, each	      possible result is counted separately although the same	      type of result may occur more than once .	   {Random courses} (Masonry), courses of stone of unequal	      thickness.	   {Random shot}, a shot not directed or aimed toward any	      particular object, or a shot with the muzzle of the gun	      much elevated.	   {Random work} (Masonry), stonework consisting of stones of	      unequal sizes fitted together, but not in courses nor	      always with flat beds.	      [1913 Webster]
Randomize \Ran"dom*ize\, v. t.	   To arrange or rearrange so that there is no predetermined	   order; to make random; to select by a random process; to	   assign (members of a group) into subgroups by a random	   process.	   Syn: make random.	        [PJC]
Randomly \Ran"dom*ly\ (r[a^]n"d[u^]m*l[y^]), adv.	   In a random manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Randon \Ran"don\ (r[a^]n"d[u^]n), n.	   Random. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Randon \Ran"don\, v. i.	   To go or stray at random. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ranedeer \Rane"deer`\ (r[=a]n"d[=e]r`), n.	   See {Reindeer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ranee \Ra"nee\ (r[aum]"n[=e]), n.	   Same as {Rani}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranforce \Ran"force`\ (r[a^]n"f[=o]rs`), n. [Cf. F. renforcer.]	   See {Re["e]nforce}. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Rang \Rang\ (r[a^]ng),	   imp. of {Ring}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]
Range \Range\ (r[=a]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ranged}	   (r[=a]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ranging} (r[=a]n"j[i^]ng).] [OE.	   rengen, OF. rengier, F. ranger, OF. renc row, rank, F. rang;	   of German origin. See {Rank}, n.]	   1. To set in a row, or in rows; to place in a regular line or	      lines, or in ranks; to dispose in the proper order; to	      rank; as, to range soldiers in line.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maccabeus ranged his army by bands.   --2 Macc. xii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place (as a single individual) among others in a line,	      row, or order, as in the ranks of an army; -- usually,	      reflexively and figuratively, (in the sense) to espouse a	      cause, to join a party, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would be absurd in me to range myself on the side	            of the Duke of Bedford and the corresponding	            society.                              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To separate into parts; to sift. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dispose in a classified or in systematic order; to	      arrange regularly; as, to range plants and animals in	      genera and species.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To rove over or through; as, to range the fields.	      [1913 Webster]	            Teach him to range the ditch, and force the brake.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To sail or pass in a direction parallel to or near; as, to	      range the coast.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Compare the last two senses (5 and 6) with the French	         ranger une c[^o]te.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Biol.) To be native to, or to live in; to frequent.	      [1913 Webster]	Range \Range\, v. i.	   1. To rove at large; to wander without restraint or	      direction; to roam.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a ranging spaniel that barks at every bird he	            sees.                                 --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have range; to change or differ within limits; to be	      capable of projecting, or to admit of being projected,	      especially as to horizontal distance; as, the temperature	      ranged through seventy degrees Fahrenheit; the gun ranges	      three miles; the shot ranged four miles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be placed in order; to be ranked; to admit of	      arrangement or classification; to rank.	      [1913 Webster]	            And range with humble livers in content. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have a certain direction; to correspond in direction;	      to be or keep in a corresponding line; to trend or run; --	      often followed by with; as, the front of a house ranges	      with the street; to range along the coast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which way the forests range.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) To be native to, or live in, a certain district or	      region; as, the peba ranges from Texas to Paraguay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To rove; roam; ramble; wander; stroll.	        [1913 Webster]	Range \Range\, n. [From {Range}, v.: cf. F. rang['e]e.]	   1. A series of things in a line; a row; a rank; as, a range	      of buildings; a range of mountains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An aggregate of individuals in one rank or degree; an	      order; a class.	      [1913 Webster]	            The next range of beings above him are the	            immaterial intelligences.             --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The step of a ladder; a rung. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kitchen grate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was bid at his first coming to take off the	            range, and let down the cinders.      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An extended cooking apparatus of cast iron, set in	      brickwork, and affording conveniences for various ways of	      cooking; also, a kind of cooking stove.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A bolting sieve to sift meal. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A wandering or roving; a going to and fro; an excursion; a	      ramble; an expedition.	      [1913 Webster]	            He may take a range all the world over. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. That which may be ranged over; place or room for	      excursion; especially, a region of country in which cattle	      or sheep may wander and pasture.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Extent or space taken in by anything excursive; compass or	      extent of excursion; reach; scope; discursive power; as,	      the range of one's voice, or authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far as creation's ample range extends. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The range and compass of Hammond's knowledge filled	            the whole circle of the arts.         --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man has not enough range of thought. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Biol.) The region within which a plant or animal	       naturally lives.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Gun.)	       (a) The horizontal distance to which a shot or other	           projectile is carried.	       (b) Sometimes, less properly, the trajectory of a shot or	           projectile.	       (c) A place where shooting, as with cannons or rifles, is	           practiced.	           [1913 Webster]	   12. In the public land system of the United States, a row or	       line of townships lying between two successive meridian	       lines six miles apart.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The meridians included in each great survey are	         numbered in order east and west from the "principal	         meridian" of that survey, and the townships in the	         range are numbered north and south from the "base	         line," which runs east and west; as, township No. 6,	         N., range 7, W., from the fifth principal meridian.	         [1913 Webster]	   13. (Naut.) See {Range of cable}, below.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Range of accommodation} (Optics), the distance between the	      near point and the far point of distinct vision, --	      usually measured and designated by the strength of the	      lens which if added to the refracting media of the eye	      would cause the rays from the near point to appear as if	      they came from the far point.	   {Range finder} (Gunnery), an instrument, or apparatus,	      variously constructed, for ascertaining the distance of an	      inaccessible object, -- used to determine what elevation	      must be given to a gun in order to hit the object; a	      position finder.	   {Range of cable} (Naut.), a certain length of slack cable	      ranged along the deck preparatory to letting go the	      anchor.	   {Range work} (Masonry), masonry of squared stones laid in	      courses each of which is of even height throughout the	      length of the wall; -- distinguished from broken range	      work, which consists of squared stones laid in courses not	      continuously of even height.	   {To get the range of} (an object) (Gun.), to find the angle	      at which the piece must be raised to reach (the object)	      without carrying beyond.	      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Rangement \Range"ment\ (r[=a]nj"ment), n. [Cf. F. rangement.]	   Arrangement. [Obs.] --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranger \Ran"ger\ (r[=a]n"j[~e]r), n.	   1. One who ranges; a rover; sometimes, one who ranges for	      plunder; a roving robber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which separates or arranges; specifically, a sieve.	      [Obs.] "The tamis ranger." --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dog that beats the ground in search of game.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of a body of mounted troops, formerly armed with short	      muskets, who range over the country, and often fight on	      foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The keeper of a public park or forest; formerly, a sworn	      officer of a forest, appointed by the king's letters	      patent, whose business was to walk through the forest,	      recover beasts that had strayed beyond its limits, watch	      the deer, present trespasses to the next court held for	      the forest, etc. [Eng.]	   Note: Rangers in U.S. national parks and national monuments	         perform a similar function.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Rangership \Ran"ger*ship\, n.	   The office of the keeper of a forest or park. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rangle \Ran"gle\ (r[a^]n"g'l), v. i.	   To range about in an irregular manner. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Rangy \Ran"gy\ (r[=a]n"j[y^]), a. [From {Range}, v. i.]	   Inclined or able to range, or rove about, for considerable	   distances; apt or suited for much roving, -- chiefly used of	   cattle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rani \Ra"ni\ (r[aum]"n[=e]), n. [Hind. r[=a]n[imac], Skr.	   r[=a]jn[imac]. See {Rajah}.]	   A queen or princess; the wife of a rajah. [Written also	   {ranee}.] [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Ranine \Ra"nine\ (r[=a]"n[imac]n), a. [L. rana a frog.]	   1. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the frogs and toads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or designating, a swelling under	      the tongue; also, pertaining to the region where the	      swelling occurs; -- applied especially to branches of the	      lingual artery and lingual vein.	      [1913 Webster]
Rank \Rank\ (r[a^][ng]k), a. [Compar. {Ranker}	   (r[a^][ng]k"[~e]r); superl. {Rankest}.] [AS. ranc strong,	   proud; cf. D. rank slender, Dan. rank upright, erect, Prov.	   G. rank slender, Icel. rakkr slender, bold. The meaning seems	   to have been influenced by L. rancidus, E. rancid.]	   1. Luxuriant in growth; of vigorous growth; exuberant; grown	      to immoderate height; as, rank grass; rank weeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, behold, seven ears of corn came up upon one	            stalk, rank and good.                 --Gen. xli. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Raised to a high degree; violent; extreme; gross; utter;	      as, rank heresy. "Rank nonsense." --Hare. "I do forgive	      thy rankest fault." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Causing vigorous growth; producing luxuriantly; very rich	      and fertile; as, rank land. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strong-scented; rancid; musty; as, oil of a rank smell;	      rank-smelling rue. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Strong to the taste. "Divers sea fowls taste rank of the	      fish on which they feed." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Inflamed with venereal appetite. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rank modus} (Law), an excessive and unreasonable modus. See	      {Modus}, 3.	   {To set} (the iron of a plane, etc.) {rank}, to set so as to	      take off a thick shaving. --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	Rank \Rank\, adv.	   Rankly; stoutly; violently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That rides so rank and bends his lance so fell.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Rank \Rank\, n. [OE. renk, reng, OF. renc, F. rang, fr. OHG.	   hring a circle, a circular row, G. ring. See {Ring}, and cf.	   {Range}, n. & v.]	   1. A row or line; a range; an order; a tier; as, a rank of	      osiers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many a mountain nigh	            Rising in lofty ranks, and loftier still. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A line of soldiers ranged side by side; -- opposed	      to file. See 1st {File}, 1	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	                Fierce, fiery warriors fought upon the clouds,	                In ranks and squadrons and right form of war.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Grade of official standing, as in the army, navy, or	      nobility; as, the rank of general; the rank of admiral.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An aggregate of individuals classed together; a permanent	      social class; an order; a division; as, ranks and orders	      of men; the highest and the lowest ranks of men, or of	      other intelligent beings.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Degree of dignity, eminence, or excellence; position in	      civil or social life; station; degree; grade; as, a writer	      of the first rank; a lawyer of high rank.	      [1913 Webster]	            These all are virtues of a meaner rank. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Elevated grade or standing; high degree; high social	      position; distinction; eminence; as, a man of rank.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rank and file}.	      (a) (Mil.) The whole body of common soldiers, including	          also corporals. In a more extended sense, it includes	          sergeants also, excepting the noncommissioned staff.	          [1913 Webster]	Rank \Rank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ranked} (r[a^][ng]kt); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Ranking}.]	   1. To place abreast, or in a line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To range in a particular class, order, or division; to	      class; also, to dispose methodically; to place in suitable	      classes or order; to classify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ranking all things under general and special heads.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poets were ranked in the class of philosophers.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heresy is ranked with idolatry and witchcraft. --Dr.	                                                  H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take rank of; to outrank. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Rank \Rank\, v. i.	   1. To be ranged; to be set or disposed, as in a particular	      degree, class, order, or division.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let that one article rank with the rest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a certain grade or degree of elevation in the	      orders of civil or military life; to have a certain degree	      of esteem or consideration; as, he ranks with the first	      class of poets; he ranks high in public estimation.	      [1913 Webster]
Ranker \Rank"er\ (r[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.	   One who ranks, or disposes in ranks; one who arranges.	   [1913 Webster]
Rankle \Ran"kle\ (r[a^][ng]"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rankled}	   (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rankling} (-kl[i^]ng).] [From	   {Rank}, a.]	   1. To become, or be, rank; to grow rank or strong; to be	      inflamed; to fester; -- used literally and figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            A malady that burns and rankles inward. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            This would have left a rankling wound in the hearts	            of the people.                        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce a festering or inflamed effect; to cause a	      sore; -- used literally and figuratively; as, a splinter	      rankles in the flesh; the words rankled in his bosom.	      [1913 Webster]	Rankle \Ran"kle\ (r[a^][ng]"k'l), v. t.	   To cause to fester; to make sore; to inflame. [R.] --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Rankly \Rank"ly\ (r[a^][ng]k"l[y^]), adv.	   With rank or vigorous growth; luxuriantly; hence, coarsely;	   grossly; as, weeds grow rankly.	   [1913 Webster]
Rankness \Rank"ness\, n. [AS. rancness pride.]	   The condition or quality of being rank.	   [1913 Webster]
Rannel \Ran"nel\ (r[a^]n"n[e^]l), n.	   A prostitute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ranny \Ran"ny\ (r[a^]n"n[y^]), n. [L. araneus mus, a kind of	   small mouse.] (Zool.)	   The erd shrew. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ransack \Ran"sack\ (r[a^]n"s[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Ransacked} (-s[a^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ransacking}.] [OE.	   ransaken, Icel. rannsaka to explore, examine; rann a house	   (akin to Goth. razn house, AS. r[ae]sn plank, beam) + the	   root of s[ae]kja to seek, akin to E. seek. See {Seek}, and	   cf. {Rest} repose.]	   1. To search thoroughly; to search every place or part of;	      as, to ransack a house.	      [1913 Webster]	            To ransack every corner of their . . . hearts.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plunder; to pillage completely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their vow is made	            To ransack Troy.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To violate; to ravish; to defiour. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rich spoil of ransacked chastity.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Ransack \Ran"sack\, v. i.	   To make a thorough search.	   [1913 Webster]	         To ransack in the tas [heap] of bodies dead. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ransack \Ran"sack\, n.	   The act of ransacking, or state of being ransacked; pillage.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Even your father's house	         Shall not be free from ransack.          --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Ransom \Ran"som\ (r[a^]n"s[u^]m), n. [OE. raunson, raunsoun, OF.	   ran[,c]on, raen[,c]on, raan[,c]on, F. ran[,c]on, fr. L.	   redemptio, fr. redimere to redeem. See {Redeem}, and cf.	   {Redemption}.]	   1. The release of a captive, or of captured property, by	      payment of a consideration; redemption; as, prisoners	      hopeless of ransom. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The money or price paid for the redemption of a prisoner,	      or for goods captured by an enemy; payment for freedom	      from restraint, penalty, or forfeit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy ransom paid, which man from death redeems.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His captivity in Austria, and the heavy ransom he	            paid for his liberty.                 --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (O. Eng. Law) A sum paid for the pardon of some great	      offense and the discharge of the offender; also, a fine	      paid in lieu of corporal punishment. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ransom bill} (Law), a war contract, valid by the law of	      nations, for the ransom of property captured at sea and	      its safe conduct into port. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	Ransom \Ran"som\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ransomed} (-s[u^]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ransoming}.] [Cf. F. ran[,c]onner. See	   {Ransom}, n.]	   1. To redeem from captivity, servitude, punishment, or	      forfeit, by paying a price; to buy out of servitude or	      penalty; to rescue; to deliver; as, to ransom prisoners	      from an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exact a ransom for, or a payment on. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such lands as he had rule of he ransomed them so	            grievously, and would tax the men two or three times	            in a year.                            --Berners.	      [1913 Webster]
Ransomable \Ran"som*a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be ransomed.	   [1913 Webster]
Ransomer \Ran"som*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who ransoms or redeems.	   [1913 Webster]
Ransomless \Ran"som*less\, a.	   Incapable of being ransomed; without ransom. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rant \Rant\ (r[a^]nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ranted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ranting}.] [OD. ranten, randen, to dote, to be	   enraged.]	   To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language,	   without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and	   bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher.	   [1913 Webster]	         Look where my ranting host of the Garter comes! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rant \Rant\, n.	   High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of	   thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant	   of fanatics.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is a stoical rant, without any foundation in the	         nature of man or reason of things.       --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranter \Rant"er\ (r[a^]nt"[~e]r), n.	   1. A noisy talker; a raving declaimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.)	      (a) One of a religious sect which sprung up in 1645; --	          called also {Seekers}. See {Seeker}.	      (b) One of the Primitive Methodists, who seceded from the	          Wesleyan Methodists on the ground of their deficiency	          in fervor and zeal; -- so called in contempt.	          [1913 Webster]
Ranterism \Rant"er*ism\ (r[a^]nt"[~e]r*[i^]z'm), n. (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   The practice or tenets of the Ranters.	   [1913 Webster]
Rantingly \Rant"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a ranting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rantipole \Rant"i*pole\ (r[a^]nt"[i^]*p[=o]l), n. [Ranty + pole,	   poll, head.]	   A wild, romping young person. [Low] --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]	Rantipole \Rant"i*pole\, a.	   Wild; roving; rakish. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	Rantipole \Rant"i*pole\, v. i.	   To act like a rantipole. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	         She used to rantipole about the house.   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Rantism \Rant"ism\ (r[a^]nt"[i^]z'm), n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   Ranterism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranty \Rant"y\ (r[a^]nt"[y^]), a.	   Wild; noisy; boisterous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranula \Ran"u*la\ (r[a^]n"[-u]*l[.a]), n. [L., a little frog, a	   little swelling on the tongue of cattle, dim. of rana a	   frog.] (Med.)	   A cyst formed under the tongue by obstruction of the duct of	   the submaxillary gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranunculaceous \Ra*nun`cu*la"ceous\	   (r[.a]*n[u^][ng]`k[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [See {Ranunculus}.]	   (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	   ({Ranunculaceae}), of which the buttercup is the type, and	   which includes also the virgin's bower, the monkshood,	   larkspur, anemone, meadow rue, and peony.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranunculus \Ra*nun"cu*lus\ (r[.a]*n[u^][ng]"k[-u]*l[u^]s), n.;	   pl. E. {Ranunculuses} (r[.a]*n[u^][ng]"k[-u]*l[u^]s*[e^]z),	   L. {Ranunculi} (-l[imac]). [L., a little frog, a medicinal	   plant, perhaps crowfoot, dim. of rana a frog; cf. raccare to	   roar.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbs, mostly with yellow flowers, including	   crowfoot, buttercups, and the cultivated ranunculi	   ({Ranunculus Asiaticus}, {Ranunculus aconitifolius}, etc.) in	   which the flowers are double and of various colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Ranz des vaches \Ranz" des` vaches"\ (r[aum]Ns" d[asl]`	   v[.a]sh"). [F., the ranks or rows of cows, the name being	   given from the fact that the cattle, when answering the	   musical call of their keeper, move towards him in a row,	   preceded by those wearing bells.]	   The name for numerous simple, but very irregular, melodies of	   the Swiss mountaineers, blown on a long tube called the	   Alpine horn, and sometimes sung.	   [1913 Webster]
Rap \Rap\ (r[a^]p), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	Rap \Rap\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Rapping}.] [Akin to Sw. rappa to strike, rapp stroke,	   Dan. rap, perhaps of imitative origin.]	   To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on	   the door.	   [1913 Webster]	Rap \Rap\, v. t.	   1. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.	      [1913 Webster]	            With one great peal they rap the door. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Founding) To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on	      the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.	      [1913 Webster]	Rap \Rap\, n.	   A quick, smart blow; a knock.	   [1913 Webster]	Rap \Rap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rapped} (r[a^]pt), usually	   written {Rapt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapping}.] [OE. rapen; akin	   to LG. & D. rapen to snatch, G. raffen, Sw. rappa; cf. Dan.	   rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush,	   hurry. The word has been confused with L. rapere to seize.	   Cf. {Rape} robbery, {Rapture}, {Raff}, v., {Ramp}, v.]	   1. To snatch away; to seize and hurry off.	      [1913 Webster]	            And through the Greeks and Ilians they rapt	            The whirring chariot.                 --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            From Oxford I was rapt by my nephew, Sir Edmund	            Bacon, to Redgrove.                   --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hasten. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to	      transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or	      rapture; as, rapt into admiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'm rapt with joy to see my Marcia's tears.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rapt into future times, the bard begun. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exchange; to truck. [Obs. & Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To engage in a discussion, converse.	      [PJC]	   6. (ca. 1985) to perform a type of rhythmic talking, often	      with accompanying rhythm instruments. It is considered by	      some as a type of music; see {rap music}.	      [PJC]	   {To rap and ren}, {To rap and rend}. [Perhaps fr. Icel. hrapa	      to hurry and r[ae]na plunder, fr. r[=a]n plunder, E. ran.]	      To seize and plunder; to snatch by violence. --Dryden.	      "[Ye] waste all that ye may rape and renne." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            All they could rap and rend and pilfer. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rap out}, to utter with sudden violence, as an oath.	      [1913 Webster]	            A judge who rapped out a great oath.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Rap \Rap\, n. [Perhaps contr. fr. raparee.]	   A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for	   a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth	   century; any coin of trifling value.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a	         rap, save with her consent.              --Mrs.	                                                  Alexander.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Not to care a rap}, to care nothing.	   {Not worth a rap}, worth nothing.	      [1913 Webster]	Rap \Rap\, n.	   1. conversation; also, rapping.	      [PJC]	   2. (ca. 1985) a type of rhythmic talking, often with	      accompanying rhythm instruments; {rap music}.	      [PJC]
Rapaces \Ra*pa"ces\ (r[.a]*p[=a]"s[=e]z), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Rapacious}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Accipitres}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapacious \Ra*pa"cious\ (r[.a]*p[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. rapax,	   -acis, from rapere to seize and carry off, to snatch away.	   See {Rapid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Given to plunder; disposed or accustomed to seize by	      violence; seizing by force. " The downfall of the	      rapacious and licentious Knights Templar." --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals	      seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a	      rapacious bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy;	      ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious	      appetite.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Thy Lord] redeem thee quite from Death's rapacious	            claim                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Greedy; grasping; ravenous; voracious.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ra*pa"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Ra*pa"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Rapacity \Ra*pac"i*ty\ (r[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   rapacitas: cf. F. rapacit['e]. See {Rapacious}.]	   1. The quality of being rapacious; rapaciousness;	      ravenousness; as, the rapacity of pirates; the rapacity of	      wolves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or practice of extorting or exacting by oppressive	      injustice; exorbitant greediness of gain. "The rapacity of	      some ages." --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]
Raparee \Rap`a*ree"\ (r[a^]p`[.a]*r[=e]"), n.	   See {Rapparee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rape \Rape\ (r[=a]p), n. [F. r[^a]pe a grape stalk.]	   1. Fruit, as grapes, plucked from the cluster. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The refuse stems and skins of grapes or raisins from which	      the must has been expressed in wine making.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A filter containing the above refuse, used in clarifying	      and perfecting malt, vinegar, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rape wine}, a poor, thin wine made from the last dregs of	      pressed grapes.	      [1913 Webster]	Rape \Rape\, n. [Akin to rap to snatch, but confused with L.	   rapere. See {Rap} to snatch.]	   1. The act of seizing and carrying away by force; violent	      seizure; robbery.	      [1913 Webster]	            And ruined orphans of thy rapes complain. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Sexual connection with a woman without her consent.	      See {Age of consent}, under {Consent}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is snatched away. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Where now are all my hopes? O, never more	            Shall they revive! nor death her rapes restore.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fig., Colloq.) An action causing results harmful to a	      person or thing; as, the rape of the land by mining	      companies.	      [PJC]	Rape \Rape\, v. t.	   1. To commit rape upon; to ravish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fig., Colloq.) To perform an action causing results	      harmful or very unpleasant to a person or thing; as, women	      raped first by their assailants, and then by the Justice	      system. Corresponds to 2nd {rape}, n. 5.	      [PJC]	   {To rape and ren}. See under {Rap}, v. t., to snatch.	      [1913 Webster]	Rape \Rape\, v. i.	   To rob; to pillage. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]	Rape \Rape\, n. [Icel. hreppr village, district; cf. Icel.	   hreppa to catch, obtain, AS. hrepian, hreppan, to touch.]	   One of six divisions of the county of Sussex, England,	   intermediate between a hundred and a shire.	   [1913 Webster]	Rape \Rape\, n. [L. rapa, rapum, akin to Gr. "ra`pys, "ra`fys,	   G. r["u]be.] (Bot.)	   A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the	   turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used	   for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for	   the food of cage birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These plants, with the edible turnip, have been	         variously named, but are all now believed to be derived	         from the {Brassica campestris} of Europe, which by some	         is not considered distinct from the wild stock	         ({Brassica oleracea}) of the cabbage. See {Cole}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Broom rape}. (Bot.) See {Broom rape}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Rape cake}, the refuse remaining after the oil has been	      expressed from the rape seed.	   {Rape root}. Same as {Rape}.	   {Summer rape}. (Bot.) See {Colza}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rapeful \Rape"ful\ (r[=a]p"f[.u]l), a.	   1. Violent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to the commission of rape. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Rapfully \Rap"ful*ly\ (r[a^]p"f[.u]l*l[y^]), adv.	   Violently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Raphaelesque \Raph`a*el*esque"\ (r[a^]f`[.a]*[e^]l*[e^]sk"), a.	   Like Raphael's works; in Raphael's manner of painting.	   [1913 Webster]
Raphaelism \Raph"a*el*ism\ (r[a^]f"[.a]*[e^]l*[i^]z'm), n.	   The principles of painting introduced by Raphael, the Italian	   painter.	   [1913 Webster]
Raphaelite \Raph"a*el*ite\ (r[a^]f"[.a]*[e^]l*[imac]t), n.	   One who advocates or adopts the principles of Raphaelism.	   [1913 Webster]
Raphany \Raph"a*ny\ (r[a^]f"[.a]*n[y^]), n. [Cf. F. raphanie.]	   (Med.)	   A convulsive disease, attended with ravenous hunger, not	   uncommon in Sweden and Germany. It was so called because	   supposed to be caused by eating corn with which seeds of	   jointed charlock ({Raphanus raphanistrum}) had been mixed,	   but the condition is now known to be a form of ergotism.	   [1913 Webster]
Raphe \Ra"phe\ (r[=a]"f[-e]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "rafh` a seam or	   suture, fr. "ra`ptein to sew or stitch together.]	   1. (Anat.) A line, ridge, furrow, or band of fibers,	      especially in the median line; as, the raphe of the	      tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Rhaphe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Raphides \Raph"i*des\ (r[a^]f"[i^]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [F. raphide.]	   (Bot.)	   See {Rhaphides}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapid \Rap"id\ (r[a^]p"[i^]d), a. [L. rapidus, fr. rapere to	   seize and carry off, to snatch or hurry away; perhaps akin to	   Gr. 'arpa`zein: cf. F. rapide. Cf. {Harpy}, {Ravish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Very swift or quick; moving with celerity; fast; as, a	      rapid stream; a rapid flight; a rapid motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Advancing with haste or speed; speedy in progression; in	      quick sequence; as, rapid growth; rapid improvement; rapid	      recurrence; rapid succession.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Quick in execution; as, a rapid penman.	      [1913 Webster] Rapid	Rapid \Rap"id\, Rapids \Rap"ids\(r[a^]p"[i^]dz), n. [Cf. F.	   rapide. See {Rapid}, a.]	   The part of a river where the current moves with great	   swiftness, but without actual waterfall or cascade; sometimes	   called {whitewater}; -- usually used in the plural; as, the	   Lachine rapids in the St. Lawrence. For boaters on the river,	   it is a place that can be hazardous, with danger of capsizing	   or crashing into large rocks.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         Row, brothers, row, the stream runs fast,	         The rapids are near, and the daylight's past. --Moore.	   [1913 Webster] Rapid-fire
Rapid-fire \Rap"id-fire`\, Rapid-firing \Rap"id-fir`ing\, a.	   (a) (Gun.) Firing shots in rapid succession.	   (b) (Ordnance) Capable of being fired rapidly; -- applied to	       single-barreled guns of greater caliber than small arms,	       mounted so as to be quickly trained and elevated, with a	       quick-acting breech mechanism operated by a single motion	       of a crank or lever (abbr. R. F.); specif.: (1) In the	       United States navy, designating such a gun using fixed	       ammunition or metallic cartridge cases; -- distinguished	       from breech-loading (abbr. B. L.), applied to all guns	       loading with the charge in bags, and formerly from	       quick-fire. Rapid-fire guns in the navy also sometimes	       include automatic or semiautomatic rapid-fire guns; the	       former being automatic guns of not less than one inch	       caliber, firing a shell of not less than one pound	       weight, the explosion of each cartridge operating the	       mechanism for ejecting the empty shell, loading, and	       firing the next shot, the latter being guns that require	       one operation of the hand at each discharge, to load the	       gun. (2) In the United States army, designating such a	       gun, whether using fixed or separate ammunition, designed	       chiefly for use in coast batteries against torpedo	       vessels and the lightly armored batteries or other war	       vessels and for the protection of defensive mine fields;	       -- not distinguished from quick-fire. (3) In Great	       Britain and Europe used, rarely, as synonymous with	       {quick-fire}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Rapid-fire \Rap"id-fire`\, a.	   Occurring in rapid succession like the shots fired from a	   machine gun. See also {machine-gun}.	   [PJC]	Rapid-fire mount \Rapid-fire mount\ (Ordnance)	   A mount permitting easy and quick elevation or depression and	   training of the gun, and fitted with a device for taking up	   the recoil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rapidity \Ra*pid"i*ty\ (r[.a]*p[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   rapiditas: cf. F. rapidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being rapid; swiftness; celerity;	   velocity; as, the rapidity of a current; rapidity of speech;	   rapidity of growth or improvement.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rapidness; haste; speed; celerity; velocity; swiftness;	        fleetness; quickness; agility.	        [1913 Webster]
Rapidly \Rap"id*ly\ (r[a^]p"[i^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In a rapid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapidness \Rap"id*ness\, n.	   Quality of being rapid; rapidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapier \Ra"pi*er\ (r[=a]"p[i^]*[~e]r), n. [F. rapi[`e]re,	   perhaps for raspi[`e]re, and ultimately of German origin,	   akin to E. rasp, v.]	   A straight sword, with a narrow and finely pointed blade,	   used only for thrusting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rapier fish} (Zool.), the swordfish. [Obs.] --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]
Rapiered \Ra"pi*ered\ (-[~e]rd), a.	   Wearing a rapier. "Scarletcoated, rapiered figures."	   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapilli \Ra*pil"li\ (r[.a]*p[i^]l"l[-e]), n. pl. [It.] (Min.)	   Lapilli.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapine \Rap"ine\ (r[a^]p"[i^]n), n. [F. rapine; cf. Pr. & It.	   rapina; all fr. L. rapina, fr. rapere to seize and carry off	   by force. See {Rapid}, and cf. {Raven} rapine.]	   1. The act of plundering; the seizing and carrying away of	      things by force; spoliation; pillage; plunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who were impelled to war quite as much by the	            desire of rapine as by the desire of glory.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ravishment; rape. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rapine \Rap"ine\, v. t.	   To plunder. --Sir G. Buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapinous \Rap"i*nous\ (r[a^]p"[i^]*n[u^]s), a.	   Given to rapine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
rap music \rap` mu"sic\ (r[a^]p` m[=u]"z[i^]k), n. (ca. 1985)	   a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm	   instruments; same as 7th {rap}, n..	   [PJC]
Rappage \Rap"page\ (r[a^]p"p[asl]j; 48), n. (Founding)	   The enlargement of a mold caused by rapping the pattern.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapparee \Rap`pa*ree"\ (-p[.a]*r[=e]"), n.	   A wild Irish plunderer, esp. one of the 17th century; -- so	   called from his carrying a half-pike, called a rapary.	   [Written also {raparee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rapped \Rapped\ (r[a^]pt),	   imp. & p. p. of {Rap}, to strike.	   [1913 Webster]	Rapped \Rapped\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Rap}, to snatch away.	   [1913 Webster]
Rappee \Rap*pee"\ (r[a^]p*p[=e]"), n. [F. r[^a]p['e], fr.	   r[^a]per to grate, to rasp. See {Rasp}, v.]	   A pungent kind of snuff made from the darker and ranker kinds	   of tobacco leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Rappel \Rap"pel\ (r[a^]p"p[e^]l or r[a^]p*p[e^]l"), n. [F. Cf.	   {Repeal}.] (Mil.)	   The beat of the drum to call soldiers to arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapper \Rap"per\ (r[a^]p"p[~e]r), n. [From {Rap}.]	   1. One who, or that which, raps or knocks; specifically, the	      knocker of a door. --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A forcible oath or lie. [Slang] --Bp. Parker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A musician specializing in {rap music}.	      [PJC]
Rapport \Rap*port"\ (r[a^]p*p[=o]rt"; F. r[.a]`p[^o]r"), n. [F.,	   fr. rapporter to bring again or back, to refer; pref. re- re-	   + apporter to bring, L. apportare. Cf. {Report}.]	   Relation; proportion; conformity; correspondence; accord.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is obvious what rapport there is between the	         conceptions and languages in every country. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	   {En` rap`port"} ([aum]N` r[.a]`p[^o]r") [F.], in accord,	      harmony, or sympathy; having a mutual, especially a	      private, understanding; in hypnotism, in that relation of	      sympathy which permits influence or communication.	      [1913 Webster]
Rapprochement \Rap`proche`ment"\, n. [F., fr. rapprocher to	   cause to approach again. See {Re-}; {Approach}.]	   Act or fact of coming or being drawn near or together;	   establishment or state of cordial relations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         He had witnessed the gradual rapprochement between the	         papacy and Austria.                      --Wilfrid	                                                  Ward.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rapscallion \Rap*scal"lion\ (r[a^]p*sk[a^]l"y[u^]n), n. [See	   {Rascallion}.]	   A rascal; a good-for-nothing fellow. [Colloq.] --Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapt \Rapt\ (r[a^]pt),	   imp. & p. p. of {Rap}, to snatch away.	   [1913 Webster]	Rapt \Rapt\, a.	   1. Snatched away; hurried away or along.	      [1913 Webster]	            Waters rapt with whirling away.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transported with love, admiration, delight, etc.;	      enraptured. "The rapt musician." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wholly absorbed or engrossed, as in work or meditation.	      "Rapt in secret studies." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rapt \Rapt\, n. [From F. rapt abduction, rape, L. raptus, fr.	   rapere to seize and carry off, to transport; or fr. E. rapt,	   a. See {Rapt}, a., and {Rapid}.]	   1. An ecstasy; a trance. [Obs.] --Bp. Morton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rapidity. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Rapt \Rapt\, v. t.	   1. To transport or ravish. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry away by force. [Obs.] --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]
Rapter \Rap"ter\ (r[a^]p"t[~e]r), n.	   A raptor. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Raptor \Rap"tor\ (r[a^]p"t[~e]r), n. [L. raptor, from rapere to	   ravish. See {Rapid}.]	   A ravisher; a plunderer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Raptores \Rap*to"res\ (r[a^]p*t[=o]"r[=e]z), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Raptor}.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds, same as {Accipitres}. Called also	   {Raptatores}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raptorial \Rap*to"ri*al\ (r[a^]p*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a. (Zool.)	   (a) Rapacious; living upon prey; -- said especially of	       certain birds.	   (b) Adapted for seizing prey; -- said of the legs, claws,	       etc., of insects, birds, and other animals.	   (c) Of or pertaining to the {Raptores}. See Illust.	   (f) of {Aves}.	       [1913 Webster]
Raptorious \Rap*to"ri*ous\ (r[a^]p*t[=o]"r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L.	   raptorius.] (Zool.)	   Raptorial.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapture \Rap"ture\ (r[a^]p"t[-u]r; 135), n. [L. rapere, raptum,	   to carry off by force. See {Rapid}.]	   1. A seizing by violence; a hurrying along; rapidity with	      violence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That 'gainst a rock, or flat, her keel did dash	            With headlong rapture.                --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or condition of being rapt, or carried away from	      one's self by agreeable excitement; violence of a pleasing	      passion; extreme joy or pleasure; ecstasy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Music, when thus applied, raises in the mind of the	            hearer great conceptions; it strengthens devotion,	            and advances praise into rapture.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            You grow correct that once with rapture writ.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bliss; ecstasy; transport; delight; exultation.	        [1913 Webster]	Rapture \Rap"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raptured} (-t[-u]rd;	   135); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rapturing}.]	   To transport with excitement; to enrapture. [Poetic]	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapturist \Rap"tur*ist\, n.	   An enthusiast. [Obs.] --J. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapturize \Rap"tur*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t. & i.	   To put, or be put, in a state of rapture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rapturous \Rap"tur*ous\ (-[u^]s), a.	   Ecstatic; transporting; ravishing; feeling, expressing, or	   manifesting rapture; as, rapturous joy, pleasure, or delight;	   rapturous applause.	   [1913 Webster]
Rapturously \Rap"tur*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a rapturous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rare \Rare\ (r[^a]r), a. [Cf. {Rather}, {Rath}.]	   Early. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Rude mechanicals that rare and late	         Work in the market place.                --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Rare \Rare\, a. [Compar. {Rarer} (r[^a]r"[~e]r); superl.	   {Rarest}.] [Cf. AS. hr[=e]r, or E. rare early. [root]18.]	   Nearly raw; partially cooked; not thoroughly cooked;	   underdone; as, rare beef or mutton.	   [1913 Webster]	         New-laid eggs, which Baucis' busy care	         Turned by a gentle fire, and roasted rare. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is in common use in the United States, but in	         England its synonym {underdone} is preferred.	         [1913 Webster]	Rare \Rare\, a. [Compar. {Rarer} (r[^a]r"[~e]r); superl.	   {Rarest}.] [F., fr. L. rarus thin, rare.]	   1. Not frequent; seldom met with or occurring; unusual; as, a	      rare event.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of an uncommon nature; unusually excellent; valuable to a	      degree seldom found.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rare work, all filled with terror and delight.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Above the rest I judge one beauty rare. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Thinly scattered; dispersed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose	      texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere	      at high elevations.	      [1913 Webster]	            Water is nineteen times lighter, and by consequence	            nineteen times rarer, than gold.      --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Scarce; infrequent; unusual; uncommon; singular;	        extraordinary; incomparable.	   Usage: {Rare}, {Scarce}. We call a thing rare when but few	          examples, specimens, or instances of it are ever to be	          met with; as, a rare plant. We speak of a thing as	          scarce, which, though usually abundant, is for the	          time being to be had only in diminished quantities;	          as, a bad harvest makes corn scarce.	          [1913 Webster]	                A perfect union of wit and judgment is one of	                the rarest things in the world.   --Burke.	          [1913 Webster]	                When any particular piece of money grew very	                scarce, it was often recoined by a succeeding	                emperor.                          --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]
Rarebit \Rare"bit\ (r[^a]r"b[i^]t), n.	   A dainty morsel; a Welsh rabbit. See {Welsh rabbit}, under	   {Rabbit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raree-show \Rar"ee-show`\ (r[^a]r"[-e]-sh[=o]`), n. [Contr. fr.	   rarity-show.]	   A show carried about in a box; a peep show. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Rarefaction \Rar`e*fac"tion\ (r[a^]r`[-e]*f[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Cf. F. rar['e]faction. See {Rarefy}.]	   The act or process of rarefying; the state of being rarefied;	   -- opposed to condensation; as, the rarefaction of air.	   [1913 Webster]
Rarefiable \Rar"e*fi`a*ble\ (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]`[.a]*b'l), a.	   [Cf. F. rar['e]fiable.]	   Capable of being rarefied. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\ (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]; 277), v. t. [imp. & p.	   p. {Rarefied} (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rarefying} (r[a^]r"[-e]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. rar['e]fier;	   L. rarus rare + -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L.	   rarefacere. See {-fy}.]	   To make rare, thin, porous, or less dense; to expand or	   enlarge without adding any new portion of matter to; --	   opposed to condense.	   [1913 Webster]	Rarefy \Rar"e*fy\, v. i.	   To become less dense; to become thin and porous. "Earth	   rarefies to dew." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rarely \Rare"ly\ (r[^a]r"l[y^]), adv.	   1. In a rare manner or degree; seldom; not often; as, things	      rarely seen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Finely; excellently; with rare skill. See 3d {Rare}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The person who played so rarely on the flageolet.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest of the apartments are rarely gilded.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Rareness \Rare"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being rare.	   [1913 Webster]	         And let the rareness the small gift commend. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rareripe \Rare"ripe`\ (-r[imac]p`), a. [Rare early + ripe. Cf.	   {Rathripe}.]	   Early ripe; ripe before others, or before the usual season.	   [1913 Webster]	Rareripe \Rare"ripe`\, n.	   An early ripening fruit, especially a kind of freestone	   peach.	   [1913 Webster]
Rarification \Rar`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (r[a^]r`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   See {Rarefaction}. [R.] --Am. Chem. Journal.	   [1913 Webster]
Rarity \Rar"i*ty\ (r[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]; 277), n.; pl. {Rarities}	   (r[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. raritas: cf. F. raret['e]. See	   {Rare}.]	   1. The quality or state of being rare; rareness; thinness;	      as, the rarity (contrasted with the density) of gases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is rare; an uncommon thing; a thing valued for	      its scarcity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw three rarities of different kinds, which	            pleased me more than any other shows in the place.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Ras \Ras\ (r[aum]s), n.	   See 2d {Reis}.	   [1913 Webster]
ras \ras\ (r[aum]s), n. [from rat sarcoma.]	   The name and genetic symbol for a mutant gene that has been	   identified as one of those associated with certains types of	   cancer; -- it is a form of oncogene. It was first observed in	   rats, but analogues have been found in humans and other	   animals.	   [PJC]	         During the 1960s and 1970s, a great deal of research	         was done on a class of viruses that affects rodents and	         birds and causes tumors in those species. The	         motivation for a lot of this research was the idea that	         similar viruses might cause tumors in humans, but in	         fact it's turned out that there are very few viruses	         that cause tumors in humans. Nevertheless, the study of	         these rodent viruses has been enormously fruitful in	         helping us to understand human cancer, and that's the	         basis of this story.	         One of the viruses that was studied in those years had	         two peculiarities. One was that it had lost most of the	         genes that it needed to reproduce itself. It could only	         reproduce if a helper virus was present in the same	         cell to supply the missing functions. The second	         peculiarity was that in place of the genes that were	         required for reproduction of the virus was another gene	         that had actually been picked up at some point in the	         history of this virus when it went through rats, and it	         picked up a rat gene and incorporated it into its own	         genome.	         At the same time that a lot of work was going on on	         these viruses, other scientists were studying other	         aspects of tumor formation, in particular, the action	         of carcinogenic agents, chemicals and X-rays and	         ultraviolet light. As you all know, human cells can	         turn into tumor cells under the influence of such	         agents. The tumor-like properties of those cells are	         inherited by all the daughter cells through many	         generations and, moreover, almost all chemicals that	         turn out to be carcinogens are also able to cause	         mutations.	         Another observation was that in tumor cells, many of	         the chromosomes seemed to have altered structures. So,	         all of these observations and others certainly	         suggested that changes in DNA might be involved in the	         development of tumor cells. By about 1980, it became	         possible to test that hypothesis directly.	         If you have human tumor cells produced in laboratory	         dishes or isolated from the tumor itself, then perhaps	         they have a gene or genes in them which is responsible	         for the fact that they're tumor cells. If you isolate	         the DNA from the cells and cut it up into more or less	         gene-sized pieces and then put it on top of mouse cells	         growing in a dish, the mouse cells can take up pieces	         of this DNA, and any mouse cell that picks up a piece	         of DNA that carries on it a gene that can cause a tumor	         will begin to grow like tumor cells, and its progeny	         will grow rapidly and form a tight little cluster on	         the cell.	         Now it's possible to pick such cells off and isolate	         the DNA from them and also separate the human DNA	         sequence that might have caused the tumor-like property	         from the bulk of the mouse sequences and to clone that	         DNA. And when you do that and put that DNA, which is	         now pure sequence, back in mouse cells, many of the	         cells become tumor-like rather than just a rare few.	         And such a gene, such a DNA sequence, bears the name of	         an oncogene.	         When such DNA segments are cloned, the DNA can also be	         used to probe, to find out whether matching DNA	         sequences occur only in tumor cells or whether there	         are similar DNA sequences in normal cells. And the	         answer has been for a whole group of oncogenes, that	         very similar DNA sequences are present in normal cells.	         To find out just how similar, the sequences of the	         normal genes were compared with those from the genes	         that were isolated from these tumor cells.	         The first such oncogene isolated was from a human	         bladder tumor, and everyone was surprised by the	         results. First of all, the gene isolated from the	         bladder tumor was almost identical to the normal human	         gene and almost identical to the gene that was present	         in the tumor virus that infected rodents that I told	         you about before. This gene has become known as "ras",	         because it was originally isolated from rats with	         sarcoma, and it caused sarcomas and it's called that,	         and it's protein is called that. And the only really	         significant difference between the normal human gene,	         the bladder tumor gene, and the rodent virus gene was a	         change in one codon, Codon XII, and therefore a change	         in amino acids.	         So the normal human gene has a sequence GGC, encodes	         the amino acid glycine, and does not cause tumors. But	         the bladder tumor gene has GTC; it encodes valine. The	         rodent virus has AGA; it encodes arginine, and both of	         these cause tumors. In fact, any change that leads to a	         loss of the glycine at Codon XII can change this normal	         gene, ras, into a gene that would cause tumors. So	         there were two different ways in which the ras gene	         turned up. First, as a rat gene in a tumor virus and	         second of all as the gene that could account for the	         tumor-like properties of the bladder tumor.	         Well by now, many of the questions that occurred to the	         scientists working on this have occurred to you. What	         is the ras protein normally (if anything), and what	         does the altered ras protein do that differently, and	         how can a change in one amino acid in a protein change	         cells from normal to tumor cells?	         It turns out that the ras gene and the ras protein are	         important for a lot of things, but more particularly	         for regulating the growth of cells. Normal cells need	         to have a good ras gene in order to grow, in order to	         make new DNA, to time it all right so they don't grow	         out of control. Moreover, the ras gene occurs in	         virtually all living things. For example, yeast cells	         also have two ras genes. If either one of them is	         knocked out, the yeast cells can still grow very well	         and multiply. But if both ras genes are knocked out,	         the yeast cells cannot multiply, and they die.	         Astonishingly, if a human ras gene is applied to these	         yeast cells, it completely takes the place of the	         yeast's own ras genes. So we know from this that the	         ras gene is very important to all living cells and that	         it's probably been around for a couple billion years,	         ever since the very first cells were formed on the	         planet.	         So ras does something important and the question is,	         what does it do? David Golde told you before about	         receptors that span cell membranes that bind molecules	         outside the cell and provide a signal inside the cell,	         and it turns out that what the ras protein does is to	         help convey that signal from the receptor at the	         surface down into the cell and into the gene where it	         results in a change in gene expression. The ras protein	         itself actually sits right under the cell membrane,	         very well positioned to do this.	         Well, how can it do that? To tell you about that I need	         to tell you a couple of things about the ras protein	         and what it does. First of all, ras combines two small	         molecules called GDP and GTP, and they differ only in	         the presence of one more phosphate, three in GTP and	         two in GDP. This G is related; it's in fact the same	         kind of molecule as the G that occurs in DNA. Moreover,	         ras protein can catalyze the removal of one phosphate,	         so you go from ras GTP to ras GDP and a phosphate is	         lost. Furthermore, the ras GDP can lose the GDP and	         pick up the GTP, and there are extra proteins in the	         cell that foster either this exchange, back to GTP or	         this loss of the phosphate to GDP. And the whole trick	         is the ratio of the GTP to the GDP. So if you have ras	         GTP, it's active and it stimulates growth, but if you	         have ras GDP, then it's inactive and you don't	         stimulate growth.	         In fact, the change in Codon XII from a glycine results	         in a change in the amount of ras GTP, so that there's	         more ras GTP collecting in the cell than the ras GDP,	         and therefore the cell is constantly under pressure to	         make DNA and grow and divide. And this is the critical	         reason for this change, this oncogenic change in those	         versions of ras that cause tumors or are related to	         tumor formation as opposed to the natural protein.	         How can that happen, a small change like that? You've	         heard a little bit about the importance of shapes of	         proteins. If one looks closely at the atoms in the	         proteins then you see that the whole shape of the	         protein changes as you go from GTP to GDP.	         Now one ras gene and protein all by itself would be	         interesting, but it turns out that there's a whole	         family of ras genes and ras proteins. Two of them are	         specially similar to the type that I've been	         describing, and mutations in those genes are associated	         with a whole variety of human tumors including some	         that are believed to be the result of the reaction to	         environmental agents.	         A mutant in one of those two related genes, which was	         also first discovered in a tumor virus, is very	         frequently associated with human tumors of the colon	         and rectum. And again, it's Codon XII in that similar	         gene that is altered in the oncogenic form of this kind	         of ras. Tumors of the colon and rectum are the third	         most common human malignancy worldwide, and surgical	         removal of the tumors can actually cure the disease in	         many cases, but only if the tumor is detected very,	         very early. Recent work has shown that you can, in	         fact, detect the change in the gene even by looking at	         the DNA in the stool of people who are suspected of	         having the colon tumor.	         Even though the mutant DNA only occurs in a very small	         percentage of the cells in the stool, namely the cells	         that come from the tumor, not from all the normal cells	         or all the bacterial cells that are there, it is	         possible to amplify the amount of a possible abnormal	         ras gene and test directly for it. So, for example in	         this test, DNA from the stool of patient #1 matched a	         probe for the normal ras gene, but DNA isolated from	         the stool of patient #2 matched a probe not only from a	         normal ras gene but also from a ras gene with a	         mutation at Codon XII, thereby permitting a very early	         diagnosis of a colon tumor and thereby providing real	         hope that such tumors can be detected early, when the	         tumor is small enough to be removed surgically with a	         successful cure.                         --Maxine	                                                  Singer	                                                  (http://www.accessexcellence.org/AB/BA/Ras_Gene_and_Cancer.html)	   [PJC]
Rasante \Ra`sante"\ (r[.a]`z[aum]Nt"), a. [F., p. pr. of raser	   to graze.] (Fort.)	   Sweeping; grazing; -- applied to a style of fortification in	   which the command of the works over each other, and over the	   country, is kept very low, in order that the shot may more	   effectually sweep or graze the ground before them. --H. L.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Rascal \Ras"cal\ (r[a^]s"kal), n. [OE. rascaille rabble,	   probably from an OF. racaille, F. racaille the rabble,	   rubbish, probably akin to F. racler to scrape, (assumed) LL.	   rasiculare, rasicare, fr. L. radere, rasum. See {Rase}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the rabble; a low, common sort of person or	      creature; collectively, the rabble; the common herd; also,	      a lean, ill-conditioned beast, esp. a deer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty	            thousand of the rascal.               --Wyclif (1	                                                  Kings [1	                                                  Samuel] vi.	                                                  19).	      [1913 Webster]	            Poor men alone? No, no; the noblest deer hath them	            [horns] as huge as the rascal.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mean, trickish fellow; a base, dishonest person; a	      rogue; a scoundrel; a trickster.	      [1913 Webster]	            For I have sense to serve my turn in store,	            And he's a rascal who pretends to more. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Rascal \Ras"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the common herd or common people; low;	   mean; base. "The rascal many." --Spencer. "The rascal	   people." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         While she called me rascal fiddler.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rascaldom \Ras"cal*dom\ (-d[u^]m), n.	   State of being a rascal; rascality; domain of rascals;	   rascals, collectively. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rascaless \Ras"cal*ess\, n.	   A female rascal. [Humorous]	   [1913 Webster]
Rascality \Ras*cal"i*ty\ (r[a^]s*k[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Rascalities} (r[a^]s*k[a^]l"[i^]*t[i^]z)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being rascally, or a rascal; mean	      trickishness or dishonesty; base fraud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The poorer and lower classes of people. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The chief heads of their clans with their several	            rascalities                           --T. Jackson.	      [1913 Webster]
Rascallion \Ras*cal"lion\ (r[a^]s*k[a^]l"y[u^]n), n. [From	   {Rascal}]	   A low, mean wretch; a rogue; same as {rascal}, n.. 2; now	   disused, replaced by {rapscalion}. [archaic] [Written also	   {rascalion}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rascally \Ras"cal*ly\ (r[a^]s"kal*l[y^]), a.	   Like a rascal; trickish or dishonest; base; worthless; --	   often in humorous disparagement, without implication of	   dishonesty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our rascally porter is fallen fast asleep. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Rase \Rase\ (r[=a]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rased} (r[=a]zd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Rasing}.] [F. raser, LL. rasare to scrape	   often, v. freq. fr. L. radere, rasum, to scrape, shave; cf.	   Skr. rad to scratch, gnaw, L. rodere to gnaw. Cf. {Raze},	   {Razee}, {Razor}, {Rodent}.]	   1. To rub along the surface of; to graze. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Was he not in the . . . neighborhood to death? and	            might not the bullet which rased his cheek have gone	            into his head?                        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes his feet rased the surface of the water,	            and at others the skylight almost flattened his	            nose.                                 --Beckford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rub or scratch out; to erase. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Except we rase the faculty of memory, root and	            branch, out of our mind.              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To level with the ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to	      raze. [In this sense {raze} is generally used.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till Troy were by their brave hands rased,	            They would not turn home.             --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, rase, may be considered as nearly obsolete;	         graze, erase, and raze, having superseded it.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Rasing iron}, a tool for removing old oakum and pitch from	      the seams of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To erase; efface; obliterate; expunge; cancel; level;	        prostrate; overthrow; subvert; destroy; demolish; ruin.	        [1913 Webster]	Rase \Rase\, v. i.	   To be leveled with the ground; to fall; to suffer overthrow.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rase \Rase\, n.	   1. A scratching out, or erasure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slight wound; a scratch. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (O. Eng. Law) A way of measuring in which the commodity	      measured was made even with the top of the measuring	      vessel by rasing, or striking off, all that was above it.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Rash \Rash\ (r[a^]sh), v. t. [For arace.]	   1. To pull off or pluck violently. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To slash; to hack; to cut; to slice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rashing off helms and riving plates asunder.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Rash \Rash\, n. [OF. rasche an eruption, scurf, F. rache; fr.	   (assumed) LL. rasicare to scratch, fr. L. radere, rasum, to	   scrape, scratch, shave. See {Rase}, and cf. {Rascal}.] (Med.)	   A fine eruption or efflorescence on the body, with little or	   no elevation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Canker rash}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Nettle rash}. See {Urticaria}.	   {Rose rash}. See {Roseola}.	   {Tooth rash}. See {Red-gum}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rash \Rash\, n. [Cf. F. ras short-nap cloth, It. & Sp. raso	   satin (cf. {Rase}); or cf. It. rascia serge, G. rasch,	   probably fr. Arras in France (cf. {Arras}).]	   An inferior kind of silk, or mixture of silk and worsted.	   [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Rash \Rash\, a. [Compar. {Rasher} (-[~e]r); superl. {Rashest}.]	   [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw. rask quick, brisk,	   rash, Icel. r["o]skr vigorous, brave, akin to D. & G. rasch	   quick, of uncertain origin.]	   1. Sudden in action; quick; hasty. [Obs.] "Strong as aconitum	      or rash gunpowder." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Requiring sudden action; pressing; urgent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I scarce have leisure to salute you,	            My matter is so rash.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Esp., overhasty in counsel or action; precipitate;	      resolving or entering on a project or measure without due	      deliberation and caution; opposed to prudent; said of	      persons; as, a rash statesman or commander.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Uttered or undertaken with too much haste or too little	      reflection; as, rash words; rash measures.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. So dry as to fall out of the ear with handling, as corn.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Precipitate; headlong; headstrong; foolhardy; hasty;	        indiscreet; heedless; thoughtless; incautious; careless;	        inconsiderate; unwary.	   Usage: {Rash}, {Adventurous}, {Foolhardy}. A man is	          adventurous who incurs risk or hazard from a love of	          the arduous and the bold. A man is rash who does it	          from the mere impulse of his feelings, without	          counting the cost. A man is foolhardy who throws	          himself into danger in disregard or defiance of the	          consequences.	          [1913 Webster]	                Was never known a more adventurous knight.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Her rash hand in evil hour	                Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she	                eat.                              --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                If any yet be so foolhardy	                To expose themselves to vain jeopardy;	                If they come wounded off, and lame,	                No honor's got by such a maim.    --Hudibras.	          [1913 Webster]	Rash \Rash\ (r[a^]sh), v. t.	   To prepare with haste. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Rasher \Rash"er\ (r[a^]sh"[~e]r), n. [In sense 1, probably fr.	   rash, a., as being hastily cooked.]	   1. A thin slice of bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A California rockfish ({Sebastichthys miniatus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Rashful \Rash"ful\ (r[a^]sh"f[.u]l), a.	   Rash; hasty; precipitate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rashling \Rash"ling\ (r[a^]sh"l[i^]ng), n.	   A rash person. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rashly \Rash"ly\, adv.	   In a rash manner; with precipitation.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that doth anything rashly, must do it willingly; for	         he was free to deliberate or not.        --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Rashness \Rash"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rash.	   [1913 Webster]	         We offend . . . by rashness, which is an affirming or	         denying, before we have sufficiently informed	         ourselves.                               --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Temerity; foolhardiness; precipitancy; precipitation;	        hastiness; indiscretion; heedlessness; inconsideration;	        carelessness. See {Temerity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Raskolnik \Ras*kol"nik\ (r[a^]s*k[o^]l"n[i^]k), n.; pl.	   {Raskolniki} (r[a^]s*k[o^]l"n[i^]k*[=e]) or {Raskolniks}.	   [Russ. raskol'nik dissenter, fr. raskol dissent.]	   The name applied by the Russian government to any subject of	   the Greek faith who dissents from the established church. The	   Raskolniki embrace many sects, whose common characteristic is	   a clinging to antique traditions, habits, and customs. The	   schism originated in 1667 in an ecclesiastical dispute as to	   the correctness of the translation of the religious books.	   The dissenters, who have been continually persecuted, are	   believed to number about 20,000,000, although the Holy Synod	   officially puts the number at about 2,000,000. They are	   officially divided into three groups according to the degree	   of their variance from orthodox beliefs and observances, as	   follows: I. "Most obnoxious." the	   {Judaizers}; the	   {Molokane}, who refuse to recognize civil authority or to	      take oaths; the	   {Dukhobortsy}, or	   {Dukhobors}, who are communistic, marry without ceremony, and	      believe that Christ was human, but that his soul reappears	      at intervals in living men; the	   {Khlysty}, who countenance anthropolatory, are ascetics,	      practice continual self-flagellation, and reject marriage;	      the	   {Skoptsy}, who practice castration; and a section of the	   {Bezpopovtsy}, or priestless sect, which disbelieve in	      prayers for the Czar and in marriage. II. "Obnoxious:" the	   {Bezpopovtsy}, who pray for the Czar and recognize marriage.	      III. "Least obnoxious:" the	   {Popovtsy}, who dissent from the orthodox church in minor	      points only. [Written also {rascolnik}.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rasores \Ra*so"res\ (r[.a]*z[=o]"r[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   radere, rasum, to scratch. See {Rase}, v. t.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds; the Gallinae.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, the word {Rasores} was used in a wider sense,	         so as to include other birds now widely separated in	         classification.	         [1913 Webster]
Rasorial \Ra*so"ri*al\ (r[.a]*z[=o]"r[i^]*al; 277), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Rasores}, or gallinaceous birds, as	   the peacock, domestic fowl, partridge, quail, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Rasour \Ra"sour\ (r[aum]"s[=oo]r), n.	   Razor. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rasp \Rasp\ (r[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rasped} (r[.a]spt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasping}.] [OF. rasper, F. r[^a]per, to	   scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp[=o]n to scrape together,	   to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. {Rap} to snatch.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough	      file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to	      powder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by	      coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds	      rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper.	      [1913 Webster]	Rasp \Rasp\, n. [OE. raspe, OF. raspe, F. r[^a]pe. See {Rasp},	   v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The raspberry. [Obs.] "Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the	      rasps will be the smaller." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rasp palm} (Bot.), a Brazilian palm tree ({Iriartea	      exorhiza}) which has strong aerial roots like a screw	      pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used	      by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the common	      name.	      [1913 Webster]
Raspatorium \Ras`pa*to"ri*um\ (r[a^]s`p[.a]*t[=o]"r[i^]*[u^]m),	   n. [LL.]	   See {Raspatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raspatory \Rasp"a*to*ry\ (r[.a]sp"[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), n. [LL.	   raspatorium: cf. F. raspatoir. See {Rasp}, v.]	   A surgeon's rasp. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Raspberry \Rasp"ber*ry\ (r[a^]z"b[e^]r*r[y^]; 277), n. [From E.	   rasp, in allusion to the apparent roughness of the fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   (a) The thimble-shaped fruit of the {Rubus Idaeus} and other	       similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white	       raspberry.	   (b) The shrub bearing this fruit.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Technically, raspberries are those brambles in which	         the fruit separates readily from the core or	         receptacle, in this differing from the blackberries, in	         which the fruit is firmly attached to the receptacle.	         [1913 Webster]
Rasper \Rasp"er\ (r[.a]sp"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, rasps; a scraper.	   [1913 Webster]
Raspis \Ras"pis\ (r[a^]s"p[i^]s), n.	   The raspberry. [Obs.] --Langham.	   [1913 Webster]
Raspy \Rasp"y\ (r[.a]sp"[y^]), a.	   Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating. --R. D.	   Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Rasse \Rasse\ (r[a^]s), n. [Cf. Malay r[=a]sa taste, sensation.]	   (Zool.)	   A carnivore ({Viverricula Mallaccensis}) allied to the civet	   but smaller, native of China and the East Indies. It	   furnishes a perfume resembling that of the civet, which is	   highly prized by the Javanese. Called also {Malacca weasel},	   and {lesser civet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rasure \Ra"sure\ (r[=a]"zh[-u]r; 135), n. [L. rasura, fr.	   radere, rasum, to scrape, to shave. See {Rase}, v.]	   1. The act of rasing, scraping, or erasing; erasure;	      obliteration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark by which a letter, word, or any part of a writing	      or print, is erased, effaced, or obliterated; an erasure.	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Rat \Rat\ (r[a^]t), n. [AS. r[ae]t; akin to D. rat, OHG. rato,	   ratta, G. ratte, ratze, OLG. ratta, LG. & Dan. rotte, Sw.	   r[*a]tta, F. rat, Ir. & Gael radan, Armor. raz, of unknown	   origin. Cf. {Raccoon}.]	   1. (Zool.) One of several species of small rodents of the	      genus {Rattus} (formerly included in {Mus}) and allied	      genera, of the family {Muridae}, distinguished from mice	      primarily by being larger. They infest houses, stores, and	      ships, especially the Norway rat, also called {brown rat},	      ({Rattus norvegicus} formerly {Mus decumanus}), the black	      rat ({Rattus rattus} formerly {Mus rattus}), and the roof	      rat (formerly {Mus Alexandrinus}, now included in {Rattus	      rattus}). These were introduced into America from the Old	      World. The white rat used most commonly in laboratories is	      primarily a strain derived from {Rattus rattus}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A round and tapering mass of hair, or similar material,	      used by women to support the puffs and rolls of their	      natural hair. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who deserts his party or associates; hence, in the	      trades, one who works for lower wages than those	      prescribed by a trades union. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "It so chanced that, not long after the accession of	         the house of Hanover, some of the brown, that is the	         German or Norway, rats, were first brought over to this	         country (in some timber as is said); and being much	         stronger than the black, or, till then, the common,	         rats, they in many places quite extirpated the latter.	         The word (both the noun and the verb to rat) was first,	         as we have seen, leveled at the converts to the	         government of George the First, but has by degrees	         obtained a wider meaning, and come to be applied to any	         sudden and mercenary change in politics." --Lord Mahon.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bamboo rat} (Zool.), any Indian rodent of the genus	      {Rhizomys}.	   {Beaver rat}, {Coast rat}. (Zool.) See under {Beaver} and	      {Coast}.	   {Blind rat} (Zool.), the mole rat.	   {Cotton rat} (Zool.), a long-haired rat ({Sigmodon	      hispidus}), native of the Southern United States and	      Mexico. It makes its nest of cotton and is often injurious	      to the crop.	   {Ground rat}. See {Ground Pig}, under {Ground}.	   {Hedgehog rat}. See under {Hedgehog}.	   {Kangaroo rat} (Zool.), the potoroo.	   {Norway rat} (Zool.), the common brown rat. See {Rat}.	   {Pouched rat}. (Zool.)	      (a) See {Pocket Gopher}, under {Pocket}.	      (b) Any African rodent of the genus {Cricetomys}.	   {Rat Indians} (Ethnol.), a tribe of Indians dwelling near	      Fort Ukon, Alaska. They belong to the Athabascan stock.	   {Rat mole}. (Zool.) See {Mole rat}, under {Mole}.	   {Rat pit}, an inclosed space into which rats are put to be	      killed by a dog for sport.	   {Rat snake} (Zool.), a large colubrine snake ({Ptyas	      mucosus}) very common in India and Ceylon. It enters	      dwellings, and destroys rats, chickens, etc.	   {Spiny rat} (Zool.), any South American rodent of the genus	      {Echinomys}.	   {To smell a rat}. See under {Smell}.	   {Wood rat} (Zool.), any American rat of the genus {Neotoma},	      especially {Neotoma Floridana}, common in the Southern	      United States. Its feet and belly are white.	      [1913 Webster]	Rat \Rat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ratted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ratting}.]	   1. In English politics, to desert one's party from interested	      motives; to forsake one's associates for one's own	      advantage; in the trades, to work for less wages, or on	      other conditions, than those established by a trades	      union.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coleridge . . . incurred the reproach of having	            ratted, solely by his inability to follow the	            friends of his early days.            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To catch or kill rats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be an informer (against an associate); to inform (on an	      associate); to squeal; -- used commonly in the phrase to	      rat on.	      [PJC]
Rata \Ra"ta\ (r[aum]"t[.a]), n. [Maori.] (Bot.)	   A New Zealand forest tree ({Metrosideros robusta}), also, its	   hard dark red wood, used by the Maoris for paddles and war	   clubs.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratability \Rat`a*bil"i*ty\ (r[=a]t`[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being ratable.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratable \Rat"a*ble\ (r[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a.	   1. Capable of being rated, or set at a certain value.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twenty orae were ratable to [at] two marks of	            silver.                               --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to, or subjected by law to, taxation; as, ratable	      estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made at a proportionate rate; as, ratable payments. --	      {Rat"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Rat"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
ratable \rat"a*ble\ (r[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), n.	   a structure which may be rated, or set at a certain value,	   for the purpose of taxation, usually based on the value; as,	   with the deterioration of the center cities, the loss of	   ratables worsened the situation by removing valuable sources	   of tax revenue.	   [PJC]
Ratafia \Rat`a*fi"a\ (r[a^]t`[.a]*f[=e]"[.a]), n. [F., fr. Malay	   arak arrack + t[=a]f[imac]a a spirit distilled from	   molasses.]	   A spirituous liquor flavored with the kernels of cherries,	   apricots, peaches, or other fruit, spiced, and sweetened with	   sugar; -- a term applied to the liqueurs called noyau,	   cura[,c]ao, etc. [Written also {ratifia} and {ratafee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ratan \Ra*tan"\ (r[.a]*t[a^]n"), n.	   See {Rattan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratany \Rat"a*ny\ (r[a^]t"[.a]*n[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Rhatany}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rataplan \Ra`ta`plan"\ (r[.a]`t[.a]`pl[aum]N"), n. [F.]	   The iterative sound of beating a drum, or of a galloping	   horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratch \Ratch\ (r[a^]ch), n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Rotche}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ratch \Ratch\ (r[a^]ch), n. [See {Rack} the instrument,	   {Ratchet}.]	   A ratchet wheel, or notched bar, with which a pawl or click	   works.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratchel \Ratch"el\ (-[e^]l), n.	   Gravelly stone. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ratchet \Ratch"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [Properly a diminutive from the	   same word as rack: cf. F. rochet. See 2d {Ratch}, {Rack} the	   instrument.]	   1. A pawl, click, or detent, for holding or propelling a	      ratchet wheel, or ratch, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mechanism composed of a ratchet wheel, or ratch, and	      pawl. See {Ratchet wheel}, below, and 2d {Ratch}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ratchet brace} (Mech.), a boring brace, having a ratchet	      wheel and pawl for rotating the tool by back and forth	      movements of the brace handle.	   {Ratchet drill}, a portable machine for working a drill by	      hand, consisting of a hand lever carrying at one end a	      drill holder which is revolved by means of a ratchet wheel	      and pawl, by swinging the lever back and forth.	   {Ratchet wheel} (Mach.), a circular wheel having teeth,	      usually angular, with which a reciprocating pawl engages	      to turn the wheel forward, or a stationary pawl to hold it	      from turning backward.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the cut, the moving pawl c slides over the teeth in	         one direction, but in returning, draws the wheel with	         it, while the pawl d prevents it from turning in the	         contrary direction.	         [1913 Webster]
Rate \Rate\ (r[=a]t), v. t. & i. [Perh. fr. E. rate, v. t., to	   value at a certain rate, to estimate, but more prob. fr. Sw.	   rata to find fault, to blame, to despise, to hold cheap; cf.	   Icel. hrat refuse, hrati rubbish.]	   To chide with vehemence; to scold; to censure violently; to	   berate. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         Go, rate thy minions, proud, insulting boy! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Conscience is a check to beginners in sin, reclaiming	         them from it, and rating them for it.    --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Rate \Rate\, n. [OF., fr. L. rata (sc. pars), fr. ratus	   reckoned, fixed by calculation, p. p. of reri to reckon, to	   calculate. Cf. {Reason}.]	   1. Established portion or measure; fixed allowance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The one right feeble through the evil rate	            Of food which in her duress she had found.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is established as a measure or criterion;	      degree; standard; rank; proportion; ratio; as, a slow rate	      of movement; rate of interest is the ratio of the interest	      to the principal, per annum.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heretofore the rate and standard of wit was	            different from what it is nowadays.   --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this did his holiness and godliness appear above	            the rate and pitch of other men's, in that he was so	            . . . merciful.                       --Calamy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many of the horse could not march at that rate, nor	            come up soon enough.                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Valuation; price fixed with relation to a standard; cost;	      charge; as, high or low rates of transportation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They come at dear rates from Japan.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tax or sum assessed by authority on property for public	      use, according to its income or value; esp., in England, a	      local tax; as, parish rates; town rates.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Order; arrangement. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus sat they all around in seemly rate. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Ratification; approval. [R.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Horol.) The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of	      time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.)	      (a) The order or class to which a war vessel belongs,	          determined according to its size, armament, etc.; as,	          first rate, second rate, etc.	      (b) The class of a merchant vessel for marine insurance,	          determined by its relative safety as a risk, as A1,	          A2, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	Rate \Rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rating}.]	   1. To set a certain estimate on; to value at a certain price	      or degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rate a man by the nature of his companions is a	            rule frequent indeed, but not infallible. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            You seem not high enough your joys to rate.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assess for the payment of a rate or tax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount,	      value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a	      seaman; to rate a pension.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To ratify. [Obs.] "To rate the truce." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rate a chronometer}, to ascertain the exact rate of its	      gain or loss as compared with true time, so as to make an	      allowance or computation dependent thereon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To value; appraise; estimate; reckon.	        [1913 Webster]	Rate \Rate\, v. i.	   1. To be set or considered in a class; to have rank; as, the	      ship rates as a ship of the line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make an estimate.	      [1913 Webster]
Rateable \Rate"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   See {Ratable}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratel \Ra"tel\ (r[=a]"t[e^]l), n. [F.] (Zool.)	   Any carnivore of the genus {Mellivora}, allied to the weasels	   and the skunks; -- called also {honey badger}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several species are known in Africa and India. The Cape	         ratel ({Mellivora Capensis}) and the Indian ratel	         ({Mellivora Indica}) are the best known. The back is	         gray; the lower parts, face, and tail are black. They	         are fond of honey, and rob the nests of wild bees.	         [1913 Webster]
Ratepayer \Rate"pay`er\ (-p[=a]`[~e]r), n.	   One who pays rates or taxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rater \Rat"er\ (r[=a]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who rates or estimates.	   [1913 Webster]	Rater \Rat"er\, n.	   One who rates or scolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratfish \Rat"fish`\ (r[a^]t"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Rat-tail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rath \Rath\ (r[a^]th), n. [Ir. rath.]	   1. A hill or mound. [Ireland] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of ancient fortification found in Ireland.	      [1913 Webster] Rath	Rath \Rath\, Rathe \Rathe\ (r[a^]th), a. [AS. hr[ae][eth],	   hr[ae]d, quick, akin to OHG. hrad, Icel. hra[eth]r.]	   Coming before others, or before the usual time; early. [Obs.	   or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bring the rathe primrose that forsaken dies. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Rath	Rath \Rath\, Rathe \Rathe\, adv.	   Early; soon; betimes. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Why rise ye up so rathe?                 --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too rathe cut off by practice criminal.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r), a. [Compar. of {Rath}, a.]	   Prior; earlier; former. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Now no man dwelleth at the rather town.  --Sir J.	                                                  Mandeville.	   [1913 Webster]	Rather \Rath"er\ (r[a^][th]"[~e]r; 277), adv. [AS. hra[eth]or,	   compar. of hra[eth]e, hr[ae][eth]e, quickly, immediately. See	   {Rath}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Earlier; sooner; before. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt, quod he, be rather false than I.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A good mean to come the rather to grace. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. More readily or willingly; preferably.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul chooseth . . . death rather than my life.	                                                  --Job vii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. On the other hand; to the contrary of what was said or	      suggested; instead.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse. --Mark	                                                  v. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of two alternatives conceived of, this by preference to,	      or as more likely than, the other; somewhat.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sought throughout the world, but sought in vain,	            And nowhere finding, rather feared her slain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. More properly; more correctly speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is an art	            Which does mend nature, change it rather, but	            The art itself is nature.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In some degree; somewhat; as, the day is rather warm; the	      house is rather damp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The rather}, the more so; especially; for better reason; for	      particular cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are come to me in happy time,	            The rather for I have some sport in hand. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Had rather}, or {Would rather}, prefer to; prefers to; as,	      he had rather, or would rather go than stay. "I had rather	      speak five words with my understanding than ten thousand	      words in an unknown tongue." --1 Cor. xiv. 19. See {Had	      rather}, under {Had}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rathripe \Rath"ripe`\ (r[a^]th"r[imac]p`), a.	   Rareripe, or early ripe. -- n. A rareripe. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such who delight in rathripe fruits.     --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Rathskeller \Raths"kel`ler\ (r[aum]ts"k[e^]l*l[~e]r), n. [G.,	   also {ratskeller}, prop., town-hall cellar.]	   Orig., in Germany, the cellar or basement of the city hall,	   usually rented for use as a restaurant where beer is sold;	   hence, a beer saloon of the German type below the street	   level, where, usually, drinks are served only at tables and	   simple food may also be had; -- sometimes loosely used, in	   English, of what are essentially basement restaurants where	   liquors are served.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ratification \Rat`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (r[a^]t`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. ratification.]	   The act of ratifying; the state of being ratified;	   confirmation; sanction; as, the ratification of a treaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratifier \Rat"i*fi`er\ (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]`[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, ratifies; a confirmer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratify \Rat"i*fy\ (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Ratified} (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ratifying} (r[a^]t"[i^]*f[imac]`[i^]ng).] [F. ratifier, fr.	   L. ratus fixed by calculation, firm, valid + -ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {Rate}, n., and {-fy}.]	   To approve and sanction; to make valid; to confirm; to	   establish; to settle; especially, to give sanction to, as	   something done by an agent or servant; as, to ratify an	   agreement, treaty, or contract; to ratify a nomination.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is impossible for the divine power to set a seal to	         a lie by ratifying an imposture with such a miracle.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratihabition \Rat`i*ha*bi"tion\ (-h[.a]*b[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.	   ratihabitio; ratus fixed, valid + habere to hold.]	   Confirmation or approbation, as of an act or contract. [Obs.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratio \Ra"ti*o\ (r[=a]"sh[i^]*[-o] or r[=a]"sh[-o]), n. [L., fr.	   reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think, judge. See {Reason}.]	   1. (Math.) The relation which one quantity or magnitude has	      to another of the same kind. It is expressed by the	      quotient of the division of the first by the second; thus,	      the ratio of 3 to 6 is expressed by 3/6 or 1/2; of a to b	      by a/b; or (less commonly) the second term is made the	      dividend; as, a:b = b/a.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some writers consider ratio as the quotient itself,	         making ratio equivalent to a number.	         [1913 Webster] The term ratio is also sometimes applied	         to the difference of two quantities as well as to their	         quotient, in which case the former is called	         arithmetical ratio, the latter, geometrical ratio. The	         name ratio is sometimes given to the rule of three in	         arithmetic. See under {Rule}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, fixed relation of number, quantity, or degree;	      rate; proportion; as, the ratio of representation in	      Congress.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Compound ratio}, {Duplicate ratio}, {Inverse ratio}, etc.	      See under {Compound}, {Duplicate}, etc.	   {Ratio of a geometrical progression}, the constant quantity	      by which each term is multiplied to produce the succeeding	      one.	      [1913 Webster]
Ratiocinate \Ra`ti*oc"i*nate\ (r[a^]sh`[i^]*[o^]s"[i^]*n[=a]t),	   v. i. [L. ratiocinatus, p. p. of ratiocinari, fr. ratio	   reason. See {Ratio}.]	   To reason, esp. deductively; to offer reason or argument.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratiocination \Ra`ti*oc`i*na"tion\	   (r[a^]sh`[i^]*[o^]s"[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. ratiocinatio:	   cf. F. ratiocination.]	   The process of reasoning, or deducing conclusions from	   premises; deductive reasoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratiocinative \Ra`ti*oc"i*na*tive\	   (r[a^]sh`[i^]*[o^]s"[i^]*n[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [L.	   ratiocinativus.]	   Characterized by, or addicted to, ratiocination; consisting	   in the comparison of propositions or facts, and the deduction	   of inferences from the comparison; argumentative; as, a	   ratiocinative process.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ratiocinative meditativeness of his character.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratiocinatory \Ra`ti*oc"i*na*to*ry\	   (r[a^]sh`[i^]*[o^]s"[i^]*n[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Ratiocinative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ration \Ra"tion\ (r[=a]"sh[u^]n or r[a^]sh"[u^]n), n. [F., fr.	   L. ratio a reckoning, calculation, relation, reference, LL.	   ratio ration. See {Ratio}.]	   1. A fixed daily allowance of provisions assigned to a	      soldier in the army, or a sailor in the navy, for his	      subsistence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Officers have several rations, the number varying	         according to their rank or the number of their	         attendants.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a certain portion or fixed amount dealt out; an	      allowance; an allotment.	      [1913 Webster]	Ration \Ra"tion\, v. t.	   To supply with rations, as a regiment.	   [1913 Webster]
Rational \Ra"tion*al\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al), a. [L. rationalis: cf.	   F. rationnel. See {Ratio}, {Reason}, and cf. {Rationale}.]	   1. Relating to the reason; not physical; mental.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moral philosophy was his chiefest end; for the	            rational, the natural, and mathematics . . . were	            but simple pastimes in comparison of the other.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having reason, or the faculty of reasoning; endowed with	      reason or understanding; reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is our glory and happiness to have a rational	            nature.                               --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agreeable to reason; not absurd, preposterous,	      extravagant, foolish, fanciful, or the like; wise;	      judicious; as, rational conduct; a rational man.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) Expressing the type, structure, relations, and	      reactions of a compound; graphic; -- said of formulae. See	      under {Formula}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rational horizon}. (Astron.) See {Horizon}, 2	      (b) .	   {Rational quantity} (Alg.), one that can be expressed without	      the use of a radical sign, or in exact parts of unity; --	      opposed to {irrational} or {radical quantity}.	   {Rational symptom} (Med.), one elicited by the statements of	      the patient himself and not as the result of a physical	      examination.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sane; sound; intelligent; reasonable; sensible; wise;	        discreet; judicious.	   Usage: {Rational}, {reasonable}. Rational has reference to	          reason as a faculty of the mind, and is opposed to	          irrational; as, a rational being, a rational state of	          mind, rational views, etc. In these cases the	          speculative reason is more particularly, referred to.	          Reasonable has reference to the exercise of this	          faculty for practical purposes, and means, governed or	          directed by reason; as, reasonable desires or plans; a	          reasonable charge; a reasonable prospect of success.	          [1913 Webster]	                What higher in her society thou find'st	                Attractive, human, rational, love still.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                A law may be reasonable in itself, although a	                man does not allow it, or does not know the	                reason of the lawgivers.          --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	Rational \Ra"tion*al\, n.	   A rational being. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Rationale \Ra`tion*a"le\ (r[a^]sh`[u^]*n[a^]l" or	   r[a^]sh`[u^]n*[=a]"l[-e]), n. [L. rationalis, neut.	   rationale. See {Rational}, a.]	   An explanation or exposition of the principles of some	   opinion, action, hypothesis, phenomenon, or the like; also,	   the principles themselves.	   [1913 Webster]
Rationalism \Ra"tion*al*ism\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf.	   F. rationalisme.]	   1. (Theol.) The doctrine or system of those who deduce their	      religious opinions from reason or the understanding, as	      distinct from, or opposed to, revelation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) The system that makes rational power the	      ultimate test of truth; -- opposed to sensualism, or	      sensationalism, and empiricism. --Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]
Rationalist \Ra"tion*al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. rationaliste.]	   One who accepts rationalism as a theory or system; also,	   disparagingly, a false reasoner. See Citation under	   {Reasonist}.	   [1913 Webster] Rationalistic
Rationalistic \Ra`tion*al*is"tic\	   (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al*[i^]s"t[i^]k), Rationalistical
\Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al\ (-t[i^]*kal), a.	   Belonging to, or in accordance with, the principles of	   rationalism. -- {Ra`tion*al*is"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Rationality \Ra`tion*al"i*ty\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^];	   277), n.; pl. {-ties} (-t[i^]z). [F. rationalit['e], or L.	   rationalitas.]	   The quality or state of being rational; agreement with	   reason; possession of reason; due exercise of reason;	   reasonableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         When God has made rationality the common portion of	         mankind, how came it to be thy inclosure? --Gov. of	                                                  Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well-directed intentions, whose rationalities will	         never bear a rigid examination.          --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Rationalization \Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion\	   (r[a^]sh`[u^]n*al*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act or process of rationalizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\ (r[a^]sh"[u^]n*al*[imac]z), v. t.	   1. To make rational; also, to convert to rationalism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interpret in the manner of a rationalist.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form a rational conception of.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Alg.) To render rational; to free from radical signs or	      quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	Rationalize \Ra"tion*al*ize\, v. i.	   To use, and rely on, reason in forming a theory, belief,	   etc., especially in matters of religion: to accord with the	   principles of rationalism.	   [1913 Webster]	         Theodore . . . is justly considered the chief	         rationalizing doctor of antiquity.       --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Rationally \Ra"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a rational manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rationalness \Ra"tion*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rational; rationality.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratitae \Ra*ti"tae\ (r[.a]*t[imac]"t[-e]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   ratis a raft; cf. L. ratitus marked with the figure of a	   raft.] (Zool.)	   An order of birds in which the wings are small, rudimentary,	   or absent, and the breastbone is destitute of a keel. The	   ostrich, emu, moa, and apteryx are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratitate \Rat"i*tate\ (r[a^]t"[i^]*t[asl]t), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ratitae.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratite \Rat"ite\ (r[a^]t"[imac]t), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ratitae. -- n. One of the Ratitae.	   [1913 Webster] Ratlines
Ratlines \Rat"lines\, Ratlins \Rat"lins\ (r[a^]t"l[i^]nz), n.	   pl. [Of uncertain origin.] (Naut.)	   The small transverse ropes attached to the shrouds and	   forming the steps of a rope ladder. [Written also {ratlings},	   and {rattlings}.] --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Raton \Rat"on\ (r[a^]t"[o^]n), n. [Cf. {Raccoon}.]	   A small rat. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratoon \Ra*toon"\ (r[.a]*t[=oo]n"), n.	   1. Same as {Rattoon}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rattan cane. [Obs.] --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	Ratoon \Ra*toon"\, v. i.	   Same as {Rattoon}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratsbane \Rats"bane`\ (r[a^]ts"b[=a]n`), n. [Rat + bane.]	   Rat poison; white arsenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratsbaned \Rats"baned`\ (r[a^]ts"b[=a]nd`), a.	   Poisoned by ratsbane.	   [1913 Webster]
Rat-tail \Rat"-tail`\ (r[a^]t"t[=a]l`), a.	   Like a rat's tail in form; as, a rat-tail file, which is	   round, slender, and tapering. See Illust. of {File}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rat-tail \Rat"-tail`\, n.	   1. (Far.) pl. An excrescence growing from the pastern to the	      middle of the shank of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The California chimaera. See {Chimaera}.	      (b) Any fish of the genus {Macrurus}. See {Grenadier}, 2.	          [1913 Webster]
Rat-tailed \Rat"-tailed`\ (r[a^]t"t[=a]ld`), a. (Zool.)	   Having a long, tapering tail like that of a rat.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rat-tailed larva} (Zool.), the larva of a fly of the genus	      Eristalis. See {Eristalis}.	   {Rat-tailed serpent} (Zool.), the fer-de-lance.	   {Rat-tailed shrew} (Zool.), the musk shrew.	      [1913 Webster]
Rattan \Rat*tan"\ (r[a^]t*t[a^]n"), n. [Malay r[=o]tan.]	   [Written also {ratan}.] (Bot.)	   One of the long slender flexible stems of several species of	   palms of the genus {Calamus}, mostly East Indian, though some	   are African and Australian. They are exceedingly tough, and	   are used for walking sticks, wickerwork, chairs and seats of	   chairs, cords and cordage, and many other purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratteen \Rat*teen"\ (r[a^]t*t[=e]n"), n. [F. ratine.]	   A thick woolen stuff quilled or twilled.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratten \Rat"ten\ (r[a^]t"t'n), v. t. [Prov. E. ratten a rat,	   hence the verb literally means, to do mischief like a rat.]	   To deprive feloniously of the tools used in one's employment	   (as by breaking or stealing them), for the purpose of	   annoying; as, to ratten a mechanic who works during a strike.	   [Trades-union Cant] --J. McCarthy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratter \Rat"ter\ (r[a^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, rats, as one who deserts his	      party.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which catches rats; esp., a dog trained to catch	      rats; a rat terrier. See {Terrier}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rattinet \Rat`ti*net"\ (-t[i^]*n[e^]t"), n.	   A woolen stuff thinner than ratteen.	   [1913 Webster]
Ratting \Rat"ting\ (r[a^]t"t[i^]ng), n.	   1. The conduct or practices of one who rats. See {Rat}, v.	      i., 1. --Sydney Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The low sport of setting a dog upon rats confined in a pit	      to see how many he will kill in a given time.	      [1913 Webster]
Rattle \Rat"tle\ (r[a^]t"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rattled}	   (-t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rattling} (-tl[i^]ng).] [Akin to D.	   ratelen, G. rasseln, AS. hr[ae]tele a rattle, in	   hr[ae]telwyrt rattlewort; cf. Gr. kradai`nein to swing, wave.	   Cf. {Rail} a bird.]	   1. To make a quick succession of sharp, inharmonious noises,	      as by the collision of hard and not very sonorous bodies	      shaken together; to clatter.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the rude hail in rattling tempest forms.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T was but the wind,	            Or the car rattling o'er the stony street. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive or ride briskly, so as to make a clattering; as,	      we rattled along for a couple of miles. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a clatter with the voice; to talk rapidly and	      idly; to clatter; -- with on or away; as, she rattled on	      for an hour. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Rattle \Rat"tle\ (r[a^]t"t'l), v. t.	   1. To cause to make a rattling or clattering sound; as, to	      rattle a chain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assail, annoy, or stun with a rattling noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sound but another [drum], and another shall	            As loud as thine rattle the welkin's ear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to disconcert; to confuse; as, to rattle one's	      judgment; to rattle a player in a game. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To scold; to rail at. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rattle off}.	      (a) To tell glibly or noisily; as, to rattle off a story.	      (b) To rail at; to scold. "She would sometimes rattle off	          her servants sharply." --Arbuthnot.	          [1913 Webster]	Rattle \Rat"tle\, n.	   1. A rapid succession of sharp, clattering sounds; as, the	      rattle of a drum. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noisy, rapid talk.	      [1913 Webster]	            All this ado about the golden age is but an empty	            rattle and frivolous conceit.         --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument with which a rattling sound is made;	      especially, a child's toy that rattles when shaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rattles of Isis and the cymbals of Brasilea	            nearly enough resemble each other.    --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A noisy, senseless talker; a jabberer.	      [1913 Webster]	            It may seem strange that a man who wrote with so	            much perspicuity, vivacity, and grace, should have	            been, whenever he took a part in conversation, an	            empty, noisy, blundering rattle.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A scolding; a sharp rebuke. [Obs.] --Heylin.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) Any organ of an animal having a structure adapted	      to produce a rattling sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The rattle of a rattlesnake is composed of the hardened	         terminal scales, loosened in succession, but not cast	         off, and so modified in form as to make a series of	         loose, hollow joints.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. The noise in the throat produced by the air in passing	      through mucus which the lungs are unable to expel; --	      chiefly observable at the approach of death, when it is	      called the death rattle. See {R[^a]le}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To spring a rattle}, to cause it to sound.	   {Yellow rattle} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered herb ({Rhinanthus	      Crista-galli}), the ripe seeds of which rattle in the	      inflated calyx.	      [1913 Webster]
Rattlebox \Rat"tle*box`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*b[o^]ks`), n.	   1. A toy that makes a rattling sound; a rattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) An American herb ({Crotalaria sagittalis}), the seeds	          of which, when ripe, rattle in the inflated pod.	      (b) Any species of {Crotalaria}, a genus of	          yellow-flowered herbs, with inflated, many-seeded	          pods.	          [1913 Webster]
Rattle-brained \Rat"tle-brained`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*br[=a]nd`), a.	   Giddy; rattle-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattlehead \Rat"tle*head`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*h[e^]d`), n.	   An empty, noisy talker.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattle-headed \Rat"tle-head`ed\, a.	   Noisy; giddy; unsteady.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattlemouse \Rat"tle*mouse`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*mous`), n.	   A bat. [Obs.] --Puttenham.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattlepate \Rat"tle*pate`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*p[=a]t`), n.	   A rattlehead. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattle-pated \Rat"tle-pat`ed\, a.	   Rattle-headed. "A noisy, rattle-pated fellow." --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattler \Rat"tler\ (r[a^]t"tl[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, rattles.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattlesnake \Rat"tle*snake`\ (r[a^]t"t'l*sn[=a]k`), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of venomous American snakes	   belonging to the genera {Crotalus} and {Caudisona}, or	   {Sistrurus}; sometimes also called {rattler}. They have a	   series of horny interlocking joints at the end of the tail	   which make a sharp rattling sound when shaken. The common	   rattlesnake of the Northern United States ({Crotalus	   horridus}), and the {diamondback rattlesnake} (also called	   {diamondback rattler}, and {diamondback}) of the South and	   East ({Crotalus adamanteus}) and West ({Crotalus atrox}), are	   the best known. See Illust. of {Fang}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Ground rattlesnake} (Zool.), a small rattlesnake ({Caudisona	      miliaria} or {Sistrurus miliaria}) of the Southern United	      States, having a small rattle. It has nine large scales on	      its head.	   {Rattlesnake fern} (Bot.), a common American fern	      ({Botrychium Virginianum}) having a triangular decompound	      frond and a long-stalked panicle of spore cases rising	      from the middle of the frond.	   {Rattlesnake grass} (Bot.), a handsome American grass	      ({Glyceria Canadensis}) with an ample panicle of rather	      large ovate spikelets, each one composed of imbricated	      parts and slightly resembling the rattle of the	      rattlesnake. Sometimes called {quaking grass}.	   {Rattlesnake plantain} (Bot.), See under {Plantain}.	   {Rattlesnake root} (Bot.), a name given to certain American	      species of the composite genus {Prenanthes} ({Prenanthes	      alba} and {Prenanthes serpentaria}), formerly asserted to	      cure the bite of the rattlesnake. Called also {lion's	      foot}, {gall of the earth}, and {white lettuce}.	   {Rattlesnake's master} (Bot.)	   (a) A species of Agave ({Agave Virginica}) growing in the	       Southern United States.	   (b) An umbelliferous plant ({Eryngium yuccaefolium}) with	       large bristly-fringed linear leaves.	   (c) A composite plant, the blazing star ({Liatris	       squarrosa}).	   {Rattlesnake weed} (Bot.), a plant of the composite genus	      {Hieracium} ({Hieracium venosum}); -- probably so named	      from its spotted leaves. See also {Snakeroot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rattletrap \Rat"tle*trap`\ (-tr[a^]p`), n.	   Any machine or vehicle that does not run smoothly. [Colloq.]	   --A. Trollope.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattleweed \Rat"tle*weed`\ (-w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Astragalus}. See {Milk vetch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattlewings \Rat"tle*wings`\ (-w[i^]ngz`), n. (Zool.)	   The golden-eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattlewort \Rat"tle*wort`\ (-w[^u]rt`), n. [AS. hr[ae]telwyrt.]	   (Bot.)	   Same as {Rattlebox}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattlings \Rat"tlings\ (r[a^]t"tl[i^]ngz), n. pl. (Naut.)	   Ratlines.	   [1913 Webster]
Rattoon \Rat*toon"\ (r[a^]t*t[=oo]n"), n. [Sp. reto[~n]o.]	   One of the stems or shoots of sugar cane of the second year's	   growth from the root, or later. See {Plant-cane}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rattoon \Rat*toon"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rattooned}	   (-t[=oo]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rattooning}.] [Cf. Sp.	   reto[~n]ar.]	   To sprout or spring up from the root, as sugar cane from the	   root of the previous year's planting.	   [1913 Webster]
Raucid \Rau"cid\ (r[add]"s[i^]d), a. [L. raucus hoarse; cf. LL.	   raucidus.]	   Hoarse; raucous. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Raucity \Rau"ci*ty\ (r[add]"s[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. raucitas, from	   raucus hoarse: cf. F. raucit['e].]	   Harshness of sound; rough utterance; hoarseness; as, the	   raucity of a trumpet, or of the human voice.	   [1913 Webster]
Raucous \Rau"cous\ (r[add]"k[u^]s), a. [L. raucus.]	   Hoarse; harsh; rough; as, a raucous, thick tone. "His voice	   slightly raucous." --Aytoun. -- {Rau"cous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Raught \Raught\ (r[add]t), obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Reach}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Raught \Raught\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Reck}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Raunch \Raunch\ (r[add]nch), v. t.	   See {Ranch}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Raunsoun \Raun*soun"\ (r[add]n*s[=oo]n"), n.	   Ransom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravage \Rav"age\ (r[a^]v"[asl]j; 48), n. [F., fr. (assumed) L.	   rapagium, rapaticum, fr. rapere to carry off by force, to	   ravish. See {Rapacious}, {Ravish}.]	   Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction;	   devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the	   ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of	   time.	   [1913 Webster]	         Would one think 't were possible for love	         To make such ravage in a noble soul?     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; plunder;	        spoil; waste; ruin.	        [1913 Webster]	Ravage \Rav"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravaged}	   (r[a^]v"[asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravaging}	   (r[a^]v"[asl]*j[i^]ng).] [F. ravager. See {Ravage}, n.]	   To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit	   havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume.	   [1913 Webster]	         Already Caesar	         Has ravaged more than half the globe.    --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         His lands were daily ravaged, his cattle driven away.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To despoil; pillage; plunder; sack; spoil; devastate;	        desolate; destroy; waste; ruin.	        [1913 Webster]
Ravager \Rav"a*ger\ (-[asl]*j[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, ravages or lays waste; spoiler.	   [1913 Webster]
Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), obs.	   imp. of {Rive}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rave \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.	   [1913 Webster]	Rave \Rave\ (r[=a]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Raved} (r[=a]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Raving}.] [F. r[^e]ver to rave, to be	   delirious, to dream; perhaps fr. L. rabere to rave, rage, be	   mad or furious. Cf. {Rage}, {Reverie}.]	   1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk	      or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging, as a	      madman.	      [1913 Webster]	            In our madness evermore we rave.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mingled torrent of redcoats and tartans went	            raving down the valley to the gorge of	            Killiecrankie.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rush wildly or furiously. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion	      or excitement; -- followed by about, of, or on; as, he	      raved about her beauty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hallowed scene	            Which others rave of, though they know it not.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Rave \Rave\, v. t.	   To utter in madness or frenzy; to say wildly; as, to rave	   nonsense. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Rave \Rave\, n.	   1. An instance of raving.	      [PJC]	   2. A highly flattering or enthusiastic review of a play,	      book, etc.	      [PJC]	   3. A clamorous dance party, especially one featuring a band	      or disc jockey playing loud modern rock music oriented	      toward young people, held in a large room such as a	      warehouse, often organized by an informal or ad hoc	      sponsor. [originally British slang]	      [PJC]
Ravehook \Rave"hook\ (r[=a]v"h[oo^]k), n. (Shipbuilding)	   A tool, hooked at the end, for enlarging or clearing seams	   for the reception of oakum.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravel \Rav"el\ (r[a^]v"'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raveled} (-'ld)	   or {Ravelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Raveling} or {Ravelling}.]	   [OD. ravelen, D. rafelen, akin to LG. rebeln, rebbeln,	   reffeln.]	   1. To separate or undo the texture of; to unravel; to take	      apart; to untwist; to unweave or unknit; -- often followed	      by out; as, to ravel a twist; to ravel out a stocking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sleep, that knits up the raveled sleave of care.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To undo the intricacies of; to disentangle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pull apart, as the threads of a texture, and let them	      fall into a tangled mass; hence, to entangle; to make	      intricate; to involve.	      [1913 Webster]	            What glory's due to him that could divide	            Such raveled interests? has the knot untied?	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The faith of very many men seems a duty so weak and	            indifferent, is so often untwisted by violence, or	            raveled and entangled in weak discourses! --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Ravel \Rav"el\, v. i.	   1. To become untwisted or unwoven; to be disentangled; to be	      relieved of intricacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall into perplexity and confusion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till, by their own perplexities involved,	            They ravel more, still less resolved. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make investigation or search, as by picking out the	      threads of a woven pattern. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The humor of raveling into all these mystical or	            entangled matters.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Raveler \Rav"el*er\ (-[~e]r), n. [Also raveller.]	   One who ravels.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravelin \Rave"lin\ (r[a^]v"l[i^]n; 277), n. [F.; cf. Sp.	   rebellin, It. revellino, rivellino; perhaps fr. L. re- again	   + vallum wall.] (Fort.)	   A detached work with two embankments which make a salient	   angle. It is raised before the curtain on the counterscarp of	   the place. Formerly called {demilune} and {half-moon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Raveling \Rav"el*ing\ (r[a^]v"'l*[i^]ng), n. [Also ravelling.]	   1. The act of untwisting or of disentangling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is raveled out; esp., a thread detached from a	      texture.	      [1913 Webster]
Raven \Ra"ven\ (r[=a]"v'n), n. [AS. hr[ae]fn; akin to D. raaf,	   G. rabe, OHG. hraban, Icel. hrafn, Dan. ravn, and perhaps to	   L. corvus, Gr. ko`rax. [root]19.] (Zool.)	   A large black passerine bird ({Corvus corax}), similar to the	   crow, but larger, and has a harsh, loud call. It is native of	   the northern parts of Europe, Asia and America, and is noted	   for its sagacity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sea raven} (Zool.), the cormorant.	      [1913 Webster]	Raven \Ra"ven\, a.	   Of the color of the raven; jet black; as, raven curls; raven	   darkness.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Raven \Rav"en\ (r[a^]v"'n), n. [OF. ravine impetuosity,	   violence, F. ravine ravine. See {Ravine}, {Rapine}.] [Written	   also {ravin}, and {ravine}.]	   1. Rapine; rapacity. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prey; plunder; food obtained by violence.	      [1913 Webster]	Raven \Rav"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravened} (r[a^]v"'nd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ravening}.] [Written also ravin, and ravine.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To obtain or seize by violence. --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To devour with great eagerness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like rats that ravin down their proper bane. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Raven \Rav"en\, v. i.	   To prey with rapacity; to be greedy; to show rapacity.	   [Written also {ravin}, and {ravine}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Benjamin shall raven as a wolf.          --Gen. xlix.	                                                  27.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravenala \Rav`e*na"la\ (r[a^]v`[-e]*n[aum]"l[.a]), n.	   [Malagasy.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants related to the banana.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Ravenala Madagascariensis}, the principal species, is	         an unbranched tree with immense oarlike leaves growing	         alternately from two sides of the stem. The sheathing	         bases of the leafstalks collect and retain rain water,	         which flows freely when they are pierced with a knife,	         whence the plant is called {traveler's tree}.	         [1913 Webster]
Ravener \Rav"en*er\ (r[a^]v"'n*[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, ravens or plunders. --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bird of prey, as the owl or vulture. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Ravening \Rav"en*ing\, n.	   Eagerness for plunder; rapacity; extortion. --Luke xi. 39.	   [1913 Webster]	Ravening \Rav"en*ing\, a.	   Greedily devouring; rapacious; as, ravening wolves. --	   {Rav"en*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravenous \Rav"en*ous\ (r[a^]v"'n*[u^]s), a. [From 2d {Raven}.]	   1. Devouring with rapacious eagerness; furiously voracious;	      hungry even to rage; as, a ravenous wolf or vulture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Eager for prey or gratification; as, a ravenous appetite	      or desire.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Rav"en*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Rav"en*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Raven's-duck \Ra"ven's-duck`\ (r[=a]"v'nz-d[u^]k`), n. [Cf. G.	   ravenstuch.]	   A fine quality of sailcloth. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Raver \Rav"er\ (r[=a]v"[~e]r), n.	   One who raves.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravin \Rav"in\ (r[a^]v"'n), a.	   Ravenous. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Ravin	Ravin \Rav"in\, Ravine \Rav"ine\ (r[a^]v"'n), n. [See 2d	   {Raven}.]	   Food obtained by violence; plunder; prey; raven. "Fowls of	   ravyne." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though Nature, red in tooth and claw	         With ravine, shrieked against his creed. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Ravin	Ravin \Rav"in\, Ravine \Rav"ine\, v. t. & i.	   See {Raven}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravine \Ra*vine"\ (r[.a]*v[=e]n"), n. [F., a place excavated by	   a torrent, a ravine, fr. ravir to snatch or tear away, L.	   rapere; cf. L. rapina rapine. See {Ravish}, and cf. {Rapine},	   {Raven} prey.]	   1. A torrent of water. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deep and narrow hollow, usually worn by a stream or	      torrent of water; a gorge; a mountain cleft.	      [1913 Webster]
Raving \Rav"ing\ (r[=a]v"[i^]ng), a.	   Talking irrationally and wildly; as, a raving lunatic. --	   {Rav"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravish \Rav"ish\ (r[a^]v"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravished}	   (-[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravishing}.] [OE. ravissen, F.	   ravir, fr. L. rapere to snatch or tear away, to ravish. See	   {Rapacious}, {Rapid}, and {-ish}.]	   1. To seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.	      [1913 Webster]	            These hairs which thou dost ravish from my chin	            Will quicken, and accuse thee.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This hand shall ravish thy pretended right.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.	      "Ravished . . . for the joy." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast ravished my heart.          --Cant. iv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have carnal knowledge of (a woman) by force, and	      against her consent; to rape. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To transport; entrance; enrapture; delight; violate;	        deflower; force.	        [1913 Webster]
Ravisher \Rav"ish*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who ravishes (in any sense).	   [1913 Webster]
Ravishing \Rav"ish*ing\, a.	   Rapturous; transporting.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravishingly \Rav"ish*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a ravishing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ravishment \Rav"ish*ment\ (-ment), n. [F. ravissement. See	   {Ravish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of carrying away by force or against consent;	      abduction; as, the ravishment of children from their	      parents, of a ward from his guardian, or of a wife from	      her husband. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being ravished; rapture; transport of	      delight; ecstasy. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            In whose sight all things joy, with ravishment	            Attracted by thy beauty still to gaze. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of ravishing a woman; rape.	      [1913 Webster]
Ravissant \Rav"is*sant\ (r[a^]v"[i^]s*s[a^]nt), a. [F.] (Her.)	   In a half-raised position, as if about to spring on prey.	   [1913 Webster]
Raw \Raw\ (r[add]), a. [Compar. {Rawer} (r[add]"[~e]r); superl.	   {Rawest}.] [AS. hre['a]w; akin to D. raauw, LG. rau, G. roh,	   OHG. r[=o], Icel. hr[=a]r, Dan. raa, Sw. r[*a], L. crudus,	   Gr. kre`as flesh, Skr. kravis raw flesh. [root]18. Cf.	   {Crude}, {Cruel}.]	   1. Not altered from its natural state; not prepared by the	      action of heat; as, raw sienna; specifically, not cooked;	      not changed by heat to a state suitable for eating; not	      done; as, raw meat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Unprepared for use or enjoyment; immature; unripe;	      unseasoned; inexperienced; unpracticed; untried; as, raw	      soldiers; a raw recruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Approved himself to the raw judgment of the	            multitude.                            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not worked in due form; in the natural state; untouched by	      art; unwrought. Specifically:	      (a) Not distilled; as, raw water. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      (b) Not spun or twisted; as, raw silk or cotton.	      (c) Not mixed or diluted; as, raw spirits.	      (d) Not tried; not melted and strained; as, raw tallow.	      (e) Not tanned; as, raw hides.	      (f) Not trimmed, covered, or folded under; as, the raw	          edge of a piece of metal or of cloth.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Not covered; bare. Specifically:	      (a) Bald. [Obs.] "With skull all raw." --Spenser	      (b) Deprived of skin; galled; as, a raw sore.	      (c) Sore, as if by being galled.	          [1913 Webster]	                And all his sinews waxen weak and raw	                Through long imprisonment.        --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Disagreeably damp or cold; chilly; bleak; as, a raw wind.	      "A raw and gusty day." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Raw material}, material that has not been subjected to a	      (specified) process of manufacture; as, ore is the raw	      material used in smelting; leather is the raw material of	      the shoe industry.	   {Raw pig}, cast iron as it comes from the smelting furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	Raw \Raw\, n.	   A raw, sore, or galled place; a sensitive spot; as, to touch	   one on the raw.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like savage hackney coachmen, they know where there is	         a raw.                                   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Rawbone \Raw"bone`\ (r[add]"b[=o]n`), a.	   Rawboned. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rawboned \Raw"boned`\ (-b[=o]nd`), a.	   Having little flesh on the bones; gaunt. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rawhead \Raw"head`\ (r[add]"h[e^]d`), n.	   A specter mentioned to frighten children; as, rawhead and	   bloodybones.	   [1913 Webster]
Rawhide \Raw"hide`\ (r[add]"h[imac]d`), n.	   A cowhide, or coarse riding whip, made of untanned (or raw)	   hide twisted.	   [1913 Webster]
Rawish \Raw"ish\, a.	   Somewhat raw. [R.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Rawly \Raw"ly\, adv.	   1. In a raw manner; unskillfully; without experience.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without proper preparation or provision. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Rawness \Raw"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being raw.	   [1913 Webster]
Ray \Ray\ (r[=a]), v. t. [An aphetic form of array; cf.	   {Beray}.]	   1. To array. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark, stain, or soil; to streak; to defile. [Obs.] "The	      filth that did it ray." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Ray \Ray\, n.	   Array; order; arrangement; dress. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And spoiling all her gears and goodly ray. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Ray \Ray\, n. [OF. rai, F. rais, fr. L. radius a beam or ray,	   staff, rod, spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Radius}.]	   1. One of a number of lines or parts diverging from a common	      point or center, like the radii of a circle; as, a star of	      six rays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A radiating part of a flower or plant; the marginal	      florets of a compound flower, as an aster or a sunflower;	      one of the pedicels of an umbel or other circular flower	      cluster; radius. See {Radius}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the radiating spines, or cartilages, supporting	          the fins of fishes.	      (b) One of the spheromeres of a radiate, especially one of	          the arms of a starfish or an ophiuran.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics)	      (a) A line of light or heat proceeding from a radiant or	          reflecting point; a single element of light or heat	          propagated continuously; as, a solar ray; a polarized	          ray.	      (b) One of the component elements of the total radiation	          from a body; any definite or limited portion of the	          spectrum; as, the red ray; the violet ray. See Illust.	          under {Light}.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Sight; perception; vision; -- from an old theory of	      vision, that sight was something which proceeded from the	      eye to the object seen.	      [1913 Webster]	            All eyes direct their rays	            On him, and crowds turn coxcombs as they gaze.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geom.) One of a system of diverging lines passing through	      a point, and regarded as extending indefinitely in both	      directions. See {Half-ray}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bundle of rays}. (Geom.) See {Pencil of rays}, below.	   {Extraordinary ray} (Opt.), that one of two parts of a ray	      divided by double refraction which does not follow the	      ordinary law of refraction.	   {Ordinary ray} (Opt.) that one of the two parts of a ray	      divided by double refraction which follows the usual or	      ordinary law of refraction.	   {Pencil of rays} (Geom.), a definite system of rays.	   {Ray flower}, or {Ray floret} (Bot.), one of the marginal	      flowers of the capitulum in such composite plants as the	      aster, goldenrod, daisy, and sunflower. They have an	      elongated, strap-shaped corolla, while the corollas of the	      disk flowers are tubular and five-lobed.	   {Ray point} (Geom.), the common point of a pencil of rays.	   {Roentgen ray}, {R["o]ntgen ray} (r[~e]nt"g[e^]n r[=a]`)	      (Phys.), a form of electromagnetic radiation generated in	      a very highly exhausted vacuum tube by an electrical	      discharge; now more commonly called {X-ray}. It is	      composed of electromagnetic radiation of wavelength	      shorter than that of ultraviolet light but longer than	      that of gamma rays. It is capable of passing through many	      bodies opaque to light, and producing photographic and	      fluorescent effects by which means pictures showing the	      internal structure of opaque objects are made, called	      X-rays, radiographs, sciagraphs, X-ray photographs,	      radiograms. So called from the discoverer, W. C.	      R["o]ntgen.	   {X ray}, the R["o]ntgen ray; -- so called by its discoverer	      because of its enigmatical character, x being an algebraic	      symbol for an unknown quantity.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Ray \Ray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rayed} (r[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Raying}.] [Cf. OF. raier, raiier, rayer, L. radiare to	   irradiate. See {Ray}, n., and cf. {Radiate}.]	   1. To mark with long lines; to streak. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From {Ray}, n.] To send forth or shoot out; to cause to	      shine out; as, to ray smiles. [R.] --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Ray \Ray\, v. i.	   To shine, as with rays. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order	       Raiae, including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc.	   (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat,	       narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See	       {Skate}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray	      ({Aetobatus narinari} syn. {Stoasodon narinari}) of the	      Southern United States and the West Indies; also called	      the {spotted eagle ray} and {white-spotted eagle ray}.	   {Butterfly ray}, a short-tailed American sting ray	      ({Pteroplatea Maclura}), having very broad pectoral fins.	      	   {Devil ray}. See {Sea Devil}.	   {Eagle ray}, any large ray of the family {Myliobatidae}, or	      {Aetobatidae}. The common European species ({Myliobatis	      aquila}) is called also {whip ray}, and {miller}.	   {Electric ray}, or {Cramp ray}, a torpedo.	   {Starry ray}, a common European skate ({Raia radiata}).	   {Sting ray}, any one of numerous species of rays of the	      family {Trygonidae} having one or more large, sharp,	      barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also	      {stingaree}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rayah \Ra"yah\ (r[=a]"y[.a] or r[aum]"y[.a]), n. [Ar. ra'iyah a	   herd, a subject, fr. ra'a to pasture, guard.]	   A person not a Mohammedan, who pays the capitation tax.	   [Turkey.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ray grass \Ray" grass`\ (r[=a]" gr[.a]s`). [Etymol. of ray is	   uncertain.] (Bot.)	   A perennial European grass ({Lolium perenne}); -- called also	   {rye grass}, and {red darnel}. See {Darnel}, and {Grass}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Italian ray grass} or {Italian rye grass}. See {Darnel}, and	      {Grass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rayless \Ray"less\ (r[=a]"l[e^]s), a.	   Destitute of rays; hence, dark; not illuminated; blind; as, a	   rayless sky; rayless eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rayon \Ray"on\ (r[=a]"[o^]n), n. [F.]	   Ray; beam. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Rayon \Ray"on\ (r[=a]"[o^]n), n.	   1. A synthetic fiber, made of thin filaments of regenerated	      cellulose, extruded from a solution of {viscose}. Called	      also {viscose fiber} and {viscose rayon fiber}.	      [PJC]	   2. a textile fabric made from rayon[1].	      [PJC]
Rayonnant \Ray"on*nant\ (r[=a]"[o^]n*n[a^]nt), a. [F.] (Her.)	   Darting forth rays, as the sun when it shines out.	   [1913 Webster]
Raze \Raze\ (r[=a]z), n. [See {Race}.]	   A Shakespearean word (used once) supposed to mean the same as	   race, a root. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Raze \Raze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Razed} (r[=a]zd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Razing}.] [F. raser. See {Rase}, v. t.] [Written also	   {rase}.]	   1. To erase; to efface; to obliterate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Razing the characters of your renown. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subvert from the foundation; to lay level with the	      ground; to overthrow; to destroy; to demolish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The royal hand that razed unhappy Troy. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To demolish; level; prostrate; overthrow; subvert;	        destroy; ruin. See {Demolish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Razed \Razed\ (r[=a]zd), a.	   Slashed or striped in patterns. [Obs.] "Two Provincial roses	   on my razed shoes." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Razee \Ra*zee"\ (r[.a]*z[=e]"), n. [F. vaisseau ras['e], fr.	   raser to raze, to cut down ships. See {Raze}, v. t., {Rase},	   v. t.] (Naut.)	   An armed ship having her upper deck cut away, and thus	   reduced to the next inferior rate, as a seventy-four cut down	   to a frigate. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Razee \Ra*zee"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Razeed} (r[.a]*z[=e]d");	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Razeeing}.]	   To cut down to a less number of decks, and thus to an	   inferior rate or class, as a ship; hence, to prune or abridge	   by cutting off or retrenching parts; as, to razee a book, or	   an article.	   [1913 Webster]
Razor \Ra"zor\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r), n. [OE. rasour, OF. rasur, LL.	   rasor: cf. F. rasoir, LL. rasorium. See {Raze}, v. t.,	   {Rase}, v. t.]	   1. A keen-edged knife of peculiar shape, used in shaving the	      hair from the face or the head; also called a {straight	      razor}. "Take thee a barber's razor." --Ezek. v. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a device used for shaving, having a replaceable blade with	      a very sharp edge; also called {safety razor}. Also a	      similar device, made of plastic, in which the blade is	      neither replaceable nor can be sharpened, intended to be	      discarded after the blade dulls -- called a {disposable	      razor}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Zool.) A tusk of a wild boar.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Razor fish}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small Mediterranean fish ({Coryphaena novacula}),	          prized for the table.	      (b) The razor shell.	   {Razor grass} (Bot.), a West Indian plant ({Scleria	      scindens}), the triangular stem and the leaves of which	      are edged with minute sharp teeth.	   {Razor grinder} (Zool.), the European goat-sucker.	   {Razor shell} (Zool.), any marine bivalve shell belonging to	      {Solen} and allied genera, especially {Solen ensis} (or	      {Ensatella ensis}), and {Solen Americana}, which have a	      long, narrow, somewhat curved shell, resembling a razor	      handle in shape. Called also {razor clam}, {razor fish},	      {knife handle}.	   {Razor stone}. Same as {Novaculite}.	   {Razor strap}, or {razor strop}, a strap or strop used in	      sharpening razors.	      [1913 Webster]
Razorable \Ra"zor*a*ble\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a.	   Ready for the razor; fit to be shaved. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Razorback \Ra"zor*back`\ (r[=a]"z[~e]r*b[a^]k`), n. (Zool.)	   The rorqual.	   [1913 Webster]
Razor-backed \Ra"zor-backed"\ (-b[a^]kt`), a. (Zool.)	   Having a sharp, lean, or thin back; as, a razor-backed hog,	   perch, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Razorbill \Ra"zor*bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) A species of auk ({Alca torda}) common in the Arctic	       seas. See {Auk}, and Illust. in Appendix.	   (b) See {Cutwater}, 3.	       [1913 Webster]
razor-edged \ra"zor-edged\ a.	   having an edge as sharp as that of a razor; very sharp.	   [PJC]
razor-thin \ra"zor-thin\ a.	   as thin as a razor blade; very thin.	   [PJC]
Razure \Ra"zure\ (r[=a]"zh[-u]r; 135), n. [See {Rasure}.]	   1. The act of erasing or effacing, or the state of being	      effaced; obliteration. See {Rasure}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An erasure; a change made by erasing.	      [1913 Webster]
Razzia \Raz"zi*a\ (r[aum]"z[-e]*[aum]), n. [F., fr. Ar.	   gh[=a]z[imac]a (pron. razia in Algeria).]	   A plundering and destructive incursion; a foray; a raid.	   [1913 Webster]
Re- \Re-\ (r[=e]-). [L. re-, older form (retained before vowels)	   red-: cf. F. re-, r['e]-.]	   A prefix signifying back, against, again, anew; as, recline,	   to lean back; recall, to call back; recede; remove; reclaim,	   to call out against; repugn, to fight against; recognition, a	   knowing again; rejoin, to join again; reiterate; reassure.	   Combinations containing the prefix re- are readily formed,	   and are for the most part of obvious signification.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: With the increase of electronic connunications, in	         which the vowels with a diaeresis (e.g. ["e]) are	         seldom used in contrast with printed materials, some	         words with re followed by a vowel are now spelled with	         a hyphen to indicate that the two vowels are to be	         pronounced as two syllables rather than as one	         syllable, as in re-emerge rather than re["e]merge. The	         unbroken forms (e.g. reemerge) are, however, usually	         more commonly used, and the pronunciation with two	         syllables for the two vowels is taken as understood.	         [PJC]
Re \Re\ (r[=a]). [It.] (Mus.)	   A syllable applied in solmization to the second tone of the	   diatonic scale of C; in the American system, to the second	   tone of any diatonic scale.	   [1913 Webster]
Reabsorb \Re`ab*sorb"\ (r[=e]`[a^]b*s[^o]rb"), v. t.	   To absorb again; to draw in, or imbibe, again what has been	   effused, extravasated, or thrown off; to swallow up again;	   as, to reabsorb chyle, lymph, etc.; -- used esp. of fluids.	   [1913 Webster]
Reabsorption \Re`ab*sorp"tion\ (r[=e]`[a^]b*s[^o]rp"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act or process of reabsorbing.	   [1913 Webster]
Reaccess \Re`ac*cess"\ (r[=e]`[a^]k*s[e^]s" or	   r[-e]*[a^]k"s[e^]s), n.	   A second access or approach; a return. --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Reaccuse \Re`ac*cuse"\ (r[=e]`[a^]k*k[=u]z"), v. t.	   To accuse again. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Reach \Reach\ (r[=e]ch), v. i.	   To retch. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]	Reach \Reach\, n.	   An effort to vomit. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Reach \Reach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reached} (r[=e]cht)	   ({Raught}, the old preterit, is obsolete); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Reaching}.] [OE. rechen, AS. r[=ae]can, r[=ae]cean, to	   extend, stretch out; akin to D. reiken, G. reichen, and	   possibly to AS. r[imac]ce powerful, rich, E. rich.	   [root]115.]	   1. To extend; to stretch; to thrust out; to put forth, as a	      limb, a member, something held, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her tresses yellow, and long straughten,	            Unto her heeles down they raughten.   --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reach hither thy hand and thrust it into my side.	                                                  --John xx. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fruit trees, over woody, reached too far	            Their pampered boughs.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to deliver by stretching out a member, especially	      the hand; to give with the hand; to pass to another; to	      hand over; as, to reach one a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            He reached me a full cup.             --2 Esd. xiv.	                                                  39.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attain or obtain by stretching forth the hand; to	      extend some part of the body, or something held by one, so	      as to touch, strike, grasp, or the like; as, to reach an	      object with the hand, or with a spear.	      [1913 Webster]	            O patron power, . . . thy present aid afford,	            Than I may reach the beast.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To strike, hit, or touch with a missile; as, to reach an	      object with an arrow, a bullet, or a shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, to extend an action, effort, or influence to; to	      penetrate to; to pierce, or cut, as far as.	      [1913 Webster]	            If these examples of grown men reach not the case of	            children, let them examine.           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To extend to; to stretch out as far as; to touch by virtue	      of extent; as, his land reaches the river.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy desire . . . leads to no excess	            That reaches blame.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To arrive at; to come to; to get as far as.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before this letter reaches your hands. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To arrive at by effort of any kind; to attain to; to gain;	      to be advanced to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best account of the appearances of nature which	            human penetration can reach, comes short of its	            reality.                              --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To understand; to comprehend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Do what, sir? I reach you not.        --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To overreach; to deceive. [Obs.] --South.	       [1913 Webster]	Reach \Reach\, v. i.	   1. To stretch out the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Goddess humane, reach, then, and freely taste!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strain after something; to make efforts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reaching above our nature does no good. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To extend in dimension, time, amount, action, influence,	      etc., so as to touch, attain to, or be equal to,	      something.	      [1913 Webster]	            And behold, a ladder set upon the earth, and the top	            of it reached to heaven.              --Gen. xxviii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            The new world reaches quite across the torrid zone.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To sail on the wind, as from one point of tacking	      to another, or with the wind nearly abeam.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To reach after} or {To reach for} or {To reach at}, to make	      efforts to attain to or obtain.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would be in the posture of the mind reaching	            after a positive idea of infinity.    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Reach \Reach\, n.	   1. The act of stretching or extending; extension; power of	      reaching or touching with the person, or a limb, or	      something held or thrown; as, the fruit is beyond my	      reach; to be within reach of cannon shot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of stretching out or extending action,	      influence, or the like; power of attainment or management;	      extent of force or capacity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drawn by others who had deeper reaches than	            themselves to matters which they least intended.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be sure yourself and your own reach to know. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extent; stretch; expanse; hence, application; influence;	      result; scope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on the left hand, hell,	            With long reach, interposed.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am to pray you not to strain my speech	            To grosser issues, nor to larger reach	            Than to suspicion.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An extended portion of land or water; a stretch; a	      straight portion of a stream or river, as from one turn to	      another; a level stretch, as between locks in a canal; an	      arm of the sea extending up into the land. "The river's	      wooded reach." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coast . . . is very full of creeks and reaches.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An artifice to obtain an advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Duke of Parma had particular reaches and ends of	            his own underhand to cross the design. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The pole or rod which connects the hind axle with the	      forward bolster of a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]
Reachable \Reach"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Being within reach.	   [1913 Webster]
Reacher \Reach"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who reaches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An exaggeration. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Reachless \Reach"less\, a.	   Being beyond reach; lofty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unto a reachless pitch of praises hight. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
React \Re*act"\ (r[=e]*[a^]kt"), v. t.	   To act or perform a second time; to do over again; to	   reenact; as, to react a play; the same scenes were reacted at	   Rome.	   [1913 Webster]	React \Re*act"\ (r[-e]*[a^]kt"), v. i.	   1. To return an impulse or impression; to resist the action	      of another body by an opposite force; as, every body	      reacts on the body that impels it from its natural state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act upon each other; to exercise a reciprocal or a	      reverse effect, as two or more chemical agents; to act in	      opposition.	      [1913 Webster]
Reactance \Re*act"ance\ (r[-e]*[a^]k"tans), n. [React + -ance.]	   (Elec.)	   The influence of a coil of wire upon an alternating current	   passing through it, tending to choke or diminish the current,	   or the similar influence of a condenser; inductive	   resistance. Reactance is measured in ohms. The reactance of a	   circuit is equal to the component of the impressed	   electro-motive force at right angles to the current divided	   by the current, that is, the component of the impedance due	   to the self-inductance or capacity of the circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Reactance coil \Reactance coil\ (Elec.)	   A choking coil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reaction \Re*ac"tion\ (r[-e]*[a^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]action.]	   1. Any action in resisting other action or force; counter	      tendency; movement in a contrary direction; reverse	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The mutual or reciprocal action of chemical agents	      upon each other, or the action upon such chemical agents	      of some form of energy, as heat, light, or electricity,	      resulting in a chemical change in one or more of these	      agents, with the production of new compounds or the	      manifestation of distinctive characters. See {Blowpipe	      reaction}, {Flame reaction}, under {Blowpipe}, and	      {Flame}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) An action induced by vital resistance to some other	      action; depression or exhaustion of vital force consequent	      on overexertion or overstimulation; heightened activity	      and overaction succeeding depression or shock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) The force which a body subjected to the action of	      a force from another body exerts upon the latter body in	      the opposite direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reaction is always equal and opposite to action,	            that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon each	            other are always equal and in opposite directions.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton (3d Law	                                                  of Motion).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Politics) Backward tendency or movement after revolution,	      reform, or great progress in any direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The new king had, at the very moment at which his	            fame and fortune reached the highest point,	            predicted the coming reaction.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Psycophysics) A regular or characteristic response to a	      stimulation of the nerves.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. An action by a person or people in response to an event.	      The reaction may be primarily mental (" a reaction of	      surprise") but is usually manifested by some activity.	      [PJC]	   {Reaction time} (Physiol.), in nerve physiology, the interval	      between the application of a stimulus to an end organ of	      sense and the reaction or resulting movement; -- called	      also {physiological time}.	   {Reaction wheel} (Mech.), a water wheel driven by the	      reaction of water, usually one in which the water,	      entering it centrally, escapes at its periphery in a	      direction opposed to that of its motion by orifices at	      right angles, or inclined, to its radii.	      [1913 Webster]
Reactionary \Re*ac"tion*a*ry\ (-[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   Being, causing, or favoring reaction; as, reactionary	   movements.	   [1913 Webster]	Reactionary \Re*ac"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Reactionaries}	   (-r[i^]z).	   One who favors reaction, or seeks to undo political progress	   or revolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Reactionist \Re*ac"tion*ist\, n.	   A reactionary. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Reactive \Re*act"ive\ (r[-e]*[a^]kt"[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]actif.]	   Having power to react; tending to reaction; of the nature of	   reaction. -- {Re*act"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Re*act"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reactor \Re*act"or\, n.	   1. (Elec.) A choking coil.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A {nuclear reactor}.	      [PJC]
Read \Read\ (r[=e]d), n.	   Rennet. See 3d {Reed}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Read \Read\ (r[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Read} (r[e^]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reading}.] [OE. reden, r[ae]den, AS. r[=ae]dan	   to read, advise, counsel, fr. r[=ae]d advice, counsel,	   r[=ae]dan (imperf. reord) to advise, counsel, guess; akin to	   D. raden to advise, G. raten, rathen, Icel. r[=a][eth]a,	   Goth. r[=e]dan (in comp.), and perh. also to Skr. r[=a]dh to	   succeed. [root]116. Cf. {Riddle}.]	   1. To advise; to counsel. [Obs.] See {Rede}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore, I read thee, get thee to God's word, and	            thereby try all doctrine.             --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interpret; to explain; as, to read a riddle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tell; to declare; to recite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But read how art thou named, and of what kin.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To go over, as characters or words, and utter aloud, or	      recite to one's self inaudibly; to take in the sense of,	      as of language, by interpreting the characters with which	      it is expressed; to peruse; as, to read a discourse; to	      read the letters of an alphabet; to read figures; to read	      the notes of music, or to read music; to read a book.	      [1913 Webster]	            Redeth [read ye] the great poet of Itaille.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well could he rede a lesson or a story. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, to know fully; to comprehend.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who is't can read a woman?            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To discover or understand by characters, marks, features,	      etc.; to learn by observation.	      [1913 Webster]	            An armed corse did lie,	            In whose dead face he read great magnanimity.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those about her	            From her shall read the perfect ways of honor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To make a special study of, as by perusing textbooks; as,	      to read theology or law.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To read one's self in}, to read aloud the Thirty-nine	      Articles and the Declaration of Assent, -- required of a	      clergyman of the Church of England when he first	      officiates in a new benefice.	      [1913 Webster]	Read \Read\, v. i.	   1. To give advice or counsel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tell; to declare. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perform the act of reading; to peruse, or to go over	      and utter aloud, the words of a book or other like	      document.	      [1913 Webster]	            So they read in the book of the law of God	            distinctly, and gave the sense.       --Neh. viii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To study by reading; as, he read for the bar.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To learn by reading.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have read of an Eastern king who put a judge to	            death for an iniquitous sentence.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To appear in writing or print; to be expressed by, or	      consist of, certain words or characters; as, the passage	      reads thus in the early manuscripts.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To produce a certain effect when read; as, that sentence	      reads queerly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To read between the lines}, to infer something different	      from what is plainly indicated; to detect the real meaning	      as distinguished from the apparent meaning.	      [1913 Webster]	Read \Read\, n. [AS. r[=ae]d counsel, fr. r[=ae]dan to counsel.	   See {Read}, v. t.]	   1. Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See	      {Rede}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [{Read}, v.] Reading. [Colloq.] --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	            One newswoman here lets magazines for a penny a	            read.                                 --Furnivall.	      [1913 Webster]	Read \Read\ (r[e^]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Read}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]	Read \Read\ (r[e^]d), a.	   Instructed or knowing by reading; versed in books; learned.	   [1913 Webster]	         A poet . . . well read in Longinus.      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Readability \Read`a*bil"i*ty\ (r[=e]d`[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n.	   The state of being readable; readableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Readable \Read"a*ble\ (r[=e]d"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Such as can be read; legible; fit or suitable to be read;	   worth reading; interesting. -- {Read"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Read"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Readdress \Re`ad*dress"\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*dr[e^]s"), v. t.	   To address a second time; -- often used reflexively.	   [1913 Webster]	         He readdressed himself to her.           --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Readept \Re`a*dept"\ (-[.a]*d[e^]pt"), v. t. [Pref. re- + L.	   adeptus, p. p. of adipisci to obtain.]	   To regain; to recover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Readeption \Re`a*dep"tion\ (-d[e^]p"sh[u^]n), n.	   A regaining; recovery of something lost. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Reader \Read"er\ (r[=e]d"[~e]r), n. [AS. r[=ae]dere.]	   1. One who reads. Specifically:	      (a) One whose distinctive office is to read prayers in a	          church.	      (b) (University of Oxford, Eng.) One who reads lectures on	          scientific subjects. --Lyell.	      (c) A proof reader.	      (d) One who reads manuscripts offered for publication and	          advises regarding their merit.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. One who reads much; one who is studious.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A book containing a selection of extracts for exercises in	      reading; an elementary book for practice in a language; a	      reading book.	      [1913 Webster]
Readership \Read"er*ship\, n.	   The office of reader. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Readily \Read"i*ly\ (r[e^]d"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   1. In a ready manner; quickly; promptly. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without delay or objection; without reluctance; willingly;	      cheerfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            How readily we wish time spent revoked! --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Readiness \Read"i*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being ready; preparation; promptness;	   aptitude; willingness.	   [1913 Webster]	         They received the word with all readiness of mind.	                                                  --Acts xvii.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Facility; quickness; expedition; promptitude;	        promptness; aptitude; aptness; knack; skill; expertness;	        dexterity; ease; cheerfulness. See {Facility}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reading \Read"ing\ (r[=e]d"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of one who reads; perusal; also, printed or	      written matter to be read.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Study of books; literary scholarship; as, a man of	      extensive reading.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A lecture or prelection; public recital.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Jews had their weekly readings of the law.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The way in which anything reads; force of a word or	      passage presented by a documentary authority; lection;	      version.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Manner of reciting, or acting a part, on the stage; way of	      rendering. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An observation read from the scale of a graduated	      instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reading of a bill} (Legislation), its formal recital, by the	      proper officer, before the House which is to consider it.	      [1913 Webster]	Reading \Read"ing\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the act of reading; used in reading.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Addicted to reading; as, a reading community.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.	   {Reading glass}, a large lens with more or less magnifying	      power, attached to a handle, and used in reading, etc.	   {Reading man}, one who reads much; hence, in the English	      universities, a close, industrious student.	   {Reading room}, a room appropriated to reading; a room	      provided with papers, periodicals, and the like, to which	      persons resort.	      [1913 Webster]
Readjourn \Re`ad*journ"\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*j[^u]rn"), v. t.	   To adjourn a second time; to adjourn again.	   [1913 Webster]
Readjournment \Re`ad*journ"ment\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*j[^u]rn"ment), n.	   The act of readjourning; a second or repeated adjournment.	   [1913 Webster]
Readjust \Re`ad*just"\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*j[u^]st"), v. t.	   To adjust or settle again; to put in a different order or	   relation; to rearrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Readjuster \Re`ad*just"er\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*j[u^]st"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, readjusts; in some of the States of	   the United States, one who advocates a refunding, and	   sometimes a partial repudiation, of the State debt without	   the consent of the State's creditors.	   [1913 Webster]
Readjustment \Re`ad*just"ment\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*j[u^]st"ment), n.	   A second adjustment; a new or different adjustment.	   [1913 Webster]
Readmission \Re`ad*mis"sion\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*m[i^]sh"[u^]n), n.	   The act of admitting again, or the state of being readmitted;	   as, the readmission of fresh air into an exhausted receiver;	   the readmission of a student into a seminary.	   [1913 Webster]
Readmit \Re`ad*mit"\ (-m[i^]t"), v. t.	   To admit again; to give entrance or access to again.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose ear is ever open, and his eye	         Gracious to readmit the suppliant.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Readmittance \Re`ad*mit"tance\ (-tans), n.	   Allowance to enter again; a second admission.	   [1913 Webster]
Readopt \Re`a*dopt"\ (r[=e]`[.a]*d[o^]pt"), v. t.	   To adopt again. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Readorn \Re`a*dorn"\ (-d[^o]rn"), v. t.	   To adorn again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Readvance \Re`ad*vance"\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*v[.a]ns"), v. i.	   To advance again.	   [1913 Webster]
Readvertency \Re`ad*vert"en*cy\ (r[=e]`[a^]d*v[~e]rt"en*s[y^]),	   n.	   The act of adverting to again, or of reviewing. [R.]	   --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Ready \Read"y\ (r[e^]d"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Readier}	   (r[e^]d"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Readiest}.] [AS. r[=ae]de; akin	   to D. gereed, bereid, G. bereit, Goth. gar['a]ids fixed,	   arranged, and possibly to E. ride, as meaning originally,	   prepared for riding. Cf. {Array}, 1st {Curry}.]	   1. Prepared for what one is about to do or experience;	      equipped or supplied with what is needed for some act or	      event; prepared for immediate movement or action; as, the	      troops are ready to march; ready for the journey. "When	      she redy was." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted or arranged for immediate use; causing no delay for	      lack of being prepared or furnished. "Dinner was ready."	      --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            My oxen and my fatlings are killed, and all things	            are ready: come unto the marriage.    --Matt. xxii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Prepared in mind or disposition; not reluctant; willing;	      free; inclined; disposed.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at	            Jerusalem, for the name of the Lord Jesus. --Acts	                                                  xxi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            If need be, I am ready to forego	            And quit.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not slow or hesitating; quick in action or perception of	      any kind; dexterous; prompt; easy; expert; as, a ready	      apprehension; ready wit; a ready writer or workman. "Ready	      in devising expedients." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gurth, whose temper was ready, though surly. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Offering itself at once; at hand; opportune; convenient;	      near; easy. "The readiest way." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sapling pine he wrenched from out the ground,	            The readiest weapon that his fury found. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. On the point; about; on the brink; near; -- with a	      following infinitive.	      [1913 Webster]	            My heart is ready to crack.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mil.) A word of command, or a position, in the manual of	      arms, at which the piece is cocked and held in position to	      execute promptly the next command, which is, aim.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All ready}, ready in every particular; wholly equipped or	      prepared. "[I] am all redy at your hest." --Chaucer.	   {Ready money}, means of immediate payment; cash. "'T is all	      the ready money fate can give." --Cowley.	   {Ready reckoner}, a book of tables for facilitating	      computations, as of interest, prices, etc.	   {To make ready}, to make preparation; to get in readiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prompt; expeditious; speedy; unhesitating; dexterous;	        apt; skillful; handy; expert; facile; easy; opportune;	        fitted; prepared; disposed; willing; free; cheerful. See	        {Prompt}.	        [1913 Webster]	Ready \Read"y\ (r[e^]d"[y^]), adv.	   In a state of preparation for immediate action; so as to need	   no delay.	   [1913 Webster]	         We ourselves will go ready armed.        --Num. xxxii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	Ready \Read"y\, n.	   Ready money; cash; -- commonly with the; as, he was well	   supplied with the ready. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lord Strut was not flush in ready, either to go to law,	         or to clear old debts.                   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Ready \Read"y\, v. t.	   To dispose in order. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Ready-made \Read"y-made`\ (r[e^]d"[y^]-m[=a]d`), a.	   Made already, or beforehand, in anticipation of need; not	   made to order; as, ready-made clothing; ready-made jokes.	   [1913 Webster]
Ready-witted \Read"y-wit`ted\ (r[e^]d"[y^]-w[i^]t`t[e^]d), a.	   Having ready wit.	   [1913 Webster]
Reaffirm \Re`af*firm"\ (r[=e]`[a^]f*f[~e]rm"), v. t.	   To affirm again.	   [1913 Webster] Reaffirmance
Reaffirmance \Re`af*firm"ance\ (r[=e]`[a^]f*f[~e]rm"ans),
Reaffirmation \Re*af`fir*ma"tion\	   (r[=e]*[a^]f`f[~e]r*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   A second affirmation.	   [1913 Webster] re-afforest
reafforest \re`af*for"est\ (r[=e]`[a^]f*f[o^]r"[e^]st), v. t.	   To convert again into a forest, as a region of country; to	   re-establish a forest after clear-cutting or fire, etc.; --	   used more often without the hyphen.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Reafforestation \Re`af*for`es*ta"tion\ (-[e^]s*t[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n.	   The act or process of converting again into a forest.	   [1913 Webster]
Reagent \Re*a"gent\ (r[-e]*[=a]"jent), n. (Chem.)	   A substance capable of producing with another a reaction,	   especially when employed to detect the presence of other	   bodies; a test.	   [1913 Webster]
Reaggravation \Re*ag`gra*va"tion\	   (r[-e]*[a^]g`gr[.a]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (R. C. Ch.)	   The last monitory, published after three admonitions and	   before the last excommunication.	   [1913 Webster]
Reagree \Re`a*gree"\ (r[=e]`[.a]*gr[=e]"), v. i.	   To agree again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reak \Reak\ (r[=e]k), n. [[root]115. Cf. {Wrack} seaweed.]	   A rush. [Obs.] "Feeds on reaks and reeds." --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]	Reak \Reak\, n. [Cf. Icel. hrekkr, or E. wreak vengeance.]	   A prank. [Obs.] "They play such reaks." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Real \Re"al\ (r[=e]"al), n. [Sp., fr. real royal, L. regalis.	   See {Regal}, and cf. {Ree} a coin.]	   A former small Spanish silver coin; also, a denomination of	   money of account, formerly the unit of the Spanish monetary	   system.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A	   {real of plate} (coin) varied in value according to the time	      of its coinage, from 121/2 down to 10 cents, or from 61/2	      to 5 pence sterling. The	   {real vellon}, or money of account, was nearly equal to five	      cents, or 21/2 pence sterling. In 1871 the coinage of	      Spain was assimilated to that of the Latin Union, of which	      the franc is the unit. The peseta was introduced in 1868,	      and continued as the official currency of Spain (splitting	      temporarily into Nationalist and Republican pesetas during	      the civil war of the 1930's) until 2002. In 2002, the euro	      became the official currency of Spain and most other	      nations of the European Union.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	Real \Re*al"\ (r[asl]*[aum]l"), a.	   Royal; regal; kingly. [Obs.] "The blood real of Thebes."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Real \Re"al\ (r[=e]"al), a. [LL. realis, fr. L. res, rei, a	   thing: cf. F. r['e]el. Cf. {Rebus}.]	   1. Actually being or existing; not fictitious or imaginary;	      as, a description of real life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereat I waked, and found	            Before mine eyes all real, as the dream	            Had lively shadowed.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. True; genuine; not artificial, counterfeit, or factitious;	      often opposed to {ostensible}; as, the real reason; real	      Madeira wine; real ginger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose perfection far excelled	            Hers in all real dignity.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to things, not to persons. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many are perfect in men's humors that are not	            greatly capable of the real part of business.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Alg.) Having an assignable arithmetical or numerical	      value or meaning; not imaginary.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Pertaining to things fixed, permanent, or immovable,	      as to lands and tenements; as, real property, in	      distinction from personal or movable property.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chattels real} (Law), such chattels as are annexed to, or	      savor of, the realty, as terms for years of land. See	      {Chattel}.	   {Real action} (Law), an action for the recovery of real	      property.	   {Real assets} (Law), lands or real estate in the hands of the	      heir, chargeable with the debts of the ancestor.	   {Real composition} (Eccl. Law), an agreement made between the	      owner of lands and the parson or vicar, with consent of	      the ordinary, that such lands shall be discharged from	      payment of tithes, in consequence of other land or	      recompense given to the parson in lieu and satisfaction	      thereof. --Blackstone.	   {Real estate} or {Real property}, lands, tenements, and	      hereditaments; freehold interests in landed property;	      property in houses and land. --Kent. --Burrill.	   {Real presence} (R. C. Ch.), the actual presence of the body	      and blood of Christ in the eucharist, or the conversion of	      the substance of the bread and wine into the real body and	      blood of Christ; transubstantiation. In other churches	      there is a belief in a form of real presence, not however	      in the sense of transubstantiation.	   {Real servitude}, called also {Predial servitude} (Civil	      Law), a burden imposed upon one estate in favor of another	      estate of another proprietor. --Erskine. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Actual; true; genuine; authentic.	   Usage: {Real}, {Actual}. Real represents a thing to be a	          substantive existence; as, a real, not imaginary,	          occurrence. Actual refers to it as acted or performed;	          and, hence, when we wish to prove a thing real, we	          often say, "It actually exists," "It has actually been	          done." Thus its reality is shown by its actuality.	          Actual, from this reference to being acted, has	          recently received a new signification, namely,	          present; as, the actual posture of affairs; since what	          is now in action, or going on, has, of course, a	          present existence. An actual fact; a real sentiment.	          [1913 Webster]	                For he that but conceives a crime in thought,	                Contracts the danger of an actual fault.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Our simple ideas are all real; all agree to the	                reality of things.                --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	Real \Re"al\ (r[=e]"al), n.	   A realist. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Realgar \Re*al"gar\ (r[-e]*[a^]l"g[~e]r), n. [F. r['e]algar, Sp.	   rejalgar, Ar. rahj al gh[=a]r powder of the mine.] (Min.)	   Arsenic sulphide, a mineral of a brilliant red color; red	   orpiment. It is also an artificial product.	   [1913 Webster] re-align
realign \realign\, re-align \re-align\v. t.	   To align anew or better; as, realign the wheels of my car;	   realign my jaw. Usually used without the hyphen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Realism \Re"al*ism\ (r[=e]"al*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F. r['e]alisme.]	   1. (Philos.)	      (a) As opposed to nominalism, the doctrine that genera and	          species are real things or entities, existing	          independently of our conceptions. According to realism	          the Universal exists ante rem (Plato), or in re	          (Aristotle).	      (b) As opposed to idealism, the doctrine that in sense	          perception there is an immediate cognition of the	          external object, and our knowledge of it is not	          mediate and representative.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Art & Lit.) Fidelity to nature or to real life;	      representation without idealization, and making no appeal	      to the imagination; adherence to the actual fact.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the practise of assessing facts and the probabilities of	      the consequences of actions in an objective manner;	      avoidance of unrealistic or impractical beliefs or	      efforts. Contrasted to {idealism}, {self-deception},	      {overoptimism}, {overimaginativeness}, or {visionariness}.	      [PJC]
Realist \Re"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]aliste.]	   1. (Philos.) One who believes in realism; esp., one who	      maintains that generals, or the terms used to denote the	      genera and species of things, represent real existences,	      and are not mere names, as maintained by the nominalists.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Art. & Lit.) An artist or writer who aims at realism in	      his work. See {Realism}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a person who avoids unrealistic or impractical beliefs or	      efforts. Contrasted to {idealist} or {visionary}.	      [PJC]
Realistic \Re`al*is"tic\ (-[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to the realists; in the manner of the	   realists; characterized by realism rather than by	   imagination.	   [1913 Webster]
Realistically \Re`al*is"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a realistic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reality \Re*al"i*ty\ (r[-e]*[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Realities} (-t[i^]z). [Cf. F. r['e]alit['e], LL. realitas.	   See 3d {Real}, and cf. 2d {Realty}.]	   1. The state or quality of being real; actual being or	      existence of anything, in distinction from mere	      appearance; fact.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man fancies that he understands a critic, when in	            reality he does not comprehend his meaning.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is real; an actual existence; that which is not	      imagination, fiction, or pretense; that which has	      objective existence, and is not merely an idea.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to realities yield all her shows. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            My neck may be an idea to you, but it is a reality	            to me.                                --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See 1st {Realty}, 2.] Loyalty; devotion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To express our reality to the emperor. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) See 2d {Realty}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Realizable \Re"al*i`za*ble\ (r[=e]"al*[imac]`z[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being realized.	   [1913 Webster]
Realization \Re`al*i*za"tion\ (r[=e]`al*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Cf. F. r['e]alisation.]	   The act of realizing, or the state of being realized.	   [1913 Webster]
Realize \Re"al*ize\ (r[=e]"al*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Realized} (-[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Realizing}	   (-[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. r['e]aliser.]	   1. To make real; to convert from the imaginary or fictitious	      into the actual; to bring into concrete existence; to	      effectuate; to accomplish; as, to realize a scheme or	      project.	      [1913 Webster]	            We realize what Archimedes had only in hypothesis,	            weighing a single grain against the globe of earth.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to seem real; to impress upon the mind as actual;	      to feel vividly or strongly; to make one's own in	      apprehension or experience.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many coincidences . . . soon begin to appear in them	            [Greek inscriptions] which realize ancient history	            to us.                                --Jowett.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can not realize it in thought, that the object .	            . . had really no being at any past moment. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To convert into real property; to make real estate of; as,	      to realize his fortune.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To acquire as an actual possession; to obtain as the	      result of plans and efforts; to gain; to get; as, to	      realize large profits from a speculation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knighthood was not beyond the reach of any man who	            could by diligent thrift realize a good estate.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To convert into actual money; as, to realize assets.	      [1913 Webster]	Realize \Re"al*ize\, v. i.	   To convert any kind of property into money, especially	   property representing investments, as shares in stock	   companies, bonds, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wary men took the alarm, and began to realize, a word	         now first brought into use to express the conversion of	         ideal property into something real.      --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Realizer \Re"al*i`zer\ (-[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who realizes. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Realizing \Re"al*i`zing\ (-z[i^]ng), a.	   Serving to make real, or to impress on the mind as a reality;	   as, a realizing view of the danger incurred. --	   {Re"al*i`zing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Reallege \Re`al*lege"\ (-[a^]l*l[e^]j"), v. t.	   To allege again. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Realliance \Re`al*li"ance\ (-l[imac]"ans), n.	   A renewed alliance.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-ally \Re"-al*ly"\ (-l[imac]"), v. t. [Pref. re- + ally, v.	   t.]	   To bring together again; to compose or form anew. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Really \Re"al*ly`\ (r[=a]"[aum]l*l[=e]`), adv.	   Royally. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Really \Re"al*ly\ (r[=e]"al*l[y^]), adv.	   In a real manner; with or in reality; actually; in truth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose anger is really but a short fit of madness.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Really is often used familiarly as a slight	         corroboration of an opinion or a declaration.	         [1913 Webster]	               Why, really, sixty-five is somewhat old. --Young.	         [1913 Webster]
Realm \Realm\ (r[e^]lm), n. [OE. realme, ream, reaume, OF.	   reialme, roialme, F. royaume, fr. (assumed) LL. regalimen,	   from L. regalis royal. See {Regal}.]	   1. A royal jurisdiction or domain; a region which is under	      the dominion of a king; a kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	            The absolute master of realms on which the sun	            perpetually shone.                    --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in general, province; region; country; domain;	      department; division; as, the realm of fancy.	      [1913 Webster]
Realmless \Realm"less\, a.	   Destitute of a realm. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Realness \Re"al*ness\ (r[=e]"al*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or condition of being real; reality.	   [1913 Webster]
Realty \Re"al*ty\ (-t[y^]), n. [OF. r['e]alt['e], LL. regalitas,	   fr. L. regalis. See {Regal}.]	   1. Royalty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loyalty; faithfulness. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Realty \Re"al*ty\, n. [Contr. from 1st {Reality}.]	   1. Reality. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; a piece of real property. --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]
Ream \Ream\ (r[=e]m), n. [AS. re['a]m, akin to G. rahm.]	   Cream; also, the cream or froth on ale. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ream \Ream\, v. i.	   To cream; to mantle. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A huge pewter measuring pot which, in the language of	         the hostess, reamed with excellent claret. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Ream \Ream\, v. t. [Cf. {Reim}.]	   To stretch out; to draw out into thongs, threads, or	   filaments.	   [1913 Webster]	Ream \Ream\, n. [OE. reme, OF. rayme, F. rame (cf. Sp. resma),	   fr. Ar. rizma a bundle, especially of paper.]	   A bundle, package, or quantity of paper, usually consisting	   of twenty quires or 480 sheets.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Printer's ream}, twenty-one and a half quires. [Eng.] A	      common practice is now to count five hundred sheets to the	      ream. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Ream \Ream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reamed} (r[=e]md); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Reaming}.] [Cf. G. r[aum]umen to remove, to clear	   away, fr. raum room. See {Room}.]	   To bevel out, as the mouth of a hole in wood or metal; in	   modern usage, to enlarge or dress out, as a hole, with a	   reamer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reame \Reame\ (r[=e]m), n.	   Realm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reamer \Ream"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, reams; specifically, an instrument	   with cutting or scraping edges, used, with a twisting motion,	   for enlarging a round hole, as the bore of a cannon, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Reamputation \Re*am`pu*ta"tion\	   (r[=e]*[a^]m`p[-u]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Surg.)	   The second of two amputations performed upon the same member.	   [1913 Webster]
Reanimate \Re*an"i*mate\ (r[-e]*[a^]n"[i^]*m[=a]t), v. t.	   To animate anew; to restore to animation or life; to infuse	   new life, vigor, spirit, or courage into; to revive; to	   reinvigorate; as, to reanimate a drowned person; to reanimate	   disheartened troops; to reanimate languid spirits.	   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Reanimation \Re*an`i*ma"tion\ (r[-e]*[a^]n"[i^]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n.	   The act or operation of reanimating, or the state of being	   reanimated; reinvigoration; revival.	   [1913 Webster]
Reannex \Re`an*nex"\ (r[=e]`[a^]n*n[e^]ks"), v. t.	   To annex again or anew; to reunite. "To reannex that duchy."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Reannexation \Re*an`nex*a"tion\ (-[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Act of reannexing.	   [1913 Webster]
Reanswer \Re*an"swer\ (r[-e]*[a^]n"s[~e]r), v. t. & i.	   To answer in return; to repay; to compensate; to make amends	   for.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which in weight to reanswer, his pettiness would bow	         under.                                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reap \Reap\ (r[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaped} (r[=e]pt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reaping}.] [OE. repen, AS. r[imac]pan to seize,	   reap; cf. D. rapen to glean, reap, G. raufen to pluck, Goth.	   raupjan, or E. ripe.]	   1. To cut with a sickle, scythe, or reaping machine, as	      grain; to gather, as a harvest, by cutting.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt	            not wholly reap the corners of thy field. --Lev.	                                                  xix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gather; to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest,	      or as the fruit of labor or of works; -- in a good or a	      bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do I humble thus myself, and, suing	            For peace, reap nothing but repulse and hate?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To clear of a crop by reaping; as, to reap a field.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deprive of the beard; to shave. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reaping hook}, an implement having a hook-shaped blade, used	      in reaping; a sickle; -- in a specific sense,	      distinguished from a sickle by a blade keen instead of	      serrated.	      [1913 Webster]	Reap \Reap\, v. i.	   To perform the act or operation of reaping; to gather a	   harvest.	   [1913 Webster]	         They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. --Ps. cxxvi.	                                                  5.	   [1913 Webster]	Reap \Reap\, n. [Cf. AS. r[imac]p harvest. See {Reap}, v.]	   A bundle of grain; a handful of grain laid down by the reaper	   as it is cut. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Reaper \Reap"er\ (r[=e]p"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who reaps.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun-burned reapers wiping their foreheads.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reaping machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Reapparel \Re`ap*par"el\ (r[=e]`[a^]p*p[a^]r"[e^]l), v. t.	   To clothe again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reappear \Re`ap*pear"\ (r[=e]`[a^]p*p[=e]r"), v. i.	   To appear again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reappearance \Re`ap*pear"ance\ (-ans), n.	   A second or new appearance; the act or state of appearing	   again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reapplication \Re*ap`pli*ca"tion\	   (r[=e]*[a^]p`pl[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of reapplying, or the state of being reapplied.	   [1913 Webster]
Reapply \Re`ap*ply"\ (r[=e]`[a^]p*pl[imac]"), v. t. & i.	   To apply again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reappoint \Re`ap*point"\ (-point"), v. t.	   To appoint again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reappointment \Re`ap*point"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of reappointing, or the state of being reappointed.	   [1913 Webster]
Reapportion \Re`ap*por"tion\ (-p[=o]r"sh[u^]n), v. t.	   To apportion again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reapportionment \Re`ap*por"tion*ment\ (-ment), n.	   A second or a new apportionment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reapproach \Re`ap*proach"\ (r[=e]`[a^]p*pr[=o]ch"), v. i. & t.	   To approach again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Rear \Rear\ (r[=e]r), adv.	   Early; soon. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Then why does Cuddy leave his cot so rear? --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Rear \Rear\, n. [OF. riere behind, backward, fr. L. retro. Cf.	   {Arrear}.]	   1. The back or hindmost part; that which is behind, or last	      in order; -- opposed to {front}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nipped with the lagging rear of winter's frost.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the part of an army or fleet which comes	      last, or is stationed behind the rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the fierce foe hung on our broken rear.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Rear \Rear\, a.	   Being behind, or in the hindmost part; hindmost; as, the rear	   rank of a company.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rear admiral}, an officer in the navy, next in rank below a	      vice admiral and above a commodore. See {Admiral}.	   {Rear front} (Mil.), the rear rank of a body of troops when	      faced about and standing in that position.	   {Rear guard} (Mil.), the division of an army that marches in	      the rear of the main body to protect it; -- used also	      figuratively.	   {Rear line} (Mil.), the line in the rear of an army.	   {Rear rank} (Mil.), the rank or line of a body of troops	      which is in the rear, or last in order.	   {Rear sight} (Firearms), the sight nearest the breech.	   {To bring up the rear}, to come last or behind.	      [1913 Webster]	Rear \Rear\ (r[=e]r), v. t.	   To place in the rear; to secure the rear of. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rear \Rear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reared} (r[=e]rd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Rearing}.] [AS. r[=ae]ran to raise, rear, elevate,	   for r[=ae]san, causative of r[imac]san to rise. See {Rise},	   and cf. {Raise}.]	   1. To raise; to lift up; to cause to rise, become erect,	      etc.; to elevate; as, to rear a monolith.	      [1913 Webster]	            In adoration at his feet I fell	            Submiss; he reared me.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It reareth our hearts from vain thoughts. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mine [shall be] the first hand to rear her banner.	                                                  --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To erect by building; to set up; to construct; as, to rear	      defenses or houses; to rear one government on the ruins of	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            One reared a font of stone.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lift and take up. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And having her from Trompart lightly reared,	            Upon his courser set the lovely load. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring up to maturity, as young; to educate; to	      instruct; to foster; as, to rear offspring.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wants a father to protect his youth,	            And rear him up to virtue.            --Southern.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To breed and raise; as, to rear cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To rouse; to stir up. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And seeks the tusky boar to rear.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To lift; elevate; erect; raise; build; establish. See	        the Note under {Raise}, 3	      (c) .	          [1913 Webster]	Rear \Rear\, v. i.	   To rise up on the hind legs, as a horse; to become erect.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rearing bit}, a bit designed to prevent a horse from lifting	      his head when rearing. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster] Reardorse
Reardorse \Rear"dorse\ (-d[^o]rs), Reardoss \Rear"doss\	   (-d[o^]s), n.	   A reredos.	   [1913 Webster]
Rearer \Rear"er\ (r[=e]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, rears.	   [1913 Webster] re-argue
Reargue \Re*ar"gue\, Re-argue \Re-ar"gue\(r[=e]*[aum]r"g[=u]),	   v. t.	   To argue anew or again; as, This politician will be forced	   into re-arguing an old national campaign. Usually used	   without the hyphen.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Reargument \Re*ar"gu*ment\ (-g[-u]*ment), n.	   An arguing over again, as of a motion made in court.	   [1913 Webster]
Rear-horse \Rear"-horse`\ (r[=e]r"h[^o]rs`), n. [So called	   because it rears up when disturbed.] (Zool.)	   A mantis.	   [1913 Webster]
Rearly \Rear"ly\, adv.	   Early. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] re-arm
re-arm \re-arm\, re-arm \re-arm\v. t.	   To arm (a person, group, or country) again; as, After the	   war, the defeated country was not rearmed by the victors.	   Usually used without the hyphen.	   Syn: rearm.	        [WordNet 1.5] re-arm	re-arm \re-arm\, re-arm \re-arm\v. i.	   To become armed again; as, after the war, the defeated	   country rapidly rearmed. Usually used without the hyphen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Rearmost \Rear"most`\ (-m[=o]st`), a.	   Farthest in the rear; last.	   [1913 Webster] Reremouse
Rearmouse \Rear"mouse`\, Reremouse \Rere"mouse`\ (-mous`), n.	   [AS. hr[=e]rem[=u]s; probably fr. hr[=e]ran to agitate, stir	   (akin to G. r["u]hren, Icel. hr[ae]ra) + m[=u]s mouse.]	   (Zool.)	   The leather-winged bat ({Vespertilio murinus}). [Written also	   {reermouse}.]	   [1913 Webster] re-arrange
re-arrange \re`-ar*range"\, Rearrange
\Re`ar*range"\(r[=e]`[a^]r*r[=a]nj"), v. t.	   To arrange again; to put into a different order; to arrange	   in a different way; as, Please re-arrange these files in	   alphabetical order. Usually used without the hyphen.	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Rearrangement \Re`ar*range"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of rearranging, or the state of being rearranged.	   [1913 Webster]
Rearward \Rear"ward`\ (r[=e]r"w[add]rd`-w[~e]rd), n. [Rear +	   ward.]	   The last troop; the rear of an army; a rear guard. Also used	   figuratively. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rearward \Rear"ward\ (-w[~e]rd), a. & adv.	   At or toward the rear.	   [1913 Webster]
Reascend \Re`as*cend"\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[e^]nd"), v. i.	   To rise, mount, or climb again.	   [1913 Webster]	Reascend \Re`as*cend"\, v. t.	   To ascend or mount again; to reach by ascending again.	   [1913 Webster]	         He mounts aloft, and reascends the skies. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Reascension \Re`as*cen"sion\ (-s[e^]n"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of reascending; a remounting.	   [1913 Webster]
Reascent \Re`as*cent"\ (-s[e^]nt"), n.	   A returning ascent or ascension; acclivity. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Reason \Rea"son\ (r[=e]"z'n), n. [OE. resoun, F. raison, fr. L.	   ratio (akin to Goth. ra[thorn]j[=o] number, account,	   gara[thorn]jan to count, G. rede speech, reden to speak), fr.	   reri, ratus, to reckon, believe, think. Cf. {Arraign},	   {Rate}, {Ratio}, {Ration}.]	   1. A thought or a consideration offered in support of a	      determination or an opinion; a just ground for a	      conclusion or an action; that which is offered or accepted	      as an explanation; the efficient cause of an occurrence or	      a phenomenon; a motive for an action or a determination;	      proof, more or less decisive, for an opinion or a	      conclusion; principle; efficient cause; final cause;	      ground of argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll give him reasons for it.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reason of the motion of the balance in a wheel	            watch is by the motion of the next wheel. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            This reason did the ancient fathers render, why the	            church was called "catholic."         --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue and vice are not arbitrary things; but there	            is a natural and eternal reason for that goodness	            and virtue, and against vice and wickedness.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The faculty or capacity of the human mind by which it is	      distinguished from the intelligence of the inferior	      animals; the higher as distinguished from the lower	      cognitive faculties, sense, imagination, and memory, and	      in contrast to the feelings and desires. Reason comprises	      conception, judgment, reasoning, and the intuitional	      faculty. Specifically, it is the intuitional faculty, or	      the faculty of first truths, as distinguished from the	      understanding, which is called the discursive or	      ratiocinative faculty.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have no other faculties of perceiving or knowing	            anything divine or human, but by our five senses and	            our reason.                           --P. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            In common and popular discourse, reason denotes that	            power by which we distinguish truth from falsehood,	            and right from wrong, and by which we are enabled to	            combine means for the attainment of particular ends.	                                                  --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason is used sometimes to express the whole of	            those powers which elevate man above the brutes, and	            constitute his rational nature, more especially,	            perhaps, his intellectual powers; sometimes to	            express the power of deduction or argumentation.	                                                  --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the pure reason I mean the power by which we	            become possessed of principles.       --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sense perceives; the understanding, in its own	            peculiar operation, conceives; the reason, or	            rationalized understanding, comprehends.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Due exercise of the reasoning faculty; accordance with, or	      that which is accordant with and ratified by, the mind	      rightly exercised; right intellectual judgment; clear and	      fair deductions from true principles; that which is	      dictated or supported by the common sense of mankind;	      right conduct; right; propriety; justice.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was promised, on a time,	            To have reason for my rhyme.          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            But law in a free nation hath been ever public	            reason; the enacted reason of a parliament, which he	            denying to enact, denies to govern us by that which	            ought to be our law; interposing his own private	            reason, which to us is no law.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most probable way of bringing France to reason	            would be by the making an attempt on the Spanish	            West Indies.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) Ratio; proportion. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By reason of}, by means of; on account of; because of.	      "Spain is thin sown of people, partly by reason of the	      sterility of the soil." --Bacon.	   {In reason},	   {In all reason}, in justice; with rational ground; in a right	      view.	      [1913 Webster]	            When anything is proved by as good arguments as a	            thing of that kind is capable of, we ought not, in	            reason, to doubt of its existence.    --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {It is reason}, it is reasonable; it is right. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet it were great reason, that those that have	            children should have greatest care of future times.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Motive; argument; ground; consideration; principle;	        sake; account; object; purpose; design. See {Motive},	        {Sense}.	        [1913 Webster]	Reason \Rea"son\ (r[=e]"z'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reasoned}	   (r[=e]"z'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reasoning}.] [Cf. F.	   raisonner. See {Reason}, n.]	   1. To exercise the rational faculty; to deduce inferences	      from premises; to perform the process of deduction or of	      induction; to ratiocinate; to reach conclusions by a	      systematic comparison of facts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To carry on a process of deduction or of induction,	      in order to convince or to confute; to formulate and set	      forth propositions and the inferences from them; to argue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stand still, that I may reason with you, before the	            Lord, of all the righteous acts of the Lord. --1	                                                  Sam. xii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To converse; to compare opinions. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Reason \Rea"son\, v. t.	   1. To arrange and present the reasons for or against; to	      examine or discuss by arguments; to debate or discuss; as,	      I reasoned the matter with my friend.	      [1913 Webster]	            When they are clearly discovered, well digested, and	            well reasoned in every part, there is beauty in such	            a theory.                             --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support with reasons, as a request. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To persuade by reasoning or argument; as, to reason one	      into a belief; to reason one out of his plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men that will not be reasoned into their senses.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To overcome or conquer by adducing reasons; -- with down;	      as, to reason down a passion.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To find by logical processes; to explain or justify by	      reason or argument; -- usually with out; as, to reason out	      the causes of the librations of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]
Reasonable \Rea"son*a*ble\ (r[=e]"z'n*[.a]*b'l), a. [OE.	   resonable, F. raisonnable, fr. L. rationabilis. See {Reason},	   n.]	   1. Having the faculty of reason; endued with reason;	      rational; as, a reasonable being.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Governed by reason; being under the influence of reason;	      thinking, speaking or acting rationally, or according to	      the dictates of reason; agreeable to reason; just;	      rational; as, the measure must satisfy all reasonable men.	      [1913 Webster]	            By indubitable certainty, I mean that which doth not	            admit of any reasonable cause of doubting. --Bp.	                                                  Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men have no right to what is not reasonable.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not excessive or immoderate; within due limits; proper;	      as, a reasonable demand, amount, price.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let . . . all things be thought upon	            That may, with reasonable swiftness, add	            More feathers to our wings.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rational; just; honest; equitable; fair; suitable;	        moderate; tolerable. See {Rational}.	        [1913 Webster]	Reasonable \Rea"son*a*ble\, adv.	   Reasonably; tolerably. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a reasonable good ear in music.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reasonableness \Rea"son*a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being reasonable.	   [1913 Webster]
Reasonably \Rea"son*a*bly\, adv.	   1. In a reasonable manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moderately; tolerably. "Reasonably perfect in the	      language." --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]
Reasoner \Rea"son*er\ (r[=e]"z'n*[~e]r), n.	   One who reasons or argues; as, a fair reasoner; a close	   reasoner; a logical reasoner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reasoning \Rea"son*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of adducing a reason or reasons; manner	      of presenting one's reasons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is offered in argument; proofs or reasons when	      arranged and developed; course of argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            His reasoning was sufficiently profound. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Argumentation; argument.	   Usage: {Reasoning}, {Argumentation}. Few words are more	          interchanged than these; and yet, technically, there	          is a difference between them. Reasoning is the broader	          term, including both deduction and induction.	          Argumentation denotes simply the former, and descends	          from the whole to some included part; while reasoning	          embraces also the latter, and ascends from the parts	          to a whole. See {Induction}. Reasoning is occupied	          with ideas and their relations; argumentation has to	          do with the forms of logic. A thesis is set down: you	          attack, I defend it; you insist, I reply; you deny, I	          prove; you distinguish, I destroy your distinctions;	          my replies balance or overturn your objections. Such	          is argumentation. It supposes that there are two	          sides, and that both agree to the same rules.	          Reasoning, on the other hand, is often a natural	          process, by which we form, from the general analogy of	          nature, or special presumptions in the case,	          conclusions which have greater or less degrees of	          force, and which may be strengthened or weakened by	          subsequent experience.	          [1913 Webster]
Reasonist \Rea"son*ist\, n.	   A rationalist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such persons are now commonly called "reasonists" and	         "rationalists," to distinguish them from true reasoners	         and rational inquirers.                  --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Reasonless \Rea"son*less\, a.	   1. Destitute of reason; as, a reasonless man or mind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Void of reason; not warranted or supported by reason;	      unreasonable.	      [1913 Webster]	            This proffer is absurd and reasonless. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] re-assail
reassail \re`as*sail"\, re-assail \re`-as*sail"\v. t.	   To assail again; as, Her old fears reassailed her. Usually	   used without the hyphen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Reassemblage \Re`as*sem"blage\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[e^]m"bl[asl]j), n.	   Assemblage a second time or again.	   [1913 Webster] re-assemble
Reassemble \Re`as*sem"ble\, Re-assemble
\Re`-as*sem"ble\(r[=e]`[a^]s*s[e^]m"b'l), v. t. & i.	   To assemble again; -- usually after having taking something	   apart. Usually used without the hyphen.	   [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Reassert \Re`as*sert"\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[~e]rt"), v. t.	   To assert again or anew; to maintain after an omission to do	   so.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us hope . . . we may have a body of authors who	         will reassert our claim to respectability in	         literature.                              --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Reassertion \Re`as*ser"tion\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[~e]r"sh[u^]n), n.	   A second or renewed assertion of the same thing.	   [1913 Webster] re-assess
reassess \re`as*sess"\, re-assess \re`-as*sess"\v. t.	   To revise or renew one's assessment of; as, we need to	   reassess our position to include the new information. Usually	   used without the hyphen.	   Syn: re-evaluate, reevaluate.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Reassessment \Re`as*sess"ment\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[e^]s"ment, n.	   A renewed or second assessment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reassign \Re`as*sign"\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[imac]n"), v. t.	   To assign back or again; to transfer back what has been	   assigned.	   [1913 Webster]
Reassignment \Re`as*sign"ment\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[imac]n"ment), n.	   The act of reassigning.	   [1913 Webster]
Reassimilate \Re`as*sim"i*late\	   (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[i^]m"[i^]*l[=a]t), v. t. & i.	   To assimilate again. -- {Re`as*sim`i*la"tion}	   (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[i^]m"[i^]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reassociate \Re`as*so"ci*ate\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[=o]"sh[i^]*[=a]t),	   v. t. & i.	   To associate again; to bring again into close relations.	   [1913 Webster]
Reassume \Re`as*sume"\ (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[=u]m"), v. t.	   To assume again or anew; to resume. -- {Re`as*sump"tion}	   (r[=e]`[a^]s*s[u^]mp"sh[u^]n), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reassurance \Re`as*sur"ance\ (r[=e]`[.a]*sh[udd]r"ans), n.	   1. Assurance or confirmation renewed or repeated. --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Same as {Reinsurance}.	      [1913 Webster]
Reassure \Re`as*sure"\ (r[=e]`[.a]*sh[udd]r"), v. t.	   1. To assure anew; to restore confidence to; to free from	      fear or terror.	      [1913 Webster]	            They rose with fear, . . .	            Till dauntless Pallas reassured the rest. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reinsure.	      [1913 Webster]
Reassurer \Re`as*sur"er\ (r[=e]`[.a]*sh[udd]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who reassures.	   [1913 Webster]
Reasty \Reas"ty\ (r[=e]s"t[y^]), a. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Rusty and rancid; -- applied to salt meat. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.] --Tusser. -- {Reas"ti*ness} (r[=e]s"t[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reata \Re*a"ta\ (r[asl]*[aum]"t[.a]), n. [Sp.]	   A lariat.	   [1913 Webster]
Reattach \Re`at*tach"\ (r[=e]`[a^]t*t[a^]ch"), v. t.	   To attach again.	   Note: The object reattached may have been an integral part	         which had never been "attached" (trans), e.g., to	         reattach a severed finger.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Reattachment \Re`at*tach"ment\ (r[=e]`[a^]t*t[a^]ch"ment), n.	   The act of reattaching; a second attachment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reattain \Re`at*tain"\ (r[=e]`[a^]t*t[=a]n"), v. t.	   To attain again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reattainment \Re`at*tain"ment\ (r[=e]`[a^]t*t[=a]n"ment), n.	   The act of reattaining.	   [1913 Webster]
Reattempt \Re`at*tempt"\ (r[=e]`[a^]t*t[e^]mt"; 215), v. t.	   To attempt again.	   [1913 Webster] re-attribute
reattribute \reattribute\, re-attribute \re-attribute\v. t.	   To attribute to another source or cause. Usually used without	   the hyphen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Reaume \Re"aume\ (r[=e]"[add]m), n.	   Realm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
R'eaumur \R['e]`au`mur"\ (r[asl]`[=o]`m[.u]r"), a.	   Of or pertaining to Ren['e] Antoine Ferchault de R['e]aumur;	   conformed to the scale adopted by R['e]aumur in graduating	   the thermometer he invented. -- n. A R['e]aumur thermometer	   or scale.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The R['e]aumur thermometer is so graduated that 0[deg]	         marks the freezing point and 80[deg] the boiling point	         of water. Frequently indicated by R. Cf. {Centigrade},	         and {Fahrenheit}. See Illust. of {Thermometer}.	         [1913 Webster]
Reave \Reave\ (r[=e]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reaved} (r[=e]vd),	   {Reft} (r[e^]ft), or {Raft} (r[.a]ft) (obs.); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Reaving}.] [AS. re['a]fian, from re['a]f spoil, plunder,	   clothing, re['o]fan to break (cf. bire['o]fan to deprive of);	   akin to G. rauben to rob, Icel. raufa to rob, rj[=u]fa to	   break, violate, Goth. bir['a]ub[=o]n to despoil, L. rumpere	   to break; cf. Skr. lup to break. [root]114. Cf. {Bereave},	   {Rob}, v. t., {Robe}, {Rove}, v. i., {Rupture}.]	   To take away by violence or by stealth; to snatch away; to	   rob; to despoil; to bereave. [Archaic]. "To reave his life."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         He golden apples raft of the dragon.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the wooers reave	         By privy stratagem my life at home.      --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         To reave the orphan of his patrimony.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heathen caught and reft him of his tongue.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Reaver \Reav"er\ (r[=e]v"[~e]r), n.	   One who reaves. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Reawake \Re`a*wake"\ (r[=e]`[.a]*w[=a]k"), v. i.	   To awake again.	   [1913 Webster] re-awaken
reawaken \reawaken\, re-awaken \re-awaken\v. t. & i.	   To awaken once again. Usually used without the hyphen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Rebanish \Re*ban"ish\ (r[=e]*b[a^]n"[i^]sh), v. t.	   To banish again.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebaptism \Re*bap"tism\ (r[=e]*b[a^]p"t[i^]z'm), n.	   A second baptism.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebaptization \Re*bap`ti*za"tion\	   (r[=e]*b[a^]p`t[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   rebaptisation.]	   A second baptism. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebaptize \Re`bap*tize"\ (r[=e]`b[a^]p*t[imac]z"), v. t. [Pref.	   re- + baptize: cf. F. rebaptiser, L. rebaptizare.]	   To baptize again or a second time.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebaptizer \Re`bap*tiz"er\ (r[=e]`b[a^]p*t[imac]z"[~e]r), n.	   One who rebaptizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebarbarize \Re*bar"ba*rize\ (r[=e]*b[aum]r"b[.a]*r[imac]z), v.	   t.	   To reduce again to barbarism. -- {Re*bar`ba*ri*za"tion}	   (r[=e]*b[aum]r"b[.a]*r[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Germany . . . rebarbarized by polemical theology and	         religious wars.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebate \Re*bate"\ (r[-e]*b[=a]t"), v. t. [F. rebattre to beat	   again; pref. re- re- + battre to beat, L. batuere to beat,	   strike. See {Abate}.]	   1. To beat to obtuseness; to deprive of keenness; to blunt;	      to turn back the point of, as a lance used for exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	            But doth rebate and blunt his natural edge. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deduct from; to make a discount from, as interest due,	      or customs duties. --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To return a portion of a sum paid, as a method of	      discounting of prices.	      [PJC]	   {Rebated cross}, a cross which has the extremities of the	      arms bent back at right angles, as in the fylfot.	      [1913 Webster]	Rebate \Re*bate"\, v. i.	   To abate; to withdraw. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Rebate \Re*bate"\, n.	   1. Diminution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) Deduction; abatement; as, a rebate of interest for	      immediate payment; a rebate of importation duties.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A portion of a sum paid, returned to the purchaser, as a	      method of discounting. The rebate is sometimes returned by	      the manufacturer, after the full price is paid to the	      retailer by the purchaser.	      [PJC]	Rebate \Re*bate"\, n. [See {Rabbet}.]	   1. (Arch.) A rectangular longitudinal recess or groove, cut	      in the corner or edge of any body; a rabbet. See {Rabbet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of wood hafted into a long stick, and serving to	      beat out mortar. --Elmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An iron tool sharpened something like a chisel, and used	      for dressing and polishing wood. --Elmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Perhaps a different word.] A kind of hard freestone used	      in making pavements. [R.] --Elmes.	      [1913 Webster]	Rebate \Re*bate"\, v. t.	   To cut a rebate in. See {Rabbet}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebatement \Re*bate"ment\ (r[-e]*b[=a]t"ment), n. [Cf. OF.	   rabatement, fr. rabatre to diminish, F. rabattre.]	   Same as 3d {Rebate}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebato \Re*ba"to\ (r[-e]*b[=a]"t[-o]), n.	   Same as {Rabato}. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebec \Re"bec\ (r[=e]"b[e^]k), n. [F., fr. It. ribeca, ribeba,	   fr. Ar. rab[=a]b a musical instrument of a round form.]	   1. (Mus.) An instrument formerly used which somewhat	      resembled the violin, having three strings, and being	      played with a bow. [Written also {rebeck}.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He turn'd his rebec to a mournful note. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contemptuous term applied to an old woman. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Rebel \Reb"el\ (r[e^]b"[e^]l), a. [F. rebelle, fr. L. rebellis.	   See {Rebel}, v. i.]	   Pertaining to rebels or rebellion; acting in revolt;	   rebellious; as, rebel troops.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whoso be rebel to my judgment.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Convict by flight, and rebel to all law. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Rebel \Reb"el\, n. [F. rebelle.]	   One who rebels.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Revolter; insurgent.	   Usage: {Rebel}, {Insurgent}. Insurgent marks an early, and	          rebel a more advanced, stage of opposition to	          government. The former rises up against his rulers,	          the latter makes war upon them.	          [1913 Webster]	Rebel \Re*bel"\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rebelled}	   (r[-e]*b[e^]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebelling}.] [F. rebeller,	   fr. L. rebellare to make war again; pref. re- again + bellare	   to make war, fr. bellum war. See {Bellicose}, and cf. {Revel}	   to carouse.]	   1. To renounce, and resist by force, the authority of the	      ruler or government to which one owes obedience. See	      {Rebellion}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The murmur and the churls' rebelling. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have builded you an altar, that ye might rebel	            this day against the Lord.            --Josh. xxii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be disobedient to authority; to assume a hostile or	      insubordinate attitude; to revolt.	      [1913 Webster]	            How could my hand rebel against my heart?	            How could your heart rebel against your reason?	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Rebeldom \Reb"el*dom\ (r[e^]b"[e^]l*d[u^]m), n.	   A region infested by rebels; rebels, considered collectively;	   also, conduct or quality characteristic of rebels.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebeller \Re*bel"ler\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"l[~e]r), n.	   One who rebels; a rebel.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebellion \Re*bel"lion\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"y[u^]n), n. [F.	   r['e]bellion, L. rebellio. See {Rebel}, v. i. Among the	   Romans rebellion was originally a revolt or open resistance	   to their government by nations that had been subdued in war.	   It was a renewed war.]	   1. The act of rebelling; open and avowed renunciation of the	      authority of the government to which one owes obedience,	      and resistance to its officers and laws, either by levying	      war, or by aiding others to do so; an organized uprising	      of subjects for the purpose of coercing or overthrowing	      their lawful ruler or government by force; revolt;	      insurrection.	      [1913 Webster]	            No sooner is the standard of rebellion displayed	            than men of desperate principles resort to it.	                                                  --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Open resistance to, or defiance of, lawful authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Commission of rebellion} (Eng. Law), a process of contempt	      issued on the nonappearance of a defendant, -- now	      abolished. --Wharton. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insurrection; sedition; revolt; mutiny; resistance;	        contumacy. See {Insurrection}.	        [1913 Webster]
Rebellious \Re*bel"lious\ (r[-e]*b[e^]l"y[u^]s), a.	   Engaged in rebellion; disposed to rebel; of the nature of	   rebels or of rebellion; resisting government or lawful	   authority by force. "Thy rebellious crew." "Proud rebellious	   arms." --Milton. -- {Re*bel"lious*ly}, adv. --	   {Re*bel"lious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebellow \Re*bel"low\ (r[=e]*b[e^]l"l[-o]), v. i.	   To bellow again; to repeat or echo a bellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cave rebellowed, and the temple shook. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] re-bind
rebind \rebind\, re-bind \re-bind\v. t.	   To provide with a new binding, as of books. Usually used	   without the hyphen.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Rebiting \Re*bit"ing\ (r[=e]*b[imac]t"[i^]ng), n. (Etching)	   The act or process of deepening worn lines in an etched plate	   by submitting it again to the action of acid. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebloom \Re*bloom"\ (r[=e]*bl[=oo]m"), v. i.	   To bloom again. --Crabbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Reblossom \Re*blos"som\ (r[=e]*bl[o^]s"s[u^]m), v. i.	   To blossom again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reboant \Re*bo"ant\ (r[-e]*b[=o]"ant), a. [L. reboans, p. pr. of	   reboare; pref. re- re- + boare to cry aloud.]	   Rebellowing; resounding loudly. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Reboation \Re`bo*a"tion\ (r[=e]`b[-o]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Repetition of a bellow. [R.] --Bp. Patrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Reboil \Re*boil"\ (r[=e]*boil"), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- + boil:	   cf. F. rebouillir.]	   1. To boil, or to cause to boil, again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To make or to become hot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some of his companions thereat reboyleth. --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]
Reborn \Re*born"\ (r[=e]*b[^o]rn"), p. p.	   Born again.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebound \Re*bound"\ (r[-e]*bound"), v. i. [Pref. re- + bound:	   cf. F. rebondir.]	   1. To spring back; to start back; to be sent back or	      reverberated by elastic force on collision with another	      body; as, a rebounding echo.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bodies which are absolutely hard, or so soft as to	            be void of elasticity, will not rebound from one	            another.                              --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give back an echo. [R.] --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bound again or repeatedly, as a horse. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to recover, as from sickness, psychological shock, or	      disappointment.	      [PJC]	   {Rebounding lock} (Firearms), one in which the hammer	      rebounds to half cock after striking the cap or primer.	      [1913 Webster]	Rebound \Re*bound"\, v. t.	   To send back; to reverberate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Silenus sung; the vales his voice rebound. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Rebound \Re*bound"\, n.	   1. The act of rebounding; resilience.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flew . . . back, as from a rock, with swift rebound.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. recovery, as from sickness, psychological shock, or	      disappointment.	      [PJC]
Rebozo \Re*bo"zo\, n. [Sp. rebozo.]	   A kind of mantilla worn by women over the head and shoulders,	   and sometimes over part of the face. [Mexico & Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rebrace \Re*brace"\ (r[=e]*br[=a]s"), v. t.	   To brace again. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebreathe \Re*breathe"\ (r[=e]*br[=e]th"), v. t.	   To breathe again.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebucous \Re*bu"cous\ (r[-e]*b[=u]"k[u^]s), a.	   Rebuking. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She gave unto him many rebucous words.   --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebuff \Re*buff"\ (r[-e]*b[u^]f"), n. [It. ribuffo, akin to	   ribuffare to repulse; pref. ri- (L. re-) + buffo puff. Cf.	   {Buff} to strike, {Buffet} a blow.]	   1. Repercussion, or beating back; a quick and sudden	      resistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strong rebuff of some tumultuous cloud.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sudden check; unexpected repulse; defeat; refusal;	      repellence; rejection of solicitation.	      [1913 Webster]	Rebuff \Re*buff"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuffed}	   (r[-e]*b[u^]ft"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebuffing}.]	   To beat back; to offer sudden resistance to; to check; to	   repel or repulse violently, harshly, or uncourteously.	   [1913 Webster] re-build
Rebuild \Re*build"\, Re-build \Re-build"\(r[=e]*b[i^]ld"), v. t.	   To build again, as something which has been demolished; to	   construct anew; as, to rebuild a house, a wall, a wharf, or a	   city. Usually used without the hyphen.	   Syn: build anew, build again, reconstruct, reerect.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Rebuilder \Re*build"er\ (r[=e]*b[i^]ld"[~e]r), n.	   One who rebuilds. --Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebukable \Re*buk"a*ble\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Worthy of rebuke or reprehension; reprehensible. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebuke \Re*buke"\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebuked}	   (r[-e]*b[=u]kt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebuking}.] [OF.	   rebouquier to dull, blunt, F. reboucher; perhaps fr. pref.	   re- re- + bouche mouth, OF. also bouque, L. bucca cheek; if	   so, the original sense was, to stop the mouth of; hence, to	   stop, obstruct.]	   To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by	   expression of disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and	   summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish.	   [1913 Webster]	         The proud he tamed, the penitent he cheered,	         Nor to rebuke the rich offender feared.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reprove; chide; check; chasten; restrain; silence.	        See {Reprove}.	        [1913 Webster]	Rebuke \Re*buke"\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"), n.	   1. A direct and pointed reproof; a reprimand; also,	      chastisement; punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thy sake I have suffered rebuke.  --Jer. xv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why bear you these rebukes and answer not? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Check; rebuff. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be without rebuke}, to live without giving cause of	      reproof or censure; to be blameless.	      [1913 Webster]
Rebukeful \Re*buke"ful\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"f[.u]l), a.	   Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke. [Obs.] --	   {Re*buke"ful*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rebuker \Re*buk"er\ (r[-e]*b[=u]k"[~e]r), n.	   One who rebukes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebukingly \Re*buk"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of rebuke.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebullition \Re`bul*li"tion\ (r[=e]`b[u^]l*l[i^]sh"[u^]n), n.	   The act of boiling up or effervescing. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebury \Re*bur"y\ (r[=e]*b[e^]r"r[y^]), v. t.	   To bury again. --Ashmole.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebus \Re"bus\ (r[=e]"b[u^]s), n.; pl. {Rebuses}	   (r[=e]"b[u^]s*[e^]z). [L. rebus by things, abl. pl. of res a	   thing: cf. F. r['e]bus. Cf. 3d {Real}.]	   1. A mode of expressing words and phrases by pictures of	      objects whose names resemble those words, or the syllables	      of which they are composed; enigmatical representation of	      words by figures; hence, a peculiar form of riddle made up	      of such representations.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A gallant, in love with a woman named Rose Hill, had,	         embroidered on his gown, a rose, a hill, an eye, a	         loaf, and a well, signifying, Rose Hill I love well.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A pictorial suggestion on a coat of arms of the	      name of the person to whom it belongs. See {Canting arms},	      under {Canting}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rebus \Re"bus\, v. t.	   To mark or indicate by a rebus.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [John Morton] had a fair library rebused with More	         in text and Tun under it.                --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebut \Re*but"\ (r[-e]*b[u^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rebutted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Rebutting}.] [OF. rebouter to repulse, drive	   back; pref. re- + bouter to push, thrust. See 1st {Butt},	   {Boutade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To drive or beat back; to repulse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who him, rencount'ring fierce, as hawk in flight,	            Perforce rebutted back.               --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To contradict, meet, or oppose by argument, plea, or	      countervailing proof. --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	Rebut \Re*but"\, v. i.	   1. To retire; to recoil. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To make, or put in, an answer, as to a plaintiff's	      surrejoinder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The plaintiff may answer the rejoinder by a	            surrejoinder; on which the defendant may rebut.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Rebuttable \Re*but"ta*ble\ (r[-e]*b[u^]t"t[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being rebutted.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebuttal \Re*but"tal\ (r[-e]*b[u^]t"tal), n. (Law)	   The giving of evidence on the part of a plaintiff to destroy	   the effect of evidence introduced by the defendant in the	   same suit.	   [1913 Webster]
Rebutter \Re*but"ter\ (r[-e]*b[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. (Law)	   The answer of a defendant in matter of fact to a plaintiff's	   surrejoinder.	   [1913 Webster]
Recadency \Re*ca"den*cy\ (r[=e]*k[=a]"den*s[y^]), n.	   A falling back or descending a second time; a relapse. --W.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Recalcitrant \Re*cal"ci*trant\ (r[-e]*k[a^]l"s[i^]*trant), a.	   [L. recalcitrans, p. pr. of recalcitrare to kick back; pref.	   re- re- + calcitrare to kick, fr. calx heel. Cf.	   {Inculcate}.]	   Kicking back; recalcitrating; hence, showing repugnance or	   opposition; refractory.	   [1913 Webster]
Recalcitrate \Re*cal"ci*trate\ (r[-e]*k[a^]l"s[i^]*tr[=a]t), v.	   t.	   To kick against; to show repugnance to; to rebuff.	   [1913 Webster]	         The more heartily did one disdain his disdain, and	         recalcitrate his tricks.                 --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Recalcitrate \Re*cal"ci*trate\, v. i.	   To kick back; to kick against anything; hence, to express	   repugnance or opposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Recalcitration \Re*cal`ci*tra"tion\	   (r[-e]*k[a^]l"s[i^]*tr[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness.	   [1913 Webster]
Recall \Re*call"\ (r[-e]*k[add]l"), v. t.	   1. To call back; to summon to return; as, to recall troops;	      to recall an ambassador.	      [1913 Webster]	            If Henry were recalled to life again. --Shak.	   2. To revoke; to annul by a subsequent act; to take back; to	      withdraw; as, to recall words, or a decree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passed sentence may not be recall'd.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To call back to mind; to revive in memory; to recollect;	      to remember; as, to recall bygone days.	      [1913 Webster]	Recall \Re*call"\, n.	   1. A calling back; a revocation.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is done, and since 't is done, 't is past recall.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A call on the trumpet, bugle, or drum, by which	      soldiers are recalled from duty, labor, etc. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Political Science)	      (a) The right or procedure by which a public official,	          commonly a legislative or executive official, may be	          removed from office, before the end of his term of	          office, by a vote of the people to be taken on the	          filing of a petition signed by a required number or	          percentage of qualified voters.	      (b) Short for	   {recall of judicial decisions}, the right or procedure by	      which the decision of a court may be directly reversed or	      annulled by popular vote, as was advocated, in 1912, in	      the platform of the Progressive party for certain cases	      involving the police power of the state.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Recallable \Re*call"a*ble\ (r[-e]*k[add]l"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being recalled.	   [1913 Webster]
Recallment \Re*call"ment\ (r[-e]*k[add]l"ment), n.	   Recall. [R.] --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Recant \Re*cant"\ (r[-e]*k[a^]nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Recanted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recanting}.] [L. recantare,	   recantatum, to recall, recant; pref. re- re- + cantare to	   sing, to sound. See 3d {Cant}, {Chant}.]	   To withdraw or repudiate formally and publicly (opinions	   formerly expressed); to contradict, as a former declaration;	   to take back openly; to retract; to recall.	   [1913 Webster]	         How soon . . . ease would recant	         Vows made in pain, as violent and void!  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To retract; recall; revoke; abjure; disown; disavow. See	        {Renounce}.	        [1913 Webster]	Recant \Re*cant"\, v. i.	   To revoke a declaration or proposition; to unsay what has	   been said; to retract; as, convince me that I am wrong, and I	   will recant. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Recantation \Re`can*ta"tion\ (r[=e]`k[a^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of recanting; a declaration that contradicts a former	   one; that which is thus asserted in contradiction;	   retraction.	   [1913 Webster]	         The poor man was imprisoned for this discovery, and	         forced to make a public recantation.     --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Recanter \Re*cant"er\ (r[-e]*k[a^]nt"[~e]r), n.	   One who recants.	   [1913 Webster]
Recapacitate \Re`ca*pac"i*tate\	   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[a^]s"[i^]*t[=a]t), v. t.	   To qualify again; to confer capacity on again. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Recapitulate \Re*ca*pit"u*late\	   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. t. [L. recapitulare,	   recapitulatum; pref. re- re- + capitulum a small head,	   chapter, section. See {Capitulate}.]	   To repeat, as the principal points in a discourse, argument,	   or essay; to give a summary of the principal facts, points,	   or arguments of; to relate in brief; to summarize.	   [1913 Webster]	Recapitulate \Re`ca*pit"u*late\	   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]t), v. i.	   To sum up, or enumerate by heads or topics, what has been	   previously said; to repeat briefly the substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Recapitulation \Re`ca*pit`u*la"tion\	   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [LL.	   recapitulatio: cf. F. recapitulation.]	   1. The act of recapitulating; a summary, or concise statement	      or enumeration, of the principal points, facts, or	      statements, in a preceding discourse, argument, or essay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) That process of development of the individual	      organism from the embryonic stage onward, which displays a	      parallel between the development of an individual animal	      (ontogeny) and the historical evolution of the species	      (phylogeny). Some authors recognize two types of	      recapitulation, {palingenesis}, in which the truly	      ancestral characters conserved by heredity are reproduced	      during development; and {cenogenesis} ({kenogenesis} or	      {coenogenesis}), the mode of individual development in	      which alterations in the development process have changed	      the original process of recapitulation and obscured the	      evolutionary pathway.	      [PJC]	            This parallel is explained by the theory of	            evolution, according to which, in the words of	            Sidgwick, "the developmental history of the	            individual appears to be a short and simplified	            repetition, or in a certain sense a recapitulation,	            of the course of development of the species."	            Examples of recapitulation may be found in the	            embryological development of all vertebrates. Thus	            the frog develops through stages in which the embryo	            just before hatching is very fish-like, after	            hatching becomes a tadpole which exhibits many	            newt-like characters; and finally reaches the	            permanent frog stage. This accords with the	            comparative rank of the fish, newt and frog groups	            in classification; and also with the succession	            appearance of these groups. Man, as the highest	            animal, exhibits most completely these phenomena. In	            the earliest stages the human embryo is	            indistinguishable from that of any other creature. A	            little later the cephalic region shows gill-slits,	            like those which in a shark are a permanent feature,	            and the heart is two-chambered or fish-like. Further	            development closes the gill-slits, and the heart	            changes to the reptilian type. Here the reptiles	            stop, while birds and mammals advance further; but	            the human embryo in its progress to the higher type	            recapitulates and leaves features characteristic of	            lower mammalian forms -- for instance, a distinct	            and comparatively long tail exists. Most of these	            changes are completed before the embryo is six weeks	            old, but some traces of primitive and obsolete	            structures persist throughout life as "vestiges" or	            "rudimentary organs," and others appear after birth	            in infancy, as the well-known tendency of babies to	            turn their feet sideways and inward, and to use	            their toes and feet as grasping organs, after the	            manner of monkeys. This recapitulation of ancestral	            characters in ontogeny is not complete, however, for	            not all the stages are reproduced in every case, so	            far as can be perceived; and it is irregular and	            complicated in various ways among others by the	            inheritance of acquired characters. The most special	            students of it, as Haeckel, Fritz M["u]tter, Hyatt,	            Balfour, etc., distinguish two sorts of	            recapitulation {palingenesis}, exemplified in	            amphibian larvae and {coenogenesis}, the last	            manifested most completely in the metamorphoses of	            insects. Palingenesis is recapitulation without any	            fundamental changes due to the later modification of	            the primitive method of development, while in	            coenogenesis, the mode of development has suffered	            alterations which obscure the original process of	            recapitulation, or support it entirely.	                                                  --Encyclopedia	                                                  Americana,	                                                  1961.	      [PJC]
Recapitulator \Re`ca*pit"u*la`tor\	   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n.	   One who recapitulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Recapitulatory \Re`ca*pit"u*la*to*ry\	   (r[=e]`k[.a]*p[i^]t"[-u]*l[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Of the nature of a recapitulation; containing recapitulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Recapper \Re*cap"per\ (r[-e]*k[a^]p"p[~e]r), n. (Firearms)	   A tool used for applying a fresh percussion cap or primer to	   a cartridge shell in reloading it.	   [1913 Webster]
Recaption \Re*cap"tion\ (r[-e]*k[a^]p"sh[u^]n), n. (Law)	   The act of retaking, as of one who has escaped after arrest;	   reprisal; the retaking of one's own goods, chattels, wife, or	   children, without force or violence, from one who has taken	   them and who wrongfully detains them. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of recaption} (Law), a writ to recover damages for him	      whose goods, being distrained for rent or service, are	      distrained again for the same cause. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Recaptor \Re*cap"tor\ (r[-e]*k[a^]p"t[~e]r), n.	   One who recaptures; one who takes a prize which had been	   previously taken.	   [1913 Webster]
Recapture \Re*cap"ture\ (r[-e]*k[a^]p"t[-u]r; 135), n.	   1. The act of retaking or recovering by capture; especially,	      the retaking of a prize or goods from a captor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.	      [1913 Webster]	Recapture \Re*cap"ture\, v. t.	   To capture again; to retake.	   [1913 Webster]
Recarbonize \Re*car"bon*ize\ (r[-e]*k[aum]r"b[o^]n*[imac]z), v.	   t. (Metal.)	   To restore carbon to; as, to recarbonize iron in converting	   it into steel.	   [1913 Webster]
Recarnify \Re*car"ni*fy\ (r[-e]*k[aum]r"n[i^]*f[imac]), v. t.	   To convert again into flesh. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Recarriage \Re*car"riage\ (r[-e]*k[a^]r"r[i^]j), n.	   Act of carrying back.	   [1913 Webster]
Recarry \Re*car"ry\ (r[-e]*k[a^]r"r[y^]), v. t.	   To carry back. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Recast \Re*cast"\ (r[=e]*k[.a]st"), v. t.	   1. To throw again. --Florio.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mold anew; to cast anew; to throw into a new form or	      shape; to reconstruct; as, to recast cannon; to recast an	      argument or a play.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To compute, or cast up, a second time.	      [1913 Webster]
Recche \Rec"che\ (r[e^]k"ke), v. i.	   To reck. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reccheles \Rec"che*les\ (r[e^]k"l[e^]s), a.	   Reckless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Receded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Receding}.] [L. recedere,	   recessum; pref. re- re- + cedere to go, to go along: cf. F.	   rec['e]der. See {Cede}.]	   1. To move back; to retreat; to withdraw.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the hollow roar	            Of tides receding from the insulted shore. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            All bodies moved circularly endeavor to recede from	            the center.                           --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw a claim or pretension; to desist; to	      relinquish what had been proposed or asserted; as, to	      recede from a demand or proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To retire; retreat; return; retrograde; withdraw;	        desist.	        [1913 Webster]	Recede \Re*cede"\ (r[=e]*s[=e]d"), v. t. [Pref. re- + cede. Cf.	   {Recede}, v. i.]	   To cede back; to grant or yield again to a former possessor;	   as, to recede conquered territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Receipt \Re*ceipt"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]t"), n. [OE. receite, OF.	   recete, recepte, F. recette, fr. L. recipere, receptum, to	   receive. See {Receive}.]	   1. The act of receiving; reception. "At the receipt of your	      letter." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reception, as an act of hospitality. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy kind receipt of me.               --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capability of receiving; capacity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It has become a place of great receipt. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Place of receiving. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw a man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt	            of custom.                            --Matt. ix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, a recess; a retired place. [Obs.] "In a retired	      receipt together lay." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A formulary according to the directions of which things	      are to be taken or combined; a recipe; as, a receipt for	      making sponge cake.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had a receipt to make white hair black. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A writing acknowledging the taking or receiving of goods	      delivered; an acknowledgment of money paid.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. That which is received; that which comes in, in	      distinction from what is expended, paid out, sent away,	      and the like; -- usually in the plural; as, the receipts	      amounted to a thousand dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gross receipts}. See under {Gross}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Receipt \Re*ceipt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Receipted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Receipting}.]	   1. To give a receipt for; as, to receipt goods delivered by a	      sheriff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put a receipt on, as by writing or stamping; as, to	      receipt a bill.	      [1913 Webster]	Receipt \Re*ceipt"\, v. i.	   To give a receipt, as for money paid.	   [1913 Webster]
Receiptment \Re*ceipt"ment\ (r[-e]*s[=e]t"ment), n. (O. Eng.	   Law)	   The receiving or harboring a felon knowingly, after the	   commission of a felony. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Receiptor \Re*ceipt"or\ (r[-e]*s[=e]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who receipts; specifically (Law), one who receipts for	   property which has been taken by the sheriff.	   [1913 Webster]
Receit \Re*ceit"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]t"), n.	   Receipt. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Receivability \Re*ceiv`a*bil"i*ty\	   (r[-e]*s[=e]v`[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality of being receivable; receivableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Receivable \Re*ceiv"a*ble\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   recevable.]	   Capable of being received. -- {Re*ceiv"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bills receivable}. See under 6th {Bill}.	      [1913 Webster]
Receive \Re*ceive"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Received} (r[-e]*s[=e]vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Receiving}.]	   [OF. receveir, recevoir, F. recevoir, fr. L. recipere; pref.	   re- re- + capere to take, seize. See {Capable}, {Heave}, and	   cf. {Receipt}, {Reception}, {Recipe}.]	   1. To take, as something that is offered, given, committed,	      sent, paid, or the like; to accept; as, to receive money	      offered in payment of a debt; to receive a gift, a	      message, or a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Receyven all in gree that God us sent. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To gain the knowledge of; to take into the mind by	      assent to; to give admission to; to accept, as an opinion,	      notion, etc.; to embrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our hearts receive your warnings.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idea of solidity we receive by our touch.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To allow, as a custom, tradition, or the like; to give	      credence or acceptance to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many other things there be which they have received	            to hold, as the washing of cups, and pots. --Mark	                                                  vii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give admittance to; to permit to enter, as into one's	      house, presence, company, and the like; as, to receive a	      lodger, visitor, ambassador, messenger, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            They kindled a fire, and received us every one.	                                                  --Acts xxviii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To admit; to take in; to hold; to contain; to have	      capacity for; to be able to take in.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brazen altar that was before the Lord was too	            little to receive the burnt offerings. --1 Kings	                                                  viii. 64.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be affected by something; to suffer; to be subjected	      to; as, to receive pleasure or pain; to receive a wound or	      a blow; to receive damage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against his will he can receive no harm. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To take from a thief, as goods known to be stolen.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Lawn Tennis) To bat back (the ball) when served.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Receiving ship}, one on board of which newly recruited	      sailors are received, and kept till drafted for service.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To accept; take; allow; hold; retain; admit.	   Usage: {Receive}, {Accept}. To receive describes simply the	          act of taking. To accept denotes the taking with	          approval, or for the purposes for which a thing is	          offered. Thus, we receive a letter when it comes to	          hand; we receive news when it reaches us; we accept a	          present when it is offered; we accept an invitation to	          dine with a friend.	          [1913 Webster]	                Who, if we knew	                What we receive, would either not accept	                Life offered, or soon beg to lay it down.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Receive \Re*ceive"\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"), v. i.	   1. To receive visitors; to be at home to receive calls; as,	      she receives on Tuesdays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Lawn Tennis) To return, or bat back, the ball when	      served; as, it is your turn to receive.	      [1913 Webster]
Receivedness \Re*ceiv"ed*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being received, accepted, or current;	   as, the receivedness of an opinion. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Receiver \Re*ceiv"er\ (r[-e]*s[=e]v"[~e]r), n. [Cf. F.	   receveur.]	   1. One who takes or receives in any manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A person appointed, ordinarily by a court, to	      receive, and hold in trust, money or other property which	      is the subject of litigation, pending the suit; a person	      appointed to take charge of the estate and effects of a	      corporation, and to do other acts necessary to winding up	      its affairs, in certain cases. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who takes or buys stolen goods from a thief, knowing	      them to be stolen. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.)	      (a) A vessel connected with an alembic, a retort, or the	          like, for receiving and condensing the product of	          distillation.	      (b) A vessel for receiving and containing gases.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Pneumatics) The glass vessel in which the vacuum is	      produced, and the objects of experiment are put, in	      experiments with an air pump. Cf. {Bell jar}, and see	      Illust. of {Air pump}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Steam Engine)	      (a) A vessel for receiving the exhaust steam from the	          high-pressure cylinder before it enters the	          low-pressure cylinder, in a compound engine.	      (b) A capacious vessel for receiving steam from a distant	          boiler, and supplying it dry to an engine.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. That portion of a telephonic apparatus, or similar system,	      at which the message is received and made audible; --	      opposed to {transmitter}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Firearms) In portable breech-loading firearms, the steel	      frame screwed to the breech end of the barrel, which	      receives the bolt or block, gives means of securing for	      firing, facilitates loading, and holds the ejector,	      cut-off, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Exhausted receiver} (Physics), a receiver, as that used with	      the air pump, from which the air has been withdrawn; a	      vessel the interior of which is a more or less complete	      vacuum.	      [1913 Webster]
Receiver's certificate \Re*ceiv"er's cer*tif"i*cate\	   An acknowledgement of indebtedness made by a receiver under	   order of court to obtain funds for the preservation of the	   assets held by him, as for operating a railroad. Receivers'	   certificates are ordinarily a first lien on the assets, prior	   to that of bonds or other securities.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Receivership \Re*ceiv"er*ship\, n.	   The state or office of a receiver.	   [1913 Webster]
Recelebrate \Re*cel"e*brate\ (r[=e]*s[e^]l"[-e]*br[=a]t), v. t.	   To celebrate again, or anew. -- {Re*cel`e*bra"tion}	   (r[=e]*s[e^]l"[-e]*br[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Recency \Re"cen*cy\ (r[=e]"sen*s[y^]), n. [LL. recentia, fr. L.	   recens. See {Recent}.]	   The state or quality of being recent; newness; new state;	   late origin; lateness in time; freshness; as, the recency of	   a transaction, of a wound, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Recense \Re*cense"\ (r[-e]*s[e^]ns"), v. t. [L. recensere; pref.	   re- again + censere to value, estimate: cf. F. recenser.]	   To review; to revise. [R.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Recension \Re*cen"sion\ (r[-e]*s[e^]n"sh[u^]n), n. [L. recensio:	   cf. F. recension.]	   1. The act of reviewing or revising; review; examination;	      enumeration. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the review of a text (as of an ancient	      author) by an editor; critical revisal and establishment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The result of such a work; a text established by critical	      revision; an edited version.	      [1913 Webster]
Recensionist \Re*cen"sion*ist\, n.	   One who makes recensions; specifically, a critical editor.	   [1913 Webster]
Recent \Re"cent\ (r[=e]"sent), a. [L. recens, -entis: cf. F.	   r['e]cent.]	   1. Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not	      of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already	      known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new;	      modern; as, recent news.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancients were of opinion, that a considerable	            portion of that country [Egypt] was recent, and	            formed out of the mud discharged into the	            neighboring sea by the Nile.          --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Of or pertaining to the present or existing epoch;	      as, recent shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Recenter \Re*cen"ter\ (r[=e]*s[e^]n"t[~e]r), v. t. [Pref. re- +	   center.]	   To center again; to restore to the center. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Recently \Re"cent*ly\ (r[=e]"sent*l[y^]), adv.	   Newly; lately; freshly; not long since; as, advices recently	   received.	   [1913 Webster]
Recentness \Re"cent*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being recent.	   [1913 Webster]
Receptacle \Re*cep"ta*cle\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[.a]*k'l), n. [F.	   r['e]ceptacle, L. receptaculum, fr. receptare, v. intens. fr.	   recipere to receive. See {Receive}.]	   1. That which serves, or is used, for receiving and	      containing something, as for examople, a {basket}, a	      {vase}, a {bag}, a {reservoir}; a {repository}.	      [1913 Webster]	            O sacred receptacle of my joys!       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The apex of the flower stalk, from which the organs of	          the flower grow, or into which they are inserted. See	          Illust. of {Flower}, and {Ovary}.	      (b) The dilated apex of a pedicel which serves as a common	          support to a head of flowers.	      (c) An intercellular cavity containing oil or resin or	          other matters.	      (d) A special branch which bears the fructification in	          many cryptogamous plants.	          [1913 Webster]
Receptacular \Rec`ep*tac"u*lar\	   (r[e^]s`[e^]p*t[a^]k"[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]ceptaculaire.] (Bot.)	   Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the	   receptacular chaff or scales in the sunflower.	   [1913 Webster]
Receptaculum \Rec`ep*tac"u*lum\	   (r[e^]s`[e^]p*t[a^]k"[-u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl. {Receptacula}	   (r[e^]s`[e^]p*t[a^]k"[-u]*l[.a]). [L.] (Anat.)	   A receptacle; as, the receptaculum of the chyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Receptary \Rec"ep*ta*ry\ (r[e^]s"[e^]p*t[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   Generally or popularly admitted or received. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Receptary \Rec"ep*ta*ry\, n.	   That which is received. [Obs.] "Receptaries of philosophy."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Receptibility \Re*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\	   (r[-e]*s[e^]p`t[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   1. The quality or state of being receptible; receivableness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A receptible thing. [R.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Receptible \Re*cep"ti*ble\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[i^]*b'l), a. [L.	   receptibilis.]	   Such as may be received; receivable.	   [1913 Webster]
Reception \Re*cep"tion\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   r['e]ception, L. receptio, fr. recipere, receptum. See	   {Receive}.]	   1. The act of receiving; receipt; admission; as, the	      reception of food into the stomach; the reception of a	      letter; the reception of sensation or ideas; reception of	      evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being received.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or manner of receiving, especially of receiving	      visitors; entertainment; hence, an occasion or ceremony of	      receiving guests; as, a hearty reception; an elaborate	      reception.	      [1913 Webster]	            What reception a poem may find.       --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Acceptance, as of an opinion or doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philosophers who have quitted the popular doctrines	            of their countries have fallen into as extravagant	            opinions as even common reception countenanced.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A retaking; a recovery. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Receptive \Re*cep"tive\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]ceptif. See {Receive}.]	   Having the quality of receiving; able or inclined to take in,	   absorb, hold, or contain; receiving or containing; as, a	   receptive mind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Imaginary space is receptive of all bodies. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Receptiveness \Re*cep"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being receptive.	   [1913 Webster]
Receptivity \Rec`ep*tiv"i*ty\ (r[e^]s`[e^]p*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^] or	   r[=e]`s[e^]p*t[i^]v"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]ceptivit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being receptive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Kantian Philos.) The power or capacity of receiving	      impressions, as those of the external senses.	      [1913 Webster]
Receptory \Re*cep"to*ry\ (r[-e]*s[e^]p"t[-o]*r[y^]; 277), n.	   [Cf. L. receptorium a place of shelter.]	   Receptacle. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Recess \Re*cess"\ (r[-e]*s[e^]s"), n. [L. recessus, fr.	   recedere, recessum. See {Recede}.]	   1. A withdrawing or retiring; a moving back; retreat; as, the	      recess of the tides.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every degree of ignorance being so far a recess and	            degradation from rationality.         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            My recess hath given them confidence that I may be	            conquered.                            --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being withdrawn; seclusion; privacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the recess of the jury they are to consider the	            evidence.                             --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good verse recess and solitude requires. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Remission or suspension of business or procedure;	      intermission, as of a legislative body, court, or school;	      as, the children were allowed to play in the school yard	      during recess.	      [1913 Webster]	            The recess of . . . Parliament lasted six weeks.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Part of a room formed by the receding of the wall, as an	      alcove, niche, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bed which stood in a deep recess.   --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A place of retirement, retreat, secrecy, or seclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Departure from this happy place, our sweet	            Recess, and only consolation left.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Secret or abstruse part; as, the difficulties and recesses	      of science; the deepest recesses of the mind. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. (Bot. & Zool.) A sinus.	      [1913 Webster]	Recess \Re*cess"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recessed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Recessing}.]	   To make a recess in; as, to recess a wall.	   [1913 Webster]	Recess \Re*cess"\, n. [G.]	   A decree of the imperial diet of the old German empire.	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Recessed \Re*cessed"\ (r[-e]*s[e^]st"), a.	   1. Having a recess or recesses; as, a recessed arch or wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Withdrawn; secluded. [R.] "Comfortably recessed from	      curious impertinents." --Miss Edgeworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Recessed arch} (Arch.), one of a series of arches	      constructed one within another so as to correspond with	      splayed jambs of a doorway, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Recession \Re*ces"sion\ (r[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. recessio,	   fr. recedere, recessum. See {Recede}.]	   1. The act of receding or withdrawing, as from a place, a	      claim, or a demand. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mercy may rejoice upon the recessions of justice.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Economics) A period during which economic activity, as	      measured by gross domestic product, declines for at least	      two quarters in a row in a specific country. If the	      decline is severe and long, such as greater than ten	      percent, it may be termed a {depression}.	      [PJC]	   3. A procession in which people leave a ceremony, such as at	      a religious service.	      [PJC]	Recession \Re*ces"sion\, n. [Pref. re- + cession.]	   The act of ceding back; restoration; repeated cession; as,	   the recession of conquered territory to its former sovereign.	   [1913 Webster]
Recessional \Re*ces"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to recession or withdrawal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Recessional hymn}, a hymn sung in a procession returning	      from the choir to the robing room; a {recessional}.	      [1913 Webster]
recessional \re*ces"sion*al\ (r[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n*al), n.	   a hymn or other piece of music sung or played while a church	   congregation is leaving a service, or a choir is returning to	   the cloak room; a {recessional hymn}.	   [PJC]
Recessive \Re*ces"sive\ (r[-e]*s[e^]s"s[i^]v), a.	   1. Going back; receding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Genetics) Not appearing in the phenotype unless both	      alleles of the organism have the same trait; -- of genetic	      characteristics, or of the genes coding for such	      characteristics, in diploid organisms. Opposite of	      {dominant}; hemophilia is a recessive trait.	      [PJC]	Recessive \Re*ces"sive\ (r[-e]*s[e^]s"s[i^]v), n. (Genetics)	   A genetic trait determined by a recessive[2] allele; a trait	   not appearing in the phenotype unless both chromosomes of the	   organism have the same allele; also, an allele which is	   recessive[2].	   [PJC]
Rechabite \Re"chab*ite\ (r[=e]"k[a^]b*[imac]t), n. (Jewish	   Hist.)	   One of the descendants of Jonadab, the son of Rechab, all of	   whom by his injunction abstained from the use of intoxicating	   drinks and even from planting the vine. Jer. xxxv. 2-19.	   Also, in modern times, a member of a certain society of	   abstainers from alcoholic liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Rechange \Re*change"\ (r[=e]*ch[=a]nj"), v. t. & i.	   To change again, or change back.	   [1913 Webster]
Recharge \Re*charge"\ (r[=e]*ch[aum]rj"), v. t. & i. [Pref. re-	   + charge: cf. F. recharger.]	   1. To charge or accuse in return.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attack again; to attack anew. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Recharter \Re*char"ter\ (r[=e]*ch[aum]r"t[~e]r), n.	   A second charter; a renewal of a charter. --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]	Recharter \Re*char"ter\, v. t.	   To charter again or anew; to grant a second or another	   charter to.	   [1913 Webster]
Rechase \Re*chase"\ (r[=e]*ch[=a]s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + chase:	   cf. F. rechasser.]	   To chase again; to chase or drive back.	   [1913 Webster]
R'echauff'e \R['e]`chauf`f['e]"\, n. [F., orig. p.p. of	   r['e]chauffer 8warm over. See {Chafe}, v. t.]	   A dish of food that has been warmed again, hence, fig.,	   something made up from old material; a rehash.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         It is merely a r['e]chauff['e] of ancient philosophies.	                                                  --F. W. H.	                                                  Myers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Recheat \Re*cheat"\ (r[-e]*ch[=e]t"), n. [F. requ[^e]t['e], fr.	   requ[^e]ter to hunt anew. See {Request}.] (Sporting)	   A strain given on the horn to call back the hounds when they	   have lost track of the game.	   [1913 Webster]	Recheat \Re*cheat"\, v. i.	   To blow the recheat. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Recherch'e \Re*cher`ch['e]"\ (re*sh[^a]r`sh[asl]"), a. [F.]	   Sought out with care; choice. Hence: of rare quality,	   elegance, or attractiveness; peculiar and refined in kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Rechless \Rech"less\ (r[e^]k"l[e^]s), a.	   Reckless. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Rechoose \Re*choose"\ (r[=e]*ch[=oo]z"), v. t.	   To choose again.	   [1913 Webster]
Recidivate \Re*cid"i*vate\ (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. i.	   [LL. recidivare. See {Recidivous}.]	   To backslide; to fall again. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recidivation \Re*cid`i*va"tion\	   (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [LL. recidivatio.]	   A falling back; a backsliding. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Recidivism \Re*cid"i*vism\ (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[i^]z'm), n.	   The state or quality of being recidivous; relapse, specif.	   (Criminology), a falling back or relapse into prior criminal	   habits, esp. after conviction and punishment.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         The old English system of recognizances, in which the	         guilty party deposits a sum of money, is an excellent	         guarantee to society against recidivism. --Havelock	                                                  Ellis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Recidivist \Re*cid"i*vist\ (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[i^]st), n.	   One who is recidivous or is characterized by recidivism; an	   incorrigible criminal. -- {Re*cid`i*vis"tic}	   (r[-e]*s[i^]d`[i^]*v[i^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         The criminal by passion never becomes a recidivist, it	         is the social, not the antisocial, instincts that are	         strong within him, his crime is a solitary event in his	         life.                                    --Havelock	                                                  Ellis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Recidivous \Re*cid"i*vous\ (r[-e]*s[i^]d"[i^]*v[u^]s), a. [L.	   recidivus, fr. recidere to fall back.]	   Tending or liable to backslide or relapse to a former	   condition or habit.	   [1913 Webster]
Recipe \Rec"i*pe\ (r[e^]s"[i^]*p[-e]), n.; pl. {Recipes}	   (r[e^]s"[i^]*p[=e]z). [L., imperative of recipere to take	   back, take in, receive. See {Receive}.]	   A formulary or prescription for making some combination,	   mixture, or preparation of materials; a receipt.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a prescription for medicine. [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a set of directions for preparing food from its	      ingredients.	      [PJC]	   4. a method or procedure for accomplishing a goal by defined	      steps; -- implying a high probability of achieving the	      goal; as, a recipe for success. Also used in a negative	      sense, as, a recipe for disaster.	      [PJC]
Recipiangle \Re*cip"i*an`gle\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"[i^]*[a^][ng]`g'l),	   n. [L. recipere to take + angulus angle.]	   An instrument with two arms that are pivoted together at one	   end, and a graduated arc, -- used by military engineers for	   measuring and laying off angles of fortifications.	   [1913 Webster] Recipience
Recipience \Re*cip"i*ence\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"[i^]*ens), Recipiency
\Re*cip"i*en*cy\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"[i^]*en*s[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being recipient; a receiving;	   reception; receptiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Recipient \Re*cip"i*ent\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"[i^]*ent), n. [L.	   recipiens, -entis, receiving, p. pr. of recipere to receive:	   cf. F. r['e]cipient. See {Receive}.]	   A receiver; the person or thing that receives; one to whom,	   or that to which, anything is given or communicated;	   specifically, the receiver of a still.	   [1913 Webster]	Recipient \Re*cip"i*ent\, a.	   Receiving; receptive.	   [1913 Webster]
Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*kal), a. [L.	   reciprocus; of unknown origin.]	   1. Recurring in vicissitude; alternate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done by each to the other; interchanging or interchanged;	      given and received; due from each to each; mutual; as,	      reciprocal love; reciprocal duties.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let our reciprocal vows be remembered. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mutually interchangeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            These two rules will render a definition reciprocal	            with the thing defined.               --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Reflexive; -- applied to pronouns and verbs, but	      sometimes limited to such pronouns as express mutual	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) Used to denote different kinds of mutual relation;	      often with reference to the substitution of reciprocals	      for given quantities. See the Phrases below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reciprocal equation} (Math.), one which remains unchanged in	      form when the reciprocal of the unknown quantity is	      substituted for that quantity.	   {Reciprocal figures} (Geom.), two figures of the same kind	      (as triangles, parallelograms, prisms, etc.), so related	      that two sides of the one form the extremes of a	      proportion of which the means are the two corresponding	      sides of the other; in general, two figures so related	      that the first corresponds in some special way to the	      second, and the second corresponds in the same way to the	      first.	   {Reciprocal proportion} (Math.), a proportion such that, of	      four terms taken in order, the first has to the second the	      same ratio which the fourth has to the third, or the first	      has to the second the same ratio which the reciprocal of	      the third has to the reciprocal of the fourth. Thus, 2:5:	      :20:8 form a reciprocal proportion, because 2:5:	      :1/20:1/8.	   {Reciprocal quantities} (Math.), any two quantities which	      produce unity when multiplied together.	   {Reciprocal ratio} (Math.), the ratio between the reciprocals	      of two quantities; as, the reciprocal ratio of 4 to 9 is	      that of 1/4 to [frac19].	   {Reciprocal terms} (Logic), those terms which have the same	      signification, and, consequently, are convertible, and may	      be used for each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mutual; alternate.	   Usage: {Reciprocal}, {Mutual}. The distinctive idea of mutual	          is, that the parties unite by interchange in the same	          act; as, a mutual covenant; mutual affection, etc. The	          distinctive idea of reciprocal is, that one party acts	          by way of return or response to something previously	          done by the other party; as, a reciprocal kindness;	          reciprocal reproaches, etc. Love is reciprocal when	          the previous affection of one party has drawn forth	          the attachment of the other. To make it mutual in the	          strictest sense, the two parties should have fallen in	          love at the same time; but as the result is the same,	          the two words are here used interchangeably. The	          ebbing and flowing of the tide is a case where the	          action is reciprocal, but not mutual.	          [1913 Webster]	Reciprocal \Re*cip"ro*cal\, n.	   1. That which is reciprocal to another thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Corruption is a reciprocal to generation. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arith. & Alg.) The quotient arising from dividing unity	      by any quantity; thus 1/4 is the reciprocal of 4; 1/(a +	      b) is the reciprocal of a + b. The reciprocal of a	      fraction is the fraction inverted, or the denominator	      divided by the numerator.	      [1913 Webster]
Reciprocality \Re*cip`ro*cal"i*ty\	   (r[-e]*s[i^]p`r[-o]*k[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or condition of being reciprocal; reciprocalness.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reciprocally \Re*cip"ro*cal*ly\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*kal*l[y^]),	   adv.	   1. In a reciprocal manner; so that each affects the other,	      and is equally affected by it; interchangeably; mutually.	      [1913 Webster]	            These two particles do reciprocally affect each	            other with the same force.            --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) In the manner of reciprocals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reciprocally proportional} (Arith. & Alg.), proportional, as	      two variable quantities, so that the one shall have a	      constant ratio to the reciprocal of the other.	      [1913 Webster]
Reciprocalness \Re*cip"ro*cal*ness\	   (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*kal*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or condition of being reciprocal; mutual return;	   alternateness.	   [1913 Webster]
Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*k[=a]t), v. i.	   [imp. & p. p. {Reciprocated}	   (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*k[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Reciprocating}.] [L. reciprocatus, p. p. of reciprocare. See	   {Reciprocal}.]	   To move forward and backward alternately; to recur in	   vicissitude; to act interchangeably; to alternate.	   [1913 Webster]	         One brawny smith the puffing bellows plies,	         And draws and blows reciprocating air.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reciprocating engine}, a steam, air, or gas engine, etc., in	      which the piston moves back and forth; -- in distinction	      from a rotary engine, in which the piston travels	      continuously in one direction in a circular path.	   {Reciprocating motion} (Mech.), motion alternately backward	      and forward, or up and down, as of a piston rod.	      [1913 Webster]	Reciprocate \Re*cip"ro*cate\, v. t.	   To give and return mutually; to make return for; to give in	   return; to interchange; to alternate; as, to reciprocate	   favors. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Reciprocation \Re*cip`ro*ca"tion\	   (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. reciprocatio: cf.	   F. r['e]ciprocation.]	   1. The act of reciprocating; interchange of acts; a mutual	      giving and returning; as, the reciprocation of kindness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alternate recurrence or action; as, the reciprocation of	      the sea in the flow and ebb of tides. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Reciprocity \Rec`i*proc"i*ty\ (r[e^]s`[i^]*pr[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n. [Cf. F. r['e]ciprocit['e]. See {Reciprocal}.]	   1. Mutual action and reaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reciprocal advantages, obligations, or rights;	      reciprocation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reciprocity treaty}, or {Treaty of reciprocity}, a treaty	      concluded between two countries, conferring equal	      privileges as regards customs or charges on imports, or in	      other respects.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reciprocation; interchange; mutuality.	        [1913 Webster]
Reciprocornous \Re*cip`ro*cor"nous\	   (r[-e]*s[i^]p`r[-o]*k[^o]r"n[u^]s), a. [L. reciprocus	   returning, reciprocal + cornu horn.] (Zool.)	   Having horns turning backward and then forward, like those of	   a ram. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Reciprocous \Re*cip"ro*cous\ (r[-e]*s[i^]p"r[-o]*k[u^]s), a.	   Reciprocal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reciprok \Rec"i*prok\ (r[e^]s"[i^]*pr[o^]k), a. [F.	   r['e]ciproque, L. reciprocus.]	   Reciprocal. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Reciproque \Rec"i*proque\ (r[e^]s"[i^]*pr[=o]k), a. & n. [F.	   r['e]ciproque.]	   Reciprocal. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Recision \Re*ci"sion\ (r[-e]*s[i^]zh"[u^]n), n. [L. recisio, fr.	   recidere, recisum, to cut off; pref. re- re- + caedere to	   cut.]	   The act of cutting off. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Recital \Re*cit"al\ (r[-e]*s[imac]t"al), n. [From {Recite}.]	   1. The act of reciting; the repetition of the words of	      another, or of a document; rehearsal; as, the recital of	      testimony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A telling in detail and due order of the particulars of	      anything, as of a law, an adventure, or a series of	      events; narration. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is recited; a story; a narration.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A vocal or instrumental performance by one person;	      -- distinguished from concert; as, a song recital; an	      organ, piano, or violin recital.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) The formal statement, or setting forth, of some	      matter of fact in any deed or writing in order to explain	      the reasons on which the transaction is founded; the	      statement of matter in pleading introductory to some	      positive allegation. --Burn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Account; rehearsal; recitation; narration; description;	        explanation; enumeration; detail; narrative. See	        {Account}.	        [1913 Webster]
Recitation \Rec`i*ta"tion\ (r[e^]s`[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   recitatio: cf. F. r['e]citation. See {Recite}.]	   1. The act of reciting; rehearsal; repetition of words or	      sentences. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The delivery before an audience of something committed to	      memory, especially as an elocutionary exhibition; also,	      that which is so delivered.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Colleges and Schools) The rehearsal of a lesson by pupils	      before their instructor.	      [1913 Webster]
Recitative \Rec`i*ta*tive"\ (r[e^]s`[i^]*t[.a]*t[=e]v"), n. [It.	   recitativo, or F. r['e]citatif. See {Recite}.] (Mus.)	   A species of musical recitation in which the words are	   delivered in a manner resembling that of ordinary	   declamation; also, a piece of music intended for such	   recitation; -- opposed to {melisma}.	   [1913 Webster]	Recitative \Rec`i*ta*tive"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to recitation; intended for musical	   recitation or declamation; in the style or manner of	   recitative. -- {Rec`i*ta*tive"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Recitativo \Rec`i*ta*ti"vo\ (r[e^]s`[i^]*t[.a]*t[=e]"v[-o]), n.	   [It.] (Mus.)	   Recitative.	   [1913 Webster]
Recite \Re*cite"\ (r[-e]*s[imac]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Recited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reciting}.] [F. r['e]citer, fr.	   L. recitare, recitatum; pref. re- re- + citare to call or	   name, to cite. See {Cite}.]	   1. To repeat, as something already prepared, written down,	      committed to memory, or the like; to deliver from a	      written or printed document, or from recollection; to	      rehearse; as, to recite the words of an author, or of a	      deed or covenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tell over; to go over in particulars; to relate; to	      narrate; as, to recite past events; to recite the	      particulars of a voyage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rehearse, as a lesson to an instructor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To state in or as a recital. See {Recital}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To rehearse; narrate; relate; recount; describe;	        recapitulate; detail; number; count.	        [1913 Webster]	Recite \Re*cite"\, v. i.	   To repeat, pronounce, or rehearse, as before an audience,	   something prepared or committed to memory; to rehearse a	   lesson learned.	   [1913 Webster]	Recite \Re*cite"\, n.	   A recital. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Reciter \Re*cit"er\ (r[-e]*s[imac]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who recites; also, a book of extracts for recitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Reck \Reck\ (r[e^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recked} (r[e^]kt)	   (obs. imp. {Roughte}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recking}.] [AS.	   reccan, r[=e]can, to care for; akin to OS. r[=o]kian, OHG.	   ruochan, G. geruhen, Icel. r[ae]kja, also to E. reckon, rake	   an implement. See {Rake}, and cf. {Reckon}.]	   1. To make account of; to care for; to heed; to regard.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            This son of mine not recking danger.  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            And may you better reck the rede	            Than ever did the adviser.            --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To concern; -- used impersonally. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            What recks it them?                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Reck \Reck\ (r[e^]k), v. i.	   To make account; to take heed; to care; to mind; -- often	   followed by of. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Then reck I not, when I have lost my life. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I reck not though I end my life to-day.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of me she recks not, nor my vain desire. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Reckless \Reck"less\, a. [AS. reccele['a]s, r[=e]cele['a]s.]	   1. Inattentive to duty; careless; neglectful; indifferent.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rashly negligent; utterly careless or heedless.	      [1913 Webster]	            It made the king as reckless as them diligent. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Heedless; careless; mindless; thoughtless; negligent;	        indifferent; regardless; unconcerned; inattentive;	        remiss; rash.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Reck"less*ly}, adv. --	        {Reck"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Reckling \Reck"ling\ (r[e^]k"l[i^]ng), a.	   Needing care; weak; feeble; as, a reckling child. --H.	   Taylor. -- n. A weak child or animal. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Reckon \Reck"on\ (r[e^]k"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reckoned}	   (r[e^]k"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reckoning}.] [OE. rekenen, AS.	   gerecenian to explain; akin to D. rekenen to reckon, G.	   rechnen, OHG. rehhan[=o]n (cf. Goth. rahnjan), and to E.	   reck, rake an implement; the original sense probably being,	   to bring together, count together. See {Reck}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To count; to enumerate; to number; also, to compute; to	      calculate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priest shall reckon to him the money according	            to the years that remain.             --Lev. xxvii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            I reckoned above two hundred and fifty on the	            outside of the church.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To count as in a number, rank, or series; to estimate by	      rank or quality; to place by estimation; to account; to	      esteem; to repute.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was reckoned among the transgressors. --Luke	                                                  xxii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	            For him I reckon not in high estate.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To charge, attribute, or adjudge to one, as having a	      certain quality or value.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faith was reckoned to Abraham for righteousness.	                                                  --Rom. iv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without her eccentricities being reckoned to her for	            a crime.                              --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To conclude, as by an enumeration and balancing of	      chances; hence, to think; to suppose; -- followed by an	      objective clause; as, I reckon he won't try that again.	      [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To number; enumerate; compute; calculate; estimate;	        value; esteem; account; repute. See {Calculate},	        {Guess}.	        [1913 Webster]	Reckon \Reck"on\, v. i.	   1. To make an enumeration or computation; to engage in	      numbering or computing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come to an accounting; to make up accounts; to settle;	      to examine and strike the balance of debt and credit; to	      adjust relations of desert or penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Parfay," sayst thou, "sometime he reckon shall."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To reckon for}, to answer for; to pay the account for. "If	      they fail in their bounden duty, they shall reckon for it	      one day." --Bp. Sanderson.	   {To reckon on} {To reckon upon}, to count or depend on; to	      include as a factor within one's considerations.	   {To reckon with},	      (a) to settle accounts or claims with; -- used literally	          or figuratively.	      (b) to include as a factor in one's plans or calculations;	          to anticipate.	      (c) to deal with; to handle; as, I have to reckon with	          raising three children as well as doing my job.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                After a long time the lord of those servants	                cometh, and reckoneth with them.  --Matt. xxv.	                                                  19.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To reckon without one's host}, to ignore in a calculation or	      arrangement the person whose assent is essential; hence,	      to reckon erroneously.	      [1913 Webster]
Reckoner \Reck"on*er\ (r[e^]k"'n*[~e]r), n.	   One who reckons or computes; also, a book of calculations,	   tables, etc., to assist in reckoning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Reckoners without their host must reckon twice.	                                                  --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Reckoning \Reck"on*ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who reckons, counts, or computes; the	      result of reckoning or counting; calculation.	      Specifically:	      (a) An account of time. --Sandys.	      (b) Adjustment of claims and accounts; settlement of	          obligations, liabilities, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                Even reckoning makes lasting friends, and the	                way to make reckonings even is to make them	                often.                            --South.	          [1913 Webster]	                He quitted London, never to return till the day	                of a terrible and memorable reckoning had	                arrived.                          --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The charge or account made by a host at an inn.	      [1913 Webster]	            A coin would have a nobler use than to pay a	            reckoning.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Esteem; account; estimation.	      [1913 Webster]	            You make no further reckoning of it [beauty] than of	            an outward fading benefit nature bestowed. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Navigation)	      (a) The calculation of a ship's position, either from	          astronomical observations, or from the record of the	          courses steered and distances sailed as shown by	          compass and log, -- in the latter case called {dead	          reckoning} (see under {Dead}); -- also used for dead	          reckoning in contradistinction to {observation}.	      (b) The position of a ship as determined by calculation.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To be out of her reckoning}, to be at a distance from the	      place indicated by the reckoning; -- said of a ship.	   {day of reckoning} the day or time when one must pay one's	      debts, fulfill one's obligations, or be punished for one's	      transgressions.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Reclaim \Re*claim"\ (r[=e]*kl[=a]m"), v. t.	   To claim back; to demand the return of as a right; to attempt	   to recover possession of.	   [1913 Webster]	         A tract of land [Holland] snatched from an element	         perpetually reclaiming its prior occupancy. --W. Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Reclaim \Re*claim"\ (r[-e]*kl[=a]m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reclaimed} (r[-e]*kl[=a]md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclaiming}.]	   [F. r['e]clamer, L. reclamare, reclamatum, to cry out	   against; pref. re- re- + clamare to call or cry aloud. See	   {Claim}.]	   1. To call back, as a hawk to the wrist in falconry, by a	      certain customary call. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call back from flight or disorderly action; to call to,	      for the purpose of subduing or quieting.	      [1913 Webster]	            The headstrong horses hurried Octavius . . . along,	            and were deaf to his reclaiming them. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reduce from a wild to a tamed state; to bring under	      discipline; -- said especially of birds trained for the	      chase, but also of other animals. "An eagle well	      reclaimed." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: To reduce to a desired state by discipline, labor,	      cultivation, or the like; to rescue from being wild,	      desert, waste, submerged, or the like; as, to reclaim wild	      land, overflowed land, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To call back to rectitude from moral wandering or	      transgression; to draw back to correct deportment or	      course of life; to reform.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the intention of Providence, in all the	            various expressions of his goodness, to reclaim	            mankind.                              --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To correct; to reform; -- said of things. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Your error, in time reclaimed, will be venial. --Sir	                                                  E. Hoby.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To exclaim against; to gainsay. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reform; recover; restore; amend; correct.	        [1913 Webster]	Reclaim \Re*claim"\ (r[-e]*kl[=a]m"), v. i.	   1. To cry out in opposition or contradiction; to exclaim	      against anything; to contradict; to take exceptions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scripture reclaims, and the whole Catholic church	            reclaims, and Christian ears would not hear it.	                                                  --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]	            At a later period Grote reclaimed strongly against	            Mill's setting Whately above Hamilton. --Bain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring anyone back from evil courses; to reform.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, hardened more by what might most reclaim,	            Grieving to see his glory, . . . took envy.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw back; to give way. [R. & Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Reclaim \Re*claim"\, n.	   The act of reclaiming, or the state of being reclaimed;	   reclamation; recovery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reclaimable \Re*claim"a*ble\ (r[-e]*kl[=a]m"[.a]*b'l), a.	   That may be reclaimed.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclaimant \Re*claim"ant\ (r[-e]*kl[=a]m"ant), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]clamant, p. pr.]	   One who reclaims; one who cries out against or contradicts.	   --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclaimer \Re*claim"er\ (r[-e]*kl[=a]m"[~e]r), n.	   One who reclaims.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclaimless \Re*claim"less\, a.	   That can not be reclaimed.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclamation \Rec`la*ma"tion\ (r[e^]k`l[.a]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [F. r['e]clamation, L. reclamatio. See {Reclaim}.]	   1. The act or process of reclaiming.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Representation made in opposition; remonstrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would now, on the reclamation both of generosity	            and of justice, try clemency.         --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]
Reclasp \Re*clasp"\ (r[=e]*kl[.a]sp"), v. i.	   To clasp or unite again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclinant \Re*clin"ant\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]n"ant), a. [L. reclinans,	   p. pr. See {Recline}.]	   Bending or leaning backward.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclinate \Rec"li*nate\ (r[e^]k"l[i^]*n[asl]t), a. [L.	   reclinatus, p. p.] (Bot.)	   Reclined, as a leaf; bent downward, so that the point, as of	   a stem or leaf, is lower than the base.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclination \Rec`li*na"tion\ (r[e^]k`l[i^]*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Cf. F. r['e]clinaison.]	   1. The act of leaning or reclining, or the state of being	      reclined.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Dialing) The angle which the plane of the dial makes with	      a vertical plane which it intersects in a horizontal line.	      --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) The act or process of removing a cataract, by	      applying the needle to its anterior surface, and	      depressing it into the vitreous humor in such a way that	      the front surface of the cataract becomes the upper one	      and its back surface the lower one. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Recline \Re*cline"\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reclined} (r[-e]*kl[imac]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reclining}.]	   [L. reclinare; pref. re- re- + clinare to lean, incline. See	   {Incline}, {Lean} to incline.]	   To cause or permit to lean, incline, rest, etc.; to place in	   a recumbent position; as, to recline the head on the hand.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mother	         Reclined her dying head upon his breast. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Recline \Re*cline"\, v. i.	   1. To lean or incline; as, to recline against a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assume, or to be in, a recumbent position; as, to	      recline on a couch.	      [1913 Webster]	Recline \Re*cline"\, a. [L. reclinis. See {Recline}, v. t.]	   Having a reclining posture; leaning; reclining. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They sat, recline	         On the soft downy bank, damasked with flowers.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclined \Re*clined"\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]nd"), a. (Bot.)	   Falling or turned downward; reclinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Recliner \Re*clin"er\ (r[-e]*kl[imac]n"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, reclines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: An armchair with a back that can be adjusted	      to lean backward, and a footrest that can be moved up to	      support the legs, or folded under the chair when the	      person is sitting up; the back and footrest are often	      geared so that they move together, allowing the chair to	      be conveniently adjusted either for sitting up or for	      lying back; also called a {reclining chair}.	      [PJC]
Reclining \Re*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.)	      (a) Bending or curving gradually back from the	          perpendicular.	      (b) Recumbent.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Reclining dial}, a dial whose plane is inclined to the	      vertical line through its center. --Davies & Peck (Math.	      Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]
Reclose \Re*close"\ (r[=e]*kl[=o]z"), v. t.	   To close again. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclothe \Re*clothe"\ (r[=e]*kl[=o]th"), v. t.	   To clothe again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclude \Re*clude"\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]d"), v. t. [L. recludere to	   unclose, open; pref. re- again, back, un- + claudere to	   shut.]	   To open; to unclose. [R.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Recluse \Re*cluse"\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]s"), a. [F. reclus, L.	   reclusus, from recludere, reclusum, to unclose, open, in LL.,	   to shut up. See {Close}.]	   Shut up, sequestered; retired from the world or from public	   notice; solitary; living apart; as, a recluse monk or hermit;	   a recluse life	   [1913 Webster]	         In meditation deep, recluse	         From human converse.                     --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]	Recluse \Re*cluse"\, n. [F. reclus, LL. reclusus. See {Recluse},	   a.]	   1. A person who lives in seclusion from intercourse with the	      world, as a hermit or monk; specifically, one of a class	      of secluded devotees who live in single cells, usually	      attached to monasteries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place where a recluse dwells. [Obs.] --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	Recluse \Re*cluse"\, v. t.	   To shut up; to seclude. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reclusely \Re*cluse"ly\, adv.	   In a recluse or solitary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Recluseness \Re*cluse"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being recluse.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclusion \Re*clu"sion\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]"zh[u^]n), n. [LL.	   reclusio: cf. F. reclusion.]	   A state of retirement from the world; seclusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Reclusive \Re*clu"sive\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]"s[i^]v), a.	   1. Affording retirement from society. "Some reclusive and	      religious life." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to avoid the company of other people; living like	      a recluse[1]; not sociable; -- of people.	      [PJC]
Reclusory \Re*clu"so*ry\ (r[-e]*kl[=u]"s[-o]*r[y^]), n. [LL.	   reclusorium.]	   The habitation of a recluse; a hermitage.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoct \Re*coct"\ (r[-e]*k[o^]kt"), v. t. [L. recoctus, p. p. of	   recoquere to cook or boil over again. See {Re-}, and 4th	   {Cook}.]	   To boil or cook again; hence, to make over; to vamp up; to	   reconstruct. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoction \Re*coc"tion\ (r[-e]*k[o^]k"sh[u^]n), n.	   A second coction or preparation; a vamping up.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognition \Rec`og*ni"tion\ (r[e^]k`[o^]g*n[i^]sh"[u^]n), n.	   [L. recognitio: cf. F. recognition. See {Recognizance}.]	   The act of recognizing, or the state of being recognized;	   acknowledgment; formal avowal; knowledge confessed or avowed;	   notice.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lives of such saints had, at the time of their	         yearly memorials, solemn recognition in the church of	         God.                                     --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognitor \Re*cog"ni*tor\ (r[-e]*k[o^]g"n[i^]*t[~e]r), n. [LL.]	   (Law)	   One of a jury impaneled on an assize. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognitory \Re*cog"ni*to*ry\ (r[-e]*k[o^]g"n[i^]*t[-o]*r[y^]),	   a.	   Pertaining to, or connected with, recognition. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognizability \Rec`og*ni`za*bil"i*ty\	   (r[e^]k`[o^]g*n[imac]`z[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or condition of being recognizable.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognizable \Rec"og*ni`za*ble\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]`z[.a]*b'l	   or r[-e]*k[o^]g"n[i^]*z[.a]*b'l; 277), a.	   Capable of being recognized. [Written also {recognisable}.]	   -- {Rec"og*ni`za*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognizance \Re*cog"ni*zance\ (r[-e]*k[o^]g"n[i^]*zans or	   r[-e]*k[o^]n"[i^]-), n. [F. reconnaissance, OF.	   recognoissance, fr. recognoissant, p. pr. of recognoistre to	   recognize, F. reconna[^i]tre, fr. L. recognoscere; pref. re-	   re- + cognoscere to know. See {Cognizance}, {Know}, and cf.	   {Recognize}, {Reconnoissance}.] [Written also	   {recognisance}.]	   1. (Law)	      (a) An obligation of record entered into before some court	          of record or magistrate duly authorized, with	          condition to do some particular act, as to appear at	          the same or some other court, to keep the peace, or	          pay a debt. A recognizance differs from a bond, being	          witnessed by the record only, and not by the party's	          seal.	      (b) The verdict of a jury impaneled upon assize. --Cowell.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among lawyers the g in this and the related words	         (except recognize) is usually silent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A token; a symbol; a pledge; a badge.	      [1913 Webster]	            That recognizance and pledge of love	            Which I first gave her.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acknowledgment of a person or thing; avowal; profession;	      recognition.	      [1913 Webster]
Recognization \Re*cog`ni*za"tion\	   (r[-e]*k[o^]g"n[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Recognition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recognize \Rec"og*nize\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Recognized} (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Recognizing} (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [From	   {Recognizance}; see {Cognition}, and cf. {Reconnoiter}.]	   [Written also {recognise}.]	   1. To know again; to perceive the identity of, with a person	      or thing previously known; to recover or recall knowledge	      of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speak, vassal; recognize thy sovereign queen.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To avow knowledge of; to allow that one knows; to consent	      to admit, hold, or the like; to admit with a formal	      acknowledgment; as, to recognize an obligation; to	      recognize a consul.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To acknowledge acquaintance with, as by salutation,	      bowing, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To show appreciation of; as, to recognize services by a	      testimonial.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To review; to reexamine. [Obs.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To reconnoiter. [Obs.] --R. Monro.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To acknowledge; avow; confess; own; allow; concede. See	        {Acknowledge}.	        [1913 Webster]	Recognize \Rec"og*nize\, v. i. (Law)	   To enter an obligation of record before a proper tribunal;	   as, A B recognized in the sum of twenty dollars. [Written	   also {recognise}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In legal usage in the United States the second syllable	         is often accented.	         [1913 Webster]
Recognizee \Re*cog`ni*zee"\ (r[-e]*k[o^]g`n[i^]*z[=e]" or	   r[-e]*k[o^]n`[i^]*z[=e]"), n. (Law)	   The person in whose favor a recognizance is made. [Written	   also {recognisee}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognizer \Rec"og*ni`zer\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who recognizes; a recognizor. [Written also	   {recogniser}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recognizor \Re*cog`ni*zor"\ (r[-e]*k[o^]g`n[i^]*z[^o]r" or	   r[-e]*k[o^]n`[i^]*z[^o]r"), n. (Law)	   One who enters into a recognizance. [Written also	   {recognisor}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Recognosce \Rec"og*nosce\ (r[e^]k"[o^]g*n[o^]s), v. t. [L.	   recognoscere. See {Recognizance}.]	   To recognize. [R. & Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoil \Re*coil"\ (r[-e]*koil"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Recoiled}	   (r[-e]*koild"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recoiling}.] [OE. recoilen,	   F. reculer, fr. L. pref. re- re- + culus the fundament. The	   English word was perhaps influenced in form by accoil.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To start, roll, bound, spring, or fall back; to take a	      reverse motion; to be driven or forced backward; to	      return.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil on itself shall back recoil.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The solemnity of her demeanor made it impossible . .	            . that we should recoil into our ordinary spirits.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw back, as from anything repugnant, distressing,	      alarming, or the like; to shrink. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To turn or go back; to withdraw one's self; to retire.	      [Obs.] "To your bowers recoil." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Recoil \Re*coil"\ (r[-e]*koil"), v. t.	   To draw or go back. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Recoil \Re*coil"\, n.	   1. A starting or falling back; a rebound; a shrinking; as,	      the recoil of nature, or of the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or condition of having recoiled.	      [1913 Webster]	            The recoil from formalism is skepticism. --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, the reaction or rebounding of a firearm when	      discharged.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Recoil dynamometer} (Gunnery), an instrument for measuring	      the force of the recoil of a firearm.	   {Recoil escapement}. See the Note under {Escapement}.	      [1913 Webster]
Recoiler \Re*coil"er\ (r[-e]*koil"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, recoils.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoilingly \Re*coil"ing*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a recoil.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoilment \Re*coil"ment\, n. [Cf. F. reculement.]	   Recoil. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recoin \Re*coin"\ (r[=e]*koin"), v. t.	   To coin anew or again.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoinage \Re*coin"age\ (r[=e]*koin"[asl]j), n.	   1. The act of coining anew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is coined anew.	      [1913 Webster]
Re-collect \Re`-col*lect"\ (r[=e]`k[o^]l*l[e^]kt"), v. t. [Pref.	   re- + collect.]	   To collect again; to gather what has been scattered; as, to	   re-collect routed troops.	   [1913 Webster]	         God will one day raise the dead, re-collecting our	         scattered dust.                          --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Recollect \Rec`ol*lect"\ (r[e^]k`[o^]l*l[e^]kt"), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Recollected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recollecting}.] [Pref.	   re- + collect: cf. L. recolligere, recollectum, to collect.	   Cf. {Recollet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To recover or recall the knowledge of; to bring back to	      the mind or memory; to remember.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reflexively, to compose one's self; to recover	      self-command; as, to recollect one's self after a burst of	      anger; -- sometimes, formerly, in the perfect participle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Tyrian queen . . .	            Admired his fortunes, more admired the man;	            Then recollected stood.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Recollect \Rec"ol*lect\ (r[e^]k"[o^]l*l[e^]kt), n. [See	   {Recollet}.] (Eccl.)	   A friar of the Strict Observance, -- an order of Franciscans.	   [Written also {Recollet}.] --Addis & Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Recollection \Rec`ol*lec"tion\ (r?k`?l*l?k"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]collection.]	   1. The act of recollecting, or recalling to the memory; the	      operation by which objects are recalled to the memory, or	      ideas revived in the mind; reminiscence; remembrance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of recalling ideas to the mind, or the period	      within which things can be recollected; remembrance;	      memory; as, an event within my recollection.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is recollected; something called to mind;	      reminiscence. "One of his earliest recollections."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act or practice of collecting or concentrating the	      mind; concentration; self-control. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            From such an education Charles contracted habits of	            gravity and recollection.             --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reminiscence; remembrance. See {Memory}.	        [1913 Webster]
Recollective \Rec`ol*lect"ive\ (-l?k"t?v), a.	   Having the power of recollecting. --J. Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Recollet \Rec"ol*let\ (r?k"?l*l?t; F. r?`k?`l?"), n. [F.	   r['e]collet, fr. L. recollectus, p. p. of recolligere to	   gather again, to gather up; NL., to collect one's self, esp.	   for religious contemplation.] (Eccl.)	   Same as {Recollect}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Recolonization \Re*col`o*ni*za"tion\ (r?*k?l`?*n?*z?"sh?n), n.	   A second or renewed colonization.	   [1913 Webster]
Recolonize \Re*col"o*nize\ (r?*k?l"?*n?z), v. t.	   To colonize again.	   [1913 Webster]
Recombination \Re*com`bi*na"tion\ (r?*k?m`b?*n?"sh?n), n.	   Combination a second or additional time.	   [1913 Webster]
Recombine \Re`com*bine"\ (r?`k?m*b?n"), v. t.	   To combine again.	   [1913 Webster]
Recomfort \Re*com"fort\ (r?*k?m"f?rt), v. t. [Pref. re- +	   comfort: cf. F. r['e]conforter.]	   To comfort again; to console anew; to give new strength to.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gan her recomfort from so sad affright.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Recomfortless \Re*com"fort*less\, a.	   Without comfort. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recomforture \Re*com"for*ture\ (-f?r*t?r;135), n.	   The act of recomforting; restoration of comfort. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Recommence \Re`com*mence"\ (r?`k?m*m?ns"), v. i.	   1. To commence or begin again. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To begin anew to be; to act again as. [Archaic.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He seems desirous enough of recommencing courtier.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Recommence \Re`com*mence"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + commence: cf. F.	   recommencer.]	   To commence again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Recommencement \Re`com*mence"ment\ (-ment), n.	   A commencement made anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Recommend \Rec`om*mend"\ (r?k`?m*m?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Recommended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Recommending}.] [Pref. re- +	   commend: cf. F. recommander.]	   1. To commend to the favorable notice of another; to commit	      to another's care, confidence, or acceptance, with	      favoring representations; to put in a favorable light	      before any one; to bestow commendation on; as, he	      recommended resting the mind and exercising the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maecenas recommended Virgil and Horace to Augustus,	            whose praises . . . have made him precious to	            posterity.                            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make acceptable; to attract favor to.	      [1913 Webster]	            A decent boldness ever meets with friends,	            Succeeds, and e'en a stranger recommends. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To commit; to give in charge; to commend.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paul chose Silas and departed, being recommended by	            the brethren unto the grace of God.   --Acts xv. 40.	      [1913 Webster]
Recommendable \Rec`om*mend"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   recommandable.]	   Suitable to be recommended; worthy of praise; commendable.	   --Glanvill. -- {Rec`om*mend"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Rec`om*mend"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Recommendation \Rec`om*men*da"tion\ (r?k`?m*m?n*d?"sh?n), n.	   [Cf. F. recommandation.]	   1. The act of recommending.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which recommends, or commends to favor; anything	      procuring, or tending to procure, a favorable reception,	      or to secure acceptance and adoption; as, he brought	      excellent recommendations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being recommended; esteem. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The burying of the dead . . . hath always been had	            in an extraordinary recommendation amongst the	            ancient.                              --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]
Recommendative \Rec`om*mend"a*tive\ (-m?nd"?*t?v), n.	   That which recommends; a recommendation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recommendatory \Rec`om*mend"a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a.	   Serving to recommend; recommending; commendatory. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Recommender \Rec`om*mend"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who recommends.	   [1913 Webster]
Recommission \Re`com*mis"sion\ (r?`k?m*m?sh?n), v. t.	   To commission again; to give a new commission to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Officers whose time of service had expired were to be	         recommissioned.                          --Marshall.	   [1913 Webster]
Recommit \Re`com*mit"\ (-m?t"), v. t.	   To commit again; to give back into keeping; specifically, to	   refer again to a committee; as, to recommit a bill to the	   same committee.	   [1913 Webster] Recommitment
Recommitment \Re`com*mit"ment\ (-ment), Recommittal
\Re`com*mit"tal\ (-?l), n.	   A second or renewed commitment; a renewed reference to a	   committee.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompact \Re`com*pact"\ (-p?kt"), v. t.	   To compact or join anew. "Recompact my scattered body."	   --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompensation \Re*com`pen*sa"tion\ (r?*k?m`p?n*s?"sh?n), n.	   [Cf. LL. recompensatio.]	   1. Recompense. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) Used to denote a case where a set-off pleaded	      by the defendant is met by a set-off pleaded by the	      plaintiff.	      [1913 Webster]
Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r[e^]k"[o^]m*p[e^]ns), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Recompensed} (-p?nst); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recompensing}	   (-p?n`s?ng).] [F. r['e]compenser, LL. recompensare, fr.L.	   pref. re- re- + compensare to compensate. See {Compensate}.]	   1. To render an equivalent to, for service, loss, etc.; to	      requite; to remunerate; to compensate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He can not recompense me better.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To return an equivalent for; to give compensation for; to	      atone for; to pay for.	      [1913 Webster]	            God recompenseth the gift.            --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            To recompense	            My rash, but more unfortunate, misdeed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give in return; to pay back; to pay, as something	      earned or deserved. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Recompense to no man evil for evil.   --Rom. xii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To repay; requite; compensate; reward; remunerate.	        [1913 Webster]	Recompense \Rec"om*pense\ (r?k"?m*p?ns), v. i.	   To give recompense; to make amends or requital. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Recompense \Rec"om*pense\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]compense.]	   An equivalent returned for anything done, suffered, or given;	   compensation; requital; suitable return.	   [1913 Webster]	         To me belongeth vengeance, and recompense. --Deut.	                                                  xxii. 35.	   [1913 Webster]	         And every transgression and disobedience received a	         just recompense of reward.               --Heb. ii. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Repayment; compensation; remuneration; amends;	        satisfaction; reward; requital.	        [1913 Webster]
Recompensement \Rec"om*pense`ment\ (-p?ns`m?nt), n.	   Recompense; requital. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompenser \Rec"om*pen`ser\ (-p?n`s?r), n.	   One who recompenses.	   [1913 Webster]	         A thankful recompenser of the benefits received.	                                                  --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompensive \Rec"om*pen`sive\ (-s?v), a.	   Of the nature of recompense; serving to recompense. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompilation \Re*com`pi*la"tion\ (r?*k?m`p?*l?"tion), n.	   A new compilation.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompile \Re`com*pile"\ (r[=e]`k[o^]m*p[imac]l"), v. t.	   To compile anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompilement \Re`com*pile"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of recompiling; new compilation or digest; as, a	   recompilement of the laws. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Recompose \Re`com*pose"\ (-p?z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Recomposed} (-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recomposing}.] [Pref.	   re- + compose: cf. F. recomposer.]	   1. To compose again; to form anew; to put together again or	      repeatedly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The far greater number of the objects presented to	            our observation can only be decomposed, but not	            actually recomposed.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restore to composure; to quiet anew; to tranquilize;	      as, to recompose the mind. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Recomposer \Re`com*pos"er\ (-p?z"?r), n.	   One who recomposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Recomposition \Re*com`po*si"tion\ (r?*k?m`p?z?sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   recomposition.]	   The act of recomposing.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconcentrado \Re*con`cen*tra"do\, n. [Sp., p.p. of reconcentrar	   to inclose, to reconcentrate.]	   Lit., one who has been reconcentrated; specif., in Cuba, the	   Philippines, etc., during the revolution of 1895-98, one of	   the rural noncombatants who were concentrated by the military	   authorities in areas surrounding the fortified towns, and	   later were reconcentrated in the smaller limits of the towns	   themselves.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reconcentrate \Re`con*cen"trate\, v. t. & i.	   To concentrate again; to concentrate thoroughly.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reconcentration \Re*con`cen*tra"tion\, n.	   The act of reconcentrating or the state of being	   reconcentrated; esp., the act or policy of concentrating the	   rural population in or about towns and villages for	   convenience in political or military administration, as in	   Cuba during the revolution of 1895-98.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reconcilable \Rec"on*ci`la*ble\ (r?k"?n*s?`l?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]conciliable.]	   Capable of being reconciled; as, reconcilable adversaries; an	   act reconciable with previous acts.	   [1913 Webster]	         The different accounts of the numbers of ships are	         reconcilable.                            --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Rec"on*ci`la*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Rec"on*ci`la*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconcile \Rec"on*cile`\ (-s?l`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reconciled} (-s?ld`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reconciling}.] [F.	   r['e]concilier, L. reconciliare; pref. re- re- + conciliare	   to bring together, to unite. See {Conciliate}.]	   1. To cause to be friendly again; to conciliate anew; to	      restore to friendship; to bring back to harmony; to cause	      to be no longer at variance; as, to reconcile persons who	      have quarreled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Propitious now and reconciled by prayer. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The church [if defiled] is interdicted till it be	            reconciled [i.e., restored to sanctity] by the	            bishop.                               --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We pray you . . . be ye reconciled to God. --2 Cor.	                                                  v. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to acquiescence, content, or quiet submission;	      as, to reconcile one's self to affictions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make consistent or congruous; to bring to agreement or	      suitableness; -- followed by with or to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great men among the ancients understood how to	            reconcile manual labor with affairs of state.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some figures monstrous and misshaped appear,	            Considered singly, or beheld too near;	            Which, but proportioned to their light or place,	            Due distance reconciles to form and grace. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To adjust; to settle; as, to reconcile differences.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reunite; conciliate; placate; propitiate; pacify;	        appease.	        [1913 Webster]	Reconcile \Rec"on*cile`\, v. i.	   To become reconciled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reconcilement \Rec"on*cile`ment\ (-ment), n.	   Reconciliation. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconciler \Rec"on*ci`ler\ (-s?`l?r), n.	   One who reconciles.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconciliation \Rec`on*cil`i*a"tion\ (-s?l`?*?"sh?n), n. [F.	   r['e]conciliation, L. reconciliatio.]	   1. The act of reconciling, or the state of being reconciled;	      reconcilenment; restoration to harmony; renewal of	      friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reconciliation and friendship with God really form	            the basis of all rational and true enjoyment. --S.	                                                  Miller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reduction to congruence or consistency; removal of	      inconsistency; harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	            A clear and easy reconciliation of those seeming	            inconsistencies of Scripture.         --D. Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reconcilement; reunion; pacification; appeasement;	        propitiation; atonement; expiation.	        [1913 Webster]
Reconciliatory \Rec`on*cil"i*a*to*ry\ (-s?l"?*?*t?*r?), a.	   Serving or tending to reconcile. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Recondensation \Re*con`den*sa"tion\ (r?*k?n`d?n*s?"sh?n), n.	   The act or process of recondensing.	   [1913 Webster]
Recondense \Re`con*dense"\ (r[=e]`k[o^]n*d[e^]ns"), v. t.	   To condense again.	   [1913 Webster]
Recondite \Rec"on*dite\ (r[e^]k"[o^]n*d[imac]t or	   r[-e]k[o^]n"d[i^]t; 277), a. [L. reconditus, p. p. of	   recondere to put up again, to lay up, to conceal; pref. re-	   re- + condere to bring or lay together. See {Abscond}.]	   1. Hidden from the mental or intellectual view; secret;	      abstruse; as, recondite causes of things.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dealing in things abstruse; profound; searching; as,	      recondite studies. "Recondite learning." --Bp. Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Reconditory \Re*con"di*to*ry\ (r[-e]k[o^]n"d[i^]*t[-o]*r[y^]),	   n. [LL. reconditorium.]	   A repository; a storehouse. [Obs.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconduct \Re`con*duct"\ (r[=e]`k[o^]n*d[u^]kt"), v. t.	   To conduct back or again. "A guide to reconduct thy steps."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconfirm \Re`con*firm"\ (r[=e]`k[o^]n*f[~e]rm"), v. t. [Pref.	   re- + confirm: cf. F. reconfirmer.]	   To confirm anew. --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconfort \Re`con*fort"\ (-f?rt"), v. t. [F. r['e]conforter.]	   To recomfort; to comfort. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconjoin \Re`con*join"\ (r?`k?n*join"), v. t.	   To join or conjoin anew. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster] Reconnaissance
Reconnaissance \Re*con"nais*sance\, Reconnoissance
\Re*con"nois*sance\(r?-k?n"n?s-s?ns), n. [F. See	   {Recognizance}.]	   The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey.	   Specifically:	   (a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in reference	       to its general geological character.	   (b) (Engin.) An examination of a region as to its general	       natural features, preparatory to a more particular survey	       for the purposes of triangulation, or of determining the	       location of a public work.	   (c) (Mil.) An examination of a territory, or of an enemy's	       position, for the purpose of obtaining information	       necessary for directing military operations; a	       preparatory expedition.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Reconnoissance in force} (Mil.), a demonstration or attack	      by a large force of troops for the purpose of discovering	      the position and strength of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster] Reconnoiter
Reconnoiter \Rec`on*noi"ter\, Reconnoitre \Rec`on*noi"tre\	   (r?k`?n*noi"t?r), v. t. [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of	   reconna[^i]tre. See {Recognize}.]	   1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination	      or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or	      engineering operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recognize. [Obs.] --Sir H. Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Reconquer \Re*con"quer\ (r?*k?n"k?r), v. t. [Pref. re- +	   conquer: cf. F. reconqu['e]rir.]	   To conquer again; to recover by conquest; as, to reconquer a	   revolted province.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconquest \Re*con"quest\ (-kw?st), n.	   A second conquest.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconsecrate \Re*con"se*crate\ (-k?n"s?*kr?t), v. t.	   To consecrate anew or again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconsecration \Re*con`se*cra"tion\, n.	   Renewed consecration.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconsider \Re`con*sid"er\ (r?`k?n*s?d"?r), v. t.	   1. To consider again; as, to reconsider a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Parliamentary Practice) To take up for renewed	      consideration, as a motion or a vote which has been	      previously acted upon.	      [1913 Webster]
Reconsideration \Re`con*sid`er*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n.	   The act of reconsidering, or the state of being reconsidered;	   as, the reconsideration of a vote in a legislative body.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconsolate \Re*con"so*late\ (r?*k?n"s?*l?t), v. t.	   To console or comfort again. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconsolidate \Re`con*sol"i*date\ (r?`k?n*s?l"?*d?t), v. t.	   To consolidate anew or again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconsolidation \Re`con*sol`i*da"tion\ (-d?"sh?n), n.	   The act or process of reconsolidating; the state of being	   reconsolidated.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconstruct \Re`con*struct"\ (-str?kt"), v. t.	   To construct again; to rebuild; to remodel; to form again or	   anew.	   [1913 Webster]	         Regiments had been dissolved and reconstructed.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconstruction \Re`con*struc"tion\ (-str?k"sh?n), n.	   1. The act of constructing again; the state of being	      reconstructed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (U.S. Politics) The act or process of reorganizing the	      governments of the States which had passed ordinances of	      secession, and of reestablishing their constitutional	      relations to the national government, after the close of	      the Civil War.	      [1913 Webster]
Reconstructive \Re`con*struct"ive\ (-str?k"t?v), a.	   Reconstructing; tending to reconstruct; as, a reconstructive	   policy.	   [1913 Webster]
Recontinuance \Re`con*tin"u*ance\ (-t?n"?*?ns), n.	   The act or state of recontinuing.	   [1913 Webster]
Recontinue \Re`con*tin"ue\ (-?), v. t. & i.	   To continue anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconvene \Re`con*vene"\ (r?`k?n*v?n"), v. t. & i.	   To convene or assemble again; to call or come together again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconvention \Re`con*ven"tion\ (-v?n"sh?n), n. (Civil Law)	   A cross demand; an action brought by the defendant against	   the plaintiff before the same judge. --Burrill. Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconversion \Re`con*ver"sion\ (-v?r"sh?n), n.	   A second conversion.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconvert \Re`con*vert"\ (-v?rt"), v. t.	   To convert again. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Reconvert \Re*con"vert\ (r?*k?n"v?rt), n.	   A person who has been reconverted. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconvertible \Re`con*vert"i*ble\ (r?`k?n*v?rt"?*b'l), a.	   (Chem.)	   Capable of being reconverted; convertible again to the	   original form or condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Reconvey \Re`con*vey"\ (-v?"), v. t.	   1. To convey back or to the former place; as, to reconvey	      goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To transfer back to a former owner; as, to reconvey an	      estate.	      [1913 Webster]
Reconveyance \Re`con*vey"ance\ (-v?"?ns), n.	   Act of reconveying.	   [1913 Webster]
Recopy \Re*cop"y\ (r?*k?p"?), v. t.	   To copy again.	   [1913 Webster]
Record \Re*cord"\ (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recorded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Recording}.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind,	   F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- +	   cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See {Cordial}, {Heart}.]	   1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.	      [Obs.] "I it you record." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They longed to see the day, to hear the lark	            Record her hymns, and chant her carols blest.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to	      printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to	      write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose	      of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to	      enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to	      record historical events.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those things that are recorded of him . . . are	            written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i.	                                                  42.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To record a deed}, {mortgage}, {lease}, etc., to have a copy	      of the same entered in the records of the office	      designated by law, for the information of the public.	      [1913 Webster]	Record \Re*cord"\, v. i.	   1. To reflect; to ponder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Praying all the way, and recording upon the words	            which he before had read.             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sing or repeat a tune. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether the birds or she recorded best. --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Record \Rec"ord\ (r[e^]k"[~e]rd), n. [OF. recort, record,	   remembrance, attestation, record. See {Record}, v. t.]	   1. A writing by which some act or event, or a number of acts	      or events, is recorded; a register; as, a record of the	      acts of the Hebrew kings; a record of the variations of	      temperature during a certain time; a family record.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially:	      (a) An official contemporaneous writing by which the acts	          of some public body, or public officer, are recorded;	          as, a record of city ordinances; the records of the	          receiver of taxes.	      (b) An authentic official copy of a document which has	          been entered in a book, or deposited in the keeping of	          some officer designated by law.	      (c) An official contemporaneous memorandum stating the	          proceedings of a court of justice; a judicial record.	      (d) The various legal papers used in a case, together with	          memoranda of the proceedings of the court; as, it is	          not permissible to allege facts not in the record.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Testimony; witness; attestation.	      [1913 Webster]	            John bare record, saying.             --John i. 32.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which serves to perpetuate a knowledge of acts or	      events; a monument; a memorial.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which has been, or might be, recorded; the known	      facts in the course, progress, or duration of anything, as	      in the life of a public man; as, a politician with a good	      or a bad record.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which has been publicly achieved in any kind of	      competitive sport as recorded in some authoritative	      manner, as the time made by a winning horse in a race.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Court of record} (pron. r?*k?rd" in Eng.), a court whose	      acts and judicial proceedings are written on parchment or	      in books for a perpetual memorial.	   {Debt of record}, a debt which appears to be due by the	      evidence of a court of record, as upon a judgment or a	      cognizance.	   {Trial by record}, a trial which is had when a matter of	      record is pleaded, and the opposite party pleads that	      there is no such record. In this case the trial is by	      inspection of the record itself, no other evidence being	      admissible. --Blackstone.	   {To beat the record}, or {To break the record} (Sporting), to	      surpass any performance of like kind as authoritatively	      recorded; as, to break the record in a walking match.	   Note: Records in many fields of endeavor are listed in the [a	         href="http:]/www.guinessworldrecords.com">Guiness Book	         of World Records.	         [1913 Webster]
Recordance \Re*cord"ance\ (r?*k?rd"?ns), n.	   Remembrance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recordation \Rec`or*da"tion\ (r?k`?r*d?"sh?n), n. [L.	   recordatio: cf. F. recordation. See {Record}, v. t.]	   Remembrance; recollection; also, a record. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Recorder \Re*cord"er\ (r?*k?rd"?r), n.	   1. One who records; specifically, a person whose official	      duty it is to make a record of writings or transactions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The title of the chief judical officer of some cities and	      boroughs; also, of the chief justice of an East Indian	      settlement. The Recorder of London is judge of the Lord	      Mayor's Court, and one of the commissioners of the Central	      Criminal Court.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A kind of wind instrument resembling the flageolet.	      [Obs.] "Flutes and soft recorders." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Recordership \Re*cord"er*ship\, n.	   The office of a recorder.	   [1913 Webster]
Recording \Re*cord"ing\, a.	   Keeping a record or a register; as, a recording secretary; --	   applied to numerous instruments with an automatic appliance	   which makes a record of their action; as, a recording gauge	   or telegraph.	   [1913 Webster]
Recorporification \Re`cor*por`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (r?`k?r*p?r`?*f?*k?"sh?n), n.	   The act of investing again with a body; the state of being	   furnished anew with a body. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Recouch \Re*couch"\ (r?*kouch"), v. i. [Pref. re- + couch: cf.	   F. recoucher.]	   To retire again to a couch; to lie down again. [Obs.] --Sir	   H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Recount \Re*count"\ (r[=e]*kount"), v. t. [Pref. re- + count.]	   To count or reckon again.	   [1913 Webster]	Recount \Re*count"\, n.	   A counting again, as of votes.	   [1913 Webster]	Recount \Re*count"\ (r[-e]*kount"), v. t. [F. raconter to	   relate, to recount; pref. re- again + ? (L. ad.) + conter to	   relate. See {Count}, v.]	   To tell over; to relate in detail; to recite; to tell or	   narrate the particulars of; to rehearse; to enumerate; as, to	   recount one's blessings. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         To all his angels, who, with true applause,	         Recount his praises.                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Recountment \Re*count`ment\ (-ment), n.	   Recital. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Recoup
Recoup \Re*coup"\, Recoupe \Re*coupe"\ (-k??p"), v. t. [F.	   recouper; pref. re- re- + couper to cut.]	   1. (Law) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting	      off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part)	      from damages; to deduct; as, where a landlord recouped the	      rent of premises from damages awarded to the plaintiff for	      eviction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get an equivalent or compensation for; as, to recoup	      money lost at the gaming table; to recoup one's losses in	      the share market.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reimburse; to indemnify; -- often used reflexively and	      in the passive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elizabeth had lost her venture; but if she was bold,	            she might recoup herself at Philip's cost. --Froude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Industry is sometimes recouped for a small price by	            extensive custom.                     --Duke of	                                                  Argyll.	      [1913 Webster]
Recouper \Re*coup"er\ (r?*k??p"?r), n.	   One who recoups. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoupment \Re*coup"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of recouping.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Recoupment applies to equities growing out of the very	         affair from which thw principal demand arises, set-off	         to cross-demands which may be independent in origin.	         --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]
Recourse \Re*course"\ (r?*k?rs"), n. [F. recours, L. recursus a	   running back, return, fr. recurrere, recursum, to run back.	   See {Recur}.]	   1. A coursing back, or coursing again, along the line of a	      previous coursing; renewed course; return; retreat;	      recurence. [Obs.] "Swift recourse of flushing blood."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto my first I will have my recourse. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Preventive physic . . . preventeth sickness in the	            healthy, or the recourse thereof in the	            valetudinary.                         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Recurrence in difficulty, perplexity, need, or the like;	      access or application for aid; resort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus died this great peer, in a time of great	            recourse unto him and dependence upon him. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our last recourse is therefore to our art. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Access; admittance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me recourse to him.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Without recourse} (Commerce), words sometimes added to the	      indorsement of a negotiable instrument to protect the	      indorser from liability to the indorsee and subsequent	      holders. It is a restricted indorsement.	      [1913 Webster]	Recourse \Re*course"\, v. i.	   1. To return; to recur. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The flame departing and recoursing.   --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have recourse; to resort. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]
Recourseful \Re*course"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Having recurring flow and ebb; moving alternately. [Obs.]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [Pref. re- + cover: cf.	   F. recouvrir.]	   To cover again. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recovered}	   (-?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recovering}. ] [OE. recoveren, OF.	   recovrer, F. recouvrer, from L. recuperare; pref. re- re + a	   word of unknown origin. Cf.{Recuperate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to	      win back; to regain.	      [1913 Webster]	            David recovered all that the Amalekites had carried	            away.                                 --1. Sam. xxx.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make good by reparation; to make up for; to retrieve;	      to repair the loss or injury of; as, to recover lost time.	      "Loss of catel may recovered be." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even good men have many failings and lapses to	            lament and recover.                   --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To restore from sickness, faintness, or the like; to bring	      back to life or health; to cure; to heal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wine in my bottle will recover him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind	      or body.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do hope to recover my late hurt.    --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            When I had recovered a little my first surprise.	                                                  --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To rescue; to deliver.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they may recover themselves out of the snare of	            the devil, who are taken captive by him. --2. Tim.	                                                  ii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To gain by motion or effort; to obtain; to reach; to come	      to. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The forest is not three leagues off;	            If we recover that, we're sure enough. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Except he could recover one of the Cities of Refuge	            he was to die.                        --Hales.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) To gain as a compensation; to obtain in return for	      injury or debt; as, to recover damages in trespass; to	      recover debt and costs in a suit at law; to obtain title	      to by judgement in a court of law; as, to recover lands in	      ejectment or common recovery; to gain by legal process;	      as, to recover judgement against a defendant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Recover arms} (Mil. Drill), a command whereby the piece is	      brought from the position of "aim" to that of "ready."	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To regain; repossess; resume; retrieve; recruit; heal;	        cure.	        [1913 Webster]	Recover \Re*cov"er\ (r?*k?v"?r), v. i.	   1. To regain health after sickness; to grow well; to be	      restored or cured; hence, to regain a former state or	      condition after misfortune, alarm, etc.; -- often followed	      by of or from; as, to recover from a state of poverty; to	      recover from fright.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, inquire of Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, whether	            I shall recover of this disease.      --2 Kings i.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make one's way; to come; to arrive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With much ado the Christians recovered to Antioch.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To obtain a judgement; to succeed in a lawsuit; as,	      the plaintiff has recovered in his suit.	      [1913 Webster]	Recover \Re*cov"er\, n.	   Recovery. --Sir T. Malory.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoverable \Re*cov"er*a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. recouvrable.]	   Capable of being recovered or regained; capable of being	   brought back to a former condition, as from sickness,	   misfortune, etc.; obtainable from a debtor or possessor; as,	   the debt is recoverable; goods lost or sunk in the ocean are	   not recoverable.	   [1913 Webster]	         A prodigal course	         Is like the sun's; but not, like his, recoverable.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         If I am recoverable, why am I thus?      --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*cov"er*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Re coverance \Re cov"er*ance\ (-ans), n.	   Recovery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recoveree \Re*cov`er*ee"\ (-[=e]"), n. (Law)	   The person against whom a judgment is obtained in common	   recovery.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoverer \Re*cov"er*er\ (r?*k?v"?r*?r), n.	   One who recovers.	   [1913 Webster]
Recoveror \Re*cov`er*or"\ (-?r), n. (Law)	   The demandant in a common recovery after judgment. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Recovery \Re*cov"er*y\ (r?*k?v"?r*?), n.	   1. The act of recovering, regaining, or retaking possession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Restoration from sickness, weakness, faintness, or the	      like; restoration from a condition of mistortune, of	      fright, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The obtaining in a suit at law of a right to	      something by a verdict and judgment of court.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The getting, or gaining, of something not previously had.	      [Obs.] "Help be past recovery." --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In rowing, the act of regaining the proper position for	      making a new stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Act of regaining the natural position after curtseying.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. (Fencing, Sparring, etc.) Act of regaining the position of	      guard after making an attack.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Common recovery} (Law), a species of common assurance or	      mode of conveying lands by matter of record, through the	      forms of an action at law, formerly in frequent use, but	      now abolished or obsolete, both in England and America.	      --Burrill. Warren.	      [1913 Webster]
Recreance \Rec"re*ance\ (r?k"r?*?ns), n.	   Recreancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Recreancy \Rec"re*an*cy\ (-an*s?), n.	   The quality or state of being recreant.	   [1913 Webster]
Recreant \Rec"re*ant\ (-ant), a. [OF., cowardly, fr. recroire,	   recreire, to forsake, leave, tire, discourage, regard as	   conquered, LL. recredere se to declare one's self conquered	   in combat; hence, those are called recrediti or recreanti who	   are considered infamous; L. pref. re- again, back + credere	   to believe, to be of opinion; hence, originally, to disavow	   one's opinion. See {Creed}.]	   1. Crying for mercy, as a combatant in the trial by battle;	      yielding; cowardly; mean-spirited; craven. "This recreant	      knight." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apostate; false; unfaithful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, for so many benefits received,	            Turned recreant to God, ingrate and false. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Recreant \Rec"re*ant\, n.	   One who yields in combat, and begs for mercy; a	   mean-spirited, cowardly wretch. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are all recreants and dastards!      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-create \Re`-cre*ate"\ (r?`kr?*?t"), v. t. [Pref. re- +	   create.]	   To create or form anew.	   [1913 Webster]	         On opening the campaign of 1776, instead of	         reenforcing, it was necessary to re-create, the army.	                                                  --Marshall.	   [1913 Webster]
Recreate \Rec"re*ate\ (rk"r*t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recreated}	   (-`td); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recreating}.] [L. recreatus, p. p.	   of recreate to create anew, to refresh; pref. re- re- +	   creare to create. See {Create}.]	   To give fresh life to; to reanimate; to revive; especially,	   to refresh after wearying toil or anxiety; to relieve; to	   cheer; to divert; to amuse; to gratify.	   [1913 Webster]	         Painters, when they work on white grounds, place before	         them colors mixed with blue and green, to recreate	         their eyes, white wearying . . . the sight more than	         any.                                     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         St. John, who recreated himself with sporting with a	         tame partridge.                          --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         These ripe fruits recreate the nostrils with their	         aromatic scent.                          --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Recreate \Rec"re*ate\, v. i.	   To take recreation. --L. Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Recreation \Rec"re*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]cr['e]ation,	   L. recreatio.]	   The act of recreating, or the state of being recreated;	   refreshment of the strength and spirits after toil;	   amusement; diversion; sport; pastime.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-creation \Re`-cre*a"tion\ (r?`kr?*?sh?n), n. [See	   {Re-create}.]	   A forming anew; a new creation or formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-creative \Re`-cre*a"tive\ (-?`t?v), a.	   Creating anew; as, re-creative power.	   [1913 Webster]
Recreative \Rec"re*a`tive\ (r?k"r?*?`t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]cr['e]atif. See {Recreate}.]	   Tending to recreate or refresh; recreating; giving new vigor	   or animation; reinvigorating; giving relief after labor or	   pain; amusing; diverting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let the music of them be recreative.     --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] --- {Rec"re*a`tive*ly}, adv. --	   {Rec"re*a`tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Recrement \Rec"re*ment\ (r?k"r?*ment), n. [L. recrementum; pref.	   re- re- + cernere, cretum, to separate, sift: cf. F.	   r['e]cr['e]ment.]	   1. Superfluous matter separated from that which is useful;	      dross; scoria; as, the recrement of ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) Excrement. [Obs.]	      (a) A substance secreted from the blood and again absorbed	          by it.	          [1913 Webster]
Recremental \Rec`re*men"tal\ (-m?n"tal), a.	   Recrementitious.	   [1913 Webster]
Recrementitial \Rec`re*men*ti"tial\ (-m?n*t?sh"al), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]cr['e]mentitiel.] (Med.)	   Of the nature of a recrement. See {Recrement}, 2	   (b) . "Recrementitial fluids." --Dunglison.	       [1913 Webster]
Recrementitious \Rec`re*men*ti"tious\ (-t?sh"?s), a.	   Of or pertaining to recrement; consisting of recrement or	   dross. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Recriminate \Re*crim"i*nate\ (r?*kr?m"?*n?t), v. i. [Pref. re- +	   criminate: cf. F. r['e]criminer, LL. recriminare.]	   To return one charge or accusation with another; to charge	   back fault or crime upon an accuser.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not my business to recriminate, hoping	         sufficiently to clear myself in this matter. --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]	Recriminate \Re*crim"i*nate\, v. t.	   To accuse in return. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Recrimination \Re*crim`i*na"tion\ (-n?"sh?n), n. [F.	   r['e]crimination, LL. recriminatio.]	   The act of recriminating; an accusation brought by the	   accused against the accuser; a counter accusation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Accusations and recriminations passed backward and	         forward between the contending parties.  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Recriminative \Re*crim"i*na*tive\ (-n?*t?v), a.	   Recriminatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Recriminator \Re*crim"i*na`tor\ (-n?`t?r), n.	   One who recriminates.	   [1913 Webster]
Recriminatory \Re*crim"i*na*to*ry\ (-n?*t?*r?), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]criminatoire.]	   Having the quality of recrimination; retorting accusation;	   recriminating.	   [1913 Webster]
Recross \Re*cross"\ (r?*kr?s";115), v. t.	   To cross a second time.	   [1913 Webster]
Recrudency \Re*cru"den*cy\ (r[-e]*kr[udd]"den*s[y^]), n.	   Recrudescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Recrudesce \Re`cru*desce"\, v. i. [See {Recrudescent}.]	   To be in a state of recrudescence; esp., to come into renewed	   freshness, vigor, or activity; to revive.	         The general influence . . . which is liable every now	         and then to recrudesce in his absence.   --Edmund	                                                  Gurney.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Recrudescence
Recrudescence \Re`cru*des"cence\ (r?`kr?*d?s"sens),
Recrudescency \Re`cru*des`cen*cy\ (-d?s"sen*s?), n. [Cf. F.	   recrudescence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state or condition of being recrudescent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A recrudescence of barbarism may condemn it [land]	            to chronic poverty and waste.         --Duke of	                                                  Argyll.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Increased severity of a disease after temporary	      remission. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Recrudescent \Re`cru*des"cent\ (-sent), a. [L. recrudescens,	   -entis, p. pr. of recrudescere to become raw again; pref. re-	   re- + crudescere to become hard or raw: cf. F. recrudescent.]	   1. Growing raw, sore, or painful again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Breaking out again after temporary abatement or	      supression; as, a recrudescent epidemic.	      [1913 Webster]
Recruit \Re*cruit"\ (r?*kr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recruited};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Recruiting}.] [F. recruter, corrupted (under	   influence of recrue recruiting, recruit, from recro[^i]/tre,	   p. p. recr[^u], to grow again) from an older recluter,	   properly, to patch, to mend (a garment); pref. re- + OF. clut	   piece, piece of cloth; cf. Icel. kl[=u]tr kerchief, E.	   clout.]	   1. To repair by fresh supplies, as anything wasted; to remedy	      lack or deficiency in; as, food recruits the flesh; fresh	      air and exercise recruit the spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her cheeks glow the brighter, recruiting their	            color.                                --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to restore the wasted vigor of; to renew in	      strength or health; to reinvigorate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply with new men, as an army; to fill up or make up	      by enlistment; as, he recruited two regiments; the army	      was recruited for a campaign; also, to muster; to enlist;	      as, he recruited fifty men. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	Recruit \Re*cruit"\, v. i.	   1. To gain new supplies of anything wasted; to gain health,	      flesh, spirits, or the like; to recuperate; as, lean	      cattle recruit in fresh pastures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gain new supplies of men for military or other service;	      to raise or enlist new soldiers; to enlist troops.	      [1913 Webster]	Recruit \Re*cruit"\, n.	   1. A supply of anything wasted or exhausted; a reenforcement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The state is to have recruits to its strength, and	            remedies to its distempers.           --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a man enlisted for service in the army; a	      newly enlisted soldier.	      [1913 Webster]
Recruiter \Re*cruit"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, recruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Recruitment \Re*cruit"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act or process of recruiting; especially, the enlistment	   of men for an army.	   [1913 Webster]
Recrystallization \Re*crys`tal*li*za"tion\	   (r[=e]*kr[i^]s`tal*l[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Chem. & Min.)	   The process or recrystallizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Recrystallize \Re*crys"tal*lize\ (r[=e]*kr[i^]s"tal*l[imac]z),	   v. i. & t. (Chem. & Min.)	   To crystallize again. --Henry.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectal \Rec"tal\ (r?k"tal), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the region of the rectum.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectangle \Rec"tan`gle\ (r?k"t??`g'l), n. [F., fr. L. rectus	   right + angulus angle. See {Right}, and {Angle}.] (Geom.)	   A four-sided figure having only right angles; a right-angled	   parallelogram.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As the area of a rectangle is expressed by the product	         of its two dimensions, the term rectangle is sometimes	         used for product; as, the rectangle of a and b, that	         is, ab.	         [1913 Webster]	Rectangle \Rec"tan`gle\, a.	   Rectangular. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rectangled \Rec"tan`gled\ (-g'ld), a.	   Rectangular. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectangular \Rec*tan"gu*lar\ (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r), a. [CF. F.	   rectangulaire.]	   Right-angled; having one or more angles of ninety degrees. --	   {Rec*tan"gu*lar*ly} (r?k*t?n"g?*l?r*l?), adv. --	   {Rec*tan"gu*lar*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectangularity \Rec*tan`gu*lar"i*ty\ (-l?r"?*t?), n.	   The quality or condition of being rectangular, or	   right-angled.	   [1913 Webster]
Recti- \Rec"ti-\ (r?k"t?*). [L. rectus straight.]	   A combining form signifying straight; as, rectilineal, having	   straight lines; rectinerved.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectifiable \Rec"ti*fi`a*ble\ (r?k"t?*f?`?*b'l), a.	   1. Capable of being rectified; as, a rectifiable mistake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Admitting, as a curve, of the construction of a	      straight line equal in length to any definite portion of	      the curve.	      [1913 Webster]
Rectification \Rec`ti*fi*ca"tion\ (r?k`t?*f?*k?1sh?n), n. [Cf.	   F. rectification.]	   1. The act or operation of rectifying; as, the rectification	      of an error; the rectification of spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the rectification of his views, he was	            incapable of compromise with profounder shapes of	            error.                                --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The determination of a straight line whose length	      is equal a portion of a curve.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rectification of a globe} (Astron.), its adjustment	      preparatory to the solution of a proposed problem.	      [1913 Webster]
Rectificator \Rec"ti*fi*ca`tor\ (r?k"t?*f?*k?`t?r), n. (Chem.)	   That which rectifies or refines; esp., a part of a distilling	   apparatus in which the more volatile portions are separated	   from the less volatile by the process of evaporation and	   condensation; a rectifier.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectifier \Rec"ti*fi`er\ (r?k"t?*f?`?r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, rectifies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) (Naut.) An instrument used for determining and	          rectifying the variations of the compass on board	          ship.	      (b) (Chem.) A rectificator.	          [1913 Webster]
Rectify \Rec"ti*fy\ (-f?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rectified}	   (-f?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rectifying} (-f?`?ng).] [F.	   rectifier, LL. rectificare; L. rectus right + -ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {Right}, and {-fy}.]	   1. To make or set right; to correct from a wrong, erroneous,	      or false state; to amend; as, to rectify errors, mistakes,	      or abuses; to rectify the will, the judgment, opinions; to	      rectify disorders.	      [1913 Webster]	            I meant to rectify my conscience.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was an error of opinion which a conflicting	            opinion would have rectified.         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To refine or purify by repeated distillation or	      sublimation, by which the fine parts of a substance are	      separated from the grosser; as, to rectify spirit of wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) To produce ( as factitious gin or brandy) by	      redistilling low wines or ardent spirits (whisky, rum,	      etc.), flavoring substances, etc., being added.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rectify a globe}, to adjust it in order to prepare for	      the solution of a proposed problem.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To amend; emend; correct; better; mend; reform; redress;	        adjust; regulate; improve. See {Amend}.	        [1913 Webster] Rectilineal
Rectilineal \Rec`ti*lin"e*al\ (-l?n"?*al), Rectilinear
\Rec`ti*lin"e*ar\ (-l?n"?*?r), a. [Recti- + lineal, linear.]	   Straight; consisting of a straight line or lines; bounded by	   straight lines; as, a rectineal angle; a rectilinear figure	   or course. -- {Rec`ti*lin"e*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Rec`ti*lin"e*ar*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectilinearity \Rec`ti*lin`e*ar"i*ty\ (-?r"?*t?), n.	   The quality or state of being rectilinear. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectilineous \Rec`ti*lin"e*ous\ (-?s), a.	   Rectilinear. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectinerved \Rec"ti*nerved`\ (r?k"t?*n?rrvd`), a. [Recti- +	   nerve.] (Bot.)	   Having the veins or nerves straight; -- said of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Rection \Rec"tion\ (r?k"sh?n), n. [L. rectio, fr. regere to rule	   or govern.] (Gram.)	   See {Government}, n., 7. --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectirostral \Rec`ti*ros"tral\ (r?k`t?*r?s"tral), a. [Recti- +	   rostral.] (Zool.)	   Having a straight beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectiserial \Rec`ti*se"ri*al\ (-s?"r?*al), a. [Recti- + serial.]	   (Bot.)	   Arranged in exactly vertical ranks, as the leaves on stems of	   many kinds; -- opposed to curviserial.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectitis \Rec*ti"tis\ (r?k*t?"t?s), n. [NL. See {Rectum}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Proctitis. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectitude \Rec"ti*tude\ (r?k"t?*t?d), n. [L. rectitudo, fr.	   rectus right, straight: cf. F. rectitude. See {Right}.]	   1. Straightness. [R.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rightness of principle or practice; exact conformity to	      truth, or to the rules prescribed for moral conduct,	      either by divine or human laws; uprightness of mind;	      uprightness; integrity; honesty; justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Right judgment. [R.] --Sir G. C. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Justice}.	        [1913 Webster]
Recto- \Rec"to-\ (r?k"t?*).	   A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to,	   the rectum; as, recto-vesical.	   [1913 Webster]
Recto \Rec"to\, n. [Abbrev. fr. LL. breve de recto. See	   {Right}.] (Law)	   A writ of right.	   [1913 Webster]	Recto \Rec"to\, n. [Cf. F. recto.] (Print.)	   The right-hand page; -- opposed to verso.	   [1913 Webster]
Rector \Rec"tor\ (r?k"t?r), n. [L., fr. regere, rectum, to lead	   straight, to rule: cf. F. recteur. See {Regiment}, {Right}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A ruler or governor. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God is the supreme rector of the world. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) (Ch. of Eng.) A clergyman who has the charge and cure	          of a parish, and has the tithes, etc.; the clergyman	          of a parish where the tithes are not impropriate. See	          the Note under Vicar. --Blackstone.	      (b) (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A clergyman in charge of a parish.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The head master of a public school. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The chief elective officer of some universities, as in	      France and Scotland; sometimes, the head of a college; as,	      the Rector of Exeter College, or of Lincoln College, at	      Oxford.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (R. C. Ch.) The superior officer or chief of a convent or	      religious house; and among the Jesuits the superior of a	      house that is a seminary or college.	      [1913 Webster]
Rectoral \Rec"tor*al\ (-al), a. [CF. F. rectoral.]	   Pertaining to a rector or governor.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectorate \Rec"tor*ate\ (-?t), n. [LL. rectoratus: cf. F.	   rectorat.]	   The office, rank, or station of a rector; rectorship.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectoress \Rec"tor*ess\, n.	   1. A governess; a rectrix. --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The wife of a rector. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Rectorial \Rec*to"ri*al\ (r?k*t?"r?*al), a.	   Pertaining to a rector or a rectory; rectoral. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectorship \Rec"tor*ship\ (r?k"t?r*sh?p), n.	   1. Government; guidance. [Obs.] "The rectorship of judgment."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office or rank of a rector; rectorate.	      [1913 Webster]
Rectory \Rec"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), n.; pl. {Rectories} (-r?z). [Cf.	   OF. rectorie or rectorerie, LL. rectoria.]	   1. The province of a rector; a parish church, parsonage, or	      spiritual living, with all its rights, tithes, and glebes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rector's mansion; a parsonage house.	      [1913 Webster]
Recto-uterine \Rec`to-u"ter*ine\ (-?"t?r*?n or *?n), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectovaginal \Rec`to*vag"i*nal\ (r?k`t?*v?j"?*nal), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the vagina.	   [1913 Webster]
Recto-vesical \Rec`to-ves"i*cal\ (-v?s"?*kal), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the rectum and the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectress \Rec"tress\ (r?k"tr?s), n.	   A rectoress. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectrix \Rec"trix\ (-tr?ks), n.; pl. {Rectrices} (-tr?"s?z).	   [L., fem. of rector.]	   1. A governess; a rectoress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the quill feathers of the tail of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Rectum \Rec"tum\ (-t?m), n. [NL. (sc. intestinum), fr. L. rectus	   straight. See {Right}.] (Anat.)	   The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so named because	   supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust.	   under {Digestive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rectus \Rec"tus\ (-t?s), n.; pl. {Recti} (-t?). [NL., fr. L.	   regere to keep straight.] (Anat.)	   A straight muscle; as, the recti of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Recubation \Rec`u*ba"tion\ (r?k`?*b?"sh?n), n. [L. recubare to	   lie upon the back.]	   Recumbence. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Recule \Re*cule"\ (r?*k?l"), v. i.	   To recoil. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Recule	Recule \Re*cule"\ (r?*k?l"), Reculement \Re*cule"ment\ (-ment),	   n. [F. reculement.]	   Recoil. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Recumb \Re*cumb"\ (-k?m"), v. i. [L. recumbere; pref. re- back +	   cumbere (in comp.), akin to cubare to lie down.]	   To lean; to recline; to repose. [Obs.] --J. Allen (1761).	   [1913 Webster]
Recumbence \Re*cum"bence\ (r?*k?m"bens), n.	   The act of leaning, resting, or reclining; the state of being	   recumbent.	   [1913 Webster]
Recumbency \Re*cum"ben*cy\ (-ben*s?), n.	   Recumbence.	   [1913 Webster]
Recumbent \Re*cum"bent\ (-bet), a. [L. recumbens, -entis, p. pr.	   of recumbere. See {Recumb}, {Incumbent}.]	   Leaning; reclining; lying; as, the recumbent posture of the	   Romans at their meals. Hence, figuratively; Resting;	   inactive; idle. -- {Re*cum"bent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Recuperable \Re*cu"per*a*ble\ (r[-e]*k[=u]`p[~e]r*[.a]*b'l), a.	   [Cf.F. r['e]cup['e]rable. See {Recover}.]	   Recoverable. --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\ (-?t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Recuperated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recuperating}.] [L.	   recuperatus, p. p. of recuperare. See {Recover} to get	   again.]	   To recover health; to regain strength; to convalesce.	   [1913 Webster]	Recuperate \Re*cu"per*ate\, v. t.	   To recover; to regain; as, to recuperate the health or	   strength.	   [1913 Webster]
Recuperation \Re*cu`per*a"tion\	   (r[-e]*k[=u]`p[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. recuperatio: cf. F.	   r['e]cup['e]ration.]	   Recovery, as of anything lost, especially of the health or	   strength.	   [1913 Webster] Recuperative
Recuperative \Re*cu"per*a*tive\ (-?*t?v), Recuperatory
\Re*cu"per*a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a. [L. recuperativus,	   recuperatorius.]	   Of or pertaining to recuperation; tending to recovery.	   [1913 Webster]
Recuperator \Re*cu"per*a`tor\ (r?*k?"pp?r*?`t?r), n. [Cf. L.	   recuperator a recoverer.] (Steel Manuf.)	   Same as {Regenerator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Recur \Re*cur"\ (r?*k?r"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Recurred}	   (-k?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Recurring}.] [L. recurrere; pref.	   re- re- + currere to run. See {Current}.]	   1. To come back; to return again or repeatedly; to come again	      to mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            When any word has been used to signify an idea, the	            old idea will recur in the mind when the word is	            heard.                                --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To occur at a stated interval, or according to some	      regular rule; as, the fever will recur to-night.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To resort; to have recourse; to go for help.	      [1913 Webster]	            If, to avoid succession in eternal existence, they	            recur to the "punctum stans" of the schools, they	            will thereby very little help us to a more positive	            idea of infinite duration.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 expressed by	      means of certain preceding coefficients and constants in	      one uniform manner.	      [1913 Webster]
Recure \Re*cure"\ (r?*k?r"), v. t. [Cf. {Recover}.]	   1. To arrive at; to reach; to attain. [Obs.] --Lydgate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recover; to regain; to repossess. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When their powers, impaired through labor long,	            With due repast, they had recured well. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To restore, as from weariness, sickness; or the like; to	      repair.	      [1913 Webster]	            In western waves his weary wagon did recure.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be a cure for; to remedy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No medicine	            Might avail his sickness to recure.   --Lydgate.	      [1913 Webster]	Recure \Re*cure"\, n.	   Cure; remedy; recovery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But whom he hite, without recure he dies. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Recureless \Re*cure"less\, a.	   Incapable of cure. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster] Recurrence
Recurrence \Re*cur"rence\ (r?*k?r"rens), Recurrency
\Re*cur"ren*cy\ (-ren*s?), n. [Cf. F. r['e]currence.]	   The act of recurring, or state of being recurrent; return;	   resort; recourse.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall insensibly go on from a rare to a frequent	         recurrence to the dangerous preparations. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurrent \Re*cur"rent\ (-rent), a. [L. recurrens, -entis, p.	   pr. of recurrere: cf.F. r['e]current. See {Recur}.]	   1. Returning from time to time; recurring; as, recurrent	      pains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Running back toward its origin; as, a recurrent	      nerve or artery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Recurrent fever}. (Med.) See {Relapsing fever}, under	      {Relapsing}.	   {Recurrent pulse} (Physiol.), the pulse beat which appears	      (when the radial artery is compressed at the wrist) on the	      distal side of the point of pressure through the arteries	      of the palm of the hand.	   {Recurrent sensibility} (Physiol.), the sensibility	      manifested by the anterior, or motor, roots of the spinal	      cord (their stimulation causing pain) owing to the	      presence of sensory fibers from the corresponding sensory	      or posterior roots.	      [1913 Webster]
Recursant \Re*cur"sant\ (r?*k?r"sant), a. [L. recursans, -antis,	   p. pr. of recursare to run back, v. freq. of recurrere. See	   {Recure}.] (Her.)	   Displayed with the back toward the spectator; -- said	   especially of an eagle.	   [1913 Webster]
Recursion \Re*cur"sion\ (-sh?n), n. [L. recursio. See {Recur}.]	   The act of recurring; return. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
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Recurvate \Re*cur"vate\ (r?*k?r"v?t), a. [L. recurvatus, p. p.	   of recurvare. See {Re-}, and {Curvate}.] (Bot.)	   Recurved.	   [1913 Webster]	Recurvate \Re*cur"vate\ (-v?t), v. t.	   To bend or curve back; to recurve. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurvation \Re`cur*va"tion\ (r?`k?r*v?"sh?n), n.	   The act of recurving, or the state of being recurved; a	   bending or flexure backward.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurve \Re*curve"\ (r?*k?rv"), v. t.	   To curve in an opposite or unusual direction; to bend back or	   down.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurved \Re*curved"\ (r?*k?rvd"), a.	   Curved in an opposite or uncommon direction; bent back; as, a	   bird with a recurved bill; flowers with recurved petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurviroster \Re*cur`vi*ros"ter\ (r?*k?r`v?*r?s"t?r), n. [L.	   recurvus bent back + rostrum beack; cf. F. r['e]curvirostre.]	   (Zool.)	   A bird whose beak bends upward, as the avocet.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurvirostral \Re*cur`vi*ros"tral\ (-tral), a. [See	   {Recurviroster}.] (Zool.)	   Having the beak bent upwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurvity \Re*cur"vi*ty\ (r?*k?r"v?*t?), n.	   Recurvation.	   [1913 Webster]
Recurvous \Re*cur"vous\ (-v?s), a. [L. recurvus; pref. re- re +	   curvus curved.]	   Recurved. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Recusancy \Re*cu"san*cy\ (r?*k?"zan*s? or r?k"?-), n.	   The state of being recusant; nonconformity. --Coke.	   [1913 Webster]
Recusant \Re*cu"sant\ (-zat; 277), a.[L. recusans, -antis, p.	   pr. of recure to refuse, to oject to; pref. re- re + causa a	   cause, pretext: cf. F. r['e]cusant. See {Cause}, and cf.	   {Ruse}.]	   Obstinate in refusal; specifically, in English history,	   refusing to acknowledge the supremacy of the king in the	   churc, or to conform to the established rites of the church;	   as, a recusant lord.	   [1913 Webster]	         It stated him to have placed his son in the household	         of the Countess of Derby, a recusant papist. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Recusant \Re*cu"sant\, n.	   1. One who is obstinate in refusal; one standing out	      stubbornly against general practice or opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last rebellious recusants among the European	            family of nations.                    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Hist.) A person who refuses to acknowledge the	      supremacy of the king in matters of religion; as, a Roman	      Catholic recusant, who acknowledges the supremacy of the	      pope. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who refuses communion with the Church of England; a	      nonconformist.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that are recusants of holy rites. --Holyday.	      [1913 Webster]
Recusation \Rec`u*sa"tion\ (r?k`?*z?"sh?n), n. [L. recusatio:	   cf. F. r['e]cusation.]	   1. Refusal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Law) The act of refusing a judge or challenging that	      he shall not try the cause, on account of his supposed	      partiality. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Recusative \Re*cu"sa*tive\ (r?*k?"z?*t?v), a.	   Refusing; denying; negative. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
recuse \re*cuse"\ (r?*k?z"), v. t. [F. r['e]cuser, or L.	   recusare. See {Recusant}.] (Law)	   To refuse or reject, as a judge; to challenge that the judge	   shall not try the cause. [Obs.] --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]	recuse \re*cuse"\ (r?*k?z"), v. i.	   To withdraw oneself from serving as a judge or other	   decision-maker in order to avoid a real or apparent conflict	   of interest; -- often used with the reflexive; as, the judge	   recused himself due to a financial interest in the matter.	   [PJC]
Recussion \Re*cus"sion\ (r?*k?sh"?n), n. [L. recutire, recussum,	   to beat back; pref. re- re- + quatere to shake.]	   The act of beating or striking back.	   [1913 Webster]
Red \Red\ (r[e^]d), obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Read}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Red \Red\, v. t.	   To put on order; to make tidy; also, to free from	   entanglement or embarrassement; -- generally with up; as, to	   red up a house. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Red \Red\, a. [Compar. {Redder} (-d?r); superl. {Reddest}.] [OE.	   red, reed, AS. re['a]d, re['o]d; akin to OS. r[=o]d, OFries.	   r[=a]d, D. rood, G. roht, rot, OHG. r[=o]t, Dan. & Sw.	   r["o]d, Icel. rau[eth]r, rj[=o][eth]r, Goth. r['a]uds, W.	   rhudd, Armor. ruz, Ir. & Gael. ruadh, L. ruber, rufus, Gr.	   'eryqro`s, Skr. rudhira, rohita; cf. L. rutilus. [root]113.	   Cf. {Erysipelas}, {Rouge}, {Rubric}, {Ruby}, {Ruddy},	   {Russet}, {Rust}.]	   Of the color of blood, or of a tint resembling that color; of	   the hue of that part of the rainbow, or of the solar	   spectrum, which is furthest from the violet part. "Fresh	   flowers, white and reede." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your color, I warrant you, is as red as any rose.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Red is a general term, including many different shades	         or hues, as scarlet, crimson, vermilion, orange red,	         and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Red is often used in the formation of self-explaining	         compounds; as, red-breasted, red-cheeked, red-faced,	         red-haired, red-headed, red-skinned, red-tailed,	         red-topped, red-whiskered, red-coasted.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Red admiral} (Zool.), a beautiful butterfly ({Vanessa	      Atalanta}) common in both Europe and America. The front	      wings are crossed by a broad orange red band. The larva	      feeds on nettles. Called also {Atalanta butterfly}, and	      {nettle butterfly}.	   {Red ant}. (Zool.)	   (a) A very small ant ({Myrmica molesta}) which often infests	       houses.	   (b) A larger reddish ant ({Formica sanguinea}), native of	       Europe and America. It is one of the slave-making	       species.	   {Red antimony} (Min.), kermesite. See {Kermes mineral}	   (b), under {Kermes}.	   {Red ash} (Bot.), an American tree ({Fraxinus pubescens}),	      smaller than the white ash, and less valuable for timber.	      --Cray.	   {Red bass}. (Zool.) See {Redfish}	   (d) .	   {Red bay} (Bot.), a tree ({Persea Caroliniensis}) having the	      heartwood red, found in swamps in the Southern United	      States.	   {Red beard} (Zool.), a bright red sponge ({Microciona	      prolifera}), common on oyster shells and stones. [Local,	      U.S.]	   {Red birch} (Bot.), a species of birch ({Betula nigra})	      having reddish brown bark, and compact, light-colored	      wood. --Gray.	   {Red blindness}. (Med.) See {Daltonism}.	   {Red book}, a book containing the names of all the persons in	      the service of the state. [Eng.]	   {Red book of the Exchequer}, an ancient record in which are	      registered the names of all that held lands per baroniam	      in the time of Henry II. --Brande & C.	   {Red brass}, an alloy containing eight parts of copper and	      three of zinc.	   {Red bug}. (Zool.)	   (a) A very small mite which in Florida attacks man, and	       produces great irritation by its bites.	   (b) A red hemipterous insect of the genus {Pyrrhocoris},	       especially the European species ({Pyrrhocoris apterus}),	       which is bright scarlet and lives in clusters on tree	       trunks.	   (c) See {Cotton stainder}, under {Cotton}.	   {Red cedar}. (Bot.) An evergreen North American tree	      ({Juniperus Virginiana}) having a fragrant red-colored	      heartwood.	   (b) A tree of India and Australia ({Cedrela Toona}) having	       fragrant reddish wood; -- called also {toon tree} in	       India.	   {Red horse}. (Zool.)	   (a) Any large American red fresh-water sucker, especially	       {Moxostoma macrolepidotum} and allied species.	   (b) See the Note under {Drumfish}.	   {Red lead}.	   (Chem) See under {Lead}, and {Minium}.	   {Red-lead ore}. (Min.) Same as {Crocoite}.	   {Red liquor} (Dyeing), a solution consisting essentially of	      aluminium acetate, used as a mordant in the fixation of	      dyestuffs on vegetable fiber; -- so called because used	      originally for red dyestuffs. Called also {red mordant}.	      	   {Red maggot} (Zool.), the larva of the wheat midge.	   {Red manganese}. (Min.) Same as {Rhodochrosite}.	   {Red man}, one of the American Indians; -- so called from his	      color.	   {Red maple} (Bot.), a species of maple ({Acer rubrum}). See	      {Maple}.	   {Red mite}. (Zool.) See {Red spider}, below.	   {Red mulberry} (Bot.), an American mulberry of a dark purple	      color ({Morus rubra}).	   {Red mullet} (Zool.), the surmullet. See {Mullet}.	   {Red ocher} (Min.), a soft earthy variety of hematite, of a	      reddish color.	   {Red perch} (Zool.), the rosefish.	   {Red phosphorus}. (Chem.) See under {Phosphorus}.	   {Red pine} (Bot.), an American species of pine ({Pinus	      resinosa}); -- so named from its reddish bark.	   {Red precipitate}. See under {Precipitate}.	   {Red Republican} (European Politics), originally, one who	      maintained extreme republican doctrines in France, --	      because a red liberty cap was the badge of the party; an	      extreme radical in social reform. [Cant]	   {Red ribbon}, the ribbon of the Order of the Bath in England.	      	   {Red sanders}. (Bot.) See {Sanders}.	   {Red sandstone}. (Geol.) See under {Sandstone}.	   {Red scale} (Zool.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus aurantii})	      very injurious to the orange tree in California and	      Australia.	   {Red silver} (Min.), an ore of silver, of a ruby-red or	      reddish black color. It includes {proustite}, or light red	      silver, and {pyrargyrite}, or dark red silver.	   {Red snapper} (Zool.), a large fish ({Lutjanus aya} syn.	      {Lutjanus Blackfordii}) abundant in the Gulf of Mexico and	      about the Florida reefs.	   {Red snow}, snow colored by a mocroscopic unicellular alga	      ({Protococcus nivalis}) which produces large patches of	      scarlet on the snows of arctic or mountainous regions.	   {Red softening} (Med.) a form of cerebral softening in which	      the affected parts are red, -- a condition due either to	      infarction or inflammation.	   {Red spider} (Zool.), a very small web-spinning mite	      ({Tetranychus telarius}) which infests, and often	      destroys, plants of various kinds, especially those	      cultivated in houses and conservatories. It feeds mostly	      on the under side of the leaves, and causes them to turn	      yellow and die. The adult insects are usually pale red.	      Called also {red mite}.	   {Red squirrel} (Zool.), the chickaree.	   {Red tape},	   (a) the tape used in public offices for tying up documents,	       etc. Hence,	   (b) official formality and delay; excessive bureaucratic	       paperwork.	   {Red underwing} (Zool.), any species of noctuid moths	      belonging to {Catacola} and allied genera. The numerous	      species are mostly large and handsomely colored. The under	      wings are commonly banded with bright red or orange.	   {Red water}, a disease in cattle, so called from an	      appearance like blood in the urine.	      [1913 Webster]	Red \Red\ (r?d), n.	   1. The color of blood, or of that part of the spectrum	      farthest from violet, or a tint resembling these.	      "Celestial rosy red, love's proper hue." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A red pigment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (European Politics) An abbreviation for Red Republican.	      See under Red, a. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Med.) The menses. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {English red}, a pigment prepared by the Dutch, similar to	      Indian red.	   {Hypericum red}, a red resinous dyestuff extracted from	      Hypericum.	   {Indian red}. See under {Indian}, and {Almagra}.	      [1913 Webster]
Redact \Re*dact"\ (r?*d?kt"), v. t. [L. redactus, p. p. of	   redigere; pref. red-, re-, again, back + agere to put in	   motion, to drive.]	   To reduce to form, as literary matter; to digest and put in	   shape (matter for publication); to edit.	   [1913 Webster]
R'edacteur \R['e]`dac`teur"\ (r[asl]`d[.a]k`t[~e]r"), n. [F.]	   See {Redactor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redaction \Re*dac"tion\ (r?*d?k"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]daction.]	   The act of redacting; work produced by redacting; a digest.	   [1913 Webster]
Redactor \Re*dac"tor\ (-t?r), n.	   One who redacts; one who prepares matter for publication; an	   editor. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Redan \Re*dan"\ (r?*d?n"), n. [F., for OF. redent a double	   notching or jagging, as in the teeth of a saw, fr. L. pref.	   re- re- + dens, dentis, a tooth. Cf. {Redented}.] [Written	   sometimes {redent} and {redens}.]	   1. (Fort.) A work having two parapets whose faces unite so as	      to form a salient angle toward the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A step or vertical offset in a wall on uneven ground, to	      keep the parts level.	      [1913 Webster]
Redargue \Red*ar"gue\ (r?d*?r"g?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Redargued} (-g?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Redarguing}.] [L.	   redarguere; pref. red-, re- re- + arguere to accuse, charge	   with: cf. F. r['e]darguer.]	   To disprove; to refute; toconfute; to reprove; to convict.	   [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         How shall I . . . suffer that God should redargue me at	         doomsday, and the angels reproach my lukewarmness?	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now this objection to the immediate cognition of	         external objects has, as far as I know, been redargued	         in three different ways.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Redargution \Red`ar*gu"tion\ (r?d`?r*g?"sh?n), n. [L.	   redargutio.]	   The act of redarguing; refutation. [Obs. or R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Redargutory \Red`ar*gu"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, redargution; refutatory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redback \Red"back`\ (r?d"b?k`), n. (Zool.)	   The dunlin. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redbelly \Red"bel`ly\ (-b?l`l?), n. (Zool.)	   The char.	   [1913 Webster]
Redbird \Red"bird`\ (-b?rd`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) The cardinal bird.	   (b) The summer redbird ({Piranga rubra}).	   (c) The scarlet tanager. See {Tanager}.	       [1913 Webster]
Redbreast \Red"breast`\ (-br?st`), n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The European robin.	      (b) The American robin. See {Robin}.	      (c) The knot, or red-breasted snipe; -- called also {robin	          breast}, and {robin snipe}. See {Knot}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The long-eared pondfish. See {Pondfish}.	      [1913 Webster]
Redbud \Red"bud`\ (-b?d`), n. (Bot.)	   A small ornamental leguminous tree of the American species of	   the genus {Cercis}. See {Judas tree}, under {Judas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redcap \Red"cap`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) The European goldfinch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A specter having long teeth, popularly supposed to haunt	      old castles in Scotland. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Redcoat \Red"coat`\ (-k[=o]t`), n.	   One who wears a red coat; specifically, a red-coated British	   soldier.	   [1913 Webster]
Red Cross \Red Cross\	   1. The crusaders or the cause they represented.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A hospital or ambulance service established as a result	      of, though not provided for by, the Geneva convention of	      1864; any of the national societies for alleviating the	      sufferings of the sick and wounded war, also giving aid	      and relief during great calamities; also, a member or	      worker of such a society; -- so called from the badge of	      neutrality; the Geneva cross.	   Note: In islamic countries, a similarly motivated affiliated	         organization is called the {Red Crescent}. The American	         Red Cross was founded in 1881, largely due to the	         initiative of Clara Barton. The [a	         HREF="http:]/www.redcross.org">American Red Cross	         maintains a web page on the internet, where additional	         information can be found.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Redde \Red"de\ (-de),	   obs. imp. of {Read}, or {Rede}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Redden \Red"den\ (r?d"d'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reddened}	   (-d'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reddening}.] [From {Red}, a.]	   To make red or somewhat red; to give a red color to.	   [1913 Webster]	Redden \Red"den\, v. i.	   To grow or become red; to blush.	   [1913 Webster]	         Appius reddens at each word you speak.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         He no sooner saw that her eye glistened and her cheek	         reddened than his obstinacy was at once subbued. --Sir	                                                  W. SCott.	   [1913 Webster]
Reddendum \Red*den"dum\ (r?d*d?n"d?m), n. [Neut. of L. reddendus	   that must be given back or yielded, gerundive of reddere. See	   {Reddition}.] (Law)	   A clause in a deed by which some new thing is reserved out of	   what had been granted before; the clause by which rent is	   reserved in a lease. --Cruise.	   [1913 Webster]
Reddish \Red"dish\ (r?d"d?sh), a.	   Somewhat red; moderately {red}. -- {Red"dish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reddition \Red*di"tion\ (r?d*d?sh"?n), n.[L. redditio, fr.	   reddere to give back, to return: cf. F. reddition. See	   {Render}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Restoration: restitution: surrender. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Explanation; representation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The reddition or application of the comparison.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Redditive \Red"di**tive\ (r?d"d?*t?v), a. [L. redditivus.]	   (Gram.)	   Answering to an interrogative or inquiry; conveying a reply;	   as, redditive words.	   [1913 Webster]
Reddle \Red"dle\ (r?d"d'l), n. [From {Red}; cf. G. r["o]thel.	   Cf. {Ruddle}.] (Min.)	   Red chalk. See under {Chalk}.	   [1913 Webster] Red dog
Red dog \Red dog\, or Red-dog flour \Red`-dog" flour\	   The lowest grade of flour in milling. It is dark and of	   little expansive power, is secured largely from the germ or	   embryo and adjacent parts, and contains a relatively high	   percentage of protein. It is chiefly useful as feed for farm	   animals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reddour \Red"dour\ (r?d"d?r), n. [F. raideur, fr. raide stiff.]	   Rigor; violence. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Rede \Rede\ (r?d), v. t. [See {Read}, v. t.]	   1. To advise or counsel. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I rede that our host here shall begin. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To interpret; to explain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My sweven [dream] rede aright.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Rede \Rede\, n. [See {Read}, n.]	   1. Advice; counsel; suggestion. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was none other remedy ne reed.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word or phrase; a motto; a proverb; a wise saw. [Obs.]	      "This rede is rife." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Redeem \Re*deem"\ (r?*d?m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Redeemed}.	   (-d?md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Redeeming}.] [F. r['e]dimer, L.	   redimere; pref. red-, re- re- + emere, emptum, to buy,	   originally, to take, cf. OIr. em (in comp.), Lith. imti. Cf.	   {Assume}, {Consume}, {Exempt}, {Premium}, {Prompt},	   {Ransom}.]	   1. To purchase back; to regain possession of by payment of a	      stipulated price; to repurchase.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man sell a dwelling house in a walled city,	            then he may redeem it within a whole year after it	            is sold.                              --Lev. xxv.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically:	      (a) (Law) To recall, as an estate, or to regain, as	          mortgaged property, by paying what may be due by force	          of the mortgage.	      (b) (Com.) To regain by performing the obligation or	          condition stated; to discharge the obligation	          mentioned in, as a promissory note, bond, or other	          evidence of debt; as, to redeem bank notes with coin.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To ransom, liberate, or rescue from captivity or bondage,	      or from any obligation or liability to suffer or to be	      forfeited, by paying a price or ransom; to ransom; to	      rescue; to recover; as, to redeem a captive, a pledge, and	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Redeem Israel, O God, out of all his troubles. --Ps.	                                                  xxv. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Almighty from the grave	            Hath me redeemed.                     --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Theol.) Hence, to rescue and deliver from the bondage of	      sin and the penalties of God's violated law.	      [1913 Webster]	            Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law,	            being made a curse for us.            --Gal. iii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make good by performing fully; to fulfill; as, to	      redeem one's promises.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will redeem all this on Percy's head. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To pay the penalty of; to make amends for; to serve as an	      equivalent or offset for; to atone for; to compensate; as,	      to redeem an error.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which of ye will be mortal, to redeem	            Man's mortal crime?                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a chance which does redeem all sorrows.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To redeem the time}, to make the best use of it.	      [1913 Webster]
Redeemability \Re*deem`a*bil"i*ty\ (-?*b?l"?*t?), n.	   Redeemableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Redeemable \Re*deem"a*ble\ (-?*b;l), a.	   1. Capable of being redeemed; subject to repurchase; held	      under conditions permitting redemption; as, a pledge	      securing the payment of money is redeemable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subject to an obligation of redemtion; conditioned upon a	      promise of redemtion; payable; due; as, bonds, promissory	      notes, etc., redeemabble in gold, or in current money, or	      four months after date.	      [1913 Webster]
Redeemableness \Re*deem"a*ble*ness\ (r?*d?m"?*b'l*n?s), n.	   The quality or state of being redeemable; redeemability.	   [1913 Webster]
Redeemer \Re*deem"er\ (r?*d?m"?r), n.	   1. One who redeems.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the Savior of the world, Jesus Christ.	      [1913 Webster]
Redeless \Rede"less\ (r?d"l?s), a.	   Without rede or counsel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redeliberate \Re`de*lib"er*ate\ (r?`d?*l?b"?r*?t), v. t. & i.	   To deliberate again; to reconsider.	   [1913 Webster]
Redeliver \Re`de*liv"er\ (r?`d?*l?v"?r), v. t.	   1. To deliver or give back; to return. --Ay?iffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deliver or liberate a second time or again.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To report; to deliver the answer of. [R.] "Shall I	      redeliver you e'en so?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Redeliverance \Re`de*liv"er*ance\ (-ans), n.	   A second deliverance.	   [1913 Webster]
Redelivery \Re`de*liv"er*y\ (-?), n.	   1. Act of delivering back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A second or new delivery or liberation.	      [1913 Webster]
Redemand \Re`de*mand"\ (r[=e]`d[-e]*m[a^]nd" or	   r[=e]`d[-e]*m[.a]nd"), v. t. [Pref. re- back, again + demand:	   cf. F. redemander.]	   To demand back; to demand again.	   [1913 Webster]	Redemand \Re`de*mand"\, n.	   A demanding back; a second or renewed demand.	   [1913 Webster]
Redemise \Re`de*mise"\ (r[=e]`d[-e]*m[imac]z"), v. t.	   To demise back; to convey or transfer back, as an estate.	   [1913 Webster]	Redemise \Re`de*mise"\, n. (Law)	   The transfer of an estate back to the person who demised it;	   reconveyance; as, the demise and redemise of an estate. See	   under {Demise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redemonstrate \Re*dem"on*strate\ (r?*d?m"?n*str?t or	   r?`d?*m?n"-str?t), v. t.	   To demonstrate again, or anew.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every truth of morals must be redemonstrated in the	         experience of the individual man before he is capable	         of utilizing it as a constituent of character or a	         guide in action.                         --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Redemptible \Re*demp"ti*ble\ (r[-e]*d[e^]mp"t[i^]*b'l), a.	   Redeemable.	   [1913 Webster]
redemption \re*demp"tion\ (r[-e]*d[e^]mp"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   r['e]demption, L. redemptio. See {redeem}, and cf. {ransom}.]	   The act of redeeming, or the state of being redeemed;	   repurchase; ransom; release; rescue; deliverance; as, the	   redemption of prisoners taken in war; the redemption of a	   ship and cargo. Specifically:	   (a) (Law) The liberation of an estate from a mortgage, or the	       taking back of property mortgaged, upon performance of	       the terms or conditions on which it was conveyed; also,	       the right of redeeming and reentering upon an estate	       mortgaged. See {Equity of redemption}, under {Equity}.	   (b) (Com.) Performance of the obligation stated in a note,	       bill, bond, or other evidence of debt, by making payment	       to the holder.	   (c) (Theol.) The procuring of God's favor by the sufferings	       and death of Christ; the ransom or deliverance of sinners	       from the bondage of sin and the penalties of God's	       violated law.	       [1913 Webster]	             In whom we have redemption through his blood.	                                                  --Eph. i. 7.	       [1913 Webster]
Redemptionary \Re*demp"tion*a*ry\ (-?*r?), n.	   One who is, or may be, redeemed. [R.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Redemptioner \Re*demp"tion*er\ (-?r), n.	   1. One who redeems himself, as from debt or servitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, one who, wishing to emigrate from Europe to	      America, sold his services for a stipulated time to pay	      the expenses of his passage.	      [1913 Webster]
Redemptionist \Re*demp"tion*ist\, n. (R.C.Ch.)	   A monk of an order founded in 1197; -- so called because the	   order was especially devoted to the redemption of Christians	   held in captivity by the Mohammedans. Called also	   {Trinitarian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redemptive \Re*demp"tive\ (-t?v), a.	   Serving or tending to redeem; redeeming; as, the redemptive	   work of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Redemptorist \Re*demp"tor*ist\ (-t?r*?st), n. [F.	   r['e]demptoriste, fr. L. redemptor redeemer, from redinere.	   See {Redeem}.] (R.C.Ch.)	   One of the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, founded in	   Naples in 1732 by St. Alphonsus Maria de Liquori. It was	   introduced onto the United States in 1832 at Detroit. The	   Fathers of the Congregation devote themselves to preaching to	   the neglected, esp. in missions and retreats, and are	   forbidden by their rule to engage in the instruction of	   youth.	   [1913 Webster]
Redemptory \Re*demp"to*ry\ (-t?*r?), a.	   Paid for ransom; serving to redeem. "Hector's redemptory	   price." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Redempture \Re*demp"ture\ (-t?r; 135), n.	   Redemption. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redented \Re*dent"ed\ (r?*d?nt"?d), a. [From OF. redent. See	   {Redan}.]	   Formed like the teeth of a saw; indented.	   [1913 Webster]
Redeposit \Re`de*pos"it\ (r?`d?*p?z"?t), v. t.	   To deposit again.	   [1913 Webster]
Redescend \Re`de*scend"\ (-s?nd"), v. i. [Pref. re- + descend:	   cf. F. redescendre.]	   To descend again. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Redevelop \Re`de*vel"op\, v. t. & i.	   1. To develop again; specif. (Photog.), to intensify (a	      developed image), as by bleaching with mercuric chloride	      and subsequently subjecting anew to a developing agent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to rebuild an urban area, usually commercial but sometimes	      residential; -- typically involving some portion of	      government involvement and expenditure.	      [PJC] -- {Re`de*vel"op*er}, n. -- {Re`de*vel"op*ment}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Redevelopment \Re`de*vel"op*ment\, n.	   the rebuilding of an urban area, usually a commercial	   district but sometimes residential or industrial, and	   typically involving some portion of government involvement	   and expenditure; to organize a municipal redevelopment	   agency.	   [PJC]
Redeye \Red"eye`\ (r[e^]d"[imac]`), n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The rudd.	      (b) Same as {Redfish}	      (d) .	      (c) The goggle-eye, or fresh-water rock bass. [Local,	          U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A scheduled public conveyance, such as a train or	      airplane, which travels late at night or overnight.	      [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Redfin \Red"fin`\ (-f?n`), n. (Zool.)	   A small North American dace ({Minnilus cornutus}, or	   {Notropis megalops}). The male, in the breeding season, has	   bright red fins. Called also {red dace}, and {shiner}.	   Applied also to {Notropis ardens}, of the Mississippi valley.	   [1913 Webster]
Redfinch \Red"finch`\ (-f[i^]nch`), n. (Zool.)	   The European linnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Redfish \Red"fish`\ (r[e^]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) The blueback salmon of the North Pacific; -- called also	       {nerka}. See {Blueback}	   (b) .	   (b) The rosefish.	   (c) A large California labroid food fish ({Trochocopus	       pulcher}); -- called also {fathead}.	   (d) The red bass, red drum, or drumfish. See the Note under	       {Drumfish}.	       [1913 Webster]
Red-gum \Red"-gum`\ (-g?m`), n. [OE. reed gounde; AS. re['a]d	   red + gund matter, pus.]	   1. (Med.) An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and	      arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; strophulus. --Good.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name of rust on grain. See {Rust}.	      [1913 Webster] Red-hand
Red-hand \Red"-hand`\ (r?d"h?nd`), Red-handed \Red"-hand`ed\	   (-h?nd`?d), a. or adv.	   Having hands red with blood; in the very act, as if with red	   or bloody hands; -- said of a person taken in the act of	   homicide; hence, fresh from the commission of crime; as, he	   was taken red-hand or red-handed.	   [1913 Webster]
Redhead \Red"head`\ (-h?d`), n.	   1. A person having red hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) An American duck ({Aythya Americana}) highly esteemed	          as a game bird. It is closely allied to the	          canvasback, but is smaller and its head brighter red.	          Called also {red-headed duck}. {American poachard},	          {grayback}, and {fall duck}. See Illust. under	          {Poachard}.	      (b) The red-headed woodpecker. See {Woodpecker}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A kind of milkweed ({Asclepias Curassavica}) with	      red flowers. It is used in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]
Redhibition \Red`hi*bi"tion\ (r?d`h?*b?sh"?n), n. [L. redhibitio	   a taking back.] (Civil Law)	   The annulling of a sale, and the return by the buyer of the	   article sold, on account of some defect.	   [1913 Webster]
Redhibitory \Red*hib"i*to*ry\ (r?d*h?b"?*t?*r?), a. [L.	   redhibitorius.] (Civil Law)	   Of or pertaining to redhibition; as, a redhibitory action or	   fault.	   [1913 Webster]
Redhoop \Red"hoop`\ (r?d"h??p`), n. (Zool.)	   The male of the European bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redhorn \Red"horn`\ (-h?rn`), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of a tribe of butterflies ({Fugacia}) including	   the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The	   antennae are usually red.	   [1913 Webster]
Red-hot \Red"-hot`\ (-h?t`), a.	   Red with heat; heated to redness; as, red-hot iron; red-hot	   balls. Hence, figuratively, excited; violent; as, a red-hot	   radical. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Redia \Re"di*a\ (r?"d?*?), n.; pl. L. {Rediae} (-[=e]), E.	   {Redias} (-?z). [NL.; of uncertain origin.] (Zool.)	   A kind of larva, or nurse, which is prroduced within the	   sporocyst of certain trematodes by asexual generation. It in	   turn produces, in the same way, either another generation of	   rediae, or else cercariae within its own body. Called also	   {proscolex}, and {nurse}. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Redient \Re"di*ent\ (r?"d?-ent), a. [L. rediens, p. pr. of	   redire to return; pref. red- + ire to go.]	   Returning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redif \Re*dif"\, n. [Turk. red[imac]f, fr. rad[imac]f, orig., he	   who rides behind another on the same beast, fr. radaf to	   follow.]	   A reserve force in the Turkish army, or a soldier of the	   reserve. See {Army organization}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Redigest \Re`di*gest"\ (r?`d?*j?st"), v. t.	   To digest, or reduce to form, a second time. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Rediminish \Re`di*min"ish\ (-m?n"?sh), v. t.	   To diminish again.	   [1913 Webster]
Redingote \Red"in*gote\ (r[e^]d"[i^]n*g[=o]t), n. [F., corrupted	   from E. riding coat.]	   A long plain double-breasted outside coat for women.	   [1913 Webster]
Redintegrate \Re*din"te*grate\ (r?*d?n"t?*gr?t), a. [L.	   redintegratus, p. p. of redintegrare to restore; pref. red-,	   re-, re- + integrare to make whole, to renew, fr. integer	   whole. See {Integer}.]	   Restored to wholeness or a perfect state; renewed. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Redintegrate \Re*din"te*grate\ (-gr?t), v. t.	   To make whole again; a renew; to restore to integrity or	   soundness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The English nation seems obliterated. What could	         redintegrate us again?                   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Redintegration \Re*din`te*gra"tion\ (-gr?"sh?n), n. [L.	   redintegratio.]	   1. Restoration to a whole or sound state; renewal;	      renovation. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Restoration of a mixed body or matter to its	      former nature and state. [Achaic.] --Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Psychology) The law that objects which have been	      previously combined as part of a single mental state tend	      to recall or suggest one another; -- adopted by many	      philosophers to explain the phenomena of the association	      of ideas.	      [1913 Webster]
Redirect \Re`di*rect"\ (r?`d?*r?kt"), a. (Law)	   Applied to the examination of a witness, by the party calling	   him, after the cross-examination.	   [1913 Webster]
Redisburse \Re`dis*burse"\ (r?`d?s*b?rs"), v. t.	   To disburse anew; to give, or pay, back. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rediscover \Re`dis*cov"er\ (-k?v"?r), v. t.	   To discover again.	   [1913 Webster]
Redispose \Re`dis*pose"\ (-p?z"), v. t.	   To dispose anew or again; to readjust; to rearrange. --A.	   Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Redisseize \Re`dis*seize"\ (-s?z"), v. t. (Law)	   To disseize anew, or a second time. [Written also	   {redisseise}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redisseizin \Re`dis*sei"zin\ (-s?"z?n), n. (Law)	   A disseizin by one who once before was adjudged to have	   dassezed the same person of the same lands, etc.; also, a	   writ which lay in such a case. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Redisseizor \Re`dis*sei"zor\ (-z?r), n. (Law)	   One who redisseizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Redissolve \Re`dis*solve"\ (r?`d?z*z?lv"), v. t.	   To dissolve again.	   [1913 Webster]
Redistill \Re`dis*till"\ (r?`d?s*t?l"), v. t.	   To distill again.	   [1913 Webster]
Redistrainer \Re`dis*train"er\ (-tr?n"?r), n.	   One who distrains again.	   [1913 Webster]
Redistribute \Re`dis*trib"ute\ (-tr?b"?t), v. t.	   To distribute again.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*dis`tri*bu"tion} (-tr?*b?"sh?n), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Redistrict \Re*dis"trict\ (-tr?kt), v. t.	   To divide into new districts.	   [1913 Webster]
Redition \Re*di"tion\ (r?*d?sh"?n), n. [L. reditio, fr. redire.	   See {Redient}.]	   Act of returning; return. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Redivide \Re`di*vide"\ (r?`d?*v?d"), v. t.	   To divide anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Redivivus \Red`i*vi"vus\, a. [L., fr. pref. red-, re-, re- +	   vivus alive.]	   Living again; revived; restored.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Redleg
Redleg \Red"leg`\ (r?d"l?g`), Redlegs \Red`legs`\ (-l?gz`), n.	   (Zool.)	   (a) The redshank.	   (b) The turnstone.	       [1913 Webster]
Red-letter \Red"-let`ter\ (-l?t`t?r), a.	   Of or pertaining to a red letter; marked by red letters.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Red-letter day}, a day that is fortunate or auspicious; --	      so called in allusion to the custom of marking holy days,	      or saints' days, in the old calendars with red letters.	      [1913 Webster]
Red-light district \Red-light district\	   A district or neighborhood in which houses of prostitution	   are located; -- so called in allusion to the red light kept	   in front of many such resorts at night. [Colloq. or Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Red light \Red light\	   1. an electrically operated set of lights at a road	      intersection which has different lights visible to traffic	      from different directions, designed to control vehicle	      traffic through the intersection. Each set of lights	      typically has a colored red light and also green and amber	      lights; the color of the light which is lighted at any one	      time changes automatically to control the flow of traffic	      through the intersection, allowing flow from different	      directions in alternating succession. Also called	      {{traffic light}}, {traffic signal} or {{stop light}}.	      When the red light is illuminated the signal means to	      stop; green means to go; and amber means to stop or	      procede through the intersection with caution. In simple	      intersections of two roads, a red light visible to traffic	      on one road will usually be accompanied by a green light	      visible to traffic on the intersecting road. In some	      locations the lights may be set to be illuminated in other	      sequences or combinations; a blinking red light is	      typically equivalent to a "stop" sign, and a blinking	      amber light typically means "procede with caution".	      [PJC]	   2. the condition of a traffic light when the signal visible	      to the driver of a vehicle is red, signalling that the	      vehicle must stop and not enter the intersection; I got	      seven red lights on the way to work.	      [PJC]	   3. figuratively, a sign or signal that one must stop doing	      what one is presently doing; as, a fatal side effect is	      often a red light to continuation of a clinical trial.	      [PJC]
Redly \Red"ly\, adv.	   In a red manner; with redness.	   [1913 Webster]
Redmouth \Red"mouth`\ (-mouth`), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of marine food fishes of the genus	   {Diabasis}, or {Haemulon}, of the Southern United States,	   having the inside of the mouth bright red. Called also	   {flannelmouth}, and {grunt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redness \Red"ness\, n. [AS. re['a]dness. See {Red}.]	   The quality or state of being red; red color.	   [1913 Webster] Redolence
Redolence \Red"o*lence\ (r?d"?*lens), Redolency \Red"o*len*cy\	   (-len*s?), n.	   The quality of being redolent; sweetness of scent; pleasant	   odor; fragrance.	   [1913 Webster]
Redolent \Red"o*lent\ (-lent), a. [L. redolens, -entis, p. pr.	   of redolere to emit a scent, diffuse an odor; pref. red-,	   re-, re- + olere to emit a smell. See {Odor}.]	   Diffusing odor or fragrance; spreading sweet scent; scented;	   odorous; smelling; -- usually followed by of. "Honey redolent	   of spring." --Dryden. -- {Red"o*lent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gales . . . redolent of joy and youth.   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Redouble \Re*dou"ble\ (r?*d?b"'l), v. t. [Pref. re- + double:	   cf. F. redoubler. Cf. {Reduplicate}.]	   To double again or repeatedly; to increase by continued or	   repeated additions; to augment greatly; to multiply.	   [1913 Webster]	         So they	         Doubly redoubled strokes upon the foe.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
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Redouble \Re*dou"ble\, v. i.	   To become greatly or repeatedly increased; to be multiplied;	   to be greatly augmented; as, the noise redoubles.	   [1913 Webster]
Redoubt \Re*doubt"\ (r?*dout"), n. [F. redoute, fem., It.	   ridotto, LL. reductus, literally, a retreat, from L. reductus	   drawn back, retired, p. p. of reducere to lead or draw back;	   cf. F. r['e]duit, also fr. LL. reductus. See {Reduce}, and	   cf. {Reduct}, {R['e]duit}, {Ridotto}.] (Fort.)	   (a) A small, and usually a roughly constructed, fort or	       outwork of varying shape, commonly erected for a	       temporary purpose, and without flanking defenses, -- used	       esp. in fortifying tops of hills and passes, and	       positions in hostile territory.	   (b) In permanent works, an outwork placed within another	       outwork. See F and i in Illust. of {Ravelin}. [Written	       also {redout}.]	       [1913 Webster]	Redoubt \Re*doubt"\, v. t. [F. redouter, formerly also spelt	   redoubter; fr. L. pref. re- re- + dubitare to doubt, in LL.,	   to fear. See {Doubt}.]	   To stand in dread of; to regard with fear; to dread. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redoubtable \Re*doubt"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a. [F. redoutable,	   formerly also spelt redoubtable.]	   Formidable; dread; terrible to foes; as, a redoubtable hero;	   hence, valiant; -- often in contempt or burlesque. [Written	   also {redoutable}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Redoubted \Re*doubt"ed\, a.	   Formidable; dread. "Some redoubted knight." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lord regent, and redoubted Burgandy.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Redoubting \Re*doubt"ing\, n.	   Reverence; honor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In redoutyng of Mars and of his glory.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Redound \Re*dound"\ (r?*dound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Redounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Redounding}.] [F. redonder, L.	   redundare; pref. red-, re-, re- + undare to rise in waves or	   surges, fr. unda a wave. See {Undulate}, and cf.	   {Redundant}.]	   1. To roll back, as a wave or flood; to be sent or driven	      back; to flow back, as a consequence or effect; to	      conduce; to contribute; to result.	      [1913 Webster]	            The evil, soon	            Driven back, redounded as a flood on those	            From whom it sprung.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The honor done to our religion ultimately redounds	            to God, the author of it.             --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	            both . . . will devour great quantities of paper,	            there will no small use redound from them to that	            manufacture.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in excess; to remain over and above; to be	      redundant; to overflow.	      [1913 Webster]	            For every dram of honey therein found,	            A pound of gall doth over it redound. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Redound \Re*dound"\, n.	   1. The coming back, as of consequence or effect; result;	      return; requital.	      [1913 Webster]	            We give you welcome; not without redound	            Of use and glory to yourselves ye come. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rebound; reverberation. [R.] --Codrington.	      [1913 Webster]
Redowa \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Redpole \Red"pole`\ (r?d"p?l`), n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Redpoll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redpoll \Red"poll`\ (-p?l`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of small northern finches of	       the genus {Acanthis} (formerly {Aegiothus}), native of	       Europe and America. The adults have the crown red or	       rosy. The male of the most common species ({Acanthis	       linarius}) has also the breast and rump rosy. Called also	       {redpoll linnet}. See Illust. under {Linnet}.	   (b) The common European linnet.	   (c) The American redpoll warbler ({Dendroica palmarum}).	       [1913 Webster]
Redraft \Re*draft"\ (r[=e]*dr[.a]ft"), v. t.	   To draft or draw anew.	   [1913 Webster]	Redraft \Re*draft"\, n.	   1. A second draft or copy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) A new bill of exchange which the holder of a	      protected bill draws on the drawer or indorsers, in order	      to recover the amount of the protested bill with costs and	      charges.	      [1913 Webster]
Redraw \Re*draw"\ (r[=e]*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp. {Redrew}	   (r[=e]*dr[udd]");p. p. {Redrawn} (r[=e]*dr[add]n"); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Redrawing}.]	   To draw again; to make a second draft or copy of; to redraft.	   [1913 Webster]	Redraw \Re*draw"\, v. i. (Com.)	   To draw a new bill of exchange, as the holder of a protested	   bill, on the drawer or indorsers.	   [1913 Webster]
Redress \Re*dress"\ (r[=e]*dr[e^]s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + dress.]	   To dress again.	   [1913 Webster]	Redress \Re*dress"\ (r[-e]*dr[e^]s"), v. t. [F. redresser to	   straighten; pref. re- re- + dresser to raise, arrange. See	   {Dress.}]	   1. To put in order again; to set right; to emend; to revise.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The common profit could she redress.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In yonder spring of roses intermixed	            With myrtle, find what to redress till noon.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your wish that I should redress a certain paper	            which you had prepared.               --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set right, as a wrong; to repair, as an injury; to make	      amends for; to remedy; to relieve from.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those wrongs, those bitter injuries, . . .	            I doubt not but with honor to redress. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make amends or compensation to; to relieve of anything	      unjust or oppressive; to bestow relief upon. "'T is thine,	      O king! the afflicted to redress." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will Gaul or Muscovite redress ye?    --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Redress \Re*dress"\, n.	   1. The act of redressing; a making right; reformation;	      correction; amendment. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Reformation of evil laws is commendable, but for us	            the more necessary is a speedy redress of ourselves.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A setting right, as of wrong, injury, or opression; as,	      the redress of grievances; hence, relief; remedy;	      reparation; indemnification. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A few may complain without reason; but there is	            occasion for redress when the cry is universal.	                                                  --Davenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who, or that which, gives relief; a redresser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair majesty, the refuge and redress	            Of those whom fate pursues and wants oppress.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Redressal \Re*dress"al\ (r?*dr?s"al), n.	   Redress.	   [1913 Webster]
Redresser \Re*dress"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who redresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Redressible \Re*dress"i*ble\ (-?*b'l), a.	   Such as may be redressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Redressive \Re*dress"ive\ (-?v), a.	   Tending to redress. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Redressless \Re*dress"less\, a.	   Not having redress; such as can not be redressed;	   irremediable. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Redressment \Re*dress"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. redressement.]	   The act of redressing; redress. --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Red-riband \Red"-rib`and\ (r?d"r?b`and), n. (Zool.)	   The European red band fish, or fireflame. See {Rend fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redroot \Red"root`\ (r?d"r?t`), n. (Bot.)	   A name of several plants having red roots, as the New Jersey	   tea (see under {Tea}), the gromwell, the bloodroot, and the	   Lachnanthes tinctoria, an endogenous plant found in sandy	   swamps from Rhode Island to Florida.	   [1913 Webster]
Redsear \Red`sear"\ (r?d`s?r"), v. i.	   To be brittle when red-hot; to be red-short. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Redshank \Red"shank`\ (r?d"sh?nk`), n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A common Old World limicoline bird ({Totanus	          calidris}), having the legs and feet pale red. The	          spotted redshank ({Totanus fuscus}) is larger, and has	          orange-red legs. Called also {redshanks}, {redleg},	          and {clee}.	      (b) The fieldfare.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A bare-legged person; -- a contemptuous appellation	      formerly given to the Scotch Highlanders, in allusion to	      their bare legs. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Red-short \Red"-short`\ (-sh?rt`), a. (Metal.)	   Hot-short; brittle when red-hot; -- said of certain kinds of	   iron. -- {Red"-short`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Redskin \Red"skin`\ (-sk?n`), n.	   1. A common appellation for a North American Indian; -- so	      called from the color of the skin. It is now considered	      pejorative by some persons of North American Indian	      heritage. --Cooper.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Football) A member of the Washington Redskins, a football	      team.	      [PJC]
Redstart \Red"start`\ (-st?rt`), n. [Red + start tail.] (Zool.)	      (a) A small, handsome European singing bird ({Phoenicurus	          phoenicurus}, formerly {Ruticilla phoenicurus}),	          allied to the nightingale; -- called also {redtail},	          {brantail}, {fireflirt}, {firetail}. The black	          redstart is {Phoenicurus ochruros} (formerly	          {Phoenicurus tithys}), and is now rare and protected	          by law in England. The name is also applied to several	          other species of {Ruticilla} and allied genera, native	          of India.	      (b) An American fly-catching warbler ({Setophaga	          ruticilla}). The male is black, with large patches of	          orange-red on the sides, wings, and tail. The female	          is olive, with yellow patches.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Redstreak \Red"streak`\ (-str?k`), n.	   1. A kind of apple having the skin streaked with red and	      yellow, -- a favorite English cider apple. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cider pressed from redstreak apples.	      [1913 Webster]
Redtail \Red"tail`\ (-t?l`), n. (Zool.)	      (a) The red-tailed hawk.	      (b) The European redstart.	          [1913 Webster]
Red-tailed \Red"-tailed`\ (-t?ld`), a.	   Having a red tail.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Red-tailed hawk} (Zool.), a large North American hawk	      ({Buteo borealis}). When adult its tail is chestnut red.	      Called also {hen hawck}, and {red-tailed buzzard}.	      [1913 Webster]
Red-tape \Red"-tape`\ (-t?p`), a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, official formality. See	   {Red tape}, under {Red}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Red-tapism \Red`-tap"ism\ (r?d`t?p"?z'm), n.	   Strict adherence to official formalities. --J. C. Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Red-tapist \Red`-tap"ist\, n.	   One who is tenacious of a strict adherence to official	   formalities. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Redthroat \Red"throat`\ (r?d"thr?t`), n. (Zool.)	   A small Australian singing bird ({Phyrrholaemus brunneus}).	   The upper parts are brown, the center of the throat red.	   [1913 Webster]
Redtop \Red"top`\ (-t?p`), n. (Bot.)	   A kind of grass ({Agrostis vulgaris}) highly valued in the	   United States for pasturage and hay for cattle; -- called	   also {English grass}, and in some localities {herd's grass}.	   See Illustration in Appendix. The tall redtop is {Triodia	   seslerioides}.	   [1913 Webster]
Redub \Re*dub"\ (r[-e]*d[u^]b"), v. t. [F. radouber to refit or	   repair.]	   1. To refit; to repair, or make reparation for; hence, to	      repay or requite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It shall be good that you redub that negligence.	                                                  --Wyatt.	      [1913 Webster]	            God shall give power to redub it with some like	            requital to the French.               --Grafton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dub again.	      [PJC]
Reduce \Re*duce"\ (r[-e]*d[=u]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reduced}	   (-d[=u]st"),; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reducing} (-d[=u]"s[i^]ng).]	   [L. reducere, reductum; pref. red-. re-, re- + ducere to	   lead. See {Duke}, and cf. {Redoubt}, n.]	   1. To bring or lead back to any former place or condition.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And to his brother's house reduced his wife.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sheep must of necessity be scattered, unless the	            great Shephered of souls oppose, or some of his	            delegates reduce and direct us.       --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring to any inferior state, with respect to rank,	      size, quantity, quality, value, etc.; to diminish; to	      lower; to degrade; to impair; as, to reduce a sergeant to	      the ranks; to reduce a drawing; to reduce expenses; to	      reduce the intensity of heat. "An ancient but reduced	      family." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing so excellent but a man may fasten upon	            something belonging to it, to reduce it.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having reduced	            Their foe to misery beneath their fears. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hester Prynne was shocked at the condition to which	            she found the clergyman reduced.      --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to terms; to humble; to conquer; to subdue; to	      capture; as, to reduce a province or a fort.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring to a certain state or condition by grinding,	      pounding, kneading, rubbing, etc.; as, to reduce a	      substance to powder, or to a pasty mass; to reduce fruit,	      wood, or paper rags, to pulp.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were but right	            And equal to reduce me to my dust.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bring into a certain order, arrangement,	      classification, etc.; to bring under rules or within	      certain limits of descriptions and terms adapted to use in	      computation; as, to reduce animals or vegetables to a	      class or classes; to reduce a series of observations in	      astronomy; to reduce language to rules.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arith.)	      (a) To change, as numbers, from one denomination into	          another without altering their value, or from one	          denomination into others of the same value; as, to	          reduce pounds, shillings, and pence to pence, or to	          reduce pence to pounds; to reduce days and hours to	          minutes, or minutes to days and hours.	      (b) To change the form of a quantity or expression without	          altering its value; as, to reduce fractions to their	          lowest terms, to a common denominator, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chem.) To add an electron to an atom or ion.	      Specifically: To remove oxygen from; to deoxidize.	      (Metallurgy) To bring to the metallic state by separating	      from combined oxygen and impurities; as, metals are	      reduced from their ores. (Chem.) To combine with, or to	      subject to the action of, hydrogen or any other reducing	      agent; as, ferric iron is reduced to ferrous iron;	      aldehydes can be reduced to alcohols by lithium hydride;	      -- opposed to {oxidize}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   8. (Med.) To restore to its proper place or condition, as a	      displaced organ or part; as, to reduce a dislocation, a	      fracture, or a hernia.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reduced iron} (Chem.), metallic iron obtained through	      deoxidation of an oxide of iron by exposure to a current	      of hydrogen or other reducing agent. When hydrogen is used	      the product is called also {iron by hydrogen}.	   {To reduce an equation} (Alg.), to bring the unknown quantity	      by itself on one side, and all the known quantities on the	      other side, without destroying the equation.	   {To reduce an expression} (Alg.), to obtain an equivalent	      expression of simpler form.	   {To reduce a square} (Mil.), to reform the line or column	      from the square.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To diminish; lessen; decrease; abate; shorten; curtail;	        impair; lower; subject; subdue; subjugate; conquer.	        [1913 Webster]
Reducement \Re*duce"ment\ (r?*d?s"ment), n.	   Reduction. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reducent \Re*du"cent\ (r?*d?"sent), a. [L. reducens, p. pr. of	   reducere.]	   Tending to reduce. -- n. A reducent agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Reducer \Re*du"cer\ (-s?r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, reduces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.)	      (a) A contrivance for reducing the dimensions of one part	          so as to fit it to another, as a reducing coupling, or	          a device for holding a drilling a chuck.	      (b) A reducing motion.	      (c) A reducing valve.	      (d) A hydraulic device for reducing pressure and hence	          increasing movement, used to transmit the load from	          the hydraulic support of the lower shackle to the	          lever weighing apparatus in some kinds of heavy	          testing machines.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Photog.) A reducing agent, either a developer or an agent	      for reducing density.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Chem.) a reducing agent.	      [PJC]
Reducible \Re*du"ci*ble\ (-s?*b'll), a.	   Capable of being reduced.	   [1913 Webster]
Reducibleness \Re*du"ci*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being reducible.	   [1913 Webster]
Reducing \Re*du"cing\ (r?*d?"s?ng),	   a & n. from {Reduce}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reducing furnace} (Metal.), a furnace for reducing ores.	   {Reducing pipe fitting}, a pipe fitting, as a coupling, an	      elbow, a tee, etc., for connecting a large pipe with a	      smaller one.	   {Reducing valve}, a device for automatically maintaining a	      diminished pressure of steam, air, gas, etc., in a pipe,	      or other receiver, which is fed from a boiler or pipe in	      which the pressure is higher than is desired in the	      receiver.	      [1913 Webster]	Reducing agent \Re*du"cing a`gent\, n. (Chem.)	   a substance that causes reduction of another substance in a	   chemical reaction, as by donating electrons or adding	   hydrogen atoms; as, lithium hydride is a powerful reducing	   agent.	   [PJC]
Reduct \Re*duct"\ (r[-e]*d[u^]kt"), v. t. [L. reductus, p. p. of	   reducere. See {Reduce}.]	   To reduce. [Obs.] --W. Warde.	   [1913 Webster]
Reductibility \Re*duc`ti*bil"i*ty\ (r?*d?k`t?*b?l"?*t?), n.	   The quality of being reducible; reducibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Reduction \Re*duc"tion\ (r[-e]*d[u^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   r['e]duction, L. reductio. See {Reduce}.]	   1. The act of reducing, or state of being reduced; conversion	      to a given state or condition; diminution; conquest; as,	      the reduction of a body to powder; the reduction of things	      to order; the reduction of the expenses of government; the	      reduction of a rebellious province.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arith. & Alg.) The act or process of reducing. See	      {Reduce}, v. t., 6. and {To reduce an equation}, {To	      reduce an expression}, under {Reduce}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.)	      (a) The correction of observations for known errors of	          instruments, etc.	      (b) The preparation of the facts and measurements of	          observations in order to deduce a general result.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. The process of making a copy of something, as a figure,	      design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the	      proper proportions. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Logic) The bringing of a syllogism in one of the	      so-called imperfect modes into a mode in the first figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem. & Metal.) The act, process, or result of	      reducing[7]; as, the reduction of iron from its ores; the	      reduction of an aldehyde into an alcohol.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) The operation of restoring a dislocated or	      fractured part to its former place.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reduction ascending} (Arith.), the operation of changing	      numbers of a lower into others of a higher denomination,	      as cents to dollars.	   {Reduction descending} (Arith.), the operation of changing	      numbers of a higher into others of a lower denomination,	      as dollars to cents.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diminution; decrease; abatement; curtailment;	        subjugation; conquest; subjection.	        [1913 Webster]
Reductive \Re*duc"tive\ (-t?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]ductif.]	   Tending to reduce; having the power or effect of reducing. --	   n. A reductive agent. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Reductively \Re*duc"tive*ly\, adv.	   By reduction; by consequence.	   [1913 Webster]
R'eduit \R['e]`duit"\ (r?`dw?"), n. [F. See {Redoubt}, n. ]	   (Fort.)	   A central or retired work within any other work.	   [1913 Webster] Redundance
Redundance \Re*dun"dance\ (r?*d?n"dans), Redundancy
\Re*dun"dan*cy\ (-dan*s?), n. [L. redundantia: cf. F.	   redondance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being redundant; superfluity;	      superabundance; excess.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is redundant or in excess; anything superfluous	      or superabundant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Labor . . . throws off redundacies.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Surplusage inserted in a pleading which may be	      rejected by the court without impairing the validity of	      what remains.	      [1913 Webster]
Redundant \Re*dun"dant\ (-dant), a. [L. redundans, -antis, p.	   pr. of redundare: cf. F. redondant. See {Redound}.]	   1. Exceeding what is natural or necessary; superabundant;	      exuberant; as, a redundant quantity of bile or food.	      [1913 Webster]	            Notwithstanding the redundant oil in fishes, they do	            not increase fat so much as flesh.    --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Using more worrds or images than are necessary or useful;	      pleonastic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where an suthor is redundant, mark those paragraphs	            to be retrenched.                     --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Superfluous; superabundant; excessive; exuberant;	        overflowing; plentiful; copious.	        [1913 Webster]
Redundantly \Re*dun"dant*ly\ (r?*d?n"dant*l?), adv.	   In a refundant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reduplicate \Re*du"pli*cate\ (r?*d?"pl?*k?t), a. [Pref. re- +	   duplicate: cf. L. reduplicatus. Cf. {Redouble}.]	   1. Double; doubled; reduplicative; repeated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Valvate with the margins curved outwardly; -- said	      of the ?stivation of certain flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	Reduplicate \Re*du"pli*cate\ (-k?t), v. t. [Cf. LL.	   reduplicare.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To redouble; to multiply; to repeat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) To repeat the first letter or letters of (a word).	      See {Reduplication}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Reduplication \Re*du`pli*ca"tion\ (-k?sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]duplication, L. reduplicatio repetition.]	   1. The act of doubling, or the state of being doubled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pros.) A figure in which the first word of a verse is the	      same as the last word of the preceding verse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Philol.) The doubling of a stem or syllable (more or less	      modified), with the effect of changing the time expressed,	      intensifying the meaning, or making the word more	      imitative; also, the syllable thus added; as, L. tetuli;	      poposci.	      [1913 Webster]
Reduplicative \Re*du"pli*ca*tive\ (-k?*t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]duplicatif.]	   Double; formed by reduplication; reduplicate. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Reduvid \Red"u*vid\ (r?d"?*v?d), n. [L. reduvia a hangnail.]	   (Zool.)	   Any hemipterous insect of the genus {Redivius}, or family	   {Reduvidae}. They live by sucking the blood of other insects,	   and some species also attack man.	   [1913 Webster]
Redweed \Red"weed`\ (r[e^]d"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   The red poppy ({Papaver Rhoeas}). --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Redwing \Red"wing`\ (-w?ng`), n. (Zool.)	   A European thrush ({Turdus iliacus}). Its under wing coverts	   are orange red. Called also {redwinged thrush}.	   (b) A North American passerine bird ({Agelarius	       ph[oe]niceus}) of the family {Icteridae}. The male is	       black, with a conspicuous patch of bright red, bordered	       with orange, on each wing. Called also {redwinged	       blackbird}, {red-winged troupial}, {marsh blackbird}, and	       {swamp blackbird}.	       [1913 Webster]
Redwithe \Red"withe`\ (r?d"w?th`), n. (Bot.)	   A west Indian climbing shrub ({Combretum Jacquini}) with	   slender reddish branchlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Redwood \Red"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   (a) A gigantic coniferous tree ({Sequoia sempervirens}) of	       California, and its light and durable reddish timber. See	       {Sequoia}.	   (b) An East Indian dyewood, obtained from {Pterocarpus	       santalinus}, {Caesalpinia Sappan}, and several other	       trees.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The redwood of Andaman is {Pterocarpus dalbergioides};	         that of some parts of tropical America, several species	         of {Erythoxylum}; that of Brazil, the species of	         {Humirium}.	         [1913 Webster]
Ree \Ree\ (r[=e]), n. [Pg. real, pl. reis. See {Real} the	   money.]	   See {Rei}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ree \Ree\, v. t. [Cf. Prov. G. r[aum]den, raden, raiten. Cf.	   {Riddle} a sieve.]	   To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reebok \Ree"bok`\ (r?"b?k`), n. [D., literally, roebuck.]	   (Zool.)	   The peele. [Written also {rehboc} and {rheeboc}.]	   [1913 Webster] re-echo
Reecho \Re*ech"o\, Re-echo \Re-ech"o\(r[=e]*[e^]k"[-o]), v. t.	   To echo back; to reverberate again; as, the hills reecho the	   roar of cannon.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To repeat back.	   Syn: echo back.	        [WordNet 1.5] Re-echo	Reecho \Re*ech"o\, Re-echo \Re-ech"o\, v. i.	   To give echoes; to return back, or be reverberated, as an	   echo; to resound; to be resonant; to echo repeatedly, again	   and again.	   [1913 Webster]	         And a loud groan reechoes from the main. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Reecho \Re*ech"o\, n.	   The echo of an echo; a repeated or second echo.	   [1913 Webster]
Reechy \Reech"y\ (r[=e]ch"[y^]), a. [See {Reeky}.]	   Smoky; reeky; hence, begrimed with dirt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reed \Reed\ (r[=e]d), a.	   Red. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Reed \Reed\, v. & n.	   Same as {Rede}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Reed \Reed\, n.	   The fourth stomach of a ruminant; rennet. [Prov. Eng. or	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Reed \Reed\, n. [AS. hre['o]d; akin to D. riet, G. riet, ried,	   OHG. kriot, riot.]	   1. (Bot.) A name given to many tall and coarse grasses or	      grasslike plants, and their slender, often jointed, stems,	      such as the various kinds of bamboo, and especially the	      common reed of Europe and North America ({Phragmites	      communis}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A musical instrument made of the hollow joint of some	      plant; a rustic or pastoral pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arcadian pipe, the pastoral reed	            Of Hermes.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An arrow, as made of a reed. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Straw prepared for thatching a roof. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.)	      (a) A small piece of cane or wood attached to the	          mouthpiece of certain instruments, and set in	          vibration by the breath. In the clarinet it is a	          single fiat reed; in the oboe and bassoon it is	          double, forming a compressed tube.	      (b) One of the thin pieces of metal, the vibration of	          which produce the tones of a melodeon, accordeon,	          harmonium, or seraphine; also attached to certain sets	          or registers of pipes in an organ.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Weaving) A frame having parallel flat stripe of metal or	      reed, between which the warp threads pass, set in the	      swinging lathe or batten of a loom for beating up the	      weft; a sley. See {Batten}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining) A tube containing the train of powder for	      igniting the charge in blasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Arch.) Same as {Reeding}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Egyptian reed} (Bot.), the papyrus.	   {Free reed} (Mus.), a reed whose edges do not overlap the	      wind passage, -- used in the harmonium, concertina, etc.	      It is distinguished from the beating or striking reed of	      the organ and clarinet.	   {Meadow reed grass} (Bot.), the {Glyceria aquatica}, a tall	      grass found in wet places.	   {Reed babbler}. See {Reedbird}.	   {Reed bunting} (Zool.) A European sparrow ({Emberiza	      sch[oe]niclus}) which frequents marshy places; -- called	      also {reed sparrow}, {ring bunting}.	      (b) Reedling.	   {Reed canary grass} (Bot.), a tall wild grass ({Phalaris	      arundinacea}).	   {Reed grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) The common reed. See {Reed}, 1.	      (b) A plant of the genus {Sparganium}; bur reed. See under	          {Bur}.	   {Reed organ} (Mus.), an organ in which the wind acts on a set	      of free reeds, as the harmonium, melodeon, concertina,	      etc.	   {Reed pipe} (Mus.), a pipe of an organ furnished with a reed.	      	   {Reed sparrow}. (Zool.) See {Reed bunting}, above.	   {Reed stop} (Mus.), a set of pipes in an organ furnished with	      reeds.	   {Reed warbler}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small European warbler ({Acrocephalus streperus});	          -- called also {reed wren}.	      (b) Any one of several species of Indian and Australian	          warblers of the genera {Acrocephalus}, {Calamoherpe},	          and {Arundinax}. They are excellent singers.	   {Sea-sand reed} (Bot.), a kind of coarse grass ({Ammophila	      arundinacea}). See {Beach grass}, under {Beach}.	   {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall, elegant grass ({Cinna	      arundinacea}), common in moist woods.	      [1913 Webster] Reedbird
Reedbird \Reed"bird`\ (r?d"b?rd`), n. (Zool.)	      (a) The bobolink.	      (b) One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the	          genera {Sch[oe]nicola} and {Eurycercus}; -- called	          also {reed babbler}.
Reedbuck \Reed"buck"\ (-b?k`), n. (Zool.)	   See {Rietboc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reeded \Reed"ed\, a.	   1. Civered with reeds; reedy. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed with channels and ridges like reeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Reeden \Reed"en\ (r?d"'n), a.	   Consisting of a reed or reeds.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through reeden pipes convey the golden flood. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Reedification \Re*ed`i*fi*ca"tion\ (r?*?d`?*f?*k?"sh?n), n. [Cf.	   F. r['e]['e]dification. See {Reedify}.]	   The act reedifying; the state of being reedified.	   [1913 Webster]
Reedify \Re*ed"i*fy\ (r?*?d"?*ff?), v. t. [Pref. re- + edify:	   cf. F. r['e]['e]difier, L. reaedificare.]	   To edify anew; to build again after destruction. [R.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reeding \Reed"ing\ (r[=e]d"[i^]ng), n. [From 4th {Reed}.]	   1. (Arch.) A small convex molding; a reed (see Illust.	      (i) of {Molding}); one of several set close together to	          decorate a surface; also, decoration by means of	          reedings; -- the reverse of {fluting}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several reedings are often placed together, parallel to	         each other, either projecting from, or inserted into,	         the adjoining surface. The decoration so produced is	         then called, in general, reeding.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The nurling on the edge of a coin; -- commonly called	      milling.	      [1913 Webster]
Reedless \Reed"less\, a.	   Destitute of reeds; as, reedless banks.	   [1913 Webster]
Reedling \Reed"ling\ (r[=e]d"l[i^]ng), n. (Zool.)	   The European bearded titmouse ({Panurus biarmicus}); --	   called also {reed bunting}, {bearded pinnock}, and {lesser	   butcher bird}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is orange brown, marked with black, white, and	         yellow on the wings. The male has a tuft of black	         feathers on each side of the face.	         [1913 Webster]
Reed-mace \Reed"-mace`\ (r[=e]d"m[=a]s`), n. (Bot.)	   The cat-tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Reedwork \Reed"work`\ (r[=e]d"w[^u]rk`), n. (Mus.)	   A collective name for the reed stops of an organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Reedy \Reed"y\ (r[=e]d"[y^]), a.	   1. Abounding with reeds; covered with reeds. "A reedy pool."	      --Thomson .	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the quality of a reed in tone, that is, harsh and	      thin, as some voices.	      [1913 Webster]
Reef \Reef\ (r[=e]f), n. [Akin to D. rif, G. riff, Icel. rif,	   Dan. rev; cf. Icel. rifa rift, rent, fissure, rifa to rive,	   bear. Cf. {Rift}, {Rive}.]	   1. A chain or range of rocks lying at or near the surface of	      the water. See {Coral reefs}, under {Coral}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining.) A large vein of auriferous quartz; -- so called	      in Australia. Hence, any body of rock yielding valuable	      ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reef builder} (Zool.), any stony coral which contributes	      material to the formation of coral reefs.	   {Reef heron} (Zool.), any heron of the genus {Demigretta};	      as, the blue reef heron ({Demigretta jugularis}) of	      Australia.	      [1913 Webster]	Reef \Reef\, n. [Akin to D. reef, G. reff, Sw. ref; cf. Icel.	   rif reef, rifa to basten together. Cf. {Reeve}, v. t.,	   {River}.] (Naut.)	   That part of a sail which is taken in or let out by means of	   the reef points, in order to adapt the size of the sail to	   the force of the wind.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: From the head to the first reef-band, in square sails,	         is termed the first reef; from this to the next is the	         second reef; and so on. In fore-and-aft sails, which	         reef on the foot, the first reef is the lowest part.	         --Totten.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Close reef}, the last reef that can be put in.	   {Reef band}. See {Reef-band} in the Vocabulary.	   {Reef knot}, the knot which is used in tying reef pointss.	      See Illust. under {Knot}.	   {Reef line}, a small rope formerly used to reef the courses	      by being passed spirally round the yard and through the	      holes of the reef. --Totten.	   {Reef points}, pieces of small rope passing through the	      eyelet holes of a reef-band, and used reefing the sail.	   {Reef tackle}, a tackle by which the reef cringles, or rings,	      of a sail are hauled up to the yard for reefing. --Totten.	   {To take a reef in}, to reduce the size of (a sail) by	      folding or rolling up a reef, and lashing it to the spar.	      [1913 Webster]	Reef \Reef\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reefed} (r[=e]ft); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Reefing}.] (Naut.)	   To reduce the extent of (as a sail) by rolling or folding a	   certain portion of it and making it fast to the yard or spar.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To reef the paddles}, to move the floats of a paddle wheel	      toward its center so that they will not dip so deeply.	      [1913 Webster]
Reef-band \Reef"-band`\ (r[=e]f"b[a^]nd`), n. (Naut.)	   A piece of canvas sewed across a sail to strengthen it in the	   part where the eyelet holes for reefing are made. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Reefer \Reef"er\ (r[=e]f"[~e]r), n.	   1. (Naut.) One who reefs; -- a name often given to	      midshipmen. --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A close-fitting jacket or short coat of thick cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A marijuana cigarette. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Reefing \Reef"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   The process of taking in a reef.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reefing bowsprit}, a bowsprit so rigged that it can easily	      be run in or shortened by sliding inboard, as in cutters.	      [1913 Webster]
Reefy \Reef"y\ (r[=e]f"[y^]), a.	   Full of reefs or rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Reek \Reek\ (r[=e]k), n.	   A rick. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Reek \Reek\, n. [AS. r[=e]c; akin to OFries. r[=e]k, LG. & D.	   rook, G. rauch, OHG. rouh, Dan. r["o]g, Sw. r["o]k, Icel.	   reykr, and to AS. re['o]can to reek, smoke, Icel. rj[=u]ka,	   G. riechen to smell.]	   Vapor; steam; smoke; fume.	   [1913 Webster]	         As hateful to me as the reek of a limekiln. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Reek \Reek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reeked} (r[=e]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Reeking}.] [As. r[=e]can. See {Reek} vapor.]	   To emit vapor, usually that which is warm and moist; to be	   full of fumes; to steam; to smoke; to exhale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Few chimneys reeking you shall espy.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         I found me laid	         In balmy sweat, which with his beams the sun	         Soon dried, and on the reeking moisture fed. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The coffee rooms reeked with tobacco.    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Reeky \Reek"y\ (-?), a. [From 2d {Reek}; cf. {Reechy}.]	   1. Soiled with smoke or steam; smoky; foul. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Emitting reek. "Reeky fen." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Reel \Reel\ (r[=e]l), n. [Gael. righil.]	   A lively dance of the Highlanders of Scotland; also, the	   music to the dance; -- often called {Scotch reel}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Virginia reel}, the common name throughout the United States	      for the old English "country dance," or contradance	      (contredanse). --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	Reel \Reel\ (r[=e]l), n. [AS. hre['o]l: cf. Icel. hr[ae]ll a	   weaver's reed or sley.]	   1. A frame with radial arms, or a kind of spool, turning on	      an axis, on which yarn, threads, lines, or the like, are	      wound; as, a log reel, used by seamen; an angler's reel; a	      garden reel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine on which yarn is wound and measured into lays	      and hanks, -- for cotton or linen it is fifty-four inches	      in circuit; for worsted, thirty inches. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Agric.) A device consisting of radial arms with	      horizontal stats, connected with a harvesting machine, for	      holding the stalks of grain in position to be cut by the	      knives.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reel oven}, a baker's oven in which bread pans hang	      suspended from the arms of a kind of reel revolving on a	      horizontal axis. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Reel \Reel\ (r[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reeled} (r?ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reeling}. ]	   1. To roll. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And Sisyphus an huge round stone did reel.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wind upon a reel, as yarn or thread.	      [1913 Webster]	Reel \Reel\ (r[=e]l), v. i. [Cf. Sw. ragla. See {2d Reel}.]	   1. To incline, in walking, from one side to the other; to	      stagger.	      [1913 Webster]	            They reel to and fro, and stagger like a drunken	            man.                                  --Ps. cvii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, with heavy fumes oppressed,	            Reeled from the palace, and retired to rest. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wagons reeling under the yellow sheaves.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a whirling sensation; to be giddy.	      [1913 Webster]	            In these lengthened vigils his brain often reeled.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Reel \Reel\ (r[=e]l), n.	   The act or motion of reeling or staggering; as, a drunken	   reel. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reelect \Re`e*lect"\ (r?`?*l?kt"), v. t.	   To elect again; as, to reelect the former governor.	   [1913 Webster]
Reelection \Re`e*lec"tion\ (-l?k"sh?n), n.	   Election a second time, or anew; as, the reelection of a	   former chief.	   [1913 Webster]
Reeler \Reel"er\ (r?l"?r), n.	   1. One who reels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The grasshopper warbler; -- so called from its	      note. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Reeligible \Re*el"i*gi*ble\ (r[=e]*[e^]l"[i^]*j[i^]*b'l), a.	   Eligible again; capable of reelection; as, reeligible to the	   same office. -- {Re*el`i*gi*bil"i*ty}	   (r[=e]*[e^]l`[i^]*j[i^]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reem \Reem\ (r?m), n. [Heb.] (Zool.)	   The Hebrew name of a horned wild animal, probably the Urus.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In King James's Version it is called unicorn; in the	         Revised Version,wild ox. --Job xxxix. 9.	         [1913 Webster]	Reem \Reem\, v. t. [Cf. {Ream} to make a hole in.] (Naut.)	   To open (the seams of a vessel's planking) for the purpose of	   calking them.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reeming iron} (Naut.), an iron chisel for reeming the seams	      of planks in calking ships.	      [1913 Webster]
Reembark \Re`em*bark"\ (r?`?m*b?rk"), v. t. & i.	   To put, or go, on board a vessel again; to embark again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reembarkation \Re*em`bar*ka"tion\ (r?*?m`b?r*k?"sh?n), n.	   A putting, or going, on board a vessel again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reembody \Re`em*bod"y\ (r?`?m*b?d"?), v. t.	   To embody again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reembrace \Re`em*brace"\ (-br?s"), v. i.	   To embrace again.	   [1913 Webster]
re-emerge \re-emerge\ v.	   1. to appear once more.	   Syn: reappear, appear again.	        [WordNet 1.5] re-emerge
Reemerge \Re`e*merge"\, Re-emerge \Re`-e*merge"\(r?`?*m?rj"), v.	   i.	   To emerge again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reemergence \Re`e*mer"gence\ (-m?r"jens), n.	   Act of reemerging.	   [1913 Webster] re-emphasise
reemphasise \reemphasise\, re-emphasise \re-emphasise\v. t.	   Same as {reemphasize}. [mostly Brit.]	   Syn: re-emphasize.	        [WordNet 1.5] re-emphasize
reemphasize \reemphasize\, re-emphasize \re-emphasize\v. t.	   To emphasize again.	   Syn: re-emphasise.	        [WordNet 1.5] Re-enact
Reenact \Re`en*act"\, Re-enact \Re`-en*act"\(r?`?n*?kt"), v. t.	   1. To enact again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To enact into law, again; as, Congress	      reenacted the environmental law, which had expired.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   3. To perform (an action) as a simulation of a prior event;	      as, She re-enacted what had happened earlier that day; the	      historical society reenacted the signing of the	      Declaration of Independence; the militia reenacted the	      battle of Trenton.	   Syn: model, reenact, simulate, act out.	        [WordNet 1.5 + PJC]
Reenaction \Re`en*ac"tion\ (-?k"sh?n), n.	   The act of reenacting; the state of being reenacted.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenactment \Re`en*act"ment\ (-?kt"ment), n.	   The enacting or passing of a law a second time; the renewal	   of a law.	   [1913 Webster]
Reencourage \Re`en*cour"age\ (-k?r"?j;), v. t.	   To encourage again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reendow \Re`en*dow"\ (-dou"), v. t.	   To endow again.	   [1913 Webster]
re-enforce \re-enforce\ v.	   1. to make stronger; "reinforced concrete".	   Syn: reinforce, reenforce.	        [WordNet 1.5] re-enforce
Reenforce \Re`en*force"\, Re-enforce \Re`-en*force"\(-f?rs"), v.	   t. [Pref. re- + enforce: cf. F. renforcer.]	   1. To strengthen with new force, assistance, material, or	      support; as, to reenforce an argument; to reenforce a	      garment; especially, to strengthen with additional troops,	      as an army or a fort, or with additional ships, as a	      fleet. [Written also {reinforce}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Psychology) To increase the likelihood that (a specific	      behavior) will be repeated by giving a reward or	      punishment to a person or animal; as, to reenforce the	      students' willingness to study by giving awards for good	      grades.	      [PJC]	Reenforce \Re`en*force"\, n. [See {Reenforce}, v., and cf.	   {Ranforce}, {Reinforce}.]	   Something which reenforces or strengthens. Specifically:	   (a) That part of a cannon near the breech which is thicker	       than the rest of the piece, so as better to resist the	       force of the exploding powder. See Illust. of {Cannon}.	   (b) An additional thickness of canvas, cloth, or the like,	       around an eyelet, buttonhole, etc. [Written also	       {reinforce}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Reenforced concrete \Reenforced concrete\	   Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel	   supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide	   increased tensile strength and shear resistance. Same as	   {Ferro-concrete}.	   Syn: reinforced concrete. [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Reenforcement \Re`en*force"ment\ (r?`?n*f?rs"ment), n.	   1. The act of reenforcing, or the state of being reenforced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which reenforces; additional force; especially,	      additional troops or force to augment the strength of any	      army, or ships to strengthen a navy or fleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Psychology) A reward or punishment which is given to a	      person or animal in order to increase the likelihood that	      a specific behavior will be repeated.	      [PJC]
Reengage \Re`en*gage"\ (-g?j), v. t. & i.	   To engage a second time or again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reengagement \Re`en*gage"ment\ (-ment), n.	   A renewed or repeated engagement.	   [1913 Webster]
Reengrave \Re`en*grave"\ (-gr?v"), v. t.	   To engrave anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenjoy \Re`en*joy"\ (-joi"), v. i.	   To enjoy anew. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenjoyment \Re`en*joy"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Renewed enjoyment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenkindle \Re`en*kin"dle\ (-k?n"d'l), v. t.	   To enkindle again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenlist \Re`en*list"\ (-l?st"), v. t. & i.	   To enlist again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenlistment \Re`en*list"ment\ (-ment), n.	   A renewed enlistment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenslave \Re`en*slave"\ (-sl?v"), v. t.	   To enslave again.	   [1913 Webster] re-enter
Reenter \Re*en"ter\, Re-enter \Re-en"ter\(r?*?n"t?r), v. t.	   1. To enter again; as, You cannot re-enter the country with	      this visa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engraving) To cut deeper, as engraved lines on a plate of	      metal, when the engraving has not been deep enough, or the	      plate has become worn in printing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Computers) To put (data) into a document or form on a	      computer again; -- usually to correct an erroneous entry;	      as, the password was incorrect, and had to be reentered.	      [PJC]	Reenter \Re*en"ter\, v. i.	   To enter anew or again.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reentering angle}, an angle of a polygon pointing inward, as	      a, in the cut.	   {Reentering polygon}, a polygon having one or more reentering	      angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Reentering \Re*en"ter*ing\, n. (Calico Printing.)	   The process of applying additional colors, by applications of	   printing blocks, to patterns already partly colored.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenthrone \Re`en*throne"\ (-thr?n"), v. t.	   To enthrone again; to replace on a throne.	   [1913 Webster]
Reenthronement \Re`en*throne"ment\ (-ment), n.	   A second enthroning.	   [1913 Webster]
Reentrance \Re*en"trance\ (r?*?n"trans), n.	   The act entering again; reentry. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Reentrant \Re*en"trant\ (-trant), a.	   Reentering; pointing or directed inwards; as, a reentrant	   angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Reentry \Re*en"try\ (-tr?), n.	   1. A second or new entry; as, a reentry into public life.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      tenant to pay rent or perform the covenants in the lease.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astronautics) To enter (the Earth's atmosphere) after	      having passed beyond the atmosphere, as when in orbit or	      returning from another planet.	      [PJC]	   {Card of reentry}, (Whist), a card that by winning a trick	      will bring one the lead at an advanced period of the hand.	      [1913 Webster] re-equip
reequip \reequip\, re-equip \re-equip\v. t.	   1. 1 to furnish with new equipment. Forms with and without	      the hyphen are common.	   Syn: rejig.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Reerect \Re`e*rect"\ (r?`?*r?kt"), v. t.	   To erect again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reermouse \Reer"mouse`\ (r?r"mous`), n. (Zool.)	   See {Rearmouse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reestablish \Re`es*tab"lish\ (r?`?s*t?b"l?sh), v. t.	   To establish anew; to fix or confirm again; to restore; as,	   to reestablish a covenant; to reestablish health.	   [1913 Webster]
Reestablisher \Re`es*tab"lish*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who establishes again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reestablishment \Re`es*tab"lish*ment\ (-mnt), n.	   The act reestablishing; the state of being reestablished.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Reestate \Re`es*tate"\ (-t?t), v. t.	   To reestablish. [Obs.] --Walis.	   [1913 Webster] re-evaluate
reevaluate \reevaluate\, re-evaluate \re-evaluate\v. t.	   To revise or renew one's assessment; to evaluate again.	   Syn: re-assess, reassess.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Reeve \Reeve\ (r[=e]v), n. (Zool.)	   The female of the ruff.	   [1913 Webster]	Reeve \Reeve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rove} (r[=o]v); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Reeving}.] [Cf. D. reven. See {Reef}, n. & v. t.] (Naut.)	   To pass, as the end of a pope, through any hole in a block,	   thimble, cleat, ringbolt, cringle, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	Reeve \Reeve\, n. [OE. reve, AS. ger[=e]fa. Cf. {Sheriff}.]	   an officer, steward, bailiff, or governor; -- used chiefly in	   compounds; as, shirereeve, now written sheriff; portreeve,	   etc. --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexaminable \Re`ex*am"i*na*ble\ (r?`?gz*?m"?*n?*b'l), a.	   Admitting of being reexamined or reconsidered. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexamination \Re`ex*am`i*na"tion\ (-?*n?"sh?n), n.	   A repeated examination. See under {Examination}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexamine \Re`ex*am"ine\ (--?n), v. t.	   To examine anew. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexchange \Re`ex*change"\ (r?`?ks*ch?nj"), v. t.	   To exchange anew; to reverse (a previous exchange).	   [1913 Webster]	Reexchange \Re`ex*change"\ n.	   1. A renewed exchange; a reversal of an exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) The expense chargeable on a bill of exchange or	      draft which has been dishonored in a foreign country, and	      returned to the country in which it was made or indorsed,	      and then taken up. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rate of reexchange is regulated with respect to	            the drawer, at the course of exchange between the	            place where the bill of exchange was payable, and	            the place where it was drawn. Reexchange can not be	            cumulated.                            --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]
Reexhibit \Re`ex*hib"it\ (r?`?gz*?b"?t or -?ks*h?b"?t), v. t.	   To exhibit again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexpel \Re`ex*pel"\ (r?`?ks*p?l"), v. t.	   To expel again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexperience \Re`ex*pe"ri*ence\ (-p?`r?-ens), n.	   A renewed or repeated experience.	   [1913 Webster] re-explain
reexplain \reexplain\, re-explain \re-explain\v. t.	   1. To explain or interpret from a different viewpoint. The	      form without the hyphen is more common.	   Syn: reinterpret.	        [WordNet 1.5] re-explore
reexplore \reexplore\, re-explore \re-explore\v. t.	   to explore again; as, We need to re-explore Colonialism.	   Syn: explore again.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Reexport \Re`ex*port"\ (-p?rt"), v. t.	   To export again, as what has been imported.	   [1913 Webster]	Reexport \Re*ex"port\ (r?*?ks"p?rt), n.	   Any commodity reexported; -- chiefly in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexportation \Re*ex`por*ta"tion\ (-p?r*t?"sh?n), n.	   The act of reexporting, or of exporting an import. --A.	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Reexpulsion \Re`ex*pul"sion\ (r?`?ks*p?l"sh?n), n.	   Renewed or repeated expulsion. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Reezed \Reezed\ (r[=e]zd), a.	   Grown rank; rancid; rusty. [Obs.] "Reezed bacon." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Refaction \Re*fac"tion\ (r?*f?k"sh?n), n. [See {Refection}.]	   Recompense; atonement; retribution. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Refait \Re*fait"\, n. [F.] (Card Playing)	   A drawn game; specif. (Trente et quarante), A state of the	   game in which the aggregate pip value of cards dealt to red	   equals that of those dealt to black. All bets are then off;	   unless the value is 31, in which case the banker wins half	   the stakes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Refar \Re*far"\ (r?*f?r"), v. t. [Cf. F. refaire to do over	   again.]	   To go over again; to repeat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To him therefore this wonder done refar. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Refashion \Re*fash"ion\ (r?*f?sh"?n), v. t.	   To fashion anew; to form or mold into shape a second time.	   --MacKnight.	   [1913 Webster]
Refashionment \Re*fash"ion*ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of refashioning, or the state of being refashioned.	   [R.] --Leigh Hunt.	   [1913 Webster]
Refasten \Re*fas"ten\ (r?*f?s"'n), v. t.	   To fasten again.	   [1913 Webster]
Refect \Re*fect"\ (r?*f?kt), v. t. [L. refectus, p. p. of	   reficere; pref. re- re- + facere to make.]	   To restore after hunger or fatigue; to refresh. [Archaic]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Refection \Re*fec"tion\ (r?*f?k"sh?n), n. [L. refectio: cf. F.	   r['e]fection. See {Refect}, {Fact}.]	   Refreshment after hunger or fatigue; a repast; a lunch.	   [1913 Webster]	         [His] feeble spirit inly felt refection. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those Attic nights, and those refections of the gods.	                                                  --Curran.	   [1913 Webster]
Refective \Re*fec"tive\ (r?*f?k"t?v), a.	   Refreshing; restoring.	   [1913 Webster]	Refective \Re*fec"tive\, n.	   That which refreshes.	   [1913 Webster]
Refectory \Re*fec"to*ry\ (-[-o]*r[y^]), n.; pl.; {Refectories}	   (-r?z). [{LL}. refectorium: cf. F. r['e]fectoire. See	   {Refection}.]	   A room for refreshment; originally, a dining hall in	   monasteries or convents.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes pronounced r[e^]f"[e^]k*t[-o]*r[y^],	         especially when signifying the eating room in	         monasteries.	         [1913 Webster]
Refel \Re*fel"\ (r?*f?l"), v. t. [L. refellere; pref. re- re- +	   fallere to deceive.]	   To refute; to disprove; as, to refel the tricks of a	   sophister. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How he refelled me, and how I replied.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Refer \Re*fer"\ (r[-e]*f[~e]r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Referred}	   (r[-e]*f[~e]rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Referring}.] [F.	   r['e]f['e]rer, L. referre; pref. re- re- + ferre to bear. See	   {Bear} to carry.]	   1. To carry or send back. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To send or direct away; to send or direct	      elsewhere, as for treatment, aid, information, decision,	      etc.; to make over, or pass over, to another; as, to refer	      a student to an author; to refer a beggar to an officer;	      to refer a bill to a committee; a court refers a matter of	      fact to a commissioner for investigation, or refers a	      question of law to a superior tribunal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To place in or under by a mental or rational process; to	      assign to, as a class, a cause, source, a motive, reason,	      or ground of explanation; as, he referred the phenomena to	      electrical disturbances.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To refer one's self}, to have recourse; to betake one's	      self; to make application; to appeal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll refer me to all things sense.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Refer \Re*fer"\, v. i.	   1. To have recourse; to apply; to appeal; to betake one's	      self; as, to refer to a dictionary.	      [1913 Webster]	            In suits . . . it is to refer to some friend of	            trust.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have relation or reference; to relate; to point; as,	      the figure refers to a footnote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of those places that refer to the shutting and	            opening the abyss, I take notice of that in Job.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To carry the mind or thought; to direct attention; as, the	      preacher referred to the late election.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To direct inquiry for information or a guarantee of any	      kind, as in respect to one's integrity, capacity,	      pecuniary ability, and the like; as, I referred to his	      employer for the truth of his story.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To allude; advert; suggest; appeal.	   Usage: {Refer}, {Allude}, {Advert}. We refer to a thing by	          specifically and distinctly introducing it into our	          discourse. We allude to it by introducing it	          indirectly or indefinitely, as by something	          collaterally allied to it. We advert to it by turning	          off somewhat abruptly to consider it more at large.	          Thus, Macaulay refers to the early condition of	          England at the opening of his history; he alludes to	          these statements from time to time; and adverts, in	          the progress of his work, to various circumstances of	          peculiar interest, on which for a time he dwells. "But	          to do good is . . . that that Solomon chiefly refers	          to in the text." --Sharp. "This, I doubt not, was that	          artificial structure here alluded to." --T. Burnet.	          [1913 Webster]	                Now to the universal whole advert:	                The earth regard as of that whole a part.	                                                  --Blackmore.	          [1913 Webster]
Referable \Ref"er*a*ble\ (r?f"?r*?*b'l), a.	   Capable of being referred, or considered in relation to	   something else; assignable; ascribable. [Written also	   {referrible}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a question among philosophers, whether all the	         attractions which obtain between bodies are referable	         to one general cause.                    --W.	                                                  Nicholson.	   [1913 Webster]
Referee \Ref`er*ee"\ (-?), n.	   One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in	   dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Judge; arbitrator; umpire. See {Judge}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reference \Ref"er*ence\ (r?f"?r-ens), n. [See {Refer}.]	   1. The act of referring, or the state of being referred; as,	      reference to a chart for guidance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which refers to something; a specific direction of	      the attention; as, a reference in a text-book.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relation; regard; respect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something that hath a reference to my state. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who, or that which, is referred to. Specifically;	      (a) One of whom inquires can be made as to the integrity,	          capacity, and the like, of another.	      (b) A work, or a passage in a work, to which one is	          referred.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) The act of submitting a matter in dispute to the	          judgment of one or more persons for decision.	      (b) (Equity) The process of sending any matter, for	          inquiry in a cause, to a master or other officer, in	          order that he may ascertain facts and report to the	          court.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. Appeal. [R.] "Make your full reference." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reference Bible}, a Bible in which brief explanations, and	      references to parallel passages, are printed in the margin	      of the text.	      [1913 Webster]
Referendary \Ref`er*en"da*ry\ (r?f`?r*?n"d?*r?), n. [LL.	   referendarius, fr. L. referendus to be referred, gerundive of	   referre: cf. F. r['e]f['e]rendaire. See {Refer}.]	   1. One to whose decision a cause is referred; a referee.	      [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer who delivered the royal answer to petitions.	      "Referendaries, or masters of request." --Harmar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Formerly, an officer of state charged with the duty of	      procuring and dispatching diplomas and decrees.	      [1913 Webster]
Referendum \Ref`er*en"dum\ (r?f`?r*?n"d?m), n.; pl. {-da}	   [Gerundive fr. L. referre. See {Refer}.]	   1. A diplomatic agent's note asking for instructions from his	      government concerning a particular matter or point.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The right to approve or reject by popular vote a meassure	      passed upon by a legislature.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The principle or practice of referring measures passed	      upon by the legislative body to the body of voters, or	      electorate, for approval or rejection, as in the Swiss	      cantons (except Freiburg) and in various local governments	      in the United States, and also in the local option laws,	      etc.; also, the right to so approve or reject laws, or the	      vote by which this is done. Referendum is distinguished	      from the mandate, or instruction of representatives by the	      people, from direct government by the people, in which	      they initiate and make the laws by direct action without	      representation, and from a plebiscite, or popular vote	      taken on any measure proposed by a person or body having	      the initiative but not constituting a representative or	      constituent body.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Referential \Ref`er*en"tial\ (-shal), a.	   Containing a reference; pointing to something out of itself;	   as, notes for referential use. -- {Ref`er*en"tial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Referment \Re*fer"ment\ (r?*f?r"ment), n.	   The act of referring; reference. --Laud.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-ferment \Re`-fer*ment"\ (r?`f?r*m?nt"), v. t. & i.	   To ferment, or cause to ferment, again. --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Referrer \Re*fer"rer\ (r?*f?r"r?r), n.	   One who refers.	   [1913 Webster]
Referrible \Re*fer"ri*ble\ (-r?*b'l), a.	   Referable. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Refigure \Re*fig"ure\ (r?*f?g"?r), v. t.	   To figure again. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Refill \Re*fill"\ (r?*f?l"), v. t. & i.	   To fill, or become full, again.	   [1913 Webster]
Refind \Re*find"\ (r?*f?nd), v. t.	   To find again; to get or experience again. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Refine \Re*fine"\ (r?*f?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refined}	   (-find"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refining}.] [Pref. re- + fine to	   make fine: cf. F. raffiner.]	   1. To reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from	      impurities; to free from dross or alloy; to separate from	      extraneous matter; to purify; to defecate; as, to refine	      gold or silver; to refine iron; to refine wine or sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will bring the third part through the fire, and	            will refine them as silver is refined. --Zech. xiii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To purify from what is gross, coarse, vulgar, inelegant,	      low, and the like; to make elegant or exellent; to polish;	      as, to refine the manners, the language, the style, the	      taste, the intellect, or the moral feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love refines	            The thoughts, and heart enlarges.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To purify; clarify; polish; ennoble.	        [1913 Webster]	Refine \Re*fine"\, v. i.	   1. To become pure; to be cleared of feculent matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains,	            Works itself clear, and, as it runs, refines.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chaucer refined on Boccace, and mended his stories.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            But let a lord once own the happy lines,	            How the wit brightens! How the style refines!	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To affect nicety or subtilty in thought or language. "He	      makes another paragraph about our refining in	      controversy." --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Refined \Re*fined"\ (-f?nd"), a.	   Freed from impurities or alloy; purifed; polished; cultured;	   delicate; as; refined gold; refined language; refined	   sentiments.	   [1913 Webster]	         Refined wits who honored poesy with their pens.	                                                  --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*fin"ed*ly} (r?*f?n"?d*l?), adv. --	   {Re*fin"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Refinement \Re*fine"ment\ (r?*f?n"ment), n. [Cf. F.	   raffinement.]	   1. The act of refining, or the state of being refined; as,	      the refinement or metals; refinement of ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more bodies are of kin to spirit in subtilty and	            refinement, the more diffusive are they. --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the civil war to this time, I doubt whether the	            corruptions in our language have not equaled its	            refinements.                          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is refined, elaborated, or polished to excess;	      an affected subtilty; as, refinements of logic. "The	      refinements of irregular cunning." --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Purification; polish; politeness; gentility; elegance;	        cultivation; civilization.	        [1913 Webster]
Refiner \Re*fin"er\ (-f?n"?r), n.	   One who, or that which, refines.	   [1913 Webster]
Refinery \Re*fin"er*y\ (-?), n.; pl. {Refineries} (-?z). [Cf. F.	   raffinerie.]	   1. The building and apparatus for refining or purifying, esp.	      metals and sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A furnace in which cast iron is refined by the action of a	      blast on the molten metal.	      [1913 Webster]
Refit \Re*fit"\ (r?*f?t"), v. t.	   1. To fit or prepare for use again; to repair; to restore	      after damage or decay; as, to refit a garment; to refit	      ships of war. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit out or supply a second time.	      [1913 Webster]	Refit \Re*fit"\, v. i.	   To obtain repairs or supplies; as, the fleet returned to	   refit.	   [1913 Webster]
Refitment \Re*fit"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of refitting, or the state of being refitted.	   [1913 Webster]
Refix \Re*fix"\ (r?*f?ks"), v. t.	   To fix again or anew; to establish anew. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflame \Re*flame"\ (r?*fl?m"), v. i.	   To kindle again into flame.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflect \Re*flect"\ (r?*fl?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reflected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reflecting}.] [L. reflectere,	   reflexum; pref. re- re- + flectere to bend or turn. See	   {Flexible}, and cf. {Reflex}, v.]	   1. To bend back; to give a backwa?d turn to; to throw back;	      especially, to cause to return after striking upon any	      surface; as, a mirror reflects rays of light; polished	      metals reflect heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me mind the reader to reflect his eye on our	            quotations.                           --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bodies close together reflect their own color.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give back an image or likeness of; to mirror.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature is the glass reflecting God,	            As by the sea reflected is the sun.   --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	Reflect \Re*flect"\ v. i.	   1. To throw back light, heat, or the like; to return rays or	      beams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be sent back; to rebound as from a surface; to revert;	      to return.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose virtues will, I hope,	            Reflect on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 consciousness; to use attention or earnest	      thought; to meditate; especially, to think in relation to	      moral truth or rules.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can not be said to reflect upon any external	            object, except so far as that object has been	            previously perceived, and its image become part and	            parcel of our intellectual furniture. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All men are concious of the operations of their own	            minds, at all times, while they are awake, but there	            few who reflect upon them, or make them objects of	            thought.                              --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I much reflected, much I mourned.  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cast reproach; to cause censure or dishonor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Errors of wives reflect on husbands still. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither do I reflect in the least upon the memory of	            his late majesty.                     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To consider; think; cogitate; mediate; contemplate;	        ponder; muse; ruminate.	        [1913 Webster]
Reflected \Re*flect"ed\, a.	   1. Thrown back after striking a surface; as, reflected light,	      heat, sound, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Not one's own; received from another; as, his glory	      was reflected glory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bent backward or outward; reflexed.	      [1913 Webster]
Reflectent \Re*flect"ent\ (r?*fl?kt"ent), a. [L. reflectens, p.	   pr. of reflectere. See {Reflect}.]	   1. Bending or flying back; reflected. "The ray descendent,	      and the ray reflectent flying with so great a speed."	      --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reflecting; as, a reflectent body. --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]
Reflectible \Re*flect"i*ble\ (-?*b'l), a.	   Capable of being reflected, or thrown back; reflexible.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflecting \Re*flect"ing\, a.	   1. Throwing back light, heat, etc., as a mirror or other	      surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to reflection or serious consideration; reflective;	      contemplative; as, a reflecting mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reflecting circle}, an astronomical instrument for measuring	      angless, like the sextant or Hadley's quadrant, by the	      reflection of light from two plane mirrors which it	      carries, and differing from the sextant chiefly in having	      an entire circle.	   {Reflecting galvanometer}, a galvanometer in which the	      deflections of the needle are read by means of a mirror	      attached to it, which reflects a ray of light or the image	      of a scale; -- called also {mirror galvanometer}.	   {Reflecting goniometer}. See under {Goniometer}.	   {Reflecting telescope}. See under {Telescope}.	      [1913 Webster]
Reflectingly \Re*flect"ing*ly\, adv.	   With reflection; also, with censure; reproachfully. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflection \Re*flec"tion\ (r?*fl?k"sh?n), n. [L. reflexio: cf.	   F. r['e]flexion. See {Riflect}.] [Written also {reflexion}.]	   1. The act of reflecting, or turning or sending back, or the	      state of being reflected. Specifically:	      (a) The return of rays, beams, sound, or the like, from a	          surface. See {Angle of reflection}, below.	          [1913 Webster]	                The eye sees not itself,	                But by reflection, by some other things. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The reverting of the mind to that which has already	          occupied it; continued consideration; meditation;	          contemplation; hence, also, that operation or power of	          the mind by which it is conscious of its own acts or	          states; the capacity for judging rationally,	          especially in view of a moral rule or standard.	          [1913 Webster]	                By reflection, . . . I would be understood to	                mean, that notice which the mind takes of its	                own operations, and the manner of them, by	                reason whereof there come to be ideas of these	                operations in the understanding.  --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	                This delight grows and improves under thought	                and reflection.                   --South.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Shining; brightness, as of the sun. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is produced by reflection. Specifically:	      (a) An image given back from a reflecting surface; a	          reflected counterpart.	          [1913 Webster]	                As the sun water we can bear,	                Yet not the sun, but his reflection, there.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A part reflected, or turned back, at an angle; as, the	          reflection of a membrane.	      (c) Result of meditation; thought or opinion after	          attentive consideration or contemplation; especially,	          thoughts suggested by truth.	          [1913 Webster]	                Job's reflections on his once flourishing estate	                did at the same time afflict and encourage him.	                                                  --Atterbury.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Censure; reproach cast.	      [1913 Webster]	            He died; and oh! may no reflection shed	            Its poisonous venom on the royal dead. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) The transference of an excitement from one	      nerve fiber to another by means of the nerve cells, as in	      reflex action. See {Reflex action}, under {Reflex}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of reflection}, the angle which anything, as a ray of	      light, on leaving a reflecting surface, makes with the	      perpendicular to the surface.	   {Angle of total reflection}. (Opt.) Same as {Critical angle},	      under {Critical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Meditation; contemplation; rumination; cogitation;	        consideration; musing; thinking.	        [1913 Webster]
Reflective \Re*flect"ive\ (r?*fl?kt"?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]flectif. Cf. {Reflexive}.]	   1. Throwing back images; as, a reflective mirror.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the reflective stream the sighing bride, viewing	            her charms.                           --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of exercising thought or judgment; as, reflective	      reason. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            His perceptive and reflective faculties . . . thus	            acquired a precocious and extraordinary development.	                                                  --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Addicted to introspective or meditative habits; as, a	      reflective person.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) Reflexive; reciprocal.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*flect"ive*ly}, adv. --	      {Re*flect"ive*ness}, n. "Reflectiveness of manner." --J.	      C. Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
Reflector \Re*flect"or\ (-[~e]r), n. [Cf. F. r['e]flecteur.]	   1. One who, or that which, reflects. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics)	      (a) Something having a polished surface for reflecting	          light or heat, as a mirror, a speculum, etc.	      (b) A reflecting telescope.	      (c) A device for reflecting sound.	          [1913 Webster]
Reflet \Re*flet"\ (re*fl[e^]"), n. [F., reflection. See	   {Reflect}.]	   Luster; special brilliancy of surface; -- used esp. in	   ceramics to denote the peculiar metallic brilliancy seen in	   lustered pottery such as majolica; as, silver reflet; gold	   reflet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reflex \Re"flex\ (r?"fl?ks), a. [L. reflexus, p. p. of	   reflectere: cf. F. r['e]flexe. See {Reflect}.]	   1. Directed back; attended by reflection; retroactive;	      introspective.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reflex act of the soul, or the turning of the	            intellectual eye inward upon its own actions. --Sir	                                                  M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced in reaction, in resistance, or in return.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or produced by, stimulus or	      excitation without the necessary intervention of	      consciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reflex action} (Physiol.), any action performed	      involuntarily in consequence of an impulse or impression	      transmitted along afferent nerves to a nerve center, from	      which it is reflected to an efferent nerve, and so calls	      into action certain muscles, organs, or cells.	   {Reflex nerve} (Physiol.), an excito-motory nerve. See	      {Exito-motory}.	      [1913 Webster]	Reflex \Re"flex\ (r?"fl?ks; formerly r?*fl?ks"), n. [L. reflexus	   a bending back. See {Reflect}.]	   1. Reflection; the light reflected from an illuminated	      surface to one in shade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yon gray is not the morning's eye,	            'Tis but the pale reflex of Cynthia's brow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the depths of death there swims	            The reflex of a human face.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) An involuntary movement produced by reflex	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Patellar reflex}. See {Knee jerk}, under {Knee}.	      [1913 Webster]	Reflex \Re*flex"\ (r?*fl?ks"), v. t. [L. reflexus, p. p. of	   reflectere. See {Reflect}.]	   1. To reflect. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bend back; to turn back. --J. Gregory.	      [1913 Webster]
Reflexed \Re*flexed"\ (r?*fl?kst"), a.	   Bent backward or outward.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflexibility \Re*flex`i*bil"i*ty\ (r?*fl?ks`?*b?l"?*t?), n.	   [Cf. F. r['e]flexibilit['e].]	   The quality or capability of being reflexible; as, the	   reflexibility of the rays of light. --Sir I. Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflexible \Re*flex"i*ble\ (r?*fl?ks"?*b'l), a. [CF. F.	   r['e]flexible.]	   Capable of being reflected, or thrown back.	   [1913 Webster]	         The light of the sun consists of rays differently	         refrangible and reflexible.              --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflexion \Re*flex"ion\ (-fl?k"sh?n), n.	   See {Reflection}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflexity \Re*flex"i*ty\ (r?*fl?ks"?*t?), n.	   The state or condition of being reflected. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reflexive \Re*flex"ive\ (-?v), a.	   1. [Cf. F. r['e]flexif.] Bending or turned backward;	      reflective; having respect to something past.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assurance reflexive can not be a divine faith.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Implying censure. [Obs.] "What man does not resent an ugly	      reflexive word?" --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Having for its direct object a pronoun which	      refers to the agent or subject as its antecedent; -- said	      of certain verbs; as, the witness perjured himself; I	      bethought myself. Applied also to pronouns of this class;	      reciprocal; reflective.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*flex"ive*ly}, adv. --	      {Re*flex"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Reflexly \Re*flex"ly\, adv.	   In a reflex manner; reflectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Refloat \Re"float\ (r?"fl?t), n.	   Reflux; ebb. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflorescence \Re`flo*res"cence\ (r?`fl?*r?s"sens), n. (Bot.)	   A blossoming anew of a plant after it has apparently ceased	   blossoming for the season.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflourish \Re*flour"ish\ (r?*fl?r"?sh), v. t. & i.	   To flourish again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflow \Re*flow"\ (r?*fl?"), v. i.	   To flow back; to ebb.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflower \Re*flow"er\ (r[=e]*flou"[~e]r), v. i. & t.	   To flower, or cause to flower, again. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Refluctuation \Re*fluc`tu*a"tion\ (r?*fl?k`t?*?"sh?n; 135), n.	   A flowing back; refluence.	   [1913 Webster] Refluence
Refluence \Ref"lu*ence\ (r?f"l?-ens), Refluency \Ref"lu*en*cy\	   (-en*s?), n.	   The quality of being refluent; a flowing back.	   [1913 Webster]
Refluent \Ref"lu*ent\ (-ent), a. [L. refluens, p. pr. of	   refluere to flow back; pref. re- re- + fluere to flow. See	   {Flurent}.]	   Flowing back; returning; ebbing. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         And refluent through the pass of fear	         The battle's tide was poured.            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Reflueus \Ref"lu*eus\ (-?s), a. [L. refluus.]	   Refluent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reflux \Re"flux`\ (r?"fl?ks`), a.	   Returning, or flowing back; reflex; as, reflux action.	   [1913 Webster]	Reflux \Re"flux`\, n. [F. reflux. See {Refluent}, {Flux}.]	   A flowing back, as the return of a fluid; ebb; reaction; as,	   the flux and reflux of the tides.	   [1913 Webster]	         All from me	         Shall with a fierce reflux on me redound. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Refocillate \Re*foc"il*late\ (r?*f?s"?l*l?t), v. t. [L.	   refocillatus, p. p. of refocillare; pref. re- re- + focillare	   to revive by warmth.]	   To refresh; to revive. [Obs.] --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Refocillation \Re*foc`il*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n.	   Restoration of strength by refreshment. [Obs.] --Middleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Refold \Re*fold"\ (r?*f?ld"), v. t.	   To fold again.	   [1913 Webster]
Refoment \Re`fo*ment"\ (r?`f?*m?nt"), v. t.	   To foment anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reforest \Re*for"est\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reforested}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Reforesting}.]	   To replant with trees; to reafforest; to reforestize.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reforestation \Re`for*est*a"tion\, n	   replanting with trees; reconversion into a forest; the act of	   reforesting.	   [PJC]
Reforestization \Re*for`est*i*za`tion\ (r?*f?r`?st*?*z?"sh?n),	   n.	   The act or process of reforestizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Reforestize \Re*for"est*ize\ (r?*f?r"?st*?z), v. t.	   To convert again into a forest; to plant again with trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Reforge \Re*forge"\ (r?*f?rj"), v. t. [Pref. re- + forge: cf. F.	   reforger.]	   To forge again or anew; hence, to fashion or fabricate anew;	   to make over. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Reforger \Re*for"ger\ (r?*f?r"j?r), n.	   One who reforges.	   [1913 Webster]
Reform \Re*form"\ (r?*f?rm"), v. t. [F. r['e]former, L.	   reformare; pref. re- re- + formare to form, from forma form.	   See {Form}.]	   To put into a new and improved form or condition; to restore	   to a former good state, or bring from bad to good; to change	   from worse to better; to amend; to correct; as, to reform a	   profligate man; to reform corrupt manners or morals.	   [1913 Webster]	         The example alone of a vicious prince will corrupt an	         age; but that of a good one will not reform it.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To amend; correct; emend; rectify; mend; repair; better;	        improve; restore; reclaim.	        [1913 Webster]	Reform \Re*form"\, v. i.	   To return to a good state; to amend or correct one's own	   character or habits; as, a man of settled habits of vice will	   seldom reform.	   [1913 Webster]	Reform \Re*form"\, n. [F. r['e]forme.]	   Amendment of what is defective, vicious, corrupt, or	   depraved; reformation; as, reform of elections; reform of	   government.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Civil service reform}. See under {Civil}.	   {Reform acts} (Eng. Politics), acts of Parliament passed in	      1832, 1867, 1884, 1885, extending and equalizing popular	      representation in Parliament.	   {Reform school}, a school established by a state or city	      government, for the confinement, instruction, and	      reformation of juvenile offenders, and of young persons of	      idle, vicious, and vagrant habits. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reformation; amendment; rectification; correction. See	        {Reformation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Re-form \Re-form"\ (r?*f?rm"), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Re-formed} (-f?rmd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Re-forming}.]	   To give a new form to; to form anew; to take form again, or	   to take a new form; as, to re-form the line after a charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Reformable \Re*form"a*ble\ (r?*f?rm"?*b'l), a.	   Capable of being reformed. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Reformade \Ref`or*made"\ (r?f`?r*m?d"), n.	   A reformado. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reformado \Ref`or*ma"do\ (-m?"d?), n. [Sp., fr. reformar, L.	   reformare. SEe {Reform}, v. t.]	   1. A monk of a reformed order. [Obs.] --Weever.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer who, in disgrace, is deprived of his command,	      but retains his rank, and sometimes his pay. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Reformalize \Re*form"al*ize\ (r?*f?rm"al*?z), v. i.	   To affect reformation; to pretend to correctness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reformation \Ref`or*ma"tion\ (r?f`?r*m?"sh?n), n. [F.	   r['e]formation, L. reformatio.]	   1. The act of reforming, or the state of being reformed;	      change from worse to better; correction or amendment of	      life, manners, or of anything vicious or corrupt; as, the	      reformation of manners; reformation of the age;	      reformation of abuses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satire lashes vice into reformation.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically (Eccl. Hist.), the important religious	      movement commenced by Luther early in the sixteenth	      century, which resulted in the formation of the various	      Protestant churches.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reform; amendment; correction; rectification.	   Usage: {Reformation}, {Reform}. Reformation is a more	          thorough and comprehensive change than reform. It is	          applied to subjects that are more important, and	          results in changes which are more lasting. A	          reformation involves, and is followed by, many	          particular reforms. "The pagan converts mention this	          great reformation of those who had been the greatest	          sinners, with that sudden and surprising change which	          the Christian religion made in the lives of the most	          profligate." --Addison. "A variety of schemes, founded	          in visionary and impracticable ideas of reform, were	          suddenly produced." --Pitt.	          [1913 Webster]
Re-formation \Re`-for*ma"tion\ (r?`f?r*m?"sh?n), n.	   The act of forming anew; a second forming in order; as, the	   reformation of a column of troops into a hollow square.	   [1913 Webster]
Reformative \Re*form"a*tive\ (r?*f?rm"?*t?v), a.	   Forming again; having the quality of renewing form;	   reformatory. --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Reformatory \Re*form"a*to*ry\ (-t?*r?), a.	   Tending to produce reformation; reformative.	   [1913 Webster]	Reformatory \Re*form"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r?z).	   An institution for promoting the reformation of offenders.	   [1913 Webster]	         Magistrates may send juvenile offenders to	         reformatories instead of to prisons.     --Eng. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Reformed \Re*formed"\ (r?*f?rmd"), a.	   1. Corrected; amended; restored to purity or excellence;	      said, specifically, of the whole body of Protestant	      churches originating in the Reformation. Also, in a more	      restricted sense, of those who separated from Luther on	      the doctrine of consubstantiation, etc., and carried the	      Reformation, as they claimed, to a higher point. The	      Protestant churches founded by them in Switzerland,	      France, Holland, and part of Germany, were called the	      Reformed churches.	      [1913 Webster]	            The town was one of the strongholds of the Reformed	            faith.                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Amended in character and life; as, a reformed gambler or	      drunkard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) Retained in service on half or full pay after the	      disbandment of the company or troop; -- said of an	      officer. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Reformer \Re*form"er\ (r?*f?rm"?r), n.	   1. One who effects a reformation or amendment; one who labors	      for, or urges, reform; as, a reformer of manners, or of	      abuses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.Hist.) One of those who commenced the reformation of	      religion in the sixteenth century, as Luther, Melanchthon,	      Zwingli, and Calvin.	      [1913 Webster]
Reformist \Re*form"ist\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]formiste.]	   A reformer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reformly \Re*form"ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a reform; for the purpose of reform. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Refortification \Re*for`ti*fi*ca"tion\ (r?*f?r`t?*f?*k?"sh?n),	   n.	   A fortifying anew, or a second time. --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Refortify \Re*for"ti*fy\ (r?*f?r"t?*f?), v. t.	   To fortify anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Refossion \Re*fos"sion\ (r?*f?sh"?n), n. [L. refodere, refossum,	   to dig up again. See {Fosse}.]	   The act of digging up again. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Refound \Re*found"\ (r?*found"), v. t. [Pref. re- + found to	   cast; cf. F. refondare. Cf. {Refund}.]	   1. To found or cast anew. "Ancient bells refounded." --T.	      Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To found or establish again; to re?stablish.	      [1913 Webster]	Refound \Re*found"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Refind}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]
Refounder \Re*found"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who refounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Refract \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['e]fracter. SEe {FRacture}, and cf. {Refrain}, n.]	   1. To bend sharply and abruptly back; to break off.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break the natural course of, as rays of light orr heat,	      when passing from one transparent medium to another of	      different density; to cause to deviate from a direct	      course by an action distinct from reflection; as, a dense	      medium refrcts the rays of light as they pass into it from	      a rare medium.	      [1913 Webster]
Refractable \Re*fract"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a.	   Capable of being refracted.	   [1913 Webster]
Refracted \Re*fract"ed\, a.	   1. (Bot. & Zool.) Bent backward angularly, as if half-broken;	      as, a refracted stem or leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Turned from a direct course by refraction; as, refracted	      rays of light.	      [1913 Webster]
Refracting \Re*fract"ing\, a.	   Serving or tending to refract; as, a refracting medium.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Refracting angle of a prism} (Opt.), the angle of a	      triangular prism included between the two sides through	      which the refracted beam passes in the decomposition of	      light.	   {Refracting telescope}. (Opt.) See under {Telescope}.	      [1913 Webster]
Refraction \Re*frac"tion\ (r?*fr?k"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]fraction.]	   1. The act of refracting, or the state of being refracted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The change in the direction of ray of light, heat, or the	      like, when it enters obliquely a medium of a different	      density from that through which it has previously moved.	      [1913 Webster]	            Refraction out of the rarer medium into the denser,	            is made towards the perpendicular.    --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.)	      (a) The change in the direction of a ray of light, and,	          consequently, in the apparent position of a heavenly	          body from which it emanates, arising from its passage	          through the earth's atmosphere; -- hence distinguished	          as atmospheric refraction, or astronomical refraction.	      (b) The correction which is to be deducted from the	          apparent altitude of a heavenly body on account of	          atmospheric refraction, in order to obtain the true	          altitude.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of refraction} (Opt.), the angle which a refracted ray	      makes with the perpendicular to the surface separating the	      two media traversed by the ray.	   {Conical refraction} (Opt.), the refraction of a ray of light	      into an infinite number of rays, forming a hollow cone.	      This occurs when a ray of light is passed through crystals	      of some substances, under certain circumstances. Conical	      refraction is of two kinds; external conical refraction,	      in which the ray issues from the crystal in the form of a	      cone, the vertex of which is at the point of emergence;	      and internal conical refraction, in which the ray is	      changed into the form of a cone on entering the crystal,	      from which it issues in the form of a hollow cylinder.	      This singular phenomenon was first discovered by Sir W. R.	      Hamilton by mathematical reasoning alone, unaided by	      experiment.	   {Differential refraction} (Astron.), the change of the	      apparent place of one object relative to a second object	      near it, due to refraction; also, the correction required	      to be made to the observed relative places of the two	      bodies.	   {Double refraction} (Opt.), the refraction of light in two	      directions, which produces two distinct images. The power	      of double refraction is possessed by all crystals except	      those of the isometric system. A uniaxial crystal is said	      to be optically positive (like quartz), or optically	      negative (like calcite), or to have positive, or negative,	      double refraction, according as the optic axis is the axis	      of least or greatest elasticity for light; a biaxial	      crystal is similarly designated when the same relation	      holds for the acute bisectrix.	   {Index of refraction}. See under {Index}.	   {Refraction circle} (Opt.), an instrument provided with a	      graduated circle for the measurement of refraction.	   {Refraction of latitude}, {longitude}, {declination}, {right	   ascension}, etc., the change in the apparent latitude,	      longitude, etc., of a heavenly body, due to the effect of	      atmospheric refraction.	   {Terrestrial refraction}, the change in the apparent altitude	      of a distant point on or near the earth's surface, as the	      top of a mountain, arising from the passage of light from	      it to the eye through atmospheric strata of varying	      density.	      [1913 Webster]
Refractive \Re*fract"ive\ (r?*fr?kt"?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]fractif. See {Refract}.]	   Serving or having power to refract, or turn from a direct	   course; pertaining to refraction; as, refractive surfaces;	   refractive powers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Refractive index}. (Opt.) See {Index of refraction}, under	      {Index}.	   {Absolute refractive index} (Opt.), the index of refraction	      of a substances when the ray passes into it from a vacuum.	      	   {Relative refractive index} (of two media) (Opt.), the ratio	      of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the	      angle of refraction for a ray passing out of one of the	      media into the other.	      [1913 Webster]
Refractiveness \Re*fract"ive*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being refractive.	   [1913 Webster]
Refractometer \Re`frac*tom"e*ter\ (r?`fr?k*t?m"?*t?r), n.	   [Refraction + -meter.] (Opt.)	   A contrivance for exhibiting and measuring the refraction of	   light.	   [1913 Webster]
Refractor \Re*fract"or\ (r?-fr?kt"?r), n.	   Anything that refracts; specifically: (Opt.) A refracting	   telescope, in which the image to be viewed is formed by the	   refraction of light in passing through a convex lens.	   [1913 Webster]
Refractorily \Re*frac"to*ri*ly\ (r?*fr?k"t?*r?*l?), adv.	   In a refractory manner; perversely; obstinately.	   [1913 Webster]
Refractoriness \Re*frac"to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being refractory.	   [1913 Webster]
Refractory \Re*frac"to*ry\ (-r?), a. [L. refractorius, fr.	   refringere: cf. F. refractaire. See {Refract}.]	   1. Obstinate in disobedience; contumacious; stubborn;	      unmanageable; as, a refractory child; a refractory beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Raging appetites that are	            Most disobedient and refractory.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resisting ordinary treatment; difficult of fusion,	      reduction, or the like; -- said especially of metals and	      the like, which do not readily yield to heat, or to the	      hammer; as, a refractory ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Perverse; contumacious; unruly; stubborn; obstinate;	        unyielding; ungovernable; unmanageable.	        [1913 Webster]	Refractory \Re*frac"to*ry\, n.	   1. A refractory person. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Refractoriness. [Obs.] --Jer. TAylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. OPottery) A piece of ware covered with a vaporable flux	      and placed in a kiln, to communicate a glaze to the other	      articles. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Refracture \Re*frac"ture\ (r?*fr?k"t?r;135), n. (Surg.)	   A second breaking (as of a badly set bone) by the surgeon.	   [1913 Webster]	Refracture \Re*frac"ture\, v. t. (Surg.)	   To break again, as a bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Refragable \Ref"ra*ga*ble\ (r?f"r?*g?*b'l), a. [LL.	   refragabilis, fr. L. refragari to oppose.]	   Capable of being refuted; refutable. [R.] --	   {Ref"ra*ga*ble*ness}, n. [R.] -- {Ref`ra*ga*bil"i*ty}	   (-b?l`?*t?), n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Refragate \Ref"ra*gate\ (-g?t), v. i. [L. refragatus, p. p. of	   refragor.]	   To oppose. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrain \Re*frain"\ (r[-e]*fr[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Refrained} (-fr[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refraining}.] [OE.	   refreinen, OF. refrener, F. refr['e]ner, fr. L. refrenare;	   influenced by OF. refraindre to restrain, moderate, fr. LL.	   refrangere, for L. refringere to break up, break (see	   {Refract}). L. refrenare is fr. pref. re- back + frenum	   bridle; cf. Skr. dh[.r] to hold.]	   1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed	      bounds; to curb; to govern.	      [1913 Webster]	            His reason refraineth not his foul delight or	            talent.                               --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Refrain thy foot from their path.     --Prov. i. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abstain from. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, requiring a remedy for his gout, received no	            other counsel than to refrain cold drink. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Refrain \Re*frain"\, v. i.	   To keep one's self from action or interference; to hold	   aloof; to forbear; to abstain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Refrain from these men, and let them alone. --Acts v.	                                                  38.	   [1913 Webster]	         They refrained therefrom [eating flesh] some time	         after.                                   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To hold back; forbear; abstain; withhold.	        [1913 Webster]	Refrain \Re*frain"\, n. [F. refrain, fr. OF. refraindre; cf. Pr.	   refranhs a refrain, refranher to repeat. See	   {Refract},{Refrain}, v.]	   The burden of a song; a phrase or verse which recurs at the	   end of each of the separate stanzas or divisions of a poetic	   composition.	   [1913 Webster]	         We hear the wild refrain.                --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrainer \Re*frain"er\ (r[-e]*fr[=a]n"[~e]r), n.	   One who refrains.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrainment \Re*frain"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Act of refraining. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reframe \Re*frame"\ (r[-e]*fr[=a]m), v. t.	   To frame again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrangibility \Re*fran`gi*bil"i*ty\ (r?*fr?n`j?*b?l"?*t?), n.	   [Cf. F. r['e]frangibilit['e].]	   The quality of being refrangible.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrangible \Re*fran"gi*ble\ (-fr?n"j?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]frangible. See {Refract}.]	   Capable of being refracted, or turned out of a direct course,	   in passing from one medium to another, as rays of light. --	   {Re*fran"gi*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrenation \Ref`re*na"tion\ (r?f`r?*n?"sh?n), n. [L.	   refrenatio. See {Refrain}, v. t.]	   The act of refraining. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Refresh \Re*fresh"\ (r?*fr?sh"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refreshed}	   (-fr?sht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refreshing}.] [OE. refreshen,	   refreschen, OF. refreschir (cf. OF. rafraischir, rafreschir,	   F. rafra?chir); pref. re- re- + fres fresh. F. frais. See	   {Fresh}, a.]	   1. To make fresh again; to restore strength, spirit,	      animation, or the like, to; to relieve from fatigue or	      depression; to reinvigorate; to enliven anew; to	      reanimate; as, sleep refreshes the body and the mind.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foer they have refreshed my spirit and yours. --1	                                                  Cor. xvi. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            And labor shall refresh itself with hope. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make as if new; to repair; to restore.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest refresh the scaly snakes that fol?	            The shield of Pallas, and renew their gold.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To refresh the memory}, to quicken or strengthen it, as by a	      reference, review, memorandum, or suggestion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To cool; refrigerate; invigorate; revive; reanimate;	        renovate; renew; restore; recreate; enliven; cheer.	        [1913 Webster]	Refresh \Re*fresh"\, n.	   The act of refreshing. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Refresher \Re*fresh"er\ (-?r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, refreshes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An extra fee paid to counsel in a case that has been	      adjourned from one term to another, or that is unusually	      protracted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten guineas a day is the highest refresher which a	            counsel can charge.                   --London	                                                  Truth.	      [1913 Webster]
Refreshful \Re*fresh"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Full of power to refresh; refreshing. -- {Re*fresh"ful*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Refreshing \Re*fresh"ing\, a.	   Reviving; reanimating. -- {Re*fresh"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Re*fresh"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Refreshment \Re*fresh"ment\ (-ment), n. [CF. OF.	   refreschissement, F. rafra[^i]chissement.]	   1. The act of refreshing, or the state of being refreshed;	      restoration of strength, spirit, vigor, or liveliness;	      relief after suffering; new life or animation after	      depression.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which refreshes; means of restoration or reanimation;	      especially, an article of food or drink.	      [1913 Webster]
Refret \Re*fret"\ (r?*fr?t"), n. [OF. refret, L. refractus, p.	   p. See {Refrain}, n., {Refract}.]	   Refrain. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Refreyd \Re*freyd"\ (r?*fr?d"), v. t. [OF. refreidier.]	   To chill; to cool. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Refreyded by sickness . . . or by cold drinks.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrication \Ref`ri*ca"tion\ (r?f`r?*k?"sh?n), n. [L. refricare	   to rub again.]	   A rubbing up afresh; a brightening. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A continual refrication of the memory.   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrigerant \Re*frig"er*ant\ (r?*fr?j"?r-ant), a. [L.	   refrigerans, p. pr. of refrigerare: cf. F. r['e]frig['e]rant.	   See {Refrigerate}.]	   Cooling; allaying heat or fever. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Refrigerant \Re*frig"er*ant\, n.	   That which makes to be cool or cold; specifically, a medicine	   or an application for allaying fever, or the symptoms of	   fever; -- used also figuratively. --Holland. "A refrigerant	   to passion." --Blair.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrigerate \Re*frig"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Refrigerated} (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Refrigerating}.] [L. refrigeratus, p. p. of refrigerare;	   pref. re- re- + frigerare to make cool, fr. frigus, frigoris,	   coolness. See {Frigid}.]	   To cause to become cool; to make or keep cold or cool.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrigeration \Re*frig`er*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]frig['e]ration, L. refrigeratio.]	   The act or process of refrigerating or cooling, or the state	   of being cooled.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrigerative \Re*frig"er*a*tive\ (r?*fr?j"?r*?*t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]frig['e]ratif.]	   Cooling; allaying heat. -- n. A refrigerant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Crazed brains should come under a refrigerative	         treatment.                               --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Refrigerator \Re*frig"er*a`tor\ (-?`t?r), n.	   That which refrigerates or makes cold; that which keeps cool.	   Specifically:	   (a) A box or room for keeping food or other articles cool,	       usually by means of ice.	   (b) An apparatus for rapidly cooling heated liquids or	       vapors, connected with a still, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Refrigerator car} (Railroad), a freight car constructed as a	      refrigerator, for the transportation of fresh meats, fish,	      etc., in a temperature kept cool by ice.	      [1913 Webster]
Refrigeratory \Re*frig"er*a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a. [L.	   refrigeratorius.]	   Mitigating heat; cooling.	   [1913 Webster]	Refrigeratory \Re*frig"er*a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-fr?z).	   [CF. F. r['e]frig['e]ratoire.]	   That which refrigerates or cools. Specifically:	   (a) In distillation, a vessel filled with cold water,	       surrounding the worm, the vapor in which is thereby	       condensed.	   (b) The chamber, or tank, in which ice is formed, in an ice	       machine.	       [1913 Webster]
Refrigerium \Ref`ri*ge"ri*um\ (r?f`r?*j?"r?*?m), n. [L.]	   Cooling refreshment; refrigeration. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Refringency \Re*frin"gen*cy\ (r?*fr?n"jen*s?), n.	   The power possessed by a substance to refract a ray; as,	   different substances have different refringencies. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Refringent \Re*frin"gent\ (-jent), a. [L. refringens, p. pr. of	   refringere. See {Refract}.]	   Pertaining to, or possessing, refringency; refractive;	   refracting; as, a refringent prism of spar. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Reft \Reft\ (r?ft), imp. & p. p. of {Reave}.	   Bereft.	   [1913 Webster]	         Reft of thy sons, amid thy foes forlorn. --Heber.	   [1913 Webster]	Reft \Reft\, n.	   A chink; a rift. See {Rift}. --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Refuge \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), n. [F. r['e]fuge, L. refugium, fr.	   refugere to flee back; pref. re- + figere. SEe {Fugitive}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Shelter or protection from danger or distress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rocks, dens, and caves! But I in none of these	            Find place or refuge.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We might have a strong consolation, who have fled	            for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us.	                                                  --Heb. vi. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which shelters or protects from danger, or from	      distress or calamity; a stronghold which protects by its	      strength, or a sanctuary which secures safety by its	      sacredness; a place inaccessible to an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The high hills are a refuger the wild goats. --Ps.	                                                  civ. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord also will be a refuge for the oppressed.	                                                  --Ps. ix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An expedient to secure protection or defense; a device or	      contrivance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their latest refuge	            Was to send him.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light must be supplied, among gracefulrefuges, by	            terracing ??? story in danger of darkness. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cities of refuge} (Jewish Antiq.), certain cities appointed	      as places of safe refuge for persons who had committed	      homicide without design. Of these there were three on each	      side of Jordan. --Josh. xx.	   {House of refuge}, a charitable institution for giving	      shelter and protection to the homeless, destitute, or	      tempted.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Shelter; asylum; retreat; covert.	        [1913 Webster]	Refuge \Ref"uge\ (r?f"?j), v. t.	   To shelter; to protect. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Refugee \Ref`u*gee"\ (r?f`?*j?"), n. [F. r['e]fugi['e], fr. se	   r['e]fugier to take refuge. See {Refuge}, n.]	   1. One who flees to a shelter, or place of safety.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, one who, in times of persecution or political	      commotion, flees to a foreign power or country for safety;	      as, the French refugees who left France after the	      revocation of the edict of Nantes.	      [1913 Webster] Refulgence
Refulgence \Re*ful"gence\ (r?*f?l"jens), Refulgency
\Re*ful"gen*cy\ (-jen*s?), n. [L. refulgentia. See {Refulgent}.]	   The quality of being refulgent; brilliancy; splender;	   radiance.	   [1913 Webster]
Refulgent \Re*ful"gent\ (r?*f?l"jent), 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; radiant; brilliant; resplendent;	   shining; splendid; as, refulgent beams. -- {Re*ful"gent*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         So conspicuous and refulgent a truth.    --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Refund \Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [Pref. re- + fund.]	   To fund again or anew; to replace (a fund or loan) by a new	   fund; as, to refund a railroad loan.	   [1913 Webster]	Refund \Re*fund"\ (r?*f?nd"), v. t. [L. refundere; pref. re- re-	   + fundere to pour: cf. F. refondre, refonder. See {Fuse} to	   melt, and cf. {Refound} to cast again, 1st {Refuse}.]	   1. To pour back. [R. & Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Were the humors of the eye tinctured with any color,	            they would refund that color upon the object. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give back; to repay; to restore.	      [1913 Webster]	            A governor, that had pillaged the people, was . . .	            sentenced to refund what he had wrongfully taken.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply again with funds; to reimburse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Refunder \Re*fund"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who refunds.	   [1913 Webster]
Refundment \Re*fund"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of refunding; also, that which is refunded. [R.]	   --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Refurbish \Re*fur"bish\ (r?*f?r"b?sh), v. t.	   To furbish anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Refurnish \Re*fur"nish\ (-n?sh), v. t.	   To furnish again.	   [1913 Webster]
Refurnishment \Re*fur"nish*ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of refurnishing, or state of being refurnished.	   [1913 Webster]	         The refurnishment was in a style richer than before.	                                                  --L. Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Refusable \Re*fus"a*ble\ (r?*f?z"?*b'l), a. [Cf. F. refusable.	   See {Refuse}.]	   Capable of being refused; admitting of refusal.	   [1913 Webster]
Refusal \Re*fus"al\ (-al), n.	   1. The act of refusing; denial of anything demanded,	      solicited, or offered for acceptance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do they not seek occasion of new quarrels,	            On my refusal, to distress me more?   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The right of taking in preference to others; the choice of	      taking or refusing; option; as, to give one the refusal of	      a farm; to have the refusal of an employment.	      [1913 Webster]
Refuse \Re*fuse"\ (r?*f?z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Refused}	   (-f?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Refusing}.] [F. refuser, either	   from (assumed) LL. refusare to refuse, v. freq. of L.	   refundere to pour back, give back, restore (see {Refund} to	   repay), or. fr. L. recusare to decline, refuse cf. {Accuse},	   {Ruse}), influenced by L. refutare to drive back, repel,	   refute. Cf. {Refute}.]	   1. To deny, as a request, demand, invitation, or command; to	      decline to do or grant.	      [1913 Webster]	            That never yet refused your hest.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To throw back, or cause to keep back (as the	      center, a wing, or a flank), out of the regular aligment	      when troops ar? about to engage the enemy; as, to refuse	      the right wing while the left wing attacks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To decline to accept; to reject; to deny the request or	      petition of; as, to refuse a suitor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cunning workman never doth refuse	            The meanest tool that he may chance to use.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To disown. [Obs.] "Refuse thy name." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Refuse \Re*fuse"\, v. i.	   To deny compliance; not to comply.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too proud to ask, too humble to refuse.  --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]	         If ye refuse . . . ye shall be devoured with the sword.	                                                  --Isa. i. 20.	   [1913 Webster]	Refuse \Re*fuse"\, n.	   Refusal. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Refuse \Ref`use\ (r?f"?s;277), n. [F. refus refusal, also, that	   which is refused. See {Refuse} to deny.]	   That which is refused or rejected as useless; waste or	   worthless matter.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dregs; sediment; scum; recrement; dross.	        [1913 Webster]	Refuse \Ref"use\, a.	   Refused; rejected; hence; left as unworthy of acceptance; of	   no value; worthless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Everything that was vile and refuse, that they	         destroyed utterly.                       --1. Sam. xv.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster]
Refuser \Re*fus"er\ (r?*f?z"?r), n.	   One who refuses or rejects.	   [1913 Webster]
Refusion \Re*fu"sion\ (r?*f?"zh?n), n. [Pref. re- + fusion.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. New or repeated melting, as of metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Restoration. "This doctrine of the refusion of the soul."	      --Bp. Warbuton.	      [1913 Webster]
Refut \Ref"ut\ (r[e^]f"[.u]t), n. [OF. refuite.]	   Refuge. "Thou haven of refut." [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Refutability \Re*fut`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*f?t`?*b?l"?*t?), n.	   The quality of being refutable.	   [1913 Webster]
Refutable \Re*fut"a*ble\ (r?*f?t"?*b'l;277), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]futable.]	   Admitting of being refuted or disproved; capable of being	   proved false or erroneous.	   [1913 Webster]
Refutal \Re*fut"al\ (r?*f?t"al), n.	   Act of refuting; refutation.	   [1913 Webster]
Refutation \Ref`u*ta"tion\ (r?f`?*t?"sh?n), n. [L. refutatio:	   cf. F. r['e]futation.]	   The act or process of refuting or disproving, or the state of	   being refuted; proof of falsehood or error; the overthrowing	   of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine, or theory, by	   argument or countervailing proof.	   [1913 Webster]	         Same of his blunders seem rather to deserve a flogging	         than a refutation.                       --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Refutatory \Re*fut"a*to*ry\ (r[-e]*f[=u]t"[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   [L. refutatorius: cf. F. r['e]futatoire.]	   Tending to refute; refuting.	   [1913 Webster]
refute \re*fute"\ (r[-e]*f[=u]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Refuted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Refuting}.] [F. r['e]futer, L.	   refuteare to repel, refute. Cf. {Confute}, {Refuse} to deny.]	   To disprove and overthrow by argument, evidence, or	   countervailing proof; to prove to be false or erroneous; to	   confute; as, to refute arguments; to refute testimony; to	   refute opinions or theories; to refute a disputant.	   [1913 Webster]	         There were so many witnesses in these two miracles that	         it is impossible to refute such multitudes. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To confute; disprove. See {Confute}.	        [1913 Webster]
Refuter \Re*fut"er\ (r[-e]*f[=u]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, refutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Regain \Re*gain"\ (r?*g?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- + gain: cf. F.	   regagner.]	   To gain anew; to get again; to recover, as what has escaped	   or been lost; to reach again.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To recover; reobtain; repossess; retrieve.	        [1913 Webster]
Regal \Re"gal\ (r?"gal), a. [L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, a king.	   See {Royal}, and cf. {Rajah}, {Realm}, {Regalia}.]	   Of or pertaining to a king; kingly; royal; as, regal	   authority, pomp, or sway. "The regal title." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He made a scorn of his regal oath.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Kingly; royal. See {Kingly}.	        [1913 Webster]	Regal \Re"gal\, n. [F. r['e]gale, It. regale. CF. {Rigoll}.]	   (Mus.)	   A small portable organ, played with one hand, the bellows	   being worked with the other, -- used in the sixteenth and	   seventeenth centuries.	   [1913 Webster]
Regale \Re*ga"le\ (r?*g?"l?), n. [LL. regale, pl. regalia, fr.	   L. regalis: cf. F. r['e]gale. See {Regal}.]	   A prerogative of royalty. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Regale \Re*gale"\ (r?*g?l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regaled}	   (-g?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regaling}.] [F. r['e]galer, Sp.	   regalar to regale, to caress, to melt, perhaps fr. L.	   regalare to thaw (cff. {Gelatin}), or cf. Sp. gala graceful,	   pleasing address, choicest part of a thing (cf. {Gala}), or	   most likely from OF. galer to rejoice, gale pleasure.]	   To enerta?n in a regal or sumptuous manner; to enrtertain	   with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh; as, to	   regale the taste, the eye, or the ear.	   [1913 Webster]	Regale \Re*gale"\, v. i.	   To feast; t? fare sumtuously.	   [1913 Webster]	Regale \Re*gale"\, n. [F. r['e]gal. See {Regale}, v. t.]	   A sumptuous repast; a banquet. --Johnson. Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two baked custards were produced as additions to the	         regale.                                  --E. E. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Regalement \Re*gale"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of regaling; anything which regales; refreshment;	   entertainment.	   [1913 Webster]
Regaler \Re*gal"er\ (-g?l"?r), n.	   One who regales.	   [1913 Webster]
Regalia \Re*ga"li*a\ (r?*g?"l?*?), n. pl. [LL., from L.	   regalisregal. See {Regal}.]	   1. That which belongs to royalty. Specifically:	      (a) The rights and prerogatives of a king.	      (b) Royal estates and revenues.	      (c) Ensings, symbols, or paraphernalia of royalty.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, decorations or insignia of an office or order, as	      of Freemasons, Odd Fellows,etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sumptuous food; delicacies. [Obs.] --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Regalia of a church}, the privileges granted to it by kings;	      sometimes, its patrimony. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	Regalia \Re*ga"li*a\, n.	   A kind of cigar of large size and superior quality; also, the	   size in which such cigars are classed.	   [1913 Webster]
Regalian \Re*ga"li*an\ (-an), a.	   Pertaining to regalia; pertaining to the royal insignia or	   prerogatives. --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Regalism \Re"gal*ism\ (r?"gal*?z'm), n.	   The doctrine of royal prerogative or supremacy. [R.]	   --Cardinal Manning.	   [1913 Webster]
Regality \Re*gal"i*ty\ (r?*g?l"?*t?), n. [LL. regalitas, from L.	   regalis regal, royal. See {Regal}, and cf. {Royality}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Royalty; sovereignty; sovereign jurisdiction.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Passion] robs reason of her due regalitie.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He came partly in by the sword, and had high courage	            in all points of regality.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ensign or badge of royalty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Regally \Re"gal*ly\ (r?"gal*l?), adv.	   In a regal or royal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Regard \Re*gard"\ (r?*g?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regarded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Regarding}.] [F. regarder; pref. re- re +	   garder to guard, heed, keep. See {Guard}, and cf. {Reward}.]	   1. To keep in view; to behold; to look at; to view; to gaze	      upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your niece regards me with an eye of favor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to look or front toward; to face. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is peninsula which regardeth the mainland.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            That exceedingly beatiful seat, on the ass?ent of a	            hill, flanked with wood and regarding the river.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look closely at; to observe attentively; to pay	      attention to; to notice or remark particularly.	      [1913 Webster]	            If much you note him,	            You offened him; . . . feed, and regard him not.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To look upon, as in a certain relation; to hold as an	      popinion; to consider; as, to regard abstinence from wine	      as a duty; to regard another as a friend or enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To consider and treat; to have a certain feeling toward;	      as, to regard one with favor or dislike.	      [1913 Webster]	            His associates seem to have regarded him with	            kindness.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To pay respect to; to treat as something of peculiar	      value, sanctity, or the like; to care for; to esteem.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that regardeth thae day, regardeth it into the	            LOrd.                                 --Rom. xiv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here's Beaufort, that regards nor God nor king.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To take into consideration; to take account of, as a fact	      or condition. "Nether regarding that she is my child, nor	      fearing me as if II were her father." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To have relation to, as bearing upon; to respect; to	      relate to; to touch; as, an argument does not regard the	      question; -- often used impersonally; as, I agree with you	      as regards this or that.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To consider; observe; remark; heed; mind; respect;	        esteem; estimate; value. See {Attend}.	        [1913 Webster]	Regard \Re*gard"\ (r?*g?rd"), v. i.	   To look attentively; to consider; to notice. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Regard \Re*gard"\, n. [F. regard See {Regard}, v. t.]	   1. A look; aspect directed to another; view; gaze.	      [1913 Webster]	            But her, with stern regard, he thus repelled.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attention of the mind with a feeling of interest;	      observation; heed; notice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a lady	            I have eyed with best regard.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That view of the mind which springs from perception of	      value, estimable qualities, or anything that excites	      admiration; respect; esteem; reverence; affection; as, to	      have a high regard for a person; -- often in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has rendered himself worthy of their most	            favorable regards.                    --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Save the long-sought regards of woman, nothing is	            sweeter than those marks of childish preference.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. State of being regarded, whether favorably or otherwise;	      estimation; repute; note; account.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of meanest regard amongst them, neither having	            wealth or power.                      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Consideration; thought; reflection; heed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sad pause and deep regard become the sage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Matter for consideration; account; condition. [Obs.]	      "Reason full of good regard." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Respect; relation; reference.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persuade them to pursue and persevere in virtue,	            with regard to themselves; in justice and goodness	            with regard to their neighbors; and piefy toward	            God.                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The phrase in regard of was formerly used as equivalent	         in meaning to on account of, but in modern usage is	         often improperly substituted for in respect to, or in	         regard to. --G. P. Marsh.	         [1913 Webster]	               Change was thought necessary in regard of the	               injury the church did receive by a number of	               things then in use.                --Hooker.	         [1913 Webster]	               In regard of its security, it had a great	               advantage over the bandboxes.      --Dickens.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. Object of sight; scene; view; aspect. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Throw out our eyes for brave Othello,	            Even till we make the main and the aerial blue	            An indistinct regard.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (O.Eng.Law) Supervision; inspection.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At regard of}, in consideration of; in comparison with.	      [Obs.] "Bodily penance is but short and little at regard	      of the pains of hell." --Chaucer.	   {Court of regard}, a forest court formerly held in England	      every third year for the lawing, or expeditation, of dogs,	      to prevent them from running after deer; -- called also	      {survey of dogs}. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Respect; consideration; notice; observance; heed; care;	        concern; estimation; esteem; attachment; reverence.	        [1913 Webster]
Regardable \Re*gard"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a.	   Worthy of regard or notice; to be regarded; observable. [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Regardant \Re*gard"ant\ (-ant), a. [F. regardant, fr. regarder.	   See {Regard}, v. t.] [Written also {regardant}.]	   1. Looking behind; looking backward watchfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] turns thither his regardant eye. --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Looking behind or backward; as, a lion regardant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (O.Eng.Law) Annexed to the land or manor; as, a villain	      regardant.	      [1913 Webster]
Regarder \Re*gard"er\ (r?*g?rd"?r), n.	   1. One who regards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Forest law) An officer appointed to supervise the	      forest. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Regardful \Re*gard"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Heedful; attentive; observant. -- {Re*gard"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let a man be very tender and regardful of every pious	         motion made by the Spirit of God to his heart. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mindful; heedful; attentive; observant.	        [1913 Webster]
Regarding \Re*gard"ing\, prep.	   Concerning; respecting.	   [1913 Webster]
Regardless \Re*gard"less\, a.	   1. Having no regard; heedless; careless; as, regardless of	      life, consequences, dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Regardless of the bliss wherein he sat. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not regarded; slighted. [R.] --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Heedless; negligent; careless; indifferent; unconcerned;	        inattentive; unobservant; neglectful.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*gard"less*ly}, adv. --	        {Re*gard"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Regather \Re*gath"er\ (r?*g?th"?r), v. t.	   To gather again.	   [1913 Webster]
Regatta \Re*gat"ta\ (r?*g?t"t?), n.; pl. {Regattas} (-t?z). [It.	   regatta, regata.]	   Originally, a gondola race in Venice; now, a rowing or	   sailing race, or a series of such races.	   [1913 Webster]
Regel \Re"gel\ (r?"g?l), n. (Astron.)	   See {Rigel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Regelate \Re"ge*late\ (r?"j?*l?t or r?j"?-), v. i. (Physics)	   To freeze together again; to undergo regelation, as ice.	   [1913 Webster]
Regelation \Re`ge*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [Pref. re- + L.	   gelatio a freezing.] (Physics)	   The act or process of freezing anew, or together,as two	   pieces of ice.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Two pieces of ice at (or even) 32? Fahrenheit, with	         moist surfaces, placed in contact, freeze together to a	         rigid mass. This is called regelation. --Faraday.	         [1913 Webster]
Regence \Re"gence\ (r?"jens), n.	   Rule. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Regency \Re"gen*cy\ (r?*jen*s?), n.; pl. {Regencies} (-s?z).	   [CF. F. r['e]gence, LL. regentia. See {Regent}, a.]	   1. The office of ruler; rule; authority; government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the office, jurisdiction, or dominion of a	      regent or vicarious ruler, or of a body of regents;	      deputed or vicarious government. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A body of men intrusted with vicarious government; as, a	      regency constituted during a king's minority, absence from	      the kingdom, or other disability.	      [1913 Webster]	            A council or regency consisting of twelve persons.	                                                  --Lowth.	      [1913 Webster]
Regeneracy \Re*gen"er*a*cy\ (r?*j?n"?r*?*s?), n. [See	   {Regenerate}.]	   The state of being regenerated. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Regenerate \Re*gen"er*ate\ (-?t), a. [L. regeneratus, p. p. of	   regenerare to regenerate; pref. re- re- + generare to beget.	   See {Generate}.]	   1. Reproduced.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earthly author of my blood,	            Whose youthful spirit, in me regenerate,	            Doth with a twofold vigor lift me up. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Born anew; become Christian; renovated in heart;	      changed from a natural to a spiritual state.	      [1913 Webster]	Regenerate \Re*gen"er*ate\ (r?*j?n"?r*?t), v. t.	   1. To generate or produce anew; to reproduce; to give new	      life, strength, or vigor to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through all the soil a genial fferment spreads.	            Regenerates the plauts, and new adorns the meads.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) To cause to be spiritually born anew; to cause to	      become a Christian; to convert from sin to holiness; to	      implant holy affections in the heart of.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to make a radical change for the better in the	      character or condition of; as, to regenerate society.	      [1913 Webster]
Regenerateness \Re*gen"er*ate*ness\ (-?t*n?s), n.	   The quality or state of being rgenerate.	   [1913 Webster]
Regeneration \Re*gen`er*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [L. regeneratio:	   cf. F. r['e]g['e]neration.]	   1. The act of regenerating, or the state of being	      regenerated.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 opposite motives in the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saved us by the washing of regeneration, and	            renewing of the Holy Chost.           --Tit. iii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The reproduction of a part which has been removed	      or destroyed; re-formation; -- a process especially	      characteristic of a many of the lower animals; as, the	      regeneration of lost feelers, limbs, and claws by spiders	      and crabs.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physiol.)	      (a) The reproduction or renewal of tissues, cells, etc.,	          which have been used up and destroyed by the ordinary	          processes of life; as, the continual regeneration of	          the epithelial cells of the body, or the regeneration	          of the contractile substance of muscle.	      (b) The union of parts which have been severed, so that	          they become anatomically perfect; as, the regeneration	          of a nerve.	          [1913 Webster]
Regenerative \Re*gen"er*a*tive\ (r?*j?n"?r*?*t?v), a.	   Of or pertaining to regeneration; tending to regenerate; as,	   regenerative influences. --H. Bushnell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regenerative furnace} (Metal.), a furnace having a	      regenerator in which gas used for fuel, and air for	      supporting combustion, are heated; a Siemens furnace.	      [1913 Webster]
Regeneratively \Re*gen"er*a*tive*ly\, adv.	   So as to regenerate.	   [1913 Webster]
Regenerator \Re*gen"er*a`tor\ (-?`t?r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, regenerates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A device used in connection with hot-air engines,	      gas-burning furnaces, etc., in which the incoming air or	      gas is heated by being brought into contact with masses of	      iron, brick, etc., which have been previously heated by	      the outgoing, or escaping, hot air or gas.	      [1913 Webster]
Regeneratory \Re*gen"er*a*to*ry\ (-?*t?*r?), a.	   Having power to renew; tending to reproduce; regenerating.	   --G. S. Faber.	   [1913 Webster]
Regenesis \Re*gen"e*sis\ (-?*s?s), n.	   New birth; renewal.	   [1913 Webster]	         A continued regenesis of dissenting sects. --H.	                                                  Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Regent \Re"gent\ (r?"jent), a. [L. regens, -entis, p. pr. of	   regere to rule: cf. F. r['e]gent. See {Regiment}.]	   1. Ruling; governing; regnant. "Some other active regent	      principle . . . which we call the soul." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exercising vicarious authority. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Queen regent}. See under {Queen}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Regent \Re"gent\, n. [F. r['e]gent. See {Regent}, a.]	   1. One who rules or reigns; a governor; a ruler. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, one invested with vicarious authority; one who	      governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability	      of the sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of a governing board; a trustee or overseer; a	      superintendent; a curator; as, the regents of the	      Smithsonian Institution.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eng.Univ.) A resident master of arts of less than five	      years' standing, or a doctor of less than twwo. They were	      formerly privileged to lecture in the schools.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Regent bird} (Zool.), a beautiful Australian bower bird	      ({Sericulus melinus}). The male has the head, neck, and	      large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the	      rest of the plumage deep velvety black; -- so called in	      honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who	      was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.	   {The Regents of the University of the State of New York}, the	      members of a corporate body called the University of New	      York. They have a certain supervisory power over the	      incorporated institution for Academic and higher education	      in the State.	      [1913 Webster]	Regent diamond \Re"gent di"a*mond\	   A famous diamond of fine quality, which weighs about 137	   carats and is among the state jewels of France. It is so	   called from the Duke of Orleans, Regent of France, to whom it	   was sold in 1717 by Pitt the English Governor of Madras	   (whence also called the {Pitt diamond}), who bought it of an	   Indian merchant in 1701.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Regentess \Re"gent*ess\, n.	   A female regent. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Regentship \Re"gent*ship\, n.	   The office of a regent; regency.	   [1913 Webster]
Regerminate \Re*ger"mi*nate\ (r?*j?r"m?*n?t), v. i. [Pref. re- +	   germinate: cf. L. regerminare.]	   To germinate again.	   [1913 Webster]	         Perennial plants regerminate several years	         successively.                            --J. Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Regermination \Re*ger`mi*na"tion\ (-n?"sh?n), n. [L.	   regerminatio.]	   A germinating again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Regest \Re*gest"\ (r?*j?st"), n. [L. regesta, pl.: cf. OF.	   regestes, pl. See {Register}.]	   A register. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reget \Re*get"\ (r?*g?t"), v. t.	   To get again.	   [1913 Webster]
Regian \Re"gi*an\ (r?"j?-an), n. [L. regius regal.]	   An upholder of kingly authority; a royalist. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Regible \Reg"i*ble\ (r[e^]j"[i^]*b'l), a. [L. regibilis, from	   regere to rule.]	   Governable; tractable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Regicidal \Reg"i*ci`dal\ (r[e^]j"[i^]*s[imac]`dal), a.	   Pertaining to regicide, or to one committing it; having the	   nature of, or resembling, regicide. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Regicide \Reg"i*cide\ (r[e^]j"[i^]*s[imac]d), n. [F.	   r['e]gicide; L. rex, regis, a king + caedere to kill. Cf.	   {Homicide}.]	   1. One who kills or who murders a king; specifically (Eng.	      Hist.), one of the judges who condemned Charles I. to	      death.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The killing or the murder of a king.	      [1913 Webster]
Regidor \Re`gi*dor"\, n.; pl. {-dores}. [Sp., fr. regir to rule,	   L. regere.]	   One of a body of officers charged with the government of	   Spanish municipalities, corresponding to the English	   alderman.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
R'egie \R['e]`gie"\, n. [F.]	   1. Direct management of public finance or public works by	      agents of the government for government account; --	      opposed to the {contract system}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Specif.: The system of collecting taxes by officials who	      have either no interest or a very small interest in the	      proceeds, as distinguished from the ancient system of	      farming them out.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Any kind of government monopoly (tobacco, salt, etc.) used	      chiefly as a means of taxation. Such monopolies are	      largely employed in Austria, Italy, France, and Spain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Regild \Re*gild"\ (r[=e]*g[i^]ld"), v. t.	   To gild anew.	   [1913 Webster]
R'egime \R['e]`gime"\ (r?`zh?m"), n. [F. See {Regimen}.]	   1. Mode or system of rule or management; character of	      government, or of the prevailing social system.	      [1913 Webster]	            I dream . . . of the new r['e]gime which is to come.	                                                  --H. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hydraul.) The condition of a river with respect to the	      rate of its flow, as measured by the volume of water	      passing different cross sections in a given time, uniform	      r['e]gime being the condition when the flow is equal and	      uniform at all the cross sections.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The ancient r['e]gime}, or {Ancien r['e]gime} [F.], the	      former political and social system, as distinguished from	      the modern; especially, the political and social system	      existing in France before the Revolution of 1789.	      [1913 Webster]
Regimen \Reg"i*men\ (r?j"?*m?n), n. [L. regimen, -inis, fr.	   regere to guide, to rule. See {Right}, and cf. {Regal},	   {R['e]gime}, {Regiment}.]	   1. Orderly government; system of order; adminisration.	      --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any regulation or remedy which is intended to produce	      beneficial effects by gradual operation; esp. (Med.), a	      systematic course of diet, etc., pursed with a view to	      improving or preserving the health, or for the purpose of	      attaining some particular effect, as a reduction of flesh;	      -- sometimes used synonymously with {hygiene}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.)	      (a) A syntactical relation between words, as when one	          depends on another and is regulated by it in respect	          to case or mood; government.	      (b) The word or words governed.	          [1913 Webster]
Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), n. [F. r['e]giment a regiment of	   men, OF. also government, L. regimentum government, fr.	   regere to guide, rule. See {Regimen}.]	   1. Government; mode of ruling; rule; authority; regimen.	      [Obs.] --Spenser. "Regiment of health." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            But what are kings, when regiment is gone,	            But perfect shadows in a sunshine day? --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law of nature doth now require of necessity some	            kind of regiment.                     --Hocker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A region or district governed. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A body of men, either horse, foot, or artillery,	      commanded by a colonel, and consisting of a number of	      companies, usually ten.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the British army all the artillery are included in	         one regiment, which (reversing the usual practice) is	         divided into brigades.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Regiment of the line} (Mil.), a regiment organized for	      general service; -- in distinction from those (as the Life	      Guards) whose duties are usually special. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Regiment \Reg"i*ment\ (-ment), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regimented};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Regimenting}.]	   1. To form into a regiment or into regiments. --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To form into classified units or bodies; to systematize	      according to classes, districts or the like.	            The people are organized or regimented into bodies,	            and special functions are relegated to the several	            units.                                --J. W.	                                                  Powell.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To organize and manage in a uniform and rigid manner; to	      control with a strict discipline.	      [PJC]
Regimental \Reg`i*men"tal\ (-m[e^]n"tal), a.	   Belonging to, or concerning, a regiment; as, regimental	   officers, clothing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regimental school}, in the British army, a school for the	      instruction of the private soldiers of a regiment, and	      their children, in the rudimentary branches of education.	      [1913 Webster]
Regimentally \Reg`i*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   In or by a regiment or regiments; as, troops classified	   regimentally.	   [1913 Webster]
Regimentals \Reg`i*men"tals\ (-talz), n. pl. (Mil.)	   The uniform worn by the officers and soldiers of a regiment;	   military dress; -- formerly used in the singular in the same	   sense. --Colman.	   [1913 Webster]
Regiminal \Re*gim"i*nal\ (r?*j?m"?*nal), a.	   Of or relating to regimen; as, regiminal rules.	   [1913 Webster]
Region \Re"gion\ (r?"j?n), n. [F. r['e]gion, from L. regio a	   direction, a boundary line, region, fr. regere to guide,	   direct. See {Regimen}.]	   1. One of the grand districts or quarters into which any	      space or surface, as of the earth or the heavens, is	      conceived of as divided; hence, in general, a portion of	      space or territory of indefinite extent; country;	      province; district; tract.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thence he 'scappe, into whatever world,	            Or unknown region.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tract, part, or space, lying about and including anything;	      neighborhood; vicinity; sphere. "Though the fork invade	      the region of my heart." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philip, tetrarch of .. the region of Trachonitis.	                                                  --Luke iii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The upper air; the sky; the heavens. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Anon the dreadful thunder	            Doth rend the region.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The inhabitants of a district. --Matt. iii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Place; rank; station. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He is of too high a region.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Regional \Re"gion*al\ (-al), a.	   Of or pertaining to a particular region; sectional.	   [1913 Webster]
Regious \Re"gi*ous\ (-j?*?s), a. [L. regius royal, fr. rex,	   regis, king.]	   Regal; royal. [Obs.] --Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r?j"?s*t?r), n. [OE. registre, F.	   registre, LL. registrum,regestum, L. regesta, pl., fr.	   regerere, regestum, to carry back, to register; pref. re- re-	   + gerere to carry. See {Jest}, and cf. {Regest}.]	   1. A written account or entry; an official or formal	      enumeration, description, or record; a memorial record; a	      list or roll; a schedule.	      [1913 Webster]	            As you have one eye upon my follies, . . . turn	            another into the register of your own. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.)	      (a) A record containing a list and description of the	          merchant vessels belonging to a port or customs	          district.	      (b) A certificate issued by the collector of customs of a	          port or district to the owner of a vessel, containing	          the description of a vessel, its name, ownership, and	          other material facts. It is kept on board the vessel,	          to be used as an evidence of nationality or as a	          muniment of title.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. LL. registrarius. Cf. {Regisrar}.] One who registers	      or records; a registrar; a recorder; especially, a public	      officer charged with the duty of recording certain	      transactions or events; as, a register of deeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which registers or records. Specifically:	      (a) (Mech.) A contrivance for automatically noting the	          performance of a machine or the rapidity of a process.	      (b) (Teleg.) The part of a telegraphic apparatus which	          records automatically the message received.	      (c) A machine for registering automatically the number of	          persons passing through a gateway, fares taken, etc.;	          a telltale.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A lid, stopper, or sliding plate, in a furnace, stove,	      etc., for regulating the admission of air to the fuel;	      also, an arrangement containing dampers or shutters, as in	      the floor or wall of a room or passage, or in a chimney,	      for admitting or excluding heated air, or for regulating	      ventilation.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.)	      (a) The inner part of the mold in which types are cast.	      (b) The correspondence of pages, columns, or lines on the	          opposite or reverse sides of the sheet.	      (c) The correspondence or adjustment of the several	          impressions in a design which is printed in parts, as	          in chromolithographic printing, or in the manufacture	          of paper hangings. See {Register}, v. i. 2.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.)	      (a) The compass of a voice or instrument; a specified	          portion of the compass of a voice, or a series of	          vocal tones of a given compass; as, the upper, middle,	          or lower register; the soprano register; the tenor	          register.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In respect to the vocal tones, the thick register	         properly extends below from the F on the lower space of	         the treble staff. The thin register extends an octave	         above this. The small register is above the thin. The	         voice in the thick register is called the chest voice;	         in the thin, the head voice. Falsetto is a kind off	         voice, of a thin, shrull quality, made by using the	         mechanism of the upper thin register for tones below	         the proper limit on the scale. --E. Behnke.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) A stop or set of pipes in an organ.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Parish register}, A book in which are recorded the births,	      baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials in a parish.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: List; catalogue; roll; record; archives; chronicle;	        annals. See {List}.	        [1913 Webster]	Register \Reg"is*ter\ (r[e^]j"[i^]s*t[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Registere} (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Registering}.] [Cf. F.	   regisrer, exregistrer, LL. registrare. See {Register}, n.]	   1. To enter in a register; to record formally and distinctly,	      as for future use or service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enroll; to enter in a list.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such follow him as shall be registered. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Securities) To enter the name of the owner of (a share of	      stock, a bond, or other security) in a register, or record	      book. A registered security is transferable only on the	      written assignment of the owner of record and on surrender	      of his bond, stock certificate, or the like.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Registered letter}, a letter, the address of which is, on	      payment of a special fee, registered in the post office	      and the transmission and delivery of which are attended to	      with particular care.	      [1913 Webster]	Register \Reg"is*ter\, v. i.	   1. To enroll one's name in a register.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) To correspond in relative position; as, two	      pages, columns, etc., register when the corresponding	      parts fall in the same line, or when line falls exactly	      upon line in reverse pages, or (as in chromatic printing)	      where the various colors of the design are printed	      consecutively, and perfect adjustment of parts is	      necessary.	      [1913 Webster]
Registering \Reg"is*ter*ing\, a.	   Recording; -- applied to instruments; having an apparatus	   which registers; as, a registering thermometer. See	   {Recording}.	   [1913 Webster]
Registership \Reg"is*ter*ship\, n.	   The office of a register.	   [1913 Webster]
Registrant \Reg"is*trant\ (-trant), n. [L. registrans, p. pr.]	   One who registers; esp., one who, by virtue of securing an	   official registration, obtains a certain right or title of	   possession, as to a trade-mark.	   [1913 Webster]
Registrar \Reg"is*trar\ (-tr?r), n. [LL. registrarius, or F.	   r['e]gistraire. See {Register}.]	   One who registers; a recorder; a keeper of records; as, a	   registrar of births, deaths, and marriages. See {Register},	   n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Registrarship \Reg"is*trar*ship\, n.	   The office of a registrar.	   [1913 Webster]
Registrary \Reg"is*tra*ry\ (- tr?*r?), n.	   A registrar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Registrate \Reg"is*trate\ (-tr?t), v. t.	   To register. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Registration \Reg`is*tra"tion\ (-tr?"sh?n), n. [LL. registratio,	   or F. r['e]gistration. See {Register}, v.]	   1. The act of registering; registry; enrollment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The art of selecting and combining the stops or	      registers of an organ.	      [1913 Webster]
Registry \Reg"is*try\ (r?j"?s*tr?), n.	   1. The act of recording or writing in a register; enrollment;	      registration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place where a register is kept.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A record; an account; a register. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Regius \Re"gi*us\ (r?l"?*?s), a. [L. regius, from rex, regis, a	   king.]	   Of or pertaining to a king; royal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Regius professor}, an incumbent of a professorship founded	      by royal bounty, as in an English university.	      [1913 Webster]
Regive \Re*give"\ (r?*g?v"), v. t.	   To give again; to give back.	   [1913 Webster]
Regle \Re"gle\ (r?g"'l), v. t. [See {Reglement}.]	   To rule; to govern. [Obs.] "To regle their lives." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Reglement \Re"gle*ment\ (r?g"'l*ment), n. [F. r['e]glement, fr.	   r['e]gler, L. regulare. See {Regulate}.]	   Regulation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The reformation and reglement of usury.  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Reglementary \Reg`le*men"ta*ry\ (-l?*m?n"t?*r?), a. [F.	   r['e]glementaire, fr. r['e]glement.]	   Regulative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reglet \Reg"let\ (r?g"l?t), n. [F. r['e]glet, dim. of r[`e]gle a	   rule, L. regula. See {Rule}.]	   1. (Arch.) A flat, narrow molding, used chiefly to separate	      the parts or members of compartments or panels from one	      another, or doubled, turned, and interlaced so as to form	      knots, frets, or other ornaments. See {Illust}. (12) of	      {Column}.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      matter. It is graded to different sizes, and designated by	      the name of the type that it matches; as, nonpareil	      reglet, pica reglet, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Regma \Reg"ma\ (r?g"m?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ????, -???, fracture,	   fr. ?????? to break.] (Bot.)	   A kind of dry fruit, consisting of three or more cells, each	   which at length breaks open at the inner angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Regmacarp \Reg"ma*carp\ (-k?rp), n. [Regma + Gr. ??? fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Any dry dehiscent fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Regnal \Reg"nal\ (r?g"nal), a. [L. regnum reign.]	   Of or pertaining to the reign of a monarch; as, regnal years.	   [1913 Webster]
Regnancy \Reg"nan*cy\ (-nan*s?), n.	   The condition or quality of being regnant; sovereignty; rule.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Regnant \Reg"nant\ (-nant), a. [L. regnans, -antis, p. pr. of	   regnare to reign: cf. F r['e]gnant. See {Reign}.]	   1. Exercising regal authority; reigning; as, a queen regnant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the chief power; ruling; predominant; prevalent. "A	      traitor to the vices regnant." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Regnative \Reg"na*tive\ (-n?*t?v), a.	   Ruling; governing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Regne \Regne\ (r?n), n. & v.	   See {Reign}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Regorge \Re*gorge"\ (r?*g?rj"), v. t. [F. regorder; re- + gorger	   to gorge. Cf. {Regurgitate}.]	   1. To vomit up; to eject from the stomach; to throw back.	      --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swallow again; to swallow back.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tides at highest mark regorge the flood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Regrade \Re*grade"\ (r?*gr?d"), v. i. [L. re- re- + gradi to go.	   Cf. {Regrede}. ]	   To retire; to go back. [Obs.] --W. Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Regraft \Re*graft"\ (r?*gr?ft"), v. t.	   To graft again.	   [1913 Webster]
Regrant \Re*grant"\ (r?*gr?nt"), v. t.	   To grant back; to grant again or anew. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	Regrant \Re*grant"\, n.	   1. The act of granting back to a former proprietor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A renewed of a grant; as, the regrant of a monopoly.	      [1913 Webster]
Regrate \Re*grate"\ (r?*gr?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regrated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Regrating}.] [F. regratter, literally, to	   scrape again. See {Re}-, and {Grate}, v. t.]	   1. (Masonry) To remove the outer surface of, as of an old	      hewn stone, so as to give it a fresh appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offend; to shock. [Obs.] --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	Regrate \Re*grate"\, v. t. [F. regratter to regrate provisions;	   of uncertain origin.] (Eng.Law)	   To buy in large quantities, as corn, provisions, etc., at a	   market or fair, with the intention of selling the same again,	   in or near the same place, at a higher price, -- a practice	   which was formerly treated as a public offense.	   [1913 Webster]
Regrater \Re*grat"er\ (-?r), n. [F. regrattier.]	   One who regrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Regratery \Re*grat"er*y\, n.	   The act or practice of regrating.	   [1913 Webster]
Regratiatory \Re*gra"ti*a*to*ry\ (r?*gr?"sh?*?*t?*r?), n.	   A returning or giving of thanks. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Regrator \Re*grat"or\ (r?*gr?t"?r), n.	   One guilty of regrating.	   [1913 Webster]
Regrede \Re*grede"\ (r?*gr?d"), v. i. [L. regredi to go back.	   Cf. {Regrade}, {Regress}.]	   To go back; to retrograde, as the apsis of a planet's orbit.	   [R.] --Todhunter.	   [1913 Webster]
Regredience \Re*gre"di*ence\ (r?*gr?"d?-ens), n.	   A going back; a retrogression; a return. [R.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Regreet \Re*greet"\ (r?*gr?t"), v. t.	   To greet again; to resalute; to return a salutation to; to	   greet. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Regreet \Re*greet"\, n.	   A return or exchange of salutation.	   [1913 Webster]
Regress \Re"gress\ (r?"gr?s), n. [L. regressus, fr. regredi,	   regressus. See {Regrede}.]	   1. The act of passing back; passage back; return;	      retrogression. "The progress or regress of man". --F.	      Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power or liberty of passing back. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Regress \Re*gress"\ (r?*gr?s"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Regressed}	   (-gr?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regressing}.]	   To go back; to return to a former place or state. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Regression \Re*gres"sion\ (r?*gr?sh"?n), n. [L. regressio: cf.	   F. r['e]gression.]	   The act of passing back or returning; retrogression;	   retrogradation. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Edge of regression} (of a surface) (Geom.), the line along	      which a surface turns back upon itself; -- called also a	      {cuspidal edge}.	   {Regression point} (Geom.), a cusp.	      [1913 Webster]
Regressive \Re*gress"ive\ (r?*gr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]gressif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Passing back; returning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by retrogression; retrogressive.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Regressive metamorphism}.	      (a) (Biol.) See {Retrogression}.	      (b) (Physiol.) See {Katabolism}.	          [1913 Webster]
Regressively \Re*gress"ive*ly\, adv.	   In a regressive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Regret \Re*gret"\ (r?*gr?t"), n. [F., fr. regretter. See	   {Regret}, v.]	   1. Pain of mind on account of something done or experienced	      in the past, with a wish that it had been different; a	      looking back with dissatisfaction or with longing; grief;	      sorrow; especially, a mourning on account of the loss of	      some joy, advantage, or satisfaction. "A passionate regret	      at sin." --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            What man does not remember with regret the first	            time he read Robinson Crusoe?         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never any prince expressed a more lively regret for	            the loss of a servant. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            From its peaceful bosom [the grave] spring none but	            fond regrets and tender recollections. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dislike; aversion. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Grief; concern; sorrow; lamentation; repentance;	        penitence; self-condemnation.	   Usage: {Regret}, {Remorse}, {Compunction}, {Contrition},	          {Repentance}. Regret does not carry with it the energy	          of remorse, the sting of compunction, the sacredness	          of contrition, or the practical character of	          repentance. We even apply the term regret to	          circumstance over which we have had no control, as the	          absence of friends or their loss. When connected with	          ourselves, it relates rather to unwise acts than to	          wrong or sinful ones. --C. J. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	Regret \Re*gret"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regretted} (-t[e^]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Regretting}.] [F. regretter, OF. regreter; L.	   pref. re- re- + a word of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth.	   gr[=e]tan to weep, Icel. gr[=a]ta. See {Greet} to lament.]	   To experience regret on account of; to lose or miss with a	   sense of regret; to feel sorrow or dissatisfaction on account	   of (the happening or the loss of something); as, to regret an	   error; to regret lost opportunities or friends.	   [1913 Webster]	         Calmly he looked on either life, and here	         Saw nothing to regret, or there to fear. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a few hours they [the Israelites] began to regret	         their slavery, and to murmur against their leader.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Recruits who regretted the plow from which they had	         been violently taken.                    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Regretful \Re*gret"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Full of regret; indulging in regrets; repining. --	   {Re*gret"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] re-group
regroup \regroup\, re-group \re-group\v. i. & t.	   To reorganize into new groups; to reform a group that has	   been dispersed. The spelling without the hyphen is more	   common.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Regrow \Re*grow"\ (r?*gr?"), v. i. & t.	   To grow again.	   [1913 Webster]	         The snail had power to regrow them all [horns, tongue,	         etc.]                                    --A. B.	                                                  Buckley.	   [1913 Webster]
Regrowth \Re*growth"\ (r?*gr?th"), n.	   The act of regrowing; a second or new growth. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]	         The regrowth of limbs which had been cut off. --A. B.	                                                  Buckley.	   [1913 Webster]
Reguardant \Re*guard"ant\ (r?*g?rd"ant), a. (Her.)	   Same as {Regardant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reguerdon \Re*guer"don\ (r?*g?r"d?n), v. t. [Pref. re- re- +	   guerdon: cf. OF. reguerdonner.]	   To reward. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Regulable \Reg"u*la*ble\ (r?g"?*l?*b'l), a.	   Capable of being regulated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Regular \Reg"u*lar\ (-l?r), a. [L. regularis, fr. regula a rule,	   fr. regere to guide, to rule: cf. F. r['e]gulier. See	   {Rule}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Conformed to a rule; agreeable to an established rule,	      law, principle, or type, or to established customary	      forms; normal; symmetrical; as, a regular verse in poetry;	      a regular piece of music; a regular verb; regular practice	      of law or medicine; a regular building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Governed by rule or rules; steady or uniform in course,	      practice, or occurence; not subject to unexplained or	      irrational variation; returning at stated intervals;	      steadily pursued; orderlly; methodical; as, the regular	      succession of day and night; regular habits.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Constituted, selected, or conducted in conformity with	      established usages, rules, or discipline; duly authorized;	      permanently organized; as, a regular meeting; a regular	      physican; a regular nomination; regular troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Belonging to a monastic order or community; as, regular	      clergy, in distinction dfrom the secular clergy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Thorough; complete; unmitigated; as, a regular humbug.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot. & Zool.) Having all the parts of the same kind alike	      in size and shape; as, a regular flower; a regular sea	      urchin.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Crystallog.) Same as {Isometric}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Regular polygon} (Geom.), a plane polygon which is both	      equilateral and equiangular.	   {Regular polyhedron} (Geom.), a polyhedron whose faces are	      equal regular polygons. There are five regular	      polyhedrons, -- the tetrahedron, the hexahedron, or cube,	      the octahedron, the dodecahedron, and the icosahedron.	   {Regular sales} (Stock Exchange), sales of stock deliverable	      on the day after the transaction.	   {Regular troops}, troops of a standing or permanent army; --	      opposed to militia.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Normal; orderly; methodical. See {Normal}.	        [1913 Webster]	Regular \Reg"u*lar\ (r[e^]g"[-u]*l[~e]r), n. [LL. regularis: cf.	   F. r['e]gulier. See {Regular}, a.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of any religious order or community	      who has taken the vows of poverty, chastity, and	      obedience, and who has been solemnly recognized by the	      church. --Bp. Fitzpatrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A soldier belonging to a permanent or standing	      army; -- chiefly used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]
Regularia \Reg`u*la"ri*a\ (r[e^]g`[-u]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Echini which includes the circular, or regular,	   sea urchins.	   [1913 Webster]
Regularity \Reg`u*lar"i*ty\ (-l?r"?*t?), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]gularit['e].]	   The condition or quality of being regular; as, regularity of	   outline; the regularity of motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Regularize \Reg"u*lar*ize\ (r[e^]g"[-u]*l[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t.	   To cause to become regular; to regulate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Regularly \Reg"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a regular manner; in uniform order; methodically; in due	   order or time.	   [1913 Webster]
Regularness \Reg"u*lar*ness\, n.	   Regularity. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Regulate \Reg"u*late\ (-l[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Regulated}	   (-l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Regulating}.] [L.	   regulatus, p. p. of regulare, fr. regula. See {Regular}.]	   1. To adjust by rule, method, or established mode; to direct	      by rule or restriction; to subject to governing principles	      or laws.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laws which regulate the successions of the	            seasons. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The herdsmen near the frontier adjudicated their own	            disputes, and regulated their own police.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in good order; as, to regulate the disordered state	      of a nation or its finances.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To adjust, or maintain, with respect to a desired rate,	      degree, or condition; as, to regulate the temperature of a	      room, the pressure of steam, the speed of a machine, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To regulate a watch} or {To regulate a clock}, to adjust its	      rate of running so that it will keep approximately	      standard time.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To adjust; dispose; methodize; arrange; direct; order;	        rule; govern.	        [1913 Webster]
Regulation \Reg`u*la"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n.	   1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The temper and regulation of our own minds.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rule or order prescribed for management or government;	      prescription; a regulating principle; a governing	      direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society	      or a school.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Regulation sword}, {cap}, {uniform}, etc. (Mil.), a sword,	      cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by	      the official regulations.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Law}; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See	        {Law}.	        [1913 Webster]
Regulative \Reg"u*la*tive\ (r?g"?*l?*t?v), a.	   1. Tending to regulate; regulating. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) Necessarily assumed by the mind as fundamental	      to all other knowledge; furnishing fundamental principles;	      as, the regulative principles, or principles {a priori};	      the regulative faculty. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: These terms are borrowed from Kant, and suggest the	         thought, allowed by Kant, that possibly these	         principles are only true for the human mind, the	         operations and belief of which they regulate.	         [1913 Webster]
Regulator \Reg"u*la`tor\ (-l?`t?r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, regulates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling	      motion, as:	      (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the	          effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates	          the vibrations of the balance.	      (b) The governor of a steam engine.	      (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the	          steam chest, in a locomotive.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct	      time. See {Astronomical clock}	      (a), under {Clock}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the	      lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent	      crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the	      comission of violent crimes. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A few stood neutral, or declared in favor of the	            Regulators.                           --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]
Reguline \Reg"u*line\ (r?g"?*l?n), a. [Cf. F. r['e]gulin. See	   {Regulus}.] (Chem. & Metal.)	   Of or pertaining to regulus.	   [1913 Webster]
Regulize \Reg"u*lize\ (-l?z), v. t. (Old Chem.)	   To reduce to regulus; to separate, as a metal from extraneous	   matter; as, to regulize antimony. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Regulus \Reg"u*lus\ (-l?s), n.; pl. E. {Reguluses} (-?z), L.	   {Reguli} (-l?). [L., a petty king, prince, dim. of rex,	   regis, a king: cf. F. r['e]gule. See {Regal}.]	   1. A petty king; a ruler of little power or consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem. & Metal.) The button, globule, or mass of metal, in	      a more or less impure state, which forms in the bottom of	      the crucible in smelting and reduction of ores.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name was introduced by the alchemists, and applied	         by them in the first instance to antimony. It signifies	         little king; and from the facility with which antimony	         alloyed with gold, these empirical philosophers had	         great hopes that this metal, antimony, would lead them	         to the discovery of the philosopher's stone. --Ure.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude in the	      constellation Leo; -- called also the {Lion's Heart}.	      [1913 Webster]
Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\ (r?*g?r"j?*t?t), v. t. [LL.	   regurgitare, regurgitatum; L. pref. re- re- + gurges, -itis,	   a gulf. Cf. {Regorge}.]	   To throw or pour back, as from a deep or hollow place; to	   pour or throw back in great quantity.	   [1913 Webster]	Regurgitate \Re*gur"gi*tate\, v. i.	   To be thrown or poured back; to rush or surge back.	   [1913 Webster]	         The food may regurgitatem the stomach into the	         esophagus and mouth.                     --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Regurgitation \Re*gur`gi*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]gurgitation.]	   1. The act of flowing or pouring back by the orifice of	      entrance; specifically (Med.), the reversal of the natural	      direction in which the current or contents flow through a	      tube or cavity of the body. --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of swallowing again; reabsorption.	      [1913 Webster]
Rehabilitate \Re`ha*bil"i*tate\ (r?`h?*b?l"?*t?t), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Rehabilitated} (-t?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rehabilitating}.] [Pref. re- re- + habilitate: cf. LL.	   rehabilitare, F. r['e]habiliter.]	   To invest or clothe again with some right, authority, or	   dignity; to restore to a former capacity; to reinstate; to	   qualify again; to restore, as a delinquent, to a former	   right, rank, or privilege lost or forfeited; -- a term of	   civil and canon law.	   [1913 Webster]	         Restoring and rehabilitating the party.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehabilitation \Re`ha*bil`i*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [Cf. LL.	   rehabilitatio, F. R['e]habilitation.]	   The act of rehabilitating, or the state of being	   rehabilitated. --Bouvier. Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehash \Re*hash"\ (r?*h?sh"), v. t.	   To hash over again; to prepare or use again; as, to rehash	   old arguments.	   [1913 Webster]	Rehash \Re*hash"\, n.	   Something hashed over, or made up from old materials.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehear \Re*hear"\ (r?*h?r"), v. t.	   To hear again; to try a second time; as, to rehear a cause in	   Chancery.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehearsal \Re*hears"al\ (r?*h?rs"a), n.	   The act of rehearsing; recital; narration; repetition;	   specifically, a private recital, performance, or season of	   practice, in preparation for a public exhibition or exercise.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         In rehearsal of our Lord's Prayer.       --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's marvelous convenient place for our rehearsal.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dress rehearsal} (Theater), a private preparatory	      performance of a drama, opera, etc., in costume.	      [1913 Webster]
Rehearse \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. re- re- + hercier to harrow, fr. herce a harrow,	   F. herse. See {Hearse}.]	   1. To repeat, as what has been already said; to tell over	      again; to recite. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the words were heard which David spake, they	            rehearsed them before Saul.           --1 Sam. xvii.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To narrate; to relate; to tell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rehearse the righteous acts of the Lord. --Judg. .	                                                  v. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recite or repeat in private for experiment and	      improvement, before a public representation; as, to	      rehearse a tragedy.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to rehearse; to instruct by rehearsal. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He has been rehearsed by Madame Defarge as to his	            having seen her.                      --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To recite; recapitulate; recount; detail; describe;	        tell; relate; narrate.	        [1913 Webster]	Rehearse \Re*hearse"\, v. i.	   To recite or repeat something for practice. "There will we	   rehearse." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehearser \Re*hears"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who rehearses.	   [1913 Webster]
Reheat \Re*heat"\ (r?*h?t"), v. t.	   1. To heat again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To revive; to cheer; to cherish. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]
Rehibition \Re`hi*bi"tion\ (r?`h?*b?sh"?n), n. [Pref. re- + L.	   habere to have.] (Law)	   The returning of a thing purchased to the seller, on the	   ground of defect or frand.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehibitory \Re*hib"i*to*ry\ (r?*h?b"?*t?*r?), a. (Law)	   Of or relating to rehibition; as, a rehibitory action.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehire \Re*hire"\ (r?*h?r"), v. t.	   To hire again.	   [1913 Webster]
Rehypothecate \Re`hy*poth"e*cate\ (r?`h?*p?th"?*k?t), v. t.	   (Law)	   To hypothecate again. -- {Re`hy*poth`e*ca"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rei \Rei\ (r?), n.;pl. {Reis} (r?"?s or r?z). [Pg. real, pl.	   reis. See {Real} a coin.]	   A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a	   cent. [Spelt also {ree}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reichsrath \Reichs"rath`\ (r?ks"r?t), n. [G]	   The parliament of Austria (exclusive of Hungary, which has	   its own diet, or parliament). It consists of an Upper and a	   Lower House, or a House of Lords and a House of	   Representatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Reichsstand \Reichs"stand`\ (r?ks"st?t`), n. [G.]	   A free city of the former German empire.	   [1913 Webster]
Reichstag \Reichs"tag`\ (r?ks"t?g`), n. [G.]	   1. [Note: from the 1913 definition] The Diet, or House of	      Representatives, of the German empire (and of the Weimar	      Republic), which was composed of members elected for a	      term of three years by the direct vote of the people. This	      term is no longer (in 1997) applied to the German	      parliament. See also {Bundesrath}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. [Note: from the 1913 definition] The national	      representative body of Hungary, consisting of a House of	      Magnates (including archdukes, peers, high officials of	      the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Protestant Churches, and	      certain other dignitaries) and a House of Representatives	      (in 1912 consisting of 453 members). See {Legislative},	      {Diet}. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Reif \Reif\ (r[=e]f), n. [AS. re['a]f.]	   Robbery; spoil. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reigle \Rei"gle\ (r?"g'l), n. [F. r[`e]gle a rule, fr. L.	   regula. See {Rule}.]	   A hollow cut or channel for quiding anything; as, the reigle	   of a side post for a flood gate. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Reigle \Rei"gle\, v. t.	   To regulate; to govern. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reiglement \Rei"gle*ment\ (-ment), n. [See {Reglement}.]	   Rule; regulation. [Obs.] --Bacon. Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Reign \Reign\ (r[=a]n), n. [OE. regne, OF. reigne, regne, F.	   r[`e]gne, fr. L. regnum, fr. rex, regis, a king, fr. regere	   to guide, rule. See {Regal}, {Regimen}.]	   1. Royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule;	      dominion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who like a father held his reign.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Saturn's sons received the threefold reign	            Of heaven, of ocean, and deep hell beneath. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom;	      empire; realm; dominion. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            [God] him bereft the regne that he had. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses	      the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of	      Elizabeth.	      [1913 Webster]	Reign \Reign\ (r?n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reigned} (r?nd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reigning}.] [OE. regnen, reinen, OF. regner, F.	   r['e]gner, fr. L. regnare, fr. regnum. See {Reign}, n.]	   1. To possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to	      exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold	      supreme power; to rule. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will not have this man to reign over us. --Luke	                                                  xix. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall Banquo's issue ever	            Reign in this kingdom?                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to be predominant; to prevail. "Pestilent diseases	      which commonly reign in summer." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body.	                                                  --Rom. vi. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To rule; govern; direct; control; prevail.	        [1913 Webster]
Reigner \Reign"er\ (r?n"?r), n.	   One who reigns. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] re-ignite
reignite \reignite\, re-ignite \re-ignite\v. t.	   To ignite anew, as of a fire.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Reillume \Re`il*lume"\ (r?`?l*l?m"), v. t.	   To light again; to cause to shine anew; to relume; to	   reillumine. "Thou must reillume its spark." --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]
Reilluminate \Re`il*lu"mi*nate\ (-l?"m?*n?t), v. t.	   To enlighten again; to reillumine.	   [1913 Webster]
Reillumination \Re`il*lu`mi*na"tion\ (-n?"sh?n), n.	   The act or process of enlightening again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reillumine \Re`il*lu"mine\ (-l?"m?n), v. t.	   To illumine again or anew; to reillume.	   [1913 Webster]
Reim \Reim\ (r?m), n. [D. riem, akin to G riemen; CF. Gr. ???? a	   towing line.]	   A strip of oxhide, deprived of hair, and rendered pliable, --	   used for twisting into ropes, etc. [South Africa] --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimbark \Re`im*bark"\ (r?`?m*b?rk"), v. t. & i.	   See {Reembark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimbody \Re`im*bod"y\ (-b?d"?), v. t. & i. [See {Reembody}.]	   To imbody again. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimbursable \Re`im*burs"a*ble\ (r?`?m*b?rs"?*b'l), a. [CF. F.	   remboursable.]	   Capable of being repaid; repayable.	   [1913 Webster]	         A loan has been made of two millions of dollars,	         reimbursable in ten years.               --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimburse \Re`im*burse"\ (-b?rs"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reimbursed} (-b?rst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reimbursing}.]	   [Pref. re- + imburse: cf. F. rembourser.]	   1. To replace in a treasury or purse, as an equivalent for	      what has been taken, lost, or expended; to refund; to pay	      back; to restore; as, to reimburse the expenses of a war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make restoration or payment of an equivalent to (a	      person); to pay back to; to indemnify; -- often reflexive;	      as, to reimburse one's self by successful speculation.	      --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]
Reimbursement \Re`im*burse"ment\ (-b?rs"ment), n. [Cf. F.	   rembursement.]	   The act reimbursing. --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimburser \Re`im*burs"er\ (-b?rs"?r), n.	   One who reimburses.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimplant \Re`im*plant"\ (-pl?nt"), v. t.	   To implant again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimport \Re`im*port"\ (-p?rt"), v. t. [Pref. re- + import: cf.	   F. remporter.]	   To import again; to import what has been exported; to bring	   back. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimportation \Re*im`por*ta"tion\ (r?*?m`p?r*t?"sh?n), n.	   The act of reimporting; also, that which is reimported.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimportune \Re*im`por*tune"\ (-p?r*t?n"), v. t.	   To importune again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimpose \Re`im*pose"\ (r?`?m*p?z), v. t.	   To impose anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimpregnate \Re`im*preg"nate\ (-pr?g"n?t), v. t.	   To impregnate again or anew. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimpress \Re`im*press"\ (-pr?s"), v. t.	   To impress anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimpression \Re`im*pres"sion\ (-pr?sh"?n), n.	   A second or repeated impression; a reprint.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimprint \Re`im*print"\ (-pr?nt"), v. t.	   To imprint again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimprison \Re`im*pris"on\ (-pr?z'n), v. t.	   To imprison again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reimprisonment \Re`im*pris"on*ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of reimprisoning, or the state of being reimprisoned.	   [1913 Webster]
Rein \Rein\ (r?n), n. [F. r[^e]ne, fr. (assumed) LL. retina, fr.	   L. retinere to hold back. See {Retain}.]	   1. The strap of a bridle, fastened to the curb or snaffle on	      each side, by which the rider or driver governs the horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            This knight laid hold upon his reyne. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, an instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or	      governing; government; restraint. "Let their eyes rove	      without rein." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give rein}, {To give the rein to}, to give license to; to	      leave withouut restrain.	   {To take the reins}, to take the guidance or government; to	      assume control.	      [1913 Webster]	Rein \Rein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reined} (r?nd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Reining}.]	   1. To govern or direct with the reins; as, to rein a horse	      one way or another.	      [1913 Webster]	            He mounts and reins his horse.        --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restrain; to control; to check.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being once chafed, he can not	            Be reined again to temperance.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rein in} or {To rein up},	      (a) to check the speed of, or cause to stop, by drawing	          the reins. Hence,	      (a) to cause (a person) to slow down or cease some	          activity; -- to rein in is used commonly of superiors	          in a chain of command, ordering a subordinate to	          moderate or cease some activity deemed excessive.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	Rein \Rein\, v. i.	   To be guided by reins. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinaugurate \Re`in*au"gu*rate\, v. t.	   To inaugurate anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reincit \Re"in*cit"\ (-s?t"), v. t.	   To incite again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reincorporate \Re`in*cor"po*rate\, v. t.	   To incorporate again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reincrease \Re`in*crease"\ (-kr?s"), v. t.	   To increase again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reincur \Re`in*cur"\ (-k?r"), v. t.	   To incur again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reindeer \Rein"deer`\ (r[=a]n"d[=e]r), n. [Icel. hreinn reindeer	   + E. deer. Icel. hreinn is of Lapp or Finnish origin; cf.	   Lappish reino pasturage.] [Formerly written also {raindeer},	   and {ranedeer}.] (Zool.)	   Any ruminant of the genus {Rangifer}, of the Deer family,	   found in the colder parts of both the Eastern and Western	   hemispheres, and having long irregularly branched antlers,	   with the brow tines palmate.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European species ({Rangifer tarandus}) is	         domesticated in Lapland. The woodland reindeer or	         caribou ({Rangifer caribou}) is found in Canada and	         Maine (see {Caribou}.) The Barren Ground reindeer or	         caribou ({Rangifer Groenlandicus}), of smaller size, is	         found on the shores of the Arctic Ocean, in both	         hemispheries.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Reindeer moss} (Bot.), a gray branching lichen ({Cladonia	      rangiferina}) which forms extensive patches on the ground	      in arctic and even in north temperature regions. It is the	      principal food of the Lapland reindeer in winter.	   {Reindeer period} (Geol.), a name sometimes given to a part	      of the Paleolithic era when the reindeer was common over	      Central Europe.	      [1913 Webster]
Reinduce \Re`in*duce"\ (r?`?n*d?s"), v. t.	   To induce again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinette \Rei*nette"\ (r?*n?t"), n. [F. See 1st {Rennet}.]	   (Bot.)	   A name given to many different kinds of apples, mostly of	   French origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinfect \Re`in*fect"\ (r?`?n*f?kt), v. t. [Pref. re- + infect:	   cf. F. r['e]infecter.]	   To infect again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinfectious \Re`in*fec"tious\ (-f?k"sh?s), a.	   Capable of reinfecting.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinforce \Re`in*force"\ (-f?rs"), v. t.	   See {Reenforce}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	Reinforce \Re`in*force"\, n.	   See {Reenforce}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinforced concrete \Re`in*forced con"crete\	   Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel	   supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide	   increased tensile strength and shear resistance. Same as	   {Ferro-concrete}. [Also spelled {reenforced concrete}.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Reinforcement \Re`in*force"ment\ (-ment), n.	   See {Reenforcement}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinfund \Re`in*fund"\ (-f?nd"), v. i. [Pref. re- + L. infundere	   to pour in.]	   To flow in anew. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Reingratiate \Re`in*gra"ti*ate\ (-gr?"sh?*?t), v. t.	   To ingratiate again or anew. --Sir. T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinhabit \Re`in*hab"it\ (-h?b"?t), v. t.	   To inhabit again. --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinless \Rein"less\ (r?n"l?s), a.	   Not having, or not governed by, reins; hence, not checked or	   restrained.	   [1913 Webster]
Reins \Reins\ (r[=a]nz), n. pl. [F. rein, pl. reins, fr. L. ren,	   pl. renes.]	   1. The kidneys; also, the region of the kidneys; the loins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inward impulses; the affections and passions; -- so	      called because formerly supposed to have their seat in the	      part of the body where the kidneys are.	      [1913 Webster]	            My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.	                                                  --Prov. xxiii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts. --Rev.	                                                  ii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reins of a vault} (Arch.), the parts between the crown and	      the spring or abutment, including, and having especial	      reference to, the loading or filling behind the shell of	      the vault. The reins are to a vault nearly what the	      haunches are to an arch, and when a vault gives way by	      thrusting outward, it is because its reins are not	      sufficiently filled up.	      [1913 Webster]
Reinsert \Re`in*sert"\ (r?`?n*s?rt"), v. t.	   To insert again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinsertion \Re`in*ser"tion\ (-s?r"sh?n), n.	   The act of reinserting.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinspect \Re`in*spect"\ (-sp?kt"), v. t.	   To inspect again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinspection \Re`in*spec"tion\ (-sp?k"sh?n), n.	   The act of reinspecting.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinspire \Re`in*spire"\ (-sp?r"), v. t.	   To inspire anew. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinspirit \Re`in*spir"it\ (-sp`r"?t), v. t.	   To give fresh spirit to.	   [1913 Webster] re-install
Reinstall \Re`in*stall"\, Re-install \Re`-in*stall"\(-st?l"), v.	   t. [Pref. re- + install: cf. F. r['e]installer.]	   To install again; as, She reinstalled the the washer after it	   had been repaired. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinstallment \Re`in*stall"ment\ (-ment), n.	   A renewed installment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinstate \Re`in*state"\ (-st?t"), v. t.	   To place again in possession, or in a former state; to	   restore to a state from which one had been removed; to	   instate again; as, to reinstate a king in the possession of	   the kingdom.	   [1913 Webster]	         For the just we have said already thet some of them	         were reinstated in their pristine happiness and	         felicity.                                --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinstatement \Re`in*state"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of reinstating; the state of being reinstated;	   re?stablishment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinstation \Re`in*sta"tion\ (-st?"sh?n), n.	   Reinstatement. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reinstruct \Re`in*struct"\ (-str?kt"), v. t.	   To instruct anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinsurance \Re`in*sur"ance\ (-sh?r"ans), n.	   1. Insurance a second time or again; renewed insurance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contract by which an insurer is insured wholly or in	      part against the risk he has incurred in insuring somebody	      else. See {Reassurance}.	      [1913 Webster]
re-insure \re-insure\ v.	   1. to provide additional insurance for.	   Syn: reinsure.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. to insure again by transferring to another insurance	      company all or a part of a liability assumed.	   Syn: reinsure.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Reinsure \Re`in*sure"\ (-sh?r"), v. t.	   1. To insure again after a former insurance has ceased; to	      renew insurance on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To insure, as life or property, in favor of one who has	      taken an insurance risk upon it.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insurer may cause the property insured to be	            reinsured by other persons.           --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]
Reinsurer \Re`in*sur"er\ (-sh?r"?r), n.	   One who gives reinsurance.	   [1913 Webster]
Reintegrate \Re*in"te*grate\ (r?*?n"t?*gr?t), v. t. [Pref. re- +	   integrate. Cf. {Redintegrate}.]	   To renew with regard to any state or quality; to restore; to	   bring again together into a whole, as the parts of anything;	   to reestablish; as, to reintegrate a nation. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Reintegration \Re*in`te*gra"tion\ (-gr?"sh?n), n.	   A renewing, or making whole again. See {Redintegration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinter \Re`in*ter"\ (r?`?n*t?r"), v. t.	   To inter again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinterrogate \Re`in*ter"ro*gate\ (-t?r"r?*g?t), v. t.	   To interrogate again; to question repeatedly. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinthrone \Re`in*throne"\ (-thr?n"), v. t.	   See {Reenthrone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinthronize \Re`in*thron"ize\ (-?z), v. t.	   To enthrone again. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reintroduce \Re*in`tro*duce"\ (r?*?n`tr?*d?s"), v. t.	   To introduce again. -- {Re*in`tro*duc"tion} (-d?k"sh?n), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinvest \Re`in*vest"\ (r?`?n*v?st"), v. t.	   To invest again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinvestigate \Re`in*ves"ti*gate\ (-v?s"t?*g?t), v. t.	   To investigate again. -- {Re`in*ves`ti*ga"tion} (-g?"sh?n),	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinvestment \Re`in*vest"ment\ (-v?st"ment), n.	   The act of investing anew; a second or repeated investment.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinvigorate \Re`in*vig"or*ate\ (-v?g"?r*?t), v. t.	   To invigorate anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reinvolve \Re`in*volve"\ (-v?lv"), v. t.	   To involve anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reis \Re`is\ (r?"?s or r?z), n. [Pg., pl. of real, an ancient	   Portuguese coin.]	   The word is used as a Portuguese designation of money of	   account, one hundred reis being about equal in value to	   eleven cents.	   [1913 Webster]	Reis \Reis\ (r[imac]s), n. [Ar. ra["i]s head, chief, prince.]	   A common title in the East for a person in authority,	   especially the captain of a ship. [Written also {rais} and	   {ras}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Reis Effendi \Reis` Ef*fen"di\ (r?s` ?f*f?n"d?). [See 2d {Reis},	   and {Effendi}.]	   A title formerly given to one of the chief Turkish officers	   of state. He was chancellor of the empire, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Reissner's membrane \Reiss"ner's mem"brane\ (r?s"n?rz m?m"br?n).	   [Named from E. Reissner, A German anatomist.] (Anat.)	   The thin membrane which separates the canal of the cochlea	   from the vestibular scala in the internal ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Reissuable \Re*is"su*a*ble\ (r?*?sh"?*?*b'l), a.	   Capable of being reissued.	   [1913 Webster]
Reissue \Re*is"sue\ (r?*?sh"?), v. t. & i.	   To issue a second time.	   [1913 Webster]	Reissue \Re*is"sue\, n.	   A second or repeated issue.	   [1913 Webster]
Reit \Reit\ (r?t), n.	   Sedge; seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reiter \Rei"ter\ (r?"t?r), n. [G., rider.]	   A German cavalry soldier of the fourteenth and fifteenth	   centuries.	   [1913 Webster]
Reiterant \Re*it"er*ant\ (r?-?t"?r-ant), a. [See {Reiterate}.]	   Reiterating. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Reiterate \Re*it"er*ate\ (-[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reiterated} (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reiterating}.]	   [Pref. re- + iterate: cf. F. r['e]it['e]rer, LL. reiterare to	   question again.]	   To repeat again and again; to say or do repeatedly;	   sometimes, to repeat.	   [1913 Webster]	         That with reiterated crimes he might	         Heap on himself damnation.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         You never spoke what did become you less	         Than this; which to reiterate were sin.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To repeat; recapitulate; rehearse.	        [1913 Webster]	Reiterate \Re*it"er*ate\ (-?t), a.	   Reiterated; repeated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reiteratedly \Re*it"er*a`ted*ly\ (-?`t?d-l?), adv.	   Repeatedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Reiteration \Re*it`er*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]it['e]ration.]	   The act of reiterating; that which is reiterated.	   [1913 Webster]
Reiterative \Re*it"er*a*tive\ (r?-?t"?r-?-t?v), n.	   1. (Gram.) A word expressing repeated or reiterated action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word formed from another, or used to form another, by	      repetition; as, dillydally.	      [1913 Webster]
Reiver \Reiv"er\ (r[=e]v"[~e]r), n.	   See {Reaver}. --Ruskin.	   [1913 Webster]
Reject \Re*ject"\ (r?-j?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejected}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Rejecting}.] [L. rejectus, p. p. of reicere,	   rejicere; pref. re- re- + jacere to throw: cf. F. rejeter,	   formerly also spelt rejecter. See {Jet} a shooting forth.]	   1. To cast from one; to throw away; to discard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore all this exercise of hunting . . . the	            Utopians have rejected to their butchers. --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            Reject me not from among thy children. --Wisdom ix.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refuse to receive or to acknowledge; to decline	      haughtily or harshly; to repudiate.	      [1913 Webster]	            That golden scepter which thou didst reject.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also	            reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me.	                                                  --Hos. iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To refuse to grant; as, to reject a prayer or request.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To repel; renounce; discard; rebuff; refuse; decline.	        [1913 Webster]
Rejectable \Re*ject"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being, or that ought to be, rejected.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejectamenta \Re*jec`ta*men"ta\ (r?-j?k`t?-m?n"ta), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. L. rejectare, v. intens. fr. rejicere. See {Reject}.]	   Things thrown out or away; especially, things excreted by a	   living organism. --J. Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejectaneous \Re`jec*ta"ne*ous\ (r?`j?k-t?"n?-?s), a. [L.	   rejectaneus.]	   Not chosen or received; rejected. [Obs.] "Profane,	   rejectaneous, and reprobate people." --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejecter \Re*ject"er\ (r?-j?kt"?r), n.	   One who rejects.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejection \Re*jec"tion\ (r?-j?k"sh?n), n. [L. rejectio: cf. F.	   r['e]jection.]	   Act of rejecting, or state of being rejected.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejectitious \Re`jec*ti"tious\ (r?`j?k-t?sh"?s), a.	   Implying or requiring rejection; rejectable. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejective \Re*ject"ive\ (r?-j?kt"?v), a.	   Rejecting, or tending to reject.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejectment \Re*ject"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Act of rejecting; matter rejected, or thrown away. --Eaton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejoice \Re*joice"\ (r[-e]*jois"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Rejoiced} (-joist"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejoicing}	   (-joi"s?ng).] [OE. rejoissen, OF. resjouir, resjoir, F.	   r['e]jouir; pref. re- re- + OF. esjouir, esjoir, F.	   ['e]jouir, to rejoice; pref. es- (L. ex-) + OF. jouir, joir,	   F. jouir, from L. gaudere to rejoice. See {Joy}.]	   To feel joy; to experience gladness in a high degree; to have	   pleasurable satisfaction; to be delighted. "O, rejoice beyond	   a common joy." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy. --Ps. xxxi. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Syn. To delight; joy; exult; triumph.	        [1913 Webster]	Rejoice \Re*joice"\, v. t.	   1. To enjoy. [Obs.] --Bp. Peacock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give joy to; to make joyful; to gladden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I me rejoysed of my liberty.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            While she, great saint, rejoices heaven. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were he [Cain] alive, it would rejoice his soul to	            see what mischief it had made.        --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To please; cheer; exhilarate; delight.	        [1913 Webster]	Rejoice \Re*joice"\, n.	   The act of rejoicing. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejoicement \Re*joice"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Rejoicing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rejoicer \Re*joi"cer\ (r?-joi"s?r), n.	   One who rejoices.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejoicing \Re*joi"cing\ (-s?ng), n.	   1. Joy; gladness; delight.	      [1913 Webster]	            We should particularly express our rejoicing by love	            and charity to our neighbors.         --R. Nelson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The expression of joy or gladness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the	            tabernacles of the righteous.         --Ps. cxviii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which causes to rejoice; occasion of joy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy testimonies have I taken as an heritage forever,	            for they are the rejoicing of my heart. --Ps. cxix.	                                                  111.	      [1913 Webster]
Rejoicingly \Re*joi"cing*ly\, adv.	   With joy or exultation.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejoin \Re*join"\ (r?-join"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rejoined}	   (-joind"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rejoining}.] [F. rejoindre; pref.	   re- re- + joindre to join. See {Join}, and cf. {Rejoinder}.]	   1. To join again; to unite after separation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come, or go, again into the presence of; to join the	      company of again.	      [1913 Webster]	            Meet and rejoin me, in the pensive grot. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To state in reply; -- followed by an object clause.	      [1913 Webster]	Rejoin \Re*join"\, v. i.	   1. To answer to a reply.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To answer, as the defendant to the plaintiff's	      replication.	      [1913 Webster]
Rejoinder \Re*join"der\ (-d?r), n. [From F. rejoindre, inf., to	   join again. See {Rejoin}.]	   1. An answer to a reply; or, in general, an answer or reply.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The defendant's answer to the plaintiff's	      replication.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reply; answer; replication. See {Reply}.	        [1913 Webster]	Rejoinder \Re*join"der\, v. i.	   To make a rejoinder. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Rejoindure \Re*join"dure\ (-d?r), n.	   Act of joining again. [Obs.] "Beguiles our lips of all	   rejoindure"	   Note: (i.e., kisses). --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Rejoint \Re*joint"\ (r[-e]-joint"), v. t.	   1. To reunite the joints of; to joint anew. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically (Arch.), to fill up the joints of, as stones	      in buildings when the mortar has been dislodged by age and	      the action of the weather. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]
Rejolt \Re*jolt"\ (r?-j?lt"), n.	   A reacting jolt or shock; a rebound or recoil. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         These inward rejolts and recoilings of the mind.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Rejolt \Re*jolt"\, v. t.	   To jolt or shake again. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejourn \Re*journ"\ (r?-j?rn"), v. t. [Cf. F. r['e]ajourner. See	   {Adjourn}.]	   To adjourn; to put off. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejournment \Re*journ"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Adjournment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rejudge \Re*judge"\ (r?-j?j"), v. t.	   To judge again; to reexamine; to review; to call to a new	   trial and decision.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rejudge his acts, and dignify disgrace.  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejuvenate \Re*ju"ve*nate\ (r?-j?"v?-n?t), v. t. [Pref. re- re-	   + L. juventis young, youthful.]	   To render young again.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejuvenated \Re*ju"ve*na`ted\, p. a. from {Rejuvenate}.	   1. Rendered young again; as, rejuvenated life.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Phys. Geog.)	      (a) Stimulated by uplift to renewed erosive activity; --	          said of streams.	      (b) Developed with steep slopes inside a district	          previously worn down nearly to base level; -- said of	          topography, or features of topography, as valleys,	          hills, etc.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rejuvenation \Re*ju`ve*na"tion\ (-n?"sh?n), n.	   Rejuvenescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejuvenescence \Re*ju`ve*nes"cence\ (-n?s"sens), n.	   1. A renewing of youth; the state of being or growing young	      again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A method of cell formation in which the entire	      protoplasm of an old cell escapes by rupture of the cell	      wall, and then develops a new cell wall. It is seen	      sometimes in the formation of zoospores, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Rejuvenescency \Re*ju`ve*nes"cen*cy\ (-sen-s?), n.	   Rejuvenescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejuvenescent \Re*ju`ve*nes"cent\ (-sent), a.	   Becoming, or causing to become, rejuvenated; rejuvenating.	   [1913 Webster]
Rejuvenize \Re*ju`ve*nize\ (r?-j?"v?-n?z), v. t.	   To rejuvenate.	   [1913 Webster]
Rekindle \Re*kin"dle\ (r?-k?n"d'l), v. t. & i.	   To kindle again.	   [1913 Webster]
Rekne \Rek"ne\ (r?k"ne), v. t.	   To reckon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Relade \Re*lade"\ (r[=e]*l[=a]d"), v. t.	   To lade or load again.	   [1913 Webster]
Relaid \Re*laid"\ (r[=e]*l[=a]d"),	   imp. & p. p. of {Relay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Relais \Re*lais"\ (re*l[asl]"), n. [F. See {Relay}, n.] (Fort.)	   A narrow space between the foot of the rampart and the scarp	   of the ditch, serving to receive the earth that may crumble	   off or be washed down, and prevent its falling into the	   ditch. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]
Reland \Re*land"\ (r?-l?nd"), v. t.	   To land again; to put on land, as that which had been shipped	   or embarked.	   [1913 Webster]	Reland \Re*land"\, v. i.	   To go on shore after having embarked; to land again.	   [1913 Webster]
Relapse \Re*lapse"\ (r?-l?ps"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relapsed}	   (-l?pst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relapsing}.] [L. relapsus, p. p.	   of relabi to slip back, to relapse; pref. re- re- + labi to	   fall, slip, slide. See {Lapse}.]	   1. To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back.	      [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To slide or turn back into a former state or practice; to	      fall back from some condition attained; -- generally in a	      bad sense, as from a state of convalescence or amended	      condition; as, to relapse into a stupor, into vice, or	      into barbarism; -- sometimes in a good sense; as, to	      relapse into slumber after being disturbed.	      [1913 Webster]	            That task performed, [preachers] relapse into	            themselves.                           --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) To fall from Christian faith into paganism,	      heresy, or unbelief; to backslide.	      [1913 Webster]	            They enter into the justified state, and so continue	            all along, unless they relapse.       --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]	Relapse \Re*lapse"\, n. [For sense 2 cf. F. relaps. See	   {Relapse}, v.]	   1. A sliding or falling back, especially into a former bad	      state, either of body or morals; backsliding; the state of	      having fallen back.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alas! from what high hope to what relapse	            Unlooked for are we fallen!           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has relapsed, or fallen back, into error; a	      backslider; specifically, one who, after recanting error,	      returns to it again. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Relapser \Re*laps"er\ (-l?ps"?r), n.	   One who relapses. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Relapsing \Re*laps"ing\, a.	   Marked by a relapse; falling back; tending to return to a	   former worse state.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Relapsing fever} (Med.), an acute, epidemic, contagious	      fever, which prevails also endemically in Ireland, Russia,	      and some other regions. It is marked by one or two	      remissions of the fever, by articular and muscular pains,	      and by the presence, during the paroxism of spiral	      bacterium ({Spirochaete}) in the blood. It is not usually	      fatal. Called also {famine fever}, and {recurring fever}.	      [1913 Webster]
Relate \Re*late"\ (r?-l?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Related}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Relating}.] [F. relater to recount, LL.	   relatare, fr. L. relatus, used as p. p. of referre. See	   {Elate}, and cf. {Refer}.]	   1. To bring back; to restore. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Abate your zealous haste, till morrow next again	            Both light of heaven and strength of men relate.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refer; to ascribe, as to a source. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recount; to narrate; to tell over.	      [1913 Webster]	            This heavy act with heavy heart relate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To ally by connection or kindred.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To relate one's self}, to vent thoughts in words. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To tell; recite; narrate; recount; rehearse; report;	        detail; describe.	        [1913 Webster]	Relate \Re*late"\, v. i.	   1. To stand in some relation; to have bearing or concern; to	      pertain; to refer; -- with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            All negative or privative words relate positive	            ideas.                                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make reference; to take account. [R. & Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Reckoning by the years of their own consecration	            without relating to any imperial account. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Related \Re*lat"ed\ (-l?t"?d), p. p. & a.	   1. Allied by kindred; connected by blood or alliance,	      particularly by consanguinity; as, persons related in the	      first or second degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Standing in relation or connection; as, the electric and	      magnetic forcec are closely related.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Narrated; told.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) Same as {Relative}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Relatedness \Re*lat"ed*ness\, n.	   The state or condition of being related; relationship;	   affinity. [R.] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Relater \Re*lat"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who relates or narrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Relation \Re*la"tion\ (r?-l?"sh?n), n. [F. relation, L. relatio.	   See {Relate}.]	   1. The act of relating or telling; also, that which is	      related; recital; account; narration; narrative; as, the	      relation of historical events.	      [1913 Webster]	            ??????oet's relation doth well figure them. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being related or of referring; what is	      apprehended as appertaining to a being or quality, by	      considering it in its bearing upon something else;	      relative quality or condition; the being such and such	      with regard or respect to some other thing; connection;	      as, the relation of experience to knowledge; the relation	      of master to servant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any sort of connection which is perceived or	            imagined between two or more things, or any	            comparison which is made by the mind, is a relation.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Reference; respect; regard.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have been importuned to make some observations on	            this art in relation to its agreement with poetry.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Connection by consanguinity or affinity; kinship;	      relationship; as, the relation of parents and children.	      [1913 Webster]	            Relations dear, and all the charities	            Of father, son, and brother, first were known.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person connected by cosanguinity or affinity; a	      relative; a kinsman or kinswoman.	      [1913 Webster]	            For me . . . my relation does not care a rush. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law)	      (a) The carrying back, and giving effect or operation to,	          an act or proceeding frrom some previous date or time,	          by a sort of fiction, as if it had happened or begun	          at that time. In such case the act is said to take	          effect by relation.	      (b) The act of a relator at whose instance a suit is	          begun. --Wharton. Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Recital; rehearsal; narration; account; narrative; tale;	        detail; description; kindred; kinship; consanguinity;	        affinity; kinsman; kinswoman.	        [1913 Webster]
Relational \Re*la"tion*al\ (r?-l?"sh?n-al), a.	   1. Having relation or kindred; related.	      [1913 Webster]	            We might be tempted to take these two nations for	            relational stems.                     --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating or specifying some relation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Relational words, as prepositions, auxiliaries, etc.	                                                  --R. Morris.	      [1913 Webster]
Relationist \Re*la"tion*ist\, n.	   A relative; a relation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Relationship \Re*la"tion*ship\, n.	   The state of being related by kindred, affinity, or other	   alliance. --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Relative \Rel"a*tive\ (r?l"?-t?v), a. [F. relatif, L. relativus.	   See {Relate}.]	   1. Having relation or reference; referring; respecting;	      standing in connection; pertaining; as, arguments not	      relative to the subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll have grounds	            More relative than this.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Arising from relation; resulting from connection with, or	      reference to, something else; not absolute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every thing sustains both an absolute and a relative	            capacity: an absolute, as it is such a thing, endued	            with such a nature; and a relative, as it is a part	            of the universe, and so stands in such a relations	            to the whole.                         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Indicating or expressing relation; refering to an	      antecedent; as, a relative pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) Characterizing or pertaining to chords and keys,	      which, by reason of the identify of some of their tones,	      admit of a natural transition from one to the other.	      --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Relative clause} (Gram.), a clause introduced by a relative	      pronoun.	   {Relative term}, a term which implies relation to, as	      guardian to ward, matter to servant, husband to wife. Cf.	      {Correlative}.	      [1913 Webster]	Relative \Rel"a*tive\, n.	   One who, or that which, relates to, or is considered in its	   relation to, something else; a relative object or term; one	   of two object or term; one of two objects directly connected	   by any relation. Specifically:	   (a) A person connected by blood or affinity; strictly, one	       allied by blood; a relation; a kinsman or kinswoman.	       "Confining our care . . . to ourselves and relatives."	       --Bp. Fell.	   (b) (Gram.) A relative pronoun; a word which relates to, or	       represents, another word or phrase, called its	       antecedent; as, the relatives "who", "which", "that".	       [1913 Webster]
Relatively \Rel"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a relative manner; in relation or respect to something	   else; not absolutely.	   [1913 Webster]	         Consider the absolute affections of any being as it is	         in itself, before you consider it relatively. --I.	                                                  Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Relativeness \Rel"a*tive*ness\, n.	   The state of being relative, or having relation; relativity.	   [1913 Webster]
Relativistic \Rel`a*tiv*ist"ic\, a.	   1. of, pertaining to, or in conformity with the {theory of	      relativity}; as, the relativistic increase of mass with	      velocity.	      [PJC]	   2. moving at a speed sufficiently high that the changes of	      mass or time dilation predicted by the theory of	      relativity may be observed; moving at a significant	      fraction of the speed of light; as, relativistic	      electrons.br/ [PJC]	Relativistic mass equation \Rel`a*tiv*ist"ic mass e*qua"tion\,	   n. (physics)	   an equation expressing the mass of an object as a function of	   its velocity: as the velocity v of an object increases, its	   mass m increases from its rest mass m0 according to the	   equation: m = m0/root{1 - v^{2}/c^{2}} where c is the speed	   of light in a vacuum. If the speed of an object were to	   become equal to that of light, it can be seen that the mass	   would be infinite, from which it follows that nothing can	   accelerate up to or beyond the speed of light.	   [PJC]	   Note: The theoretical possibility that there are particles	         which always move faster than light cannot at present	         be disproved and is not denied by this equation; in	         such a case, the relativistic mass equation asserts	         that such particles can never decelerate to or below	         the speed of light. Such hypothetical particles are	         referred to as	   {tachyons}.	      [PJC]
relativity \rel`a*tiv"i*ty\ (-t?v"?-t?), n.	   1. The state of being relative; as, the relativity of a	      subject. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of two theories (also called {theory of relativity})	      proposed by Albert Einstein, the {special theory of	      relativity}, or the {general theory of relativity}. The	      {special theory of relativity} or {special relativity} is	      based on the proposition that the speed of light is a	      constant no matter how observed, and is independent of the	      motion of the observer. From this follows several	      principles, such as the increase of mass with velocity	      (which has been confirmed: see {relativistic mass	      equation}) and the impossibility of acceleration to a	      speed greater than that of light; the equivalence of mass	      and energy, expressed by the famous equation E = mc^{2};	      and time dilation, which is the apparent slowing of a	      clock in a system, as observed by an observer in a system	      moving relative to the clock. The {general theory of	      relativity} is based on the proposition that there is no	      physical difference between gravitational force and the	      force produced by acceleration. From this follow several	      results, of which the bending of light rays in a	      gravitational field and the equivalence of the inertial	      and gravitational masses have been verified. The possible	      existence of {black holes} (believed by many astronomers	      to have been adequately proven) is another consequence of	      the theory.	      [PJC]
Relator \Re*lat"or\ (r?-l?t"?r), n. [ L.: cf. F. relateur. See	   {Relate}.]	   1. One who relates; a relater. "The several relators of this	      history." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A private person at whose relation, or in whose	      behalf, the attorney-general allows an information in the	      nature of a quo warranto to be filed.	      [1913 Webster]
Relatrix \Re*lat"rix\ (-r?ks), n. [L.] (Law)	   A female relator.	   [1913 Webster]
Relax \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}, and cf. {Relay}, n., {Release}.]	   1. To make lax or loose; to make less close, firm, rigid,	      tense, or the like; to slacken; to loosen; to open; as, to	      relax a rope or cord; to relax the muscles or sinews.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horror . . . all his joints relaxed.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor served it to relax their serried files.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make less severe or rigorous; to abate the stringency	      of; to remit in respect to strenuousness, earnestness, or	      effort; as, to relax discipline; to relax one's attention	      or endeavors.	      [1913 Webster]	            The statute of mortmain was at several times relaxed	            by the legislature.                   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to relieve from attention or effort; to ease; to	      recreate; to divert; as, amusement relaxes the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To relieve from constipation; to loosen; to open; as, an	      aperient relaxes the bowels.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To slacken; loosen; loose; remit; abate; mitigate; ease;	        unbend; divert.	        [1913 Webster]	Relax \Re*lax"\, v. i.	   1. To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp	      relax.	      [1913 Webster]	            His knees relax with toil.            --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abate in severity; to become less rigorous.	      [1913 Webster]	            In others she relaxed again,	            And governed with a looser rein.      --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remit attention or effort; to become less diligent; to	      unbend; as, to relax in study.	      [1913 Webster]	Relax \Re*lax"\, n.	   Relaxation. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	Relax \Re**lax"\, a.	   Relaxed; lax; hence, remiss; careless.	   [1913 Webster]
Relaxable \Re*lax"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being relaxed.	   [1913 Webster]
Relaxant \Re*lax"ant\ (r?-l?ks"ant), n. [L. relaxans, p. pr. of	   relaxare.] (Med.)	   A medicine that relaxes; a laxative.	   [1913 Webster]
Relaxation \Re`lax*a"tion\ (r?`l?ks-?"sh?n;277), n. [L.	   relaxatio; cf. F. relaxation.]	   1. The act or process of relaxing, or the state of being	      relaxed; as, relaxation of the muscles; relaxation of a	      law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remission from attention and effort; indulgence in	      recreation, diversion, or amusement. "Hours of careless	      relaxation." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Relaxative \Re*lax"a*tive\ (r?-l?ks"?-t?v), a.	   Having the quality of relaxing; laxative. -- n. A relaxant.	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Relay \Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relaid} (-l?d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Relaying}.] [Pref. re- + lay, v.]	   To lay again; to lay a second time; as, to relay a pavement.	   [1913 Webster]	Relay \Re*lay"\ (r?-l?"), n. [F. relais (cf. OF. relais	   relaxation, discontinuance, It. rilascio release, relief,	   rilasso relay), fr. OF. relaissier to abandon, release, fr.	   L. relaxare. See {Relax}.]	   1. A supply of anything arranged beforehand for affording	      relief from time to time, or at successive stages;	      provision for successive relief. Specifically:	      (a) A supply of horses placced at stations to be in	          readiness to relieve others, so that a trveler may	          proceed without delay.	      (b) A supply of hunting dogs or horses kept in readiness	          at certain places to relive the tired dogs or horses,	          and to continue the pursuit of the game if it comes	          that way.	      (c) A number of men who relieve others in carrying on some	          work.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) In various forms of telegraphic apparatus, a	      magnet which receives the circuit current, and is caused	      by it to bring into into action the power of a local	      battery for performing the work of making the record;	      also, a similar device by which the current in one circuit	      is made to open or close another circuit in which a	      current is passing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Relay battery} (Elec.), the local battery which is brought	      into use by the action of the relay magnet, or relay.	      [1913 Webster]	Relay \Re*lay"\, a. (Mach.)	   Relating to, or having the characteristics of, an auxiliary	   apparatus put into action by a feeble force but itself	   capable of exerting greater force, used to control a	   comparatively powerful machine or appliance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Relay cylinder \Relay cylinder\	   In a variable expansion central-valve engine, a small	   auxiliary engine for automatically adjusting the steam	   distribution to the load on the main engine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Relay governor \Relay governor\	   A speed regulator, as a water-wheel governor, embodying the	   relay principle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Relbun \Rel"bun\ (r?l"b?n), n.	   The roots of the Chilian plant {Calceolaria arachnoidea}, --	   used for dyeing crimson.	   [1913 Webster]
Releasable \Re*leas"a*ble\ (r?-l?s"?-b'l), a.	   That may be released.	   [1913 Webster]
Release \Re*lease"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t. [Pref. re + lease to let.]	   To lease again; to grant a new lease of; to let back.	   [1913 Webster]	Release \Re*lease"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Released}	   (r?*l?st"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Releasing}.] [OE. relessen, OF.	   relassier, to release, to let free. See {Relay}, n., {Relax},	   and cf. {Release} to lease again.]	   1. To let loose again; to set free from restraint,	      confinement, or servitude; to give liberty to, or to set	      at liberty; to let go.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now at that feast he released unto them one	            prisoner, whomsoever they desired.    --Mark xv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relieve from something that confines, burdens, or	      oppresses, as from pain, trouble, obligation, penalty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To let go, as a legal claim; to discharge or	      relinquish a right to, as lands or tenements, by conveying	      to another who has some right or estate in possession, as	      when the person in remainder releases his right to the	      tenant in possession; to quit.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To loosen; to relax; to remove the obligation of; as, to	      release an ordinance. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sacred vow that none should aye release.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To free; liberate; loose; discharge; disengage;	        extricate; let go; quit; acquit.	        [1913 Webster]	Release \Re*lease"\, n.	   1. The act of letting loose or freeing, or the state of being	      let loose or freed; liberation or discharge from restraint	      of any kind, as from confinement or bondage. "Who boast'st	      release from hell." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relief from care, pain, or any burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Discharge from obligation or responsibility, as from debt,	      penalty, or claim of any kind; acquittance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A giving up or relinquishment of some right or	      claim; a conveyance of a man's right in lands or tenements	      to another who has some estate in possession; a quitclaim.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Steam Engine) The act of opening the exhaust port to	      allow the steam to escape.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.) A device adapted to hold or release a device or	      mechanism as required; specif.: (Elec.) A catch on a	      motor-starting rheostat, which automatically releases the	      rheostat arm and so stops the motor in case of a break in	      the field circuit; also, the catch on an electromagnetic	      circuit breaker for a motor, which acts in case of an	      overload.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. (Phon.) The act or manner of ending a sound.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Railroads) In the block-signaling system, a printed card	      conveying information and instructions to be used at	      intermediate sidings without telegraphic stations.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Lease and release}. (Law) See under {Lease}.	   {Out of release}, without cessation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Liberation; freedom; discharge. See {Death}.	        [1913 Webster]
Releasee \Re*leas`ee"\ (-?"), n.	   One to whom a release is given.	   [1913 Webster]
Releasement \Re*lease"ment\ (r?-l?s"ment), n.	   The act of releasing, as from confinement or obligation.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Releaser \Re*leas"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who releases, or sets free.	   [1913 Webster]
Releasor \Re*leas"or\ (-?r), n.	   One by whom a release is given.	   [1913 Webster]
Relegate \Rel"e*gate\ (r?l"?-g?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Relegated} (-g?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relegating}.] [L.	   relegatus, p. p. of relegare; pref. re- re- + legare to send	   with a commission or charge. See {Legate}.]	   To remove, usually to an inferior position; to consign; to	   transfer; specifically, to send into exile; to banish.	   [1913 Webster]	         It [the Latin language] was relegated into the study of	         the scholar.                             --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Relegation \Rel`e*ga"tion\ (-g?"sh?n), n. [L. relegatio: cf. F.	   rel['e]gation.]	   The act of relegating, or the state of being relegated;	   removal; banishment; exile.	   [1913 Webster]
Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relented}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Relenting}.] [F. ralentir, fr. L. pref. re- re-	   + ad to + lentus pliant, flexible, slow. See {Lithe}.]	   1. To become less rigid or hard; to yield; to dissolve; to	      melt; to deliquesce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He stirred the coals till relente gan	            The wax again the fire.               --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Salt of tartar] placed in a cellar will . . . begin	            to relent.                            --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            When opening buds salute the welcome day,	            And earth, relenting, feels the genial ray. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become less severe or intense; to become less hard,	      harsh, cruel, or the like; to soften in temper; to become	      more mild and tender; to feel compassion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can you . . . behold	            My sighs and tears, and will not once relent?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Relent \Re*lent"\, v. t.	   1. To slacken; to abate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And oftentimes he would relent his pace. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To soften; to dissolve. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mollify; to cause to be less harsh or severe. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Relent \Re*lent"\ (r?-l?nt"), n.	   Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor rested till she came without relent	         Unto the land of Amazons.                --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Relentless \Re*lent"less\, a.	   Unmoved by appeals for sympathy or forgiveness; insensible to	   the distresses of others; destitute of tenderness;	   unrelenting; unyielding; unpitying; as, a prey to relentless	   despotism.	   [1913 Webster]	         For this the avenging power employs his darts, . . .	         Thus will persist, relentless in his ire. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*lent"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Re*lent"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Relentment \Re*lent"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act or process of relenting; the state of having	   relented. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Relesse \Re*lesse"\ (r?-l?s"), v. t.	   To release. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Relessee \Re`les*see"\ (r?`l?s-s?"), n.	   See {Releasee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Relessor \Re`les*sor"\ (-s?r"), n.	   See {Releasor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-let \Re-let"\ (r?-l?t"), v. t.	   To let anew, as a house.	   [1913 Webster] Relevance
Relevance \Rel"e*vance\ (r?l"?*vans), Relevancy \Rel"e*van*cy\	   (-van*s?), n.	   1. The quality or state of being relevant; pertinency;	      applicability.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its answer little meaning, little relevancy bore.	                                                  --Poe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) Sufficiency to infer the conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]
Relevant \Rel"e*vant\ (-vant), a. [F. relevant, p. pr. of	   relever to raise again, to relieve. See {Relieve}.]	   1. Relieving; lending aid or support. [R.] --Pownall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bearing upon, or properly applying to, the case in hand;	      pertinent; applicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Close and relevant arguments have very little hold	            on the passions.                      --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) Sufficient to support the cause.	      [1913 Webster]
Relevantly \Rel"e*vant*ly\, adv.	   In a relevant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Relevation \Rel`e*va"tion\ (-v?"sh?n), n. [L. relevatio, fr.	   relevare. See {Relieve}.]	   A raising or lifting up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reliability \Re*li`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?-l?`?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The state or quality of being reliable; reliableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Reliable \Re*li"a*ble\ (r?-l?"?-b'l), a.	   Suitable or fit to be relied on; worthy of dependance or	   reliance; trustworthy. "A reliable witness to the truth of	   the miracles." --A. Norton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The best means, and most reliable pledge, of a higher	         object.                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         According to General Livingston's humorous account, his	         own village of Elizabethtown was not much more	         reliable, being peopled in those agitated times by	         "unknown, unrecommended strangers, guilty-looking	         Tories, and very knavish Whigs."         --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some authors take exception to this word, maintaining	         that it is unnecessary, and irregular in formation. It	         is, however, sanctioned by the practice of many careful	         writers as a most convenient substitute for the phrase	         to be relied upon, and a useful synonym for	         trustworthy, which is by preference applied to persons,	         as reliable is to things, such as an account,	         statement, or the like. The objection that adjectives	         derived from neuter verbs do not admit of a passive	         sense is met by the citation of laughable, worthy of	         being laughed at, from the neuter verb to laugh;	         available, fit or able to be availed of, from the	         neuter verb to avail; dispensable, capable of being	         dispensed with, from the neuter verb to dispense. Other	         examples might be added.	         [1913 Webster] -- {Re*li"a*ble*ness}, n. --	         {Re*li"a*bly}, adv.	         [1913 Webster]
Reliance \Re*li"ance\ (-ans), n. [From {Rely}.]	   1. The act of relying, or the condition or quality of being	      reliant; dependence; confidence; trust; repose of mind	      upon what is deemed sufficient support or authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            In reliance on promises which proved to be of very	            little value.                         --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything on which to rely; dependence; ground of trust;	      as, the boat was a poor reliance. --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]
Reliant \Re*li"ant\ (-ant), a.	   Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting.	   [1913 Webster]
Relic \Rel"ic\ (r?l"?k), n. [F. relique, from L. reliquiae, pl.,	   akin to relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.]	   [Formerly written also {relique}.]	   1. That which remains; that which is left after loss or	      decay; a remaining portion; a remnant. --Chaucer. Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            The relics of lost innocence.         --Kebe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fragments, scraps, the bits and greasy relics.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body from which the soul has departed; a corpse;	      especially, the body, or some part of the body, of a	      deceased saint or martyr; -- usually in the plural when	      referring to the whole body.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are very few treasuries of relics in Italy	            that have not a tooth or a bone of this saint.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy relics, Rowe, to this fair urn we trust,	            And sacred place by Dryden's awful dust. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a memorial; anything preserved in remembrance; as,	      relics of youthful days or friendships.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pearls were spilt;	            Some lost, some stolen, some as relics kept.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Relicly \Rel"ic*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of relics. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Relict \Rel"ict\ (-?kt), n. [L. relicta, fr. of relictus, p. p.	   of relinquere to leave behind. See {Relinquish}.]	   A woman whose husband is dead; a widow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eli dying without issue, Jacob was obliged by law to	         marry his relict, and so to raise up seed to his	         brother Eli.                             --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Relicted \Re*lict"ed\ (r?-l?kt"?d), a. [L. relictus, p. p.]	   (Law)	   Left uncovered, as land by recession of water. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Reliction \Re*lic"tion\ (r?-l?k"sh?n), n. [L. relictio a leaving	   behind.] (Law)	   A leaving dry; a recession of the sea or other water, leaving	   dry land; land left uncovered by such recession. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Relief \Re*lief"\ (r?-l?f"), n. [OE. relef, F. relief, properly,	   a lifting up, a standing out. See {Relieve}, and cf.	   {Basrelief}, {Rilievi}.]	   1. The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; the	      removal, or partial removal, of any evil, or of anything	      oppressive or burdensome, by which some ease is obtained;	      succor; alleviation; comfort; ease; redress.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sees the dire contagion spread so fast,	            That, where it seizes, all relief is vain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Release from a post, or from the performance of duty, by	      the intervention of others, by discharge, or by relay; as,	      a relief of a sentry.	      [1913 Webster]	            For this relief much thanks; 'tis bitter cold.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which removes or lessens evil, pain, discomfort,	      uneasiness, etc.; that which gives succor, aid, or	      comfort; also, the person who relieves from performance of	      duty by taking the place of another; a relay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Feudal Law) A fine or composition which the heir of a	      deceased tenant paid to the lord for the privilege of	      taking up the estate, which, on strict feudal principles,	      had lapsed or fallen to the lord on the death of the	      tenant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Sculp. & Arch.) The projection of a figure above the	      ground or plane on which it is formed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Relief is of three kinds, namely, {high relief}	         ({altorilievo}), {low relief}, ({basso-rilievo}), and	         {demirelief} ({mezzo-rilievo}). See these terms in the	         Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Paint.) The appearance of projection given by shading,	      shadow, etc., to any figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Fort.) The height to which works are raised above the	      bottom of the ditch. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Physical Geog.) The elevations and surface undulations of	      a country. --Guyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Relief valve}, a valve arranged for relieving pressure of	      steam, gas, or liquid; an escape valve.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Alleviation; mitigation; aid; help; succor; assistance;	        remedy; redress; indemnification.	        [1913 Webster]
Reliefful \Re*lief"ful\ (r?-l?f"f?l), a.	   Giving relief. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reliefless \Re*lief"less\, a.	   Destitute of relief; also, remediless.	   [1913 Webster]
Relier \Re*li"er\ (r?-l?"?r), n. [From {Rely}.]	   One who relies.	   [1913 Webster]
Relievable \Re*liev"a*ble\ (r?-l?v"?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being relieved; fitted to recieve relief. --Sir M.	   Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Relieve \Re*lieve"\ (r?-l?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relieved}	   (-l?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relieving}.] [OE. releven, F.	   relever to raise again, discharge, relieve, fr. L. relevare	   to lift up, raise, make light, relieve; pref. re- re- +	   levare to raise, fr. levis light. See {Levity}, and cf.	   {Relevant}, {Relief}.]	   1. To lift up; to raise again, as one who has fallen; to	      cause to rise. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to seem to rise; to put in relief; to give	      prominence or conspicuousness to; to set off by contrast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her tall figure relieved against the blue sky;	            seemed almost of supernatural height. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise up something in; to introduce a contrast or	      variety into; to remove the monotony or sameness of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poet must . . . sometimes relieve the subject	            with a moral reflection.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To raise or remove, as anything which depresses, weighs	      down, or crushes; to render less burdensome or afflicting;	      to alleviate; to abate; to mitigate; to lessen; as, to	      relieve pain; to relieve the wants of the poor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To free, wholly or partly, from any burden, trial, evil,	      distress, or the like; to give ease, comfort, or	      consolation to; to give aid, help, or succor to; to	      support, strengthen, or deliver; as, to relieve a besieged	      town.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now lend assistance and relieve the poor. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To release from a post, station, or duty; to put another	      in place of, or to take the place of, in the bearing of	      any burden, or discharge of any duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who hath relieved you?                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To ease of any imposition, burden, wrong, or oppression,	      by judicial or legislative interposition, as by the	      removal of a grievance, by indemnification for losses, or	      the like; to right.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To alleviate; assuage; succor; assist; aid; help;	        support; substain; ease; mitigate; lighten; diminish;	        remove; free; remedy; redress; indemnify.	        [1913 Webster]
Relievement \Re*lieve"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of relieving, or the state of being relieved; relief;	   release. [Archaic.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reliever \Re*liev"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, relieves.	   [1913 Webster]
Relieving \Re*liev"ing\, a.	   Serving or tending to relieve.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Relieving arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under	      {Discharge}, v. t.	   {Relieving tackle}. (Naut.)	   (a) A temporary tackle attached to the tiller of a vessel	       during gales or an action, in case of accident to the	       tiller ropes.	   (b) A strong tackle from a wharf to a careened vessel, to	       prevent her from going over entirely, and to assist in	       righting her. --Totten. --Craig.	       [1913 Webster]
Relievo \Re*lie"vo\ (r?-l?"v?), n. [It. rilievo.]	   See {Relief}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Relight \Re*light"\ (r?-l?t"), v. t.	   To light or kindle anew.	   [1913 Webster] Religieuse
Religieuse \Re*li`gi`euse"\ (re-l?`zh?`?z"), n. f. Religieux
\Re*li`gi`eux"\ (re-l?`zh?`?"), n. m.[F.]	   A person bound by monastic vows; a nun; a monk.	   [1913 Webster]
Religion \Re*li"gion\ (r[-e]*l[i^]j"[u^]n), n. [F., from L.	   religio; cf. religens pious, revering the gods, Gr. 'ale`gein	   to heed, have a care. Cf. {Neglect}.]	   1. The outward act or form by which men indicate their	      recognition of the existence of a god or of gods having	      power over their destiny, to whom obedience, service, and	      honor are due; the feeling or expression of human love,	      fear, or awe of some superhuman and overruling power,	      whether by profession of belief, by observance of rites	      and ceremonies, or by the conduct of life; a system of	      faith and worship; a manifestation of piety; as, ethical	      religions; monotheistic religions; natural religion;	      revealed religion; the religion of the Jews; the religion	      of idol worshipers.	      [1913 Webster]	            An orderly life so far as others are able to observe	            us is now and then produced by prudential motives or	            by dint of habit; but without seriousness there can	            be no religious principle at the bottom, no course	            of conduct from religious motives; in a word, there	            can be no religion.                   --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion [was] not, as too often now, used as	            equivalent for godliness; but . . . it expressed the	            outer form and embodiment which the inward spirit of	            a true or a false devotion assumed.   --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religions, by which are meant the modes of divine	            worship proper to different tribes, nations, or	            communities, and based on the belief held in common	            by the members of them severally. . . . There is no	            living religion without something like a doctrine.	            On the other hand, a doctrine, however elaborate,	            does not constitute a religion.       --C. P. Tiele	                                                  (Encyc.	                                                  Brit.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion . . . means the conscious relation between	            man and God, and the expression of that relation in	            human conduct.                        --J.	                                                  K["o]stlin	                                                  (Schaff-Herzog	                                                  Encyc.)	      [1913 Webster]	            After the most straitest sect of our religion I	            lived a Pharisee.                     --Acts xxvi.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The image of a brute, adorned	            With gay religions full of pomp and gold. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, conformity in faith and life to the precepts	      inculcated in the Bible, respecting the conduct of life	      and duty toward God and man; the Christian faith and	      practice.	   Note: This definition is from the 1913 Webster, which was	         edited by Noah Porter, a theologian. His bias toward	         the Christion religion is evident not only in this	         definition, but in others as well as in the choice of	         quations or illustrative phrases. Caveat lector. - PJC	         [1913 Webster]	               Let us with caution indulge the supposition that	               morality can be maintained without religion.	                                                  --Washington.	         [1913 Webster]	               Religion will attend you . . . as a pleasant and	               useful companion in every proper place, and every	               temperate occupation of life.      --Buckminster.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) A monastic or religious order subject to a	      regulated mode of life; the religious state; as, to enter	      religion. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            A good man was there of religion.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strictness of fidelity in conforming to any practice, as	      if it were an enjoined rule of conduct. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those parts of pleading which in ancient times might	            perhaps be material, but at this time are become	            only mere styles and forms, are still continued with	            much religion.                        --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Religion, as distinguished from theology, is	         subjective, designating the feelings and acts of men	         which relate to God; while theology is objective, and	         denotes those ideas which man entertains respecting the	         God whom he worships, especially his systematized views	         of God. As distinguished from morality, religion	         denotes the influences and motives to human duty which	         are found in the character and will of God, while	         morality describes the duties to man, to which true	         religion always influences. As distinguished from	         piety, religion is a high sense of moral obligation and	         spirit of reverence or worship which affect the heart	         of man with respect to the Deity, while piety, which	         first expressed the feelings of a child toward a	         parent, is used for that filial sentiment of veneration	         and love which we owe to the Father of all. As	         distinguished from sanctity, religion is the means by	         which sanctity is achieved, sanctity denoting primarily	         that purity of heart and life which results from	         habitual communion with God, and a sense of his	         continual presence.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Natural religion}, a religion based upon the evidences of a	      God and his qualities, which is supplied by natural	      phenomena. See {Natural theology}, under {Natural}.	   {Religion of humanity}, a name sometimes given to a religion	      founded upon positivism as a philosophical basis.	   {Revealed religion}, that which is based upon direct	      communication of God's will to mankind; especially, the	      Christian religion, based on the revelations recorded in	      the Old and New Testaments.	      [1913 Webster]
Religionary \Re*li"gion*a*ry\ (r?-l?j"?n-?-r?), a.	   Relating to religion; pious; as, religionary professions.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Religionary	Religionary \Re*li"gion*a*ry\, Religioner \Re*li"gion*er\ (-?r),	   n.	   A religionist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Religionism \Re*li"gion*ism\ (-?z'm), n.	   1. The practice of, or devotion to, religion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affectation or pretense of religion.	      [1913 Webster]
Religionist \Re*li"gion*ist\, n.	   One earnestly devoted or attached to a religion; a religious	   zealot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chief actors on one side were, and were to be, the	         Puritan religionists.                    --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	         It might be that an Antinomian, a Quaker, or other	         heterodo? religionists, was to be scourged out of the	         town.                                    --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Religionize \Re*li"gion*ize\ (-?z), v. t.	   To bring under the influence of religion. [R.] --Mallock.	   [1913 Webster]
Religionless \Re*li"gion*less\, a.	   Destitute of religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Religiosity \Re*lig`i*os"i*ty\ (-l?j`?-?s"?-t?), n. [L.	   religiositas: cf. F. religiosit?.]	   The quality of being religious; religious feeling or	   sentiment; religiousness. [R.] --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Religious \Re*li"gious\ (r?-l?j"?s), a. [OF. religius,	   religious, F. religieux, from L. religiosus. See {Religion}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to religion; concerned with religion;	      teaching, or setting forth, religion; set apart to	      religion; as, a religious society; a religious sect; a	      religious place; religious subjects, books, teachers,	      houses, wars.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our law forbids at their religious rites	            My presence.                          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing, or conforming to, religion; pious; godly; as,	      a religious man, life, behavior, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men whose lives	            Religious titled them the sons of God. --Mlton	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Scrupulously faithful or exact; strict.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus, Indianlike,	            Religious in my error, I adore	            The sun, that looks upon his worshiper. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Belonging to a religious order; bound by vows.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of them is religious.             --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pious; godly; holy; devout; devotional; conscientious;	        strict; rogod; exact.	        [1913 Webster]	Religious \Re*li"gious\, n.	   A person bound by monastic vows, or sequestered from secular	   concern, and devoted to a life of piety and religion; a monk	   or friar; a nun. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Religiously \Re*li"gious*ly\, adv.	   In a religious manner. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Religiousness \Re*li"gious*ness\, n.	   The quality of being religious.	   [1913 Webster]
Relik \Rel"ik\ (r?l"?k), n.	   Relic. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Relinquent \Re*lin"quent\ (r?-l?n"kwent), a. [L. relinquens, p.	   pr. of relinqquere. See {Relinquish}.]	   Relinquishing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Relinquent \Re*lin"quent\, n.	   One who relinquishes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Relinquish \Re*lin"quish\ (-kw?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Relinquished} (-kw?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relinquishing}.]	   [OF. relinquir, L. relinquere to leave behind; pref. re- re +	   linquere to leave. See {Loan}, and cf. {Relic}, {Relict}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To withdraw from; to leave behind; to desist from; to	      abandon; to quit; as, to relinquish a pursuit.	      [1913 Webster]	            We ought to relinquish such rites.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            They placed Irish tenants upon the lands	            relinquished by the English.          --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give up; to renounce a claim to; resign; as, to	      relinquish a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To resign; leave; quit; forsake; abandon; desert;	        renounce; forb?ar; forego. See {Resign}.	        [1913 Webster]
Relinquisher \Re*lin"quish*er\ (-r?r), n.	   One who relinquishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Relinquishment \Re*lin"quish*ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of relinquishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Reliquary \Rel"i*qua*ry\ (r?l"?-kw?-r?), n.; pl. {-ries}	   (-r[i^]z). [LL. reliquiarium, reliquiare: cf. F. reliquaire.	   See {Relic}.]	   A depositary, often a small box or casket, in which relics	   are kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Relique \Re*lique"\ (r?-l?k"), n. [F.]	   See {Relic}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reliquiae \Re*liq"ui*ae\ (r?-l?k"w?-?), n. pl. [L. See {Relic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Remains of the dead; organic remains; relics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Induviae}.	      [1913 Webster]
Reliquian \Re*liq"ui*an\ (r[-e]*l[i^]k"w[i^]*an), a.	   Of or pertaining to a relic or relics; of the nature of a	   relic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reliquidate \Re*liq"ui*date\ (r[=e]*l[i^]k"w[i^]*d[=a]t), v. t.	   To liquidate anew; to adjust a second time.	   [1913 Webster]
Reliquidation \Re*liq`ui*da"tion\	   (r[=e]*l[i^]k`w[i^]*d[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   A second or renewed liquidation; a renewed adjustment. --A.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Relish \Rel"ish\ (r[e^]l"[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relished}	   (r[e^]l"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relishing}.] [Of.	   relechier to lick or taste anew; pref. re- re- + lechier to	   lick, F. l['e]cher. See {Lecher}, {Lick}.]	   1. To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to	      partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be	      pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from;	      as, to relish food.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now I begin to relish thy advice.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knows how to prize his advantages, and to relish	            the honors which he enjoys.           --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.	      [1913 Webster]	            A savory bit that served to relish wine. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Relish \Rel"ish\, v. i.	   To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give	   gratification; to have a flavor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Had I been the finder-out of this secret, it would not	         have relished among my other discredits. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A theory, which, how much soever it may relish of wit	         and invention, hath no foundation in nature.	                                                  --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	Relish \Rel"ish\, n.	   1. A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence,	      enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much pleasure we have lost while we abstained	            From this delightful fruit, nor known till now	            True relish, tasting.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When liberty is gone,	            Life grows insipid, and has lost its relish.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.	      [1913 Webster]	            It preserve some relish of old writing. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.	      [1913 Webster]	            A relish for whatever was excellent in arts.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a relish for moderate praise, because it bids	            fair to be judicious.                 --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically,	      something taken with food to render it more palatable or	      to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Taste; savor; flavor; appetite; zest; gusto; liking;	        delight.	        [1913 Webster]	Relish \Rel"ish\, n. (Carp.)	   The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a	   tenon, on a tenoned piece. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Relishable \Rel"ish*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being relished; agreeable to the taste;	   gratifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Relive \Re*live"\ (r[=e]*l[i^]v"), v. i.	   To live again; to revive.	   [1913 Webster]	Relive \Re*live"\, v. t.	   To recall to life; to revive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reload \Re*load"\ (r?-l?d"), v. t.	   To load again, as a gun.	   [1913 Webster]
Reloan \Re*loan"\ (r?-l?n"), n.	   A second lending of the same thing; a renewal of a loan.	   [1913 Webster]
Relocate \Re*lo"cate\ (r[=e]*l[=o]"k[=a]t), v. t.	   To locate again.	   [1913 Webster]
Relocation \Re`lo*ca"tion\ (r[=e]`l[-o]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   1. A second location.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Roman & Scots Law) Renewal of a lease.	      [1913 Webster]
Relodge \Re*lodge"\ (r[=e]*l[o^]j"), v. t.	   To lodge again.	   [1913 Webster]
Relove \Re*love"\ (r[=e]*l[u^]v"), v. t.	   To love in return. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Relucent \Re*lu"cent\ (r?-l?"sent), a. [L. relucens, p. pr.	   relucere. See {Lucent}.]	   Reflecting light; shining; glittering; glistening; bright;	   luminous; splendid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gorgeous banners to the sun expand	         Their streaming volumes of relucent gold. --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Reluct \Re*luct"\ (r?-l?kt"), v. i. [L. reluctari, p. p.	   reluctatus, to struggle; pref. re- re- + luctari to struggle,	   fr. lucia a wresting.]	   To strive or struggle against anything; to make resistance;	   to draw back; to feel or show repugnance or reluctance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Apt to reluct at the excesses of it [passion].	                                                  --Walton.	   [1913 Webster] Reluctance
Reluctance \Re*luc"tance\ (r?-l?k"tans), Reluctancy
\Re*luc"tan*cy\ (-tan-s?), n. [See {Reluctant}.]	   1. The state or quality of being reluctant; repugnance;	      aversion of mind; unwillingness; -- often followed by an	      infinitive, or by to and a noun, formerly sometimes by	      against. "Tempering the severity of his looks with a	      reluctance to the action." --Dryden.	   Syn: Syn. See {Dislike}.	        [1913 Webster]	              He had some reluctance to obey the summons. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	        [1913 Webster]	              Bear witness, Heaven, with what reluctancy	              Her helpless innocence I doom to die. --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) Magnetic resistance, being equal to the ratio of	      magnetomotive force to magnetic flux.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reluctant \Re*luc"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. reluctans, -antis, p.	   pr. of reluctari. See {Reluct}.]	   1. Striving against; opposed in desire; unwilling;	      disinclined; loth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reluctant, but in vain.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reluctant now I touched the trembling string.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from an unwilling mind; granted with	      reluctance; as, reluctant obedience. --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Averse; unwilling; loth; disinclined; repugnant;	        backward; coy. See {Averse}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reluctantly \Re*luc"tant*ly\, adv.	   In a reluctant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reluctate \Re*luc"tate\ (-t?t), v. i. [See {Reluct}.]	   To struggle against anything; to resist; to oppose. [Obs.]	   "To delude their reluctating consciences." --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Reluctation \Rel`uc*ta"tion\ (r?l`?k-t?"sh?n), n.	   Repugnance; resistance; reluctance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Reluctivity \Rel`uc*tiv"i*ty\, n. (Elec.)	   Specific reluctance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Relume \Re*lume"\ (r?-l?m"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Relumed}	   (-l?md"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reluming}.] [OF. relumer (cf. F.	   rallumer), L. reluminare; pref. re- re- + luminare to light.	   Cf. {Reillume}.]	   To rekindle; to light again.	   [1913 Webster]	         Relumed her ancient light, not kindled new. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know not where is that Promethean heat	         That can thy light relume.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Relumine \Re*lu"mine\ (r?-l?"m?n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Relumined} (-m?nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Relumining}.] [See	   {Relume}.]	   1. To light anew; to rekindle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To illuminate again.	      [1913 Webster]
Rely \Re*ly"\ (r?-l?"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Relied} (-l?d"); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Relying}.] [Pref. re- + lie to rest.]	   To rest with confidence, as when fully satisfied of the	   veracity, integrity, or ability of persons, or of the	   certainty of facts or of evidence; to have confidence; to	   trust; to depend; -- with on, formerly also with in.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go in thy native innocence; rely	         On what thou hast of virtue.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         On some fond breast the parting soul relies. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To trust; depend; confide; repose.	        [1913 Webster]
Remade \Re*made"\ (r?-m?d"),	   imp. & p. p. of {Remake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Remain \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 {Mansion}, and cf. {Remainder}, {Remnant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To stay behind while others withdraw; to be left after	      others have been removed or destroyed; to be left after a	      number or quantity has been subtracted or cut off; to be	      left as not included or comprised.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gather up the fragments that remain.  --John vi. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of whom the greater part remain unto this present,	            but some are fallen asleep.           --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            That . . . remains to be proved.      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To continue unchanged in place, form, or condition, or	      undiminished in quantity; to abide; to stay; to endure; to	      last.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remain a widow at thy father's house. --Gen.	                                                  xxxviii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Childless thou art; childless remain. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To continue; stay; wait; tarry; rest; sojourn; dwell;	        abide; last; endure.	        [1913 Webster]	Remain \Re*main"\, v. t.	   To await; to be left to. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The easier conquest now remains thee.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Remain \Re*main"\ n.	   1. State of remaining; stay. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which often, since my here remain in England,	            I 've seen him do.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the	      plural. "The remains of old Rome." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            When this remain of horror has entirely subsided.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specif., in the plural:	      (a) That which is left of a human being after the life is	          gone; relics; a dead body.	          [1913 Webster]	                Old warriors whose adored remains	                In weeping vaults her hallowed earth contains!	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The posthumous works or productions, esp. literary	          works, of one who is dead; as, Cecil's Remains.	          [1913 Webster]
Remainder \Re*main"der\ (r?-m?n"d?r), n. [OF. remaindre, inf.	   See {Remain}.]	   1. Anything that remains, or is left, after the separation	      and removal of a part; residue; remnant. "The last	      remainders of unhappy Troy." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            If these decoctions be repeated till the water comes	            off clear, the remainder yields no salt.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The quantity or sum that is left after	      subtraction, or after any deduction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An estate in expectancy, generally in land, which	      becomes an estate in possession upon the determination of	      a particular prior estate, created at the same time, and	      by the same instrument; for example, if land be conveyed	      to A for life, and on his death to B, A's life interest is	      a particuar estate, and B's interest is a remainder, or	      estate in remainder.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Balance; rest; residue; remnant; leavings.	        [1913 Webster]	Remainder \Re*main"der\, a.	   Remaining; left; left over; refuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which is as dry as the remainder biscuit	         After a voyage.                          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Remainder-man \Re*main"der-man\ (- m[a^]n), n.; pl.	   {Remainder-men} (-m[e^]n). (Law)	   One who has an estate after a particular estate is	   determined. See {Remainder}, n., 3. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Remake \Re*make"\ (r?-m?k"), v. t.	   To make anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Remand \Re*mand"\ (r?-m?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remanded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Remanding}.] [F. remander to send word again,	   L. remandare; pref. re- re- + mandare to commit, order, send	   word. See {Mandate}.]	   To recommit; to send back.	   [1913 Webster]	         Remand it to its former place.           --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then were they remanded to the cage again. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	Remand \Re*mand"\, n.	   The act of remanding; the order for recommitment.	   [1913 Webster]
Remandment \Re*mand"ment\ (-ment), n.	   A remand.	   [1913 Webster] Remanence
Remanence \Rem"a*nence\ (r?m"?*nens), Remanency \Rem"a*nen*cy\	   (-nen*s?), n. [Cf. OF. remanence, LL. remanentia, fr. L.	   remanens. See {Remanent}, a.]	   The state of being remanent; continuance; permanence. [R.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The remanence of the will in the fallen spirit.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Remanent \Rem"a*nent\ (-nent), n. [See {Remanent}, a.]	   That which remains; a remnant; a residue.	   [1913 Webster]	Remanent \Rem"a*nent\, a. [L. remanens, p. pr. of remanere. See	   {Remain}, and cf. {Remnant}.]	   Remaining; residual.	   [1913 Webster]	         That little hope that is remanent hath its degree	         according to the infancy or growth of the habit. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Remanent magnetism} (Physics), magnetism which remains in a	      body that has little coercive force after the magnetizing	      force is withdrawn, as soft iron; -- called also {residual	      magnetism}.	      [1913 Webster]
Remanet \Rem"a*net\ (-n?t), n. [L., it remains.] (Legal	   Practice)	   A case for trial which can not be tried during the term; a	   postponed case. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Re-mark \Re-mark"\ (r?-m?rk"), v. t. [Pref. re- + mark.]	   To mark again, or a second time; to mark anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Remark \Re*mark"\ (r?-m?rk"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remarked}	   (-m?rkt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remarking}.] [F. remarquer; pref.	   re- re- + marquer to mark, marque a mark, of German origin,	   akin to E. mark. See {Mark}, v. & n.]	   1. To mark in a notable manner; to distinquish clearly; to	      make noticeable or conspicuous; to piont out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art a man remarked to taste a mischief. --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	            His manacles remark him; there he sits. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take notice of, or to observe, mentally; as, to remark	      the manner of a speaker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To express in words or writing, as observed or noticed; to	      state; to say; -- often with a substantive clause; as, he	      remarked that it was time to go.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To observe; notice; heed; regard; note; say.	   Usage: {Remark}, {Observe}, {Notice}. To observe is to keep	          or hold a thing distinctly before the mind. To remark	          is simply to mark or take note of whatever may come	          up. To notice implies still less continuity of	          attention. When we turn from these mental states to	          the expression of them in language, we find the same	          distinction. An observation is properly the result of	          somewhat prolonged thought; a remark is usually	          suggested by some passing occurence; a notice is in	          most cases something cursory and short. This	          distinction is not always maintained as to remark and	          observe, which are often used interchangeably.	          "Observing men may form many judgments by the rules of	          similitude and proportion." --I. Watts. "He can not	          distinguish difficult and noble speculations from	          trifling and vulgar remarks." --Collier. "The thing to	          be regarded, in taking notice of a child's	          miscarriage, is what root it springs from." --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	Remark \Re*mark"\ (r?-m?rk"), v. i.	   To make a remark or remarks; to comment.	   [1913 Webster]	Remark \Re*mark"\, n. [Cf. F. remarque.]	   1. Act of remarking or attentively noticing; notice or	      observation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cause, though worth the search, may yet elude	            Conjecture and remark, however shrewd. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The expression, in speech or writing, of something	      remarked or noticed; the mention of that which is worthy	      of attention or notice; hence, also, a casual observation,	      comment, or statement; as, a pertinent remark.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Observation; note; comment; annotation.	        [1913 Webster]
Remarkable \Re*mark"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. [F. remarquable.]	   Worthy of being remarked or noticed; noticeable; conspicuous;	   hence, uncommon; extraordinary.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is remarkable, that they	         Talk most who have the least to say.     --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is nothing left remarlable	         Beneath the visiting moon.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Observable; noticeable; extraordinary; unusual; rare;	        strange; wonderful; notable; eminent.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*mark"a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Re*mark"a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Remarker \Re*mark"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who remarks.	   [1913 Webster] Remark	   Remarque
Remarque \Re*marque"\, n. Also Remark \Remark\ (Engraving)	   (a) A small design etched on the margin of a plate and	       supposed to be removed after the earliest proofs have	       been taken; also, any feature distinguishing a particular	       stage of the plate.	   (b) A print or proof so distinguished; -- commonly called a	       {Remarque proof}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Remarriage \Re*mar"riage\ (r?-m?r"r?j), n.	   A second or repeated marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Remarry \Re*mar"ry\ (r?-m?r"rr?), v. t. & i.	   To marry again.	   [1913 Webster]
Remast \Re*mast"\ (r?-m?st"), v. t.	   To furnish with a new mast or set of masts.	   [1913 Webster]
Remasticate \Re*mas"ti*cate\ (r?-m?s"t?-k?t), v. t.	   To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the	   cud.	   [1913 Webster]
Remastication \Re*mas`ti*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n.	   The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Remberge \Rem"berge\ (r?m"b?rj), n.	   See {Ramberge}.	   [1913 Webster]
Remblai \Rem`blai"\ (r?n`bl?"), n. [F., fr. remblayer to fill up	   an excavation, to embank.] (Fort. & Engin.)	   Earth or materials made into a bank after having been	   excavated.	   [1913 Webster]
Remble \Rem"ble\ (r?m"b'l), v. t. [Cf. OF. embler to steal, fr.	   L. involare to fly into or at, to carry off.]	   To remove. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Reme \Reme\ (r?m), n.	   Realm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Remean \Re*mean"\ (r?-m?n"), v. t.	   To give meaning to; to explain the meaning of; to interpret.	   [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Remeant \Re"me*ant\ (r?"m?*ant), a. [L. remeans, -antis, p. pr.	   of remeare to go or come back.]	   Coming back; returning. [R.] "Like the remeant sun." --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Remeasure \Re*meas"ure\ (r?-m?zh"?r; 135), v. t.	   To measure again; to retrace.	   [1913 Webster]	         They followed him . . .	         The way they came, their steps remeasured right.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Remede \Re*mede"\ (r?-m?d"), n.	   Remedy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Remediable \Re*me"di*a*ble\ (r?-m?"d?-?-b'l), a. [L.	   remediabilis: cf. F. rem['e]diable.]	   Capable of being remedied or cured.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*me"di*a*ble*ness}, n.	   -{Re*me"di*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Remedial \Re*me"di*al\ (-al), a. [L. remedialis.]	   Affording a remedy; intended for a remedy, or for the removal	   or abatement of an evil; as, remedial treatment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Statutes are declaratory or remedial.    --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is an evil not compensated by any beneficial result;	         it is not remedial, not conservative.    --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Remedially \Re*me"di*al*ly\, adv.	   In a remedial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Remediate \Re*me"di*ate\ (-?t), a.	   Remedial. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Remediless \Re*med"i*less\ (r?-m?d"?-l?s or r?m"?-d?-l?s; 277),	   a.	   1. Not admitting of a remedy; incapable of being restored or	      corrected; incurable; irreparable; as, a remediless	      mistake or loss. "Chains remedilesse." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hopeless are all my evils, all remediless. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not answering as a remedy; ineffectual. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Forced to forego the attempt remediless. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Incurable; cureless; irremediable; irrecoverable;	        irretrievable; irreparable; desperate.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*med"i*less}, adv. [Obs.] --Udall.	        -- {Re*med"i*less*ly}, adv. -- {Re*med"i*less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Remedy \Rem"e*dy\ (r?m"?-d?), n.; pl. {Remedies} (-d?z). [L.	   remedium; pref. re- re- + mederi to heal, to cure: cf. F.	   rem[`e]de remedy, rem['e]dier to remedy. See {Medical}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which relieves or cures a disease; any medicine or	      application which puts an end to disease and restores	      health; -- with for; as, a remedy for the gout.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which corrects or counteracts an evil of any kind; a	      corrective; a counteractive; reparation; cure; -- followed	      by for or against, formerly by to.	      [1913 Webster]	            What may else be remedy or cure	            To evils which our own misdeeds have wrought,	            He will instruct us.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The legal means to recover a right, or to obtain	      redress for a wrong.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Civil remedy}. See under {Civil}.	   {Remedy of the mint} (Coinage), a small allowed deviation	      from the legal standard of weight and fineness; -- called	      also {tolerance}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cure; restorative; counteraction; reparation; redress;	        relief; aid; help; assistance.	        [1913 Webster]	Remedy \Rem"e*dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remedied} (-d?d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Remedying}.] [L. remediare, remediari: cf. F.	   rem['e]dier. See {Remedy}, n.]	   To apply a remedy to; to relieve; to cure; to heal; to	   repair; to redress; to correct; to counteract.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will remedy this gear ere long.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Remelt \Re*melt"\ (r?-m?lt"), v. t.	   To melt again.	   [1913 Webster]
Remember \Re*mem"ber\ (r?-m?m"b?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Remembered} (-b?rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remembering}.] [OF.	   remebrer, L. rememorari; pref. re- re- + memorare to bring to	   remembrance, from memor mindful. See {Memory}, and cf.	   {Rememorate}.]	   1. To have (a notion or idea) come into the mind again, as	      previously perceived, known, or felt; to have a renewed	      apprehension of; to bring to mind again; to think of	      again; to recollect; as, I remember the fact; he remembers	      the events of his childhood; I cannot remember dates.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are said to remember anything, when the idea of	            it arises in the mind with the consciousness that we	            have had this idea before.            --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be capable of recalling when required; to keep in mind;	      to be continually aware or thoughtful of; to preserve	      fresh in the memory; to attend to; to think of with	      gratitude, affection, respect, or any other emotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. --Ex. xx.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they may have their wages duly paid 'em,	            And something over to remember me by. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remember what I warn thee; shun to taste. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put in mind; to remind; -- also used reflexively and	      impersonally. [Obs.] "Remembering them the trith of what	      they themselves known." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            My friends remembered me of home.     --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remember you of passed heaviness.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And well thou wost [knowest] if it remember thee.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mention. [Obs.] "As in many cases hereafter to be	      remembered." --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To recall to the mind of another, as in the friendly	      messages, remember me to him, he wishes to be remembered	      to you, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Remember \Re*mem"ber\ (r?-m?m"b?r), v. i.	   To execise or have the power of memory; as, some remember	   better than others. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rememberable \Re*mem"ber*a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable or worthy of being remembered. -- {Re*mem"ber*a*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whole vale of Keswick is so rememberable.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Rememberer \Re*mem"ber*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who remembers.	   [1913 Webster]
Remembrance \Re*mem"brance\ (-brans), n. [OF. remembrance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of remembering; a holding in mind, or bringing to	      mind; recollection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest the remembrance of his grief should fail.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being remembered, or held in mind; memory;	      recollection.	      [1913 Webster]	            This, ever grateful, in remembrance bear. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something remembered; a person or thing kept in memory.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which serves to keep in or bring to mind; a memorial;	      a token; a memento; a souvenir; a memorandum or note of	      something to be remembered.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on his breast a bloody cross he bore,	            The dear remembrance of his dying Lord. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep this remembrance for thy Julia's sake. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Something to be remembered; counsel; admoni??on;	      instruction. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Power of remembering; reach of personal knowledge; period	      over which one's memory extends.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thee I have heard relating what was done	            Ere my remembrance.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Recollection; reminiscence. See {Memory}.	        [1913 Webster]
Remembrancer \Re*mem"bran*cer\ (-bran-s?r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, serves to bring to, or keep in,	      mind; a memento; a memorial; a reminder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Premature consiolation is but the remembrancer of	            sorrow.                               --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye that are the lord's remembrancers. --Isa. lxii.	                                                  6. (Rev.	                                                  Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A term applied in England to several officers, having	      various functions, their duty originally being to bring	      certain matters to the attention of the proper persons at	      the proper time. "The remembrancer of the lord treasurer	      in the exchequer." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Rememorate \Re*mem"o*rate\ (-?-r?t), v. i. [L. rememoratus, p.	   p. of rememorari. See {Remember}.]	   To recall something by means of memory; to remember. [Obs.]	   --Bryskett.	   [1913 Webster]
Rememoration \Re*mem`o*ra"tion\ (-r?"sh?n), n. [F.	   rem['e]moration, or L. rememoratio.]	   A recalling by the faculty of memory; remembrance. [Obs. &	   R.] --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Rememorative \Re*mem"o*ra*tive\ (r?-mEm"?-r?-t?v), a.	   Tending or serving to remind. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Remenant \Rem"e*nant\ (r?m"?-nant), n.	   A remnant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Remercie
Remercie \Re*mer"cie\, Remercy \Re*mer"cy\ (r[-e]-m[~e]r"s[y^]),	   v. t. [F. remercier; pref. re- re- + OF. mercier to thank,	   from OF. & F. merci. See {Mercy}.]	   To thank. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She him remercied as the patron of her life. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Remerge \Re*merge"\ (r?-m?rj"), v. i.	   To merge again. "Remerging in the general Soul." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Remeve
Remeve \Re*meve"\ (r?-mEv"), Remewe \Re*mewe"\ (r?-m?"), v. t. &	   i.	   To remove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Remiform \Rem"i*form\ (r?m"?*f?rm), a. [L. remus oar + -form.]	   Shaped like an oar.	   [1913 Webster]
Remiges \Rem"i*ges\ (r?m"?*j?z), n. pl.; sing. {Remex}.	   (r?"m?ks). [L. remex, -igis, an oarsman.] (Zool.)	   The quill feathers of the wings of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Remigrate \Rem"i*grate\ (r?m"?-gr?t or r?-m?"gr?t; 277), v. i.	   [L. remigrare. See {Re}-, and {Migrate}.]	   To migrate again; to go back; to return. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Remigration \Rem`i*gra"tion\ (r?m`?-gr?"sh?n), n.	   Migration back to the place from which one came. --Sir M.	   Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Remind \Re*mind"\ (r?-m?nd"), v. t.	   To put (one) in mind of something; to bring to the	   remembrance of; to bring to the notice or consideration of (a	   person).	   [1913 Webster]	         When age itself, which will not be defied, shall begin	         to arrest, seize, and remind us of our mortality.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Reminder \Re*mind"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, reminds; that which serves to awaken	   remembrance.	   [1913 Webster]
Remindful \Re**mind"ful\ (f?l), a.	   Tending or adapted to remind; careful to remind. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Reminiscence \Rem`i*nis"cence\ (r?m`?-n?s"sens), n. [F.	   r['e]miniscence, L. reminiscentia.]	   1. The act or power of recalling past experience; the state	      of being reminiscent; remembrance; memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The other part of memory, called reminiscence, which	            is the retrieving of a thing at present forgot, or	            but confusedly remembered.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            I forgive your want of reminiscence, since it is	            long since I saw you.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is remembered, or recalled to mind; a statement	      or narration of remembered experience; a recollection; as,	      pleasing or painful reminiscences.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Remembrance; recollection. See {Memory}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reminiscency \Rem`i*nis"cen*cy\ (-sen-s?), n.	   Reminiscence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reminiscent \Rem`i*nis"cent\ (-sent), a. [L. reminiscens,	   -entis, p. pr. of reminisci to recall to mind, to recollect;	   pref. re- re + a word akin to mens mind, memini I remember.	   See {Mind}.]	   Recalling to mind, or capable of recalling to mind; having	   remembrance; reminding one of something.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some other of existence of which we have been	         previously conscious, and are now reminiscent. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	Reminiscent \Rem`i*nis"cent\ (r?m`?-n?s"sent), n.	   One who is addicted to indulging, narrating, or recording	   reminiscences.	   [1913 Webster]
Reminiscential \Rem`i*nis*cen"tial\ (-n?s-s?n"shal), a.	   Of or pertaining to reminiscence, or remembrance. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Remiped \Rem"i*ped\ (r?m"?-p?d), a. [L. remus oar + pes, pedis,	   foot: cf. F. r['e]mip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Having feet or legs that are used as oars; -- said of certain	   crustaceans and insects.	   [1913 Webster]	Remiped \Rem"i*ped\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) An animal having limbs like oars, especially one of	       certain crustaceans.	   (b) One of a group of aquatic beetles having tarsi adapted	       for swimming. See {Water beetle}.	       [1913 Webster]
Remise \Re*mise"\ (r?-m?z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remised}	   (-m?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remising}.] [F. remise delivery,	   surrender, fr. remettre to put back, deliver, L. remittere.	   See {Remit}.]	   To send, give, or grant back; to release a claim to; to	   resign or surrender by deed; to return. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Remise \Re*mise"\, n. (Law)	   A giving or granting back; surrender; return; release, as of	   a claim.	   [1913 Webster]	Remise \Re*mise"\, n.	   1. A house for covered carriages; a chaise house. --Sterne.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A livery carriage of a kind superior to an ordinary	      fiacre; -- so called because kept in a remise. --Cooper.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Remiss \Re*miss"\ (r?-m?s"), a. [L. remissus, p. p. of remittere	   to send back, relax. See {Remit}.]	   Not energetic or exact in duty or business; not careful or	   prompt in fulfilling engagements; negligent; careless; tardy;	   behindhand; lagging; slack; hence, lacking earnestness or	   activity; languid; slow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou never wast remiss, I bear thee witness. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         These nervous, bold; those languid and remiss.	                                                  --Roscommon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its motion becomes more languid and remiss. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Slack; dilatory; slothful; negligent; careless;	        neglectful; inattentive; heedles; thoughtless.	        [1913 Webster]	Remiss \Re*miss"\, n.	   The act of being remiss; inefficiency; failure. [Obs.]	   "Remisses of laws." --Puttenham.	   [1913 Webster]
Remissful \Re*miss"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Inclined to remit punishment; lenient; clement. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Remissibility \Re*mis`si*bil"i*ty\ (r?-m?s`s?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The state or quality of being remissible. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Remissible \Re*mis"si*ble\ (r?-m?s"s?-b'l), a. [L. remissibilis:	   cf. F. r['e]missible. See {Remit}.]	   Capable of being remitted or forgiven. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Remission \Re*mis"sion\ (r?-m?sh"?n), n. [F. r['e]mission, L.	   remissio. See {Remit}.]	   1. The act of remitting, surrendering, resigning, or giving	      up.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discharge from that which is due; relinquishment of a	      claim, right, or obligation; pardon of transgression;	      release from forfeiture, penalty, debt, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is my blood of the new testament, which is shed	            for many for the remission of sins.   --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            That ples, therefore, . . .	            Will gain thee no remission.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Diminution of intensity; abatement; relaxation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A temporary and incomplete subsidence of the force	      or violence of a disease or of pain, as destinguished from	      intermission, in which the disease completely leaves the	      patient for a time; abatement.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of sending back. [R.] --Stackhouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Act of sending in payment, as money; remittance.	      [1913 Webster]
Remissive \Re*mis"sive\ (r?-m?s"s?v), a. [L. remissivus. See	   {Remit}.]	   Remitting; forgiving; abating. --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Remissly \Re*miss"ly\ (r?-m?s"l?), adv.	   In a remiss or negligent manner; carelessly.	   [1913 Webster]
Remissness \Re*miss"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being remiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Remissory \Re*mis"so*ry\ (r?-m?s"s?-r?), a.	   Serving or tending to remit, or to secure remission;	   remissive. "A sacrifice expiatory or remissory." --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Remit \Re*mit"\ (r?-m?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Remitted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Remitting}.] [L. remittere, remissum, to send	   back, to slacken, relax; pref. re- re- + mittere to send. See	   {Mission}, and cf. {Remise}, {Remiss}.]	   1. To send back; to give up; to surrender; to resign.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the case the law remits him to his ancient and	            more certain right.                   --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            In grevious and inhuman crimes, offenders should be	            remitted to their prince.             --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prisoner was remitted to the guard. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restore. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The archbishop was . . . remitted to his liberty.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) To transmit or send, esp. to a distance, as money	      in payment of a demand, account, draft, etc.; as, he	      remitted the amount by mail.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To send off or away; hence:	      (a) To refer or direct (one) for information, guidance,	          help, etc. "Remitting them . . . to the works of	          Galen." --Sir T. Elyot.	      (b) To submit, refer, or leave (something) for judgment or	          decision. "Whether the counsel be good I remit it to	          the wise readers." --Sir T. Elyot.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. To relax in intensity; to make less violent; to abate.	      [1913 Webster]	            So willingly doth God remit his ire.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To forgive; to pardon; to remove.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto	            them.                                 --John xx. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To refrain from exacting or enforcing; as, to remit the	      performance of an obligation. "The sovereign was	      undoubtedly competent to remit penalties." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To relax; release; abate; relinguish; forgive; pardon;	        absolve.	        [1913 Webster]	Remit \Re*mit"\, v. i.	   1. To abate in force or in violence; to grow less intense; to	      become moderated; to abate; to relax; as, a fever remits;	      the severity of the weather remits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send money, as in payment. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Remitment \Re*mit"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of remitting, or the state of being remitted;	   remission.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disavowing the remitment of Claudius.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Remittal \Re*mit"tal\ (-tal), n.	   A remitting; a giving up; surrender; as, the remittal of the	   first fruits. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Remittance \Re*mit"tance\ (r?-m?t"tans), n.	   1. The act of transmitting money, bills, or the like, esp. to	      a distant place, as in satisfaction of a demand, or in	      discharge of an obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sum or thing remitted. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Remittee \Re*mit`tee"\ (r?-m?t`t?"), n. (Com.)	   One to whom a remittance is sent.	   [1913 Webster]
Remittent \Re*mit"tent\ (r?-m?t"tent), a. [L. remittens, p. pr.	   : cf. F. r['e]mittent.]	   Remitting; characterized by remission; having remissions.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Remittent fever} (Med.), a fever in which the symptoms	      temporarily abate at regular intervals, but do not wholly	      cease. See {Malarial fever}, under {Malarial}.	      [1913 Webster]
Remitter \Re*mit"ter\ (-t?r), n.	   1. One who remits. Specifically:	      (a) One who pardons.	      (b) One who makes remittance.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The sending or placing back of a person to a title	      or right he had before; the restitution of one who obtains	      possession of property under a defective title, to his	      rights under some valid title by virtue of which he might	      legally have entered into possession only by suit.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Remittitur \Re*mit"ti*tur\ (-t?-t?r), n. [L., (it) is remitted.]	   (Law)	      (a) A remission or surrender, -- {remittitur damnut} being	          a remission of excess of damages.	      (b) A sending back, as when a record is remitted by a	          superior to an inferior court. --Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]
Remittor \Re*mit"tor\ (-t?r), n. (Law)	   One who makes a remittance; a remitter.	   [1913 Webster]
Remix \Re*mix"\ (r?-m?ks"), v. t.	   To mix again or repeatedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Remnant \Rem"nant\ (r?m"nant), a. [OF. remanant, p. pr. of	   remanoir, remaindre. See {Remanent}, {Remain}.]	   Remaining; yet left. [R.] "Because of the remnant dregs of	   his disease." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         And quiet dedicate her remnant life	         To the just duties of an humble wife.    --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Remnant \Rem"nant\, n. [OF. remanant. See {Remnant}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which remains after a part is removed, destroyed,	      used up, performed, etc.; residue. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The remnant that are left of the captivity. --Neh.	                                                  i. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            The remnant of my tale is of a length	            To tire your patience.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small portion; a slight trace; a fragment; a little bit;	      a scrap.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some odd quirks and remnants of wit.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons,	      carpets, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Residue; rest; remains; remainder.	        [1913 Webster]
Remodel \Re*mod"el\ (r?-m?d"?l), v. t.	   To model or fashion anew; to change the form of.	   [1913 Webster]	         The corporation had been remodeled.      --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Remodification \Re*mod`i*fi*ca"tion\ (-?-f?-k?"sh?n), n.	   The act of remodifying; the state of being remodified.	   [1913 Webster]
Remodify \Re*mod"i*fy\ (r?-m?d"?-f?), v. t.	   To modify again or anew; to reshape.	   [1913 Webster] Remolade
R'emolade \R['e]`mo`lade"\ (r?`m?`l?d"), R'emoulad
\R['e]`mou`lad"\ (r?`m??`l?d"), n. [F.]	   1. A kind of piquant sauce or salad dressing resembling	      mayonnaise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ointment used in farriery.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Remold
Remold \Re*mold"\, Remould \Re*mould"\ (r[=e]*m[=o]ld"), v. t.	   To mold or shape anew or again; to reshape.	   [1913 Webster]
Remollient \Re*mol"lient\ (r?-m?l"yent or -l?-ent), a. [L.	   remolliens, p. pr. of remollire to mollify: cf. F.	   r['e]mollient. See {Mollient}.]	   Mollifying; softening. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Remonetization \Re*mon`e*ti*za"tion\ (r?-m?n`?-t?-z?"sh?n or	   -m?n`-), n.	   The act of remonetizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Remonetize \Re*mon"e*tize\ (-t?z), v. t.	   To restore to use as money; as, to remonetize silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Remonstrance \Re*mon"strance\ (-m?n"strans), n. [Cf. OF.	   remonstrance, F. remonstrance. See {Remonstrate}.]	   1. The act of remonstrating; as:	      (a) A pointing out; manifestation; proof; demonstration.	          [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                You may marvel why I . . . would not rather	                Make rash remonstrance of my hidden power	                Than let him be so lost.          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Earnest presentation of reason in opposition to	          something; protest; expostulation.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (R.C.Ch.) Same as {Monstrance}.	      [1913 Webster]
Remonstrant \Re*mon"strant\ (-strant), a. [LL. remonstranc,	   -antis, p. pr. of remonstrare: cf. OF. remonstrant, F.	   remontrant.]	   Inclined or tending to remonstrate; expostulatory; urging	   reasons in opposition to something.	   [1913 Webster]	Remonstrant \Re*mon"strant\, n.	   One who remonstrates; specifically (Eccl. Hist.), one of the	   Arminians who remonstrated against the attacks of the	   Calvinists in 1610, but were subsequently condemned by the	   decisions of the Synod of Dort in 1618. See {Arminian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Remonstrantly \Re*mon"strant*ly\, adv.	   In a remonstrant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Remonstrate \Re*mon"strate\ (-str?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Remonstrated} (-str?*t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remonstrating}.]	   [LL. remonstratus, p. p. of remonstrare to remonstrate; L.	   pref. re- + monstrare to show. See {Monster}.]	   To point out; to show clearly; to make plain or manifest;	   hence, to prove; to demonstrate. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will remonstrate to you the third door. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Remonstrate \Re*mon"strate\, v. i.	   To present and urge reasons in opposition to an act, measure,	   or any course of proceedings; to expostulate; as, to	   remonstrate with a person regarding his habits; to	   remonstrate against proposed taxation.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is proper business of a divine to state cases of	         conscience, and to remonstrate against any growing	         corruptions in practice, and especially in principles.	                                                  --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Expostulate}, {Remonstrate}.	   Usage: These words are commonly interchangeable, the	          principal difference being that expostulate is now	          used especially to signify remonstrance by a superior	          or by one in authority. A son remonstrates against the	          harshness of a father; a father expostulates with his	          son on his waywardness. Subjects remonstrate with	          their rulers; sovereigns expostulate with the	          parliament or the people.	          [1913 Webster]
Remonstration \Re`mon*stra"tion\ (r?`m?n*str?"sh?n), n. [Cf. OF.	   remonstration, LL. remonstratio.]	   The act of remonstrating; remonstrance. [R.] --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Remonstrative \Re*mon"stra*tive\ (r?*m?n"str?*t?v), a.	   Having the character of a remonstrance; expressing	   remonstrance.	   [1913 Webster]
Remonstrator \Re*mon"stra*tor\ (r?*m?n"str?*t?r), n.	   One who remonstrates; a remonsrant. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Remontant \Re*mon"tant\ (-tant), a.[F.] (Hort.)	   Rising again; -- applied to a class of roses which bloom more	   than once in a season; the hybrid perpetual roses, of which	   the Jacqueminot is a well-known example.	   [1913 Webster]
Remontoir \Re*mon`toir"\ (re-m{?n}"tw?r"; E. r?-m?n"tw?r), n.	   [F.] (Horology)	   See under {Escapement}.	   [1913 Webster]
Remora \Rem"o*ra\ (r?m"?*r?), n. [L.: cf. F. r['e]mora.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Delay; obstacle; hindrance. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of fishes belonging to	      {Echeneis}, {Remora}, and allied genera. Called also	      {sucking fish}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The anterior dorsal fin is converted into a large	         sucking disk, having two transverse rows of lamellae,	         situated on the top of the head. They adhere firmly to	         sharks and other large fishes and to vessels by this	         curious sucker, letting go at will. The pegador, or	         remora of sharks ({Echeneis naucrates}), and the	         swordfish remora ({Remora brachyptera}), are common	         American species.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) An instrument formerly in use, intended to retain	      parts in their places. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Remorate \Rem"o*rate\ (-r?t), v. t. [L. remoratus, p. p. of	   remorari; pref. re- re- + morari to delay.]	   To hinder; to delay. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Remord \Re*mord"\ (r?-m?rd"), v. t. [L. remordere to bite again,	   to torment: cf. F. remordre. See {Remorse}.]	   To excite to remorse; to rebuke. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]	Remord \Re*mord"\, v. i.	   To feel remorse. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Remordency \Re*mord"en*cy\ (-en*s?), n.	   Remorse; compunction; compassion. [Obs.] --Killingbeck.	   [1913 Webster]
Remorse \Re*morse"\ (r?*m?rs"), n. [OE. remors, OF. remors,F.	   remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite	   again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite.	   See {Morsel}.]	   1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of	      guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or	      for the sins of one's past life. "Nero will be tainted	      with remorse." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw	            To no remorse.                        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            But evermore it seem'd an easier thing	            At once without remorse to strike her dead.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See	        {Compunction}.	        [1913 Webster]
Remorsed \Re*morsed"\ (r?-m?rst"), a.	   Feeling remorse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Remorseful \Re*morse"ful\ (-m?rs"f?l), a.	   1. Full of remorse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The full tide of remorseful passion had abated.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*morse"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Re*morse"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Remorseless \Re*morse"less\, a.	   Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of	   sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless.	   "Remorseless adversaries." --South. "With remorseless	   cruelty." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unpitying; pitiless; relentless; unrelenting;	        implacable; merciless; unmerciful; savage; cruel.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*morse"less*ly}, adv. --	        {Re*morse"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Remote \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; distant; --	      said in respect to time or to place; as, remote ages;	      remote lands.	      [1913 Webster]	            Places remote enough are in Bohemia.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remote from men, with God he passed his days.	                                                  --Parnell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, removed; not agreeing, according, or being related;	      -- in various figurative uses. Specifically:	      (a) Not agreeing; alien; foreign. "All these propositions,	          how remote soever from reason." --Locke.	      (b) Not nearly related; not close; as, a remote connection	          or consanguinity.	      (c) Separate; abstracted. "Wherever the mind places itself	          by any thought, either amongst, or remote from, all	          bodies." --Locke.	      (d) Not proximate or acting directly; primary; distant.	          "From the effect to the remotest cause." --Granville.	      (e) Not obvious or sriking; as, a remote resemblance.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Separated by intervals greater than usual.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*mote"ly}, adv. -- {Re*mote"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Remotion \Re*mo"tion\ (r?-m?"sh?n), n. [L. remotio. See	   {Remove}.]	   1. The act of removing; removal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This remotion of the duke and her	            Is practice only.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being remote; remoteness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The whitish gleam [of the stars] was the mask	            conferred by the enormity of their remotion. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Remould \Re*mould"\ (r[=e]*m[=o]ld"), v. t.	   See {Remold}.	   [1913 Webster]
Remount \Re*mount"\ (r?-mount"), v. t. & i.	   To mount again.	   [1913 Webster]	Remount \Re*mount"\, n.	   The opportunity of, or things necessary for, remounting;	   specifically, a fresh horse, with his equipments; as, to give	   one a remount.	   [1913 Webster]
Removable \Re*mov"a*ble\ (r?-m??v"?-b'l), a.	   Admitting of being removed. --Ayliffe. -- {Re*mov`a*bil"i*ty}	   (-?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Removal \Re*mov"al\ (-al), n.	   The act of removing, or the state of being removed.	   [1913 Webster]
Remove \Re*move"\ (r?-m??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Removed}	   (-m??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Removing}.] [OF. removoir,	   remouvoir, L. removere, remotum; pref. re- re- + movere to	   move. See {Move}.]	   1. To move away from the position occupied; to cause to	      change place; to displace; as, to remove a building.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark.	                                                  --Deut. xix.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we had dined, to prevent the ladies' leaving	            us, I generally ordered the table to be removed.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to leave a person or thing; to cause to cease to	      be; to take away; hence, to banish; to destroy; to put an	      end to; to kill; as, to remove a disease. "King Richard	      thus removed." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dismiss or discharge from office; as, the President	      removed many postmasters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the Note under {Remove}, v. i.	         [1913 Webster]	Remove \Re*move"\ (r?-m??v"), v. i.	   To change place in any manner, or to make a change in place;	   to move or go from one residence, position, or place to	   another.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till Birnam wood remove to Dunsinane,	         I can not taint with fear.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The verb remove, in some of its application, is	         synonymous with move, but not in all. Thus we do not	         apply remove to a mere change of posture, without a	         change of place or the seat of a thing. A man moves his	         head when he turns it, or his finger when he bends it,	         but he does not remove it. Remove usually or always	         denotes a change of place in a body, but we never apply	         it to a regular, continued course or motion. We never	         say the wind or water, or a ship, removes at a certain	         rate by the hour; but we say a ship was removed from	         one place in a harbor to another. Move is a generic	         term, including the sense of remove, which is more	         generally applied to a change from one station or	         permanent position, stand, or seat, to another station.	         [1913 Webster]	Remove \Re*move"\, n.	   1. The act of removing; a removal.	      [1913 Webster]	            This place should be at once both school and	            university, not needing a remove to any other house	            of scholarship.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And drags at each remove a lengthening chain.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The transfer of one's business, or of one's domestic	      belongings, from one location or dwelling house to	      another; -- in the United States usually called a move.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is an English proverb that three removes are as	            bad as a fire.                        --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being removed. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is removed, as a dish removed from table to	      make room for something else.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The distance or space through which anything is removed;	      interval; distance; stage; hence, a step or degree in any	      scale of gradation; specifically, a division in an English	      public school; as, the boy went up two removes last year.	      [1913 Webster]	            A freeholder is but one remove from a legislator.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Far.) The act of resetting a horse's shoe. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Removed \Re*moved"\ (r?-m??vd"), a.	   1. Changed in place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dismissed from office.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Distant in location; remote. "Something finer than you	      could purchase in so removed a dwelling." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Distant by degrees in relationship; as, a cousin once	      removed.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*mov"ed*ness} (r?-m??v"?d-n?s), n.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Remover \Re*mov"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who removes; as, a remover of landmarks. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Remuable \Re*mu"a*ble\ (r?-m?"?-b'l), a. [F.]	   That may be removed; removable. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Remue \Re*mue"\ (r?-m?"), v. t. [F. remuer. See {Mew} to molt.]	   To remove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Remugient \Re*mu"gi*ent\ (r?-m?"j?-ent), a. [L. remugiens, p.	   pr. of remugire. See {Mugient}.]	   Rebellowing. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Remunerable \Re**mu"ner*a*ble\ (r?-m?"n?r-?-b'l), a. [See	   {Remunerate}.]	   Admitting, or worthy, of remuneration. --	   {Re*mu`ner*a*bil"i*ty} (r?-m?"n?r-?-b?l"i-t?), n.	   [1913 Webster]
Remunerate \Re*mu"ner*ate\ (-?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Remunerated} (-?"t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Remunerating}.] [L.	   remuneratus, p. p. of remunerare, remunerari; pref. re- re- +	   munerare, munerari, to give, present, from munus, muneris, a	   gift, present. Cf. {Munificent}.]	   To pay an equivalent to for any service, loss, expense, or	   other sacrifice; to recompense; to requite; as, to remunerate	   men for labor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reward; recompense; compensate; satisfy; requite;	        repay; pay; reimburse.	        [1913 Webster]
Remuneration \Re*mu`ner*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [L. remuneratio:	   cf. F. r['e]mun['e]ration.]	   1. The act of remunerating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is given to remunerate; an equivalent given, as	      for services, loss, or sufferings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reward; recompense; compensation; pay; payment;	        repayment; satisfaction; requital.	        [1913 Webster]
Remunerative \Re*mu"ner*a*tive\ (r?-m?"n?r-?-t?v), a. [Cf.F.	   r['e]mun?ratif.]	   Affording remuneration; as, a remunerative payment for	   services; a remunerative business. -{Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ly},	   adv. -- {Re*mu"ner*a*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Remuneratory \Re*mu"ner*a*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]mun?ratoire.]	   Remunerative. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Remurmur \Re*mur"mur\ (r?-m?r"m?r), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- +	   murmur: cf. F. remurmurare.]	   To murmur again; to utter back, or reply, in murmurs.	   [1913 Webster]	         The trembling trees, in every plain and wood,	         Her fate remurmur to the silver flood.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Ren \Ren\ (r?n), v. t. & i.	   See {Renne}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ren \Ren\, n.	   A run. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Renable \Ren"a*ble\ (r?n"?-b'l), a. [OF. resnable.]	   Reasonable; also, loquacious. [Obs.] "Most renable of	   tongue." --Piers Plowman. -- {Ren"a*bly}, adv. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Renaissance \Re*nais`sance"\ (F. re-n[asl]`s[aum]Ns"; E.	   r[-e]-n[=a]s"sans), n. [F., fr. rena[^i]tre to be born again.	   Cf. {Renascence}.]	   A new birth, or revival. Specifically:	   (a) The transitional movement in Europe, marked by the	       revival of classical learning and art in Italy in the	       15th century, and the similar revival following in other	       countries.	   (b) The style of art which prevailed at this epoch.	       [1913 Webster]	             The Renaissance was rather the last stage of the	             Middle Ages, emerging from ecclesiastical and	             feudal despotism, developing what was original in	             mediaeval ideas by the light of classic arts and	             letters.                             --J. A.	                                                  Symonds	                                                  (Encyc.	                                                  Brit.).	       [1913 Webster]
Renaissant \Re*nais"sant\ (r?-n?s"sant), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Renaissance.	   [1913 Webster]
Renal \Re"nal\ (r[=e]"nal), a. [L. renalis, fr. renes the	   kidneys or reins: cf. F. r['e]nal. See {Reins}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the kidneys; in the region of the	   kidneys.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Renal capsules} or {Renal glands}, the suprarenal capsules.	      See under {Capsule}.	   {Renal casts}, {Renal colic}. (Med.) See under {Cast}, and	      {Colic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Renal calculus \Renal calculus\ (Med.),	   an abnormal concretion formed in the excretory passages of	   the kidney, composed primarily of calcium oxalates and	   phosphates; -- also called {kidney stone}, {nephrolith}, and	   {nephritic calculus} (an obsolete term).	   [PJC]
Renal-portal \Re"nal-por`tal\ (r?"nal-p?r"tal), a. (Anat.)	   Both renal and portal. See {Portal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rename \Re*name"\ (r?*n?m"), v. t.	   To give a new name to.	   [1913 Webster]
Renard \Ren"ard\ (r?n"?rd), n. [F. renard the fox, the name of	   the fox in a celebrated epic poem, and of German origin, G.	   Reinhard, OHG. Reginhard, properly, strong in counsel; regin	   counsel (akin to Goth. ragin) + hart hard. See {Hard}.]	   A fox; -- so called in fables or familiar tales, and in	   poetry. [Written also {reynard}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Renardine \Ren"ard*ine\ (-?n), a.	   Of or pertaining to Renard, the fox, or the tales in which	   Renard is mentioned.	   [1913 Webster]
Renascence \Re*nas"cence\ (r?-n?s"sens), n. [See {Renascent},	   and cf. {Renaissance}.]	   1. The state of being renascent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Read the Ph[oe]nix, and see how the single image of	            renascence is varied.                 --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Renaissance}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Renascence . . . which in art, in literature,	            and in physics, produced such splendid fruits. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Renascency \Re*nas"cen*cy\ (-sen-s?), n.	   State of being renascent.	   [1913 Webster]
Renascent \Re*nas"cent\ (-sent), a. [L. renascens, p. pr. of	   renasci to be born again; pref. re- re- + nasci to be born.	   See {Nascent}.]	   1. Springing or rising again into being; being born again, or	      reproduced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Renaissant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Renascible \Re*nas"ci*ble\ (-s?-b'l), a. [LL. renascibilis, from	   L. renasci to be born again.]	   Capable of being reproduced; ablle to spring again into	   being.	   [1913 Webster]
Renate \Re*nate"\ (r?-n?t"), a. [L. renatus, p. p. of renasci.]	   Born again; regenerate; renewed. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Renavigate \Re*nav"i*gate\ (r?-n?v"?-g?t), v. t.	   To navigate again.	   [1913 Webster]
Renay \Re*nay"\ (r?-n?"), v. t. [OF. reneier, F. renier, F.	   renier; L. pref. re- re- + negare to deny. See {Renegade}.]	   To deny; to disown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rencontre \Ren*con"tre\ (r?n-k?n"t?r; F. r?N`{k?n}"tr'), n. [F.]	   Same as {Rencounter}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rencounter \Ren*coun"ter\ (r?n-koun"t?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Rencountered} (-t?rd); p. pr. & vb/ n. {Rencountering}.] [F.	   rencontrer; pref. re- + OF. encontrer to encounter. See	   {Encounter}.]	   1. To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attack hand to hand. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Rencounter \Ren*coun"ter\, v. i.	   To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to	   come in collision; to skirmish.	   [1913 Webster]	Rencounter \Ren*coun"ter\, n. [F. rencontre, from renconter to	   meet.]	   1. A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision;	      especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat,	      action, or engagement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The justling chiefs in rude rencounter join.	                                                  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight	      without premeditation, as between individuals or small	      parties.	      [1913 Webster]	            The confederates should . . . outnumber the enemy in	            all rencounters and engagements.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Combat; fight; conflict; collision; clash.	        [1913 Webster]
Rend \Rend\ (r[e^]nd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rent} (r[e^]nt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Rending}.] [AS. rendan, hrendan; cf. OFries.	   renda, randa, Fries. renne to cut, rend, Icel. hrinda to	   push, thrust, AS. hrindan; or cf. Icel. r[ae]na to rob,	   plunder, Ir. rannaim to divide, share, part, W. rhanu, Armor.	   ranna.]	   1. To separate into parts with force or sudden violence; to	      tear asunder; to split; to burst; as, powder rends a rock	      in blasting; lightning rends an oak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dreadful thunder	            Doth rend the region.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To part or tear off forcibly; to take away by force.	      [1913 Webster]	            An empire from its old foundations rent. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will surely rend the kingdom from thee. --1 Kings	                                                  xi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rap and rend}. See under {Rap}, v. t., to snatch.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To tear; burst; break; rupture; lacerate; fracture;	        crack; split.	        [1913 Webster]	Rend \Rend\, v. i.	   To be rent or torn; to become parted; to separate; to split.	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Render \Rend"er\ (-?r), n. [From {Rend}.]	   One who rends.	   [1913 Webster]	Render \Ren"der\ (r?n"d?r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rendered}	   (-d?rd);p. pr. & vb. n. {Rendering}.] [F. rendre, LL. rendre,	   fr. L. reddere; pref. red-, re-, re- + dare to give. See	   {Date}time, and cf. {Reddition}, {Rent}.]	   1. To return; to pay back; to restore.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose smallest minute lost, no riches render may.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will render vengeance to mine enemies. --Deut.	                                                  xxxii. 41.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give up; to yield; to surrender.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll make her render up her page to me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, to furnish; to contribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Logic renders its daily service to wisdom and	            virtue.                               --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To furnish; to state; to deliver; as, to render an	      account; to render judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cause to be, or to become; as, to render a person more	      safe or more unsafe; to render a fortress secure.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To translate from one language into another; as, to render	      Latin into English.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To interpret; to set forth, represent, or exhibit; as, an	      actor renders his part poorly; a singer renders a passage	      of music with great effect; a painter renders a scene in a	      felicitous manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did render him the most unnatural	            That lived amongst men.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To try out or extract (oil, lard, tallow, etc.) from fatty	      animal substances; as, to render tallow.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To plaster, as a wall of masonry, without the use of	       lath.	       [1913 Webster]	Render \Ren"der\, v. i.	   1. To give an account; to make explanation or confession.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To pass; to run; -- said of the passage of a rope	      through a block, eyelet, etc.; as, a rope renders well,	      that is, passes freely; also, to yield or give way.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Render \Ren"der\, n.	   1. A surrender. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A return; a payment of rent.	      [1913 Webster]	            In those early times the king's household was	            supported by specific renders of corn and other	            victuals from the tenants of the demains.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An account given; a statement. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Renderable \Ren"der*a*ble\ (r?n"d?r-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being rendered.	   [1913 Webster]
Renderer \Ren"der*er\ (-?r), n.	   1. One who renders.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel in which lard or tallow, etc., is rendered.	      [1913 Webster]
Rendering \Ren"der*ing\, n.	   The act of one who renders, or that which is rendered.	   Specifically:	   (a) A version; translation; as, the rendering of the Hebrew	       text. --Lowth.	   (b) In art, the presentation, expression, or interpretation	       of an idea, theme, or part.	   (c) The act of laying the first coat of plaster on brickwork	       or stonework.	   (d) The coat of plaster thus laid on. --Gwilt.	   (e) The process of trying out or extracting lard, tallow,	       etc., from animal fat.	       [1913 Webster]
Rendezvous \Ren"dez*vous\ (r?n"d?*v[=oo] or {r?n}"-; 277), n.;	   pl. {Rendezvouses} (r?n"d?-v[=oo]`z?z).	   Note: [Rare in the plural.] [F. rendez-vous, properly, render	         yourselves, repair to a place. See {Render}.]	   1. A place appointed for a meeting, or at which persons	      customarily meet.	      [1913 Webster]	            An inn, the free rendezvous of all travelers. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the appointed place for troops, or for the	      ships of a fleet, to assemble; also, a place for	      enlistment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king appointed his whole army to be drawn	            together to a rendezvous at Marlborough.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A meeting by appointment. --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Retreat; refuge. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rendezvous \Ren"dez*vous\ (r[e^]n"d[e^]*v[=oo] or r[aum]N"-;	   277), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rendezvoused} (-v[=oo]d); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Rendezvousing} (-v[=oo]*[i^]ng).]	   To assemble or meet at a particular place.	   [1913 Webster]	Rendezvous \Ren"dez*vous\, v. t.	   To bring together at a certain place; to cause to be	   assembled. --Echard.	   [1913 Webster]
Rendible \Rend"i*ble\ (r?nd"?-b'l), a. [From {Rend}.]	   Capable of being rent or torn.	   [1913 Webster]	Rendible \Ren"di*ble\ (r?n"d?-b'l), a. [See {Render}.]	   Capable, or admitting, of being rendered.	   [1913 Webster]
Rendition \Ren*di"tion\ (r?n-d?sh"?n), n. [LL. rendere to	   render: cf. L. redditio. See {Render}, and cf. {Reddition}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of rendering; especially, the act of surrender, as	      of fugitives from justice, at the claim of a foreign	      government; also, surrender in war.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest of these brave men that suffered in cold	            blood after articles of rendition.    --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Translation; rendering; version.	      [1913 Webster]	            This rendition of the word seems also most naturally	            to agree with the genuine meaning of some other	            words in the same verse.              --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Rendrock \Rend"rock`\ (r?nd"r?k`), n.	   A kind of dynamite used in blasting. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Renegade \Ren"e*gade\ (r?n"?-g?d), n. [Sp. renegado, LL.	   renegatus, fr. renegare to deny; L. pref. re- re- + negare to	   deny. See {Negation}, and cf. {Runagate}.]	   One faithless to principle or party. Specifically:	   (a) An apostate from Christianity or from any form of	       religious faith.	       [1913 Webster]	             James justly regarded these renegades as the most	             serviceable tools that he could employ. --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) One who deserts from a military or naval post; a	       deserter. --Arbuthnot.	   (c) A common vagabond; a worthless or wicked fellow.	       [1913 Webster]
Renegado \Ren`e*ga"do\ (r?n`?-g?"d?), n. [Sp.]	   See {Renegade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Renegat \Ren"e*gat\ (r?n"?-g?t), n. [See {Runegate}.]	   A renegade. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Renegation \Ren`e*ga"tion\ (r?n`?-ga"sh?n), n.	   A denial. [R.] "Absolute renegation of Christ." --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Renege \Re*nege"\ (r?-n?j" or r?-n?g"), v. t. [LL. renegare. See	   {Renegade}.]	   To deny; to disown. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         All Europe high (all sorts of rights reneged)	         Against the truth and thee unholy leagued. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]	Renege \Re*nege"\, v. i.	   1. To deny. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail to keep (a commitment or promise); -- often used	      with on; as, to renege on one's promise.	      [PJC]	   3. (Card Playing) To revoke; to play a card that cannot	      legally be played according to the rules. [R.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Renerve \Re*nerve"\ (r?-n?rv"), v. t.	   To nerve again; to give new vigor to; to reinvigorate.	   [1913 Webster]
Renew \Re*new"\ (r?-n?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reneved} (-n?d");	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Renewing}.] [Pref. re- + new. Cf.	   {Renovate}.]	   1. To make new again; to restore to freshness, perfection, or	      vigor; to give new life to; to rejuvenate; to	      re["e]stablish; to recreate; to rebuild.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a night	            Medea gathered the enchanted herbs	            That did renew old Aeson.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to substitute for (an old obligation or	      right) a new one of the same nature; to continue in force;	      to make again; as, to renew a lease, note, or patent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To begin again; to recommence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last great age . . . renews its finished course.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To repeat; to go over again.	      [1913 Webster]	            The birds-their notes renew.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Theol.) To make new spiritually; to regenerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.	                                                  --Rom. xii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Renew \Re*new"\, v. i.	   To become new, or as new; to grow or begin again.	   [1913 Webster]
Renewability \Re*new`a*bil"i*ty\ (-?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The quality or state of being renewable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Renewable \Re*new"a*ble\ (r?-n?"?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being renewed; as, a lease renewable at pleasure.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Renewal \Re*new"al\ (-al), n.	   The act of renewing, or the state of being renewed; as, the	   renewal of a treaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Renewedly \Re*new"ed*ly\, adv.	   Again; once more. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Renewedness \Re*new"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being renewed.	   [1913 Webster]
Renewer \Re*new"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, renews.	   [1913 Webster]
Reneye \Re*neye"\ (r?-n?"), v. t. [See {Renay}.]	   To deny; to reject; to renounce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For he made every man reneye his law.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reng \Reng\ (r?ng), n. [See {Rank}, n.]	   1. A rank; a row. [Obs.] "In two renges fair." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rung or round of a ladder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Renidification \Re*nid`i*fi*ca"tion\ (r?-n?d`?-f?-k?"sh?n), n.	   (Zool.)	   The act of rebuilding a nest.	   [1913 Webster]
Reniform \Ren"i*form\ (r?n"?-f?rm; 277), a. [L. renes kidneys +	   -form: cf. F. r['e]niforme.]	   Having the form or shape of a kidney; as, a reniform mineral;	   a reniform leaf.	   [1913 Webster] Renitence
Renitence \Re*ni"tence\ (r?-n?"tens), Renitency \Re*ni"ten*cy\	   (-te-s?), n. [Cf. F. r['e]nitence.]	   The state or quality of being renitent; resistance;	   reluctance. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]	         We find a renitency in ourselves to ascribe life and	         irritability to the cold and motionless fibers of	         plants.                                  --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Renitent \Re*ni"tent\ (-tent), a. [L. renitens, -entis, p. pr.	   of renit to strive or struggle against, resist; pref. re- re-	   + niti to struggle or strive: cf. F. r['e]nitent.]	   1. Resisting pressure or the effect of it; acting against	      impulse by elastic force. "[Muscles] soft and yet	      renitent." --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Persistently opposed.	      [1913 Webster]
Renne \Ren"ne\ (r?n"ne), v. t.	   To plunder; -- only in the phrase "to rape and renne." See	   under {Rap}, v. t., to snatch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Renne \Ren"ne\, v. i.	   To run. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Renner \Ren"ner\ (-n?r), n.	   A runner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rennet \Ren"net\ (r?n"n?t), n. [F. rainette, reinette, perhaps	   fr. raine a tree frog, L. rana, because it is spotted like	   this kind of frog. Cf. {Ranunculus}.] (Bot.)	   A name of many different kinds of apples. Cf. {Reinette}.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rennet \Ren"net\, n. [AS. rinnan, rennan, to run, cf. gerinnan	   to curdle, coagulate. [root]11. See {Run}, v.]	   1. The inner, or mucous, membrane of the fourth stomach of	      the calf, or other young ruminant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an infusion or preparation of the calf stomach lining,	      used for coagulating milk. The active principle in this	      coagulating action is the enzyme {rennin}. [Written also	      {runnet}.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Cheese rennet}. (Bot.) See under {Cheese}.	   {Rennet ferment} (Physiol. Chem.), the enzyme {rennin},	      present in rennet and in variable quantity in the gastric	      juice of most animals, which has the power of curdling	      milk. The enzyme presumably acts by changing the casein of	      milk from a soluble to an insoluble form.	   {Rennet stomach} (Anat.), the fourth stomach, or abomasum, of	      ruminants.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Renneted \Ren"net*ed\, a.	   Provided or treated with rennet. [R.] "Pressed milk	   renneted." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Renneting \Ren"net*ing\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as 1st {Rennet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rennin \Ren"nin\ (r[e^]n"n[i^]n), n. (Biochem.)	   A milk-clotting enzyme obtained from the true stomach	   (abomasum) of a suckling calf. Mol. wt. about 31,000. Also	   called {chymosin}, {rennase}, and {abomasal enzyme}. --[Merck	   Man. 11]	   [1913 Webster]
Renning \Ren"ning\ (r?n"n?ng), n.	   See 2d {Rennet}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Asses' milk is holden for to be thickest, and therefore	         they use it instead of renning, to turn milk.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Renomee \Re`no*mee"\ (r[=a]`n[-o]*m[=a]"), n. [F. renomm['e]e.]	   Renown. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Renounce \Re*nounce"\ (r[-e]*nouns"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Renounced} (-nounst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Renouncing}	   (-noun"s?ng).] [F. renoncer, L. renuntiare to bring back	   word, announce, revoke, retract, renounce; pref. re- re- +	   nuntiare to announce, fr. nuncius, a messenger. See {Nuncio},	   and cf. {Renunciation}.]	   1. To declare against; to reject or decline formally; to	      refuse to own or acknowledge as belonging to one; to	      disclaim; as, to renounce a title to land or to a throne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast off or reject deliberately; to disown; to dismiss;	      to forswear.	      [1913 Webster]	            This world I do renounce, and in your sights	            Shake patiently my great affliction off. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Card Playing) To disclaim having a card of (the suit led)	      by playing a card of another suit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To renounce probate} (Law), to decline to act as the	      executor of a will. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To cast off; disavow; disown; disclaim; deny; abjure;	        recant; abandon; forsake; quit; forego; resign;	        relinquish; give up; abdicate.	   Usage: {Renounce}, {Abjure}, {Recant}. -- To renounce is to	          make an affirmative declaration of abandonment. To	          abjure is to renounce with, or as with, the solemnity	          of an oath. To recant is to renounce or abjure some	          proposition previously affirmed and maintained.	          [1913 Webster]	                From Thebes my birth I own; . . . since no	                disgrace	                Can force me to renounce the honor of my race.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Either to die the death, or to abjure	                Forever the society of man.       --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Ease would recant	                Vows made in pain, as violent and void.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Renounce \Re*nounce"\, v. i.	   1. To make renunciation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He of my sons who fails to make it good,	            By one rebellious act renounces to my blood.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To decline formally, as an executor or a person	      entitled to letters of administration, to take out probate	      or letters.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dryden died without a will, and his widow having	            renounced, his son Charles administered on June 10.	                                                  --W. D.	                                                  Christie.	      [1913 Webster]	Renounce \Re*nounce"\, n. (Card Playing)	   Act of renouncing.	   [1913 Webster]
Renouncement \Re*nounce"ment\ (-ment), n. [Cf. F. renoncement.]	   The act of disclaiming or rejecting; renunciation. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Renouncer \Re*noun"cer\ (r?-noun"s?r), n.	   One who renounces.	   [1913 Webster]
Renovate \Ren"o*vate\ (r?n"?-v?t), v. t. [L. renovatus, p. p. of	   renovare;pref. re- re- + novare to make new, fr. novus new.	   See {New}, and ?? {Renew}.]	   To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to	   renew.	   [1913 Webster]	         All nature feels the reniovating force	         Of winter.                               --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Renovation \Ren`o**va"tion\ (-v?"sh?n), n. [L. renovatio: cf. F.	   r['e]novation.]	   The act or process of renovating; the state of being	   renovated or renewed. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual	         renovation of the world.                 --Rabbler.	   [1913 Webster]
Renovator \Ren"o*va`tor\ (r?n"?-v?`t?r), n. [L.: cf. F.	   r['e]novateur.]	   One who, or that which, renovates. --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Renovel \Re*nov"el\ (r?-n?v"el), v. t. [F. renouveler to renew.]	   To renew; to renovate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Renovelance \Re*nov"el*ance\ (-ans), n.	   Renewal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Renowme \Re*nowme"\ (r?-noum"), n.	   Renown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The glory and renowme of the ancectors.  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Renowmed \Re*nowmed"\ (r?-noumd"), a.	   Renowned. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Renown \Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), n. [F. renom. See {Noun}, and cf.	   {Renown}, v.]	   1. The state of being much known and talked of; exalted	      reputation derived from the extensive praise of great	      achievements or accomplishments; fame; celebrity; --	      always in a good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor envy we	            Thy great renown, nor grudge thy victory. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Report of nobleness or exploits; praise.	      [1913 Webster]	            This famous duke of Milan,	            Of whom so often I have heard renown. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Renown \Re*nown"\ (r?-noun"), v. t. [F. renommer to name again,	   celebrate, make famous; pref. re- re- + nommer to name, L.	   nominare, fr. nomen a name. See {Noun}.]	   To make famous; to give renown to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For joy to hear me so renown his son.    --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bard whom pilfered pastorals renown. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Renowned \Re*nowned"\ (r?-nound"), a.	   Famous; celebrated for great achievements, for distinguished	   qualities, or for grandeur; eminent; as, a renowned king.	   "Some renowned metropolis with glistering spires." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         These were the renowned of the congregation. --Num. i.	                                                  61.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Famous; famed; distinguished; noted; eminent;	        celebrated; remarkable; wonderful. See {Famous}.	        [1913 Webster]
Renownedly \Re*nown"ed*ly\ (r?-noun"?d-l?), adv.	   With renown.	   [1913 Webster]
Renowner \Re*nown"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who gives renown. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Renownful \Re*nown"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Having great renown; famous. "Renownful Scipio." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Renownless \Re*nown"less\, a.	   Without renown; inglorius.	   [1913 Webster]
Rensselaerite \Rens"se*laer*ite\ (r?ns"se-l?r-?t), n. (Min.)	   A soft, compact variety of talc,, being an altered pyroxene.	   It is often worked in a lathe into inkstands and other	   articles.	   [1913 Webster]
Rent \Rent\ (r[e^]nt), v. i.	   To rant. [R. & Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Rent \Rent\ (r[e^]nt),	   imp. & p. p. of {Rend}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rent \Rent\ (r[e^]nt), n. [From {Rend}.]	   1. An opening made by rending; a break or breach made by	      force; a tear.	      [1913 Webster]	            See what a rent the envious Casca made. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a	      separation; as, a rent in the church.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fissure; breach; disrupture; rupture; tear;	        dilaceration; break; fracture.	        [1913 Webster]	Rent \Rent\ (r[e^]nt), v. t.	   To tear. See {Rend}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rent \Rent\ (r[e^]nt), n. [F. rente, LL. renta, fr. L. reddita,	   fem. sing. or neut. pl. of redditus, p. p. of reddere to give	   back, pay. See {Render}.]	   1. Income; revenue. See {Catel}. [Obs.] "Catel had they	      enough and rent." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Bacchus] a waster was and all his rent	            In wine and bordel he dispent.        --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            So bought an annual rent or two,	            And liv'd, just as you see I do.      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pay; reward; share; toll. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Death, that taketh of high and low his rent.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A certain periodical profit, whether in money,	      provisions, chattels, or labor, issuing out of lands and	      tenements in payment for the use; commonly, a certain	      pecuniary sum agreed upon between a tenant and his	      landlord, paid at fixed intervals by the lessee to the	      lessor, for the use of land or its appendages; as, rent	      for a farm, a house, a park, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term rent is also popularly applied to compensation	         for the use of certain personal chattels, as a piano, a	         sewing machine, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Polit. Econ.)	      (a) That portion of the produce of the earth paid to the	          landlord for the use of the "original and	          indestructible powers of the soil;" the excess of the	          return from a given piece of cultivated land over that	          from land of equal area at the "margin of	          cultivation." Called also {economic rent}, or	          {Ricardian rent}. Economic rent is due partly to	          differences of productivity, but chiefly to advantages	          of location; it is equivalent to ordinary or	          commercial rent less interest on improvements, and	          nearly equivalent to ground rent.	      (b) Loosely, a return or profit from a differential	          advantage for production, as in case of income or	          earnings due to rare natural gifts creating a natural	          monopoly.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Black rent}. See {Blackmail}, 3.	   {Forehand rent}, rent which is paid in advance; foregift.	   {Rent arrear}, rent in arrears; unpaid rent. --Blackstone.	   {Rent charge} (Law), a rent reserved on a conveyance of land	      in fee simple, or granted out of lands by deed; -- so	      called because, by a covenant or clause in the deed of	      conveyance, the land is charged with a distress for the	      payment of it. --Bouvier.	   {Rent roll}, a list or account of rents or income; a rental.	      	   {Rent seck} (Law), a rent reserved by deed, but without any	      clause of distress; barren rent. A power of distress was	      made incident to rent seck by Statute 4 George II. c. 28.	      	   {Rent service} (Eng. Law), rent reserved out of land held by	      fealty or other corporeal service; -- so called from such	      service being incident to it.	   {White rent}, a quitrent when paid in silver; -- opposed to	      black rent.	      [1913 Webster]	Rent \Rent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rented}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Renting}.] [F. renter. See {Rent}, n.]	   1. To grant the possession and enjoyment of, for a rent; to	      lease; as, the owwner of an estate or house rents it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take and hold under an agreement to pay rent; as, the	      tennant rents an estate of the owner.	      [1913 Webster]	Rent \Rent\, v. i.	   To be leased, or let for rent; as, an estate rents for five	   hundred dollars a year.	   [1913 Webster]
Rentable \Rent"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being rented, or suitable for renting.	   [1913 Webster]
Rentage \Rent"age\ (-?j), n. [Cf. OF. rentage.]	   Rent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rental \Rent"al\ (-al), n. [LL. rentale, fr. renta. See {Rent}	   income.]	   1. A schedule, account, or list of rents, with the names of	      the tenants, etc.; a rent roll.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sum total of rents; as, an estate that yields a rental	      of ten thousand dollars a year.	      [1913 Webster]
Rente \Rente\ (r[aum]Nt), n. [F. See {Rent} income.]	   In France, interest payable by government on indebtedness;	   the bonds, shares, stocks, etc., which represent government	   indebtedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Renter \Rent"er\ (r?nt"?r), n.	   One who rents or leases an estate; -- usually said of a	   lessee or tenant.	   [1913 Webster]	Renter \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 that the seam is scarcely visible; to	      sew up with skill and nicety; to finedraw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To restore the original design of, by working in new warp;	      -- said with reference to tapestry.	      [1913 Webster]
Renterer \Ren"ter*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who renters.	   [1913 Webster]
Rentier \Ren`tier"\ (r?N`ty?"), n. [F. See 5th {Rent}.]	   One who has a fixed income, as from lands, stocks, or the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]
Renumerate \Re*nu"mer*ate\ (r?-n?"m?r-?t), v. t. [L.	   renumeratus, p. p. of renumerare to count over, count up;	   pref. re- re- + numerare to count. See {Numerate}.]	   To recount.	   [1913 Webster]
Renunciation \Re*nun`ci*a"tion\ (r?-n?n`s?-?"sh?n or	   -sh?-?"sh?n; 277), n. [Cf. F. renonciation, L. renuntiatio	   ann announcement. See {Renounce}.]	   1. The act of renouncing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Formal declination to take out letters of	      administration, or to assume an office, privilege, or	      right.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Renouncement; disownment; disavowal; disavowment;	        disclaimer; rejection; abjuration; recantation; denial;	        abandonment; relinquishment.	        [1913 Webster]
Renunciatory \Re*nun"ci*a*to*ry\ (r?-n?n"sh?-?-t?-r?), a. [Cf.	   LL. renuntiatorius.]	   Pertaining to renunciation; containing or declaring a	   renunciation; as, renunciatory vows.	   [1913 Webster]
Renverse \Ren*verse"\ (r?n-vErs"), v. t. [F. renverser; L. pref.	   re- re- + in in, into + versare, v. intens. fr. vertere to	   turn.]	   To reverse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose shield he bears renverst.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Renverse	Renverse \Ren*verse"\ (r?n*v?rs"), or Renvers'e \Ren`ver`s['e]"\	   (r?n`v?r`s?"), a. [F. renvers['e], p. p. ] (Her.)	   Reversed; set with the head downward; turned contrary to the	   natural position.	   [1913 Webster]
Renversement \Ren*verse"ment\ (-ment), n. [F.]	   A reversing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Renvoy \Ren*voy"\ (-voi"), v. t. [F. renvoyer.]	   To send back. [Obs.] "Not dismissing or renvoying her."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Renvoy \Ren*voy"\, n. [F. renvoi.]	   A sending back. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reobtain \Re`ob*tain"\ (r?`?b-t?n"), v. t.	   To obtain again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reobtainable \Re`ob*tain"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   That may be reobtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Reoccupy \Re*oc"cu*py\ (r?-?k"k?-p?), v. t.	   To occupy again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reometer \Re*om"e*ter\ (r?-?m"?-t$r), n.	   Same as {Rheometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reopen \Re*o"pen\ (r?-?"p'n), v. t. & i.	   To open again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reoppose \Re`op*pose"\ (r?`?p-p?z"), v. t.	   To oppose again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reordain \Re`or*dain"\ (r?`?r-d?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- re- +	   ordain: cf. F. r['e]ordonner.]	   To ordain again, as when the first ordination is considered	   defective. --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Reorder \Re*or"der\ (r?-?r"d?r), v. t.	   To order a second time.	   [1913 Webster]
Reordination \Re*or`di*na"tion\, n.	   A second ordination.	   [1913 Webster]
Reorganization \Re*or`gan*i*za"tion\ (-gan-?-z?"sh?n), n.	   The act of reorganizing; a reorganized existence; as,	   reorganization of the troops.	   [1913 Webster] re-organize
Reorganize \Re*or"gan*ize\, Re-organize
\Re-or"gan*ize\(r[-e]*[^o]r"gan*[imac]z), v. t. & i.	   To organize again or anew; as, to reorganize a society or an	   army.	   Syn: regroup.	        [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]
Reorient \Re*o"ri*ent\ (r?-?"r?-ent), a.	   Rising again. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The life reorient out of dust.           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Reostat \Re"o*stat\ (r?"?-st?t), n. (Physics)	   See {Rheostat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reotrope \Re"o*trope\ (-tr?p), n. (Physics)	   See {Rheotrope}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rep \Rep\ (r[e^]p), n. [Prob. a corruption of rib: cf. F. reps.]	   A fabric made of silk or wool, or of silk and wool, and	   having a transversely corded or ribbed surface.	   [1913 Webster]	Rep \Rep\ (r[e^]p), a.	   Formed with a surface closely corded, or ribbed transversely;	   -- applied to textile fabrics of silk or wool; as, rep silk.	   [1913 Webster]
Repace \Re*pace"\ (r?-p?s"), v. t.	   To pace again; to walk over again in a contrary direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Repacify \Re*pac"i*fy\ (r?-p?s"?-f?), v. t.	   To pacify again.	   [1913 Webster]
Repack \Re*pack"\ (r?-p?k"), v. t.	   To pack a second time or anew; as, to repack beef; to repack	   a trunk.	   [1913 Webster]
Repacker \Re*pack"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who repacks.	   [1913 Webster]
Repaganize \Re*pa"gan*ize\ (r?-p?"gan-?z), v. t.	   To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.	   [1913 Webster]
Repaid \Re*paid"\ (r?-p?d"),	   imp. & p. p. of {Repay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Repaint \Re*paint"\ (r?-p?nt"), v. t.	   To paint anew or again; as, to repaint a house; to repaint	   the ground of a picture.	   [1913 Webster]
Repair \Re*pair"\ (r?-p?r"), v. i. [OE. repairen, OF. repairier	   to return, fr. L. repatriare to return to one's contry, to go	   home again; pref. re- re- + patria native country, fr. pater	   father. See {Father}, and cf. {Repatriate}.]	   1. To return. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I thought . . . that he repaire should again.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go; to betake one's self; to resort; ass, to repair to	      sanctuary for safety. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, mount the winds, and to the shades repair.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Repair \Re*pair"\, n. [OF. repaire retreat, asylum, abode. See	   {Repair} to go.]	   1. The act of repairing or resorting to a place. [R.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king sent a proclamation for their repair to	            their houses.                         --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Place to which one repairs; a haunt; a resort. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There the fierce winds his tender force assail	            And beat him downward to his first repair. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Repair \Re*pair"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repaired} (-p?rd"); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Repairing}.] [F. r['e]parer, L. reparare; pref.	   re- re- + parare to prepare. See {Pare}, and cf.	   {Reparation}.]	   1. To restore to a sound or good state after decay, injury,	      dilapidation, or partial destruction; to renew; to	      restore; to mend; as, to repair a house, a road, a shoe,	      or a ship; to repair a shattered fortune.	      [1913 Webster]	            Secret refreshings that repair his strength.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do thou, as thou art wont, repair	            My heart with gladness.               --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make amends for, as for an injury, by an equivalent; to	      indemnify for; as, to repair a loss or damage.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll repair the misery thou dost bear. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To restore, recover; renew; amend; mend; retrieve;	        recruit.	        [1913 Webster]	Repair \Re*pair"\, n.	   1. Restoration to a sound or good state after decay, waste,	      injury, or partial restruction; supply of loss;	      reparation; as, materials are collected for the repair of	      a church or of a city.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sunk down and sought repair	            Of sleep, which instantly fell on me. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Condition with respect to soundness, perfectness, etc.;	      as, a house in good, or bad, repair; the book is out of	      repair.	      [1913 Webster]
Repairable \Re*pair"a*ble\ (-?*b'l), a.	   Reparable. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Repairer \Re*pair"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, repairs, restores, or makes amends.	   [1913 Webster]
Repairment \Re*pair"ment\, n.	   Act of repairing.	   [1913 Webster]
Repand \Re*pand"\ (r?*p?nd), a. [L. repandus bent backward,	   turned up; pref. re- re- + pandus bent, crooked.] (Bot. &	   Zool.)	   Having a slightly undulating margin; -- said of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Reparability \Rep`a*ra*bil"i*ty\ (r?p`?-r?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The quality or state of being reparable.	   [1913 Webster]
Reparable \Rep"a*ra*ble\ (r?p"?-r?-b'l), a. [L. reparabilis: cf.	   F. r['e]parable.]	   Capable of being repaired, restored to a sound or good state,	   or made good; restorable; as, a reparable injury.	   [1913 Webster]
Reparably \Rep"a*ra*bly\, adv.	   In a reparable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reparation \Rep`a*ra"tion\ (-r?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]paration, L.	   reparatio. See {Repair} to mend.]	   1. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of	      being renewed or repaired; as, the reparation of a bridge	      or of a highway; -- in this sense, repair is oftener used.	      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of making amends or giving satisfaction or	      compensation for a wrong, injury, etc.; also, the thing	      done or given; amends; satisfaction; indemnity; --used,	      e.g. in the phrase	   {make reparation},	   {pay reparations}, or	   {make reparations}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            I am sensible of the scandal I have given by my	            loose writings, and make what reparation I am able.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Restoration; repair; restitution; compensation; amends;	        satisfaction.	        [1913 Webster]
Reparative \Re*par"a*tive\ (r?-p?r"?-t?v), a.	   Repairing, or tending to repair. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Reparative \Re*par"a*tive\, n.	   That which repairs. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reparel \Re*par"el\ (-?l), n. [Cf. {Reapparel}.]	   A change of apparel; a second or different suit. [Obs.]	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Repartee \Rep`ar*tee"\ (r?p`3r-t?"), n. [F. repartie, fr.	   repartir to reply, depart again; pref. re- re- partir to	   part, depart. See {Part}.]	   A smart, ready, and witty reply.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cupid was as bad as he;	         Hear but the youngster's repartee.       --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Retort; reply. See {Retort}.	        [1913 Webster]	Repartee \Rep`ar*tee"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reparteed} (-t?d");	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Reparteeing}.]	   To make smart and witty replies. [R.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Repartimiento \Re`par*ti`mi*en"to\ (r?`p?r-t?`m?-?n"t?), n.	   [Sp., fr. repartir to divide.]	   A partition or distribution, especially of slaves; also, an	   assessment of taxes. --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Repartotion \Re`par*to"tion\ (r?-p?r-t?sh"?n), n.	   Another, or an additional, separation into parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Repass \Re*pass"\ (r?-p?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + pass: cf. F.	   repasser. Cf. {Repace}.]	   To pass again; to pass or travel over in the opposite	   direction; to pass a second time; as, to repass a bridge or a	   river; to repass the sea.	   [1913 Webster]	Repass \Re*pass"\, v. i.	   To pass or go back; to move back; as, troops passing and	   repassing before our eyes.	   [1913 Webster]
Repassage \Re*pas"sage\ (r?-p?s"s?j;48), n.	   The act of repassing; passage back. --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Repassant \Re*pas"sant\ (r?-p?s"sant), a. [Cf. F. repassant, p.	   pr.] (Her.)	   Counterpassant.	   [1913 Webster]
Repast \Re*past"\ (r?-p?st"), n. [OF. repast, F. repas, LL.	   repastus, fr. L. repascere to feed again; pref. re- re- +	   pascere, pastum, to pasture, feed. See {Pasture}.]	   1. The act of taking food.	      [1913 Webster]	            From dance to sweet repast they turn. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any	      refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go and get me some repast.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Repast \Re*past"\, v. t. & i.	   To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast	   them with my blood." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting	         and repasting of our minds.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Repaster \Re*past"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who takes a repast. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repasture \Re*pas"ture\ (-p?s"t?r;135), n. [See {Repast}.]	   Food; entertainment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Food for his rage, repasture for his den. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Repatriate \Re*pa"tri*ate\ (r?-p?"tr?-?t), v. t. [L. repatriare.	   See 1st {Repair}.]	   To restore to one's own country.	   [1913 Webster]
Repatriation \Re*pa`tri*a"tion\ (-?"sh?n), n. [Cf. LL.	   repatriatio return to one's country.]	   Restoration to one's country.	   [1913 Webster]
Repay \Re*pay"\ (r?-p?"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repaid} (-p?d");	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Repaying}.] [Pref. re- + pay: cf. F.	   repayer.]	   1. To pay back; to refund; as, to repay money borrowed or	      advanced.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you repay me not on such a day,	            In such a place, such sum or sums.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make return or requital for; to recompense; -- in a	      good or bad sense; as, to repay kindness; to repay an	      injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Benefits which can not be repaid . . . are not	            commonly found to increase affection. --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pay anew, or a second time, as a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To refund; restore; return; recompense; compensate;	        remunerate; satisfy; reimburse; requite.	        [1913 Webster]
Repayable \Re*pay"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being, or proper to be, repaid; due; as, a loan	   repayable in ten days; services repayable in kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Repayment \Re*pay"ment\ (-ment), n.	   1. The act of repaying; reimbursement. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The money or other thing repaid.	      [1913 Webster]
Repeal \Re*peal"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repealed}	   (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repealing}.] [OF. repeler to call	   back, F. rappeler; pref. re- re- + OF. apeler, F. appeler, to	   call, L. appellare. See {Appeal}, and. cf. {Repel}.]	   1. To recall; to summon again, as persons. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The banished Bolingbroke repeals himself,	            And with uplifted arms is safe arrived. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recall, as a deed, will, law, or statute; to revoke; to	      rescind or abrogate by authority, as by act of the	      legislature; as, to repeal a law.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suppress; to repel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence Adam soon repealed	            The doubts that in his heart arose.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To abolish; revoke; rescind; recall; annul; abrogate;	        cancel; reverse. See {Abolish}.	        [1913 Webster]	Repeal \Re*peal"\, n.	   1. Recall, as from exile. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The tribunes are no soldiers; and their people	            Will be as rash in the repeal, as hasty	            To expel him thence.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Revocation; abrogation; as, the repeal of a statute; the	      repeal of a law or a usage.	      [1913 Webster]
Repealability \Re*peal`a*bil"i*ty\ (-?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The quality or state of being repealable.	   [1913 Webster]
Repealable \Re*peal"a*ble\ (r?-p?l"?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being repealed. -- {Re*peal"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Revocable; abrogable; voidable; reversible.	        [1913 Webster]
Repealer \Re*peal"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who repeals; one who seeks a repeal; specifically, an	   advocate for the repeal of the Articles of Union between	   Great Britain and Ireland.	   [1913 Webster]
Repealment \Re*peal"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Recall, as from banishment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repeat \Re*peat"\ (-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repeated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Repeating}.] [F. r['e]p['e]ter, L. repetere;	   pref. re- re- + petere to fall upon, attack. See {Petition}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To go over again; to attempt, do, make, or utter again; to	      iterate; to recite; as, to repeat an effort, an order, or	      a poem. "I will repeat our former communication."	      --Robynson (More's Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            Not well conceived of God; who, though his power	            Creation could repeat, yet would be loth	            Us to abolish.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make trial of again; to undergo or encounter again.	      [Obs.] --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) To repay or refund (an excess received).	      [1913 Webster]	   {To repeat one's self}, to do or say what one has already	      done or said.	   {To repeat signals}, to make the same signals again;	      specifically, to communicate, by repeating them, the	      signals shown at headquarters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reiterate; iterate; renew; recite; relate; rehearse;	        recapitulate. See {Reiterate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Repeat \Re*peat"\ (r?-p?t"), n.	   1. The act of repeating; repetition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is repeated; as, the repeat of a pattern; that	      is, the repetition of the engraved figure on a roller by	      which an impression is produced (as in calico printing,	      etc.).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A mark, or series of dots, placed before and after,	      or often only at the end of, a passage to be repeated in	      performance.	      [1913 Webster]
Repeatedly \Re*peat"ed*ly\, adv.	   More than once; again and again; indefinitely.	   [1913 Webster]
Repeater \Re*peat"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, repeats. Specifically:	   (a) A watch with a striking apparatus which, upon pressure of	       a spring, will indicate the time, usually in hours and	       quarters.	   (b) A repeating firearm.	   (c) (Teleg.) An instrument for resending a telegraphic	       message automatically at an intermediate point.	   (d) A person who votes more than once at an election. [U.S.]	   (e) See {Circulating decimal}, under {Decimal}.	   (f) (Naut.) A pennant used to indicate that a certain flag in	       a hoist of signal is duplicated. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	       [1913 Webster]
Repeating \Re*peat"ing\, a.	   Doing the same thing over again; accomplishing a given result	   many times in succession; as, a repeating firearm; a	   repeating watch.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 discharged many	      times in quick succession; especially:	   (a) A form of firearm so constructed that by the action of	       the mechanism the charges are successively introduced	       from a chamber containing them into the breech of the	       barrel, and fired.	   (b) A form in which the charges are held in, and discharged	       from, a revolving chamber at the breech of the barrel.	       See {Revolver}, and {Magazine gun}, under {Magazine}.	   {Repeating instruments} (Astron. & Surv.), instruments for	      observing angles, as a circle, theodolite, etc., so	      constructed that the angle may be measured several times	      in succession, and different, but successive and	      contiguous, portions of the graduated limb, before reading	      off the aggregate result, which aggregate, divided by the	      number of measurements, gives the angle, freed in a	      measure from errors of eccentricity and graduation.	   {Repeating watch}. See {Repeater}	   (a)	       [1913 Webster]
Repedation \Rep"e*da"tion\ (r?p`?-da"sh?n), n. [L. repedare to	   step back; pref. re- re- + pes, pedis, foot.]	   A stepping or going back. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Repel \Re**pel"\ (r?-p?l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repelled}	   (-p?ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repelling}.] [L. repellere,	   repulsum; pref. re- re- + pellere to drive. See {Pulse} a	   beating, and cf. {Repulse}, {Repeal}.]	   1. To drive back; to force to return; to check the advance	      of; to repulse as, to repel an enemy or an assailant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hippomedon repelled the hostile tide. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            They repelled each other strongly, and yet attracted	            each other strongly.                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To resist or oppose effectually; as, to repel an assault,	      an encroachment, or an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] gently repelled their entreaties. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Tu repulse; resist; oppose; reject; refuse.	        [1913 Webster]	Repel \Re*pel"\, v. i.	   To act with force in opposition to force impressed; to	   exercise repulsion.	   [1913 Webster] Repellence
Repellence \Re*pel"lence\ (-lens), Repellency \Re*pel"len*cy\	   (-len-s?), n.	   The principle of repulsion; the quality or capacity of	   repelling; repulsion.	   [1913 Webster]
Repellent \Re*pel"lent\ (-lent), a. [L. repellens, -entis, p.	   pr. ]	   Driving back; able or tending to repel.	   [1913 Webster]	Repellent \Re*pel"lent\, n.	   1. That which repels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A remedy to repel from a tumefied part the fluids	      which render it tumid. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of waterproof cloth. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Repeller \Re*pel"ler\ (-l?r), n.	   One who, or that which, repels.	   [1913 Webster]
Repent \Re"pent\ (r?"p?nt), a. [L. repens, -entis, creeping, p.	   pr. of repere to creep.]	   1. (Bot.) Prostrate and rooting; -- said of stems. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Same as {Reptant}.	      [1913 Webster]	Repent \Re*pent"\ (r?-p?nt"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Repented}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Repenting}.] [F. se repentir; L. pref. re- re-	   + poenitere to make repent, poenitet me it repents me, I	   repent. See {Penitent}.]	   1. To feel pain, sorrow, or regret, for what one has done or	      omitted to do.	      [1913 Webster]	            First she relents	            With pity; of that pity then repents. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change the mind, or the course of conduct, on account	      of regret or dissatisfaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest, peradventure, the people repent when they see	            war, and they return to Egypt.        --Ex. xiii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) To be sorry for sin as morally evil, and to seek	      forgiveness; to cease to love and practice sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Except ye repent, ye shall likewise perish. --Luke	                                                  xii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Repent \Re*pent"\, v. t.	   1. To feel pain on account of; to remember with sorrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do repent it from my very soul.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel regret or sorrow; -- used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            My father has repented him ere now.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to have sorrow or regret; -- used impersonally.	      [Archaic] "And it repented the Lord that he had made man	      on the earth." --Gen. vi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]
Repentance \Re*pent"ance\ (r[-e]*p[e^]nt"ans), n. [F.	   repentance.]	   The act of repenting, or the state of being penitent; sorrow	   for what one has done or omitted to do; especially,	   contrition for sin. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. --2. Cor.	                                                  vii. 20.	   [1913 Webster]	         Repentance is a change of mind, or a conversion from	         sin to God.                              --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	         Repentance is the relinquishment of any practice from	         the conviction that it has offended God. Sorrow, fear,	         and anxiety are properly not parts, but adjuncts, of	         repentance; yet they are too closely connected with it	         to be easily separated.                  --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Contrition; regret; penitence; contriteness;	        compunction. See {Contrition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Repentant \Re*pent"ant\ (-ant), a. [F. repentant.]	   1. Penitent; sorry for sin. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus they, in lowliest plight, repentant stood.	                                                  --Millton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing or showing sorrow for sin; as, repentant tears;	      repentant ashes. "Repentant sighs and voluntary pains."	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Repentant \Re*pent"ant\, n.	   One who repents, especially one who repents of sin; a	   penitent.	   [1913 Webster]
Repentantly \Re*pent"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a repentant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Repenter \Re*pent"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who repents.	   [1913 Webster]
Repentingly \Re*pent"ing*ly\, adv.	   With repentance; penitently.	   [1913 Webster]
Repentless \Re*pent"less\, a.	   Unrepentant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repeople \Re*peo"ple\ (r[=e]*p[=e]"p'l), v. t. [Pref. re- +	   people: cf. F. repeupler.]	   To people anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reperception \Re`per*cep"tion\ (r?`p?r-s?p"sh?n), n.	   The act of perceiving again; a repeated perception of the	   same object.	   [1913 Webster]	         No external praise can give me such a glow as my own	         solitary reperception and ratification of what is fine.	                                                  --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Repercuss \Re`per*cuss"\ (-k[u^]s"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Repercussed} (-k?st");p. pr. & vb. n. {Repercussing}.] [L.	   repercusus, p. p. of repercutere to drive back; pref. re- re-	   + percutere. See {Percussion}.]	   To drive or beat back; hence, to reflect; to reverberate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Perceiving all the subjacent country, . . . to	         repercuss such a light as I could hardly look against.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Repercussion \Re`per*cus"sion\ (-k?sh"?n), n. [L. repercussio:	   cf. F. r['e]percussion.]	   1. The act of driving back, or the state of being driven	      back; reflection; reverberation; as, the repercussion of	      sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ever echoing back in endless repercussion. --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Rapid reiteration of the same sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The subsidence of a tumor or eruption by the action	      of a repellent. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Obstetrics) In a vaginal examination, the act of	      imparting through the uterine wall with the finger a shock	      to the fetus, so that it bounds upward, and falls back	      again against the examining finger.	      [1913 Webster]
Repercussive \Re`per*cuss"ive\ (-k?s"?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]percussif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Tending or able to repercuss; having the power of sending	      back; causing to reverberate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye repercussive rocks! repeat the sound. --W.	                                                  Pattison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Repellent. [Obs.] "Blood is stanched by astringent and	      repercussive medicines." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Driven back; rebounding; reverberated. "Rages loud the	      repercussive roar." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Repercussive \Re`per*cuss"ive\, n.	   A repellent. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Repertitious \Rep`er*ti"tious\ (r?p`?r-t?sh"?s), a. [L.	   reperticius. See {Repertory}.]	   Found; gained by finding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
R'epertoire \R['e]`per`toire"\ (F. r[asl]`p[^a]r`tw[aum]r"; E.	   r[e^]p"[~e]r*tw[aum]r), n. [F. See {Repertory}.]	   A list of dramas, operas, pieces, parts, etc., which a	   company or a person has rehearsed and is prepared to perform.	   [1913 Webster]
Repertory \Rep"er*to*ry\ (r?p"?r-t?-r?), n. [L. repertorium, fr.	   reperire to find again; pref. re- re + parire, parere, to	   bring forth, procure: cf. F. r['e]pertoire. Cf. {Parent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A place in which things are disposed in an orderly manner,	      so that they can be easily found, as the index of a book,	      a commonplace book, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treasury; a magazine; a storehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Repertoire}.	      [1913 Webster]
Reperusal \Re`pe*rus"al\ (r?`p?-r?z"al), n.	   A second or repeated perusal.	   [1913 Webster]
Reperuse \Re`pe*ruse"\ (-r?z"), v. t.	   To peruse again. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Repetend \Rep`e*tend\ (r?p`?-t?nd"), n. [L. repetendus to be	   repeated, fr. repetere to repeat.] (Math.)	   That part of a circulating decimal which recurs continually,	   ad infinitum: -- sometimes indicated by a dot over the first	   and last figures; thus, in the circulating decimal .728328328	   + (otherwise .7..8...), the repetend is 283.	   [1913 Webster]
Repetition \Rep`e*ti"tion\ (r[e^]p`[-e]-t[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.	   repetitio: cf. F. r['e]p['e]tition. See {Repeat}.]	   1. The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.	      [1913 Webster]	            I need not be barren of accusations; he hath faults,	            with surplus to tire in repetition.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Recital from memory; rehearsal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The act of repeating, singing, or playing, the same	      piece or part a second time; reiteration of a note.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Rhet.) Reiteration, or repeating the same word, or the	      same sense in different words, for the purpose of making a	      deeper impression on the audience.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron. & Surv.) The measurement of an angle by	      successive observations with a repeating instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Iteration; rehearsal. See {Tautology}.	        [1913 Webster] Repetitional
Repetitional \Rep`e*ti"tion*al\ (-al). Repetitionary
\Rep`e*ti"tion*a*ry\ (-?-r?), a.	   Of the nature of, or containing, repetition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repetitioner \Rep`e*ti"tion*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who repeats. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repetitious \Rep`e*ti"tious\ (-t?sh"?s), a.	   Repeating; containing repetition. [U.S.] --Dr. T. Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Repetitive \Re*pet"i*tive\ (r?-p?t"?-t?v), a.	   Containing repetition; repeating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repetitor \Rep"e*ti`tor\ (r?p"?-t?`t?r), n. [Cf. L. repetitor a	   reclaimer.] (Ger.Univ.)	   A private instructor.	   [1913 Webster]
Repine \Re*pine"\ (r?-p?n"), v. i. [Pref. re- + pine to	   languish.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To fail; to wane. [Obs.] "Reppening courage yields no foot	      to foe." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To continue pining; to feel inward discontent which preys	      on the spirits; to indulge in envy or complaint; to	      murmur.	      [1913 Webster]	            But Lachesis thereat gan to repine.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            What if the head, the eye, or ear repined	            To serve mere engines to the ruling mind? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Repine \Re*pine"\, n.	   Vexation; mortification. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Repiner \Re*pin"er\ (r?-p?n"?r), n.	   One who repines.	   [1913 Webster]
Repiningly \Re*pin"ing*ly\, adv.	   With repening or murmuring.	   [1913 Webster]
Repkie \Rep"kie\ (r?p"k?), n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   Any edible sea urchin. [Alaska]	   [1913 Webster]
Replace \Re*place"\ (r?-pl?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + place: cf. F.	   replacer.]	   1. To place again; to restore to a former place, position,	      condition, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earl . . . was replaced in his government.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refund; to repay; to restore; as, to replace a sum of	      money borrowed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply or substitute an equivalent for; as, to replace	      a lost document.	      [1913 Webster]	            With Israel, religion replaced morality. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take the place of; to supply the want of; to fulfull	      the end or office of.	      [1913 Webster]	            This duty of right intention does not replace or	            supersede the duty of consideration.  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put in a new or different place.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The propriety of the use of replace instead of	         displace, supersede, take the place of, as in the third	         and fourth definitions, is often disputed on account of	         etymological discrepancy; but the use has been	         sanctioned by the practice of careful writers.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Replaced crystal} (Crystallog.), a crystal having one or	      more planes in the place of its edges or angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Replaceability \Re*place`a*bil"i*ty\ (-?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The quality, state, or degree of being replaceable.	   [1913 Webster]
Replaceable \Re*place"a*ble\ (r?-pl?s"?-b'l), a.	   1. Capable or admitting of being put back into a place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admitting of having its place supplied by a like thing or	      an equivalent; as, the lost book is replaceable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Capable of being replaced (by), or of being	      exchanged (for); as, the hydrogen of acids is replaceable	      by metals or by basic radicals.	      [1913 Webster]
Replacement \Re*place"ment\ (-ment), n.	   1. The act of replacing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) The removal of an edge or an angle by one or	      more planes.	      [1913 Webster]
Replait \Re*plait"\ (r?-pl?t"), v. t.	   To plait or fold again; to fold, as one part over another,	   again and again.	   [1913 Webster]
Replant \Re*plant"\ (rE-pl?nt"), v. t.	   To plant again.	   [1913 Webster]
Replantable \Re*plant"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   That may be planted again.	   [1913 Webster]
Replantation \Re`plan*ta"tion\ (r?`pl?n-t?"sh?n), n.	   The act of planting again; a replanting. [R.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Replead \Re*plead"\ (r?-pl?d"), v. t. & i.	   To plead again.	   [1913 Webster]
Repleader \Re*plead"er\ (-?r), n. (Law)	   A second pleading, or course of pleadings; also, the right of	   pleading again.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whenever a repleader is granted, the pleadings must	         begin de novo.                           --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Replenish \Re*plen"ish\ (r?-pl?n"?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Replenished} (-?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Replenishing}.] [OE.	   replenissen, OF. replenir; L. pref. re- re- + plenus full.	   See {Full}, {-ish}, and cf. {Replete}.]	   1. To fill again after having been diminished or emptied; to	      stock anew; hence, to fill completely; to cause to abound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Multiply and replenish the earth.     --Gen. i. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waters thus	            With fish replenished, and the air with fowl.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To finish; to complete; to perfect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We smothered	            The most replenished sweet work of nature. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Replenish \Re*plen"ish\, v. i.	   To recover former fullness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The humors will not replenish so soon.   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Replenisher \Re*plen"ish*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who replenishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Replenishment \Re*plen"ish*ment\ (-ment), n.	   1. The act of replenishing, or the state of being	      replenished.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which replenishes; supply. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Replete \Re*plete"\ (r?-pl?t"), a. [L. repletus, p. p. of	   replere to fill again, fill up; pref. re- re- + plere to	   fill, akin to plenus full: cf. F. replet corpulent. See	   {Plenty}, {Replenish}.]	   Filled again; completely filled; full; charged; abounding.	   "His words replete with guile." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he of wine was replet at his feast. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         In heads replete with thoughts of other men. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Replete \Re*plete"\, v. t.	   To fill completely, or to satiety. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repleteness \Re*plete"ness\, n.	   The state of being replete.	   [1913 Webster]
Repletion \Re*ple"tion\ (r?-pl?"sh?n), n. [L. repletio a filling	   up: cf. F. r['e]pl['e]tion. See {Replete}.]	   1. The state of being replete; superabundant fullness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tree had too much repletion, and was oppressed	            with its own sap.                     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Repleccioun [overeating] ne made her never sick.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Fullness of blood; plethora.	      [1913 Webster]
Repletive \Re*ple"tive\ (-t?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pl['e]tif.]	   Tending to make replete; filling. -- {Re*ple"tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Repletory \Re*ple"to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a.	   Repletive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repleviable \Re*plev"i*a*ble\ (r?-pl?v"?-?-b'l), a. [See	   {Replevy}.] (Law)	   Capable of being replevied.	   [1913 Webster]
Replevin \Re*plev"in\ (-?n), n. [LL. replevina. See {Replevy},	   and cf. {Plevin}.]	   1. (Law) A personal action which lies to recover possession	      of goods and chattle wrongfully taken or detained.	      Originally, it was a remedy peculiar to cases for wrongful	      distress, but it may generally now be brought in all cases	      of wrongful taking or detention. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The writ by which goods and chattels are replevied.	      [1913 Webster]	Replevin \Re*plev"in\, v. t. (Law)	   To replevy.	   [1913 Webster]
Replevisable \Re*plev"i*sa*ble\ (-?-s?-b'l), a. [OF.	   replevisable.]	   Repleviable. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Replevy \Re*plev"y\ (-?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Replevied} (-?d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Replevying}.] [OF. replevir, LL. replevire.	   See {Pledge}, {Replevin}.]	   1. (Law) To take or get back, by a writ for that purpose	      (goods and chattels wrongfully taken or detained), upon	      giving security to try the right to them in a suit at law,	      and, if that should be determined against the plaintiff,	      to return the property replevied.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Eng. Law) To bail. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Replevy \Re*plev"y\ (r?-pl?v"?), n.	   Replevin. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Replica \Rep"li*ca\ (r?p"l?-k?), n. [It. See {Reply}, v. & n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Fine Arts) A copy of a work of art, as of a picture or	      statue, made by the maker of the original.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Repetition.	      [1913 Webster]
Replicant \Rep"li*cant\ (r?p"l?-kant), n.	   One who replies.	   [1913 Webster]
Replicate \Rep"li*cate\ (-?-k?t), v. t.	   To reply. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Replicate	Replicate \Rep"li*cate\ (l?-k?t), Replicated \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 petal; a replicate margin of a shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Replication \Rep`li*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See	   {Reply}.]	   1. An answer; a reply. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Withouten any repplicacioun.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of	      fact, to the defendant's plea.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.	      [1913 Webster]	            To hear the replication of your sounds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A repetition; a copy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biochem.) The copying, by enzymes, of a cell's genome,	      i.e. the DNA or RNA comprising its genetic material, so as	      to form an identical genome. This is an essential step in	      the division of one cell into two. This differs from	      {transcription}, which is the copying of only part of the	      genetic information of a cell's genome into RNA, as in the	      processes of biosynthesis of messenger RNA or ribosomal	      RNA.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Answer; response; reply; rejoinder.	        [1913 Webster]
Replier \Re*pli"er\ (r?-pl?"?r), n.	   One who replies. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Replum \Re"plum\ (r?"pl?m), n. [L., doorcase.] (Bot.)	   The framework of some pods, as the cress, which remains after	   the valves drop off. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Reply \Re*ply"\ (r?-pl?"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Replied}	   (-pl?d"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Replying}.] [OE. replien, OF.	   replier, F. r['e]pliquer, fr. L. replicare to fold back, make	   a reply; pref. re- re- + plicare to fold. See {Ply}, and cf.	   {Replica}.]	   1. To make a return in words or writing; to respond; to	      answer.	      [1913 Webster]	            O man, who art thou that repliest against God?	                                                  --Rom. ix. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To answer a defendant's plea.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Figuratively, to do something in return for something	      done; as, to reply to a signal; to reply to the fire of a	      battery.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To answer; respond; rejoin.	        [1913 Webster]	Reply \Re*ply"\, v. t.	   To return for an answer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lords, vouchsafe	         To give me hearing what I shall reply.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Reply \Re*ply"\, n.; pl. {Replies} (-pl?z"). [See {Reply}, v.	   i., and cf. {Replica}.]	   That which is said, written, or done in answer to what is	   said, written, or done by another; an answer; a response.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Answer; rejoinder; response.	   Usage: {Reply}, {Rejoinder}, {Answer}. A reply is a distinct	          response to a formal question or attack in speech or	          writing. A rejoinder is a second reply (a reply to a	          reply) in a protracted discussion or controversy. The	          word answer is used in two senses, namely (1), in the	          most general sense of a mere response; as, the answer	          to a question; or (2), in the sense of a decisive and	          satisfactory confutation of an adversary's argument,	          as when we speak of a triumphant answer to the speech	          or accusations of an opponent. Here the noun	          corresponds to a frequent use of the verb, as when we	          say. "This will answer (i.e., fully meet) the end in	          view;" "It answers the purpose."	          [1913 Webster]
Replyer \Re*ply"er\ (-?r), n.	   See {Replier}. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Repolish \Re*pol"ish\ (r?-p?l"?sh), v. t.	   To polish again.	   [1913 Webster]
Repone \Re*pone"\ (r?-p?n"), v. t. [L. reponere; pref. re- re- +	   ponere to place.]	   To replace. --R. Baillie.	   [1913 Webster]
Repopulation \Re*pop`u*la"tion\ (r?*p?p`?*l?"sh?n), n.	   The act of repeopling; act of furnishing with a population	   anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Report \Re*port"\ (r?-p?rt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reported}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. Reporting.] [F. reporter to carry back, carry	   (cf. rapporter; see {Rapport}), L. reportare to bear or bring	   back; pref. re- re- + portare to bear or bring. See {Port}	   bearing, demeanor.]	   1. To refer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Baldwin, his son, . . . succeeded his father; so	            like unto him that we report the reader to the	            character of King Almeric, and will spare the	            repeating his description.            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring back, as an answer; to announce in return; to	      relate, as what has been discovered by a person sent to	      examine, explore, or investigate; as, a messenger reports	      to his employer what he has seen or ascertained; the	      committee reported progress.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no man that may reporten all. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give an account of; to relate; to tell; to circulate	      publicly, as a story; as, in the common phrase, it is	      reported. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is reported among the heathen, and Gashmu saith	            it, that thou and the Jews think to rebel. --Neh.	                                                  vi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give an official account or statement of; as, a	      treasurer reports the receipts and expenditures.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To return or repeat, as sound; to echo. [Obs. or R.] "A	      church with windows only from above, that reporteth the	      voice thirteen times." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Parliamentary Practice) To return or present as the	      result of an examination or consideration of any matter	      officially referred; as, the committee reported the bill	      witth amendments, or reported a new bill, or reported the	      results of an inquiry.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To make minutes of, as a speech, or the doings of a public	      body; to write down from the lips of a speaker.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To write an account of for publication, as in a newspaper;	      as, to report a public celebration or a horse race.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To make a statement of the conduct of, especially in an	      unfavorable sense; as, to report a servant to his	      employer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be reported}, or {To be reported of}, to be spoken of; to	      be mentioned, whether favorably or unfavorably. --Acts	      xvi. 2.	   {To report one's self}, to betake one's self, as to a	      superior or one to whom service is due, and be in	      readiness to receive orders or do service.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To relate; narrate; tell; recite; describe.	        [1913 Webster]	Report \Re*port"\ (r?-p?rt"), v. i.	   1. To make a report, or response, in respect of a matter	      inquired of, a duty enjoined, or information expected; as,	      the committee will report at twelve o'clock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish in writing an account of a speech, the	      proceedings at a meeting, the particulars of an	      occurrence, etc., for publication.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To present one's self, as to a superior officer, or to one	      to whom service is due, and to be in readiness for orders	      or to do service; also, to give information, as of one's	      address, condition, etc.; as, the officer reported to the	      general for duty; to report weekly by letter.	      [1913 Webster]	Report \Re*port"\ (r[-e]*p[=o]rt"), n. [Cf. F. rapport. See	   {Report}.v. t.]	   1. That which is reported. Specifically:	      (a) An account or statement of the results of examination	          or inquiry made by request or direction; relation.	          "From Thetis sent as spies to make report." --Waller.	      (b) A story or statement circulating by common talk; a	          rumor; hence, fame; repute; reputation.	          [1913 Webster]	                It was a true report that I heard in mine own	                land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. --1 Kings x.	                                                  6.	          [1913 Webster]	                Cornelius the centurion, a just man, and . . .	                of good report among all the nation of the Jews.	                                                  --Acts x. 22.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Sound; noise; as, the report of a pistol or cannon.	      (d) An official statement of facts, verbal or written;	          especially, a statement in writing of proceedings and	          facts exhibited by an officer to his superiors; as,	          the reports of the heads af departments to Congress,	          of a master in chancery to the court, of committees to	          a legislative body, and the like.	      (e) An account or statement of a judicial opinion or	          decision, or of case argued and determined in a court	          of law, chancery, etc.; also, in the plural, the	          volumes containing such reports; as, Coke's Reports.	      (f) A sketch, or a fully written account, of a speech,	          debate, or the proceedings of a public meeting,	          legislative body, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Rapport; relation; connection; reference. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The corridors worse, having no report to the wings	            they join to.                         --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Account; relation; narration; detail; description;	        recital; narrative; story; rumor; hearsay.	        [1913 Webster]
Reportable \Re*port"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable or admitting of being reported.	   [1913 Webster]
Reportage \Re*port"age\ (-[asl]j), n.	   SAme as {Report}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reporter \Re*port"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who reports. Specifically:	   (a) An officer or person who makes authorized statements of	       law proceedings and decisions, or of legislative debates.	   (b) One who reports speeches, the proceedings of public	       meetings, news, etc., for the newspapers.	       [1913 Webster]	             Of our tales judge and reportour.    --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]
Reportingly \Re*port"ing*ly\, adv.	   By report or common fame.	   [1913 Webster]
Reportorial \Re`por*to"ri*al\ (r[=e]`p[-o]r*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a.	   Of or pertaining to a reporter or reporters; as, the	   reportorial staff of a newspaper.	   [1913 Webster]
Reposal \Re*pos"al\ (r[-e]*p[=o]z"al), n. [From {Repose}.]	   1. The act or state of reposing; as, the reposal of a trust.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That on which one reposes. [Obs.] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]
Reposance \Re*pos"ance\ (-ans), n.	   Reliance. [Obs.] --John Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Repose \Re*pose"\ (r[-e]*p[=o]z"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reposed}	   (-p?zd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reposing}.] [F. reposer; L. pref.	   re- re- + pausare to pause. See {Pause}, {Pose}, v.]	   1. To cause to stop or to rest after motion; hence, to	      deposit; to lay down; to lodge; to reposit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But these thy fortunes let us straight repose	            In this divine cave's bosom.          --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pebbles reposed in those cliffs amongst the earth .	            . . are left behind.                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lay at rest; to cause to be calm or quiet; to compose;	      to rest, -- often reflexive; as, to repose one's self on a	      couch.	      [1913 Webster]	            All being settled and reposed, the lord archbishop	            did present his majesty to the lords and commons.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the toil of battle to repose	            Your wearied virtue.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To place, have, or rest; to set; to intrust.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king reposeth all his confidence in thee.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Repose \Re*pose"\, v. i.	   1. To lie at rest; to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within a thicket I reposed.           --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, to remain or abide restfully without anxiety	      or alarms.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is upon these that the soul may repose. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lie; to be supported; as, trap reposing on sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To lie; recline; couch; rest; sleep; settle; lodge;	        abide.	        [1913 Webster]	Repose \Re*pose"\, n. [F. repos. See {Repose}, v.]	   1. A lying at rest; sleep; rest; quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rest of mind; tranquillity; freedom from uneasiness; also,	      a composed manner or deportment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Poetic) A rest; a pause.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fine Arts) That harmony or moderation which affords rest	      for the eye; -- opposed to the scattering and division of	      a subject into too many unconnected parts, and also to	      anything which is overstrained; as, a painting may want	      repose.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of repose} (Physics), the inclination of a plane at	      which a body placed on the plane would remain at rest, or	      if in motion would roll or slide down with uniform	      velocity; the angle at which the various kinds of earth	      will stand when abandoned to themselves.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rest; recumbency; reclination; ease; quiet; quietness;	        tranquillity; peace.	        [1913 Webster]
Reposed \Re*posed"\ (r[-e]*p[=o]zd"), a.	   Composed; calm; tranquil; at rest. --Bacon. -- {Re*pos"ed*ly}	   (r[-e]*p[=o]z"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv. -- {Re*pos"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Reposeful \Re*pose"ful\ (r[-e]*p[=o]z"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of repose; quiet.	   [1913 Webster]
Reposer \Re*pos"er\ (r[-e]*p[=o]z"[~e]r), n.	   One who reposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Reposit \Re*pos"it\ (r[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reposited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Repositing}.] [L. repositus, p.	   p. of reponere to put back; pref. re- re- + ponere to put.	   See {Position}.]	   To cause to rest or stay; to lay away; to lodge, as for	   safety or preservation; to place; to store.	   [1913 Webster]	         Others reposit their young in holes.     --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Reposition \Re`po*si"tion\ (r[-e]`p[-o]*z[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L.	   repositio.]	   The act of repositing; a laying up.	   [1913 Webster]
Repositor \Re*pos"i*tor\ (r[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]*t[~e]r), n. (Surg.)	   An instrument employed for replacing a displaced organ or	   part.	   [1913 Webster]
Repository \Re*pos"i*to*ry\ (r[-e]*p[o^]z"[i^]*t[-o]*r[y^]), n.	   [L. repositorium, repostorium: cf. OF. repositoire.]	   A place where things are or may be reposited, or laid up, for	   safety or preservation; a depository. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Repossess \Re`pos*sess"\ (r[-e]`p[o^]z*z[e^]s" or	   r[-e]`p[o^]s*s[e^]s"), v. t.	   1. To possess again; as, to repossess the land. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To take possession of, for failure of the	      possessor to make payments owed for purchase of; -- used	      of real estate subject to mortgage payments and of other	      objects purchased on a time-payment plan, which may be	      taken back (repossessed) by the original vendor if the	      payments are not made on time.	      [PJC]	   {To repossess one's self of} (something), to acquire again	      (something lost).	      [1913 Webster]
Repossession \Re`pos*ses"sion\ (r?`p?z-z?sh"?n or -p?s s?sh"?n),	   n.	   The act or the state of possessing again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reposure \Re*po"sure\ (r?-p?"sh?r; 135), n.	   Rest; quiet.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the reposure of most soft content.    --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Repour \Re*pour"\ (r?-p?r"), v. t.	   To pour again.	   [1913 Webster]
Repoussage \Re*pous`sage"\, n. [F. See {Repouss['e]}.] (Art)	   Art or process of hammering out or pressing thin metal from	   the reverse side: (1) in producing repouss['e] work; (2) in	   leveling up any part of an etched plate that has been worked	   so as to cause a depression.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Repouss'e \Re*pous`s['e]"\ (re -p??`s?"), a. [F., p. p. of	   repousser to thrust back; pref re- + pousser to push. See	   {Push}.]	   (a) Formed in relief, as a pattern on metal.	   (b) Ornamented with patterns in relief made by pressing or	       hammering on the reverse side; -- said of thin metal, or	       of a vessel made of thin metal. -- n. Repouss['e] work.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Repouss['e] work}, ornamentation of metal in relief by	      pressing or hammering on the reverse side.	      [1913 Webster]
Reprefe \Re*prefe"\ (r?-pr?f"), n.	   Reproof. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprehend \Rep`re*hend"\ (r?p`r?-h?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reprehended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprehending}.] [L.	   reprehendere, reprehensum, to hold back, seize, check, blame;	   pref. re- re- + prehendere to lay hold of. See {Prehensile},	   and cf. {Reprisal}. ]	   To reprove or reprimand with a view of restraining, checking,	   or preventing; to make charge of fault against; to disapprove	   of; to chide; to blame; to censure. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Aristippus being reprehended of luxury by one that was	         not rich, for that he gave six crowns for a small fish.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pardon me for reprehending thee.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In which satire human vices, ignorance, and errors . .	         . are severely reprehended.              --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I nor advise nor reprehend the choice.   --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprehender \Rep`re*hend"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who reprehends.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprehensible \Rep`re*hen"si*ble\ (-h?n"s?-b'l), a. [L.	   reprehensibilis: cf. F. r['e]pr['e]hensible.]	   Worthy of reprehension; culpable; censurable; blamable. --	   {Rep`re*hen"si*ble*ness}, n. -- {Rep`re*hen"si*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprehension \Rep`re*hen"sion\ (-sh?n), n. [L. reprehensio: cf.	   F. r['e]pr['e]hension.]	   Reproof; censure; blame; disapproval.	   [1913 Webster]	         This Basilius took as though his mistress had given him	         a secret reprehension that he had not showed more	         gratefulness to Dorus.                   --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Censure; reproof; reprimand. See {Admonition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reprehensive \Rep`re*hen"sive\ (-h?n"s?v), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]pr['e]hensif.]	   Containing reprehension; conveying reproof. --South.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Rep`re*hen"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprehensory \Rep`re*hen"so*ry\ (-s?-r?), a.	   Containing reproof; reprehensive; as, reprehensory complaint.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-present \Re`-pre*sent"\ (r?`pr?-z?nt"), v. t.	   To present again; as, to re-present the points of an	   argument.	   [1913 Webster]
Represent \Rep`re*sent"\ (r?p`r?-z?nt"), v. t. [F.	   repr['e]senter, L. repraesentare, repraesentatum; pref. re-	   re- + preesentare to place before, present. See {Present}, v.	   t.]	   1. To present again or anew; to present by means of something	      standing in the place of; to exhibit the counterpart or	      image of; to typify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before him burn	            Seven lamps, as in a zodiac representing	            The heavenly fires.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To portray by pictoral or plastic art; to delineate; as,	      to represent a landscape in a picture, a horse in bronze,	      and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To portray by mimicry or action of any kind; to act the	      part or character of; to personate; as, to represent	      Hamlet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stand in the place of; to supply the place, perform the	      duties, exercise the rights, or receive the share, of; to	      speak and act with authority in behalf of; to act the part	      of (another); as, an heir represents his ancestor; an	      attorney represents his client in court; a member of	      Congress represents his district in Congress.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To exhibit to another mind in language; to show; to give	      one's own impressions and judgement of; to bring before	      the mind; to set forth; sometimes, to give an account of;	      to describe.	      [1913 Webster]	            He represented Rizzio's credit with the queen to be	            the chief and only obstacle to his success in that	            demand.                               --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	            This bank is thought the greatest load on the	            Genoese, and the managers of it have been	            represented as a second kind of senate. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To serve as a sign or symbol of; as, mathematical symbols	      represent quantities or relations; words represent ideas	      or things.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To bring a sensation of into the mind or sensorium; to	      cause to be known, felt, or apprehended; to present.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among these. Fancy next	            Her office holds; of all external things	            Which he five watchful senses represent,	            She forms imaginations, aery shapes.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Metaph.) To form or image again in consciousness, as an	      object of cognition or apprehension (something which was	      originally apprehended by direct presentation). See	      {Presentative}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            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, we posses the	            faculty of representing in consciousness what is	            thus evoked . . . This representative Faculty is	            Imagination or Phantasy.              --Sir. W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Representable \Rep`re*sent"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being represented.	   [1913 Webster]
Representance \Rep`re*sent"ance\ (-ans), n.	   Representation; likeness. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Representant \Rep`re*sent"ant\ (-ant), a. [Cf. F. repr?sentant.]	   Appearing or acting for another; representing.	   [1913 Webster]	Representant \Rep`re*sent"ant\, n. [F. representant.]	   A representative. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Representation \Rep`re*sen*ta"tion\ (-z?n-t?"sh?n), n. [F.	   repr?sentation, L. representatio.]	   1. The act of representing, in any sense of the verb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which represents. Specifically:	      (a) A likeness, a picture, or a model; as, a	          representation of the human face, or figure, and the	          like.	      (b) A dramatic performance; as, a theatrical	          representation; a representation of Hamlet.	      (c) A description or statement; as, the representation of	          an historian, of a witness, or an advocate.	      (d) The body of those who act as representatives of a	          community or society; as, the representation of a	          State in Congress.	      (e) (Insurance Law) Any collateral statement of fact, made	          orally or in writing, by which an estimate of the risk	          is affected, or either party is influenced.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being represented.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Description; show; delineaton; portraiture; likeness;	        resemblance; exhibition; sight.	        [1913 Webster]
Re-presentation \Re-pres`en*ta"tion\ (r?-prez`?n-t?"sh?n), n.	   [See {Re-present}.]	   The act of re-presenting, or the state of being presented	   again; a new presentation; as, re-presentation of facts	   previously stated.	   [1913 Webster]
Representationary \Rep`re*sen*ta"tion*a*ry\	   (r?p`r?--z?n-t?"sh?n-?-r?), a.	   Implying representation; representative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Representative \Rep`re*sent"a*tive\ (-z?nt`?-t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   repr?sentatif.]	   1. Fitted to represent; exhibiting a similitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bearing the character or power of another; acting for	      another or others; as, a council representative of the	      people. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conducted by persons chosen to represent, or act as	      deputies for, the people; as, a representative government.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Nat.Hist.)	      (a) Serving or fitted to present the full characters of	          the type of a group; typical; as, a representative	          genus in a family.	      (b) Similar in general appearance, structure, and habits,	          but living in different regions; -- said of certain	          species and varieties.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metaph.) Giving, or existing as, a transcript of what was	      originally presentative knowledge; as, representative	      faculties; representative knowledge. See {Presentative}, 3	      and {Represent}, 8.	      [1913 Webster]	Representative \Rep`re*sent"a*tive\, n. [Cf. LL.	   repraesentativus.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, represents (anything); that which	      exhibits a likeness or similitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            A statute of Rumor, whispering an idiot in the ear,	            who was the representative of Credulity. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Difficulty must cumber this doctrine which supposes	            that the perfections of God are the representatives	            to us of whatever we perceive in the creatures.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agent, deputy, or substitute, who supplies the place of	      another, or others, being invested with his or their	      authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) One who represents, or stands in the place of,	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The executor or administrator is ordinarily held to be	         the representative of a deceased person, and is	         sometimes called the legal representative, or the	         personal representative. The heir is sometimes called	         the real representative of his deceased ancestor. The	         heirs and executors or administrators of a deceased	         person are sometimes compendiously described as his	         real and personal representatives. --Wharton. Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A member of the lower or popular house in a State	      legislature, or in the national Congress. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Nat.Hist.)	      (a) That which presents the full character of the type of	          a group.	      (b) A species or variety which, in any region, takes the	          place of a similar one in another region.	          [1913 Webster]
Representatively \Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a representative manner; vicariously.	   [1913 Webster]
Representativeness \Rep`re*sent"a*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being representative.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dr. Burnet observes, that every thought is attended	         with consciousness and representativeness. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Representer \Rep`re*sent"er\ (-?r), n.	   1. One who shows, exhibits, or describes. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A representative. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Representment \Rep`re*sent"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Representation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repress \Re*press"\ (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press.]	   To press again.	   [1913 Webster]	Repress \Re*press"\ (r?-pr?s"), v. t. [Pref. re- + press: cf. L.	   reprimere, repressum. Cf. {Reprimand}.]	   1. To press back or down effectually; to crush down or out;	      to quell; to subdue; to supress; as, to repress sedition	      or rebellion; to repress the first risings of discontent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to check; to restrain; to keep back.	      [1913 Webster]	            Desire of wine and all delicious drinks, . . .	            Thou couldst repress.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To crush; overpower; subdue; suppress; restrain; quell;	        curb; check.	        [1913 Webster]	Repress \Re*press"\, n.	   The act of repressing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Represser \Re*press"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who, or that which, represses.	   [1913 Webster]
Repressible \Re*press"i*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being repressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Repression \Re*pres"sion\ (r?-pr?sh"?n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]pression.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of repressing, or state of being repressed; as,	      the repression of evil and evil doers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which represses; check; restraint.	      [1913 Webster]
Repressive \Re*press"ive\ (r?-pr?s"?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pressif.	   LL. repressivus.]	   Having power, or tending, to repress; as, repressive acts or	   measures. -- {Re*press"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprevable \Re*prev"a*ble\ (r?-pr?v"?-b'l), a.	   Reprovable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repreve \Re*preve"\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [See {Reprieve}, v. t.]	   To reprove. [Obs.] "Repreve him of his vice." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Repreve \Re*preve"\, n.	   Reproof. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Repriefe \Re*priefe"\ (r?-pr?f"), n.	   Repreve. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprieval \Re*priev"al\ (r?-pr?v"al), n.	   Reprieve. --Overbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprieve \Re*prieve\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprieved}	   (-pr?vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprieving}.] [OE. repreven to	   reject, disallow, OF. reprover to blame, reproach, condemn	   (pres. il reprueve), F. r['e]prouver to disapprove, fr. L.	   reprobare to reject, condemn; pref. re- re- + probare to try,	   prove. See {Prove}, and cf. {Reprove}, {Reprobate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To delay the punishment of; to suspend the execution of	      sentence on; to give a respite to; to respite; as, to	      reprieve a criminal for thirty days.	      [1913 Webster]	            He reprieves the sinnner from time to time.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relieve for a time, or temporarily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Company, thought it may reprieve a man from his	            melaneholy yet can not secure him from his	            conscience.                           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Reprieve \Re*prieve"\ (r?-pr?v"), n.	   1. A temporary suspension of the execution of a sentence,	      especially of a sentence of death.	      [1913 Webster]	            The morning Sir John Hotham was to die, a reprieve	            was sent to suspend the execution for three days.	      --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Interval of ease or relief; respite.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that I ask is but a short reprieve,	            ll I forget to love, and learn to grieve. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]
Reprimand \Rep"ri*mand\ (r?p"r?-m?nd), n. [F. r['e]primande, fr.	   L. reprimendus, reprimenda, that is to be checked or	   suppressed, fr. reprimere to check, repress; pref. re- re +	   premere to press. See {Press}, and cf. {Repress}.]	   Severe or formal reproof; reprehension, private or public.	   [1913 Webster]	         Goldsmith gave his landlady a sharp reprimand for her	         treatment of him.                        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Reprimand \Rep"ri*mand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprimanded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reprimanding}.] [Cf. F. r['e]primander. See	   {Reprimand}, n.]	   1. To reprove severely; to reprehend; to chide for a fault;	      to consure formally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Germanicus was severely reprimanded by Tiberius for	            traveling into Egypt without his permission.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reprove publicly and officially, in execution of a	      sentence; as, the court ordered him to be reprimanded.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reprove; reprehend; chide; rebuke; censure; blame.	        See {Reprove}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reprimander \Rep"ri*mand`er\ (-m?nd`?r), n.	   One who reprimands.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprimer \Re*prim"er\ (r?-pr?m"?r), n. (Firearms)	   A machine or implement for applying fresh primers to spent	   cartridge shells, so that the shells be used again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprint \Re*print"\ (r?-pr?nt"), v. t.	   1. To print again; to print a second or a new edition of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To renew the impression of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole business of our redemption is . . . to	            reprint God's image upon the soul.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Reprint \Re"print`\ (r?"pr?nt`), n.	   A second or a new impression or edition of any printed work;	   specifically, the publication in one country of a work	   previously published in another.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprinter \Re*print"er\ (r?-pr?nt"?r), n.	   One who reprints.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprisal \Re*pris"al\ (r?-priz"al), n. [F. repr?saille, It.	   ripresaglia, rappresaglia, LL. reprensaliae, fr. L.	   reprehendere, reprehensum. See {Reprehend}, {Reprise}.]	   1. The act of taking from an enemy by way of reteliation or	      indemnity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Debatable ground, on which incursions and reprisals	            continued to take place.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything taken from an enemy in retaliation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of retorting on an enemy by inflicting suffering	      or death on a prisoner taken from him, in retaliation for	      an act of inhumanity. --Vattel (Trans.)	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any act of retaliation. --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Letters of marque and reprisal}. See under {Marque}.	      [1913 Webster]
Reprise \Re*prise"\ (r?-pr?z"), n. [F. reprise, fr. reprendre,	   repris, to take back, L. reprehendere. See {Reprehend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A taking by way of retaliation. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Law) Deductions and duties paid yearly out of a manor	      and lands, as rent charge, rent seck, pensions, annuities,	      and the like. [Written also {reprizes}.] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ship recaptured from an enemy or from a pirate.	      [1913 Webster]	Reprise \Re*prise"\, v. t. [Written also reprize.]	   1. To take again; to retake. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recompense; to pay. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Repristinate \Re*pris"tin*ate\ (r?-pr?s"t?n-?t), v. t. [Pref.	   re- + pristine.]	   To restore to an original state. [R.] --Shedd.	   [1913 Webster]
Repristination \Re*pris`ti*na"tion\ (-t?-n?"sh?n), n.	   Restoration to an original state; renewal of purity. [R.]	   --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprive \Re*prive"\ (r?-pr?v"), v. t. [Pref. re- + L. privare to	   deprive.]	   To take back or away. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Reprive \Re*prive"\, v. t.	   To reprieve. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprize \Re*prize"\ (-pr?z"), v. t.	   See {Reprise}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprizes \Re*priz"es\ (-pr?z"?z), n. pl. (Law)	   See {Reprise}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Reproach \Re*proach"\ (r?-pr?ch"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reproached} (-pr?cht"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproaching}.] [F.	   reprocher, OF. reprochier, (assumed) LL. reproriare; L. pref.	   re- again, against, back + prope near; hence, originally, to	   bring near to, throw in one's teeth. Cf. {Approach}.]	   1. To come back to, or come home to, as a matter of blame; to	      bring shame or disgrace upon; to disgrace. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I thought your marriage fit; else imputation,	            For that he knew you, might reproach your life.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attribute blame to; to allege something disgraceful	      against; to charge with a fault; to censure severely or	      contemptuously; to upbraid.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ye be reproached for the name of Christ. --1	                                                  Peter iv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            That this newcomer, Shame,	            There sit not, and reproach us as unclean. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mezentius . . . with his ardor warmed	            His fainting friends, reproached their shameful	            flight.	            Repelled the victors.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To upbraid; censure; blame; chide; rebuke; condemn;	        revile; vilify.	        [1913 Webster]	Reproach \Re*proach"\, n. [F. reproche. See {Reproach}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of reproaching; censure mingled with contempt;	      contumelious or opprobrious language toward any person;	      abusive reflections; as, severe reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            No reproaches even, even when pointed and barbed	            with the sharpest wit, appeared to give him pain.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give not thine heritage to reproach.  --Joel ii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cause of blame or censure; shame; disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An object of blame, censure, scorn, or derision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, and let us build up the wall of Jerusalem,	            that we be no more a reproach.        --Neh. ii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disrepute; discredit; dishonor; opprobrium; invective;	        contumely; reviling; abuse; vilification; scurrility;	        insolence; insult; scorn; contempt; ignominy; shame;	        scandal;; disgrace; infamy.	        [1913 Webster]
Reproachablr \Re*proach"a*blr\ (-?-b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   reprochable.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Deserving reproach; censurable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opprobrius; scurrilous. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*proach"a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Re*proach"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Reproacher \Re*proach"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who reproaches.	   [1913 Webster]
Reproachful \Re*proach"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   1. Expressing or containing reproach; upbraiding;	      opprobrious; abusive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reproachful speeches . . .	            That he hath breathed in my dishonor here. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occasioning or deserving reproach; shameful; base; as, a	      reproachful life.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Opprobrious; contumelious; abusive; offensive;	        insulting; contemptuous; scornful; insolent; scurrilous;	        disreputable; discreditable; dishonorable; shameful;	        disgraceful; scandalous; base; vile; infamous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*proach"ful*ly} (r?-pr?ch"f?l-l?),	        adv. -- {Re*proach"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Reproachless \Re*proach"less\, a.	   Being without reproach.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprobacy \Rep"ro*ba*cy\ (r?p"r?-b?-c?), n.	   Reprobation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reprobance \Rep"ro*bance\ (-bans), n.	   Reprobation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\ (-b?t), a. [L. reprobatus, p. p. of	   reprobare to disapprove, condemn. See {Reprieve}, {Reprove}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not enduring proof or trial; not of standard purity or	      fineness; disallowed; rejected. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Reprobate silver shall men call them, because the	            Lord hath rejected them.              --Jer. vi. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abandoned to punishment; hence, morally abandoned and	      lost; given up to vice; depraved.	      [1913 Webster]	            And strength, and art, are easily outdone	            By spirits reprobate.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to one who is given up to wickedness; as,	      reprobate conduct. "Reprobate desire." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abandoned; vitiated; depraved; corrupt; wicked;	        profligate; base; vile. See {Abandoned}.	        [1913 Webster]	Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\, n.	   One morally abandoned and lost.	   [1913 Webster]	         I acknowledge myself for a reprobate, a villain, a	         traitor to the king.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Reprobate \Rep"ro*bate\ (-b?t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reprobated}	   (-b?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reprobating}.]	   1. To disapprove with detestation or marks of extreme	      dislike; to condemn as unworthy; to disallow; to reject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such an answer as this is reprobated and disallowed	            of in law; I do not believe it, unless the deed	            appears.                              --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every scheme, every person, recommended by one of	            them, was reprobated by the other.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abandon to punishment without hope of pardon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To condemn; reprehend; censure; disown; abandon; reject.	        [1913 Webster]
Reprobateness \Rep"ro*bate*ness\, n.	   The state of being reprobate.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprobater \Rep"ro*ba`ter\ (-b?`t?r), n.	   One who reprobates.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprobation \Rep`ro*ba"tion\ (-b?`sh?n), n. [F. r['e]probation,	   or L. reprobatio.]	   1. The act of reprobating; the state of being reprobated;	      strong disapproval or censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The profligate pretenses upon which he was	            perpetually soliciting an increase of his	            disgraceful stipend are mentioned with becoming	            reprobation.                          --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Set a brand of reprobation on clipped poetry and	            false coin.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The predestination of a certain number of the	      human race as reprobates, or objects of condemnation and	      punishment.	      [1913 Webster]
Reprobationer \Rep`ro*ba"tion*er\ (-?r), n. (Theol.)	   One who believes in reprobation. See {Reprobation}, 2.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprobative \Rep"ro*ba*tive\ (-b?-t?v), a.	   Of or pertaining to reprobation; expressing reprobation.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprobatory \Rep"ro*ba`to*ry\ (-b?`t?-r?), a.	   Reprobative.	   [1913 Webster]
Reproduce \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 to exist again.	       [1913 Webster]	             Those colors are unchangeable, and whenever all	             those rays with those their colors are mixed again	             they reproduce the same white light as before.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) To produce again, by generation or the like; to cause the	       existence of (something of the same class, kind, or	       nature as another thing); to generate or beget, as	       offspring; as, to reproduce a rose; some animals are	       reproduced by gemmation.	   (d) To make an image or other representation of; to portray;	       to cause to exist in the memory or imagination; to make a	       copy of; as, to reproduce a person's features in marble,	       or on canvas; to reproduce a design.	       [1913 Webster]
Reproducer \Re`pro*du"cer\ (-d?"s?r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, reproduces. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a phonograph, a device containing a sounding diaphragm	      and the needle or stylus that traverses the moving record,	      for reproducing the sound.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In a manograph, a device for reproducing the engine stroke	      on a reduced scale.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reproduction \Re`pro*duc"tion\ (-d?k"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   reproduction.]	   1. The act or process of reproducing; the state of being	      reproduced; specifically (Biol.), the process by which	      plants and animals give rise to offspring.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are two distinct methods of reproduction; viz.:	         {asexual reproduction} (agamogenesis) and {sexual	         reproduction} (gamogenesis). In both cases the new	         individual is developed from detached portions of the	         parent organism. In asexual reproduction (gemmation,	         fission, etc.), the detached portions of the organism	         develop into new individuals without the intervention	         of other living matter. In sexual reproduction, the	         detached portion, which is always a single cell, called	         the female germ cell, is acted upon by another portion	         of living matter, the male germ cell, usually from	         another organism, and in the fusion of the two	         (impregnation) a new cell is formed, from the	         development of which arises a new individual.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is reproduced.	      [1913 Webster]
Reproductive \Re`pro*duc"tive\ (-t?v), a. [Cf. F. reproductif.]	   Tending, or pertaining, to reproduction; employed in	   reproduction. --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Reproductory \Re`pro*duc"to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a.	   Reproductive.	   [1913 Webster]
Reproof \Re*proof"\ (r?-pr??f"), n. [OE. reproef. See {Proof},	   {Reprove}.]	   1. Refutation; confutation; contradiction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An expression of blame or censure; especially, blame	      expressed to the face; censure for a fault; chiding;	      reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those best can bear reproof who merit praise.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Admonition; reprehension; chiding; reprimand; rebuke;	        censure; blame. See {Admonition}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reprovable \Re*prov"a*ble\ (r?-pr??v"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]prouvable.]	   Worthy of reproof or censure. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blamable; blameworthy; censurable; reprehensible;	        culpable; rebukable.	        [1913 Webster] --{Re*prov"a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Re*prov"a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Re proval \Re prov"al\ (-al), n.	   Reproof. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprove \Re*prove"\ (r?-pr??v"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reproved}	   (-pr??vd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Reproving}.] [F. r['e]prouver,	   OF. reprover, fr. L. reprobare. See {Reprieve}, {Reprobate},	   and cf. {Reproof}.]	   1. To convince. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When he is come, he will reprove the world of sin,	            and of righteousness, and of judgment. --John xvi.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disprove; to refute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Reprove my allegation, if you can.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty;	      to censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            What if thy son	      [1913 Webster]	            Prove disobedient, and, reproved, retort,	            "Wherefore didst thou beget me?"      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.	      [1913 Webster]	            He neither reproved the ordinance of John, neither	            plainly condemned the fastings of the other men.	                                                  --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reprehend; chide; rebuke; scold; blame censure.	   Usage: {Reprove}, {Rebuke}, {Reprimand}. These words all	          signufy the expression of disapprobation. To reprove	          implies greater calmness and self-possession. To	          rebuke implies a more excited and personal feeling. A	          reproof may be administered long after the offience is	          committed, and is usually intended for the reformation	          of the offender; a rebuke is commonly given at the	          moment of the wrong, and is administered by way of	          punishment and condemnation. A reprimand proceeds from	          a person invested with authority, and is a formal and	          offiscial act. A child is reproved for his faults, and	          rebuked for his impudence. A military officer is	          reprimanded for neglect or violation of duty.	          [1913 Webster]
Reprover \Re*prov"er\ (r?-pr??v"?r), n.	   One who, or that which, reproves.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprovingly \Re*prov"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a reproving manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reprune \Re*prune"\ (r[=e]*pr[udd]n"), v. t.	   To prune again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet soon reprunes her wing to soar anew. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Rep-silver \Rep"-sil`ver\ (r?p"s?l`v?r), n. [See {Reap}.]	   Money anciently paid by servile tenants to their lord, in	   lieu of the customary service of reaping his corn or grain.	   [1913 Webster]
Reptant \Rep"tant\ (r?p"tant), a. [L. reptans, -antis, p. pr. of	   reptare, v. intens. from repere to creep. See {Reptile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Same as {Repent}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Creeping; crawling; -- said of reptiles, worms,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Reptantia \Rep*tan"ti*a\ (r?p-t?n"sh?-?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of gastropods; the Pectinibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Reptation \Rep*ta"tion\ (r?p-t?"sh?n), n. [L. reptatio, from	   reptare: cf. F. reptation.] (Zool.)	   The act of creeping.	   [1913 Webster]
Reptatory \Rep"ta*to*ry\ (r?p"t?-t?-r?), a. (Zool.)	   Creeping.	   [1913 Webster]
Reptile \Rep"tile\ (r?p"t?l;277), a. [F. reptile, L. reptilis,	   fr. repere, reptum, to creep; cf. Lith. reploti; perh. akin	   to L. serpere. Cf. {Serpent}.]	   1. Creeping; moving on the belly, or by means of small and	      short legs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Groveling; low; vulgar; as, a reptile race or crew;	      reptile vices.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is also a false, reptile prudence, the result	            not of caution, but of fear.          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            And dislodge their reptile souls	            From the bodies and forms of men.     --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Reptile \Rep"tile\, n.	   1. (Zool.) An animal that crawls, or moves on its belly, as	      snakes,, or by means of small, short legs, as lizards, and	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            An inadvertent step may crush the snail	            That crawls at evening in the public path;	            But he that has humanity, forewarned,	            Will tread aside, and let the reptile live.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the Reptilia, or one of the Amphibia.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The amphibians were formerly classed with Reptilia, and	         are still popularly called reptiles, though much more	         closely allied to the fishes.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A groveling or very mean person.	      [1913 Webster]
Reptilia \Rep*til"i*a\ (r?p-t?l"?-?), n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A class of air-breathing oviparous vertebrates, usually	   covered with scales or bony plates. The heart generally has	   two auricles and one ventricle. The development of the young	   is the same as that of birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is nearly related in many respects to Aves, or	         birds. The principal existing orders are {Testidunata}	         or {Chelonia} (turtles), {Crocodilia}, {Lacertilla}	         (lizards), {Ophidia} (serpents), and {Rhynchocephala};	         the chief extinct orders are {Dinosauria},	         {Theremorpha}, {Mosasauria}, {Pterosauria},	         {Plesiosauria}, {Ichtyosauria}.	         [1913 Webster]
Reptilian \Rep*til"i*an\ (-an), a.	   Belonging to the reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reptilian age} (Geol.), that part of geological time	      comprising the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods,	      and distinguished as that era in which the class of	      reptiles attained its highest expansion; -- called also	      the {Secondary} or {Mezozoic} age.	      [1913 Webster]	Reptilian \Rep*til"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Reptilia; a reptile.	   [1913 Webster]
Republic \Re*pub"lic\ (r?-p?b"l?k), n. [F. r['e]publique, L.	   respublica commonwealth; res a thing, an affair + publicus,	   publica, public. See {Real}, a., and {Public}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Common weal. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state in which the sovereign power resides in the whole	      body of the people, and is exercised by representatives	      elected by them; a commonwealth. Cf. {Democracy}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some ancient states called republics the sovereign	         power was exercised by an hereditary aristocracy or a	         privileged few, constituting a government now	         distinctively called an aristocracy. In some there was	         a division of authority between an aristocracy and the	         whole body of the people except slaves. No existing	         republic recognizes an exclusive privilege of any class	         to govern, or tolerates the institution of slavery.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Republic of letters}, The collective body of literary or	      learned men.	      [1913 Webster]
Republican \Re*pub"lic*an\ (-l?-kan), a. [F. r['e]publicain.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a republic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Roman emperors were republican magistrates named	            by the senate.                        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consonant with the principles of a republic; as,	      republican sentiments or opinions; republican manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Republican party}. (U.S. Politics)	      (a) An earlier name of the Democratic party when it was	          opposed to the Federal party. Thomas Jefferson was its	          great leader.	      (b) One of the existing great parties. It was organized in	          1856 by a combination of voters from other parties for	          the purpose of opposing the extension of slavery, and	          in 1860 it elected Abraham Lincoln president.	          [1913 Webster]	Republican \Re*pub"lic*an\ (r?-p?b"l?-kan), n.	   1. One who favors or prefers a republican form of government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (U.S.Politics) A member of the Republican party.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The American cliff swallow. The cliff swallows build	          their nests side by side, many together.	      (b) A South African weaver bird ({Philetaerus socius}).	          These weaver birds build many nests together, under a	          large rooflike shelter, which they make of straw.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Red republican}. See under {Red}.	      [1913 Webster]
Republicanism \Re*pub"lic*an*ism\ (-?z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]publicanisme.]	   1. A republican form or system of government; the principles	      or theory of republican government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attachment to, or political sympathy for, a republican	      form of government. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The principles and policy of the Republican party, so	      called [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Republicanize \Re*pub"lic*an*ize\ (-?z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Republicanized} (-?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Republicanizing}	   (-?`z?ng).] [Cf. F. r['e]publicaniser.]	   To change, as a state, into a republic; to republican	   principles; as, France was republicanized; to republicanize	   the rising generation. --D. Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]
Republicate \Re*pub"li*cate\ (r?*p?b"l?*k?t), v. t. [Cf. LL.	   republicare.]	   To make public again; to republish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Republication \Re*pub`li*ca"tion\ (r?-p?b`l?-k?"sh?n), n.	   A second publication, or a new publication of something	   before published, as of a former will, of a volume already	   published, or the like; specifically, the publication in one	   country of a work first issued in another; a reprint.	   [1913 Webster]	         If there be many testaments, the last overthrows all	         the former; but the republication of a former will	         revokes one of a later date, and establishes the first.	                                                  --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Republish \Re*pub"lish\ (r?-p?b"l?sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Republished} (-l?sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Republishing}.]	   To publish anew; specifically, to publish in one country (a	   work first published in another); also, to revive (a will) by	   re?xecution or codicil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Subsecquent to the purchase or contract, the devisor	         republished his will.                    --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Republisher \Re*pub"lish*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who republishes.	   [1913 Webster]
repudiable \re*pu"di*a*ble\ (r[-e]*p[=u]"d[i^]*[.a]*b'l), a.	   [See {repudiate}.]	   Admitting of repudiation; fit or proper to be put away.	   [1913 Webster]
Repudiate \Re*pu"di*ate\ (r[-e]*p[=u]"d[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Repudiated} (-?`t?d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Repudiating}.] [L. repudiatus, p. p. of repudiare to	   repudiate, reject, fr. repudium separation, divorce; pref.	   re- re- + pudere to be ashamed.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cast off; to disavow; to have nothing to do with; to	      renounce; to reject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Servitude is to be repudiated with greater care.	                                                  --Prynne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divorce, put away, or discard, as a wife, or a woman	      one has promised to marry.	      [1913 Webster]	            His separation from Terentis, whom he repudiated not	            long afterward.                       --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To refuse to acknowledge or to pay; to disclaim; as, the	      State has repudiated its debts.	      [1913 Webster]
Repudiation \Re*pu`di*a"tion\ (r[-e]*p[=u]`d[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n. [Cf.F. r['e]pudiation, L. repudiatio.]	   The act of repudiating, or the state of being repuddiated;	   as, the repudiation of a doctrine, a wife, a debt, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Repudiation \Re*pu`di*a"tion\, n.	   One who favors repudiation, especially of a public debt.	   [1913 Webster]
Repudiator \Re*pu"di*a`tor\ (r?-p?"d?-?`t?r), n. [L., a	   rejecter, contemner.]	   One who repudiates.	   [1913 Webster]
Repugn \Re*pugn"\ (r?-p?n"), v. t. [F. r['e]pugner, L.	   repugnare, repugnatum; pref. re- + pugnare to fight. See	   {Pugnacious}.]	   To fight against; to oppose; to resist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Stubbornly he did repugn the truth.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Repugnable \Re*pug"na*ble\ (r?-p?g"n?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being repugned or resisted. [R.] --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster] Repugnance
Repugnance \Re*pug"nance\ (-nans), Repugnancy \Re*pug"nan*cy\	   (-nan-s?), n. [F. r['e]pugnance, L. repugnantia.]	   The state or condition of being repugnant; opposition;	   contrariety; especially, a strong instinctive antagonism;	   aversion; reluctance; unwillingness, as of mind, passions,	   principles, qualities, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]	         That which causes us to lose most of our time is the	         repugnance which we naturally have to labor. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let the foes quietly cut their throats,	         Without repugnancy.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Aversion; reluctance; unwillingness; dislike; antipathy;	        hatred; hostility; irreconcilableness; contrariety;	        inconsistency. See {Dislike}.	        [1913 Webster]
Repugnant \Re*pug"nant\ (-nant), a. [F. r['e]pugnant, or L.	   repugnans, -antis, p. pr. of repugnare. See {Repugn}.]	   Disposed to fight against; hostile; at war with; being at	   variance; contrary; inconsistent; refractory; disobedient;	   also, distasteful in a high degree; offensive; -- usually	   followed by to, rarely and less properly by with; as, all	   rudeness was repugnant to her nature.	   [1913 Webster]	         [His sword] repugnant to command.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no breach of a divine law but is more or less	         repugnant unto the will of the Lawgiver, God himself.	                                                  --Perkins.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Opposite; opposed; adverse; contrary; inconsistent;	        irreconcilable; hostile; inimical.	        [1913 Webster]
Repugnantly \Re*pug"nant*ly\, adv.	   In a repugnant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Repugnate \Re*pug"nate\ (-n?t), v. t. [From L. repugnare. See	   {Repugn}.]	   To oppose; to fight against. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Repugner \Re*pugn"er\ (r?-p?n"?r), n.	   One who repugns.	   [1913 Webster]
Repullulate \Re*pul"lu*late\ (r?-p?l"l?-l?t), v. i. [L.	   repullulare, repullulatum. See {Pullulate}.]	   To bud again.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though tares repullulate, there is wheat still left in	         the field.                               --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Repullulation \Re*pul`lu*la"tion\ (r?-p?l`l?-l?"sh?n), n.	   The act of budding again; the state of having budded again.	   [1913 Webster]
Repulse \Re*pulse"\ (r?-p?ls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Repulsed}	   (-p?lst"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Repulsing}.] [L. repulsus, p. p.	   of repellere. See {Repel}.]	   1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an	      assault; to repulse the enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Complete to have discovered and repulsed	            Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject;	      to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.	      [1913 Webster]	Repulse \Re*pulse"\, n. [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of	      being repelled or driven back.	      [1913 Webster]	            By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in	            the body.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.	      [1913 Webster]
Repulseless \Re*pulse"less\, a.	   Not capable of being repulsed.	   [1913 Webster]
Repulser \Re*puls"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who repulses, or drives back.	   [1913 Webster]
Repulsion \Re*pul"sion\ (r?-p?l"sh?n), n. [L. repulsio: cf. F.	   r['e]pulsion.]	   1. The act of repulsing or repelling, or the state of being	      repulsed or repelled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feeling of violent offence or disgust; repugnance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) The power, either inherent or due to some	      physical action, by which bodies, or the particles of	      bodies, are made to recede from each other, or to resist	      each other's nearer approach; as, molecular repulsion;	      electrical repulsion.	      [1913 Webster]
Repulsive \Re*pul"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. r['e]pulsif.]	   1. Serving, or able, to repulse; repellent; as, a repulsive	      force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Repulsive of his might the weapon stood. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cold; forbidding; offensive; as, repulsive manners.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*pul"sive*ly}, adv. --	      {Re*pul"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Repulsory \Re*pul"so*ry\ (-s?-r?), a. [L. repulsorius.]	   Repulsive; driving back.	   [1913 Webster]
Repurchase \Re*pur"chase\ (r?*p?r"ch?s; 48), v. t.	   To buy back or again; to regain by purchase. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	Repurchase \Re*pur"chase\, n.	   The act of repurchasing.	   [1913 Webster]
Repurify \Re*pu"ri*fy\ (r?-p?"r?-f?), v. t.	   To purify again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reputable \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.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the article of danger, it is as reputable to elude	         an enemy as defeat one.                  --Broome.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Respectable; creditable; estimable.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Rep"u ta*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Rep"u*ta*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Reputation \Rep`u*ta"tion\ (-t?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]putation, L.	   reputatio a reckoning, consideration. See {Repute}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The estimation in which one is held; character in public	      opinion; the character attributed to a person, thing, or	      action; repute.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best evidence of reputation is a man's whole	            life.                                 --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The character imputed to a person in the community	      in which he lives. It is admissible in evidence when he	      puts his character in issue, or when such reputation is	      otherwise part of the issue of a case.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: Good reputation; favorable regard; public	      esteem; general credit; good name.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see my reputation is at stake.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The security of his reputation or good name.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Account; value. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [/Christ] made himself of no reputation. --Phil. ii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Credit; repute; regard; estimation; esteem; honor; fame.	        See the Note under {Character}.	        [1913 Webster]
Reputatively \Re*put"a*tive*ly\ (r?-p?t"?-t?v-l?), adv.	   By repute.	   [1913 Webster]
Repute \Re*pute"\ (r?-p?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reputed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reputing}.] [F. r['e]puter, L. reputare to	   count over, think over; pref. re- re- + putare to count,	   think. See {Putative}.]	   To hold in thought; to account; to estimate; to hold; to	   think; to reckon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherefore are we counted as beasts, and reputed vile in	         your sight?                              --Job xviii.	                                                  3.	   [1913 Webster]	         The king your father was reputed for	         A prince most prudent.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Repute \Re*pute"\, n.	   1. Character reputed or attributed; reputation, whether good	      or bad; established opinion; public estimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who regns	            Monarch in heaven, till then as one secure	            Sat on his throne, upheld by old repute. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: Good character or reputation; credit or	      honor derived from common or public opinion; -- opposed to	      disrepute. "Dead stocks, which have been of repute." --F.	      Beaumont.	      [1913 Webster]
Reputedly \Re*put"ed*ly\ (r?-p?t"?d-l?), adv.	   In common opinion or estimation; by repute.	   [1913 Webster]
Reputeless \Re*pute"less\, a.	   Not having good repute; disreputable; disgraceful; inglorius.	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Requere \Re*quere"\ (r?--kw?r"), v. t.	   To require. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Request \Re*quest"\ (r[-e]*kw[e^]st"), n. [OE. requeste, OF.	   requeste, F. requ[^e]te, LL. requesta, for requisita, fr. L.	   requirere, requisitum, to seek again, ask for. See {Require},	   and cf. {Quest}.]	   1. The act of asking for anything desired; expression of	      desire or demand; solicitation; prayer; petition;	      entreaty.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will marry her, sir, at your request. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is asked for or requested. "He gave them their	      request." --Ps. cvi. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will both hear and grant you your requests.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of being desired or held in such estimation as to	      be sought after or asked for; demand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowledge and fame were in as great request as	            wealth among us now.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Court of Requests}.	      (a) A local tribunal, sometimes called {Court of	          Consience}, founded by act of Parliament to facilitate	          the recovery of small debts from any inhabitant or	          trader in the district defined by the act; -- now	          mostly abolished.	      (b) A court of equity for the relief of such persons as	          addressed the sovereign by supplication; -- now	          abolished. It was inferior to the Court of Chancery.	          [Eng.] --Brande & C.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Asking; solicitation; petition; prayer; supplication;	        entreaty; suit.	        [1913 Webster]	Request \Re*quest"\ (r?-kw?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Requested}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Requesting}.] [Cf. OF.	   requester, F. requ[^e]ter.]	   1. To ask for (something); to express desire ffor; to	      solicit; as, to request his presence, or a favor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To address with a request; to ask.	      [1913 Webster]	            I request you	            To give my poor host freedom.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To ask; solicit; entreat; beseech. See {Beg}.	        [1913 Webster]
Requester \Re*quest"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who requests; a petitioner.	   [1913 Webster]
Requicken \Re*quick"en\ (r?-kw?k"'n), v. t.	   To quicken anew; to reanimate; to give new life to. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Requiem \Re"qui*em\ (r?"kw?-?m;277), n. [Acc. of L. requies	   rest, the first words of the Mass being "Requiem aeternam	   dona eis, Domine," give eternal rest to them, O lord; pref.	   re- re + quies quiet. See {Quiet}, n., and cf. {Requin}.]	   1. (R.C.Ch.) A mass said or sung for the repose of a departed	      soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            We should profane the service of the dead	            To sing a requiem and such rest to her	            As to peace-parted souls.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any grand musical composition, performed in honor of a	      deceased person.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rest; quiet; peace. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Else had I an eternal requiem kept,	            And in the arms of peace forever slept. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]
Requietory \Re*qui"e*to*ry\ (r?-kw?"?-t?-r?), n. [L.	   requietorium, fr. requiescere, requietum, to rest. See {Re}-,	   and {Quiesce}.]	   A sepulcher. [Obs.] --Weever.	   [1913 Webster]
Requin \Re"quin\ (r?"kw?n), n. [F., fr. reqiem a Mass sung for	   the dead. See {Requiem}.] (Zool.)	   The man-eater, or white shark ({Carcharodon carcharias}); --	   so called on account of its causing requiems to be sung.	   [1913 Webster]
Requirable \Re*quir"a*ble\ (r?-kw?r"?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being required; proper to be required. --Sir M.	   Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Require \Re*quire"\ (r?-kw?r"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Required}	   (-kw?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Requiring}.] [OE. requeren,	   requiren, OF. requerre, F. requ?rir; L. pref. re- re- +	   quaerere to ask; cf. L. requirere. See {Query}, and cf.	   {Request}, {Requisite}.]	   1. To demand; to insist upon having; to claim as by right and	      authority; to exact; as, to require the surrender of	      property.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall I say to Caesar	            What you require of him?              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            By nature did what was by law required. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To demand or exact as indispensable; to need.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just gave what life required, and gave no more.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            The two last [biographies] require to be	            particularly noticed.                 --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ask as a favor; to request.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was ashamed to require of the king a band of	            soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy	            in the way.                           --Ezra viii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To claim; exact; enjoin; prescribe; direct; order;	        demand; need.	        [1913 Webster]
Requirement \Re*quire"ment\ (-ment), n.	   1. The act of requiring; demand; requisition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is required; an imperative or authoritative	      command; an essential condition; something needed or	      necessary; a need.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of those who believe that they can fill up every	            requirement contained in the rule of righteousness.	                                                  --J. M. Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	            God gave her the child, and gave her too an	            instinctive knowledge of its nature and	            requirements.                         --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Requirer \Re*quir"er\ (-kw?r"?r), n.	   One who requires.	   [1913 Webster]
Requisite \Req"ui*site\ (r?k"w?-z?t), n.	   That which is required, or is necessary; something	   indispensable.	   [1913 Webster]	         God, on his part, has declared the requisites on ours;	         what we must do to obtain blessings, is the great	         business of us all to know.              --Wake.	   [1913 Webster]	Requisite \Req"ui*site\, a. [L. requisitus, p. p. requirere;	   pref. re- re- + quaerere to ask. See {Require}.]	   Required by the nature of things, or by circumstances; so	   needful that it can not be dispensed with; necessary;	   indispensable.	   [1913 Webster]	         All truth requisite for men to know.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Necessary; needful; indispensable; essential.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Req"ui*site*ly}, adv. --	        {Req"ui*site*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Requisition \Req`ui*si"tion\ (r?k`w?-z?sh"?n), n.[Cf. F.	   r['e]quisition, L. requisitio a searching.]	   1. The act of requiring, as of right; a demand or application	      made as by authority. Specifically:	      (a) (International Law) A formal demand made by one state	          or government upon another for the surrender or	          extradition of a fugitive from justice. --Kent.	      (b) (Law) A notarial demand of a debt. --Wharton.	      (c) (Mil.) A demand by the invader upon the people of an	          invaded country for supplies, as of provision, forage,	          transportation, etc. --Farrow.	      (d) A formal application by one officer to another for	          things needed in the public service; as, a requisition	          for clothing, troops, or money.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is required by authority; especially, a quota	      of supplies or necessaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A written or normal call; an invitation; a summons; as, a	      reqisition for a public meeting. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Requisition \Req`ui*si"tion\, v. t.	   1. To make a reqisition on or for; as, to requisition a	      district for forage; to requisition troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To present a requisition to; to summon request; as, to	      requisition a person to be a candidate. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Requisitionist \Req`ui*si"tion*ist\, n.	   One who makes or signs a requisition.	   [1913 Webster]
Requisitive \Re*quis"i*tive\ (r?-kw?z"?-t?v), a.	   Expressing or implying demand. [R.] --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]	Requisitive \Re*quis"i*tive\, n.	   One who, or that which, makes requisition; a requisitionist.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Requisitor \Re*quis"i*tor\ (-t?r), n.	   One who makes reqisition; esp., one authorized by a	   requisition to investigate facts.	   [1913 Webster]
Requisitory \Re*quis"i*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), a.	   Sought for; demanded. [R.] --Summary on Du Bartas (1621).	   [1913 Webster]
Requitable \Re*quit"a*ble\ (-kw?t"?-b'l), a.	   That may be requited.	   [1913 Webster]
Requital \Re*quit"al\ (-al), n. [From {Requite}.]	   The act of requiting; also, that which requites; return, good	   or bad, for anything done; in a good sense, compensation;	   recompense; as, the requital of services; in a bad sense,	   retaliation, or punishment; as, the requital of evil deeds.	   [1913 Webster]	         No merit their aversion can remove,	         Nor ill requital can efface their love.  --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Compensation; recompense; remuneration; reward;	        satisfaction; payment; retribution; retaliation;	        reprisal; punishment.	        [1913 Webster]
Requite \Re"quite"\ (r?-kw?t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Requited};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Requiting}.] [Pref. re- + quit.]	   To repay; in a good sense, to recompense; to return (an	   equivalent) in good; to reward; in a bad sense, to retaliate;	   to return (evil) for evil; to punish.	   [1913 Webster]	         He can requite thee; for he knows the charma	         That call fame on such gentle acts as these. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast seen it; for thou beholdest mischief and	         spite, to requite it with thy hand.      --Ps. x. 14.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To repay; reward; pay; compensate; remunerate; satisfy;	        recompense; punish; revenge.	        [1913 Webster]
Requitement \Re*quite"ment\ (-ment), n.	   Requital [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Requiter \Re*quit"er\ (-kw?t"?r), n.	   One who requites.	   [1913 Webster]
Rerebrace \Rere"brace`\ (r?r"br?s"), n. [F. arri?re-bras.] (Anc.	   Armor)	   Armor for the upper part of the arm. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Reredemain \Rere`de*main"\ (-d?-m?n"), n. [F. arri?re back + de	   of + main hand.]	   A backward stroke. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reredos \Rere"dos\ (r?r"d?s), n. [From rear + F. dos back, L.	   dorsum. Cf. {Dorsal}.] (Arch.)	   (a) A screen or partition wall behind an altar.	   (b) The back of a fireplace.	   (c) The open hearth, upon which fires were lighted,	       immediately under the louver, in the center of ancient	       halls. [Also spelt {reredosse}.] --Fairholt.	       [1913 Webster]
Rerefief \Rere"fief`\ (r?r"f?f`), n. [F. arri[`e]re-fief. See	   {Rear} hinder, and {Fief}.] (Scots Law)	   A fief held of a superior feudatory; a fief held by an under	   tenant. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Rereign \Re*reign"\ (r?-r?n"), v. i.	   To reign again.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-reiterate \Re`-re*it"er*ate\ (r?`r?-?t"?r-?t), v. t.	   To reiterate many times. [R.] "My re-reiterated wish."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Reremouse \Rere"mouse`\ (r?r"mous`), n. (Zool.)	   A rearmouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-resolve \Re`-re*solve"\ (r?`r?-z?lv"), v. t. & i.	   To resolve again.	   [1913 Webster]	         Resolves, and re-resolves, then dies the same. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Rereward \Rere"ward`\ (r?r"w?rd`), n. [See {Rearward}.]	   The rear guard of an army. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Res \Res\ (r?z), n.; pl. {Res}. [L.]	   A thing; the particular thing; a matter; a point.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Res gestae} [L., things done] (Law), the facts which form	      the environment of a litigated issue. --Wharton.	   {Res judicata} [L.] (Law), a thing adjudicated; a matter no	      longer open to controversy.	      [1913 Webster]
Resail \Re*sail"\ (r?-s?l"), v. t. & i.	   To sail again; also, to sail back, as to a former port.	   [1913 Webster]
Resale \Re*sale"\ (r?-s?l" or r?"s?l), n.	   A sale at second hand, or at retail; also, a second sale.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Resalgar \Re*sal"gar\ (r?-s?l"g?r), n.	   Realgar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Resalute \Re`sa*lute"\ (r?`s?-l?t"), v. t.	   To salute again.	   [1913 Webster]
Resaw \Re*saw"\ (r?-s?"), v. t.	   To saw again; specifically, to saw a balk, or a timber, which	   has already been squared, into dimension lumber, as joists,	   boards, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescat \Res"cat\ (r?s"k?t), v. t. [Sp. rescattar.]	   To ransom; to release; to rescue. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Rescat \Res"cat\, n. [Sp. rescate.]	   Ransom; release. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rescind \Re*scind"\ (r?-s?nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rescinded};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Rescinding}.] [L. rescindere, rescissum;	   pref re- re- + scindere to cut, split: cf. F. rescinder. See	   {Shism}.]	   1. To cut off; to abrogate; to annul.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blessed Jesus . . . did sacramentally rescind	            the impure relics of Adam and the contraction of	            evil customs.                         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to vacate or make void, as an act, by the	      enacting authority or by superior authority; to repeal;	      as, to rescind a law, a resolution, or a vote; to rescind	      a decree or a judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To revoke; repeal; abrogate; annul; recall; reverse;	        vacate; void.	        [1913 Webster]
Rescindable \Re*scind"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a.	   Capable of being rescinded.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescindment \Re*scind"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of rescinding; rescission.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescission \Re*scis"sion\ (r?-s?zh"?n), n. [L. rescissio: cf. F.	   rescission. See {Rescind}.]	   The act of rescinding, abrogating, annulling, or vacating;	   as, the rescission of a law, decree, or judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescissory \Re*scis"so*ry\ (r?-s?z"?-r? or r?-s?s"-), a. [L.	   rescissorius: cf. F. rescisoire.]	   Tending to rescind; rescinding.	   [1913 Webster]	         To pass a general act rescissory (as it was called),	         annulling all the Parliaments that had been held since	         the year 1633.                           --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescous \Res"cous\ (r?s"k?s), n. [OE., fr. OF. rescousse, fr.	   rescourre, p. p. rescous, to rescue. See {Rescue}.]	   1. Rescue; deliverance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) See {Rescue}, 2. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rescowe \Res"cowe\ (r?s"kou), v. t.	   To rescue. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescribe \Re*scribe"\ (r?-skr?b"), v. t. [L. rescribere; pref.	   re- re- + scribere to write. See {Scribe}.]	   1. To write back; to write in reply. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To write over again. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Rescript \Re"script\ (r?"skr?pt), n. [L. rescriptum: cf. F.	   rescrit, formerly also spelt rescript. See {Rescribe},v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Rom.Antiq.) The answer of an emperor when	      formallyconsulted by particular persons on some difficult	      question; hence, an edict or decree.	      [1913 Webster]	            In their rescripts and other ordinances, the Roman	            emperors spoke in the plural number.  --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R.C.Ch.) The official written answer of the pope upon a	      question of canon law, or morals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A counterpart. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Rescription \Re*scrip"tion\ (r?-skr?p"sh?n), n. [L. rescriptio:	   cf. F. rescription. See {Rescribe}.]	   A writing back; the answering of a letter. --Loveday.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescriptive \Re*scrip"tive\ (-t?v), a.	   Pertaining to, or answering the purpose of, a rescript;	   hence, deciding; settling; determining.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescriptively \Re*scrip"tive*ly\, adv.	   By rescript. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescuable \Res"cu*a*ble\ (r?s"k?-?-b'l), a.	   That may be rescued.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescue \Res"cue\ (r[e^]s"k[-u]), 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 or drive out; ex out + quatere to shake. See {Qtash} to	   crush, {Rercussion}.]	   To free or deliver from any confinement, violence, danger, or	   evil; to liberate from actual restraint; to remove or	   withdraw from a state of exposure to evil; as, to rescue a	   prisoner from the enemy; to rescue seamen from destruction.	   [1913 Webster]	         Had I been seized by a hungry lion,	         I would have been a breakfast to the best,	         Rather than have false Proteus rescue me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To retake; recapture; free; deliver; liberate; release;	        save.	        [1913 Webster]	Rescue \Res"cue\ (r[e^]s"k[-u]), n. [From {Rescue}, v.; cf.	   {Rescous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of rescuing; deliverance from restraint, violence,	      or danger; liberation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spur to the rescue of the noble Talbot. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The forcible retaking, or taking away, against law, of	          things lawfully distrained.	      (b) The forcible liberation of a person from an arrest or	          imprisonment.	      (c) The retaking by a party captured of a prize made by	          the enemy. --Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]	                The rescue of a prisoner from the court is	                punished with perpetual imprisonment and	                forfeiture of goods.              --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Rescue grass}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) A tall grass	      ({Ceratochloa unioloides}) somewhat resembling chess,	      cultivated for hay and forage in the Southern States.	      [1913 Webster]
Rescueless \Res"cue*less\, a.	   Without rescue or release.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescuer \Res"cu*er\ (-k?-?r), n.	   One who rescues.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescussee \Res`cus*see"\ (r?s`k?s-s?"), n. (O.Eng. Law)	   The party in whose favor a rescue is made. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Rescussor \Res*cus"sor\ (r?s-k?s"s?r), n. [LL.] (O.Eng.Law)	   One who makes an unlawful rescue; a rescuer. --Burril.	   [1913 Webster]
Rese \Rese\ (r[=e]z), v. i.	   To shake; to quake; to tremble. [Obs.] "It made all the gates	   for to rese." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-search \Re-search"\ (r?-s?rch"), v. t. [Pref. re- + search.]	   To search again; to examine anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Research \Re*search"\ (r?-s?rch"), n. [Pref. re- + search: cf	   OF. recerche, F. recherche.]	   1. Diligent inquiry or examination in seeking facts or	      principles; laborious or continued search after truth; as,	      researches of human wisdom; to research a topic in the	      library; medical research.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dearest interests of parties have frequently	            been staked on the results of the researches of	            antiquaries.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Systematic observation of phenomena for the purpose of	      learning new facts or testing the application of theories	      to known facts; -- also called {scientific research}. This	      is the research part of the phrase "research and	      development" (R&D).	   Note: The distinctive characteristic of scientific research	         is the maintenance of records and careful control or	         observation of conditions under which the phenomena are	         studied so that others will be able to reproduce the	         observations. When the person conducting the research	         varies the conditions beforehand in order to test	         directly the effects of changing conditions on the	         results of the observation, such investigation is	         called {experimental research} or {experimentation} or	         {experimental science}; it is often conducted in a	         laboratory. If the investigation is conducted with a	         view to obtaining information directly useful in	         producing objects with commercial or practical utility,	         the research is called {applied research}.	         Investigation conducted for the primary purpose of	         discovering new facts about natural phenomena, or to	         elaborate or test theories about natural phenomena, is	         called {basic research} or {fundamental research}.	         Research in fields such as astronomy, in which the	         phenomena to be observed cannot be controlled by the	         experimenter, is called {observational research}.	         {Epidemiological research} is a type of observational	         research in which the researcher applies statistical	         methods to analyse patterns of occurrence of disease	         and its association with other phenomena within a	         population, with a view to understanding the origins or	         mode of transmission of the disease.	         [PJC]	   Syn: Investigation; examination; inquiry; scrutiny.	        [1913 Webster]
research \re*search"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + search: cf. OF.	   recerchier, F. rechercher.]	   To search or examine with continued care; to seek diligently.	   [1913 Webster]
Researcher \Re*search"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who conducts research. In the field of scientific	   research, also called an {investigator} or {scientist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Researchful \Re*search"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Making researches; inquisitive. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Reseat \Re*seat"\ (r?-s?t"), v. t.	   1. To seat or set again, as on a chair, throne, etc.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put a new seat, or new seats, in; as, to reseat a	      theater; to reseat a chair or trousers.	      [1913 Webster]
R'eseau \R['e]`seau"\ (r[=a]`z[=o]"), n. [F.]	   A network; specif.:	   (a) (Astron.) A system of lines forming small squares of	       standard size, which is photographed, by a separate	       exposure, on the same plate with star images to	       facilitate measurements, detect changes of the film, etc.	   (b) In lace, a ground or foundation of regular meshes, like	       network.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Resect \Re*sect"\ (r?-s?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resected};p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Resecting}.] [L. resectus, p. p. of resecare to	   cut off; pref. re- re- + secare to cut.]	   To cut or pare off; to remove by cutting.	   [1913 Webster]
Resection \Re*sec"tion\ (r?-s?k"sh?n), n. [L. resectio: cf. F.	   r['e]section.]	   1. The act of cutting or paring off. --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) The removal of the articular extremity of a bone,	      or of the ends of the bones in a false articulation.	      [1913 Webster]
Reseda \Re*se"da\ (r?-s?"d?), n. [L., a kind of plant.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of plants, the type of which is mignonette.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grayish green color, like that of the flowers of	      mignonette.	      [1913 Webster]
Reseek \Re*seek"\ (r?-s?k"), v. t.	   To seek again. --J. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Reseize \Re*seize"\ (r?-s?z"), v. t. [Pref. re- + seize: cf. F.	   ressaisir.]	   1. To seize again, or a second time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in possession again; to reinstate.	      [1913 Webster]	            And then therein [in his kingdom] reseized was	            again.                                --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To take possession of, as lands and tenements which	      have been disseized.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sheriff is commanded to reseize the land and all	            the chattels thereon, and keep the same in his	            custody till the arrival of the justices of assize.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Reseizer \Re*seiz"er\ (-s?z"?r), n.	   1. One who seizes again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) The taking of lands into the hands of the king	      where a general livery, or oustre le main, was formerly	      mis-sued, contrary to the form and order of law.	      [1913 Webster]
Reseizure \Re*sei"zure\ (r?-s?"zh?r; 135), n.	   A second seizure; the act of seizing again. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Resell \Re*sell"\ (r?-s?l"), v. t.	   To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to	   retail.	   [1913 Webster]
Resemblable \Re*sem"bla*ble\ (r?-z?m"bl?-b'l), a. [See	   {Resemble}.]	   Admitting of being compared; like. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Resemblance \Re*sem"blance\ (-blans), n. [Cf. F. ressemblance.	   See {Resemble}.]	   1. The quality or state of resembling; likeness; similitude;	      similarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            One main end of poetry and painting is to please;	            they bear a great resemblance to each other.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles, or is similar; a representation; a	      likeness.	      [1913 Webster]	            These sensible things, which religion hath allowed,	            are resemblances formed according to things	            spiritual.                            --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A comparison; a simile. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Probability; verisimilitude. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Likeness; similarity; similitude; semblance;	        representation; image.	        [1913 Webster]
Resemblant \Re*sem"blant\ (-blant), a. [F., a . and p. pr. fr.	   ressembler to resemble. See {Resemble}.]	   Having or exhibiting resemblance; resembling. [R.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Resemble \Re*sem"ble\ (r?-z?m"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Resembled} (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resembling} (-bl?ng).]	   [F. ressembler; pref. re- re- + sembler to seem, resemble,	   fr. L. similare, simulare, to imitate, fr. similis like,	   similar. See {Similar}.]	   1. To be like or similar to; to bear the similitude of,	      either in appearance or qualities; as, these brothers	      resemble each other.	      [1913 Webster]	            We will resemble you in that.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To liken; to compare; to represent as like. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The other . . .	            He did resemble to his lady bright.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To counterfeit; to imitate. [Obs.] "They can so well	      resemble man's speech." --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to imitate or be like. [R.] --H. Bushnell.	      [1913 Webster]
Resembler \Re*sem"bler\ (r?-z?m"bl?r), n.	   One who resembles.	   [1913 Webster]
Resemblingly \Re*sem"bling*ly\ (-bl?ng-l?), adv.	   So as to resemble; with resemblance or likeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Reseminate \Re*sem"i*nate\ (-s?m"?-n?t), v. t. [L. pref. re-	   again + seminatus, p. p. of seminare to sow.]	   To produce again by means of seed. [Obs.] --Sir. T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Resend \Re*send"\ (r?-s?nd"), v. t.	   1. To send again; as, to resend a message.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send back; as, to resend a gift. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Telegraphy) To send on from an intermediate station by	      means of a repeater.	      [1913 Webster]
Resent \Re*sent"\ (r?-z?nt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resented}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Resenting}.] [F. ressentir; L. pref. re- re- +	   sentire to feel. See {Sense}.]	   1. To be sensible of; to feel; as:	      (a) In a good sense, to take well; to receive with	          satisfaction. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Which makes the tragical ends of noble persons	                more favorably resented by compassionate	                readers.                          --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) In a bad sense, to take ill; to consider as an injury	          or affront; to be indignant at.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To express or exhibit displeasure or indignation at, as by	      words or acts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good prince King James . . . bore dishonorably	            what he might have resented safely.   --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recognize; to perceive, especially as if by smelling;	      -- associated in meaning with sent, the older spelling of	      scent to smell. See {Resent}, v. i. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This bird of prey resented a worse than earthly	            savor in the soul of Saul.            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our King Henry the Seventh quickly resented his	            drift.                                --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Resent \Re*sent"\, v. i.	   1. To feel resentment. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give forth an odor; to smell; to savor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The judicious prelate will prefer a drop of the	            sincere milk of the word before vessels full of	            traditionary pottage resenting of the wild gourd of	            human invention.                      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Resenter \Re*sent"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who resents. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Resentful \Re*sent"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Inclined to resent; easily provoked to anger; irritable. --	   {Re*sent"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Resentiment \Re*sent"i*ment\ (-?-ment), n.	   Resentment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Resentingly \Re*sent"ing*ly\, adv.	   1. With deep sense or strong perception. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	      More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With a sense of wrong or affront; with resentment.	      [1913 Webster]
Resentive \Re*sent"ive\ (-?v), a.	   Resentful. [R.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Resentment \Re*sent"ment\ (-ment), n. [F. ressentiment.]	   1. The act of resenting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of holding something in the mind as a subject of	      contemplation, or of being inclined to reflect upon	      something; a state of consciousness; conviction; feeling;	      impression. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He retains vivid resentments of the more solid	            morality.                             --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a greater wonder that so many of them die,	            with so little resentment of their danger. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a good sense, satisfaction; gratitude. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Council taking notice of the many good services	            performed by Mr. John Milton, . . . have thought fit	            to declare their resentment and good acceptance of	            the same.                             --The Council	                                                  Book (1651).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a bad sense, strong displeasure; anger; hostility	      provoked by a wrong or injury experienced.	      [1913 Webster]	            Resentment . . . is a deep, reflective displeasure	            against the conduct of the offender.  --Cogan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Anger; irritation; vexation; displeasure; grudge;	        indignation; choler; gall; ire; wrath; rage; fury.	   Usage: {Resentment}, {Anger}. Anger is the broader term,	          denoting a keen sense of disapprobation (usually with	          a desire to punish) for whatever we feel to be wrong,	          whether directed toward ourselves or others.	          Resentment is anger exicted by a sense of personal	          injury. It is, etymologically, that reaction of the	          mind which we instinctively feel when we think	          ourselves wronged. Pride and selfishness are apt to	          aggravate this feeling until it changes into a	          criminal animosity; and this is now the more common	          signification of the term. Being founded in a sense of	          injury, this feeling is hard to be removed; and hence	          the expressions bitter or implacable resentment. See	          {Anger}.	          [1913 Webster]	                Anger is like	                A full-hot horse, who being allowed his way,	                Self-mettle tires him.            --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Can heavently minds such high resentment show,	                Or exercise their spite in human woe? --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]
Reserate \Res"er*ate\ (r?s"?r-?t), v. t. [L. reseratus, p. p. of	   reserare to unlock.]	   To unlock; to open. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Reservance \Re*serv"ance\ (r?-z?rv"ans), n.	   Reservation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reservation \Res`er*va"tion\ (r?z`?r-v?"sh?n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]servation, LL. reservatio. See {Reserve}.]	   1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; concealment, or	      withholding from disclosure; reserve. --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	            With reservation of an hundred knights. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make some reservation of your wrongs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something withheld, either not expressed or disclosed, or	      not given up or brought forward. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tract of the public land reserved for some special use,	      as for schools, for the use of Indians, etc. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being reserved, or kept in store. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) A clause in an instrument by which some new thing is	          reserved out of the thing granted, and not in esse	          before.	      (b) A proviso. --Kent.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term is often used in the same sense with	         exception, the technical distinction being disregarded.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eccl.)	      (a) The portion of the sacramental elements reserved for	          purposes of devotion and for the communion of the	          absent and sick.	      (b) A term of canon law, which signifies that the pope	          reserves to himself appointment to certain benefices.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. an agreement to have some space, service or other	      acommodation, as at a hotel, a restaurant, or on a public	      transport system, held for one's future use; also, the	      record or receipt for such an agreement, or the	      contractual obligation to retain that accommodation; as, a	      hotel reservation; a reservation on a flight to Dallas; to	      book a reservation at the Ritz.	      [PJC]	   {Mental reservation}, the withholding, or failing to	      disclose, something that affects a statement, promise,	      etc., and which, if disclosed, would materially change its	      import.	      [1913 Webster]
Reservative \Re*serv"a*tive\ (r?-z?rv"?-t?v), a.	   Tending to reserve or keep; keeping; reserving.	   [1913 Webster]
Reservatory \Re*serv"a*to*ry\ (-t?-r?), n. [LL.	   reservatorium,fr. L. resservare. See {Reserve}, v. t., and	   cf. {Reservior}.]	   A place in which things are reserved or kept. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Reserve \Re*serve"\ (r?-z?rv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reserved}.	   (z?rvd");p. pr. & vb. n. {Reserving}.] [F. r['e]server, L.	   reservare, reservatum; pref. re- re- + servare to keep. See	   {Serve}.]	   1. To keep back; to retain; not to deliver, make over, or	      disclose. "I have reserved to myself nothing." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to keep in store for future or special use; to	      withhold from present use for another purpose or time; to	      keep; to retain; to make a reservation[7]. --Gen. xxvii.	      35.	   Note: In cases where one person or party makes a request to	         an agent that some accommodation (such as a hotel room	         or place at a restaurant) be kept (reserved) for their	         use at a particular time, the word reserve applies both	         to the action of the person making the request, and to	         the action of the agent who takes the approproriate	         action (such as a notation in a book of reservations)	         to be certain that the accommodation is available at	         that time.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	               Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail, which I	               have reserved against the time of trouble? --Job	                                                  xxxviii.	                                                  22,23.	         [1913 Webster]	               Reserve your kind looks and language for private	               hours.                             --Swift.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. To make an exception of; to except. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Reserve \Re*serve"\, n. [F. r['e]serve.]	   1. The act of reserving, or keeping back; reservation.	      [1913 Webster]	            However any one may concur in the general scheme, it	            is still with certain reserves and deviations.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is reserved, or kept back, as for future use.	      [1913 Webster]	            The virgins, besides the oil in their lamps, carried	            likewise a reserve in some other vessel for a	            continual supply.                     --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is excepted; exception.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each has some darling lust, which pleads for a	            reserve.                              --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Restraint of freedom in words or actions; backwardness;	      caution in personal behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul, surprised, and from her sex disjoined,	            Left all reserve, and all the sex, behind. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clergyman's shy and sensitive reserve had balked	            this scheme.                          --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A tract of land reserved, or set apart, for a particular	      purpose; as, the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio, originally	      set apart for the school fund of Connecticut; the Clergy	      Reserves in Canada, for the support of the clergy.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil.)	      (a) A body of troops in the rear of an army drawn up for	          battle, reserved to support the other lines as	          occasion may require; a force or body of troops kept	          for an exigency.	      (b) troops trained but released from active service,	          retained as a formal part of the military force, and	          liable to be recalled to active service in cases of	          national need (see {Army organization}, above).	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. (Banking) Funds kept on hand to meet liabilities.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Finance)	      (a) That part of the assets of a bank or other financial	          institution specially kept in cash in a more or less	          liquid form as a reasonable provision for meeting all	          demands which may be made upon it; specif.:	      (b) (Banking) Usually, the uninvested cash kept on hand	          for this purpose, called the {real reserve}. In Great	          Britain the ultimate real reserve is the gold kept on	          hand in the Bank of England, largely represented by	          the notes in hand in its own banking department; and	          any balance which a bank has with the Bank of England	          is a part of its reserve. In the United States the	          reserve of a national bank consists of the amount of	          lawful money it holds on hand against deposits, which	          is required by law (in 1913) to be not less than 15	          per cent (--U. S. Rev. Stat. secs. 5191, 5192), three	          fifths of which the banks not in a reserve city (which	          see) may keep deposited as balances in national banks	          that are in reserve cities (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec.	          5192).	      (c) (Life Insurance) The amount of funds or assets	          necessary for a company to have at any given time to	          enable it, with interest and premiums paid as they	          shall accure, to meet all claims on the insurance then	          in force as they would mature according to the	          particular mortality table accepted. The reserve is	          always reckoned as a liability, and is calculated on	          net premiums. It is theoretically the difference	          between the present value of the total insurance and	          the present value of the future premiums on the	          insurance. The reserve, being an amount for which	          another company could, theoretically, afford to take	          over the insurance, is sometimes called the	   {reinsurance fund} or the	   {self-insurance fund}. For the first year upon any policy the	      net premium is called the	   {initial reserve}, and the balance left at the end of the	      year including interest is the	   {terminal reserve}. For subsequent years the initial reserve	      is the net premium, if any, plus the terminal reserve of	      the previous year. The portion of the reserve to be	      absorbed from the initial reserve in any year in payment	      of losses is sometimes called the	   {insurance reserve}, and the terminal reserve is then called	      the	   {investment reserve}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. In exhibitions, a distinction which indicates that the	      recipient will get a prize if another should be	      disqualified.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. (Calico Printing) A resist.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. A preparation used on an object being electroplated to	       fix the limits of the deposit.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Reserve city \Reserve city\ (Banking)	   In the national banking system of the United States, any of	   certain cities in which the national banks are required (--U.	   S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5191) to keep a larger reserve (25 per	   cent) than the minimum (15 per cent) required of all other	   banks. The banks in certain of the reserve cities	   (specifically called {central reserve cities}) are required	   to keep their reserve on hand in cash; banks in other reserve	   cities may keep half of their reserve as deposits in these	   banks (--U. S. Rev. Stat. sec. 5195).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {In reserve}, in keeping for other or future use; in store;	      as, he has large quantities of wheat in reserve; he has	      evidence or arguments in reserve.	   {Reserve air}. (Physiol.) Same as {Supplemental air}, under	      {Supplemental}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reservation; retention; limitation; backwardness;	        reservedness; coldness; restraint; shyness; coyness;	        modesty.	        [1913 Webster]
Reserved \Re*served"\ (-z?rvd"), a.	   1. Kept for future or special use, or for an exigency; as,	      reserved troops; a reserved seat in a theater.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Restrained from freedom in words or actions; backward, or	      cautious, in communicating one's thoughts and feelings;	      not free or frank.	      [1913 Webster]	            To all obliging, yet reserved to all. --Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing reserved or sullen was to see. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*serv"ed*ly} (r?-z?rv"?d-l?), adv. --	      {Re*serv"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Reservee \Res`er*vee"\ (r[e^]z`[~e]r*v[=e]"), n.	   One to, or for, whom anything is reserved; -- contrasted with	   reservor.	   [1913 Webster]
Reserver \Re*serv"er\ (r[-e]*z[~e]rv"[~e]r), n.	   One who reserves.	   [1913 Webster]
Reservist \Re*serv"ist\, n.	   A member of a reserve force of soldiers or militia. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reservoir \Res"er*voir`\ (r[e^]z"[~e]r*vw[^o]r`; 277), n. [F.	   r['e]servoir, fr. LL. reservatorium. See {Reservatory}.]	   1. A place where anything is kept in store; especially, a	      place where water is collected and kept for use when	      wanted, as to supply a fountain, a canal, or a city by	      means of aqueducts, or to drive a mill wheel, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A small intercellular space, often containing	      resin, essential oil, or some other secreted matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) a large quantity of infectious microorganisms	      resident in animals other than man, potentially capable of	      being transmitted to humans.	      [PJC]	   3. (Med.) a large quantity of infectious microorganisms or	      parasites resident in animals other than man, potentially	      capable of being transmitted to humans; especially, such	      organisms in animals where they do little or no harm to	      the host.	      [PJC]	   4. a large supply or stock of anything which may be rapidly	      put to use; a reserve.	      [PJC]	   {Receiving reservoir} (Water Works), a principal reservoir	      into which an aqueduct or rising main delivers water, and	      from which a distributing reservoir draws its supply.	      [1913 Webster]
Reservor \Re*serv"or\ (r?-z?rv"?r or r?z`?r-v?r), n.	   One who reserves; a reserver.	   [1913 Webster]
Reset \Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), v. t.	   To set again; as, to reset type; to reset copy; to reset a	   diamond.	   [1913 Webster]	Reset \Re"set\ (r?"s?t), n.	   1. The act of resetting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) That which is reset; matter set up again.	      [1913 Webster]	Reset \Re*set"\ (r?-s?t"), n. [OF. recete, recepte, a receiving.	   Cf. {Receipt}.] (Scots Law)	   The receiving of stolen goods, or harboring an outlaw.	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Reset \Re*set"\, v. t. (Scots Law)	   To harbor or secrete; to hide, as stolen goods or a criminal.	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall see if an English hound is to harbor and reset	         the Southrons here.                      --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Resetter \Re*set"ter\ (-t?r), n. (Scots Law)	   One who receives or conceals, as stolen goods or criminal.	   [1913 Webster]	Resetter \Re*set"ter\ (r?-S?t"t?r), n.	   One who resets, or sets again.	   [1913 Webster]
Resettle \Re*set"tle\ (r?-s?t"t'l), v. t.	   To settle again. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Resettle \Re*set"tle\, v. i.	   To settle again, or a second time.	   [1913 Webster]
Resettlement \Re*set"tle*ment\ (-ment), n.	   Act of settling again, or state of being settled again; as,	   the resettlement of lees.	   [1913 Webster]	         The resettlement of my discomposed soul. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Reshape \Re*shape"\ (r?-sh?p"), v. t.	   To shape again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reship \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.	   [1913 Webster]	Reship \Re*ship"\, v. i.	   To engage one's self again for service on board of a vessel	   after having been discharged.	   [1913 Webster]
Reshipment \Re*ship"ment\ (-ment), n.	   The act of reshipping; also, that which is reshipped.	   [1913 Webster]
Reshipper \Re*ship"per\ (-p?r), n.	   One who reships.	   [1913 Webster]
Resiance \Res`i*ance\ (r?z"?-ans), n. [LL. reseantia, ?? OF.	   reseance.]	   Residence; abode. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Resiant \Res"i*ant\ (-ant), a. [OF. reseant, resseant, L.	   residens. See {Resident}.]	   Resident; present in a place. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In which her kingdom's throne is chiefly resiant.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Resiant \Res"i*ant\, n.	   A resident. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Reside \Re*side"\ (r?-z?d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resided}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Residing}.] [F. r['e]sider, L. residere; pref.	   re- re- + sedere to sit. See {Sit}. ]	   1. To dwell permanently or for a considerable time; to have a	      settled abode for a time; to abide continuosly; to have	      one's domicile of home; to remain for a long time.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the moated grange, resides this dejected Mariana.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In no fixed place the happy souls reside. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a seat or fixed position; to inhere; to lie or be	      as in attribute or element.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such like acts, the duty and virtue of	            contentedness doth especially reside. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sink; to settle, as sediment. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To dwell; inhabit; sojourn; abide; remain; live;	        domiciliate; domicile.	        [1913 Webster]
Residence \Res"i*dence\ (r?z"?-dens), n. [F. r['e]sidence. See	   {Resident}.]	   1. The act or fact of residing, abiding, or dwelling in a	      place for some continuance of time; as, the residence of	      an American in France or Italy for a year.	      [1913 Webster]	            The confessor had often made considerable residences	            in Normandy.                          --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place where one resides; an abode; a dwelling or	      habitation; esp., a settled or permanent home or domicile.	      "Near the residence of Posthumus." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Johnson took up his residence in London. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Eccl. Law) The residing of an incumbent on his	      benefice; -- opposed to nonresidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The place where anything rests permanently.	      [1913 Webster]	            But when a king sets himself to bandy against the	            highest court and residence of all his regal power,	            he then, . . . fights against his own majesty and	            kingship.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Subsidence, as of a sediment. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which falls to the bottom of liquors; sediment; also,	      refuse; residuum. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Domiciliation; sojourn; stay; abode; home; dwelling;	        habitation; domicile; mansion.	        [1913 Webster]
Residencia \Re`si*den"cia\, n. [Sp.]	   In Spanish countries, a court or trial held, sometimes as	   long as six months, by a newly elected official, as the	   governor of a province, to examine into the conduct of a	   predecessor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Residency \Res"i*den*cy\ (-den-s?), n.	   1. Residence. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A political agency at a native court in British India,	      held by an officer styled the Resident; also, a Dutch	      commercial colony or province in the East Indies.	      [1913 Webster]
Resident \Res"i*dent\ (-dent), a. [F. r['e]sident, L. residens,	   -entis, p. pr. of residere. See {Reside}.]	   1. Dwelling, or having an abode, in a place for a continued	      length of time; residing on one's own estate; -- opposed	      to {nonresident}; as, resident in the city or in the	      country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fixed; stable; certain. [Obs.] "Stable and resident like a	      rock." --Jer. TAylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            One there still resident as day and night.	                                                  --Davenant.	      [1913 Webster]	Resident \Res"i*dent\, n.	   1. One who resides or dwells in a place for some time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A diplomatic representative who resides at a foreign	      court; -- a term usualy applied to ministers of a rank	      inferior to that of ambassadors. See the Note under	      {Minister}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Residenter \Res"i*dent*er\ (-$r), n.	   A resident. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Residential \Res`i*den""tial\ (-d?n"shal), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a residence or residents; as,	      residential trade; a residential part of town.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Residing; residentiary. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\ (-d?n"sh?-r?; 277), a. [LL.	   residentiaris.]	   Having residence; as, a canon residentary; a residentiary	   guardian. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Residentiary \Res`i*den"tia*ry\, n.	   1. One who is resident.	      [1913 Webster]	            The residentiary, or the frequent visitor of the	            favored spot, . . . will discover that both have	            been there.                           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ecclesiastic who keeps a certain residence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inhabitant; inhabiter; dweller; sojourner.	        [1913 Webster]
Residentiaryship \Res`i*den"tia*ry*ship\, n.	   The office or condition of a residentiary.	   [1913 Webster]
Residentship \Res"i*dent*ship\ (r?z"?-dent-sh?p), n.	   The office or condition of a resident.	   [1913 Webster]
Resider \Re*sid"er\ (r?-z?d"?r), n.	   One who resides in a place.	   [1913 Webster]
Residual \Re*sid"u*al\ (r?-z?d"?-al), a. [See {Residue}.]	   Pertaining to a residue; remaining after a part is taken.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Residual air} (Physiol.), that portion of air contained in	      the lungs which can not be expelled even by the most	      violent expiratory effort. It amounts to from 75 to 100	      cubic inches. Cf. {Supplemental air}, under	      {Supplemental}.	   {Residual error}. (Mensuration) See {Error}, 6	   (b) .	   {Residual figure} (Geom.), the figure which remains after a	      less figure has been taken from a greater one.	   {Residual magnetism} (Physics), remanent magnetism. See under	      {Remanent}.	   {Residual product}, a by product, as cotton waste from a	      cotton mill, coke and coal tar from gas works, etc.	   {Residual quantity} (Alg.), a binomial quantity the two parts	      of which are connected by the negative sign, as a-b.	   {Residual root} (Alg.), the root of a residual quantity, as	      [root](a-b).	      [1913 Webster]	Residual \Re*sid"u*al\, n. (Math.)	   (a) The difference of the results obtained by observation,	       and by computation from a formula.	   (b) The difference between the mean of several observations	       and any one of them.	       [1913 Webster]
Residuary \Re*sid"u*a*ry\ (-?-r?), a. [See {Residue}.]	   Consisting of residue; as, residuary matter; pertaining to	   the residue, or part remaining; as, the residuary advantage	   of an estate. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Residuary clause} (Law), that part of the testator's will in	      which the residue of his estate is disposed of.	   {Residuary devise} (Law), the person to whom the residue of	      real estate is devised by a will.	   {Residuary legatee} (Law), the person to whom the residue of	      personal estate is bequeathed.	      [1913 Webster]
Residue \Res"i*due\ (r?z"?-d?), n. [F. r['e]sidu, L. residuum,	   fr. residuus that is left behind, remaining, fr. residere to	   remain behind. See {Reside}, and cf. {Residuum}.]	   1. That which remains after a part is taken, separated,	      removed, or designated; remnant; remainder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The residue of them will I deliver to the sword.	                                                  --Jer. xv. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            If church power had then prevailed over its victims,	            not a residue of English liberty would have been	            saved.                                --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) That part of a testeator's estate wwhich is not	      disposed of in his will by particular and special legacies	      and devises, and which remains after payment of debts and	      legacies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) That which remains of a molecule after the removal	      of a portion of its constituents; hence, an atom or group	      regarded as a portion of a molecule; a {moiety} or	      {group}; -- used as nearly equivalent to {radical}, but in	      a more general sense.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: The term radical is sometimes restricted to groups	         containing carbon, the term residue and {moiety} being	         applied to the others.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Theory of Numbers) Any positive or negative number that	      differs from a given number by a multiple of a given	      modulus; thus, if 7 is the modulus, and 9 the given	      number, the numbers -5, 2, 16, 23, etc., are residues.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rest; remainder; remnant; balance; residuum; remains;	        leavings; relics.	        [1913 Webster]
Residuous \Re*sid"u*ous\ (r?-z?d"?-?s), a. [L. residuus.]	   Remaining; residual. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Residuum \Re*sid"u*um\ (-?m), n. [L. See {Residue}.]	   That which is left after any process of separation or	   purification; that which remains after certain specified	   deductions are made; residue.	   [1913 Webster]	         "I think so," is the whole residuum . . . after	         evaporating the prodigious pretensions of the zealot	         demagogue.                               --L. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Resiege \Re*siege"\ (r?-s?j"), v. t. [Pref. re- + siege a seat.]	   To seat again; to reinstate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-sign \Re-sign"\ (r?-s?n"), v. t. [Pref. re- + sign.]	   To affix one's signature to, a second time; to sign again.	   [1913 Webster]
Resign \Re*sign"\ (r?-z?n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resigned}	   (-z?nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resigning}.] [F. r['e]signer, L.	   resignare to unseal, annul, assign, resign; pref. re- re- +	   signare to seal, stamp. See {Sign}, and cf. {Resignation}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sign back; to return by a formal act; to yield to	      another; to surrender; -- said especially of office or	      emolument. Hence, to give up; to yield; to submit; -- said	      of the wishes or will, or of something valued; -- also	      often used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            I here resign my government to thee.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lament not, Eve, but patiently resign	            What justly thou hast lost.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            What more reasonable, than that we should in all	            things resign up ourselves to the will of God?	                                                  --Tiilotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relinquish; to abandon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He soon resigned his former suit.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To commit to the care of; to consign. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentlement of quality have been sent beyong the	            seas, resigned and concredited to the conduct of	            such as they call governors.          --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To abdicate; surrender; submit; leave; relinquish;	        forego; quit; forsake; abandon; renounce.	   Usage: {Resign}, {Relinquish}. To resign is to give up, as if	          breaking a seal and yielding all it had secured;	          hence, it marks a formal and deliberate surrender. To	          relinquish is less formal, but always implies	          abandonment and that the thing given up has been long	          an object of pursuit, and, usually, that it has been	          prized and desired. We resign what we once held or	          considered as our own, as an office, employment, etc.	          We speak of relinquishing a claim, of relinquishing	          some advantage we had sought or enjoyed, of	          relinquishing seme right, privilege, etc. "Men are	          weary with the toil which they bear, but can not find	          it in their hearts to relinquish it." --Steele. See	          {Abdicate}.	          [1913 Webster]
Re sign \Re sign"\, n.	   Resignation. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Resignation \Res`ig*na"tion\ (r[e^]z`[i^]g*n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [F. r['e]signation. See {Resign}.]	   1. The act of resigning or giving up, as a claim, possession,	      office, or the like; surrender; as, the resignation of a	      crown or commission.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being resigned or submissive; quiet or	      patient submission; unresisting acquiescence; as,	      resignation to the will and providence of God.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Patience; surrender; relinquishment; forsaking;	        abandonment; abdication; renunciation; submission;	        acquiescence; endurance. See {Patience}.	        [1913 Webster]
Resigned \Re*signed"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]nd"), a.	   Submissive; yielding; not disposed to resist or murmur.	   [1913 Webster]	         A firm, yet cautious mind;	         Sincere, though prudent; constant, yet resigned.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Resignedly \Re*sign"ed*ly\ (r[-e]*z[imac]n"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   With submission.	   [1913 Webster]
Resignee \Res`ign*ee"\ (r[e^]z`[i^]*n[=e]"), n.	   One to whom anything is resigned, or in whose favor a	   resignation is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Resigner \Re*sign"er\ (r[-e]*z[imac]n"[~e]r), n.	   One who resigns.	   [1913 Webster]
Resignment \Re*sign"ment\ (r[-e]*z[imac]n"ment), n.	   The act of resigning.	   [1913 Webster]
resile \re*sile"\ (r[-e]*z[imac]l"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {resiled} (-z[imac]ld"); p. pr. & vb. n. {resiling}.] [L.	   resilire to leap or spring back; pref. re- re- + salire to	   leap, spring. See {Salient}.]	   To start back; to recoil; to recede from a purpose. --J.	   Ellis.	   [1913 Webster] resilience
resilience \re*sil"i*ence\ (r[-e]*z[i^]l"[i^]*ens), resiliency
\re*sil"i*en*cy\ (r[-e]*z[i^]l"[i^]*en*s[y^]), n.	   1. The act of springing back, rebounding, or resiling; as,	      the resilience of a ball or of sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power or inherent property of returning to the form	      from which a substance is bent, stretched, compressed, or	      twisted; elasticity[1]; springiness; -- of objects and	      substances.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: The power or ability to recover quickly from a	      setback, depression, illness, overwork or other adversity;	      buoyancy; elasticity[2]; -- of people.	      [PJC]	   4. (Mech. & Engin.) The mechanical work required to strain an	      elastic body, as a deflected beam, stretched spring, etc.,	      to the elastic limit; also, the work performed by the body	      in recovering from such strain.	      [1913 Webster]
Resilient \Re*sil"i*ent\ (-ent), a. [L. resiliens, p. pr.]	   Leaping back; rebounding; recoiling.	   [1913 Webster]
Resilition \Res`i*li"tion\ (r?z`?-l?sh"?n), n.	   Resilience. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Resin \Res"in\ (r[e^]z"[i^]n), n. [F. r['e]sine, L. resina; cf.	   Gr. "rhti`nh Cf. {Rosin}.]	   Any one of a class of yellowish brown solid inflammable	   substances, of vegetable origin, which are nonconductors of	   electricity, have a vitreous fracture, and are soluble in	   ether, alcohol, and essential oils, but not in water;	   specif., pine resin (see {Rosin}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Resins exude from trees in combination with essential	         oils, gums, etc., and in a liquid or semiliquid state.	         They are composed of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen, and	         they consist primarily of polymerized small molecules	         having carboxylic groups. Copal, mastic, guaiacum, and	         colophony or pine resin, are some of them. When mixed	         with gum, they form the gum resins, like asafetida and	         gamboge; mixed with essential oils, they form balsams,	         or oleoresins. They are also used in making varnishes.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any of various polymeric substance resembling the natural	      resins[1], prepared synthetically; -- they are used,	      especially in particulate form, in research and industry	      for their property of specifically absorbing or adsorbing	      substances of particular types; they are especially useful	      in separation processes such as chromatography; as, an	      ion-exchange {resin}.	      [PJC]	   {Highgate resin} (Min.), a fossil resin resembling copal,	      occuring in blue clay at Highgate, near London.	   {Resin bush} (Bot.), a low composite shrub ({Euryops	      speciosissimus}) of South Africa, having smooth pinnately	      parted leaves and abounding in resin.	      [1913 Webster]
Resinaceous \Res`in*a"ceous\ (r[e^]z`[i^]n*[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.	   Having the quality of resin; resinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Resinate \Res"in*ate\ (r[e^]z"[i^]n*[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   Any one of the salts the resinic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Resinic \Re*sin"ic\ (r[-e]*z[i^]n"[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, resin; as, the resinic	   acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Resiniferous \Res`in*if"er*ous\ (r?z`?n-?f"?r-?s), a. [Resin +	   -ferous: cf. F. r['e]sinif[`e]re.]	   Yielding resin; as, a resiniferous tree or vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Resiniform \Res"in*i*form\ (r?z"?n-?-f?rm), a. [Resin + -form:	   cf. F. r['e]siniforme.]	   Having the form of resin.	   [1913 Webster]
Resino-electric \Res`in*o-e*lec"tric\ (-?-?-l?k"tr?k), a.	   (Elec.)	   Containing or exhibiting resinous electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Resinoid \Res"in*oid\ (r?z"?n-oid), a.	   Somewhat like resin.	   [1913 Webster]
Resinous \Res"in*ous\ (-?s), a. [L. resinous: cf. F.	   r['e]sineux. See {Resin}.]	   Of or pertaining to resin; of the nature of resin; resembling	   or obtained from resin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Resinous electricity} (Elec.), electricity which is exited	      by rubbing bodies of the resinous kind. See {Negative	      electricity}, under {Negative}.	      [1913 Webster]
Resinously \Res"in*ous*ly\, adv.	   By means, or in the manner, of resin.	   [1913 Webster]
Resinousness \Res"in*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being resinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Resiny \Res"in*y\ (-?), a.	   Like resin; resinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Resipiscence \Res`i*pis"cence\ (r?s`?-p?s"sens), n. [L.	   resipiscentia, from resipiscere to recover one's senses: cf.	   F. r['e]sipiscence.]	   Wisdom derived from severe experience; hence, repentance.	   [R.] --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Resist \Re*sist"\ (r?-z?st"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resisted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Resisting}.] [F. r['e]sister, L. resistere,	   pref. re- re- + sistere to stand, cause to stand, v.	   causative of stare to stand. See {Stand}.]	   1. To stand against; to withstand; to obstruct.	      [1913 Webster]	            That mortal dint,	            Save He who reigns above, none can resist. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strive against; to endeavor to counteract, defeat, or	      frustrate; to act in opposition to; to oppose.	      [1913 Webster]	            God resisteth the proud.              --James iv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contrary to his high will	            Whom we resist.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To counteract, as a force, by inertia or reaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be distasteful to. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To withstand; oppose; hinder; obstruct; counteract;	        check; thwart; baffle; disappoint.	        [1913 Webster]	Resist \Re*sist"\, v. i.	   To make opposition. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Resist \Re*sist"\, n.	   1. (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 preventing the	      color, etc., from reaching the cloth, or chemically in	      changing the color so as to render it incapable of fixing	      itself in the fibers; -- also called {reserve}. The pastes	      prepared for this purpose are called resist pastes. --F.	      C. Calvert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Technology) Something that resists or prevents a certain	      action; specif.: A substance applied to a surface, as of	      metal, or of a silicon wafer, to prevent the action on it	      of acid, other chemical agents, or any other process such	      as irradiation or deposition, which would modify the	      surface if not protected. The resist is usually applied or	      in some way formed into a pattern so that the underlying	      surface may be modified in a complementary pattern.	      [PJC]
Resistance \Re*sist"ance\ (-ans), n. [F. r['e]sistance, LL.	   resistentia, fr. resistens, -entis, p. pr. See {Resist}.]	   1. The act of resisting; opposition, passive or active.	      [1913 Webster]	            When King Demetrius saw that . . . no resistance was	            made against him, he sent away all his forces. --1.	                                                  Macc. xi. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) The quality of not yielding to force or external	      pressure; that power of a body which acts in opposition to	      the impulse or pressure of another, or which prevents the	      effect of another power; as, the resistance of the air to	      a body passing through it; the resistance of a target to	      projectiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A means or method of resisting; that which resists.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unfold to us some warlike resistance. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) A certain hindrance or opposition to the passage	      of an electrical current or discharge offered by	      conducting bodies. It bears an inverse relation to the	      conductivity, -- good conductors having a small	      resistance, while poor conductors or insulators have a	      very high resistance. The unit of resistance is the ohm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Resistance box} (Elec.), a rheostat consisting of a box or	      case containing a number of resistance coils of standard	      values so arranged that they can be combined in various	      ways to afford more or less resistance.	   {Resistance coil} (Elec.), a coil of wire introduced into an	      electric circuit to increase the resistance.	   {Solid of least resistance} (Mech.), a solid of such a form	      as to experience, in moving in a fluid, less resistance	      than any other solid having the same base, height, and	      volume.	      [1913 Webster]	Resistance frame \Re*sist"ance frame`\ (Elec.)	   A rheostat consisting of an open frame on which are stretched	   spirals of wire. Being freely exposed to the air, they	   radiate heat rapidly.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Resistant \Re*sist"ant\ (-ant), a. [F. r['e]sistant: cf. L.	   resistens. See {Resist}.]	   Making resistance; resisting. -- n. One who, or that which,	   resists. --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Resister \Re*sist"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who resists.	   [1913 Webster]
Resistful \Re*sist"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Making much resistance.	   [1913 Webster]
Resistibility \Re*sist`i*bil"i*ty\ (-?-b?l"?-t?), n..	   1. The quality of being resistible; resistibleness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being resistant; resitstance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The name "body" being the complex idea of extension	            and resistibility together in the same subject.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Resistible \Re*sist"i*ble\ (r?-z?st"?-b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]sistible.]	   Capable of being resisted; as, a resistible force. --Sir M.	   Hale. -- {Re*sist"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*sist"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Resisting \Re*sist"ing\, a.	   Making resistance; opposing; as, a resisting medium. --	   {Re*sist"ing ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Resistive \Re*sist"ive\ (-?v), a.	   Serving to resist. --B. Jonsosn.	   [1913 Webster]
Resistless \Re*sist"less\, a.	   1. Having no power to resist; making no opposition. [Obs. or	      R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being resisted; irresistible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Masters' commands come with a power resistless	            To such as owe them absolute subjection. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*sist"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Re*sist"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Resoluble \Res"o*lu*ble\ (r?z"?-l?-b'l), a.[L. resolubolis: cf.	   F. r['e]soluble. See {Resolve}, and cf. {Resolvable}.]	   Admitting of being resolved; resolvable; as, bodies resoluble	   by fire. --Boyle. -- {Res"o*lu*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolute \Res"o*lute\ (r?z"?-l?t), a. [Cf. F. r['e]solu. The L.	   resolutus (p. p. of resolvere) means, relaxed, enervated,	   effeminate. See {Resolve}, v. t. & i.]	   1. Having a decided purpose; determined; resolved; fixed in a	      determination; hence, bold; firm; steady.	      [1913 Webster]	            Edward is at hand,	            Ready to fight; therefore be resolute. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Convinced; satisfied; sure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resolving, or explaining; as, the Resolute Doctor Durand.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Determined; decided; fixed; steadfast; steady; constant;	        persevering; firm; bold; unshaken.	        [1913 Webster]	Resolute \Res"o*lute\ (r?z"?-l?t), n.	   1. One who is resolute; hence, a desperado. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Redelivery; repayment. [Obs.] "Yearly resolutes,	      deductions, and payments." --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Resolutely \Res"o*lute*ly\, adv.	   In a resolute manner; with fixed purpose; boldly; firmly;	   steadily; with perseverance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some . . . facts he examines, some he resolutely	         denies.                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Resoluteness \Res"o*lute*ness\, n.	   The quality of being resolute.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolution \Res`o*lu"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. [F. r['e]solution. L.	   resolutio a loosening, solution. See {Resolve}.]	   1. The act, operation, or process of resolving. Specifically:	      (a) The act of separating a compound into its elements or	          component parts.	      (b) The act of analyzing a complex notion, or solving a	          vexed question or difficult problem.	          [1913 Webster]	                The unraveling and resolution of the	                difficulties that are met with in the execution	                of the design are the end of an action.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being relaxed; relaxation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being resolved, settled, or determined;	      firmness; steadiness; constancy; determination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be it with resolution then to fight.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is resolved or determined; a settled purpose;	      determination. Specifically: A formal expression of the	      opinion or will of an official body or a public assembly,	      adopted by vote; as, a legislative resolution; the	      resolutions of a public meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The state of being resolved or firm in opinion or thought;	      conviction; assurance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Little resolution and certainty there is as touching	            the islands of Mauritania.            --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) The act or process of solving; solution; as, the	      resolution of an equation or problem.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) A breaking up, disappearance; or termination, as of	      a fever, a tumor, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.) The passing of a dissonant into a consonant chord	      by the rising or falling of the note which makes the	      discord.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Technical) The act of distinguishing between two close	      but not identical objects, or, when taking a measurement,	      bbetween two close values of the property measured.	      [PJC]	   10. (Technical) a measure of the ability to distinguish	       between two close but not identical values of the	       property being measured; it is expressed as the	       difference in values of a property necessary to make such	       a distinction; as, a microscope with a resolution of one	       micron; a thermometer with a resolution of one-tenth of a	       degree. Also called {resolving power}.	       [PJC]	   {Joint resolution}. See under {Joint}, a.	   {Resolution of a force} or {Resolution of a motion} (Mech.),	      the separation of a single force or motion into two or	      more which have different directions, and, taken together,	      are an equivalent for the single one; -- the opposite of	      {composition of a force}.	   {Resolution of a nebula} (Astron.), the exhibition of it to	      the eye by a telescope of such power as to show it to be	      composed of small stars.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Decision; analysis; separation; disentanglement;	        dissolution; resolvedness; resoluteness; firmness;	        constancy; perseverance; steadfastness; fortitude;	        boldness; purpose; resolve. See {Decision}.	        [1913 Webster]
Resolutioner \Res`o*lu"tion*er\ (-?r), n.	   One who makes a resolution; one who joins with others in a	   declaration or resolution; specifically, one of a party in	   the Scottish Church in the 17th century.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was sequestrated afterwards as a Resolutioner. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolutionist \Res`o*lu"tion*ist\, n.	   One who makes a resolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolutive \Res"o*lu`tive\ (r?z"?-lu`t?v), a. [Cf.F.	   r['e]solutif.]	   Serving to dissolve or relax. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolutory \Res"o*lu*to*ry\ (r?z"?-l?-t?-r?), a.	   Resolutive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Resolvability \Re*solv`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?-z?lv`?-b?l"?-t?), n.	   The quality or condition of being resolvable; resolvableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolvable \Re*solv"a*ble\ (r?-z?lv"?-b'l), a. [See {Resolve},	   and cf. {Resoluble}.]	   Admitting of being resolved; admitting separation into	   constituent parts, or reduction to first principles;	   admitting solution or explanation; as, resolvable compounds;	   resolvable ideas or difficulties.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolvableness \Re*solv"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being resolvable; resolvability.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?*z?lv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resolved}	   (-z?lvd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Resolving}.] [L. resolvere,	   resolutum, to untie, loosen, relax, enfeeble; pref. re- re- +	   solvere to loosen, dissolve: cf. F. r['e]soudare to resolve.	   See {Solve}, and cf. {Resolve}, v. i., {Resolute},	   {Resolution}.]	   1. To separate the component parts of; to reduce to the	      constituent elements; -- said of compound substances;	      hence, sometimes, to melt, or dissolve.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,	            Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew!  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye immortal souls, who once were men,	            And now resolved to elements again.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to simple or intelligible notions; -- said of	      complex ideas or obscure questions; to make clear or	      certain; to free from doubt; to disentangle; to unravel;	      to explain; hence, to clear up, or dispel, as doubt; as,	      to resolve a riddle. "Resolve my doubt." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the resolving whereof we must first know that the	            Jews were commanded to divorce an unbelieving	            Gentile.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to perceive or understand; to acquaint; to	      inform; to convince; to assure; to make certain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir, be resolved. I must and will come. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Resolve me, Reason, which of these is worse,	            Want with a full, or with an empty purse? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            In health, good air, pleasure, riches, I am resolved	            it can not be equaled by any region.  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must be resolved how the law can be pure and	            perspicuous, and yet throw a polluted skirt over	            these Eleusinian mysteries.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To determine or decide in purpose; to make ready in mind;	      to fix; to settle; as, he was resolved by an unexpected	      event.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To express, as an opinion or determination, by resolution	      and vote; to declare or decide by a formal vote; --	      followed by a clause; as, the house resolved (or, it was	      resolved by the house) that no money should be apropriated	      (or, to appropriate no money).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To change or convert by resolution or formal vote; -- used	      only reflexively; as, the house resolved itself into a	      committee of the whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Math.) To solve, as a problem, by enumerating the several	      things to be done, in order to obtain what is required; to	      find the answer to, or the result of. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Med.) To dispere or scatter; to discuss, as an	      inflammation or a tumor.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mus.) To let the tones (as of a discord) follow their	      several tendencies, resulting in a concord.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To relax; to lay at ease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To resolve a nebula}.(Astron.) See {Resolution of a nebula},	      under {Resolution}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To solve; analyze; unravel; disentangle.	        [1913 Webster]	Resolve \Re*solve"\ (r?-z?lv"), v. i. [The sense "to be	   convinced, to determine" comes from the idea of loosening,	   breaking up into parts, analyzing, hence, determining.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be separated into its component parts or distinct	      principles; to undergo resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To melt; to dissolve; to become fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the blood stagnates in any part, it first	            coagulates, then resolves, and turns alkaline.	                                                  --Arbuthhnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be settled in opinion; to be convinced. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let men resolve of that as they plaease. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To form a purpose; to make a decision; especially, to	      determine after reflection; as, to resolve on a better	      course of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To determine; decide; conclude; purpose.	        [1913 Webster]	Resolve \Re*solve"\, n.	   1. The act of resolving or making clear; resolution;	      solution. "To give a full resolve of that which is so much	      controverted." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has been resolved on or determined; decisive	      conclusion; fixed purpose; determination; also, legal or	      official determination; a legislative declaration; a	      resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor is your firm resolve unknown.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caesar's approach has summoned us together,	            And Rome attends her fate from our resolves.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Resolved \Re*solved"\ (r?-z?lvd"), p. p. & a.	   Having a fixed purpose; determined; resolute; -- usually	   placed after its noun; as, a man resolved to be rich.	   [1913 Webster]	         That makes him a resolved enemy.         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am resolved she shall not settle here. --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolvedly \Re*solv"ed*ly\ (r?z?lv"?d-l?), adv.	   1. So as to resolve or clear up difficulties; clearly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of that, and all the progress, more or less,	            Resolvedly more leisure shall express. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resolutely; decidedly; firmly. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]
Resolvedness \Re*solv"ed*ness\, n.	   Fixedness of purpose; firmness; resolution. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\ (-ent), a.	   Having power to resolve; causing solution; solvent.	   [1913 Webster]	Resolvent \Re*solv"ent\, n. [L. resolvens, p. pr. of resolvere:	   cf. F. r['e]solvant. See {Resolve}.]	   1. That which has the power of resolving, or causing	      solution; a solvent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) That which has power to disperse inflammatory or	      other tumors; a discutient; anything which aids the	      absorption of effused products. --Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) An equation upon whose solution the solution of a	      given pproblem depends.	      [1913 Webster]
Resolver \Re*solv"er\ (r?-z?lv"?r), n.	   1. That which decomposes, or dissolves. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which clears up and removes difficulties, and makes	      the mind certain or determined. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who resolves, or formal a firm purpose.	      [1913 Webster]
Resonance \Res"o*nance\ (r?z"?-nans), n. [Cf. F. r['e]sonance,	   L. resonantia an echo.]	   1. The act of resounding; the quality or state of being	      resonant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Acoustics) A prolongation or increase of any sound,	      either by reflection, as in a cavern or apartment the	      walls of which are not distant enough to return a distinct	      echo, or by the production of vibrations in other bodies,	      as a sounding-board, or the bodies of musical instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) A phenomenon in which a vibration or other	      cyclic process (such as tide cycles) of large amplitude is	      produced by smaller impulses, when the frequency of the	      external impulses is close to that of the natural cycling	      frequency of the process in that system.	   Note: The shattering of a glass object when impinged upon by	         sound of a certain frequency is one example of this	         phenomenon; another is the very large tides in certain	         basins such as that of the Bay of Fundy, which has a	         natural cycling frequency close to that of the tidal	         cycle.	         [PJC]	   4. (Electronics) An electric phenomenon corresponding to that	      of acoustic resonance, due to the existance of certain	      relations of the capacity, inductance, resistance, and	      frequency of an alternating circuit; the tuning of a radio	      transmitter or receiver to send or detect waves of	      specific frequencies depends on this phenomenon.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Pulmonary resonance} (Med.), the sound heard on percussing	      over the lungs.	   {Vocal resonance} (Med.), the sound transmitted to the ear	      when auscultation is made while the patient is speaking.	      [1913 Webster]
Resonancy \Res"o*nan*cy\ (-nan-s?), n.	   Resonance.	   [1913 Webster]
Resonant \Res"o*nant\ (-nant), a. [L. resonans, p. pr. of	   resonare to resound: cf. F. r['e]sonnant. See {Resound}.]	   1. Returning, or capable of returning, sound; fitted to	      resound; resounding; echoing back.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through every hour of the golden morning, the	            streets were resonant with female parties of young	            and old.                              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) Adjusted as to dimensions (as an electric circuit)	      so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the	      passage of electric waves of a given frequency.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Resonantly \Res"o*nant*ly\, adv.	   In a resonant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Resonator \Res"o*na`tor\ (-n?`t?r), n. [NL. & G.]	   1. (Acoustics) Anything which resounds; specifically, a	      vessel in the form of a cylinder open at one end, or a	      hollow ball of brass with two apertures, so contrived as	      to greatly intensify a musical tone by its resonance. It	      is used for the study and analysis of complex sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that resounds or resonates; specif.:	      (a) (Teleg.) An open box for containing a sounder and	          designed to concentrate and amplify the sound.	      (b) (Elec.) Any of various apparatus for exhibiting or	          utilizing the effects of resonance in connection with	          open circuits, as a device having an oscillating	          circuit which includes a helix of bare copper wire, a	          variable number of coils of which can be connected in	          circuit with a condenser and spark gap excited with an	          induction coil. It is used to create high-frequency	          electric brush discharges.	      (c) (Wireless Teleg.) The antenna system and other	          high-frequency circuits of a receiving apparatus.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Resorb \Re*sorb"\ (r?-s?rb"), v. t. [L. reorbere; pref. re- re-	   + sorbere to suck or drink in.]	   1. To swallow up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now lifted by the tide, and now resorbed. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) to absorb (something which has been secreted or	      exuded by the same organism).	      [PJC]
Resorbent \Re*sorb"ent\ (-ent), a. [L. resorbens, p. pr. of	   resorbere.]	   Swallowing up. --Wodhull.	   [1913 Webster]
Resorcin \Res*or"cin\ (r?z-?r"s?n), n. [Resin + orcin. So called	   because in its higher homologue it resembles orcin.] (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance of the phenol series,	   obtained by melting certain resins, as galbanum, asafetida,	   etc., with caustic potash. It is also produced artificially	   and used in making certain dyestuffs, as phthalein,	   fluorescein, and eosin.	   [1913 Webster]
Resorcylic \Res`or*cyl"ic\ (r?z`?r-s?l"?k), a. (Chem.)	   Of, or pertaining to, or producing, resorcin; as, resorcylic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Resorption \Re*sorp"tion\ (r?*s?rp"sh?n), n.	   1. The act of resorbing; also, the act of absorbing again;	      reabsorption.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Petrography) The redissolving wholly or in part, in the	      molten magma of an igneous rock, of crystals previously	      formed. The dissolved material may again solidify, giving	      rise to a mass of small crystals, usually of a different	      kind.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Resort \Re*sort"\ (r?*z?rt"), n. [F. ressort.]	   Active power or movement; spring. [A Gallicism] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some . . . know the resorts and falls of business that	         can not sink into the main of it.        --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Resort \Re*sort"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Resorting}.] [OF. resortir to withdraw, take refuge, F.	   ressortir to be in the jurisdiction, LL. resortire; pref. re-	   re- + L. sortiri to draw lots, obtain by lot, from sors lot.	   See {Sort}. The meaning is first to reobtain (by lot), then	   to gain by appeal to a higher court (as a law term), to	   appeal, go for protection or refuge.]	   1. To go; to repair; to betake one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	            What men name resort to him?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall back; to revert. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The inheritance of the son never resorted to the	            mother, or to any of her ancestors.   --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have recourse; to apply; to one's self for help,	      relief, or advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king thought it time to resort to other	            counsels.                             --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Resort \Re*sort"\ (r?*z?rt"), n. [Cf. F. ressort jurisdiction.	   See {Resort}, v.]	   1. The act of going to, or making application; a betaking	      one's self; the act of visiting or seeking; recourse; as,	      a place of popular resort; -- often figuratively; as, to	      have resort to force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Join with me to forbid him her resort. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place to which one betakes himself habitually; a place	      of frequent assembly; a haunt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far from all resort of mirth.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That to which one resorts or looks for help; resource;	      refuge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Last resort}, ultimate means of relief; also, final	      tribunal; that from which there is no appeal.	      [1913 Webster]
Resorter \Re*sort"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who resorts; a frequenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Resoun \Re*soun"\ (r?*z??n"), n.	   Reason. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Resoun \Re*soun"\, v. i. & t.	   To resound. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-sound \Re-sound"\ (r?*sound"), v. t. & i. [Pref. re- +	   sound.]	   To sound again or anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Resound \Re*sound"\ (r?*zound"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Resounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Resounding}.] [OE. resounen,	   OF. resoner, F. r['e]sonner, from L. resonare; pref. re- re-	   + sonare to sound, sonus sound. See {Sound} to make a noise.]	   1. To sound loudly; as, his voice resounded far.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be filled with sound; to ring; as, the woods resound	      with song.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be echoed; to be sent back, as sound. "Common fame . .	      . resounds back to them again." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be mentioned much and loudly. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To echo or reverberate; to be resonant; as, the earth	      resounded with his praise.	      [1913 Webster]	Resound \Re*sound"\, v. t.	   1. To throw back, or return, the sound of; to echo; to	      reverberate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Albion's cliffs resound the rur??ay.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To praise or celebrate with the voice, or the sound of	      instruments; to extol with sounds; to spread the fame of.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man for wisdom's various arts renowned,	            Long exercised in woes, O muse, resound. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To echo; reecho; reverberate; sound.	        [1913 Webster]	Resound \Re*sound"\, n.	   Return of sound; echo. --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Resource \Re*source"\ (r?*s?rs"), n. [F. ressource, fr. OF.	   ressourdre, resourdre, to spring forth or up again; pref. re-	   re- + sourdre to spring forth. See {Source}.]	   1. That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for	      supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty;	      resort; expedient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that	      can be converted into supplies; available means or	      capabilities of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for	            every country which is connected, but not	            incorporated, with another country of greater	            resources.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.	        [1913 Webster]
Resourceful \Re*source"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Full of resources.	   [1913 Webster]
Resourceless \Re*source"less\, a.	   Destitute of resources. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*source"less*ness}, n. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Resow \Re*sow"\ (r?*s?"), v. t.	   To sow again. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Resown \Re*sown"\ (r?*zoun"), v.	   To resound. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Respeak \Re*speak"\ (r[=e]*sp[=e]k"), v. t.	   1. To speak or utter again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To answer; to echo. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Respect \Re*spect"\ (r?*sp?kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Respected}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Respecting}.] [L. respectare,	   v. intens. from respicere, respectum, to look back, respect;	   pref. re- re- + specere, spicere, to look, to view: cf. F.	   respecter. See {Spy}, and cf. {Respite}.]	   1. To take notice of; to regard with special attention; to	      regard as worthy of special consideration; hence, to care	      for; to heed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou respectest not spilling Edward's blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In orchards and gardens, we do not so much respect	            beauty as variety of ground for fruits, trees, and	            herbs.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To consider worthy of esteem; to regard with honor. "I do	      respect thee as my soul." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look toward; to front upon or toward. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Palladius adviseth the front of his house should so	            respect the ??uth.                    --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To regard; to consider; to deem. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To whom my father gave this name of Gaspar,	            And as his own respected him to death. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To have regard to; to have reference to; to relate to; as,	      the treaty particularly respects our commerce.	      [1913 Webster]	   {As respects}, as regards; with regard to; as to. --Macaulay.	      	   {To respect the person} or {To respect the persons}, to favor	      a person, or persons on corrupt grounds; to show	      partiality. "Ye shall not respect persons in judgment."	      --Deut. i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To regard; esteem; honor; revere; venerate.	        [1913 Webster]	Respect \Re*spect"\, n. [L. respectus: cf. F. respect. See	   {Respect}, v., and cf. {Respite}.]	   1. The act of noticing with attention; the giving particular	      consideration to; hence, care; caution.	      [1913 Webster]	            But he it well did ward with wise respect.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Esteem; regard; consideration; honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seen without awe, and served without respect.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same men treat the Lord's Day with as little	            respect.                              --R. Nelson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. An expression of respect of deference; regards; as, to	      send one's respects to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Reputation; repute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many of the best respect in Rome.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Relation; reference; regard.	      [1913 Webster]	            They believed but one Supreme Deity, which, with	            respect to the various benefits men received from	            him, had several titles.              --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Particular; point regarded; point of view; as, in this	      respect; in any respect; in all respects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Everything which is imperfect, as the world must be	            acknowledged in many respects.        --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            In one respect I'll be thy assistant. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Consideration; motive; interest. [Obs.] "Whatever secret	      respects were likely to move them." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the publik good	            Private respects must yield.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In respect}, in comparison. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {In respect of}.	      (a) In comparison with. [Obs.] --Shak.	      (b) As to; in regard to. [Archaic] "Monsters in respect of	          their bodies." --Bp. Wilkins. "In respect of these	          matters." --Jowett. (Thucyd.)	   {In respect to}, or {With respect to}, in relation to; with	      regard to; as respects. --Tillotson.	   {To have respect of persons}, to regard persons with	      partiality or undue bias, especially on account of	      friendship, power, wealth, etc. "It is not good to have	      respect of persons in judgment." --Prov. xxiv. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Deference; attention; regard; consideration; estimation.	        See {Deference}.	        [1913 Webster]
Respectability \Re*spect`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?kt`?*b?l"?*t?), n.	   The state or quality of being respectable; the state or	   quality which deserves or commands respect.	   [1913 Webster]
Respectable \Re*spect"a*ble\ (-?-b'l), a. [F. respectable, LL.	   respectabilis.]	   1. Worthy of respect; fitted to awaken esteem; deserving	      regard; hence, of good repute; not mean; as, a respectable	      citizen. "The respectable quarter of Sicca." --J. H.	      Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            No government, any more than an individual, will	            long be respected, without being truly respectable.	                                                  --Madison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moderate in degree of excellence or in number; as, a	      respectable performance; a respectable audience.	      [1913 Webster] --{Re*spect"a*ble*ness},n. --	      {Re*spect"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Respectant \Re*spect"ant\ (-ant), a. [F., p. pr. of respecter.	   See {Respect}.] (Her.)	   Placed so as to face one another; -- said of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Respecter \Re*spect"er\ (-?r), n.	   One who respects.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A respecter of persons}, one who regards or judges with	      partiality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of	            persons.                              --Acts x. 34.	      [1913 Webster]
Respectful \Re*spect"ful\ (-f?l), a.	   Marked or characterized by respect; as, respectful	   deportment.	   [1913 Webster]	         With humble joy and with respectful fear. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*spect"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Re*spect"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Respecting \Re*spect"ing\, prep.	   With regard or relation to; regarding; concerning; as,	   respecting his conduct there is but one opinion.	   [1913 Webster]
Respection \Re*spec"tion\ (r[-e]*sp[e^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf.LL.	   respectio.]	   The act of respecting; respect; regard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Without difference or respection of persons. --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Respective \Re*spec"tive\ (r[-e]*sp[e^]k"t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F.	   respectif, LL. respectivus. See {Respect}.]	   1. Noticing with attention; hence, careful; wary;	      considerate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If you look upon the church of England with a	            respective eye, you can not . . . refuse this	            charge.                               --A?p. Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Looking towardl having reference to; relative, not	      absolute; as, the respective connections of society.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relating to particular persons or things, each to each;	      particular; own; as, they returned to their respective	      places of abode.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fitted to awaken respect. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Rendering respect; respectful; regardful. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With respective shame, rose, took us by the hands.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            With thy equals familiar, yet respective. --Lord	                                                  Burleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Respectively \Re*spec"tive*ly\, adv.	   1. As relating to each; particularly; as each belongs to	      each; as each refers to each in order; as, let each man	      respectively perform his duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The impressions from the objects or the senses do	            mingle respectively every one with its kind.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relatively; not absolutely. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Partially; with respect to private views. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. With respect; regardfully. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Respectless \Re*spect"less\ (r[-e]*sp[e^]k"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no respect; without regard; regardless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rather than again	         Endure, respectless, their so moving c?ies. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Re*spect"less*ness}, n. [R.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Respectuous \Re*spec"tu*ous\ (r?*sp?k"t?*?s;135), a.	   1. Respectful; as, a respectuous silence. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Respectable. [Obs.] --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]
Respell \Re*spell"\ (r?*sp?l"), v. t.	   To spell again.	   [1913 Webster]
Resperse \Re*sperse"\ (r?*sp?rs"), v. t. [L. respersus, p. p. of	   respergere; pref. re- re- + spargere to srew, sprinkle.]	   To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Respersion \Re*sper"sion\ (r?*sp?r"sh?n), n. [L. respersio.]	   The act of sprinkling or scattering. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Respirability \Re*spir`a*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?r`?*b?l"?*t? or	   r?s`p?*r?-), n. [Cf. F. respirabilit?.]	   The quality or state of being respirable; respirableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Respirable \Re*spir"a*ble\ (r?*sp?r"?*b'l or r?s"p?*r?*b'l), a.	   [Cf. F. respirable.]	   Suitable for being breathed; adapted for respiration. --	   {Re*spir"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Respiration \Res`pi*ra"tion\ (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n), n. [L.	   respiratio: cf. F. respiration. See {Respire}.]	   1. The act of respiring or breathing again, or catching one's	      breath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relief from toil or suffering: rest. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till the day	            Appear of respiration to the just	            And vengeance to the wicked.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Interval; intermission. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physiol.) The act of resping or breathing; the act of	      taking in and giving out air; the aggregate of those	      processes bu which oxygen is introduced into the system,	      and carbon dioxide, or carbonic acid, removed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Respiration in the higher animals is divided into:	         ({a}) Internal respiration, or the interchange of	         oxygen and carbonic acid between the cells of the body	         and the bathing them, which in one sense is a process	         of nutrition. ({b}) External respiration, or the	         gaseous interchange taking place in the special	         respiratory organs, the lungs. This constitutes	         respiration proper. --Gamgee.	         [1913 Webster] In the respiration of plants oxygen is	         likewise absorbed and carbonic acid exhaled, but in the	         light this process is obscured by another process which	         goes on with more vigor, in which the plant inhales and	         absorbs carbonic acid and exhales free oxygen.	         [1913 Webster]
Respirational \Res`pi*ra"tion*al\ (r?s`p?*r?"sh?n-al), a.	   Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirational	   difficulties.	   [1913 Webster]
Respirative \Re*spir"a*tive\ (r?*sp?*r?*t?v), a.	   Of or pertaining to respiration; as, respirative organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Respirator \Res"pi*ra`tor\ (r?s"p?*r?`t?r), n. [Cf. F.	   respirateur.]	   A divice of gauze or wire, covering the mouth or nose, to	   prevent the inhalation of noxious substances, as dust or	   smoke. Being warmed by the breath, it tempers cold air	   passing through it, and may also be used for the inhalation	   of medicated vapors.	   [1913 Webster]
Respiratory \Re*spir"a*to*ry\ (r?*sp?r"?*t?*r? or r?s"p?*r?-),	   a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to respiration; serving for respiration; as,	   the respiratory organs; respiratory nerves; the respiratory	   function; respiratory changes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Respiratory foods}. (Physiol.) See 2d Note under {Food}, n.,	      1.	   {Respiratory tree} (Zool.), the branched internal gill of	      certain holothurians.	      [1913 Webster]
Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired}	   (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare,	   respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F.	   respirer. See {Spirit}.]	   1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here leave me to respire.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and	      exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of	      maintaining the vitality of the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	Respire \Re*spire"\, v. t.	   1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to	      breathe.	      [1913 Webster]	            A native of the land where I respire	            The clear air for a while.            --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Respite \Res"pite\ (r?s"p?t), n. [OF. respit, F. r['e]pit, from	   L. respectus respect, regard, delay, in LL., the deferring of	   a day. See {Respect}.]	   1. A putting off of that which was appointed; a postponement	      or delay.	      [1913 Webster]	            I crave but four day's respite.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Temporary intermission of labor, or of any process or	      operation; interval of rest; pause; delay. "Without more	      respite." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some pause and respite only I require. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) Temporary suspension of the execution of a capital	          offender; reprieve.	      (b) The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury	          beyond the proper term.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pause; interval; stop; cessation; delay; postponement;	        stay; reprieve.	        [1913 Webster]	Respite \Res"pite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Respited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Respiting}.] [OF. respiter, LL. respectare. See	   {Respite}, n.]	   To give or grant a respite to. Specifically:	   (a) To delay or postpone; to put off.	   (b) To keep back from execution; to reprieve.	       [1913 Webster]	             Forty days longer we do respite you. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) To relieve by a pause or interval of rest. "To respite	       his day labor with repast." --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]
Respiteless \Res"pite*less\, a.	   Without respite. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster] Resplendence
Resplendence \Re*splen"dence\ (r?*spl?n"dens), Resplendency
\Re*splen"den*cy\ (-den*s?), n. [L. resplendentia.]	   The quality or state of being resplendent; brilliant luster;	   vivid brightness; splendor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Son! thou in whom my glory I behold	         In full resplendence, heir of all my might. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The resplendency of his own almighty goodness. --Dr. J.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Resplendent \Re*splen"dent\ (-dent), a. [L. resplendens, -entis,	   p. pr. of resplendere to shine brightly; pref. re- re- +	   splendere to shine. See {Splendid}.]	   Shining with brilliant luster; very bright. --	   {Re*splen"dent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         With royal arras and resplendent gold.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Resplendishant \Re*splen"dish*ant\ (-d?sh*ant), a.	   Resplendent; brilliant. [R. & Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Resplendishing \Re*splen"dish*ing\, a.	   Resplendent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Resplit \Re*split"\ (r?*spl?t"), v. t. & i.	   To split again.	   [1913 Webster]
Respond \Re*spond"\ (r?*sp?nd"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Responded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Responding}.] [OF. respondre,	   F. r['e]pondre, fr. L. respondere, responsum; pref. re- re- +	   spondere to promise. See {Sponsor}.]	   1. To say somethin in return; to answer; to reply; as, to	      respond to a question or an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show some effect in return to a force; to act in	      response; to accord; to correspond; to suit.	      [1913 Webster]	            A new affliction strings a new cord in the heart,	            which responds to some new note of complaint within	            the wide scale of human woe.          --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	            To every theme responds thy various lay. --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render satisfaction; to be answerable; as, the	      defendant is held to respond in damages. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To answer; reply; rejoin. See {Reply}.	        [1913 Webster]	Respond \Re*spond"\, v. t.	   1. To answer; to reply.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suit or accord with; to correspond to. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For his great deeds respond his speeches great.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	Respond \Re*spond"\, n.	   1. An answer; a response. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A short anthem sung at intervals during the	      reading of a chapter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A half pier or pillar attached to a wall to	      support an arch. --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster] Respondence
Respondence \Re*spond"ence\ (-?ns), Respondency \Re*spond"en*cy\	   (-en*s?), n.	   The act of responding; the state of being respondent; an	   answering. --A. Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]	         The angelical soft trembling voice made	         To the instruments divine respondence meet. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Respondent \Re*spond"ent\ (-ent), a. [L. respondens, p. pr. of	   respondere.]	   Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according;	   corresponding.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wealth respondent to payment and contributions.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Respondent \Re*spond"ent\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]pondant.]	   One who responds. It corresponds in general to defendant.	   Specifically:	   (a) (Law) One who answers in certain suits or proceedings,	       generally those which are not according to the course of	       the common law, as in equity and admiralty causes, in	       petitions for partition, and the like; -- distinquished	       from appellant.	   (b) One who maintains a thesis in reply, and whose province	       it is to refute objections, or overthrow arguments; --	       distinguished from opponent. --I. Watts.	       [1913 Webster]
Respondentia \Re`spon*den"ti*a\ (r?`sp?n*d?n"sh?*?), n. [NL. See	   {Respondence}.] (Commercial Law)	   A loan upon goods laden on board a ship. It differs from	   bottomry, which is a loan on the ship itself. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Responsal \Re*spon"sal\ (r?*sp?n"sal), a.	   Answerable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Responsal \Re*spon"sal\, n. [Cf.LL. resposalis.]	   1. One who is answerable or responsible. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Response. [Obs.] --Brevint.	      [1913 Webster]
Response \Re*sponse"\ (r?*sp?ns"), n. [OF. response, respons, F.	   r['e]ponse, from L. responsum, from respondere. See	   {Respond}.]	   1. The act of responding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An answer or reply. Specifically:	      (a) Reply to an objection in formal disputation. --I.	          Watts.	      (b) (Eccl.) The answer of the people or congregation to	          the priest or clergyman, in the litany and other parts	          of divine service.	      (c) (R.C.Ch.) A kind of anthem sung after the lessons of	          matins and some other parts of the office.	      (d) (Mus.) A repetition of the given subject in a fugue by	          another part on the fifth above or fourth below.	          --Busby.	          [1913 Webster]
Responseless \Re*sponse"less\, a.	   Giving no response.	   [1913 Webster]
Responsibility \Re*spon`si*bil"i*ty\ (r?*sp?n`s?*b?l"?*t?), n.;	   pl. {-ties} (-t?z). [Cf. F. responsabilit['e].]	   1. The state of being responsible, accountable, or	      answerable, as for a trust, debt, or obligation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That for which anyone is responsible or accountable; as,	      the resonsibilities of power.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ability to answer in payment; means of paying.	      [1913 Webster]
Responsible \Re*spon"si*ble\ (r?*sp?n"s?*b'l), a. [Cf. F.	   responsable. See {Respond}.]	   1. Liable to respond; likely to be called upon to answer;	      accountable; answerable; amenable; as, a guardian is	      responsible to the court for his conduct in the office.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able to respond or answer for one's conduct and	      obligations; trustworthy, financially or otherwise; as, to	      have a responsible man for surety.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Involving responsibility; involving a degree of	      accountability on the part of the person concerned; as, a	      responsible office.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Accountable; answerable; amenable.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*spon"si*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Re*spon"si*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Responsion \Re*spon"sion\ (-sh?n), n. [L. responsio. See	   {Respond}.]	   1. The act of answering. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (University of Oxford) The first university examination;	      -- called also {little go}. See under {Little}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Responsive \Re*spon"sive\ (-s?v), a. [Cf. F. resposif.]	   1. That responds; ready or inclined to respond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suited to something else; correspondent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vocal lay responsive to the strings. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Responsible. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*spon"sive*ly}, adv. --	      {Re*spon"sive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Responsorial \Re`spon*so"ri*al\ (r?`sp?n*s?"r?-al), a.	   Responsory; antiphonal. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Responsory \Re*spon"so*ry\ (r?*sp?n"s?*r?), a.	   Containing or making answer; answering. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	Responsory \Re*spon"so*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r?z). [LL.	   responsorium.]	   1. (Eccl.)	      (a) The answer of the people to the priest in alternate	          speaking, in church service.	      (b) A versicle sung in answer to the priest, or as a	          refrain.	          [1913 Webster]	                Which, if should repeat again, would turn my	                answers into responsories, and beget another	                liturgy.                          --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) An antiphonary; a response book.	      [1913 Webster]
Ressaldar \Res"sal*dar\, n. [Hind. ris[=a]ld[=a]r, fr.	   ris[=a]lt[=a]troop of horse + Per. d[=a]r holding.] (Mil.)	   In the Anglo-Indian army, a native commander of a ressala.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rest \Rest\ (r[e^]st), v. t. [For arrest.]	   To arrest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rest \Rest\, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G.	   rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r["o]st	   the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta	   a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to	   G. ruhe rest, repose, AS. r[=o]w, Gr. 'erwh`. Cf. {Ransack}.]	   1. A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or	      labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest	      of body or mind. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sleep give thee all his rest!         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs;	      peace; security.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the land had rest fourscore years. --Judges iii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.	      [1913 Webster]	            How sleep the brave who sink to rest,	            By all their country's wishes blest.  --Collins.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a	      rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or	      steadying the work.	      [1913 Webster]	            He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams	            should not be fastened in the walls of the house.	                                                  --1 Kings vi.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anc. Armor) A projection from the right side of the	      cuirass, serving to support the lance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their visors closed, their lances in the rest.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an	      inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. "Halfway houses and	      travelers' rests." --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            In dust our final rest, and native home. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the	            inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you.	                                                  --Deut. xii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Pros.) A short pause in reading verse; a caesura.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a	      running account. "An account is said to be taken with	      annual or semiannual rests." --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A set or game at tennis. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.) Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name	       of the character that stands for such silence. They are	       named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Rest house}, an empty house for the accomodation of	      travelers; a caravansary. [India]	   {To set one's rest} or {To set up one's rest}, to have a	      settled determination; -- from an old game of cards, when	      one so expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his	      hand. [Obs.] --Shak. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose;	        slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness;	        tranquillity; peacefulness; peace.	   Usage: {Rest}, {Repose}. Rest is a ceasing from labor or	          exertion; repose is a mode of resting which gives	          relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words	          are commonly interchangeable.	          [1913 Webster]	Rest \Rest\ (r[e^]st), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rested}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Resting}.] [AS. restan. See {Rest}, n.]	   1. To cease from action or motion, especially from action	      which has caused weariness; to desist from labor or	      exertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his	            work which he had made.               --Gen. ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh	            day thou shalt rest.                  --Ex. xxiii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be free from whanever wearies or disturbs; to be quiet	      or still.	      [1913 Webster]	            There rest, if any rest can harbor there. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lie; to repose; to recline; to lan; as, to rest on a	      couch.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stand firm; to be fixed; to be supported; as, a column	      rests on its pedestal.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To sleep; to slumber; hence, poetically, to be dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fancy . . . then retries	            Into her private cell when Nature rests. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To lean in confidence; to trust; to rely; to repose	      without anxiety; as, to rest on a man's promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            On him I rested, after long debate,	            And not without considering, fixed ?? fate.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To be satisfied; to acquiesce.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rest in Heaven's determination.    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rest with}, to be in the power of; to depend upon; as, it	      rests with him to decide.	      [1913 Webster]	Rest \Rest\, v. t.	   1. To lay or place at rest; to quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your piety has paid	            All needful rites, to rest my wandering shade.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place, as on a support; to cause to lean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her weary head upon your bosom rest.  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Rest \Rest\, n. [F. reste, fr. rester to remain, L. restare to	   stay back, remain; pref. re- re- + stare to stand, stay. See	   {Stand}, and cf. {Arrest}, {Restive}.] (With the definite	   article.)	   1. That which is left, or which remains after the separation	      of a part, either in fact or in contemplation; remainder;	      residue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion gives part of its reward in hand, the	            present comfort of having done our duty, and, for	            the rest, it offers us the best security that Heaven	            can give.                             --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Those not included in a proposition or description; the	      remainder; others. "Plato and the rest of the	      philosophers." --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Armed like the rest, the Trojan prince appears.	                                                  --DRyden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) A surplus held as a reserved fund by a bank to	      equalize its dividends, etc.; in the Bank of England, the	      balance of assets above liabilities. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Remainder; overplus; surplus; remnant; residue; reserve;	        others.	        [1913 Webster]	Rest \Rest\, v. i. [F. rester. See {Rest} remainder.]	   To be left; to remain; to continue to be.	   [1913 Webster]	         The affairs of men rest still uncertain. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Restagnant \Re*stag"nant\ (r?*st?g"nant), a. [L. restagnans, p.	   pr. ]	   Stagnant; motionless. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Restagnate \Re*stag"nate\ (-n?t), v. i. [L. restagnare to	   overflow.]	   To stagnate; to cease to flow. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Restagnation \Re`stag*na"tion\ (-n?"sh?n), n. [L. restagnatio	   aninundation.]	   Stagnation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restant \Res"tant\ (r?s"tant), a. [L. restans, p. pr. of	   restare: cf. F. restant. See {Rest} remainder.] (Bot.)	   Persistent.	   [1913 Webster]
Restate \Re*state"\ (r?*st?t"), v. t.	   To state anew. --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Restaurant \Res"tau*rant\ (r?s"t?*r?nt;277), n. [F., fr.	   restaurer. See {Restore}.]	   An eating house.	   [1913 Webster]
Restaurate \Res"tau*rate\ (r?s"t?*r?t), v. t. [L. restauratus,	   p. p. of restaurare. See {Restore}.]	   To restore. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restaurateur \Re`stau`ra`teur"\ (r?`st?`r?`t?r"), n. [F.]	   The keeper of an eathing house or a restaurant.	   [1913 Webster]
Restauration \Res`tau*ra"tion\ (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [LL.	   restauratio: cf. F. restauration.]	   Restoration. [Obs.] --Cower.	   [1913 Webster]
Rest cure \Rest cure\ (Med.)	   Treatment of severe nervous disorder, as neurasthenia, by	   rest and isolation with systematic feeding and the use of	   massage and electricity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Restem \Re*stem"\ (r?*st?m"), v. t.	   1. To force back against the current; as, to restem their	      backward course. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stem, or move against; as, to restem a current.	      [1913 Webster]
Restful \Rest"ful\ (r?st"f?l), a.	   1. Being at rest; quiet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Giving rest; freeing from toil, trouble, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tired with all these, for restful death I cry.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Rest"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rest"ful*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Rest-harrow \Rest"-har`row\ (-h?r`r?), n. (Bot.)	   A European leguminous plant ({Ononis arvensis}) with long,	   tough roots.	   [1913 Webster]
Restiff \Rest"iff\, a.	   Restive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Restiff \Rest"iff\, n.	   A restive or stubborn horse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restiffness \Rest"iff*ness\, n.	   Restiveness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restiform \Res"ti*form\ (r?s"t?*f?rm), a.[L. restis rope +	   -form.] (Anat.)	   Formed like a rope; -- applied especially to several ropelike	   bundles or masses of fibers on the dorsal side of the medulla	   oblongata.	   [1913 Webster]
Restily \Rest"i*ly\ (r?st"?*l?), adv.	   In a resty manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restinction \Re*stinc"tion\ (r?*st?nk"sh?n), n.[L. restinctio.	   See {Restinguish}.]	   Act of quenching or extingishing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restiness \Rest"i*ness\ (r?st`[i^]*n?s), n.	   The quality or state of being resty; sluggishness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The snake by restiness and lying still all winter.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Resting \Rest"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Rest}, v. t. & i.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Resting spore} (Bot.), a spore in certain orders of algae,	      which remains quiescent, retaining its vitality, for long	      periods of time. --C. E. Bessey.	      [1913 Webster]
Restinguish \Re*stin"guish\ (r?*st?n"gw?sh), v. t. [L.	   restinquere, restinctum; pref. re- re- + stinquere to	   quench.]	   To quench or extinguish. [Obs.] --R. Field.	   [1913 Webster]
Restitute \Res"ti*tute\ (r?s"t?*t?t), v. t. [L. restitutus, p.	   p. of restituere; pref. re- re- + statuere to put, place. See	   {Statute}.]	   To restore to a former state. [R.] --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]	Restitute \Res"ti*tute\, n.	   That which is restored or offered in place of something; a	   substitute. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restitution \Res`ti*tu"tion\ (r?s`t?*t?"sh?n), n. [F.	   restitution, L. restitutio. See {Restitute}, v.]	   1. The act of restoring anything to its rightful owner, or of	      making good, or of giving an equivalent for any loss,	      damage, or injury; indemnification.	      [1913 Webster]	            A restitution of ancient rights unto the crown.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He restitution to the value makes.    --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is offered or given in return for what has been	      lost, injured, or destroved; compensation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) The act of returning to, or recovering, a former	      state; as, the restitution of an elastic body.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) The movement of rotetion which usually occurs in	      childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which	      causes the latter to point towards the side to which it	      was directed at the beginning of labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Restoration; return; indemnification; reparation;	        compensation; amends; remuneration.	        [1913 Webster]
Restitutor \Res"ti*tu`tor\ (r?s"t?*t?`t?r), n. [L.: cf. F.	   restituteur.]	   One who makes restitution. [R].	   [1913 Webster]
Restive \Rest"ive\ (r?st"?v), a. [OF. restif, F. r['e]tif, fr.	   L. restare to stay back, withstand, resist. See {Rest}	   remainder, and cf. {Restiff}.] .	   Unwilling to go on; obstinate in refusing to move forward;	   stubborn; drawing back.	   [1913 Webster]	         Restive or resty, drawing back, instead of going	         forward, as some horses do.              --E. Philips	                                                  (1658).	   [1913 Webster]	         The people remarked with awe and wonder that the beasts	         which were to drag him [Abraham Holmes] to the gallows	         became restive, and went back.           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Inactive; sluggish. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Impatient under coercion, chastisement, or opposition;	      refractory.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Uneasy; restless; averse to standing still; fidgeting	      about; -- applied especially to horses. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Rest"ive}, adv. -- {Rest"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Restless \Rest"less\, a. [AS. restle['a]s.]	   1. Never resting; unquiet; uneasy; continually moving; as, a	      restless child. --Chaucer. "Restless revolution day by	      day." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose	      or quiet; eager for change; discontented; as, restless	      schemers; restless ambition; restless subjects. "Restless	      at home, and ever prone to range." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deprived of rest or sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Restless he passed the remnants of the night.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Passed in unquietness; as, the patient has had a restless	      night.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not affording rest; as, a restless chair. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Restless thrush}. (Zool.) See {Grinder}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unquiet; uneasy; disturbed; disquieted; sleepless;	        agitated; unsettled; roving; wandering.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Rest"less*ly}, adv.-	        {Rest"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Restorable \Re*stor"a*ble\ (r?*st?r"?*b'l), a.	   Admitting of being restored; capable of being reclaimed; as,	   restorable land. --Swift. -- {Re*stor"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Restoral \Re*stor"al\ (-al), n.	   Restoration. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Restoration \Res`to*ra"tion\ (r?s`t?*r?"sh?n), n. [OE.	   restauracion, F. restauration, fr. L. restauratio. See	   {Restore}.]	   1. The act of restoring or bringing back to a former place,	      station, or condition; the fact of being restored;	      renewal; reestablishment; as, the restoration of	      friendship between enemies; the restoration of peace after	      war.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold the different climes agree,	            Rejoicing in thy restoration.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being restored; recovery of health, strength,	      etc.; as, restoration from sickness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is restored or renewed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The restoration} (Eng. Hist.), the return of King Charles	      II. in 1660, and the reestablishment of monarchy.	   {Universal restoration} (Theol.), the final recovery of all	      men from sin and alienation from God to a state of	      happiness; universal salvation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Recovery; replacement; renewal; renovation;	        redintegration; reinstatement; reestablishment; return;	        revival; restitution; reparation.	        [1913 Webster]
Restorationer \Res`to*ra"tion*er\ (-?r), n.	   A Restorationist.	   [1913 Webster]
Restorationism \Res`to*ra"tion*ism\ (-?z'm), n.	   The belief or doctrines of the Restorationists.	   [1913 Webster]
Restorationist \Res`to*ra"tion*ist\, n.	   One who believes in a temporary future punishment and a final	   restoration of all to the favor and presence of God; a	   Universalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Restorative \Re*stor"a*tive\ (r?*st?r"?*t?v), a. [Cf. F.	   restoratif.]	   Of or pertaining to restoration; having power to restore.	   [1913 Webster]	         Destroys life's enemy,	         Hunger, with sweet restorative delight.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Restorative \Re*stor"a*tive\, n.	   Something which serves to restore; especially, a restorative	   medicine. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Restoratively \Re*stor"a*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a restorative manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Restorator \Res"to*ra`tor\ (r?s"t?*r?`t?r), n.	   A restaurateur.	   [1913 Webster]
Restoratory \Re*stor"a*to*ry\ (r?*st?r"?*t?*r?), a.	   Restorative. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Re-store \Re-store"\ (r?*st?r"), v. t. [Pref. re- + store.]	   To store again; as, the goods taken out were re-stored.	   [1913 Webster]
Restore \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- + an	   unused word; cf. Gr. ???? an upright pale or stake, Skr.	   sth?vara fixed, firm. Cf. {Restaurant}, {Store}.]	   To bring back to its former state; to bring back from a state	   of ruin, decay, disease, or the like; to repair; to renew; to	   recover. "To restore and to build Jerusalem." --Dan. ix. 25.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our fortune restored after the severest afflictions.	                                                  --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         And his hand was restored whole as the other. --Mark	                                                  iii. 5.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To give or bring back, as that which has been lost., or	      taken away; to bring back to the owner; to replace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now therefore restore the man his wife. --Gen. xx.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loss of Eden, till one greater man	            Restore us, and regain the blissful seat. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The father banished virtue shall restore. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To renew; to reestablish; as, to restore harmony among	      those who are variance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give in place of, or as satisfaction for.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall restore five oxen for an ox, and four sheep	            for a sheep.                          --Ex. xxii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make good; to make amends for.	      [1913 Webster]	            But if the while I think on thee, dear friend,	            All losses are restored, and sorrows end. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fine Arts)	      (a) To bring back from a state of injury or decay, or from	          a changed condition; as, to restore a painting,	          statue, etc.	      (b) To form a picture or model of, as of something lost or	          mutilated; as, to restore a ruined building, city, or	          the like.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To return; replace; refund; repay; reinstate; rebuild;	        reestablish; renew; repair; revive; recover; heal; cure.	        [1913 Webster]	Restore \Re*store"\, n.	   Restoration. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Restorement \Re*store"ment\, n.	   Restoration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restorer \Re*stor"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, restores.	   [1913 Webster]
Restrain \Re*strain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restrained}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Restraining}.] [OE. restreinen, F. restreindre, fr.	   L. restringere, restrictum; pref. re- re- + stringere to	   draw, bind, or press together. See {Strain}, v. t., and cf.	   {Restrict}.]	   1. To draw back again; to hold back from acting, proceeding,	      or advancing, either by physical or moral force, or by any	      interposing obstacle; to repress or suppress; to keep	      down; to curb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Restrain in me the cursed thoughts that nature	            Gives way to in repose!               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw back toghtly, as a rein. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hinder from unlimited enjoiment; to abridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though they two were committed, at least restrained	            of their liberty.                     --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To limit; to confine; to restrict. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not only a metaphysical or natural, but a moral,	            universality also is to be restrained by a part of	            the predicate.                        --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To withhold; to forbear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou restrained prayer before God.    --Job. xv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To check; hinder; stop; withhold; repress; curb;	        suppress; coerce; restrict; limit; confine.	        [1913 Webster]
Restrainable \Re*strain"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being restrained; controllable. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Restrainedly \Re*strain"ed*ly\, adv.	   With restraint. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Restrainer \Re*strain"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, restrains.	   [1913 Webster]
Restrainment \Re*strain"ment\, n.	   The act of restraining.	   [1913 Webster]
Restraint \Re*straint"\, n. [OF. restraincte, fr. restrainct, F.	   restreint, p. p. of restraindre, restrendre. See {Restrain}.]	   1. The act or process of restraining, or of holding back or	      hindering from motion or action, in any manner; hindrance	      of the will, or of any action, physical or mental.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man was altogether above the restrains of law,	            and no man altogether below its protection.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being restrained.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which restrains, as a law, a prohibition, or the	      like; limitation; restriction.	      [1913 Webster]	            For one restraint, lords of the world besides.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Repression; hindrance; check; stop; curb;?oercion;	        confinement; limitation; restriction.	        [1913 Webster]
Restrengthen \Re*strength"en\, v. t.	   To strengthen again; to fortify anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Restrict \Re*strict"\, a. [L. restrictus, p. p. of restringere.	   See {Restrain}.]	   Restricted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Restrict \Re*strict"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restricted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Restricting}.]	   To restrain within bounds; to limit; to confine; as, to	   restrict worlds to a particular meaning; to restrict a	   patient to a certain diet.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To limit; bound; circumscribe; restrain; repress; curb;	        coerce.	        [1913 Webster]
Restriction \Re*stric"tion\, n. [F. restriction, L. restrictio.]	   1. The act of restricting, or state of being restricted;	      confinement within limits or bounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is to have the same restriction with all other	            recreations,that it be made a divertisement. --Giv.	                                                  of Tonque.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which restricts; limitation; restraint; as,	      restrictions on trade.	      [1913 Webster]
Restrictionary \Re*stric"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Restrictive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restrictive \Re*strict"ive\, a. [Cf. F. restrictif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Serving or tending to restrict; limiting; as, a	      restrictive particle; restrictive laws of trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Astringent or styptic in effect. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster] --{Re*strict"ive*ly}, adv. --	      {Re*strict"ive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Restringe \Re*stringe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Restringed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Restringing}.] [L. restringere. See	   {Restrain}.]	   To confine; to contract; to stringe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Restringency \Re*strin"gen*cy\, n.	   Quality or state of being restringent; astringency. [Obs.]	   --Sir W. Petty.	   [1913 Webster]
Restringent \Re*strin"gent\, a. [L. restringens, p. pr.: cf. F.	   restringent.]	   Restringing; astringent; styptic. [Obs.] -- n. A restringent	   medicine. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Restrive \Re*strive"\, v. i.	   To strive anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Resty \Rest"y\, a.	   Disposed to rest; indisposed toexercton; sluggish; also,	   restive. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where the master is too resty or too rich to say his	         own prayers.                             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Resubjection \Re`sub*jec"tion\, n.	   A second subjection.	   [1913 Webster]
Resublime \Re`sub*lime"\, v. t.	   To sublime again. --Newton. -- {Re*sub`li*ma"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Resudation \Re`su*da"tion\, n. [L. resudare to sweat again. See	   {Sudation}.]	   Act of sweating again.	   [1913 Webster]
Result \Re*sult"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Resulted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Resulting}.] [F. r['e]sulter, fr. L. resultare,	   resultarum, to spring or leap back, v. intens. fr. resilire.	   See {Resile}.]	   1. To leap back; to rebound. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The huge round stone, resulting with a bound.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come out, or have an issue; to terminate; to have	      consequences; -- followed by in; as, this measure will	      result in good or in evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To proceed, spring, or rise, as a consequence, from facts,	      arguments, premises, combination of circumstances,	      consultation, thought, or endeavor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleasure and peace do naturally result from a holy	            and good life.                        --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Resulting trust} (Law), a trust raised by implication for	      the benefit of a party granting an estate. The phrase is	      also applied to a trust raised by implication for the	      benefit of a party who advances the purchase money of an	      estate, etc. --Bouvier.	   {Resulting use} (Law), a use which, being limited by the	      deed, expires or can not vest, and thence returns to him	      who raised it. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To proceed; spring; rise; arise; ensue; terminate.	        [1913 Webster]	Result \Re*sult"\, n.	   1. A flying back; resilience. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sound is produced between the string and the air by	            the return or the result of the string. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which results; the conclusion or end to which any	      course or condition of things leads, or which is obtained	      by any process or operation; consequence or effect; as,	      the result of a course of action; the result of a	      mathematical operation.	      [1913 Webster]	            If our proposals once again were heard,	            We should compel them to a quick result. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The decision or determination of a council or deliberative	      assembly; a resolve; a decree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then of their session ended they bid cry	            With trumpet's regal sound the great result.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Effect; consequence; conclusion; inference; issue;	        event. See {Effect}.	        [1913 Webster]
Resultance \Re*sult"ance\, n.	   The act of resulting; that which results; a result. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, a. [L. resultans, p. pr. : cf. F.	   r['e]sultant.]	   Resulting or issuing from a combination; existing or	   following as a result or consequence.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Resultant force} or {Resultant motion} (Mech.), a force	      which is the result of two or more forces acting	      conjointly, or a motion which is the result of two or more	      motions combined. See {Composition of forces}, under	      {Composition}.	      [1913 Webster]	Resultant \Re*sult"ant\, n.	   That which results. Specifically:	   (a) (Mech.) A reultant force or motion.	   (b) (Math.) An eliminant.	       [1913 Webster]	             The resultant of homogeneous general functions of n	             variables is that function of their coefficients	             which, equaled to zero, expresses in the simplest	             terms the condition of the possibility of their	             existence.                           --Sylvester.	       [1913 Webster]
Resultate \Re*sult"ate\, n. [L. resultatus, p. p. ]	   A result. [Obs.] "The resultate of their counsil." --BAcon.	   [1913 Webster]
Resultful \Re*sult"ful\, a.	   HAving results or effects.	   [1913 Webster]
Resultive \Re*sult"ive\, a.	   Resultant. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Resultless \Re*sult"less\, a.	   Being without result; as, resultless investigations.	   [1913 Webster]
Resumable \Re*sum"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of, or admitting of, being resumed. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
R'esum'e \R['e]`su"m['e]"\, n. [F. See {Resume}.]	   A summing up; a condensed statement; an abridgment or brief	   recapitulation.	   [1913 Webster]	         The exellent little r['e]sum['e] thereof in Dr.	         Landsborough's book.                     --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A brief summary of the education, experience,	      accomplishments, and other professional qualifications of	      a person, such as that prepared by one applying for a job.	      [PJC]
Resume \Re*sume"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Resumed};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Resuming}.] [L. resumere, resumptum; pref. re- re- + sumere	   to take: cf. F. r['e]sumer. See {Assume}, {Redeem}.]	   1. To take back.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun, like this, from which our sight we have,	            Gazed on too long, resumes the light he gave.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps God will resume the blessing he has bestowed	            ere he attains the age of manhood.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter upon, or take up again.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reason resumed her place, and Passion fled.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To begin again; to recommence, as something which has been	      interrupted; as, to resume an argument or discourse.	      [1913 Webster]
Resummon \Re*sum"mon\, v. t.	   To summon again.	   [1913 Webster]
Resummons \Re*sum"mons\, n.	   A second summons.	   [1913 Webster]
Resumption \Re*sump"tion\, n. [cf. F. r['e]sumption, L.	   resumptio restoration, recovery, fr. resumere. See {Resume}.]	   1. The act of resuming; as, the resumption of a grant, of	      delegated powers, of an argument, of specie payments, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng.Law) The taking again into the king's hands of such	      lands or tenements as he had granted to any man on false	      suggestions or other error.	      [1913 Webster]
Resumptive \Re*sump"tive\, a. [cf. L. resumptivus restorative.]	   Taking back; resuming, or tending toward resumption; as,	   resumptive measures.	   [1913 Webster]
Resupinate \Re*su"pi*nate\, a. [L. resupinatus, p. p. of	   resupinare to bend back. See {Resupine}.]	   Inverted in position; appearing to be upside down or	   reversed, as the flowers of the orchis and the leaves of some	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Resupinated \Re*su"pi*na`ted\, a.	   Resupinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Resupination \Re*su`pi*na"tion\, n.	   The state of luing on the back; the state of being	   resupinate, or reversed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our Vitruvius calleth this affection in the eye a	         resupination of the figure.              --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Resupine \Re`su*pine"\, a. [L. resupinus; pref. re- re- +	   supinus bent backward, supine.]	   Lying on the back; supine; hence, careless. --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]	         He spake, and, downward swayed, fell resupine,	         With his huge neck aslant.               --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Resupply \Re`sup*ply"\, v. t.	   To supply again.	   [1913 Webster]
Resurgence \Re*sur"gence\, n.	   The act of rising again; resurrection.	   [1913 Webster]
Resurgent \Re*sur"gent\, a. [L. resurgens, -entis, p. pr. of	   resurgere. See {Resurrection}.]	   Rising again, as from the dead. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Resurgent \Re*sur"gent\, n.	   One who rises again, as from the dead. [R.] --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Resurrect \Res`ur*rect"\, v. t. [See {Resurrection}.]	   1. To take from the grave; to disinter. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reanimate; to restore to life; to bring to view (that	      which was forgotten or lost). [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Resurrection \Res`ur*rec"tion\, n. [F. r['e]surrection, L.	   resurrectio, fr. resurgere, resurrectum, to rise again; pref.	   re- re- + surgere to rise. See {Source}.]	   1. A rising again; the resumption of vigor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the rising again from the dead; the resumption	      of life by the dead; as, the resurrection of Jesus Christ;	      the general resurrection of all the dead at the Day of	      Judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor after resurrection shall he stay	            Longer on earth.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State of being risen from the dead; future state.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the resurrection they neither marry nor are given	            in marriage.                          --Matt. xxii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The cause or exemplar of a rising from the dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the resurrection, and the life.  --John xi. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cross of the resurrection}, a slender cross with a pennant	      floating from the junction of the bars.	   {Resurrection plant} (Bot.), a name given to several species	      of {Selaginella} (as {Selaginella convoluta} and	      {Selaginella lepidophylla}), flowerless plants which, when	      dry, close up so as to resemble a bird's nest, but revive	      and expand again when moistened. The name is sometimes	      also given to the rose of Jericho. See under {Rose}.	      [1913 Webster]
Resurrectionist \Res`ur*rec"tion*ist\, n.	   One who steals bodies from the grave, as for dissection.	   [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Resurrectionize \Res`ur*rec"tion*ize\, v. t.	   To raise from the dead. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Resurvey \Re`sur*vey"\, v. t.	   To survey again or anew; to review. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Resurvey \Re*sur"vey\, n.	   A second or new survey.	   [1913 Webster]
Resuscitable \Re*sus"ci*ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of resuscitation; as, resuscitable plants. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Resuscitant \Re*sus"ci*tant\, n.	   One who, or that which resuscitates. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, a. [L. resuscitatus, p. p. of	   resuscitare; pref. re- re- + suscitare to raise, rouse. See	   {Suscitate}.]	   Restored to life. [R.] --Bp. Gardiner.	   [1913 Webster]	Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Resuscitated};p. pr. & vb. n. {Resuscitating}.]	   To revivify; to revive; especially, to recover or restore	   from apparent death; as, to resuscitate a drowned person; to	   resuscitate withered plants.	   [1913 Webster]	Resuscitate \Re*sus"ci*tate\, v. i.	   To come to life again; to revive.	   [1913 Webster]	         These projects, however often slain, always	         resuscitate.                             --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Resuscitation \Re*sus`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. resuscitatio.]	   The act of resuscitating, or state of being resuscitated.	   [1913 Webster]	         The subject of resuscitation by his sorceries. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Resuscitative \Re*sus"ci*ta*tive\, a.	   Tending to resuscitate; reviving; revivifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Resuscitator \Re*sus"ci*ta`tor\, n. [L.]	   1. One who, or that which, resuscitates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Med.) A device which is used to force	      oxygen or a mixture of oxygen and other gases into the	      lungs of patients who are suffering from asphyxiation, to	      revive the patient and induce resumption of respiration.	      [PJC]
Ret \Ret\ (r[e^]t), v. t.	   See {Aret}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ret \Ret\, v. t. [Akin to rot.]	   To prepare for use, as flax, by separating the fibers from	   the woody part by process of soaking, macerating, and other	   treatment. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Retable \Re*ta"ble\ (r[-e]*t[=a]"b'l), n. (Eccl.)	   A shelf behind the altar, for display of lights, vases of	   flowers, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Retail \Re"tail\ (r[=e]"t[=a]l), 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 to {wholesale}; sometimes, the sale of commodities at	   second hand.	   [1913 Webster]	Retail \Re"tail\, a.	   Done at retail; engaged in retailing commodities; as a retail	   trade; a retail grocer.	   [1913 Webster]	Retail \Re*tail"\ (r[-e]*t[=a]l"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Retailed};p. pr. & vb. n. {Retailing}.] [Cf. F. retailler to	   cut again; pref. re- re + tailler to cut. See {Retail}, n.,	   {Tailor}, and cf. {Detail}.]	   1. To sell in small quantities, as by the single yard, pound,	      gallon, etc.; to sell directly to the consumer; as, to	      retail cloth or groceries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sell at second hand. [Obs. or R.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To distribute in small portions or at second hand; to tell	      again or to many (what has been told or done); to report;	      as, to retail slander. "To whom I will retail my conquest	      won." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is wit's peddler, and retails his wares	            At wakes and wassails.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Retailer \Re*tail"er\, n.	   One who retails anything; as, a retailer of merchandise; a	   retailer of gossip; -- used also of businesses, including	   large corporations; as, Sears, Roebuck is one the the	   country's largest retailers.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Retailment \Re*tail"ment\, n.	   The act of retailing.	   [1913 Webster]
Retain \Re*tain"\ (r[-e]*t[=a]n"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Retained} (r[-e]*t[=a]nd"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Retaining}.]	   [F. retainir, L. retinere; pref. re- re- + tenere to hold,	   keep. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Rein} of a bridle, {Retention},	   {Retinue}.]	   1. To continue to hold; to keep in possession; not to lose,	      part with, or dismiss; to restrain from departure, escape,	      or the like. "Thy shape invisible retain." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be obedient, and retain	            Unalterably firm his love entire.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            An executor may retain a debt due to him from the	            testator.                             --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep in pay; to employ by a preliminary fee paid; to	      hire; to engage; as, to retain a counselor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A Benedictine convent has now retained the most	            learned father of their order to write in its	            defense.                              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To restrain; to prevent. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Retaining wall} (Arch. & Engin.), a wall built to keep any	      movable backing, or a bank of sand or earth, in its place;	      -- called also {retain wall}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To keep; hold; restrain. See {Keep}.	        [1913 Webster]	Retain \Re*tain"\, v. i.	   1. To belong; to pertain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A somewhat languid relish, retaining to bitterness.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep; to continue; to remain. [Obs.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]
Retainable \Re*tain"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being retained.	   [1913 Webster]
Retainal \Re*tain"al\, n.	   The act of retaining; retention.	   [1913 Webster]
Retainer \Re*tain"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, retains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is retained or kept in service; an attendant; an	      adherent; a hanger-on.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a servant, not a domestic, but occasionally	      attending and wearing his master's livery. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) The act of a client by which he engages a lawyer or	          counselor to manage his cause.	      (b) The act of withholding what one has in his hands by	          virtue of some right.	      (c) A fee paid to engage a lawyer or counselor to maintain	          a cause, or to prevent his being employed by the	          opposing party in the case; -- called also {retaining	          fee}. --Bouvier. --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of keeping dependents, or the state of being in	      dependence. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Retainment \Re*tain"ment\, n.	   The act of retaining; retention. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Retake \Re*take"\, v. t.	   1. To take or receive again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take from a captor; to recapture; as, to retake a ship	      or prisoners.	      [1913 Webster]
Retaker \Re*tak"er\, n.	   One who takes again what has been taken; a recaptor. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Retaliate \Re*tal"i*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retaliated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Retaliating}.] [L. retaliatus, p. p. of	   retaliare to retaliate; pref. re- re- + a word akin to talio	   talion, retaliation. Cf. {Talion}.]	   To return the like for; to repay or requite by an act of the	   same kind; to return evil for (evil). [Now seldom used except	   in a bad sense.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One ambassador sent word to the duke's son that his	         visit should be retaliated.              --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is unlucky to be obliged to retaliate the injuries	         of authors, whose works are so soon forgotten that we	         are in danger of appearing the first aggressors.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Retaliate \Re*tal"i*ate\, v. i.	   To return like for like; specifically, to return evil for	   evil; as, to retaliate upon an enemy.	   [1913 Webster]
Retaliation \Re*tal`i*a"tion\, n.	   The act of retaliating, or of returning like for like;	   retribution; now, specifically, the return of evil for evil;	   e.g., an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.	   [1913 Webster]	         God . . . takes what is done to others as done to	         himself, and by promise obloges himself to full	         retaliation.                             --Calamy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Requital; reprisal; retribution; punishment.	        [1913 Webster]
Retaliative \Re*tal"i*a*tive\, a.	   Same as {Retaliatory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Retaliatory \Re*tal"i*a*to*ry\, a.	   Tending to, or involving, retaliation; retaliative; as	   retaliatory measures.	   [1913 Webster]
Retard \Re*tard"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retarded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Retarding}.] [L. retardare, retardatum; pref. re- re- +	   tardare to make slow, to delay, fr. tardus slow: cf. F.	   retarder. See {Tardy}.]	   1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to prevent from	      progress; to render more slow in progress; to impede; to	      hinder; as, to retard the march of an army; to retard the	      motion of a ship; -- opposed to {accelerate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put off; to postpone; as, to retard the attacks of old	      age; to retard a rupture between nations.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To impede; hinder; obstruct; detain; delay;	        procrastinate; postpone; defer.	        [1913 Webster]	Retard \Re*tard"\, v. i.	   To stay back. [Obs.] --Sir. T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Retard \Re*tard"\, n.	   1. Retardation; delay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mentally retarded person. [Colloq. and disparaging]	      [PJC]	   3. a person who is stupid or inept, especially in social	      situations. [Colloq. and disparaging]	      [PJC]	   {Retard of the tide}, or {Age of the tide}, the interval	      between the transit of the moon at which a tide originates	      and the appearance of the tide itself. It is found, in	      general, that any particular tide is not principally due	      to the moon's transit immediately proceeding, but to a	      transit which has occured some time before, and which is	      said to correspond to it. The retard of the tide is thus	      distinguished from the lunitidal interval. See under	      {Retardation}. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Retardation \Re`tar*da"tion\, n. [L. retardatio: cf. F.	   retardation.]	   1. The act of retarding; hindrance; the act of delaying; as,	      the retardation of the motion of a ship; -- opposed to	      {acceleration}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The retardations of our fluent motion. --De Quinsey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which retards; an obstacle; an obstruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hills, sloughs, and other terrestrial retardations.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The keeping back of an approaching consonant chord	      by prolonging one or more tones of a previous chord into	      the intermediate chord which follows; -- differing from	      suspension by resolving upwards instead of downwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The extent to which anything is retarded; the amount of	      retarding or delay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Retardation of the tide}.	      (a) The lunitidal interval, or the hour angle of the moon	          at the time of high tide any port; the interval	          between the transit of the moon and the time of high	          tide next following.	      (b) The age of the tide; the retard of the tide. See under	          {Retard}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Retardative \Re*tard"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. retardatif.]	   Tending, or serving, to retard.	   [1913 Webster]
Retarded \Re*tard"ed\, n.	   having a limited or below normal mental ability; same as	   {mentally retarded}; -- used especially in relation to	      performance in academic tasks.	      [PJC]
Retarder \Re*tard"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, retards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Boiler) Any of various devices, as a helix of flat	      metal strip, introduced into a boiler tube to increase the	      heating effect of the fire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Photog.) A substance, as potassium bromide, added to a	      developer to retard its action.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Retardment \Re*tard"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retardement.]	   The act of retarding; retardation. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Retch \Retch\ (r[e^]ch or r[=e]ch; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Retched} (r[e^]cht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Retching}.] [AS.	   hr[ae]can to clear the throat, hawk, fr. hraca throat; akin	   to G. rachen, and perhaps to E. rack neck.]	   To make an effort to vomit; to strain, as in vomiting.	   [Written also {reach}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Beloved Julia, hear me still beseeching!	         (Here he grew inarticulate with retching.) --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Retch \Retch\, v. t. & i. [See {Reck}.]	   To care for; to heed; to reck. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Retchless \Retch"less\, a.	   Careless; reckless. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] --- {Retch"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Retch"less*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rete \Re"te\, n. [L., a net.] (Anat.)	   A net or network; a plexus; particularly, a network of blood	   vessels or nerves, or a part resembling a network.	   [1913 Webster]
Retecious \Re*te"cious\, a. [L. rete a net.]	   Resembling network; retiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Retection \Re*tec"tion\, n. [L. retegere, retectum, to uncover;	   pref. re- + tegere to cover.]	   Act of disclosing or uncovering something concealed. [Obs.]	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Retell \Re*tell\, v. t.	   To tell again.	   [1913 Webster]
Retene \Ret"ene\, n. [Gr. ??? pine resin.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline hydrocarbon, polymeric with benzene. It	   is extracted from pine tar, and is also found in certain	   fossil resins.	   [1913 Webster]
Retent \Re*tent"\, n. [L. retentum, fr. retentus, p. p. See	   {Retain}.]	   That which is retained. --Hickok.	   [1913 Webster]
Retention \Re*ten"tion\, n. [L. retentio: cf. F. r['e]tention.	   See {Retain}.]	   1. The act of retaining, or the state of being ratined.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of retaining; retentiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	            No woman's heart	            So big, to hold so much; they lack retention.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which contains something, as a tablet; a ???? of	      preserving impressions. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of withholding; retraint; reserve. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Place of custody or confinement.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) The right of withholding a debt, or of retaining	      property until a debt due to the person claiming the right	      be duly paid; a lien. --Erskine. Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Retention cyst} (Med.), a cyst produced by obstruction of a	      duct leading from a secreting organ and the consequent	      retention of the natural secretions.	      [1913 Webster]
Retentive \Re*ten"tive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]tentif.]	   Having power to retain; as, a retentive memory.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor airless dungeon, nor strong links of iron,	         Can be retentive to the strength of spirit. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Retentive \Re*ten"tive\, n.	   That which retains or confines; a restraint. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Retentively \Re*ten"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a retentive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Retentiveness \Re*ten"tive*ness\, n.	   The quality of being retentive.	   [1913 Webster]
Retentivity \Re`ten*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The power of retaining; retentive force; as, the retentivity	   of a magnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Retentor \Re*ten"tor\, n. [L., a retainer.] (Zool.)	   A muscle which serves to retain an organ or part in place,	   esp. when retracted. See Illust. of {Phylactolemata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Retepore \Re`te*pore\, n. [L. rete a net + porus pore.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus	   {Retepora}. They form delicate calcareous corals, usually	   composed of thin fenestrated fronds.	   [1913 Webster]
Retex \Re*tex"\, v. t. [L. retexere, lit., to unweave; pref. re-	   re + texere to weave. ]	   To annual, as orders. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Retexture \Re*tex"ture\, n.	   The act of weaving or forming again. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rethor \Reth"or\, n. [Cf. F. rh['e]teur. See {Rhetor}.]	   A rhetorician; a careful writer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If a rethor couthe fair endite.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rethoryke \Reth"o*ryke\, n.	   Rhetoric. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Retiarius \Re`ti*a"ri*us\, n. [L., fr. rete a net.] (Rom.Antiq.)	   A gladiator armed with a net for entangling his adversary and	   a trident for despatching him.	   [1913 Webster]
Retiary \Re"ti*a*ry\, n. [See {Retiarius}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any spider which spins webs to catch its prey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A retiarius.	      [1913 Webster]	Retiary \Re`ti*a*ry\, a. [Cf. LL. retiarius.]	   1. Netlike.	      [1913 Webster]	            This work is in retiary, or hanging textures. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constructing or using a web, or net, to catch prey; --	      said of certain spiders.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Armed with a net; hence, skillful to entangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scholastic retiary versatility of logic.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Reticence \Ret"i*cence\, n. [L. reticentia: cf. F.	   r['e]ticence.]	   1. The quality or state of being reticent, or keeping	      silence; the state of holding one's tonque; refraining to	      speak of that which is suggested; uncommunicativeness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such fine reserve and noble reticence. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A figure by which a person really speaks of a	      thing while he makes a show as if he would say nothingon	      the subject.	      [1913 Webster]
Reticency \Ret"i*cen*cy\, n.	   Reticence.	   [1913 Webster]
Reticent \Ret"i*cent\, a. [L. reticens, p. pr. of reticere to	   keep silence; re- + tacere to be silent. See {Tacit}.]	   Inclined to keep silent; reserved; uncommunicative.	   [1913 Webster]
Reticle \Ret"i*cle\, n. [See {Reticule}.]	   1. A small net.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reticule. See {Reticule}, 2. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Reticular \Re*tic"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]ticulaire. See	   {Reticule}.]	   1. Having the form of a net, or of network; formed with	      interstices; retiform; as, reticular cartilage; a	      reticular leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a reticulum.	      [1913 Webster]
Reticularia \Re*tic`u*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Reticular}.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive division of rhizopods in which the pseudopodia	   are more or less slender and coalesce at certain points,	   forming irregular meshes. It includes the shelled	   Foraminifera, together with some groups which lack a true	   shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Reticularian \Re*tic`u*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.).	   One of the Reticularia.	   [1913 Webster]
Reticularly \Re*tic"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a reticular manner.	   [1913 Webster] Reticulate
Reticulate \Re*tic"u*late\, Reticulated \Re*tic"u*la`ted\, a.	   [L. reticulatus. See {Reticule}.]	   1. Resembling network; having the form or appearance of a	      net; netted; as, a reticulated structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having veins, fibers, or lines crossing like the threads	      or fibers of a network; as, a reticulate leaf; a	      reticulated surface; a reticulated wing of an insect.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reticulated glass}, ornamental ware made from glass in which	      one set of white or colored lines seems to meet and	      interlace with another set in a different plane.	   {Reticulated micrometer}, a micrometer for an optical	      instrument, consisting of a reticule in the focus of an	      eyepiece.	   {Reticulated work} (Masonry), work constructed with	      diamond-shaped stones, or square stones placed diagonally.	      [1913 Webster]
Reticulation \Re*tic`u*la"tion\, n.	   The quality or state of being reticulated, or netlike; that	   which is reticulated; network; an organization resembling a	   net.	   [1913 Webster]	         The particular net you occupy in the great	         reticulation.                            --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Reticule \Ret"i*cule\, n.. [F. r['e]ticule, L. reticulum, dim.	   of rete a net. Cf.{Retina}, {Reticle}.]	   1. A little bag, originally of network; a woman's workbag, or	      a little bag to be carried in the hand. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A system of wires or lines in the focus of a telescope or	      other instrument; a reticle.	      [1913 Webster]
Reticulosa \Re*tic`u*lo"sa\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Reticularia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reticulose \Re*tic"u*lose`\, a.	   Forming a network; characterized by a reticulated sructure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reticulose rhizopod} (Zool.), a rhizopod in which the	      pseudopodia blend together and form irregular meshes.	      [1913 Webster]
Reticulum \Re*tic"u*lum\, n.;pl. {Reticula}. [L. dim. of rete a	   net.] (Anat.)	   (a) The second stomach of ruminants, in which folds of the	       mucous membrane form hexagonal cells; -- also called the	       {honeycomb stomach}.	   (b) The neuroglia.	       [1913 Webster]
Retiform \Ret"i*form\, a. [L. rete a net + -form. cf. F.	   r['e]tiforme.]	   Composed of crossing lines and interstices; reticular;	   netlike; as, the retiform coat of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Retina \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 optic nerve	   terminate. See {Eye}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fibers of the optic nerve and the retinal blood	         vessels spread out upon the front surface of the	         retina, while the sensory layer (called Jacob's	         membrane), containing the rods and cones, is on the	         back side, next the choroid coat.	         [1913 Webster]
Retinaculum \Ret`i*nac"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Retinacula}. [L., a	   holdfast, a band. See {Retain}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) A connecting band; a fraenum; as, the retinacula of	          the ileocaecal and ileocolic valves.	      (b) One of the annular ligaments which hold the tendons	          close to the bones at the larger joints, as at the	          wrist and ankle.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the retractor muscles of the proboscis of	      certain worms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A small gland or process to which bodies are	      attached; as, the glandular retinacula to which the	      pollinia of orchids are attached, or the hooks which	      support the seeds in many acanthaceous plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Retinal \Ret"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the retina.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Retinal purple} (Physiol. Chem.), the visual purple.	      [1913 Webster]	Retinal \Ret"i*nal\, n. (Chem.)	   A retinoid compound ({C20H28O}), closely related to vitamin	   A, which is a component of the visual pigments in the eye. It	   is also called {retinaldehyde} and {vitamin A aldehyde}.	   [PJC]
Retinalite \Re*tin"a*lite\, n. [Gr. ???? resin + -lite.] (Min.)	   A translucent variety of serpentine, of a honey yellow or	   greenish yellow color, having a waxy resinlike luster.	   [1913 Webster] Retinasphalt
Retinasphalt \Ret`in*as"phalt\, Retinasphaltum
\Ret`in*as*phal"tum\, n. [Gr. ???? resin + ????? asphalt.]	   (Min.)	   Retinite.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinerved \Ret"i*nerved`\, a. [L. rete a net + E. nerve.]	   (Bot.)	   Having reticulated veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Retineum \Ret`i*ne"um\, n.; pl. {Retinea}. [NL. See {Retina}.]	   (Zool.)	   That part of the eye of an invertebrate which corresponds in	   function with the retina of a vertebrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinic \Re*tin"ic\, a. [Gr. ???? resin.] (Min. Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to resin; derived from resin; specifically,	   designating an acid found in certain fossil resins and	   hydrocarbons.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinite \Ret"i*nite\, n. [Gr.??? resin: cf. F. r['e]tinite.]	   (Min.)	   An inflammable mineral resin, usually of a yellowish brown	   color, found in roundish masses, sometimes with coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinitis \Ret`i*ni"tis\, n. [NL., fr. NL. & E. retina + -tis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the retina.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinoic acid \Ret`in*o"ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.)	   A retinoid compound ({C20H28O2}), closely related to vitamin	   A. It is also called {tretinoin} and {vitamin A acid}.	   [PJC]
Retinoid \Ret"i*noid\, a. [Gr. ??? resin + -oid.]	   Resinlike, or resinform; resembling a resin without being	   such.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinol \Ret"i*nol\, n. [Gr. ??? resin + L. oleum oil.]	   1. (Chem.) A hydrocarbon oil {C32H16}, obtained by the	      distillation of resin, -- used as a solvent, as an	      antiseptic, and in printer's ink.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One of the compounds which function as vitamin A. Called	      also {vitamin A}, {vitamin A1} and {vitamin A alcohol}.	      See {vitamin A1}.	      [PJC]
Retinophora \Ret`i*noph"o*ra\, n.; pl. {Retiniphorae}. [NL., fr.	   NL. & E. retina + Gr. fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   One of group of two to four united cells which occupy the	   axial part of the ocelli, or ommatidia, of the eyes of	   invertebrates, and contain the terminal nerve fibrillae. See	   Illust. under {Ommatidium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinophoral \Ret`i*noph"o*ral\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to retinophorae.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinoscopy \Ret`i*nos"co*py\, n. [Retina + -scopy.] (Physiol.)	   The study of the retina of the eye by means of the	   ophthalmoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinue \Ret"i*nue\, n. [OE. retinue, OF. retinue, fr. retenir	   to retain, engage, hire. See {Retain}.]	   The body of retainers who follow a prince or other	   distinguished person; a train of attendants; a suite.	   [1913 Webster]	         Others of your insolent retinue.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         What followers, what retinue canst thou gain? --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To have at one's retinue}, to keep or employ as a retainer;	      to retain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Retinula \Re*tin"u*la\, n.; pl. {Retinulae}. [NL., dim. of NL. &	   E. retina.] (Zool.)	   One of the group of pigmented cells which surround the	   retinophorae of invertebrates. See Illust. under	   {Ommatidium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Retinulate \Re*tin"u*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Having, or characterized by, retinul?.	   [1913 Webster]
Retiped \Ret`i*ped\, n. [L. rete a net + pes, pedis, a foot: cf.	   F. r['e]tinop[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   A bird having small polygonal scales covering the tarsi.	   [1913 Webster]
Retiracy \Re*tir"a*cy\, n.	   Retirement; -- mostly used in a jocose or burlesque way.	   [U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]	         What one of our great men used to call dignified	         retiracy.                                --C. A.	                                                  Bristed.	   [1913 Webster]
Retirade \Ret`i*rade"\, n. [F.; cf. Sp. retirada retreat. See	   {Retire}.] (Fort.)	   A kind of retrenchment, as in the body of a bastion, which	   may be disputed inch by inch after the defenses are	   dismantled. It usually consists of two faces which make a	   reentering angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Retire \Re*tire"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retired}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Retiring}.] [F. retirer; pref. re- re- + tirer to draw.	   See {Tirade}.]	   1. To withdraw; to take away; -- sometimes used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . retired himself, his wife, and children	            into a forest.                        --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when the sun is present all the year,	            And never doth retire his golden ray. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take	      up and pay; as, to retire bonds; to retire a note.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no	      longer qualified for active service; to place on the	      retired list; as, to retire a military or naval officer.	      [1913 Webster]	Retire \Re*tire"\, v. i.	   1. To go back or return; to draw back or away; to keep aloof;	      to withdraw or retreat, as from observation; to go into	      privacy; as, to retire to his home; to retire from the	      world, or from notice.	      [1913 Webster]	            To Una back he cast him to retire.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind contracts herself, and shrinketh in,	            And to herself she gladly doth retire. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety	      or pleasure; as, to retire from battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Set Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle,	            and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and	            die.                                  --2 Sam. xi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To withdraw from a public station, or from business; as,	      having made a large fortune, he retired.	      [1913 Webster]	            And from Britannia's public posts retire. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To recede; to fall or bend back; as, the shore of the sea	      retires in bays and gulfs.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To go to bed; as, he usually retires early.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To withdraw; leave; depart; secede; recede; retreat;	        retrocede.	        [1913 Webster]	Retire \Re*tire"\, n.	   1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired; also,	      a place to which one retires. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The battle and the retire of the English succors.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Eve] discover'd soon the place of her retire.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A call sounded on a bugle, announcing to	      skirmishers that they are to retire, or fall back.	      [1913 Webster]
Retired \Re*tired"\, a.	   1. Private; secluded; quiet; as, a retired life; a person of	      retired habits.	      [1913 Webster]	            A retired part of the peninsula.      --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Withdrawn from active duty or business; as, a retired	      officer; a retired physician.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Retired flank} (Fort.), a flank bent inward toward the rear	      of the work.	   {Retired list} (Mil. & Naval), a list of officers, who, by	      reason of advanced age or other disability, are relieved	      from active service, but still receive a specified amount	      of pay from the government.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Re*tired"ly}, adv. -- {Re*tired"ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Retirement \Re*tire"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retirement.]	   1. The act of retiring, or the state of being retired;	      withdrawal; seclusion; as, the retirement of an officer.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, blest Retirement, friend of life's decline.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Retirement, rural quiet, friendship, books.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of seclusion or privacy; a place to which one	      withdraws or retreats; a private abode. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            This coast full of princely retirements for the	            sumptousness of their buildings and nobleness of the	            plantations.                          --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caprea had been the retirement of Augustus.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Solitude; withdrawment; departure; retreat; seclusion;	        privacy. See {Solitude}.	        [1913 Webster]
Retirer \Re*tir"er\, n.	   One who retires.	   [1913 Webster]
Retiring \Re*tir"ing\, a.	   1. Reserved; shy; not forward or obtrusive; as, retiring	      modesty; retiring manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to retirement; causing retirement; suited	      to, or belonging to, retirement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Retiring board} (Mil.), a board of officers who consider and	      report upon the alleged incapacity of an officer for	      active service.	   {Retiring pension}, a pension granted to a public officer on	      his retirement from office or service.	      [1913 Webster]
Retistene \Ret"i*stene\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline hydrocarbon produced indirectly from	   retene.	   [1913 Webster]
Retitelae \Ret`i*te"lae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. rete a net + tela a	   web.] (Zool.)	   A group of spiders which spin irregular webs; -- called also	   {Retitelariae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Retold \Re*told"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Retell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Retorsion \Re*tor"sion\, n.	   Same as {Retortion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Retort \Re*tort"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retorted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Retorting}.] [L. retortus, p. p. of retorquere; pref. re-	   re- + torquere to turn twist. See {Torsion}, and cf.	   {Retort}, n., 2.]	   1. To bend or curve back; as, a retorted line.	      [1913 Webster]	            With retorted head, pruned themselves as they	            floated.                              --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw back; to reverberate; to reflect.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when his virtues, shining upon others,	            Heat them and they retort that heat again	            To the first giver.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To return, as an argument, accusation, censure, or	      incivility; as, to retort the charge of vanity.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with retorted scorn his back he turned.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Retort \Re*tort"\, v. i.	   To return an argument or a charge; to make a severe reply.	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Retort \Re*tort"\, n. [See {Retort}, v. t.]	   1. The return of, or reply to, an argument, charge, censure,	      incivility, taunt, or witticism; a quick and witty or	      severe response.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is called the retort courteous.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. retorte (cf. Sp. retorta), fr. L. retortus, p. p. of	      retorquere. So named from its bent shape. See {Retort}, v.	      t.] (Chem. & the Arts) A vessel in which substances are	      subjected to distillation or decomposition by heat. It is	      made of different forms and materials for different uses,	      as a bulb of glass with a curved beak to enter a receiver	      for general chemical operations, or a cylinder or	      semicylinder of cast iron for the manufacture of gas in	      gas works.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tubulated retort} (Chem.), a retort having a tubulure for	      the introduction or removal of the substances which are to	      be acted upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Repartee; answer.	   Usage: {Retort}, {Repartee}. A retort is a short and pointed	          reply, turning back on an assailant the arguments,	          censure, or derision he had thrown out. A repartee is	          usually a good-natured return to some witty or	          sportive remark.	          [1913 Webster]
Retorter \Re*tort"er\, n.	   One who retorts.	   [1913 Webster]
Retortion \Re*tor"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]torsion. See {Retort},	   v. t.]	   1. Act of retorting or throwing back; reflection or turning	      back. [Written also {retorsion}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was, however, necessary to possess some single	            term expressive of this intellectual retortion.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Retaliation. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Retortive \Re*tort"ive\, a.	   Containing retort.	   [1913 Webster]
Retoss \Re*toss"\, v. t.	   To toss back or again.	   [1913 Webster]
Retouch \Re*touch"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + touch: cf. F.	   retoucher.]	   1. To touch again, or rework, in order to improve; to revise;	      as, to retouch a picture or an essay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Photog.) To correct or change, as a negative, by	      handwork.	      [1913 Webster]	Retouch \Re*touch"\, n. (Fine Arts)	   A partial reworking,as of a painting, a sculptor's clay	   model, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Retoucher \Re*touch"er\, n.	   One who retouches.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrace \Re*trace"\, v. t. [Pref. re- + trace: cf. F. retracer.	   Cf. {Retract}.]	   1. To trace back, as a line.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then if the line of Turnus you retrace,	            He springs from Inachus of Argive race. --Driden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go back, in or over (a previous course); to go over	      again in a reverse direction; as, to retrace one's steps;	      to retrace one's proceedings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To trace over again, or renew the outline of, as a	      drawing; to draw again.	      [1913 Webster]
Retract \Re*tract"\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Retracted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retracting}.] [F. r['e]tracter,	   L. retractare, retractatum, to handle again, reconsider,	   retract, fr. retrahere, retractum, to draw back. See	   {Retreat}.]	   1. To draw back; to draw up or shorten; as, the cat can	      retract its claws; to retract a muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw; to recall; to disavow; to recant; to take	      back; as, to retract an accusation or an assertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would as freely have retracted this charge of	            idolatry as I ever made it.           --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take back,, as a grant or favor previously bestowed; to	      revoke. [Obs.] --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To recall; withdraw; rescind; revoke; unsay; disavow;	        recant; abjure; disown.	        [1913 Webster]	Retract \Re*tract"\, v. i.	   1. To draw back; to draw up; as, muscles retract after	      amputation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take back what has been said; to withdraw a concession	      or a declaration.	      [1913 Webster]	            She will, and she will not; she grants, denies,	            Consents, retracts, advances, and then files.	                                                  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	Retract \Re*tract"\, n. (Far.)	   The pricking of a horse's foot in nailing on a shoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Retractable \Re*tract"a*ble\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"[.a]*b'l), a. [Cf.	   F. r['e]tractable.]	   Capable of being retracted; retractile.	   [1913 Webster]
Retractate \Re*tract"ate\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"[=a]t), v. t. [L.	   retractatus, p. p. of retractare. See {Retract}.]	   To retract; to recant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Retractation \Re`trac*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]tractation, L.	   retractatio a revision, reconsideration. ]	   The act of retracting what has been said; recantation.	   [1913 Webster]
Retractible \Re*tract"i*ble\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"[i^]*b'l), a.	   Retractable.	   [1913 Webster]
Retractile \Re*tract"ile\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"[i^]l), a. [Cf. F.	   -r['e]tractile.] (Physiol.)	   Capable of retraction; capable of being drawn back or up; as,	   the claws of a cat are retractile.	   [1913 Webster]
Retraction \Re*trac"tion\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]k"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]traction, L. retractio a drawing back, hesitation.]	   1. The act of retracting, or drawing back; the state of being	      retracted; as, the retraction of a cat's claws.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of withdrawing something advanced, stated,	      claimed, or done; declaration of change of opinion;	      recantation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Other men's insatiable desire of revenge hath wholly	            beguiled both church and state of the benefit of all	            my either retractions or concessions. --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.)	      (a) The act of retracting or shortening; as, the	          retraction of a severed muscle; the retraction of a	          sinew.	      (b) The state or condition of a part when drawn back, or	          towards the center of the body.	          [1913 Webster]
Retractive \Re*tract"ive\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"[i^]v), a.	   Serving to retract; of the nature of a retraction. --	   {Re*tract"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Retractive \Re*tract"ive\, n.	   That which retracts, or withdraws.	   [1913 Webster]
Retractor \Re*tract"or\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]kt"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, retracts. Specifically:	   (a) In breech-loading firearms, a device for withdrawing a	       cartridge shell from the barrel.	   (b) (Surg.) An instrument for holding apart the edges of a	       wound during amputation.	   (c) (Surg.) A bandage to protect the soft parts from injury	       by the saw during amputation.	   (d) (Anat. & Zool.) A muscle serving to draw in any organ or	       part. See Illust. under {Phylactolaemata}.	       [1913 Webster]
Retraict \Re*traict"\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]t"), n.	   Retreat. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrait \Re*trait"\ (r[-e]*tr[=a]t"), n. [It. ritratto, fr.	   ritrarre to draw back, draw, fr. L. retrahere. See	   {Retract}.]	   A portrait; a likeness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose fair retrait I in my shield do bear. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Retransform \Re`trans*form"\, v. t.	   To transform anew or back. -- {Re`trans*for*ma"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Retranslate \Re`trans*late"\, v. t.	   To translate anew; especially, to translate back into the	   original language.	   [1913 Webster]
Retraxit \Re*trax"it\, n. [L., (he) has withdrawn. See	   {Retract}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   The withdrawing, or open renunciation, of a suit in court by	   the plaintiff, by which he forever lost his right of action.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Retread \Re*tread"\, v. t. & i.	   To tread again.	   [1913 Webster]
Retreat \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 withdrawing one's self, especially	      from what is dangerous or disagreeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a retreat he o?truns any lackey.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place to which anyone retires; a place or privacy or	      safety; a refuge; an asylum.	      [1913 Webster]	            He built his son a house of pleasure, and spared no	            cost to make a delicious retreat.     --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            That pleasing shade they sought, a soft retreat	            From sudden April showers, a shelter from the heat.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil. & Naval.)	      (a) The retiring of an army or body of men from the face	          of an enemy, or from any ground occupied to a greater	          distance from the enemy, or from an advanced position.	      (b) The withdrawing of a ship or fleet from an enemy for	          the purpose of avoiding an engagement or escaping	          after defeat.	      (c) A signal given in the army or navy, by the beat of a	          drum or the sounding of trumpet or bugle, at sunset	          (when the roll is called), or for retiring from	          action.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: A retreat is properly an orderly march, in which	         circumstance it differs from a flight.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.)	      (a) A special season of solitude and silence to engage in	          religious exercises.	      (b) A period of several days of withdrawal from society to	          a religious house for exclusive occupation in the	          duties of devotion; as, to appoint or observe a	          retreat.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Retirement; departure; withdrawment; seclusion;	        solitude; privacy; asylum; shelter; refuge.	        [1913 Webster]	Retreat \Re*treat"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retreated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Retreating}.]	   To make a retreat; to retire from any position or place; to	   withdraw; as, the defeated army retreated from the field.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rapid currents drive	         Towards the retreating sea their furious tide.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Retreatful \Re*treat"ful\, a.	   Furnishing or serving as a retreat. [R.] "Our retreatful	   flood." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Retreatment \Re*treat"ment\, n.	   The act of retreating; specifically, the Hegira. [R.]	   --D'Urfey.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrenched}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Retrenching}.] [OF. retrenchier, F. retrancher;	   pref. re- re- + OF. trenchier, F. trancher, to cut. See	   {Trench}.]	   1. To cut off; to pare away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy exuberant parts retrench.         --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lessen; to abridge; to curtail; as, to retrench	      superfluities or expenses.	      [1913 Webster]	            But this thy glory shall be soon retrenched.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To confine; to limit; to restrict. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            These figures, ought they then to receive a	            retrenched interpretation?            --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fort.) To furnish with a retrenchment; as, to retrench	      bastions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To lesen; diminish; curtail; abridge.	        [1913 Webster]	Retrench \Re*trench"\, v. i.	   To cause or suffer retrenchment; specifically, to cut down	   living expenses; as, it is more reputable to retrench than to	   live embarrassed.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrenchment \Re*trench"ment\, n. [Cf. F. retrenchment.]	   1. The act or process of retrenching; as, the retrenchment of	      words in a writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The retrenchment of my expenses will convince you	            that ? mean to replace your fortune as far as I can.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A work constructed within another, to prolong the	      defense of the position when the enemy has gained	      possession of the outer work; or to protect the defenders	      till they can retreat or obtain terms for a capitulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lessening; curtailment; diminution; reduction;	        abridgment.	        [1913 Webster]
Retrial \Re*tri"al\, n.	   A secdond trial, experiment, or test; a second judicial	   trial, as of an accused person.	   [1913 Webster]
Retribute \Re*trib"ute\, v. t. [L. retributus, p. p.	   ofretribuere to retribute; pref re- + tribuere to bestow,	   assign, pay. See {Tribute}.]	   To pay back; to give in return, as payment, reward, or	   punishment; to requite; as, to retribute one for his	   kindness; to retribute just punishment to a criminal. [Obs.	   or R.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Retributer \Re*trib"u*ter\, n.	   One who makes retribution.	   [1913 Webster]
Retribution \Ret`ri*bu"tion\, n. [L. retributio: cf. F.	   r['e]tribution.]	   1. The act of retributing; repayment.	      [1913 Webster]	            In good offices and due retributions, we may not be	            pinching and niggardly.               --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is given in repayment or compensation; return	      suitable to the merits or deserts of, as an action;	      commonly, condign punishment for evil or wrong.	      [1913 Webster]	            All who have their reward on earth, . . .	            Naught seeking but the praise of men, here find	            Fit retribution, empty as their deeds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, reward and punishment, as distributed at the	      general judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a strong argument for a state of retribution	            hereafter, that in this world virtuous persons are	            very often unfortunate, and vicious persons	            prosperous.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Repayment; requital; recompense; payment; retaliation.	        [1913 Webster] Retributive
Retributive \Re*trib"u*tive\, Retributory \Re*trib"u*to*ry\, a.	   [Cf. LL. retributorius worthy of retribution.]	   Of or pertaining to retribution; of the nature of	   retribution; involving retribution or repayment; as,	   retributive justice; retributory comforts.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrievable \Re*triev"a*ble\, a. [From {Retrieve}.]	   That may be retrieved or recovered; admitting of retrieval.	   -- {Re*triev"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Re*triev"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrieval \Re*triev"al\, n.	   The act retrieving.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retrieved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Retrieving}.] [OE. retreven, OF. retrover to find	   again, recover (il retroevee finds again), F. retrouver;	   pref. re- re- + OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See	   {Trover}.]	   1. To find again; to recover; to regain; to restore from loss	      or injury; as, to retrieve one's character; to retrieve	      independence.	      [1913 Webster]	            With late repentance now they would retrieve	            The bodies they forsook, and wish to live. --Dryden	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recall; to bring back.	      [1913 Webster]	            To retrieve them from their cold, trivial conceits.	                                                  --Berkeley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remedy the evil consequence of, to repair, as a loss or	      damadge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accept my sorrow, and retrieve my fall. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is much to be done . . . and much to be	            retrieved.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To recover; regain; recruit; repair; restore.	        [1913 Webster]	Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, v. i. (Sport.)	   To discover and bring in game that has been killed or	   wounded; as, a dog naturally inclined to retrieve. --Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]	Retrieve \Re*trieve"\, n.	   1. A seeking again; a discovery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The recovery of game once sprung; -- an old sporting term.	      [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrievement \Re*trieve"ment\, n.	   Retrieval.	   [1913 Webster]
Retriever \Re*triev"er\, n.	   1. One who retrieves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A dor, or a breed of dogs, chiefly employed to	      retrieve, or to find and recover game birds that have been	      killed or wounded.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrim \Re*trim"\, v. t.	   To trim again.	   [1913 Webster]
Retriment \Ret"ri*ment\, n. [L. retrimentum.]	   Refuse; dregs. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Retro- \Retro-\ [L. retro, adv., backward, back. Cf. {Re}-.]	   A prefix or combining form signifying backward, back; as,	   retroact, to act backward; retrospect, a looking back.	   [1913 Webster]
Retroact \Re`tro*act"\, v. i. [Pref. retro- + act.]	   To act backward, or in return; to act in opposition; to be	   retrospective.	   [1913 Webster]
Retroaction \Re`tro*ac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]troaction.]	   1. Action returned, or action backward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Operation on something past or preceding.	      [1913 Webster]
Retroactive \Re`tro*act"ive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]troactif.]	   Fitted or designed to retroact; operating by returned action;	   affecting what is past; retrospective. --Beddoes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Retroactive law} or {Retroactive statute} (Law), one which	      operates to make criminal or punishable, or in any way	      expressly to affect, acts done prior to the passing of the	      law.	      [1913 Webster]
Retroactively \Re`tro*act"ive*ly\, adv.	   In a retroactive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrocede \Re"tro*cede\, v. t. [Pref. retro- + cede: cf. F.	   r['e]troc['e]der.]	   To cede or grant back; as, to retrocede a territory to a	   former proprietor.	   [1913 Webster]	Retrocede \Re"tro*cede\, v. i. [L. retrocedere; retro backward,	   back + cedere to go. See {Cede}.]	   To go back.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrocedent \Re`tro*ced"ent\, a. [L. retrocedens, p. pr.]	   Disposed or likely to retrocede; -- said of diseases which go	   from one part of the body to another, as the gout.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrocession \Re`tro*ces"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]trocession. See	   {Retrocede}.]	   1. The act of retroceding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being retroceded, or granted back.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Metastasis of an eruption or a tumor from the	      surface to the interior of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrochoir \Re"tro*choir\, n. [Pref. retro- + choir.] (Eccl.	   Arch.)	   Any extension of a church behind the high altar, as a chapel;	   also, in an apsidal church, all the space beyond the line of	   the back or eastern face of the altar.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrocopulant \Re`tro*cop"u*lant\, a. [See {Retrocopulation}.]	   Copulating backward, or from behind.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrocopulation \Re`tro*cop`u*la"tion\, n. [Pref. retro- +	   copulation.]	   Copulation from behind. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Retroduction \Re`tro*duc"tion\, n. [L. retroducere, retroductum,	   to lead or bring back; retro backward + ducere to lead.]	   A leading or bringing back.	   [1913 Webster] Retroflex
Retroflex \Re"tro*flex\, Retroflexed \Re"tro*flexed\, a. [Pref.	   retro- + L. flectere, flexum, to bend, to turn.]	   Reflexed; bent or turned abruptly backward.	   [1913 Webster]
Retroflexion \Re`tro*flex"ion\, n.	   The act of reflexing; the state of being retroflexed. Cf.	   {Retroversion}.	   [1913 Webster] Retrofract
Retrofract \Re"tro*fract\, Retrofracted \Re"tro*fract`ed\, a.	   [Pref. retro- + L. fractus, p. p. of frangere to break.]	   (Bot.)	   Refracted; as, a retrofract stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrogenerative \Re`tro*gen"er*a*tive\, a. [Pref. retro- +	   generative.]	   Begetting young by retrocopulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrogradation \Re`tro*gra*da"tion\, n. [F. r['e]trogradation or	   L. retrogradatio. See {Retrograde}.]	   1. The act of retrograding, or moving backward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being retrograde; decline.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, a. [L. retrogradus, from retrogradi,	   retrogressus, to retrograde; retro back + gradi to step: cf.	   F. r['e]trograde. See {Grade}.]	   1. (Astron.) Apparently moving backward, and contrary to the	      succession of the signs, that is, from east to west, as a	      planet. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And if he be in the west side in that condition,	            then is he retrograde.                --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending or moving backward; having a backward course;	      contrary; as, a retrograde motion; -- opposed to	      {progressive}. "Progressive and not retrograde." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is most retrograde to our desire.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Declining from a better to a worse state; as, a retrograde	      people; retrograde ideas, morals, etc. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Retrograde \Re"tro*grade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Retrograded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Retrograding}.] [L. retrogradare, retrogradi:	   cf. F. r['e]trograder.]	   1. To go in a retrograde direction; to move, or appear to	      move, backward, as a planet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to decline from a better to a worse condition, as	      in morals or intelligence.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrogradingly \Re"tro*gra`ding*ly\, adv.	   By retrograding; so as to retrograde.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrogress \Re"tro*gress\, n. [Cf. L. retrogressus.]	   Retrogression. [R.] --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrogression \Re`tro*gres"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]trogression.	   See {Retrograde}, and cf. {Digression}.]	   1. The act of retrograding, or going backward;	      retrogradation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Backward development; a passing from a higher to a	      lower state of organization or structure, as when an	      animal, approaching maturity, becomes less highly	      organized than would be expected from its earlier stages	      or known relationship. Called also {retrograde	      development}, and {regressive metamorphism}.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrogressive \Re`tro*gres"sive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]trogressif.]	   1. Tending to retrograde; going or moving backward; declining	      from a better to a worse state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Passing from a higher to a lower condition;	      declining from a more perfect state of organization;	      regressive.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrogressively \Re`tro*gres"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a retrogressive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Retromingency \Re`tro*min"gen*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being retromingent. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Retromingent \Re`tro*min"gent\, a. [Pref. retro- + L. mingens,	   p. pr. of mingere to urinate.]	   Organized so as to discharge the urine backward. -- n.	   (Zool.) An animal that discharges its urine backward.	   [1913 Webster]
Retropulsive \Re`tro*pul"sive\, a. [Pref. retro- + L. pellere,	   pulsum, to impel.]	   Driving back; repelling.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrorse \Re*trorse"\, a. [L. retrorsus, retroversus; retro back	   + vertere, versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrovert}.]	   Bent backward or downward. -- {Re*trorse"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrospect \Re"tro*spect\, v. i. [L. retrospicere; retro back +	   specere, spectum, to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Expect}.]	   To look backward; hence, to affect or concern what is past.	   [1913 Webster]	         It may be useful to retrospect to an early period. --A.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	Retrospect \Re"tro*spect\, n.	   A looking back on things past; view or contemplation of the	   past. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         We may introduce a song without retrospect to the old	         comedy.                                  --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrospection \Re`tro*spec"tion\, n.	   The act, or the faculty, of looking back on things past.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrospective \Re`tro*spec"tive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]trospectif.]	   1. Looking backward; contemplating things past; -- opposed to	      {prospective}; as, a retrospective view.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sage, with retrospective eye.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having reference to what is past; affecting things past;	      retroactive; as, a retrospective law.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inflicting death by a retrospective enactment.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Retrospectively \Re`tro*spec"tive*ly\, adv.	   By way of retrospect.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrovaccination \Re`tro*vac`ci*na"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus.	   [1913 Webster]
Retroversion \Re`tro*ver"sion\, n. [Cf. F. r['e]troversion. See	   {Retrovert}.]	   A turning or bending backward; also, the state of being	   turned or bent backward; displacement backwards; as,	   retroversion of the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In retroversion the bending is gradual or curved; in	         retroflexion it is abrupt or angular.	         [1913 Webster]
Retrovert \Re"tro*vert\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retroverted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Retroverting}.] [Pref. retro- + L. vertere,	   versum, to turn. Cf. {Retrorse}.]	   To turn back.	   [1913 Webster]
Retroverted \Re"tro*vert*ed\, a.	   In a state of retroversion.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrude \Re*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retruded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Retruding}.] [L. retrudere; re- + trudere to thrust.]	   To thrust back. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Retruse \Re*truse"\, a. [L. retrusus concealed, p. p. of	   retrudere.]	   Abstruse. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Retrusion \Re*tru"sion\, n.	   The act of retruding, or the state of being retruded.	   [1913 Webster]	         In virtue of an endless remotion or retrusion of the	         constituent cause.                       --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Retry \Re*try"\, v. t.	   To try (esp. judicially) a second time; as, to retry a case;	   to retry an accused person.	   [1913 Webster]
Rette \Rette\, v. t.	   See {Aret}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rettery \Ret"ter*y\, n.	   A place or establishment where flax is retted. See {Ret}.	   --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Retting \Ret"ting\, n.	   1. The act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking,	      maceration, and kindred processes; -- also called	      {rotting}. See {Ret}. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where flax is retted; a rettery. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Retund \Re*tund"\, v. t. [L. retundere, retusum; pref. re- re- +	   tundere to beat.]	   To blunt; to turn, as an edge; figuratively, to cause to be	   obtuse or dull; as, to retund confidence. --Ray. Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Re-turn \Re-turn"\, v. t. & i.	   To turn again.	   [1913 Webster]
Return \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 turn back; to go or come again to the same place or	      condition. "Return to your father's house." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            On their embattled ranks the waves return. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they returned out of bondage, it must be into a	            state of freedom.                     --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.	                                                  --Gen. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come back, or begin again, after an interval, regular	      or irregular; to appear again.	      [1913 Webster]	            With the year	            Seasons return; but not me returns	            Day or the sweet approach of even or morn. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To speak in answer; to reply; to respond.	      [1913 Webster]	            He said, and thus the queen of heaven returned.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To revert; to pass back into possession.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Jeroboam said in his heart, Now shall the	            kingdom return to the house of David. --1Kings xii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To go back in thought, narration, or argument. "But to	      return to my story." --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	Return \Re*turn"\, v. t.	   1. To bring, carry, send, or turn, back; as, to return a	      borrowed book, or a hired horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both fled attonce, ne ever back returned eye.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repay; as, to return borrowed money.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give in requital or recompense; to requite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord shall return thy wickedness upon thine own	            head.                                 --1 Kings ii.	                                                  44.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give back in reply; as, to return an answer; to return	      thanks.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To retort; to throw back; as, to return the lie.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you are a malicious reader, you return upon me,	            that I affect to be thought more impartial than I	            am.                                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To report, or bring back and make known.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all the people answered together, . . . and	            Moses returned the words of the people unto the	            Lord.                                 --Ex. xix. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To render, as an account, usually an official account, to	      a superior; to report officially by a list or statement;	      as, to return a list of stores, of killed or wounded; to	      return the result of an election.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Hence, to elect according to the official report of the	      election officers. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To bring or send back to a tribunal, or to an office, with	      a certificate of what has been done; as, to return a writ.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To convey into official custody, or to a general	       depository.	       [1913 Webster]	             Instead of a ship, he should levy money, and return	             the same to the treasurer for his majesty's use.	                                                  --Clarendon.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Tennis) To bat (the ball) back over the net.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Card Playing) To lead in response to the lead of one's	       partner; as, to return a trump; to return a diamond for a	       club.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To return a lead} (Card Playing), to lead the same suit led	      by one's partner.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To restore; requite; repay; recompense; render; remit;	        report.	        [1913 Webster]	Return \Re*turn"\, n.	   1. The act of returning (intransitive), or coming back to the	      same place or condition; as, the return of one long	      absent; the return of health; the return of the seasons,	      or of an anniversary.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the return of the year the king of Syria will	            come up against thee.                 --1 Kings xx.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            His personal return was most required and necessary.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of returning (transitive), or sending back to the	      same place or condition; restitution; repayment; requital;	      retribution; as, the return of anything borrowed, as a	      book or money; a good return in tennis.	      [1913 Webster]	            You made my liberty your late request:	            Is no return due from a grateful breast? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is returned. Specifically:	      (a) A payment; a remittance; a requital.	          [1913 Webster]	                I do expect return	                Of thrice three times the value of this bond.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) An answer; as, a return to one's question.	      (c) An account, or formal report, of an action performed,	          of a duty discharged, of facts or statistics, and the	          like; as, election returns; a return of the amount of	          goods produced or sold; especially, in the plural, a	          set of tabulated statistics prepared for general	          information.	      (d) The profit on, or advantage received from, labor, or	          an investment, undertaking, adventure, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                The fruit from many days of recreation is very	                little; but from these few hours we spend in	                prayer, the return is great.      --Jer. Taylor.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) The continuation in a different direction, most	      often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building,	      or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the	      shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade	      of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet	      north and south.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law)	      (a) The rendering back or delivery of writ, precept, or	          execution, to the proper officer or court.	      (b) The certificate of an officer stating what he has done	          in execution of a writ, precept, etc., indorsed on the	          document.	      (c) The sending back of a commission with the certificate	          of the commissioners.	      (d) A day in bank. See {Return day}, below. --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil. & Naval) An official account, report, or statement,	      rendered to the commander or other superior officer; as,	      the return of men fit for duty; the return of the number	      of the sick; the return of provisions, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. (Fort. & Mining) The turnings and windings of a trench	      or mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Return ball}, a ball held by an elastic string so that it	      returns to the hand from which it is thrown, -- used as a	      plaything.	   {Return bend}, a pipe fitting for connecting the contiguous	      ends of two nearly parallel pipes lying alongside or one	      above another.	   {Return day} (Law), the day when the defendant is to appear	      in court, and the sheriff is to return the writ and his	      proceedings.	   {Return flue}, in a steam boiler, a flue which conducts flame	      or gases of combustion in a direction contrary to their	      previous movement in another flue.	   {Return pipe} (Steam Heating), a pipe by which water of	      condensation from a heater or radiator is conveyed back	      toward the boiler.	      [1913 Webster]
Returnable \Re*turn"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of, or admitting of, being returned.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Legally required to be returned, delivered, given,	      or rendered; as, a writ or precept returnable at a certain	      day; a verdict returnable to the court.	      [1913 Webster]
Returner \Re*turn"er\, n.	   One who returns.	   [1913 Webster]
Returnless \Re*turn"less\, a.	   Admitting no return. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Retuse \Re*tuse"\, a. [L. retusus, p. p. : cf. F. r['e]tus. See	   {Retund}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Having the end rounded and slightly indented; as, a retuse	   leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Reule \Reule\, n. & v.	   Rule. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reume \Reume\, n.	   Realm. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reunion \Re*un"ion\, n. [Pref. re- + union: cf. F. r['e]union.]	   1. A second union; union formed anew after separation,	      secession, or discord; as, a reunion of parts or particles	      of matter; a reunion of parties or sects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assembling of persons who have been separated, as of a	      family, or the members of a disbanded regiment; an	      assembly so composed.	      [1913 Webster]
Reunite \Re`u*nite"\, v. t. & i.	   To unite again; to join after separation or variance. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reunitedly \Re`u*nit"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a reunited manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reunition \Re`u*ni"tion\, n.	   A second uniting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reurge \Re*urge"\, v. t.	   To urge again.	   [1913 Webster]
Revaccinate \Re*vac"ci*nate\, v. t.	   To vaccinate a second time or again. -- {Re*vac`ci*na"tion},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Revalescence \Rev`a*les"cence\, n.	   The act of growing well; the state of being revalescent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Would this prove that the patient's revalescence had	         been independent of the medicines given him?	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Revalescent \Rev`a*les"cent\, a. [L. revalescens, -entis, p. pr.	   of revalescere; pref. re- re- + valescere, v. incho. fr.	   valere to be well.]	   Growing well; recovering strength.	   [1913 Webster]
Revaluation \Re*val`u*a"tion\, n.	   A second or new valuation.	   [1913 Webster]
Revamp \Re*vamp"\, v. t.	   To vamp again; hence, to patch up; to reconstruct.	   [1913 Webster]
Reve \Reve\, v. t.	   To reave. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Reve \Reve\, n. [See {Reeve}.]	   An officer, steward, or governor. [Usually written {reeve}.]	   [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Reveal \Re*veal"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revealed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Revealing}.] [F. r['e]v['e]ler, L. revelare, revelatum,	   to unveil, reveal; pref. re- re- + velare to veil; fr. velum	   a veil. See {Veil}.]	   1. To make known (that which has been concealed or kept	      secret); to unveil; to disclose; to show.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light was the wound, the prince's care unknown,	            She might not, would not, yet reveal her own.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to communicate (that which could not be	      known or discovered without divine or supernatural	      instruction or agency).	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To communicate; disclose; divulge; unveil; uncover;	        open; discover; impart; show.	   Usage: See {Communicate}. -- {Reveal}, {Divulge}. To reveal	          is literally to lift the veil, and thus make known	          what was previously concealed; to divulge is to	          scatter abroad among the people, or make publicly	          known. A mystery or hidden doctrine may be revealed;	          something long confined to the knowledge of a few is	          at length divulged. "Time, which reveals all things,	          is itself not to be discovered." --Locke. "A tragic	          history of facts divulged." --Wordsworth.	          [1913 Webster]	Reveal \Re*veal"\, n.	   1. A revealing; a disclosure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The side of an opening for a window, doorway, or	      the like, between the door frame or window frame and the	      outer surface of the wall; or, where the opening is not	      filled with a door, etc., the whole thickness of the wall;	      the jamb. [Written also {revel}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Revealability \Re*veal`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being revealable; revealableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Revealable \Re*veal"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being revealed. -- {Re*veal"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Revealer \Re*veal"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, reveals.	   [1913 Webster]
Revealment \Re*veal"ment\, n.	   Act of revealing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revegetate \Re*veg"e*tate\, v. i.	   To vegetate anew.	   [1913 Webster]
Reveille \Re*veil"le\, n. [F. r['e]veil, fr. r['e]veiller to	   awake; pref. re- re- + pref. es- (L. ex) + veiller to awake,	   watch, L. vigilare to watch. The English form was prob. taken	   by mistake from the French imper. r['e]veillez,2d pers. pl.	   See {Vigil}.] (Mil.)	   The beat of drum, or bugle blast, about break of day, to give	   notice that it is time for the soldiers to rise, and for the	   sentinels to forbear challenging. "Sound a reveille."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         For at dawning to assail ye	         Here no bugles sound reveille.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Revel \Rev"el\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Reveal}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Revel \Rev"el\, n. [OF. revel rebellion, disorder, feast, sport.	   See {Revel}, v. i.]	   A feast with loose and noisy jollity; riotous festivity or	   merrymaking; a carousal.	   [1913 Webster]	         This day in mirth and revel to dispend. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some men ruin . . . their bodies by incessant revels.	                                                  --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Master of the revels}, {Revel master}. Same as {Lord of	      misrule}, under {Lord}.	      [1913 Webster]	Revel \Rev"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Reveled}or {Revelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reveling} or {Revelling}.] [OF. reveler to	   revolt, rebel, make merry, fr. L. rebellare. See {Rebel}.]	   1. To feast in a riotous manner; to carouse; to act the	      bacchanalian; to make merry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move playfully; to indulge without restraint. "Where	      joy most revels." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Revel \Re*vel"\, v. t. [L. revellere; re- + vellere to pluck,	   pull.]	   To draw back; to retract. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Revelate \Rev"e*late\, v. t. [L. revelatus, p. p. of revelare to	   reveal.]	   To reveal. [Obs.] --Frith. Barnes.	   [1913 Webster]
Revelation \Rev`e*la"tion\, n. [F. r['e]v['e]lation, L.	   revelatio. See {Reveal}.]	   1. The act of revealing, disclosing, or discovering to others	      what was before unknown to them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is revealed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.)	      (a) The act of revealing divine truth.	      (b) That which is revealed by God to man; esp., the Bible.	          [1913 Webster]	                By revelation he made known unto me the mystery,	                as I wrote afore in few words.    --Eph. iii. 3.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically, the last book of the sacred canon,	      containing the prophecies of St. John; the {Apocalypse} or	      {Book of Revelation} or {The Revelation of Saint John}.	      [1913 Webster]
Revelator \Rev"e*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who makes a revelation; a revealer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reveler \Rev"el*er\, n. [Written also reveller.]	   One who revels. "Moonshine revelers." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Revellent \Re*vel"lent\, a. [L. revellens, p. pr. of revellere.	   See {Revel}, v. t.]	   Causing revulsion; revulsive. -- n. (Med.) A revulsive	   medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Revelment \Rev"el*ment\, n.	   The act of reveling.	   [1913 Webster]
Revelous \Rev"el*ous\, a. [OF. reveleus.]	   Fond of festivity; given to merrymaking or reveling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Companionable and revelous was she.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Revel-rout \Rev"el-rout`\, n. [See {Rout}.]	   1. Tumultuous festivity; revelry. [Obs.] --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rabble; a riotous assembly; a mob. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Revelry \Rev"el*ry\, n. [See {Revel}, v. i. & n.]	   The act of engaging in a revel; noisy festivity; reveling.	   [1913 Webster]	         And pomp and feast and revelry.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Revendicate \Re*ven"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Revendicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revendicating}.][Cf. F.	   revendiquer. See {Revenge}.]	   To reclaim; to demand the restoration of. [R.] --Vattel	   (Trans.).	   [1913 Webster]
Revendication \Re*ven`di*ca"tion\, n. [F. revendication.]	   The act of revendicating. [R.] --Vattel (Trans.)	   [1913 Webster]
Revenge \Re*venge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revenged}, p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Revenging}.] [OF. revengier, F. revancher; pref. re-	   re- + OF. vengier to avenge, revenge, F. venger, L.	   vindicare. See {Vindicate}, {Vengerance}, and cf.	   {Revindicate}.]	   1. To inflict harm in return for, as an injury, insult, etc.;	      to exact satisfaction for, under a sense of injury; to	      avenge; -- followed either by the wrong received, or by	      the person or thing wronged, as the object, or by the	      reciprocal pronoun as direct object, and a preposition	      before the wrong done or the wrongdoer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To revenge the death of our fathers.  --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gods are just, and will revenge our cause.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, Antony, and young Octavius, come,	            Revenge yourselves alone on Cassius.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inflict injury for, in a spiteful, wrong, or malignant	      spirit; to wreak vengeance for maliciously.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To avenge; vindicate. See {Avenge}.	        [1913 Webster]	Revenge \Re*venge"\, v. i.	   To take vengeance; -- with upon. [Obs.] "A bird that will	   revenge upon you all." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Revenge \Re*venge"\, n.	   1. The act of revenging; vengeance; retaliation; a returning	      of evil for evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is even with his	            enemy; but in passing it over he is superior.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The disposition to revenge; a malignant wishing of evil to	      one who has done us an injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Revenge now goes	            To lay a complot to betray thy foes.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The indulgence of revenge tends to make men more	            savage and cruel.                     --Kames.	      [1913 Webster]
Revengeable \Re*venge"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being revenged; as, revengeable wrong. --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Revengeance \Re*venge"ance\, n.	   Vengeance; revenge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revengeful \Re*venge"ful\, a.	   Full of, or prone to, revenge; vindictive; malicious;	   revenging; wreaking revenge.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thy revengeful heart can not forgive. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         May my hands . . .	         Never brandish more revengeful steel.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Vindictive; vengeful; resentful; malicious.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Re*venge"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Re*venge"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Revengeless \Re*venge"less\, a.	   Unrevenged. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Revengement \Re*venge"ment\, n.	   Revenge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He 'll breed revengement and a scourge for me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Revenger \Re*ven"ger\, n.	   One who revenges. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Revenging \Re*ven"ging\, a.	   Executing revenge; revengeful. -- {Re*ven"ging*ly}, adv.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Revenue \Rev"e*nue\, n. [F. revenu, OF. revenue, fr. revenir to	   return, L. revenire; pref. re- re- + venire to come. See	   {Come}.]	   1. That which returns, or comes back, from an investment; the	      annual rents, profits, interest, or issues of any species	      of property, real or personal; income.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not anticipate your revenues and live upon air	            till you know what you are worth.     --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, return; reward; as, a revenue of praise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The annual yield of taxes, excise, customs, duties, rents,	      etc., which a nation, state, or municipality collects and	      receives into the treasury for public use.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Revenue cutter}, an armed government vessel employed to	      enforce revenue laws, prevent smuggling, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Reverb \Re*verb"\, v. t.	   To echo. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverberant \Re*ver"ber*ant\, a. [L. reverberans, p. pr. : cf.	   F. r['e]verb['e]rant. See {Reverberate}.]	   Having the quality of reverberation; reverberating.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverberate \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. Reverberant. [Obs.] "The reverberate hills." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Driven back, as sound; reflected. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Reverberate \Re*ver"ber*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Reverberated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Reverberating}.]	   1. To return or send back; to repel or drive back; to echo,	      as sound; to reflect, as light, as light or heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, like an arch, reverberates	            The voice again.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send or force back; to repel from side to side; as,	      flame is reverberated in a furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to fuse by reverberated heat. [Obs.] "Reverberated	      into glass." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Reverberate \Re*ver"ber*ate\, v. i.	   1. To resound; to echo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be driven back; to be reflected or repelled, as rays of	      light; to be echoed, as sound.	      [1913 Webster]
Reverberation \Re*ver`ber*a"tion\, n. [CF. F.	   r['e]verb['e]ration.]	   The act of reverberating; especially, the act of reflecting	   light or heat, or reechoing sound; as, the reverberation of	   rays from a mirror; the reverberation of rays from a mirror;	   the reverberation of voices; the reverberation of heat or	   flame in a furnace.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverberative \Re*ver"ber*a*tive\, a.	   Of the nature of reverberation; tending to reverberate;	   reflective.	   [1913 Webster]	         This reverberative influence is that which we have	         intended above, as the influence of the mass upon its	         centers.                                 --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverberator \Re*ver"ber*a`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, produces reverberation.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverberatory \Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry\, a.	   Producing reverberation; acting by reverberation;	   reverberative.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reverberatory furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}.	      [1913 Webster]	Reverberatory \Re*ver"ber*a*to*ry\, n.	   A reverberatory furnace.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverdure \Re*ver"dure\, v. t.	   To cover again with verdure. --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Revere \Re*vere"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Revering}.] [L. revereri; pref. re- re- + vereri to fear,	   perh. akin to E. wary: cf. F. r['e]v['e]rer.]	   To regard with reverence, or profound respect and affection,	   mingled with awe or fear; to venerate; to reverence; to honor	   in estimation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Marcus Aurelius, whom he rather revered as his father	         than treated as his partner in the empire. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To venerate; adore; reverence.	        [1913 Webster]
Reverence \Rev"er*ence\, n. [F. r['e]v['e]rence, L. reverentia.	   See {Reverent}.]	   1. Profound respect and esteem mingled with fear and	      affection, as for a holy being or place; the disposition	      to revere; veneration.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou be poor, farewell thy reverence. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reverence, which is the synthesis of love and fear.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            When discords, and quarrels, and factions, are	            carried openly and audaciously, it is a sign the	            reverence of government islost.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, as in Chaucer, reverence denoted "respect"	         "honor", without awe or fear.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of revering; a token of respect or veneration; an	      obeisance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make twenty reverences upon receiving . . . about	            twopence.                             --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            And each of them doeth all his diligence	            To do unto the feast reverence.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which deserves or exacts manifestations of reverence;	      reverend character; dignity; state.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am forced to lay my reverence by.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person entitled to be revered; -- a title applied to	      priests or other ministers with the pronouns his or your;	      sometimes poetically to a father. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Save your reverence}, {Saving your reverence}, an	      apologetical phrase for an unseemly expression made in the	      presence of a priest or clergyman.	   {Sir reverence}, a contracted form of {Save your reverence}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a one as a man may not speak of, without he	            say. "Sir reverence."                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To do reverence}, to show reverence or honor; to perform an	      act of reverence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now lies he there,	            And none so poor to do him reverence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Awe; honor; veneration; adoration; dread.	   Usage: {Awe}, {Reverence}, {Dread}, {Veneration}. Reverence	          is a strong sentiment of respect and esteem, sometimes	          mingled slightly with fear; as, reverence for the	          divine law. Awe is a mixed feeling of sublimity and	          dread in view of something great or terrible, sublime	          or sacred; as, awe at the divine presence. It does not	          necessarily imply love. Dread is an anxious fear in	          view of an impending evil; as, dread of punishment.	          Veneration is reverence in its strongest	          manifestations. It is the highest emotion we can	          exercise toward human beings. Exalted and noble	          objects produce reverence; terrific and threatening	          objects awaken dread; a sense of the divine presence	          fills us with awe; a union of wisdom and virtue in one	          who is advanced in years inspires us with veneration.	          [1913 Webster]	Reverence \Rev"er*ence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverenced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Reverencing}.]	   To regard or treat with reverence; to regard with respect and	   affection mingled with fear; to venerate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let . . . the wife see that she reverence her husband.	                                                  --Eph. v. 33.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those that I reverence those I fear, the wise. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverencer \Rev"er*en*cer\, n.	   One who regards with reverence. "Reverencers of crowned	   heads." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverend \Rev"er*end\, a. [F. r['e]v['e]rend, L. reverendus, fr.	   revereri. See {Revere}.]	   Worthy of reverence; entitled to respect mingled with fear	   and affection; venerable.	   [1913 Webster]	         A reverend sire among them came.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         They must give good example and reverend deportment in	         the face of their children.              --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is commonly given as a title of respect to	         ecclesiastics. A clergyman is styled the reverend; a	         dean, the very reverend; a bishop, the right reverend;	         an archbishop, the most reverend.	         [1913 Webster]
Reverendly \Rev"er*end*ly\, adv.	   Reverently. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverent \Rev"er*ent\, a. [L. reverens, -entis, p. pr. of	   revereri. See {Revere}.]	   1. Disposed to revere; impressed with reverence; submissive;	      humble; respectful; as, reverent disciples. "They . . .	      prostrate fell before him reverent." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing reverence, veneration, devotion, or submission;	      as, reverent words; reverent behavior. --Joye.	      [1913 Webster]
Reverential \Rev`er*en"tial\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]v['e]renciel. See	   {Reverence}.]	   Proceeding from, or expressing, reverence; having a reverent	   quality; reverent; as, reverential fear or awe. "A	   reverential esteem of things sacred." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverentially \Rev`er*en"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a reverential manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverently \Rev"er*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a reverent manner; in respectful regard.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverer \Re*ver"er\, n.	   One who reveres.	   [1913 Webster] Reverie
Reverie \Rev"er*ie\, Revery \Rev"er*y\, n.; pl. {Reveries}. [F.	   r['e]verie, fr. r[^e]ver to dream, rave, be light-headed. Cf.	   {Rave}.]	   1. A loose or irregular train of thought occurring in musing	      or mediation; deep musing; daydream. "Rapt in nameless	      reveries." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ideas float in our mind without any reflection	            or regard of the understanding, it is that which the	            French call revery, our language has scarce a name	            for it.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An extravagant conceit of the fancy; a vision. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There are infinite reveries and numberless	            extravagancies pass through both [wise and foolish	            minds].                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Revers \Re*vers"\ (re*v[^a]r"; colloq. re*v[=e]r", re*v[~e]r"),	   n. sing & pl. [F. See {Reverse}, n.] (Dressmaking, Tailoring,	   etc.)	   A part turned or folded back so as to show the inside, or a	   piece put on in imitation of such a part, as the lapel of a	   coat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, a. [See {Reverse}.]	   Intended to reverse; implying reversal. [Obs.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]	Reversal \Re*ver"sal\, n. [From {Reverse}.]	   1. The act of reversing; the causing to move or face in an	      opposite direction, or to stand or lie in an inverted	      position; as, the reversal of a rotating wheel; the	      reversal of objects by a convex lens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A change or overthrowing; as, the reversal of a judgment,	      which amounts to an official declaration that it is false;	      the reversal of an attainder, or of an outlawry, by which	      the sentence is rendered void. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Reverse \Re*verse"\, a. [OE. revers, OF. revers, L. reversus, p.	   p. of revertere. See {Revert}.]	   1. Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction;	      hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order	      or method. "A vice reverse unto this." --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Turned upside down; greatly disturbed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He found the sea diverse	            With many a windy storm reverse.      --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot. & Zool.) Reversed; as, a reverse shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reverse bearing} (Surv.), the bearing of a back station as	      observed from the station next in advance.	   {Reverse curve} (Railways), a curve like the letter S, formed	      of two curves bending in opposite directions.	   {Reverse fire} (Mil.), a fire in the rear.	   {Reverse operation} (Math.), an operation the steps of which	      are taken in a contrary order to that in which the same or	      similar steps are taken in another operation considered as	      direct; an operation in which that is sought which in	      another operation is given, and that given which in the	      other is sought; as, finding the length of a pendulum from	      its time of vibration is the reverse operation to finding	      the time of vibration from the length.	      [1913 Webster]	Reverse \Re*verse"\ (r[-e]*v[~e]rs"), n. [Cf. F. revers. See	   {Reverse}, a.]	   1. That which appears or is presented when anything, as a	      lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or	      turned contrary to its natural direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did so with the reverse of the lance. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is directly opposite or contrary to something	      else; a contrary; an opposite. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And then mistook reverse of wrong for right. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make everything the reverse of what they have	            seen, is quite as easy as to destroy. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence,	      total change in circumstances or character; especially, a	      change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or	      defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strange reverse of fate you see;	            I pitied you, now you may pity me.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.	                                                  --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the	      reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to	      the {obverse}. See {Obverse}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand;	      a backhanded stroke. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Surg.) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the	      direction of the bandage is changed.	      [1913 Webster]	Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reversed}	   (r[-e]*v[~e]rst");p. pr. & vb. n. {Reversing}.] [See	   {Reverse}, a., and cf. {Revert}.]	   1. To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to	      cause to depart.	      [1913 Webster]	            And that old dame said many an idle verse,	            Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to return; to recall. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And to his fresh remembrance did reverse	            The ugly view of his deformed crimes. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To change totally; to alter to the opposite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reverse the doom of death.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of	            Bray.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To turn upside down; to invert.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if	            balanced by admirable skill.          --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.	      [1913 Webster]	            These can divide, and these reverse, the state.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good	            and evil.                             --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void;	      to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment,	      sentence, or decree.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reverse arms} (Mil.), a position of a soldier in which the	      piece passes between the right elbow and the body at an	      angle of 45[deg], and is held as in the illustration.	   {To reverse an engine} or {To reverse a machine}, to cause it	      to perform its revolutions or action in the opposite	      direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To overturn; overset; invert; overthrow; subvert;	        repeal; annul; revoke; undo.	        [1913 Webster]	Reverse \Re*verse"\, v. i.	   1. To return; to revert. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become or be reversed.	      [1913 Webster]
Reversed \Re*versed"\ (r[-e]*v[~e]rst"), a.	   1. Turned side for side, or end for end; changed to the	      contrary; specifically (Bot. & Zool.), sinistrorse or	      sinistral; as, a reversed, or sinistral, spiral or shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Annulled and the contrary substituted; as, a	      reversed judgment or decree.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reversed positive} or {Reversed negative} (Photog.), a	      picture corresponding with the original in light and	      shade, but reversed as to right and left. --Abney.	      [1913 Webster]
Reversedly \Re*vers"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a reversed way.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverseless \Re*verse"less\, a.	   Irreversible. [R.] --A. Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Reversely \Re*verse"ly\, adv.	   In a reverse manner; on the other hand; on the opposite.	   --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverser \Re*vers"er\, n.	   One who reverses.	   [1913 Webster]
Reversibility \Re*vers`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being reversible. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Reversible \Re*vers"i*ble\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]versible revertible,	   reversionary.]	   1. Capable of being reversed; as, a chair or seat having a	      reversible back; a reversible judgment or sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, having a pattern or finished surface on both sides,	      so that either may be used; -- said of fabrics.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reversible lock}, a lock that may be applied to a door	      opening in either direction, or hinged to either jamb.	   {Reversible process}. See under {Process}.	      [1913 Webster]
Reversibly \Re*vers"i*bly\, adv.	   In a reversible manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Reversing \Re*vers"ing\, a.	   Serving to effect reversal, as of motion; capable of being	   reversed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Reversing engine}, a steam engine having a reversing gear by	      means of which it can be made to run in either direction	      at will.	   {Reversing gear} (Mach.), gear for reversing the direction of	      rotation at will.	      [1913 Webster]
Reversion \Re*ver"sion\ (r[-e]*v[~e]r"sh[u^]n), n. [F.	   r['e]version, L. reversio a turning back. See {Revert}.]	   1. The act of returning, or coming back; return. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            After his reversion home, [he] was spoiled, also, of	            all that he brought with him.         --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which reverts or returns; residue. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The small reversion of this great navy which came	            home might be looked upon by religious eyes as	            relics.                               --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The returning of an estate to the grantor or his	      heirs, by operation of law, after the grant has	      terminated; hence, the residue of an estate left in the	      proprietor or owner thereof, to take effect in possession,	      by operation of law, after the termination of a limited or	      less estate carved out of it and conveyed by him. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, a right to future possession or enjoyment;	      succession.	      [1913 Webster]	            For even reversions are all begged before. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Annuities) A payment which is not to be received, or a	      benefit which does not begin, until the happening of some	      event, as the death of a living person. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Biol.) A return towards some ancestral type or character;	      atavism.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Reversion of series} (Alg.), the act of reverting a series.	      See {To revert a series}, under {Revert}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Reversionary \Re*ver"sion*a*ry\, a. (Law)	   Of or pertaining to a reversion; involving a reversion; to be	   enjoyed in succession, or after the termination of a	   particular estate; as, a reversionary interest or right.	   [1913 Webster]	Reversionary \Re*ver"sion*a*ry\, n. (Law)	   That which is to be received in reversion.	   [1913 Webster]
Reversioner \Re*ver"sion*er\, n. (Law)	   One who has a reversion, or who is entitled to lands or	   tenements, after a particular estate granted is terminated.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Reversis \Re*ver"sis\, n. [F.]	   A certain game at cards.	   [1913 Webster]
Revert \Re*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Reverted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Reverting}.] [L. revertere, reversum; pref. re- re- +	   vertere to turn: cf. OF. revertir. See {Verse}, and cf.	   {Reverse}.]	   1. To turn back, or to the contrary; to reverse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till happy chance revert the cruel scence. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tumbling stream . . .	            Reverted, plays in undulating flow.   --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw back; to reflect; to reverberate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) To change back. See {Revert}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To revert a series} (Alg.), to treat a series, as y = a + bx	      + cx^{2} + etc., where one variable y is expressed in	      powers of a second variable x, so as to find therefrom the	      second variable x, expressed in a series arranged in	      powers of y.	      [1913 Webster]	Revert \Re*vert"\, v. i.	   1. To return; to come back.	      [1913 Webster]	            So that my arrows	            Would have reverted to my bow again.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To return to the proprietor after the termination of	      a particular estate granted by him.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) To return, wholly or in part, towards some	      preexistent form; to take on the traits or characters of	      an ancestral type.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) To change back, as from a soluble to an insoluble	      state or the reverse; thus, phosphoric acid in certain	      fertilizers reverts.	      [1913 Webster]	Revert \Re*vert"\, n.	   One who, or that which, reverts.	   [1913 Webster]	         An active promoter in making the East Saxons converts,	         or rather reverts, to the faith.         --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverted \Re*vert"ed\, a.	   Turned back; reversed. Specifically: (Her.) Bent or curved	   twice, in opposite directions, or in the form of an S.	   [1913 Webster]
Revertent \Re*vert"ent\, n. (Med.)	   A remedy which restores the natural order of the inverted	   irritative motions in the animal system. [Obs.] --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Reverter \Re*vert"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, reverts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Reversion. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Revertible \Re*vert"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of, or admitting of, reverting or being reverted; as,	   a revertible estate.	   [1913 Webster]
Revertive \Re*vert"ive\, a.	   Reverting, or tending to revert; returning. --	   {Re*vert"ive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tide revertive, unattracted, leaves	         A yellow waste of idle sands behind.     --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Revery \Rev"er*y\, n.	   Same as {Reverie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Revest \Re*vest"\ (r[=e]*v[e^]st"), v. t. [OF reverstir, F.	   rev[^e]tir, L. revestire; pref. re- re- + vestire to clothe,	   fr. vestis a garment. See {Vestry}, and cf. {Revet}.]	   1. To clothe again; to cover, as with a robe; to robe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her, nathless, . . . the enchanter	            Did thus revest and decked with due habiliments.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To vest again with possession or office; as, to revest a	      magistrate with authority.	      [1913 Webster]	Revest \Re*vest"\, v. i.	   To take effect or vest again, as a title; to revert to former	   owner; as, the title or right revests in A after alienation.	   [1913 Webster]
Revestiary \Re*ves"ti*a*ry\, n. [LL. revestiarium: cf. F.	   revestiaire. See {Revest}.]	   The apartment, in a church or temple, where the vestments,	   etc., are kept; -- now contracted into {vestry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Revestry \Re*ves"try\, n.	   Same as {Revestiary}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revestture \Re*vest"ture\, n.	   Vesture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Richrevesture of cloth of gold.          --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Revet \Re*vet"\ (r[-e]*v[e^]t"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Revetted};p. pr. & vb. n. {Revetting}.] [See {Revetment}.]	   (Mil. & Civil Engineering)	   To face, as an embankment, with masonry, wood, or other	   material.	   [1913 Webster]
Revetment \Re*vet"ment\, n. [F. rev[^e]tement the lining of a	   ditch, fr. rev[^e]tir to clothe, L. revestire. See {Revest},	   v. t.] (Fort. & Engin.)	   A facing of wood, stone, or any other material, to sustain an	   embankment when it receives a slope steeper than the natural	   slope; also, a retaining wall. [Written also	   {rev[^e]tement}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revibrate \Re*vi"brate\, v. i.	   To vibrate back or in return. -- {Re`vi*bra"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Revict \Re*vict"\, v. t. [L. revictus, p. p. of revincere to	   conquer.]	   To reconquer. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Reviction \Re*vic"tion\, n. [From L. revivere, revictum, to live	   again; pref. re- re- + vivere to live.]	   Return to life. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Revictual \Re*vict"ual\, v. t.	   To victual again.	   [1913 Webster]
Revie \Re*vie"\, v. t.	   1. To vie with, or rival, in return.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Card Playing) To meet a wager on, as on the taking of a	      trick, with a higher wager. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Revie \Re*vie"\, v. i.	   1. To exceed an adversary's wager in card playing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a retort; to bandy words. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Review \Re*view"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Review?d}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Reveiwing}.] [Pref. re- + view. Cf. {Review}, n. ]	   1. To view or see again; to look back on. [R.] "I shall	      review Sicilia." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go over and examine critically or deliberately.	      Specifically:	      (a) To reconsider; to revise, as a manuscript before	          printing it, or a book for a new edition.	      (b) To go over with critical examination, in order to	          discover exellences or defects; hence, to write a	          critical notice of; as, to review a new novel.	      (c) To make a formal or official examination of the state	          of, as troops, and the like; as, to review a regiment.	      (d) (Law) To reexamine judically; as, a higher court may	          review the proceedings and judgments of a lower one.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To retrace; to go over again.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall I the long, laborious scene review? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Review \Re*view"\, v. i.	   To look back; to make a review.	   [1913 Webster]	Review \Re*view"\, n. [F. revue, fr. revu, p. p. of revoir to	   see again, L. revidere; pref. re- re- + videre to see. See	   {View}, and cf. {Revise}.]	   1. A second or repeated view; a reexamination; a	      retrospective survey; a looking over again; as, a review	      of one's studies; a review of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An examination with a view to amendment or improvement;	      revision; as, an author's review of his works.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A critical examination of a publication, with remarks; a	      criticism; a critique.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A periodical containing critical essays upon matters of	      interest, as new productions in literature, art, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An inspection, as of troops under arms or of a naval	      force, by a high officer, for the purpose of ascertaining	      the state of discipline, equipments, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) The judicial examination of the proceedings of a	      lower court by a higher.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A lesson studied or recited for a second time.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of review} (Equity), a bill, in the nature of	      proceedings in error, filed to procure an examination and	      alteration or reversal of a final decree which has been	      duly signed and enrolled. --Wharton.	   {Commission of review} (Eng. Eccl. Law), a commission	      formerly granted by the crown to revise the sentence of	      the court of delegates.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reexamination; resurvey; retrospect; survey;	        reconsideration; revisal; revise; revision.	        [1913 Webster]
Reviewable \Re*view"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being reviewed.	   [1913 Webster]
Reviewal \Re*view"al\, n.	   A review. [R.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Reviewer \Re*view"er\, n.	   One who reviews or reexamines; an inspector; one who examines	   publications critically, and publishes his opinion upon their	   merits; a professional critic of books.	   [1913 Webster]
Revigorate \Re*vig"or*ate\, a. [LL. revigoratus, p. p. of	   revigorare; L. re- + vigor vigor.]	   Having new vigor or strength; invigorated anew. [R.]	   --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Revigorate \Re*vig"or*ate\, v. t.	   To give new vigor to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revile \Re*vile"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Reviled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Reviling}.] [Pref. re- + OF. aviler to make vile,	   depreciate, F. avilir; [`a] (L. ad.) + vil vile. See {Vile}.]	   To address or abuse with opprobrious and contemptuous	   language; to reproach. "And did not she herself revile me	   there?" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again. --1 Pet.	                                                  ii. 23.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reproach; vilify; upbraid; calumniate.	        [1913 Webster]	Revile \Re*vile"\, n.	   Reproach; reviling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The gracious Judge, without revile, replied. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Revilement \Re*vile"ment\, n.	   The act of reviling; also, contemptuous language; reproach;	   abuse. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Reviler \Re*vil"er\, n.	   One who reviles. --1. Cor. vi. 10.	   [1913 Webster]
Reviling \Re*vil"ing\, n.	   Reproach; abuse; vilification.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither be ye afraid of their revilings. --Isa. li. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	Reviling \Re*vil"ing\, a.	   Uttering reproaches; containing reproaches. --	   {Re*vil"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Revince \Re*vince"\, v. t. [See {Revict}.]	   To overcome; to refute, as error. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Revindicate \Re*vin"di*cate\, v. t. [Pref. re- + vindicate. Cf.	   {Revindicate}, {Revenge}.]	   To vindicate again; to reclaim; to demand and take back.	   --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Revirescence \Rev`i*res"cence\, n. [L. revirescens, p. pr. of	   revirescere to grow green again.]	   A growing green or fresh again; renewal of youth or vigor.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revisable \Re*vis"a*ble\, a.	   That may be revised.	   [1913 Webster]
Revisal \Re*vis"al\, n. [From {Revise}.]	   The act of revising, or reviewing and reexamining for	   correction and improvement; revision; as, the revisal of a	   manuscript; the revisal of a proof sheet; the revisal of a	   treaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Revise \Re*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revised}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Revising}.] [F. reviser, fr. L. revidere, revisum, to see	   again; pref. re- re- + videre, visum, to see. See {Review},	   {View}.]	   1. To look at again for the detection of errors; to	      reexamine; to review; to look over with care for	      correction; as, to revise a writing; to revise a	      translation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) To compare (a proof) with a previous proof of the	      same matter, and mark again such errors as have not been	      corrected in the type.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To review, alter, and amend; as, to revise statutes; to	      revise an agreement; to revise a dictionary.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Revised Version of the Bible}, a version prepared in	      accordance with a resolution passed, in 1870, by both	      houses of the Convocation of the Province of Canterbury,	      England. Both English and American revisers were employed	      on the work. It was first published in a complete form in	      1885, and is a revised form of the Authorized Version. See	      {Authorized Version}, under {Authorized}.	      [1913 Webster]	Revise \Re*vise"\, n.	   1. A review; a revision. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A second proof sheet; a proof sheet taken after	      the first or a subsequent correction.	      [1913 Webster]
Reviser \Re*vis"er\, n.	   One who revises.	   [1913 Webster]
Revision \Re*vi"sion\, n. [F. r['e]vision, L. revisio.]	   1. The act of revising; reexamination for correction; review;	      as, the revision of a book or writing, or of a proof	      sheet; a revision of statutes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is made by revising.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Reexamination; revisal; revise; review.	        [1913 Webster] Revisional
Revisional \Re*vi"sion*al\, Revisionary \Re*vi"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to revision; revisory.	   [1913 Webster]
Revisit \Re*vis"it\, v. t.	   1. To visit again. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To revise. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]
Revisitation \Re*vis`it*a"tion\, n.	   The act of revisiting.	   [1913 Webster]
Revisory \Re*vi"so*ry\, a.	   Having the power or purpose to revise; revising. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Revitalize \Re*vi"tal*ize\, v. t.	   To restore vitality to; to bring back to life. --L. S. Beale.	   [1913 Webster]
Revivable \Re*viv"a*ble\, a.	   That may be revived.	   [1913 Webster]
Revival \Re*viv"al\, n. [From {Revive}.]	   The act of reviving, or the state of being revived.	   Specifically:	   (a) Renewed attention to something, as to letters or	       literature.	   (b) Renewed performance of, or interest in, something, as the	       drama and literature.	   (c) Renewed interest in religion, after indifference and	       decline; a period of religious awakening; special	       religious interest.	   (d) Reanimation from a state of langour or depression; --	       applied to the health, spirits, and the like.	   (e) Renewed pursuit, or cultivation, or flourishing state of	       something, as of commerce, arts, agriculture.	   (f) Renewed prevalence of something, as a practice or a	       fashion.	   (g) (Law) Restoration of force, validity, or effect; renewal;	       as, the revival of a debt barred by limitation; the	       revival of a revoked will, etc.	   (h) Revivification, as of a metal. See {Revivification}, 2.	       [1913 Webster]
Revivalism \Re*viv"al*ism\, n.	   The spirit of religious revivals; the methods of revivalists.	   [1913 Webster]
Revivalist \Re*viv"al*ist\, n.	   A clergyman or layman who promotes revivals of religion; an	   advocate for religious revivals; sometimes, specifically, a	   clergyman, without a particular charge, who goes about to	   promote revivals. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Revivalistic \Re*viv`al*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to revivals.	   [1913 Webster]
Revive \Re*vive"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revived}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Reviving}.] [F. revivere, L. revivere; pref. re- re- +	   vivere to live. See {Vivid}.]	   1. To return to life; to recover life or strength; to live	      anew; to become reanimated or reinvigorated. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord heard the voice of Elijah; and the soul of	            the child came into again, and he revived. --1 Kings	                                                  xvii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to recover from a state of oblivion, obscurity,	      neglect, or depression; as, classical learning revived in	      the fifteenth century.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old Chem.) To recover its natural or metallic state, as a	      metal.	      [1913 Webster]	Revive \Re*vive"\, v. t. [Cf. F. reviver. See {Revive}, v. i.]	   1. To restore, or bring again to life; to reanimate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those bodies, by reason of whose mortality we died,	            shall be revived.                     --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise from coma, languor, depression, or	      discouragement; to bring into action after a suspension.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those gracious words revive my drooping thoughts.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your coming, friends, revives me.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to recover from a state of neglect or disuse; as,	      to revive letters or learning.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To renew in the mind or memory; to bring to recollection;	      to recall attention to; to reawaken. "Revive the libels	      born to die." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind has a power in many cases to revive	            perceptions which it has once had.    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Old Chem.) To restore or reduce to its natural or	      metallic state; as, to revive a metal after calcination.	      [1913 Webster]
Revivement \Re*vive"ment\, n.	   Revival. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Reviver \Re*viv"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, revives.	   [1913 Webster]
Revivificate \Re`vi*vif"i*cate\, v. t. [Pref. re- + vivificate:	   cf. L. revivificare, revivificatum. Cf. {Revivify}.]	   To revive; to recall or restore to life. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revivification \Re*viv`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   r['e]vivification.]	   1. Renewal of life; restoration of life; the act of	      recalling, or the state of being recalled, to life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Chem.) The reduction of a metal from a state of	      combination to its metallic state.	      [1913 Webster]
Revivify \Re*viv"i*fy\, v. t. [Cf. F. r['e]vivifier, L.	   revivificare. See {Vivify}.]	   To cause to revive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some association may revivify it enough to make it	         flash, after a long oblivion, into consciousness. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Reviving \Re*viv"ing\, a. & n.	   Returning or restoring to life or vigor; reanimating.	   --Milton. -- {Re*viv"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Reviviscence
Reviviscence \Rev`i*vis"cence\, Reviviscency \Rev`i*vis"cen*cy\,	   n.	   The act of reviving, or the state of being revived; renewal	   of life.	   [1913 Webster]	         In this age we have a sort of reviviscence, not, I	         fear, of the power, but of a taste for the power, of	         the early times.                         --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Reviviscent \Rev`i*vis"cent\, a. [L. reviviscens, p. pr.	   ofreviviscere to revive; pref. re- re- + viviscere, v. incho.	   fr. vivere to live.]	   Able or disposed to revive; reviving. --E. Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Revivor \Re*viv"or\, n. (Eng. Law)	   Revival of a suit which is abated by the death or marriage of	   any of the parties, -- done by a bill of revivor.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Revocability \Rev`o*ca*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being revocable; as, the revocability of a	   law.	   [1913 Webster]
Revocable \Rev"o*ca*ble\, a. [L. revocabilis: cf. F.	   r['e]vocable. See {Revoke}.]	   Capable of being revoked; as, a revocable edict or grant; a	   revocable covenant.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Rev"o*ca*ble*ness}, n. -- {Rev"o*ca*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Revocate \Rev"o*cate\, v. t. [L. revocatus, p. p. of revocare.	   See {Revoke}.]	   To recall; to call back. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revocation \Rev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. revocatio: cf. F.	   r['e]vocation.]	   1. The act of calling back, or the state of being recalled;	      recall.	      [1913 Webster]	            One that saw the people bent for the revocation of	            Calvin, gave him notice of their affection.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act by which one, having the right, annuls an act	      done, a power or authority given, or a license, gift, or	      benefit conferred; repeal; reversal; as, the revocation of	      an edict, a power, a will, or a license.	      [1913 Webster]
Revocatory \Rev"o**ca*to*ry\, a. [L. revocatorius: cf. F.	   r['e]vocatoire.]	   Of or pertaining to revocation; tending to, or involving, a	   revocation; revoking; recalling.	   [1913 Webster]
Revoice \Re*voice"\, v. t.	   To refurnish with a voice; to refit, as an organ pipe, so as	   to restore its tone.	   [1913 Webster]
Revoke \Re*voke"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Revoked};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Revoking}.] [F. r['e]voquer, L. revocare; pref. re- re- +	   vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice. See {Voice}, and cf.	   {Revocate}.]	   1. To call or bring back; to recall. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The faint sprite he did revoke again,	            To her frail mansion of morality.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to annul, by recalling or taking back; to repeal;	      to rescind; to cancel; to reverse, as anything granted by	      a special act; as,, to revoke a will, a license, a grant,	      a permission, a law, or the like. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold back; to repress; to restrain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [She] still strove their sudden rages to revoke.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To call back to mind; to recollect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man, by revoking and recollecting within himself	            former passages, will be still apt to inculcate	            these sad memoris to his conscience.  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To abolish; recall; repeal; rescind; countermand; annul;	        abrogate; cancel; reverse. See {Abolish}.	        [1913 Webster]	Revoke \Re*voke"\, v. i. (Card Playing)	   To fail to follow suit when holding a card of the suit led,	   in violation of the rule of the game; to renege. --Hoyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Revoke \Re*voke"\, n. (Card Playing)	   The act of revoking.	   [1913 Webster]	         She [Sarah Battle] never made a revoke.  --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Revokement \Re*voke"ment\, n.	   Revocation. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Revoker \Re*vok"er\, n.	   One who revokes.	   [1913 Webster]
Revokingly \Re*vok"ing*ly\, adv.	   By way of revocation.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolt \Re*volt"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revolted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Revolting}.] [Cf. F. r['e]voller, It. rivoltare. See	   {Revolt}, n.]	   1. To turn away; to abandon or reject something;	      specifically, to turn away, or shrink, with abhorrence.	      [1913 Webster]	            But this got by casting pearl to hogs,	            That bawl for freedom in their senseless mood,	            And still revolt when trith would set them free.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His clear intelligence revolted from the dominant	            sophisms of that time.                --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to be faithless; to desert one party or leader for	      another; especially, to renounce allegiance or subjection;	      to rise against a government; to rebel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our discontented counties do revolt.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plant those that have revolted in the van. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be disgusted, shocked, or grossly offended; hence, to	      feel nausea; -- with at; as, the stomach revolts at such	      food; his nature revolts at cruelty.	      [1913 Webster]	Revolt \Re*volt"\, v. t.	   1. To cause to turn back; to roll or drive back; to put to	      flight. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do violence to; to cause to turn away or shrink with	      abhorrence; to shock; as, to revolt the feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            This abominable medley is made rather to revolt	            young and ingenuous minds.            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            To derive delight from what inflicts pain on any	            sentient creatuure revolted his conscience and	            offended his reason.                  --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	Revolt \Re*volt"\, n. [F. r['e]volte, It. rivolta, fr. rivolto,	   p. p. fr. L. revolvere, revolutum. See {Revolve}.]	   1. The act of revolting; an uprising against legitimate	      authority; especially, a renunciation of allegiance and	      subjection to a government; rebellion; as, the revolt of a	      province of the Roman empire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who first seduced them to that foul revolt?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A revolter. [Obs.] "Ingrate revolts." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insurrection; sedition; rebellion; mutiny. See	        {Insurrection}.	        [1913 Webster]
Revolter \Re*volt"er\, n.	   One who revolts.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolting \Re*volt"ing\, a.	   Causing abhorrence mixed with disgust; exciting extreme	   repugnance; loathsome; as, revolting cruelty. --	   {Re*volt"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Revoluble \Rev"o*lu*ble\, a. [L. revolubilis that may be rolled	   back. See {Revolve}.]	   Capable of revolving; rotatory; revolving. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Us, then, to whom the thrice three year	         Hath filled his revoluble orb since our arrival here,	         I blame not.                             --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolute \Rev"o*lute\, a. [L. revolutus, p. p. of revolvere. See	   {Revolve}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Rolled backward or downward.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A revolute leaf is coiled downwards, with the lower	         surface inside the coil. A leaf with revolute margins	         has the edges rolled under, as in the Andromeda	         polifilia.	         [1913 Webster]
Revolution \Rev`o*lu"tion\, n. [F. r['e]volution, L. revolutio.	   See {Revolve}.]	   1. The act of revolving, or turning round on an axis or a	      center; the motion of a body round a fixed point or line;	      rotation; as, the revolution of a wheel, of a top, of the	      earth on its axis, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Return to a point before occupied, or to a point	      relatively the same; a rolling back; return; as,	      revolution in an ellipse or spiral.	      [1913 Webster]	            That fear	            Comes thundering back, with dreadful revolution,	            On my defenseless head.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The space measured by the regular return of a revolving	      body; the period made by the regular recurrence of a	      measure of time, or by a succession of similar events.	      "The short revolution of a day." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The motion of any body, as a planet or	      satellite, in a curved line or orbit, until it returns to	      the same point again, or to a point relatively the same;	      -- designated as the annual, anomalistic, nodical,	      sidereal, or tropical revolution, according as the point	      of return or completion has a fixed relation to the year,	      the anomaly, the nodes, the stars, or the tropics; as, the	      revolution of the earth about the sun; the revolution of	      the moon about the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is sometimes applied in astronomy to the	         motion of a single body, as a planet, about its own	         axis, but this motion is usually called rotation.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.) The motion of a point, line, or surface about a	      point or line as its center or axis, in such a manner that	      a moving point generates a curve, a moving line a surface	      (called a surface of revolution), and a moving surface a	      solid (called a solid of revolution); as, the revolution	      of a right-angled triangle about one of its sides	      generates a cone; the revolution of a semicircle about the	      diameter generates a sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A total or radical change; as, a revolution in one's	      circumstances or way of living.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ability . . . of the great philosopher speedily	            produced a complete revolution throughout the	            department.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Politics) A fundamental change in political organization,	      or in a government or constitution; the overthrow or	      renunciation of one government, and the substitution of	      another, by the governed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The violence of revolutions is generally	            proportioned to the degree of the maladministration	            which has produced them.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When used without qualifying terms, the word is often	         applied specifically, by way of eminence, to: (a) The	         English Revolution in 1689, when William of Orange and	         Mary became the reigning sovereigns, in place of James	         II. (b) The American Revolution, beginning in 1775, by	         which the English colonies, since known as the United	         States, secured their independence. (c) The revolution	         in France in 1789, commonly called the French	         Revolution, the subsequent revolutions in that country	         being designated by their dates, as the Revolution of	         1830, of 1848, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Revolutionary \Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F.	   r['e]volutionnaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a revolution in government; tending to,	   or promoting, revolution; as, revolutionary war;	   revolutionary measures; revolutionary agitators.	   [1913 Webster]	Revolutionary \Rev`o*lu"tion*a*ry\, n.	   A revolutionist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dumfries was a Tory town, and could not tolerate a	         revolutionary.                           --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolutioner \Rev`o*lu"tion*er\, n.	   One who is engaged in effecting a revolution; a	   revolutionist. --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolutionism \Rev`o*lu"tion*ism\, n.	   The state of being in revolution; revolutionary doctrines or	   principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolutionist \Rev`o*lu"tion*ist\, n.	   One engaged in effecting a change of government; a favorer of	   revolution. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolutionize \Rev`o*lu"tion*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Revolutioniezed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Revolutionizing}.]	   To change completely, as by a revolution; as, to	   revolutionize a government. --Ames.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gospel . . . has revolutionized his soul. --J. M.	                                                  Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolutive \Re*vol"u*tive\, a.	   Inclined to revolve things in the mind; meditative. [Obs.]	   --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolvable \Re*volv"a*ble\, a.	   That may be revolved.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolve \Re*volve"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Revolved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Revolving}.] [L. revolvere, revolutum; pref. re- re-	   + volvere to roll, turn round. See {Voluble}, and cf.	   {Revolt}, {revolution}.]	   1. To turn or roll round on, or as on, an axis, like a wheel;	      to rotate, -- which is the more specific word in this	      sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the earth revolve thus, each house near the	            equator must move a thousand miles an hour. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move in a curved path round a center; as, the planets	      revolve round the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass in cycles; as, the centuries revolve.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To return; to pass. [R.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	Revolve \Re*volve"\, v. t.	   1. To cause to turn, as on an axis.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then in the east her turn she shines,	            Revolved on heaven's great axile.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to turn over and over in the mind; to reflect	      repeatedly upon; to consider all aspects of.	      [1913 Webster]	            This having heard, straight I again revolved	            The law and prophets.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Revolvement \Re*volve"ment\, n.	   Act of revolving. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Revolvency \Re*volv"en*cy\, n.	   The act or state of revolving; revolution. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Its own revolvency upholds the world.    --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolver \Re*volv"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, revolves; specifically, a firearm (	   commonly a pistol) with several chambers or barrels so	   arranged as to revolve on an axis, and be discharged in	   succession by the same lock; a repeater.	   [1913 Webster]
Revolving \Re*volv"ing\, a.	   Making a revolution or revolutions; rotating; -- used also	   figuratively of time, seasons, etc., depending on the	   revolution of the earth.	   [1913 Webster]	         But grief returns with the revolving year. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]	         Revolving seasons, fruitless as they pass. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Revolving firearm}. See {Revolver}.	   {Revolving light}, a light or lamp in a lighthouse so	      arranged as to appear and disappear at fixed intervals,	      either by being turned about an axis so as to show light	      only at intervals, or by having its light occasionally	      intercepted by a revolving screen.	      [1913 Webster]
Revulse \Re*vulse"\, v. t. [L. revulsus, p. p. of revellere.]	   To pull back with force. [R.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Revulsion \Re*vul"sion\, n. [F. r['e]vulsion, L. revulsio, fr.	   revellere, revulsum, to pluck or pull away; pref. re- re- +	   vellere to pull. Cf. {Convulse}.]	   1. A strong pulling or drawing back; withdrawal. "Revulsions	      and pullbacks." --SSir T. Brovne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden reaction; a sudden and complete change; --	      applied to the feelings.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sudden and violent revulsion of feeling, both in	            the Parliament and the country, followed.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The act of turning or diverting any disease from	      one part of the body to another. It resembles derivation,	      but is usually applied to a more active form of counter	      irritation.	      [1913 Webster]
Revulsive \Re*vul"sive\, a. [Cf. F. r['e]vulsif.]	   Causing, or tending to, revulsion.	   [1913 Webster]	Revulsive \Re*vul"sive\, n.	   That which causes revulsion; specifically (Med.), a revulsive	   remedy or agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Rew \Rew\, n. [See {Row} a series.]	   A row. [Obs.] --Chaucer. "A rew of sundry colored stones."	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewake \Re*wake""\, v. t. & i.	   To wake again.	   [1913 Webster]
Reward \Re*ward"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rewarded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Rewarding}.] [OF. rewarder, another form of regarder, of	   German origin. The original sense is, to look at, regard,	   hence, to regard as worthy, give a reward to. See {Ward},	   {Regard}.]	   To give in return, whether good or evil; -- commonly in a	   good sense; to requite; to recompense; to repay; to	   compensate.	   [1913 Webster]	         After the deed that is done, one doom shall reward,	         Mercy or no mercy as truth will accord.  --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou hast rewarded me good, whereas I have rewarded	         thee evil.                               --1 Sam. xxiv.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will	         reward them that hate me.                --Deut. xxxii.	                                                  41.	   [1913 Webster]	         God rewards those that have made use of the single	         talent.                                  --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Reward \Re*ward"\, n. [See {Reward}, v., and cf. {Regard}, n.]	   1. Regard; respect; consideration. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Take reward of thine own value.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is given in return for good or evil done or	      received; esp., that which is offered or given in return	      for some service or attainment, as for excellence in	      studies, for the return of something lost, etc.;	      recompense; requital.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou returnest	            From flight, seditious angel, to receive	            Thy merited reward.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rewards and punishments do always presuppose	            something willingly done well or ill. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, the fruit of one's labor or works.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dead know not anything, neither have they any	            more a reward.                        --Eccl. ix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Compensation or remuneration for services; a sum of	      money paid or taken for doing, or forbearing to do, some	      act. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Recompense; compensation; remuneration; pay; requital;	        retribution; punishment.	        [1913 Webster]
Rewardable \Re*ward"a*ble\, a.	   Worthy of reward. -- {Re*ward"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Re*ward"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewarder \Re*ward"er\, n.	   One who rewards.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewardful \Re*ward"ful\, a.	   Yielding reward. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rewardless \Re*ward"less\, a.	   Having, or affording, no reward.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewe \Rewe\ (r[udd]), v. t. & i.	   To rue. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewel bone \Rew"el bone`\ [Perh. from F. rouelle, dim. of roue a	   wheel, L. rota.]	   An obsolete phrase of disputed meaning, -- perhaps, smooth or	   polished bone.	   [1913 Webster]	         His saddle was of rewel boon.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewet \Rew"et\, n. [See {Rouet}.]	   A gunlock. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rewful \Rew"ful\, a.	   Rueful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewin \Re*win"\, v. t.	   To win again, or win back.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Palatinate was not worth the rewinning. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewle \Rewle\, n. & v.	   Rule. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewme \Rewme\, n.	   Realm. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Reword \Re*word"\, v. t.	   1. To repeat in the same words; to reecho. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alter the wording of; to restate in other words; as, to	      reword an idea or a passage.	      [1913 Webster]
Rewrite \Re*write"\, v. t.	   To write again. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Rewth \Rewth\, n.	   Ruth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rex \Rex\, n.; pl. {Reges}. [L.]	   A king.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To play rex}, to play the king; to domineer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Reyn \Reyn\, n.	   Rain or rein. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Reynard \Rey"nard\, n.	   An appelation applied after the manner of a proper name to	   the fox. Same as {Renard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Reyse \Reyse\, v. t.	   To raise. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Reyse \Reyse\, v. i. [Cf. G. reisen to travel.]	   To go on a military expedition. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rez-de-chauss'ee \Rez`-de-chaus`s['e]e"\, n. [F., lit., level of	   the street. See {Raze}, v. t., and {Causey}.] (Arch.)	   The ground story of a building, either on a level with the	   street or raised slightly above it; -- said esp. of buildings	   on the continent of Europe.	         Tier above tier of neat apartments rise over the little	         shops which form the rez-de-chauss['e]e. --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rhabarbarate \Rha*bar"ba*rate\, a. [From NL. rhabarbarum, an old	   name of rhubarb. See {Rhubarb}.]	   Impregnated or tinctured with rhubarb. --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster] Rhabarbarin
Rhabarbarin \Rha*bar"ba*rin\, or Rhabarbarine \Rha*bar"ba*rine\,	   n. (Chem.)	   Chrysophanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdite \Rhab"dite\, n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod.]	   1. (Zool.) A minute smooth rodlike or fusiform structure	      found in the tissues of many Turbellaria.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the hard parts forming the ovipositor of	      insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhabdocoela \Rhab`do*coe"la\ (r[a^]b`d[-o]*s[=e]"l[.a]), n. pl.	   [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + koi^los hollow.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Turbellaria including those that have a simple	   cylindrical, or saclike, stomach, without an intestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdocoelous \Rhab`do*coe"lous\ (r[a^]b`d[-o]*s[=e]"l[u^]s), a.	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Rhabdocoela.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdoidal \Rhab*doid"al\, a.	   See {Sagittal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdolith \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 calcareous alga.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdology \Rhab*dol"o*gy\, n.	   Same as {Rabdology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdom \Rhab"dom\ (r[a^]b"d[o^]m), n. [Gr. "ra`bdwma a bundle	   of rods, fr. "ra`bdos a rod.] (Zool.)	   One of numerous minute rodlike structures formed of two or	   more cells situated behind the retinulae in the compound eyes	   of insects, etc. See Illust. under {Ommatidium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdomancy \Rhab"do*man`cy\, n.	   Same as {Rabdomancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdomere \Rhab"do*mere\, n. [Rhabdom + -mere.] (Zool.)	   One of the several parts composing a rhabdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdophora \Rhab*doph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a	   rod + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   An extinct division of Hydrozoa which includes the	   graptolities.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdopleura \Rhab`do*pleu"ra\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`bdos a rod	   + ???? the side.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine Bryozoa in which the tubular cells have a	   centralchitinous axis and the tentacles are borne on a	   bilobed lophophore. It is the type of the order	   Pterobranchia, or Podostomata	   [1913 Webster]
Rhabdosphere \Rhab"do*sphere\, n. [Gr. "ra`bdos a rod + E.	   sphere.]	   A minute sphere composed of rhabdoliths.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhachialgia \Rha`chi*al"gi*a\, n. [NL.]	   See {Rachialgia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhachidian \Rha*chid"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the rhachis; as, the rhachidian teeth of	   a mollusk.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhachiglossa \Rhach`i*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See {Rhachis}, and	   {Glossa}.] (Zool.)	   A division of marine gastropods having a retractile proboscis	   and three longitudinal rows of teeth on the radula. It	   includes many of the large ornamental shells, as the	   {miters}, {murices}, {olives}, {purpuras}, {volutes}, and	   {whelks}. See Illust. in the Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhachilla \Rha*chil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`chis the spine.]	   (Bot.)	   A branch of inflorescence; the zigzag axis on which the	   florets are arranged in the spikelets of grasses.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhachiodont \Rha"chi*o*dont\, a. [Gr. "ra`chis, -ios, the spine	   + ???, ???, a tooth.] (Zool.)	   Having gular teeth formed by a peculiar modification of the	   inferior spines of some of the vertebrae, as certain South	   African snakes ({Dasypeltis}) which swallow birds' eggs and	   use these gular teeth to crush them.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhachis \Rha"chis\, n.; pl. E. {Rhachises}, L. {Rhachides}. [See	   {Rachis}.] [Written also {rechis}.]	   1. (Anat.) The spine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The continued stem or midrib of a pinnately compound	          leaf, as in a rose leaf or a fern.	      (b) The principal axis in a raceme, spike, panicle, or	          corymb.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The shaft of a feather. The rhachis of the	          after-shaft, or plumule, is called the hyporhachis.	      (b) The central cord in the stem of a crinoid.	      (c) The median part of the radula of a mollusk.	      (d) A central cord of the ovary of nematodes.	          [1913 Webster]
Rhachitis \Rha*chi"tis\, n. [NL.]	   See {Rachitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhadamanthine \Rhad`a*man"thine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Rhadamanthus; rigorously just; as, a	   Rhadamanthine judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhadamanthus \Rhad`a*man"thus\, prop. n. [L., fr. Gr. ???.]	   (Greek Mythol.)	   One of the three judges of the infernal regions;	   figuratively, a strictly just judge.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhaetian \Rhae"ti*an\, a & n.	   Rhetain.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhaetic \Rhae"tic\, a. [L. Rhaeticus Rhetian.] (Geol.)	   Pertining to, or of the same horizon as, certain Mesozoic	   strata of the Rhetian Alps. These strata are regarded as	   closing the Triassic period. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhaetizite \Rhae"ti*zite\, n. [So called from L. Rhaetia,	   Raetia, the Rhetian Alps, where it is found.] (Min.)	   A variety of the mineral cyanite.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhamadan \Rham`a*dan"\, n.	   See {Ramadan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhamnaceous \Rham*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of shrubs and trees	   ({Rhamnaceae}, or {Rhamneae}) of which the buckthorn	   ({Rhamnus}) is the type. It includes also the New Jersey tea,	   the supple-jack, and one of the plants called lotus	   ({Zizyphus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Rhamnus \Rham"nus\, n. [NL., from Gr. "ra`mnos a kind of prickly	   shrub; cf. L. rhamnos.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs and small trees; buckthorn. The California	   {Rhamnus Purshianus} and the European {Rhamnus catharticus}	   are used in medicine. The latter is used for hedges.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhamphorhynchus \Rham`pho*rhyn"chus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ra`mfos	   a beak + ???? snout.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of pterodactyls in which the elongated tail supported	   a leathery expansion at the tip.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhamphotheca \Rham`pho*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Rhamphothecae}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr "ra`mnos a beak + ?? a case.] (Zool.)	   The horny covering of the bill of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhaphe \Rha"phe\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? seam, fr. ??? to sew. ]	   (Bot.)	   The continuation of the seed stalk along the side of an	   anatropous ovule or seed, forming a ridge or seam. [Written	   also {raphe}.] --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhaphides \Rhaph"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ???, a	   needle, F. raphides.] (Bot.)	   Minute transparent, often needle-shaped, crystals found in	   the tissues of plants. [Written also {raphides}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhaponticine \Rha*pon"ti*cine\, n. [L. rhaponticum rhubarb. See	   {Rhubarb}.] (Chem.)	   Chrysophanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhapsode \Rhap"sode\ (r[a^]p"s[=o]d), n. [Gr. "rapsw,do`s. See	   {Rhapsody}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A rhapsodist. [R.] --Grote.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhapsoder \Rhap"so*der\, n.	   A rhapsodist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Rhapsodic
Rhapsodic \Rhap*sod"ic\, Rhapsodic \Rhap*sod"ic\, a. [Gr.	   "rapsw,diko`s: cf. F. rhapsodique.]	   Of or pertaining to rhapsody; consisting of rhapsody; hence,	   confused; unconnected. -- {Rhap*sod"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhapsodist \Rhap"so*dist\, n. [From {Rhapsody}.]	   1. Anciently, one who recited or composed a rhapsody;	      especially, one whose profession was to recite the verses	      of Hormer and other epic poets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, one who recites or sings poems for a livelihood;	      one who makes and repeats verses extempore.	      [1913 Webster]	            The same populace sit for hours listening to	            rhapsodists who recite Ariosto.       --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who writes or speaks disconnectedly and with great	      excitement or affectation of feeling. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhapsodize \Rhap"so*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rhapsodized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Rhapsodizing}.]	   To utter as a rhapsody, or in the manner of a rhapsody	   --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]	Rhapsodize \Rhap"so*dize\, v. i.	   To utter rhapsodies. --Jefferson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhapsodomancy \Rhap"so*do*man`cy\, n. [Rhapsody + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of verses.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhapsody \Rhap"so*dy\, n.; pl. {Rhapsodies}. [F. rhapsodie, L.	   rhapsodia, Gr. "rapsw,di`a, fr. "rapsw,do`s a rhapsodist;	   "ra`ptein to sew, stitch together, unite + 'w,dh` a song. See	   {Ode}.]	   1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic	      poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one	      time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; --	      called also a {book}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed	      under excitement, and without dependence or natural	      connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words."	      --Shak. "A rhapsody of tales." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A composition irregular in form, like an	      improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies."	      [1913 Webster] Rhatany
Rhatany \Rhat"a*ny\, Rhatanhy \Rhat"an*hy\, n. [Sp. ratania,	   rata[~n]a, Peruv. rata[~n]a.]	   The powerfully astringent root of a half-shrubby Peruvian	   plant ({Krameria triandra}). It is used in medicine and to	   color port wine. [Written also {ratany}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Savanilla rhatany}, the root of {Krameria Ixina}, a native	      of New Granada.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. (Bot.)	   The ramie or grass-cloth plant. See {Grass-cloth plant},	   under {Grass}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rhea \Rhe"a\, n. [L., a proper name.] (Zool.)	   Any one of three species of large South American ostrichlike	   birds of the genera {Rhea} and {Pterocnemia}. Called also the	   {American ostrich}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common rhea, or nandou ({Rhea Americana}), ranges	         from Brazil to Patagonia. Darwin's rhea ({Pterocnemia	         Darwinii}), of Patagonia, is smaller, and has the legs	         feathered below the knee.	         [1913 Webster]
Rheae \Rhe"ae\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of struthious birds including the rheas.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheeboc \Rhee"boc\, n. [D. reebok roebuck.] (Zool.)	   The peele. [Written also {reebok}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rheic \Rhe"ic\, a. [NL. Rheum rhubarb, Gr. ??? See {Rhubarb}.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called	   chrysophanic acid) found in rhubarb ({Rheum}). [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhein \Rhe"in\, n. (Chem.)	   Chrysophanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheinberry \Rhein"ber*ry\, n. [G. rheinbeere.] (Bot.)	   One of the berries or drupes of the European buckthorn; also,	   the buckthorn itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhematic \Rhe*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ???? of or for a verb, fr. ???,	   ???, a sentence. See {Rhetoric}.] (Gram.)	   Having a verb for its base; derived from a verb; as, rhematic	   adjectives. --Ftzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	Rhematic \Rhe*mat"ic\, n.	   The doctrine of propositions or sentences. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhemish \Rhemish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Rheimis, or Reima, in France.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rhemish Testament}, the English version of the New Testament	      used by Roman Catholics. See {Douay Bible}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhenish \Rhen"ish\, a. [L. Rhenus the Rhine. ]	   Of or pertaining to the river Rhine; as, Rhenish wine. -- n.	   Rhine wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheochord \Rhe"o*chord\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + ??? chord.]	   (Elec.)	   A metallic wire used for regulating the resistance of a	   circuit, or varying the strength of an electric current, by	   inserting a greater or less length of it in the circuit.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheocrat \Rhe"o*crat\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + kratei^n to	   rule.] (Elec.)	   A kind of motor speed controller permitting of very gradual	   variation in speed and of reverse. It is especially suitable	   for use with motor driven machine tools.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rheometer \Rhe*om"e*ter\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -meter.]	   [Written also {reometer}.]	   1. (Physics) An instrument for measuring currents, especially	      the force or intensity of electrical currents; a	      galvanometer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of the	      blood current in the arteries.	      [1913 Webster]
Rheometric \Rhe`o*met"ric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a rheometer or rheometry. --Lardner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheometry \Rhe*om"e*try\, n.	   1. The measurement of the force or intensity of currents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The calculus; fluxions. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rheomotor \Rhe"o*mo`tor\ (r[=e]"[-o]*m[=o]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr.	   "rei^n to flow + E. motor.] (Elec.)	   Any apparatus by which an electrical current is originated.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rheophore \Rhe"o*phore\ (r[=e]"[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Gr. "rei^n to	   flow + ??? to carry.] (Elec.)	   (a) A connecting wire of an electric or voltaic apparatus,	       traversed by a current.	   (b) One of the poles of a voltaic battery; an electrode.	       [1913 Webster]
Rheoscope \Rhe"o*scope\ (r[=e]"[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr. "rei^n to	   flow + -scope.] (Physics)	   An instrument for detecting the presence or movement of	   currents, as of electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheostat \Rhe"o*stat\ (r[=e]"[-o]*st[a^]t), n. [Gr. "rei^n +	   stato`s standing still.] (Elec.)	   A contrivance for adjusting or regulating the strength of	   electrical currents, operating usually by the intercalation	   of resistance which can be varied at will. --Wheatstone.	   --{Rhe`o*stat"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheotome \Rhe"o*tome\ (r[=e]"[-o]*t[=o]m), n. [Gr. "rei^n to	   flow + te`mnein to cut.] (Elec.)	   An instrument which periodically or otherwise interrupts an	   electric current. --Wheatstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheotrope \Rhe"o*trope\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + ??? to turn.]	   (Elec.)	   An instrument for reversing the direction of an electric	   current. [Written also {reotrope}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhesus \Rhe"sus\, n. [L. Rhesus, a proper name, Gr. ???.]	   (Zool.)	   A monkey; the bhunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetian \Rhe"ti*an\, a. [L. Rhaetius, Raetius: cf. F.	   rh['e]tien.]	   Pertaining to the ancient Rhaeti, or Rhaetians, or to	   Rhaetia, their country; as, the Rhetian Alps, now the country	   of Tyrol and the Grisons.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetic \Rhe"tic\, a. (Min.)	   Same as {Rhaetic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetizite \Rhe"ti*zite\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Rhaetizite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetor \Rhe"tor\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???.]	   A rhetorician. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetoric \Rhet"o*ric\, n. [F. rh['e]torique, L. rhetorica, Gr.	   ???? (sc. ???), fr. ??? rhetorical, oratorical, fr. ???	   orator, rhetorician; perhaps akin to E. word; cf. ??? to	   say.]	   1. The art of composition; especially, elegant composition in	      prose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Oratory; the art of speaking with propriety, elegance, and	      force. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, artificial eloquence; fine language or declamation	      without conviction or earnest feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig. : The power of persuasion or attraction; that which	      allures or charms.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet, silent rhetoric of persuading eyes. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhetorical \Rhe*tor"ic*al\, a. [L. rhetoricus, Gr. ????. See	   {Rhetoric}.]	   Of or pertaining to rhetoric; according to, or exhibiting,	   rhetoric; oratorical; as, the rhetorical art; a rhetorical	   treatise; a rhetorical flourish.	   [1913 Webster]	         They permit him to leave their poetical taste	         ungratified, provided that he gratifies their	         rhetorical sense.                        --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Rhe*tor"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetoricate \Rhe*tor"i*cate\, v. i. [L. rhetoricari. See	   {Rhetoric}.]	   To play the orator. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetorication \Rhe*tor`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. rh['e]torication.]	   Rhetorical amplification. [Obs.] --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetorician \Rhet`o*ri"cian\, n. [Cf. F. rh['e]toricien.]	   1. One well versed in the rules and principles of rhetoric.	      [1913 Webster]	            The understanding is that by which a man becomes a	            mere logician and a mere rhetorician. --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A teacher of rhetoric.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancient sophists and rhetoricians, which ever	            had young auditors, lived till they were an hundred	            years old.                            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An orator; specifically, an artificial orator without	      genuine eloquence; a declaimer. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Rhetorician \Rhet`o*ri"cian\, a.	   Suitable to a master of rhetoric. "With rhetorician pride."	   --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhetorize \Rhet"o*rize\ (r[e^]t"[-o]*r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Rhetorized} (-r[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rhetorizing}	   (-r[imac]`z[i^]ng).]	   To play the orator. --Colgrave.	   [1913 Webster]	Rhetorize \Rhet"o*rize\, v. t.	   To represent by a figure of rhetoric, or by personification.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheum \Rhe"um\ (r[=e]"[u^]m), n. [NL., from L. Rha the river	   Volga, on the banks of which it grows. See {Rhubarb}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants. See {Rhubarb}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rheum \Rheum\ (r[udd]m), n. [OF. reume, rheume, F. rhume a	   cold,, L. rheuma rheum, from Gr. ???, fr. "rei^n to flow,	   akin to E. stream. See {Stream}, n., and cf. {Hemorrhoids}.]	   (Med.)	   A serous or mucous discharge, especially one from the eves or	   nose.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a rheum in mine eyes too.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Salt rheum}. (Med.) See {Salt rheum}, in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Rheumatic \Rheu*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ??? subject to a discharge or	   flux: cf. L. rheumaticus, F. rhumatique. See {Rheum},	   {Rheumatism}.]	   1. Derived from, or having the character of, rheum; rheumic.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to rheumatism; as, rheumatic pains	      or affections; affected with rheumatism; as, a rheumatic	      old man; causing rheumatism; as, a rheumatic day.	      [1913 Webster]	            That rheumatic diseases do abound.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rheumatic \Rheu*mat"ic\, n.	   One affected with rheumatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheumatism \Rheu"ma*tism\, n. [L. rheumatismus rheum, Gr. ????,	   fr.??? to have or suffer from a flux, fr. ??? rheum: cf. F.	   rheumatisme. See {2d Rheum}.] (Med.)	   A general disease characterized by painful, often multiple,	   local inflammations, usually affecting the joints and	   muscles, but also extending sometimes to the deeper organs,	   as the heart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Inflammatory rheumatism} (Med.), acute rheumatism attended	      with fever, and attacking usually the larger joints, which	      become swollen, hot, and very painful.	   {Rheumatism root}. (Bot.) See {Twinleaf}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rheumatismal \Rheu`ma*tis"mal\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to rheumatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheumatismoid \Rheu`ma*tis"moid\, a. [Rheumatism + -oid.] (Med.)	   Of or resembling rheum or rheumatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheumic \Rheum"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, rheum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rheumic diathesis}. See {Dartrous diathesis}, under	      {Dartrous}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rheumides \Rheu"mi*des\, n. pl. [NL. See {Rheum}.] (Med.)	   The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous	   diathesis. See under {Dartrous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rheumy \Rheum"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to rheum; abounding in, or causing, rheum;	   affected with rheum.	   [1913 Webster]	         His head and rheumy eyes distill in showers. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         And tempt the rheumy and unpurged air	         To add unto his sickness.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhigolene \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 purification of	   crude petroleum, and is used as a refregerant.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhime \Rhime\, n.	   See {Rhyme}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinal \Rhi"nal\, a. [Gr???, ???, the nose.] (Anat.)	   Og or pertaining to the nose or olfactory organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinaster \Rhi*nas"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???, ???, nose + ???	   star.] (Zool.)	   The borele.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhine \Rhine\, n. [AS. ryne. See {Run}.]	   A water course; a ditch. [Written also {rean}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinencephalic \Rhi`nen*ce*phal"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinencephalon \Rhi`nen*ceph"a*lon\	   (r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[o^]n), n.; pl. {Rhinencephala}	   (r[imac]`n[e^]n*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. "ri`s,	   "rino`s, the nose + 'egke`falos the brain.] (Anat.)	   The division of the brain in front of the prosencephalon,	   consisting of the two olfactory lobes from which the	   olfactory nerves arise.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is sometimes used for one of the olfactory	         lobes, the plural being used for the two taken	         together.	         [1913 Webster]
Rhinestone \Rhine"stone`\, n. [Cf. G. rheinkiesel Rhine quartz.]	   A colorless stone of high luster, made of paste. It is much	   used as an inexpensive ornament.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinitis \Rhi*ni"tis\ (r[-i]*n[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the nose; esp., inflammation of the mucous	   membrane of the nostrils.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhino \Rhi*no\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   Gold and silver, or money. [Cant] --W. Wagstaffe.	   [1913 Webster]	         As long as the rhino lasted.             --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhino- \Rhi"no-\	   A combining form from Greek ??, ???, the nose, as in	   rhinolith, rhinology.	   [1913 Webster] Rhinocerial
Rhinocerial \Rhi`no*ce"ri*al\, Rhinocerical \Rhi`no*cer"ic*al\,	   a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros; resembling the	   rhinoceros, or his horn. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinoceros \Rhi*noc"e*ros\ (r[-i]*n[o^]s"[-e]*r[o^]s), n. [L.,	   fr. Gr. "rinoke`rws, "rinoke`rwtos; "ri`s, "rino`s, the nose	   + ke`ras a horn: cf. F. rhinoc['e]ros. See {Horn}.] (Zool.)	   Any pachyderm belonging to the genera {Rhinoceros},	   {Atelodus}, and several allied genera of the family	   {Rhinocerotidae}, of which several living, and many extinct,	   species are known. They are large and powerful, and usually	   have either one or two stout conical median horns on the	   snout.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Indian, or white, and the Javan rhinoceroses	         ({Rhinoceros Indicus} and {Rhinoceros Sondaicus}) have	         incisor and canine teeth, but only one horn, and the	         very thick skin forms shieldlike folds. The two or	         three African species belong to {Atelodus}, and have	         two horns, but lack the dermal folds, and the incisor	         and canine teeth. The two Malay, or East Indian,	         two-horned species belong to {Ceratohinus}, in which	         incisor and canine teeth are present. See {Borele}, and	         {Keitloa}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Rhinoceros auk} (Zool.), an auk of the North Pacific	      ({Cerorhina monocrata}) which has a deciduous horn on top	      of the bill.	   {Rhinoceros beetle} (Zool.), a very large beetle of the genus	      {Dynastes}, having a horn on the head.	   {Rhinoceros bird}. (Zool.)	   (a) A large hornbill ({Buceros rhinoceros}), native of the	       East Indies. It has a large hollow hornlike process on	       the bill. Called also {rhinoceros hornbill}. See	       {Hornbill}.	   (b) An African beefeater ({Buphaga Africana}). It alights on	       the back of the rhinoceros in search of parasitic	       insects.	       [1913 Webster]
Rhinocerote \Rhi*noc"e*rote\, n.	   A rhinoceros. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinocerotic \Rhi*noc`e*rot"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the rhinoceros. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Rhinolite
Rhinolite \Rhi"no*lite\, Rhinolith \Rhi"no*lith\, n. [Rhino- +	   -lite, -lith.] (Med.)	   A concretion formed within the cavities of the nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinological \Rhi`no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to rhinology.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinologist \Rhi*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in rhinology.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinology \Rhi*nol"o*gy\, n. [Rhino- + -logy.]	   The science which treats of the nose, and its diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinolophid \Rhi*nol"o*phid\, n. [Rhino- + Gr. ??? crest.]	   (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus {Rhinilophus}, or family	   {Rhinolophidae}, having a horseshoe-shaped nasal crest; a	   horseshoe bat.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinolophine \Rhi*nol"o*phine\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the rhinolophids, or horseshoe bats.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinophore \Rhi"no*phore\, n. [Rhino- + Gr. fe`rein to bear.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the two tentacle-like organs on the back of the head	   or neck of a nudibranch or tectibranch mollusk. They are	   usually retractile, and often transversely furrowed or	   plicate, and are regarded as olfactory organs. Called also	   {dorsal tentacles}. See Illust. under {Pygobranchia}, and	   {Opisthobranchia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinoplastic \Rhi`no*plas"tic\, a. [Rhino- + -plastic: cf. F.	   rhinoplastique.] (Surg.)	   Of or pertaining to rhinoplasty; as, a rhinoplastic	   operation.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinoplasty \Rhi"no*plas`ty\, n. [Rhino- + -plasty: cf. F.	   rhinoplastie.]	   Plastic surgery of the nose to correct deformity or to	   replace lost tissue. Tissue may be transplanted from the	   patient's cheek, forehead, arm, etc., or even from another	   person.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinopome \Rhi"no*pome\, n. [Rhino- + Gr. pw^ma a lid. ] (Zool.)	   Any old-world bat of the genus {Rhinopoma}. The rhinopomes	   have a long tail extending beyond the web, and inhabit caves	   and tombs.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinoscleroma \Rhi`no*scle*ro"ma\, n. [Rhino- + scleroma.]	   (Med.)	   A rare disease of the skin, characterized by the development	   of very hard, more or less flattened, prominences, appearing	   first upon the nose and subsequently upon the neighboring	   parts, esp. the lips, palate, and throat. --J. V. Shoemaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinoscope \Rhi"no*scope\, n. [Rhino- + -scope.]	   A small mirror for use in rhinoscopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinoscopic \Rhi`no*scop"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to rhinoscopy.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinoscopy \Rhi*nos"co*py\, n. [Rhino- + -scopy.] (Physiol.)	   The examination or study of the soft palate, posterior nares,	   etc., by means of a laryngoscopic mirror introduced into the	   pharynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhinotheca \Rhi`no*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Rhinothecae}. [NL., from	   gr. ???, ???, the nose + ??? case.] (Zool.)	   The sheath of the upper mandible of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhipidoglossa \Rhi*pi`do*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a	   fan + ???? a tongue.] (Zool.)	   A division of gastropod mollusks having a large number of	   long, divergent, hooklike, lingual teeth in each transverse	   row. It includes the scutibranchs. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhipipter \Rhi*pip"ter\, n. [Gr. ??? a fan + ??? wing.] (Zool.)	   One of the {Rhipiptera}, a group of insects having wings	   which fold like a fan; a strepsipter.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhipipteran \Rhi*pip"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Rhipipter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizanthous \Rhi*zan"thous\, a. [Gr. ??? root + ??? flower.]	   (Bot.)	   Producing flowers from a rootstock, or apparently from a	   root.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizine \Rhi"zine\, n. [Gr. ??? root.] (Bot.)	   A rootlike filament or hair growing from the stems of mosses	   or on lichens; a rhizoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizocarpous \Rhi`zo*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ??? root + ??? fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Having perennial rootstocks or bulbs, but annual flowering	   stems; -- said of all perennial herbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizocephala \Rhi`zo*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? root +	   ??? head.] (Zool.)	   A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of	   Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head.	   See Illusration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizodont \Rhiz"o*dont\, n. [Gr. ??? root + ???, ???, a tooth.]	   (Zool.)	   A reptile whose teeth are rooted in sockets, as the	   crocodile.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizogan \Rhiz"o*gan\, a. [Gr. ??? root + -gen: cf. F.	   rhizog[`e]ne.] (Bot.)	   Prodicing roots.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizogen \Rhiz"o*gen\, n. (Bot.)	   One of a proposed class of flowering plants growning on the	   roots of other plants and destitute of green foliage.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizoid \Rhi"zoid\, n. [Gr. ??? root + -oid.] (Bot.)	   A rootlike appendage.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizoma \Rhi*zo"ma\, n.; pl. {Rhizomata}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Rhizome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizomatous \Rhi*zo"ma*tous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the nature or habit of a rhizome or rootstock.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizome \Rhi*zome"\, n. [Gr. ??? the mass of roots (of a tree),	   a stem, race, fr. ??? to make to root, pass., to take root,	   fr. ??? a root: cf. F. rhizome.] (Bot.)	   A rootstock, such as one of an iris. See {Rootstock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizophaga \Rhi*zoph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of marsupials. The wombat is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizophagous \Rhi*zoph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ???; ??? a root + ??? to	   eat.]	   Feeding on roots; root-eating.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizophora \Rhi*zoph"o*ra\, n. [NL. See {Rhizophorous}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees including the mangrove. See {Mangrove}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizophorous \Rhi*zoph"o*rous\, a. [Gr. ??? a root + fe`rein to	   bear.] (Bot.)	   Bearing roots.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizopod \Rhiz"o*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Rhizopoda.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The rhizopods belonging to the Radiolaria and	         Foraminifera have been of great geological importance,	         especially in the Cretaceous and Tertiary periods.	         Chalk is mostly made from the shells of Foraminifera.	         The nummulites are the principal ingredient of a	         limestone which is of great extent in Europe and Asia,	         and is the material of which some of the pyramids of	         Egypt are made. The shells are abundant in deepsea mud,	         and are mostly minute, seldom larger than a small grain	         of sand, except in the case of the nummulities, which	         are sometimes an inch in diameter.	         [1913 Webster]
Rhizopoda \Rhi*zop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a root +	   -poda.] (Zool.)	   An extensive class of Protozoa, including those which have	   pseudopodia, by means of which they move about and take their	   food. The principal groups are Lobosa (or Am[oe]bea),	   Helizoa, Radiolaria, and Foraminifera (or Reticularia). See	   {Protozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizopodous \Rhi*zop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the rhizopods.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizostomata \Rhi`zo*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a root	   + ???, ????, a mouth.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Medusae which includes very large species	   without marginal tentacles, but having large mouth lobes	   closely united at the edges. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizostome \Rhiz"o*stome\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Rhizostomata.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhizotaxis \Rhi`zo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a root + ???	   arrangement.] (Bot.)	   The arrangement of the roots of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhob \Rhob\ (r[o^]b), n.	   See 1st {Rob}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodammonium \Rho`dam*mo"ni*um\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, rhodium and	   ammonia; -- said of certain complex compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodanate \Rho"da*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of rhodanic acid; a sulphocyanate. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodanic \Rho*dan"ic\, a. [Gr. ??? the rose.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (commonly called	   sulphocyanic acid) which frms a red color with ferric salts.	   [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodeoretin \Rho`de*o*re"tin\, n. [Gr. ??? the rose + ???	   resin.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Convolvuln}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodian \Rho"di*an\, a. [L. Rhodius: cf. F. rhodien.]	   Of or pertaining to Rhodes, an island of the Mediterranean.	   -- n. A native or inhabitant of Rhodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodic \Rho"dic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to rhodium; containing rhodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodium \Rho"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ro`don the rose. So	   called from the rose-red color of certain of its solutions.	   See {Rhododendron}.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of the light platinum group. It is found in	   platinum ores, and obtained free as a white inert metal which	   it is very difficult to fuse. Symbol Rh. Atomic weight 104.1.	   Specific gravity 12.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodizonic \Rho`di*zon"ic\, a. [Gr. ??? to be rose-red.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a colorless crystalline	   substance (called rhodizonic acid, and carboxylic acid)	   obtained from potassium carboxide and from certain quinones.	   It forms brilliant red, yellow, and purple salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodochrosite \Rho`do*chro"site\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + ???	   a coloring.] (Min.)	   Manganese carbonate, a rose-red mineral sometimes occuring	   crystallized, but generally massive with rhombohedral	   cleavage like calcite; -- called also {dialogite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodocrinite \Rho*doc"ri*nite\, n. [Gr. "ro`don rose + ???	   lily.] (Paleon.)	   A rose encrinite.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhododendron \Rho`do*den"dron\, n. [L., fr. Gr. "rodo`dendron,	   literally, rose tree; "ro`don rose + de`ndron tree. See	   {Rose}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs or small trees, often having handsome	   evergreen leaves, and remarkable for the beauty of their	   flowers; rosebay.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodomontade \Rhod`o*mon*tade"\, n.	   See {Rodomontade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodomontader \Rhod`o*mon*tad"er\, n.	   See {Rodomontador}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodonite \Rho"don*ite\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose. ] (Min.)	   Manganese spar, or silicate of manganese, a mineral occuring	   crystallised and in rose-red masses. It is often used as an	   ornamental stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodophane \Rho"do*phane\ (r[=o]"d[-o]*f[=a]n), n. [Gr. "ro`don	   the rose + fai`nein to show.] (Physiol.)	   The red pigment contained in the inner segments of the cones	   of the retina in animals. See {Chromophane}. --W. K["u]hne.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodopsin \Rho*dop"sin\ (r[-o]*d[o^]p"s[i^]n), n. [Gr. "ro`don	   rose + "w`ps eye.] (Physiol.)	   The visual purple. See under {Visual}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhodosperm \Rho"do*sperm\, n. [Gr. "ro`don the rose + spe`rma a	   seed.] (Bot.)	   Any seaweed with red spores.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As the name of a subclass, Rhodosperms, or	         {Rhodospermeae}, is synonymous with {Florideae} (which	         see.)	         [1913 Webster]
Rhomb \Rhomb\ (r[o^]mb or r[o^]m; 277), n. [L. rhombus, Gr.	   "ro`mbos rhomb, a spinning top, magic wheel, fr. "re`mbein to	   turn or whirl round, perhaps akin to E. wrench: cf. F.	   rhombe. Cf. {Rhombus}, {Rhumb}.]	   1. (Geom.) An equilateral parallelogram, or quadrilateral	      figure whose sides are equal and the opposite sides	      parallel. The angles may be unequal, two being obtuse and	      two acute, as in the cut, or the angles may be equal, in	      which case it is usually called a {square}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A rhombohedron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fresnel's rhomb} (Opt.), a rhomb or oblique parallelopiped	      of crown or St. Gobain glass so cut that a ray of light	      entering one of its faces at right angles shall emerge at	      right angles at the opposite face, after undergoing within	      the rhomb, at other faces, two reflections. It is used to	      produce a ray circularly polarized from a plane-polarized	      ray, or the reverse. --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhombic \Rhom"bic\ (r[o^]m"b[i^]k), a.	   1. Shaped like a rhomb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Same as {Orthorhombic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhomboganoid \Rhom`bo*ga"noid\, n. [Rhomb + ganoid.] (Zool.)	   A ganoid fish having rhombic enameled scales; one of the	   Rhomboganoidei.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhomboganoidei \Rhom`bo*ga*noi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Ginglymodi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhombogene \Rhom"bo*gene\ (r[o^]m"b[-o]*j[=e]n), n. [Rhomb +	   root of Gr. gi`gnesqai to be born.] (Zool.)	   A dicyemid which produces infusorialike embryos; -- opposed	   to {nematogene}. See {Dicyemata}. [Written also {rhombogen}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhombohedral \Rhom`bo*he"dral\, a. (Geom. & Crystallog.)	   Related to the rhombohedron; presenting the form of a	   rhombohedron, or a form derivable from a rhombohedron;	   relating to a system of forms including the rhombohedron and	   scalenohedron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rhombohedral iron ore} (Min.) See {Hematite}.	   {Rhombohedral system} (Crystallog.), a division of the	      hexagonal system embracing the rhombohedron,	      scalenohedron, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhombohedric \Rhom`bo*hed"ric\, a. (Geom. & Crystallog.)	   Rhombohedral.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhombohedron \Rhom`bo*he"dron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? rhomb + ???	   seat, base.] (Geom. & Crystallog.)	   A solid contained by six rhomboids; a parallelopiped.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhomboid \Rhom"boid\ (r[o^]m"boid), n. [Gr. ??? rhomboidal; ???	   rhomb + e'i^dos shape: cf. F. rhombo["i]de.] (Geom.)	   An oblique-angled parallelogram like a rhomb, but having only	   the opposite sides equal, the length and with being	   different.	   [1913 Webster]	Rhomboid \Rhom"boid\ (r[o^]m"boid), a.	   Same as {Rhomboidal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhomboidal \Rhom*boid"al\, a. [Cf. F. rhombo["i]dal.]	   Having, or approaching, the shape of a rhomboid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhomboides \Rhom*boid"es\, n.	   A rhomboid. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhomboid-ovate \Rhom`boid-o"vate\, a.	   Between rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhomb spar \Rhomb" spar`\ (Min.)	   A variety of dolomite.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhombus \Rhom"bus\, n. [L.]	   Same as {Rhomb}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhonchal \Rhon`chal\, a. (Med.)	   Rhonchial.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhonchial \Rhon"chi*al\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to a rhonchus; produced by rhonchi.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rhonchial fremitus}. [L. fremitus a dull roaring or	      murmuring.] (Med.) A vibration of the chest wall that may	      be felt by the hand laid upon its surface. It is caused in	      the production of rhonchi in the bronchial tubes.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhonchisonant \Rhon*chis"o*nant\, a. [L. rhonchus a snoring +	   sonans, p. pr. of sonare to sound.]	   Making a snorting noise; snorting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhonchus \Rhon"chus\, n.; pl. {Rhonchi}. [L., a snoring, a	   croaking.] (Med.)	   An adventitious whistling or snoring sound heard on	   auscultation of the chest when the air channels are partially	   obstructed. By some writers the term rhonchus is used as	   equivalent to r[^a]le in its widest sense. See {R[^a]le}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhopalic \Rho*pal"ic\, a. [Gr. ???? club-shaped; fr. ??? a club:	   cf. F. rhopalique.] (Pros.)	   Applied to a line or verse in which each successive word has	   one more syllable than the preceding.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhopalium \Rho*pa"li*um\, n.; pl. {Rhopalia}. [NL.] (Zool.)	   One of the marginal sensory bodies of medusae belonging to	   the Discophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhopalocera \Rhop`a*loc"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ??? a club	   + ??? ahorn.] (Zool.)	   A division of Lepidoptera including all the butterflies. They	   differ from other Lepidoptera in having club-shaped antennae.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhotacism \Rho"ta*cism\, n. [Gr. "rwtaki`zein to use the letter	   r ([rho]) overmuch: cf. F. rhotacisme.]	   An oversounding, or a misuse, of the letter r; specifically	   (Phylol.), the tendency, exhibited in the Indo-European	   languages, to change s to r, as wese to were.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe,	   reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum,	   Gr. ??? (and ??) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on	   whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the	   barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. {Barbarous},	   {Rhaponticine}.]	   1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the	      genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonaceae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and	      other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid,	      and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much	      as a cathartic medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}.	   {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhubarby \Rhu"barb*y\, a.	   Like rhubarb.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhumb \Rhumb\, n. [F. rumb, Sp. rumbo, or Pg. rumbo, rumo,	   probably fr. Gr. ??? a magic wheel, a whirling motion, hence	   applied to a point of the compass. See {Rhomb}.] (Navigation)	   A line which crosses successive meridians at a constant	   angle; -- called also {rhumb line}, and {loxodromic curve}.	   See {Loxodromic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To sail on a rhumb}, to sail continuously on one course,	      following a rhumb line.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhus \Rhus\, n. [L., sumac, fr. Gr. ???.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs and small treets. See {Sumac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhusma \Rhus"ma\, n. [See {Rusma}.]	   A mixtire of caustic lime and orpiment, or tersulphide of	   arsenic, -- used in the depilation of hides. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhyme \Rhyme\, n. [OE. ryme, rime, AS. r[imac]m number; akin to	   OHG. r[imac]m number, succession, series, G. reim rhyme. The	   modern sense is due to the influence of F. rime, which is of	   German origin, and originally the same word.] [The Old	   English spelling {rime} is becoming again common. See Note	   under {Prime}.]	   1. An expression of thought in numbers, measure, or verse; a	      composition in verse; a rhymed tale; poetry; harmony of	      language. "Railing rhymes." --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            A ryme I learned long ago.            --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knew	            Himself to sing, and build the lofty rime. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pros.) Correspondence of sound in the terminating words	      or syllables of two or more verses, one succeeding another	      immediately or at no great distance. The words or	      syllables so used must not begin with the same consonant,	      or if one begins with a vowel the other must begin with a	      consonant. The vowel sounds and accents must be the same,	      as also the sounds of the final consonants if there be	      any.	      [1913 Webster]	            For rhyme with reason may dispense,	            And sound has right to govern sense.  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Verses, usually two, having this correspondence with each	      other; a couplet; a poem containing rhymes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A word answering in sound to another word.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Female rhyme}. See under {Female}.	   {Male rhyme}. See under {Male}.	   {Rhyme or reason}, sound or sense.	   {Rhyme royal} (Pros.), a stanza of seven decasyllabic verses,	      of which the first and third, the second, fourth, and	      fifth, and the sixth and seventh rhyme.	      [1913 Webster]	Rhyme \Rhyme\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rhymed};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rhyming}.] [OE. rimen, rymen, AS. r[imac]man to count: cf.	   F. rimer to rhyme. See {Rhyme}, n.]	   1. To make rhymes, or verses. "Thou shalt no longer ryme."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            There marched the bard and blockhead, side by side,	            Who rhymed for hire, and patronized for pride.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To accord in rhyme or sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, if they rhymed and rattled, all was well.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Rhyme \Rhyme\, v. t.	   1. To put into rhyme. --Sir T. Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To influence by rhyme.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hearken to a verser, who may chance	            Rhyme thee to good.                   --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhymeless \Rhyme"less\, a.	   Destitute of rhyme. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhymer \Rhym"er\, n.	   One who makes rhymes; a versifier; -- generally in contempt;	   a poor poet; a poetaster.	   [1913 Webster]	         This would make them soon perceive what despicaple	         creatures our common rhymers and playwriters be.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhymery \Rhym"er*y\, n.	   The art or habit of making rhymes; rhyming; -- in contempt.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhymester \Rhyme"ster\, n.	   A rhymer; a maker of poor poetry. --Bp. Hall. Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhymic \Rhym"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to rhyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhymist \Rhym"ist\, n.	   A rhymer; a rhymester. --Johnston.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhynchobdellea \Rhyn`chob*del"le*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "ry`gchos snout + ??? a leech.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of leeches including those that have a protractile	   proboscis, without jaws. Clepsine is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhynchocephala \Rhyn`cho*ceph"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   "ry`gchos snout + kefalh` head.] (Zool.)	   An order of reptiles having biconcave vertebrae, immovable	   quadrate bones, and many other peculiar osteological	   characters. Hatteria is the only living genus, but numerous	   fossil genera are known, some of which are among the earliest	   of reptiles. See {Hatteria}. Called also {Rhynchocephalia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhynchocoela \Rhyn`cho*coe"la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos	   snout + koi`los hollow.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Nemertina}. -- {Rhyn`cho*coe"lous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhyncholite \Rhyn"cho*lite\, n. [Gr. "ry`gchos snout, beak +	   -lie: cf. F. rhyncholithe.] (Paleon.)	   A fossil cephalopod beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhynchonella \Rhyn`cho*nel"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos	   snout.] (Zool.)	   A genus of brachiopods of which some species are still	   living, while many are found fossil.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhynchophora \Rhyn*choph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos	   snout + fe`rein to carry.] (Zool.)	   A group of Coleoptera having a snoutlike head; the snout	   beetles, curculios, or weevils.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhynchophore \Rhyn"cho*phore\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Rhynchophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhynchota \Rhyn*cho"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. "ry`gchos snout.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Hemiptera}. [Written also {Rhyncota}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rhyolite \Rhy"o*lite\, n. [Gr. "rei^n to flow + -lite.] (Min.)	   A quartzose trachyte, an igneous rock often showing a fluidal	   structure. -- {Rhy`o*lit"ic},, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhyparography \Rhy`pa*rog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ???? painting foul or	   mean objects; "ryparo`s filthy, dirty + gra`fein to write,	   paint.]	   In ancient art, the painting of genre or still-life pictures.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhysimeter \Rhy*sim"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ??? flow + -meter.]	   An instrument, acting on the principle of Pitot's tube, for	   measuring the velocity of a fluid current, the speed of a	   ship, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhythm \Rhythm\, n. [F. rhythme, rythme, L. rhythmus, fr. Gr.	   ??? measured motion, measure, proportion, fr. "rei^n to flow.	   See {Stream}.]	   1. In the widest sense, a dividing into short portions by a	      regular succession of motions, impulses, sounds, accents,	      etc., producing an agreeable effect, as in music poetry,	      the dance, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Movement in musical time, with periodical	      recurrence of accent; the measured beat or pulse which	      marks the character and expression of the music; symmetry	      of movement and accent. --Moore (Encyc.)	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A division of lines into short portions by a regular	      succession of arses and theses, or percussions and	      remissions of voice on words or syllables.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The harmonious flow of vocal sounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Rhythmer \Rhyth"mer\ (r[i^]th"m[~e]r or r[i^][th]"-), n.	   One who writes in rhythm, esp. in poetic rhythm or meter.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         One now scarce counted a rhythmer, formerly admitted	         for a poet.                              --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster] Rhythmic
Rhythmic \Rhyth"mic\ (-m[i^]k), Rhythmical \Rhyth"mic*al\	   (-m[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. ????: cf. L. rhythmicus, F.	   rhythmique.]	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, rhythm	   [1913 Webster]	         Day and night	         I worked my rhythmic thought.            --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rhythmical accent}. (Mus.) See {Accent}, n., 6	   (c) .	       [1913 Webster]
Rhythmically \Rhyth"mic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a rhythmical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhythmics \Rhyth"mics\, n.	   The department of musical science which treats of the length	   of sounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhythming \Rhyth"ming\, a.	   Writing rhythm; verse making. "The rhythming monk." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhythmless \Rhythm"less\, a.	   Being without rhythm. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhythmometer \Rhyth*mom"e*ter\, n. [Rhythm + -meter.]	   An instrument for marking time in musical movements. See	   {Metronome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhythmus \Rhyth"mus\, n. [L.]	   Rhythm.	   [1913 Webster]
Rhytina \Rhyt"i*na\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Rytina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rial \Ri"al\, n.	   A Spanish coin. See {Real}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rial \Ri*al"\, a.	   Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rial \Ri"al\, n. [From {Royal}.]	   A gold coin formerly current in England, of the value of ten	   shillings sterling in the reign of Henry VI., and of fifteen	   shillings in the reign of Elizabeth. [Spelt also {ryal}.]	   --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Riant \Ri`ant"\, a. [F. riant, p. pr. of rire to laugh, L.	   ridere.]	   Laughing; laughable; exciting gayety; gay; merry; delightful	   to the view, as a landscape.	   [1913 Webster]	         In such cases the sublimity must be drawn from the	         other sources, with a strict caution, howewer, against	         anything light and riant.                --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Rib \Rib\, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG.	   rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral	      column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In man there are twelve ribs on each side, of which the	         upper seven are directly connected with the sternum by	         cartilages, and are called sternal, or true, ribs. The	         remaining five pairs are called asternal, or false,	         ribs, and of these each of the three upper pairs is	         attached to the cartilage of the rib above, while the	         two lower pairs are free at the ventral ends, and are	         called floating ribs. See {Thorax}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles a rib in form or use. Specifically:	      (a) (Shipbuilding) One of the timbers, or bars of iron or	          steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel,	          to support the skin or planking, and give shape and	          strength to the vessel.	      (b) (Mach. & Structures) A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a	          plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen	          it.	      (c) One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is	          extended.	      (d) A prominent line or ridge, as in cloth.	      (e) A longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a	          double-barreled gun.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a	      leaf.	      (b) Any longitudinal ridge in a plant.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.)	      (a) In Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the	          vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing	          one another, dividing the whole space into triangles,	          which are then filled by vaulted construction of	          lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these	          in wood, plaster, or the like.	      (b) A projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with	          others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or	          the like.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining)	      (a) Solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a	          vein.	      (b) An elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support.	          --Raymond.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib.	      [Familiar & Sportive]	      [1913 Webster]	            How many have we known whose heads have been broken	            with their own rib.                   --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chuck rib}, a cut of beef immediately in front of the middle	      rib. See {Chuck}.	   {Fore ribs}, a cut of beef immediately in front of the	      sirloin.	   {Middle rib}, a cut of beef between the chuck rib and the	      fore ribs.	   {Rib grass}. (Bot.) Same as {Ribwort}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ribbing}.]	   1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and	      channels; as, to rib cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	            It [lead] were too gross	            To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rib land}, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between	      the furrows in plowing.	      [1913 Webster]
Ribald \Rib"ald\, n. [OE. ribald, ribaud, F. ribaud, OF. ribald,	   ribault, LL. ribaldus, of German origin; cf. OHG hr[imac]pa	   prostitute. For the ending -ald cf. E. {Herald}.]	   A low, vulgar, brutal, foul-mouthed wretch; a lewd fellow.	   --Spenser. Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ribald was almost a class name in the feudal system . .	         . He was his patron's parasite, bulldog, and tool . . .	         It is not to be wondered at that the word rapidly	         became a synonym for everything ruffianly and brutal.	                                                  --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]	Ribald \Rib"ald\, a.	   Low; base; mean; filthy; obscene.	   [1913 Webster]	         The busy day,	         Waked by the lark, hath roused the ribald crows.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribaldish \Rib"ald*ish\, a.	   Like a ribald. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribaldrous \Rib"ald*rous\, a.	   Of a ribald quality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ribaldry \Rib"ald*ry\, n. [OE. ribaldrie, ribaudrie, OF.	   ribalderie, ribauderie.]	   The talk of a ribald; low, vulgar language; indecency;	   obscenity; lewdness; -- now chiefly applied to indecent	   language, but formerly, as by Chaucer, also to indecent acts	   or conduct.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ribaldry of his conversation moved ?stonishment	         even in that age.                        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Riban \Rib"an\, n.	   See {Ribbon}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Riband \Rib"and\, n.	   See {Ribbon}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Riband jasper} (Min.), a variety of jasper having stripes of	      different colors, as red and green.	      [1913 Webster]	Riband \Rib"and\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Rib-band}. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribanded \Rib"and*ed\, a.	   Ribboned. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribaud \Rib"aud\, n.	   A ribald. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribaudequin \Ri*bau"de*quin\, n. [F.]	   1. An engine of war used in the Middle Ages, consisting of a	      protected elevated staging on wheels, and armed in front	      with pikes. It was (after the 14th century) furnished with	      small cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A huge bow fixed on the wall of a fortified town for	      casting javelins.	      [1913 Webster] Ribaudred
Ribaudred \Rib"aud*red\, Ribaudrous \Rib"aud*rous\, a.	   Filthy; obscene; ribald. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ribaudry \Rib"aud*ry\, n.	   Ribaldry. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribaudy \Rib"aud*y\, n.	   Ribaldry. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribauld \Rib"auld\, n.	   A ribald. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribband \Rib"band\, n.	   A ribbon. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Ribband \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 hold them in position, and give	   rigidity to the framework.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rib-band lines}, oblique longitudinal sections of the hull	      of a vessel. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Ribbed \Ribbed\, a.	   1. Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder;	      ribbed cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of	      coal. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Ribbing \Rib"bing\, n.	   An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for	   the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the	   leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the	   like.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribbon \Rib"bon\, n. [OE. riban, OF. riban, F. ruban, probably	   of German origin; cf. D. ringband collar, necklace, E. ring	   circle, and band.] [Written also {riband}, {ribband}.]	   1. A fillet or narrow woven fabric, commonly of silk, used	      for trimming some part of a woman's attire, for badges,	      and other decorative purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow strip or shred; as, a steel or magnesium ribbon;	      sails torn to ribbons.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Shipbuilding) Same as {Rib-band}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Driving reins. [Cant] --London Athenaeum.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) A bearing similar to the bend, but only one eighth	      as wide.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Spinning) A silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The blue ribbon, and The red ribbon, are phrases often	         used to designate the British orders of the Garter and	         of the Bath, respectively, the badges of which are	         suspended by ribbons of these colors. See {Blue	         ribbon}, under {Blue}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ribbon fish}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any elongated, compressed, ribbon-shaped marine fish	          of the family {Trachypteridae}, especially the species	          of the genus {Trachypterus}, and the oarfish	          ({Regelecus Banksii}) of the North Atlantic, which is	          sometimes over twenty feet long.	      (b) The hairtail, or bladefish.	      (c) A small compressed marine fish of the genus {Cepola},	          having a long, slender, tapering tail. The European	          species ({Cepola rubescens}) is light red throughout.	          Called also {band fish}.	   {Ribbon grass} (Bot.), a variety of reed canary grass having	      the leaves stripped with green and white; -- called also	      {Lady's garters}. See {Reed grass}, under {Reed}.	   {Ribbon seal} (Zool.), a North Pacific seal ({Histriophoca	      fasciata}). The adult male is dark brown, conspicuously	      banded and striped with yellowish white.	   {Ribbon snake} (Zool.), a common North American snake	      ({Eutainia saurita}). It is conspicuously striped with	      bright yellow and dark brown.	   {Ribbon Society}, a society in Ireland, founded in the early	      part of the 19th century in antagonism to the Orangemen.	      It afterwards became an organization of tennant farmers	      banded together to prevent eviction by landlords. It took	      its name from the green ribbon worn by members as a badge.	      	   {Ribborn worm}. (Zool.)	      (a) A tapeworm.	      (b) A nemertean.	          [1913 Webster]	Ribbon \Rib"bon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribboned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ribboning}.]	   To adorn with, or as with, ribbons; to mark with stripes	   resembling ribbons.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribbonism \Rib"bon*ism\, n.	   The principles and practices of the Ribbonmen. See {Ribbon	   Society}, under {Ribbon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribbonman \Rib"bon*man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   A member of the Ribbon Society. See {Ribbon Society}, under	   {Ribbon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribbonwood \Rib"bon*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A malvaceous tree ({Hoheria populnea}) of New Zealand, the	   bark of which is used for cordage.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribes \Ri"bes\, n.[NL.; cf. Dan. ribs, and Ar. r[imac]b[=a]s a	   plant with an acid juice.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs including gooseberries and currants of many	   kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribibe \Rib"ibe\, n. [See {Rebec}.]	   1. A sort of stringed instrument; a rebec. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old woman; -- in contempt. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bawd; a prostitute. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Ribible \Rib"i*ble\, n. [See {Ribibe}.]	   A small threestringed viol; a rebec. --Moore (Encyc. of	   Music).	   [1913 Webster]	         All can be play on gittern or ribible.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribless \Rib"less\, a.	   Having no ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Ribroast \Rib"roast`\, v. t.	   To beat soundly. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Ribwort \Rib"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of plantain ({Plantago lanceolata}) with long,	   narrow, ribbed leaves; -- called also {rib grass}, {ripple	   grass}, {ribwort plantain}.	   [1913 Webster]
-ric \-ric\ [AS r[imac]ce kingdom, dominion. See {Rich}.]	   A suffix signifying dominion, jurisdiction; as, bishopric,	   the district over which a bishop exercises authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Rice \Rice\, n. [F. riz (cf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr.	   ???, ???, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. br[imac]zi,	   akin to Skr. vr[imac]hi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. {Rye}.]	   (Bot.)	   A well-known cereal grass ({Oryza sativa}) and its seed. This	   plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the	   grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants.	   In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be	   overflowed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ant rice}. (Bot.) See under {Ant}.	   {French rice}. (Bot.) See {Amelcorn}.	   {Indian rice}., a tall reedlike water grass ({Zizania	      aquatica}), bearing panicles of a long, slender grain,	      much used for food by North American Indians. It is common	      in shallow water in the Northern States. Called also	      {water oat}, {Canadian wild rice}, etc.	   {Mountain rice}, any species of an American genus	      ({Oryzopsis}) of grasses, somewhat resembling rice.	   {Rice bunting}. (Zool.) Same as {Ricebird}.	   {Rice hen} (Zool.), the Florida gallinule.	   {Rice mouse} (Zool.), a large dark-colored field mouse	      ({Calomys palistris}) of the Southern United States.	   {Rice paper}, a kind of thin, delicate paper, brought from	      China, -- used for painting upon, and for the manufacture	      of fancy articles. It is made by cutting the pith of a	      large herb ({Fatsia papyrifera}, related to the ginseng)	      into one roll or sheet, which is flattened out under	      pressure. Called also {pith paper}.	   {Rice troupial} (Zool.), the bobolink.	   {Rice water}, a drink for invalids made by boiling a small	      quantity of rice in water.	   {Rice-water discharge} (Med.), a liquid, resembling rice	      water in appearance, which is vomited, and discharged from	      the bowels, in cholera.	   {Rice weevil} (Zool.), a small beetle ({Calandra oryzae}, or	      {Sitophilus oryzae}) which destroys rice, wheat, and	      Indian corn by eating out the interior; -- called also	      {black weevil}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ricebird \Rice"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The Java sparrow.	   (b) The bobolink.	       [1913 Webster]
Rice-shell \Rice"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine	   shells of the genus {Olivella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rich \Rich\, (r[i^]ch), a. [Compar. {Richer}; superl.	   {Richest}.] [OE. riche, AS. r[imac]ce rich, powerful; akin to	   OS. r[imac]ki, D. rijk, G. reich, OHG. r[imac]hhi, Icel.	   r[imac]kr, Sw. rik, Dan. rig, Goth. reiks; from a word	   meaning, ruler, king, probably borrowed from Celtic, and akin	   to L. rex, regis, king, regere to guide, rule. [root]283. See	   {Right}, and cf. {Derrick}, {Enrich}, {Rajah}, {Riches},	   {Royal}.]	   1. Having an abundance of material possessions; possessed of	      a large amount of property; well supplied with land,	      goods, or money; wealthy; opulent; affluent; -- opposed to	      {poor}. "Rich merchants." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rich [person] hath many friends.  --Prov. xiv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a thief, bent to unhoard the cash	            Of some rich burgher.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in general, well supplied; abounding; abundant;	      copious; bountiful; as, a rich treasury; a rich	      entertainment; a rich crop.	      [1913 Webster]	            If life be short, it shall be glorious;	            Each minute shall be rich in some great action.	                                                  --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gorgeous East with richest hand	            Showers on her kings barbaric pearl and gold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Yielding large returns; productive or fertile; fruitful;	      as, rich soil or land; a rich mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Composed of valuable or costly materials or ingredients;	      procured at great outlay; highly valued; precious;	      sumptuous; costly; as, a rich dress; rich silk or fur;	      rich presents.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like to rich and various gems.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Abounding in agreeable or nutritive qualities; --	      especially applied to articles of food or drink which are	      high-seasoned or abound in oleaginous ingredients, or are	      sweet, luscious, and high-flavored; as, a rich dish; rich	      cream or soup; rich pastry; rich wine or fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sauces and rich spices are fetched from India.	                                                  --Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not faint or delicate; vivid; as, a rich color.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Full of sweet and harmonius sounds; as, a rich voice; rich	      music.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Abounding in beauty; gorgeous; as, a rich landscape; rich	      scenery.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Abounding in humor; exciting amusement; entertaining; as,	      the scene was a rich one; a rich incident or character.	      [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Rich is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, rich-fleeced,	         rich-jeweled, rich-laden, rich-stained.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wealthy; affluent; opulent; ample; copious; abundant;	        plentiful; fruitful; costly; sumptuous; precious;	        generous; luscious.	        [1913 Webster]	Rich \Rich\, v. t.	   To enrich. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Riches \Rich"es\, n. pl. [OE. richesse, F. richesse, from riche	   rich, of German origin. See {Rich},a.]	   1. That which makes one rich; an abundance of land, goods,	      money, or other property; wealth; opulence; affluence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Riches do not consist in having more gold and	            silver, but in having more in proportion, than our	            neighbors.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which appears rich, sumptuous, precious, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The riche of heaven's pavement, trodden gold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Richesse, the older form of this word, was in the	         singular number. The form riches, however, is plural in	         appearance, and has now come to be used as a plural.	         [1913 Webster]	               Against the richesses of this world shall they	               have misease of poverty.           --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               In one hour so great riches is come to nought.	                                                  --Rev. xviii.	                                                  17.	         [1913 Webster]	               And for that riches where is my deserving?	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wealth; opulence; affluence; wealthiness; richness;	        plenty; abundance.	        [1913 Webster]
Richesse \Rich"esse\, n. [F. See {Riches}.]	   Wealth; riches. See the Note under {Riches}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some man desireth for to have richesse.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The richesse of all heavenly grace.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Richly \Rich"ly\, adv.	   In a rich manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Richness \Rich"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rich (in any sense of the	   adjective).	   [1913 Webster]
Richweed \Rich"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   An herb ({Pilea pumila}) of the Nettle family, having a	   smooth, juicy, pellucid stem; -- called also {clearweed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricinelaidic \Ric`in*e`la*id"ic\, a. [Ricinoleic + elaidic.]	   Pertaining to, or designating, an isomeric modification of	   ricinoleic acid obtained as a white crystalline solid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricinelaidin \Ric`in*e*la"i*din\, n. (Chem.)	   The glycerin salt of ricinelaidic acid, obtained as a white	   crystalline waxy substance by treating castor oil with	   nitrous acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricinic \Ri*cin"ic\, a. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, castor oil; formerly,	   designating an acid now called {ricinoleic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricinine \Ric"i*nine\, n. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant.] (Chem.)	   A bitter white crystalline alkaloid ({C8H8N2O2}) extracted	   from the seeds of the castor-oil plant ({Ricinus	   communalis}). Called also {ricidine}. Ingestion may cause	   vomiting and various other toxic reactions, including liver	   and kidney damage, convulsions, hypotension, and death.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ricinoleate \Ric`in*o"le*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of ricinoleic acid; -- formerly called {palmate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricinoleic \Ric`in*o"le*ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a fatty acid analogous to	   oleic acid, obtained from castor oil as an oily substance,	   {C18H34O3} with a harsh taste. Formerly written {ricinolic}	   and formerly referred to as {palmic}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
ricinoleic acid \ric`in*o"le*ic ac"id\, n. (Chem.)	   An organic acid ({C18H34O3}) obtained from the castor-oil	   plant ({Ricinus communis}, or {Palma Christi}) and other	   species of the family {Euphorbiaceae}; chemicaly it is	   d-12-hydroxyoleic acid	   ({CH3(CH2)5.CH(OH).CH2.CH=CH.(CH2)7COOH}). Formerly called	   {palmic acid}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ricinolein \Ric`in*o"le*in\, n. [L. ricinus castor-oil plant +	   oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   The glycerin salt of ricinoleic acid, occuring as a	   characteristic constituent of castor oil; -- formerly called	   {palmin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricinolic \Ric`i*nol"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Ricinoleic.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricinus \Ric"i*nus\, n. [L., the castor-oil plant.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the Spurge family, containing but one	   species ({Ricinus communis}), the castor-oil plant. The fruit	   is three-celled, and contains three large seeds from which	   castor oil is expressed. See {Palma Christi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rick \Rick\ (r[i^]k), n. [OE. reek, rek, AS. hre['a]c a heap;	   akin to hryce rick, Icel. hraukr.]	   A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air,	   usually protected from wet with thatching.	   [1913 Webster]	         Golden clusters of beehive ricks, rising at intervals	         beyond the hedgerows.                    --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	Rick \Rick\, v. t.	   To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricker \Rick"er\, n.	   A stout pole for use in making a rick, or for a spar to a	   boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricketish \Rick"et*ish\, a.	   Rickety. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Rickets \Rick"ets\, n. pl. [Of uncertain origin; but cf. AS.	   wrigian to bend, D. wrikken to shake, E. wriggle.] (Med.)	   A disease which affects children, and which is characterized	   by a bulky head, crooked spine and limbs, depressed ribs,	   enlarged and spongy articular epiphyses, tumid abdomen, and	   short stature, together with clear and often premature mental	   faculties. The essential cause of the disease appears to be	   the nondeposition of earthy salts in the osteoid tissues.	   Children afflicted with this malady stand and walk	   unsteadily. Called also {rachitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rickety \Rick"et*y\, a.	   1. Affected with rickets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Feeble in the joints; imperfect; weak; shaky.	      [1913 Webster]
Rickrack \Rick"rack`\, n.	   A kind of openwork edging made of serpentine braid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rickstand \Rick"stand`\, n.	   A flooring or framework on which a rick is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, n. [F.]	   1. A rebound or skipping, as of a bullet bouncing off a hard	      surface, or off the ground when a gun is fired at a low	      angle of elevation, or of a flat stone thrown along the	      surface of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A peculiar gait used by certain animals such as the	      kangaroo who move by a type of bouncing motion.	      [PJC]	            Kangaroos and wallabies (macropodids) as well as	            kangaroo mice and jerboas, locate themselves	            differently, though, and do not use the forelimbs at	            all in their distinctive modus locatus, to which	            Muybridge applied the term "ricochet", . . . --Jaime	                                                  A. Headden	      [PJC]	   {Ricochet firing} (Mil.), the firing of guns or howitzers,	      usually with small charges, at an elevation of only a few	      degrees, so as to cause the balls or shells to bound or	      skip along the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ricochetted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ricochetting}.]	   To operate upon by ricochet firing. See {Ricochet}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ricochet \Ric`o*chet"\, v. i.	   To skip with a rebound or rebounds, as a flat stone on the	   surface of water, or a cannon ball on the ground. See	   {Ricochet}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rictal \Ric"tal\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the rictus; as, rictal bristles.	   [1913 Webster]
Ricture \Ric"ture\, n. [L. ringi, rictus, to open wide the	   mouth, to gape.]	   A gaping. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rictus \Ric"tus\, n. [L., the aperture of the mouth.]	   The gape of the mouth, as of birds; -- often resricted to the	   corners of the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Rid \Rid\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Ride}, v. i. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         He rid to the end of the village, where he alighted.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Rid \Rid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rid} or {Ridded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ridding}.] [OE. ridden, redden, AS. hreddan to deliver,	   liberate; akin to D. & LG. redden, G. retten, Dan. redde, Sw.	   r[aum]dda, and perhaps to Skr. ?rath to loosen.]	   1. To save; to rescue; to deliver; -- with out of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Deliver the poor and needy; rid them out of the hand	            of the wicked.                        --Ps. lxxxii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free; to clear; to disencumber; -- followed by of. "Rid	      all the sea of pirates." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In never ridded myself of an overmastering and	            brooding sense of some great calamity traveling	            toward me.                            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drive away; to remove by effort or violence; to make	      away with; to destroy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will red evil beasts out of the land. --Lev. xxvi.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death's men, you have rid this sweet young prince!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To get over; to dispose of; to dispatch; to finish. [R.]	      "Willingness rids way." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mirth will make us rid ground faster than if thieves	            were at our tails.                    --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be rid of}, to be free or delivered from.	   {To get rid of}, to get deliverance from; to free one's self	      from.	      [1913 Webster]
Ridable \Rid"a*ble\, a.	   Suitable for riding; as, a ridable horse; a ridable road.	   [1913 Webster]
Riddance \Rid"dance\, n.	   1. The act of ridding or freeing; deliverance; a cleaning up	      or out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not make clean riddance of the corners of	            thy field.                            --Lev. xxiii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being rid or free; freedom; escape. "Riddance	      from all adversity." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Ridden \Rid"den\,	   p. p. of {Ride.}	   [1913 Webster]
Ridder \Rid"der\, n.	   One who, or that which, rids.	   [1913 Webster]
Riddle \Rid"dle\ (r[i^]d"d'l), n. [OE. ridil, AS. hridder; akin	   to G. reiter, L. cribrum, and to Gr. kri`nein to distinguish,	   separate, and G. rein clean. See {Crisis}, {Certain}.]	   1. A sieve with coarse meshes, usually of wire, for	      separating coarser materials from finer, as chaff from	      grain, cinders from ashes, or gravel from sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A board having a row of pins, set zigzag, between which	      wire is drawn to straighten it.	      [1913 Webster]	Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riddled} (r[i^]d"d'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Riddling} (r[i^]d"dl[i^]ng).]	   1. To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to	      pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or	      gravel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many	      holes in; as, a house riddled with shot.	      [1913 Webster]	Riddle \Rid"dle\, n. [For riddels, s being misunderstood as the	   plural ending; OE. ridels, redels. AS. r[=ae]dels; akin to D.	   raadsel, G. r[aum]thsel; fr. AS. r[=ae]dan to counsel or	   advise, also, to guess. [root]116. Cf. {Read}.]	   Something proposed to be solved by guessing or conjecture; a	   puzzling question; an ambiguous proposition; an enigma;	   hence, anything ambiguous or puzzling.	   [1913 Webster]	         To wring from me, and tell to them, my secret,	         That solved the riddle which I had proposed. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T was a strange riddle of a lady.       --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. t.	   To explain; to solve; to unriddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Riddle me this, and guess him if you can. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Riddle \Rid"dle\, v. i.	   To speak ambiguously or enigmatically. "Lysander riddles very	   prettily." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Riddler \Rid"dler\ (r[i^]d"dl[i^]), n.	   One who riddles (grain, sand, etc.).	   [1913 Webster]	Riddler \Rid"dler\, n.	   One who speaks in, or propounds, riddles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Riddler} [Capitalized] A fictional character in the	      Batman comic books series and also in the Batman series of	      movies. He was an enemy of Batman who proposed riddles.	      [PJC]
Riddling \Rid"dling\, a.	   Speaking in a riddle or riddles; containing a riddle.	   "Riddling triplets." --Tennyson. -- {Rid"dling}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Ride \Ride\, v. i. [imp. {Rode} (r[=o]d) ({Rid} [r[i^]d],	   archaic); p. p. {Ridden}({Rid}, archaic); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Riding}.] [AS. r[imac]dan; akin to LG. riden, D. rijden, G.	   reiten, OHG. r[imac]tan, Icel. r[imac][eth]a, Sw. rida, Dan.	   ride; cf. L. raeda a carriage, which is from a Celtic word.	   Cf. {Road}.]	   1. To be carried on the back of an animal, as a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow, when ye riden by the way.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let your master ride on before, and do you gallop	            after him.                            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be borne in a carriage; as, to ride in a coach, in a	      car, and the like. See Synonym, below.	      [1913 Webster]	            The richest inhabitants exhibited their wealth, not	            by riding in gilden carriages, but by walking the	            streets with trains of servants.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be borne or in a fluid; to float; to lie.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men once walked where ships at anchor ride.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be supported in motion; to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strong as the exletree	            On which heaven rides.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            On whose foolish honesty	            My practices ride easy!               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To manage a horse, as an equestrian.	      [1913 Webster]	            He rode, he fenced, he moved with graceful ease.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To support a rider, as a horse; to move under the saddle;	      as, a horse rides easy or hard, slow or fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ride easy} (Naut.), to lie at anchor without violent	      pitching or straining at the cables.	   {To ride hard} (Naut.), to pitch violently.	   {To ride out}.	      (a) To go upon a military expedition. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      (b) To ride in the open air. [Colloq.]	   {To ride to hounds}, to ride behind, and near to, the hounds	      in hunting.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Drive.	   Usage: {Ride}, {Drive}. Ride originally meant (and is so used	          throughout the English Bible) to be carried on	          horseback or in a vehicle of any kind. At present in	          England, drive is the word applied in most cases to	          progress in a carriage; as, a drive around the park,	          etc.; while ride is appropriated to progress on a	          horse. Johnson seems to sanction this distinction by	          giving "to travel on horseback" as the leading sense	          of ride; though he adds "to travel in a vehicle" as a	          secondary sense. This latter use of the word still	          occurs to some extent; as, the queen rides to	          Parliament in her coach of state; to ride in an	          omnibus.	          [1913 Webster]	                "Will you ride over or drive?" said Lord	                Willowby to his quest, after breakfast that	                morning.                          --W. Black.	          [1913 Webster]	Ride \Ride\, v. t.	   1. To sit on, so as to be carried; as, to ride a horse; to	      ride a bicycle.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] rend up both rocks and hills, and ride the	            air	            In whirlwind.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manage insolently at will; to domineer over.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nobility could no longer endure to be ridden by	            bakers, cobblers, and brewers.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To convey, as by riding; to make or do by riding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tue only men that safe can ride	            Mine errands on the Scottish side.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surg.) To overlap (each other); -- said of bones or	      fractured fragments.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ride a hobby}, to have some favorite occupation or	      subject of talk.	   {To ride and tie}, to take turn with another in labor and	      rest; -- from the expedient adopted by two persons with	      one horse, one of whom rides the animal a certain	      distance, and then ties him for the use of the other, who	      is coming up on foot. --Fielding.	   {To ride down}.	      (a) To ride over; to trample down in riding; to overthrow	          by riding against; as, to ride down an enemy.	      (b) (Naut.) To bear down, as on a halyard when hoisting a	          sail.	   {To ride out} (Naut.), to keep safe afloat during (a storm)	      while riding at anchor or when hove to on the open sea;	      as, to ride out the gale.	      [1913 Webster]	Ride \Ride\, n.	   1. The act of riding; an excursion on horseback or in a	      vehicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A saddle horse. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A road or avenue cut in a wood, or through grounds, to be	      used as a place for riding; a riding.	      [1913 Webster]
Rideau \Ri*deau"\ (r[-e]*d[=o]"), n. [F.]	   A small mound of earth; ground slightly elevated; a small	   ridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Riden \Rid"en\ (r[imac]d"'n), obs.	   imp. pl. & p. p. of {Ride}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rident \Ri"dent\ (r[imac]"dent), a. [L. ridens, p. pr. of ridere	   to laugh.]	   Laughing. [R.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Rider \Rid"er\ (r[imac]d"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, rides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, an agent who went out with samples of goods to	      obtain orders; a commercial traveler. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who breaks or manages a horse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An addition or amendment to a manuscript or other	      document, which is attached on a separate piece of paper;	      in legislative practice, an additional clause annexed to a	      bill while in course of passage; something extra or	      burdensome that is imposed.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the third reading, a foolish man stood up to	            propose a rider.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            This [question] was a rider which Mab found	            difficult to answer.                  --A. S. Hardy.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A problem of more than usual difficulty added to	      another on an examination paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [D. rijder.] A Dutch gold coin having the figure of a man	      on horseback stamped upon it.	      [1913 Webster]	            His moldy money ! half a dozen riders. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining) Rock material in a vein of ore, dividing it.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Shipbuilding) An interior rib occasionally fixed in a	      ship's hold, reaching from the keelson to the beams of the	      lower deck, to strengthen her frame. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) The second tier of casks in a vessel's hold.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A small forked weight which straddles the beam of a	       balance, along which it can be moved in the manner of the	       weight on a steelyard.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A robber. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Drummond.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Rider's bone} (Med.), a bony deposit in the muscles of the	      upper and inner part of the thigh, due to the pressure and	      irritation caused by the saddle in riding.	      [1913 Webster]
Riderless \Rid"er*less\, a.	   Having no rider; as, a riderless horse. --H. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
ride the lightning \ride the lightning\, v. i.	   to be executed by electrocution in the electric chair.	   [jocose slang]	   [PJC]
Ridge \Ridge\ (r[i^]j), n. [OE. rigge the back, AS. hrycg; akin	   to D. rug, G. r["u]cken, OHG. rucki, hrukki, Icel. hryggr,	   Sw. rugg, Dan. ryg. [root]16.]	   1. The back, or top of the back; a crest. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A range of hills or mountains, or the upper part of such a	      range; any extended elevation between valleys. "The frozen	      ridges of the Alps." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Part rise in crystal wall, or ridge direct.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A raised line or strip, as of ground thrown up by a plow	      or left between furrows or ditches, or as on the surface	      of metal, cloth, or bone, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) The intersection of two surface forming a salient	      angle, especially the angle at the top between the	      opposite slopes or sides of a roof or a vault.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fort.) The highest portion of the glacis proceeding from	      the salient angle of the covered way. --Stocqueler.	      [1913 Webster]	Ridge \Ridge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ridged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ridging}.]	   1. To form a ridge of; to furnish with a ridge or ridges; to	      make into a ridge or ridges.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bristles ranged like those that ridge the back	            Of chafed wild boars.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into ridges with the plow, as land.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wrinkle. "With a forehead ridged." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Ridgeband \Ridge"band`\, n.	   The part of a harness which passes over the saddle, and	   supports the shafts of a cart; -- called also {ridgerope},	   and {ridger}. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridgebone \Ridge"bone`\, n.	   The backbone. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Blood . . . lying cluttered about the ridgebone.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridgel \Ridg"el\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Ridgelling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridgelet \Ridge"let\, n.	   A little ridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridgeling \Ridge"ling\, n. [Prov. E. riggilt, riggot, ananimal	   half castrated, a sheep having only one testicle; cf. Prov.	   G. rigel, rig, a barrow hog, rigler a cock half castrated.]	   (Zool.)	   A half-castrated male animal.	   [1913 Webster] Ridgepiece
Ridgepiece \Ridge"piece`\, Ridgeplate \Ridge"plate`\, n.	   See {Ridgepole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridgepole \Ridge"pole`\, n. (Arch.)	   The timber forming the ridge of a roof, into which the	   rafters are secured.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridgerope \Ridge"rope`\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Life line}	   (a), under {Life}.	       [1913 Webster]
Ridgingly \Ridg"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to form ridges.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridgy \Ridg"y\, a.	   Having a ridge or ridges; rising in a ridge. "Lifted on a	   ridgy wave." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridicle \Rid"i*cle\, n.	   Ridicule. [Obs.] --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridicule \Rid"i*cule\, n. [F. ridicule, L. ridiculum a jest, fr.	   ridiculus. See {Ridiculous}.]	   1. An object of sport or laughter; a laughingstock; a	      laughing matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Marlborough] was so miserably ignorant, that his	            deficiencies made him the ridicule of his	            contemporaries.                       --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the people . . . but a trifle, to the king but a	            ridicule.                             --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remarks concerning a subject or a person designed to	      excite laughter with a degree of contempt; wit of that	      species which provokes contemptuous laughter;	      disparagement by making a person an object of laughter;	      banter; -- a term lighter than derision.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have in great measure restricted the meaning of	            ridicule, which would properly extend over whole	            region of the ridiculous, -- the laughable, -- and	            we have narrowed it so that in common usage it	            mostly corresponds to "derision", which does indeed	            involve personal and offensive feelings. --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Safe from the bar, the pulpit, and the throne,	            Yet touched and shamed by ridicule alone. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Quality of being ridiculous; ridiculousness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To see the ridicule of this practice. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Derision; banter; raillery; burlesque; mockery; irony;	        satire; sarcasm; gibe; jeer; sneer; ribbing.	   Usage: {Ridicule}, {Derision}, {mockery}, {ribbing}: All four	          words imply disapprobation; but ridicule and mockery	          may signify either good-natured opposition without	          manifest malice, or more maliciously, an attempt to	          humiliate. Derision is commonly bitter and scornful,	          and sometimes malignant. {ribbing} is almost always	          good-natured and fun-loving.	          [1913 Webster]	Ridicule \Rid"i*cule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ridiculed};p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ridiculing}.]	   To laugh at mockingly or disparagingly; to awaken ridicule	   toward or respecting.	   [1913 Webster]	         I 've known the young, who ridiculed his rage.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deride; banter; rally; burlesque; mock; satirize;	        lampoon. See {Deride}.	        [1913 Webster]	Ridicule \Rid"i*cule\, a. [F.]	   Ridiculous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This action . . . became so ridicule.    --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridiculer \Rid"i*cu`ler\, n.	   One who ridicules.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridiculize \Ri*dic"u*lize\, v. t.	   To make ridiculous; to ridicule. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridiculosity \Ri*dic`u*los"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being ridiculous; ridiculousness;	   also, something ridiculous. [Archaic] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ridiculous \Ri*dic"u*lous\, a. [L. ridiculosus, ridiculus, fr.	   ridere to laigh. Cf. {Risible}.]	   1. Fitted to excite ridicule; absurd and laughable; unworthy	      of serious consideration; as, a ridiculous dress or	      behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Agricola, discerning that those little targets and	            unwieldy glaives ill pointed would soon become	            ridiculous against the thrust and close, commanded	            three Batavian cohorts . . . to draw up and come to	            handy strokes.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Involving or expressing ridicule. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [It] provokes me to ridiculous smiling. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; risible; droll; comical; absurd;	        preposterous. See {Ludicrous}.	        [1913 Webster] --- {Ri*dic"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	        {Ri*dic"u*lous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Riding \Rid"ing\ (r[imac]d"[i^]ng), n. [For thriding, Icel.	   [thorn]ri[eth]jungr the third part, fr. [thorn]ri[eth]i	   third, akin to E. third. See {Third}.]	   One of the three jurisdictions into which the county of York,	   in England, is divided; -- formerly under the government of a	   reeve. They are called the North, the East, and the West,	   Riding. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Riding \Rid"ing\, a.	   1. Employed to travel; traveling; as, a riding clerk. "One	      riding apparitor." --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used for riding on; as, a riding horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Used for riding, or when riding; devoted to riding; as, a	      riding whip; a riding habit; a riding day.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Riding clerk}.	      (a) A clerk who traveled for a commercial house. [Obs.	          Eng.]	      (b) One of the "six clerks" formerly attached to the	          English Court of Chancery.	   {Riding hood}.	      (a) A hood formerly worn by women when riding.	      (b) A kind of cloak with a hood.	   {Riding master}, an instructor in horsemanship.	   {Riding rhyme} (Pros.), the meter of five accents, with	      couplet rhyme; -- probably so called from the mounted	      pilgrims described in the Canterbury Tales. --Dr. Guest.	   {Riding school}, a school or place where the art of riding is	      taught.	      [1913 Webster]	Riding \Rid"ing\, n.	   1. The act or state of one who rides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A festival procession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When there any riding was in Cheap.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Ride}, n., 3. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A district in charge of an excise officer. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, n. [It., fr. LL. reductus a retreat. See	   {Redoubt}.]	   1. A favorite Italian public entertainment, consisting of	      music and dancing, -- held generally on fast eves.	      --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are to be ridottos at guinea tickets.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Music) An arrangement or abridgment of a piece from the	      full score.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Ridotto \Ri*dot"to\, v. i.	   To hold ridottos. [R.] --J. G. Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Rie \Rie\, n.	   See {Rye}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rie grass}. (Bot.)	   (a) A kind of wild barley ({Hordeum pratense}). --Dr. Prior.	   (b) Ray grass. --Dr. Prior.	       [1913 Webster]
Rief \Rief\, n. [See {Reave}.]	   Robbery. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rietboc \Riet"boc\, n. [D. riet reed + bok buck.] (Zool.)	   The reedbuck, a South African antelope ({Cervicapra	   arundinacea}); -- so called from its frequenting dry places	   covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish	   brown. Called also {inghalla}, and {rietbok}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rifacimento \Ri*fa`ci*men"to\, n.; pl. {Rifacimenti}. [It.]	   A remaking or recasting; an adaptation, esp. of a literary	   work or musical composition.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rife \Rife\, a. [AS. r[imac]f abundant, or Icel. r[imac]fr	   munificent; akin to OD. riff, rijve, abundant.]	   1. Prevailing; prevalent; abounding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the plague of London, inflammations of the	            lungs were rife and mortal.           --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even now the tumult of loud mirth	            Was rife, and perfect in may listening ear.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having power; active; nimble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What! I am rife a little yet.         --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Rife"ly}, adv. -- {Rife"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Riffle \Rif"fle\ (r[i^]f"f'l), n. [CF. G. riffeln, riefeln, to	   groove. Cf. {Rifle} a gun.]	   1. (Mining) A trough or sluice having cleats, grooves, or	      steps across the bottom for holding quicksilver and	      catching particles of gold when auriferous earth is	      washed; also, one of the cleats, grooves, or steps in such	      a trough. Also called ripple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ripple in a stream or current of water; also, a place	      where the water ripples, as on a shallow rapid. [Local, U.	      S.]	            The bass have left the cool depth beside the rock	            and are on the riffle or just below it. --James A.	                                                  Henshall.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Riffler \Rif"fler\, n. [See {Riffle}.]	   A curved file used in carving wool and marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Riffraff \Riff"raff`\, n. [OE. rif and raf every particle, OF.	   rif et raf. CF. {Raff}, and 1st {Rifle}.]	   Sweepings; refuse; the lowest order of society. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Rifle \Ri"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rifled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rifling}.] [F. rifler to rifle, sweep away; of uncertain	   origin. CF. {Raff}.]	   1. To seize and bear away by force; to snatch away; to carry	      off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till time shall rifle every youthful grace. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip; to rob; to pillage. --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stand, sir, and throw us that you have about ye:	            If not, we'll make you sit and rifle you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raffle. [Obs.] --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	Rifle \Ri"fle\, v. i.	   1. To raffle. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To commit robbery. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	Rifle \Ri"fle\, n. [Akin to Dan. rifle, or riffel, the rifle of	   a gun, a chamfer (cf. riffel, riffelb["o]sse, a rifle gun,	   rifle to rifle a gun, G. riefeln, riefen, to chamfer,	   groove), and E. rive. See {Rive}, and cf. {Riffle}, {Rivel}.]	   1. A gun, the inside of whose barrel is grooved with spiral	      channels, thus giving the ball a rotary motion and	      insuring greater accuracy of fire. As a military firearm	      it has superseded the musket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Mil.) A body of soldiers armed with rifles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A strip of wood covered with emery or a similar material,	      used for sharpening scythes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rifle pit} (Mil.), a trench for sheltering sharpshooters.	      [1913 Webster]	Rifle \Ri"fle\, v. t.	   1. To grove; to channel; especially, to groove internally	      with spiral channels; as, to rifle a gun barrel or a	      cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To whet with a rifle. See {Rifle}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Riflebird \Ri"fle*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of beautiful birds of Australia	   and New Guinea, of the genera {Ptiloris} and {Craspidophora},	   allied to the paradise birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The largest and best known species is {Ptiloris	         paradisea} of Australia. Its general color is rich	         velvety brown, glossed with lilac; the under parts are	         varied with rich olive green, and the head, throat, and	         two middle tail feathers are brilliant metallic green.	         [1913 Webster]
Rifleman \Ri"fle*man\, n.; pl. {Rifleman}. (Mil.)	   A soldier armed with a rifle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rifler \Ri"fler\, n.	   One who rifles; a robber.	   [1913 Webster]
Rifling \Ri"fling\, n.	   (a) The act or process of making the grooves in a rifled	       cannon or gun barrel.	   (b) The system of grooves in a rifled gun barrel or cannon.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Shunt rifling}, rifling for cannon, in which one side of the	      groove is made deeper than the other, to facilitate	      loading with shot having projections which enter by the	      deeper part of the grooves.	      [1913 Webster]
Rift \Rift\, obs.	   p. p. of {Rive}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Rift \Rift\, n. [Written also {reft}.] [Dan. rift, fr. rieve to	   rend. See {Rive}.]	   1. An opening made by riving or splitting; a cleft; a	      fissure. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shallow place in a stream; a ford.	      [1913 Webster]	Rift \Rift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rifted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rifting}.]	   To cleave; to rive; to split; as, to rift an oak or a rock;	   to rift the clouds. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         To dwell these rifted rocks between.     --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Rift \Rift\, v. i.	   1. To burst open; to split. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Timber . . . not apt to rif with ordnance. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To belch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rifter \Rift"er\, n.	   A rafter. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Rig \Rig\, n. [See {Ridge}.]	   A ridge. [Prov. or Scott.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rig \Rig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rigging}.] [Norweg. rigga to bind, particularly, to wrap	   round, rig; cf. AS. wr[imac]han to cover.]	   1. To furnish with apparatus or gear; to fit with tackling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress; to equip; to clothe, especially in an odd or	      fanciful manner; -- commonly followed by out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jack was rigged out in his gold and silver lace.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rig a purchase}, to adapt apparatus so as to get a	      purchase for moving a weight, as with a lever, tackle,	      capstan, etc.	   {To rig a ship} (Naut.), to fit the shrouds, stays, braces,	      etc., to their respective masts and yards.	      [1913 Webster]	Rig \Rig\, n.	   1. (Naut.) The peculiar fitting in shape, number, and	      arrangement of sails and masts, by which different types	      of vessels are distinguished; as, schooner rig, ship rig,	      etc. See Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dress; esp., odd or fanciful clothing. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Rig \Rig\, n. [Cf. {Wriggle}.]	   1. A romp; a wanton; one given to unbecoming conduct. [Obs.]	      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sportive or unbecoming trick; a frolic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A blast of wind. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	            That uncertain season before the rigs of Michaelmas	            were yet well composed.               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To run a rig}, to play a trick; to engage in a frolic; to do	      something strange and unbecoming.	      [1913 Webster]	            He little dreamt when he set out	            Of running such a rig.                --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Rig \Rig\, v. i.	   To play the wanton; to act in an unbecoming manner; to play	   tricks. "Rigging and rifling all ways." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Rig \Rig\, v. t.	   To make free with; hence, to steal; to pilfer. [Obs. or	   Prov.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To rig the market} (Stock Exchange), to raise or lower	      market prices, as by some fraud or trick. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Rigadoon \Rig`a*doon"\, n. [F. rigadon, rigaudon.]	   A gay, lively dance for one couple, -- said to have been	   borrowed from Provence in France. --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose dancing dogs in rigadoons excel.   --Wolcott.	   [1913 Webster]
Riga fir \Ri"ga fir`\, [So called from Riga, a city in Russia.]	   (Bot.)	   A species of pine ({Pinus sylvestris}), and its wood, which	   affords a valuable timber; -- called also {Scotch pine}, and	   {red deal} or {yellow deal}. It grows in all parts of Europe,	   in the Caucasus, and in Siberia.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigarion \Ri*ga"rion\, n. [L. rigatio, fr. rigare to water.]	   See {Irrigation}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rigel \Ri"gel\, n. [Ar. rijl, properly, foot.] (Astron.)	   A fixed star of the first magnitude in the left foot of the	   constellation Orion. [Written also {Regel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rigescent \Ri*ges"cent\, a. [L. rigescens, p. pr. fr. rigescere	   to grow stiff.]	   Growing stiff or numb.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigger \Rig"ger\, n.	   1. One who rigs or dresses; one whose occupation is to fit	      the rigging of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cylindrical pulley or drum in machinery. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Painting) A long slender, and pointed sable brush for	      making fine lines, etc.; -- said to be so called from its	      use by marine painters for drawing the lines of the	      rigging.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rigging \Rig"ging\, n.	   Dress; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc.,	   that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as	   purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of	   {Ship} and {Sails}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Running rigging} (Naut.), all those ropes used in bracing	      the yards, making and shortening sail, etc., such as	      braces, sheets, halyards, clew lines, and the like.	   {Standing rigging} (Naut.), the shrouds and stays.	      [1913 Webster]
Riggish \Rig"gish\, a.	   Like a rig or wanton. [Obs.] "Riggish and unmaidenly." --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Riggle \Rig"gle\, v. i.	   See {Wriggle}.	   [1913 Webster]	Riggle \Rig"gle\, n.	   The European lance fish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Right \Right\ (r[imac]t), a. [OE. right, riht, AS. riht; akin to	   D. regt, OS. & OHG. reht, G. recht, Dan. ret, Sw. r[aum]tt,	   Icel. rettr, Goth. ra['i]hts, L. rectus, p. p. of regere to	   guide, rule; cf. Skr. [.r]ju straight, right. [root]115. Cf.	   {Adroit},{Alert}, {Correct}, {Dress}, {Regular}, {Rector},	   {Recto}, {Rectum}, {Regent}, {Region}, {Realm}, {Rich},	   {Royal}, {Rule}.]	   1. Straight; direct; not crooked; as, a right line. "Right as	      any line." --Chaucer	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Upright; erect from a base; having an upright axis; not	      oblique; as, right ascension; a right pyramid or cone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conformed to the constitution of man and the will of God,	      or to justice and equity; not deviating from the true and	      just; according with truth and duty; just; true.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which is conformable to the Supreme Rule is	            absolutely right, and is called right simply without	            relation to a special end.            --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fit; suitable; proper; correct; becoming; as, the right	      man in the right place; the right way from London to	      Oxford.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Characterized by reality or genuineness; real; actual; not	      spurious. "His right wife." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this battle, . . . the Britons never more plainly	            manifested themselves to be right barbarians.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. According with truth; passing a true judgment; conforming	      to fact or intent; not mistaken or wrong; not erroneous;	      correct; as, this is the right faith.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are right, Justice, and you weigh this well.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If there be no prospect beyond the grave, the	            inference is . . . right, "Let us eat and drink, for	            to-morrow we die."                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Most favorable or convenient; fortunate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lady has been disappointed on the right side.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Of or pertaining to that side of the body in man on which	      the muscular action is usually stronger than on the other	      side; -- opposed to left when used in reference to a part	      of the body; as, the right side, hand, arm. Also applied	      to the corresponding side of the lower animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Became the sovereign's favorite, his right hand.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In designating the banks of a river, right and left are	         used always with reference to the position of one who	         is facing in the direction of the current's flow.	         [1913 Webster]	   9. Well placed, disposed, or adjusted; orderly; well	      regulated; correctly done.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Designed to be placed or worn outward; as, the right side	       of a piece of cloth.	       [1913 Webster]	   {At right angles}, so as to form a right angle or right	      angles, as when one line crosses another perpendicularly.	      	   {Right and left}, in both or all directions. [Colloq.]	   {Right and left coupling} (Pipe fitting), a coupling the	      opposite ends of which are tapped for a right-handed screw	      and a left-handed screw, respectivelly.	   {Right angle}.	       (a) The angle formed by one line meeting another	           perpendicularly, as the angles ABD, DBC.	       (b) (Spherics) A spherical angle included between the	           axes of two great circles whose planes are	           perpendicular to each other.	   {Right ascension}. See under {Ascension}.	   {Right Center} (Politics), those members belonging to the	      Center in a legislative assembly who have sympathies with	      the Right on political questions. See {Center}, n., 5.	   {Right cone}, {Right cylinder}, {Right prism}, {Right	   pyramid} (Geom.), a cone, cylinder, prism, or pyramid, the	      axis of which is perpendicular to the base.	   {Right line}. See under {Line}.	   {Right sailing} (Naut.), sailing on one of the four cardinal	      points, so as to alter a ship's latitude or its longitude,	      but not both. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   {Right sphere} (Astron. & Geol.), a sphere in such a position	      that the equator cuts the horizon at right angles; in	      spherical projections, that position of the sphere in	      which the primitive plane coincides with the plane of the	      equator.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Right is used elliptically for it is right, what you	         say is right, true.	         [1913 Webster]	               "Right," cries his lordship.       --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Straight; direct; perpendicular; upright; lawful;	        rightful; true; correct; just; equitable; proper;	        suitable; becoming.	        [1913 Webster]	Right \Right\, adv.	   1. In a right manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a right or straight line; directly; hence; straightway;	      immediately; next; as, he stood right before me; it went	      right to the mark; he came right out; he followed right	      after the guide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unto Dian's temple goeth she right.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let thine eyes look right on.         --Prov. iv.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            Right across its track there lay,	            Down in the water, a long reef of gold. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exactly; just. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Came he right now to sing a raven's note? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. According to the law or will of God; conforming to the	      standard of truth and justice; righteously; as, to live	      right; to judge right.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. According to any rule of art; correctly.	      [1913 Webster]	            You with strict discipline instructed right.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. According to fact or truth; actually; truly; really;	      correctly; exactly; as, to tell a story right. "Right at	      mine own cost." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Right as it were a steed of Lumbardye. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wounds so smarted that he slept right naught.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In a great degree; very; wholly; unqualifiedly; extremely;	      highly; as, right humble; right noble; right valiant. "He	      was not right fat". --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For which I should be right sorry.    --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] return those duties back as are right fit.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense now chiefly prefixed to titles; as, right	         honorable; right reverend.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Right honorable}, a title given in England to peers and	      peeresses, to the eldest sons and all daughters of such	      peers as have rank above viscounts, and to all privy	      councilors; also, to certain civic officers, as the lord	      mayor of London, of York, and of Dublin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Right is used in composition with other adverbs, as	         upright, downright, forthright, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Right along}, without cessation; continuously; as, to work	      right along for several hours. [Colloq. U.S.]	   {Right away}, or {Right off}, at once; straightway; without	      delay. [Colloq. U.S.] "We will . . . shut ourselves up in	      the office and do the work right off." --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	Right \Right\, n. [AS. right. See {Right}, a.]	   1. That which is right or correct. Specifically:	      (a) The straight course; adherence to duty; obedience to	          lawful authority, divine or human; freedom from guilt,	          -- the opposite of moral wrong.	      (b) A true statement; freedom from error of falsehood;	          adherence to truth or fact.	          [1913 Webster]	                Seldom your opinions err;	                Your eyes are always in the right. --Prior.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A just judgment or action; that which is true or	          proper; justice; uprightness; integrity.	          [1913 Webster]	                Long love to her has borne the faithful knight,	                And well deserved, had fortune done him right.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That to which one has a just claim. Specifically:	      (a) That which one has a natural claim to exact.	          [1913 Webster]	                There are no rights whatever, without	                corresponding duties.             --Coleridge.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) That which one has a legal or social claim to do or to	          exact; legal power; authority; as, a sheriff has a	          right to arrest a criminal.	      (c) That which justly belongs to one; that which one has a	          claim to possess or own; the interest or share which	          anyone has in a piece of property; title; claim;	          interest; ownership.	          [1913 Webster]	                Born free, he sought his right.   --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Hast thou not right to all created things?	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Men have no right to what is not reasonable.	                                                  --Burke.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Privilege or immunity granted by authority.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The right side; the side opposite to the left.	      [1913 Webster]	            Led her to the Souldan's right.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In some legislative bodies of Europe (as in France), those	      members collectively who are conservatives or monarchists.	      See {Center}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The outward or most finished surface, as of a piece of	      cloth, a carpet, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At all right}, at all points; in all respects. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	   {Bill of rights}, a list of rights; a paper containing a	      declaration of rights, or the declaration itself. See	      under {Bill}.	   {By right}, {By rights}, or {By good rights}, rightly;	      properly; correctly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He should himself use it by right.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should have been a woman by right.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Divine right}, or	   {Divine right of kings}, a name given to the patriarchal	      theory of government, especially to the doctrine that no	      misconduct and no dispossession can forfeit the right of a	      monarch or his heirs to the throne, and to the obedience	      of the people.	   {To rights}.	      (a) In a direct line; straight. [R.] --Woodward.	      (b) At once; directly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Swift.	   {To set to rights}, {To put to rights}, to put in good order;	      to adjust; to regulate, as what is out of order.	   {Writ of right} (Law), a writ which lay to recover lands in	      fee simple, unjustly withheld from the true owner.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Right \Right\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Righted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Righting}.] [AS. rihtan. See {Right}, a.]	   1. To bring or restore to the proper or natural position; to	      set upright; to make right or straight (that which has	      been wrong or crooked); to correct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do justice to; to relieve from wrong; to restore rights	      to; to assert or regain the rights of; as, to right the	      oppressed; to right one's self; also, to vindicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            So just is God, to right the innocent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All experience hath shown that mankind are more	            disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable, than	            to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which	            they are accustomed.                  --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To right a vessel} (Naut.), to restore her to an upright	      position after careening.	   {To right the helm} (Naut.), to place it in line with the	      keel.	      [1913 Webster]	Right \Right\, v. i.	   1. To recover the proper or natural condition or position; to	      become upright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Hence, to regain an upright position, as a ship or	      boat, after careening.	      [1913 Webster]
Right-about \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,	   to turn to the right-about.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To send to the right-about}, to cause to turn toward the	      opposite point or quarter; -- hence, of troops, to cause	      to turn and retreat. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Right-angled \Right"-an`gled\, a.	   Containing a right angle or right angles; as, a right-angled	   triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Righten \Right"en\, v. t.	   To do justice to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Relieve [marginal reading, righten] the opressed.	                                                  --Isa. i. 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Righteous \Right"eous\, a. [OE. rightways, rightwise, AS.	   rightw[imac]s; riht right + w[imac]s wise, having wisdom,	   prudent. See {Right}, a., {Wise}, a.]	   Doing, or according with, that which is right; yielding to	   all their due; just; equitable; especially, free from wrong,	   guilt, or sin; holy; as, a righteous man or act; a righteous	   retribution.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fearless in his righteous cause.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Upright; just; godly; holy; uncorrupt; virtuous; honest;	        equitable; rightful.	        [1913 Webster]
Righteoused \Right"eoused\, a.	   Made righteous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Righteously \Right"eous*ly\, adv. [AS. rightw[imac]sl[imac]ce.]	   In a righteous manner; as, to judge righteously.	   [1913 Webster]
Righteousness \Right"eous*ness\, n. [AS. rihtw[imac]snes.]	   1. The quality or state of being righteous; holiness; purity;	      uprightness; rectitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Righteousness, as used in Scripture and theology, in	         which it chiefly occurs, is nearly equivalent to	         holiness, comprehending holy principles and affections	         of heart, and conformity of life to the divine law.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A righteous act, or righteous quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            All our righteousnesses are as filthy rags. --Isa.	                                                  lxiv. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or conduct of one who is righteous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blessed are they that keep judgment, and he that	            doeth righteousness at all times.     --Ps. cvi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Theol.) The state of being right with God; justification;	      the work of Christ, which is the ground of justification.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are two kinds of Christian righteousness: the	            one without us, which we have by imputation; the	            other in us, which consisteth of faith, hope, and	            charity, and other Christian virtues. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only for the righteousness of Christ imputed to us,	            and received by faith alone.          --Westminster	                                                  Catechism.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Uprightness; holiness; godliness; equity; justice;	        rightfulness; integrity; honesty; faithfulness.	        [1913 Webster]
Righter \Right"er\, n.	   One who sets right; one who does justice or redresses wrong.	   --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rightful \Right"ful\, a.	   1. Righteous; upright; just; good; -- said of persons. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consonant to justice; just; as, a rightful cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the right or just claim according to established	      laws; being or holding by right; as, the rightful heir to	      a throne or an estate; a rightful king.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Belonging, held, or possessed by right, or by just claim;	      as, a rightful inheritance; rightful authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Just; lawful; true; honest; equitable; proper.	        [1913 Webster]
Rightfully \Right"ful*ly\, adv.	   According to right or justice.	   [1913 Webster]
Rightfulness \Right"ful*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being rightful; accordance with	      right and justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moral rectitude; righteousness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            We fail of perfect rightfulness.      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Right-hand \Right"-hand`\, a.	   1. Situated or being on the right; nearer the right hand than	      the left; as, the right-hand side, room, or road.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Chiefly relied on; almost indispensable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Alexander Truncheon, who is their right-hand man	            in the troop.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Right-hand rope}, a rope which is laid up and twisted with	      the sun, that is, in the same direction as plain-laid	      rope. See Illust. of {Cordage}.	      [1913 Webster]
Right-handed \Right"-hand`ed\, a.	   1. Using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the	      left.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the same direction or course as the movement of the	      hands of a watch seen in front; -- said of the motion of a	      revolving object looked at from a given direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having the whorls rising from left to right;	      dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See Illust. of	      {Scalaria}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Right-handed screw}, a screw, the threads of which, like	      those of a common wood screw, wind spirally in such a	      direction that the screw advances away from the observer	      when turned with a right-handed movement in a fixed nut.	      [1913 Webster]
Right-handedness \Right"-hand`ed*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being right-handed; hence, skill;	   dexterity.	   [1913 Webster]
Right-hearted \Right"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having a right heart or disposition. --	   {Right"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rightless \Right"less\, a.	   Destitute of right. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Right-lined \Right"-lined`\, a.	   Formed by right lines; rectilineal; as, a right-lined angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rightly \Right"ly\, adv. [AS. richtlice.]	   1. Straightly; directly; in front. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to justice; according to the divine will or	      moral rectitude; uprightly; as, duty rightly performed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Properly; fitly; suitably; appropriately.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eve rightly called, Mother of all mankind. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. According to truth or fact; correctly; not erroneously;	      exactly. "I can not rightly say." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou didst not rightly see.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Right-minded \Right"-mind`ed\, a.	   Having a right or honest mind. -- {Right"-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rightness \Right"ness\, n. [AS. rihtnes.]	   Straightness; as, the rightness of a line. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being right; right relation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The craving for rightness with God.   --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
Right-running \Right"-run`ning\, a.	   Straight; direct.	   [1913 Webster]
Rightward \Right"ward\, adv.	   Toward the right.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rightward and leftward rise the rocks.   --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Right whale \Right" whale`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The bowhead, Arctic, or Greenland whale ({Balaena	       mysticetus}), from whose mouth the best whalebone is	       obtained.	   (b) Any other whale that produces valuable whalebone, as the	       Atlantic, or Biscay, right whale ({Balaena cisarctica}),	       and the Pacific right whale ({Balaena Sieboldii}); a bone	       whale.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Pygmy right whale} (Zool.), a small New Zealand whale	      {(Neobalaena marginata)} which is only about sixteen feet	      long. It produces short, but very elastic and tough,	      whalebone.	      [1913 Webster]
Rightwise \Right"wise`\, a.	   Righteous. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Rightwise \Right"wise`\, v. t.	   To make righteous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rightwisely \Right"wise`ly\, adv.	   Righteously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rightwiseness \Right"wise`ness\, n.	   Righteousness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In doom and eke in rightwisnesse.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigid \Rig"id\, a. [L. rigidus, fr. rigere to be stiff or numb:	   cf. F. rigide. Cf. {Rigor}. ]	   1. Firm; stiff; unyielding; not pliant; not flexible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upright beams innumerable	            Of rigid spears.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, not lax or indulgent; severe; inflexible; strict;	      as, a rigid father or master; rigid discipline; rigid	      criticism; a rigid sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more rigid order of principles in religion and	            government.                           --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stiff; unpliant; inflexible; unyielding; strict; exact;	        severe; austere; stern; rigorous; unmitigated.	        [1913 Webster]
Rigidity \Ri*gid"i*ty\, n. [L. rigiditas: cf. F. rigidit['e].	   See {Rigid}.]	   1. The quality or state of being rigid; want of pliability;	      the quality of resisting change of form; the amount of	      resistance with which a body opposes change of form; --	      opposed to flexibility, ductility, malleability, and	      softness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stiffness of appearance or manner; want of ease or	      elegance. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Severity; rigor. [Obs. orR.] --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility.	        [1913 Webster]
Rigidly \Rig"id*ly\, v.	   In a rigid manner; stiffly.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigidness \Rig"id*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rigid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigidulous \Ri*gid"u*lous\, a. [Dim. from rigid.] (Bot.)	   Somewhat rigid or stiff; as, a rigidulous bristle.	   [1913 Webster]
Riglet \Rig"let\, n. (Print.)	   See {Reglet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigmarole \Rig"ma*role\, n. [For ragman roll. See {Ragman's	   roll}.]	   A succession of confused or nonsensical statements; foolish	   talk; nonsense. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Often one's dear friend talks something which one	         scruples to call rigmarole.              --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Rigmarole \Rig"ma*role\, a.	   Consisting of rigmarole; frivolous; nonsensical; foolish.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigol \Rig"ol\, n. [OE. also ringol. Cf. {Ring}.]	   A circle; hence, a diadem. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigolette \Rig`o*lette"\ (r[i^]g`[-o]*l[e^]t"), n. [Prob. fr.	   Rigolette, name of a girl in Eugene Sue's novel "Myst[`e]res	   de Paris."]	   A woman's light scarflike head covering, usually knit or	   crocheted of wool.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rigoll \Rig"oll\, n. [Corrupted fr. regal.]	   A musical instrument formerly in use, consisting of several	   sticks bound together, but separated by beads, and played	   with a stick with a ball at its end. --Moore (Encyc. of	   Music.).	   [1913 Webster]
Rigor \Ri"gor\, n. [L. See {Rigor}., below.]	   1. Rigidity; stiffness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (ed.) A sense of chilliness, with contraction of the skin;	      a convulsive shuddering or tremor, as in the chill	      preceding a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rigor caloris}[L., rigor of heat] (Physiol.), a form of	      rigor mortis induced by heat, as when the muscle of a	      mammal is heated to about 50[deg] C.	   {Rigor mortis}[L., rigor of death], death stiffening; the	      rigidity of the muscles that occurs at death and lasts	      till decomposition sets in. It is due to the formation of	      myosin by the coagulation of the contents of the	      individual muscle fibers.	      [1913 Webster]	Rigor \Rig"or\, n. [OE. rigour, OF. rigour, F. rigueur, from L.	   rigor, fr. rigere to be stiff. See {Rigid}.] [Written also	   {rigour}.]	   1. The becoming stiff or rigid; the state of being rigid;	      rigidity; stiffness; hardness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest his look	            Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) See 1st {Rigor}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Severity of climate or season; inclemency; as, the rigor	      of the storm; the rigors of winter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Stiffness of opinion or temper; rugged sternness;	      hardness; relentless severity; hard-heartedness; cruelty.	      [1913 Webster]	            All his rigor is turned to grief and pity. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I shall be condemn'd	            Upon surmises, . . . I tell you	            'T is rigor and not law.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Exactness without allowance, deviation, or indulgence;	      strictness; as, the rigor of criticism; to execute a law	      with rigor; to enforce moral duties with rigor; -- opposed	      to {lenity}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Severity of life; austerity; voluntary submission to pain,	      abstinence, or mortification.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prince lived in this convent with all the rigor	            and austerity of a capuchin.          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Violence; force; fury. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose raging rigor neither steel nor brass could	            stay.                                 --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stiffness; rigidness; inflexibility; severity;	        austerity; sternness; harshness; strictness; exactness.	        [1913 Webster]
Rigorism \Rig"or*ism\, n. [Cf. F. rigorisme.]	   1. Rigidity in principle or practice; strictness; -- opposed	      to {laxity}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severity, as of style, or the like. --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ethics) Strictness in ethical principles; -- usually	      applied to ascetic ethics, and opposed to ethical	      {latitudinarianism}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rigorist \Rig"or*ist\, n. [Cf. F. rigoriste.]	   One who is rigorous; -- sometimes applied to an extreme	   Jansenist.	   [1913 Webster]
Rigorous \Rig"or*ous\, a. [F. rigoureux, LL. rigorosus. See	   {Rigor}.]	   1. Manifesting, exercising, or favoring rigor; allowing no	      abatement or mitigation; scrupulously accurate; exact;	      strict; severe; relentless; as, a rigorous officer of	      justice; a rigorous execution of law; a rigorous	      definition or demonstration.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall be thrown down the Tarpeian Rock	            With rigorous hands.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We do not connect the scattered phenomena into their	            rigorous unity.                       --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severe; intense; inclement; as, a rigorous winter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent. [Obs.] "Rigorous uproar." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mathematics, Logic) Adhering scrupulously and exactly to	      accepted principles; hence, logically valid; as, a	      rigorous proof.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Rigid; inflexible; unyielding; stiff; severe; austere;	        stern; harsh; strict; exact.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Rig"or*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Rig"or*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Rigsdag \Rigs"dag\, n. [Dan. Cf. {Reichstag}.]	   See {Legislature}, Denmark.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rigsdaler \Rigs"da`ler\, n. [Dan. See {Rix-dollar}.]	   A Danish coin worth about fifty-four cents. It was the former	   unit of value in Denmark.	   [1913 Webster]
Rig-Veda \Rig`-Ve"da\	   See {Veda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Riksdaler \Riks"da`ler\, n. [Sw. See {Rix-dollar}.]	   A Swedish coin worth about twenty-seven cents. It was	   formerly the unit of value in Sweden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rile \Rile\ (r[imac]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riled} (r[imac]ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Riling}.] [See {Roil}.]	   1. To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In both senses provincial in England and colloquial in	         the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Rilievo \Ri*lie"vo\, n.[It. See {Relief}.] (Sculp. & Arch.)	   Same as {Relief}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Rill \Rill\ (r[i^]l), n. [Cf. LG. rille a small channel or	   brook, a furrow, a chamfer, OE. rigol a small brook, F.	   rigole a trench or furrow for water, W. rhill a row, rhigol a	   little ditch. [root]11.]	   1. A very small brook; a streamlet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) See {Rille}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rill \Rill\, v. i.	   To run a small stream. [R.] --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Rille \Rille\ (r[i^]l), n. [G. rille a furrow.] (Astron.)	   One of certain narrow, crooked valleys seen, by aid of the	   telescope, on the surface of the moon.	   [1913 Webster]
Rillet \Rill"et\, n.	   A little rill. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rily \Ri"ly\, a.	   Roily. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rim \Rim\, n. [As. rima, reoma, edge; cf. W. rhim, rhimp, a rim,	   edge, boundary, termination, Armor, rim. Cf. {Rind}.]	   1. The border, edge, or margin of a thing, usually of	      something circular or curving; as, the rim of a kettle or	      basin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lower part of the abdomen. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arch rim} (Phonetics), the line between the gums and the	      palate.	   {Rim-fire cartridge}. (Mil.) See under {Cartridge}.	   {Rim lock}. See under {Lock}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rim \Rim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rimming}.]	   To furnish with a rim; to border.	   [1913 Webster]
Rima \Ri"ma\, n.; pl. {Rimae}. [L.] (Anat.)	   A narrow and elongated aperture; a cleft; a fissure.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimau dahan \Ri"mau da"han\ [From the native Oriental name.]	   (Zool.)	   The clouded tiger cat ({Felis marmorata}) of Southern Asia	   and the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimbase \Rim"base`\, n. (Mil.)	   A short cylinder connecting a trunnion with the body of a	   cannon. See Illust. of {Cannon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rime \Rime\, n. [L. rima.]	   A rent or long aperture; a chink; a fissure; a crack. --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Rime \Rime\, n. [AS. hr[imac]m; akin to D. rijm, Icel.	   hr[imac]m, Dan. rim, Sw. rim; cf. D. rijp, G. reif, OHG.	   r[imac]fo, hr[imac]fo.]	   White frost; hoarfrost; congealed dew or vapor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The trees were now covered with rime.    --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Rime \Rime\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rimed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Riming}.]	   To freeze or congeal into hoarfrost.	   [1913 Webster]	Rime \Rime\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A step or round of a ladder; a rung.	   [1913 Webster]	Rime \Rime\, n.	   Rhyme. See {Rhyme}. --Coleridge. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This spelling, which is etymologically preferable, is	         coming into use again.	         [1913 Webster]	Rime \Rime\, v. i. & t.	   To rhyme. See {Rhyme}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimer \Rim"er\, n.	   A rhymer; a versifier.	   [1913 Webster]	Rimer \Rim"er\, n.	   A tool for shaping the rimes of a ladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimey \Rim"ey\, v. t. [Cf. OF. rimoier. See {Ryime}.]	   To compose in rhyme; to versify. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [Lays] rimeyed in their first Breton tongue. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rim-fire \Rim"-fire`\, a.	   Having the percussion fulminate in a rim surrounding the	   base, distinguished from {center-fire}; -- said of	   cartridges; also, using rim-fire cartridges; as, a rim-fire	   gun. Such cartridges are now little used.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rimmer \Rim"mer\, n.	   An implement for cutting, trimming, or ornamenting the rim of	   anything, as the edges of pies, etc.; also, a reamer.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimose \Ri*mose"\, a. [L. rimosus, fr. rima a chink: cf. F.	   rimeux.]	   1. Full of rimes, fissures, or chinks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Having long and nearly parallel clefts or	      chinks, like those in the bark of trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Rimosely \Ri*mose"ly\, adv.	   In a rimose manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimosity \Ri*mos"i*ty\, n.	   State of being rimose.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimous \Rim"ous\, a.	   Rimose.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimple \Rim"ple\, n. [AS. hrimpele, or rimpel. See Rumple.]	   A fold or wrinkle. See {Rumple}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rimple \Rim"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rimpled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Rimpling}.]	   To rumple; to wrinkle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rimy \Rim"y\, a.	   Abounding with rime; frosty.	   [1913 Webster]
Rincon \Rin*con"\, n.; pl. {Rincones}. [Sp. rinc['o]n.]	   An interior corner; a nook; hence, an angular recess or	   hollow bend in a mountain, river, cliff, or the like.	   [Western & Southern U. S.] --D. S. Jordan.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rind \Rind\ (r[imac]nd), n. [AS. rind bark, crust of bread; akin	   to OHG. rinta, G. rinde, and probably to E. rand, rim; cf.	   Skr. ram to end, rest.]	   The external covering or coat, as of flesh, fruit, trees,	   etc.; skin; hide; bark; peel; shell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou canst not touch the freedom of my mind	         With all thy charms, although this corporal rind	         Thou hast immanacled.                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sweetest nut hath sourest rind.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rind \Rind\, v. t.	   To remove the rind of; to bark. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rinderpest \Rin"der*pest\ (r[i^]n"d[~e]r*p[e^]st), n. [G., fr.	   rind, pl. rinder, cattle + pest pest, plague.]	   A highly contagious distemper or murrain, affecting neat	   cattle, and less commonly sheep and goats; -- called also	   {cattle plague}, {Russian cattle plague}, and {steppe	   murrain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rindle \Rin"dle\ (r[i^]n"d'l), n. [AS. rynele. [root]11. See	   {Run}.]	   A small water course or gutter. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Rindless \Rind"less\ (r[imac]nd"l[e^]s), a.	   Destitute of a rind.	   [1913 Webster]
Rindy \Rind"y\ (r[imac]nd"[y^]), a.	   Having a rind or skin. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Rine \Rine\ (r[imac]n), n.	   See {Rind}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rined \Rined\, a.	   Having a rind [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rinforzando \Rin`for*zan"do\, a. [It., fr. rinforzare to	   reenforce, strengthen.] (Mus.)	   Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden	   increase of force (abbreviated rf., rfz.) Cf. {Forzando}, and	   {Sforzando}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ring \Ring\ (r[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Rang} (r[a^]ng) or {Rung}	   (r[u^]ng); p. p. {Rung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ringing}.] [AS.	   hringan; akin to Icel. hringja, Sw. ringa, Dan. ringe, OD.	   ringhen, ringkelen. [root]19.]	   1. To cause to sound, especially by striking, as a metallic	      body; as, to ring a bell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make (a sound), as by ringing a bell; to sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shard-borne beetle, with his drowsy hums,	            Hath rung night's yawning peal.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To repeat often, loudly, or earnestly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ring a peal}, to ring a set of changes on a chime of	      bells.	   {To ring the changes upon}. See under {Change}.	   {To ring in} or {To ring out}, to usher, attend on, or	      celebrate, by the ringing of bells; as, to ring out the	      old year and ring in the new. --Tennyson.	   {To ring the bells backward}, to sound the chimes, reversing	      the common order; -- formerly done as a signal of alarm or	      danger. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Ring \Ring\, v. i.	   1. To sound, as a bell or other sonorous body, particularly a	      metallic one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now ringen trompes loud and clarion.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why ring not out the bells?           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To practice making music with bells. --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sound loud; to resound; to be filled with a ringing or	      reverberating sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            With sweeter notes each rising temple rung. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hall with harp and carol rang.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            My ears still ring with noise.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To continue to sound or vibrate; to resound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The assertion is still ringing in our ears. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be filled with report or talk; as, the whole town rings	      with his fame.	      [1913 Webster]	Ring \Ring\, n.	   1. A sound; especially, the sound of vibrating metals; as,	      the ring of a bell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any loud sound; the sound of numerous voices; a sound	      continued, repeated, or reverberated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ring of acclamations fresh in his ears. --Bacon	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chime, or set of bells harmonically tuned.	      [1913 Webster]	            As great and tunable a ring of bells as any in the	            world.                                --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Ring \Ring\, n. [AS. hring, hrinc; akin to Fries. hring, D. & G.	   ring, OHG. ring, hring, Icel. hringr, DAn. & SW. ring; cf.	   Russ. krug'. Cf. {Harangue}, {Rank} a row,{Rink}.]	   A circle, or a circular line, or anything in the form of a	   circular line or hoop.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a circular ornament of gold or other	      precious material worn on the finger, or attached to the	      ear, the nose, or some other part of the person; as, a	      wedding ring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dearest ring in Venice will I give you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A circular area in which races are or run or other sports	      are performed; an arena.	      [1913 Webster]	            Place me, O, place me in the dusty ring,	            Where youthful charioteers contend for glory. --E.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An inclosed space in which pugilists fight; hence,	      figuratively, prize fighting. "The road was an	      institution, the ring was an institution." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A circular group of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hears the Muses in a ring	            Aye round about Jove's alter sing.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geom.)	      (a) The plane figure included between the circumferences	          of two concentric circles.	      (b) The solid generated by the revolution of a circle, or	          other figure, about an exterior straight line (as an	          axis) lying in the same plane as the circle or other	          figure.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Astron. & Navigation) An instrument, formerly used for	      taking the sun's altitude, consisting of a brass ring	      suspended by a swivel, with a hole at one side through	      which a solar ray entering indicated the altitude on the	      graduated inner surface opposite.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Bot.) An elastic band partly or wholly encircling the	      spore cases of ferns. See Illust. of {Sporangium}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A clique; an exclusive combination of persons for a	      selfish purpose, as to control the market, distribute	      offices, obtain contracts, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ruling ring at Constantinople.    --E. A.	                                                  Freeman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ring armor}, armor composed of rings of metal. See {Ring	      mail}, below, and {Chain mail}, under {Chain}.	   {Ring blackbird} (Zool.), the ring ousel.	   {Ring canal} (Zool.), the circular water tube which surrounds	      the esophagus of echinoderms.	   {Ring dotterel}, or {Ringed dotterel}. (Zool.) See	      {Dotterel}, and Illust. of {Pressiroster}.	   {Ring dropper}, a sharper who pretends to have found a ring	      (dropped by himself), and tries to induce another to buy	      it as valuable, it being worthless.	   {Ring fence}. See under {Fence}.	   {Ring finger}, the third finger of the left hand, or the next	      the little finger, on which the ring is placed in	      marriage.	   {Ring formula} (Chem.), a graphic formula in the shape of a	      closed ring, as in the case of benzene, pyridine, etc. See	      Illust. under {Benzene}.	   {Ring mail}, a kind of mail made of small steel rings sewed	      upon a garment of leather or of cloth.	   {Ring micrometer}. (Astron.) See {Circular micrometer}, under	      {Micrometer}.	   {Saturn's rings}. See {Saturn}.	   {Ring ousel}. (Zool.) See {Ousel}.	   {Ring parrot} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old	      World parrakeets having a red ring around the neck,	      especially {Palaeornis torquatus}, common in India, and	      {Palaeornis Alexandri} of {Java}.	   {Ring plover}. (Zool.)	      (a) The ringed dotterel.	      (b) Any one of several small American plovers having a	          dark ring around the neck, as the semipalmated plover	          ({Aegialitis semipalmata}).	   {Ring snake} (Zool.), a small harmless American snake	      ({Diadophis punctatus}) having a white ring around the	      neck. The back is ash-colored, or sage green, the belly of	      an orange red.	   {Ring stopper}. (Naut.) See under {Stopper}.	   {Ring thrush} (Zool.), the ring ousel.	   {The prize ring}, the ring in which prize fighters contend;	      prize fighters, collectively.	   {The ring}.	      (a) The body of sporting men who bet on horse races.	          [Eng.]	      (b) The prize ring.	          [1913 Webster]	Ring \Ring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ringed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ringing}.]	   1. To surround with a ring, or as with a ring; to encircle.	      "Ring these fingers." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) To make a ring around by cutting away the bark; to	      girdle; as, to ring branches or roots.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fit with a ring or with rings, as the fingers, or a	      swine's snout.	      [1913 Webster]	Ring \Ring\, v. i. (Falconry)	   To rise in the air spirally.	   [1913 Webster]	Ring armature \Ring armature\ (Elec.)	   An armature for a dynamo or motor having the conductors wound	   on a ring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ringbill \Ring"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   The ring-necked scaup duck; -- called also {ring-billed	   blackhead}. See {Scaup}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringbird \Ring"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The reed bunting. It has a collar of white feathers. Called	   also {ring bunting}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringbolt \Ring"bolt`\, n.	   An eyebolt having a ring through the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringbone \Ring"bone`\, n. (Far.)	   A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter between or on the	   small pastern and the great pastern bones. --J. H. Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringdove \Ring"dove`\, n. (Zool.)	   A European wild pigeon ({Columba palumbus}) having a white	   crescent on each side of the neck, whence the name. Called	   also {wood pigeon}, and {cushat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringed \Ringed\, a.	   1. Encircled or marked with, or as with, a ring or rings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wearning a wedding ring; hence, lawfully wedded. "A ringed	      wife." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ringed seal} (Zool.), a North Pacific seal ({Phoca foetida})	      having ringlike spots on the body.	   {Ringed snake} (Zool.), a harmless European snake	      ({Tropidonotus natrix}) common in England.	   {Ringed worm} (Zool.), an annelid.	      [1913 Webster]
Ringent \Rin"gent\, a. [L. ringens, -entis, p. pr. of ringi to	   open wide the mouth: cf. F. ringent.] (Bot.)	   Having the lips widely separated and gaping like an open	   mouth; as a ringent bilabiate corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringer \Ring"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, rings; especially, one who rings	      chimes on bells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A crowbar. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Ringer \Ring"er\, n. (Horse Racing)	   A horse that is not entitled to take part in a race, but is	   fraudulently got into it.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringhead \Ring"head`\, n. (Cloth Manuf.)	   An instrument used for stretching woolen cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringing \Ring"ing\,	   a & n. from {Ring}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ringing engine}, a simple form of pile driver in which the	      monkey is lifted by men pulling on ropes.	      [1913 Webster]
Ringingly \Ring"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a ringing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringleader \Ring"lead`er\, n.	   1. The leader of a circle of dancers; hence, the leader of a	      number of persons acting together; the leader of a herd of	      animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            A primacy of order, such an one as the ringleader	            hath in a dance.                      --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opprobriously, a leader of a body of men engaged in the	      violation of law or in an illegal enterprise, as rioters,	      mutineers, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ringleaders were apprehended, tried, fined, and	            imprisoned.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Ringlestone \Rin"gle*stone`\, n. (Zool.)	   The ringed dotterel, or ring plover. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ringlet \Ring"let\, n. [Ring + -let.]	   1. A small ring; a small circle; specifically, a fairy ring.	      [1913 Webster]	            You demi-puppets, that	            By moonshine do the green sour ringlets make,	            Whereof the ewe not bites.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A curl; especially, a curl of hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Her golden tresses] in wanton ringlets waved.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Ringman \Ring"man\, n.; pl. {Ringmen}.	   The ring finger. [Obs.] --Ascham	   [1913 Webster]
Ringmaster \Ring"mas`ter\, n.	   One in charge of the performances (as of horses) within the	   ring in a circus.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringneck \Ring"neck`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small plovers of the	      genus {Aegialitis}, having a ring around the neck. The	      ring is black in summer, but becomes brown or gray in	      winter. The semipalmated plover ({Aegialitis semipalmata})	      and the piping plover ({Aegialitis meloda}) are common	      North American species. Called also {ring plover}, and	      {ring-necked plover}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ring-necked duck.	      [1913 Webster]
Ring-necked \Ring"-necked`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a well defined ring of color around the neck.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ring-necked duck} (Zool.), an American scaup duck ({Aythya	      collaris}). The head, neck, and breast of the adult male	      are black, and a narrow, but conspicuous, red ring	      encircles the neck. This ring is absent in the female.	      Called also {ring-neck}, {ring-necked blackhead},	      {ringbill}, {tufted duck}, and {black jack}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ringsail \Ring"sail`\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Ringtail}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringstraked \Ring"straked`\, a.	   Ring-streaked.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cattle ringstraked, speckled, and spotted. --Gen. xxx.	                                                  39.	   [1913 Webster]
Ring-streaked \Ring"-streaked`\, a.	   Having circular streaks or lines on the body; as,	   ring-streaked goats.	   [1913 Webster]
Ringtail \Ring"tail`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A bird having a distinct band of color across the	      tail, as the hen harrier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A light sail set abaft and beyong the leech of a	      boom-and-gaff sail; -- called also {ringsail}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ringtail boom} (Naut.), a spar which is rigged on a boom for	      setting a ringtail.	      [1913 Webster]
Ring-tailed \Ring"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the tail crossed by conspicuous bands of color.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ring-tailed cat} (Zool.), the cacomixle.	   {Ring-tailed eagle} (Zool.), a young golden eagle.	      [1913 Webster]
Ringtoss \Ring"toss`\, n.	   A game in which the object is to toss a ring so that it will	   catch upon an upright stick.	   [1913 Webster]
Ring winding \Ring winding\ (Elec.)	   Armature winding in which the wire is wound round the outer	   and inner surfaces alternately of an annular or cylindrical	   core.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ringworm \Ring"worm"\, n. (Med.)	   A contagious affection of the skin due to the presence of a	   vegetable parasite, and forming ring-shaped discolored	   patches covered with vesicles or powdery scales. It occurs	   either on the body, the face, or the scalp. Different	   varieties are distinguished as {Tinea circinata}, {Tinea	   tonsurans}, etc., but all are caused by the same parasite (a	   species of {Trichophyton}).	   [1913 Webster]
Rink \Rink\, n. [Scot. renk, rink, rynk, a course, a race;	   probably fr. AS. hring a ring. See {Ring}.]	   1. The smooth and level extent of ice marked off for the game	      of curling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An artificial sheet of ice, generally under cover, used	      for skating; also, a floor prepared for skating on with	      roller skates, or a building with such a floor.	      [1913 Webster]
Rinker \Rink"er\, n.	   One who skates at a rink. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rinking \Rink"ing\, n.	   Skating in a rink. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rinse \Rinse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rinsed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rinsing}.] [OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser,	   ra["i]ncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]	   1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated	      application of water after washing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied	      especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. "Like	      a glass did break i' the rinsing." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rinse \Rinse\, n.	   The act of rinsing.	   [1913 Webster]
Rinser \Rins"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, rinses.	   [1913 Webster]
Riot \Ri"ot\, n. [OF. riote, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. revot,	   ravot.]	   1. Wanton or unrestrained behavior; uproar; tumult.	      [1913 Webster]	            His headstrong riot hath no curb.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive and exxpensive feasting; wild and loose	      festivity; revelry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Venus loveth riot and dispense.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by an	      unlawful assembly of three or more persons in the	      execution of some private object.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To run riot}, to act wantonly or without restraint.	      [1913 Webster]	Riot \Ri"ot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rioted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rioting}.] [OF. rioter; cf. OD. ravotten.]	   1. To engage in riot; to act in an unrestrained or wanton	      manner; to indulge in excess of luxury, feasting, or the	      like; to revel; to run riot; to go to excess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now he exact of all, wastes in delight,	            Riots in pleasure, and neglects the law. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            No pulse that riots, and no blood that glows.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To disturb the peace; to raise an uproar or	      sedition. See {Riot}, n., 3. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Riot \Ri"ot\, v. t.	   To spend or pass in riot.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] had rioted his life out.            --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rioter \Ri"ot*er\, n.	   1. One who riots; a reveler; a roisterer. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who engages in a riot. See {Riot}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Riotise \Ri"ot*ise\, n.	   Excess; tumult; revelry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His life he led in lawless riotise.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Riotour \Ri"ot*our\ (-[=oo]r), n.	   A rioter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Riotous \Ri"ot*ous\, a. [OF. rioteux.]	   1. Involving, or engaging in, riot; wanton; unrestrained;	      luxurious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The younger son . . . took his journey into a far	            country, and there wasted his substance with riotous	            living.                               --Luke xv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Partaking of the nature of an unlawful assembly or its	      acts; seditious.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ri"ot*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Ri"ot*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Riotry \Ri"ot*ry\, n.	   The act or practice of rioting; riot. "Electioneering	   riotry." --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Rip \Rip\, n. [Cf. Icel. hrip a box or basket; perhaps akin to	   E. corb. Cf. {Ripier}.]	   A wicker fish basket.	   [1913 Webster]	Rip \Rip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ripped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ripping}.] [Cf. AS. r[=y]pan, also Sw. repa to ripple flax,	   D. repelen, G. reffen, riffeln, and E. raff, raffle. Cf.	   {Raff}, {Ripple} of flax.]	   1. To divide or separate the parts of, by cutting or tearing;	      to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by	      violence; as, to rip a garment by cutting the stitches; to	      rip off the skin of a beast; to rip up a floor; --	      commonly used with up, open, off.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get by, or as by, cutting or tearing.	      [1913 Webster]	            He 'll rip the fatal secret from her heart.	                                                  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tear up for search or disclosure, or for alteration; to	      search to the bottom; to discover; to disclose; -- usually	      with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            They ripped up all that had been done from the	            beginning of the rebellion.           --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            For brethern to debate and rip up their falling out	            in the ear of a common enemy . . . is neither wise	            nor comely.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To saw (wood) lengthwise of the grain or fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ripping chisel} (Carp.), a crooked chisel for cleaning out	      mortises. --Knight.	   {Ripping iron}. (Shipbuilding) Same as {Ravehook}.	   {Ripping saw}. (Carp.) See {Ripsaw}.	   {To rip out}, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as,	      to rip out an oath. [Colloq.] See {To rap out}, under	      {Rap}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	Rip \Rip\, n.	   1. A rent made by ripping, esp. by a seam giving way; a tear;	      a place torn; laceration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. a corruption of the first syllable of reprobate.] A	      term applied to a mean, worthless thing or person, as to a	      scamp, a debauchee, or a prostitute, or a worn-out horse.	      [Slang.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A body of water made rough by the meeting of opposing	      tides or currents.	      [1913 Webster]
Riparian \Ri*pa"ri*an\, a. [L. riparius, fr. ripa a bank. See	   {River}, and cf. {Arrive}.]	   Of or pertaining to the bank of a river; as, riparian rights.	   [1913 Webster]
Riparious \Ri*pa"ri*ous\, a. [L. riparius.]	   Growing along the banks of rivers; riparian.	   [1913 Webster]
Rip cord \Rip cord\	   1. (Aeronautics) A cord by which the gas bag of a balloon may	      be ripped open for a limited distance to release the gas	      quickly and so cause immediate descent.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a cord which, when pulled, opens a parachute.	      [PJC]
Ripe \Ripe\ (r[imac]p), n. [L. ripa.]	   The bank of a river. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ripe \Ripe\ (r[imac]p), a. [Compar. {Riper} (r[imac]p"[~e]r);	   superl. {Ripest}.] [AS. r[imac]pe; akin to OS. r[imac]pi, D.	   rijp, G. rief, OHG. r[imac]ft; cf. AS. r[imac]p harvest,	   r[imac]pan to reap. Cf. {Reap}.]	   1. Ready for reaping or gathering; having attained	      perfection; mature; -- said of fruits, seeds, etc.; as,	      ripe grain.	      [1913 Webster]	            So mayst thou live, till, like ripe fruit, thou drop	            Into thy mother's lap.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe	      cheese; ripe wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having attained its full development; mature; perfected;	      consummate. "Ripe courage." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Maturated or suppurated; ready to discharge; -- said of	      sores, tumors, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Ready for action or effect; prepared.	      [1913 Webster]	            While things were just ripe for a war. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not ripe to pass sentence on the gravest public	            bodies.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Like ripened fruit in ruddiness and plumpness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those happy smilets,	            That played on her ripe lip.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Intoxicated. [Obs.] "Reeling ripe." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mature; complete; finished. See {Mature}.	        [1913 Webster]	Ripe \Ripe\, v. i. [AS. r[imac]pian.]	   To ripen; to grow ripe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ripe \Ripe\, v. t.	   To mature; to ripen. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripely \Ripe"ly\, adv.	   Maturely; at the fit time. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripen \Rip"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ripened};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ripening}.]	   1. To grow ripe; to become mature, as grain, fruit, flowers,	      and the like; as, grapes ripen in the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To approach or come to perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	Ripen \Rip"en\, v. t.	   1. To cause to mature; to make ripe; as, the warm days	      ripened the corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mature; to fit or prepare; to bring to perfection; as,	      to ripen the judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            When faith and love, which parted from thee never,	            Had ripined thy iust soul to dwell with God.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Ripeness \Ripe"ness\, n. [AS. r[imac]pness.]	   The state or quality of being ripe; maturity;; completeness;	   perfection; as, the ripeness of grain; ripeness of manhood;	   ripeness of judgment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Time, which made them their fame outlive,	         To Cowley scarce did ripeness give.      --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripidolite \Ri*pid"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ???. ???. fan + -lite.]	   (Min.)	   A translucent mineral of a green color and micaceous	   structure, belonging to the chlorite group; a hydrous	   silicate of alumina, magnesia, and iron; -- called also	   {clinochlore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripienist \Ri*pi*e"nist\, n. (Mus.)	   A player in the ripieno portion of an orchestra. See	   {Ripieno}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripieno \Ri*pi*e"no\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Filling up; supplementary; supernumerary; -- a term applied	   to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an	   orchestra, but are not obbligato.	   [1913 Webster] Ripler
Ripler \Rip"ler\, Ripper \Rip"per\, n. [Cf. {Rip} a basket, or	   {Riparian}.] (O.E. Law)	   One who brings fish from the seacoast to markets in inland	   towns. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But what's the action we are for now ?	         Robbing a ripper of his fish.            --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] Ripost
Ripost \Ri*post"\, Riposte \Ri*poste"\, n. [F. riposte.]	   1. In fencing, a return thrust after a parry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A quick and sharp refort; a repartee. --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]
Ripper \Rip"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, rips; a ripping tool.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool for trimming the edges of roofing slates.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything huge, extreme, startling, etc. [Slang.]	      [1913 Webster] Ripper act	Ripper act \Rip"per act\ or Ripper bill \Rip"per bill\	   An act or a bill conferring upon a chief executive, as a	   governor or mayor, large powers of appointment and removal of	   heads of departments or other subordinate officials. [Polit.	   Cant, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ripping cord \Rip"ping cord\ (Aeronautics)	   same as {Rip cord}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Ripping panel \Ripping panel\ (Aeronautics)	   A long patch, on a balloon, to be ripped off, by the {rip	   cord}, at landing, in order to allow the immediate escape of	   gas and instant deflation of the bag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Ripping strip \Ripping strip\	   same as {Ripping panel}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ripple \Rip"ple\, n. [From {Rip}, v.]	   An implement, with teeth like those of a comb, for removing	   the seeds and seed vessels from flax, broom corn, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. t.	   1. To remove the seeds from (the stalks of flax, etc.), by	      means of a ripple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to scratch or tear. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rippled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rippling}.] [Cf. {Rimple}, {Rumple}.]	   1. To become fretted or dimpled on the surface, as water when	      agitated or running over a rough bottom; to be covered	      with small waves or undulations, as a field of grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a sound as of water running gently over a rough	      bottom, or the breaking of ripples on the shore.	      [1913 Webster]	Ripple \Rip"ple\, v. t.	   To fret or dimple, as the surface of running water; to cover	   with small waves or undulations; as, the breeze rippled the	   lake.	   [1913 Webster]	Ripple \Rip"ple\, n.	   1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running	      water; little curling waves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by	      little waves; as, a ripple of laughter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ripple grass}. (Bot.) See {Ribwort}.	   {Ripple marks}, a system of parallel ridges on sand, produced	      by wind, by the current of a steam, or by the agitation of	      wind waves; also (Geol.), a system of parallel ridges on	      the surface of a sandstone stratum.	      [1913 Webster]
Ripple-marked \Rip"ple-marked`\, a.	   Having ripple marks.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripplet \Rip"plet\, n.	   A small ripple.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripplingly \Rip"pling*ly\, adv.	   In a rippling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripply \Rip"ply\, a.	   Having ripples; as, ripply water; hence, resembling the sound	   of rippling water; as, ripply laughter; a ripply cove.	   --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Riprap \Rip"rap`\, n. [Cf. {Rap}.] (Masonry)	   A foundation or sustaining wall of stones thrown together	   without order, as in deep water or on a soft bottom, or in a	   river channel.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Riprap \Rip"rap`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riprapped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Riprapping}.]	   To form a riprap in or upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ripsaw \Rip"saw`\, [See {Rip}, v. t., 4.] (Carp.)	   A handsaw with coarse teeth which have but a slight set, used	   for cutting wood in the direction of the grain (the fiber);	   -- called also {ripping saw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Riptowel \Rip"tow*el\, n. [AS. r[imac]p. harvest + a word of	   uncertain etymology.] (Feud. Law)	   A gratuity given to tenants after they had reaped their	   lord's corn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ris \Ris\, n. [AS. hr[imac]s; akin to D. rils, G. reis, OHG.	   hr[imac]s.]	   A bough or branch; a twig. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As white as is the blossom upon the ris. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rise \Rise\ (r[imac]z), v. i. [imp. {Rose} (r[=o]z); p. p.	   {Risen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rising}.] [AS. r[imac]san; akin to	   OS. r[imac]san, D. rijzen, OHG. r[imac]san to rise, fall,	   Icel. r[imac]sa, Goth. urreisan, G. reise journey. CF.	   {Arise}, {Raise}, {Rear}, v.]	   1. To move from a lower position to a higher; to ascend; to	      mount up. Specifically:	      (a) To go upward by walking, climbing, flying, or any	          other voluntary motion; as, a bird rises in the air; a	          fish rises to the bait.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To ascend or float in a fluid, as gases or vapors in	          air, cork in water, and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To move upward under the influence of a projecting	          force; as, a bullet rises in the air.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To grow upward; to attain a certain height; as, this	          elm rises to the height of seventy feet.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To reach a higher level by increase of quantity or	          bulk; to swell; as, a river rises in its bed; the	          mercury rises in the thermometer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To become erect; to assume an upright position; as, to	          rise from a chair or from a fall.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) To leave one's bed; to arise; as, to rise early.	          [1913 Webster]	                He that would thrive, must rise by five. --Old	                                                  Proverb.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) To tower up; to be heaved up; as, the Alps rise far	          above the sea.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) To slope upward; as, a path, a line, or surface rises	          in this direction. "A rising ground." --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (j) To retire; to give up a siege.	          [1913 Webster]	                He, rising with small honor from Gunza, . . .	                was gone.                         --Knolles.	          [1913 Webster]	      (k) To swell or puff up in the process of fermentation; to	          become light, as dough, and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To have the aspect or the effect of rising. Specifically:	      	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To appear above the horizont, as the sun, moon, stars,	          and the like. "He maketh his sun to rise on the evil	          and the good." --Matt. v. 45.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To become apparent; to emerge into sight; to come	          forth; to appear; as, an eruption rises on the skin;	          the land rises to view to one sailing toward the	          shore.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To become perceptible to other senses than sight; as,	          a noise rose on the air; odor rises from the flower.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To have a beginning; to proceed; to originate; as,	          rivers rise in lakes or springs.	          [1913 Webster]	                A scepter shall rise out of Israel. --Num. xxiv.	                                                  17.	          [1913 Webster]	                Honor and shame from no condition rise. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To increase in size, force, or value; to proceed toward a	      climax. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To increase in power or fury; -- said of wind or a	          storm, and hence, of passion. "High winde . . . began	          to rise, high passions -- anger, hate." --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To become of higher value; to increase in price.	          [1913 Webster]	                Bullion is risen to six shillings . . . the	                ounce.                            --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To become larger; to swell; -- said of a boil, tumor,	          and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To increase in intensity; -- said of heat.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To become louder, or higher in pitch, as the voice.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To increase in amount; to enlarge; as, his expenses	          rose beyond his expectations.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. In various figurative senses. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To become excited, opposed, or hostile; to go to war;	          to take up arms; to rebel.	          [1913 Webster]	                At our heels all hell should rise	                With blackest insurrection.       --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                No more shall nation against nation rise.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To attain to a better social position; to be promoted;	          to excel; to succeed.	          [1913 Webster]	                Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To become more and more dignified or forcible; to	          increase in interest or power; -- said of style,	          thought, or discourse; as, to rise in force of	          expression; to rise in eloquence; a story rises in	          interest.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To come to mind; to be suggested; to occur.	          [1913 Webster]	                A thought rose in me, which often perplexes men	                of contemplative natures.         --Spectator.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To come; to offer itself.	          [1913 Webster]	                There chanced to the prince's hand to rise	                An ancient book.                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. To ascend from the grave; to come to life.	      [1913 Webster]	            But now is Christ risen from the dead. --1. Cor. xv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To terminate an official sitting; to adjourn; as, the	      committee rose after agreeing to the report.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was near nine . . . before the House rose.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To ascend on a musical scale; to take a higher pith; as,	      to rise a tone or semitone.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) To be lifted, or to admit of being lifted, from	      the imposing stone without dropping any of the type; --	      said of a form.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To arise; mount; ascend; climb; scale.	   Usage: {Rise}, {Appreciate}. Some in America use the word	          appreciate for "rise in value;" as, stocks appreciate,	          money appreciates, etc. This use is not unknown in	          England, but it is less common there. It is	          undesirable, because rise sufficiently expresses the	          idea, and appreciate has its own distinctive meaning,	          which ought not to be confused with one so entirely	          different.	          [1913 Webster]	Rise \Rise\, n.	   1. The act of rising, or the state of being risen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The distance through which anything rises; as, the rise of	      the thermometer was ten degrees; the rise of the river was	      six feet; the rise of an arch or of a step.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Land which is somewhat higher than the rest; as, the house	      stood on a rise of land. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Spring; source; origin; as, the rise of a stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            All wickednes taketh its rise from the heart. --R.	                                                  Nelson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Appearance above the horizon; as, the rise of the sun or	      of a planet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Increase; advance; augmentation, as of price, value, rank,	      property, fame, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rise or fall that may happen in his constant	            revenue by a Spanish war.             --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Increase of sound; a swelling of the voice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ordinary rises and falls of the voice. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Elevation or ascent of the voice; upward change of key;	      as, a rise of a tone or semitone.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The spring of a fish to seize food (as a fly) near the	      surface of the water.	      [1913 Webster]	Rise \Rise\, v. t. [See {Rise}, v. i.]	   1. To go up; to ascend; to climb; as, to rise a hill.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To cause to rise; as, to rise a fish, or cause it to come	      to the surface of the water; to rise a ship, or bring it	      above the horizon by approaching it; to raise.	            Until we rose the bark we could not pretend to call	            it a chase.                           --W. C.	                                                  Russell.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Risen \Ris"en\	   1. p. p. & a. from {Rise}. "Her risen Son and Lord." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Obs.) imp. pl. of {Rise}. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Riser \Ris"er\, n.	   1. One who rises; as, an early riser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) The upright piece of a step, from tread to tread.	          Hence:	      (b) Any small upright face, as of a seat, platform,	          veranda, or the like.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A shaft excavated from below upward.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) A feed head. See under {Feed}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Rish \Rish\, n.	   A rush (the plant). [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Risibility \Ris`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [CF. F. risibilit['e].]	   The quality of being risible; as, risibility is peculiar to	   the human species.	   [1913 Webster]	         A strong and obvious disposition to risibility. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Risible \Ris"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. risibilis, fr. ridere,	   risum, to laugh. Cf. {Ridiculous}.]	   1. Having the faculty or power of laughing; disposed to	      laugh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laughing is our busines, . . . it has been made the	            definition of man that he is risible. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting laughter; worthy to be laughed at; amusing.	      "Risible absurdities." --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope you find nothing risible in my complaisance.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Used in, or expressing, laughter; as, risible muscles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Risible is sometimes used as a noun, in the plural, for	         the feeling of amusement and for the muscles and other	         organs used in laughing, collectively; as, unable to	         control one's risibles.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ludicrous; laughable; amusing; ridiculous -- {Risible},	        {Ludicrous}, {Ridiculous}.	   Usage: Risible differs from ludicrous as species from genus;	          ludicrous expressing that which is playful and	          sportive; risible, that which may excite laughter.	          Risible differs from ridiculous, as the latter implies	          something contemptuous, and risible does not.	          [1913 Webster] --{Ris"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ris"i*bly},	          adv.	          [1913 Webster]
Rising \Ris"ing\, a.	   1. Attaining a higher place; taking, or moving in, an upward	      direction; appearing above the horizon; ascending; as, the	      rising moon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Increasing in wealth, power, or distinction; as, a rising	      state; a rising character.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the rising theologians of Germany. --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Growing; advancing to adult years and to the state of	      active life; as, the rising generation.	      [1913 Webster]	Rising \Ris"ing\, prep.	   More than; exceeding; upwards of; as, a horse rising six	   years of age. [Colloq. & Low, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rising \Ris"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, rises (in any sense).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which rises; a tumor; a boil. --Lev. xiii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rising main} (Waterworks), the pipe through which water from	      an engine is delivered to an elevated reservoir.	      [1913 Webster]
Risk \Risk\, n. [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg.	   risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all	   probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare	   to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among	   sailors. See {Section}.]	   1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or	      destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a	            risk which has shaken very strong nerves.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To run a risk}, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See {Danger}.	        [1913 Webster]	Risk \Risk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Risking}.] [CF. F. risquer. See {Risk}, n.]	   1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to	      risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in	      battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.	        [1913 Webster]
Risker \Risk"er\, n.	   One who risks or hazards. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Riskful \Risk"ful\, a.	   Risky. [R.] --Geddes.	   [1913 Webster]
Risky \Risk"y\, a.	   Attended with risk or danger; hazardous. "A risky matter."	   --W. Collins.	   [1913 Webster]	         Generalization are always risky.         --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Risorial \Ri*so"ri*al\, a.[L. ridere, risum, to laugh.]	   Pertaining to, or producing, laughter; as, the risorial	   muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Risotto \Ri*sot"to\, n. [It.]	   A kind of pottage.	   [1913 Webster] Risque
Risqu'e \Ris`qu['e]"\, a. masc., Risqu'ee \Ris`qu['e]e"\, a.	   fem., (r[-e]s`k[asl]"). [F., p.p. of risquer to risk.]	   Hazardous; risky; esp., fig., verging upon impropriety;	   dangerously close to, or suggestive of, what is indecent or	   of doubtful morality; as, a risqu['e] story. --Henry Austin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Risse \Risse\, obs.	   imp. of {Rise}. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rissoid \Ris"soid\, n. [NL. Rissoa, the typical genus ( fr. A.	   Risso, an Italian naturalist) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Any one of very numerous species of small spiral gastropods	   of the genus {Rissoa}, or family {Rissoidae}, found both in	   fresh and salt water.	   [1913 Webster]
Rissole \Ris`sole"\, n. [F., fr. rissoler to fry meat till it is	   brown.] (Cookery)	   A small ball of rich minced meat or fish, covered with pastry	   and fried.	   [1913 Webster]
Rist \Rist\, obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Rise}, contracted from riseth.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rit \Rit\, obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Ride}, contracted from rideth.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ritardando \Ri`tar*dan"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Retarding; -- a direction for slower time; rallentado.	   [1913 Webster]
Rite \Rite\, n. [L. ritus; cf. Skr. r[imac]ti a stream, a	   running, way, manner, ri to flow: cf. F. rit, rite. CF.	   {Rivulet}.]	   The act of performing divine or solemn service, as	   established by law, precept, or custom; a formal act of	   religion or other solemn duty; a solemn observance; a	   ceremony; as, the rites of freemasonry.	   [1913 Webster]	         He looked with indifference on rites, names, and forms	         of ecclesiastical polity.                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Form; ceremony; observance; ordinance.	        [1913 Webster]
Ritenuto \Ri`te*nu"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Held back; holding back; ritardando.	   [1913 Webster] Ritornelle
Ritornelle \Rit`or*nelle"\, Ritornello \Ri`tor*nel"lo\, n. [It.	   ritornello, dim. of ritorno return, fr. ritornare to return:	   cf. F. ritournelle.] (Mus.)	   (a) A short return or repetition; a concluding symphony to an	       air, often consisting of the burden of the song.	   (a) A short intermediate symphony, or instrumental passage,	       in the course of a vocal piece; an interlude.	       [1913 Webster]
Ritratto \Ri*trat"to\, n.[It.]	   A picture. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ritual \Rit"u*al\, a.[L. ritualis, fr. ritus a rite: cf. F.	   rituel.]	   Of or pertaining to rites or ritual; as, ritual service or	   sacrifices; the ritual law.	   [1913 Webster]	Ritual \Rit"u*al\, n. [Cf. F. rituel.]	   1. A prescribed form of performing divine service in a	      particular church or communion; as, the Jewish ritual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the code of ceremonies observed by an organization;	      as, the ritual of the freemasons.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A book containing the rites to be observed.	      [1913 Webster]
Ritualism \Rit"u*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. ritualisme.]	   1. A system founded upon a ritual or prescribed form of	      religious worship; adherence to, or observance of, a	      ritual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically :	      (a) The principles and practices of those in the Church of	          England, who in the development of the Oxford	          movement, so-called, have insisted upon a return to	          the use in church services of the symbolic ornaments	          (altar cloths, encharistic vestments, candles, etc.)	          that were sanctioned in the second year of Edward VI.,	          and never, as they maintain, forbidden by competennt	          authority, although generally disused. Schaff-Herzog	          Encyc.	      (b) Also, the principles and practices of those in the	          Protestant Episcopal Church who sympathize with this	          party in the Church of England.	          [1913 Webster]
Ritualist \Rit"u*al*ist\, n. [CF. F. ritualiste.]	   One skilled un, or attached to, a ritual; one who advocates	   or practices ritualism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ritualistic \Rit`u*al*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or in accordance with, a ritual; adhering to	   ritualism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ritually \Rit"u*al*ly\, adv.	   By rites, or by a particular rite.	   [1913 Webster]
Rivage \Riv"age\, n. [F., fr. L. ripa bank, shore.]	   1. A bank, shore, or coast. [Archaic] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the green rivage many a fall	            Of diamond rillets musical.           --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O.Eng.Law) A duty paid to the crown for the passage of	      vessels on certain rivers.	      [1913 Webster]
Rival \Ri"val\, n. [F. rival (cf. It. rivale), L. rivales two	   neigbors having the same brook in common, rivals, fr. rivalis	   belonging to a brook, fr. rivus a brook. Cf. {Rivulet},	   {Rete}.]	   1. A person having a common right or privilege with another;	      a partner. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If you do meet Horatio and Marcellus,	            The rivals of my watch, bid them make haste. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is in pursuit of the same object as another; one	      striving to reach or obtain something which another is	      attempting to obtain, and which one only can posses; a	      competitor; as, rivals in love; rivals for a crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Rivals, in the primary sense of the word, are those	         who dwell on the banks of the same stream. But since,	         as all experience shows, there is no such fruitful	         source of coutention as a water right, it would	         continually happen that these occupants of the opposite	         banks would be at strife with one another in regard of	         the periods during which they severally had a right to	         the use of the stream . . . And thus 'rivals' . . .	         came to be used of any who were on any grounds in more	         or less unfriendly competition with one another."	         --Trench.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Competitor; emulator; antagonist.	        [1913 Webster]	Rival \Ri"val\, a.	   Having the same pretensions or claims; standing in	   competition for superiority; as, rival lovers; rival claims	   or pretensions.	   [1913 Webster]	         The strenuous conflicts and alternate victories of two	         rival confederacies of statesmen.        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Rival \Ri"val\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rivaled}or {Rivalled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Rivaling} or {Rivalling}.]	   1. To stand in competition with; to strive to gain some	      object in opposition to; as, to rival one in love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strive to equal or exel; to emulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rival thunder in its rapid course. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Rival \Ri"val\, v. i.	   To be in rivalry. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rivaless \Ri"val*ess\, n.	   A female rival. [Obs.] --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rivality \Ri*val"i*ty\, n. [L. rivalitas: cf. F. rivalit['e].]	   1. Rivalry; competition. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equality, as of right or rank. [Obs.] --hak.	      [1913 Webster]
Rivalry \Ri"val*ry\, n.; pl. {Rivalries}.	   The act of rivaling, or the state of being a rival; a	   competition. "Keen contention and eager rivalries."	   --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Emulation; competition. See {Emulation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Rivalship \Ri"val*ship\, n.	   Rivalry. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rive \Rive\, v. t. [imp. {Rived}; p. p. {Rived} or {Riven}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Riving}.] [Icel. r[imac]fa, akin to Sw. rifva	   to pull asunder, burst, tear, Dan. rive to rake, pluck, tear.	   Cf. {Reef} of land, {Rifle} a gun, {Rift}, {Rivel}.]	   To rend asunder by force; to split; to cleave; as, to rive	   timber for rails or shingles.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall ryve him through the sides twain. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The scolding winds have rived the knotty oaks. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Brutus hath rived my heart.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rive \Rive\, v. i.	   To be split or rent asunder.	   [1913 Webster]	         Freestone rives, splits, and breaks in any direction.	                                                  --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	Rive \Rive\, n.	   A place torn; a rent; a rift. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rivel \Riv"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riveled};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Riveling}.] [AS. gerifled, geriflod, gerifod, wrinkled,	   geriflian, gerifian, to wrinkle. See {Rifle} a gun, {Rive}.]	   To contract into wrinkles; to shrivel; to shrink; as, riveled	   fruit; riveled flowers. [Obs.] --Pope. "Riveled parchments."	   --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	Rivel \Riv"el\, n.	   A wrinkle; a rimple. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Riven \Riv"en\,	   p. p. & a. from {Rive}.	   [1913 Webster]
River \Riv"er\, n.	   One who rives or splits.	   [1913 Webster]	River \Riv"er\, n. [F. riv[`e]re a river, LL. riparia river,	   bank of a river, fr. L. riparius belonging to a bank or	   shore, fr. ripa a bank or shore; of uncertain origin. Cf.	   {Arrive}, {Riparian}.]	   1. A large stream of water flowing in a bed or channel and	      emptying into the ocean, a sea, a lake, or another stream;	      a stream larger than a rivulet or brook.	      [1913 Webster]	            Transparent and sparkling rivers, from which it is	            delightful to drink as they flow.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A large stream; copious flow; abundance; as, rivers	      of blood; rivers of oil.	      [1913 Webster]	   {River chub} (Zool.), the hornyhead and allied species of	      fresh-water fishes.	   {River crab} (Zool.), any species of fresh-water crabs of the	      genus {Thelphusa}, as {Thelphusa depressa} of Southern	      Europe.	   {River dragon}, a crocodile; -- applied by Milton to the king	      of Egypt.	   {River driver}, a lumberman who drives or conducts logs down	      rivers. --Bartlett.	   {River duck} (Zool.), any species of duck belonging to	      {Anas}, {Spatula}, and allied genera, in which the hind	      toe is destitute of a membranous lobe, as in the mallard	      and pintail; -- opposed to sea duck.	   {River god}, a deity supposed to preside over a river as its	      tutelary divinity.	   {River herring} (Zool.), an alewife.	   {River hog}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any species of African wild hogs of the genus	          {Potamoch[oe]rus}. They frequent wet places along the	          rivers.	      (b) The capybara.	   {River horse} (Zool.), the hippopotamus.	   {River jack} (Zool.), an African puff adder ({Clotho	      nasicornis}) having a spine on the nose.	   {River limpet} (Zool.), a fresh-water, air-breathing mollusk	      of the genus {Ancylus}, having a limpet-shaped shell.	   {River pirate} (Zool.), the pike.	   {River snail} (Zool.), any species of fresh-water gastropods	      of {Paludina}, {Melontho}, and allied genera. See {Pond	      snail}, under {Pond}.	   {River tortoise} (Zool.), any one of numerous fresh-water	      tortoises inhabiting rivers, especially those of the genus	      {Trionyx} and allied genera. See {Trionyx}.	      [1913 Webster]	River \Riv"er\, v. i.	   To hawk by the side of a river; to fly hawks at river fowl.	   [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Rivered \Riv"ered\, a.	   Supplied with rivers; as, a well rivered country.	   [1913 Webster]
Riveret \Riv"er*et\, n.	   A rivulet. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Riverhood \Riv"er*hood\, n.	   The quality or state of being a river. "Useful riverhood."	   --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Riverling \Riv"er*ling\, n.	   A rivulet. [R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Riverside \Riv"er*side`\, n.	   The side or bank of a river.	   [1913 Webster]
Rivery \Riv"er*y\, a.	   Having rivers; as, a rivery country. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rivet \Riv"et\, n. [F., fr. river to rivet; perh. fr. Icel. rifa	   to fasten together. Cf. {Reef} part of a sail.]	   A metallic pin with a head, used for uniting two plates or	   pieces of material together, by passing it through them and	   then beating or pressing down the point so that it shall	   spread out and form a second head; a pin or bolt headed or	   clinched at both ends.	   [1913 Webster]	         With busy hammers closing rivets up. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rivet joint}, or {Riveted joint}, a joint between two or	      more pieces secured by rivets.	      [1913 Webster]	Rivet \Riv"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Riveted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Riveting}.]	   1. To fasten with a rivet, or with rivets; as, to rivet two	      pieces of iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread out the end or point of, as of a metallic pin,	      rod, or bolt, by beating or pressing, so as to form a sort	      of head.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to fasten firmly; to make firm, strong, or	      immovable; as, to rivet friendship or affection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rivet and nail me where I stand, ye powers!	                                                  --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus his confidence was riveted and confirmed. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Riveter \Riv"et*er\, n.	   One who rivets.	   [1913 Webster]
Riveting \Riv"et*ing\, n.	   1. The act of joining with rivets; the act of spreading out	      and clinching the end, as of a rivet, by beating or	      pressing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole set of rivets, collectively. --Tomlinsin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Butt riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of	      plates form a butt joint, and are fastened together by	      being riveted to a narrow strip which covers the joint.	   {Chain riveting}, riveting in which the rivets, in two or	      more rows along the seam, are set one behind the other.	   {Crossed riveting}, riveting in which the rivets in one row	      are set opposite the spaces between the rivets in the next	      row.	   {Double riveting}, in lap riveting, two rows of rivets along	      the seam; in butt riveting, four rows, two on each side of	      the joint.	   {Lap riveting}, riveting in which the ends or edges of plates	      overlap and are riveted together.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Riviere \Ri`vi[`e]re"\, n. [F.]	   A necklace of diamonds or other precious stones, esp. one of	   several strings.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rivose \Ri*vose"\, a. [From L. rivus a brook, channel.]	   Marked with sinuate and irregular furrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Rivulet \Riv"u*let\, n. [Earlier rivolet, It. rivoletto, a dim.	   fr. rivolo, L. rivulus, dim. of rivus a brook. CF. {Rival},	   {Rite}.]	   A small stream or brook; a streamlet.	   [1913 Webster]	         By fountain or by shady rivulet	         He sought them.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rixation \Rix*a"tion\, n. [L. rixari, p. p. rixatus, to brawl,	   fr. rixa a quarrel.]	   A brawl or quarrel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rixatrix \Rix*a"trix\, n. [L.] (Old Eng. Law)	   A scolding or quarrelsome woman; a scold. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Rixdaler \Rix"da`ler\, n.	   A Dutch silver coin, worth about $1.00.	   [1913 Webster]
Rix-dollar \Rix"-dol`lar\, n. [Sw. riksdaler, or Dan. rigsdaler,	   or D. rijksdaalder, or G. reichsthaler, literally, dollar of	   the empire or realm, fr. words akin to E. rich, and dollar.	   See {Rich}, {Dollar}.]	   A name given to several different silver coins of Denmark,	   Holland, Sweden,, NOrway, etc., varying in value from about	   30 cents to $1.10; also, a British coin worth about 36 cents,	   used in Ceylon and at the Cape of Good Hope. See {Rigsdaler},	   {Riksdaler}, and {Rixdaler}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most of these pieces are now no longer coined, but some	         remain in circulation.	         [1913 Webster]
Rizzar \Riz"zar\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To dry in the sun; as, rizzared haddock. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rn \Rn\, n. (Chem.)	   the symbol for the chemical element {radon}.	   [PJC]
Roach \Roach\, n. (Zool.)	   A cockroach.	   [1913 Webster]	Roach \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. (Zool.)	      (a) A European fresh-water fish of the Carp family	          ({Leuciscus rutilus}). It is silver-white, with a	          greenish back.	      (b) An American chub ({Semotilus bullaris}); the fallfish.	      (c) The redfin, or shiner.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A convex curve or arch cut in the edge of a sail	      to prevent chafing, or to secure a better fit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {As sound as a roach} [roach perhaps being a corruption of a	      F. roche a rock], perfectly sound.	      [1913 Webster]	Roach \Roach\, v. t.	   1. To cause to arch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut off, as a horse's mane, so that the part left shall	      stand upright.	      [1913 Webster]
Roach-backed \Roach"-backed`\, a.	   Having a back like that of roach; -- said of a horse whose	   back a convex instead of a concave curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Road \Road\ (r[=o]), n. [AS. r[=a]d a riding, that on which one	   rides or travels, a road, fr. r[imac]dan to ride. See {Ride},	   and cf. {Raid}.]	   1. A journey, or stage of a journey. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With easy roads he came to Leicester. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inroad; an invasion; a raid. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place where one may ride; an open way or public passage	      for vehicles, persons, and animals; a track for travel,	      forming a means of communication between one city, town,	      or place, and another.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most villainous house in all the London road.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is generally applied to highways, and as a	         generic term it includes highway, street, and lane.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. [Possibly akin to Icel. rei[eth]i the rigging of a ship,	      E. ready.] A place where ships may ride at anchor at some	      distance from the shore; a roadstead; -- often in the	      plural; as, Hampton Roads. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now strike your saile, ye jolly mariners,	            For we be come unto a quiet rode [road]. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On the road}, or {Uponthe road}, traveling or passing over a	      road; coming or going; traveling; on the way.	      [1913 Webster]	            My hat and wig will soon be here,	            They are upon the road.               --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Road agent}, a highwayman, especially on the stage routes of	      the unsettled western parts of the United States; -- a	      humorous euphemism. [Western U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The highway robber -- road agent he is quaintly	            called.                               --The century.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Road book}, a guidebook in respect to roads and distances.	      	   {road kill} See {roadkill} in the vocabulary.	   {Road metal}, the broken, stone used in macadamizing roads.	      	   {Road roller}, a heavy roller, or combinations of rollers,	      for making earth, macadam, or concrete roads smooth and	      compact. -- often driven by steam.	   {Road runner} (Zool.), the chaparral cock.	   {Road steamer}, a locomotive engine adapted to running on	      common roads.	   {To go on the road}, to engage in the business of a	      commercial traveler. [Colloq.]	   {To take the road}, to begin or engage in traveling.	   {To take to the road}, to engage in robbery upon the	      highways.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Way; highway; street; lane; pathway; route; passage;	        course. See {Way}.	        [1913 Webster]
Roadbed \Road"bed`\, n.	   In railroads, the bed or foundation on which the	   superstructure (ties, rails, etc.) rests; in common roads,	   the whole material laid in place and ready for travel.	   [1913 Webster]
roadkill \road"kill\, n. sing. & pl.	   The body of an animal killed by a vehicle on a road; as, it	   is illegal in most places for a restaurant to serve roadkill	   as food for people. Also used metaphorically; as, "roadkill	   on the information superhighway" (a person or corporation	   defeated by others more expert at using the internet).	   [PJC]
Roadless \Road"less\, a.	   Destitute of roads.	   [1913 Webster]
Roadmaker \Road"mak`er\, n.	   One who makes roads.	   [1913 Webster]
Roadside \Road"side`\, n.	   Land adjoining a road or highway; the part of a road or	   highway that borders the traveled part. Also used ajectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Roadstead \Road"stead\, n. [Road, 4 + stead a place.]	   An anchorage off shore. Same as {Road}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moored in the neighboring roadstead.     --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Roadster \Road"ster\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A clumsy vessel that works its way from one	      anchorage to another by means of the tides. --Ham. Nav.	      Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A horse that is accustomed to traveling on the high road,	      or is suitable for use on ordinary roads.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sound, swift, well-fed hunter and roadster.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bicycle or tricycle adapted for common roads rather than	      for the racing track.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who drives much; a coach driver. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A hunter who keeps to the roads instead of following the	      hounds across country. [Eng. Slang.]	      [1913 Webster]
Roadway \Road"way`\ (r[=o]d"w[=a]`), n.	   A road; especially, the part traveled by vehicles. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Roam \Roam\ (r[=o]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roamed} (r[=o]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Roaming}.] [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS.	   [=a]r[=ae]man to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS.	   r[=o]m[=o]n to strive after, OHG. r[=a]men. But the word was	   probably influenced by Rome; cf. OF. romier a pilgrim,	   originally, a pilgrim going to Rome, It. romeo, Sp. romero.	   Cf. {Ramble}.]	   To go from place to place without any certain purpose or	   direction; to rove; to wander.	   [1913 Webster]	         He roameth to the carpenter's house.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Daphne roaming through a thorny wood.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.	        [1913 Webster]	Roam \Roam\, v. t.	   To range or wander over.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Roam \Roam\, n.	   The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his	   roam o'er hill and dale. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Roamer \Roam"er\ (r[=o]m"[~e]r), n.	   One who roams; a wanderer.	   [1913 Webster]
Roan \Roan\ (r[=o]n), a. [F. rouan; cf. Sp. roano, ruano, It.	   rovano, roano.]	   1. Having a bay, chestnut, brown, or black color, with gray	      or white thickly interspersed; -- said of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give my roan a drench.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made of the leather called roan; as, roan binding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Roan antelope} (Zool.), a very large South African antelope	      ({Hippotragus equinus}). It has long sharp horns and a	      stiff bright brown mane. Called also {mahnya}, {equine	      antelope}, and {bastard gemsbok}.	      [1913 Webster]	Roan \Roan\, n.	   1. The color of a roan horse; a roan color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roan horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of leather used for slippers, bookbinding, etc.,	      made from sheepskin, tanned with sumac and colored to	      imitate ungrained morocco. --DeColange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Roan tree}. (Bot.) See {Rowan tree}.	      [1913 Webster]
Roar \Roar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roared}; p. pr. & vvb. n.	   {Roaring}.] [OE. roren, raren, AS. r[=a]rian; akin to G.	   r["o]hten, OHG. r[=e]r[=e]n. [root]112.]	   1. To cry with a full, loud, continued sound. Specifically:	      (a) To bellow, or utter a deep, loud cry, as a lion or	          other beast.	          [1913 Webster]	                Roaring bulls he would him make to tame.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To cry loudly, as in pain, distress, or anger.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sole on the barren sands, the suffering chief	                Roared out for anguish, and indulged his grief.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                He scorned to roar under the impressions of a	                finite anger.                     --South.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a loud, confused sound, as winds, waves, passing	      vehicles, a crowd of persons when shouting together, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brazen throat of war had ceased to roar.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            How oft I crossed where carts and coaches roar.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be boisterous; to be disorderly.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a mad, roaring time, full of extravagance.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To laugh out loudly and continuously; as, the hearers	      roared at his jokes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make a loud noise in breathing, as horses having a	      certain disease. See {Roaring}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Roaring boy}, a roaring, noisy fellow; -- name given, at the	      latter end Queen Elizabeth's reign, to the riotous fellows	      who raised disturbances in the street. "Two roaring boys	      of Rome, that made all split." --Beau. & Fl.	   {Roaring forties} (Naut.), a sailor's name for the stormy	      tract of ocean between 40[deg] and 50[deg] north latitude.	      [1913 Webster]	Roar \Roar\, v. t.	   To cry aloud; to proclaim loudly.	   [1913 Webster]	         This last action will roar thy infamy.   --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]	Roar \Roar\, n.	   The sound of roaring. Specifically:	   (a) The deep, loud cry of a wild beast; as, the roar of a	       lion.	   (b) The cry of one in pain, distress, anger, or the like.	   (c) A loud, continuous, and confused sound; as, the roar of a	       cannon, of the wind, or the waves; the roar of ocean.	       [1913 Webster]	             Arm! arm! it is, it is the cannon's opening roar!	                                                  --Byron.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) A boisterous outcry or shouting, as in mirth.	       [1913 Webster]	             Pit, boxes, and galleries were in a constant roar	             of laughter.                         --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]
Roarer \Roar"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, roars. Specifically:	      (a) A riotous fellow; a roaring boy.	          [1913 Webster]	                A lady to turn roarer, and break glasses.	                                                  --Massinger.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Far.) A horse subject to roaring. See {Roaring}, 2.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Roaring \Roar"ing\, n.	   1. A loud, deep, prolonged sound, as of a large beast, or of	      a person in distress, anger, mirth, etc., or of a noisy	      congregation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) An affection of the windpipe of a horse, causing a	      loud, peculiar noise in breathing under exertion; the	      making of the noise so caused. See {Roar}, v. i., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Roaring forties \Roar"ing for"ties\ (Naut.)	   The middle latitudes of the southern hemisphere. So called	   from the boisterous and prevailing westerly winds, which are	   especially strong in the South Indian Ocean up to 50[deg] S.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Roaring twenties \Roar"ing twen"ties\	   The decade from 1920 to 1929; -- so called because of the	   occurrence of a prosperous economy and rapid changes in	   sociological mores as exemplified by speakeasies, the	   popularity of fast cars and jazz, and the boisterous	   unconventional behavior of young adults in that period. See	   also {flapper}, {speakeasy}, and second {prohibition}.	   [PJC]
Roaringly \Roar"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a roaring manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Roast \Roast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Roasting}.] [OE. rosten, OF. rostir, F. r[^o]tir; of German	   origin; cf. OHG. r[=o]sten, G. r["o]sten, fr. OHG. r[=o]st,	   r[=o]sta, gridiron, G. rost; cf. AS. hyrstan to roast.]	   1. To cook by exposure to radiant heat before a fire; as, to	      roast meat on a spit, or in an oven open toward the fire	      and having reflecting surfaces within; also, to cook in a	      close oven.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cook by surrounding with hot embers, ashes, sand, etc.;	      as, to roast a potato in ashes.	      [1913 Webster]	            In eggs boiled and roasted there is scarce	            difference to be discerned.           --BAcon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dry and parch by exposure to heat; as, to roast coffee;	      to roast chestnuts, or peanuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, to heat to excess; to heat violently; to burn.	      "Roasted in wrath and fire." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metal.) To dissipate by heat the volatile parts of, as	      ores.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To banter severely. [Colloq.] --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	Roast \Roast\, v. i.	   1. To cook meat, fish, etc., by heat, as before the fire or	      in an oven.	      [1913 Webster]	            He could roast, and seethe, and broil, and fry.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To undergo the process of being roasted.	      [1913 Webster]	Roast \Roast\, n.	   That which is roasted; a piece of meat which has been	   roasted, or is suitable for being roasted.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fat swan loved he best of any roost [roast].	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To rule the roast}, to be at the head of affairs. "The	      new-made duke that rules the roast." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Roast \Roast\, a. [For roasted.]	   Roasted; as, roast beef.	   [1913 Webster]
Roaster \Roast"er\, n.	   1. One who roasts meat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A contrivance for roasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pig, or other article of food fit for roasting.	      [1913 Webster]
Roasting \Roast"ing\,	   a. & n., from {Roast}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Roasting ear}, an ear of Indian corn at that stage of	      development when it is fit to be eaten roasted.	   {Roasting jack}, a machine for turning a spit on which meat	      is roasted.	      [1913 Webster]
Rob \Rob\, n. [F.; cf. Sp. rob, It. rob, robbo, Pg. robe,	   arrobe, Ar. rubb, robb, Per. rub.]	   The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation	   of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of	   a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar. [Written	   also {rhob}, and {rohob}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rob \Rob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Robbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Robbing}.] [OF. rober, of German origin; cf. OHG. roub?n, G.	   rauben, and OHG. roub robbing, booty, G. raub. [root]114. See	   {Reave},and cf. {Robe}.]	   1. To take (something) away from by force; to strip by	      stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would rob a hermit of his weeds,	            His few books, or his beads, or maple dish?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen,	            Let him not know it, and he's not robbed at all.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be executed for robbing a church.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To take the property of (any one) from his person,	      or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by	      violence or by putting him in fear.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously;	      to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good	      name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never robbed the soldiers of their pay. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rob \Rob\, v. i.	   To take that which belongs to another, without right or	   permission, esp. by violence.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am accursed to rob in that thief's company. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Robalo
Robalo \Rob"a*lo\, n. [Sp. r['o]balo.]	   Any of several pikelike marine fishes of the West Indies and	   tropical America constituting the family {Oxylabracidae},	   esp. the largest species ({Oxylabrax undecimalis}, syn.	   {Centropomus undecimalis}), a valuable food fish called also	   {snook}, the smaller species being called
Robalito \Rob`a*li"to\	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Roband \Rob"and\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Roperand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Robber \Rob"ber\, n.	   One who robs; in law, one who feloniously takes goods or	   money from the person of another by violence or by putting	   him in fear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some roving robber calling to his fellows. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Thief; depredator; despoiler; plunderer; pillager;	        rifler; brigang; freebooter; pirate. See {Thief}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Robber crab}. (Zool.)	   (a) A purse crab.	   (b) Any hermit crab.	   {Robber fly}. (Zool.) Same as {Hornet fly}, under {Hornet}.	      	   {Robber gull} (Zool.), a jager gull.	      [1913 Webster]
Robbery \Rob"ber*y\, n.; pl. {Robberies}. [OF. roberie.]	   1. The act or practice of robbing; theft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thieves for their robbery have authority	            When judges steal themselves.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The crime of robbing. See {Rob}, v. t., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Robbery, in a strict sense, differs from theft, as it	         is effected by force or intimidation, whereas theft is	         committed by stealth, or privately.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Theft; depredation; spoliation; despoliation;	        despoilment; plunder; pillage; rapine; larceny;	        freebooting; piracy.	        [1913 Webster]
Robbin \Rob"bin\, n. (Com.)	   A kind of package in which pepper and other dry commodities	   are sometimes exported from the East Indies. The robbin of	   rice in Malabar weighs about 84 pounds. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]	Robbin \Rob"bin\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Ropeband}.	   [1913 Webster]
Robe \Robe\, n. [F., fr. LL. rauba a gown, dress, garment;	   originally, booty, plunder. See {Rob}, v. t., and cf.	   {Rubbish}.]	   1. An outer garment; a dress of a rich, flowing, and elegant	      style or make; hence, a dress of state, rank, office, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through tattered clothes small vices do appear;	            Robes and furred gowns hide all.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A skin of an animal, especially, a skin of the bison,	      dressed with the fur on, and used as a wrap. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Master of the robes}, an officer of the English royal	      household (when the sovereign is a king) whose duty is	      supposed to consist in caring for the royal robes.	   {Mistress of the robes}, a lady who enjoys the highest rank	      of the ladies in the service of the English sovereign	      (when a queen), and is supposed to have the care her	      robes.	      [1913 Webster]	Robe \Robe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Robed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Robing}.]	   To invest with a robe or robes; to dress; to array; as,	   fields robed with green.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sage Chaldeans robed in white appeared. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such was his power over the expression of his	         countenance, that he could in an instant shake off the	         sternness of winter, and robe it in the brightest	         smiles of spring.                        --Wirt.	   [1913 Webster]
Robe-de-chambre \Robe`-de-cham"bre\, n. [F., lit., a chamber	   gown.]	   A dressing gown, or morning gown.	   [1913 Webster] Roberdsman
Roberdsman \Rob"erds*man\, Robertsman \Rob"erts*man\, n.; pl.	   {-men}. (Old Statutes of Eng.)	   A bold, stout robber, or night thief; -- said to be so called	   from Robin Hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Robert \Rob"ert\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Herb Robert}, under {Herb}.	   [1913 Webster]
Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally	   meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.;	   akin to AS. hr?? glory, fame, Goth. hr?peigs victorius) +	   beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zool.)	   (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}),	       having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin	       redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}.	   (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having	       the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are	       olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also	       {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}.	   (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the	       genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as,	       the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}).	   (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins.	       See {Indian robin}, below.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Beach robin} (Zool.), the robin snipe, or knot. See {Knot}.	      	   {Blue-throated robin}. (Zool.) See {Bluethroat}.	   {Canada robin} (Zool.), the cedar bird.	   {Golden robin} (Zool.), the Baltimore oriole.	   {Ground robin} (Zool.), the chewink.	   {Indian robin} (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic	      saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and {Pratincola}.	      They are mostly black, usually with some white on the	      wings.	   {Magrie robin} (Zool.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus	      saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black	      glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white.	      	   {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}.	   {Robin accentor} (Zool.), a small Asiatic singing bird	      ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the	      European robin.	   {Robin redbreast}. (Zool.)	   (a) The European robin.	   (b) The American robin.	   (c) The American bluebird.	   {Robin snipe}. (Zool.)	   (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher.	   (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot.	   {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}.	   {Sea robin}. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the	       genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called	       also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European	       gurnard.	   (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.]	       	   {Water robin} (Zool.), a redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa}),	      native of India.	      [1913 Webster]
Robinet \Rob"i*net\, n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The chaffinch; -- called also {roberd}.	      (b) The European robin.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A military engine formerly used for throwing darts and	      stones.	      [1913 Webster]
Robing \Rob"ing\, n.	   The act of putting on a robe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Robing room}, a room where official robes are put on, as by	      judges, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Robin Goodfellow \Rob"in Good"fel`low\	   A celebrated fairy; Puck. See {Puck}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Robinia \Ro*bin"i*a\, n. [NL. So called after Jean Robin, a	   French herbalist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous trees including the common locust of	   North America ({Robinia Pseudocacia}).	   [1913 Webster]
Roble \Ro"ble\, n. [Sp., oak.] (Bot.)	   The California white oak ({Quercus lobata}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roborant \Rob"o*rant\, a. [L. roborans, p. pr. See {Roborate}.]	   Strengthening. -- n. (Med.) A strengthening medicine; a	   tonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Roborate \Rob"o*rate\, v. t. [L. roboratus, p. pr. of roborare	   to strengthen, fr. robur, roboris, strength.]	   To give strength or support to; to confirm. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Roboration \Rob`o*ra"tion\, n. [LL. roboratio.]	   The act of strengthening. [Obs.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster] Roborean
Roborean \Ro*bo"re*an\, Roboreous \Ro*bo"re*ous\, a. [L.	   roboreus.]	   Made of oak. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Robust \Ro*bust"\, a. [L. robustus oaken, hard, strong, fr.	   robur strength, a very hard kind of oak; cf. Skr. rabhas	   violence: cf. F. robuste.]	   1. Evincing strength; indicating vigorous health; strong;	      sinewy; muscular; vigorous; sound; as, a robust body;	      robust youth; robust health.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent; rough; rude.	      [1913 Webster]	            While romp-loving miss	            Is hauled about in gallantry robust.  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Requiring strength or vigor; as, robust employment.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Strong; lusty; sinewy; sturdy; muscular; hale; hearty;	        vigorous; forceful; sound.	   Usage: {Robust}, {Strong}. Robust means, literally, made of	          oak, and hence implies great compactness and toughness	          of muscle, connected with a thick-set frame and great	          powers of endurance. Strong denotes the power of	          exerting great physical force. The robust man can bear	          heat or cold, excess or privation, and toil on through	          every kind of hardship; the strong man can lift a	          great weight, can give a heavy blow, and a hard gripe.	          "Robust, tough sinews bred to toil." --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	                Then 'gan the villain wax so fierce and strong,	                That nothing may sustain his furious force.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]
Robustious \Ro*bus"tious\, a. [Cf. L. robusteus of oak.]	   Robust. [Obs. or Humorous] --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	         In Scotland they had handled the bishops in a more	         robustious manner.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ro*bus"tious*ly}, adv. --	   {Ro*bus"tious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Robustly \Ro*bust"ly\, adv.	   In a robust manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Robustness \Ro*bust"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being robust.	   [1913 Webster]
Roc \Roc\, n. [Ar. & Per. rokh or rukh. Cf. {Rook} a castle.]	   A monstrous bird of Arabian mythology. [Written also {rock},	   and {rukh}.] --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Rocaille \Ro`caille"\, n. [F. Cf. {Rock} a stone.] (Art)	   (a) Artificial rockwork made of rough stones and cement, as	       for gardens.	   (b) The rococo system of scroll ornament, based in part on	       the forms of shells and water-worn rocks.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rocambole \Roc"am*bole\, n. [F.] [Written also {rokambole}.]	   (Bot.)	   A name of {Allium Scorodoprasum} and {Allium Ascalonium}, two	   kinds of garlic, the latter of which is also called	   {shallot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roccellic \Roc*cel"lic\, a. [F. roccellique, fr. roccelle	   archil, It. & NL. roccella, fr. It. rocca a rock, because	   archil grows on rock.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the oxalic	   series found in archil ({Roccella tinctoria}, etc.), and	   other lichens, and extracted as a white crystalline substance	   {C17H32O4}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roccellin \Roc*cel"lin\, n.	   A red dyestuff, used as a substitute for cochineal, archil,	   etc. It consists of the sodium salt of a complex azo	   derivative of naphtol.	   [1913 Webster]
Roche \Roche\, n. [See {Rock}.]	   Rock. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Roche alum \Roche" al`um\ (Chem.)	   A kind of alum occuring in small fragments; -- so called from	   Rocca, in Syria, whence alum is said to have been obtained;	   -- also called {rock alum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rochelime \Roche"lime`\, n. [F. roche rock + E. lime.]	   Lime in the lump after it is burned; quicklime. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rochelle \Ro*chelle"\, n.	   A seaport town in France.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rochelle powders}. Same as {Seidlitz powders}.	   {Rochelle salt} (Chem.), the double tartrate of sodium and	      potassium, a white crystalline substance. It has a	      cooling, saline, slightly bitter taste and is employed as	      a mild purgative. It was discovered by Seignette, an	      apothecary of Rochelle, and is called also {Seignete's	      salt}.	      [1913 Webster]
Roche moutonn'ee \Roche" mou`ton`n['e]e"\ [F., sheep-shaped	   rock.] (Geol.)	   See {Sheepback}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rochet \Roch"et\, n. [F., dim. fr. OHG. rocch coat, G. rock.]	   1. (Eccl.) A linen garment resembling the surplise, but with	      narrower sleeves, also without sleeves, worn by bishops,	      and by some other ecclesiastical dignitaries, in certain	      religious ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]	            They see no difference between an idler with a hat	            and national cockade, and an idler in a cowl or in a	            rochet.                               --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A frock or outer garment worn in the thirteenth and	      fourteenth centuries. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	Rochet \Roch"et\, n. [Probably corrupted fr. F. rouget the red	   gurnet, from rouge red. CF. {Rouge}.] (Zool.)	   The red gurnard, or gurnet. See {Gurnard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roching cask \Roch"ing cask`\ [Probably from F. roche a rock.]	   A tank in which alum is crystallized from a solution.	   [1913 Webster]
Rock \Rock\, n.	   See {Roc}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rock \Rock\, n. [OE. rocke; akin to D. rok, rokken, G. rocken,	   OHG. roccho, Dan. rok, Icel. rokkr. Cf. {Rocket} a firework.]	   A distaff used in spinning; the staff or frame about which	   flax is arranged, and from which the thread is drawn in	   spinning. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sad Clotho held the rocke, the whiles the thread	         By grisly Lachesis was spun with pain,	         That cruel Atropos eftsoon undid.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Rock \Rock\, n. [OF. roke, F. roche; cf. Armor. roc'h, and AS.	   rocc.]	   1. A large concreted mass of stony material; a large fixed	      stone or crag. See {Stone}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come one, come all! this rock shall fly	            From its firm base as soon as I.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Any natural deposit forming a part of the earth's	      crust, whether consolidated or not, including sand, earth,	      clay, etc., when in natural beds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles a rock in firmness; a defense; a	      support; a refuge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is my rock, and my fortress. --2 Sam. xxii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Anything which causes a disaster or wreck resembling	      the wreck of a vessel upon a rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The striped bass. See under {Bass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is frequently used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, rock-bound, rock-built,	         rock-ribbed, rock-roofed, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Rock alum}. [Probably so called by confusion with F. roche a	      rock.] Same as {Roche alum}.	   {Rock barnacle} (Zool.), a barnacle ({Balanus balanoides})	      very abundant on rocks washed by tides.	   {Rock bass}. (Zool.)	      (a) The stripped bass. See under {Bass}.	      (b) The goggle-eye.	      (c) The cabrilla. Other species are also locally called	          rock bass.	   {Rock builder} (Zool.), any species of animal whose remains	      contribute to the formation of rocks, especially the	      corals and Foraminifera.	   {Rock butter} (Min.), native alum mixed with clay and oxide	      of iron, usually in soft masses of a yellowish white	      color, occuring in cavities and fissures in argillaceous	      slate.	   {Rock candy}, a form of candy consisting of crystals of pure	      sugar which are very hard, whence the name.	   {Rock cavy}. (Zool.) See {Moco}.	   {Rock cod} (Zool.)	      (a) A small, often reddish or brown, variety of the cod	          found about rocks andledges.	      (b) A California rockfish.	   {Rock cook}. (Zool.)	      (a) A European wrasse ({Centrolabrus exoletus}).	      (b) A rockling.	   {Rock cork} (Min.), a variety of asbestus the fibers of which	      are loosely interlaced. It resembles cork in its texture.	      	   {Rock crab} (Zool.), any one of several species of large	      crabs of the genus {C}, as the two species of the New	      England coast ({Cancer irroratus} and {Cancer borealis}).	      See Illust. under {Cancer}.	   {Rock cress} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the cress	      kind found on rocks, as {Arabis petraea}, {Arabis lyrata},	      etc.	   {Rock crystal} (Min.), limpid quartz. See {Quartz}, and under	      {Crystal}.	   {Rock dove} (Zool.), the rock pigeon; -- called also {rock	      doo}.	   {Rock drill}, an implement for drilling holes in rock; esp.,	      a machine impelled by steam or compressed air, for	      drilling holes for blasting, etc.	   {Rock duck} (Zool.), the harlequin duck.	   {Rock eel}. (Zool.) See {Gunnel}.	   {Rock goat} (Zool.), a wild goat, or ibex.	   {Rock hopper} (Zool.), a penguin of the genus {Catarractes}.	      See under {Penguin}.	   {Rock kangaroo}. (Zool.) See {Kangaroo}, and {Petrogale}.	   {Rock lobster} (Zool.), any one of several species of large	      spinose lobsters of the genera {Panulirus} and	      {Palinurus}. They have no large claws. Called also {spiny	      lobster}, and {sea crayfish}.	   {Rock meal} (Min.), a light powdery variety of calcite	      occuring as an efflorescence.	   {Rock milk}. (Min.) See {Agaric mineral}, under {Agaric}.	   {Rock moss}, a kind of lichen; the cudbear. See {Cudbear}.	   {Rock oil}. See {Petroleum}.	   {Rock parrakeet} (Zool.), a small Australian parrakeet	      ({Euphema petrophila}), which nests in holes among the	      rocks of high cliffs. Its general color is yellowish olive	      green; a frontal band and the outer edge of the wing	      quills are deep blue, and the central tail feathers bluish	      green.	   {Rock pigeon} (Zool.), the wild pigeon ({Columba livia}) Of	      Europe and Asia, from which the domestic pigeon was	      derived. See Illust. under {Pigeon}.	   {Rock pipit}. (Zool.) See the Note under {Pipit}.	   {Rock plover}. (Zool.)	      (a) The black-bellied, or whistling, plover.	      (b) The rock snipe.	   {Rock ptarmigan} (Zool.), an arctic American ptarmigan	      ({Lagopus rupestris}), which in winter is white, with the	      tail and lores black. In summer the males are grayish	      brown, coarsely vermiculated with black, and have black	      patches on the back.	   {Rock rabbit} (Zool.), the hyrax. See {Cony}, and {Daman}.	   {Rock ruby} (Min.), a fine reddish variety of garnet.	   {Rock salt} (Min.), cloride of sodium (common salt) occuring	      in rocklike masses in mines; mineral salt; salt dug from	      the earth. In the United States this name is sometimes	      given to salt in large crystals, formed by evaporation	      from sea water in large basins or cavities.	   {Rock seal} (Zool.), the harbor seal. See {Seal}.	   {Rock shell} (Zool.), any species of Murex, Purpura, and	      allied genera.	   {Rock snake} (Zool.), any one of several large pythons; as,	      the royal {rock snake} ({Python regia}) of Africa, and the	      {rock snake} of India ({Python molurus}). The Australian	      rock snakes mostly belong to the allied genus {Morelia}.	      	   {Rock snipe} (Zool.), the purple sandpiper ({Tringa	      maritima}); -- called also {rock bird}, {rock plover},	      {winter snipe}.	   {Rock soap} (Min.), a kind of clay having a smooth, greasy	      feel, and adhering to the tongue.	   {Rock sparrow}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of Old World sparrows of	          the genus {Petronia}, as {Petronia stulla}, of Europe.	      (b) A North American sparrow ({Pucaea ruficeps}).	   {Rock tar}, petroleum.	   {Rock thrush} (Zool.), any Old World thrush of the genus	      {Monticola}, or {Petrocossyphus}; as, the European rock	      thrush ({Monticola saxatilis}), and the blue rock thrush	      of India ({Monticola cyaneus}), in which the male is blue	      throughout.	   {Rock tripe} (Bot.), a kind of lichen ({Umbilicaria	      Dillenii}) growing on rocks in the northen parts of	      America, and forming broad, flat, coriaceous, dark fuscous	      or blackish expansions. It has been used as food in cases	      of extremity.	   {Rock trout} (Zool.), any one of several species of marine	      food fishes of the genus {Hexagrammus}, family {Chiradae},	      native of the North Pacific coasts; -- called also {sea	      trout}, {boregat}, {bodieron}, and {starling}.	   {Rock warbler} (Zool.), a small Australian singing bird	      ({Origma rubricata}) which frequents rocky ravines and	      water courses; -- called also {cataract bird}.	   {Rock wren} (Zool.), any one of several species of wrens of	      the genus {Salpinctes}, native of the arid plains of Lower	      California and Mexico.	      [1913 Webster]	Rock \Rock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rocked};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rocking}.] [AS. roccian; akin to Dan. rokke to move, to	   snake; cf. Icel. rukkja to pull, move, G. r["u]cken to move,	   push, pull.]	   1. To cause to sway backward and forward, as a body resting	      on a support beneath; as, to rock a cradle or chair; to	      cause to vibrate; to cause to reel or totter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rising earthquake rocked the ground. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move as in a cradle; hence, to put to sleep by rocking;	      to still; to quiet. "Sleep rock thy brain." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Rock differs from shake, as denoting a slower, less	         violent, and more uniform motion, or larger movements.	         It differs from swing, which expresses a vibratory	         motion of something suspended.	         [1913 Webster]	Rock \Rock\, v. i.	   1. To move or be moved backward and forward; to be violently	      agitated; to reel; to totter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rocking town	            Supplants their footsteps.            --J. Philips .	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To roll or saway backward and forward upon a support; as,	      to rock in a rocking-chair.	      [1913 Webster]
Rockaway \Rock"a*way\, [Probably from Rockaway beach, where it	   was used.]	   Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing	   top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which	   could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat	   similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front,	   and having a door at each side.	   [1913 Webster] Rockelay
Rockelay \Rock"e*lay\, Rocklay \Rock"lay\, n.	   See {Rokelay}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rocker \Rock"er\, n.	   1. One who rocks; specifically, one who rocks a cradle.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was I, sir, said the rocker, who had the honor,	            some thirty years since, to attend on your highness	            in your infancy.                      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the curving pieces of wood or metal on which a	      cradle, chair, etc., rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any implement or machine working with a rocking motion, as	      a trough mounted on rockers for separating gold dust from	      gravel, etc., by agitation in water.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A play horse on rockers; a rocking-horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A chair mounted on rockers; a rocking-chair.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A skate with a curved blade, somewhat resembling in shape	      the rocker of a cradle.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.) Same as {Rock shaft}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rocker arm} (Mach.), an arm borne by a rock shaft.	      [1913 Webster]
Rockered \Rock"ered\, a. (Naut.)	   Shaped like a rocker; curved; as, a rockered keel.	   [1913 Webster]
Rockery \Rock"er*y\, n. (Gardening)	   A mound formed of fragments of rock, earth, etc., and set	   with plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It	   ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)	   (a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in	       Europe as a salad.	   (b) Damewort.	   (c) Rocket larkspur. See below.	       [1913 Webster]	   {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.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants	      ({Cakile maritima} and {Cakile Americana}) found on the	      seashore of Europe and America.	   {Yellow rocket} (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow	      flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris}).	      [1913 Webster]	Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of	   German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a	   distaff. See {Rock} a distaff.]	   1. An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of	      paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible	      ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened	      to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the	      air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases	      liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are	      used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and	      also for pyrotechnic display.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blunt lance head used in the joust.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. any flying device propelled by the reactive force of hot	      gases expelled in the direction opposite its motion. The	      fuel used to generate the expelled gases in rockets may be	      solid or liquid; rockets propelled by liquid fuels	      typically have a combustible fuel (such as hydrogen or	      kerosene) which is combined inside the rocket engine with	      an oxidizer, such as liquid oxygen. Single liquid fuels	      (called monopropellants) are also known. Since rocket	      engines do not depend on a surrounding fluid medium to	      generate their thrust, as do airplanes with propellers or	      jet engines, they may be used for propulsion in the vacuum	      of space.	      [PJC]	   {Congreve rocket}, a powerful form of rocket for use in war,	      invented by Sir William Congreve. It may be used either in	      the field or for bombardment; in the former case, it is	      armed with shells or case shot; in the latter, with a	      combustible material inclosed in a metallic case, which is	      inextinguishable when kindled, and scatters its fire on	      every side.	      [1913 Webster]	Rocket \Rock"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rocketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Rocketing}.] (Sporting)	   To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present	   participle or as an adjective. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. --H. R.	                                                  Haggard.	   [1913 Webster]
Rocketer \Rock"et*er\, n. (Sporting)	   A bird, especially a pheasant, which, being flushed, rises	   straight in the air like a rocket. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rocket scientist \Rock"et sci"en*tist\, n.	   a very intelligent person; -- used mostly in the phrases:	   "you don't have to be a rocket scientist to . . ." and "it	   doesn't take a rocket scientist to . . .", meaning that the	   subject that follows is easy to understand.	   [PJC]
Rockfish \Rock"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several California scorpaenoid food fishes of	       the genus {Sebastichthys}, as the red rockfish	       ({Sebastichthys ruber}). They are among the most	       important of California market fishes. Called also {rock	       cod}, and {garrupa}.	   (b) The striped bass. See {Bass}.	   (c) Any one of several species of Florida and Bermuda	       groupers of the genus {Epinephelus}.	   (d) An American fresh-water darter; the log perch.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is locally applied to various other fishes.	         [1913 Webster]
Rockiness \Rock"i*ness\, n. [From {Rocky}.]	   The state or quality of being rocky.	   [1913 Webster]
Rocking \Rock"ing\, a.	   Having a swaying, rolling, or back-and-forth movement; used	   for rocking.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rocking shaft}. (Mach.) See {Rock shaft}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rocking-chair \Rock"ing-chair`\, n.	   A chair mounted on rockers, in which one may rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Rocking-horse \Rock"ing-horse`\, n.	   The figure of a horse, mounted upon rockers, for children to	   ride.	   [1913 Webster]
Rocking-stone \Rock"ing-stone`\, n.	   A stone, often of great size and weight, resting upon another	   stone, and so exactly poised that it can be rocked, or	   slightly moved, with but little force.	   [1913 Webster]
Rockless \Rock"less\, a.	   Being without rocks. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rockling \Rock"ling\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of small marine fishes of the genera {Onos} and	   {Rhinonemus} (formerly {Motella}), allied to the cod. They	   have three or four barbels.	   [1913 Webster]
Rockrose \Rock"rose`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to any species of the genus {Helianthemum}, low	   shrubs or herbs with yellow flowers, especially the European	   {Helianthemum vulgare} and the American frostweed,	   {Helianthemum Canadense}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cretan rockrose}, a related shrub ({Cistus Creticus}), one	      of the plants yielding the fragrant gum called {ladanum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rock shaft \Rock" shaft`\ [Cf. {Rock}, v. i.] (Mach.)	   A shaft that oscillates on its journals, instead of	   revolving, -- usually carrying levers by means of which it	   receives and communicates reciprocating motion, as in the	   valve gear of some steam engines; -- called also {rocker},	   {rocking shaft}, and {way shaft}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rock staff \Rock" staff`\ [Cf. {Rock}, v. i.]	   An oscillating bar in a machine, as the lever of the bellows	   of a forge.	   [1913 Webster]
Rocksucker \Rock"suck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A lamprey.	   [1913 Webster]
Rockweed \Rock"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any coarse seaweed growing on sea-washed rocks, especially	   Fucus.	   [1913 Webster]
Rockwood \Rock"wood`\, n. (Min.)	   Ligniform asbestus; also, fossil wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Rockwork \Rock"work`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) Stonework in which the surface is left broken and	      rough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gardening) A rockery.	      [1913 Webster]
Rocky \Rock"y\, a.	   1. Full of, or abounding in, rocks; consisting of rocks; as,	      a rocky mountain; a rocky shore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a rock; as, the rocky orb of a shield. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Not easily impressed or affected; hard; unfeeling;	      obdurate; as, a rocky bosom. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rocky Mountain locust} (Zool.), the Western locust, or	      grasshopper. See {Grasshopper}.	   {Rocky Mountain sheep}. (Zool.) See {Bighorn}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rocoa \Ro"coa\, n. [Cf. F. rocou, roicou, Pg. & Braz, uruc['u].]	   The orange-colored pulp covering the seeds of the tropical	   plant {Bixa Orellana}, from which annotto is prepared. See	   {Annoto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rococo \Ro*co"co\, n. [F.; of uncertain etymology.]	   A florid style of ornamentation which prevailed in Europe in	   the latter part of the eighteenth century.	   [1913 Webster]	Rococo \Ro*co"co\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the style called rococo; like rococo;	   florid; fantastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Rod \Rod\, n. [The same word as rood. See {Rood}.]	   1. A straight and slender stick; a wand; hence, any slender	      bar, as of wood or metal (applied to various purposes).	      Specifically:	      (a) An instrument of punishment or correction;	          figuratively, chastisement.	          [1913 Webster]	                He that spareth his rod hateth his son. --Prov.	                                                  xiii. 24.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A kind of sceptor, or badge of office; hence,	          figuratively, power; authority; tyranny; oppression.	          "The rod, and bird of peace." --Shak.	      (c) A support for a fishing line; a fish pole. --Gay.	      (d) (Mach. & Structure) A member used in tension, as for	          sustaining a suspended weight, or in tension and	          compression, as for transmitting reciprocating motion,	          etc.; a connecting bar.	      (e) An instrument for measuring.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure of length containing sixteen and a half feet; --	      called also {perch}, and {pole}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black rod}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Rods and cones} (Anat.), the elongated cells or elements of	      the sensory layer of the retina, some of which are	      cylindrical, others somewhat conical.	      [1913 Webster]
Roddy \Rod"dy\, a.	   Full of rods or twigs.	   [1913 Webster]	Roddy \Rod"dy\, a.	   Ruddy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rode \Rode\, n. [See {Rud}.]	   Redness; complexion. [Obs.] "His rode was red." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rode \Rode\,	   imp. of {Ride}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rode \Rode\, n.	   See {Rood}, the cross. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodent \Ro"dent\, a. [L. rodens, -entis, p. pr. of rodere to	   gnaw. See {Rase}, v. t., and cf. {Rostrum}.]	   1. Gnawing; biting; corroding; (Med.) applied to a	      destructive variety of cancer or ulcer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Gnawing.	      (b) Of or pertaining to the Rodentia.	          [1913 Webster]	Rodent \Ro"dent\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Rodentia.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodentia \Ro*den"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Rodent}, a.] (Zool.)	   An order of mammals having two (rarely four) large incisor	   teeth in each jaw, distant from the molar teeth. The rats,	   squirrels, rabbits, marmots, and beavers belong to this	   order.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The incisor teeth are long, curved, and strongly	         enameled on the outside, so as to keep a cutting edge.	         They have a persistent pulp and grow continuously.	         [1913 Webster]
Rodeo \Ro*de"o\, n. [SP., a going round.]	   A round-up. See {Round-up}. [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rodge \Rodge\, n. (Zool.)	   The gadwall. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rodomel \Rod"o*mel\, n. [Gr. ??? rose + ??? honey.]	   Juice of roses mixed with honey. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, n. [F. rodomont, It. rodomonte, fr.	   Rodomonte, Rodamonte, a boasting hero in the "Orlando	   Furioso" of Ariosto, and the "Orlando Innamorato" of Bojardo;	   properly, one who rolls away mountains; Prov. It. rodare to	   roll away (fr. L. rota a wheel) + It. monte a mountain, L.	   mons. See {Rotary}, {Mount}, n.]	   A vain or blustering boaster; a braggart; a braggadocio.	   --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Rodomont \Rod"o*mont\, a.	   Bragging; vainly boasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodomontade \Rod`o*mon*tade"\, n. [F., fr. It. rodomontana. See	   {Rodomont}, n.]	   Vain boasting; empty bluster or vaunting; rant.	   [1913 Webster]	         I could show that the rodomontades of Almanzor are	         neither so irrational nor impossible.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Rodomontade \Rod`o*mon*tade"\, v. i.	   To boast; to brag; to bluster; to rant.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodomontadist \Rod`o*mon*tad"ist\, n.	   One who boasts.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodomontado \Rod`o*mon*ta"do\, n.	   Rodomontade.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodomontador \Rod`o*mon*ta"dor\, n.	   A rodomontadist.	   [1913 Webster]
Rodsman \Rods"man\, n.; pl. {Rodsmen}.	   One who carries and holds a leveling staff, or rod, in a	   surveying party. --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster]
Rody \Ro"dy\, a.	   Ruddy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Roe \Roe\, n. [OE. ro, AS. r[=a]h; akin to D. ree, G. reh, Icel.	   r[=a], SW. r[*a].] (Zool.)	   (a) A roebuck. See {Roebuck}.	   (b) The female of any species of deer.	       [1913 Webster]	Roe \Roe\, n. [For roan, OE. rowne, akin to G. rogen, OHG.	   rogan, Icel. hrogn, Dan. rogn, ravn, Sw. rom; of uncertain	   origin; cf. Gr. ??? pebble, Skr. ?arkar[=a] gravel.]	   1. (Zool.) The ova or spawn of fishes and amphibians,	      especially when still inclosed in the ovarian membranes.	      Sometimes applied, loosely, to the sperm and the testes of	      the male.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood,	      especially in mahogany.	      [1913 Webster]
Roebuck \Roe"buck`\, n. [1st roe + buck.] (Zool.)	   A small European and Asiatic deer ({Capreolus capraea})	   having erect, cylindrical, branched antlers, forked at the	   summit. This, the smallest European deer, is very nimble and	   graceful. It always prefers a mountainous country, or high	   grounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Roe Richard \Roe, Richard\ (Law)	   A fictious name for a party, real or fictious, to an act or	   proceeding. Other names were formerly similarly used, as	   {John-a-Nokes}, John o', or of the, Nokes, or Noakes,	   {John-a-Stiles}, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roed \Roed\, a. (Zool.)	   Filled with roe.	   [1913 Webster]
Roedeer \Roe"deer`\, n. (Zool.)	   The roebuck.	   [1913 Webster]
Roentgen ray \Roentgen ray\	   the Anglicised spelling of {R["o]ntgen ray}. Same as {X ray}.	   [PJC]
Roestone \Roe"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Oolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
rofecoxib \rofecoxib\ (Chem. & Med.)	   A chemical substance ({C17H14O4S}, molecular weight 314.36)	   used in medicine as an analgesic to alleviate pain and	   inflammation; it is a synthetic compound, and is marketed by	   Merck & Co. under the trade name {Vioxx}, in tablets giving	   dosages of 12.5 or 25 milligrams. It is classed as a	   non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Chemically, it	   is 4-[4-(methylsulfony)phenyl]-3-phenyl-2(5H) furanone. Its	   chemical structure contains two phenyl rings and a furanone	   ring. It is believed to act by inhibition of prostaglandin	   biosynthesis, through inhibition of the enzyme	   cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2); unlike {aspirin}, it does not	   inhibit cyclooxygenase-1.	   [PJC]
Rogation \Ro*ga"tion\, n. [L. rogatio, fr. rogare, rogatum, to	   ask, beg, supplicate: cf. F. rogation. Cf. {Abrogate},	   {Arrogant}, {Probogue}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) The demand, by the consuls or tribunes, of a	      law to be passed by the people; a proposed law or decree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Litany; supplication.	      [1913 Webster]	            He perfecteth the rogations or litanies before in	            use.                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rogation days} (Eccl.), the three days which immediately	      precede Ascension {Day}; -- so called as being days on	      which the people, walking in procession, sang litanies of	      special supplication.	   {Rogation flower} (Bot.), a European species of milkwort	      ({Polygala vulgaris}); -- so called from its former use	      for garlands in Rogation week. --Dr. Prior.	   {Rogation week}, the second week before Whitsunday, in which	      the Rogation days occur.	      [1913 Webster]
Rogatory \Rog"a*to*ry\, a. [See {Rogation}.]	   Seeking information; authorized to examine witnesses or	   ascertain facts; as, a rogatory commission. --Woolsey.	   [1913 Webster]
Roger \Rog"er\, n. [From a proper name Roger.]	   A black flag with white skull and crossbones, formerly used	   by pirates; -- called also {Jolly Roger} and {pirate flag}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rogue \Rogue\, n. [F. rogue proud, haughty, supercilious; cf.	   Icel. hr?kr a rook, croaker (cf. {Rook} a bird), or Armor.	   rok, rog, proud, arogant.]	   1. (Eng.Law) A vagrant; an idle, sturdy beggar; a vagabond; a	      tramp.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The phrase rogues and vagabonds is applied to a large	         class of wandering, disorderly, or dissolute persons.	         They were formerly punished by being whipped and having	         the gristle of the right ear bored with a hot iron.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A deliberately dishonest person; a knave; a cheat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rogue and fool by fits is fair and wise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who is pleasantly mischievous or frolicsome; hence,	      often used as a term of endearment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah, you sweet little rogue, you!      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An elephant that has separated from a herd and roams about	      alone, in which state it is very savage.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Hort.) A worthless plant occuring among seedlings of some	      choice variety.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rogues' gallery}, a collection of portraits of rogues or	      criminals, for the use of the police authorities.	   {Rogue's march}, derisive music performed in driving away a	      person under popular indignation or official sentence, as	      when a soldier is drummed out of a regiment.	   {Rogue's yarn}, yarn of a different twist and color from the	      rest, inserted into the cordage of the British navy, to	      identify it if stolen, or for the purpose of tracing the	      maker in case of defect. Different makers are required to	      use yarns of different colors.	      [1913 Webster]	Rogue \Rogue\, v. i.	   To wander; to play the vagabond; to play knavish tricks.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Rogue \Rogue\, v. t.	   1. To give the name or designation of rogue to; to decry.	      [Obs.] --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hort.) To destroy (plants that do not come up to a	      required standard).	      [1913 Webster]
Roguery \Rogu"er*y\, n.	   1. The life of a vargant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practices of a rogue; knavish tricks; cheating; fraud;	      dishonest practices.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis no scandal grown,	            For debt and roguery to quit the town. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Arch tricks; mischievousness.	      [1913 Webster]
Rogueship \Rogue"ship\, n.	   The quality or state of being a rogue. [Jocose] "Your	   rogueship." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Roguish \Rogu"ish\, a.	   1. Vagrant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            His roguish madness	            Allows itself to anything.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling, or characteristic of, a rogue; knavish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pleasantly mischievous; waggish; arch.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most bewitching leer with her eyes, the most	            roguish cast.                         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Rogu"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Rogu"ish*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Roguy \Rogu"y\, a.	   Roguish. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Rohob \Ro"hob\, n.	   An inspissated juice. See {Rob}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roial \Roi"al\, a.	   Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Roil \Roil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Roiling}.] [Cf. OE. roilen to wander; possibly fr. OF.	   roeler to roll, equiv. to F. rouler. See {Roll}, v., and cf.	   {Rile}.]	   1. To render turbid by stirring up the dregs or sediment of;	      as, to roil wine, cider, etc., in casks or bottles; to	      roil a spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb, as the temper; to ruffle the temper of; to	      rouse the passion of resentment in; to perplex.	      [1913 Webster]	            That his friends should believe it, was what roiled	            him [Judge Jeffreys] exceedingly.     --R. North.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Provincial in England and colloquial in the United	         States. A commoner, but less approved, form is rile.	         [1913 Webster]	Roil \Roil\, v. i.	   1. To wander; to roam. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To romp. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Roily \Roil"y\, a.	   Turbid; as, roily water.	   [1913 Webster]
Roin \Roin\, v. t.	   See {Royne}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Roin \Roin\, n. [F. rogne. See {Roynish}.]	   A scab; a scurf, or scurfy spot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roinish \Roin"ish\, a.	   See {Roynish}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roint \Roint\, interj.	   See {Aroint}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roist \Roist\, v. i.	   See {Roister}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roister \Roist"er\, v. i. [Probably fr. F. rustre boor, a clown,	   clownish, fr. L. rustucus rustic. See {Rustic}.]	   To bluster; to swagger; to bully; to be bold, noisy,	   vaunting, or turbulent.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a roisting challenge sent amongst	         The dull and factious nobles of the Greeks. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Roister \Roist"er\, n.	   See {Roisterer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roisterer \Roist"er*er\, n.	   A blustering, turbulent fellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         If two roisterers met, they cocked their hats in each	         other faces.                             --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Roisterly \Roist"er*ly\, a.	   Blustering; violent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Roisterly \Roist"er*ly\, adv.	   In a roistering manner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rokambole \Rok"am*bole\, n.	   See {Rocambole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roke \Roke\, n. [See {Reek}.]	   1. Mist; smoke; damp [Prov. Eng.] [Written also {roak},	      {rook}, and {rouk}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vein of ore. [Pov.Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster] Rokeage
Rokeage \Roke"age\, Rokee \Rok"ee\, n. [Cf. {Nocake}.]	   Parched Indian corn, pounded up and mixed with sugar; --	   called also {yokeage}. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rokelay \Rok"e*lay\, n. [Cf. {Roquelaure}.]	   A short cloak. [Written also {rockelay}, {rocklay}, etc.]	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roky \Rok"y\, a. [See {Roke}.]	   Misty; foggy; cloudy. [Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Role \Role\, Role \R[^o]le\, 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 role of philanthropist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Title role}, the part, or character, which gives the title	      to a play, as the part of Hamlet in the play of that name.	      [1913 Webster]
Roll \Roll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rolling}.] [OF. roeler, roler, F. rouler, LL. rotulare, fr.	   L. royulus, rotula, a little wheel, dim. of rota wheel; akin	   to G. rad, and to Skr. ratha car, chariot. Cf. {Control},	   {Roll}, n., {Rotary}.]	   1. To cause to revolve by turning over and over; to move by	      turning on an axis; to impel forward by causing to turn	      over and over on a supporting surface; as, to roll a	      wheel, a ball, or a barrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wrap round on itself; to form into a spherical or	      cylindrical body by causing to turn over and over; as, to	      roll a sheet of paper; to roll parchment; to roll clay or	      putty into a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bind or involve by winding, as in a bandage; to inwrap;	      -- often with up; as, to roll up a parcel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To drive or impel forward with an easy motion, as of	      rolling; as, a river rolls its waters to the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flood of Catholic reaction was rolled over	            Europe.                               --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To utter copiously, esp. with sounding words; to utter	      with a deep sound; -- often with forth, or out; as, to	      roll forth some one's praises; to roll out sentences.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who roll'd the psalm to wintry skies. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To press or level with a roller; to spread or form with a	      roll, roller, or rollers; as, to roll a field; to roll	      paste; to roll steel rails, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To move, or cause to be moved, upon, or by means of,	      rollers or small wheels.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To beat with rapid, continuous strokes, as a drum; to	      sound a roll upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Geom.) To apply (one line or surface) to another without	      slipping; to bring all the parts of (one line or surface)	      into successive contact with another, in suck manner that	      at every instant the parts that have been in contact are	      equal.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To turn over in one's mind; to revolve.	       [1913 Webster]	             Full oft in heart he rolleth up and down	             The beauty of these florins new and bright.	                                                  --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	   {To roll one's self}, to wallow.	   {To roll the eye}, to direct its axis hither and thither in	      quick succession.	   {To roll one's r's}, to utter the letter r with a trill.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Roll \Roll\, v. i.	   1. To move, as a curved object may, along a surface by	      rotation without sliding; to revolve upon an axis; to turn	      over and over; as, a ball or wheel rolls on the earth; a	      body rolls on an inclined plane.	      [1913 Webster]	            And her foot, look you, is fixed upon a spherical	            stone, which rolls, and rolls, and rolls. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move on wheels; as, the carriage rolls along the	      street. "The rolling chair." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be wound or formed into a cylinder or ball; as, the	      cloth rolls unevenly; the snow rolls well.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fall or tumble; -- with over; as, a stream rolls over a	      precipice.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To perform a periodical revolution; to move onward as with	      a revolution; as, the rolling year; ages roll away.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To turn; to move circularly.	      [1913 Webster]	            And his red eyeballs roll with living fire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To move, as waves or billows, with alternate swell and	      depression.	      [1913 Webster]	            What different sorrows did within thee roll.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To incline first to one side, then to the other; to rock;	      as, there is a great difference in ships about rolling; in	      a general semse, to be tossed about.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twice ten tempestuous nights I rolled. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To turn over, or from side to side, while lying down; to	      wallow; as, a horse rolls.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To spread under a roller or rolling-pin; as, the paste	       rolls well.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To beat a drum with strokes so rapid that they can	       scarcely be distinguished by the ear.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To make a loud or heavy rumbling noise; as, the thunder	       rolls.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To roll about}, to gad abroad. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Man shall not suffer his wife go roll about.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Roll \Roll\, n. [F. r[^o]le a roll (in sense 3), fr. L. rotulus	   ? little wheel, LL., a roll, dim. of L. rota a wheel. See	   {Roll}, v., and cf. {R[^o]le}, {Rouleau}, {Roulette}.]	   1. The act of rolling, or state of being rolled; as, the roll	      of a ball; the roll of waves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which rolls; a roller. Specifically:	      (a) A heavy cylinder used to break clods. --Mortimer.	      (b) One of a set of revolving cylinders, or rollers,	          between which metal is pressed, formed, or smoothed,	          as in a rolling mill; as, to pass rails through the	          rolls.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is rolled up; as, a roll of fat, of wool,	      paper, cloth, etc. Specifically:	      (a) A document written on a piece of parchment, paper, or	          other materials which may be rolled up; a scroll.	          [1913 Webster]	                Busy angels spread	                The lasting roll, recording what we say.	                                                  --Prior.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Hence, an official or public document; a register; a	          record; also, a catalogue; a list.	          [1913 Webster]	                The rolls of Parliament, the entry of the	                petitions, answers, and transactions in	                Parliament, are extant.           --Sir M. Hale.	          [1913 Webster]	                The roll and list of that army doth remain.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A quantity of cloth wound into a cylindrical form; as,	          a roll of carpeting; a roll of ribbon.	      (d) A cylindrical twist of tobacco.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of shortened raised biscuit or bread, often rolled	      or doubled upon itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) The oscillating movement of a vessel from side to	      side, in sea way, as distinguished from the alternate rise	      and fall of bow and stern called pitching.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A heavy, reverberatory sound; as, the roll of cannon, or	      of thunder.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The uniform beating of a drum with strokes so rapid as	      scarcely to be distinguished by the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Part; office; duty; role. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Long roll} (Mil.), a prolonged roll of the drums, as the	      signal of an attack by the enemy, and for the troops to	      arrange themselves in line.	   {Master of the rolls}. See under {Master}.	   {Roll call}, the act, or the time, of calling over a list	      names, as among soldiers.	   {Rolls of court}, {of parliament} (or of any public body),	      the parchments or rolls on which the acts and proceedings	      of that body are engrossed by the proper officer, and	      which constitute the records of such public body.	   {To call the roll}, to call off or recite a list or roll of	      names of persons belonging to an organization, in order to	      ascertain who are present or to obtain responses from	      those present.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: List; schedule; catalogue; register; inventory. See	        {List}.	        [1913 Webster]
Rollable \Roll"a*ble\ (r[=o]l"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being rolled.	   [1913 Webster]
Roller \Roll"er\ (r[=o]l"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, rolls; especially, a cylinder,	      sometimes grooved, of wood, stone, metal, etc., used in	      husbandry and the arts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bandage; a fillet; properly, a long and broad bandage	      used in surgery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) One of series of long, heavy waves which roll in	      upon a coast, sometimes in calm weather.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A long, belt-formed towel, to be suspended on a rolling	      cylinder; -- called also {roller towel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A cylinder coated with a composition made	      principally of glue and molassess, with which forms of	      type are inked previously to taking an impression from	      them. --W. Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A long cylinder on which something is rolled up; as, the	      roller of a map.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A small wheel, as of a caster, a roller skate, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) Any insect whose larva rolls up leaves; a leaf	      roller. see {Tortrix}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. [CF. F. rollier.] (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of	      Old World picarian birds of the family {Coraciadae}. The	      name alludes to their habit of suddenly turning over or	      "tumbling" in flight.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many of the species are brilliantly colored. The common	         European species ({Coracias garrula}) has the head,	         neck, and under parts light blue varied with green, the	         scapulars chestnut brown, and the tail blue, green, and	         black. The broad-billed rollers of India and Africa	         belong to the genus {Eurystomus}, as the oriental	         roller ({Eurystomus orientalis}), and the Australian	         roller, or dollar bird ({Eurystomus Pacificus}). The	         latter is dark brown on the head and neck, sea green on	         the back, and bright blue on the throat, base of the	         tail, and parts of the wings. It has a silvery-white	         spot on the middle of each wing. The {lilac-breasted	         roller} of Africa is {Corcia caudata} caudata, a	         brightly colored bird of the family {Corciidae} having	         malachite green, blue, purple-lilac, brown and	         sea-green feathers from head to tail; it is a popular	         sight with tourists in Africa.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   10. (Zool.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family	       {Tortricidae}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Ground roller} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      Madagascar rollers belonging to {Atelornis} and allied	      genera. They are nocturnal birds, and feed on the ground.	      	   {Roller bolt}, the bar in a carriage to which the traces are	      attached; a whiffletree. [Eng.]	   {Roller gin}, a cotton gin inn which rolls are used for	      separating the seeds from the fiber.	   {Roller mill}. See under {Mill}.	   {Roller skate}, a skate which has small wheels in the place	      of the metallic runner; -- designed for use in skating	      upon a smooth, hard surface, other than ice.	      [1913 Webster]	Roller bearing \Roll"er bear"ing\ (Mach.)	   A bearing containing friction rollers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Roller blade \Roll"er blade\ [from Rollerblade, a trade name.]	   a type of {roller skate} having more than two wheels, aligned	   in a single row rather than in two rows.	   [PJC]	Roller coaster \Roller coaster\	   An amusement railroad of varying design in which open cars	   coast by gravity over a long winding track in a closed	   circuit, with steep pitches and ascents, and in some cases	   loops in which the cars are briefly upside-down; typically,	   the cars are pulled by a chain device to the top of the first	   peak, after which gravity and momentum provide the only	   propulsive forces. In some cases, the cars are suspended from	   a monorail rather than resting on a track, and such cars may	   be made to swing outward at an angle near to the horizontal.	   It is a popular amusement at many amusement parks, but is	   sufficiently frightening to some people that they refuse to	   ride in one.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Roller skate \Roll"er skate\	   1. a shoe with a set of wheels attached so that the wearer	      can glide over a flat surface. To move on such a device is	      reverred to as to skate or to rollerskate. To rollerskate	      is a form of recreation or sport.	      [PJC]	   2. a metal frame of the size of a shoe, with a set of wheels	      attached, and with adjustable clamps and straps that	      permit a shoe to be reversibly fastened to the frame. It	      serves the same purpose as the roller skate having the	      shoe permanently attached, but is typically less	      expensive.	      [PJC]
Rollerskate \Roll"er*skate\	   to glide on roller skates, as one might on ice skates.	   [PJC]
Rolley \Roll"ey\ (-[y^]), n. [Probably fr. roll.]	   A small wagon used for the underground work of a mine.	   --Tomlison.	   [1913 Webster]
Rollic \Rol"lic\ (r[o^]l"l[i^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Rollicked} (-l[i^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rollicking}.]	   [Corrupt. fr. frolic, under the influence of roll.]	   To move or play in a careless, swaggering manner, with a	   frolicsome air; to frolic; to sport; commonly in the form	   rollicking. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He described his friends as rollicking blades. --T.	                                                  Hook.	   [1913 Webster] Rollejee	   Rolliche
Rolliche \Rol"li*che\, n. [Also Rollejee \Rol"le*jee\, Rollichie
\Rol"li*chie\][D. rolletje a little roll.]	   A kind of sausage, made in a bag of tripe, sliced and fried,	   famous among the Dutch of New Amsterdam and still known, esp.	   in New Jersey.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rolling \Roll"ing\, a.	   1. Rotating on an axis, or moving along a surface by	      rotation; turning over and over as if on an axis or a	      pivot; as, a rolling wheel or ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moving on wheels or rollers, or as if on wheels or	      rollers; as, a rolling chair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having gradual, rounded undulations of surface; as, a	      rolling country; rolling land. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rolling bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}.	   {Rolling circle of a paddle wheel}, the circle described by	      the point whose velocity equals the velocity of the ship.	      --J. Bourne.	   {Rolling fire} (Mil.), a discharge of firearms by soldiers in	      line, in quick succession, and in the order in which they	      stand.	   {Rolling friction}, that resistance to motion experienced by	      one body rolling upon another which arises from the	      roughness or other quality of the surfaces in contact.	   {Rolling mill}, a mill furnished with heavy rolls, between	      which heated metal is passed, to form it into sheets,	      rails, etc.	   {Rolling press}.	      (a) A machine for calendering cloth by pressure between	          revolving rollers.	      (b) A printing press with a roller, used in copperplate	          printing.	   {Rolling stock}, or {Rolling plant}, the locomotives and	      vehicles of a railway.	   {Rolling tackle} (Naut.), tackle used to steady the yards	      when the ship rolls heavily. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]
Rolling-pin \Roll"ing-pin`\, n.	   A cylindrical piece of wood or other material, with which	   paste or dough may be rolled out and reduced to a proper	   thickness.	   [1913 Webster]
Rollway \Roll"way`\, n.	   A place prepared for rolling logs into a stream.	   [1913 Webster]
Rolly-poly \Roll"y-po`ly\, n.	   A kind of pudding made of paste spread with fruit, rolled	   into a cylindrical form, and boiled or steamed. -- a. Shaped	   like a rolly-poly; short and stout. [Written also	   {roly-poly}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rolly-pooly \Roll"y-pool`y\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A game in which a ball, rolling into a certain place, wins.	   [Written also {rouly-pouly}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rolodex \Rol"o*dex\ (r[^o]l"[-o]*d[e^]ks), a. [Trade Mark of	   Newell Office Products.]	   A trade name for a type of card file; as, a Rolodex(R) card	   file. Also used informally and improperly as a noun meaning	   {Rolodex(R) card file}.	   [PJC]
Roly-poly \Ro"ly-po`ly\, n. & a.	   Rolly-poly.	   [1913 Webster]
Romage \Rom"age\, n. & v.	   See {Rummage}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Romaic \Ro*ma"ic\, a. [NGr. ????: cf. F. roma["i]que. See	   {Roman}.]	   Of or relating to modern Greece, and especially to its	   language. -- n. The modern Greek language, now usually called	   by the Greeks {Hellenic} or {Neo-Hellenic}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Greeks at the time of the capture of Constantinople	         were proud of being "Romai^oi, or Romans . . . Hence	         the term Romaic was the name given to the popular	         language. . . . The Greek language is now spoken of as	         the Hellenic language. --Encyc. Brit.	         [1913 Webster]
Romajikai \Ro"ma*ji*ka`i\, n. [Jap. r[=o]majikai, Roman	   character association.]	   An association, including both Japanese and Europeans, having	   for its object the changing of the Japanese method of writing	   by substituting Roman letters for Japanese characters. Laso	   known as {Hyojun Romajikai}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Roman \Ro"man\, a. [L. Romanus, fr. Roma Rome: cf. F. romain.	   Cf. {Romaic}, {Romance}, {Romantic}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Rome, or the Roman people; like or	      characteristic of Rome, the Roman people, or things done	      by Romans; as, Roman fortitude; a Roman aqueduct; Roman	      art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion;	      professing that religion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.)	      (a) Upright; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type	          ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic	          characters.	      (b) Expressed in letters, not in figures, as I., IV., i.,	          iv., etc.; -- said of numerals, as distinguished from	          the Arabic numerals, 1, 4, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Roman alum} (Chem.), a cubical potassium alum formerly	      obtained in large quantities from Italian alunite, and	      highly valued by dyers on account of its freedom from	      iron.	   {Roman balance}, a form of balance nearly resembling the	      modern steelyard. See the Note under {Balance}, n., 1.	   {Roman candle}, a kind of firework (generally held in the	      hand), characterized by the continued emission of shower	      of sparks, and the ejection, at intervals, of brilliant	      balls or stars of fire which are thrown upward as they	      become ignited.	   {Roman Catholic}, of, pertaining to, or the religion of that	      church of which the pope is the spiritual head; as, a	      Roman Catholic priest; the Roman Catholic Church.	   {Roman cement}, a cement having the property of hardening	      under water; a species of hydraulic cement.	   {Roman law}. See under {Law}.	   {Roman nose}, a nose somewhat aquiline.	   {Roman ocher}, a deep, rich orange color, transparent and	      durable, used by artists. --Ure.	   {Roman order} (Arch.), the composite order. See {Composite},	      a., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Roman \Ro"man\, n.	   1. A native, or permanent resident, of Rome; a citizen of	      Rome, or one upon whom certain rights and privileges of a	      Roman citizen were conferred.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Roman type, letters, or print, collectively; -- in	      distinction from Italics.	      [1913 Webster]	Roman calendar \Roman calendar\	   The calendar of the ancient Romans, from which our modern	   calendars are derived. It is said to have consisted	   originally of ten months, Martius, Aprilis, Maius, Junius,	   Quintilis, Sextilis, September, October, November, and	   December, having a total of 304 days. Numa added two months,	   Januarius at the beginning of the year, and Februarius at the	   end, making in all 355 days. He also ordered an intercalary	   month, Mercedinus, to be inserted every second year. Later	   the order of the months was changed so that January should	   come before February. Through abuse of power by the pontiffs	   to whose care it was committed, this calendar fell into	   confusion. It was replaced by the Julian calendar. In	   designating the days of the month, the Romans reckoned	   backward from three fixed points, the calends, the nones, and	   the ides. The calends were always the first day of the month.	   The ides fell on the 15th in March, May, July (Quintilis),	   and October, and on the 13th in other months. The nones came	   on the eighth day (the ninth, counting the ides) before the	   ides. Thus, Jan. 13 was called the ides of January, Jan. 12,	   the day before the ides, and Jan. 11, the third day before	   the ides (since the ides count as one), while Jan. 14 was the	   19th day before the calends of February.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Romance \Ro*mance"\, n. [OE. romance, romant, romaunt, OF.	   romanz, romans, romant, roman, F. roman, romance, fr. LL.	   Romanice in the Roman language, in the vulgar tongue, i. e.,	   in the vulgar language which sprang from Latin, the language	   of the Romans, and hence applied to fictitious compositions	   written in this vulgar tongue; fr. L. Romanicus Roman, fr.	   Romanus. See {Roman}, and cf. {Romanic}, {Romaunt},	   {Romansch}, {Romanza}.]	   1. A species of fictitious writing, originally composed in	      meter in the Romance dialects, and afterward in prose,	      such as the tales of the court of Arthur, and of Amadis of	      Gaul; hence, any fictitious and wonderful tale; a sort of	      novel, especially one which treats of surprising	      adventures usually befalling a hero or a heroine; a tale	      of extravagant adventures, of love, and the like.	      "Romances that been royal." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon these three columns -- chivalry, gallantry, and	            religion -- repose the fictions of the Middle Ages,	            especially those known as romances. These, such as	            we now know them, and such as display the	            characteristics above mentioned, were originally	            metrical, and chiefly written by nations of the	            north of France.                      --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An adventure, or series of extraordinary events,	      resembling those narrated in romances; as, his courtship,	      or his life, was a romance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dreamy, imaginative habit of mind; a disposition to	      ignore what is real; as, a girl full of romance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The languages, or rather the several dialects, which were	      originally forms of popular or vulgar Latin, and have now	      developed into Italian. Spanish, French, etc. (called the	      Romanic languages).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A short lyric tale set to music; a song or short	      instrumental piece in ballad style; a romanza.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. a love affair, esp. one in which the lovers display their	      deep affection openly, by romantic gestures.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Fable; novel; fiction; tale.	        [1913 Webster]	Romance \Ro*mance"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the language or dialects known as	   Romance.	   [1913 Webster]	Romance \Ro*mance"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Romanced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Romancing}.]	   To write or tell romances; to indulge in extravagant stories.	   [1913 Webster]	         A very brave officer, but apt to romance. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Romancer \Ro*man"cer\, n.	   One who romances.	   [1913 Webster]
Romancist \Ro*man"cist\, n.	   A romancer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Romancy \Ro*man"cy\, a.	   Romantic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Romanesque \Ro`man*esque"\, a. [F. romanesque; cf. It.	   romanesco.]	   1. (Arch.) Somewhat resembling the Roman; -- applied	      sometimes to the debased style of the later Roman empire,	      but esp. to the more developed architecture prevailing	      from the 8th century to the 12th.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to romance or fable; fanciful.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 to all the styles of Western Europe, from the fall	      of the Western Roman Empire to the appearance of Gothic	      architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	Romanesque \Ro`man*esque"\, n.	   Romanesque style.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanic \Ro*man"ic\, a. [L. Romanicus. See {Romance}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Rome or its people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to any or all of the various languages	      which, during the Middle Ages, sprung out of the old	      Roman, or popular form of Latin, as the Italian, Spanish,	      Portuguese, French, Provencal, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Related to the Roman people by descent; -- said especially	      of races and nations speaking any of the Romanic tongues.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Romanic spelling}, spelling by means of the letters of the	      Roman alphabet, as in English; -- contrasted with phonetic	      spelling.	      [1913 Webster]
Romanish \Ro"man*ish\, a.	   Pertaining to Romanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanism \Ro"man*ism\, n.	   The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic	   religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanist \Ro"man*ist\, n.	   One who adheres to Romanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanize \Ro"man*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Romanized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Romanizing}.]	   1. To Latinize; to fill with Latin words or idioms. [R.]	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convert to the Roman Catholic religion.	      [1913 Webster]	Romanize \Ro"man*ize\, v. i.	   1. To use Latin words and idioms. "Apishly Romanizing."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes	      of speech.	      [1913 Webster]
Romanizer \Ro"man*i`zer\, n.	   One who Romanizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Romansch \Ro*mansch"\, n. [Grisons rumansch, rumonsch, romonsch.	   See {Romance}.]	   The language of the Grisons in Switzerland, a corruption of	   the Latin. [Written also {Romansch}, and {Rumonsch}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Romant \Ro*mant"\, n.	   A romaunt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Romantic \Ro*man"tic\, a. [F. romantique, fr. OF. romant. See	   {Romance}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to romance; involving or resembling	      romance; hence, fanciful; marvelous; extravagant; unreal;	      as, a romantic tale; a romantic notion; a romantic	      undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can anything in nature be imagined more profane and	            impious, more absurd, and undeed romantic, than such	            a persuasion?                         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Zeal for the good of one's country a party of men	            have represented as chimerical and romantic.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entertaining ideas and expectations suited to a romance;	      as, a romantic person; a romantic mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the style of the Christian and popular	      literature of the Middle Ages, as opposed to the classical	      antique; of the nature of, or appropriate to, that style;	      as, the romantic school of poets.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by strangeness or variety; suggestive of	      adventure; suited to romance; wild; picturesque; --	      applied to scenery; as, a romantic landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sentimental; fanciful; fantastic; fictitious;	        extravagant; wild; chimerical. See {Sentimental}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {The romantic drama}. See under {Drama}.	      [1913 Webster]
Romantical \Ro*man"tic*al\, a.	   Romantic.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanticaly \Ro*man"tic*al*y\, adv.	   In a romantic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanticism \Ro*man"ti*cism\, n. [CF. It. romanticismo, F.	   romantisme, romanticisme.]	   A fondness for romantic characteristics or peculiarities;	   specifically, in modern literature, an aiming at romantic	   effects; -- applied to the productions of a school of writers	   who sought to revive certain medi?val forms and methods in	   opposition to the so-called classical style.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Lessing] may be said to have begun the revolt from	         pseudo-classicism in poetry, and to have been thus	         unconsciously the founder of romanticism. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanticist \Ro*man"ti*cist\, n.	   One who advocates romanticism in modern literature. --J. R.	   Seeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanticly \Ro*man"tic*ly\, adv.	   Romantically. [R.] --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Romanticness \Ro*man"tic*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being romantic; widness;	   fancifulness. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Romany \Rom"a*ny\, n. [Gypsy romano, romani, adj., gypsy; cf.	   rom husband.]	   1. A gypsy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies.	      [Written also {Rommany}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Romanza \Ro*man"za\, n. [It.]	   See {Romance}, 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Romaunt \Ro*maunt"\, n. [See {Romance}.]	   A romantic story in verse; as, the "Romaunt of the Rose."	   [1913 Webster]	         O, hearken, loving hearts and bold,	         Unto my wild romaunt.                    --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Romble \Rom"ble\, v. & n.	   Rumble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rombowline \Rom*bow"line\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)	   Old, condemned canvas, rope, etc., unfit for use except in	   chafing gear. [Written also {rumbowline}.]	   [1913 Webster] Romeine
Romeine \Ro"me*ine\, Romeite \Ro"me*ite\, n. [F. rom['e]ine. So	   calledafter the French mineralogist Rom['e] L'Isle.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a hyacinth or honey-yellow color, occuring in	   square octahedrons. It is an antimonate of calcium.	   [1913 Webster]
Romekin \Rome"kin\, n. [CF. {Rummer}.]	   A drinking cup. [Written also {romkin}.] [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Rome penny
Rome penny \Rome" pen`ny\, or Rome scot \Rome" scot`\	   See {Peter pence}, under {Peter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Romeward \Rome"ward\, adv.	   Toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic Church.	   [1913 Webster]	Romeward \Rome"ward\, a.	   Tending or directed toward Rome, or toward the Roman Catholic	   Church.	   [1913 Webster]	         To analyze the crisis in its Anglican rather than in	         its Romeward aspect.                     --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Romic \Rom"ic\, n.	   A method of notation for all spoken sounds, proposed by Mr.	   Sweet; -- so called because it is based on the common	   Roman-letter alphabet. It is like the palaeotype of Mr. Ellis	   in the general plan, but simpler.	   [1913 Webster]
Romish \Rom"ish\, a.	   Belonging or relating to Rome, or to the Roman Catholic	   Church; -- frequently used in a disparaging sense; as, the	   Romish church; the Romish religion, ritual, or ceremonies.	   [1913 Webster]
Romist \Rom"ist\, n.	   A Roman Catholic. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Romp \Romp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Romped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Romping}.] [A variant of ramp. See {Ramp} to leap,	   {Rampallian}.]	   1. To play rudely and boisterously; to leap and frisk about	      in play.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go rapidly and without strained effort.	      [PJC]	   3. To win easily; -- often used with over, in sports games;	      as, the Yankees romped over the Boston Red Sox, 10-2.	      [PJC]	Romp \Romp\, n.	   1. A girl who indulges in boisterous play.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rude, boisterous play or frolic; rough sport.	      [1913 Webster]	            While romp-loving miss	            Is hauled about in gallantry robust.  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Romping \Romp"ing\ (r[o^]mp"[i^]ng), a.	   Inclined to romp; indulging in romps.	   [1913 Webster]	         A little romping girl from boarding school. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Rompingly \Romp"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a romping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rompish \Romp"ish\, a.	   Given to rude play; inclined to romp; frolicsome.	   [1913 Webster] --- {Romp"ish}, adv. -- {Romp"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rompu \Rom"pu\, a. [F. rompu, p. p. of rompre to breeak, L.	   rumpere. See {Rupture}.] (Her.)	   Broken, as an ordinary; cut off, or broken at the top, as a	   chevron, a bend, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Roncador \Ron`ca*dor"\ (r[o^][ng]`k[.a]*d[=o]r"), n. [Sp., a	   snorer, fr. roncar to snore. So called in allusion to the	   grunting noise made by them on being taken from the water. ]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of California sciaenoid food	   fishes, especially {Roncador Stearnsi}, which is an excellent	   market fish, and the red roncador ({Corvina saturna} syn.	   {Johnius saturna}).	   [1913 Webster]
Ronchil \Ron"chil\, n. [Cf. Sp. ronquillo slightly hoarse.]	   (Zool.)	   An American marine food fish ({Bathymaster signatus}) of the	   North Pacific coast, allied to the tilefish. [Written also	   {ronquil}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ronco \Ron"co\, n. [Sp. ronco hoarse.] (Zool.)	   See {Croaker}, n., 2.	   (a) . [Texas]	       [1913 Webster]
Rondache \Ron`dache"\, n. [F.] (Anc. Armor.)	   A circular shield carried by foot soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ronde \Ronde\, n. [F.] (Print.)	   A kind of script in which the heavy strokes are nearly	   upright, giving the characters when taken together a round	   look.	   [1913 Webster]
Rondeau \Ron*deau"\, n. [F. See {Roundel}.] [Written also	   {rondo}.]	   1. A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a	      refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed	      law, and a limited number of rhymes recurring also by	      rule.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the rondeau was called the rondel it was mostly	         written in fourteen octosyllabic lines of two rhymes,	         as in the rondels of Charles d'Orleans. . . . In the	         17th century the approved form of the rondeau was a	         structure of thirteen verses with a refrain. --Encyc.	         Brit.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) See {Rondo}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Rondel \Ron"del\, n. [Cf. {Rondeau}, {Roundel}.]	   1. (Fort.) A small round tower erected at the foot of a	      bastion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F.]	      (a) Same as {Rondeau}.	      (b) Specifically, a particular form of rondeau containing	          fourteen lines in two rhymes, the refrain being a	          repetition of the first and second lines as the	          seventh and eighth, and again as the thirteenth and	          fourteenth. --E. W. Gosse.	          [1913 Webster]
Rondeletia \Ron`de*le"ti*a\, n. [NL. So named after William	   Rondelet, a French naturalist.] (Bot.)	   A tropical genus of rubiaceous shrubs which often have	   brilliant flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Rondle \Ron"dle\, n. [Cf. {Rondel}.]	   1. A rondeau. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A round mass, plate, or disk; especially (Metal.), the	      crust or scale which forms upon the surface of molten	      metal in the crucible.	      [1913 Webster]
Rondo \Ron"do\, n. [It. rond[`o], fr. F. rondeau. See	   {Rondeau}.]	   1. (Mus.) A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a	      lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain	      recurs after each of the other strains. "The Rondo-form	      was the earliest and most frequent definite mold for	      musical construction." --Grove.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Poetry) See {Rondeau}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Rondure \Ron"dure\, n. [Cf. F. rondeur roundness.]	   1. A round; a circle. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Roundness; plumpness. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            High-kirtled for the chase, and what was shown	            Of maiden rondure, like the rose half-blown.	                                                  --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Rong \Rong\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Ring}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rong \Rong\, n.	   Rung (of a ladder). [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rongeur \Ron`geur"\, n. [F., fr. ronger to gnaw.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for removing small rough portions of bone.	   [1913 Webster]
ronin \ro"nin"\ (r[=o]"n[i^]n), n. [Jap. r[=o]-nin, fr. Chin.	   lang profligate, lawless + j[^e]n (old sound n[imac]n) man.]	   In Japan, under the feudal system, a samurai who had	   renounced his clan or who had been discharged or ostracized	   and had become a wanderer without a lord; an outcast; an	   outlaw.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Ronion
Ronion \Ron"ion\, Ronyon \Ron"yon\, n. [F. rogne scab, mange.]	   A mangy or scabby creature.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Aroint thee, with!" the rump-fed ronyon cries. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Ronne
Ronne \Ron"ne\,	   obs. imp. pl., and
Ronnen \Ron"nen\,	   obs. p. p. of {Renne}, to run. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ront \Ront\, n. [See {Runt}.]	   A runt. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rontgen \R["o]nt"gen\, Roentgen \Roent"gen\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the German physicist Wilhelm Konrad	   R["o]ntgen, or the rays discovered by him; as, R["o]ntgen	   apparatus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rontgenize \R["o]nt"gen*ize\, v. t. (Physics)	   To render (air or other gas) conducting by the passage of	   R["o]ntgen rays.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rontgen ray \R["o]ntgen ray\, Roentgen ray \Roentgen ray\ [see	   {R["o]ntgen}.] (Physics)	   An {X-ray}; originally, the term was applied to any of the	   rays produced when cathode rays strike upon surface of a	   solid (as the wall of the vacuum tube), but now it refers	   specifically to electromagnetic radiation having wavelengths	   from 10^{-3} nm to 10 nm, immediately below ultraviolet	   radiation on the wavelength scale. R["o]ntgen rays are noted	   for their penetration of opaque substances, as wood and	   flesh, their action on photographic plates, and their	   fluorescent effects. They were called {X rays} by their	   discoverer, W. K. R["o]ntgen. They are one of the forms of	   ionizing radiation, which can have damaging effects on living	   cells. They also ionize gases, but cannot be reflected, or	   polarized, or deflected by a magnetic field. They are used in	   examining opaque objects, especially in medicine for	   visualizing organs and other objects inside the human body,	   as for locating fractures or bullets, and examining internal	   organs for abnormalities.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rood \Rood\ (r[=oo]d), n. [AS. r[=o]d a cross; akin to OS.	   r[=o]da, D. roede rod, G. ruthe, rute, OHG. ruota. Cf. {Rod}	   a measure.]	   1. A representation in sculpture or in painting of the cross	      with Christ hanging on it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Generally, the Trinity is represented, the Father as an	         elderly man fully clothed, with a nimbus around his	         head, and holding the cross on which the Son is	         represented as crucified, the Holy Spirit descending in	         the form of a dove near the Son's head. Figures of the	         Virgin Mary and of St. John are often placed near the	         principal figures.	         [1913 Webster]	               Savior, in thine image seen	               Bleeding on that precious rood.    --Wordsworth.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure of five and a half yards in length; a rod; a	      perch; a pole. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The fourth part of an acre, or forty square rods.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By the rood}, by the cross; -- a phrase formerly used in	      swearing. "No, by the rood, not so." --Shak.	   {Rood beam} (Arch.), a beam across the chancel of a church,	      supporting the rood.	   {Rood loft} (Arch.), a loft or gallery, in a church, on which	      the rood and its appendages were set up to view. --Gwilt.	   {Rood screen} (Arch.), a screen, between the choir and the	      body of the church, over which the rood was placed.	      --Fairholt.	   {Rood tower} (Arch.), a tower at the intersection of the nave	      and transept of a church; -- when crowned with a spire it	      was called also {rood steeple}. --Weale.	   {Rood tree}, the cross. [Obs.] "Died upon the rood tree."	      --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]
Roodebok \Roo"de*bok\, n. [D. rood red + bok buck.] (Zool.)	   The pallah.	   [1913 Webster]
Roody \Rood"y\, a.	   Rank in growth. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roof \Roof\, n. [OE. rof, AS. hr?f top, roof; akin to D. roef	   cabin, Icel. hr?f a shed under which ships are built or kept;	   cf. OS. hr?st roof, Goth. hr?t. Cf. {Roost}.]	   1. (Arch.) The cover of any building, including the roofing	      (see {Roofing}) and all the materials and construction	      necessary to carry and maintain the same upon the walls or	      other uprights. In the case of a building with vaulted	      ceilings protected by an outer roof, some writers call the	      vault the roof, and the outer protection the roof mask. It	      is better, however, to consider the vault as the ceiling	      only, in cases where it has farther covering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles, or corresponds to, the covering or	      the ceiling of a house; as, the roof of a cavern; the roof	      of the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flowery roof	            Showered roses, which the morn repaired. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining.) The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying	      a bed of coal or a flat vein.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bell roof}, {French roof}, etc. (Arch.) See under {Bell},	      {French}, etc.	   {Flat roof}. (Arch.)	      (a) A roof actually horizontal and level, as in some	          Oriental buildings.	      (b) A roof nearly horizontal, constructed of such material	          as allows the water to run off freely from a very	          slight inclination.	   {Roof plate}. (Arch.) See {Plate}, n., 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Roof \Roof\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roofed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Roofing}.]	   1. To cover with a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not seen the remains of any Roman buildings	            that have not been roofed with vaults or arches.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inclose in a house; figuratively, to shelter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here had we now our country's honor roofed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Roofer \Roof"er\, n.	   One who puts on roofs.	   [1913 Webster]
Roofing \Roof"ing\, n.	   1. The act of covering with a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The materials of which a roof is composed; materials for a	      roof. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, the roof itself; figuratively, shelter. "Fit	      roofing gave." --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) The wedging, as of a horse or car, against the	      top of an underground passage. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Roofless \Roof"less\, a.	   1. Having no roof; as, a roofless house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no house or home; shelterless; homeless.	      [1913 Webster]
Rooflet \Roof"let\, n.	   A small roof, covering, or shelter.	   [1913 Webster]
Rooftree \Roof"tree`\, n.	   The beam in the angle of a roof; hence, the roof itself.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now for me the woods may wither, now for me the	         rooftree fall.                           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Roofy \Roof`y\, a.	   Having roofs. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rook \Rook\ (r[oo^]k), n.	   Mist; fog. See {Roke}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rook \Rook\, v. i.	   To squat; to ruck. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rook \Rook\, n. [F. roc (cf. Sp. roque), fr. Per. & Ar. rokh, or	   rukh, the rook or castle at chess, also the bird roc (in this	   sense perhaps a different word); cf. Hind. rath a war	   chariot, the castle at chess, Skr. ratha a car, a war car.	   Cf. {Roll}.] (Chess)	   One of the four pieces placed on the corner squares of the	   board; a castle.	   [1913 Webster]	Rook \Rook\, n. [AS. hr[=o]c; akin to OHG. hruoh, ruoh, ruoho,	   Icel. hr[=o]kr, Sw. roka, Dan. raage; cf. Goth. hrukjan to	   crow.]	   1. (Zool.) A European bird ({Corvus frugilegus}) resembling	      the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet	      reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it	      are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old	      birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name	      is also applied to related Asiatic species.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rook . . . should be treated as the farmer's	            friend.                               --Pennant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trickish, rapacious fellow; a cheat; a sharper.	      --Wycherley.	      [1913 Webster]	Rook \Rook\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rooked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rooking}.]	   To cheat; to defraud by cheating. "A band of rooking	   officials." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rookery \Rook"er*y\, n.; pl. {Rookeries}.	   1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds	      themselves. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons,	      penguins, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a	      cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A brothel. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]
Rooky \Rook"y\ (-[y^]), a. [See {Roky}.]	   Misty; gloomy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Light thickens, and the crow	         Makes wing to the rooky wood.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some make this Shakespearean word mean "abounding in	         rooks."	         [1913 Webster]
Room \Room\ (r[=oo]m), n. [OE. roum, rum, space, AS. r[=u]m;	   akin to OS., OFries. & Icel. r[=u]m, D. ruim, G. raum, OHG.	   r[=u]m, Sw. & Dan. rum, Goth. r[=u]ms, and to AS. r[=u]m,	   adj., spacious, D. ruim, Icel. r[=u]mr, Goth. r[=u]ms; and	   prob. to L. rus country (cf. {Rural}), Zend rava[.n]h wide,	   free, open, ravan a plain.]	   1. Unobstructed spase; space which may be occupied by or	      devoted to any object; compass; extent of place, great or	      small; as, there is not room for a house; the table takes	      up too much room.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, it is done as thou hast commanded, and yet	            there is room.                        --Luke xiv.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was no room for them in the inn. --Luke ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular portion of space appropriated for occupancy;	      a place to sit, stand, or lie; a seat.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he have but twelve pence in his purse, he will	            give it for the best room in a playhouse.	                                                  --Overbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            When thou art bidden of any man to a wedding, sit	            not down in the highest room.         --Luke xiv. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially, space in a building or ship inclosed or set	      apart by a partition; an apartment or chamber.	      [1913 Webster]	            I found the prince in the next room.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Place or position in society; office; rank; post; station;	      also, a place or station once belonging to, or occupied	      by, another, and vacated. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When he heard that Archelaus did reign in Judea in	            the room of his father Herod.         --Matt. ii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither that I look for a higher room in heaven.	                                                  --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let Bianca take her sister's room.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Possibility of admission; ability to admit; opportunity to	      act; fit occasion; as, to leave room for hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was no prince in the empire who had room for	            such an alliance.                     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Room and space} (Shipbuilding), the distance from one side	      of a rib to the corresponding side of the next rib; space	      being the distance between two ribs, in the clear, and	      room the width of a rib.	   {To give room}, to withdraw; to leave or provide space	      unoccupied for others to pass or to be seated.	   {To make room}, to open a space, way, or passage; to remove	      obstructions; to give room.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make room, and let him stand before our face.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Space; compass; scope; latitude.	        [1913 Webster]	Room \Room\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roomed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rooming}.]	   To occupy a room or rooms; to lodge; as, they arranged to	   room together.	   [1913 Webster]	Room \Room\, a. [AS. r[=u]m.]	   Spacious; roomy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         No roomer harbour in the place.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomage \Room"age\, n. [From {Room}. CF. {Rummage}.]	   Space; place; room. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomer \Room"er\, n.	   A lodger. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Roomer \Room"er\, adv. [See {Room}, a.]	   At a greater distance; farther off. [Obs.] --Sir J.	   Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomful \Room"ful\, a.	   Abounding with room or rooms; roomy. "A roomful house." [R.]	   --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Roomful \Room"ful\, n.; pl. {Roomfuls}.	   As much or many as a room will hold; as, a roomful of men.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomily \Room"i*ly\, adv.	   Spaciously.	   [1913 Webster]
Roominess \Room"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being roomy; spaciousness; as, the	   roominess of a hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomless \Room"less\, a.	   Being without room or rooms. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Roommate \Room"mate`\, n.	   One of two or more occupying the same room or rooms; one who	   shares the occupancy of a room or rooms; a chum.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomsome \Room"some\, a.	   Roomy. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomth \Roomth\, n.	   Room; space. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomthy \Roomth"y\, a.	   Roomy; spacious. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Roomy \Room"y\, a.	   Having ample room; spacious; large; as, a roomy mansion; a	   roomy deck. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Roon \Roon\, a. & n.	   Vermilion red; red. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her face was like the lily roon.         --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]
Roop \Roop\, n.	   See {Roup}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Roorback
Roorback \Roor"back\, Roorbach \Roor"bach\, n.	   A defamatory forgery or falsehood published for purposes of	   political intrigue. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word originated in the election canvass of 1844,	         when such a forgery was published, to the detriment of	         James K. Polk, a candidate for President, purporting to	         be an extract from the "Travels of Baron Roorbach."	         [1913 Webster]
Roosa oil \Roo"sa oil`\	   The East Indian name for grass oil. See under {Grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roost \Roost\, n.	   Roast. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Roost \Roost\, v. t.	   See {Roust}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	Roost \Roost\, n. [AS. hr[=o]st; akin to OD. roest roost,	   roesten to roost, and probably to E. roof. Cf. {Roof}.]	   1. The pole or other support on which fowls rest at night; a	      perch.	      [1913 Webster]	            He clapped his wings upon his roost.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of fowls roosting together.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At roost}, on a perch or roost; hence, retired to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	Roost \Roost\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roosted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Roosting}.]	   1. To sit, rest, or sleep, as fowls on a pole, limb of a	      tree, etc.; to perch. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.; To lodge; to rest; to sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, let me where thy roof my soul hath hid,	            O, let me roost and nestle there.     --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]
Roostcock \Roost"cock`\, n.	   The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Rooster \Roost"er\, n.	   The male of the domestic fowl; a cock. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor, when they [the Skinners and Cow Boys] wrung the	         neck of a rooster, did they trouble their heads whether	         he crowed for Congress or King George.   --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Root \Root\, v. i. [AS. wr[=o]tan; akin to wr[=o]t a snout,	   trunk, D. wroeten to root, G. r["u]ssel snout, trunk,	   proboscis, Icel. r[=o]ta to root, and perhaps to L. rodere to	   gnaw (E. rodent) or to E. root, n.]	   1. To turn up the earth with the snout, as swine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to seek for favor or advancement by low arts or	      groveling servility; to fawn servilely.	      [1913 Webster]	Root \Root\, v. t.	   To turn up or to dig out with the snout; as, the swine roots	   the earth.	   [1913 Webster]	Root \Root\, n. [Icel. r[=o]t (for vr[=o]t); akin to E. wort,	   and perhaps to root to turn up the earth. See {Wort}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) The underground portion of a plant, whether a true	          root or a tuber, a bulb or rootstock, as in the	          potato, the onion, or the sweet flag.	      (b) The descending, and commonly branching, axis of a	          plant, increasing in length by growth at its extremity	          only, not divided into joints, leafless and without	          buds, and having for its offices to fix the plant in	          the earth, to supply it with moisture and soluble	          matters, and sometimes to serve as a reservoir of	          nutriment for future growth. A true root, however, may	          never reach the ground, but may be attached to a wall,	          etc., as in the ivy, or may hang loosely in the air,	          as in some epiphytic orchids.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. An edible or esculent root, especially of such plants as	      produce a single root, as the beet, carrot, etc.; as, the	      root crop.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles a root in position or function, esp.	      as a source of nourishment or support; that from which	      anything proceeds as if by growth or development; as, the	      root of a tooth, a nail, a cancer, and the like.	      Specifically:	      (a) An ancestor or progenitor; and hence, an early race; a	          stem.	          [1913 Webster]	                They were the roots out of which sprang two	                distinct people.                  --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A primitive form of speech; one of the earliest terms	          employed in language; a word from which other words	          are formed; a radix, or radical.	      (c) The cause or occasion by which anything is brought	          about; the source. "She herself . . . is root of	          bounty." --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                The love of money is a root of all kinds of	                evil.                             --1 Tim. vi.	                                                  10 (rev. Ver.)	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Math.) That factor of a quantity which when	          multiplied into itself will produce that quantity;	          thus, 3 is a root of 9, because 3 multiplied into	          itself produces 9; 3 is the cube root of 27.	      (e) (Mus.) The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone	          from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is	          composed. --Busby.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) The lowest place, position, or part. "Deep to the	          roots of hell." --Milton. "The roots of the	          mountains." --Southey.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astrol.) The time which to reckon in making calculations.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a root is of a birth yknowe [known]. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aerial roots}. (Bot.)	      (a) Small roots emitted from the stem of a plant in the	          open air, which, attaching themselves to the bark of	          trees, etc., serve to support the plant.	      (b) Large roots growing from the stem, etc., which descend	          and establish themselves in the soil. See Illust. of	          {Mangrove}.	   {Multiple primary root} (Bot.), a name given to the numerous	      roots emitted from the radicle in many plants, as the	      squash.	   {Primary root} (Bot.), the central, first-formed, main root,	      from which the rootlets are given off.	   {Root and branch}, every part; wholly; completely; as, to	      destroy an error root and branch.	   {Root-and-branch men}, radical reformers; -- a designation	      applied to the English Independents (1641). See Citation	      under {Radical}, n., 2.	   {Root barnacle} (Zool.), one of the Rhizocephala.	   {Root hair} (Bot.), one of the slender, hairlike fibers found	      on the surface of fresh roots. They are prolongations of	      the superficial cells of the root into minute tubes.	      --Gray.	   {Root leaf} (Bot.), a radical leaf. See {Radical}, a., 3	      (b) .	   {Root louse} (Zool.), any plant louse, or aphid, which lives	      on the roots of plants, as the Phylloxera of the	      grapevine. See {Phylloxera}.	   {Root of an equation} (Alg.), that value which, substituted	      for the unknown quantity in an equation, satisfies the	      equation.	   {Root of a nail}	      (Anat.), the part of a nail which is covered by the skin.	              	   {Root of a tooth} (Anat.), the part of a tooth contained in	      the socket and consisting of one or more fangs.	   {Secondary roots} (Bot.), roots emitted from any part of the	      plant above the radicle.	   {To strike root}, {To take root}, to send forth roots; to	      become fixed in the earth, etc., by a root; hence, in	      general, to become planted, fixed, or established; to	      increase and spread; as, an opinion takes root. "The	      bended twigs take root." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Root \Root\ (r[=oo]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rooted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Rooting}.]	   1. To fix the root; to enter the earth, as roots; to take	      root and begin to grow.	      [1913 Webster]	            In deep grounds the weeds root deeper. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be firmly fixed; to be established.	      [1913 Webster]	            If any irregularity chanced to intervene and to	            cause misappehensions, he gave them not leave to	            root and fasten by concealment.       --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	Root \Root\, v. i. [Cf. {Rout} to roar.]	   To shout for, or otherwise noisly applaud or encourage, a	   contestant, as in sports; hence, to wish earnestly for the	   success of some one or the happening of some event, with the	   superstitious notion that this action may have efficacy; --	   usually with for; as, the crowd rooted for the home team.	   [Slang or Cant, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Root \Root\, v. t.	   1. To plant and fix deeply in the earth, or as in the earth;	      to implant firmly; hence, to make deep or radical; to	      establish; -- used chiefly in the participle; as, rooted	      trees or forests; rooted dislike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tear up by the root; to eradicate; to extirpate; --	      with up, out, or away. "I will go root away the noisome	      weeds." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord rooted them out of their land . . . and	            cast them into another land.          --Deut. xxix.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]
Rootcap \Root"cap`\ (r[=oo]t"k[a^]p`), n. (Bot.)	   A mass of parenchymatous cells which covers and protects the	   growing cells at the end of a root; a pileorhiza.	   [1913 Webster]
Rooted \Root"ed\, a.	   Having taken root; firmly implanted; fixed in the heart. "A	   rooted sorrow." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Root"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Root"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rooter \Rooter\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, roots; one that tears up by the	      roots.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who roots, or applauds. [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rootery \Root"er*y\, n.	   A pile of roots, set with plants, mosses, etc., and used as	   an ornamental object in gardening.	   [1913 Webster]
Rootless \Root"less\, a.	   Destitute of roots.	   [1913 Webster]
Rootlet \Root"let\, n.	   A radicle; a little root.	   [1913 Webster]
Rootstock \Root"stock`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial underground stem, producing leafly stems or	   flower stems from year to year; a rhizome.	   [1913 Webster]
Rooty \Root"y\, a.	   Full of roots; as, rooty ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Ropalic \Ro*pal"ic\, a.	   See {Rhopalic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rope \Rope\, n. [AS. r[=a]p; akin to D. reep, G. reif ring hoop,	   Icel. reip rope, Sw. rep, Dan. reb, reeb Goth. skaudaraip	   latchet.]	   1. A large, stout cord, usually one not less than an inch in	      circumference, made of strands twisted or braided	      together. It differs from cord, line, and string, only in	      its size. See {Cordage}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A row or string consisting of a number of things united,	      as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The small intestines; as, the ropes of birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rope ladder}, a ladder made of ropes.	   {Rope mat}., a mat made of cordage, or strands of old rope.	      	   {Rope of sand}, something of no cohession or fiber; a feeble	      union or tie; something not to be relied upon.	   {Rope pump}, a pump in which a rapidly running endless rope	      raises water by the momentum communicated to the water by	      its adhesion to the rope.	   {Rope transmission} (Mach.), a method of transmitting power,	      as between distant places, by means of endless ropes	      running over grooved pulleys.	   {Rope's end}, a piece of rope; especially, one used as a lash	      in inflicting punishment.	   {To give one rope}, to give one liberty or license; to let	      one go at will uncheked.	      [1913 Webster]	Rope \Rope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Roping}.]	   To be formed into rope; to draw out or extend into a filament	   or thread, as by means of any glutinous or adhesive quality.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us not hang like ropingicicles	         Upon our houses' thatch.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rope \Rope\, v. t.	   1. To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a	      bale of goods. Hence: 	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To connect or fasten together, as a party of mountain	      climbers, with a rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope,	      so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or	      rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lasso (a steer, horse). [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy;	      as, to rope in customers or voters. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To prevent from winning (as a horse), by pulling or	      curbing. [Racing Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ropeband \Rope"band`\, n. (Naut.)	   A small piece of spun yarn or marline, used to fasten the	   head of the sail to the spar. [Written also {roband}, and	   {robbin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ropedancer \Rope"dan`cer\, n.	   One who dances, walks, or performs acrobatic feats, on a rope	   extended through the air at some height. -- {Rope"dan`cing},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Roper \Rop"er\, n.	   1. A maker of ropes. --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who ropes goods; a packer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One fit to be hanged. [Old Slang] --Douce.	      [1913 Webster]
Ropery \Rop"er*y\, n.	   1. A place where ropes are made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tricks deserving the halter; roguery. [Obs.] "Saucy	      merchant . . . so full of his ropery." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Rope's-end \Rope's"-end`\, v. t.	   To punish with a rope's end.	   [1913 Webster]
Ropewalk \Rope"walk`\, a.	   A long, covered walk, or a low, level building, where ropes	   are manufactured.	   [1913 Webster]
Ropewalker \Rope"walk`er\, n.	   A ropedancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rope-yarn \Rope"-yarn`\, n.	   the yarn or thread of any stuff of which the strands of a	   rope are made.	   [1913 Webster]
Ropily \Rop"i*ly\, adv.	   In a ropy manner; in a viscous or glutinous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ropiness \Rop"i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being ropy; viscosity.	   [1913 Webster]
Ropish \Rop"ish\, a.	   Somewhat ropy.	   [1913 Webster]
Ropy \Rop"y\, a.	   capable of being drawn into a thread, as a glutinous	   substance; stringy; viscous; tenacious; glutinous; as ropy	   sirup; ropy lees.	   [1913 Webster]
Roque \Roque\ (r[=o]k), n. [Abbr. fr. {Croquet}.]	   A form of croquet modified for greater accuracy of play. The	   court has a wood border often faced with rubber, used as a	   cushion in bank shots. The balls are 31/4 in. in diameter,	   the cage (center arches or wickets) 33/8 in. wide, the other	   arches 31/2 in. wide.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Roquefort cheese
Roquefort cheese \Roque`fort" cheese\, or Roquefort
\Roque`fort"\, n.	   A highly flavored blue-molded cheese, made at Roquefort,	   department of Aveyron, France. It is made from milk of ewes,	   sometimes with cow's milk added, and is cured in caves.	   Improperly, a cheese made in imitation of it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roquelaure \Roq"ue*laure\ (?; 277), n. [F.; so called after Duc	   de Roquelaure, in the reign of Louis XIV.]	   A cloak reaching about to, or just below, the knees, worn in	   the 18th century. [Written also {roquelo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roquet \Ro*quet"\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain] (Croquet)	   To hit, as another's ball, with one's own ball.	   [1913 Webster]	Roquet \Ro*quet"\, v. i.	   To hit another's ball with one's own.	   [1913 Webster]
Roral \Ro"ral\, a. [L. ros, roris, dew.]	   Of or pertaining to dew; consisting of dew; dewy. [R.] --M.	   Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Roration \Ro*ra"tion\, n. [L. roratio, fr. rorare to drop dew,	   fr. ros dew.]	   A falling of dew. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roric \Ro"ric\, a. [L. ros, roris, dew.]	   Of or pertaining to dew; resembling dew; dewy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 surface breathed upon; -- called also {Moser's	      images}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rorid \Ro"rid\, a. [L. roridus, fr. ros, roris, dew.]	   Dewy; bedewed. [R.] --T. Granger.	   [1913 Webster]
Roriferous \Ro*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. rorifer; ros, roris, dew +	   ferre to bear: cf. F. rorif[`e]re.]	   generating or producing dew. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rorifluent \Ro*rif"lu*ent\, a. [L. ros, roris, dew + fluens, p.	   pr. of fluere to flow.]	   Flowing with dew. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rorqual \Ror"qual\, n. [Norw. rorqualus a whale with folds.]	   (Zool.)	   A very large North Atlantic whalebone whale ({Physalus	   antiquorum}, or {Balaenoptera physalus}). It has a dorsal	   fin, and strong longitudinal folds on the throat and belly.	   Called also {razorback}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is one of the largest of the whales, somethimes	         becoming nearly one hundred feet long, but it is more	         slender than the right whales, and is noted for its	         swiftness. The name is sometimes applied to other	         related species of finback whales.	         [1913 Webster]
Rorulent \Ro"ru*lent\, a. [L. rorulentus, from ros, roris, dew.]	   1. Full of, or abounding in, dew. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the surface appearing as if dusty, or	      covered with fine dew.	      [1913 Webster]
Rory \Ro"ry\, a. [L. ros, roris, dew.]	   Dewy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And shook his wings with rory May-dew wet. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosaceous \Ro*sa"ceous\, a. [L. rosaceus, fr. rosa rose.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	          ({Rosaceae}) of which the rose is the type. It	          includes also the plums and cherries, meadowsweet,	          brambles, the strawberry, the hawthorn, applies,	          pears, service trees, and quinces.	      (b) Like a rose in shape or appearance; as, a rosaceous	          corolla.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a pure purpish pink color.	      [1913 Webster]
Rosacic \Ro*sac"ic\, a. [See {Rosaceous}.] (Old med. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (called also lithic	   acid) found in certain red precipitates of urine. See {Uric}.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rosalgar \Ro*sal"gar\, n.	   realgar. [Obs.] --chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosalia \Ro*sa"li*a\, n. [Cf. F. rosalie.] (Mus.)	   A form of melody in which a phrase or passage is successively	   repeated, each time a step or half step higher; a melodic	   sequence.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosaniline \Ros*an"i*line\ (? or ?), n. [Rose + aniline.]	   (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous base, {C20H21N3O}, obtained by	   oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, as a colorless	   crystalline substance which forms red salts. These salts are	   essential components of many of the socalled aniline dyes, as	   fuchsine, aniline red, etc. By extension, any one of the	   series of substances derived from, or related to, rosaniline	   proper.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosarian \Ro*sa"ri*an\, n.	   A cultivator of roses.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosary \Ro"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Rosaries}. [LL. rosarium a string of	   beads, L. rosarium a place planted with roses, rosa a rose:	   cf. F. rosaire. See {Rose}.]	   1. A bed of roses, or place where roses grow. "Thick rosaries	      of scented thorn." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R.C.Ch.) A series of prayers (see Note below) arranged to	      be recited in order, on beads; also, a string of beads by	      which the prayers are counted.	      [1913 Webster]	            His idolized book, and the whole rosary of his	            prayers.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A rosary consists of fifteen decades. Each decade	         contains ten Ave Marias marked by small beads, preceded	         by a Paternoster, marked by a larger bead, and	         concluded by a Gloria Patri. Five decades make a	         chaplet, a third part of the rosary. --Bp. Fitzpatrick.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A chapelet; a garland; a series or collection, as of	      beautiful thoughts or of literary selections.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every day propound to yourself a rosary or chaplet	            of good works to present to God at night. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A coin bearing the figure of a rose, fraudulently	      circulated in Ireland in the 13th century for a penny.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rosary shell} (Zool.), any marine gastropod shell of the	      genus {Monodonta}. They are top-shaped, bright-colored and	      pearly.	      [1913 Webster]
Roscid \Ros"cid\, a. [L. roscidus, fr. ros, roris, dew.]	   Containing, or consisting of, dew; dewy. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Roscoelite \Ros"coe*lite\, n. [From an English chemist, H.E.	   Roscoe + -lite.] (Min.)	   A green micaceous mineral occurring in minute scales. It is	   essentially a silicate of aluminia and potash containing	   vanadium.	   [1913 Webster]
Rose \Rose\,	   imp. of {Rise}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?,	   Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F.	   rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.]	   1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of	      which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern	      hemispere	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually	         prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild	         state have five petals of a color varying from deep	         pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and	         hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased	         and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many	         distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the	         Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid	         perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly	         every class.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a	      rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for	      delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a	      strainer at the foot of a pump.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card	      with radiating lines, used in other instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.	   {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}.	   {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub	      ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored	      blossoms.	   {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}.	   {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous	      tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or	      more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong	      roselike perfume.	   {Rose beetle}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle	          ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves	          of various plants, and is often very injurious to	          rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also	          {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}.	      (b) The European chafer.	   {Rose bug}. (Zool.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}.	   {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped	      flame.	   {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which	      separates from rose oil.	   {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}.	   {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold.	   {Rose chafer}. (Zool.)	      (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is	          often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also	          {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}.	      (b) The rose beetle	      (a) .	   {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes	      attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See	      {Hay fever}, under {Hay}.	   {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful	      hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or	      promise.	   {Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given	      to a delicate rose color used on S[`e]vres porcelain.	   {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the	      other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges	      which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.	      {Brilliant}, n.	   {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.	   {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.	   {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,	      by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with	      a variety of curved lines. --Craig.	   {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Roseceae}. See {Rosaceous}.	   {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.	   {Rose fly} (Zool.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.	   {Rose gall} (Zool.), any gall found on rosebushes. See	      {Bedeguar}.	   {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to	      resemble a rose; a rosette.	   {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and	      madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.	   {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)	      (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus	          {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.	      (b) the hollyhock.	   {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.	   {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the	      figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward	      III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.	   {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}	      (b), under {China}.	   {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant	      ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and	      expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection	      plant}.	   {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub	      ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for	      some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or	      possibly the great lotus flower.	   {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from	      various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief	      part of attar of roses.	   {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk	      or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,	      the color of the pigment.	   {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.	      	   {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.	   {Rose slug} (Zool.), the small green larva of a black sawfly	      ({Selandria rosae}). These larvae feed in groups on the	      parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and are often	      abundant and very destructive.	   {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with	      ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and	      {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.	   {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.	   {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;	      privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the	      rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and	      hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there	      said was to be divulged.	   {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of	      York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the	      House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.	      [1913 Webster]	Rose \Rose\, v. t.	   1. To render rose-colored; to redden; to flush. [Poetic] "A	      maid yet rosed over with the virgin crimson of modesty."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perfume, as with roses. [Poetic] --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Roseal \Ro"se*al\, a. [L. roseus, fr. rosa a rose.]	   resembling a rose in smell or color. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Roseate \Ro"se*ate\, a. [Cf. L. roseus, rosatus, prepared from	   roses. See {Roseal}, {Rose}.]	   1. Full of roses; rosy; as, roseate bowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. resembling a rose in color or fragrance; esp., tinged with	      rose color; blooming; as, roseate beauty; her roseate	      lips.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Roseate tern} (Zool.), an American and European tern	      ({Sterna Dougalli}) whose breast is roseate in the	      breeding season.	      [1913 Webster]
Rosebay \Rose"bay`\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) the oleander. [Obs.]	      (b) Any shrub of the genus {Rhododendron}. [U.S.]	      (c) An herb ({Epilobium spicatum}) with showy purple	          flowers, common in Europe and North America; -- called	          also {great willow herb}.	          [1913 Webster]
Rosebud \Rose"bud`\, n.	   The flower of a rose before it opens, or when but partially	   open.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosebush \Rose"bush`\, n.	   The bush or shrub which bears roses.	   [1913 Webster]
Rose-colored \Rose"-col`ored\, a.	   1. Having the color of a pink rose; rose-pink; of a delicate	      pink color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncommonly beautiful; hence, extravagantly fine or	      pleasing; alluring; as, rose-colored anticipations.	      [1913 Webster]
Rose-cut \Rose"-cut`\, a.	   Cut flat on the reverse, and with a convex face formed of	   triangular facets in rows; -- said of diamonds and other	   precious stones. See {Rose diamond}, under {Rose}. Cf.	   {Brilliant}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosedrop \Rose"drop`\, n.	   1. A lozenge having a rose flavor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of earring. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A ruddy eruption upon the nose caused by drinking	      ardent spirits; a grog blossom.	      [1913 Webster]
Rosefinch \Rose"finch\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of Asiatic finches of the genera	   {Carpodacus}, and {Propasser}, and allied genera, in which	   the male is more or less colored with rose red.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosefish \Rose"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large marine scorpaenoid food fish ({Sebastes marinus})	   found on the northern coasts of Europe and America. called	   also {red perch}, {hemdurgan}, {Norway haddok}, and also,	   erroneously, {snapper}, {bream}, and {bergylt}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When full grown it is usually bright rose-red or	         orange-red; the young are usually mottled with red and	         ducky brown.	         [1913 Webster]
Rosehead \Rose"head`\, n.	   1. See {Rose}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A many-sided pyramidal head upon a nail; also a nail with	      such a head.	      [1913 Webster]
Roseine \Ro"se*ine\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Magenta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roselite \Ro"se*lite\, n. [From the German mineralogist G. Rose	   + -lite.] (Min.)	   A hydrous arsenite of cobalt, occuring in small red crystals,	   allied to erythrite.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosella \Ro"sel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa rose.] (Zool.)	   A beautiful Australian parrakeet ({Platycercus eximius})	   often kept as a cage bird. The head and back of the neck are	   scarlet, the throat is white, the back dark green varied with	   lighter green, and the breast yellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Roselle \Ro*selle"\, n. (Bot.)	   a malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) cultivated in the	   east and West Indies for its fleshy calyxes, which are used	   for making tarts and jelly and an acid drink.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosemaloes \Rose`mal"oes\, n. [From the native name; cf. Malay	   rasam[=a]la the name of the tree.]	   The liquid storax of the East Indian {Liquidambar	   orientalis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosemary \Rose"ma*ry\, n. [OE. rosmarine, L. rosmarinus; ros dew	   (cf. Russ. rosa, Lith. rasa, Skr. rasa juice) + marinus	   marine: cf. F. romarin. In English the word has been changed	   as if it meant the rose of Mary. See {Marine}.]	   A labiate shrub ({Rosmarinus officinalis}) with narrow	   grayish leaves, growing native in the southern part of	   France, Spain, and Italy, also in Asia Minor and in China. It	   has a fragrant smell, and a warm, pungent, bitterish taste.	   It is used in cookery, perfumery, etc., and is an emblem of	   fidelity or constancy.	   [1913 Webster]	         There's rosemary, that's for remembrance. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Marsh rosemary}.	   (a) A little shrub (Andromeda polifolia) growing in cold	       swamps and having leaves like those of the rosemary.	   (b) See under {Marsh}.	   {Rosemary pine}, the loblolly pine. See under {Loblolly}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rosen \Ros"en\, a.	   Consisting of roses; rosy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Rosenmueller's organ
Rosenmuller's organ \Ro"sen*m["u]l`ler's or"gan\ [So named from	   its first describer, J. C. Rosenm["u]ller, a German	   anatomist.] (Anat.)	   The parovarium.	   [1913 Webster]
Roseo- \Ro"se*o-\ (Chem.)	   A prefix (also used adjectively) signifying rose-red;	   specifically used to designate certain rose-red compounds	   (called roseo-cobaltic compounds) of cobalt with ammonia. Cf.	   {Luteo}-.	   [1913 Webster]
Roseola \Ro*se"o*la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. rosa a rose.] (med.)	   A rose-colored efflorescence upon the skin, occurring in	   circumscribed patches of little or no elevation and often	   alternately fading and reviving; also, an acute specific	   disease which is characterized by an eruption of this	   character; -- called also {rose rash}. -- {Ro*se"o*lous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Rose-pink \Rose"-pink`\, a.	   1. Having a pink color like that of the rose, or like the	      pigment called rose pink. See {Rose pink}, under {Rose}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to clothe everything with roseate hues; hence,	      sentimental. "Rose-pink piety." --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Roser \Ros"er\, n.	   A rosier; a rosebush. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rose-red \Rose"-red`\, a.	   Red as a rose; specifically (Zool.), of a pure purplish red	   color. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rose-rial \Rose"-ri`al\, n. [See {Rose}, and {Royal}.]	   A name of several English gold coins struck in different	   reigns and having having different values; a rose noble.	   [1913 Webster]
Roseroot \Rose"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   A fleshy-leaved herb ({Rhodiola rosea}); rosewort; -- so	   called because the roots have the odor of roses.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosery \Ros"er*y\, n.	   A place where roses are cultivated; a nursery of roses. See	   {Rosary}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Roset \Ro"set\, n. [F. rosette. See {Rosette}.]	   A red color used by painters. --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ro-setta stone \Ro-set"ta stone`\	   A stone found at Rosetta, in Egypt, bearing a trilingual	   inscription, by aid of which, with other inscriptions, a key	   was obtained to the hieroglyphics of ancient Egypt. --Brande	   & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosetta wood \Ro*set"ta wood`\	   An east Indian wood of a reddish orange color, handsomely	   veined with darker marks. It is occasionally used for	   cabinetwork. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosette \Ro*sette\, n. [F., dim. of rose a rose. Cf. {Roset}.]	   1. An imitation of a rose by means of ribbon or other	      material, -- used as an ornament or a badge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornament in the form of a rose or roundel,	      -much used in decoration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A red color. See {Roset}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rose burner. See under {Rose}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) Any structure having a flowerlike form; especially,	          the group of five broad ambulacra on the upper side of	          the spatangoid and clypeastroid sea urchins. See	          Illust. of {Spicule}, and {Sand dollar}, under {Sand}.	      (b) A flowerlike color marking; as, the rosettes on the	          leopard.	          [1913 Webster]
Rose water \Rose" wa`ter\	   Water tinctured with roses by distillation.	   [1913 Webster]
Rose-water \Rose"-wa`ter\, a.	   Having the odor of rose water; hence, affectedly nice or	   delicate; sentimental. "Rose-water philanthropy." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosewood \Rose"wood\, n.	   A valuable cabinet wood of a dark red color, streaked and	   variegated with black, obtained from several tropical	   leguminous trees of the genera {Dalbergia} and {Machaerium}.	   The finest kind is from Brazil, and is said to be from the	   {Dalbergia nigra}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {African rosewood}, the wood of the leguminous tree	      {Pterocarpus erinaceus}.	   {Jamaica rosewood}, the wood of two West Indian trees	      ({Amyris balsamifera}, and {Linocieria ligustrina}).	   {New South Wales rosewood}, the wood of {Trichilia	      glandulosa}, a tree related to the margosa.	      [1913 Webster]
Roseworm \Rose"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of any one of several species of lepidopterous	   insects which feed upon the leaves, buds, or blossoms of the	   rose, especially {Cacaecia rosaceana}, which rolls up the	   leaves for a nest, and devours both the leaves and buds.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosewort \Rose"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) Roseroot.	   (b) Any plant nearly related to the rose. --Lindley.	       [1913 Webster]
Rosicrucian \Ros`i*cru"cian\, n. [The name is probably due to a	   German theologian, Johann Valentin Andre[aum], who in	   anonymous pamphlets called himself a knight of the Rose Cross	   (G. Rosenkreuz), using a seal with a St. Andrew's cross and	   four roses.)]	   One who, in the 17th century and the early part of the 18th,	   claimed to belong to a secret society of philosophers deeply	   versed in the secrets of nature, -- the alleged society	   having existed, it was stated, several hundred years.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Rosicrucians also called brothers of the Rosy	         Cross, Rosy-cross Knights, Rosy-cross philosophers,	         etc. Among other pretensions, they claimed to be able	         to transmute metals, to prolong life, to know what is	         passing in distant places, and to discover the most	         hidden things by the application of the Cabala and	         science of numbers.	         [1913 Webster]	Rosicrucian \Ros`i*cru"cian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Rosicrucians, or their arts.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosied \Ros"ied\, a.	   Decorated with roses, or with the color of roses.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosier \Ro"sier\, n. [F., fr. L. rosarius of roses. Cf.	   {Rosary}.]	   A rosebush; roses, collectively. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Crowned with a garland of sweet rosier.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosily \Ros"i*ly\, adv.	   In a rosy manner. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosin \Ros"in\, n. [A variant of resin.]	   The hard, amber-colored resin left after distilling off the	   volatile oil of turpentine; colophony.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rosin oil}, an oil obtained from the resin of the pine tree,	      -- used by painters and for lubricating machinery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Rosin \Ros"in\, v. t.	   To rub with rosin, as musicians rub the bow of a violin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Or with the rosined bow torment the string. --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosiness \Ros"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being rosy.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosinweed \Ros"in*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The compass plant. See under {Compass}.	   (b) A name given in California to various composite plants	       which secrete resins or have a resinous smell.	       [1913 Webster]
Rosiny \Ros"in*y\, a.	   like rosin, or having its qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosland \Ros"land\, n. [W. rhos a meadow, a moor + E. land.]	   heathy land; land full of heather; moorish or watery land.	   [prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rosmarine \Ros"ma*rine`\, n. [OE. See {Rosemary}.]	   1. Dew from the sea; sea dew. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That purer brine	            And wholesome dew called rosmarine.   --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rosemary. [Obs.] --Spenser. "Biting on anise seed and	      rosmarine." --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	Rosmarine \Ros"ma*rine\, n. [Norw. rosmar a walrus; ros a horse	   (akin to E. horse) + (probably) mar the sea.]	   A fabulous sea animal which was reported to climb by means of	   its teeth to the tops of rocks to feed upon the dew.	   [1913 Webster]	         And greedly rosmarines with visages deforme. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosolic \Ro*sol"ic\, a. [Rose + carbolic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex red dyestuff (called	   rosolic acid) which is analogous to rosaniline and aurin. It	   is produced by oxidizing a mixture of phenol and cresol, as a	   dark red amorphous mass, {C20H16O3}, which forms weak salts	   with bases, and stable ones with acids. Called also {methyl	   aurin}, and, formerly, {corallin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ross \Ross\; 115), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   The rough, scaly matter on the surface of the bark of trees.	   [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ross \Ross\, v. t.	   To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface; as, to ross	   bark. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rossel \Ros"sel\, n.	   Light land; rosland. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosselly \Ros"sel*ly\, a.	   Loose; light. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rost \Rost\, n.	   See {Roust}. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostel \Ros"tel\, n. [L. rostellum, dim. of rostrum a beak: cf.	   F. rostelle.]	   same as {Rostellum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostellar \Ros*tel"lar\, a.	   Pertaining to a rostellum.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostellate \Ros"tel*late\, a. [NL. rostellatus.]	   Having a rostellum, or small beak; terminating in a beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostelliform \Ros*tel"li*form\, a.	   Having the form of a rostellum, or small beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostellum \Ros*tel"lum\, n.; pl. {Rostella}. [L. See {Rostel}.]	   A small beaklike process or extension of some part; a small	   rostrum; as, the rostellum of the stigma of violets, or of	   the operculum of many mosses; the rostellum on the head of a	   tapeworm.	   [1913 Webster]
Roster \Ros"ter\, n. [Perhaps a corruption of register; or cf.	   roll.] (Mil.)	   A register or roll showing the order in which officers,	   enlisted men, companies, or regiments are called on to serve.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostra \Ros"tra\, n. pl.	   See {Rostrum}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostral \Ros"tral\, a. [L. rostralis, fr. rostrum a beak; cf. F.	   rostral.]	   Of or pertaining to the beak or snout of an animal, or the	   beak of a ship; resembling a rostrum, esp., the rostra at	   Rome, or their decorations.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Monuments] adorned with rostral crowns and naval	         ornaments.                               --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Rostrate
Rostrate \Ros"trate\, Rostrated \Ros"tra*ted\, a. [L. rostratus,	   fr. rostrum a beak. See {Rostrum}.]	   1. Having a process resembling the beak of a bird; beaked;	      rostellate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Furnished or adorned with beaks; as, rostrated galleys.	      [1913 Webster]
Rostrifera \Ros*trif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. rostrum beak +	   ferre to bear.] (Zool.)	   A division of pectinibranchiate gastropods, having the head	   prolonged into a snout which is not retractile.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostriform \Ros"tri*form\, a. [L. rostrum a beak + -form: cf. F.	   rostrifarme.]	   Having the form of a beak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostrulum \Ros"tru*lum\ (-tr[.u]*l[u^]m), n.; pl. {Rostrula}.	   [NL., dim. of L. rostrum a beak.]	   A little rostrum, or beak, as of an insect.	   [1913 Webster]
Rostrum \Ros"trum\ (-tr[u^]m), n.; pl. L. {Rostra}, E.	   {Rostrums}. [L., beak, ship's beak, fr. rodere, rosum, to	   gnaw. See {Rodent}.]	   1. The beak or head of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. ({Rostra}) (Rom. Antiq.) The Beaks; the stage or	      platform in the forum where orations, pleadings, funeral	      harangues, etc., were delivered; -- so called because	      after the Latin war, it was adorned with the beaks of	      captured vessels; later, applied also to other platforms	      erected in Rome for the use of public orators.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a stage for public speaking; the pulpit or platform	      occupied by an orator or public speaker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Myself will mount the rostrum in his favor.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) Any beaklike prolongation, esp. of the head of an	          animal, as the beak of birds.	      (b) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera.	      (c) The snout of a gastropod mollusk. See Illust. of	          {Littorina}.	      (d) The anterior, often spinelike, prolongation of the	          carapace of a crustacean, as in the lobster and the	          prawn.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Same as {Rostellum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Old Chem.) The pipe to convey the distilling liquor into	      its receiver in the common alembic. --Quincy.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Surg.) A pair of forceps of various kinds, having a	      beaklike form. [Obs.] --Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]
Rosulate \Ro"su*late\, a. [NL. rosulatus, fr. L. rosa a rose.]	   (Bot.)	   Arranged in little roselike clusters; -- said of leaves and	   bracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Rosy \Ros"y\, a. [Compar. {Rosier}; superl. {Rosiest}.]	   Resembling a rose in color, form, or qualities; blooming;	   red; blushing; also, adorned with roses.	   [1913 Webster]	         A smile that glowed	         Celestial rosy-red, love's proper hue.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         While blooming youth and gay delight	         Sit thy rosy cheeks confessed.           --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Rosy is sometimes used in the formation of	         self?xplaining compounde; as, rosy-bosomed,	         rosy-colored, rosy-crowned, rosy-fingered, rosy-tinted.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Rosy cross}. See the Note under {Rosicrucian}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Rot \Rot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rotting}.] [OE. rotien, AS. rotian; akin to D. rotten, Prov.	   G. rotten, OHG. rozz?n, G. r["o]sten to steep flax, Icel.	   rotna to rot, Sw. ruttna, Dan. raadne, Icel. rottin rotten.	   [root]117. Cf. {Ret}, {Rotten}.]	   1. To undergo a process common to organic substances by which	      they lose the cohesion of their parts and pass through	      certain chemical changes, giving off usually in some	      stages of the process more or less offensive odors; to	      become decomposed by a natural process; to putrefy; to	      decay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fixed like a plant on his peculiar spot,	            To draw nutrition, propagate, and rot. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: To perish slowly; to decay; to die; to	      become corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four of the sufferers were left to rot in irons.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rot, poor bachelor, in your club.     --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To putrefy; corrupt; decay; spoil.	        [1913 Webster]	Rot \Rot\, v. t.	   1. To make putrid; to cause to be wholly or partially	      decomposed by natural processes; as, to rot vegetable	      fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose, as flax, to a process of maceration, etc., for	      the purpose of separating the fiber; to ret.	      [1913 Webster]	Rot \Rot\, n.	   1. Process of rotting; decay; putrefaction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A disease or decay in fruits, leaves, or wood,	      supposed to be caused by minute fungi. See {Bitter rot},	      {Black rot}, etc., below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. G. rotz glanders.] A fatal distemper which attacks	      sheep and sometimes other animals. It is due to the	      presence of a parasitic worm in the liver or gall bladder.	      See 1st {Fluke}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            His cattle must of rot and murrain die. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bitter rot} (Bot.), a disease of apples, caused by the	      fungus {Glaeosporium fructigenum}. --F. L. Scribner.	   {Black rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapevines, attacking the	      leaves and fruit, caused by the fungus {Laestadia	      Bidwellii}. --F. L. Scribner.	   {Dry rot} (Bot.) See under {Dry}.	   {Grinder's rot} (Med.) See under {Grinder}.	   {Potato rot}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.	   {White rot} (Bot.), a disease of grapes, first appearing in	      whitish pustules on the fruit, caused by the fungus	      {Coniothyrium diplodiella}. --F. L. Scribner.	      [1913 Webster]
Rota \Ro"ta\, n. [L. rota wheel. The name is said to allude to	   the design of the floor of the room in which the court used	   to sit, which was that of a wheel. See {Rotary}.]	   1. An ecclesiastical court of Rome, called also {Rota	      Romana}, that takes cognizance of suits by appeal. It	      consists of twelve members.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Hist.) A short-lived political club established in	      1659 by J.Harrington to inculcate the democratic doctrine	      of election of the principal officers of the state by	      ballot, and the annual retirement of a portion of	      Parliament.	      [1913 Webster]	Rota \Ro"ta\, n. (Mus.)	   A species of zither, played like a guitar, used in the Middle	   Ages in church music; -- written also {rotta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotacism \Ro"ta*cism\, n.	   See {Rhotacism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotal \Ro"tal\, a.	   Relating to wheels or to rotary motion; rotary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rotalite \Ro"ta*lite\, n. [L. rota wheel + -lite.] (Paleon.)	   Any fossil foraminifer of the genus {Rotalia}, abundant in	   the chalk formation. See Illust. under {Rhizopod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotary \Ro"ta*ry\, a. [L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, v., and cf.	   {barouche}, {Rodomontade}, {Rou['e]}, {Round}, a., {Rowel}.]	   Turning, as a wheel on its axis; pertaining to, or	   resembling, the motion of a wheel on its axis; rotatory; as,	   rotary motion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rotary engine}, steam engine in which the continuous	      rotation of the shaft is produced by the direct action of	      the steam upon rotating devices which serve as pistons,	      instead of being derived from a reciprocating motion, as	      in the ordinary engine; a steam turbine; -- called also	      {rotatory engine}.	   {Rotary pump}, a pump in which the fluid is impelled by	      rotating devices which take the place of reciprocating	      buckets or pistons.	   {Rotary shears}, shears, as for cloth, metal, etc., in which	      revolving sharp-edged or sharp-cornered wheels do the	      cutting.	   {Rotary valve}, a valve acting by continuous or partial	      rotation, as in the four-way cock.	      [1913 Webster]
Rotascope \Ro"ta*scope\, n. [L. rota a wheel + -scope.]	   Same as {Gyroscope}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotate \Ro"tate\, a. [L. rotatus, p. p. of rotare to turn round	   like a wheel, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Roue}.]	   Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped;	   as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a	   monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a	   very short one.	   [1913 Webster]	Rotate \Ro"tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rotated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rotating}.]	   1. To turn, as a wheel, round an axis; to revolve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform any act, function, or operation in turn, to	      hold office in turn; as, to rotate in office.	      [1913 Webster]	Rotate \Ro"tate\, v. i.	   1. To cause to turn round or revolve, as a wheel around an	      axle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to succeed in turn; esp., to cause to succeed	      some one, or to be succeeded by some one, in office.	      [Colloq.] "Both, after a brief service, were rotated out	      of office." --Harper's Mag.	      [1913 Webster]
Rotated \Ro"ta*ted\, a.	   Turned round, as a wheel; also, wheel-shaped; rotate.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotation \Ro*ta"tion\, n. [L. rotatio: cf. F. rotation.]	   1. The act of turning, as a wheel or a solid body on its	      axis, as distinguished from the progressive motion of a	      revolving round another body or a distant point; thus, the	      daily turning of the earth on its axis is a rotation; its	      annual motion round the sun is a revolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any return or succesion in a series.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moment of rotation}. See {Moment of inertia}, under	      {Moment}.	   {Rotation in office}, the practice of changing public	      officers at frequent intervals by discharges and	      substitutions.	   {Rotation of crops}, the practices of cultivating an orderly	      succession of different crops on the same land.	      [1913 Webster]	Rotation \Ro*ta"tion\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resulting from, rotation; of the nature of,	   or characterized by, rotation; as, rotational velocity.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotative \Ro"ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. rotatif.]	   turning, as a wheel; rotary; rotational.	   [1913 Webster]	         This high rotative velocity of the sun must cause an	         equatorial rise of the solar atmosphere. --Siemens.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rotative engine}, a steam engine in which the reciprocating	      motion of the piston is transformed into a continuous	      rotary motion, as by means of a connecting rod, a working	      beam and crank, or an oscillating cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]
Rotator \Ro*ta"tor\, n. [L.]	   1. (Anat.) that which gives a rotary or rolling motion, as a	      muscle which partially rotates or turns some part on its	      axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) A revolving reverberatory furnace.	      [1913 Webster]
Rotatoria \Ro`ta*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Rotifera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotatory \Ro"ta*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. rotatoire. See {Rotate},	   {Rotary}.]	   1. Turning as on an axis; rotary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Going in a circle; following in rotation or succession;	      as, rotatory assembles. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Opt.) Producing rotation of the plane of polarization;	      as, the rotatory power of bodies on light. See the Note	      under {polarization}. --Nichol.	      [1913 Webster]	Rotatory \Ro"ta*to*ry\, n. (Zool.)	   A rotifer. [R.] --Kirby.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotche \Rotche\, n. (Zool.)	   A very small arctic sea bird ({Mergulus alle}, or {Alle	   alle}) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; --	   called also {little auk}, {dovekie}, {rotch}, {rotchie}, and	   {sea dove}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotchet \Rotch"et\, n. (Zool.)	   The European red gurnard ({Trigla pini}).	   [1913 Webster]
Rote \Rote\, n.	   A root. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rote \Rote\, n. [OE. rote, probably of German origin; cf. MHG.	   rotte, OHG. rota, hrota, LL. chrotta. Cf. {Crowd} a kind of	   violin.] (Mus.)	   A kind of guitar, the notes of which were produced by a small	   wheel or wheel-like arrangement; an instrument similar to the	   hurdy-gurdy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well could he sing and play on a rote.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         extracting mistuned dirges from their harps, crowds,	         and rotes.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Rote \Rote\, n. [Cf. {Rut} roaring.]	   The noise produced by the surf of the sea dashing upon the	   shore. See {Rut}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rote \Rote\, n. [OF. rote, F. route, road, path. See {Route},	   and cf. {Rut} a furrow, {Routine}.]	   A frequent repetition of forms of speech without attention to	   the meaning; mere repetition; as, to learn rules by rote.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         till he the first verse could [i. e., knew] all by	         rote.                                    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy love did read by rote, and could not spell. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rote \Rote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Roting}.]	   To learn or repeat by rote. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Rote \Rote\, v. i.	   To go out by rotation or succession; to rotate. [Obs.] --Z.	   Grey.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotella \Ro*tel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of rota wheel; cf. LL.	   rotella a little whell.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small, polished, brightcolored	   gastropods of the genus {Rotella}, native of tropical seas.	   [1913 Webster]
rotenone \ro"te*none\, n.	   A chemical substance ({C23H22O6}) extracted from the root of	   the derris ({Derris elliptica}, {Derris malaccensis}, and	   other species), used in treatment of scabies and as an	   insecticide for external infestation by chiggers in human	   medicine, and in veterinary medicine for the treatment of	   infestations with fleas, ticks, and lice.	   [PJC]
rotgut \rot"gut\, n.	   1. Bad small beer. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any bad spirituous liquor, especially when adulterated so	      as to be very deleterious. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Rother \Roth"er\, a. [AS. hry[eth]er; cf. D. rund.] (Zool.)	   Bovine. -- n. A bovine beast. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rother beasts}, cattle of the bovine genus; black cattle.	      [Obs.] --Golding.	   {Rother soil}, the dung of rother beasts.	      [1913 Webster]	Rother \Roth"er\, n. [OE. See {Rudder}.]	   A rudder.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rother nail}, a nail with a very full head, used for	      fastening the rudder irons of ships; -- so called by	      shipwrights.	      [1913 Webster]
Rotifer \Ro"ti*fer\ (?; 277), n. [NL. see {Rotifera}.] (Zool.)	   One of the Rotifera. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotifera \Ro*tif"e*ra\, n.; pl. [NL., from L. rota ? wheel +	   ferre to bear.] (Zool.)	   An order of minute worms which usually have one or two groups	   of vibrating cilia on the head, which, when in motion, often	   give an appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. The species	   are very numerous in fresh waters, and are very diversified	   in form and habits.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotiform \Ro"ti*form\, a. [L. rota wheel + -form.]	   1. Wheel-shaped; as, rotiform appendages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Rotate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rotograph \Ro"to*graph\, n. (Photography)	   A photograph printed by a process in which a strip or roll of	   sensitized paper is automatically fed over the negative so	   that a series of prints are made, and are then developed,	   fixed, cut apart, and washed at a very rapid rate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rotor \Ro"tor\, n. (Elec.)	   The rotating part of a generator or motor. Contrasted with	   {stator}, the stationary part.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Rotta \Rot"ta\, n. (Mus.)	   See {Rota}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotten \Rot"ten\, a. [Icel. rotinn; akin to Sw. rutten, Dan.	   radden. See {Rot}.]	   Having rotted; putrid; decayed; as, a rotten apple; rotten	   meat. Hence:	   (a) Offensive to the smell; fetid; disgusting.	       [1913 Webster]	             You common cry of curs! whose breath I hate	             As reek of the rotten fens.          --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Not firm or trusty; unsound; defective; treacherous;	       unsafe; as, a rotten plank, bone, stone. "The deepness of	       the rotten way." --Knolles.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Rotten borough}. See under {Borough}.	   {Rotten stone} (Min.), a soft stone, called also Tripoli	      (from the country from which it was formerly brought),	      used in all sorts of finer grinding and polishing in the	      arts, and for cleaning metallic substances. The name is	      also given to other friable siliceous stones applied to	      like uses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Putrefied; decayed; carious; defective; unsound;	        corrupt; deceitful; treacherous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Rot"ten*ly}, adv. -- {Rot"ten*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Rotula \Rot"u*la\, n. [L., a little wheel; cf. It. rotula.]	   (Anat.)	   The patella, or kneepan.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotular \Rot"u*lar\, a. [L. rotula, dim. of rota wheel.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the rotula, or kneepan.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotund \Ro*tund"\, a. [L. rotundus. See {Round}, and cf.	   {Rotunda}.]	   1. Round; circular; spherical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, complete; entire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) orbicular, or nearly so. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Rotund \Ro*tund"\, n.	   A rotunda. [Obs.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotunda \Ro*tun"da\, n. [Cf. It. rotonda, F. rotonde; both fr.	   L. rotundus round. See {Rotund}, a.] (Arch.)	   A round building; especially, one that is round both on the	   outside and inside, like the Pantheon at Rome. Less properly,	   but very commonly, used for a large round room; as, the	   rotunda of the Capitol at Washington.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotundate \Ro*tund"ate\, a.	   Rounded; especially, rounded at the end or ends, or at the	   corners.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotundifolious \Ro*tund`i*fo"li*ous\, a. [L. rotundus round +	   folium a leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having round leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotundity \Ro*tund"i*ty\, n. [L. rotunditas: cf. F.	   rotondit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being rotu?; roundness;	      sphericity; circularity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smite flat the thick rotundity o'the world! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, completeness; entirety; roundness.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the more rotundity of the number and grace of	            the matter, it passeth for a full thousand.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            A boldness and rotundity of speech.   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Rotundness \Ro*tund"ness\, n.	   Roundness; rotundity.	   [1913 Webster]
Rotundo \Ro*tun"do\, n.	   See {Rotunda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roture \Ro`ture\, n. [F.]	   1. The condition of being a roturier.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Fr. & Canadian Law) A feudal tenure of lands by one who	      has no privileges of nobility, but is permitted to	      discharge all his obligations to his feudal lord or	      superior by a payment of rent in money or kind and without	      rendering any personal services.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roturer \Ro*tur"er\, n.	   A roturier. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Roturier \Ro`tu`rier"\, n. [F.]	   A person who is not of noble birth; specif., a freeman who	   during the prevalence of feudalism held allodial land.	   [1913 Webster]
Roty \Rot"y\, v. t. [See {Rot}.]	   To make rotten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Well bet is rotten apple out of hoard,	         Than that it roty all the remenant.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouble \Rou"ble\, n.	   A coin. See {Ruble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouche \Rouche\, n.	   See {Ruche}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rou'e \Rou`['e]"\, n. [F., properly p. p. of rouer to break upon	   the wheel, fr. roue a wheel, L. rota. See {Rotate},	   {Rotary}.]	   One devoted to a life of sensual pleasure; a debauchee; a	   rake.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouet \Rou`et"\, n. [F.]	   A small wheel formerly fixed to the pan of firelocks for	   discharging them. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouge \Rouge\, a. [F., fr. L. rubeus red, akin to rubere to be	   red, ruber red. See {Red}.]	   red. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rouge et noir}[F., red and black], a game at cards in which	      persons play against the owner of the bank; -- so called	      because the table around which the players sit has certain	      compartments colored red and black, upon which the stakes	      are deposited. --Hoyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Rouge \Rouge\, n. [F.]	   1. (Chem.) A red amorphous powder consisting of ferric oxide.	      It is used in polishing glass, metal, or gems, and as a	      cosmetic, etc. Called also {crocus}, {jeweler's rouge},	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cosmetic used for giving a red color to the cheeks or	      lips. The best is prepared from the dried flowers of the	      safflower, but it is often made from carmine. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	Rouge \Rouge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rouged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rouging} .]	   To paint the face or cheeks with rouge.	   [1913 Webster]	Rouge \Rouge\, v. t.	   To tint with rouge; as, to rouge the face or the cheeks.	   [1913 Webster]
Rougecroix \Rouge`croix"\ (? or ?), n. [F., literally, red	   cross.] (Her.)	   One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouge dragon \Rouge" drag`on\, n. [F., literally, red dragon.]	   (Her.)	   One of the four pursuivants of the English college of arms.	   [1913 Webster]
Rough \Rough\, a. [Compar. {Rougher}; superl. {Roughest}.] [OE.	   rou?, rou, row, rugh, ruh, AS. r?h; akin to LG. rug, D. rug,	   D. ruig, ruw, OHG. r?h, G. rauh, rauch; cf. Lith. raukas	   wrinkle, rukti to wrinkle. [root] 18. Cf. {Rug}, n.]	   1. Having inequalities, small ridges, or points, on the	      surface; not smooth or plain; as, a rough board; a rough	      stone; rough cloth. Specifically:	      (a) Not level; having a broken surface; uneven; -- said of	          a piece of land, or of a road. "Rough, uneven ways."	          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Not polished; uncut; -- said of a gem; as, a rough	          diamond.	      (c) Tossed in waves; boisterous; high; -- said of a sea or	          other piece of water.	          [1913 Webster]	                More unequal than the roughest sea. --T. Burnet.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Marked by coarseness; shaggy; ragged; disordered; --	          said of dress, appearance, or the like; as, a rough	          coat. "A visage rough." --Dryden. "Roughsatyrs."	          --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, figuratively, lacking refinement, gentleness, or	      polish. Specifically:	      (a) Not courteous or kind; harsh; rude; uncivil; as, a	          rough temper.	          [1913 Webster]	                A fiend, a fury, pitiless and rough. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                A surly boatman, rough as wayes or winds.	                                                  --Prior.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Marked by severity or violence; harsh; hard; as, rough	          measures or actions.	          [1913 Webster]	                On the rough edge of battle.      --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                A quicker and rougher remedy.     --Clarendon.	          [1913 Webster]	                Kind words prevent a good deal of that	                perverseness which rough and imperious usage	                often produces.                   --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Loud and hoarse; offensive to the ear; harsh; grating;	          -- said of sound, voice, and the like; as, a rough	          tone; rough numbers. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Austere; harsh to the taste; as, rough wine.	      (e) Tempestuous; boisterous; stormy; as, rough weather; a	          rough day.	          [1913 Webster]	                He stayeth his rough wind.        --Isa. xxvii.	                                                  8.	          [1913 Webster]	                Time and the hour runs through the roughest day.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) Hastily or carelessly done; wanting finish;	          incomplete; as, a rough estimate; a rough draught.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Rough diamond}, an uncut diamond; hence, colloquially, a	      person of intrinsic worth under a rude exterior.	   {Rough and ready}.	      (a) Acting with offhand promptness and efficiency. "The	          rough and ready understanding." --Lowell.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Produced offhand. "Some rough and ready theory."	          --Tylor.	          [1913 Webster]	Rough \Rough\, n.	   1. Boisterous weather. [Obs.] --Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rude fellow; a coarse bully; a rowdy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In the rough}, in an unwrought or rude condition;	      unpolished; as, a diamond or a sketch in the rough.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contemplating the people in the rough. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Rough \Rough\, adv.	   In a rough manner; rudely; roughly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sleeping rough on the trenches, and dying stubbornly in	         their boats.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Rough \Rough\, v. t.	   1. To render rough; to roughen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break in, as a horse, especially for military purposes.	      --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut or make in a hasty, rough manner; -- with out; as,	      to rough out a carving, a sketch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Roughing rolls}, rolls for reducing, in a rough manner, a	      bloom of iron to bars.	   {To rough it}, to endure hard conditions of living; to live	      without ordinary comforts.	      [1913 Webster]
Roughcast \Rough`cast"\, v. t.	   1. To form in its first rudiments, without revision,	      correction, or polish. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mold without nicety or elegance; to form with	      asperities and inequalities.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To plaster with a mixture of lime and shells or pebbles;	      as, to roughcast a building.	      [1913 Webster]	Roughcast \Rough"cast`\, n.	   1. A rude model; the rudimentary, unfinished form of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of plastering made of lime, with a mixture of	      shells or pebbles, used for covering buildings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Roughcaster \Rough"cast`er\, n.	   One who roughcasts.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughdraw \Rough"draw`\, v. t.	   To draw or delineate rapidly and by way of a first sketch.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughdry \Rough"dry`\, v. t.	   in laundry work, to dry without smoothing or ironing.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughen \Rough"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roughened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Roughening}.] [From {Rough}.]	   To make rough.	   [1913 Webster]	Roughen \Rough"en\, v. i.	   To grow or become rough.	   [1913 Webster]
Rough-footed \Rough"-foot`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Feather-footed; as, a rough-footed dove. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Rough-grained \Rough"-grained\, a.	   Having a rough grain or fiber; hence, figuratively, having	   coarse traits of character; not polished; brisque.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughhead \Rough"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The redfin.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughhew \Rough"hew`\, v. t.	   1. To hew coarsely, without smoothing; as, to roughhew	      timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give the first form or shape to; to form rudely; to	      shape approximately and rudely; to roughcast.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's a divinity that shapes our ends,	            Roughhew them how we will.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Roughhewer \Rough"hew`er\, n.	   One who roughhews.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughhewn \Rough"hewn`\, a.	   1. Hewn coarsely without smoothing; unfinished; not polished.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of coarse manners; rude; uncultivated; rough-grained. "A	      roughhewn seaman." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Roughing-in \Rough"ing-in`\, n.	   The first coat of plaster laid on brick; also, the process of	   applying it.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughings \Rough"ings\, n. pl.	   Rowen. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roughish \Rough"ish\, a.	   Somewhat rough.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughleg \Rough"leg`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large hawks of the genus	   {Archibuteo}, having the legs feathered to the toes. Called	   also {rough-legged hawk}, and {rough-legged buzzard}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The best known species is {Archibuteo lagopus} of	         Northern Europe, with its darker American variety	         ({Sancti-johannis}). The latter is often nearly or	         quite black. The ferruginous roughleg ({Archibuteo	         ferrugineus}) inhabits Western North America.	         [1913 Webster]
Rough-legged \Rough"-legged`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the legs covered with feathers; -- said of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]	   {rough-legged hawk}. (Zool.) See {Roughleg}.	      [1913 Webster]
Roughly \Rough"ly\, adv.	   In a rough manner; unevenly; harshly; rudely; severely;	   austerely.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughness \Rough"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rough.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughrider \Rough"rid`er\, n.	   1. One who breaks horses; especially (Mil.), a	      noncommissioned officer in the British cavalry, whose duty	      is to assist the riding master.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer or enlisted man in the 1st U. S. Volunteer	      Cavalry, a regiment raised for the Spanish war of 1898,	      composed mostly of Western cowboys and hunters and Eastern	      college athletes and sportsmen, largely organized, and	      later commanded, by Theodore Roosevelt. Sometimes,	      locally, a member of any of various volunteer cavalry	      commands raised in 1898. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Roughscuff \Rough"scuff\, n. [Rough + scuff.]	   A rough, coarse fellow; collectively, the lowest class of the	   people; the rabble; the riffraff. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roughsetter \Rough"set`ter\, n.	   A mason who builds rough stonework.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughshod \Rough"shod\, a.	   Shod with shoes armed with points or calks; as, a roughshod	   horse.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To ride roughshod}, to pursue a course regardless of the	      pain or distress it may cause others.	      [1913 Webster]
Roughstrings \Rough"strings`\, n. pl. (Capr.)	   Pieces of undressed timber put under the steps of a wooden	   stair for their support.	   [1913 Webster]
Rought \Rought\, obs.	   imp. of {Reach}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rought \Rought\, obs.	   imp. of {Reck}, to care. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughtail \Rough"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of small ground snakes of the family	   {Uropeltidae}; -- so called from their rough tails.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughwork \Rough"work`\, v. t.	   To work over coarsely, without regard to nicety, smoothness,	   or finish. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Roughwrought \Rough"wrought`\, a.	   Wrought in a rough, unfinished way; worked over coarsely.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouk \Rouk\, v. i.	   See 5th {Ruck}, and {Roke}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Roulade \Rou`lade"\, n. [F.] (Mus.)	   A smoothly running passage of short notes (as semiquavers, or	   sixteenths) uniformly grouped, sung upon one long syllable,	   as in Handel's oratorios.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouleau \Rou`leau"\, n.; pl. F. {Rouleaux} (F. ?; E. ?), E.	   {Rouleaus}. [F., a roll, dim. fr. fr. r[^o]le, formerly also	   spelt roulle. See {Roll}.]	   A little roll; a roll of coins put up in paper, or something	   resembling such a roll.	   [1913 Webster]
Roulette \Rou*lette"\, n. [F., properly, a little wheel or ball.	   See {Rouleau}, {Roll}.]	   1. A game of chance, in which a small ball is made to move	      round rapidly on a circle divided off into numbered red	      and black spaces, the one on which it stops indicating the	      result of a variety of wagers permitted by the game.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fine Arts)	      (a) A small toothed wheel used by engravers to roll over a	          plate in order to order to produce rows of dots.	      (b) A similar wheel used to roughen the surface of a	          plate, as in making alterations in a mezzotint.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) the curve traced by any point in the plane of a	      given curve when the latter rolls, without sliding, over	      another fixed curve. See {Cycloid}, and {Epycycloid}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small toothed wheel used to make short incisions in	      paper, as a sheet of postage stamps to facilitate their	      separation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Roulette \Rou*lette"\, v. t.	   To make short incisions in with a roulette; to separate by	   incisions made with a roulette; as, to roulette a sheet of	   postage stamps.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rouly-pouly \Rou"ly-pou`ly\, n.	   See {Rolly-pooly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roumanian \Rou*ma"ni*an\, a. [Written also {Rumanian} and	   {Romanian}.] [From Roumania, the name of the country,	   Roumanian Rom[^a]nia, fr. Rom[^a]n Roumanian, L. Romanus	   Roman.]	   Of or pertaining to Roumania.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Roumanian \Rou*ma"ni*an\, n.	   An inhabitant of Roumania; also, the language of Roumania,	   one of the Romance or Romanic languages descended from Latin,	   but containing many words from other languages, as Slavic,	   Turkish, and Greek. [Written also {Rumanian} and {Romanian}.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Roun
Roun \Roun\, Rown \Rown\, v. i. & t. [AS. r[=u]nian, fr. r[=u]n	   a rune, secret, mystery; akin to G. raunen to whisper. See	   {Rune}.]	   To whisper. [obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         Another rouned to his fellow low.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rounce \Rounce\ (rouns), n. [Cf. F. ronce bramble, brier, thorn,	   ranche a round, step, rack, or E. round.] (Print.)	   The handle by which the bed of a hand press, holding the form	   of type, etc., is run in under the platen and out again; --	   sometimes applied to the whole apparatus by which the form is	   moved under the platen.	   [1913 Webster]
Rounceval \Roun"ce*val\, a. [F. Ronceval, Roncevaux, a town at	   the foot of the foot of the Pyrenees, Sp. Roncesvalles.]	   Large; strong; -- from the gigantic bones shown at	   Roncesvalles, and alleged to be those of old heroes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rounceval \Roun"ce*val\, n.	   A giant; anything large; a kind of pea called also	   {marrowfat}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rouncy \Roun"cy\, n.	   A common hackney horse; a nag. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         he rode upon a rouncy as he could.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Round \Round\, v. i. & t. [From {Roun}.]	   To whisper. [obs.] --Shak. Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Bishop of Glasgow rounding in his ear, "Ye are not	         a wise man," . . . he rounded likewise to the bishop,	         and said, "Wherefore brought ye me here?" --Calderwood.	   [1913 Webster]	Round \Round\, a. [OF. roond, roont, reond, F. rond, fr. L.	   rotundus, fr. rota wheel. See {Rotary}, and cf. {Rotund},	   {roundel}, {Rundlet}.]	   1. Having every portion of the surface or of the	      circumference equally distant from the center; spherical;	      circular; having a form approaching a spherical or a	      circular shape; orbicular; globular; as, a round ball.	      "The big, round tears." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the firm opacous globe	            Of this round world.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the form of a cylinder; cylindrical; as, the barrel	      of a musket is round.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a curved outline or form; especially, one like the	      arc of a circle or an ellipse, or a portion of the surface	      of a sphere; rotund; bulging; protuberant; not angular or	      pointed; as, a round arch; round hills. "Their round	      haunches gored." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Full; complete; not broken; not fractional; approximately	      in even units, tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.; -- said of	      numbers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pliny put a round number near the truth, rather than	            the fraction.                         --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not inconsiderable; large; hence, generous; free; as, a	      round price.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three thousand ducats; 'tis a good round sum.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Round was their pace at first, but slackened soon.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Uttered or emitted with a full tone; as, a round voice; a	      round note.	      [1913 Webster]	   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, [sect] 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Outspoken; plain and direct; unreserved; unqualified; not	      mincing; as, a round answer; a round oath. "The round	      assertion." --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir Toby, I must be round with you.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Full and smoothly expanded; not defective or abrupt;	      finished; polished; -- said of style, or of authors with	      reference to their style. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In his satires Horace is quick, round, and pleasant.	                                                  --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Complete and consistent; fair; just; -- applied to	       conduct.	       [1913 Webster]	             Round dealing is the honor of man's nature.	                                                  --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   {At a round rate}, rapidly. --Dryden.	   {In round numbers}, approximately in even units, tens,	      hundreds, etc.; as, a bin holding 99 or 101 bushels may be	      said to hold in round numbers 100 bushels.	   {Round bodies} (Geom.), the sphere right cone, and right	      cylinder.	   {Round clam} (Zool.), the quahog.	   {Round dance} one which is danced by couples with a whirling	      or revolving motion, as the waltz, polka, etc.	   {Round game}, a game, as of cards, in which each plays on his	      own account.	   {Round hand}, a style of penmanship in which the letters are	      formed in nearly an upright position, and each separately	      distinct; -- distinguished from running hand.	   {Round robin}. [Perhaps F. round round + ruban ribbon.]	       (a) A written petition, memorial, remonstrance, protest,	           etc., the signatures to which are made in a circle so	           as not to indicate who signed first. "No round robins	           signed by the whole main deck of the Academy or the	           Porch." --De Quincey.	       (b) (Zool.) The cigar fish.	   {Round shot}, a solid spherical projectile for ordnance.	   {Round Table}, the table about which sat King Arthur and his	      knights. See {Knights of the Round Table}, under {Knight}.	      	   {Round tower}, one of certain lofty circular stone towers,	      tapering from the base upward, and usually having a	      conical cap or roof, which crowns the summit, -- found	      chiefly in Ireland. They are of great antiquity, and vary	      in heigh from thirty-five to one hundred and thiry feet.	      	   {Round trot}, one in which the horse throws out his feet	      roundly; a full, brisk, quick trot. --Addison.	   {Round turn} (Naut.), one turn of a rope round a timber, a	      belaying pin, etc.	   {To bring up with a round turn}, to stop abruptly. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Circular; spherical; globular; globase; orbicular;	        orbed; cylindrical; full; plump; rotund.	        [1913 Webster]	Round \Round\ (round), n.	   1. Anything round, as a circle, a globe, a ring. "The golden	      round" [the crown]. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In labyrinth of many a round self-rolled. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of changes or events ending where it began; a	      series of like events recurring in continuance; a cycle; a	      periodical revolution; as, the round of the seasons; a	      round of pleasures.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: A course ending where it began; a circuit; a beat;	      especially, one freguently or regulary traversed; also,	      the act of traversing a circuit; as, a watchman's round;	      the rounds of the postman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A series of duties or tasks which must be performed in	      turn, and then repeated.	      [1913 Webster]	            the trivial round, the common task.   --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence: (Mining, Tunneling) One work cycle, consisting of	      drilling blast holes, loading them with explosive,	      blasting, mucking out, and, if necessary, installing	      temporary support.	      [RDH]	            . . . Inco is still much more advanced than other	            mining companies. He says that the LKAB mine in	            Sweden is the closest rival. He predicts that, by	            2008, Inco can reach a new productivity plateau,	            doubling the current mining productivity from 3,350	            tonnes to 6,350 tonnes per person per year. Another	            aim is to triple the mine cycle rate (the time to	            drill, blast and muck a round) from one cycle to	            three complete cycles per 24 hours.	                                                  --http://www.canadianminingjournal.com/issues/apr00/page10.asp	      [PJC]	   6. A course of action or conduct performed by a number of	      persons in turn, or one after another, as if seated in a	      circle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Women to cards may be compared: we play	            A round or two; which used, we throw away.	                                                  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	            The feast was served; the bowl was crowned;	            To the king's pleasure went the mirthful round.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence: A complete set of plays in a game or contest	      covering a standard number of individual plays or parts;	      as, a round of golf; a round of tennis.	      [PJC]	   8. Hence: One set of games in a tournament.	      [PJC]	   9. The time during which prize fighters or boxers are in	      actual contest without an intermission, as prescribed by	      their rules; a bout.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A circular dance.	       [1913 Webster]	             Come, knit hands, and beat the ground,	             In a light fantastic round.          --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. That which goes round a whole circle or company; as, a	       round of applause.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Rotation, as in office; succession. --Holyday.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. The step of a ladder; a rundle or rung; also, a	       crosspiece which joins and braces the legs of a chair.	       [1913 Webster]	             All the rounds like Jacob's ladder rise. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Mil.)	       (a) A walk performed by a guard or an officer round the	           rampart of a garrison, or among sentinels, to see	           that the sentinels are faithful and all things safe;	           also, the guard or officer, with his attendants, who	           performs this duty; -- usually in the plural.	       (b) A general discharge of firearms by a body of troops	           in which each soldier fires once.	       (c) One piece of ammunition for a firearm, used by	           discharging one piece at a time; as, each soldier	           carried a hundred rounds of ammunition.	           [1913 Webster +PJC]	   15. (Mus.) A short vocal piece, resembling a catch in which	       three or four voices follow each other round in a species	       of canon in the unison.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. A brewer's vessel in which the fermentation is concluded,	       the yeast escaping through the bunghole.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. A vessel filled, as for drinking; as, to drink a round od	       ale together. [R.]	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	   18. An assembly; a group; a circle; as, a round of	       politicians. --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. (Naut.) See {Roundtop}.	       [1913 Webster]	   20. Same as {Round of beef}, below.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Gentlemen of the round}.	       (a) Gentlemen soldiers of low rank who made the rounds.	           See 10	       (a), above.	       (b) Disbanded soldiers who lived by begging. [Obs.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 Worm-eaten gentlemen of the round, such as have	                 vowed to sit on the skirts of the city, let	                 your provost and his half dozen of halberdiers	                 do what they can.                --B. Jonson.	           [1913 Webster]	   {Round of beef}, the part of the thigh below the aitchbone,	      or between the rump and the leg. See Illust. of {beef}.	   {Round steak}, a beefsteak cut from the round.	   {Sculpture in the round}, sculpture giving the full form, as	      of man; statuary, distinguished from relief.	      [1913 Webster]	Round \Round\, adv.	   1. On all sides; around.	      [1913 Webster]	            Round he throws his baleful eyes.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Circularly; in a circular form or manner; by revolving or	      reversing one's position; as, to turn one's head round; a	      wheel turns round.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In circumference; as, a ball is ten inches round.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. From one side or party to another; as to come or turn	      round, -- that is, to change sides or opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. By or in a circuit; by a course longer than the direct	      course; back to the starting point.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Through a circle, as of friends or houses.	      [1913 Webster]	            The invitations were sent round accordingly. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Roundly; fully; vigorously. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All round}, over the whole place; in every direction.	   {All-round}, of general capacity; as, an all-round man.	      [Colloq.]	   {To bring one round}.	      (a) To cause one to change his opinions or line of	          conduct.	      (b) To restore one to health. [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]	Round \Round\, prep.	   On every side of, so as to encompass or encircle; around;	   about; as, the people atood round him; to go round the city;	   to wind a cable round a windlass.	   [1913 Webster]	         The serpent Error twines round human hearts. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Round about}, an emphatic form for round or about. "Moses .	      . . set them [The elders] round about the tabernacle."	      --Num. xi. 24.	   {To come round}, to gain the consent of, or circumvent, (a	      person) by flattery or deception. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Round \Round\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rounding}.]	   1. To make circular, spherical, or cylindrical; to give a	      round or convex figure to; as, to round a silver coin; to	      round the edges of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Worms with many feet, which round themselves into	            balls, are bred chiefly under logs of timber.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The figures on our modern medals are raised and	            rounded to a very great perfection.   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To surround; to encircle; to encompass.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inclusive verge	            Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to fullness or completeness; to complete; hence,	      to bring to a fit conclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are such stuff	            As dreams are made on, and our little life	            Is rounded with a sleep.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To go round wholly or in part; to go about (a corner or	      point); as, to round a corner; to round Cape Horn.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make full, smooth, and flowing; as, to round periods in	      writing. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To round in} (Naut.) To haul up; usually, to haul the slack	      of (a rope) through its leading block, or to haul up (a	      tackle which hangs loose) by its fall. --Totten.	      (b) To collect together (cattle) by riding around them, as	          on cattle ranches. [Western U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	Round \Round\, v. i.	   1. To grow round or full; hence, to attain to fullness,	      completeness, or perfection.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queen your mother rounds apace.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            So rounds he to a separate mind,	            From whence clear memory may begin.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go round, as a guard. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . nightly rounding walk.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go or turn round; to wheel about. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To round to} (Naut.), to turn the head of a ship toward the	      wind.	      [1913 Webster]
Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, a.	   1. Circuitous; going round; indirect; as, roundabout speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have taken a terrible roundabout road. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Encircling; enveloping; comprehensive. "Large, sound,	      roundabout sense." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Roundabout \Round"a*bout`\, n.	   1. A large horizontal wheel or frame, commonly with wooden	      horses, etc., on which children ride; a merry-go-round; a	      carousel. [British] --Smart.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A dance performed in a circle. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A short, close jacket worn by boys, sailors, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A state or scene of constant change, or of recurring labor	      and vicissitude. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. a {traffic circle}. [Chiefly British]	      [PJC]
Roundaboutness \Round"a*bout`ness\, n.	   The quality of being roundabout; circuitousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Round-arm \Round"-arm`\, a. (Cricket)	   Applied to the method delivering the ball in bowling, by	   swinging the arm horizontally. --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Round-backed \Round"-backed`\, a.	   Having a round back or shoulders; round-shouldered.	   [1913 Webster]
Rounded \Round"ed\, a. (Phonetics)	   Modified by contraction of the lip opening; labialized;	   labial. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 11.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundel \Roun"del\, n. [OF. rondel a roundelay, F. rondel,	   rondeau, a dim. fr. rond; for sense 2, cf. F. rondelle a	   round, a round shield. See {Round}, a., and cf. {Rondel},	   {Rondelay}.]	   1. (Mus.) A rondelay. "Sung all the roundel lustily."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, now a roundel and a fairy song. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Spaniards, casting themselves into roundels, . .	            . made a flying march to Calais.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster] Specifically:	      (a) A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a	          foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth	          and fifteenth centuries.	      (b) (Her.) A circular spot; a sharge in the form of a	          small circle.	      (c) (Fort.) A bastion of a circular form.	          [1913 Webster]
Roundelay \Round"e*lay\, n. [OF. rondelet, dim. of rondel. See	   {Roundel}, {Roundeau}, and cf. {Roundlet}, {Rundlet}.]	   1. (Poetry) See {Rondeau}, and {Rondel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) A tune in which a simple strain is often repeated; a	          simple rural strain which is short and lively.	          --Spenser. --Tennyson.	      (b) A dance in a circle.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything having a round form; a roundel.	      [1913 Webster]
Rounder \Round"er\, n.	   1. One who rounds; one who comes about frequently or	      regularly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool for making an edge or surface round.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. An English game somewhat resembling baseball; also,	      another English game resembling the game of fives, but	      played with a football.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now we play rounders, and then we played prisoner's	            base.                                 --Bagehot.	      [1913 Webster]
Roundfish \Round"fish\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) Any ordinary market fish, exclusive of flounders,	          sole, halibut, and other flatfishes.	      (b) A lake whitefish ({Coregonus quadrilateralis}), less	          compressed than the common species. It is very	          abundant in British America and Alaska.	          [1913 Webster]
Roundhead \Round"head`\, n. (Eng. Hist.)	   A nickname for a Puritan. See Roundheads, the, in the	   Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. --Toone.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundheaded \Round"head`ed\, a.	   Having a round head or top.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundhouse \Round"house`\, n.	   1. A constable's prison; a lockup, watch-house, or station	      house. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) A cabin or apartament on the after part of the	          quarter-deck, having the poop for its roof; --	          sometimes called the {coach}.	      (b) A privy near the bow of the vessel.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A house for locomotive engines, built circularly around a	      turntable.	      [1913 Webster]
Rounding \Round"ing\, a.	   Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.	   [1913 Webster]	Rounding \Round"ing\, n.	   1. (Naut.) Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn,	      wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also	      {service}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phonetics) Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the	      lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to	      Pronunciation, [sect] 11.	      [1913 Webster]
Roundish \Round"ish\, a.	   Somewhat round; as, a roundish seed; a roundish figure. --	   {Round"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundlet \Round"let\, n.	   A little circle. --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundly \Round"ly\, adv.	   1. In a round form or manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Openly; boldly; peremptorily; plumply.	      [1913 Webster]	            He affirms everything roundly.        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Briskly; with speed. --locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two of the outlaws walked roundly forward. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Completely; vigorously; in earnest. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Without regard to detail; in gross; comprehensively;	      generally; as, to give numbers roundly.	      [1913 Webster]	            In speaking roundly of this period.   --H. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]
Roundness \Round"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being round in shape; as, the	      roundness of the globe, of the orb of the sun, of a ball,	      of a bowl, a column, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fullness; smoothness of flow; as, the roundness of a	      period; the roundness of a note; roundness of tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Openess; plainess; boldness; positiveness; as, the	      roundness of an assertion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Circularity; sphericity; globosity; globularity;	        globularness; orbicularness; cylindricity; fullness;	        plumpness; rotundity.	        [1913 Webster]
Roundridge \Round"ridge`\, v. t. (Agric.)	   To form into round ridges by plowing. --B. Edwards.	   [1913 Webster] round robin
round robin \round" rob"in\, round-robin \round"-rob"in\(round"	   r[o^]b"[i^]n), n.	   1. Any series or sequence of actions.	      [PJC]	   2. A document circulated from one person to another in a	      group, often with comments added by each recipient.	      [PJC]	   3. A petition or similar document, in which the signatures	      are arranged in circular form in order to conceal the	      order of signing.	      [PJC]	   4. (Sports) A tournament in which each contestant plays	      against every other contestant at least once; a failure to	      win any contest does not result in elimination from the	      tournament. Contrasted with {elimination tournament}	      [PJC]
Round-shouldered \Round"-shoul`dered\, a.	   Having the shoulders stooping or projecting; round-backed.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundsman \Rounds"man\, n.; pl. {Roundsmen}.	   A patrolman; also, a policeman who acts as an inspector over	   the rounds of the patrolmen.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundtop \Round"top`\, n. (Naut.)	   A top; a platform at a masthead; -- so called because	   formerly round in shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Round-up \Round"-up`\, n.	   1. The act of collecting or gathering together scattered	      cattle by riding around them and driving them in. [Western	      U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rounding up, or upward curvature or convexity, as in the	      deck of a vessel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A gathering in of scattered persons or things; as, a	      round-up of criminals. [Colloq., U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Round up \Round up"\, v. t.	   to collect or gather together scattered animals, persons, or	   things. "Round up the usual suspects." --[Casablanca]	   [PJC]
Roundure \Roun"dure\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. {Rondure}.]	   Roundness; a round or circle. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundworm \Round"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A nematoid worm.	   [1913 Webster]
Roundy \Round"y\, a.	   Round. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Roup \Roup\, v. i. & t. [Cf. AS. hr?pan to cry out, G. rufen,	   Goth. hr?pian. Cf. {Roop}.]	   To cry or shout; hence, to sell by auction. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Roup \Roup\, n.	   1. An outcry; hence, a sale of gods by auction. [Scot.]	      --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	            To roup, that is, the sale of his crops, was over.	                                                  --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disease in poultry. See {Pip}.	      [1913 Webster]
Rousant \Rous"ant\, a. (her.)	   Rising; -- applied to a bird in the attitude of rising; also,	   sometmes, to a bird in profile with wings addorsed.	   [1913 Webster]
Rouse \Rouse\ (rouz or rous), v. i. & t. [Perhaps the same word	   as rouse to start up, "buckle to."] (Naut.)	   To pull or haul strongly and all together, as upon a rope,	   without the assistance of mechanical appliances.	   [1913 Webster]	Rouse \Rouse\ (rouz), n. [Cf. D. roes drunkeness, icel. r[=u]ss,	   Sw. rus, G. rauchen, and also E. rouse, v.t., rush, v.i. Cf.	   {Row} a disturbance.]	   1. A bumper in honor of a toast or health. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A carousal; a festival; a drinking frolic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fill the cup, and fill the can,	            Have a rouse before the morn.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Rouse \Rouse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roused} (rouzd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Rousing}.] [Probably of Scan. origin; cf. Sw. rusa to	   rush, Dan. ruse, AS. hre['o]san to fall, rush. Cf. {Rush},	   v.]	   1. To cause to start from a covert or lurking place; as, to	      rouse a deer or other animal of the chase.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like wild boars late roused out of the brakes.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rouse the fleet hart, and cheer the opening hound.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wake from sleep or repose; as, to rouse one early or	      suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To excite to lively thought or action from a state of	      idleness, languor, stupidity, or indifference; as, to	      rouse the faculties, passions, or emotions.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rouse up a people, the most phlegmatic of any in	            Christendom.                          --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put in motion; to stir up; to agitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blustering winds, which all night long	            Had roused the sea.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To raise; to make erect. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rouse \Rouse\, v. i.	   1. To get or start up; to rise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Night's black agents to their preys do rouse.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To awake from sleep or repose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Morpheus rouses from his bed.         --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be exited to thought or action from a state of	      indolence or inattention.	      [1913 Webster]
Rouser \Rous"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, rouses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something very exciting or great. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Brewing) A stirrer in a copper for boiling wort.	      [1913 Webster]
Rousing \Rous"ing\, a.	   1. Having power to awaken or excite; exciting.	      [1913 Webster]	            I begin to feel	            Some rousing motions in me.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very great; violent; astounding; as, a rousing fire; a	      rousing lie. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rousingly \Rous"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a rousing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Roussette \Rous*sette"\, n. [F.; -- so called in allusion to the	   color. See {Russet}.]	   1. (Zool.) A fruit bat, especially the large species	      ({Pieropus vulgaris}) inhabiting the islands of the Indian	      ocean. It measures about a yard across the expanded wings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any small shark of the genus {Scyllium}; -- called	      also {dogfish}. See {Dogfish}.	      [1913 Webster]
Roust \Roust\ (roust), v. t.	   To rouse; to disturb; as, to roust one out. [Prov. Eng. &	   Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Roust \Roust\, n. [Cf. Icel. r["o]st an estuary.]	   A strong tide or current, especially in a narrow channel.	   [Written also {rost}, and {roost}.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Roustabout \Roust"a*bout`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A laborer, especially a deck hand, on a river steamboat, who	   moves the cargo, loads and unloads wood, and the like; in an	   opprobrious sense, a shiftless vagrant who lives by chance	   jobs. [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rout \Rout\ (rout), v. i. [AS. hr[=u]tan.]	   To roar; to bellow; to snort; to snore loudly. [Obs. or	   Scot.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rout \Rout\, n.	   A bellowing; a shouting; noise; clamor; uproar; disturbance;	   tumult. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         This new book the whole world makes such a rout about.	                                                  --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]	         "My child, it is not well," I said,	         "Among the graves to shout;	         To laugh and play among the dead,	         And make this noisy rout."               --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	Rout \Rout\, v. t. [A variant of root.]	   To scoop out with a gouge or other tool; to furrow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To rout out}	   (a) To turn up to view, as if by rooting; to discover; to	       find.	   (b) To turn out by force or compulsion; as, to rout people	       out of bed. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	Rout \Rout\, v. i.	   To search or root in the ground, as a swine. --Edwards.	   [1913 Webster]	Rout \Rout\, n. [OF. route, LL. rupta, properly, a breaking, fr.	   L. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to break. See {Rupture}, {reave},	   and cf. {Rote} repetition of forms, {Route}. In some senses	   this word has been confused with rout a bellowing, an	   uproar.] [Formerly spelled also {route}.]	   1. A troop; a throng; a company; an assembly; especially, a	      traveling company or throng. [Obs.] "A route of ratones	      [rats]." --Piers Plowman. "A great solemn route."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And ever he rode the hinderest of the route.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rout of people there assembled were. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disorderly and tumultuous crowd; a mob; hence, the	      rabble; the herd of common people.	      [1913 Webster]	            the endless routs of wretched thralls. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ringleader and head of all this rout. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor do I name of men the common rout. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being disorganized and thrown into confusion;	      -- said especially of an army defeated, broken in pieces,	      and put to flight in disorder or panic; also, the act of	      defeating and breaking up an army; as, the rout of the	      enemy was complete.	      [1913 Webster]	            thy army . . .	            Dispersed in rout, betook them all to fly. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            To these giad conquest, murderous rout to those.	                                                  --pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A disturbance of the peace by persons assembled	      together with intent to do a thing which, if executed,	      would make them rioters, and actually making a motion	      toward the executing thereof. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A fashionable assembly, or large evening party. "At routs	      and dances." --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To put to rout}, to defeat and throw into confusion; to	      overthrow and put to flight.	      [1913 Webster]	Rout \Rout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Routed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Routing}.]	   To break the ranks of, as troops, and put them to flight in	   disorder; to put to rout.	   [1913 Webster]	         That party . . . that charged the Scots, so totally	         routed and defeated their whole army, that they fied.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To defeat; discomfit; overpower; overthrow.	        [1913 Webster]	Rout \Rout\, v. i.	   To assemble in a crowd, whether orderly or disorderly; to	   collect in company. [obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         In all that land no Christian[s] durste route.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rout cake \Rout" cake`\	   A kind of rich sweet cake made for routs, or evening parties.	         Twenty-four little rout cakes that were lying neglected	         in a plate.                              --Thackeray.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Route \Route\ (r[=oo]t or rout; 277), n. [OE. & F. route, OF.	   rote, fr. L. rupta (sc. via), fr. ruptus, p. p. of rumpere to	   break; hence, literally, a broken or beaten way or path. See	   {Rout}, and cf. {Rut} a track.]	   The course or way which is traveled or passed, or is to be	   passed; a passing; a course; a road or path; a march.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wide through the furzy field their route they take.	                                                  --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Router \Rout"er\, n.	   1. (Carp.)	      (a) A plane made like a spokeshave, for working the inside	          edges of circular sashes.	      (b) A plane with a hooked tool protruding far below the	          sole, for smoothing the bottom of a cavity.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A machine with a rapidly revolving vertical	      spindle and cutter for scooping out the surface of wood or	      metal, as between and around the engraved parts of an	      electrotype.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Routhe \Routhe\, n.	   Ruth; sorrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Routinary \Rou"ti*na*ry\, a.	   Involving, or pertaining to, routine; ordinary; customary.	   [R.] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Routine \Rou*tine"\, n. [F., fr. route a path, way, road. See	   {Route}, {Rote}repetition.]	   1. A round of business, amusement, or pleasure, daily or	      frequently pursued; especially, a course of business or	      offical duties regularly or frequently returning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any regular course of action or procedure rigidly adhered	      to by the mere force of habit.	      [1913 Webster]
Routinism \Rou*tin""ism\, n.	   the practice of doing things with undiscriminating,	   mechanical regularity.	   [1913 Webster]
Routinist \Rou*tin"ist\, n.	   One who habituated to a routine.	   [1913 Webster]
Routish \Rout"ish\, a.	   Uproarious; riotous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Routously \Rout"ous*ly\, adv. (Law)	   With that violation of law called a rout. See 5th {Rout}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Roux \Roux\, n. [F. beurre roux brown butter.] (Cookery)	   A thickening, made of flour, for soups and gravies.	   [1913 Webster]
Rove \Rove\ (r[=o]v), v. t. [perhaps fr. or akin to reeve.]	   1. To draw through an eye or aperture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw out into flakes; to card, as wool. --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To twist slightly; to bring together, as slivers of wool	      or cotton, and twist slightly before spinning.	      [1913 Webster]	Rove \Rove\ (r[=o]v), n.	   1. A copper washer upon which the end of a nail is clinched	      in boat building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slighty	      twisted, preparatory to further process; a roving.	      [1913 Webster]	Rove \Rove\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Roved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Roving}.] [Cf. D. rooven to rob; akin to E. reave. See	   {Reave}, {Rob}.]	   1. To practice robbery on the seas; to wander about on the	      seas in piracy. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to wander; to ramble; to rauge; to go, move, or	      pass without certain direction in any manner, by sailing,	      walking, riding, flying, or otherwise.	      [1913 Webster]	            For who has power to walk has power to rove.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Archery) To shoot at rovers; hence, to shoot at an angle	      of elevation, not at point-blank (rovers usually being	      beyond the point-blank range).	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair Venus' son, that with thy cruel dart	            At that good knight so cunningly didst rove.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To wander; roam; range; ramble stroll.	        [1913 Webster]	Rove \Rove\, v. t.	   1. To wander over or through.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roving the field, I chanced	            A goodly tree far distant to behold.  --milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plow into ridges by turning the earth of two furrows	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	Rove \Rove\, n.	   The act of wandering; a ramble.	   [1913 Webster]	         In thy nocturnal rove one moment halt.   --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rove beetle} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of beetles	      of the family {Staphylinidae}, having short elytra beneath	      which the wings are folded transversely. They are rapid	      runners, and seldom fly.	      [1913 Webster]
Rover \Rov"er\, n. [D. roover a robber. See {Rove}, v. i.]	   1. One who practices robbery on the seas; a pirate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet Pompey the Great deserveth honor more justly for	            scouring the seas, and taking from the rovers 846	            sail of ships.                        --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who wanders about by sea or land; a wanderer; a	      rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a fickle, inconstant person.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Croquet) A ball which has passed through all the hoops	      and would go out if it hit the stake but is continued in	      play; also, the player of such a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Archery)	      (a) Casual marks at uncertain distances. --Encyc. Brit.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A sort of arrow. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                All sorts, flights, rovers, and butt shafts.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	          [1913 Webster]	   {At rovers}, at casual marks; hence, at random; as, shooting	      at rovers. See def. 5	      (a) above. --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                Bound down on every side with many bands because	                it shall not run at rovers.       --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	          [1913 Webster]
Roving \Rov"ing\, n.	   1. The operatin of forming the rove, or slightly twisted	      sliver or roll of wool or cotton, by means of a machine	      for the purpose, called a roving frame, or roving machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roll or sliver of wool or cotton drawn out and slightly	      twisted; a rove. See 2d {Rove}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Roving frame}, {Roving machine}, a machine for drawing and	      twisting roves and twisting roves and winding them on	      bobbin for the spinning machine.	      [1913 Webster]	Roving \Rov"ing\, n.	   The act of one who roves or wanders.	   [1913 Webster]
Rovingly \Rov"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a wandering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rovingness \Rov"ing*ness\, n.	   The state of roving.	   [1913 Webster]
Row \Row\, a. & adv. [See {Rough}.]	   Rough; stern; angry. [Obs.] "Lock he never so row."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Row \Row\, n. [Abbrev. fr. rouse, n.]	   A noisy, turbulent quarrel or disturbance; a brawl. [Colloq.]	   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Row \Row\, n. [OE. rowe, rawe, rewe, AS. r[=a]w, r?w; probably	   akin to D. rij, G. reihe; cf. Skr. r?kh[=a] a line, stroke.]	   A series of persons or things arranged in a continued line; a	   line; a rank; a file; as, a row of trees; a row of houses or	   columns.	   [1913 Webster]	         And there were windows in three rows.    --1 Kings vii.	                                                  4.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bright seraphim in burning row.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Row culture} (Agric.), the practice of cultivating crops in	      drills.	   {Row of points} (Geom.), the points on a line, infinite in	      number, as the points in which a pencil of rays is	      intersected by a line.	      [1913 Webster]	Row \Row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rowing}.] [AS. r?wan; akin to D. roeijen, MHG. r["u]ejen,	   Dan. roe, Sw. ro, Icel. r?a, L. remus oar, Gr. ?, Skr.	   aritra. [root]8. Cf. {Rudder}.]	   1. To propel with oars, as a boat or vessel, along the	      surface of water; as, to row a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To transport in a boat propelled with oars; as, to row the	      captain ashore in his barge.	      [1913 Webster]	Row \Row\, v. i.	   1. To use the oar; as, to row well.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be moved by oars; as, the boat rows easily.	      [1913 Webster]	Row \Row\, n.	   The act of rowing; excursion in a rowboat.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowable \Row"a*ble\, a.	   That may be rowed, or rowed upon. "That long barren fen, once	   rowable." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowan \Row"an\, n.	   Rowan tree.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rowan barry}, a barry of the rowan tree.	      [1913 Webster]	Rowan tree \Row"an tree`\ [Cf. Sw. r["o]nn, Dan. r["o]nne, Icel.	   reynir, and L. ornus.] (Bot.)	   A european tree ({Pyrus aucuparia}) related to the apple, but	   with pinnate leaves and flat corymbs of small white flowers	   followed by little bright red berries. Called also {roan	   tree}, and {mountain ash}. The name is also applied to two	   American trees of similar habit ({Pyrus Americana}, and	   {Pyrus sambucifolia}).	   [1913 Webster]
Rowboat \Row"boat`\, n.	   A boat designed to be propelled by oars instead of sails.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowdy \Row"dy\, n.; pl. {Rowdies}. [From {Rout}, or Row a	   brawl.]	   One who engages in rows, or noisy quarrels; a ruffianly	   fellow. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowdydow \Row"dy*dow\, n.	   Hubbub; uproar. [Vulgar]	   [1913 Webster]
Rowdydowdy \Row"dy*dow`dy\, a.	   Uproarious. [Vulgar]	   [1913 Webster]
Rowdyish \Row"dy*ish\, a.	   Resembling a rowdy in temper or conduct; characteristic of a	   rowdy.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowdyism \Row"dy*ism\, n.	   the conduct of a rowdy.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowed \Rowed\, a.	   Formed into a row, or rows; having a row, or rows; as, a	   twelve-rowed ear of corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowel \Row"el\, n. [OF. roele, rouele, properly, a little wheel,	   F. rouelle collop, slice, LL. rotella a little wheel, dim. of	   L. rota a wheel. See {Roll}, and cf. {Rota}.]	   1. The little wheel of a spur, with sharp points.	      [1913 Webster]	            With sounding whip, and rowels dyed in blood.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little flat ring or wheel on horses' bits.	      [1913 Webster]	            The iron rowels into frothy foam he bit. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Far.) A roll of hair, silk, etc., passed through the	      flesh of horses, answering to a seton in human surgery.	      [1913 Webster]	Rowel \Row"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Roweled}or {Rowelled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Roweling} or {Rowelling}.] (Far.)	   To insert a rowel, or roll of hair or silk, into (as the	   flesh of a horse). --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Rowel bone \Row"el bone`\	   See {rewel bone}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rowen \Row"en\, n. [Cf. E. rough, OE. row, rowe.] [Called also	   {rowet}, {rowett}, {rowings}, {roughings}.]	   1. A stubble field left unplowed till late in the autumn,	      that it may be cropped by cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn your cows, that give milk, into your rowens	            till snow comes.                      --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The second growth of grass in a season; aftermath. [Prov.	      Eng. & Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rower \Row"er\, n.	   One who rows with an oar.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowett \Row"ett\, n.	   See {Rowen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowlock \Row"lock\ (r[=o]"l[o^]k colloq. r[u^]l"[u^]k), n. [For	   oarlock; AS. [=a]rloc, where the second part is akin to G.	   loch a hole, E. lock a fastening. See {Oar}, and {Lock}.]	   1. (Naut.) A contrivance or arrangement serving as a fulcrum	      for an oar in rowing. It consists sometimes of a notch in	      the gunwale of a boat, sometimes of a pair of pins between	      which the oar rests on the edge of the gunwale, sometimes	      of a single pin passing through the oar, or of a metal	      fork or stirrup pivoted in the gunwale and suporting the	      oar; same as {oarlock}. [Chiefly Brit.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. One of the rings of masonry included in an arch having	      more than one ring.	      [PJC]
Rown \Rown\, v. i. & t.	   see {Roun}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rowport \Row"port\, n. (Naut.)	   An opening in the side of small vessels of war, near the	   surface of the water, to facilitate rowing in calm weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Roxburgh \Rox"burgh\ (?; Scot. ?), n. [From the third duke of	   Roxburgh (Scotland), a noted book collector who had his books	   so bound.]	   A style of bookbinding in which the back is plain leather,	   the sides paper or cloth, the top gilt-edged, but the front	   and bottom left uncut.	   [1913 Webster]
Roy \Roy\ (roi), n. [F. roi.]	   A king. [obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Roy \Roy\, a.	   Royal. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Royal \Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.	   royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See {Rich}, and	   cf. {regal}, {real} a coin, {Rial}.]	   1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable	      for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or	      prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.	      [1913 Webster]	            How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted	      by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal	      Society.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Battle royal}. See under {Battle}.	   {Royal bay} (Bot.), the classic laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)	   {Royal eagle}. (Zool.) See {Golden eagle}, under {Golden}.	   {Royal fern} (Bot.), the handsome fern {Osmunda regalis}. See	      {Osmund}.	   {Royal mast} (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast	      and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The	      royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.	      	   {Royal metal}, an old name for gold.	   {Royal palm} (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree	      ({Oreodoxa regia}), lately discovered also in Florida.	   {Royal pheasant}. See {Curassow}.	   {Royal purple}, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.	      	   {Royal tern} (Zool.), a large, crested American tern ({Sterna	      maxima}).	   {Royal tiger}. (Zool.) See {Tiger}.	   {Royal touch}, the touching of a diseased person by the hand	      of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --	      formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the	      scrofula, or king's evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;	        princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;	        illustrious; noble; magnanimous.	        [1913 Webster]	Royal \Roy"al\, n.	   1. Printing and writing papers of particular sizes. See under	      {paper}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A small sail immediately above the topgallant	      sail. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the upper or distal branches of an antler,	      as the third and fourth tynes of the antlers of a stag.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gun.) A small mortar.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) One of the soldiers of the first regiment of foot	      of the British army, formerly called the Royals, and	      supposed to be the oldest regular corps in Europe; -- now	      called the Royal Scots.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An old English coin. See {Rial}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Royalet \Roy"al*et\, n.	   A petty or powerless king. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         there were at this time two other royalets, as only	         kings by his leave.                      --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Royalism \Roy"al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. royalisme.]	   the principles or conduct of royalists.	   [1913 Webster]
Royalist \Roy"al*ist\, n. [Cf. F. royaliste.]	   An adherent of a king (as of Charles I. in England, or of the	   Bourbons in france); one attached to monarchical government.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where Ca'ndish fought, the Royalists prevailed.	                                                  --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Royalization \Roy`al*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of making loyal to a king. [R.] --Saintsbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Royalize \Roy"al*ize\, v. t.	   to make royal. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Royally \Roy"al*ly\, adv.	   In a royal or kingly manner; like a king; as becomes a king.	   [1913 Webster]	         His body shall be royally interred.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Royal spade \Royal spade\ (Auction Bridge)	   A spade when spades are trumps under the condition that every	   trick over six taken by the successful bidder has a score	   value of 9; -- usually in pl.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Royalty \Roy"al*ty\, n.; pl. {Royalties}. [OF. roialt['e],	   royault['e], F. royaut['e]. See {Royal}, and cf. {Regality}.]	   1. The state of being royal; the condition or quality of a	      royal person; kingship; kingly office; sovereignty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Royalty by birth was the sweetest way of majesty.	                                                  --Holyday.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person of a king or sovereign; majesty; as, in the	      presence of royalty.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thus his royalty doth speak.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An emblem of royalty; -- usually in the plural, meaning	      regalia. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore do I assume	            These royalties, and not refuse to reign? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Kingliness; spirit of regal authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his royalty of nature	            Reigns that which would be fear'd.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Domain; province; sphere. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is due to a sovereign, as a seigniorage on gold	      and silver coined at the mint, metals taken from mines,	      etc.; the tax exacted in lieu of such share; imperiality.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A share of the product or profit (as of a mine, forest,	      etc.), reserved by the owner for permitting another to use	      the property.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Hence (Com.), a duty paid by a manufacturer to the owner	      of a patent or a copyright at a certain rate for each	      article manufactured; or, a percentage paid to the owner	      of an article by one who hires the use of it.	      [1913 Webster]
Royne \Royne\ (roin), v. t. [F. rogner, OF. rooignier, to clip,	   pare, scare, fr. L. rotundus round See {Rotund}.]	   To bite; to gnaw. [Written also {roin}.] [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Roynish \Royn"ish\, a. [F. rogneux, from rogne scab, mange,	   itch.]	   Mangy; scabby; hence, mean; paltry; troublesome. [Written	   also {roinish}.] [Obs.] "The roynish clown." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Royster
Royster \Roys"ter\, Roysterer \Roys"ter*er\, n.	   same as {Roister}, {Roisterer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Royston crow \Roys"ton crow`\ [So called from Royston, a town in	   England.] (Zool.)	   See {Hooded crow}, under {Hooded}.	   [1913 Webster]
Roytelet \Roy"te*let\, n. [F. roitelet, dim. of roi king.]	   A little king. [Archaic] --Heylin. Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Roytish \Roy"tish\, a. [Prob. for riotish, from riot, like Scot.	   roytous for riotous.]	   Wild; irregular. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rub \Rub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rubbing}.] [Probably of Celtic origin; cf. W. rhwbiaw, gael.	   rub.]	   1. To subject (a body) to the action of something moving over	      its surface with pressure and friction, especially to the	      action of something moving back and forth; as, to rub the	      flesh with the hand; to rub wood with sandpaper.	      [1913 Webster]	            It shall be expedient, after that body is cleaned,	            to rub the body with a coarse linen cloth. --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move over the surface of (a body) with pressure and	      friction; to graze; to chafe; as, the boat rubs the	      ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause (a body) to move with pressure and friction along	      a surface; as, to rub the hand over the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two bones rubbed hard against one another.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To spread a substance thinly over; to smear.	      [1913 Webster]	            The smoothed plank, . . .	            New rubbed with balm.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To scour; to burnish; to polish; to brighten; to cleanse;	      -- often with up or over; as, to rub up silver.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole business of our redemption is to rub over	            the defaced copy of the creation.     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To hinder; to cross; to thwart. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is the duke's pleasure,	            Whose disposition, all the world well knows,	            Will not be rubbed nor stopped.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rub down}.	      (a) To clean by rubbing; to comb or curry; as, to down a	          horse.	      (b) To reduce or remove by rubbing; as, to rub down the	          rough points.	   {To rub off}, to clean anything by rubbing; to separate by	      friction; as, to rub off rust.	   {To rub out}, to remove or separate by friction; to erase; to	      obliterate; as, to rub out a mark or letter; to rub out a	      stain.	   {To rub up}.	      (a) To burnish; to polish; to clean.	      (b) To excite; to awaken; to rouse to action; as, to rub	          up the memory.	          [1913 Webster]	Rub \Rub\, v. i.	   1. To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to	      grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods,	      as huntsmen; to rub through the world.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To rub along} or {on}, to go on with difficulty; as, they	      manage, with strict economy, to rub along. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Rub \Rub\, n. [Cf. W. rhwb. See Rub, v,t,]	   1. The act of rubbing; friction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which rubs; that which tends to hinder or obstruct	      motion or progress; hindrance; obstruction, an impediment;	      especially, a difficulty or obstruction hard to overcome;	      a pinch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every rub is smoothed on our way.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sleep, perchance to dream; ay, there's the rub.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon this rub, the English ambassadors thought fit	            to demur.                             --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            One knows not, certainly, what other rubs might have	            been ordained for us by a wise Providence. --W.	                                                  Besant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inequality of surface, as of the ground in the game of	      bowls; unevenness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something grating to the feelings; sarcasm; joke; as, a	      hard rub.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Imperfection; failing; fault. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A chance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Flight shall leave no Greek a rub.    --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A stone, commonly flat, used to sharpen cutting tools; a	      whetstone; -- called also {rubstone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rub iron}, an iron guard on a wagon body, against which a	      wheel rubs when cramped too much.	   {Rub of the green} (Golf), anything happening to a ball in	      motion, such as its being deflected or stopped by any	      agency outside the match, or by the fore caddie.	      [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ruba-dub \Rub"a-dub\, n.	   The sound of a drum when continuously beaten; hence, a	   clamorous, repeated sound; a clatter.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rubadub of the abolition presses.    --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubaiyat \Ru*bai*yat"\, n. pl.; sing. {Rubai}. [Ar.	   rub[=a]'iy[=a]h quatrian, pl. of rub[=a]'iy having four	   radicals, fr. rub[=a]' four.]	   Quatrians; as, the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Sometimes in pl.	   construed as sing., a poem in such stanzas.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rubato \Ru*ba"to\, a. [It.]	   Robbed; borrowed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Temple rubato}. [It.] (Mus.) Borrowed time; -- a term	      applied to a style of performance in which some tones are	      held longer than their legitimate time, while others are	      proportionally curtailed.	      [1913 Webster]
Rubbage \Rub"bage\ (?; 48), n.	   Rubbish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rubber \Rub"ber\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, rubs. Specifically:	      (a) An instrument or thing used in rubbing, polishing, or	          cleaning.	      (b) A coarse file, or the rough part of a file.	      (c) A whetstone; a rubstone.	      (d) An eraser, usually made of caoutchouc or a synthetic	          rubber[4].	      (e) The cushion of an electrical machine.	      (f) One who performs massage, especially in a Turkish	          bath.	      (g) Something that chafes or annoys; hence, something that	          grates on the feelings; a sarcasm; a rub. --Thackeray.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. In some games, as bridge or whist, the odd game, as the	      third or the fifth, which decides the winner when there is	      a tie between the players; as, to play the rubber; also, a	      contest determined by the winning of two out of three	      games; as, to play a rubber of whist. --Beaconsfield. "A	      rubber of cribbage." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. India rubber; caoutchouc; gum elastic; -- also called	      {natural rubber}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Any substance, whether natural or synthetic, resembling	      India rubber with respect to its elasticity[1].	      [PJC]	   5. A low-cut overshoe made of natural or synthetic rubber[4],	      serving to keep the feet and shoes dry when walking in the	      rain or on a wet surface; -- usually used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A {condom}. [Slang]	      [PJC]	   {Antimony rubber}, an elastic durable variety of vulcanized	      caoutchouc of a red color. It contains antimony sulphide	      as an important constituent.	   {Hard rubber}, a kind of vulcanized caoutchouc which nearly	      resembles horn in texture, rigidity, etc.	   {India rubber}, caoutchouc. See {Caoutchouc}.	   {Rubber cloth}, cloth covered with caoutchouc for excluding	      water or moisture.	   {Rubber dam} (Dentistry), a shield of thin sheet rubber	      clasped around a tooth to exclude saliva from the tooth.	      [1913 Webster]
rubber band \rub"ber band"\, n.	   A closed loop of rubber usually having a thin rectangular	   cross-section; also called {elastic band}; -- it varies in	   length from the circumference of a finger to several inches,	   and is usually used to hold several objects together	   temporarily, by the tension exerted when the band is	   stretched and fitted around the objects to be held; as, to	   hold a pack of cards together with a {rubber band}.	   [PJC]
Rubberize \Rub"ber*ize\, v. t.	   To coat or impregnate with rubber or a rubber solution or	   preparation, as silk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rubbidge \Rub"bidge\, n.	   Rubbish. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubbing \Rub"bing\,	   a. & n. from {Rub}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubbish \Rub"bish\, n. [OE. robows, robeux, rubble, originally	   an Old French plural from an assumed dim. of robe, probably	   in the sense of trash; cf. It. robaccia trash, roba stuff,	   goods, wares, robe. Thus, etymologically rubbish is the pl.	   of rubble. See {Robe}, and cf. {Rubble}.]	   Waste or rejected matter; anything worthless; valueless	   stuff; trash; especially, fragments of building materials or	   fallen buildings; ruins; d['e]bris.	   [1913 Webster]	         What rubbish and what offal!             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         he saw the town's one half in rubbish lie. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rubbish pulley}. See {Gin block}, under {Gin}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rubbish \Rub"bish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to rubbish; of the quality of rubbish;	   trashy. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubble \Rub"ble\, n. [From an assumed Old French dim. of robe	   See {Rubbish}.]	   1. Water-worn or rough broken stones; broken bricks, etc.,	      used in coarse masonry, or to fill up between the facing	      courses of walls.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inside [the wall] there was rubble or mortar.	                                                  --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rough stone as it comes from the quarry; also, a	      quarryman's term for the upper fragmentary and decomposed	      portion of a mass of stone; brash. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A mass or stratum of fragments or rock lying under	      the alluvium, and derived from the neighboring rock.	      --Lyell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. The whole of the bran of wheat before it is sorted	      into pollard, bran, etc. [Prov. Eng.] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coursed rubble}, rubble masonry in which courses are formed	      by leveling off the work at certain heights.	      [1913 Webster]
Rubblestone \Rub"ble*stone`\, n.	   See {Rubble}, 1 and 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubblework \Rub"ble*work`\, n.	   Masonry constructed of unsquared stones that are irregular in	   size and shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubbly \Rub"bly\, a.	   Relating to, or containing, rubble.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubedinous \Ru*bed"i*nous\, a. [L. rubedo redness, fr. rubere to	   be red.]	   Reddish. [R.] --M. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubefacient \Ru`be*fa"cient\, a. [L. rubefaciens, p. pr. of	   rubefacere to make red; rubere to be red + facere to make.]	   Making red. -- n. (Med.) An external application which	   produces redness of the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubefaction \Ru`be*fac"tion\, n.	   The act or process of making red.	   [1913 Webster]
rubelet \ru"be*let\ (r[udd]"b[-e]*l[e^]t), n.	   A little ruby. --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
rubella \ru*bel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rubellus reddish.] (Med.)	   An acute but mild viral infection characterized by a dusky	   red cutaneous eruption resembling that of measles, but	   attended by only mild respiratory problems or fever; --	   called also {German measles}. The infective virus is called	   Rubella virus, or {Rubivirus}. If contracted by a woman	   during the first several months of pregnancy, rubella may	   cause serious abnormalities in the fetus.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	rubella virus \ru*bel"la vi"rus\, n.	   The virus that causes rubella.	   [PJC]
Rubelle \Ru*belle"\, n. [L. rubellus reddish.]	   A red color used in enameling. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubellite \Ru"bel*lite\, n. [L. rubellus reddish, dim. of ruber	   red.] (Min.)	   A variety of tourmaline varying in color from a pale rose to	   a deep ruby, and containing lithium.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubeola \Ru*be"o*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. ruber red.] (Med.)	   (a) the measles.	   (b) Rubella.	       [1913 Webster]
Ruberythrinic \Ru`ber*y*thrin"ic\, a. [L. ruber red + erythrin.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from madder	   root. It is a yellow crystalline substance from which	   alizarin is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubescence \Ru*bes"cence\, n.	   The quality or state of being rubescent; a reddening; a	   flush.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubescent \Ru*bes"cent\, a. [L. rubescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   rubescere to grow red, v. incho from rubere to be red: cf. F.	   rubescent. See {Ruby}.]	   Growing or becoming red; tending to redness.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubiaceous \Ru`bi*a"ceous\, a. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus	   red.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of plants	   ({Rubiaceae}) named after the madder ({Rubia tinctoria}), and	   including about three hundred and seventy genera and over	   four thousand species. Among them are the coffee tree, the	   trees yielding peruvian bark and quinine, the madder, the	   quaker ladies, and the trees bearing the edible fruits called	   genipap and Sierre Leone peach, besides many plants noted for	   the beauty or the fragrance of their blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubiacin \Ru"bi*a*cin\, n. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.]	   (Chem)	   A substance found in madder root, and probably identical with	   ruberythrinic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubian \Ru"bi*an\, n. [L. rubia madder, fr. rubeus red.] (Chem.)	   One of several color-producing glycosides found in madder	   root.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubianic \Ru`bi*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   pertaining to, or derived from, rubian; specifically,	   designating an acid called also {ruberythrinic} acid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rubible \Ru"bi*ble\ (r[udd]"b[i^]*b'l), n.	   A ribble. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubican \Ru"bi*can\, a. [F.]	   Colored a prevailing red, bay, or black, with flecks of white	   or gray especially on the flanks; -- said of horses. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubicelle \Ru"bi*celle\, n. [Cf. F. rubacelle, rubicelle, fr. L.	   rubeus red, reddish.] (Min.)	   A variety of ruby of a yellowish red color, from Brazil.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubicon \Ru"bi*con\, prop. n. (Anc. geog.)	   A small river which separated Italy from Cisalpine Gaul, the	   province alloted to Julius Caesar.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By leading an army across this river, contrary to the	         prohibition of the civil government at Rome, Caesar	         precipitated the civil war which resulted in the death	         of Pompey and the overthrow of the senate; hence, the	         phrase	   {to pass the Rubicon} or	   {cross the Rubicon} signifies to take the decisive step by	      which one is committed to a hazardous enterprise from	      which there is no retreat.	      [1913 Webster]
Rubicund \Ru"bi*cund\, a. [L. rubicundus, fr. rubere to be red,	   akin to ruber red. See {Red}.]	   Inclining to redness; ruddy; red. "His rubicund face."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubicundity \Ru`bi*cun"di*ty\, n. [LL. rubicunditas.]	   The quality or state of being rubicund; ruddiness.	   [1913 Webster]	         To parade your rubicundity and gray hairs. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubidic \Ru*bid"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to rubidium; containing rubidium.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubidine \Ru"bi*dine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous base homologous with pyridine, obtained from	   coal tar as an oily liquid, {C11H17N}; also, any one of the	   group od metameric compounds of which rubidine is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubidium \Ru*bid"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. rubidus red, fr. rubere	   to be red. So called from two dark red spectroscopic lines by	   means of which it was discovered in the lepidolite from	   Rozena, Moravia. See {Rubicund}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of the alkali metal series, atomic	   number 37. It occurs quite widely, but in small quantities,	   and always combined. It is isolated as a soft yellowish white	   metal, analogous to potassium in most of its properties.	   Symbol Rb. Atomic weight, 85.48.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubific \Ru*bif"ic\, a. [L. ruber red + facere to make.]	   Making red; as, rubific rays. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubification \Ru`bi*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. rubification.]	   The act of making red. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubiform \Ru"bi*form\, a. [L. ruber red + -form.]	   Having the nature or quality of red; as, the rubiform rays of	   the sun. [R.] --Sir I. newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubify \Ru"bi*fy\, v. t. [Cf. F. rub['e]fier. See {Rubific}.]	   To redden. [R.] "Waters rubifying." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Rubiginose
Rubiginose \Ru*big"i*nose`\, Rubiginous \Ru*big"i*nous\, a. [L.	   rubiginosus, fr. rubigo, robigo, rust: cf. F. rubigineux.]	   (Bot.)	   Having the appearance or color of iron rust; rusty-looking.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubigo \Ru*bi"go\, n. [L. rubigo, robigo, rust of metals, rust,	   blight.] (bot.)	   same as {Rust}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubin \Ru"bin\, n. [Cf. LL. rubinus, It. rubino. See {Ruby}.]	   A ruby. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubious \Ru"bi*ous\, a. [L. rubeus, fr. rubere to be red. See	   {Rouge}.]	   Red; ruddy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubiretin \Ru`bi*re"tin\, n. [Rubian + Gr. ? resin.] (Chem.)	   One of the red dye products extracted from madder root, and	   probably identical with ruberythrinic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruble \Ru"ble\, n. [Russ. ruble.]	   The unit of monetary value in Russia.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubric \Ru"bric\, n. [OE. rubriche, OF. rubriche, F. rubrique (	   cf. it. rubrica), fr. L. rubrica red earth for coloring, red	   chalk, the title of a law (because written in red), fr. ruber	   red. See {red}.]	   That part of any work in the early manuscripts and typography	   which was colored red, to distinguish it from other portions.	   Hence, specifically:	   (a) A titlepage, or part of it, especially that giving the	       date and place of printing; also, the initial letters,	       etc., when printed in red.	   (b) (Law books) The title of a statute; -- so called as being	       anciently written in red letters. --Bell.	   (c) (Liturgies) The directions and rules for the conduct of	       service, formerly written or printed in red; hence, also,	       an ecclesiastical or episcopal injunction; -- usually in	       the plural.	       [1913 Webster]	             All the clergy in England solemnly pledge	             themselves to observe the rubrics.   --Hook.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Hence, that which is established or settled, as by	       authority; a thing definitely settled or fixed. --Cowper.	       [1913 Webster]	             Nay, as a duty, it had no place or rubric in human	             conceptions before Christianity.     --De Quincey.	       [1913 Webster]
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Rubric \Ru"bric\, v. t.	   To adorn ith red; to redden; to rubricate. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] Rubric	Rubric \Ru"bric\, Rubrical \Ru"bric*al\, a.	   1. Colored in, or marked with, red; placed in rubrics.	      [1913 Webster]	            What though my name stood rubric on the walls	            Or plaistered posts, with claps, in capitals?	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the rubric or rubrics. "Rubrical	      eccentricities." --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Rubricate \Ru"bri*cate\, a. [L. rubricatus p. p. of rubricare to	   color red. See {Rubric}, n.]	   Marked with red. --Sp?lmman.	   [1913 Webster]	Rubricate \Ru"bri*cate\, v. t.	   To mark or distinguished with red; to arrange as in a rubric;	   to establish in a settled and unchangeable form. --Foxe.	   [1913 Webster]	         A system . . . according to which the thoughts of men	         were to be classed and rubricated forever after.	                                                  --Hare.	   [1913 Webster] Rubrician
Rubrician \Ru*bri"cian\, Rubricist \Ru"bri*cist\, n.	   One skilled in, or tenaciously adhering to, the rubric or	   rubrics.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubricity \Ru*bric"i*ty\, n.	   Redness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rubstone \Rub"stone`\, n.	   A stone for scouring or rubbing; a whetstone; a rub.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubus \Ru"bus\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and	   blackberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruby \Ru"by\, n.; pl. {Rubies}. [F. rubis (cf. Pr. robi), LL.	   rubinus, robinus, fr. L. rubeus red, reddish, akin to ruber.	   See {Rouge}, {red}.]	   1. (Min.) A precious stone of a carmine red color, sometimes	      verging to violet, or intermediate between carmine and	      hyacinth red. It is a red crystallized variety of	      corundum.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Besides the true or Oriental ruby above defined, there	         are the balas ruby, or ruby spinel, a red variety of	         spinel, and the rock ruby, a red variety of garnet.	         [1913 Webster]	               Of rubies, sapphires, and pearles white.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The color of a ruby; carmine red; a red tint.	      [1913 Webster]	            The natural ruby of your cheeks.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which has the color of the ruby, as red wine. Hence,	      a red blain or carbuncle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Print.) See {Agate}, n., 2. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any species of South American humming birds of the	      genus {Clytolaema}. The males have a ruby-colored throat	      or breast.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ruby of arsenic}, {Ruby of sulphur} (Chem.), a glassy	      substance of a red color and a variable composition, but	      always consisting chiefly of the disulphide of arsenic; --	      called also {ruby sulphur}.	   {Ruby of zinc} (Min.), zinc sulphide; the mineral zinc blende	      or sphalerite.	   {Ruby silver} (Min.), red silver. See under {Red}.	      [1913 Webster]	Ruby \Ru"by\, a.	   Ruby-colored; red; as, ruby lips.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruby \Ru"by\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rubied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rubying}.]	   To make red; to redden. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubytail \Ru"by*tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A European gold wasp ({Chrysis ignita}) which has the under	   side of the abdomen bright red, and the other parts deep	   bluish green with a metallic luster. The larva is parasitic	   in the nests of other wasps and of bees.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruby-tailed \Ru"by-tailed`\, a.	   Having the tail, or lower part of the body, bright red.	   [1913 Webster]
Rubythroat \Ru"by*throat`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of humming birds belonging to	   {Trochilus}, {Calypte}, {Stellula}, and allies, in which the	   male has on the throat a brilliant patch of red feathers	   having metallic reflections; esp., the common humming bird of	   the Eastern United States ({Trochilus colubris}).	   [1913 Webster]
Rubywood \Ru"by*wood`\, n.	   red sandalwood. See under {Sandalwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rucervine \Ru*cer"vine\, a. [NL. Rucervus, the genus, fr. NL.	   Rusa a certain genus of deer (Malay r?sa deer) + Cervus.]	   (Zool.)	   Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus {Rucervus},	   which includes the swamp deer of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruche \Ruche\, n. [F. ruche ruche, beehive, OF. rusche a	   beehive, which was formerly made of the bark of trees; cf. W.	   rhisg, rhisgl, bark, gael. rusg bark, rind.]	   1. A plaited, quilled, or goffered strip of lace, net,	      ribbon, or other material, -- used in place of collars or	      cuffs, and as a trimming for women's dresses and bonnets.	      [Written also {rouche}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pile of arched tiles, used to catch and retain oyster	      spawn.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruching \Ruch"ing\, n.	   A ruche, or ruches collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruck \Ruck\, n.	   A roc. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruck \Ruck\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rucking}.] [Icel hrukkast to wrinkle, hrukka wrinkle, fold.]	   To draw into wrinkles or unsightly folds; to crease; as, to	   ruck up a carpet. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruck \Ruck\, n. [Icel. hrukka. Cf. {Ruck}, v. t.]	   A wrinkle or crease in a piece of cloth, or in needlework.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruck \Ruck\, v. i. [Cf. Dan. ruge to brood, to hatch.]	   To cower; to huddle together; to squat; to sit, as a hen on	   eggs. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Gower. South.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sheep that rouketh in the fold.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruck \Ruck\, n. [Cf. {Ruck}.]	   1. A heap; a rick. [Prov Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The common sort, whether persons or things; as, the ruck	      in a horse race. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The ruck in society as a whole.       --Lond. Sat.	                                                  Rev.	      [1913 Webster]
Ructation \Ruc*ta"tion\, n. [L. ructatio, fr. ructare to belch:	   cf. F. ructation.]	   The act of belching wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruction \Ruc"tion\, n.	   An uproar; a quarrel; a noisy outbreak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rud \Rud\, n. [AS. rudu, akin to re['a]d red. [root]113. See	   {Red}, and cf. {Ruddy}.]	   1. Redness; blush. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ruddle; red ocher.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The rudd.	      [1913 Webster]	Rud \Rud\, v. t.	   To make red. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudbeckia \Rud*beck"i*a\, n. [NL. So named after Olaf Rudebeck,	   a Swedish botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of composite plants, the coneflowers, consisting of	   perennial herbs with showy pedunculate heads, having a	   hemispherical involucre, sterile ray flowers, and a conical	   chaffy receptacle. There are about thirty species,	   exclusively North American. {Rudbeckia hirta}, the	   {black-eyed Susan}, is a common weed in meadows.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Rudd \Rudd\, n. [See {Rud}, n.] (Zool.)	   A fresh-water European fish of the Carp family ({Leuciscus	   erythrophthalmus}). It is about the size and shape of the	   roach, but it has the dorsal fin farther back, a stouter	   body, and red irises. Called also {redeye}, {roud},	   {finscale}, and {shallow}. A blue variety is called	   {azurine}, or {blue roach}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudder \Rud"der\, n.	   A riddle or sieve. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Rudder \Rud"der\, n. [OE. rother, AS. r[=o][eth]er a paddle;	   akin to D. roer rudder, oar, G. ruder, OHG. roadar, Sw.	   roder, ror, Dan. roer, ror. [root] 8. See {Row} to propel	   with an oar, and cf. {Rother}. ]	   1. (Naut.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a	      vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad	      and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank,	      and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one	      edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it	      can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a	      tiller, wheel, or other attachment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: That which resembles a rudder as a guide or	      governor; that which guides or governs the course.	      [1913 Webster]	            For rhyme the rudder is of verses.    --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In an aircraft, a surface the function of which is to	      exert a turning moment about an axis of the craft.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Balance rudder} (Naut.), a rudder pivoted near the middle	      instead of at the edge, -- common on sharpies.	   {Drop rudder} (Naut.), a rudder extending below the keel so	      as to be more effective in steering.	   {Rudder chain} (Naut.), one of the loose chains or ropes	      which fasten the rudder to the quarters to prevent its	      loss in case it gets unshipped, and for operating it in	      case the tiller or the wheel is broken.	   {Rudder coat} (Naut.), a covering of tarred canvas used to	      prevent water from entering the rudderhole.	   {Rudder fish}. (Zool.)	      (a) The pilot fish.	      (b) The amber fish ({Seriola zonata}), which is bluish	          having six broad black bands.	      (c) A plain greenish black American fish ({Leirus	          perciformis}); -- called also {black rudder fish},	          {logfish}, and {barrel fish}. The name is also applied	          to other fishes which follow vessels.	   {Rudder pendants} (Naut.), ropes connected with the rudder	      chains.	      [1913 Webster]
Rudderhead \Rud"der*head`\, n. (Naut.)	   The upper end of the rudderpost, to which the tiller is	   attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudderhole \Rud"der*hole\, n. (Naut.)	   The hole in the deck through which the rudderpost passes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudderless \Rud"der*less\, a.	   Without a rudder.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudderpost \Rud"der*post\, n. (Naut.)	   The shank of a rudder, having the blade at one end and the	   attachments for operating it at the other.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudderstock \Rud"der*stock`\, n. (Naut.)	   The main part or blade of the rudder, which is connected by	   hinges, or the like, with the sternpost of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruddied \Rud"died\, a.	   Made ruddy or red.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruddily \Rud"di*ly\, adv.	   In a ruddy manner. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruddiness \Rud"di*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being ruddy; as, the ruddiness of the	   cheeks or the sky.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruddle \Rud"dle\, v. t.	   To raddle or twist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ruddle \Rud"dle\, n.	   A riddle or sieve. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruddle \Rud"dle\, n. [See {Rud}; cf. {Reddle}.] (Min.)	   A species of red earth colored by iron sesquioxide; red	   ocher.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruddle \Rud"dle\, v. t.	   To mark with ruddle; to raddle; to rouge. "Their ruddled	   cheeks." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fair sheep newly ruddled.              --Lady M. W.	                                                  Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruddock \Rud"dock\, n. [AS. ruddic; cf. W. rhuddog the	   redbreast. [root]113. See {Rud}, n.] [Written also	   {raddock}.]	   1. (Zool.) The European robin. "The tame ruddock and the	      coward kite." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of gold money; -- probably because the gold of	      coins was often reddened by copper alloy. Called also {red	      ruddock}, and {golden ruddock}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Great pieces of gold . . . red ruddocks. --Florio.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruddy \Rud"dy\, a. [Compar. {Ruddier}; superl. {Ruddiest}.] [AS.	   rudig. See {Rud}, n.]	   1. Of a red color; red, or reddish; as, a ruddy sky; a ruddy	      flame. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were more ruddy in body than rubies. --Lam. iv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of a lively flesh color, or the color of the human skin in	      high health; as, ruddy cheeks or lips. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ruddy duck} (Zool.), an American duck ({Erismatura rubida})	      having a broad bill and a wedge-shaped tail composed of	      stiff, sharp feathers. The adult male is rich brownish red	      on the back, sides, and neck, black on the top of the	      head, nape, wings, and tail, and white on the cheeks. The	      female and young male are dull brown mixed with blackish	      on the back; grayish below. Called also {dunbird},	      {dundiver}, {ruddy diver}, {stifftail}, {spinetail},	      {hardhead}, {sleepy duck}, {fool duck}, {spoonbill}, etc.	      	   {Ruddy plover} (Zool.) the sanderling.	      [1913 Webster]	Ruddy \Rud"dy\, v. t.	   To make ruddy. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Rude \Rude\, a. [Compar. {Ruder}; superl. {Rudest}.] [F., fr. L.	   rudis.]	   1. Characterized by roughness; umpolished; raw; lacking	      delicacy or refinement; coarse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such gardening tools as art, yet rude, . . . had	            formed.                               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specifically:	      (a) Unformed by taste or skill; not nicely finished; not	          smoothed or polished; -- said especially of material	          things; as, rude workmanship. "Rude was the cloth."	          --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                Rude and unpolished stones.       --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	          [1913 Webster]	                The heaven-born child	                All meanly wrapt in the rude manger lies.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Of untaught manners; unpolished; of low rank; uncivil;	          clownish; ignorant; raw; unskillful; -- said of	          persons, or of conduct, skill, and the like. "Mine	          ancestors were rude." --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                He was but rude in the profession of arms. --Sir	                                                  H. Wotton.	          [1913 Webster]	                the rude forefathers of the hamlet sleep.	                                                  --Gray.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Violent; tumultuous; boisterous; inclement; harsh;	          severe; -- said of the weather, of storms, and the	          like; as, the rude winter.	          [1913 Webster]	                [Clouds] pushed with winds, rude in their shock.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                The rude agitation [of water] breaks it into	                foam.                             --Boyle.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Barbarous; fierce; bloody; impetuous; -- said of war,	          conflict, and the like; as, the rude shock of armies.	      (e) Not finished or complete; inelegant; lacking	          chasteness or elegance; not in good taste;	          unsatisfactory in mode of treatment; -- said of	          literature, language, style, and the like. "The rude	          Irish books." --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Rude am I in my speech.           --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Unblemished by my rude translation. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impertinent; rough; uneven; shapeless; unfashioned;	        rugged; artless; unpolished; uncouth; inelegant; rustic;	        coarse; vulgar; clownish; raw; unskillful; untaught;	        illiterate; ignorant; uncivil; impolite; saucy;	        impudent; insolent; surly; currish; churlish; brutal;	        uncivilized; barbarous; savage; violent; fierce;	        tumultuous; turbulent; impetuous; boisterous; harsh;	        inclement; severe. See {Impertiment}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Rude"ly}, adv. -- {Rude"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Rudenture \Ru"den*ture\ (?; 135), n. [F., fr. L. rudens a rope.]	   (Arch.)	   Cabling. See {Cabling}. --gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruderary \Ru"de*ra*ry\, a. [L. ruderarius, fr. rudus, ruderis,	   stones crushed and mixed with lime, old rubbish.]	   Of or pertaining to rubbish.. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudesby \Rudes"by\ (r[udd]dz"b[y^]), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   An uncivil, turbulent fellow. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Ruedesheimer
Rudesheimer \R["u]"des*heim`er\ (r[.u]"d[e^]s*h[imac]m`[~e]r),	   prop. n.	   A German wine made near R["u]desheim, on the Rhine.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudiment \Ru"di*ment\ (r[udd]"d[i^]*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 bottom of any development; an unfinished	      beginning.	      [1913 Webster]	            but I will bring thee where thou soon shalt quit	            Those rudiments, and see before thine eyes	            The monarchies of the earth.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            the single leaf is the rudiment of beauty in	            landscape.                            --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, an element or first principle of any art or	      science; a beginning of any knowledge; a first step.	      [1913 Webster]	            This boy is forest-born,	            And hath been tutored in the rudiments	            of many desperate studies.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There he shall first lay down the rudiments	            Of his great warfare.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) An imperfect organ or part, or one which is never	      developed.	      [1913 Webster]	Rudiment \Ru"di*ment\, v. t.	   To furnish with first principles or rules; to insrtuct in the	   rudiments. --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudimental \Ru`di*men"tal\, a.	   Rudimentary. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudimentary \Ru`di*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. rudimentaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to rudiments; consisting in first	      principles; elementary; initial; as, rudimental essays.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Very imperfectly developed; in an early stage of	      development; embryonic.	      [1913 Webster]
Rudish \Rud"ish\ (r[udd]d"[i^]sh), a.	   Somewhat rude. --Foote.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudistes \Ru*dis"tes\ (r[udd]*d[i^]s"t[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr.	   L. rudis rough.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order or suborder of bivalve mollusks	   characteristic of the Cretaceous period; -- called also	   {Rudista}. See Illust. under {Hippurite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudity \Ru"di*ty\, n. [L. ruditas ignorance, fr. rudis rude,	   illiterate.]	   Rudeness; ignorance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rudmasday \Rud"mas*day\ (r[=oo]d"m[.a]s*d[=a]`), n. [See {Rood},	   {Mass}, {Day}.] (R.C.Ch.)	   Either of the feasts of the Holy Cross, occuring on May 3 and	   September 14, annually.	   [1913 Webster]
Rudolphine \Ru*dolph"ine\ (r[.u]*d[o^]lf"[i^]n), a.	   Pertaining to, or designating, a set of astronomical tables	   computed by Kepler, and founded on the observations of Tycho	   Brahe; -- so named from Rudolph II., emperor of Germany.	   [1913 Webster]
Rue \Rue\ (r[udd]), n. [F. rue, L. ruta, akin to Gr. "ryth`; cf.	   AS. r[=u]de.]	   1. (Bot.) A perennial suffrutescent plant ({Ruta	      graveolens}), having a strong, heavy odor and a bitter	      taste; herb of grace. It is used in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then purged with euphrasy and rue	            The visual nerve, for he had much to see. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [the exorcists] are to try the devil by holy	            water, incense, sulphur, rue, which from thence, as	            we suppose, came to be called herb of grace. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Bitterness; disappointment; grief; regret.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Goat's rue}. See under {Goat}.	   {Rue anemone}, a pretty springtime flower ({Thalictrum	      anemonides}) common in the United States.	   {Wall rue}, a little fern ({Asplenium Ruta-muraria}) common	      on walls in Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	Rue \Rue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rued} (r[udd]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ruing}.] [OE. rewen, reouwen, to grive, make sorry, AS.	   hre['o]wan; akin to OS. hrewan, D. rouwen, OHG. hriuwan, G.	   reuen, Icel. hryggr grieved, hryg[eth] sorrow. [root] 18. Cf.	   {Ruth}.]	   1. To lament; to regret extremely; to grieve for or over.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wept to see, and rued it from my heart. --Chapmen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy will	            Chose freely what it now so justly rues. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to grieve; to afflict. [Obs.] "God wot, it rueth	      me." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To repent of, and withdraw from, as a bargain; to get	      released from. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Rue \Rue\, v. i.	   1. To have compassion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God so wisly [i. e., truly] on my soul rue.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which stirred men's hearts to rue upon them.	                                                  --Ridley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel sorrow and regret; to repent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Work by counsel and thou shalt not rue. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old year, we'll dearly rue for you.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Rue \Rue\, n. [AS. hre['o]w. See {Rue}, v. t.]	   Sorrow; repetance. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rueful \Rue"ful\ (r[udd]"f[.u]l), a.	   1. Causing one to rue or lament; woeful; mournful; sorrowful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing sorrow. "Rueful faces." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two rueful figures, with long black cloaks. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Rue"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Rue"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruell bone \Ru"ell bone`\ (r[udd]"[e^]l b[=o]n`).	   See {rewel bone}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ruelle \Ru*elle"\ (r[.u]*[e^]l"), n. [F. ruelle a narrow street,	   a lane, ruelle, fr. rue a street.]	   A private circle or assembly at a private house; a circle.	   [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rufescent \Ru*fes"cent\ (r[.u]*f[e^]s"sent), a. [L. rufescens,	   p. pr. of rufescere to become reddish, fr. rufus red: cf. F.	   rufescent.]	   Reddish; tinged with red.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruff \Ruff\ (r[u^]f), n. [F. ronfle; cf. It. ronfa, Pg. rufa,	   rifa.] (Card Playing)	   (a) A game similar to whist, and the predecessor of it.	       --Nares.	   (b) The act of trumping, especially when one has no card of	       the suit led.	       [1913 Webster]	Ruff \Ruff\, v. i. & t. (Card Playing)	   To trump.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruff \Ruff\, n. [Of uncertain origin: cf. Icel. r[=u]finn rough,	   uncombed, Pr. ruf rude, rough, Sp. rufo frizzed, crisp,	   curled, G. raufen to pluck, fight, rupfen to pluck, pull, E.	   rough. [root]18. Cf. {Ruffle} to wrinkle.]	   1. A muslin or linen collar plaited, crimped, or fluted, worn	      formerly by both sexes, now only by women and children.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here to-morrow with his best ruff on. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His gravity is much lessened since the late	            proclamation came out against ruffs; . . . they were	            come to that height of excess herein, that twenty	            shillings were used to be paid for starching of a	            ruff.                                 --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something formed with plaits or flutings, like the collar	      of this name.	      [1913 Webster]	            I reared this flower; . . .	            Soft on the paper ruff its leaves I spread. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An exhibition of pride or haughtiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many princes . . . in the ruff of all their	            glory, have been taken down from the head of a	            conquering army to the wheel of the victor's	            chariot!                              --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Wanton or tumultuous procedure or conduct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To ruffle it out in a riotous ruff.   --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a	      roll; a ruffle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.) A collar on a shaft ot other piece to prevent	      endwise motion. See Illust. of {Collar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) A set of lengthened or otherwise modified feathers	      round, or on, the neck of a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.)	      (a) A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia ({Pavoncella	          pugnax}, syn. {Philomachus pugnax}) allied to the	          sandpipers. The males during the breeding season have	          a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in their	          colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on	          the face. They are polygamous, and are noted for their	          pugnacity in the breeding season. The female is called	          {reeve}, or {rheeve}.	      (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon, having a ruff of its	          neck.	          [1913 Webster]	Ruff \Ruff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ruffing}.]	   1. To ruffle; to disorder. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hawking) To hit, as the prey, without fixing it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Card Playing) To play a trump card at bridge; as, he	      ruffed his partner's ace.	      [PJC] Ruff	Ruff \Ruff\, Ruffe \Ruffe\, n. [OE. ruffe.] (Zool.)	   A small freshwater European perch ({Acerina vulgaris}); --	   called also {pope}, {blacktail}, and {stone perch}, or	   {striped perch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffed \Ruffed\, a.	   Furnished with a ruff.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ruffed grouse} (Zool.), a North American grouse ({Bonasa	      umbellus}) common in the wooded districts of the Northern	      United States. The male has a ruff of brown or black	      feathers on each side of the neck, and is noted for the	      loud drumming sound he makes during the breeding season.	      Called also {tippet grouse}, {partridge}, {birch	      partridge}, {pheasant}, {drummer}, and {white-flesher}.	   {ruffed lemur} (Zool.), a species of lemur ({lemur varius})	      having a conspicuous ruff on the sides of the head. Its	      color is varied with black and white. Called also {ruffed	      maucaco}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruffian \Ruf"fian\ (r[u^]f"yan or r[u^]f"f[i^]*an; 277), n. [F.	   rufien, OF. ruffien, ruffian, pimp, libertine, rake; cf. Pr.	   & Sp. rufian, It. ruffiano; all perhaps of German or Dutch	   origin; cf. G. raufen to pluck, scuffle, fight, OD. roffen to	   pander. Cf. Ruffle to grow turbulent.]	   1. A pimp; a pander; also, a paramour. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He [her husband] is no sooner abroad than she is	            instantly at home, reveling with her ruffians. --Bp.	                                                  Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boisterous, cruel, brutal fellow; a desperate fellow	      ready for murderous or cruel deeds; a cutthroat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wilt thou on thy deathbed play the ruffian? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A tough, lawless or bullying person.	      [1913 Webster]	Ruffian \Ruf"fian\, a.	   Brutal; cruel; savagely boisterous; murderous; as, ruffian	   rage.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruffian \Ruf"fian\, v. i.	   To play the ruffian; to rage; to raise tumult. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffianage \Ruf"fian*age\, n.	   Ruffians, collectively; a body of ruffians. "The vilest	   ruffianage." --Sir F. Palgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffianish \Ruf"fian*ish\, a.	   Having the qualities or manners of a ruffian; ruffianly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffianlike \Ruf"fian*like`\, a.	   Ruffianly. --Fulke.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffianly \Ruf"fian*ly\, a.	   Like a ruffian; bold in crimes; characteristic of a ruffian;	   violent; brutal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffianous \Ruf"fian*ous\, a.	   Ruffianly. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffin \Ruf"fin\, a. [See Ruffian.]	   Disordered. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His ruffin rainment all was stained with blood.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffle \Ruf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruffled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ruffling}.] [From {Ruff} a plaited collar, a drum beat, a	   tumult: cf. OD. ruyffelen to wrinkle.]	   1. To make into a ruff; to draw or contract into puckers,	      plaits, or folds; to wrinkle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with ruffles; as, to ruffle a shirt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To oughen or disturb the surface of; to make uneven by	      agitation or commotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fantastic revelries . . . that so often ruffled	            the placid bosom of the Nile.         --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            She smoothed the ruffled seas.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To erect in a ruff, as feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	            [the swan] ruffles her pure cold plume. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) To beat with the ruff or ruffle, as a drum.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To discompose; to agitate; to disturb.	      [1913 Webster]	            These ruffle the tranquillity of the mind. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            But, ever after, the small violence done	            Rankled in him and ruffled all his heart.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To throw into disorder or confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where best	            He might the ruffled foe infest.      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To throw together in a disorderly manner. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I ruffled up falen leaves in heap.    --Chapman	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ruffle the feathers of}, to exite the resentment of; to	      irritate.	      [1913 Webster]	Ruffle \Ruf"fle\, v. i. [Perhaps of different origin from ruffle	   to wrinkle; cf. OD. roffeln, roffen, to pander, LG. raffein,	   Dan. ruffer a pimp. Cf. {Rufflan}.]	   1. To grow rough, boisterous, or turbulent. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The night comes on, and the bleak winds	            Do sorely ruffle.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become disordered; to play loosely; to flutter.	      [1913 Webster]	            On his right shoulder his thick mane reclined,	            Ruffles at speed, and dances in the wind. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be rough; to jar; to be in contention; hence, to put on	      airs; to swagger.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would ruffle with jurors.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gallants who ruffled in silk and embroidery. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Ruffle \Ruf"fle\, n. [See {Ruffle}, v. t. & i.]	   1. That which is ruffled; specifically, a strip of lace,	      cambric, or other fine cloth, plaited or gathered on one	      edge or in the middle, and used as a trimming; a frill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of being ruffled or disturbed; disturbance;	      agitation; commotion; as, to put the mind in a ruffle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, not so loud as a	      roll; -- called also {ruff}. --H. L. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The connected series of large egg capsules, or	      oothecae, of any one of several species of American marine	      gastropods of the genus {Fulgur}. See {Ootheca}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ruffle of a boot}, the top turned down, and scalloped or	      plaited. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruffleless \Ruf"fle*less\, a.	   Having no ruffle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rufflement \Ruf"fle*ment\, n.	   The act of ruffling. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ruffler \Ruf"fler\, n.	   1. One who ruffles; a swaggerer; a bully; a ruffian.	      [1913 Webster]	            Assaults, if not murders, done at his own doors by	            that crew of rufflers.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which ruffles; specifically, a sewing machine	      attachment for making ruffles.	      [1913 Webster]
Rufigallic \Ru`fi*gal"lic\, a. [Rufiopin + gallic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained from	   gallic acid as a brown or red crystalline substance, and is	   related to rufiopin and anthracene.	   [1913 Webster]
Rufiopin \Ru`fi*o"pin\, n. [L. rufus reddish + opianic.] (Chem.)	   A yellowish red crystalline substance related to anthracene,	   and obtained from opianic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Rufol \Ru"fol\, n. [L. rufus reddish + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A phenol derivative of anthracene obtained as a white	   crystalline substance, which on oxidation produces a red	   dyestuff related to anthraquinone.	   [1913 Webster]
Rufous \Ru"fous\, a. [L. rufus.]	   Reddish; of a yellowish red or brownish red color; tawny.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruft \Ruft\, n. (Med.)	   Eructation; belching. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rufterhood \Ruf"ter*hood\, n. [Cf. {Ruff} a plaited collar.]	   (Falconry)	   A kind of hood for a hawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Rug \Rug\, n. [Cf. Sw. rugg entanglend hair, ruggig rugged,	   shaggy, probably akin to E. rough. See {Rough}, a.]	   1. A kind of coarse, heavy frieze, formerly used for	      garments.	      [1913 Webster]	            They spin the choicest rug in Ireland. A friend of	            mine . . . repaired to Paris Garden clad in one of	            these Waterford rugs. The mastiffs, . . . deeming he	            had been a bear, would fain have baited him.	                                                  --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of thick, nappy fabric, commonly made of wool, --	      used for various purposes, as for covering and ornamenting	      part of a bare floor, for hanging in a doorway as a	      poti[`e]re, for protecting a portion of carpet, for a wrap	      to protect the legs from cold, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rough, woolly, or shaggy dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rug gown}, a gown made of rug, of or coarse, shaggy cloth.	      --B. Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Rug \Rug\, v. t.	   To pull roughly or hastily; to plunder; to spoil; to tear.	   [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruga \Ru"ga\, n.; pl. {Rugae}. [L.] (Nat. Hist.)	   A wrinkle; a fold; as, the rugae of the stomach.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugate \Ru"gate\, a. [L. rugatus, p. p. of rugare to wrinkle,	   fr. ruga a wrinkle.]	   Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugged \Rug"ged\, a. [See {Rug}, n.]	   1. Full of asperities on the surface; broken into sharp or	      irregular points, or otherwise uneven; not smooth; rough;	      as, a rugged mountain; a rugged road.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rugged bark of some broad elm.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not neat or regular; uneven.	      [1913 Webster]	            His well-proportioned beard made rough and rugged.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rough with bristles or hair; shaggy. "The rugged Russian	      bear." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Harsh; hard; crabbed; austere; -- said of temper,	      character, and the like, or of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither melt nor endear him, but leave him as hard,	            rugged, and unconcerned as ever.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Stormy; turbulent; tempestuous; rude. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Rough to the ear; harsh; grating; -- said of sound, style,	      and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through the harsh cadence of a rugged line.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Sour; surly; frowning; wrinkled; -- said of looks, etc.	      "Sleek o'er your rugged looks." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Violent; rude; boisterrous; -- said of conduct, manners,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Vigorous; robust; hardy; -- said of health, physique, etc.	      [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rough; uneven; wrinkled; cragged; coarse; rude; harsh;	        hard; crabbed; severe; austere; surly; sour; frowning;	        violent; boisterous; tumultuous; turbulent; stormy;	        tempestuous; inclement.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Rug"ged*ly}, adv. -- {Rug"ged*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Rugging \Rug"ging\, n.	   A coarse kind of woolen cloth, used for wrapping, blanketing,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Rug-gowned \Rug"-gowned\, a.	   Wearing a coarse gown or shaggy garment made of rug. --Beau.	   & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruggy \Rug"gy\, a.	   Rugged; rough. [Obs.] "With ruggy, ashy hairs." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rug-headed \Rug"-head`ed\, a.	   Having shaggy hair; shock-headed. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those rough rug-headed kerns.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugin \Rug"in\, n.	   A nappy cloth. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugine \Ru"gine\, n. [F.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a	   raspatory.	   [1913 Webster]	Rugine \Ru"gine\, v. t. [F. ruginer to scrape.]	   To scrape or rasp, as a bone; to scale. [R.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugosa \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 Paleozoic formations. The radiating septs, when	   present, are usually in multiples of four. See	   {Cyathophylloid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugose \Ru*gose"\, a. [L. rugosus, r. ruga a wrinkle.]	   Wrinkled; full of wrinkles; specifically (Bot.), having the	   veinlets sunken and the spaces between them elevated, as the	   leaves of the sage and horehound.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugosity \Ru*gos"i*ty\, n. [L. rugositas: cf. F. rugosit['e].]	   The quality or state of being rugose.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugous \Ru"gous\, a. [Cf. F. rugueux.]	   Wrinkled; rugose.	   [1913 Webster]
Rugulose \Ru`gu*lose"\, a.	   Somewhat rugose.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruhmkorff's coil \Ruhm"korff's coil`\ [So called from its	   inventor, Ruhmkorff, a german physicist.] (Elec.)	   See {Induction coil}, under {Induction}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruin \Ru"in\, n. [OE. ruine, F. ruine, fr. L. ruina, fr. ruere,	   rutum, to fall with violence, to rush or tumble down.]	   1. The act of falling or tumbling down; fall. [Obs.] "His	      ruin startled the other steeds." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Such a change of anything as destroys it, or entirely	      defeats its object, or unfits it for use; destruction;	      overthrow; as, the ruin of a ship or an army; the ruin of	      a constitution or a government; the ruin of health or	      hopes. "Ruin seize thee, ruthless king!" --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is fallen down and become worthless from injury	      or decay; as, his mind is a ruin; especially, in the	      plural, the remains of a destroyed, dilapidated, or	      desolate house, fortress, city, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Veian and the Gabian towers shall fall,	            And one promiscuous ruin cover all;	            Nor, after length of years, a stone betray	            The place where once the very ruins lay. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The labor of a day will not build up a virtuous	            habit on the ruins of an old and vicious character.	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of being dcayed, or of having become ruined or	      worthless; as, to be in ruins; to go to ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which promotes injury, decay, or destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The errors of young men are the ruin of business.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Destruction; downfall; perdition; fall; overthrow;	        subversion; defeat; bane; pest; mischief.	        [1913 Webster]	Ruin \Ru"in\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruined};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ruining}.] [Cf. F. ruiner, LL. ruinare. See {Ruin}, n.]	   To bring to ruin; to cause to fall to pieces and decay; to	   make to perish; to bring to destruction; to bring to poverty	   or bankruptcy; to impair seriously; to damage essentially; to	   overthrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         this mortal house I'll ruin.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         By thee raised, I ruin all my foes.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eyes of other people are the eyes that ruin us.	                                                  --Franklin.	   [1913 Webster]	         By the fireside there are old men seated,	         Seeling ruined cities in the ashes.      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruin \Ru"in\, v. i.	   To fall to ruins; to go to ruin; to become decayed or	   dilapidated; to perish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Though he his house of polished marble build,	         Yet shall it ruin like the moth's frail cell. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	         If we are idle, and disturb the industrious in their	         business, we shall ruin the faster.      --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruinable \Ru"in*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being ruined.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruinate \Ru"in*ate\, v. t. [LL. ruinatus, p. p. of ruinare to	   ruin. See {Ruin}.]	   1. To demolish; to subvert; to destroy; to reduce to poverty;	      to ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not ruinate my f?ther's house. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ruinating thereby the health of their bodies.	                                                  --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to fall; to cast down.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the other side they saw that perilous rock	            Threatening itself on them to ruinate. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Ruinate \Ru"in*ate\, v. i.	   To fall; to tumble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Ruinate \Ru"in*ate\, a. [L. ruinatus, p. p.]	   Involved in ruin; ruined.	   [1913 Webster]	         My brother Edward lives in pomp and state,	         I in a mansion here all ruinate.         --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruination \Ru`in*a"tion\, n. [LL. ruinatio.]	   The act of ruining, or the state of being ruined.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruiner \Ru"in*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, ruins.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruiniform \Ru"in*i*form\, a. [Ruin + -form: cf. F. ruiniforme.]	   Having the appearance of ruins, or of the ruins of houses; --	   said of certain minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruinous \Ru"in*ous\, a. [L. ruinosus: cf. F. ruineux. See	   {Ruin}.]	   1. Causing, or tending to cause, ruin; destructive; baneful;	      pernicious; as, a ruinous project.	      [1913 Webster]	            After a night of storm so ruinous.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by ruin; ruined; dilapidated; as, an	      edifice, bridge, or wall in a ruinous state.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Composed of, or consisting in, ruins.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, Damascus . . . shall be a ruinous heap.	                                                  --Isa. xvii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dilapidated; decayed; demolished; pernicious;	        destructive; baneful; wasteful; mischievous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ru"in*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Ru"in*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Rukh \Rukh\, n. [Srr {Roc}.]	   1. The roc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large bird, supposed by some to be the same as	      the extinct Epiornis of Madagascar. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rulable \Rul"a*ble\, a.	   That may be ruled; subject to rule; accordant or conformable	   to rule. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Rule \Rule\, n. [OE. reule, riule, OF. riule, reule, F.	   r['e]gle, fr. L. regula a ruler, rule, model, fr. regere,	   rectum, to lead straight, to direct. See {Right}, a., and cf.	   {Regular}.]	   1. That which is prescribed or laid down as a guide for	      conduct or action; a governing direction for a specific	      purpose; an authoritative enactment; a regulation; a	      prescription; a precept; as, the rules of various	      societies; the rules governing a school; a rule of	      etiquette or propriety; the rules of cricket.	      [1913 Webster]	            We profess to have embraced a religion which	            contains the most exact rules for the government of	            our lives.                            --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence:	      (a) Uniform or established course of things.	          [1913 Webster]	                'T is against the rule of nature. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Systematic method or practice; as, my ule is to rise	          at six o'clock.	      (c) Ordibary course of procedure; usual way; comon state	          or condition of things; as, it is a rule to which	          there are many exeptions.	      (d) Conduct in general; behavior. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                This uncivil rule; she shall know of it. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of ruling; administration of law; government;	      empire; authority; control.	      [1913 Webster]	            Obey them that have the rule over you. --Heb. xiii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	            His stern rule the groaning land obeyed. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) An order regulating the practice of the courts, or	      an order made between parties to an action or a suit.	      --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A determinate method prescribed for performing any	      operation and producing a certain result; as, a rule for	      extracting the cube root.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Gram.) A general principle concerning the formation or	      use of words, or a concise statement thereof; thus, it is	      a rule in England, that s or es, added to a noun in the	      singular number, forms the plural of that noun; but "man"	      forms its plural "men", and is an exception to the rule.	      [1913 Webster]	   7.	      (a) A straight strip of wood, metal, or the like, which	          serves as a guide in drawing a straight line; a ruler.	      (b) A measuring instrument consisting of a graduated bar	          of wood, ivory, metal, or the like, which is usually	          marked so as to show inches and fractions of an inch,	          and jointed so that it may be folded compactly.	          [1913 Webster]	                A judicious artist will use his eye, but he will	                trust only to his rule.           --South.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.)	      (a) A thin plate of metal (usually brass) of the same	          height as the type, and used for printing lines, as	          between columns on the same page, or in tabular work.	      (b) A composing rule. See under {Conposing}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {As a rule}, as a general thing; in the main; usually; as, he	      behaves well, as a rule.	   {Board rule}, {Caliber rule}, etc. See under {Board},	      {Caliber}, etc.	   {Rule joint}, a knuckle joint having shoulders that abut when	      the connected pieces come in line with each other, and	      thus permit folding in one direction only.	   {Rule of the road} (Law), any of the various regulations	      imposed upon travelers by land or water for their mutual	      convenience or safety. In the United States it is a rule	      of the road that land travelers passing in opposite	      directions shall turn out each to his own right, and	      generally that overtaking persons or vehicles shall turn	      out to the left; in England the rule for vehicles (but not	      for pedestrians) is the opposite of this.	   {Rule of three} (Arith.), that rule which directs, when three	      terms are given, how to find a fourth, which shall have	      the same ratio to the third term as the second has to the	      first; proportion. See {Proportion}, 5	      (b) .	   {Rule of thumb}, any rude process or operation, like that of	      using the thumb as a rule in measuring; hence, judgment	      and practical experience as distinguished from scientific	      knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	Rule \Rule\, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: regulation; law; precept; maxim; guide; canon; order;	        method; direction; control; government; sway; empire.	        [1913 Webster] Rule \Rule\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Ruling}.] [Cf. OF. riuler, ruiler, L.	   regulare. See {Rule}, n., and cf. {Regulate}.]	   1. To control the will and actions of; to exercise authority	      or dominion over; to govern; to manage. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bishop then must be blameless; . . . one that	            ruleth well his own house, having his children in	            subjection.                           --1 Tim. iii.	                                                  2, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To control or direct by influence, counsel, or persuasion;	      to guide; -- used chiefly in the passive.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think she will be ruled	            In all respects by me.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To establish or settle by, or as by, a rule; to fix by	      universal or general consent, or by common practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            That's are ruled case with the schoolmen.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To require or command by rule; to give as a	      direction or order of court.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To mark with lines made with a pen, pencil, etc., guided	      by a rule or ruler; to print or mark with lines by means	      of a rule or other contrivance effecting a similar result;	      as, to rule a sheet of paper of a blank book.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ruled surface} (Geom.), any surface that may be described by	      a straight line moving according to a given law; -- called	      also a {scroll}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rule \Rule\, v. i.	   1. To have power or command; to exercise supreme authority;	      -- often followed by over.	      [1913 Webster]	            By me princes rule, and nobles.       --Prov. viii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            We subdue and rule over all other creatures. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To lay down and settle a rule or order of court; to	      decide an incidental point; to enter a rule. --Burril.	      Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) To keep within a (certain) range for a time; to be	      in general, or as a rule; as, prices ruled lower yesterday	      than the day before.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruleless \Rule"less\, a.	   Destitute of rule; lawless. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rule-monger \Rule"-mon`ger\, n.	   A stickler for rules; a slave of rules [R.] --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruler \Rul"er\ (r[udd]l"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who rules; one who exercises sway or authority; a	      governor.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he made him ruler over all the land. --Gen. xli.	                                                  43.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince and ruler of the land.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A straight or curved strip of wood, metal, etc., with a	      smooth edge, used for guiding a pen or pencil in drawing	      lines. Cf. {Rule}, n., 7	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	   {Parallel ruler}. See under {Parallel}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruling \Rul"ing\, a.	   1. Predominant; chief; reigning; controlling; as, a ruling	      passion; a ruling sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used in marking or engraving lines; as, a ruling machine	      or pen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Predominant; chief; controlling; directing; guiding;	        governing; prevailing; prevalent.	        [1913 Webster]	Ruling \Rul"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who rules; ruled lines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A decision or rule of a judge or a court, especially	      an oral decision, as in excluding evidence.	      [1913 Webster]
Rulingly \Rul"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a ruling manner; so as to rule.	   [1913 Webster]
Rullichies \Rul"li*chies\ (r[u^]l"l[i^]*ch[i^]z), n. pl. [Cf. D.	   rolletje a little roll.]	   Chopped meat stuffed into small bags of tripe. They are cut	   in slices and fried. [Local, New York]	   [1913 Webster]
Ruly \Rul"y\, a. [From {Rule}.]	   Orderly; easily restrained; -- opposed to {unruly}. [Obs.]	   --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Rum \Rum\, n. [probably shortened from Prov. E. rumbullion a	   great tumult, formerly applied in the island of Barbadoes to	   an intoxicating liquor.]	   A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or	   from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or	   molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also,	   sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name	   for intoxicating liquor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rum bud}, a grog blossom. [Colloq.]	   {Rum shrub}, a drink composed of rum, water, sugar, and lime	      juice or lemon juice, with some flavoring extract.	      [1913 Webster]	Rum \Rum\, a. [Formerly rome, a slang word for good; possibly of	   Gypsy origin; cf. Gypsy rom a husband, a gypsy.]	   Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow.	   [Slang] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Rum \Rum\, n.	   A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson. [Slang,	   Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumble \Rum"ble\, v. i. [OE. romblen, akin to D. rommelen, G.	   rumpeln, Dan. rumle; cf. Icel. rymja to roar.]	   1. To make a low, heavy, continued sound; as, the thunder	      rumbles at a distance.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the mean while the skies 'gan rumble sore.	                                                  --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people cried and rombled up and down. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To murmur; to ripple.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rumble gently down with murmur soft. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Rumble \Rum"ble\, n.	   1. A noisy report; rumor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Delighting ever in rumble that is new. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low, heavy, continuous sound like that made by heavy	      wagons or the reverberation of thunder; a confused noise;	      as, the rumble of a railroad train.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clamor and rumble, and ringing and clatter.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Merged in the rumble of awakening day. --H. James.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A seat for servants, behind the body of a carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kit, well wrapped, . . . was in the rumble behind.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rotating cask or box in which small articles are	      smoothed or polished by friction against each other.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Rumble \Rum"ble\, v. t.	   To cause to pass through a rumble, or shaking machine. See	   {Rumble}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumbler \Rum"bler\, n.	   One who, or that which, rumbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumbling \Rum"bling\,	   a. & n. from {Rumble}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumblingly \Rum"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a rumbling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumbo \Rum"bo\, n.	   Grog. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumbowline \Rum*bow"line\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Rombowline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumen \Ru"men\, n. [L. rumen, - inis, the throat.]	   1. (Anat.) The first stomach of ruminants; the paunch; the	      fardingbag. See Illust. below.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cud of a ruminant.	      [1913 Webster]
Rumicin \Ru"mi*cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline substance found in the root of yellow	   dock ({Rumex crispus}) and identical with {chrysophanic	   acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruminal \Rumi*nal\, a. [L. ruminalis.] (Zool.)	   Ruminant; ruminating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ruminant \Ru"mi*nant\, a. [L. ruminans, -antis, p. pr.: cf. F.	   ruminant. See {Ruminate}.] (Zool.)	   Chewing the cud; characterized by chewing again what has been	   swallowed; of or pertaining to the Ruminantia.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruminant \Ru"mi*nant\, n. (Zool.)	   A ruminant animal; one of the Ruminantia.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruminantia \Ru`mi*nan"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Artiodactyla having four stomachs. This	   division includes the camels, deer, antelopes, goats, sheep,	   neat cattle, and allies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The vegetable food, after the first mastication, enters	         the first stomach (r). It afterwards passes into the	         second (n), where it is moistened, and formed into	         pellets which the animal has the power of bringing back	         to the mouth to be chewed again, after which it is	         swallowed into the third stomach (m), whence it passes	         to the fourth (s), where it is finally digested.	         [1913 Webster]
Ruminantly \Ru"mi*nant*ly\, adv.	   In a ruminant manner; by ruminating, or chewing the cud.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruminate \Ru"mi*nate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ruminated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ruminating}.] [L. ruminatus, p. p. of ruminari,	   ruminare, fr. rumen, -inis, throat, akin to ructare to belch,	   erugere to belch out, Gr. ?, AS. roccettan.]	   1. To chew the cud; to chew again what has been slightly	      chewed and swallowed. "Cattle free to ruminate."	      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To think again and again; to muse; to meditate; to	      ponder; to reflect. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Apart from the hope of the gospel, who is there that	            ruminates on the felicity of heaven?  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Ruminate \Ru"mi*nate\, v. t.	   1. To chew over again.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To meditate or ponder over; to muse on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mad with desire, she ruminates her sin. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            What I know	            Is ruminated, plotted, and set down.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Ruminate	Ruminate \Ru"mi*nate\, Ruminated \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 papaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumination \Ru`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. ruminatio: cf. F.	   rumination.]	   1. The act or process of ruminating, or chewing the cud; the	      habit of chewing the cud.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rumination is given to animals to enable them at	            once to lay up a great store of food, and afterward	            to chew it.                           --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being disposed to ruminate or ponder;	      deliberate meditation or reflection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Retiring full of rumination sad.      --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) The regurgitation of food from the stomach	      after it has been swallowed, -- occasionally observed as a	      morbid phenomenon in man.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruminative \Ru"mi*na*tive\, a.	   Inclined to, or engaged in, rumination or meditation.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruminator \Ru"mi*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who ruminates or muses; a meditator.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumkin \Rum"kin\, n. [Cf. {Rummer}, and see {-kin}.]	   A popular or jocular name for a drinking vessel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rummage \Rum"mage\ (?; 48), n. [For roomage, fr. room; hence	   originally, a making room, a packing away closely. See	   {Room}.]	   1. (Naut.) A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a	      ship; also, the act of stowing cargo; the pulling and	      moving about of packages incident to close stowage; --	      formerly written romage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A searching carefully by looking into every corner, and by	      turning things over.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has made such a general rummage and reform in the	            office of matrimony.                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rummage sale}, a clearance sale of unclaimed goods in a	      public store, or of odds and ends which have accumulated	      in a shop. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Rummage \Rum"mage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rummaged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Rummaging}.]	   1. (Naut.) To make room in, as a ship, for the cargo; to move	      about, as packages, ballast, so as to permit close	      stowage; to stow closely; to pack; -- formerly written	      {roomage}, and {romage}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They might bring away a great deal more than they	            do, if they would take pain in the romaging.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To search or examine thoroughly by looking into every	      corner, and turning over or removing goods or other	      things; to examine, as a book, carefully, turning over	      leaf after leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . searcheth his pockets, and taketh his keys,	            and so rummageth all his closets and trunks.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	            What schoolboy of us has not rummaged his Greek	            dictionary in vain for a satisfactory account! --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	Rummage \Rum"mage\, v. i.	   To search a place narrowly.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have often rummaged for old books in Little Britain	         and Duck Lane.                           --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         [His house] was haunted with a jolly ghost, that . . .	         . . . rummaged like a rat.               --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rummager \Rum"ma*ger\, n.	   1. One who rummages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A person on shipboard whose business was to take	      charge of stowing the cargo; -- formerly written	      {roomager}, and {romager}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The master must provide a perfect mariner, called a	            romager, to range and bestow all merchandise.	                                                  --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]
Rummer \Rum"mer\, n. [D. roemer, romer, akin to G. r["o]mer, Sw.	   remmare; perhaps properly, Roman.]	   A large and tall glass, or drinking cup. [Obs.] --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Rummy \Rum"my\, a.	   Of or pertaining to rum; characteristic of rum; as a rummy	   flavor.	   [1913 Webster]	Rummy \Rum"my\, n.; pl. {Rummies}.	   One who drinks rum; an habitually intemperate person. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
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Rummy \Rum"my\, a. [See {Rum}, a.]	   Strange; odd. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Rumney \Rum"ney\, n.	   A sort of Spanish wine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rumor \Ru"mor\, n. [F. rumeur, L. rumor; cf. rumificare,	   rumitare to rumor, Skr. ru to cry.] [Written also {rumour}.]	   1. A flying or popular report; the common talk; hence, public	      fame; notoriety.	      [1913 Webster]	            This rumor of him went forth throughout all Judea,	            and throughout all the region round about. --Luke	                                                  vii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great is the rumor of this dreadful knight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A current story passing from one person to another,	      without any known authority for its truth; -- in this	      sense often personified.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rumor next, and Chance,	            And Tumult, and Confusion, all embroiled. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prolonged, indistinct noise. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Rumor \Ru"mor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rumored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rumoring}.]	   To report by rumor; to tell.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T was rumored	         My father 'scaped from out the citadel.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumorer \Ru"mor*er\, n.	   A teller of news; especially, one who spreads false reports.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumorous \Ru"mor*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. rumoreux, It. rumoroso,	   romoroso.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a rumor; of the nature of rumors.	      [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Famous; notorious. [Obs.] --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Murmuring. [Obs. or Poetic] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]
Rump \Rump\, n. [OE. rumpe; akin to D. romp trunk, body, LG.	   rump, G. rumpf, Dan. rumpe rump, Icel. rumpr, Sw. rumpa rump,	   tail.]	   1. The end of the backbone of an animal, with the parts	      adjacent; the buttock or buttocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Among butchers, the piece of beef between the sirloin and	      the aitchbone piece. See Illust. of {Beef}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: The hind or tail end; a fag-end; a remnant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rump Parliament}, or {The Rump} (Eng. Hist.), the remnant of	      the Long Parliament after the expulsion by Cromwell in	      1648 of those who opposed his purposes. It was dissolved	      by Cromwell in 1653, but twice revived for brief sessions,	      ending finally in 1659.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Rump abolished the House of Lords, the army	            abolished the Rump, and by this army of saints	            Cromwell governed.                    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rump steak}, a beefsteak from the rump. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Rumper \Rump"er\, n.	   A member or a supporter of the Rump Parliament. --I.	   Disraeli.	   [1913 Webster]
Rump-fed \Rump"-fed\, a.	   A Shakespearean word of uncertain meaning. Perhaps "fattened	   in the rump, pampered." "The rump-fed ronyon."	   [1913 Webster]
Rumple \Rum"ple\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Rumpled} p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Rumpling}.] [Cf. rimple, and D. rimpelen to wrinkle,	   rompelig rough, uneven, G. r["u]mpfen to wrinkle, MHG.	   r["u]mphen, OHG. rimpfan, Gr. "ra`mfos the crooked beak of	   birds of prey, ? to roam.]	   To make uneven; to form into irregular inequalities; to	   wrinkle; to crumple; as, to rumple an apron or a cravat.	   [1913 Webster]	         They would not give a dog's ear of their most rumpled	         and ragged Scotch paper for twenty of your fairest	         assignats.                               --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Rumple \Rum"ple\, n.	   A fold or plait; a wrinkle. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumpled \Rum"pled\, a.	   Wrinkled; crumpled. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumpless \Rump"less\, a.	   Destitute of a rump.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumply \Rum"ply\ (r[u^]m"pl[y^]), a.	   Rumpled. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Rumpus \Rum"pus\ (r[u^]m"p[u^]s), n.	   A disturbance; noise and confusion; a quarrel. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rumseller \Rum"sell`er\ (r[u^]m"s[e^]l`[~e]r), n.	   One who sells rum; one who deals in intoxicating liquors;	   especially, one who sells spirituous beverages at retail.	   [1913 Webster]
Run \Run\ (r[u^]n), v. i. [imp. {Ran} (r[a^]n) or {Run}; p. p.	   {Run}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Running}.] [OE. rinnen, rennen (imp.	   ran, p. p. runnen, ronnen). AS. rinnan to flow (imp. ran, p.	   p. gerunnen), and iernan, irnan, to run (imp. orn, arn, earn,	   p. p. urnen); akin to D. runnen, rennen, OS. & OHG. rinnan,	   G. rinnen, rennen, Icel. renna, rinna, Sw. rinna, r[aum]nna,	   Dan. rinde, rende, Goth. rinnan, and perh. to L. oriri to	   rise, Gr. 'orny`nai to stir up, rouse, Skr. [.r] (cf.	   {Origin}), or perh. to L. rivus brook (cf. {Rival}).	   [root]11. Cf. {Ember}, a., {Rennet}.]	   1. To move, proceed, advance, pass, go, come, etc., swiftly,	      smoothly, or with quick action; -- said of things animate	      or inanimate. Hence, to flow, glide, or roll onward, as a	      stream, a snake, a wagon, etc.; to move by quicker action	      than in walking, as a person, a horse, a dog.	      Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of voluntary or personal action:	      (a) To go swiftly; to pass at a swift pace; to hasten.	          [1913 Webster]	                "Ha, ha, the fox!" and after him they ran.	                                                  --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To flee, as from fear or danger.	          [1913 Webster]	                As from a bear a man would run for life. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To steal off; to depart secretly.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To contend in a race; hence, to enter into a contest;	          to become a candidate; as, to run for Congress.	          [1913 Webster]	                Know ye not that they which run in a race run	                all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that	                ye may obtain.                    --1 Cor. ix.	                                                  24.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To pass from one state or condition to another; to	          come into a certain condition; -- often with in or	          into; as, to run into evil practices; to run in debt.	          [1913 Webster]	                Have I not cause to rave and beat my breast, to	                rend my heart with grief and run distracted?	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To exert continuous activity; to proceed; as, to run	          through life; to run in a circle.	      (g) To pass or go quickly in thought or conversation; as,	          to run from one subject to another.	          [1913 Webster]	                Virgil, in his first Georgic, has run into a set	                of precepts foreign to his subject. --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) To discuss; to continue to think or speak about	          something; -- with on.	      (i) To make numerous drafts or demands for payment, as	          upon a bank; -- with on.	      (j) To creep, as serpents.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Of involuntary motion:	      (a) To flow, as a liquid; to ascend or descend; to course;	          as, rivers run to the sea; sap runs up in the spring;	          her blood ran cold.	      (b) To proceed along a surface; to extend; to spread.	          [1913 Webster]	                The fire ran along upon the ground. --Ex. ix.	                                                  23.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To become fluid; to melt; to fuse.	          [1913 Webster]	                As wax dissolves, as ice begins to run.	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sussex iron ores run freely in the fire.	                                                  --Woodward.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To turn, as a wheel; to revolve on an axis or pivot;	          as, a wheel runs swiftly round.	      (e) To travel; to make progress; to be moved by mechanical	          means; to go; as, the steamboat runs regularly to	          Albany; the train runs to Chicago.	      (f) To extend; to reach; as, the road runs from	          Philadelphia to New York; the memory of man runneth	          not to the contrary.	          [1913 Webster]	                She saw with joy the line immortal run,	                Each sire impressed, and glaring in his son.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) To go back and forth from place to place; to ply; as,	          the stage runs between the hotel and the station.	      (h) To make progress; to proceed; to pass.	          [1913 Webster]	                As fast as our time runs, we should be very glad	                in most part of our lives that it ran much	                faster.                           --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) To continue in operation; to be kept in action or	          motion; as, this engine runs night and day; the mill	          runs six days in the week.	          [1913 Webster]	                When we desire anything, our minds run wholly on	                the good circumstances of it; when it is	                obtained, our minds run wholly on the bad ones.	                                                  --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	      (j) To have a course or direction; as, a line runs east	          and west.	          [1913 Webster]	                Where the generally allowed practice runs	                counter to it.                    --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	                Little is the wisdom, where the flight	                So runs against all reason.       --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (k) To be in form thus, as a combination of words.	          [1913 Webster]	                The king's ordinary style runneth, "Our	                sovereign lord the king."         --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (l) To be popularly known; to be generally received.	          [1913 Webster]	                Men gave them their own names, by which they run	                a great while in Rome.            --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	          [1913 Webster]	                Neither was he ignorant what report ran of	                himself.                          --Knolles.	          [1913 Webster]	      (m) To have growth or development; as, boys and girls run	          up rapidly.	          [1913 Webster]	                If the richness of the ground cause turnips to	                run to leaves.                    --Mortimer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (n) To tend, as to an effect or consequence; to incline.	          [1913 Webster]	                A man's nature runs either to herbs or weeds.	                                                  --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	                Temperate climates run into moderate	                governments.                      --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	      (o) To spread and blend together; to unite; as, colors run	          in washing.	          [1913 Webster]	                In the middle of a rainbow the colors are . . .	                distinguished, but near the borders they run	                into one another.                 --I. Watts.	          [1913 Webster]	      (p) To have a legal course; to be attached; to continue in	          force, effect, or operation; to follow; to go in	          company; as, certain covenants run with the land.	          [1913 Webster]	                Customs run only upon our goods imported or	                exported, and that but once for all; whereas	                interest runs as well upon our ships as goods,	                and must be yearly paid.          --Sir J.	                                                  Child.	          [1913 Webster]	      (q) To continue without falling due; to hold good; as, a	          note has thirty days to run.	      (r) To discharge pus or other matter; as, an ulcer runs.	      (s) To be played on the stage a number of successive days	          or nights; as, the piece ran for six months.	      (t) (Naut.) To sail before the wind, in distinction from	          reaching or sailing closehauled; -- said of vessels.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically, of a horse: To move rapidly in a gait in	      which each leg acts in turn as a propeller and a	      supporter, and in which for an instant all the limbs are	      gathered in the air under the body. --Stillman (The Horse	      in Motion).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Athletics) To move rapidly by springing steps so that	      there is an instant in each step when neither foot touches	      the ground; -- so distinguished from walking in athletic	      competition.	      [1913 Webster]	   {As things run}, according to the usual order, conditions,	      quality, etc.; on the average; without selection or	      specification.	   {To let run} (Naut.), to allow to pass or move freely; to	      slacken or loosen.	   {To run after}, to pursue or follow; to search for; to	      endeavor to find or obtain; as, to run after similes.	      --Locke.	   {To run away}, to flee; to escape; to elope; to run without	      control or guidance.	   {To run away with}.	      (a) To convey away hurriedly; to accompany in escape or	          elopement.	      (b) To drag rapidly and with violence; as, a horse runs	          away with a carriage.	   {To run down}.	      (a) To cease to work or operate on account of the	          exhaustion of the motive power; -- said of clocks,	          watches, etc.	      (b) To decline in condition; as, to run down in health.	   {To run down a coast}, to sail along it.	   {To run for an office}, to stand as a candidate for an	      office.	   {To run in} or {To run into}.	      (a) To enter; to step in.	      (b) To come in collision with.	   {To run into} To meet, by chance; as, I ran into my brother	      at the grocery store.	   {To run in trust}, to run in debt; to get credit. [Obs.]	   {To run in with}.	      (a) To close; to comply; to agree with. [R.] --T. Baker.	      (b) (Naut.) To make toward; to near; to sail close to; as,	          to run in with the land.	   {To run mad}, {To run mad after} or {To run mad on}. See	      under {Mad}.	   {To run on}.	      (a) To be continued; as, their accounts had run on for a	          year or two without a settlement.	      (b) To talk incessantly.	      (c) To continue a course.	      (d) To press with jokes or ridicule; to abuse with	          sarcasm; to bear hard on.	      (e) (Print.) To be continued in the same lines, without	          making a break or beginning a new paragraph.	   {To run out}.	      (a) To come to an end; to expire; as, the lease runs out	          at Michaelmas.	      (b) To extend; to spread. "Insectile animals . . . run all	          out into legs." --Hammond.	      (c) To expatiate; as, to run out into beautiful	          digressions.	      (d) To be wasted or exhausted; to become poor; to become	          extinct; as, an estate managed without economy will	          soon run out.	          [1913 Webster]	                And had her stock been less, no doubt	                She must have long ago run out.   --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To run over}.	      (a) To overflow; as, a cup runs over, or the liquor runs	          over.	      (b) To go over, examine, or rehearse cursorily.	      (c) To ride or drive over; as, to run over a child.	   {To run riot}, to go to excess.	   {To run through}.	      (a) To go through hastily; as to run through a book.	      (b) To spend wastefully; as, to run through an estate.	   {To run to seed}, to expend or exhaust vitality in producing	      seed, as a plant; figuratively and colloquially, to cease	      growing; to lose vital force, as the body or mind.	   {To run up}, to rise; to swell; to grow; to increase; as,	      accounts of goods credited run up very fast.	      [1913 Webster]	            But these, having been untrimmed for many years, had	            run up into great bushes, or rather dwarf trees.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To run with}.	      (a) To be drenched with, so that streams flow; as, the	          streets ran with blood.	      (b) To flow while charged with some foreign substance.	          "Its rivers ran with gold." --J. H. Newman.	          [1913 Webster]	Run \Run\, v. t.	   1. To cause to run (in the various senses of {Run}, v. i.);	      as, to run a horse; to run a stage; to run a machine; to	      run a rope through a block.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pursue in thought; to carry in contemplation.	      [1913 Webster]	            To run the world back to its first original.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would gladly understand the formation of a soul,	            and run it up to its "punctum saliens." --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to enter; to thrust; as, to run a sword into or	      through the body; to run a nail into the foot.	      [1913 Webster]	            You run your head into the lion's mouth. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having run his fingers through his hair. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To drive or force; to cause, or permit, to be driven.	      [1913 Webster]	            They ran the ship aground.            --Acts xxvii.	                                                  41.	      [1913 Webster]	            A talkative person runs himself upon great	            inconveniences by blabbing out his own or other's	            secrets.                              --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others, accustomed to retired speculations, run	            natural philosophy into metaphysical notions.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fuse; to shape; to mold; to cast; as, to run bullets,	      and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The purest gold must be run and washed. --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cause to be drawn; to mark out; to indicate; to	      determine; as, to run a line.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause to pass, or evade, offical restrictions; to	      smuggle; -- said of contraband or dutiable goods.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heavy impositions . . . are a strong temptation of	            running goods.                        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To go through or accomplish by running; as, to run a race;	      to run a certain career.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To cause to stand as a candidate for office; to support	      for office; as, to run some one for Congress. [Colloq.	      U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run	       the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances,	       below. "He runneth two dangers." --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	             If we don't succeed, we run the risk of failure.	                                                  --Dan Quail	       .	       [PJC]	   11. To put at hazard; to venture; to risk.	       [1913 Webster]	             He would himself be in the Highlands to receive	             them, and run his fortune with them. --Clarendon.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To discharge; to emit; to give forth copiously; to be	       bathed with; as, the pipe or faucet runs hot water.	       [1913 Webster]	             At the base of Pompey's statua,	             Which all the while ran blood, great Caesar fell.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To be charged with, or to contain much of, while flowing;	       as, the rivers ran blood.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To conduct; to manage; to carry on; as, to run a factory	       or a hotel. [Colloq. U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To tease with sarcasms and ridicule. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	   16. To sew, as a seam, by passing the needle through material	       in a continuous line, generally taking a series of	       stitches on the needle at the same time.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. To migrate or move in schools; -- said of fish; esp., to	       ascend a river in order to spawn.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. (Golf) To strike (the ball) in such a way as to cause it	       to run along the ground, as when approaching a hole.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {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 down a stag.	       (b) (Naut.) To run against and sink, as a vessel.	       (c) To crush; to overthrow; to overbear. "Religion is run	           down by the license of these times." --Berkeley.	       (d) To disparage; to traduce. --F. W. Newman.	   {To run hard}.	       (a) To press in competition; as, to run one hard in a	           race.	       (b) To urge or press importunately.	       (c) To banter severely.	   {To run into the ground}, to carry to an absurd extreme; to	      overdo. [Slang, U.S.]	       (c) To erect hastily, as a building.	           [1913 Webster]	Run \Run\, n.	   1. The act of running; as, a long run; a good run; a quick	      run; to go on the run.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small stream; a brook; a creek.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which runs or flows in the course of a certain	      operation, or during a certain time; as, a run of must in	      wine making; the first run of sap in a maple orchard.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A course; a series; that which continues in a certain	      course or series; as, a run of good or bad luck.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who made their arrangements in the first run of	            misadventure . . . put a seal on their calamities.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. State of being current; currency; popularity.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is impossible for detached papers to have a	            general run, or long continuance, if not diversified	            with humor.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Continued repetition on the stage; -- said of a play; as,	      to have a run of a hundred successive nights.	      [1913 Webster]	            A canting, mawkish play . . . had an immense run.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A continuing urgent demand; especially, a pressure on a	      bank or treasury for payment of its notes.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A range or extent of ground for feeding stock; as, a sheep	      run. --Howitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.)	      (a) The aftermost part of a vessel's hull where it narrows	          toward the stern, under the quarter.	      (b) The distance sailed by a ship; as, a good run; a run	          of fifty miles.	      (c) A voyage; as, a run to China.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. A pleasure excursion; a trip. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	             I think of giving her a run in London. --Dickens.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Mining) The horizontal distance to which a drift may be	       carried, either by license of the proprietor of a mine or	       by the nature of the formation; also, the direction which	       a vein of ore or other substance takes.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mus.) A roulade, or series of running tones.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Mil.) The greatest degree of swiftness in marching. It	       is executed upon the same principles as the double-quick,	       but with greater speed.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. The act of migrating, or ascending a river to spawn; --	       said of fish; also, an assemblage or school of fishes	       which migrate, or ascend a river for the purpose of	       spawning.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Sport) In baseball, a complete circuit of the bases made	       by a player, which enables him to score one point; also,	       the point thus scored; in cricket, a passing from one	       wicket to the other, by which one point is scored; as, a	       player made three runs; the side went out with two	       hundred runs; the Yankees scored three runs in the	       seventh inning.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	             The "runs" are made from wicket to wicket, the	             batsmen interchanging ends at each run. --R. A.	                                                  Proctor.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. A pair or set of millstones.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Piquet, Cribbage, etc.) A number of cards of the same	       suit in sequence; as, a run of four in hearts.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   18. (Golf)	       (a) The movement communicated to a golf ball by running.	       (b) The distance a ball travels after touching the ground	           from a stroke.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {At the long run}, now, commonly, {In the long run}, in or	      during the whole process or course of things taken	      together; in the final result; in the end; finally.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Man] starts the inferior of the brute animals, but	            he surpasses them in the long run.    --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Home run}.	       (a) A running or returning toward home, or to the point	           from which the start was made. Cf. {Home stretch}.	       (b) (Baseball) See under {Home}.	   {The run}, or {The common run}, or {The run of the mill}	      etc., ordinary persons; the generality or average of	      people or things; also, that which ordinarily occurs;	      ordinary current, course, or kind.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            I saw nothing else that is superior to the common	            run of parks.                         --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burns never dreamed of looking down on others as	            beneath him, merely because he was conscious of his	            own vast superiority to the common run of men.	                                                  --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	            His whole appearance was something out of the common	            run.                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To let go by the run} (Naut.), to loosen and let run freely,	      as lines; to let fall without restraint, as a sail.	      [1913 Webster]	Run \Run\, a.	   1. Melted, or made from molten material; cast in a mold; as,	      run butter; run iron or lead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smuggled; as, run goods. [Colloq.] --Miss Edgeworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Run steel}, malleable iron castings. See under {Malleable}.	      --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Runagate \Run"a*gate\, n. [F. ren['e]gat, Prov. renegat. LL.	   renegatus; confused with E. run and gate a way. See	   {Renegade}.]	   A fugitive; a vagabond; an apostate; a renegade. See	   {Renegade}. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wretched runagates from the jail.        --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who has not been a runagate from duty?   --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Run-around \Run"-a*round`\, n. (Med.)	   A whitlow running around the finger nail, but not affecting	   the bone. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Runaround \Run"a*round`\, n.	   a delaying or evasive, and sometimes deceptive, answer to an	   inquiry or request.	   [PJC]
Runaway \Run"a*way`\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, flees from danger, duty,	      restraint, etc.; a fugitive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou runaway, thou coward, art thou fled? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of running away, esp. of a horse or teams; as,	      there was a runaway yesterday.	      [1913 Webster]	Runaway \Run"a*way`\, a.	   1. Running away; fleeing from danger, duty, restraint, etc.;	      as, runaway soldiers; a runaway horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accomplished by running away or elopement, or during	      flight; as, a runaway marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Runcation \Run*ca"tion\, n. [L. runcatio, fr. runcare to weed	   out.]	   A weeding. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Runch \Runch\, n. (Bot.)	   The wild radish. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Runcinate \Run"ci*nate\, a. [L. runcinatus, p. p. of runcinare	   to plane off, fr. runcina a plane.] (Bot.)	   Pinnately cut with the lobes pointing downwards, as the leaf	   of the dandelion.	   [1913 Webster]
Rundel \Run"del\, n. [Cf. {Rindle}.]	   A moat with water in it; also, a small stream; a runlet.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Rundel \Run"del\, n. [Cf. {Rundle}.]	   A circle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rundle \Run"dle\, n. [E. round. Cf. {Rondle}.]	   1. A round; a step of a ladder; a rung. --Duppa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ball. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something which rotates about an axis, as a wheel, or the	      drum of a capstan. "An axis or cylinder having a rundle	      about it." --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.	      [1913 Webster]
Rundlet \Rund"let\, n. [Dim. of OF. rondele a little tun, fr.	   rond round. See {Round}, and cf. {Roundlet}, {Runlet}.]	   A small barrel of no certain dimensions. It may contain from	   3 to 20 gallons, but it usually holds about 141/2 gallons.	   [Written also {runlet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rune \Rune\ (r[udd]n), n. [AS. r[=u]n a rune, a secret, a	   mystery; akin to Icel. r[=u]n, OHG. & Goth. r[=u]na a secret,	   secret colloquy, G. & Dan. rune rune, and probably to Gr.	   'ereyna^n to search for. Cf. {Roun} to whisper.]	   1. A letter, or character, belonging to the written language	      of the ancient Norsemen, or Scandinavians; in a wider	      sense, applied to the letters of the ancient nations of	      Northern Europe in general.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Norsemen had a peculiar alphabet, consisting of	         sixteen letters, or characters, called runes, the	         origin of which is lost in the remotest antiquity. The	         signification of the word rune (mystery) seems to	         allude to the fact that originally only a few were	         acquainted with the use of these marks, and that they	         were mostly applied to secret tricks, witchcrafts and	         enchantments. But the runes were also used in	         communication by writing.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Old Norse poetry expressed in runes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Runes were upon his tongue,	            As on the warrior's sword.            --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rune stone}, a stone bearing a runic inscription.	      [1913 Webster]
Runer \Ru"ner\, n.	   A bard, or learned man, among the ancient Goths. --Sir W.	   Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Rung \Rung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Ring}.	   [1913 Webster]	Rung \Rung\, n. [OE. ronge, AS. hrung, a staff, rod, pole; akin	   to G. runge a short, thick piece of iron or wood, OD. ronghe	   a prop, support, Icel. r["o]ng a rib in a ship, Goth. Hrugga	   a staff.]	   1. (Shipbuilding) A floor timber in a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the rounds of a ladder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim	      of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of	      a lantern wheel.	      [1913 Webster]
Runghead \Rung"head`\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   The upper end of a floor timber in a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Runic \Ru"nic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a rune, to runes, or to the Norsemen; as,	   runic verses; runic letters; runic names; runic rhyme.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Runic staff}. See {Clog almanac}, under {Clog}.	   {Runic wand}, a willow wand bearing runes, formerly thought	      to have been used by the heathen tribes of Northern Europe	      in magical ceremonies.	      [1913 Webster]
Run-in \Run"-in\, n.	   An argument or quarrel.	   [PJC]
Runlet \Run"let\, n. [Run + -let.]	   A little run or stream; a streamlet; a brook.	   [1913 Webster]	         To trace out to its marshy source every runlet that has	         cast in its tiny pitcherful with the rest. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Runlet \Run"let\, n.	   Same as {Rundlet}. "A stoup of sack, or a runlet of canary."	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Runnel \Run"nel\, n. [From {Run}. Cf. {Rindle}.]	   A rivulet or small brook.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bubbling runnels joined the sound.       --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]	         By the very sides of the way . . . there are slow	         runnels, in which one can see the minnows swimming.	                                                  --Masson.	   [1913 Webster]
Runner \Run"ner\, n. [From {Run}.]	   1. One who, or that which, runs; a racer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A detective. [Slang, Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A messenger. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A smuggler. [Colloq.] --R. North.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat,	      hotel, shop, etc. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) A slender trailing branch which takes root at the	      joints or end and there forms new plants, as in the	      strawberry and the common cinquefoil.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The rotating stone of a set of millstones.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) A rope rove through a block and used to increase	      the mechanical power of a tackle. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides; also	      the part or blade of a skate which slides on the ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Founding)	       (a) A horizontal channel in a mold, through which the	           metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern;	           also, the waste metal left in such a channel.	       (b) A trough or channel for leading molten metal from a	           furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are	       attached.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Zool.) A food fish ({Elagatis pinnulatus}) of Florida	       and the West Indies; -- called also {skipjack},	       {shoemaker}, and {yellowtail}. The name alludes to its	       rapid successive leaps from the water.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Zool.) Any cursorial bird.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Mech.)	       (a) A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or	           polishing a surface of stone.	       (b) A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for	           polishing or grinding.	           [1913 Webster]
Runnet \Run"net\, n.	   See {Rennet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Running \Run"ning\, a.	   1. Moving or advancing by running. Specifically, of a horse:	      (a) Having a running gait; not a trotter or pacer.	      (b) trained and kept for running races; as, a running	          horse. --Law.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Successive; one following the other without break or	      intervention; -- said of periods of time; as, to be away	      two days running; to sow land two years running.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Flowing; easy; cursive; as, a running hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Continuous; keeping along step by step; as, he stated the	      facts with a running explanation. "A running conquest."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            What are art and science if not a running commentary	            on Nature?                            --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Extending by a slender climbing or trailing stem;	      as, a running vine.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) Discharging pus; as, a running sore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Running block} (Mech.), a block in an arrangement of pulleys	      which rises or sinks with the weight which is raised or	      lowered.	   {Running board}, a narrow platform extending along the side	      of a locomotive.	      [1913 Webster]	Running \Run"ning\, n.	   The act of one who, or of that which runs; as, the running	   was slow.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. That which runs or flows; the quantity of a liquid which	      flows in a certain time or during a certain operation; as,	      the first running of a still.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The discharge from an ulcer or other sore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At long running}, in the long run. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Running load \Run"ning load\ (Aeronautics)	      (a) The air pressure supported by each longitudinal foot	          segment of a wing.	      (b) Commonly, the whole weight of aeroplane and load	          divided by the span, or length from tip to tip.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Runningly \Run"ning*ly\, adv.	   In a running manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Runnion \Run"nion\, n.	   See {Ronion.}	   [1913 Webster]
run-of-the-mill \run-of-the-mill\, a.	   Ordinary; common; unexceptional.	   [PJC]
Runology \Ru*nol"o*gy\, n. [Rune + -logy.]	   The science of runes. -- {Ru*nol"o*gist}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Runround \Run"round`\, n.	   A felon or whitlow. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Runt \Runt\, n. [Written also {rant}.] [Scot. runt an old cow,	   an old, withered woman, a hardened stem or stalk, the trunk	   of a tree; cf. D. rund a bullock, an ox or cow, G. rind. Cf.	   {Rother}, a.]	   1. (Zool.) Any animal which is unusually small, as compared	      with others of its kind; -- applied particularly to	      domestic animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A variety of domestic pigeon, related to the barb	      and carrier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dwarf; also, a mean, despicable, boorish person; -- used	      opprobriously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before I buy a bargain of such runts,	            I'll buy a college for bears, and live among 'em.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The dead stump of a tree; also, the stem of a plant. [Obs.	      or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither young poles nor old runts are durable.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Runty \Runt"y\, a.	   Like a runt; diminutive; mean.	   [1913 Webster]
Runway \Run"way`\, n.	   1. The channel of a stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The beaten path made by deer or other animals in passing	      to and from their feeding grounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Rupee \Ru*pee"\ (r[.u]*p[=e]"), n. [Hind. r[=u]piyah, fr. Skr.	   r[=u]pya silver, coined silver or gold, handsome.]	   A silver coin, and money of account, in the East Indies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The valuation of the rupee of sixteen annas, the	         standard coin of India, by the United States Treasury	         department, varies from time to time with the price of	         silver. In 1889 it was rated at about thirty-two cents.	         [1913 Webster]
Rupellary \Ru"pel*la*ry\, n. [From L. rupes a rock.]	   Rocky. [Obs.] "This rupellary nidary." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Rupert's drop \Ru"pert's drop`\	   A kind of glass drop with a long tail, made by dropping	   melted glass into water. It is remarkable for bursting into	   fragments when the surface is scratched or the tail broken;	   -- so called from Prince Rupert, nephew of Charles I., by	   whom they were first brought to England. Called also	   {Rupert's ball}, and {glass tear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rupia \Ru"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. G. ? filth, dirt.] (Med.)	   An eruption upon the skin, consisting of vesicles with	   inflamed base and filled with serous, purulent, or bloody	   fluid, which dries up, forming a blackish crust.	   [1913 Webster]
Rupial \Ru"pi*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to rupia.	   [1913 Webster]
Rupicola \Ru*pic"o*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. rupes, gen. rupis, a	   rock + colere to inhabit.] (Zool.)	   A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds,	   including the cock of the rock.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species are remarkable for having an elevated	         fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the	         beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some	         delicate shade of yellow or orange.	         [1913 Webster]
Rupicoline \Ru*pic"o*line\, a. (Zool.)	   Rock-inhabiting.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruption \Rup"tion\, n. [L. ruptio, fr. rumpere, ruptum, to	   break.]	   A breaking or bursting open; breach; rupture. "By ruption or	   apertion." --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruptuary \Rup"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. Roturier.]	   One not of noble blood; a plebeian; a roturier. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The exclusion of the French ruptuaries ("roturiers,"	         for history must find a word for this class when it	         speaks of other nations) from the order of nobility.	                                                  --Chenevix.	   [1913 Webster]
Rupture \Rup"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. ruptura, fr. rumpere, ruptum	   to break: cf. F. rupture. See {Reave}, and cf. {Rout} a	   defeat.]	   1. The act of breaking apart, or separating; the state of	      being broken asunder; as, the rupture of the skin; the	      rupture of a vessel or fiber; the rupture of a lutestring.	      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hatch from the egg, that soon,	            Bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed	            Their callow young.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Breach of peace or concord between individuals; open	      hostility or war between nations; interruption of friendly	      relations; as, the parties came to a rupture.	      [1913 Webster]	            He knew that policy would disincline Napoleon from a	            rupture with his family.              --E. Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Hernia. See {Hernia}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A bursting open, as of a steam boiler, in a less sudden	      manner than by explosion. See {Explosion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Modulus of rupture}. (Engin.) See under {Modulus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fracture; breach; break; burst; disruption; dissolution.	        See {Fracture}.	        [1913 Webster]	Rupture \Rup"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruptured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Rupturing}.]	   1. To part by violence; to break; to burst; as, to rupture a	      blood vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce a hernia in.	      [1913 Webster]	Rupture \Rup"ture\, v. i.	   To suffer a breach or disruption.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruptured \Rup"tured\ (?; 135), a. (Med.)	   Having a rupture, or hernia.	   [1913 Webster]
Rupturewort \Rup"ture*wort"\ (?; 135), n. (Bot.)	   (a) Same as {Burstwort}.	   (b) A West Indian plant ({Alternanthera polygonoides})	       somewhat resembling burstwort.	       [1913 Webster]
Rural \Ru"ral\, a. [F., fr. L. ruralis, fr. rus, ruris, the	   country. Cf. {Room} space, {Rustic}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the country, as distinguished from a	      city or town; living in the country; suitable for, or	      resembling, the country; rustic; as, rural scenes; a rural	      prospect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is a rural fellow; . . .	            He brings you figs.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to agriculture; as, rural economy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rural dean}. (Eccl.) See under {Dean}.	   {Rural deanery} (Eccl.), the state, office, or residence, of	      a rural dean.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rustic.	   Usage: {Rural}, {Rustic}. Rural refers to the country itself;	          as, rural scenes, prospects, delights, etc. Rustic	          refers to the character, condition, taste, etc., of	          the original inhabitants of the country, who were	          generally uncultivated and rude; as, rustic manners; a	          rustic dress; a rustic bridge; rustic architecture,	          etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                We turn	                To where the silver Thames first rural grows.	                                                  --Thomson.	          [1913 Webster]	                Lay bashfulness, that rustic virtue, by;	                To manly confidence thy throughts apply.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]
Rurales \Ru*ra"les\ (r[.u]*r[=a]"l[=e]z), n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The gossamer-winged butterflies; a family of small	   butterflies, including the hairstreaks, violets, and theclas.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruralism \Ru"ral*ism\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being rural; ruralness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rural idiom or expression.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruralist \Ru"ral*ist\, n.	   One who leads a rural life. --Coventry.	   [1913 Webster]
Rurality \Ru*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. -{ties}. [Cf. LL. ruralitas.]	   1. The quality or state of being rural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rural place. "Leafy ruralities." --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruralize \Ru"ral*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ruralized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ruralizing}.]	   To render rural; to give a rural appearance to.	   [1913 Webster]	Ruralize \Ru"ral*ize\, v. i.	   To become rural; to go into the country; to rusticate.	   [1913 Webster]
Rurally \Ru"ral*ly\, adv.	   In a rural manner; as in the country.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruralness \Ru"ral*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rural.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruricolist \Ru*ric"o*list\, n. [L. ruricola; rus, ruris, the	   country + colere to inhabit.]	   An inhabitant of the country. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruridecanal \Ru`ri*dec"a*nal\, a. [L. rus, ruris the country +	   decanus the chief of ten. See {Dean}.]	   Of or pertaining to a rural dean; as, a ruridecanal district;	   the ruridecanal intellect. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rurigenous \Ru*rig"e*nous\, a. [L. rurigena; rus, ruris, the	   country + genere, gignere, to bring forth, pass., to be	   born.]	   Born in the country. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ruse \Ruse\, n. [F., fr. OF. re["u]ser, rehuser, to turn aside,	   to shuffle, retreat, fr. L. recusare to refuse; pref. re-	   again + causa cause. See {Cause}, and cf. {Recusant}.]	   An artifice; trick; stratagem; wile; fraud; deceit.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ruse de guerre}[F.], a stratagem of war.	      [1913 Webster]
Rush \Rush\, n. [OE. rusche, rische, resche, AS. risce, akin to	   LG. rusk, risch, D. & G. rusch; all probably fr. L. ruscum	   butcher's broom; akin to Goth. raus reed, G. rohr.]	   1. (Bot.) A name given to many aquatic or marsh-growing	      endogenous plants with soft, slender stems, as the species	      of {Juncus} and {Scirpus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some species are used in bottoming chairs and plaiting	         mats, and the pith is used in some places for wicks to	         lamps and rushlights.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The merest trifle; a straw.	      [1913 Webster]	            John Bull's friendship is not worth a rush.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bog rush}. See under {Bog}.	   {Club rush}, any rush of the genus {Scirpus}.	   {Flowering rush}. See under {Flowering}.	   {Nut rush}	      (a) Any plant of the genus {Scleria}, rushlike plants with	          hard nutlike fruits.	      (b) A name for several species of {Cyperus} having	          tuberous roots.	   {Rush broom}, an Australian leguminous plant ({Viminaria	      denudata}), having long, slender branches. Also, the	      Spanish broom. See under {Spanish}.	   {Rush candle}, See under {Candle}.	   {Rush grass}, any grass of the genus {Vilfa}, grasses with	      wiry stems and one-flowered spikelets.	   {Rush toad} (Zool.), the natterjack.	   {Scouring rush}. (Bot.) Same as {Dutch rush}, under {Dutch.}	      	   {Spike rush}, any rushlike plant of the genus {Eleocharis},	      in which the flowers grow in dense spikes.	   {Sweet rush}, a sweet-scented grass of Arabia, etc.	      ({Andropogon schoenanthus}), used in Oriental medical	      practice.	   {Wood rush}, any plant of the genus {Luzula}, which differs	      in some technical characters from {Juncus}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rush \Rush\ (r[u^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rushed} (r[u^]sht);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Rushing}.] [OE. ruschen; cf. AS. hryscan to	   make a noise, D. ruischen to rustle, G. rauschen, MHG.	   r[=u]schen to rush, to rustle, LG. rusken, OSw. ruska, Icel.	   & Sw. ruska to shake, Dan. ruske to shake, and E. rouse.]	   1. To move forward with impetuosity, violence, and tumultuous	      rapidity or haste; as, armies rush to battle; waters rush	      down a precipice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like to an entered tide, they all rush by. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter into something with undue haste and eagerness, or	      without due deliberation and preparation; as, to rush	      business or speculation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . never think it to be a part of religion	            to rush into the office of princes and ministers.	                                                  --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	Rush \Rush\, v. t.	   1. To push or urge forward with impetuosity or violence; to	      hurry forward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To recite (a lesson) or pass (an examination) without an	      error. [College Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Rush \Rush\, n.	   1. A moving forward with rapidity and force or eagerness; a	      violent motion or course; as, a rush of troops; a rush of	      winds; a rush of water.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gentleman of his train spurred up his horse, and,	            with a violent rush, severed him from the duke.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great activity with pressure; as, a rush of business.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A perfect recitation. [College Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Football)	      (a) A rusher; as, the center rush, whose place is in the	          center of the rush line; the end rush.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Bunt rush} (Football), a combined rush by main strength.	   {Rush line} (Football), the line composed of rushers.	      [1913 Webster]
Rush-bearing \Rush"-bear`ing\, n.	   A kind of rural festival at the dedication of a church, when	   the parishioners brought rushes to strew the church. [Eng.]	   --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Rushbuckler \Rush"buc`kler\, n.	   A bullying and violent person; a braggart; a swashbuckler.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That flock of stout, bragging rushbucklers. --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Rushed \Rushed\, a.	   Abounding or covered with rushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rusher \Rush"er\, n.	   One who rushes. --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]	Rusher \Rush"er\, n.	   One who strewed rushes on the floor at dances. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Rushiness \Rush"i*ness\, n. [From {Rushy}.]	   The quality or state of abounding with rushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Rushingly \Rush"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a rushing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Rushlight \Rush"light`\, n.	   A rush candle, or its light; hence, a small, feeble light.	   [1913 Webster]
Rushlike \Rush"like`\, a.	   Resembling a rush; weak.	   [1913 Webster]
Rushy \Rush"y\, a.	   1. Abounding with rushes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made of rushes.	      [1913 Webster]	            My rushy couch and frugal fare.       --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Rusine \Ru"sine\, a. [NL. rusa, the name of the genus, Malay	   r[=u]sa deer.] (Zool.)	   Of, like, or pertaining to, a deer of the genus {Rusa}, which	   includes the sambur deer ({Rusa Aristotelis}) of India.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rusine antler} (Zool.), an antler with the brow tyne simple,	      and the beam forked at the tip.	      [1913 Webster]
Rusk \Rusk\, n. [Sp. rosca de mar sea rusks, a kind of biscuit,	   rosca properly meaning, a screw, spiral.]	   1. A kind of light, soft bread made with yeast and eggs,	      often toasted or crisped in an oven; or, a kind of	      sweetened biscuit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of light, hard cake or bread, as for stores.	      --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bread or cake which has been made brown and crisp, and	      afterwards grated, or pulverized in a mortar.	      [1913 Webster]
Rusma \Rus"ma\, n. [Corrupt. from Turk. khyryzma a paste used as	   a depilatory, fr. Gr. ? an unguent; cf. F. rusma.]	   A depilatory made of orpiment and quicklime, and used by the	   Turks. See {Rhusma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Russ \Russ\, n. sing. & pl.	   1. A Russian, or the Russians. [Rare, except in poetry.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Russians.	      [1913 Webster]	Russ \Russ\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Russians.	   [1913 Webster]
Russet \Rus"set\, a. [F. rousset, dim. of roux red, L. russus	   (for rudtus, rudhtus), akin to E. red. See {Red}, and cf.	   {Roussette}.]	   1. Of a reddish brown color, or (by some called) a red gray;	      of the color composed of blue, red, and yellow in equal	      strength, but unequal proportions, namely, two parts of	      red to one each of blue and yellow; also, of a yellowish	      brown color.	      [1913 Webster]	            The morn, in russet mantle clad.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our summer such a russet livery wears. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coarse; homespun; rustic. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Russet \Rus"set\, n.	   1. A russet color; a pigment of a russet color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloth or clothing of a russet color.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A country dress; -- so called because often of a russet	      color. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An apple, or a pear, of a russet color; as, the {English	      russet}, and the {Roxbury russet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Russeting \Rus"set*ing\, n.	   See {Russet}, n., 2 and 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Russety \Rus"set*y\, a.	   Of a russet color; russet.	   [1913 Webster]
Russia \Rus"sia\, n.	   A country of Europe and Asia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Russia iron}, a kind of sheet iron made in Russia, having a	      lustrous blue-black surface.	   {Russia leather}, a soft kind of leather, made originally in	      Russia but now elsewhere, having a peculiar odor from	      being impregnated with an oil obtained from birch bark. It	      is much used in bookbinding, on account of its not being	      subject to mold, and being proof against insects.	   {Russia matting}, matting manufactured in Russia from the	      inner bark of the linden ({Tilia Europaea}).	      [1913 Webster]
Russian \Rus"sian\ (r[u^]sh"an or r[udd]"shan; 277), a.	   Of or pertaining to Russia, its inhabitants, or language. --	   n. A native or inhabitant of Russia; the language of Russia.	   {Russian bath}. See under {Bath}.	      [1913 Webster] Russian Church	Russian Church \Rus"sian Church\, Russian Orthodox Church
\Rus"sian Or"tho*dox Church\	   The established church of the Russian empire up to the	   revolution of 1917, at which time the ruling Communist party	   tried to suppress all religious worship. The czar was the	   nominal head of the church, but he never claimed the right of	   deciding questions of theology and dogma. It still forms a	   portion, by far the largest, of the Orthodox (Eastern) Church	   and is governed by the Patriarch and the Holy Synod. In 1988	   the church, with official approval, celebrated the 1000 year	   anniversary of the baptism of Russia. After breakup of the	   Soviet Union in 1991 the Russian Church began to regain some	   its old influence in Russian life, and the government turned	   over some of the confiscated churches back to church control.	   The Russian Church was recognized anew as the official church	   of Russia, with special priveleges, by an act of the Russian	   Duma in 1997. The Metropolitan of Moscow, as Patriarch of the	   church, is regarded as the first among equals in order of	   deference among bishops of the church.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Russianize \Rus"sian*ize\, v. t.	   To make Russian, or more or less like the Russians; as, to	   Russianize the Poles.	   [1913 Webster]
Russian roulette \Rus"sian roulette\	   (a) An act of bravado played by loading one bullet into one	       chamber of a revolver in which the cylinder has five or	       six positions, spinning the cylinder (thus moving the	       bullet randomly to one of the six positions of the	       cylinder), pointing the gun to one's head, and pulling	       the trigger. If the bullet is in firing position, the	       "player" is usually killed. Such a "game" may be played	       on a dare, or, in some places, as part of a gamble.	   (b) (Fig.) Any dangerous act resembling Russian roulette in	       the acceptance of a high risk of serious negative	       consequences, usually unnecessarily. "The congress is	       playing Russian roulette with the economy by enacting	       such large tax reductions without spending cuts."	       [PJC]
Russification \Rus"si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Russia + L. -ficare (in	   comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   The act or process of Russifying, or the state of being	   Russified.	   [1913 Webster]
Russify \Rus"si*fy\, v. t. [Cf. F. russifier. See {-fy}.]	   To Russianize; as, to Russify conquered tribes.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster] Russophile
Russophile \Rus"so*phile\, Russophilist \Rus*soph"i*list\, n.	   [Russia + Gr. filei^n to love: cf. F. russophile.]	   One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and	   aggrandizement. -- {Rus*soph"ilism}, n. [Chiefly newspaper	   words.]	   [1913 Webster] Russophobe
Russophobe \Rus"so*phobe\, Russophobist \Rus*soph"o*bist\,	   [Russia + Gr. fobei^n to fear.]	   One who dreads Russia or Russian influence. [Words sometimes	   found in the newspapers.]	   [1913 Webster]
Russophobia \Rus`so*pho"bi*a\, n.	   Morbid dread of Russia or of Russian influence.	   [1913 Webster]
Rust \Rust\, n. [AS. rust; akin to D. roest, G. & Sw. rost,	   Icel. ry[eth]; -- named from its color, and akin to E. red.	   [root]113. See {Red}.]	   1. (Chem.) The reddish yellow coating formed on iron when	      exposed to moist air, consisting of ferric oxide or	      hydroxide; hence, by extension, any metallic film of	      corrosion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A minute mold or fungus forming reddish or rusty	      spots on the leaves and stems of cereal and other grasses	      ({Trichobasis Rubigo-vera}), now usually believed to be a	      form or condition of the corn mildew ({Puccinia	      graminis}). As rust, it has solitary reddish spores; as	      corn mildew, the spores are double and blackish.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Rust is also applied to many other minute fungi which	         infest vegetation, such as the species of {Ustilago},	         {Uredo}, and {Lecythea}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles rust in appearance or effects.	      Specifically: (a) A composition used in making a rust	      joint. See {Rust joint}, below.	      (b) Foul matter arising from degeneration; as, rust on	          salted meat.	      (c) Corrosive or injurious accretion or influence.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sacred truths cleared from all rust and dross of	                human mixtures.                   --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Rust is used in the formation of compounds of obvious	         meaning; as, rust-colored, rust-consumed, rust-eaten,	         and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 becomes hard, and impervious to steam, water,	      etc.	   {Rust mite} (Zool.), a minute mite ({Phytopius oleivorus})	      which, by puncturing the rind, causes the rust-colored	      patches on oranges.	      [1913 Webster]	Rust \Rust\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rusting}.] [AS. rustian.]	   1. To contract rust; to be or become oxidized.	      [1913 Webster]	            If gold ruste, what shall iron do?    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our armors now may rust.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be affected with the parasitic fungus called rust;	      also, to acquire a rusty appearance, as plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To degenerate in idleness; to become dull or	      impaired by inaction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Must I rust in Egypt? never more	            Appear in arms, and be the chief of Greece?	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Rust \Rust\, v. t.	   1. To cause to contract rust; to corrode with rust; to affect	      with rust of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust	            them.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To impair by time and inactivity. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Rustful \Rust"ful\, a.	   Full of rust; resembling rust; causing rust; rusty. "Rustful	   sloth." --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Rustic \Rus"tic\, a. [L. rusticus, fr. rus, ruris, the country:	   cf. F. rustique. See {Rural}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the country; rural; as, the rustic	      gods of antiquity. "Rustic lays." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And many a holy text around she strews,	            That teach the rustic moralist to die. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had a rustic, woodland air.       --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rude; awkward; rough; unpolished; as, rustic manners. "A	      rustic muse." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Coarse; plain; simple; as, a rustic entertainment; rustic	      dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Simple; artless; unadorned; unaffected. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rustic moth} (Zool.), any moth belonging to {Agrotis} and	      allied genera. Their larvae are called cutworms. See	      {Cutworm}.	   {Rustic work}.	      (a) (Arch.) Cut stone facing which has the joints worked	          with grooves or channels, the face of each block	          projecting beyond the joint, so that the joints are	          very conspicuous.	      (b) (Arch. & Woodwork) Summer houses, or furniture for	          summer houses, etc., made of rough limbs of trees	          fancifully arranged.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rural; rude; unpolished; inelegant; untaught; awkward;	        rough; coarse; plain; unadorned; simple; artless;	        honest. See {Rural}.	        [1913 Webster]	Rustic \Rus"tic\, n.	   1. An inhabitant of the country, especially one who is rude,	      coarse, or dull; a clown.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hence to your fields, you rustics! hence, away.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rural person having a natural simplicity of character or	      manners; an artless, unaffected person. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]
Rustical \Rus`tic*al\, a.	   Rustic. "Rustical society." --Thackeray. -- {Rus"tic*al*ly},	   adv. -- {Rus"tic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rusticate \Rus"ti*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rusticated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Rusticating}.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of	   rusticari to rusticate. See {Rustic}.]	   To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Rusticate \Rus"ti*cate\, v. t.	   To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or	   send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.	   [1913 Webster]	         The town is again beginning to be full, and the	         rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment.	                                                  --Idler.	   [1913 Webster]
Rusticated \Rus"ti*ca`ted\, a. (Arch.)	   Resembling rustic work. See {Rustic work}	   (a), under {Rustic}.	       [1913 Webster]
Rustication \Rus`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. rusticatio.]	   1. The act of rusticating, or the state of being rusticated;	      specifically, the punishment of a student for some	      offense, by compelling him to leave the institution for a	      time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Rustic work.	      [1913 Webster]
Rusticity \Rus*tic"ity\, n. [L. rusticitas: cf. F.	   rusticit['e].]	   The quality or state of being rustic; rustic manners;	   rudeness; simplicity; artlessness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sweetness and rusticity of a pastoral can not be so	         well expressed in any other tongue as in the Greek,	         when rightly mixed and qualified with the Doric	         dialect.                                 --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Saxons were refined from their rusticity. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Rusticly \Rus"tic*ly\, adv.	   In a rustic manner; rustically. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Rustily \Rust"i*ly\, adv.	   In a rusty state.	   [1913 Webster]
Rustiness \Rust"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being rusty.	   [1913 Webster]
Rustle \Rus"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rustled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rustling}.] [AS. hristlan to rustle; or cf. Sw. rusta to	   stir, make a riot, or E. rush, v.]	   1. To make a quick succession of small sounds, like the	      rubbing or moving of silk cloth or dry leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is coming; I hear his straw rustle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prouder than rustling in unpaid-for silk. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stir about energetically; to strive to succeed; to	      bustle about. [Slang, Western U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To steal; -- used of livestock and esp. of cattle.	      [PJC]	   {To rustle up} To gather or find by searching; as, to rustle	      up some food for supper.	      [PJC]	Rustle \Rus"tle\, v. t.	   To cause to rustle; as, the wind rustles the leaves.	   [1913 Webster]	Rustle \Rus"tle\, n.	   A quick succession or confusion of small sounds, like those	   made by shaking leaves or straw, by rubbing silk, or the	   like; a rustling.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the noise of a torrent, the rustle of a wood, the	         song of birds, or the play of lambs, had power to fill	         the attention, and suspend all perception of the course	         of time.                                 --Idler.	   [1913 Webster]
Rustler \Rus"tler\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, rustles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bovine animal that can care for itself in any	      circumstances; also, an alert, energetic, driving person.	      [Slang, Western U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Rustless \Rust"less\, a.	   Free from rust.	   [1913 Webster]
Rusty \Rust"y\, a. [AS. rustig.] [Compar. {Rustier}; superl.	   {Rustiest.}]	   1. Covered or affected with rust; as, a rusty knife or sword;	      rusty wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impaired by inaction, disuse, or neglect.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Hector,] in this dull and long-continued truce,	            Is rusty grown.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Discolored and rancid; reasty; as, rusty bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Surly; morose; crusty; sullen. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Rusty	      words." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Rust-colored; dark. "Rusty blood." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Discolored; stained; not cleanly kept; filthy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rusty little schooners that bring firewood from	            the British provinces.                --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Bot.) Resembling, or covered with a substance resembling,	      rust; affected with rust; rubiginous.	      [1913 Webster]
Rut \Rut\, n. [F. rut, OF. ruit, L. rugitus a roaring, fr.	   rugire to roar; -- so called from the noise made by deer in	   rutting time.]	   1. (Physiol.) Sexual desire or oestrus of deer, cattle, and	      various other mammals; heat; also, the period during which	      the oestrus exists.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Roaring, as of waves breaking upon the shore; rote. See	      {Rote}.	      [1913 Webster]	Rut \Rut\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Rutting}.]	   To have a strong sexual impulse at the reproductive period;	   -- said of deer, cattle, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Rut \Rut\, v. t.	   To cover in copulation. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Rut \Rut\, n. [variant of route.]	   A track worn by a wheel or by habitual passage of anything; a	   groove in which anything runs. Also used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Rut \Rut\, v. t.	   To make a rut or ruts in; -- chiefly used as a past	   participle or a participial adj.; as, a rutted road.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruta-baga \Ru`ta-ba"ga\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of turnip commonly with a large and long or ovoid	   yellowish root; a Swedish turnip. See {Turnip}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutaceous \Ru*ta"ceous\, a. [L. rutaceous, from ruta rue. See	   {Rue} the plant.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to plants of a natural order ({Rutaceae}) of	   which the rue is the type, and which includes also the	   orange, lemon, dittany, and buchu.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutate \Ru"tate\ (r[udd]"t[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of rutic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruth \Ruth\ (r[udd]th), n. [From {Rue}, v.: cf. Icel.	   hrygg[eth], hryg[eth].]	   1. Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness.	      [Poetic] "They weep for ruth." --Chaucer. "Have ruth of	      the poor." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            To stir up gentle ruth,	            Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a	      pitiful sight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It had been hard this ruth for to see. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            With wretched miseries and woeful ruth. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Ruthenic \Ru*then"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically,	   designating those compounds in which it has a higher valence	   as contrasted with {ruthenious} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruthenious \Ru*the"ni*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, ruthenium; specifically,	   designating those compounds in which it has a lower valence	   as contrasted with {ruthenic} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruthenium \Ru*the"ni*um\, n. [NL. So named from the Ruthenians,	   a Little Russian people, as coming from Russia, the metal	   having been found in the Ural mountains.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of the light platinum group, found associated	   with platinum ores, and isolated as a hard, brittle	   steel-gray metal which is very infusible. Symbol Ru. Atomic	   weight 103.5. Specific gravity 12.26. See {Platinum metals},	   under {Platinum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruthful \Ruth"ful\, a.	   Full of ruth; as:	   (a) Pitiful; tender.	   (b) Full of sorrow; woeful.	   (c) Causing sorrow. --Shak. -- {Ruth"ful*ly}, adv.	       [1913 Webster]
Ruthless \Ruth"less\, a.	   Having no ruth; cruel; pitiless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their rage the hostile bands restrain,	         All but the ruthless monarch of the main. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ruth"less*ly}, adv. -- {Ruth"less*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutic \Ru"tic\ (r[udd]"t[i^]k), a. [Cf. {Rutaceous}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, rue ({Ruta}); as, rutic	   acid, now commonly called {capric acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutilant \Ru"ti*lant\, a. [L. rutilans, p. pr. of rutilare to	   have a reddish glow, fr. rutilus red: cf. F. rutilant.]	   Having a reddish glow; shining.	   [1913 Webster]	         Parchments . . . colored with this rutilant mixture.	                                                  --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutilate \Ru"ti*late\, v. i. [L. rutilare, rutilatum.]	   To shine; to emit rays of light. [Obs.] --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutile \Ru"tile\ (r[udd]"t[i^]l), n. [L. rutilus red, inclining	   to golden yellow.] (Min.)	   A mineral usually of a reddish brown color, and brilliant	   metallic adamantine luster, occurring in tetragonal crystals.	   In composition it is titanium dioxide, like octahedrite and	   brookite.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutilian \Ru*til"i*an\ (r[.u]*t[i^]l"[i^]*an), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Rutila} and	   allied genera, as the spotted grapevine beetle ({Pelidnota	   punctata}).	   [1913 Webster]
Rutin \Ru"tin\ (r[udd]"t[i^]n), n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside resembling, but distinct from, quercitrin. Rutin	   is found in the leaves of the rue ({Ruta graveolens}) and	   other plants, and obtained as a bitter yellow crystalline	   substance which yields quercitin on decomposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutinose \Rutinose.\	   A disaccharide present in glycosides.	   Note: It is prepared from rutin by hydrolysis with	         rhamnodiastase. {6-O-[alpha]-L-rhamnosyl-D-glucose};	         {C12H22O10}.	         [PJC]
Rutter \Rut"ter\ (r[u^]t"t[~e]r), n. [D. ruiter a rider. Cf.	   {Ruttier}.]	   A horseman or trooper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a regiment of rutters	         Never defied men braver.                 --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Rutter \Rut"ter\, n. [From {Rut}.]	   That which ruts.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutterkin \Rut"ter*kin\, n.	   An old crafty fox or beguiler -- a word of contempt. [Obs.]	   --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruttier \Rut"ti*er\, n. [F. routier, fr. route a road. See	   {Route}.]	   A chart of a course, esp. at sea. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ruttish \Rut"tish\, a.	   Inclined to rut; lustful; libidinous; salacious. --Shak. --	   {Rut"tish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ruttle \Rut"tle\, n.	   A rattling sound in the throat arising from difficulty of	   breathing; a rattle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rutty \Rut"ty\, a.	   Ruttish; rutting; lustful.	   [1913 Webster]	Rutty \Rut"ty\, a.	   Full of ruts; rutted; as, a rutty road.	   [1913 Webster]	Rutty \Rut"ty\, a. [See {Root}.]	   Rooty. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Rutylene \Ru"ty*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C10H18}, of the acetylene series. It	   is produced artificially.	   [1913 Webster]
Ryal \Ry"al\ (? or ?), a.	   Royal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ryal \Ry"al\, n.	   See {Rial}, an old English coin.	   [1913 Webster]
Ryder \Ry"der\, n.	   1. A clause added to a document; a rider. See {Rider}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [D. rijder, properly, a rider.] A gold coin of Zealand	      [Netherlands] equal to 14 florins, about $5.60 (ca. 1910).	      [1913 Webster]
Rye \Rye\ (r[imac]), n. [OE. rie, reie, AS. ryge; akin to Icel.	   rugr, Sw. r[*a]g, Dan. rug, D. rogge, OHG. rocco, roggo, G.	   rocken, roggen, Lith. rugei, Russ. roje, and perh. to Gr.	   'o`ryza rice. Cf. {Rice}.]	   1. (Bot.) A grain yielded by a hardy cereal grass ({Secale	      cereale}), closely allied to wheat; also, the plant	      itself. Rye constitutes a large portion of the breadstuff	      used by man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disease in a hawk. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rye grass}, {Italian rye grass}, (Bot.) See under {Grass}.	      See also {Ray grass}, and {Darnel}.	   {Wild rye} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Elymus}, tall	      grasses with much the appearance of rye.	      [1913 Webster]
Rynd \Rynd\ (? or ?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A piece of iron crossing the hole in the upper millstone by	   which the stone is supported on the spindle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ryot \Ry"ot\ (r[imac]"[o^]t), n. [Ar. & Hind. ra'iyat, the same	   word as ra'iyah, a subject, tenant, peasant. See {Rayah}.]	   A peasant or cultivator of the soil. [India]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Indian ryot and the Egyptian fellah work for less	         pay than any other laborers in the world. --The Nation.	   [1913 Webster]
Rypophagous \Ry*poph"a*gous\ (r[-i]*p[o^]f"[.a]*g[u^]s), a. [Gr.	   "ry`pos filth + fagei^n to eat.] (Zool.)	   Eating, or subsisting on, filth.	   [1913 Webster]
Rys \Rys\ (r[imac]s or r[i^]s), n.	   A branch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rysh \Rysh\ (r[i^]sh), n.	   Rush, a plant. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Rysimeter \Ry*sim"e*ter\ (r[-i]*s[i^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   See {Rhysimeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ryth \Ryth\ (r[i^]th), n. [Cf. AS. ri[eth] brook.]	   A ford. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Rytina \Ryt"i*na\ (r[i^]t"[i^]*n[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. "ryti`s	   a wrinkle.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large edentulous sirenians, allied to the dugong	   and manatee, including but one species ({Rytina Stelleri});	   -- called also {Steller's sea cow}, {stellerine} and	   {steller}. [Written also {Rhytina}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is now extinct, but was formerly abundant at	         Bering's Island, near Bering's Straits. It was	         twenty-five feet or more in length, with a thick,	         blackish, naked skin. The last were killed in 1768 for	         their oil and flesh.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]
S \S\ ([e^]s),	   the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a	   consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its	   hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere	   hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the	   same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it	   sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure.	   It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words,	   but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is	   determined by usage. In a few words it is silent, as in isle,	   d['e]bris. With the letter h it forms the digraph sh. See	   Guide to pronunciation, [sect][sect] 255-261.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Both the form and the name of the letter S are derived	         from the Latin, which got the letter through the Greek	         from the Phoenician. The ultimate origin is Egyptian. S	         is etymologically most nearly related to c, z, t, and	         r; as, in ice, OE. is; E. hence, OE. hennes; E. rase,	         raze; erase, razor; that, G. das; E. reason, F. raison,	         L. ratio; E. was, were; chair, chaise (see C, Z, T, and	         R.).	         [1913 Webster]
-s \-s\	   1. [OE. es, AS. as.] The suffix used to form the plural of	      most words; as in roads, elfs, sides, accounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [OE. -s, for older -th, AS. -[eth].] The suffix used to	      form the third person singular indicative of English	      verbs; as in falls, tells, sends.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An adverbial suffix; as in towards, needs, always, --	      originally the genitive, possesive, ending. See {-'s}.	      [1913 Webster]
-'s \-'s\ [OE. -es, AS. -es.] The suffix used to form the	   possessive singular of nouns; as, boy's; man's.	   [1913 Webster] 's \'s\	   A contraction for is or (colloquially) for has. "My heart's	   subdued." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Saadh \Sa"adh\ (s[aum]"[.a]d), n.	   See {Sadh}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saan \Saan\ (s[aum]n), n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Bushmen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabadilla \Sab`a*dil"la\ (s[a^]b`[.a]*d[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [Sp.	   cebadilla.] (Bot.)	   A Mexican liliaceous plant ({Schoenocaulon officinale});	   also, its seeds, which contain the alkaloid {veratrine}. It	   was formerly used in medicine as an emetic and purgative.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabaean \Sa*bae"an\, a. & n.	   Same as {Sabian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabaeanism \Sa*bae"an*ism\, n.	   Same as {Sabianism}.	   [1913 Webster] Sabaeism
Sabaeism \Sa"bae*ism\, Sabaism \Sa"ba*ism\, n.	   See {Sabianism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabal \Sa"bal\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of palm trees including the palmetto of the Southern	   United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabaoth \Sab"a*oth\ (s[a^]b"[asl]*[o^]th or s[.a]"b[=a]*[o^]th;	   277), n. pl. [Heb. tseb[=a]'[=o]th, pl. of ts[=a]b[=a]', an	   army or host, fr. ts[=a]b[=a]', to go forth to war.]	   1. Armies; hosts.	   Note: [Used twice in the English Bible, in the phrase "The	         Lord of Sabaoth."]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Incorrectly, the Sabbath.	      [1913 Webster]
Sabbat \Sab"bat\, n. [See {Sabbath}.]	   In mediaeval demonology, the nocturnal assembly in which	   demons and sorcerers were thought to celebrate their orgies.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabbatarian \Sab`ba*ta"ri*an\, n. [L. Sabbatarius: cf. F.	   sabbataire. See {Sabbath}.]	   1. One who regards and keeps the seventh day of the week as	      holy, agreeably to the letter of the fourth commandment in	      the Decalogue.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There were Christians in the early church who held this	         opinion, and certain Christians, esp. the {Seventh-day	         Baptists}, hold it now.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A strict observer of the Sabbath.	      [1913 Webster]	Sabbatarian \Sab`ba*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Sabbath, or the tenets of	   Sabbatarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabbatarianism \Sab`ba*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The tenets of Sabbatarians. --Bp. Ward (1673).	   [1913 Webster]
Sabbath \Sab"bath\, n. [OE. sabat, sabbat, F. sabbat, L.	   sabbatum, Gr. sa`bbaton, fr. Heb. shabb[=a]th, fr. sh[=a]bath	   to rest from labor. Cf. {Sabbat}.]	   1. A season or day of rest; one day in seven appointed for	      rest or worship, the observance of which was enjoined upon	      the Jews in the Decalogue, and has been continued by the	      Christian church with a transference of the day observed	      from the last to the first day of the week, which is	      called also {Lord's Day}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy. --Ex. xx.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The seventh year, observed among the Israelites as one of	      rest and festival. --Lev. xxv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: A time of rest or repose; intermission of pain,	      effort, sorrow, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peaceful sleep out the sabbath of the tomb. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sabbath breaker}, one who violates the law of the Sabbath.	      	   {Sabbath breaking}, the violation of the law of the Sabbath.	      	   {Sabbath-day's journey}, a distance of about a mile, which,	      under Rabbinical law, the Jews were allowed to travel on	      the Sabbath.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Sabbath}, {Sunday}.	   Usage: Sabbath is not strictly synonymous with Sunday.	          Sabbath denotes the institution; Sunday is the name of	          the first day of the week. The Sabbath of the Jews is	          on Saturday, and the Sabbath of most Christians on	          Sunday. In New England, the first day of the week has	          been called "the Sabbath," to mark it as holy time;	          Sunday is the word more commonly used, at present, in	          all parts of the United States, as it is in England.	          "So if we will be the children of our heavenly Father,	          we must be careful to keep the Christian Sabbath day,	          which is the Sunday." --Homilies.	          [1913 Webster]
Sabbathless \Sab"bath*less\, a.	   Without Sabbath, or intermission of labor; hence, without	   respite or rest. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] Sabbatic
Sabbatic \Sab*bat"ic\, Sabbatical \Sab*bat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F. sabbatique.]	   Of or pertaining to the Sabbath; resembling the Sabbath;	   enjoying or bringing an intermission of labor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sabbatical year} (Jewish Antiq.), every seventh year, in	      which the Israelites were commanded to suffer their fields	      and vineyards to rest, or lie without tillage.	      [1913 Webster]
Sabbatism \Sab"ba*tism\, n. [L. sabbatismus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   keep the Sabbath: cf. F. sabbatisme. See {Sabbath}.]	   Intermission of labor, as upon the Sabbath; rest. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabbaton \Sab"ba*ton\, n. [Cf. Sp. zapaton, a large shoe, F.	   sabot a wooden shoe.]	   A round-toed, armed covering for the feet, worn during a part	   of the sixteenth century in both military and civil dress.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabean \Sa*be"an\, a. & n.	   Same as {Sabian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabeism \Sa"be*ism\, n.	   Same as {Sabianism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabella \Sa*bel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. sabulum gravel.] (Zool.)	   A genus of tubicolous annelids having a circle of plumose	   gills around the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabellian \Sa*bel"li*an\, a.	   Pertaining to the doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See	   {Sabellian}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Sabellian \Sa*bel"li*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Sabellius, a presbyter of Ptolemais in the	   third century, who maintained that there is but one person in	   the Godhead, and that the Son and Holy Spirit are only	   different powers, operations, or offices of the one God the	   Father.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabellianism \Sa*bel"li*an*ism\, n. (Eccl.)	   The doctrines or tenets of Sabellius. See {Sabellian}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabelloid \Sa*bel"loid\, a. [Sabella + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like, or related to, the genus Sabella. -- {Sa*bel"loid}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Saber
Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. [F. sabre, G. s[aum]bel; of	   uncertain origin; cf. Hung. sz['a]blya, Pol. szabla, Russ.	   sabla, and L. Gr. zabo`s crooked, curved.]	   A sword with a broad and heavy blade, thick at the back, and	   usually more or less curved like a scimiter; a cavalry sword.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Saber fish}, or {Sabre fish} (Zool.), the cutlass fish.	      [1913 Webster] Saber	Saber \Sa"ber\, Sabre \Sa"bre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabered}or	   {Sabred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sabering} or {Sabring}.] [Cf. F.	   sabrer.]	   To strike, cut, or kill with a saber; to cut down, as with a	   saber.	   [1913 Webster]	         You send troops to saber and bayonet us into	         submission.                              --Burke.	   [1913 Webster] Saberbill
Saberbill \Sa"ber*bill`\, Sabrebill \Sa"bre*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   The curlew.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabian \Sa"bi*an\, a. [L. Sabaeus.] [Written also {Sabean}, and	   {Sabaean}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Saba in Arabia, celebrated for	      producing aromatic plants.
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Sabian \Sa"bi*an\, n.	   An adherent of the Sabian religion; a worshiper of the	   heavenly bodies. [Written also {Sabaean}, and {Sabean}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sabianism \Sa"bi*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrine of the Sabians; the Sabian religion; that	   species of idolatry which consists in worshiping the sun,	   moon, and stars; heliolatry. [Written also {Sabaeanism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sabicu \Sab"i*cu\, n.	   The very hard wood of a leguminous West Indian tree	   ({Lysiloma Sabicu}), valued for shipbuilding.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabine \Sa"bine\, a. [L. Sabinus.]	   Of or pertaining to the ancient Sabines, a people of Italy.	   -- n. One of the Sabine people.	   [1913 Webster]	Sabine \Sab"ine\, n. [F., fr. L. Sabina herba, fr. Sabini the	   Sabines. Cf. {Savin}.] (Bot.)	   See {Savin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sable \Sa"ble\, n. [OF. sable, F. zibeline sable (in sense 4),	   LL. sabellum; cf. D. sabel, Dan. sabel, zobel, Sw. sabel,	   sobel, G. zobel; all fr. Russ. s['o]bole.]	   1. (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the Weasel family	      ({Mustela zibellina}) native of the northern latitudes of	      Europe, Asia, and America, -- noted for its fine, soft,	      and valuable fur.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sable resembles the marten, but has a longer head	         and ears. Its fur consists of a soft under wool, with a	         dense coat of hair, overtopped by another still longer.	         It varies greatly in color and quality according to the	         locality and the season of the year. The darkest and	         most valuable furs are taken in autumn and winter in	         the colder parts of Siberia, Russia, and British North	         America.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American sable, or marten, was formerly considered	         a distinct species ({Mustela Americana}), but it	         differs very little from the Asiatic sable, and is now	         considered only a geographical variety.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The fur of the sable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mourning garment; a funeral robe; -- generally in the	      plural. "Sables wove by destiny." --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) The tincture black; -- represented by vertical and	      horizontal lines crossing each other.	      [1913 Webster]	Sable \Sa"ble\, a.	   Of the color of the sable's fur; dark; black; -- used chiefly	   in poetry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Night, sable goddess! from her ebon throne,	         In rayless majesty, now stretches forth	         Her leaden scepter o'er a slumbering world. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sable antelope} (Zool.), a large South African antelope	      ({Hippotragus niger}). Both sexes have long, sharp horns.	      The adult male is black; the female is dark chestnut	      above, white beneath.	   {Sable iron}, a superior quality of Russia iron; -- so called	      because originally stamped with the figure of a sable.	   {Sable mouse} (Zool.), the lemming.	      [1913 Webster]	Sable \Sa"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sabled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sabling}.]	   To render sable or dark; to drape darkly or in black.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sabled all in black the shady sky.       --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabot \Sa`bot"\ (s[.a]`b[=o]"), n. [F.]	   1. A kind of wooden shoe worn by the peasantry in France,	      Belgium, Sweden, and some other European countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A thick, circular disk of wood, to which the	      cartridge bag and projectile are attached, in fixed	      ammunition for cannon; also, a piece of soft metal	      attached to a projectile to take the groove of the	      rifling.	      [1913 Webster]
Sabotage \Sa`bo`tage"\, n. [F.]	   1.	      (a) Scamped work.	      (b) Malicious waste or destruction of an employer's	          property or injury to his interests by workmen during	          labor troubles.	   2. any surreptitious destruction of property or obstruction	      of activity by persons not known to be hostile; -- in war,	      such actions carried out behind enemy lines by agents or	      local sympathisers of the hostile power.	      [PJC]
Sabotiere \Sa`bo"ti[`e]re\, n. [F.]	   A kind of freezer for ices.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabre \Sa"bre\, n. & v.	   See {Saber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabretasche \Sa"bre*tasche`\, n. [F. sabretache, G.	   s[aum]beltasche; s[aum]bel saber + tasche a pocket.] (Mil.)	   A leather case or pocket worn by cavalry at the left side,	   suspended from the sword belt. --Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.).	   [1913 Webster]
Sabrina work \Sa*bri"na work`\	   A variety of appliqu['e] work for quilts, table covers, etc.	   --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).	   [1913 Webster]
Sabulose \Sab"u*lose\, a. [L. sabulosus, from sabulum, sabulo,	   sand.] (Bot.)	   Growing in sandy places.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabulosity \Sab`u*los"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being sabulous; sandiness; grittiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sabulous \Sab"u*lous\, a. [L. sabulosus.]	   Sandy; gritty.	   [1913 Webster]
Sac \Sac\ (s[add]k), n. (Ethnol.)	   See {Sacs}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sac \Sac\, n. [See {Sake}, {Soc}.] (O.Eng. Law)	   The privilege formerly enjoyed by the lord of a manor, of	   holding courts, trying causes, and imposing fines. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Sac \Sac\ (s[a^]k), n. [F., fr. L. saccus a sack. See {Sack} a	   bag.]	   1. See 2d {Sack}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A cavity, bag, or receptacle, usually containing	      fluid, and either closed, or opening into another cavity	      to the exterior; a sack.	      [1913 Webster]
Sacalait \Sac"a*lait\, n. (Zool.)	   A kind of fresh-water bass; the crappie. [Southern U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sacar \Sa"car\, n.	   See {Saker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccade \Sac*cade"\, n. [F.] (Man.)	   A sudden, violent check of a horse by drawing or twitching	   the reins on a sudden and with one pull.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccate \Sac"cate\, a. [NL. saccatus, fr. L. saccus a sack,	   bag.]	   1. (Biol.) Having the form of a sack or pouch; furnished with	      a sack or pouch, as a petal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the {Saccata}, a suborder of	      ctenophores having two pouches into which the long	      tentacles can be retracted.	      [1913 Webster]
Saccharate \Sac"cha*rate\, n. (Chem.)	      (a) A salt of saccharic acid.	      (b) In a wider sense, a compound of saccharose, or any	          similar carbohydrate, with such bases as the oxides of	          calcium, barium, or lead; a sucrate.	          [1913 Webster]
Saccharic \Sac*char"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, saccharine substances;	   specifically, designating an acid obtained, as a white	   amorphous gummy mass, by the oxidation of mannite, glucose,	   sucrose, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacchariferous \Sac`cha*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. saccharon sugar +	   -ferous.]	   Producing sugar; as, sacchariferous canes.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharify \Sac*char"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saccharified};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Saccharifying}.] [L. saccharon sugar + -fy:	   cf. F. saccharifier.]	   To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharilla \Sac`cha*ril"la\, n.	   A kind of muslin.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharimeter \Sac`cha*rim"e*ter\, n. [L. saccharon sugar +	   -meter: cf. F. saccharim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the quantity of saccharine	   matter in any solution, as the juice of a plant, or brewers'	   and distillers' worts. [Written also {saccharometer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common saccharimeter of the brewer is an hydrometer	         adapted by its scale to point out the proportion of	         saccharine matter in a solution of any specific	         gravity. The polarizing saccharimeter of the chemist is	         a complex optical apparatus, in which polarized light	         is transmitted through the saccharine solution, and the	         proportion of sugar indicated by the relative deviation	         of the plane of polarization.	         [1913 Webster]
Saccharimetrical \Sac`cha*ri*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to saccharimetry; obtained by saccharimetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharimetry \Sac`cha*rim"e*try\	   (s[a^]k`k[.a]*r[i^]m"[-e]*tr[y^]), n.	   The act, process or method of determining the amount and kind	   of sugar present in sirup, molasses, and the like, especially	   by the employment of polarizing apparatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharin \Sac"cha*rin\ (s[a^]k"k[.a]*r[i^]n), n. [F., from L.	   saccharon sugar.] (Chem.)	   A bitter white crystalline substance obtained from the	   saccharinates and regarded as the lactone of saccharinic	   acid; -- so called because formerly supposed to be isomeric	   with cane sugar (saccharose).	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharinate \Sac"cha*ri*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) A salt of saccharinic acid.	   (b) A salt of saccharine.	       [1913 Webster]
Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), a. [F. saccharin, fr. L.	   saccharon sugar, Gr. ?, ?, ?, Skr. [,c]arkara. Cf. {Sugar}.]	   Of or pertaining to sugar; having the qualities of sugar;	   producing sugar; sweet; as, a saccharine taste; saccharine	   matter.	   [1913 Webster]	Saccharine \Sac"cha*rine\ (? or ?), n. (Chem.)	   A trade name for benzoic sulphinide. [Written also	   {saccharin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharinic \Sac"cha*rin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharin; specifically,	   designating a complex acid not known in the free state but	   well known in its salts, which are obtained by boiling	   dextrose and levulose (invert sugar) with milk of lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharize \Sac"cha*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saccharized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Saccharizing}.]	   To convert into, or to impregnate with, sugar.	   [1913 Webster] Saccharoid
Saccharoid \Sac"cha*roid\, Saccharoidal \Sac`cha*roid"al\, a.	   [L. saccharon sugar + -oid: cf. F. saccharo["i]de.]	   Resembling sugar, as in taste, appearance, consistency, or	   composition; as, saccharoidal limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharometer \Sac`cha*rom"e*ter\, n.	   A saccharimeter.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharomyces \Sac`cha*ro*my"ces\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? sugar + ?,	   ?, a fungus.] (Biol.)	   A genus of budding fungi, the various species of which have	   the power, to a greater or less extent, or splitting up sugar	   into alcohol and carbonic acid. They are the active agents in	   producing fermentation of wine, beer, etc. {Saccharomyces	   cerevisiae} is the yeast of sedimentary beer. Also called	   {Torula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharomycetes \Sac`cha*ro*my*ce"tes\, n. pl. (Biol.)	   A family of fungi consisting of the one genus Saccharomyces.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharonate \Sac"cha*ro*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of saccharonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharone \Sac"cha*rone\, n. [Saccharin + lactone.] (Chem.)	   (a) A white crystalline substance, {C6H8O6}, obtained by the	       oxidation of saccharin, and regarded as the lactone of	       saccharonic acid.	   (b) An oily liquid, {C6H10O2}, obtained by the reduction of	       saccharin.	       [1913 Webster]
Saccharonic \Sac`cha*ron"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharone; specifically,	   designating an unstable acid which is obtained from	   saccharone	   (a) by hydration, and forms a well-known series of salts.	       [1913 Webster]
Saccharose \Sac"cha*rose`\, n. (Chem.)	   Cane sugar; sucrose; also, in general, any one of the group	   of which saccharose, or sucrose proper, is the type. See	   {Sucrose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharous \Sac"cha*rous\, a.	   Saccharine.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccharum \Sac"cha*rum\, n. [NL. See {Saccharine}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tall tropical grasses including the sugar cane.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccholactate \Sac`cho*lac"tate\, n. [See {Saccholactic}.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt of saccholactic acid; -- formerly called also	   {saccholate}. [Obs.] See {Mucate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccholactic \Sac`cho*lac"tic\, a. [L. saccharon sugar + lac,	   lactis, milk.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid now called mucic	   acid; saccholic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saccholic \Sac*chol"ic\, a.	   Saccholactic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sacchulmate \Sac*chul"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sacchulmic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacchulmic \Sac*chul"mic\, a. [Saccharine + ulmic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a dark	   amorphous substance by the long-continued boiling of sucrose	   with very dilute sulphuric acid. It resembles humic acid.	   [Written also {sacculmic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sacchulmin \Sac*chul"min\, n. (Chem.)	   An amorphous huminlike substance resembling sacchulmic acid,	   and produced together with it.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacciferous \Sac*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. saccus a sack + -ferous.]	   (Biol.)	   Bearing a sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacciform \Sac"ci*form\, a. [L. saccus a sack + -form.] (Biol.)	   Having the general form of a sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccoglossa \Sac`co*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. saccus a sack	   + Gr. ? a tongue.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Pellibranchiata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccular \Sac"cu*lar\, a.	   Like a sac; sacciform.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacculated \Sac"cu*la`ted\, a.	   Furnished with little sacs.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccule \Sac"cule\, n. [L. sacculus, dim. of saccus sack.]	   A little sac; specifically, the sacculus of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacculo-cochlear \Sac`cu*lo-coch"le*ar\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacculo-utricular \Sac`cu*lo-u*tric"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the sacculus and utriculus of the ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacculus \Sac"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Sacculi}. [L., little sack.]	   (Anat.)	   A little sac; esp., a part of the membranous labyrinth of the	   ear. See the Note under {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saccus \Sac"cus\, n.; pl. {Sacci}. [L., a sack.] (Biol.)	   A sac.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacellum \Sa*cel"lum\, n.; pl. {Sacella}. [L., dim. of sacrum a	   sacred place.]	   (a) (Rom. Antiq.) An unroofed space consecrated to a	       divinity.	   (b) (Eccl.) A small monumental chapel in a church. --Shipley.	       [1913 Webster]
Sacerdotal \Sac`er*do"tal\, a. [L. sacerdotalis, fr. sacerdos,	   -otis, a priest, fr. sacer holy, sacred: cf. F. sacerdotal.]	   Of or pertaining to priests, or to the order of priests;	   relating to the priesthood; priesty; as, sacerdotal dignity;	   sacerdotal functions.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ascendency of the sacerdotal order was long the	         ascendency which naturally and properly belongs to	         intellectual superiority.                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacerdotalism \Sac`er*do"tal*ism\, n.	   The system, style, spirit, or character, of a priesthood, or	   sacerdotal order; devotion to the interests of the sacerdotal	   order.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacerdotally \Sac`er*do"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a sacerdotal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sachel \Sach"el\ (s[a^]ch"[e^]l), n.	   A small bag. See {Satchel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sachem \Sa"chem\ (s[a^]"chem), n.	   A chief of a tribe of the American Indians; a sagamore. See	   {Sagamore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sachemdom \Sa"chem*dom\ (-d[u^]m), n.	   The government or jurisdiction of a sachem. --Dr. T. Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Sachemship \Sa"chem*ship\, n.	   Office or condition of a sachem.	   [1913 Webster]
Sachet \Sa`chet"\, n. [F., dim. of sac. See {Sac}.]	   A scent bag, or perfume cushion, to be laid among	   handkerchiefs, garments, etc., to perfume them.	   [1913 Webster]
Saciety \Sa*ci"e*ty\, n.	   Satiety. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sack \Sack\ (s[a^]k), n. [OE. seck, F. sec dry (cf. Sp. seco,	   It. secco), from L. siccus dry, harsh; perhaps akin to Gr.	   'ischno`s, Skr. sikata sand, Ir. sesc dry, W. hysp. Cf.	   {Desiccate}.]	   A name formerly given to various dry Spanish wines. "Sherris	   sack." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sack posset}, a posset made of sack, and some other	      ingredients.	      [1913 Webster]	Sack \Sack\, n. [OE. sak, sek, AS. sacc, saecc, L. saccus, Gr.	   sa`kkos from Heb. sak; cf. F. sac, from the Latin. Cf. {Sac},	   {Satchel}, {Sack} to plunder.]	   1. A bag for holding and carrying goods of any kind; a	      receptacle made of some kind of pliable material, as	      cloth, leather, and the like; a large pouch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure of varying capacity, according to local usage	      and the substance. The American sack of salt is 215	      pounds; the sack of wheat, two bushels. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perhaps a different word.] Originally, a loosely hanging	      garment for women, worn like a cloak about the shoulders,	      and serving as a decorative appendage to the gown; now, an	      outer garment with sleeves, worn by women; as, a dressing	      sack. [Written also {sacque}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sack coat; a kind of coat worn by men, and extending	      from top to bottom without a cross seam.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) See 2d {Sac}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sack bearer} (Zool.). See {Basket worm}, under {Basket}.	   {Sack tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree ({Antiaris	      saccidora}) which is cut into lengths, and made into sacks	      by turning the bark inside out, and leaving a slice of the	      wood for a bottom.	   {To give the sack to} or {get the sack}, to discharge, or be	      discharged, from employment; to jilt, or be jilted.	      [Slang]	   {To hit the sack}, to go to bed. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Sack \Sack\, v. t.	   1. To put in a sack; to bag; as, to sack corn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bolsters sacked in cloth, blue and crimson. --L.	                                                  Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bear or carry in a sack upon the back or the shoulders.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Sack \Sack\, n. [F. sac plunder, pillage, originally, a pack,	   packet, booty packed up, fr. L. saccus. See {Sack} a bag.]	   The pillage or plunder, as of a town or city; the storm and	   plunder of a town; devastation; ravage.	   [1913 Webster]	         The town was stormed, and delivered up to sack, -- by	         which phrase is to be understood the perpetration of	         all those outrages which the ruthless code of war	         allowed, in that age, on the persons and property of	         the defenseless inhabitants, without regard to sex or	         age.                                     --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	Sack \Sack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sacking}.] [See {Sack} pillage.]	   To plunder or pillage, as a town or city; to devastate; to	   ravage.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Romans lay under the apprehensions of seeing their	         city sacked by a barbarous enemy.        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sackage \Sack"age\ (?; 48), n.	   The act of taking by storm and pillaging; sack. [R.] --H.	   Roscoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Sackbut \Sack"but\, n. [F. saquebute, OF. saqueboute a sackbut,	   earlier, a sort of hook attached to the end of a lance used	   by foot soldiers to unhorse cavalrymen; prop. meaning, pull	   and push; fr. saquier, sachier, to pull, draw (perhaps	   originally, to put into a bag or take out from a bag; see	   {Sack} a bag) + bouter to push (see {Butt} to thrust). The	   name was given to the musical instrument from its being	   lengthened and shortened.] (Mus.)	   A brass wind instrument, like a bass trumpet, so contrived	   that it can be lengthened or shortened according to the tone	   required; -- said to be the same as the trombone. [Written	   also {sagbut}.] --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sackbut of the Scriptures is supposed to have been	         a stringed instrument.	         [1913 Webster]
Sackcloth \Sack"cloth`\ (?; 115), n.	   Linen or cotton cloth such as sacks are made of; coarse	   cloth; anciently, a cloth or garment worn in mourning,	   distress, mortification, or penitence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gird you with sackcloth, and mourn before Abner. --2	                                                  Sam. iii. 31.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus with sackcloth I invest my woe.     --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Sackclothed \Sack"clothed`\, a.	   Clothed in sackcloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacker \Sack"er\, n.	   One who sacks; one who takes part in the storm and pillage of	   a town.	   [1913 Webster]
Sackful \Sack"ful\, n.; pl. {Sackfuls}.	   As much as a sack will hold.	   [1913 Webster]	Sackful \Sack"ful\, a.	   Bent on plunder. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacking \Sack"ing\, n. [AS. saeccing, from saecc sack, bag.]	   Stout, coarse cloth of which sacks, bags, etc., are made.	   [1913 Webster]
Sackless \Sack"less\, a. [AS. sacle['a]s; sacu contention +	   le['a]s loose, free from.]	   Quiet; peaceable; harmless; innocent. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sack-winged \Sack"-winged`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a peculiar pouch developed near the front edge of the	   wing; -- said of certain bats of the genus {Saccopteryx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacque \Sacque\, n. [Formed after the analogy of the French. See	   2d {Sack}.]	   Same as 2d {Sack}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacral \Sa"cral\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sacrum; in the region of the sacrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrament \Sac"ra*ment\, n. [L. sacramentum an oath, a sacred	   thing, a mystery, a sacrament, fr. sacrare to declare as	   sacred, sacer sacred: cf. F. sacrement. See {Sacred}.]	   1. The oath of allegiance taken by Roman soldiers; hence, a	      sacred ceremony used to impress an obligation; a solemn	      oath-taking; an oath. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll take the sacrament on't.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pledge or token of an oath or solemn covenant; a	      sacred thing; a mystery. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God sometimes sent a light of fire, and pillar of a	            cloud . . . and the sacrament of a rainbow, to guide	            his people through their portion of sorrows. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) One of the solemn religious ordinances enjoined	      by Christ, the head of the Christian church, to be	      observed by his followers; hence, specifically, the	      eucharist; the Lord's Supper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Sacrament}, {Eucharist}.	   Usage: Protestants apply the term sacrament to baptism and	          the Lord's Supper, especially the latter. The R. Cath.	          and Greek churches have five other sacraments, viz.,	          confirmation, penance, holy orders, matrimony, and	          extreme unction. As sacrament denotes an oath or vow,	          the word has been applied by way of emphasis to the	          Lord's Supper, where the most sacred vows are renewed	          by the Christian in commemorating the death of his	          Redeemer. Eucharist denotes the giving of thanks; and	          this term also has been applied to the same ordinance,	          as expressing the grateful remembrance of Christ's	          sufferings and death. "Some receive the sacrament as a	          means to procure great graces and blessings; others as	          an eucharist and an office of thanksgiving for what	          they have received." --Jer. Taylor.	          [1913 Webster]	Sacrament \Sac"ra*ment\, v. t.	   To bind by an oath. [Obs.] --Laud.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacramental \Sac`ra*men"tal\, a. [L. sacramentalis: cf. F.	   sacramental, sacramentel.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments; of the	      nature of a sacrament; sacredly or solemnly binding; as,	      sacramental rites or elements.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bound by a sacrament.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sacramental host of God's elect.  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Sacramental \Sac`ra*men"tal\, n.	   That which relates to a sacrament. --Bp. Morton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacramentalism \Sac`ra*men"tal*ism\, n.	   The doctrine and use of sacraments; attachment of excessive	   importance to sacraments.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacramentalist \Sac`ra*men"tal*ist\, n.	   One who holds the doctrine of the real objective presence of	   Christ's body and blood in the holy eucharist. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacramentally \Sac`ra*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a sacramental manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacramentarian \Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an\, n. [LL. sacramentarius:	   cf. F. sacramentaire.]	   1. (Eccl.) A name given in the sixteenth century to those	      German reformers who rejected both the Roman and the	      Lutheran doctrine of the holy eucharist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds extreme opinions regarding the efficacy of	      sacraments.	      [1913 Webster]	Sacramentarian \Sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining a sacrament, or to the sacramentals;	      sacramental.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.	      [1913 Webster]
Sacramentary \Sac`ra*men"ta*ry\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a sacrament or the sacraments;	      sacramental.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Sacramentarians.	      [1913 Webster]	Sacramentary \Sac`ra*men"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [LL.	   sacramentarium: cf. F. sacramentaire.]	   1. An ancient book of the Roman Catholic Church, written by	      Pope Gelasius, and revised, corrected, and abridged by St.	      Gregory, in which were contained the rites for Mass, the	      sacraments, the dedication of churches, and other	      ceremonies. There are several ancient books of the same	      kind in France and Germany.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Sacramentarian}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Papists, Anabaptists, and Sacramentaries. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Sacramentize \Sac"ra*ment*ize\, v. i.	   To administer the sacraments. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Both to preach and sacramentize.         --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrarium \Sa*cra"ri*um\, n.; pl. {-ria}. [L., fr. sacer	   sacred.]	   1. A sort of family chapel in the houses of the Romans,	      devoted to a special divinity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The adytum of a temple. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a Christian church, the sanctuary.	      [1913 Webster]
Sacrate \Sa"crate\, v. t. [L. sacratus, p. p. of sacrare. See	   {Sacred}.]	   To consecrate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sacration \Sa*cra"tion\, n.	   Consecration. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sacre \Sa"cre\, n.	   See {Saker}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sacre \Sa"cre\, v. t. [F. sacrer. See {Sacred}.]	   To consecrate; to make sacred. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacred \Sa"cred\, a. [Originally p. p. of OE. sacren to	   consecrate, F. sacrer, fr. L. sacrare, fr. sacer sacred,	   holy, cursed. Cf. {Consecrate}, {Execrate}, {Saint},	   {Sexton}.]	   1. Set apart by solemn religious ceremony; especially, in a	      good sense, made holy; set apart to religious use;	      consecrated; not profane or common; as, a sacred place; a	      sacred day; sacred service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to religion, or to the services of religion; not	      secular; religious; as, sacred history.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smit with the love of sacred song.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Designated or exalted by a divine sanction; possessing the	      highest title to obedience, honor, reverence, or	      veneration; entitled to extreme reverence; venerable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such neighbor nearness to our sacred [royal] blood	            Should nothing privilege him.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poet and saint to thee alone were given,	            The two most sacred names of earth and heaven.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, not to be profaned or violated; inviolable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Secrets of marriage still are sacred held. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Consecrated; dedicated; devoted; -- with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            A temple, sacred to the queen of love. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Solemnly devoted, in a bad sense, as to evil, vengeance,	      curse, or the like; accursed; baleful. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            But, to destruction sacred and devote. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Society of the Sacred Heart} (R.C. Ch.), a religious order	      of women, founded in France in 1800, and approved in 1826.	      It was introduced into America in 1817. The members of the	      order devote themselves to the higher branches of female	      education.	   {Sacred baboon}. (Zool.) See {Hamadryas}.	   {Sacred bean} (Bot.), a seed of the Oriental lotus ({Nelumbo	      speciosa} or {Nelumbium speciosum}), a plant resembling a	      water lily; also, the plant itself. See {Lotus}.	   {Sacred beetle} (Zool.) See {Scarab}.	   {Sacred canon}. See {Canon}, n., 3.	   {Sacred fish} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      fresh-water African fishes of the family {Mormyridae}.	      Several large species inhabit the Nile and were considered	      sacred by the ancient Egyptians; especially {Mormyrus	      oxyrhynchus}.	   {Sacred ibis}. See {Ibis}.	   {Sacred monkey}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any Asiatic monkey of the genus {Semnopithecus},	          regarded as sacred by the Hindoos; especially, the	          entellus. See {Entellus}.	      (b) The sacred baboon. See {Hamadryas}.	      (c) The bhunder, or rhesus monkey.	   {Sacred place} (Civil Law), the place where a deceased person	      is buried.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Holy; divine; hallowed; consecrated; dedicated; devoted;	        religious; venerable; reverend.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sa"cred*ly}, adv. -- {Sa"cred*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster] Sacrific
Sacrific \Sacrif"ic\, Sacrifical \Sa*crif"ic*al\, a. [L.	   sacrificus, sacrificalis. See {Sacrifice}.]	   Employed in sacrifice. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrificable \Sa*crif"ic*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being offered in sacrifice. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrificant \Sa*crif"ic*ant\, n. [L. sacrificans, p. pr. See	   {Sacrifice}.]	   One who offers a sacrifice. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrificator \Sac"ri*fi*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   A sacrificer; one who offers a sacrifice. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrificatory \Sa*crif"ic*a*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. sacrificatoire.]	   Offering sacrifice. [R.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), n. [OE. sacrifise, sacrifice,	   F. sacrifice, fr. L. sacrificium; sacer sacred + facere to	   make. See {Sacred}, and {Fact}.]	   1. The offering of anything to God, or to a god; consecratory	      rite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great pomp, and sacrifice, and praises loud,	            To Dagon.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything consecrated and offered to God, or to a divinity;	      an immolated victim, or an offering of any kind, laid upon	      an altar, or otherwise presented in the way of religious	      thanksgiving, atonement, or conciliation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moloch, horrid king, besmeared with blood	            Of human sacrifice.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            My life, if thou preserv'st my life,	            Thy sacrifice shall be.               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of	      something else; devotion of some desirable object in	      behalf of a higher object, or to a claim deemed more	      pressing; hence, also, the thing so devoted or given up;	      as, the sacrifice of interest to pleasure, or of pleasure	      to interest.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sale at a price less than the cost or the actual value.	      [Tradesmen's Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burnt sacrifice}. See {Burnt offering}, under {Burnt}.	   {Sacrifice hit} (Baseball), in batting, a hit of such a kind	      that the batter loses his chance of tallying, but enables	      one or more who are on bases to get home or gain a base.	      [1913 Webster]	Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Sacrificed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sacrificing}.] [From	   {Sacrifice}, n.: cf. F. sacrifier, L. sacrificare; sacer	   sacred, holy + -ficare (only in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   1. To make an offering of; to consecrate or present to a	      divinity by way of expiation or propitiation, or as a	      token acknowledgment or thanksgiving; to immolate on the	      altar of God, in order to atone for sin, to procure favor,	      or to express thankfulness; as, to sacrifice an ox or a	      sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oft sacrificing bullock, lamb, or kid. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to destroy, surrender, or suffer to be lost, for	      the sake of obtaining something; to give up in favor of a	      higher or more imperative object or duty; to devote, with	      loss or suffering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Condemned to sacrifice his childish years	            To babbling ignorance, and to empty fears. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Baronet had sacrificed a large sum . . . for the	            sake of . . . making this boy his heir. --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy; to kill. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To sell at a price less than the cost or the actual value.	      [Tradesmen's Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Sacrifice \Sac"ri*fice\, v. i.	   To make offerings to God, or to a deity, of things consumed	   on the altar; to offer sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]	         O teacher, some great mischief hath befallen	         To that meek man, who well had sacrificed. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrificer \Sac"ri*fi`cer\, n.	   One who sacrifices.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrificial \Sac`ri*fi"cial\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sacrifice or sacrifices; consisting in	   sacrifice; performing sacrifice. "Sacrificial rites." --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrilege \Sac"ri*lege\, n. [F. sacril[`e]ge, L. sacrilegium,	   from sacrilegus that steals, properly, gathers or picks up,	   sacred things; sacer sacred + legere to gather, pick up. See	   {Sacred}, and {Legend}.]	   The sin or crime of violating or profaning sacred things; the	   alienating to laymen, or to common purposes, what has been	   appropriated or consecrated to religious persons or uses.	   [1913 Webster]	         And the hid treasures in her sacred tomb	         With sacrilege to dig.                   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Families raised upon the ruins of churches, and	         enriched with the spoils of sacrilege.   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrilegious \Sac`ri*le"gious\, a. [From sacrilege: cf. L.	   sacrilegus.]	   Violating sacred things; polluted with sacrilege; involving	   sacrilege; profane; impious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Above the reach of sacrilegious hands.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sac`ri*le"gious*ly}, adv. --	   {Sac`ri*le"gious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrilegist \Sac"ri*le`gist\, n.	   One guilty of sacrilege.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacring \Sac"ring\,	   a. & n. from {Sacre}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sacring bell}. See {Sanctus bell}, under {Sanctus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sacrist \Sa"crist\, n. [LL. sacrista. See {Sacristan}.]	   A sacristan; also, a person retained in a cathedral to copy	   out music for the choir, and take care of the books.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacristan \Sac"ris*tan\, n. [F. sacristain, LL. sacrista, fr. L.	   sacer. See {Sacred}, and cf. {Sexton}.]	   An officer of the church who has the care of the utensils or	   movables, and of the church in general; a sexton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacristy \Sac"ris*ty\, n.; pl. {Sacristies}. [F. sacristie, LL.	   sacristia, fr. L. sacer. See {Sacred}.]	   An apartment in a church where the sacred utensils,	   vestments, etc., are kept; a vestry.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacro- \Sa"cro-\ (Anat.)	   A combining form denoting connection with, or relation to,	   the sacrum, as in sacro-coccygeal, sacro-iliac, sacrosciatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrosanct \Sac"ro*sanct\, a. [L. sucrosanctus.]	   Sacred; inviolable. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrosciatic \Sa`cro*sci*at"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the sacrum and the hip; as, the	   sacrosciatic foramina formed by the sacrosciatic ligaments	   which connect the sacrum and the hip bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrovertebral \Sa`cro*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sacrum and that part of the vertebral	   column immediately anterior to it; as, the sacrovertebral	   angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sacrum \Sa"crum\, n.; pl. {sacra}. [NL., fr. L. sacer sacred, os	   sacrum the lowest bone of the spine.] (Anat.)	   That part of the vertebral column which is directly connected	   with, or forms a part of, the pelvis.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It may consist of a single vertebra or of several more	         or less consolidated. In man it forms the dorsal, or	         posterior, wall of the pelvis, and consists of five	         united vertebrae, which diminish in size very rapidly	         to the posterior extremity, which bears the coccyx.	         [1913 Webster]
Sacs \Sacs\ (s[add]ks), n. pl.; sing. {Sac}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians, which, together with the Foxes, formerly	   occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin. [Written also	   {Sauks}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sad \Sad\ (s[a^]d), a. [Compar. {Sadder} (s[a^]d"d[~e]r);	   superl. {Saddest}.] [OE. sad sated, tired, satisfied, firm,	   steadfast, AS. saed satisfied, sated; akin to D. zat, OS.	   sad, G. satt, OHG. sat, Icel. sa[eth]r, saddr, Goth.	   sa[thorn]s, Lith. sotus, L. sat, satis, enough, satur sated,	   Gr. 'a`menai to satiate, 'a`dnh enough. Cf. {Assets}, {Sate},	   {Satiate}, {Satisfy}, {Satire}.]	   1. Sated; satisfied; weary; tired. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet of that art they can not waxen sad,	            For unto them it is a bitter sweet.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heavy; weighty; ponderous; close; hard. [Obs., except in a	      few phrases; as, sad bread.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His hand, more sad than lump of lead. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chalky lands are naturally cold and sad. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dull; grave; dark; somber; -- said of colors. "Sad-colored	      clothes." --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woad, or wade, is used by the dyers to lay the	            foundation of all sad colors.         --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Serious; grave; sober; steadfast; not light or frivolous.	      [Obs.] "Ripe and sad courage." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lady Catharine, a sad and religious woman. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which treaty was wisely handled by sad and discrete	            counsel of both parties.              --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Affected with grief or unhappiness; cast down with	      affliction; downcast; gloomy; mournful.	      [1913 Webster]	            First were we sad, fearing you would not come;	            Now sadder, that you come so unprovided. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The angelic guards ascended, mute and sad. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Afflictive; calamitous; causing sorrow; as, a sad	      accident; a sad misfortune.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence, bad; naughty; troublesome; wicked. [Colloq.] "Sad	      tipsy fellows, both of them." --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sad is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, sad-colored, sad-eyed,	         sad-hearted, sad-looking, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sad bread}, heavy bread. [Scot. & Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sorrowful; mournful; gloomy; dejected; depressed;	        cheerless; downcast; sedate; serious; grave; grievous;	        afflictive; calamitous.	        [1913 Webster]	Sad \Sad\, v. t.	   To make sorrowful; to sadden. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How it sadded the minister's spirits!    --H. Peters.	   [1913 Webster]
SAD \SAD\, n.	   Seasonal affective disorder. [Acron.]	   [PJC]
Sadda \Sad"da\, n. [Per. sad-dar the hundred gates or ways; sad	   a hundred + dar door, way.]	   A work in the Persian tongue, being a summary of the	   Zend-Avesta, or sacred books.	   [1913 Webster]
Sadden \Sad"den\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Saddening}.]	   To make sad. Specifically:	   (a) To render heavy or cohesive. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Marl is binding, and saddening of land is the great	             prejudice it doth to clay lands.     --Mortimer.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) To make dull- or sad-colored, as cloth.	   (c) To make grave or serious; to make melancholy or	       sorrowful.	       [1913 Webster]	             Her gloomy presence saddens all the scene. --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	Sadden \Sad"den\, v. i.	   To become, or be made, sad. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sadder \Sad"der\, n.	   Same as {Sadda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saddle \Sad"dle\, n. [OE. sadel, AS. sadol; akin to D. zadel, G.	   sattel, OHG. satal, satul, Icel. s["o][eth]ull, Dan. & Sw.	   sadel; cf. Russ. siedlo; all perh. ultimately from the root	   of E. sit.]	   1. A seat for a rider, -- usually made of leather, padded to	      span comfortably a horse's back, furnished with stirrups	      for the rider's feet to rest in, and fastened in place	      with a girth; also, a seat for the rider on a bicycle or	      tricycle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A padded part of a harness which is worn on a horse's	      back, being fastened in place with a girth. It serves	      various purposes, as to keep the breeching in place, carry	      guides for the reins, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of meat containing a part of the backbone of an	      animal with the ribs on each side; as, a saddle of mutton,	      of venison, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A block of wood, usually fastened to some spar,	      and shaped to receive the end of another spar.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) A part, as a flange, which is hollowed out to fit	      upon a convex surface and serve as a means of attachment	      or support.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) The clitellus of an earthworm.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) The threshold of a door, when a separate piece	      from the floor or landing; -- so called because it spans	      and covers the joint between two floors.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Phys. Geog.) A ridge connected two higher elevations; a	      low point in the crest line of a ridge; a col.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Mining) A formation of gold-bearing quartz occurring	      along the crest of an anticlinal fold, esp. in Australia.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Saddle bar} (Arch.), one the small iron bars to which the	      lead panels of a glazed window are secured. --Oxf. Gloss.	   {Saddle gall} (Far.), a sore or gall upon a horse's back,	      made by the saddle.	   {Saddle girth}, a band passing round the body of a horse to	      hold the saddle in its place.	   {saddle horse}, a horse suitable or trained for riding with a	      saddle.	   {Saddle joint}, in sheet-metal roofing, a joint formed by	      bending up the edge of a sheet and folding it downward	      over the turned-up edge of the next sheet.	   {Saddle roof}, (Arch.), a roof having two gables and one	      ridge; -- said of such a roof when used in places where a	      different form is more common; as, a tower surmounted by a	      saddle roof. Called also {saddleback roof}.	   {Saddle shell} (Zool.), any thin plicated bivalve shell of	      the genera {Placuna} and {Anomia}; -- so called from its	      shape. Called also {saddle oyster}.	      [1913 Webster]	Saddle \Sad"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Saddling}.] [AS. sadelian.]	   1. To put a saddle upon; to equip (a beast) for riding.	      "saddle my horse." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abraham rose up early, . . . and saddled his ass.	                                                  --Gen. xxii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: To fix as a charge or burden upon; to load; to	      encumber; as, to saddle a town with the expense of bridges	      and highways.	      [1913 Webster]
Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, a.	   Same as {Saddle-backed}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Saddleback roof}. (Arch.) See {Saddle roof}, under {Saddle}.	      [1913 Webster]	Saddleback \Sad"dle*back`\, n.	   1. Anything saddle-backed; esp., a hill or ridge having a	      concave outline at the top.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The harp seal.	      (b) The great blackbacked gull ({Larus marinus}).	      (c) The larva of a bombycid moth ({Empretia stimulea})	          which has a large, bright green, saddle-shaped patch	          of color on the back.	          [1913 Webster]
Saddle-backed \Sad"dle-backed`\, a.	   1. Having the outline of the upper part concave like the seat	      of a saddle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a low back and high neck, as a horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Saddlebags \Sad"dle*bags\, n. pl.	   Bags, usually of leather, united by straps or a band,	   formerly much used by horseback riders to carry small	   articles, one bag hanging on each side.	   [1913 Webster]
Saddlebow \Sad"dle*bow`\, n. [AS. sadelboga.]	   The bow or arch in the front part of a saddle, or the pieces	   which form the front.	   [1913 Webster]
Saddlecloth \Sad"dle*cloth`\ (?; 115), n.	   A cloth under a saddle, and extending out behind; a housing.	   [1913 Webster]
Saddled \Sad"dled\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a broad patch of color across the back, like a saddle;	   saddle-backed.	   [1913 Webster]
Saddler \Sad"dler\, n.	   One who makes saddles.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A harp seal.	      [1913 Webster]
Saddlery \Sad"dler*y\, n.	   1. The materials for making saddles and harnesses; the	      articles usually offered for sale in a saddler's shop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The trade or employment of a saddler.	      [1913 Webster]
Saddle-shaped \Sad"dle-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like a saddle. Specifically:	   (a) (Bot.) Bent down at the sides so as to give the upper	       part a rounded form. --Henslow.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) (Geol.) Bent on each side of a mountain or ridge, without	       being broken at top; -- said of strata.	       [1913 Webster]
Saddletree \Sad"dle*tree`\, n.	   The frame of a saddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         For saddletree scarce reached had he,	         His journey to begin.                    --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Sadducaic \Sad`du*ca"ic\ (?; 135), a.	   Pertaining to, or like, the Sadducees; as, Sadducaic	   reasonings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sadducee \Sad"du*cee\, n. [L. Sadducaei, p., Gr. ?, Heb.	   Tsadd[=u]k[imac]m; -- so called from Ts[=a]d[=o]k, the	   founder of the sect.]	   One of a sect among the ancient Jews, who denied the	   resurrection, a future state, and the existence of angels. --	   {Sad`du*ce"an}, a.	   [1913 Webster] Sadduceeism
Sadduceeism \Sad"du*cee`ism\, Sadducism \Sad"du*cism\, n.	   The tenets of the Sadducees.	   [1913 Webster]
Sadducize \Sad"du*cize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sadducized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sadducizing}.]	   To adopt the principles of the Sadducees. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Sadh \Sadh\, n. [Skr. s[=a]dhu perfect, pure.]	   A member of a monotheistic sect of Hindoos. Sadhs resemble	   the Quakers in many respects. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]
Sadiron \Sad"i`ron\, n. [Probably sad heavy + iron.]	   An iron for smoothing clothes; a flatiron.	   [1913 Webster]
Sadly \Sad"ly\, adv.	   1. Wearily; heavily; firmly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In go the spears full sadly in arest. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seriously; soberly; gravely. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame	            Or our neglect, we lost her as we came. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Grievously; deeply; sorrowfully; miserably. "He sadly	      suffers in their grief." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Sadness \Sad"ness\, n.	   1. Heaviness; firmness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seriousness; gravity; discretion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Her sadness and her benignity.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Quality of being sad, or unhappy; gloominess;	      sorrowfulness; dejection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dim sadness did not spare	            That time celestial visages.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sorrow; heaviness; dejection. See {Grief}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sadr \Sadr\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Ziziphus} ({Ziziphus lotus}); -- so	   called by the Arabs of Barbary, who use its berries for food.	   See {Lotus}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Saengerbund \Saeng"er*bund`\, n.; G. pl. {Saengerb["u]nde}. [G.	   s[aum]ngerbund.] (Music)	   A singers' union; an association of singers or singing clubs,	   esp. German.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Saengerfest \Saeng"er*fest\, n. [G. s[aum]ngerfest.]	   A festival of singers; a German singing festival.	   [1913 Webster]
Safe \Safe\, a. [Compar. {Safer}; superl. {Safest}.] [OE. sauf,	   F. sauf, fr. L. salvus, akin to salus health, welfare,	   safety. Cf. {Salute}, {Salvation}, {Sage} a plant, {Save},	   {Salvo} an exception.]	   1. Free from harm, injury, or risk; untouched or unthreatened	      by danger or injury; unharmed; unhurt; secure; whole; as,	      safe from disease; safe from storms; safe from foes. "And	      ye dwelled safe." --1 Sam. xii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            They escaped all safe to land.        --Acts xxvii.	                                                  44.	      [1913 Webster]	            Established in a safe, unenvied throne. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conferring safety; securing from harm; not exposing to	      danger; confining securely; to be relied upon; not	      dangerous; as, a safe harbor; a safe bridge, etc. "The man	      of safe discretion." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The King of heaven hath doomed	            This place our dungeon, not our safe retreat.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incapable of doing harm; no longer dangerous; in secure	      care or custody; as, the prisoner is safe.	      [1913 Webster]	            But Banquo's safe?	            Ay, my good lord, safe in a ditch he bides. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Safe hit} (Baseball), a hit which enables the batter to get	      to first base even if no error is made by the other side.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Secure; unendangered; sure.	        [1913 Webster]	Safe \Safe\, n.	   A place for keeping things in safety. Specifically:	   (a) A strong and fireproof receptacle (as a movable chest of	       steel, etc., or a closet or vault of brickwork) for	       containing money, valuable papers, or the like.	   (b) A ventilated or refrigerated chest or closet for securing	       provisions from noxious animals or insects.	       [1913 Webster]	Safe \Safe\, v. t.	   To render safe; to make right. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Safe-conduct \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 foreign country, or	   (b) a writing, pass, or warrant of security, given to a	       person to enable him to travel with safety. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	Safe-conduct \Safe`-con*duct"\, v. t.	   To conduct safely; to give safe-conduct to. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         He him by all the bonds of love besought	         To safe-conduct his love.                --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Safeguard \Safe"guard`\, n. [Safe = guard: cf. F. sauvegarde.]	   1. One who, or that which, defends or protects; defense;	      protection. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy sword, the safeguard of thy brother's throne.	                                                  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A convoy or guard to protect a traveler or property.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pass; a passport; a safe-conduct. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Safeguard \Safe"guard`\, v. t.	   To guard; to protect. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Safe-keeping \Safe"-keep"ing\, n. [Safe + keep.]	   The act of keeping or preserving in safety from injury or	   from escape; care; custody.	   [1913 Webster]
Safely \Safe"ly\, adv.	   In a safe manner; danger, injury, loss, or evil consequences.	   [1913 Webster]
Safeness \Safe"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being safe; freedom from hazard,	   danger, harm, or loss; safety; security; as the safeness of	   an experiment, of a journey, or of a possession.	   [1913 Webster]
Safe-pledge \Safe"-pledge"\, n. (Law)	   A surety for the appearance of a person at a given time.	   --Bracton.	   [1913 Webster]
Safety \Safe"ty\, n. [Cf. F. sauvet['e].]	   1. The condition or state of being safe; freedom from danger	      or hazard; exemption from hurt, injury, or loss.	      [1913 Webster]	            Up led by thee,	            Into the heaven I have presumed,	            An earthly guest . . . With like safety guided down,	            Return me to my native element.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from whatever exposes one to danger or from	      liability to cause danger or harm; safeness; hence, the	      quality of making safe or secure, or of giving confidence,	      justifying trust, insuring against harm or loss, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would there were any safety in thy sex,	            That I might put a thousand sorrows off,	            And credit thy repentance!            --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Preservation from escape; close custody.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imprison him, . . .	            Deliver him to safety; and return.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Amer. Football) the act or result of a ball-carrier on	      the offensive team being tackled behind his own goal line,	      or the downing of a ball behind the offensive team's own	      goal line when it had been carried or propelled behind	      that goal line by a player on the offensive tream; such a	      play causes a score of two points to be awarded to the	      defensive team; -- it is distinguished from {touchback},	      when the ball is downed behind the goal after being	      propelled there or last touched by a player of the	      defending team. See {Touchdown}. Same as {Safety	      touchdown}, below.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   5. Short for {Safety bicycle}. [archaic]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. a switch on a firearm that locks the trigger and prevents	      the firearm from being discharged unintentionally; -- also	      called {safety catch}, {safety lock}, or {lock}. [archaic]	      [PJC]	Safety bicycle \Safety bicycle\	   A bicycle with equal or nearly equal wheels, usually about 28	   inches diameter, driven by pedals connected to the rear	   (driving) wheel by a multiplying gear. Since the 1930's this	   has been the most common type of bicycle, now simply called	   {bicycle}. The older high-wheelers are often referred to as	   {bone-rattlers}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Safety chain \Safety chain\	   (a) (Railroads) A normally slack chain for preventing	       excessive movement between a truck and a car body in	       sluing.	   (b) An auxiliary watch chain, secured to the clothes, usually	       out of sight, to prevent stealing of the watch.	   (c) A chain of sheet metal links with an elongated hole	       through each broad end, made up by doubling the first	       link on itself, slipping the next link through and	       doubling, and so on.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Safety arch} (Arch.), a discharging arch. See under	      {Discharge}, v. t.	   {Safety belt}, a belt made of some buoyant material, or which	      is capable of being inflated, so as to enable a person to	      float in water; a life preserver.	   {Safety buoy}, a buoy to enable a person to float in water; a	      safety belt.	   {Safety cage} (Mach.), a cage for an elevator or mine lift,	      having appliances to prevent it from dropping if the	      lifting rope should break.	   {Safety lamp}. (Mining) See under {Lamp}.	   {Safety match}, a match which can be ignited only on a	      surface specially prepared for the purpose.	   {Safety pin}, a pin made in the form of a clasp, with a guard	      covering its point so that it will not prick the wearer.	      	   {Safety plug}. See {Fusible plug}, under {Fusible}.	   {Safety switch}. See {Switch}.	   {Safety touchdown} (Football), the act or result of a	      player's touching to the ground behind his own goal line a	      ball which received its last impulse from a man on his own	      side; -- distinguished from touchback. See {Touchdown}.	      Same as {safety}	   {Safety tube} (Chem.), a tube to prevent explosion, or to	      control delivery of gases by an automatic valvular	      connection with the outer air; especially, a bent funnel	      tube with bulbs for adding those reagents which produce	      unpleasant fumes or violent effervescence.	   {Safety valve}, a valve which is held shut by a spring or	      weight and opens automatically to permit the escape of	      steam, or confined gas, water, etc., from a boiler, or	      other vessel, when the pressure becomes too great for	      safety; also, sometimes, a similar valve opening inward to	      admit air to a vessel in which the pressure is less than	      that of the atmosphere, to prevent collapse.	      [1913 Webster]
Safflow \Saf"flow\, n. (Bot.)	   The safflower. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Safflower \Saf"flow`er\, n. [F. safleur, saflor, for safran,	   influenced by fleur flower. See {Saffron}, and {Flower}.]	   1. (Bot.) An annual composite plant ({Carthamus tinctorius}),	      the flowers of which are used as a dyestuff and in making	      rouge; bastard, or false, saffron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dried flowers of the {Carthamus tinctorius}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dyestuff from these flowers. See {Safranin}	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   {Oil of safflower}, a purgative oil expressed from the seeds	      of the safflower.	      [1913 Webster]
Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), n. [OE. saffran, F. safran; cf. It.	   zafferano, Sp. azafran, Pg. a[,c]afr[~a]o; all fr. Ar. & Per.	   za' far[=a]n.]	   1. (Bot.) A bulbous iridaceous plant ({Crocus sativus})	      having blue flowers with large yellow stigmas. See	      {Crocus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The aromatic, pungent, dried stigmas, usually with part of	      the stile, of the {Crocus sativus}. Saffron is used in	      cookery, and in coloring confectionery, liquors,	      varnishes, etc., and was formerly much used in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An orange or deep yellow color, like that of the stigmas	      of the {Crocus sativus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bastard saffron}, {Dyer's saffron}. (Bot.) See {Safflower}.	      	   {Meadow saffron} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Colchichum	      autumnale}) of Europe, resembling saffron.	   {Saffron wood} (Bot.), the yellowish wood of a South African	      tree ({Elaeodendron croceum}); also, the tree itself.	   {Saffron yellow}, a shade of yellow like that obtained from	      the stigmas of the true saffron ({Crocus sativus}).	      [1913 Webster]	Saffron \Saf"fron\ (?; 277), a.	   Having the color of the stigmas of saffron flowers; deep	   orange-yellow; as, a saffron face; a saffron streamer.	   [1913 Webster]	Saffron \Saf"fron\, v. t.	   To give color and flavor to, as by means of saffron; to	   spice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And in Latyn I speak a wordes few,	         To saffron with my predication.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Saffrony \Saf"fron*y\, a.	   Having a color somewhat like saffron; yellowish. --Lord	   (1630).	   [1913 Webster]
Safranin \Saf"ra*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) An orange-red dyestuff extracted from the saffron. [R.]	   (b) A red dyestuff extracted from the safflower, and formerly	       used in dyeing wool, silk, and cotton pink and scarlet;	       -- called also {Spanish red}, {China lake}, and	       {carthamin}.	   (c) An orange-red dyestuff prepared from certain nitro	       compounds of creosol, and used as a substitute for the	       safflower dye.	       [1913 Webster]
Safranine \Saf"ra*nine\ (? or ?), n. [So called because used as	   a substitute for safranin.] (Chem.)	   An orange-red nitrogenous dyestuff produced artificially by	   oxidizing certain aniline derivatives, and used in dyeing	   silk and wool; also, any one of the series of which safranine	   proper is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Sag \Sag\ (s[a^]g), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sagged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sagging}.] [Akin to Sw. sacka to settle, sink down, LG.	   sacken, D. zakken. Cf. {Sink}, v. i.]	   1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied	      pressure, below a horizontal line or plane; as, a line or	      cable supported by its ends sags, though tightly drawn;	      the floor of a room sags; hence, to lean, give way, or	      settle from a vertical position; as, a building may sag	      one way or another; a door sags on its hinges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To lose firmness or elasticity; to sink; to droop;	      to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under	      the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be	      unsettled or unbalanced. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind I sway by, and the heart I bear,	            Shall never sag with doubt nor shake with fear.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop	      heavily.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sag to leeward} (Naut.), to make much leeway by reason of	      the wind, sea, or current; to drift to leeward; -- said of	      a vessel. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Sag \Sag\, v. t.	   To cause to bend or give way; to load.	   [1913 Webster]	Sag \Sag\, n.	   State of sinking or bending; sagging.	   [1913 Webster]
Saga \Sa"ga\ (s[=a]"g[.a]), n.; pl. {Sagas} (-g[.a]z). [Icel.,	   akin to E. saw a saying. See {Say}, and cf. {Saw}.]	   A Scandinavian legend, or heroic or mythic tradition, among	   the Norsemen and kindred people; a northern European popular	   historical or religious tale of olden time.	   [1913 Webster]	         And then the blue-eyed Norseman told	         A saga of the days of old.               --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagacious \Sa*ga"cious\, a. [L. sagax, sagacis, akin to sagire	   to perceive quickly or keenly, and probably to E. seek. See	   {Seek}, and cf. {Presage}.]	   1. Of quick sense perceptions; keen-scented; skilled in	      following a trail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sagacious of his quarry from so far.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, of quick intellectual perceptions; of keen	      penetration and judgment; discerning and judicious;	      knowing; far-sighted; shrewd; sage; wise; as, a sagacious	      man; a sagacious remark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Instinct . . . makes them, many times, sagacious	            above our apprehension.               --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only sagacious heads light on these observations,	            and reduce them into general propositions. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Shrewd}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sa*ga"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Sa*ga"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Sagacity \Sa*gac"i*ty\, n. [L. sagacitas. See {Sagacious}.]	   The quality of being sagacious; quickness or acuteness of	   sense perceptions; keenness of discernment or penetration	   with soundness of judgment; shrewdness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some [brutes] show that nice sagacity of smell.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Natural sagacity improved by generous education. --V.	                                                  Knox.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Penetration; shrewdness; judiciousness.	   Usage: {Sagacity}, {Penetration}. Penetration enables us to	          enter into the depths of an abstruse subject, to	          detect motives, plans, etc. Sagacity adds to	          penetration a keen, practical judgment, which enables	          one to guard against the designs of others, and to	          turn everything to the best possible advantage.	          [1913 Webster]
Sagamore \Sag"a*more\, n.	   1. [Cf. {Sachem}.] The head of a tribe among the American	      Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with	      sachem, but some writters distinguished between them,	      making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a	      sagamore one of the second rank. "Be it sagamore, sachem,	      or powwow." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A juice used in medicine. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Sagapen \Sag"a*pen\, n.	   Sagapenum.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagapenum \Sag`a*pe"num\, n. [L. sagapenon, sacopenium, Gr. ?:	   cf. F. sagapin, gomme sagapin, sagap['e]num, Ar.	   sikb[imac]naj, Per. sakb[imac]nah, sikb[imac]nah.] (Med.)	   A fetid gum resin obtained from a species of {Ferula}. It has	   been used in hysteria, etc., but is now seldom met with. See	   also {asafetida}. --U. S. Disp.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagathy \Sag"a*thy\, n. [F. sagatis: cf. Sp. sagat['i],	   saet['i].]	   A mixed woven fabric of silk and cotton, or silk and wool;	   sayette; also, a light woolen fabric.	   [1913 Webster]
Sage \Sage\, n. [OE. sauge, F. sauge, L. salvia, from salvus	   saved, in allusion to its reputed healing virtues. See	   {Safe}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A suffruticose labiate plant ({Salvia officinalis}) with	       grayish green foliage, much used in flavoring meats, etc.	       The name is often extended to the whole genus, of which	       many species are cultivated for ornament, as the scarlet	       sage, and Mexican red and blue sage.	   (b) The sagebrush.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Meadow sage} (Bot.), a blue-flowered species of {Salvia}	      ({Salvia pratensis}) growing in meadows in Europe.	   {Sage cheese}, cheese flavored with sage, and colored green	      by the juice of leaves of spinach and other plants which	      are added to the milk.	   {Sage cock} (Zool.), the male of the sage grouse; in a more	      general sense, the specific name of the sage grouse.	   {Sage green}, of a dull grayish green color, like the leaves	      of garden sage.	   {Sage grouse} (Zool.), a very large American grouse	      ({Centrocercus urophasianus}), native of the dry sagebrush	      plains of Western North America. Called also {cock of the	      plains}. The male is called {sage cock}, and the female	      {sage hen}.	   {Sage hare}, or {Sage rabbit} (Zool.), a species of hare	      ({Lepus Nuttalli} syn. {Lepus artemisia}) which inhabits	      the arid regions of Western North America and lives among	      sagebrush. By recent writers it is considered to be merely	      a variety of the common cottontail, or wood rabbit.	   {Sage hen} (Zool.), the female of the sage grouse.	   {Sage sparrow} (Zool.), a small sparrow ({Amphispiza Belli},	      var. Nevadensis) which inhabits the dry plains of the	      Rocky Mountain region, living among sagebrush.	   {Sage thrasher} (Zool.), a singing bird ({Oroscoptes	      montanus}) which inhabits the sagebrush plains of Western	      North America.	   {Sage willow} (Bot.), a species of willow ({Salix tristis})	      forming a low bush with nearly sessile grayish green	      leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	Sage \Sage\, a. [Compar. {Sager}; superl. {Sagest}.] [F., fr. L.	   sapius (only in nesapius unwise, foolish), fr. sapere to be	   wise; perhaps akin to E. sap. Cf. {Savor}, {Sapient},	   {Insipid}.]	   1. Having nice discernment and powers of judging; prudent;	      grave; sagacious.	      [1913 Webster]	            All you sage counselors, hence!       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from wisdom; well judged; shrewd; well adapted	      to the purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of	            sage advice, counseled the general to retreat.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Grave; serious; solemn. [R.] "[Great bards] in sage and	      solemn tunes have sung." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wise; sagacious; sapient; grave; prudent; judicious.	        [1913 Webster]	Sage \Sage\, n.	   A wise man; a man of gravity and wisdom; especially, a man	   venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a	   grave philosopher.	   [1913 Webster]	         At his birth a star,	         Unseen before in heaven, proclaims him come,	         And guides the Eastern sages.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagebrush \Sage"brush`\, n.	   A low irregular shrub ({Artemisia tridentata}), of the order	   {Compositae}, covering vast tracts of the dry alkaline	   regions of the American plains; -- called also {sagebush},	   and {wild sage}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sagebrush State \Sagebrush State\	   Nevada; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sagely \Sage"ly\, adv.	   In a sage manner; wisely.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagene \Sa*gene"\, n. [Russ. sajene.]	   A Russian measure of length equal to about seven English	   feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Sageness \Sage"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sage; wisdom; sagacity;	   prudence; gravity. --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagenite \Sag"e*nite\, n. [F. sag['e]nite, fr. L. sagena a large	   net. See {Seine}.] (Min.)	   Acicular rutile occurring in reticulated forms imbedded in	   quartz.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagenitic \Sag`e*nit"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Resembling sagenite; -- applied to quartz when containing	   acicular crystals of other minerals, most commonly rutile,	   also tourmaline, actinolite, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagger \Sag"ger\, n. [See {Seggar}.]	   1. A pot or case of fire clay, in which fine stoneware is	      inclosed while baking in the kiln; a seggar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The clay of which such pots or cases are made.	      [1913 Webster]
Sagging \Sag"ging\, n.	   A bending or sinking between the ends of a thing, in	   consequence of its own, or an imposed, weight; an arching	   downward in the middle, as of a ship after straining. Cf.	   {Hogging}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saginate \Sag"i*nate\, v. t. [L. saginatus, p. p. of saginare to	   fat, fr. sagina stuffing.]	   To make fat; to pamper. [R.] "Many a saginated boar."	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagination \Sag`i*na"tion\, n. [L. saginatio.]	   The act of fattening or pampering. [R.] --Topsell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagitta \Sa*git"ta\, n. [L., an arrow.]	   1. (Astron.) A small constellation north of Aquila; the	      Arrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The keystone of an arch. [R.] --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) The distance from a point in a curve to the chord;	      also, the versed sine of an arc; -- so called from its	      resemblance to an arrow resting on the bow and string.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) The larger of the two otoliths, or ear bones,	      found in most fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A genus of transparent, free-swimming marine worms	      having lateral and caudal fins, and capable of swimming	      rapidly. It is the type of the class Chaetognatha.	      [1913 Webster]
Sagittal \Sag"it*tal\, a. [L. sagitta an arrow: cf. F.	   sagittal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to an arrow; resembling an arrow;	      furnished with an arrowlike appendage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to the sagittal suture; in the region	          of the sagittal suture; rabdoidal; as, the sagittal	          furrow, or groove, on the inner surface of the roof of	          the skull.	      (b) In the mesial plane; mesial; as, a sagittal section of	          an animal.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Sagittal suture} (Anat.), the suture between the two	      parietal bones in the top of the skull; -- called also	      {rabdoidal suture}, and {interparietal suture}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sagittarius \Sag`it*ta"ri*us\, n. [L., literally, an archer, fr.	   sagittarius belonging to an arrow, fr. sagitta an arrow.]	   (Astron.)	      (a) The ninth of the twelve signs of the zodiac, which the	          sun enters about November 22, marked thus	          [[sagittarius]] in almanacs; the Archer.	      (b) A zodiacal constellation, represented on maps and	          globes as a centaur shooting an arrow.	          [1913 Webster]
Sagittary \Sag"it*ta"ry\, n. [See {Sagittarius}.]	   1. (Myth.) A centaur; a fabulous being, half man, half horse,	      armed with a bow and quiver. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Arsenal in Venice; -- so called from having a figure	      of an archer over the door. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sagittary \Sag"it*ta*ry\, a. [L. sagittarius.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an arrow. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagittate \Sag"it*tate\, a. [NL. sagittatus, fr. L. sagitta an	   arrow.]	   Shaped like an arrowhead; triangular, with the two basal	   angles prolonged downward.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagittated \Sag"it*ta`ted\, a.	   Sagittal; sagittate.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagittocyst \Sag"it*to*cyst\, n. [See {Sagitta}, and {Cyst}.]	   (Zool.)	   A defensive cell containing a minute rodlike structure which	   may be expelled. Such cells are found in certain Turbellaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Sago \Sa"go\ (s[=a]"g[-o]), n. [Malay. s[=a]gu.]	   A dry granulated starch imported from the East Indies, much	   used for making puddings and as an article of diet for the	   sick; also, as starch, for stiffening textile fabrics. It is	   prepared from the stems of several East Indian and Malayan	   palm trees, but chiefly from the {Metroxylon Sagu}; also from	   several cycadaceous plants ({Cycas revoluta}, {Zamia	   integrifolia}, etc.).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Portland sago}, a kind of sago prepared from the corms of	      the cuckoopint ({Arum maculatum}).	   {Sago palm}. (Bot.)	   (a) A palm tree which yields sago.	   (b) A species of Cycas ({Cycas revoluta}).	   {Sago spleen} (Med.), a morbid condition of the spleen,	      produced by amyloid degeneration of the organ, in which a	      cross section shows scattered gray translucent bodies	      looking like grains of sago.	      [1913 Webster]
Sagoin \Sa*goin"\, n. [F. sagouin(formed from the native South	   American name).] (Zool.)	   A marmoset; -- called also {sagouin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagum \Sa"gum\, n.; pl. {Saga}. [L. sagum, sagus; cf. Gr. ?. Cf.	   {Say} a kind of serge.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   The military cloak of the Roman soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagus \Sa"gus\, n. [NL. See {Sago}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of palms from which sago is obtained.	   [1913 Webster]
Sagy \Sa"gy\, a.	   Full of sage; seasoned with sage.	   [1913 Webster] Sahib
Sahib \Sa"hib\, Saheb \Sa"heb\, n. [Ar. [,c][=a]hib master,	   lord, fem. [,c][=a]hibah.]	   A respectful title or appellation given to Europeans of rank.	   [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Sahibah \Sa"hi*bah\, n. [See {Sahib}.]	   A lady; mistress. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Sahidic \Sa*hid"ic\, a.	   Same as {Thebaic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sahlite \Sah"lite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Salite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sahui \Sa*hui"\, n. (Zool.)	   A marmoset.	   [1913 Webster]
Sai \Sa"i\, n. [Cf. Pg. sahi.] (Zool.)	   See {Capuchin}, 3	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Saibling \Sai"bling\, n. [Dial. G.] (Zool.)	   A European mountain trout ({Salvelinus alpinus}); -- called	   also {Bavarian charr}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saic \Sa"ic\, n. [F. sa["i]que, Turk. sha["i]ka.] (Naut.)	   A kind of ketch very common in the Levant, which has neither	   topgallant sail nor mizzen topsail.	   [1913 Webster]
Said \Said\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Say}.	   [1913 Webster]	Said \Said\, a.	   Before-mentioned; already spoken of or specified; aforesaid;	   -- used chiefly in legal style.	   [1913 Webster]
Saiga \Sai"ga\, n. [Russ. saika.] (Zool.)	   An antelope ({Saiga Tartarica}) native of the plains of	   Siberia and Eastern Russia. The male has erect annulated	   horns, and tufts of long hair beneath the eyes and ears.	   [1913 Webster]
Saikyr \Sai"kyr\, n. (Mil.)	   Same as {Saker}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sail \Sail\, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil,	   OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root]	   153.]	   1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the	      wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels	      through the water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behoves him now both sail and oar.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wing; a van. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like an eagle soaring	            To weather his broad sails.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, the plural has usually the same form as	         the singular; as, twenty sail were in sight.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon	      the water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sails are of two general kinds, {fore-and-aft sails},	         and {square sails}. Square sails are always bent to	         yards, with their foot lying across the line of the	         vessel. Fore-and-aft sails are set upon stays or gaffs	         with their foot in line with the keel. A fore-and-aft	         sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after	         leech longer than the fore leech. Square sails are	         quadrilateral, but not necessarily square. See Phrases	         under {Fore}, a., and {Square}, a.; also, {Bark},	         {Brig}, {Schooner}, {Ship}, {Stay}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sail burton} (Naut.), a purchase for hoisting sails aloft	      for bending.	   {Sail fluke} (Zool.), the whiff.	   {Sail hook}, a small hook used in making sails, to hold the	      seams square.	   {Sail loft}, a loft or room where sails are cut out and made.	      	   {Sail room} (Naut.), a room in a vessel where sails are	      stowed when not in use.	   {Sail yard} (Naut.), the yard or spar on which a sail is	      extended.	   {Shoulder-of-mutton sail} (Naut.), a triangular sail of	      peculiar form. It is chiefly used to set on a boat's mast.	      	   {To crowd sail}. (Naut.) See under {Crowd}.	   {To loose sails} (Naut.), to unfurl or spread sails.	   {To make sail} (Naut.), to extend an additional quantity of	      sail.	   {To set a sail} (Naut.), to extend or spread a sail to the	      wind.	   {To set sail} (Naut.), to unfurl or spread the sails; hence,	      to begin a voyage.	   {To shorten sail} (Naut.), to reduce the extent of sail, or	      take in a part.	   {To strike sail} (Naut.), to lower the sails suddenly, as in	      saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to	      acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension.	   {Under sail}, having the sails spread.	      [1913 Webster]	Sail \Sail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sailing}.] [AS. segelian, seglian. See {Sail}, n.]	   1. To be impelled or driven forward by the action of wind	      upon sails, as a ship on water; to be impelled on a body	      of water by the action of steam or other power.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move through or on the water; to swim, as a fish or a	      water fowl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be conveyed in a vessel on water; to pass by water; as,	      they sailed from London to Canton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To set sail; to begin a voyage.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To move smoothly through the air; to glide through the air	      without apparent exertion, as a bird.	      [1913 Webster]	            As is a winged messenger of heaven, . . .	            When he bestrides the lazy pacing clouds,	            And sails upon the bosom of the air.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sail \Sail\, v. t.	   1. To pass or move upon, as in a ship, by means of sails;	      hence, to move or journey upon (the water) by means of	      steam or other force.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand ships were manned to sail the sea.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fly through; to glide or move smoothly through.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sublime she sails	            The aerial space, and mounts the wing[`e]d gales.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To direct or manage the motion of, as a vessel; as, to	      sail one's own ship. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Sailable \Sail"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being sailed over; navigable; as, a sailable	   river.	   [1913 Webster]
Sailboat \Sail"boat`\, n.	   A boat propelled by a sail or sails.	   [1913 Webster]
Sailcloth \Sail"cloth`\, n.	   Duck or canvas used in making sails.	   [1913 Webster]
Sailer \Sail"er\, n.	   1. A sailor. [R.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ship or other vessel; -- with qualifying words	      descriptive of speed or manner of sailing; as, a heavy	      sailer; a fast sailer.	      [1913 Webster]
Sailfish \Sail"fish\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The banner fish, or spikefish ({Histiophorus}.)	      (b) The basking, or liver, shark.	      (c) The quillback.	          [1913 Webster]
Sailing \Sail"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, sails; the motion of a	      vessel on water, impelled by wind or steam; the act of	      starting on a voyage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The art of managing a vessel; seamanship;	      navigation; as, globular sailing; oblique sailing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: For the several methods of sailing, see under	         {Circular}, {Globular}, {Oblique}, {Parallel}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sailing master} (U. S. Navy), formerly, a warrant officer,	      ranking next below a lieutenant, whose duties were to	      navigate the vessel; and under the direction of the	      executive officer, to attend to the stowage of the hold,	      to the cables, rigging, etc. The grade was merged in that	      of master in 1862.	      [1913 Webster]
Sailless \Sail"less\, a.	   Destitute of sails. --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
Sailmaker \Sail"mak`er\, n.	   One whose occupation is to make or repair sails. --	   {Sail"mak`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sailor \Sail"or\, n.	   One who follows the business of navigating ships or other	   vessels; one who understands the practical management of	   ships; one of the crew of a vessel; a mariner; a common	   seaman.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mariner; seaman; seafarer.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Sailor's choice}. (Zool.)	   (a) An excellent marine food fish ({Diplodus rhomboides},	       syn. {Lagodon rhomboides}) of the Southern United States;	       -- called also {porgy}, {squirrel fish}, {yellowtail},	       and {salt-water bream}.	   (b) A species of grunt ({Orthopristis chrysopterus} syn.	       {Pomadasys chrysopterus}), an excellent food fish common	       on the southern coasts of the United States; -- called	       also {hogfish}, and {pigfish}.	       [1913 Webster]
Saily \Sail"y\, a.	   Like a sail. [R.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Saim \Saim\, n. [OF. sain, LL. saginum, fr. L. sagina a	   fattening.]	   Lard; grease. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saimir \Sai*mir"\, n. (Zool.)	   The squirrel monkey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sain \Sain\, obs. p. p. of {Say}, for sayen.	   Said. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sain \Sain\, v. t. [Cf. Saint, Sane.]	   To sanctify; to bless so as to protect from evil influence.	   [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sainfoin \Sain"foin\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L.	   sanus; see {Sane}.) + foin hay (L. faenum); or perh. fr.	   saint sacred (L. sanctus; see {Saint}) + foin hay.] (Bot.)	   (a) A leguminous plant ({Onobrychis sativa}) cultivated for	       fodder. [Written also {saintfoin}.]	   (b) A kind of tick trefoil ({Desmodium Canadense}). [Canada]	       [1913 Webster]
Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), n. [F., fr. L. sanctus sacred, properly	   p. p. of sancire to render sacred by a religious act, to	   appoint as sacred; akin to sacer sacred. Cf. {Sacred},	   {Sanctity}, {Sanctum}, {Sanctus}.]	   1. A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent	      for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being	      redeemed and consecrated to God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Them that are sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to	            be saints.                            --1 Cor. i. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the blessed in heaven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shall thy saints, unmixed, and from the impure	            Far separate, circling thy holy mount,	            Unfeigned hallelujahs to thee sing.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) One canonized by the church. [Abbrev. St.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {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-Andreae}, the petals of which have the form of a	          Saint Andrew's cross. --Gray.	   {Saint Anthony's cross}, a T-shaped cross. See Illust. 6,	      under {Cross}.	   {Saint Anthony's fire}, the erysipelas; -- popularly so	      called because it was supposed to have been cured by the	      intercession of Saint Anthony.	   {Saint Anthony's nut} (Bot.), the groundnut ({Bunium	      flexuosum}); -- so called because swine feed on it, and	      St. Anthony was once a swineherd. --Dr. Prior.	   {Saint Anthony's turnip} (Bot.), the bulbous crowfoot, a	      favorite food of swine. --Dr. Prior.	   {Saint Barnaby's thistle} (Bot.), a kind of knapweed	      ({Centaurea solstitialis}) flowering on St. Barnabas's	      Day, June 11th. --Dr. Prior.	   {Saint Bernard} (Zool.), a breed of large, handsome dogs	      celebrated for strength and sagacity, formerly bred	      chiefly at the Hospice of St. Bernard in Switzerland, but	      now common in Europe and America. There are two races, the	      smooth-haired and the rough-haired. See Illust. under	      {Dog}.	   {Saint Catharine's flower} (Bot.), the plant love-in-a-mist.	      See under {Love}.	   {Saint Cuthbert's beads} (Paleon.), the fossil joints of	      crinoid stems.	   {Saint Dabeoc's heath} (Bot.), a heatherlike plant ({Daboecia	      polifolia}), named from an Irish saint.	   {Saint Distaff's Day}. See under {Distaff}.	   {Saint Elmo's fire}, a luminous, flamelike appearance,	      sometimes seen in dark, tempestuous nights, at some	      prominent point on a ship, particularly at the masthead	      and the yardarms. It has also been observed on land, and	      is due to the discharge of electricity from elevated or	      pointed objects. A single flame is called a {Helena}, or a	      {Corposant}; a double, or twin, flame is called a {Castor	      and Pollux}, or a {double Corposant}. It takes its name	      from St. Elmo, the patron saint of sailors.	   {Saint George's cross} (Her.), a Greek cross gules upon a	      field argent, the field being represented by a narrow	      fimbriation in the ensign, or union jack, of Great	      Britain.	   {Saint George's ensign}, a red cross on a white field with a	      union jack in the upper corner next the mast. It is the	      distinguishing badge of ships of the royal navy of	      England; -- called also {the white ensign}. --Brande & C.	   {Saint George's flag}, a smaller flag resembling the ensign,	      but without the union jack; used as the sign of the	      presence and command of an admiral. [Eng.] --Brande & C.	   {Saint Gobain glass} (Chem.), a fine variety of soda-lime	      plate glass, so called from St. Gobain in France, where it	      was manufactured.	   {Saint Ignatius's bean} (Bot.), the seed of a tree of the	      Philippines ({Strychnos Ignatia}), of properties similar	      to the nux vomica.	   {Saint James's shell} (Zool.), a pecten ({Vola Jacobaeus})	      worn by pilgrims to the Holy Land. See Illust. under	      {Scallop}.	   {Saint James's-wort} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio	      Jacobaea}).	   {Saint John's bread}. (Bot.) See {Carob}.	   {Saint John's-wort} (Bot.), any plant of the genus	      {Hypericum}, most species of which have yellow flowers; --	      called also {John's-wort}.	   {Saint Leger}, the name of a race for three-year-old horses	      run annually in September at Doncaster, England; --	      instituted in 1776 by Col. St. Leger.	   {Saint Martin's herb} (Bot.), a small tropical American	      violaceous plant ({Sauvagesia erecta}). It is very	      mucilaginous and is used in medicine.	   {Saint Martin's summer}, a season of mild, damp weather	      frequently prevailing during late autumn in England and	      the Mediterranean countries; -- so called from St.	      Martin's Festival, occurring on November 11. It	      corresponds to the Indian summer in America. --Shak.	      --Whittier.	   {Saint Patrick's cross}. See Illust. 4, under {Cross}.	   {Saint Patrick's Day}, the 17th of March, anniversary of the	      death (about 466) of St. Patrick, the apostle and patron	      saint of Ireland.	   {Saint Peter's fish}. (Zool.) See {John Dory}, under {John}.	      	   {Saint Peter's-wort} (Bot.), a name of several plants, as	      {Hypericum Ascyron}, {Hypericum quadrangulum}, {Ascyrum	      stans}, etc.	   {Saint Peter's wreath} (Bot.), a shrubby kind of {Spiraea}	      ({Spiraea hypericifolia}), having long slender branches	      covered with clusters of small white blossoms in spring.	      	   {Saint's bell}. See {Sanctus bell}, under {Sanctus}.	   {Saint Vitus's dance} (Med.), chorea; -- so called from the	      supposed cures wrought on intercession to this saint.	      [1913 Webster]	Saint \Saint\ (s[=a]nt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sainted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sainting}.]	   To make a saint of; to enroll among the saints by an offical	   act, as of the pope; to canonize; to give the title or	   reputation of a saint to (some one).	   [1913 Webster]	         A large hospital, erected by a shoemaker who has been	         beatified, though never sainted.         --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To saint it}, to act as a saint, or with a show of piety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Saint \Saint\, v. i.	   To act or live as a saint. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Saintdom \Saint"dom\ (-d[u^]m), n.	   The state or character of a saint. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sainted \Saint"ed\, a.	   1. Consecrated; sacred; holy; pious. "A most sainted king."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amongst the enthroned gods on sainted seats.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entered into heaven; -- a euphemism for {dead}.	      [1913 Webster]
Saintess \Saint"ess\, n.	   A female saint. [R.] --Bp. Fisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Sainthood \Saint"hood\, n.	   1. The state of being a saint; the condition of a saint.	      --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The order, or united body, of saints; saints, considered	      collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was supposed he felt no call to any expedition	            that might endanger the reign of the military	            sainthood.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Saintish \Saint"ish\, a.	   Somewhat saintlike; -- used ironically.	   [1913 Webster]
Saintism \Saint"ism\, n.	   The character or quality of saints; also, hypocritical	   pretense of holiness. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Saintlike \Saint"like`\, a.	   Resembling a saint; suiting a saint; becoming a saint;	   saintly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Glossed over only with a saintlike show. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Saintliness \Saint"li*ness\, n.	   Quality of being saintly.	   [1913 Webster]
Saintly \Saint"ly\, a. [Compar. {Saintlier}; superl.	   {Saintliest}.]	   Like a saint; becoming a holy person.	   [1913 Webster]	         So dear to Heaven is saintly chastity.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Saint Nicholas
Saint Nicholas \Saint Nicholas\, St Nicholas \St. Nicholas\, n.	   A Dutch saint, who was reputed to bring gifts to children on	   Christmas even, giving rise to the modern legend of {Santa	   Claus}.	   [PJC]	   {A Visit from St. Nicholas} The original name for a poem by	      Clement Clarke Moore, popularly called titled {The Night	      Before Christmans}. It is a popular poem with the theme of	      St. Nicholas (Santa Claus) coming to bring gifts to	      children on Christmans eve. See {Night Before Christmas}	      in the vocabulary.	      [PJC]
Saintologist \Saint*ol"o*gist\, n. [Saint + -logy + -ist.]	   (Theol.)	   One who writes the lives of saints. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saintship \Saint"ship\, n.	   The character or qualities of a saint.	   [1913 Webster]
Saint-Simonian \Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an\, n.	   A follower of the Count de St. Simon, who died in 1825, and	   who maintained that the principle of property held in common,	   and the just division of the fruits of common labor among the	   members of society, are the true remedy for the social evils	   which exist. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Saint-Simonianism \Saint`-Si*mo"ni*an*ism\, n.	   The principles, doctrines, or practice of the	   Saint-Simonians; -- called also {Saint- Simonism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saint-Simonism \Saint-Si"mon*ism\, n.	   A system of socialism in which the state owns all the	   property and the laborer is entitled to share according to	   the quality and amount of his work, founded by Saint Simon	   (1760-1825); -- called also {Saint- Simonianism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Saith \Saith\,	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Say}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Saithe \Saithe\, n. [Gael. saoidheam.] (Zool.)	   The pollock, or coalfish; -- called also {sillock}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saiva \Sai"va\ (? or ?), n. [Skr. [,c]aiva devoted to Siva.]	   One of an important religious sect in India which regards	   Siva with peculiar veneration.	   [1913 Webster]
Saivism \Sai"vism\, n.	   The worship of Siva.	   [1913 Webster]
Sajene \Sa*jene"\, n.	   Same as {Sagene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sajou \Sa"jou\ (?; F. ?), n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sapajou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sake \Sake\ (s[=a]k), n. [OE. sake cause, also, lawsuit, fault,	   AS. sacu strife, a cause or suit at law; akin to D. zaak	   cause, thing, affair, G. sache thing, cause in law, OHG.	   sahha, Icel. s["o]k, Sw. sak, Dan. sag, Goth. sakj[=o]	   strife, AS. sacan to contend, strive, Goth. sakam, Icel. saka	   to contend, strive, blame, OHG. sahhan, MHG. sachen, to	   contend, strive, defend one's right, accuse, charge in a	   lawsuit, and also to E. seek. Cf. {Seek}.]	   Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive;	   reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; --	   used chiefly in such phrases as, for the sake of, for his	   sake, for man's sake, for mercy's sake, and the like; as, to	   commit crime for the sake of gain; to go abroad for the sake	   of one's health.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moved with wrath and shame and ladies' sake. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will not again curse the ground any more for man's	         sake.                                    --Gen. viii.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]	         Will he draw out,	         For anger's sake, finite to infinite?    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Knowledge is for the sake of man, and not man for the	         sake of knowledge.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The -s of the possessive case preceding sake is	         sometimes omitted for euphony; as, for goodness sake.	         "For conscience sake." --1 Cor. x. 28. The plural sakes	         is often used with a possessive plural. "For both our	         sakes." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Sake \Sa"ke\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n.	   a traditional alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice.	   [Also spelled {saki}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Saker \Sa"ker\ (s[=a]"k[~e]r), n. [F. sacre (cf. It. sagro, Sp.	   & Pg. sacre), either fr. L. sacer sacred, holy, as a	   translation of Gr. "ie`rax falcon, from "iero`s holy, or more	   probably from Ar. [,c]aqr hawk.] [Written also {sacar},	   {sacre}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A falcon ({Falco sacer}) native of Southern Europe and	          Asia, closely resembling the lanner.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The female is called {chargh}, and the male	         {charghela}, or {sakeret}.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) The peregrine falcon. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A small piece of artillery. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the bastions were planted culverins and sakers.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The culverins and sakers showing their deadly	            muzzles over the rampart.             --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Sakeret \Sa"ker*et\ (s[=a]"k[~e]r*[e^]t), n. [F. sacret. See	   {Saker}.] (Zool.)	   The male of the saker	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[=a]"k[i^]), n. [Cf. F. & Pg. saki; probably from	   the native name.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the	   genus {Pithecia}. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail	   which is not prehensile.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The black saki ({Pithecia satanas}), the white-headed	         ({Pithecia leucocephala}), and the red-backed, or	         hand-drinking, saki ({Pithecia chiropotes}), are among	         the best-known.	         [1913 Webster]	Saki \Sa"ki\ (s[aum]"k[-e]), n.	   The alcoholic drink of Japan. It is made from rice; it is	   usually spelled {sake}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Sakieh
Sakieh \Sak"i*eh\, Sakiyeh \Sak"i*yeh\, n.] [Ar. s[=a]q[imac]ah	   canal, trench.]	   A kind of water wheel used in Egypt for raising water, from	   wells or pits, in buckets attached to its periphery or to an	   endless rope.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sakti \Sak"ti\, n. [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.)	   The divine energy, personified as the wife of a deity	   (Brahma, Vishnu, Siva, etc.); the female principle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sal \Sal\ (s[add]l), n. [Hind. s[=a]l, Skr. [,c][=a]la.] (Bot.)	   An East Indian timber tree ({Shorea robusta}), much used for	   building purposes. It is of a light brown color,	   close-grained, heavy, and durable. [Written also {saul}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sal \Sal\ (s[a^]l), n. [L. See {Salt}.] (Chem. & Pharm.)	   Salt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sal absinthii} [NL.] (Old Chem.), an impure potassium	      carbonate obtained from the ashes of wormwood ({Artemisia	      Absinthium}).	   {Sal acetosellae} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt of sorrel.	   {Sal alembroth}. (Old Chem.) See {Alembroth}.	   {Sal ammoniac} (Chem.), ammonium chloride, {NH4Cl}, a white	      crystalline volatile substance having a sharp salty taste,	      obtained from gas works, from nitrogenous matter, etc. It	      is largely employed as a source of ammonia, as a reagent,	      and as an expectorant in bronchitis. So called because	      originally made from the soot from camel's dung at the	      temple of Jupiter Ammon in Africa. Called also {muriate of	      ammonia}.	   {Sal catharticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), Epsom salts.	   {Sal culinarius} [L.] (Old Chem.), common salt, or sodium	      chloride.	   {Sal Cyrenaicus}. [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac} above.	      	   {Sal de duobus}, {Sal duplicatum} [NL.] (Old Chem.),	      potassium sulphate; -- so called because erroneously	      supposed to be composed of two salts, one acid and one	      alkaline.	   {Sal diureticus} [NL.] (Old Med. Chem.), potassium acetate.	      	   {Sal enixum} [NL.] (Old Chem.), acid potassium sulphate.	   {Sal gemmae} [NL.] (Old Min.), common salt occuring native.	      	   {Sal Jovis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), salt tin, or stannic chloride;	      -- the alchemical name of tin being Jove.	   {Sal Martis} [NL.] (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or ferrous	      sulphate; -- the alchemical name of iron being Mars.	   {Sal microcosmicum} [NL.] (Old Chem.) See {Microcosmic salt},	      under {Microcosmic}.	   {Sal plumbi} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead.	   {Sal prunella}. (Old Chem.) See {Prunella salt}, under 1st	      {Prunella}.	   {Sal Saturni} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sugar of lead, or lead	      acetate; -- the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.	   {Sal sedativus} [NL.] (Old Chem.), sedative salt, or boric	      acid.	   {Sal Seignette} [F. seignette, sel de seignette] (Chem.),	      Rochelle salt.	   {Sal soda} (Chem.), sodium carbonate. See under {Sodium}.	   {Sal vitrioli} [NL.] (Old Chem.), white vitriol; zinc	      sulphate.	   {Sal volatile}. [NL.]	   (a) (Chem.) See {Sal ammoniac}, above.	   (b) Spirits of ammonia.	       [1913 Webster]
Salaam \Sa*laam"\ (s[.a]*l[aum]m"), n.	   Same as {Salam}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Finally, Josiah might have made his salaam to the	         exciseman just as he was folding up that letter.	                                                  --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	Salaam \Sa*laam"\, v. i.	   To make or perform a salam.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have salaamed and kowtowed to him.     --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]
Salability \Sal`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or condition of being salable; salableness.	   --Duke of Argyll.	   [1913 Webster]
Salable \Sal"a*ble\, a. [From {Sale}.]	   Capable of being sold; fit to be sold; finding a ready	   market. -- {Sal"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sal"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Salacious \Sa*la"cious\, n. [L. salax, -acis, fond of leaping,	   lustful, fr. salire to leap. See {Salient}.]	   Having a propensity to venery; lustful; lecherous. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sa*la"cious*ly}, adv. --	   {Sa*la"cious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Salacity \Sa*lac"i*ty\, n. [L. salacitas: cf. F. salacit['e]]	   Strong propensity to venery; lust; lecherousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Salad \Sal"ad\ (s[a^]l"ad), n. [F. salade, OIt. salata, It.	   insalata, fr. salare to salt, fr. L. sal salt. See {Salt},	   and cf. {Slaw}.]	   1. A preparation of vegetables, as lettuce, celery, water	      cress, onions, etc., usually dressed with salt, vinegar,	      oil, and spice, and eaten for giving a relish to other	      food; as, lettuce salad; tomato salad, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaves eaten raw are termed salad.    --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dish composed of chopped meat or fish, esp. chicken or	      lobster, mixed with lettuce or other vegetables, and	      seasoned with oil, vinegar, mustard, and other condiments;	      as, chicken salad; lobster salad.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salad burnet} (Bot.), the common burnet ({Poterium	      Sanguisorba}), sometimes eaten as a salad in Italy.	      [1913 Webster]	Salad days \Sal"ad days`\, n. pl.	   a period when a person is young and inexperienced.	   [1913 Webster]
Salade \Sal"ade\, n.	   A helmet. See {Sallet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salading \Sal"ad*ing\, n.	   Vegetables for salad.	   [1913 Webster]
Salaeratus \Sal`ae*ra"tus\, n.	   See {Saleratus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salagane \Sal"a*gane\, n. [From the Chinese name.] (Zool.)	   The esculent swallow. See under {Esculent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salal-berry \Sal"al-ber`ry\, n. [Probably of American Indian	   origin.] (Bot.)	   The edible fruit of the {Gaultheria Shallon}, an ericaceous	   shrub found from California northwards. The berries are about	   the size of a common grape and of a dark purple color.	   [1913 Webster]
Salam \Sa*lam\ (s[.a]*l[aum]m"), n. [Ar. sal[=a]m peace,	   safety.]	   A salutation or compliment of ceremony in the east by word or	   act; an obeisance, performed by bowing very low and placing	   the right palm on the forehead. [Written also {salaam}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salamander \Sal"a*man`der\, n. [F. salamandre, L. salamandra,	   Gr. ?; cf. Per. samander, samandel.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Urodela, belonging	      to {Salamandra}, {Amblystoma}, {Plethodon}, and various	      allied genera, especially those that are more or less	      terrestrial in their habits.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The salamanders have, like lizards, an elongated body,	         four feet, and a long tail, but are destitute of	         scales. They are true Amphibia, related to the frogs.	         Formerly, it was a superstition that the salamander	         could live in fire without harm, and even extinguish it	         by the natural coldness of its body.	         [1913 Webster]	               I have maintained that salamander of yours with	               fire any time this two and thirty years. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Whereas it is commonly said that a salamander	               extinguisheth fire, we have found by experience	               that on hot coals, it dieth immediately. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The pouched gopher ({Geomys tuza}) of the Southern	      United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A culinary utensil of metal with a plate or disk which is	      heated, and held over pastry, etc., to brown it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A large poker. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metal.) Solidified material in a furnace hearth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Giant salamander}. (Zool.) See under {Giant}.	   {Salamander's hair} or {Salamander's wool} (Min.), a species	      of asbestos or mineral flax. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Salamandrina \Sal`a*man*dri"na\, n.; pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Urodela, comprising salamanders.	   [1913 Webster]
Salamandrine \Sal`a*man"drine\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a salamander; enduring	   fire. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Salamandroid \Sal`a*man"droid\, a. [Salamander + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the salamanders.	   [1913 Webster]
Salamandroidea \Sal`a*man*droi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Amphibia including the Salamanders and allied	   groups; the Urodela.	   [1913 Webster]
Salamstone \Sal"am*stone`\ (? or ?), n. (Min.)	   A kind of blue sapphire brought from Ceylon. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Salangana \Sa*lan"ga*na\, n.	   The salagane.	   [1913 Webster]
Salaried \Sal"a*ried\, a.	   Receiving a salary; paid by a salary; having a salary	   attached; as, a salaried officer; a salaried office.	   [1913 Webster]
Salary \Sal"a*ry\, a. [L. salarius.]	   Saline [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Salary \Sal"a*ry\, n.; pl. {Salaries}. [F. salaire, L. salarium,	   originally, salt money, the money given to the Roman soldiers	   for salt, which was a part of their pay, fr. salarius	   belonging to salt, fr. sal salt. See {Salt}.]	   The recompense or consideration paid, or stipulated to be	   paid, to a person at regular intervals for services; fixed	   wages, as by the year, quarter, or month; stipend; hire.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is hire and salary, not revenge.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Recompense for services paid at, or reckoned by, short	         intervals, as a day or week, is usually called wages.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stipend; pay; wages; hire; allowance.	        [1913 Webster]	Salary \Sal"a*ry\ v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salaried}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Salarying}.]	   To pay, or agree to pay, a salary to; to attach salary to;	   as, to salary a clerk; to salary a position.	   [1913 Webster]
Sale \Sale\, n.	   See 1st {Sallow}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sale \Sale\, n. [Icel. sala, sal, akin to E. sell. See {Sell},	   v. t.]	   1. The act of selling; the transfer of property, or a	      contract to transfer the ownership of property, from one	      person to another for a valuable consideration, or for a	      price in money.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Opportunity of selling; demand; market.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall have ready sale for them.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Public disposal to the highest bidder, or exposure of	      goods in market; auction. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bill of sale}. See under {Bill}.	   {Of sale}, {On sale}, {For sale}, to be bought or sold;	      offered to purchasers; in the market.	   {To set to sale}, to offer for sale; to put up for purchase;	      to make merchandise of. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] Saleable
Saleable \Sale"a*ble\, a., Saleably \Sale"a*bly\, adv., etc.	   See {Salable}, {Salably}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Saleb \Sal"eb\, n. (Med.)	   See {Salep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salebrosity \Sal`e*bros"i*ty\, n.	   Roughness or ruggedness. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Salebrous \Sal"e*brous\, a. [L. salebrosus, fr. salebra a rugged	   road, fr. salire to leap.]	   Rough; rugged. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salep \Sal"ep\ (s[a^]l"[e^]p), n. [Ar. sahleb, perhaps a	   corruption of an Arabic word for fox, one Ar. name of the	   orchis signifying literally, fox's testicles: cf. F. salep.]	   [Written also {saleb}, {salop}, and {saloop}.]	   The dried tubers of various species of {Orchis}, and	   {Eulophia}. It is used to make a nutritious beverage by	   treating the powdered preparation with hot water. --U. S.	   Disp.	   [1913 Webster]
Saleratus \Sal`e*ra"tus\, n. [NL. sal a["e]ratus; -- so called	   because it is a source of fixed air (carbon dioxide). See	   {Sal}, and and {Aerated}.] (Old Chem.)	   Aerated salt; a white crystalline substance having an	   alkaline taste and reaction, consisting of sodium bicarbonate	   (see under {Sodium}.) It is largely used in cooking, with	   sour milk (lactic acid) or cream of tartar as a substitute	   for yeast. It is also an ingredient of most baking powders,	   and is used in the preparation of effervescing drinks.	   [1913 Webster]
Salesman \Sales"man\ (s[=a]lz"man), n.; pl. {Salesmen} (-men).	   [Sale + man.]	   One who sells anything; one whose occupation is to sell goods	   or merchandise.	   [1913 Webster]
Sales tax \Sales" tax\ (s[=a]lz"t[a^]ks), n. [Sales + tax.]	   a tax imposed upon the retail sale of goods or the sale of	   services, usually collected by the seller at the time of	   purchase; -- it is typically calculated as a percentage of	   the price of the object sold, being commonly from 3% to 7% of	   the {base price}.	   [PJC]
Saleswoman \Sales"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Saleswomen}.	   A woman whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.	   [1913 Webster]
Salework \Sale"work`\, n.	   Work or things made for sale; hence, work done carelessly or	   slightingly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Salian \Sa"lian\, a.	   Denoting a tribe of Franks who established themselves early	   in the fourth century on the river Sala [now Yssel]; Salic.	   -- n. A Salian Frank.	   [1913 Webster]
Saliant \Sa"li*ant\, a. (Her.)	   Same as {Salient}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saliaunce \Sal"i*aunce\, a. [See {Sally}.]	   Salience; onslaught. [Obs.] "So fierce saliaunce." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Salic \Sal"ic\ (s[a^]l"[i^]k), a. [F. salique, fr. the Salian	   Franks, who, in the fifth century, formed a body of laws	   called in Latin leges Salicae.]	   Of or pertaining to the Salian Franks, or to the Salic law so	   called. [Also {salique}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Salic law}.	   (a) A code of laws formed by the Salian Franks in the fifth	       century. By one provision of this code women were	       excluded from the inheritance of landed property.	   (b) Specifically, in modern times, a law supposed to be a	       special application of the above-mentioned provision, in	       accordance with which males alone can inherit the throne.	       This law has obtained in France, and at times in other	       countries of Europe, as Spain.	       [1913 Webster]
Salicaceous \Sal`i*ca"ceous\ (s[a^]l`[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L.	   salix, -icis, the willow.]	   Belonging or relating to the willow.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicin \Sal"i*cin\, n. [L. salix, -icis, a willow: cf. F.	   salicine. See {Sallow} the tree.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the bark and leaves of several species	   of willow ({Salix}) and poplar, and extracted as a bitter	   white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicyl \Sal"i*cyl\, n. [Salicin + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical of salicylic acid and of certain	   related compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicylal \Sal"i*cyl`al\, n. [Salicylic + aldehide.] (Chem.)	   A thin, fragrant, colorless oil, {HO.C6H4.CHO}, found in the	   flowers of meadow sweet ({Spiraea}), and also obtained by	   oxidation of salicin, saligenin, etc. It reddens on exposure.	   Called also {salicylol}, {salicylic aldehyde}, and formerly	   {salicylous acid} or {spiroylous acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicylate \Sal"i*cyl`ate\ (-[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of salicylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicylic \Sal`i*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly	   obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now	   made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the	   action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a	   white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and	   in its salts in the treatment of rheumatism. Called also	   {hydroxybenzoic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicylide \Sal"i*cyl`ide\, n. [Salicylic + anhydride.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance obtained by dehydration of	   salicylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicylite \Sal"i*cyl`ite\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of salicylal; -- named after the analogy of a	   salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicylol \Sal"i*cyl`ol\, n. [Salicylic + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Salicylal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salicylous \Sa*lic"y*lous\ (? or ?), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a substance formerly called	   salicylous acid, and now salicylal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salience \Sa"li*ence\, n. [See {Salient}.]	   1. The quality or condition of being salient; a leaping; a	      springing forward; an assaulting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of projecting, or being projected;	      projection; protrusion. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Saliency \Sa"li*en*cy\, n.	   Quality of being salient; hence, vigor. "A fatal lack of	   poetic saliency." --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Salient \Sa"li*ent\, a. [L. saliens, -entis, p. pr. of salire to	   leap; cf. F. saillant. See {Sally}, n. & v. i..]	   1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping.	      "Frogs and salient animals." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shooting out or up; springing; projecting.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had in himself a salient, living spring of	            generous and manly action.            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention;	      prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Grenville] had neither salient traits, nor	            general comprehensiveness of mind.    --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math. & Fort.) Projecting outwardly; as, a salient angle;	      -- opposed to {reentering}. See Illust. of {Bastion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) Represented in a leaping position; as, a lion	      salient.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salient angle}. See {Salient}, a., 4.	   {Salient polygon} (Geom.), a polygon all of whose angles are	      salient.	   {Salient polyhedron} (Geom.), a polyhedron all of whose solid	      angles are salient.	      [1913 Webster]	Salient \Sa"li*ent\, a. (Fort.)	   A salient angle or part; a projection.	   [1913 Webster]
Saliently \Sa"li*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a salient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Saliferous \Sa*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. sal salt + -ferous.]	   Producing, or impregnated with, salt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Saliferous rocks} (Geol.), the New Red Sandstone system of	      some geologists; -- so called because, in Europe, this	      formation contains beds of salt. The saliferous beds of	      New York State belong largely to the Salina period of the	      Upper Silurian. See the Chart of {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Salifiable \Sal"i*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. salifiable. See	   {Salify}.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing an acid to form a salt; -- said of	   bases; thus, ammonia is salifiable.	   [1913 Webster]
Salification \Sal`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. salification.]	   (Chem.)	   The act, process, or result of salifying; the state of being	   salified.	   [1913 Webster]
Salify \Sal"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Salifying}.] [F. salifier; from L. sal salt + -ficare	   (only in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.] (Chem.)	   (a) To combine or impregnate with a salt.	   (b) To form a salt with; to convert into a salt; as, to	       salify a base or an acid.	       [1913 Webster]
Saligenin \Sa*lig"e*nin\, n. [Salicin + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A phenol alcohol obtained, by the decomposition of salicin,	   as a white crystalline substance; -- called also	   {hydroxy-benzyl alcohol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saligot \Sal"i*got\, n. [F.] (Bot.)	   The water chestnut ({Trapa natans}).	   [1913 Webster]
Salimeter \Sal*im"e*ter\, n. [L. sal salt + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the amount of salt present in any	   given solution. [Written also {salometer}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salimetry \Sal*im"e*try\, n.	   The art or process of measuring the amount of salt in a	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Salina \Sa*li"na\, n. [Cf. L. salinae, pl., salt works, from sal	   salt. See {Saline}, a.]	   1. A salt marsh, or salt pond, inclosed from the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Salt works.	      [1913 Webster]	Salina period \Sa*li"na pe"ri*od\ [So called from Salina, a town	   in New York.] (Geol.)	   The period in which the American Upper Silurian system,	   containing the brine-producing rocks of central New York, was	   formed. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salination \Sal`i*na"tion\, n.	   The act of washing with salt water. [R. & Obs.] --Greenhill.	   [1913 Webster]
Saline \Sa"line\ (? or ?; 277), a. [F. salin, fr. L. sal salt:	   cf. L. salinae salt works, salinum saltcellar. See {Salt}.]	   1. Consisting of salt, or containing salt; as, saline	      particles; saline substances; a saline cathartic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the quality of salt; salty; as, a saline taste.	      [1913 Webster]	Saline \Sa"line\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Cf. F. saline. See {Saline},	   a.]	   A salt spring; a place where salt water is collected in the	   earth.	   [1913 Webster]	Saline \Sal"ine\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A crude potash obtained from beet-root residues	      and other similar sources. [Written also {salin}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med. Chem.) A metallic salt; esp., a salt of potassium,	      sodium, lithium, or magnesium, used in medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Salineness \Sa*line"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being salt; saltness.	   [1913 Webster]
Saliniferous \Sal`i*nif"er*ous\, a. [Saline + -ferous.]	   Same as {Saliferous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saliniform \Sa*lin"i*form\, a.	   Having the form or the qualities of a salt, especially of	   common salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Salinity \Sa*lin"i*ty\, n.	   Salineness. --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Salinometer \Sal`i*nom"e*ter\, n. [Saline + -meter.]	   A salimeter.	   [1913 Webster]
Salinous \Sa*lin"ous\, a.	   Saline. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salique \Sal"ique\ (? or ?), a. [F.]	   Salic. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         She fulmined out her scorn of laws salique. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Saliretin \Sal`i*re"tin\, n. [Saligenin + Gr. ? resin.] (Chem.)	   A yellow amorphous resinoid substance obtained by the action	   of dilute acids on saligenin.	   [1913 Webster]
Salisburia \Sal`is*bu"ri*a\, n. [Named after R. A. Salisbury, an	   English botanist.] (Bot.)	   The ginkgo tree ({Ginkgo biloba}, or {Salisburia	   adiantifolia}).	   [1913 Webster]
Salite \Sal"ite\, v. t. [L. salitus, p. p. of salire to salt,	   fr. sal salt.]	   To season with salt; to salt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Salite \Sa"lite\, n. [So called from Sala, a town in Sweden.]	   (Min.)	   A massive lamellar variety of pyroxene, of a dingy green	   color. [Written also {sahlite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saliva \Sa*li"va\, n. [L.; cf. Gr. ?.] (Physiol.)	   The secretion from the salivary glands.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty	         viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is	         secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual	         glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the	         secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from	         the individual salivary glands have their own special	         characteristics, and these are not the same in all	         animals. In man and many animals mixed saliva, i.e.,	         saliva composed of the secretions of all three of the	         salivary glands, is an important digestive fluid on	         account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme,	         ptyalin.	         [1913 Webster]
Salival \Sa*li"val\ (?; 277), a.	   Salivary.	   [1913 Webster]
Salivant \Sal"i*vant\, a. [L. salivans, p. pr. of salivare. See	   {Salivate}.]	   Producing salivation.	   [1913 Webster]	Salivant \Sal"i*vant\, n.	   That which produces salivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Salivary \Sal"i*va*ry\, a. [L. salivarius slimy, clammy: cf. F.	   salivaire.] (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to saliva; producing or carrying saliva; as,	   the salivary ferment; the salivary glands; the salivary	   ducts, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Salivate \Sal"i*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salivated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Salivating}.] [L. salivatus, p. p. of salivare to	   salivate. See {Saliva}.]	   To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce	   salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury.	   [1913 Webster]
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Salivation \Sal`i*va"tion\, n. [L. salivatio: cf. F.	   salivation.] (Physiol.)	   The act or process of salivating; an excessive secretion of	   saliva, often accompanied with soreness of the mouth and	   gums; ptyalism.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It may be induced by direct chemical or mechanical	         stimulation, as in mastication of some tasteless	         substance like rubber, or indirectly by some agent	         which affects the whole system, as mercury compounds.	         [1913 Webster]
Salivous \Sa*li"vous\, a. [L. salivosus: cf. F. saliveux.]	   Pertaining to saliva; of the nature of saliva.	   [1913 Webster]
Salix \Sa"lix\, n.; pl. {Salices}. [L., the willow.] (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of trees or shrubs including the willow, osier,	       and the like, growing usually in wet grounds.	   (b) A tree or shrub of any kind of willow.	       [1913 Webster]
Sallenders \Sal"len*ders\, n. pl. [F. solandres, solandre.]	   (Far.)	   An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. [Written also	   {sellanders}, and {sellenders}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         On the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as	         well as at the bend of the knee, there is occasionally	         a scurfy eruption called "mallenders" in the fore leg,	         and "sallenders" in the hind leg.        --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Sallet \Sal"let\ (s[a^]l"l[e^]t), n. [F. salade, Sp. celada, or	   It. celata, fr. L. (cassis) caelata, fr. caelare, caelatum,	   to engrave in relief. So called from the figures engraved	   upon it.]	   A light kind of helmet, with or without a visor, introduced	   during the 15th century. [Written also {salade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Then he must have a sallet wherewith his head may be	         saved.                                   --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster] Sallet	Sallet \Sal"let\, Salleting \Sal"let*ing\, n.	   Salad. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Salliance \Sal"li*ance\, n.	   Salience. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sallow \Sal"low\ (s[a^]l"l[-o]), n. [OE. salwe, AS. sealh; akin	   to OHG. salaha, G. salweide, Icel. selja, L. salix, Ir. sail,	   saileach, Gael. seileach, W. helyg, Gr. "eli`kh.]	   1. The willow; willow twigs. [Poetic] --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bend the pliant sallow to a shield. --Fawkes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sallow knows the basketmaker's thumb. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A name given to certain species of willow,	      especially those which do not have flexible shoots, as	      {Salix caprea}, {Salix cinerea}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sallow thorn} (Bot.), a European thorny shrub ({Hippophae	      rhamnoides}) much like an Elaeagnus. The yellow berries	      are sometimes used for making jelly, and the plant affords	      a yellow dye.	      [1913 Webster]	Sallow \Sal"low\, a. [Compar. {Sallower}; superl. {Sallowest}.]	   [AS. salu; akin to D. zaluw, OHG. salo, Icel. s["o]lr	   yellow.]	   Having a yellowish color; of a pale, sickly color, tinged	   with yellow; as, a sallow skin. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sallow \Sal"low\, v. t.	   To tinge with sallowness. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sallowish \Sal"low*ish\, a.	   Somewhat sallow. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Sallowness \Sal"low*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being sallow. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sally \Sal"ly\ (s[a^]l"l[y^]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sallied}	   (-l[i^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sallying}.] [F. saillir, fr. L.	   salire to leap, spring, akin to Gr. "a`llesqai; cf. Skr.	   s[.r] to go, to flow. Cf. {Salient}, {Assail}, {Assault},	   {Exult}, {Insult}, {Saltation}, {Saltire}.]	   To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a	   body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to	   make a sally.	   [1913 Webster]	         They break the truce, and sally out by night. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The foe retires, -- she heads the sallying host.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Sally \Sal"ly\, n.; pl. {Sallies}. [F. saillie, fr. saillir. See	   Sally, v.]	   1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden	      eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place	      besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were	            beaten in with loss.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An excursion from the usual track; range; digression;	      deviation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every one shall know a country better that makes	            often sallies into it, and traverses it up and down,	            than he that . . . goes still round in the same	            track.                                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A flight of fancy, liveliness, wit, or the like; a	      flashing forth of a quick and active mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unaffected mirth with which she enjoyed his	            sallies.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Transgression of the limits of soberness or steadiness;	      act of levity; wild gayety; frolic; escapade.	      [1913 Webster]	            The excursion was esteemed but a sally of youth.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sally port}.	      (a) (Fort.) A postern gate, or a passage underground, from	          the inner to the outer works, to afford free egress	          for troops in a sortie.	      (b) (Naval) A large port on each quarter of a fireship,	          for the escape of the men into boats when the train is	          fired; a large port in an old-fashioned three-decker	          or a large modern ironclad.	          [1913 Webster]	Sally Lunn \Sal"ly Lunn"\ [From a woman, Sally Lunn, who is said	   to have first made the cakes, and sold them in the streets of	   Bath, Eng.]	   A tea cake slighty sweetened, and raised with yeast, baked in	   the form of biscuits or in a thin loaf, and eaten hot with	   butter.	   [1913 Webster]
Sallyman \Sal"ly*man\, n. (Zool.)	   The velella; -- called also {saleeman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salm \Salm\, n.	   Psalm. [Obs2E] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Salmagundi \Sal`ma*gun"di\, n. [F. salmigondis, of uncertain	   origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles	   + condita preserved (see {Condite}); or from the Countess	   Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to	   have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat, and F. salmis	   a ragout.]	   1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil,	      vinegar, pepper, and onions. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or	      medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Salmi \Sal"mi\, n. (Cookery)	   Same as {Salmis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salmiac \Sal"mi*ac\, n. [Cf. F. salmiac, G. salmiak.] (Old	   Chem.)	   Sal ammoniac. See under {Sal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salmis \Sal`mis"\, n. [F.] (Cookery)	   A ragout of partly roasted game stewed with sauce, wine,	   bread, and condiments suited to provoke appetite.	   [1913 Webster]
Salmon \Salm"on\ (s[a^]m"[u^]n), n.; pl. {Salmons} (-[u^]nz) or	   (collectively) {Salmon}. [OE. saumoun, salmon, F. saumon, fr.	   L. salmo, salmonis, perhaps from salire to leap. Cf. {Sally},	   v.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of fishes of the genus	      {Salmo} and allied genera. The common salmon ({Salmo	      salar}) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and	      the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important	      species. They are extensively preserved for food. See	      {Quinnat}.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head	         streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,	         and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in	         the way of their progress. The common salmon has been	         known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;	         more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five	         pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and	         grilse. Among the true salmons are:	   {Black salmon}, or {Lake salmon}, the namaycush.	   {Dog salmon}, a salmon of Western North America	      ({Oncorhynchus keta}).	   {Humpbacked salmon}, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus	      gorbuscha}).	   {King salmon}, the quinnat.	   {Landlocked salmon}, a variety of the common salmon (var.	      Sebago), long confined in certain lakes in consequence of	      obstructions that prevented it from returning to the sea.	      This last is called also {dwarf salmon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and	         erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called	         {jack salmon}; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;	         the cabrilla, called {kelp salmon}; young pollock,	         called {sea salmon}; and the California yellowtail.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the	      salmon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salmon berry} (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from	      Alaska to California, the fruit of the {Rubus Nutkanus}.	      	   {Salmon killer} (Zool.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus	      cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia.	      	   {Salmon ladder}, {Salmon stair}. See {Fish ladder}, under	      {Fish}.	   {Salmon peel}, a young salmon.	   {Salmon pipe}, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.	   {Salmon trout}. (Zool.)	      (a) The European sea trout ({Salmo trutta}). It resembles	          the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more	          numerous scales.	      (b) The American namaycush.	      (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black	          spotted trout ({Salmo purpuratus}), and to the steel	          head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.	          [1913 Webster]	Salmon \Salm"on\, a.	   Of a reddish yellow or orange color, like that of the flesh	   of the salmon.	   [1913 Webster]
Salmonella \Sal`mo*nel"la\, prop. n. [After Daniel E. Salmon, a	   U. S. pathologist (1850-1914).]	   A genus of gram-negative bacteria that may be motile or	   non-motile; they are typically rod-shaped and may be aerobic	   or facultatively aerobic. They may be pathogenic for humans	   and other animals. Their metabolism is fermentative, and they	   produce acid and usually gas from glucose, but they do not	   metabolize lactose. The type species is {Salmonella	   cholerae-suis}, which is found in pigs. Other species,	   pathogenic in man, are {Salmonella typhi} ({Salmonella	   typhosa}), {Salmonella typhimurium}, and {Salmonella	   schotmulleri}, whih cause typhoid fever, food poisoning, and	   enteric fever, respectively. --Stedman.	   [PJC]
salmonellosis \sal`mo*nel*lo"sis\, n.	   Infection with bacteria of the genus {Salmonella}. --Stedman.	   [PJC]
Salmonet \Salm"on*et\, n. [Cf. Samlet.] (Zool.)	   A salmon of small size; a samlet.	   [1913 Webster]
Salmonoid \Sal"mon*oid\, a. [Salmon + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, the {Salmonidae}, a family of fishes	   including the trout and salmon. -- n. Any fish of the family	   {Salmonidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salogen \Sal"o*gen\, n. [L. sal salt + -gen.] (Chem.)	   A halogen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salol \Sal"ol\, n. [Salicylic + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance consisting of phenol	   salicylate.	   [1913 Webster]
salometer \sa*lom"e*ter\, n.	   See {Salimeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salometry \Sa*lom"e*try\, n.	   Salimetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Salon \Sa`lon"\, n. [F. See {Saloon}.]	   1. An apartment for the reception of company; hence, in the	      plural, fashionable parties; circles of fashionable	      society.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apartment for the reception and exhibition of works of	      art; hence, an annual exhibition of paintings, sculptures,	      etc., held in Paris by the Society of French Artists; --	      sometimes called the {Old Salon}.	   {New Salon} is a popular name for an annual exhibition of	      paintings, sculptures, etc., held in Paris at the Champs	      de Mars, by the Soci['e]t['e] Nationale des Beaux-Arts	      (National Society of Fine Arts), a body of artists who, in	      1890, seceded from the Soci['e]t['e] des Artistes	      Fran[,c]ais (Society of French Artists).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Saloon \Sa*loon"\ (s[.a]*l[=oo]n"), n. [F. salon (cf. It.	   salone), fr. F. salle a large room, a hall, of German or	   Dutch origin; cf. OHG. sal house, hall, G. saal; akin to AS.	   sael, sele, D. zaal, Icel. salr, Goth. saljan to dwell, and	   probably to L. solum ground. Cf. {Sole} of the foot, {Soil}	   ground, earth.]	   1. A spacious and elegant apartment for the reception of	      company or for works of art; a hall of reception, esp. a	      hall for public entertainments or amusements; a large room	      or parlor; as, the saloon of a steamboat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gilden saloons in which the first magnates of	            the realm . . . gave banquets and balls. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Popularly, a public room for specific uses; esp., a	      barroom or grogshop; as, a drinking saloon; an eating	      saloon; a dancing saloon.	      [1913 Webster]	            We hear of no hells, or low music halls, or low	            dancing saloons [at Athens.]          --J. P.	                                                  Mahaffy.	      [1913 Webster]
Saloop \Sa*loop"\ (s[.a]*l[=oo]p"), n.	   An aromatic drink prepared from sassafras bark and other	   ingredients, at one time much used in London. --J. Smith	   (Dict. Econ. Plants).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Saloop bush} (Bot.), an Australian shrub ({Rhagodia	      hastata}) of the Goosefoot family, used for fodder.	      [1913 Webster]
Salp \Salp\ (s[a^]lp), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Salpa}, or of the family {Salpidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salpa \Sal"pa\ (s[a^]l"p[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Salpae}	   (s[a^]l"p[=e]), E. {Salpas} (s[a^]l"p[.a]z). [NL.: cf. L.	   salpa a kind of stockfish.] (Zool.)	   A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic	   tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. See	   Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Each species exists in two distinct forms, one of which	         lives solitary, and produces, by budding from an	         internal organ, a series of the other kind. These are	         united together, side by side, so as to form a chain,	         or cluster, often of large size. Each of the	         individuals composing the chain carries a single egg,	         which develops into the solitary kind.	         [1913 Webster] Salpian
Salpian \Sal"pi*an\, Salpid \Sal"pid\, n. (Zool.)	   A salpa.	   [1913 Webster]
Salpicon \Sal"pi*con\, n. [F. salpicon, Sp. salpicon.]	   Chopped meat, bread, etc., used to stuff legs of veal or	   other joints; stuffing; farce. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Salpingitis \Sal`pin*gi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Salpinx}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the salpinx.	   [1913 Webster]
Salpinx \Sal"pinx\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, a trumpet.] (Old	   Anat.)	   The Eustachian tube, or the Fallopian tube.	   [1913 Webster]
Salsafy \Sal"sa*fy\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Salsify}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salsamentarious \Sal`sa*men*ta"ri*ous\, a. [L. salsamentarius,	   fr. salsamentum brine, pickled fish, fr. salsus salted, p. p.	   of salire to salt.]	   Salt; salted; saline. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salse \Salse\, n. [F.]	   A mud volcano, the water of which is often impregnated with	   salts, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Salsify \Sal"si*fy\ (?; 277), n. [F. salsifis.] (Bot.)	   See {Oyster plant}	   (a), under {Oyster}.	       [1913 Webster]
Salso-acid \Sal"so-ac`id\, a. [L. salsus salted, salt + acidus	   acid.]	   Having a taste compounded of saltness and acidity; both salt	   and acid. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salsoda \Sal`so"da\, n.	   See {Sal soda}, under {Sal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salsola \Sal"so*la\, n. [NL., fr. L. salsus salt, because they	   contain alkaline salts.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the glasswort. See {Glasswort}.	   [1913 Webster]
salsuginous \sal*su"gi*nous\, a. [L. salsugo, -ginis, saltness,	   from salsus salted, salt: cf. F. salsugineux.] (Bot.)	   Growing in brackish places or in salt marshes.	   [1913 Webster]
Salt \Salt\, n. [AS. sealt; akin to OS. & OFries. salt, D. zout,	   G. salz, Icel., Sw., & Dan. salt, L. sal, Gr. ?, Russ. sole,	   Ir. & Gael. salann, W. halen, of unknown origin. Cf. {Sal},	   {Salad}, {Salary}, {Saline}, {Sauce}, {Sausage}.]	   1. The chloride of sodium, a substance used for seasoning	      food, for the preservation of meat, etc. It is found	      native in the earth, and is also produced, by evaporation	      and crystallization, from sea water and other water	      impregnated with saline particles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, flavor; taste; savor; smack; seasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though we are justices and doctors and churchmen . .	            . we have some salt of our youth in us. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, also, piquancy; wit; sense; as, Attic salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dish for salt at table; a saltcellar.	      [1913 Webster]	            I out and bought some things; among others, a dozen	            of silver salts.                      --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A sailor; -- usually qualified by old. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Around the door are generally to be seen, laughing	            and gossiping, clusters of old salts. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) The neutral compound formed by the union of an	      acid and a base; thus, sulphuric acid and iron form the	      salt sulphate of iron or green vitriol.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Except in case of ammonium salts, accurately speaking,	         it is the acid radical which unites with the base or	         basic radical, with the elimination of hydrogen, of	         water, or of analogous compounds as side products. In	         the case of diacid and triacid bases, and of dibasic	         and tribasic acids, the mutual neutralization may vary	         in degree, producing respectively basic, neutral, or	         acid salts. See Phrases below.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. Fig.: That which preserves from corruption or error; that	      which purifies; a corrective; an antiseptic; also, an	      allowance or deduction; as, his statements must be taken	      with a grain of salt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye are the salt of the earth.         --Matt. v. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. Any mineral salt used as an aperient or cathartic,	      especially Epsom salts, Rochelle salt, or Glauber's salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. Marshes flooded by the tide. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Above the salt}, {Below the salt}, phrases which have	      survived the old custom, in the houses of people of rank,	      of placing a large saltcellar near the middle of a long	      table, the places above which were assigned to the guests	      of distinction, and those below to dependents, inferiors,	      and poor relations. See {Saltfoot}.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fashion is not to take knowledge of him that is	            beneath him in clothes. He never drinks below the	            salt.                                 --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acid salt} (Chem.)	      (a) A salt derived from an acid which has several	          replaceable hydrogen atoms which are only partially	          exchanged for metallic atoms or basic radicals; as,	          acid potassium sulphate is an acid salt.	      (b) A salt, whatever its constitution, which merely gives	          an acid reaction; thus, copper sulphate, which is	          composed of a strong acid united with a weak base, is	          an acid salt in this sense, though theoretically it is	          a neutral salt.	   {Alkaline salt} (Chem.), a salt which gives an alkaline	      reaction, as sodium carbonate.	   {Amphid salt} (Old Chem.), a salt of the oxy type, formerly	      regarded as composed of two oxides, an acid and a basic	      oxide. [Obsolescent]	   {Basic salt} (Chem.)	      (a) A salt which contains more of the basic constituent	          than is required to neutralize the acid.	      (b) An alkaline salt.	   {Binary salt} (Chem.), a salt of the oxy type conveniently	      regarded as composed of two ingredients (analogously to a	      haloid salt), viz., a metal and an acid radical.	   {Double salt} (Chem.), a salt regarded as formed by the union	      of two distinct salts, as common alum, potassium aluminium	      sulphate. See under {Double}.	   {Epsom salts}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Essential salt} (Old Chem.), a salt obtained by	      crystallizing plant juices.	   {Ethereal salt}. (Chem.) See under {Ethereal}.	   {Glauber's salt} or {Glauber's salts}. See in Vocabulary.	   {Haloid salt} (Chem.), a simple salt of a halogen acid, as	      sodium chloride.	   {Microcosmic salt}. (Chem.). See under {Microcosmic}.	   {Neutral salt}. (Chem.)	      (a) A salt in which the acid and base (in theory)	          neutralize each other.	      (b) A salt which gives a neutral reaction.	   {Oxy salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from an oxygen acid.	   {Per salt} (Old Chem.), a salt supposed to be derived from a	      peroxide base or analogous compound. [Obs.]	   {Permanent salt}, a salt which undergoes no change on	      exposure to the air.	   {Proto salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a protoxide base or	      analogous compound.	   {Rochelle salt}. See under {Rochelle}.	   {Salt of amber} (Old Chem.), succinic acid.	   {Salt of colcothar} (Old Chem.), green vitriol, or sulphate	      of iron.	   {Salt of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.)	      (a) Sal ammoniac, or ammonium chloride.	      (b) Ammonium carbonate. Cf. {Spirit of hartshorn}, under	          {Hartshorn}.	   {Salt of lemons}. (Chem.) See {Salt of sorrel}, below.	   {Salt of Saturn} (Old Chem.), sugar of lead; lead acetate; --	      the alchemical name of lead being Saturn.	   {Salt of Seignette}. Same as {Rochelle salt}.	   {Salt of soda} (Old Chem.), sodium carbonate.	   {Salt of sorrel} (Old Chem.), acid potassium oxalate, or	      potassium quadroxalate, used as a solvent for ink stains;	      -- so called because found in the sorrel, or Oxalis. Also	      sometimes inaccurately called {salt of lemon}.	   {Salt of tartar} (Old Chem.), potassium carbonate; -- so	      called because formerly made by heating cream of tartar,	      or potassium tartrate. [Obs.]	   {Salt of Venus} (Old Chem.), blue vitriol; copper sulphate;	      -- the alchemical name of copper being Venus.	   {Salt of wisdom}. See {Alembroth}.	   {Sedative salt} (Old Med. Chem.), boric acid.	   {Sesqui salt} (Chem.), a salt derived from a sesquioxide base	      or analogous compound.	   {Spirit of salt}. (Chem.) See under {Spirit}.	   {Sulpho salt} (Chem.), a salt analogous to an oxy salt, but	      containing sulphur in place of oxygen.	      [1913 Webster]	Salt \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 with, or tasting of, salt; salted;	      as, salt beef; salt water. "Salt tears." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Overflowed with, or growing in, salt water; as, a salt	      marsh; salt grass.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Bitter; sharp; pungent.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a salt and sorry rheum offends me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Salacious; lecherous; lustful. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salt acid} (Chem.), hydrochloric acid.	   {Salt block}, an apparatus for evaporating brine; a salt	      factory. --Knight.	   {Salt bottom}, a flat piece of ground covered with saline	      efflorescences. [Western U.S.] --Bartlett.	   {Salt cake} (Chem.), the white caked mass, consisting of	      sodium sulphate, which is obtained as the product of the	      first stage in the manufacture of soda, according to	      Leblanc's process.	   {Salt fish}.	      (a) Salted fish, especially cod, haddock, and similar	          fishes that have been salted and dried for food.	      (b) A marine fish.	   {Salt garden}, an arrangement for the natural evaporation of	      sea water for the production of salt, employing large	      shallow basins excavated near the seashore.	   {Salt gauge}, an instrument used to test the strength of	      brine; a salimeter.	   {Salt horse}, salted beef. [Slang]	   {Salt junk}, hard salt beef for use at sea. [Slang]	   {Salt lick}. See {Lick}, n.	   {Salt marsh}, grass land subject to the overflow of salt	      water.	   {Salt-marsh caterpillar} (Zool.), an American bombycid moth	      ({Spilosoma acraea} which is very destructive to the	      salt-marsh grasses and to other crops. Called also {woolly	      bear}. See Illust. under {Moth}, {Pupa}, and {Woolly	      bear}, under {Woolly}.	   {Salt-marsh fleabane} (Bot.), a strong-scented composite herb	      ({Pluchea camphorata}) with rayless purplish heads,	      growing in salt marshes.	   {Salt-marsh hen} (Zool.), the clapper rail. See under {Rail}.	      	   {Salt-marsh terrapin} (Zool.), the diamond-back.	   {Salt mine}, a mine where rock salt is obtained.	   {Salt pan}.	      (a) A large pan used for making salt by evaporation; also,	          a shallow basin in the ground where salt water is	          evaporated by the heat of the sun.	      (b) pl. Salt works.	   {Salt pit}, a pit where salt is obtained or made.	   {Salt rising}, a kind of yeast in which common salt is a	      principal ingredient. [U.S.]	   {Salt raker}, one who collects salt in natural salt ponds, or	      inclosures from the sea.	   {Salt sedative} (Chem.), boracic acid. [Obs.]	   {Salt spring}, a spring of salt water.	   {Salt tree} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Halimodendron	      argenteum}) growing in the salt plains of the Caspian	      region and in Siberia.	   {Salt water}, water impregnated with salt, as that of the	      ocean and of certain seas and lakes; sometimes, also,	      tears.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mine eyes are full of tears, I can not see;	            And yet salt water blinds them not so much	            But they can see a sort of traitors here. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salt-water sailor}, an ocean mariner.	   {Salt-water tailor}. (Zool.) See {Bluefish}.	      [1913 Webster]	Salt \Salt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Salting}.]	   1. To sprinkle, impregnate, or season with salt; to preserve	      with salt or in brine; to supply with salt; as, to salt	      fish, beef, or pork; to salt cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill with salt between the timbers and planks, as a	      ship, for the preservation of the timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To salt a mine}, to artfully deposit minerals in a mine in	      order to deceive purchasers regarding its value. [Cant]	   {To salt away}, {To salt down}, to prepare with, or pack in,	      salt for preserving, as meat, eggs, etc.; hence,	      colloquially, to save, lay up, or invest sagely, as money.	      [1913 Webster]	Salt \Salt\, v. i.	   To deposit salt as a saline solution; as, the brine begins to	   salt.	   [1913 Webster]	Salt \Salt\, n. [L. saltus, fr. salire to leap.]	   The act of leaping or jumping; a leap. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltant \Sal"tant\, a. [L. saltans, p. pr. of saltare to dance,	   v. intens. fr. salire to leap: cf. F. sautant. See {Sally},	   v.]	   1. Leaping; jumping; dancing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) In a leaping position; springing forward; --	      applied especially to the squirrel, weasel, and rat, also	      to the cat, greyhound, monkey, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Saltarella \Sal`ta*rel"la\, n.	   See {Saltarello}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltarello \Sal`ta*rel"lo\, n. [It., fr. L. saltare to jump.]	   A popular Italian dance in quick 3-4 or 6-8 time, running	   mostly in triplets, but with a hop step at the beginning of	   each measure. See {Tarantella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltate \Sal"tate\, v. i. [See {Saltant}.]	   To leap or dance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saltation \Sal*ta"tion\, n. [L. saltatio: cf. F. saltation.]	   1. A leaping or jumping.	      [1913 Webster]	            Continued his saltation without pause. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Beating or palpitation; as, the saltation of the great	      artery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) An abrupt and marked variation in the condition or	      appearance of a species; a sudden modification which may	      give rise to new races.	      [1913 Webster]	            We greatly suspect that nature does make	            considerable jumps in the way of variation now and	            then, and that these saltations give rise to some of	            the gaps which appear to exist in the series of	            known forms.                          --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]
Saltatoria \Sal`ta*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Orthoptera including grasshoppers, locusts, and	   crickets.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltatorial \Sal`ta*to"ri*al\, a.	   1. Relating to leaping; saltatory; as, saltatorial exercises.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Same as {Saltatorious}.	      (b) Of or pertaining to the Saltatoria.	          [1913 Webster]
Saltatorious \Sal`ta*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Capable of leaping; formed for leaping; saltatory; as, a	   saltatorious insect or leg.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltatory \Sal"ta*to"ry\, a. [L. saltatorius. See {Saltant}, and	   cf. {Saltire}.]	   Leaping or dancing; having the power of, or used in, leaping	   or dancing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Saltatory evolution} (Biol.), a theory of evolution which	      holds that the transmutation of species is not always	      gradual, but that there may come sudden and marked	      variations. See {Saltation}.	   {Saltatory spasm} (Med.), an affection in which pressure of	      the foot on a floor causes the patient to spring into the	      air, so as to make repeated involuntary motions of hopping	      and jumping. --J. Ross.	      [1913 Webster]
Saltbush \Salt"bush`\, n. (Bot.)	   An Australian plant ({Atriplex nummularia}) of the Goosefoot	   family.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltcat \Salt"cat`\, n.	   A mixture of salt, coarse meal, lime, etc., attractive to	   pigeons.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltcellar \Salt"cel*lar\, n. [OE. saltsaler; salt + F.	   sali[`e]re saltcellar, from L. sal salt. See {Salt}, and cf.	   {Salary}.]	   Formerly a large vessel, now a small vessel of glass or other	   material, used for holding salt on the table.	   [1913 Webster]
Salter \Salt"er\, n.	   One who makes, sells, or applies salt; one who salts meat or	   fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltern \Salt"ern\, n.	   A building or place where salt is made by boiling or by	   evaporation; salt works.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltfoot \Salt"foot`\, n.	   A large saltcellar formerly placed near the center of the	   table. The superior guests were seated above the saltfoot.	   [1913 Webster]
Salt-green \Salt"-green\, a.	   Sea-green in color. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltie \Salt"ie\, n. (Zool.)	   The European dab.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltier \Sal"tier\, n.	   See {Saltire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltigradae \Sal`ti*gra"dae\, n. pl. [NL. See {Saltigrade}.]	   (Zool.)	   A tribe of spiders including those which lie in wait and leap	   upon their prey; the leaping spiders; called also	   {Salticidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltigrade \Sal"ti*grade\, a. [L. saltus a leap + gradi to walk,	   go: cf. F. saltigrade.] (Zool.)	   Having feet or legs formed for leaping.	   [1913 Webster]	Saltigrade \Sal"ti*grade\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Saltigradae}, a tribe of spiders which leap to	   seize their prey.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltimbanco \Sal`tim*ban"co\, n. [It., literally, one who leaps	   or mounts upon a bench; saltare to leap + in in, upon + banco	   a bench.]	   A mountebank; a quack. [Obs.] [Written also {santinbanco}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Saltimbancos, quacksalvers, and charlatans. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
saltiness \salt"i*ness\ (s[add]lt"[-e]*n[e^]s), n.	   1. The quality or state of containing salt; salt taste; as,	      the saltiness of sea water.	   Syn: saltiness.	        [1913 Webster + PJC]
Salting \Salt"ing\, n.	   1. The act of sprinkling, impregnating, or furnishing, with	      salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A salt marsh.	      [1913 Webster]
Saltire \Sal"tire\, n. [F. sautoir, fr. LL. saltatorium a sort	   of stirrup, fr. L. saltatorius saltatory. See {Saltatory},	   {Sally}, v.] (Her.)	   A St. Andrew's cross, or cross in the form of an X, -- one of	   the honorable ordinaries.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltirewise \Sal"tire*wise`\, adv. (Her.)	   In the manner of a saltire; -- said especially of the	   blazoning of a shield divided by two lines drawn in the	   direction of a bend and a bend sinister, and crossing at the	   center.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltish \Salt"ish\, a.	   Somewhat salt. -- {Salt"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Salt"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltless \Salt"less\, a.	   Destitute of salt; insipid.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltly \Salt"ly\, adv.	   With taste of salt; in a salt manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltmouth \Salt"mouth`\, n.	   A wide-mouthed bottle with glass stopper for holding	   chemicals, especially crystallized salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltness \Salt"ness\ (s[add]lt"n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being salt, or impregnated with salt;	   salt taste; as, the saltness of sea water. In the sense of	   having salt content, {saltiness} is more commonly used.	   Syn: saltiness.	        [1913 Webster + PJC] Saltpeter
Saltpeter \Salt`pe"ter\, Saltpetre \Salt`pe"tre\,	   (s[add]lt`p[=e]"t[~e]r), n. [F. salp[^e]tre, NL. sal petrae,	   literally, rock salt, or stone salt; so called because it	   exudes from rocks or walls. See {Salt}, and {Petrify}.]	   (Chem.)	   Potassium nitrate; niter; a white crystalline substance,	   {KNO3}, having a cooling saline taste, obtained by leaching	   from certain soils in which it is produced by the process of	   nitrification (see {Nitrification}, 2). It is a strong	   oxidizer, is the chief constituent of gunpowder, and is also	   used as an antiseptic in curing meat, and in medicine as a	   diuretic, diaphoretic, and refrigerant.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Chili salpeter} (Chem.), sodium nitrate (distinguished from	      potassium nitrate, or true salpeter), a white crystalline	      substance, {NaNO3}, having a cooling, saline, slightly	      bitter taste. It is obtained by leaching the soil of the	      rainless districts of Chili and Peru. It is deliquescent	      and cannot be used in gunpowder, but is employed in the	      production of nitric acid. Called also {cubic niter}.	   {Saltpeter acid} (Chem.), nitric acid; -- sometimes so called	      because made from saltpeter.	      [1913 Webster]
Saltpetrous \Salt`pe"trous\, a. [Cf. F. salp[^e]treux.]	   Pertaining to saltpeter, or partaking of its qualities;	   impregnated with saltpeter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salt rheum \Salt" rheum\ (Med.)	   A popular name, esp. in the United States, for various	   cutaneous eruptions, particularly for those of eczema. See	   {Eczema}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saltwort \Salt"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several plants which grow on the seashore, as	   the {Batis maritima}, and the glasswort. See {Glasswort}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black saltwort}, the sea milkwort.	      [1913 Webster]
Salty \Salt"y\ (s[add]lt"[y^]), a.	   1. Containing salt; tasting of salt; saltish; as, the salty	      sea; the potatoes are too salty.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   2. Interesting and witty; piquant; -- of discourse.	      [PJC]	   3. Racy; sexually suggestive; -- of discourse.	      [PJC]
Salubrious \Sa*lu"bri*ous\, a. [L. salubris, or saluber, fr.	   salus health; akin to salvus safe, sound, well. See {Safe}.]	   Favorable to health; healthful; promoting health; as,	   salubrious air, water, or climate.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Healthful; wholesome; healthy; salutary.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sa-lu"bri*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Sa*lu"bri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Salubrity \Sa*lu"bri*ty\, n. [L. salubritas: cf. F. salubrit['e]	   See {Salubrious}.]	   The quality of being salubrious; favorableness to the	   preservation of health; salubriousness; wholesomeness;	   healthfulness; as, the salubrity of the air, of a country, or	   a climate. "A sweet, dry smell of salubrity." --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster]
Salue \Sa*lue"\, v. t. [F. saluer. See {Salute}.]	   To salute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There was no "good day" and no saluyng.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Salutary \Sal"u*ta*ry\, a. [L. salutaris, from salus, -utis,	   health, safety: cf. F. salutaire. See {Salubrious}.]	   1. Wholesome; healthful; promoting health; as, salutary	      exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Promotive of, or contributing to, some beneficial purpose;	      beneficial; advantageous; as, a salutary design.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wholesome; healthful; salubrious; beneficial; useful;	        advantageous; profitable.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sal"u*ta*ri*ly}, adv. --	        {Sal"u*ta*ri*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Salutation \Sal`u*ta"tion\, n. [L. salutatio: cf. F. salutation.	   See {Salute}.]	   The act of saluting, or paying respect or reverence, by the	   customary words or actions; the act of greeting, or	   expressing good will or courtesy; also, that which is uttered	   or done in saluting or greeting.	   [1913 Webster]	         In all public meetings or private addresses, use those	         forms of salutation, reverence, and decency usual	         amongst the most sober persons.          --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Greeting; salute; address.	   Usage: {Salutation}, {Greeting}, {Salute}. Greeting is the	          general word for all manner of expressions of	          recognition, agreeable or otherwise, made when persons	          meet or communicate with each other. A greeting may be	          hearty and loving, chilling and offensive, or merely	          formal, as in the opening sentence of legal documents.	          Salutation more definitely implies a wishing well, and	          is used of expressions at parting as well as at	          meeting. It is used especially of uttered expressions	          of good will. Salute, while formerly and sometimes	          still in the sense of either greeting or salutation,	          is now used specifically to denote a conventional	          demonstration not expressed in words. The guests	          received a greeting which relieved their	          embarrassment, offered their salutations in	          well-chosen terms, and when they retired, as when they	          entered, made a deferential salute.	          [1913 Webster]	                Woe unto you, Pharisees! for ye love the	                uppermost seats in the synagogues, and greetings	                in the markets.                   --Luke xi. 43.	          [1913 Webster]	                When Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the	                babe leaped in her womb.          --Luke i. 41.	          [1913 Webster]	                I shall not trouble my reader with the first	                salutes of our three friends.     --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]
Salutatorian \Sa*lu`ta*to"ri*an\, n.	   The student who pronounces the salutatory oration at the	   annual Commencement or like exercises of a college, -- an	   honor commonly assigned to that member of the graduating	   class who ranks second in scholarship. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salutatorily \Sa*lu"ta*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   By way of salutation.	   [1913 Webster]
Salutatory \Sa*lu"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. salutatorius. See {Salute}.]	   Containing or expressing salutations; speaking a welcome;	   greeting; -- applied especially to the oration which	   introduces the exercises of the Commencements, or similar	   public exhibitions, in American colleges.	   [1913 Webster]	Salutatory \Sa*lu"ta*to*ry\, n.	   1. A place for saluting or greeting; a vestibule; a porch.	      [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (American Colleges) The salutatory oration.	      [1913 Webster]
Salute \Sa*lute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saluted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Saluting}.] [L. salutare, salutatum, from salus, -utis,	   health, safety. See {Salubrious}.]	   1. To address, as with expressions of kind wishes and	      courtesy; to greet; to hail.	      [1913 Webster]	            I salute you with this kingly title.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to give a sign of good will; to compliment by an	      act or ceremony, as a kiss, a bow, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have the prettiest tip of a finger . . . I must	            take the freedom to salute it.        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil. & Naval) To honor, as some day, person, or nation,	      by a discharge of cannon or small arms, by dipping colors,	      by cheers, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To promote the welfare and safety of; to benefit; to	      gratify. [Obs.] "If this salute my blood a jot." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Salute \Sa*lute"\, n. [Cf. F. salut. See {Salute}, v.]	   1. The act of saluting, or expressing kind wishes or respect;	      salutation; greeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sign, token, or ceremony, expressing good will,	      compliment, or respect, as a kiss, a bow, etc. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil. & Naval) A token of respect or honor for some	      distinguished or official personage, for a foreign vessel	      or flag, or for some festival or event, as by presenting	      arms, by a discharge of cannon, volleys of small arms,	      dipping the colors or the topsails, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Saluter \Sa*lut"er\, n.	   One who salutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Salutiferous \Sal`u*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. salutifer; salus, -utis,	   health + ferre to bring.]	   Bringing health; healthy; salutary; beneficial; as,	   salutiferous air. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Innumerable powers, all of them salutiferous.	                                                  --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Healthful; healthy; salutary; salubrious.	        [1913 Webster]
Salutiferously \Sal`u*tif"er*ous*ly\, adv.	   Salutarily. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salvability \Sal`va*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or condition of being salvable; salvableness.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the Latin scheme of redemption, salvability was not	         possible outside the communion of the visible	         organization.                            --A. V. G.	                                                  Allen.	   [1913 Webster]
Salvable \Sal"va*ble\, a. [L. salvare to save, from salvus safe.	   Cf. {Savable}.]	   Capable of being saved; admitting of salvation. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sal"va*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sal"va*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Salvage \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, from perils of	      the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Salvage of life from a British ship, or a foreign	            ship in British waters, ranks before salvage of	            goods.                                --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Maritime Law)	      (a) The compensation allowed to persons who voluntarily	          assist in saving a ship or her cargo from peril.	      (b) That part of the property that survives the peril and	          is saved. --Kent. Abbot.	          [1913 Webster]	Salvage \Sal"vage\, a. & n.	   Savage. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Salvation \Sal*va"tion\, n. [OE. salvacioun, sauvacion, F.	   salvation, fr. L. salvatio, fr. salvare to save. See {Save}.]	   1. The act of saving; preservation or deliverance from	      destruction, danger, or great calamity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The redemption of man from the bondage of sin and	      liability to eternal death, and the conferring on him of	      everlasting happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To earn salvation for the sons of men. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation. --2.	                                                  Cor. vii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Saving power; that which saves.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear ye not; stand still, and see the salvation of	            the Lord, which he will show to you to-day. --Ex.	                                                  xiv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salvation Army}, an organization for prosecuting the work of	      Christian evangelization, especially among the degraded	      populations of cities. It is virtually a new sect founded	      in London in 1861 by William Booth. The evangelists, male	      and female, have military titles according to rank, that	      of the chief being "General." They wear a uniform, and in	      their phraseology and mode of work adopt a quasi military	      style.	      [1913 Webster]
Salvationist \Sal*va"tion*ist\, n.	   An evangelist, a member, or a recruit, of the Salvation Army.	   [1913 Webster]
Salvatory \Sal"va*to*ry\, n. [LL. salvatorium, fr. salvare to	   save.]	   A place where things are preserved; a repository. [R.] --Sir	   M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Salve \Sal"ve\, interj. [L., hail, God save you, imperat. of	   salvere to be well. Cf. {Salvo} a volley.]	   Hail!	   [1913 Webster]	Salve \Sal"ve\ (? or ?), v. t.	   To say "Salve" to; to greet; to salute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By this that stranger knight in presence came,	         And goodly salved them.                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Salve \Salve\ (?; 277), n. [AS. sealf ointment; akin to LG.	   salwe, D. zalve, zalf, OHG. salba, Dan. salve, Sw. salfva,	   Goth. salb[=o]n to anoint, and probably to Gr. (Hesychius) ?	   oil, ? butter, Skr. sarpis clarified butter. [root]155, 291.]	   1. An adhesive composition or substance to be applied to	      wounds or sores; a healing ointment. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soothing remedy or antidote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Counsel or consolation we may bring.	            Salve to thy sores.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salve bug} (Zool.), a large, stout isopod crustacean ({Aega	      psora}), parasitic on the halibut and codfish, -- used by	      fishermen in the preparation of a salve. It becomes about	      two inches in length.	      [1913 Webster]	Salve \Salve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Salved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Salving}.] [AS. sealfian to anoint. See {Salve}, n.]	   1. To heal by applications or medicaments; to cure by	      remedial treatment; to apply salve to; as, to salve a	      wound. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To heal; to remedy; to cure; to make good; to soothe, as	      with an ointment, especially by some device, trick, or	      quibble; to gloss over.	      [1913 Webster]	            But Ebranck salved both their infamies	            With noble deeds.                     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            What may we do, then, to salve this seeming	            inconsistence?                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Salve \Salve\, v. t. & i. [See {Salvage}]	   To save, as a ship or goods, from the perils of the sea.	   [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Salver \Salv"er\, n.	   One who salves, or uses salve as a remedy; hence, a	   quacksalver, or quack. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Salver \Sal"ver\, n. [Cf. {Salvage}.]	   A salvor. --Skeat.	   [1913 Webster]	Salver \Sal"ver\, n. [Sp. salva pregustation, the tasting of	   viands before they are served, salver, fr. salvar to save, to	   taste, to prove the food or drink of nobles, from L. salvare	   to save. See {Save}.]	   A tray or waiter on which anything is presented.	   [1913 Webster]
Salver-shaped \Sal"ver-shaped`\, a. (Bot.)	   Tubular, with a spreading border. See {Hypocraterimorphous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salvia \Sal"vi*a\, n. [L., sage.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the sage. See {Sage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Salvific \Sal*vif"ic\, a. [L. salficus saving; salvus saved,	   safe + facere to make.]	   Tending to save or secure safety. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Salvo \Sal"vo\, n.; pl. {Salvos}. [L. salvo jure, literally, the	   right being reserved. See {Safe.}]	   An exception; a reservation; an excuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations.	                                                  --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]	Salvo \Sal"vo\, n. [F. salve a discharge of heavy cannon, a	   volley, L. salve hail, imperat. of salvere to be well, akin	   to salvus well. See {Safe}.]	   1. (Mil.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in	      endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous,	      firing of a number of cannon.	      [1913 Webster]
Salvor \Sal"vor\, n. [See {Salvation}, {Save}] (Law)	   One who assists in saving a ship or goods at sea, without	   being under special obligation to do so. --Wheaton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sam \Sam\, adv. [AS. same. See {Same}, a.]	   Together. [Obs.] "All in that city sam." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
SAM \SAM\ (s[a^]m), n. [acronym] (Mil.)	   a {Surface to Air Missile}.	   [PJC]
Samaj \Sa*maj"\, n. [Hind. sam[=a]j meeting, assembly, fr. Skr.	   sam[=a]ja a community.]	   A society or congregation; a church or religious body.	   [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Samara \Sa*ma"ra\ (? or ?), n. [L. samara, samera, the seed of	   the elm.] (Bot.)	   A dry, indehiscent, usually one-seeded, winged fruit, as that	   of the ash, maple, and elm; a key or key fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Samare \Sam"are\, n.	   See {Simar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Samaritan \Sa*mar"i*tan\, a. [L. Samaritanus.]	   Of or pertaining to Samaria, in Palestine. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Samaria; also, the language of Samaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Samarium \Sa*ma"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. E. samarskite.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of doubtful identity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Samarium was discovered, by means of spectrum analysis,	         in certain minerals (samarskite, cerite, etc.), in	         which it is associated with other elements of the	         earthy group. It has been confounded with the doubtful	         elements decipium, philippium, etc., and is possibly a	         complex mixture of elements not as yet clearly	         identified. Symbol Sm. Provisional atomic weight 150.2.	         [1913 Webster]
Samaroid \Sam"a*roid\ (?; 277), a. [Samara + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Resembling a samara, or winged seed vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Samarra \Sa*mar"ra\, n.	   See {Simar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Samarskite \Sa*mar"skite\, a. [After Samarski, a Russian.]	   (Min.)	   A rare mineral having a velvet-black color and submetallic	   luster. It is a niobate of uranium, iron, and the yttrium and	   cerium metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Sambo \Sam"bo\, n. [Sp. zambo bandy-legged, the child of a negro	   and an Indian; prob. of African origin.]	   1. A negro; sometimes, the offspring of a black person and a	      mulatto; -- formerly used colloquially or with humorous	      intent, but now considered offensive or racist by	      African-Americans. [Derogatory and offensive]	   Note: A children's book named Little Black Sambo was at one	         time popular in elementary schools, but the book has	         been removed from reading lists in many American	         schools due to the development of a reduced acceptance	         of patronizing depictions of negros, as well as the	         negative associations of the word itself.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. In Central America, an Indian and negro half-breed, or	      mixed blood.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sambo \Sam"bo\, n. [Sp. zambo, sambo.]	   A colloquial or humorous appellation for a negro; sometimes,	   the offspring of a black person and a mulatto; a zambo.	   [1913 Webster]
Samboo \Sam"boo\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sambur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sambucus \Sam*bu"cus\, n. [L., an elder tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs and trees; the elder.	   [1913 Webster]
Sambuke \Sam"buke\, n. [L. sambuca, Gr. ?.] (Mus.)	   An ancient stringed instrument used by the Greeks, the	   particular construction of which is unknown.	   [1913 Webster]
Sambur \Sam"bur\, n. [Hind. s[=a]mbar, s[=a]bar.] (Zool.)	   An East Indian deer ({Rusa Aristotelis}) having a mane on its	   neck. Its antlers have but three prongs. Called also {gerow}.	   The name is applied to other species of the genus {Rusa}, as	   the Bornean sambur ({Rusa equina}).	   [1913 Webster]
Same \Same\, a. [AS. same, adv.; akin to OS. sama, samo, adv.,	   OHG. sam, a., sama, adv., Icel. samr, a., Sw. samme, samma,	   Dan. samme, Goth. sama, Russ. samuii, Gr. ?, Skr. sama, Gr. ?	   like, L. simul at the same time, similis like, and E. some,	   a., -some. [root]191. Cf. {Anomalous}, {Assemble},	   {Homeopathy}, {Homily}, {Seem}, v. i., {Semi-}, {Similar},	   {Some}.]	   1. Not different or other; not another or others; identical;	      unchanged.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art the same, and thy years shall have no end.	                                                  --Ps. cii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of like kind, species, sort, dimensions, or the like; not	      differing in character or in the quality or qualities	      compared; corresponding; not discordant; similar; like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ethereal vigor is in all the same. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Just mentioned, or just about to be mentioned.	      [1913 Webster]	            What ye know, the same do I know.     --Job. xiii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do but think how well the same he spends,	            Who spends his blood his country to relieve.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Same is commonly preceded by the, this, or that and is	         often used substantively as in the citations above. In	         a comparative use it is followed by as or with.	         [1913 Webster]	               Bees like the same odors as we do. --Lubbock.	         [1913 Webster]	               [He] held the same political opinions with his	               illustrious friend.                --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]
Sameliness \Same"li*ness\, n.	   Sameness, 2. [R.] --Bayne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sameness \Same"ness\, n.	   1. The state of being the same; identity; absence of	      difference; near resemblance; correspondence; similarity;	      as, a sameness of person, of manner, of sound, of	      appearance, and the like. "A sameness of the terms." --Bp.	      Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, want of variety; tedious monotony.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Identity; identicalness; oneness.	        [1913 Webster]
Samette \Sa*mette"\, n.	   See {Samite}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Samian \Sa"mi*an\, a. [L. Samius.]	   Of or pertaining to the island of Samos.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fill high the cup with Samian wine.      --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Samian earth}, a species of clay from Samos, formerly used	      in medicine as an astringent.	      [1913 Webster]	Samian \Sa"mi*an\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Samos.	   [1913 Webster]
Samiel \Sa"mi*el\ (?; 277), n. [Turk. sam-yeli; Ar. samm poison	   + Turk. yel wind. Cf. {Simoom}.]	   A hot and destructive wind that sometimes blows, in Turkey,	   from the desert. It is identical with the {simoom} of Arabia	   and the {kamsin} of Syria.	   [1913 Webster]
Samiot \Sa"mi*ot\, a. & n. [Cf. F. samiote.]	   Samian.	   [1913 Webster]
Samisen \Sam"i*sen\, n. [Jap.] (Mus.)	   A Japanese musical instrument with three strings, resembling	   a guitar or banjo.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Samite \Sa"mite\, a. [OF. samit, LL. samitum, examitum, from	   LGr. ?, ? woven with six threads; Gr. ? six + ? a thread. See	   {Six}, and cf. {Dimity}.]	   A species of silk stuff, or taffeta, generally interwoven	   with gold. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         In silken samite she was light arrayed.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Samlet \Sam"let\, n. [Cf. {Salmonet}.]	   The parr.	   [1913 Webster]
Sammier \Sam"mi*er\, n.	   A machine for pressing the water from skins in tanning.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Samoan \Sa*mo"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Samoan Islands (formerly called	   Navigators' Islands) in the South Pacific Ocean, or their	   inhabitants. -- n. An inhabitant of the Samoan Islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Samovar \Sa"mo*var\, n. [Russ. samovar'.]	   A metal urn used in Russia for making tea. It is filled with	   water, which is heated by charcoal placed in a pipe, with	   chimney attached, which passes through the urn.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Samoyedes \Sam`oy*edes"\, n. pl.; sing. {Samoyede}. (Ethnol.)	   An ignorant and degraded Turanian tribe which occupies a	   portion of Northern Russia and a part of Siberia.	   [1913 Webster]
Samp \Samp\ (s[a^]mp), n. [Massachusetts Indian nas[`a]ump	   unparched meal porridge.]	   An article of food consisting of maize broken or bruised,	   which is cooked by boiling, and usually eaten with milk;	   coarse hominy. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sampan \Sam"pan\, n. (Naut.)	   A Chinese boat from twelve to fifteen feet long, covered with	   a house, and sometimes used as a permanent habitation on the	   inland waters. [Written also {sanpan}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Samphire \Sam"phire\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. l'herbe de Saint	   Pierre. See {Saint}, and {Petrel}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A fleshy, suffrutescent, umbelliferous European plant	       ({Crithmum maritimum}). It grows among rocks and on	       cliffs along the seacoast, and is used for pickles.	       [1913 Webster]	             Hangs one that gathers samphire, dreadful trade!	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) The species of glasswort ({Salicornia herbacea}); --	       called in England {marsh samphire}.	   (c) A seashore shrub ({Borrichia arborescens}) of the West	       Indies.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Golden samphire}. See under {Golden}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sample \Sam"ple\, n. [OE. sample, asaumple, OF. essample,	   example, fr. L. exemplum. See {Example}, and cf. {Ensample},	   {Sampler}.]	   1. Example; pattern. [Obs.] --Spenser. "A sample to the	      youngest." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus he concludes, and every hardy knight	            His sample followed.                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part of anything presented for inspection, or shown as	      evidence of the quality of the whole; a specimen; as,	      goods are often purchased by samples.	      [1913 Webster]	            I design this but for a sample of what I hope more	            fully to discuss.                     --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Specimen; example. See {Specimen}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sample \Sam"ple\, v. t.	   1. To make or show something similar to; to match. --Bp.	      Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take or to test a sample or samples of; as, to sample	      sugar, teas, wools, cloths.	      [1913 Webster]
Sampler \Sam"pler\, n. [See {Exampler}, {Exemplar}.]	   1. One who makes up samples for inspection; one who examines	      samples, or by samples; as, a wool sampler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pattern; a specimen; especially, a collection of	      needlework patterns, as letters, borders, etc., to be used	      as samples, or to display the skill of the worker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Susie dear, bring your sampler and Mrs. Schumann	            will show you how to make that W you bothered over.	                                                  --E. E. Hale.	      [1913 Webster] Samshoo
Samshoo \Sam"shoo\, Samshu \Sam"shu\, n. [Chinese san-shao	   thrice fired.]	   A spirituous liquor distilled by the Chinese from the yeasty	   liquor in which boiled rice has fermented under pressure.	   --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Samson \Sam"son\, n.	   An Israelite of Bible record (see --Judges xiii.),	   distinguished for his great strength; hence, a man of	   extraordinary physical strength.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Samson post}.	   (a) (Naut.) A strong post resting on the keelson, and	       supporting a beam of the deck; also, a temporary or	       movable pillar carrying a leading block or pulley for	       various purposes. --Brande & C.	   (b) In deep-well boring, the post which supports the walking	       beam of the apparatus.	       [1913 Webster]
Samurai \Sa"mu*rai`\, n. pl. & sing. [Jap.]	   In the former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member	   of the class, of military retainers of the daimios,	   constituting the gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed	   power of life and death over the commoners, and wore two	   swords as their distinguishing mark. Their special rights and	   privileges were abolished with the fall of feudalism in 1871.	   They were referred to as "a cross between a knight and a	   gentleman".	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Sanability \San`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being sanable; sanableness;	   curableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanable \San"a*ble\, a. [L. sanabilis, fr. sanare to heal, fr.	   sanus sound, healthy. See {Sane}.]	   Capable of being healed or cured; susceptible of remedy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Remediable; curable; healable.	        [1913 Webster]
Sanableness \San"a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being sanable.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanation \Sa*na"tion\, n. [L. sanatio. See {Sanable}.]	   The act of healing or curing. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanative \San"a*tive\, a. [LL. sanativus.]	   Having the power to cure or heal; healing; tending to heal;	   sanatory. -- {San"a*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanatorium \San`a*to"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Sanatory}.]	   An establishment for the treatment of the sick; a resort for	   invalids. See {Sanitarium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanatory \San"a*to*ry\, a. [LL. sanatorius, fr. L. sanare to	   heal. See {Sanable}.]	   Conducive to health; tending to cure; healing; curative;	   sanative.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sanatory ordinances for the protection of public	         health, such as quarantine, fever hospitals, draining,	         etc.                                     --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sanatory and sanitary should not be confounded.	         Sanatory signifies conducive to health, while sanitary	         has the more general meaning of pertaining to health.	         [1913 Webster]
Sanbenito \San`be*ni"to\, n. [Sp. & Pg. sambenito, contr. from	   L. saccus sack + benedictus blessed.]	   1. Anciently, a sackcloth coat worn by penitents on being	      reconciled to the church.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A garnment or cap, or sometimes both, painted with flames,	      figures, etc., and worn by persons who had been examined	      by the Inquisition and were brought forth for punishment	      at the auto-da-f['e].	      [1913 Webster] Sance-bell
Sance-bell \Sance"-bell`\, Sancte bell \Sanc"te bell`\, n.	   See {Sanctus bell}, under {Sanctus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sancho \San"cho\, n. [Sp., a proper name.] (Card Playing)	   The nine of trumps in sancho pedro.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sancho pedro \Sancho pedro\ [Sp. Pedro Peter.] (Card Playing)	   A variety of auction pitch in which the nine (sancho) and	   five (pedro) of trumps are added as counting cards at their	   pip value, and the ten of trumps counts game.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sanctificate \Sanc"ti*fi*cate\, v. t. [L. sanctificatus, p. p.	   of sanctificare.]	   To sanctify. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctification \Sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. sanctificatio: cf.	   F. sanctification.]	   1. The act of sanctifying or making holy; the state of being	      sanctified or made holy; esp. (Theol.), the act of God's	      grace by which the affections of men are purified, or	      alienated from sin and the world, and exalted to a supreme	      love to God; also, the state of being thus purified or	      sanctified.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation	            through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of	            the truth.                            --2 Thess. ii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of consecrating, or of setting apart for a sacred	      purpose; consecration. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Sanctified \Sanc"ti*fied\, a.	   Made holy; also, made to have the air of sanctity;	   sanctimonious.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctifier \Sanc"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who sanctifies, or makes holy; specifically, the Holy	   Spirit.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctify \Sanc"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanctified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Sanctifying}.] [F. sanctifier, L. sanctificare;	   sanctus holy + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Saint}, and	   {-fy}.]	   1. To make sacred or holy; to set apart to a holy or	      religious use; to consecrate by appropriate rites; to	      hallow.	      [1913 Webster]	            God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it.	                                                  --Gen. ii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses . . . sanctified Aaron and his garments.	                                                  --Lev. viii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make free from sin; to cleanse from moral corruption	      and pollution; to purify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sanctify them through thy truth.      --John xvii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make efficient as the means of holiness; to render	      productive of holiness or piety.	      [1913 Webster]	            A means which his mercy hath sanctified so to me as	            to make me repent of that unjust act. --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impart or impute sacredness, venerableness,	      inviolability, title to reverence and respect, or the	      like, to; to secure from violation; to give sanction to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The holy man, amazed at what he saw,	            Made haste to sanctify the bliss by law. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Truth guards the poet, sanctifies the line. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Sanctifyingly \Sanc"ti*fy`ing*ly\, adv.	   In a manner or degree tending to sanctify or make holy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctiloquent \Sanc*til"o*quent\, a. [L. sanctus holy + loquens,	   p. pr. of loqui to speak.]	   Discoursing on heavenly or holy things, or in a holy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctimonial \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*al\, a. [Cf. LL. sanctimonialis. ]	   Sanctimonious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctimonious \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See {Sanctimony}.]	   1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness;	      hypocritically devout or pious. "Like the sanctimonious	      pirate." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sanctimony \Sanc"ti*mo*ny\, n. [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus	   holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie. See {Saint}.]	   Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity;	   especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or	   pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy	         undertaking with most austere sanctimony she	         accomplished.                            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanction \Sanc"tion\, n. [L. sanctio, from sancire, sanctum to	   render sacred or inviolable, to fix unalterably: cf. F.	   sanction. See {Saint}.]	   1. Solemn or ceremonious ratification; an official act of a	      superior by which he ratifies and gives validity to the	      act of some other person or body; establishment or	      furtherance of anything by giving authority to it;	      confirmation; approbation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strictest professors of reason have added the	            sanction of their testimony.          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or	      authority of another; as, legal sanctions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ratification; authorization; authority; countenance;	        support.	        [1913 Webster]	Sanction \Sanc"tion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanctioned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sanctioning}.]	   To give sanction to; to ratify; to confirm; to approve.	   [1913 Webster]	         Would have counseled, or even sanctioned, such perilous	         experiments.                             --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To ratify; confirm; authorize; countenance.	        [1913 Webster]
Sanctionary \Sanc"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or giving, sanction.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctitude \Sanc"ti*tude\, n. [L. sanctitudo.]	   Holiness; sacredness; sanctity. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctity \Sanc"ti*ty\, n.; pl. {Sanctities}. [L. sanctitas, from	   sanctus holy. See {Saint}.]	   1. The state or quality of being sacred or holy; holiness;	      saintliness; moral purity; godliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sanctity she made no pretense, and, indeed,	            narrowly escaped the imputation of irreligion.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sacredness; solemnity; inviolability; religious binding	      force; as, the sanctity of an oath.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A saint or holy being. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            About him all the sanctities of heaven. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Holiness; godliness; piety; devotion; goodness; purity;	        religiousness; sacredness; solemnity. See the Note under	        {Religion}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sanctuarize \Sanc"tu*a*rize\, v. t.	   To shelter by means of a sanctuary or sacred privileges.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanctuary \Sanc"tu*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Sanctuaries}. [OE.	   seintuarie, OF. saintuaire, F. sanctuaire, fr. L.	   sanctuarium, from sanctus sacred, holy. See {Saint}.]	   A sacred place; a consecrated spot; a holy and inviolable	   site. Hence, specifically:	   (a) The most retired part of the temple at Jerusalem, called	       the Holy of Holies, in which was kept the ark of the	       covenant, and into which no person was permitted to enter	       except the high priest, and he only once a year, to	       intercede for the people; also, the most sacred part of	       the tabernacle; also, the temple at Jerusalem.	   (b) (Arch.) The most sacred part of any religious building,	       esp. that part of a Christian church in which the altar	       is placed.	   (c) A house consecrated to the worship of God; a place where	       divine service is performed; a church, temple, or other	       place of worship.	   (d) A sacred and inviolable asylum; a place of refuge and	       protection; shelter; refuge; protection.	       [1913 Webster]	             These laws, whoever made them, bestowed on temples	             the privilege of sanctuary.          --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	             The admirable works of painting were made fuel for	             the fire; but some relics of it took sanctuary	             under ground, and escaped the common destiny.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]
Sanctum \Sanc"tum\, n. [L., p. p. of sancire to consecrate.]	   A sacred place; hence, a place of retreat; a room reserved	   for personal use; as, an editor's sanctum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sanctum sanctorum} [L.], the Holy of Holies; the most holy	      place, as in the Jewish temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Sanctus \Sanc"tus\, n. [L. sanctus, p. p. of sancire.]	   1. (Eccl.) A part of the Mass, or, in Protestant churches, a	      part of the communion service, of which the first words in	      Latin are Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus [Holy, holy, holy]; --	      called also {Tersanctus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) An anthem composed for these words.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sanctus bell}, a small bell usually suspended in a bell cot	      at the apex of the nave roof, over the chancel arch, in	      mediaeval churches, but a hand bell is now often used; --	      so called because rung at the singing of the sanctus, at	      the conclusion of the ordinary of the Mass, and again at	      the elevation of the host. Called also {Mass bell},	      {sacring bell}, {saints' bell}, {sance-bell}, {sancte	      bell}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant,	   Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.]	   1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not	      reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose	      grains, which are not coherent when wet.	      [1913 Webster]	            That finer matter, called sand, is no other than	            very small pebbles.                   --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of	      time; the term or extent of one's life.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of	      Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed	      by the ebb of the tide. "The Libyan sands." --Milton. "The	      sands o' Dee." --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sand badger} (Zool.), the Japanese badger ({Meles ankuma}).	      	   {Sand bag}.	      (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various	          purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.	      (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by	          assassins.	   {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use	      at the toilet.	   {Sand bath}.	      (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which	          vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.	      (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.	   {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited	      naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of	      sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a	      reducing furnace.	   {Sand birds} (Zool.), a collective name for numerous species	      of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers,	      tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore birds}.	      	   {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and	      other hard substances by driving sand against them by a	      steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the	      process.	   {Sand box}.	      (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling	          paper with sand.	      (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on	          the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent	          slipping.	   {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura	      crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody	      capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud	      report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}.	   {Sand bug} (Zool.), an American anomuran crustacean ({Hippa	      talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is often	      used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under {Anomura}.	   {Sand canal} (Zool.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous	      coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the	      madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in	      function.	   {Sand cock} (Zool.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Sand collar}. (Zool.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below.	   {Sand crab}. (Zool.)	      (a) The lady crab.	      (b) A land crab, or ocypodian.	   {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the	      coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes	      lameness.	   {Sand cricket} (Zool.), any one of several species of large	      terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus} and	      allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the Western	      United States.	   {Sand cusk} (Zool.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.} under	      {Ophidioid}.	   {Sand dab} (Zool.), a small American flounder ({Limanda	      ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also	      applied locally to other allied species.	   {Sand darter} (Zool.), a small etheostomoid fish of the Ohio	      valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}).	   {Sand dollar} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms,	      especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast.	      	   {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted	      sand.	   {Sand eel}. (Zool.)	      (a) A lant, or launce.	      (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus	          {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth.	   {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones.	   {Sand flea}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in,	          sandy places, especially the common dog flea.	      (b) The chigoe.	      (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or	          orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}.	   {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.	      --James Bruce.	   {Sand fluke}. (Zool.)	      (a) The sandnecker.	      (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes	          microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole},	          {smear dab}, {town dab}.	   {Sand fly} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on	      sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United	      States. They are very troublesome on account of their	      biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and	      {midge}.	   {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below.	   {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in	      sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea})	      with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves,	      growing on the Atlantic coast.	   {Sand grouse} (Zool.), any one of many species of Old World	      birds belonging to the suborder Pterocletes, and	      resembling both grouse and pigeons. Called also {rock	      grouse}, {rock pigeon}, and {ganga}. They mostly belong to	      the genus {Pterocles}, as the common Indian species	      ({Pterocles exustus}). The large sand grouse ({Pterocles	      arenarius}), the painted sand grouse ({Pterocles	      fasciatus}), and the pintail sand grouse ({Pterocles	      alchata}) are also found in India. See Illust. under	      {Pterocletes}.	   {Sand hill}, a hill of sand; a dune.	   {Sand-hill crane} (Zool.), the American brown crane ({Grus	      Mexicana}).	   {Sand hopper} (Zool.), a beach flea; an orchestian.	   {Sand hornet} (Zool.), a sand wasp.	   {Sand lark}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small lark ({Alaudala raytal}), native of India.	      (b) A small sandpiper, or plover, as the ringneck, the	          sanderling, and the common European sandpiper.	      (c) The Australian red-capped dotterel ({Aegialophilus	          ruficapillus}); -- called also {red-necked plover}.	   {Sand launce} (Zool.), a lant, or launce.	   {Sand lizard} (Zool.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta	      agilis}).	   {Sand martin} (Zool.), the bank swallow.	   {Sand mole} (Zool.), the coast rat.	   {Sand monitor} (Zool.), a large Egyptian lizard ({Monitor	      arenarius}) which inhabits dry localities.	   {Sand mouse} (Zool.), the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Sand myrtle}. (Bot.) See under {Myrtle}.	   {Sand partridge} (Zool.), either of two small Asiatic	      partridges of the genus {Ammoperdix}. The wings are long	      and the tarsus is spurless. One species ({Ammoperdix	      Heeji}) inhabits Palestine and Arabia. The other species	      ({Ammoperdix Bonhami}), inhabiting Central Asia, is called	      also {seesee partridge}, and {teehoo}.	   {Sand picture}, a picture made by putting sand of different	      colors on an adhesive surface.	   {Sand pike}. (Zool.)	      (a) The sauger.	      (b) The lizard fish.	   {Sand pillar}, a sand storm which takes the form of a	      whirling pillar in its progress in desert tracts like	      those of the Sahara and Mongolia.	   {Sand pipe} (Geol.), a tubular cavity, from a few inches to	      several feet in depth, occurring especially in calcareous	      rocks, and often filled with gravel, sand, etc.; -- called	      also {sand gall}.	   {Sand pride} (Zool.), a small British lamprey now considered	      to be the young of larger species; -- called also {sand	      prey}.	   {Sand pump}, in artesian well boring, a long, slender bucket	      with a valve at the bottom for raising sand from the well.	      	   {Sand rat} (Zool.), the pocket gopher.	   {Sand rock}, a rock made of cemented sand.	   {Sand runner} (Zool.), the turnstone.	   {Sand saucer} (Zool.), the mass of egg capsules, or oothecae,	      of any mollusk of the genus {Natica} and allied genera. It	      has the shape of a bottomless saucer, and is coated with	      fine sand; -- called also {sand collar}.	   {Sand screw} (Zool.), an amphipod crustacean ({Lepidactylis	      arenarius}), which burrows in the sandy seabeaches of	      Europe and America.	   {Sand shark} (Zool.), an American shark ({Odontaspis	      littoralis}) found on the sandy coasts of the Eastern	      United States; -- called also {gray shark}, and {dogfish	      shark}. See Illust. under {Remora}.	   {Sand skink} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World	      lizards belonging to the genus {Seps}; as, the ocellated	      sand skink ({Seps ocellatus}) of Southern Europe.	   {Sand skipper} (Zool.), a beach flea, or orchestian.	   {Sand smelt} (Zool.), a silverside.	   {Sand snake}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of harmless burrowing	          snakes of the genus {Eryx}, native of Southern Europe,	          Africa, and Asia, especially {Eryx jaculus} of India	          and {Eryx Johnii}, used by snake charmers.	      (b) Any innocuous South African snake of the genus	          {Psammophis}, especially {Psammophis sibilans}.	   {Sand snipe} (Zool.), the sandpiper.	   {Sand star} (Zool.), an ophiurioid starfish living on sandy	      sea bottoms; a brittle star.	   {Sand storm}, a cloud of sand driven violently by the wind.	      	   {Sand sucker}, the sandnecker.	   {Sand swallow} (Zool.), the bank swallow. See under {Bank}.	      	   {Sand trap}, (Golf) a shallow pit on a golf course having a	      layer of sand in it, usually located near a green, and	      designed to function as a hazard, due to the difficulty of	      hitting balls effectively from such a position.	   {Sand tube}, a tube made of sand. Especially:	      (a) A tube of vitrified sand, produced by a stroke of	          lightning; a fulgurite.	      (b) (Zool.) Any tube made of cemented sand.	      (c) (Zool.) In starfishes, a tube having calcareous	          particles in its wall, which connects the oral water	          tube with the madreporic plate.	   {Sand viper}. (Zool.) See {Hognose snake}.	   {Sand wasp} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      hymenopterous insects belonging to the families	      {Pompilidae} and {Spheridae}, which dig burrows in sand.	      The female provisions the nest with insects or spiders	      which she paralyzes by stinging, and which serve as food	      for her young.	      [1913 Webster]	Sand \Sand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sanded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sanding}.]	   1. To sprinkle or cover with sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive upon the sand. [Obs.] --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bury (oysters) beneath drifting sand or mud.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mix with sand for purposes of fraud; as, to sand sugar.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Sandal \San"dal\, n.	   Same as {Sendal}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sails of silk and ropes of sandal.       --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Sandal \San"dal\, n.	   Sandalwood. "Fans of sandal." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Sandal \San"dal\, n. [F. sandale, L. sandalium, Gr. ?, dim. of	   ?, probably from Per. sandal.]	   (a) A kind of shoe consisting of a sole strapped to the foot;	       a protection for the foot, covering its lower surface,	       but not its upper.	   (b) A kind of slipper.	   (c) An overshoe with parallel openings across the instep.	       [1913 Webster]
Sandaled \San"daled\, a.	   1. Wearing sandals.	      [1913 Webster]	            The measured footfalls of his sandaled feet.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made like a sandal.	      [1913 Webster]
Sandaliform \San*dal"i*form\, a. [Sandal + -form.] (Bot.)	   Shaped like a sandal or slipper.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandalwood \San"dal*wood\, n. [F. sandal, santal, fr. Ar.	   [,c]andal, or Gr. sa`ntalon; both ultimately fr. Skr.	   candana. Cf. {Sanders}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The highly perfumed yellowish heartwood of an East Indian	       and Polynesian tree ({Santalum album}), and of several	       other trees of the same genus, as the Hawaiian {Santalum	       Freycinetianum} and {Santalum pyrularium}, the Australian	       {Santalum latifolium}, etc. The name is extended to	       several other kinds of fragrant wood.	   (b) Any tree of the genus {Santalum}, or a tree which yields	       sandalwood.	   (c) The red wood of a kind of buckthorn, used in Russia for	       dyeing leather ({Rhamnus Dahuricus}).	       [1913 Webster]	   {False sandalwood}, the fragrant wood of several trees not of	      the genus {Santalum}, as {Ximenia Americana}, {Myoporum	      tenuifolium} of Tahiti.	   {Red sandalwood}, a heavy, dark red dyewood, being the	      heartwood of two leguminous trees of India ({Pterocarpus	      santalinus}, and {Adenanthera pavonina}); -- called also	      {red sanderswood}, {sanders} or {saunders}, and	      {rubywood}.	      [1913 Webster] Sandarach
Sandarach \San"da*rach\, Sandarac \San"da*rac\,, n. [L.	   sandaraca, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Min.) Realgar; red sulphide of arsenic. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. Chem.) A white or yellow resin obtained from a	      Barbary tree ({Callitris quadrivalvis} or {Thuya	      articulata}), and pulverized for pounce; -- probably so	      called from a resemblance to the mineral.	      [1913 Webster]
sandbag \sand"bag`\, n.	   A bag filled with sand; small sandbags may be used as a	   weapon, or larger ones to build walls or as ballast; as, they	   kept the flooding river from the area by buiding a temmporary	   dike out of sandbags.	   [WordNet 1.6]	sandbag \sand"bag`\, v.	   To treat harshly or unfairly. [WordNet sense 1]	   [WordNet 1.6]	   2. To hit something or somebody with or as if with a sandbag.	      [WordNet sense 2]	      [WordNet 1.6]	   3. To protect or strengthen with sandbags; stop up; as, the	      residents sandbagged the beach front. [WordNet sense 3]	      [WordNet 1.6]	   4. To thwart (another person's plans) by surreptitious	      maneuvers; as, he sandbagged my proposal by talking in	      private with other members of the committee. [informal]	      [PJC]	   5. To intimidate or coerce, especially by crude methods.	      [Informal]	      [PJC]	   6. To deceive and take advantage of (a person) by	      misrepresenting one's true intentions. [Informal]	      [PJC]	   7. Hence: (Poker) To encourage opponents into betting more by	      first refraining from betting while having a strong hand,	      and only later raising the stakes. In informal games,	      certain types of sandbagging are forbidden.	      [PJC]
Sandbagger \Sand"bag`ger\, n.	   An assaulter whose weapon is a sand bag. See {Sand bag},	   under {Sand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sand-blind \Sand"-blind`\, a. [For sam blind half blind; AS.	   s[=a]m- half (akin to semi-) + blind.]	   Having defective sight; dim-sighted; purblind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanded \Sand"ed\, a.	   1. Covered or sprinkled with sand; sandy; barren. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked with small spots; variegated with spots; speckled;	      of a sandy color, as a hound. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Short-sighted. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sandemanian \San`de*ma"ni*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Robert Sandeman, a Scotch sectary of the	   eighteenth century. See {Glassite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandemanianism \San`de*ma"ni*an*ism\, n.	   The faith or system of the Sandemanians. --A. Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanderling \San"der*ling\, n. [Sand + -ling. So called because	   it obtains its food by searching the moist sands of the	   seashore.] (Zool.)	   A small gray and brown sandpiper ({Calidris arenaria}) very	   common on sandy beaches in America, Europe, and Asia. Called	   also {curwillet}, {sand lark}, {stint}, and {ruddy plover}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanders \San"ders\, n. [See {Sandal}.]	   An old name of sandalwood, now applied only to the red	   sandalwood. See under {Sandalwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanders-blue \San"ders-blue"\, n.	   See {Saunders-blue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandever \San"de*ver\, n.	   See {Sandiver}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sandfish \Sand"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small marine fish of the Pacific coast of North America	   ({Trichodon trichodon}) which buries itself in the sand.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandglass \Sand"glass`\, n.	   An instrument for measuring time by the running of sand. See	   {Hourglass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandhiller \Sand"hill`er\, n.	   A nickname given to any "poor white" living in the pine woods	   which cover the sandy hills in Georgia and South Carolina.	   [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sandiness \Sand"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sandy, or of being of a sandy	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandish \Sand"ish\, a.	   Approaching the nature of sand; loose; not compact. [Obs.]	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandiver \San"di*ver\, n. [Perh. fr. OF. sa["i]n grease, fat +	   de of + verre glass (cf. {Saim}), or fr. F. sel de verre	   sandiver.]	   A whitish substance which is cast up, as a scum, from the	   materials of glass in fusion, and, floating on the top, is	   skimmed off; -- called also {glass gall}. [Formerly written	   also {sandever}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sandix \San"dix\, n. [L. sandix, sandyx, vermilion, or a color	   like vermilion, Gr. ?, ?.]	   A kind of minium, or red lead, made by calcining carbonate of	   lead, but inferior to true minium. [Written also {sandyx}.]	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] sandlot
sandlot \sand"lot\, Sand-lot \Sand"-lot`\, a.	   1. Lit., of or pert. to a lot or piece of sandy ground, --	      hence, pert. to, or characteristic of, the policy or	      practices of the socialistic or communistic followers of	      the Irish agitator Denis Kearney, who delivered many of	      his speeches in the open sand lots about San Francisco;	      as, the	   {sand-lot constitution} of California, framed in 1879, under	      the influence of sand-lot agitation.	   2. of or pertaining to a sandlot; -- used especially in	      reference to informal games played by children; as,	      sandlot baseball.	      [PJC]	sandlot \sand"lot\ (s[a^]nd"l[o^]t), n.	   a vacant lot, especially one where children play games.	   [PJC]
Sandman \Sand"man`\, n.	   A mythical person who makes children sleepy, so that they rub	   their eyes as if there were sand in them.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandnecker \Sand"neck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A European flounder ({Hippoglossoides limandoides}); --	   called also {rough dab}, {long fluke}, {sand fluke}, and	   {sand sucker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandpaper \Sand"pa`per\, n.	   Paper covered on one side with sand glued fast, -- used for	   smoothing and polishing.	   [1913 Webster]	Sandpaper \Sand"pa`per\, v. t.	   To smooth or polish with sandpaper; as, to sandpaper a door.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandpiper \Sand"pi`per\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small limicoline	      game birds belonging to {Tringa}, {Actodromas},	      {Ereunetes}, and various allied genera of the family	      {Tringidae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most important North American species are the	         pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}), called also	         {brownback}, {grass snipe}, and {jacksnipe}; the	         red-backed, or black-breasted, sandpiper, or dunlin	         ({Tringa alpina}); the purple sandpiper ({Tringa	         maritima}: the red-breasted sandpiper, or knot ({Tringa	         canutus}); the semipalmated sandpiper ({Ereunetes	         pusillus}); the spotted sandpiper, or teeter-tail	         ({Actitis macularia}); the buff-breasted sandpiper	         ({Tryngites subruficollis}), and the Bartramian	         sandpiper, or upland plover. See under {Upland}. Among	         the European species are the dunlin, the knot, the	         ruff, the sanderling, and the common sandpiper	         ({Actitis hypoleucus} syn. {Tringoides hypoleucus}),	         called also {fiddler}, {peeper}, {pleeps}, {weet-weet},	         and {summer snipe}. Some of the small plovers and	         tattlers are also called sandpipers.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small lamprey eel; the pride.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Curlew sandpiper}. See under {Curlew}.	   {Stilt sandpiper}. See under {Stilt}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sandpit \Sand"pit`\, n.	   A pit or excavation from which sand is or has been taken.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandre \San"dre\, n. (Zool.)	   A Russian fish ({Lucioperca sandre}) which yields a valuable	   oil, called sandre oil, used in the preparation of caviar.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandstone \Sand"stone`\, n.	   A rock made of sand more or less firmly united. Common or	   siliceous sandstone consists mainly of quartz sand.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Different names are applied to the various kinds of	         sandstone according to their composition; as, granitic,	         argillaceous, micaceous, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Flexible sandstone} (Min.), the finer-grained variety of	      itacolumite, which on account of the scales of mica in the	      lamination is quite flexible.	   {Red sandstone}, a name given to two extensive series of	      British rocks in which red sandstones predominate, one	      below, and the other above, the coal measures. These were	      formerly known as the Old and the New Red Sandstone	      respectively, and the former name is still retained for	      the group preceding the Coal and referred to the Devonian	      age, but the term New Red Sandstone is now little used,	      some of the strata being regarded as Permian and the	      remained as Triassic. See the Chart of {Geology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sandwich \Sand"wich\ (?; 277), n. [Named from the Earl of	   Sandwich.]	   Two pieces of bread and butter with a thin slice of meat,	   cheese, or the like, between them.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Sandwich \Sand"wich\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sandwiched}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sandwiching}.]	   To make into a sandwich; also, figuratively, to insert	   between portions of something dissimilar; to form of	   alternate parts or things, or alternating layers of a	   different nature; to interlard.	   [1913 Webster]
Sandworm \Sand"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of numerous species of annelids which burrow in	       the sand of the seashore.	   (b) Any species of annelids of the genus {Sabellaria}. They	       construct firm tubes of agglutinated sand on rocks and	       shells, and are sometimes destructive to oysters.	   (c) The chigoe, a species of flea.	       [1913 Webster]
Sandwort \Sand"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Arenaria}, low, tufted herbs (order	   {Caryophyllaceae}.)	   [1913 Webster]
Sandy \Sand"y\, a. [Compar. {Sandier}; superl. {Sandiest}.] [AS.	   sandig.]	   1. Consisting of, abounding with, or resembling, sand; full	      of sand; covered or sprinkled with sand; as, a sandy	      desert, road, or soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the color of sand; of a light yellowish red color; as,	      sandy hair.	      [1913 Webster]
Sandyx \San"dyx\, n. [L.]	   See {Sandix}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sane \Sane\, a. [L. sanus; cf. Gr. ?, ?, safe, sound. Cf.	   {Sound}, a.]	   1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; acting	      rationally; -- said of the mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the	      mental faculties in such condition as to be able to	      anticipate and judge of the effect of one's actions in an	      ordinary maner; -- said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sound; healthy; underanged; unbroken.	        [1913 Webster]
Saneness \Sane"ness\, n.	   The state of being sane; sanity.	   [1913 Webster]
Sang \Sang\,	   imp. of {Sing}.	   [1913 Webster] Sanga
Sanga \San"ga\, Sangu \San"gu\, n. (Zool.)	   The Abyssinian ox ({Bos Africanus} syn. {Bibos Africanus}),	   noted for the great length of its horns. It has a hump on its	   back.	   [1913 Webster]
Sangaree \San`ga*ree"\, n. [Sp. sangria, lit., bleeding, from	   sangre, blood, L. sanguis.]	   Wine and water sweetened and spiced, -- a favorite West	   Indian drink.	   [1913 Webster]
Sang-froid \Sang`-froid"\, n. [F., cold blood.]	   Freedom from agitation or excitement of mind; coolness in	   trying circumstances; indifference; calmness. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Sangiac \San"gi*ac\, n.	   See {Sanjak}.	   [1913 Webster] Sangraal
Sangraal \San`graal"\, Sangreal \San"gre*al\, n. [See {Saint},	   and {Grail}.]	   See {Holy Grail}, under {Grail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguiferous \San*guif"er*ous\, a. [L. sanguis blood + -ferous.]	   (Physiol.)	   Conveying blood; as, sanguiferous vessels, i. e., the	   arteries, veins, capillaries.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguification \San`gui*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. sanguification.	   See {Sanguify}.] (Physiol.)	   The production of blood; the conversion of the products of	   digestion into blood; hematosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguifier \San"gui*fi`er\, n.	   A producer of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguifluous \San*guif"lu*ous\, a. [L. sanguis blood + fluere to	   flow.]	   Flowing or running with blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguify \San"gui*fy\, v. t. [L. sanguis blood + -fy: cf. F.	   sanguifier.]	   To produce blood from.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguigenous \San*guig"e*nous\, a. [L. sanguis + -genous.]	   Producing blood; as, sanguigenous food.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinaceous \San`gui*na"ceous\, n.	   Of a blood-red color; sanguine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinaria \San`gui*na"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Sanguinary}, a. &	   n.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of plants of the Poppy family.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Sanguinaria Canadensis}, or bloodroot, is the only	         species. It has a perennial rootstock, which sends up a	         few roundish lobed leaves and solitary white blossoms	         in early spring. See {Bloodroot}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The rootstock of the bloodroot, used in medicine as an	      emetic, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Sanguinarily \San"gui*na*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a sanguinary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinariness \San"gui*na*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sanguinary.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinary \San"gui*na*ry\, a. [L. sanguinarius, fr. sanguis	   blood: cf. F. sanguinaire.]	   1. Attended with much bloodshed; bloody; murderous; as, a	      sanguinary war, contest, or battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            We may not propagate religion by wars, or by	            sanguinary persecutions to force consciences.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bloodthirsty; cruel; eager to shed blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passion . . . makes us brutal and sanguinary.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bloody; murderous; bloodthirsty; cruel.	        [1913 Webster]	Sanguinary \San"gui*na*ry\, n. [L. herba sanguinaria an herb	   that stanches blood: cf. F. sanguinaire. See {Sanguinary},	   a.] (Bot.)	      (a) The yarrow.	      (b) The Sanguinaria.	          [1913 Webster]
Sanguine \San"guine\, a. [F. sanguin, L. sanguineus, fr. sanguis	   blood. Cf. {Sanguineous}.]	   1. Having the color of blood; red.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of his complexion he was sanguine.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like to that sanguine flower inscribed with woe.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by abundance and active circulation of	      blood; as, a sanguine bodily temperament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Warm; ardent; as, a sanguine temper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anticipating the best; cheerfully optimistic; not	      desponding; confident; full of hope; as, sanguine of	      success; a sanguine disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Warm; ardent; lively; confident; hopeful; optimistic.	        [1913 Webster]	Sanguine \San"guine\, n.	   1. Blood color; red. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything of a blood-red color, as cloth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In sanguine and in pes he clad was all. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) Bloodstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Red crayon. See the Note under {Crayon}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Sanguine \San"guine\, v. t.	   To stain with blood; to impart the color of blood to; to	   ensanguine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguineless \San"guine*less\, a.	   Destitute of blood; pale. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinely \San"guine*ly\, adv.	   In a sanguine manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         I can not speculate quite so sanguinely as he does.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguineness \San"guine*ness\, n.	   The quality of being sanguine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguineous \San*guin"e*ous\, a. [L. sanguineus. See	   {Sanguine}.]	   1. Abounding with blood; sanguine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to blood; bloody; constituting blood.	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Blood-red; crimson. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]
sanguinity \san*guin"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being sanguine; sanguineness. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinivorous \San"gui*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. sanguis + vorare to	   devour.]	   Subsisting on blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinolency \San*guin"o*len*cy\, n.	   The state of being sanguinolent, or bloody.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguinolent \San*guin"o*lent\, a. [L. sanguinolentus, from	   sanguis blood: cf. F. sanguinolent.]	   Tinged or mingled with blood; bloody; as, sanguinolent sputa.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguisuge \San"gui*suge\, n. [L. sanguisuga; sanguis blood +	   sugere to suck.] (Zool.)	   A bloodsucker, or leech.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanguivorous \San*guiv"o*rous\, a. [L. sanguis blood + vorare to	   devour.] (Zool.)	   Subsisting upon blood; -- said of certain blood-sucking bats	   and other animals. See {Vampire}.	   [1913 Webster] Sanhedrin
Sanhedrin \San"he*drin\, Sanhedrim \San"he*drim\, n. [Heb.	   sanhedr[imac]n, fr. Gr. ?; ? with + ? a seat, fr. ? to sit.	   See {Sit}.] (Jewish Antiq.)	   the great council of the Jews, which consisted of seventy	   members, to whom the high priest was added. It had	   jurisdiction of religious matters.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanhedrist \San"he*drist\, n.	   A member of the sanhedrin. --Schaeffer (Lange's Com.).	   [1913 Webster]
Sanhita \San"hi*ta\, n. [Skr. samhita, properly, combination.]	   A collection of vedic hymns, songs, or verses, forming the	   first part of each Veda.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanicle \San"i*cle\, n. [F., from L. sanare to heal.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Sanicula}, reputed to	   have healing powers.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanidine \San"i*dine\, n. [Gr. ?. ?, a board. So called in	   allusion to the tabular crystals.] (Min.)	   A variety of orthoclase feldspar common in certain eruptive	   rocks, as trachyte; -- called also {glassy feldspar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanies \Sa"ni*es\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   A thin, serous fluid commonly discharged from ulcers or foul	   wounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanious \Sa"ni*ous\, a. [L. saniosus, fr. sanies: cf. F.	   sanieux.]	   1. (Med.) Pertaining to sanies, or partaking of its nature	      and appearance; thin and serous, with a slight bloody	      tinge; as, the sanious matter of an ulcer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (med.) Discharging sanies; as, a sanious ulcer.	      [1913 Webster]
Sanitarian \San`i*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to health, or the laws of health; sanitary.	   [1913 Webster]	Sanitarian \San`i*ta"ri*an\, n.	   An advocate of sanitary measures; one especially interested	   or versed in sanitary measures.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanitarist \San"i*ta*rist\, n.	   A sanitarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanitarium \San`i*ta"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Sanitary}.]	   A health station or retreat; a sanatorium. "A sanitarium for	   troops." --L. Oliphant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanitary \San"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. sanitas health: cf. F. sanitaire.	   See {Sanity}.]	   Of or pertaining to health; designed to secure or preserve	   health; relating to the preservation or restoration of	   health; hygienic; as, sanitary regulations. See the Note	   under {Sanatory}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sanitary Commission}. See under {Commission}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sanitation \San`i*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of rendering sanitary; the science of sanitary	   conditions; the preservation of health; the use of sanitary	   measures; hygiene.	   [1913 Webster]	         How much sanitation has advanced during the last half	         century.                                 --H.	                                                  Hartshorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanity \San"i*ty\, n. [L. sanitas, from sanus sound, healthy.	   See {Sane}.]	   The condition or quality of being sane; soundness of health	   of body or mind, especially of the mind; saneness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanjak \San"jak\, n. [Turk. sanj[=a]g.]	   A district or a subvision of a vilayet. [Turkey]	   [1913 Webster]
San Jos'e scale \San Jo*s['e]" scale\	   A very destructive scale insect ({Aspidiotus perniciosus})	   that infests the apple, pear, and other fruit trees. So	   called because first introduced into the United States at San	   Jos['e], California.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sank \Sank\ (s[a^][ng]k),	   imp. of {Sink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sankha \Sank"ha\, n. [Skr. [,c]ankha a shell.]	   A chank shell ({Turbinella pyrum}); also, a shell bracelet or	   necklace made in India from the chank shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sankhya \Sankh"ya\, n.	   A Hindu system of philosophy which refers all things to soul	   and a rootless germ called prakriti, consisting of three	   elements, goodness, passion, and darkness. --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sannop \San"nop\ (s[a^]n"n[o^]p), n.	   Same as {Sannup}. --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Sannup \San"nup\ (-n[u^]p), n.	   A married male Indian; a brave; -- correlative of squaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanny \San"ny\, n.	   The sandpiper. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sans \Sans\ (s[aum]n; E. s[a^]nz), prep. [F., from L. sine	   without.]	   Without; deprived or destitute of. Rarely used as an English	   word. "Sans fail." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanscrit \San"scrit\, n.	   See {Sanskrit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sans-culotte \Sans`-cu`lotte"\ (F. ?; E. ?), n. [F., without	   breeches.]	   1. A fellow without breeches; a ragged fellow; -- a name of	      reproach given in the first French revolution to the	      extreme republican party, who rejected breeches as an	      emblem peculiar to the upper classes or aristocracy, and	      adopted pantaloons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, an extreme or radical republican; a violent	      revolutionist; a Jacobin.	      [1913 Webster]
Sans-culottic \Sans`-cu*lot"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or involving, sans-culottism; radical;	   revolutionary; Jacobinical. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sans-culottism \Sans`-cu*lot"tism\, n. [F. sans-culottisme.]	   Extreme republican principles; the principles or practice of	   the sans-culottes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanskrit \San"skrit\, n. [Skr. Samsk[.r]ta the Sanskrit	   language, literally, the perfect, polished, or classical	   language, fr. samsk[.r]ta prepared, wrought, made, excellent,	   perfect; sam together (akin to E. same) + k[.r]ta made. See	   {Same}, {Create}.] [Written also {Sanscrit}.]	   The ancient language of the Hindoos, long since obsolete in	   vernacular use, but preserved to the present day as the	   literary and sacred dialect of India. It is nearly allied to	   the Persian, and to the principal languages of Europe,	   classical and modern, and by its more perfect preservation of	   the roots and forms of the primitive language from which they	   are all descended, is a most important assistance in	   determining their history and relations. Cf. {Prakrit}, and	   {Veda}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sanskrit \San"skrit\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Sanskrit; written in Sanskrit; as, a	   Sanskrit dictionary or inscription.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanskritic \San*skrit"ic\, a.	   Sanskrit.	   [1913 Webster]
Sanskritist \San"skrit*ist\, n.	   One versed in Sanskrit.	   [1913 Webster]
Sans-souci \Sans`-sou`ci"\, adv. [F.]	   Without care; free and easy.	   [1913 Webster]
Santal \San"tal\, n. [Santalum + piperonal.] (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal,	   but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from	   sandalwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Santalaceous \San`ta*la"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	   ({Santalaceae}), of which the genus {Santalum} is the type,	   and which includes the buffalo nut and a few other North	   American plants, and many peculiar plants of the southern	   hemisphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Santalic \San*tal"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sandalwood ({Santalum});	   -- used specifically to designate an acid obtained as a	   resinous or red crystalline dyestuff, which is called also	   santalin.	   [1913 Webster]
Santalin \San"ta*lin\, n. [Cf. F. santaline.] (Chem.)	   Santalic acid. See {Santalic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Santalum \San"ta*lum\, n. [NL. See {Sandalwood}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees with entire opposite leaves and small	   apetalous flowers. There are less than a dozen species,	   occurring from India to Australia and the Pacific Islands.	   See {Sandalwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Santees \San`tees"\, n. pl.; sing. {Santee}. (Ethnol.)	   One of the seven confederated tribes of Indians belonging to	   the Sioux, or Dakotas.	   [1913 Webster]
Santer \San"ter\, v. i.	   See {Saunter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Santon \San"ton\, n. [Sp. santon, augmented fr. santo holy, L.	   sanctus.]	   A Turkish saint; a kind of dervish, regarded by the people as	   a saint: also, a hermit.	   [1913 Webster]
Santonate \San"to*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of santonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Santonic \San*ton"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid (distinct from	   santoninic acid) obtained from santonin as a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Santonin \San"to*nin\, n. [L. herba santonica, a kind of plant,	   fr. Santoni a people of Aquitania; cf. Gr. ?: cf. F.	   santonine.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance having a bitter taste,	   extracted from the buds of levant wormseed and used as an	   anthelmintic. It occassions a peculiar temporary color	   blindness, causing objects to appear as if seen through a	   yellow glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Santoninate \San"to*nin`ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of santoninic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Santoninic \San`to*nin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to santonin; -- used specifically to	   designate an acid not known in the free state, but obtained	   in its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sao \Sa"o\, n. (Zool.)	   Any marine annelid of the genus {Hyalinaecia}, especially	   {Hyalinaecia tubicola} of Europe, which inhabits a	   transparent movable tube resembling a quill in color and	   texture.	   [1913 Webster]
Sap \Sap\, n. [AS. saep; akin to OHG. saf, G. saft, Icel. safi;	   of uncertain origin; possibly akin to L. sapere to taste, to	   be wise, sapa must or new wine boiled thick. Cf. {Sapid},	   {Sapient}.]	   1. The juice of plants of any kind, especially the ascending	      and descending juices or circulating fluid essential to	      nutrition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ascending is the crude sap, the assimilation of	         which takes place in the leaves, when it becomes the	         elaborated sap suited to the growth of the plant.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The sapwood, or alburnum, of a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A simpleton; a saphead; a milksop. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sap ball} (Bot.), any large fungus of the genus Polyporus.	      See {Polyporus}.	   {Sap green}, a dull light green pigment prepared from the	      juice of the ripe berries of the {Rhamnus catharticus}, or	      buckthorn. It is used especially by water-color artists.	      	   {Sap rot}, the dry rot. See under {Dry}.	   {Sap sucker} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      American woodpeckers of the genus {Sphyrapicus},	      especially the yellow-bellied woodpecker ({Sphyrapicus	      varius}) of the Eastern United States. They are so named	      because they puncture the bark of trees and feed upon the	      sap. The name is loosely applied to other woodpeckers.	   {Sap tube} (Bot.), a vessel that conveys sap.	      [1913 Webster]	Sap \Sap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sapping}.] [F. saper (cf. Sp. zapar, It. zapare), fr. sape a	   sort of scythe, LL. sappa a sort of mattock.]	   1. To subvert by digging or wearing away; to mine; to	      undermine; to destroy the foundation of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor safe their dwellings were, for sapped by floods,	            Their houses fell upon their household gods.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) To pierce with saps.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make unstable or infirm; to unsettle; to weaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ring out the grief that saps the mind. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Sap \Sap\, v. i.	   To proceed by mining, or by secretly undermining; to execute	   saps. --W. P. Craighill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both assaults are carried on by sapping. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	Sap \Sap\, n. (Mil.)	   A narrow ditch or trench made from the foremost parallel	   toward the glacis or covert way of a besieged place by	   digging under cover of gabions, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sap fagot} (Mil.), a fascine about three feet long, used in	      sapping, to close the crevices between the gabions before	      the parapet is made.	   {Sap roller} (Mil.), a large gabion, six or seven feet long,	      filled with fascines, which the sapper sometimes rolls	      along before him for protection from the fire of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]
Sapadillo \Sap`a*dil"lo\, n.	   See {Sapodila}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapajo \Sap"a*jo\, n. (Zool.)	   The sapajou.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapajou \Sap"a*jou\, n. [F. sapajou, sajou, Braz. sajuassu.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the	   genus {Cebus}, having long and prehensile tails. Some of the	   species are called also {capuchins}. The bonnet sapajou	   ({Cebus subcristatus}), the golden-handed sapajou ({Cebus	   chrysopus}), and the white-throated sapajou ({Cebus	   hypoleucus}) are well known species. See {Capuchin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapan wood \Sa*pan" wood\ [Malay sapang.] (Bot.)	   A dyewood yielded by {Caesalpinia Sappan}, a thorny	   leguminous tree of Southern Asia and the neighboring islands.	   It is the original Brazil wood. [Written also {sappan wood}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sapful \Sap"ful\, a.	   Abounding in sap; sappy.	   [1913 Webster]
Saphead \Sap"head`\, n.	   A weak-minded, stupid fellow; a milksop. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Saphenous \Sa*phe"nous\, a. [Gr. ? manifest.] (Anat.)	   (a) Manifest; -- applied to the two principal superficial	       veins of the lower limb of man.	   (b) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the saphenous	       veins; as, the saphenous nerves; the saphenous opening,	       an opening in the broad fascia of the thigh through which	       the internal saphenous vein passes.	       [1913 Webster]
Sapid \Sap"id\, a. [L. sapidus, fr. sapere to taste: cf. F.	   sapide. See {Sapient}, {Savor}.]	   Having the power of affecting the organs of taste; possessing	   savor, or flavor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Camels, to make the water sapid, do raise the mud with	         their feet.                              --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapidity \Sa*pid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. sapidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being sapid; taste; savor;	   savoriness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether one kind of sapidity is more effective than	         another.                                 --M. S.	                                                  Lamson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapidness \Sap"id*ness\, n.	   Quality of being sapid; sapidity.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the Israelites fancied the sapidness and relish of	         the fleshpots, they longed to taste and to return.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapience \Sa"pi*ence\, n. [L. sapientia: cf. F. sapience. See	   {Sapient}..]	   The quality of being sapient; wisdom; sageness; knowledge.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woman, if I might sit beside your feet,	         And glean your scattered sapience.       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapient \Sa"pi*ent\, a. [L. sapiens, -entis, p. pr. of sapere to	   taste, to have sense, to know. See {Sage}, a.]	   Wise; sage; discerning; -- often in irony or contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where the sapient king	         Held dalliance with his fair Egyptian spouse. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sage; sagacious; knowing; wise; discerning.	        [1913 Webster]
Sapiential \Sa`pi*en"tial\, a. [L. sapientialis.]	   Having or affording wisdom. -- {Sa`pi*en"tial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sapiential books of the Old [Testament]. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapientious \Sa`pi*en"tious\, a.	   Sapiential. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sapientize \Sa"pi*ent*ize\, v. t.	   To make sapient. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapiently \Sa"pi*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a sapient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapindaceous \Sap`in*da"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to an order of trees and shrubs	   ({Sapindaceae}), including the (typical) genus Sapindus, the	   maples, the margosa, and about seventy other genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapindus \Sa*pin"dus\, n. [NL., fr. L. sapo soap + Indicus	   Indian.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical and subtropical trees with pinnate leaves	   and panicled flowers. The fruits of some species are used	   instead of soap, and their round black seeds are made into	   necklaces.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapless \Sap"less\, a.	   1. Destitute of sap; not juicy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Dry; old; husky; withered; spiritless. "A somewhat	      sapless womanhood." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now sapless on the verge of death he stands.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
sapling \sap"ling\, n.	   A young tree. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapodilla \Sap`o*dil"la\, n. [Sp. zapote, sapotillo, zapotillo,	   Mexican cochit-zapotl. Cf. {Sapota}.] (Bot.)	   A tall, evergeen, tropical American tree ({Achras Sapota});	   also, its edible fruit, the sapodilla plum. [Written also	   {sapadillo}, {sappadillo}, {sappodilla}, and {zapotilla}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sapodilla plum} (Bot.), the fruit of {Achras Sapota}. It is	      about the size of an ordinary quince, having a rough,	      brittle, dull brown rind, the flesh being of a dirty	      yellowish white color, very soft, and deliciously sweet.	      Called also {naseberry}. It is eatable only when it begins	      to be spotted, and is much used in desserts.	      [1913 Webster]
Sapogenin \Sa*pog"e*nin\, n. [Saponin + -gen + -in.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance obtained by the decomposition	   of saponin.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponaceous \Sap`o*na"ceous\, a. [L. sapo, -onis, soap, of	   Teutonic origin, and akin to E. soap. See {Soap}.]	   Resembling soap; having the qualities of soap; soapy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Saponaceous bodies are compounds of an acid and a base,	         and are in reality a kind of salt.	         [1913 Webster]
Saponacity \Sap`o*nac"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being saponaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponary \Sap"o*na*ry\, a.	   Saponaceous. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponifiable \Sa*pon*i*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of conversion into soap; as, a saponifiable	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponification \Sa*pon`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. saponification.	   See {Saponify}.]	   The act, process, or result, of soap making; conversion into	   soap; specifically (Chem.), the decomposition of fats and	   other ethereal salts by alkalies; as, the saponification of	   ethyl acetate.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponifier \Sa*pon"i*fi`er\, n. (Chem.)	   That which saponifies; any reagent used to cause	   saponification.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponify \Sa*pon"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saponified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Saponifying}.] [L. sapo, -onis, soap + -fy: cf. F.	   saponifier.]	   To convert into soap, as tallow or any fat; hence (Chem.), to	   subject to any similar process, as that which ethereal salts	   undergo in decomposition; as, to saponify ethyl acetate.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponin \Sap"o*nin\, n. [L. sapo, -onis soap: cf. F. saponine.]	   (Chem.)	   A poisonous glucoside found in many plants, as in the root of	   soapwort ({Saponaria officinalis}), in the bark of soap bark	   ({Quillaja saponaria}), etc. It is extracted as a white	   amorphous powder, which produces a soapy lather in solution,	   and produces a local anaesthesia. It is used as a detergent	   and for emulsifying oils. Formerly called also {struthiin},	   {quillaiin}, {senegin}, {polygalic acid}, etc. By extension,	   any one of a group of related bodies of which saponin proper	   is the type.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Saponite \Sap"o*nite\, n. [Sw. saponit, fr. L. sapo, -onis,	   soap.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of magnesia and alumina. It occurs in	   soft, soapy, amorphous masses, filling veins in serpentine	   and cavities in trap rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Saponul \Sap"o*nul\, n. [F. saponule, fr. L. sapo, -onis, soap.]	   (Old Chem.)	   A soapy mixture obtained by treating an essential oil with an	   alkali; hence, any similar compound of an essential oil.	   [Written also {saponule}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sapor \Sa"por\, n. [L. See {Savor}.]	   Power of affecting the organs of taste; savor; flavor; taste.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is some sapor in all aliments.     --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Saporific \Sap`o*rif"ic\, a. [L. sapor taste + facere to make.]	   Having the power to produce the sensation of taste; producing	   taste, flavor, or relish.	   [1913 Webster]
Saporosity \Sap`o*ros"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of a body by which it excites the sensation of	   taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Saporous \Sap"o*rous\, a. [L. saporus that relishes well,	   savory, fr. sapor taste.]	   Having flavor or taste; yielding a taste. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapota \Sa*po"ta\, n. [NL., from Sp. sapote, zapote. See	   {Sapodilla}.] (Bot.)	   The sapodilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapotaceous \Sap`o*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Sapotaceae}) of (mostly	   tropical) trees and shrubs, including the star apple, the	   Lucuma, or natural marmalade tree, the gutta-percha tree	   ({Isonandra}), and the India mahwa, as well as the sapodilla,	   or sapota, after which the order is named.	   [1913 Webster]
Sappan wood \Sap*pan" wood"\	   Sapan wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sappare \Sap"pare\, n. [F. sappare; -- so called by Saussure.]	   (Min.)	   Kyanite. [Written also {sappar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sapper \Sap"per\, n. [Cf. F. sapeur.]	   One who saps; specifically (Mil.), one who is employed in	   working at saps, building and repairing fortifications, and	   the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapphic \Sap"phic\, a. [L. Sapphicus, Gr. ?, fr. ? Sappho.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Sappho, the Grecian poetess; as,	      Sapphic odes; Sapphic verse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pros.) Belonging to, or in the manner of, Sappho; -- said	      of a certain kind of verse reputed to have been invented	      by Sappho, consisting of five feet, of which the first,	      fourth, and fifth are trochees, the second is a spondee,	      and the third a dactyl.	      [1913 Webster]	Sapphic \Sap"phic\, n. (Pros.)	   A Sapphic verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapphire \Sap"phire\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. saphir, F. saphir,	   L. sapphirus, Gr. ?, of Oriental origin; cf. Heb.	   sapp[imac]r.]	   1. (Min.) Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, {Al2O3};	      corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum,	      highly prized as a gem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of rubies, sapphires, and of pearl['e]s white.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sapphire occurs in hexagonal crystals and also in	         granular and massive forms. The name sapphire is	         usually restricted to the blue crystals, while the	         bright red crystals are called Oriental rubies (see	         under {Ruby}), the amethystine variety Oriental	         amethyst (see under {Amethyst}), and the dull massive	         varieties corundum (a name which is also used as a	         general term to include all varieties). See {Corundum}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The color of the gem; bright blue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any humming bird of the genus {Hylocharis}, native	      of South America. The throat and breast are usually bright	      blue.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Star sapphire}, or {Asteriated sapphire} (Min.), a kind of	      sapphire which exhibits asterism.	      [1913 Webster]	Sapphire \Sap"phire\, a.	   Of or resembling sapphire; sapphirine; blue. "The sapphire	   blaze." --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapphirine \Sap"phir*ine\, n.	   Resembling sapphire; made of sapphire; having the color, or	   any quality of sapphire. "Sapphirine degree of hardness."	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sappho \Sap"pho\, n. [See {Sapphic}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of brilliant South American	   humming birds of the genus {Sappho}, having very	   bright-colored and deeply forked tails; -- called also	   {firetail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sappiness \Sap"pi*ness\, n.	   The quality of being sappy; juiciness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sappodilla \Sap`po*dil"la\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Sapodilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sappy \Sap"py\, a. [Compar. {Sappier}; superl. {Sappiest}.]	   [From 1st {Sap}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Abounding with sap; full of sap; juicy; succulent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, young, not firm; weak, feeble.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he had passed this weak and sappy age.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Weak in intellect. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Abounding in sap; resembling, or consisting largely	      of, sapwood.	      [1913 Webster]	Sappy \Sap"py\, a. [Written also {sapy}.] [Cf. L. sapere to	   taste.]	   Musty; tainted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saprophagan \Sa*proph"a*gan\, n. [Gr. sapro`s rotten + fagei^n	   to eat: cf. F. saprophage.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of beetles which feed upon decaying animal and	   vegetable substances; a carrion beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Saprophagous \Sa*proph"a*gous\, a. (Zool.)	   Feeding on carrion.	   [1913 Webster]
Saprophyte \Sap"ro*phyte\, n. [Gr. sapro`s rotten + fyto`n a	   plant.] (Bot.)	   Any plant growing on decayed animal or vegetable matter, as	   most fungi and some flowering plants with no green color, as	   the Indian pipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Saprophytic \Sap`ro*phyt"ic\, a.	   Feeding or growing upon decaying animal or vegetable matter;	   pertaining to a saprophyte or the saprophytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Saprophytism \Sap"ro*phyt*ism\, n.	   State or fact of being saprophytic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sapsago \Sap"sa*go\, n. [G. schabzieger; schaben to shave, to	   scrape + zieger a sort of whey.]	   A kind of Swiss cheese, of a greenish color, flavored with	   melilot.	   [1913 Webster]
Sapskull \Sap"skull`\, n.	   A saphead. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Sapucaia \Sap`u*ca"ia\ (?; Pg. ?), n. [Pg. sapucaya.] (Bot.)	   A Brazilian tree. See {Lecythis}, and {Monkey-pot}. [Written	   also {sapucaya}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sapucaia nut} (Bot.), the seed of the sapucaia; -- called	      also {paradise nut}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sapwood \Sap"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The alburnum, or part of the wood of any exogenous tree next	   to the bark, being that portion of the tree through which the	   sap flows most freely; -- distinguished from {heartwood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarabaite \Sar"a*ba*ite\, n. [LL. Saraba["i]tae, pl.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   One of certain vagrant or heretical Oriental monks in the	   early church.	   [1913 Webster]
Saraband \Sar"a*band\, n. [F. sarabande, Sp. zarabanda, fr. Per.	   serbend a song.]	   A slow Spanish dance of Saracenic origin, to an air in triple	   time; also, the air itself.	   [1913 Webster]	         She has brought us the newest saraband from the court	         of Queen Mab.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Saracen \Sar"a*cen\, n. [L. Saracenus perhaps fr. Ar. sharqi,	   pl. sharqi[imac]n, Oriental, Eastern, fr. sharaqa to rise,	   said of the sun: cf. F. sarrasin. Cf. {Sarcenet}, {Sarrasin},	   {Sirocco}.]	   Anciently, an Arab; later, a Mussulman; in the Middle Ages,	   the common term among Christians in Europe for a Mohammedan	   hostile to the crusaders.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Saracens' consound} (Bot.), a kind of ragwort ({Senecio	      Saracenicus}), anciently used to heal wounds.	      [1913 Webster] Saracenic
Saracenic \Sar`a*cen"ic\, Saracenical \Sar`a*cen"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Saracens; as, Saracenic architecture.	   "Saracenic music." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarasin \Sar"a*sin\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Sarrasin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saraswati \Sa`ras*wa"ti\, n. [Skr. Sarasvat[imac].] (Hind.	   Myth.)	   The sakti or wife of Brahma; the Hindoo goddess of learning,	   music, and poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcasm \Sar"casm\, n. [F. sarcasme, L. sarcasmus, Gr.	   sarkasmo`s, from sarka`zein to tear flesh like dogs, to bite	   the lips in rage, to speak bitterly, to sneer, fr. sa`rx,	   sa`rkos, flesh.]	   A keen, reproachful expression; a satirical remark uttered	   with some degree of scorn or contempt; a taunt; a gibe; a	   cutting jest.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sarcasms of those critics who imagine our art to be	         a matter of inspiration.                 --Sir J.	                                                  Reynolds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Satire; irony; ridicule; taunt; gibe.	        [1913 Webster]
Sarcasmous \Sar*cas"mous\, a.	   Sarcastic. [Obs.] "Sarcasmous scandal." --Hubidras.	   [1913 Webster] Sarcastic
Sarcastic \Sar*cas"tic\, Sarcastical \Sar*cas"tic*al\, a.	   Expressing, or expressed by, sarcasm; characterized by, or of	   the nature of, sarcasm; given to the use of sarcasm; bitterly	   satirical; scornfully severe; taunting.	   [1913 Webster]	         What a fierce and sarcastic reprehension would this	         have drawn from the friendship of the world! --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcastically \Sar*cas"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a sarcastic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcel \Sar"cel\, n. [OF. cercel, F. cerceau, L. circellus, dim.	   of circulus. See {Circle}.]	   One of the outer pinions or feathers of the wing of a bird,	   esp. of a hawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarceled \Sar"celed\, a. (her.)	   Cut through the middle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcelle \Sar`celle"\, n. [F., fr. L. querquedula.] (Zool.)	   The old squaw, or long-tailed duck.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcenet \Sarce"net\, n. [OF. sarcenet; cf. LL. saracenicum	   cloth made by Saracens. See {Saracen}.]	   A species of fine thin silk fabric, used for linings, etc.	   [Written also {sarsenet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou green sarcenet flap for a sore eye. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcin \Sar"cin\, n.	   Same as {Hypoxanthin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcina \Sar*ci"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? of flesh, fr. sa`rx,	   sa`rkos, flesh.] (Biol.)	   A genus of bacteria found in various organic fluids,	   especially in those those of the stomach, associated with	   certain diseases. The individual organisms undergo division	   along two perpendicular partitions, so that multiplication	   takes place in two directions, giving groups of four cubical	   cells. Also used adjectively; as, a sarcina micrococcus; a	   sarcina group.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sarcina form} (Biol.), the tetrad form seen in the division	      of a dumb-bell group of micrococci into four; -- applied	      particularly to bacteria. See {micrococcus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sarcle \Sar"cle\, v. t. [F. sarcler to weed, fr. L. sarculare to	   hoe, fr. sarculum hoe.]	   To weed, or clear of weeds, with a hoe. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarco- \Sar"co-\	   A combining form from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh; as,	   sarcophagous, flesh-eating; sarcology.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcobasis \Sar*cob"a*sis\, n.; pl. {Sarcobases}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? base.] (Bot.)	   A fruit consisting of many dry indehiscent cells, which	   contain but few seeds and cohere about a common style, as in	   the mallows.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcoblast \Sar"co*blast\, n. [Sarco- + -blast.] (Zool.)	   A minute yellowish body present in the interior of certain	   rhizopods.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcocarp \Sar"co*carp\, n. [Sarco- + Gr. ? fruit: cf. F.	   sarcocarpe.] (Bot.)	   The fleshy part of a stone fruit, situated between the skin,	   or epicarp, and the stone, or endocarp, as in a peach. See	   Illust. of {Endocarp}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term has also been used to denote any fruit which	         is fleshy throughout. --M. T. Masters.	         [1913 Webster]
Sarcocele \Sar"co*cele\, n. [Gr. ?; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ?	   tumor: cf. F. sarcoc[`e]le.] (Med.)	   Any solid tumor of the testicle.	   [1913 Webster] Sarcocol
Sarcocol \Sar"co*col\, Sarcocolla \Sar`co*col"la\, n. [L.	   sarcocolla, from Gr. ?; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + ? glue: cf.	   F. sarcocolle.]	   A gum resin obtained from certain shrubs of Africa	   ({Penaea}), -- formerly thought to cause healing of wounds	   and ulcers.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcode \Sar"code\, n. [Gr. ? fleshy; sa`rx, flesh + e'i^dos	   form. Cf. {Sarcoid}.] (Biol.)	   A name applied by Dujardin in 1835 to the gelatinous material	   forming the bodies of the lowest animals; protoplasm.	   [1913 Webster] Sarcoderm
Sarcoderm \Sar"co*derm\, sarcoderma \sar`co*der"ma\, n. [NL.	   sarcoderma. See {Sarco-}, and {Derm}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A fleshy covering of a seed, lying between the external	       and internal integuments.	   (b) A sarcocarp.	       [1913 Webster]
Sarcodic \Sar*cod"ic\ (? or ?), a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to sarcode.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcoid \Sar"coid\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Sarcode}.] (Biol.)	   Resembling flesh, or muscle; composed of sarcode.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcolactic \Sar`co*lac"tic\, a. [Sarco- + lactic.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Relating to muscle and milk; as, sarcolactic acid. See	   {Lactic acid}, under {Lactic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcolemma \Sar`co*lem"ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos,	   flesh + ? rind, skin.] (Anat.)	   The very thin transparent and apparently homogeneous sheath	   which incloses a striated muscular fiber; the myolemma.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcoline \Sar"co*line\, a. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Min.)	   Flesh-colored.	   [1913 Webster] Sarcologic
Sarcologic \Sar`co*log"ic\, Sarcological \Sar`co*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sarcology.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcology \Sar*col"o*gy\, n. [Sarco- + -logy: cf. F.	   sarcologie.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of the soft parts. It	   includes myology, angiology, neurology, and splanchnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcoma \Sar*co"ma\, n.; pl. L. {Sarcomata} (# or #), E.	   {sarcomas}. [NL., from Gr. ?, from sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.]	   (Med.)	   A tumor of fleshy consistence; -- formerly applied to many	   varieties of tumor, now restricted to a variety of malignant	   growth made up of cells resembling those of fetal development	   without any proper intercellular substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcomatous \Sar*com"a*tous\ (? or ?), a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to sarcoma; resembling sarcoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcophaga \Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., neut. pl. See	   {Sarcophagus}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of carnivorous and insectivorous marsupials	   including the dasyures and the opossums.	   [1913 Webster]	Sarcophaga \Sar*coph"a*ga\, n. [NL., fem. sing. See	   {Sarcophagus}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Diptera, including the flesh flies.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcophagan \Sar*coph"a*gan\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Any animal which eats flesh, especially any	      carnivorous marsupial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any fly of the genus Sarcophaga.	      [1913 Webster]
Sarcophagous \Sar*coph"a*gous\, a. (Zool.)	   Feeding on flesh; flesh-eating; carnivorous.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcophagus \Sar*coph"a*gus\, n.; pl. L. {Sarcophagi}, E.	   {Sarcophaguses}. [L., fr. Gr. sarkofa`gos, properly, eating	   flesh; sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh + fagei^n to eat. Cf.	   {Sarcasm}.]	   1. A species of limestone used among the Greeks for making	      coffins, which was so called because it consumed within a	      few weeks the flesh of bodies deposited in it. It is	      otherwise called {lapis Assius}, or {Assian stone}, and is	      said to have been found at Assos, a city of Lycia.	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coffin or chest-shaped tomb of the kind of stone	      described above; hence, any stone coffin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stone shaped like a sarcophagus and placed by a grave as	      a memorial.	      [1913 Webster]
Sarcophagy \Sar*coph"a*gy\, n. [Gr. sarkofagi`a. See	   {Sarcophagus}.]	   The practice of eating flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcophile \Sar"co*phile\, n. [Sacro- + Gr. ? a lover.] (Zool.)	   A flesh-eating animal, especially any one of the carnivorous	   marsupials.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcoptes \Sar*cop"tes\, n. [NL., from Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh	   + ko`ptein to cut.] (Zool.)	   A genus of parasitic mites including the itch mites.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcoptid \Sar*cop"tid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus {Sarcoptes} and related genera of	   mites, comprising the itch mites and mange mites. -- a. Of or	   pertaining to the itch mites.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcorhamphi \Sar`co*rham"phi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sa`rx,	   sa`rkos, flesh + ? beak.] (Zool.)	   A division of raptorial birds comprising the vultures.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcoseptum \Sar`co*sep"tum\, n.; pl. {Sarcosepta}. [Sarco- +	   septum.] (Zool.)	   One of the mesenteries of an anthozoan.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcosin \Sar"co*sin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A crystalline nitrogenous substance, formed in the	   decomposition of creatin (one of the constituents of muscle	   tissue). Chemically, it is methyl glycocoll.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcosis \Sar*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. sa`rx, sa`rkos,	   flesh.] (Med.)	   (a) Abnormal formation of flesh.	   (b) Sarcoma.	       [1913 Webster]
Sarcotic \Sar*cot"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. sarcotique.] (Med.)	   Producing or promoting the growth of flesh. [R.] -- n. A	   sarcotic medicine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sarcous \Sar"cous\, a. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Anat.)	   Fleshy; -- applied to the minute structural elements, called	   sarcous elements, or sarcous disks, of which striated	   muscular fiber is composed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarculation \Sar`cu*la"tion\, n. [L. sarculatio. See {Sarcle}.]	   A weeding, as with a hoe or a rake.	   [1913 Webster]
Sard \Sard\, n. [L. sarda, Gr. ?, or ? (sc. ?), i.e., Sardian	   stone, fr. ? Sardian, ? Sardes, the capital of Lydia: cf. F.	   sarde. Cf. {Sardius}.] (Min.)	   A variety of carnelian, of a rich reddish yellow or brownish	   red color. See the Note under Chalcedony.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardachate \Sar"da*chate\, n. [L. sardachates: cf. F.	   sardachate. See {Sard}, and {Agate}.] (Min.)	   A variety of agate containing sard.	   [1913 Webster] Sardan
Sardan \Sar"dan\, Sardel \Sar"del\, n. [It. sardella. See	   {Sardine} a fish.] (Zool.)	   A sardine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sardel \Sar"del\, n.	   A precious stone. See {Sardius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardine \Sar"dine\ (? or ?; 277), n. [F. sardine (cf. Sp.	   sardina, sarda, It. sardina, sardella), L. sardina, sarda;	   cf. Gr. ?, ?; so called from the island of Sardinia, Gr. ?.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several small species of herring which are	   commonly preserved in olive oil for food, especially the	   pilchard, or European sardine ({Clupea pilchardus}). The	   California sardine ({Clupea sagax}) is similar. The American	   sardines of the Atlantic coast are mostly the young of the	   common herring and of the menhaden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sardine \Sar"dine\ (? or ?; 277), n.	   See {Sardius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardinian \Sar*din"i*an\, a. [L. Sardinianus.]	   Of or pertaining to the island, kingdom, or people of	   Sardinia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sardinia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardius \Sar"di*us\, n. [L. sardius, lapis sardinus, Gr. ?, ?,	   ?. See {Sard}.]	   A precious stone, probably a carnelian, one of which was set	   in Aaron's breastplate. --Ex. xxviii. 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardoin \Sar"doin\, n. [Cf. F. sardoine.] (Min.)	   Sard; carnelian.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardonian \Sar*do"ni*an\, a. [Cf. F. sardonien.]	   Sardonic. [Obs.] "With Sardonian smile." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardonic \Sar*don"ic\, a. [F. sardonique, L. sardonius, Gr. ?,	   ?, perhaps fr. ? to grin like a dog, or from a certain plant	   of Sardinia, Gr. ?, which was said to screw up the face of	   the eater.]	   Forced; unnatural; insincere; hence, derisive, mocking,	   malignant, or bitterly sarcastic; -- applied only to a laugh,	   smile, or some facial semblance of gayety.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where strained, sardonic smiles are glozing still,	         And grief is forced to laugh against her will. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The scornful, ferocious, sardonic grin of a bloody	         ruffian.                                 --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sardonic grin} or {Sardonic laugh}, an old medical term for	      a spasmodic affection of the muscles of the face, giving	      it an appearance of laughter.	      [1913 Webster]	Sardonic \Sar*don"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a kind of linen made at	   Colchis.	   [1913 Webster]
Sardonyx \Sar"do*nyx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Sard}, and	   {Onyx}.] (Min.)	   A variety of onyx consisting of sard and white chalcedony in	   alternate layers.	   [1913 Webster]
Saree \Sa"ree\, n. [Hind. ?.]	   The principal garment of a Hindoo woman. It consists of a	   long piece of cloth, which is wrapped round the middle of the	   body, a portion being arranged to hang down in front, and the	   remainder passed across the bosom over the left shoulder.	   [1913 Webster]
Sargasso \Sar*gas"so\, n. [Sp. sargazo seaweed.] (Bot.)	   The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sargasso Sea}, a large tract of the North Atlantic Ocean	      where sargasso in great abundance floats on the surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Sargassum \Sar*gas"sum\, n. [NL.]	   A genus of algae including the gulf weed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sargo \Sar"go\, n. [Sp. sargo, L. sargus a kind of fish.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of sparoid fishes belonging to	   {Sargus}, {Pomadasys}, and related genera; -- called also	   {sar}, and {saragu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sari \Sa"ri\, n.	   Same as {Saree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarigue \Sa*rigue"\, n. [F., from Braz. [,c]arigueia,	   [,c]arigueira.] (Zool.)	   A small South American opossum ({Didelphys opossum}), having	   four white spots on the face.	   [1913 Webster]
Sark \Sark\, n. [AS. serce, syrce, a shirt; akin to Icel. serkr,	   Sw. s[aum]rk.]	   A shirt. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sark \Sark\, v. t. (Carp.)	   To cover with sarking, or thin boards.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarkin \Sar"kin\, n. [Gr. sa`rx, sa`rkos, flesh.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Same as {Hypoxanthin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarking \Sark"ing\, n. [From {Sark} shirt.] (Carp.)	   Thin boards for sheathing, as above the rafters, and under	   the shingles or slates, and for similar purposes.	   [1913 Webster] Sarlac
Sarlac \Sar"lac\, Sarlyk \Sar"lyk\, n. [Mongolian sarlyk.]	   (Zool.)	   The yak.	   [1913 Webster] Sarmatian
Sarmatian \Sar*ma"tian\, Sarmatic \Sar*mat"ic\, a. [L.	   Sarmaticus.]	   Of or pertaining to Sarmatia, or its inhabitants, the	   ancestors of the Russians and the Poles.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarment \Sar"ment\, n. [L. sarmentum a twig, fr. sarpere to cut	   off, to trim: cf. F. sarment.] (Bot.)	   A prostrate filiform stem or runner, as of the strawberry.	   See {Runner}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarmentaceous \Sar`men*ta"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Bearing sarments, or runners, as the strawberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarmentose \Sar`men*tose"\ (? or ?), a. [L. sarmentosus: cf. F.	   sarmenteux. See {Sarment}.] (Bot.)	   (a) Long and filiform, and almost naked, or having only	       leaves at the joints where it strikes root; as, a	       sarmentose stem.	   (b) Bearing sarments; sarmentaceous.	       [1913 Webster]
Sarmentous \Sar*men"tous\, a. (Bot.)	   Sarmentose.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarn \Sarn\, n. [W. sarn a causeway, paving.]	   A pavement or stepping-stone. [Prov. Eng.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarong \Sa"rong\, n. [Malay s[=a]rung.]	   A sort of petticoat worn by both sexes in Java and the Malay	   Archipelago. --Balfour (Cyc. of India)	   [1913 Webster]
Saros \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 short of 10 years. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Sarplar \Sar"plar\, n. [Cf. LL. sarplare. See {Sarplier}.]	   A large bale or package of wool, containing eighty tods, or	   2,240 pounds, in weight. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sarplier \Sar"plier\, n. [F. serpilli[`e]re; cf. Pr.	   sarpelheira, LL. serpelleria, serpleria, Catalan sarpallera,	   Sp. arpillera.]	   A coarse cloth made of hemp, and used for packing goods, etc.	   [Written also {sarpelere}.] --Tyrwhitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarpo \Sar"po\, n. [Corruption of Sp. sapo a toad.] (Zool.)	   A large toadfish of the Southern United States and the Gulf	   of Mexico ({Batrachus tau}, var. pardus).	   [1913 Webster]
Sarracenia \Sar`ra*ce"ni*a\, prop. n. [NL. So named after a Dr.	   Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.)	   A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the	   American pitcher plant.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and	         solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style.	         {Sarracenia purpurea}, the sidesaddle flower, is common	         at the North; {Sarracenia flava}, {Sarracenia rubra},	         {Sarracenia Drummondii}, {Sarracenia variolaris}, and	         {Sarracenia psittacina} are Southern species. All are	         insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in their	         curious leaves. See {Illust}. of Sidesaddle flower,	         under {Sidesaddle}.	         [1913 Webster] Sarrasin
Sarrasin \Sar"ra*sin\, Sarrasine \Sar"ra*sine\, n. [F.	   sarrasine, LL. saracina. See {Saracen}.] (Fort.)	   A portcullis, or herse. [Written also {sarasin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sarsa \Sar"sa\, n.	   Sarsaparilla. [Written also {sarza}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sarsaparilla \Sar`sa*pa*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zarzaparrilla; zarza a	   bramble (perhaps fr. Bisc. zartzia) + parra a vine, or	   Parillo, a physician said to have discovered it.] (Bot.)	   (a) Any plant of several tropical American species of	       {Smilax}.	   (b) The bitter mucilaginous roots of such plants, used in	       medicine and in sirups for soda, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to many other plants and their	         roots, especially to the {Aralia nudicaulis}, the wild	         sarsaparilla of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Sarsaparillin \Sar`sa*pa*ril"lin\, n.	   See {Parillin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarse \Sarse\, n. [F. sas, OF. saas, LL. setatium, fr. L. seta a	   stiff hair.]	   A fine sieve; a searce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sarse \Sarse\, v. t.	   To sift through a sarse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sarsen \Sar"sen\, n. [Etymol. uncertain; perhaps for saracen	   stone, i.e., a heathen or pagan stone or monument.]	   One of the large sandstone blocks scattered over the English	   chalk downs; -- called also {sarsen stone}, and {Druid	   stone}. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sarsenet \Sarse"net\, n.	   See {Sarcenet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sart \Sart\, n.	   An assart, or clearing. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sartorial \Sar*to"ri*al\, a. [See {Sartorius}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a tailor or his work.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our legs skulked under the table as free from	            sartorial impertinences as those of the noblest	            savages.                              --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sartorius muscle.	      [1913 Webster]
Sartorius \Sar*to"ri*us\, n. [NL., fr. L. sartor a patcher,	   tailor, fr. sarcire, sartum, to patch, mend.] (Anat.)	   A muscle of the thigh, called the tailor's muscle, which	   arises from the hip bone and is inserted just below the knee.	   So named because its contraction was supposed to produce the	   position of the legs assumed by the tailor in sitting.	   [1913 Webster]
Sarum use \Sa"rum use`\ (Ch. of Eng.)	   A liturgy, or use, put forth about 1087 by St. Osmund, bishop	   of Sarum, based on Anglo-Saxon and Norman customs.	   [1913 Webster]
Sash \Sash\, n. [Pers. shast a sort of girdle.]	   A scarf or band worn about the waist, over the shoulder, or	   otherwise; a belt; a girdle, -- worn by women and children as	   an ornament; also worn as a badge of distinction by military	   officers, members of societies, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Sash \Sash\, v. t.	   To adorn with a sash or scarf. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Sash \Sash\, n. [F. ch[^a]ssis a frame, sash, fr. ch[^a]sse a	   shrine, reliquary, frame, L. capsa. See {Case} a box.]	   1. The framing in which the panes of glass are set in a	      glazed window or door, including the narrow bars between	      the panes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a sawmill, the rectangular frame in which the saw is	      strained and by which it is carried up and down with a	      reciprocating motion; -- also called {gate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {French sash}, a casement swinging on hinges; -- in	      distinction from a vertical sash sliding up and down.	      [1913 Webster]	Sash \Sash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sashing}.]	   To furnish with a sash or sashes; as, to sash a door or a	   window.	   [1913 Webster]
Sashery \Sash"er*y\, n. [From 1st {Sash}.]	   A collection of sashes; ornamentation by means of sashes.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Distinguished by their sasheries and insignia.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sashoon \Sash"oon\, n. [Etymology uncertain.]	   A kind of pad worn on the leg under the boot. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Sasin \Sa"sin\, n. (Zool.)	   The Indian antelope ({Antilope bezoartica} syn. {Antilope	   cervicapra}), noted for its beauty and swiftness. It has	   long, spiral, divergent horns.	   [1913 Webster] Sassaby
Sassaby \Sas"sa*by\, Sassabye \Sas"sa*bye\, n. (Zool.)	   A large African antelope ({Alcelaphus lunata}), similar to	   the hartbeest, but having its horns regularly curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Sassafras \Sas"sa*fras\, n. [F. sassafras (cf. It. sassafrasso,	   sassafras, Sp. sasafras, salsafras, salsifrax, salsifragia,	   saxifragia), fr. L. saxifraga saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]	   (Bot.)	   An American tree of the Laurel family ({Sassafras	   officinale}); also, the bark of the roots, which has an	   aromatic smell and taste.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Australian sassafras}, a lofty tree ({Doryophora Sassafras})	      with aromatic bark and leaves.	   {Chilian sassafras}, an aromatic tree ({Laurelia	      sempervirens}).	   {New Zealand sassafras}, a similar tree ({Laurelia Novae	      Zelandiae}).	   {Sassafras nut}. See {Pichurim bean}.	   {Swamp sassafras}, the sweet bay ({Magnolia glauca}). See	      {Magnolia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sassanage \Sas"sa*nage\, n. [See {Sarse} a sieve.]	   Stones left after sifting. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Sassarara \Sas`sa*ra"ra\, n. [Perh. a corruption of certiorari,	   the name of a writ.]	   A word used to emphasize a statement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Out she shall pack, with a sassarara.    --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Sasse \Sasse\, n. [D. sas, fr. F. sas the basin of a waterfall.]	   A sluice or lock, as in a river, to make it more navigable.	   [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Sassenach \Sas"sen*ach\, n. [Gael. sasunnach.]	   A Saxon; an Englishman; a Lowlander. [Celtic] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Sassolin
Sassolin \Sas"so*lin\, Sassoline \Sas"so*line\, n. [From Sasso,	   a town in Italy: cf. F. sassolin.] (Min.)	   Native boric acid, found in saline incrustations on the	   borders of hot springs near Sasso, in the territory of	   Florence.	   [1913 Webster] Sassorol
Sassorol \Sas"so*rol\, Sassorolla \Sas`so*rol"la\, n. (Zool.)	   The rock pigeon. See under {Pigeon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sassy bark \Sas"sy bark`\ (Bot.)	   The bark of a West African leguminous tree ({Erythrophlaeum	   Guineense}, used by the natives as an ordeal poison, and also	   medicinally; -- called also {mancona bark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sastra \Sas"tra\, n.	   Same as {Shaster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sastrugi \Sas*tru"gi\	   Incorrect, but common, var. of {Zastrugi}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sat \Sat\ (s[a^]t),	   imp. of {Sit}. [Written also {sate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Satan \Sa"tan\ (s[=a]"tan, s[a^]t"an obs ), n. [Heb. s[=a]t[=a]n	   an adversary, fr. s[=a]tan to be adverse, to persecute: cf.	   Gr. Sata^n, Satana^s, L. Satan, Satanas.]	   The grand adversary of man; the Devil, or Prince of darkness;	   the chief of the fallen angels; the archfiend.	   [1913 Webster]	         I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven. --Luke x.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster] Satanic
Satanic \Sa*tan"ic\, Satanical \Sa*tan"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   satanique, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Satan; having the qualities of Satan;	   resembling Satan; extremely malicious or wicked; devilish;	   infernal. "Satanic strength." "Satanic host." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Detest the slander which, with a Satanic smile, exults	         over the character it has ruined.        --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sa*tan"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Sa*tan"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Satanism \Sa"tan*ism\, n.	   1. The evil and malicious disposition of Satan; a diabolical	      spirit. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The worship of Satan.	      [PJC]
Satanist \Sa"tan*ist\, n.	   1. A very wicked person. [R.] --Granger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A worshiper of Satan.	      [PJC]
Satanophany \Sa`tan*oph"a*ny\, n. [Satan + Gr. ? to appear.]	   An incarnation of Satan; a being possessed by a demon. [R.]	   --O. A. Brownson.	   [1913 Webster]
Satchel \Satch"el\n. [OF. sachel, fr. L. saccellus, dim. of	   saccus. See {Sack} a bag.]	   A little sack or bag for carrying papers, books, or small	   articles of wearing apparel; a hand bag. [Spelled also	   {sachel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The whining schoolboy with his satchel.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sate \Sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sating}.] [Probably shortened fr. satiate: cf. L. satur	   full. See {Satiate}.]	   To satisfy the desire or appetite of; to satiate; to glut; to	   surfeit.	   [1913 Webster]	         Crowds of wanderers sated with the business and	         pleasure of great cities.                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Sate \Sate\,	   imp. of {Sit}.	   [1913 Webster]	         But sate an equal guest at every board.  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sateen \Sat*een"\, n. [Cf. {Satin}.]	   A kind of dress goods made of cotton or woolen, with a glossy	   surface resembling satin.	   [1913 Webster]
Sateless \Sate"less\, a.	   Insatiable. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, n. [F., fr. L. satelles, -itis, an	   attendant.]	   1. An attendant attached to a prince or other powerful	      person; hence, an obsequious dependent. "The satellites of	      power." --I. Disraeli.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A secondary planet which revolves about another	      planet; as, the moon is a satellite of the earth. See	      {Solar system}, under {Solar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Satellite moth} (Zool.), a handsome European noctuid moth	      ({Scopelosoma satellitia}).	      [1913 Webster]	Satellite \Sat"el*lite\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated near; accompanying; as, the satellite veins, those	   which accompany the arteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Satellitious \Sat`el*li"tious\, a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, satellites. [R.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sathanas \Sath"an*as\, n. [L. Satanas. See {Satan}]	   Satan. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Satiate \Sa"ti*ate\, a. [L. satiatus, p. p. of satiare to	   satisfy, from sat, satis, enough. See {Sad}, a., and cf.	   {Sate}.]	   Filled to satiety; glutted; sated; -- followed by with or of.	   "Satiate of applause." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Satiate \Sa"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satiated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Satiating}.]	   1. To satisfy the appetite or desire of; to feed to the full;	      to furnish enjoyment to, to the extent of desire; to sate;	      as, to satiate appetite or sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            These [smells] rather woo the sense than satiate it.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I may yet survive the malice of my enemies, although	            they should be satiated with my blood. --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To full beyond natural desire; to gratify to repletion or	      loathing; to surfeit; to glut.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To saturate. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To satisfy; sate; suffice; cloy; gorge; overfill;	        surfeit; glut.	   Usage: {Satiate}, {Satisfy}, {Content}. These words differ	          principally in degree. To content is to make	          contented, even though every desire or appetite is not	          fully gratified. To satisfy is to appease fully the	          longings of desire. To satiate is to fill so	          completely that it is not possible to receive or enjoy	          more; hence, to overfill; to cause disgust in.	          [1913 Webster]	                Content with science in the vale of peace.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                His whole felicity is endless strife;	                No peace, no satisfaction, crowns his life.	                                                  --Beaumont.	          [1913 Webster]	                He may be satiated, but not satisfied. --Norris.	          [1913 Webster]
Satiation \Sa`ti*a"tion\, n.	   Satiety.	   [1913 Webster]
Satiety \Sa*ti"e*ty\, n. [L. satietas, from satis, sat, enough:	   cf. F. sati['e]t['e].]	   The state of being satiated or glutted; fullness of	   gratification, either of the appetite or of any sensual	   desire; fullness beyond desire; an excess of gratification	   which excites wearisomeness or loathing; repletion;	   satiation.	   [1913 Webster]	         In all pleasures there is satiety.       --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]	         But thy words, with grace divine	         Imbued, bring to their sweetness no satiety. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Repletion; satiation; surfeit; cloyment.	        [1913 Webster]
Satin \Sat"in\, n. [F. satin (cf. Pg. setim), fr. It. setino,	   from seta silk, L. saeta, seta, a thick, stiff hair, a	   bristle; or possibly ultimately of Chinese origin; cf. Chin.	   sz-t["u]n, sz-twan. Cf. {Sateen}.]	   A silk cloth, of a thick, close texture, and overshot woof,	   which has a glossy surface.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cloths of gold and satins rich of hue.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Denmark satin}, a kind of lasting; a stout worsted stuff,	      woven with a satin twill, used for women's shoes.	   {Farmer's satin}. See under {Farmer}.	   {Satin bird} (Zool.), an Australian bower bird. Called also	      {satin grackle}.	   {Satin flower} (Bot.) See {Honesty}, 4.	   {Satin spar}. (Min.)	   (a) A fine fibrous variety of calcite, having a pearly	       luster.	   (b) A similar variety of gypsum.	   {Satin sparrow} (Zool.), the shining flycatcher ({Myiagra	      nitida}) of Tasmania and Australia. The upper surface of	      the male is rich blackish green with a metallic luster.	   {Satin stone}, satin spar.	      [1913 Webster]
Satinet \Sat`i*net"\, n. [F., fr. satin. See {Satin}.]	   1. A thin kind of satin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of cloth made of cotton warp and woolen filling,	      used chiefly for trousers.	      [1913 Webster]
Satinette \Sat`i*nette"\, n.	   One of a breed of fancy frilled pigeons allied to the owls	   and turbits, having the body white, the shoulders tricolored,	   and the tail bluish black with a large white spot on each	   feather.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Satin weave \Sat"in weave\	   A style of weaving producing smooth-faced fabric in which the	   warp interlaces with the filling at points distributed over	   the surface.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Satinwood \Sat"in*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The hard, lemon-colored, fragrant wood of an East Indian tree	   ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}). It takes a lustrous finish, and is	   used in cabinetwork. The name is also given to the wood of a	   species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum Caribaeum}) growing in	   Florida and the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Satiny \Sat"in*y\, a.	   Like or composed of satin; glossy; as, to have a satiny	   appearance; a satiny texture.	   [1913 Webster]
Sation \Sa"tion\, n. [L. satio, fr. serere, satum, to sow.]	   A sowing or planting. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Satire \Sat"ire\ (?; in Eng. often ?; 277), n. [L. satira,	   satura, fr. satura (sc. lanx) a dish filled with various	   kinds of fruits, food composed of various ingredients, a	   mixture, a medley, fr. satur full of food, sated, fr. sat,	   satis, enough: cf. F. satire. See {Sate}, {Sad}, a., and cf.	   {Saturate}.]	   1. A composition, generally poetical, holding up vice or	      folly to reprobation; a keen or severe exposure of what in	      public or private morals deserves rebuke; an invective	      poem; as, the Satires of Juvenal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Keeness and severity of remark; caustic exposure to	      reprobation; trenchant wit; sarcasm.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lampoon; sarcasm; irony; ridicule; pasquinade;	        burlesque; wit; humor.	        [1913 Webster] Satiric
Satiric \Sa*tir"ic\, Satirical \Sa*tir"ic*al\, a. [L. satiricus:	   cf. F. satirique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to satire; of the nature of satire; as, a	      satiric style.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Censorious; severe in language; sarcastic; insulting.	      "Satirical rogue." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cutting; caustic; poignant; sarcastic; ironical; bitter;	        reproachful; abusive.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sa*tir"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	        {Sa*tir"ic*al*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Satirist \Sat"ir*ist\, n. [Cf. F. satiriste.]	   One who satirizes; especially, one who writes satire.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mighty satirist, who . . . had spread terror	         through the Whig ranks.                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Satirize \Sat"ir*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satirized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Satirizing}.] [Cf. F. satiriser.]	   To make the object of satire; to attack with satire; to	   censure with keenness or severe sarcasm.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is as hard to satirize well a man of distinguished	         vices, as to praise well a man of distinguished	         virtues.                                 --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Satisfaction \Sat`is*fac"tion\, n. [OE. satisfaccioun, F.	   satisfaction, fr. L. satisfactio, fr. satisfacere to satisfy.	   See {Satisfy}.]	   1. The act of satisfying, or the state of being satisfied;	      gratification of desire; contentment in possession and	      enjoyment; repose of mind resulting from compliance with	      its desires or demands.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind having a power to suspend the execution and	            satisfaction of any of its desires.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Settlement of a claim, due, or demand; payment;	      indemnification; adequate compensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall make full satisfaction.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which satisfies or gratifies; atonement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Die he, or justice must; unless for him	            Some other, able, and as willing, pay	            The rigid satisfaction, death for death. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Contentment; content; gratification; pleasure;	        recompense; compensation; amends; remuneration;	        indemnification; atonement.	        [1913 Webster]
Satisfactive \Sat`is*fac"tive\, a.	   Satisfactory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Satisfactive discernment of fish.        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Satisfactory \Sat`is*fac"to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. satisfactoire.]	   1. Giving or producing satisfaction; yielding content;	      especially, relieving the mind from doubt or uncertainty,	      and enabling it to rest with confidence; sufficient; as, a	      satisfactory account or explanation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making amends, indemnification, or recompense; causing to	      cease from claims and to rest content; compensating;	      atoning; as, to make satisfactory compensation, or a	      satisfactory apology.	      [1913 Webster]	            A most wise and sufficient means of redemption and	            salvation, by the satisfactory and meritorious death	            and obedience of the incarnate Son of God, Jesus	            Christ.                               --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sat`is*fac"to*ri*ly}, adv. --	      {Sat`is*fac"to*ri*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Satisfiable \Sat"is*fi`a*ble\, a.	   That may be satisfied.	   [1913 Webster]
Satisfier \Sat"is*fi`er\, n.	   One who satisfies.	   [1913 Webster]
Satisfy \Sat"is*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Satisfied}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Satisfying}.] [OF. satisfier; L. satis enough +	   -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. F. satisfaire, L.	   satisfacere. See {Sad}, a., and {Fact}.]	   1. In general, to fill up the measure of a want of (a person	      or a thing); hence, to grafity fully the desire of; to	      make content; to supply to the full, or so far as to give	      contentment with what is wished for.	      [1913 Webster]	            Death shall . . . with us two	            Be forced to satisfy his ravenous maw. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pay to the extent of claims or deserts; to give what is	      due to; as, to satisfy a creditor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To answer or discharge, as a claim, debt, legal demand, or	      the like; to give compensation for; to pay off; to	      requite; as, to satisfy a claim or an execution.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To free from doubt, suspense, or uncertainty; to give	      assurance to; to set at rest the mind of; to convince; as,	      to satisfy one's self by inquiry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The standing evidences of the truth of the gospel	            are in themselves most firm, solid, and satisfying.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To satiate; sate; content; grafity; compensate. See	        {Satiate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Satisfy \Sat"is*fy\, v. i.	   1. To give satisfaction; to afford gratification; to leave	      nothing to be desired.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make payment or atonement; to atone. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Satisfyingly \Sat"is*fy`ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to satisfy; satisfactorily.	   [1913 Webster]
Sative \Sa"tive\, a. [L. sativus, fr. serere, satum, to sow.]	   Sown; propagated by seed. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Satle \Sa"tle\, v. t. & i.	   To settle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Satrap \Sa"trap\ (? or ?; 277), n. [L. satrapes, Gr. ?, fr.	   OPers. khshatrap[=a]van ruler: cf. F. satrape.]	   The governor of a province in ancient Persia; hence, a petty	   autocrat despot.	   [1913 Webster]
Satrapal \Sa"trap*al\ (? or ?), a.	   Of or pertaining to a satrap, or a satrapy.	   [1913 Webster]
Satrapess \Sa"trap*ess\ (? or ?), n.	   A female satrap.	   [1913 Webster]
Satrapical \Sa*trap"ic*al\, a.	   Satrapal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Satrapy \Sa"trap*y\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Satrapies}. [L. satrapia,	   satrapea, Gr. ?: cf. F. satrapie.]	   The government or jurisdiction of a satrap; a principality.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Satsuma ware \Sat"su*ma ware"\ (? or ?). (Fine Arts)	   A kind of ornamental hard-glazed pottery made at Satsuma in	   Kiushu, one of the Japanese islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturable \Sat"u*ra*ble\ (?; 135), a. [L. saturabilis: cf. F.	   saturable.]	   Capable of being saturated; admitting of saturation. --	   {Sat`u*ra*bil"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturant \Sat"u*rant\, a. [L. saturans, p. pr. See {Saturate}.]	   Impregnating to the full; saturating.	   [1913 Webster]	Saturant \Sat"u*rant\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A substance used to neutralize or saturate the	      affinity of another substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An antacid, as magnesia, used to correct acidity of	      the stomach.	      [1913 Webster]
Saturate \Sat"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saturated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Saturating}.] [L. saturatus, p. p. of saturare to	   saturate, fr. satur full of food, sated. See {Satire}.]	   1. To cause to become completely penetrated, impregnated, or	      soaked; to fill fully; to sate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Innumerable flocks and herds covered that vast	            expanse of emerald meadow saturated with the	            moisture of the Atlantic.             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fill and saturate each kind	            With good according to its mind.      --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To satisfy the affinity of; to cause to become	      inert by chemical combination with all that it can hold;	      as, to saturate phosphorus with chlorine.	      [1913 Webster]	Saturate \Sat"u*rate\, p. a. [L. saturatus, p. p.]	   Filled to repletion; saturated; soaked.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dries his feathers saturate with dew.    --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sand beneath our feet is saturate	         With blood of martyrs.                   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturated \Sat"u*ra`ted\, a.	   1. Filled to repletion; holding by absorption, or in	      solution, all that is possible; as, saturated garments; a	      saturated solution of salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Having its affinity satisfied; combined with all	      it can hold; -- said of certain atoms, radicals, or	      compounds; thus, methane is a saturated compound.	      Contrasted with {unsaturated}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A saturated compound may exchange certain ingredients	         for others, but can not take on more without such	         exchange.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Saturated color} (Optics), a color not diluted with white; a	      pure unmixed color, like those of the spectrum.	      [1913 Webster]
Saturation \Sat`u*ra"tion\, n. [L. saturatio: cf. F.	   saturation.]	   1. The act of saturating, or the state of being saturating;	      complete penetration or impregnation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The act, process, or result of saturating a	      substance, or of combining it to its fullest extent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Optics) Freedom from mixture or dilution with white;	      purity; -- said of colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The degree of saturation of a color is its relative	         purity, or freedom from admixture with white.	         [1913 Webster]
Saturator \Sat"u*ra`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who, or that which, saturates.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturday \Sat"ur*day\ (?; 48), n. [OE. Saterday, AS. Saeterdaeg,	   Saeterndaeg, Saeternesdaeg, literally, Saturn's day, fr. L.	   Saturnus Saturn + AS. daeg day; cf. L. dies Saturni.]	   The seventh or last day of the week; the day following Friday	   and preceding Sunday.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturity \Sa*tu"ri*ty\, n. [L. saturitas, fr. satur full of	   food, sated.]	   The state of being saturated; fullness of supply. [Obs.]	   --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturn \Sa"turn\, n. [L. Saturnus, literally, the sower, fr.	   serere, satum, to sow. See {Season}.]	   1. (Roman Myth.) One of the elder and principal deities, the	      son of Coelus and Terra (Heaven and Earth), and the father	      of Jupiter. The corresponding Greek divinity was Kro`nos,	      later CHro`nos, Time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) One of the planets of the solar system, next in	      magnitude to Jupiter, but more remote from the sun. Its	      diameter is seventy thousand miles, its mean distance from	      the sun nearly eight hundred and eighty millions of miles,	      and its year, or periodical revolution round the sun,	      nearly twenty-nine years and a half. It is surrounded by a	      remarkable system of rings, and has eight satellites.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Alchem.) The metal lead. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]
Saturnalia \Sat`ur*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L. See {Saturn}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) The festival of Saturn, celebrated in	      December, originally during one day, but afterward during	      seven days, as a period of unrestrained license and	      merriment for all classes, extending even to the slaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A period or occasion of general license, in which	      the passions or vices have riotous indulgence.	      [1913 Webster]
Saturnalian \Sat`ur*na"li*an\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the Saturnalia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of unrestrained and intemperate jollity; riotously merry;	      dissolute. "Saturnalian amusement." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Saturnian \Sa*tur"ni*an\, a. [L. Saturnius.]	   1. (Roman Myth.) Of or pertaining to Saturn, whose age or	      reign, from the mildness and wisdom of his government, is	      called the golden age.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Resembling the golden age; distinguished for	      peacefulness, happiness, contentment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Augustus, born to bring Saturnian times. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) Of or pertaining to the planet Saturn; as, the	      Saturnian year.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Saturnian verse} (Pros.), a meter employed by early Roman	      satirists, consisting of three iambics and an extra	      syllable followed by three trochees, as in the line: --	      Th[e^] qu[=e]en | w[a^]s [imac]n | th[e^] k[imac]tch |	      [e^]n [=e]at[i^]ng | br[=e]ad [a^]nd | h[=o]n[e^]y.	      [1913 Webster]	Saturnian \Sa*tur"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of large handsome moths belonging	   to {Saturnia} and allied genera. The luna moth, polyphemus,	   and promethea, are examples. They belong to the Silkworn	   family, and some are raised for their silk. See {Polyphemus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturnicentric \Sat`urn*i*cen"tric\, a. (Astron.)	   Appearing as if seen from the center of the planet Saturn;	   relating or referred to Saturn as a center.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturnine \Sat"ur*nine\, a. [L. Saturnus the god Saturn, also,	   the planet Saturn: cf. F. saturnin of or pertaining to lead	   (Saturn, in old chemistry, meaning lead), saturnien	   saturnine, saturnian. See {Saturn}.]	   1. Born under, or influenced by, the planet Saturn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heavy; grave; gloomy; dull; -- the opposite of	      {mercurial}; as, a saturnine person or temper. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old Chem.) Of or pertaining to lead; characterized by, or	      resembling, lead, which was formerly called Saturn.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Saturnine colic} (Med.), lead colic.	      [1913 Webster]
Saturnism \Sat"ur*nism\, n. (Med.)	   Plumbism. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Saturnist \Sat"ur*nist\, n.	   A person of a dull, grave, gloomy temperament. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Satyr \Sa"tyr\ (?; 277), n. [L. satyrus, Gr. ?: cf. F. satyre.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as	      part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous	      merriment and lasciviousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel,	            From the glad sound would not be absent long.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging	      to the family {Nymphalidae}. Their colors are commonly	      brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called	      also {meadow browns}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The orang-outang.	      [1913 Webster]
Satyriasis \Sat`y*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Satyr}.]	   Immoderate venereal appetite in the male. --Quain.	   [1913 Webster] Satyric
Satyric \Sa*tyr"ic\, Satyrical \Sa*tyr"ic*al\, a. [L. satyricus,	   Gr. satyriko`s.]	   Of or pertaining to satyrs; burlesque; as, satyric tragedy.	   --P. Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Satyrion \Sa*tyr"i*on\, n. [L., fr. Gr. saty`rion.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several kinds of orchids. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sauba ant \Sau"ba ant`\ (Zool.)	   A South American ant ({Oecodoma cephalotes}) remarkable for	   having two large kinds of workers besides the ordinary ones,	   and for the immense size of its formicaries. The sauba ant	   cuts off leaves of plants and carries them into its	   subterranean nests, and thus often does great damage by	   defoliating trees and cultivated plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauce \Sauce\, n. [F., fr. OF. sausse, LL. salsa, properly, salt	   pickle, fr. L. salsus salted, salt, p. p. of salire to salt,	   fr. sal salt. See {Salt}, and cf. {Saucer}, {Souse} pickle,	   {Souse} to plunge.]	   1. A composition of condiments and appetizing ingredients	      eaten with food as a relish; especially, a dressing for	      meat or fish or for puddings; as, mint sauce; sweet sauce,	      etc. "Poignant sauce." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            High sauces and rich spices fetched from the Indies.	                                                  --Sir S.	                                                  Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any garden vegetables eaten with meat. [Prov. Eng. &	      Colloq. U.S.] --Forby. Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roots, herbs, vine fruits, and salad flowers . . .	            they dish up various ways, and find them very	            delicious sauce to their meats, both roasted and	            boiled, fresh and salt.               --Beverly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Stewed or preserved fruit eaten with other food as a	      relish; as, apple sauce, cranberry sauce, etc. [U.S.]	      "Stewed apple sauce." --Mrs. Lincoln (Cook Book).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sauciness; impertinence. [Low.] --Haliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To serve one the same sauce}, to retaliate in the same kind.	      [Vulgar]	      [1913 Webster]	Sauce \Sauce\ (s[add]s), v. t. [Cf. F. saucer.] [imp. & p. p.	   {Sauced} (s[add]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Saucing}	   (s[add]"s[i^]ng).]	   1. To accompany with something intended to give a higher	      relish; to supply with appetizing condiments; to season;	      to flavor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to relish anything, as if with a sauce; to tickle	      or gratify, as the palate; to please; to stimulate; hence,	      to cover, mingle, or dress, as if with sauce; to make an	      application to. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Earth, yield me roots;	            Who seeks for better of thee, sauce his palate	            With thy most operant poison!         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make poignant; to give zest, flavor or interest to; to	      set off; to vary and render attractive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then fell she to sauce her desires with	            threatenings.                         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou sayest his meat was sauced with thy	            upbraidings.                          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To treat with bitter, pert, or tart language; to be	      impudent or saucy to. [Colloq. or Low]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll sauce her with bitter words.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sauce \Sauce\ (s[=o]s), n. [F.] (Fine Art)	   A soft crayon for use in stump drawing or in shading with the	   stump.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauce-alone \Sauce"-a*lone`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)	   Jack-by-the-hedge. See under {Jack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saucebox \Sauce"box`\, n. [See {Sauce}, and {Saucy}.]	   A saucy, impudent person; especially, a pert child.	   [1913 Webster]	         Saucebox, go, meddle with your lady's fan,	         And prate not here!                      --A. Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]
Saucepan \Sauce"pan`\, n.	   A small pan with a handle, in which sauce is prepared over a	   fire; a stewpan.	   [1913 Webster]
Saucer \Sau"cer\, n. [F. sauci[`e]re, from sauce. See {Sauce}.]	   1. A small pan or vessel in which sauce was set on a table.	      [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small dish, commonly deeper than a plate, in which a cup	      is set at table.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something resembling a saucer in shape. Specifically:	      (a) A flat, shallow caisson for raising sunken ships.	      (b) A shallow socket for the pivot of a capstan.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]
Saucily \Sau"ci*ly\, adv.	   In a saucy manner; impudently; with impertinent boldness.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauciness \Sau"ci*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being saucy; that which is saucy;	   impertinent boldness; contempt of superiors; impudence.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your sauciness will jest upon my love.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impudence; impertinence; rudeness; insolence. See	        {Impudence}.	        [1913 Webster] Saucisson
Saucisson \Sau`cis`son"\, Saucisse \Sau`cisse"\, n. [F., fr.	   saucisse sausage. See {Sausage}.]	   1. (Mining or Gun.) A long and slender pipe or bag, made of	      cloth well pitched, or of leather, filled with powder, and	      used to communicate fire to mines, caissons, bomb chests,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) A fascine of more than ordinary length.	      [1913 Webster]
Saucy \Sau"cy\, a. [Compar. {Saucier}; superl. {Sauciest}.]	   [From {Sauce}.]	   1. Showing impertinent boldness or pertness; transgressing	      the rules of decorum; treating superiors with contempt;	      impudent; insolent; as, a saucy fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Am I not protector, saucy priest?     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressive of, or characterized by, impudence;	      impertinent; as, a saucy eye; saucy looks.	      [1913 Webster]	            We then have done you bold and saucy wrongs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impudent; insolent; impertinent; rude.	        [1913 Webster]
Sauerkraut \Sauer"kraut`\, n. [G., fr. sauer sour + kraut herb,	   cabbage.]	   Cabbage cut fine and allowed to ferment in a brine made of	   its own juice with salt, -- a German dish.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauf \Sauf\, a.	   Safe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sauf \Sauf\, conj. & prep.	   Save; except. [Obs.] "Sauf I myself." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Saufly \Sauf"ly\, adv.	   Safely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauger \Sau"ger\, n. (Zool.)	   An American fresh-water food fish ({Stizostedion Canadense});	   -- called also {gray pike}, {blue pike}, {hornfish}, {land	   pike}, {sand pike}, {pickering}, and {pickerel}.	   [1913 Webster] Saugh
Saugh \Saugh\, Sauh \Sauh\, obs.	   imp. sing. of {See}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauks \Sauks\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Sacs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saul \Saul\, n.	   Soul. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Saul \Saul\, n.	   Same as {Sal}, the tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Saulie \Sau"lie\, n.	   A hired mourner at a funeral. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sault \Sault\, n. [OF., F. saut, fr. L. saltus. See {Salt} a	   leap.]	   A rapid in some rivers; as, the Sault Ste. Marie. [U.S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Saunders \Saun"ders\, n.	   See {Sandress}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saunders-blue \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 copper.	   [Written also {sanders-blue}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saunter \Saun"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sauntered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sauntering}.] [Written also santer.] [Probably fr. F.	   s'aventurer to adventure (one's self), through a shortened	   form s'auntrer. See {Adventure}, n. & v.]	   To wander or walk about idly and in a leisurely or lazy	   manner; to lounge; to stroll; to loiter.	   [1913 Webster]	         One could lie under elm trees in a lawn, or saunter in	         meadows by the side of a stream.         --Masson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To loiter; linger; stroll; wander.	        [1913 Webster]	Saunter \Saun"ter\, n.	   A sauntering, or a sauntering place.	   [1913 Webster]	         That wheel of fops, that saunter of the town. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Saunterer \Saun"ter*er\, n.	   One who saunters.	   [1913 Webster]
Saur \Saur\, n. [Contracted from Gael. salachar filth,	   nastiness, fr. salach nasty, fr. sal filth, refuse.]	   Soil; dirt; dirty water; urine from a cowhouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saurel \Sau"rel\, n. (Zool.)	   Any carangoid fish of the genus {Trachurus}, especially	   {Trachurus trachurus}, or {Trachurus saurus}, of Europe and	   America, and {Trachurus picturatus} of California. Called	   also {skipjack}, and {horse mackerel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauria \Sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a lizard.] (Zool.)	   A division of Reptilia formerly established to include the	   Lacertilia, Crocodilia, Dinosauria, and other groups. By some	   writers the name is restricted to the Lacertilia.	   [1913 Webster]
Saurian \Sau"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, the Sauria. -- n.	   One of the Sauria.	   [1913 Webster]
Saurioid \Sau"ri*oid\, a. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sauroid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saurobatrachia \Sau"ro*ba*tra"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Sauria},	   and {Batrachia}.] (Zool.)	   The Urodela.	   [1913 Webster]
Saurognathous \Sau*rog"na*thous\, a. [Gr. ? a lizard + ? the	   jaw.] (Zool.)	   Having the bones of the palate arranged as in saurians, the	   vomer consisting of two lateral halves, as in the woodpeckers	   ({Pici}).	   [1913 Webster]
Sauroid \Sau"roid\, a. [Gr. ? a lizard + -oid: cf. Gr. ?	   lizardlike.] (Zool.)	   (a) Like or pertaining to the saurians.	   (b) Resembling a saurian superficially; as, a sauroid fish.	       [1913 Webster]
Sauroidichnite \Sau`roid*ich"nite\, n. [See {Sauroid}, and	   {Ichnite}.] (Paleon.)	   The fossil track of a saurian.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauropoda \Sau*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard +	   -poda.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs having the feet of	   a saurian type, instead of birdlike, as they are in many	   dinosaurs. It includes the largest known land animals,	   belonging to Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, and allied genera.	   See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauropsida \Sau*rop"si*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + ?	   appearance.] (Zool.)	   A comprehensive group of vertebrates, comprising the reptiles	   and birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauropterygia \Sau*rop`te*ryg"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   lizard + ?, ?, a wing.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Plesiosauria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saururae \Sau*ru"rae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lizard + ? a	   tail.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of birds having a long vertebrated tail with	   quills along each side of it. Archaeopteryx is the type. See	   {Archaeopteryx}, and {Odontornithes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saury \Sau"ry\, n.; pl. {Sauries}. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Zool.)	   A slender marine fish ({Scomberesox saurus}) of Europe and	   America. It has long, thin, beaklike jaws. Called also	   {billfish}, {gowdnook}, {gawnook}, {skipper}, {skipjack},	   {skopster}, {lizard fish}, and {Egypt herring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sausage \Sau"sage\ (?; 48), n. [F. saucisse, LL. salcitia,	   salsicia, fr. salsa. See {Sauce}.]	   1. An article of food consisting of meat (esp. pork) minced	      and highly seasoned, and inclosed in a cylindrical case or	      skin usually made of the prepared intestine of some	      animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A saucisson. See {Saucisson}. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]
Sauseflem \Sau"se*flem\, a. [OF. saus salt (L. salsus) + flemme	   phlegm.]	   Having a red, pimpled face. [Obs.] [Written also	   {sawceflem}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Saussurite \Saus"sur*ite\, n. [F. So called from M. Saussure.]	   (Min.)	   A tough, compact mineral, of a white, greenish, or grayish	   color. It is near zoisite in composition, and in part, at	   least, has been produced by the alteration of feldspar.	   [1913 Webster] Saut
Saut \Saut\, Saute \Saute\, n.	   An assault. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saute \Sau`te"\,	   p. p. of {Sauter}. --C. Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauter \Sau`ter"\, v. t. [F., properly, to jump.]	   To fry lightly and quickly, as meat, by turning or tossing it	   over frequently in a hot pan greased with a little fat.	   [1913 Webster]	Sauter \Sau"ter\, n.	   Psalter. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauterelle \Sau`te*relle\, n. [F.]	   An instrument used by masons and others to trace and form	   angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauterne \Sau`terne"\, n. [F.]	   A white wine made in the district of Sauterne, France.	   [1913 Webster]
Sautrie \Sau"trie\, n.	   Psaltery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sauvegarde \Sau`ve*garde"\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The monitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Savable \Sav"a*ble\, a. [From {Save}. Cf. {Salvable}.]	   Capable of, or admitting of, being saved.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the person prayed for there ought to be the great	         disposition of being in a savable condition. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Savableness \Sav"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Capability of being saved.	   [1913 Webster]
Savacioun \Sa*va"ci*oun`\, n.	   Salvation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Savage \Sav"age\ (?; 48), a. [F. sauvage, OF. salvage, fr. L.	   silvaticus belonging to a wood, wild, fr. silva a wood. See	   {Silvan}, and cf. {Sylvatic}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the forest; remote from human abodes	      and cultivation; in a state of nature; wild; as, a savage	      wilderness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wild; untamed; uncultivated; as, savage beasts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cornels, and savage berries of the wood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Uncivilized; untaught; unpolished; rude; as, savage life;	      savage manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            What nation, since the commencement of the Christian	            era, ever rose from savage to civilized without	            Christianity?                         --E. D.	                                                  Griffin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by cruelty; barbarous; fierce; ferocious;	      inhuman; brutal; as, a savage spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ferocious; wild; uncultivated; untamed; untaught;	        uncivilized; unpolished; rude; brutish; brutal;	        heathenish; barbarous; cruel; inhuman; fierce; pitiless;	        merciless; unmerciful; atrocious. See {Ferocious}.	        [1913 Webster]	Savage \Sav"age\, n.	   1. A human being in his native state of rudeness; one who is	      untaught, uncivilized, or without cultivation of mind or	      manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man of extreme, unfeeling, brutal cruelty; a barbarian.	      [1913 Webster]	Savage \Sav"age\ (?; 48), v. t.	   To make savage. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Its bloodhounds, savaged by a cross of wolf. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Savagely \Sav"age*ly\, adv.	   In a savage manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Savageness \Sav"age*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being savage.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wolves and bears, they say,	         Casting their savageness aside have done	         Like offices of pity.                    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Savagery \Sav"age*ry\ (?; 277), n. [F. sauvagerie.]	   1. The state of being savage; savageness; savagism.	      [1913 Webster]	            A like work of primeval savagery.     --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of cruelty; barbarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wildest savagery, the vilest stroke,	            That ever wall-eyed wrath or staring rage	            Presented to the tears of soft remorse. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wild growth, as of plants. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Savagism \Sav"a*gism\, n.	   The state of being savage; the state of rude, uncivilized	   men, or of men in their native wildness and rudeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Savanilla \Sav`a*nil"la\, n. (Zool.)	   The tarpum. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Savanna \Sa*van"na\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf. Sp.	   sabana, F. savane.]	   A tract of level land covered with the vegetable growth	   usually found in a damp soil and warm climate, -- as grass or	   reeds, -- but destitute of trees. [Spelt also {savannah}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Savannahs are clear pieces of land without woods.	                                                  --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Savanna flower} (Bot.), a West Indian name for several	      climbing apocyneous plants of the genus {Echites}.	   {Savanna sparrow} (Zool.), an American sparrow ({Ammodramus	      sandwichensis} or {Passerculus savanna}) of which several	      varieties are found on grassy plains from Alaska to the	      Eastern United States.	   {Savanna wattle} (Bot.), a name of two West Indian trees of	      the genus {Citharexylum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Savant \Sa`vant"\, n.; pl. {Savants} (F. ?; E. ?). [F., fr.	   savoir to know, L. sapere. See {Sage}, a.]	   A man of learning; one versed in literature or science; a	   person eminent for acquirements.	   [1913 Webster]
Save \Save\, n. [See {Sage} the herb.]	   The herb sage, or salvia. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Save \Save\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Saved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Saving}.] [OE. saven, sauven, salven, OF. salver, sauver, F.	   sauver, L. salvare, fr. salvus saved, safe. See {Safe}, a.]	   1. To make safe; to procure the safety of; to preserve from	      injury, destruction, or evil of any kind; to rescue from	      impending danger; as, to save a house from the flames.	      [1913 Webster]	            God save all this fair company.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He cried, saying, Lord, save me.      --Matt. xiv.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast . . . quitted all to save	            A world from utter loss.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Specifically, to deliver from sin and its	      penalty; to rescue from a state of condemnation and	      spiritual death, and bring into a state of spiritual life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.	                                                  --1 Tim. i.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To keep from being spent or lost; to secure from waste or	      expenditure; to lay up; to reserve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now save a nation, and now save a groat. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To rescue from something undesirable or hurtful; to	      prevent from doing something; to spare.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll save you	            That labor, sir. All's now done.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To hinder from doing, suffering, or happening; to obviate	      the necessity of; to prevent; to spare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will you not speak to save a lady's blush? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To hold possession or use of; to escape loss of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just saving the tide, and putting in a stock of	            merit.                                --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To save appearances}, to preserve a decent outside; to avoid	      exposure of a discreditable state of things.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To preserve; rescue; deliver; protect; spare; reserve;	        prevent.	        [1913 Webster]	Save \Save\, v. i.	   To avoid unnecessary expense or expenditure; to prevent	   waste; to be economical.	   [1913 Webster]	         Brass ordnance saveth in the quantity of the material.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Save \Save\, prep. or conj. [F. sauf, properly adj., safe. See	   {Safe}, a.]	   Except; excepting; not including; leaving out; deducting;	   reserving; saving.	   [1913 Webster]	         Five times received I forty stripes save one. --2 Cor.	                                                  xi. 24.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Except}.	        [1913 Webster]	Save \Save\, conj.	   Except; unless.	   [1913 Webster]
Saveable \Save"a*ble\, a.	   See {Savable}.	   [1913 Webster]
Save-all \Save"-all`\, n. [Save + all.]	   Anything which saves fragments, or prevents waste or loss.	   Specifically:	   (a) A device in a candlestick to hold the ends of candles, so	       that they be burned.	   (b) (Naut.) A small sail sometimes set under the foot of	       another sail, to catch the wind that would pass under it.	       --Totten.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) A trough to prevent waste in a paper-making machine.	       [1913 Webster]
Saveloy \Sav"e*loy\, n. [F. cervelas, It. cervellata, fr.	   cervello brain, L. cerebellum, dim. of cerebrum brain. See	   {Cerebral}.]	   A kind of dried sausage. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Savely \Save"ly\, adv.	   Safely. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Savement \Save"ment\, n.	   The act of saving. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saver \Sav"er\, n.	   One who saves.	   [1913 Webster] Savin
Savin \Sav"in\, Savine \Sav"ine\, n. [OE. saveine, AS. safinae,	   savine, L. sabina herba. Cf. {Sabine}.] [Written also	   {sabine}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A coniferous shrub ({Juniperus Sabina}) of Western Asia,	       occasionally found also in the northern parts of the	       United States and in British America. It is a compact	       bush, with dark-colored foliage, and produces small	       berries having a glaucous bloom. Its bitter, acrid tops	       are sometimes used in medicine for gout, amenorrhoea,	       etc.	   (b) The North American red cedar ({Juniperus Virginiana}.)	       [1913 Webster]
Saving \Sav"ing\, a.	   1. Preserving; rescuing.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is the saving strength of his anointed. --Ps.	                                                  xxviii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Avoiding unnecessary expense or waste; frugal; not lavish	      or wasteful; economical; as, a saving cook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bringing back in returns or in receipts the sum expended;	      incurring no loss, though not gainful; as, a saving	      bargain; the ship has made a saving voyage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Making reservation or exception; as, a saving clause.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Saving is often used with a noun to form a compound	         adjective; as, labor-saving, life-saving, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Saving \Sav"ing\ (s[=a]v"[i^]ng), prep. or conj.; but properly a	   participle.	   With the exception of; except; excepting; also, without	   disrespect to. "Saving your reverence." --Shak. "Saving your	   presence." --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	         None of us put off our clothes, saving that every one	         put them off for washing.                --Neh. iv. 23.	   [1913 Webster]	         And in the stone a new name written, which no man	         knoweth saving he that receiveth it.     --Rev. ii. 17.	   [1913 Webster]	Saving \Sav"ing\, n.	   1. Something kept from being expended or lost; that which is	      saved or laid up; as, the savings of years of economy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exception; reservation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Contend not with those that are too strong for us,	            but still with a saving to honesty.   --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Savings bank}, a bank in which savings or earnings are	      deposited and put at interest.	      [1913 Webster]
Savingly \Sav"ing*ly\, adv.	   1. In a saving manner; with frugality or parsimony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. So as to be finally saved from eternal death.	      [1913 Webster]	            Savingly born of water and the Spirit. --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]
Savingness \Sav"ing*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being saving; carefulness not to expend	      money uselessly; frugality; parsimony. --Mrs. H. H.	      Jackson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tendency to promote salvation. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Savior \Sav"ior\ (s[=a]v"y[~e]r), n. [OE. saveour, OF. salveor,	   F. sauveur, fr. L. salvator, fr. salvare to save. See {Save},	   v.] [Written also {saviour}.]	   1. One who saves, preserves, or delivers from destruction or	      danger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The (or our, your, etc.) Savior, he who	      brings salvation to men; Jesus Christ, the Redeemer.	      [1913 Webster]
Savioress \Sav"ior*ess\, n.	   A female savior. [Written also saviouress.] [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Savor \Sa"vor\, n. [OE. savour, savor, savur, OF. savor, savour,	   F. saveur, fr. L. sapor, fr. sapere to taste, savor. See	   {Sage}, a., and cf. {Sapid}, {Insipid}, {Sapor}.] [Written	   also {savour}.]	   1. That property of a thing which affects the organs of taste	      or smell; taste and odor; flavor; relish; scent; as, the	      savor of an orange or a rose; an ill savor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I smell sweet savors and I feel soft things. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, specific flavor or quality; characteristic	      property; distinctive temper, tinge, taint, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why is not my life a continual joy, and the savor of	            heaven perpetually upon my spirit?    --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sense of smell; power to scent, or trace by scent. [R.]	      "Beyond my savor." --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pleasure; delight; attractiveness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She shall no savor have therein but lite. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Taste; flavor; relish; odor; scent; smell.	        [1913 Webster]	Savor \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 or taste; -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To partake of the quality or nature; to indicate the	      presence or influence; to smack; -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            This savors not much of distraction.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have rejected everything that savors of party.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use the sense of taste. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By sight, hearing, smelling, tasting or savoring,	            and feeling.                          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Savor \Sa"vor\, v. t.	   1. To perceive by the smell or the taste; hence, to perceive;	      to note. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have the flavor or quality of; to indicate the presence	      of. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That cuts us off from hope, and savors only	            Rancor and pride, impatience and despite. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To taste or smell with pleasure; to delight in; to relish;	      to like; to favor. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Savorily \Sa"vor*i*ly\, adv.	   In a savory manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Savoriness \Sa"vor*i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being savory.	   [1913 Webster]
Savorless \Sa"vor*less\, a.	   Having no savor; destitute of smell or of taste; insipid.	   [1913 Webster]
Savorly \Sa"vor*ly\, a.	   Savory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Savorly \Sa"vor*ly\, adv.	   In a savory manner. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Savorous \Sa"vor*ous\ (-[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. savoureux, OF.	   saveros, L. saporosus. Cf. {Saporous}, and see {Savor}, n.]	   Having a savor; savory. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Savory \Sa"vor*y\ (-[y^]), a. [From {Savor}.]	   Pleasing to the organs of taste or smell. [Written also	   {savoury}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The chewing flocks	         Had ta'en their supper on the savory herb. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Savory \Sa"vo*ry\ (s[=a]"v[-o]*r[y^]), n. [F. savor['e]e; cf.	   It. santoreggia, satureja, L. satureia,] (Bot.)	   An aromatic labiate plant ({Satureia hortensis}), much used	   in cooking; -- also called {summer savory}. [Written also	   {savoury}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Savoy \Sa*voy"\, n. [F. chou de Savoie cabbage of Savoy.] (Bot.)	   A variety of the common cabbage ({Brassica oleracea major}),	   having curled leaves, -- much cultivated for winter use.	   [1913 Webster]
Savoyard \Sav`oy*ard"\, n. [F.]	   A native or inhabitant of Savoy.	   [1913 Webster] Savvy
Savvy \Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, v. t. & i. [Written also	   {savey}.] [Sp. saber to know, sabe usted do you know?]	   To understand; to comprehend; know. [Slang, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Savvy	Savvy \Sav"vy\, Savvey \Sav"vey\, n.	   Comprehension; knowledge of affairs; mental grasp; also,	   practical know-how; common sense. [Slang, U. S.] also adj.	   knowledgeable; well-informed; clever; canny; wise.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Saw \Saw\ (s[add]),	   imp. of {See}.	   [1913 Webster]	Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sagu; akin to secgan to say. See	   {Say}, v. t. and cf. {Saga}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something said; speech; discourse. [Obs.] "To hearken all	      his sawe." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A saying; a proverb; a maxim.	      [1913 Webster]	            His champions are the prophets and apostles,	            His weapons holy saws of sacred writ. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dictate; command; decree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [Love] rules the creatures by his powerful saw.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Saw \Saw\, n. [OE. sawe, AS. sage; akin to D. zaag, G. s[aum]ge,	   OHG. sega, saga, Dan. sav, Sw. s[*a]g, Icel. s["o]g, L.	   secare to cut, securis ax, secula sickle. Cf. {Scythe},	   {Sickle}, {Section}, {Sedge}.]	   An instrument for cutting or dividing substances, as wood,	   iron, etc., consisting of a thin blade, or plate, of steel,	   with a series of sharp teeth on the edge, which remove	   successive portions of the material by cutting and tearing.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Saw is frequently used adjectively, or as the first	         part of a compound.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Band saw}, {Crosscut saw}, etc. See under {Band},	      {Crosscut}, etc.	   {Circular saw}, a disk of steel with saw teeth upon its	      periphery, and revolved on an arbor.	   {Saw bench}, a bench or table with a flat top for for sawing,	      especially with a circular saw which projects above the	      table.	   {Saw file}, a three-cornered file, such as is used for	      sharpening saw teeth.	   {Saw frame}, the frame or sash in a sawmill, in which the	      saw, or gang of saws, is held.	   {Saw gate}, a saw frame.	   {Saw gin}, the form of cotton gin invented by Eli Whitney, in	      which the cotton fibers are drawn, by the teeth of a set	      of revolving circular saws, through a wire grating which	      is too fine for the seeds to pass.	   {Saw grass} (Bot.), any one of certain cyperaceous plants	      having the edges of the leaves set with minute sharp	      teeth, especially the {Cladium Mariscus} of Europe, and	      the {Cladium effusum} of the Southern United States. Cf.	      {Razor grass}, under {Razor}.	   {Saw log}, a log of suitable size for sawing into lumber.	   {Saw mandrel}, a mandrel on which a circular saw is fastened	      for running.	   {Saw pit}, a pit over which timbor is sawed by two men, one	      standing below the timber and the other above. --Mortimer.	   {Saw sharpener} (Zool.), the great titmouse; -- so named from	      its harsh call note. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Saw whetter} (Zool.), the marsh titmouse ({Parus	      palustris}); -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]	      	   {Scroll saw}, a ribbon of steel with saw teeth upon one edge,	      stretched in a frame and adapted for sawing curved	      outlines; also, a machine in which such a saw is worked by	      foot or power.	      [1913 Webster]	Saw \Saw\, v. t. [imp. {Sawed}; p. p. {Sawed} or {Sawn}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Sawing}.]	   1. To cut with a saw; to separate with a saw; as, to saw	      timber or marble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form by cutting with a saw; as, to saw boards or	      planks, that is, to saw logs or timber into boards or	      planks; to saw shingles; to saw out a panel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Also used figuratively; as, to saw the air.	      [1913 Webster]	Saw \Saw\, v. i.	   1. To use a saw; to practice sawing; as, a man saws well.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut, as a saw; as, the saw or mill saws fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be cut with a saw; as, the timber saws smoothly.	      [1913 Webster]
Sawarra nut \Sa*war"ra nut`\	   See {Souari nut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawbelly \Saw"bel`ly\, n.	   The alewife. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sawbill \Saw"bill`\, n.	   The merganser. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sawbones \Saw"bones`\, n.	   A nickname for a surgeon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawbuck \Saw"buck`\, n.	   1. A sawhorse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Colloq., from the Roman X for ten, like the support of a	      sawbuck.] a ten-dollar bill; also,	   {double sawbuck}, a twenty-dollar bill.	      [PJC]
Sawceflem \Saw"ce*flem\, a.	   See {Sauseflem}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sawder \Saw"der\, n.	   A corrupt spelling and pronunciation of {solder}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Soft sawder}, seductive praise; flattery; blarney. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Sawdust \Saw"dust`\, n.	   Dust or small fragments of wood (or of stone, etc.) made by	   the cutting of a saw.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawer \Saw"er`\, n.	   One who saws; a sawyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawfish \Saw"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of elasmobranch fishes of the	   genus {Pristis}. They have a sharklike form, but are more	   nearly allied to the rays. The flattened and much elongated	   snout has a row of stout toothlike structures inserted along	   each edge, forming a sawlike organ with which it mutilates or	   kills its prey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawfly \Saw"fly`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects	   belonging to the family {Tenthredinidae}. The female usually	   has an ovipositor containing a pair of sawlike organs with	   which she makes incisions in the leaves or stems of plants in	   which to lay the eggs. The larvae resemble those of	   Lepidoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawhorse \Saw"horse`\, n.	   A kind of rack, shaped like a double St. Andrew's cross, on	   which sticks of wood are laid for sawing by hand; -- called	   also {buck}, and {sawbuck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawmill \Saw"mill`\, n.	   A mill for sawing, especially one for sawing timber or	   lumber.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawneb \Saw"neb`\, n.	   A merganser. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saw palmetto \Saw" pal*met"to\	   See under {Palmetto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saw-set \Saw"-set`\, n.	   An instrument used to set or turn the teeth of a saw a little	   sidewise, that they may make a kerf somewhat wider than the	   thickness of the blade, to prevent friction; -- called also	   {saw-wrest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawtooth \Saw"tooth`\, n. (Zool.)	   An arctic seal ({Lobodon carcinophaga}), having the molars	   serrated; -- called also {crab-eating seal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saw-toothed \Saw"-toothed"\, a.	   Having a tooth or teeth like those of a saw; serrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawtry \Saw"try\, n.	   A psaltery. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Saw-whet \Saw"-whet`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small North American owl ({Nyctale Acadica}), destitute of	   ear tufts and having feathered toes; -- called also {Acadian	   owl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saw-wort \Saw"-wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the composite genus {Serratula}; -- so named	   from the serrated leaves of most of the species.	   [1913 Webster]
Saw-wrest \Saw"-wrest`\, n.	   See {Saw-set}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sawyer \Saw"yer\, n. [Saw + -yer, as in lawyer. Cf. {Sawer}.]	   1. One whose occupation is to saw timber into planks or	      boards, or to saw wood for fuel; a sawer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tree which has fallen into a stream so that its branches	      project above the surface, rising and falling with a	      rocking or swaying motion in the current. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The bowfin. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sax \Sax\, n. [AS. seax a knife.]	   A kind of chopping instrument for trimming the edges of	   roofing slates.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxatile \Sax"a*tile\, a. [L. saxatilis, fr. saxum a rock: cf.	   F. saxatile.]	   Of or pertaining to rocks; living among rocks; as, a saxatile	   plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxhorn \Sax"horn`\, n. (Mus.)	   A name given to a numerous family of brass wind instruments	   with valves, invented by Antoine Joseph Adolphe Sax (known as	   Adolphe Sax), of Belgium and Paris, and much used in military	   bands and in orchestras.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxicava \Sax`i*ca"va\, n.; pl. E. {saxicavas}, L. {Saxicavae}.	   [NL. See {Saxicavous}.] (Zool.)	   Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Saxicava}.	   Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes	   in limestone and similar rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxicavid \Sax`i*ca"vid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the saxicavas. -- n. A saxicava.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxicavous \Sax`i*ca"vous\, a. [L. saxum rock + cavare to make	   hollow, fr. cavus hollow: cf. F. saxicave.] (Zool.)	   Boring, or hollowing out, rocks; -- said of certain mollusks	   which live in holes which they burrow in rocks. See Illust.	   of {Lithodomus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxicoline \Sax*ic"o*line\, a. [L. saxum a rock + colere to	   inhabit.] (Zool.)	   Stone-inhabiting; pertaining to, or having the	   characteristics of, the stonechats.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxicolous \Sax*ic"o*lous\, a. [See {Saxicoline}.] (Bot.)	   Growing on rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxifraga \Sax*if"ra*ga\, n. [L., saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of exogenous polypetalous plants, embracing about one	   hundred and eighty species. See {Saxifrage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxifragaceous \Sax`i*fra*ga"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	   ({Saxifragaceae}) of which saxifrage is the type. The order	   includes also the alum root, the hydrangeas, the mock orange,	   currants and gooseberries, and many other plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxifragant \Sax*if"ra*gant\, a. [See {Saxifrage}.]	   Breaking or destroying stones; saxifragous. [R.] -- n. That	   which breaks or destroys stones. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Saxifrage \Sax"i*frage\ (?; 48), n. [L. saxifraga, from	   saxifragus stone-breaking; saxum rock + frangere to break:	   cf. F. saxifrage. See {Fracture}, and cf. {Sassafras},	   {Saxon}.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Saxifraga}, mostly perennial herbs	   growing in crevices of rocks in mountainous regions.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burnet saxifrage}, a European umbelliferous plant	      ({Pimpinella Saxifraga}).	   {Golden saxifrage}, a low half-succulent herb	      ({Chrysosplenium oppositifolium}) growing in rivulets in	      Europe; also, {Chrysosplenium Americanum}, common in the	      United States. See also under {Golden}.	   {Meadow saxifrage}, or {Pepper saxifrage}. See under	      {Meadow}.	      [1913 Webster]
Saxifragous \Sax*if"ra*gous\, a. [L. saxifragus: cf. F.	   saxifrage. See {Saxifrage}.]	   Dissolving stone, especially dissolving stone in the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxon \Sax"on\ (s[a^]ks"[u^]n or -'n), n. [L. Saxo, pl. Saxones,	   from the Saxon national name; cf. AS. pl. Seaxe, Seaxan, fr.	   seax a knife, a short sword, a dagger (akin to OHG. sahs, and	   perhaps to L. saxum rock, stone, knives being originally made	   of stone); and cf. G. Sachse, pl. Sachsen. Cf. {Saxifrage}.]	   1.	      (a) One of a nation or people who formerly dwelt in the	          northern part of Germany, and who, with other Teutonic	          tribes, invaded and conquered England in the fifth and	          sixth centuries.	      (b) Also used in the sense of Anglo-Saxon.	      (c) A native or inhabitant of modern Saxony.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Saxons; Anglo-Saxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Old Saxon}, the Saxon of the continent of Europe in the old	      form of the language, as shown particularly in the	      "Heliand", a metrical narration of the gospel history	      preserved in manuscripts of the 9th century.	      [1913 Webster]	Saxon \Sax"on\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Saxons, their country, or their	   language.	   (b) Anglo-Saxon.	   (c) Of or pertaining to Saxony or its inhabitants.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Saxon blue} (Dyeing), a deep blue liquid used in dyeing, and	      obtained by dissolving indigo in concentrated sulphuric	      acid. --Brande & C.	   {Saxon green} (Dyeing), a green color produced by dyeing with	      yellow upon a ground of Saxon blue.	      [1913 Webster]
Saxonic \Sax*on"ic\, a.	   Relating to the Saxons or Anglo- Saxons.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxonism \Sax"on*ism\, n.	   An idiom of the Saxon or Anglo-Saxon language. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxonist \Sax"on*ist\, n.	   One versed in the Saxon language.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxonite \Sax"on*ite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Mountain soap}, under {Mountain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saxony \Sax"o*ny\, n. [So named after the kingdom of Saxony,	   reputed to produce fine wool.]	   1. A kind of glossy woolen cloth formerly much used.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Saxony yarn, or flannel made of it or similar yarn.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Saxony yarn \Saxony yarn\	   A fine grade of woolen yarn twisted somewhat harder and	   smoother than zephyr yarn.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Saxophone \Sax"o*phone\, n. [A.A.J. Sax, the inventor (see	   {Saxhorn}) + Gr. ? tone.] (Mus.)	   A wind instrument of brass, containing a reed, and partaking	   of the qualities both of a brass instrument and of a	   clarinet.	   [1913 Webster]
Sax-tuba \Sax"-tu`ba\, n. [See {Saxhorn}, and {Tube}.] (Mus.)	   A powerful instrument of brass, curved somewhat like the	   Roman buccina, or tuba.	   [1913 Webster]
Say \Say\ (s[=a]), obs. imp. of {See}.	   Saw. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Say \Say\ (s[=a]), n. [Aphetic form of assay.]	   1. Trial by sample; assay; sample; specimen; smack. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If those principal works of God . . . be but certain	            tastes and says, as it were, of that final benefit.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy tongue some say of breeding breathes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tried quality; temper; proof. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He found a sword of better say.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Essay; trial; attempt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give a say at}, to attempt. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Say \Say\, v. t.	   To try; to assay. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Say \Say\, n. [OE. saie, F. saie, fr. L. saga, equiv. to sagum,	   sagus, a coarse woolen mantle; cf. Gr. sa`gos. See {Sagum}.]	   1. A kind of silk or satin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou say, thou serge, nay, thou buckram lord!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A delicate kind of serge, or woolen cloth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His garment neither was of silk nor say. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Say \Say\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Said} (s[e^]d), contracted from	   sayed; p. pr. & vb. n. {Saying}.] [OE. seggen, seyen, siggen,	   sayen, sayn, AS. secgan; akin to OS. seggian, D. zeggen, LG.	   seggen, OHG. sag[=e]n, G. sagen, Icel. segja, Sw. s[aum]ga,	   Dan. sige, Lith. sakyti; cf. OL. insece tell, relate, Gr.	   'e`nnepe (for 'en-sepe), 'e`spete. Cf. {Saga}, {Saw} a	   saying.]	   1. To utter or express in words; to tell; to speak; to	      declare; as, he said many wise things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arise, and say how thou camest here.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To repeat; to rehearse; to recite; to pronounce; as, to	      say a lesson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of my instruction hast thou nothing bated	            In what thou hadst to say?            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            After which shall be said or sung the following	            hymn.                                 --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To announce as a decision or opinion; to state positively;	      to assert; hence, to form an opinion upon; to be sure	      about; to be determined in mind as to.	      [1913 Webster]	            But what it is, hard is to say.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mention or suggest as an estimate, hypothesis, or	      approximation; hence, to suppose; -- in the imperative,	      followed sometimes by the subjunctive; as, he had, say	      fifty thousand dollars; the fox had run, say ten miles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Say, for nonpayment that the debt should double,	            Is twenty hundred kisses such a trouble? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {It is said}, or {They say}, it is commonly reported; it is	      rumored; people assert or maintain.	   {That is to say}, that is; in other words; otherwise.	      [1913 Webster]	Say \Say\, v. i.	   To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.	   [1913 Webster]	         You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest	         judge.                                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To this argument we shall soon have said; for what	         concerns it us to hear a husband divulge his household	         privacies?                               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Say \Say\, n. [From {Say}, v. t.; cf. {Saw} a saying.]	   A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current	   story; a maxim or proverb. [Archaic or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He no sooner said out his say, but up rises a cunning	         snap.                                    --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         That strange palmer's boding say,	         That fell so ominous and drear	         Full on the object of his fear.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sayer \Say"er\, n.	   One who says; an utterer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mr. Curran was something much better than a sayer of	         smart sayings.                           --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sayette \Sa*yette"\, n. [F. Cf. {Say} a kind of serge.]	   A mixed stuff, called also {sagathy}. See {Sagathy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Saying \Say"ing\, n.	   That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a	   proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many are the sayings of the wise,	         In ancient and in modern books enrolled. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Declaration; speech; adage; maxim; aphorism; apothegm;	        saw; proverb; byword.	        [1913 Webster]
Sayman \Say"man\, n. [Say sample + man.]	   One who assays. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Saymaster \Say"mas`ter\, n.	   A master of assay; one who tries or proves. [Obs.] "Great	   saymaster of state." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Saynd \Saynd\, obs.	   p. p. of {Senge}, to singe. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
'Sblood \'Sblood\, interj.	   An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scab \Scab\ (sk[a^]b), n. [OE. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. AS.	   scaeb, sceabb, scebb, Dan. & Sw. skab, and also L. scabies,	   fr. scabere to scratch, akin to E. shave. See {Shave}, and	   cf. {Shab}, {Shabby}.]	   1. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule,	      formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased	      part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The itch in man; also, the scurvy. [Colloq. or Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface,	      caused by a minute fungus ({Tiburcinia Scabies}).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Founding) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces	      the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a	      part of the mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A mean, dirty, paltry fellow. [Low] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than	      are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes	      the place of a workman on a strike. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Bot.) Any one of various more or less destructive fungus	      diseases attacking cultivated plants, and usually forming	      dark-colored crustlike spots.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Scab \Scab\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scabbing}.]	   1. To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to take the place of a striking worker.	      [PJC]
Scabbard \Scab"bard\, n. [OE. scaubert, scauberk, OF. escaubers,	   escauberz, pl., scabbards, probably of German or Scan.	   origin; cf. Icel. sk[=a]lpr scabbard, and G. bergen to	   conceal. Cf. {Hauberk}.]	   The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is	   kept; a sheath.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor in thy scabbard sheathe that famous blade.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scabbard fish} (Zool.), a long, compressed, silver-colored	      taenioid fish ({Lepidopus argyreus} syn. {Lepidopus	      caudatus}), found on the European coasts, and more	      abundantly about New Zealand, where it is called	      {frostfish} and considered an excellent food fish.	      [1913 Webster]	Scabbard \Scab"bard\, v. t.	   To put in a scabbard.	   [1913 Webster]	Scabbard plane \Scab"bard plane`\	   See {Scaleboard plane}, under {Scaleboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabbed \Scab"bed\ (? or ?), a.	   1. Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Mean; paltry; vile; worthless. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Scabbedness \Scab"bed*ness\, n.	   Scabbiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabbily \Scab"bi*ly\, adv.	   In a scabby manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabbiness \Scab"bi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being scabby.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabble \Scab"ble\, v. t.	   See {Scapple}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabby \Scab"by\, a. [Compar. {Scabbier}; superl. {Scabbiest}.]	   1. Affected with scabs; full of scabs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Scabies \Sca"bi*es\, n. (Med.)	   The itch.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabious \Sca"bi*ous\, a. [L. scabiosus, from scabies the scab:	   cf. F. scabieux.]	   Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious	   eruptions. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Scabious \Sca"bi*ous\, n. [Cf. F. scabieuse. See {Scabious}, a.]	   (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Scabiosa}, several of the species of	   which are common in Europe. They resemble the {Compositae},	   and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not	   connected.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sweet scabious}.	   (a) Mourning bride.	   (b) A daisylike plant ({Erigeron annuus}) having a stout	       branching stem.	       [1913 Webster]
Scabling \Scab"ling\, n. [See {Scapple}.]	   A fragment or chip of stone. [Written also {scabline}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scabredity \Sca*bred"i*ty\, n. [L. scabredo, fr. scaber rough.]	   Roughness; ruggedness. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabrous \Sca"brous\, a. [L. scabrosus, fr. scaber rough: cf. F.	   scabreux.]	   1. Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots,	      scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Harsh; unmusical. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His verse is scabrous and hobbling.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Scabrousness \Sca"brous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being scabrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Scabwort \Scab"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Elecampane.	   [1913 Webster]
Scad \Scad\, n. [Gael. & Ir. sgadan a herring.] (Zool.)	   (a) A small carangoid fish ({Trachurus saurus}) abundant on	       the European coast, and less common on the American. The	       name is applied also to several allied species.	   (b) The goggler; -- called also {big-eyed scad}. See	       {Goggler}.	   (c) The friar skate. [Scot.]	   (d) The cigar fish, or round robin.	       [1913 Webster]
Scaffold \Scaf"fold\, n. [OF. eschafault, eschafaut, escafaut,	   escadafaut, F. ['e]chafaud; probably originally the same word	   as E. & F. catafalque, It. catafalco. See {Catafalque}.]	   1. A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various	      purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in	      building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the	      spectators at a show, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pardon, gentles all,	            The flat, unraised spirits that have dared	            On this unworthy scaffold to bring forth	            So great an object.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the	      execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.	      [1913 Webster]	            That a scaffold of execution should grow a scaffold	            of coronation.                        --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused	      material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction,	      above the tuy[`e]res in a blast furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	Scaffold \Scaf"fold\, v. t.	   To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaffoldage \Scaf"fold*age\, n.	   A scaffold. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaffolding \Scaf"fold*ing\, n.	   1. A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of	      the body. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Materials for building scaffolds.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaglia \Scagl"ia\, n. [It. scaglia a scale, a shell, a chip of	   marble.]	   A reddish variety of limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Scagliola \Scagl*io"la\, n. [It. scagliuola, dim. of scaglia.	   See {Scaglia}.]	   An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble,	   formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with	   glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with	   splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently	   colored and polished.	   [1913 Webster]
Scala \Sca"la\, n.; pl. {Scalae}. [L., a ladder.]	   1. (Surg.) A machine formerly employed for reducing	      dislocations of the humerus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A term applied to any one of the three canals of	      the cochlea.	      [1913 Webster]
Scalable \Scal"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being scaled.	   [1913 Webster] Scalade
Scalade \Sca*lade"\, Scalado \Sca*la"do\, n. (Mil.)	   See {Escalade}. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalar \Sca"lar\, n. (Math.)	   In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude,	   but not direction; -- distinguished from a vector, which has	   both magnitude and direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalaria \Sca*la"ri*a\, n. [L., flight of steps.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus	   {Scalaria}, or family {Scalaridae}, having elongated spiral	   turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs	   or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also	   {ladder shell}, and {wentletrap}. See {Ptenoglossa}, and	   {Wentletrap}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalariform \Sca*lar"i*form\, a. [L. scalare, scalaria,	   staircase, ladder + -form: cf. F. scalariforme.]	   1. Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having	      transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder;	      as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some	      plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to a scalaria.	      [1913 Webster]
Scalary \Sca"la*ry\, a. [L. scalaris, fr. scalae, pl. scala,	   staircase, ladder.]	   Resembling a ladder; formed with steps. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalawag \Scal"a*wag\, n.	   A scamp; a scapegrace. [Spelt also {scallawag}.] [Slang,	   U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Scald \Scald\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scalding}.] [OF. eschalder, eschauder, escauder, F.	   ['e]chauder, fr. L. excaldare; ex + caldus, calidus, warm,	   hot. See {Ex}, and {Caldron}.]	   1. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by	      contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald	      the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mine own tears	            Do scald like molten lead.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here the blue flames of scalding brimstone fall.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in	      hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat.	      [1913 Webster]	Scald \Scald\, n.	   A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid,	   or by steam.	   [1913 Webster]	Scald \Scald\, a. [For scalled. See {Scall}.]	   1. Affected with the scab; scabby. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scald crow} (Zool.), the hooded crow. [Ireland]	   {Scald head} (Med.), a name popularly given to several	      diseases of the scalp characterized by pustules (the dried	      discharge of which forms scales) and by falling out of the	      hair.	      [1913 Webster]	Scald \Scald\, n.	   Scurf on the head. See {Scall}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Scald \Scald\ (sk[a^]ld or sk[add]ld; 277), n. [Icel. sk[=a]ld.]	   One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a	   reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the	   Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic	   tribes. [Written also {skald}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A war song such as was of yore chanted on the field of	         battle by the scalds of the yet heathen Saxons. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalder \Scald"er\, n.	   A Scandinavian poet; a scald.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaldfish \Scald"fish`\, n. [Scald, a. + fish.] (Zool.)	   A European flounder ({Arnoglossus laterna}, or {Psetta	   arnoglossa}); -- called also {megrim}, and {smooth sole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaldic \Scald"ic\ (? or ?), a.	   Of or pertaining to the scalds of the Norsemen; as, scaldic	   poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Scale \Scale\ (sk[=a]l), n. [AS. sc[=a]le; perhaps influenced by	   the kindred Icel. sk[=a]l balance, dish, akin also to D.	   schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. sc[=a]la, Dan.	   skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a	   fish. Cf. {Scale} of a fish, {Skull} the brain case.]	   1. The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an	      instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale;	      -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole	      instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used	      figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long time in even scale	            The battle hung.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scales are turned; her kindness weighs no more	            Now than my vows.                     --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Astron.) The sign or constellation Libra.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Platform scale}. See under {Platform}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scaling}.]	   To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,	   to grade or vary according to a scale or system.	   [1913 Webster]	         Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To scale a debt, wages, etc.} or {To scale down a debt,	   wages, etc.}, to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed	      ratio or scale. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Scale \Scale\, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin	   to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell,	   Dan. skiael a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale,	   shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps	   rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. ['e]caille scale of a	   fish, and ['e]cale shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of	   German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See	   {Shale}.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny	      pieces which form the covering of many fishes and	      reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part	      of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See {Cycloid},	      {Ctenoid}, and {Ganoid}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fish that, with their fins and shining scales,	            Glide under the green wave.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material,	      resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a	      scale of iron, of bone, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the small scalelike structures covering	      parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of	      Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of	      certain annelids. See {Lepidoptera}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A scale insect. (See below.)	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf,	      resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in	      arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and	      the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems	      of ferns.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a	      pocketknife. See Illust. of {Pocketknife}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which	      water is heated, as a steam boiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Metal.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron	      forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide,	      {Fe3O4}. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Covering scale} (Zool.), a hydrophyllium.	   {Ganoid scale}. (Zool.) See under {Ganoid}.	   {Scale armor} (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales	      overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth.	   {Scale beetle} (Zool.), the tiger beetle.	   {Scale carp} (Zool.), a carp having normal scales.	   {Scale insect} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small	      hemipterous insects belonging to the family {Coccidae}, in	      which the females, when adult, become more or less	      scalelike in form. They are found upon the leaves and	      twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do great	      damage to fruit trees. See {Orange scale},under {Orange}.	      	   {Scale moss} (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order	      {Hepaticae}; -- so called from the small imbricated	      scalelike leaves of most of the species. See {Hepatica},	      2, and {Jungermannia}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scale \Scale\, v. t.	   1. To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish;	      to scale the inside of a boiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the	      teeth; to pare off, as a surface. "If all the mountains	      were scaled, and the earth made even." --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To scatter; to spread. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gun.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the	      explosion of a small quantity of powder. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Scale \Scale\, v. i.	   1. To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as,	      some sandstone scales by exposure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those that cast their shell are the lobster and	            crab; the old skins are found, but the old shells	            never; so it is likely that they scale off. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate; to scatter. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Scale \Scale\, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin	   to scandere to climb. See {Scan}; cf. {Escalade}.]	   1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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 a slip of	          wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces	          graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring	          or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing,	          plotting, and the like. See {Gunter's scale}.	      (b) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing	          proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of	          miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan.	      (c) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale;	          the binary scale, etc.	      (d) (Mus.) The graduated series of all the tones,	          ascending or descending, from the keynote to its	          octave; -- called also the {gamut}. It may be repeated	          through any number of octaves. See {Chromatic scale},	          {Diatonic scale}, {Major scale}, and {Minor scale},	          under {Chromatic}, {Diatonic}, {Major}, and {Minor}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps	      and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative	      rank or order; as, a scale of being.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a certain scale of duties . . . which for	            want of studying in right order, all the world is in	            confusion.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of	      parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any	      complex thing, compared with other like things;	      especially, the relative proportion of the linear	      dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to	      the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object	      that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a	      mile.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scale of chords}, a graduated scale on which are given the	      lengths of the chords of arcs from 0[deg] to 90[deg] in a	      circle of given radius, -- used in measuring given angles	      and in plotting angles of given numbers of degrees.	      [1913 Webster]	Scale \Scale\, v. t. [Cf. It. scalare, fr. L. scalae, scala. See	   {Scale} a ladder.]	   To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by	   steps or by climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of	   a fort.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oft have I scaled the craggy oak.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Scale \Scale\, v. i.	   To lead up by steps; to ascend. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Satan from hence, now on the lower stair,	         That scaled by steps of gold to heaven-gate,	         Looks down with wonder.                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaleback \Scale"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family	   {Polynoidae}, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or	   elytra, along the back. See Illust. under {Chaetopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalebeam \Scale"beam`\, n.	   1. The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform	      scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a	      steelyard.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaleboard \Scale"board`\ (?; commonly ?), n. [3d scale +	   board.]	   1. (Print.) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.	      [Obs.] --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the	      surface of articles of furniture, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scaleboard plane}, a plane for cutting from a board a wide	      shaving forming a scaleboard.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaled \Scaled\, a.	   1. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a	      fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled	      herring.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having feathers which in form, color, or	      arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scaled dove} (Zool.), any American dove of the genus	      {Scardafella}. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaleless \Scale"less\, a.	   Destitute of scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalene \Sca*lene"\, a. [L. scalenus, Gr. ?: cf. F. scal[`e]ne.]	   1. (Geom.)	      (a) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a	          triangle.	      (b) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene	          muscles.	      (b) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Scalene muscles} (Anat.), a group of muscles, usually three	      on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae	      to the first and second ribs.	      [1913 Webster]	Scalene \Sca*lene"\, n. (Geom.)	   A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalenohedral \Sca*le`no*he"dral\	   (sk[.a]*l[=e]`n[-o]*h[=e]"dral), a. (Crystallog.)	   Of or pertaining to a scalenohedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalenohedron \Sca*le`no*he"dron\ (-dr[o^]n), n. [Gr. skalhno`s	   uneven + "e`dra seat, base.] (Crystallog.)	   A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by	   twelve faces, each a scalene triangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaler \Scal"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, scales; specifically, a dentist's	   instrument for removing tartar from the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Scale-winged \Scale"-winged`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as	   the Lepidoptera; scaly-winged.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaliness \Scal"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being scaly; roughness.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaling \Scal"ing\ (sk[=a]l"[i^]ng), a.	   1. Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling	      knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of	      a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder,	      used in assaulting a fortified place.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaliola \Scal*io"la\, n.	   Same as {Scagliola}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scall \Scall\, n. [Icel. skalli a bald head. Cf. {Scald}, a.]	   A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head. --Lev.	                                                  xiii. 30.	   [1913 Webster]	Scall \Scall\, a.	   Scabby; scurfy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalled \Scalled\, a.	   Scabby; scurfy; scall. [Obs.] "With scalled brows black."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scalled head}. (Med.) See {Scald head}, under {Scald}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Scallion \Scal"lion\, n. [OF. escalone, eschaloingne, L. caepa	   Ascalonia onion of Ascalon; caepa onion + Ascalonius of	   Ascalon, fr. Ascalo Ascalon, a town in Palestine. Cf.	   {Shallot}.]	   1. (Bot.) A kind of small onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}),	      native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a	      thick stem like a leek. --Amer. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Scallop \Scal"lop\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably	   of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish;	   cf. D. schelp shell. See {Scale} of a fish, and cf.	   {Escalop}.] [Written also {scollop}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve	      mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the	      family {Pectinidae}. The shell is usually radially ribbed,	      and the edge is therefore often undulated in a	      characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some	      the species is much used as food. One species ({Vola	      Jacobaeus}) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its	      shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they	      had been to the Holy Land. Called also {fan shell}. See	      {Pecten}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States	         is {Pecten irradians}; the large sea scallop, also used	         as food, is {Pecten Clintonius} syn. {Pecten	         tenuicostatus}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their	      extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of	      a scallop shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a	      scallop shell.	      [1913 Webster]	Scallop \Scal"lop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalloped}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scalloping}.]	   1. To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of	      circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See	      {Scallop}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare	      with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See {Scalloped	      oysters}, below.	      [1913 Webster]
Scalloped \Scal"loped\, a.	   1. Furnished with a scallop; made or done with or in a	      scallop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of	      circles. See {Scallop}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cookery) Baked in a scallop; cooked with crumbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scalloped oysters} (Cookery), opened oysters baked in a deep	      dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs,	      seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter. This was at	      first done in scallop shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Scalloper \Scal"lop*er\, n.	   One who fishes for scallops.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalloping \Scal"lop*ing\, n.	   Fishing for scallops.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalp \Scalp\ (sk[a^]lp), n. [Cf. {Scallop}.]	   A bed of oysters or mussels. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scalp \Scalp\, n. [Perhaps akin to D. schelp shell. Cf.	   {Scallop}.]	   1. That part of the integument of the head which is usually	      covered with hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the bare scalp of Robin Hodd's fat friar,	            This fellow were a king for our wild faction!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached,	      cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of	      North America, as a token of victory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: The top; the summit. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scalp lock}, a long tuft of hair left on the crown of the	      head by the warriors of some tribes of American Indians.	      [1913 Webster]	Scalp \Scalp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scalped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scalping}.]	   1. To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the	      head of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) To remove the skin of.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must scalp the whole lid [of the eye]. --J. S.	                                                  Wells.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat	      grains, in the process of high milling. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Scalp \Scalp\, v. i.	   To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the	   market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their	   own account. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Scalpel \Scal"pel\ (sk[a^]l"p[e^]l), n. [L. scalpellum, dim. of	   scalprum a knife, akin to scalpere to cut, carve, scrape: cf.	   F. scalpel.] (Surg.)	   A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons,	   and in dissecting.	   [1913 Webster]
Scalper \Scalper\ (sk[a^]lp"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, scalps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) Same as {Scalping iron}, under {Scalping}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a	      small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the	      market. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad	      tickets. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Scalping \Scalp"ing\ (sk[a^]lp"[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {Scalp}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scalping iron} (Surg.), an instrument used in scraping foul	      and carious bones; a raspatory.	   {Scalping knife}, a knife used by North American Indians in	      scalping.	      [1913 Webster]
Scalpriform \Scal"pri*form\, a. [L. scalprum chisel, knife +	   -form.] (Anat.)	   Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of	   rodents.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaly \Scal"y\, a.	   1. Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly	      crocodile." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a	      scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scaly ant-eater} (Zool.), the pangolin.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaly-winged \Scal"y-winged`\, a. (Zool.)	   Scale-winged.	   [1913 Webster]
Scamble \Scam"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scambled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to deviate, to slip,	   schampen to go away, escape, slip, and E. scamper, shamble.]	   1. To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or	      unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble. "Some scambling shifts."	      --Dr. H. More. "A fine old hall, but a scambling house."	      --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and	      turbulent; to scramble. "The scambling and unquiet time	      did push it out of . . . question." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Scamble \Scam"ble\, v. t.	   To mangle. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scambler \Scam"bler\, n.	   1. One who scambles.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A bold intruder upon the hospitality of others; a mealtime	      visitor. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Scamblingly \Scam"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold	   intrusiveness.	   [1913 Webster] Scamell
Scamell \Scam"ell\, or Scammel \Scam"mel\, n. (Zool.)	   The female bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare	         ["Tempest," ii. 2] is not known.	         [1913 Webster]
Scamillus \Sca*mil"lus\, n.; pl. {Scamilli}. [L., originally, a	   little bench, dim. of scamnum bench, stool.] (Arch.)	   A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic	   and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of	   smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.	   [1913 Webster]
Scammoniate \Scam*mo"ni*ate\, a.	   Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient.	   [1913 Webster]
Scammony \Scam"mo*ny\ (sk[a^]m"m[-o]*n[y^]), n. [F.	   scammon['e]e, L. scammonia, scammonea, Gr. skammwni`a.]	   1. (Bot.) A species of bindweed or {Convolvulus}	      ({Convolvulus Scammonia}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the	      {Convolvulus Scammonia}, of a blackish gray color, a	      nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat	      acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.	      [1913 Webster]
Scamp \Scamp\ (sk[a^]mp), n. [OF. escamper to run away, to make	   one's escape. Originally, one who runs away, a fugitive, a	   vagabond. See {Scamper}.]	   A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Scamp \Scamp\, v. t. [Cf. {Scamp},n., or {Scant}, a., and	   {Skimp}.]	   To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do	   superficially. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in	         a superficial, dishonest manner.         --Wedgwood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Much of the scamping and dawdling complained of is that	         of men in establishments of good repute. --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Scampavia \Scam`pa*vi"a\, n. [It.]	   A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians	   in the early part of the nineteenth century.	   [1913 Webster]
Scamper \Scam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scampered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scampering}.] [OF. escamper to escape, to save one's	   self; L. ex from + campus the field (sc. of battle). See	   {Camp}, and cf. {Decamp}, {Scamp}, n., {Shamble}, v. t.]	   To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner;	   to hasten away. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering	         about the room after a mouse.            --S. Sharpe.	   [1913 Webster]	Scamper \Scam"per\, n.	   A scampering; a hasty flight.	   [1913 Webster]
Scamperer \Scam"per*er\, n.	   One who scampers. --Tyndell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scampish \Scamp"ish\, a.	   Of or like a scamp; knavish; as, scampish conduct.	   [1913 Webster]
Scan \Scan\ (sk[a^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scanned} (sk[a^]nd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Scanning}.] [L. scandere, scansum, to climb,	   to scan, akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap: cf. F. scander.	   Cf. {Ascend}, {Descend}, {Scale} a ladder.]	   1. To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse,	      marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is	      composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of;	      to recite metrically.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go over and examine point by point; to examine with	      care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize.	      [1913 Webster]	            The actions of men in high stations are all	            conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To examine quickly, from point to point, in search of	      something specific; as, to scan an article for mention of	      a particular person.	      [PJC]	   5. (Electronics) To form an image or an electronic	      representation of, by passing a beam of light or electrons	      over, and detecting and recording the reflected or	      transmitted signal.	      [PJC]
Scandal \Scan"dal\, n. [F. scandale, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ?, a	   snare laid for an enemy, a stumbling block, offense, scandal:	   cf. OE. scandle, OF. escandle. See {Slander}.]	   1. Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation	      called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal,	      heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, what a scandal is it to our crown,	            That two such noble peers as ye should jar! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] have brought scandal	            To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt	            In feeble hearts.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory	      talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.	      [1913 Webster]	            You must not put another scandal on him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My known virtue is from scandal free. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Equity) Anything alleged in pleading which is	      impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which	      derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to	      good manners. --Daniell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Defamation; detraction; slander; calumny; opprobrium;	        reproach; shame; disgrace.	        [1913 Webster]	Scandal \Scan"dal\, v. t.	   1. To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce;	      to slander. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I do fawn on men and hug them hard	            And after scandal them.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scandalize; to offend. [Obs.] --Bp. Story.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To defame; traduce; reproach; slander; calumniate;	        asperse; vilify; disgrace.	        [1913 Webster]
Scandalize \Scan"dal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scandalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Scandalizing}.] [F. scandaliser, L.	   scandalizare, from Gr. skandali`zein.]	   1. To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by	      some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to	      bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I demand who they are whom we scandalize by using	            harmless things.                      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            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.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tell his tale might be interpreted into	            scandalizing the order.               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Scandalous \Scan"dal*ous\, a. [Cf. F. scandaleux.]	   1. Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings;	      exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing scandalous or offensive unto any. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy;	      opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story.	      [1913 Webster]
Scandalously \Scan"dal*ous*ly\, adv.	   1. In a manner to give offense; shamefully.	      [1913 Webster]	            His discourse at table was scandalously unbecoming	            the dignity of his station.           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With a disposition to impute immorality or wrong.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shun their fault, who, scandalously nice,	            Will needs mistake an author into vice. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Scandalousness \Scan"dal*ous*ness\, n.	   Quality of being scandalous.	   [1913 Webster]
Scandalum magnatum \Scan"da*lum mag*na"tum`\ [L., scandal of	   magnates.] (Law)	   A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a	   person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Scandent \Scan"dent\, a. [L. scandens, -entis, p. pr. of	   scandere to climb.]	   Climbing.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Scandent plants may climb either by twining, as the	         hop, or by twisted leafstalks, as the clematis, or by	         tendrils, as the passion flower, or by rootlets, as the	         ivy.	         [1913 Webster]
Scandia \Scan"di*a\, n. [NL. See {Scandium}.] (Chem.)	   A chemical earth, the oxide of scandium.	   [1913 Webster]
Scandic \Scan"dic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to scandium; derived from, or containing,	   scandium.	   [1913 Webster]
Scandinavian \Scan`di*na"vi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Scandinavia, that is, Sweden, Norway, and	   Denmark. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Scandinavia.	   [1913 Webster]
Scandium \Scan"di*um\, n. [NL. So called because found in	   Scandinavian minerals.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence	   was predicted under the provisional name {ekaboron} by means	   of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum	   analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and	   gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic	   weight 44.	   [1913 Webster]
Scansion \Scan"sion\, n. [L. scansio, fr. scandere, scansum, to	   climb. See {Scan}.] (Pros.)	   The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a	   verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Scansores \Scan*so"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. scandere, scansum,	   to climb.] (Zool.)	   An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order.	   They are distributed among several orders by modern	   ornithologists.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The toes are in pairs, two before and two behind, by	         which they are enabled to cling to, and climb upon,	         trees, as the woodpeckers, parrots, cuckoos, and	         trogons. See Illust. under {Aves}.	         [1913 Webster]
Scansorial \Scan*so"ri*al\, a. (Zool.)	   (a) Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial	       bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust. under	       {Aves}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Scansorial tail} (Zool.), a tail in which the feathers are	      stiff and sharp at the tip, as in the woodpeckers.	      [1913 Webster]
Scant \Scant\, a. [Compar. {Scanter}; superl. {Scantest}.]	   [Icel. skamt, neuter of skamr, skammr, short; cf. skamta to	   dole out, to portion.]	   1. Not full, large, or plentiful; scarcely sufficient; less	      than is wanted for the purpose; scanty; meager; not	      enough; as, a scant allowance of provisions or water; a	      scant pattern of cloth for a garment.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sermon was scant, in all, a quarter of an hour.	                                                  --Ridley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sparing; parsimonious; chary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be somewhat scanter of your maiden presence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See under {Scanty}.	        [1913 Webster]	Scant \Scant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scanting}.]	   1. To limit; to straiten; to treat illiberally; to stint; as,	      to scant one in provisions; to scant ourselves in the use	      of necessaries.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where a man hath a great living laid together and	            where he is scanted.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am scanted in the pleasure of dwelling on your	            actions.                              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut short; to make small, narrow, or scanty; to	      curtail. "Scant not my cups." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Scant \Scant\, v. i.	   To fail, or become less; to scantle; as, the wind scants.	   [1913 Webster]	Scant \Scant\, adv.	   In a scant manner; with difficulty; scarcely; hardly. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         So weak that he was scant able to go down the stairs.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Scant \Scant\, n.	   Scantness; scarcity. [R.] --T. Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Scantily \Scant"i*ly\, adv.	   In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly;	   parsimoniously.	   [1913 Webster]	         His mind was very scantily stored with materials.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Scantiness \Scant"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or condition of being scanty.	   [1913 Webster]
Scantle \Scan"tle\, v. i. [Dim. of scant, v.]	   To be deficient; to fail. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Scantle \Scan"tle\, v. t. [OF. escanteler, eschanteler, to break	   into contles; pref. es- (L. ex) + cantel, chantel, corner,	   side, piece. Confused with E. scant. See {Cantle}.]	   To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to	   cut short or down. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All their pay	         Must your discretion scantle; keep it back. --J.	                                                  Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Scantlet \Scant"let\, n. [OF. eschantelet corner.]	   A small pattern; a small quantity. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Scantling \Scant"ling\, a. [See {Scant}, a.]	   Not plentiful; small; scanty. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Scantling \Scant"ling\, n. [Cf. OF. eschantillon, F.	   ['e]chantillon, a sample, pattern, example. In some senses	   confused with scant insufficient. See {Scantle}, v. t.]	   1. A fragment; a bit; a little piece. Specifically:	      (a) A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a	          sample. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Such as exceed not this scantling; -- to be	                solace to the sovereign and harmless to the	                people.                           --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	                A pretty scantling of his knowledge may taken by	                his deferring to be baptized so many years.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A small quantity; a little bit; not much. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Reducing them to narrow scantlings. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for	      studs, rails, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its	      breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of	      anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Scantly \Scant"ly\, adv.	   1. In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly;	      penuriously. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Scarcely; hardly; barely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scantly they durst their feeble eyes dispread	            Upon that town.                       --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn,	            And there is scantly time for half the work.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Scantness \Scant"ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness;	   smallness; insufficiency; scantiness. "Scantness of outward	   things." --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Scanty \Scant"y\, a. [Compar. {Scantier}; superl. {Scantiest}.]	   [From {Scant}, a.]	   1. Lacking amplitude or extent; narrow; small; not abundant.	      [1913 Webster]	            His dominions were very narrow and scanty. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now scantier limits the proud arch confine. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Somewhat less than is needed; insufficient; scant; as, a	      scanty supply of words; a scanty supply of bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sparing; niggardly; parsimonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            In illustrating a point of difficulty, be not too	            scanty of words.                      --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Scant; narrow; small; poor; deficient; meager; scarce;	        chary; sparing; parsimonious; penurious; niggardly;	        grudging.	        [1913 Webster]
Scape \Scape\, n. [L. scapus shaft, stem, stalk; cf. Gr. ? a	   staff: cf. F. scape. Cf. {Scepter}.]	   1. (Bot.) A peduncle rising from the ground or from a	      subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the	      bloodroot, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The long basal joint of the antennae of an insect.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The shaft of a column.	      (b) The apophyge of a shaft.	          [1913 Webster]	Scape \Scape\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Scaped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scaping}.] [Aphetic form of escape.]	   To escape. [Obs. or Poetic.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Out of this prison help that we may scape. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Scape \Scape\, n.	   1. An escape. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I spake of most disastrous chances, . . .	            Of hairbreadth scapes in the imminent, deadly	            breach.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Means of escape; evasion. [Obs.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A freak; a slip; a fault; an escapade. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not pardoning so much as the scapes of error and	            ignorance.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Loose act of vice or lewdness. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Scapegallows \Scape"gal`lows\, n.	   One who has narrowly escaped the gallows for his crimes.	   [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapegoat \Scape"goat`\, n. [Scape (for escape) + goat.]	   1. (Jewish Antiq.) A goat upon whose head were symbolically	      placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered	      to escape into the wilderness. --Lev. xvi. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for	      others. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Scapegrace \Scape"grace`\, n.	   A graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and	   reckless. --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapeless \Scape"less\, a. (Bot.)	   Destitute of a scape.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapement \Scape"ment\, n. [See {Scape}, v., {Escapement}.]	   Same as {Escapement}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Scape-wheel \Scape"-wheel`\, n. (Horol.)	   The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into	   the teeth of which the pallets play.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphander \Sca*phan"der\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, anything hollowed + ?,	   ?, a man: cf. F. scaphandre.]	   The case, or impermeable apparel, in which a diver can work	   while under water.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphism \Scaph"ism\, n. [Gr. ska`fh a trough.]	   An ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, by	   confining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs	   smeared with honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to	   insects until he died.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphite \Scaph"ite\, n. [L. scapha a boat, fr. Gr. ska`fh a	   boat, anything dug or scooped out, fr. ska`ptein to dig.]	   (Paleon.)	   Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus {Scaphites},	   belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered	   boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous	   formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphocephalic \Scaph`o*ce*phal"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or affected with, scaphocephaly.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphocephaly \Scaph`o*ceph"a*ly\, n. [Gr. ska`fh a boat +	   kefalh` head.] (Anat.)	   A deformed condition of the skull, in which the vault is	   narrow, elongated, and more or less boat-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphocerite \Scaph`o*ce"rite\, n. [Gr. ska`fh boat + E.	   cerite.] (Zool.)	   A flattened plate or scale attached to the second joint of	   the antennae of many Crustacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphognathite \Sca*phog"na*thite\, n. [Gr. ska`fh boat +	   gna`qos jaw.] (Zool.)	   A thin leafike appendage (the exopodite) of the second	   maxilla of decapod crustaceans. It serves as a pumping organ	   to draw the water through the gill cavity.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaphoid \Scaph"oid\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. ska`fh a boat + -oid: cf.	   F. scapho["i]de.] (Anat.)	   Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped. -- n. The scaphoid	   bone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scaphoid bone}	   (a) One of the carpal bones, which articulates with the	       radius; the radiale.	   (b) One of the tarsal bones; the navicular bone. See under	       {Navicular}.	       [1913 Webster]
Scapholunar \Scaph`o*lu"nar\, a. [Scaphoid + lunar.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the	   carpus. -- n. The scapholunar bone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scapholunar bone}, a bone formed by the coalescence of the	      scaphoid and lunar in the carpus of carnivora.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaphopoda \Sca*phop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ska`fh a boat	   + -poda.] (Zool.)	   A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell	   open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing,	   and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It	   includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar	   shells. Called also {Prosopocephala}, and {Solenoconcha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapiform \Sca"pi*form\, a. (Bot.)	   Resembling a scape, or flower stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapolite \Scap"o*lite\ (sk[a^]p"[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. ? a	   staff, or L. scapus a stem, stalk + -lite: cf. F. scapolite.]	   (Mon.)	   A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and	   in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina	   and soda.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The scapolite group includes scapolite proper, or	         wernerite, also meionite, dipyre, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Scapple \Scap"ple\ (sk[a^]p"p'l), v. t. [Cf. OF. eskapeler,	   eschapler, to cut, hew, LL. scapellare. Cf. {Scabble}.]	   (a) To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone	       before leaving the quarry.	   (b) To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as	       stone. --Gwilt.	       [1913 Webster]
Scapula \Scap"u*la\ (sk[a^]p"[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. L. {Scapulae},	   E. {Scapulas}. [L.]	   1. (Anat.) The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in	      mammals; the shoulder blade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid	      arise.	      [1913 Webster]
Scapular \Scap"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. scapulaire. Cf. {Scapulary}.]	   Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scapular arch} (Anat.), the pectoral arch. See under	      {pectoral}.	   {Scapular region}, or {Scapular tract} (Zool.), a definite	      longitudinal area over the shoulder and along each side of	      the back of a bird, from which the scapular feathers	      arise.	      [1913 Webster]	Scapular \Scap"u*lar\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of	   the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back.	   [1913 Webster] Scapular	Scapular \Scap"u*lar\, Scapulary \Scap"u*la*ry\, n. [F.	   scapulaire, LL. scapularium, scapulare, fr. L. scapula	   shoulder blade.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and	          behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout	          persons.	      (b) The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the	          ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of	          devotion. --Addis & Arnold.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it,	      or to retain another bandage in place.	      [1913 Webster]
Scapulary \Scap"u*la*ry\, a.	   Same as {Scapular}, a.	   [1913 Webster]	Scapulary \Scap"u*la*ry\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as 2d and 3d {Scapular}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapulet \Scap"u*let\, n. [Dim. of scapula.] (Zool.)	   A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the	   armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medusae.	   See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapulo- \Scap"u*lo-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the	   scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the	   scapula and clavicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Scapus \Sca"pus\, n. [L.]	   See 1st {Scape}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scar \Scar\, n. [OF. escare, F. eschare an eschar, a dry slough	   (cf. It. & Sp. escara), L. eschara, fr. Gr. ? hearth,	   fireplace, scab, eschar. Cf. {Eschar}.]	   1. A mark in the skin or flesh of an animal, made by a wound	      or ulcer, and remaining after the wound or ulcer is	      healed; a cicatrix; a mark left by a previous injury; a	      blemish; a disfigurement.	      [1913 Webster]	            This earth had the beauty of youth, . . . and not a	            wrinkle, scar, or fracture on all its body. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A mark left upon a stem or branch by the fall of a	      leaf, leaflet, or frond, or upon a seed by the separation	      of its support. See Illust. under {Axillary}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scar \Scar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scarring}.]	   To mark with a scar or scars.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet I'll not shed her blood;	         Nor scar that whiter skin of hers than snow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         His cheeks were deeply scarred.          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Scar \Scar\, v. i.	   To form a scar.	   [1913 Webster]	Scar \Scar\, n. [Scot. scar, scaur, Icel. sker a skerry, an	   isolated rock in the sea; akin to Dan. skiaer, Sw. sk[aum]r.	   Cf. {Skerry}.]	   An isolated or protruding rock; a steep, rocky eminence; a	   bare place on the side of a mountain or steep bank of earth.	   [Written also {scaur}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O sweet and far, from cliff and scar,	         The horns of Elfland faintly blowing.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Scar \Scar\, n. [L. scarus, a kind of fish, Gr. ska`ros.]	   (Zool.)	   A marine food fish, the scarus, or parrot fish.	   [1913 Webster] Scarab
Scarab \Scar"ab\, Scarabee \Scar"a*bee\, n. [L. scarabaeus; cf.	   F. scarab['e]e.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles	      of the genus {Scarabaeus}, or family {Scarabaeidae},	      especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species ({Scarabaeus	      sacer}, and {Scarabaeus Egyptiorum}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Egyptian Archaeology, Jewelry) A stylized representation	      of a scarab beetle carved in stone or faience, or made in	      baked clay, usually in a conventionalized form in which	      the beetle has its legs held closely at its sides, and	      commonly having an inscription on the flat underside; -- a	      symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as	      an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in	      jewelry, usually by engraving the formalized scarab design	      on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab	      bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a ring with a	      scarab [the carved stone itelf].	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Scarabaeus \Scar`a*bae"us\, n.	   Same as {Scarab} in both senses.
Scaraboid \Scar"a*boid\, a. [Scarab + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family {Scarabaeidae}, an extensive	   group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and	   many similar lamellicorn beetles.	   [1913 Webster]	Scaraboid \Scar"a*boid\, n. (Zool.)	   A scaraboid beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaramouch \Scar"a*mouch`\, n. [F. scaramouche, It. scaramuccio,	   scaramuccia, originally the name of a celebrated Italian	   comedian; cf. It. scaramuccia, scaramuccio, F. escarmouche,	   skirmish. Cf. {Skirmish}.]	   A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain)	   characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a	   person of like characteristics; a buffoon.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarce \Scarce\ (sk[^a]rs), a. [Compar. {Scarcer}	   (sk[^a]r"s[~e]r); superl. {Scarcest}.] [OE. scars, OF.	   escars, eschars, LL. scarpsus, excarpsus, for L. excerptus,	   p. p. of excerpere to pick out, and hence to contract, to	   shorten; ex (see {Ex-}) + carpere. See {Carpet}, and cf.	   {Excerp}.]	   1. Not plentiful or abundant; in small quantity in proportion	      to the demand; not easily to be procured; rare; uncommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            You tell him silver is scarcer now in England, and	            therefore risen one fifth in value.   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scarcest of all is a Pescennius Niger on a	            medallion well preserved.             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Scantily supplied (with); deficient (in); -- with of.	      [Obs.] "A region scarce of prey." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; stingy. [Obs.] "Too scarce	      ne too sparing." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make one's self scarce}, to decamp; to depart. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rare; infrequent; deficient. See {Rare}.	        [1913 Webster] Scarce	Scarce \Scarce\, Scarcely \Scarce"ly\, adv.	   1. With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a scarce well-lighted flame.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eldest scarcely five year was of age. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slowly she sails, and scarcely stems the tides.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had scarcely finished, when the laborer arrived	            who had been sent for my ransom.      --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frugally; penuriously. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Scarcement \Scarce"ment\, n. (Arch. & Engin.)	   An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats,	   leaving a shelf or footing.	   [1913 Webster] Scarceness
Scarceness \Scarce"ness\, Scarcity \Scar"ci*ty\, n.	   The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of	   quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency;	   lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of	   grain; a great scarcity of beauties. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A scarcity of snow would raise a mutiny at Naples.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Praise . . . owes its value to its scarcity. --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	         The value of an advantage is enhanced by its	         scarceness.                              --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Deficiency; lack; want; penury; dearth; rareness;	        rarity; infrequency.	        [1913 Webster]
Scard \Scard\, n.	   A shard or fragment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scare \Scare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scaring}.] [OE. skerren, skeren, Icel. skirra to bar,	   prevent, skirrask to shun, shrink from; or fr. OE. skerre,	   adj., scared, Icel. skjarr; both perhaps akin to E. sheer to	   turn.]	   To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm.	   [1913 Webster]	         The noise of thy crossbow	         Will scare the herd, and so my shoot is lost. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To scare away}, to drive away by frightening.	   {To scare up}, to find by search, as if by beating for game.	      [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To alarm; frighten; startle; affright; terrify.	        [1913 Webster]	Scare \Scare\, n.	   Fright; esp., sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or	   originating in mistake. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scarecrow \Scare"crow`\, n.	   1. Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from	      cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger.	      [1913 Webster]	            A scarecrow set to frighten fools away. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person clad in rags and tatters.	      [1913 Webster]	            No eye hath seen such scarecrows. I'll not march	            with them through Coventry, that's flat. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The black tern. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Scarefire \Scare"fire`\, n.	   1. An alarm of fire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fire causing alarm. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Scarf \Scarf\ (sk[aum]rf), n. [Icel. skarfr.]	   A cormorant. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scarf \Scarf\, n.; pl. {Scarfs}, rarely {Scarves} (sk[aum]rvz).	   [Cf. OF. escharpe a pilgrim's scrip, or wallet (hanging about	   the neck), F. ['e]charpe sash, scarf; probably from OHG.	   scharpe pocket; also (from the French) Dan. skiaerf; Sw.	   sk[aum]rp, Prov. G. sch[aum]rfe, LG. scherf, G. sch[aum]rpe;	   and also AS. scearf a fragment; possibly akin to E. scrip a	   wallet. Cf. {Scarp} a scarf.]	   An article of dress of a light and decorative character, worn	   loosely over the shoulders or about the neck or the waist; a	   light shawl or handkerchief for the neck; also, a cravat; a	   neckcloth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Put on your hood and scarf.              --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         With care about the banners, scarves, and staves. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Scarf \Scarf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scarfing}.]	   1. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf. "My sea-gown	      scarfed about me." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a	      loose wrapping. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Scarf \Scarf\, v. t. [Sw. skarfva to eke out, to join together,	   skarf a seam, joint; cf. Dan. skarre to joint, to unite	   timber, Icel. skara to clinch the planks of a boat, G.	   scharben to chop, to cut small.]	      (a) To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint	          in timber, metal rods, etc.	      (b) To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf	          joint.	          [1913 Webster]	Scarf \Scarf\, n.	      (a) In a piece which is to be united to another by a scarf	          joint, the part of the end or edge that is tapered	          off, rabbeted, or notched so as to be thinner than the	          rest of the piece.	      (b) A scarf joint.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Scarf joint}	      (a) A joint made by overlapping and bolting or locking	          together the ends of two pieces of timber that are	          halved, notched, or cut away so that they will fit	          each other and form a lengthened beam of the same size	          at the junction as elsewhere.	      (b) A joint formed by welding, riveting, or brazing	          together the overlapping scarfed ends, or edges, of	          metal rods, sheets, etc.	   {Scarf weld}. See under {Weld}.	      [1913 Webster]
Scarfskin \Scarf"skin`\, n. (Anat.)	   See {Epidermis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarification \Scar`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. scarificatio: cf. F.	   scarification.]	   The act of scarifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarificator \Scar"i*fi*ca`tor\, n. [Cf. F. scarificateur.]	   (Surg.)	   An instrument, principally used in cupping, containing	   several lancets moved simultaneously by a spring, for making	   slight incisions.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarifier \Scar"i*fi`er\, n.	   1. One who scarifies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) The instrument used for scarifying.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Agric.) An implement for stripping and loosening the	      soil, without bringing up a fresh surface.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have your scarifiers to make the ground clean.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]
Scarify \Scar"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scarifying}.] [F. scarifier, L. scarificare,	   scarifare, fr. Gr. ? to scratch up, fr. ? a pointed	   instrument.]	   1. To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small	      incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as	      to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a	      large vein.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agric.) To stir the surface soil of, as a field.	      [1913 Webster] Scariose
Scariose \Sca"ri*ose\, Scarious \Sca"ri*ous\, a. [F. scarieux,	   NL. scariosus. Cf. {Scary}.] (Bot.)	   Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarlatina \Scar`la*ti"na\, n. [NL.: cf. F. scarlatine. See	   {Scarlet}.] (Med.)	   Scarlet fever. -- {Scar`la*ti"nal}, a. -- {Scar*lat"i*nous}	   (# or #), a.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarless \Scar"less\, a.	   Free from scar. --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarlet \Scar"let\, n. [OE. scarlat, scarlet, OF. escarlate, F.	   ['e]carlate (cf. Pr. escarlat, escarlata, Sp. & Pg.	   escarlata, It. scarlatto, LL. scarlatum), from Per.	   sakirl[=a]t.]	   A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many	   tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloth of a scarlet color.	      [1913 Webster]	            All her household are clothed with scarlet. --Prov.	                                                  xxxi. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	Scarlet \Scar"let\, a.	   Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scarlet admiral} (Zool.), the red admiral. See under {Red}.	      -- Scarlet bean (Bot.), a kind of bean ({Phaseolus	      multiflorus}) having scarlet flowers; scarlet runner.	   {Scarlet fever} (Med.), a contagious febrile disease	      characterized by inflammation of the fauces and a scarlet	      rash, appearing usually on the second day, and ending in	      desquamation about the sixth or seventh day.	   {Scarlet fish} (Zool.), the telescope fish; -- so called from	      its red color. See under {Telescope}.	   {Scarlet ibis} (Zool.) See under {Ibis}.	   {Scarlet maple} (Bot.), the red maple. See {Maple}.	   {Scarlet mite} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of bright	      red carnivorous mites found among grass and moss,	      especially {Thombidium holosericeum} and allied species.	      The young are parasitic upon spiders and insects.	   {Scarlet oak} (Bot.), a species of oak ({Quercus coccinea})	      of the United States; -- so called from the scarlet color	      of its leaves in autumn.	   {Scarlet runner} (Bot.), the scarlet bean.	   {Scarlet tanager}. (Zool.) See under {Tanager}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scarlet \Scar"let\, v. t.	   To dye or tinge with scarlet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The ashy paleness of my cheek	         Is scarleted in ruddy flakes of wrath.   --Ford.	   [1913 Webster] Scarmage
Scarmage \Scar"mage\, Scarmoge \Scar"moge\, n.	   A slight contest; a skirmish. See {Skirmish}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such cruel game my scarmoges disarms.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarn \Scarn\, n. [Icel. skarn; akin to AS. scearn. Cf.	   {Shearn}.]	   Dung. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scarn bee} (Zool.), a dung beetle.	      [1913 Webster]
Scaroid \Sca"roid\, a. [Scarus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Scaridae}, a family of marine fishes	   including the parrot fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarp \Scarp\, n. [OF. escharpe. See 2d {Scarf}.] (Her.)	   A band in the same position as the bend sinister, but only	   half as broad as the latter.	   [1913 Webster]	Scarp \Scarp\, n. [Aphetic form of {Escarp}.]	   1. (Fort.) The slope of the ditch nearest the parapet; the	      escarp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steep descent or declivity.	      [1913 Webster]	Scarp \Scarp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scarped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scarping}.]	   To cut down perpendicularly, or nearly so; as, to scarp the	   face of a ditch or a rock.	   [1913 Webster]	         From scarped cliff and quarried stone.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sweep ruins from the scarped mountain.   --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarring \Scar"ring\, n.	   A scar; a mark.	   [1913 Webster]	         We find upon the limestone rocks the scarrings of the	         ancient glacier which brought the bowlder here.	                                                  --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarry \Scar"ry\, a.	   Bearing scars or marks of wounds.	   [1913 Webster]	Scarry \Scar"ry\, a. [See 4th {Scar}.]	   Like a scar, or rocky eminence; containing scars.	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Scarus \Sca"rus\, n. [L. See {Scar} a kind of fish.] (Zool.)	   A Mediterranean food fish ({Sparisoma scarus}) of excellent	   quality and highly valued by the Romans; -- called also	   {parrot fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scary \Sca"ry\, n. [Prov. E. scare scraggy.]	   Barren land having only a thin coat of grass. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scary \Scar"y\, a. [From {Scare}.]	   1. Subject to sudden alarm. [Colloq. U. S.] --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing fright; alarming. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Scasely \Scase"ly\, adv.	   Scarcely; hardly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Robynson (More's	   Utopia)	   [1913 Webster]
Scat \Scat\ (sk[a^]t), interj.	   Go away; begone; away; -- chiefly used in driving off a cat.	   [1913 Webster] Scat	Scat \Scat\, Scatt \Scatt\, n. [Icel. skattr.]	   Tribute. [R.] "Seizing scatt and treasure." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Scat \Scat\, n.	   A shower of rain. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Scatch \Scatch\, n. [F. escache.]	   A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also	   {scatchmouth}. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Scatches \Scatch"es\, n. pl. [OF. eschaces, F. ['e]chasses, fr.	   D. schaats a high-heeled shoe, a skate. See {Skate}, for the	   foot.]	   Stilts. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scate \Scate\ (sk[=a]t), n.	   See {Skate}, for the foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Scatebrous \Scat"e*brous\, a. [L. scatebra a gushing up of	   water, from scatere to bubble, gush.]	   Abounding with springs. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scath \Scath\ (sk[a^]th; 277), n. [Icel. ska[eth]i; akin to Dan.	   skade, Sw. skada, AS. scea[eth]a, sca[eth]a, foe, injurer,	   OS. ska[eth]o, D. schade, harm, injury, OHG. scade, G.	   schade, schaden; cf. Gr. 'askhqh`s unharmed. Cf. {Scathe},	   v.]	   Harm; damage; injury; hurt; waste; misfortune. [Written also	   {scathe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But she was somedeal deaf, and that was skathe.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Great mercy, sure, for to enlarge a thrall,	         Whose freedom shall thee turn to greatest scath.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherein Rome hath done you any scath,	         Let him make treble satisfaction.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Scathe
Scathe \Scathe\ (sk[=a][th]; 277), Scath \Scath\ (sk[a^]th;	   277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scathed} (sk[=a][th]d or	   sk[a^]tht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scathing} (sk[=a][th]"[i^]ng or	   sk[a^]th"-).] [Icel. ska[eth]a; akin to AS. scea[eth]an,	   sce[eth][eth]an, Dan. skade, Sw. skada, D. & G. schaden, OHG.	   scad[=o]n, Goth. ska[thorn]jan.]	   To do harm to; to injure; to damage; to waste; to destroy.	   [1913 Webster]	         As when heaven's fire	         Hath scathed the forest oaks or mountain pines.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strokes of calamity that scathe and scorch the soul.	                                                  --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Scathful \Scath"ful\, a.	   Harmful; doing damage; pernicious. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Scath"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Scathless \Scath"less\, a.	   Unharmed. --R. L. Stevenson.	   [1913 Webster]	         He, too, . . . is to be dismissed scathless. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Scathly \Scath"ly\, a.	   Injurious; scathful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scattered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scattering}.] [OE. scateren. See {Shatter}.]	   1. To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely;	      to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or	      sparse order.	      [1913 Webster]	            And some are scattered all the floor about.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should my muse enlarge on Libyan swains,	            Their scattered cottages, and ample plains?	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Teach the glad hours to scatter, as they fly,	            Soft quiet, gentle love, and endless joy. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce	      from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to	      dissipate; to disperse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scatter and disperse the giddy Goths. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to	      scatter hopes, plans, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To disperse; dissipate; spread; strew.	        [1913 Webster]	Scatter \Scat"ter\, v. i.	   To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as,	   clouds scatter after a storm.	   [1913 Webster]
Scatter-brain \Scat"ter-brain`\, n.	   A giddy or thoughtless person; one incapable of concentration	   or attention. [Written also {scatter-brains}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scatter-brained \Scat"ter-brained`\, a.	   Giddy; thoughtless.	   [1913 Webster]
Scattered \Scat"tered\, a.	   1. Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Irregular in position; having no regular order; as,	      scattered leaves.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Scat"tered*ly}, adv. --	      {Scat"tered*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Scattergood \Scat"ter*good`\, n.	   One who wastes; a spendthrift.	   [1913 Webster]
Scattering \Scat"ter*ing\, a.	   Going or falling in various directions; not united or	   aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes.	   [1913 Webster]	Scattering \Scat"ter*ing\, n.	   Act of strewing about; something scattered. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Scatteringly \Scat"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a scattering manner; dispersedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Scatterling \Scat"ter*ling\, n. [Scatter + -ling.]	   One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond.	   [Obs.] "Foreign scatterlings." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaturient \Sca*tu"ri*ent\, a.[L. scaturiens, p. pr. of	   scaturire gush out, from scatere to bubble, gush.]	   Gushing forth; full to overflowing; effusive. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A pen so scaturient and unretentive.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaturiginous \Scat`u*rig"i*nous\, a. [L. scaturiginosus, fr.	   scaturigo gushing water. See {Scaturient}.]	   Abounding with springs. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scaup \Scaup\ (sk[add]p), n. [See {Scalp} a bed of oysters or	   mussels.]	   1. A bed or stratum of shellfish; scalp. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A scaup duck. See below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scaup duck} (Zool.), 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	      species are: the greater scaup duck ({Aythya marila}, var.	      nearctica), called also {broadbill}, {bluebill},	      {blackhead}, {flock duck}, {flocking fowl}, and {raft	      duck}; the lesser scaup duck ({Aythya affinis}), called	      also {little bluebill}, {river broadbill}, and {shuffler};	      the tufted, or ring-necked, scaup duck ({Aythya	      collaris}), called also {black jack}, {ringneck},	      {ringbill}, {ringbill shuffler}, etc. See Illust. of	      {Ring-necked duck}, under {Ring-necked}. The common	      European scaup, or mussel, duck ({Aythya marila}), closely	      resembles the American variety.	      [1913 Webster]
Scauper \Scaup"er\, n. [Cf. {Scalper}.]	   A tool with a semicircular edge, -- used by engravers to	   clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving.	   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Scaur \Scaur\, n.	   A precipitous bank or rock; a scar.	   [1913 Webster]
Scavage \Scav"age\ (?; 48), n. [LL. scavagium, fr. AS.	   sce['a]wian to look at, to inspect. See {Show}.] (O. Eng.	   Law)	   A toll or duty formerly exacted of merchant strangers by	   mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale	   within their precincts. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. t.	   To cleanse, as streets, from filth. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. to salvage (usable items or material) from discarded or	      waste material.	      [PJC]	   3. To remove (burned gases) from the cylinder after a working	      stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Scavenge \Scav"enge\, v. i. (Internal-combustion Engines)	   To remove the burned gases from the cylinder after a working	   stroke; as, this engine does not scavenge well.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scavenger \Scav"en*ger\, n. [OE. scavager an officer with	   various duties, originally attending to scavage, fr. OE. & E.	   scavage. See {Scavage}, {Show}, v.]	   A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city,	   by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name	   is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion,	   or anything injurious to health.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scavenger beetle} (Zool.), any beetle which feeds on	      decaying substances, as the carrion beetle.	   {Scavenger crab} (Zool.), any crab which feeds on dead	      animals, as the spider crab.	   {Scavenger's daughter} [corrupt. of Skevington's daughter],	      an instrument of torture invented by Sir W. Skevington,	      which so compressed the body as to force the blood to flow	      from the nostrils, and sometimes from the hands and feet.	      --Am. Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Scavenger hunt \Scav"en*ger hunt\, n.	   a game in which individuals or teams are given a list of	   items and must go out, gather them together without	   purchasing them, and bring them back; the first person or	   team to return with the complete list is the winner. The	   items are sometimes common but often of a humorous sort.	   [PJC]
Scavenging \Scav"eng*ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Scavenge}. Hence,	   n. (Internal-combustion Engines)	   Act or process of expelling the exhaust gases from the	   cylinder by some special means, as, in many four-cycle	   engines, by utilizing the momentum of the exhaust gases in a	   long exhaust pipe.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scazon \Sca"zon\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ska`zwn, fr. ska`zein to	   limp.] (Lat. Pros.)	   A choliamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Scelerat \Scel"er*at\, n. [F. sc['e]l['e]rat from L. sceleratus,	   p. p. of scelerare to pollute, from scelus, sceleris, a	   crime.]	   A villain; a criminal. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Scelestic \Sce*les"tic\, a. [L. scelestus, from scelus	   wickedness.]	   Evil; wicked; atrocious. [Obs.] "Scelestic villainies."	   --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Scelet \Scel"et\, n. [See {Skeleton}.]	   A mummy; a skeleton. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Scena \Sce"na\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   (a) A scene in an opera.	   (b) An accompanied dramatic recitative, interspersed with	       passages of melody, or followed by a full aria.	       --Rockstro.	       [1913 Webster]
Scenario \Sce*na"ri*o\, n. [It.]	   A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an	   opera.	   [1913 Webster]
Scenary \Scen"a*ry\, n. [Cf. L. scaenarius belonging to the	   stage.]	   Scenery. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Scene \Scene\, n. [L. scaena, scena, Gr. skhnh` a covered place,	   a tent, a stage.]	   1. The structure on which a spectacle or play is exhibited;	      the part of a theater in which the acting is done, with	      its adjuncts and decorations; the stage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The decorations and fittings of a stage, representing the	      place in which the action is supposed to go on; one of the	      slides, or other devices, used to give an appearance of	      reality to the action of a play; as, to paint scenes; to	      shift the scenes; to go behind the scenes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. So much of a play as passes without change of locality or	      time, or important change of character; hence, a	      subdivision of an act; a separate portion of a play,	      subordinate to the act, but differently determined in	      different plays; as, an act of four scenes.	      [1913 Webster]	            My dismal scene I needs must act alone. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The place, time, circumstance, etc., in which anything	      occurs, or in which the action of a story, play, or the	      like, is laid; surroundings amid which anything is set	      before the imagination; place of occurrence, exhibition,	      or action. "In Troy, there lies the scene." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world is a vast scene of strife.  --J. M. Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An assemblage of objects presented to the view at once; a	      series of actions and events exhibited in their	      connection; a spectacle; a show; an exhibition; a view.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through what new scenes and changes must we pass!	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A landscape, or part of a landscape; scenery.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sylvan scene with various greens was drawn,	            Shades on the sides, and in the midst a lawn.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An exhibition of passionate or strong feeling before	      others; often, an artifical or affected action, or course	      of action, done for effect; a theatrical display.	      [1913 Webster]	            Probably no lover of scenes would have had very long	            to wait for some explosions between parties, both	            equally ready to take offense, and careless of	            giving it.                            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Behind the scenes}, behind the scenery of a theater; out of	      the view of the audience, but in sight of the actors,	      machinery, etc.; hence, conversant with the hidden motives	      and agencies of what appears to public view.	      [1913 Webster]	Scene \Scene\, v. t.	   To exhibit as a scene; to make a scene of; to display. [Obs.]	   --Abp. Sancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Sceneful \Scene"ful\, a.	   Having much scenery. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sceneman \Scene"man\, n.; pl. {Scenemen}.	   The man who manages the movable scenes in a theater.	   [1913 Webster]
Scenery \Scen"er*y\, n.	   1. Assemblage of scenes; the paintings and hangings	      representing the scenes of a play; the disposition and	      arrangement of the scenes in which the action of a play,	      poem, etc., is laid; representation of place of action or	      occurence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sum of scenes or views; general aspect, as regards variety	      and beauty or the reverse, in a landscape; combination of	      natural views, as woods, hills, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never need an American look beyond his own country	            for the sublime and beautiful of natural scenery.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Sceneshifter \Scene"shift`er\, n.	   One who moves the scenes in a theater; a sceneman.	   [1913 Webster] Scenic
Scenic \Scen"ic\, Scenical \Scen"ic*al\, a. [L. scaenicus,	   scenicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sc['e]nique. See {Scene}.]	   Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery;	   theatrical.	   [1913 Webster]	         All these situations communicate a scenical animation	         to the wild romance, if treated dramatically. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Scenograph \Scen"o*graph\, n. [See {Scenography}.]	   A perspective representation or general view of an object.	   [1913 Webster] Scenographic
Scenographic \Scen`o*graph"ic\, Scenographical
\Scen`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. sc['e]nographique, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to scenography; drawn in perspective. --	   {Scen`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Scenography \Sce*nog"ra*phy\, n. [L. scaenographia, Gr. ?; ?	   scene, stage + gra`fein to write: cf. F. sc['e]nographie.]	   The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane;	   also, a representation or description of a body, in all its	   dimensions, as it appears to the eye. --Greenhill.	   [1913 Webster]
Scent \Scent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scented}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scenting}.] [Originally sent, fr. F. sentir to feel, to	   smell. See {Sense}.]	   1. To perceive by the olfactory organs; to smell; as, to	      scent game, as a hound does.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methinks I scent the morning air.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imbue or fill with odor; to perfume.	      [1913 Webster]	            Balm from a silver box distilled around,	            Shall all bedew the roots, and scent the sacred	            ground.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Scent \Scent\, v. i.	   1. To have a smell. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thunderbolts . . . do scent strongly of brimstone.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hunt animals by means of the sense of smell.	      [1913 Webster]	Scent \Scent\, n.	   1. That which, issuing from a body, affects the olfactory	      organs of animals; odor; smell; as, the scent of an	      orange, or of a rose; the scent of musk.	      [1913 Webster]	            With lavish hand diffuses scents ambrosial. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the odor left by an animal on the ground in	      passing over it; as, dogs find or lose the scent; hence,	      course of pursuit; track of discovery.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gained the observations of innumerable ages, and	            traveled upon the same scent into Ethiopia. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power of smelling; the sense of smell; as, a hound of	      nice scent; to divert the scent. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Scentful \Scent"ful\, a.	   1. Full of scent or odor; odorous. "A scentful nosegay." --W.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of quick or keen smell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scentful osprey by the rock had fished. --W.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Scentingly \Scent"ing*ly\, adv.	   By scent. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Scentless \Scent"less\, a.	   Having no scent.	   [1913 Webster]	         The scentless and the scented rose.      --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Scepsis \Scep"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? doubt, fr. ? to	   consider: cf. G. skepsis. See {Skeptic}.]	   Skepticism; skeptical philosophy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Among their products were the system of Locke, the	         scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of Kant. --J.	                                                  Martineau.	   [1913 Webster] Scepter
Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, n. [F. sceptre, L.	   sceptrum, from Gr. ? a staff to lean upon, a scepter;	   probably akin to E. shaft. See {Shaft}, and cf. {Scape} a	   stem, shaft.]	   1. A staff or baton borne by a sovereign, as a ceremonial	      badge or emblem of authority; a royal mace.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the king held out Esther the golden scepter that	            was in his hand.                      --Esther v. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, royal or imperial power or authority; sovereignty;	      as, to assume the scepter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scepter shall not depart from Judah, nor a	            lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come.	                                                  --Gen. xlix.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster] Scepter	Scepter \Scep"ter\, Sceptre \Scep"tre\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Sceptered}or {Sceptred} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sceptering}or	   {Sceptring}.]	   To endow with the scepter, or emblem of authority; to invest	   with royal authority.	   [1913 Webster]	         To Britain's queen the sceptered suppliant bends.	                                                  --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scepterellate \Scep`ter*el"late\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; -- said of	   certain sponge spicules. See Illust. under {Spicule}.	   [1913 Webster] Scepterless
Scepterless \Scep"ter*less\, Sceptreless \Scep"tre*less\, a.	   Having no scepter; without authority; powerless; as, a	   scepterless king.	   [1913 Webster] Sceptical	   Sceptic
Sceptic \Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism
\Scep"ti*cism\, etc.	   See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sceptral \Scep"tral\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a scepter; like a scepter.	   [1913 Webster]
Scern \Scern\, v. t.	   To discern; to perceive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schade \Schade\, n.	   Shade; shadow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: English words now beginning with sh, like shade, were	         formerly often spelled with a c between the s and h;	         as, schade; schame; schape; schort, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Schah \Schah\, n.	   See {Shah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Schappe \Schap"pe\, n. [G. dial. (Swiss), waste, impurity.]	   A silk yarn or fabric made out of carded spun silk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Schatchen \Schat"chen\, n. [Yiddish, fr. NHeb. shadkh[=a]n, fr.	   sh[=a]dakh to bring about a marriage, orig., to persuade.]	   A person whose business is marriage brokage; a marriage	   broker, esp. among certain Jews.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Schediasm \Sche"di*asm\, n. [Gr. ? an extempore, fr. ? to do	   offhand, ? sudden, fr. ? near.]	   Cursory writing on a loose sheet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schedule \Sched"ule\ (?; in England commonly ?; 277), n. [F.	   c['e]dule, formerly also spelt schedule, L. schedula, dim. of	   scheda, scida, a strip of papyrus bark, a leaf of paper; akin	   to (or perh. from) Gr. ? a tablet, leaf, and to L. scindere	   to cleave, Gr. ?. See {Schism}, and cf. {Cedule}.]	   A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document;	   especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue	   annexed to a larger document, as to a will, a lease, a	   statute, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Catalogue; list; inventory. see {List}.	        [1913 Webster]	Schedule \Sched"ule\, v. t.	   To form into, or place in, a schedule.	   [1913 Webster]
Scheele's green \Scheele's" green`\ [See {Scheelite}.] (Chem.)	   See under {Green}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scheelin \Scheel"in\, n. (Chem.)	   Scheelium. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scheelite \Scheel"ite\, n. [From C.W. Scheele, a Swedish	   chemist.] (Min.)	   Calcium tungstate, a mineral of a white or pale yellowish	   color and of the tetragonal system of crystallization.	   [1913 Webster]
Scheelium \Schee"li*um\, n. [NL. From C.W. Scheele, who	   discovered it.] (Chem.)	   The metal tungsten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scheik \Scheik\ (sh[=e]k or sh[=a]k), n.	   See {Sheik}.	   [1913 Webster]
Schelly \Schel"ly\, n. (Zool.)	   The powan. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schema \Sche"ma\, n.; pl. {Schemata}, E. {Schemas}. [G. See	   {Scheme}.] (Kantian Philos.)	   An outline or image universally applicable to a general	   conception, under which it is likely to be presented to the	   mind; as, five dots in a line are a schema of the number	   five; a preceding and succeeding event are a schema of cause	   and effect.	   [1913 Webster]
Schematic \Sche*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. Gr. ? pretended.]	   Of or pertaining to a scheme or a schema.	   [1913 Webster]
Schematism \Sche"ma*tism\, n. [Cf. F. sch['e]matisme (cf. L.	   schematismos florid speech), fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to form. See	   {Scheme}.]	   1. (Astrol.) Combination of the aspects of heavenly bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Particular form or disposition of a thing; an exhibition	      in outline of any systematic arrangement. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Schematist \Sche"ma*tist\, n.	   One given to forming schemes; a projector; a schemer.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Schematize \Sche"ma*tize\, v. i. [Cf. F. sch['e]matiser, Gr. ?.]	   To form a scheme or schemes.	   [1913 Webster]
Scheme \Scheme\, n. [L. schema a rhetorical figure, a shape,	   figure, manner, Gr. ?, ?, form, shape, outline, plan, fr. ?,	   ?, to have or hold, to hold out, sustain, check, stop; cf.	   Skr. sah to be victorious, to endure, to hold out, AS. sige	   victory, G. sieg. Cf. {Epoch}, {Hectic}, {School}.]	   1. A combination of things connected and adjusted by design;	      a system.	      [1913 Webster]	            The appearance and outward scheme of things.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a scheme of things as shall at once take in	            time and eternity.                    --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arguments . . . sufficient to support and	            demonstrate a whole scheme of moral philosophy. --J.	                                                  Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Revolution came and changed his whole scheme of	            life.                                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plan or theory something to be done; a design; a	      project; as, to form a scheme.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping	            off our desires, is like cutting off our feet when	            we want shoes.                        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any lineal or mathematical diagram; an outline.	      [1913 Webster]	            To draw an exact scheme of Constantinople, or a map	            of France.                            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astrol.) A representation of the aspects of the celestial	      bodies for any moment or at a given event.	      [1913 Webster]	            A blue silk case, from which was drawn a scheme of	            nativity.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Plan; project; contrivance; purpose; device; plot.	   Usage: {Scheme}, {Plan}. Scheme and plan are subordinate to	          design; they propose modes of carrying our designs	          into effect. Scheme is the least definite of the two,	          and lies more in speculation. A plan is drawn out into	          details with a view to being carried into effect. As	          schemes are speculative, they often prove visionary;	          hence the opprobrious use of the words schemer and	          scheming. Plans, being more practical, are more	          frequently carried into effect.	          [1913 Webster]	                He forms the well-concerted scheme of mischief;	                'T is fixed, 't is done, and both are doomed to	                death.                            --Rowe.	          [1913 Webster]	                Artists and plans relieved my solemn hours;	                I founded palaces, and planted bowers. --Prior.	          [1913 Webster]	Scheme \Scheme\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Schemed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scheming}.]	   To make a scheme of; to plan; to design; to project; to plot.	   [1913 Webster]	         That wickedness which schemed, and executed, his	         destruction.                             --G. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]	Scheme \Scheme\, v. i.	   To form a scheme or schemes.	   [1913 Webster]
Schemeful \Scheme"ful\, a.	   Full of schemes or plans.	   [1913 Webster]
Schemer \Schem"er\, n.	   One who forms schemes; a projector; esp., a plotter; an	   intriguer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Schemers and confederates in guilt.      --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Scheming \Schem"ing\, a.	   Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing. --	   {Schem"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Schemist \Schem"ist\, n.	   A schemer. [R.] --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Schene \Schene\, n. [L. schoenus, Gr. ? a rush, a reed, a land	   measure: cf. F. sch[`e]ne.] (Antiq.)	   An Egyptian or Persian measure of length, varying from	   thirty-two to sixty stadia.	   [1913 Webster]
Schenkbeer \Schenk"beer`\, n. [G. schenkbier; schenken to pour	   out + bier beer; -- so called because put on draught soon	   after it is made.]	   A mild German beer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scherbet \Scher"bet\, n.	   See {Sherbet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scherif \Scher"if\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Sherif}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scherzando \Scher*zan"do\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   In a playful or sportive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scherzo \Scher"zo\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A playful, humorous movement, commonly in 3-4 measure, which	   often takes the place of the old minuet and trio in a sonata	   or a symphony.	   [1913 Webster]
Schesis \Sche"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, to have or	   hold. See {Scheme}.]	   1. General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of	      one thing with regard to other things; habitude. [Obs.]	      --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of	      an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of	      arguing against him. --Crabb.	      [1913 Webster] Schetic
Schetic \Schet"ic\, Schetical \Schet"ic*al\, a. [Cf. Gr. ?	   holding back.]	   Of or pertaining to the habit of the body; constitutional.	   [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Schiedam \Schie*dam"\, n. [Short for Schiedam schnapps.]	   Holland gin made at Schiedam in the Netherlands.	   [1913 Webster]
Schiller \Schil"ler\, n. [G., play of colors.] (Min.)	   The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals,	   as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence	   of minute inclusions in parallel position, and is sometimes	   of secondary origin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Schiller spar} (Min.), an altered variety of enstatite,	      exhibiting, in certain positions, a bronzelike luster.	      [1913 Webster]
Schillerization \Schil`ler*i*za"tion\, n. (Min.)	   The act or process of producing schiller in a mineral mass.	   [1913 Webster]
Schilling \Schil"ling\, n. [G. See {Shilling}.]	   Any one of several small German and Dutch coins, worth from	   about one and a half cents to about five cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Schindylesis \Schin`dy*le"sis\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a splitting	   into fragments.] (Anat.)	   A form of articulation in which one bone is received into a	   groove or slit in another.	   [1913 Webster]
Schirrhus \Schir"rhus\, n.	   See {Scirrhus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Schism \Schism\, n. [OE. scisme, OF. cisme, scisme, F. schisme,	   L. schisma, Gr. schi`sma, fr. schi`zein to split; akin to L.	   scindere, Skr. chid, and prob. to E. shed, v.t. (which see);	   cf. {Rescind}, {Schedule}, {Zest}.]	   Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent	   division or separation in the Christian church; breach of	   unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense	   of seeking to produce division in a church without	   justifiable cause.	   [1913 Webster]	         Set bounds to our passions by reason, to our errors by	         truth, and to our schisms by charity.    --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Greek schism} (Eccl.), the separation of the Greek and Roman	      churches.	   {Great schism}, or {Western schism} (Eccl.) a schism in the	      Roman church in the latter part of the 14th century, on	      account of rival claimants to the papal throne.	   {Schism act} (Law), an act of the English Parliament	      requiring all teachers to conform to the Established	      Church, -- passed in 1714, repealed in 1719.	      [1913 Webster]
Schisma \Schis"ma\, n. [L., a split, separation, Gr. schi`sma:	   cf. F. schisma. See {Schism}.] (Anc. Mus.)	   An interval equal to half a comma.	   [1913 Webster]
Schismatic \Schis*mat"ic\ (s[i^]z*m[a^]t"[i^]k; so nearly all	   orthoepists), a. [L. schismaticus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   schismatique.]	   Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the	   nature of schism; tending to schism; as, schismatic opinions	   or proposals.	   [1913 Webster]	Schismatic \Schis*mat"ic\ (?; 277), n.	   One who creates or takes part in schism; one who separates	   from an established church or religious communion on account	   of a difference of opinion. "They were popularly classed	   together as canting schismatics." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Heretic; partisan. See {Heretic}.	        [1913 Webster]
Schismatical \Schis*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Same as {Schismatic}. -- {Schis*mat"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Schis*mat"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Schismatize \Schis"ma*tize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Schismatized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Schismatizing}.] [Cf. F. schismatiser.]	   To take part in schism; to make a breach of communion in the	   church.	   [1913 Webster]
Schismless \Schism"less\, a.	   Free from schism.	   [1913 Webster]
Schist \Schist\ (sh[i^]st), n. [Gr. ? divided, divisible, fr. ?	   to divide: cf. F. schiste. See {Schism}.] (Geol.)	   Any crystalline rock having a foliated structure (see	   {Foliation}) and hence admitting of ready division into slabs	   or slates. The common kinds are mica schist, and hornblendic	   schist, consisting chiefly of quartz with mica or hornblende	   and often feldspar.	   [1913 Webster]
Schistaceous \Schis*ta"ceous\, a.	   Of a slate color.	   [1913 Webster]
Schistic \Schist"ic\, a.	   Schistose.	   [1913 Webster] Schistose
Schistose \Schis*tose"\ (?; 277), Schistous \Schist*ous\, a.	   [Cf. F. schisteux.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to schist; having the structure of a schist.	   [1913 Webster]
Schistosity \Schis*tos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. schistosit['e].]	   (Geol.)	   The quality or state of being schistose.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizo- \Schiz"o-\ [Gr. ? to split, cleave.]	   A combining form denoting division or cleavage; as,	   schizogenesis, reproduction by fission or cell division.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizocarp \Schiz"o*carp\, n. [Schizo- + Gr. ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   A dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed	   one-seeded portions.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizocoele \Schiz"o*coele\, n. [Schizo- + Gr. ? hollow.]	   (Anat.)	   See {Enterocoele}.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizocoelous \Schiz`o*coe"lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a schizocoele.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizogenesis \Schiz`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Schizo- + genesis.]	   (Biol.)	   Reproduction by fission. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizognath \Schiz"og*nath\, n. [See {Schizognathous}.] (Zool.)	   Any bird with a schizognathous palate.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizognathae \Schi*zog"na*thae\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The schizognathous birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizognathism \Schi*zog"na*thism\, n. (Zool.)	   The condition of having a schizognathous palate.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizognathous \Schi*zog"na*thous\, a. [Schizo- + Gr. ? the	   jaw.] (Zool.)	   Having the maxillo-palatine bones separate from each other	   and from the vomer, which is pointed in front, as in the	   gulls, snipes, grouse, and many other birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizomycetes \Schiz`o*my*ce"tes\, n. pl., [NL., fr. Gr. ? to	   split + ?, -?, a fungus.] (Biol.)	   An order of Schizophyta, including the so-called fission	   fungi, or bacteria. See {Schizophyta}, in the Supplement.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizonemertea \Schiz`o*ne*mer"te*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Schizo-},	   and {Nemertes}.] (Zool.)	   A group of nemerteans comprising those having a deep slit	   along each side of the head. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizont \Schi"zont\ (sk[imac]"z[o^]nt or sk[imac]z"[o^]nt), n.	   [Gr. ?, ?, p.pr., cleaving.] (Zool.)	   In certain Sporozoa, a cell formed by the growth of a	   sporozoite or merozoite (in a cell or corpuscle of the host)	   which segment by superficial cleavage, without encystment or	   conjugation, into merozoites.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Schizopelmous \Schiz`o*pel"mous\, a. [Schizo- + Gr. pe`lma the	   sole of the foot.] (Zool.)	   Having the two flexor tendons of the toes entirely separate,	   and the flexor hallucis going to the first toe only.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizophyte \Schiz"o*phyte\, n. [Schizo- + Gr. ? a plant.]	   (Biol.)	   One of a class of vegetable organisms, in the classification	   of Cohn, which includes all of the inferior forms that	   multiply by fission, whether they contain chlorophyll or not.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizopod \Schiz"o*pod\ (?; 277), n. (Zool.)	   one of the Schizopoda. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster] Schizopod	Schizopod \Schiz"o*pod\ (?; 277), Schizopodous
\Schi*zop"o*dous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a schizopod, or the Schizopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizopoda \Schi*zop"o*da\, n. pl., [NL. See {Schizo-}, and	   {-poda}.] (Zool.)	   A division of shrimplike Thoracostraca in which each of the	   thoracic legs has a long fringed upper branch (exopodite) for	   swimming.	   [1913 Webster]
Schizorhinal \Schiz`o*rhi"nal\, a. [Schizo- + rhinal.]	   1. (Anat.) Having the nasal bones separate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the anterior nostrils prolonged backward in	      the form of a slit.	      [1913 Webster]
Schlich \Schlich\, n. [G.; akin to LG. slick mud, D. slijk, MHG.	   sl[imac]ch.] (Metal.)	   The finer portion of a crushed ore, as of gold, lead, or tin,	   separated by the water in certain wet processes. [Written	   also {slich}, {slick}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schmelze \Schmel"ze\, n. [G. schmelz, schmelzglas.]	   A kind of glass of a red or ruby color, made in Bohemia.	   [1913 Webster]
Schnapps \Schnapps\, n. [G., a dram of spirits.]	   Holland gin. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schneiderian \Schnei*de"ri*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Discovered or described by C. V. Schneider, a German	   anatomist of the seventeenth century.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Schneiderian membrane}, the mucous membrane which lines the	      nasal chambers; the pituitary membrane.	      [1913 Webster]
Schnorrer \Schnor"rer\, n. [Yiddish, fr. G. schnurrer, fr.	   schnurren to hum, whir, hence, from the sound of the musical	   instrument used by strolling beggars, to beg.]	   Among the Jews, a beggar.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Schoharie grit \Scho*har"ie grit`\ (Geol.)	   The formation belonging to the middle of the three	   subdivisions of the Corniferous period in the American	   Devonian system; -- so called from Schoharie, in New York,	   where it occurs. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholar \Schol"ar\, n. [OE. scoler, AS. sc[=o]lere, fr. L.	   scholaris belonging to a school, fr. schola a school. See	   {School}.]	   1. One who attends a school; one who learns of a teacher; one	      under the tuition of a preceptor; a pupil; a disciple; a	      learner; a student.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am no breeching scholar in the schools. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One engaged in the pursuits of learning; a learned person;	      one versed in any branch, or in many branches, of	      knowledge; a person of high literary or scientific	      attainments; a savant. --Shak. Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A man of books. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In English universities, an undergraduate who belongs to	      the foundation of a college, and receives support in part	      from its revenues.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pupil; learner; disciple.	   Usage: {Scholar}, {Pupil}. Scholar refers to the instruction,	          and pupil to the care and government, of a teacher. A	          scholar is one who is under instruction; a pupil is	          one who is under the immediate and personal care of an	          instructor; hence we speak of a bright scholar, and an	          obedient pupil.	          [1913 Webster]
Scholarity \Scho*lar"i*ty\, n. [OF. scholarit['e], or LL.	   scholaritas.]	   Scholarship. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholarlike \Schol"ar*like`\, a.	   Scholarly. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholarly \Schol"ar*ly\, a.	   Like a scholar, or learned person; showing the qualities of a	   scholar; as, a scholarly essay or critique. -- adv. In a	   scholarly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholarship \Schol"ar*ship\, n.	   1. The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in	      science or literature; erudition; learning.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of my master's . . . great scholarship.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Literary education. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Any other house of scholarship.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of	      a student. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Learning; erudition; knowledge.	        [1913 Webster]
Scholastic \Scho*las"tic\, a. [L. scholasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   have leisure, to give lectures, to keep a school, from ?	   leisure, a lecture, a school: cf. F. scholastique,	   scolastique. See {School}.]	   1. Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or	      schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride;	      scholastic learning. --Sir K. Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the	      Middle Ages (see {Schoolman}); as, scholastic divinity or	      theology; scholastic philosophy. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly	      minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal.	      [1913 Webster]	Scholastic \Scho*las"tic\, n.	   1. One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the	      schools. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) See the Note under {Jesuit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Scholastical \Scho*las"tic*al\, a. & n.	   Scholastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholastically \Scho*las"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a scholastic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholasticism \Scho*las"ti*cism\, n.	   The method or subtilties of the schools of philosophy;	   scholastic formality; scholastic doctrines or philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The spirit of the old scholasticism . . . spurned	         laborious investigation and slow induction. --J. P.	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholia \Scho"li*a\, n. pl.	   See {Scholium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholiast \Scho"li*ast\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a scholium: cf. F.	   scoliate. See {Scholium}.]	   A maker of scholia; a commentator or annotator.	   [1913 Webster]	         No . . . quotations from Talmudists and scholiasts . .	         . ever marred the effect of his grave temperate	         discourses.                              --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholiastic \Scho`li*as"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a scholiast, or his pursuits. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholiaze \Scho"li*aze\, v. i. [Cf. Gr. ?.]	   To write scholia. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholical \Schol"ic*al\, a. [L. scholicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?. See	   {School}.]	   Scholastic. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Scholion \Scho"li*on\, n. [NL.]	   A scholium.	   [1913 Webster]	         A judgment which follows immediately from another is	         sometimes called a corollary, or consectary . . . One	         which illustrates the science where it appears, but is	         not an integral part of it, is a scholion. --Abp.	                                                  Thomson (Laws	                                                  of Thought).	   [1913 Webster]
Scholium \Scho"li*um\, n.; pl. L. {Scholia}, E. {Scholiums}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {School}.]	   1. A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment;	      specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a	      classic author by an early grammarian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration or a	      train of reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]
Scholy \Scho"ly\, n.	   A scholium. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Scholy \Scho"ly\, v. i. & t.	   To write scholia; to annotate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
School \School\, n. [For shoal a crowd; prob. confused with	   school for learning.]	   A shoal; a multitude; as, a school of fish.	   [1913 Webster]	School \School\, n. [OE. scole, AS. sc?lu, L. schola, Gr. ?	   leisure, that in which leisure is employed, disputation,	   lecture, a school, probably from the same root as ?, the	   original sense being perhaps, a stopping, a resting. See	   {Scheme}.]	   1. A place for learned intercourse and instruction; an	      institution for learning; an educational establishment; a	      place for acquiring knowledge and mental training; as, the	      school of the prophets.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.	                                                  --Acts xix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of primary instruction; an establishment for the	      instruction of children; as, a primary school; a common	      school; a grammar school.	      [1913 Webster]	            As he sat in the school at his primer. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A session of an institution of instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            How now, Sir Hugh! No school to-day?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the seminaries for teaching logic, metaphysics, and	      theology, which were formed in the Middle Ages, and which	      were characterized by academical disputations and	      subtilties of reasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	            At Cambridge the philosophy of Descartes was still	            dominant in the schools.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The room or hall in English universities where the	      examinations for degrees and honors are held.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An assemblage of scholars; those who attend upon	      instruction in a school of any kind; a body of pupils.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is the great community of Christians, but one	            of the innumerable schools in the vast plan which	            God has instituted for the education of various	            intelligences?                        --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The disciples or followers of a teacher; those who hold a	      common doctrine, or accept the same teachings; a sect or	      denomination in philosophy, theology, science, medicine,	      politics, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no man be less confident in his faith . . . by	            reason of any difference in the several schools of	            Christians.                           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The canons, precepts, or body of opinion or practice,	      sanctioned by the authority of a particular class or age;	      as, he was a gentleman of the old school.	      [1913 Webster]	            His face pale but striking, though not handsome	            after the schools.                    --A. S. Hardy.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Figuratively, any means of knowledge or discipline; as,	      the school of experience.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 a	      college. [U. S.]	   {School board}, a corporation established by law in every	      borough or parish in England, and elected by the burgesses	      or ratepayers, with the duty of providing public school	      accommodation for all children in their district.	   {School committee}, {School board}, an elected committee of	      citizens having charge and care of the public schools in	      any district, town, or city, and responsible for control	      of the money appropriated for school purposes. [U. S.]	   {School days}, the period in which youth are sent to school.	      	   {School district}, a division of a town or city for	      establishing and conducting schools. [U.S.]	   {Sunday school}, or {Sabbath school}, a school held on Sunday	      for study of the Bible and for religious instruction; the	      pupils, or the teachers and pupils, of such a school,	      collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	School \School\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Schooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Schooling}.]	   1. To train in an institution of learning; to educate at a	      school; to teach.	      [1913 Webster]	            He's gentle, never schooled, and yet learned.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tutor; to chide and admonish; to reprove; to subject to	      systematic discipline; to train.	      [1913 Webster]	            It now remains for you to school your child,	            And ask why God's Anointed be reviled. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mother, while loving her child with the	            intensity of a sole affection, had schooled herself	            to hope for little other return than the waywardness	            of an April breeze.                   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Schoolbook \School"book`\, n.	   A book used in schools for learning lessons.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolboy \School"boy`\, n.	   A boy belonging to, or attending, a school.	   [1913 Webster]
Schooldame \School"dame`\ n.	   A schoolmistress.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolery \School"er*y\, n.	   Something taught; precepts; schooling. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolfellow \School"fel`low\, n.	   One bred at the same school; an associate in school.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolgirl \School"girl`\, n.	   A girl belonging to, or attending, a school.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolhouse \School"house`\, n.	   A house appropriated for the use of a school or schools, or	   for instruction.	   [1913 Webster]
Schooling \School"ing\, n.	   1. Instruction in school; tuition; education in an	      institution of learning; act of teaching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discipline; reproof; reprimand; as, he gave his son a good	      schooling. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Compensation for instruction; price or reward paid to an	      instructor for teaching pupils.	      [1913 Webster]	Schooling \School"ing\, a. [See {School} a shoal.] (Zool.)	   Collecting or running in schools or shoals.	   [1913 Webster]	         Schooling species like the herring and menhaden. --G.	                                                  B. Goode.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolma'am \School"ma'am\, n.	   A schoolmistress. [Colloq.U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolmaid \School"maid`\, n.	   A schoolgirl. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolman \School"man`\, n.; pl. {Schoolmen}.	   One versed in the niceties of academical disputation or of	   school divinity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The schoolmen were philosophers and divines of the	         Middle Ages, esp. from the 11th century to the	         Reformation, who spent much time on points of nice and	         abstract speculation. They were so called because they	         taught in the mediaeval universities and schools of	         divinity.	         [1913 Webster]
Schoolmaster \School"mas`ter\, n.	   1. The man who presides over and teaches a school; a male	      teacher of a school.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the soldier be abroad if he will; he can do	            nothing in this age. There is another personage	            abroad, -- a person less imposing, -- in the eyes of	            some, perhaps, insignificant. The schoolmaster is	            abroad; and I trust to him, armed with his primer,	            against the soldier in full military array.	                                                  --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, disciplines and directs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law was our schoolmaster, to bring us unto	            Christ.                               --Gal. iii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]
Schoolmate \School"mate`\, n.	   A pupil who attends the same school as another.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolmistress \School"mis`tress\, n.	   A woman who governs and teaches a school; a female	   school-teacher.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolroom \School"room`\, n.	   A room in which pupils are taught.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolship \School"ship`\, n.	   A vessel employed as a nautical training school, in which	   naval apprentices receive their education at the expense of	   the state, and are trained for service as sailors. Also, a	   vessel used as a reform school to which boys are committed by	   the courts to be disciplined, and instructed as mariners.	   [1913 Webster]
School-teacher \School"-teach`er\, n.	   One who teaches or instructs a school. --	   {School"-teach`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Schoolward \School"ward\, adv.	   Toward school. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Schooner \Schoon"er\, n. [See the Note below. Cf. {Shun}.]	   (Naut.)	   Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and	   fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one	   or both masts and was called a {topsail schooner}. About	   1840, longer vessels with three masts, fore-and-aft rigged,	   came into use, and since that time vessels with four masts	   and even with six masts, so rigged, are built. Schooners with	   more than two masts are designated three-masted schooners,	   four-masted schooners, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The first schooner ever constructed is said to have	         been built in Gloucester, Massachusetts, about the year	         1713, by a Captain Andrew Robinson, and to have	         received its name from the following trivial	         circumstance: When the vessel went off the stocks into	         the water, a bystander cried out,"O, how she scoons!"	         Robinson replied, " A scooner let her be;" and, from	         that time, vessels thus masted and rigged have gone by	         this name. The word scoon is popularly used in some	         parts of New England to denote the act of making stones	         skip along the surface of water. The Scottish scon	         means the same thing. Both words are probably allied to	         the Icel. skunda, skynda, to make haste, hurry, AS.	         scunian to avoid, shun, Prov. E. scun. In the New	         England records, the word appears to have been	         originally written scooner. Babson, in his "History of	         Gloucester," gives the following extract from a letter	         written in that place Sept. 25, 1721, by Dr. Moses	         Prince, brother of the Rev. Thomas Prince, the annalist	         of New England: "This gentleman (Captain Robinson) was	         first contriver of schooners, and built the first of	         that sort about eight years since."	         [1913 Webster]	Schooner \Schoon"er\, n. [D.]	   A large goblet or drinking glass, -- used for lager beer or	   ale. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schorl \Schorl\ (sh[^o]rl), n. [G. sch["o]rl; cf. Sw. sk["o]rl.]	   (Min.)	   Black tourmaline. [Written also {shorl}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Schorlaceous \Schor*la"ceous\, a.	   Partaking of the nature and character of schorl; resembling	   schorl.	   [1913 Webster]
Schorlous \Schorl"ous\, a.	   Schorlaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Schorly \Schorl"y\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, schorl; as, schorly granite.	   [1913 Webster] Schottish
Schottish \Schot"tish\, Schottische \Schot"tische\,, n. [F.	   schottish, schotisch from G. schottisch Scottish, Scotch.]	   A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only	   slower; also, the music for such a dance; -- not to be	   confounded with the ['E]cossaise.	   [1913 Webster]
Schreibersite \Schrei"bers*ite\, n. [Named after Carl von	   Schreibers, of Vienna.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in steel-gray flexible folia. It contains	   iron, nickel, and phosphorus, and is found only in meteoric	   iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Schrode \Schrode\, n.	   See {Scrod}.	   [1913 Webster]
Schwann's sheath \Schwann's" sheath`\ [So called from Theodor	   Schwann, a German anatomist of the 19th century.] (Anat.)	   The neurilemma.	   [1913 Webster]	Schwann's white substance \Schwann's white" sub"stance\ (Anat.)	   The substance of the medullary sheath.	   [1913 Webster]
Schwanpan \Schwan"pan`\, n.	   Chinese abacus.	   [1913 Webster]
Schweitzerkaumse \Schweit"zer*k[aum]"se\, n. [G.	   schweizerk[aum]se Swiss cheese.]	   Gruy[`e]re cheese.	   [1913 Webster] Schwenkfelder
Schwenkfelder \Schwenk"feld`er\, Schwenkfeldian
\Schwenk"feld`i*an\, n.	   A member of a religious sect founded by Kaspar von	   Schwenkfeld, a Silesian reformer who disagreed with Luther,	   especially on the deification of the body of Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciaenoid \Sci*ae"noid\, a. [L. sciaena a kind of fish (fr. Gr.	   ?) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Sciaenidae}, a family of carnivorous	   marine fishes which includes the meagre ({Sciaena umbra} or	   {Sciaena aquila}), and fish of the {drum} and {croaker}	   families. The {croaker} is so called because it may make a	   croaking noise by use of its bladder; the {Atlantic croaker}	   ({Micropogonias undulatus}, formerly {Micropogon undulatus})	   and the squeteague are a members of the croaker family, and	   the {kingfish} is a drum.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Sciagraph \Sci"a*graph\, n. [See {Sciagraphy}.]	   1. (Arch.) An old term for a vertical section of a building;	      -- called also {sciagraphy}. See {Vertical section}, under	      {Section}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phys.) A radiograph. [Written also {skiagraph}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sciagraphical \Sci`a*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. sciagraphique, Gr.	   ?.]	   Pertaining to sciagraphy. -- {Sci`a*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciagraphy \Sci*ag"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? drawing in light	   and shade; ? a shadow + ? to delineate, describe: cf. F.	   sciagraphie.]	   1. The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as	      they fall in nature. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Same as {Sciagraph}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) Same as {Radiography}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sciamachy \Sci*am"a*chy\, n.	   See {Sciomachy}.	   [1913 Webster] Sciatheric
Sciatheric \Sci`a*ther"ic\, Sciatherical \Sci`a*ther"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?, fr. ? a sundial; ? a shadow + ? to hunt, to catch.]	   Belonging to a sundial. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sci`a*ther"ic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --J.	   Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciatic \Sci*at"ic\, a. [F. sciatique, LL. sciaticus, from L.	   ischiadicus, Gr. ?. See {Ischiadic}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the hip; in the region of, or affecting,	   the hip; ischial; ischiatic; as, the sciatic nerve, sciatic	   pains.	   [1913 Webster]	Sciatic \Sci*at"ic\, n. [Cf. F. sciatique.] (Med.)	   Sciatica.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciatica \Sci*at"i*ca\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by	   paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh,	   or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches	   of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to	   various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining	   it. See {Ischiadic passion}, under {Ischiadic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciatical \Sci*at"ic*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Sciatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciatically \Sci*at"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   With, or by means of, sciatica.	   [1913 Webster]
Scibboleth \Scib"bo*leth\, n.	   Shibboleth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Science \Sci"ence\, n. [F., fr. L. scientia, fr. sciens, -entis,	   p. pr. of scire to know. Cf. {Conscience}, {Conscious},	   {Nice}.]	   1. Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained	      truth of facts.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we conceive God's sight or science, before the	            creation, to be extended to all and every part of	            the world, seeing everything as it is, . . . his	            science or sight from all eternity lays no necessity	            on anything to come to pass.          --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shakespeare's deep and accurate science in mental	            philosophy.                           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been	      systematized and formulated with reference to the	      discovery of general truths or the operation of general	      laws; knowledge classified and made available in work,	      life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or	      philosophical knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            All this new science that men lere [teach].	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Science is . . . a complement of cognitions, having,	            in point of form, the character of logical	            perfection, and in point of matter, the character of	            real truth.                           --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially, such knowledge when it relates to the physical	      world and its phenomena, the nature, constitution, and	      forces of matter, the qualities and functions of living	      tissues, etc.; -- called also {natural science}, and	      {physical science}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Voltaire hardly left a single corner of the field	            entirely unexplored in science, poetry, history,	            philosophy.                           --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any branch or department of systematized knowledge	      considered as a distinct field of investigation or object	      of study; as, the science of astronomy, of chemistry, or	      of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ancients reckoned seven sciences, namely, grammar,	         rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, music, geometry, and	         astronomy; -- the first three being included in the	         Trivium, the remaining four in the Quadrivium.	         [1913 Webster]	               Good sense, which only is the gift of Heaven,	               And though no science, fairly worth the seven.	                                                  --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Art, skill, or expertness, regarded as the result of	      knowledge of laws and principles.	      [1913 Webster]	            His science, coolness, and great strength. --G. A.	                                                  Lawrence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Science is applied or pure. Applied science is a	         knowledge of facts, events, or phenomena, as explained,	         accounted for, or produced, by means of powers, causes,	         or laws. Pure science is the knowledge of these powers,	         causes, or laws, considered apart, or as pure from all	         applications. Both these terms have a similar and	         special signification when applied to the science of	         quantity; as, the applied and pure mathematics. Exact	         science is knowledge so systematized that prediction	         and verification, by measurement, experiment,	         observation, etc., are possible. The mathematical and	         physical sciences are called the exact sciences.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Comparative sciences}, {Inductive sciences}. See under	      {Comparative}, and {Inductive}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Literature; art; knowledge.	   Usage: {Science}, {Literature}, {Art}. Science is literally	          knowledge, but more usually denotes a systematic and	          orderly arrangement of knowledge. In a more	          distinctive sense, science embraces those branches of	          knowledge of which the subject-matter is either	          ultimate principles, or facts as explained by	          principles or laws thus arranged in natural order. The	          term literature sometimes denotes all compositions not	          embraced under science, but usually confined to the	          belles-lettres. [See {Literature}.] Art is that which	          depends on practice and skill in performance. "In	          science, scimus ut sciamus; in art, scimus ut	          producamus. And, therefore, science and art may be	          said to be investigations of truth; but one, science,	          inquires for the sake of knowledge; the other, art,	          for the sake of production; and hence science is more	          concerned with the higher truths, art with the lower;	          and science never is engaged, as art is, in productive	          application. And the most perfect state of science,	          therefore, will be the most high and accurate inquiry;	          the perfection of art will be the most apt and	          efficient system of rules; art always throwing itself	          into the form of rules." --Karslake.	          [1913 Webster]	Science \Sci"ence\, v. t.	   To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to	   instruct. [R.] --Francis.	   [1913 Webster]
science fiction \sci"ence fic"tion\ (s[imac]"ens	   f[i^]k"sh[u^]n), n. [science fiction.]	   A genre of fiction in which scientific and technological	   issues feature prominently, especially including scenarios in	   which speculative but unproven scientific advances are	   accepted as fact, and usually set at some time in the future,	   or in some distant region of the universe.	   [PJC]
Scient \Sci"ent\, a. [L. sciens, -entis, p. pr.]	   Knowing; skillful. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Scienter \Sci*en"ter\, adv. [L.] (Law)	   Knowingly; willfully. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciential \Sci*en"tial\, a. [LL. scientialis, fr. L. scientia.]	   Pertaining to, or producing, science. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Scientific \Sci`en*tif"ic\, a. [F. scientifique; L. scientia	   science + facere to make.]	   1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as,	      scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific	      observations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of	      science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific	      arrangement of fossils.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing	      science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist;	      a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bossuet is as scientific in the structure of his	            sentences.                            --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scientific method}, the method employed in exact science and	      consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and	      experiment. (b) generalization of the results into	      formulated "Laws" and statements.	      [1913 Webster]
Scientifical \Sci`en*tif"ic*al\, a.	   Scientific. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Scientifically \Sci`en*tif"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a scientific manner; according to the rules or principles	   of science.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is easier to believe than to be scientifically	         instructed.                              --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Scientist \Sci"en*tist\, n.	   One learned in science; a scientific investigator; one	   devoted to scientific study; a savant. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Twenty years ago I ventured to propose one [a name for	         the class of men who give their lives to scientific	         study] which has been slowly finding its way to general	         adoption; and the word scientist, though scarcely	         euphonious, has gradually assumed its place in our	         vocabulary. --B. A. Gould (Address, 1869).	         [1913 Webster] Sci-Fi
Sci-Fi \Sci"-Fi"\, scifi \sci"fi"\(s[imac]"f[imac]"), n. [From	   science fiction.]	   Science fiction; -- a common shortened form for the name of	   the literaray genre. See {science fiction}. [informal]	   [PJC]
Scilicet \Scil"i*cet\, adv. [L., fr. scire licet you may know.]	   To wit; namely; videlicet; -- often abbreviated to sc., or	   ss.	   [1913 Webster]
Scillain \Scil"la*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from squill ({Scilla maritima}) as a	   light porous substance.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Scillitin \Scil"li*tin\, n. [Cf. F. scilitine.] (Chem.)	   A bitter principle extracted from the bulbs of the squill	   ({Scilla maritima}), and probably consisting of a complex	   mixture of several substances.	   [1913 Webster + PJC] Scimiter
Scimiter \Scim"i*ter\, Scimitar \Scim"i*tar\, n. [F. cimeterre,	   cf. It. scimitarra, Sp. cimitarra; fr. Biscayan cimetarra	   with a sharp edge; or corrupted from Per. shimsh[imac]r.]	   1. A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the	      convex side, -- in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs	      and persians. [Written also {cimeter}, and {scymetar}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long-handled billhook. See {Billhook}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 flattish seeds two inches in diameter, which are	      made into boxes.	      [1913 Webster]
Scincoid \Scin"coid\, a. [L. scincus a kind of lizard (fr. Gr.	   ?) + -oid. Cf. {Skink}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family {Scincidae}, or skinks. -- n.	   A scincoidian.	   [1913 Webster]
Scincoidea \Scin*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of lizards including the skinks. See {Skink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scincoidian \Scin*coid"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of lizards of the family	   {Scincidae} or tribe Scincoidea. The tongue is not extensile.	   The body and tail are covered with overlapping scales, and	   the toes are margined. See Illust. under {Skink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciniph \Scin"iph\, n. [L. scinifes, cinifes, or ciniphes, pl.,	   Gr. ?.]	   Some kind of stinging or biting insect, as a flea, a gnat, a	   sandfly, or the like. --Ex. viii. 17 (Douay version).	   [1913 Webster]
Scink \Scink\, n. (Zool.)	   A skink.	   [1913 Webster]	Scink \Scink\, n.	   A slunk calf. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scintilla \Scin*til"la\, n. [L.]	   A spark; the least particle; an iota; a tittle. --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Scintillant \Scin"til*lant\, a. [L. scintillans, p. pr. of	   scintillare to sparkle. See {Scintillate}.]	   Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. --M.	   Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Scintillate \Scin"til*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scintillated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Scintillating}.] [L. scintillare,	   scintillatum, from scintilla a spark. Cf. {Stencil}.]	   1. To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the electrical globe only scintillates when	            rubbed against its cushion.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sparkle, as the fixed stars.	      [1913 Webster]
Scintillation \Scin`til*la"tion\, n. [L. scintillatio: cf. F.	   scintillation.]	   1. The act of scintillating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spark or flash emitted in scintillating.	      [1913 Webster]	            These scintillations are . . . the inflammable	            effluences discharged from the bodies collided.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Scintillous \Scin"til*lous\, a.	   Scintillant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scintillously \Scin"til*lous*ly\, adv.	   In a scintillant manner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sciography \Sci*og"ra*phy\, n.	   See {Sciagraphy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciolism \Sci"o*lism\, n. [See {Sciolist}.]	   The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciolist \Sci"o*list\, n. [L. sciolus. See {Sciolous}.]	   One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to	   science; a smatterer.	   [1913 Webster]	         These passages in that book were enough to humble the	         presumption of our modern sciolists, if their pride	         were not as great as their ignorance.    --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	         A master were lauded and sciolists shent. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciolistic \Sci`o*lis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of	   sciolism; resembling a sciolist.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciolous \Sci"o*lous\, a. [L. scilus, dim. of scius knowing, fr.	   scire to know. See {Science}.]	   Knowing superficially or imperfectly. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciomachy \Sci*om"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?; ? a shadow + ? battle:	   cf. F. sciomachie, sciamachie.]	   A fighting with a shadow; a mock contest; an imaginary or	   futile combat. [Written also {scimachy}.] --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciomancy \Sci"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? a shadow + -mancy: cf. F.	   sciomance, sciamancie.]	   Divination by means of shadows.	   [1913 Webster]
Scion \Sci"on\, n. [OF. cion, F. scion, probably from scier to	   saw, fr. L. secare to cut. Cf. {Section}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A shoot or sprout of a plant; a sucker.	      (b) A piece of a slender branch or twig cut for grafting.	          [Formerly written also cion, and cyon.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a descendant; an heir; as, a scion of a royal	      stock.	      [1913 Webster]
Scioptic \Sci*op"tic\, a. [Gr. ? shadow + ? belonging to sight:	   cf. F. scioptique. See {Optic}.] (Opt.)	   Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images	   in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scioptic ball} (Opt.), the lens of a camera obscura mounted	      in a wooden ball which fits a socket in a window shutter	      so as to be readily turned, like the eye, to different	      parts of the landscape.	      [1913 Webster]
Sciopticon \Sci*op"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Scioptic}.]	   A kind of magic lantern.	   [1913 Webster]
Scioptics \Sci*op"tics\, n.	   The art or process of exhibiting luminous images, especially	   those of external objects, in a darkened room, by	   arrangements of lenses or mirrors.	   [1913 Webster]
Scioptric \Sci*op"tric\, a. (Opt.)	   Scioptic.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciot \Sci"ot\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the island Scio (Chio or Chios). -- n. A	   native or inhabitant of Scio. [Written also {Chiot}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sciotheric \Sci`o*ther"ic\, a. [Cf. L. sciothericon a sundial.	   See {Sciatheric}.]	   Of or pertaining to a sundial.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sciotheric telescope} (Dialing), an instrument consisting of	      a horizontal dial, with a telescope attached to it, used	      for determining the time, whether of day or night.	      [1913 Webster]
Scious \Sci"ous\, a. [L. scius.]	   Knowing; having knowledge. "Brutes may be and are scious."	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Scire facias \Sci`re fa"ci*as\ (s[imac]`r[-e]	   f[=a]"sh[i^]*[a^]s). [L., do you cause to know.] (Law)	   A judicial writ, founded upon some record, and requiring the	   party proceeded against to show cause why the party bringing	   it should not have advantage of such record, or (as in the	   case of scire facias to repeal letters patent) why the record	   should not be annulled or vacated. --Wharton. Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Scirrhoid \Scir"rhoid\ (sk[i^]r"roid), a. [Scirrhus + -oid.]	   Resembling scirrhus. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Scirrhosity \Scir*rhos"i*ty\ (sk[i^]r*r[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   (Med.)	   A morbid induration, as of a gland; state of being scirrhous.	   [1913 Webster]
Scirrhous \Scir"rhous\ (sk[i^]r"r[u^]s), a. [NL. scirrhosus.]	   (Med.)	   Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus;	   indurated; knotty; as, scirrhous affections; scirrhous	   disease. [Written also {skirrhous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scirrhus \Scir"rhus\, n.; pl. L. {Scirrhi}, E. {Scirrhuses}.	   [NL., from L. scirros, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ?, ?, hard.] (Med.)	   (a) An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated	       gland. [Obs.]	   (b) A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray	       or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised.	       [Sometimes incorrectly written {schirrus}; written also	       {skirrhus}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Sciscitation \Scis`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. sciscitatio, fr.	   sciscitari to inquire, from sciscere to seek to know, v.	   incho. from scire to know.]	   The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Scise \Scise\, v. i. [L. scindere, scissum, to cut, split.]	   To cut; to penetrate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The wicked steel scised deep in his right side.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissel \Scis"sel\, n. [Cf. {Scissile}.]	   1. The clippings of metals made in various mechanical	      operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The slips or plates of metal out of which circular blanks	      have been cut for the purpose of coinage.	      [1913 Webster]
Scissible \Scis"si*ble\, a. [L. scindere, scissum, to split.]	   Capable of being cut or divided by a sharp instrument. [R.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissil \Scis"sil\, n.	   See {Scissel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissile \Scis"sile\, a. [L. scissilis, fr. scindere, scissum,	   to cut, to split: cf. F. scissile. See {Schism}.]	   Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Scission \Scis"sion\, n. [L. scissio, fr. scindere, scissum, to	   cut, to split: cf. F. scission.]	   The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge.	   --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissiparity \Scis`si*par"i*ty\, n. [L. scissus (p. p. of	   scindere to split) + parere to bring forth: cf. F.	   scissiparit['e].] (Biol.)	   Reproduction by fission.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissor \Scis"sor\, v. t.	   To cut with scissors or shears; to prepare with the aid of	   scissors. --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissors \Scis"sors\, n. pl. [OE. sisoures, OF. cisoires (cf. F.	   ciseaux), probably fr. LL. cisorium a cutting instrument, fr.	   L. caedere to cut. Cf. {Chisel}, {Concise}. The modern	   spelling is due to a mistaken derivation from L. scissor one	   who cleaves or divides, fr. scindere, scissum, to cut,	   split.]	   A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller,	   consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a	   pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often	   called a {pair of scissors}. [Formerly written also {cisors},	   {cizars}, and {scissars}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scissors grinder} (Zool.), the European goatsucker. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Scissorsbill \Scis"sors*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Skimmer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissorstail \Scis"sors*tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A tyrant flycatcher ({Milvulus forficatus}) of the Southern	   United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It	   is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and	   fiery red at the base of the crown feathers.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissors-tailed \Scis"sors-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the outer feathers much the longest, the others	   decreasing regularly to the median ones.	   [1913 Webster]
Scissure \Scis"sure\, n. [L. scissura, from scindere, scissum,	   to cut, split.]	   A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a	   fissure. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Scitamineous \Scit`a*min"e*ous\ (?; 277), a. [NL. scitamineosus,	   fr. Scitamineae, fr. L. scitamentum a delicacy, dainty.]	   (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants	   ({Scitamineae}), mostly tropical herbs, including the ginger,	   Indian shot, banana, and the plants producing turmeric and	   arrowroot.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciurine \Sci"u*rine\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. sciurien. See	   {Sciurus}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Squirrel family. -- n. A rodent of	   the Squirrel family.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciuroid \Sci"u*roid\, a. [Sciurus + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Resembling the tail of a squirrel; -- generally said of	   branches which are close and dense, or of spikes of grass	   like barley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciuromorpha \Sci`u*ro*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. sciurus	   squirrel + Gr. morfh` form.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of rodents containing the squirrels and allied	   animals, such as the gophers, woodchucks, beavers, and	   others.	   [1913 Webster]
Sciurus \Sci*u"rus\, n. [L., a squirrel, Gr. ?. See {Squirrel}.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of rodents comprising the common squirrels.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclaff \Sclaff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sclaffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sclaffing}.] [Orig. uncert.]	   1. To scuff or shuffle along. [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Golf) To scrape the ground with the sole of the club,	      before striking the ball, in making a stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sclaff \Sclaff\, v. t. (Golf)	   To scrape (the club) on the ground, in a stroke, before	   hitting the ball; also, to make (a stroke) in that way.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sclaff \Sclaff\, n. [Scot.]	   1. A slight blow; a slap; a soft fall; also, the accompanying	      noise.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Golf) The stroke made by one who sclaffs.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A thin, solid substance, esp. a thin shoe or slipper.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sclaundre \Sclaun"dre\, n.	   Slander. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sclav
Sclav \Sclav\, Sclave \Sclave\, n.	   Same as {Slav}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclavic \Sclav"ic\, a.	   Same as {Slavic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclavism \Sclav"ism\, n.	   Same as {Slavism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclavonian \Scla*vo"nian\, a. & n.	   Same as {Slavonian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclavonic \Scla*von"ic\, a.	   Same as {Slavonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclender \Sclen"der\, a.	   Slender. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scleragogy \Scler"a*go`gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? hard + ? a leading or	   training.]	   Severe discipline. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerema \Scle*re"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard.] (Med.)	   Induration of the cellular tissue.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sclerema of adults}. See {Scleroderma}.	   {Sclerema neonatorum}[NL., of the newborn], an affection	      characterized by a peculiar hardening and rigidity of the	      cutaneous and subcutaneous tissues in the newly born. It	      is usually fatal. Called also {skinbound disease}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sclerenchyma \Scle*ren"chy*ma\, n. [NL., from Gr. sklhro`s hard	   + -enchyma as in parenchyma.]	   1. (Bot.) Vegetable tissue composed of short cells with	      thickened or hardened walls, as in nutshells and the	      gritty parts of a pear. See {Sclerotic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By recent German writers and their English translators,	         this term is used for {liber cells}. --Goodale.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The hard calcareous deposit in the tissues of	      Anthozoa, constituting the stony corals.	      [1913 Webster]
Sclerenchymatous \Scler`en*chym"a*tous\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or composed of, sclerenchyma.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerenchyme \Scle*ren"chyme\, n.	   Sclerenchyma.	   [1913 Webster]
Scleriasis \Scle*ri"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Med.)	   (a) A morbid induration of the edge of the eyelid.	   (b) Induration of any part, including scleroderma.	       [1913 Webster]
Sclerite \Scle"rite\ (skl[=e]"r[imac]t), n. (Zool.)	   A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle,	   especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Scleritis \Scle*ri"tis\ (skl[-e]*r[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL.]	   See {Sclerotitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerobase \Scler"o*base\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard +	   ba`sis base.] (Zool.)	   The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or	   axis of most compound alcyonarians; -- called also {foot	   secretion}. See Illust. under {Gorgoniacea}, and	   {Coenenchyma}. -- {Scler`o*ba"sic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Scleroderm \Scler"o*derm\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard +	   de`rma skin: cf. F. scl['e]roderme.]	   (a) (Zool.) One of a tribe of plectognath fishes	       ({Sclerodermi}) having the skin covered with hard scales,	       or plates, as the cowfish and the trunkfish.	   (b) One of the Sclerodermata.	   (c) Hardened, or bony, integument of various animals.	       [1913 Webster]
Scleroderma \Scler`o*der"ma\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and	   hardness of the skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerodermata \Scler`o*der"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The stony corals; the Madreporaria.	   [1913 Webster] Sclerodermic
Sclerodermic \Scler`o*der"mic\, Sclerodermous
\Scler`o*der"mous\, (Zool.)	   (a) Having the integument, or skin, hard, or covered with	       hard plates.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the Sclerodermata.	       [1913 Webster]
Sclerodermite \Scler`o*der"mite\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The hard integument of Crustacea.	   (b) Sclerenchyma.	       [1913 Webster]
Sclerogen \Scler"o*gen\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard + -gen.]	   (Bot.)	   The thickening matter of woody cells; lignin.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerogenous \Scle*rog"e*nous\, a. [Gr. sklhro`s hard +	   -genous.] (Anat.)	   Making or secreting a hard substance; becoming hard.	   [1913 Webster]
Scleroid \Scle"roid\, a. [Gr. ?; sklhro`s hard + e'i^dos form.]	   (Bot.)	   Having a hard texture, as nutshells.	   [1913 Webster]
Scleroma \Scle*ro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sklhro`s hard + -oma.]	   (Med.)	   Induration of the tissues. See {Sclerema}, {Scleroderma}, and	   {Sclerosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerometer \Scle*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard + -meter.]	   An instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of	   hardness of a mineral.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerosed \Scle*rosed"\, a.	   Affected with sclerosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerosis \Scle*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. (??, fr. sklhro`s	   hard.]	   1. (Med.) Induration; hardening; especially, that form of	      induration produced in an organ by increase of its	      interstitial connective tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Hardening of the cell wall by lignification.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cerebro-spinal sclerosis} (Med.), an affection in which	      patches of hardening, produced by increase of the	      neuroglia and atrophy of the true nerve tissue, are found	      scattered throughout the brain and spinal cord. It is	      associated with complete or partial paralysis, a peculiar	      jerking tremor of the muscles, headache, and vertigo, and	      is usually fatal. Formerly referred to as {multiple	      sclerosis}, {disseminated sclerosis}, or {insular	      sclerosis}, but now usually called only {multiple	      sclerosis}, or {MS}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Scleroskeleton \Scle`ro*skel"e*ton\, n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard + E.	   skeleton.] (Anat.)	   That part of the skeleton which is developed in tendons,	   ligaments, and aponeuroses.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerotal \Scle*ro"tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Sclerotic. -- n. The optic capsule; the sclerotic coat of the	   eye. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerotic \Scle*rot"ic\, a. [Gr. sklhro`s hard: cf. F.	   scl['e]rotique.]	   1. Hard; firm; indurated; -- applied especially in anatomy to	      the firm outer coat of the eyeball, which is often	      cartilaginous and sometimes bony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sclerotic coat of the eye;	      sclerotical.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Affected with sclerosis; sclerosed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 thickened, and sclerenchyma to tissue composed of	      cells with the walls both hardened and thickened.	      [1913 Webster]	Sclerotic \Scle*rot"ic\, n. [Cf. F. scl['e]rotique.] (Anat.)	   The sclerotic coat of the eye. See Illust. of {Eye}	   (d) .	       [1913 Webster]	Sclerotic \Scle*rot"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from ergot or	   the sclerotium of a fungus growing on rye.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerotical \Scle*rot"ic*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Sclerotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerotitis \Scler`o*ti"tis\, n. [NL. See {Sclerotic}, and	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the sclerotic coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerotium \Scle*ro"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Sclerotia}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   sklhro`s hard.]	   1. (Bot.) A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the	      {Claviceps purpurea}, which produces ergot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium.	      [1913 Webster]
Sclerotome \Scler"o*tome\ (skl[e^]r"[-o]*t[=o]m or	   skl[=e]r"[-o]*t[=o]m), n. [Gr. sklhro`s hard + te`mnein to	   cut.] (Zool.)	   One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitions	   which separate the myotomes. -- {Scler`o*tom"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Sclerous \Scle"rous\, a. [Gr. ?.] (Anat.)	   Hard; indurated; sclerotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoat \Scoat\, v. t.	   To prop; to scotch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scobby \Scob"by\, n.	   The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scobiform \Scob"i*form\, a. [L. scobs, or scobis, sawdust,	   scrapings + -form: cf. F. scobiforme.]	   Having the form of, or resembling, sawdust or raspings.	   [1913 Webster]
Scobs \Scobs\, n. sing. & pl. [L. scobs, or scobis, fr. scabere	   to scrape.]	   1. Raspings of ivory, hartshorn, metals, or other hard	      substance. --Chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The dross of metals.	      [1913 Webster]
Scoff \Scoff\ (?; 115), n. [OE. scof; akin to OFries. schof,	   OHG. scoph, Icel. skaup, and perh. to E. shove.]	   1. Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking	      expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            With scoffs, and scorns, and contumelious taunts.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scoff of withered age and beardless youth.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Scoff \Scoff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scoffed} (?; 115); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scoffing}.] [Cf. Dan. skuffe to deceive, delude,	   Icel. skopa to scoff, OD. schoppen. See {Scoff}, n.]	   To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by	   derisive acts or language; -- often with at.	   [1913 Webster]	         Truth from his lips prevailed with double sway,	         And fools who came to scoff, remained to pray.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	         God's better gift they scoff at and refuse. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To sneer; mock; gibe; jeer. See {Sneer}.	        [1913 Webster]	Scoff \Scoff\, v. t.	   To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to	   mock at.	   [1913 Webster]	         To scoff religion is ridiculously proud and immodest.	                                                  --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoffer \Scoff"er\, n.	   One who scoffs. --2 Pet. iii. 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoffery \Scoff"er*y\, n.	   The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery. --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoffingly \Scoff"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a scoffing manner. --Broome.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoke \Scoke\, n. (Bot.)	   Poke ({Phytolacca decandra}).	   [1913 Webster]
Scolay \Sco*lay"\, v. i.	   See {Scoley}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scold \Scold\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scolded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scolding}.] [Akin to D. schelden, G. schelten, OHG. sceltan,	   Dan. skielde.]	   To find fault or rail with rude clamor; to brawl; to utter	   harsh, rude, boisterous rebuke; to chide sharply or coarsely;	   -- often with at; as, to scold at a servant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pardon me, lords, 't is the first time ever	         I was forced to scold.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Scold \Scold\, v. t.	   To chide with rudeness and clamor; to rate; also, to rebuke	   or reprove with severity.	   [1913 Webster]	Scold \Scold\, n.	   1. One who scolds, or makes a practice of scolding; esp., a	      rude, clamorous woman; a shrew.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is an irksome, brawling scold.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scolding; a brawl.	      [1913 Webster]
Scolder \Scold"er\, n.	   1. One who scolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The oyster catcher; -- so called from its shrill	          cries.	      (b) The old squaw. [Local U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]
Scolding \Scold"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Scold}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scolding bridle}, an iron frame. See {Brank}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Scoldingly \Scold"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a scolding manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scole \Scole\, n.	   School. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolecida \Sco*le"ci*da\ (? or ?), n. pl. [NL. See {Scolex}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Helminthes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolecite \Scol"e*cite\ (? or ?; 277), n. [Gr. skw`lhx, -hkos, a	   worm, earthworm.] (Min.)	   A zeolitic mineral occuring in delicate radiating groups of	   white crystals. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina and lime.	   Called also {lime mesotype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolecomorpha \Sco*le`co*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL. See {Scolex},	   {-morphous}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scolecida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolex \Sco"lex\, n.; pl. {Scoleces}. [NL., from Gr. skw`lhx	   worm, grub.] (Zool.)	   (a) The embryo produced directly from the egg in a	       metagenetic series, especially the larva of a tapeworm or	       other parasitic worm. See Illust. of {Echinococcus}.	   (b) One of the Scolecida.	       [1913 Webster]
Scoley \Sco*ley"\, v. i. [Cf. OF. escoler to teach. See	   {School}.]	   To go to school; to study. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoliosis \Sco`li*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. skolio`s crooked.]	   (Med.)	   A lateral curvature of the spine.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolithus \Scol"i*thus\ (? or ?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. skw`lhx a	   worm + li`qos a stone.] (Paleon.)	   A tubular structure found in Potsdam sandstone, and believed	   to be the fossil burrow of a marine worm.	   [1913 Webster]
Scollop \Scol"lop\, n. & v.	   See {Scallop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolopacine \Scol`o*pa"cine\, a. [L. scolopax a snipe, Gr. ?.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Scolopacidae}, or Snipe family.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolopendra \Scol`o*pen"dra\, n. [L., a kind of multiped, fr.	   Gr. ?.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of venomous myriapods including the	      centipeds. See {Centiped}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sea fish. [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Scolopendrine \Scol`o*pen"drine\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.	   [1913 Webster]
Scolytid \Scol"y*tid\, n. [Gr. skoly`ptein to cut short.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of	   the genus {Scolytus} and allied genera. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Scomber \Scom"ber\, n. [L., a mackerel, Gr. sko`mbros.] (Zool.)	   A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common	   mackerel.	   [1913 Webster]
Scomberoid \Scom"ber*oid\, a. & n. [Cf. F. scomb['e]ro["i]de.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Scombroid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scombriformes \Scom`bri*for"mes\ (sk[o^]m`br[i^]*f[^o]r"m[=e]z),	   n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of fishes including the mackerels, tunnies, and	   allied fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Scombroid \Scom"broid\ (sk[o^]m"broid), a. [Scomber + -oid.]	   (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. -- n. Any fish of	   the family {Scombridae}, of which the mackerel ({Scomber}) is	   the type, and including the tuna ({Thunnus} and related	   genera).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Scomfish \Scom"fish\ (sk[o^]m"f[i^]sh or sk[u^]m"-), v. t. & i.	   To suffocate or stifle; to smother. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scomfit \Scom"fit\ (sk[u^]m"f[i^]y), n. & v.	   Discomfit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scomm \Scomm\ (sk[o^]m), n. [L. scomma a taunt, jeer, scoff, Gr.	   ?, fr. ? to mock, scoff at.]	   1. A buffoon. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flout; a jeer; a gibe; a taunt. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	      [1913 Webster]
Sconce \Sconce\, n. [D. schans, OD. schantse, perhaps from OF.	   esconse a hiding place, akin to esconser to hide, L.	   absconsus, p. p. of abscondere. See {Abscond}, and cf.	   {Ensconce}, {Sconce} a candlestick.]	   1. A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.	      [1913 Webster]	            No sconce or fortress of his raising was ever known	            either to have been forced, or yielded up, or	            quitted.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.	      [1913 Webster]	            One that . . . must raise a sconce by the highway	            and sell switches.                    --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must get a sconce for my head.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense;	      discretion. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To knock him about the sconce with a dirty shovel.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A poll tax; a mulct or fine. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [OF. esconse a dark lantern, properly, a hiding place. See	      Etymol. above.] A protection for a light; a lantern or	      cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or	      projecting candlestick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tapers put into lanterns or sconces of	            several-colored, oiled paper, that the wind might	            not annoy them.                       --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Golden sconces hang not on the walls. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick,	      into which the candle is inserted.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Arch.) A squinch.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A fragment of a floe of ice. --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. [Perhaps a different word.] A fixed seat or shelf. [Prov.	       Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	Sconce \Sconce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sconced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sconcing}.]	   1. To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Immure him, sconce him, barricade him in 't.	                                                  --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mulct; to fine. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Sconcheon \Scon"cheon\, n. (Arch.)	   A squinch.	   [1913 Webster]
Scone \Scone\, n.	   A cake, thinner than a bannock, made of wheat or barley or	   oat meal. [Written variously, {scon}, {skone}, {skon}, etc.]	   [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoop \Scoop\, n. [OE. scope, of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. skopa,	   akin to D. schop a shovel, G. sch["u]ppe, and also to E.	   shove. See {Shovel}.]	   1. A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for	      dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out	      and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop;	      the scoop of a dredging machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting	      certain substances or foreign bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some had lain in the scoop of the rock. --J. R.	                                                  Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a	      motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. a quantity sufficient to fill a scoop; -- used especially	      for ice cream, dispensed with an ice cream scoop; as, an	      ice cream cone with two scoops.	      [PJC]	   8. an act of reporting (news, research results) before a	      rival; also called a {beat}. [Newspaper or laboratory	      cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   9. news or information; as, what's the scoop on John's	      divorce?. [informal]	      [PJC]	   {Scoop net}, a kind of hand net, used in fishing; also, a net	      for sweeping the bottom of a river.	   {Scoop wheel}, a wheel for raising water, having scoops or	      buckets attached to its circumference; a tympanum.	      [1913 Webster]	Scoop \Scoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scooping}.] [OE. scopen. See {Scoop}, n.]	   1. To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.	      [1913 Webster]	            He scooped the water from the crystal flood.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig	      out; to form by digging or excavation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those carbuncles the Indians will scoop, so as to	            hold above a pint.                    --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Scoop \Scoop\, v. t.	   to report a story first, before (a rival); to get a scoop, or	   a beat, on (a rival); -- used commonly in the passive; as, we	   were scooped. Also used in certain situations in scientific	   research, when one scientist or team of scientists reports	   their results before another who is working on the same	   problem.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Scooper \Scoop"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, scoops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The avocet; -- so called because it scoops up the	      mud to obtain food.	      [1913 Webster]
Scoot \Scoot\, v. i.	   To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away. [Colloq. &	   Humorous, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scoparin \Sco"pa*rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom	   ({Cytisus scoparius}) accompanying sparteine.	   [1913 Webster]
Scopate \Sco"pate\, a. [L. scopae, scopa, a broom.] (Zool.)	   Having the surface closely covered with hairs, like a brush.	   [1913 Webster]
-scope \-scope\ [Gr. skopo`s a watcher, spy. See {Scope}.]	   A combining form usually signifying an instrument for viewing	   (with the eye) or observing (in any way); as in microscope,	   telescope, altoscope, anemoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Scope \Scope\, n. [It. scopo, L. scopos a mark, aim, Gr.	   skopo`s, a watcher, mark, aim; akin to ?, ? to view, and	   perh. to E. spy. Cf. {Skeptic}, {Bishop}.]	   1. That at which one aims; the thing or end to which the mind	      directs its view; that which is purposed to be reached or	      accomplished; hence, ultimate design, aim, or purpose;	      intention; drift; object. "Shooting wide, do miss the	      marked scope." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your scope is as mine own,	            So to enforce or qualify the laws	            As to your soul seems good.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scope of all their pleading against man's	            authority, is to overthrow such laws and	            constitutions in the church.          --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Room or opportunity for free outlook or aim; space for	      action; amplitude of opportunity; free course or vent;	      liberty; range of view, intent, or action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give him line and scope.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the fate and fortunes of the human race, scope is	            given to the operation of laws which man must always	            fail to discern the reasons of.       --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Excuse me if I have given too much scope to the	            reflections which have arisen in my mind. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            An intellectual cultivation of no moderate depth or	            scope.                                --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extended area. [Obs.] "The scopes of land granted to the	      first adventurers." --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Length; extent; sweep; as, scope of cable.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Scopeline \Sco"pe*line\, a. (Zool.)	   Scopeloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Scopeloid \Sco"pe*loid\, a. [NL. Scopelus, typical genus (fr.	   Gr. ? a headland) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus {Scopelus}, or	   family {Scopelodae}, which includes many small oceanic	   fishes, most of which are phosphorescent. -- n. (Zool.) Any	   fish of the family {Scopelidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scopiferous \Sco*pif"er*ous\, a. [L. scopae, scopa + -ferous.]	   (Zool.)	   Bearing a tuft of brushlike hairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Scopiform \Sco"pi*form\, a. [L. scopae, scopa, a broom + -form.]	   Having the form of a broom or besom. "Zeolite, stelliform or	   scopiform." --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Scopiped \Sco"pi*ped\ (?; 277), n. [L. scopae, scopa, a broom +	   pes, pedis, a foot.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scopuliped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoppet \Scop"pet\, v. t. [From {Scoop}, v. t.]	   To lade or dip out. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Scops owl \Scops" owl`\ [NL. scops, fr. Gr. ? the little horned	   owl.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small owls of the genus	   {Scops} having ear tufts like those of the horned owls,	   especially the European scops owl ({Scops giu}), and the	   American screech owl ({Scops asio}).	   [1913 Webster] Scoptic
Scoptic \Scop"tic\, Scoptical \Scop"tic*al\, a. [Gr. skwptiko`s,	   from skw`ptein to mock, to scoff at.]	   Jesting; jeering; scoffing. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Scop"tic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scopula \Scop"u*la\, n.; pl. E. {Scopulas}, L. {Scopulae}. [L.	   scopulae, pl. a little broom.] (Zool.)	   (a) A peculiar brushlike organ found on the foot of spiders	       and used in the construction of the web.	   (b) A special tuft of hairs on the leg of a bee.	       [1913 Webster]
Scopuliped \Scop"u*li*ped\, n. [L. scopulae, pl., a little broom	   (fr. scopae a broom) + pes, pedis, foot.] (Zool.)	   Any species of bee which has on the hind legs a brush of	   hairs used for collecting pollen, as the hive bees and	   bumblebees.	   [1913 Webster]
Scopulous \Scop"u*lous\, a. [L. scopulosus, fr. scopulus a rock,	   Gr. ?.]	   Full of rocks; rocky. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scorbute \Scor"bute\, n. [LL. scorbutus: cf. F. scorbut. See	   {Scurvy}, n.]	   Scurvy. [Obs.] --Purchas.	   [1913 Webster] Scorbutic
Scorbutic \Scor*bu"tic\, Scorbutical \Scor*bu"tic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. scorbutique.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling,	   scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person;	   scorbutic complaints or symptoms. -- {Scor*bu"tic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorbutus \Scor*bu"tus\, n. [LL. See {Scorbute}.] (Med.)	   Scurvy.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorce \Scorce\, n.	   Barter. [Obs.] See {Scorse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorch \Scorch\ (sk[^o]rch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorched}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Scorching}.] [OE. scorchen, probably akin to	   scorcnen; cf. Norw. skrokken shrunk up, skrekka, skr["o]kka,	   to shrink, to become wrinkled up, dial. Sw. skr[*a]kkla to	   wrinkle (see {Shrug}); but perhaps influenced by OF.	   escorchier to strip the bark from, to flay, to skin, F.	   ['e]corcher, LL. excorticare; L. ex from + cortex, -icis,	   bark (cf. {Cork}); because the skin falls off when scorched.]	   1. To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface	      of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color	      and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Summer drouth or sing[`e]d air	            Never scorch thy tresses fair.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up	      with heat; to affect as by heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lashed by mad rage, and scorched by brutal fires.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Power was given unto him to scorch men with fire.	                                                  --Rev. xvi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fire that scorches me to death.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Scorch \Scorch\, v. i.	   1. To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scatter a little mungy straw or fern amongst your	            seedlings, to prevent the roots from scorching.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burn or be burnt.	      [1913 Webster]	            He laid his long forefinger on the scarlet letter,	            which forthwith seemed to scorch into Hester's	            breast, as if it had been red hot.    --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; --	      applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]	      -- {Scorch"er}, n. [Colloq.]
scorcher \scorch"er\	   a very hot day. [Informal]	   [PJC]
Scorching \Scorch"ing\, a.	   1. Burning; parching or shriveling with heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. sufficiently hot to cause scorching.	      [PJC] -- {Scorch"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Scorch"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Score \Score\ (sk[=o]r), n. [AS. scor twenty, fr. sceran,	   scieran, to shear, cut, divide; or rather the kindred Icel.	   skor incision, twenty, akin to Dan. skure a notch, Sw.	   sk[*a]ra. See {Shear}.]	   1. A notch or incision; especially, one that is made as a	      tally mark; hence, a mark, or line, made for the purpose	      of account.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereas, before, our forefathers had no other books	            but the score and the tally, thou hast caused	            printing to be used.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An account or reckoning; account of dues; bill; hence,	      indebtedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            He parted well, and paid his score.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Account; reason; motive; sake; behalf.	      [1913 Webster]	            But left the trade, as many more	            Have lately done on the same score.   --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            You act your kindness in Cydaria's score. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The number twenty, as being marked off by a special score	      or tally; hence, in pl., a large number.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amongst three or four score hogsheads. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At length the queen took upon herself to grant	            patents of monopoly by scores.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A distance of twenty yards; -- a term used in ancient	      archery and gunnery. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A weight of twenty pounds. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The number of points gained by the contestants, or either	      of them, in any game, as in cards or cricket.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A line drawn; a groove or furrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mus.) The original and entire draught, or its transcript,	      of a composition, with the parts for all the different	      instruments or voices written on staves one above another,	      so that they can be read at a glance; -- so called from	      the bar, which, in its early use, was drawn through all	      the parts. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	      [1913 Webster]	   10. the grade received on an examination, such as those given	       in school or as a qualifying examination for a job or	       admission to school; -- it may be expressed as a	       percentage of answers which are correct, or as a number	       or letter; as, a score of 98 in a civil service exam.	       [PJC]	   {In score} (Mus.), having all the parts arranged and placed	      in juxtaposition. --Smart.	   {To quit scores}, to settle or balance accounts; to render an	      equivalent; to make compensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Does not the earth quit scores with all the elements	            in the noble fruits that issue from it? --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Score \Score\ (sk[=o]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scored}	   (sk[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scoring}.]	   1. To mark with lines, scratches, or notches; to cut notches	      or furrows in; to notch; to scratch; to furrow; as, to	      score timber for hewing; to score the back with a lash.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us score their backs.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A briar in that tangled wilderness	            Had scored her white right hand.      --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, to mark with significant lines or notches, for	      indicating or keeping account of something; as, to score a	      tally.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mark or signify by lines or notches; to keep record or	      account of; to set down; to record; to charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Madam, I know when,	            Instead of five, you scored me ten.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor need I tallies thy dear love to score. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To engrave, as upon a shield. [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make a score of, as points, runs, etc., in a game.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) To write down in proper order and arrangement; as,	      to score an overture for an orchestra. See {Score}, n., 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Geol.) To mark with parallel lines or scratches; as, the	      rocks of New England and the Western States were scored in	      the drift epoch.	      [1913 Webster]	Score \Score\, v. i.	   1. To keep the score in a game; to act as scorer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To make or count a point or points, as in a game; to	      tally.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To run up a score, or account of dues.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. To succeed in finding a partner for sexual intercourse; to	      make a sexual conquest. [slang]	      [PJC]	   5. To purchase drugs illegally. [slang]	      [PJC]
Scorer \Scor"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, scores.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoria \Sco"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Scoriae}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ?	   dung, ordure.]	   1. The recrement of metals in fusion, or the slag rejected	      after the reduction of metallic ores; dross.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cellular slaggy lava; volcanic cinders.	      [1913 Webster]
Scoriac \Sco"ri*ac\, a.	   Scoriaceous. --E. A. Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoriaceous \Sco`ri*a"ceous\, a. [Cf. F. scoriac['e].]	   Of or pertaining to scoria; like scoria or the recrement of	   metals; partaking of the nature of scoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorie \Sco"rie\, n. (Zool.)	   The young of any gull. [Written also {scaurie}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scorification \Sco`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. scorification. See	   {Scorify}.] (Chem.)	   The act, process, or result of scorifying, or reducing to a	   slag; hence, the separation from earthy matter by means of a	   slag; as, the scorification of ores.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorifier \Sco"ri*fi`er\, n. (Chem.)	   One who, or that which, scorifies; specifically, a small flat	   bowl-shaped cup used in the first heating in assaying, to	   remove the earth and gangue, and to concentrate the gold and	   silver in a lead button.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoriform \Sco"ri*form\, a.	   In the form of scoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorify \Sco"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scorifying}.] [Scoria + -fy: cf. F. scorifier.]	   (Chem.)	   To reduce to scoria or slag; specifically, in assaying, to	   fuse so as to separate the gangue and earthy material, with	   borax, lead, soda, etc., thus leaving the gold and silver in	   a lead button; hence, to separate from, or by means of, a	   slag.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorious \Sco"ri*ous\, a.	   Scoriaceous. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorn \Scorn\ (sk[^o]rn), n. [OE. scorn, scarn, scharn, OF.	   escarn, escharn, eschar, of German origin; cf. OHG. skern	   mockery, skern[=o]n to mock; but cf. also OF. escorner to	   mock.]	   1. Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that	      disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter	      meanness and unworthiness of an object.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scorn at first makes after love the more. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And wandered backward as in scorn,	            To wait an aeon to be born.           --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An act or expression of extreme contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every sullen frown and bitter scorn	            But fanned the fuel that too fast did burn.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An object of extreme disdain, contempt, or derision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbors, a scorn	            and a derision to them that are round about us.	                                                  --Ps. xliv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To think scorn}, to regard as worthy of scorn or contempt;	      to disdain. "He thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai	      alone." --Esther iii. 6.	   {To laugh to scorn}, to deride; to make a mock of; to	      ridicule as contemptible.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Contempt; disdain; derision; contumely; despite; slight;	        dishonor; mockery.	        [1913 Webster]	Scorn \Scorn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scorned} (sk[^o]rnd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Scoring}.] [OE. scornen, scarnen, schornen, OF.	   escarnir, escharnir. See {Scorn}, n.]	   1. To hold in extreme contempt; to reject as unworthy of	      regard; to despise; to contemn; to disdain.	      [1913 Webster]	            I scorn thy meat; 't would choke me.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This my long sufferance, and my day of grace,	            Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We scorn what is in itself contemptible or	            disgraceful.                          --C. J. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with extreme contempt; to make the object of	      insult; to mock; to scoff at; to deride.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fellow, that lay by his bed's side,	            Gan for to laugh, and scorned him full fast.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To taunt and scorn you thus opprobriously. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To contemn; despise; disdain. See {Contemn}.	        [1913 Webster]	Scorn \Scorn\ (sk[^o]rn), v. i.	   To scoff; to mock; to show contumely, derision, or reproach;	   to act disdainfully.	   [1913 Webster]	         He said mine eyes were black and my hair black,	         And, now I am remembered, scorned at me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorner \Scorn"er\, n.	   One who scorns; a despiser; a contemner; specifically, a	   scoffer at religion. "Great scorners of death." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace	         unto the lowly.                          --Prov. iii.	                                                  34.	   [1913 Webster]
Scornful \Scorn"ful\, a.	   1. Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scornful of winter's frost and summer's sun.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dart not scornful glances from those eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Treated with scorn; exciting scorn. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The scornful mark of every open eye.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Contemptuous; disdainful; contumelious; reproachful;	        insolent.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Scorn"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Scorn"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Scorny \Scorn"y\, a.	   Deserving scorn; paltry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scorodite \Scor"o*dite\, n. [G. scorodit; -- so called in	   allusion to its smell under the blowpipe, from Gr. ? garlic.]	   (Min.)	   A leek-green or brownish mineral occurring in orthorhombic	   crystals. It is a hydrous arseniate of iron. [Written also	   {skorodite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scorpaenoid \Scor*pae"noid\, a. [NL. Scorpaena, a typical genus	   (see {Scorpene}) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family {Scorpaenidae}, which includes	   the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and	   many other food fishes. [Written also {scorpaenid}.] See	   Illust. under {Rockfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorpene \Scor"pene\, n. [F. scorp[`e]ne, fr. L. scorpaena a	   kind of fish, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A marine food fish of the genus {Scorpaena}, as the European	   hogfish ({Scorpaena scrofa}), and the California species	   ({Scorpaena guttata}).	   [1913 Webster]
Scorper \Scor"per\, n.	   Same as {Scauper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorpio \Scor"pi*o\, n.; pl. {Scorpiones}. [L.]	   1. (Zool.) A scorpion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) The eighth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters	          about the twenty-third day of October, marked thus	          [[scorpio]] in almanacs.	      (b) A constellation of the zodiac containing the bright	          star Antares. It is drawn on the celestial globe in	          the figure of a scorpion.	          [1913 Webster]
Scorpiodea \Scor`pi*o"de*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scorpiones}.	   [1913 Webster] Scorpioid
Scorpioid \Scor"pi*oid\, Scorpioidal \Scor`pi*oid"al\, a. [Gr.	   ?; ? a scorpion + e'i^dos form.]	   1. Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end,	      like a scorpion's tail.	      [1913 Webster]
Scorpion \Scor"pi*on\, n. [F., fr. L. scorpio, scorpius, Gr. ?,	   perhaps akin to E. sharp.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids	      of the order {Scorpiones}, having a suctorial mouth, large	      claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Scorpions have a flattened body, and a long, slender	         post-abdomen formed of six movable segments, the last	         of which terminates in a curved venomous sting. The	         venom causes great pain, but is unattended either with	         redness or swelling, except in the axillary or inguinal	         glands, when an extremity is affected. It is seldom if	         ever destructive of life. Scorpions are found widely	         dispersed in the warm climates of both the Old and New	         Worlds.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The pine or gray lizard ({Sceloporus undulatus}).	      [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The scorpene.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Script.) A painful scourge.	      [1913 Webster]	            My father hath chastised you with whips, but I will	            chastise you with scorpions.          --1 Kings xii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron.) A sign and constellation. See {Scorpio}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Antiq.) An ancient military engine for hurling stones and	      other missiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Book scorpion}. (Zool.) See under {Book}.	   {False scorpion}. (Zool.) See under {False}, and {Book	      scorpion}.	   {Scorpion bug}, or {Water scorpion} (Zool.) See {Nepa}.	   {Scorpion fly} (Zool.), a neuropterous insect of the genus	      {Panorpa}. See {Panorpid}.	   {Scorpion grass} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Myosotis}.	      {Myosotis palustris} is the {forget-me-not}.	   {Scorpion senna} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered leguminous shrub	      ({Coronilla Emerus}) having a slender joined pod, like a	      scorpion's tail. The leaves are said to yield a dye like	      indigo, and to be used sometimes to adulterate senna.	   {Scorpion shell} (Zool.), any shell of the genus Pteroceras.	      See {Pteroceras}.	   {Scorpion spiders}. (Zool.), any one of the Pedipalpi.	   {Scorpion's tail} (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus	      {Scorpiurus}, herbs with a circinately coiled pod; -- also	      called {caterpillar}.	   {Scorpion's thorn} (Bot.), a thorny leguminous plant	      ({Genista Scorpius}) of Southern Europe.	   {The Scorpion's Heart} (Astron.), the star Antares in the	      constellation Scorpio.	      [1913 Webster]
Scorpiones \Scor`pi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of arachnids comprising the scorpions.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorpionidea \Scor`pi*o*nid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scorpiones}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorpionwort \Scor"pi*on*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant ({Ornithopus scorpioides}) of Southern	   Europe, having slender curved pods.	   [1913 Webster]
Scorse \Scorse\ (? or ?), n. [Cf. It. scorsa a course, and E.	   discourse.]	   Barter; exchange; trade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And recompensed them with a better scorse. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Scorse \Scorse\, v. t. [Written also scourse, and scoss.]	   1. To barter or exchange. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chase. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Scorse \Scorse\, v. i.	   To deal for the purchase of anything; to practice barter.	   [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Scortatory \Scor"ta*to*ry\, a. [L. scortator a fornicator, from	   scortari to fornicate, scortum a prostitute.]	   Pertaining to lewdness or fornication; lewd.	   [1913 Webster]
Scot \Scot\, n.	   A name for a horse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Scot \Scot\, n. [Cf. L. Skoti, pl., AS. Scotta, pl. Skottas,	   Sceottas.]	   A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scotsman, or Scotchman.	   [1913 Webster]	Scot \Scot\, n. [Icel. skot; or OF. escot, F. ['e]cot, LL.	   scottum, scotum, from a kindred German word; akin to AS.	   scot, and E. shot, shoot; cf. AS. sce['o]tan to shoot, to	   contribute. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot}.]	   A portion of money assessed or paid; a tax or contribution; a	   mulct; a fine; a shot.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scot and lot}, formerly, a parish assessment laid on	      subjects according to their ability. [Eng.] --Cowell. Now,	      a phrase for obligations of every kind regarded	      collectivelly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Experienced men of the world know very well that it	            is best to pay scot and lot as they go along.	                                                  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster] Scotal
Scotal \Scot"al\, Scotale \Scot"ale\, n. [Scot + ale.] (O. Eng.	   Law)	   The keeping of an alehouse by an officer of a forest, and	   drawing people to spend their money for liquor, for fear of	   his displeasure.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.]	   Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its	   inhabitants; Scottish.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}.	      	   {Scotch dipper}, or {Scotch duck} (Zool.), the bufflehead; --	      called also {Scotch teal}, and {Scotchman}.	   {Scotch fiddle}, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.	   {Scotch mist}, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.	   {Scotch nightingale} (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]	      	   {Scotch pebble}. See under {pebble}.	   {Scotch pine} (Bot.) See {Riga fir}.	   {Scotch thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Onopordon	      acanthium}); -- so called from its being the national	      emblem of the Scotch.	      [1913 Webster]	Scotch \Scotch\, n.	   1. The dialect or dialects of English spoken by the people of	      Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Collectively, the people of Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]	Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scotched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scotching}.] [Cf. Prov. E. scote a prop, and Walloon ascot a	   prop, ascoter to prop, F. accoter, also Armor. skoaz the	   shoulder, skoazia to shoulder up, to prop, to support, W.	   ysgwydd a shoulder, ysgwyddo to shoulder. Cf. {Scoat}.]	   [Written also {scoatch}, {scoat}.]	   To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc.,	   as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.	   [1913 Webster]	Scotch \Scotch\, n.	   A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping;	   as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.	   [1913 Webster]	Scotch \Scotch\, v. t. [Probably the same word as scutch; cf.	   Norw. skoka, skoko, a swingle for flax; perhaps akin to E.	   shake.]	   To cut superficially; to wound; to score.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have scotched the snake, not killed it. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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}. [Written also {scotcht collops}.]	      [1913 Webster]	Scotch \Scotch\, n.	   A slight cut or incision; a score. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotch-hopper \Scotch"-hop`per\, n.	   Hopscotch.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotching \Scotch"ing\, n. (Masonry)	   Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotchman \Scotch"man\, n.; pl. {Scotchmen}.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds	      and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.	      --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Scotch rite \Scotch rite\ (Freemasonry)	   The ceremonial observed by one of the	   {Masonic systems}, called in full the {Ancient and Accepted	      Scotch Rite}; also, the system itself, which confers	      thirty-three degrees, of which the first three are nearly	      identical with those of the York rite.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Scotch terrier \Scotch terrier\ (Zool.)	   One of a breed of small terriers with long, rough hair.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus	   {Oidemia}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also	         {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the	         velvet, or double, scoter ({Oidemia fusca}). The common	         American species are the velvet, or white-winged,	         scoter ({Oidemia Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck},	         {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the	         black scoter ({Oidemia Americana}), called also {black	         coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter,	         or surf duck ({Oidemia perspicillata}), called also	         {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead},	         {pishaug}, and {spectacled coot}. These birds are	         collectively called also {coots}. The females and young	         are called {gray coots}, and {brown coots}.	         [1913 Webster]
Scot-free \Scot"-free"\ [?], a.	   Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear;	   safe.	   [1913 Webster]	         Do as much for this purpose, and thou shalt pass	         scot-free.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then young Hay escaped scot-free to Holland. --A. Lang.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoth \Scoth\, v. t.	   To clothe or cover up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scotia \Sco"ti*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. skoti`a darkness, a sunken	   molding in the base of a pillar, so called from the dark	   shadow it casts, from sko`tos darkness.] (Arch.)	   A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.	   [1913 Webster]	Scotia \Sco"ti*a\, n. [L.]	   Scotland [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         O Scotia! my dear, my native soil!       --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotist \Sco"tist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of (Joannes) Duns Scotus, the Franciscan	   scholastic (d. 1308), who maintained certain doctrines in	   philosophy and theology, in opposition to the {Thomists}, or	   followers of Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican scholastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotograph \Scot"o*graph\, n. [Gr. sko`tos darkness + -graph.]	   An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing.	   --Maunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotoma \Sco*to"ma\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   Scotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotomy \Scot"o*my\, n. [NL. scotomia, from Gr. ? dizziness, fr.	   ? to darken, fr. sko`tos darkness: cf. F. scotomie.]	   1. Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Obscuration of the field of vision due to the	      appearance of a dark spot before the eye.	      [1913 Webster]
Scotoscope \Sco"to*scope\ (? or ?), n. [Gr. sko`tos darkness +	   -scope.]	   An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a	   faint light. [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Scots \Scots\, a. [For older Scottis Scottish. See {Scottish}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots	   law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).	   [1913 Webster]
Scotsman \Scots"man\ (-man), n.	   See {Scotchman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scottering \Scot"ter*ing\, n.	   The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scotticism \Scot"ti*cism\, n.	   An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or	   Scotchmen.	   [1913 Webster]	         That, in short, in which the Scotticism of Scotsmen	         most intimately consists, is the habit of emphasis.	                                                  --Masson.	   [1913 Webster]
Scotticize \Scot"ti*cize\, v. t.	   To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scottish \Scot"tish\, a. [From {Scot} a Scotchman: cf. AS.	   Scyttisc, and E. {Scotch}, a., {Scots}, a.]	   Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their	   country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy;	   a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.	   [1913 Webster]	Scottish terrier \Scot"tish ter"ri*er\ (Zool.)	   Same as {Scotch terrier}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scoundrel \Scoun"drel\, n. [Probably from Prov. E. & Scotch	   scunner, scouner, to loathe, to disgust, akin to AS. scunian	   to shun. See {Shun}.]	   A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without	   honor or virtue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go, if your ancient, but ignoble blood	         Has crept through scoundrels ever since the flood.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Scoundrel \Scoun"drel\, a.	   Low; base; mean; unprincipled.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoundreldom \Scoun"drel*dom\, n.	   The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively;	   the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Scoundrelism \Scoun"drel*ism\, n.	   The practices or conduct of a scoundrel; baseness; rascality.	   --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Scour \Scour\ (skour), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scoured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scouring}.] [Akin to LG. sch["u]ren, D. schuren,	   schueren, G. scheuern, Dan. skure; Sw. skura; all possibly	   fr. LL. escurare, fr. L. ex + curare to take care. Cf.	   {Cure}.]	   1. To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol	      brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by	      friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease,	      dirt, etc., as articles of dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To purge; as, to scour a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off;	      to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; --	      often with off or away.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask,	            Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Perhaps a different word; cf. OF. escorre, escourre, It.	      scorrere, both fr. L. excurrere to run forth. Cf.	      {Excursion}.] To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to	      traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.	            If my neighbor ought to scour a ditch. --Blackstone.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Scouring barrel}, a tumbling barrel. See under {Tumbling}.	      	   {Scouring cinder} (Metal.), a basic slag, which attacks the	      lining of a shaft furnace. --Raymond.	   {Scouring rush}. (Bot.) See {Dutch rush}, under {Dutch}.	   {Scouring stock} (Woolen Manuf.), a kind of fulling mill.	      [1913 Webster]	Scour \Scour\, v. i.	   1. To clean anything by rubbing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cleanse anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth	            better.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of	      something; to scamper.	      [1913 Webster]	            So four fierce coursers, starting to the race,	            Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Scour \Scour\, n.	   1. Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of scouring.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a	      stream below a fall.	            If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a	            particular scour, you will find another pair	            installed in their place to-morrow.   --Grant Allen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scourage \Scour"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Refuse water after scouring.	   [1913 Webster]
Scourer \Scour"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, scours.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.	      [1913 Webster]	            In those days of highwaymen and scourers.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Scourge \Scourge\, n. [F. escourg['e]e, fr. L. excoriata (sc.	   scutica) a stripped off (lash or whip), fr. excoriare to	   strip, to skin. See {Excoriate}.]	   1. A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to	      inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or	      discipline; a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	            Up to coach then goes	            The observed maid, takes both the scourge and reins.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or	      suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sharp scourges of adversity.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            What scourge for perjury	            Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Scourge \Scourge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scourged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scourging}.] [From {Scourge}, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.]	   1. To whip severely; to lash.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman?	                                                  --Acts xxii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for	      sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth	            every son whom he receiveth.          --Heb. xii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To harass or afflict severely.	      [1913 Webster]	            To scourge and impoverish the people. --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Scourger \Scour"ger\, n.	   One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.	   [1913 Webster]	         The West must own the scourger of the world. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Scourse \Scourse\ (sk[=o]rs), v. t.	   See {Scorse}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scouse \Scouse\ (skous), n. (Naut.)	   A sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse	   contains meat, etc. See {Lobscouse}. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Scout \Scout\ (skout), n. [Icel. sk[=u]ta a small craft or	   cutter.]	   A swift sailing boat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So we took a scout, very much pleased with the manner	         and conversation of the passengers.      --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]	Scout \Scout\, n. [Icel. sk[=u]ta to jut out. Cf. {Scout} to	   reject.]	   A projecting rock. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	Scout \Scout\ (skout), v. t. [Icel. sk[=u]ta a taunt; cf. Icel.	   sk[=u]ta to jut out, skota to shove, skj[=o]ta to shoot, to	   shove. See {Shoot}.]	   To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with	   ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.	   "Flout 'em and scout 'em." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Scout \Scout\, n. [OF. escoute scout, spy, fr. escouter,	   escolter, to listen, to hear, F. ['e]couter, fr. L.	   auscultare, to hear with attention, to listen to. See	   {Auscultation}.]	   1. A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings;	      especially, one employed in war to gain information of the	      movements and condition of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scouts each coast light-arm[`e]d scour,	            Each quarter, to descry the distant foe. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so	      called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and	      at Dublin, a skip. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of scouting or reconnoitering. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            While the rat is on the scout.        --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   Syn: {Scout}, {Spy}.	   Usage: In a military sense a scout is a soldier who does duty	          in his proper uniform, however hazardous his	          adventure. A spy is one who in disguise penetrates the	          enemies' lines, or lurks near them, to obtain	          information.	          [1913 Webster]	Scout \Scout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scouting}.]	   1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for	      the purpose of observation, as a scout.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take more men,	            And scout him round.                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as,	      to scout a country.	      [1913 Webster]	Scout \Scout\, v. i.	   To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of	   an enemy; to act as a scout.	   [1913 Webster]	         With obscure wing	         Scout far and wide into the realm of night. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Scovel \Scov"el\ (sk[u^]v"'l), n. [OF. escouve, escouvette,	   broom, L. scopae, or cf. W. ysgubell, dim. of ysgub a broom.]	   A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.	   [1913 Webster]
Scow \Scow\ (skou), n. [D. schouw.] (Naut.)	   A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.	   [1913 Webster]	Scow \Scow\, v. t.	   To transport in a scow.	   [1913 Webster]
Scowl \Scowl\ (skoul), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scowled} (skould);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Scowling}.] [Akin to Dan. skule; cf. Icel.	   skolla to skulk, LG. schulen to hide one's self, D. schuilen,	   G. schielen to squint, Dan. skele, Sw. skela, AS. sceolh	   squinting. Cf. {Skulk}.]	   1. To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to	      put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or	      angry.	      [1913 Webster]	            She scowled and frowned with froward countenance.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.	      "The scowling heavens." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Scowl \Scowl\, v. t.	   1. To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance.	      [1913 Webster]	Scowl \Scowl\, n.	   1. The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the	      expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in	      the countenance; an angry frown.	      [1913 Webster]	            With solemn phiz, and critic scowl.   --Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	            A ruddy storm, whose scowl	            Made heaven's radiant face look foul. --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]
Scowlingly \Scowl"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a scowling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrabbed eggs \Scrab"bed eggs`\ [CF. {Scramble}.]	   A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and	   seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrabble \Scrab"ble\ (skr[a^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Scrabbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrabbling}.] [Freq. of scrape.	   Cf. {Scramble}, {Scrawl}, v. t.]	   1. To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by	      clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to	      scrabble up a cliff or a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and	            getting up made shift to scrabble on his way.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to	      scribble; to scrawl.	      [1913 Webster]	            David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. --1.	                                                  Sam. xxi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	Scrabble \Scrab"ble\, v. t.	   To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to	   scrabble paper.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrabble \Scrab"ble\, n.	   The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a	   scramble; also, a scribble.	   [1913 Webster]
Scraber \Scra"ber\, n. [Cf. {Scrabble}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The Manx shearwater.	   (b) The black guillemot.	       [1913 Webster]
Scraffle \Scraf"fle\ (skr[a^]f"f'l), v. i. [See {Scramble}: cf.	   OD. schraeffelen to scrape.]	   To scramble or struggle; to wrangle; also, to be industrious.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrag \Scrag\ (skr[a^]g), n. [Cf. dial. Sw. skraka a great dry	   tree, a long, lean man, Gael. sgreagach dry, shriveled,	   rocky. See {Shrink}, and cf. {Scrog}, {Shrag}, n.]	   1. Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially,	      a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in	      contempt, the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lady MacScrew, who . . . serves up a scrag of mutton	            on silver.                            --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rawboned person. [Low] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A ragged, stunted tree or branch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scrag whale} (Zool.), a North Atlantic whalebone whale	      ({Agaphelus gibbosus}). By some it is considered the young	      of the right whale.	      [1913 Webster]	Scrag \Scrag\, v. t. [Cf. {Scrag}.]	   To seize, pull, or twist the neck of; specif., to hang by the	   neck; to kill by hanging. [Colloq.]	         An enthusiastic mob will scrag me to a certainty the	         day war breaks out.                      --Pall Mall	                                                  Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scragged \Scrag"ged\, a.	   1. Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy;	      as, a scragged backbone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lean and rough; scraggy.	      [1913 Webster]
Scraggedness \Scrag"ged*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being scragged.	   [1913 Webster]
Scraggily \Scrag"gi*ly\, adv.	   In a scraggy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scragginess \Scrag"gi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Scraggy \Scrag"gy\, a. [Compar. {Scragger}; superl.	   {Scraggiest}.]	   1. Rough with irregular points; scragged. "A scraggy rock."	      --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lean and rough; scragged. "His sinewy, scraggy neck."	      --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Scragly \Scrag"ly\, a.	   See {Scraggy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrag-necked \Scrag"-necked`\, a.	   Having a scraggy neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Scram \Scram\ (skr[a^]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Scramming}.]	   to leave; to go away; used mostly as an impolite command to a	   person to go away from a specific location. [informal]	   [PJC]	Scram \Scram\ (skr[a^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrammed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Scramming}.]	   to shut down (a nuclear reactor) quickly, as in an emergency.	   [PJC]	Scram \Scram\ (skr[a^]m), n.	   the rapid shut down of a nuclear reactor, as in an emergency.	   [PJC]
Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrambled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Scrambling}.] [Freq. of Prov. E. scramb to rake	   together with the hands, or of scramp to snatch at. cf.	   {Scrabble}.]	   1. To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to	      scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon	      the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something;	      to catch rudely at what is desired.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of other care they little reckoning make,	            Than how to scramble at the shearer's feast.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Scramble \Scram"ble\, v. t.	   1. To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth.	      --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the	      yolks and whites together while cooking.	      [1913 Webster]	Scramble \Scram"ble\, n.	   1. The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or	      clambering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of jostling and pushing for something desired;	      eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or	      held out; as, a scramble for office.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scarcity [of money] enhances its price, and	            increases the scramble.               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrambled eggs \Scram"bled eggs\	   Eggs of which the whites and yolks are stirred together while	   cooking, or eggs beaten slightly, often with a little milk,	   and stirred while cooking.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scrambler \Scram"bler\, n.	   1. One who scrambles; one who climbs on all fours.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A greedy and unceremonious contestant.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrambling \Scram"bling\, a.	   Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. --	   {Scram"bling*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         A huge old scrambling bedroom.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Scranch \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 teeth, and with a crackling sound; to	   craunch. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scranky \Scrank"y\, a.	   Thin; lean. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrannel \Scran"nel\, a. [Cf. {Scrawny}.]	   Slight; thin; lean; poor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grate on their scrannel pipes of wretched straw.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Scranny \Scran"ny\, a. [See {Scrannel}.]	   Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrap \Scrap\ (skr[a^]p), n. [OE. scrappe, fr. Icel. skrap	   trifle, cracking. See {Scrape}, v. t.]	   1. Something scraped off; hence, a small piece; a bit; a	      fragment; a detached, incomplete portion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no materials -- not a scrap.   --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a fragment of something written or printed;	      a brief excerpt; an unconnected extract.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The crisp substance that remains after drying out	      animal fat; as, pork scraps.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Same as {Scrap iron}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scrap forgings}, forgings made from wrought iron scrap.	   {Scrap iron}.	      (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which	          bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also	          {wrought-iron scrap}.	      (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable	          for remelting in the foundry; -- called also {foundry	          scrap}, or {cast scrap}.	          [1913 Webster]
Scrapbook \Scrap"book`\, n.	   A blank book in which extracts cut from books and papers may	   be pasted and kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrape \Scrape\ (skr[=a]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scraped}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Scraping}.] [Icel. skrapa; akin to Sw. skrapa,	   Dan. skrabe, D. schrapen, schrabben, G. schrappen, and prob.	   to E. sharp.]	   1. To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or	      rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens	      by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly	      over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required	      condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an	      instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure,	      cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make	      smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to	      scrape a metal plate to an even surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above).	      [1913 Webster]	            I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her	            like the top of a rock.               --Ezek. xxvi.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather	      in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire	      avariciously and save penuriously; -- often followed by	      together or up; as, to scrape money together.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prelatical party complained that, to swell a	            number the nonconformists did not choose, but	            scrape, subscribers.                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as	      a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the	      floor; -- usually with down. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To scrape acquaintance}, to seek acquaintance otherwise than	      by an introduction. --Farquhar.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tried to scrape acquaintance with her, but failed	            ignominiously.                        --G. W. Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	Scrape \Scrape\, v. i.	   1. To rub over the surface of anything with something which	      roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to	      rub harshly and noisily along.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To occupy one's self with getting laboriously; as, he	      scraped and saved until he became rich. "[Spend] their	      scraping fathers' gold." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like	      instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when	      making a bow.	      [1913 Webster]	Scrape \Scrape\, n.	   1. The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a	      scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the	      floor; a scrape of a pen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow	      made with that accompaniment. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which	      one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful	      rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The too eager pursuit of this his old enemy through	            thick and thin has led him into many of these	            scrapes.                              --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrapepenny \Scrape"pen`ny\, n.	   One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser.	   [1913 Webster]
Scraper \Scrap"er\, n.	   1. An instrument with which anything is scraped.	      Specifically:	      (a) An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned	          from mud and the like, by drawing them across it.	      (b) An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for	          scraping up earth in making or repairing roads,	          digging cellars, canals etc.	      (c) (Naut.) An instrument having two or three sharp sides	          or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of	          a ship.	      (d) (Lithography) In the printing press, a board, or	          blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the	          tympan sheet and thus produce the impression.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. One who scrapes. Specifically:	      (a) One who plays awkwardly on a violin.	      (b) One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously.	          [1913 Webster]
Scraping \Scrap"ing\, n.	   1. The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or	      reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something scraped off; that which is separated from a	      substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping	      of the street.	      [1913 Webster]	Scraping \Scrap"ing\, a.	   Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or	   that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser.	   -- {Scrap"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrappily \Scrap"pi*ly\, adv.	   In a scrappy manner; in scraps. --Mary Cowden Clarke.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrapple \Scrap"ple\, n. [Dim. of scrap.]	   An article of food made by boiling together bits or scraps of	   meat, usually pork, and flour or Indian meal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scrappy \Scrap"py\, a.	   Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or	   consistency; as, a scrappy lecture.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dreadfully scrappy dinner.             --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrat \Scrat\, v. t. [OE. scratten. Cf. {Scratch}.]	   To scratch. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrat \Scrat\, v. i.	   To rake; to search. [Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrat \Scrat\, n. [Cf. AS. scritta an hermaphrodite, Ir. scrut a	   scrub, a low, mean person, Gael. sgrut, sgruit, an old,	   shriveled person.]	   An hermaphrodite. [Obs.] --Skinner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scratch \Scratch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scratched}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scratching}.] [OE. cracchen (perhaps influenced by OE.	   scratten to scratch); cf. OHG. chrazz[=o]n, G. kratzen, OD.	   kratsen, kretsen, D. krassen, Sw. kratsa to scrape, kratta to	   rake, to scratch, Dan. kradse to scratch, to scrape, Icel.	   krota to engrave. Cf. {Grate} to rub.]	   1. To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something	      sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by	      drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws,	      the nails, a pin, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Small sand-colored stones, so hard as to scratch	            glass.                                --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be mindful, when invention fails,	            To scratch your head, and bite your nails. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To write or draw hastily or awkwardly. "Scratch out a	      pamphlet." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the	      name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a	      list; hence, to erase; to efface; -- often with out.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals	      scratch holes, in which they burrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To scratch a ticket}, to cancel one or more names of	      candidates on a party ballot; to refuse to vote the party	      ticket in its entirety. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Scratch \Scratch\, v. i.	   1. To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to	      make scratches.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dull, tame things, . . . that will neither bite nor	            scratch.                              --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Billiards) To score, not by skillful play but by some	      fortunate chance of the game. [Cant, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Scratch \Scratch\, n.	   1. A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or	      by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound,	      mark, furrow, or incision.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coarse file . . . makes deep scratches in the	            work.                                 --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	            These nails with scratches deform my breast.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            God forbid a shallow scratch should drive	            The prince of Wales from such a field as this.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pugilistic Matches) A line across the prize ring; up to	      which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence,	      test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the	      scratch; to come up to the scratch. [Cant] --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Far.) Minute, but tender and troublesome,	      excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses	      which have been used where it is very wet or muddy. --Law	      (Farmer's Veter. Adviser).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Billiards)	      (a) A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by	          the player; a fluke. [Cant, U. S.]	      (b) a shot which results in a penalty, such as dropping	          the cue ball in a pocket without hitting another ball.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. In various sports, the line from which the start is made,	      except in the case of contestants receiving a distance	      handicap.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Scratch cradle}. See {Cratch cradle}, under {Cratch}.	   {Scratch grass} (Bot.), a climbing knotweed ({Polygonum	      sagittatum}) with a square stem beset with fine recurved	      prickles along the angles.	   {Scratch wig}. Same as {Scratch}, 4, above. --Thackeray.	   {start from scratch} to start (again) from the very	      beginning; also, to start without resources.	      [1913 Webster]	Scratch \Scratch\, a.	   Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or	   no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a	   scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot	   in billiards. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scratch race}, one without restrictions regarding the	      entrance of competitors; also, one for which the	      competitors are chosen by lot.	      [1913 Webster]
Scratchback \Scratch"back`\, n.	   A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, -- used by	   drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scratchbrush \Scratch"brush`\, n.	   A stiff wire brush for cleaning iron castings and other	   metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Scratch coat \Scratch" coat`\	   The first coat in plastering; -- called also {scratchwork}.	   See {Pricking-up}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scratcher \Scratch"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, scratches; specifically (Zool.), any	   rasorial bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Scratch hit \Scratch" hit\, n. (Baseball)	   a base hit which was weakly batted, barely allowing the	   batter to reach first base safely.	   [PJC]
Scratching \Scratch"ing\, adv.	   With the action of scratching.	   [1913 Webster] Scratch player
Scratch player \Scratch player\, Scratch runner \Scratch
runner\, etc.	   One that starts from the scratch; hence, one of first-rate	   ability.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scratchweed \Scratch"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Cleavers.	   [1913 Webster]
Scratchwork \Scratch"work`\, n.	   See {Scratch coat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scratchy \Scratch"y\, a.	   Characterized by scratches.	   [1913 Webster]
Scraw \Scraw\ (skr[add]), n. [Ir. scrath a turf, sgraith a turf,	   green sod; akin to Gael. sgrath, sgroth, the outer skin of	   anything, a turf, a green sod.]	   A turf. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. i.	   See {Crawl}. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrawled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scrawling}.] [Probably corrupted from scrabble.]	   To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily	   and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a	   letter.	   [1913 Webster]	         His name, scrawled by himself.           --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrawl \Scrawl\, v. i.	   To write unskillfully and inelegantly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though with a golden pen you scrawl.     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrawl \Scrawl\ (skr[add]l), n.	   Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully	   or inelegantly written.	   [1913 Webster]	         The left hand will make such a scrawl, that it will not	         be legible.                              --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         You bid me write no more than a scrawl to you. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrawler \Scrawl"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrawny \Scraw"ny\ (skr[add]"n[y^]), a. [Cf. {Scrannel}.]	   Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny.	   [1913 Webster]
Scray \Scray\ (skr[=a]), n. [Cf. W. ysgr[aum]en, ysgr[aum]ell, a	   sea swallow, Armor. skrav.] (Zool.)	   A tern; the sea swallow. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also	   {scraye}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Screable \Scre"a*ble\ (skr[=e]"[.a]*b'l), a. [L. screare to	   hawk, spit out.]	   Capable of being spit out. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Screak \Screak\ (skr[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screaked}	   (skr[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaking}.] [Cf. Icel.	   skraekja to screech. Cf. {Creak}, v., {Screech}.]	   To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to	   creak, as a door or wheel.	   [1913 Webster]	Screak \Screak\, n.	   A creaking; a screech; a shriek. --Bp. Bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Scream \Scream\ (skr[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screamed}	   (skr[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Screaming}.] [Icel. skraema to	   scare, terrify; akin to Sw. skr[aum]ma, Dan. skraemme. Cf.	   {Screech}.]	   To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp	   outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to	   shriek; to screech.	   [1913 Webster]	         I heard the owl scream and the crickets cry. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And scream thyself as none e'er screamed before.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Scream \Scream\, n.	   A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in	   pain; a shriek; a screech. "Screams of horror." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Screamer \Scream"er\ (skr[=e]m"[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of three species of South American birds constituting	   the family {Anhimidae}, and the suborder {Palamedeae}. They	   have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested	   or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians	   for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong	   to the genus {Chauna}. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is	   {Palamedea cornuta}.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Something so remarkable as to provoke a scream, as of joy.	      [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. An exclamation mark. [Printer's Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Screaming \Scream"ing\, a.	   1. Uttering screams; shrieking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the nature of a scream; like a scream; shrill;	      sharp.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fearful matrons raise a screaming cry. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Scree \Scree\ (skr[=e]), n.	   A pebble; a stone; also, a heap of stones or rocky d['e]bris.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Screech \Screech\ (skr[=e]ch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Screeched};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Screeching}.] [Also formerly, scritch, OE.	   skriken, skrichen, schriken, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel.	   skr[ae]kja to shriek, to screech, skr[imac]kja to titter, Sw.	   skrika to shriek, Dan. skrige; also Gael. sgreach, sgreuch,	   W. ysgrechio, Skr. kharj to creak. Cf. {Shriek}, v.,	   {Scream}, v.]	   To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in	   terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek. "The screech owl,	   screeching loud." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Screech \Screech\, n.	   A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a	   shriek; a scream.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Screech bird}, or {Screech thrush} (Zool.), the fieldfare;	      -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.	   {Screech rain}.	   {Screech hawk} (Zool.), the European goatsucker; -- so called	      from its note. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Screech owl}. (Zool.)	   (a) A small American owl ({Scops asio}), either gray or	       reddish in color.	   (b) The European barn owl. The name is applied also to other	       species.	       [1913 Webster]
Screechers \Screech"ers\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Screechy \Screech"y\, a.	   Like a screech; shrill and harsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Screed \Screed\ (skr[=e]d), n. [Prov. E., a shred, the border of	   a cap. See {Shred}.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the	          coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five	          feet, as a guide.	      (b) A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster	          screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A fragment; a portion; a shred. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Screed \Screed\, n. [See 1st {Screed}. For sense 2 cf. also	   Gael. sgread an outcry.]	   1. A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill	      sound; as, martial screeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An harangue; a long tirade on any subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            The old carl gae them a screed of doctrine; ye might	            have heard him a mile down the wind.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Screen \Screen\ (skr[=e]n), n. [OE. scren, OF. escrein, escran,	   F. ['e]cran, of uncertain origin; cf. G. schirm a screen,	   OHG. scirm, scerm a protection, shield, or G. schragen a	   trestle, a stack of wood, or G. schranne a railing.]	   1. Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury,	      or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a	      shield or protection; as, a fire screen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your leavy screens throw down.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some ambitious men seem as screens to princes in	            matters of danger and envy.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain	      height for separation and protection, as in a church, to	      separate the aisle from the choir, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall,	      etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a	      magic lantern, solar microscope, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving	      perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the	      finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Cricket) An erection of white canvas or wood placed on	      the boundary opposite a batsman to enable him to see ball	      better.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. a netting, usu. of metal, contained in a frame, used	      mostly in windows or doors to allow in fresh air while	      excluding insects.	   {Screen door}, a door of which half or more is composed of a	      screen.	   {Screen window}, a screen inside a frame, fitted for	      insertion into a window frame.	      [PJC]	   7. 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	      containing phosphors excited by the electron beam, but	      other methods for causing an image to appear on the screen	      are also used, as in flat-panel displays.	      [PJC]	   8. The motion-picture industry; motion pictures. "A star of	      stage and screen."	      [PJC]	Screen \Screen\ (skr[=e]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screened}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Screening}.]	   1. To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to	      separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger;	      to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal;	      as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were encouraged and screened by some who were	            in high commands.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in	      order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the	      worthless from the valuable; to sift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. to examine a group of objects methodically, to separate	      them into groups or to select one or more for some	      purpose. As:	      (a) To inspect the qualifications of candidates for a job,	          to select one or more to be hired.	      (b) (Biochem., Med.) to test a large number of samples, in	          order to find those having specific desirable	          properties; as, to screen plant extracts for	          anticancer agents.	          [PJC]
Screening \Screen"ing\ (skr[=e]n"[i^]ng), n.	   the process of examining or testing objects methodically to	   find those having desirable properties. See {screen[3]}.	   Note: In the pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical	         screening involves testing a large number of samples of	         substances to find those having desirable	         pharmacological activity; those samples which have the	         property sought are called active or positive in the	         screen. The substances tested may be pure compounds	         with known structure, mixtures of pure compounds, or	         complex mixtures obtained by extraction from living	         organisms. There are often additional sets of test	         performed on active samples, called	   {counterscreening} to eliminate those samples that may also	      possess undesirable properties. In the case of screening	      of mixtures from living organisms, a type of	      {counterscreening} called {dereplication} is usually	      performed, to determine if the active sample contains a	      known compound which has previously been studied.	      [PJC]
Screenings \Screen"ings\, n. pl.	   The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), n. [OE. scrue, OF. escroue, escroe,	   female screw, F. ['e]crou, L. scrobis a ditch, trench, in	   LL., the hole made by swine in rooting; cf. D. schroef a	   screw, G. schraube, Icel. skr[=u]fa.]	   1. A cylinder, or a cylindrical perforation, having a	      continuous rib, called the thread, winding round it	      spirally at a constant inclination, so as to leave a	      continuous spiral groove between one turn and the next, --	      used chiefly for producing, when revolved, motion or	      pressure in the direction of its axis, by the sliding of	      the threads of the cylinder in the grooves between the	      threads of the perforation adapted to it, the former being	      distinguished as the external, or male screw, or, more	      usually the screw; the latter as the internal, or female	      screw, or, more usually, the nut.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The screw, as a mechanical power, is a modification of	         the inclined plane, and may be regarded as a	         right-angled triangle wrapped round a cylinder, the	         hypotenuse of the marking the spiral thread of the	         screw, its base equaling the circumference of the	         cylinder, and its height the pitch of the thread.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a kind of nail with a spiral thread and a	      head with a nick to receive the end of the screw-driver.	      Screws are much used to hold together pieces of wood or to	      fasten something; -- called also {wood screws}, and {screw	      nails}. See also {Screw bolt}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything shaped or acting like a screw; esp., a form of	      wheel for propelling steam vessels. It is placed at the	      stern, and furnished with blades having helicoidal	      surfaces to act against the water in the manner of a	      screw. See {Screw propeller}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A steam vesel propelled by a screw instead of wheels; a	      screw steamer; a propeller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An extortioner; a sharp bargainer; a skinflint; a niggard.	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An instructor who examines with great or unnecessary	      severity; also, a searching or strict examination of a	      student by an instructor. [Cant, American Colleges]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A small packet of tobacco. [Slang] --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An unsound or worn-out horse, useful as a hack, and	      commonly of good appearance. --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Math.) A straight line in space with which a definite	      linear magnitude termed the pitch is associated (cf. 5th	      {Pitch}, 10	      (b) ). It is used to express the displacement of a rigid	          body, which may always be made to consist of a	          rotation about an axis combined with a translation	          parallel to that axis.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Zool.) An amphipod crustacean; as, the skeleton screw	       ({Caprella}). See {Sand screw}, under {Sand}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Archimedes screw}, {Compound screw}, {Foot screw}, etc. See	      under {Archimedes}, {Compound}, {Foot}, etc.	   {A screw loose}, something out of order, so that work is not	      done smoothly; as, there is a screw loose somewhere. --H.	      Martineau.	   {Endless screw}, or {perpetual screw}, a screw used to give	      motion to a toothed wheel by the action of its threads	      between the teeth of the wheel; -- called also a {worm}.	      	   {Lag screw}. See under {Lag}.	   {Micrometer screw}, a screw with fine threads, used for the	      measurement of very small spaces.	   {Right and left screw}, a screw having threads upon the	      opposite ends which wind in opposite directions.	   {Screw alley}. See {Shaft alley}, under {Shaft}.	   {Screw bean}. (Bot.)	       (a) The curious spirally coiled pod of a leguminous tree	           ({Prosopis pubescens}) growing from Texas to	           California. It is used for fodder, and ground into	           meal by the Indians.	       (b) The tree itself. Its heavy hard wood is used for	           fuel, for fencing, and for railroad ties.	   {Screw bolt}, a bolt having a screw thread on its shank, in	      distinction from a {key bolt}. See 1st {Bolt}, 3.	   {Screw box}, a device, resembling a die, for cutting the	      thread on a wooden screw.	   {Screw dock}. See under {Dock}.	   {Screw engine}, a marine engine for driving a screw	      propeller.	   {Screw gear}. See {Spiral gear}, under {Spiral}.	   {Screw jack}. Same as {Jackscrew}.	   {Screw key}, a wrench for turning a screw or nut; a spanner	      wrench.	   {Screw machine}.	       (a) One of a series of machines employed in the	           manufacture of wood screws.	       (b) A machine tool resembling a lathe, having a number of	           cutting tools that can be caused to act on the work	           successively, for making screws and other turned	           pieces from metal rods.	   {Screw pine} (Bot.), any plant of the endogenous genus	      {Pandanus}, of which there are about fifty species,	      natives of tropical lands from Africa to Polynesia; --	      named from the spiral arrangement of the pineapple-like	      leaves.	   {Screw plate}, a device for cutting threads on small screws,	      consisting of a thin steel plate having a series of	      perforations with internal screws forming dies.	   {Screw press}, a press in which pressure is exerted by means	      of a screw.	   {Screw propeller}, a screw or spiral bladed wheel, used in	      the propulsion of steam vessels; also, a steam vessel	      propelled by a screw.	   {Screw shell} (Zool.), a long, slender, spiral gastropod	      shell, especially of the genus Turritella and allied	      genera. See {Turritella}.	   {Screw steamer}, a steamship propelled by a screw.	   {Screw thread}, the spiral rib which forms a screw.	   {Screw stone} (Paleon.), the fossil stem of an encrinite.	   {Screw tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Helicteres},	      consisting of about thirty species of tropical shrubs,	      with simple leaves and spirally twisted, five-celled	      capsules; -- also called {twisted-horn}, and {twisty}.	   {Screw valve}, a stop valve which is opened or closed by a	      screw.	   {Screw worm} (Zool.), the larva of an American fly	      ({Compsomyia macellaria}), allied to the blowflies, which	      sometimes deposits its eggs in the nostrils, or about	      wounds, in man and other animals, with fatal results.	   {Screw wrench}.	       (a) A wrench for turning a screw.	       (b) A wrench with an adjustable jaw that is moved by a	           screw.	   {To put the screws on} or {To put the screw on}, to use	      pressure upon, as for the purpose of extortion; to coerce.	      	   {To put under the screw} or {To put under the screws}, to	      subject to pressure; to force.	   {Wood screw}, a metal screw with a sharp thread of coarse	      pitch, adapted to holding fast in wood. See Illust. of	      {Wood screw}, under {Wood}.	      [1913 Webster]	Screw \Screw\ (skr[udd]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Screwed}	   (skr[udd]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Screwing}.]	   1. To turn, as a screw; to apply a screw to; to press,	      fasten, or make firm, by means of a screw or screws; as,	      to screw a lock on a door; to screw a press.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To force; to squeeze; to press, as by screws.	      [1913 Webster]	            But screw your courage to the sticking place,	            And we'll not fail.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To practice extortion upon; to oppress by	      unreasonable or extortionate exactions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our country landlords, by unmeasurable screwing and	            racking their tenants, have already reduced the	            miserable people to a worse condition than the	            peasants in France.                   --swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To twist; to distort; as, to screw his visage.	      [1913 Webster]	            He screwed his face into a hardened smile. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To examine rigidly, as a student; to subject to a severe	      examination. [Cant, American Colleges]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To screw out}, to press out; to extort.	   {To screw up},	      (a) to force; to bring by violent pressure. --Howell.	      (b) to damage by unskillful effort; to bungle; to botch;	          to mess up; as, he screwed up the contract	          negotiations, and we lost the deal.	      (c) [intrans.] to fail by unskillful effort, usually	          causing unpleasant consequences.	   {To screw in}, to force in by turning or twisting.	   {Screw around},	      (a) to act aimlessly or unproductively.	      (b) to commit adultery; to be sexually promiscuous.	   {Screw around with}, to operate or make changes on (a machine	      or device) without expert knowledge; to fiddle with.	      [Colloq.] . -->	      [1913 Webster]	Screw \Screw\, v. i.	   1. To use violent means in making exactions; to be oppressive	      or exacting. --Howitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn one's self uneasily with a twisting motion; as, he	      screws about in his chair.	      [1913 Webster]
screwball \screw"ball\, n.	   1. An eccentric or crazy person; an oddball.	      [PJC]	   2. (Baseball) A baseball pitch that curves in the direction	      opposite to that of a curve ball.	      [PJC]	screwball \screw"ball\, adj.	   1. Eccentric; zany; crazy; as, screwball antics; a screwball	      comedy.	      [PJC]	   2. Ridiculously unsound; improbable or doomed to failure; --	      of plans or ideas; as, a screwball plan to raise cocoanuts	      in Alaska.	      [PJC]
Screw-cutting \Screw"-cut`ting\, a.	   Adapted for forming a screw by cutting; as, a screw-cutting	   lathe.	   [1913 Webster] Screwdriver
Screwdriver \Screw"driv`er\, Screw-driver \Screw"-driv`er\, n.	   A tool for turning screws so as to drive them into their	   place. It has a thin end which enters the nick in the head of	   the screw.	   [1913 Webster]
Screwer \Screw"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, screws.	   [1913 Webster]
Screwing \Screw"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Screw}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Screwing machine}. See {Screw machine}, under {Screw}.	      [1913 Webster]
Scribable \Scrib"a*ble\, a. [See {Scribe}.]	   Capable of being written, or of being written upon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scribatious \Scri*ba"tious\, a. [See {Scribe}.]	   Skillful in, or fond of, writing. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribbet \Scrib"bet\, n.	   A painter's pencil.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. t. [Cf. {Scrabble}.] (Woolen Manuf.)	   To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine.	   [1913 Webster]	Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scribbled} (-b'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Scribbling} (-bl[i^]ng).] [From {Scribe}.]	   1. To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to	      correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing.	      [1913 Webster]	Scribble \Scrib"ble\, v. i.	   To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl.	   [1913 Webster]	         If Maevius scribble in Apollo's spite.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Scribble \Scrib"ble\, n.	   Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a	   scrawl; as, a hasty scribble. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither did I but vacant seasons spend	         In this my scribble.                     --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribblement \Scrib"ble*ment\, n.	   A scribble. [R.] --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribbler \Scrib"bler\, n.	   One who scribbles; a petty author; a writer of no reputation;	   a literary hack.	   [1913 Webster]	         The scribbler, pinched with hunger, writes to dine.	                                                  --Granville.	   [1913 Webster]	Scribbler \Scrib"bler\, n.	   A scribbling machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribbling \Scrib"bling\, n. [See 1st {Scribble}.]	   The act or process of carding coarsely.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scribbling machine}, the machine used for the first carding	      of wool or other fiber; -- called also {scribbler}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scribbling \Scrib"bling\, a.	   Writing hastily or poorly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks!	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Scribbling \Scrib"bling\, n.	   The act of writing hastily or idly.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribblingly \Scrib"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a scribbling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribe \Scribe\ (skr[imac]b), n. [L. scriba, fr. scribere to	   write; cf. Gr. ska`rifos a splinter, pencil, style (for	   writing), E. scarify. Cf. {Ascribe}, {Describe}, {Script},	   {Scrivener}, {Scrutoire}.]	   1. One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another;	      especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or	      secretary; a notary; a copyist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Jewish Hist.) A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled	      in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the	      law to the people.	      [1913 Webster]	Scribe \Scribe\ (skr[imac]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scribed}	   (skr[imac]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scribing}.]	   1. To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.) To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely	      to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor	      which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding,	      or the like; -- so called because the workman marks, or	      scribes, with the compasses the line that he afterwards	      cuts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scribing iron}, an iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or	      marking, casks and logs.	      [1913 Webster]	Scribe \Scribe\, v. i.	   To make a mark.	   [1913 Webster]	         With the separated points of a pair of spring dividers	         scribe around the edge of the templet.   --A. M. Mayer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scriber \Scrib"er\, n.	   A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on	   stuff; a marking awl.	   [1913 Webster]
Scribism \Scrib"ism\, n.	   The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of	   Christ. --F. W. Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrid \Scrid\, n.	   A screed; a shred; a fragment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scriggle \Scrig"gle\, v. i.	   To wriggle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrim \Scrim\, n.	   1. A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in	      openwork patterns, -- used for curtains, etc,; -- called	      also {India scrim}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Thin canvas glued on the inside of panels to prevent	      shrinking, checking, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrimer \Scri"mer\, n. [F. escrimeur. See {Skirmish}.]	   A fencing master. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrimmage \Scrim"mage\ (?; 48), n. [A corruption of skirmish.	   "Sore scrymmishe." --Ld. Berners.] [Written also	   {scrummage}.]	   1. Formerly, a skirmish; now, a general row or confused fight	      or struggle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Football) The struggle in the rush lines after the ball	      is put in play.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrimp \Scrimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrimped} (?; 215); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Scrimping}.] [Cf. Dan. skrumpe, G. schrumpfen, D.	   krimpen. Cf. {Shrimp}, {Shrink}.]	   To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on	   short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to	   scrimp the pattern of a coat.	   [1913 Webster]
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Scrimp \Scrimp\, a.	   Short; scanty; curtailed.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrimp \Scrimp\, n.	   A pinching miser; a niggard. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrimping \Scrimp"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Scrimp}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scrimping bar}, a device used in connection with a calico	      printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise so	      that it may be smooth for printing. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrimpingly \Scrimp"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a scrimping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrimpness \Scrimp"ness\, n.	   The state of being scrimp.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrimption \Scrimp"tion\, n.	   A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrimshaw \Scrim"shaw`\, v. t.	   To ornament, as shells, ivory, etc., by engraving, and	   (usually) rubbing pigments into the incised lines. [Sailor's	   cant. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scrimshaw \Scrim"shaw`\, n.	   A shell, a whale's tooth, or the like, that is scrimshawed.	   [Sailor's cant, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrine \Scrine\, n. [L. scrinium a case for books, letters,	   etc.: cf. OF. escrin, F. ['e]crin. See {Shrine}.]	   A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or	   curiosities are deposited; a shrine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But laid them up in immortal scrine.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Scringe \Scringe\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scringed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scringing}.] [Cf. {Cringe}.]	   To cringe. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrip \Scrip\, n. [OE. scrippe, probably of Scand. origin; cf.	   Icel. & OSw. skreppa, and also LL. scrippum, OF. esquerpe,	   escrepe, F. ['e]charpe scarf. Cf. {Scrap}, {Scarf} a piece of	   dress.]	   A small bag; a wallet; a satchel. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And in requital ope his leathern scrip.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrip \Scrip\, n. [From script.]	   1. A small writing, certificate, or schedule; a piece of	      paper containing a writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Call them generally, man by man, according to the	            scrip.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bills of exchange can not pay our debts abroad, till	            scrips of paper can be made current coin. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A preliminary certificate of a subscription to the capital	      of a bank, railroad, or other company, or for a share of	      other joint property, or a loan, stating the amount of the	      subscription and the date of the payment of the	      installments; as, insurance scrip, consol scrip, etc. When	      all the installments are paid, the scrip is exchanged for	      a bond share certificate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Paper fractional currency. [Colloq.U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Scrippage \Scrip"page\ (?; 48), n.	   The contents of a scrip, or wallet. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Script \Script\, n. [OE. scrit, L. scriptum something written,	   fr. scribere, scriptum to write: cf. OF. escript, escrit, F.	   ['e]crit. See {Scribe}, and cf. {Scrip} a writing.]	   1. A writing; a written document. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) Type made in imitation of handwriting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An original instrument or document.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Written characters; style of writing.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Scriptorium \Scrip*to"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Scriptoria}. [LL. See	   {Scriptory}.]	   In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or	   copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Writing rooms, or scriptoria, where the chief works of	         Latin literature . . . were copied and illuminated.	                                                  --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Scriptory \Scrip"to*ry\, a. [L. scriptorius, fr. scribere,	   scriptum to write.]	   Of or pertaining to writing; expressed in writing; used in	   writing; as, scriptory wills; a scriptory reed. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Scriptural \Scrip"tur*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or	   sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Scripturalism \Scrip"tur*al*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence	   to the Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]
Scripturalist \Scrip"tur*al*ist\, n.	   One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]
Scripturally \Scrip"tur*al*ly\, adv.	   In a scriptural manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scripturalness \Scrip"tur*al*ness\, n.	   Quality of being scriptural.	   [1913 Webster]
Scripture \Scrip"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. scriptura, fr. scribere,	   scriptum, to write: cf. OF. escripture, escriture, F.	   ['e]criture. See {Scribe}.]	   1. Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have put it in scripture and in remembrance.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then the Lord of Manny read the scripture on the	            tomb, the which was in Latin.         --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The books of the Old and the New Testament, or of either	      of them; the Bible; -- used by way of eminence or	      distinction, and chiefly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is not any action a man ought to do, or to	            forbear, but the Scripture will give him a clear	            precept or prohibition for it.        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Compared with the knowledge which the Scriptures	            contain, every other subject of human inquiry is	            vanity.                               --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A passage from the Bible; a text.	      [1913 Webster]	            The devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hanging by the twined thread of one doubtful	            Scripture.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Scripturian \Scrip*tu"ri*an\, n.	   A Scripturist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scripturist \Scrip"tur*ist\ (?; 135), n.	   One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the	   Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Puritan was a Scripturist, -- a Scripturist with	         all his heart, if as yet with imperfect intelligence .	         . . he cherished the scheme of looking to the Word of	         God as his sole and universal directory. --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrit \Scrit\, n. [See {Script}.]	   Writing; document; scroll. [Obs.] "Of every scrit and bond."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scritch \Scritch\, n.	   A screech. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Perhaps it is the owlet's scritch.       --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrivener \Scrive"ner\ (? or ?), n. [From older scrivein, OF.	   escrivain, F. ['e]crivain, LL. scribanus, from L. scribere to	   write. See {Scribe}.]	   1. A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw	      contracts or prepare writings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The writer better scrivener than clerk. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One whose business is to place money at interest; a	      broker. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A writing master. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scrivener's palsy}. See {Writer's cramp}, under {Writer}.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrobicula \Scro*bic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Scrobiculae}. [NL. See	   {Scrobiculate}.] (Zool.)	   One of the smooth areas surrounding the tubercles of a sea	   urchin.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrobicular \Scro*bic"u*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculae; as, scrobicular	   tubercles.	   [1913 Webster] Scrobiculate
Scrobiculate \Scro*bic"u*late\, Scrobiculated
\Scro*bic"u*la`ted\, a. [L. scrobiculus, dim. of scrobis a ditch	   or trench.] (Bot.)	   Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows;	   pitted.	   [1913 Webster] Scrod
Scrod \Scrod\, Scrode \Scrode\, n.	   A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and	   dressed. [Written also {escrod}.] [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scroddled ware \Scrod"dled ware`\	   Mottled pottery made from scraps of differently colored	   clays.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrofula \Scrof"u*la\, n. [L. scrofulae, fr. scrofa a breeding	   sow, because swine were supposed to be subject to such a	   complaint, or by a fanciful comparison of the glandular	   swellings to little pigs; perhaps akin to Gr. ? an old sow:	   cf. F. scrofules. Cf. {Scroyle}.] (Med.)	   A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially	   manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of	   the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and	   marked by a tendency to the development of chronic	   intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane,	   bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the	   power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for	   recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in	   character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis	   (consumption).	   [1913 Webster]
Scrofulide \Scrof"u*lide\ (? or ?), n. (Med.)	   Any affection of the skin dependent on scrofula.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrofulous \Scrof"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F. scrofuleux.]	   1. Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as,	      scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Diseased or affected with scrofula.	      [1913 Webster]	            Scrofulous persons can never be duly nourished.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Scrof"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	      {Scrof"u*lous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrog \Scrog\, n. [Cf. {Scrag}, or Gael. sgrogag anything	   shriveled, from sgrog to compress, shrivel.]	   A stunted shrub, bush, or branch. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scroggy \Scrog"gy\, a.	   Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scroll \Scroll\, n. [A dim. of OE. scroue, scrowe (whence E.	   escrow), OF. escroe, escroue, F. ['e]crou entry in the jail	   book, LL. scroa scroll, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. OD.	   schroode a strip, shred, slip of paper, akin to E. shred. Cf.	   {Shred}, {Escrow}.]	   1. A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a	      roll; a schedule; a list.	      [1913 Webster]	            The heavens shall be rolled together as a scroll.	                                                  --Isa. xxxiv.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is the scroll of every man's name. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornament formed of undulations giving off	      spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman	      architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mark or flourish added to a person's signature, intended	      to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a	      substitute for a seal. [U.S.] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) Same as {Skew surface}. See under {Skew}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Linen scroll} (Arch.) See under {Linen}.	   {Scroll chuck} (Mach.), an adjustable chuck, applicable to a	      lathe spindle, for centering and holding work, in which	      the jaws are adjusted and tightened simultaneously by	      turning a disk having in its face a spiral groove which is	      entered by teeth on the backs of the jaws.	   {Scroll saw}. See under {Saw}.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrolled \Scrolled\, a.	   Formed like a scroll; contained in a scroll; adorned with	   scrolls; as, scrolled work.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrophularia \Scroph`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. So called because it	   was reputed to be a remedy for scrofula.] (Bot.)	   A genus of coarse herbs having small flowers in panicled	   cymes; figwort.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrophulariaceous \Scroph`u*la`ri*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a very large natural order of	   gamopetalous plants ({Scrophulariaceae}, or	   {Scrophularineae}), usually having irregular didynamous	   flowers and a two-celled pod. The order includes the mullein,	   foxglove, snapdragon, figwort, painted cup, yellow rattle,	   and some exotic trees, as the Paulownia.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrotal \Scro"tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the scrotum; as, scrotal hernia.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrotiform \Scro"ti*form\, a. [L. scrotum scrotum + -form.]	   Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrotocele \Scro"to*cele\, n. [Scrotum + Gr. kh`lh a tumor: cf.	   F. scrotoc[`e]le.] (Med.)	   A rupture or hernia in the scrotum; scrotal hernia.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrotum \Scro"tum\, n. [L.] (Anat.)	   The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrouge \Scrouge\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To crowd; to squeeze. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrow \Scrow\ (? or ?), n. [See {Escrow}, {Scroll}.]	   1. A scroll. [Obs.] --Palsgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clipping from skins; a currier's cuttings.	      [1913 Webster]
Scroyle \Scroyle\ (skroil), n. [Cf. OF. escrouselle a kind of	   vermin, escrouelles, pl., scrofula, F. ['e]crouelles, fr.	   (assumed) LL. scrofellae for L. scrofulae. See {Scrofula},	   and cf. {Cruels}.]	   A mean fellow; a wretch. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrubbed}	   (skr[u^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scrubbing}.] [OE. scrobben,	   probably of Dutch or Scand. origin; cf. Dan. skrubbe, Sw.	   skrubba, D. schrobben, LG. schrubben.]	   To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet	   brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of	   cleaning or brightening; as, to scrub a floor, a doorplate.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), v. i.	   To rub anything hard, especially with a wet brush; to scour;	   hence, to be diligent and penurious; as, to scrub hard for a	   living.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), n.	   1. One who labors hard and lives meanly; a mean fellow. "A	      sorry scrub." --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	            We should go there in as proper a manner as	            possible; nor altogether like the scrubs about us.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something small and mean.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A worn-out brush. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A thicket or jungle, often specified by the name of the	      prevailing plant; as, oak scrub, palmetto scrub, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Stock Breeding) One of the common live stock of a region	      of no particular breed or not of pure breed, esp. when	      inferior in size, etc. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Vegetation of inferior quality, though sometimes thick and	      impenetrable, growing in poor soil or in sand; also,	      brush; -- called also {scrub brush}. See {Brush}, above.	      [Australia & South Africa]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   7. (Forestry) A low, straggling tree of inferior quality.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Scrub bird} (Zool.), an Australian passerine bird of the	      family {Atrichornithidae}, as {Atrichia clamosa}; --	      called also {brush bird}.	   {Scrub oak} (Bot.), the popular name of several dwarfish	      species of oak. The scrub oak of New England and the	      Middle States is {Quercus ilicifolia}, a scraggy shrub;	      that of the Southern States is a small tree ({Quercus	      Catesbaei}); that of the Rocky Mountain region is {Quercus	      undulata}, var. Gambelii.	   {Scrub robin} (Zool.), an Australian singing bird of the	      genus {Drymodes}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scrub \Scrub\ (skr[u^]b), a.	   Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.	   [1913 Webster]	         How solitary, how scrub, does this town look!	                                                  --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	         No little scrub joint shall come on my board. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scrub game}, a game, as of ball, by unpracticed players.	   {Scrub race}, a race between scrubs, or between untrained	      animals or contestants.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrubbed \Scrub"bed\ (skr[u^]b"b[e^]d), a.	   Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrubber \Scrub"ber\ (skr[u^]b"b[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush or machine	      used in scrubbing.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Gas Manuf.) A gas washer. See under {Gas}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Manufacturing) a device for removing pollutants from a	      gas stream, especially for removing sulfur oxides from	      processes burning coal or oil.	      [PJC]	Scrubber \Scrub"ber\ (skr[u^]b"b[~e]r), n.	   1. a stunted or emaciated steer.	      [PJC]	   2. A person who lives in the bush. [Australian]	      [PJC]	   3. A domesticated animal which has escaped and lives wild in	      the bush. [Australian]	      [PJC]
Scrubboard \Scrub"board`\ (skr[u^]b"b[=o]rd), n.	   A baseboard; a mopboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrubby \Scrub"by\ (skr[u^]b"b[y^]), a. [Compar. {Scrubbier}	   (skr[u^]b"b[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Scrubbiest}.]	   Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth;	   as, a scrubby cur. "Dense, scrubby woods." --Duke of Argyll.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrubstone \Scrub"stone`\, n.	   A species of calciferous sandstone. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scruff \Scruff\, n. [See {Scurf}.]	   Scurf. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scruff \Scruff\, n. [Cf. {Scuff}.]	   The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back	   of the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrummage \Scrum"mage\ (?; 43), n.	   See {Scrimmage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrumptious \Scrump"tious\, a.	   Nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrunch \Scrunch\, v. t. & v. i. [Cf. {Scranch}, {Crunch}.]	   To scranch; to crunch. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Scruple \Scru"ple\, n. [L. scrupulus a small sharp or pointed	   stone, the twenty-fourth part of an ounce, a scruple,	   uneasiness, doubt, dim. of scrupus a rough or sharp stone,	   anxiety, uneasiness; perh. akin to Gr. ? the chippings of	   stone, ? a razor, Skr. kshura: cf. F. scrupule.]	   1. A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a very small quantity; a particle.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not bate thee a scruple.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining	      what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or	      hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was made miserable by the conflict between his	            tastes and his scruples.              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make scruple}, to hesitate from conscientious motives; to	      scruple.                                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Scruple \Scru"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scrupled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scrupling}.]	   To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on	   account of considerations of conscience or expedience.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are often over-precise, scrupling to say or do those	         things which lawfully we may.            --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men scruple at the lawfulness of a set form of divine	         worship.                                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Scruple \Scru"ple\, v. t.	   1. To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others long before them . . . scrupled more the	            books of heretics than of gentiles.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Letters which did still scruple many of them. --E.	                                                  Symmons.	      [1913 Webster]
Scrupler \Scru"pler\, n.	   One who scruples.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrupulist \Scru"pu*list\, n.	   A scrupler. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrupulize \Scru"pu*lize\, v. t.	   To perplex with scruples; to regard with scruples. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrupulosity \Scru`pu*los"i*ty\	   (skr[udd]`p[-u]*l[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. scrupulositas.]	   The quality or state of being scrupulous; doubt; doubtfulness	   respecting decision or action; caution or tenderness from the	   fear of doing wrong or offending; nice regard to exactness	   and propriety; precision.	   [1913 Webster]	         The first sacrilege is looked on with horror; but when	         they have made the breach, their scrupulosity soon	         retires.                                 --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	         Careful, even to scrupulosity, . . . to keep their	         Sabbath.                                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrupulous \Scru"pu*lous\, a. [L. scrupulosus: cf. F.	   scrupuleux.]	   1. Full of scruples; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful;	      hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of	      offending or of doing wrong.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abusing their liberty, to the offense of their weak	            brethren which were scrupulous.       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence	      from labor; scrupulous performance of duties.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Given to making objections; captious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Equality of two domestic powers	            Breed scrupulous faction.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The justice of that cause ought to be evident; not	            obscure, not scrupulous.              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cautious; careful; conscientious; hesitating.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Scru"pu*lous*ly}, adv. --	        {Scru"pu*lous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Scrutable \Scru"ta*ble\, a.	   Discoverable by scrutiny, inquiry, or critical examination.	   [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutation \Scru*ta"tion\, n. [L. scrutatio.]	   Search; scrutiny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutator \Scru*ta"tor\, n. [L.]	   One who scrutinizes; a close examiner or inquirer. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutin de liste \Scru`tin" de liste"\ (skr[.u]`t[a^]N" d[~e]	   l[=e]st). [F., voting by list.]	   Voting for a group of candidates for the same kind of office	   on one ticket or ballot, containing a list of them; -- the	   method, used in France, as from June, 1885, to Feb., 1889, in	   elections for the Chamber of Deputies, each elector voting	   for the candidates for the whole department in which he	   lived, as disting. from	   {scrutin d'arrondissement} (d[.a]`r[^o]N`d[=e]s`m[aum]N"), or	      voting by each elector for the candidate or candidates for	      his own arrondissement only.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scrutineer \Scru`ti*neer\, n.	   A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an	   election.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutinize \Scru"ti*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scrutinized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Scrutinizing}.] [From {Scrutiny}.]	   To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical	   attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures	   of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of	   individuals.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose votes they were obliged to scrutinize. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those pronounced him youngest who scrutinized his face	         the closest.                             --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster]	Scrutinize \Scru"ti*nize\, v. i.	   To make scrutiny.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutinizer \Scru"ti*ni`zer\, n.	   One who scrutinizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutinous \Scru"ti*nous\, a.	   Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; strict. --	   {Scru"ti*nous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutiny \Scru"ti*ny\, n. [L. scrutinium, fr. scrutari to search	   carefully, originally, to search even to the rags, fr. scruta	   trash, trumpery; perhaps akin to E. shred: cf. AS. scrudnian	   to make scrutiny.]	   1. Close examination; minute inspection; critical	      observation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that have designed exactness and deep scrutiny	            have taken some one part of nature.   --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view	            And narrower scrutiny.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anc. Church) An examination of catechumens, in the last	      week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Canon Law) A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a	      vote is written.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Parliamentary Practice) An examination by a committee of	      the votes given at an election, for the purpose of	      correcting the poll. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	Scrutiny \Scru"ti*ny\, v. t.	   To scrutinize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scrutoire \Scru*toire"\, n. [OF. escritoire. See {Escritoire}.]	   A escritoire; a writing desk.	   [1913 Webster]
Scruze \Scruze\, v. t. [Cf. {Excruciate}.]	   To squeeze, compress, crush, or bruise. [Obs. or Low]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Scry \Scry\, v. t.	   To descry. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Scry \Scry\, n. [From {Scry}, v.]	   A flock of wild fowl.	   [1913 Webster]	Scry \Scry\, n. [OE. ascrie, fr. ascrien to cry out, fr. OF.	   escrier, F. s'['e]crier. See {Ex-}, and {Cry}.]	   A cry or shout. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Scud \Scud\ (sk[u^]d), 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.	   [root]159. See {Shoot}.]	   1. To move swiftly; especially, to move as if driven forward	      by something.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first nautilus that scudded upon the glassy	            surface of warm primeval oceans.      --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wind was high; the vast white clouds scudded	            over the blue heaven.                 --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To be driven swiftly, or to run, before a gale,	      with little or no sail spread.	      [1913 Webster]	Scud \Scud\, v. t.	   To pass over quickly. [R.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Scud \Scud\, n.	   1. The act of scudding; a driving along; a rushing with	      precipitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loose, vapory clouds driven swiftly by the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Borne on the scud of the sea.         --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scud was flying fast above us, throwing a veil	            over the moon.                        --Sir S.	                                                  Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A slight, sudden shower. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than	      a flock. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any swimming amphipod crustacean.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Storm scud}. See the Note under {Cloud}.	      [1913 Webster]
Scuddle \Scud"dle\, v. i. [Freq. of scud: cf. {Scuttle} to	   hurry.]	   To run hastily; to hurry; to scuttle.	   [1913 Webster]
Scudo \Scu"do\, n.; pl. {Scudi}. [It., a crown, a dollar, a	   shield, fr. L. scutum a shield. Cf. {Scute}.] (Com.)	   (a) A silver coin, and money of account, used in Italy and	       Sicily, varying in value, in different parts, but worth	       about 4 shillings sterling, or about 96 cents; also, a	       gold coin worth about the same.	   (b) A gold coin of Rome, worth 64 shillings 11 pence	       sterling, or about $ 15.70.	       [1913 Webster]
Scuff \Scuff\ (sk[u^]f), n. [Cf. D. schoft shoulder, Goth. skuft	   hair of the head. Cf. {Scruff}.]	   The back part of the neck; the scruff. [Prov. Eng.] --Ld.	   Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]	Scuff \Scuff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffed} (sk[u^]ft); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Scuffing}.] [See {Scuffle}.]	   To walk without lifting the feet; to proceed with a scraping	   or dragging movement; to shuffle.	   [1913 Webster]	Scuff \Scuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scuffing}.]	   1. To cause a blemish on the surface of, by scraping against	      an object; as, he scuffed his shoe on the ground.	      [PJC]	   2. To scrape with one's foot; as, he scuffed the chair leg	      with his shoe.	      [PJC]
Scuffle \Scuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Scuffled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scuffling}.] [Freq. of scuff, v.i.; cf. Sw. skuffa to	   push, shove, skuff a push, Dan. skuffe a drawer, a shovel,	   and E. shuffle, shove. See {Shove}, and cf. {Shuffle}.]	   1. To strive or struggle with a close grapple; to wrestle in	      a rough fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to strive or contend tumultuously; to struggle	      confusedly or at haphazard.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gallant man had rather fight to great disadvantage	            in the field, in an orderly way, than scuffle with	            an undisciplined rabble.              --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	Scuffle \Scuf"fle\, n.	   1. A rough, haphazard struggle, or trial of strength; a	      disorderly wrestling at close quarters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a confused contest; a tumultuous struggle for	      superiority; a fight.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dog leaps upon the serpent, and tears it to	            pieces; but in the scuffle the cradle happened to be	            overturned.                           --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A child's pinafore or bib. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A garden hoe. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Scuffler \Scuf"fler\, n.	   1. One who scuffles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agricultural implement resembling a scarifier, but	      usually lighter.	      [1913 Webster]
Scug \Scug\ (sk[u^]g), v. i. [Cf. Dan. skygge to darken, a	   shade, SW. skugga to shade, a shade, Icel. skyggja to shade,	   skuggi a shade.]	   To hide. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Scug \Scug\, n.	   A place of shelter; the declivity of a hill. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Sculk
Sculk \Sculk\ (sk[u^]lk), Sculker \Sculk"er\ (sk[u^]lk"[~e]r).	   See {Skulk}, {Skulker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scull \Scull\ (sk[u^]l), n. (Anat.)	   The skull. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scull \Scull\, n. [See 1st {School}.]	   A shoal of fish. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Scull \Scull\, n. [Of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. skola to	   wash.]	   1. (Naut.)	      (a) A boat; a cockboat. See {Sculler}.	      (b) One of a pair of short oars worked by one person.	      (c) A single oar used at the stern in propelling a boat.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The common skua gull. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Scull \Scull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sculled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sculling}.] (Naut.)	   To impel (a boat) with a pair of sculls, or with a single	   scull or oar worked over the stern obliquely from side to	   side.	   [1913 Webster]	Scull \Scull\, v. i.	   To impel a boat with a scull or sculls.	   [1913 Webster]
Sculler \Scull"er\, n.	   1. A boat rowed by one man with two sculls, or short oars.	      [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sculls.	      [1913 Webster]
Scullery \Scul"ler*y\ (sk[u^]l"l[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl.	   {Sculleries} (sk[u^]l"l[~e]r*[i^]z). [Probably originally, a	   place for washing dishes, and for swillery, fr. OE. swilen to	   wash, AS. swilian (see {Swill} to wash, to drink), but	   influenced either by Icel. skola, skyla, Dan. skylle, or by	   OF. escuelier a place for keeping dishes, fr. escuele a dish,	   F. ['e]cuelle, fr. L. scutella a salver, waiter (cf.	   {Scuttle} a basket); or perhaps the English word is	   immediately from the OF. escuelier; cf. OE. squyllare a	   dishwasher.]	   1. A place where dishes, kettles, and culinary utensils, are	      cleaned and kept; also, a room attached to the kitchen,	      where the coarse work is done; a back kitchen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, refuse; filth; offal. [Obs.] --Gauden.	      [1913 Webster]
Scullion \Scul"lion\ (sk[u^]l"y[u^]n), n. (Bot.)	   A scallion.	   [1913 Webster]	Scullion \Scul"lion\, n. [OF. escouillon (Cot.) a dishclout,	   apparently for escouvillon, F. ['e]couvillon a swab; cf. also	   OF. souillon a servant employed for base offices. Cf.	   {Scovel}.]	   A servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial	   services in the kitchen.	   [1913 Webster]	         The meanest scullion that followed his camp. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Scullionly \Scul"lion*ly\, a.	   Like a scullion; base. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sculp \Sculp\, v. t. [See {Sculptor}.]	   To sculpture; to carve; to engrave. [Obs. or Humorous.]	   --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Sculpin \Scul"pin\, n. [Written also skulpin.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of numerous species of marine cottoid fishes of	       the genus {Cottus}, or {Acanthocottus}, having a large	       head armed with several sharp spines, and a broad mouth.	       They are generally mottled with yellow, brown, and black.	       Several species are found on the Atlantic coasts of	       Europe and America.	   (b) A large cottoid market fish of California	       ({Scorpaenichthys marmoratus}); -- called also {bighead},	       {cabezon}, {scorpion}, {salpa}.	   (c) The dragonet, or yellow sculpin, of Europe ({Callionymus	       lyra}).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other related California	         species.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Deep-water sculpin}, the sea raven.	      [1913 Webster]
Sculptile \Sculp"tile\, a. [L. sculptilis. See Sculptor.]	   Formed by carving; graven; as, sculptile images. [Obs.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sculptor \Sculp"tor\, n. [L. sculptor, fr. sculpere, sculptum,	   to carve; cf. scalpere to cut, carve, scratch, and Gr. ? to	   carve: cf. F. sculpteur.]	   1. One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve	      statues, or works of sculpture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first	      studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic	      material, from which model the marble is cut, or the	      bronze is cast.	      [1913 Webster]
Sculptress \Sculp"tress\, n.	   A female sculptor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sculptural \Sculp"tur*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Of or pertaining to sculpture. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Sculpture \Sculp"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. sculptura: cf. F.	   sculpture.]	   1. The art of carving, cutting, or hewing wood, stone, metal,	      etc., into statues, ornaments, etc., or into figures, as	      of men, or other things; hence, the art of producing	      figures and groups, whether in plastic or hard materials.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Carved work modeled of, or cut upon, wood, stone, metal,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            There, too, in living sculpture, might be seen	            The mad affection of the Cretan queen. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Sculpture \Sculp"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Sculptured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sculpturing}.]	   To form with the chisel on, in, or from, wood, stone, or	   metal; to carve; to engrave.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sculptured tortoise} (Zool.), a common North American wood	      tortoise ({Glyptemys insculpta}). The shell is marked with	      strong grooving and ridges which resemble sculptured	      figures.	      [1913 Webster]
Sculpturesque \Sculp`tur*esque"\, a.	   After the manner of sculpture; resembling, or relating to,	   sculpture.	   [1913 Webster]
Scum \Scum\ (sk[u^]m), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. & Sw.	   skum, Icel. sk[=u]m, LG. schum, D. schuim, OHG. sc[=u]m, G.	   schaum; probably from a root meaning, to cover. [root]158.	   Cf. {Hide} skin, {Meerschaum}, {Skim}, v., {Sky}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The extraneous matter or impurities which rise to the	      surface of liquids in boiling or fermentation, or which	      form on the surface by other means; also, the scoria of	      metals in a molten state; dross.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some to remove the scum as it did rise. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. refuse; recrement; anything vile or worthless.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great and innocent are insulted by the scum and	            refuse of the people.                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Scum \Scum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scumming}.]	   1. To take the scum from; to clear off the impure matter from	      the surface of; to skim.	      [1913 Webster]	            You that scum the molten lead.        --Dryden &	                                                  Lee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sweep or range over the surface of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wandering up and down without certain seat, they	            lived by scumming those seas and shores as pirates.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Scum \Scum\, v. i.	   To form a scum; to become covered with scum. Also used	   figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Life, and the interest of life, have stagnated and	         scummed over.                            --A. K. H.	                                                  Boyd.	   [1913 Webster]
Scumber \Scum"ber\, v. i. [Cf. {Discumber}.]	   To void excrement. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]	Scumber \Scum"ber\, n.	   Dung. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scumble \Scum"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scumbled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Scumbling}.] [Freq. of scum. [root] 158.] (Fine Arts)	   To cover lighty, as a painting, or a drawing, with a thin	   wash of opaque color, or with color-crayon dust rubbed on	   with the stump, or to make any similar additions to the work,	   so as to produce a softened effect.	   [1913 Webster]
Scumbling \Scum"bling\, n.	   1. (Fine Arts)	      (a) A mode of obtaining a softened effect, in painting and	          drawing, by the application of a thin layer of opaque	          color to the surface of a painting, or part of the	          surface, which is too bright in color, or which	          requires harmonizing.	      (b) In crayon drawing, the use of the stump.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The color so laid on. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shining above the brown scumbling of leafless	            orchards.                             --L. Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]
Scummer \Scum"mer\, v. i.	   To scumber. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Scummer \Scum"mer\, n.	   Excrement; scumber. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scummer \Scum"mer\, n. [Cf. OF. escumoire, F. ['e]cumoire. See	   {Scum}, and cf. {Skimmer}.]	   An instrument for taking off scum; a skimmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Scumming \Scum"ming\, n.	   (a) The act of taking off scum.	   (b) That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; -- used	       chiefly in the plural.	       [1913 Webster]
Scummy \Scum"my\, a.	   Covered with scum; of the nature of scum. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Scunner \Scun"ner\, v. t. [Cf. {Shun}.]	   To cause to loathe, or feel disgust at. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scunner \Scun"ner\, v. i.	   To have a feeling of loathing or disgust; hence, to have	   dislike, prejudice, or reluctance. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Scunner \Scun"ner\, n.	   A feeling of disgust or loathing; a strong prejudice;	   abhorrence; as, to take a scunner against some one. [Scot. &	   Prov. Eng.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Scup \Scup\, n. [D. schop.]	   A swing. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Scup \Scup\, n. [Contr. fr. American Indian mishc[`u]p, fr.	   mishe-kuppi large, thick-scaled.] (Zool.)	   A marine sparoid food fish ({Stenotomus chrysops}, or	   {Stenotomus argyrops}), common on the Atlantic coast of the	   United States. It appears bright silvery when swimming in the	   daytime, but shows broad blackish transverse bands at night	   and when dead. Called also {porgee}, {paugy}, {porgy},	   {scuppaug}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The same names are also applied to a closely allied	         Southern species ({Stenotomus Gardeni}).	         [1913 Webster]
Scuppaug \Scup"paug\, n. [Contr. fr. Amer. Indian mishcuppauog,	   pl. of mishcup.] (Zool.)	   See 2d {Scup}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scupper \Scup"per\, n. [OF. escopir, escupir, to spit, perhaps	   for escospir, L. ex + conspuere to spit upon; pref. con- +	   spuere to spit. Cf. {Spit}, v.] (Naut.)	   An opening cut through the waterway and bulwarks of a ship,	   so that water falling on deck may flow overboard; -- called	   also {scupper hole}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scupper hose} (Naut.), a pipe of leather, canvas, etc.,	      attached to the mouth of the scuppers, on the outside of a	      vessel, to prevent the water from entering. --Totten.	   {Scupper nail} (Naut.), a nail with a very broad head, for	      securing the edge of the hose to the scupper.	   {Scupper plug} (Naut.), a plug to stop a scupper. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Scuppernong \Scup"per*nong\ (sk[u^]p"p[~e]r*n[o^]ng), n.	   [Probably of American Indian origin.] (Bot.)	   An American grape, a form of {Vitis vulpina}, found in the	   Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated.	   [1913 Webster]
Scur \Scur\ (sk[^u]r), v. i. [Cf. {Scour} to run.]	   To move hastily; to scour. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scurf \Scurf\, n. [AS. scurf, sceorf, or from Scand.; cf. Sw.	   skorf, Dan. skurv, Icel. skurfur, D. schurft, G. schorf; all	   akin to AS. scurf, and to AS. sceorfan to scrape, to gnaw, G.	   sch["u]rfen to scrape, and probably also to E. scrape. Cf.	   {Scurvy}.]	   1. Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin	      scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the	      scalp; dandruff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scurf is worn away of each committed crime.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface.	      [1913 Webster]	            There stood a hill not far, whose grisly top	            Belched fire and rolling smoke; the rest entire	            Shone with a glossy scurf.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some	      leaves, as in the goosefoot. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]
Scurff \Scurff\, n.	   The bull trout. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scurfiness \Scurf"i*ness\, n.	   1. Quality or state of being scurfy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Scurf.	      [1913 Webster]
Scurfy \Scurf"y\, a. [Compar. {Scurfier}; superl. {Scurfiest}.]	   Having or producing scurf; covered with scurf; resembling	   scurf.	   [1913 Webster]
Scurrier \Scur"ri*er\, n.	   One who scurries.	   [1913 Webster]
Scurrile \Scur"rile\, a. [L. scurrilis, fr. scurra a bufoon,	   jester: cf. F. scurrile.]	   Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly	   opprobrious or loudly jocose in language; scurrilous; as,	   scurrile taunts.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wretched affectation of scurrile laughter.	                                                  --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]	         A scurrile or obscene jest will better advance you at	         the court of Charles than your father's ancient name.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Scurrility \Scur*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. scurrilitas: cf. F.	   scurrilit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous;	      mean, vile, or obscene jocularity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your reasons . . . have been sharp and sententious,	            pleasant without scurrility.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene	      language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Interrupting prayers and sermons with clamor and	            scurrility.                           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Scurrilousness; abuse; insolence; vulgarity; indecency.	        [1913 Webster]
Scurrilous \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 fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile;	      obscenely jocular; as, scurrilous language.	      [1913 Webster]	            The absurd and scurrilous sermon which had very	            unwisely been honored with impeachment. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Opprobrious; abusive; reproachful; insulting; insolent;	        offensive; gross; vile; vulgar; low; foul; foul-mouthed;	        indecent; scurrile; mean.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Scur"ril*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Scur"ril*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Scurrit \Scur"rit\, n. (Zool.)	   The lesser tern ({Sterna minuta}). [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scurry \Scur"ry\, v. i. [Cf. {Scur}, {Skirr}.]	   To hasten away or along; to move rapidly; to hurry; as, the	   rabbit scurried away.	   [1913 Webster]	Scurry \Scur"ry\, n.	   Act of scurrying; hurried movement.	   [1913 Webster]
Scurvily \Scur"vi*ly\, adv.	   In a scurvy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Scurviness \Scur"vi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness.	   [1913 Webster]
Scurvy \Scur"vy\, a. [Compar. {Scurvier}; superl. {Scurviest}.]	   [From {Scurf}; cf. {Scurvy}, n.]	   1. Covered or affected with scurf or scabs; scabby; scurfy;	      specifically, diseased with the scurvy. "Whatsoever man .	      . . be scurvy or scabbed." --Lev. xxi. 18, 20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vile; mean; low; vulgar; contemptible. "A scurvy trick."	      --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	            That scurvy custom of taking tobacco. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] spoke spoke such scurvy and provoking terms.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Scurvy \Scur"vy\, n. [Probably from the same source as scorbute,	   but influenced by scurf, scurfy, scurvy, adj.; cf. D.	   scheurbuik scurvy, G. scharbock, LL. scorbutus. Cf.	   {Scorbute}.] (Med.)	   A disease characterized by livid spots, especially about the	   thighs and legs, due to extravasation of blood, and by spongy	   gums, and bleeding from almost all the mucous membranes. It	   is accompanied by paleness, languor, depression, and general	   debility. It is occasioned by confinement, innutritious food,	   and hard labor, but especially by lack of fresh vegetable	   food, or confinement for a long time to a limited range of	   food, which is incapable of repairing the waste of the	   system. It was formerly prevalent among sailors and soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scurvy grass} [Scurvy + grass; or cf. Icel. skarfak[=a]l	      scurvy grass.] (Bot.) A kind of cress ({Cochlearia	      officinalis}) growing along the seacoast of Northern	      Europe and in arctic regions. It is a remedy for the	      scurvy, and has proved a valuable food to arctic	      explorers. The name is given also to other allied species	      of plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Scut \Scut\, n. [Cf. Icel. skott a fox's tail. [root] 159.]	   [Obs.]	   The tail of a hare, or of a deer, or other animal whose tail	   is short, esp. when carried erect; hence, sometimes, the	   animal itself. "He ran like a scut." --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]	         How the Indian hare came to have a long tail, whereas	         that part in others attains no higher than a scut.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         My doe with the black scut.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scuta \Scu"ta\, n. pl.	   See {Scutum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutage \Scu"tage\ (?; 48), n. [LL. scutagium, from L. scutum a	   shield.] (Eng. Hist.)	   Shield money; commutation of service for a sum of money. See	   {Escuage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutal \Scu"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a shield.	   [1913 Webster]	         A good example of these scutal monstrosities.	                                                  --Cussans.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutate \Scu"tate\, a. [L. scutatus armed with a shield, from	   scutum a shield.]	   1. Buckler-shaped; round or nearly round.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Protected or covered by bony or horny plates, or	      large scales.	      [1913 Webster]
Scutch \Scutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scutched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Scutching}.] [See {Scotch} to cut slightly.]	   1. To beat or whip; to drub. [Old or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate the woody fiber from (flax, hemp, etc.) by	      beating; to swingle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To loosen and dress the fiber of (cotton or silk) by	      beating; to free (fibrous substances) from dust by beating	      and blowing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scutching machine}, a machine used to scutch cotton, silk,	      or flax; -- called also {batting machine}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scutch \Scutch\, n.	   1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. "The	      smoke of the burning scutch." --Cuthbert Bede.	      [1913 Webster]
Scutcheon \Scutch"eon\, n. [Aphetic form of escutcheon.]	   1. An escutcheon; an emblazoned shield. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The corpse lay in state, with all the pomp of	            scutcheons, wax lights, black hangings, and mutes.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small plate of metal, as the shield around a keyhole.	      See {Escutcheon}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Scutcheoned \Scutch"eoned\, a.	   Emblazoned on or as a shield.	   [1913 Webster]	         Scutcheoned panes in cloisters old.      --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutcher \Scutch"er\, n.	   1. One who scutches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or	      cotton, etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Scutch grass \Scutch" grass`\ (Bot.)	   A kind of pasture grass ({Cynodon Dactylon}). See {Bermuda	   grass}: also Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Scute \Scute\, n. [L. scutum a shield, a buckler. See {Scudo}.]	   1. A small shield. [Obs.] --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old French gold coin of the value of 3s. 4d. sterling,	      or about 80 cents.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A bony scale of a reptile or fish; a large horny	      scale on the leg of a bird, or on the belly of a snake.	      [1913 Webster]
Scutella \Scu*tel"la\, n. pl.	   See {Scutellum}.	   [1913 Webster]	Scutella \Scu*tel"la\, n.; pl. {Scutellae}. [NL., fem. dim. of	   L. scutum.] (Zool.)	   See {Scutellum}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster] Scutellate
Scutellate \Scu"tel*late\, Scutellated \Scu"tel*la`ted\, a. [L.	   scutella a dish, salver. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.]	   1. (Zool.) Formed like a plate or salver; composed of	      platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a	      sturgeon. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Scutellum}.] (Zool.) Having the tarsi covered with	      broad transverse scales, or scutella; -- said of certain	      birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Scutellation \Scu`tel*la"tion\, n. (Zool.)	   The entire covering, or mode of arrangement, of scales, as on	   the legs and feet of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutelliform \Scu*tel"li*form\, a. [L. scutella a dish + -form.]	   1. Scutellate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the form of a scutellum.	      [1913 Webster]
Scutelliplantar \Scu*tel`li*plan"tar\, a. [L. scutellus a shield	   + planta foot.] (Zool.)	   Having broad scutella on the front, and small scales on the	   posterior side, of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutellum \Scu*tel"lum\, n.; pl. {Scutella}. [NL., neut. dim. of	   L. scutum a shield.]	   1. (Bot.) A rounded apothecium having an elevated rim formed	      of the proper thallus, the fructification of certain	      lichens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The third of the four pieces forming the upper part of	          a thoracic segment of an insect. It follows the	          scutum, and is followed by the small postscutellum; a	          scutella. See {Thorax}.	      (b) One of the transverse scales on the tarsi and toes of	          birds; a scutella.	          [1913 Webster]
Scutibranch \Scu"ti*branch\, a. (Zool.)	   Scutibranchiate. -- n. One of the Scutibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutibranchia \Scu`ti*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scutibranchiata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutibranchian \Scu`ti*bran"chi*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Scutibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutibranchiata \Scu`ti*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Scutum}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   An order of gastropod Mollusca having a heart with two	   auricles and one ventricle. The shell may be either spiral or	   shieldlike.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is now usually regarded as including only the	         Rhipidoglossa and the Docoglossa. When originally	         established, it included a heterogenous group of	         mollusks having shieldlike shells, such as Haliotis,	         Fissurella, Carinaria, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Scutibranchiate \Scu`ti*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the gills protected by a shieldlike shell; of or	   pertaining to the Scutibranchiata. -- n. One of the	   Scutibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutiferous \Scu*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. scutum shield + -ferous.]	   Carrying a shield or buckler.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutiform \Scu"ti*form\, a. [L. scutum shield + -form: cf. F.	   scutiforme.]	   Shield-shaped; scutate.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutiger \Scu"ti*ger\, n. [NL., fr. L. scutum shield + gerere to	   bear.] (Zool.)	   Any species of chilopod myriapods of the genus {Scutigera}.	   They sometimes enter buildings and prey upon insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutiped \Scu"ti*ped\, a. [L. scutum a shield + pes, pedis, a	   foot: cf. F. scutip[`e]de.] (Zool.)	   Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with	   scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete	   bands terminating at a groove on each side; -- said of	   certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Scutter \Scut"ter\, v. i. [Cf. {Scuttle}, v. i.]	   To run quickly; to scurry; to scuttle. [Prov. Eng.]	         A mangy little jackal . . . cocked up his ears and	         tail, and scuttered across the shallows. --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Scuttle \Scut"tle\, n. [AS. scutel a dish, platter; cf. Icel.	   skutill; both fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra, scuta, a dish	   or platter; cf. scutum a shield. Cf. {Skillet}.]	   1. A broad, shallow basket.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wide-mouthed vessel for holding coal: a coal hod.	      [1913 Webster]	Scuttle \Scut"tle\, v. i. [For scuddle, fr. scud.]	   To run with affected precipitation; to hurry; to bustle; to	   scuddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         With the first dawn of day, old Janet was scuttling	         about the house to wake the baron.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Scuttle \Scut"tle\, n.	   A quick pace; a short run. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	Scuttle \Scut"tle\ (sk[u^]t"t'l), n. [OF. escoutille, F.	   ['e]scoutille, cf. Sp. escotilla; probably akin to Sp.	   escotar to cut a thing so as to make it fit, to hollow a	   garment about the neck, perhaps originally, to cut a	   bosom-shaped piece out, and of Teutonic origin; cf. D. schoot	   lap, bosom, G. schoss, Goth. skauts the hem of a garnment.	   Cf. {Sheet} an expanse.]	   1. A small opening in an outside wall or covering, furnished	      with a lid. Specifically:	      (a) (Naut.) A small opening or hatchway in the deck of a	          ship, large enough to admit a man, and with a lid for	          covering it, also, a like hole in the side or bottom	          of a ship.	      (b) An opening in the roof of a house, with a lid.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The lid or door which covers or closes an opening in a	      roof, wall, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Scuttle butt}, or {Scuttle cask} (Naut.), a butt or cask	      with a large hole in it, used to contain the fresh water	      for daily use in a ship. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Scuttle \Scut"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scuttled}	   (sk[u^]t"t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Scuttling}.]	   1. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides	      of (as of a ship), for any purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sink by making holes through the bottom of; as, to	      scuttle a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: To defeat, frustrate, abandon, or cause to be	      abandoned; -- of plans, projects, actions, hopes; as, the	      review committee scuttled the project due to lack of	      funds.	      [PJC]
scuttlebutt \scut"tle*butt`\ (sk[u^]t"t'l*b[u^]t`), n.	   1. See {scuttle butt}.	      [PJC]	   2. A drinking fountain on board a ship or at a naval station.	      [PJC]	   3. The latest gossip; rumors.	      [PJC]
Scutum \Scu"tum\, n.; pl. {Scuta}. [L.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) An oblong shield made of boards or	      wickerwork covered with leather, with sometimes an iron	      rim; -- carried chiefly by the heavy-armed infantry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) A penthouse or awning. [Obs.] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) The second and largest of the four parts forming the	          upper surface of a thoracic segment of an insect. It	          is preceded by the prescutum and followed by the	          scutellum. See the Illust. under {Thorax}.	      (b) One of the two lower valves of the operculum of a	          barnacle.	          [1913 Webster]
Scybala \Scyb"a*la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sky`balon dung.]	   (Med.)	   Hardened masses of feces.	   [1913 Webster]
Scye \Scye\ (s[imac]), n.	   Arm scye, a cutter's term for the armhole or part of the	   armhole of the waist of a garment. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Scyle \Scyle\ (s[imac]l), v. t. [AS. scylan to withdraw or	   remove.]	   To hide; to secrete; to conceal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scylla \Scyl"la\, n.	   A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool	   Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in	   classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage	   between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the	   saying "Between Scylla and Charybdis," signifying a great	   peril on either hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Scyllaea \Scyl*lae"a\, n. [NL. See {Scylla}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small	   branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy	   lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In color and form these mollusks closely imitate the	         fronds of sargassum and other floating seaweeds among	         which they live.	         [1913 Webster]
Scyllarian \Scyl*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a family ({Scyllaridae}) of macruran Crustacea,	   remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad,	   flat antennae. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Scyllite \Scyl"lite\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance of a sweetish taste, resembling	   inosite and metameric with dextrose. It is extracted from the	   kidney of the dogfish (of the genus {Scyllium}), the shark,	   and the skate.	   [1913 Webster]
Scymetar \Scym"e*tar\, n.	   See {Scimiter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scypha \Scy"pha\, n.; pl. {Scyphae}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   See {Scyphus}, 2	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Scyphiform \Scy"phi*form\, a. [L. scyphus a cup + -form.] (Bot.)	   Cup-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Scyphistoma \Scy*phis"to*ma\, n.; pl. {Scyphistomata},	   {Scyphistomae}. [NL., fr. Gr. sky`fos a cup + sto`ma the	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it	   resembles a hydroid, or actinian.	   [1913 Webster]
Scyphobranchii \Scy`pho*bran"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   sky`fos a cup + bra`gchion a gill.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes including the blennioid and gobioid	   fishes, and other related families.	   [1913 Webster]
Scyphomedusae \Scy`pho*me*du"sae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sky`fos	   cup + NL. medusa.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Acraspeda}, or {Discophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Scyphophori \Scy*phoph"o*ri\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sky`fos a cup	   + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa.	   They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the	   tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Scyphus \Scy"phus\, n.; pl. {Scyphi}. [L., a cup, Gr. sky`fos.]	   1. (Antiq.) A kind of large drinking cup, -- used by Greeks	      and Romans, esp. by poor folk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The cup of a narcissus, or a similar appendage to the	          corolla in other flowers.	      (b) A cup-shaped stem or podetium in lichens. Also called	          {scypha}. See Illust. of {Cladonia pyxidata}, under	          {Lichen}.	          [1913 Webster]
Scythe \Scythe\ (s[imac]th), n. [OE. sithe, AS. s[imac][eth]e,	   sig[eth]e; akin to Icel. sig[eth]r a sickle, LG. segd, seged,	   seed, seid, OHG. segansa sickle, scythe, G. sense scythe, and	   to E. saw a cutting instrument. See {Saw}.] [Written also	   {sithe} and {sythe}.]	   1. An instrument for mowing grass, grain, or the like, by	      hand, composed of a long, curving blade, with a sharp	      edge, made fast to a long handle, called a snath, which is	      bent into a form convenient for use.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sharp-edged scythe shears up the spiring grass.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever thing	            The scythe of Time mows down.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Antiq.) A scythe-shaped blade attached to ancient war	      chariots.	      [1913 Webster]	Scythe \Scythe\, v. t.	   To cut with a scythe; to cut off as with a scythe; to mow.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Time had not scythed all that youth begun. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Scythed \Scythed\, a.	   Armed with scythes, as a chariot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chariots scythed,	         On thundering axles rolled.              --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Scytheman \Scythe"man\, n.; pl. {Scythemen}.	   One who uses a scythe; a mower. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Scythestone \Scythe"stone`\, n.	   A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Scythewhet \Scythe"whet`\, n. (Zool.)	   Wilson's thrush; -- so called from its note. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Scythian \Scyth"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern	   part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language	   or inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Scythian lamb}. (Bot.) See {Barometz}.	      [1913 Webster]	Scythian \Scyth"i*an\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Scythia; specifically (Ethnol.),	      one of a Slavonic race which in early times occupied	      Eastern Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The language of the Scythians.	      [1913 Webster]
Scytodermata \Scy`to*der"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a hide +	   ? a skin.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Holothurioidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sdain \Sdain\, v. & n.	   Disdain. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
'Sdeath \'Sdeath\, interj. [Corrupted fr. God's death.]	   An exclamation expressive of impatience or anger. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sdeign \Sdeign\, v. t.	   To disdain. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But either sdeigns with other to partake. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea \Sea\ (s[=e]), n. [OE. see, AS. s[=ae]; akin to D. zee, OS.	   & OHG. s[=e]o, G. see, OFries. se, Dan. s["o], Sw. sj["o],	   Icel. saer, Goth. saiws, and perhaps to L. saevus fierce,	   savage. [root]151a.]	   1. One of the larger bodies of salt water, less than an	      ocean, found on the earth's surface; a body of salt water	      of second rank, generally forming part of, or connecting	      with, an ocean or a larger sea; as, the Mediterranean Sea;	      the Sea of Marmora; the North Sea; the Carribean Sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inland body of water, esp. if large or if salt or	      brackish; as, the Caspian Sea; the Sea of Aral; sometimes,	      a small fresh-water lake; as, the Sea of Galilee.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The ocean; the whole body of the salt water which covers a	      large part of the globe.	      [1913 Webster]	            I marvel how the fishes live in the sea. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ambiguous between sea and land	            The river horse and scaly crocodile.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The swell of the ocean or other body of water in a high	      wind; motion or agitation of the water's surface; also, a	      single wave; a billow; as, there was a high sea after the	      storm; the vessel shipped a sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Jewish Antiq.) A great brazen laver in the temple at	      Jerusalem; -- so called from its size.	      [1913 Webster]	            He made a molten sea of ten cubits from brim to	            brim, round in compass, and five cubits the height	            thereof.                              --2 Chron. iv.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fig.: Anything resembling the sea in vastness; as, a sea	      of glory. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the space . . . was one sea of heads.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sea is often used in the composition of words of	         obvious signification; as, sea-bathed, sea-beaten,	         sea-bound, sea-bred, sea-circled, sealike, sea-nursed,	         sea-tossed, sea-walled, sea-worn, and the like. It is	         also used either adjectively or in combination with	         substantives; as, sea bird, sea-bird, or seabird, sea	         acorn, or sea-acorn.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At sea}, upon the ocean; away from land; figuratively,	      without landmarks for guidance; lost; at the mercy of	      circumstances. "To say the old man was at sea would be too	      feeble an expression." --G. W. Cable	   {At full sea} at the height of flood tide; hence, at the	      height. "But now God's mercy was at full sea." --Jer.	      Taylor.	   {Beyond seas}, or {Beyond the sea} or {Beyond the seas}	      (Law), out of the state, territory, realm, or country.	      --Wharton.	   {Half seas over}, half drunk. [Colloq.] --Spectator.	   {Heavy sea}, a sea in which the waves run high.	   {Long sea}, a sea characterized by the uniform and steady	      motion of long and extensive waves.	   {Short sea}, a sea in which the waves are short, broken, and	      irregular, so as to produce a tumbling or jerking motion.	      	   {To go to sea}, to adopt the calling or occupation of a	      sailor.	      [1913 Webster]	Sea acorn \Sea" a"corn\ (Zool.)	   An acorn barnacle ({Balanus}).	   [1913 Webster]	Sea adder \Sea" ad"der\ (Zool.)	   (a) The European fifteen-spined stickleback ({Gasterosteus	       spinachia}); -- called also {bismore}.	   (b) The European tanglefish, or pipefish ({Syngnathus acus}).	       [1913 Webster]	Sea anchor \Sea" an"chor\ (Naut.)	   See {Drag sail}, under 4th {Drag}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea anemone \Sea" a*nem"o*ne\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa,	   belonging to the order {Actinaria}; an actinian.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They have the oral disk surrounded by one or more	         circles of simple tapering tentacles, which are often	         very numerous, and when expanded somewhat resemble the	         petals of flowers, with colors varied and often very	         beautiful.	         [1913 Webster]	Sea ape \Sea" ape`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The thrasher shark.	   (b) The sea otter.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea apple \Sea" ap"ple\ (Bot.)	   The fruit of a West Indian palm ({Manicaria Plukenetii}),	   often found floating in the sea. --A. Grisebach.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea arrow \Sea" ar"row\ (Zool.)	   A squid of the genus {Ommastrephes}. See {Squid}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea bank \Sea" bank`\	   1. The seashore. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bank or mole to defend against the sea.	      [1913 Webster]
Sea-bar \Sea"-bar`\, n. (Zool.)	   A tern.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea barrow \Sea" bar"row\ (Zool.)	   A sea purse.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea bass \Sea" bass`\ . (Zool.)	   (a) A large marine food fish ({Serranus atrarius} syn.	       {Centropristis atrarius}) which abounds on the Atlantic	       coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black	       bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and	       blotches. Called also, locally, {blue bass}, {black sea	       bass}, {blackfish}, {bluefish}, and {black perch}.	   (b) A California food fish ({Cynoscion nobile}); -- called	       also {white sea bass}, and {sea salmon}.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea bat \Sea" bat`\ (Zool.)	   See {Batfish}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Seabeach \Sea"beach`\, n.	   A beach lying along the sea. "The bleak seabeach."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea bean \Sea" bean\ (Bot.)	   Same as {Florida bean}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea bear \Sea" bear`\ (Zool.)	   (a) Any fur seal. See under {Fur}.	   (b) The white bear.	       [1913 Webster]
Seabeard \Sea"beard`\, n. (Bot.)	   A green seaweed ({Cladophora rupestris}) growing in dense	   tufts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea beast \Sea" beast`\ (Zool.)	   Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea bird \Sea" bird`\ (Zool.)	   Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea blite \Sea" blite`\ (Bot.)	   A plant ({Suaeda maritima}) of the Goosefoot family, growing	   in salt marshes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-blubber \Sea"-blub"ber\, n. (Zool.)	   A jellyfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaboard \Sea"board`\, n. [Sea + board, F. bord side.]	   The seashore; seacoast. --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]	Seaboard \Sea"board`\, a.	   Bordering upon, or being near, the sea; seaside; seacoast;	   as, a seaboard town.	   [1913 Webster]	Seaboard \Sea"board`\, adv.	   Toward the sea. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seaboat \Sea"boat`\ [AS. s[=ae]b[=a]t.]	   1. A boat or vessel adapted to the open sea; hence, a vessel	      considered with reference to her power of resisting a	      storm, or maintaining herself in a heavy sea; as, a good	      sea boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A chiton.	      [1913 Webster]
Seabord \Sea"bord`\, n. & a.	   See {Seaboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-bordering \Sea"-bor"der*ing\, a.	   Bordering on the sea; situated beside the sea. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-born \Sea"-born`\, a.	   1. Born of the sea; produced by the sea. "Neptune and his	      sea-born niece." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Born at sea.	      [1913 Webster]
Seabound \Sea"bound`\, a.	   Bounded by the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea bow \Sea" bow`\	   See {Marine rainbow}, under {Rainbow}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea boy \Sea" boy`\	   A boy employed on shipboard.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea breach \Sea" breach`\	   A breaking or overflow of a bank or a dike by the sea.	   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea bream \Sea" bream`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of sparoid fishes, especially the	   common European species ({Pagellus centrodontus}), the	   Spanish ({Pagellus Oweni}), and the black sea bream	   ({Cantharus lineatus}); -- called also {old wife}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea brief \Sea" brief`\	   Same as {Sea letter}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea bug \Sea" bug`\ (Zool.)	   A chiton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-built \Sea"-built`\, a.	   Built at, in, or by the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea butterfly \Sea" but"ter*fly`\ (Zool.)	   A pteropod.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea cabbage \Sea" cab"bage\ (?; 48). (Bot.)	   See {Sea kale}, under {Kale}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea calf \Sea" calf`\ (Zool.)	   The common seal.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea canary \Sea" ca*na"ry\ [So called from a whistling sound	   which it makes.] (Zool.)	   The beluga, or white whale.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea captain \Sea" cap"tain\	   The captain of a vessel that sails upon the sea.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea card \Sea" card`\	   Mariner's card, or compass.	   [1913 Webster] Sea catfish	Sea catfish \Sea" cat`fish\ Sea cat \Sea" cat`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The wolf fish.	   (b) Any marine siluroid fish, as {Aelurichthys marinus}, and	       {Arinus felis}, of the eastern coast of the United	       States. Many species are found on the coasts of Central	       and South America.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea chart \Sea" chart`\	   A chart or map on which the lines of the shore, islands,	   shoals, harbors, etc., are delineated.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea chickweed \Sea" chick"weed`\ (Bot.)	   A fleshy plant ({Arenaria peploides}) growing in large tufts	   in the sands of the northern Atlantic seacoast; -- called	   also {sea sandwort}, and {sea purslane}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea clam \Sea" clam`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open	   seacoast, especially those of the family {Mactridae}, as the	   common American species. ({Mactra solidissima} or {Spisula	   solidissima}); -- called also {beach clam}, and {surf clam}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea coal \Sea" coal`\	   Coal brought by sea; -- a name by which mineral coal was	   formerly designated in the south of England, in distinction	   from charcoal, which was brought by land.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sea-coal facing} (Founding), facing consisting of pulverized	      bituminous coal.	      [1913 Webster]
Seacoast \Sea"coast`\, n.	   The shore or border of the land adjacent to the sea or ocean.	   Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea cob \Sea" cob`\ (Zool.)	   The black-backed gull.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea cock \Sea" cock`\	   1. In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's	      side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The black-bellied plover.	      (b) A gurnard, as the European red gurnard ({Trigla	          pini}).	          [1913 Webster]	Sea cocoa \Sea" co"coa\ (Bot.)	   A magnificent palm ({Lodoicea Sechellarum}) found only in the	   Seychelles Islands. The fruit is an immense two-lobed nut. It	   was found floating in the Indian Ocean before the tree was	   known, and called sea cocoanut, and double cocoanut.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea colander \Sea" col"an*der\ (Bot.)	   A large blackfish seaweed ({Agarum Turneri}), the frond of	   which is punctured with many little holes.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea colewort \Sea" cole"wort`\ (Bot.)	   Sea cabbage.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea compass \Sea" com"pass\	   The mariner's compass. See under {Compass}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea coot \Sea" coot`\ (Zool.)	   A scoter duck.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea corn \Sea" corn`\ (Zool.)	   A yellow cylindrical mass of egg capsules of certain species	   of whelks ({Buccinum}), which resembles an ear of maize.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea cow \Sea" cow`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The mantee.	   (b) The dugong.	   (c) The walrus.	       [1913 Webster] Sea crawfish	Sea crawfish \Sea" craw"fish`\ Sea crayfish \Sea" cray"fish`\	   (Zool.)	   Any crustacean of the genus {Palinurus} and allied genera, as	   the European spiny lobster ({Palinurus vulgaris}), which is	   much used as an article of food. See {Lobster}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea crow \Sea" crow`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The chough. [Ireland]	   (b) The cormorant.	   (c) The blackheaded pewit, and other gulls.	   (d) The skua.	   (e) The razorbill. [Orkney Islands]	   (f) The coot.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea cucumber \Sea" cu"cum*ber\ (Zool.)	   Any large holothurian, especially one of those belonging to	   the genus {Pentacta}, or {Cucumaria}, as the common American	   and European species. ({Pentacta frondosa}).	   [1913 Webster]	Sea dace \Sea" dace`\ (Zool.)	   The European sea perch.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea daffodil \Sea" daf"fo*dil\ (Bot.)	   A European amaryllidaceous plant ({Pancratium maritimum}).	   [1913 Webster]	Sea devil \Sea" dev`il\(Zool.)	   (a) Any very large ray, especially any species of the genus	       {Manta} or {Cephaloptera}, some of which become more than	       twenty feet across and weigh several tons. See also {Ox	       ray}, under {Ox}.	   (b) Any large cephalopod, as a large Octopus, or a giant	       squid ({Architeuthis}). See {Devilfish}.	   (c) The angler.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea dog \Sea" dog`\	   1. (Zool.) The dogfish.	      (b) The common seal.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. An old sailor; a salt. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Sea dotterel \Sea" dot"ter*el\ (Zool.)	   The turnstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea dove \Sea" dove`\ (Zool.)	   The little auk, or rotche. See Illust. of {Rotche}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea dragon \Sea" drag"on\ (Zool.)	   (a) A dragonet, or sculpin.	   (b) The pegasus.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea drake \Sea" drake`\ (Zool.)	   The pewit gull.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea duck \Sea" duck`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of ducks which frequent the	   seacoasts and feed mainly on fishes and mollusks. The	   scoters, eiders, old squaw, and ruddy duck are examples. They	   may be distinguished by the lobate hind toe.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea eagle \Sea" ea"gle\	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles	      of the genus {Haliaeetus} and allied genera, as the North	      Pacific sea eagle ({Haliaeetus pelagicus}), which has	      white shoulders, head, rump, and tail; the European	      white-tailed eagle ({Haliaeetus albicilla}); and the	      Indian white-tailed sea eagle, or fishing eagle	      ({Polioaetus ichthyaetus}). The bald eagle and the osprey	      are also sometimes classed as sea eagles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The eagle ray. See under {Ray}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sea-ear \Sea"-ear`\ (s[=e]"[=e]r`), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of ear-shaped shells of the genus {Haliotis}. See	   {Abalone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea eel \Sea" eel`\ (s[=e]" [=e]l`). (Zool.)	   The conger eel.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea egg \Sea" egg`\ (s[=e]" [e^]g`). (Zool.)	   A sea urchin.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea elephant \Sea" el"e*phant\ (s[=e]" [=e]"[-e]*fant). (Zool.)	   A very large seal ({Macrorhinus proboscideus}) of the	   Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains	   a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the	   prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile	   elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of	   smaller size ({Macrorhinus angustirostris}) occurs on the	   coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea fan \Sea" fan"\ (s[=e]" f[a^]n`). (Zool.)	   Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especially	   {Gorgonia flabellum} of Florida and the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Seafarer \Sea"far`er\, n. [Sea + fare.]	   One who follows the sea as a business; a mariner; a sailor.	   [1913 Webster]
Seafaring \Sea"far`ing\, a.	   Following the business of a mariner; as, a seafaring man.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea feather \Sea" feath"er\ (Zool.)	   Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea fennel \Sea" fen"nel\ (Bot.)	   Samphire.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea fern \Sea" fern"\ (Zool.)	   Any gorgonian which branches like a fern.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea fight \Sea" fight`\	   An engagement between ships at sea; a naval battle.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea fir \Sea" fir`\ (Zool.)	   A sertularian hydroid, especially Sertularia abietina, which	   branches like a miniature fir tree.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea flower \Sea" flow"er\ (Zool.)	   A sea anemone, or any related anthozoan.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea foam \Sea" foam`\	   1. Foam of sea water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Meerschaum; -- called also {sea froth}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sea fowl \Sea" fowl`\ (Zool.)	   Any bird which habitually frequents the sea, as an auk,	   gannet, gull, tern, or petrel; also, all such birds,	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea fox \Sea" fox`\ (Zool.)	   The thrasher shark. See {Thrasher}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea froth \Sea" froth`\ (?; 115).	   See {Sea foam}, 2.	   [1913 Webster] Sea-gate
Sea-gate \Sea"-gate`\, Sea-gait \Sea"-gait`\, n.	   A long, rolling swell of the sea. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea gauge \Sea" gauge`\	   See under {Gauge}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Sea gherkin	Sea gherkin \Sea" gher`kin\, or Sea girkin \Sea" gir"kin\	   (Zool.)	   Any small holothurian resembling in form a gherkin.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea ginger \Sea" gin"ger\ (Zool.)	   A hydroid coral of the genus {Millepora}, especially	   {Millepora alcicornis}, of the West Indies and Florida. So	   called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust.	   under {Millepore}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea girdles \Sea" gir"dles\ (Bot.)	   A kind of kelp ({Laminaria digitata}) with palmately cleft	   fronds; -- called also {sea wand}, {seaware}, and tangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Seagirt \Sea"girt`\, a.	   Surrounded by the water of the sea or ocean; as, a seagirt	   isle. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea god \Sea" god`\	   A marine deity; a fabulous being supposed to live in, or have	   dominion over, the sea, or some particular sea or part of the	   sea, as Neptune.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea goddess \Sea" god"dess\	   A goddess supposed to live in or reign over the sea, or some	   part of the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Seagoing \Sea"go`ing\, a.	   Going upon the sea; especially, sailing upon the deep sea; --	   used in distinction from coasting or river, as applied to	   vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea goose \Sea" goose`\ (Zool.)	   A phalarope.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea gown \Sea" gown`\	   A gown or frock with short sleeves, formerly worn by	   mariners. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea grape \Sea" grape`\	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) The gulf weed. See under {Gulf}.	      (b) A shrubby plant ({Coccoloba uvifera}) growing on the	          sandy shores of tropical America, somewhat resembling	          the grapevine.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Zool.) The clusters of gelatinous egg capsules of a	      squid ({Loligo}).	      [1913 Webster]	Sea grass \Sea" grass`\ (Bot.)	   Eelgrass.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea green \Sea" green`\	   The green color of sea water.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-green \Sea"-green`\, a.	   Of a beautiful bluish green color, like sea water on	   soundings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea gudgeon \Sea" gud"geon\ (Zool.)	   The European black goby ({Gobius niger}).	   [1913 Webster]	Sea gull \Sea" gull`\ (Zool.)	   Any gull living on the seacoast.	   [1913 Webster]
Seah \Se"ah\, n.	   A Jewish dry measure containing one third of an ephah.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea hare \Sea" hare`\ (Zool.)	   Any tectibranchiate mollusk of the genus {Aplysia}. See	   {Aplysia}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea hawk \Sea" hawk`\ (Zool.)	   A jager gull.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea heath \Sea" heath`\ (Bot.)	   A low perennial plant ({Frankenia laevis}) resembling heath,	   growing along the seashore in Europe.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea hedgehog \Sea" hedge"hog`\ (Zool.)	   A sea urchin.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea hen \Sea" hen`\ (Zool.)	   The common guillemot; -- applied also to various other sea	   birds.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea hog \Sea" hog`\ (Zool.)	   The porpoise.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea holly \Sea" hol"ly\ (Bot.)	   An evergeen seashore plant ({Eryngium maritimum}). See	   {Eryngium}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea holm \Sea" holm`\	   A small uninhabited island.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea holm \Sea" holm`\ (Bot.)	   Sea holly.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea horse \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 heraldry. See	      {Hippocampus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The walrus.	      (b) Any fish of the genus Hippocampus.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a passage of Dryden's, the word is supposed to refer	         to the hippopotamus.	         [1913 Webster]	Sea hulver \Sea" hul"ver\ (Bot.)	   Sea holly.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-island \Sea"-is`land\, a.	   Of or pertaining to certain islands along the coast of South	   Carolina and Georgia; as, sea-island cotton, a superior	   cotton of long fiber produced on those islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea jelly \Sea" jel"ly\ (Zool.)	   A medusa, or jellyfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Seak \Seak\, n.	   Soap prepared for use in milling cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea kale \Sea" kale"\ (Bot.)	   See under {Kale}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea king \Sea" king`\	   One of the leaders among the Norsemen who passed their lives	   in roving the seas in search of plunder and adventures; a	   Norse pirate chief. See the Note under {Viking}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seal \Seal\ (s[=e]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG.	   selah, Dan. sael, Sw. sj[aum]l, Icel. selr.] (Zool.)	   Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocidae} and	   {Otariidae}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in	         the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are	         numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea	         lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal},	         {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal	         ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora	         cristata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca foetida}), are	         northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal},	         {Monk seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp},	         {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their	         skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some	         species is very abundant.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Harbor seal} (Zool.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It	      inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific	      Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled	      seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land	      seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard},	      {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}.	      [1913 Webster]	Seal \Seal\, n. [OE. seel, OF. seel, F. sceau, fr. L. sigillum a	   little figure or image, a seal, dim. of signum a mark, sign,	   figure, or image. See {Sign}, n., and cf. {Sigil}.]	   1. An engraved or inscribed stamp, used for marking an	      impression in wax or other soft substance, to be attached	      to a document, or otherwise used by way of authentication	      or security.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wax, wafer, or other tenacious substance, set to an	      instrument, and impressed or stamped with a seal; as, to	      give a deed under hand and seal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till thou canst rail the seal from off my bond	            Thou but offend'st thy lungs to speak so loud.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which seals or fastens; esp., the wax or wafer placed	      on a letter or other closed paper, etc., to fasten it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which confirms, ratifies, or makes stable; that which	      authenticates; that which secures; assurance. "Under the	      seal of silence." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a red seal is the setting sun	            On the good and the evil men have done.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An arrangement for preventing the entrance or return of	      gas or air into a pipe, by which the open end of the pipe	      dips beneath the surface of water or other liquid, or a	      deep bend or sag in the pipe is filled with the liquid; a	      draintrap.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Great seal}. See under {Great}.	   {Privy seal}. See under {Privy}, a.	   {Seal lock}, a lock in which the keyhole is covered by a seal	      in such a way that the lock can not be opened without	      rupturing the seal.	   {Seal manual}. See under {Manual}, a.	   {Seal ring}, a ring having a seal engraved on it, or	      ornamented with a device resembling a seal; a signet ring.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Seal \Seal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sealed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sealing}.] [OE. selen; cf. OF. seeler, seieler, F. sceller,	   LL. sigillare. See {Seal} a stamp.]	   1. To set or affix a seal to; hence, to authenticate; to	      confirm; to ratify; to establish; as, to seal a deed.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with my hand I seal my true heart's love.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with a stamp, as an evidence of standard	      exactness, legal size, or merchantable quality; as, to	      seal weights and measures; to seal silverware.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fasten with a seal; to attach together with a wafer,	      wax, or other substance causing adhesion; as, to seal a	      letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, to shut close; to keep close; to make fast; to keep	      secure or secret.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seal up your lips, and give no words but "mum".	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fix, as a piece of iron in a wall, with cement,	      plaster, or the like. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To close by means of a seal; as, to seal a drainpipe with	      water. See 2d {Seal}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Among the Mormons, to confirm or set apart as a second or	      additional wife. [Utah, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man once married desires a second helpmate . .	            . she is sealed to him under the solemn sanction of	            the church.                           --H.	                                                  Stansbury.	      [1913 Webster]	Seal \Seal\, v. i.	   To affix one's seal, or a seal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will seal unto this bond.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea laces \Sea" la"ces\ (Bot.)	   A kind of seaweed ({Chorda Filum}) having blackish cordlike	   fronds, often many feet long.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea lamprey \Sea" lam"prey\ (Zool.)	   The common lamprey.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea language \Sea" lan"guage\	   The peculiar language or phraseology of seamen; sailor's	   cant.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea lark \Sea" lark`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The rock pipit ({Anthus obscurus}).	   (b) Any one of several small sandpipers and plovers, as the	       ringed plover, the turnstone, the dunlin, and the	       sanderling.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea lavender \Sea" lav"en*der\ (Bot.)	   See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Marsh}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea lawyer \Sea" law"yer\ (Zool.)	   The gray snapper. See under {Snapper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seal-brown \Seal"-brown`\, a.	   Of a rich dark brown color, like the fur of the fur seal	   after it is dyed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea legs \Sea" legs`\	   Legs able to maintain their possessor upright in stormy	   weather at sea, that is, ability to stand or walk steadily on	   deck when a vessel is rolling or pitching in a rough sea.	   [Sailor's Cant] --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea lemon \Sea" lem"on\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of nudibranchiate mollusks of the	   genus Doris and allied genera, having a smooth, thick, convex	   yellow body.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea leopard \Sea" leop"ard\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of spotted seals, especially	   {Ogmorhinus leptonyx}, and {Leptonychotes Weddelli}, of the	   Antarctic Ocean. The North Pacific sea leopard is the harbor	   seal.	   [1913 Webster]
Sealer \Seal"er\, n.	   One who seals; especially, an officer whose duty it is to	   seal writs or instruments, to stamp weights and measures, or	   the like.	   [1913 Webster]	Sealer \Sealer\, n.	   A mariner or a vessel engaged in the business of capturing	   seals.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea letter \Sea" let"ter\ (Mar. Law.)	   The customary certificate of national character which neutral	   merchant vessels are bound to carry in time of war; a	   passport for a vessel and cargo. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea lettuce \Sea" let"tuce\ (Bot.)	   The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus	   {Ulva}, sometimes used as food.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea level \Sea" lev"el\	   The level of the surface of the sea; any surface on the same	   level with the sea.	   [1913 Webster] Sealgh
Sealgh \Sealgh\, Selch \Selch\, n.. (Zool.)	   A seal. [Scotch]	   [1913 Webster]
Sea lily \Sea" lil"y\ (Zool.)	   A crinoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sealing wax \Seal"ing wax`\	   A compound of the resinous materials, pigments, etc., used as	   a material for seals, as for letters, documents, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea lion \Sea" li"on\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several large species of seals of the family	   {Otariidae} native of the Pacific Ocean, especially the	   southern sea lion ({Otaria jubata}) of the South American	   coast; the northern sea lion ({Eumetopias Stelleri}) found	   from California to Japan; and the black, or California, sea	   lion ({Zalophus Californianus}), which is common on the rocks	   near San Francisco.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea loach \Sea" loach"\ (Zool.)	   The three-bearded rockling. See {Rockling}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea louse \Sea" louse`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of isopod crustaceans of	   {Cymothoa}, {Livoneca}, and allied genera, mostly parasites	   on fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sealskin \Seal"skin`\, n.	   The skin of a seal; the pelt of a seal prepared for use, esp.	   of the fur seal; also, a garment made of this material.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Seam \Seam\ (s[=e]m), n. [See {Saim}.]	   Grease; tallow; lard. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Shak. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Seam \Seam\, n. [OE. seem, seam, AS. se['a]m; akin to D. zoom,	   OHG. soum, G. saum, LG. soom, Icel. saumr, Sw. & Dan. s["o]m,	   and E. sew. [root] 156. See {Sew} to fasten with thread.]	   1. The fold or line formed by sewing together two pieces of	      cloth or leather.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a line of junction; a joint; a suture, as on a	      ship, a floor, or other structure; the line of union, or	      joint, of two boards, planks, metal plates, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Precepts should be so finely wrought together . . .	            that no coarse seam may discover where they join.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol. & Mining) A thin layer or stratum; a narrow vein	      between two thicker strata; as, a seam of coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A line or depression left by a cut or wound; a scar; a	      cicatrix.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seam blast}, a blast made by putting the powder into seams	      or cracks of rocks.	   {Seam lace}, a lace used by carriage makers to cover seams	      and edges; -- called also {seaming lace}.	   {Seam presser}. (Agric.)	      (a) A heavy roller to press down newly plowed furrows.	      (b) A tailor's sadiron for pressing seams. --Knight.	   {Seam set}, a set for flattering the seams of metal sheets,	      leather work, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Seam \Seam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Seaming}.]	   1. To form a seam upon or of; to join by sewing together; to	      unite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with something resembling a seam; to line; to	      scar.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seamed o'er with wounds which his own saber gave.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make the appearance of a seam in, as in knitting a	      stocking; hence, to knit with a certain stitch, like that	      in such knitting.	      [1913 Webster]	Seam \Seam\, v. i.	   To become ridgy; to crack open.	   [1913 Webster]	         Later their lips began to parch and seam. --L. Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]	Seam \Seam\, n. [AS. se['a]m, LL. sauma, L. sagma a packsaddle,	   fr. Gr. ?. See {Sumpter}.]	   A denomination of weight or measure. Specifically:	   (a) The quantity of eight bushels of grain. "A seam of oats."	       --P. Plowman.	   (b) The quantity of 120 pounds of glass. [Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Sea-maid \Sea"-maid`\, n.	   1. The mermaid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sea nymph.	      [1913 Webster]
Sea-mail \Sea"-mail`\, n. [Sea + (perhaps) Mall Mally, for Mary;	   hence, Prov. E. mally a hare.] (Zool.)	   A gull; the mew.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaman \Sea"man\, n.; pl. {Seamen}.	   A merman; the male of the mermaid. [R.] "Not to mention	   mermaids or seamen." --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Seaman \Sea"man\, n.; pl. {Seamen}. [AS. saeman.]	   One whose occupation is to assist in the management of ships	   at sea; a mariner; a sailor; -- applied both to officers and	   common mariners, but especially to the latter. Opposed to	   {landman}, or {landsman}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Able seaman}, a sailor who is practically conversant with	      all the duties of common seamanship.	   {Ordinary seaman}. See {Ordinary}.	      [1913 Webster]
Seamanlike \Sea"man*like`\, a.	   Having or showing the skill of a practical seaman.	   [1913 Webster]
Seamanship \Sea"man*ship\, n.	   The skill of a good seaman; the art, or skill in the art, of	   working a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea mantis \Sea" man"tis\ (Zool.)	   A squilla.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea marge \Sea" marge`\	   Land which borders on the sea; the seashore. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         You are near the sea marge of a land teeming with life.	                                                  --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]
Seamark \Sea"mark`\, n.	   Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to	   mariners; a beacon; a landmark visible from the sea, as a	   hill, a tree, a steeple, or the like. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea mat \Sea" mat`\ (Zool.)	   Any bryozoan of the genus {Flustra} or allied genera which	   form frondlike corals.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea maw \Sea" maw`\ (Zool.)	   The sea mew.	   [1913 Webster]
Seamed \Seamed\, a. (Falconry)	   Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-mell \Sea"-mell`\, n. (Zool.)	   The sea mew.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea mew \Sea" mew`\ (Zool.)	   A gull; the mew.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea mile \Sea" mile`\	   A geographical mile. See {Mile}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea milkwort \Sea" milk"wort`\ (Bot.)	   A low, fleshy perennial herb ({Glaux maritima}) found along	   northern seashores.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaming \Seam"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of forming a seam or joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fishing) The cord or rope at the margin of a seine, to	      which the meshes of the net are attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seaming machine}, a machine for uniting the edges of	      sheet-metal plates by bending them and pinching them	      together.	      [1913 Webster]
Seamless \Seam"less\, a.	   Without a seam.	   [1913 Webster]	         Christ's seamless coat, all of a piece.  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea monk \Sea" monk`\ (Zool.)	   See {Monk seal}, under {Monk}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea monster \Sea" mon"ster\ (Zool.)	   Any large sea animal.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea moss \Sea" moss`\ (?; 115). (Zool.)	   Any branched marine bryozoan resembling moss.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea mouse \Sea" mouse`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A dorsibranchiate annelid, belonging to {Aphrodite} and	       allied genera, having long, slender, hairlike setae on	       the sides.	   (b) The dunlin.	       [1913 Webster]
Seamster \Seam"ster\, n. [See {Seamstress}.]	   One who sews well, or whose occupation is to sew. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seamstress \Seam"stress\ (?; 277), n. [From older seamster,	   properly fem., AS. se['a]mestre. See {Seam}.]	   A woman whose occupation is sewing; a needlewoman.	   [1913 Webster]
Seamstressy \Seam"stress*y\, n.	   The business of a seamstress.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea mud \Sea" mud`\	   A rich slimy deposit in salt marshes and along the seashore,	   sometimes used as a manure; -- called also {sea ooze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seamy \Seam"y\, a.	   Having a seam; containing seams, or showing them. "Many a	   seamy scar." --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	         Everything has its fair, as well as its seamy, side.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sean \Sean\, n.	   A seine. See {Seine}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
S'eance \S['e]`ance"\, n. [F., fr. L. sedens, -entis, p. pr. of	   sedere to sit. See {Sit}.]	   A session, as of some public body; especially, a meeting of	   spiritualists to receive spirit communications, so called.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea needle \Sea" nee"dle\ (Zool.)	   See {Garfish}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]	Sea nettle \Sea" net`tle\	   A jellyfish, or medusa.	   [1913 Webster]
Seannachie \Sean"na*chie\, n. [Gael. seanachaidh.]	   A bard among the Highlanders of Scotland, who preserved and	   repeated the traditions of the tribes; also, a genealogist.	   [Written also {sennachy}.] [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sea onion \Sea" on"ion\ (Bot.)	   The officinal squill. See {Squill}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea ooze \Sea" ooze`\	   Same as {Sea mud}. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea orange \Sea" or"ange\ (Zool.)	   A large American holothurian ({Lophothuria Fabricii}) having	   a bright orange convex body covered with finely granulated	   scales. Its expanded tentacles are bright red.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-orb \Sea"-orb`\, n. (Zool.)	   A globefish.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea otter \Sea" ot"ter\ (Zool.)	   An aquatic carnivore ({Enhydris lutris} syn. {Enhydris	   marina}) found in the North Pacific Ocean. Its fur is highly	   valued, especially by the Chinese. It is allied to the common	   otter, but is larger, with feet more decidedly webbed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sea-otter's cabbage} (Bot.), a gigantic kelp of the Pacific	      Ocean ({Nereocystis Lutkeana}). See {Nereocystis}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sea owl \Sea" owl`\ (s[=e]" oul`). (Zool.)	   The lumpfish.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pad \Sea" pad`\ (s[=e]" p[a^]d`). (Zool.)	   A starfish.	Sea parrot \Sea" par"rot\ (s[=e]" p[a^]r"r[u^]t). (Zool.)	   The puffin.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea partridge \Sea" par"tridge\ (Zool.)	   The gilthead ({Crenilabrus melops}), a fish of the British	   coasts.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pass \Sea" pass`\	   A document carried by neutral merchant vessels in time of	   war, to show their nationality; a sea letter or passport. See	   {Passport}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea peach \Sea" peach`\ (Zool.)	   A beautiful American ascidian ({Cynthia pyriformis} syn.	   {Halocynthia pyriformis}) having the size, form, velvety	   surface, and color of a ripe peach.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pear \Sea" pear`\ (s[=e]" p[^a]r`). (Zool.)	   A pedunculated ascidian of the genus {Boltonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-pen \Sea"-pen"\, n. (Zool.)	   A pennatula.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea perch \Sea" perch`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The European bass ({Roccus lupus} syn. {Labrax lupus});	       -- called also {sea dace}.	   (b) The cunner.	   (c) The sea bass.	   (d) The name is applied also to other species of fishes.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea pheasant \Sea" pheas"ant\ (Zool.)	   The pintail duck.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pie \Sea" pie\ (s[=e]" p[imac]`). (Zool.)	   The oyster catcher, a limicoline bird of the genus	   {Haematopus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pie \Sea" pie`\	   A dish of crust or pastry and meat or fish, etc., cooked	   together in alternate layers, -- a common food of sailors;	   as, a three-decker sea pie.	   [1913 Webster]
Seapiece \Sea"piece`\, n.	   A picture representing a scene at sea; a marine picture.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea piet \Sea" pi"et\ (Zool.)	   See 1st {Sea pie}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pig \Sea" pig`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A porpoise or dolphin.	   (b) A dugong.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea pigeon \Sea" pi"geon\	   The common guillemot.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pike \Sea" pike`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The garfish.	   (b) A large serranoid food fish ({Centropomus undecimalis})	       found on both coasts of America; -- called also {robalo}.	   (c) The merluce.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea pincushion \Sea" pin`cush`ion\ (Zool.)	   (a) A sea purse.	   (b) A pentagonal starfish.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea pink \Sea" pink`\ (Bot.)	   See {Thrift}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea plover \Sea" plov"er\	   The black-bellied plover.	   [1913 Webster] Sea poacher	Sea poacher \Sea" poach"er\ (s[=e]" p[=o]ch"[~e]r). Sea poker
\Sea" pok"er\ (s[=e]" p[=o]k"[~e]r). (Zool.)	   The lyrie.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea pool \Sea" pool`\	   A pool of salt water. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea poppy \Sea" pop"py\ (Bot.)	   The horn poppy. See under {Horn}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea porcupine \Sea" por"cu*pine\ (Zool.)	   Any fish of the genus {Diodon}, and allied genera, whose body	   is covered with spines. See Illust. under {Diodon}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pork \Sea" pork`\ (Zool.)	   An American compound ascidian ({Amoroecium stellatum}) which	   forms large whitish masses resembling salt pork.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaport \Sea"port`\ (s[=e]"p[=o]rt`), n.	   A port on the seashore, or one accessible for seagoing	   vessels. Also used adjectively; as, a seaport town.	   [1913 Webster]
Seapoy \Sea"poy\ (s[=e]"poy), n.	   See {Sepoy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea pudding \Sea" pud"ding\ (Zool.)	   Any large holothurian. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sea purse \Sea" purse`\ (s[=e]" p[^u]rs`). (Zool.)	   The horny egg case of a skate, and of certain sharks.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea purslane \Sea" purs"lane\ (Bot.)	   See under {Purslane}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pye \Sea" pye`\ (Zool.)	   See 1st {Sea pie}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea pyot \Sea" py"ot\ (Zool.)	   See 1st {Sea pie}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea quail \Sea" quail`\ (Zool.)	   The turnstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaquake \Sea"quake`\ (s[=e]"kw[=a]k`), n.	   A quaking of the sea.	   [1913 Webster] Sear
Sear \Sear\, Sere \Sere\ (s[=e]r), a. [OE. seer, AS. se['a]r	   (assumed) fr. se['a]rian to wither; akin to D. zoor dry, LG.	   soor, OHG. sor[=e]n to wither, Gr. a"y`ein to parch, to dry,	   Skr. [,c]ush (for sush) to dry, to wither, Zend hush to dry.	   [root]152. Cf. {Austere}, {Sorrel}, a.]	   Dry; withered; no longer green; -- applied to leaves.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have lived long enough; my way of life	         Is fall'n into the sear, the yellow leaf. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sear \Sear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Searing}.] [OE. seeren, AS. se['a]rian. See {Sear}, a.]	   1. To wither; to dry up. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burn (the surface of) to dryness and hardness; to	      cauterize; to expose to a degree of heat such as changes	      the color or the hardness and texture of the surface; to	      scorch; to make callous; as, to sear the skin or flesh.	      Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'm seared with burning steel.        --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was in vain that the amiable divine tried to give	            salutary pain to that seared conscience. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The discipline of war, being a discipline in	            destruction of life, is a discipline in callousness.	            Whatever sympathies exist are seared. --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sear is allied to scorch in signification; but it is	         applied primarily to animal flesh, and has special	         reference to the effect of heat in marking the surface	         hard. Scorch is applied to flesh, cloth, or any other	         substance, and has no reference to the effect of	         hardness.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To sear up}, to close by searing. "Cherish veins of good	      humor, and sear up those of ill." --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Sear \Sear\, n. [F. serre a grasp, pressing, fr. L. sera. See	   {Serry}.]	   The catch in a gunlock by which the hammer is held cocked or	   half cocked.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sear spring}, the spring which causes the sear to catch in	      the notches by which the hammer is held.	      [1913 Webster]
Sea rat \Sea" rat`\	   1. A pirate. [R.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The chimaera.	      [1913 Webster]	Sea raven \Sea" ra"ven\ (Zool.)	      (a) An American cottoid fish ({Hemitripterus Americanus})	          allied to the sculpins, found on the northern Atlantic	          coasts.	      (b) The cormorant.	          [1913 Webster]
Searce \Searce\, n. [See {Sarse}.]	   A fine sieve. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Searce \Searce\, v. t.	   To sift; to bolt. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Searcer \Sear"cer\, n.	   1. One who sifts or bolts. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A searce, or sieve. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Search \Search\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Searched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Searching}.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F.	   chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa,	   around. See {Circle}.]	   1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding	      something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.	      "Search the Scriptures." --John v. 39.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are come to search the house.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Search me, O God, and know my heart.  --Ps. cxxxix.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will both search my sheep, and seek them out.	                                                  --Ezek. xxxiv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to	      probe; as, to search a wound.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To examine; to try; to put to the test.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To search out}, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as,	      to search out truth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry	        into; inquire.	        [1913 Webster]	Search \Search\, v. i.	   To seek; to look for something; to make inquiry, exploration,	   or examination; to hunt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Once more search with me.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         It sufficeth that they have once with care sifted the	         matter, and searched into all the particulars. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Search \Search\, n. [Cf. OF. cerche. See {Search}, v. t.]	   The act of seeking or looking for something; quest; inquiry;	   pursuit for finding something; examination.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus the orb he roamed	         With narrow search, and with inspection deep	         Considered every creature.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor did my search of liberty begin	         Till my black hairs were changed upon my chin.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Right of search} (Mar. Law), the right of the lawfully	      commissioned cruisers of belligerent nations to examine	      and search private merchant vessels on the high seas, for	      the enemy's property or for articles contraband of war.	   {Search warrant} (Law), a warrant legally issued, authorizing	      an examination or search of a house, or other place, for	      goods stolen, secreted, or concealed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Scrutiny; examination; exploration; investigation;	        research; inquiry; quest; pursuit.	        [1913 Webster]
Searchable \Search"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being searched.	   [1913 Webster]
Searchableness \Search"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being searchable.	   [1913 Webster]
Searcher \Search"er\, n. [Cf. OF. cercheor inspector.]	   One who, or that which, searches or examines; a seeker; an	   inquirer; an examiner; a trier. Specifically:	   (a) Formerly, an officer in London appointed to examine the	       bodies of the dead, and report the cause of death.	       --Graunt.	   (b) An officer of the customs whose business it is to search	       ships, merchandise, luggage, etc.	   (c) An inspector of leather. [Prov. Eng.]	   (d) (Gun.) An instrument for examining the bore of a cannon,	       to detect cavities.	   (e) An implement for sampling butter; a butter trier.	   (j) (Med.) An instrument for feeling after calculi in the	       bladder, etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Searching \Search"ing\, a.	   Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as,	   a searching discourse; a searching eye. "Piercing, searching,	   biting, cold." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Search"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Search"ing*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Searchless \Search"less\, a.	   Impossible to be searched; inscrutable; impenetrable.	   [1913 Webster]
Searchlight \Search"light`\, n.	   (a) An apparatus for projecting a powerful beam of light of	       approximately parallel rays, usually devised so that it	       can be swiveled about.	   (b) The beam of light projecting by this apparatus.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Searcloth \Sear"cloth`\ (?; 115), n.	   Cerecloth. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Searcloth \Sear"cloth\, v. t.	   To cover, as a sore, with cerecloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Seared \Seared\, a.	   Scorched; cauterized; hence, figuratively, insensible; not	   susceptible to moral influences.	   [1913 Webster]	         A seared conscience and a remorseless heart.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Searedness \Sear"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being seared or callous; insensibility. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea reed \Sea" reed`\ (Bot.)	   The sea-sand reed. See under {Reed}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea risk \Sea" risk\	   Risk of injury, destruction, or loss by the sea, or while at	   sea.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea robber \Sea" rob"ber\	   A pirate; a sea rover.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea robin \Sea" rob"in\	   See under {Robin}, and Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea rocket \Sea" rock"et\(Bot.)	   See under {Rocket}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea room \Sea" room`\ (Naut.)	   Room or space at sea for a vessel to maneuver, drive, or	   scud, without peril of running ashore or aground. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea rover \Sea" rov"er\	   One that cruises or roves the sea for plunder; a sea robber;	   a pirate; also, a piratical vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-roving \Sea"-rov"ing\, a.	   Cruising at random on the ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea salmon \Sea" salm"on\ (Zool.)	   (a) A young pollock.	   (b) The spotted squeteague.	   (c) See {Sea bass}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]	Sea salt \Sea" salt`\	   Common salt, obtained from sea water by evaporation.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea sandpiper \Sea" sand"pi`per\ (Zool.)	   The purple sandpiper.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea sandwort \Sea" sand"wort`\ (Bot.)	   See {Sea chickweed}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea saurian \Sea" sau"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any marine saurian; esp. (Paleon.), the large extinct species	   of {Mosasaurus}, {Ichthyosaurus}, {Plesiosaurus}, and related	   genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Seascape \Sea"scape\, n. [Cf. {Landscape}.]	   A picture representing a scene at sea. Compare {landscape}.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea scorpion \Sea" scor"pi*on\ (Zool.)	   (a) A European sculpin ({Cottus scorpius}) having the head	       armed with short spines.	   (b) The scorpene.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea scurf \Sea" scurf`\ (Zool.)	   Any bryozoan which forms rounded or irregular patches of	   coral on stones, seaweeds, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea serpent \Sea" ser"pent\	   1. (Zool.) Any marine snake. See {Sea snake}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large marine animal of unknown nature, often	      reported to have been seen at sea, but never yet captured.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many accounts of sea serpents are imaginary or	         fictitious; others are greatly exaggerated and	         distorted by incompetent observers; but a number have	         been given by competent and trustworthy persons, which	         indicate that several diverse animals have been called	         sea serpents. Among these are, apparently, several	         large snakelike fishes, as the oar fish, or ribbon fish	         ({Regalecus}), and huge conger eels. Other accounts	         probably refer to the giant squids ({Architeuthis}).	         Some of the best accounts seem to describe a marine	         saurian, like the fossil Mosasauri, which were large	         serpentlike creatures with paddles.	         [1913 Webster]
Seashell \Sea"shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   The shell of any marine mollusk.	   [1913 Webster]
Seashore \Sea"shore`\, n.	   1. The coast of the sea; the land that lies adjacent to the	      sea or ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) All the ground between the ordinary high-water and	      low-water marks.	      [1913 Webster]
Seasick \Sea"sick`\, a.	   Affected with seasickness.	   [1913 Webster]
Seasickness \Sea"sick`ness\, n.	   The peculiar sickness, characterized by nausea and	   prostration, which is caused by the pitching or rolling of a	   vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaside \Sea"side`\, n.	   The land bordering on, or adjacent to, the sea; the seashore.	   Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea slater \Sea" slat"er\ (Zool.)	   Any isopod crustacean of the genus {Ligia}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea slug \Sea" slug`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A holothurian.	   (b) A nudibranch mollusk.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea snail \Sea" snail`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A small fish of the genus {Liparis}, having a ventral	       sucker. It lives among stones and seaweeds.	   (b) Any small creeping marine gastropod, as the species of	       {Littorina}, {Natica}, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea snake \Sea" snake`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of many species of venomous aquatic snakes of the	   family {Hydrophidae}, having a flattened tail and living	   entirely in the sea, especially in the warmer parts of the	   Indian and Pacific Oceans. They feed upon fishes, and are	   mostly of moderate size, but some species become eight or ten	   feet long and four inches broad.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea snipe \Sea" snipe`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A sandpiper, as the knot and dunlin.	   (b) The bellows fish.	       [1913 Webster]
Season \Sea"son\, n. [OE. sesoun, F. saison, properly, the	   sowing time, fr. L. satio a sowing, a planting, fr. serere,	   satum, to sow, plant; akin to E. sow, v., to scatter, as	   seed.]	   1. One of the divisions of the year, marked by alterations in	      the length of day and night, or by distinct conditions of	      temperature, moisture, etc., caused mainly by the relative	      position of the earth with respect to the sun. In the	      north temperate zone, four seasons, namely, spring,	      summer, autumn, and winter, are generally recognized. Some	      parts of the world have three seasons, -- the dry, the	      rainy, and the cold; other parts have but two, -- the dry	      and the rainy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The several seasons of the year in their beauty.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a period of time, especially as regards its fitness	      for anything contemplated or done; a suitable or	      convenient time; proper conjuncture; as, the season for	      planting; the season for rest.	      [1913 Webster]	            The season, prime for sweetest scents and airs.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A period of time not very long; a while; a time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt be blind, not seeing the sun for a	            season.                               --Acts xiii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which gives relish; seasoning. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You lack the season of all natures, sleep. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In season}, in good time, or sufficiently early for the	      purpose.	   {Out of season}, beyond or out of the proper time or the	      usual or appointed time.	      [1913 Webster]	Season \Sea"son\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seasoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Seasoning}.]	   1. To render suitable or appropriate; to prepare; to fit.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is fit and seasoned for his passage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit for any use by time or habit; to habituate; to	      accustom; to inure; to ripen; to mature; as, to season one	      to a climate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to prepare by drying or hardening, or removal of	      natural juices; as, to season timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fit for taste; to render palatable; to give zest or	      relish to; to spice; as, to season food.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, to fit for enjoyment; to render agreeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            You season still with sports your serious hours.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper use of wit is to season conversation.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To qualify by admixture; to moderate; to temper. "When	      mercy seasons justice." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To imbue; to tinge or taint. "Who by his tutor being	      seasoned with the love of the truth." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Season their younger years with prudent and pious	            principles.                           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To copulate with; to impregnate. [R.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Season \Sea"son\, v. i.	   1. To become mature; to grow fit for use; to become adapted	      to a climate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become dry and hard, by the escape of the natural	      juices, or by being penetrated with other substance; as,	      timber seasons in the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give token; to savor. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Seasonable \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.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mercy is seasonable in the time of affliction.	                                                  --Ecclus.	                                                  xxxv. 20.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Sea"son*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Seasonage \Sea"son*age\, n.	   A seasoning. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Seasonal \Sea"son*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the seasons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occurring or being used in a specific season; as, seasonal	      items for sale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seasonal dimorphism} (Zool.), the condition of having two	      distinct varieties which appear at different seasons, as	      certain species of butterflies in which the spring brood	      differs from the summer or autumnal brood.	      [1913 Webster]
seasonal affective disorder \seasonal affective disorder\, n.	   A form of mild depression that occurs in winters, associated	   with reduction in the amount of sunlight. It is characterized	   by oversleeping, irritability, and sometimes overeating. It	   can be treated by light therapy and usually disappears with	   the arrival of spring.	   [PJC]
Seasoner \Sea"son*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, seasons, or gives a relish; a	   seasoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Seasoning \Sea"son*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process by which anything is seasoned.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is added to any species of food, to give it a	      higher relish, as salt, spices, etc.; a condiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, something added to enhance enjoyment or relieve	      dullness; as, wit is the seasoning of conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Political speculations are of so dry and austere a	            nature, that they will not go down with the public	            without frequent seasonings.          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seasoning tub} (Bakery), a trough in which dough is set to	      rise. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Seasonless \Sea"son*less\, a.	   Without succession of the seasons.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea spider \Sea" spi"der\ (Zool.)	   (a) Any maioid crab; a spider crab. See {Maioid}, and {Spider	       crab}, under {Spider}.	   (b) Any pycnogonid.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea squirt \Sea" squirt`\ (Zool.)	   An ascidian. See Illust. under {Tunicata}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea star \Sea" star`\ (Zool.)	   A starfish, or brittle star.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea surgeon \Sea" sur"geon\ (Zool.)	   A surgeon fish.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea swallow \Sea" swal"low\	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The common tern.	      (b) The storm petrel.	      (c) The gannet.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) See {Cornish chough}, under {Chough}.	      [1913 Webster]
Seat \Seat\ (s[=e]t), n. [OE. sete, Icel. saeti; akin to Sw.	   s[aum]te, Dan. saede, MHG. s[=a]ze, AS. set, setl, and E.	   sit. [root]154. See {Sit}, and cf. {Settle}, n.]	   1. The place or thing upon which one sits; hence; anything	      made to be sat in or upon, as a chair, bench, stool,	      saddle, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Jesus . . . overthrew the tables of the money	            changers, and the seats of them that sold doves.	                                                  --Matt. xxi.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place occupied by anything, or where any person or	      thing is situated, resides, or abides; a site; an abode, a	      station; a post; a situation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where thou dwellest, even where Satan's seat is.	                                                  --Rev. ii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that builds a fair house upon an ill seat	            committeth himself to prison.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            A seat of plenty, content, and tranquillity.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That part of a thing on which a person sits; as, the seat	      of a chair or saddle; the seat of a pair of pantaloons.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sitting; a right to sit; regular or appropriate place of	      sitting; as, a seat in a church; a seat for the season in	      the opera house.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback.	      [1913 Webster]	            She had so good a seat and hand she might be trusted	            with any mount.                       --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.) A part or surface on which another part or surface	      rests; as, a valve seat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seat worm} (Zool.), the pinworm.	      [1913 Webster]	Seat \Seat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Seating}.]	   1. To place on a seat; to cause to sit down; as, to seat	      one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	            The guests were no sooner seated but they entered	            into a warm debate.                   --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to occupy a post, site, situation, or the like;	      to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus high . . . is King Richard seated. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had seated themselves in New Guiana. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assign a seat to, or the seats of; to give a sitting	      to; as, to seat a church, or persons in a church.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix; to set firm.	      [1913 Webster]	            From their foundations, loosening to and fro,	            They plucked the seated hills.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To settle; to plant with inhabitants; as to seat a	      country. [Obs.] --W. Stith.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To put a seat or bottom in; as, to seat a chair.	      [1913 Webster]	Seat \Seat\, v. i.	   To rest; to lie down. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea tang \Sea" tang`\ (Bot.)	   A kind of seaweed; tang; tangle.	   [1913 Webster]	         To their nests of sedge and sea tang.    --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea term \Sea" term`\	   A term used specifically by seamen; a nautical word or	   phrase.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea thief \Sea" thief`\	   A pirate. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea thongs \Sea" thongs`\ (?; 115). (Bot.)	   A kind of blackish seaweed ({Himanthalia lorea}) found on the	   northern coasts of the Atlantic. It has a thonglike forking	   process rising from a top-shaped base.	   [1913 Webster]
Seating \Seat"ing\ (s[=e]t"[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of providing with a seat or seats; as, the seating	      of an audience.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of making seats; also, the material for making	      seats; as, cane seating.	      [1913 Webster]
Sea titling \Sea" tit"ling\ (Zool.)	   The rock pipit.	   [1913 Webster]
Seatless \Seat"less\, a.	   Having no seat.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea toad \Sea" toad`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A sculpin.	   (b) A toadfish.	   (c) The angler.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea trout \Sea" trout`\ (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of true trouts which descend	       rivers and enter the sea after spawning, as the European	       bull trout and salmon trout, and the eastern American	       spotted trout.	   (b) The common squeteague, and the spotted squeteague.	   (c) A California fish of the family {Chiridae}, especially	       {Hexagrammus decagrammus}; -- called also {spotted rock	       trout}. See {Rock trout}, under {Rock}.	   (d) A California sciaenoid fish ({Cynoscion nobilis}); --	       called also {white sea bass}.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea trumpet \Sea" trum"pet\	   1. (Bot.) A great blackish seaweed of the Southern Ocean,	      having a hollow and expanding stem and a pinnate frond,	      sometimes twenty feet long.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any large marine univalve shell of the genus	      Triton. See {Triton}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sea turn \Sea" turn`\	   A breeze, gale, or mist from the sea. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea turtle \Sea" tur"tle\ (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several very large species of chelonians	       having the feet converted into paddles, as the green	       turtle, hawkbill, loggerhead, and leatherback. They	       inhabit all warm seas.	   (b) The sea pigeon, or guillemot.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea unicorn \Sea" u"ni*corn\ (Zool.)	   The narwhal.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea urchin \Sea" ur"chin\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of echinoderms of the order	   {Echinoidea}.	   Note: When living they are covered with movable spines which	         are often long and sharp.	         [1913 Webster]
Seave \Seave\, n. [Cf. Dan. siv, Sw. s[aum]f, Icel. sef.]	   A rush. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Seavy \Seav`y\, a.	   Overgrown with rushes. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sea wall \Sea" wall`\ [AS. s[ae]weall.]	   A wall, or embankment, to resist encroachments of the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea-walled \Sea"-walled`\, a.	   Surrounded, bounded, or protected by the sea, as if by a	   wall. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Seawan
Seawan \Sea"wan\, Seawant \Sea"want\, n.	   The name used by the Algonquin Indians for the shell beads	   which passed among the Indians as money.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Seawan was of two kinds; {wampum}, white, and	         {suckanhock}, black or purple, -- the former having	         half the value of the latter. Many writers, however,	         use the terms seawan and {wampum} indiscriminately.	         --Bartlett.	         [1913 Webster]
Seawand \Sea"wand`\ . (Bot.)	   See {Sea girdles}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaward \Sea"ward\, a.	   Directed or situated toward the sea. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two still clouds . . . sparkled on their seaward edges	         like a frosted fleece.                   --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster]	Seaward \Sea"ward\, adv.	   Toward the sea. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaware \Sea"ware`\, n. [Cf. AS. s[=ae]w[=a]r seaweed.] (Bot.)	   Seaweed; esp., coarse seaweed. See {Ware}, and {Sea girdles}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaweed \Sea"weed`\, n.	   1. Popularly, any plant or plants growing in the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any marine plant of the class Algae, as kelp,	      dulse, {Fucus}, {Ulva}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Sea whip \Sea" whip`\ (Zool.)	   A gorgonian having a simple stem.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea widgeon \Sea" wid"geon\ (Zool.)	   (a) The scaup duck.	   (b) The pintail duck.	       [1913 Webster]
Seawife \Sea"wife`\, n.; pl. {Seawives}. (Zool.)	   A European wrasse ({Labrus vetula}).	   [1913 Webster]
Sea willow \Sea" wil"low\ (Zool.)	   A gorgonian coral with long flexible branches.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea wing \Sea" wing`\ (Zool.)	   A wing shell ({Avicula}).	   [1913 Webster]	Sea withwind \Sea" with"wind`\ (Bot.)	   A kind of bindweed ({Convolvulus Soldanella}) growing on the	   seacoast of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea wolf \Sea" wolf`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The wolf fish.	   (b) The European sea perch.	   (c) The sea elephant.	   (d) A sea lion.	       [1913 Webster]	Sea woodcock \Sea" wood"cock`\ (Zool.)	   The bar-tailed godwit.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea wood louse \Sea" wood" louse`\ (Zool.)	   A sea slater.	   [1913 Webster]	Sea wormwood \Sea" worm"wood`\ (Bot.)	   A European species of wormwood ({Artemisia maritima}) growing	   by the sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaworthiness \Sea"wor`thi*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being seaworthy, or able to resist	   the ordinary violence of wind and weather. --Kent.	   [1913 Webster]
Seaworthy \Sea"wor`thy\, a.	   Fit for a voyage; worthy of being trusted to transport a	   cargo with safety; as, a seaworthy ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Sea wrack \Sea" wrack`\ (Bot.)	   See {Wrack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sebaceous \Se*ba"ceous\, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow,	   grease.] (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the	   appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some	   plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sebaceous cyst} (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a	      sebaceous gland, due to obstruction of its excretory duct.	      	   {Sebaceous glands} (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands,	      usually connected with hair follicles. They secrete an	      oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat,	      which softens and lubricates the hair and skin.	      [1913 Webster]
Sebacic \Se*bac"ic\, a. [L. sebum tallow: cf. F. s['e]bacique.]	   (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to fat; derived from, or resembling, fat;	   specifically, designating an acid (formerly called also	   {sebic}, and {pyroleic}, acid), obtained by the distillation	   or saponification of certain oils (as castor oil) as a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Sebat \Se"bat\, n. [Heb. sh[e^]b[=a]t.]	   The eleventh month of the ancient Hebrew year, approximately	   corresponding with February. --W. Smith (Bibl. Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]
Sebate \Se"bate\ (s[=e]"b[=a]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sebacic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sebesten \Se*bes"ten\ (s[-e]*b[e^]s"t[e^]n), n. [Ar. sebest[=a]n	   the tree: cf. Sp. sebesten.] (Bot.)	   The mucilaginous drupaceous fruit of two East Indian trees	   ({Cordia Myxa}, and {Cordia latifolia}), sometimes used	   medicinally in pectoral diseases.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the West Indies the name is given to the similar	         fruit of {Cordia Sebestana}.	         [1913 Webster]
Sebic \Se"bic\, a.	   See {Sebacic}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sebiferous \Se*bif"er*ous\, a. [L. sebum tallow + -ferous.]	   1. (Bot.) Producing vegetable tallow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Producing fat; sebaceous; as, the sebiferous,	      or sebaceous, glands.	      [1913 Webster]
Sebiparous \Se*bip"a*rous\, a. [L. sebum tallow + parere to	   bring forth.] (Physiol.)	   Same as {Sebiferous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seborrhea \Seb"or*rhe*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. sebum tallow + Gr. ?	   to flow.] (Med.)	   A morbidly increased discharge of sebaceous matter upon the	   skin; stearrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
Secale \Se*ca"le\, n. [L., a kind of grain.] (Bot.)	   A genus of cereal grasses including rye.	   [1913 Webster]
Secancy \Se"can*cy\, n. [See {Secant}.]	   A cutting; an intersection; as, the point of secancy of one	   line by another. [R.] --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]
Secant \Se"cant\ (s[=e]"k[a^]nt), a. [L. secans, -antis, p. pr.	   of secare to cut. See {Section}.]	   Cutting; dividing into two parts; as, a secant line.	   [1913 Webster]	Secant \Secant\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]cante. See {Secant}, a.]	   1. (Geom.) A line that cuts another; especially, a straight	      line cutting a curve in two or more points.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Trig.) A right line drawn from the center of a circle	      through one end of a circular arc, and terminated by a	      tangent drawn from the other end; the number expressing	      the ratio of this line to the radius of the circle. See	      {Trigonometrical function}, under {Function}.	      [1913 Webster]
Secco \Sec"co\, a. [It.]	   Dry.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Secco painting}, or {Painting in secco}, painting on dry	      plaster, as distinguished from {fresco painting}, which is	      on wet or fresh plaster.	      [1913 Webster]
Secede \Se"cede"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Seceded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Seceding}.] [L. secedere, secessum; pref se- aside +	   cedere to go, move. See {Cede}.]	   To withdraw from fellowship, communion, or association; to	   separate one's self by a solemn act; to draw off; to retire;	   especially, to withdraw from a political or religious body.	   [1913 Webster]
Seceder \Se*ced"er\, n.	   1. One who secedes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a numerous body of Presbyterians in	      Scotland who seceded from the communion of the Established	      Church, about the year 1733, and formed the Secession	      Church, so called.	      [1913 Webster]
Secern \Se*cern"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secerned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Secerning}.] [L. secernere. See {Secrete}.]	   1. To separate; to distinguish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Averroes secerns a sense of titillation, and a sense	            of hunger and thirst.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) To secrete; as, mucus secerned in the nose.	      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Secernent \Se*cern"ent\, a. [L. secernens, p. pr.] (Physiol.)	   Secreting; secretory.	   [1913 Webster]	Secernent \Se*cern"ent\, n.	   1. That which promotes secretion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A vessel in, or by means of, which the process of	      secretion takes place; a secreting vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Secernment \Se*cern"ment\, n. (Physiol.)	   The act or process of secreting.	   [1913 Webster]
Secess \Se*cess"\ (s[-e]*s[e^]s"), n. [L. secessus. See	   {Secede}.]	   Retirement; retreat; secession. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Secession \Se*ces"sion\ (s[-e]*s[e^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. secessio:	   cf. F. s['e]cession. See {Secede}.]	   1. The act of seceding; separation from fellowship or	      association with others, as in a religious or political	      organization; withdrawal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (U.S. Hist.) The withdrawal of a State from the national	      Union.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Secession Church} (in Scotland). See {Seceder}.	      [1913 Webster]
Secessionism \Se*ces"sion*ism\, n.	   The doctrine or policy of secession; the tenets of secession;	   the tenets of secessionists.	   [1913 Webster]
Secessionist \Se*ces"sion*ist\, n.	   1. One who upholds secession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (U.S. Hist.) One who holds to the belief that a State has	      the right to separate from the Union at its will.	      [1913 Webster]
Seche \Seche\, v. t. & i.	   To seek. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sechium \Se"chi*um\, n. [NL.: cf. F. s['e]chion; perhaps formed	   fr. Gr. ? cucumber.] (Bot.)	   The edible fruit of a West Indian plant ({Sechium edule}) of	   the Gourd family. It is soft, pear-shaped, and about four	   inches long, and contains a single large seed. The root of	   the plant resembles a yam, and is used for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Seck \Seck\, a. [F. sec, properly, dry, L. siccus.]	   Barren; unprofitable. See {Rent seck}, under {Rent}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seckel \Seck"el\, n. (Bot.)	   A small reddish brown sweet and juicy pear. It originated on	   a farm near Philadelphia, afterwards owned by a Mr. Seckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Secle \Se"cle\, n. [L. saeculum: cf. F. si[`e]cle. See	   {Secular}.]	   A century. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Seclude \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 from others; to withdraw into, or place	      in, solitude; to separate from society or intercourse with	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let Eastern tyrants from the light of heaven	            Seclude their bosom slaves.           --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shut or keep out; to exclude. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Se*clud"ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Se*clud"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Seclusion \Se*clu"sion\, n. [See {Seclude}.]	   The act of secluding, or the state of being secluded;	   separation from society or connection; a withdrawing;	   privacy; as, to live in seclusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         O blest seclusion from a jarring world, which he, thus	         occupied, enjoys!                        --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Solitude; separation; withdrawment; retirement; privacy.	        See {Solitude}.	        [1913 Webster]
Seclusive \Se*clu"sive\, a.	   Tending to seclude; keeping in seclusion; secluding;	   sequestering.	   [1913 Webster]
Second \Sec"ond\, a. [F., fr. L. secundus second, properly,	   following, fr. sequi to follow. See {Sue} to follow, and cf.	   {Secund}.]	   1. Immediately following the first; next to the first in	      order of place or time; hence, occurring again; another;	      other.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he slept and dreamed the second time. --Gen.	                                                  xli. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or	      rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.	      [1913 Webster]	            May the day when we become the second people upon	            earth . . . be the day of our utter extirpation.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being of the same kind as another that has preceded;	      another, like a prototype; as, a second Cato; a second	      Troy; a second deluge.	      [1913 Webster]	            A Daniel, still say I, a second Daniel! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Second Adventist}. See {Adventist}.	   {Second cousin}, the child of a cousin.	   {Second-cut file}. See under {File}.	   {Second distance} (Art), that part of a picture between the	      foreground and the background; -- called also {middle	      ground}, or {middle distance}. [R.]	   {Second estate} (Eng.), the House of Peers.	   {Second girl}, a female house-servant who does the lighter	      work, as chamber work or waiting on table.	   {Second intention}. See under {Intention}.	   {Second story}, {Second floor}, in America, the second range	      of rooms from the street level. This, in England, is	      called the {first floor}, the one beneath being the	      {ground floor}.	   {Second thought} or {Second thoughts}, consideration of a	      matter following a first impulse or impression;	      reconsideration.	      [1913 Webster]	            On second thoughts, gentlemen, I don't wish you had	            known him.                            --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Second \Sec"ond\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, follows, or comes after; one next	      and inferior in place, time, rank, importance, excellence,	      or power.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man	            An angel's second, nor his second long. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who follows or attends another for his support and	      aid; a backer; an assistant; specifically, one who acts as	      another's aid in a duel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being sure enough of seconds after the first onset.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Aid; assistance; help. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Give second, and my love	            Is everlasting thine.                 --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. An article of merchandise of a grade inferior to the	      best; esp., a coarse or inferior kind of flour.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [F. seconde. See {Second}, a.] The sixtieth part of a	      minute of time or of a minute of space, that is, the	      second regular subdivision of the degree; as, sound moves	      about 1,140 English feet in a second; five minutes and ten	      seconds north of this place.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In the duodecimal system of mensuration, the twelfth part	      of an inch or prime; a line. See {Inch}, and {Prime}, n.,	      8.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.)	      (a) The interval between any tone and the tone which is	          represented on the degree of the staff next above it.	      (b) The second part in a concerted piece; -- often	          popularly applied to the alto.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Parliamentary Procedure) A motion in support of another	      motion which has been moved in a deliberative body; a	      motion without a second dies without discussion.	      [PJC]	   {Second hand}, the hand which marks the seconds on the dial	      of a watch or a clock.	      [1913 Webster]	Second \Sec"ond\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seconded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Seconding}.] [Cf. F. seconder, L. secundare, from	   secundus. See {Second}, a.]	   1. To follow in the next place; to succeed; to alternate.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In the method of nature, a low valley is immediately	            seconded with an ambitious hill.      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sin is seconded with sin.             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To follow or attend for the purpose of assisting; to	      support; to back; to act as the second of; to assist; to	      forward; to encourage.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have supplies to second our attempt. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In human works though labored on with pain,	            A thousand movements scarce one purpose gain;	            In God's, one single can its end produce,	            Yet serves to second too some other use. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, (Parliamentary Procedure) to support, as a	      motion[6] or proposal, by adding one's voice to that of	      the mover or proposer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Under common parliamentary rules used by many	         organizations, especially legislative bodies, a motion	         must be seconded in order to come properly before the	         deliberative body for discussion. Any motion[6] for	         which there is no second[8] dies for lack thereof.	         [PJC]
Secondarily \Sec"ond*a*ri*ly\, adv.	   1. In a secondary manner or degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secondly; in the second place. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath set some in the church, first apostles,	            secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers. --1 Cor.	                                                  xii. 28.	      [1913 Webster]
Secondariness \Sec"ond*a*ri*ness\, n.	   The state of being secondary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Full of a girl's sweet sense of secondariness to the	         object of her love.                      --Mrs.	                                                  Oliphant.	   [1913 Webster]
Secondary \Sec"ond*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. secondaire, L. secundaire.	   See {Second}, a.]	   1. Succeeding next in order to the first; of second place,	      origin, rank, etc.; not primary; subordinate; not of the	      first order or rate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wheresoever there is moral right on the one hand, no	            secondary right can discharge it.     --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two are the radical differences; the secondary	            differences are as four.              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting by deputation or delegated authority; as, the work	      of secondary hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Possessing some quality, or having been subject to	      some operation (as substitution), in the second degree;	      as, a secondary salt, a secondary amine, etc. Cf.	      {primary}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A primary amine has the general formula {R.NH2}; a	         secondary amine has the general formula {R.NH.R'},	         where R and R' are alkyl or aryl groups. A primary	         alcohol has the general formula {R.CH2.OH}; a secondary	         alcohol has the general formula {R.CHOH.R'}. Tertiary	         amines and alcohols have the general formulas	         {R.CR'N.R'} and {R.CR'OH.R'}, respectively.	         [PJC]	   4. (Min.) Subsequent in origin; -- said of minerals produced	      by alteration or deposition subsequent to the formation of	      the original rock mass; also of characters of minerals (as	      secondary cleavage, etc.) developed by pressure or other	      causes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Pertaining to the second joint of the wing of a	      bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.)	      (a) Dependent or consequent upon another disease; as,	          Bright's disease is often secondary to scarlet fever.	      (b) Occurring in the second stage of a disease; as, the	          secondary symptoms of syphilis.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Secondary accent}. See the Note under {Accent}, n., 1.	   {Secondary age}. (Geol.) The Mesozoic age, or age before the	      Tertiary. See {Mesozoic}, and Note under {Age}, n., 8.	   {Secondary alcohol} (Chem.), any one of a series of alcohols	      which contain the radical {CH.OH} united with two	      hydrocarbon radicals. On oxidation the secondary alcohols	      form ketones.	   {Secondary amputation} (Surg.), an amputation for injury,	      performed after the constitutional effects of the injury	      have subsided.	   {Secondary axis} (Opt.), any line which passes through the	      optical center of a lens but not through the centers of	      curvature, or, in the case of a mirror, which passes	      through the center of curvature but not through the center	      of the mirror.	   {Secondary battery}. (Elec.) See under {Battery}, n., 4.	   {Secondary circle} (Geom. & Astron.), a great circle that	      passes through the poles of another great circle and is	      therefore perpendicular to its plane.	   {Secondary circuit}, {Secondary coil} (Elec.), a circuit or	      coil in which a current is produced by the induction of a	      current in a neighboring circuit or coil called the	      primary circuit or coil.	   {Secondary color}, a color formed by mixing any two primary	      colors in equal proportions.	   {Secondary coverts} (Zool.), the longer coverts which overlie	      the basal part of the secondary quills of a bird. See	      Illust. under {Bird}.	   {Secondary crystal} (Min.), a crystal derived from one of the	      primary forms.	   {Secondary current} (Elec.), a momentary current induced in a	      closed circuit by a current of electricity passing through	      the same or a contiguous circuit at the beginning and also	      at the end of the passage of the primary current.	   {Secondary evidence}, that which is admitted upon failure to	      obtain the primary or best evidence.	   {Secondary fever} (Med.), a fever coming on in a disease	      after the subsidence of the fever with which the disease	      began, as the fever which attends the outbreak of the	      eruption in smallpox.	   {Secondary hemorrhage} (Med.), hemorrhage occuring from a	      wounded blood vessel at some considerable time after the	      original bleeding has ceased.	   {Secondary planet}. (Astron.) See the Note under {Planet}.	   {Secondary qualities}, those qualities of bodies which are	      not inseparable from them as such, but are dependent for	      their development and intensity on the organism of the	      percipient, such as color, taste, odor, etc.	   {Secondary quills} or {Secondary remiges} (Zool.), the quill	      feathers arising from the forearm of a bird and forming a	      row continuous with the primaries; -- called also	      {secondaries}. See Illust. of {Bird}.	   {Secondary rocks} or {Secondary strata} (Geol.), those lying	      between the Primary, or Paleozoic, and Tertiary (see	      {Primary rocks}, under {Primary}); -- later restricted to	      strata of the Mesozoic age, and at present but little	      used.	   {Secondary syphilis} (Med.), the second stage of syphilis,	      including the period from the first development of	      constitutional symptoms to the time when the bones and the	      internal organs become involved.	   {Secondary tint}, any subdued tint, as gray.	   {Secondary union} (Surg.), the union of wounds after	      suppuration; union by the second intention.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Second; second-rate; subordinate; inferior.	        [1913 Webster]	Secondary \Sec"ond*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Secondaries}.	   1. One who occupies a subordinate, inferior, or auxiliary	      place; a delegate or deputy; one who is second or next to	      the chief officer; as, the secondary, or undersheriff of	      the city of London.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old Escalus . . . is thy secondary.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) A secondary circle.	      (b) A satellite.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A secondary quill.	      [1913 Webster]
Second-class \Sec"ond-class`\, a.	   Of the rank or degree below the best or highest; inferior;	   second-rate; as, a second-class house; a second-class	   passage; a second-class citizen.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Seconder \Sec"ond*er\, n.	   One who seconds[3] or supports what another attempts,	   affirms, moves, or proposes; as, the seconder of an	   enterprise or of a motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Secondhand \Sec"ond*hand`\, a.	   1. Not original or primary; received from another; as,	      secondhand information.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            They have but a secondhand or implicit knowledge.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not new; already or previously possessed or used by	      another; as, a secondhand book, garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At second hand}. See {Hand}, n., 10.	      [1913 Webster]
Secondly \Sec"ond*ly\, adv.	   In the second place.	   [1913 Webster]
Secondo \Se*con"do\ (s[-e]*k[o^]n"d[-o]; It.	   s[asl]*k[-o]n"d[-o]), n. [It.] (Mus.)	   The second part in a concerted piece.	   [1913 Webster]
Second-rate \Sec"ond-rate`\, a.	   Of the second size, rank, quality, or value; as, a	   second-rate ship; second-rate cloth; a second-rate champion.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Second-sight \Sec"ond-sight`\, n.	   The power of discerning what is not visible to the physical	   eye, or of foreseeing future events, esp. such as are of a	   disastrous kind; the capacity of a seer; prophetic vision.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was seized with a fit of second-sight. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor less availed his optic sleight,	         And Scottish gift of second-sight.       --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]
Second-sighted \Sec"ond-sight`ed\, a.	   Having the power of second-sight. [R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Secre \Se"cre\ (? or ?), a.	   Secret; secretive; faithful to a secret. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To be holden stable and secre.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Secre \Se"cre\, n.	   A secret. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Secrecy \Se"cre*cy\, n.; pl. {Secrecies}. [From {Secret}.]	   1. The state or quality of being hidden; as, his movements	      were detected in spite of their secrecy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lady Anne,	            Whom the king hath in secrecy long married. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is concealed; a secret. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Seclusion; privacy; retirement. "The pensive secrecy of	      desert cell." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The quality of being secretive; fidelity to a secret;	      forbearance of disclosure or discovery.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not with public as with private prayer; in	            this, rather secrecy is commanded than outward show.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Secrely \Se"cre*ly\, adv.	   Secretly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Secreness \Se"cre*ness\, n.	   Secrecy; privacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Secret \Se"cret\, a. [F. secret (cf. Sp. & Pg. secreto, It.	   secreto, segreto), fr. L. secretus, p. p. of secernere to put	   apart, to separate. See {Certain}, and cf. {Secrete},	   {Secern}.]	   1. Hidden; concealed; as, secret treasure; secret plans; a	      secret vow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secret things belong unto the Lord our God; but	            those things which are revealed belong unto us.	                                                  --Deut. xxix.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Withdrawn from general intercourse or notice; in	      retirement or secrecy; secluded.	      [1913 Webster]	            There, secret in her sapphire cell,	            He with the Nais wont to dwell.       --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Faithful to a secret; not inclined to divulge or betray	      confidence; secretive. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Secret Romans, that have spoke the word,	            And will not palter.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Separate; distinct. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They suppose two other divine hypostases superior	            thereunto, which were perfectly secret from matter.	                                                  --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hidden; concealed; secluded; retired; unseen; unknown;	        private; obscure; recondite; latent; covert;	        clandestine; privy. See {Hidden}.	        [1913 Webster]	Secret \Se"cret\, n. [F. secret (cf. Pr. secret, Sp. & Pg.	   secreto, It. secreto, segreto), from L. secretum. See	   {Secret}, a.]	   1. Something studiously concealed; a thing kept from general	      knowledge; what is not revealed, or not to be revealed.	      [1913 Webster]	            To tell our own secrets is often folly; to	            communicate those of others is treachery. --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing not discovered; what is unknown or unexplained; a	      mystery.	      [1913 Webster]	            All secrets of the deep, all nature's works.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The parts which modesty and propriety require to be	      concealed; the genital organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In secret}, in a private place; in privacy or secrecy; in a	      state or place not seen; privately.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bread eaten in secret is pleasant.    --Prov. ix.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	Secret \Se"cret\, v. t.	   To keep secret. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Secretage \Se"cret*age\, n. [F.]	   A process in which mercury, or some of its salts, is employed	   to impart the property of felting to certain kinds of furs.	   --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Secretarial \Sec`re*ta"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a secretary; befitting a secretary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Secretarial, diplomatic, or other official training.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster] Secretariat
Secretariat \Sec`re*ta"ri*at\, Secretariate \Sec`re*ta"ri*ate\,	   n. [F. secr['e]tariat.]	   The office of a secretary; the place where a secretary	   transacts business, keeps records, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Secretary \Sec"re*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Secretaries}. [F.	   secr['e]taire (cf. Pr. secretari, Sp. & Pg. secretario, It.	   secretario, segretario) LL. secretarius, originally, a	   confidant, one intrusted with secrets, from L. secretum a	   secret. See {Secret}, a. & n.]	   1. One who keeps, or is intrusted with, secrets. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person employed to write orders, letters, dispatches,	      public or private papers, records, and the like; an	      official scribe, amanuensis, or writer; one who attends to	      correspondence, and transacts other business, for an	      association, a public body, or an individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which is most of all profitable is acquaintance	            with the secretaries, and employed men of	            ambassadors.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An officer of state whose business is to superintend and	      manage the affairs of a particular department of	      government, and who is usually a member of the cabinet or	      advisory council of the chief executive; as, the secretary	      of state, who conducts the correspondence and attends to	      the relations of a government with foreign courts; the	      secretary of the treasury, who manages the department of	      finance; the secretary of war, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of furniture, with conveniences for writing and	      for the arrangement of papers; an escritoire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The secretary bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Secretary bird}. [So called in allusion to the tufts of	      feathers at the back of its head, which were fancifully	      thought to resemble pens stuck behind the ear.] (Zool.) A	      large long-legged raptorial bird ({Gypogeranus	      serpentarius}), native of South Africa, but now	      naturalized in the West Indies and some other tropical	      countries. It has a powerful hooked beak, a crest of long	      feathers, and a long tail. It feeds upon reptiles of	      various kinds, and is much prized on account of its habit	      of killing and devouring snakes of all kinds. Called also	      {serpent eater}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See the Note under {Clerk}, n., 4.	        [1913 Webster]
Secretaryship \Sec"re*ta*ry*ship\, n.	   The office, or the term of office, of a secretary.	   [1913 Webster]
Secrete \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},	   {Discreet}.]	   1. To deposit in a place of hiding; to hide; to conceal; as,	      to secrete stolen goods; to secrete one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) To separate from the blood and elaborate by the	      process of secretion; to elaborate and emit as a	      secretion. See {Secretion}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why one set of cells should secrete bile, another	            urea, and so on, we do not know.      --Carpenter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To conceal; hide. See {Conceal}.	        [1913 Webster]
Secretion \Se*cre"tion\, n. [L. secretio: cf. F.	   s['e]cr['e]tion.]	   1. The act of secreting or concealing; as, the secretion of	      dutiable goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The act of secreting; the process by which	      material is separated from the blood through the agency of	      the cells of the various glands and elaborated by the	      cells into new substances so as to form the various	      secretions, as the saliva, bile, and other digestive	      fluids. The process varies in the different glands, and	      hence are formed the various secretions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) Any substance or fluid secreted, or elaborated	      and emitted, as the gastric juice.	      [1913 Webster]
Secretist \Se"cret*ist\, n.	   A dealer in secrets. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Secretitious \Se`cre*ti"tious\, a.	   Parted by animal secretion; as, secretitious humors.	   --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Secretive \Se*cret"ive\, a.	   Tending to secrete, or to keep secret or private; as, a	   secretive disposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Secretiveness \Se*cret"ive*ness\, n.	   1. The quality of being secretive; disposition or tendency to	      conceal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phren.) The faculty or propensity which impels to	      reserve, secrecy, or concealment.	      [1913 Webster]
Secretly \Se"cret*ly\, adv.	   In a secret manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Secretness \Se"cret*ness\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being secret, hid, or concealed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Secretiveness; concealment. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]
Secreto-motory \Se*cre`to-mo"to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   Causing secretion; -- said of nerves which go to glands and	   influence secretion.	   [1913 Webster]
Secretory \Se*cre"to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]cr['e]toire. See	   {Secrete}.] (Physiol.)	   Secreting; performing, or connected with, the office of	   secretion; secernent; as, secretory vessels, nerves. -- n. A	   secretory vessel; a secernent.	   [1913 Webster]
Secret service \Se"cret serv"ice\	   The detective service of a government. In the United States,	   in time of peace the bureau of secret service is under the	   treasury department, and in time of war it aids the war	   department in securing information concerning the movements	   of the enemy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sect \Sect\ (s[e^]kt), n. [L. secare, sectum, to cut.]	   A cutting; a scion. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sect \Sect\ (s[e^]kt), n. [F. secte, L. secta, fr. sequi to	   follow; often confused with L. secare, sectum, to cut. See	   {Sue} to follow, and cf. {Sept}, {Suit}, n.]	   Those following a particular leader or authority, or attached	   to a certain opinion; a company or set having a common belief	   or allegiance distinct from others; in religion, the	   believers in a particular creed, or upholders of a particular	   practice; especially, in modern times, a party dissenting	   from an established church; a denomination; in philosophy,	   the disciples of a particular master; a school; in society	   and the state, an order, rank, class, or party.	   [1913 Webster]	         He beareth the sign of poverty,	         And in that sect our Savior saved all mankind. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         As of the sect of which that he was born,	         He kept his lay, to which that he was sworn. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cursed sect of that detestable and false prophet	         Mohammed.                                --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]	         As concerning this sect [Christians], we know that	         everywhere it is spoken against.         --Acts xxviii.	                                                  22.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectant \Sec"tant\, n. [L. secare, sectum, to cut.]	   One of the portions of space bounded by the three coordinate	   planes. Specif. (Crystallog.), one of the parts of a crystal	   into which it is divided by the axial planes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectarian \Sec*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Pertaining to a sect, or to sects; peculiar to a sect;	   bigotedly attached to the tenets and interests of a	   denomination; as, sectarian principles or prejudices.	   [1913 Webster]	Sectarian \Sec*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One of a sect; a member or adherent of a special school,	   denomination, or religious or philosophical party; one of a	   party in religion which has separated itself from established	   church, or which holds tenets different from those of the	   prevailing denomination in a state.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Heretic}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sectarianism \Sec*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The quality or character of a sectarian; devotion to the	   interests of a party; excess of partisan or denominational	   zeal; adherence to a separate church organization.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectarianize \Sec*ta"ri*an*ize\, v. t.	   To imbue with sectarian feelings; to subject to the control	   of a sect.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectarism \Sec"ta*rism\, n.	   Sectarianism. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sectarist \Sec"ta*rist\, n.	   A sectary. [R.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectary \Sec"ta*ry\, n.;pl. {Sectaries}. [F. sectaire. See	   {Sect}.]	   A sectarian; a member or adherent of a sect; a follower or	   disciple of some particular teacher in philosophy or	   religion; one who separates from an established church; a	   dissenter.	   [1913 Webster]	         I never knew that time in England when men of truest	         religion were not counted sectaries.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectator \Sec*ta"tor\, n. [L., fr. sectari, v. intens. fr. sequi	   to follow. See {Sue} to follow.]	   A follower; a disciple; an adherent to a sect. [Obs.] --Sir	   W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectile \Sec"tile\, a. [L. sectilis, fr. secare, sectum, to cut:	   cf. F. sectile. See {Section}.]	   Capable of being cut; specifically (Min.), capable of being	   severed by the knife with a smooth cut; -- said of minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectility \Sec*til"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being sectile.	   [1913 Webster]
Section \Sec"tion\, n. [L. sectio, fr. secare, sectum, to cut;	   akin to E. saw a cutting instrument: cf. F. section. See	   {Saw}, and cf. {Scion}, {Dissect}, {Insect}, {Secant},	   {Segment}.]	   1. The act of cutting, or separation by cutting; as, the	      section of bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part separated from something; a division; a portion; a	      slice. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A distinct part or portion of a book or writing; a	          subdivision of a chapter; the division of a law or	          other writing; a paragraph; an article; hence, the	          character [sect], often used to denote such a	          division.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is hardly possible to give a distinct view of	                his several arguments in distinct sections.	                                                  --Locke.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A distinct part of a country or people, community,	          class, or the like; a part of a territory separated by	          geographical lines, or of a people considered as	          distinct.	          [1913 Webster]	                The extreme section of one class consists of	                bigoted dotards, the extreme section of the	                other consists of shallow and reckless empirics.	                                                  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) One of the portions, of one square mile each, into	          which the public lands of the United States are	          divided; one thirty-sixth part of a township. These	          sections are subdivided into quarter sections for sale	          under the homestead and preemption laws.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) The figure made up of all the points common to a	      superficies and a solid which meet, or to two superficies	      which meet, or to two lines which meet. In the first case	      the section is a superficies, in the second a line, and in	      the third a point.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Nat. Hist.) A division of a genus; a group of species	      separated by some distinction from others of the same	      genus; -- often indicated by the sign [sect].	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A part of a musical period, composed of one or more	      phrases. See {Phrase}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The description or representation of anything as it would	      appear if cut through by any intersecting plane; depiction	      of what is beyond a plane passing through, or supposed to	      pass through, an object, as a building, a machine, a	      succession of strata; profile.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In mechanical drawing, as in these Illustrations of a	         cannon, a longitudinal section (a) usually represents	         the object as cut through its center lengthwise and	         vertically; a cross or transverse section (b), as cut	         crosswise and vertically; and a horizontal section (c),	         as cut through its center horizontally. Oblique	         sections are made at various angles. In architecture, a	         vertical section is a drawing showing the interior, the	         thickness of the walls, etc., as if made on a vertical	         plane passed through a building.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Angular sections} (Math.), a branch of analysis which treats	      of the relations of sines, tangents, etc., of arcs to the	      sines, tangents, etc., of their multiples or of their	      parts. [R.]	   {Conic sections}. (Geom.) See under {Conic}.	   {Section liner} (Drawing), an instrument to aid in drawing a	      series of equidistant parallel lines, -- used in	      representing sections.	   {Thin section}, a section or slice, as of mineral, animal, or	      vegetable substance, thin enough to be transparent, and	      used for study under the microscope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Part; portion; division.	   Usage: {Section}, {Part}. The English more commonly apply the	          word section to a part or portion of a body of men;	          as, a section of the clergy, a small section of the	          Whigs, etc. In the United States this use is less	          common, but another use, unknown or but little known	          in England, is very frequent, as in the phrases "the	          eastern section of our country," etc., the same sense	          being also given to the adjective sectional; as,	          sectional feelings, interests, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Sectional \Sec"tion*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a section or distinct part of larger	      body or territory; local.	      [1913 Webster]	            All sectional interests, or party feelings, it is	            hoped, will hereafter yield to schemes of ambition.	                                                  --Story.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of sections, or capable of being divided into	      sections; as, a sectional steam boiler.	      [1913 Webster]
Sectionalism \Sec"tion*al*ism\, n.	   A disproportionate regard for the interests peculiar to a	   section of the country; local patriotism, as distinguished	   from national. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sectionality \Sec"tion*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state or quality of being sectional; sectionalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectionalize \Sec"tion*al*ize\, v. t.	   To divide according to geographical sections or local	   interests. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The principal results of the struggle were to	         sectionalize parties.                    --Nicolay &	                                                  Hay (Life of	                                                  Lincoln).	   [1913 Webster]
Sectionally \Sec"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a sectional manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectionize \Sec"tion*ize\, v. t.	   To form into sections. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sectism \Sect"ism\, n.	   Devotion to a sect. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sectist \Sect"ist\, n.	   One devoted to a sect; a sectary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sectiuncle \Sect"i*un`cle\, n.	   A little or petty sect. [R.] "Some new sect or sectiuncle."	   --J. Martineau.	   [1913 Webster]
Sector \Sec"tor\, n. [L., properly, a cutter, fr. secare,	   sectum, to cut: cf. F. secteur. See {Section}.]	   1. (Geom.) A part of a circle comprehended between two radii	      and the included arc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers	      connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with	      several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines,	      tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and	      all on lines radiating from the common center of motion.	      The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An astronomical instrument, the limb of which embraces a	      small portion only of a circle, used for measuring	      differences of declination too great for the compass of a	      micrometer. When it is used for measuring zenith distances	      of stars, it is called a zenith sector.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dip sector}, an instrument used for measuring the dip of the	      horizon.	   {Sector of a sphere}, or {Spherical sector}, the solid	      generated by the revolution of the sector of a circle	      about one of its radii, or, more rarely, about any	      straight line drawn in the plane of the sector through its	      vertex.	      [1913 Webster]
Sectoral \Sec"tor*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a sector; as, a sectoral circle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sectorial \Sec*to"ri*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Adapted for cutting. -- n. A sectorial, or carnassial, tooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Secular \Sec"u*lar\, a. [OE. secular, seculer. L. saecularis,	   fr. saeculum a race, generation, age, the times, the world;	   perhaps akin to E. soul: cf. F. s['e]culier.]	   1. Coming or observed once in an age or a century.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secular year was kept but once a century.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to an age, or the progress of ages, or to a	      long period of time; accomplished in a long progress of	      time; as, secular inequality; the secular refrigeration of	      the globe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to this present world, or to things not	      spiritual or holy; relating to temporal as distinguished	      from eternal interests; not immediately or primarily	      respecting the soul, but the body; worldly.	      [1913 Webster]	            New foes arise,	            Threatening to bind our souls with secular chains.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) Not regular; not bound by monastic vows or rules;	      not confined to a monastery, or subject to the rules of a	      religious community; as, a secular priest.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tried to enforce a stricter discipline and	            greater regard for morals, both in the religious	            orders and the secular clergy.        --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Belonging to the laity; lay; not clerical.	      [1913 Webster]	            I speak of folk in secular estate.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Secular equation} (Astron.), the algebraic or numerical	      expression of the magnitude of the inequalities in a	      planet's motion that remain after the inequalities of a	      short period have been allowed for.	   {Secular games} (Rom. Antiq.), games celebrated, at long but	      irregular intervals, for three days and nights, with	      sacrifices, theatrical shows, combats, sports, and the	      like.	   {Secular music}, any music or songs not adapted to sacred	      uses.	   {Secular hymn} or {Secular poem}, a hymn or poem composed for	      the secular games, or sung or rehearsed at those games.	      [1913 Webster]	Secular \Sec"u*lar\, n.	   1. (Eccl.) A secular ecclesiastic, or one not bound by	      monastic rules. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A church official whose functions are confined to	      the vocal department of the choir. --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A layman, as distinguished from a clergyman.	      [1913 Webster]
Secularism \Sec"u*lar*ism\, n.	   1. The state or quality of being secular; a secular spirit;	      secularity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tenets or principles of the secularists.	      [1913 Webster]
Secularist \Sec"u*lar*ist\, n.	   One who theoretically rejects every form of religious faith,	   and every kind of religious worship, and accepts only the	   facts and influences which are derived from the present life;	   also, one who believes that education and other matters of	   civil policy should be managed without the introduction of a	   religious element.	   [1913 Webster]
Secularity \Sec`u*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf.F. s['e]cularit['e], LL.	   saecularitas.]	   Supreme attention to the things of the present life;	   worldliness.	   [1913 Webster]	         A secularity of character which makes Christianity and	         its principal doctrines distasteful or unintelligible.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Secularization \Sec`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   s['e]cularisation.]	   The act of rendering secular, or the state of being rendered	   secular; conversion from regular or monastic to secular;	   conversion from religious to lay or secular possession and	   uses; as, the secularization of church property.	   [1913 Webster]
Secularize \Sec"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Secularized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Secularizing}.] [Cf. F. s['e]culariser.]	   1. To convert from regular or monastic into secular; as, to	      secularize a priest or a monk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convert from spiritual to secular or common use; as, to	      secularize a church, or church property.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the Reformation the abbey was secularized. --W.	                                                  Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make worldly or unspiritual. --Bp. Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Secularly \Sec"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a secular or worldly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Secularness \Sec"u*lar*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being secular; worldliness;	   worldly-mindedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Secund \Se"cund\, a. [L. secundus following the course or	   current of wind or water. See {Second}, a.] (Bot.)	   Arranged on one side only, as flowers or leaves on a stalk.	   --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Secundate \Se*cun"date\, v. t. [L. secundatus, p. p. of	   secundare to direct favorably.]	   To make prosperous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Secundation \Sec`un*da"tion\, n.	   Prosperity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Secundine \Sec"un*dine\, n. [Cf. F. secondine.]	   1. (Bot.) The second coat, or integument, of an ovule, lying	      within the primine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the ripened seed the primine and secundine are	         usually united to form the testa, or outer seed coat.	         When they remain distinct the secundine becomes the	         mesosperm, as in the castor bean.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. F. secondines.] The afterbirth, or placenta and	      membranes; -- generally used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]
Secundo-geniture \Se*cun`do-gen"i*ture\, n. [L. secundus second	   + genitura a begetting, generation.]	   A right of inheritance belonging to a second son; a property	   or possession so inherited.	   [1913 Webster]	         The kingdom of Naples . . . was constituted a	         secundo-geniture of Spain.               --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]
Securable \Se*cur"a*ble\, a.	   That may be secured.	   [1913 Webster]
Secure \Se*cure"\, a. [L. securus; pref. se- without + cura	   care. See {Cure} care, and cf. {Sure}, a.]	   1. Free from fear, care, or anxiety; easy in mind; not	      feeling suspicion or distrust; confident.	      [1913 Webster]	            But thou, secure of soul, unbent with woes.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Overconfident; incautious; careless; -- in a bad sense.	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Confident in opinion; not entertaining, or not having	      reason to entertain, doubt; certain; sure; -- commonly	      with of; as, secure of a welcome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confidence then bore thee on, secure	            Either to meet no danger, or to find	            Matter of glorious trial.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not exposed to danger; safe; -- applied to persons and	      things, and followed by against or from. "Secure from	      fortune's blows." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Safe; undisturbed; easy; sure; certain; assured;	        confident; careless; heedless; inattentive.	        [1913 Webster]	Secure \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.	      [1913 Webster]	            I spread a cloud before the victor's sight,	            Sustained the vanquished, and secured his flight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put beyond hazard of losing or of not receiving; to	      make certain; to assure; to insure; -- frequently with	      against or from, rarely with of; as, to secure a creditor	      against loss; to secure a debt by a mortgage.	      [1913 Webster]	            It secures its possessor of eternal happiness. --T.	                                                  Dick.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make fast; to close or confine effectually; to render	      incapable of getting loose or escaping; as, to secure a	      prisoner; to secure a door, or the hatches of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To get possession of; to make one's self secure of; to	      acquire certainly; as, to secure an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Secure arms} (Mil.), a command and a position in the manual	      of arms, used in wet weather, the object being to guard	      the firearm from becoming wet. The piece is turned with	      the barrel to the front and grasped by the right hand at	      the lower band, the muzzle is dropped to the front, and	      the piece held with the guard under the right arm, the	      hand supported against the hip, and the thumb on the	      rammer.	      [1913 Webster]
Securely \Se*cure"ly\, adv.	   In a secure manner; without fear or apprehension; without	   danger; safely.	   [1913 Webster]	         His daring foe . . . securely him defied. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Securement \Se*cure"ment\, n.	   The act of securing; protection. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Society condemns the securement in all cases of	         perpetual protection by means of perpetual	         imprisonment.                            --C. A. Ives.	   [1913 Webster]
Secureness \Se*cure"ness\, n.	   The condition or quality of being secure; exemption from	   fear; want of vigilance; security.	   [1913 Webster]
Securer \Se*cur"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, secures.	   [1913 Webster]
Securifera \Sec`u*rif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from L. securis an ax	   + ferre to bear.] (Zool.)	   The Serrifera.	   [1913 Webster]
Securiform \Se*cu"ri*form\, a. [L. securis an ax or hatchet +	   -form: cf. F. s['e]curiforme.] (Nat. Hist.)	   Having the form of an ax or hatchet.	   [1913 Webster]
Securipalp \Se*cu"ri*palp\, n. [L. securis ax, hatchet + E.	   palp.] (Zool.)	   One of a family of beetles having the maxillary palpi	   terminating in a hatchet-shaped joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Security \Se*cu"ri*ty\, n.; pl. {Securities}. [L. securitas: cf.	   F. s['e]curit['e]. See {Secure}, and cf. {Surety}.]	   1. The condition or quality of being secure; secureness.	      Specifically:	      (a) Freedom from apprehension, anxiety, or care;	          confidence of power or safety; hence, assurance;	          certainty.	          [1913 Webster]	                His trembling hand had lost the ease,	                Which marks security to please.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Hence, carelessness; negligence; heedlessness.	          [1913 Webster]	                He means, my lord, that we are too remiss,	                Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security,	                Grows strong and great in substance and in	                power.                            --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Freedom from risk; safety.	          [1913 Webster]	                Give up yourself merely to chance and hazard,	                From firm security.               --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Some . . . alleged that we should have no	                security for our trade.           --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which secures or makes safe; protection; guard;	      defense. Specifically:	      (a) Something given, deposited, or pledged, to make	          certain the fulfillment of an obligation, the	          performance of a contract, the payment of a debt, or	          the like; surety; pledge.	          [1913 Webster]	                Those who lent him money lent it on no security	                but his bare word.                --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) One who becomes surety for another, or engages himself	          for the performance of another's obligation.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An evidence of debt or of property, as a bond, a	      certificate of stock, etc.; as, government securities.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Protection; defense; guard; shelter; safety; certainty;	        ease; assurance; carelessness; confidence; surety;	        pledge; bail.	        [1913 Webster]
Sedan \Se*dan"\, n. [Said to be named from Sedan, in France,	   where it was first made, and whence it was introduced into	   England in the time of King Charles I.]	   A portable chair or covered vehicle for carrying a single	   person, -- usually borne on poles by two men. Called also	   {sedan chair}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedate \Se*date"\, a. [L. sedatus, p. p. of sedare, sedatum, to	   allay, calm, causative of sedere to sit. See {Sit}.]	   Undisturbed by passion or caprice; calm; tranquil; serene;	   not passionate or giddy; composed; staid; as, a sedate soul,	   mind, or temper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Disputation carries away the mind from that calm and	         sedate temper which is so necessary to contemplate	         truth.                                   --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatsoever we feel and know	         Too sedate for outward show.             --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Settled; composed; calm; quiet; tranquil; still; serene;	        unruffled; undisturbed; contemplative; sober; serious.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Se*date"ly}, adv. -- {Se*date"ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Sedation \Se*da"tion\, n. [L. sedatio.]	   The act of calming, or the state of being calm. [R.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]datif.]	   Tending to calm, moderate, or tranquilize; specifically	   (Med.), allaying irritability and irritation; assuaging pain.	   [1913 Webster]	Sedative \Sed"a*tive\, n. (Med.)	   A remedy which allays irritability and irritation, and	   irritative activity or pain.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedent \Se"dent\, a. [L. sedens, -entis, p. pr. of sedere to	   sit. See {Sit}.]	   Sitting; inactive; quiet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sedentarily \Sed"en*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a sedentary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedentariness \Sed"en*ta*ri*ness\, n.	   Quality of being sedentary.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedentary \Sed"en*ta*ry\, a. [L. sedentarius, fr. sedere to sit:	   cf. F. se['e]dentaire. See {Sedent}.]	   1. Accustomed to sit much or long; as, a sedentary man.	      "Sedentary, scholastic sophists." --Bp. Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by, or requiring, much sitting; as, a	      sedentary employment; a sedentary life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any education that confined itself to sedentary	            pursuits was essentially imperfect.   --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inactive; motionless; sluggish; hence, calm; tranquil.	      [R.] "The sedentary earth." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul, considered abstractly from its passions,	            is of a remiss, sedentary nature.     --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Caused by long sitting. [Obs.] "Sedentary numbness."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Remaining in one place, especially when firmly	      attached to some object; as, the oyster is a sedentary	      mollusk; the barnacles are sedentary crustaceans.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sedentary spider} (Zool.), one of a tribe of spiders which	      rest motionless until their prey is caught in their web.	      [1913 Webster]
Sederunt \Se*de"runt\, n. [L., they sat, fr. sedere to sit.]	   A sitting, as of a court or other body.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is pity we have not Burns's own account of that long	         sederunt.                                --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Acts of sederunt} (Scots Law), ordinances of the Court of	      Session for the ordering of processes and expediting of	      justice. --Bell.	      [1913 Webster]
Sedge \Sedge\, n. [OE. segge, AS. secg; akin to LG. segge; --	   probably named from its bladelike appearance, and akin to L.	   secare to cut, E. saw a cutting instrument; cf. Ir. seisg, W.	   hesg. Cf. {Hassock}, {Saw} the instrument.]	   1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Carex}, perennial,	      endogenous, innutritious herbs, often growing in dense	      tufts in marshy places. They have triangular jointless	      stems, a spiked inflorescence, and long grasslike leaves	      which are usually rough on the margins and midrib. There	      are several hundred species.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes given to any other plant of the	         order {Cyperaceae}, which includes {Carex}, {Cyperus},	         {Scirpus}, and many other genera of rushlike plants.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A flock of herons.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sedge hen} (Zool.), the clapper rail. See under 5th {Rail}.	      	   {Sedge warbler} (Zool.), a small European singing bird	      ({Acrocephalus phragmitis}). It often builds its nest	      among reeds; -- called also {sedge bird}, {sedge wren},	      {night warbler}, and {Scotch nightingale}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sedged \Sedged\, a.	   Made or composed of sedge.	   [1913 Webster]	         With your sedged crowns and ever-harmless looks.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedgy \Sedg"y\, a.	   Overgrown with sedge.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the gentle Severn's sedgy bank.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedilia \Se*dil"i*a\, n. pl.; sing. {Sedile}. [L. sedile a	   seat.] (Arch.)	   Seats in the chancel of a church near the altar for the	   officiating clergy during intervals of service. --Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Sediment \Sed"i*ment\, n. [F. s['e]diment, L. sedimentum a	   settling, fr. sedere to sit, to settle. See {Sit}.]	   1. The matter which subsides to the bottom, from water or any	      other liquid; settlings; lees; dregs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The material of which sedimentary rocks are	      formed.	      [1913 Webster]
Sedimental \Sed`i*men"tal\, a.	   Sedimentary.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedimentary \Sed`i*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]dimentaire.]	   Of or pertaining to sediment; formed by sediment; containing	   matter that has subsided.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sedimentary rocks}. (Geol.) See {Aqueous rocks}, under	      {Aqueous}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sedimentation \Sed`i*men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of depositing a sediment; specifically (Geol.), the	   deposition of the material of which sedimentary rocks are	   formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedition \Se*di"tion\, n. [OE. sedicioun, OF. sedition, F.	   s['e]dition, fr. L. seditio, originally, a going aside;	   hence, an insurrectionary separation; pref. se-, sed-, aside	   + itio a going, fr. ire, itum, to go. Cf. {Issue}.]	   1. The raising of commotion in a state, not amounting to	      insurrection; conduct tending to treason, but without an	      overt act; excitement of discontent against the	      government, or of resistance to lawful authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            In soothing them, we nourish 'gainst our senate	            The cockle of rebellion, insolence, sedition.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Noisy demagogues who had been accused of sedition.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dissension; division; schism. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the works of the flesh are manifest, . . .	            emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies.	                                                  --Gal. v. 19,	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Insurrection; tumult; uproar; riot; rebellion; revolt.	        See {Insurrection}.	        [1913 Webster]
Seditionary \Se*di"tion*a*ry\, n.	   An inciter or promoter of sedition. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Seditious \Se*di"tious\, a.[L. seditiosus: cf. F. s['e]ditieux.]	   1. Of or pertaining to sedition; partaking of the nature of,	      or tending to excite, sedition; as, seditious behavior;	      seditious strife; seditious words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to arouse, or take part in, violent opposition to	      lawful authority; turbulent; factious; guilty of sedition;	      as, seditious citizens.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Se*di"tious*ly}, adv. --	      {Se*di"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sedlitz \Sed"litz\, a.	   Same as {Seidlitz}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seduce \Se*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seduced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Seducing}.] [L. seducere, seductum; pref. se- aside +	   ducere to lead. See {Duke}.]	   1. To draw aside from the path of rectitude and duty in any	      manner; to entice to evil; to lead astray; to tempt and	      lead to iniquity; to corrupt.	      [1913 Webster]	            For me, the gold of France did not seduce. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to induce to engage in sexual intercourse.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To allure; entice; tempt; attract; mislead; decoy;	        inveigle. See {Allure}.	        [1913 Webster]
Seducement \Se*duce"ment\, n.	   1. The act of seducing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The means employed to seduce, as flattery, promises,	      deception, etc.; arts of enticing or corrupting. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Seducer \Se*du"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, seduces. For a female seducer, the	   term {seductress} is also used	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         He whose firm faith no reason could remove,	         Will melt before that soft seducer, love. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: One who induces another to engage in sexual	      intercourse.	      [PJC]
Seducible \Se*du"ci*ble\, a.	   Capable of being seduced; corruptible.	   [1913 Webster]
Seducing \Se*du"cing\, a.	   Seductive. "Thy sweet seducing charms." --Cowper. --	   {Se*du"cing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Seduction \Se*duc*tion\, n. [L. seductio: cf. F. s['e]duction.	   See {Seduce}.]	   1. The act of seducing; enticement to wrong doing; enticement	      to fail in some duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) The offense of inducing a woman to consent to unlawful	          sexual intercourse, by enticements which overcome her	          scruples; the wrong or crime of persuading a woman to	          surrender her chastity. [Archaic]	      (b) Any successful enticement to engage in some sexual	          activity, especially intercourse.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. That which seduces, or is adapted to seduce; means of	      leading astray; as, the seductions of wealth.	      [1913 Webster]
Seductive \Se*duc"tive\, a.	   Tending to lead astray; apt to mislead by flattering	   appearances; tempting; alluring; as, a seductive offer.	   [1913 Webster]	         This may enable us to understand how seductive is the	         influence of example.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Seductively \Se*duc"tive*ly\, adv.	   In a seductive manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Seductress \Se*duc"tress\, n.	   A woman who seduces; a female seducer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedulity \Se*du"li*ty\, n. [L. sedulitas. See {Sedulous}.]	   The quality or state of being sedulous; diligent and	   assiduous application; constant attention; unremitting	   industry; sedulousness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The industrious bee, by his sedulity in summer, lives	         in honey all the winter.                 --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Sedulous \Sed"u*lous\ (?; 135), a. [L. sedulus, perhaps from	   sedere to sit, and so akin to E. sit.]	   Diligent in application or pursuit; constant, steady, and	   persevering in business, or in endeavors to effect an object;	   steadily industrious; assiduous; as, the sedulous bee.	   [1913 Webster]	         What signifies the sound of words in prayer, without	         the affection of the heart, and a sedulous application	         of the proper means that may naturally lead us to such	         an end?                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Assiduous; diligent; industrious; laborious;	        unremitting; untiring; unwearied; persevering.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sed"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	        {Sed"u*lous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Sedum \Se"dum\, n. [NL., fr. L. sedere to sit; so called in	   allusion to the manner in which the plants attach themselves	   to rocks and walls.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants, mostly perennial, having succulent leaves	   and cymose flowers; orpine; stonecrop. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
See \See\, n. [OE. se, see, OF. se, sed, sied, fr. L. sedes a	   seat, or the kindred sedere to sit. See {Sit}, and cf.	   {Siege}.]	   1. A seat; a site; a place where sovereign power is	      exercised. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jove laughed on Venus from his sovereign see.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) The seat of episcopal power; a diocese; the	          jurisdiction of a bishop; as, the see of New York.	      (b) The seat of an archbishop; a province or jurisdiction	          of an archbishop; as, an archiepiscopal see.	      (c) The seat, place, or office of the pope, or Roman	          pontiff; as, the papal see.	      (d) The pope or his court at Rome; as, to appeal to the	          see of Rome.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolic see}. See under {Apostolic}.	      [1913 Webster]	See \See\ (s[=e]), v. t. [imp. {Saw} (s[add]); p. p. {Seen}	   (s[=e]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Seeing}.] [OE. seen, sen, seon,	   AS. se['o]n; akin to OFries. s[imac]a, D. zien, OS. & OHG.	   sehan, G. sehen, Icel. sj[=a], Sw. se, Dan. see, Goth.	   sa['i]hwan, and probably to L. sequi to follow (and so	   originally meaning, to follow with the eyes). Gr. "e`pesqai,	   Skr. sac. Cf. {Sight}, {Sue} to follow.]	   1. To perceive by the eye; to have knowledge of the existence	      and apparent qualities of by the organs of sight; to	      behold; to descry; to view.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will now turn aside, and see this great sight.	                                                  --Ex. iii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perceive by mental vision; to form an idea or	      conception of; to note with the mind; to observe; to	      discern; to distinguish; to understand; to comprehend; to	      ascertain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy	            brethren.                             --Gen. xxxvii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus saw that he answered discreetly. --Mark xii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who's so gross	            That seeth not this palpable device?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To follow with the eyes, or as with the eyes; to watch; to	      regard attentively; to look after. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had a mind to see him out, and therefore did not	            care for contradicting him.           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have an interview with; especially, to make a call	      upon; to visit; as, to go to see a friend.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of	            his death.                            --1 Sam. xv.	                                                  35.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fall in with; to meet or associate with; to have	      intercourse or communication with; hence, to have	      knowledge or experience of; as, to see military service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make us glad according to the days wherein thou hast	            afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen	            evil.                                 --Ps. xc. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Verily, verily, I say unto you, if a man keep my	            saying, he shall never see death.     --John viii.	                                                  51.	      [1913 Webster]	            Improvement in wisdom and prudence by seeing men.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To accompany in person; to escort; to wait upon; as, to	      see one home; to see one aboard the cars.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In poker and similar games at cards, to meet (a bet), or	      to equal the bet of (a player), by staking the same sum.	      "I'll see you and raise you ten."	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {God you see} (or {God him see} or {God me see}, etc.), God	      keep you (him, me, etc.) in his sight; God protect you.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {To see (anything) out}, to see (it) to the end; to be	      present at, work at, or attend, to the end.	   {To see stars}, to see flashes of light, like stars; --	      sometimes the result of concussion of the head. [Colloq.]	      	   {To see (one) through}, to help, watch, or guard (one) to the	      end of a course or an undertaking.	      [1913 Webster]	See \See\, v. i.	   1. To have the power of sight, or of perceiving by the proper	      organs; to possess or employ the sense of vision; as, he	      sees distinctly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereas I was blind, now I see.       --John ix. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: To have intellectual apprehension; to	      perceive; to know; to understand; to discern; -- often	      followed by a preposition, as through, or into.	      [1913 Webster]	            For judgment I am come into this world, that they	            which see not might see; and that they which see	            might be made blind.                  --John ix. 39.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many sagacious persons will find us out, . . . and	            see through all our fine pretensions. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be attentive; to take care; to give heed; -- generally	      with to; as, to see to the house.	      [1913 Webster]	            See that ye fall not out by the way.  --Gen. xlv.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Let me see, Let us see, are used to express	         consideration, or to introduce the particular	         consideration of a subject, or some scheme or	         calculation.	         [1913 Webster]	               Cassio's a proper man, let me see now, 	               To get his place.                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: See is sometimes used in the imperative for look, or	         behold. "See. see! upon the banks of Boyne he stands."	         --Halifax.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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; to behold; to view. [Obs.] "An altar by	          Jordan, a great altar to see to" --Josh. xxii. 10.	      (b) To take care about; to look after; as, to see to a	          fire.	          [1913 Webster]
Seecatch \See"catch\, n. [Russ. siekach.] (Zool.)	   A full-grown male fur seal. [Alaska]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Seed \Seed\ (s[=e]d), n.; pl. {Seed} or {Seeds}. [OE. seed, sed,	   AS. s[=ae]d, fr. s[=a]wan to sow; akin to D. zaad seed, G.	   saat, Icel. s[=a][eth], sae[eth]i, Goth. manas[=e][thorn]s	   seed of men, world. See {Sow} to scatter seed, and cf.	   {Colza}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A ripened ovule, consisting of an embryo with one or	          more integuments, or coverings; as, an apple seed; a	          currant seed. By germination it produces a new plant.	      (b) Any small seedlike fruit, though it may consist of a	          pericarp, or even a calyx, as well as the seed proper;	          as, parsnip seed; thistle seed.	          [1913 Webster]	                And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass,	                the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree	                yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in	                itself.                           --Gen. i. 11.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The seed proper has an outer and an inner coat, and	         within these the kernel or nucleus. The kernel is	         either the embryo alone, or the embryo inclosed in the	         albumen, which is the material for the nourishment of	         the developing embryo. The scar on a seed, left where	         the stem parted from it, is called the hilum, and the	         closed orifice of the ovule, the micropyle.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The generative fluid of the male; semen; sperm;	      -- not used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That from which anything springs; first principle;	      original; source; as, the seeds of virtue or vice.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The principle of production.	      [1913 Webster]	            Praise of great acts he scatters as a seed,	            Which may the like in coming ages breed. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Progeny; offspring; children; descendants; as, the seed of	      Abraham; the seed of David.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the word is applied to one person, or to	         any number collectively, and admits of the plural form,	         though rarely used in the plural.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. Race; generation; birth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of mortal seed they were not held.    --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seed bag} (Artesian well), a packing to prevent percolation	      of water down the bore hole. It consists of a bag	      encircling the tubing and filled with flax seed, which	      swells when wet and fills the space between the tubing and	      the sides of the hole.	   {Seed bud} (Bot.), the germ or rudiment of the plant in the	      embryo state; the ovule.	   {Seed coat} (Bot.), the covering of a seed.	   {Seed corn}, or {Seed grain} (Bot.), corn or grain for seed.	      	   {To eat the seed corn}, To eat the corn which should be saved	      for seed, so as to forestall starvation; -- a desparate	      measure, since it only postpones disaster. Hence: any	      desparate action which creates a disastrous situation in	      the long-term, done in order to provide temporary relief.	      	   {Seed down} (Bot.), the soft hairs on certain seeds, as	      cotton seed.	   {Seed drill}. See 6th {Drill}, 2	      (a) .	   {Seed eater} (Zool.), any finch of the genera {Sporophila},	      and {Crithagra}. They feed mainly on seeds.	   {Seed gall} (Zool.), any gall which resembles a seed, formed	      on the leaves of various plants, usually by some species	      of Phylloxera.	   {Seed leaf} (Bot.), a cotyledon.	   {Seed lobe} (Bot.), a cotyledon; a seed leaf.	   {Seed oil}, oil expressed from the seeds of plants.	   {Seed oyster}, a young oyster, especially when of a size	      suitable for transplantation to a new locality.	   {Seed pearl}, a small pearl of little value.	   {Seed plat}, or {Seed plot}, the ground on which seeds are	      sown, to produce plants for transplanting; a nursery.	   {Seed stalk} (Bot.), the stalk of an ovule or seed; a	      funicle.	   {Seed tick} (Zool.), one of several species of ticks	      resembling seeds in form and color.	   {Seed vessel} (Bot.), that part of a plant which contains the	      seeds; a pericarp.	   {Seed weevil} (Zool.), any one of numerous small weevils,	      especially those of the genus {Apion}, which live in the	      seeds of various plants.	   {Seed wool}, cotton wool not yet cleansed of its seeds.	      [Southern U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Seed \Seed\, v. i.	   1. To sow seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shed the seed. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To grow to maturity, and to produce seed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many interests have grown up, and seeded, and	            twisted their roots in the crevices of many wrongs.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Seed \Seed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seeded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Seeding}.]	   1. To sprinkle with seed; to plant seeds in; to sow; as, to	      seed a field.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with	      seedlike decorations.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sable mantle seeded with waking eyes. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To seed down}, to sow with grass seed.	      [1913 Webster]
Seedbox \Seed"box`\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) A capsule.	      (b) A plant ({Ludwigia alternifolia}) which has somewhat	          cubical or box-shaped capsules.	          [1913 Webster]
Seedcake \Seed"cake`\, n.	   A sweet cake or cooky containing aromatic seeds, as caraway.	   --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Seedcod \Seed"cod`\, n.	   A seedlip. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seeder \Seed"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, sows or plants seed.	   [1913 Webster]
Seediness \Seed`i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being seedy, shabby, or worn out; a	   state of wretchedness or exhaustion. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	         What is called seediness, after a debauch, is a plain	         proof that nature has been outraged.     --J. S.	                                                  Blackie.	   [1913 Webster]
Seed-lac \Seed"-lac`\, n.	   A species of lac. See the Note under {Lac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seedless \Seed"less\, a.	   Without seed or seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Seedling \Seed"ling\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant reared from the seed, as distinguished from one	   propagated by layers, buds, or the like.	   [1913 Webster] Seedlip
Seedlip \Seed"lip`\, Seedlop \Seed"lop`\, n. [AS.	   s[=ae]dle['a]p; s[=ae]d seed + le['a]p basket.]	   A vessel in which a sower carries the seed to be scattered.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seedman \Seed"man\,	   See {Seedsman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seedness \Seed"ness\, n.	   Seedtime. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Seedsman \Seeds"man\, n.; pl. {Seedsmen} (-men).	   1. A sower; one who sows or scatters seed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seedsman	            Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who deals in seeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Seedtime \Seed"time`\, n. [AS. s[=ae]dt[imac]ma.]	   The season proper for sowing.	   [1913 Webster]	         While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and	         cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and	         night, shall not cease.                  --Gen. viii.	                                                  22.	   [1913 Webster]
Seedy \Seed"y\, a. [Compar. {Seedier}; superl. {Seediest}.]	   1. Abounding with seeds; bearing seeds; having run to seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a peculiar flavor supposed to be derived from the	      weeds growing among the vines; -- said of certain kinds of	      French brandy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Old and worn out; exhausted; spiritless; also, poor and	      miserable looking; shabbily clothed; shabby looking; as,	      he looked seedy; a seedy coat. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Little Flanigan here . . . is a little seedy, as we	            say among us that practice the law. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seedy toe}, an affection of a horse's foot, in which a	      cavity filled with horn powder is formed between the	      laminae and the wall of the hoof.	      [1913 Webster]
Seeing \See"ing\, conj. (but originally a present participle).	   In view of the fact (that); considering; taking into account	   (that); insmuch as; since; because; -- followed by a	   dependent clause; as, he did well, seeing that he was so	   young.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherefore come ye to me, seeing ye hate me? --Gen.	                                                  xxvi. 27.	   [1913 Webster]
Seek \Seek\, a.	   Sick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Seek \Seek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sought}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Seeking}.] [OE. seken, AS. s[=e]can, s[=e]cean; akin to OS.	   s[=o]kian, LG. s["o]ken, D. zoeken, OHG. suohhan, G. suchen,	   Icel. saekja, Sw. s["o]ka, Dan. s["o]ge, Goth. s[=o]kjan, and	   E. sake. Cf. {Beseech}, {Ransack}, {Sagacious}, {Sake},	   {Soc}.]	   1. To go in search of; to look for; to search for; to try to	      find.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man saked him, saying, What seekest thou? And he	            said, I seek my brethren.             --Gen. xxxvii.	                                                  15, 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inquire for; to ask for; to solicit; to beseech.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others, tempting him, sought of him a sign. --Luke	                                                  xi. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To try to acquire or gain; to strive after; to aim at; as,	      to seek wealth or fame; to seek one's life.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To try to reach or come to; to go to; to resort to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seek not Bethel, nor enter into Gilgal. --Amos v. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since great Ulysses sought the Phrygian plains.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Seek \Seek\, v. i.	   To make search or inquiry; to endeavor to make discovery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seek ye out of the book of the Lord, and read. --Isa.	                                                  xxxiv. 16.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To seek}, needing to seek or search; hence, unprepared.	      "Unpracticed, unprepared, and still to seek." --Milton.	      [Obs.]	   {To seek after}, to make pursuit of; to attempt to find or	      take.	   {To seek for}, to endeavor to find.	   {To seek to}, to apply to; to resort to; to court. [Obs.]	      "All the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom." --1	      Kings x. 24.	   {To seek upon}, to make strict inquiry after; to follow up;	      to persecute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To seek	            Upon a man and do his soul unrest.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Seeker \Seek"er\, n.	   1. One who seeks; that which is used in seeking or searching.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) One of a small heterogeneous sect of the 17th	      century, in Great Britain, who professed to be seeking the	      true church, ministry, and sacraments.	      [1913 Webster]	            A skeptic [is] ever seeking and never finds, like	            our new upstart sect of Seekers.      --Bullokar.	      [1913 Webster]
Seek-no-further \Seek"-no-fur`ther\, n.	   A kind of choice winter apple, having a subacid taste; --	   formerly called {go-no-further}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seek-sorrow \Seek"-sor`row\, n.	   One who contrives to give himself vexation. [Archaic.] --Sir	   P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Seel \Seel\ (s[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seeled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Seeling}.] [F. siller, ciller, fr. cil an eyelash, L.	   cilium.]	   1. (Falconry) To close the eyes of (a hawk or other bird) by	      drawing through the lids threads which were fastened over	      the head. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fools climb to fall: fond hopes, like seeled doves	            for want of better light, mount till they end their	            flight with falling.                  --J. Reading.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to shut or close, as the eyes; to blind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, seeling night,	            Scarf up the tender eye of pitiful day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cold death, with a violent fate, his sable eyes did	            seel.                                 --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	Seel \Seel\, v. i. [Cf. LG. sielen to lead off water, F. siller	   to run ahead, to make headway, E. sile, v.t.]	   To incline to one side; to lean; to roll, as a ship at sea.	   [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster] Seel	Seel \Seel\, Seeling \Seel"ing\, n.	   The rolling or agitation of a ship in a storm. [Obs.]	   --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	Seel \Seel\, n. [AS. s[=ae]l, from s[=ae]l good, prosperous. See	   {Silly}.]	   1. Good fortune; favorable opportunity; prosperity. [Obs.]	      "So have I seel". --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Time; season; as, hay seel. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Seelily \Seel"i*ly\, adv.	   In a silly manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seely \Seel"y\, a.	   See {Silly}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Seem \Seem\ (s[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Seemed} (s[=e]md); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Seeming}.] [OE. semen to seem, to become,	   befit, AS. s[=e]man to satisfy, pacify; akin to Icel. saema	   to honor, to bear with, conform to, saemr becoming, fit,	   s[=o]ma to beseem, to befit, sama to beseem, semja to	   arrange, settle, put right, Goth. samjan to please, and to E.	   same. The sense is probably due to the adj. seemly.	   [root]191. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Seemly}.]	   To appear, or to appear to be; to have a show or semblance;	   to present an appearance; to look; to strike one's	   apprehension or fancy as being; to be taken as. "It now	   seemed probable." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou picture of what thou seem'st.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         All seemed well pleased; all seemed, but were not all.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a way which seemeth right unto a man; but the	         end thereof are the ways of death.       --Prov. xiv.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	   {It seems}, it appears; it is understood as true; it is said.	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince of Italy, it seems, entertained his	            mistress on a great lake.             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To appear; look.	   Usage: {Seem}, {Appear}. To appear has reference to a thing's	          being presented to our view; as, the sun appears; to	          seem is connected with the idea of semblance, and	          usually implies an inference of our mind as to the	          probability of a thing's being so; as, a storm seems	          to be coming. "The story appears to be true," means	          that the facts, as presented, go to show its truth;	          "the story seems to be true," means that it has the	          semblance of being so, and we infer that it is true.	          "His first and principal care being to appear unto his	          people such as he would have them be, and to be such	          as he appeared." --Sir P. Sidney.	          [1913 Webster]	                Ham. Ay, madam, it is common.	                Queen. If it be,	                Why seems it so particular with thee?	                Ham. Seems, madam! Nay, it is; I know not	                "seems."                          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	Seem \Seem\, v. t.	   To befit; to beseem. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Seemer \Seem"er\, n.	   One who seems; one who carries or assumes an appearance or	   semblance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hence shall we see,	         If power change purpose, what our seemers be. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Seeming \Seem"ing\, a.	   Having a semblance, whether with or without reality;	   apparent; specious; befitting; as, seeming friendship;	   seeming truth.	   [1913 Webster]	         My lord, you have lost a friend indeed;	         And I dare swear you borrow not that face	         Of seeming sorrow, it is sure your own.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Seeming \Seem"ing\, n.	   1. Appearance; show; semblance; fair appearance;	      speciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            These keep	            Seeming and savor all the winter long. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apprehension; judgment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing more clear unto their seeming. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            His persuasive words, impregned	            With reason, to her seeming.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Seemingly \Seem"ing*ly\, adv.	   In appearance; in show; in semblance; apparently; ostensibly.	   [1913 Webster]	         This the father seemingly complied with. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Seemingness \Seem"ing*ness\, n.	   Semblance; fair appearance; plausibility. --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Seemless \Seem"less\, a.	   Unseemly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Seemlily \Seem"li*ly\, adv.	   In a seemly manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seemliness \Seem"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being seemly: comeliness; propriety.	   [1913 Webster]
Seemly \Seem"ly\ (s[=e]m"l[y^]), a. [Compar.{Seemlier}	   (s[=e]m"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Seeliest}.] [Icel.	   s[ae]miligr, fr. s[ae]mr becoming, fit; akin to samr same, E.	   same; the sense being properly, the same or like, hence,	   fitting. See {Seem}, v. i.]	   Suited to the object, occasion, purpose, or character;	   suitable; fit; becoming; comely; decorous.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had a seemly nose.                    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am a woman, lacking wit	         To make a seemly answer to such persons. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Suspense of judgment and exercise of charity were safer	         and seemlier for Christian men than the hot pursuit of	         these controversies.                     --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Becoming; fit; suitable; proper; appropriate; congruous;	        meet; decent; decorous.	        [1913 Webster]	Seemly \Seem"ly\ (s[=e]m"l[y^]), adv. [Compar. {Seemlier};	   superl. {Seemliest}.]	   In a decent or suitable manner; becomingly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Suddenly a men before him stood,	         Not rustic as before, but seemlier clad,	         As one in city or court or place bred.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Seemlyhed \Seem"ly*hed\ (s[=e]m"l[y^]*h[e^]d), n. [See {-hood}.]	   Comely or decent appearance. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Seen \Seen\ (s[=e]n),	   p. p. of {See}.	   [1913 Webster]	Seen \Seen\, a.	   Versed; skilled; accomplished. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Well seen in every science that mote be. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Noble Boyle, not less in nature seen,	         Than his great brother read in states and men.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Seep
Seep \Seep\, or Sipe \Sipe\, v. i. [AS. s[imac]pan to distill.]	   To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze.	   [Scot. & U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Water seeps up through the sidewalks.    --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster] Seepage
Seepage \Seep"age\, or Sipage \Sip"age\, n.	   Water that seeped or oozed through a porous soil. [Scot. & U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Seepage \Seep"age\, n.	   1. The act or process of seeping; percolation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a fluid that seeps out of a container; as, seepage from a	      reservoir.	      [PJC] Seepy
Seepy \Seep"y\, or Sipy \Sip"y\, a.	   Oozy; -- applied to land under cultivation that is not well	   drained.	   [1913 Webster]
Seer \Seer\ (s[=e]r), a.	   Sore; painful. [Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Seer \Se"er\ (s[=e]"[~e]r), n.	   One who sees. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Seer \Seer\ (s[=e]r), n. [From {See}.]	   A person who foresees events; a prophet. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Seeress \Seer"ess\, n.	   A female seer; a prophetess.	   [1913 Webster]
Seerfish \Seer"fish`\ (s[=e]r"f[i^]sh), n. (Zool.)	   A scombroid food fish of Madeira ({Cybium Commersonii}).	   [1913 Webster]
Seerhand \Seer"hand\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A kind of muslin of a texture between nainsook and mull.	   [1913 Webster]
Seership \Seer"ship\, n.	   The office or quality of a seer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seersucker \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, a cotton fabric of similar	   appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Seerwood \Seer"wood`\, n. [See {Sear}.]	   Dry wood. [Written also {searwood}.] [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Seesaw \See"saw`\, n. [Probably a reduplication of saw, to	   express the alternate motion to and fro, as in the act of	   sawing.]	   1. A play among children in which they are seated upon the	      opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle,	      and move alternately up and down.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plank or board adjusted for this play.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vibratory or reciprocating motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has been arguing in a circle; there is thus a	            seesaw between the hypothesis and fact. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Whist.) Same as {Crossruff}.	      [1913 Webster]	Seesaw \See"saw`\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Seesawad}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Seesawing}.]	   To move with a reciprocating motion; to move backward and	   forward, or upward and downward.	   [1913 Webster]	Seesaw \See"saw`\, v. t.	   To cause to move backward and forward in seesaw fashion.	   [1913 Webster]	         He seesaws himself to and fro.           --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]	Seesaw \See"saw`\, a.	   Moving up and down, or to and fro; having a reciprocating	   motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Seet \Seet\, obs. imp. of {Sit}.	   Sate; sat. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seeth \Seeth\, obs.	   imp. of {Seethe}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seethe \Seethe\, v. t. [imp. {Seethed}({Sod}, obs.); p. p.	   {Seethed}, {Sodden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Seething}.] [OE.	   sethen, AS. se['o]?an; akin to D. sieden, OHG. siodan, G.	   sieden, Icel. sj??a, Sw. sjuda, Dan. syde, Goth. saubs a	   burnt offering. Cf. {Sod}, n., {Sodden}, {Suds}.]	   To decoct or prepare for food in hot liquid; to boil; as, to	   seethe flesh. [Written also {seeth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons	         of the prophets.                         --2 Kings iv.	                                                  38.	   [1913 Webster]	Seethe \Seethe\, v. i.	   To be a state of ebullition or violent commotion; to be hot;	   to boil. --1 Sam. ii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]	         A long Pointe, round which the Mississippi used to	         whirl, and seethe, and foam.             --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster]
Seether \Seeth"er\, n.	   A pot for boiling things; a boiler.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like burnished gold the little seether shone. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Seg \Seg\, n. [See {Sedge}.] (Bot.)	   1. Sedge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The gladen, and other species of Iris. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Seg \Seg\, n. [Probably from the root of L. secare to cut.]	   A castrated bull. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Segar \Se*gar"\, n.	   See {Cigar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seggar \Seg"gar\, n. [Prov. E. saggard a seggar, seggard a sort	   of riding surtout, contr. fr. safeguard.]	   A case or holder made of fire clay, in which fine pottery is	   inclosed while baking in the kin. [Written also {saggar},	   {sagger}, and {segger}.] --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Segge \Segge\, n. (Zool.)	   The hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Segment \Seg"ment\, n. [L. segmentum, fr. secare to cut, cut	   off: cf. F. segment. See {Saw} a cutting instrument.]	   1. One of the parts into which any body naturally separates	      or is divided; a part divided or cut off; a section; a	      portion; as, a segment of an orange; a segment of a	      compound or divided leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A part cut off from a figure by a line or plane;	      especially, that part of a circle contained between a	      chord and an arc of that circle, or so much of the circle	      as is cut off by the chord; as, the segment acb in the	      Illustration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.)	      (a) A piece in the form of the sector of a circle, or part	          of a ring; as, the segment of a sectional fly wheel or	          flywheel rim.	      (b) A segment gear.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.)	      (a) One of the cells or division formed by segmentation,	          as in egg cleavage or in fissiparous cell formation.	      (b) One of the divisions, rings, or joints into which many	          animal bodies are divided; a somite; a metamere; a	          somatome.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Segment gear}, a piece for receiving or communicating	      reciprocating motion from or to a cogwheel, consisting of	      a sector of a circular gear, or ring, having cogs on the	      periphery, or face.	   {Segment of a line}, the part of a line contained between two	      points on it.	   {Segment of a sphere}, the part of a sphere cut off by a	      plane, or included between two parallel planes.	   {Ventral segment}. (Acoustics) See {Loor}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Segment \Seg"ment\, v. i. (Biol.)	   To divide or separate into parts in growth; to undergo	   segmentation, or cleavage, as in the segmentation of the	   ovum.	   [1913 Webster]
Segmental \Seg*men"tal\, a.	   1. Relating to, or being, a segment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Zool.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to the segments of animals; as, a	          segmental duct; segmental papillae.	      (b) Of or pertaining to the segmental organs.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Segmental duct} (Anat.), the primitive duct of the embryonic	      excretory organs which gives rise to the Wolffian duct and	      ureter; the pronephric duct.	   {Segmental organs}.	      (a) (Anat.) The embryonic excretory organs of vertebrates,	          consisting primarily of the segmental tubes and	          segmental ducts.	      (b) (Zool.) The tubular excretory organs, a pair of which	          often occur in each of several segments in annelids.	          They serve as renal organs, and often, also, as	          oviducts and sperm ducts. See Illust. under	          {Sipunculacea}.	   {Segmental tubes} (Anat.), the tubes which primarily open	      into the segmental duct, some of which become the urinary	      tubules of the adult.	      [1913 Webster]
Segmentation \Seg`men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act or process of dividing into segments; specifically	   (Biol.), a self-division into segments as a result of growth;	   cell cleavage; cell multiplication; endogenous cell	   formation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Segmentation cavity} (Biol.), the cavity formed by the	      arrangement of the cells in segmentation or cleavage of	      the ovum; the cavity of the blastosphere. In the gastrula	      stage, the segmentation cavity in which the mesoblast is	      formed lies between the entoblast and ectoblast. See	      Illust. of {Invagination}.	   {Segmentation nucleus} (Biol.), the body formed by fusion of	      the male and female pronucleus in an impregnated ovum. See	      the Note under {Pronucleus}.	   {Segmentation of the ovum}, or {Egg cleavage} (Biol.), the	      process by which the embryos of all the higher plants and	      animals are derived from the germ cell. In the simplest	      case, that of small ova destitute of food yolk, the ovum	      or egg divides into two similar halves or segments	      (blastomeres), each of these again divides into two, and	      so on, thus giving rise to a mass of cells (mulberry mass,	      or morula), all equal and similar, from the growth and	      development of which the future animal is to be formed.	      This constitutes {regular segmentation}. Quite frequently,	      however, the equality and regularity of cleavage is	      interfered with by the presence of food yolk, from which	      results unequal segmentation. See {Holoblastic},	      {Meroblastic}, {Alecithal}, {Centrolecithal},	      {Ectolecithal}, and {Ovum}.	   {Segmentation sphere} (Biol.), the blastosphere, or morula.	      See {Morula}.	      [1913 Webster]
Segmented \Seg"ment*ed\, a.	   Divided into segments or joints; articulated.	   [1913 Webster] Segnitude
Segnitude \Seg"ni*tude\, Segnity \Seg"ni*ty\, n. [L. segnitas,	   fr. segnis slow, sluggish.]	   Sluggishness; dullness; inactivity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Segno \Se"gno\, n. [It. See {Sign}.] (Mus.)	   A sign. See {Al segno}, and {Dal segno}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sego \Se"go\, n. (Bot.)	   A liliaceous plant ({Calochortus Nuttallii}) of Western North	   America, and its edible bulb; -- so called by the Ute Indians	   and the Mormons.	   [1913 Webster]
Segregate \Seg"re*gate\, a. [L. segregatus, p. p. of segregare	   to separate; pref. se- aside + grex, gregis, a flock or herd.	   See {Gregarious}.]	   1. Separate; select.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Separated from others of the same kind.	      [1913 Webster]	Segregate \Seg"re*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Segregated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Segregating}.]	   To separate from others; to set apart.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are still segregated, Christians from Christians,	         under odious designations.               --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Segregate \Seg"re*gate\, v. i. (Geol.)	   To separate from a mass, and collect together about centers	   or along lines of fracture, as in the process of	   crystallization or solidification.	   [1913 Webster]
Segregation \Seg`re*ga"tion\, n. [L. segregatio: cf. F.	   s['e]gr['e]gation.]	   1. The act of segregating, or the state of being segregated;	      separation from others; a parting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Separation from a mass, and gathering about	      centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive	      attraction or the crystallizing process.	      [1913 Webster]
Seiches \Seiches\, n. pl. [F.] (Geol.)	   Local oscillations in level observed in the case of some	   lakes, as Lake Geneva.	   [1913 Webster]
Seid \Seid\, n. [Ar seyid prince.]	   A descendant of Mohammed through his daughter Fatima and	   nephew Ali.	   [1913 Webster]
Seidlitz \Seid"litz\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Seidlitz, a village in Bohemia. [Written	   also {Sedlitz}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Seidlitz powders}, effervescing salts, consisting of two	      separate powders, one of which contains forty grains of	      sodium bicarbonate mixed with two drachms of Rochell? salt	      (tartrate of potassium and sodium) and the other contains	      thirty-five grains of tartaric acid. The powders are mixed	      in water, and drunk while effervescing, as a mild	      cathartic; -- so called from the resemblance to the	      natural water of Seidlitz. Called also {Rochelle powders}.	      	   {Seidlitz water}, a natural water from Seidlitz, containing	      magnesium, sodium, calcium, and potassium sulphates, with	      calcium carbonate and a little magnesium chloride. It is	      used as an aperient.	      [1913 Webster]
Seigh \Seigh\ (s[=a]), obs. imp. sing. of {See}.	   {Saw}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seigneurial \Seign*eu"ri*al\ (s[=e]n*[=u]"r[i^]*al), a. [F., fr.	   seigneur. See {Seignior}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the lord of a manor; manorial. --Sir	      W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vested with large powers; independent.	      [1913 Webster]
Seignior \Seign"ior\, n. [OF. seignor, F. seigneur, cf. It.	   signore, Sp. se[~n]or from an objective case of L. senier	   elder. See {Senior}.]	   1. A lord; the lord of a manor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A title of honor or of address in the South of Europe,	      corresponding to Sir or Mr. in English.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Grand Seignior}, the sultan of Turkey.	      [1913 Webster]
Seigniorage \Seign"ior*age\, n. [F. seigneuriage, OF.	   seignorage.]	   1. Something claimed or taken by virtue of sovereign	      prerogative; specifically, a charge or toll deducted from	      bullion brought to a mint to be coined; the difference	      between the cost of a mass of bullion and the value as	      money of the pieces coined from it.	      [1913 Webster]	            If government, however, throws the expense of	            coinage, as is reasonable, upon the holders, by	            making a charge to cover the expense (which is done	            by giving back rather less in coin than has been	            received in bullion, and is called "levying a	            seigniorage"), the coin will rise to the extent of	            the seigniorage above the value of the bullion. --J.	                                                  S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A share of the receipts of a business taken in payment for	      the use of a right, as a copyright or a patent.	      [1913 Webster]
Seignioral \Seign"ior*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a seignior; seigneurial. "Kingly or	   seignioral patronage." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Seignioralty \Seign"ior*al*ty\, n.	   The territory or authority of a seignior, or lord. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Seigniorial \Seign*io"ri*al\, a.	   Same as {Seigneurial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seigniorize \Seign"ior*ize\, v. t.	   To lord it over. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As proud as he that seigniorizeth hell.  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Seigniory \Seign"ior*y\, n.; pl. {-ies}. [OE. seignorie, OF.	   seigneurie, F. seigneurie; cf. It. signoria.]	   1. The power or authority of a lord; dominion.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'Neal never had any seigniory over that country but	            what by encroachment he got upon the English.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The territory over which a lord holds jurisdiction; a	      manor. [Written also {seigneury}, and {seignory}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Seine \Seine\, n. [F. seine, or AS. segene, b?th fr. L. sagena,	   Gr. ????.] (Fishing.)	   A large net, one edge of which is provided with sinkers, and	   the other with floats. It hangs vertically in the water, and	   when its ends are brought together or drawn ashore incloses	   the fish.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Seine boat}, a boat specially constructed to carry and pay	      out a seine.	      [1913 Webster]
Seiner \Sein"er\, n.	   One who fishes with a seine.	   [1913 Webster]
Seining \Sein"ing\, n.	   Fishing with a seine.	   [1913 Webster]
Seint \Seint\, n. [See {Cincture}.]	   A girdle. [Obs.] "Girt with a seint of silk." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Seint \Seint\, n.	   A saint. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seintuary \Sein"tu*a*ry\, n.	   Sanctuary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seirfish \Seir"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Seerfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seirospore \Sei"ro*spore\, n. [Gr. ??? a cord + E. spore.]	   (Bot.)	   One of several spores arranged in a chain as in certain algae	   of the genus {Callithamnion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seise \Seise\, v. t.	   See {Seize}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is the common spelling in the law phrase to be	         seised of (an estate).	         [1913 Webster]
Seisin \Sei"sin\, n.	   See {Seizin}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Seismic
Seismic \Seis"mic\, Seismal \Seis"mal\, a. [Gr. seismo`s an	   earthquake, from sei`ein to shake.]	   Of or pertaining to an earthquake; caused by an earthquake.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Seismic vertical}, the point upon the earth's surface	      vertically over the center of effort or focal point whence	      the earthquake's impulse proceeds, or the vertical line	      connecting these two points.	      [1913 Webster]
Seismogram \Seis"mo*gram\, n. [Gr. ? earthquake + -gram.]	   (Physics)	   The trace or record of an earth tremor, made by means of a	   seismograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Seismograph \Seis"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ??? an earthquake +	   -graph.] (Physics)	   An apparatus for registering the shocks and undulatory	   motions of earthquakes.	   [1913 Webster]
Seismographic \Seis`mo*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a seismograph; indicated by a	   seismograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Seismography \Seis*mog"ra*phy\, n.	   1. A writing about, or a description of, earthquakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of registering the shocks and undulatory movements	      of earthquakes.	      [1913 Webster]
Seismological \Seis`mo*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to seismology. -- {Seis`mo*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Seismology \Seis*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ??? an earthquake + -logy.]	   The science of earthquakes.	   [1913 Webster]
Seismometer \Seis*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ??? an earthquake +	   -meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the direction, duration, and	   force of earthquakes and like concussions.	   [1913 Webster]
Seismometric \Seis`mo*met"ric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to seismometry, or seismometer; as,	   seismometric instruments; seismometric measurements.	   [1913 Webster]
Seismometry \Seis*mom"e*try\, n.	   The mensuration of such phenomena of earthquakes as can be	   expressed in numbers, or by their relation to the coordinates	   of space.	   [1913 Webster]
Seismoscope \Seis"mo*scope\, n. [Gr. ??? an earthquake +	   -scope.] (Physics)	   A seismometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seity \Se"i*ty\, n. [L. se one's self.]	   Something peculiar to one's self. [R.] --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Seizable \Seiz"a*ble\, a.	   That may be seized.	   [1913 Webster]
Seize \Seize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seized}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Seizing}.] [OE. seisen, saisen, OF. seisir, saisir, F.	   saisir, of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. set. The meaning	   is properly, to set, put, place, hence, to put in possession	   of. See {Set}, v. t.]	   1. To fall or rush upon suddenly and lay hold of; to gripe or	      grasp suddenly; to reach and grasp.	      [1913 Webster]	            For by no means the high bank he could seize.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seek you to seize and gripe into your hands	            The royalties and rights of banished Hereford?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take possession of by force.	      [1913 Webster]	            At last they seize	            The scepter, and regard not David's sons. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To invade suddenly; to take sudden hold of; to come upon	      suddenly; as, a fever seizes a patient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hope and deubt alternate seize her seul. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (law) To take possession of by virtue of a warrant or	      other legal authority; as, the sheriff seized the debtor's	      goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fasten; to fix. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As when a bear hath seized her cruel claws	            Upon the carcass of some beast too weak. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To grap with the mind; to comprehend fully and distinctly;	      as, to seize an idea.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) To bind or fasten together with a lashing of small	      stuff, as yarn or marline; as, to seize ropes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, by writers on law, is commonly written	         seise, in the phrase to be seised of (an estate), as	         also, in composition, disseise, disseisin.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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." --Chapman.	   {To seize on} or {To seize upon}, to fall on and grasp; to	      take hold on; to take possession of suddenly and forcibly.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To catch; grasp; clutch; snatch; apprehend; arrest;	        take; capture.	        [1913 Webster]
Seizer \Seiz"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, seizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Seizin \Sei"zin\, n. [F. saisine. See {Seize}.]	   1. (Law) Possession; possession of an estate of froehold. It	      may be either in deed or in law; the former when there is	      actual possession, the latter when there is a right to	      such possession by construction of law. In some of the	      United States seizin means merely ownership. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of taking possession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing possessed; property. --Sir M. Halle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Commonly spelt by writers on law seisin.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Livery of seizin}. (Eng. Law) See Note under {Livery}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Seizing \Seiz"ing\, n.	   1. The act of taking or grasping suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) The operation of fastening together or lashing.	      (b) The cord or lashing used for such fastening.	          [1913 Webster]
Seizor \Sei"zor\, n. (Law)	   One who seizes, or takes possession.	   [1913 Webster]
Seizure \Sei"zure\, n.	   1. The act of seizing, or the state of being seized; sudden	      and violent grasp or gripe; a taking into possession; as,	      the seizure of a thief, a property, a throne, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Retention within one's grasp or power; hold; possession;	      ownership.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make o'er thy honor by a deed of trust,	            And give me seizure of the mighty wealth. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is seized, or taken possession of; a thing laid	      hold of, or possessed.	      [1913 Webster] Sejant
Sejant \Se"jant\, Sejeant \Se"jeant\, a. [F. s['e]ant, p. pr. of	   seoir to sit, L. sedere.] (Her.)	   Sitting, as a lion or other beast.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sejant rampant}, sitting with the forefeet lifted up.	      --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Sejein \Se*jein"\, v. t. [L. sejungere; pref. se- aside +	   jungere to join. See {Join}.]	   To separate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sejunction \Se*junc"tion\, n. [L. sejunctio. See {Sejoin}.]	   The act of disjoining, or the state of being disjoined.	   [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sejungible \Se*jun"gi*ble\, a. [See {Sejoin}.]	   Capable of being disjoined. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Seke \Seke\, a.	   Sick. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Seke \Seke\, v. t. & i.	   To seek. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sekes \Se"kes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a pen, a sacred inclosure,	   a shrine.] (Arch.)	   A place in a pagan temple in which the images of the deities	   were inclosed.	   [1913 Webster]
Selachian \Se*la"chi*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Selachii. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Selachii \Se*la"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a fish having	   cartilages instead of bones.] (Zool.)	   An order of elasmobranchs including the sharks and rays; the	   Plagiostomi. Called also {Selacha}, {Selache}, and	   {Selachoidei}.	   [1913 Webster]
Selachoidei \Sel`a*choi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL. See {Selachii}, and	   {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Selachii}.	   [1913 Webster]
Selachostomi \Sel`a*chos"to*mi\, n. pl. [NL. See {Selachii}, and	   {Stoma}.] (Zool.)	   A division of ganoid fishes which includes the paddlefish, in	   which the mouth is armed with small teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Selaginella \Sel`a*gi*nel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. selago, -inis, a	   kind of plant.] (Bot.)	   A genus of cryptogamous plants resembling Lycopodia, but	   producing two kinds of spores; also, any plant of this genus.	   Many species are cultivated in conservatories.	   [1913 Webster]
Selah \Se"lah\, n. [Heb. sel[=a]h.] (Script.)	   A word of doubtful meaning, occuring frequently in the	   Psalms; by some, supposed to signify silence or a pause in	   the musical performance of the song.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beyond the fact that Selah is a musical term, we know	         absolutely nothing about it.             --Dr. W. Smith	                                                  (Bib. Dict.)	   [1913 Webster]
Selcouth \Sel"couth\ (s[e^]l"k[=oo]th), a. [AS. selc[=u][eth],	   seldc[=u][eth]; seld rare + c[=u][eth] known. See {Uncouth}.]	   Rarely known; unusual; strange. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [She] wondered much at his so selcouth case. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Seld \Seld\ (s[e^]ld), a. [See {Seldom}.]	   Rare; uncommon; unusual. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Seld \Seld\, adv.	   Rarely; seldom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Selden \Sel"den\ (s[e^]l"den), adv.	   Seldom. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seldom \Sel"dom\ (s[e^]l"d[u^]m), adv. [Usually, Compar. {More	   seldom} (m[=o]r" s[e^]l"d[u^]m); superl. {Most seldom}	   (m[=o]st" s[e^]l"d[u^]m); but sometimes also, {Seldomer}	   (s[e^]l"d[u^]m*[~e]r), {Seldomest}.] [AS. seldan, seldon,	   seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries. sielden, D. zelden, G.	   selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan, Dan. sielden, Sw.	   s[aum]llan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.]	   Rarely; not often; not frequently.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	Seldom \Sel"dom\, a.	   Rare; infrequent. [Archaic.] "A suppressed and seldom anger."	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Seldomness \Sel"dom*ness\, n.	   Rareness. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Seldseen \Seld"seen`\, a. [AS. seldsiene.]	   Seldom seen. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Seldshewn \Seld"shewn`\, a. [Seld + shown.]	   Rarely shown or exhibited. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Select \Se*lect"\, a. [L. selectus, p. p. of seligere to select;	   pref. se- aside + levere to gather. See {Legend}.]	   Taken from a number by preferance; picked out as more	   valuable or exellent than others; of special value or	   exellence; nicely chosen; selected; choice.	   [1913 Webster]	         A few select spirits had separated from the crowd, and	         formed a fit audience round a far greater teacher.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Select \Se*lect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Selected}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Selecting}.]	   To choose and take from a number; to take by preference from	   among others; to pick out; to cull; as, to select the best	   authors for perusal. "One peculiar nation to select."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pious chief . . .	         A hundred youths from all his train selects. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Selectedly \Se*lect"ed*ly\, adv.	   With care and selection. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Selection \Se*lec"tion\, n. [L. selectio: cf. F. s['e]lection.]	   .	   The act of selecting, or the state of being selected; choice,	   by preference.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is selected; a collection of things chosen; as,	      a choice selection of books.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Natural selection}. (Biol.) See under {Natural}.	      [1913 Webster]
Selective \Se*lect"ive\, a.	   Selecting; tending to select.	   [1913 Webster]	         This selective providence of the Almighty. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Selectman \Se*lect"man\, n.; pl. {Selectmen}.	   One of a board of town officers chosen annually in the New	   England States to transact the general public business of the	   town, and have a kind of executive authority. The number is	   usually from three to seven in each town.	   [1913 Webster]	         The system of delegated town action was then, perhaps,	         the same which was defined in an "order made in 1635 by	         the inhabitants of Charlestown at a full meeting for	         the government of the town, by selectmen;" the name	         presently extended throughout New England to municipal	         governors.                               --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Selectness \Se*lect"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being select.	   [1913 Webster]
Selector \Se*lect"or\, n. [L.]	   One who selects.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenate \Sel"e*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of selenic acid; -- formerly called also {seleniate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenhydric \Sel`en*hy"dric\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen selenide, {H2Se},	   regarded as an acid analogous to sulphydric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenic \Se*len"ic\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]l['e]nique.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to selenium; derived from, or containing,	   selenium; specifically, designating those compounds in which	   the element has a higher valence as contrasted with selenious	   compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenide \Sel"e*nide\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of selenium, or a compound regarded as	   binary; as, ethyl selenide.	   [1913 Webster]
Seleniferous \Sel`e*nif"er*ous\, a. [Selenium + -ferous. ]	   Containing, or impregnated with, selenium; as, seleniferous	   pyrites.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenio- \Se*le"ni*o-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the	   presence of selenium or its compounds; as, selenio-phosphate,	   a phosphate having selenium in place of all, or a part, of	   the oxygen.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenious \Se*le"ni*ous\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]l['e]nieux.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, selenium; specifically,	   designating those compounds in which the element has a lower	   valence as contrasted with {selenic} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenite \Sel"e*nite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of selenious acid.	   [1913 Webster]	Selenite \Sel"e*nite\, n. [L. selenites, Gr. ???? (sc. ???),	   from selh`nh the moon. So called from a fancied resemblance	   in luster or appearance to the moon.] (Min.)	   A variety of gypsum, occuring in transparent crystals or	   crystalline masses.	   [1913 Webster] Selenitic
Selenitic \Sel`e*nit"ic\, Selenitical \Sel`e*nit"ic*al\, a.	   (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to selenite; resembling or containing	   selenite.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenium \Se*le"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Gr. selh`nh the moon. So	   called because of its chemical analogy to tellurium (from L.	   tellus the earth), being, as it were, a companion to it.]	   (Chem.)	   A nonmetallic element of the sulphur group of atomic number	   34, analogous to sulphur in its compounds. It is found in	   small quantities with sulphur and some sulphur ores, and	   obtained in the free state as a dark reddish powder or	   crystalline mass, or as a dark metallic-looking substance. It	   exhibits under the action of light a remarkable variation in	   electric conductivity, and is used in certain electric	   apparatus. Symbol Se. Atomic weight 78.96.	   [1913 Webster]
Seleniuret \Sel`e*ni"u*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   A selenide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seleniureted \Sel`e*ni"u*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined with selenium as in a selenide; as, seleniureted	   hydrogen. [Written also {seleniuretted}.] [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Selenocentric \Se*le`no*cen"tric\, a. [Gr. selh`nh the moon + E.	   centric.] (Astron.)	   As seen or estimated from the center of the moon; with the	   moon central.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenograph \Se*le"no*graph\, n.	   A picture or delineation of the moon's surface, or of any	   part of it.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenographer \Sel`e*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   One skilled in selenography. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster] Selenographic
Selenographic \Sel`e*no*graph"ic\, Selenographical
\Sel`e*no*graph"i*cal\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]l['e]nographique.]	   Of or pertaining to selenography.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenographist \Sel`e*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   A selenographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenography \Sel`e*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. selh`nh the moon +	   -graphy.]	   The science that treats of the physical features of the moon;	   -- corresponding to physical geography in respect to the	   earth. "Accurate selenography, or description of the moon."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenology \Sel`e*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. selh`nh the moonn + -logy.]	   That branch of astronomy which treats of the moon. --	   {Sel`e*no*log"i*cal}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Selenonium \Sel`e*no"ni*um\, n. [Selenium + sulphonium.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical of selenium, analogous to sulphonium.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Self \Self\ (s[e^]lf), a. [AS. self, seolf, sylf; akin to OS.	   self, OFries. self, D. zelf, G. selb, selber, selbst, Dan.	   selv. Sw. sjelf, Icel. sj[=a]lfr, Goth. silba. Cf.	   {Selvage}.]	   1. Same; particular; very; identical. [Obs., except in the	      compound selfsame.] "On these self hills." --Sir. W.	      Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shoot another arrow that self way	            Which you did shoot the first.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At that self moment enters Palamon.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having its own or a single nature or character, as in	      color, composition, etc., without addition or change;	      unmixed; as, a self bow, one made from a single piece of	      wood; self flower or plant, one which is wholly of one	      color; self-colored.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Self \Self\, n.; pl. {Selves}.	   1. The individual as the object of his own reflective	      consciousness; the man viewed by his own cognition as the	      subject of all his mental phenomena, the agent in his own	      activities, the subject of his own feelings, and the	      possessor of capacities and character; a person as a	      distinct individual; a being regarded as having	      personality. "Those who liked their real selves."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man's self may be the worst fellow to converse	            with in the world.                    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The self, the I, is recognized in every act of	            intelligence as the subject to which that act	            belongs. It is I that perceive, I that imagine, I	            that remember, I that attend, I that compare, I that	            feel, I that will, I that am conscious. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, personal interest, or love of private interest;	      selfishness; as, self is his whole aim.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Personification; embodiment. [Poetic.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She was beauty's self.                --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Self is united to certain personal pronouns and	         pronominal adjectives to express emphasis or	         distinction. Thus, for emphasis; I myself will write; I	         will examine for myself; thou thyself shalt go; thou	         shalt see for thyself; you yourself shall write; you	         shall see for yourself; he himself shall write; he	         shall examine for himself; she herself shall write; she	         shall examine for herself; the child itself shall be	         carried; it shall be present itself. It is also used	         reflexively; as, I abhor myself; thou enrichest	         thyself; he loves himself; she admires herself; it	         pleases itself; we walue ourselves; ye hurry	         yourselves; they see themselves. Himself, herself,	         themselves, are used in the nominative case, as well as	         in the objective. "Jesus himself baptized not, but his	         disciples." --John iv. 2.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: self is used in the formation of innumerable compounds,	         usually of obvious signification, in most of which it	         denotes either the agent or the object of the action	         expressed by the word with which it is joined, or the	         person in behalf of whom it is performed, or the person	         or thing to, for, or towards whom or which a quality,	         attribute, or feeling expressed by the following word	         belongs, is directed, or is exerted, or from which it	         proceeds; or it denotes the subject of, or object	         affected by, such action, quality, attribute, feeling,	         or the like; as, self-abandoning, self-abnegation,	         self-abhorring, self-absorbed, self-accusing,	         self-adjusting, self-balanced, self-boasting,	         self-canceled, self-combating, self-commendation,	         self-condemned, self-conflict, self-conquest,	         self-constituted, self-consumed, self-contempt,	         self-controlled, self-deceiving, self-denying,	         self-destroyed, self-disclosure, self-display,	         self-dominion, self-doomed, self-elected, self-evolved,	         self-exalting, self-excusing, self-exile, self-fed,	         self-fulfillment, self-governed, self-harming,	         self-helpless, self-humiliation, self-idolized,	         self-inflicted, self-improvement, self-instruction,	         self-invited, self-judging, self-justification,	         self-loathing, self-loving, self-maintenance,	         self-mastered, self-nourishment, self-perfect,	         self-perpetuation, self-pleasing, self-praising,	         self-preserving, self-questioned, self-relying,	         self-restraining, self-revelation, self-ruined,	         self-satisfaction, self-support, self-sustained,	         self-sustaining, self-tormenting, self-troubling,	         self-trust, self-tuition, self-upbraiding,	         self-valuing, self-worshiping, and many others.	         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Self-abased \Self`-a*based"\, a.	   Humbled by consciousness of inferiority, unworthiness, guilt,	   or shame.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-abasement \Self`-a*base"ment\, n.	   1. Degradation of one's self by one's own act.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Humiliation or abasement proceeding from consciousness of	      inferiority, guilt, or shame.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-abasing \Self`-a*bas"ing\, a.	   Lowering or humbling one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-abhorrence \Self`-ab*hor"rence\, n.	   Abhorrence of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-abnegation \Self`-ab`ne*ga"tion\, n.	   Self-denial; self-renunciation; self-sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-abuse \Self`-abuse"\, n.	   1. The abuse of one's own self, powers, or faculties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Self-deception; delusion. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Masturbation; onanism; self-pollution.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-accused \Self"-ac*cused"\, a.	   Accused by one's self or by one's conscience. "Die	   self-accused." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-acting \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 human agency; automatic; as, a	   self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting	   press.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-action \Self`-ac"tion\, n.	   Action by, or originating in, one's self or itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-active \Self`-ac"tive\, a.	   Acting of one's self or of itself; acting without depending	   on other agents.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-activity \Self`-ac*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-active; self-action.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-adjusting \Self`-ad*just"ing\, a. (Mach.)	   Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with	   relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without	   requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in	   machinery.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Self-adjusting bearing} (Shafting), a bearing which is	      supported in such a manner that it may tip to accomodate	      flexure or displacement of the shaft.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-admiration \Self`-ad`mi*ra"tion\, n.	   Admiration of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-affairs \Self`-af*fairs"\, n. pl.	   One's own affairs; one's private business. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-affrighted \Self`-af*fright"ed\, a.	   Frightened at or by one's self. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-aggrandizement \Self`-ag*gran"dize*ment\, n.	   The aggrandizement of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-annihilated \Self`-an*ni"hi*la`ted\, a.	   Annihilated by one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-annihilation \Self`-an*ni`hi*la"tion\, n.	   Annihilation by one's own acts; annihilation of one's	   desires. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-applause \Self`-ap*plause"\, n.	   Applause of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-applying \Self`-ap*ply"ing\, a.	   Applying to or by one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-approving \Self`-ap*prov"ing\, a.	   Approving one's own action or character by one's own	   judgment.	   [1913 Webster]	         One self-approving hour whole years outweighs	         Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-asserting \Self`-as*sert"ing\, a.	   asserting one's self, or one's own rights or claims; hence,	   putting one's self forward in a confident or assuming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-assertion \Self`-as*ser"tion\, n.	   The act of asserting one's self, or one's own rights or	   claims; the quality of being self-asserting.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-assertive \Self`-as*sert"ive\, a.	   Disposed to self-assertion; self-asserting.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-assumed \Self`-as*sumed`\, a.	   Assumed by one's own act, or without authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-assured \Self`-as*sured`\, a.	   Assured by or of one's self; self-reliant; complacent.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-banished \Self`-ban"ished\, a.	   Exiled voluntarily.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-begotten \Self"-be*got"ten\, a.	   Begotten by one's self, or one's own powers.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-born \Self"-born`\, a.	   Born or produced by one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-binder \Self`-bind"er\, n.	   A reaping machine containing mechanism for binding the grain	   into sheaves.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Self-centered
Self-centered \Self`-cen"tered\, Self-centred \Self`-cen"tred\,	   a.	   1. Centered in itself, or in one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	            There hangs the ball of earth and water mixt,	            Self-centered and unmoved.            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. interested solely or primiarily in oneself, or one's own	      welfare; disinclined to consider the interests of others;	      selfish; egotistical.	      [PJC] Self-centering
Self-centering \Self`-cen"ter*ing\, Self-centring
\Self`-cen"tring\a.	   Centering in one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-centration \Self`-cen*tra"tion\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-centered.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-charity \Self`-char"i*ty\, n.	   Self-love. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-color \Self"-col`or\, n.	   A color not mixed or variegated.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-colored \Self`-col"ored\, a.	   Being of a single color; -- applied to flowers, animals, and	   textile fabrics.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-command \Self`-com*mand"\, n.	   Control over one's own feelings, temper, etc.; self-control.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-commune \Self`-com*mune"\, n.	   Self-communion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Self-communicative \Self`-com*mu"ni*ca*tive\, a.	   Imparting or communicating by its own powers.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-communion \Self`-com*mun"ion\, n.	   Communion with one's self; thoughts about one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-complacency \Self`-com*pla"cen*cy\, n.	   The quality of being self-complacent. --J. Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-complacent \Self`-com*pla"cent\, a.	   Satisfied with one's own character, capacity, and doings;	   self-satisfied.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-conceit \Self`-con*ceit"\, n.	   Conceit of one's self; an overweening opinion of one's powers	   or endowments.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Egotism}.	        [1913 Webster]
Self-conceited \Self`-con*ceit"ed\, a.	   Having an overweening opinion of one's own powers,	   attainments; vain; conceited. -- {Self`-con*ceit"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-concern \Self`-con*cern"\, n.	   Concern for one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-condemnation \Self`-con`dem*na"tion\, n.	   Condemnation of one's self by one's own judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-confidence \Self`-con"fi*dence\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-confident; self-reliance.	   [1913 Webster]	         A feeling of self-confidence which supported and	         sustained him.                           --Beaconsfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-confident \Self`-con"fi*dent\, a.	   Confident of one's own strength or powers; relying on one's	   judgment or ability; self-reliant. -- {Self`-con"fi*dent*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-conjugate \Self`-con"ju*gate\, a. (Geom.)	   Having the two things that are conjugate parts of the same	   figure; as, self-conjugate triangles.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-conscious \Self`-con"scious\, a.	   1. Conscious of one's acts or state as belonging to, or	      originating in, one's self. "My self-conscious worth."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conscious of one's self as an object of the observation of	      others; as, the speaker was too self-conscious.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-consciousness \Self`-con"scious*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-conscious.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-considering \Self`-con*sid"er*ing\, a.	   Considering in one's own mind; deliberating. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-consistency \Self`-con*sist"en*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-consistent.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-consistent \Self`-con*sist"ent\, a.	   Consistent with one's self or with itself; not deviation from	   the ordinary standard by which the conduct is guided;	   logically consistent throughout; having each part consistent	   with the rest.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-consuming \Self`-con*sum"ing\, a.	   Consuming one's self or itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-contained \Self`-con*tained"\, a.	   1. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly	      engrossed in one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) Having all the essential working parts connected	      by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc.,	      so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon	      fastening outside of the machine itself.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Self-contained steam engine}.	      (a) A steam engine having both bearings for the crank	          shaft attached to the frame of the engine.	      (b) A steam engine and boiler combined and fastened	          together; a portable steam engine.	          [1913 Webster]	Self-contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus \Self`-con*tained"
Underwater Breathing Apparatus\, n.	   A portable device to allow divers to breathe while under	   water, consisting of one or two tanks of compressed air which	   are strapped onto the back of the diver, and are connected by	   tubing to a mouthpiece through which the diver receives the	   air from the tanks at rate adjustable by a valve; -- called	   also {SCUBA}, {SCUBA gear}, or {SCUBA apparatus}.	   [PJC]
Self-contradiction \Self`-con`tra*dic"tion\, n.	   The act of contradicting one's self or itself; repugnancy in	   conceptions or in terms; a proposition consisting of two	   members, one of which contradicts the other; as, to be and	   not to be at the same time is a self-contradiction.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-contradictory \Self`-con`tra*dict"o*ry\, a.	   Contradicting one's self or itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-control \Self`-con*trol"\, n.	   Control of one's self; restraint exercised over one's self;	   self-command.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-convicted \Self`-con*vict"ed\, a.	   Convicted by one's own consciousness, knowledge, avowal, or	   acts.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-conviction \Self`-con*vic"tion\, n.	   The act of convicting one's self, or the state of being	   self-convicted.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-created \Self`-cre*at"ed\, a.	   Created by one's self; not formed or constituted by another.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-culture \Self`-cul"ture\, n.	   Culture, training, or education of one's self by one's own	   efforts.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-deceit \Self`-de*ceit"\, n.	   The act of deceiving one's self, or the state of being	   self-deceived; self-deception.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-deceived \Self`-de*ceived"\, a.	   Deceived or misled respecting one's self by one's own mistake	   or error.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-deception \Self`-de*cep"tion\, n.	   Self-deceit.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-defence \Self`-de*fence"\, n.	   See {Self-defense}.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-defense \Self`-de*fense"\, n.	   The act of defending one's own person, property, or	   reputation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In self-defense} (Law), in protection of self, -- it being	      permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is	      attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the	      life of the assailiant. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-defensive \Self`-de*fen"sive\, a.	   Defending, or tending to defend, one's own person, property,	   or reputation.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-degradation \Self`-deg`ra*da"tion\, n.	   The act of degrading one's self, or the state of being so	   degraded.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-delation \Self`-de*la"tion\, n.	   Accusation of one's self. [R.] --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-delusion \Self`-de*lu"sion\, n.	   The act of deluding one's self, or the state of being thus	   deluded.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-denial \Self`-de*ni"al\, n.	   The denial of one's self; forbearing to gratify one's own	   desires; self-sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-denying \Self`-de*ny"ing\, a.	   Refusing to gratify one's self; self-sacrificing. --	   {Self`-de*ny"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-dependent \Self`-de*pend"ent\, a.	   Dependent on one's self; self-depending; self-reliant.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-depending \Self`-de*pend"ing\, a.	   Depending on one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-depraved \Self`-de*praved"\, a.	   Corrupted or depraved by one's self. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-destroyer \Self`-de*stroy"er\, n.	   One who destroys himself; a suicide.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-destruction \Self`-de*struc"tion\, n.	   The destruction of one's self; self-murder; suicide.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-destructive \Self`-de*struc"tive\, a.	   Destroying, or tending to destroy, one's self or itself;	   rucidal.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-determination \Self`-de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n.	   Determination by one's self; or, determination of one's acts	   or states without the necessitating force of motives; --	   applied to the voluntary or activity.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-determining \Self`-de*ter"min*ing\, a.	   Capable of self-determination; as, the self-determining power	   of will.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-devised \Self`-de*vised"\, a.	   Devised by one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-devoted \Self`-de*vot"ed\, a.	   Devoted in person, or by one's own will. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-devotement \Self`-de*vote"ment\, n.	   Self-devotion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Self-devotion \Self`-de*vo"tion\, n.	   The act of devoting one's self, or the state of being	   self-devoted; willingness to sacrifice one's own advantage or	   happiness for the sake of others; self-sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-devouring \Self`-de*vour"ing\, a.	   Devouring one's self or itself. --Danham.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-diffusive \Self`-dif*fu"sive\, a.	   Having power to diffuse itself; diffusing itself. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-discipline \Self`-dis"ci*pline\, n.	   Correction or government of one's self for the sake of	   improvement.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-distrust \Self`-dis*trust"\, n.	   Want of confidence in one' self; diffidence.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-educated \Self`-ed"u*ca`ted\, a.	   Educated by one's own efforts, without instruction, or	   without pecuniary assistance from others.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-elective \Self`-e*lect"ive\, a.	   Having the right of electing one's self, or, as a body, of	   electing its own members.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-enjoyment \Self`-en*joy"ment\, n.	   Enjoyment of one's self; self-satisfaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-esteem \Self`-es*teem"\, n.	   The holding a good opinion of one's self; self-complacency.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-estimation \Self`-es`ti*ma"tion\, n.	   The act of estimating one's self; self-esteem.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-evidence \Self`-ev"i*dence\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-evident. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-evident \Self`-ev"i*dent\, a.	   Evident without proof or reasoning; producing certainty or	   conviction upon a bare presentation to the mind; as, a	   self-evident proposition or truth. -- {Self`-ev"i*dent*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-evolution \Self`-ev`o*lu"tion\, n.	   Evolution of one's self; development by inherent quality or	   power.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-exaltation \Self`-ex`al*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of exalting one's self, or the state of being so	   exalted.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-examinant \Self`-ex*am"i*nant\, n.	   One who examines himself; one given to self-examination.	   [1913 Webster]	         The humiliated self-examinant feels that there is evil	         in our nature as well as good.           --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-examination \Self`-ex*am`i*na"tion\, n.	   An examination into one's own state, conduct, and motives,	   particularly in regard to religious feelings and duties.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-excite \Self`-ex*cite"\, v. t. (Elec.)	   To energize or excite (the field magnets of a dynamo) by	   induction from the residual magnetism of its cores, leading	   all or a part of the current thus produced through the	   field-magnet coils.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Self-existence \Self`-ex*ist"ence\, n.	   Inherent existence; existence possessed by virtue of a	   being's own nature, and independent of any other being or	   cause; -- an attribute peculiar to God. --Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-existent \Self`-ex*ist"ent\, a.	   Existing of or by himself, independent of any other being or	   cause; -- as, God is the only self-existent being.	   [1913 Webster]
self-explaining \self`-ex*plain"ing\, a.	   Explaining itself; capable of being understood without	   explanation.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-exposure \Self`-ex*po"sure\, n.	   The act of exposing one's self; the state of being so	   exposed.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-fertilization \Self`-fer`ti*li*za"tion\, n. (Bot.)	   The fertilization of a flower by pollen from the same flower	   and without outer aid; autogamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-fertilized \Self`-fer"ti*lized\, a. (Bot.)	   Fertilized by pollen from the same flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-glorious \Self`-glo"ri*ous\, a.	   Springing from vainglory or vanity; vain; boastful. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-government \Self`-gov"ern*ment\, n.	   1. The act of governing one's self, or the state of being	      governed by one's self; self-control; self-command.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, government of a community, state, or nation by the	      joint action of the mass of people constituting such a	      civil body; also, the state of being so governed;	      democratic government; democracy.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is to self-government, the great principle of	            popular representation and administration, -- the	            system that lets in all to participate in the	            councels that are to assign the good or evil to all,	            -- that we may owe what we are and what we hope to	            be.                                   --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-gratulation \Self`-grat`u*la"tion\, n.	   Gratulation of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-hardening \Self`-hard"en*ing\, a. (Metal.)	   Designating, or pert. to, any of various steels that harden	   when heated to above a red heat and cooled in air, usually in	   a blast of cold air with moderate rapidity, without	   quenching. Such steels are alloys of iron and carbon with	   manganese, tungsten and manganese, chromium, molybdenum and	   manganese, etc. They are chiefly used as high-speed steels.	   -- {Self`-hard"en*ed}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Self-heal \Self`-heal"\, n. (Bot.)	   A blue-flowered labiate plant ({Brunella vulgaris}); the	   healall.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-healing \Self`-heal"ing\, a.	   Having the power or property of healing itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-help \Self`-help"\, n.	   1. The act of aiding one's self, without depending on the aid	      of others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The right or fact of redressing or preventing wrongs	      by one's own action without recourse to legal proceedings,	      as in self-defense, distress, abatement of a nuisance,	      etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. developing one's capabilities or solving one's own	      problems, especially psychological problems, without the	      assistance of a professional, by independent study or by	      association with other individuals having similar	      interests.	      [PJC]	Self-help \Self`-help"\, a.	   of, pertaining to, or useful for the process of developing	   one's capabilities or solving one's problems; as, self-help	   books on writing for profit.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-homicide \Self`-hom"i*cide\, n.	   The act of killing one's self; suicide. --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Selfhood \Self"hood\, n.	   Existence as a separate self, or independent person;	   conscious personality; individuality. --Bib. Sacra.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-ignorance \Self`-ig"no*rance\, n.	   Ignorance of one's own character, powers, and limitations.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-ignorant \Self`-ig"no*rant\, a.	   Ignorant of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-imparting \Self`-im*part"ing\, a.	   Imparting by one's own, or by its own, powers and will.	   --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-importance \Self`-im*por"tance\, n.	   An exaggerated estimate of one's own importance or merit,	   esp. as manifested by the conduct or manners; self-conceit.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-important \Self`-im*por"tant\, a.	   Having or manifesting an exaggerated idea of one's own	   importance or merit.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-imposed \Self`-im*posed"\, a.	   Voluntarily taken on one's self; as, self-imposed tasks.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-imposture \Self`-im*pos"ture\, n.	   Imposture practiced on one's self; self-deceit. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-indignation \Self`-in`dig*na"tion\, n.	   Indignation at one's own character or actions. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-induction \Self`-in*duc"tion\, n. (Elec.)	   Induction in a circuit due to the action of one portion of a	   current upon an adjacent portion during periods of varying	   current strength. The nature of the induction is such as to	   oppose the action which produces it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Self-indulgence \Self`-in*dul"gence\, n.	   Indulgence of one's appetites, desires, or inclinations; --	   the opposite of {self-restraint}, and {self-denial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-indulgent \Self`-in*dul"gent\, a.	   Indulging one's appetites, desires, etc., freely.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-interest \Self`-in"ter*est\, n.	   Private interest; the interest or advantage of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-interested \Self`-in"ter*est*ed\, a.	   Particularly concerned for one's own interest or happiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-involution \Self`-in`vo*lu"tion\, n.	   Involution in one's self; hence, abstraction of thought;	   reverie.	   [1913 Webster]
Selfish \Self"ish\, a.	   1. Caring supremely or unduly for one's self; regarding one's	      own comfort, advantage, etc., in disregard, or at the	      expense, of those of others.	      [1913 Webster]	            They judge of things according to their own private	            appetites and selfish passions.       --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            In that throng of selfish hearts untrue. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ethics) Believing or teaching that the chief motives of	      human action are derived from love of self.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hobbes and the selfish school of philosophers.	                                                  --Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]
Selfishly \Self"ish*ly\, adv.	   In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or	   chiefly.	   [1913 Webster]
Selfishness \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 direct his purposes	   to the advancement of his own interest, power, or happiness,	   without regarding those of others.	   [1913 Webster]	         Selfishness, -- a vice utterly at variance with the	         happiness of him who harbors it, and, as such,	         condemned by self-love.                  --Sir J.	                                                  Mackintosh.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Self-love}.	        [1913 Webster]
Selfism \Self"ism\, n.	   Concentration of one's interests on one's self; self-love;	   selfishness. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Selfist \Self"ist\, n.	   A selfish person. [R.] --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-justifier \Self`-jus"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who excuses or justifies himself. --J. M. Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-kindled \Self`-kin"dled\, a.	   Kindled of itself, or without extraneous aid or power.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-knowing \Self`-know"ing\, a.	   1. Knowing one's self, or one's own character, powers, and	      limitations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Knowing of itself, without help from another.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-knowledge \Self`-knowl"edge\, n.	   Knowledge of one's self, or of one's own character, powers,	   limitations, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Selfless \Self"less\, a.	   Having no regard to self; unselfish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lo now, what hearts have men! they never mount	         As high as woman in her selfless mood.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Selflessness \Self"less*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being selfless.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-life \Self"-life`\, n.	   Life for one's self; living solely or chiefly for one's own	   pleasure or good.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-love \Self`-love`\, n.	   The love of one's self; desire for personal happiness;	   tendency to seek one's own benefit or advantage. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Self-love, the spring of motion, acts the soul. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Selfishness.	   Usage: {Self-love}, {Selfishness}. The term self-love is used	          in a twofold sense: 1. It denotes that longing for	          good or for well-being which actuates the breasts of	          all, entering into and characterizing every special	          desire. In this sense it has no moral quality, being,	          from the nature of the case, neither good nor evil. 2.	          It is applied to a voluntary regard for the	          gratification of special desires. In this sense it is	          morally good or bad according as these desires are	          conformed to duty or opposed to it. Selfishness is	          always voluntary and always wrong, being that regard	          to our own interests, gratification, etc., which is	          sought or indulged at the expense, and to the injury,	          of others. "So long as self-love does not degenerate	          into selfishness, it is quite compatible with true	          benevolence." --Fleming. "Not only is the phrase	          self-love used as synonymous with the desire of	          happiness, but it is often confounded with the word	          selfishness, which certainly, in strict propriety,	          denotes a very different disposition of mind."	          --Slewart.	          [1913 Webster]
Self-luminous \Self`-lu"mi*nous\, a.	   Possessing in itself the property of emitting light. --Sir D.	   Brewster.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-made \Self"-made`\, a.	   Made by one's self.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Self-made man}, a man who has risen from poverty or	      obscurity by means of his own talents or energies.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-mettle \Self"-met`tle\, n.	   Inborn mettle or courage; one's own temper. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-motion \Self`-mo"tion\, n.	   Motion given by inherent power, without external impulse;	   spontaneous or voluntary motion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Matter is not induced with self-motion.  --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-moved \Self`-moved"\, a.	   Moved by inherent power., without the aid of external	   impulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-moving \Self`-mov"ing\, a.	   Moving by inherent power, without the aid of external	   impulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-murder \Self`-mur"der\, a.	   Suicide.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-murderer \Self`-mur"der*er\, n.	   A suicide.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-neglecting \Self`-neg*lect"ing\, n.	   A neglecting of one's self, or of one's own interests.	   [1913 Webster]	         Self-love, my liege, is not so vile a sin	         As self-neglecting.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Selfness \Self"ness\, n.	   Selfishness. [Obs.] --Sir. P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-one \Self`-one"\, a.	   Secret. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-opinion \Self`-o*pin"ion\, n.	   Opinion, especially high opinion, of one's self; an	   overweening estimate of one's self or of one's own opinion.	   --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-opinioned \Self`-o*pin"ioned\, a.	   Having a high opinion of one's self; opinionated; conceited.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-originating \Self`-o*rig"i*na`ting\, a.	   Beginning with, or springing from, one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-partiality \Self`-par`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   That partiality to himself by which a man overrates his own	   worth when compared with others. --Kames.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-perplexed \Self`-per*plexed"\, a.	   Perplexed by doubts originating in one's own mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-posited \Self`-pos"it*ed\, a.	   Disposed or arranged by an action originating in one's self	   or in itself.	   [1913 Webster]	         These molecular blocks of salt are self-posited.	                                                  --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-positing \Self`-pos"it*ing\, a.	   The act of disposing or arranging one's self or itself.	   [1913 Webster]	         The self-positing of the molecules.      --R. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-possessed \Self"-pos*sessed"\, a.	   Composed or tranquil in mind, manner, etc.; undisturbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-possession \Self`-pos*ses"sion\, n.	   The possession of one's powers; calmness; self-command;	   presence of mind; composure.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-praise \Self"-praise`\, n.	   Praise of one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-preservation \Self`-pres`er*va"tion\, n.	   The preservation of one's self from destruction or injury.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-propagating \Self`-prop"a*ga`ting\, a.	   Propagating by one's self or by itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-registering \Self`-reg"is*ter*ing\, a.	   Registering itself; -- said of any instrument so contrived as	   to record its own indications of phenomena, whether	   continuously or at stated times, as at the maxima and minima	   of variations; as, a self-registering anemometer or	   barometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-regulated \Self`-reg"u*la`ted\, a.	   Regulated by one's self or by itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-regulative \Self`-reg"u*la*tive\, a.	   Tending or serving to regulate one's self or itself.	   --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reliance \Self`-re*li"ance\, n.	   Reliance on one's own powers or judgment; self-trust.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reliant \Self`-re*li"ant\, a.	   Reliant upon one's self; trusting to one's own powers or	   judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-renunciation \Self`-re*nun`ci*a"tion\, n.	   The act of renouncing, or setting aside, one's own wishes,	   claims, etc.; self-sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-repellency \Self`-re*pel"len*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-repelling.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-repelling \Self`-re*pel"ling\, a.	   Made up of parts, as molecules or atoms, which mutually repel	   each other; as, gases are self-repelling.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-repetition \Self`-rep`e*ti"tion\, n.	   Repetition of one's self or of one's acts; the saying or	   doing what one has already said or done.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reproach \Self`-re*proach"\, n.	   The act of reproaching one's self; censure by one's own	   conscience.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reproached \Self`-re*proached"\, a.	   Reproached by one's own conscience or judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reproaching \Self`-re*proach"ing\, a.	   Reproaching one's self. -- {Self`-re*proach"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reproof \Self`-re*proof"\, n.	   The act of reproving one's self; censure of one's conduct by	   one's own judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reproved \Self`-re*proved"\, a.	   Reproved by one's own conscience or one's own sense of guilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reproving \Self`-re*prov"ing\, a.	   Reproving one's self; reproving by consciousness of guilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reprovingly \Self`-re*prov"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a self-reproving way.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-repugnant \Self`-re*pug"nant\, a.	   Self-contradictory; inconsistent. --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-repulsive \Self`-re*pul"sive\, a.	   Self-repelling.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-respect \Self`-re*spect"\, n.	   Respect for one's self; regard for one's character; laudable	   self-esteem.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-restrained \Self`-re*strained"\, a.	   Restrained by one's self or itself; restrained by one's own	   power or will.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-restraint \Self`-re*straint"\, n.	   Restraint over one's self; self-control; self-command.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-reverence \Self`-rev"er*ence\, n.	   A reverent respect for one's self. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-righteous \Self`-right"eous\, a.	   Righteous in one's own esteem; pharisaic.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-righteousness \Self`-right"eous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-righteous; pharisaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-sacrifice \Self`-sac"ri*fice\, n.	   The act of sacrificing one's self, or one's interest, for	   others; self-devotion.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-sacrificing \Self`-sac"ri*fi`cing\, a.	   Yielding up one's own interest, feelings, etc; sacrificing	   one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Selfsame \Self"same\, a. [Self, a. + same.]	   Precisely the same; the very same; identical.	   [1913 Webster]	         His servant was healed in the selfsame hour. --Matt.	                                                  viii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-satisfaction \Self`-sat`is*fac"tion\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-satisfied.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-satisfied \Self`-sat"is*fied\, a.	   Satisfied with one's self or one's actions; self-complacent.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-satisfying \Self`-sat"is*fy`ing\, a.	   Giving satisfaction to one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-seeker \Self"-seek`er\, n.	   One who seeks only his own interest, advantage, or pleasure.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-seeking \Self"-seek`ing\, a.	   Seeking one's own interest or happiness; selfish.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Self-seeking \Self"-seek`ing\, n.	   The act or habit of seeking one's own interest or happiness;	   selfishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-slaughter \Self`-slaugh"ter\, n.	   Suicide. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-starter \Self`-start"er\, n.	   A mechanism (usually one operated by electricity, compressed	   air, a spring, or an explosive gas), attached to an	   internal-combustion engine, as on an automobile, and used as	   a means of starting the engine without cranking it by hand;	   -- called also a {starter}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Self-sufficiency \Self`-suf*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being self-sufficient.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-sufficient \Self`-suf*fi"cient\, a.	   1. Sufficient for one's self without external aid or	      cooperation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neglect of friends can never be proved rational till	            we prove the person using it omnipotent and	            self-sufficient, and such as can never need any	            mortal assistance.                    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having an overweening confidence in one's own abilities or	      worth; hence, haughty; overbearing. "A rash and	      self-sufficient manner." --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Self-sufficing \Self`-suf*fi"cing\, a.	   Sufficing for one's self or for itself, without needing	   external aid; self-sufficient. -- {Self`-suf*fi"cing*ness},	   n. --J. C. Shairp.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-suspended \Self`-sus*pend"ed\, a.	   Suspended by one's self or by itself; balanced. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-suspicious \Self`-sus*pi"cious\, a.	   Suspicious or distrustful of one's self. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-taught \Self"-taught`\, a.	   Taught by one's own efforts.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-tormentor \Self`-tor*ment"or\, n.	   One who torments himself.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-torture \Self`-tor"ture\, n.	   The act of inflicting pain on one's self; pain inflicted on	   one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-trust \Self"-trust`\, n.	   Faith in one's self; self-reliance.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-uned \Self`-uned"\, a. [E. self + L. unus one.]	   One with itself; separate from others. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-view \Self"-view`\, n.	   A view of one's self; specifically, carefulness or regard for	   one's own interests.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-will \Self`-will"\, n. [AS. selfwill.]	   One's own will, esp. when opposed to that of others;	   obstinacy.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-willed \Self`-willed"\, a.	   Governed by one's own will; not yielding to the wishes of	   others; obstinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-willedness \Self`-willed"ness\, n.	   Obstinacy. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-worship \Self"-wor`ship\, n.	   The idolizing of one's self; immoderate self-conceit.	   [1913 Webster]
Self-wrong \Self"-wrong`\, n.	   Wrong done by a person to himself. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Selion \Sel"ion\, n. [OF. seillon a measure of land, F. sillon a	   ridge, furrow, LL. selio a measure of land.]	   A short piece of land in arable ridges and furrows, of	   uncertain quantity; also, a ridge of land lying between two	   furrows. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seljukian \Sel*juk"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Seljuk, a Tartar chief who embraced	   Mohammedanism, and began the subjection of Western Asia to	   that faith and rule; of or pertaining to the dynasty founded	   by him, or the empire maintained by his descendants from the	   10th to the 13th century. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Seljuckian \Sel*juck"i*an\, n.	   A member of the family of Seljuk; an adherent of that family,	   or subject of its government; (pl.) the dynasty of Turkish	   sultans sprung from Seljuk.	   [1913 Webster]
Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), n.	   Self. [Obs. or Scot.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), n.	   A sill. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), n.	   A cell; a house. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), n. [F. selle, L. sella, akin to sedere to	   sit. See {Sit}.]	   1. A saddle for a horse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He left his lofty steed with golden self. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A throne or lofty seat. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sold} (s[=o]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Selling}.] [OE. sellen, sillen, AS. sellan,	   syllan, to give, to deliver; akin to OS. sellian, OFries.	   sella, OHG. sellen, Icel. selja to hand over, to sell, Sw.	   s[aum]lja to sell, Dan. s[ae]lge, Goth. saljan to offer a	   sacrifice; all from a noun akin to E. sale. Cf. {Sale}.]	   1. To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a	      valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for	      something, especially for money. It is the correlative of	      buy.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou wilt be perfect, go and sell that thou hast,	            and give to the poor.                 --Matt. xix.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am changed; I'll go sell all my land. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sell is corellative to buy, as one party buys what the	         other sells. It is distinguished usually from exchange	         or barter, in which one commodity is given for another;	         whereas in selling the consideration is usually money,	         or its representative in current notes.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price	      or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the	      like; to betray.	      [1913 Webster]	            You would have sold your king to slaughter. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of;	      to cheat. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sell one's life dearly}, to cause much loss to those who	      take one's life, as by killing a number of one's	      assailants.	   {To sell} (anything) {out}, to dispose of it wholly or	      entirely; as, he had sold out his corn, or his interest in	      a business.	      [1913 Webster]	Sell \Sell\ (s[e^]l), v. i.	   1. To practice selling commodities.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will buy with you, sell with you; . . . but I will	            not eat with you.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sell out}, to sell one's whole stock in trade or one's	      entire interest in a property or a business.	      [1913 Webster]	Sell \Sell\, n.	   An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] Sellanders
Sellanders \Sel"lan*ders\, Sellenders \Sel"len*ders\, n. pl.	   (Far.)	   See {Sallenders}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seller \Sell"er\, n.	   One who sells. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Selters water \Sel"ters wa"ter\	   A mineral water from Sellers, in the district of Nassan,	   Germany, containing much free carbonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Seltzer water \Selt"zer wa"ter\	   See {Selters water}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seltzo-gene \Selt"zo-gene\, n. [Seltzer water + the root of Gr.	   ??? to be born.]	   A gazogene.	   [1913 Webster] Selvage
Selvage \Sel"vage\, Selvedge \Sel"vedge\, n. [Self + edge, i.	   e., its own proper edge; cf. OD. selfegge.]	   1. The edge of cloth which is woven in such a manner as to	      prevent raveling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The edge plate of a lock, through which the bolt passes.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining.) A layer of clay or decomposed rock along the	      wall of a vein. See {Gouge}, n., 4. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster] Selvaged
Selvaged \Sel"vaged\, Selvedged \Sel"vedged\, a.	   Having a selvage.	   [1913 Webster]
Selvagee \Sel`va*gee"\, n. (Naut.)	   A skein or hank of rope yarns wound round with yarns or	   marline, -- used for stoppers, straps, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Selve \Selve\, a.	   Self; same. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Selves \Selves\, n.,	   pl. of {Self}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sely \Se"ly\, a.	   Silly. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Semaeostomata \Se*mae`o*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? a	   military standard + ???, ???, mouth.] (Zool.)	   A division of Discophora having large free mouth lobes. It	   includes {Aurelia}, and {Pelagia}. Called also {Semeostoma}.	   See Illustr. under {Discophora}, and {Medusa}.	   [1913 Webster] Semantic
Semantic \Sem*an"tic\, Semantical \Sem*an"tic*al\, n. sing. or	   pl. [Gr. shmantikos having meaning, from sh^ma a sign.]	   1. pertaining to the meanings of words.	      [PJC]	   2. of or pertaining to semantics.	      [PJC]
Semantics \Sem*an"tics\, n. sing. or pl. [Gr. shmantikos having	   meaning, from sh^ma a sign.]	   1. the study of the meanings of words and of the sense	      development of words; -- formerly called {semasiology}.	      [PJC]	   2. a doctrine and philosophical approach to language and its	      relationship to thought and behavior, developed by Alfred	      Korzybski (1879-1950), which holds that the capacity to	      express ideas and thereby improve one's interaction with	      others and one's environment is enhanced by training in	      the more critical use of words and other symbols; -- also	      called {{general semantics}}.	      [PJC]	   3. the meanings of words as they are used to achieve an	      effect; especially, the multiple meanings of words or the	      multiplicity of words having the same meaning; -- used in	      referring to the confusion that can be caused	      (intentionally or unintentionally) by multiple meanings;	      as, there's no real difference, it's only a matter of	      semantics.	      [PJC]
Semaphore \Sem"a*phore\, n. [Gr. sh^ma a sign + fe`rein to bear:	   cf. F. s['e]maphore.]	   A signal telegraph; an apparatus for giving signals by the	   disposition of lanterns, flags, oscillating arms, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Semaphoric
Semaphoric \Sem`a*phor"ic\, Semaphorical \Sem`a*phor"ic*al\a.	   [Cf. F. s['e]maphorique.]	   Of or pertaining to a semaphore, or semaphores; telegraphic.	   [1913 Webster]
Semaphorically \Sem`a*phor"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By means of a semaphore.	   [1913 Webster]
Semaphorist \Se*maph"o*rist\, n.	   One who manages or operates a semaphore.	   [1913 Webster]
Semasiology \Se*ma`si*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. shmasi`a signification +	   -logy.] (Philol.)	   The science of meanings or sense development (of words); the	   explanation of the development and changes of the meanings of	   words; -- more commonly referred to as {semantics}. --	   {Se*ma`si*o*log"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sematic \Se*mat"ic\ (s[-e]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. sh^ma,	   sh`matos, sign, token.]	   Significant; ominous; serving as a warning of danger; --	   applied esp. to the warning colors or forms of certain	   animals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sematology \Sem`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. sh^ma, sh`matos, sign +	   -logy.]	   The doctrine of signs as the expression of thought or	   reasoning; the science of indicating thought by signs.	   --Smart.	   Syn: semantics. [1913 Webster]
Sematrope \Sem"a*trope\, n. [Gr. sh^ma sign + tre`pein to turn.	   ]	   An instrument for signaling by reflecting the rays of the sun	   in different directions. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Semblable \Sem"bla*ble\, a. [F., from sembler to seem, resemble,	   L. similare, simulare. See {Simulate}.]	   Like; similar; resembling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Semblable \Sem"bla*ble\, n.	   Likeness; representation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semblably \Sem"bla*bly\, adv.	   In like manner. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Semblance \Sem"blance\, n. [F. See {Semblable}, a.]	   1. Seeming; appearance; show; figure; form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thier semblance kind, and mild their gestures were.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Likeness; resemblance, actual or apparent; similitude; as,	      the semblance of worth; semblance of virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only semblances or imitations of shells. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]
Semblant \Sem"blant\, a. [F. semblant, p. pr.]	   1. Like; resembling. [Obs.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seeming, rather than real; apparent. [R.] --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Semblant \Sem"blant\, n. [F.]	   1. Show; appearance; figure; semblance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            His flatterers made semblant of weeping. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The face. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Luke xxiv. 5).	      [1913 Webster]
Semblative \Sem"bla*tive\, a.	   Resembling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And all is semblative a woman's part.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Semble \Sem"ble\, v. i. [F. sembler. See {Semblable}, a.]	   1. To imitate; to make a representation or likeness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Where sembling art may carve the fair effect.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) It seems; -- chiefly used impersonally in reports	      and judgments to express an opinion in reference to the	      law on some point not necessary to be decided, and not	      intended to be definitely settled in the cause.	      [1913 Webster]	Semble \Sem"ble\, a.	   Like; resembling. [Obs.] --T. Hudson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sembling \Sem"bling\, n. [Cf. {Assemble}.] (Zool.)	   The practice of attracting the males of Lepidoptera or other	   insects by exposing the female confined in a cage.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is often adopted by collectors in order to procure	         specimens of rare species.	         [1913 Webster]
seme \seme\ (s[=e]m), n. [Gr. sh^ma a sign.]	   1. (Linguistics) A linguistic sign.	      [PJC]	   2. (Linguistics) A basic component of meaning of a morpheme,	      especially one which cannot be decomposed into more basic	      components; a primitive concept.	      [PJC]
Sem'e \Se*m['e]"\, a. [F. sem['e], fr. semer to sow.] (Her.)	   Sprinkled or sown; -- said of field, or a charge, when	   strewed or covered with small charges.	   [1913 Webster] Semeiography
Semeiography \Se`mei*og"ra*phy\ (s[=e]`m[-i]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]),	   or Semiography \Se`mi*og"ra*phy\	   (s[=e]`m[i^]*[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. shmei^on sign +	   -graphy.] (Med.)	   A description of the signs of disease.	   [1913 Webster] Semeiological
Semeiological \Se`mei*o*log"ic*al\, or Semiologioal
\Se`mi*o*log"io*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the science of signs, or the systematic	   use of signs; as, a semeiological classification of the signs	   or symptoms of disease; a semeiological arrangement of signs	   used as signals.	   [1913 Webster] Semeiology
Semeiology \Se`mei*ol"o*gy\ (s[=e]`m[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^] or	   s[=e]`m[-i]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), or Semiology \Se`mi*ol"o*gy\	   (s[e^]m`[-e]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. shmei^on a mark, a	   sign + -logy.]	   The study of signs as an element of communication; the	   analysis of systems of communication; -- also called	   {semiotics}. Specifically:	   (a) (Med.) The science of the signs or symptoms of disease;	       symptomatology.	   (b) The art of using signs in signaling.	       [1913 Webster] Semeiotic
Semeiotic \Se`mei*ot"ic\ (s[=e]`m[-e]*[o^]t"[i^]k or	   s[e^]`m[-e]*[o^]t"[i^]k), or Semiotic \Se`mi*ot"ic\, a. [Gr.	   shmeiwtiko`s, fr. shmei^on a mark, a sign.]	   1. Relating to signs or indications; pertaining to the	      language of signs, or to language generally as indicating	      thought.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to the signs or symptoms of	      diseases.	      [1913 Webster] Semeiotics
Semeiotics \Se`mei*ot"ics\ (s[=e]`m[-i]*[o^]t"[i^]ks), or
Semiotics \Se`mi*ot"ics\, n.	   1. The study of signs as an element of communication; the	      analysis of systems of communication; -- also called	      {semiology}.	      [PJC]	   2. a theory of signs and symbols, including as branches	      {semantics}, {pragmatics} and {syntactics}. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]
Semele \Sem"e*le\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???.] (Gr. Myth.)	   A daughter of Cadmus, and by Zeus mother of Bacchus.	   [1913 Webster]
Semen \Se"men\ (s[=e]"m[e^]n), n.; pl. {Semina}	   (s[e^]m"[i^]*n[.a]). [L., from the root of serere, satum, to	   sow. See {Sow} to scatter seed.]	   1. (Bot.) The seed of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The seed or fecundating fluid of male animals;	      sperm. It is a white or whitish viscid fluid secreted by	      the testes, characterized by the presence of spermatozoids	      to which it owes its generative power.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Semen contra}, or {Semen cinae} or {Semen cynae}, a strong	      aromatic, bitter drug, imported from Aleppo and Barbary,	      said to consist of the leaves, peduncles, and unexpanded	      flowers of various species of {Artemisia}; wormseed.	      [1913 Webster]
Semeniferous \Sem`e*nif"er*ous\	   (s[e^]m`[-e]*n[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. (Biol.)	   Seminiferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Semester \Se*mes"ter\ (s[-e]*m[e^]s"t[~e]r), n. [G., from L.	   semestris half-yearly; sex six + mensis a month.]	   A period of six months; especially, a term in a college or	   university which divides the year into two terms.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi- \Sem"i-\ [L. semi; akin to Gr. ???, Skr. s[=a]mi-, AS.	   s[=a]m-, and prob. to E. same, from the division into two	   parts of the same size. Cf. {Hemi-}, {Sandelend}.]	   A prefix signifying half, and sometimes partly or	   imperfectly; as, semiannual, half yearly; semitransparent,	   imperfectly transparent.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The prefix semi is joined to another word either with	         the hyphen or without it. In this book the hyphen is	         omitted except before a capital letter; as, semiacid,	         semiaquatic, semi-Arian, semiaxis, semicalcareous.	         [1913 Webster]
Semiacid \Sem`i*ac"id\, a.	   Slightly acid; subacid.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiacidified \Sem`i*a*cid"i*fied\, a.	   Half acidified.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiadherent \Sem`i*ad*her"ent\, a.	   Adherent part way.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiamplexicaul \Sem`i*am*plex"i*caul\, a. (Bot.)	   Partially amplexicaul; embracing the stem half round, as a	   leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiangle \Sem"i*an`gle\, n. (Geom.)	   The half of a given, or measuring, angle.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiannual \Sem`i*an"nu*al\, a.	   Half-yearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiannually \Sem`i*an"nu*al*ly\, adv.	   Every half year.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiannular \Sem`i*an"nu*lar\, a.	   Having the figure of a half circle; forming a semicircle.	   --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi-Arian \Sem`i-A"ri*an\, n. [See {Arian}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A member of a branch of the Arians which did not acknowledge	   the Son to be consubstantial with the Father, that is, of the	   same substance, but admitted him to be of a like substance	   with the Father, not by nature, but by a peculiar privilege.	   [1913 Webster]	Semi-Arian \Sem"i-A"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Semi-Arianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi-Arianism \Sem`i-A"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Arians.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiaxis \Sem`i*ax"is\, n. (Geom.)	   One half of the axis of an ?llipse or other figure.	   [1913 Webster]
Semibarbarian \Sem`i*bar*ba"ri*an\, a.	   Half barbarous; partially civilized. -- n. One partly	   civilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Semibarbaric \Sem`i*bar*bar"ic\, a.	   Half barbarous or uncivilized; as, semibarbaric display.	   [1913 Webster]
Semibarbarism \Sem`i*bar"ba*rism\, n.	   The quality or state of being half barbarous or uncivilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Semibarbarous \Sem`i*bar"ba*rous\, a.	   Half barbarous.	   [1913 Webster]
Semibreve \Sem"i*breve`\, n. [Pref. semi- + breve: cf. F.	   semi-breve, It. semibreve.] [Formerly written {semibref}.]	   (Mus.)	   A note of half the time or duration of the breve; -- now	   usually called a whole note. It is the longest note in	   general use.	   [1913 Webster]
Semibrief \Sem"i*brief`\, n. (Mus.)	   A semibreve. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semibull \Sem"i*bull`\, n. (R.C.Ch.)	   A bull issued by a pope in the period between his election	   and coronation.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicalcareous \Sem`i*cal*ca"re*ous\, a.	   Half or partially calcareous; as, a semicalcareous plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicalcined \Sem`i*cal*cined"\, a.	   Half calcined; as, semicalcined iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicastrate \Sem`i*cas"trate\, v. t.	   To deprive of one testicle. -- {Sem`i*cas*tra"tion},n.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicentennial \Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to half of a century, or a period of fifty	   years; as, a semicentennial commemoration.	   [1913 Webster]	Semicentennial \Sem`i*cen*ten"ni*al\, n.	   A fiftieth anniversary.	   [1913 Webster]
Semichaotic \Sem`i*cha*ot"ic\, a.	   Partially chaotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Semichorus \Sem"i*cho`rus\, n. (Mus.)	   A half chorus; a passage to be sung by a selected portion of	   the voices, as the female voices only, in contrast with the	   full choir.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi-Christianized \Sem`i-Chris"tian*ized\, a.	   Half Christianized.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicircle \Sem"i*cir`cle\, n.	   1.	      (a) The half of a circle; the part of a circle bounded by	          its diameter and half of its circumference.	      (b) A semicircumference.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A body in the form of half of a circle, or half of a	      circumference.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument for measuring angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Semicircled \Sem"i*cir`cled\, a.	   Semicircular. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicircular \Sem`i*cir"cu*lar\, a.	   Having the form of half of a circle. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Semicircular canals} (Anat.), certain canals of the inner	      ear. See under {Ear}.	      [1913 Webster]
Semi circumference \Sem`i cir*cum"fer*ence\, n.	   Half of a circumference.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicirque \Sem"i*cirque\, n.	   A semicircular hollow or opening among trees or hills.	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicolon \Sem"i*co`lon\, n.	   The punctuation mark [;] indicating a separation between	   parts or members of a sentence more distinct than that marked	   by a comma.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicolumn \Sem"i*col`umn\, n.	   A half column; a column bisected longitudinally, or along its	   axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicolumnar \Sem`i*co*lum"nar\, a.	   Like a semicolumn; flat on one side and round on the other;	   imperfectly columnar.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicompact \Sem`i*com*pact"\, a.	   Half compact; imperfectly indurated.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiconscious \Sem`i*con"scious\, a.	   Half conscious; imperfectly conscious. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicope \Sem"i*cope`\, n.	   A short cope, or an inferier kind of cope. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi crustaceous \Sem`i crus*ta"ceous\, a.	   Half crustaceous; partially crustaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicrystalline \Sem`i*crys"tal*line\, a. (Min.)	   Half crystalline; -- said of certain cruptive rocks composed	   partly of crystalline, partly of amorphous matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Semicubical \Sem`i*cu"bic*al\, a. (Math.)	   Of or pertaining to the square root of the cube of a	   quantity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Semicubical parabola}, a curve in which the ordinates are	      proportional to the square roots of the cubes of the	      abscissas.	      [1913 Webster] Semicubium
Semicubium \Sem`i*cu"bi*um\, Semicupium \Sem`i*cu"pi*um\, n.	   [LL., fr. L. semi half + cupa tub, cask.]	   A half bath, or one that covers only the lewer extremities	   and the hips; a sitz-bath; a half bath, or hip bath.	   [1913 Webster] Semicylindric
Semicylindric \Sem`i*cy*lin"dric\, Semicylyndrical
\Sem`i*cy*lyn"dric*al\a.	   Half cylindrical.	   [1913 Webster]
Semideistical \Sem`i*de*is"tic*al\, a.	   Half deisticsl; bordering on deism. --S. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidemiquaver \Sem`i*dem"i*qua`ver\, n. (Mus.)	   A demisemiquaver; a thirty-second note.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidetached \Sem`i*de*tached"\, a.	   Half detached; partly distinct or separate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Semidetached house}, one of two tenements under a single	      roof, but separated by a party wall. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Semidiameter \Sem`i*di*am"e*ter\, n. (Math.)	   Half of a diameter; a right line, or the length of a right	   line, drawn from the center of a circle, a sphere, or other	   curved figure, to its circumference or periphery; a radius.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidiapason \Sem`i*di`a*pa"son\, n. (Mus.)	   An imperfect octave.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidiapente \Sem`i*di`a*pen"te\, n. (Mus.)	   An imperfect or diminished fifth. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidiaphaneity \Sem`i*di`a*pha*ne"i*ty\, n.	   Half or imperfect transparency; translucency. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidiaphanous \Sem`i*di*aph"a*nous\, a.	   Half or imperfectly transparent; translucent. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidiatessaron \Sem`i*di`a*tes"sa*ron\, n. (Mus.)	   An imperfect or diminished fourth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semi-Diesel \Sem`i-Die"sel\, a.	   Designating an internal-combustion engine of a type	   resembling the Diesel engine in using as fuel heavy oil which	   is injected in a spray just before the end of the compression	   stroke and is fired without electrical ignition. The fuel is	   sprayed into an iron box (called a hot bulb or hot pot)	   opening into the combustion chamber, and heated for ignition	   by a blast-lamp until the engine is running, when it is,	   ordinarily, kept red hot by the heat of combustion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Semiditone \Sem`i*di"tone`\, n. [Pref. semi- + ditone: cf. It.	   semiditono. Cf. {Hemiditone}.] (Gr. Mus.)	   A lesser third, having its terms as 6 to 5; a hemiditone.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semidiurnal \Sem`i*di*ur"nal\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or accomplished in, half a day, or twelve	      hours; occurring twice every day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or traversed in, six hours, or in half the	      time between the rising and setting of a heavenly body;	      as, a semidiurnal arc.	      [1913 Webster]
Semidome \Sem"i*dome`\, n. (Arch.)	   A roof or ceiling covering a semicircular room or recess, or	   one of nearly that shape, as the apse of a church, a niche,	   or the like. It is approximately the quarter of a hollow	   sphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Semidouble \Sem"i*dou`ble\, n. (Eccl.)	   An office or feast celebrated with less solemnity than the	   double ones. See {Double}, n., 8.	   [1913 Webster]	Semidouble \Sem`i*dou"ble\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the outermost stamens converted into petals, while the	   inner ones remain perfect; -- said of a flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Semifable \Sem"i*fa`ble\, n.	   That which is part fable and part truth; a mixture of truth	   and fable. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiflexed \Sem"i*flexed`\, a.	   Half bent.	   [1913 Webster]
Semifloret \Sem"i*flo`ret\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Semifloscule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semifloscular \Sem`i*flos"cu*lar\, a.	   Semiflosculous.	   [1913 Webster]
Semifloscule \Sem"i*flos`cule\, n. (Bot.)	   A floscule, or florest, with its corolla prolonged into a	   strap-shaped petal; -- called also {semifloret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiflosculous \Sem`i*flos"cu*lous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having all the florets ligulate, as in the dandelion.	   [1913 Webster]
Semifluid \Sem`i*flu"id\, a.	   Imperfectly fluid. -- n. A semifluid substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiform \Sem"i*form`\, n.	   A half form; an imperfect form.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiformed \Sem"i*formed`\, a.	   Half formed; imperfectly formed; as, semiformed crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiglutin \Sem`i*glu"tin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A peptonelike body, insoluble in alcohol, formed by boiling	   collagen or gelatin for a long time in water. Hemicollin, a	   like body, is also formed at the same time, and differs from	   semiglutin by being partly soluble in alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Semihistorical \Sem`i*his*tor"i*cal\, a.	   Half or party historical. --Sir G. C. Lewis.	   [1913 Webster]
Semihoral \Sem`i*ho"ral\, a.	   Half-hourly.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiindurated \Sem`i*in"du*ra`ted\, a.	   Imperfectly indurated or hardened.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilapidified \Sem`i*la*pid"i*fied\, a.	   Imperfectly changed into stone. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilens \Sem"i*lens`\, n. (Opt.)	   The half of a lens divided along a plane passing through its	   axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilenticular \Sem`i*len*tic"u*lar\, a.	   Half lenticular or convex; imperfectly resembling a lens.	   --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiligneous \Sem`i*lig"ne*ous\, a.	   Half or partially ligneous, as a stem partly woody and partly	   herbaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiliquid \Sem`i*liq"uid\, a.	   Half liquid; semifluid.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiliquidity \Sem`i*li*quid"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being semiliquid; partial liquidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilogical \Sem`i*log"ic*al\, a.	   Half logical; partly logical; said of fallacies. --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilor \Sem"i*lor\, n. [Cf. G. similor, semilor.]	   A yellowish alloy of copper and zinc. See {Simplor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilunar \Sem`i*lu"nar\, a.	   Shaped like a half moon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Semilunar bone} (Anat.), a bone of the carpus; the lunar.	      See {Lunar}, n.	   {Semilunar valves}, or {Sigmoid valves} (Anat.), the valves	      at the beginning of the aorta and of the pulmonary artery	      which prevent the blood from flowing back into the	      ventricle.	      [1913 Webster]	Semilunar \Sem`i*lu"nar\, n. (Anat.)	   The semilunar bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilunary \Sem`i*lu"na*ry\, a.	   Semilunar.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilunate \Sem`i*lu"nate\, a.	   Semilunar.	   [1913 Webster]
Semilune \Sem"i*lune`\, n. (Geom.)	   The half of a lune.	   [1913 Webster]
Semimetal \Sem"i*met`al\, n. (Chem.)	   An element possessing metallic properties in an inferior	   degree and not malleable, as arsenic, antimony, bismuth,	   molybdenum, uranium, etc. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semimetallic \Sem`i*me*tal"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to a semimetal; possessing metallic	   properties in an inferior degree; resembling metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Semimonthly \Sem`i*month"ly\a.	   Coming or made twice in a month; as, semimonthly magazine; a	   semimonthly payment. -- n. Something done or made every half	   month; esp., a semimonthly periodical. -- adv. In a	   semimonthly manner; at intervals of half a month.	   [1913 Webster]
Semimute \Sem`i*mute"\, a.	   Having the faculty of speech but imperfectly developed or	   partially lost.	   [1913 Webster]	Semimute \Sem"i*mute`\, n.	   A semimute person.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminal \Sem"i*nal\, a. [L. seminalis, fr. semen, seminis, seed,	   akin to serere to sow: cf. F. seminal. See {Sow} to scatter	   seed.]	   1. Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, seed or	      semen; as, the seminal fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contained in seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Holding the first place in a series of developed	      results or consequents; serving as a source, or first	      principle; giving rise to related ideas or results;	      germinal; radical; primary; original; as, seminal	      principles of generation; seminal virtue; a seminal	      discovery.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The idea of God is, beyond all question or	            comparison, the one great seminal principle. --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seminal leaf} (Bot.), a seed leaf, or cotyleden.	   {Seminal receptacle}. (Zool.) Same as {Spermatheca}.	      [1913 Webster]	Seminal \Sem"i*nal\, n.	   A seed. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminality \Sem`i*nal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being seminal. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminar \Sem`i*nar"\, n. [G. See {Seminary}, n.]	   A group of students engaged, under the guidance of an	   instructor, in original research in a particular line of	   study, and in the exposition of the results by theses,	   lectures, etc.; -- formerly called also {seminary}, now	   seldom used in this sense.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Seminarian
Seminarian \Sem`i*na"ri*an\, Seminarist \Sem"i*na*rist\, n. [Cf.	   F. s['e]minariste.]	   A member of, or one educated in, a seminary; specifically, an	   ecclesiastic educated for the priesthood in a seminary.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminary \Sem"i*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Seminaries}. [L. seminarium,	   fr. seminarius belonging to seed, fr. semon, seminis, seed.	   See {Seminal}.]	   1. A piece of ground where seed is sown for producing plants	      for transplantation; a nursery; a seed plat. [Obs.]	      --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            But if you draw them [seedling] only for the	            thinning of your seminary, prick them into some	            empty beds.                           --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the place or original stock whence anything is	      brought or produced. [Obs.] --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place of education, as a scool of a high grade, an	      academy, college, or university.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Seminal state. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fig.: A seed bed; a source. [Obs.] --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A Roman Catholic priest educated in a foreign seminary; a	      seminarist. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Seminary \Sem"i*na*ry\, a. [L. seminarius.]	   Belonging to seed; seminal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seminate \Sem"i*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Seminated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Seminating}.] [L. seminatus, p. p. of seminare to	   sow, fr. semen, seminis, seed.]	   To sow; to spread; to propagate. [R.] --Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Semination \Sem`i*na"tion\, n. [L. seminatio: cf. F.	   s['e]mination.]	   1. The act of sowing or spreading. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Natural dispersion of seeds. --Martyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Semined \Sem"ined\, a. [See {Semen}.]	   Thickly covered or sown, as with seeds. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminiferous \Sem`i*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. semen, semenis, seed	   -ferous.] (Biol.)	   Seed-bearing; producing seed; pertaining to, or connected	   with, the formation of semen; as, seminiferous cells or	   vesicles.	   [1913 Webster] Seminific
Seminific \Sem`i*nif"ic\, Seminifical \Sem`i*nif"ic*al\, a. [L.	   semen, seminis, seed + facere to make.] (Biol.)	   Forming or producing seed, or the male generative product of	   animals or of plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminification \Sem`i*ni*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   Propagation from seed. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminist \Sem"i*nist\, n. (Biol.)	   A believer in the old theory that the newly created being is	   formed by the admixture of the seed of the male with the	   supposed seed of the female.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminoles \Sem"i*noles\, n. pl.; sing. {Seminole}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians who formerly occupied Florida, where some	   of them still remain. They belonged to the Creek	   Confideration.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminose \Sem"i*nose`\, n. [L. semen seed + glucose.] (Chem.)	   A carbohydrate of the glucose group found in the thickened	   endosperm of certain seeds, and extracted as yellow sirup	   having a sweetish-bitter taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminude \Sem`i*nude"\, a.	   Partially nude; half naked.	   [1913 Webster]
Seminymph \Sem"i*nymph`\, n. (Zool.)	   The pupa of insects which undergo only a slight change in	   passing to the imago state.	   [1913 Webster]
Semioccasionally \Sem`i*oc*ca"sion*al*ly\, adv.	   Once in a while; on rare occasions. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semiofficial \Sem`i*of*fi"cial\, a.	   Half official; having some official authority or importance;	   as, a semiofficial statement. -- {Sem`i*of*fi"cial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Semiology	   Semiography
Semiography \Se`mi*og"ra*phy\, Semiology \Se`mi*ol"o*gy\,
Semiological \Se`mi*o*log"ic*al\	   Same as {Semeiography}, {Semeiology}, {Semeiological}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiopacous \Sem`i*o*pa"cous\, a.	   Semiopaque.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiopal \Sem"i*o`pal\, n. (Min.)	   A variety of opal not possessing opalescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiopaque \Sem`i*o*paque"\, a.	   Half opaque; only half transparent.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiorbicular \Sem`i*or*bic"u*lar\, a.	   Having the shape of a half orb or sphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiotic \Se`mi*ot"ic\, a.	   Same as {Semeiotic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiotics \Se`mi*ot"ics\, n.	   Same as {Semeiotics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semioval \Sem`i*o"val\, a.	   Half oval.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiovate \Sem`i*o"vate\, a.	   Half ovate.	   [1913 Webster]
Semioxygenated \Sem`i*ox"y*gen*a`ted\, a.	   Combined with oxygen only in part. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Semipagan \Sem`i*pa"gan\, a.	   Half pagan.	   [1913 Webster] Semipalmate
Semipalmate \Sem`i*pal"mate\, Semipalmated \Sem`i*pal"ma*ted\,	   a. (Zool.)	   Having the anterior toes joined only part way down with a	   web; half-webbed; as, a semipalmate bird or foot. See Illust.	   k under {Aves}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiparabola \Sem`i*pa*rab"o*la\, n. (Geom.)	   One branch of a parabola, being terminated at the principal	   vertex of the curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiped \Sem"i*ped\, n. [L. semipes, semipedis; pref. semi- half	   + pes, pedis, a foot.] (Pros.)	   A half foot in poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Semipedal \Se*mip"e*dal\, a. (Pres.)	   Containing a half foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi-Pelagian \Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of John Cassianus, a French monk (died about 448),	   who modified the doctrines of Pelagius, by denying human	   merit, and maintaining the necessity of the Spirit's	   influence, while, on the other hand, he rejected the	   Augustinian doctrines of election, the inability of man to do	   good, and the certain perseverance of the saints.	   [1913 Webster]	Semi-Pelagian \Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Semi-Pelagians, or their tenets.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi-Pelagianism \Sem`i-Pe*la"gi*an*ism\	   (s[e^]m`[i^]*p[-e]*l[=a]"j[i^]*an*[i^]z'm), n.	   The doctrines or tenets of the Semi-Pelagians.	   [1913 Webster]
Semipellucid \Sem`i*pel*lu"cid\	   (s[e^]m`[i^]*p[e^]l*l[=u]"s[i^]d), a.	   Half clear, or imperfectly transparent; as, a semipellucid	   gem.	   [1913 Webster]
Semipellucidity \Sem`i*pel`lu*cid"i*ty\	   (s[e^]m`[i^]*p[e^]l`l[-u]*s[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being imperfectly transparent.	   [1913 Webster]
Semipenniform \Sem`i*pen"ni*form\	   (s[e^]m`[i^]*p[e^]n"n[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. (Anat.)	   Half or partially penniform; as, a semipenniform muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Semipermanent \Sem`i*per"ma*nent\, n.	   Half or partly permanent.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiperspicuous \Sem`i*per*spic"u*ous\	   (s[e^]m`[i^]*p[~e]r*sp[i^]k"[-u]*[u^]s), a.	   Half transparent; imperfectly clear; semipellucid.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiphlogisticated \Sem`i*phlo*gis"ti*ca`ted\	   (s[e^]m`[i^]*fl[-o]*j[i^]s"t[i^]*k[=a]`t[e^]d), a. (Old	   Chem.)	   Partially impregnated with phlogiston. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semiplume \Sem"i*plume`\ (s[e^]m`[i^]*pl[=u]m), n. (Zool.)	   A feather which has a plumelike web, with the shaft of an	   ordinary feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiprecious \Sem`i*pre"cious\ (s[e^]m`[i^]*pr[e^]sh"[u^]s), a.	   Somewhat precious; as, semiprecious stones or metals. Used	   mostly of gemstones used in jewelry, such as amethyst,	   garnet, or iolite, which are sufficiently rare to have	   commercial value, but are not considered as {precious}, as	   are the diamond, emerald, and ruby.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Semiproof \Sem"i*proof`\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*pr[=oo]f`), n.	   Half proof; evidence from the testimony of a single witness.	   [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi pupa \Sem`i pu"pa\ (s[e^]m`[i^]*p[=u]"p[.a]), n. (Zool.)	   The young of an insect in a stage between the larva and pupa.	   [1913 Webster] Semiquadrate
Semiquadrate \Sem"i*quad`rate\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*kw[o^]d`r[asl]t),
Semiquartile \Sem"i*quar`tile\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*kw[add]r`t[i^]l), n.	   (Astrol.)	   An aspect of the planets when distant from each other the	   half of a quadrant, or forty-five degrees, or one sign and a	   half. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiquaver \Sem"i*qua`ver\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*kw[=a]`v[~e]r), n.	   (Mus.)	   A note of half the duration of the quaver; -- now usually	   called a {sixteenth note}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiquintile \Sem"i*quin`tile\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*kw[i^]n`t[i^]l), n.	   (Astrol.)	   An aspect of the planets when distant from each other half of	   the quintile, or thirty-six degrees.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiradial \Sem`i*ra"di*al\, a.	   Half radial.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Semiradial engine \Semiradial engine\ (Mach.)	   See {Radial engine}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Semirecondite \Sem`i*rec"on*dite\	   (s[e^]m`[i^]*r[e^]k"[o^]n*d[imac]t or	   s[e^]m`[i^]*r[-e]*k[o^]n"d[i^]t), a. (Zool.)	   Half hidden or half covered; said of the head of an insect	   when half covered by the shield of the thorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiring \Sem"i*ring`\ (s[e^]m"[i^]*r[i^]ng`), n. (Anat.)	   One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the	   bronchial tubes of most birds. The semirings form an	   essential part of the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing	   birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Semisavage \Sem`i*sav"age\ (s[e^]m`[i^]*s[a^]v"[asl]j), a.	   Half savage.	   [1913 Webster]	Semisavage \Sem"i*sav`age\, n.	   One who is half savage.	   [1913 Webster]
Semi-Saxon \Sem`i-Sax"on\, a.	   Half Saxon; -- specifically applied to the language	   intermediate between Saxon and English, belonging to the	   period 1150-1250.	   [1913 Webster]
Semisextile \Sem"i*sex"tile\, n. (Astrol.)	   An aspect of the planets when they are distant from each	   other the twelfth part of a circle, or thirty degrees.	   --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Semisolid \Sem`i*sol"id\, a.	   Partially solid.	   [1913 Webster]
Semisoun \Sem"i*soun\ (-s[=oo]n), n.	   A half sound; a low tone. [Obs.] "Soft he cougheth with a	   semisoun." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Semispheric
Semispheric \Sem`i*spher"ic\, Semispherical \Sem`i*spher"ic*al\,	   a.	   Having the figure of a half sphere. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Semispheroidal \Sem`i*sphe*roid"al\, a.	   Formed like a half spheroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Semisteel \Sem"i*steel`\, n.	   Puddled steel. [U. S. ]	   [1913 Webster]
Semita \Sem"i*ta\, n.; pl. {Semitae}. [L., a path.] (Zool.)	   A fasciole of a spatangoid sea urchin.	   [1913 Webster]
Semitangent \Sem"i*tan`gent\, n. (Geom.)	   The tangent of half an arc.	   [1913 Webster]
Semite \Sem"ite\, n.	   One belonging to the Semitic race. Also used adjectively.	   [Written also {Shemite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semiterete \Sem`i*te*rete"\, a. (Nat. Hist.)	   Half terete.	   [1913 Webster]
Semitertian \Sem`i*ter"tian\, a. (Med.)	   Having the characteristics of both a tertian and a quotidian	   intermittent. -- n. An intermittent combining the	   characteristics of a tertian and a quotidian.	   [1913 Webster]
Semitic \Sem*it"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Shem or his descendants; belonging to	   that division of the Caucasian race which includes the Arabs,	   Jews, and related races. [Written also {Shemitic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Semitic language}, a name used to designate a group of	      Asiatic and African languages, some living and some dead,	      namely: Hebrew and Ph[oe]nician, Aramaic, Assyrian,	      Arabic, Ethiopic (Geez and Ampharic). --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]
Semitism \Sem"i*tism\, n.	   A Semitic idiom; a word of Semitic origin. [Written also	   {Shemitism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semitone \Sem"i*tone\, n. [Pref. semi- + tone. CF. {Hemitone}.]	   (Mus.)	   Half a tone; -- the name commonly applied to the smaller	   intervals of the diatonic scale.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is an impropriety in the use of this word, and	         half step is now preferred. See {Tone}. --J. S. Dwight.	         [1913 Webster]
Semitonic \Sem`i*ton"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a semitone; consisting of a semitone, or	   of semitones.	   [1913 Webster]
Semitontine \Sem`i*ton*tine"\, a. (LIfe Insurance)	   Lit., half-tontine; -- used to designate a form of tontine	   life insurance. See {Tontine insurance}. --	   {Sem`i*ton*tine"}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Semitransept \Sem"i*tran`sept\, n. (Arch.)	   The half of a transept; as, the north semitransept of a	   church.	   [1913 Webster]
Semitranslucent \Sem`i*trans*lu"cent\, a.	   Slightly clear; transmitting light in a slight degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Semitransparency \Sem`i*trans*par"en*cy\, n.	   Imperfect or partial transparency.	   [1913 Webster]
Semitransparent \Sem`i*trans*par"ent\, a.	   Half or imperfectly transparent.	   [1913 Webster]
Semiverticillate \Sem`i*ver*tic"il*late\, a.	   Partially verticillate.	   [1913 Webster]
Semivif \Sem"i*vif\, a. [L. semivivus.]	   Only half alive. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Semivitreous \Sem`i*vit"re*ous\, a.	   Partially vitreous.	   [1913 Webster]
Semivitrification \Sem`i*vit"ri*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being semivitrified.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A substance imperfectly vitrified.	      [1913 Webster]
Semivitrified \Sem`i*vit"ri*fied\, a.	   Half or imperfectly vitrified; partially converted into	   glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Semivocal \Sem`i*vo"cal\, a. (Phon.)	   Of or pertaining to a semivowel; half cocal; imperfectly	   sounding.	   [1913 Webster]
Semivowel \Sem"i*vow`el\, n. (Phon.)	   (a) A sound intermediate between a vowel and a consonant, or	       partaking of the nature of both, as in the English w and	       y.	   (b) The sign or letter representing such a sound.	       [1913 Webster]
Semiweekly \Sem`i*week"ly\, a.	   Coming, or made, or done, once every half week; as, a	   semiweekly newspaper; a semiweekly trip. -- n. That which	   comes or happens once every half week, esp. a semiweekly	   periodical. -- adv. At intervals of half a week each.	   [1913 Webster]
Semolella \Sem`o*lel"la\, n. [It.]	   See {Semolina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semolina \Sem`o*li"na\, n. [It. semolino, from semola bran, L.	   simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. {Semoule}, {Simnel}.]	   The purified fine, hard parts of durum wheat, derived mostly	   from the endosperm, rounded by the attrition of the	   millstones, -- used in cookery, such as in the preparation of	   Italian pasta.	   [1913 Webster]
Semolino \Sem`o*li"no\, n. [It.]	   Same as {Semolina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Semoule \Se*moule"\, n. [F.]	   Same as {Semolina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sempervirent \Sem`per*vi"rent\, a. [L. semper always + virens,	   p. pr. of virere to be green.]	   Always fresh; evergreen. [R.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Sempervive \Sem"per*vive\, n. [L. semperviva, sempervivum, fr.	   sempervivus ever-living; semper always + vivus living.]	   (Bot.)	   The houseleek.	   [1913 Webster]
Sempervivum \Sem`per*vi"vum\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of fleshy-leaved plants, of which the houseleek	   ({Sempervivum tectorum}) is the commonest species.	   [1913 Webster]
Sempiternal \Sem`pi*ter"nal\, a. [L. sempiternus, fr. semper	   always: cf. F. sempiternel.]	   1. Of neverending duration; everlasting; endless; having	      beginning, but no end. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without beginning or end; eternal. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]
Sempiterne \Sem"pi*terne\, a.	   Sempiternal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sempiternity \Sem`pi*ter"ni*ty\, n. [L. sempiternitas.]	   Future duration without end; the relation or state of being	   sempiternal. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Sempre \Sem"pre\, adv. [It., fr. L. semper.] (Mus.)	   Always; throughout; as, sempre piano, always soft.	   [1913 Webster]
Sempster \Semp"ster\, n.	   A seamster. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sempstress \Semp"stress\, n.	   A seamstress.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two hundred sepstress were employed to make me shirts.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Sempstressy \Semp"stress*y\, n.	   Seamstressy.	   [1913 Webster]
Semster \Sem"ster\, n.	   A seamster. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Semuncia \Se*mun"ci*a\, n. [L., fr. semi half + uncia ounce.]	   (Rom. Antiq.)	   A Roman coin equivalent to one twenty-fourth part of a Roman	   pound.	   [1913 Webster]
Sen \Sen\, n.	   A Japanese coin, worth about one half of a cent.	   [1913 Webster]	Sen \Sen\, adv., prep., & conj. [See {Since}.]	   Since. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Senary \Sen"a*ry\, a. [L. senarius, fr. seni six each, fr. sex	   six. See {Six}.]	   Of six; belonging to six; containing six. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Senate \Sen"ate\, n. [OE. senat, F. s['e]nat, fr. L. senatus,	   fr. senex, gen. senis, old, an old man. See {Senior}, {Sir}.]	   1. An assembly or council having the highest deliberative and	      legislative functions. Specifically:	      (a) (Anc. Rom.) A body of elders appointed or elected from	          among the nobles of the nation, and having supreme	          legislative authority.	          [1913 Webster]	                The senate was thus the medium through which all	                affairs of the whole government had to pass.	                                                  --Dr. W.	                                                  Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The upper and less numerous branch of a legislature in	          various countries, as in France, in the United States,	          in most of the separate States of the United States,	          and in some Swiss cantons.	      (c) In general, a legislative body; a state council; the	          legislative department of government.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The governing body of the Universities of Cambridge and	      London. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In some American colleges, a council of elected students,	      presided over by the president of the college, to which	      are referred cases of discipline and matters of general	      concern affecting the students. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Senate chamber}, a room where a senate meets when it	      transacts business.	   {Senate house}, a house where a senate meets when it	      transacts business.	      [1913 Webster]
Senator \Sen"a*tor\, n. [OE. senatour, OF. senatour, F.	   s['e]nateur, fr. L. senator.]	   1. A member of a senate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The duke and senators of Venice greet you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, each State sends two senators for	         a term of six years to the national Congress.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (O.Eng.Law) A member of the king's council; a king's	      councilor. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Senatorial \Sen`a*to"ri*al\, a. [F. s['e]natorial, or L.	   senatorius.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a senator, or a senate; becoming to a	      senator, or a senate; as, senatorial duties; senatorial	      dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entitled to elect a senator, or by senators; as, the	      senatorial districts of a State. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Senatorially \Sen`a*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a senatorial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Senatorian \Sen`a*to"ri*an\, a.	   Senatorial. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Senatorious \Sen`a*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Senatorial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Senatorship \Sen"a*tor*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a senator. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Senatusconsult \Se*na`tus*con*sult"\, n. [L. senatus consultum.]	   A decree of the Roman senate.	   [1913 Webster]
Send \Send\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sent}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sending}.] [AS. sendan; akin to OS. sendian, D. zenden, G.	   senden, OHG. senten, Icel. senda, Sw. s[aum]nda, Dan. sende,	   Goth. sandjan, and to Goth. sinp a time (properly, a going),	   gasinpa companion, OHG. sind journey, AS. s[imac]?, Icel.	   sinni a walk, journey, a time. W. hynt a way, journey, OIr.	   s?t. Cf. {Sense}.]	   1. To cause to go in any manner; to dispatch; to commission	      or direct to go; as, to send a messenger.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran. --Jer.	                                                  xxiii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I	            of myself, but he sent me.            --John viii.	                                                  42.	      [1913 Webster]	            Servants, sent on messages, stay out somewhat longer	            than the message requires.            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give motion to; to cause to be borne or carried; to	      procure the going, transmission, or delivery of; as, to	      send a message.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . sent letters by posts on horseback.	                                                  --Esther viii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            O send out thy light an thy truth; let them lead me.	                                                  --Ps. xliii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit; to impel; to cast; to throw; to hurl; as, to send	      a ball, an arrow, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to	      grant; -- sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.	      "God send him well!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and	            rebuke.                               --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.	                                                  --Matt. v. 45.	      [1913 Webster]	            God send your mission may bring back peace. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Send \Send\, v. i.	   1. To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message, or	      to do an errand.	      [1913 Webster]	            See ye how this son of a murderer hath sent to take	            away my head?                         --2 Kings vi.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To pitch; as, the ship sends forward so violently	      as to endanger her masts. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To send for}, to request or require by message to come or be	      brought.	      [1913 Webster]	Send \Send\, n. (Naut.)	   The impulse of a wave by which a vessel is carried bodily.	   [Written also {scend}.] --W. C. Russell. "The send of the	   sea". --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sendal \Sen"dal\, n. [OF. cendal (cf. Pr. & Sp. cendal, It.	   zendale), LL. cendallum, Gr. ??? a fine Indian cloth.]	   A light thin stuff of silk. [Written also {cendal}, and	   {sendal}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wore she not a veil of twisted sendal embroidered with	         silver? --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sender \Send"er\, n.	   One who sends. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Senecas \Sen"e*cas\, n. pl.; sing. {Seneca}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited a part of Western	   New York. This tribe was the most numerous and most warlike	   of the Five Nations.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Seneca grass}(Bot.), holy grass. See under {Holy}.	   {Seneca eil}, petroleum or naphtha.	   {Seneca root}, or {Seneca snakeroot} (Bot.), the rootstock of	      an American species of milkworth ({Polygala Senega})	      having an aromatic but bitter taste. It is often used	      medicinally as an expectorant and diuretic, and, in large	      doses, as an emetic and cathartic. [Written also {Senega	      root}, and {Seneka root}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Senecio \Se*ne"ci*o\, n. [L., groundsel, lit., an old man. So	   called in allusion to the hoary appearance of the pappus.]	   (Bot.)	   A very large genus of composite plants including the	   groundsel and the golden ragwort.	   [1913 Webster]
Senectitude \Se*nec"ti*tude\, n. [L. senectus aged, old age,	   senex old.]	   Old age. [R.] "Senectitude, weary of its toils." --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Senega \Sen"e*ga\, n. (Med.)	   Seneca root.	   [1913 Webster]
Senegal \Sen"e*gal\, n.	   Gum senegal. See under {Gum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Senegin \Sen"e*gin\, n. (Med. Chem.)	   A substance extracted from the rootstock of the {Polygala	   Senega} (Seneca root), and probably identical with polygalic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Senescence \Se*nes"cence\, n. [See {Senescent}.]	   The state of growing old; decay by time.	   [1913 Webster]
Senescent \Se*nes"cent\, a. [L. senescent, p. pr. of senescere	   to grow old, incho. fr. senere to be old.]	   Growing old; decaying with the lapse of time. "The night was	   senescent." --Poe. "With too senescent air." --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Seneschal \Sen"es*chal\, n. [OF. seneschal, LL. seniscalcus, of	   Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. sineigs old, skalks, OHG. scalch,	   AS. scealc. Cf. {Senior}, {Marshal}.]	   An officer in the houses of princes and dignitaries, in the	   Middle Ages, who had the superintendence of feasts and	   domestic ceremonies; a steward. Sometimes the seneschal had	   the dispensing of justice, and was given high military	   commands.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then marshaled feast	         Served up in hall with sewers and seneschale. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Philip Augustus, by a famous ordinance in 1190, first	         established royal courts of justice, held by the	         officers called baitiffs, or seneschals, who acted as	         the king's lieutenants in his demains.   --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Seneschalship \Sen"es*chal*ship\, n.	   The office, dignity, or jurisdiction of a seneschal.	   [1913 Webster]
Senge \Senge\, v. t.	   To singe. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sengreen \Sen"green\, n.[AS. singr?ne, properly, evergreen, fr.	   sin (in composition) always + gr["e]ne green; akin to OHG.	   sin- ever, L. semper.] (Bot.)	   The houseleek.	   [1913 Webster]
Senhor \Se*nhor"\, n. [Pg. Cf. {Se[~n]or}, {Senior}.]	   A Portuguese title of courtesy corresponding to the Spanish	   se[~n]or or the English Mr. or sir; also, a gentleman.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Senhora \Se*nho"ra\, n. [Pg. Cf. {Se[~n]ora}.]	   A Portuguese title of courtesy given to a lady; Mrs.; Madam;	   also, a lady.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Senile \Se"nile\, a. [L. senilis, from senex, gen. senis, old,	   an old man: cf. F. s['e]nile. See {Senior}.]	   Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or	   characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of	   old age; as, senile weakness. "Senile maturity of judgment."	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Senile gangrene} (Med.), a form of gangrene occuring	      particularly in old people, and caused usually by	      insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls	      of the smaller arteries.	      [1913 Webster]
Senility \Se*nil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]nilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being senile; old age.	   [1913 Webster]
Senior \Sen"ior\, a. [L. senior, compar. of senex, gen. senis,	   old. See {Sir}.]	   1. More advanced than another in age; prior in age; elder;	      hence, more advanced in dignity, rank, or office;	      superior; as, senior member; senior counsel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to the final year of the regular course in	      American colleges, or in professional schools.	      [1913 Webster]	Senior \Sen"ior\, n.	   1. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in	      life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was	      anterior to that of another; one prior in grade.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An aged person; an older. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each village senior paused to scan,	            And speak the lovely caravan.         --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One in the fourth or final year of his collegiate course	      at an American college; -- originally called {senior	      sophister}; also, one in the last year of the course at a	      professional schools or at a seminary.	      [1913 Webster]
Seniority \Sen*ior"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being senior.	   [1913 Webster]
Seniorize \Sen"ior*ize\, v. i.	   To exercise authority; to rule; to lord it. [R.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Seniory \Sen"ior*y\, n.	   Seniority. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Senna \Sen"na\, n. [Cf. It. & Sp. sena, Pg. sene, F. s['e]n['e];	   all fr. Ar. san[=a].]	   1. (Med.) The leaves of several leguminous plants of the	      genus {Cassia}. ({Cassia acutifolia}, {Cassia	      angustifolia}, etc.). They constitute a valuable but	      nauseous cathartic medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The plants themselves, native to the East, but now	      cultivated largely in the south of Europe and in the West	      Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bladder senna}. (Bot.) See under {Bladder}.	   {Wild senna} (Bot.), the {Cassia Marilandica}, growing in the	      United States, the leaves of which are used medicinally,	      like those of the officinal senna.	      [1913 Webster]
Sennachy \Sen"na*chy\, n.	   See {Seannachie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sennet \Sen"net\, n. [Properly, a sign given for the entrance or	   exit of actors, from OF. sinet, signet, dim. of signe. See	   {Signet}.]	   A signal call on a trumpet or cornet for entrance or exit on	   the stage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sennet \Sen"net\, n. (Zool.)	   The barracuda.	   [1913 Webster]
Sennight \Sen"night\, n. [Contr. fr. sevennight.]	   The space of seven nights and days; a week. [Written also	   {se'nnight}.] [Archaic.] --Shak. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sennit \Sen"nit\, n. [Seven + knit.]	   1. (Naut.) A braided cord or fabric formed by plaiting	      together rope yarns or other small stuff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plaited straw or palm leaves for making hats.	      [1913 Webster]
Senocular \Se*noc"u*lar\, a. [L. seni six each (fr. sex six) +	   oculus eye.]	   Having six eyes. [R.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Senonian \Se*no"ni*an\, a. [F. s['e]nonien, from the district of	   S['e]nonais, in France.] (Geol.)	   In european geology, a name given to the middle division of	   the Upper Cretaceous formation.	   [1913 Webster] Senyor
Senor \Se*[~n]or"\, n. [Sp. Cf. {Senior}.]	   A Spanish title of courtesy corresponding to the English Mr.	   or Sir; also, a gentleman.	   [1913 Webster] Senyora
Senora \Se*[~n]o"ra\, n. [Sp.]	   A Spanish title of courtesy given to a lady; Mrs.; Madam;	   also, a lady.	   [1913 Webster] Senyorita
Senorita \Se`[~n]o*ri"ta\, n. [Sp.]	   A Spanish title of courtesy given to a young lady; Miss;	   also, a young lady.	   [1913 Webster]
Sens \Sens\, adv. [See {Since}.]	   Since. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensate \Sen"sate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sensated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sensating}.] [See {Sensated}.]	   To feel or apprehend more or less distinctly through a sense,	   or the senses; as, to sensate light, or an odor.	   [1913 Webster]	         As those of the one are sensated by the ear, so those	         of the other are by the eye.             --R. Hooke.	   [1913 Webster] Sensate	Sensate \Sen"sate\, Sensated \Sen"sa*ted\, a. [L. sensatus	   gifted with sense, intelligent, fr. sensus sense. See	   {Sense}.]	   Felt or apprehended through a sense, or the senses. [R.]	   --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensation \Sen*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. sensation. See {Sensate}.]	   1. (Physiol.) An impression, or the consciousness of an	      impression, made upon the central nervous organ, through	      the medium of a sensory or afferent nerve or one of the	      organs of sense; a feeling, or state of consciousness,	      whether agreeable or disagreeable, produced either by an	      external object (stimulus), or by some change in the	      internal state of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perception is only a special kind of knowledge, and	            sensation a special kind of feeling. . . . Knowledge	            and feeling, perception and sensation, though always	            coexistent, are always in the inverse ratio of each	            other.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A purely spiritual or psychical affection; agreeable or	      disagreeable feelings occasioned by objects that are not	      corporeal or material.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of excited interest or feeling, or that which	      causes it.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sensation caused by the appearance of that work	            is still remembered by many.          --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Perception.	   Usage: {Sensation}, {Perseption}. The distinction between	          these words, when used in mental philosophy, may be	          thus stated; if I simply smell a rose, I have a	          sensation; if I refer that smell to the external	          object which occasioned it, I have a perception. Thus,	          the former is mere feeling, without the idea of an	          object; the latter is the mind's apprehension of some	          external object as occasioning that feeling.	          "Sensation properly expresses that change in the state	          of the mind which is produced by an impression upon an	          organ of sense (of which change we can conceive the	          mind to be conscious, without any knowledge of	          external objects). Perception, on the other hand,	          expresses the knowledge or the intimations we obtain	          by means of our sensations concerning the qualities of	          matter, and consequently involves, in every instance,	          the notion of externality, or outness, which it is	          necessary to exclude in order to seize the precise	          import of the word sensation." --Fleming.	          [1913 Webster]
Sensational \Sen*sa"tion*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to sensation; as, sensational nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to sensationalism, or the doctrine that	      sensation is the sole origin of knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Suited or intended to excite temporarily great interest or	      emotion; melodramatic; emotional; as, sensational plays or	      novels; sensational preaching; sensational journalism; a	      sensational report.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensationalism \Sen*sa"tion*al*ism\, n.	   1. (Metaph.) The doctrine held by Condillac, and by some	      ascribed to Locke, that our ideas originate solely in	      sensation, and consist of sensations transformed;	      sensualism; -- opposed to {intuitionalism}, and	      {rationalism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice or methods of sensational writing or	      speaking; as, the sensationalism of a novel.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensationalist \Sen*sa"tion*al*ist\, n.	   1. (Metaph.) An advocate of, or believer in, philosophical	      sensationalism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who practices sensational writing or speaking.	      [1913 Webster]
Sense \Sense\, n. [L. sensus, from sentire, sensum, to perceive,	   to feel, from the same root as E. send; cf. OHG. sin sense,	   mind, sinnan to go, to journey, G. sinnen to meditate, to	   think: cf. F. sens. For the change of meaning cf. {See}, v.	   t. See {Send}, and cf. {Assent}, {Consent}, {Scent}, v. t.,	   {Sentence}, {Sentient}.]	   1. (Physiol.) A faculty, possessed by animals, of perceiving	      external objects by means of impressions made upon certain	      organs (sensory or sense organs) of the body, or of	      perceiving changes in the condition of the body; as, the	      senses of sight, smell, hearing, taste, and touch. See	      {Muscular sense}, under {Muscular}, and {Temperature	      sense}, under {Temperature}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What surmounts the reach	            Of human sense I shall delineate.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The traitor Sense recalls	            The soaring soul from rest.           --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Perception by the sensory organs of the body; sensation;	      sensibility; feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a living creature, though never so great, the	            sense and the affects of any one part of the body	            instantly make a transcursion through the whole.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Perception through the intellect; apprehension;	      recognition; understanding; discernment; appreciation.	      [1913 Webster]	            This Basilius, having the quick sense of a lover.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            High disdain from sense of injured merit. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sound perception and reasoning; correct judgment; good	      mental capacity; understanding; also, that which is sound,	      true, or reasonable; rational meaning. "He speaks sense."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He raves; his words are loose	            As heaps of sand, and scattering wide from sense.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is felt or is held as a sentiment, view, or	      opinion; judgment; notion; opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I speak my private but impartial sense	            With freedom.                         --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The municipal council of the city had ceased to	            speak the sense of the citizens.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Meaning; import; signification; as, the true sense of	      words or phrases; the sense of a remark.	      [1913 Webster]	            So they read in the book in the law of God	            distinctly, and gave the sense.       --Neh. viii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think 't was in another sense.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Moral perception or appreciation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some are so hardened in wickedness as to have no	            sense of the most friendly offices.   --L' Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Geom.) One of two opposite directions in which a line,	      surface, or volume, may be supposed to be described by the	      motion of a point, line, or surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 they test the truth of knowledge	          and the morality of actions."	      (b) "The faculty of first principles." These two are the	          philosophical significations.	      (c) "Such ordinary complement of intelligence, that,if a	          person be deficient therein, he is accounted mad or	          foolish."	      (d) When the substantive is emphasized: "Native practical	          intelligence, natural prudence, mother wit, tact in	          behavior, acuteness in the observation of character,	          in contrast to habits of acquired learning or of	          speculation."	   {Moral sense}. See under {Moral},	      (a) .	   {The inner sense}, or {The internal sense}, capacity of the	      mind to be aware of its own states; consciousness;	      reflection. "This source of ideas every man has wholly in	      himself, and though it be not sense, as having nothing to	      do with external objects, yet it is very like it, and	      might properly enough be called internal sense." --Locke.	   {Sense capsule} (Anat.), one of the cartilaginous or bony	      cavities which inclose, more or less completely, the	      organs of smell, sight, and hearing.	   {Sense organ} (Physiol.), a specially irritable mechanism by	      which some one natural force or form of energy is enabled	      to excite sensory nerves; as the eye, ear, an end bulb or	      tactile corpuscle, etc.	   {Sense organule} (Anat.), one of the modified epithelial	      cells in or near which the fibers of the sensory nerves	      terminate.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Understanding; reason.	   Usage: {Sense}, {Understanding}, {Reason}. Some philosophers	          have given a technical signification to these terms,	          which may here be stated. Sense is the mind's acting	          in the direct cognition either of material objects or	          of its own mental states. In the first case it is	          called the outer, in the second the inner, sense.	          Understanding is the logical faculty, i. e., the power	          of apprehending under general conceptions, or the	          power of classifying, arranging, and making	          deductions. Reason is the power of apprehending those	          first or fundamental truths or principles which are	          the conditions of all real and scientific knowledge,	          and which control the mind in all its processes of	          investigation and deduction. These distinctions are	          given, not as established, but simply because they	          often occur in writers of the present day.	          [1913 Webster]	Sense \Sense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sensed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sensing}.]	   To perceive by the senses; to recognize. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Is he sure that objects are not otherwise sensed by	         others than they are by him?             --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Senseful \Sense"ful\, a.	   Full of sense, meaning, or reason; reasonable; judicious.	   [R.] "Senseful speech." --Spenser. "Men, otherwise senseful	   and ingenious." --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Senseless \Sense"less\, a.	   Destitute of, deficient in, or contrary to, sense; without	   sensibility or feeling; unconscious; stupid; foolish; unwise;	   unreasonable.	   [1913 Webster]	         You blocks, you stones, you worse than senseless	         things.                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ears are senseless that should give us hearing.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The senseless grave feels not your pious sorrows.	                                                  --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were a senseless, stupid race.      --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         They would repent this their senseless perverseness	         when it would be too late.               --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sense"less*ly}, adv. -- {Sense"less*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensibility \Sen`si*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Sensibilities}. [Cf. F.	   sensibilit['e], LL. sensibilitas.]	   1. (Physiol.) The quality or state of being sensible, or	      capable of sensation; capacity to feel or perceive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The capacity of emotion or feeling, as distinguished from	      the intellect and the will; peculiar susceptibility of	      impression, pleasurable or painful; delicacy of feeling;	      quick emotion or sympathy; as, sensibility to pleasure or	      pain; sensibility to shame or praise; exquisite	      sensibility; -- often used in the plural. "Sensibilities	      so fine!" --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The true lawgiver ought to have a heart full of	            sensibility.                          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sensibilities seem rather to have been those of	            patriotism than of wounded pride.     --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Experience of sensation; actual feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            This adds greatly to my sensibility.  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That quality of an instrument which makes it indicate very	      slight changes of condition; delicacy; as, the sensibility	      of a balance, or of a thermometer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Taste; susceptibility; feeling. See {Taste}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sensible \Sen"si*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. sensibilis, fr. sensus	   sense.]	   1. Capable of being perceived by the senses; apprehensible	      through the bodily organs; hence, also, perceptible to the	      mind; making an impression upon the sense, reason, or	      understanding; ?????? heat; sensible resistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Air is sensible to the touch by its motion.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disgrace was more sensible than the pain. --Sir	                                                  W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Any very sensible effect upon the prices of things.	                                                  --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the capacity of receiving impressions from external	      objects; capable of perceiving by the instrumentality of	      the proper organs; liable to be affected physsically or	      mentally; impressible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would your cambric were sensible as your finger.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: Liable to impression from without; easily affected;	      having nice perception or acute feeling; sensitive; also,	      readily moved or affected by natural agents; delicate; as,	      a sensible thermometer. "With affection wondrous	      sensible." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Perceiving or having perception, either by the senses or	      the mind; cognizant; perceiving so clearly as to be	      convinced; satisfied; persuaded.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [man] can not think at any time, waking or	            sleeping, without being sensible of it. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are now sensible it would have been better to	            comply than to refuse.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having moral perception; capable of being affected by	      moral good or evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Possessing or containing sense or reason; giftedwith, or	      characterized by, good or common sense; intelligent; wise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now a sensible man, by and by a fool. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sensible note} or {Sensible tone} (Mus.), the major seventh	      note of any scale; -- so called because, being but a half	      step below the octave, or key tone, and naturally leading	      up to that, it makes the ear sensible of its approaching	      sound. Called also the {leading tone}.	   {Sensible horizon}. See {Horizon}, n., 2.	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Intelligent; wise.	   Usage: {Sensible}, {Intelligent}. We call a man sensible	          whose judgments and conduct are marked and governed by	          sound judgment or good common semse. We call one	          intelligent who is quick and clear in his	          understanding, i. e., who discriminates readily and	          nicely in respect to difficult and important	          distinction. The sphere of the sensible man lies in	          matters of practical concern; of the intelligent man,	          in subjects of intellectual interest. "I have been	          tired with accounts from sensible men, furnished with	          matters of fact which have happened within their own	          knowledge." --Addison. "Trace out numerous footsteps .	          . . of a most wise and intelligent architect	          throughout all this stupendous fabric." --Woodward.	          [1913 Webster]	Sensible \Sen"si*ble\, n.	   1. Sensation; sensibility. [R.] "Our temper changed . . .	      which must needs remove the sensible of pain." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which impresses itself on the sense; anything	      perceptible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aristotle distinguished sensibles into common and	            proper.                               --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which has sensibility; a sensitive being. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This melancholy extends itself not to men only, but	            even to vegetals and sensibles.       --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensibleness \Sen"si*ble*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being sensible; sensibility;	      appreciation; capacity of perception; susceptibility. "The	      sensibleness of the eye." --Sharp. "Sensibleness and	      sorrow for sin." --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sensibleness of the divine presence.	                                                  --Hallywell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intelligence; reasonableness; good sense.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensibly \Sen"si*bly\, adv.	   1. In a sensible manner; so as to be perceptible to the	      senses or to the mind; appreciably; with perception;	      susceptibly; sensitively.	      [1913 Webster]	            What remains past cure,	            Bear not too sensibly.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With intelligence or good sense; judiciously.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensifacient \Sen`si*fa"cient\, a. [L. sensus sense + facere to	   make.]	   Converting into sensation. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensiferous \Sen*sif"er*ous\, a. [L. sensifer; sensus sense +	   ferre to bear.]	   Exciting sensation; conveying sensation. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensific \Sen*sif"ic\, a. [L. sensificus; sensus sense + facere	   to make.]	   Exciting sensation.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensificatory \Sen*sif"i*ca*to*ry\, a.	   Susceptible of, or converting into, sensation; as, the	   sensificatory part of a nervous system. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensigenous \Sen*sig"e*nous\, a. [L. sensus sense + -genous.]	   Causing or exciting sensation. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensism \Sens"ism\, n.	   Same as {Sensualism}, 2 & 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensist \Sens"ist\, n.	   One who, in philosophy, holds to sensism.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensitive \Sen"si*tive\, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.]	   1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the	      capacity of receiving impressions from external objects;	      as, a sensitive soul.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action	      of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and	      feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) (Mech.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or	          moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales.	      (b) (Chem. & Photog.) Readily affected or changed by	          certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or	          bromide, when in contact with certain organic	          substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A sensitive love of some sensitive objects.	                                                  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as,	      sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by	      irritation. --E. Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sensitive fern} (Bot.), an American fern ({Onoclea	      sensibilis}), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a	      slight tendency to fold together.	   {Sensitive flame} (Physics), a gas flame so arranged that	      under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly	      sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or	      become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight	      sounds of the proper pitch.	   {Sensitive joint vetch} (Bot.), an annual leguminous herb	      ({Aeschynomene hispida}), with sensitive foliage.	   {Sensitive paper}, paper prepared for photographic purpose by	      being rendered sensitive to the effect of light.	   {Sensitive plant}. (Bot.)	      (a) A leguminous plant ({Mimosa pudica}, or {Mimosa	          sensitiva}, and other allied species), the leaves of	          which close at the slightest touch.	      (b) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the	          sensitive brier ({Schrankia}) of the Southern States,	          two common American species of {Cassia} ({Cassia	          nictitans}, and {Cassia Chamaecrista}), a kind of	          sorrel ({Oxalis sensitiva}), etc.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Sen"si*tive*ly}, adv. --	          {Sen"si*tive*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Sensitivity \Sen`si*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being sensitive; -- used chiefly in	   science and the arts; as, the sensitivity of iodized silver.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sensitivity and emotivity have also been used as the	         scientific term for the capacity of feeling. --Hickok.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensitize \Sen"si*tize\, v. t. (Photog.)	   To render sensitive, or susceptible of being easily acted on	   by the actinic rays of the sun; as, sensitized paper or	   plate.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensitizer \Sen"si*ti`zer\, n. (Photog.)	   An agent that sensitizes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sensitizer should be poured on the middle of the	         sheet.                                   --Wilis &	                                                  Clements (The	                                                  Platinotype).	   [1913 Webster]
Sensitometer \Sen`si*tom"e*ter\, n. [See {Sensitive}; {-meter}.]	   (Photog.)	   An instrument or apparatus for comparing and grading the	   sensitiveness of plates, films, etc., as a screen divided	   into squares of different shades or colors, from which a	   picture is made on the plate to be tested.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sensitory \Sen"si*to*ry\, n.	   See {Sensory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensive \Sens"ive\, a.	   Having sense or sensibility; sensitive. [Obs.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensor \Sen"sor\, a.	   Sensory; as, the sensor nerves.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensorial \Sen*so"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. sensorial. See	   {Sensorium}.]	   Of or pertaining to the sensorium; as, sensorial faculties,	   motions, powers. --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensorium \Sen*so"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Sensoriums}, L.	   {Sensoria}. [L., fr. sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive	   by the senses.] (Physiol.)	   The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which	   impressions from the external world must be conveyed before	   they can be perceived; the place where external impressions	   are localized, and transformed into sensations, prior to	   being reflected to other parts of the organism; hence, the	   whole nervous system, when animated, so far as it is	   susceptible of common or special sensations.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensori-volitional \Sen*so`ri-vo*li"tion*al\, a. (Physiol.)	   Concerned both in sensation and volition; -- applied to those	   nerve fibers which pass to and from the cerebro-spinal axis,	   and are respectively concerned in sensation and volition.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, n.; pl. {Sensories}. (Physiol.)	   Same as {Sensorium}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sensory \Sen"so*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to the sensorium or sensation; as, sensory	   impulses; -- especially applied to those nerves and nerve	   fibers which convey to a nerve center impulses resulting in	   sensation; also sometimes loosely employed in the sense of	   afferent, to indicate nerve fibers which convey impressions	   of any kind to a nerve center.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensual \Sen"su*al\, a. [L. sensualis, from sensus sense: cf. F.	   sensuel.]	   1. Pertaining to, consisting in, or affecting, the sense, or	      bodily organs of perception; relating to, or concerning,	      the body, in distinction from the spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleasing and sensual rites and ceremonies. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far as creation's ample range extends,	            The scale of sensual, mental powers ascends. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, not spiritual or intellectual; carnal; fleshly;	      pertaining to, or consisting in, the gratification of the	      senses, or the indulgence of appetites; wordly.	      [1913 Webster]	            These be they who separate themselves, sensual,	            having not the Spirit.                --Jude 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greatest part of men are such as prefer . . .	            that good which is sensual before whatsoever is most	            divine.                               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Devoted to the pleasures of sense and appetite; luxurious;	      voluptuous; lewd; libidinous.	      [1913 Webster]	            No small part of virtue consists in abstaining from	            that wherein sensual men place their felicity.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pertaining or peculiar to the philosophical doctrine of	      sensualism.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensualism \Sen"su*al*ism\, n. [Cf. F. sensualisme.]	   1. The condition or character of one who is sensual;	      subjection to sensual feelings and appetite; sensuality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) The doctrine that all our ideas, or the	      operations of the understanding, not only originate in	      sensation, but are transformed sensations, copies or	      relics of sensations; sensationalism; sensism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ethics) The regarding of the gratification of the senses	      as the highest good. --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensualist \Sen"su*al*ist\, n. [CF. F. sensualiste.]	   1. One who is sensual; one given to the indulgence of the	      appetites or senses as the means of happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who holds to the doctrine of sensualism.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensualistic \Sen`su*al*is"tic\, a.	   1. Sensual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adopting or teaching the doctrines of sensualism.	      [1913 Webster]
Sensuality \Sen`su*al"i*ty\, n. [CF. F. sensualit['e], L.	   sensualitas sensibility, capacity for sensation.]	   The quality or state of being sensual; devotedness to the	   gratification of the bodily appetites; free indulgence in	   carnal or sensual pleasures; luxuriousness; voluptuousness;	   lewdness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those pampered animals	         That rage in savage sensuality.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They avoid dress, lest they should have affections	         tainted by any sensuality.               --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensualization \Sen`su*al*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of sensualizing, or the state of being sensualized.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensualize \Sen"su*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sensualized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Sensualizing}.]	   To make sensual; to subject to the love of sensual pleasure;	   to debase by carnal gratifications; to carnalize; as,	   sensualized by pleasure. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         By the neglect of prayer, the thoughts are sensualized.	                                                  --T. H.	                                                  Skinner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensually \Sen"su*al*ly\, adv.	   In a sensual manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensualness \Sen"su*al*ness\, n.	   Sensuality; fleshliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensuism \Sen"su*ism\, n.	   Sensualism.	   [1913 Webster]
Sensuosity \Sen`su*os"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being sensuous; sensuousness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sensuous \Sen"su*ous\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the senses, or sensible objects;	      addressing the senses; suggesting pictures or images of	      sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            To this poetry would be made precedent, as being	            less subtle and fine, but more simple, sensuous, and	            passionate.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Highly susceptible to influence through the senses.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sen"su*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Sen"su*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sent \Sent\, v. & n.	   See {Scent}, v. & n. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sent \Sent\, obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Send}, for sendeth.	   [1913 Webster]	Sent \Sent\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Send}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentence \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. Sense; meaning; significance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tales of best sentence and most solace. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The discourse itself, voluble enough, and full of	            sentence.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) An opinion; a decision; a determination; a judgment,	          especially one of an unfavorable nature.	          [1913 Webster]	                My sentence is for open war.      --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                That by them [Luther's works] we may pass	                sentence upon his doctrines.      --Atterbury.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A philosophical or theological opinion; a dogma; as,	          Summary of the Sentences; Book of the Sentences.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) In civil and admiralty law, the judgment of a court	      pronounced in a cause; in criminal and ecclesiastical	      courts, a judgment passed on a criminal by a court or	      judge; condemnation pronounced by a judicial tribunal;	      doom. In common law, the term is exclusively used to	      denote the judgment in criminal cases.	      [1913 Webster]	            Received the sentence of the law.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a	      maxim; an axiom; a saw. --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gram.) A combination of words which is complete as	      expressing a thought, and in writing is marked at the	      close by a period, or full point. See {Proposition}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sentences are simple or compound. A simple sentence	         consists of one subject and one finite verb; as, "The	         Lord reigns." A compound sentence contains two or more	         subjects and finite verbs, as in this verse: 	         [1913 Webster]	               He fills, he bounds, connects, and equals all.	                                                  --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Dark sentence}, a saying not easily explained.	      [1913 Webster]	            A king . . . understanding dark sentences. --Dan.	                                                  vii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	Sentence \Sen"tence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sentenced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sentencing}.]	   1. To pass or pronounce judgment upon; to doom; to condemn to	      punishment; to prescribe the punishment of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature herself is sentenced in your doom. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To decree or announce as a sentence. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter sententiously. [Obs.] --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	Sentence method \Sen"tence meth`od\ (Education)	   A method of teaching reading by giving first attention to	   phrases and sentences and later analyzing these into their	   verbal and alphabetic components; -- contrasted with	   {alphabet method} and {word method}. See also {phonics}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sentencer \Sen"ten*cer\, n.	   One who pronounced a sentence or condemnation.	   [1913 Webster]
sentential \sen*ten"tial\, a.	   1. Comprising sentences; as, a sentential translation. --Abp.	      Newcome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a sentence, or full period; as, a	      sentential pause.	      [1913 Webster]
Sententially \Sen*ten"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a sentential manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sententiarist \Sen*ten"ti*a*rist\, n.	   A sententiary. --Barnas Sears (Life of Luther).	   [1913 Webster]
Sententiary \Sen*ten"ti*ary\, n. [LL. sententiarius.]	   One who read lectures, or commented, on the Sentences of	   Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris (1159-1160), a school divine.	   --R. Henry.	   [1913 Webster]
Sententiosity \Sen*ten`ti*os"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being sententious. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sententious \Sen*ten"tious\, a.[L. sentenciosus: cf. F.	   sentencieux.]	   1. Abounding with sentences, axioms, and maxims; full of	      meaning; terse and energetic in expression; pithy; as, a	      sententious style or discourse; sententious truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            How he apes his sire,	            Ambitiously sententious!              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Comprising or representing sentences; sentential. [Obs.]	      "Sententious marks." --Grew.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sen*ten"tious*ly}, adv. --	      {Sen*ten"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sentery \Sen"ter*y\, n.	   A sentry. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Senteur \Sen"teur\, n. [F.]	   Scent. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Sentience
Sentience \Sen"ti*ence\, Sentiency \Sen"ti*en*cy\, n. [See	   {Sentient}, {Sentence}.]	   The quality or state of being sentient; esp., the quality or	   state of having sensation. --G. H. Lewes.	   [1913 Webster]	         An example of harmonious action between the	         intelligence and the sentiency of the mind. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentient \Sen"ti*ent\, a. [L. sentiens, -entis, p. pr. of	   sentire to discern or perceive by the senses. See {Sense}.]	   Having a faculty, or faculties, of sensation and perception.	   Specif. (Physiol.), especially sensitive; as, the sentient	   extremities of nerves, which terminate in the various organs	   or tissues.	   [1913 Webster]	Sentient \Sen"ti*ent\, n.	   One who has the faculty of perception; a sentient being.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentiently \Sen"ti*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a sentient or perceptive way.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentiment \Sen"ti*ment\, n. [OE. sentement, OF. sentement, F.	   sentiment, fr. L. sentire to perceive by the senses and mind,	   to feel, to think. See {Sentient}, a.]	   1. A thought prompted by passion or feeling; a state of mind	      in view of some subject; feeling toward or respecting some	      person or thing; disposition prompting to action or	      expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word sentiment, agreeably to the use made of it	            by our best English writers, expresses, in my own	            opinion very happily, those complex determinations	            of the mind which result from the cooperation of our	            rational powers and of our moral feelings.	                                                  --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Alike to council or the assembly came,	            With equal souls and sentiments the same. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, generally, a decision of the mind formed by	      deliberation or reasoning; thought; opinion; notion;	      judgment; as, to express one's sentiments on a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sentiments of philosophers about the perception of	            external objects.                     --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sentiment, as here and elsewhere employed by Reid in	            the meaning of opinion (sententia), is not to be	            imitated.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sentence, or passage, considered as the expression of a	      thought; a maxim; a saying; a toast.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sensibility; feeling; tender susceptibility.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Hume sometimes employs (after the manner of the	            French metaphysicians) sentiment as synonymous with	            feeling; a use of the word quite unprecedented in	            our tongue.                           --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Less of sentiment than sense.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Thought; opinion; notion; sensibility; feeling.	   Usage: {Sentiment}, {Opinion}, {Feeling}. An opinion is an	          intellectual judgment in respect to any and every kind	          of truth. Feeling describes those affections of	          pleasure and pain which spring from the exercise of	          our sentient and emotional powers. Sentiment	          (particularly in the plural) lies between them,	          denoting settled opinions or principles in regard to	          subjects which interest the feelings strongly, and are	          presented more or less constantly in practical life.	          Hence, it is more appropriate to speak of our	          religious sentiments than opinions, unless we mean to	          exclude all reference to our feelings. The word	          sentiment, in the singular, leans ordinarily more to	          the side of feeling, and denotes a refined sensibility	          on subjects affecting the heart. "On questions of	          feeling, taste, observation, or report, we define our	          sentiments. On questions of science, argument, or	          metaphysical abstraction, we define our opinions. The	          sentiments of the heart. The opinions of the mind . .	          . There is more of instinct in sentiment, and more of	          definition in opinion. The admiration of a work of art	          which results from first impressions is classed with	          our sentiments; and, when we have accounted to	          ourselves for the approbation, it is classed with our	          opinions." --W. Taylor.	          [1913 Webster]
Sentimental \Sen`ti*men"tal\, a. [Cf. F. sentimental.]	   1. Having, expressing, or containing a sentiment or	      sentiments; abounding with moral reflections; containing a	      moral reflection; didactic. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nay, ev'n each moral sentimental stroke,	            Where not the character, but poet, spoke,	            He lopped, as foreign to his chaste design,	            Nor spared a useless, though a golden line.	                                                  --Whitehead.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to sentiment; having an excess of sentiment or	      sensibility; indulging the sensibilities for their own	      sake; artificially or affectedly tender; -- often in a	      reproachful sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sentimental mind is rather prone to overwrought	            feeling and exaggerated tenderness.   --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Addressed or pleasing to the emotions only, usually to the	      weaker and the unregulated emotions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Romantic.	   Usage: {Sentimental}, {Romantic}. Sentimental usually	          describes an error or excess of the sensibilities;	          romantic, a vice of the imagination. The votary of the	          former gives indulgence to his sensibilities for the	          mere luxury of their excitement; the votary of the	          latter allows his imagination to rove for the pleasure	          of creating scenes of ideal enjoiment. "Perhaps there	          is no less danger in works called sentimental. They	          attack the heart more successfully, because more	          cautiously." --V. Knox. "I can not but look on an	          indifferency of mind, as to the good or evil things of	          this life, as a mere romantic fancy of such who would	          be thought to be much wiser than they ever were, or	          could be." --Bp. Stillingfleet.	          [1913 Webster]
Sentimentalism \Sen`ti*men"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F.	   sentimentalisme.]	   The quality of being sentimental; the character or behavior	   of a sentimentalist; sentimentality.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentimentalist \Sen`ti*men"tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F.	   sentimentaliste.]	   One who has, or affects, sentiment or fine feeling.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentimentality \Sen`ti*men*tal"i*ty\, n. [CF. F.	   sentimentalit['e].]	   The quality or state of being sentimental.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentimentalize \Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. t.	   To regard in a sentimental manner; as, to sentimentalize a	   subject.	   [1913 Webster]	Sentimentalize \Sen`ti*men"tal*ize\, v. i.	   To think or act in a sentimental manner, or like a	   sentimentalist; to affect exquisite sensibility. --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentimentally \Sen`ti*men"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a sentimental manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentine \Sen"tine\, n. [L. sentina bilge water, hold of a ship,	   dregs: cf. F. sentine.]	   A place for dregs and dirt; a sink; a sewer. [Obs.]	   --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentinel \Sen"ti*nel\, n. [F. sentinelle (cf. It. sentinella);	   probably originally, a litle path, the sentinel's beat,, and	   a dim. of a word meaning, path; cf. F. sente path. L. semita;	   and OF. sentine, sentele, senteret, diminutive words. Cf.	   {Sentry}.]	   1. One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier	      set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise,	      to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it;	      a sentry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sentinels who paced the ramparts. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Watch; guard. [Obs.] "That princes do keep due sentinel."	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A marine crab ({Podophthalmus vigil}) native of	      the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its	      eyestalks; -- called also {sentinel crab}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sentinel \Sen"ti*nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sentineled}or	   {Sentinelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sentineling} or	   {Sentinelling}.]	   1. To watch over like a sentinel. "To sentinel enchanted	      land." [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a	      sentinel or sentinels.	      [1913 Webster]
Sentisection \Sen`ti*sec"tion\, n. [L. sentire to feel + E.	   section.]	   Painful vivisection; -- opposed to {callisection}. --B. G.	   Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Sentry \Sen"try\, n.; pl. {Sentires}. [Probably from OF.	   senteret a little patch; cf. F. sentier path, and OF. sente.	   See {Sentinel}.]	   1. (Mil.) A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Guard; watch, as by a sentinel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here toils, and death, and death's half-brother,	            sleep,	            Forms terrible to view, their sentry keep. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sentry box}, a small house or box to cover a sentinel at his	      post, and shelter him from the weather.	      [1913 Webster]
Senza \Sen"za\, prep. [It.] (Mus.)	   Without; as, senza stromenti, without instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepal \Se"pal\, n. [NL. sepalum, formed in imitation of NL.	   petalum, petal, to denote one of the divisions of the calyx:	   cf. F. s['e]pale.] (Bot.)	   A leaf or division of the calyx.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the calyx consists of but one part, it is said to	         be monosepalous; when of two parts, it is said to be	         disepalous; when of a variable and indefinite number of	         parts, it is said to be polysepalous; when of several	         parts united, it is properly called gamosepalous.	         [1913 Webster]
Sepaled \Se"paled\, a. (Bot.)	   Having one or more sepals.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepaline \Sep"al*ine\, a. (Bot.)	   Relating to, or having the nature of, sepals.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepalody \Se*pal"o*dy\, n. [Sepal + Gr. e'i^dos form.] (Bot.)	   The metamorphosis of other floral organs into sepals or	   sepaloid bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepaloid \Sep"al*oid\, a. [Sepal + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Like a sepal, or a division of a calyx.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepalous \Sep"al*ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having, or relating to, sepals; -- used mostly in	   composition. See under {Sepal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Separability \Sep`a*ra*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being separable or divisible; divisibility;	   separableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Separable \Sep"a*ra*ble\, a. [L. separabilis: cf. F.	   s['e]parable.]	   Capable of being separated, disjoined, disunited, or divided;	   as, the separable parts of plants; qualities not separable	   from the substance in which they exist. --	   {Sep"a*ra*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sep"a*ra*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trials permit me not to doubt of the separableness of a	         yellow tincture from gold.               --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Separated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Separating}.] [L. separatus, p. p. of separare to	   separate; pfref. se- aside + parare to make ready, prepare.	   See {Parade}, and cf. {Sever}.]	   1. To disunite; to divide; to disconnect; to sever; to part	      in any manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            From the fine gold I separate the alloy. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Separate thyself, I pray thee, from me. --Gen. xiii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who shall separate us from the love of Christ?	                                                  --Rom. viii.	                                                  35.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come between; to keep apart by occupying the space	      between; to lie between; as, the Mediterranean Sea	      separates Europe and Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set apart; to select from among others, as for a	      special use or service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto	            I have called thaem.                  --Acts xiii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Separated flowers} (Bot.), flowers which have stamens and	      pistils in separate flowers; diclinous flowers. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	Separate \Sep"a*rate\, v. i.	   To part; to become disunited; to be disconnected; to withdraw	   from one another; as, the family separated.	   [1913 Webster]	Separate \Sep"a*rate\, p. a. [L. separatus, p. p. ]	   1. Divided from another or others; disjoined; disconnected;	      separated; -- said of things once connected.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him that was separate from his brethren. --Gen.	                                                  xlix. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unconnected; not united or associated; distinct; -- said	      of things that have not been connected.	      [1913 Webster]	            For such an high priest became us, who is holy,	            harmless, undefiled, separate from sinnere. --Heb.	                                                  vii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disunited from the body; disembodied; as, a separate	      spirit; the separate state of souls.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Separate estate} (Law), an estate limited to a married woman	      independent of her husband.	   {Separate maintenance} (Law), an allowance made to a wife by	      her husband under deed of separation.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sep"a*rate*ly}, adv. --	      {Sep"a*rate*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Separatical \Sep`a*rat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to separatism in religion; schismatical.	   [R.] --Dr. T. Dwight.	   [1913 Webster]
Separating \Sep"a*ra`ting\, a.	   Designed or employed to separate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Separating funnel} (Chem.), a funnel, often globe-shaped,	      provided with a stopcock for the separate drawing off of	      immiscible liquids of different specific gravities.	      [1913 Webster]
Separation \Sep`a*ra"tion\, n. [L. separatio: cf. F.	   s['e]paration.]	   The act of separating, or the state of being separated, or	   separate. Specifically:	   (a) Chemical analysis.	   (b) Divorce.	   (c) (Steam Boilers) The operation of removing water from	       steam.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Judicial separation} (Law), a form of divorce; a separation	      of man and wife which has the effect of making each a	      single person for all legal purposes but without ability	      to contract a new marriage. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Separatism \Sep"a*ra*tism\, n. [CF. F. s['e]paratisme.]	   The character or act of a separatist; disposition to withdraw	   from a church; the practice of so withdrawing.	   [1913 Webster]
Separatist \Sep`a*ra*tist\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]paratiste.]	   One who withdraws or separates himself; especially, one who	   withdraws from a church to which he has belonged; a seceder	   from an established church; a dissenter; a nonconformist; a	   schismatic; a sectary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Heavy fines on divines who should preach in any meeting	         of separatist .                          --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Separatistic \Sep`a*ra*tis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to separatists; characterizing separatists;	   schismatical.	   [1913 Webster]
Separative \Sep"a*ra*tive\, a. [L. separativus.]	   Causing, or being to cause, separation. "Separative virtue of	   extreme cold." --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Separator \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) An apparatus for sorting pulverized ores into	       grades, or separating them from gangue.	   (c) (Weaving) An instrument used for spreading apart the	       threads of the warp in the loom, etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Separatory \Sep"a*ra*to*ry\, a.	   Separative. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]	Separatory \Sep"a*ra*to*ry\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]paratoire.]	   1. (Chem.) An apparatus used in separating, as a separating	      funnel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A surgical instrument for separating the	      pericranium from the cranium. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Separatrix \Sep`a*ra"trix\, n.; pl. L. {-trices}, E. {-trixes}.	   [L., she that separates.] (Arith.)	   The decimal point; the dot placed at the left of a decimal	   fraction, to separate it from the whole number which it	   follows. The term is sometimes also applied to other marks of	   separation.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepawn \Se*pawn"\, n.	   See {Supawn}. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sepelible \Sep"e*li*ble\, a. [L. sepelibilis, fr. sepelire to	   bury.]	   Admitting of burial. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepelition \Sep`e*li"tion\, n.	   Burial. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sephardic \Se*phar"dic\, a. [From Sephardim, a name applied to	   the Spanish Jews, fr. Sephard, name of a place where Jews	   were held in captivity (--Ob. 20).]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Jews (the Sephardim,	   also called Spanish or Portuguese Jews) descended from Jewish	   families driven from Spain by the Inquisition.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sephardim \Se*phar"dim\, n. pl. [NHeb.; orig. uncert.]	   Jews who are descendants of the former Jews of Spain and	   Portugal. They are as a rule darker than the northern Jews,	   and have more delicate features.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sephen \Se"phen\, n. (Zool.)	   A large sting ray of the genus {Trygon}, especially {Trygon	   sephen} of the Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. The skin is an	   article of commerce.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepia \Se"pi*a\, n.; pl. E. {Sepias}, L. {Sepiae}. [L., fr. Gr.	   ??? the cuttlefish, or squid.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The common European cuttlefish.	      (b) A genus comprising the common cuttlefish and numerous	          similar species. See Illustr. under {Cuttlefish}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A pigment prepared from the ink, or black secretion, of	      the sepia, or cuttlefish. Treated with caustic potash, it	      has a rich brown color; and this mixed with a red forms	      {Roman sepia}. Cf. {India ink}, under {India}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sepia drawing} or {Sepia picture}, a drawing in monochrome,	      made in sepia alone, or in sepia with other brown	      pigments.	      [1913 Webster]	Sepia \Se"pi*a\, a.	   Of a dark brown color, with a little red in its composition;	   also, made of, or done in, sepia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepic \Se"pic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sepia; done in sepia; as, a sepic	   drawing.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepidaceous \Sep`i*da"ceous\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the cuttlefishes of the genus Sepia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepiment \Sep"i*ment\, n. [L. sepimentum, saepimentum, from	   sepire, saepire, to hedge in.]	   Something that separates; a hedge; a fence. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepiolite \Se"pi*o*lite`\, n. [Septa + -lite.] (Min.)	   Meerschaum. See {Meerschaum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepiostare \Se"pi*o*stare`\, n. [Sepia + Gr. ??? a bone.]	   (Zool.)	   The bone or shell of cuttlefish. See Illust. under	   {Cuttlefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepon \Se*pon"\, n.	   See {Supawn}. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sepose \Se*pose"\, v. t. [L. pref se- aside + E. pose.]	   To set apart. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Seposit \Se*pos"it\, v. t. [L. sepositus, p. p. of seponere to	   set aside.]	   To set aside; to give up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seposition \Sep`o*si"tion\, n. [L. sepositio.]	   The act of setting aside, or of giving up. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepoy \Se"poy\, n. [Per. sip[=a]h[imac], fr. sip[=a]h an army.	   Cf. {Spahi}.]	   A native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a	   European power, esp. of Great Britain; an Oriental soldier	   disciplined in the European manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Seppuku \Sep*pu"ku\, n.	   Same as {Hara-kiri}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seppuku, or hara-kiri, also came into vogue. --W. E.	                                                  Griffis.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepsin \Sep"sin\, n. [Gr. ??? putrefaction.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A soluble poison (ptomaine) present in putrid blood. It is	   also formed in the putrefaction of proteid matter in general.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepsis \Sep"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? putrefaction.] (Med.)	   The poisoning of the system by the introduction of putrescent	   material into the blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sept \Sept\, n. [A corruption of sect, n.]	   A clan, tribe, or family, proceeding from a common	   progenitor; -- used especially of the ancient clans in	   Ireland.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chief, struck by the illustration, asked at once to	         be baptized, and all his sept followed his example.	                                                  --S. Lover.	   [1913 Webster]
Septaemia \Sep*tae"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? putrid + ???	   blood.] (Med.)	   Septicaemia.	   [1913 Webster]
Septal \Sep"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a septum or septa, as of a coral or a	   shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Septane \Sep"tane\, n. [L. septem seven.] (Chem.)	   See {Heptane}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Septangle \Sep"tan`gle\, n. [Septi- + angle.] (Geom.)	   A figure which has seven angles; a heptagon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Septangular \Sep*tan"gu*lar\, a.	   Heptagonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Septarium \Sep*ta"ri*um\, n.;pl. {Septaria}. [NL., fr. L.	   septum, saeptum, an inclosure, a partition, fr. sepire,	   saepire, to inclose.] (Geol.)	   A flattened concretionary nodule, usually of limestone,	   intersected within by cracks which are often filled with	   calcite, barite, or other minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
Septate \Sep"tate\, a. [L. septum, saeptum, partition.]	   Divided by partition or partitions; having septa; as, a	   septate pod or shell.	   [1913 Webster]
September \Sep*tem"ber\, n. [L., fr. septem seven, as being the	   seventh month of the Roman year, which began with March: cf.	   F. septembre. See {Seven}.]	   The ninth month of the year, containing thurty days.	   [1913 Webster]
Septemberer \Sep*tem"ber*er\, n.	   A Setembrist. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Septembrist \Sep*tem"brist\, n. [F. septembriste.]	   An agent in the massacres in Paris, committed in patriotic	   frenzy, on the 22d of September, 1792.	   [1913 Webster]
Septemfluous \Sep*tem"flu*ous\, a.[L. septemfluus; septem seven	   + fluere to flow.]	   Flowing sevenfold; divided into seven streams or currents.	   [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Septempartite \Sep*tem"par*tite\, a. [L. septem seven + E.	   partite.]	   Divided nearly to the base into seven parts; as, a	   septempartite leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Septemtrioun \Sep*tem"tri*oun\, n.	   Septentrion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Septemvir \Sep*tem"vir\, n.; pl. E. {Septemvirs}, L.	   {Septemviri}. [L. septemviri, pl.; septem seven + viri, pl.	   of vir man.] (Rom. Hist.)	   One of a board of seven men associated in some office.	   [1913 Webster]
Septemvirate \Sep*tem"vi*rate\, n.[L. septemviratus.]	   The office of septemvir; a government by septimvirs.	   [1913 Webster]
Septenary \Sep"ten*a*ry\, a. [L. septenairus, from septeni seven	   each, septem seven: cf. F. sept['e]naire. See {Seven}. ]	   1. Consisting of, or relating to, seven; as, a septenary	      number. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lasting seven years; continuing seven years. "Septenary	      penance." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Septenary \Sep"ten*a*ry\, n.	   The number seven. [R.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Septenate \Sep"ten*ate\, a. [L. septeni seven each.] (Bot.)	   Having parts in sevens; heptamerous.	   [1913 Webster]
Septennate \Sep*ten"nate\, n. [F. septennat.]	   A period of seven years; as, the septennate during which the	   President of the French Republic holds office.	   [1913 Webster]
Septennial \Sep*ten"ni*al\, a. [L. septennium a period of seven	   years; septem seven + annus year. See {Seven}, and {Annual}.]	   1. Lasting or continuing seven years; as, septennial	      parliaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Happening or returning once in every seven years; as,	      septennial elections in England.	      [1913 Webster]
Septennially \Sep*ten"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   Once in seven years.	   [1913 Webster]
Septentrial \Sep*ten"tri*al\, a.	   Septentrional. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Septentrio \Sep*ten"tri*o\, n. [L. See {Septentrion}.] (Astron.)	   The constellation Ursa Major.	   [1913 Webster]
Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, n. [L. septentrio the northern	   regions, the north, fr. septentriones the seven stars near	   the north pole, called Charles's Wain, or the Great Bear,	   also those called the Little Bear; properly, the seven plow	   oxen; septem seven + trio, orig., a plow ox: cf. F.	   septentrion.]	   The north or northern regions. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both East West, South and Septentrioun.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Septentrion	Septentrion \Sep*ten"tri*on\, Septentrional \Sep*ten"tri*on*al\,	   a. [L. septentrionalis: cf. F. septentrional.]	   Of or pertaining to the north; northern. "From cold	   septentrion blasts." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Septentrionality \Sep*ten`tri*on*al"i*ty\, n.	   Northerliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Septentrionally \Sep*ten"tri*on*al*ly\, adv.	   Northerly.	   [1913 Webster]
Septentrionate \Sep*ten"tri*on*ate\, v. i.	   To tend or point toward the north; to north. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Septet
Septet \Sep*tet"\, Septette \Sep*tette"\, n. [From L. septem	   seven, like duet, from L. duo.]	   1. A set of seven persons or objects; as, a septet of	      singers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A musical composition for seven instruments or	      seven voices; -- called also {septuor}.	      [1913 Webster]
Septfoil \Sept"foil\, n. [F. sept seven (L. septem) + E. foil	   leaf: cf. L. septifolium.]	   1. (Bot.) A European herb, the tormentil. See {Tormentil}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation having seven lobes. Cf.	      {Cinquefoil}, {Quarterfoil}, and {Trefoil}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.Art.) A typical figure, consisting of seven equal	      segments of a circle, used to denote the gifts of the Holy	      Chost, the seven sacraments as recognized by the Roman	      Catholic Church, etc. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Septi- \Sep"ti-\, [L. septem seven.]	   A combining form meaning seven; as, septifolious,	   seven-leaved; septi-lateral, seven-sided.	   [1913 Webster]
Septic \Sep"tic\, a. [Septi- + -ic.] (Math.)	   Of the seventh degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the	   seventh degree.	   [1913 Webster] Septic	Septic \Sep"tic\, Septical \Sep"tic*al\, a. [L. septicus, Gr.	   ????, fr. ???? to make putrid: cf. F. septique.]	   Having power to promote putrefaction.	   [1913 Webster]	Septic \Sep"tic\, n.	   A substance that promotes putrefaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Septicaemia \Sep`ti*cae"mi*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. ???	   putrefactive + ??? blood.] (Med.)	   A poisoned condition of the blood produced by the absorption	   into it of septic or putrescent material; blood poisoning. It	   is marked by chills, fever, prostration, and inflammation of	   the different serous membranes and of the lungs, kidneys, and	   other organs.	   [1913 Webster]
Septically \Sep"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a septic manner; in a manner tending to promote	   putrefaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Septicidal \Sep"ti*ci`dal\, a. [Septum + L. caedere to cut: cf.	   F. septicide.] (Bot.)	   Dividing the partitions; -- said of a method of dehiscence in	   which a pod splits through the partitions and is divided into	   its component carpels.	   [1913 Webster]
Septicity \Sep*tic"i*ty\, n. [See {Septic}.]	   Tendency to putrefaction; septic quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Septifarious \Sep`ti*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. septifariam sevenfold.	   Cf. {Bifarious}.] (Bot.)	   Turned in seven different ways.	   [1913 Webster]
Septiferous \Sep*tif"er*ous\, a. [Septum + -ferous: cf. F.	   septif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   Bearing a partition; -- said of the valves of a capsule.	   [1913 Webster]	Septiferous \Sep*tif"er*ous\, a. [Gr. ??? putrefied + -ferous.]	   Conveying putrid poison; as, the virulence of septiferous	   matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Septifluous \Sep*tif"lu*ous\, a. [CF. {Septemfluous}.]	   Flowing in seven streams; septemfluous.	   [1913 Webster]
Septifolious \Sep`ti*fo"li*ous\, a. [Septi- + L. folium leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having seven leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Septiform \Sep"ti*form\, a. [Septum + -form.]	   Having the form of a septum.	   [1913 Webster]
Septifragal \Sep*tif"ra*gal\, a. [Septum + L. frangere, fractum,	   to break.] (Bot.)	   Breaking from the partitions; -- said of a method of	   dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the	   partitions, and these remain attached to the common axis.	   [1913 Webster]
Septilateral \Sep`ti*lat"er*al\, a. [Septi- + lateral.]	   Having seven sides; as, a septilateral figure.	   [1913 Webster]
Septillion \Sep*til"lion\, n. [F. septilion, formed fr. L.	   septem seven, in imitation of million.]	   According to the French method of numeration (which is	   followed also in the United States), the number expressed by	   a unit with twenty-four ciphers annexed. According to the	   English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-two	   ciphers annexed. See {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Septimole \Sep"ti*mole\, n. [L. septem seven.] (Mus.)	   A group of seven notes to be played in the time of four or	   six.	   [1913 Webster]
Septinsular \Sep*tin"su*lar\, a. [Septi- + insular.]	   Consisting of seven islands; as, the septinsular republic of	   the Ionian Isles.	   [1913 Webster]
Septisyllable \Sep"ti*syl`la*ble\, n. [Septi- + syllable.]	   A word of seven syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Septoic \Sep*to"ic\, a. [L. septem seven.] (Chem.)	   See {Heptoic}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Septomaxillary \Sep`to*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the nasal septum and the maxilla;	   situated in the region of these parts. -- n. A small bone	   between the nasal septum and the maxilla in many reptiles and	   amphibians.	   [1913 Webster]
Septuagenarian \Sep`tu*a*ge*na"ri*an\, n.	   A person who is seventy years of age; a septuagenary.	   [1913 Webster]
Septuagenary \Sep`tu*ag"e*na*ry\, a. [L. septuagenarius, fr.	   septuageny seventy each; akin to septuaginta seventy, septem	   seven. See {Seven}.]	   Consisting of seventy; also, seventy years old. -- n. A	   septuagenarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Septuagesima \Sep`tu*a*ges"i*ma\, n. [NL., fr. L. septuagesimus	   the seventieth, fr. septuaginta seventy.] (Eccl.)	   The third Sunday before Lent; -- so called because it is	   about seventy days before Easter.	   [1913 Webster]
Septuagesimal \Sep`tu*a*ges"i*mal\, a.	   Consisting of seventy days, years, etc.; reckoned by	   seventies.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our abridged and septuagesimal age.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Septuagint \Sep"tu*a*gint\, n. [From L. septuaginta seventy.]	   A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because it	   was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of	   seventy-two) translators.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The causes which produced it [the Septuagint], the	         number and names of the translators, the times at which	         different portions were translated, are all uncertain.	         The only point in which all agree is that Alexandria	         was the birthplace of the version. On one other point	         there is a near agreement, namely, as to time, that the	         version was made, or at least commenced, in the time of	         the early Ptolemies, in the first half of the third	         century b.c. --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.)	         [1913 Webster]	   {Septuagint chronology}, the chronology founded upon the	      dates of the Septuagint, which makes 1500 years more from	      the creation to Abraham than the Hebrew Bible.	      [1913 Webster]
Septuary \Sep"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. septem seven.]	   Something composed of seven; a week. [R.] --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Septulate \Sep"tu*late\, a. [Dim. fr. septum.] (Bot.)	   Having imperfect or spurious septa.	   [1913 Webster]
Septulum \Sep"tu*lum\, n.; pl. {Septula}. [NL., dim. of L.	   septum septum.] (Anat.)	   A little septum; a division between small cavities or parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Septum \Sep"tum\, n.; pl. {Septa}. [L. septum, saeptum, an	   inclosure, hedge, fence, fr. sepire, saepire, to hedge in,	   inclose.]	   1. A wall separating two cavities; a partition; as, the nasal	      septum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A partition that separates the cells of a fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the radial calcareous plates of a coral.	      (b) One of the transverse partitions dividing the shell of	          a mollusk, or of a rhizopod, into several chambers.	          See Illust. under {Nautilus}.	      (c) One of the transverse partitions dividing the body	          cavity of an annelid.	          [1913 Webster]
Septuor \Sep"tu*or\, n. [F.] (Mus.)	   A septet.	   [1913 Webster]
Septuple \Sep"tu*ple\, a. [LL. septuplus; cf. Gr. ?????:cf. F.	   septuple. Cf. {Double}, {Quadruple}.]	   Seven times as much; multiplied by seven; sevenfold.	   [1913 Webster]	Septuple \Sep"tu*ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Septupled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Septupling}.]	   To multiply by seven; to make sevenfold. --Sir J. Herschel.	   [1913 Webster] Sepulcher
Sepulcher \Sep"ul*cher\, Sepulchre \Sep"ul*chre\, n. [OE.	   sepulcre, OF. sepulcre, F. s['e]pulcre, fr. L. sepulcrum,	   sepulchrum, fr. sepelire to bury.]	   The place in which the dead body of a human being is	   interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a	   tomb.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stony entrance of this sepulcher.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early,	         when it was yet dark, unto the sepulcher. --John xx. 1.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A whited sepulcher}. Fig.: Any person who is fair outwardly	      but unclean or vile within. See --Matt. xxiii. 27.	      [1913 Webster] Sepulcher	Sepulcher \Sep"ul*cher\, Sepulchre \Sep"ul*chre\, v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Sepulchered}or {Sepulchred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sepulchering}or {Sepulchring}.]	   To bury; to inter; to entomb; as, obscurely sepulchered.	   [1913 Webster]	         And so sepulchered in such pomp dost lie	         That kings for such a tomb would wish to die. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sepulchral \Se*pul"chral\, a. [L. sepulcralis: cf. F.	   s['e]pulcral.]	   1. Of or pertaining to burial, to the grave, or to monuments	      erected to the memory of the dead; as, a sepulchral stone;	      a sepulchral inscription.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unnaturally low and grave; hollow in tone; -- said of	      sound, especially of the voice.	      [1913 Webster]	            This exaggerated dulling of the voice . . . giving	            what is commonly called a sepulchral tone. --H.	                                                  Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]
Sepulture \Sep"ul*ture\, n. [F. s['e]pulture, L. sepultura, fr.	   sepelire, sepultum, to bury.]	   1. The act of depositing the dead body of a human being in	      the grave; burial; interment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where we may royal sepulture prepare. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sepulcher; a grave; a place of burial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drunkeness that is the horrible sepulture of man's	            reason.                               --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Sequacious \Se*qua"cious\, a. [L. sequax, -acis, fr. suquit to	   follow. See {Sue} to follow. ]	   1. Inclined to follow a leader; following; attendant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trees uprooted left their place,	            Sequacious of the lyre.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, ductile; malleable; pliant; manageable.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the greater bodies the forge was easy, the matter	            being ductile and sequacious.         --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having or observing logical sequence; logically consistent	      and rigorous; consecutive in development or transition of	      thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scheme of pantheistic omniscience so prevalent	            among the sequacious thinkers of the day. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Milton was not an extensive or discursive thinker,	            as Shakespeare was; for the motions of his mind were	            slow, solemn, and sequacious, like those of the	            planets.                              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Sequaciousness \Se*qua"cious*ness\, n.	   Quality of being sequacious.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequacity \Se*quac"i*ty\, n. [L. sequacitas.]	   Quality or state of being sequacious; sequaciousness.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequel \Se"quel\ (s[=e]"kw[e^]l), n. [L. sequela, fr. sequit to	   follow: cf. F. s['e]quelle a following. See {Sue} to follow.]	   1. That which follows; a succeeding part; continuation; as,	      the sequel of a man's advantures or history.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, let me say no more!	            Gather the sequel by that went before. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consequence; event; effect; result; as, let the sun cease,	      fail, or swerve, and the sequel would be ruin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conclusion; inference. [R.] --Whitgift.	      [1913 Webster]
Sequela \Se*que"la\, n.; pl. {Sequelae}. [L., a follower, a	   result, from sequit to follow.]	   One who, or that which, follows. Specifically:	   (a) An adherent, or a band or sect of adherents. "Coleridge	       and his sequela." --G. P. Marsh.	   (b) That which follows as the logical result of reasoning;	       inference; conclusion; suggestion.	       [1913 Webster]	             Sequelae, or thoughts suggested by the preceding	             aphorisms.                           --Coleridge.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Med.) A morbid phenomenon left as the result of a	       disease; a disease resulting from another.	       [1913 Webster]
Sequence \Se"quence\ (s[=e]"kwens), n. [F. s['e]quence, L.	   sequentia, fr. sequens. See {Sequent}.]	   1. The state of being sequent; succession; order of	      following; arrangement.	      [1913 Webster]	            How art thou a king	            But by fair sequence and succession?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sequence and series of the seasons of the year.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which follows or succeeds as an effect; sequel;	      consequence; result.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inevitable sequences of sin and punishment.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Philos.) Simple succession, or the coming after in time,	      without asserting or implying causative energy; as, the	      reactions of chemical agents may be conceived as merely	      invariable sequences.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) Any succession of chords (or harmonic phrase) rising	          or falling by the regular diatonic degrees in the same	          scale; a succession of similar harmonic steps.	      (b) A melodic phrase or passage successively repeated one	          tone higher; a rosalia.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (R.C.Ch.) A hymn introduced in the Mass on certain	      festival days, and recited or sung immediately before the	      gospel, and after the gradual or introit, whence the name.	      --Bp. Fitzpatrick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Originally the sequence was called a Prose, because	            its early form was rhythmical prose.  --Shipley.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Card Playing)	      (a) (Whist) Three or more cards of the same suit in	          immediately consecutive order of value; as, ace, king,	          and queen; or knave, ten, nine, and eight.	      (b) (Poker) All five cards, of a hand, in consecutive	          order as to value, but not necessarily of the same	          suit; when of one suit, it is called a {sequence	          flush}.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. the specific order of any linear arrangement of items; as,	      the sequence of amino acid residues in a protein; the	      sequence of instructions in a computer program; the	      sequence of acts in a variety show.	      [PJC]	Sequence \Se"quence\, v. t. (Biochem.)	   to determine the sequence of; as, to sequence a protein or a	   DNA fragment.	   [PJC]
Sequent \Se"quent\, a. [L. sequens, -entis, p. pr. of sequi to	   follow. See {Sue} to follow.]	   1. Following; succeeding; in continuance.	      [1913 Webster]	            What to this was sequent	            Thou knowest already.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Following as an effect; consequent.	      [1913 Webster]	Sequent \Se"quent\, n.	   1. A follower. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which follows as a result; a sequence.	      [1913 Webster]
Sequential \Se*quen"tial\, a.	   Succeeding or following in order. -- {Se*quen"tial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequester \Se*ques"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sequestering}.] [F. s['e]questrer, L.	   sequestrare to give up for safe keeping, from sequester a	   depositary or trustee in whose hands the thing contested was	   placed until the dispute was settled. Cf. {Sequestrate}.]	   1. (Law) To separate from the owner for a time; to take from	      parties in controversy and put into the possession of an	      indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as	      property belonging to another, and hold it till the	      profits have paid the demand for which it is taken, or	      till the owner has performed the decree of court, or	      clears himself of contempt; in international law, to	      confiscate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Formerly the goods of a defendant in chancery were,	            in the last resort, sequestered and detained to	            enforce the decrees of the court. And now the	            profits of a benefice are sequestered to pay the	            debts of ecclesiastics.               --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause (one) to submit to the process of sequestration;	      to deprive (one) of one's estate, property, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was his tailor and his cook, his fine fashions	            and his French ragouts, which sequestered him.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set apart; to put aside; to remove; to separate from	      other things.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had wholly sequestered my civil affairss. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to retire or withdraw into obscurity; to seclude;	      to withdraw; -- often used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            When men most sequester themselves from action.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            A love and desire to sequester a man's self for a	            higher conversation.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
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Sequester \Se*ques"ter\, v. i.	   1. To withdraw; to retire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To sequester out of the world into Atlantic and	            Utopian politics.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To renounce (as a widow may) any concern with the	      estate of her husband.	      [1913 Webster]	Sequester \Se*ques"ter\, n.	   1. Sequestration; separation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A person with whom two or more contending parties	      deposit the subject matter of the controversy; one who	      mediates between two parties; a mediator; an umpire or	      referee. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Same as {Sequestrum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sequestered \Se*ques"tered\, a.	   Retired; secluded. "Sequestered scenes." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Along the cool, sequestered vale of life. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequestrable \Se*ques"tra*ble\, a.	   Capable of being sequestered; subject or liable to	   sequestration.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequestral \Se*ques"tral\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to a sequestrum. --Quian.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequestrate \Se*ques"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sequestrated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Sequestrating}.]	   To sequester.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequestration \Seq`ues*tra"tion\, n. [L. sequestratio: cf. F.	   s['e]questration.]	   1.	      (a) (Civil & Com. Law) The act of separating, or setting	          aside, a thing in controversy from the possession of	          both the parties that contend for it, to be delivered	          to the one adjudged entitled to it. It may be	          voluntary or involuntary.	      (b) (Chancery) A prerogative process empowering certain	          commissioners to take and hold a defendant's property	          and receive the rents and profits thereof, until he	          clears himself of a contempt or performs a decree of	          the court.	      (c) (Eccl. Law) A kind of execution for a rent, as in the	          case of a beneficed clerk, of the profits of a	          benefice, till he shall have satisfied some debt	          established by decree; the gathering up of the fruits	          of a benefice during a vacancy, for the use of the	          next incumbent; the disposing of the goods, by the	          ordinary, of one who is dead, whose estate no man will	          meddle with. --Craig. --Tomlins. --Wharton.	      (d) (Internat. Law) The seizure of the property of an	          individual for the use of the state; particularly	          applied to the seizure, by a belligerent power, of	          debts due from its subjects to the enemy. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being separated or set aside; separation;	      retirement; seclusion from society.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since Henry Monmouth first began to reign, . . .	            This loathsome sequestration have I had. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disunion; disjunction. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Sequestrator \Seq"ues*tra`tor\, n. [L., one that hinders or	   impedes.] (Law)	      (a) One who sequesters property, or takes the possession	          of it for a time, to satisfy a demand out of its rents	          or profits.	      (b) One to whom the keeping of sequestered property is	          committed.	          [1913 Webster]
Sequestrum \Se*ques"trum\, n.; pl. {Sequestra}. [NL. See	   {Sequester}.] (Med.)	   A portion of dead bone which becomes separated from the sound	   portion, as in necrosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequin \Se"quin\, n. [F. sequin, It. zecchino, from zecca the	   mint, fr. Ar. sekkah, sikkah, a die, a stamp. Cf. {Zechin}.]	   An old gold coin of Italy and Turkey. It was first struck at	   Venice about the end of the 13th century, and afterward in	   the other Italian cities, and by the Levant trade was	   introduced into Turkey. It is worth about 9s. 3d. sterling,	   or about $2.25. The different kinds vary somewhat in value.	   [Written also {chequin}, and {zequin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sequoia \Se*quoi"a\, n. [NL. So called by Dr. Endlicher in honor	   of Sequoyah, who invented the Cherokee alphabet.] (Bot.)	   A genus of coniferous trees, consisting of two species,	   {Sequoia Washingtoniana}, syn. {Sequoia gigantea}, the "big	   tree" of California, and {Sequoia sempervirens}, the redwood,	   both of which attain an immense height.	   [1913 Webster]
Sequoiene \Se*quoi"ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon ({C13H10}) obtained in white fluorescent	   crystals, in the distillation products of the needles of the	   California "big tree" ({Sequoia gigantea}).	   [1913 Webster]
S'erac \S['e]`rac"\, n. [F. (in the Alps), orig., a kind of	   solid cheese.]	   A pinnacle of ice among the crevasses of a glacier; also, one	   of the blocks into which a glacier breaks on a steep grade.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Seraglio \Se*ragl"io\, n. [It. serraglio, originally, an	   inclosure of palisades, afterwards also, a palace, seraglio	   (by confusion with Per. ser[=a]["i]a a palace, an entirely	   different word), fr. serrare to shut, fr. LL. serra a bar for	   fastening doors, L. sera. See {Serry}, {Series}.]	   1. An inclosure; a place of separation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I went to the Ghetto, where the Jews dwell as in a	            suburb, by themselves. I passed by the piazza Judea,	            where their seraglio begins.          --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The palace of the Grand Seignior, or Turkish sultan, at	      Constantinople, inhabited by the sultan himself, and all	      the officers and dependents of his court. In it are also	      kept the females of the harem.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A harem; a place for keeping wives or concubines;	      sometimes, loosely, a place of licentious pleasure; a	      house of debauchery.	      [1913 Webster]
Serai \Se*ra"i\, n. [Per. ser[=a]["i], or sar[=a]["i], a palace,	   a king's court, a seraglio, an inn. Cf. {Caravansary}.]	   A palace; a seraglio; also, in the East, a place for the	   accommodation of travelers; a caravansary, or rest house.	   [1913 Webster]
Seralbumen \Ser`al*bu"men\, n. (Physiol. CHem.)	   Serum albumin.	   [1913 Webster]
Serang \Se*rang"\, n. [Per. sarhang a commander.]	   The boatswain of a Lascar or East Ondian crew.	   [1913 Webster]
Serape \Se*ra"pe\, n. [Sp. Amer. sarape.]	   A blanket or shawl worn as an outer garment by the Spanish	   Americans, as in Mexico.	   [1913 Webster]
Seraph \Ser"aph\, n.; pl. E. {Seraphs}, Heb. {Seraphim}. [Heb.	   ser[=a]phim, pl.]	   One of an order of celestial beings, each having three pairs	   of wings. In ecclesiastical art and in poetry, a seraph is	   represented as one of a class of angels. --Isa. vi. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         As full, as perfect, in vile man that mourns,	         As the rapt seraph that adores and burns. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Seraph moth} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      geometrid moths of the genus {Lobophora}, having the hind	      wings deeply bilobed, so that they seem to have six wings.	      [1913 Webster] Seraphic
Seraphic \Se*raph"ic\, Seraphical \Se*raph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   s['e]raphique.]	   Of or pertaining to a seraph; becoming, or suitable to, a	   seraph; angelic; sublime; pure; refined. "Seraphic arms and	   trophies." --Milton. "Seraphical fervor." --Jer. Taylor. --	   {Se*raph"ic*al*ly}, adv. -- {Se*raph"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Seraphicism \Se*raph"i*cism\, n.	   The character, quality, or state of a seraph; seraphicalness.	   [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Seraphim \Ser"a*phim\, n.	   The Hebrew plural of {Seraph}. Cf. {Cherubim}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The double plural form seraphims is sometimes used, as	         in the King James version of the Bible, --Isa. vi. 2	         and 6.	         [1913 Webster]
Seraphina \Ser`a*phi"na\, n. [NL.]	   A seraphine.	   [1913 Webster]
Seraphine \Ser"a*phine\, n. [From {Seraph}.] (Mus.)	   A wind instrument whose sounding parts are reeds, consisting	   of a thin tongue of brass playing freely through a slot in a	   plate. It has a case, like a piano, and is played by means of	   a similar keybord, the bellows being worked by the foot. The	   melodeon is a portable variety of this instrument.	   [1913 Webster]
Serapis \Se*ra"pis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, ???.] (Myth.)	   An Egyptian deity, at first a symbol of the Nile, and so of	   fertility; later, one of the divinities of the lower world.	   His worship was introduced into Greece and Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Seraskier \Se*ras"kier\, n. [Turk., fr. Per. ser head, chief +	   Ar. 'asker an army.]	   A general or commander of land forces in the Turkish empire;	   especially, the commander-in-chief of minister of war.	   [1913 Webster]
Seraskierate \Se*ras"kier*ate\, n.	   The office or authority of a seraskier.	   [1913 Webster]
Serbonian \Ser*bo"ni*an\, a.	   Relating to the lake of Serbonis in Egypt, which by reason of	   the sand blowing into it had a deceptive appearance of being	   solid land, but was a bog.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gulf profound as that Serbonian bog . . .	         Where armies whole have sunk.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sere \Sere\, a.	   Dry; withered. Same as {Sear}.	   [1913 Webster]	         But with its sound it shook the sails	         That were so thin and sere.              --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Sere \Sere\, n. [F. serre.]	   Claw; talon. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Serein \Se*rein"\, n. [F. Cf. {Serenade}, n.] (Meteorol.)	   A mist, or very fine rain, which sometimes falls from a clear	   sky a few moments after sunset. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, n. [F. s['e]r['e]nade, It. serenata,	   probably fr. L. serenus serene (cf. {Serene}), misunderstood	   as a derivative fr. L. serus late. Cf. {Soir['e]e}.] (Mus.)	   (a) Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; --	       usually applied to musical entertainments given in the	       open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit	       of gallantry, under the windows of ladies.	   (b) A piece of music suitable to be performed at such times.	       [1913 Webster]	Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Serenaded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Serenading}.]	   To entertain with a serenade.	   [1913 Webster]	Serenade \Ser`e*nade"\, v. i.	   To perform a serenade.	   [1913 Webster]
Serenader \Ser`e*nad"er\, n.	   One who serenades.	   [1913 Webster] Serenata
Serenata \Ser`e*na"ta\, Serenate \Ser"e*nate\, n. [It. serenata.	   See {Serenade}.] (Mus.)	   A piece of vocal music, especially one on an amoreus subject;	   a serenade.	   [1913 Webster]	         Or serenate, which the starved lover sings	         To his pround fair.                      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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.; also by Mozart and others to an orchectral	         composition, in several movements, midway between the	         suite of an earlier period and the modern symphony.	         --Grove.	         [1913 Webster]
Serene \Se*rene"\, a. [L. serenus to grow dry, Gr. ??? hot,	   scorching.]	   1. Bright; clear; unabscured; as, a serene sky.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moon serene in glory mounts the sky. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a gem of purest ray serene	            The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Calm; placid; undisturbed; unruffled; as, a serene aspect;	      a serene soul. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In several countries of Europe, Serene is given as a	         tittle to princes and the members of their families;	         as, His Serene Highness.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Drop serene}. (Med.) See {Amaurosis}. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Serene \Se*rene"\, n.	   1. Serenity; clearness; calmness. [Poetic.] "The serene of	      heaven." --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	            To their master is denied	            To share their sweet serene.          --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. serein evening dew or damp. See {Serein}.] Evening	      air; night chill. [Obs.] "Some serene blast me." --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Serene \Se*rene"\, v. t. [L. serenare.]	   To make serene.	   [1913 Webster]	         Heaven and earth, as if contending, vie	         To raise his being, and serene his soul. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Serenely \Se*rene"ly\, adv.	   1. In a serene manner; clearly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now setting Ph[oe]bus shone serenely bright. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With unruffled temper; coolly; calmly. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Sereneness \Se*rene"ness\, n.	   Serenity. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Serenitude \Se*ren"i*tude\, n.	   Serenity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Serenity \Se*ren"i*ty\, n. [L. serenuas: cf. F.	   s['e]r['e]nit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being serene; clearness and	      calmness; quietness; stillness; peace.	      [1913 Webster]	            A general peace and serenity newly succeeded a	            general trouble.                      --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Calmness of mind; eveness of temper; undisturbed state;	      coolness; composure.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not see how any men should ever transgress	            those moral rules with confidence and serenity.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Serenity is given as a title to the members of certain	         princely families in Europe; as, Your Serenity.	         [1913 Webster]
Serf \Serf\, n. [F., fr. L. serus servant, slave; akin to	   servare to protect, preserve, observe, and perhaps	   originally, a client, a man under one's protection. Cf.	   {Serve}, v. t.]	   A servant or slave employed in husbandry, and in some	   countries attached to the soil and transferred with it, as	   formerly in Russia.	   [1913 Webster]	         In England, at least from the reign of Henry II, one	         only, and that the inferior species [of villeins],	         existed . . . But by the customs of France and Germany,	         persons in this abject state seem to have been called	         serfs, and distinguished from villeins, who were only	         bound to fixed payments and duties in respect of their	         lord, though, as it seems, without any legal redress if	         injured by him.                          --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Serf}, {Slave}.	   Usage: A slave is the absolute property of his master, and	          may be sold in any way. A serf, according to the	          strict sense of the term, is one bound to work on a	          certain estate, and thus attached to the soil, and	          sold with it into the service of whoever purchases the	          land.	          [1913 Webster] Serfage
Serfage \Serf"age\, Serfdom \Serf"dom\, n.	   The state or condition of a serf.	   [1913 Webster] Serfhood
Serfhood \Serf"hood\, Serfism \Serf"ism\, n.	   Serfage.	   [1913 Webster]
Serge \Serge\, n. [F. serge, sarge, originally, a silken stuff,	   fr. L. serica, f. or neut. pl. of sericus silken. See	   {Sericeous}, {Silk}.]	   A woolen twilled stuff, much used as material for clothing	   for both sexes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Silk serge}, a twilled silk fabric used mostly by tailors	      for lining parts of gentlemen's coats.	      [1913 Webster]	Serge \Serge\, n. [F. cierge.]	   A large wax candle used in the ceremonies of various	   churches.	   [1913 Webster]
Sergeancy \Ser"gean*cy\, n.; pl. {Sergeancies}. [Cf.	   {Sergeanty}.]	   The office of a sergeant; sergeantship. [Written also	   {serjeancy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sergeant \Ser"geant\, n. [F. sergent, fr. L. serviens, -entis,	   p. pr. of servire to serve. See {Serve}, and cf. {Servant}.]	   [Written also {serjeant}. Both spellings are authorized. In	   England {serjeant} is usually preferred, except for military	   officers. In the United States {sergeant} is common for civil	   officers also.]	   1. Formerly, in England, an officer nearly answering to the	      more modern bailiff of the hundred; also, an officer whose	      duty was to attend on the king, and on the lord high	      steward in court, to arrest traitors and other offenders.	      He is now called sergeant-at-arms, and two of these	      officers, by allowance of the sovereign, attend on the	      houses of Parliament (one for each house) to execute their	      commands, and another attends the Court Chancery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sergeant of the town of Rome them sought.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The magistrates sent the serjeant, saying, Let those	            men go.                               --Acts xvi.	                                                  35.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fell sergeant, Death,	            Is strict in his arrest.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) In a company, battery, or troop, a noncommissioned	      officer next in rank above a corporal, whose duty is to	      instruct recruits in discipline, to form the ranks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States service, besides the sergeants	         belonging to the companies there are, in each regiment,	         a sergeant major, who is the chief noncommissioned	         officer, and has important duties as the assistant to	         the adjutant; a quartermaster sergeant, who assists the	         quartermaster; a color sergeant, who carries the	         colors; and a commissary sergeant, who assists in the	         care and distribution of the stores. Ordnance sergeants	         have charge of the ammunition at military posts.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A lawyer of the highest rank, answering to the	      doctor of the civil law; -- called also {serjeant at law}.	      [Eng.] --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A title sometimes given to the servants of the sovereign;	      as, sergeant surgeon, that is, a servant, or attendant,	      surgeon. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The cobia.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Drill sergeant}. (Mil.) See under {Drill}.	   {Sergeant-at-arms}, an officer of a legislative body, or of a	      deliberative or judicial assembly, who executes commands	      in preserving order and arresting offenders. See	      {Sergeant}, 1.	   {Sergeant major}.	      (a) (Mil.) See the Note under def. 2, above.	      (b) (Zool.) The cow pilot.	          [1913 Webster]
Sergeantcy \Ser"geant*cy\, n.	   Same as {Sergeancy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sergeantry \Ser"geant*ry\, n. [CF. OF. sergenteric.]	   See {Sergeanty}. [R.] [Written also {serjeantry}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sergeantship \Ser"geant*ship\, n.	   The office of sergeant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sergeanty \Ser"geant*y\, n. [Cf. OF. sergentie, LL. sergentia.	   See {Sergeant}.] (Eng. Law)	   Tenure of lands of the crown by an honorary kind of service	   not due to any lord, but to the king only. [Written also	   {serjeanty}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grand sergeanty}, a particular kind of tenure by which the	      tenant was bound to do some special honorary service to	      the king in person, as to carry his banner, his sword, or	      the like. --Tomlins. --Cowell. --Blackstone.	   {Petit sergeanty}. See under {Petit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Serial \Se"ri*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a series; consisting of a series;	      appearing in successive parts or numbers; as, a serial	      work or publication. "Classification . . . may be more or	      less serial." --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to rows. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Serial homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}.	   {Serial symmetry}. (Biol.) See under {Symmetry}.	      [1913 Webster]	Serial \Se"ri*al\, n.	   A publication appearing in a series or succession of part; a	   tale, or other writing, published in successive numbers of a	   periodical.	   [1913 Webster]
Seriality \Se`ri*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of succession in a series; sequence.	   --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Serially \Se"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In a series, or regular order; in a serial manner; as,	   arranged serially; published serially.	   [1913 Webster]
Seriate \Se"ri*ate\, a.	   Arranged in a series or succession; pertaining to a series.	   -- {Se"ri*ate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Seriatim \Se`ri*a"tim\, adv. [NL.]	   In regular order; one after the other; severally.	   [1913 Webster]
Seriation \Se`ri*a"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   Arrangement or position in a series.	   [1913 Webster]
Sericeous \Se*ri"ceous\, a. [L. sericus silken, sericum Seric	   stuff, silk, fr. Sericus belonging to the Seres, Gr. ???, a	   people of Eastern Asia, the modern Chinese, celebrated for	   their silken fabrics. Cf. {Silk}, {Serge} a woolen stuff.]	   1. Of or pertaining to silk; consisting of silk; silky.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Covered with very soft hairs pressed close to the	      surface; as, a sericeous leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having a silklike luster, usually due to fine,	      close hairs.	      [1913 Webster]
Sericin \Ser"i*cin\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)	   A gelatinous nitrogenous material extracted from crude silk	   and other similar fiber by boiling water; -- called also	   {silk gelatin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sericite \Ser"i*cite\, n. [L. sericus silken.] (Min.)	   A kind of muscovite occuring in silky scales having a fibrous	   structure. It is characteristic of sericite schist.	   [1913 Webster]
Sericterium \Ser`ic*te"ri*um\, n. [See {Sericeous}.] (Zool.)	   A silk gland, as in the silkworms.	   [1913 Webster]
Sericulture \Ser"i*cul`ture\, n. [See {Sericeous}, and	   {Culture}.]	   The raising of silkworms.	   [1913 Webster]
Serie \Se"rie\, n. [Cf. F. s['e]rie.]	   Series. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seriema \Ser`i*e"ma\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   either of two large South American birds related to the	   cranes, the {cariama} of Southern Brazil ({Cariama cristata},	   formerly {Dicholophus cristata}) or the {Chunga burmeisteri}	   of Argentina. They have an erectile crest and a short, broad	   bill. They are often domesticated.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Series \Se"ries\, n. [L. series, fr. serere, sertum, to join or	   bind together; cf. Gr. ??? to fasten, Skr. sarit thread. Cf.	   {Assert}, {Desert} a solitude, {Exert}, {Insert},	   {Seraglio}.]	   1. A number of things or events standing or succeeding in	      order, and connected by a like relation; sequence; order;	      course; a succession of things; as, a continuous series of	      calamitous events.	      [1913 Webster]	            During some years his life a series of triumphs.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Any comprehensive group of animals or plants	      including several subordinate related groups.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes a series includes several classes; sometimes	         only orders or families; in other cases only species.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) In Engler's system of plant classification, a group	      of families showing certain structural or morphological	      relationships. It corresponds to the {cohort} of some	      writers, and to the {order} of many modern systematists.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Math.) An indefinite number of terms succeeding one	      another, each of which is derived from one or more of the	      preceding by a fixed law, called the law of the series;	      as, an arithmetical series; a geometrical series.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Elec.) A mode of arranging the separate parts of a	      circuit by connecting them successively end to end to form	      a single path for the current; -- opposed to {parallel}.	      The parts so arranged are said to be	   {in series}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Com.) A parcel of rough diamonds of assorted qualities.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Series dynamo \Series dynamo\ (Elec.)	      (a) A series-wound dynamo.	      (b) A dynamo running in series with another or others.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Series motor \Series motor\ (Elec.)	      (a) A series-wound motor.	      (b) A motor capable of being used in a series circuit.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Series turns \Series turns\ (Elec.)	   The turns in a series circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Series winding \Series winding\ (Elec.)	   A winding in which the armature coil and the field-magnet	   coil are in series with the external circuits; -- opposed to	   {shunt winding}. -- {Se"ries-wound`}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Serigraph \Ser`i*graph\, n. [L. sericum silk + E. -graph.]	   An autographic device to test the strength of raw silk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Serin \Ser"in\, n. [F. serin.] (Zool.)	   A European finch ({Serinus hortulanus}) closely related to	   the canary.	   [1913 Webster]
Serine \Ser"ine\ (s[e^]r"[=e]n; s[e^]r"[i^]n; also, less	   correctly, s[=e]r"[=e]n), n. [L. sericus silken.] (Chem.)	   one of the natural L-amino acids, obtainable as a white	   crystalline nitrogenous substance by the action of dilute	   sulphuric acid on silk gelatin. It is found in many proteins,	   and, having a free primary hydroxyl group on the side chain,	   is involved in the catalytic action at the active site of	   some enzymes, such as proteases. The IUPAC abbreviation for	   serine in protein sequences is Ser. Chemically it is	   2-amino-3-hydroxy-propanoic acid ({C3H7NO3}),	   {HO.CH2.CH(NH2).COOH}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Serio-comic
Serio-comic \Se`ri*o-com"ic\, Serio-comical \Se`ri*o-com"ic*al\,	   a.	   Having a mixture of seriousness and sport; serious and	   comical.	   [1913 Webster]
Serious \Se"ri*ous\, a. [L. serius: cf. F. s['e]rieux, LL.	   seriosus.]	   1. Grave in manner or disposition; earnest; thoughtful;	      solemn; not light, gay, or volatile.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is always serious, yet there is about his manner	            a graceful ease.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Really intending what is said; being in earnest; not	      jesting or deceiving. --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Important; weighty; not trifling; grave.	      [1913 Webster]	            The holy Scriptures bring to our ears the most	            serious things in the world.          --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, giving rise to apprehension; attended with danger;	      as, a serious injury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Grave; solemn; earnest; sedate; important; weighty. See	        {Grave}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Se"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Se"ri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Seriph \Ser"iph\, n. (Type Founding)	   See {Ceriph}.	   [1913 Webster] Serjeant
Serjeant \Ser"jeant\, Serjeantcy \Ser"jeant*cy\, etc.	   See {Sergeant}, {Sergeantcy}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Serjeant-at-arms}. See {Sergeant-at-arms}, under {Sergeant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sermocination \Ser*moc`i*na"tion\, n. [L. sermocinatio. See	   {Sermon}.]	   The making of speeches or sermons; sermonizing. [Obs.]	   --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermocinator \Ser*moc"i*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who makes sermons or speeches. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermon \Ser"mon\, n. [OE. sermoun, sermun, F. sermon, fr. L.	   sermo, -onis, a speaking, discourse, probably fr. serer,	   sertum, to join, connect; hence, a connected speech. See	   {Series}.]	   1. A discourse or address; a talk; a writing; as, the sermons	      of Chaucer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a discourse delivered in public, usually by	      a clergyman, for the purpose of religious instruction and	      grounded on some text or passage of Scripture.	      [1913 Webster]	            This our life exempt from public haunts	            Finds tongues in trees, books in the running brooks,	            Sermons in stones and good in everything. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His preaching much, but more his practice, wrought,	            A living sermon of the truths he taught. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a serious address; a lecture on one's conduct or	      duty; an exhortation or reproof; a homily; -- often in a	      depreciatory sense.	      [1913 Webster]	Sermon \Ser"mon\, v. i. [Cf. OF. sermoner, F. sermonner to	   lecture one.]	   To speak; to discourse; to compose or deliver a sermon.	   [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]	         What needeth it to sermon of it more?    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sermon \Ser"mon\, v. t.	   1. To discourse to or of, as in a sermon. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tutor; to lecture. [Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sermoneer \Ser`mon*eer"\, n.	   A sermonizer. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermoner \Ser"mon*er\, n.	   A preacher; a sermonizer. [Derogative or Jocose.]	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermonet \Ser`mon*et"\, n.	   A short sermon. [Written also {sermonette}.]	   [1913 Webster] Sermonic
Sermonic \Ser*mon"ic\, Sermonical \Ser*mon"ic*al\, a.	   Like, or appropriate to, a sermon; grave and didactic. [R.]	   "Conversation . . . satirical or sermonic." --Prof. Wilson.	   "Sermonical style." --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermoning \Ser"mon*ing\, n.	   The act of discoursing; discourse; instruction; preaching.	   [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermonish \Ser"mon*ish\, a.	   Resembling a sermon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sermonist \Ser"mon*ist\, n.	   See {Sermonizer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermonize \Ser"mon*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sermonized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sermonizing}.]	   1. To compose or write a sermon or sermons; to preach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inculcate rigid rules. [R.] --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	Sermonize \Ser"mon*ize\, v. t.	   To preach or discourse to; to affect or influence by means of	   a sermon or of sermons. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which of us shall sing or sermonize the other fast	         asleep?                                  --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sermonizer \Ser"mon*i`zer\, n.	   One who sermonizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Serolin \Ser"o*lin\, n. [Serum + L. oleum oil.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   (a) A peculiar fatty substance found in the blood, probably a	       mixture of fats, cholesterin, etc.	   (b) A body found in fecal matter and thought to be formed in	       the intestines from the cholesterin of the bile; --	       called also {stercorin}, and {stercolin}.	       [1913 Webster] Seron
Seron \Se*ron"\, Seroon \Se*roon"\, n. [Sp. seron a kind of	   hamper or pannier, aug. of sera a large pannier or basket.]	   Same as {Ceroon}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word as expressing a quantity or weight has no	         definite signification. --McElrath.	         [1913 Webster]
Serose \Se"rose`\, a.	   Serous. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Serosity \Se*ros"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. serosit['e]. See {Serous}.]	   1. The quality or state of being serous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) A thin watery animal fluid, as synovial fluid	      and pericardial fluid.	      [1913 Webster]
Serotherapy \Se`ro*ther"a*py\, n. (Med.)	      (a) Serum-therapy.	      (b) The whey cure.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Serotine \Ser"o*tine\, n. [F. s['e]rotine, fr. L. serotinus that	   comes or happens late.] (Zool.)	   The European long-eared bat ({Vesperugo serotinus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Serotinous \Se*rot"i*nous\, a. [L. serotinus, fr. serus late.]	   (Biol.)	   Appearing or blossoming later in the season than is customary	   with allied species.	   [1913 Webster]
Serous \Se"rous\, a. [Cf. F. s['e]reux. See {Serum}.] (Physiol.)	   (a) Thin; watery; like serum; as, the serous fluids.	   (b) Of or pertaining to serum; as, the serous glands,	       membranes, layers. See {Serum}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Serous membrane}. (Anat.) See under {Membrane}.	      [1913 Webster] Serow
Serow \Ser"ow\, Surrow \Sur"row\, n. (Zool.)	   The thar.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpens \Ser"pens\, n. [L. See {Serpent}.] (Astron.)	   A constellation represented as a serpent held by	   Serpentarius.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpent \Ser"pent\, n. [F., fr. L. serpens, -entis (sc. bestia),	   fr. serpens, p. pr. of serpere to creep; akin to Gr. ???,	   Skr. sarp, and perhaps to L. repere, E. reptile. Cf.	   {Herpes}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any reptile of the order Ophidia; a snake,	      especially a large snake. See Illust. under {Ophidia}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The serpents are mostly long and slender, and move	         partly by bending the body into undulations or folds	         and pressing them against objects, and partly by using	         the free edges of their ventral scales to cling to	         rough surfaces. Many species glide swiftly over the	         ground, some burrow in the earth, others live in trees.	         A few are entirely aquatic, and swim rapidly. See	         {Ophidia}, and {Fang}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A subtle, treacherous, malicious person.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A species of firework having a serpentine motion as it	      passess through the air or along the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The constellation Serpens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A bass wind instrument, of a loud and coarse tone,	      formerly much used in military bands, and sometimes	      introduced into the orchestra; -- so called from its form.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pharaoh's serpent} (Chem.), mercuric sulphocyanate, a	      combustible white substance which in burning gives off a	      poisonous vapor and leaves a peculiar brown voluminous	      residue which is expelled in a serpentine from. It is	      employed as a scientific toy.	   {Serpent cucumber} (Bot.), the long, slender, serpentine	      fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant {Trichosanthes	      colubrina}; also, the plant itself.	   {Serpent eage} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      raptorial birds of the genera {Circaetus} and {Spilornis},	      which prey on serpents. They inhabit Africa, Southern	      Europe, and India. The European serpent eagle is	      {Circaetus Gallicus}.	   {Serpent eater}. (Zool.)	      (a) The secretary bird.	      (b) An Asiatic antelope; the markhoor.	   {Serpent fish} (Zool.), a fish ({Cepola rubescens}) with a	      long, thin, compressed body, and a band of red running	      lengthwise.	   {Serpent star} (Zool.), an ophiuran; a brittle star.	   {Serpent's tongue} (Paleon.), the fossil tooth of a shark; --	      so called from its resemblance to a tongue with its root.	      	   {Serpent withe} (Bot.), a West Indian climbing plant	      ({Aristolochia odoratissima}).	   {Tree serpent} (Zool.), any species of African serpents	      belonging to the family {Dendrophidae}.	      [1913 Webster]	Serpent \Ser"pent\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Serpented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Serpenting}.]	   To wind like a serpent; to crook about; to meander. [R.] "The	   serpenting of the Thames." --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	Serpent \Ser"pent\, v. t.	   To wind; to encircle. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentaria \Ser`pen*ta"ri*a\, a.[L. (sc. herba), fr. serpens	   serpent.] (Med.)	   The fibrous aromatic root of the Virginia snakeroot	   ({Aristolochia Serpentaria}).	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentarius \Ser`pen*ta"ri*us\, n.[NL., fr. L. serpens	   serpent.] (Astron.)	   A constellation on the equator, lying between Scorpio and	   Hercules; -- called also {Ophiuchus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentiform \Ser*pen"ti*form\, a. [L. serpens a serpent +	   -form.]	   Having the form of a serpent.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentigenous \Ser`pen*tig"e*nous\, a. [L. serpens, -entis, a	   serpent + -genous: cf. L. serpentigena.]	   Bred of a serpent.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, a. [L. serpentinus: cf. F.	   serpentin.]	   Resembling a serpent; having the shape or qualities of a	   serpent; subtle; winding or turning one way and the other,	   like a moving serpent; anfractuous; meandering; sinuous;	   zigzag; as, serpentine braid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy shape	         Like his, and color serpentine.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, n. [Cf. (for sense 1) F. serpentine,	   (for sense 2) serpentin.]	   1. (Min.) A mineral or rock consisting chiefly of the hydrous	      silicate of magnesia. It is usually of an obscure green	      color, often with a spotted or mottled appearance	      resembling a serpent's skin. Precious, or noble,	      serpentine is translucent and of a rich oil-green color.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Serpentine has been largely produced by the alteration	         of other minerals, especially of chrysolite.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ordnance) A kind of ancient cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	Serpentine \Ser"pen*tine\, v. i.	   To serpentize. [R.] --Lyttleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentinely \Ser"pen*tine*ly\, adv.	   In a serpentine manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentinian \Ser`pen*tin"i*an\, n. (Eccl.)	   See 2d {Ophite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentinize \Ser"pen*tin*ize\, v. t. (Min.)	   To convert (a magnesian silicate) into serpentine. --	   {Ser`pen*tin`i*za"tion}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentinous \Ser"pen*ti`nous\, a.	   Relating to, or like, serpentine; as, a rock serpentinous in	   character.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentize \Ser"pent*ize\, v. i.	   To turn or bend like a serpent, first in one direction and	   then in the opposite; to meander; to wind; to serpentine.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The river runs before the door, and serpentizes more	         than you can conceive.                   --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpentry \Ser"pent*ry\, n.	   1. A winding like a serpent's.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place inhabited or infested by serpents.	      [1913 Webster]
Serpent-tongued \Ser"pent-tongued`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a forked tongue, like a serpent.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpet \Ser"pet\, n. [L. sirpus, scirpus, a rush, bulrush.]	   A basket. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpette \Ser*pette"\, n. [F.]	   A pruning knife with a curved blade. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpiginous \Ser*pig"i*nous\, a. [Cf. F. serpigineux.] (Med.)	   Creeping; -- said of lesions which heal over one portion	   while continuing to advance at another.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpigo \Ser*pi"go\, n. [LL., fr. L. serpere to creep.] (Med.)	   A dry, scaly eruption on the skin; especially, a ringworm.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpolet \Ser"po*let\, n. [F.] (Bot.)	   Wild thyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpula \Ser"pu*la\, n.; pl. {Serpulae}, E. {Serpulas}. [L., a	   little snake. See {Serpent}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of tubicolous annelids of the	   genus {Serpula} and allied genera of the family {Serpulidae}.	   They secrete a calcareous tube, which is usually irregularly	   contorted, but is sometimes spirally coiled. The worm has a	   wreath of plumelike and often bright-colored gills around its	   head, and usually an operculum to close the aperture of its	   tube when it retracts.	   [1913 Webster] Serpulian
Serpulian \Ser*pu"li*an\, Serpulidan \Ser*pu"li*dan\, n. (Zool.)	   A serpula.	   [1913 Webster]
Serpulite \Ser"pu*lite\, n.	   A fossil serpula shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Serr \Serr\, v. t. [F. serrer. See {Serry}.]	   To crowd, press, or drive together. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Serranoid \Ser*ra"noid\, n. [NL. Serranus, a typical genus (fr.	   L. serra a saw) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Any fish of the family {Serranidae}, which includes the	   striped bass, the black sea bass, and many other food fishes.	   -- a. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the {Serranidae}.	   [1913 Webster] Serrate
Serrate \Ser"rate\, Serrated \Ser"ra*ted\, a. [L. serratus, fr.	   serra a saw; perhaps akin to secare to cut, E. saw a cutting	   instrument. Cf. {Sierra}.]	   1. Notched on the edge, like a saw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Beset with teeth pointing forwards or upwards; as,	      serrate leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Doubly serrate}, having small serratures upon the large	      ones, as the leaves of the elm.	   {Serrate-ciliate}, having fine hairs, like the eyelashes, on	      the serratures; -- said of a leaf.	   {Serrate-dentate}, having the serratures toothed.	      [1913 Webster]
Serration \Ser*ra"tion\, n.	   1. Condition of being serrate; formation in the shape of a	      saw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the teeth in a serrate or serrulate margin.	      [1913 Webster]
Serratirostral \Ser*ra`ti*ros"tral\, a. [Serrate + rostral.]	   (Zool.)	   Having a toothed bill, like that of a toucan.	   [1913 Webster]
Serrator \Ser*ra"tor\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The ivory gull ({Larus eburneus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Serrature \Ser"ra*ture\, n. [L. serratura a sawing, fr. serrare	   to saw.]	   1. A notching, like that between the teeth of a saw, in the	      edge of anything. --Martyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the teeth in a serrated edge; a serration.	      [1913 Webster]
Serricated \Ser"ri*ca`ted\, a. [See {Sericeous}.]	   Covered with fine silky down.	   [1913 Webster]
Serricorn \Ser"ri*corn\, a. [L. serra saw + cornu horn.] (Zool.)	   Having serrated antenn?.	   [1913 Webster]	Serricorn \Ser"ri*corn\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of a numerous tribe of beetles ({Serricornia}). The	   joints of the antennae are prominent, thus producing a	   serrate appearance. See Illust. under {Antenna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Serried \Ser"ried\, a. [See {Serry}.]	   Crowded; compact; dense; pressed together.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor seemed it to relax their serried files. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Serrifera \Ser*rif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. serra saw + ferre	   to bear.] (Zool.)	   A division of Hymenoptera comprising the sawflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Serrirostres \Ser`ri*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL. fr. L. serra saw +	   rostrum beak.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Lamellirostres}.	   [1913 Webster]
Serrous \Ser"rous\, a. [L. serra a saw.]	   Like the teeth off a saw; jagged. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Serrula \Ser"ru*la\, n. [L., a little saw.] (Zool.)	   The red-breasted merganser.	   [1913 Webster] Serrulate
Serrulate \Ser"rulate\, Serrulated \Ser"ru*la`ted\, a. [L.	   serrula a little saw, dim. of serra a saw.]	   Finely serrate; having very minute teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Serrulation \Ser`ru*la"tion\, n.	   1. The state of being notched minutely, like a fine saw.	      --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the teeth in a serrulate margin.	      [1913 Webster]
Serry \Ser"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Serried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Serrying}.] [F. serrer, LL. serrare, serare, from L. sera a	   bar, bolt; akin to serere to join or bind together. See	   {Serries}.]	   To crowd; to press together.	   Note: [Now perhaps only in the form serried, p. p. or a.]	         [1913 Webster]
Sertularia \Ser`tu*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., dim. fr. L. serta a	   garland.] (Zool.)	   A genus of delicate branching hydroids having small sessile	   hydrothecae along the sides of the branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Sertularian \Ser`tu*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Sertularia, or of {Sertularidae}, a family of	   hydroids having branched chitinous stems and simple sessile	   hydrothecae. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Serum \Se"rum\ (s[=e]"r[u^]m), n. [L., akin to Gr. ???, Skr.	   s[=a]ra curd.] (Physiol.)	   (a) The watery portion of certain animal fluids, as blood,	       milk, etc.	   (b) A thin watery fluid, containing more or less albumin,	       secreted by the serous membranes of the body, such as the	       pericardium and peritoneum.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Blood serum}, the pale yellowish fluid which exudes from the	      clot formed in the coagulation of the blood; the liquid	      portion of the blood, after removal of the blood	      corpuscles and the fibrin.	   {Muscle serum}, the thin watery fluid which separates from	      the muscles after coagulation of the muscle plasma; the	      watery portion of the plasma. See {Muscle plasma}, under	      {Plasma}.	   {Serum albumin} (Physiol. Chem.), an albuminous body, closely	      related to egg albumin, present in nearly all serous	      fluids; esp., the albumin of blood serum.	   {Serum globulin} (Physiol. Chem.), paraglobulin.	   {Serum of milk} (Physiol. Chem.), the whey, or fluid portion	      of milk, remaining after removal of the casein and fat.	      [1913 Webster]
Serum-therapy \Se"rum-ther`a*py\, n. (Med.)	   The treatment of disease by the injection of blood serum from	   immune animals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Servable \Serv"a*ble\, a. [See {Serve}.]	   1. Capable of being served.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. servabilis.] Capable of being preserved. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Servage \Serv"age\, n. [Cf. F. servage.]	   Serfage; slavery; servitude. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Serval \Ser"val\, n. [Cf. F. serval.] (Zool.)	   An African wild cat ({Felis serval}) of moderate size; --	   called also {serval cat}. It has rather long legs and a tail	   of moderate length. Its color is tawny, with black spots on	   the body and rings of black on the tail.	   [1913 Webster]
Servaline \Ser"val*ine\, a. (Zool.)	   Related to, or resembling, the serval.	   [1913 Webster]
Servant \Serv"ant\, n. [OE. servant, servaunt, F. servant, a &	   p. pr. of servir to serve, L. servire. See {Serve}, and cf.	   {Sergeant}.]	   1. One who serves, or does services, voluntarily or on	      compulsion; a person who is employed by another for menial	      offices, or for other labor, and is subject to his	      command; a person who labors or exerts himself for the	      benefit of another, his master or employer; a subordinate	      helper. "A yearly hired servant." --Lev. xxv. 53.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men in office have begun to think themselves mere	            agents and servants of the appointing power, and not	            agents of the government or the country. --D.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a legal sense, stewards, factors, bailiffs, and	         other agents, are servants for the time they are	         employed in such character, as they act in	         subordination to others. So any person may be legally	         the servant of another, in whose business, and under	         whose order, direction, and control, he is acting for	         the time being. --Chitty.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One in a state of subjection or bondage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt. --Deut. v.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A professed lover or suitor; a gallant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In my time a servant was I one.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Servant of servants}, one debased to the lowest condition of	      servitude.	   {Your humble servant}, or {Your obedient servant}, phrases of	      civility formerly often used in closing a letter, now	      archaic; -- at one time such phrases were exaggerated to	      include {Your most humble, most obedient servant}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Our betters tell us they are our humble servants,	            but understand us to be their slaves. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Servant \Serv"ant\, v. t.	   To subject. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Servantess \Serv"ant*ess\, n.	   A maidservant. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Servantry \Serv"ant*ry\, n.	   A body of servants; servants, collectively. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Serve \Serve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Served}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Serving}.] [OE. serven, servien, OF. & F. servir, fr. L.	   servire; akin to servus a servant or slave, servare to	   protect, preserve, observe; cf. Zend har to protect, haurva	   protecting. Cf. {Conserve}, {Desert} merit, {Dessert},	   {Observe}, {Serf}, {Sergeant}.]	   1. To work for; to labor in behalf of; to exert one's self	      continuously or statedly for the benefit of; to do service	      for; to be in the employment of, as an inferior, domestic,	      serf, slave, hired assistant, official helper, etc.;	      specifically, in a religious sense, to obey and worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit.	                                                  --Rom. i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jacob loved Rachel; and said, I will serve thee	            seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. --Gen.	                                                  xxix. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man can serve two masters.         --Matt. vi.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had I but served my God with half the zeal	            I served my king, he would not in mine age	            Have left me naked to mine enemies.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be subordinate to; to act a secondary part under; to	      appear as the inferior of; to minister to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bodies bright and greater should not serve	            The less not bright.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be suitor to; to profess love to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To serve a lady in his beste wise.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To wait upon; to supply the wants of; to attend;	      specifically, to wait upon at table; to attend at meals;	      to supply with food; as, to serve customers in a shop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others, pampered in their shameless pride,	            Are served in plate and in their chariots ride.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, to bring forward, arrange, deal, or distribute, as	      a portion of anything, especially of food prepared for	      eating; -- often with up; formerly with in.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid them cover the table, serve in the meat, and we	            will come in to dinner.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some part he roasts, then serves it up so dressed.	                                                  --Dryde.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To perform the duties belonging to, or required in or for;	      hence, to be of use to; as, a curate may serve two	      churches; to serve one's country.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To contribute or conduce to; to promote; to be sufficient	      for; to satisfy; as, to serve one's turn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn it into some advantage, by observing where it	            can serve another end.                --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To answer or be (in the place of something) to; as, a sofa	      serves one for a seat and a couch.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To treat; to behave one's self to; to requite; to act	      toward; as, he served me very ill.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To work; to operate; as, to serve the guns.	       [1913 Webster]	   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 opon (a person named in a writ,	           summons, etc.); as, to serve a witness with a	           subp[oe]na.	           [1913 Webster]	   12. To pass or spend, as time, esp. time of punishment; as,	       to serve a term in prison.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To copulate with; to cover; as, a horse serves a mare; --	       said of the male.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering (the ball).	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Naut.) To wind spun yarn, or the like, tightly around (a	       rope or cable, etc.) so as to protect it from chafing or	       from the weather. See under {Serving}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To serve an attachment} or {To serve a writ of attachment}	      (Law), to levy it on the person or goods by seizure, or to	      seize.	   {To serve an execution} (Law), to levy it on a lands, goods,	      or person, by seizure or taking possession.	   {To serve an office}, to discharge a public duty.	   {To serve a process} (Law), in general, to read it, so as to	      give due notice to the party concerned, or to leave an	      attested copy with him or his attorney, or his usual place	      of abode.	   {To serve a warrant}, to read it, and seize the person	      against whom it is issued.	   {To serve a writ} (Law), to read it to the defendant, or to	      leave an attested copy at his usual place of abode.	   {To serve one out}, to retaliate upon; to requite. "I'll	      serve you out for this." --C. Kingsley.	   {To serve one right}, to treat, or cause to befall one,	      according to his deserts; -- used commonly of ill deserts;	      as, it serves the scoundrel right.	   {To serve one's self of}, to avail one's self of; to make use	      of. [A Gallicism]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will serve myself of this concession.	                                                  --Chillingworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To serve out}, to distribute; as, to serve out rations.	   {To serve the time} or {To serve the hour}, to regulate one's	      actions by the requirements of the time instead of by	      one's duty; to be a timeserver. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They think herein we serve the time, because thereby	            we either hold or seek preferment.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To obey; minister to; subserve; promote; aid; help;	        assist; benefit; succor.	        [1913 Webster]	Serve \Serve\, v. i.	   1. To be a servant or a slave; to be employed in labor or	      other business for another; to be in subjection or	      bondage; to render menial service.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord shall give thee rest . . . from the hard	            bondage wherein thou wast made to serve. --Isa. xiv.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform domestic offices; to be occupied with household	      affairs; to prepare and dish up food, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            But Martha . . . said, Lord, dost thou not care that	            my sister hath left me to serve alone? --Luke x. 40.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be in service; to do duty; to discharge the	      requirements of an office or employment. Specifically, to	      act in the public service, as a soldier, seaman. etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many . . . who had before been great commanders, but	            now served as private gentlemen without pay.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be of use; to answer a purpose; to suffice; to suit; to	      be convenient or favorable.	      [1913 Webster]	            This little brand will serve to light your fire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            As occasion serves, this noble queen	            And prince shall follow with a fresh supply. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Tennis) To lead off in delivering the ball.	      [1913 Webster]
Server \Serv"er\, n.	   1. One who serves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tray for dishes; a salver. --Randolph.	      [1913 Webster]
Servian \Ser"vi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Servia, a kingdom of Southern Europe. --	   n. A native or inhabitant of Servia.	   [1913 Webster] Service
Service \Serv"ice\, n., or Service \Serv"ice\ [Properly, the	   tree which bears serve, OE. serves, pl., service berries, AS.	   syrfe service tree; akin to L. sorbus.] (Bot.)	   A name given to several trees and shrubs of the genus	   {Pyrus}, as {Pyrus domestica} and {Pyrus torminalis} of	   Europe, the various species of mountain ash or rowan tree,	   and the American shad bush (see {Shad bush}, under {Shad}).	   They have clusters of small, edible, applelike berries.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Service berry} (Bot.), the fruit of any kind of service	      tree. In British America the name is especially applied to	      that of the several species or varieties of the shad bush	      ({Amelanchier}.)	      [1913 Webster]	Service \Serv"ice\, n. [OE. servise, OF. servise, service, F.	   service, from L. servitium. See {Serve}.]	   1. The act of serving; the occupation of a servant; the	      performance of labor for the benefit of another, or at	      another's command; attendance of an inferior, hired	      helper, slave, etc., on a superior, employer, master, or	      the like; also, spiritual obedience and love. "O God . . .	      whose service is perfect freedom." --Bk. of Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Madam, I entreat true peace of you,	            Which I will purchase with my duteous service.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            God requires no man's service upon hard and	            unreasonable terms.                   --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The deed of one who serves; labor performed for another;	      duty done or required; office.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have served him from the hour of my nativity, . .	            . and have nothing at his hands for my service but	            blows.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This poem was the last piece of service I did for my	            master, King Charles.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To go on the forlorn hope is a service of peril; who	            will understake it if it be not also a service of	            honor?                                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Office of devotion; official religious duty performed;	      religious rites appropriate to any event or ceremonial;	      as, a burial service.	      [1913 Webster]	            The outward service of ancient religion, the rites,	            ceremonies, and ceremonial vestments of the old law.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, a musical composition for use in churches.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Duty performed in, or appropriate to, any office or	      charge; official function; hence, specifically, military	      or naval duty; performance of the duties of a soldier.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he cometh to experience of service abroad . . .	            ne maketh a worthy soldier.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Useful office; advantage conferred; that which promotes	      interest or happiness; benefit; avail.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stork's plea, when taken in a net, was the	            service she did in picking up venomous creatures.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Profession of respect; acknowledgment of duty owed. "Pray,	      do my service to his majesty." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The act and manner of bringing food to the persons who eat	      it; order of dishes at table; also, a set or number of	      vessels ordinarily used at table; as, the service was	      tardy and awkward; a service of plate or glass.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was no extraordinary service seen on the	            board.                                --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Law) The act of bringing to notice, either actually or	      constructively, in such manner as is prescribed by law;	      as, the service of a subp[oe]na or an attachment.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) The materials used for serving a rope, etc., as	       spun yarn, small lines, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Tennis) The act of serving the ball.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Act of serving or covering. See {Serve}, v. t., 13.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Service book}, a prayer book or missal.	   {Service line} (Tennis), a line parallel to the net, and at a	      distance of 21 feet from it.	   {Service of a writ}, {process}, etc. (Law), personal delivery	      or communication of the writ or process, etc., to the	      party to be affected by it, so as to subject him to its	      operation; the reading of it to the person to whom notice	      is intended to be given, or the leaving of an attested	      copy with the person or his attorney, or at his usual	      place of abode.	   {Service of an attachment} (Law), the seizing of the person	      or goods according to the direction.	   {Service of an execution} (Law), the levying of it upon the	      goods, estate, or person of the defendant.	   {Service pipe}, a pipe connecting mains with a dwelling, as	      in gas pipes, and the like. --Tomlinson.	   {To accept service}. (Law) See under {Accept}.	   {To see service} (Mil.), to do duty in the presence of the	      enemy, or in actual war.	      [1913 Webster]
Serviceable \Serv"ice*a*ble\, a.	   1. Doing service; promoting happiness, interest, advantage,	      or any good; useful to any end; adapted to any good end	      use; beneficial; advantageous. "Serviceable to religion	      and learning". --Atterbury. "Serviceable tools."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know thee well, a serviceable villain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Prepared for rendering service; capable of, or fit for,	      the performance of duty; hence, active; diligent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Courteous he was, lowly, and servysable. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bright-hearnessed angels sit in order serviceable.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeing her so sweet and serviceable.  --Tennnyson.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Serv"ice*a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Serv"ice*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Serviceage \Serv"ice*age\, n.	   Servitude. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster] Service cap
Service cap \Serv"ice cap\ or Service hat \Serv"ice hat\ (Mil.)	   A cap or hat worn by officers or enlisted men when full-dress	   uniform, or dress uniform, is not worn.	   Note: In the United States army the service cap is round,	         about 31/2 inches high, flat-topped, with a visor. The	         service hat is of soft felt of khaki color, with broad	         brim and high crown, creased down the middle.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Service elevator \Serv"ice elevator\	   an elevator for carrying large or havy items, or for the use	   of service people.	   [PJC]	Service entrance \Serv"ice entrance\	   an entrance for use of servants and those providing services,	   such as deliveries or repair work.	   [PJC]	Service station \Serv"ice station\	   a business where automobiles may be serviced and repaired,	   usually also having a gasoline vending apparatus, in which	   case it is also called a {gas station} or {gasoline station}.	   Facilities for repair of automobiles but without a gasoline	   dispensing function are commonly called {repair shops}.	   [PJC]	Service uniform \Service uniform\ (Mil. & Nav.)	   The uniform prescribed in regulations for active or routine	   service, in distinction from dress, full dress, etc. In the	   United States army it is of olive-drab woolen or	   khaki-colored cotton, with all metal attachments of	   dull-finish bronze, with the exceptional of insignia of rank,	   which are of gold or silver finish.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Servient \Serv"i*ent\, a. [L. serviens, -entis, p. pr. See	   {Serve}.]	   Subordinate. [Obs. except in law.] --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Servient tenement} or {Servient estate} (Law), that on which	      the burden of a servitude or an easement is imposed. Cf.	      Dominant estate, under {Dominant}. --Gale & Whately.	      [1913 Webster]
Serviette \Ser`viette"\, n. [F.]	   A table napkin.	   [1913 Webster]
Servile \Serv"ile\, a. [L. servile, fr. servus a servant or	   slave: cf. F. servile. See {Serve}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a servant or slave; befitting a	      servant or a slave; proceeding from dependence; hence,	      meanly submissive; slavish; mean; cringing; fawning; as,	      servile flattery; servile fear; servile obedience.	      [1913 Webster]	            She must bend the servile knee.       --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fearing dying pays death servile breath. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Held in subjection; dependent; enslaved.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even fortune rules no more, O servile land! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.)	      (a) Not belonging to the original root; as, a servile	          letter.	      (b) Not itself sounded, but serving to lengthen the	          preceeding vowel, as e in tune.	          [1913 Webster]	Servile \Serv"ile\, n. (Gram.)	   An element which forms no part of the original root; --	   opposed to {radical}.	   [1913 Webster]
Servilely \Serv"ile*ly\, adv.	   In a servile manner; slavishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Servileness \Serv"ile*ness\, n.	   Quality of being servile; servility.	   [1913 Webster]
Servility \Ser*vil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. servilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being servile; servileness.	   [1913 Webster]	         To be a queen in bondage is more vile	         Than is a slave in base servility.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Serving \Serv"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Serve}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Serving board} (Naut.), a flat piece of wood used in serving	      ropes.	   {Serving maid}, a female servant; a maidservant.	   {Serving mallet} (Naut.), a wooden instrument shaped like a	      mallet, used in serving ropes.	   {Serving man}, a male servant, or attendant; a manservant.	   {Serving stuff} (Naut.), small lines for serving ropes.	      [1913 Webster]
Servite \Serv"ite\, n. [It. servita.] (R.C.Ch.)	   One of the order of the Religious Servants of the Holy	   Virgin, founded in Florence in 1223.	   [1913 Webster]
Servitor \Serv"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. servire to serve: cf. F.	   serviteur.]	   1. One who serves; a servant; an attendant; one who acts	      under another; a follower or adherent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your trusty and most valiant servitor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Univ. of Oxford, Eng.) An undergraduate, partly supported	      by the college funds, whose duty it formerly was to wait	      at table. A servitor corresponded to a sizar in Cambridge	      and Dublin universities.	      [1913 Webster]
Servitorship \Serv"i*tor*ship\, n.	   The office, rank, or condition of a servitor. --Boswell.	   [1913 Webster]
Servitude \Serv"i*tude\, n. [L. servitudo: cf. F. servitude.]	   1. The state of voluntary or compulsory subjection to a	      master; the condition of being bound to service; the	      condition of a slave; slavery; bondage; hence, a state of	      slavish dependence.	      [1913 Webster]	            You would have sold your king to slaughter,	            His princes and his peers to servitude. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A splendid servitude; . . . for he that rises up	            early, and goes to bed late, only to receive	            addresses, is really as much abridged in his freedom	            as he that waits to present one.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Servants, collectively. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            After him a cumbrous train	            Of herds and flocks, and numerous servitude.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A right whereby one thing is subject to another	      thing or person for use or convenience, contrary to the	      common right.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The object of a servitude is either to suffer something	         to be done by another, or to omit to do something, with	         respect to a thing. The easements of the English	         correspond in some respects with the servitudes of the	         Roman law. Both terms are used by common law writers,	         and often indiscriminately. The former, however, rather	         indicates the right enjoyed, and the latter the burden	         imposed. --Ayliffe. Erskine. E. Washburn.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Penal servitude}. See under {Penal}.	   {Personal servitude} (Law), that which arises when the use of	      a thing is granted as a real right to a particular	      individual other than the proprietor.	   {Predial servitude} (Law), that which one estate owes to	      another estate. When it related to lands, vineyards,	      gardens, or the like, it is called rural; when it related	      to houses and buildings, it is called urban.	      [1913 Webster]
Serviture \Serv"i*ture\, n.	   Servants, collectively. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Servitute \Serv"i*tute\, n. [L. servitus.]	   Servitude. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Servocontrol \Ser`vo*con*trol"\, n.	   1. control by a {servomechanism}.	      [PJC]	   2. a {servomechanism}.	      [PJC]
Servomechanism \Ser`vo*mech"an*ism\, n.	   an electronically controlled mechanical or hydraulic device	   permitting a large action or strong forces to be controlled	   by a small electrical signal.	   [PJC]
Servo-motor \Ser`vo-mo"tor\ (s[~e]r`v[-o]*m[=o]"t[~e]r), n.	   [Sometimes erroneously spelt serro-motor.] [F. servo-moteur.	   See {Serf}; {Motor}.]	   1. (Mach.) A relay apparatus; specif.:	      (a) An auxiliary motor, regulated by a hand lever, for	          quickly and easily moving the reversing gear of a	          large marine engine into any desired position	          indicated by that of the hand lever, which controls	          the valve of the motor.	      (b) In a Whitehead torpedo, a compressed-air motor, for	          moving the rudders so as to correct deviations from	          the course.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a motor which forms part of a {servomechanism}.	      [PJC]
Serye \Se"rye\, n.	   A series. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesame \Ses"a*me\, n. [L. sesamum, sesama, Gr. ????, ???: cf. F.	   s['e]same.] (Bot.)	   Either of two annual herbaceous plants of the genus {Sesamum}	   ({Sesamum Indicum}, and {Sesamum orientale}), from the seeds	   of which an oil is expressed; also, the small obovate,	   flattish seeds of these plants, sometimes used as food. See	   {Benne}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Open Sesame}, the magical command which opened the door of	      the robber's den in the Arabian Nights' tale of "The Forty	      Thieves;" hence, a magical password.	   {Sesame grass}. (Bot.) Same as {Gama grass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sesamoid \Ses"a*moid\, a. [Gr. ???? like sesame; ????? sesame +	   e'i^dos form: cf. F. s['e]samo["i]de.]	   1. Resembling in shape the seeds of sesame.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sesamoid bones or	      cartilages; sesamoidal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sesamoid bones}, {Sesamoid cartilages} (Anat.), small bones	      or cartilages formed in tendons, like the patella and	      pisiform in man.	      [1913 Webster]	Sesamoid \Ses"a*moid\, n. (Anat.)	   A sesamoid bone or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesamoidal \Ses`a*moid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Sesamoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesban \Ses"ban\, n. [F., fr. Ar. saisab[=a]n, seiseb[=a]n, a	   kind of tree, fr. Per. s[imac]sab[=a]n seed of cinquefoil.]	   (Bot.)	   A leguminous shrub ({Sesbania aculeata}) which furnishes a	   fiber used for making ropes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is applied also to the similar plant,	         {Sesbania Aegyptiaca}, and other species of the same	         genus.	         [1913 Webster]
Sesqui- \Ses`qui-\ [L., one half more, one and a half.] (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting that three	   atoms or equivalents of the substance to the name of which it	   is prefixed are combined with two of some other element or	   radical; as, sesquibromide, sesquicarbonate, sesquichloride,	   sesquioxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sesquidupli- is sometimes, but rarely, used in the same	         manner to denote the proportions of two and a half to	         one, or rather of five to two.	         [1913 Webster]
Sesquialter \Ses`qui*al"ter\, a.	   Sesquialteral.	   [1913 Webster] Sesquialter	Sesquialter \Ses`qui*al"ter\, Sesquialtera \Ses`qui*al"ter*a\,	   n. [NL. sesquialtera.] (Mus.)	   A stop on the organ, containing several ranks of pipes which	   reenforce some of the high harmonics of the ground tone, and	   make the sound more brilliant.	   [1913 Webster] Sesquialteral
Sesquialteral \Ses`qui*al"ter*al\, Sesquialterate
\Ses`qui*al"ter*ate\, a. [L. sesquialter once and a half;	   sesqui- + alter other: cf. F. sesquialt['e]re.]	   Once and a half times as great as another; having the ratio	   of one and a half to one.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sesquialteral ratio} (Math.), the ratio of one and a half to	      one; thus, 9 and 6 are in a sesquialteral ratio.	      [1913 Webster]
Sesquialterous \Ses`qui*al"ter*ous\, a.	   Sesquialteral.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesquibasic \Ses`qui*ba"sic\, a. [Sesqui- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Containing, or acting as, a base in the proportions of a	   sesqui compound.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesquiduplicate \Ses`qui*du"pli*cate\, a. [Sesqui- + duplicate.]	   Twice and a half as great (as another thing); having the	   ratio of two and a half to one.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sesquiduplicate ratio} (Math.), the ratio of two and a half	      to one, or one in which the greater term contains the	      lesser twice and a half, as that of 50 to 20.	      [1913 Webster]
Sesquioxide \Ses`qui*ox"ide\, n. [Sesqui- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen with two atoms (or	   radicals) of some other substance; thus, alumina, {Al2O3} is	   a sesquioxide.	   [1913 Webster] Sesquipedal
Sesquipedal \Ses*quip"e*dal\, Sesquipedalian
\Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an\, a. [Sesqui- + pedal: cf. F.	   sesquip['e]dal, L. sesquipedalis.]	   Measuring or containing a foot and a half; as, a	   sesquipedalian pygmy; -- sometimes humorously applied to long	   words.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster] Sesquipedalianism
Sesquipedalianism \Ses`qui*pe*da"li*an*ism\, Sesquipedalism
\Ses*quip"e*dal*ism\, n.	   Sesquipedality.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesquipedality \Ses`qui*pe*dal"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or condition of being sesquipedal. --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The use of sesquipedalian words; style characterized by	      the use of long words; sesquipedalism.	      [1913 Webster]
Sesquiplicate \Ses*quip"li*cate\, a. [Sesqui- + plicate.]	   (Math.)	   Subduplicate of the triplicate; -- a term applied to ratios;	   thus, a and a' are in the sesquiplicate ratio of b and b',	   when a is to a' as the square root of the cube of b is to the	   square root of the cube of b', or	   a:a'::[root]b^{3}:[root]b'^{3}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The periodic times of the planets are in the	         sesquiplicate ratio of their mean distances. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesquisalt \Ses"qui*salt\, n. [Sesqui- + salt.] (Chem.)	   A salt derived from a sesquioxide base, or made up on the	   proportions of a sesqui compound.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesquisulphide \Ses`qui*sul"phide\, n. [Sesqui- + sulphide.]	   (Chem.)	   A sulphide, analogous to a sesquioxide, containing three	   atoms of sulphur to two of the other ingredient; -- formerly	   called also {sesquisulphuret}; as, orpiment, {As2S3} is	   arsenic sesquisulphide.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesquitertial \Ses`qui*ter"tial\, a.	   Sesquitertian.	   [1913 Webster] Sesquitertian
Sesquitertian \Ses`qui*ter"tian\, Sesquitertianal
\Ses`qui*ter"tian*al\, a. [Sesqui- + L. tertianus belonging to	   the third. Cf. {Tertian}.] (Math.)	   Having the ratio of one and one third to one (as 4 : 3).	   [1913 Webster]
Sesquitone \Ses"qui*tone\, n. [Sesqui- + tone.] (Mus.)	   A minor third, or interval of three semitones.	   [1913 Webster]
Sess \Sess\, v. t. [Aphetic form of assess. See {Assess},	   {Cess}.]	   To lay a tax upon; to assess. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sess \Sess\, n.	   A tax; an assessment. See {Cess}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sessa \Ses"sa\, interj.	   Hurry; run. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sessile \Ses"sile\, a. [L. sessilis low, dwarf, from sedere,	   sessum, to sit: cf. F. sessile.]	   1. Attached without any sensible projecting support.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Resting directly upon the main stem or branch,	      without a petiole or footstalk; as, a sessile leaf or	      blossom.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Permanently attached; -- said of the gonophores of	      certain hydroids which never became detached.	      [1913 Webster]
Sessile-eyed \Ses"sile-eyed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having eyes which are not elevated on a stalk; -- opposed to	   {stalk-eyed}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sessile-eyed Crustacea}, the Arthrostraca.	      [1913 Webster]
Session \Ses"sion\, n. [L. sessio, fr. sedere, sessum, to sit:	   cf. F. session. See {Sit}.]	   1. The act of sitting, or the state of being seated.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            So much his ascension into heaven and his session at	            the right hand of God do import.      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            But Viven, gathering somewhat of his mood, . . .	            Leaped from her session on his lap, and stood.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The actual sitting of a court, council, legislature, etc.,	      or the actual assembly of the members of such a body, for	      the transaction of business.	      [1913 Webster]	            It's fit this royal session do proceed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, also, the time, period, or term during which a	      court, council, legislature, etc., meets daily for	      business; or, the space of time between the first meeting	      and the prorogation or adjournment; thus, a session of	      Parliaments is opened with a speech from the throne, and	      closed by prorogation. The session of a judicial court is	      called a term.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was resolved that the convocation should meet at	            the beginning of the next session of Parliament.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sessions, in some of the States, is particularly used	         as a title for a court of justices, held for granting	         licenses to innkeepers, etc., and for laying out	         highways, and the like; it is also the title of several	         courts of criminal jurisdiction in England and the	         United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Church session}, the lowest court in the Presbyterian	      Church, composed of the pastor and a body of elders	      elected by the members of a particular church, and having	      the care of matters pertaining to the religious interests	      of that church, as the admission and dismission of	      members, discipline, etc.	   {Court of Session}, the supreme civil court of Scotland.	   {Quarter sessions}. (Eng.Law) See under {Quarter}.	   {Sessions of the peace}, sittings held by justices of the	      peace. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sessional \Ses"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a session or sessions.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesspool \Sess"pool`\, n. [Prov. E. suss hogwash, soss a dirty	   mess, a puddle + E. pool a puddle; cf. Gael. ses a coarse	   mess.]	   Same as {Cesspool}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sesterce \Ses"terce\, n. [L. sestertius (sc. nummus), fr.	   sestertius two and a half; semis half + tertius third: cf. F.	   sesterce.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A Roman coin or denomination of money, in value the fourth	   part of a denarius, and originally containing two asses and a	   half, afterward four asses, -- equal to about two pence	   sterling, or four cents.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sestertium was equivalent to one thousand	         sesterces, equal to [pounds]8 17s 1d. sterling, or	         about $43 (in 1900), before the reign of Augustus.	         After his reign its value was about [pounds]7 16s. 3d.	         sterling. The sesterce was originally coined only in	         silver, but later both in silver and brass.	         [1913 Webster]
Sestet \Ses*tet"\, n. [It. sestetto, fr. sesto sixth, L. sextus,	   fr. sex six.]	   1. (Mus.) A piece of music composed for six voices or six	      instruments; a sextet; -- called also {sestuor}. [Written	      also {sestett}, {sestette}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Poet.) The last six lines of a sonnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Sestetto \Ses*tet"to\, n.[It.] (Mus.)	   A sestet.	   [1913 Webster]
Sestine \Ses"tine\, n.	   See {Sextain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sestuor \Ses"tu*or\, n. [F.]	   A sestet.	   [1913 Webster]
Set \Set\ (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian,	   OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel.	   setja, Sw. s[aum]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative	   from the root of E. sit. [root]154. See {Sit}, and cf.	   {Seize}.]	   1. To cause to sit; to make to assume a specified position or	      attitude; to give site or place to; to place; to put; to	      fix; as, to set a house on a stone foundation; to set a	      book on a shelf; to set a dish on a table; to set a chest	      or trunk on its bottom or on end.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do set my bow in the cloud.         --Gen. ix. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to attach or affix (something) to something else,	      or in or upon a certain place.	      [1913 Webster]	            Set your affection on things above.   --Col. iii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord set a mark upon Cain.        --Gen. iv. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make to assume specified place, condition, or	      occupation; to put in a certain condition or state	      (described by the accompanying words); to cause to be.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord thy God will set thee on high. --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am come to set a man at variance against his	            father, and the daughter against her mother. --Matt.	                                                  x. 35.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every incident sets him thinking.     --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fix firmly; to make fast, permanent, or stable; to	      render motionless; to give an unchanging place, form, or	      condition to. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To cause to stop or stick; to obstruct; to fasten to a	          spot; hence, to occasion difficulty to; to embarrass;	          as, to set a coach in the mud.	          [1913 Webster]	                They show how hard they are set in this	                particular.                       --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To fix beforehand; to determine; hence, to make	          unyielding or obstinate; to render stiff, unpliant, or	          rigid; as, to set one's countenance.	          [1913 Webster]	                His eyes were set by reason of his age. --1	                                                  Kings xiv. 4.	          [1913 Webster]	                On these three objects his heart was set.	                                                  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	                Make my heart as a millstone, set my face as a	                flint.                            --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To fix in the ground, as a post or a tree; to plant;	          as, to set pear trees in an orchard.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To fix, as a precious stone, in a border of metal; to	          place in a setting; hence, to place in or amid	          something which serves as a setting; as, to set glass	          in a sash.	          [1913 Webster]	                And him too rich a jewel to be set	                In vulgar metal for a vulgar use. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To render stiff or solid; especially, to convert into	          curd; to curdle; as, to set milk for cheese.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. To put into a desired position or condition; to adjust; to	      regulate; to adapt. Specifically:	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To put in order in a particular manner; to prepare;	          as, to set (that is, to hone) a razor; to set a saw.	          [1913 Webster]	                Tables for to sette, and beddes make. --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To extend and bring into position; to spread; as, to	          set the sails of a ship.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To give a pitch to, as a tune; to start by fixing the	          keynote; as, to set a psalm. --Fielding.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To reduce from a dislocated or fractured state; to	          replace; as, to set a broken bone.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To make to agree with some standard; as, to set a	          watch or a clock.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) (Masonry) To lower into place and fix solidly, as the	          blocks of cut stone in a structure.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. To stake at play; to wager; to risk.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have set my life upon a cast,	            And I will stand the hazard of the die. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To fit with music; to adapt, as words to notes; to prepare	      for singing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Set thy own songs, and sing them to thy lute.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To determine; to appoint; to assign; to fix; as, to set a	      time for a meeting; to set a price on a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To adorn with something infixed or affixed; to stud; to	      variegate with objects placed here and there.	      [1913 Webster]	            High on their heads, with jewels richly set,	            Each lady wore a radiant coronet.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pastoral dales thin set with modern farms.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To value; to rate; -- with at.	       [1913 Webster]	             Be you contented, wearing now the garland,	             To have a son set your decrees at naught. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             I do not set my life at a pin's fee. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To point out the seat or position of, as birds, or other	       game; -- said of hunting dogs.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To establish as a rule; to furnish; to prescribe; to	       assign; as, to set an example; to set lessons to be	       learned.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To suit; to become; as, it sets him ill. [Scot.]	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Print.) To compose; to arrange in words, lines, etc.;	       as, to set type; to set a page.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To set abroach}. See {Abroach}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {To set against}, to oppose; to set in comparison with, or to	      oppose to, as an equivalent in exchange; as, to set one	      thing against another.	   {To set agoing}, to cause to move.	   {To set apart}, to separate to a particular use; to separate	      from the rest; to reserve.	   {To set a saw}, to bend each tooth a little, every alternate	      one being bent to one side, and the intermediate ones to	      the other side, so that the opening made by the saw may be	      a little wider than the thickness of the back, to prevent	      the saw from sticking.	   {To set aside}.	       (a) To leave out of account; to pass by; to omit; to	           neglect; to reject; to annul.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Setting aside all other considerations, I will	                 endeavor to know the truth, and yield to that.	                                                  --Tillotson.	           [1913 Webster]	       (b) To set apart; to reserve; as, to set aside part of	           one's income.	       (c) (Law) See under {Aside}.	   {To set at defiance}, to defy.	   {To set at ease}, to quiet; to tranquilize; as, to set the	      heart at ease.	   {To set at naught}, to undervalue; to contemn; to despise.	      "Ye have set at naught all my counsel." --Prov. i. 25.	   {To set a trap} {To set a snare}, or {To set a gin}, to put	      it in a proper condition or position to catch prey; hence,	      to lay a plan to deceive and draw another into one's	      power.	   {To set at work}, or {To set to work}.	       (a) To cause to enter on work or action, or to direct how	           tu enter on work.	       (b) To apply one's self; -- used reflexively.	   {To set before}.	       (a) To bring out to view before; to exhibit.	       (b) To propose for choice to; to offer to.	   {To set by}.	       (a) To set apart or on one side; to reject.	       (b) To attach the value of (anything) to. "I set not a	           straw by thy dreamings." --Chaucer.	   {To set by the compass}, to observe and note the bearing or	      situation of by the compass.	   {To set case}, to suppose; to assume. Cf. {Put case}, under	      {Put}, v. t. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {To set down}.	       (a) To enter in writing; to register.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Some rules were to be set down for the	                 government of the army.          --Clarendon.	           [1913 Webster]	       (b) To fix; to establish; to ordain.	           [1913 Webster]	                 This law we may name eternal, being that order	                 which God . . . hath set down with himself, for	                 himself to do all things by.     --Hooker.	           [1913 Webster]	       (c) To humiliate.	   {To set eyes on}, to see; to behold; to fasten the eyes on.	      	   {To set fire to}, or {To set on fire}, to communicate fire	      to; fig., to inflame; to enkindle the passions of; to	      irritate.	   {To set flying} (Naut.), to hook to halyards, sheets, etc.,	      instead of extending with rings or the like on a stay; --	      said of a sail.	   {To set forth}.	       (a) To manifest; to offer or present to view; to exhibt;	           to display.	       (b) To publish; to promulgate; to make appear. --Waller.	       (c) To send out; to prepare and send. [Obs.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 The Venetian admiral had a fleet of sixty	                 galleys, set forth by the Venetians. --Knolles.	           [1913 Webster]	   {To set forward}.	       (a) To cause to advance.	       (b) To promote.	   {To set free}, to release from confinement, imprisonment, or	      bondage; to liberate; to emancipate.	   {To set in}, to put in the way; to begin; to give a start to.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If you please to assist and set me in, I will	            recollect myself.                     --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To set in order}, to adjust or arrange; to reduce to method.	      "The rest will I set in order when I come." --1 Cor. xi.	      34.	   {To set milk}.	       (a) To expose it in open dishes in order that the cream	           may rise to the surface.	       (b) To cause it to become curdled as by the action of	           rennet. See 4	       (e) .	   {To set much by} or {To set little by}, to care much, or	      little, for.	   {To set of}, to value; to set by. [Obs.] "I set not an haw of	      his proverbs." --Chaucer.	   {To set off}.	       (a) To separate from a whole; to assign to a particular	           purpose; to portion off; as, to set off a portion of	           an estate.	       (b) To adorn; to decorate; to embellish.	           [1913 Webster]	                 They . . . set off the worst faces with the	                 best airs.                       --Addison.	           [1913 Webster]	       (c) To give a flattering description of.	   {To set off against}, to place against as an equivalent; as,	      to set off one man's services against another's.	   {To set on} or {To set upon}.	       (a) To incite; to instigate. "Thou, traitor, hast set on	           thy wife to this." --Shak.	       (b) To employ, as in a task. " Set on thy wife to	           observe." --Shak.	       (c) To fix upon; to attach strongly to; as, to set one's	           heart or affections on some object. See definition 2,	           above.	   {To set one's cap for}. See under {Cap}, n.	   {To set one's self against}, to place one's self in a state	      of enmity or opposition to.	   {To set one's teeth}, to press them together tightly.	   {To set on foot}, to set going; to put in motion; to start.	      	   {To set out}.	       (a) To assign; to allot; to mark off; to limit; as, to	           set out the share of each proprietor or heir of an	           estate; to set out the widow's thirds.	       (b) To publish, as a proclamation. [Obs.]	       (c) To adorn; to embellish.	           [1913 Webster]	                 An ugly woman, in rich habit set out with	                 jewels, nothing can become.      --Dryden.	           [1913 Webster]	       (d) To raise, equip, and send forth; to furnish. [R.]	           [1913 Webster]	                 The Venetians pretend they could set out, in	                 case of great necessity, thirty men-of-war.	                                                  --Addison.	           [1913 Webster]	       (e) To show; to display; to recommend; to set off.	           [1913 Webster]	                 I could set out that best side of Luther.	                                                  --Atterbury.	           [1913 Webster]	       (f) To show; to prove. [R.] "Those very reasons set out	           how heinous his sin was." --Atterbury.	       (g) (Law) To recite; to state at large.	   {To set over}.	       (a) To appoint or constitute as supervisor, inspector,	           ruler, or commander.	       (b) To assign; to transfer; to convey.	   {To set right}, to correct; to put in order.	   {To set sail}. (Naut.) See under {Sail}, n.	   {To set store by}, to consider valuable.	   {To set the fashion}, to determine what shall be the fashion;	      to establish the mode.	   {To set the teeth on edge}, to affect the teeth with a	      disagreeable sensation, as when acids are brought in	      contact with them.	   {To set the watch} (Naut.), to place the starboard or port	      watch on duty.	   {To set to}, to attach to; to affix to. "He . . . hath set to	      his seal that God is true." --John iii. 33.	   {To set up}. (a) To erect; to raise; to elevate; as, to set	      up a building, or a machine; to set up a post, a wall, a	      pillar.	       (b) Hence, to exalt; to put in power. "I will . . . set	           up the throne of David over Israel." --2 Sam. iii.	           10.	       (c) To begin, as a new institution; to institute; to	           establish; to found; as, to set up a manufactory; to	           set up a school.	       (d) To enable to commence a new business; as, to set up a	           son in trade.	       (e) To place in view; as, to set up a mark.	       (f) To raise; to utter loudly; as, to set up the voice.	           [1913 Webster]	                 I'll set up such a note as she shall hear.	                                                  --Dryden.	           [1913 Webster]	       (g) To advance; to propose as truth or for reception; as,	           to set up a new opinion or doctrine. --T. Burnet.	       (h) To raise from depression, or to a sufficient fortune;	           as, this good fortune quite set him up.	       (i) To intoxicate. [Slang]	       (j) (Print.) To put in type; as, to set up copy; to	           arrange in words, lines, etc., ready for printing;	           as, to set up type.	   {To set up the rigging} (Naut.), to make it taut by means of	      tackles. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Put}.	        [1913 Webster]	Set \Set\ (s[e^]t), v. i.	   1. To pass below the horizon; to go down; to decline; to sink	      out of sight; to come to an end.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere the weary sun set in the west.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus this century sets with little mirth, and the	            next is likely to arise with more mourning.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit music to words. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To place plants or shoots in the ground; to plant. "To sow	      dry, and set wet." --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   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).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To become fixed or rigid; to be fastened.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gathering and serring of the spirits together to	            resist, maketh the teeth to set hard one against	            another.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To congeal; to concrete; to solidify; -- of cements,	      glues, gels, concrete, substances polymerizing into	      plastics, etc.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To have a certain direction in motion; to flow; to move	      on; to tend; as, the current sets to the north; the tide	      sets to the windward.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To begin to move; to go out or forth; to start; -- now	      followed by out.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king is set from London.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To indicate the position of game; -- said of a dog; as,	      the dog sets well; also, to hunt game by the aid of a	      setter.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To apply one's self; to undertake earnestly; -- now	       followed by out.	       [1913 Webster]	             If he sets industriously and sincerely to perform	             the commands of Christ, he can have no ground of	             doubting but it shall prove successful to him.	                                                  --Hammond.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To fit or suit one; to sit; as, the coat sets well.	   Note: [Colloquially used, but improperly, for sit.]	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The use of the verb set for sit in such expressions as,	         the hen is setting on thirteen eggs; a setting hen,	         etc., although colloquially common, and sometimes	         tolerated in serious writing, is not to be approved.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To set about}, to commence; to begin.	   {To set forward}, to move or march; to begin to march; to	      advance.	   {To set forth}, to begin a journey.	   {To set in}.	       (a) To begin; to enter upon a particular state; as,	           winter set in early.	       (b) To settle one's self; to become established. "When	           the weather was set in to be very bad." --Addison.	       (c) To flow toward the shore; -- said of the tide.	   {To set off}.	       (a) To enter upon a journey; to start.	       (b) (Typog.) To deface or soil the next sheet; -- said of	           the ink on a freshly printed sheet, when another	           sheet comes in contact with it before it has had time	           to dry.	   {To set on} or {To set upon}.	       (a) To begin, as a journey or enterprise; to set about.	           [1913 Webster]	                 He that would seriously set upon the search of	                 truth.                           --Locke.	           [1913 Webster]	       (b) To assault; to make an attack. --Bacon.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Cassio hath here been set on in the dark.	                                                  --Shak.	           [1913 Webster]	   {To set out}, to begin a journey or course; as, to set out	      for London, or from London; to set out in business;to set	      out in life or the world.	   {To set to}, to apply one's self to.	   {To set up}.	       (a) To begin business or a scheme of life; as, to set up	           in trade; to set up for one's self.	       (b) To profess openly; to make pretensions.	           [1913 Webster]	                 Those men who set up for mortality without	                 regard to religion, are generally but virtuous	                 in part.                         --Swift.	           [1913 Webster]	Set \Set\ (s[e^]t), a.	   1. Fixed in position; immovable; rigid; as, a set line; a set	      countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firm; unchanging; obstinate; as, set opinions or	      prejudices.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Regular; uniform; formal; as, a set discourse; a set	      battle. "The set phrase of peace." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Established; prescribed; as, set forms of prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Adjusted; arranged; formed; adapted.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Set hammer}.	      (a) A hammer the head of which is not tightly fastened	          upon the handle, but may be reversed. --Knight.	      (b) A hammer with a concave face which forms a die for	          shaping anything, as the end of a bolt, rivet, etc.	   {Set line}, a line to which a number of baited hooks are	      attached, and which, supported by floats and properly	      secured, may be left unguarded during the absence of the	      fisherman.	   {Set nut}, a jam nut or lock nut. See under {Nut}.	   {Set screw} (Mach.), a screw, sometimes cupped or printed at	      one end, and screwed through one part, as of a machine,	      tightly upon another part, to prevent the one from	      slipping upon the other.	   {Set speech}, a speech carefully prepared before it is	      delivered in public; a formal or methodical speech.	      [1913 Webster]	Set \Set\, n.	   1. The act of setting, as of the sun or other heavenly body;	      descent; hence, the close; termination. "Locking at the	      set of day." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The weary sun hath made a golden set. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is set, placed, or fixed. Specifically:	      (a) A young plant for growth; as, a set of white thorn.	      (b) That which is staked; a wager; a venture; a stake;	          hence, a game at venture. [Obs. or R.]	          [1913 Webster]	                We will in France, by God's grace, play a set	                Shall strike his father's crown into the hazard.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                That was but civil war, an equal set. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Mech.) Permanent change of figure in consequence of	          excessive strain, as from compression, tension,	          bending, twisting, etc.; as, the set of a spring.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) A kind of punch used for bending, indenting, or giving	          shape to, metal; as, a saw set.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) (Pile Driving) A piece placed temporarily upon the	          head of a pile when the latter cannot be reached by	          the weight, or hammer, except by means of such an	          intervening piece. [Often incorrectly written {sett}.]	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) (Carp.) A short steel spike used for driving the head	          of a nail below the surface. Called also {nail set}.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. [Perhaps due to confusion with sect, sept.] A number of	      things of the same kind, ordinarily used or classed	      together; a collection of articles which naturally	      complement each other, and usually go together; an	      assortment; a suit; as, a set of chairs, of china, of	      surgical or mathematical instruments, of books, etc. [In	      this sense, sometimes incorrectly written {sett}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A number of persons associated by custom, office, common	      opinion, quality, or the like; a division; a group; a	      clique. "Others of our set." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            This falls into different divisions, or sets, of	            nations connected under particular religions. --R.	                                                  P. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Direction or course; as, the set of the wind, or of a	      current.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In dancing, the number of persons necessary to execute a	      quadrille; also, the series of figures or movements	      executed.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The deflection of a tooth, or of the teeth, of a saw,	      which causes the the saw to cut a kerf, or make an	      opening, wider than the blade.	      [1913 Webster]	   8.	      (a) A young oyster when first attached.	      (b) Collectively, the crop of young oysters in any	          locality.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Tennis) A series of as many games as may be necessary to	      enable one side to win six. If at the end of the tenth	      game the score is a tie, the set is usually called a deuce	      set, and decided by an application of the rules for	      playing off deuce in a game. See {Deuce}.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Type Founding) That dimension of the body of a type	       called by printers the {width}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Textiles) Any of various standards of measurement of the	       fineness of cloth; specif., the number of reeds in one	       inch and the number of threads in each reed. The exact	       meaning varies according to the location where it is	       used. Sometimes written {sett}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. A stone, commonly of granite, shaped like a short brick	       and usually somewhat larger than one, used for street	       paving. Commonly written {sett}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. Camber of a curved roofing tile.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. The manner, state, or quality of setting or fitting; fit;	       as, the set of a coat. [Colloq.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. Any collection or group of objects considered together.	       [PJC]	   {Dead set}.	       (a) The act of a setter dog when it discovers the game,	           and remains intently fixed in pointing it out.	       (b) A fixed or stationary condition arising from obstacle	           or hindrance; a deadlock; as, to be at a dead set.	       (c) A concerted scheme to defraud by gaming; a determined	           onset.	   {To make a dead set}, to make a determined onset, literally	      or figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Collection; series; group. See {Pair}.	        [1913 Webster]	Set \Set\, prop. n. (Egyptian Mythology)	   An evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long	   snout; his was the brother and murderer of Osiris. Called	   also {Seth}	   [WordNet 1.6]
Seta \Se"ta\ (s[=e]"t[.a]), n.; pl. {Setae} (s[=e]"t[=e]). [L.	   seta, saeta, a bristle.]	   1. (Biol.) Any slender, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ	      or part; as the hairs of a caterpillar, the slender spines	      of a crustacean, the hairlike processes of a protozoan,	      the bristles or stiff hairs on the leaves of some plants,	      or the pedicel of the capsule of a moss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the movable chitinous spines or hooks of an	          annelid. They usually arise in clusters from muscular	          capsules, and are used in locomotion and for defense.	          They are very diverse in form.	      (b) One of the spinelike feathers at the base of the bill	          of certain birds.	          [1913 Webster]
Setaceous \Se*ta"ceous\ (s[-e]*t[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. seta a	   bristle: cf. F. s['e]tac['e].]	   1. Set with, or consisting of, bristles; bristly; as, a	      stiff, setaceous tail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bristelike in form or texture; as, a setaceous feather; a	      setaceous leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Setback \Set"back`\ (s[e^]t"b[a^]k`), n.	   1. (Arch.) Offset, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A backset; a countercurrent; an eddy. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A reversal of progress in an endeavor; a reverse; a	      backset; a check; a repulse; a relapse. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Setbolt \Set"bolt`\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   1. An iron pin, or bolt, for fitting planks closely together.	      --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bolt used for forcing another bolt out of its hole.	      [1913 Webster]
Set chisel \Set chisel\ (Mech.)	   A kind of chisel or punch, variously shaped, with a broad	   flat end, used for stripping off rivet heads, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Setdown \Set"down`\ (s[e^]t"doun`), n.	   The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a	   disparaging remark, a retort or a reproof; the retort or the	   reproof which has such effect. Also called {put-down}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Setee \Set*ee"\, n. (Naut.)	   See 2d {Settee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seten \Set"en\, obs. imp. pl. of {Sit}.	   Sat. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Setewale \Set"e*wale\, n.	   See {Cetewale}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Set-fair \Set"-fair`\, n.	   In plastering, a particularly good troweled surface.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Setfoil \Set"foil`\, n.	   See {Septfoil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seth \Seth\, prop. n. (Egyptian Mythology)	   An evil beast-headed god with high square ears and a long	   snout; his was the brother and murderer of Osiris. Called	   also {Set}	   [WordNet 1.6]
Sethen \Seth"en\, adv. & conj.	   See {Since}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sethic \Seth"ic\, a.	   See {Sothic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Setiferous \Se*tif"er*ous\, a. [L. seta a bristle + -ferous.]	   Producing, or having one or more, bristles.	   [1913 Webster]
Setiform \Se"ti*form\, a. [Seta + -form: cf. F. s['e]tiforme.]	   Having the form or structure of setae.	   [1913 Webster]
Setiger \Se"ti*ger\, n. [NL. See {Setigerous}.] (Zool.)	   An annelid having setae; a chaetopod.	   [1913 Webster]
Setigerous \Se*tig"er*ous\, a. [Seta + -gerous.]	   Covered with bristles; having or bearing a seta or setae;	   setiferous; as, setigerous glands; a setigerous segment of an	   annelid; specifically (Bot.), tipped with a bristle.	   [1913 Webster]
Setim \Se"tim\, n.	   See {Shittim}.	   [1913 Webster]
set-in sleeve \set"-in sleeve`\ (s[e^]t"[i^]n sl[=e]v`), n.	   A sleeve joined to the body of a garment by a seam starting	   at the edge of the shoulder and continuing around the	   armhole. Contrasted to a {raglan sleeve}.	   [PJC]
Setiparous \Se*tip"a*rous\, a. [Seta + L. papere to produce.]	   (Zool.)	   Producing setae; -- said of the organs from which the setae	   of annelids arise.	   [1913 Webster]
Setireme \Se"ti*reme\, n. [Seta + L. remus an oar.] (Zool.)	   A swimming leg (of an insect) having a fringe of hairs on the	   margin.	   [1913 Webster]
Setness \Set"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being set; formality; obstinacy. "The	   starched setness of a sententious writer." --R. Masters.	   [1913 Webster]
Set-off \Set"-off`\, n. [Set + off.]	   1. That which is set off against another thing; an offset.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not contemplate such a heroine as a set-off to	            the many sins imputed to me as committed against	            woman.                                --D. Jerrold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is used to improve the appearance of anything;	      a decoration; an ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A counterclaim; a cross debt or demand; a distinct	      claim filed or set up by the defendant against the	      plaintiff's demand.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Set-off differs from recoupment, as the latter	         generally grows out of the same matter or contract with	         the plaintiff's claim, while the former grows out of	         distinct matter, and does not of itself deny the	         justice of the plaintiff's demand. Offset is sometimes	         improperly used for the legal term set-off. See	         {Recoupment}.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) Same as {Offset}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) See {Offset}, 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Set-off}, {Offset}.	   Usage: Offset originally denoted that which branches off or	          projects, as a shoot from a tree, but the term has	          long been used in America in the sense of set-off.	          This use is beginning to obtain in England; though	          Macaulay uses set-off, and so, perhaps, do a majority	          of English writers.	          [1913 Webster]
Seton \Se"ton\, n. [F. s['e]ton (cf. It. setone), from L. seta a	   thick, stiff hair, a bristle.] (Med. & Far.)	   A few silk threads or horsehairs, or a strip of linen or the	   like, introduced beneath the skin by a knife or needle, so as	   to form an issue; also, the issue so formed.	   [1913 Webster] Setose
Setose \Se*tose"\, Setous \Se"tous\, a. [L. setosus, saetosus,	   from seta, saeta, bristle: cf. F. s['e]teux.]	   Thickly set with bristles or bristly hairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Setout \Set"out`\, n.	   A display, as of plate, equipage, etc.; that which is	   displayed. [Coloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Set-stitched \Set"-stitched`\, a.	   Stitched according to a formal pattern. "An old set-stiched	   chair, valanced, and fringed with party-colored worsted	   bobs." --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sett \Sett\, n.	   See {Set}, n., 2	   (e) and 3.	       [1913 Webster]
Settee \Set*tee"\, n. [From {Set}; cf. {Settle} a seat.]	   A long seat with a back, -- made to accommodate several	   persons at once.	   [1913 Webster]	Settee \Set*tee"\, n. [F. sc['e]tie, scitie.] (Naut.)	   A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three	   masts with lateen sails, -- used in the Mediterranean.	   [Written also {setee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Setter \Set"ter\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, sets; -- used mostly in	      composition with a noun, as typesetter; or in combination	      with an adverb, as a setter on (or inciter), a setter up,	      a setter forth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A hunting dog of a special breed originally	      derived from a cross between the spaniel and the pointer.	      Modern setters are usually trained to indicate the	      position of game birds by standing in a fixed position,	      but originally they indicated it by sitting or crouching.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several distinct varieties of setters; as,	         the Irish, or red, setter; the Gordon setter, which is	         usually red or tan varied with black; and the English	         setter, which is variously colored, but usually white	         and tawny red, with or without black.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. One who hunts victims for sharpers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who adapts words to music in composition.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An adornment; a decoration; -- with off. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They come as . . . setters off of thy graces.	                                                  --Whitlock.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pottery) A shallow seggar for porcelain. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	Setter \Set"ter\, v. t.	   To cut the dewlap (of a cow or an ox), and to insert a seton,	   so as to cause an issue. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Setterwort \Set"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The bear's-foot ({Helleborus f[oe]tidus}); -- so called	   because the root was used in settering, or inserting setons	   into the dewlaps of cattle. Called also {pegroots}. --Dr.	   Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Setting \Set"ting\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting	      of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting	      (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set)	      of a current.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does;	      also, hunting with a setter. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something set in, or inserted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt set in it settings of stones. --Ex.	                                                  xxviii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold	      setting of a jeweled pin.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. the time, place, and circumstances in which an event (real	      or fictional) occurs; as, the setting of a novel.	      [PJC]	   {Setting coat} (Arch.), the finishing or last coat of	      plastering on walls or ceilings.	   {Setting dog}, a setter. See {Setter}, n., 2.	   {Setting pole}, a pole, often iron-pointed, used for pushing	      boats along in shallow water.	   {Setting rule}. (Print.) A composing rule.	      [1913 Webster]
Setting-up exercise \Set`ting-up" ex"er*cise\	   Any one of a series of gymnastic exercises used, as in	   drilling recruits, for the purpose of giving an erect	   carriage, supple muscles, and an easy control of the limbs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Settle \Set"tle\, n. [OE. setel, setil, a seat, AS. setl: akin	   to OHG. sezzal, G. sessel, Goth. sitls, and E. sit.	   [root]154. See {Sit}.]	   1. A seat of any kind. [Obs.] "Upon the settle of his	      majesty" --Hampole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bench; especially, a bench with a high back.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place made lower than the rest; a wide step or platform	      lower than some other part.	      [1913 Webster]	            And from the bottom upon the ground, even to the	            lower settle, shall be two cubits, and the breadth	            one cubit.                            --Ezek. xliii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Settle bed}, a bed convertible into a seat. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Settle \Set"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Settled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Settling}.] [OE. setlen, AS. setlan. [root]154. See	   {Settle}, n. In senses 7, 8, and 9 perhaps confused with OE.	   sahtlen to reconcile, AS. sahtlian, fr. saht reconciliation,	   sacon to contend, dispute. Cf. {Sake}.]	   1. To place in a fixed or permanent condition; to make firm,	      steady, or stable; to establish; to fix; esp., to	      establish in life; to fix in business, in a home, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he settled his countenance steadfastly upon him,	            until he was ashamed.                 --2 Kings	                                                  viii. 11.	                                                  (Rev. Ver.)	      [1913 Webster]	            The father thought the time drew on	            Of setting in the world his only son. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To establish in the pastoral office; to ordain or install	      as pastor or rector of a church, society, or parish; as,	      to settle a minister. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to be no longer in a disturbed condition; to	      render quiet; to still; to calm; to compose.	      [1913 Webster]	            God settled then the huge whale-bearing lake.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hoping that sleep might settle his brains. --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To clear of dregs and impurities by causing them to sink;	      to render pure or clear; -- said of a liquid; as, to	      settle coffee, or the grounds of coffee.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To restore or bring to a smooth, dry, or passable	      condition; -- said of the ground, of roads, and the like;	      as, clear weather settles the roads.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cause to sink; to lower; to depress; hence, also, to	      render close or compact; as, to settle the contents of a	      barrel or bag by shaking it.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To determine, as something which is exposed to doubt or	      question; to free from unscertainty or wavering; to make	      sure, firm, or constant; to establish; to compose; to	      quiet; as, to settle the mind when agitated; to settle	      questions of law; to settle the succession to a throne; to	      settle an allowance.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will settle the wavering, and confirm the	            doubtful.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To adjust, as something in discussion; to make up; to	      compose; to pacify; as, to settle a quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To adjust, as accounts; to liquidate; to balance; as, to	      settle an account.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Hence, to pay; as, to settle a bill. [Colloq.] --Abbott.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To plant with inhabitants; to colonize; to people; as,	       the French first settled Canada; the Puritans settled New	       England; Plymouth was settled in 1620.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To settle on} or {To settle upon},	       (a) to confer upon by permanent grant; to assure to. "I .	           . . have settled upon him a good annuity." --Addison.	       (b) to choose; to decide on; -- sometimes with the	           implication that the choice is not ideal, but the	           best available.	   {To settle the land} (Naut.), to cause it to sink, or appear	      lower, by receding from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To fix; establish; regulate; arrange; compose; adjust;	        determine; decide.	        [1913 Webster]	Settle \Set"tle\, v. i.	   1. To become fixed or permanent; to become stationary; to	      establish one's self or itself; to assume a lasting form,	      condition, direction, or the like, in place of a temporary	      or changing state.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wind came about and settled in the west.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chyle . . . runs through all the intermediate colors	            until it settles in an intense red.   --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fix one's residence; to establish a dwelling place or	      home; as, the Saxons who settled in Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enter into the married state, or the state of a	      householder.	      [1913 Webster]	            As people marry now and settle.       --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be established in an employment or profession; as, to	      settle in the practice of law.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To become firm, dry, and hard, as the ground after the	      effects of rain or frost have disappeared; as, the roads	      settled late in the spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To become clear after being turbid or obscure; to clarify	      by depositing matter held in suspension; as, the weather	      settled; wine settles by standing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A government, on such occasions, is always thick	            before it settles.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To sink to the bottom; to fall to the bottom, as dregs of	      a liquid, or the sediment of a reserveir.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To sink gradually to a lower level; to subside, as the	      foundation of a house, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To become calm; to cease from agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till the fury of his highness settle,	            Come not before him.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To adjust differences or accounts; to come to an	       agreement; as, he has settled with his creditors.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To make a jointure for a wife.	       [1913 Webster]	             He sighs with most success that settles well.	                                                  --Garth.	       [1913 Webster]
Settledness \Set"tled*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being settled; confirmed state. [R.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Settlement \Set"tle*ment\, n.	   1. The act of setting, or the state of being settled.	      Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Establishment in life, in business, condition, etc.;	          ordination or installation as pastor.	          [1913 Webster]	                Every man living has a design in his head upon	                wealth power, or settlement in the world.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The act of peopling, or state of being peopled; act of	          planting, as a colony; colonization; occupation by	          settlers; as, the settlement of a new country.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) The act or process of adjusting or determining;	          composure of doubts or differences; pacification;	          liquidation of accounts; arrangement; adjustment; as,	          settlement of a controversy, of accounts, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Bestowal, or giving possession, under legal sanction;	          the act of giving or conferring anything in a formal	          and permanent manner.	          [1913 Webster]	                My flocks, my fields, my woods, my pastures	                take,	                With settlement as good as law can make.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) (Law) A disposition of property for the benefit of	          some person or persons, usually through the medium of	          trustees, and for the benefit of a wife, children, or	          other relatives; jointure granted to a wife, or the	          act of granting it.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which settles, or is settled, established, or fixed.	      Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Matter that subsides; settlings; sediment; lees;	          dregs. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Fuller's earth left a thick settlement.	                                                  --Mortimer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A colony newly established; a place or region newly	          settled; as, settlement in the West.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) That which is bestowed formally and permanently; the	          sum secured to a person; especially, a jointure made	          to a woman at her marriage; also, in the United	          States, a sum of money or other property formerly	          granted to a pastor in additional to his salary.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The gradual sinking of a building, whether by the	          yielding of the ground under the foundation, or by the	          compression of the joints or the material.	      (b) pl. Fractures or dislocations caused by settlement.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) A settled place of abode; residence; a right growing	      out of residence; legal residence or establishment of a	      person in a particular parish or town, which entitles him	      to maintenance if a pauper, and subjects the parish or	      town to his support. --Blackstone. Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Act of settlement} (Eng. Hist.), the statute of 12 and 13	      William III, by which the crown was limited to the present	      reigning house (the house of Hanover). --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Settler \Set"tler\, n.	   1. One who settles, becomes fixed, established, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, one who establishes himself in a new region or	      a colony; a colonist; a planter; as, the first settlers of	      New England.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which settles or finishes; hence, a blow, etc., which	      settles or decides a contest. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A vessel, as a tub, in which something, as pulverized ore	      suspended in a liquid, is allowed to settle.	      [1913 Webster]
Settling \Set"tling\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, settles; the act of	      establishing one's self, of colonizing, subsiding,	      adjusting, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. That which settles at the bottom of a liquid; lees;	      dregs; sediment. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Settling day}, a day for settling accounts, as in the stock	      market.	      [1913 Webster]
Set-to \Set"-to`\, n.	   A contest in boxing, in an argument, or the like. [Colloq.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Setula \Set"u*la\, n.; pl. {Setulae}. [L. setula, saetula, dim.	   of seta, saeta, bristle.]	   A small, short hair or bristle; a small seta.	   [1913 Webster]
Setule \Set"ule\, n. [See {Setula}.]	   A setula.	   [1913 Webster]
Setulose \Set"u*lose`\, a.	   Having small bristles or setae.	   [1913 Webster]
Setwall \Set"wall`\, n. [CF. {Cetewale}.] (Bot.)	   A plant formerly valued for its restorative qualities	   ({Valeriana officinalis}, or {Valeriana Pyrenaica}). [Obs.]	   [Written also {setwal}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seven \Sev"en\, a. [OE. seven, seoven, seofen, AS. seofon,	   seofan, seofen; akin to D. zeven, OS., Goth., & OHG. sibun,	   G. sieben, Icel. sjau, sj["o], Sw. sju, Dan. syv, Lith.	   septyni, Russ. seme, W. saith, Gael. seachd, Ir. seacht, L.	   septem, Gr. ???, Skr. saptan. [root]305. Cf. {Hebdomad},	   {Heptagon}, {September}.]	   One more than six; six and one added; as, seven days make one	   week.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Seven sciences}. See the Note under {Science}, n., 4.	   {Seven stars} (Astron.), the Pleiades.	   {Seven wonders of the world}. See under {Wonders}.	   {Seven-year apple} (Bot.), a rubiaceous shrub ({Genipa	      clusiifolia}) growing in the West Indies; also, its edible	      fruit.	   {Seven-year vine} (Bot.), a tropical climbing plant	      ({Ipom[oe]a tuberosa}) related to the morning-glory.	      [1913 Webster]	Seven \Sev"en\, n.	   1. The number greater by one than six; seven units or	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of every beast, and bird, and insect small,	            Game sevens and pairs.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing seven units, as 7, or vii.	      [1913 Webster]
Sevenfold \Sev"en*fold`\, a.	   Repeated seven times; having seven thicknesses; increased to	   seven times the size or amount. "Sevenfold rage." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Sevenfold \Sev"en*fold`\, adv.	   Seven times as much or as often.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him	         sevenfold.                               --Gen. iv. 15.	   [1913 Webster]
Sevennight \Seven"night\, n.	   A week; any period of seven consecutive days and nights. See	   {Sennight}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sevenscore \Sev"en*score`\, n. & a.	   Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty.	   [1913 Webster]	         The old Countess of Desmond . . . lived sevenscore	         years.                                   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Seven-shooter \Sev"en-shoot`er\, n.	   A firearm, esp. a pistol, with seven barrels or chambers for	   cartridges, or one capable of firing seven shots without	   reloading. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Seventeen \Sev"en*teen`\, a. [OE. seventene, AS. seofont[=y]ne,	   i. e., seven-ten. Cf. {Seventy}.]	   One more than sixteen; ten and seven added; as, seventeen	   years.	   [1913 Webster]	Seventeen \Sev"en*teen`\, n.	   1. The number greater by one than sixteen; the sum of ten and	      seven; seventeen units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol denoting seventeen units, as 17, or xvii.	      [1913 Webster]
Seventeenth \Sev"en*teenth`\, a. [From {Seventeen}: cf. AS.	   seofonte['o][eth]a, seofonteoge[eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the sixteenth; coming after sixteen	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	            In . . . the seventeenth day of the month . . . were	            all the fountains of the great deep broken up.	                                                  --Gen. vii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of seventeen equal parts into	      which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Seventeenth \Sev"en*teenth`\, n.	   1. The next in order after the sixteenth; one coming after	      sixteen others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventeen; one of	      seventeen equal parts or divisions of one whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) An interval of two octaves and a third.	      [1913 Webster]
Seventh \Sev"enth\, a. [From {Seven}: cf. AS. seofo[eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the sixth;; coming after six others.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the seventh day, God ended his work which he had	            made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his	            work which he had made.               --Gen. ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of seven equal parts into which	      anything is divided; as, the seventh part.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seventh day}, the seventh day of the week; Saturday.	   {Seventh-day Baptists}. See under {Baptist}.	      [1913 Webster]	Seventh \Sev"enth\, n.	   1. One next in order after the sixth; one coming after six	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quotient of a unit divided by seven; one of seven	      equal parts into which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.)	      (a) An interval embracing seven diatonic degrees of the	          scale.	      (b) A chord which includes the interval of a seventh	          whether major, minor, or diminished.	          [1913 Webster]
Seven-thirties \Sev`en-thir"ties\, n. pl.	   A name given to three several issues of United States	   Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations	   of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and	   three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a	   few years they were all redeemed or funded.	   [1913 Webster]
Seventhly \Sev"enth*ly\, adv.	   In the seventh place.	   [1913 Webster]
Seventieth \Sev"en*ti*eth\, a. [AS. hund-seofontigo[eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the sixty-ninth; as, a man in the	      seventieth year of his age.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of seventy equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]	Seventieth \Sev"en*ti*eth\, n.	   1. One next in order after the sixty-ninth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quotient of a unit divided by seventy; one of seventy	      equal parts or fractions.	      [1913 Webster]
Seventy \Sev"en*ty\, a. [AS. hund-seofontig. See {Seven}, and	   {Ten}, and cf. {Seventeen}, {Sixty}.]	   Seven times ten; one more than sixty-nine.	   [1913 Webster]	Seventy \Sev"en*ty\, n.; pl. {Seventies}.	   1. The sum of seven times ten; seventy units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing seventy units, as 70, or lxx.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Seventy}, the translators of the Greek version of the	      Old Testament called the Septuagint. See {Septuagint}.	      [1913 Webster]
Seventy-four \Sev`en*ty-four"\, n. (Naut.)	   A naval vessel carrying seventy-four guns.	   [1913 Webster]
Seven-up \Sev"en-up`\, n.	   The game of cards called also {all fours}, and {old sledge}.	   [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sever \Sev"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Severed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Severing}.] [OF. sevrer, severer, to separate, F. sevrer to	   wean, fr. L. separare. See {Separate}, and cf. {Several}.]	   1. To separate, as one from another; to cut off from	      something; to divide; to part in any way, especially by	      violence, as by cutting, rending, etc.; as, to sever the	      head from the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked	            from among the just.                  --Matt. xiii.	                                                  49.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut or break open or apart; to divide into parts; to	      cut through; to disjoin; as, to sever the arm or leg.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our state can not be severed; we are one. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To keep distinct or apart; to except; to exempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will sever in that day the land of Goshen, in	            which my people dwell, that no swarms of flies shall	            be there.                             --Ex. viii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To disunite; to disconnect; to terminate; as, to	      sever an estate in joint tenancy. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Sever \Sev"er\, v. i.	   1. To suffer disjunction; to be parted, or rent asunder; to	      be separated; to part; to separate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel	            and the cattle of Egypt.              --Ex. ix. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            They claimed the right of severing in their	            challenge.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Severable \Sev"er*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being severed. --Encyc. Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Several \Sev"er*al\, a. [OF., fr. LL. separalis, fr. L. separ	   separate, different. See {Sever}, {Separate}.]	   1. Separate; distinct; particular; single.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each several ship a victory did gain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each might his several province well command,	            Would all but stoop to what they understand. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Diverse; different; various. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Habits and faculties, several, and to be	            distinguished.                        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four several armies to the field are led. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consisting of a number more than two, but not very many;	      divers; sundry; as, several persons were present when the	      event took place.	      [1913 Webster]	Several \Sev"er*al\, adv.	   By itself; severally. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every kind of thing is laid up several in barns or	         storehoudses.                            --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	Several \Sev"er*al\, n.	   1. Each particular taken singly; an item; a detail; an	      individual. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There was not time enough to hear . . .	            The severals.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Persons oe objects, more than two, but not very many.	      [1913 Webster]	            Several of them neither rose from any conspicuous	            family, nor left any behind them.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inclosed or separate place; inclosure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They had their several for heathen nations, their	            several for the people of their own nation.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In several}, in a state of separation. [R.] "Where pastures	      in several be." --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]
Severality \Sev`er*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Severalities}.	   Each particular taken singly; distinction. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Severalize \Sev"er*al*ize\, v. t.	   To distinguish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Severally \Sev"er*al*ly\, adv.	   Separately; distinctly; apart from others; individually.	   [1913 Webster]	         There must be an auditor to check and revise each	         severally by itself.                     --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Severalty \Sev"er*al*ty\, n.	   A state of separation from the rest, or from all others; a	   holding by individual right.	   [1913 Webster]	         Forests which had never been owned in severalty.	                                                  --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Estate in severalty} (Law), an estate which the tenant holds	      in his own right, without being joined in interest with	      any other person; -- distinguished from joint tenancy,	      coparcenary, and common. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Severance \Sev"er*ance\, n.	   1. The act of severing, or the state of being severed;	      partition; separation. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The act of dividing; the singling or severing of two	      or more that join, or are joined, in one writ; the putting	      in several or separate pleas or answers by two or more	      disjointly; the destruction of the unity of interest in a	      joint estate. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Severe \Se*vere"\, a. [Compar. {Severer}; superl. {Severest}.]	   [L. severus; perhaps akin to Gr. ??? awe, ??? revered, holy,	   solemn, Goth. swikns innocent, chaste: cf. F. s['e]v[`e]re.	   Cf. {Asseverate}, {Persevere}.]	   1. Serious in feeling or manner; sedate; grave; austere; not	      light, lively, or cheerful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your looks alter, as your subject does,	            From kind to fierce, from wanton to severe.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very strict in judgment, discipline, or government; harsh;	      not mild or indulgent; rigorous; as, severe criticism;	      severe punishment. "Custody severe." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come! you are too severe a moraler.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let your zeal, if it must be expressed in anger, be	            always more severe against thyself than against	            others.                               --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rigidly methodical, or adherent to rule or principle;	      exactly conformed to a standard; not allowing or employing	      unneccessary ornament, amplification, etc.; strict; --	      said of style, argument, etc. "Restrained by reason and	      severe principles." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Latin, a most severe and compendious language.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Sharp; afflictive; distressing; violent; extreme; as,	      severe pain, anguish, fortune; severe cold.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Difficult to be endured; exact; critical; rigorous; as, a	      severe test.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Strict; grave; austere; stern; morose; rigid; exact;	        rigorous; hard; rough; harsh; censorious; tart;	        acrimonious; sarcastic; satirical; cutting; biting;	        keen; bitter; cruel. See {Strict}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Se*vere"ly}, adv. -- {Se*vere"ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]
Severity \Se*ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Severities}. [L. severitas: cf.	   F. s['e]v['e]rit['e].]	   The quality or state of being severe. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (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. "Strict age, and sour severity." --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) The quality or power of distressing or paining; extreme	       degree; extremity; intensity; inclemency; as, the	       severity of pain or anguish; the severity of cold or	       heat; the severity of the winter.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) Harshness; cruel treatment; sharpness of punishment; as,	       severity practiced on prisoners of war.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Exactness; rigorousness; strictness; as, the severity of	       a test.	       [1913 Webster]	             Confining myself to the severity of truth.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]
Severy \Sev"er*y\, n. [Prob. corrupted fr. ciborium. Oxf.	   Gloss.] (Arch.)	   A bay or compartment of a vaulted ceiling. [Written also	   {civery}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sevocation \Sev`o*ca"tion\, n. [L. sevocare, sevocatum, to call	   aside.]	   A calling aside. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sevres blue \S[`e]"vres blue`\	   A very light blue.	   [1913 Webster]	Sevres ware \S[`e]"vres ware`\	   Porcelain manufactured at S[`e]vres, France, ecpecially in	   the national factory situated there.	   [1913 Webster]
Sew \Sew\, n.[OE. See {Sewer} household officer.]	   Juice; gravy; a seasoned dish; a delicacy. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will not tell of their strange sewes.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sew \Sew\, v. t. [See {Sue} to follow.]	   To follow; to pursue; to sue. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sew \Sew\, v. t. [imp. {Sewed}; p. p. {Sewed}, rarely {Sewn}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sewing}.] [OE. sewen, sowen, AS. si['o]wian,	   s[imac]wian; akin to OHG. siuwan, Icel. s?ja, Sw. sy, Dan.	   sye, Goth. siujan, Lith. siuti, Russ, shite, L. ssuere, Gr.	   ????, Skr. siv. [root]156. Cf. {Seam} a suture, {Suture}.]	   1. To unite or fasten together by stitches, as with a needle	      and thread.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man also seweth a piece of new cloth on an old	            garment.                              --Mark ii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To close or stop by ssewing; -- often with up; as, to sew	      up a rip.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inclose by sewing; -- sometimes with up; as, to sew	      money in a bag.	      [1913 Webster]	Sew \Sew\, v. i.	   To practice sewing; to work with needle and thread.	   [1913 Webster]	Sew \Sew\, v. t. [[root]151 b. See {Sewer} a drain.]	   To drain, as a pond, for taking the fish. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sewage \Sew"age\, n.	   1. The contents of a sewer or drain; refuse liquids or matter	      carried off by sewers	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sewerage, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Sewe \Sewe\, v. i.	   To perform the duties of a sewer. See 3d {Sewer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sewel \Sew"el\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A scarecrow, generally made of feathers tied to a string,	   hung up to prevent deer from breaking into a place.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sewellel \Se*wel"lel\, n. [Of American Indian origin.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar gregarious burrowing rodent ({Haplodon rufus}),	   native of the coast region of the Northwestern United States.	   It somewhat resembles a muskrat or marmot, but has only a	   rudimentary tail. Its head is broad, its eyes are small and	   its fur is brownish above, gray beneath. It constitutes the	   family {Haplodontidae}. Called also {boomer}, {showt'l}, and	   {mountain beaver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sewen \Sew"en\, n. (Zool.)	   A British trout usually regarded as a variety (var.	   Cambricus) of the salmon trout.	   [1913 Webster]
Sewer \Sew"er\, n.	   1. One who sews, or stitches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together	      the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf	      sewer ({Phoxopteris nubeculana})	      [1913 Webster]	Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex	   out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain,	   essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to	   flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs	   off. Cf. {Ewer}, {Aquarium}.]	   A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground;	   a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.	   [1913 Webster]	Sewer \Sew"er\, n. [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour,	   F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad +	   sedere to sit (cf. {Sit}); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce,	   boiled meat, AS. se['a]w juice, Skr. su to press out.]	   Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on	   and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water	   for the hands of the guests.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then the sewer	         Poured water from a great and golden ewer,	         That from their hands to a silver caldron ran.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Sewerage \Sew"er*age\, n.	   1. The construction of a sewer or sewers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The system of sewers in a city, town, etc.; the general	      drainage of a city or town by means of sewers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The material collected in, and discharged by, sewers. [In	      this sense {sewage} is preferable and common.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sewin \Sew"in\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sewen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sewing \Sew"ing\, n.	   1. The act or occupation of one who sews.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is sewed with the needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sewing horse} (Harness making), a clamp, operated by the	      foot, for holding pieces of leather while being sewed.	   {Sewing machine}, a machine for sewing or stitching.	   {Sewing press}, or {Sewing table} (Bookbinding), a fixture or	      table having a frame in which are held the cords to which	      the back edges of folded sheets are sewed to form a book.	      [1913 Webster]
Sewster \Sew"ster\, n.	   A seamstress. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sex- \Sex-\ [L. sex six. See {Six}.]	   A combining form meaning six; as, sexdigitism; sexennial.	   [1913 Webster]
Sex \Sex\, n. [L. sexus: cf. F. sexe.]	   1. The distinguishing peculiarity of male or female in both	      animals and plants; the physical difference between male	      and female; the assemblage of properties or qualities by	      which male is distinguished from female.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the two divisions of organic beings formed on the	      distinction of male and female.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) The capability in plants of fertilizing or of being	          fertilized; as, staminate and pistillate flowers are	          of opposite sexes.	      (b) One of the groups founded on this distinction.	          [1913 Webster]	   {The sex}, the female sex; women, in general.	      [1913 Webster]
Sexagenarian \Sex`a*ge*na"ri*an\, n. [See {Sexagenary}.]	   A person who is sixty years old.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexagenary \Sex*ag"e*na*ry\, a. [L. sexagenarius, fr. sexageni	   sixty each, akin to sexaginta sixty, sex six: cf.	   sexag['e]naire. See {Six}.]	   Pertaining to, or designating, the number sixty; poceeding by	   sixties; sixty years old.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sexagenary arithmetic}. See under {Sexagesimal}.	   {Sexagenary scale}, or {Sexagesimal scale} (Math.), a scale	      of numbers in which the modulus is sixty. It is used in	      treating the divisions of the circle.	      [1913 Webster]	Sexagenary \Sex*ag"e*na*ry\, n.	   1. Something composed of sixty parts or divisions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sexagenarian. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Sexagesima \Sex`a*ges"i*ma\, n. [L., fem. of sexagesimus	   sixtieth, fr. sexaginta sixty.] (Eccl.)	   The second Sunday before Lent; -- so called as being about	   the sixtieth day before Easter.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexagesimal \Sex`a*ges"i*mal\, a. [Cf. F. sexag['e]simal.]	   Pertaining to, or founded on, the number sixty.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sexagesimal fractions} or {Sexagesimal numbers} (Arith. &	      Alg.), those fractions whose denominators are some power	      of sixty; as, 1/60, 1/3600, 1/216000; -- called also	      {astronomical fractions}, because formerly there were no	      others used in astronomical calculations.	   {Sexagesimal arithmetic}, or {Sexagenary arithmetic}, the	      method of computing by the sexagenary scale, or by	      sixties.	   {Sexagesimal scale} (Math.), the sexagenary scale.	      [1913 Webster]	Sexagesimal \Sex`a*ges"i*mal\, n.	   A sexagesimal fraction.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexangle \Sex"an`gle\, n. [L. sexangulus sexangular; sex six +	   angulus angle: cf. F. sexangle. Cf. {Hexangular}.] (Geom.)	   A hexagon. [R.] --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster] Sexangled
Sexangled \Sex"an`gled\, Sexangular \Sex*an"gu*lar\a. [Cf. F.	   sexangulaire.]	   Having six angles; hexagonal. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexangularly \Sex*an"gu*lar*ly\, adv.	   Hexagonally. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sexavalent \Sex*av"a*lent\, a.	   See {Sexivalent}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sexdigitism \Sex*dig"it*ism\, n. [Sex- + digit.]	   The state of having six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a	   foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexdigitist \Sex*dig"it*ist\, n.	   One who has six fingers on a hand, or six toes on a foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexed \Sexed\, a.	   Belonging to sex; having sex; distinctively male of female;	   as, the sexed condition.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexenary \Sex"e*na*ry\, a.	   Proceeding by sixes; sextuple; -- applied especially to a	   system of arithmetical computation in which the base is six.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexennial \Sex*en"ni*al\, a. [L. sexennium a period of six	   years, sexennis of six years; sex six + annus a year. See	   {Six}, and {Annual}.]	   Lasting six years, or happening once in six years. -- n. A	   sexennial event.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexennially \Sex*en"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   Once in six years.	   [1913 Webster] Sexfid
Sexfid \Sex"fid\, Sexifid \Sex"i*fid\, a. [Sex- + root of L.	   findere to split: cf. F. sexfide.] (Bot.)	   Six-cleft; as, a sexfid calyx or nectary.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexisyllabic \Sex`i*syl*lab"ic\, a. [Sex- + syllabic.]	   Having six syllables. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexisyllable \Sex"i*syl`la*ble\, n. [Sex- + syllable.]	   A word of six syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexivalent \Sex*iv"a*lent\, a. [Sex- + L. valens, p. pr. See	   {Valence}.] (hem.)	   Hexavalent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sexless \Sex"less\, a.	   Having no sex.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexlocular \Sex`loc"u*lar\, a. [Sex- + locular: cf. F.	   sexloculaire.] (Bot.)	   Having six cells for seeds; six-celled; as, a sexlocular	   pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexly \Sex"ly\, a.	   Pertaining to sex. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Should I ascribe any of these things unto myself or my	         sexly weakness, I were not worthy to live. --Queen	                                                  Elizabeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexradiate \Sex*ra"di*ate\, a. [Sex- + radiate.] (Zool.)	   Having six rays; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See	   Illust. of {Spicule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sext \Sext\, n. [L. sexta, fem. of sextus sixtt, fr. sex six:	   cf. F. sexte.] (R.C.Ch.)	   (a) The office for the sixth canonical hour, being a part of	       the Breviary.	   (b) The sixth book of the decretals, added by Pope Boniface	       VIII.	       [1913 Webster]
Sextain \Sex"tain\, n. [L. sextus sixth, fr. sex six: cf. It.	   sestina.] (Pros.)	   A stanza of six lines; a sestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextans \Sex"tans\, n. [L. See {Sextant}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A Roman coin, the sixth part of an as.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A constellation on the equator south of Leo; the	      Sextant.	      [1913 Webster]
Sextant \Sex"tant\, n. [L. sextans, -antis, the sixth part of an	   as, fr. sextus sixth, sex six. See {Six}.]	   1. (Math.) The sixth part of a circle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for measuring angular distances between	      objects, -- used esp. at sea, for ascertaining the	      latitude and longitude. It is constructed on the same	      optical principle as Hadley's quadrant, but usually of	      metal, with a nicer graduation, telescopic sight, and its	      arc the sixth, and sometimes the third, part of a circle.	      See {Quadrant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The constellation Sextans.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Box sextant}, a small sextant inclosed in a cylindrical case	      to make it more portable.	      [1913 Webster]
Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Sextaries}. [L. sextarius the	   sixth part of a measure, weight, etc., fr. sextus sixth, sex	   six.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   An ancient Roman liquid and dry measure, about equal to an	   English pint.	   [1913 Webster]	Sextary \Sex"ta*ry\, n. [For sextonry.]	   A sacristy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Sextet
Sextet \Sex*tet"\, Sextetto \Sex*tet"to\, n. (Mus.)	   See {Sestet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexteyn \Sex"teyn\, n.	   A sacristan. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextic \Sex"tic\, a. [L. sextus sixth.] (Math.)	   Of the sixth degree or order. -- n. (Alg.) A quantic of the	   sixth degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextile \Sex"tile\, a. [F. sextil, fr. L. sextus the sixth, from	   sex six. See {Six}.] (Astrol.)	   Measured by sixty degrees; fixed or indicated by a distance	   of sixty degrees. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	Sextile \Sex"tile\, n. [Cf. F. aspect sextil.] (Astrol.)	   The aspect or position of two planets when distant from each	   other sixty degrees, or two signs. This position is marked	   thus: ********. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextillion \Sex*til"lion\, n. [Formed (in imitation of million)	   fr. L. sextus sixth, sex six: cf. F. sextilion.]	   According to the method of numeration (which is followed also	   in the United States), the number expressed by a unit with	   twenty-one ciphers annexed. According to the English method,	   a million raised to the sixth power, or the number expressed	   by a unit with thirty-six ciphers annexed. See {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexto \Sex"to\, n.; pl. {Sextos}. [L. sextus sixth.]	   A book consisting of sheets each of which is folded into six	   leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextodecimo \Sex`to*dec"i*mo\, a. [L. sextus-decimus the	   sixteenth; sextus the sixth (fr. sex six) + decimus the	   tenth, from decem ten. See {-mo}.]	   Having sixteen leaves to a sheet; of, or equal to, the size	   of one fold of a sheet of printing paper when folded so as to	   make sixteen leaves, or thirty-two pages; as, a sextodecimo	   volume.	   [1913 Webster]	Sextodecimo \Sex`to*dec"imo\, n.; pl. {Sextodecimos}.	   A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into	   sixteen leaves; hence, indicating, more or less definitely, a	   size of a book; -- usually written 16mo, or 16[deg].	   [1913 Webster]
Sextolet \Sex"to*let\, n. (Mus.)	   A double triplet; a group of six equal notes played in the	   time of four.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexton \Sex"ton\, n. [OE. sextein, contr. fr. sacristan.]	   An under officer of a church, whose business is to take care	   of the church building and the vessels, vestments, etc.,	   belonging to the church, to attend on the officiating	   clergyman, and to perform other duties pertaining to the	   church, such as to dig graves, ring the bell, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sexton beetle} (Zool.), a burying beetle.	      [1913 Webster]
Sextoness \Sex"ton*ess\, n.	   A female sexton; a sexton's wife.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextonry \Sex"ton*ry\, n.	   Sextonship. [Obs.] --Ld. Bernes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextonship \Sex"ton*ship\, n.	   The office of a sexton. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Sextry \Sex"try\, n.	   See {Sacristy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sextuple \Sex"tu*ple\, a. [Formed (in imitation of quadruple)	   fr. L. sextus sixth: cf. F. sextuple.]	   1. Six times as much; sixfold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Divisible by six; having six beats; as, sixtuple	      measure.	      [1913 Webster]
Sexual \Sex"u*al\, a. [L. sexualis, fr. sexus sex: cf. F.	   sexuel.]	   Of or pertaining to sex, or the sexes; distinguishing sex;	   peculiar to the distinction and office of male or female;	   relating to the distinctive genital organs of the sexes;	   proceeding from, or based upon, sex; as, sexual	   characteristics; sexual intercourse, connection, or commerce;	   sexual desire; sexual diseases; sexual generation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sexual dimorphism} (Biol.), the condition of having one of	      the sexes existing in two forms, or varieties, differing	      in color, size, etc., as in many species of butterflies	      which have two kinds of females.	   {Sexual method} (Bot.), a method of classification proposed	      by Linnaeus, founded mainly on difference in number and	      position of the stamens and pistils of plants.	   {Sexual selection} (Biol.), the selective preference of one	      sex for certain characteristics in the other, such as	      bright colors, musical notes, etc.; also, the selection	      which results from certain individuals of one sex having	      more opportunities of pairing with the other sex, on	      account of greater activity, strength, courage, etc.;	      applied likewise to that kind of evolution which results	      from such sexual preferences. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	            In these cases, therefore, natural selection seems	            to have acted independently of sexual selection.	                                                  --A. R.	                                                  Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]
Sexualist \Sex"u*al*ist\, n. (Bot.)	   One who classifies plants by the sexual method of Linnaeus.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexuality \Sex`u*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being distinguished by sex.	   --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexualize \Sex"u*al*ize\, v. t.	   To attribute sex to.	   [1913 Webster]
Sexually \Sex"u*al*ly\, adv.	   In a sexual manner or relation.	   [1913 Webster] Sey
Sey \Sey\, Seyh \Seyh\, obs.	   imp. sing. & 2d pers. pl. of {See}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Seye
Seye \Seye\, Seyen \Seyen\, obs.	   imp. pl. & p. p. of {See}.	   [1913 Webster]
Seynd \Seynd\, obs.	   p. p. of {Senge}, to singe. -- Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Seynt \Seynt\, n.	   A gridle. See 1st {Seint}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Sforzando
Sforzando \Sfor*zan"do\, Sforzato \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	   signify that it must be executed with peculiar emphasis and	   force; -- marked fz (an abbreviation of forzando), sf, sfz,	   or ?.	   [1913 Webster]
Sfumato \Sfu*ma"to\, a. [It.] (Paint.)	   Having vague outlines, and colors and shades so mingled as to	   give a misty appearance; -- said of a painting.	   [1913 Webster]
Sgraffito \Sgraf*fi"to\, a. [It.] (Paint.)	   Scratched; -- said of decorative painting of a certain style,	   in which a white overland surface is cut or scratched	   through, so as to form the design from a dark ground	   underneath.	   [1913 Webster]
Shab \Shab\, n. [OE. shabbe, AS. sc?b. See {Scab}.]	   The itch in animals; also, a scab. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shab \Shab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shabbing}.] [See {Scab}, 3.]	   To play mean tricks; to act shabbily. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shab \Shab\, v. t.	   To scratch; to rub. [Obs.] --Farquhar.	   [1913 Webster]
Shabbed \Shab"bed\, a.	   Shabby. [Obs.] --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Shabbily \Shab"bi*ly\, adv.	   In a shabby manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shabbiness \Shab"bi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sghabby.	   [1913 Webster] Shabble
Shabble \Shab"ble\, Shabble \Shab"ble\, n.[Cf. D. sabel, and G.	   s[aum]bel.]	   A kind of crooked sword or hanger. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shabby \Shab"by\, a. [Compar. {Shabbier}; superl. {Shabbiest}.]	   [See {Shab}, n., {Scabby}, and {Scab}.]	   1. Torn or worn to rage; poor; mean; ragged.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wearing shabby coats and dirty shirts. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clothed with ragged, much worn, or soiled garments. "The	      dean was so shabby." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mean; paltry; despicable; as, shabby treatment. "Very	      shabby fellows." --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Shabrack \Shab"rack\, n. [Turk. tsh[=a]pr[=a]k, whence F.	   chabraque, G. shabracke.] (Mil.)	   The saddlecloth or housing of a cavalry horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Shack \Shack\, v. t. [Prov. E., to shake, to shed. See {Shake}.]	   1. To shed or fall, as corn or grain at harvest. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feed in stubble, or upon waste corn. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wander as a vagabond or a tramp. [Prev.Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shack \Shack\, n. [Cf. {Shack}, v. i.]	   a small simple dwelling, usually having only one room and of	   flimsy construction; a hut; a shanty; a cabin. [Colloq.]	Shack \Shack\, n. [Cf. Scot. shag refuse of barley or oats.]	   1. The grain left after harvest or gleaning; also, nuts which	      have fallen to the ground. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liberty of winter pasturage. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shiftless fellow; a low, itinerant beggar; a vagabond; a	      tramp. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.] --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the poor old shacks about the town found a	            friend in Deacon Marble.              --H. W.	                                                  Beecher.	      [1913 Webster]	            These miserable shacks are so low that their	            occupants cannot stand erect.         --D. C.	                                                  Worcester.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Common of shack} (Eng.Law), the right of persons occupying	      lands lying together in the same common field to turn out	      their cattle to range in it after harvest. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]
Shackatory \Shack"a*to*ry\, n.	   A hound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shackle \Shac"kle\, n.	   Stubble. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.	   [1913 Webster]	Shackle \Shac"kle\, n. [Generally used in the plural.] [OE.	   schakkyll, schakle, AS. scacul, sceacul, a shackle, fr.	   scacan to shake; cf. D. schakel a link of a chain, a mesh,	   Icel. sk["o]kull the pole of a cart. See {Shake}.]	   1. Something which confines the legs or arms so as to prevent	      their free motion; specifically, a ring or band inclosing	      the ankle or wrist, and fastened to a similar shackle on	      the other leg or arm, or to something else, by a chain or	      a strap; a gyve; a fetter.	      [1913 Webster]	            His shackles empty left; himself escaped clean.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, that which checks or prevents free action.	      [1913 Webster]	            His very will seems to be in bonds and shackles.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fetterlike band worn as an ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most of the men and women . . . had all earrings	            made of gold, and gold shackles about their legs and	            arms.                                 --Dampier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A link or loop, as in a chain, fitted with a movable bolt,	      so that the parts can be separated, or the loop removed; a	      clevis.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A link for connecting railroad cars; -- called also	      {drawlink}, {draglink}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The hinged and curved bar of a padlock, by which it is	      hung to the staple. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shackle joint} (Anat.), a joint formed by a bony ring	      passing through a hole in a bone, as at the bases of	      spines in some fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	Shackle \Shac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shackled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shackling}.]	   1. To tie or confine the limbs of, so as to prevent free	      motion; to bind with shackles; to fetter; to chain.	      [1913 Webster]	            To lead him shackled, and exposed to scorn	            Of gathering crowds, the Britons' boasted chief.	                                                  --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: To bind or confine so as to prevent or	      embarrass action; to impede; to cumber.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shackled by her devotion to the king, she seldom	            could pursue that object.             --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To join by a link or chain, as railroad cars. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shackle bar}, the coupling between a locomotive and its	      tender. [U.S.]	   {Shackle bolt}, a shackle. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Shacklock \Shack"lock`\, n.	   A sort of shackle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shackly \Shack"ly\, a.	   Shaky; rickety. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shack up \Shack" up`\, v. i.	   1. to live together in a sexual relationship, without being	      legally married. [Slang, U. S.]	      [PJC]	   2. to live in a cabin, shack, or other crude dwelling.	      [Slang, U. S.]	      [PJC]
Shad \Shad\ (sh[a^]d), n. sing. & pl. [AS. sceadda a kind of	   fish, akin to Prov. G. schade; cf. Ir. & Gael. sgadan a	   herring, W. ysgadan herrings; all perhaps akin to E. skate a	   fish.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of food fishes of the Herring	   family. The American species ({Alosa sapidissima} formerly	   {Clupea sapidissima}), which is abundant on the Atlantic	   coast and ascends the larger rivers in spring to spawn, is an	   important market fish. The European allice shad, or alose	   ({Alosa alosa} formerly {Clupea alosa}), and the twaite shad	   ({Alosa finta} formerly {Clupea finta}), are less important	   species. [Written also {chad}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is loosely applied, also, to several other	         fishes, as the gizzard shad (see under {Gizzard}),	         called also {mud shad}, {white-eyed shad}, and {winter	         shad}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hardboaded shad}, or {Yellow-tailed shad}, the menhaden.	   {Hickory shad}, or {Tailor shad}, the {mattowacca}.	   {Long-boned shad}, one of several species of important food	      fishes of the Bermudas and the West Indies, of the genus	      {Gerres}.	   {Shad bush} (Bot.), a name given to the North American shrubs	      or small trees of the rosaceous genus {Amelanchier}	      ({Amelanchier Canadensis}, and {Amelanchier alnifolia}).	      Their white racemose blossoms open in April or May, when	      the shad appear, and the edible berries (pomes) ripen in	      June or July, whence they are called {Juneberries}. The	      plant is also called {service tree}, and {Juneberry}.	   {Shad frog}, an American spotted frog ({Rana halecina}); --	      so called because it usually appears at the time when the	      shad begin to run in the rivers.	   {Trout shad}, the squeteague.	   {White shad}, the common shad.	      [1913 Webster]
Shadbird \Shad"bird`\ (sh[a^]d"b[~e]rd), n. (Zool.)	   (a) The American, or Wilson's, snipe. See under {Snipe}. So	       called because it appears at the same time as the shad.	   (b) The common European sandpiper. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Shadd \Shadd\ (sh[a^]d), n. (Mining.)	   Rounded stones containing tin ore, lying at the surface of	   the ground, and indicating a vein. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadde \Shad"de\,	   obs. imp. of {Shed}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shaddock \Shad"dock\, n. [Said to be so called from a Captain	   Shaddock, who first brought this fruit from the East Indies.]	   (Bot.)	   A tree ({Citrus decumana}) and its fruit, which is a large	   species of orange; -- called also {forbidden fruit}, and	   {pompelmous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shade \Shade\ (sh[=a]d), n. [OE. shade, shadewe, schadewe, AS.	   sceadu, scead; akin to OS. skado, D. schaduw, OHG. scato,	   (gen. scatewes), G. schatten, Goth. skadus, Ir. & Gael.	   sgath, and probably to Gr. sko`tos darkness. [root]162. Cf.	   {Shadow}, {Shed} a hat.]	   1. Comparative obscurity owing to interception or	      interruption of the rays of light; partial darkness caused	      by the intervention of something between the space	      contemplated and the source of light.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shade differs from shadow as it implies no particular	         form or definite limit; whereas a shadow represents in	         form the object which intercepts the light. When we	         speak of the shade of a tree, we have no reference to	         its form; but when we speak of measuring a pyramid or	         other object by its shadow, we have reference to its	         form and extent.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Darkness; obscurity; -- often in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shades of night were falling fast. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An obscure place; a spot not exposed to light; hence, a	      secluded retreat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there	            Weep our sad bosoms empty.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which intercepts, or shelters from, light or the	      direct rays of the sun; hence, also, that which protects	      from heat or currents of air; a screen; protection;	      shelter; cover; as, a lamp shade.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand. --Ps.	                                                  cxxi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sleep under a fresh tree's shade.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the arched knife well sharpened now assail the	            spreading shades of vegetables.       --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Shadow. [Poetic.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Envy will merit, as its shade, pursue. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The soul after its separation from the body; -- so called	      because the ancients it to be perceptible to the sight,	      though not to the touch; a spirit; a ghost; as, the shades	      of departed heroes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift as thought the flitting shade	            Thro' air his momentary journey made. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Painting, Drawing, etc.) The darker portion of a picture;	      a less illuminated part. See Def. 1, above.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Degree or variation of color, as darker or lighter,	      stronger or paler; as, a delicate shade of pink.	      [1913 Webster]	            White, red, yellow, blue, with their several	            degrees, or shades and mixtures, as green only in by	            the eyes.                             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A minute difference or variation, as of thought, belief,	      expression, etc.; also, the quality or degree of anything	      which is distinguished from others similar by slight	      differences; as, the shades of meaning in synonyms.	      [1913 Webster]	            New shades and combinations of thought. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every shade of religious and political opinion has	            its own headquarters.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Shades}, the Nether World; the supposed abode of souls	      after leaving the body.	      [1913 Webster]	Shade \Shade\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shading}.]	   1. To shelter or screen by intercepting the rays of light; to	      keep off illumination from. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I went to crop the sylvan scenes,	            And shade our altars with their leafy greens.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shelter; to cover from injury; to protect; to screen;	      to hide; as, to shade one's eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere in our own house I do shade my head. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To obscure; to dim the brightness of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shad'st	            The full blaze of thy beams.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pain in obscure colors; to darken.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To mark with gradations of light or color.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To present a shadow or image of; to shadow forth; to	      represent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [The goddess] in her person cunningly did shade	            That part of Justice which is Equity. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Shade \Shade\ (sh[=a]d), v. i. [See {Shade}, n.]	   To undergo or exhibit minute difference or variation, as of	   color, meaning, expression, etc.; to pass by slight changes;	   -- used chiefly with a preposition, as into, away, off.	         This small group will be most conveniently treated with	         the emotional division, into which it shades. --Edmund	                                                  Gurney.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shadeful \Shade"ful\, a.	   Full of shade; shady.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadeless \Shade"less\, a.	   Being without shade; not shaded.	   [1913 Webster]
Shader \Shad"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, shades.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadily \Shad"i*ly\, adv.	   In a shady manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadiness \Shad"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being shady.	   [1913 Webster]
Shading \Shad"ing\, n.	   1. Act or process of making a shade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That filling up which represents the effect of more or	      less darkness, expressing rotundity, projection, etc., in	      a picture or a drawing.	      [1913 Webster]
Shadoof \Sha*doof"\ (sh[.a]*d[=oo]f"), n. [Ar. sh[=a]d[=u]f.]	   A machine, resembling a well sweep, used in Egypt for raising	   water from the Nile for irrigation.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadow \Shad"ow\ (sh[a^]d"[-o]), n. [Originally the same word as	   shade. [root]162. See {Shade}.]	   1. Shade within defined limits; obscurity or deprivation of	      light, apparent on a surface, and representing the form of	      the body which intercepts the rays of light; as, the	      shadow of a man, of a tree, or of a tower. See the Note	      under {Shade}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Darkness; shade; obscurity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Night's sable shadows from the ocean rise. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shaded place; shelter; protection; security.	      [1913 Webster]	            In secret shadow from the sunny ray,	            On a sweet bed of lilies softly laid. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A reflected image, as in a mirror or in water. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which follows or attends a person or thing like a	      shadow; an inseparable companion; hence, an obsequious	      follower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sin and her shadow Death.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A spirit; a ghost; a shade; a phantom. "Hence, horrible	      shadow!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An imperfect and faint representation; adumbration;	      indistinct image; dim bodying forth; hence, mystical	      representation; type.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law having a shadow of good things to come.	                                                  --Heb. x. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Types] and shadows of that destined seed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A small degree; a shade. "No variableness, neither shadow	      of turning." --James i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. An uninvited guest coming with one who is invited. [A	      Latinism] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must not have my board pastered with shadows	            That under other men's protection break in	            Without invitement.                   --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shadow of death}, darkness or gloom like that caused by the	      presence or the impending of death. --Ps. xxiii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Shadow \Shad"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shadowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shadowing}.] [OE. shadowen, AS. sceadwian. See {adow},	   n.]	   1. To cut off light from; to put in shade; to shade; to throw	      a shadow upon; to overspead with obscurity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warlike elf much wondered at this tree,	            So fair and great, that shadowed all the ground.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To conceal; to hide; to screen. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let every soldier hew him down a bough.	            And bear't before him; thereby shall we shadow	            The numbers of our host.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To protect; to shelter from danger; to shroud.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shadowing their right under your wings of war.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mark with gradations of light or color; to shade.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To represent faintly or imperfectly; to adumbrate; hence,	      to represent typically.	      [1913 Webster]	            Augustus is shadowed in the person of [AE]neas.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cloud; to darken; to cast a gloom over.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shadowed livery of the burnished sun. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why sad?	            I must not see the face O love thus shadowed.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To attend as closely as a shadow; to follow and watch	      closely, especially in a secret or unobserved manner; as,	      a detective shadows a criminal.	      [1913 Webster]
Shadowiness \Shad"ow*i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being shadowy.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadowing \Shad"ow*ing\, n.	   1. Shade, or gradation of light and color; shading.	      --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A faint representation; an adumbration.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are . . . in savage theology shadowings,	            quaint or majestic, of the conception of a Supreme	            Deity.                                --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Shadowish \Shad"ow*ish\, a.	   Shadowy; vague. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadowless \Shad"ow*less\, a.	   Having no shadow.	   [1913 Webster]
Shadowy \Shad"ow*y\, a.	   1. Full of shade or shadows; causing shade or shadow.	      "Shadowy verdure." --Fenton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This shadowy desert, unfrequented woods. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, dark; obscure; gloomy; dim. "The shadowy past."	      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not brightly luminous; faintly light.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moon . . . with more pleasing light,	            Shadowy sets off the face things.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Faintly representative; hence, typical.	      [1913 Webster]	            From shadowy types to truth, from flesh to spirit.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unsubstantial; unreal; as, shadowy honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Milton has brought into his poems two actors of a	            shadowy	            and fictitious nature, in the persons of Sin and	            Death.                                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Shadrach \Sha"drach\, n. (Metal.)	   A mass of iron on which the operation of smelting has failed	   of its intended effect; -- so called from Shadrach, one of	   the three Hebrews who came forth unharmed from the fiery	   furnace of Nebuchadnezzar. (See --Dan. iii. 26, 27.)	   [1913 Webster]
Shad-spirit \Shad"-spir`it\, n.	   See {Shadbird}	   (a)	       [1913 Webster]
Shad-waiter \Shad"-wait`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A lake whitefish; the roundfish. See {Roundfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shady \Shad"y\, a. [Compar. {Shadier}; superl. {Shadiest}.]	   1. Abounding in shade or shades; overspread with shade;	      causing shade.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shady trees cover him with their shadow. --Job.	                                                  xl. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Amaryllis fills the shady groves. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sheltered from the glare of light or sultry heat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cast it also that you may have rooms shady for	            summer and warm for winter.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to shade or darkness; hence, unfit to be	      seen or known; of questionable character; unsavory;	      equivocal; dubious, corrupt, or criminal; as, a shady	      character; -- of people or activities. [Colloq.] "A shady	      business." --London Sat. Rev.	            Shady characters, disreputable, criminal. --London	                                                  Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      reticent. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Shaffle \Shaf"fle\, v. i. [See {Shuffle}.]	   To hobble or limp; to shuffle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shaffler \Shaf"fler\, n.	   A hobbler; one who limps; a shuffer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shafiite \Sha"fi*ite\, n.	   A member of one of the four sects of the Sunnites, or	   Orthodox Mohammedans; -- so called from its founder, Mohammed	   al-Shafe["i].	   [1913 Webster]
Shaft \Shaft\, n. [OE. shaft, schaft, AS. sceaft; akin to D.	   schacht, OHG. scaft, G. schaft, Dan. & Sw. skaft handle,	   haft, Icel. skapt, and probably to L. scapus, Gr. ????, ????,	   a staff. Probably originally, a shaven or smoothed rod. Cf.	   {Scape}, {Scepter}, {Shave}.]	   1. The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sleep, his meat, his drink, is him bereft,	            That lean he wax, and dry as is a shaft. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A shaft hath three principal parts, the stele	            [stale], the feathers, and the head.  --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the	      weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be	      thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the thunder,	            Winged with red lightning and impetuous rage,	            Perhaps hath spent his shafts.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some kinds of literary pursuits . . . have been	            attacked with all the shafts of ridicule. --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of	      an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when	      cylindrical. Specifically: (a) (Bot.) The trunk, stem, or	      stalk of a plant.	      (b) (Zool.) The stem or midrib of a feather. See Illust.	          of {Feather}.	      (c) The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.	      (d) The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thou shalt make a candlestick of pure gold . . .	                his shaft, and his branches, his bowls, his	                knops, and his flowers, shall be of the same.	                                                  --Ex. xxv. 31.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments,	          etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.	      (f) A pole, especially a Maypole. [Obs.] --Stow.	      (g) (Arch.) The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar	          between the capital and base (see Illust. of	          {Column}). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof.	          Also, the spire of a steeple. [Obs. or R.] --Gwilt.	      (h) A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or	          columnar monument.	          [1913 Webster]	                Bid time and nature gently spare	                The shaft we raise to thee.       --Emerson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) (Weaving) A rod at the end of a heddle.	      (j) (Mach.) A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one	          or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and	          intended to carry one or more wheels or other	          revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as,	          the shaft of a steam engine. See Illust. of	          {Countershaft}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A humming bird ({Thaumastura cora}) having two of	      the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the	      male; -- called also {cora humming bird}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Cf. G. schacht.] (Mining) A well-like excavation in the	      earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and	      raising ore, for raising water, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air	      shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The chamber of a blast furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Line shaft} (Mach.), a main shaft of considerable length, in	      a shop or factory, usually bearing a number of pulleys by	      which machines are driven, commonly by means of	      countershafts; -- called also {line}, or {main line}.	   {Shaft alley} (Naut.), a passage extending from the engine	      room to the stern, and containing the propeller shaft.	   {Shaft furnace} (Metal.), a furnace, in the form of a	      chimney, which is charged at the top and tapped at the	      bottom.	      [1913 Webster]
Shafted \Shaft"ed\, a.	   1. Furnished with a shaft, or with shafts; as, a shafted	      arch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Having a shaft; -- applied to a spear when the head	      and the shaft are of different tinctures.	      [1913 Webster]
Shafting \Shaft"ing\, n. (Mach.)	   Shafts, collectivelly; a system of connected shafts for	   communicating motion.	   [1913 Webster] Shaftman
Shaftman \Shaft"man\, Shaftment \Shaft"ment\, n. [AS.	   sceaftmund.]	   A measure of about six inches. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shag \Shag\, n. [AS. sceacga a bush of hair; akin to Icel. skegg	   the beard, Sw. sk[aum]gg, Dan. skj?g. Cf. {Schock} of hair.]	   1. Coarse hair or nap; rough, woolly hair.	      [1913 Webster]	            True Witney broadcloth, with its shag unshorn.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of cloth having a long, coarse nap.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) A kind of prepared tobacco cut fine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any species of cormorant.	      [1913 Webster]	Shag \Shag\, a.	   Hairy; shaggy. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Shag \Shag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shagging}.]	   To make hairy or shaggy; hence, to make rough.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shag the green zone that bounds the boreal skies. --J.	                                                  Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Shagbark \Shag"bark`\, n. (Bot.)	   A rough-barked species of hickory ({Carya alba}), its nut.	   Called also {shellbark}. See {Hickory}.	   (b) The West Indian {Pithecolobium micradenium}, a legiminous	       tree with a red coiled-up pod.	       [1913 Webster]
Shagebush \Shage"bush`\, n.	   A sackbut. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shagged \Shag"ged\, a.	   Shaggy; rough. --Milton. -- {Shag"ged*ness}, n. --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Shagginess \Shag"gi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being shaggy; roughness; shaggedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Shaggy \Shag"gy\, a. [Compar. {Shaggier}; superl. {Shaggiest}.]	   [From {Shag}, n.]	   Rough with long hair or wool.	   [1913 Webster]	         About his shoulders hangs the shaggy skin. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Rough; rugged; jaggy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [A rill] that winds unseen beneath the shaggy fell.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]
Shag-haired \Shag"-haired`\, a.	   Having shaggy hair. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shag-rag \Shag"-rag`\, n.	   The unkempt and ragged part of the community. [Colloq. or	   Slang.] --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Shagreen \Sha*green"\, v. t.	   To chagrin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shagreen \Sha*green"\, n. [F. chagrin, It. zigrino, fr. Turk.	   saghri the back of a horse or other beast of burden,	   shagreen. Cf. {Chagrin}.]	   1. A kind of untanned leather prepared in Russia and the	      East, from the skins of horses, asses, and camels, and	      grained so as to be covered with small round granulations.	      This characteristic surface is produced by pressing small	      seeds into the grain or hair side when moist, and	      afterward, when dry, scraping off the roughness left	      between them, and then, by soaking, causing the portions	      of the skin which had been compressed or indented by the	      seeds to swell up into relief. It is used for covering	      small cases and boxes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The skin of various small sharks and other fishes when	      having small, rough, bony scales. The dogfishes of the	      genus {Scyllium} furnish a large part of that used in the	      arts.	      [1913 Webster] Shagreen	Shagreen \Sha*green"\, Shagreened \Sha*greened"\a.	   1. Made or covered with the leather called shagreen. "A	      shagreen case of lancets." --T. Hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Covered with rough scales or points like those on	      shagreen.	      [1913 Webster]
Shah \Shah\ (sh[aum]), n. [Per. sh[=a]h a king, sovereign,	   prince. Cf. {Checkmate}, {Chess}, {Pasha}.]	   A former title of the supreme ruler in certain Eastern	   countries, especially Persia and Iran. [Written also	   {schah}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Shah Nameh}. [Per., Book of Kings.] A celebrated historical	      poem written by Firdousi, being the most ancient in the	      modern Persian language. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Shahin \Sha*hin"\, n. [Ar. sh[=a]h[imac]n.] (Zool.)	   A large and swift Asiatic falcon ({Falco pregrinator}) highly	   valued in falconry.	   [1913 Webster]
Shaik \Shaik\, n.	   See {Sheik}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shail \Shail\, v. i. [Cf. AS. sceolh squinting, Icel. skj[=a]gr	   wry, oblique, Dan. skele to squint.]	   To walk sidewise. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster] Shaitan
Shaitan \Shai"tan\, Sheitan \Shei"tan\, n. [Written also	   {sheytan}.] [Hind. shait[=a]n, fr. Ar. shai[.t][=a]n.]	   1. Among Mohammedans:	      (a) An evil spirit; the evil one; the devil.	      (b) One of bad disposition; a fiend. [Colloq.]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Meteor.) A dust storm. [India]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shake \Shake\,	   obs. p. p. of {Shake}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Shake \Shake\, v. t. [imp. {Shook}; p. p. {Shaken}, ({Shook},	   obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaking}.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS.	   scacan, sceacan; akin to Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS. skakan, to	   depart, to flee. [root]161. Cf. {Shock}, v.]	   1. To cause to move with quick or violent vibrations; to move	      rapidly one way and the other; to make to tremble or	      shiver; to agitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a fig tree casteth her untimely figs, when she is	            shaken of a mighty wind.              --Rev. vi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ascend my chariot; guide the rapid wheels	            That shake heaven's basis.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To move from firmness; to weaken the stability of;	      to cause to waver; to impair the resolution of.	      [1913 Webster]	            When his doctrines grew too strong to be shook by	            his enemies, they persecuted his reputation.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy equal fear that my firm faith and love	            Can by his fraud be shaken or seduced. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) To give a tremulous tone to; to trill; as, to shake	      a note in music.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move or remove by agitating; to throw off by a jolting	      or vibrating motion; to rid one's self of; -- generally	      with an adverb, as off, out, etc.; as, to shake fruit down	      from a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shake off the golden slumber of repose. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis our fast intent	            To shake all cares and business from our age.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could scarcely shake him out of my company.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shake a cask} (Naut.), to knock a cask to pieces and pack	      the staves.	   {To shake hands}, to perform the customary act of civility by	      clasping and moving hands, as an expression of greeting,	      farewell, good will, agreement, etc.	   {To shake out a reef} (Naut.), to untile the reef points and	      spread more canvas.	   {To shake the bells}. See under {Bell}.	   {To shake the sails} (Naut.), to luff up in the wind, causing	      the sails to shiver. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Shake \Shake\, v. i.	   To be agitated with a waving or vibratory motion; to tremble;	   to shiver; to quake; to totter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Under his burning wheels	         The steadfast empyrean shook throughout,	         All but the throne itself of God.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         What danger? Who 's that that shakes behind there?	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shaking piece}, a name given by butchers to the piece of	      beef cut from the under side of the neck. See Illust. of	      {Beef}.	      [1913 Webster]	Shake \Shake\, n.	   1. The act or result of shaking; a vacillating or wavering	      motion; a rapid motion one way and other; a trembling,	      quaking, or shivering; agitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great soldier's honor was composed	            Of thicker stuff, which could endure a shake.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our salutations were very hearty on both sides,	            consisting of many kind shakes of the hand.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fissure or crack in timber, caused by its being dried	      too suddenly. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fissure in rock or earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A rapid alternation of a principal tone with	      another represented on the next degree of the staff above	      or below it; a trill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) One of the staves of a hogshead or barrel taken	      apart. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A shook of staves and headings. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) The redshank; -- so called from the nodding of its	      head while on the ground. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {No great shakes}, of no great importance. [Slang] --Byron.	   {The shakes}, the fever and ague. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Shakedown \Shake"down`\, n.	   A temporary substitute for a bed, as one made on the floor or	   on chairs; -- perhaps originally from the shaking down of	   straw for this purpose. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Shakefork \Shake"fork`\, n.	   A fork for shaking hay; a pitchfork. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shaken \Shak"en\, a.	   1. Caused to shake; agitated; as, a shaken bough.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cracked or checked; split. See {Shake}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor is the wood shaken or twisted.    --Barroe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Impaired, as by a shock.	      [1913 Webster]
Shaker \Shak"er\, n.	   1. A person or thing that shakes, or by means of which	      something is shaken.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a religious sect who do not marry, popularly so	      called from the movements of the members in dancing, which	      forms a part of their worship.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sect originated in England in 1747, and came to the	         United States in 1774, under the leadership of Mother	         Ann Lee. The Shakers are sometimes nicknamed Shaking	         Quakers, but they differ from the Quakers in doctrine	         and practice. They style themselves the "United Society	         of Believers in Christ's Second Appearing." The sect is	         now confined in the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A variety of pigeon. --P. J. Selby.	      [1913 Webster]
Shakeress \Shak"er*ess\, n.	   A female Shaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Shakerism \Shak"er*ism\, n.	   Doctrines of the Shakers.	   [1913 Webster]
Shakespearean \Shake*spear"e*an\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or in the style of, Shakespeare or his	   works. [Written also {Shakespearian}, {Shakspearean},	   {Shakspearian}, {Shaksperean}, {Shaksperian}.etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shakiness \Shak"i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being shaky.	   [1913 Webster]
Shakings \Shak"ings\, n. pl. (Naut.)	   Deck sweepings, refuse of cordage, canvas, etc. --Ham. Nav.	   Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Shako \Shak"o\, n. [Hung. cs['a]k['o]: cf. F. shako, schako.]	   A kind of military cap or headdress.	   [1913 Webster]
Shakudo \Shak"u*do"\ (sh[a^]k"[oo^]*d[=o]"), n. [Jap.]	   An alloy of copper, invented by the Japanese, having a very	   dark blue color approaching black.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shaky \Shak"y\, a. [Compar. {Shakier}; superl. {Shakiest}.]	   1. Shaking or trembling; as, a shaky spot in a marsh; a shaky	      hand. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of shakes or cracks; cracked; as, shaky timber.	      --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Easily shaken; tottering; unsound; as, a shaky	      constitution; shaky business credit. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Shale \Shale\, n. [AS. scealy, scalu. See {Scalme}, and cf.	   {Shell}.]	   1. A shell or husk; a cod or pod. "The green shales of a	      bean." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [G. shale.] (Geol.) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a	      thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bituminous shale}. See under {Bituminous}.	      [1913 Webster]	Shale \Shale\, v. t.	   To take off the shell or coat of; to shell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Life, in its upper grades, was bursting its shell, or	         was shaling off its husk.                --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Shall \Shall\, v. i. & auxiliary. [imp. {Should}.] [OE. shal,	   schal, imp. sholde, scholde, AS. scal, sceal, I am obliged,	   imp. scolde, sceolde, inf. sculan; akin to OS. skulan, pres.	   skal, imp. skolda, D. zullen, pres. zal, imp. zoude, zou,	   OHG. solan, scolan, pres. scal, sol. imp. scolta, solta, G.	   sollen, pres. soll, imp. sollte, Icel. skulu, pres. skal,	   imp. skyldi, SW. skola, pres. skall, imp. skulle, Dan.	   skulle, pres. skal, imp. skulde, Goth. skulan, pres. skal,	   imp. skulda, and to AS. scyld guilt, G. schuld guilt, fault,	   debt, and perhaps to L. scelus crime.]	   Note: [Shall is defective, having no infinitive, imperative,	         or participle.]	   1. To owe; to be under obligation for. [Obs.] "By the faith I	      shall to God" --Court of Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be obliged; must. [Obs.] "Me athinketh [I am sorry]	      that I shall rehearse it her." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      going. It thus ordinarily expresses, in the second and	      third persons, a command, a threat, or a promise. If the	      auxillary be emphasized, the command is made more	      imperative, the promise or that more positive and sure. It	      is also employed in the language of prophecy; as, "the day	      shall come when . . ., " since a promise or threat and an	      authoritative prophecy nearly coincide in significance. In	      shall with the first person, the necessity of the action	      is sometimes implied as residing elsewhere than in the	      speaker; as, I shall suffer; we shall see; and there is	      always a less distinct and positive assertion of his	      volition than is indicated by will. "I shall go" implies	      nearly a simple futurity; more exactly, a foretelling or	      an expectation of my going, in which, naturally enough, a	      certain degree of plan or intention may be included;	      emphasize the shall, and the event is described as certain	      to occur, and the expression approximates in meaning to	      our emphatic "I will go." In a question, the relation of	      speaker and source of obligation is of course transferred	      to the person addressed; as, "Shall you go?" (answer, "I	      shall go"); "Shall he go?" i. e., "Do you require or	      promise his going?" (answer, "He shall go".) The same	      relation is transferred to either second or third person	      in such phrases as "You say, or think, you shall go;" "He	      says, or thinks, he shall go." After a conditional	      conjunction (as if, whether) shall is used in all persons	      to express futurity simply; as, if I, you, or he shall say	      they are right. Should is everywhere used in the same	      connection and the same senses as shall, as its imperfect.	      It also expresses duty or moral obligation; as, he should	      do it whether he will or not. In the early English, and	      hence in our English Bible, shall is the auxiliary mainly	      used, in all the persons, to express simple futurity. (Cf.	      {Will}, v. t.) Shall may be used elliptically; thus, with	      an adverb or other word expressive of motion go may be	      omitted. "He to England shall along with you." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shall and will are often confounded by inaccurate	         speakers and writers. Say: I shall be glad to see you.	         Shall I do this? Shall I help you? (not Will I do	         this?) See {Will}.	         [1913 Webster]
Shalli \Shal"li\, n.	   See {Challis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallon \Shal"lon\, n. (Bot.)	   An evergreen shrub ({Gaultheria Shallon}) of Northwest	   America; also, its fruit. See {Salal-berry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shalloon \Shal*loon"\, n. [F. chalon, from Ch[^a]lons, in	   France, where it was first made.]	   A thin, loosely woven, twilled worsted stuff.	   [1913 Webster]	         In blue shalloon shall Hannibal be clad. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallop \Shal"lop\, n. [F. chaloupe, probably from D. sloep. Cf.	   {Sloop}.] (Naut.)	   A boat.	   [1913 Webster]	         [She] thrust the shallop from the floating strand.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term shallop is applied to boats of all sizes, from	         a light canoe up to a large boat with masts and sails.	         [1913 Webster]
Shallot \Shal*lot"\, n. [OF. eschalote (for escalone), F.	   ['e]chalote. See {Scallion}, and cf. {Eschalot}.] (Bot.)	   A small kind of onion ({Allium Ascalonicum}) growing in	   clusters, and ready for gathering in spring; a scallion, or	   eschalot.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallow \Shal"low\, a. [Compar. {Shallower}; superl.	   {Shallowest}.] [OE. schalowe, probably originally, sloping or	   shelving; cf. Icel. skj[=a]lgr wry, squinting, AS. sceolh, D.	   & G. scheel, OHG. schelah. Cf. {Shelve} to slope, {Shoal}	   shallow.]	   1. Not deep; having little depth; shoal. "Shallow brooks, and	      rivers wide." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not deep in tone. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sound perfecter and not so shallow and jarring.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not intellectually deep; not profound; not penetrating	      deeply; simple; not wise or knowing; ignorant;	      superficial; as, a shallow mind; shallow learning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king was neither so shallow, nor so ill	            advertised, as not to perceive the intention of the	            French king.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deep versed in books, and shallow in himself.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Shallow \Shal"low\, n.	   1. A place in a body of water where the water is not deep; a	      shoal; a flat; a shelf.	      [1913 Webster]	            A swift stream is not heard in the channel, but upon	            shallows of gravel.                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dashed on the shallows of the moving sand. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The rudd. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shallow \Shal"low\, v. t.	   To make shallow. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Shallow \Shal"low\, v. i.	   To become shallow, as water.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallow-bodied \Shal"low-bod`ied\, a. (Naut.)	   Having a moderate depth of hold; -- said of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallow-brained \Shal"low-brained`\, a.	   Weak in intellect; foolish; empty-headed. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallow-hearted \Shal"low-heart`ed\, a.	   Incapable of deep feeling. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallowly \Shal"low*ly\, adv.	   In a shallow manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallowness \Shal"low*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being shallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallow-pated \Shal"low-pat`ed\, a.	   Shallow-brained.	   [1913 Webster]
Shallow-waisted \Shal"low-waist`ed\, a. (Naut.)	   Having a flush deck, or with only a moderate depression	   amidships; -- said of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Shalm \Shalm\ (sh[add]m), n.	   See {Shawm}. [Obs.] --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]
Shalt \Shalt\ (sh[a^]lt),	   2d per. sing. of {Shall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shaly \Shal"y\, a.	   Resembling shale in structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Sham \Sham\ (sh[a^]m), n. [Originally the same word as shame,	   hence, a disgrace, a trick. See {Shame}, n.]	   1. That which deceives expectation; any trick, fraud, or	      device that deludes and disappoints; a make-believe;	      delusion; imposture; humbug. "A mere sham." --Bp.	      Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Believe who will the solemn sham, not I. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A false front, or removable ornamental covering.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Pillow sham}, a covering to be laid on a pillow.	      [1913 Webster]	Sham \Sham\, a.	   False; counterfeit; pretended; feigned; unreal; as, a sham	   fight.	   [1913 Webster]	         They scorned the sham independence proffered to them by	         the Athenians.                           --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd)	   [1913 Webster]	Sham \Sham\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shammed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shamming}.]	   1. To trick; to cheat; to deceive or delude with false	      pretenses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fooled and shammed into a conviction. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtrude by fraud or imposition. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We must have a care that we do not . . . sham	            fallacies upon the world for current reason.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assume the manner and character of; to imitate; to ape;	      to feign.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sham Abram} or {To sham Abraham}, to feign sickness; to	      malinger. Hence a malingerer is called, in sailors' cant,	      Sham Abram, or Sham Abraham.	      [1913 Webster]	Sham \Sham\, v. i.	   To make false pretenses; to deceive; to feign; to impose.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wondering . . . whether those who lectured him were	         such fools as they professed to be, or were only	         shamming.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Shama \Sha"ma\, n. [Hind. sh[=a]m[=a].] (Zool.)	   A saxicoline singing bird ({Kittacincla macroura}) of India,	   noted for the sweetness and power of its song. In confinement	   it imitates the notes of other birds and various animals with	   accuracy. Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy	   black, the rump white, the under parts chestnut.	   [1913 Webster]
Shaman \Sha"man\, n. [From the native name.]	   A priest of Shamanism; a wizard among the Shamanists.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamanic \Sha*man"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Shamanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamanism \Sha"man*ism\, n.	   The type of religion which once prevalied among all the	   Ural-Altaic peoples (Tungusic, Mongol, and Turkish), and	   which still survives in various parts of Northern Asia. The	   Shaman, or wizard priest, deals with good as well as with	   evil spirits, especially the good spirits of ancestors.	   --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamanist \Sha"man*ist\, n.	   An adherent of Shamanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamble \Sham"ble\, n. [OE. schamel a bench, stool, AS. scamel,	   sceamol, a bench, form, stool, fr. L. scamellum, dim. of	   scamnum a bench, stool.]	   1. (Mining) One of a succession of niches or platforms, one	      above another, to hold ore which is thrown successively	      from platform to platform, and thus raised to a higher	      level.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A place where butcher's meat is sold.	      [1913 Webster]	            As summer flies are in the shambles.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A place for slaughtering animals for meat.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make a shambles of the parliament house. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Shamble \Sham"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shambled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shambling}.] [Cf. OD. schampelen to slip, schampen to	   slip away, escape. Cf. {Scamble}, {Scamper}.]	   To walk awkwardly and unsteadily, as if the knees were weak;	   to shuffle along.	   [1913 Webster]
Shambling \Sham"bling\, a.	   Characterized by an awkward, irregular pace; as, a shambling	   trot; shambling legs.	   [1913 Webster]	Shambling \Sham"bling\, n.	   An awkward, irregular gait.	   [1913 Webster]
Shame \Shame\, n. [OE. shame, schame, AS. scamu, sceamu; akin to	   OS. & OHG. scama, G. scham, Icel. sk["o]mm, shkamm, Sw. &	   Dan. skam, D. & G. schande, Goth. skanda shame, skaman sik to	   be ashamed; perhaps from a root skam meaning to cover, and	   akin to the root (kam) of G. hemd shirt, E. chemise. Cf.	   {Sham}.]	   1. A painful sensation excited by a consciousness of guilt or	      impropriety, or of having done something which injures	      reputation, or of the exposure of that which nature or	      modesty prompts us to conceal.	      [1913 Webster]	            HIde, for shame,	            Romans, your grandsires' images,	            That blush at their degenerate progeny. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have you no modesty, no maiden shame? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reproach incurred or suffered; dishonor; ignominy;	      derision; contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have borne the shame of the heathen. --Ezek.	                                                  xxxvi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honor and shame from no condition rise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And every woe a tear can claim	            Except an erring sister's shame.      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The cause or reason of shame; that which brings reproach,	      and degrades a person in the estimation of others;	      disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            O C?sar, what a wounding shame is this! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Guides who are the shame of religion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The parts which modesty requires to be covered; the	      private parts. --Isa. xlvii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For shame!} you should be ashamed; shame on you!	   {To put to shame}, to cause to feel shame; to humiliate; to	      disgrace. "Let them be driven backward and put to shame	      that wish me evil." --Ps. xl. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	Shame \Shame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shaming}.]	   1. To make ashamed; to excite in (a person) a comsciousness	      of guilt or impropriety, or of conduct derogatory to	      reputation; to put to shame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were there but one righteous in the world, he would	            . . . shame the world, and not the world him.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with reproach or ignominy; to dishonor; to	      disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with foul cowardice his carcass shame.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To mock at; to deride. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor. --Ps. xiv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	Shame \Shame\, v. i. [AS. scamian, sceamian. See {Shame}, n.]	   To be ashamed; to feel shame. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I do shame	         To think of what a noble strain you are. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamefaced \Shame"faced`\, a. [For shamefast; AS. scamfaest. See	   {Shame}, n., and {Fast} firm.]	   Easily confused or put out of countenance; diffident;	   bashful; modest.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your shamefaced virtue shunned the people's prise.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shamefaced was once shamefast, shamefacedness was	         shamefastness, like steadfast and steadfastness; but	         the ordinary manifestations of shame being by the face,	         have brought it to its present orthography. --Trench.	         [1913 Webster] -- {Shame"faced}, adv. --	         {Shame"faced`ness}, n.	         [1913 Webster]
Shamefast \Shame"fast\, a. [AS. scamf[ae]st.]	   Modest; shamefaced. -- {Shame"fast*ly}, adv. --	   {Shame"fast*ness}, n. [Archaic] See {Shamefaced}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shamefast she was in maiden shamefastness. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Conscience] is a blushing shamefast spirit. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Modest apparel with shamefastness.       --1 Tim. ii. 9	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	   [1913 Webster]
Shameful \Shame"ful\, a.	   1. Bringing shame or disgrace; injurious to reputation;	      disgraceful.	      [1913 Webster]	            His naval preparations were not more surprising than	            his quick and shameful retreat.       --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exciting the feeling of shame in others; indecent; as, a	      shameful picture; a shameful sight. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disgraceful; reproachful; indecent; unbecoming;	        degrading; scandalous; ignominious; infamous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Shame"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Shame"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Shameless \Shame"less\, a. [AS. scamle['a]s.]	   1. Destitute of shame; wanting modesty; brazen-faced;	      insensible to disgrace. "Such shameless bards we have."	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shame enough to shame thee, wert thou not shameless.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating want of modesty, or sensibility to disgrace;	      indecent; as, a shameless picture or poem.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impudent; unblushing; audacious; immodest; indecent;	        indelicate.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Shame"less*ly}, adv. --	        {Shame"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Shame-proof \Shame"-proof`\, n.	   Shameless. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamer \Sham"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, disgraces, or makes ashamed. --Beau.	   & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Shammer \Sham"mer\, n.	   One who shams; an impostor. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shammy \Sham"my\, n. [F. chamious a chamois, shammy leather. See	   {Chamois}.]	   1. (Zool.) The chamois.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soft, pliant leather, prepared originally from the skin	      of the chamois, but now made also from the skin of the	      sheep, goat, kid, deer, and calf. See {Shamoying}.	      [Written also {chamois}, {shamoy}, and {shamois}.]	      [1913 Webster] Shamois
Shamois \Sham"ois\, Shamoy \Sham"oy\, n.	   See {Shammy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamoying \Sha*moy"ing\, n. [See {Shammy}.]	   A process used in preparing certain kinds of leather, which	   consists in frizzing the skin, and working oil into it to	   supply the place of the astringent (tannin, alum, or the	   like) ordinarily used in tanning.	   [1913 Webster]
Shampoo \Sham*poo"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shampooed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Shampooing}.] [Hind. ch[=a]mpn[=a] to press, to	   squeeze.] [Writing also {champoo}.]	   1. To press or knead the whole surface of the body of (a	      person), and at the same time to stretch the limbs and	      joints, in connection with the hot bath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wash throughly and rub the head of (a person), with the	      fingers, using either soap, or a soapy preparation, for	      the more thorough cleansing.	      [1913 Webster]	Shampoo \Sham*poo"\, n.	   The act of shampooing.	   [1913 Webster]
Shampooer \Sham*poo"er\, n.	   One who shampoos.	   [1913 Webster]
Shamrock \Sham"rock\, n. [L. seamrog, seamar, trefoil, white	   clover, white honeysuckle; akin to Gael. seamrag.] (Bot.)	   A trifoliate plant used as a national emblem by the Irish.	   The legend is that St. Patrick once plucked a leaf of it for	   use in illustrating the doctrine of the trinity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The original plant was probably a kind of wood sorrel	         ({Oxalis Acetocella}); but now the name is given to the	         white clover ({Trifolium repens}), and the black medic	         ({Medicago lupulina}).	         [1913 Webster]
Shandrydan \Shan"dry*dan\, n.	   A jocosely depreciative name for a vehicle. [Ireland]	   [1913 Webster]
Shandygaff \Shan"dy*gaff\, n.	   A mixture of strong beer and ginger beer. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shanghaied}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Shanghaiing}.]	   To intoxicate and ship (a person) as a sailor while in this	   condition. [Written also {shanghae}.] [Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shanghai \Shang`hai"\, n. (Zool.)	   A large and tall breed of domestic fowl.	   [1913 Webster]
Shank \Shank\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Chank}.	   [1913 Webster]	Shank \Shank\, n. [OE. shanke, schanke, schonke, AS. scanca,	   sceanca, sconca, sceonca; akin to D. schonk a bone, G.	   schenkel thigh, shank, schinken ham, OHG. scincha shank, Dan.	   & Sw. skank. [root]161. Cf. {Skink}, v.]	   1. The part of the leg from the knee to the foot; the shin;	      the shin bone; also, the whole leg.	      [1913 Webster]	            His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide	            For his shrunk shank.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, that part of an instrument, tool, or other thing,	      which connects the acting part with a handle or other	      part, by which it is held or moved. Specifically:	      (a) That part of a key which is between the bow and the	          part which enters the wards of the lock.	      (b) The middle part of an anchor, or that part which is	          between the ring and the arms. See Illustr. of	          {Anchor}.	      (c) That part of a hoe, rake, knife, or the like, by which	          it is secured to a handle.	      (d) A loop forming an eye to a button.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The space between two channels of the Doric	      triglyph. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Founding) A large ladle for molten metal, fitted with	      long bars for handling it.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) The body of a type.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Shoemaking) The part of the sole beneath the instep	      connecting the broader front part with the heel.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged	      shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called	      also {shanks}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. Flat-nosed pliers, used by opticians for nipping off	      the edges of pieces of glass to make them round.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 foot; to walk.	      [1913 Webster]	Shank \Shank\, v. i.	   To fall off, as a leaf, flower, or capsule, on account of	   disease affecting the supporting footstalk; -- usually	   followed by off. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Shankbeer \Shank"beer`\, n.	   See {Schenkbeer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shanked \Shanked\, a.	   Having a shank.	   [1913 Webster]
Shanker \Shank"er\, n. (Med.)	   See {Chancre}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shanny \Shan"ny\, n.; pl. {Shannies}. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   (Zool.)	   The European smooth blenny ({Blennius pholis}). It is	   olive-green with irregular black spots, and without	   appendages on the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Shan't \Shan't\	   A contraction of shall not. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shanty \Shan"ty\, a.	   Jaunty; showy. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shanty \Shan"ty\, n.;pl. {Shanties}. [Said to be fr. Ir. sean	   old + tig. a house.]	   A small, mean dwelling; a rough, slight building for	   temporary use; a hut.	   [1913 Webster]	Shanty \Shan"ty\, v. i.	   To inhabit a shanty. --S. H. Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Shapable \Shap"a*ble\, a.	   1. That may be shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shapely. [R.] "Round and shapable." --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]
Shape \Shape\ (sh[=a]p), v. t. [imp. {Shaped} (sh[=a]pt); p. p.	   {Shaped} or {Shapen} (sh[=a]p"'n); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shaping}.] [OE. shapen, schapen, AS. sceapian. The p. p.	   shapen is from the strong verb, AS. scieppan, scyppan,	   sceppan, p. p. sceapen. See {Shape}, n.]	   1. To form or create; especially, to mold or make into a	      particular form; to give proper form or figure to.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was shapen in iniquity.             --Ps. li. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grace shaped her limbs, and beauty decked her face.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adapt to a purpose; to regulate; to adjust; to direct;	      as, to shape the course of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the stream, when neither friends, nor force,	            Nor speed nor art avail, he shapes his course.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charmed by their eyes, their manners I acquire,	            And shape my foolishness to their desire. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To imagine; to conceive; to call forth (ideas). [archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Oft my jealousy	            Shapes faults that are not.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To design; to prepare; to plan; to arrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            When shapen was all this conspiracy,	            From point to point.                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shaping machine}. (Mach.) Same as {Shaper}.	   {To shape one's self}, to prepare; to make ready. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will early shape me therefor.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Shape \Shape\, v. i.	   To suit; to be adjusted or conformable. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Shape \Shape\, n. [OE. shap, schap, AS. sceap in gesceap	   creation, creature, fr. the root of scieppan, scyppan,	   sceppan, to shape, to do, to effect; akin to OS. giskeppian,	   OFries. skeppa, D. scheppen, G. schaffen, OHG. scaffan,	   scepfen, skeffen, Icer. skapa, skepja, Dan. skabe, skaffe,	   Sw. skapa, skaffa, Goth. gaskapjan, and perhaps to E. shave,	   v. Cf. {-ship}.]	   1. Character or construction of a thing as determining its	      external appearance; outward aspect; make; figure; form;	      guise; as, the shape of a tree; the shape of the head; an	      elegant shape.	      [1913 Webster]	            He beat me grievously, in the shape of a woman.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has form or figure; a figure; an appearance; a	      being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the gates three sat,	            On either side, a formidable shape.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A model; a pattern; a mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Form of embodiment, as in words; form, as of thought or	      conception; concrete embodiment or example, as of some	      quality. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dress for disguise; guise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Look better on this virgin, and consider	            This Persian shape laid by, and she appearing	            In a Greekish dress.                  --Messinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Iron Manuf.)	      (a) A rolled or hammered piece, as a bar, beam, angle	          iron, etc., having a cross section different from	          merchant bar.	      (b) A piece which has been roughly forged nearly to the	          form it will receive when completely forged or fitted.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To take shape}, to assume a definite form.
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Shapeless \Shape"less\, a.	   Destitute of shape or regular form; wanting symmetry of	   dimensions; misshapen; -- opposed to {shapely}. --	   {Shape"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shapeless rock, or hanging precipice. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Shapeliness \Shape"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being shapely.	   [1913 Webster]
Shapely \Shape"ly\, a. [Compar. {Shapelier}; superl.	   {Shapeliest}.]	   1. Well-formed; having a regular shape; comely; symmetrical.	      --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Waste sandy valleys, once perplexed with thorn,	            The spiry fir and shapely box adorn.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the shapely column stood.       --Couper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fit; suitable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Shaply for to be an alderman.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Shaper \Shap"er\, n.	   1. One who shapes; as, the shaper of one's fortunes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The secret of those old shapers died with them.	                                                  --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which shapes; a machine for giving a particular form	      or outline to an object. Specifically;	      (a) (Metal Working) A kind of planer in which the tool,	          instead of the work, receives a reciprocating motion,	          usually from a crank.	      (b) (Wood Working) A machine with a vertically revolving	          cutter projecting above a flat table top, for cutting	          irregular outlines, moldings, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Shapoo \Sha"poo\, n. (Zool.)	   The oorial.	   [1913 Webster]
Shaps \Shaps\ (sh[a^]ps), n. pl. [Shortened fr. chaparajos. Cf.	   {Chaps}.]	   Chaparajos. [Western U. S.]	         A pair of gorgeous buckskin shaps, embroidered up the	         sides and adorned with innumerable ermine skins. --The	                                                  Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shard \Shard\ (sh[aum]rd), n.	   A plant; chard. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Shard \Shard\ (sh[aum]rd), n. [AS. sceard, properly a p. p. from	   the root of scearn to shear, to cut; akin to D. schaard a	   fragment, G. scharte a notch, Icel. skar[eth]. See {Shear},	   and cf. {Sherd}.] [Written also {sheard}, and {sherd}.]	   1. A piece or fragment of an earthen vessel, or a like	      brittle substance, as the shell of an egg or snail.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The precious dish	            Broke into shards of beauty on the board. --E.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The hard wing case of a beetle.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are his shards, and he their beetle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gap in a fence. [Obs.] --Stanyhurst.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A boundary; a division. [Obs. & R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Shard-borne \Shard"-borne`\, a.	   Borne on shards or scaly wing cases. "The shard-borne	   beetle." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharded \Shard"ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Having elytra, as a beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Shardy \Shard"y\, a.	   Having, or consisting of, shards.	   [1913 Webster]
Share \Share\, n. [OE. schar, AS. scear; akin to OHG. scaro, G.	   schar, pflugshar, and E. shear, v. See {Shear}.]	   1. The part (usually an iron or steel plate) of a plow which	      cuts the ground at the bottom of a furrow; a plowshare.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part which opens the ground for the reception of the	      seed, in a machine for sowing seed. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Share \Share\, n. [OE. share, AS. scearu, scaru, fr. sceran to	   shear, cut. See {Shear}, v.]	   1. A certain quantity; a portion; a part; a division; as, a	      small share of prudence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the part allotted or belonging to one, of any	      property or interest owned by a number; a portion among	      others; an apportioned lot; an allotment; a dividend. "My	      share of fame." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, one of a certain number of equal portions into	      which any property or invested capital is divided; as, a	      ship owned in ten shares.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The pubes; the sharebone. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To go shares}, to partake; to be equally concerned.	   {Share and share alike}, in equal shares.	      [1913 Webster]	Share \Share\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sharing}.]	   1. To part among two or more; to distribute in portions; to	      divide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suppose I share my fortune equally between my	            children and a stranger.              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To partake of, use, or experience, with others; to have a	      portion of; to take and possess in common; as, to share a	      shelter with another.	      [1913 Webster]	            While avarice and rapine share the land. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut; to shear; to cleave; to divide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The shared visage hangs on equal sides. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Share \Share\, v. i.	   To have part; to receive a portion; to partake, enjoy, or	   suffer with others.	   [1913 Webster]	         A right of inheritance gave every one a title to share	         in the goods of his father.              --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharebeam \Share"beam`\, n.	   The part of the plow to which the share is attached.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharebone \Share"bone`\, n. (Anat.)	   The pubic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharebroker \Share"bro`ker\, n.	   A broker who deals in railway or other shares and securities.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharecropper \Share"crop`per\, n.	   A farmer who rents a parcel of land from its owner and pays a	   portion of the crop as the rent.	   [PJC]
Shareholder \Share"hold`er\, n.	   One who holds or owns a share or shares in a joint fund or	   property.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharer \Shar"er\ (sh[^a]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who shares; a participator; a partaker; also, a divider;	   a distributer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharewort \Share"wort`\ (sh[^a]r"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A composite plant ({Aster Tripolium}) growing along the	   seacoast of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Shark \Shark\ (sh[aum]rk), n. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps	   through OF. fr. carcharus a kind of dogfish, Gr. karchari`as,	   so called from its sharp teeth, fr. ka`rcharos having sharp	   or jagged teeth; or perhaps named from its rapacity (cf.	   {Shark}, v. t. & i.); cf. Corn. scarceas.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes	      of the order {Plagiostomi}, found in all seas.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some sharks, as the basking shark and the whale shark,	         grow to an enormous size, the former becoming forty	         feet or more, and the latter sixty feet or more, in	         length. Most of them are harmless to man, but some are	         exceedingly voracious. The man-eating sharks mostly	         belong to the genera {Carcharhinus}, {Carcharodon}, and	         related genera. They have several rows of large sharp	         teeth with serrated edges, as the great white shark	         ({Carcharodon carcharias} or {Carcharodon Rondeleti})	         of tropical seas, and the great blue shark	         ({Carcharhinus glaucus} syn. {Prionace glauca}) of all	         tropical and temperate seas. The former sometimes	         becomes thirty-six feet long, and is the most voracious	         and dangerous species known. The rare man-eating shark	         of the United States coast ({Carcharodon Atwoodi}) is	         thought by some to be a variety, or the young, of	         {Carcharodon carcharias}. The dusky shark	         ({Carcharhinus obscurus}) is a common species on the	         coast of the United States of moderate size and not	         dangerous. It feeds on shellfish and bottom fishes.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The original 1913 Webster also mentioned a "smaller	         blue shark ({C. caudatus})", but this species could not	         be found mentioned on the Web (August 2002). The	         following is a list of Atlantic Ocean sharks:	         * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *	         Common and Scientific Names of Atlantic Sharks	         * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *	         from "Our Living Oceans 1995" (published by the	         National Printing Office):	         NMFS. 1999. Our Living Oceans. Report on the status of	         U.S. living marine resources, 1999. U.S. Dep. Commer.,	         NOAA Tech. Memo. NMFS-F/SPO-41, on-line version,	         http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/olo99.htm.	         (the following list is found at at	         http://spo.nwr.noaa.gov/app5.pdf)	         (1) Pelagic Sharks	         Thresher shark ({Alopias vulpinus})	         Bigeye thresher ({Alopias superciliosus})	         Oceanic whitetip shark ({Carcharhinus longimanus})	         Sevengill shark ({Heptrachias perlo})	         Sixgill shark ({Hexanchus griseus})	         Bigeye sixgill shark ({Hexanchus vitulus})	         Shortfin mako ({Isurus oxyrinchus})	         Longfin mako ({Isurus paucus})	         Porbeagle ({Lamna nasus})	         Blue shark ({Prionace glauca})	         (2)Large Coastal Sharks	         Sandbar shark ({Carcharhinus plumbeus})	         Reef shark ({Carcharhinus perezi})	         Blacktip shark ({Carcharhinus limbatus})	         Dusky shark ({Carcharhinus obscurus})	         Spinner shark ({Carcharhinus brevipinna})	         Silky shark ({Carcharhinus falciformis})	         Bull shark ({Carcharhinus leucas})	         Bignose shark ({Carcharhinus altimus})	         Galapagos shark ({Carcharhinus galapagensis})	         Night shark ({Carcharhinus signatus})	         White shark ({Carcharodon carcharias})	         Basking shark ({Cetorhinus maximus})	         Tiger shark ({Galeocerdo cuvier})	         Nurse shark ({Ginglymostoma cirratum})	         Lemon shark ({Negaprion brevirostris})	         Ragged-tooth shark ({Odontaspis ferox})	         Whale shark ({Rhincodon typus})	         Scalloped hammerhead ({Sphyrna lewini})	         Great hammerhead ({Sphyrna mokarran})	         Smooth hammerhead ({Sphyrna zygaena})	         (3) Small Coastal Sharks	         Finetooth shark ({Carcharhinus isodon})	         Blacknose shark ({Carcharhinus acronotus})	         Atlantic sharpnose shark ({Rhizoprionodon erraenovae})	         Caribbean sharpnose shark ({Rhizoprionodon porosus})	         Bonnethead ({Sphyrna tiburo})	         Atlantic angel shark ({Squatina dumeril})	         [PJC]	   2. A rapacious, artful person; a sharper. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Trickery; fraud; petty rapine; as, to live upon the shark.	      [Obs.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Basking shark}, {Liver shark}, {Nurse shark}, {Oil shark},	   {Sand shark}, {Tiger shark}, etc. See under {Basking},	      {Liver}, etc. See also {Dogfish}, {Houndfish},	      {Notidanian}, and {Tope}.	   {Gray shark}, the sand shark.	   {Hammer-headed shark}. See {Hammerhead}.	   {Port Jackson shark}. See {Cestraciont}.	   {Shark barrow}, the eggcase of a shark; a sea purse.	   {Shark ray}. Same as {Angel fish}	      (a), under {Angel}.	   {Thrasher shark} or {Thresher shark}, a large, voracious	      shark. See {Thrasher}.	   {Whale shark}, a huge harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) of	      the Indian Ocean. It becomes sixty feet or more in length,	      but has very small teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	Shark \Shark\, v. t. [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. shark,	   n., or perhaps related to E. shear (as hearken to hear), and	   originally meaning, to clip off. Cf. {Shirk}.]	   To pick or gather indiscriminately or covertly. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Shark \Shark\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sharked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sharking}.]	   1. To play the petty thief; to practice fraud or trickery; to	      swindle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither sharks for a cup or a reckoning. --Bp.	                                                  Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To live by shifts and stratagems. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Sharker \Shark"er\, n.	   One who lives by sharking.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharking \Shark"ing\, n.	   Petty rapine; trick; also, seeking a livelihood by shifts and	   dishonest devices.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharock \Shar"ock\, n.	   An East Indian coin of the value of 121/2 pence sterling, or	   about 25 cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharp \Sharp\, a. [Compar. {Sharper}; superl. {Sharpest}.] [OE.	   sharp, scharp, scarp, AS. scearp; akin to OS. skarp, LG.	   scharp, D. scherp, G. scharf, Dan. & Sw. skarp, Icel. skarpr.	   Cf. {Escarp}, {Scrape}, {Scorpion}.]	   1. Having a very thin edge or fine point; of a nature to cut	      or pierce easily; not blunt or dull; keen.	      [1913 Webster]	            He dies upon my scimeter's sharp point. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Terminating in a point or edge; not obtuse or rounded;	      somewhat pointed or edged; peaked or ridged; as, a sharp	      hill; sharp features.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Affecting the sense as if pointed or cutting, keen,	      penetrating, acute: to the taste or smell, pungent, acid,	      sour, as ammonia has a sharp taste and odor; to the	      hearing, piercing, shrill, as a sharp sound or voice; to	      the eye, instantaneously brilliant, dazzling, as a sharp	      flash.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) High in pitch; acute; as, a sharp note or tone.	      (b) Raised a semitone in pitch; as, C sharp (C[sharp]),	          which is a half step, or semitone, higher than C.	      (c) So high as to be out of tune, or above true pitch; as,	          the tone is sharp; that instrument is sharp. Opposed	          in all these senses to {flat}.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Very trying to the feelings; piercing; keen; severe;	      painful; distressing; as, sharp pain, weather; a sharp and	      frosty air.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sharp misery had worn him to the bones. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The morning sharp and clear.          --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            In sharpest perils faithful proved.   --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Cutting in language or import; biting; sarcastic; cruel;	      harsh; rigorous; severe; as, a sharp rebuke. "That sharp	      look." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            To that place the sharp Athenian law	            Can not pursue us.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be thy words severe,	            Sharp as merits but the sword forbear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Of keen perception; quick to discern or distinguish;	      having nice discrimination; acute; penetrating; sagacious;	      clever; as, a sharp eye; sharp sight, hearing, or	      judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing makes men sharper . . . than want.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many other things belong to the material world,	            wherein the sharpest philosophers have never ye?	            arrived at clear and distinct ideas.  --L. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Eager in pursuit; keen in quest; impatient for	      gratification; keen; as, a sharp appetite.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Fierce; ardent; fiery; violent; impetuous. "In sharp	      contest of battle." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sharp assault already is begun.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Keenly or unduly attentive to one's own interest; close	       and exact in dealing; shrewd; as, a sharp dealer; a sharp	       customer.	       [1913 Webster]	             The necessity of being so sharp and exacting.	                                                  --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Composed of hard, angular grains; gritty; as, sharp sand.	       --Moxon.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Steep; precipitous; abrupt; as, a sharp ascent or	       descent; a sharp turn or curve.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Phonetics) Uttered in a whisper, or with the breath	       alone, without voice, as certain consonants, such as p,	       k, t, f; surd; nonvocal; aspirated.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sharp is often used in the formation of self-explaining	         compounds; as, sharp-cornered, sharp-edged,	         sharp-pointed, sharp-tasted, sharp-visaged, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sharp practice}, the getting of an advantage, or the attempt	      to do so, by a tricky expedient.	   {To brace sharp}, or {To sharp up} (Naut.), to turn the yards	      to the most oblique position possible, that the ship may	      lie well up to the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Keen; acute; piercing; penetrating; quick; sagacious;	        discerning; shrewd; witty; ingenious; sour; acid; tart;	        pungent; acrid; severe; poignant; biting; acrimonious;	        sarcastic; cutting; bitter; painful; afflictive;	        violent; harsh; fierce; ardent; fiery.	        [1913 Webster]	Sharp \Sharp\, adv.	   1. To a point or edge; piercingly; eagerly; sharply. --M.	      Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            The head [of a spear] full sharp yground. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            You bite so sharp at reasons.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Precisely; exactly; as, we shall start at ten o'clock	      sharp. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Look sharp}, attend; be alert. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Sharp \Sharp\, n.	   1. A sharp tool or weapon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If butchers had but the manners to go to sharps,	            gentlemen would be contented with a rubber at cuffs.	                                                  --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) The character [[sharp]] used to indicate that the note	          before which it is placed is to be raised a half step,	          or semitone, in pitch.	      (b) A sharp tone or note. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A portion of a stream where the water runs very rapidly.	      [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sewing needle having a very slender point; a needle of	      the most pointed of the three grades, blunts, betweens,	      and sharps.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Same as {Middlings}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An expert. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Sharp \Sharp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sharped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sharping}.]	   1. To sharpen. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To raise above the proper pitch; to elevate the	      tone of; especially, to raise a half step, or semitone,	      above the natural tone.	      [1913 Webster]	Sharp \Sharp\, v. i.	   1. To play tricks in bargaining; to act the sharper.	      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To sing above the proper pitch.	      [1913 Webster]
Sharp-cut \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 distinctness;	   well-defined; clear.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sarpened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sharpening}.] [See {Sharp}, a.]	   To make sharp. Specifically:	   (a) To give a keen edge or fine point to; to make sharper;	       as, to sharpen an ax, or the teeth of a saw.	   (b) To render more quick or acute in perception; to make more	       ready or ingenious.	       [1913 Webster]	             The air . . . sharpened his visual ray	             To objects distant far.              --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	             He that wrestles with us strengthens our nerves and	             sharpens our skill.                  --Burke.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) To make more eager; as, to sharpen men's desires.	       [1913 Webster]	             Epicurean cooks	             Sharpen with cloyless sauce his appetite. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) To make more pungent and intense; as, to sharpen a pain	       or disease.	   (e) To make biting, sarcastic, or severe. "Sharpen each	       word." --E. Smith.	   (f) To render more shrill or piercing.	       [1913 Webster]	             Inclosures not only preserve sound, but increase	             and sharpen it.                      --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   (g) To make more tart or acid; to make sour; as, the rays of	       the sun sharpen vinegar.	   (h) (Mus.) To raise, as a sound, by means of a sharp; to	       apply a sharp to.	       [1913 Webster]	Sharpen \Sharp"en\, v. i.	   To grow or become sharp.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharper \Sharp"er\, n.	   A person who bargains closely, especially, one who cheats in	   bargains; a swinder; also, a cheating gamester.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sharpers, as pikes, prey upon their own kind.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Swindler; cheat; deceiver; trickster; rogue. See	        {Swindler}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sharpie \Sharp"ie\, n. (Naut.)	   A long, sharp, flat-bottomed boat, with one or two masts	   carrying a triangular sail. They are often called {Fair Haven	   sharpies}, after the place on the coast of Connecticut where	   they originated. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sharpling \Sharp"ling\, n. (Zool.)	   A stickleback. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sharply \Sharp"ly\, adv.	   In a sharp manner,; keenly; acutely.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are more sharply to be chastised and reformed than	         the rude Irish.                          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soldiers were sharply assailed with wants.	                                                  --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	         You contract your eye when you would see sharply.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharpness \Sharp"ness\, n. [AS. scearpness.]	   The quality or condition of being sharp; keenness; acuteness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharpsaw \Sharp"saw`\, n. (Zool.)	   The great titmouse; -- so called from its harsh call notes.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sharp-set \Sharp"-set`\, a.	   Eager in appetite or desire of gratification; affected by	   keen hunger; ravenous; as, an eagle or a lion sharp-set.	   [1913 Webster]	         The town is sharp-set on new plays.      --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharpshooter \Sharp"shoot`er\, n.	   One skilled in shooting at an object with exactness; a good	   marksman.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharpshooting \Sharp"shoot`ing\, n.	   A shooting with great precision and effect; hence, a keen	   contest of wit or argument.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharp-sighted \Sharp"-sight`ed\, a.	   Having quick or acute sight; -- used literally and	   figuratively. -- {Sharp`-sight`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sharptail \Sharp"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The pintail duck.	   (b) The pintail grouse, or prairie chicken.	       [1913 Webster]
Sharp-witted \Sharp"-wit`ted\, a.	   Having an acute or nicely discerning mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Shash \Shash\, n. [See {Sash}.]	   1. The scarf of a turban. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sash. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Shasta \Shas"ta\, n.	   A mountain peak, etc., in California.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shasta daisy \Shasta daisy\	   A large-flowered garden variety of the oxeye daisy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shasta fir \Shasta fir\	   A Californian fir ({Abies shastensis}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shasta Sam \Shasta Sam\ (Card Playing)	   A game like California Jack, except that the pack drawn from	   is turned face down.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Shaster
Shaster \Shas"ter\, Shastra \Shas"tra\, n. [Skr. c[=a]stra an	   order or command, a sacred book, fr. c[=a]s to order,	   instruct, govern. Cf. {Sastra}.]	   A treatise for authoritative instruction among the Hindoos; a	   book of institutes; especially, a treatise explaining the	   Vedas. [Written also {sastra}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shathmont \Shath"mont\, n.	   A shaftment. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shatter \Shat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shattered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Shattering}.] [OE. schateren, scateren, to scatter,	   to dash, AS. scateran; cf. D. schateren to crack, to make a	   great noise, OD. schetteren to scatter, to burst, to crack.	   Cf. {Scatter}.]	   1. To break at once into many pieces; to dash, burst, or part	      violently into fragments; to rend into splinters; as, an	      explosion shatters a rock or a bomb; too much steam	      shatters a boiler; an oak is shattered by lightning.	      [1913 Webster]	            A monarchy was shattered to pieces, and divided	            amongst revolted subjects.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disorder; to derange; to render unsound; as, to be	      shattered in intellect; his constitution was shattered;	      his hopes were shattered.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of a loose, volatile, and shattered humor.	                                                  --Norris.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To scatter about. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Shatter your leaves before the mellowing year.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Shatter \Shat"ter\, v. i.	   To be broken into fragments; to fall or crumble to pieces by	   any force applied.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some fragile bodies break but where the force is; some	         shatter and fly in many places.          --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Shatter \Shat"ter\, n.	   A fragment of anything shattered; -- used chiefly or soley in	   the phrase into shatters; as, to break a glass into shatters.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] Shatter-brained
Shatter-brained \Shat"ter-brained`\, Shatter-pated
\Shat"ter-pat`ed\, a.	   Disordered or wandering in intellect; hence, heedless; wild;	   similar to {scatter-brained}. --J. Goodman.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Shattery \Shat"ter*y\, a.	   Easily breaking into pieces; not compact; loose of texture;	   brittle; as, shattery spar.	   [1913 Webster]
Shave \Shave\ (sh[=a]v),	   obs. p. p. of {Shave}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         His beard was shave as nigh as ever he can. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Shave \Shave\, v. t. [imp. {Shaved} (sh[=a]vd);p. p. {Shaved} or	   {Shaven} (sh[=a]v"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaving}.] [OE.	   shaven, schaven, AS. scafan, sceafan; akin to D. schaven, G.	   schaben, Icel. skafa, Sw. skafva, Dan. skave, Goth. scaban,	   Russ. kopate to dig, Gr. ska`ptein, and probably to L.	   scabere to scratch, to scrape. Cf. {Scab}, {Shaft}, {Shape}.]	   1. To cut or pare off from the surface of a body with a razor	      or other edged instrument; to cut off closely, as with a	      razor; as, to shave the beard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make bare or smooth by cutting off closely the surface,	      or surface covering, of; especially, to remove the hair	      from with a razor or other sharp instrument; to take off	      the beard or hair of; as, to shave the face or the crown	      of the head; he shaved himself.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll shave your crown for this.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laborer with the bending scythe is seen	            Shaving the surface of the waving green. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut off thin slices from; to cut in thin slices.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plants bruised or shaven in leaf or root. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To skim along or near the surface of; to pass close to, or	      touch lightly, in passing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now shaves with level wing the deep.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To strip; to plunder; to fleece. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shave a note}, to buy it at a discount greater than the	      legal rate of interest, or to deduct in discounting it	      more than the legal rate allows. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shave \Shave\, v. i.	   To use a razor for removing the beard; to cut closely; hence,	   to be hard and severe in a bargain; to practice extortion; to	   cheat.	   [1913 Webster]	Shave \Shave\, n. [AS. scafa, sceafa, a sort of knife. See	   {Shave}, v. t.]	   1. A thin slice; a shaving. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cutting of the beard; the operation of shaving.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) An exorbitant discount on a note. [Cant, U.S.]	      (b) A premium paid for an extension of the time of	          delivery or payment, or for the right to vary a stock	          contract in any particular. [Cant, U.S.] --N. Biddle.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A hand tool consisting of a sharp blade with a handle at	      each end; a drawing knife; a spokeshave.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of passing very near to, so as almost to graze;	      as, the bullet missed by a close shave. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shave grass} (Bot.), the scouring rush. See the Note under	      {Equisetum}.	   {Shave hook}, a tool for scraping metals, consisting of a	      sharp-edged triangular steel plate attached to a shank and	      handle.	      [1913 Webster]
Shaveling \Shave"ling\, n.	   A man shaved; hence, a monk, or other religious; -- used in	   contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am no longer a shaveling than while my frock is on my	         back.                                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Shaver \Shav"er\, n.	   1. One who shaves; one whose occupation is to shave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is close in bargains; a sharper. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who fleeces; a pillager; a plunderer.	      [1913 Webster]	            By these shavers the Turks were stripped. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A boy; a lad; a little fellow. [Colloq.] "These unlucky	      little shavers." --Salmagundi.	      [1913 Webster]	            As I have mentioned at the door to this young	            shaver, I am on a chase in the name of the king.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) A tool or machine for shaving.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A note shaver}, a person who buys notes at a discount	      greater than the legal rate of interest. [Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Shaving \Shav"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, shaves; specifically,	      the act of cutting off the beard with a razor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is shaved off; a thin slice or strip pared off	      with a shave, a knife, a plane, or other cutting	      instrument. "Shaving of silver." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shaving brush}, a brush used in lathering the face	      preparatory to shaving it.	      [1913 Webster]
Shaw \Shaw\ (sh[add]), n. [OE. schawe, scha[yogh]e, thicket,	   grove, AS. scaga; akin to Dan. skov, Sw. skog, Icel.	   sk[=o]gr.]	   1. A thicket; a small wood or grove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. &	      Scot.] --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gaillard he was as goldfinch in the shaw. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The green shaws, the merry green woods. --Howitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The leaves and tops of vegetables, as of potatoes,	      turnips, etc. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Shawfowl \Shaw"fowl`\, n. [Scot. schaw, shaw, show + fowl.]	   The representation or image of a fowl made by fowlers to	   shoot at. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shawl \Shawl\, n. [Per. & Hind. sh[=a]l: cf. F. ch[^a]le.]	   A square or oblong cloth of wool, cotton, silk, or other	   textile or netted fabric, used, especially by women, as a	   loose covering for the neck and shoulders.	   [1913 Webster]	   {India shawl}, a kind of rich shawl made in India from the	      wool of the Cashmere goat. It is woven in pieces, which	      are sewed together.	   {Shawl goat} (Zool.), the Cashmere goat.	      [1913 Webster]	Shawl \Shawl\, v. t.	   To wrap in a shawl. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Shawm \Shawm\, n. [OE. shalmie, OF. chalemie; cf. F. chalumeau	   shawm, chaume haulm, stalk; all fr. L. calamus a reed, reed	   pipe. See {Haulm}, and cf. {Calumet}.] (Mus.)	   A wind instrument of music, formerly in use, supposed to have	   resembled either the clarinet or the hautboy in form.	   [Written also {shalm}, {shaum}.] --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even from the shrillest shaum unto the cornamute.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Shawnees \Shaw`nees"\, n. pl.; sing. {Shawnee}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians who occupied Western New	   York and part of Ohio, but were driven away and widely	   dispersed by the Iroquois.	   [1913 Webster]
Shay \Shay\, n.	   A chaise. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
She \She\, pron. [sing. nom. {She}; poss. {Her}. or {Hers}; obj.	   {Her}; pl. nom. {They}; poss. {Their}or {Theirs}; obj.	   {Them}.] [OE. she, sche, scheo, scho, AS. se['o], fem. of the	   definite article, originally a demonstrative pronoun; cf. OS.	   siu, D. zij, G. sie, OHG. siu, s[imac], si, Icel. s[=u],	   sj[=a], Goth. si she, s[=o], fem. article, Russ. siia, fem.,	   this, Gr. ?, fem. article, Skr. s[=a], sy[=a]. The possessive	   her or hers, and the objective her, are from a different	   root. See {Her}.]	   1. This or that female; the woman understood or referred to;	      the animal of the female sex, or object personified as	      feminine, which was spoken of.	      [1913 Webster]	            She loved her children best in every wise.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then Sarah denied, . . . for she was afraid. --Gen.	                                                  xviii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman; a female; -- used substantively. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lady, you are the cruelest she alive. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: She is used in composition with nouns of common gender,	         for female, to denote an animal of the female sex; as,	         a she-bear; a she-cat.	         [1913 Webster]
Sheading \Shead"ing\, n. [From AS. sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to	   separate, divide. See {Shed}, v. t.]	   A tithing, or division, in the Isle of Man, in which there is	   a coroner, or chief constable. The island is divided into six	   sheadings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheaf \Sheaf\, n. (Mech.)	   A sheave. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sheaf \Sheaf\, n.; pl. {Sheaves}. [OE. sheef, shef, schef, AS.	   sce['a]f; akin to D. schoof, OHG. scoub, G. schaub, Icel.	   skauf a fox's brush, and E. shove. See {Shove}.]	   1. A quantity of the stalks and ears of wheat, rye, or other	      grain, bound together; a bundle of grain or straw.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reaper fills his greedy hands,	            And binds the golden sheaves in brittle bands.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any collection of things bound together; a bundle;	      specifically, a bundle of arrows sufficient to fill a	      quiver, or the allowance of each archer, -- usually	      twenty-four.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sheaf of arrows shook and rattled in the case.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Sheaf \Sheaf\, v. t.	   To gather and bind into a sheaf; to make into sheaves; as, to	   sheaf wheat.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheaf \Sheaf\, v. i.	   To collect and bind cut grain, or the like; to make sheaves.	   [1913 Webster]	         They that reap must sheaf and bind.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheafy \Sheaf"y\, a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, a sheaf or sheaves;	   resembling a sheaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheal \Sheal\, n.	   Same as {Sheeling}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sheal \Sheal\, v. t.	   To put under a sheal or shelter. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sheal \Sheal\, v. t. [See {Shell}.]	   To take the husks or pods off from; to shell; to empty of its	   contents, as a husk or a pod. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	         That's a shealed peascod.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheal \Sheal\, n.	   A shell or pod. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shealing \Sheal"ing\, n.	   The outer husk, pod, or shell, as of oats, pease, etc.;	   sheal; shell. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shealing \Sheal"ing\, n.	   Same as {Sheeling}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shear \Shear\ (sh[=e]r), v. t. [imp. {Sheared}or {Shore};p. p.	   {Sheared} or {Shorn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shearing}.] [OE.	   sheren, scheren, to shear, cut, shave, AS. sceran, scieran,	   scyran; akin to D. & G. scheren, Icel. skera, Dan. ski?re,	   Gr. ???. Cf. {Jeer}, {Score}, {Shard}, {Share}, {Sheer} to	   turn aside.]	   1. To cut, clip, or sever anything from with shears or a like	      instrument; as, to shear sheep; to shear cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is especially applied to the cutting of wool from	         sheep or their skins, and the nap from cloth.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate or sever with shears or a similar instrument;	      to cut off; to clip (something) from a surface; as, to	      shear a fleece.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the golden tresses . . . were shorn away.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To reap, as grain. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: To deprive of property; to fleece.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) To produce a change of shape in by a shear. See	      {Shear}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Shear \Shear\, n. [AS. sceara. See {Shear}, v. t.]	   1. A pair of shears; -- now always used in the plural, but	      formerly also in the singular. See {Shears}.	      [1913 Webster]	            On his head came razor none, nor shear. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Short of the wool, and naked from the shear.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shearing; -- used in designating the age of sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the second shearing, he is a two-shear ram; .	            . . at the expiration of another year, he is a	            three-shear ram; the name always taking its date	            from the time of shearing.            --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Engin.) An action, resulting from applied forces, which	      tends to cause two contiguous parts of a body to slide	      relatively to each other in a direction parallel to their	      plane of contact; -- also called {shearing stress}, and	      {tangential stress}.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 magnitude in the third direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shear blade}, one of the blades of shears or a shearing	      machine.	   {Shear hulk}. See under {Hulk}.	   {Shear steel}, a steel suitable for shears, scythes, and	      other cutting instruments, prepared from fagots of	      blistered steel by repeated heating, rolling, and tilting,	      to increase its malleability and fineness of texture.	      [1913 Webster]	Shear \Shear\, v. i.	   1. To deviate. See {Sheer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Engin.) To become more or less completely divided, as a	      body under the action of forces, by the sliding of two	      contiguous parts relatively to each other in a direction	      parallel to their plane of contact.	      [1913 Webster]
Shearbill \Shear"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   The black skimmer. See {Skimmer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheard \Sheard\, n.	   See {Shard}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shearer \Shear"er\, n.	   1. One who shears.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a lamb dumb before his shearer.  --Acts viii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reaper. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Shearing \Shear"ing\, n.	   1. The act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing	      machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The product of the act or operation of clipping with	      shears or a shearing machine; as, the whole shearing of a	      flock; the shearings from cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Shearling}. --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act or operation of reaping. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act or operation of dividing with shears; as, the	      shearing of metal plates.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The process of preparing shear steel; tilting.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining) The process of making a vertical side cutting in	      working into a face of coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shearing machine}.	      (a) A machine with blades, or rotary disks, for dividing	          plates or bars of metal.	      (b) A machine for shearing cloth.	          [1913 Webster]
Shearling \Shear"ling\, n.	   A sheep but once sheared.	   [1913 Webster]
Shearman \Shear"man\, n.; pl. {Shearmen}.	   One whose occupation is to shear cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Shearn \Shearn\, n. [AS. scearn. Cf. {Scarn}.]	   Dung; excrement. [Obs.] [Written also {shern}.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Shears \Shears\, n. pl. [Formerly used also in the singular. See	   {Shear}, n., 1.]	   1. A cutting instrument. Specifically:	      (a) An instrument consisting of two blades, commonly with	          bevel edges, connected by a pivot, and working on both	          sides of the material to be cut, -- used for cutting	          cloth and other substances.	          [1913 Webster]	                Fate urged the shears, and cut the sylph in	                twain.                            --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A similar instrument the blades of which are	          extensions of a curved spring, -- used for shearing	          sheep or skins.	      (c) A shearing machine; a blade, or a set of blades,	          working against a resisting edge.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything in the form of shears. Specifically:	      (a) A pair of wings. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      (b) An apparatus for raising heavy weights, and especially	          for stepping and unstepping the lower masts of ships.	          It consists of two or more spars or pieces of timber,	          fastened together near the top, steadied by a guy or	          guys, and furnished with the necessary tackle.	          [Written also {sheers}.]	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) The bedpiece of a machine tool, upon which a table	      or slide rest is secured; as, the shears of a lathe or	      planer. See Illust. under {Lathe}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rotary shears}. See under {Rotary}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shear steel \Shear steel\	   See under {Shear}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sheartail \Shear"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The common tern.	   (b) Any one of several species of humming birds of the genus	       {Thaumastura} having a long forked tail.	       [1913 Webster]
Shearwater \Shear"wa`ter\, n. [Shear + water; cf. G.	   wassersherer; -- so called from its running lightly along the	   surface of the water.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of long-winged oceanic birds of	   the genus {Puffinus} and related genera. They are allied to	   the petrels, but are larger. The Manx shearwater ({Puffinus	   Anglorum}), the dusky shearwater ({Puffinus obscurus}), and	   the greater shearwater ({Puffinus major}), are well-known	   species of the North Atlantic. See {Hagdon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheatfish \Sheat"fish`\, n. [Cf. dial. G. scheid, schaid,	   schaiden.] (Zool.)	   A European siluroid fish ({Silurus glanis}) allied to the	   cat-fishes. It is the largest fresh-water fish of Europe,	   sometimes becoming six feet or more in length. See	   {Siluroid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheath \Sheath\, n. [OE. schethe, AS. sc[=ae][eth],	   sce['a][eth], sc[=e][eth]; akin to OS. sk[=e][eth]ia, D.	   scheede, G. scheide, OHG. sceida, Sw. skida, Dan. skede,	   Icel. skei[eth]ir, pl., and to E. shed, v.t., originally	   meaning, to separate, to part. See {Shed}.]	   1. A case for the reception of a sword, hunting knife, or	      other long and slender instrument; a scabbard.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dead knight's sword out of his sheath he drew.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sheathlike covering, organ, or part. Specifically:	      (a) (Bot.) The base of a leaf when sheathing or investing	          a stem or branch, as in grasses.	      (b) (Zool.) One of the elytra of an insect.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Medullary sheath}. (Anat.) See under {Medullary}.	   {Primitive sheath}. (Anat.) See {Neurilemma}.	   {Sheath knife}, a knife with a fixed blade, carried in a	      sheath.	   {Sheath of Schwann}. (Anat.) See {Schwann's sheath}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheathbill \Sheath"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   Either one of two species of birds composing the genus	   {Chionis}, and family {Chionidae}, native of the islands of	   the Antarctic seas.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are related to the gulls and the plovers, but more	         nearly to the latter. The base of the bill is covered	         with a saddle-shaped horny sheath, and the toes are	         only slightly webbed. The plumage of both species is	         white.	         [1913 Webster]
Sheathe \Sheathe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheathed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sheating}.] [Written also sheath.]	   1. To put into a sheath, case, or scabbard; to inclose or	      cover with, or as with, a sheath or case.	      [1913 Webster]	            The leopard . . . keeps the claws of his fore feet	            turned up from the ground, and sheathed in the skin	            of his toes.                          --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is in my breast she sheathes her dagger now.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit or furnish, as with a sheath. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To case or cover with something which protects, as thin	      boards, sheets of metal, and the like; as, to sheathe a	      ship with copper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To obtund or blunt, as acrimonious substances, or sharp	      particles. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sheathe the sword}, to make peace.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheathed \Sheathed\, a.	   1. Povided with, or inclosed in, sheath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Invested by a sheath, or cylindrical membranaceous	      tube, which is the base of the leaf, as the stalk or culm	      in grasses; vaginate.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheather \Sheath"er\, n.	   One who sheathes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheathfish \Sheath"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sheatfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheathing \Sheath"ing\, p. pr. & a. from {Sheathe}.	   Inclosing with a sheath; as, the sheathing leaves of grasses;	   the sheathing stipules of many polygonaceous plants.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheathing \Sheath"ing\, n.	   That which sheathes. Specifically:	   (a) The casing or covering of a ship's bottom and sides; the	       materials for such covering; as, copper sheathing.	   (b) (Arch.) The first covering of boards on the outside wall	       of a frame house or on a timber roof; also, the material	       used for covering; ceiling boards in general.	       [1913 Webster]
Sheathless \Sheath"less\, a.	   Without a sheath or case for covering; unsheathed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheath-winged \Sheath"-winged`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having elytra, or wing cases, as a beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheathy \Sheath"y\, a.	   Forming or resembling a sheath or case. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Shea tree \She"a tree`\ (Bot.)	   An African sapotaceous tree ({Bassia Parkii} syn.	   {Butyrospermum Parkii}), from the seeds of which a substance	   resembling butter is obtained; the African butter tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheave \Sheave\, n. [Akin to OD. schijve orb, disk, wheel, D.	   schiff, G. scheibe, Icel. sk[imac]fa a shaving, slice; cf.	   Gr. ??? a staff. Cf. {Shift}, v., {Shive}.]	   A wheel having a groove in the rim for a rope to work in, and	   set in a block, mast, or the like; the wheel of a pulley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sheave hole}, a channel cut in a mast, yard, rail, or other	      timber, in which to fix a sheave.	      [1913 Webster]	Sheave \Sheave\, v. t. [See {Sheaf} of straw.]	   To gather and bind into a sheaf or sheaves; hence, to	   collect. --Ashmole.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheaved \Sheaved\, a.	   Made of straw. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shebander \Sheb"an*der\, n. [Per. sh[=a]hbandar.]	   A harbor master, or ruler of a port, in the East Indies.	   [Written also {shebunder}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shebang \She*bang"\, n. [Cf. {Shebeen}.]	   1. A jocosely depreciative name for a dwelling or shop; a	      primitive dwelling; a shanty. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The structure of an object, process, organization, or	      anything viewed as complicated; -- used primarily in the	      phrase	   {the whole shebang}; as, it comes with unnecessary frills,	      but you have to buy the whole shebang. [informal]	      [PJC]	   3. (computers) [Possibly derived from shell bang; the	      character ! is referred to in some computer contexts as	      bang.] The character sequence #!, which frequently begins	      shell scripts in a Unix system.	      [PJC]
Shebeen \She*been"\, n. [Of Irish origin; cf. Ir. seapa a shop.]	   A low public house; especially, a place where spirits and	   other excisable liquors are illegally and privately sold.	   [Ireland]	   [1913 Webster]
Shechinah \She*chi"nah\, n.	   See {Shekinah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shecklaton \Sheck"la*ton\, n. [Cf. {Ciclatoun}.]	   A kind of gilt leather. See {Checklaton}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Shed \Shed\ (sh[e^]d), n. [The same word as shade. See {Shade}.]	   1. A slight or temporary structure built to shade or shelter	      something; a structure often open in front; an	      outbuilding; a hut; as, a wagon shed; a wood shed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first Aletes born in lowly shed.  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sheds of reeds which summer's heat repel. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Aeronautics) A covered structure for housing aircraft; a	      hangar.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shed \Shed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shedding}.] [OE. scheden, sch?den, to pour, to part, AS.	   sc[=a]dan, sce['a]dan, to pert, to separate; akin to OS.	   sk??an, OFries. sk?tha, G. scheiden, OHG. sceidan, Goth.	   skaidan, and probably to Lith. sk["e]du I part, separate, L.	   scindere to cleave, to split, Gr. ???, Skr. chid, and perch.	   also to L. caedere to cut. [root]159. Cf. {Chisel},	   {Concise}, {Schism}, {Sheading}, {Sheath}, {Shide}.]	   1. To separate; to divide. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Robert of	      Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To part with; to throw off or give forth from one's self;	      to emit; to diffuse; to cause to emanate or flow; to pour	      forth or out; to spill; as, the sun sheds light; she shed	      tears; the clouds shed rain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did Romeo's hand shed Tybalt's blood? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twice seven consenting years have shed	            Their utmost bounty on thy head.      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To let fall; to throw off, as a natural covering of hair,	      feathers, shell; to cast; as, fowls shed their feathers;	      serpents shed their skins; trees shed leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to flow off without penetrating; as, a tight	      roof, or covering of oiled cloth, sheeds water.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To sprinkle; to intersperse; to cover. [R.] "Her hair . .	      . is shed with gray." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Weaving) To divide, as the warp threads, so as to form a	      shed, or passageway, for the shuttle.	      [1913 Webster]	Shed \Shed\, v. i.	   1. To fall in drops; to pour. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a rain down from the welkin shadde. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To let fall the parts, as seeds or fruit; to throw off a	      covering or envelope.	      [1913 Webster]	            White oats are apt to shed most as they lie, and	            black as they stand.                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Shed \Shed\, n.	   1. A parting; a separation; a division. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They say also that the manner of making the shed of	            newwedded wives' hair with the iron head of a	            javelin came up then likewise.        --Sir T.	                                                  North.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of shedding or spilling; -- used only in	      composition, as in bloodshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which parts, divides, or sheds; -- used in	      composition, as in watershed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Weaving) The passageway between the threads of the warp	      through which the shuttle is thrown, having a sloping top	      and bottom made by raising and lowering the alternate	      threads.	      [1913 Webster]
Shedder \Shed"der\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, sheds; as, a shedder of blood; a	      shedder of tears.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A crab in the act of casting its shell, or	      immediately afterwards while still soft; -- applied	      especially to the edible crabs, which are most prized	      while in this state.	      [1913 Webster]
Shedding \Shed"ding\, n.	   1. The act of shedding, separating, or casting off or out;	      as, the shedding of blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is shed, or cast off. [R.] --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster] Sheelfa
Sheelfa \Sheel"fa\, Shilfa \Shil"fa\, n. (Zool.)	   The chaffinch; -- so named from its call note. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sheeling \Sheel"ing\, n. [Icel. skj[=o]l a shelter, a cover;	   akin to Dan. & Sw. skjul.]	   A hut or small cottage in an exposed or a retired place (as	   on a mountain or at the seaside) such as is used by	   shepherds, fishermen, sportsmen, etc.; a summer cottage;	   also, a shed. [Written also {sheel}, {shealing}, {sheiling},	   etc.] [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sheely \Sheel"y\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sheelfa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheen \Sheen\, a. [OE. sehene, AS. sci['e]ne, sc?ne, sc?ne,	   splendid, beautiful; akin to OFries. sk?ne, sk?ne, OS. sc?ni,	   D. schoon, G. sch["o]n, OHG. sc?ni, Goth, skanus, and E.	   shew; the original meaning being probably, visible, worth	   seeing. It is not akin to E. shine. See {Shew}, v. t.]	   Bright; glittering; radiant; fair; showy; sheeny. [R., except	   in poetry.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This holy maiden, that is so bright and sheen.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Up rose each warrier bold and brave,	         Glistening in filed steel and armor sheen. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheen \Sheen\, v. i.	   To shine; to glisten. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         This town,	         That, sheening far, celestial seems to be. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheen \Sheen\, n.	   Brightness; splendor; glitter. "Throned in celestial sheen."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheenly \Sheen""ly\, adv.	   Brightly. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheeny \Sheen"y\, a.	   Bright; shining; radiant; sheen. "A sheeny summer morn."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc?p,	   sce['a]p; akin to OFries. sk?p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf,	   OHG. sc[=a]f, Skr. ch[=a]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the	      genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both	      hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size,	         in the length and texture of its wool, the form and	         size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was	         domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct	         breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated	         for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their	         long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep,	         remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which	         often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in	         which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which	         always has four horns.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government	      and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zool.) See {Bighorn}.	   {Maned sheep}. (Zool.) See {Aoudad}.	   {Sheep bot} (Zool.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See	      {Estrus}.	   {Sheep dog} (Zool.), a shepherd dog, or collie.	   {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia	      angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs.	      	   {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Acaena ovina})	      related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed	      spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep.	   {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range	      and graze.	   {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum	      Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the	      conspicuous pappus of the achenes.	   {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana})	      having much the appearance of scabious.	   {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep,	      characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon	      the skin.	   {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}.	   {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends	      of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as	      often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so	      called because used to cut off the wool of sheep.	   {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex	      Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly	      soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel.	      	   {Sheep's-wool} (Zool.), the highest grade of Florida	      commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety gossypina).	      	   {Sheep tick} (Zool.), a wingless parasitic insect	      ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes	      its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the	      blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and	      {sheep louse}.	   {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run.	   {Wild sheep}. (Zool.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and {Oorial}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheepback \Sheep"back`\, n. (Geol.)	   A rounded knoll of rock resembling the back of a sheep. --	   produced by glacial action. Called also {roche moutonn['e]e};	   -- usually in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepberry \Sheep"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The edible fruit of a small North American tree of the genus	   {Viburnum} ({Viburnum Lentago}), having white flowers in flat	   cymes; also, the tree itself. Called also {nannyberry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepbite \Sheep"bite`\, v. i.	   To bite or nibble like a sheep; hence, to practice petty	   thefts. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepbiter \Sheep"bit`er\, n.	   One who practices petty thefts. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         There are political sheepbiters as well as pastoral;	         betrayers of public trusts as well as of private.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster] Sheepcot
Sheepcot \Sheep"cot`\, Sheepcote \Sheep"cote`\, n.	   A small inclosure for sheep; a pen; a fold.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheep-faced \Sheep"-faced`\, a.	   Over-bashful; sheepish.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepfold \Sheep"fold`\, n.	   A fold or pen for sheep; a place where sheep are collected or	   confined.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheep-headed \Sheep"-head`ed\, a.	   Silly; simple-minded; stupid. --Taylor (1630)	   [1913 Webster]
Sheephook \Sheep"hook`\, n.	   A hook fastened to pole, by which shepherds lay hold on the	   legs or necks of their sheep; a shepherd's crook. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepish \Sheep"ish\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to sheep. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a sheep; bashful; over-modest; meanly or foolishly	      diffident; timorous to excess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wanting change of company, he will, when he comes	            abroad, be a sheepish or conceited creature.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sheep"ish*ly}, adv. --	      {Sheep"ish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheepmaster \Sheep"mas`ter\, n.	   A keeper or feeder of sheep; also, an owner of sheep. --2	   Kings iii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheeprack \Sheep"rack`\, n. (Zool.)	   The starling.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheep's-eye \Sheep's"-eye`\, n.	   A modest, diffident look; a loving glance; -- commonly in the	   plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         I saw her just now give him the languishing eye, as	         they call it; . . . of old called the sheep's-eye.	                                                  --Wycherley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheep's-foot \Sheep's-foot`\, n.	   A printer's tool consisting of a metal bar formed into a	   hammer head at one end and a claw at the other, -- used as a	   lever and hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepshank \Sheep"shank`\, n. (Naut.)	   A hitch by which a rope may be temporarily shortened.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepshead \Sheeps"head`\, n. [So called because of the fancied	   resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.]	   (Zool.)	   A large and valuable sparoid food fish ({Archosargus	   probatocephalus} syn. {Diplodus probatocephalus}) found on	   the Atlantic coast of the United States. It often weighs from	   ten to twelve pounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also locally, in a loose way, applied to	         various other fishes, as the butterfish, the	         fresh-water drumfish, the parrot fish, the porgy, and	         the moonfish.	         [1913 Webster]
Sheep-shearer \Sheep"-shear`er\, n.	   One who shears, or cuts off the wool from, sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheep-shearing \Sheep"-shear`ing\, n.	   1. Act of shearing sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feast at the time of sheep-shearing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheepskin \Sheep"skin`\, n.	   1. The skin of a sheep; or, leather prepared from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A diploma; -- so called because usually written or printed	      on parchment prepared from the skin of the sheep. [College	      Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Sheepsplit \Sheep"split`\, n.	   A split of a sheepskin; one of the thin sections made by	   splitting a sheepskin with a cutting knife or machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheepy \Sheep"y\, a.	   Resembling sheep; sheepish. --Testament of Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheer \Sheer\, a. [OE. shere, skere, pure, bright, Icel. sk?rr;	   akin to sk[imac]rr, AS. sc[imac]r, OS. sk[imac]ri, MHG.	   sch[imac]r, G. schier, Dan. sk?r, Sw. sk[aum]r, Goth. skeirs	   clear, and E. shine. [root]157. See {Shine}, v. i.]	   1. Bright; clear; pure; unmixed. "Sheer ale." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou sheer, immaculate, and silver fountain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very thin or transparent; -- applied to fabrics; as, sheer	      muslin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being only what it seems to be; obvious; simple; mere;	      downright; as, sheer folly; sheer nonsense. "A sheer	      impossibility." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not a sheer advantage to have several strings	            to one's bow.                         --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Stright up and down; vertical; prpendicular.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sheer precipice of a thousand feet. --J. D.	                                                  Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was at least	            Nine roods of sheer ascent.           --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Sheer \Sheer\, adv.	   Clean; quite; at once. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheer \Sheer\, v. t. [See {Shear}.]	   To shear. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheer \Sheer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sheered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sheering}.] [D. sheren to shear, cut, withdraw, warp. See	   {Shear}.]	   To decline or deviate from the line of the proper course; to	   turn aside; to swerve; as, a ship sheers from her course; a	   horse sheers at a bicycle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To sheer off}, to turn or move aside to a distance; to move	      away.	   {To sheer up}, to approach obliquely.	      [1913 Webster]	Sheer \Sheer\, n.	   1. (Naut.)	      (a) The longitudinal upward curvature of the deck,	          gunwale, and lines of a vessel, as when viewed from	          the side.	      (b) The position of a vessel riding at single anchor and	          swinging clear of it.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A turn or change in a course.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give the canoe a sheer and get nearer to the shore.	                                                  --Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Shears See {Shear}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sheer batten} (Shipbuilding), a long strip of wood to guide	      the carpenters in following the sheer plan.	   {Sheer boom}, a boom slanting across a stream to direct	      floating logs to one side.	   {Sheer hulk}. See {Shear hulk}, under {Hulk}.	   {Sheer plan}, or {Sheer draught} (Shipbuilding), a projection	      of the lines of a vessel on a vertical longitudinal plane	      passing through the middle line of the vessel.	   {Sheer pole} (Naut.), an iron rod lashed to the shrouds just	      above the dead-eyes and parallel to the ratlines.	   {Sheer strake} (Shipbuilding), the strake under the gunwale	      on the top side. --Totten.	   {To break sheer} (Naut.), to deviate from sheer, and risk	      fouling the anchor.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheerly \Sheer"ly\, adv.	   At once; absolutely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sheerwater \Sheer"wa`ter\, n. (Zool.)	   The shearwater.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheet \Sheet\, n. [OE. shete, schete, AS. sc[=e]te, sc[=y]te,	   fr. sce['a]t a projecting corner, a fold in a garment (akin	   to D. schoot sheet, bosom, lap, G. schoss bosom, lap, flap of	   a coat, Icel. skaut, Goth. skauts the hem of a garment);	   originally, that which shoots out, from the root of AS.	   sce['o]tan to shoot. [root]159. See {Shoot}, v. t.]	   In general, a large, broad piece of anything thin, as paper,	   cloth, etc.; a broad, thin portion of any substance; an	   expanded superficies. Specifically:	   (a) A broad piece of cloth, usually linen or cotton, used for	       wrapping the body or for a covering; especially, one used	       as an article of bedding next to the body.	       [1913 Webster]	             He fell into a trance, and saw heaven opened, and a	             certain vessel descending unto him, as it had been	             a great sheet knit at the four corners. --Acts x.	                                                  10, 11.	       [1913 Webster]	             If I do die before thee, prithee, shroud me	             In one of those same sheets.         --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) A broad piece of paper, whether folded or unfolded,	       whether blank or written or printed upon; hence, a	       letter; a newspaper, etc.	   (c) A single signature of a book or a pamphlet; in pl., the	       book itself.	       [1913 Webster]	             To this the following sheets are intended for a	             full and distinct answer.            --Waterland.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) A broad, thinly expanded portion of metal or other	       substance; as, a sheet of copper, of glass, or the like;	       a plate; a leaf.	   (e) A broad expanse of water, or the like. "The two beautiful	       sheets of water." --Macaulay.	   (f) A sail. --Dryden.	   (g) (Geol.) An extensive bed of an eruptive rock intruded	       between, or overlying, other strata.	       [1913 Webster]	   2. [AS. sce['a]ta. See the Etymology above.] (Naut.)	      (a) A rope or chain which regulates the angle of	          adjustment of a sail in relation in relation to the	          wind; -- usually attached to the lower corner of a	          sail, or to a yard or a boom.	      (b) pl. The space in the forward or the after part of a	          boat where there are no rowers; as, fore sheets; stern	          sheets.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sheet is often used adjectively, or in combination, to	         denote that the substance to the name of which it is	         prefixed is in the form of sheets, or thin plates or	         leaves; as, sheet brass, or sheet-brass; sheet glass,	         or sheet-glass; sheet gold, or sheet-gold; sheet iron,	         or sheet-iron, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {A sheet in the wind}, half drunk. [Sailors' Slang]	   {Both sheets in the wind}, very drunk. [Sailors' Slang]	   {In sheets}, lying flat or expanded; not folded, or folded	      but not bound; -- said especially of printed sheets.	   {Sheet bend} (Naut.), a bend or hitch used for temporarily	      fastening a rope to the bight of another rope or to an	      eye.	   {Sheet lightning}, {Sheet piling}, etc. See under	      {Lightning}, {Piling}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Sheet \Sheet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheeted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sheeting}.]	   1. To furnish with a sheet or sheets; to wrap in, or cover	      with, a sheet, or as with a sheet. "The sheeted dead."	      "When snow the pasture sheets." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expand, as a sheet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The star shot flew from the welkin blue,	            As it fell from the sheeted sky.      --J. R. Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sheet home} (Naut.), to haul upon a sheet until the sail	      is as flat, and the clew as near the wind, as possible.	      [1913 Webster]	Sheet anchor \Sheet" an"chor\ [OE. scheten to shoot, AS.	   sce['o]tan; cf. OE. shoot anchor. See {Shoot}, v. t.]	   1. (Naut.) A large anchor stowed on shores outside the waist	      of a vessel; -- called also {waist anchor}. See the Note	      under {Anchor}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything regarded as a sure support or dependence in	      danger; the best hope or refuge.	      [1913 Webster]	Sheet cable \Sheet" ca"ble\ (Naut.)	   The cable belonging to the sheet anchor.	   [1913 Webster]	Sheet chain \Sheet" chain"\ (Naut.)	   A chain sheet cable.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheetful \Sheet"ful\, n.; pl. {Sheetfuls}.	   Enough to fill a sheet; as much as a sheet can hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheeting \Sheet"ing\, n.	   1. Cotton or linen cloth suitable for bed sheets. It is	      sometimes made of double width.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A lining of planks or boards (rarely of	      metal) for protecting an embankment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or process of forming into sheets, or flat pieces;	      also, material made into sheets.	      [1913 Webster]
Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh, a venerable old man, a	   chief, fr. sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.]	   The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also,	   the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also	   applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written	   also {scheik}, {shaik}, {sheikh}.]	   [1913 Webster] Sheil
Sheil \Sheil\ (sh[=e]l), Sheiling \Sheil"ing\, n.	   See {Sheeling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shekel \Shek"el\, n. [Heb. shegel, fr. sh[=a]gal to weigh.]	   1. An ancient weight and coin used by the Jews and by other	      nations of the same stock.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A common estimate makes the shekel equal in weight to	         about 130 grains for gold, 224 grains for silver, and	         450 grains for copper, and the approximate values of	         the coins are (gold) $5.00, (silver) 60 cents, and	         (copper half shekel), one and one half cents.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A jocose term for money.	      [1913 Webster]
Shekinah \She*ki"nah\, n. [Heb Talmud shek[imac]n[=a]h, fr.	   sh[=a]kan to inhabit.]	   The visible majesty of the Divine Presence, especially when	   resting or dwelling between the cherubim on the mercy seat,	   in the Tabernacle, or in the Temple of Solomon; -- a term	   used in the Targums and by the later Jews, and adopted by	   Christians. [Written also {Shechinah}.] --Dr. W. Smith (Bib.	   Dict.)	   [1913 Webster]
Sheld \Sheld\, a. [OE., fr. sheld a shield, probably in allusion	   to the ornamentation of shields. See {Shield}.]	   Variegated; spotted; speckled; piebald. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Sheldafle
Sheldafle \Sheld"a*fle\, Sheldaple \Sheld"a*ple\, n. [Perhaps	   for sheld dapple. Cf. {Sheldrake}.] (Zool.)	   A chaffinch. [Written also {sheldapple}, and {shellapple}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sheldfowl \Sheld"fowl`\, n. (Zool.)	   The common sheldrake. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sheldrake \Shel"drake`\, n. [Sheld + drake.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large Old World	      ducks of the genus {Tadorna} and allied genera, especially	      the European and Asiatic species. ({Tadorna cornuta} syn.	      {Tadorna tadorna}), which somewhat resembles a goose in	      form and habit, but breeds in burrows.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast,	         sides, and forward part of the back brown, the	         shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum	         green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Called also	         {shelduck}, {shellduck}, {sheldfowl}, {skeelduck},	         {bergander}, {burrow duck}, and {links goose}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Australian sheldrake ({Tadorna radja}) has the	         head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the	         upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep	         chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut	         sheldrake of Australia ({Casarca tadornoides}) is	         varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green	         head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck	         ({Casarca rutila}), and the white-winged sheldrake	         ({Casarca leucoptera}), are related Asiatic species.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any one of the American mergansers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the	         canvasback, and the shoveler.	         [1913 Webster]
Shelduck \Shel"duck`\, n. [Sheld variegated + duck.] (Zool.)	   The sheldrake. [Written also {shellduck}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shelf \Shelf\, n.; pl. {Shelves}. [OE. shelfe, schelfe, AS.	   scylfe; akin to G. schelfe, Icel. skj[=a]lf. In senses 2 & 3,	   perhaps a different word (cf. {Shelve}, v. i.).]	   1. (Arch.) A flat tablet or ledge of any material set	      horizontally at a distance from the floor, to hold objects	      of use or ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sand bank in the sea, or a rock, or ledge of rocks,	      rendering the water shallow, and dangerous to ships.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the tawny sands and shelves.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the secret shelves with fury cast. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A stratum lying in a very even manner; a flat,	      projecting layer of rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A piece of timber running the whole length of a	      vessel inside the timberheads. --D. Kemp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lay on the shelf}, to lay aside as unnecessary or	      useless; to dismiss; to discard.	      [1913 Webster]
Shelfy \Shelf"y\, a.	   1. Abounding in shelves; full of dangerous shallows. "A	      shelfy coast." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of strata of rock. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The tillable fields are in some places . . . so	            shelfy that the corn hath much ado to fasten its	            root.                                 --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]
Shell \Shell\, n. [OE. shelle, schelle, AS. scell, scyll; akin	   to D. shel, Icel. skel, Goth. skalja a tile, and E. skill.	   Cf. {Scale} of fishes, {Shale}, {Skill}.]	   1. A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal.	      Specifically:	      (a) The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a	          hazelnut shell.	      (b) A pod.	      (c) The hard covering of an egg.	          [1913 Webster]	                Think him as a serpent's egg, . . .	                And kill him in the shell.        --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Zool.) The hard calcareous or chitinous external	          covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other	          invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes,	          it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the	          hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo,	          the tortoise, and the like.	      (e) (Zool.) Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such	          a covering.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for	      a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive	      substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means	      of which the projectile is burst and its fragments	      scattered. See {Bomb}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and	      shot, used with breechloading small arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior	      structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the	      shell of a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin	      inclosed in a more substantial one. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre	      having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a	      tortoise shell.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Jubal struck the chorded shell.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An engraved copper roller used in print works.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is	      often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) The outer frame or case of a block within which	      the sheaves revolve.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood	       or with paper; as, a racing shell.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell;	       specif.:	       (a) (Fireworks) A case or cartridge containing a charge	           of explosive material, which bursts after having been	           thrown high into the air. It is often elevated	           through the agency of a larger firework in which it	           is contained.	       (b) (Oil Wells) A torpedo.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is	       ground to shape.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. A gouge bit or shell bit.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {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}, n., 3.	   {Shell button}.	       (a) A button made of shell.	       (b) A hollow button made of two pieces, as of metal, one	           for the front and the other for the back, -- often	           covered with cloth, silk, etc.	   {Shell cameo}, a cameo cut in shell instead of stone.	   {Shell flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Turtlehead}.	   {Shell gland}. (Zool.)	       (a) A glandular organ in which the rudimentary shell is	           formed in embryonic mollusks.	       (b) A glandular organ which secretes the eggshells of	           various worms, crustacea, mollusks, etc.	   {Shell gun}, a cannon suitable for throwing shells.	   {Shell ibis} (Zool.), the openbill of India.	   {Shell jacket}, an undress military jacket.	   {Shell lime}, lime made by burning the shells of shellfish.	      	   {Shell marl} (Min.), a kind of marl characterized by an	      abundance of shells, or fragments of shells.	   {Shell meat}, food consisting of shellfish, or testaceous	      mollusks. --Fuller.	   {Shell mound}. See under {Mound}.	   {Shell of a boiler}, the exterior of a steam boiler, forming	      a case to contain the water and steam, often inclosing	      also flues and the furnace; the barrel of a cylindrical,	      or locomotive, boiler.	   {Shell road}, a road of which the surface or bed is made of	      shells, as oyster shells.	   {Shell sand}, minute fragments of shells constituting a	      considerable part of the seabeach in some places.	      [1913 Webster]	Shell \Shell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shelling}.]	   1. To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the	      shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell	      oysters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat,	      oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to	      shell a town.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shell out}, to distribute freely; to bring out or pay, as	      money. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shell \Shell\, v. i.	   1. To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of	      the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye	      shells in reaping.	      [1913 Webster] Shellac
Shellac \Shel"lac`\, Shell-lac \Shell"-lac`\, n. [Shell + lac a	   resinous substance; cf. D. shellak, G. schellack.]	   1. Lac which has been reduced to a thin crust. See the Note	      under 2d {Lac}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A solution of shellac[1] in alcohol or other volatile	      solvent, used as a varnish.	      [PJC]	   3. A phonograph record, made of a material containing	      shellac; -- no longer manufactured. [Obsolescent] --RHUD	      [PJC]
Shellapple \Shell"ap`ple\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Sheldafle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shellbark \Shell"bark`\, n. (Bot.)	   A species of hickory ({Carya alba}) whose outer bark is loose	   and peeling; a shagbark; also, its nut.	   [1913 Webster]
Shelled \Shelled\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheller \Shell"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, shells; as, an oyster sheller; a corn	   sheller.	   [1913 Webster]
Shellfish \Shell"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a	   shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other	   mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Shelling \Shell"ing\, n.	   Groats; hulled oats. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Shell-less \Shell"-less\, a.	   Having no shell. --J. Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]
Shellproof \Shell"proof`\, a.	   Capable of resisting bombs or other shells; bombproof.	   [1913 Webster]
Shellwork \Shell"work`\, n.	   Work composed of shells, or adorned with them. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Shelly \Shell"y\, a.	   Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell.	   "The shelly shore." --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shrinks backward in his shelly cave.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shelter \Shel"ter\, n. [Cf. OE. scheltrun, shiltroun,	   schelltrome, scheldtrome, a guard, squadron, AS. scildtruma a	   troop of men with shields; scild shield + truma a band of	   men. See {Shield}, n.]	   1. That which covers or defends from injury or annoyance; a	      protection; a screen.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sick and weak the healing plant shall aid,	            From storms a shelter, and from heat a shade.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who protects; a guardian; a defender.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou [God] hast been a shelter for me. --Ps. lxi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being covered and protected; protection;	      security.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who into shelter takes their tender bloom. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shelter tent},a small tent made of pieces of cotton duck	      arranged to button together. In field service the soldiers	      carry the pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Asylum; refuge; retreat; covert; sanctuary; protection;	        defense; security.	        [1913 Webster]	Shelter \Shel"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sheltered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sheltering}.]	   1. To be a shelter for; to provide with a shelter; to cover	      from injury or annoyance; to shield; to protect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those ruins sheltered once his sacred head.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have no convents . . . in which such persons may	            be received and sheltered.            --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To screen or cover from notice; to disguise.	      [1913 Webster]	            In vain I strove to cheek my growing flame,	            Or shelter passion under friendship's name. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To betake to cover, or to a safe place; -- used	      reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            They sheltered themselves under a rock. --Abp.	                                                  Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	Shelter \Shel"ter\, v. i.	   To take shelter.	   [1913 Webster]	         There oft the Indian herdsman, shunning heat,	         Shelters in cool.                        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Shelterless \Shel"ter*less\, a.	   Destitute of shelter or protection.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now sad and shelterless perhaps she lies. --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheltery \Shel"ter*y\, a.	   Affording shelter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Sheltie
Sheltie \Shel"tie\, Shelty \Shel"ty\, n.	   A Shetland pony.	   [1913 Webster]
Shelve \Shelve\, v. t.	   1. To furnish with shelves; as, to shelve a closet or a	      library.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place on a shelf. Hence: To lay on the shelf; to put	      aside; to dismiss from service; to put off indefinitely;	      as, to shelve an officer; to shelve a claim.	      [1913 Webster]	Shelve \Shelve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shelved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shelving}.] [Perhapss originally from the same source as	   shallow, but influenced by shelf a ledge, a platform.]	   To incline gradually; to be slopping; as, the bottom shelves	   from the shore.	   [1913 Webster]
Shelving \Shelv"ing\, a.	   Sloping gradually; inclining; as, a shelving shore. --Shak.	   "Shelving arches." --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Shelving \Shelv"ing\, n.	   1. The act of fitting up shelves; as, the job of shelving a	      closet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of laying on a shelf, or on the shelf; putting off	      or aside; as, the shelving of a claim.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Material for shelves; shelves, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Shelvy \Shelv"y\, a.	   Sloping gradually; shelving.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shore was shelving and shallow.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shemite \Shem"ite\, n.	   A descendant of Shem.	   [1913 Webster] Shemitic
Shemitic \Shem*it"ic\, Shemitish \Shem"i*tish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Shem, the son of Noah, or his	   descendants. See {Semitic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shemitism \Shem"i*tism\, n.	   See {Semitism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shend \Shend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shent}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shending}.] [AS. scendan to disgrace, bring to shame, from	   sceand, sceond, disgrace, dishonor, shame; akin to G.	   schande, Goth. skanda. See {Shame}, n.]	   1. To injure, mar, spoil, or harm. [Obs.] "Loss of time	      shendeth us." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I fear my body will be shent.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To blame, reproach, or revile; to degrade, disgrace, or	      put to shame. [Archaic] --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The famous name of knighthood foully shend.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            She passed the rest as Cynthia doth shend	            The lesser stars.                     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Shendful \Shend"ful\, a.	   Destructive; ruinous; disgraceful. [Obs.] -- {Shend"ful*ly},	   adv. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Shendship \Shend"ship\, n.	   Harm; ruin; also, reproach; disgrace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shent \Shent\,	   obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Shend}, for shendeth.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Shent \Shent\, v. t.	   To shend. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheol \She"ol\ (sh[=e]"[=o]l), n. [Heb. sh[e^][=o]l.]	   The place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave.	   [1913 Webster]	         For thou wilt not leave my soul to sheol. --Ps. xvi.	                                                  10. (Rev.	                                                  Ver.)	   [1913 Webster]
Shepen \Shep"en\, n.	   A stable; a shippen. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The shepne brenning with the blacke smoke. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepherd \Shep"herd\, n. [OE. schepherde, schephirde, AS.	   sce['a]phyrde; sce['a]p sheep + hyrde, hirde, heorde, a herd,	   a guardian. See {Sheep}, and {Herd}.]	   1. A man employed in tending, feeding, and guarding sheep,	      esp. a flock grazing at large.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pastor of a church; one with the religious guidance of	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shepherd bird} (Zool.), the crested screamer. See	      {Screamer}.	   {Shepherd dog} (Zool.), a breed of dogs used largely for the	      herding and care of sheep. There are several kinds, as the	      collie, or Scotch shepherd dog, and the English shepherd	      dog. Called also {shepherd's dog}.	   {Shepherd dog}, a name of Pan. --Keats.	   {Shepherd kings}, the chiefs of a nomadic people who invaded	      Egypt from the East in the traditional period, and	      conquered it, at least in part. They were expelled after	      about five hundred years, and attempts have been made to	      connect their expulsion with narrative in the book of	      Exodus.	   {Shepherd's club} (Bot.), the common mullein. See {Mullein}.	      	   {Shepherd's crook}, a long staff having the end curved so as	      to form a large hook, -- used by shepherds.	   {Shepherd's needle} (Bot.), the lady's comb.	   {Shepherd's plaid}, a kind of woolen cloth of a checkered	      black and white pattern.	   {Shephered spider} (Zool.), a daddy longlegs, or harvestman.	      	   {Shepherd's pouch}, or {Shepherd's purse} (Bot.), an annual	      cruciferous plant ({Capsella Bursapastoris}) bearing small	      white flowers and pouchlike pods. See Illust. of	      {Silicle}.	   {Shepherd's rod}, or {Shepherd's staff} (Bot.), the small	      teasel.	      [1913 Webster]	Shepherd \Shep"herd\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shepherded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Shepherding}.]	   To tend as a shepherd; to guard, herd, lead, or drive, as a	   shepherd. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         White, fleecy clouds . . .	   [1913 Webster]	         Shepherded by the slow, unwilling wind.  --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepherdess \Shep"herd*ess\, n.	   A woman who tends sheep; hence, a rural lass.	   [1913 Webster]	         She put herself into the garb of a shepherdess. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepherdia \Shep*her"di*a\, n.; pl. {Shepherdias}. [NL. So	   called from John Shepherd, an English botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs having silvery scurfy leaves, and belonging	   to the same family as Elaeagnus; also, any plant of this	   genus. See {Buffalo berry}, under {Buffalo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepherdish \Shep"herd*ish\, n.	   Resembling a shepherd; suiting a shepherd; pastoral. --Sir T.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepherdism \Shep"herd*ism\, n.	   Pastoral life or occupation.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepherdling \Shep"herd*ling\, n.	   A little shepherd.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepherdly \Shep"herd*ly\, a.	   Resembling, or becoming to, a shepherd; pastoral; rustic.	   [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Shepster \Shep"ster\, n.	   A seamstress. [Obs.] --Caxton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sherardize \Sher"ard*ize\, v. t. [From Sherard Cowper-Coles, the	   inventor.] (Metal.)	   To subject to the process of vapor galvanizing (which see,	   below).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sherbet \Sher"bet\, n. [Ar. sherbet, shorbet, sharbat, properly,	   one drink or sip, a draught, beverage, from shariba to drink.	   Cf. {Sorbet}, {Sirup}, {Shrub} a drink.]	   1. A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice	      of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various	      ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry	      sherbet, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flavored water ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A preparation of bicarbonate of soda, tartaric acid,	      sugar, etc., variously flavored, for making an	      effervescing drink; -- called also {sherbet powder}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sherd \Sherd\, n.	   A fragment; -- now used only in composition, as in potsherd.	   See {Shard}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The thigh . . . which all in sherds it drove.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster] Shereef
Shereef \Sher"eef\, Sherif \Sher"if\, n. [Ar. sher[imac]f noble,	   holy, n., a prince.]	   A member of an Arab princely family descended from Mohammed	   through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima. The Grand	   Shereef is the governor of Mecca.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheriat \Sher"i*at\, n. [Turk. sher[imac] 'at]	   The sacred law of the Turkish empire.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheriff \Sher"iff\, n. [OE. shereve, AS. sc[imac]r-ger?fa;	   sc[imac]r a shire + ger?fa a reeve. See Shire, and {Reeve},	   and cf. {Shrievalty}.]	   The chief officer of a shire or county, to whom is intrusted	   the execution of the laws, the serving of judicial writs and	   processes, and the preservation of the peace.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, sheriffs are appointed by the king. In the	         United States, sheriffs are elected by the legislature	         or by the citizens, or appointed and commissioned by	         the executive of the State. The office of sheriff in	         England is judicial and ministerial. In the United	         States, it is mainly ministerial. The sheriff, by	         himself or his deputies, executes civil and criminal	         process throughout the county, has charge of the jail	         and prisoners, attends courts, and keeps the peace. His	         judicial authority is generally confined to	         ascertaining damages on writs of inquiry and the like.	         Sheriff, in Scotland, called sheriff depute, is	         properly a judge, having also certain ministerial	         powers. Sheriff clerk is the clerk of the Sheriff's	         Court in Scotland. Sheriff's Court in London is a	         tribunal having cognizance of certain personal actions	         in that city. --Wharton, Tomlins. Erskine.	         [1913 Webster] Sheriffship	         Sheriffry	         Sheriffdom	         Sheriffalty
Sheriffalty \Sher"iff*al*ty\, Sheriffdom \Sher"iff*dom\,
Sheriffry \Sher"iff*ry\, Sheriffship \Sher"iff*ship\,
Sheriffwick \Sher"iff*wick\, n.	   The office or jurisdiction of sheriff. See {Shrievalty}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shern \Shern\, n.	   See {Shearn}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sherris \Sher"ris\, n.	   Sherry. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sherry \Sher"ry\, n. [So called from Xeres, a Spanish town near	   Cadiz, x in Spanish having been formerly pronounced like sh	   in English.]	   A Spanish light-colored dry wine, made in Andalusia. As	   prepared for commerce it is colored a straw color or a deep	   amber by mixing with it cheap wine boiled down.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sherry cobbler}, a beverage prepared with sherry wine,	      water, lemon or orange, sugar, ice, etc., and usually	      imbided through a straw or a glass tube.	      [1913 Webster]
Sherryvallies \Sher"ry*val`lies\, n. pl. [Cf. Sp. zaraquelles	   wide breeches or overalls.]	   Trousers or overalls of thick cloth or leather, buttoned on	   the outside of each leg, and generally worn to protect other	   trousers when riding on horseback. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Shet \Shet\, v. t. & i. [imp. {Shet}. (Obs. {Shette} (? or ?));	   p. pr. {Shet}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shetting}.]	   To shut. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shete \Shete\, v. t. & i.	   To shoot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sheth \Sheth\, n.	   The part of a plow which projects downward beneath the beam,	   for holding the share and other working parts; -- also called	   {standard}, or {post}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shetland pony \Shet"land po"ny\	   One of a small, hardy breed of horses, with long mane and	   tail, which originated in the Shetland Islands; a sheltie.	   [1913 Webster]
Shew \Shew\, v. t. & i.	   See {Show}.	   [1913 Webster]	Shew \Shew\, n.	   Show. [Obs. except in shewbread.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shewbread \Shew"bread`\	   See {Showbread}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shewel \Shew"el\, n.	   A scarecrow. [Obs.] --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Shewer \Shew"er\, n.	   One who shews. See {Shower}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shewn \Shewn\,	   p. p. of {Shew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiah \Shi"ah\, prop. n.	   Same as {Shiite}; when used with a plural verb, the Shiites,	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Shibboleth \Shib"bo*leth\, n. [Heb. shibb[=o]leth an ear of	   corn, or a stream, a flood.]	   1. A word which was made the criterion by which to	      distinguish the Ephraimites from the Gileadites. The	      Ephraimites, not being able to pronounce sh, called the	      word sibboleth. See --Judges xii.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without reprieve, adjudged to death,	            For want of well pronouncing shibboleth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] Also used in an extended sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The th, with its twofold value, is . . . the	            shibboleth of foreigners.             --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the criterion, test, or watchword of a party; a	      party cry or pet phrase.	      [1913 Webster]
Shicer \Shi"cer\ (sh[imac]"s[~e]r), n. [Prob. fr. G. scheisser	   one who defecates.] (Mining)	   An unproductive mine; a duffer. [Australia]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shide \Shide\ (sh[imac]d), n. [OE. shide, schide, AS.	   sc[imac]de; akin to OHG. sc[imac]t, G. scheit, Icel.	   sk[imac][eth], and E. shed, v.t.]	   A thin board; a billet of wood; a splinter. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shie \Shie\, v. t.	   See {Shy}, to throw.	   [1913 Webster]
Shied \Shied\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Shy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiel \Shiel\, n.	   A sheeling. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Shield \Shield\, n. [OE. sheld, scheld, AS. scield, scild,	   sceld, scyld; akin to OS. scild, OFries. skeld, D. & G.	   schild, OHG. scilt, Icel. skj["o]ldr, Sw. sk["o]ld, Dan.	   skiold, Goth. skildus; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Sheldrake}.]	   1. A broad piece of defensive armor, carried on the arm, --	      formerly in general use in war, for the protection of the	      body. See {Buckler}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now put your shields before your hearts and fight,	            With hearts more proof than shields.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which protects or defends; defense; shelter;	      protection. "My council is my shield." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Figuratively, one who protects or defends.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear not, Abram; I am thy shield, and thy exceeding	            great reward.                         --Gen. xv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) In lichens, a Hardened cup or disk surrounded by a	      rim and containing the fructification, or asci.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Her.) The escutcheon or field on which are placed the	      bearings in coats of arms. Cf. {Lozenge}. See Illust. of	      {Escutcheon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining & Tunneling) A framework used to protect workmen	      in making an adit under ground, and capable of being	      pushed along as excavation progresses.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A spot resembling, or having the form of, a shield.	      "Bespotted as with shields of red and black." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A coin, the old French crown, or ['e]cu, having on one	      side the figure of a shield. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shield fern} (Bot.), any fern of the genus {Aspidium}, in	      which the fructifications are covered with shield-shaped	      indusia; -- called also {wood fern}. See Illust. of	      {Indusium}.	      [1913 Webster]	Shield \Shield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shielded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shielding}.] [AS. scidan, scyldan. See {Shield}, n.]	   1. To cover with, or as with, a shield; to cover from danger;	      to defend; to protect from assault or injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shouts of applause ran ringing through the field,	            To see the son the vanquished father shield.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman's shape doth shield thee.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ward off; to keep off or out.	      [1913 Webster]	            They brought with them their usual weeds, fit to	            shield the cold to which they had been inured.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To avert, as a misfortune; hence, as a supplicatory	      exclamation, forbid! [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God shield that it should so befall.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            God shield I should disturb devotion! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Shield-bearer \Shield"-bear`er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, carries a shield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any small moth of the genus {Aspidisca}, whose	      larva makes a shieldlike covering for itself out of bits	      of leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Shielddrake \Shield"drake`\, n. (Zool.)	   A sheldrake.	   [1913 Webster]
Shieldless \Shield"less\, a.	   Destitute of a shield, or of protection. -- {Shield"less*ly},	   adv. -- {Shield"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Shieldtail \Shield"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of small burrowing snakes of the family	   {Uropeltidae}, native of Ceylon and Southern Asia. They have	   a small mouth which can not be dilated.	   [1913 Webster]
Shieling \Shiel"ing\, n.	   A hut or shelter for shepherds of fishers. See {Sheeling}.	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shift \Shift\ (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide,	   change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D.	   schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide,	   to part, to shift, to change, Dan skifte, Sw. skifta, and	   probably to Icel. sk[imac]fa to cut into slices, as n., a	   slice, and to E. shive, sheave, n., shiver, n.]	   1. To divide; to distribute; to apportion. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To which God of his bounty would shift	            Crowns two of flowers well smelling.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change the place of; to move or remove from one place	      to another; as, to shift a burden from one shoulder to	      another; to shift the blame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hastily he schifte him[self].         --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pare saffron between the two St. Mary's days,	            Or set or go shift it that knowest the ways.	                                                  --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To change the position of; to alter the bearings of; to	      turn; as, to shift the helm or sails.	      [1913 Webster]	            Carrying the oar loose, [they] shift it hither and	            thither at pleasure.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exchange for another of the same class; to remove and	      to put some similar thing in its place; to change; as, to	      shift the clothes; to shift the scenes.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would advise you to shift a shirt.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To change the clothing of; -- used reflexively. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As it were to ride day and night; and . . . not to	            have patience to shift me.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To put off or out of the way by some expedient. "I shifted	      him away." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shift off}, to delay; to defer; to put off; to lay aside.	      	   {To shift the scene}, to change the locality or the	      surroundings, as in a play or a story.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shift the scene for half an hour;	            Time and place are in thy power.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Shift \Shift\, v. i.	   1. To divide; to distribute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some this, some that, as that him liketh shift.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a change or changes; to change position; to move;	      to veer; to substitute one thing for another; -- used in	      the various senses of the transitive verb.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sixth age shifts	            Into the lean and slippered pantaloon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here the Baillie shifted and fidgeted about in his	            seat.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To resort to expedients for accomplishing a purpose; to	      contrive; to manage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men in distress will look to themselves, and leave	            their companions to shift as well as they can.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To practice indirect or evasive methods.	      [1913 Webster]	            All those schoolmen, though they were exceeding	            witty, yet better teach all their followers to	            shift, than to resolve by their distinctions. --Sir	                                                  W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To slip to one side of a ship, so as to destroy	      the equilibrum; -- said of ballast or cargo; as, the cargo	      shifted.	      [1913 Webster]	Shift \Shift\, n. [Cf. Icel. skipti. See {Shift}, v. t.]	   1. The act of shifting. Specifically:	      (a) The act of putting one thing in the place of another,	          or of changing the place of a thing; change;	          substitution.	          [1913 Webster]	                My going to Oxford was not merely for shift of	                air.                              --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A turning from one thing to another; hence, an	          expedient tried in difficulty; often, an evasion; a	          trick; a fraud. "Reduced to pitiable shifts."	          --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	                I 'll find a thousand shifts to get away.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Little souls on little shifts rely. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Something frequently shifted; especially, a woman's	      under-garment; a chemise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The change of one set of workmen for another; hence, a	      spell, or turn, of work; also, a set of workmen who work	      in turn with other sets; as, a night shift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In building, the extent, or arrangement, of the	      overlapping of plank, brick, stones, etc., that are placed	      in courses so as to break joints.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) A breaking off and dislocation of a seam; a	      fault.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) A change of the position of the hand on the finger	      board, in playing the violin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make shift}, to contrive or manage in an exigency. "I	      shall make shift to go without him." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] made a shift to keep their own in Ireland.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Shiftable \Shift"a*ble\, a.	   Admitting of being shifted.	   [1913 Webster]
Shifter \Shift"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, shifts; one who plays tricks or	      practices artifice; a cozener.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T was such a shifter that, if truth were known,	            Death was half glad when he had got him down.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) An assistant to the ship's cook in washing,	      steeping, and shifting the salt provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.)	      (a) An arrangement for shifting a belt sidewise from one	          pulley to another.	      (b) (Knitting Mach.) A wire for changing a loop from one	          needle to another, as in narrowing, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (construction, tunneling) A foreman responsible for the	      work on one shift in one area, as in one heading[4].	      [RDH]
Shiftiness \Shift"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being shifty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Diplomatic shiftiness and political versatility. --J.	                                                  A. Syminds.	   [1913 Webster]
Shifting \Shift"ing\, a.	   1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying;	      variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or	      principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted or used for shifting anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shifting backstays} (Naut.), temporary stays that have to be	      let go whenever the vessel tacks or jibes.	   {Shifting ballast}, ballast which may be moved from one side	      of a vessel to another as safety requires.	   {Shifting center}. See {Metacenter}.	   {Shifting locomotive}. See {Switching engine}, under	      {Switch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shiftingly \Shift"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a shifting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiftless \Shift"less\, a.	   Destitute of expedients, or not using successful expedients;	   characterized by failure, especially by failure to provide	   for one's own support, through negligence or incapacity;	   hence, lazy; improvident; thriftless; as, a shiftless fellow;	   shiftless management. -- {Shift"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Shift"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Shifty \Shift"y\, a.	   Full of, or ready with, shifts; fertile in expedients or	   contrivance. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shifty and thrifty as old Greek or modern Scot, there	         were few things he could not invent, and perhaps	         nothing he could not endure.             --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster] Shiite
Shiite \Shi"ite\, Shiah \Shi"ah\, n. [Ar. sh[imac]'a[imac]a	   follower of the sect of Ali, fr. sh[imac]'at, sh[imac]'ah, a	   multitude following one another in pursuit of the same	   object, the sect of Ali, fr. sh[=a]'a to follow.]	   A member of that branch of the Mohammedans to which the	   Persians belong. They reject the first three caliphs, and	   consider Ali as being the first and only rightful successor	   of Mohammed. They do not acknowledge the Sunna, or body of	   traditions respecting Mohammed, as any part of the law, and	   on these accounts are treated as heretics by the Sunnites, or	   orthodox Mohammedans.	   [1913 Webster] Shikaree
Shikaree \Shi*ka"ree\, Shikari \Shi*ka"ri\ n. [Hind.]	   A sportsman; esp., a native hunter. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Shilf \Shilf\, n. [CF. G. shilf sedge.]	   Straw. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shill \Shill\, v. t.	   To shell. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shill \Shill\, v. t. [Cf. {Sheal}.]	   To put under cover; to sheal. [Prov.ng.] --Brockett.	   [1913 Webster] Shillalah
Shillalah \Shil*la"lah\, Shillelah \Shil*le"lah\, n.	   An oaken sapling or cudgel; any cudgel; -- so called from	   Shillelagh, a place in Ireland of that name famous for its	   oaks. [Irish] [Written also {shillaly}, and {shillely}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shilling \Shil"ling\, n. [OE. shilling, schilling, AS. scilling;	   akin to D. schelling, OS. & OHG. scilling, G. schilling, Sw.	   & Dan. skilling, Icel. skillingr, Goth. skilliggs, and perh.	   to OHG. scellan to sound, G. schallen.]	   1. A silver coin, and money of account, of Great Britain and	      its dependencies, equal to twelve pence, or the twentieth	      part of a pound, equivalent to about twenty-four cents of	      the United States currency.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the United States, a denomination of money, differing	      in value in different States. It is not now legally	      recognized.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many of the States while colonies had issued bills of	         credit which had depreciated in different degrees in	         the different colonies. Thus, in New England currency	         (used also in Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana,	         Illinois, Missouri, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida),	         after the adoption of the decimal system, the pound in	         paper money was worth only $3.333, and the shilling	         162/3 cts., or 6s. to $1; in New York currency (also in	         North Carolina, Ohio, and Michigan), the pound was	         worth $2.50, and the shilling 121/2 cts., or 8s. to $1;	         in Pennsylvania currency (also in New Jersey, Delaware,	         and Maryland), the pound was worth $2.70, and the	         shilling 131/2 cts., or 7s. 6d. to $1; and in Georgia	         currency (also in South Carolina), the pound was worth	         $4.20[frac67], and the shilling 21[frac37] cts., or 4s	         8d. to $1. In many parts of the country . . . the	         reckoning by shillings and pence is not yet entirely	         abandoned. --Am. Cyc. (1890)	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The Spanish real, of the value of one eight of a dollar,	      or 12? cets; -- formerly so called in New York and some	      other States. See Note under 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {York shilling}. Same as {Shilling}, 3.	      [1913 Webster] Shill-I-shall-I
Shill-I-shall-I \Shill"-I-shall`-I\, Shilly-shally
\Shil"ly-shal`ly\, adv. [A reduplication of shall I.]	   In an irresolute, undecided, or hesitating manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am somewhat dainty in making a resolution, because	         when I make it, I keep it; I don't stand	         shill-I-shall-I then; if I say 't, I'll do 't.	                                                  --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Shilly-shally \Shil"ly-shal`ly\, v. i.	   To hesitate; to act in an irresolute manner; hence, to occupy	   one's self with trifles.	   [1913 Webster]	Shilly-shally \Shil"ly-shal`ly\, n.	   Irresolution; hesitation; also, occupation with trifles.	   [1913 Webster]	         She lost not one of her forty-five minutes in picking	         and choosing, -- no shilly-shally in Kate. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiloh \Shi"loh\ (sh[imac]"l[=o]), n. [Heb. sh[imac]l[=o]h,	   literally, quiet, rest, fr. sh[=a]l[=a]h to rest.] (Script.)	   A word used by Jacob on his deathbed, and interpreted	   variously, as "the Messiah," or as the city "Shiloh," or as	   "Rest."	   [1913 Webster]
Shily \Shi"ly\, adv.	   See {Shyly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shim \Shim\, n.	   1. A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the	      ground, and clear it of weeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to	      make a fit.	      [1913 Webster]
Shimmer \Shim"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shimmered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Shimmering}.] [OE. schimeren, AS. scimerian; akin to	   sc[imac]mian, sc[imac]man, to glitter, D. schemeren, G.	   schimmern, Dan. skimre, Sw. skimra, AS. sc[imac]ma a light,	   brightness, Icel. sk[imac]ma, Goth. skeima a torch, a	   lantern, and E. shine. [root]157. See {Shine}, v. i.]	   To shine with a tremulous or intermittent light; to shine	   faintly; to gleam; to glisten; to glimmer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shimmering glimpses of a stream.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Shimmer \Shim"mer\, n.	   A faint, tremulous light; a gleaming; a glimmer.	   [1913 Webster]	         TWo silver lamps, fed with perfumed oil, diffused . . .	         a trembling twilight-seeming shimmer through the quiet	         apartment.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Shimmering \Shim"mer*ing\, n.	   A gleam or glimmering. "A little shimmering of a light."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shimmy \Shim"my\, n.	   A chemise. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shin \Shin\, n. [OE. shine, schine, AS. scina; akin to D.	   scheen, OHG. scina, G. schiene, schienbein, Dan. skinnebeen,	   Sw. skenben. Cf. {Chine}.]	   1. The front part of the leg below the knee; the front edge	      of the shin bone; the lower part of the leg; the shank.	      "On his shin." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railbroad) A fish plate for rails. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shin bone} (Anat.), the tibia.	   {Shin leaf} (Bot.), a perennial ericaceous herb ({Pyrola	      elliptica}) with a cluster of radical leaves and a raceme	      of greenish white flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	Shin \Shin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shinning}.]	   1. To climb a mast, tree, rope, or the like, by embracing it	      alternately with the arms and legs, without help of steps,	      spurs, or the like; -- used with up; as, to shin up a	      mast. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To run about borrowing money hastily and temporarily, as	      for the payment of one's notes at the bank. [Slang, U.S.]	      --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	Shin \Shin\, v. t.	   To climb (a pole, etc.) by shinning up. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Shindle \Shin"dle\, n. [See 2d {Shingle}.]	   A shingle; also, a slate for roofing. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Shindle \Shin"dle\, v. t.	   To cover or roof with shindles. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shindy \Shin"dy\, n.; pl. {Shindies}. [Etymol. uncertain; cf.	   {Shinney}, {Shinty}.]	   1. An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot. [Slang]	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hockey; shinney. --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fancy or liking. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Shine \Shine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shone} (? or ?; 277)	   (archaic {Shined}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shining}.] [OE. shinen,	   schinen, AS. sc[imac]nan; akin to D. schijnen, OFries.	   sk[imac]na, OS. & OHG. sc[imac]nan, G. scheinen, Icel.	   sk[imac]na, Sw. skina, Dan. skinne, Goth. skeinan, and perh.	   to Gr. ??? shadow. [root]157. Cf. {Sheer} pure, and	   {Shimmer}.]	   1. To emit rays of light; to give light; to beam with steady	      radiance; to exhibit brightness or splendor; as, the sun	      shines by day; the moon shines by night.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hyperion's quickening fire doth shine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            God, who commanded the light to shine out of	            darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the	            light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the	            face of Jesus Cghrist.                --2 Cor. iv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let thine eyes shine forth in their full luster.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be bright by reflection of light; to gleam; to be	      glossy; as, to shine like polished silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be effulgent in splendor or beauty. "So proud she	      shined in her princely state." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Once brightest shined this child of heat and air.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be eminent, conspicuous, or distinguished; to exhibit	      brilliant intellectual powers; as, to shine in courts; to	      shine in conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Few are qualified to shine in company; but it in	            most men's power to be agreeable.     --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make the face to shine upon}, or {To cause the face to	   shine upon}, to be propitious to; to be gracious to. --Num.	      vi. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	Shine \Shine\, v. t.	   1. To cause to shine, as a light. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He [God] doth not rain wealth, nor shine honor and	            virtues, upon men equally.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	Shine \Shine\, n.	   1. The quality or state of shining; brightness; luster,	      gloss; polish; sheen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now sits not girt with taper's holy shine. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair opening to some court's propitious shine.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The distant shine of the celestial city.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sunshine; fair weather.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be it fair or foul, or rain or shine. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A liking for a person; a fancy. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Caper; antic; row. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To cut up shines}, to play pranks. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shine \Shine\, a. [AS. sc[imac]n. See {Shine}, v. i.]	   Shining; sheen. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiner \Shin"er\, n.	   That which shines. Specifically:	   (a) A luminary.	   (b) A bright piece of money. [Slang]	       [1913 Webster]	             Has she the shiners, d' ye think?    --Foote.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small freshwater	       American cyprinoid fishes, belonging to {Notropis}, or	       {Minnilus}, and allied genera; as the redfin ({Notropis	       megalops}), and the golden shiner ({Notemigonus	       chrysoleucus}) of the Eastern United States; also loosely	       applied to various other silvery fishes, as the dollar	       fish, or horsefish, menhaden, moonfish, sailor's choice,	       and the sparada.	   (d) (Zool.) The common Lepisma, or furniture bug.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Blunt-nosed shiner} (Zool.), the silver moonfish.	      [1913 Webster]
Shiness \Shi"ness\, n.	   See {Shyness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shingle \Shin"gle\, n. [Prob. from Norw. singl, singling, coarse	   gravel, small round stones.] (Geol.)	   Round, water-worn, and loose gravel and pebbles, or a	   collection of roundish stones, such as are common on the	   seashore and elsewhere.	   [1913 Webster]	Shingle \Shin"gle\, n. [OE. shingle, shindle, fr. L. scindula,	   scandula; cf. scindere to cleave, to split, E. shed, v. t.,	   Gr. ???, ???, shingle, ??? to slit.]	   1. A piece of wood sawed or rived thin and small, with one	      end thinner than the other, -- used in covering buildings,	      especially roofs, the thick ends of one row overlapping	      the thin ends of the row below.	      [1913 Webster]	            I reached St. Asaph, . . . where there is a very	            poor cathedral church covered with shingles or	            tiles.                                --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sign for an office or a shop; as, to hang out one's	      shingle. [Jocose, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shingle oak} (Bot.), a kind of oak ({Quercus imbricaria})	      used in the Western States for making shingles.	      [1913 Webster]	Shingle \Shin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shingled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shingling}.]	   1. To cover with shingles; as, to shingle a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shingle their houses with it.    --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut, as hair, so that the ends are evenly exposed all	      over the head, as shingles on a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	Shingle \Shin"gle\, v. t.	   To subject to the process of shindling, as a mass of iron	   from the pudding furnace.	   [1913 Webster]
Shingler \Shin"gler\, n.	   1. One who shingles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for shingling puddled iron.	      [1913 Webster]
Shingles \Shin"gles\, n. [OF. cengle a girth, F. sangle, fr. L.	   cingulum a girdle, fr. cingere to gird. Cf. {Cincture},	   {Cingle}, {Surcingle}.] (Med.)	   A kind of herpes ({Herpes zoster}) which spreads half way	   around the body like a girdle, and is usually attended with	   violent neuralgic pain.	   [1913 Webster]
Shingling \Shin"gling\, n.	   1. The act of covering with shingles; shingles, collectively;	      a covering made of shingles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal) The process of expelling scoriae and other	      impurities by hammering and squeezing, in the production	      of wrought iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shingling hammer}, a ponderous hammer moved by machinery,	      used in shingling puddled iron.	   {Shingling mill}, a mill or forge where puddled iron is	      shingled.	      [1913 Webster]
Shingly \Shin"gly\, a.	   Abounding with shingle, or gravel.	   [1913 Webster]
Shinhopple \Shin"hop`ple\, n.	   The hobblebush.	   [1913 Webster]
Shining \Shin"ing\, a.	   1. Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as,	      shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light;	      as, shining armor. "Fish . . . with their fins and shining	      scales." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished;	      conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the surface smooth and polished; -- said of leaves,	      the surfaces of shells, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Glistening; bright; radiant; resplendent; effulgent;	        lustrous; brilliant; glittering; splendid; illustrious.	        	   Usage: {Shining}, {Brilliant}, {Sparking}. Shining describes	          the steady emission of a strong light, or the steady	          reflection of light from a clear or polished surface.	          Brilliant denotes a shining of great brightness, but	          with gleams or flashes. Sparkling implies a fitful,	          intense shining from radiant points or sparks, by	          which the eye is dazzled. The same distinctions obtain	          when these epithets are figuratively applied. A man of	          shining talents is made conspicious by possessing	          them; if they flash upon the mind with a peculiarly	          striking effect, we call them brilliant; if his	          brilliancy is marked by great vivacity and occasional	          intensity, he is sparkling.	          [1913 Webster]	                True paradise . . . inclosed with shining rock.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Some in a brilliant buckle bind her waist,	                Some round her neck a circling light display.	                                                  --Gay.	          [1913 Webster]	                His sparkling blade about his head he blest.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	Shining \Shin"ing\, n.	   Emission or reflection of light.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiningness \Shin"ing*ness\, n.	   Brightness. --J. Spence.	   [1913 Webster]
Shinney \Shin"ney\, n. [CF. {Shindy}.]	   The game of hockey; -- so called because of the liability of	   the players to receive blows on the shin. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Shin Shu \Shin Shu\ [Jap., lit., true sect.]	   The leading and most progressive Buddhist sect of Japan,	   resting its faith rather upon Amida than Gautama Buddha.	   Rites and ceremonies are held useless without uprightness.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Shintiyan
Shintiyan \Shin"ti*yan\ (sh[i^]n"t[i^]*y[a^]n), Shintyan
\Shin"ty*an\ (sh[i^]n"t[i^]*[a^]n), n.] [Ar. shint[imac][=a]n.]	   A kind of wide loose drawers or trousers worn by women in	   Mohammedan countries.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shinplaster \Shin"plas`ter\, n.	   Formerly, a jocose term for a bank note greatly depreciated	   in value; also, for paper money of a denomination less than a	   dollar. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster] Shinto
Shinto \Shin"to\, Shintiism \Shin"ti*ism\, n. [Chin. shin god +	   tao way, doctrine.]	   One of the two great systems of religious belief in Japan.	   Its essence is ancestor worship, and sacrifice to dead	   heroes. [Written also {Sintu}, and {Sintuism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shintoist \Shin"to*ist\, n.	   An adherent of Shintoism.	   [1913 Webster]
Shinty \Shin"ty\, n. [Cf. Gael. sinteag a skip, a bound.]	   A Scotch game resembling hockey; also, the club used in the	   game. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiny \Shin"y\, a. [Compar. {Shinier}; superl. {Shiniest}.]	   Bright; luminous; clear; unclouded.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like distant thunder on a shiny day.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
-ship \-ship\ [OE. -schipe, AS. -scipe; akin to OFries. -skipe,	   OLG. -skepi, D. -schap, OHG. -scaf, G. -schaft. Cf. {Shape},	   n., and {Landscape}.]	   A suffix denoting state, office, dignity, profession, or art;	   as in lordship, friendship, chancellorship, stewardship,	   horsemanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Ship \Ship\, n. [AS. scipe.]	   Pay; reward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In withholding or abridging of the ship or the hire or	         the wages of servants.                   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ship \Ship\, n. [OE. ship, schip, AS. scip; akin to OFries.	   skip, OS. scip, D. schip, G. schiff, OHG. scif, Dan. skib,	   Sw. skeep, Icel. & Goth. skip; of unknown origin. Cf.	   {Equip}, {Skiff}, {Skipper}.]	   1. Any large seagoing vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a stately ship . . .	            With all her bravery on, and tackle trim,	            Sails filled, and streamers waving.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State!  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a vessel furnished with a bowsprit and three	      masts (a mainmast, a foremast, and a mizzenmast), each of	      which is composed of a lower mast, a topmast, and a	      topgallant mast, and square-rigged on all masts. See	      Illustation in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] l Port or Larboard Side; s Starboard Side;	      1 Roundhouse or Deck House; 2 Tiller; 3 Grating; 4 Wheel;	      5 Wheel Chains; 6 Binnacle; 7 Mizzenmast; 8 Skylight; 9	      Capstan; 10 Mainmast; 11 Pumps; 12 Galley or Caboose; 13	      Main Hatchway; 14 Windlass; 15 Foremast; 16 Fore Hatchway;	      17 Bitts; 18 Bowsprit; 19 Head Rail; 20 Boomkins; 21	      Catheads on Port Bow and Starboard Bow; 22 Fore Chains; 23	      Main Chains; 24 Mizzen Chains; 25 Stern.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] 1 Fore Royal Stay; 2 Flying Jib Stay; 3	      Fore Topgallant Stay;4 Jib Stay; 5 Fore Topmast Stays; 6	      Fore Tacks; 8 Flying Martingale; 9 Martingale Stay,	      shackled to Dolphin Striker; 10 Jib Guys; 11 Jumper Guys;	      12 Back Ropes; 13 Robstays; 14 Flying Jib Boom; 15 Flying	      Jib Footropes; 16 Jib Boom; 17 Jib Foottropes; 18	      Bowsprit; 19 Fore Truck; 20 Fore Royal Mast; 21 Fore Royal	      Lift; 22 Fore Royal Yard; 23 Fore Royal Backstays; 24 Fore	      Royal Braces; 25 Fore Topgallant Mast and Rigging; 26 Fore	      Topgallant Lift; 27 Fore Topgallant Yard; 28 Fore	      Topgallant Backstays; 29 Fore Topgallant Braces; 30 Fore	      Topmast and Rigging; 31 Fore Topsail Lift; 32 Fore Topsail	      Yard; 33 Fore Topsail Footropes; 34 Fore Topsail Braces;	      35 Fore Yard; 36 Fore Brace; 37 Fore Lift; 38 Fore Gaff;	      39 Fore Trysail Vangs; 40 Fore Topmast Studding-sail Boom;	      41 Foremast and Rigging; 42 Fore Topmast Backstays; 43	      Fore Sheets; 44 Main Truck and Pennant; 45 Main Royal Mast	      and Backstay; 46 Main Royal Stay; 47 Main Royal Lift; 48	      Main Royal Yard; 49 Main Royal Braces; 50 Main Topgallant	      Mast and Rigging; 51 Main Topgallant Lift; 52 Main	      Topgallant Backstays; 53 Main Topgallant Yard; 54 Main	      Topgallant Stay; 55 Main Topgallant Braces; 56 Main	      Topmast and Rigging; 57 Topsail Lift; 58 Topsail Yard; 59	      Topsail Footropes; 60 Topsail Braces; 61 Topmast Stays; 62	      Main Topgallant Studding-sail Boom; 63 Main Topmast	      Backstay; 64 Main Yard; 65 Main Footropes; 66 Mainmast and	      Rigging; 67 Main Lift; 68 Main Braces; 69 Main Tacks; 70	      Main Sheets; 71 Main Trysail Gaff; 72 Main Trysail Vangs;	      73 Main Stays; 74 Mizzen Truck; 75 Mizzen Royal Mast and	      Rigging; 76 Mizzen Royal Stay; 77 Mizzen Royal Lift; 78	      Mizzen Royal Yard; 79 Mizzen Royal Braces; 80 Mizzen	      Topgallant Mast and Rigging; 81 Mizzen Topgallant Lift; 82	      Mizzen Topgallant Backstays; 83 Mizzen Topgallant Braces;	      84 Mizzen Topgallant Yard; 85 Mizzen Topgallant Stay; 86	      Mizzen Topmast and Rigging; 87 Mizzen Topmast Stay; 88	      Mizzen Topsail Lift; 89 Mizzen Topmast Backstays; 90	      Mizzen Topsail Braces; 91 Mizzen Topsail Yard; 92 Mizzen	      Topsail Footropes; 93 Crossjack Yard; 94 Crossjack	      Footropes; 95 Crossjack Lift; 96 Crossjack Braces; 97	      Mizzenmast and Rigging; 98 Mizzen Stay; 99 Spanker Gaff;	      100 Peak Halyards; 101 Spanker Vangs; 102 Spanker Boom;	      103 Spanker Boom Topping Lift; 104 Jacob's Ladder, or	      Stern Ladder; 105 Spanker Sheet; 106 Cutwater; 107	      Starboard Bow; 108 Starboard Beam; 109 Water Line; 110	      Starboard Quarter; 111 Rudder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dish or utensil (originally fashioned like the hull of a	      ship) used to hold incense. [Obs.] --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Armed ship}, a private ship taken into the service of the	      government in time of war, and armed and equipped like a	      ship of war. [Eng.] --Brande & C.	   {General ship}. See under {General}.	   {Ship biscuit}, hard biscuit prepared for use on shipboard;	      -- called also {ship bread}. See {Hardtack}.	   {Ship boy}, a boy who serves in a ship. "Seal up the ship	      boy's eyes." --Shak.	   {Ship breaker}, one who breaks up vessels when unfit for	      further use.	   {Ship broker}, a mercantile agent employed in buying and	      selling ships, procuring cargoes, etc., and generally in	      transacting the business of a ship or ships when in port.	      	   {Ship canal}, a canal suitable for the passage of seagoing	      vessels.	   {Ship carpenter}, a carpenter who works at shipbuilding; a	      shipwright.	   {Ship chandler}, one who deals in cordage, canvas, and other,	      furniture of vessels.	   {Ship chandlery}, the commodities in which a ship chandler	      deals; also, the business of a ship chandler.	   {Ship fever} (Med.), a form of typhus fever; -- called also	      {putrid fever}, {jail fever}, or {hospital fever}.	   {Ship joiner}, a joiner who works upon ships.	   {Ship letter}, a letter conveyed by a ship not a mail packet.	      	   {Ship money} (Eng. Hist.), an imposition formerly charged on	      the ports, towns, cities, boroughs, and counties, of	      England, for providing and furnishing certain ships for	      the king's service. The attempt made by Charles I. to	      revive and enforce this tax was resisted by John Hampden,	      and was one of the causes which led to the death of	      Charles. It was finally abolished.	   {Ship of the line}. See under {Line}.	   {Ship pendulum}, a pendulum hung amidships to show the extent	      of the rolling and pitching of a vessel.	   {Ship railway}.	      (a) An inclined railway with a cradelike car, by means of	          which a ship may be drawn out of water, as for	          repairs.	      (b) A railway arranged for the transportation of vessels	          overland between two water courses or harbors.	   {Ship's company}, the crew of a ship or other vessel.	   {Ship's days}, the days allowed a vessel for loading or	      unloading.	   {Ship's husband}. See under {Husband}.	   {Ship's papers} (Mar. Law), papers with which a vessel is	      required by law to be provided, and the production of	      which may be required on certain occasions. Among these	      papers are the register, passport or sea letter, charter	      party, bills of lading, invoice, log book, muster roll,	      bill of health, etc. --Bouvier. --Kent.	   {To make ship}, to embark in a ship or other vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	Ship \Ship\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shipping}.]	   1. To put on board of a ship, or vessel of any kind, for	      transportation; to send by water.	      [1913 Webster]	            The timber was . . . shipped in the bay of Attalia,	            from whence it was by sea transported to Pelusium.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By extension, in commercial usage, to commit to any	      conveyance for transportation to a distance; as, to ship	      freight by railroad.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to send away; to get rid of. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To engage or secure for service on board of a ship; as, to	      ship seamen.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To receive on board ship; as, to ship a sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To put in its place; as, to ship the tiller or rudder.	      [1913 Webster]	Ship \Ship\, v. i.	   1. To engage to serve on board of a vessel; as, to ship on a	      man-of-war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embark on a ship. --Wyclif (Acts xxviii. 11)	      [1913 Webster]
Shipboard \Ship"board`\, n. [Ship + board. See {Board}, n., 8]	   A ship's side; hence, by extension, a ship; -- found chiefly	   in adverbial phrases; as, on shipboard; a shipboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipbuilder \Ship"build`er\, n.	   A person whose occupation is to construct ships and other	   vessels; a naval architect; a shipwright.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipbuilding \Ship"build`ing\, n.	   Naval architecturel the art of constructing ships and other	   vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipful \Ship"ful\, n.; pl. {Shipfuls}.	   As much or as many as a ship will hold; enough to fill a	   ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipholder \Ship"hold`er\, n.	   A shipowner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipless \Ship"less\, a.	   Destitute of ships. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiplet \Ship"let\, n.	   A little ship. [R.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipload \Ship"load`\, n.	   The load, or cargo, of a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipman \Ship"man\, n.; pl. {Shipmen}.	   A seaman, or sailor. [Obs. or Poetic] --Chaucer. R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         About midnight the shipmen deemed that they drew near	         to some country.                         --Acts xxvii.	                                                  27.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shipman's card}, the mariner's compass. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Shipmaster \Ship"mas`ter\, n.	   The captain, master, or commander of a ship. --Jonah i. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipmate \Ship"mate`\, n.	   One who serves on board of the same ship with another; a	   fellow sailor.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipment \Ship"ment\, n.	   1. The act or process of shipping; as, he was engaged in the	      shipment of coal for London; an active shipment of wheat	      from the West.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is shipped.	      [1913 Webster]	            The question is, whether the share of M. in the	            shipment is exempted from condemnation by reason of	            his neutral domicle.                  --Story.	      [1913 Webster]
Shipowner \Ship"own`er\, n.	   Owner of a ship or ships.	   [1913 Webster]
Shippen \Ship"pen\, n. [AS. scypen. Cf. {Shop}, {Shepen}.]	   A stable; a cowhouse. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shipper \Ship"per\, n. [See {Ship}, n., and cf. {Skipper}.]	   One who sends goods from one place to another not in the same	   city or town, esp. one who sends goods by water.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipping \Ship"ping\, a.	   1. Relating to ships, their ownership, transfer, or	      employment; as, shiping concerns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or concerned in, the forwarding of goods; as,	      a shipping clerk.	      [1913 Webster]	Shipping \Ship"ping\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or of that which, ships; as, the	      shipping of flour to Liverpool.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of ships in one place, or belonging to	      one port, country, etc.; vessels, generally; tonnage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Navigation. "God send 'em good shipping." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shipping articles}, articles of agreement between the	      captain of a vessel and the seamen on board, in respect to	      the amount of wages, length of time for which they are	      shipping, etc. --Bouvier.	   {To take shipping}, to embark; to take ship. [Obs.] --John	      vi. 24. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Shipping note \Ship"ping note\ (Com.)	   A document used in shipping goods by sea. In the case of free	   goods the shipping notes are the	   {receiving note}, addressed by the shipper to the chief	      officer of the vessel, requesting him to receive on board	      specified goods, and a receipt for the mate to sign, on	      receiving whose signature it is called the	   {mate's receipt}, and is surrendered by the shipper for the	      bills of lading.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shippo \Ship*po"\, n. [Jap. shipp[=o] seven precious things;	   Chin. ts'ih seven + pao gem.] (Japanese Art)	   Cloisonn['e] enamel on a background of metal or porcelain; --	   also called {shippo yaki}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Shippon \Ship"pon\, n.	   A cowhouse; a shippen. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bessy would either do fieldwork, or attend to the cows,	         the shippon, or churn, or make cheese.   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Ship railway \Ship railway\	   (a) An inclined railway running into the water with a	       cradelike car on which a vessel may be drawn out on land,	       as for repairs.	   (b) A railway on which to transport vessels overland between	       bodies of water.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ship-rigged \Ship"-rigged`\, a. (Naut.)	   Rigged like a ship, that is, having three masts, each with	   square sails.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipshape \Ship"shape`\, a.	   Arranged in a manner befitting a ship; hence, trim; tidy;	   orderly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even then she expressed her scorn for the lubbery	         executioner's mode of tying a knot, and did it herself	         in a shipshape orthodox manner.          --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Keep everything shipshape, for I must go --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Shipshape \Ship"shape`\, adv.	   In a shipshape or seamanlike manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipworm \Ship"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any long, slender, worm-shaped bivalve mollusk of {Teredo}	   and allied genera. The shipworms burrow in wood, and are	   destructive to wooden ships, piles of wharves, etc. See	   {Teredo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, n.	   1. The breaking in pieces, or shattering, of a ship or other	      vessel by being cast ashore or driven against rocks,	      shoals, etc., by the violence of the winds and waves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ship wrecked or destroyed upon the water, or the parts	      of such a ship; wreckage. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Destruction; ruin; irretrievable loss.	      [1913 Webster]	            Holding faith and a good conscience, which some	            having put away concerning faith have made	            shipwreck.                            --1 Tim. 1.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was upon an Indian bill that the late ministry	            had made shipwreck.                   --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	Shipwreck \Ship"wreck`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shipwrecked}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Shipwrecking}.]	   1. To destroy, as a ship at sea, by running ashore or on	      rocks or sandbanks, or by the force of wind and waves in a	      tempest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shipwrecking storms and direful thunders break.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to experience shipwreck, as sailors or	      passengers. Hence, to cause to suffer some disaster or	      loss; to destroy or ruin, as if by shipwreck; to wreck;	      as, to shipwreck a business. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Shipwright \Ship"wright`\, n.	   One whose occupation is to construct ships; a builder of	   ships or other vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Shipyard \Ship"yard`\, n.	   A yard, place, or inclosure where ships are built or	   repaired.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiraz \Shi*raz"\, n.	   A kind of Persian wine; -- so called from the place whence it	   is brought.	   [1913 Webster]
Shire \Shire\, n. [AS. sc[imac]re, sc[imac]r, a division,	   province, county. Cf. {Sheriff}.]	   1. A portion of Great Britain originally under the	      supervision of an earl; a territorial division, usually	      identical with a county, but sometimes limited to a	      smaller district; as, Wiltshire, Yorkshire, Richmondshire,	      Hallamshire.	      [1913 Webster]	            An indefinite number of these hundreds make up a	            county or shire.                      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A division of a State, embracing several contiguous	      townships; a county. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shire is commonly added to the specific designation of	         a county as a part of its name; as, Yorkshire instead	         of York shire, or the shire of York; Berkshire instead	         of Berks shire. Such expressions as the county of	         Yorkshire, which in a strict sense are tautological,	         are used in England. In the United States the composite	         word is sometimes the only name of a county; as,	         Berkshire county, as it is called in Massachusetts,	         instead of Berks county, as in Pensylvania.	         [1913 Webster]	               The Tyne, Tees, Humber, Wash, Yare, Stour, and	               Thames separate the counties of Northumberland,	               Durham, Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, etc. --Encyc.	                                                  Brit.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Knight of the shire}. See under {Knight}.	   {Shire clerk}, an officer of a county court; also, an under	      sheriff. [Eng.]	   {Shire mote} (Old. Eng. Law), the county court; sheriff's	      turn, or court. [Obs.] --Cowell. --Blackstone.	   {Shire reeve} (Old Eng. Law), the reeve, or bailiff, of a	      shire; a sheriff. --Burrill.	   {Shire town}, the capital town of a county; a county town.	   {Shire wick}, a county; a shire. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Shire horse \Shire horse\	   One of an English breed of heavy draft horses believed to be	   descended largely from the horses used in war in the days of	   heavy armor. They are the largest of the British draft	   breeds, and have long hair on the back of the cannons and	   fetlocks. Brown or bay with white on the face and legs is now	   the commonest color.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shirk \Shirk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shirking}.] [Probably the same word as shark. See {Shark},	   v. t.]	   1. To procure by petty fraud and trickery; to obtain by mean	      solicitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            You that never heard the call of any vocation, . . .	            that shirk living from others, but time from	            Yourselves.                           --Bp. Rainbow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To avoid; to escape; to neglect; -- implying	      unfaithfulness or fraud; as, to shirk duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The usual makeshift by which they try to shirk	            difficulties.                         --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]	Shirk \Shirk\, v. i.	   1. To live by shifts and fraud; to shark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To evade an obligation; to avoid the performance of duty,	      as by running away.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the cities shirked from the league. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Shirk \Shirk\, n.	   One who lives by shifts and tricks; one who avoids the	   performance of duty or labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Shirker \Shirk"er\, n.	   One who shirks. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Shirky \Shirk"y\, a.	   Disposed to shirk. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shirl \Shirl\, a.	   Shrill. [Prov. Eng.] -- Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Shirl \Shirl\, n. (Min.)	   See {Schorl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shirley \Shir"ley\, n. (Zool.)	   The bullfinch.	   [1913 Webster]
Shirr \Shirr\, n. (Sewing)	   A series of close parallel runnings which are drawn up so as	   to make the material between them set full by gatherings; --	   called also {shirring}, and {gauging}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shirred \Shirred\, a.	   1. (Sewing) Made or gathered into a shirr; as, a shirred	      bonnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) Broken into an earthen dish and baked over the	      fire; -- said of eggs.	      [1913 Webster]
Shirt \Shirt\, n. [OE. schirte, sherte, schurte; akin to Icel.	   skyrta, Dan. skiorte, Sw. skjorta, Dan. ski["o]rt a	   petticoat, D. schort a petticoat, an argon, G. schurz,	   sch["u]rze, an argon; all probably from the root of E. short,	   as being originally a short garment. See {Short}, and cf.	   {Skirt}.]	   A loose under-garment for the upper part of the body, made of	   cotton, linen, or other material; -- formerly used of the	   under-garment of either sex, now commonly restricted to that	   worn by men and boys.	   [1913 Webster]	         Several persons in December had nothing over their	         shoulders but their shirts.              --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         She had her shirts and girdles of hair.  --Bp. Fisher.	   [1913 Webster]	Shirt \Shirt\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Shirted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shirting}.]	   To cover or clothe with a shirt, or as with a shirt.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Shirting \Shirt"ing\, n.	   Cloth, specifically cotton cloth, suitable for making shirts.	   [1913 Webster]
Shirtless \Shirt"less\, a.	   Not having or wearing a shirt. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Shirt"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster] shirtwaist
shirtwaist \shirtwaist\, Shirt waist \Shirt waist\ [shirt +	   waist; see {waist[3]}, n.]	   1. A woman's blouse resembling a men's shirt in cut and	      style; -- in England called a {blouse}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. a type of woman's dress with a bodice tailored like a	      shirt; -- also called {shirt dress}, {shirtwaist dress},	      and {shirtwaister}. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]
Shirt-waist suit \Shirt-waist suit\	   A costume consisting of a plain belted blouse and skirt of	   the same material.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Shist
Shist \Shist\, Shistose \Shis*tose"\	   See {Shist}, {Schistose}.	   [1913 Webster] Shittah
Shittah \Shit"tah\, Shittah tree \Shit"tah tree`\, n. [Heb.	   shitt[=a]h, pl. shitt[imac]m.]	   A tree that furnished the precious wood of which the ark,	   tables, altars, boards, etc., of the Jewish tabernacle were	   made; -- now believed to have been the wood of the {Acacia	   Seyal}, which is hard, fine grained, and yellowish brown in	   color.	   [1913 Webster] Shittim
Shittim \Shit"tim\, Shittim wood \Shit"tim wood`\, n.	   The wood of the shittah tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Shittle \Shit"tle\, n. [See {Shuttle}.]	   A shuttle. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Shittle \Shit"tle\, a.	   Wavering; unsettled; inconstant. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Shittlecock \Shit"tle*cock`\, n.	   A shuttlecock. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shittleness \Shit"tle*ness\, n.	   Instability; inconstancy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The vain shittlenesse of an unconstant head. --Baret.	   [1913 Webster]
Shive \Shive\, n. [See {Sheave}, n.]	   1. A slice; as, a shive of bread. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin piece or fragment; specifically, one of the scales	      or pieces of the woody part of flax removed by the	      operation of breaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thin, flat cork used for stopping a wide-mouthed bottle;	      also, a thin wooden bung for casks.	      [1913 Webster]
Shiver \Shiv"er\, n. [OE. schivere, fr. shive; cf. G. schifer a	   splinter, slate, OHG. scivere a splinter, Dan. & Sw. skifer a	   slate. See {Shive}, and cf. {Skever}.]	   1. One of the small pieces, or splinters, into which a	      brittle thing is broken by sudden violence; -- generally	      used in the plural. "All to shivers dashed." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin slice; a shive. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "A shiver of	      their own loaf." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of your soft bread, not but a shiver. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) A variety of blue slate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A sheave or small wheel in a pulley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small wedge, as for fastening the bolt of a window	      shutter.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A spindle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shiver \Shiv"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shivered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shivering}.] [OE. schiveren, scheveren; cf. OD.	   scheveren. See {Shiver} a fragment.]	   To break into many small pieces, or splinters; to shatter; to	   dash to pieces by a blow; as, to shiver a glass goblet.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the ground	         With shivered armor strown.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Shiver \Shiv"er\, v. i.	   To separate suddenly into many small pieces or parts; to be	   shattered.	   [1913 Webster]	         There shiver shafts upon shields thick.  --Chaucer	   [1913 Webster]	         The natural world, should gravity once cease, . . .	         would instantly shiver into millions of atoms.	                                                  --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	Shiver \Shiv"er\, v. i. [OE. chiveren, cheveren; of uncertain	   origin. This word seems to have been confused with shiver to	   shatter.]	   To tremble; to vibrate; to quiver; to shake, as from cold or	   fear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Prometheus is laid	         On icy Caucasus to shiver.               --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         The man that shivered on the brink of sin,	         Thus steeled and hardened, ventures boldly in.	                                                  --Creech.	   [1913 Webster]	Shiver \Shiv"er\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to	   the wind.	   [1913 Webster]	Shiver \Shiv"er\, n.	   The act of shivering or trembling.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiveringly \Shiv"er*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a shivering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shiver-spar \Shiv"er-spar`\, n. [Cf. G. schiefer-spath.] (Min.)	   A variety of calcite, so called from its slaty structure; --	   called also {slate spar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shivery \Shiv"er*y\, a.	   1. Tremulous; shivering. --Mallet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Easily broken; brittle; shattery.	      [1913 Webster]
Shizoku \Shi*zo"ku\, n. sing. & pl. [Jap. shi-zoku, fr. Chin.	   ch' (chi) branch, posterity + tsu kindered, class.]	   The Japanese warrior gentry or middle class, formerly called	   {samurai}; also, any member of this class.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shoad \Shoad\, n. [Cf. G. schutt rubbish.] (Mining)	   A train of vein material mixed with rubbish; fragments of ore	   which have become separated by the action of water or the	   weather, and serve to direct in the discovery of mines.	   [Written also {shode}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shoading \Shoad"ing\, n. (Mining)	   The tracing of veins of metal by shoads. [Written also	   {shoding}.] --Pryce.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoal \Shoal\, n. [AS. scolu, sceolu, a company, multitude,	   crowd, akin to OS. skola; probably originally, a division,	   and akin to Icel. skilja to part, divide. See {Skill}, and	   cf. {School}. of fishes.]	   A great multitude assembled; a crowd; a throng; -- said	   especially of fish; as, a shoal of bass. "Great shoals of	   people." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beneath, a shoal of silver fishes glides. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	Shoal \Shoal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shoaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shoaling}.]	   To assemble in a multitude; to throng; as, the fishes shoaled	   about the place. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Shoal \Shoal\, a. [Cf. {Shallow}; or cf. G. scholle a clod,	   glebe, OHG. scollo, scolla, prob. akin to E. shoal a	   multitude.]	   Having little depth; shallow; as, shoal water.	   [1913 Webster]	Shoal \Shoal\, n.	   1. A place where the water of a sea, lake, river, pond, etc.,	      is shallow; a shallow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The depth of your pond should be six feet; and on	            the sides some shoals for the fish to lay their	            span.                                 --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wolsey, that once trod the ways of glory,	            And sounded all the depths and shoals of honor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sandbank or bar which makes the water shoal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The god himself with ready trident stands,	            And opes the deep, and spreads the moving sands,	            Then heaves them off the shoals.      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Shoal \Shoal\, v. i.	   To become shallow; as, the color of the water shows where it	   shoals.	   [1913 Webster]	Shoal \Shoal\, v. t.	   To cause to become more shallow; to come to a more shallow	   part of; as, a ship shoals her water by advancing into that	   which is less deep. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoaliness \Shoal"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being shoaly; little depth of water;	   shallowness.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoaling \Shoal"ing\, a.	   Becoming shallow gradually. "A shoaling estuary." --Lyell.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoaly \Shoal"y\, a.	   Full of shoals, or shallow places.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tossing vessel sailed on shoaly ground. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoar \Shoar\ (sh[=o]r), n.	   A prop. See 3d {Shore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoat \Shoat\ (sh[=o]t), n.	   A young hog. Same as {Shote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shock \Shock\ (sh[o^]k), n. [OE. schokke; cf. OD schocke, G.	   schock a heap, quantity, threescore, MHG. schoc, Sw. skok,	   and also G. hocke a heap of hay, Lith. kugis.]	   1. A pile or assemblage of sheaves of grain, as wheat, rye,	      or the like, set up in a field, the sheaves varying in	      number from twelve to sixteen; a stook.	      [1913 Webster]	            And cause it on shocks to be by and by set.	                                                  --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behind the master walks, builds up the shocks.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [G. schock.] (Com.) A lot consisting of sixty pieces; -- a	      term applied in some Baltic ports to loose goods.	      [1913 Webster]	Shock \Shock\, v. t.	   To collect, or make up, into a shock or shocks; to stook; as,	   to shock rye.	   [1913 Webster]	Shock \Shock\, v. i.	   To be occupied with making shocks.	   [1913 Webster]	         Reap well, scatter not, gather clean that is shorn,	         Bind fast, shock apace.                  --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. D. schok a bounce, jolt, or leap, OHG.	   scoc a swing, MHG. schoc, Icel. skykkjun tremuously, F. choc	   a shock, collision, a dashing or striking against, Sp.	   choque, It. ciocco a log. [root]161. Cf. {Shock} to shake.]	   1. A quivering or shaking which is the effect of a blow,	      collision, or violent impulse; a blow, impact, or	      collision; a concussion; a sudden violent impulse or	      onset.	      [1913 Webster]	            These strong, unshaken mounds resist the shocks	            Of tides and seas tempestuous.        --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	            He stood the shock of a whole host of foes.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden agitation of the mind or feelings; a sensation of	      pleasure or pain caused by something unexpected or	      overpowering; also, a sudden agitating or overpowering	      event. "A shock of pleasure." --Talfourd.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A sudden depression of the vital forces of the	      entire body, or of a part of it, marking some profound	      impression produced upon the nervous system, as by severe	      injury, overpowering emotion, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) The sudden convulsion or contraction of the	      muscles, with the feeling of a concussion, caused by the	      discharge, through the animal system, of electricity from	      a charged body.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Concussion}, {Shock}.	   Usage: Both words signify a sudden violent shaking caused by	          impact or colision; but concussion is restricted in	          use to matter, while shock is used also of mental	          states.	          [1913 Webster]	Shock \Shock\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shocked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shocking}.] [OE. schokken; cf. D. schokken, F. choquer, Sp.	   chocar. [root]161. Cf. {Chuck} to strike, {Jog}, {Shake},	   {Shock} a striking, {Shog}, n. & v.]	   1. To give a shock to; to cause to shake or waver; hence, to	      strike against suddenly; to encounter with violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come the three corners of the world in arms,	            And we shall shock them.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall never forget the force with which he shocked	            De Vipont.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike with surprise, terror, horror, or disgust; to	      cause to recoil; as, his violence shocked his associates.	      [1913 Webster]	            Advise him not to shock a father's will. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) To subject to the action of an electrical	      discharge so as to cause a more or less violent depression	      or commotion of the nervous system.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shock \Shock\, v. i.	   To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter. "They saw	   the moment approach when the two parties would shock	   together." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Shock \Shock\, n. [Cf. {Shag}.]	   1. (Zool.) A dog with long hair or shag; -- called also	      {shockdog}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thick mass of bushy hair; as, a head covered with a	      shock of sandy hair.	      [1913 Webster]	Shock \Shock\, a.	   Bushy; shaggy; as, a shock hair.	   [1913 Webster]	         His red shock peruke . . . was laid aside. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Shockdog \Shock"dog`\, n. (Zool.)	   See 7th {Shock}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Shock-head \Shock"-head`\, a.	   Shock-headed. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shock-headed \Shock"-head`ed\, a.	   Having a thick and bushy head of hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Shocking \Shock"ing\, a.	   Causing to shake or tremble, as by a blow; especially,	   causing to recoil with horror or disgust; extremely offensive	   or disgusting.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grossest and most shocking villainies. --Secker.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Shock"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Shock"ing*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Shod \Shod\, imp. & p. p.	   f {Shoe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoddy \Shod"dy\, n. [Perhaps fr. {Shed}, v. t.; as meaning	   originally, waste stuff shed or thrown off; cf. dial. shod to	   shed, and E. {Shed} a parting, separation, {Shode} a	   parting.]	   1. A fibrous material obtained by "deviling," or tearing into	      fibers, refuse woolen goods, old stockings, rags,	      druggets, etc. See {Mungo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fluffy, fibrous waste from wool carding, worsted spinning,	      or weaving of woolens.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A fabric of inferior quality made of, or containing a	      large amount of, shoddy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 persons who pretend to a higher position in	         society than that to which their breeding or worth	         entitles them; this term is now (1997) rarely used in	         that sense.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Shoddy fever \Shoddy fever\ (Med.)	   A febrile disease characterized by dyspnoea and bronchitis	   caused by inhaling dust.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shoddy \Shod"dy\, a.	   1. Made wholly or in part of shoddy; containing shoddy; as,	      shoddy cloth; shoddy blankets; hence, colloquially, not	      genuine; sham; pretentious; as, shoddy aristocracy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a	            factitious pride.                     --Compton	                                                  Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of poor quality or inferior workmanship. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]	   3. visibly worn or damaged from use; shabby.	      [PJC]
Shoddyism \Shod"dy*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being shoddy. [Colloq.] See the Note	   under {Shoddy}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Shode \Shode\, n. [AS. sc[=a]de, fr. sce['a]dan. See {Shed}, v.	   t.]	   1. The parting of the hair on the head. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full straight and even lay his jolly shode.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The top of the head; the head. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] Shode	Shode \Shode\, Shoding \Shod"ing\ .	   See {Shoad}, {Shoading}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoder \Sho"der\, n.	   A package of gold beater's skins in which gold is subjected	   to the second process of beating.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoe \Shoe\ (sh[=oo]), n.; pl. {Shoes} (sh[=oo]z), formerly	   {Shoon} (sh[=oo]n), now provincial. [OE. sho, scho, AS.	   sc[=o]h, sce['o]h; akin to OFries. sk[=o], OS. sk[=o]h, D.	   schoe, schoen, G. schuh, OHG. scuoh, Icel. sk[=o]r, Dan. &	   Sw. sko, Goth. sk[=o]hs; of unknown origin.]	   1. A covering for the human foot, usually made of leather,	      having a thick and somewhat stiff sole and a lighter top.	      It differs from a boot on not extending so far up the leg.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your hose should be ungartered, . . . yourshoe	            untied.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spare none but such as go in clouted shoon. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling a shoe in form, position, or use.	      Specifically:	      (a) A plate or rim of iron nailed to the hoof of an animal	          to defend it from injury.	      (b) A band of iron or steel, or a ship of wood, fastened	          to the bottom of the runner of a sleigh, or any	          vehicle which slides on the snow.	      (c) A drag, or sliding piece of wood or iron, placed under	          the wheel of a loaded vehicle, to retard its motion in	          going down a hill.	      (d) The part of an automobile or railroad car brake which	          presses upon the wheel to retard its motion.	      (e) (Arch.) A trough-shaped or spout-shaped member, put at	          the bottom of the water leader coming from the eaves	          gutter, so as to throw the water off from the	          building.	      (f) (Milling.) The trough or spout for conveying the grain	          from the hopper to the eye of the millstone.	      (g) An inclined trough in an ore-crushing mill.	      (h) An iron socket or plate to take the thrust of a strut	          or rafter.	      (i) An iron socket to protect the point of a wooden pile.	      (j) (Mach.) A plate, or notched piece, interposed between	          a moving part and the stationary part on which it	          bears, to take the wear and afford means of	          adjustment; -- called also {slipper}, and {gib}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shoe is often used adjectively, or in composition; as,	         shoe buckle, or shoe-buckle; shoe latchet, or	         shoe-latchet; shoe leathet, or shoe-leather; shoe	         string, shoe-string, or shoestring.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The outer cover or tread of a pneumatic tire, esp. for an	      automobile.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Shoe of an anchor}. (Naut.)	      (a) A small block of wood, convex on the back, with a hole	          to receive the point of the anchor fluke, -- used to	          prevent the anchor from tearing the planks of the	          vessel when raised or lowered.	      (b) A broad, triangular piece of plank placed upon the	          fluke to give it a better hold in soft ground.	   {Shoe block} (Naut.), a block with two sheaves, one above the	      other, and at right angles to each other.	   {Shoe bolt}, a bolt with a flaring head, for fastening shoes	      on sleigh runners.	   {Shoe pac}, a kind of moccasin. See {Pac}.	   {Shoe stone}, a sharpening stone used by shoemakers and other	      workers in leather.	      [1913 Webster]	Shoe \Shoe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shod}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shoeing}.] [AS. sc?ian, sce?ian. See {Shoe}, n.]	   1. To furnish with a shoe or shoes; to put a shoe or shoes	      on; as, to shoe a horse, a sled, an anchor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To protect or ornament with something which serves the	      purpose of a shoe; to tip.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sharp and small end of the billiard stick, which	            is shod with brass or silver.         --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Shoebill \Shoe"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large African wading bird ({Balaeniceps rex}) allied to the	   storks and herons, and remarkable for its enormous broad	   swollen bill. It inhabits the valley of the White Nile. See	   Illust. (l.) of {Beak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoeblack \Shoe"black`\, n.	   One who polishes shoes; same as {bootblack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoefly \Shoe"fly`\, n.	   1. (Railroading) A contrivance for throwing the track	      temporarily to one side for convenience in filling	      washouts or effecting other repairs. [Cant, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Print.) In some cylinder presses, a device with long	      fingers for freeing the sheet from the cylinder. Shoehorn
Shoehorn \Shoe"horn`\, Shoeing-horn \Shoe"ing-horn`\, n.	   1. A curved piece of polished horn, wood, or metal used to	      facilitate the entrance of the foot into a shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively:	      (a) Anything by which a transaction is facilitated; a	          medium; -- by way of contempt. --Spectator.	      (b) Anything which draws on or allures; an inducement.	          [Low] --Beau. & Fl.	          [1913 Webster]	Shoehorn \Shoe"horn\, v. t.	   to squeeze or force into a tight-fitting space, with or as	   though with a shoehorn; -- often used figuratively.	   [PJC]
Shoeless \Shoe"less\, a.	   Destitute of shoes. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoelace \Shoe"lace\, n.	   a length of cord for tying the upper parts of a shoe	   together. Commercial shoelaces usually come in different	   lengths, and have each end confined in a narrow plastic tube	   for convenience in inserting the cords through the holes in a	   shoe upper. Also called {shoestring}.	   [PJC]
Shoemaker \Shoe"mak`er\, n.	   1. One whose occupation it is to make shoes and boots.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The threadfish.	      (b) The runner, 12.	          [1913 Webster]
Shoemaking \Shoe"mak`ing\, n.	   The business of a shoemaker.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoer \Sho"er\, n.	   One who fits shoes to the feet; one who furnishes or puts on	   shoes; as, a shoer of horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoestring \Shoe"string`\, n.	   1. same as {shoelace}.	      [PJC]	   2. a sum of money, inadequate or barely adequate for the	      purpose to which it is put to use; as, to start up an	      enterprise on a shoestring.	      [PJC]
Shog \Shog\ (sh[o^]g), n. [See {Shock} a striking.]	   A shock; a jog; a violent concussion or impulse. [R. or	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shog \Shog\, v. t.	   To shake; to shock. [R. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shog \Shog\, v. i. [Cf. W. ysgogi to wag, to stir. Cf. {Jog}.]	   To jog; to move on. [R. or Scot.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoggle \Shog"gle\, v. t. [See {Shog}, {Joggle}.]	   To joggle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Pegge.	   [1913 Webster]
Shogun \Sho"gun\ (sh[=o]"g[=oo]n), n. [Jap. military general,	   from Chin. tsiang ki["u]n commander in chief.]	   A title originally conferred by the Mikado on the military	   governor of the eastern provinces of Japan. By gradual	   usurpation of power the Shoguns (known to foreigners as	   {Tycoons}) became finally the virtual rulers of Japan. The	   title was abolished in 1867. [Written variously, {Shiogun},	   {Shiogoon}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shogunate \Sho*gun"ate\ (sh[=o]*g[=oo]n"[asl]t), n.	   The office or dignity of a Shogun. [Written also	   {Siogoonate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shola \Sho"la\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Sola}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shole \Shole\, n.	   A plank fixed beneath an object, as beneath the rudder of a	   vessel, to protect it from injury; a plank on the ground	   under the end of a shore or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	Shole \Shole\, n.	   See {Shoal}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shonde \Shonde\, n. [AS. sceond. Cf. {Shend}.]	   Harm; disgrace; shame. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shone \Shone\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Shine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoo \Shoo\, interj. [Cf. G. scheuchen to scare, drive away.]	   Begone; away; -- an expression used in frightening away	   animals, especially fowls.	   [1913 Webster]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shooi \Sho"oi\, n. (Zool.)	   The Richardson's skua ({Stercorarius parasiticus});- so	   called from its cry. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shook \Shook\ (sh[oo^]k),	   imp. & obs. or poet. p. p. of {Shake}.	   [1913 Webster]	Shook \Shook\, n. [Cf. {Shock} a bundle of sheaves.] (Com.)	   (a) A set of staves and headings sufficient in number for one	       hogshead, cask, barrel, or the like, trimmed, and bound	       together in compact form.	   (b) A set of boards for a sugar box.	   (c) The parts of a piece of house furniture, as a bedstead,	       packed together.	       [1913 Webster]	Shook \Shook\, v. t.	   To pack, as staves, in a shook.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoon \Shoon\, n.,	   pl. of {Shoe}. [Archaic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         They shook the snow from hats and shoon. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoop \Shoop\, obs.	   imp. of {Shape}. Shaped. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoot \Shoot\, n. [F. chute. See {Chute}. Confused with shoot to	   let fly.]	   An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which	   timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow	   passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the	   water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift	   current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as	   to shorten the course. [Written also {chute}, and {shute}.]	   [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To take a shoot}, to pass through a shoot instead of the	      main channel; to take the most direct course. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shoot \Shoot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shot}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shooting}. The old participle {Shotten} is obsolete. See	   {Shotten}.] [OE. shotien, schotien, AS. scotian, v. i.,	   sce['o]tan; akin to D. schieten, G. schie?en, OHG. sciozan,	   Icel. skj?ta, Sw. skjuta, Dan. skyde; cf. Skr. skund to jump.	   [root]159. Cf. {Scot} a contribution, {Scout} to reject,	   {Scud}, {Scuttle}, v. i., {Shot}, {Sheet}, {Shut}, {Shuttle},	   {Skittish}, {Skittles}.]	   1. To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow	      or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile,	      as an object.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you please	            To shoot an arrow that self way.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; --	      followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as	      an object; -- often with off; as, to shoot a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	            The two ends od a bow, shot off, fly from one	            another.                              --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile;	      often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a	      word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Roger shot the hawk hovering over his master's	            dove house.                           --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden	      motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to	      emit.	      [1913 Webster]	            An honest weaver as ever shot shuttle. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pit into which the dead carts had nightly shot	            corpses by scores.                    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; --	      often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shoot out the lip, they shake the head. --Ps.	                                                  xxii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware the secret snake that shoots a sting.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Carp.) To plane straight; to fit by planing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two pieces of wood that are shot, that is, planed or	            else pared with a paring chisel.      --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a	      rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar.	      [1913 Webster]	            She . . . shoots the Stygian sound.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to	      color in spots or patches.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tangled water courses slept,	            Shot over with purple, and green, and yellow.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be shot of}, to be discharged, cleared, or rid of.	      [Colloq.] "Are you not glad to be shot of him?" --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Shoot \Shoot\, v. i.	   1. To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; --	      said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target;	      he shoots better than he rides.	      [1913 Webster]	            The archers have . . . shot at him.   --Gen. xlix.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or	      instrument; as, the gun shoots well.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to	      be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if	      propelled; as, a shooting star.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shot a streaming lamp along the sky. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing	      sensation; as, shooting pains.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy words shoot through my heart.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            These preachers make	            His head to shoot and ache.           --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To germinate; to bud; to sprout.	      [1913 Webster]	            Onions, as they hang, will shoot forth. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            But the wild olive shoots, and shades the ungrateful	            plain.                                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well shot in years he seemed.         --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Delightful task! to rear the tender thought,	            To teach the young idea how to shoot. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the menstruum be overcharged, metals will shoot	            into crystals.                        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land	      shoots into a promontory.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shot up against the dark sky, tall, gaunt,	            straggling houses.                    --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing	       vessel when the helm is put hard alee.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To shoot ahead}, to pass or move quickly forward; to	      outstrip others.	      [1913 Webster]	Shoot \Shoot\, n.	   1. The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot;	      as, the shoot of a shuttle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Turkish bow giveth a very forcible shoot.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            One underneath his horse to get a shoot doth stalk.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young branch or growth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Superfluous branches and shoots of this second	            spring.                               --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rush of water; a rapid.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Min.) A vein of ore running in the same general direction	      as the lode. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Weaving) A weft thread shot through the shed by the	      shuttle; a pick.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Perh. a different word.] A shoat; a young hog.	      [1913 Webster]
Shooter \Shoot"er\, n.	   1. One who shoots, as an archer or a gunner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which shoots. Specifically:	      (a) A firearm; as, a five-shooter. [Colloq. U.S.]	      (b) A shooting star. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]
Shooting \Shoot"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, shoots; as, the	      shooting of an archery club; the shooting of rays of	      light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wounding or killing with a firearm; specifically	      (Sporting), the killing of game; as, a week of shooting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sensation of darting pain; as, a shooting in one's head.	      [1913 Webster]	Shooting \Shoot"ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to shooting; for shooting; darting.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shooting board} (Joinery), a fixture used in planing or	      shooting the edge of a board, by means of which the plane	      is guided and the board held true.	   {Shooting box}, a small house in the country for use in the	      shooting season. --Prof. Wilson.	   {Shooting gallery}, a range, usually covered, with targets	      for practice with firearms.	   {Shooting iron}, a firearm. [Slang, U.S.]	   {Shooting star}.	   (a) (Astron.) A starlike, luminous meteor, that, appearing	       suddenly, darts quickly across some portion of the sky,	       and then as suddenly disappears, leaving sometimes, for a	       few seconds, a luminous train, -- called also {falling	       star}.	   Note: Shooting stars are small cosmical bodies which	         encounter the earth in its annual revolution, and which	         become visible by coming with planetary velocity into	         the upper regions of the atmosphere. At certain	         periods, as on the 13th of November and 10th of August,	         they appear for a few hours in great numbers,	         apparently diverging from some point in the heavens,	         such displays being known as meteoric showers, or star	         showers. These bodies, before encountering the earth,	         were moving in orbits closely allied to the orbits of	         comets. See {Leonids}, {Perseids}.	   (b) (Bot.) The American cowslip ({Dodecatheon Meadia}). See	       under {Cowslip}.	   {Shooting stick} (Print.), a tapering piece of wood or iron,	      used by printers to drive up the quoins in the chase.	      --Hansard.	      [1913 Webster]
Shooty \Shoot"y\, a.	   Sprouting or coming up freely and regularly. [Prev. Eng.]	   --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Shop \Shop\, obs.	   imp. of {Shape}. Shaped. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Shop \Shop\, n. [OE. shoppe, schoppe, AS. sceoppa a treasury, a	   storehouse, stall, booth; akin to scypen a shed, LG. schup a	   shed, G. schoppen, schuppen, a shed, a coachhouse, OHG.	   scopf.]	   1. A building or an apartment in which goods, wares, drugs,	      etc., are sold by retail.	      [1913 Webster]	            From shop to shop	            Wandering, and littering with unfolded silks	            The polished counter.                 --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building in which mechanics or artisans work; as, a shoe	      shop; a car shop.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tailor called me in his shop.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person's occupation, business, profession, or the like,	      as a subject of attention, interest, conversation, etc.;	      -- sometimes in deprecation or disapproval; as, to talk	      shop at a party. Also used attributively, as in shop talk.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   4. A place where any industry is carried on; as, a chemist's	      shop; also, (Slang), any of the various places of business	      which are commonly called offices, as of a lawyer, doctor,	      broker, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. Any place of resort, as one's house, a restaurant, etc.	      [Slang, Chiefly Eng.]	   6. the group of workers and the activities controlled by an	      administrator; as, to have five people in one's shop.	      [Colloq.]	   Note: Shop is often used adjectively or in composition; as,	         shop rent, or shop-rent; shop thief, or shop-thief;	         shop window, or shop-window, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To smell of the shop}, to indicate too distinctively one's	      occupation or profession.	   {To talk shop}, to make one's business the topic of social	      conversation; also, to use the phrases peculiar to one's	      employment. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Store; warehouse. See {Store}.	        [1913 Webster]	Shop \Shop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shopping}.]	   To visit shops for the purpose of purchasing goods.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was engaged with his mother and some ladies to go	         shopping.                                --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopboard \Shop"board`\, n.	   A bench or board on which work is performed; a workbench.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopbook \Shop"book`\, n.	   A book in which a tradesman keeps his accounts. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopboy \Shop"boy`\, n.	   A boy employed in a shop.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopen \Sho"pen\, obs.	   p. p. of {Shape}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopgirl \Shop"girl`\, n.	   A girl employed in a shop.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopkeeper \Shop"keep`er\, n.	   A trader who sells goods in a shop, or by retail; -- in	   distinction from one who sells by wholesale. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoplifter \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	   occasion to steal.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoplifting \Shop"lift`ing\, n.	   Larceny committed in a shop; the stealing of anything from a	   shop.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoplike \Shop"like`\, a.	   Suiting a shop; vulgar. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopmaid \Shop"maid`\, n.	   A shopgirl.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopman \Shop"man\, n.; pl. {Shopmen}.	   1. A shopkeeper; a retailer. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who serves in a shop; a salesman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who works in a shop or a factory.	      [1913 Webster]
Shopper \Shop"per\, n.	   One who shops.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoppish \Shop"pish\, a.	   Having the appearance or qualities of a shopkeeper, or	   shopman.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoppy \Shop"py\, a.	   1. Abounding with shops. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to shops, or one's own shop or business;	      as, shoppy talk. [Colloq.] --Mrs. Gaskell.	      [1913 Webster]
Shopshift \Shop"shift`\, n.	   The trick of a shopkeeper; deception. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
shop talk \shop talk\,	   conversation about a matters pertaining to person's	   occupation; -- often used of such discussions when conducted	   outside of working hours, as in social gatherings.	   [PJC]
Shopwalker \Shop"walk`er\, n.	   One who walks about in a shop as an overseer and director.	   Cf. {Floorwalker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopwoman \Shop"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Shopwomen}.	   A woman employed in a shop.	   [1913 Webster]
Shopworn \Shop"worn`\, a.	   Somewhat worn or damaged by having been kept for a time in a	   shop.	   [1913 Webster]
Shorage \Shor"age\, n.	   Duty paid for goods brought on shore. --Grabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Shore \Shore\,	   imp. of {Shear}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Shore \Shore\, n.	   A sewer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore; akin to LG. schore, D. schoor,	   OD. schoore, Icel. skor?a, and perhaps to E. shear, as being	   a piece cut off.]	   A prop, as a timber, placed as a brace or support against the	   side of a building or other structure; a prop placed beneath	   anything, as a beam, to prevent it from sinking or sagging.	   [Written also {shoar}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shore \Shore\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shoring}.] [OE. schoren. See {Shore} a prop.]	   To support by a shore or shores; to prop; -- usually with up;	   as, to shore up a building.	   [1913 Webster]	Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,	   and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin	   to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.]	   The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an	   ocean, lake, or large river.	   [1913 Webster]	         Michael Cassio,	         Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,	         Is come shore.                           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat.	   {On shore}. See under {On}.	   {Shore birds} (Zool.), a collective name for the various	      limicoline birds found on the seashore.	   {Shore crab} (Zool.), any crab found on the beaches, or	      between tides, especially any one of various species of	      grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California.	   {Shore lark} (Zool.), a small American lark ({Otocoris	      alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on	      the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark	      brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow	      local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black	      streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear	      tufts. Called also {horned lark}.	   {Shore plover} (Zool.), a large-billed Australian plover	      ({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and	      feeds on crustaceans, etc.	   {Shore teetan} (Zool.), the rock pipit ({Anthus obscurus}).	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shore \Shore\, v. t.	   To set on shore. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoreless \Shore"less\, a.	   Having no shore or coast; of indefinite or unlimited extent;	   as, a shoreless ocean. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoreling \Shore"ling\, n.	   See {Shorling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shorer \Shor"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, shores or props; a prop; a shore.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoreward \Shore"ward\, adv.	   Toward the shore.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoring \Shor"ing\, n.	   1. The act of supporting or strengthening with a prop or	      shore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A system of props; props, collectively.	      [1913 Webster] Shorl
Shorl \Shorl\, n., Shorlaceous \Shor*la"ceous\, a.(Min.)	   See {Schorl}, {Schorlaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shorling \Shor"ling\, n.	   1. The skin of a sheen after the fleece is shorn off, as	      distinct from the morling, or skin taken from the dead	      sheep; also, a sheep of the first year's shearing. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is shorn; a shaveling; hence, in contempt, a	      priest. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Shorn \Shorn\,	   p. p. of {Shear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Short \Short\, a. [Compar. {Shorter}; superl. {Shortest}.] [OE.	   short, schort, AS. scort, sceort; akin to OHG. scurz, Icel.	   skorta to be short of, to lack, and perhaps to E. shear, v.	   t. Cf. {Shirt}.]	   1. Not long; having brief length or linear extension; as, a	      short distance; a short piece of timber; a short flight.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bed is shorter than that a man can stretch	            himself on it.                        --Isa. xxviii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not extended in time; having very limited duration; not	      protracted; as, short breath.	      [1913 Webster]	            The life so short, the craft so long to learn.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To short absense I could yield.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty; as,	      a short supply of provisions, or of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied; scantily	      furnished; lacking; not coming up to a resonable, or the	      ordinary, standard; -- usually with of; as, to be short of	      money.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall be short in our provision.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Deficient; defective; imperfect; not coming up, as to a	      measure or standard; as, an account which is short of the	      trith.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not distant in time; near at hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marinell was sore offended	            That his departure thence should be so short.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He commanded those who were appointed to attend him	            to be ready by a short day.           --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Limited in intellectual power or grasp; not comprehensive;	      narrow; not tenacious, as memory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their own short understandings reach	            No farther than the present.          --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Less important, efficaceous, or powerful; not equal or	      equivalent; less (than); -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hardly anything short of an invasion could rouse	            them again to war.                    --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant; as, he gave a short	      answer to the question.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Cookery) Breaking or crumbling readily in the mouth;	       crisp; as, short pastry.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Metal) Brittle.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Metals that are brittle when hot are called ?ot-short;	         as, cast iron may be hot-short, owing to the presence	         of sulphur. Those that are brittle when cold are called	         cold-short; as, cast iron may be cold-short, on account	         of the presence of phosphorus.	         [1913 Webster]	   12. (Stock Exchange) Engaging or engaged to deliver what is	       not possessed; as, short contracts; to be short of stock.	       See The shorts, under {Short}, n., and To sell short,	       under {Short}, adv.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: In mercantile transactions, a note or bill is sometimes	         made payable at short sight, that is, in a little time	         after being presented to the payer.	         [1913 Webster]	   13. (Phon.) Not prolonged, or relatively less prolonged, in	       utterance; -- opposed to {long}, and applied to vowels or	       to syllables. In English, the long and short of the same	       letter are not, in most cases, the long and short of the	       same sound; thus, the i in ill is the short sound, not of	       i in isle, but of ee in eel, and the e in pet is the	       short sound of a in pate, etc. See {Quantity}, and Guide	       to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]22, 30.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Short is much used with participles to form numerous	         self-explaining compounds; as, short-armed,	         short-billed, short-fingered, short-haired,	         short-necked, short-sleeved, short-tailed,	         short-winged, short-wooled, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At short notice}, in a brief time; promptly.	   {Short rib} (Anat.), one of the false ribs.	   {Short suit} (Whist), any suit having only three cards, or	      less than three. --R. A. Proctor.	   {To come short}, {To cut short}, {To fall short}, etc. See	      under {Come}, {Cut}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Short \Short\, n.	   1. A summary account.	      [1913 Webster]	            The short and the long is, our play is preferred.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The part of milled grain sifted out which is next	      finer than the bran.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first remove above bran is shorts. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Short, inferior hemp.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Breeches; shortclothes. [Slang] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we compare the nearest conventional shorts and	            longs in English, as in "bit" and "beat," "not" and	            "naught," we find that the short vowels are	            generally wide, the long narrow, besides being	            generally diphthongic as well. Hence, originally	            short vowels can be lengthened and yet kept quite	            distinct from the original longs.     --H. Sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In short}, in few words; in brief; briefly.	   {The long and the short}, the whole; a brief summing up.	   {The shorts} (Stock Exchange), those who are unsupplied with	      stocks which they contracted to deliver.	      [1913 Webster]	Short \Short\, adv.	   In a short manner; briefly; limitedly; abruptly; quickly; as,	   to stop short in one's course; to turn short.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was taken up very short, and adjudged corrigible for	         such presumptuous language.              --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To sell short} (Stock Exchange), to sell, for future	      delivery, what the party selling does not own, but hopes	      to buy at a lower rate.	      [1913 Webster]	Short \Short\, v. t. [AS. sceortian.]	   To shorten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Short \Short\, v. i.	   To fail; to decrease. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shortage \Short"age\, n.	   Amount or extent of deficiency, as determined by some	   requirement or standard; as, a shortage in money accounts.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-breathed \Short"-breathed`\, a.	   1. Having short-breath, or quick respiration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having short life.	      [1913 Webster]
Shortcake \Short"cake`\, n.	   An unsweetened breakfast cake shortened with butter or lard,	   rolled thin, and baked.	   [1913 Webster]
Short circuit \Short" cir"cuit\ (Elec.)	   A circuit formed or closed by a conductor of relatively low	   resistance because shorter or of relatively great	   conductivity.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-circuit \Short"-cir`cuit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Short-circuited}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Short-circuiting}.]	   (Elec.)	   To join, as the electrodes of a battery or dynamo or any two	   points of a circuit, by a conductor of low resistance.	   [1913 Webster]
Shortclothes \Short"clothes`\, n.	   Coverings for the legs of men or boys, consisting of trousers	   which reach only to the knees, -- worn with long stockings.	   [1913 Webster]
Shortcoming \Short"com`ing\, n.	   The act of falling, or coming short; as:	   (a) The failure of a crop, or the like.	   (b) Neglect of, or failure in, performance of duty.	       [1913 Webster]
Short-dated \Short"-dat`ed\, a.	   Having little time to run from the date. "Thy short-dated	   life." --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Shorten \Short"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shortened ?}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Shortening}.] [See {Short}, a.]	   1. To make short or shorter in measure, extent, or time; as,	      to shorten distance; to shorten a road; to shorten days of	      calamity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to	      lessen; to abridge; to curtail; to contract; as, to	      shorten work, an allowance of food, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here, where the subject is so fruitful, I am	            shortened by my chain.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make deficient (as to); to deprive; -- with of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spoiled of his nose, and shortened of his ears.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make short or friable, as pastry, with butter, lard,	      pot liquor, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shorten a rope} (Naut.), to take in the slack of it.	   {To shorten sail} (Naut.), to reduce sail by taking it in.	      [1913 Webster]	Shorten \Short"en\, v. i.	   To become short or shorter; as, the day shortens in northern	   latitudes from June to December; a metallic rod shortens by	   cold.	   [1913 Webster]
Shortener \Short"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, shortens.	   [1913 Webster]
Shortening \Short"en*ing\, n.	   1. The act of making or becoming short or shorter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) That which renders pastry short or friable, as	      butter, lard, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Shorthand \Short"hand`\, n.	   A compendious and rapid method or writing by substituting	   characters, abbreviations, or symbols, for letters, words,	   etc.; short writing; stenography. See Illust. under	   {Phonography}.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-handed \Short`-hand"ed\, a.	   Short of, or lacking the regular number of, servants or	   helpers.	   [1913 Webster]
Shorthead \Short"head`\, n.	   A sucking whale less than one year old; -- so called by	   sailors.	   [1913 Webster]
Shorthorn \Short"horn`\, a.	   One of a breed of large, heavy domestic cattle having short	   horns. The breed was developed in England.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-jointed \Short"-joint`ed\, a.	   Having short intervals between the joints; -- said of a plant	   or an animal, especially of a horse whose pastern is too	   short.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-lived \Short"-lived`\, a.	   Not living or lasting long; being of short continuance; as, a	   short-lived race of beings; short-lived pleasure; short-lived	   passion.	   [1913 Webster]
Shortly \Short"ly\, adv. [AS. sceortlice.]	   1. In a short or brief time or manner; soon; quickly.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall grow jealous of you shortly.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The armies came shortly in view of each other.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In few words; briefly; abruptly; curtly; as, to express	      ideas more shortly in verse than in prose.	      [1913 Webster]
Shortness \Short"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being short; want of reach or	   extension; brevity; deficiency; as, the shortness of a	   journey; the shortness of the days in winter; the shortness	   of an essay; the shortness of the memory; a shortness of	   provisions; shortness of breath.	   [1913 Webster]
Shortsighted \Short"sight`ed\, a.	   1. Not able to see far; nearsighted; myopic. See {Myopic},	      and {Myopia}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Not able to look far into futurity; unable to	      understand things deep; of limited intellect.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having little regard for the future; heedless.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Short"sight`ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Short"sight`ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cunning is a kind of shortsightedness. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Short-spoken \Short"-spo`ken\, a.	   Speaking in a quick or short manner; hence, gruff; curt.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shortstop \Short"stop`\, n. (Baseball)	   The player stationed in the field bewtween the second and	   third bases.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-waisted \Short"-waist`ed\, a.	   Having a short waist.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-winded \Short"-wind`ed\, a.	   Affected with shortness of breath; having a quick, difficult	   respiration, as dyspnoic and asthmatic persons. --May.	   [1913 Webster]
Shortwing \Short"wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds	   having short wings and a short tail. They belong to	   Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Short-witted \Short"-wit`ted\, a.	   Having little wit; not wise; having scanty intellect or	   judgment.	   [1913 Webster]
Shory \Shor"y\, a.	   Lying near the shore. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shoshones \Sho*sho"nes\, n. pl.; sing. {Shoshone}. (Ethnol.)	   A linguistic family or stock of North American Indians,	   comprising many tribes, which extends from Montana and Idaho	   into Mexico. In a restricted sense the name is applied	   especially to the Snakes, the most northern of the tribes.	   [1913 Webster]
Shot \Shot\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Shoot}.	   [1913 Webster]	Shot \Shot\, a.	   Woven in such a way as to produce an effect of variegation,	   of changeable tints, or of being figured; as, shot silks. See	   {Shoot}, v. t., 8.	   [1913 Webster]	Shot \Shot\, n. [AS. scot, sceot, fr. sce['o]tan to shoot; akin	   to D. sschot, Icel. skot. [root]159. See {Scot} a share,	   {Shoot}, v. t., and cf. {Shot} a shooting.]	   A share or proportion; a reckoning; a scot.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here no shots are where all shares be.   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man is never . . . welcome to a place till some	         certain shot be paid and the hostess say "Welcome."	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Shot \Shot\, n.; pl. {Shot}or {Shots}. [OE. shot, schot, AS.	   gesceot a missile; akin to D. schot a shot, shoot, G. schuss,	   geschoss a missile, Icel. skot a throwing, a javelin, and E.	   shoot, v.t. [root]159. See {Shoot}, and cf. {Shot} a share.]	   1. The act of shooting; discharge of a firearm or other	      weapon which throws a missile.	      [1913 Webster]	            He caused twenty shot of his greatest cannon to be	            made at the king's army.              --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A missile weapon, particularly a ball or bullet;	      specifically, whatever is discharged as a projectile from	      firearms or cannon by the force of an explosive.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 spherical and oblong; according to structure and	         modes of operation, into solid, hollow, and case. See	         {Bar shot}, {Chain shot}, etc., under {Bar}, {Chain},	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Small globular masses of lead, of various sizes, -- used	      chiefly as the projectiles in shotguns for killing game;	      as, bird shot; buckshot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The flight of a missile, or the distance which it is, or	      can be, thrown; as, the vessel was distant more than a	      cannon shot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A marksman; one who practices shooting; as, an exellent	      shot.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fisheries)	      (a) A cast of a net.	      (b) The entire throw of nets at one time.	      (c) A place or spot for setting nets.	      (d) A single draft or catch of fish made.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. (Athletics) A spherical weight, to be put, or thrown, in	      competition for distance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. A stroke, throw, or other action to propel a ball or other	      game piece in certain games, as in billiards, hockey,	      basketball, curling, etc.; also, a move, as in chess.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. A guess; conjecture; also, an attempt. [Colloq.] "I'll	      take a shot at it."	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Shot belt}, a belt having a pouch or compartment for	      carrying shot.	   {Shot cartridge}, a cartridge containing powder and small	      shot, forming a charge for a shotgun.	   {Shot garland} (Naut.), a wooden frame to contain shot,	      secured to the coamings and ledges round the hatchways of	      a ship.	   {Shot gauge}, an instrument for measuring the diameter of	      round shot. --Totten.	   {shot hole}, a hole made by a shot or bullet discharged.	   {Shot locker} (Naut.), a strongly framed compartment in the	      hold of a vessel, for containing shot.	   {Shot of a cable} (Naut.), the splicing of two or more cables	      together, or the whole length of the cables thus united.	      	   {Shot prop} (Naut.), a wooden prop covered with tarred hemp,	      to stop a hole made by the shot of an enemy in a ship's	      side.	   {Shot tower}, a lofty tower for making shot, by dropping from	      its summit melted lead in slender streams. The lead forms	      spherical drops which cool in the descent, and are	      received in water or other liquid.	   {Shot window}, a window projecting from the wall. Ritson,	      quoted by Halliwell, explains it as a window that opens	      and shuts; and Wodrow describes it as a window of shutters	      made of timber and a few inches of glass above them.	      [1913 Webster]	Shot \Shot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shotting}.]	   To load with shot, as a gun. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Shot-clog \Shot"-clog`\, n.	   A person tolerated only because he pays the shot, or	   reckoning, for the rest of the company, otherwise a mere clog	   on them. [Old Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou common shot-clog, gull of all companies.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Shote \Shote\, n. [AS. sce['o]ta a darting fish, a trout, fr.	   sce['o]tan. See {Shoot}, v. t.]	   1. (Zool.) A fish resembling the trout. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      --Garew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perh. a different word.] A young hog; a shoat.	      [1913 Webster]
Shot-free \Shot"-free`\, a.	   Not to be injured by shot; shot-proof. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	Shot-free \Shot"-free`\, a.	   Free from charge or expense; hence, unpunished; scot-free.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shotgun \Shot"gun`\, n.	   A light, smooth-bored gun, often double-barreled, especially	   designed for firing small shot at short range, and killing	   small game.	   [1913 Webster]
Shot-proof \Shot"-proof`\, a.	   Impenetrable by shot.	   [1913 Webster]
Shots \Shots\, n. pl.	   The refuse of cattle taken from a drove. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Shot samples \Shot samples\ (Metal.)	   Samples taken for assay from a molten metallic mass pouring a	   portion into water, to granulate it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shotted \Shot"ted\, a.	   1. Loaded with shot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Having a shot attached; as, a shotten suture.	      [1913 Webster]
Shotten \Shot"ten\, n. [Properly p. p. of shoot; AS. scoten,	   sceoten, p. p. of sce['o]tan.]	   1. Having ejected the spawn; as, a shotten herring. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shot out of its socket; dislocated, as a bone.	      [1913 Webster]
Shough \Shough\, n. (Zool.)	   A shockdog.	   [1913 Webster]	Shough \Shough\, interj.	   See {Shoo}. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Should \Should\ (sh[oo^]d), imp. of {Shall}. [OE. sholde,	   shulde, scholde, schulde, AS. scolde, sceolde. See {Shall}.]	   Used as an auxiliary verb, to express a conditional or	   contingent act or state, or as a supposition of an actual	   fact; also, to express moral obligation (see {Shall}); e. g.:	   they should have come last week; if I should go; I should	   think you could go. "You have done that you should be sorry	   for." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Ought}.	        [1913 Webster]
Shoulder \Shoul"der\, n. [OE. shulder, shuldre, schutder, AS.	   sculdor; akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter, OHG. scultarra,	   Dan. skulder, Sw. skuldra.]	   1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which	      the fore limb is connected with the body or with the	      shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and	      muscles about that joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint;	      the upper part of the back; that part of the human frame	      on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; -- often	      used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders	            bore	            The gates of Azza.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adown her shoulders fell her length of hair.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support.	      [1913 Webster]	            In thy shoulder do I build my seat.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance	      or projection from the body of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The north western shoulder of the mountain. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an	      animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of mutton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fort.) The angle of a bastion included between the face	      and flank. See Illust. of {Bastion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object,	      or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon	      at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a	      type which projects beyond the base of the raised	      character, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shoulder belt}, a belt that passes across the shoulder.	   {Shoulder blade} (Anat.), the flat bone of the shoulder, to	      which the humerus is articulated; the scapula.	   {Shoulder block} (Naut.), a block with a projection, or	      shoulder, near the upper end, so that it can rest against	      a spar without jamming the rope.	   {Shoulder clapper}, one who claps another on the shoulder, or	      who uses great familiarity. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Shoulder girdle}. (Anat.) See {Pectoral girdle}, under	      {Pectoral}.	   {Shoulder knot}, an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on	      the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn	      as part of a military uniform.	   {Shoulder-of-mutton sail} (Naut.), a triangular sail carried	      on a boat's mast; -- so called from its shape.	   {Shoulder slip}, dislocation of the shoulder, or of the	      humerous. --Swift.	   {Shoulder strap}, a strap worn on or over the shoulder.	      Specifically (Mil. & Naval), a narrow strap worn on the	      shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a	      suitable device, the rank he holds in the service. See	      Illust. in App.	      [1913 Webster]	Shoulder \Shoul"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shouldered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Shouldering}.]	   1. To push or thrust with the shoulder; to push with	      violence; to jostle.	      [1913 Webster]	            As they the earth would shoulder from her seat.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Around her numberless the rabble flowed,	            Shouldering each other, crowding for a view. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take upon the shoulder or shoulders; as, to shoulder a	      basket; hence, to assume the burden or responsibility of;	      as, to shoulder blame; to shoulder a debt.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if Hercules	            Or burly Atlas shouldered up their state. --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Right shoulder arms} (Mil.), a position in the Manual of	      Arms which the piece is placed on the right shoulder, with	      the lock plate up, and the muzzle elevated and inclined to	      the left, and held as in the illustration.	      [1913 Webster]	Shoulder \Shoul"der\, v. i.	   To push with the shoulder; to make one's way, as through a	   crowd, by using the shoulders; to move swaying the shoulders	   from side to side.	         A yoke of the great sulky white bullocks . . . came	         shouldering along together.              --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shouldered \Shoul"dered\, a.	   Having shoulders; -- used in composition; as, a	   broad-shouldered man. "He was short-shouldered." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoulder-shotten \Shoul"der-shot`ten\, a.	   Sprained in the shoulder, as a horse. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shout \Shout\ (shout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shouted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Shouting}.] [OE. shouten, of unknown origin; perhaps	   akin to shoot; cf. Icel. sk[=u]ta, sk[=u]ti, a taunt.]	   1. To utter a sudden and loud outcry, as in joy, triumph, or	      exultation, or to attract attention, to animate soldiers,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shouting of the men and women eke.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shouted thrice: what was the last cry for?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To entertain with refreshments or the like gratuitously;	      to treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To shout at}, to utter shouts at; to deride or revile with	      shouts.	      [1913 Webster]	Shout \Shout\, v. t.	   1. To utter with a shout; to cry; -- sometimes with out; as,	      to shout, or to shout out, a man's name.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with shouts or clamor. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat (one) to something; also, to give (something) by	      way of treating. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shout \Shout\, n.	   1. A loud burst of voice or voices; a vehement and sudden	      outcry, especially of a multitudes expressing joy,	      triumph, exultation, or animated courage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Rhodians, seeing the enemy turn their backs,	            gave a great shout in derision.       --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gratuitous entertainment, with refreshments or the like;	      a treat. [Slang, Australia & U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shouter \Shout"er\, n.	   One who shouts.	   [1913 Webster]
Shove \Shove\ (sh[u^]v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoved}	   (sh[u^]vd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoving}.] [OE. shoven, AS.	   scofian, fr. sc[=u]fan; akin to OFries. sk[=u]va, D.	   schuiven, G. schieben, OHG. scioban, Icel. sk[=u]fa,	   sk[=y]fa, Sw. skuffa, Dan. skuffe, Goth. afskiuban to put	   away, cast away; cf. Skr. kshubh to become agitated, to	   quake, Lith. skubrus quick, skubinti to hasten. [root]160.	   Cf. {Sheaf} a bundle of stalks, {Scoop}, {Scuffle}.]	   1. To drive along by the direct and continuous application of	      strength; to push; especially, to push (a body) so as to	      make it move along the surface of another body; as, to	      shove a boat on the water; to shove a table across the	      floor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To push along, aside, or away, in a careless or rude	      manner; to jostle.	      [1913 Webster]	            And shove away the worthy bidden guest. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He used to shove and elbow his fellow servants.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Shove \Shove\, v. i.	   1. To push or drive forward; to move onward by pushing or	      jostling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move off or along by an act pushing, as with an oar a	      pole used by one in a boat; sometimes with off.	      [1913 Webster]	            He grasped the oar,	            eceived his guests on board, and shoved from shore.	                                                  --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	Shove \Shove\, n.	   The act of shoving; a forcible push.	   [1913 Webster]	         I rested . . . and then gave the boat another shove.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Thrust}.	        [1913 Webster]	Shove \Shove\, obs.	   p. p. of {Shove}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Shoveboard
Shoveboard \Shove"board`\, Shovegroat \Shove"groat`\, n.	   The same as {Shovelboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shovel \Shov"el\, n. [OE. shovele, schovele, AS. scoft, sceoft;	   akin to D. schoffel, G. schaufel, OHG. sc?vala, Dan. skovl,	   Sw. skofvel, skyffel, and to E. shove. [root]160. See	   {Shove}, v. t.]	   An implement consisting of a broad scoop, or more or less	   hollow blade, with a handle, used for lifting and throwing	   earth, coal, grain, or other loose substances.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shovel hat}, a broad-brimmed hat, turned up at the sides,	      and projecting in front like a shovel, -- worn by some	      clergy of the English Church. [Colloq.]	   {Shovelspur} (Zool.), a flat, horny process on the tarsus of	      some toads, -- used in burrowing.	   {Steam shovel}, a machine with a scoop or scoops, operated by	      a steam engine, for excavating earth, as in making railway	      cuttings.	      [1913 Webster]	Shovel \Shov"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shoveled}or {Shovelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Shoveling} or {Shovelling}.]	   1. To take up and throw with a shovel; as, to shovel earth	      into a heap, or into a cart, or out of a pit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gather up as with a shovel.	      [1913 Webster]
Shovelard \Shov"el*ard\, n. (Zool.)	   Shoveler. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shovelbill \Shov"el*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   The shoveler.	   [1913 Webster]
Shovelboard \Shov"el*board`\, n.	   1. A board on which a game is played, by pushing or driving	      pieces of metal or money to reach certain marks; also, the	      game itself. Called also {shuffleboard}, {shoveboard},	      {shovegroat}, {shovelpenny}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A game played on board ship in which the aim is to shove	      or drive with a cue wooden disks into divisions chalked on	      the deck; -- called also {shuffleboard}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shoveler \Shov"el*er\, n. [Also shoveller.]	   1. One who, or that which, shovels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A river duck ({Spatula clypeata}), native of	      Europe and America. It has a large bill, broadest towards	      the tip. The male is handsomely variegated with green,	      blue, brown, black, and white on the body; the head and	      neck are dark green. Called also {broadbill}, {spoonbill},	      {shovelbill}, and {maiden duck}. The Australian shoveler,	      or shovel-nosed duck ({Spatula rhynchotis}), is a similar	      species.	      [1913 Webster]
Shovelful \Shov"el*ful\, n.; pl. {Shovelfuls}.	   As much as a shovel will hold; enough to fill a shovel.	   [1913 Webster]
Shovelhead \Shov"el*head`\, n. (Zool.)	   A shark ({Sphryna tiburio}) allied to the hammerhead, and	   native of the warmer parts of the Atlantic and Pacific	   oceans; -- called also {bonnet shark}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shovelnose \Shov"el*nose`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The common sand shark. See under {Snad}.	   (b) A small California shark ({Heptranchias maculatus}),	       which is taken for its oil.	   (c) A Pacific Ocean shark ({Hexanchus corinus}).	   (d) A ganoid fish of the Sturgeon family ({Scaphirhynchus	       platyrhynchus}) of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; --	       called also {white sturgeon}.	       [1913 Webster]
Shovel-nosed \Shov"el-nosed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a broad, flat nose; as, the shovel-nosed duck, or	   shoveler.	   [1913 Webster]
Shoven \Shov"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Shove}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Show \Show\, v. t. [imp. {Showed}; p. p. {Shown}or {Showed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Showing}. It is sometimes written {shew},	   {shewed}, {shewn}, {shewing}.] [OE. schowen, shewen, schewen,	   shawen, AS. sce['a]wian, to look, see, view; akin to OS.	   scaw?n, OFries. skawia, D. schouwen, OHG. scouw?n, G.	   schauen, Dan. skue, Sw. sk?da, Icel. sko?a, Goth. usskawjan	   to waken, skuggwa a mirror, Icel. skuggy shade, shadow, L.	   cavere to be on one's guard, Gr. ??? to mark, perceive, hear,	   Skr. kavi wise. Cf. {Caution}, {Scavenger}, {Sheen}.]	   1. To exhibit or present to view; to place in sight; to	      display; -- the thing exhibited being the object, and	      often with an indirect object denoting the person or thing	      seeing or beholding; as, to show a house; show your	      colors; shopkeepers show customers goods (show goods to	      customers).	      [1913 Webster]	            Go thy way, shew thyself to the priest. --Matt.	                                                  viii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor want we skill or art from whence to raise	            Magnificence; and what can heaven show more?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhibit to the mental view; to tell; to disclose; to	      reveal; to make known; as, to show one's designs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shew them the way wherein they must walk. --Ex.	                                                  xviii. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            If it please my father to do thee evil, then I will	            shew it thee, and send thee away.     --1 Sam. xx.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, to make known the way to (a person); hence,	      to direct; to guide; to asher; to conduct; as, to show a	      person into a parlor; to show one to the door.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make apparent or clear, as by evidence, testimony, or	      reasoning; to prove; to explain; also, to manifest; to	      evince; as, to show the truth of a statement; to show the	      causes of an event.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll show my duty by my timely care. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bestow; to confer; to afford; as, to show favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me.	                                                  --Ex. xx. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To show forth}, to manifest; to publish; to proclaim.	   {To show his paces}, to exhibit the gait, speed, or the like;	      -- said especially of a horse.	   {To show off}, to exhibit ostentatiously.	   {To show up}, to expose. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Show \Show\, v. i. [Written also shew.]	   1. To exhibit or manifest one's self or itself; to appear; to	      look; to be in appearance; to seem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just such she shows before a rising storm. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            All round a hedge upshoots, and shows	            At distance like a little wood.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a certain appearance, as well or ill, fit or	      unfit; to become or suit; to appear.	      [1913 Webster]	            My lord of York, it better showed with you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To show off}, to make a show; to display one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	Show \Show\, n. [Formerly written also shew.]	   1. The act of showing, or bringing to view; exposure to	      sight; exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which os shown, or brought to view; that which is	      arranged to be seen; a spectacle; an exhibition; as, a	      traveling show; a cattle show.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for triumphs, masks, feasts, and such shows.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proud or ostentatious display; parade; pomp.	      [1913 Webster]	            I envy none their pageantry and show. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Semblance; likeness; appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He through the midst unmarked,	            In show plebeian angel militant	            Of lowest order, passed.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. False semblance; deceitful appearance; pretense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware of the scribes, . . . which devour widows'	            houses, and for a shew make long prayers. --Luke xx.	                                                  46. 47.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.) A discharge, from the vagina, of mucus streaked	      with blood, occuring a short time before labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining) A pale blue flame, at the top of a candle flame,	      indicating the presence of fire damp. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 advertising placard; also, a card for	      displaying samples.	   {Show case}, a gla?ed case, box, or cabinet for displaying	      and protecting shopkeepers' wares, articles on exhibition	      in museums, etc.	   {Show glass}, a glass which displays objects; a mirror.	   {Show of hands}, a raising of hands to indicate judgment; as,	      the vote was taken by a show of hands.	   {Show stone}, a piece of glass or crystal supposed to have	      the property of exhibiting images of persons or things not	      present, indicating in that way future events.	      [1913 Webster]
Showbread \Show"bread`\, n. (Jewish Antiq.)	   Bread of exhibition; loaves to set before God; -- the term	   used in translating the various phrases used in the Hebrew	   and Greek to designate the loaves of bread which the priest	   of the week placed before the Lord on the golden table in the	   sanctuary. They were made of fine flour unleavened, and were	   changed every Sabbath. The loaves, twelve in number,	   represented the twelve tribes of Israel. They were to be	   eaten by the priests only, and in the Holy Place. [Written	   also {shewbread}.] --Mark ii. 26.	   [1913 Webster]
Shower \Show"er\, n.	   1. One who shows or exhibits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which shows; a mirror. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	Shower \Show"er\, n. [OE. shour, schour, AS. se?r; akin to D.	   schoer, G. schauer, OHG. sc?r, Icel. sk?r, Sw. skur, Goth.	   sk?ra windis a storm of wind; of uncertain origin.]	   1. A fall or rain or hail of short duration; sometimes, but	      rarely, a like fall of snow.	      [1913 Webster]	            In drought or else showers.           --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles a shower in falling or passing	      through the air copiously and rapidly.	      [1913 Webster]	            With showers of stones he drives them far away.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A copious supply bestowed. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He and myself	            Have travail'd in the great shower of your gifts.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shower bath}, a bath in which water is showered from above,	      and sometimes from the sides also.	      [1913 Webster]	Shower \Show"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Showered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Showering}.]	   1. To water with a shower; to ??t copiously with rain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest it again dissolve and shower the earth.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in ?undance;	      to rain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            C?sar's favor,	            That showers down greatness on his friends.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Shower \Show"er\, v. i.	   To rain in showers; to fall, as in a hower or showers.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Showerful \Show"er*ful\, a.	   Full of showers. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Showeriness \Show"er*i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being showery.	   [1913 Webster]
Showerless \Show"er*less\, a.	   Rainless; freo from showers.	   [1913 Webster]
Showery \Show"er*y\, a.	   1. Raining in showers; abounding with frequent showers of	      rain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a shower or showers. "Colors of the	      showery arch." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Showily \Show"i*ly\, adv.	   In a showy manner; pompously; with parade.	   [1913 Webster]
Showiness \Show"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being showy; pompousness; great	   parade; ostentation.	   [1913 Webster]
Showing \Show"ing\, n.	   1. Appearance; display; exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Presentation of facts; statement. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Showish \Show"ish\, a.	   Showy; ostentatious. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Showman \Show"man\, n.; pl. {Showmen}.	   One who exhibits a show; a proprietor of a show.	   [1913 Webster]
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Shown \Shown\,	   p. p. of {Show}.	   [1913 Webster]
Showroom \Show"room`\, n.	   A room or apartment where a show is exhibited.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A room where merchandise is exposed for sale, or where	      samples are displayed.	      [1913 Webster]
Showy \Show"y\, a. [Compar. {Showier}; superl. {Showiest}.]	   Making a show; attracting attention; presenting a marked	   appearance; ostentatious; gay; gaudy.	   [1913 Webster]	         A present of everything that was rich and showy.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Splendid; gay; gaudy; gorgeous; fine; magnificent;	        grand; stately; sumptuous; pompous.	        [1913 Webster]
Shrag \Shrag\, n. [CF. {Scrag}.]	   A twig of a tree cut off. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shrag \Shrag\, v. t.	   To trim, as trees; to lop. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shragger \Shrag"ger\, n.	   One who lops; one who trims trees. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Shram \Shram\, v. t. [Cf. Shrink.]	   To cause to shrink or shrivel with cold; to benumb. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shrank \Shrank\,	   imp. of {Shrink}.	   [1913 Webster] Shrap
Shrap \Shrap\, Shrape \Shrape\, n. [Cf. {Scrap}, and {Scrape}.]	   A place baited with chaff to entice birds. [Written also	   {scrap}.] [Obs.] --Bp. Bedell.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrapnel \Shrap"nel\, a.	   Applied as an appellation to a kind of shell invented by Gen.	   H. Shrapnel of the British army. -- n. A shrapnel shell;	   shrapnel shells, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shrapnel shell} (Gunnery), a projectile for a cannon,	      consisting of a shell filled with bullets and a small	      bursting charge to scatter them at any given point while	      in flight. See the Note under {Case shot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shred \Shred\, n. [OE. shrede, schrede, AS. scre['a]de; akin to	   OD. schroode, G. schrot a piece cut off, Icel. skrjo[eth]r a	   shred, and to E. shroud. Cf. {Screed}, {Scroll}, {Scrutiny}.]	   1. A long, narrow piece cut or torn off; a strip. "Shreds of	      tanned leather." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In general, a fragment; a piece; a particle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Shred \Shred\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shred} or {Shredded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Shredding}.] [OE. shreden, schreden, AS.	   scre['a]dian; akin to OD. schrooden, OHG. scr?tan, G.	   schroten. See {Shred}, n.]	   1. To cut or tear into small pieces, particularly narrow and	      long pieces, as of cloth or leather. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lop; to prune; to trim. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Shredcook \Shred"cook`\, n. (Zool.)	   The fieldfare; -- so called from its harsh cry before rain.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shredding \Shred"ding\, n.	   1. The act of cutting or tearing into shreds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is cut or torn off; a piece. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Shreddy \Shred"dy\, a.	   Consisting of shreds.	   [1913 Webster]
Shredless \Shred"less\, a.	   Having no shreds; without a shred.	   [1913 Webster]	         And those which waved are shredless dust ere now.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrew \Shrew\, a. [OE. shrewe, schrewe. Cf. {Shrewd}.]	   Wicked; malicious. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See {Shrew}, a.]	   1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of	      either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a	      brawler; a scold.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men]	            have prosperity, or else that good men have	            adversity.                            --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could	            be no quiet in the house for her.     --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [AS. scre['a]wa; -- so called because supposed to be	      venomous. ] (Zool.) Any small insectivore of the genus	      {Sorex} and several allied genera of the family	      {Sorecidae}. In form and color they resemble mice, but	      they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are	      the smallest of all mammals.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European species are the house shrew	         ({Crocidura araneus}), and the erd shrew ({Sorex	         vulgaris}) (see under {Erd}.). In the United States	         several species of {Sorex} and {Blarina} are common, as	         the broadnosed shrew ({Sorex platyrhinus}), Cooper's	         shrew ({Sorex Cooperi}), and the short-tailed, or mole,	         shrew ({Blarina brevicauda}). Th American water, or	         marsh, shrew ({Neosorex palustris}), with fringed feet,	         is less common. The common European water shrews are	         {Crossopus fodiens}, and the oared shrew (see under	         {Oared}).	         [1913 Webster]	   {Earth shrew}, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family	      {Centetidae}, as the tendrac.	   {Elephant shrew}, {Jumping shrew}, {Mole shrew}. See under	      {Elephant}, {Jumping}, etc.	   {Musk shrew}. See {Desman}.	   {River shrew}, an aquatic West African insectivore	      ({Potamogale velox}) resembling a weasel in form and size,	      but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for	      rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes.	   {Shrew mole}, a common large North American mole ({Scalops	      aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent	      purple tints.	      [1913 Webster]	Shrew \Shrew\, v. t. [See {Shrew}, a., and cf. {Beshrew}.]	   To beshrew; to curse. [Obs.] "I shrew myself." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrewd \Shrewd\, a. [Compar. {Shrewder}; superl. {Shrewdest}.]	   [Originally the p. p. of shrew, v.t.]	   1. Inclining to shrew; disposing to curse or scold; hence,	      vicious; malicious; evil; wicked; mischievous; vexatious;	      rough; unfair; shrewish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Egypt] hath many shrewd havens, because of the	            great rocks that ben strong and dangerous to pass	            by.                                   --Sir J.	                                                  Mandeville.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every of this happy number	            That have endured shrewd days and nights with us.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artful; wily; cunning; arch.	      [1913 Webster]	            These women are shrewd tempters with their tongues.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Able or clever in practical affairs; sharp in business;	      astute; sharp-witted; sagacious; keen; as, a shrewd	      observer; a shrewd design; a shrewd reply.	      [1913 Webster]	            Professing to despise the ill opinion of mankind	            creates a shrewd suspicion that we have deserved it.	                                                  --Secker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Keen; critical; subtle; artful; astute; sagacious;	        discerning; acute; penetrating.	   Usage: {Shrewd}, {Sagacious}. One who is shrewd is keen to	          detect errors, to penetrate disguises, to foresee and	          guard against the selfishness of others. Shrewd is a	          word of less dignity than sagacious, which implies a	          comprehensive as well as penetrating mind, whereas	          shrewd does not.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Shrewd"ly}, adv. -- {Shrewd"ness},	          n.	          [1913 Webster]
Shrewish \Shrew"ish\, a.	   having the qualities of a shrew; having a scolding	   disposition; froward; peevish.	   [1913 Webster]	         My wife is shrewish when I keep not hours. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Shrew"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Shrew"ish*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrewmouse \Shrew"mouse`\, n. (Zool.)	   A shrew; especially, the erd shrew.	   [1913 Webster]
Shriek \Shriek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrieked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shrieking}.] [OE. shriken, originallythe same word as E.	   screech. See {Screech}, and cf. {Screak}.]	   To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds	   and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or	   anguish.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was the owl that shrieked.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         At this she shrieked aloud; the mournful train	         Echoed her grief.                        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Shriek \Shriek\, v. t.	   To utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or	   shrieks.	   [1913 Webster]	         On top whereof aye dwelt the ghostly owl,	         Shrieking his baleful note.              --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         She shrieked his name	         To the dark woods.                       --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]	Shriek \Shriek\, n.	   A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as	   is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shrieks, clamors, murmurs, fill the frighted town.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shriek owl}. (Zool.)	   (a) The screech owl.	   (b) The swift; -- so called from its cry.	       [1913 Webster]
Shrieker \Shriek"er\, n.	   One who utters a shriek.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrieval \Shriev"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a sheriff.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrievalty \Shriev"al*ty\, n. [Contr. from sheriffalty. See	   {Shrieve}, n. {Sheriff}.]	   The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a sheriff;	   sheriffalty.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall	         have election of sheriff in every shire where the	         shrievalty is not of inheritance.        --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrieve \Shrieve\, n. [Contr. from OE. shereve. See {Sheriff}.]	   A sheriff. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrieve \Shrieve\, v. t.	   To shrive; to question. [Obs.] "She gan him soft to shrieve."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrift \Shrift\, n. [OE. shrift, schrift, AS. scrift, fr.	   scr[imac]fan to shrive. See {Shrive}.]	   1. The act of shriving.	      [1913 Webster]	            In shrift and preaching is my diligence. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Confession made to a priest, and the absolution consequent	      upon it. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have you got leave to go to shrift to-day? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore, my lord, address you to your shrift,	            And be yourself; for you must die this instant.	                                                  --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shrift father}, a priest to whom confession is made.	      [1913 Webster]
Shright \Shright\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Shriek}.	   [1913 Webster]	         She cried alway and shright.             --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Shright \Shright\, n. [See {Shriek}.]	   A shriek; shrieking. [Obs] --Spenser. "All hoarse for	   shright." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrike \Shrike\, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[imac]kja a shrieker, the	   shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[imac]c a thrush. See	   {Shriek}, v. i.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family	   {Laniidae}, having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the tip.	   Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European gray	   shrike ({Lanius excubitor}), the great northern shrike	   ({Lanius borealis}), and several others, kill mice, small	   birds, etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on	   that account called also {butcher birds}. See under	   {Butcher}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds	         of the family {Formicaridae}. The cuckoo shrikes of the	         East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family	         {Campephagidae}. The drongo shrikes of the same regions	         belong to the related family {Dicruridae}. See	         {Drongo}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Crow shrike}. See under {Crow}.	   {Shrike thrush}.	   (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of	       the genera {Thamnocataphus}, {Gampsorhynchus}, and	       allies.	   (b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian	       singing birds of the genus {Colluricincla}.	   {Shrike tit}.	   (a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus	       {Falcunculus}, having a strong toothed bill and sharp	       claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice,	       in search of insects.	   (b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds	       belonging to {Allotrius}, {Pteruthius}, {Cutia},	       {Leioptila}, and allied genera, related to the true tits.	       Called also {hill tit}.	   {Swallow shrike}. See under {Swallow}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shrill \Shrill\, a. [Compar. {Shriller}; superl. {Shrillest}.]	   [OE. shril, schril; akin to LG. schrell, G. schrill. See	   {Shrill},v. i.]	   Acute; sharp; piercing; having or emitting a sharp, piercing	   tone or sound; -- said of a sound, or of that which produces	   a sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hear the shrill whistle which doth order give	         To sounds confused.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let winds be shrill, let waves roll high. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrill \Shrill\, n.	   A shrill sound. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrill \Shrill\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shrilling}.] [OE. schrillen, akin to G. schrillen; cf. AS.	   scralletan to resound loudly, Icel. skr["o]lta to jolt, Sw.	   skr[aum]lla to shrill, Norw. skryla, skr?la. Cf. {Skirl}.]	   To utter an acute, piercing sound; to sound with a sharp,	   shrill tone; to become shrill.	   [1913 Webster]	         Break we our pipes, that shrilledloud as lark.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         No sounds were heard but of the shrilling cock.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	         His voice shrilled with passion.         --L. Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrill \Shrill\, v. t.	   To utter or express in a shrill tone; to cause to make a	   shrill sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         How poor Andromache shrills her dolors forth. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrill-gorged \Shrill"-gorged`\, a.	   Having a throat which produces a shrill note. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrillness \Shrill"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being shrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrill-tongued \Shrill"-tongued`\, a.	   Having a shrill voice. "When shrill-tongued Fulvia scolds."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrilly \Shril"ly\, adv.	   In a shrill manner; acutely; with a sharp sound or voice.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrilly \Shril"ly\, a.	   Somewhat shrill. [Poetic] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some kept up a shrilly mellow sound.     --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrimp \Shrimp\, v. t. [Cf. AS. scrimman to dry up, wither, MHG.	   schrimpfen to shrink, G. schrumpfen, Dan. skrumpe, skrumpes,	   Da. & Sw. skrumpen shriveled. Cf. {Scrimp}, {Shrink},	   {Shrivel}.]	   To contract; to shrink. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shrimp \Shrimp\, n. [OE. shrimp; -- probably so named from its	   shriveled appearance. See {Shrimp}, v.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of macruran Crustacea	          belonging to {Crangon} and various allied genera,	          having a slender body and long legs. Many of them are	          used as food. The larger kinds are called also	          {prawns}. See Illust. of {Decapoda}.	      (b) In a more general sense, any species of the macruran	          tribe {Caridea}, or any species of the order	          Schizopoda, having a similar form.	      (c) In a loose sense, any small crustacean, including some	          amphipods and even certain entomostracans; as, the	          fairy shrimp, and brine shrimp. See under {Fairy}, and	          {Brine}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, a little wrinkled man; a dwarf; -- in	      contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            This weak and writhled shrimp.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Opossum shrimp}. (Zool.) See under {Opossum}.	   {Spector shrimp}, or {Skeleton shrimp} (Zool.), any slender	      amphipod crustacean of the genus {Caprella} and allied	      genera. See Illust. under {Laemodopoda}.	   {Shrimp catcher} (Zool.), the little tern ({Sterna minuta}).	      	   {Shrimp net}, a dredge net fixed upon a pole, or a sweep net	      dragged over the fishing ground.	      [1913 Webster]
Shrimper \Shrimp"er\, n.	   One who fishes for shrimps.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrine \Shrine\ (shr[imac]n), n. [OE. schrin, AS. scr[imac]n,	   from L. scrinium a case, chest, box.]	   1. A case, box, or receptacle, especially one in which are	      deposited sacred relics, as the bones of a saint.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sacred place, as an altar, tromb, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too weak the sacred shrine guard.     --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place or object hallowed from its history or	      associations; as, a shrine of art.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Short for	   {Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic Shrine}, a	      secret fraternal organization professedly originated by	      one Kalif Alu, a son-in-law of Mohammed, at Mecca, in the	      year of the Hegira 25 (about 646 a. d.) In the modern	      order, established in the United States in 1872, only	      Knights Templars or thirty-second degree Masons are	      eligible for admission, though the order itself is not	      Masonic. A member of the order is popularly called a	      Shriner, and the order itself is sometimes called the	      {Shriners}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Shrine \Shrine\, v. t.	   To enshrine; to place reverently, as in a shrine. "Shrined in	   his sanctuary." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Shriner \Shrin"er\ (shr[imac]n"[~e]r), n.	   a member of the Ancient Arabic Order of Nobles of the Mystic	   Shrine. See {shrine[4]}.	   [PJC]
Shrink \Shrink\, v. i. [imp. {Shrank}or {Shrunk}p. p. {Shrunk}	   or {Shrunken}, but the latter is now seldom used except as a	   participial adjective; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrinking}.] [OE.	   shrinken, schrinken, AS. scrincan; akin to OD. schrincken,	   and probably to Sw. skrynka a wrinkle, skrynkla to wrinkle,	   to rumple, and E. shrimp, n. & v., scrimp. CF. {Shrimp}.]	   1. To wrinkle, bend, or curl; to shrivel; hence, to contract	      into a less extent or compass; to gather together; to	      become compacted.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on a broken reed he still did stay	            His feeble steps, which shrunk when hard thereon he	            lay.                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not found that water, by mixture of ashes,	            will shrink or draw into less room.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against this fire do I shrink up.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And shrink like parchment in consuming fire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the boards did shrink.            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw or retire, as from danger; to decline action	      from fear; to recoil, as in fear, horror, or distress.	      [1913 Webster]	            What happier natures shrink at with affright,	            The hard inhabitant contends is right. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            They assisted us against the Thebans when you shrank	            from the task.                        --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.)	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To express fear, horror, or pain by contracting the body,	      or part of it; to shudder; to quake. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Shrink \Shrink\, v. t.	   1. To cause to contract or shrink; as, to shrink finnel by	      imersing it in boiling water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw back; to withdraw. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Libyc Hammon shrinks his horn.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shrink on} (Mach.), to fix (one piece or part) firmly	      around (another) by natural contraction in cooling, as a	      tire on a wheel, or a hoop upon a cannon, which is made	      slightly smaller than the part it is to fit, and expanded	      by heat till it can be slipped into place.	      [1913 Webster]	Shrink \Shrink\, n.	   1. The act shrinking; shrinkage; contraction; also, recoil;	      withdrawal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet almost wish, with sudden shrink,	            That I had less to praise.            --Leigh Hunt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Contraction of head-shrinker, a colloquial term for	      psychiatrist.] a psychiatrist. [Coll.]	      [PJC]
Shrinkage \Shrink"age\, n.	   1. The act of shrinking; a contraction into less bulk or	      measurement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The amount of such contraction; the bulk or dimension lost	      by shrinking, as of grain, castings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Decrease in value; depreciation. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Shrinker \Shrink"er\, n.	   One who shrinks; one who withdraws from danger.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrinking \Shrink"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Shrink}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shrinking head} (Founding), a body of molten metal connected	      with a mold for the purpose of supplying metal to	      compensate for the shrinkage of the casting; -- called	      also {sinking head}, and {riser}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shrinkingly \Shrink"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a shrinking manner.	   [1913 Webster] shrink-pack
shrink-pack \shrink"-pack\, shrinkpack \shrink"pack\, n.	   same as {shrink-wrap}, n..	   [PJC] shrink-wrap
shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\	   (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {shrink-wrapped}	   or {shrink"wrapped} (shr[i^][ng]k"r[a^]pt); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {shrink"wrapping} or {shrink"-wrapping}.]	   to wrap and seal (an object for sale) in a transparent sheet	   of plastic material that is shrunken to a tight-fitting	   wrapping by the application of heat.	   [PJC] shrink-wrap	shrink-wrap \shrink"-wrap\, shrinkwrap \shrink"wrap\, n.	   a type of plastic film, usually transparent, that shrinks	   upon application of heat, and may be used to form a wrapping	   around objects that fits tightly and closely follows the	   contours of the wrapped object; -- also called {shrink-pack},	   {shrinkpack} or {shrink-wrapping}.	   [PJC]
Shrivalty \Shriv"al*ty\, n.	   Shrievalty. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrive \Shrive\, v. t. [imp. {Shrived}or {Shrove}; p. p.	   {Shriven}or {Shrived}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriving}.] [OE.	   shriven, schriven, AS. scr[imac]van to shrive, to impose	   penance or punishment; akin to OFries. skr[imac]va to impose	   punishment; cf. OS. biskr[imac]ban to be troubled. Cf.	   {Shrift}, {Shrovetide}.]	   1. To hear or receive the confession of; to administer	      confession and absolution to; -- said of a priest as the	      agent.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they should shrive their parishioners. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doubtless he shrives this woman, . . .	            Else ne'er could he so long protract his speech.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till my guilty soul be shriven.       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confess, and receive absolution; -- used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Get you to the church and shrive yourself. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Shrive \Shrive\, v. i.	   To receive confessions, as a priest; to administer confession	   and absolution. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shriveled}or	   {Shrivelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shriveling} or {Shrivelling}.]	   [Probably akin to shrimp, shrink; cf. dial. AS. screpa to	   pine away, Norw. skrypa to waste, skryp, skryv, transitory,	   frail, Sw. skr["o]pling feeble, Dan. skr["o]belig, Icel.	   skrj?pr brittle, frail.]	   To draw, or be drawn, into wrinkles; to shrink, and form	   corrugations; as, a leaf shriveles in the hot sun; the skin	   shrivels with age; -- often with up.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrivel \Shriv"el\, v. t.	   To cause to shrivel or contract; to cause to shrink onto	   corruptions.	   [1913 Webster]
Shriven \Shriv"en\,	   p. p. of {Shrive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shriver \Shriv"er\, n.	   One who shrives; a confessor.	   [1913 Webster]
Shriving \Shriv"ing\, n.	   Shrift; confession. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Shroff \Shroff\, n. [Ar. sarr[=a]f.]	   A banker, or changer of money. [East Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Shroffage \Shroff"age\, n.	   A money dealer's commission; also, more commonly, the	   examination of coins, and the separation of the good from the	   debased.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shrood \Shrood\, v. t. [Cf. {Shroud}.] [Written also {shroud},	   and {shrowd}.]	   To trim; to lop. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shropshire \Shrop"shire\, n. [From Shropshire, country of	   England.]	   An English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the	   Southdown, but larger, now extensively raised in many parts	   of the world.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shroud \Shroud\ (shroud), n. [OE. shroud, shrud, schrud, AS.	   scr[=u]d a garment, clothing; akin to Icel. skru[eth] the	   shrouds of a ship, furniture of a church, a kind of stuff,	   Sw. skrud dress, attire, and E. shred. See {Shred}, and cf.	   {Shrood}.]	   1. That which clothes, covers, conceals, or protects; a	      garment. --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swaddled, as new born, in sable shrouds. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the dress for the dead; a winding sheet. "A	      dead man in his shroud." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which covers or shelters like a shroud.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jura answers through her misty shroud. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A covered place used as a retreat or shelter, as a cave or	      den; also, a vault or crypt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The shroud to which he won	            His fair-eyed oxen.                   --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            A vault, or shroud, as under a church. --Withals.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The branching top of a tree; foliage. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Assyrian wad a cedar in Lebanon, with fair	            branches and with a shadowing shroad. --Ezek. xxxi.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (Naut.) A set of ropes serving as stays to support the	      masts. The lower shrouds are secured to the sides of	      vessels by heavy iron bolts and are passed around the head	      of the lower masts.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.) One of the two annular plates at the periphery of	      a water wheel, which form the sides of the buckets; a	      shroud plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bowsprit shrouds} (Naut.), ropes extending from the head of	      the bowsprit to the sides of the vessel.	   {Futtock shrouds} (Naut.), iron rods connecting the topmast	      rigging with the lower rigging, passing over the edge of	      the top.	   {Shroud plate}.	      (a) (Naut.) An iron plate extending from the dead-eyes to	          the ship's side. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      (b) (Mach.) A shroud. See def. 7, above.	          [1913 Webster]	Shroud \Shroud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrouded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shrouding}.] [Cf. AS. scr?dan. See {Shroud}, n.]	   1. To cover with a shroud; especially, to inclose in a	      winding sheet; to dress for the grave.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancient Egyptian mummies were shrouded in a	            number of folds of linen besmeared with gums.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover, as with a shroud; to protect completely; to	      cover so as to conceal; to hide; to veil.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of these trees, with all his young ones, may	            shroud four hundred horsemen.         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some tempest rise,	            And blow out all the stars that light the skies,	            To shroud my shame.                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Shroud \Shroud\, v. i.	   To take shelter or harbor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If your stray attendance be yet lodged,	         Or shroud within these limits.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Shroud \Shroud\, v. t.	   To lop. See {Shrood}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shrouded \Shroud"ed\, a.	   Provided with a shroud or shrouds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shrouded gear} (Mach.), a cogwheel or pinion having flanges	      which form closed ends to the spaces between the teeth and	      thus strengthen the teeth by tying them together.	      [1913 Webster]
Shrouding \Shroud"ing\, n.	   The shrouds. See {Shroud}, n., 7.	   [1913 Webster]
Shroud-laid \Shroud"-laid`\, a.	   Composed of four strands, and laid right-handed with a heart,	   or center; -- said of rope. See Illust. under {Cordage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shroudless \Shroud"less\, a.	   Without a shroud.	   [1913 Webster]
Shroudy \Shroud"y\, a.	   Affording shelter. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrove \Shrove\,	   imp. of {Shrive}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Shrove Sunday}, Quinguagesima Sunday.	   {Shrove Tuesday}, the Tuesday following Quinguagesima Sunday,	      and preceding the first day of Lent, or Ash Wednesday.	   Note: It was formerly customary in England, on this day, for	         the people to confess their sins to their parish	         priests, after which they dined on pancakes, or	         fritters, and the occasion became one of merriment. The	         bell rung on this day is popularly called Pancake Bell,	         and the day itself Pancake Tuesday. --P. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	Shrove \Shrove\, v. i.	   To join in the festivities of Shrovetide; hence, to make	   merry. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrovetide \Shrove"tide`\, n. [From shrive to take a confession	   (OE. imp. shrof, AS. scr[=a]f) + tide.]	   The days immediately preceding Ash Widnesday, especially the	   period between the evening before Quinguagesima Sunday and	   the morning of Ash Wednesday.	   [1913 Webster]
Shroving \Shrov"ing\, n.	   The festivity of Shrovetide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shrow \Shrow\, n.	   A shrew. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrowd \Shrowd\, v. t.	   See {Shrood}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shrub \Shrub\, n. [Ar. shirb, shurb, a drink, beverage, fr.	   shariba to drink. Cf. {Sirup}, {Sherbet}.]	   A liquor composed of vegetable acid, especially lemon juice,	   and sugar, with spirit to preserve it.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrub \Shrub\, n. [OE. schrob, AS. scrob, scrobb; akin to Norw.	   skrubba the dwarf cornel tree.] (Bot.)	   A woody plant of less size than a tree, and usually with	   several stems from the same root.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrub \Shrub\, v. t.	   To lop; to prune. [Obs.] --Anderson (1573).	   [1913 Webster]
Shrubbery \Shrub"ber*y\, n.; pl. {Shrubberies}.	   1. A collection of shrubs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where shrubs are planted. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Shrubbiness \Shrub"bi*ness\, n.	   Quality of being shrubby.	   [1913 Webster]
Shrubby \Shrub"by\, a. [Compar. {Shrubbier}; superl.	   {Shrubbiest}.]	   1. Full of shrubs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the nature of a shrub; resembling a shrub. "Shrubby	      browse." --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
Shrubless \Shrub"less\, a.	   having no shrubs. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Shruff \Shruff\, n. [Cf. {Scruff}, {Scurf}.]	   Rubbish. Specifically:	   (a) Dross or refuse of metals. [Obs.]	   (b) Light, dry wood, or stuff used for fuel. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Shrug \Shrug\ (shr[u^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shrugged}	   (shr[u^]gd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shrugging} (shr[u^]g"g[i^]ng).]	   [Probably akin to shrink, p. p. shrunk; cf. Dan. skrugge,	   skrukke, to stoop, dial. Sw. skrukka, skruga, to crouch.]	   To draw up or contract (the shoulders), especially by way of	   expressing doubt, indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shrugs his shoulders when you talk of securities.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Shrug \Shrug\, v. i.	   To raise or draw up the shoulders, as in expressing doubt,	   indifference, dislike, dread, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	         They grin, they shrug.	         They bow, they snarl, they snatch, they hug. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
shrug \shrug\, n.	   A gesture consisting of drawing up the shoulders, -- a motion	   usually expressing doubt, indifference, or dislike; -- it is	   sometimes accompanied by a slight turning of the hands	   outward or upward. Such a gesture may be made, as in	   answering "who knows" to a question, suggesting utter	   ignorance of an answer and a disinclination to pursue the	   topic further.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	         On Sept. 23, in a major speech in New York, the	         chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commision,	         Arthur Levitt asked the Big Board to spike the rule	         [Rule 390] in the interest of free and unfettered	         markets. . . . Mr. Grasso responded with a shrug,	         saying that he had no plans to kill the rule.	                                                  --Gretchen	                                                  Morgenson (N.	                                                  Y. Times Nov.	                                                  28, 1999 sect.	                                                  3 p. 1.	   [PJC]	         The Spaniards talk in dialogues	         Of heads and shoulders, nods and shrugs. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	shrug off \shrug off\, v. t.	   To ignore; to disregard; to brush aside; to minimize[2] the	   effects of; as, to shrug off predictions of disaster.	   [PJC]
Shrunken \Shrunk"en\,	   p. p. & a. from {Shrink}.	   [1913 Webster]
shtetl \shtetl\ (sht[e^]t"'l); pl. Eng. {shtetls}	   (sht[e^]t"'lz), Yiddish {shtetlach} (sht[e^]t"l[aum]kh)., n.	   [Yiddish, from MHG stetel, dim. of stat, place, town.]	   A village or small town; -- usually referring to Jewish towns	   in Eastern Europe.	   [PJC] shtick
shtick \shtick\, shtik \shtik\(sht[i^]k), n. [Yiddish, pranks;	   fr. MHG st["u]cke, pieces.]	   1. A person's special talent, line of business, or habitual	      activity.	      [PJC]	   2. (Show business) A comic routine or a specific gag inserted	      in a show for laughs.	      [PJC]
Shuck \Shuck\ (sh[u^]k), n.	   A shock of grain. [Prev. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Shuck \Shuck\, n. [Perhaps akin to G. shote a husk, pod, shell.]	   1. A shell, husk, or pod; especially, the outer covering of	      such nuts as the hickory nut, butternut, peanut, and	      chestnut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The shell of an oyster or clam. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Shuck \Shuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shucking}.]	   1. To deprive of the shucks or husks; as, to shuck walnuts,	      Indian corn, oysters, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove or take off (shucks); hence, to discard; to lay	      aside; -- usually with off. [Colloq.]	            "Shucking" his coronet, after he had imbibed several	            draughts of fire water.               --F. A. Ober.	            He had only been in Africa long enough to shuck off	            the notions he had acquired about the engineering of	            a west coast colony.                  --Pall Mall	                                                  Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shucker \Shuck"er\, n.	   One who shucks oysters or clams	   [1913 Webster]
Shudder \Shud"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shuddered};p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shuddering}.] [OE. shoderen, schuderen; akin to LG.	   schuddern, D. schudden to shake, OS. skuddian, G. schaudern	   to shudder, sch["u]tteln to shake, sch["u]tten to pour, to	   shed, OHG. scutten, scuten, to shake.]	   To tremble or shake with fear, horrer, or aversion; to shiver	   with cold; to quake. "With shuddering horror pale." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shuddering tennant of the frigid zone. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Shudder \Shud"der\, n.	   The act of shuddering, as with fear. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shudderingly \Shud"der*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a shuddering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shude \Shude\, n.	   The husks and other refuse of rice mills, used to adulterate	   oil cake, or linseed cake.	   [1913 Webster]
Shuffle \Shuf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shuffled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Shuffling}.] [Originally the same word as scuffle, and	   properly a freq. of shove. See {Shove}, and {Scuffle}.]	   1. To shove one way and the other; to push from one to	      another; as, to shuffle money from hand to hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mix by pushing or shoving; to confuse; to throw into	      disorder; especially, to change the relative positions of,	      as of the cards in a pack.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man may shuffle cards or rattle dice from noon to	            midnight without tracing a new idea in his mind.	                                                  --Rombler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove or introduce by artificial confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was contrived by your enemies, and shuffled into	            the papers that were seizen.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shuffe off}, to push off; to rid one's self of.	   {To shuffe up}, to throw together in hastel to make up or	      form in confusion or with fraudulent disorder; as, he	      shuffled up a peace.	      [1913 Webster]	Shuffle \Shuf"fle\, v. i.	   1. To change the relative position of cards in a pack; as, to	      shuffle and cut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change one's position; to shift ground; to evade	      questions; to resort to equivocation; to prevaricate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I myself, . . . hiding mine honor in my necessity,	            am fain to shuffle.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use arts or expedients; to make shift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your life, good master,	            Must shuffle for itself.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move in a slovenly, dragging manner; to drag or scrape	      the feet in walking or dancing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The aged creature came	            Shuffling along with ivory-headed wand. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To equivicate; prevaricate; quibble; cavil; shift;	        sophisticate; juggle.	        [1913 Webster]	Shuffle \Shuf"fle\, n.	   1. The act of shuffling; a mixing confusedly; a slovenly,	      dragging motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unguided agitation and rude shuffles of matter.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trick; an artifice; an evasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gifts of nature are beyond all shame and	            shuffles.                             --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Shuffleboard \Shuf"fle*board`\, n.	   See {Shovelboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shufflecap \Shuf"fle*cap`\, n.	   A play performed by shaking money in a hat or cap. [R.]	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Shuffler \Shuf"fler\, n.	   1. One who shuffles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Either one of the three common American scaup	      ducks. See Scaup duck, under {Scaup}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shufflewing \Shuf"fle*wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   The hedg sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shuffling \Shuf"fling\, a.	   1. Moving with a dragging, scraping step. "A shuffling nag."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evasive; as, a shuffling excuse. --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	Shuffling \Shuf"fling\, v.	   In a shuffling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Shug \Shug\, v. i. [Cf. {Shrug}.]	   1. To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's	      clothes, as do those who have the itch. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to crawl; to sneak. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There I 'll shug in and get a noble countenance.	                                                  --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]
Shumac \Shu"mac\, n. (Bot.)	   Sumac.	   [1913 Webster]
Shun \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, sloping,	   Icel. skunda, skynda, to hasten. Cf. {Schooner}, {Scoundrel},	   {Shunt}.]	   To avoid; to keep clear of; to get out of the way of; to	   escape from; to eschew; as, to shun rocks, shoals, vice.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not	         shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God.	                                                  --Acts xx.	                                                  26,27.	   [1913 Webster]	         Scarcity and want shall shun you.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Avoid}.	        [1913 Webster]
Shunless \Shun"less\, a.	   Not to be shunned; inevitable; unavoidable. [R.] "Shunless	   destiny." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Shunt \Shunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shunting}.] [Prov. E., to move from, to put off, fr. OE.	   shunten, schunten, schounten; cf. D. schuinte a slant, slope,	   Icel. skunda to hasten. Cf. {Shun}.]	   1. To shun; to move from. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to move suddenly; to give a sudden start to; to	      shove. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ash.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To turn off to one side; especially, to turn off, as a	      grain or a car upon a side track; to switch off; to shift.	      [1913 Webster]	            For shunting your late partner on to me. --T.	                                                  Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) To provide with a shunt; as, to shunt a	      galvanometer.	      [1913 Webster]	Shunt \Shunt\, v. i.	   To go aside; to turn off.	   [1913 Webster]	Shunt \Shunt\, n. [Cf. D. schuinte slant, slope, declivity. See	   {Shunt}, v. t.]	   1. (Railroad) A turning off to a side or short track, that	      the principal track may be left free.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) A conducting circuit joining two points in a	      conductor, or the terminals of a galvanometer or dynamo,	      so as to form a parallel or derived circuit through which	      a portion of the current may pass, for the purpose of	      regulating the amount passing in the main circuit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gunnery) The shifting of the studs on a projectile from	      the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its	      discharge from a shunt gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shunt dynamo} (Elec.), a dynamo in which the field circuit	      is connected with the main circuit so as to form a shunt	      to the letter, thus employing a portion of the current	      from the armature to maintain the field.	   {Shunt gun}, a firearm having shunt rifling. See under	      {Rifling}.	      [1913 Webster]
Shunter \Shunt"er\, n. (Railroad)	   A person employed to shunt cars from one track to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Shunting \Shunt"ing\, p. pr. & vb. n. of {Shunt}. Specif.: vb.	   n.	   (a) (Railroads) Switching; as, shunting engine, yard, etc.	       [British]	   (b) (Finance) Arbitrage conducted between certain local	       markets without the necessity of the exchange involved in	       foreign arbitrage. [Great Britain]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shunt valve \Shunt valve\ (Mach.)	   A valve permitting a fluid under pressure an easier avenue of	   escape than normally; specif., a valve, actuated by the	   governor, used in one system of marine-engine governing to	   connect both ends of the low-pressure cylinder as a	   supplementary control.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Shunt winding \Shunt winding\ (Elec.)	   A winding so arranged as to divide the armature current and	   lead a portion of it around the field-magnet coils; --	   opposed to {series winding}. -- {Shunt"-wound`}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Shut \Shut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shut}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shutting}.] [OE. shutten, schutten, shetten, schitten, AS.	   scyttan to shut or lock up (akin to D. schutten, G.	   sch["u]tzen to protect), properly, to fasten with a bolt or	   bar shot across, fr. AS. sce['o]tan to shoot. [root]159. See	   {Shoot}.]	   1. To close so as to hinder ingress or egress; as, to shut a	      door or a gate; to shut one's eyes or mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To forbid entrance into; to prohibit; to bar; as, to shut	      the ports of a country by a blockade.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall that be shut to man which to the beast	            Is open?                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To preclude; to exclude; to bar out. "Shut from every	      shore." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fold together; to close over, as the fingers; to close	      by bringing the parts together; as, to shut the hand; to	      shut a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To shut in}.	      (a) To inclose; to confine. "The Lord shut him in." --Cen.	          vii. 16.	      (b) To cover or intercept the view of; as, one point shuts	          in another.	   {To shut off}.	      (a) To exclude.	      (b) To prevent the passage of, as steam through a pipe, or	          water through a flume, by closing a cock, valve, or	          gate.	   {To shut out}, to preclude from entering; to deny admission	      to; to exclude; as, to shut out rain by a tight roof.	   {To shut together}, to unite; to close, especially to close	      by welding.	   {To shut up}.	      (a) To close; to make fast the entrances into; as, to shut	          up a house.	      (b) To obstruct. "Dangerous rocks shut up the passage."	          --Sir W. Raleigh.	      (c) To inclose; to confine; to imprison; to fasten in; as,	          to shut up a prisoner.	          [1913 Webster]	                Before faith came, we were kept under the law,	                shut up unto the faith which should afterwards	                be revealed.                      --Gal. iii.	                                                  23.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To end; to terminate; to conclude.	          [1913 Webster]	                When the scene of life is shut up, the slave	                will be above his master if he has acted better.	                                                  --Collier.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To unite, as two pieces of metal by welding.	      (f) To cause to become silent by authority, argument, or	          force.	          [1913 Webster]	Shut \Shut\, v. i.	   To close itself; to become closed; as, the door shuts; it	   shuts hard.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To shut up}, to cease speaking. [Colloq.] --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	Shut \Shut\, a.	   1. Closed or fastened; as, a shut door.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rid; clear; free; as, to get shut of a person. [Now	      dialectical or local, Eng. & U.S.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phon.)	      (a) Formed by complete closure of the mouth passage, and	          with the nose passage remaining closed; stopped, as	          are the mute consonants, p, t, k, b, d, and hard g.	          --H. Sweet.	      (b) Cut off sharply and abruptly by a following consonant	          in the same syllable, as the English short vowels,	          [a^], [e^], [i^], [o^], [u^], always are.	          [1913 Webster]	Shut \Shut\, n.	   The act or time of shutting; close; as, the shut of a door.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just then returned at shut of evening flowers.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A door or cover; a shutter. [Obs.] --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The line or place where two pieces of metal are united by	      welding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cold shut}, the imperfection in a casting caused by the	      flowing of liquid metal upon partially chilled metal;	      also, the imperfect weld in a forging caused by the	      inadequate heat of one surface under working.	      [1913 Webster]
Shute \Shute\, n.	   Same as {Chute}, or {Shoot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shutter \Shut"ter\, n.	   1. One who shuts or closes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A movable cover or screen for a window, designed to shut	      out the light, to obstruct the view, or to be of some	      strength as a defense; a blind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A removable cover, or a gate, for closing an aperture of	      any kind, as for closing the passageway for molten iron	      from a ladle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Photog.) A mechanical device of various forms, attached	      to the aperture of a camera lens for opening and closing	      to expose the plate. It is usually designed so that the	      time during which the aperture is opened may be varied by	      a manual dial or by some automatic mechanism, thereby	      allowing proper exposure of a photographic film under	      different intensities of light.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Shuttered \Shut"tered\, a.	   Furnished with shutters.	   [1913 Webster]
Shuttle \Shut"tle\, n. [Also shittle, OE. schitel, scytyl,	   schetyl; cf. OE. schitel a bolt of a door, AS. scyttes; all	   from AS. sce['o]tan to shoot; akin to Dan. skyttel, skytte,	   shuttle, dial. Sw. skyttel, sk["o]ttel. [root]159. See	   {Shoot}, and cf. {Shittle}, {Skittles}.]	   1. An instrument used in weaving for passing or shooting the	      thread of the woof from one side of the cloth to the other	      between the threads of the warp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like shuttles through the loom, so swiftly glide	            My feathered hours.                   --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sliding thread holder in a sewing machine, which	      carries the lower thread through a loop of the upper	      thread, to make a lock stitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shutter, as for a channel for molten metal. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Shuttle box} (Weaving), a case at the end of a shuttle race,	      to receive the shuttle after it has passed the thread of	      the warp; also, one of a set of compartments containing	      shuttles with different colored threads, which are passed	      back and forth in a certain order, according to the	      pattern of the cloth woven.	   {Shutten race}, a sort of shelf in a loom, beneath the warp,	      along which the shuttle passes; a channel or guide along	      which the shuttle passes in a sewing machine.	   {Shuttle shell} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      marine gastropods of the genus {Volva}, or {Radius},	      having a smooth, spindle-shaped shell prolonged into a	      channel at each end.	      [1913 Webster]	Shuttle \Shut"tle\, v. i.	   To move backwards and forwards, like a shuttle.	   [1913 Webster]	         I had to fly far and wide, shutting athwart the big	         Babel, wherever his calls and pauses had to be.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock`\, n.	   A cork stuck with feathers, which is to be struck by a	   battledoor in play; also, the play itself.	   [1913 Webster]	Shuttlecock \Shut"tle*cock\, v. t.	   To send or toss to and fro; to bandy; as, to shuttlecock	   words. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Shuttlecork \Shut"tle*cork`\, n.	   See {Shuttlecock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shuttlewise \Shut"tle*wise`\, adv.	   Back and forth, like the movement of a shuttle.	   [1913 Webster]
Shwan-pan \Shwan"-pan\, n.	   See {Schwan-pan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Shy \Shy\ (sh[imac]), a. [Compar. {Shier} (sh[imac]"[~e]r) or	   {Shyer}; superl. {Shiest} or {Shyest}.] [OE. schey, skey,	   sceouh, AS. sce['o]h; akin to Dan. sky, Sw. skygg, D. schuw,	   MHG. schiech, G. scheu, OHG. sciuhen to be or make timid. Cf.	   {Eschew}.]	   1. Easily frightened; timid; as, a shy bird.	      [1913 Webster]	            The horses of the army . . . were no longer shy, but	            would come up to my very feet without starting.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reserved; coy; disinclined to familiar approach.	      [1913 Webster]	            What makes you so shy, my good friend? There's	            nobody loves you better than I.       --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The embarrassed look of shy distress	            And maidenly shamefacedness.          --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cautious; wary; suspicious.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am very shy of using corrosive liquors in the	            preparation of medicines.             --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Princes are, by wisdom of state, somewhat shy of	            thier successors.                     --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inadequately supplied; short; lacking; as, the team is shy	      two players.[Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Poker), owing money to the pot; -- in cases where an	      opponent's bet has exceeded a player's available stake or	      chips, but the player chooses to continue playing the hand	      before adding the required bet to the pot. [Slang]	      [PJC]	   {To fight shy}. See under {Fight}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	Shy \Shy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Shied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Shying}.] [From {Shy}, a.]	   To start suddenly aside through fright or suspicion; -- said	   especially of horses.	   [1913 Webster]	Shy \Shy\, v. t.	   To throw sidewise with a jerk; to fling; as, to shy a stone;	   to shy a slipper. --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]	Shy \Shy\, n.	   1. A sudden start aside, as by a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A side throw; a throw; a fling. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            If Lord Brougham gets a stone in his hand, he must,	            it seems, have a shy at somebody.     --Punch.	      [1913 Webster]
Shyly \Shy"ly\, adv.	   In a shy or timid manner; not familiarly; with reserve.	   [Written also {shily}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Shyness \Shy"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being shy. [Written also {shiness}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Frequency in heavenly contemplation is particularly	         important to prevent a shyness bewtween God and thy	         soul.                                    --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bashfulness; reserve; coyness; timidity; diffidence. See	        {Bashfulness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Shyster \Shy"ster\, n. [Perh. from G. scheisse excrement.]	   A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially	   legal business, in a mean and dishonest way. [Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Si \Si\ [It.] (Mus.)	   A syllable applied, in solmization, to the note B; more	   recently, to the seventh tone of any major diatonic scale. It	   was added to Guido's scale by Le Maire about the end of the	   17th century.	   [1913 Webster]
Siaga \Si*a"ga\, n. (Zool.)	   The ahu, or jairou.	   [1913 Webster]
Sialogogue \Si*al"o*gogue\, n. [Gr. si`alon saliva + ????	   leading, from ??? to lead: cf. F. sialagogue.] (Med.)	   An agent which promotes the flow of saliva.	   [1913 Webster]
Siamang \Si"a*mang`\, n. [Malay si[=a]mang.] (Zool.)	   A gibbon ({Hylobates syndactylus}), native of Sumatra. It has	   the second and third toes partially united by a web.	   [1913 Webster]
Siamese \Si`a*mese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Siam, its native people, or their	   language.	   [1913 Webster]	Siamese \Si`a*mese`\, n. sing. & pl.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Siam; pl., the people of Siam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. sing. The language of the Siamese.	      [1913 Webster]
Sib \Sib\ (s[i^]b), n. [AS. sibb alliance, gesib a relative.	   [root]289. See {Gossip}.]	   1. A blood relation. [Obs.] --Nash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a {sibling}.	      [PJC]	Sib \Sib\, a.	   Related by blood; akin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your kindred is but . . . little sib to you. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] is no fairy birn, ne sib at all	         To elfs, but sprung of seed terrestrial. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sibbens \Sib"bens\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Med.)	   A contagious disease, endemic in Scotland, resembling the	   yaws. It is marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and	   by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of	   the body. In the Orkneys the name is applied to the itch.	   [Written also {sivvens}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Siberian \Si*be"ri*an\, a. [From Siberia, Russ. Sibire.]	   Of or pertaining to Siberia, a region comprising all northern	   Asia and belonging to Russia; as, a Siberian winter. -- n. A	   native or inhabitant of Siberia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Siberian crab} (Bot.), the Siberian crab apple. See {Crab	      apple}, under {Crab}.	   {Siberian dog} (Zool.), one of a large breed of dogs having	      erect ears and the hair of the body and tail very long. It	      is distinguished for endurance of fatigue when used for	      the purpose of draught.	   {Siberian pea tree} (Bot.), a small leguminous tree ({Cragana	      arborescens}) with yellow flowers. It is a native of	      Siberia.	      [1913 Webster] Sibilance
Sibilance \Sib"i*lance\, Sibilancy \Sib"i*lan*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being sibilant; sibilation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Milton would not have avoided them for their sibilancy,	         he who wrote . . . verses that hiss like Medusa's head	         in wrath.                                --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sibilant \Sib"i*lant\, a. [L. sibilans, -antis, p. pr. of	   sibilare to hiss: cf. F. sibilant.]	   Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound;	   hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary	   sounds. -- n. A sibiliant letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Sibilate \Sib"i*late\, v. t. & i.	   To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s;	   to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation.	   [1913 Webster]
Sibilation \Sib`i*la"tion\, n. [L. sibilatio.]	   Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a	   hiss.	   [1913 Webster]	         He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sibilatory \Sib"i*la*to*ry\, a.	   Hissing; sibilant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sibilous \Sib"i*lous\, a. [L. sibilus.]	   Having a hissing sound; hissing; sibilant. [R.] --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
sibling \sib"ling\ [sub + -ling.] (s[i^]b"l[i^]ng), n.	   a brother or a sister.	   Note: Siblings have at least one parent in common. Those	         related only by a common mother are {uterine siblings};	         those related only by a common father are {agnate	         siblings} or {consanguine siblings} (a legal term). A	         sibling having both parents in common is a	         {sibling-german} or a {full brother} or {full sister}.	         These modifying terms are more commonly used for the	         more specific {uterine brother}, {uterine sister},	         {agnate brother}, {brother-german}, etc.	         [PJC]	sibling \sib"ling\ (s[i^]b"l[i^]ng), a.	   of or pertaining to a {sibling}, n.; as, sibling rivalry: the	   common rivalry between siblings.	   [PJC]
Sibyl \Sib"yl\, n. [L. sibylla, Gr. ????.]	   1. (Class. Antiq.) A woman supposed to be endowed with a	      spirit of prophecy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The number of the sibyls is variously stated by	         different authors; but the opinion of Varro, that there	         were ten, is generally adopted. They dwelt in various	         parts of Persia, Greece, and Italy.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A female fortune teller; a pythoness; a prophetess. "An	      old highland sibyl." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Sibylist \Sib"yl*ist\, n.	   One who believes in a sibyl or the sibylline prophecies.	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sibylline \Sib"yl*line\, a. [L. sibyllinus.]	   Pertaining to the sibyls; uttered, written, or composed by	   sibyls; like the productions of sibyls.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sibylline books}.	   (a) (Rom. Antiq.) Books or documents of prophecies in verse	       concerning the fate of the Roman empire, said to have	       been purchased by Tarquin the Proud from a sibyl.	   (b) Certain Jewish and early Christian writings purporting to	       have been prophetic and of sibylline origin. They date	       from 100 b. c. to a. d. 500.	       [1913 Webster]
Sic \Sic\, a.	   Such. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sic \Sic\, adv. [L.]	   Thus.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is sometimes inserted in a quotation [sic],	         to call attention to the fact that some remarkable or	         inaccurate expression, misspelling, or the like, is	         literally reproduced.	         [1913 Webster]
Sicamore \Sic"a*more\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Sycamore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sicca \Sic"ca\, n. [Ar. sikka.]	   A seal; a coining die; -- used adjectively to designate the	   silver currency of the Mogul emperors, or the Indian rupee of	   192 grains.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sicca rupee}, an East Indian coin, valued nominally at about	      two shillings sterling, or fifty cents.	      [1913 Webster]
Siccate \Sic"cate\, v. t. [L. siccatus, p. p. of siccare to dry,	   fr. siecus dry.]	   To dry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Siccation \Sic*ca"tion\, n. [L. siccatio.]	   The act or process of drying. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Siccative \Sic"ca*tive\, a. [L. siccativus.]	   Drying; causing to dry. -- n. That which promotes drying.	   [1913 Webster]
Siccific \Sic*cif"ic\, a.[L. siccificus; siccus dry + facere to	   make. See {-fy}.]	   Causing dryness.	   [1913 Webster]
Siccity \Sic"ci*ty\, n. [L. siccitas, fr. siccus dry.]	   Dryness; aridity; destitution of moisture. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The siccity and dryness of its flesh.    --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sice \Sice\, n. [F. six, fr. L. sex six. See {Six}.]	   The number six at dice.	   [1913 Webster]
Sicer \Si"cer\, n. [L. sicera. See {Cider}.]	   A strong drink; cider. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sich \Sich\, a.	   Such. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sicilian \Si*cil"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Sicily or its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sicilian vespers}, the great massacre of the French in	      Sicily, in the year 1282, on the evening of Easter Monday,	      at the hour of vespers.	      [1913 Webster]	Sicilian \Si*cil"i*an\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Sicily.	   [1913 Webster]
Siciliano \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Sicilienne \Si`ci`lienne"\, n. [F., fem. of sicilien Sicilian.]	   A kind of rich poplin.	   [1913 Webster]
Sick \Sick\, a. [Compar. {Sicker}; superl. {Sickest}.] [OE. sek,	   sik, ill, AS. se['o]c; akin to OS. siok, seoc, OFries. siak,	   D. ziek, G. siech, OHG. sioh, Icel. sj?kr, Sw. sjuk, Dan.	   syg, Goth. siuks ill, siukan to be ill.]	   1. Affected with disease of any kind; ill; indisposed; not in	      health. See the Synonym under {Illness}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Simon's wife's mother lay sick of a fever. --Mark i.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold them that are sick with famine. --Jer. xiv.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with, or attended by, nausea; inclined to vomit;	      as, sick at the stomach; a sick headache.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a strong dislike; disgusted; surfeited; -- with of;	      as, to be sick of flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was not so sick of his master as of his work.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Corrupted; imperfect; impaired; weakned.	      [1913 Webster]	            So great is his antipathy against episcopacy, that,	            if a seraphim himself should be a bishop, he would	            either find or make some sick feathers in his wings.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sick bay} (Naut.), an apartment in a vessel, used as the	      ship's hospital.	   {Sick bed}, the bed upon which a person lies sick.	   {Sick berth}, an apartment for the sick in a ship of war.	   {Sick headache} (Med.), a variety of headache attended with	      disorder of the stomach and nausea.	   {Sick list}, a list containing the names of the sick.	   {Sick room}, a room in which a person lies sick, or to which	      he is confined by sickness.	   Note: [These terms, sick bed, sick berth, etc., are also	         written both hyphened and solid.]	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diseased; ill; disordered; distempered; indisposed;	        weak; ailing; feeble; morbid.	        [1913 Webster]	Sick \Sick\, n.	   Sickness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sick \Sick\, v. i.	   To fall sick; to sicken. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sick-brained \Sick"-brained`\, a.	   Disordered in the brain.	   [1913 Webster]
Sicken \Sick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sickened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sickening}.]	   1. To make sick; to disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Raise this strength, and sicken that to death.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make qualmish; to nauseate; to disgust; as, to sicken	      the stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To impair; to weaken. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sicken \Sick"en\, v. i.	   1. To become sick; to fall into disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            The judges that sat upon the jail, and those that	            attended, sickened upon it and died.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be filled to disgust; to be disgusted or nauseated; to	      be filled with abhorrence or aversion; to be surfeited or	      satiated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mine eyes did sicken at the sight.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become disgusting or tedious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The toiling pleasure sickens into pain. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To become weak; to decay; to languish.	      [1913 Webster]	            All pleasures sicken, and all glories sink. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Sickening \Sick"en*ing\, a.	   Causing sickness; specif., causing surfeit or disgust;	   nauseating. -- {Sick"en*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Sicker \Sick"er\, v. i. [AS. sicerian.] (Mining)	   To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack.	   [Also written {sigger}, {zigger}, and {zifhyr}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Sicker	Sicker \Sick"er\, Siker \Sik"er\, a. [OE. siker; cf. OS. sikur,	   LG. seker, D. zeker, Dan. sikker, OHG. sihhur, G. sicher; all	   fr. L. securus. See {Secure}, {Sure}.]	   Sure; certain; trusty. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	         When he is siker of his good name.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sicker	Sicker \Sick"er\, Siker \Sik"er\, adv.	   Surely; certainly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Believe this as siker as your creed.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sicker, Willye, thou warnest well.       --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Sickerly
Sickerly \Sick"er*ly\, Sikerly \Sik"er*ly\, adv.	   Surely; securely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But sikerly, withouten any fable.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sickerness
Sickerness \Sick"er*ness\, Sikerness \Sik"er*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sicker, or certain. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sickish \Sick"ish\, a.	   1. Somewhat sick or diseased.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Somewhat sickening; as, a sickish taste.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sick"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Sick"ish*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sickle \Sic"kle\, n. [OE. sikel, AS. sicol; akin to D. sikkel,	   G. sichel, OHG. sihhila, Dan. segel, segl, L. secula, fr.	   secare to cut; or perhaps from L. secula. See {Saw} a cutting	   instrument.]	   1. A reaping instrument consisting of a steel blade curved	      into the form of a hook, and having a handle fitted on a	      tang. The sickle has one side of the blade notched, so as	      always to sharpen with a serrated edge. Cf. {Reaping	      hook}, under {Reap}.	      [1913 Webster]	            When corn has once felt the sickle, it has no more	            benefit from the sunshine.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A group of stars in the constellation Leo. See	      Illust. of {Leo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sickle pod} (Bot.), a kind of rock cress ({Arabis	      Canadensis}) having very long curved pods.	      [1913 Webster]
Sicklebill \Sic"kle*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of three species of humming birds of the genus	          {Eutoxeres}, native of Central and South America. They	          have a long and strongly curved bill. Called also the	          {sickle-billed hummer}.	      (b) A curlew.	      (c) A bird of the genus {Epimachus} and allied genera.	          [1913 Webster]
Sickled \Sic"kled\, a.	   Furnished with a sickle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sickleman \Sic"kle*man\, n.; pl. {Sicklemen}.	   One who uses a sickle; a reaper.	   [1913 Webster]	         You sunburned sicklemen, of August weary. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sickler \Sic"kler\, n.	   One who uses a sickle; a sickleman; a reaper.	   [1913 Webster]
Sickless \Sick"less\, a.	   Free from sickness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Give me long breath, young beds, and sickless ease.	                                                  --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Sicklewort \Sic"kle*wort`\, n. [AS. sicolwyrt.] (Bot.)	   (a) A plant of the genus {Coronilla} ({Coronilla	       scorpioides}); -- so named from its curved pods.	   (b) The healall ({Brunella vulgaris}).	       [1913 Webster]
Sicklied \Sick"lied\, a.	   Made sickly. See {Sickly}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Sickliness \Sick"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sickly.	   [1913 Webster]
Sickly \Sick"ly\, a. [Compar. {Sicklier}; superl. {Sickliest}.]	   1. Somewhat sick; disposed to illness; attended with disease;	      as, a sickly body.	      [1913 Webster]	            This physic but prolongs thy sickly days. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing, or tending to, disease; as, a sickly autumn; a	      sickly climate. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appearing as if sick; weak; languid; pale.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moon grows sickly at the sight of day. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor torrid summer's sickly smile.     --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tending to produce nausea; sickening; as, a sickly smell;	      sickly sentimentality.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diseased; ailing; infirm; weakly; unhealthy; healthless;	        weak; feeble; languid; faint.	        [1913 Webster]	Sickly \Sick"ly\, adv.	   In a sick manner or condition; ill.	   [1913 Webster]	         My people sickly [with ill will] beareth our marriage.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sickly \Sick"ly\, v. t.	   To make sick or sickly; -- with over, and probably only in	   the past participle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sentiments sicklied over . . . with that cloying	         heaviness into which unvaried sweetness is too apt to	         subside.                                 --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sickness \Sick"ness\, n. [AS. se['o]cness.]	   1. The quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness;	      sisease or malady.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do lament the sickness of the king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trust not too much your now resistless charms;	            Those, age or sickness soon or late disarms. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nausea; qualmishness; as, sickness of stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Illness; disease; malady. See {Illness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sicle \Si"cle\, n. [F., fr. L. silcus, Heb. shegel. See	   {Shekel}.]	   A shekel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The holy mother brought five sicles and a pair of	         turtledoves to redeem the Lamb of God.   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sida \Si"da\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a kind of plant.] (Bot.)	   A genus of malvaceous plants common in the tropics. All the	   species are mucilaginous, and some have tough ligneous fibers	   which are used as a substitute for hemp and flax. --Balfour	   (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]
Siddow \Sid"dow\, a.	   Soft; pulpy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Side \Side\ (s[imac]d), n. [AS. s[imac]de; akin to D. zijde, G.	   seite, OHG. s[imac]ta, Icel. s[imac]?a, Dan. side, Sw. sida;	   cf. AS. s[imac]d large, spacious, Icel. s[imac]?r long,	   hanging.]	   1. The margin, edge, verge, or border of a surface;	      especially (when the thing spoken of is somewhat oblong in	      shape), one of the longer edges as distinguished from the	      shorter edges, called ends; a bounding line of a	      geometrical figure; as, the side of a field, of a square	      or triangle, of a river, of a road, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any outer portion of a thing considered apart from, and	      yet in relation to, the rest; as, the upper side of a	      sphere; also, any part or position viewed as opposite to	      or contrasted with another; as, this or that side.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking round on every side beheld	            A pathless desert.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) One of the halves of the body, of an animals or man,	          on either side of the mesial plane; or that which	          pertains to such a half; as, a side of beef; a side of	          sole leather.	      (b) The right or left part of the wall or trunk of the	          body; as, a pain in the side.	          [1913 Webster]	                One of the soldiers with a spear pierced his	                side.                             --John xix.	                                                  34.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A slope or declivity, as of a hill, considered as opposed	      to another slope over the ridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Along the side of yon small hill.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The position of a person or party regarded as opposed to	      another person or party, whether as a rival or a foe; a	      body of advocates or partisans; a party; hence, the	      interest or cause which one maintains against another; a	      doctrine or view opposed to another.	      [1913 Webster]	            God on our side, doubt not of victory. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have not always been of the . . . same side in	            politics.                             --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sets the passions on the side of truth. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A line of descent traced through one parent as	      distinguished from that traced through another.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sit upon thy father David's throne,	            By mother's side thy father.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Fig.: Aspect or part regarded as contrasted with some	      other; as, the bright side of poverty.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By the side of}, close at hand; near to.	   {Exterior side}. (Fort.) See {Exterior}, and Illust. of	      {Ravelin}.	   {Interior side} (Fort.), the line drawn from the center of	      one bastion to that of the next, or the line curtain	      produced to the two oblique radii in front. --H. L. Scott.	   {Side by side}, close together and abreast; in company or	      along with.	   {To choose sides}, to select those who shall compete, as in a	      game, on either side.	   {To take sides}, to attach one's self to, or give assistance	      to, one of two opposing sides or parties.	      [1913 Webster]	Side \Side\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a side, or the sides; being on the	      side, or toward the side; lateral.	      [1913 Webster]	            One mighty squadron with a side wind sped. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, indirect; oblique; collateral; incidental; as, a	      side issue; a side view or remark.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law hath no side respect to their persons.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [AS. s[imac]d. Cf {Side}, n.] Long; large; extensive.	      [Obs. or Scot.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His gown had side sleeves down to mid leg.	                                                  --Laneham.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Side action}, in breech-loading firearms, a mechanism for	      operating the breech block, which is moved by a lever that	      turns sidewise.	   {Side arms}, weapons worn at the side, as sword, bayonet,	      pistols, etc.	   {Side ax}, an ax of which the handle is bent to one side.	   {Side-bar rule} (Eng. Law.), a rule authorized by the courts	      to be granted by their officers as a matter of course,	      without formal application being made to them in open	      court; -- so called because anciently moved for by the	      attorneys at side bar, that is, informally. --Burril.	   {Side box}, a box or inclosed seat on the side of a theater.	      [1913 Webster]	            To insure a side-box station at half price.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Side chain},	      (a) one of two safety chains connecting a tender with a	          locomotive, at the sides.	      (b) (Chem.) a chain of atoms attached to the main	          structure of a large molecule, especially of a	          polymer.	   {Side cut}, a canal or road branching out from the main one.	      [U.S.]	   {Side dish}, one of the dishes subordinate to the main	      course.	   {Side glance}, a glance or brief look to one side.	   {Side hook} (Carp.), a notched piece of wood for clamping a	      board to something, as a bench.	   {Side lever}, a working beam of a side-lever engine.	   {Side-lever engine}, a marine steam engine having a working	      beam of each side of the cylinder, near the bottom of the	      engine, communicating motion to a crank that is above	      them.	   {Side pipe} (Steam Engine), a steam or exhaust pipe	      connecting the upper and lower steam chests of the	      cylinder of a beam engine.	   {Side plane}, a plane in which the cutting edge of the iron	      is at the side of the stock.	   {Side posts} (Carp.), posts in a truss, usually placed in	      pairs, each post set at the same distance from the middle	      of the truss, for supporting the principal rafters,	      hanging the tiebeam, etc.	   {Side rod}.	      (a) One of the rods which connect the piston-rod crosshead	          with the side levers, in a side-lever engine.	      (b) See {Parallel rod}, under {Parallel}.	   {Side screw} (Firearms), one of the screws by which the lock	      is secured to the side of a firearm stock.	   {Side table}, a table placed either against the wall or aside	      from the principal table.	   {Side tool} (Mach.), a cutting tool, used in a lathe or	      planer, having the cutting edge at the side instead of at	      the point.	   {Side wind}, a wind from one side; hence, an indirect attack,	      or indirect means. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Side \Side\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Siding}.]	   1. To lean on one side. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embrace the opinions of one party, or engage in its	      interest, in opposition to another party; to take sides;	      as, to side with the ministerial party.	      [1913 Webster]	            All side in parties, and begin the attack. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Side \Side\, v. t.	   1. To be or stand at the side of; to be on the side toward.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His blind eye that sided Paridell.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suit; to pair; to match. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Shipbuilding) To work (a timber or rib) to a certain	      thickness by trimming the sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To furnish with a siding; as, to side a house.	      [1913 Webster]
Sideboard \Side"board`\, n.	   A piece of dining-room furniture having compartments and	   shelves for keeping or displaying articles of table service.	   [1913 Webster]	         At a stately sideboard, by the wine,	         That fragrant smell diffused.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidebone \Side"bone`\, n. (Far.)	   A morbid growth or deposit of bony matter and at the sides of	   the coronet and coffin bone of a horse. --J. H. Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Side-chain theory \Side"-chain` the`o*ry\ (Physiol. Chem.)	   A theory proposed by P. Ehrlich as a chemical explanation of	   immunity phenomena. In brief outline it is as follows: Animal	   cells and bacteria are complex aggregations of molecules,	   which are themselves complex. Complex molecules react with	   one another through certain of their side chains, but only	   when these side chains have a definite correspondence in	   structure (this accounts for the specific action of	   antitoxins).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sided \Sid"ed\, a.	   Having (such or so many) sides; -- used in composition; as,	   one-sided; many-sided.	   [1913 Webster]
Sideflash \Side"flash`\, n. (Elec.)	   A disruptive discharge between a conductor traversed by an	   oscillatory current of high frequency (as lightning) and	   neighboring masses of metal, or between different parts of	   the same conductor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sidehill \Side"hill`\, n.	   The side or slope of a hill; sloping ground; a descent. [U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster] Sideline
Sideline \Sideline\, Side line \Side line\n.	   1.	      (a) A line pertaining or attached to the side of a thing.	      (b) Specif., a line for hobbling an animal by connecting	          the fore and the hind feet of the same side.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A line of goods sold in addition to one's principal	      articles of trade; a course of business pursued aside from	      one's regular occupation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A secondary road; esp., a byroad at right angles to a main	      road. [Canada]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Sports) Either of two marked lines which delimit the side	      boundaries of a playing field, as in football or soccer.	      [PJC]	   5. (Sports) [plural] The areas in a sports arena just beyond	      the sidelines[4], where coaches and alternative players	      sit or stand.	      [PJC]	   {on the sidelines} not actively involved in an activity, such	      as a sporting event, but available for use when needed; in	      reserve; as, the coach kept him on the sidelines for a	      week.	      [PJC]	Sideline \Sideline\, v. t.	   To render unable to participate in an activity, such as a	   sporting event; as, the pitcher was sidelined by a groin	   injury.	   [PJC]
Sideling \Side"ling\, adv. [OE. sideling, fr. side side. See	   {Side}, and cf. {Sidelong}, {Headlong}.]	   Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fellow nailed up maps . . . some sideling, and others	         upside down.                             --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Sideling \Side"ling\, a.	   Inclining to one side; directed toward one side; sloping;	   inclined; as, sideling ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidelong \Side"long`\, adv. [See {Sideling}, adv.]	   1. Laterally; obliquely; in the direction of the side.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On the side; as, to lay a thing sidelong.	   Note: [See {Sideling}, adv. ] --Evelyn.	         [1913 Webster]	Sidelong \Side"long`\, a.	   Lateral; oblique; not being directly in front; as, a sidelong	   glance.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bashful virgin's sidelong looks of love.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidepiece \Side"piece`\, n. (Joinery)	   The jamb, or cheek, of an opening in a wall, as of door or	   window.	   [1913 Webster]
Sider \Sid"er\, n.	   One who takes a side.	   [1913 Webster]	Sider \Si"der\, n.	   Cider. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sideral \Sid"er*al\, a. [L. sideralis. See {Sidereal}.]	   1. Relating to the stars.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) Affecting unfavorably by the supposed influence	      of the stars; baleful. "Sideral blast." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Siderated \Sid"er*a`ted\, a. [L. sideratus, p. p. of siderari to	   be blasted by a constellation, fr. sidus, sideris, a	   constellation.]	   Planet-struck; blasted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sideration \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 apoplexy or paralysis. [Obs.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidereal \Si*de"re*al\, a. [L. sidereus, from sidus, sideris, a	   constellation, a star. Cf. {Sideral}, {Consider}, {Desire}.]	   1. Relating to the stars; starry; astral; as, sidereal	      astronomy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) Measuring by the apparent motion of the stars;	      designated, marked out, or accompanied, by a return to the	      same position in respect to the stars; as, the sidereal	      revolution of a planet; a sidereal day.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sidereal clock}, {day}, {month}, {year}. See under {Clock},	      {Day}, etc.	   {Sideral time}, time as reckoned by sideral days, or, taking	      the sidereal day as the unit, the time elapsed since a	      transit of the vernal equinox, reckoned in parts of a	      sidereal day. This is, strictly, apparent sidereal time,	      mean sidereal time being reckoned from the transit, not of	      the true, but of the mean, equinoctial point.	      [1913 Webster]
Siderealize \Si*de"re*al*ize\, v. t.	   To elevate to the stars, or to the region of the stars; to	   etherealize.	   [1913 Webster]	         German literature transformed, siderealized, as we see	         it in Goethe, reckons Winckelmann among its initiators.	                                                  --W. Pater.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidereous \Si*de"re*ous\, a. [L. sidereus.]	   Sidereal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Siderite \Sid"er*ite\, n. [L. sideritis loadstone, Gr. ????,	   ????, of iron, from ???? iron.]	   1. (Min.)	      (a) Carbonate of iron, an important ore of iron occuring	          generally in cleavable masses, but also in	          rhombohedral crystals. It is of a light yellowish	          brown color. Called also {sparry iron}, {spathic	          iron}.	      (b) A meteorite consisting solely of metallic iron.	      (c) An indigo-blue variety of quartz.	      (d) Formerly, magnetic iron ore, or loadstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Sideritis}; ironwort.	      [1913 Webster] Siderographic
Siderographic \Sid`er*o*graph"ic\, Siderographical
\Sid`er*o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to siderography; executed by engraved plates	   of steel; as, siderographic art; siderographic impressions.	   [1913 Webster]
Siderographist \Sid`er*og"ra*phist\, n.	   One skilled in siderography.	   [1913 Webster]
Siderography \Sid`er*og"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ??? iron + -graphy.]	   The art or practice of steel engraving; especially, the	   process, invented by Perkins, of multiplying facsimiles of an	   engraved steel plate by first rolling over it, when hardened,	   a soft steel cylinder, and then rolling the cylinder, when	   hardened, over a soft steel plate, which thus becomes a	   facsimile of the original. The process has been superseded by	   electrotypy.	   [1913 Webster]
Siderolite \Sid"er*o*lite\, n. [Gr. ??? iron + -lite.]	   A kind of meteorite. See under {Meteorite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sideromancy \Sid"er*o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ??? iron + -mancy.]	   Divination by burning straws on red-hot iron, and noting the	   manner of their burning. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Sideroscope \Sid"er*o*scope\, n. [Gr. ??? iron + -scope.]	   An instrument for detecting small quantities of iron in any	   substance by means of a very delicate combination of magnetic	   needles.	   [1913 Webster]
Siderosis \Sid`e*ro"sis\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ??? iron.] (Med.)	   A sort of pneumonia occuring in iron workers, produced by the	   inhalation of particles of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Siderostat \Sid"er*o*stat\, n. [L. sidus, sideris, a star + Gr.	   ??? standing, fixed, fr. ???? to place.] (Astron.)	   An apparatus consisting essentially of a mirror moved by	   clockwork so as to throw the rays of the sun or a star in a	   fixed direction; -- a more general term for {heliostat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sideroxylon \Sid`e*rox"y*lon\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? iron + ???	   wood.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical sapotaceous trees noted for their very	   hard wood; ironwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidesaddle \Side"sad`dle\, n.	   A saddle for women, in which the rider sits with both feet on	   one side of the animal mounted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sidesaddle flower} (Bot.), a plant with hollow leaves and	      curiously shaped flowers; -- called also {huntsman's cup}.	      See {Sarracenia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Side-slip \Side"-slip`\, v. i.	   See {Skid}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Side slip \Side slip\	   See {Skid}, below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sidesman \Sides"man\, n.; pl. {Sidesmen}.	   1. A party man; a partisan. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assistant to the churchwarden; a questman.	      [1913 Webster]
Side-taking \Side"-tak`ing\, n.	   A taking sides, as with a party, sect, or faction. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidetrack \Side"track`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sidetracked}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sidetracking}.]	   1. (Railroads) To transfer to a siding from a main line of	      track.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or	      condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in	      activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to	      switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]	            Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of	            the census of school children.        --Pop. Sci.	                                                  Monthly.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sidewalk \Side"walk`\, n.	   A walk for foot passengers at the side of a street or road; a	   foot pavement. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sideways \Side"ways`\, adv.	   Toward the side; sidewise.	   [1913 Webster]	         A second refraction made sideways.       --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	         His beard, a good palm's length, at least, . . .	         Shot sideways, like a swallow's wings.   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Side-wheel \Side"-wheel`\, a.	   Having a paddle wheel on each side; -- said of steam vessels;	   as, a side-wheel steamer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sidewinder \Side"wind`er\, n.	   1. (Zool.) See Horned rattler, under {Horned}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A heavy swinging blow from the side, which disables an	      adversary. [Slang.]
Sidewise \Side"wise`\, adv.	   On or toward one side; laterally; sideways.	   [1913 Webster]	         I saw them mask their awful glance	         Sidewise meek in gossamer lids.          --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Siding \Sid"ing\, n.	   1. Attaching one's self to a party.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A side track, as a railroad; a turnout.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) The covering of the outside wall of a frame house,	      whether made of weatherboards, vertical boarding with	      cleats, shingles, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Shipbuilding) The thickness of a rib or timber, measured,	      at right angles with its side, across the curved edge; as,	      a timber having a siding of ten inches.	      [1913 Webster]
Sidle \Si"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sidled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sidling}.] [From {Side}.]	   To go or move with one side foremost; to move sidewise; as,	   to sidle through a crowd or narrow opening. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . then sidled close to the astonished girl.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Siege \Siege\, n. [OE. sege, OF. siege, F. si[`e]ge a seat, a	   siege; cf. It. seggia, seggio, zedio, a seat, asseggio,	   assedio, a siege, F. assi['e]ger to besiege, It. & LL.	   assediare, L. obsidium a siege, besieging; all ultimately fr.	   L. sedere to sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {See}, n.]	   1. A seat; especially, a royal seat; a throne. [Obs.] "Upon	      the very siege of justice." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A stately siege of sovereign majesty,	            And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            In our great hall there stood a vacant chair . . .	            And Merlin called it "The siege perilous."	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, place or situation; seat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ah! traitorous eyes, come out of your shameless	            siege forever.                        --Painter	                                                  (Palace of	                                                  Pleasure).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rank; grade; station; estimation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I fetch my life and being	            From men of royal siege.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Passage of excrements; stool; fecal matter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The siege of this mooncalf.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The sitting of an army around or before a fortified place	      for the purpose of compelling the garrison to surrender;	      the surrounding or investing of a place by an army, and	      approaching it by passages and advanced works, which cover	      the besiegers from the enemy's fire. See the Note under	      {Blockade}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Hence, a continued attempt to gain possession.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love stood the siege, and would not yield his	            breast.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The floor of a glass-furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A workman's bench. --Knught.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Siege gun}, a heavy gun for siege operations.	   {Siege train}, artillery adapted for attacking fortified	      places.	      [1913 Webster]	Siege \Siege\, v. t.	   To besiege; to beset. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Through all the dangers that can siege	         The life of man.                         --Buron.	   [1913 Webster]
Siegework \Siege"work`\, n.	   A temporary fort or parallel where siege guns are mounted.	   [1913 Webster]
Siemens-Martin process \Sie"mens-Mar`tin proc"ess\	   See {Open-hearth process}, etc., under {Open}.	   [1913 Webster]	Siemens-Martin steel \Sie"mens-Mar"tin steel\	   See {Open-hearth steel}, under {Open}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sienite \Si"e*nite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Syenite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sienitic \Si`e*nit"ic\, a.	   See {Syenitic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sienna \Si*en"na\, n. [It. terra di Siena, fr. Siena in Italy.]	   (Chem.)	   Clay that is colored red or brown by the oxides of iron or	   manganese, and used as a pigment. It is used either in the	   raw state or burnt.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Burnt sienna}, sienna made of a much redder color by the	      action of fire.	   {Raw sienna}, sienna in its natural state, of a transparent	      yellowish brown color.	      [1913 Webster]
Siennese \Si`en*nese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Sienna, a city of Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sierra \Si*er"ra\, n. [Sp., properly, a saw, fr. L. serra a saw.	   See {Serrate}.]	   A ridge of mountain and craggy rocks, with a serrated or	   irregular outline; as, the Sierra Nevada.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wild sierra overhead.                --Whitter.	   [1913 Webster]
Siesta \Si*es"ta\, n. [Sp., probably fr. L. sessitare to sit	   much or long, v. freq. of sedere, sessum, to sit. See {Sit}.]	   A short sleep taken about the middle of the day, or after	   dinner; a midday nap.	   [1913 Webster]
Sieur \Sieur\, n. [F., abbrev. from seigneur. Cf. {Monsieur},	   {Seignior}.]	   Sir; -- a title of respect used by the French.	   [1913 Webster]
Sieva \Sie"va\, n. (Bot.)	   A small variety of the Lima bean ({Phaseolus lunatus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Sieve \Sieve\, n. [OE. sive, AS. sife; akin to D. zeef, zift,	   OHG. sib, G. sieb. [root]151a. Cf. {Sift}.]	   1. A utensil for separating the finer and coarser parts of a	      pulverized or granulated substance from each other. It	      consist of a vessel, usually shallow, with the bottom	      perforated, or made of hair, wire, or the like, woven in	      meshes. "In a sieve thrown and sifted." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of coarse basket. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sieve cells} (Bot.), cribriform cells. See under	      {Cribriform}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sifac \Si"fac\, n. (Zool.)	   The white indris of Madagascar. It is regarded by the natives	   as sacred.	   [1913 Webster]
Sifflement \Sif"fle*ment\, n. [F., a whistling or hissing.]	   The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound;	   sibilation. [Obs.] --A. Brewer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sifilet \Sif"i*let\, n. [Cf. F. siflet.] (Zool.)	   The six-shafted bird of paradise. See {Paradise bird}, under	   {Paradise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sift \Sift\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sifted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sifting}.] [AS. siftan, from sife sieve. [root]151a. See	   {Sieve}.]	   1. To separate with a sieve, as the fine part of a substance	      from the coarse; as, to sift meal or flour; to sift	      powder; to sift sand or lime.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate or part as if with a sieve.	      [1913 Webster]	            When yellow sands are sifted from below,	            The glittering billows give a golden show. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To examine critically or minutely; to scrutinize.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sifting the very utmost sentence and syllable.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opportunity I here have had	            To try thee, sift thee.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him but narrowly sift his ideas.  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sift out}, to search out with care, as if by sifting.	      [1913 Webster]
Sifter \Sift"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, sifts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any lamellirostral bird, as a duck or goose; -- so	      called because it sifts or strains its food from the water	      and mud by means of the lamell? of the beak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sig \Sig\, n. [Akin to AS. s[imac]gan to fall. [root]151a. See	   {Sink}, v. t.]	   Urine. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sigaultian \Si*gaul"ti*an\, a. (Surg.)	   Pertaining to Sigault, a French physician. See	   {Symphyseotomy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigger \Sig"ger\, v. i.	   Same as {Sicker}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sigh \Sigh\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sighed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sighing}.] [OE. sighen, si?en; cf. also OE. siken, AS.	   s[imac]can, and OE. sighten, si?ten, sichten, AS. siccettan;	   all, perhaps, of imitative origin.]	   1. To inhale a larger quantity of air than usual, and	      immediately expel it; to make a deep single audible	      respiration, especially as the result or involuntary	      expression of fatigue, exhaustion, grief, sorrow, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to lament; to grieve.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sighed deeply in his spirit.       --Mark viii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a sound like sighing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the coming wind did roar more loud,	            And the sails did sigh like sedge.    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The winter winds are wearily sighing. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: An extraordinary pronunciation of this word as	         s[imac]th is still heard in England and among the	         illiterate in the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	Sigh \Sigh\, v. t.	   1. To exhale (the breath) in sighs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never man sighed truer breath.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter sighs over; to lament or mourn over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ages to come, and men unborn,	            Shall bless her name, and sigh her fate. --Pior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To express by sighs; to utter in or with sighs.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . sighed forth proverbs.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gentle swain . . . sighs back her grief.	                                                  --Hoole.	      [1913 Webster]	Sigh \Sigh\, n. [OE. sigh; cf. OE. sik. See {Sigh}, v. i.]	   1. A deep and prolonged audible inspiration or respiration of	      air, as when fatigued or grieved; the act of sighing.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could drive the boat with my sighs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, a manifestation of grief; a lan?ent.	      [1913 Webster]	            With their sighs the air	            Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Sigh-born \Sigh"-born`\, a.	   Sorrowful; mournful. [R.] "Sigh-born thoughts." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigher \Sigh"er\, n.	   One who sighs.	   [1913 Webster]
Sighing \Sigh"ing\, a.	   Uttering sighs; grieving; lamenting. "Sighing millions."	   --Cowper. -- {Sigh"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Sight \Sight\ (s[imac]t), n. [OE. sight, si[thorn]t, siht, AS.	   siht, gesiht, gesih[eth], gesieh[eth], gesyh[eth]; akin to D.	   gezicht, G. sicht, gesicht, Dan. sigte, Sw. sigt, from the	   root of E. see. See {See}, v. t.]	   1. The act of seeing; perception of objects by the eye; view;	      as, to gain sight of land.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cloud received him out of their sight. --Acts. i.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of seeing; the faculty of vision, or of	      perceiving objects by the instrumentality of the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy sight is young,	            And thou shalt read when mine begin to dazzle.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O loss of sight, of thee I most complain! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of admitting unobstructed vision; visibility;	      open view; region which the eye at one time surveys; space	      through which the power of vision extends; as, an object	      within sight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A spectacle; a view; a show; something worth seeing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses said, I will now turn aside and see this great	            sight, why the bush is not burnt.     --Ex. iii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            They never saw a sight so fair.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The instrument of seeing; the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why cloud they not their sights?      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Inspection; examination; as, a letter intended for the	      sight of only one person.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Mental view; opinion; judgment; as, in their sight it was	      harmless. --Wake.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which is highly esteemed among men is	            abomination in the sight of God.      --Luke xvi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A small aperture or optical device through which objects	      are to be seen, and by which their direction is settled or	      ascertained; -- used on surveying instruments; as, the	      sight of a quadrant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thier eyes of fire sparking through sights of steel.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. An optical device or small piece of metal, fixed or	      movable, on the breech, muzzle, center, or trunnion of a	      gun, or on the breech and the muzzle of a rifle, pistol,	      etc., by means of which the eye is guided in aiming. A	      telescope mounted on a weapon, such as a rifle, and used	      for accurate aiming at distant targets is called a	      {telescopic sight}. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. In a drawing, picture, etc., that part of the surface, as	       of paper or canvas, which is within the frame or the	       border or margin. In a frame or the like, the open space,	       the opening.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A great number, quantity, or sum; as, a sight of money.	       [Now colloquial]	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sight in this last sense was formerly employed in the	         best usage. "A sight of lawyers." --Latimer.	         [1913 Webster]	               A wonder sight of flowers.         --Gower.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 nearest the muzzle.	   {Open sight}. (Firearms)	       (a) A front sight through which the objects aimed at may	           be seen, in distinction from one that hides the	           object.	       (b) A rear sight having an open notch instead of an	           aperture.	   {Peep sight}, {Rear sight}. See under {Peep}, and {Rear}.	   {Sight draft}, an order, or bill of exchange, directing the	      payment of money at sight.	   {To take sight}, to take aim; to look for the purpose of	      directing a piece of artillery, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Vision; view; show; spectacle; representation;	        exhibition.	        [1913 Webster]	Sight \Sight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sighting}.]	   1. To get sight of; to see; as, to sight land; to sight a	      wreck. --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To look at through a sight; to see accurately; as, to	      sight an object, as a star.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To apply sights to; to adjust the sights of; also, to give	      the proper elevation and direction to by means of a sight;	      as, to sight a rifle or a cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	Sight \Sight\, v. i. (Mil.)	   To take aim by a sight.	   [1913 Webster]
Sighted \Sight"ed\, a.	   Having sight, or seeing, in a particular manner; -- used in	   composition; as, long-sighted, short-sighted, quick-sighted,	   sharp-sighted, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Sightful \Sight"ful\, a.	   Easily or clearly seen; distinctly visible; perspicuous.	   [Obs.] --Testament of Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Sightfulness \Sight"ful*ness\, n.	   The state of being sightful; perspicuity. [Obs.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Sight-hole \Sight"-hole`\, n.	   A hole for looking through; a peephole. "Stop all	   sight-holes." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sighting \Sight"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Sight}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sighting shot}, a shot made to ascertain whether the sights	      of a firearm are properly adjusted; a trial shot.	      [1913 Webster]
Sightless \Sight"less\, a.	   1. Lacking sight; without sight; blind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of all who blindly creep or sightless soar. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That can not be seen; invisible. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sightless couriers of the air.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Offensive or unpleasing to the eye; unsightly; as,	      sightless stains. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sight"less*ly}, adv.-	      {Sight"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sightliness \Sight"li*ness\, n.	   The state of being sightly; comeliness; conspicuousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sightly \Sight"ly\, a.	   1. Pleasing to the sight; comely. "Many brave, sightly	      horses." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Open to sight; conspicuous; as, a house stands in a	      sightly place.	      [1913 Webster]
Sightproof \Sight"proof`\, a.	   Undiscoverable to sight.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hidden in their own sightproof bush.     --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sight-seeing \Sight"-see`ing\, a.	   Engaged in, or given to, seeing sights; eager for novelties	   or curiosities.	   [1913 Webster]	Sight-seeing \Sight"-see`ing\, n.	   The act of seeing sights; eagerness for novelties or	   curiosities.	   [1913 Webster]
Sight-seer \Sight"-se`er\, n.	   One given to seeing sights or noted things, or eager for	   novelties or curiosities.	   [1913 Webster]
Sight-shot \Sight"-shot`\, n.	   Distance to which the sight can reach or be thrown. [R.]	   --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sightsman \Sights"man\, n.; pl. {Sightsmen}. (Mus.)	   One who reads or performs music readily at first sight. [R.]	   --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigil \Sig"il\, n. [L. sigillum. See {Seal} a stamp.]	   A seal; a signature. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of talismans and sigils knew the power.  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigillaria \Sig`il*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [L., from sigillum a seal.	   See {Sigil}.] (Rom. Antic.)	   Little images or figures of earthenware exposed for sale, or	   given as presents, on the last two days of the Saturnalia;	   hence, the last two, or the sixth and seventh, days of the	   Saturnalia.	   [1913 Webster]	Sigillaria \Sig`il*la"ri*a\, n. [NL., fem sing. fr. L. sigillum	   a seal.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil trees principally found in the coal	   formation; -- so named from the seallike leaf scars in	   vertical rows on the surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigillarid \Sig`il*la"rid\, n. (Paleon.)	   One of an extinct family of cryptagamous trees, including the	   genus {Sigillaria} and its allies.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigillated \Sig"il*la`ted\, a. [L. sigillatus adorned with	   little images.]	   Decorated by means of stamps; -- said of pottery.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigillative \Sig"il*la*tive\, a. [L. sigillum a seal: cf. OF.	   sigillatif.]	   Fit to seal; belonging to a seal; composed of wax. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sigillum \Si*gil"lum\, n.; pl. {Sigilla}. [L.] (Rom. & Old Eng.	   Law)	   A seal.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigla \Sig"la\, n. pl. [L.]	   The signs, abbreviations, letters, or characters standing for	   words, shorthand, etc., in ancient manuscripts, or on coins,	   medals, etc. --W. Savage.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigma \Sig"ma\, n.; pl. {Sigmas}. [L., from Gr. ???, ???.]	   The Greek letter [Sigma], [sigma], or [sigmat] (English S, or	   s). It originally had the form of the English C.	   [1913 Webster]
Sigmodont \Sig"mo*dont\, n. [Gr. ??? sigma (?) + ???, ???, a	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   Any one of a tribe ({Sigmodontes}) of rodents which includes	   all the indigenous rats and mice of America. So called from	   the form of the ridges of enamel on the crowns of the worn	   molars. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster] Sigmoid
Sigmoid \Sig"moid\, Sigmoidal \Sig*moid"al\, a. [Gr. ???; ???	   sigma + e'i^dos form, likeness: cf. F. sigmo["i]de.]	   Curved in two directions, like the letter S, or the Greek	   [sigmat].	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sigmoid flexure} (Anat.), the last curve of the colon before	      it terminates in the rectum. See Illust. under	      {Digestive}.	   {Sigmoid valves}. (Anat.) See {Semilunar valves}, under	      {Semilunar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sigmoidally \Sig*moid"al*ly\, adv.	   In a sigmoidal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sign \Sign\, n. [F. signe, L. signum; cf. AS. segen, segn, a	   sign, standard, banner, also fr. L. signum. Cf. {Ensign},	   {Resign}, {Seal} a stamp, {Signal}, {Signet}.]	   That by which anything is made known or represented; that	   which furnishes evidence; a mark; a token; an indication; a	   proof. Specifically:	   (a) A remarkable event, considered by the ancients as	       indicating the will of some deity; a prodigy; an omen.	   (b) An event considered by the Jews as indicating the divine	       will, or as manifesting an interposition of the divine	       power for some special end; a miracle; a wonder.	       [1913 Webster]	             Through mighty signs and wonders, by the power of	             the Spirit of God.                   --Rom. xv. 19.	       [1913 Webster]	             It shall come to pass, if they will not believe	             thee, neither hearken to the voice of the first	             sign, that they will believe the voice of the	             latter sign.                         --Ex. iv. 8.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) Something serving to indicate the existence, or preserve	       the memory, of a thing; a token; a memorial; a monument.	       [1913 Webster]	             What time the fire devoured two hundred and fifty	             men, and they became a sign.         --Num. xxvi.	                                                  10.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Any symbol or emblem which prefigures, typifles, or	       represents, an idea; a type; hence, sometimes, a picture.	       [1913 Webster]	             The holy symbols, or signs, are not barely	             significative; but what they represent is as	             certainly delivered to us as the symbols	             themselves.                          --Brerewood.	       [1913 Webster]	             Saint George of Merry England, the sign of victory.	                                                  --Spenser.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) A word or a character regarded as the outward	       manifestation of thought; as, words are the sign of	       ideas.	   (f) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is	       expressed, or a command or a wish made known.	       [1913 Webster]	             They made signs to his father, how he would have	             him called.                          --Luke i. 62.	       [1913 Webster]	   (g) Hence, one of the gestures of pantomime, or of a language	       of a signs such as those used by the North American	       Indians, or those used by the deaf and dumb.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Educaters of the deaf distinguish between natural	         signs, which serve for communicating ideas, and	         methodical, or systematic, signs, adapted for the	         dictation, or the rendering, of written language, word	         by word; and thus the signs are to be distinguished	         from the manual alphabet, by which words are spelled on	         the fingers.	         [1913 Webster]	   (h) A military emblem carried on a banner or a standard.	       --Milton.	   (i) A lettered board, or other conspicuous notice, placed	       upon or before a building, room, shop, or office to	       advertise the business there transacted, or the name of	       the person or firm carrying it on; a publicly displayed	       token or notice.	       [1913 Webster]	             The shops were, therefore, distinguished by painted	             signs, which gave a gay and grotesque aspect to the	             streets.                             --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	   (j) (Astron.) The twelfth part of the ecliptic or zodiac.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The signs are reckoned from the point of intersection	         of the ecliptic and equator at the vernal equinox, and	         are named, respectively, {Aries} ([Aries]), {Taurus}	         ([Taurus]), {Gemini} (II), {Cancer} ([Cancer]), {Leo}	         ([Leo]), {Virgo} ([Virgo]), {Libra} ([Libra]),	         {Scorpio} ([Scorpio]), {Sagittarius} ([Sagittarius]),	         {Capricornus  ([Capricorn]), {Aquarius} ([Aquarius]),	         {Pisces} ([Pisces]). These names were originally the	         names of the constellations occupying severally the	         divisions of the zodiac, by which they are still	         retained; but, in consequence of the procession of the	         equinoxes, the signs have, in process of time, become	         separated about 30 degrees from these constellations,	         and each of the latter now lies in the sign next in	         advance, or to the east of the one which bears its	         name, as the constellation Aries in the sign Taurus,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   (k) (Alg.) A character indicating the relation of quantities,	       or an operation performed upon them; as, the sign +	       (plus); the sign -- (minus); the sign of division /, and	       the like.	   (l) (Med.) An objective evidence of disease; that is, one	       appreciable by some one other than the patient.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The terms symptom and and sign are often used	         synonymously; but they may be discriminated. A sign	         differs from a symptom in that the latter is perceived	         only by the patient himself. The term sign is often	         further restricted to the purely local evidences of	         disease afforded by direct examination of the organs	         involved, as distinguished from those evidence of	         general disturbance afforded by observation of the	         temperature, pulse, etc. In this sense it is often	         called physical sign.	         [1913 Webster]	   (m) (Mus.) Any character, as a flat, sharp, dot, etc.	   (n) (Theol.) That which, being external, stands for, or	       signifies, something internal or spiritual; -- a term	       used in the Church of England in speaking of an ordinance	       considered with reference to that which it represents.	       [1913 Webster]	             An outward and visible sign of an inward and	             spiritual grace.                     --Bk. of	                                                  Common Prayer.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the Table of {Arbitrary Signs}, p. 1924.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sign manual}.	   (a) (Eng. Law) The royal signature superscribed at the top of	       bills of grants and letter patent, which are then sealed	       with the privy signet or great seal, as the case may be,	       to complete their validity.	   (b) The signature of one's name in one's own handwriting.	       --Craig. Tomlins. Wharton.	       [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Token; mark; note; symptom; indication; signal; symbol;	        type; omen; prognostic; presage; manifestation. See	        {Emblem}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sign \Sign\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Signing}.] [OE. seinen to bless, originally, to make the	   sign of the cross over; in this sense fr. ASS. segnian (from	   segn, n.), or OF. seignier, F. signer, to mark, to sign (in	   sense 3), fr. L. signare to mark, set a mark upon, from	   signum. See {Sign}, n.]	   1. To represent by a sign; to make known in a typical or	      emblematic manner, in distinction from speech; to signify.	      [1913 Webster]	            I signed to Browne to make his retreat. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a sign upon; to mark with a sign.	      [1913 Webster]	            We receive this child into the congregation of	            Christ's flock, and do sign him with the sign of the	            cross.                                --Bk. of Com	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To affix a signature to; to ratify by hand or seal; to	      subscribe in one's own handwriting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inquire the Jew's house out, give him this deed,	            And let him sign it.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assign or convey formally; -- used with away.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To mark; to make distinguishable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sign \Sign\, v. i.	   1. To be a sign or omen. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a sign or signal; to communicate directions or	      intelligence by signs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Especially: To communicate in {sign language}.	      [PJC]	   4. To write one's name, esp. as a token of assent,	      responsibility, or obligation; as, he signed in red ink.	      [1913 Webster]
Signable \Sign"a*ble\, a.	   Suitable to be signed; requiring signature; as, a legal	   document signable by a particular person.	   [1913 Webster]
Signal \Sig"nal\, n. [F., fr. LL. signale, fr. L. signum. See	   {Sign}, n.]	   1. A sign made for the purpose of giving notice to a person	      of some occurence, command, or danger; also, a sign,	      event, or watchword, which has been agreed upon as the	      occasion of concerted action.	      [1913 Webster]	            All obeyed	            The wonted signal and superior voice	            Of this great potentate.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A token; an indication; a foreshadowing; a sign; anything	      taken as evidence of some process.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The weary sun . . .	            Gives signal of a goodly day to-morrow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was not the least signal of the calamity to be	            seen.                                 --De Foc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: (Electronics) A measureable electrical quantity,	      such as voltage or current, that conveys information by	      varying in magnitude over time; as, the signals from the	      strongest commercial radio stations can be received over	      hundreds of miles.	      [PJC] Signal to noise ratio	Signal to noise ratio \Sig"nal to noise" ra`ti*o\, Signal to
noise \Sig"nal to noise"\, n. (Electronics, Information science,	   Experimental science)	   The ratio of the intensity of a signal[2] to the background	   noise detected by a measuring instrument, especially in a	   communications channel; the higher the ratio, the more	   accurately the information contained can be interpreted. The	   term is applied not only to human communications, but to the	   detection of information in any system that is being studied	   to gain knowledge; as, the signal-to-noise ratio of light	   signals in older optic fibers drops to an unusable level	   after several miles..	   [PJC]
Signal \Sig"nal\, a. [From signal, n.: cf. F. signal['e].]	   1. Noticeable; distinguished from what is ordinary; eminent;	      remarkable; memorable; as, a signal exploit; a signal	      service; a signal act of benevolence.	      [1913 Webster]	            As signal now in low, dejected state	            As erst in highest, behold him where he lies.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to signals, or the use of signals in	      conveying information; as, a signal flag or officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The signal service}, a bureau of the government (in the	      United States connected with the War Department) organized	      to collect from the whole country simultaneous raports of	      local meteorological conditions, upon comparison of which	      at the central office, predictions concerning the weather	      are telegraphed to various sections, where they are made	      known by signals publicly displayed.	   {Signal station}, the place where a signal is displayed;	      specifically, an observation office of the signal service.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Eminent; remarkable; memorable; extraordinary; notable;	        conspicuous.	        [1913 Webster]	Signal \Sig"nal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signaled or Signalled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Signaling} or {Signalling}.]	   1. To communicate by signals; as, to signal orders.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To notify by a signals; to make a signal or signals to;	      as, to signal a fleet to anchor. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Signalist \Sig"nal*ist\, n.	   One who makes signals; one who communicates intelligence by	   means of signals.	   [1913 Webster]
Signality \Sig*nal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being signal or remarkable. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Signalize \Sig"nal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Signalizing}.] [From {Signal}, a.]	   1. To make signal or eminent; to render distinguished from	      what is common; to distinguish.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is this passion which drives men to all the ways	            we see in use of signalizing themselves. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To communicate with by means of a signal; as, a ship	      signalizes its consort.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To indicate the existence, presence, or fact of, by a	      signal; as, to signalize the arrival of a steamer.	      [1913 Webster]
Signally \Sig"nal*ly\, adv.	   In a signal manner; eminently.	   [1913 Webster]
Signalman \Sig"nal*man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   A man whose business is to manage or display signals;	   especially, one employed in setting the signals by which	   railroad trains are run or warned.	   [1913 Webster]
Signalment \Sig"nal*ment\, n.	   The act of signaling, or of signalizing; hence, description	   by peculiar, appropriate, or characteristic marks. --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Signate \Sig"nate\, a. [L. signatus, p. p. See {Sign}, v. t.]	   (Zool.)	   Having definite color markings.	   [1913 Webster]
Signation \Sig*na"tion\, n. [L. signatio. See {Sign}, v. t.]	   Sign given; marking. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Signatory \Sig"na*to*ry\, a. [L. signatorius.]	   1. Relating to a seal; used in sealing. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Signing; joining or sharing in a signature; as, signatory	      powers.	      [1913 Webster]	Signatory \Sig"na*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}.	   A signer; one who signs or subscribes; as, a conference of	   signatories.	   [1913 Webster]
Signature \Sig"na*ture\, n. [F. (cf. It. signatura, segnatura,	   Sp. & LL. signatura), from L. signare, signatum. See {Sign},	   v. t.]	   1. A sign, stamp, or mark impressed, as by a seal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brain, being well furnished with various traces,	            signatures, and images.               --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The natural and indelible signature of God, which	            human souls . . . are supposed to be stamped with.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the name of any person, written with his own	      hand, employed to signify that the writing which precedes	      accords with his wishes or intentions; a sign manual; an	      autograph.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) An outward mark by which internal	      characteristics were supposed to be indicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some plants bear a very evident signature of their	            nature and use.                       --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Old Med.) A resemblance between the external characters	      of a disease and those of some physical agent, for	      instance, that existing between the red skin of scarlet	      fever and a red cloth; -- supposed to indicate this agent	      in the treatment of the disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      clef, affecting all notes of the same letter throughout	      the piece or movement. Each minor key has the same	      signature as its relative major.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.)	      (a) A letter or figure placed at the bottom of the first	          page of each sheet of a book or pamphlet, as a	          direction to the binder in arranging and folding the	          sheets.	      (b) The printed sheet so marked, or the form from which it	          is printed; as, to reprint one or more signatures.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Star signatures (as A*, 1*) are the same characters,	         with the addition of asterisks, used on the first pages	         of offcuts, as in 12mo sheets.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the	      directions to the patient. It is usually prefaced by S or	      Sig. (an abbreviation for the Latin signa, imperative of	      signare to sign or mark).	      [1913 Webster]	Signature \Sig"na*ture\, v. t.	   To mark with, or as with, a signature or signatures.	   [1913 Webster]
Signaturist \Sig"na*tur`ist\, n.	   One who holds to the doctrine of signatures impressed upon	   objects, indicative of character or qualities. [Obs.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Signboard \Sign"board`\, n.	   A board, placed on or before a shop, office, etc., on which	   ssome notice is given, as the name of a firm, of a business,	   or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Signer \Sign"er\, n.	   One who signs or subscribes his name; as, a memorial with a	   hundred signers.	   [1913 Webster]
Signet \Sig"net\, n. [OF. signet a signet, F., a bookmark, dim.	   of signe. See {Sign}, n., and cf. {Sennet}.]	   A seal; especially, in England, the seal used by the	   sovereign in sealing private letters and grants that pass by	   bill under the sign manual; -- called also {privy signet}.	   [1913 Webster]	         I had my father's signet in my purse.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Signet ring}, a ring containing a signet or private seal.	   {Writer to the signet} (Scots Law), a judicial officer who	      prepares warrants, writs, etc.; originally, a clerk in the	      office of the secretary of state.	      [1913 Webster]
Signeted \Sig"net*ed\, a.	   Stamped or marked with a signet.	   [1913 Webster]
Signifer \Sig"ni*fer\, a. [L., from signum sign + ferre to	   bear.]	   Bearing signs. [Obs.] "The signifer sphere, or zodiac."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Significance
Significance \Sig*nif"i*cance\, Significancy \Sig*nif"i*can*cy\,	   n. [L. significantia.]	   1. The quality or state of being significant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is signified; meaning; import; as, the	      significance of a nod, of a motion of the hand, or of a	      word or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Importance; moment; weight; consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            With this brain I must work, in order to give	            significancy and value to the few facts which I	            possess.                              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Significant \Sig*nif"i*cant\, a. [L. significans, -antis, p. pr.	   of significare. See {Signify}.]	   1. Fitted or designed to signify or make known somethingl	      having a meaning; standing as a sign or token; expressive	      or suggestive; as, a significant word or sound; a	      significant look.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was well said of Plotinus, that the stars were	            significant, but not efficient.       --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deserving to be considered; important; momentous; as, a	      significant event.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Significant figures} (Arith.), the figures which remain to	      any number, or decimal fraction, after the ciphers at the	      right or left are canceled. Thus, the significant figures	      of 25,000, or of .0025, are 25.	      [1913 Webster]	Significant \Sig*nif"i*cant\, n.	   That which has significance; a sign; a token; a symbol.	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         In dumb significants proclaim your thoughts. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Significantly \Sig*nif"i*cant*ly\, adv.	   In a significant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Significate \Sig*nif"i*cate\, n. [L. significatus, p. p. of	   significare. See {Signify}.] (Logic)	   One of several things signified by a common term. --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]
Signification \Sig`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [F. signification, L.	   significatio.]	   1. The act of signifying; a making known by signs or other	      means.	      [1913 Webster]	            A signification of being pleased.     --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            All speaking or signification of one's mind implies	            an act or addres of one man to another. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is signified or made known; that meaning which	      a sign, character, or token is intended to convey; as, the	      signification of words.	      [1913 Webster]
Significative \Sig*nif"i*ca*tive\, a. [L. significativus: cf. F.	   significatif.]	   1. Betokening or representing by an external sign.	      [1913 Webster]	            The holy symbols or signs are not barely	            significative.                        --Brerewood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having signification or meaning; expressive of a meaning	      or purpose; significant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither in the degrees of kindred they were	            destitute of significative words.     --Camden.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Sig*nif"i*ca*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Significator \Sig"ni*fi*ca`tor\, n. [Cf. F. significateur.]	   One who, or that which, signifies.	   [1913 Webster]	         In this diagram there was one significator which	         pressed remarkably upon our astrologer's attention.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Significatory \Sig*nif"i*ca*to*ry\, a. [L. significatorius.]	   Significant. -- n. That which is significatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Significavit \Sig`ni*fi*ca"vit\, n. [L., (he) has signified,	   perf. ind. of significare to signify.] (Eng. Eccl. Law)	   Formerly, a writ issuing out of chancery, upon certificate	   given by the ordinary, of a man's standing excommunicate by	   the space of forty days, for the laying him up in prison till	   he submit himself to the authority of the church. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Signify \Sig"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Signified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Signifying}.] [F. signifier, L. significare; signum a	   sign + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Sign}, n., and	   {-fy}.]	   1. To show by a sign; to communicate by any conventional	      token, as words, gestures, signals, or the like; to	      announce; to make known; to declare; to express; as, a	      signified his desire to be present.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll to the king; and signify to him	            That thus I have resign'd my charge to you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The government should signify to the Protestants of	            Ireland that want of silver is not to be remedied.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mean; to import; to denote; to betoken.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bade her tell him what it signified. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tale	            Told by an idiot, full of sound and fury,	            Signifying nothing.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Signify is often used impersonally; as, it signifies	         nothing, it does not signify, that is, it is of no	         importance.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To express; manifest; declare; utter; intimate; betoken;	        denote; imply; mean.	        [1913 Webster]
signing \sign"ing\ (s[imac]n"[i^]ng), n. [Participle of {sign},	   sense 3.]	   The procedure or process of communicating by use of a {sign	   language}.	   [PJC]
Signior \Sign"ior\, n.	   Sir; Mr. The English form and pronunciation for the Italian	   Signor and the Spanish Se[~n]or.	   [1913 Webster]
Signiorize \Sign"ior*ize\, v. t. [See {Seigniorize}.]	   To exercise dominion over; to lord it over. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]	Signiorize \Sign"ior*ize\ (s[=e]n"y[~e]r*[imac]z), v. i.	   To exercise dominion; to seigniorize. [Obs.] --Hewyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Signiorship \Sign"ior*ship\, n.	   State or position of a signior.	   [1913 Webster]
Signiory \Sign"ior*y\ (-[y^]), n.	   Same as {Seigniory}.	   [1913 Webster]
sign language \sign" lang`uage\ (s[imac]n" l[a^]ng`w[asl]j), n.	   A form of language for communicating by use of gestures made	   by the hands, rather than by speech. It includes alphabets	   made by hand gestures, as well as proper languages formed	   from signs. Among the latter is the {American Sign Language}	   (ASL), used by the deaf. See also {dactylology}.	   [PJC]	sign off \sign` off"\ (s[imac]n` [add]f"), v. i.	   To terminate a communication, especially one conducted by	   radio waves; to terminate a broadcast over radio or	   television; as, this is your reporter in Cairo, signing off.	   [PJC]	sign on \sign` on"\ (s[imac]n` [o^]n"), v. i.	   To begin a communication, especially one conducted by radio	   waves.	   [PJC] Signor
Signor \Si*gnor"\, Signore \Si*gno"re\, n. [It. See {Seignior}.]	   Sir; Mr.; -- a title of address or respect among the	   Italians. Before a noun the form is Signor.	   [1913 Webster]
Signora \Si*gno"ra\, n. [It.]	   Madam; Mrs; -- a title of address or respect among the	   Italians.	   [1913 Webster]
Signorina \Si`gno*ri"na\, n. [It.]	   Miss; -- a title of address among the Italians.	   [1913 Webster]
Signpost \Sign"post`\, n.	   A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed	   to give public notice of anything.	   [1913 Webster] Sik
Sik \Sik\, Sike \Sike\, a.	   Such. See {Such}. [Obs.] "Sike fancies weren foolerie."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sike \Sike\, n. [AS. s[imac]c. Cf. {Sig}.]	   A gutter; a stream, such as is usually dry in summer. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sike \Sike\, n. [See {Sick}.]	   A sick person. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sike \Sike\, v. i.	   To sigh. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That for his wife weepeth and siketh sore. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sike \Sike\, n.	   A sigh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sikerly	   Siker
Siker \Sik"er\, a. & adv., Sikerly \Sik"er*ly\, adv., Sikerness
\Sik"er*ness\, n., etc.	   See 2d {Sicker}, {Sickerly}, etc. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sikhs \Sikhs\, n. pl.; sing. {Sikh}. [Hind. Sikh, properly, a	   disciple.]	   A religious sect noted for warlike traits, founded in the	   Punjab at the end of the 15th century.	   [1913 Webster]
Silage \Si"lage\, n. & v.	   Short for {Ensilage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sile \Sile\, v. t. [Akin to Sw. sila to strain, sil sieve, G.	   sielen to draw away or lead off water. [root]151a. See	   {Silt}.]	   To strain, as fresh milk. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sile \Sile\, v. i.	   To drop; to flow; to fall. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sile \Sile\, n.	   1. A sieve with fine meshes. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Filth; sediment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Sile \Sile\, n. [Icel. s[imac]ld herring; akin to Sw. sill, Dan.	   sild. Cf. {Sill} the young of a herring.] (Zool.)	   A young or small herring. [Eng.] --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Silence \Si"lence\, n. [F., fr. L. silentium. See {Silent}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being silent; entire absence of sound or	      noise; absolute stillness.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw and heared; for such a numerous host	            Fled not in silence through the frighted deep.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Forbearance from, or absence of, speech; taciturnity;	      muteness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Secrecy; as, these things were transacted in silence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The administration itself keeps a profound silence.	                                                  --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The cessation of rage, agitation, or tumilt; calmness;	      quiest; as, the elements were reduced to silence.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Absence of mention; oblivion.	      [1913 Webster]	            And what most merits fame, in silence hid. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Silence \Si"lence\, interj.	   Be silent; -- used elliptically for let there be silence, or	   keep silence. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Silence \Si"lence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silenced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Silencing}.]	   1. To compel to silence; to cause to be still; to still; to	      hush.	      [1913 Webster]	            Silence that dreadful bell; it frights the isle.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put to rest; to quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            This would silence all further opposition.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            These would have silenced their scruples. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To restrain from the exercise of any function, privilege	      of instruction, or the like, especially from the act of	      preaching; as, to silence a minister of the gospel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Rev. Thomas Hooker of Chelmsford, in Essex, was	            silenced for nonconformity.           --B. Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to cease firing, as by a vigorous cannonade; as,	      to silence the batteries of an enemy.	      [1913 Webster]
Silencer \Si"lenc*er\, n.	   One that silences; specif.:	   (a) The muffler of an internal-combustion engine.	   (b) Any of various devices to silence the humming noise of	       telegraph wires.	   (c) A device for silencing the report of a firearm shooting	       its projectiles singly, as a tubular attachment for the	       muzzle having circular plates that permit the passage of	       the projectile but impart a rotary motion to, and thus	       retard, the exploding gases.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Silene \Si*le"ne\, n. [NL., fr. L. Silenus, the attendant of	   Bacchus.] (Bot.)	   A genus of caryophyllaceous plants, usually covered with a	   viscid secretion by which insects are caught; catchfly.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bon Sil[`e]ne}. See {Sil[`e]ne}, in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Silent \Si"lent\, a. [L. silens, -entis, p. pr. of silere to be	   silent; akin to Goth. ana-silan.]	   1. Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly	      quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            How silent is this town!              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute;	      taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ulysses, adds he, was the most eloquent and most	            silent of men.                        --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	            This new-created world, whereof in hell	            Fame is not silent.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Keeping at rest; inactive; calm; undisturbed; as, the wind	      is silent. --Parnell. Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Pron.) Not pronounced; having no sound; quiescent; as, e	      is silent in "fable."	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having no effect; not operating; inefficient. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Cause . . . silent, virtueless, and dead. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Silent partner}. See {Dormant partner}, under {Dormant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mute; taciturn; dumb; speechless; quiet; still. See	        {Mute}, and {Taciturn}.	        [1913 Webster]	Silent \Si"lent\, n.	   That which is silent; a time of silence. [R.] "The silent of	   the night." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Silentiary \Si*len"ti*a*ry\ (s[-i]*l[e^]n"sh[i^]*[asl]*r[y^]),	   n. [L. silentiarius: cf. F. silenciaire. See {Silence}.]	   One appointed to keep silence and order in court; also, one	   sworn not to divulge secrets of state.	   [1913 Webster]
Silentious \Si*len"tious\, a. [L. silentiosus: cf. F.	   silencieux.]	   Habitually silent; taciturn; reticent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Silently \Si"lent*ly\, adv.	   In a silent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Silentness \Si"lent*ness\, n.	   State of being silent; silence.	   [1913 Webster]
Silenus \Si*le"nus\, n. [L. Silenus the tutor and attendant of	   Bacchus.] (Zool.)	   See {Wanderoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silesia \Si*le"si*a\, n.	   1. A kind of linen cloth, originally made in Silesia, a	      province of Prussia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A twilled cotton fabric, used for dress linings.	      [1913 Webster]
Silesian \Si*le"si*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Silesia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Silesia.	   [1913 Webster]
Silex \Si"lex\, n. [L., a finit, a pebblestone.] (Min.)	   Silica, {SiO2} as found in nature, constituting quarz, and	   most sands and sandstones. See {Silica}, and {Silicic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silhouette \Sil`hou*ette"\, n. [F.; -- so called from Etienne de	   Silhoutte, a French minister of finance in 1759, whise	   diversion it was to make such portraits on the walls of his	   apartments.]	   A representation of the outlines of an object filled in with	   a black color; a profile portrait in black, such as a shadow	   appears to be.	   [1913 Webster]	Silhouette \Sil`hou*ette"\, v. t.	   To represent by a silhouette; to project upon a background,	   so as to be like a silhouette. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]	         A flock of roasting vultures silhouetted on the sky.	                                                  --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Silica \Sil"i*ca\, n. [NL., from L. silex, silics, a flint.]	   (Chem.)	   Silicon dioxide, SiO?. It constitutes ordinary quartz (also	   opal and tridymite), and is artifically prepared as a very	   fine, white, tasteless, inodorous powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicate \Sil"i*cate\, n.[Cf. F. silicate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of silicic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In mineralogical chemistry the silicates include; the	         unisilicates or orthosilicates, salts of orthosilicic	         acid; the bisilicates or metasilicates, salts of	         metasilicic acid; the polysilicates or acid silicates,	         salts of the polysilicic acids; the basic silicates or	         subsilicates, in which the equivalent of base is	         greater than would be required to neutralize the acid;	         and the hydrous silicates, including the zeolites and	         many hydrated decomposition products.	         [1913 Webster]
Silicated \Sil"i*ca`ted\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica; as, silicated	   hydrogen; silicated rocks.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Silicated soap}, a hard soap containing silicate of soda.	      [1913 Webster]
Silicatization \Sil`i*ca*ti*za"tion\, n.	   Silicification.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicea \Si*lic"e*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Silicoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siliceous \Si*li"ceous\, a. [L. siliceus, fr. silex, silicis, a	   flint.]	   Of or pertaining to silica; containing silica, or partaking	   of its nature. [Written also {silisious}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Silicic \Si*lic"ic\, a. [L. silex, silicis, a flint: cf. F.	   silicique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, silica;	   specifically, designating compounds of silicon; as, silicic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Silicic acid} (Chem.), an amorphous gelatinous substance,	      {Si(HO)4}, very unstable and easily dried to silica, but	      forming many stable salts; -- called also {orthosilicic	      acid} or {normal silicic acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Silicicalcareous \Si*lic`i*cal*ca"re*ous\, a.	   Consisting of silica and calcareous matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicide \Sil"i*cide\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of silicon, or one regarded as binary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hydrogen silicide} (Chem.), a colorless, spontaneously	      inflammable gas, {SiH4}, produced artifically from	      silicon, and analogous to methane; -- called also	      {silico-methane}, {silicon hydride}, and formerly	      {siliciureted hydrogen}.	      [1913 Webster]
Siliciferous \Sil`i*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. silex, silicis, a flint	   + -ferous.]	   Producing silica; united with silica.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicification \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,	   the silicification of wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicified \Si*lic"i*fied\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined or impregnated with silicon or silica, especially	   the latter; as, silicified wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silicified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Silicifying}.] [L. silex, silicis, a flint + -fy:	   cf. F. silicifier.] (Chem.)	   To convert into, or to impregnate with, silica, or with the	   compounds of silicon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The specimens found . . . are completely silicified.	                                                  --Say.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The silica may take the form of agate, chalcedony,	         flint, hornstone, or crystalline quartz.	         [1913 Webster]	Silicify \Si*lic"i*fy\, v. i.	   To become converted into silica, or to be impregnated with	   silica.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicioidea \Sil`i*ci*oi"de*a\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   Same as {Silicoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicious \Si*li"cious\, a.	   See {Siliceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicispongiae \Sil`i*ci*spon"gi*ae\, n. pl. [NL. See {Silex},	   and {Sponge}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Silicoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicited \Si*lic"it*ed\, a.	   Silicified. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Silicium \Si*lic"i*um\, n.	   See {Silicon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siliciureted \Si*lic"i*u*ret`ed\, a. [Written also	   {siliciuretted}.] (Old. Chem.)	   Combined or impregnated with silicon. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Siliciureted hydrogen}. (Chem.) Hydrogen silicide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Silicle \Sil"i*cle\, n. [L. silicula, dim. of siliqua a pod or	   husk: cf. F. silicule.] (Bot.)	   A seed vessel resembling a silique, but about as broad as it	   is long. See {Silique}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silico- \Sil"i*co-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the	   presence of silicon or its compounds; as, silicobenzoic,	   silicofluoride, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicofluoric \Sil`i*co*flu*or"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Containing, or composed of, silicon and fluorine; especially,	   denoting the compounds called silicofluorides.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Silicofluoric acid} (Chem.), a compound of hydrofluoric acid	      and silicon fluoride, known only in watery solution. It is	      produced by the action of silicon fluoride on water, and	      is regarded as an acid, {H2SiF6}, and the type and origin	      of the silicofluorides.	      [1913 Webster]
Silicofluoride \Sil`i*co*flu"or*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A fluosilicate; a salt of silicofluoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicoidea \Sil`i*coi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Silex}, and	   {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of Porifera, which includes those that	   have the skeleton composed mainly of siliceous fibers or	   spicules.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicon \Sil"i*con\, n. [See {Silica}.] (Chem.)	   A nonmetalic element analogous to carbon. It always occurs	   combined in nature, and is artificially obtained in the free	   state, usually as a dark brown amorphous powder, or as a dark	   crystalline substance with a meetallic luster. Its oxide is	   silica, or common quartz, and in this form, or as silicates,	   it is, next to oxygen, the most abundant element of the	   earth's crust. Silicon is characteristically the element of	   the mineral kingdom, as carbon is of the organic world.	   Symbol Si. Atomic weight 28. Called also {silicium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicotungstic \Sil`i*co*tung"stic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of a series of	   double acids of silicon and tungsten, known in the free	   state, and also in their salts (called silicotungstates).	   [1913 Webster]
Silicula \Si*lic"u*la\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A silicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Silicule \Sil"i*cule\, n. (Bot.)	   A silicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Siliculose \Si*lic"u*lose`\, a. [NL. siliculosus, fr. L.	   silicula: cf. F. siliculeux. See {Silicle}.]	   1. (Bot.) Bearing silicles; pertaining to, or resembling,	      silicles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of, or consisting of, husks; husky. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Siliginose \Si*lig"i*nose`\, a.[L. siligineus, fr. siligo,	   -inis, fine and very white wheat.]	   Made of fine wheat. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Siling \Sil"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Sile} to strain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Siling dish}, a colander. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Siliqua \Sil"i*qua\, n.; pl. {Siliquae}. [L. See {Silique}.]	   1. (Bot.) Same as {Silique}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weight of four grains; a carat; -- a term used by	      jewelers, and refiners of gold.	      [1913 Webster]
Silique \Sil"ique\, n. [L. siliqua a pod or husk, a very small	   weight or measure: cf. F. silique.] (Bot.)	   An oblong or elongated seed vessel, consisting of two valves	   with a dissepiment between, and opening by sutures at either	   margin. The seeds are attached to both edges of the	   dissepiment, alternately upon each side of it.	   [1913 Webster]
Siliquiform \Sil"i*qui*form\, a. [Silique + -form: cf. F.	   siliquiforme.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a silique.	   [1913 Webster]
Siliquosa \Sil`i*quo"sa\, n. pl. [NL. See {Siliquose}.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean order of plants including those which bear	   siliques.	   [1913 Webster] Siliquose
Siliquose \Sil"i*quose`\, Siliquous \Sil"i*quous\, a. [NL.	   siliquosus: cf. F. siliqueux.] (Bot.)	   Bearing siliques; as, siliquose plants; pertaining to, or	   resembling, siliques; as, siliquose capsules.	   [1913 Webster]
Silk \Silk\, n. [OE. silk, selk, AS. seolc, seoloc; akin to	   Icel. silki, SW. & Dan. silke; prob. through Slavic from an	   Oriental source; cf. Lith. szilkai, Russ. shelk', and also L.	   sericum Seric stuff, silk. Cf. {Sericeous}. {Serge} a woolen	   stuff.]	   1. The fine, soft thread produced by various species of	      caterpillars in forming the cocoons within which the worm	      is inclosed during the pupa state, especially that	      produced by the larvae of {Bombyx mori}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, thread spun, or cloth woven, from the above-named	      material.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles silk, as the filiform styles of the	      female flower of maize.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Raw silk}, silk as it is wound off from the cocoons, and	      before it is manufactured.	   {Silk cotton}, a cottony substance enveloping the seeds of	      the silk-cotton tree.	   {Silk-cotton tree} (Bot.), a name for several tropical trees	      of the genera {Bombax} and {Eriodendron}, and belonging to	      the order {Bombaceae}. The trees grow to an immense size,	      and have their seeds enveloped in a cottony substance,	      which is used for stuffing cushions, but can not be spun.	      	   {Silk flower}. (Bot.)	      (a) The silk tree.	      (b) A similar tree ({Calliandra trinervia}) of Peru.	   {Silk fowl} (Zool.), a breed of domestic fowls having silky	      plumage.	   {Silk gland} (Zool.), a gland which secretes the material of	      silk, as in spider or a silkworm; a sericterium.	   {Silk gown}, the distinctive robe of a barrister who has been	      appointed king's or queen's counsel; hence, the counsel	      himself. Such a one has precedence over mere barristers,	      who wear stuff gowns. [Eng.]	   {Silk grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Stipa comata}) of the	      Western United States, which has very long silky awns. The	      name is also sometimes given to various species of the	      genera {Aqave} and {Yucca}.	   {Silk moth} (Zool.), the adult moth of any silkworm. See	      {Silkworm}.	   {Silk shag}, a coarse, rough-woven silk, like plush, but with	      a stiffer nap.	   {Silk spider} (Zool.), a large spider ({Nephila plumipes}),	      native of the Southern United States, remarkable for the	      large quantity of strong silk it produces and for the	      great disparity in the sizes of the sexes.	   {Silk thrower}, {Silk throwster}, one who twists or spins	      silk, and prepares it for weaving. --Brande & C.	   {Silk tree} (Bot.), an Asiatic leguminous tree ({Albizzia	      Julibrissin}) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat	      pods; -- so called because of the abundant long silky	      stamens of its blossoms. Also called {silk flower}.	   {Silk vessel}. (Zool.) Same as {Silk gland}, above.	   {Virginia silk} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Periploca	      Gr[ae]ca}) of the Milkweed family, having a silky tuft on	      the seeds. It is native in Southern Europe.	      [1913 Webster]
Silken \Silk"en\, a. [AS. seolcen, seolocen.]	   1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk;	      as, silken cloth; a silken veil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Soft; delicate; tender; smooth; as, silken language.	      "Silken terms precise." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dressed in silk. "A . . . silken wanton." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Silken \Silk"en\, v. t.	   To render silken or silklike. --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Silkiness \Silk"i*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being silky or silken; softness	      and smoothness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Effeminacy; weakness. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Silkman \Silk"man\, n.; pl. {Silkmen}.	   A dealer in silks; a silk mercer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Silkness \Silk"ness\, n.	   Silkiness. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Silk-stocking \Silk"-stock`ing\, a.	   Wearing silk stockings (which among men were formerly worn	   chiefly by the luxurious or aristocratic); hence, elegantly	   dressed; aristocratic; luxurious; -- chiefly applied to men,	   often by way of reproach.	         [They] will find their levees crowded with	         silk-stocking gentry, but no yeomanry; an army of	         officers without soldiers.               --Jefferson.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Silkweed \Silk"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genera {Asclepias} and {Acerates} whose seed	   vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Silkworm \Silk"worm`\, n. [AS. seolcwyrm.] (Zool.)	   The larva of any one of numerous species of bombycid moths,	   which spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its	   cocoon before changing to a pupa.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common species ({Bombyx mori}) feeds on the leaves	         of the white mulberry tree. It is native of China, but	         has long been introduced into other countries of Asia	         and Europe, and is reared on a large scale. In America	         it is reared only to small extent. The Ailanthus	         silkworm ({Philosamia cynthia}) is a much larger	         species, of considerable importance, which has been	         introduced into Europe and America from China. The most	         useful American species is the Polyphemus. See	         {Polyphemus}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Pernyi silkworm}, the larva of the Pernyi moth. See {Pernyi	      moth}.	   {Silkworm gut}, a substance prepared from the contents of the	      silk glands of silkworms and used in making lines for	      angling. See {Gut}.	   {Silkworm rot}, a disease of silkworms; muscardine.	      [1913 Webster]
Silky \Silk"y\, a. [Compar. {Silkier}; superl. {Silkiest}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to silk; made of, or resembling, silk;	      silken; silklike; as, a silky luster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, soft and smooth; as, silky wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Covered with soft hairs pressed close to the surface, as a	      leaf; sericeous.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Silky oak} (Bot.), a lofty Australian tree ({Grevillea	      robusta}) with silky tomentose lobed or incised leaves. It	      furnishes a valuable timber.	      [1913 Webster]
Sill \Sill\ (s[i^]l), n. [OE. sille, sylle, AS. syl, syll; akin	   to G. schwelle, OHG. swelli, Icel. syll, svill, Sw. syll,	   Dan. syld, Goth. gasuljan to lay a foundation, to found.]	   The basis or foundation of a thing; especially, a horizontal	   piece, as a timber, which forms the lower member of a frame,	   or supports a structure; as, the sills of a house, of a	   bridge, of a loom, and the like. Hence:	   (a) The timber or stone at the foot of a door; the threshold.	   (b) The timber or stone on which a window frame stands; or,	       the lowest piece in a window frame.	   (c) The floor of a gallery or passage in a mine.	   (d) A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for	       the gates to shut against.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Sill course} (Arch.), a horizontal course of stone, terra	      cotta, or the like, built into a wall at the level of one	      or more window sills, these sills often forming part of	      it.	      [1913 Webster]	Sill \Sill\, n. [Cf. {Thill}.]	   The shaft or thill of a carriage. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sill \Sill\, n. [Cf. 4th {Sile}.]	   A young herring. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sillabub \Sil"la*bub\, n. [Cf. sile to strain, and bub liquor,	   also Prov. E. sillibauk.]	   A dish made by mixing wine or cider with milk, and thus	   forming a soft curd; also, sweetened cream, flavored with	   wine and beaten to a stiff froth. [Written also {syllabub}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Siller \Sil"ler\, n.	   Silver. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sillily \Sil"li*ly\, adv. [From {Silly}.]	   In a silly manner; foolishly. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sillimanite \Sil"li*man*ite\, n. [After Benjamin Siliman, an	   American meneralogist.] (Min.)	   Same as {Fibrolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silliness \Sil"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being silly.	   [1913 Webster]
Sillock \Sil"lock\, n. (Zool.)	   The pollock, or coalfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Sillon \Sil"lon\, n. [F., a furrow.] (Fort.)	   A work raised in the middle of a wide ditch, to defend it.	   --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Silly \Sil"ly\, a. [Compar. {Sillier}; superl. {Silliest}.] [OE.	   seely, sely, AS. s?lig, ges?lig, happy, good, fr. s?l, s?l,	   good, happy, s?l good fortune, happines; akin to OS.	   s[=a]lig, a, good, happy, D. zalig blessed, G. selig, OHG.	   s[=a]l[imac]g, Icel. s?l, Sw. s[aum]ll, Dan. salig, Goth.	   s?ls good, kind, and perh. also to L. sollus whole, entire,	   Gr. ???, Skr. sarva. Cf. {Seel}, n.]	   1. Happy; fortunate; blessed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harmless; innocent; inoffensive. [Obs.] "This silly,	      innocent Custance." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The silly virgin strove him to withstand. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A silly, innocent hare murdered of a dog. --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Weak; helpless; frail. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            After long storms . . .	            With which my silly bark was tossed sore. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The silly buckets on the deck.        --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Rustic; plain; simple; humble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A fourth man, in a sillyhabit.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that did their silly thoughts so busy keep.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Weak in intellect; destitute of ordinary strength of mind;	      foolish; witless; simple; as, a silly woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Proceeding from want of understanding or common judgment;	      characterized by weakness or folly; unwise; absurd;	      stupid; as, silly conduct; a silly question.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Simple; brainless; witless; shallow; foolish; unwise;	        indiscreet. See {Simple}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sillyhow \Sil"ly*how\, n. [Prov. E. silly-hew; cf. AS. s[=ae]lig	   happy, good, and h[=u]fe a cap, hood. See {Silly}, a.]	   A caul. See {Caul}, n., 3. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Silo \Si"lo\, n. [F.]	   A pit or vat for packing away green fodder for winter use so	   as to exclude air and outside moisture. See {Ensilage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silt \Silt\ (s[i^]lt), n. [OE. silte gravel, fr. silen to drain,	   E. sile; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. sila, prob. akin	   to AS. se['o]n to filter, s[imac]gan to fall, sink, cause to	   sink, G. seihen to strain, to filter, OHG. s[imac]han, Icel.	   s[imac]a, Skr. sic to pour; cf. Gr. 'ikma`s moisture. Cf.	   {Sig}, {Sile}.]	   Mud or fine earth deposited from running or standing water.	   [1913 Webster]	Silt \Silt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Silting}.]	   To choke, fill, or obstruct with silt or mud.	   [1913 Webster]	Silt \Silt\, v. i.	   To flow through crevices; to percolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Silty \Silt"y\, a.	   Full of silt; resembling silt.	   [1913 Webster]
Silundum \Si*lun"dum\, n. [Trade name]	   A form of silicon carbide, produced in the electric furnace,	   possessing great hardness, and high electrical resistance,	   and not subject to oxidation below 2880[deg] F., or 1600[deg]	   C.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Silure \Si*lure"\, n. [L. silurus a sort of river fish, Gr. ???:	   cf. F. silure.] (Zool.)	   A fish of the genus {Silurus}, as the sheatfish; a siluroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Silurian \Si*lu"ri*an\, a. [From L. Silures, a people who	   anciently inhabited a part of England and Wales.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to the country of the ancient Silures; -- a	   term applied to the earliest of the Paleozoic eras, and also	   to the strata of the era, because most plainly developed in	   that country.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Silurian formation, so named by Murchison, is	         divided into the Upper Silurian and Lower Silurian. The	         lower part of the Lower Silurian, with some underlying	         beds, is now separated under the name Cambrian, first	         given by Sedwick. Recently the term Ordovician has been	         proposed for the Lower Silurian, leawing the original	         word to apply only to the Upper Silurian.	         [1913 Webster]	Silurian \Si*lu"ri*an\, n.	   The Silurian age.	   [1913 Webster]
Siluridan \Si*lu"ri*dan\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish of the family {Siluridae} or of the order	   Siluroidei.	   [1913 Webster]
Siluroid \Si*lu"roid\, n. [Silurus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Belonging to the Siluroidei, or Nematognathi, an order of	   fishes including numerous species, among which are the	   American catfishes and numerous allied fresh-water species of	   the Old World, as the sheatfish ({Silurus glanis}) of Europe.	   -- n. A siluroid fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Siluroidei \Sil`u*roi"de*i\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes, the Nematognathi.	   [1913 Webster]
Silurus \Si*lu"rus\, n. [L. See {Silure}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large malacopterygious fishes of the order	   Siluroidei. They inhabit the inland waters of Europe and	   Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Silva \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	       collectively.	   (b) A description or history of the forest trees of a	       country.	       [1913 Webster]
Silvan \Sil"van\, a. [L. silva, less correctly sylva, a wood or	   grove, perh. akin to Gr. "y`lh; cf. L. Silvanus Silvanus the	   god of woods: cf. F. sylvain silvan. Cf. {Savage}.]	   Of or pertaining to woods; composed of woods or groves;	   woody. [Written also {sylvan}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Betwixt two rows of rocks, a silvan scene	         Appears above, and groves forever green. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Silvan \Sil"van\, n. (Old Chem.)	   See {Sylvanium}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Silvanite \Sil"van*ite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Sylvanite}.	   [1913 Webster] Silvas
Silvas \Sil"vas\or Selvas \Sel"vas\, n. pl. [L. silva a forest,	   Sp. selva.]	   Vast woodland plains of South America.	   [1913 Webster]
Silvate \Sil"vate\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Sylvate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silver \Sil"ver\ (s[i^]l"v[~e]r), n. [OE. silver, selver,	   seolver, AS. seolfor, siolfur, siolufr, silofr, sylofr; akin	   to OS. silubar, OFries. selover, D. zilver, LG. sulver, OHG.	   silabar, silbar, G. silber, Icel. silfr, Sw. silfver, Dan.	   s["o]lv, Goth. silubr, Russ. serebro, Lith. sidabras; of	   unknown origin.]	   1. (Chem.) A soft white metallic element, sonorous, ductile,	      very malleable, and capable of a high degree of polish. It	      is found native, and also combined with sulphur, arsenic,	      antimony, chlorine, etc., in the minerals argentite,	      proustite, pyrargyrite, ceragyrite, etc. Silver is one of	      the "noble" metals, so-called, not being easily oxidized,	      and is used for coin, jewelry, plate, and a great variety	      of articles. Symbol Ag (Argentum). Atomic weight 107.7.	      Specific gravity 10.5.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Silver was known under the name of luna to the ancients	         and also to the alchemists. Some of its compounds, as	         the halogen salts, are remarkable for the effect of	         light upon them, and are used in photography.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Coin made of silver; silver money.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything having the luster or appearance of silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The color of silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Silver is used in the formation of many compounds of	         obvious meaning; as, silver-armed, silver-bright,	         silver-buskined, silver-coated, silver-footed,	         silver-haired, silver-headed, silver-mantled,	         silver-plated, silver-slippered, silver-sounding,	         silver-studded, silver-tongued, silver-white. See	         {Silver}, a.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Black silver} (Min.), stephanite; -- called also {brittle	      silver ore}, or {brittle silver glance}.	   {Fulminating silver}. (Chem.)	      (a) A black crystalline substance, {Ag2O.(NH3)2}, obtained	          by dissolving silver oxide in aqua ammonia. When dry	          it explodes violently on the slightest percussion.	      (b) Silver fulminate, a white crystalline substance,	          {Ag2C2N2O2}, obtained by adding alcohol to a solution	          of silver nitrate; -- also called {fulminate of	          silver}. When dry it is violently explosive.	   {German silver}. (Chem.) See under {German}.	   {Gray silver}. (Min.) See {Freieslebenite}.	   {Horn silver}. (Min.) See {Cerargyrite}.	   {King's silver}. (O. Eng. Law) See {Postfine}.	   {Red silver}, or {Ruby silver}. (Min.) See {Proustite}, and	      {Pyrargyrite}.	   {Silver beater}, one who beats silver into silver leaf or	      silver foil.	   {Silver glance}, or {Vitreous silver}. (Min.) See	      {Argentine}.	      [1913 Webster]	Silver \Sil"ver\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to silver; made of silver; as, silver	      leaf; a silver cup.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling silver. Specifically:	      (a) Bright; resplendent; white. "Silver hair." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Others, on silver lakes and rivers, bathed	                Their downy breast.               --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Precious; costly.	      (c) Giving a clear, ringing sound soft and clear. "Silver	          voices." --Spenser.	      (d) Sweet; gentle; peaceful. "Silver slumber." --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	   {American silver fir} (Bot.), the balsam fir. See under	      {Balsam}.	   {Silver age} (Roman Lit.), the latter part (a. d. 14-180) of	      the classical period of Latinity, -- the time of writers	      of inferior purity of language, as compared with those of	      the previous golden age, so-called.	   {Silver-bell tree} (Bot.), an American shrub or small tree	      ({Halesia tetraptera}) with white bell-shaped flowers in	      clusters or racemes; the snowdrop tree.	   {Silver bush} (Bot.), a shrubby leguminous plant ({Anthyllis	      Barba-Jovis}) of Southern Europe, having silvery foliage.	      	   {Silver chub} (Zool.), the fallfish.	   {Silver eel}. (Zool.)	      (a) The cutlass fish.	      (b) A pale variety of the common eel.	   {Silver fir} (Bot.), a coniferous tree ({Abies pectinata})	      found in mountainous districts in the middle and south of	      Europe, where it often grows to the height of 100 or 150	      feet. It yields Burgundy pitch and Strasburg turpentine.	      	   {Silver foil}, foil made of silver.	   {Silver fox} (Zool.), a variety of the common fox ({Vulpes	      vulpes}, variety argenteus) found in the northern parts of	      Asia, Europe, and America. Its fur is nearly black, with	      silvery tips, and is highly valued. Called also {black	      fox}, and {silver-gray fox}.	   {Silver gar}. (Zool.) See {Billfish}	      (a) .	   {Silver grain} (Bot.), the lines or narrow plates of cellular	      tissue which pass from the pith to the bark of an	      exogenous stem; the medullary rays. In the wood of the oak	      they are much larger than in that of the beech, maple,	      pine, cherry, etc.	   {Silver grebe} (Zool.), the red-throated diver. See Illust.	      under {Diver}.	   {Silver hake} (Zool.), the American whiting.	   {Silver leaf}, leaves or sheets made of silver beaten very	      thin.	   {Silver lunge} (Zool.), the namaycush.	   {Silver moonfish}.(Zool.) See {Moonfish}	      (b) .	   {Silver moth} (Zool.), a lepisma.	   {Silver owl} (Zool.), the barn owl.	   {Silver perch} (Zool.), the mademoiselle, 2.	   {Silver pheasant} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      beautiful crested and long-tailed Asiatic pheasants, of	      the genus {Euplocamus}. They have the tail and more or	      less of the upper parts silvery white. The most common	      species ({Euplocamus nychtemerus}) is native of China.	   {Silver plate},	      (a) domestic utensils made of a base metal coated with	          silver.	      (b) a plating of silver on a base metal.	   {Silver plover} (Zool.), the knot.	   {Silver salmon} (Zool.), a salmon ({Oncorhynchus kisutch})	      native of both coasts of the North Pacific. It ascends all	      the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento. Called	      also {kisutch}, {whitefish}, and {white salmon}.	   {Silver shell} (Zool.), a marine bivalve of the genus Anomia.	      See {Anomia}.	   {Silver steel}, an alloy of steel with a very small	      proportion of silver.	   {Silver stick}, a title given to the title field officer of	      the Life Guards when on duty at the palace. [Eng.]	      --Thackeray.	   {Silver tree} (Bot.), a South African tree ({Leucadendron	      argenteum}) with long, silvery, silky leaves.	   {Silver trout}, (Zool.) See {Trout}.	   {Silver wedding}. See under {Wedding}.	   {Silver whiting} (Zool.), a marine sciaenoid food fish	      ({Menticirrus littoralis}) native of the Southern United	      States; -- called also {surf whiting}.	   {Silver witch} (Zool.), A lepisma.	      [1913 Webster]	Silver \Sil"ver\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silvered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Silvering}.]	   1. To cover with silver; to give a silvery appearance to by	      applying a metal of a silvery color; as, to silver a pin;	      to silver a glass mirror plate with an amalgam of tin and	      mercury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To polish like silver; to impart a brightness to, like	      that of silver.	      [1913 Webster]	            And smiling calmness silvered o'er the deep. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make hoary, or white, like silver.	      [1913 Webster]	            His head was silvered o'er with age.  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	Silver \Sil"ver\, v. i.	   To acquire a silvery color. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The eastern sky began to silver and shine. --L.	                                                  Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverback \Sil"ver*back`\, n. (Zool.)	   The knot.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverberry \Sil"ver*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A tree or shrub ({Elaeagnus argentea}) with silvery foliage	   and fruit. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverbill \Sil"ver*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   An Old World finch of the genus {Minia}, as the {Minia	   Malabarica} of India, and {Minia cantans} of Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverboom \Sil"ver*boom`\, n. [D. zilver silver + boom tree.]	   (Bot.)	   See {Leucadendron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silver certificate \Sil"ver cer*tif"i*cate\	   A certificate issued by a government that there has been	   deposited with it silver to a specified amount, payable to	   the bearer on demand. In the United States and its	   possessions, it is issued against the deposit of silver coin,	   and is not legal tender, but is receivable for customs,	   taxes, and all public dues. In the United States the	   redeemability in silver of silver certificates was	   discontinued in the 1970's; they are still (1997) accepted as	   money at the face dollar value, but cannot be redeemed in	   silver.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Silverfin \Sil"ver*fin`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small North American fresh-water cyprinoid fish ({Notropis	   Whipplei}).	   [1913 Webster]
Silverfish \Sil"ver*fish`\, n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The tarpum.	      (b) A white variety of the goldfish.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. one of a variety of insects of the order {Thysanura},	      especially {Lepisma saccharina}, which may infest houses,	      and eats starched clothing and sized papers. See	      {Lepisma.}	      [PJC]
Silver-gray \Sil"ver-gray`\, a.	   Having a gray color with a silvery luster; as, silver-gray	   hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Silveriness \Sil"ver*i*ness\, n.	   The state of being silvery.	   [1913 Webster]
Silvering \Sil"ver*ing\, n. (Metal.)	   The art or process of covering metals, wood, paper, glass,	   etc., with a thin film of metallic silver, or a substance	   resembling silver; also, the firm do laid on; as, the	   silvering of a glass speculum.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverite \Sil"ver*ite\, n.	   One who favors the use or establishment of silver as a	   monetary standard; -- so called by those who favor the gold	   standard. [Colloq. or Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Silverize \Sil"ver*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Silverized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Silverizing}.]	   To cover with silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverless \Sil"ver*less\, a.	   Having no silcver; hence, without money; impecunious. --Piers	   Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverling \Sil"ver*ling\, n.	   A small silver coin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A thousand vines at a thousand silverings. --Isa. vii.	                                                  23.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverly \Sil"ver*ly\, adv.	   Like silver in appearance or in sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let me wipe off this honorable dew,	         That silverly doth progress on thy cheeks. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Silvern \Sil"vern\, a. [AS. seolfern, sylfren.]	   Made of silver. [Archaic.] --Wyclif (Acts xix. 24).	   [1913 Webster]	         Speech is silvern; silence is golden.    --Old Proverb.	   [1913 Webster]
Silversides \Sil"ver*sides`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small fishes of the family	   {Atherinidae}, having a silvery stripe along each side of the	   body. The common species of the American coast ({Menidia	   notata}) is very abundant. Called also {silverside}, {sand	   smelt}, {friar}, {tailor}, and {tinker}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Brook silversides} (Zool.), a small fresh-water North	      American fish ({Labadesthes sicculus}) related to the	      marine silversides.	      [1913 Webster]
Silversmith \Sil"ver*smith`\, n.	   One whose occupation is to manufacture utensils, ornaments,	   etc., of silver; a worker in silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverspot \Sil"ver*spot`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of butterflies of the genus	   {Argynnis} and allied genera, having silvery spots on the	   under side of the wings. See Illust. under {Aphrodite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silver State \Silver State\	   Nevada; -- a nickname alluding to its silver mines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Silverware \Sil"ver*ware`\, n.	   Dishes, vases, ornaments, and utensils of various sorts, made	   of silver.	   [1913 Webster]
Silverweed \Sil"ver*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial rosaceous herb ({Potentilla Anserina}) having the	   leaves silvery white beneath.	   [1913 Webster]
Silvery \Sil"ver*y\, a.	   1. Resembling, or having the luster of, silver; grayish white	      and lustrous; of a mild luster; bright.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the enameled race, whose silvery wing	            Waves to the tepid zephyrs of the spring. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Besprinkled or covered with silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the clear, musical tone of silver; soft and clear	      in sound; as, silvery voices; a silvery laugh.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Silvery iron} (Metal.), a peculiar light-gray fine-grained	      cast iron, usually obtained from clay iron ore.	      [1913 Webster]
Silviculture \Sil"vi*cul`ture\, n. [Cf. F. silviculture.]	   See {Sylviculture}.	   [1913 Webster]
Silvics \Sil"vics\, n.	   1. The science treating of the life of trees in the forest.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Habit or behavior of a forest tree.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sima \Si"ma\, n. (Arch.)	   A cyma.	   [1913 Webster]
Simagre \Sim"a*gre\, n. [F. simagr['e]e.]	   A grimace. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Simar \Si*mar"\, n. [F. simarre. See {Chimere}.]	   A woman's long dress or robe; also light covering; a scarf.	   [Written also {cimar}, {cymar}, {samare}, {simare}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Simarre \Si`marre"\ [F.]	   See {Simar}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Simblot \Sim"blot\, n. [F. simbleau.]	   The harness of a drawloom.	   [1913 Webster]
Simia \Sim"i*a\, n. [L., an ape; cf. simus flatnosed,	   snub-nosed, Gr. ???.] (Zool.)	   A Linnaean genus of Quadrumana which included the types of	   numerous modern genera. By modern writers it is usually	   restricted to the genus which includes the orang-outang.	   [1913 Webster]
Simial \Sim"i*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Simian; apelike.	   [1913 Webster]
Simian \Sim"i*an\, a. [L. simia an ape.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family {Simiadae}, which, in its	   widest sense, includes all the Old World apes and monkeys;	   also, apelike. -- n. Any Old World monkey or ape.	   [1913 Webster]
Similar \Sim"i*lar\, a. [F. similaire, fr. L. similis like,	   similar. See {Same}, a., and cf. {Simulate}.]	   1. Exactly corresponding; resembling in all respects;	      precisely like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nearly corresponding; resembling in many respects;	      somewhat like; having a general likeness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Homogenous; uniform. [R.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Similar figures} (Geom.), figures which differ from each	      other only in magnitude, being made up of the same number	      of like parts similarly situated.	   {Similar rectilineal figures}, such as have their several	      angles respectively equal, each to each, and their sides	      about the equal angles proportional.	   {Similar solids}, such as are contained by the same number of	      similar planes, similarly situated, and having like	      inclination to one another.	      [1913 Webster]	Similar \Sim"i*lar\, n.	   That which is similar to, or resembles, something else, as in	   quality, form, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Similarity \Sim`i*lar"i*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}. [Cf. F.	   similarit['e].]	   The quality or state of being similar; likeness; resemblance;	   as, a similarity of features.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hardly is there a similarity detected between two or	         three facts, than men hasten to extend it to all. --Sir	                                                  W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Similarly \Sim"i*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a similar manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Similary \Sim"i*lar*y\, a.	   Similar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Rhyming cadences of similarly words.     --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Similative \Sim"i*la*tive\, a.	   Implying or indicating likeness or resemblance. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In similative or instrumental relation to a pa. pple.	         [past participle], as almond-leaved, -scented, etc.	                                                  --New English	                                                  Dict.	   [1913 Webster]
Simile \Sim"i*le\, n.; pl. {Similes}. [L., from similis. See	   {Similar}.] (Rhet.)	   A word or phrase by which anything is likened, in one or more	   of its aspects, to something else; a similitude; a poetical	   or imaginative comparison.	   [1913 Webster]	         A good swift simile, but something currish. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Similiter \Si*mil"i*ter\, n. [L., in like manner.] (Law)	   The technical name of the form by which either party, in	   pleading, accepts the issue tendered by his opponent; --	   called sometimes a {joinder in issue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Similitude \Si*mil"i*tude\, n. [F. similitude, L. similitudo,	   from similis similar. See {Similar}.]	   1. The quality or state of being similar or like;	      resemblance; likeness; similarity; as, similitude of	      substance. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us make now man in our image, man	            In our similitude.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            If fate some future bard shall join	            In sad similitude of griefs to mine.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of likening, or that which likens, one thing to	      another; fanciful or imaginative comparison; a simile.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tasso, in his similitudes, never departed from the	            woods; that is, all his comparisons were taken from	            the country.                          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is like or similar; a representation,	      semblance, or copy; a facsimile.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man should wed his similitude.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Similitudinary \Si*mil`i*tu"di*na*ry\, a.	   Involving or expressing similitude. [Obs.] --Coke.	   [1913 Webster]
Similize \Sim"i*lize\, v. t.	   To liken; to compare; as, to similize a person, thing, or	   act. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Similor \Sim"i*lor\, n. [F., fr. L. similus similar + F. or	   gold, L. aurum. Cf. {Semilor}.]	   An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, but of a	   golden color. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Simious \Sim"i*ous\, a.[L. simia an ape.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Simi[ae]; monkeylike.	   [1913 Webster]	         That strange simious, schoolboy passion of giving pain	         to others.                               --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Simitar \Sim"i*tar\, n.	   See {Scimiter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Simmer \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 begin to boil.	   [1913 Webster]	         I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it beginneth	         to boil.                                 --Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]	Simmer \Sim"mer\, v. t.	   To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or	   just to the boiling point.	   [1913 Webster]
Simnel \Sim"nel\, n. [OF. simenel cake or bread of wheat flour,	   LL. simenellus wheat bread, fr. L. simila the finest wheat	   flour. Cf. {Semolina}.]	   1. A kind of cake made of fine flour; a cracknel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not common bread, but vastel bread, or simnels.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of rich plum cake, eaten especially on Mid-Lent	      Sunday. [Eng.] --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]
Simoniac \Si*mo"ni*ac\, n. [LL. simoniacus. See {Simony}.]	   One who practices simony, or who buys or sells preferment in	   the church. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Simoniacal \Sim`o*ni"a*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to simony; guilty of simony; consisting of	   simony. -- {Sim"o*ni`a*cal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The flagitious profligacy of their lives, and the	         simoniacal arts by which they grasped at the popedom.	                                                  --J. S.	                                                  Harford.	   [1913 Webster]
Simonial \Si*mo"ni*al\, a.	   Simoniacal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Simonian \Si*mo"ni*an\, n.[See {Simony}.]	   One of the followers of Simon Magus; also, an adherent of	   certain heretical sects in the early Christian church.	   [1913 Webster]
Simonious \Si*mo"ni*ous\, a.	   Simoniacal. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Simonist \Sim"o*nist\, n.	   One who practices simony.	   [1913 Webster]
Simon-pure \Si"mon-pure"\, a.	   Genuine; true; real; authentic; -- a term alluding to the	   comedy character Simon Pure, who is impersonated by another	   and is obliged to prove himself to be the "real Simon Pure."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Simony \Sim"o*ny\, n. [F. simonie, LL. simonia, fr. Simon Magus,	   who wished to purchase the power of conferring the Holy	   Spirit. Acts viii.]	   The crime of buying or selling ecclesiastical preferment; the	   corrupt presentation of any one to an ecclesiastical benefice	   for money or reward. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster] Simoom
Simoom \Si*moom"\, Simoon \Si*moon"\, n. [Ar. sam?m, fr. samma	   to poison. Cf. {Samiel}.]	   A hot, dry, suffocating, dust-laden wind, that blows	   occasionally in Arabia, Syria, and neighboring countries,	   generated by the extreme heat of the parched deserts or sandy	   plains.	   [1913 Webster]
Simous \Si"mous\, a.[L. simus, Gr. ???.]	   Having a very flat or snub nose, with the end turned up.	   [1913 Webster]
Simpai \Sim"pai\, n.[Malay simpei.] (Zool.)	   A long-tailed monkey ({Semnopitchecus melalophus}) native of	   Sumatra. It has a crest of black hair. The forehead and	   cheeks are fawn color, the upper parts tawny and red, the	   under parts white. Called also {black-crested monkey}, and	   {sinpae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Simper \Sim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simpered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Simpering}.] [Cf. Norw. semper fine, smart, dial. Dan.	   semper, simper, affected, coy, prudish, OSw. semper one who	   affectedly refrains from eating, Sw. sipp finical, prim, LG.	   sipp.]	   1. To smile in a silly, affected, or conceited manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold yond simpering dame.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a made countenance about her mouth, between	            simpering and smiling.                --ir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To glimmer; to twinkle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet can I mark how stars above	            Simper and shine.                     --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Simper \Sim"per\, n.	   A constrained, self-conscious smile; an affected, silly	   smile; a smirk.	   [1913 Webster]	         The conscious simper, and the jealous leer. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Simperer \Sim"per*er\, n.	   One who simpers. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         A simperer that a court affords.         --T. Nevile.	   [1913 Webster]
Simpering \Sim"per*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Simper}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Simperingly \Sim"per*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a simpering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Simple \Sim"ple\, a. [Compar. {Simpler}; superl. {Simplest}.]	   [F., fr. L. simplus, or simplex, gen. simplicis. The first	   part of the Latin words is probably akin to E. same, and the	   sense, one, one and the same; cf. L. semel once, singuli one	   to each, single. Cg. {Single}, a., {Same}, a., and for the	   last part of the word cf. {Double}, {Complex}.]	   1. Single; not complex; not infolded or entangled;	      uncombined; not compounded; not blended with something	      else; not complicated; as, a simple substance; a simple	      idea; a simple sound; a simple machine; a simple problem;	      simple tasks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plain; unadorned; as, simple dress. "Simple truth."	      --Spenser. "His simple story." --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mere; not other than; being only.	      [1913 Webster]	            A medicine . . . whose simple touch	            Is powerful to araise King Pepin.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not given to artifice, stratagem, or duplicity;	      undesigning; sincere; true.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many fine men go upon my score, as simple as I	            stand here, and I trust them.         --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	            Must thou trust Tradition's simple tongue? --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be simple is to be great.          --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Artless in manner; unaffected; unconstrained; natural;	      inartificial;; straightforward.	      [1913 Webster]	            In simple manners all the secret lies. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Direct; clear; intelligible; not abstruse or enigmatical;	      as, a simple statement; simple language.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Weak in intellect; not wise or sagacious; of but moderate	      understanding or attainments; hence, foolish; silly. "You	      have simple wits." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The simple believeth every word; but the prudent man	            looketh well to his going.            --Prov. xiv.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Not luxurious; without much variety; plain; as, a simple	      diet; a simple way of living.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy simple fare and all thy plain delights.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Humble; lowly; undistinguished.	      [1913 Webster]	            A simple husbandman in garments gray. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clergy and laity, male and female, gentle and simple	            made the fuel of the same fire.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (BOt.) Without subdivisions; entire; as, a simple stem; a	       simple leaf.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Chem.) Not capable of being decomposed into anything	       more simple or ultimate by any means at present known;	       elementary; thus, atoms are regarded as simple bodies.	       Cf. {Ultimate}, a.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: A simple body is one that has not as yet been	         decomposed. There are indications that many of our	         simple elements are still compound bodies, though their	         actual decomposition into anything simpler may never be	         accomplished.	         [1913 Webster]	   12. (Min.) Homogenous.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Zool.) Consisting of a single individual or zooid; as, a	       simple ascidian; -- opposed to compound.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Simple contract} (Law), any contract, whether verbal or	      written, which is not of record or under seal. --J. W.	      Smith. --Chitty.	   {Simple equation} (Alg.), an equation containing but one	      unknown quantity, and that quantity only in the first	      degree.	   {Simple eye} (Zool.), an eye having a single lens; -- opposed	      to {compound eye}.	   {Simple interest}. See under {Interest}.	   {Simple larceny}. (Law) See under {Larceny}.	   {Simple obligation} (Rom. Law), an obligation which does not	      depend for its execution upon any event provided for by	      the parties, or is not to become void on the happening of	      any such event. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Single; uncompounded; unmingled; unmixed; mere;	        uncombined; elementary; plain; artless; sincere;	        harmless; undesigning; frank; open; unaffected;	        inartificial; unadorned; credulous; silly; foolish;	        shallow; unwise.	   Usage: {Simple}, {Silly}. One who is simple is sincere,	          unaffected, and inexperienced in duplicity, -- hence	          liable to be duped. A silly person is one who is	          ignorant or weak and also self-confident; hence, one	          who shows in speech and act a lack of good sense.	          Simplicity is incompatible with duplicity, artfulness,	          or vanity, while silliness is consistent with all	          three. Simplicity denotes lack of knowledge or of	          guile; silliness denotes want of judgment or right	          purpose, a defect of character as well as of	          education.	          [1913 Webster]	                I am a simple woman, much too weak	                To oppose your cunning.           --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                He is the companion of the silliest people in	                their most silly pleasure; he is ready for every	                impertinent entertainment and diversion. --Law.	          [1913 Webster]	Simple \Sim"ple\, n. [F. See {Simple}, a.]	   1. Something not mixed or compounded. "Compounded of many	      simples." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A medicinal plant; -- so called because each	      vegetable was supposed to possess its particular virtue,	      and therefore to constitute a simple remedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            What virtue is in this remedy lies in the naked	            simple itself as it comes over from the Indies.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Weaving)	      (a) A drawloom.	      (b) A part of the apparatus for raising the heddles of a	          drawloom.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (R. C. Ch.) A feast which is not a double or a semidouble.	      [1913 Webster]	Simple \Sim"ple\, v. i.	   To gather simples, or medicinal plants.	   [1913 Webster]	         As simpling on the flowery hills she [Circe] strayed.	                                                  --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]
Simple-hearted \Sim"ple-heart`ed\, a.	   Sincere; inguenuous; guileless. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Simple-minded \Sim"ple-mind`ed\, a.	   Artless; guileless; simple-hearted; undesigning;	   unsuspecting; devoid of duplicity. --Blackstone. --	   {Sim"ple-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Simpleness \Sim"ple*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being simple; simplicity. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Simpler \Sim"pler\, n.	   One who collects simples, or medicinal plants; a herbalist; a	   simplist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Simpler's joy}. (Bot.) Vervain.	      [1913 Webster]
Simpless \Sim"pless\, n. [F. simplesse.]	   Simplicity; silliness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Simplesse \Sim"plesse\, n.	   a trade name for a fat substitute prepared as microparticles	   of protein from whey. It has little fat, but has a	   consistency and taste resembling fat, and is thus used to	   prepare foods low in fat for dietetic purposes. [Trade name]	   [PJC]
Simpleton \Sim"ple*ton\, n. [Cf. F. simplet, It. semplicione.]	   A person of weak intellect; a silly person.	   [1913 Webster]
Simplician \Sim*pli"cian\, n. [Cf. OF. simplicien.]	   One who is simple. [Obs.] --Arnway.	   [1913 Webster]
Simplicity \Sim*plic"i*ty\, n. [F. simplicit['e], L.	   simplicitas. See {Simple}.]	   1. The quality or state of being simple, unmixed, or	      uncompounded; as, the simplicity of metals or of earths.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being not complex, or of	      consisting of few parts; as, the simplicity of a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Artlessness of mind; freedom from cunning or duplicity;	      lack of acuteness and sagacity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marquis Dorset, a man, for his harmless simplicity	            neither misliked nor much regarded.   --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            In wit a man; simplicity a child.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Freedom from artificial ornament, pretentious style, or	      luxury; plainness; as, simplicity of dress, of style, or	      of language; simplicity of diet; simplicity of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Freedom from subtlety or abstruseness; clearness; as, the	      simplicity of a doctrine; the simplicity of an explanation	      or a demonstration.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Weakness of intellect; silliness; folly.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity?	            and the scorners delight in their scorning? --Prov.	                                                  i. 22.	      [1913 Webster]
Simplification \Sim`pli*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. simplification.]	   The act of simplifying. --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Simplify \Sim"pli*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Simplified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Simplifying}.] [Cf. F. simplifier, LL.	   simplificare. See {Simple}, and {-fy}.]	   To make simple; to make less complex; to make clear by giving	   the explanation for; to show an easier or shorter process for	   doing or making.	   [1913 Webster]	         The collection of duties is drawn to a point, and so	         far simplified.                          --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is important, in scientific pursuits, to be caitious	         in simplifying our deductions.           --W.	                                                  Nicholson.	   [1913 Webster]
Simplist \Sim"plist\, n.	   One skilled in simples, or medicinal plants; a simpler. --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Simplistic \Sim*plis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to simples, or a simplist. [R.] --Wilkinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Simplity \Sim"pli*ty\, n.	   Simplicity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Simploce \Sim"plo*ce\, n. (Gram.)	   See {Symploce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Simply \Sim"ply\, adv.	   1. In a simple manner or state; considered in or by itself;	      without addition; along; merely; solely; barely.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] make that now good or evil, . . . which	            otherwise of itself were not simply the one or the	            other.                                --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Simply the thing I am	            Shall make me live.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Plainly; without art or subtlety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise	            By simply meek.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Weakly; foolishly. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster] Simulacher
Simulacher \Sim"u*la`cher\, Simulachre \Sim"u*la`chre\, n. [Cf.	   F. simulacre.]	   See {Simulacrum}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Simulacrum \Sim`u*la"crum\, n.; pl. {Simulacra}. [L. See	   {Simulate}.]	   A likeness; a semblance; a mock appearance; a sham; -- now	   usually in a derogatory sense.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beneath it nothing but a great simulacrum. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Simular \Sim"u*lar\, n. [Cf. L. simulator, F. simulateur. See	   {Simulate}.]	   One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that	   which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to	         say, simulars, and painted sepulchers.   --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]	Simular \Sim"u*lar\, a.	   False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] "Thou simular man	   of virtue." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Simulate \Sim"u*late\, a. [L. simulatus, p. p. of simulare to	   simulate; akin to simul at the same time, together, similis	   like. See {Similar}, and cf. {Dissemble}, {Semblance}.]	   Feigned; pretended. --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	Simulate \Sim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Simulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Simulating}.]	   To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to	   assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit;	   to feign.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to	         which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated	         fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the	         assassin.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Simulation \Sim`u*la"tion\, n. [F. simulation, L. simulatio.]	   The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is	   feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation,	   which disguises or conceals what is true.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.	        [1913 Webster]
Simulator \Sim"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who simulates, or feigns. -- De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Simulatory \Sim"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Simulated, or capable of being simulated. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Simultaneity \Si`mul*ta*ne"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being simultaneous; simultaneousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Simultaneous \Si`mul*ta"ne*ous\, a. [LL. simultim at the same	   time, fr. L. simul. See {Simulate}.]	   Existing, happening, or done, at the same time; as,	   simultaneous events. -- {Si`mul*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Si`mul*ta"ne*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Simultaneous equations} (Alg.), two or more equations in	      which the values of the unknown quantities entering them	      are the same at the same time in both or in all.	      [1913 Webster]
Simulty \Sim"ul*ty\, n. [L. simultas a hostile encounter,	   drudge, originally, a (hostile) coming together, fr. simul	   together: cf. OF. simult['e].]	   Private grudge or quarrel; as, domestic simulties. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
simvastatin \sim`va*stat"in\, n.	   a chemical substance ({C25H38O5}) having inhibitory activity	   on the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, and used in medicine to	   reduce cholesterol levels in blood.	   Syn: synvinolin; MK-733; Zocor.	        [PJC]
Sin \Sin\, adv., prep., & conj.	   Old form of {Since}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sin that his lord was twenty year of age. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sin \Sin\, n. [OE. sinne, AS. synn, syn; akin to D. zonde, OS.	   sundia, OHG. sunta, G. s["u]nde, Icel., Dan. & Sw. synd, L.	   sons, sontis, guilty, perhaps originally from the p. pr. of	   the verb signifying, to be, and meaning, the one who it is.	   Cf. {Authentic}, {Sooth}.]	   1. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the	      divine command; any violation of God's will, either in	      purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character;	      iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.	                                                  --John viii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sin is the transgression of the law.  --1 John iii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think 't no sin.	            To cozen him that would unjustly win. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enthralled	            By sin to foul, exorbitant desires.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An offense, in general; a violation of propriety; a	      misdemeanor; as, a sin against good manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            I grant that poetry's a crying sin.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sin offering; a sacrifice for sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin.	                                                  --2 Cor. v.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An embodiment of sin; a very wicked person. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy ambition,	            Thou scarlet sin, robbed this bewailing land	            Of noble Buckingham.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sin is used in the formation of some compound words of	         obvious signification; as, sin-born; sin-bred,	         sin-oppressed, sin-polluted, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Actual sin}, {Canonical sins}, {Original sin}, {Venial sin}.	      See under {Actual}, {Canonical}, etc.	   {Deadly sins}, or {Mortal sins} (R. C. Ch.), willful and	      deliberate transgressions, which take away divine grace;	      -- in distinction from vental sins. The seven deadly sins	      are pride, covetousness, lust, wrath, gluttony, envy, and	      sloth.	   {Sin eater}, a man who (according to a former practice in	      England) for a small gratuity ate a piece of bread laid on	      the chest of a dead person, whereby he was supposed to	      have taken the sins of the dead person upon himself.	   {Sin offering}, a sacrifice for sin; something offered as an	      expiation for sin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Iniquity; wickedness; wrong. See {Crime}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sin \Sin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sinning}.] [OE. sinnen, singen, sinegen, AS. syngian. See	   {Sin}, n.]	   1. To depart voluntarily from the path of duty prescribed by	      God to man; to violate the divine law in any particular,	      by actual transgression or by the neglect or nonobservance	      of its injunctions; to violate any known rule of duty; --	      often followed by against.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against thee, thee only, have I sinned. --Ps. li. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            All have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.	                                                  --Rom. iii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To violate human rights, law, or propriety; to commit an	      offense; to trespass; to transgress.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a man	            More sinned against than sinning.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who but wishes to invert the laws	            Of order, sins against the eternal cause. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster] Sinaic
Sinaic \Si*na"ic\, Sinaitic \Si`na*it"ic\, a. [From Mount	   Sinai.]	   Of or pertaining to Mount Sinai; given or made at Mount	   Sinai; as, the Sinaitic law.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sinaitic manuscript}, a fourth century Greek manuscript of	      the part Bible, discovered at Mount Sinai (the greater	      part of it in 1859) by Tisschendorf, a German Biblical	      critic; -- called also {Codex Sinaiticus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinalbin \Sin*al"bin\, n. [From L. Sinapis + alba.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the seeds of white mustard ({Brassica	   alba}, formerly {Sinapis alba}), and extracted as a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinamine \Sin*am"ine\, n. [Sinapis + melamine.] (Chem.)	   A bitter white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained	   indirectly from oil of mustard and ammonia; -- called also	   {allyl melamine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapate \Sin"a*pate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sinapic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapic \Sin"a*pic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to sinapine; specifically, designating an	   acid ({C11H12O5}) related to gallic acid, and obtained by the	   decomposition of sinapine, as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapine \Sin"a*pine\, n. [L. sinapi, sinapis, mustard, Gr. ???:	   cf. F. sinapine.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid occuring in the seeds of mustard. It is	   extracted, in combination with sulphocyanic acid, as a white	   crystalline substance, having a hot, bitter taste. When	   sinapine is isolated it is unstable and undergoes	   decomposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapis \Si*na"pis\, n. [L.] (Bot.)	   A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called {Brassica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapisin \Sin"a*pis`in\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance extracted from mustard seed and probably	   identical with sinalbin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapism \Sin"a*pism\, n. [L. sinapismus, Gr. ????, the use of a	   mustard blister, fr. ??? to apply a mustard blister, fr. ????	   mustard.] (Med.)	   A plaster or poultice composed principally of powdered	   mustard seed, or containing the volatile oil of mustard seed.	   It is a powerful irritant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapoleic \Sin`a*po*le"ic\, a. [Sinapis + oleic.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to mustard oil; specifically, designating an	   acid of the oleic acid series said to occur in mistard oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinapoline \Si*nap"o*line\, n. [Sinapis + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous base, {CO.(NH.C3H5)2}, related to urea,	   extracted from mustard oil, and also produced artifically, as	   a white crystalline substance; -- called also {diallyl urea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sincaline \Sin"ca*line\, n. [So called because obtained by the	   action of alkalies on sinapine.] (Chem.)	   Choline. [Written also {sinkaline}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Since \Since\ (s[i^]ns), adv. [For sins, contr. fr. OE. sithens,	   sithenes, formed by an adverbial ending (cf. {Besides}) from	   OE. sithen, also shortened into sithe, sin, AS.	   si[eth][eth]an, sy[eth][eth]an, seo[eth][eth]an, afterward,	   then, since, after; properly, after that; fr. s[imac][eth]	   after, later, adv. and prep. (originally a comparative adv.,	   akin to OS. s[imac][eth] afterward, since, OHG. s[imac]d, G.	   seit since, Goth. sei[thorn]us late, ni [thorn]anasei[thorn]s	   no longer) + [eth]on instrumental of the demonstrative and	   article. See {That}.]	   1. From a definite past time until now; as, he went a month	      ago, and I have not seen him since.	      [1913 Webster]	            We since become the slaves to one man's lust. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the time past, counting backward from the present;	      before this or now; ago.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many ages since has Virgil writ?  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            About two years since, it so fell out, that he was	            brought to a great lady's house.      --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. When or that. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Do you remember since we lay all night in the	            windmill in St. George's field?       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Since \Since\, prep.	   From the time of; in or during the time subsequent to;	   subsequently to; after; -- usually with a past event or time	   for the object.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Lord hath blessed thee, since my coming. --Gen.	                                                  xxx. 30.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a model by which he build a nobler poem than any	         extant since the ancients.               --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Since \Since\, conj.	   Seeing that; because; considering; -- formerly followed by	   that.	   [1913 Webster]	         Since that my penitence comes after all,	         Imploring pardon.                        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Since truth and constancy are vain,	         Since neither love, nor sense of pain,	         Nor force of reason, can persuade,	         Then let example be obeyed.              --Granville.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Because; for; as; inasmuch as; considering. See	        {Because}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sincere \Sin*cere"\, a. [Compar. {Sincerer}; superl.	   {Sincerest}.] [L. sincerus, of uncertain origin; the first	   part perhaps akin to sin- in singuli (see {Single}), and the	   second to cernere to separate (cf. {Discern}): cf. F.	   sinc[`e]re.]	   1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            A joy which never was sincere till now. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The inviolable body stood sincere.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character	      which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely	      assumed; genuine; true; real; as, a sincere desire for	      knowledge; a sincere contempt for meanness.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sincere intention of pleasing God in all our	            actions.                              --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Honest; free from hypocrisy or dissimulation; as, a	      sincere friend; a sincere person.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more sincere you are, the better it will fare	            with you at the great day of account. --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Honest; unfeigned; unvarnished; real; true; unaffected;	        inartificial; frank; upright. See {Hearty}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sincerely \Sin*cere"ly\, adv.	   In a sincere manner. Specifically:	   (a) Purely; without alloy. --Milton.	   (b) Honestly; unfeignedly; without dissimulation; as, to	       speak one's mind sincerely; to love virtue sincerely.	       [1913 Webster]
Sincereness \Sin*cere"ness\, n.	   Same as {Sincerity}. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Sincerity \Sin*cer"i*ty\, n. [L. sinceritas: cf. F.	   sinc['e]rit['e].]	   The quality or state of being sincere; honesty of mind or	   intention; freedom from simulation, hypocrisy, disguise, or	   false pretense; sincereness.	   [1913 Webster]	         I protest, in the sincerity of love.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sincerity is a duty no less plain than important.	                                                  --Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinch \Sinch\, n. [See {Cinch}.]	   A saddle girth made of leather, canvas, woven horsehair, or	   woven grass. [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sinch \Sinch\, v. t.	   To gird with a sinch; to tighten the sinch or girth of (a	   saddle); as, to sinch up a sadle. [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sincipital \Sin*cip"i*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sinciput; being in the region of the	   sinciput.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinciput \Sin"ci*put\, n. [L., half a head; semihalf + caput the	   head.]	   1. (Anat.) The fore part of the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The part of the head of a bird between the base of	      the bill and the vertex.	      [1913 Webster]
Sindi \Sind"i\, n. [Ar. Sind[imac], fr. Sind Indian, Skr. sindhu	   river, sea, the river Indus, the country along the Indus. Cf.	   {Indian}, {Hindoo}.] (Ethnol.)	   A native of Sind, India, esp. one of the native Hindoo stock.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sindon \Sin"don\, n. [L., a kind of fine Indian cotton stuff,	   Gr. ???.]	   1. A wrapper. [Obs.] "Wrapped in sindons of linen." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A small rag or pledget introduced into the hole in	      the cranium made by a trephine. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Sine \Sine\, n. [LL. sinus a sine, L. sinus bosom, used in	   translating the Ar. jaib, properly, bosom, but probably read	   by mistake (the consonants being the same) for an original	   j[imac]ba sine, from Skr. j[imac]va bowstring, chord of an	   arc, sine.] (Trig.)	      (a) The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity	          of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through	          the other extremity.	      (b) The perpendicular itself. See {Sine of angle}, below.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial sines}, logarithms of the natural sines, or	      logarithmic sines.	   {Curve of sines}. See {Sinusoid}.	   {Natural sines}, the decimals expressing the values of the	      sines, the radius being unity.	   {Sine of an angle}, in a circle whose radius is unity, the	      sine of the arc that measures the angle; in a right-angled	      triangle, the side opposite the given angle divided by the	      hypotenuse. See {Trigonometrical function}, under	      {Function}.	   {Versed sine}, that part of the diameter between the sine and	      the arc.	      [1913 Webster]	Sine \Si"ne\, prep. [L.]	   Without.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinecural \Si"ne*cu`ral\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a sinecure; being in the nature of a	   sinecure.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinecure \Si`ne*cure\, n. [L. sine without + cura care, LL., a	   cure. See {Cure}.]	   1. An ecclesiastical benefice without the care of souls.	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any office or position which requires or involves little	      or no responsibility, labor, or active service.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lucrative sinecure in the Excise.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Sinecure \Si"ne*cure\, v. t.	   To put or place in a sinecure.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinecurism \Si"ne*cu*rism\, n.	   The state of having a sinecure.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinecurist \Si"ne*cu*rist\, n.	   One who has a sinecure.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinew \Sin"ew\, n. [OE. sinewe, senewe, AS. sinu, seonu; akin to	   D. zenuw, OHG. senawa, G. sehne, Icel. sin, Sw. sena, Dan.	   sene; cf. Skr. sn[=a]va. [root]290.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A tendon or tendonous tissue. See {Tendon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Muscle; nerve. [R.] --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: That which supplies strength or power.	      [1913 Webster]	            The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage	            dowry.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly	            be called the sinews of war.          --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Money alone is often called the sinews of war.	         [1913 Webster]	Sinew \Sin"ew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sinewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sinewing}.]	   To knit together, or make strong with, or as with, sinews.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wretches, now stuck up for long tortures . . . might,	         if properly treated, serve to sinew the state in time	         of danger.                               --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinewed \Sin"ewed\, a.	   1. Furnished with sinews; as, a strong-sinewed youth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Equipped; strengthened.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he sees	            Ourselves well sinewed to our defense. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinewiness \Sin"ew*i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being sinewy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinewish \Sin"ew*ish\, a.	   Sinewy. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinewless \Sin"ew*less\, a.	   Having no sinews; hence, having no strength or vigor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinewous \Sin"ew*ous\, a.	   Sinewy. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinew-shrunk \Sin"ew-shrunk`\, a. (Far.)	   Having the sinews under the belly shrunk by excessive	   fatigue.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinewy \Sin"ew*y\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, a sinew or	      sinews.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sinewy thread my brain lets fall. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Well braced with, or as if with, sinews; nervous;	      vigorous; strong; firm; tough; as, the sinewy Ajax.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man whose words . . . were so close and sinewy.	                                                  --Hare.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinful \Sin"ful\, a. [AAS. synfull.]	   Tainted with, or full of, sin; wicked; iniquitous; criminal;	   unholy; as, sinful men; sinful thoughts. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity. --Isa.	                                                  i. 4.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sin"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Sin"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sing \Sing\ (s[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. {Sung}or {Sang}; p. p.	   {Sung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Singing}.] [AS. singan; akin to D.	   zingen, OS. & OHG. singan, G. singen, Icel. syngja, Sw.	   sjunga, Dan. synge, Goth. siggwan, and perhaps to E. say,	   v.t., or cf. Gr. ??? voice. Cf. {Singe}, {Song}.]	   1. To utter sounds with musical inflections or melodious	      modulations of voice, as fancy may dictate, or according	      to the notes of a song or tune, or of a given part (as	      alto, tenor, etc.) in a chorus or concerted piece.	      [1913 Webster]	            The noise of them that sing do I hear. --Ex. xxxii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter sweet melodious sounds, as birds do.	      [1913 Webster]	            On every bough the briddes heard I sing. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Singing birds, in silver cages hung.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a small, shrill sound; as, the air sings in	      passing through a crevice.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er his head the flying spear	            Sang innocent, and spent its force in air. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To tell or relate something in numbers or verse; to	      celebrate something in poetry. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid her . . . sing	            Of human hope by cross event destroyed. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cry out; to complain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They should sing if thet they were bent. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Sing \Sing\ (s[i^]ng), v. t.	   1. To utter with musical inflections or modulations of voice.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they sing the song of Moses, the servant of God,	            and the song of the Lamb.             --Rev. xv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in the darkness sing your carol of high praise.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To celebrate in song; to give praises to in verse; to	      relate or rehearse in numbers, verse, or poetry. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arms and the man I sing.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The last, the happiest British king,	            Whom thou shalt paint or I shall sing. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To influence by singing; to lull by singing; as, to sing a	      child to sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accompany, or attend on, with singing.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard them singing home the bride.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]
Singe \Singe\ (s[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singed}	   (s[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Singeing} (s[i^]nj"[i^]ng).]	   [OE. sengen, AS. sengan in besengan (akin to D. zengen, G.	   sengen), originally, to cause to sing, fr. AS. singan to	   sing, in allusion to the singing or hissing sound often	   produced when a substance is singed, or slightly burned. See	   {Sing}.]	   1. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of;	      to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or	      the skin.	      [1913 Webster]	            You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, . . .	            Singe my white head!                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly	          over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to	          dyeing it.	      (b) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken or	          the like) by passing it over a flame.	          [1913 Webster]	Singe \Singe\, n.	   A burning of the surface; a slight burn.	   [1913 Webster]
Singer \Sin"ger\ (s[i^]n"j[~e]r), n. [From {Singe}.]	   One who, or that which, singes. Specifically:	   (a) One employed to singe cloth.	   (b) A machine for singeing cloth.	       [1913 Webster]	Singer \Sing"er\, n. [From {Sing}.]	   One who sings; especially, one whose profession is to sing.	   [1913 Webster]
Singeress \Sing"er*ess\, n.	   A songstress. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Singhalese \Sin`gha*lese"\, n. & a. [Skr. Si[mtil]hala Ceylon.]	   (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Cingalese}.	   [1913 Webster]
Singing \Sing"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Sing}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Singing bird}. (Zool.)	   (a) Popularly, any bird that sings; a song bird.	   (b) Specifically, any one of the Oscines.	   {Singing book}, a book containing music for singing; a book	      of tunes.	   {Singing falcon} or {Singing hawk}. (Zool.) See {Chanting	      falcon}, under {Chanting}.	   {Singing fish} (Zool.), a California toadfish ({Porichthys	      porosissimus}), called also {midshipman}; -- so called	      because it produces a buzzing sound with its air bladder.	      	   {Singing flame} (Acoustics), a flame, as of hydrogen or coal	      gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the	      air within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The	      apparatus is called also {chemical harmonicon}.	   {Singing master}, a man who teaches vocal music.	   {Singing school}, a school in which persons are instructed in	      singing.	      [1913 Webster]
Singingly \Sing"ing*ly\, adv.	   With sounds like singing; with a kind of tune; in a singing	   tone. --G. North (1575).	   [1913 Webster]
Single \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 from more than one; consisting	      of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star.	      [1913 Webster]	            No single man is born with a right of controlling	            the opinions of all the rest.         --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Alone; having no companion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who single hast maintained,	            Against revolted multitudes, the cause	            Of truth.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, unmarried; as, a single man or woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grows, lives, and dies in single blessedness.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Single chose to live, and shunned to wed. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not doubled, twisted together, or combined with others;	      as, a single thread; a single strand of a rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Performed by one person, or one on each side; as, a single	      combat.	      [1913 Webster]	            These shifts refuted, answer thy appellant, . . .	            Who now defles thee thrice ti single fight.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Uncompounded; pure; unmixed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Simple ideas are opposed to complex, and single to	            compound.                             --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not deceitful or artful; honest; sincere.	      [1913 Webster]	            I speak it with a single heart.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Simple; not wise; weak; silly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He utters such single matter in so infantly a voice.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Single ale}, {Single beer}, or {Single drink}, small ale,	      etc., as contrasted with {double ale}, etc., which is	      stronger. [Obs.] --Nares.	   {Single bill} (Law), a written engagement, generally under	      seal, for the payment of money, without a penalty.	      --Burril.	   {Single court} (Lawn Tennis), a court laid out for only two	      players.	   {Single-cut file}. See the Note under 4th {File}.	   {Single entry}. See under {Bookkeeping}.	   {Single file}. See under 1st {File}.	   {Single flower} (Bot.), a flower with but one set of petals,	      as a wild rose.	   {Single knot}. See Illust. under {Knot}.	   {Single whip} (Naut.), a single rope running through a fixed	      block.	      [1913 Webster]	Single \Sin"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Singled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Singling}.]	   1. To select, as an individual person or thing, from among a	      number; to choose out from others; to separate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dogs who hereby can single out their master in the	            dark.                                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            His blood! she faintly screamed her mind	            Still singling one from all mankind.  --More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sequester; to withdraw; to retire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            An agent singling itself from consorts. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take alone, or one by one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men . . . commendable when they are singled.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Single \Sin"gle\, v. i.	   To take the irrregular gait called single-foot; -- said of a	   horse. See {Single-foot}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Many very fleet horses, when overdriven, adopt a	         disagreeable gait, which seems to be a cross between a	         pace and a trot, in which the two legs of one side are	         raised almost but not quite, simultaneously. Such	         horses are said to single, or to be single-footed. --W.	                                                  S. Clark.	   [1913 Webster]	Single \Sin"gle\, n.	   1. A unit; one; as, to score a single.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The reeled filaments of silk, twisted without doubling	      to give them firmness.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A handful of gleaned grain. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law Tennis) A game with but one player on each side; --	      usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Baseball) A hit by a batter which enables him to reach	      first base only.	      [1913 Webster]
Single-acting \Sin"gle-act`ing\, a.	   Having simplicity of action; especially (Mach.), acting or	   exerting force during strokes in one direction only; -- said	   of a reciprocating engine, pump, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Single-breasted \Sin"gle-breast`ed\, a.	   Lapping over the breast only far enough to permit of	   buttoning, and having buttons on one edge only; as, a	   single-breasted coast.	   [1913 Webster]
Single-foot \Sin"gle-foot`\, n.	   An irregular gait of a horse; -- called also {single-footed	   pace}. See {Single}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	         Single-foot is an irregular pace, rather rare,	         distinguished by the posterior extremities moving in	         the order of a fast walk, and the anterior extremities	         in that of a slow trot.                  --Stillman	                                                  (The Horse in	                                                  Motion.)	   [1913 Webster]	Single-foot \Sin"gle-foot`\, v. i.	   To proceed by means of the single-foot, as a horse or other	   quadruped. -- {Sin"gle-foot`er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
single-handed \sin"gle-hand"ed\, a.	   Having but one hand, or one workman; also, alone; unassisted.	   [1913 Webster]
single-handedly \sin"gle-hand"ed*ly\, adv.	   By oneself; alone; unassisted.	   [PJC]
Single-hearted \Sin"gle-heart"ed\, a.	   Having an honest heart; free from duplicity. --	   {Sin"gle-heart"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
single-minded \sin"gle-mind"ed\, a.	   Having a single purpose; concentrating on a single goal;	   hence, artless; guileless; single-hearted.	   [1913 Webster]
single-mindedness \sin"gle-mind"ed*ness\, n.	   The quality of being single-minded.	   [PJC]
Singleness \Sin"gle*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being single, or separate from all	      others; the opposite of doubleness, complication, or	      multiplicity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from duplicity, or secondary and selfish ends;	      purity of mind or purpose; simplicity; sincerity; as,	      singleness of purpose; singleness of heart.	      [1913 Webster]
singles \sin"gles\, n. pl.	   See {Single}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]	singles \sin"gles\, a.	   For unmarried persons, or catering especially to unmarried	   persons; as, a singles bar; a singles party.	   [PJC]
Singlestick \Sin"gle*stick`\, n.	   (a) In England and Scotland, a cudgel used in fencing or	       fighting; a backsword.	   (b) The game played with singlesticks, in which he who first	       brings blood from his adversary's head is pronounced	       victor; backsword; cudgeling.	       [1913 Webster]
Single-surfaced \Sin"gle-sur"faced\, a.	   Having one surface; -- said specif. of aeroplanes or	   aerocurves that are covered with fabric, etc., on only one	   side.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Singlet \Sin"glet\, n.	   An unlined or undyed waistcoat; a single garment; -- opposed	   to {doublet}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Single tax \Sin"gle tax`\ (Pol. Econ.)	   A tax levied upon land alone, irrespective of improvements,	   -- advocated by certain economists as the sole source of	   public revenue.	         Whatever may be thought of Henry George's single-tax	         theory as a whole, there can be little question that a	         relatively higher assessment of ground rent, with	         corresponding relief for those who have made	         improvements, is a much-needed reform.   --A. T.	                                                  Hadley.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Singleton \Sin"gle*ton\, n.	   In certain games at cards, as whist, a single card of any	   suit held at the deal by a player; as, to lead a singleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Singletree \Sin"gle*tree`\, n. [Cf. {Swingletree}.]	   The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces of a	   harnessed horse are fixed; a whiffletree.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When two horses draw abreast, a singletree is fixed at	         each end of another crosspiece, called the doubletree.	         [1913 Webster]
Singly \Sin"gly\, adv.	   1. Individually; particularly; severally; as, to make men	      singly and personally good.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Only; by one's self; alone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look thee, 't is so! Thou singly honest man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Without partners, companions, or associates;	      single-handed; as, to attack another singly.	      [1913 Webster]	            At omber singly to decide their doom. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Honestly; sincerely; simply. [R.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Singularly; peculiarly. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Sing-sing \Sing"-sing`\, n. (Zool.)	   The kob.	   [1913 Webster]
Singsong \Sing"song`\, n.	   1. Bad singing or poetry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drawling or monotonous tone, as of a badly executed	      song.	      [1913 Webster]	Singsong \Sing"song`\, a.	   Drawling; monotonous; having a monotonous cadence.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Singsong \Sing"song`\, v. i.	   To write poor poetry. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Singspiel \Sing"spiel`\, n. [G.; singen to sing + spiel to	   play.] (Music)	   A dramatic work, partly in dialogue and partly in song, of a	   kind popular in Germany in the latter part of the 18th	   century. It was often comic, had modern characters, and	   patterned its music on folk song with strictly subordinated	   accompaniment.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Singster \Sing"ster\, n.	   A songstress. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Singular \Sin"gu*lar\ (s[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[~e]r), a. [OE.	   singuler, F. singulier, fr. L. singularius, singularis, fr.	   singulus single. See {Single}, a.]	   1. Separate or apart from others; single; distinct. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            And God forbid that all a company	            Should rue a singular man's folly.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Engaged in by only one on a side; single. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To try the matter thus together in a singular	            combat.                               --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) Existing by itself; single; individual.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idea which represents one . . . determinate	            thing, is called a singular idea, whether simple,	            complex, or compound.                 --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Each; individual; as, to convey several parcels of	      land, all and singular.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gram.) Denoting one person or thing; as, the singular	      number; -- opposed to {dual} and {plural}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Standing by itself; out of the ordinary course; unusual;	      uncommon; strange; as, a singular phenomenon.	      [1913 Webster]	            So singular a sadness	            Must have a cause as strange as the effect.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Distinguished as existing in a very high degree; rarely	      equaled; eminent; extraordinary; exceptional; as, a man of	      singular gravity or attainments.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Departing from general usage or expectations; odd;	      whimsical; -- often implying disapproval or censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            His zeal	            None seconded, as out of season judged,	            Or singular and rash.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be singular in anything that is wise and worthy,	            is not a disparagement, but a praise. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Being alone; belonging to, or being, that of which there	      is but one; unique.	      [1913 Webster]	            These busts of the emperors and empresses are all	            very scarce, and some of them almost singular in	            their kind.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Singular point in a curve} (Math.), a point at which the	      curve possesses some peculiar properties not possessed by	      other points of the curve, as a cusp point, or a multiple	      point.	   {Singular proposition} (Logic), a proposition having as its	      subject a singular term, or a common term limited to an	      individual by means of a singular sign. --Whately.	   {Singular succession} (Civil Law), division among individual	      successors, as distinguished from universal succession, by	      which an estate descended in intestacy to the heirs in	      mass.	   {Singular term} (Logic), a term which represents or stands	      for a single individual.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unexampled; unprecedented; eminent; extraordinary;	        remarkable; uncommon; rare; unusual; peculiar; strange;	        odd; eccentric; fantastic.	        [1913 Webster]	Singular \Sin"gu*lar\, n.	   1. An individual instance; a particular. [Obs.] --Dr. H.	      More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram) The singular number, or the number denoting one	      person or thing; a word in the singular number.	      [1913 Webster]
Singularist \Sin"gu*lar*ist\ (s[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[~e]r*[i^]st), n.	   One who affects singularity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A clownish singularist, or nonconformist to ordinary	         usage.                                   --Borrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Singularity \Sin`gu*lar"i*ty\	   (s[i^][ng]`g[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Singularities}	   (s[i^][ng]`g[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z). [L. singularitas: cf.	   F. singularit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being singular; some character or	      quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all,	      or from most, others; peculiarity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the	            second year the very falling down of the seeds	            yieldeth corn.                        --Sir. W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            I took notice of this little figure for the	            singularity of the instrument.        --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything singular, rare, or curious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your gallery	            Have we passed through, not without much content	            In many singularities.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Possession of a particular or exclusive privilege,	      prerogative, or distinction.	      [1913 Webster]	            No bishop of Rome ever took upon him this name of	            singularity [universal bishop].       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Catholicism . . . must be understood in opposition	            to the legal singularity of the Jewish nation. --Bp.	                                                  Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Celibacy. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Singularize \Sin"gu*lar*ize\ (s[i^][ng]"g[-u]*l[~e]r*[imac]z),	   v. t.	   To make singular or single; to distinguish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Singularly \Sin"gu*lar*ly\, adv.	   1. In a singular manner; in a manner, or to a degree, not	      common to others; extraordinarily; as, to be singularly	      exact in one's statements; singularly considerate of	      others. "Singularly handsome." --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strangely; oddly; as, to behave singularly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. So as to express one, or the singular number.	      [1913 Webster]
Singult \Sin"gult\, n.[L. singultus.]	   A sigh or sobbing; also, a hiccough. [Obs.] --Spenser. --W.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Singultous \Sin*gul"tous\, a. (Med.)	   Relating to, or affected with, hiccough. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Singultus \Sin*gul"tus\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   Hiccough.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinic \Sin"ic\ (s[i^]n"[i^]k), a. [See {Sinologue}.] (Ethnol.)	   Of or pertaining to the Chinese and allied races; Chinese.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sinical \Sin"i*cal\, a. [From {Sine}.] (Trig.)	   Of or pertaining to a sine; employing, or founded upon,	   sines; as, a sinical quadrant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinicism \Sin"i*cism\ (s[i^]n"[i^]*s[i^]z'm), n. (Ethnol.)	   Anything peculiar to the Chinese; esp., a Chinese peculiarity	   in manners or customs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sinigrin \Sin"i*grin\, n. [From NL. Sinapis nigra.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the seeds of black mustard ({Brassica	   nigra}, formerly {Sinapis nigra}) It resembles sinalbin, and	   consists of a potassium salt of myronic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinister \Sin"is*ter\ (s[i^]n"[i^]s*t[~e]r; 277), a.	   Note: [Accented on the middle syllable by the older poets, as	         Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden.] [L. sinister: cf. F.	         sinistre.]	   1. On the left hand, or the side of the left hand; left; --	      opposed to {dexter}, or {right}. "Here on his sinister	      cheek." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My mother's blood	            Runs on the dexter cheek, and this sinister	            Bounds in my father's                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In heraldy the sinister side of an escutcheon is the	         side which would be on the left of the bearer of the	         shield, and opposite the right hand of the beholder.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the	      left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as,	      sinister influences.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the several ills that visit earth,	            Brought forth by night, with a sinister birth. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wrong, as springing from indirection or obliquity;	      perverse; dishonest; corrupt; as, sinister aims.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nimble and sinister tricks and shifts. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He scorns to undermine another's interest by any	            sinister or inferior arts.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            He read in their looks . . . sinister intentions	            directed particularly toward himself. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger;	      as, a sinister countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bar sinister}. (Her.) See under {Bar}, n.	   {Sinister aspect} (Astrol.), an appearance of two planets	      happening according to the succession of the signs, as	      Saturn in Aries, and Mars in the same degree of Gemini.	   {Sinister base}, {Sinister chief}. See under {Escutcheon}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinister-handed \Sin"is*ter-hand"ed\, a.	   Left-handed; hence, unlucky. [Obs.] --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinisterly \Sin"is*ter*ly\, adv.	   In a sinister manner. --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinistrad \Sin"is*trad\, adv. [L. sinistra the left hand + ad	   to.] (Anat. & Zool.)	   Toward the left side; sinistrally.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinistral \Sin"is*tral\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the left, inclining to the left;	      sinistrous; -- opposed to {dextral}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the whorls of the spire revolving or rising	      to the left; reversed; -- said of certain spiral shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinistrality \Sin`is*tral"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being sinistral.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinistrally \Sin"is*tral*ly\, adv.	   Toward the left; in a sinistral manner. --J. Le Conte.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinistrin \Sin"is*trin\ (s[i^]n"[i^]s*tr[i^]n), n. [L. sinister	   left.] (Chem.)	   A mucilaginous carbohydrate, resembling achroodextrin,	   extracted from squill as a colorless amorphous substance; --	   so called because it is levorotatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinistrorsal \Sin`is*tror"sal\, a. [L. sinistrorsus,	   sinistroversus, turned toward the left side; sinister left +	   vertere, vortere, versum, vorsum, to turn.]	   Rising spirally from right to left (of the spectator);	   sinistrorse.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinistrorse \Sin"is*trorse`\, a. [See {Sinistrolsal}.]	   Turning to the left (of the spectator) in the ascending line;	   -- the opposite of dextrorse. See {Dextrorse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinistrous \Sin"is*trous\, a. [See {Sinister}.]	   1. Being on the left side; inclined to the left; sinistral.	      "Sinistrous gravity." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wrong; absurd; perverse.	      [1913 Webster]	            A knave or fool can do no harm, even by the most	            sinistrous and absurd choice.         --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinistrously \Sin"is*trous*ly\ (s[i^]n"[i^]s*tr[u^]s*l[y^]),	   adv.	   1. In a sinistrous manner; perversely; wrongly; unluckily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With a tendency to use the left hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many, in their infancy, are sinistrously disposed,	            and divers continue all their life left-handed.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Sunk} (s[u^][ng]k), or	   ({Sank} (s[a^][ng]k)); p. p. {Sunk} (obs. {Sunken}, -- now	   used as adj.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sinking}.] [OE. sinken, AS.	   sincan; akin to D. zinken, OS. sincan, G. sinken, Icel.	   s["o]kkva, Dan. synke, Sw. sjunka, Goth. siggan, and probably	   to E. silt. Cf. {Silt}.]	   1. To fall by, or as by, the force of gravity; to descend	      lower and lower; to decline gradually; to subside; as, a	      stone sinks in water; waves rise and sink; the sun sinks	      in the west.	      [1913 Webster]	            I sink in deep mire.                  --Ps. lxix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter deeply; to fall or retire beneath or below the	      surface; to penetrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stone sunk into his forehead.     --1 San. xvii.	                                                  49.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to enter so as to make an abiding impression; to	      enter completely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let these sayings sink down into your ears. --Luke	                                                  ix. 44.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be overwhelmed or depressed; to fall slowly, as so the	      ground, from weakness or from an overburden; to fail in	      strength; to decline; to decay; to decrease.	      [1913 Webster]	            I think our country sinks beneath the yoke. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sunk down in his chariot.          --2 Kings ix.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not the fire sink or slacken.     --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To decrease in volume, as a river; to subside; to become	      diminished in volume or in apparent height.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Alps and Pyreneans sink before him. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To fall; subside; drop; droop; lower; decline; decay;	        decrease; lessen.	        [1913 Webster]	Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), v. t.	   1. To cause to sink; to put under water; to immerse or	      submerge in a fluid; as, to sink a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The Athenians] fell upon the wings and sank a	            single ship.                          --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: To cause to decline; to depress; to degrade;	      hence, to ruin irretrievably; to destroy, as by drowping;	      as, to sink one's reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I raise of sink, imprison or set free. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I have a conscience, let it sink me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy cruel and unnatural lust of power	            Has sunk thy father more than all his years. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make (a depression) by digging, delving, or cutting,	      etc.; as, to sink a pit or a well; to sink a die.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bring low; to reduce in quantity; to waste.	      [1913 Webster]	            You sunk the river repeated draughts. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To conseal and appropriate. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            If sent with ready money to buy anything, and you	            happen to be out of pocket, sink the money, and take	            up the goods on account.              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To keep out of sight; to suppress; to ignore.	      [1913 Webster]	            A courtly willingness to sink obnoxious truths.	                                                  --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To reduce or extinguish by payment; as, to sink the	      national debt.	      [1913 Webster]	Sink \Sink\ (s[i^][ng]k), n.	   1. A drain to carry off filthy water; a jakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shallow box or vessel of wood, stone, iron, or other	      material, connected with a drain, and used for receiving	      filthy water, etc., as in a kitchen.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hole or low place in land or rock, where waters sink and	      are lost; -- called also {sink hole}. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The lowest part of a natural hollow or closed basin whence	      the water of one or more streams escapes by evaporation;	      as, the sink of the Humboldt River. [Western U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Sink hole}.	      (a) The opening to a sink drain.	      (b) A cesspool.	      (c) Same as {Sink}, n., 3.	          [1913 Webster]
Sinker \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, or	       other devices, that depress the loops upon or between the	       needles.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Dividing sinker}, in knitting machines, a sinker between two	      jack sinkers and acting alternately with them.	   {Jack sinker}. See under {Jack}, n.	   {Sinker bar}.	   (a) In knitting machines, a bar to which one set of the	       sinkers is attached.	   (b) In deep well boring, a heavy bar forming a connection	       between the lifting rope and the boring tools, above the	       jars.	       [1913 Webster]
Sinking \Sink"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Sink}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sinking fund}. See under {Fund}.	   {Sinking head} (Founding), a riser from which the mold is fed	      as the casting shrinks. See {Riser}, n., 4.	   {Sinking pump}, a pump which can be lowered in a well or a	      mine shaft as the level of the water sinks.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinless \Sin"less\, a.	   Free from sin. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sin"less*ly}, adv. -- {Sin"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinner \Sin"ner\, n.	   One who has sinned; especially, one who has sinned without	   repenting; hence, a persistent and incorrigible transgressor;	   one condemned by the law of God.	   [1913 Webster]	Sinner \Sin"ner\, v. i.	   To act as a sinner. [Humorous]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether the charmer sinner it or saint it. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinneress \Sin"ner*ess\, n.	   A woman who sins. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sinnet \Sin"net\, n.	   See {Sennit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinological \Sin`o*log"ic*al\, a. [See {Sinologue}.]	   Relating to the Chinese language, literature or culture.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Sinologist \Si*nol"o*gist\, n.	   A student of China and the Chinese; one versed in the Chinese	   language, literature, history, politics and culture. Same as	   {sinologue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinologue \Sin"o*logue\ (s[i^]n"[-o]*l[o^]g), n. [From L. Sinae,	   an Oriental people mentioned by Ptolemy, or Ar. Sin China or	   the Chinese + Gr. lo`gos discourse; formed like theologue:	   cf. F. sinologue.]	   A student of China and the Chinese; one versed in the Chinese	   language, literature, history, politics and culture.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Sinology \Si*nol"o*gy\, n. [Cf. F. sinologie.]	   That branch of systemized knowledge which treats of the	   Chinese, their language, literature, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinoper \Sin"o*per\, n. (Min.)	   Sinople.	   [1913 Webster] Sinopia
Sinopia \Si*no"pi*a\, Sinopis \Si*no"pis\, n.	   A red pigment made from sinopite.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinopite \Sin"o*pite\, n. [F., fr. L. sinopis (sc. terra), a red	   earth or ocher found in Sinope, a town in Paphlagoma, on the	   Black Sea, Gr. ????.] (Min.)	   A brick-red ferruginous clay used by the ancients for red	   paint.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinople \Sin"o*ple\, n. (Min.)	   Ferruginous quartz, of a blood-red or brownish red color,	   sometimes with a tinge of yellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Sinople \Sin"o*ple\, n. [F., fr. LL. sinopis. See {Sinople} a	   mineral.] (Her.)	   The tincture vert; green.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinque \Sinque\, n.	   See {Cinque}. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinsring \Sins"ring\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Banxring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinter \Sin"ter\, n. [G. Cf. {Cinder}.] (Min.)	   Dross, as of iron; the scale which files from iron when	   hammered; -- applied as a name to various minerals.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Calcareous sinter}, a loose banded variety of calcite formed	      by deposition from lime-bearing waters; calcareous tufa;	      travertine.	   {Ceraunian sinter}, fulgurite.	   {Siliceous sinter}, a light cellular or fibrous opal;	      especially, geyserite (see {Geyserite}). It has often a	      pearly luster, and is then called pearl sinter.	      [1913 Webster] Sintoism	      Sintu	      Sinto
Sinto \Sin"to\, or Sintu \Sin"tu\, Sintoism \Sin"to*ism\,
Sintoist \Sin"to*ist\ .	   See {Shinto}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sintoc \Sin"toc\, n.	   A kind of spice used in the East Indies, consisting of the	   bark of a species of {Cinnamomum.} [Written also {sindoc}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, a. [L. sinuatus, p. p. of sinuare to wind,	   bend, fr. sinus a bend.]	   Having the margin alternately curved inward and outward;	   having rounded lobes separated by rounded sinuses; sinuous;	   wavy.	   [1913 Webster]	Sinuate \Sin"u*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sinuated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sinuating}.]	   To bend or curve in and out; to wind; to turn; to be sinuous.	   --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinuated \Sin"u*a`ted\, a.	   Same as {Sinuate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinuation \Sin`u*a"tion\, n. [L. sinuatio.]	   A winding or bending in and out.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinuose \Sin"u*ose`\, a.	   Sinuous. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinuosity \Sin`u*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Sinuosities}. [Cf. F.	   sinuosit['e].]	   1. Quality or state of being sinuous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bend, or a series of bends and turns; a winding, or a	      series of windings; a wave line; a curve.	      [1913 Webster]	            A line of coast certainly amounting, with its	            sinuosities, to more than 700 miles.  --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Sinuous \Sin"u*ous\, a. [L. sinuosus, fr. sinus a bent surface,	   a curve: cf. F. sinueux. See {Sinus}.]	   Bending in and out; of a serpentine or undulating form;	   winding; crooked. -- {Sin"u*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Streaking the ground with sinuous trace. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gardens bright with sinuous rills.       --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinupalliate \Si`nu*pal"li*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a pallial sinus. See under {Sinus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinus \Si"nus\, n.; pl. L. {Sinus}, E. {Sinuses}. [L., a bent	   surface, a curve, the folds or bosom of a garment, etc., a	   bay. Cf. {Sine}, n.]	   1. An opening; a hollow; a bending.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bay of the sea; a recess in the shore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat. & Zool.) A cavity; a depression. Specifically:	      (a) A cavity in a bone or other part, either closed or	          with a narrow opening.	      (b) A dilated vessel or canal.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A narrow, elongated cavity, in which pus is	      collected; an elongated abscess with only a small orifice.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A depression between adjoining lobes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A sinus may be rounded, as in the leaf of the white	         oak, or acute, as in that of the red maple.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Pallial sinus}. (Zool.) See under {Pallial}.	   {Sinus venosus}. [L., venous dilatation.] (Anat.)	      (a) The main part of the cavity of the right auricle of	          the heart in the higher vertebrates.	      (b) In the lower vertebrates, a distinct chamber of the	          heart formed by the union of the large systematic	          veins and opening into the auricle.	          [1913 Webster]
Sinusoid \Si"nus*oid\, n. [Sinus + -oid.] (Geom.)	   The curve whose ordinates are proportional to the sines of	   the abscissas, the equation of the curve being y = a sin x.	   It is also called the {curve of sines}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sinusoidal \Si`nus*oid"al\, a. (Geom.)	   Of or pertaining to a sinusoid; like a sinusoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Siogoon \Sio"goon\, n.	   See {Shogun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siogoonate \Sio*goon"ate\, n.	   See {Shogunate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sioux \Sioux\, prop. n. sing. & pl. (Ethnol.)	   A nation of American Indians; see {Dakotas}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sioux State \Sioux State\	   North Dakota; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sip \Sip\ (s[i^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sipped} (s[i^]pt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sipping}.] [OE. sippen; akin to OD. sippen, and	   AS. s?pan to sip, suck up, drink. See {Sup}, v. t.]	   1. To drink or imbibe in small quantities; especially, to	      take in with the lips in small quantities, as a liquid;	      as, to sip tea. "Every herb that sips the dew." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw into the mouth; to suck up; as, a bee sips nectar	      from the flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To taste the liquor of; to drink out of. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            They skim the floods, and sip the purple flowers.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Sip \Sip\, v. i.	   To drink a small quantity; to take a fluid with the lips; to	   take a sip or sips of something.	   [1913 Webster]	         [She] raised it to her mouth with sober grace;	         Then, sipping, offered to the next in place. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sip \Sip\, n.	   1. The act of sipping; the taking of a liquid with the lips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small draught taken with the lips; a slight taste.	      [1913 Webster]	            One sip of this	            Will bathe the drooping spirits in delight	            Beyond the bliss of dreams.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sip is all that the public ever care to take from	            reservoirs of abstract philosophy.    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Sipage \Sip"age\, n.	   See {Seepage}. [Scot. & U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sipe \Sipe\ (s[imac]p), v. i.	   See {Seep}. [Scot. & U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Siphilis \Siph"i*lis\, n. (Med.)	   Syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphoid \Si"phoid\, n. [L. sipho a siphon + -oid: cf. F. vase	   sipho["i]de.]	   A siphon bottle. See under {Siphon}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphon \Si"phon\, n. [F. siphon, L. sipho, -onis, fr. Gr. ??? a	   siphon, tube, pipe.]	   1. A device, consisting of a pipe or tube bent so as to form	      two branches or legs of unequal length, by which a liquid	      can be transferred to a lower level, as from one vessel to	      another, over an intermediate elevation, by the action of	      the pressure of the atmosphere in forcing the liquid up	      the shorter branch of the pipe immersed in it, while the	      continued excess of weight of the liquid in the longer	      branch (when once filled) causes a continuous flow. The	      flow takes place only when the discharging extremity of	      the pipe ia lower than the higher liquid surface, and when	      no part of the pipe is higher above the surface than the	      same liquid will rise by atmospheric pressure; that is,	      about 33 feet for water, and 30 inches for mercury, near	      the sea level.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the tubes or folds of the mantle border of a	          bivalve or gastropod mollusk by which water is	          conducted into the gill cavity. See Illust. under	          {Mya}, and {Lamellibranchiata}.	      (b) The anterior prolongation of the margin of any	          gastropod shell for the protection of the soft siphon.	      (c) The tubular organ through which water is ejected from	          the gill cavity of a cephaloid. It serves as a	          locomotive organ, by guiding and confining the jet of	          water. Called also {siphuncle}. See Illust. under	          {Loligo}, and {Dibranchiata}.	      (d) The siphuncle of a cephalopod shell.	      (e) The sucking proboscis of certain parasitic insects and	          crustaceans.	      (f) A sproutlike prolongation in front of the mouth of	          many gephyreans.	      (g) A tubular organ connected both with the esophagus and	          the intestine of certain sea urchins and annelids.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A siphon bottle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Inverted siphon}, a tube bent like a siphon, but having the	      branches turned upward; specifically (Hydraulic	      Engineering), a pipe for conducting water beneath a	      depressed place, as from one hill to another across an	      intervening valley, following the depression of the	      ground.	   {Siphon barometer}. See under {Barometer}.	   {Siphon bottle}, a bottle for holding aerated water, which is	      driven out through a bent tube in the neck by the gas	      within the bottle when a valve in the tube is opened; --	      called also {gazogene}, and {siphoid}.	   {Siphon condenser}, a condenser for a steam engine, in which	      the vacuum is maintained by the downward flow of water	      through a vertical pipe of great height.	   {Siphon cup}, a cup with a siphon attached for carrying off	      any liquid in it; specifically (Mach.), an oil cup in	      which oil is carried over the edge of a tube in a cotton	      wick, and so reaches the surface to be lubricated.	   {Siphon gauge}. See under {Gauge}.	   {Siphon pump}, a jet pump. See under {Jet}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Siphon \Si"phon\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To convey, or draw off, by means of a siphon, as a liquid	   from one vessel to another at a lower level.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonage \Si"phon*age\, n.	   The action of a siphon.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonal \Si"phon*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a siphon; resembling a siphon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Siphonal stomach} (Zool.), a stomach which is tubular and	      bent back upon itself, like a siphon, as in the salmon.	      [1913 Webster]
Siphonarid \Si`pho*na"rid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate	   gastropods of the genus {Siphonaria}. They cling to rocks	   between high and low water marks and have both lunglike	   organs and gills. -- {Si`pho*na"rid}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonata \Si`pho*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of bivalve mollusks in which the posterior mantle	   border is prolonged into two tubes or siphons. Called also	   {Siphoniata}. See {Siphon}, 2	   (a), and {Quahaug}.	       [1913 Webster]
Siphonate \Si"phon*ate\, a.	   1. Having a siphon or siphons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Belonging to the Siphonata.	      [1913 Webster]
Siphonet \Si"phon*et\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the two dorsal tubular organs on the hinder part of	   the abdomen of aphids. They give exit to the honeydew. See	   Illust. under {Aphis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonia \Si*pho"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A former name for a euphorbiaceous genus ({Hevea}) of South	   American trees, the principal source of caoutchouc.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphoniata \Si*pho`ni*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Siphonata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonic \Si*phon"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a siphon.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonifer \Si*phon"i*fer\, n. [NL., fr. L. sipho, -onis, siphon	   + ferre to bear.] (Zool.)	   Any cephalopod having a siphonate shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphoniferous \Si"phon*if"er*ous\, a. [Siphon + -ferous.]	   (Zool.)	   Siphon-bearing, as the shell of the nautilus and other	   cephalopods.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonium \Si*pho"ni*um\, n.; pl. {Siphonia}. [NL., from Gr.	   ????, dim. of ????. See {Siphon}.] (Anat.)	   A bony tube which, in some birds, connects the tympanium with	   the air chambers of the articular piece of the mandible.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonobranchiata \Si`pho*no*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Siphon}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of gastropods having the mantle border, on one or	   both sides, prolonged in the form of a spout through which	   water enters the gill cavity. The shell itself is not always	   siphonostomatous in this group.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonobranchiate \Si`pho*no*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a siphon, or siphons, to convey water to the gills;	   belonging or pertaining to the Siphonobranchiata. -- n. One	   of the Siphonobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonoglyphe \Si`pho*nog"ly*phe\, n. [Siphon + Gr. ??? to	   engrave.] (Zool.)	   A gonidium.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonophora \Si`pho*noph"o*ra\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???	   a siphon + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   An order of pelagic Hydrozoa including species which form	   complex free-swimming communities composed of numerous zooids	   of various kinds, some of which act as floats or as swimming	   organs, others as feeding or nutritive zooids, and others as	   reproductive zooids. See Illust. under {Physallia}, and	   {Porpita}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonophoran \Si`pho*noph"o*ran\, a. (Zool.)	   Belonging to the {Siphonophora}. -- n. One of the	   {Siphonophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonophore \Si*phon"o*phore\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the {Siphonophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonopoda \Si`pho*nop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Siphon}, and	   {-poda}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Scaphopoda including those in which the foot	   terminates in a circular disk.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphonostomata \Si`pho*no*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Siphon},	   and {Stoma}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A tribe of parasitic copepod Crustacea including a large	       number of species that are parasites of fishes, as the	       lerneans. They have a mouth adapted to suck blood.	   (b) An artificial division of gastropods including those that	       have siphonostomatous shells.	       [1913 Webster]
Siphonostomatous \Si`pho*no*stom"a*tous\, a. (Zool.)	   (a) Having the front edge of the aperture of the shell	       prolonged in the shape of a channel for the protection of	       the siphon; -- said of certain gastropods.	   (b) Pertaining to the Siphonostomata.	       [1913 Webster]
Siphonostome \Si`pho*nos"tome\, n. [Gr. ??? a siphon + ???	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any parasitic entomostracan of the tribe Siphonostomata.	   (b) A siphonostomatous shell.	       [1913 Webster]
Siphorhinal \Si`pho*rhi"nal\, a. [Siphon + rhinal.] (Zool.)	   Having tubular nostrils, as the petrels.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphorhinian \Si`pho*rhin"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A siphorhinal bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphuncle \Si"phun`cle\, n. [L. siphunculus, sipunculus, dim. of	   sipho. See {Siphon}.] (Zool.)	   The tube which runs through the partitions of chambered	   cephalopod shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphuncled \Si"phun`cled\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a siphuncle; siphunculated.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphuncular \Si*phun"cu*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the siphuncle.	   [1913 Webster]
Siphunculated \Si*phun"cu*la`ted\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a siphuncle. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sipid \Sip"id\, a. [See {Insipid}, {Sapid}.]	   Having a taste or flavorl savory; sapid. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Sipper \Sip"per\, n.	   One whi sips.	   [1913 Webster]
Sippet \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 special shape and used for garnishing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your sweet sippets in widows' houses.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sipple \Sip"ple\, v. i. [Freq. of sip.]	   To sip often. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sippling \Sip"pling\, a.	   Sipping often. [Obs.] "Taken after a sippling sort."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Sipunculacea \Si*pun`cu*la"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Sipunculus,	   the typical genus. See {Siphuncle}.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Gephyrea, including those which have the body	   unarmed and the intestine opening anteriorly.	   [1913 Webster]
Sipunculoid \Si*pun"cu*loid\, a. [NL. Sipunculus, the typical	   genus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Sipunculoidea. -- n. One of the	   Sipunculoidea.	   [1913 Webster]
Sipunculoidea \Si*pun`cu*loi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   (a) Same as {Gephyrea}.	   (b) In a restricted sense, same as {Sipunculacea}.	       [1913 Webster]
Si quis \Si` quis"\ [L., if any one (the first words of the	   notice in Latin).] (Ch. of Eng.)	   A notification by a candidate for orders of his intention to	   inquire whether any impediment may be alleged against him.	   [1913 Webster]
Sir \Sir\, n. [OE. sire, F. sire, contr. from the nominative L.	   senior an elder, elderly person, compar. of senex,senis, an	   aged person; akin to Gr. ??? old, Skr. sana, Goth. sineigs	   old, sinista eldest, Ir. & Gael. sean old, W. hen. Cf.	   {Seignior}, {Senate}, {Seneschal}, {Senior}, {Senor},	   {Signor}, {Sire}, {Sirrah}.]	   1. A man of social authority and dignity; a lord; a master; a	      gentleman; -- in this sense usually spelled sire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was crowned lord and sire.         --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the election of a sir so rare.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A title prefixed to the Christian name of a knight or a	      baronet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir Horace Vere, his brother, was the principal in	            the active part.                      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An English rendering of the LAtin Dominus, the academical	      title of a bachelor of arts; -- formerly colloquially, and	      sometimes contemptuously, applied to the clergy. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            Instead of a faithful and painful teacher, they hire	            a Sir John, which hath better skill in playing at	            tables, or in keeping of a garden, than in God's	            word.                                 --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A respectful title, used in addressing a man, without	      being prefixed to his name; -- used especially in speaking	      to elders or superiors; sometimes, also, used in the way	      of emphatic formality. "What's that to you, sir?"	      --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Anciently, this title, was often used when a person was	         addressed as a man holding a certain office, or	         following a certain business. "Sir man of law." "Sir	         parish priest." --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sir reverance}. See under {Reverence}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Siraskier \Si*ras"kier\, n.	   See {Seraskier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siraskierate \Si*ras"kier*ate\, n.	   See {Seraskierate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirbonian \Sir*bo"ni*an\, a.	   See {Serbonian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sircar \Sir*car"\, n. [Hind. & Per. sark[=a]r a superintendant,	   overseer, chief; Per. sar the head + k[=a]r action, work.]	   1. A Hindoo clerk or accountant. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A district or province; a circar. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The government; the supreme authority of the state.	      [India]	      [1913 Webster]
Sirdar \Sir*dar"\, n. [Hind. & Per. sard[=a]r a chief, general;	   sar the head, top + d[=a]r holding, possessing.]	   A native chief in Hindostan; a headman. --Malcom.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. In Turkey, Egypt, etc., a commander in chief, esp. the one	      commanding the Anglo-Egyptian army.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sire \Sire\, n. [F. sire, originally, an older person. See	   {Sir}.]	   1. A lord, master, or other person in authority. See {Sir}.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pain and distress, sickness and ire,	            And melancholy that angry sire,	            Be of her palace senators.            --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tittle of respect formerly used in speaking to elders	      and superiors, but now only in addressing a sovereign.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A father; the head of a family; the husband.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jankin thet was our sire [i.e., husband]. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And raise his issue, like a loving sire. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] was the sire of an immortal strain. --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The male parent of a beast; -- applied especially to	      horses; as, the horse had a good sire.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sire is often used in composition; as in grandsire,	         grandfather; great-grandsire, great-grandfather.	         [1913 Webster]	Sire \Sire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Siring}.]	   To beget; to procreate; -- used of beasts, and especially of	   stallions.	   [1913 Webster]
Siredon \Si*re"don\, n. [NL., from Gr. ??? a siren.] (Zool.)	   The larval form of any salamander while it still has external	   gills; especially, one of those which, like the axolotl	   ({Amblystoma Mexicanum}), sometimes lay eggs while in this	   larval state, but which under more favorable conditions lose	   their gills and become normal salamanders. See also	   {Axolotl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siren \Si"ren\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???: cf. F. sir[`e]ne.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) One of three sea nymphs, -- or, according	      to some writers, of two, -- said to frequent an island	      near the coast of Italy, and to sing with such sweetness	      that they lured mariners to destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Next where the sirens dwell you plow the seas;	            Their song is death, and makes destruction please.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An enticing, dangerous woman. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something which is insidious or deceptive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consumption is a siren.               --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mermaid. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any long, slender amphibian of the genus {Siren}	      or family {Sirenidae}, destitute of hind legs and pelvis,	      and having permanent external gills as well as lungs. They	      inhabit the swamps, lagoons, and ditches of the Southern	      United States. The more common species ({Siren lacertina})	      is dull lead-gray in color, and becames two feet long.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [F. sir[`e]ne, properly, a siren in sense 1.] (Acoustics)	      An instrument for producing musical tones and for	      ascertaining the number of sound waves or vibrations per	      second which produce a note of a given pitch. The sounds	      are produced by a perforated rotating disk or disks. A	      form with two disks operated by steam or highly compressed	      air is used sounding an alarm to vessels in fog. [Written	      also {sirene}, and {syren}.]	      [1913 Webster]	Siren \Si"ren\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a siren; bewitching, like a siren;	   fascinating; alluring; as, a siren song.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirene \Si*rene"\, n.	   See {Siren}, 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirenia \Si*re"ni*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An order of large aquatic herbivorous mammals, including the	   manatee, dugong, rytina, and several fossil genera.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The hind limbs are either rudimentary or wanting, and	         the front ones are changed to paddles. They have horny	         plates on the front part of the jaws, and usually	         flat-crowned molar teeth. The stomach is complex and	         the intestine long, as in other herbivorous mammals.	         See {Cetacea}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Sirenian \Si*re"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Sirenia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirenical \Si*ren"ic*al\, a.	   Like, or appropriate to, a siren; fascinating; deceptive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here's couple of sirenical rascals shall enchant ye.	                                                  --Marton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirenize \Si"ren*ize\, v. i.	   To use the enticements of a siren; to act as a siren; to	   fascinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Siriasis \Si*ri"a*sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? the Dog	   Star, properly, scorching.] (Med.)	   (a) A sunstroke.	   (b) The act of exposing to a sun bath. [Obs.] Cf.	       {Insolation}.	       [1913 Webster]
Sirius \Sir"i*us\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, properly, scorching.]	   (Astron.)	   The Dog Star. See {Dog Star}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirkeer \Sir"keer\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of Asiatic cuckoos of the genus	   {Taccocua}, as the Bengal sirkeer ({Taccocua sirkee}).	   [1913 Webster]
Sirloin \Sir"loin`\, n. [A corruption of surloin. Not so called	   because this cut of beef was once jocosely knighted (dubbed	   Sir Loin) by an English king, as according to a popular	   story.]	   A loin of beef, or a part of a loin. [Written also	   {surloin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sirname \Sir"name`\, n.	   See {Surname}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siroc \Si"roc\, n.	   See {Sirocco}. [Poetic] --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirocco \Si*roc"co\ (s[i^]*r[o^]k"k[-o]), n.; pl. {Siroccos}	   (s[i^]*r[o^]k"k[=o]z). [It. sirocco, scirocco, Ar. shorug,	   fr. sharq the rising of the sun, the east, fr, sharaca to	   rise as the sun. Cf. {Saracen}.]	   1. An oppressive, relaxing wind from the Libyan deserts,	      chiefly experienced in Italy, Malta, and Sicily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In general, any hot dry wind of cyclonic origin, blowing	      from arid or heated regions, including the desert wind of	      Southern California, the {harmattan} of the west coasts of	      Africa, the hot winds of Kansas and Texas, the {kamsin} of	      Egypt, the {leste} of the Madeira Islands, and the	      {leveche} of Spain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sirrah \Sir"rah\, n. [Probably from Icel. s[imac]ra, fr. F.	   sire. See {Sir}.]	   A term of address implying inferiority and used in anger,	   contempt, reproach, or disrespectful familiarity, addressed	   to a man or boy, but sometimes to a woman. In sililoquies	   often preceded by ah. Not used in the plural. "Ah, sirrah	   mistress." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go, sirrah, to my cell.                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirt \Sirt\, n. [See {Syrt}.]	   A quicksand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Sirup
Sirup \Sir"up\Syrup \Syr"up\, n. [F. sirop (cf. It. siroppo, Sp.	   jarabe, jarope, LL. siruppus, syrupus), fr. Ar. shar[=a]b a	   drink, wine, coffee, sirup. Cf. {Sherbet}.]	   1. A thick and viscid liquid made from the juice of fruits,	      herbs, etc., boiled with sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thick and viscid saccharine solution of superior quality	      (as sugarhouse sirup or molasses, maple sirup);	      specifically, in pharmacy and often in cookery, a	      saturated solution of sugar and water (simple sirup), or	      such a solution flavored or medicated.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lucent sirups tinct with cinnamon.    --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mixing sirup}. See the Note under {Dextrose}.	      [1913 Webster] Siruped
Siruped \Sir"uped\, Syruped \Syr"uped\, a.	   Moistened, covered, or sweetened with sirup, or sweet juice.	   [1913 Webster] Sirupy
Sirupy \Sir"up*y\, Syrupy \Syr"up*y\, a.	   Like sirup, or partaking of its qualities. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sirvente \Sir`vente"\, n. [F. sirvente, fr. Pr. sirventes,	   sirventesc, originally, the poem of, or concerning, a	   sirvent, fr. sirvent, properly, serving, n., one who serves	   (e. g., as a soldier), fr. servir to serve, L. servire.]	   A peculiar species of poetry, for the most part devoted to	   moral and religious topics, and commonly satirical, -- often	   used by the troubadours of the Middle Ages.	   [1913 Webster]
Sis \Sis\, n.	   A colloquial abbreviation of {Sister}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sis \Sis\, n.	   Six. See {Sise}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sisal grass
Sisal grass \Si*sal" grass`\, Sisal hemp \Si*sal" hemp`\,	   The prepared fiber of the {Agave Americana}, or American	   aloe, used for cordage; -- so called from Sisal, a port in	   Yucatan. See {Sisal hemp}, under {Hemp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siscowet \Sis"co*wet\, n. [OF American Indian origin.] (Zool.)	   A large, fat variety of the namaycush found in Lake Superior;	   -- called also {siskawet}, {siskiwit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sise \Sise\, n. [From {Assize}.]	   An assize. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sise \Sise\, n. [See {Sice}.]	   Six; the highest number on a die; the cast of six in throwing	   dice.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the new casting of a die, when ace is on the top,	         sise must needs be at the bottom.        --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Sisel \Sis"el\, n. [Cf. G. ziesel. Cf. {Zizel}.] (Zool.)	   The suslik.	   [1913 Webster]
Siser \Si"ser\, n.	   Cider. See {Sicer}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Siserara
Siserara \Sis"e*ra*ra\, Siserary \Sis"e*ra*ry\, n.	   A hard blow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Siskin \Sis"kin\, n. [Dan. sisgen; cf. Sw. siska, G. zeisig, D.	   sijsje; of Slav. origin; cf. Pol. czy[zdot].] (Zool.)	   (a) A small green and yellow European finch ({Spinus spinus},	       or {Carduelis spinus}); -- called also {aberdevine}.	   (b) The American pinefinch ({Spinus pinus}); -- called also	       {pine siskin}. See {Pinefinch}.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is applied also to several other related	         species found in Asia and South America.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Siskin green}, a delicate shade of yellowish green, as in	      the mineral torbernite.	      [1913 Webster]
Siskiwit \Sis"ki*wit\, n. (Zool.)	   The siscowet.	   [1913 Webster]
Sismograph \Sis"mo*graph\, n.	   See {Seismograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sismometer \Sis*mom"e*ter\, n.	   See {Seismometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siss \Siss\, v. i. [Of imitative origin; cf. D. sissen, G.	   zischen.]	   To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss	   when touched with a wet finger. [Colloq. U. S.; Local, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Siss \Siss\, n.	   A hissing noise. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sissoo \Sis*soo"\, n. [Hind. s[imac]s?.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous tree ({Dalbergia Sissoo}) of the northern parts	   of India; also, the dark brown compact and durable timber	   obtained from it. It is used in shipbuilding and for gun	   carriages, railway ties, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sist \Sist\, v. t. [L. sistere to bring to a stand, to stop.]	   1. (Scots Law) To stay, as judicial proceedings; to delay or	      suspend; to stop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to take a place, as at the bar of a court; hence,	      to cite; to summon; to bring into court. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some, however, have preposterously sisted nature as	            the first or generative principle.    --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	Sist \Sist\, n. (Scots Law)	   A stay or suspension of proceedings; an order for a stay of	   proceedings. --Burril.	   [1913 Webster]
Sister \Sis"ter\, n. [OE. sister, fr. Icel. systir; also suster,	   from AS. sweostor, sweoster, swuster, akin to OFries.	   sweester, suster, LG. s["u]ster, suster, D. zuster, OS. &	   OHG. swestar, G. schwester, Icel. systir, Sw. syster, Dan.	   s["o]ster, Goth. swistar, Lith. ses?, Russ. sestra, Pol.	   siostra, L. soror, Skr. svasr. [root]298. Cf. {Cousin}.]	   1. A female who has the same parents with another person, or	      who has one of them only. In the latter case, she is more	      definitely called a half sister. The correlative of	      brother.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the sister of one Claudio.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman who is closely allied to, or assocciated with,	      another person, as in the sdame faith, society, order, or	      community. --James ii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the same kind, or of the same condition; --	      generally used adjectively; as, sister fruits. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sister Block} (Naut.), a tackle block having two sheaves,	      one above the other.	   {Sister hooks}, a pair of hooks fitted together, the shank of	      one forming a mousing for the other; -- called also {match	      hook}.	   {Sister of charity}, {Sister of mercy}. (R. C. Ch.) See under	      {Charity}, and {Mercy}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sister \Sis"ter\, v. t.	   To be sister to; to resemble closely. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sisterhood \Sis"ter*hood\, n. [Sister + hood.]	   1. The state or relation of being a sister; the office or	      duty of a sister.	      [1913 Webster]	            She . . . abhorr'd	            Her proper blood, and left to do the part	            Of sisterhood, to do that of a wife.  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A society of sisters; a society of women united in one	      faith or order; sisters, collectively. "A sisterhood of	      holy nuns." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fair young flowers . . . a beauteous sisterhood.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]
Sistering \Sis"ter*ing\, a.	   Contiguous. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sister-in-law \Sis"ter-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Sisters-in-law}.	   The sister of one's husband or wife; also, the wife of one's	   brother; sometimes, the wife of one's husband's or wife's	   brother.	   [1913 Webster]
Sisterly \Sis"ter*ly\, a.	   Like a sister; becoming a sister, affectionate; as, sisterly	   kindness; sisterly remorse. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sistine \Sis"tine\, a.[It. sistino.]	   Of or pertaining to Pope Sixtus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sistine chapel}, a chapel in the Vatican at Rome, built by	      Pope Sixtus IV., and decorated with frescoes by Michael	      Angelo and others.	      [1913 Webster]
Sistren \Sis"tren\, n. pl.	   Sisters. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sistrum \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 furnished with a handle by	   which it was shaken and made to rattle. It was peculiarly	   Egyptian, and used especially in the worship of Isis. It is	   still used in Nubia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sisyphean \Sis`y*phe"an\, a.	   Relating to Sisyphus; incessantly recurring; as, Sisyphean	   labors.	   [1913 Webster]
Sisyphus \Sis"y*phus\, n. [L. Sisyphus, Sisyphus, fr. Gr. ????.]	   (Class. Myth.)	   A king of Corinth, son of Aeolus, famed for his cunning. He	   was killed by Theseus, and in the lower world was condemned	   by Pluto to roll to the top of a hill a huge stone, which	   constantly rolled back again, making his task incessant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sit \Sit\,	   obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Sit}, for sitteth.	   [1913 Webster]	Sit \Sit\, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat}	   ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten,	   AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G.	   sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde,	   Goth. sitan, Russ. sidiete, L. sedere, Gr. ???, Skr. sad.	   [root]154. Cf. {Assess},{Assize}, {Cathedral}, {Chair},	   {Dissident}, {Excise}, {Insidious}, {Possess}, {Reside},	   {Sanhedrim}, {Seance}, {Seat}, n., {Sedate}, {4th Sell},	   {Siege}, {Session}, {Set}, v. t., {Sizar}, {Size},	   {Subsidy}.]	   1. To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the	      trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes	      of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on	      the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he came and took the book put of the right hand	            of him that sate upon the seat.       --Bible (1551)	                                                  (Rev. v. 7.)	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a	      branch, pole, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest	      in any position or condition.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Moses said to . . . the children of Reuben,	            Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit	            here?                                 --Num. xxxii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a demigod here sit I in the sky. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as,	      a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.	      [1913 Webster]	            The calamity sits heavy on us.        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sits well or ill.	      [1913 Webster]	            This new and gorgeous garment, majesty,	            Sits not so easy on me as you think.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit;	      -- used impersonally. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood;	      to incubate.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them	            not.                                  --Jer. xvii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a	      relative position; to have direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a good miller that knows how to grind, which	            way soever the wind sits.             --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sits the wind in that quarter?        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body;	      as, to sit in Congress.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To hold a session; to be in session for official	       business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts,	       etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit	       to-night.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To take a position for the purpose of having some	       artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture	       or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To sit at}, to rest under; to be subject to. [Obs.] "A	      farmer can not husband his ground so well if he sit at a	      great rent". --Bacon.	   {To sit at meat} or {To sit at table}, to be at table for	      eating.	   {To sit down}.	       (a) To place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to	           sit down when tired.	       (b) To begin a siege; as, the enemy sat down before the	           town.	       (c) To settle; to fix a permanent abode. --Spenser.	       (d) To rest; to cease as satisfied. "Here we can not sit	           down, but still proceed in our search." --Rogers.	   {To sit for a fellowship}, to offer one's self for	      examination with a view to obtaining a fellowship. [Eng.	      Univ.]	   {To sit out}.	       (a) To be without engagement or employment. [Obs.] --Bp.	           Sanderson.	       (b) To outstay.	       (c) To elect not to participate in, as a dance or a hand	           of cards.	   {To sit under}, to be under the instruction or ministrations	      of; as, to sit under a preacher; to sit under good	      preaching.	   {To sit up}, to rise from, or refrain from, a recumbent	      posture or from sleep; to sit with the body upright; as,	      to sit up late at night; also, to watch; as, to sit up	      with a sick person. "He that was dead sat up, and began to	      speak." --Luke vii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	Sit \Sit\, v. t.	   1. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse	      well.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hardly the muse can sit the headstrong horse.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish	      a seat to; -- used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            They sat them down to weep.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sit you down, father; rest you.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suit (well or ill); to become. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Site \Site\, n. [L. situs, fr. sinere, situm, to let, p. p.	   situs placed, lying, situate: cf. F. site. Cf. {Position}.]	   1. The place where anything is fixed; situation; local	      position; as, the site of a city or of a house. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place fitted or chosen for any certain permanent use or	      occupation; as, a site for a church.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The posture or position of a thing. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The semblance of a lover fixed	            In melancholy site.                   --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Sited \Sit"ed\, a.	   Having a site; situated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [The garden] sited was in fruitful soil. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sitfast \Sit"fast`\, a. [Sit + fast.]	   Fixed; stationary; immovable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is good, when you have crossed the sea and back,	         To find the sitfast acres where you left them.	                                                  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Sitfast \Sit"fast`\, n. (Far.)	   A callosity with inflamed edges, on the back of a horse,	   under the saddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sith \Sith\, prep., adv., & conj. [See {Since}.]	   Since; afterwards; seeing that. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We need not fear them, sith Christ is with us.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sith thou art rightful judge.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sith	Sith \Sith\, Sithe \Sithe\, n. [AS. ??? a path, way, time,	   occasion.]	   Time. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And humbly thanked him a thousand sithes. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sithe \Sithe\, v. i. [Cf. {Sigh}.]	   To sigh.	   Note: [A spelling of a corrupt and provincial pronunciation.]	         [1913 Webster]	Sithe \Sithe\, n.	   A scythe. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Sithe \Sithe\, v. t.	   To cut with a scythe; to scythe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sithed \Sithed\, a.	   Scythed. [Obs.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sitheman \Sithe"man\, n.	   A mower. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Sithen \Sith"en\, adv. & conj. [See {Since}.]	   Since; afterwards. See 1st {Sith}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fortune was first friend and sithen foe. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sithence
Sithence \Sith"ence\, Sithens \Sith"ens\, adv. & conj.	   Since. See {Sith}, and {Sithen}. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Siththen \Sith"then\, adv. & conj.	   See {Sithen}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Siththen that the world began.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sitology \Si*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ???? food + -logy.]	   A treatise on the regulation of the diet; dietetics. [Written	   also {sitiology}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sitophobia \Si`to*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? food + ????	   fear.] (Med.)	   A version to food; refusal to take nourishment. [Written also	   {sitiophobia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sitten \Sit"ten\, obs.	   p. p. of {Sit}, for sat.	   [1913 Webster]
Sitter \Sit"ter\, n.	   1. One who sits; esp., one who sits for a portrait or a bust.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bird that sits or incubates.	      [1913 Webster]
Sittine \Sit"tine\, a. [NL. sitta the nuthatch, from Gr. ???.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family {Sittidae}, or nuthatches.	   [1913 Webster]
Sitting \Sit"ting\, a.	   Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that	   which, sits.	   [1913 Webster]	Sitting \Sit"ting\, n.	   1. The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who	      occupies a seat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person,	      in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter,	      photographer, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their	      seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a	      session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench,	      or of a commission.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sitting closed in great agitation. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The time during which one sits while doing something, as	      reading a book, playing a game, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the understanding of any one of St. Paul's	            Epistles I read it all through at one sitting.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls.	      [1913 Webster]	            The male bird . . . amuses her [the female] with his	            songs during the whole time of her sitting.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sitting room}, an apartment where the members of a family	      usually sit, as distinguished from a drawing-room, parlor,	      chamber, or kitchen.	      [1913 Webster] Situate
Situate \Sit"u*ate\ (?; 135), Situated \Sit"u*a`ted\, a. [LL.	   situatus, from situare to place, fr. L. situs situation,	   site. See {Site}.]	   1. Having a site, situation, or location; being in a relative	      position; permanently fixed; placed; located; as, a town	      situated, or situate, on a hill or on the seashore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Placed; residing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleasure situate in hill and dale.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Situate is now less used than situated, but both are	         well authorized.	         [1913 Webster]	Situate \Sit"u*ate\, v. t.	   To place. [R.] --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Situation \Sit`u*a"tion\, n. [LL. situatio: cf. F. situation.]	   1. Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as	      related to something else; position; locality site; as, a	      house in a pleasant situation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of	      the case.	      [1913 Webster]	            A situation of the greatest ease and tranquillity.	                                                  --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or	      relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as	      of persons in a dramatic scene.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's situation for you! there's an heroic group!	                                                  --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a	      situation in a store; a situation under government.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: State; position; seat; site; station; post; place;	        office; condition; case; plight. See {State}.	        [1913 Webster]
Situs \Si"tus\, n. [L., situation.] (Bot.)	   The method in which the parts of a plant are arranged; also,	   the position of the parts. --Henslow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sitz bath \Sitz" bath`\ [G. sitzbad.]	   A tub in which one bathes in a sitting posture; also, a bath	   so taken; a hip bath.	   [1913 Webster]
Siva \Si"va\, n. [Skr. Civa, properly, kind, gracious.] (Hindoo	   Myth.)	   One of the triad of Hindoo gods. He is the avenger or	   destroyer, and in modern worship symbolizes the reproductive	   power of nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Sivan \Si"van\, n. [Heb. s[imac]v[=a]n.]	   The third month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year; --	   supposed to correspond nearly with our month of June.	   [1913 Webster]
Sivatherium \Siv`a*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., from E. Siva + Gr. ????	   a beast, an animal.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of very large extinct ruminants found in the Tertiary	   formation of India. The snout was prolonged in the form of a	   proboscis. The male had four horns, the posterior pair being	   large and branched. It was allied to the antelopes, but very	   much larger than any exsisting species.	   [1913 Webster]
Siver \Siv"er\, v. i.	   To simmer. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Sivvens \Siv"vens\, n. (Med.)	   See {Sibbens}.	   [1913 Webster]
Siwin \Si"win\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sewen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Six \Six\, a. [AS. six, seox, siex; akin to OFries. sex, D. zes,	   OS. & OHG. sehs, G. sechs, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sex, Goth.	   sa['i]hs, Lith. szeszi, Russ. sheste, Gael. & Ir. se, W.	   chwech, L. sex, Gr. ??, Per. shesh, Skr. shash. [root]304.	   Cf. {Hexagon}, {Hexameter}, {Samite}, {Senary}, {Sextant},	   {Sice}.]	   One more than five; twice three; as, six yards.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Six Nations} (Ethnol.), a confederation of North American	      Indians formed by the union of the Tuscaroras and the Five	      Nations.	   {Six points circle}. (Geom.) See {Nine points circle}, under	      {Nine}.	      [1913 Webster]	Six \Six\, n.	   1. The number greater by a unit than five; the sum of three	      and three; six units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing six units, as 6, vi., or VI.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be at six and seven} or {To be at sixes and sevens},	      (a) to be in disorder. --Bacon. --Shak. --Swift.	      (b) to be in a dispute or disagreement; -- often used with	          with.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Sixfold \Six"fold`\, a. [AS. sixfealand.]	   Six times repeated; six times as much or as many.	   [1913 Webster]
Six-footer \Six"-foot`er\, n.	   One who is six feet tall. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sixpence \Six"pence\, n.; pl. {Sixpences}.	   An English silver coin of the value of six pennies; half a	   shilling, or about twelve cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Sixpenny \Six"pen`ny\, a.	   Of the value of, or costing, sixpence; as, a sixpenny loaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Sixscore \Six"score`\, a. & n. [Six + score, n.]	   Six times twenty; one hundred and twenty.	   [1913 Webster]
Six-shooter \Six"-shoot`er\, n.	   A pistol or other firearm which can be fired six times	   without reloading especially, a six-chambered revolver.	   [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sixteen \Six"teen`\, a. [AS. sixt?ne, sixt?ne. See {Six}, and	   {Ten}, and cf. {Sixty}.]	   Six and ten; consisting of six and ten; fifteen and one more.	   [1913 Webster]	Sixteen \Six"teen`\, n.	   1. The number greater by a unit than fifteen; the sum of ten	      and six; sixteen units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing sixteen units, as 16, or xvi.	      [1913 Webster]
Sixteenmo \Six*teen"mo\, n.; pl. {Sixteenmos}.	   See {Sextodecimo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sixteenth \Six"teenth`\, a. [From {Sixteen}: cf. AS.	   sixte['o]?a.]	   1. Sixth after the tenth; next in order after the fifteenth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of sixteen equal parts into	      which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sixteenth note} (Mus.), the sixteenth part of a whole note;	      a semiquaver.	      [1913 Webster]	Sixteenth \Six"teenth`\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixteen; one of sixteen	      equal parts of one whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next in order after the fifteenth; the sixth after the	      tenth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) An interval comprising two octaves and a second.	      --Moore (Encyc. of Music.)	      [1913 Webster]
Sixth \Sixth\, a. [From Six: cf. AS. sixta, siexta.]	   1. First after the fifth; next in order after the fifth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of six equal parts into which	      anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Sixth \Sixth\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by six; one of six equal	      parts which form a whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next in order after the fifth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The interval embracing six diatonic degrees of the	      scale.	      [1913 Webster]
Sixthly \Sixth"ly\, adv.	   In the sixth place. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sixtieth \Six"ti*eth\, a. [As. sixtiogo[eth]a, sixtigo[eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the fifty-ninth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one one of sixty equal parts into	      which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Sixtieth \Six"ti*eth\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by sixty; one of sixty	      equal parts forming a whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next in order after the fifty-ninth; the tenth after	      the fiftieth.	      [1913 Webster]
Sixty \Six"ty\, a. [AS. siextig; akin to G. sechzig, Goth.	   sa['i]hs tigjus. See {Six}, {Ten}, and cf. {Sixteen}.]	   Six times ten; fifty-nine and one more; threescore.	   [1913 Webster]	Sixty \Six"ty\, n.; pl. {Sixties}.	   1. The sum of six times ten; sixty units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing sixty units, as 60, lx., or LX.	      [1913 Webster]
Sixty-fourth \Six`ty-fourth"\, a.	   Constituting or being one of sixty-four equal parts into	   which a thing is divided.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sixty-fourth note} (Mus.), the sixty-fourth part of a whole	      note; a hemi-demi-semiquaver.	      [1913 Webster]
Sizable \Siz"a*ble\, a.	   1. Of considerable size or bulk. "A sizable volume." --Bp.	      Hurd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being of reasonable or suitable size; as, sizable timber;	      sizable bulk. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Sizar \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 charges. A sizar	   corresponded to a servitor at Oxford.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sizar paid nothing for food and tuition, and very	         little for lodging.                      --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They formerly waited on the table at meals; but this is	         done away with. They were probably so called from being	         thus employed in distributing the size, or provisions.	         See 4th {Size}, 2.	         [1913 Webster]
Sizarship \Si"zar*ship\, n.	   The position or standing of a sizar.	   [1913 Webster]
Size \Size\, n. [See {Sice}, and {Sise}.]	   Six.	   [1913 Webster]	Size \Size\, n. [OIt. sisa glue used by painters, shortened fr.	   assisa, fr. assidere, p. p. assiso, to make to sit, to seat,	   to place, L. assidere to sit down; ad + sidere to sit down,	   akin to sedere to sit. See {Sit}, v. i., and cf. {Assize},	   {Size} bulk.]	   1. A thin, weak glue used in various trades, as in painting,	      bookbinding, paper making, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any viscous substance, as gilder's varnish.	      [1913 Webster]	Size \Size\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sized}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sizing}.]	   To cover with size; to prepare with size.	   [1913 Webster]	Size \Size\, n. [Abbrev. from assize. See {Assize}, and cf.	   {Size} glue.]	   1. A settled quantity or allowance. See {Assize}. [Obs.] "To	      scant my sizes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) An allowance of food and drink	      from the buttery, aside from the regular dinner at	      commons; -- corresponding to battel at Oxford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Extent of superficies or volume; bulk; bigness; magnitude;	      as, the size of a tree or of a mast; the size of a ship or	      of a rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figurative bulk; condition as to rank, ability, character,	      etc.; as, the office demands a man of larger size.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of a less size and quality.       --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            The middling or lower size of people. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A conventional relative measure of dimension, as for	      shoes, gloves, and other articles made up for sale.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An instrument consisting of a number of perforated gauges	      fastened together at one end by a rivet, -- used for	      ascertaining the size of pearls. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Size roll}, a small piese of parchment added to a roll.	   {Size stick}, a measuring stick used by shoemakers for	      ascertaining the size of the foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dimension; bigness; largeness; greatness; magnitude.	        [1913 Webster]	Size \Size\, v. t.	   1. To fix the standard of. "To size weights and measures."	      [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adjust or arrange according to size or bulk.	      Specifically:	      (a) (Mil.) To take the height of men, in order to place	          them in the ranks according to their stature.	      (b) (Mining) To sift, as pieces of ore or metal, in order	          to separate the finer from the coarser parts.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To swell; to increase the bulk of. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) To bring or adjust anything exactly to a required	      dimension, as by cutting.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To size up}, to estimate or ascertain the character and	      ability of. See 4th {Size}, 4. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We had to size up our fellow legislators. --The	                                                  Century.	      [1913 Webster]	Size \Size\, v. i.	   1. To take greater size; to increase in size.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our desires give them fashion, and so,	            As they wax lesser, fall, as they size, grow.	                                                  --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) To order food or drink from the	      buttery; hence, to enter a score, as upon the buttery	      book.	      [1913 Webster]
Sized \Sized\, a.	   1. Adjusted according to size.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a particular size or magnitude; -- chiefly used in	      compounds; as, large-sized; common-sized.	      [1913 Webster]
Sizel \Si"zel\, n.	   Same as {Scissel}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Sizer \Siz"er\, n.	   1. See {Sizar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.)	      (a) An instrument or contrivance to size articles, or to	          determine their size by a standard, or to separate and	          distribute them according to size.	      (b) An instrument or tool for bringing anything to an	          exact size.	          [1913 Webster]
Siziness \Siz"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sizy; viscousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sizing \Siz"ing\, n.	   1. Act of covering or treating with size.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weak glue used in various trades; size.	      [1913 Webster]	Sizing \Siz"ing\, n.	   1. The act of sorting with respect to size.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of bringing anything to a certain size.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Univ. of Cambridge, Eng.) Food and drink ordered from the	      buttery by a student.	      [1913 Webster]
Sizy \Siz"y\, a. [From 2d {Size}.]	   Sizelike; viscous; glutinous; as, sizy blood. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Sizzle \Siz"zle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sizzling}.] [See {Siss}.]	   To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up,	   with a hissing sound. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]	Sizzle \Siz"zle\, n.	   A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire. [Prov.	   Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sizzling \Siz"zling\,	   a. & n. from {Sizzle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skaddle \Skad"dle\, n. [Dim. of scath.]	   Hurt; damage. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	Skaddle \Skad"dle\, a.	   Hurtful. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Skaddon \Skad"don\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of a bee. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skag \Skag\, n. (Naut.)	   An additional piece fastened to the keel of a boat to prevent	   lateral motion. See {Skeg}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skain \Skain\, n.	   See {Skein}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Skain \Skain\, n.	   See {Skean}. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Skainsmate \Skains"mate`\, n. [Perhaps originally, a companion	   in winding thread (see {Skein}), or a companion in arms, from	   skain a sword (see {Skean}).]	   A messmate; a companion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Scurvy knave! I am none of his firt-gills; I am none of	         his skainsmates.                         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Skaith \Skaith\, n.	   See {Scatch}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skald \Skald\, n.	   See 5th {Scald}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skaldic \Skald"ic\, a.	   See {Scaldic}. --Max M["u]ller.	   [1913 Webster]
Skall \Skall\, v. t.	   To scale; to mount. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Skar
Skar \Skar\, Skare \Skare\, a. [From the root of scare.]	   Wild; timid; shy. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skart \Skart\, n. [Cf. {Scarf} a cormorant.] (Zool.)	   The shag. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skat \Skat\ (sk[aum]t), n. [G., fr. It. scartare to discard.]	   1. A three-handed card game played with 32 cards, of which	      two constitute the skat (sense 2), or widow. The players	      bid for the privilege of attempting any of several games	      or tasks, in most of which the player undertaking the game	      must take tricks counting in aggregate at least 61 (the	      counting cards being ace 11, ten 10, king 4, queen 3, jack	      2). The four jacks are the best trumps, ranking club,	      spade, heart, diamond, and ten outranks king or queen (but	      when the player undertakes to lose all the tricks, the	      cards rank as in whist). The value of hands depends upon	      the game played, trump suit, points taken, and number of	      matadores.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Skat) A widow of two cards.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skate \Skate\ (sk[=a]t), n. [D. schaats. Cf. {Scatches}.]	   A metallic runner with a frame shaped to fit the sole of a	   shoe, -- made to be fastened under the foot, and used for	   moving rapidly on ice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Batavia rushes forth; and as they sweep,	         On sounding skates, a thousand different ways,	         In circling poise, swift as the winds, along,	         The then gay land is maddened all to joy. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Roller skate}. See under {Roller}.	      [1913 Webster]	Skate \Skate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skating}.]	   To move on skates.	   [1913 Webster]	Skate \Skate\, n. [Icel. skata; cf. Prov. G. schatten,	   meer-schatten, L. squatus, squatina, and E. shad.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of large, flat elasmobranch	   fishes of the genus {Raia}, having a long, slender tail,	   terminated by a small caudal fin. The pectoral fins, which	   are large and broad and united to the sides of the body and	   head, give a somewhat rhombic form to these fishes. The skin	   is more or less spinose.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some of the species are used for food, as the European	         blue or gray skate ({Raia batis}), which sometimes	         weighs nearly 200 pounds. The American smooth, or	         barn-door, skate ({Raia laevis}) is also a large	         species, often becoming three or four feet across. The	         common spiny skate ({Raia erinacea}) is much smaller.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Skate's egg}. See {Sea purse}.	   {Skate sucker}, any marine leech of the genus {Pontobdella},	      parasitic on skates.	      [1913 Webster]
Skater \Skat"er\, n.	   1. One who skates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects	      belonging to {Gerris}, {Pyrrhocoris}, {Prostemma}, and	      allied genera. They have long legs, and run rapidly over	      the surface of the water, as if skating.	      [1913 Webster]
Skatol \Ska"tol\, n. [Gr. ???, dung + -ol.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines	   as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter. It is	   also found in reduced indigo. Chemically it is methyl indol,	   {C9H9N}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skayles \Skayles\, n.	   [[root]159.] Skittles. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skean \Skean\, n. [Ir sgian; akin to Gael. sgian, W. ysgien a	   large knife, a scimiter.]	   A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the	   Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.] "His skean, or	   pistol." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Skedaddle \Ske*dad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skedaddled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Skedaddling}.] [Of uncertain etymology.]	   To betake one's self to flight, as if in a panic; to flee; to	   run away. [Slang, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skee \Skee\, n. [Dan. ski; Icel. sk[imac]? a billet of wood. See	   {Skid}.]	   A long strip of wood, curved upwards in front, used on the	   foot for sliding; now usually spelled {ski}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeed \Skeed\, n.	   See {Skid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeel \Skeel\, n. [Icel. skj?la a pail, bucket.]	   A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster] Skeelduck
Skeelduck \Skeel"duck`\, Skeelgoose \Skeel"goose`\, n. [See	   {Sheldrake}.] (Zool.)	   The common European sheldrake. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skeet \Skeet\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)	   A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a	   vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeg \Skeg\, n. [Prov. E., also a stump of a branch, a wooden	   peg; cf. Icel. sk?gr a wood, Sw. skog. Cf. {Shaw}.]	   1. A sort of wild plum. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A kind of oats. --Farm. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The after part of the keel of a vessel, to which	      the rudder is attached.	      [1913 Webster]
Skegger \Skeg"ger\, n. (Zool.)	   The parr. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Skein \Skein\, n. [OE. skeyne, OF. escaigne, F. ['e]cagne,	   probably of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. sgainne, Gael. sgeinnidh	   thread, small twine; or perhaps the English word is	   immediately from Celtic.]	   1. A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together,	      after it is taken from the reel, -- usually tied in a sort	      of knot.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A skein of cotton yarn is formed by eighty turns of the	         thread round a fifty-four inch reel.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Wagon Making) A metallic strengthening band or thimble on	      the wooden arm of an axle. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Skein \Skein\, n. (Zool.)	   A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like). [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skeine \Skeine\, n.	   See {Skean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skelder \Skel"der\, v. t. & i. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To deceive; to cheat; to trick. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Skelder \Skel"der\, n.	   A vagrant; a cheat. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Skeldrake
Skeldrake \Skel"drake`\, or Skieldrake \Skiel"drake`\, n.	   (Zool.)	   (a) The common European sheldrake.	   (b) The oyster catcher.	       [1913 Webster]
Skelet \Skel"et\, n.	   A skeleton. See {Scelet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeletal \Skel"e*tal\, a.	   Pertaining to the skeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeletogenous \Skel`e*tog"e*nous\, a. [Skeleton + -genous.]	   Forming or producing parts of the skeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeletology \Skel`e*tol"o*gy\, n. [Skeleton + -logy.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of the skeleton; also, a	   treatise on the skeleton.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeleton \Skel"e*ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? (sc. ???) a dried	   body, a mummy, fr. ???? dried up, parched, ???? to dry, dry	   up, parch.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The bony and cartilaginous framework which supports	          the soft parts of a vertebrate animal.	   Note: [See Illust. of the Human Skeleton, in Appendix.]	      (b) The more or less firm or hardened framework of an	          invertebrate animal.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a wider sense, the skeleton includes the whole	         connective-tissue framework with the integument and its	         appendages. See {Endoskeleton}, and {Exoskeleton}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, figuratively:	      (a) A very thin or lean person.	      (b) The framework of anything; the principal parts that	          support the rest, but without the appendages.	          [1913 Webster]	                The great skeleton of the world.  --Sir M. Hale.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) The heads and outline of a literary production,	          especially of a sermon.	          [1913 Webster]	Skeleton \Skel"e*ton\, a.	   Consisting of, or resembling, a skeleton; consisting merely	   of the framework or outlines; having only certain leading	   features of anything; as, a skeleton sermon; a skeleton	   crystal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Skeleton bill}, a bill or draft made out in blank as to the	      amount or payee, but signed by the acceptor. [Eng.]	   {Skeleton key}, a key with nearly the whole substance of the	      web filed away, to adapt it to avoid the wards of a lock;	      a master key; -- used for opening locks to which it has	      not been especially fitted.	   {Skeleton leaf}, a leaf from which the pulpy part has been	      removed by chemical means, the fibrous part alone	      remaining.	   {Skeleton proof}, a proof of a print or engraving, with the	      inscription outlined in hair strokes only, such proofs	      being taken before the engraving is finished.	   {Skeleton regiment}, a regiment which has its complement of	      officers, but in which there are few enlisted men.	   {Skeleton shrimp} (Zool.), a small crustacean of the genus	      {Caprella}. See Illust. under {Laemodipoda}.	      [1913 Webster]
Skeletonize \Skel"e*ton*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Skeletonized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Skeletonizing}.]	   To prepare a skeleton of; also, to reduce, as a leaf, to its	   skeleton. --Pop. Sci. Monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
Skeletonizer \Skel"e*ton*i`zer\, n. (Zool.)	   Any small moth whose larva eats the parenchyma of leaves,	   leaving the skeleton; as, the apple-leaf skeletonizer.	   [1913 Webster]
Skellum \Skel"lum\, n. [Dan. schelm, fr. G. schelm.]	   A scoundrel. [Obs. or Scot.] --Pepys. Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Skelly \Skel"ly\, v. i. [Cf. Dan. skele, Sw. skela.]	   To squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Skelly \Skel"ly\, n.	   A squint. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skelp \Skelp\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. skelp to kick severely, to move	   rapidly; Gael. sgealp, n., a slap with the palm of the hand,	   v., to strike with the palm of the hand.]	   1. A blow; a smart stroke. [Prov. Eng.] --Brockett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Skelp \Skelp\, v. t.	   1. To strike; to slap. [Scot.] --C. Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into skelp, as a plate or bar of iron by rolling;	      also, to bend round (a skelp) in tube making.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Skelp \Skelp\, n.	   A wrought-iron plate from which a gun barrel or pipe is made	   by bending and welding the edges together, and drawing the	   thick tube thus formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Skelter \Skel"ter\, v. i. [Cf. {Helter-skelter}.]	   To run off helter-skelter; to hurry; to scurry; -- with away	   or off. [Colloq.] --A. R. Wallace.	   [1913 Webster]
Sken \Sken\, v. i.	   To squint. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skene \Skene\, n.	   See {Skean}. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Skep \Skep\, n. [Icel. skeppa a measure, bushel; cf. Gael. sgeap	   a basket, a beehive.]	   1. A coarse round farm basket. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A beehive. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Skeptic \Skep"tic\, n. [Gr. skeptiko`s thoughtful, reflective,	   fr. ske`ptesqai to look carefully or about, to view,	   consider: cf. L. scepticus, F. sceptique. See {Scope}.]	   [Written also {sceptic}.]	   1. One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is	      looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after	      facts or reasons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be	      certainly known; a universal doubter; a Pyrrhonist; hence,	      in modern usage, occasionally, a person who questions	      whether any truth or fact can be established on	      philosophical grounds; sometimes, a critical inquirer, in	      opposition to a dogmatist.	      [1913 Webster]	            All this criticism [of Hume] proceeds upon the	            erroneous hypothesis that he was a dogmatist. He was	            a skeptic; that is, he accepted the principles	            asserted by the prevailing dogmatism: and only	            showed that such and such conclusions were, on these	            principles, inevitable.               --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) A person who doubts the existence and perfections	      of God, or the truth of revelation; one who disbelieves	      the divine origin of the Christian religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suffer not your faith to be shaken by the	            sophistries of skeptics.              --S. Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 extraordinary irregularity of giving c its hard	         sound before e, altered the spelling, and his example	         has been followed by most of the lexicographers who	         have succeeded him; yet the prevalent practice among	         English writers and printers is in favor of the other	         mode. In the United States this practice is reversed, a	         large and increasing majority of educated persons	         preferring the orthography which is most in accordance	         with etymology and analogy.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Infidel; unbeliever; doubter. -- See {Infidel}.	        [1913 Webster] Skeptic	Skeptic \Skep"tic\, Skeptical \Skep"tic*al\, a. [Written also	   sceptic, sceptical.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized	      by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of	      doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or	      the sacred Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	            The skeptical system subverts the whole foundation	            of morals.                            --R. Hall.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Skep"tac*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Skep"tic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Skepticism \Skep"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written	   also {scepticism}.]	   1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.	      [1913 Webster]	            That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and	            confusion, which is the result of skepticism.	                                                  --Hune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be	      certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is	      uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that	      no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be	      established on philosophical grounds; critical	      investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive	      assumption or assertion of certain principles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a	      denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or	      of the being, perfections, or truth of God.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no . . . secret skepticism lead any one to doubt	            whether this blessed prospect will be realized. --S.	                                                  Miller.	      [1913 Webster]
Skepticize \Skep"ti*cize\, v. i.	   To doubt; to pretend to doubt of everything. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To skepticize, where no one else will . . . hesitate.	                                                  --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Skerry \Sker"ry\, n.; pl. {Skerries}. [Of Scand. origin; cf.	   Icel. sker, Sw. sk[aum]r, Dan. ski?r. Cf. {Scar} a bank.]	   A rocky isle; an insulated rock. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sketch \Sketch\, n. [D. schets, fr. It. schizzo a sketch, a	   splash (whence also F. esquisse; cf. {Esquisse}.); cf. It.	   schizzare to splash, to sketch.]	   An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough	   or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in	   the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as	   serves the artist's purpose by recording its chief features;	   also, a preliminary study for an original work.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Outline; delineation; draught; plan; design.	   Usage: {Sketch}, {Outline}, {Delineation}. An outline gives	          only the bounding lines of some scene or picture. A	          sketch fills up the outline in part, giving broad	          touches, by which an imperfect idea may be conveyed. A	          delineation goes further, carrying out the more	          striking features of the picture, and going so much	          into detail as to furnish a clear conception of the	          whole. Figuratively, we may speak of the outlines of a	          plan, of a work, of a project, etc., which serve as a	          basis on which the subordinate parts are formed, or of	          sketches of countries, characters, manners, etc.,	          which give us a general idea of the things described.	          --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster]	Sketch \Sketch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sketched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sketching}.] [Cf D. schetsen, It. schizzare. See {Sketch},	   n.]	   1. To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought	      of.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plan or describe by giving the principal points or	      ideas of.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To delineate; design; draught; depict.	        [1913 Webster]	Sketch \Sketch\, v. i.	   To make sketches, as of landscapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sketchbook \Sketch"book`\, n.	   A book of sketches or for sketches.	   [1913 Webster]
Sketcher \Sketch"er\, n.	   One who sketches.	   [1913 Webster]
Sketchily \Sketch"i*ly\, adv.	   In a sketchy or incomplete manner. "Sketchily descriptive."	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Sketchiness \Sketch"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sketchy; lack of finish;	   incompleteness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sketchy \Sketch"y\, a.	   Containing only an outline or rough form; being in the manner	   of a sketch; incomplete.	   [1913 Webster]	         The execution is sketchy throughout; the head, in	         particular, is left in the rough.        --J. S.	                                                  Harford.	   [1913 Webster]
Skew \Skew\, adv. [Cf. D. scheef. Dan. ski?v, Sw. skef, Icel.	   skeifr, G. schief, also E. shy, a. & v. i.]	   Awry; obliquely; askew.	   [1913 Webster]	Skew \Skew\, a.	   Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; --	   chiefly used in technical phrases.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Skew arch}, an oblique arch. See under {Oblique}.	   {Skew back}. (Civil Engin.)	   (a) The course of masonry, the stone, or the iron plate,	       having an inclined face, which forms the abutment for the	       voussoirs of a segmental arch.	   (b) A plate, cap, or shoe, having an inclined face to receive	       the nut of a diagonal brace, rod, or the end of an	       inclined strut, in a truss or frame.	   {Skew bridge}. See under {Bridge}, n.	   {Skew curve} (Geom.), a curve of double curvature, or a	      twisted curve. See {Plane curve}, under {Curve}.	   {Skew gearing}, or {Skew bevel gearing} (Mach.), toothed	      gearing, generally resembling bevel gearing, for	      connecting two shafts that are neither parallel nor	      intersecting, and in which the teeth slant across the	      faces of the gears.	   {Skew surface} (Geom.), a ruled surface such that in general	      two successive generating straight lines do not intersect;	      a warped surface; as, the helicoid is a skew surface.	   {Skew symmetrical determinant} (Alg.), a determinant in which	      the elements in each column of the matrix are equal to the	      elements of the corresponding row of the matrix with the	      signs changed, as in (1), below.	      [1913 Webster] (1) 0 2 -3-2 0 53 -5 0 (2) 4 -1 71 8 -2-7 2	      1	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This requires that the numbers in the diagonal from the	         upper left to lower right corner be zeros. A like	         determinant in which the numbers in the diagonal are	         not zeros is a skew determinant, as in (2), above.	         [1913 Webster]	Skew \Skew\, n. (Arch.)	   A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a	   buttress, or the like, cut with a sloping surface and with a	   check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place.	   [1913 Webster]	Skew \Skew\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skewing}.]	   1. To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move	      obliquely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Child, you must walk straight, without skewing.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To start aside; to shy, as a horse. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly	      or suspiciously. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Skew \Skew\, v. t. [See {Skew}, adv.]	   1. To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an	      oblique position.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw or hurl obliquely.	      [1913 Webster]
Skewbald \Skew"bald`\, a.	   Marked with spots and patches of white and some color other	   than black; -- usually distinguished from piebald, in which	   the colors are properly white and black. Said of horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Skewer \Skew"er\, n. [Probably of Scand, origin; cf. Sw. & Dan.	   skifer a slate. Cf. {Shuver} a fragment.]	   A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for	   keeping it in form while roasting.	   [1913 Webster]	         Meat well stuck with skewers to make it look round.	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Skewer \Skew"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skewered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Skewering}.]	   To fasten with skewers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ski \Ski\ (sk[=e]), n.; pl. {skis} (sk[=e]z). [Dan. ski; Icel.	   sk[imac][eth] a billet of wood. See {Skid}.]	   A long, flat, narrow runner made of wood, plastic or metal,	   curved upwards in front, having a fitting allowing it to be	   attached to the foot, and used for gliding or sliding over	   snow. Commonly used in the plural, to designate the pair.	   [Also spelled {skee}.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Skiagraph
Skiagraph \Ski"a*graph\, n. Skiagraphy \Ski*ag"ra*phy\, n., etc.	   See {Sciagraph}, {Sciagraphy}, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Skiascope
Skiascope \Ski"a*scope\, Sciascope \Sci"a*scope\, n. [Gr. ? a	   shadow + -scope.] (Med.)	   A device for determining the refractive state of the eye by	   observing the movements of the retinal lights and shadows. --	   {Ski*as"co*py}, {Ski*as"co*py}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skid \Skid\ (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[imac][eth] a billet of wood.	   See {Shide}.] [Written also {skeed}.]	   1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and	      placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning	      when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by	      extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the	      same purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive	      pressure. Specifically:	      (a) pl. (Naut.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to	          protect it in handling a cargo. --Totten.	      (b) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so	          as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a	          door, along which anything is moved by sliding or	          rolling.	      (c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for	          supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Aeronautics) A runner (one or two) under some flying	      machines, used for landing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A low movable platform for supporting heavy items to be	      transported, typically of two layers, and having a space	      between the layers into which the fork of a fork lift can	      be inserted; it is used to conveniently transport heavy	      objects by means of a fork lift; -- a skid without wheels	      is the same as a {pallet}.	      [PJC]	   5. pl. Declining fortunes; a movement toward defeat or	      downfall; -- used mostly in the phrase	   {on the skids} and	   {hit the skids}.	      [PJC]	   6. [From the v.] Act of skidding; -- called also {side slip}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Skid \Skid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skidded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skidding}.]	   1. To protect or support with a skid or skids; also, to cause	      to move on skids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To check with a skid, as wagon wheels. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Forestry) To haul (logs) to a skid and load on a skidway.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Skid \Skid\, v. i.	   1. To slide without rotating; -- said of a wheel held from	      turning while the vehicle moves onward.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To fail to grip the roadway; specif., to slip sideways on	      the road; to side-slip; -- said esp. of a cycle or	      automobile.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skiddaw \Skid"daw`\, n. (Zool.)	   The black guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skidder \Skid"der\, n.	   One that skids; one that uses a skid; specif.: (Logging)	   (a) One that skids logs.	   (b) An engine for hauling the cable used in skidding logs.	   (c) The foreman of a construction gang making a skid road.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skidpan \Skid"pan`\, n.	   See {Skid}, n., 1. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skid road \Skid road\ (Logging)	   (a) A road along which logs are dragged to the skidway or	       landing; -- called also {travois road} or {travoy road}.	   (b) A road having partly sunken transverse logs (called	       skids) at intervals of about five feet.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skied \Skied\ (sk[imac]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Sky}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	Skied \Skied\ (sk[=e]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Ski}, v. i.	   [PJC]
Skiey \Ski"ey\, a.	   See {Skyey}. --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Skiff \Skiff\, n. [F. esquif, fr. OHG. skif, G. schiff. See	   {Ship}.]	   A small, light boat.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pilot of some small night-foundered skiff.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Skiff caterpillar} (Zool.), the larva of a moth ({Limacodes	      scapha}); -- so called from its peculiar shape.	      [1913 Webster]	Skiff \Skiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skiffing}.]	   To navigate in a skiff. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skiffling \Skif"fling\, n. (Quarrying)	   Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections;	   knobbing.	   [1913 Webster]
Skilder \Skil"der\, v. i.	   To beg; to pilfer; to skelder. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Skilful \Skil"ful\, a.	   See {Skilful}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skill \Skill\, n. [Icel. skil a distinction, discernment; akin	   to skilja to separate, divide, distinguish, Sw. skilja,.	   skille to separate, skiel reason, right, justice, Sw.	   sk[aum]l reason, Lith. skelli to cleave. Cf. {Shell},	   {Shoal}, a multitude.]	   1. Discrimination; judgment; propriety; reason; cause. [Obs.]	      --Shak. "As it was skill and right." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For great skill is, he prove that he wrought. [For	      with good reason he should test what he created.]	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Knowledge; understanding. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That by his fellowship he color might	            Both his estate and love from skill of any wight.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor want we skill or art.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The familiar knowledge of any art or science, united with	      readiness and dexterity in execution or performance, or in	      the application of the art or science to practical	      purposes; power to discern and execute; ability to	      perceive and perform; expertness; aptitude; as, the skill	      of a mathematician, physician, surgeon, mechanic, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Phocion, . . . by his great wisdom and skill at	            negotiations, diverted Alexander from the conquest	            of Athens.                            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where patience her sweet skill imparts. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Display of art; exercise of ability; contrivance; address.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Richard . . . by a thousand princely skills,	            gathering so much corn as if he meant not to return.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any particular art. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Learned in one skill, and in another kind of	            learning unskillful.                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dexterity; adroitness; expertness; art; aptitude;	        ability.	   Usage: {Skill}, {Dexterity}, {Adroitness}. Skill is more	          intelligent, denoting familiar knowledge united to	          readiness of performance. Dexterity, when applied to	          the body, is more mechanical, and refers to habitual	          ease of execution. Adroitness involves the same image	          with dexterity, and differs from it as implaying a	          general facility of movement (especially in avoidance	          of danger or in escaping from a difficalty). The same	          distinctions apply to the figurative sense of the	          words. A man is skillful in any employment when he	          understands both its theory and its practice. He is	          dexterous when he maneuvers with great lightness. He	          is adroit in the use od quick, sudden, and	          well-directed movements of the body or the mind, so as	          to effect the object he has in view.	          [1913 Webster]	Skill \Skill\, v. t.	   To know; to understand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To skill the arts of expressing our mind. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Skill \Skill\, v. i.	   1. To be knowing; to have understanding; to be dexterous in	      performance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not skill of these thy ways.    --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a difference; to signify; to matter; -- used	      impersonally. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            What skills it, if a bag of stones or gold	            About thy neck do drown thee?         --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            It skills not talking of it.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Skilled \Skilled\, a.	   Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity	   in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert;	   skillful; -- often followed by in; as, a person skilled in	   drawing or geometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Skillet \Skil"let\, n. [OF. escuelette, dim. of escuelle a	   porringer, F. ecuelle, fr. L. scutella, dim. of scutra,	   scuta, a dish. Cf. {Scuttle} a basket.]	   A small vessel of iron, copper, or other metal, with a	   handle, used for culinary purpose, as for stewing meat.	   [1913 Webster]
Skillful \Skill"ful\, a. [Written also skilful.]	   1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. [Obs.] "Of	      skillful judgment." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready;	      expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful	      mechanic; -- often followed by at, in, or of; as, skillful	      at the organ; skillful in drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and	            such as are skillful of lamentations to wailing.	                                                  --Amos v. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Expert; skilled; dexterous; adept; masterly; adroit;	        clever; cunning.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Skill"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Skill"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Skilligalee \Skil`li*ga*lee"\ (sk[i^]l`l[i^]*g[.a]*l[=e]"), n.	   A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to	   prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of	   oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy	   or army. [Written also {skilligolee}, {skillygalee}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skilling \Skil"ling\ (sk[i^]l"l[i^]ng), n. [Cf. {Sheeling}.]	   A bay of a barn; also, a slight addition to a cottage. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Skilling \Skil"ling\, n. [Sw. & Dan. See {Shilling}.]	   A money of account in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and North	   Germany, and also a coin. It had various values, from three	   fourths of a cent in Norway to more than two cents in	   L["u]beck.	   [1913 Webster]
Skill-less \Skill"-less\, a.	   Lacking skill. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Skilts \Skilts\ (sk[i^]l), n. pl.	   A kind of large, coarse, short trousers formerly worn.	   [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Skilty \Skil"ty\, n.	   The water rail. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skim \Skim\ (sk[i^]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimmed} (sk[i^]md);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Skimming}.] [Cf. Sw. skymma to darken.	   [root]158. See {Scum}.]	   1. To clear (a liquid) from scum or substance floating or	      lying thereon, by means of a utensil that passes just	      beneath the surface; as, to skim milk; to skim broth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take off by skimming; as, to skim cream.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass near the surface of; to brush the surface of; to	      glide swiftly along the surface of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homer describes Mercury as flinging himself from the	            top of Olympus, and skimming the surface of the	            ocean.                                --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: To read or examine superficially and rapidly, in	      order to cull the principal facts or thoughts; as, to skim	      a book or a newspaper.	      [1913 Webster]	Skim \Skim\, v. i.	   1. To pass lightly; to glide along in an even, smooth course;	      to glide along near the surface.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain,	            Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the	            main.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hasten along with superficial attention.	      [1913 Webster]	            They skim over a science in a very superficial	            survey.                               --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put on the finishing coat of plaster.	      [1913 Webster]	Skim \Skim\, a.	   Contraction of {Skimming} and {Skimmed}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Skim coat}, the final or finishing coat of plaster.	   {Skim colter}, a colter for paring off the surface of land.	      	   {Skim milk}, skimmed milk; milk from which the cream has been	      taken.	      [1913 Webster]
Srim \Srim\, n.	   Scum; refuse. --Bryskett.	   [1913 Webster]
Skimback \Skim"back`\ (sk[i^]m"b[a^]k`), n. (Zool.)	   The quillback. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skimble-scamble \Skim"ble-scam`ble\, a. [A reduplication of	   scamble.]	   Rambling; disorderly; unconnected. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a deal of skimble-scamble stuff.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Skimitry \Skim"i*try\, n.	   See {Skimmington}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skimmer \Skim"mer\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, skims; esp., a utensil with which	      liquids are skimmed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of longwinged marine birds of the	      genus {Rhynchops}, allied to the terns, but having the	      lower mandible compressed and much longer than the upper	      one. These birds fly rapidly along the surface of the	      water, with the lower mandible immersed, thus skimming out	      small fishes. The American species ({Rhynchops nigra}) is	      common on the southern coasts of the United States. Called	      also {scissorbill}, and {shearbill}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of several large bivalve shells, sometimes	      used for skimming milk, as the sea clams, and large	      scallops.	      [1913 Webster]
Skimmerton \Skim"mer*ton\, n.	   See {Skimmington}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skimming \Skim"ming\, n.	   1. The act of one who skims.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is skimmed from the surface of a liquid; --	      chiefly used in the plural; as, the skimmings of broth.	      [1913 Webster]
Skimmingly \Skim"ming*ly\, adv.	   In a skimming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Skimmington \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, but behind her, facing	   backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession	   of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in	   ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts	   of England.	   [1913 Webster]
Skimp \Skimp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skimped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skimping}.] [Cf. {Skinch}, {Scamp}, v. t.]	   1. To slight; to do carelessly; to scamp. [Prov. Eng. &	      Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make insufficient allowance for; to scant; to scrimp.	      [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Skimp \Skimp\, v. i.	   To save; to be parsimonious or niggardly. [Prov. Eng. &	   Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Skimp \Skimp\, a.	   Scanty. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skin \Skin\, n. [Icel. skinn; akin to Sw. skinn, Dan. skind, AS.	   scinn, G. schined to skin.]	   1. (Anat.) The external membranous integument of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In man, and the vertebrates generally, the skin consist	         of two layers, an outer nonsensitive and nonvascular	         epidermis, cuticle, or skarfskin, composed of cells	         which are constantly growing and multiplying in the	         deeper, and being thrown off in the superficial,	         layers; and an inner sensitive, and vascular dermis,	         cutis, corium, or true skin, composed mostly of	         connective tissue.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The hide of an animal, separated from the body, whether	      green, dry, or tanned; especially, that of a small animal,	      as a calf, sheep, or goat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vessel made of skin, used for holding liquids. See	      {Bottle}, 1. "Skins of wine." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The bark or husk of a plant or fruit; the exterior coat of	      fruits and plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) That part of a sail, when furled, which remains on the	          outside and covers the whole. --Totten.	      (b) The covering, as of planking or iron plates, outside	          the framing, forming the sides and bottom of a vessel;	          the shell; also, a lining inside the framing.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Skin friction}, {Skin resistance} (Naut.), the friction, or	      resistance, caused by the tendency of water to adhere to	      the immersed surface (skin) of a vessel.	   {Skin graft} (Surg.), a small portion of skin used in the	      process of grafting. See {Graft}, v. t., 2.	   {Skin moth} (Zool.), any insect which destroys the prepared	      skins of animals, especially the larva of Dermestes and	      Anthrenus.	   {Skin of the teeth}, nothing, or next to nothing; the least	      possible hold or advantage. --Job xix. 20.	   {Skin wool}, wool taken from dead sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	Skin \Skin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skinning}.]	   1. To strip off the skin or hide of; to flay; to peel; as, to	      skin an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with skin, or as with skin; hence, to cover	      superficially.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strip of money or property; to cheat. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Skin \Skin\, v. i.	   1. To become covered with skin; as, a wound skins over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce, in recitation, examination, etc., the work of	      another for one's own, or to use in such exercise cribs,	      memeoranda, etc., which are prohibited. [College Cant,	      U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Skinbound \Skin"bound`\, a.	   Having the skin adhering closely and rigidly to the flesh;	   hidebound.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Skinbound disease}. (Med.) See Sclerema neonatorum, under	      {Sclerema}.	      [1913 Webster]
Skinch \Skinch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Skinched}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Skinching}.] [Cf. {Scant}.]	   To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect	   a saving. [Prev. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skin-deep \Skin"-deep`\, a.	   Not deeper than the skin; hence, superficial. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Skinflint \Skin"flint`\, n. [Skin + flint.]	   A penurious person; a miser; a niggard. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Skinful \Skin"ful\, n.; pl. {Skinfuls}.	   As much as a skin can hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Skink \Skink\, n. [L. scincus, Gr. ????.] [Written also	   {scink}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of regularly scaled harmless	   lizards of the family {Scincidae}, common in the warmer parts	   of all the continents.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The officinal skink ({Scincus officinalis}) inhabits	         the sandy plains of South Africa. It was believed by	         the ancients to be a specific for various diseases. A	         common slender species ({Seps tridactylus}) of Southern	         Europe was formerly believed to produce fatal diseases	         in cattle by mere contact. The American skinks include	         numerous species of the genus {Eumeces}, as the	         blue-tailed skink ({Eumeces fasciatus}) of the Eastern	         United States. The ground skink, or ground lizard	         ({Oligosoma laterale}) inhabits the Southern United	         States.	         [1913 Webster]	Skink \Skink\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skinked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skinking}.] [Icel. skenja; akin to Sw. sk[aum]ka, Dan.	   skienke, AS. scencan, D. & G. schenken. As. scencan is	   usually derived from sceonc, sceanc, shank, a hollow bone	   being supposed to have been used to draw off liquor from a	   cask. [root]161. See {Shank}, and cf. {Nunchion}.]	   To draw or serve, as drink. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bacchus the wine them skinketh all about. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such wine as Ganymede doth skink to Jove. --Shirley.	   [1913 Webster]	Skink \Skink\, v. i.	   To serve or draw liquor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Skink \Skink\, n.	   Drink; also, pottage. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Skinker \Skink"er\, n.	   One who serves liquor; a tapster.	   [1913 Webster]
Skinless \Skin"less\, a.	   Having no skin, or a very thin skin; as, skinless fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Skinner \Skin"ner\, n.	   1. One who skins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who deals in skins, pelts, or hides.	      [1913 Webster]
Skinniness \Skin"ni*ness\, n.	   Quality of being skinny.	   [1913 Webster]
Skinny \Skin"ny\, a.	   Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh.	   "Her skinny lips." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He holds him with a skinny hand.         --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Skip \Skip\, n. [See {Skep}.]	   1. A basket. See {Skep}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A basket on wheels, used in cotton factories.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) An iron bucket, which slides between guides, for	      hoisting mineral and rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Sugar Manuf.) A charge of sirup in the pans.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A beehive; a skep.	      [1913 Webster]	Skip \Skip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skipping}.] [OE. skippen, of uncertain origin; cf. Icel.	   skopa run, skoppa to spin like a top, OSw. & dial. Sw.	   skimmpa to run, skimpa, skompa, to hop, skip; or Ir. sgiob to	   snatch, Gael. sgiab to start or move suddenly, to snatch, W.	   ysgipio to snatch.]	   1. To leap lightly; to move in leaps and hounds; -- commonly	      implying a sportive spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lamb thy riot dooms to bleed to-day,	            Had he thy reason, would he skip and play? --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            So she drew her mother away skipping, dancing, and	            frisking fantastically.               --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To leave matters unnoticed, as in reading, speaking,	      or writing; to pass by, or overlook, portions of a thing;	      -- often followed by over.	      [1913 Webster]	Skip \Skip\, v. t.	   1. To leap lightly over; as, to skip the rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass over or by without notice; to omit; to miss; as,	      to skip a line in reading; to skip a lesson.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who have a mind to see the issue may skip these	            two chapters.                         --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to skip; as, to skip a stone. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Skip \Skip\, n.	   1. A light leap or bound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of passing over an interval from one thing to	      another; an omission of a part.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A passage from one sound to another by more than a	      degree at once. --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Skip kennel}, a lackey; a footboy. [Slang.] --Swift.	   {Skip mackerel}. (Zool.) See {Bluefish}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Skipjack \Skip"jack`\, n.	   1. An upstart. [Obs.] --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An elater; a snap bug, or snapping beetle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A name given to several kinds of a fish, as the	      common bluefish, the alewife, the bonito, the butterfish,	      the cutlass fish, the jurel, the leather jacket, the	      runner, the saurel, the saury, the threadfish, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A shallow sailboat with a rectilinear or V-shaped	      cross section.	      [1913 Webster]
Skipper \Skip"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, skips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young, thoughtless person. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The saury ({Scomberesox saurus}).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The cheese maggot. See {Cheese fly}, under {Cheese}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small butterflies	      of the family {Hesperiadae}; -- so called from their	      peculiar short, jerking flight.	      [1913 Webster]	Skipper \Skip"per\, n. [D. schipper. See {Shipper}, and {Ship}.]	   1. (Naut.) The master of a fishing or small trading vessel;	      hence, the master, or captain, of any vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ship boy. [Obs.] --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]
Skippet \Skip"pet\, n. [Cf. Icel. skip, E. skipper. See {Ship}.]	   1. A small boat; a skiff. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A little skippet floating did appear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small round box for keeping records. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Skippingly \Skip"ping*ly\, adv.	   In a skipping manner; by skips, or light leaps.	   [1913 Webster]
Skirl \Skirl\, v. t. & i. [Of Scand. origin, and originally the	   same word as E. shrill.]	   To utter in a shrill tone; to scream. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Skirl \Skirl\, n.	   A shrill cry or sound. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skirlcock \Skirl"cock`\, n. (Zool.)	   The missel thrush; -- so called from its harsh alarm note.	   [Prev. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skirlcrake \Skirl"crake`\, n.	   The turnstone. [Prev. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skirling \Skirl"ing\, n.	   A shrill cry or sound; a crying shrilly; a skirl. [Prov. Eng.	   & Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the skirling of the pipes cleft the air his cold	         eyes softened.                           --Mrs. J. H.	                                                  Ewing.	   [1913 Webster]	Skirling \Skirl"ing\, n. (Zool.)	   A small trout or salmon; -- a name used loosely. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skirmish \Skir"mish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Skirmished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Skirmishing}.] [OE. skirmishen, scarmishen, OF.	   escremir, eskermir, to fence, fight, F. escrimer, of German	   origin; cf. OHG. scirmen to protect, defend, G. schirmen,	   OHG. scirm, scerm, protection, shield, G. schirm; perhaps	   akin to Gr. ???? a sunshade. Cf. {Scaramouch}, {Scrimmage}.]	   To fight slightly or in small parties; to engage in a	   skirmish or skirmishes; to act as skirmishers.	   [1913 Webster]	Skirmish \Skir"mish\, n.[OE. scarmishe, scrymishe. See	   {Skirmish}, v. i.]	   1. A slight fight in war; a light or desultory combat between	      detachments from armies, or between detached and small	      bodies of troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slight contest.	      [1913 Webster]	            They never meet but there's a skirmish of wit.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Skirmisher \Skir"mish*er\, n.	   One who skirmishes. Specifically: pl. (Mil.) Soldiers	   deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an	   advancing army or a marching column.	   [1913 Webster]
Skirr \Skirr\, v. t. [Cf. {Scur}, {Scurry}.]	   To ramble over in order to clear; to scour. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Skirr \Skirr\, v. i.	   To scour; to scud; to run. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	Skirr \Skirr\, n. (Zool.)	   A tern. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skirret \Skir"ret\, n. [A corrupted form equivalent to	   sugarwort.] (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({Sium Sisarum} syn. {Pimpinella	   Sisarum}). It is a native of Asia, but has been long	   cultivated in Europe for its edible clustered tuberous roots,	   which are very sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Skirrhus \Skir"rhus\, n. (Med.)	   See {Scirrhus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skirt \Skirt\, n. [OE. skyrt, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. skyrta	   a shirt, Sw. sk["o]rt a skirt, skjorta a shirt. See {Shirt}.]	   1. The lower and loose part of a coat, dress, or other like	      garment; the part below the waist; as, the skirt of a	      coat, a dress, or a mantle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A loose edging to any part of a dress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A narrow lace, or a small skirt of ruffled linen,	            which runs along the upper part of the stays before,	            and crosses the breast, being a part of the tucker,	            is called the modesty piece.          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Border; edge; margin; extreme part of anything "Here in	      the skirts of the forest." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A petticoat.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The diaphragm, or midriff, in animals. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	Skirt \Skirt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skirted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Skirting}.]	   1. To cover with a skirt; to surround.	      [1913 Webster]	            Skirted his loins and thighs with downy gold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To border; to form the border or edge of; to run along the	      edge of; as, the plain was skirted by rows of trees. "When	      sundown skirts the moor." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Skirt \Skirt\, v. t.	   To be on the border; to live near the border, or extremity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Savages . . . who skirt along our western frontiers.	                                                  --S. S. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Skirting \Skirt"ing\, n.	   1. (Arch.) A skirting board. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Skirts, taken collectivelly; material for skirts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Skirting board}, the board running around a room on the wall	      next the floor; baseboard.	      [1913 Webster]
Skit \Skit\, v. t. [Prov. E. skitto slide, as adj., hasty,	   precipitate, of Scand. origin, and akin to E. shoot, v.t.;	   cf. Icel. skyti, skytja, skytta, a marksman, shooter,	   skj[=o]ta to shoot, sk[=u]ta a taunt. [root]159. See	   {Shoot}.]	   To cast reflections on; to asperse. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   --Crose.	   [1913 Webster]	Skit \Skit\, n.	   1. A reflection; a jeer or gibe; a sally; a brief satire; a	      squib. --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A similar vein satire upon the emptiness of writers	            is given in his "Tritical Essay upon the Faculties	            of the Human Mind;" but that is a mere skit compared	            with this strange performance.        --Leslie	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wanton girl; a light wench. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A short theatrical presentation, often comical or	      satirical. Comical skits are sometimes presented by	      amateur or ad hoc groups at parties, dinners, or other	      social gatherings.	      [PJC]
Skitter \Skit"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Skit}, v. t.]	   To move or pass (something) over a surface quickly so that it	   touches only at intervals; to skip.	         The angler, standing in the bow, 'skitters' or skips	         the spoon over the surface.              --James A.	                                                  Henshall.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Skitter \Skit"ter\, v. i.	   To pass or glide lightly or with quick touches at intervals;	   to skip; to skim.	         Some kinds of ducks in lighting strike the water with	         their tails first, and skitter along the surface for a	         feet before settling down.               --T.	                                                  Roosevelt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skittish \Skit"tish\, a. [See {Skit}, v. t.]	   1. Easily frightened; timorous; shy; untrustworthy; as, a	      skittish colt. "A restiff, skittish jade." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanton; restive; freakish; volatile; changeable; fickle.	      "Skittish Fortune's hall." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Skit"tish*ly}, adv. --	      {Skit"tish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Skittle \Skit"tle\, a.	   Pertaining to the game of skittles.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Skittle alley}, an alley or court in which the game of	      skittles is played.	   {Skittle ball}, a disk or flattish ball of wood for throwing	      at the pins in the game of skittles.	      [1913 Webster]
Skittle-dog \Skit"tle-dog`\, n. (Zool.)	   The piked dogfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Skittles \Skit"tles\, n. pl. [Of Scand. origin. [root]159. See	   {Shoot}, v. t., and cf. {Shuttle}, {Skit}, v. t.]	   An English game resembling ninepins, but played by throwing	   wooden disks, instead of rolling balls, at the pins.	   [1913 Webster]
Skitty \Skit"ty\, n. [Cf. {Skittish}.] (Zool.)	   A rail; as, the water rail (called also {skitty cock}, and	   {skitty coot}); the spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}), and	   the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skive \Skive\, n. [Cf. Icel. sk[imac]fa a shaving, slice, E.	   shive, sheave.]	   The iron lap used by diamond polishers in finishing the	   facets of the gem.	   [1913 Webster]	Skive \Skive\, v. t.	   To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of (hides or	   leather).	   [1913 Webster]
Skiver \Skiv"er\, n. [Cf. {Skewer}, {Shiver} a fragment.]	   1. An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin,	      tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat	      linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or	      skins, as sheepskins.	      [1913 Webster]
Skiving \Ski"ving\, n.	   1. The act of paring or splitting leather or skins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece made in paring or splitting leather; specifically,	      the part from the inner, or flesh, side.	      [1913 Webster]
Sklayre \Sklayre\, n. [Cf. G. schleier.]	   A vell. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sklere \Sklere\, v. t.	   To shelter; to cover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Skolecite
Skolecite \Skol"e*cite\, Skolezite \Skol"e*zite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Scolecite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skonce \Skonce\, n.	   See {Sconce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skopster \Skop"ster\ (sk[o^]p"st[~e]r), n.	   The saury. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skoptsy \Skop*tsy"\, n. pl.	   See {Raskolnik}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skorodite \Skor"o*dite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Scorodite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skout \Skout\, n. (Zool.)	   A guillemot.	   [1913 Webster]
Skowitz \Sko"witz\, n. [Nisqually (American Indian) name.]	   (Zool.)	   The silver salmon.	   [1913 Webster]
Skreen \Skreen\, n. & v.	   See {Screen}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skrike \Skrike\, v. i. & t.	   To shriek. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Skrike \Skrike\, n. (Zool.)	   The missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skrimmage \Skrim"mage\, n.	   See {Scrimmage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skrimp \Skrimp\, v. t.	   See {Scrimp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skringe \Skringe\, v. i.	   See {Scringe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skrite \Skrite\, n. (Zool.)	   The skrike. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skua \Sku"a\, n. [Icel. sk?fr, sk?mr.] (Zool.)	   Any jager gull; especially, the {Megalestris skua}; -- called	   also {boatswain}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skue \Skue\, a. & n.	   See {Skew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skulk \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 at	   leisure, to shirk, Icel. skolla. Cf. {Scowl}.]	   To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie	   close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk. "Want skulks in	   holes and crevices." --W. C. Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Discovered and defeated of your prey,	         You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Skulk \Skulk\, n. [Cf. Icel. skollr, skolli, a fox, and E.	   skulk, v.i.]	   A number of foxes together. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster] Skulk	Skulk \Skulk\, Skulker \Skulk"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, skulks.	   [1913 Webster]
Skulkingly \Skulk"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a skulking manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Skull \Skull\, n. [See {School} a multitude.]	   A school, company, or shoal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A knavish skull of boys and girls did pelt at him.	   --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]	         These fishes enter in great flotes and skulls.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Skull \Skull\, n. [OE. skulle, sculle, scolle; akin to Scot.	   skull, skoll, a bowl, Sw. skalle skull, skal a shell, and E.	   scale; cf. G. hirnschale, Dan. hierneskal. Cf. {Scale} of a	   balance.]	   1. (Anat.) The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal,	      including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and	      cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of	      {Carnivora}, of {Facial angles} under {Facial}, and of	      {Skeleton}, in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In many fishes the skull is almost wholly cartilaginous	         but in the higher vertebrates it is more or less	         completely ossified, several bones are developed in the	         face, and the cranium is made up, wholly or partially,	         of bony plates arranged in three segments, the frontal,	         parietal, and occipital, and usually closely united in	         the adult.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Skulls that can not teach, and will not learn.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A covering for the head; a skullcap. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me put on my skull first.         --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sort of oar. See {Scull}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Skull and crossbones}, a symbol of death. See {Crossbones}.	      [1913 Webster]
Skullcap \Skull"cap`\, n.	   1. A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a	      headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any plant of the labiate genus {Scutellaria}, the	      calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a	      helmet with the visor raised.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The Lophiomys.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Mad-dog skullcap} (Bot.), an American herb ({Scetellaria	      lateriflora}) formerly prescribed as a cure for	      hydrophobia.	      [1913 Webster]
Skullfish \Skull"fish`\, n.	   A whaler's name for a whale more than two years old.	   [1913 Webster]
Skulpin \Skul"pin\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Sculpin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skun \Skun\, n. & v.	   See {Scum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skunk \Skunk\, n. [Contr. from the Abenaki (American Indian)	   seganku.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores	   of the genus {Mephitis} and allied genera. They have two	   glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid,	   which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common species of the Eastern United States	         ({Mephitis mephitica}) is black with more or less white	         on the body and tail. The spotted skunk ({Spilogale	         putorius}), native of the Southwestern United States	         and Mexico, is smaller than the common skunk, and is	         variously marked with black and white.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Skunk bird}, {Skunk blackbird} (Zool.), the bobolink; -- so	      called because the male, in the breeding season, is black	      and white, like a skunk.	   {Skunk cabbage} (Bot.), an American aroid herb ({Symplocarpus	      f[oe]tidus}) having a reddish hornlike spathe in earliest	      spring, followed by a cluster of large cabbagelike leaves.	      It exhales a disagreeable odor. Also called {swamp	      cabbage}.	   {Skunk porpoise}. (Zool.) See under {Porpoise}.	      [1913 Webster]	Skunk \Skunk\, v. t.	   In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in	   cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to	   get a king. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skunkball \Skunk"ball`\, n. (Zool.)	   The surf duck.	   [1913 Webster]
Skunkhead \Skunk"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The surf duck.	   (b) A duck ({Camptolaimus Labradorus}) which formerly	       inhabited the Atlantic coast of New England. It is now	       supposed to be extinct. Called also {Labrador duck}, and	       {pied duck}.	       [1913 Webster]
Skunkish \Skunk"ish\, a.	   Like the skunk, especially in odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Skunktop \Skunk"top`\, n. (Zool.)	   The surf duck.	   [1913 Webster]
Skunkweed \Skunk"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Skunk cabbage.	   [1913 Webster]
Skurry \Skur"ry\, n. & v.	   See {Scurry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skute \Skute\, n. [Icel. sk?ta; akin to Sw. skuta, Dan. skude,	   D. schuit, Lg. sch["u]te, and E. schoot, v.t.]	   A boat; a small vessel. [Obs.] --Sir R. Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Skutterudite \Skut"ter*ud*ite\, n. [From Skutterud, in Norway,	   whence it is obtained.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a bright metallic luster and tin-white to pale	   lead-gray color. It consists of arsenic and cobalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Sky \Sky\ (sk[imac]), n.; pl. {Skies} (sk[imac]z). [OE. skie a	   cloud, Icel. sk[=y]; akin to Sw. & Dan. sky; cf. AS. sc[=u]a,	   sc[=u]wa, shadow, Icel. skuggi; probably from the same root	   as E. scum. [root]158. See {Scum}, and cf. {Hide} skin,	   {Obscure}.]	   1. A cloud. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [A wind] that blew so hideously and high,	            That it ne lefte not a sky	            In all the welkin long and broad.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a shadow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She passeth as it were a sky.         --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The apparent arch, or vault, of heaven, which in a clear	      day is of a blue color; the heavens; the firmament; --	      sometimes in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Norweyan banners flout the sky.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The wheather; the climate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wert better in thy grave than to answer with	            thy uncovered body this extremity of the skies.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sky is often used adjectively or in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, sky color, skylight,	         sky-aspiring, sky-born, sky-pointing, sky-roofed, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sky blue}, an azure color.	   {Sky scraper} (Naut.), a skysail of a triangular form.	      --Totten.	   {Under open sky}, out of doors. "Under open sky adored."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Sky \Sky\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Skied}or {Skyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Skying}.]	   1. To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall,	      where it can not be well seen. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Brother Academicians who skied his pictures. --The	                                                  Century.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw towards the sky; as, to sky a ball at cricket.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sky-blue \Sky"-blue\, a.	   Having the blue color of the sky; azure; as, a sky-blue	   stone. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Skyed \Skyed\, a.	   Surrounded by sky. [Poetic & R.] "The skyed mountain."	   --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Skye terrier \Skye" ter"ri*er\ (Zool.)	   See {Terrier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skyey \Sky"ey\, a.	   Like the sky; ethereal; being in the sky. "Skyey regions."	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sublime on the towers of my skyey bowers,	         Lightning, my pilot, sits.               --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sky-high \Sky"-high`\, adv. & a.	   Very high. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skyish \Sky"ish\, a.	   Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal. [R.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Skylark \Sky"lark`\, n. (Zool.)	   A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the	   common species ({Alauda arvensis}) found in Europe and in	   some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; --	   called also {sky laverock}. See under {Lark}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Australian skylark ({Cincloramphus cantillans}) is	         a pipit which has the habit of ascending	         perpendicularly like a skylark, but it lacks the song	         of a true lark. The Missouri skylark is a pipit	         ({Anthus Spraguei}) of the Western United States,	         resembling the skylark in habit and song.	         [1913 Webster]
Skylarking \Sky"lark"ing\, n.	   The act of running about the rigging of a vessel in sport;	   hence, frolicking; scuffing; sporting; carousing. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Skylight \Sky"light`\, n.	   A window placed in the roof of a building, in the ceiling of	   a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light	   from above.	   [1913 Webster]
Skyman \Sky"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   An aeronaut. [Slang]	   Syn: airman; pilot.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]
Sky pilot \Sky pilot\ (Aeronautics)	   A person licensed as an airplane pilot. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
skyrocket \sky"rock`et\ (sk[imac]"r[o^]k`[e^]t), n.	   A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species	   of fireworks.	   [1913 Webster]	skyrocket \sky"rock`et\ (sk[imac]"r[o^]k`[e^]t), v. i.	   To rise rapidly; -- usually used figuratively, as of prices.	   [PJC]
Skysail \Sky"sail\, n. (Naut.)	   The sail set next above the royal. See Illust. under {Sail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Skyscraper \Sky"scrap`er\, n.	   (a) (Naut.) (1) A skysail of a triangular form. [Rare] (2) A	       name for the one of the fancy sails alleged to have been	       sometimes set above the skysail. [Obs.]	   (b) A very tall building, especially one over 20 stories	       high.	   (c) Hence, anything usually large, high, or excessive. [Slang	       or Colloq.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Skyward \Sky"ward\, a. & adv.	   Toward the sky.	   [1913 Webster]
Slab \Slab\, n. [OE. slabbe, of uncertain origin; perhaps	   originally meaning, a smooth piece, and akin to slape, Icel.	   sleipr slippery, and E. slip, v. i.]	   1. A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other	      stone, having plane surfaces. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it	      into boards, planks, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) The slack part of a sail.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slab line} (Naut.), a line or small rope by which seamen	      haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Slab \Slab\, a. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. slaib mud, mire left on a river	   strand, and E. slop puddle.]	   Thick; viscous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Make the gruel thick and slab.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Slab \Slab\, n.	   That which is slimy or viscous; moist earth; mud; also, a	   puddle. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Slabber \Slab"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slabbered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Slabbering}.] [OE. slaberen; akin to LG. & D.	   slabbern, G. schlabbern, LG. & D. slabben, G. schlabben,	   Icel. slafra. Cf. {Slaver}, {Slobber}, {Slubber}.]	   To let saliva or some liquid fall from the mouth carelessly,	   like a child or an idiot; to drivel; to drool. [Written also	   {slaver}, and {slobber}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Slabber \Slab"ber\, v. t.	   1. To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle.	      [1913 Webster]	            He slabbered me over, from cheek to cheek, with his	            great tongue.                         --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spill liquid upon; to smear carelessly; to spill, as	      liquid foed or drink, in careless eating or drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	            The milk pan and cream pot so slabbered and tost	            That butter is wanting and cheese is half lost.	                                                  --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	Slabber \Slab"ber\, n.	   Spittle; saliva; slaver.	   [1913 Webster]	Slabber \Slab"ber\, n. [See 1st {Slab}.] (Mach.)	   (a) A saw for cutting slabs from logs.	   (b) A slabbing machine.	       [1913 Webster]
Slabberer \Slab"ber*er\, n.	   One who slabbers, or drools; hence, an idiot.	   [1913 Webster]
Slabbery \Slab"ber*y\, a.	   Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery; sloppy.	   [1913 Webster]
Slabbiness \Slab"bi*ness\, n.	   Quality of being slabby.	   [1913 Webster]
Slabbing \Slab"bing\, a. [See 1st {Slab}.]	   Adapted for forming slabs, or for dressing flat surfaces.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Slabbing machine}, a milling machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Slabby \Slab"by\, a. [Compar. {Slabbier}; superl. {Slabbiest}.]	   [See {Slab}, a.]	   1. Thick; viscous.	      [1913 Webster]	            They present you with a cup, and you must drink of a	            slabby stuff.                         --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sloppy; slimy; miry. See {Sloppy}. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]
Slab-sided \Slab"-sid`ed\, a.	   Having flat sides; hence, tall, or long and lank. [Colloq. U.	   S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slack \Slack\, n. [Cf. {Slag}.]	   Small coal; also, coal dust; culm. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]	Slack \Slack\, n. [Icel. slakki a slope on a mountain edge.]	   A valley, or small, shallow dell. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Slack \Slack\, a. [Compar. {Slacker}; superl. {Slackest}.] [OE.	   slak, AS. sleac; akin to OS. slak, OHG. slah, Prov. G.	   schlack, Icel. slakr, Sw. slak; cf. Skr. s[.r]j to let loose,	   to throw. Cf. {Slake}.]	   Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a	   slack rope.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not	      earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as	            some men count slackness.             --2 Pet. iii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as,	      business is slack. "With slack pace." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            C?sar . . . about sunset, hoisting sail with a slack	            southwest, at midnight was becalmed.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slack in stays} (Naut.), slow in going about, as a ship.	   {Slack water}, the time when the tide runs slowly, or the	      water is at rest; or the interval between the flux and	      reflux of the tide.	   {Slack-water navigation}, navigation in a stream the depth of	      which has been increased, and the current diminished, by a	      dam or dams.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Loose; relaxed; weak; remiss; backward; abated;	        diminished; inactive; slow; tardy; dull.	        [1913 Webster]	Slack \Slack\, adv.	   Slackly; as, slack dried hops.	   [1913 Webster]	Slack \Slack\, n.	   The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon	   it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.	   [1913 Webster] Slack	Slack \Slack\, Slacken \Slack"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Slacked}, {Slackened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slacking},	   {Slackening}.] [See {Slack}, a.]	   1. To become slack; to be made less tense, firm, or rigid; to	      decrease in tension; as, a wet cord slackens in dry	      weather.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be remiss or backward; to be negligent.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lose cohesion or solidity by a chemical combination	      with water; to slake; as, lime slacks.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To abate; to become less violent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence these raging fires	            Will slacken, if his breath stir not their flames.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lose rapidity; to become more slow; as, a current of	      water slackens.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To languish; to fail; to flag.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To end; to cease; to desist; to slake. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That through your death your lineage should slack.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They will not of that firste purpose slack.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] Slack	Slack \Slack\, Slacken \Slack"en\, v. t.	   1. To render slack; to make less tense or firm; as, to slack	      a rope; to slacken a bandage. --Wycklif (Acts xxvii. 40)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To neglect; to be remiss in. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slack not the pressage.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of cohesion by combining chemically with water;	      to slake; as, to slack lime.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to become less eager; to repress; to make slow or	      less rapid; to retard; as, to slacken pursuit; to slacken	      industry. "Rancor for to slack." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should be grieved, young prince, to think my	            presence	            Unbent your thoughts, and slackened 'em to arms.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this business of growing rich, poor men should	            slack their pace.                     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            With such delay	            Well plased, they slack their course. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to become less intense; to mitigate; to abate; to	      ease.	      [1913 Webster]	            To respite, or deceive, or slack thy pain	            Of this ill mansion.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Air-slacked lime}, lime slacked by exposure to the air, in	      consequence of the absorption of carton dioxide and water,	      by which it is converted into carbonate of lime and	      hydrate of lime.	      [1913 Webster]
Slacken \Slack"en\, n. (Metal.)	   A spongy, semivitrifled substance which miners or smelters	   mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion. [Written	   also {slakin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slackly \Slack"ly\, adv.	   In a slack manner. --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Slackness \Slack"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being slack.	   [1913 Webster]
Slade \Slade\, n. [AS. sl?d.]	   1. A little dell or valley; a flat piece of low, moist	      ground. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sole of a plow.	      [1913 Webster]
Slag \Slag\ (sl[a^]g), 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 recrement, of a metal; also, vitrified	      cinders.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The scoria of a volcano.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) A product of smelting, containing, mostly as	      silicates, the substances not sought to be produced as	      matte or metal, and having a lower specific gravity than	      the latter; -- called also, esp. in iron smelting,	      {cinder}. The slag of iron blast furnaces is essentially	      silicate of calcium, magnesium, and aluminium; that of	      lead and copper smelting furnaces contains iron.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Slag furnace}, or {Slag hearth} (Metal.), a furnace, or	      hearth, for extracting lead from slags or poor ore.	   {Slag wool}, mineral wool. See under {Mineral}.	      [1913 Webster]	Slag \Slag\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Slagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slagging}.] (Metal.)	   To form, or form into, a slag; to agglomerate when heated	   below the fusion point.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slaggy \Slag"gy\, a.	   Of or pertaining to slag; resembling slag; as, slaggy cobalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaie \Slaie\, n. [See {Sley}.]	   A weaver's reed; a sley.	   [1913 Webster]
Slake \Slake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slaking}.] [OE. slaken to render slack, to slake, AS.	   sleacian, fr. sleac slack. See {Slack}, v. & a.]	   1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst.	      "And slake the heavenly fire." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination	      shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.	      [1913 Webster]	Slake \Slake\, v. i.	   1. To go out; to become extinct. "His flame did slake." --Sir	      T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To slacken; to become relaxed. "When the body's strongest	      sinews slake." [R.] --Sir J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical	      combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slake trough}, a trough containing water in which a	      blacksmith cools a forging or tool.	      [1913 Webster]
Slakeless \Slake"less\, a.	   Not capable of being slaked.	   [1913 Webster]
Slakin \Slak"in\, n. (Metal.)	   Slacken.	   [1913 Webster]
Slam \Slam\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slammed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slamming}.] [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. slamra, slambra,	   sl?ma, Norw. slemba, slemma, dial. Sw. sl[aum]mma.]	   1. To shut with force and a loud noise; to bang; as, he	      slammed the door.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in or on some place with force and loud noise; --	      usually with down; as, to slam a trunk down on the	      pavement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strike with some implement with force; hence, to beat	      or cuff. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To strike down; to slaughter. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To defeat (opponents at cards) by winning all the tricks	      of a deal or a hand. --Hoyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To slam to}, to shut or close with a slam. "He slammed to	      the door." --W. D. Howells.	      [1913 Webster]	Slam \Slam\, v. i.	   To come or swing against something, or to shut, with sudden	   force so as to produce a shock and noise; as, a door or	   shutter slams.	   [1913 Webster]	Slam \Slam\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, slams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The shock and noise produced in slamming.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slam and the scowl were lost upon Sam.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Card Playing) Winning all the tricks of a deal (called,	      in bridge,	   {grand slam}, the winning of all but one of the thirteen	      tricks being called a	   {little slam} or	   {small slam}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. The refuse of alum works. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Slam-bang \Slam"-bang`\, adv.	   With great violence; with a slamming or banging noise.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster] Slamkin
Slamkin \Slam"kin\, Slammerkin \Slam"mer*kin\, n. [Cf. G.	   schlampe, schlamp, dim. schl[aum]mpchen; schlampen to dangle,	   to be slovenly in one's dress.]	   A slut; a slatternly woman. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slander \Slan"der\, n. [OE. sclandere, OF. esclandre, esclandle,	   escandre, F. esclandre, fr. L. scandalum, Gr. ??? a snare,	   stumbling block, offense, scandal; probably originally, the	   spring of a trap, and akin to Skr. skand to spring, leap. See	   {Scan}, and cf. {Scandal}.]	   1. A false tale or report maliciously uttered, tending to	      injure the reputation of another; the malicious utterance	      of defamatory reports; the dissemination of malicious	      tales or suggestions to the injury of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether we speak evil of a man to his face or behind	            his back; the former way, indeed, seems to be the	            most generous, but yet is a great fault, and that	            which we call "reviling;" the latter is more mean	            and base, and that which we properly call "slander",	            or "Backbiting."                      --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            [We] make the careful magistrate	            The mark of slander.                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disgrace; reproach; dishonor; opprobrium.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou slander of thy mother's heavy womb. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Formerly, defamation generally, whether oral or	      written; in modern usage, defamation by words spoken;	      utterance of false, malicious, and defamatory words,	      tending to the damage and derogation of another; calumny.	      See the Note under {Defamation}. --Burril.	      [1913 Webster]	Slander \Slan"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slandered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Slandering}.]	   1. To defame; to injure by maliciously uttering a false	      report; to tarnish or impair the reputation of by false	      tales maliciously told or propagated; to calumniate.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, do not slander him, for he is kind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring discredit or shame upon by one's acts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tax not so bad a voice	            To slander music any more than once.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To asperse; defame; calumniate; vilify; malign; belie;	        scandalize; reproach. See {Asperse}.	        [1913 Webster]
Slanderer \Slan"der*er\, n.	   One who slanders; a defamer; a calumniator. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Slanderous \Slan"der*ous\, a.	   1. Given or disposed to slander; uttering slander.	      "Slanderous tongue." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Embodying or containing slander; calumnious; as,	      slanderous words, speeches, or reports.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Slan"der*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Slan"der*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Slang \Slang\,	   imp. of {Sling}. Slung. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	Slang \Slang\, n.	   Any long, narrow piece of land; a promontory. [Local, Eng.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Slang \Slang\, n. [Cf. {Sling}.]	   A fetter worn on the leg by a convict. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Slang \Slang\, n. [Said to be of Gypsy origin; but probably from	   Scand., and akin to E. sling; cf. Norw. sleng a slinging, an	   invention, device, slengja to sling, to cast, slengja kjeften	   (literally, to sling the jaw) to use abusive language, to use	   slang, slenjeord (ord = word) an insulting word, a new word	   that has no just reason for being.]	   Low, vulgar, unauthorized language; a popular but	   unauthorized word, phrase, or mode of expression; also, the	   jargon of some particular calling or class in society; low	   popular cant; as, the slang of the theater, of college, of	   sailors, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Slang \Slang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slanged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slanging}.]	   To address with slang or ribaldry; to insult with vulgar	   language. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every gentleman abused by a cabman or slanged by a	         bargee was bound there and then to take off his coat	         and challenge him to fisticuffs.         --London	                                                  Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Slanginess \Slang"i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being slangy.	   [1913 Webster]
Slangous \Slan"gous\, a.	   Slangy. [R.] --John Bee.	   [1913 Webster]
Slang-whanger \Slang"-whang`er\, n. [Slang + whang to beat.]	   One who uses abusive slang; a ranting partisan. [Colloq. or	   Humorous] --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Slangy \Slang"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to slang; of the nature of slang; disposed	   to use slang. [Written also {slangey}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slank \Slank\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Slink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slant \Slant\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slanting}.] [OE. slenten to slope, slide; cf. Sw. slinta to	   slide.]	   To be turned or inclined from a right line or level; to lie	   obliquely; to slope.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the side of younder slanting hill.    --Dodsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Slant \Slant\, v. t.	   To turn from a direct line; to give an oblique or sloping	   direction to; as, to slant a line.	   [1913 Webster]	Slant \Slant\, n.	   1. A slanting direction or plane; a slope; as, it lies on a	      slant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An oblique reflection or gibe; a sarcastic remark.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slant or wind}, a local variation of the wind from its	      general direction.	      [1913 Webster]	Slant \Slant\, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. slant. See {Slant}, v. i.]	   Inclined from a direct line, whether horizontal or	   perpendicular; sloping; oblique. "The slant lightning."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Slanting \Slant"ing\, a.	   Oblique; sloping. -- {Slant"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Slantwise
Slantwise \Slant"wise`\, Slantly \Slant"ly\, adv.	   In an inclined direction; obliquely; slopingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Slap \Slap\, n. [OE. slappe; akin to LG. slappe, G. schlappe;	   probably of imitative origin.]	   A blow, esp. one given with the open hand, or with something	   broad.	   [1913 Webster]	Slap \Slap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slapping}.]	   To strike with the open hand, or with something broad.	   [1913 Webster]	Slap \Slap\, adv. [Cf. LG. slap, G. schlapp. See {Slap}, n.]	   With a sudden and violent blow; hence, quickly; instantly;	   directly. [Colloq.] "The railroad cars drive slap into the	   city." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Slapdash \Slap"dash`\, adv. [Slap + dash.]	   1. In a bold, careless manner; at random. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With a slap; all at once; slap. [Colloq.] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Slapdash \Slap"dash`\, v. t.	   To apply, or apply something to, in a hasty, careless, or	   rough manner; to roughcast; as, to slapdash mortar or paint	   on a wall, or to slapdash a wall. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Slape \Slape\, a. [Icel. sleipr slippery; akin to E. slip.]	   Slippery; smooth; crafty; hypocritical. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Slape ale}, plain ale, as opposed to {medicated} or {mixed}	      ale. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Slapeface \Slape"face`\, n.	   A soft-spoken, crafty hypocrite. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Slapjack \Slap"jack`\, n.	   A flat batter cake cooked on a griddle; a flapjack; a	   griddlecake. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slapper \Slap"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, slaps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything monstrous; a whopper. [Slang] --Grose.	      [1913 Webster] Slapper	Slapper \Slap"per\, Slapping \Slap"ping\, a.	   Very large; monstrous; big. [Slang.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slash \Slash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slashing}.] [OE. slaschen, of uncertain origin; cf. OF.	   esclachier to break, esclechier, esclichier, to break, and E.	   slate, slice, slit, v. t.]	   1. To cut by striking violently and at random; to cut in long	      slits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lash; to ply the whip to. [R.] --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To crack or snap, as a whip. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	Slash \Slash\, v. i.	   To strike violently and at random, esp. with an edged	   instrument; to lay about one indiscriminately with blows; to	   cut hastily and carelessly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hewing and slashing at their idle shades. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Slash \Slash\, n.	   1. A long cut; a cut made at random.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large slit in the material of any garment, made to show	      the lining through the openings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. {Slashy}.] pl. Swampy or wet lands overgrown with	      bushes. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A opening or gap in a forest made by wind, fire, or other	      destructive agency.	            We passed over the shoulder of a ridge and around	            the edge of a fire slash, and then we had the	            mountain fairly before us.            --Henry Van	                                                  Dyke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slashed \Slashed\, a.	   1. Marked or cut with a slash or slashes; deeply gashed;	      especially, having long, narrow openings, as a sleeve or	      other part of a garment, to show rich lining or under	      vesture.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gray jerkin, with scarlet and slashed sleeves.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Divided into many narrow parts or segments by sharp	      incisions; laciniate.	      [1913 Webster]
Slasher \Slash"er\, n. (Textile Manuf.)	   A machine for applying size to warp yarns.	   [1913 Webster]
Slash pine \Slash" pine"\ (Bot.)	   A kind of pine tree ({Pinus Cubensis}) found in Southern	   Florida and the West Indies; -- so called because it grows in	   "slashes."	   [1913 Webster]
Slashy \Slash"y\, a. [Cf. Sw. slaska to dabble in water. Cf.	   {Slush}.]	   Wet and dirty; slushy. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slat \Slat\, n. [CF. {Slot} a bar.]	   A thin, narrow strip or bar of wood or metal; as, the slats	   of a window blind.	   [1913 Webster]	Slat \Slat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slatting}.] [OE. slatten; cf. Icel. sletta to slap, to dab.]	   1. To slap; to strike; to beat; to throw down violently.	      [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How did you kill him?	            Slat[t]ed his brains out.             --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To split; to crack. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set on; to incite. See 3d {Slate}. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Slatch \Slatch\ (sl[a^]ch), n. [See {Slack}.] (Naut.)	      (a) The period of a transitory breeze.	      (b) An interval of fair weather.	      (c) The loose or slack part of a rope; slack.	          [1913 Webster]
Slate \Slate\ (sl[=a]t), n. [OE. slat, sclat, OF. esclat a	   shiver, splinter, F. ['e]clat, fr. OF. esclater to shiver, to	   chip, F. ['e]clater, fr. OHG. sleizen to tear, slit, split,	   fr. sl[imac]zan to slit, G. schleissen. See {Slit}, v. t.,	   and cf. {Eclat}.]	   1. (Min.) An argillaceous rock which readily splits into thin	      plates; argillite; argillaceous schist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any rock or stone having a slaty structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prepared piece of such stone. Especially:	      (a) A thin, flat piece, for roofing or covering houses,	          etc.	      (b) A tablet for writing upon.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. An artificial material, resembling slate, and used for the	      above purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A thin plate of any material; a flake. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Politics) A list of candidates, prepared for nomination	      or for election; a list of candidates, or a programme of	      action, devised beforehand. [Cant, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Adhesive slate} (Min.), a kind of slate of a greenish gray	      color, which absorbs water rapidly, and adheres to the	      tongue; whence the name.	   {Aluminous slate}, or {Alum slate} (Min.), a kind of slate	      containing sulphate of alumina, -- used in the manufacture	      of alum.	   {Bituminous slate} (Min.), a soft species of sectile clay	      slate, impregnated with bitumen.	   {Hornblende slate} (Min.), a slaty rock, consisting	      essentially of hornblende and feldspar, useful for	      flagging on account of its toughness.	   {Slate ax} or {Slate axe}, a mattock with an ax end, used in	      shaping slates for roofs, and making holes in them for the	      nails.	   {Slate clay} (Geol.), an indurated clay, forming one of the	      alternating beds of the coal measures, consisting of an	      infusible compound of alumina and silica, and often used	      for making fire bricks. --Tomlinson.	   {Slate globe}, a globe the surface of which is made of an	      artificial slatelike material.	   {Slate pencil}, a pencil of slate, or of soapstone, used for	      writing on a slate.	   {Slate rocks} (Min.), rocks which split into thin laminae,	      not necessarily parallel to the stratification; foliated	      rocks.	   {Slate spar} (Min.), a variety of calcite of silvery white	      luster and of a slaty structure.	   {Transparent slate}, a plate of translucent material, as	      ground glass, upon which a copy of a picture, placed	      beneath it, can be made by tracing.	      [1913 Webster]	Slate \Slate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slating}.]	   1. To cover with slate, or with a substance resembling slate;	      as, to slate a roof; to slate a globe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To register (as on a slate and subject to revision), for	      an appointment. [Polit. Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Slate \Slate\, v. t. [Cf. AS. sl[=ae]ting a privilege of	   hunting.]	   To set a dog upon; to bait; to slat. See 2d {Slat}, 3. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.] [Written also {slete}.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
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Slate-color \Slate"-col`or\	   A dark bluish gray color.	   [1913 Webster]
Slate-gray \Slate"-gray`\, a.	   Of a dark gray, like slate.	   [1913 Webster]
Slater \Slat"er\, n.	   One who lays slates, or whose occupation is to slate	   buildings.	   [1913 Webster]	Slater \Slat"er\, n. (Zool.)	   Any terrestrial isopod crustacean of the genus {Porcellio}	   and allied genera; a sow bug.	   [1913 Webster]
Slating \Slat"ing\, n.	   1. The act of covering with slate, slates, or a substance	      resembling slate; the work of a slater.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slates, collectively; also, material for slating.	      [1913 Webster]
Slatt \Slatt\, n. [See {Slat} a strip of board.]	   A slab of stone used as a veneer for coarse masonry.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Slatter \Slat"ter\, v. i. [E. slat to throw or dash about.]	   To be careless, negligent, or aswkward, esp. with regard to	   dress and neatness; to be wasteful. --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Slattern \Slat"tern\, n.	   A woman who is negligent of her dress or house; one who is	   not neat and nice.	   [1913 Webster]	Slattern \Slat"tern\, a.	   Resembling a slattern; sluttish; slatterny. "The slattern	   air." --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Slattern \Slat"tern\, v. t.	   To consume carelessly or wastefully; to waste; -- with away.	   [R.] --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Slatternliness \Slat"tern*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being slatternly; slovenliness;	   untidiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Slatternly \Slat"tern*ly\, a.	   Resembling a slattern; sluttish; negligent; dirty. -- adv. In	   a slatternly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Slatterpouch \Slat"ter*pouch`\, n.	   A dance or game played by boys, requiring active exercise.	   [Obs.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Slatting \Slat"ting\,	   Slats, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	Slatting \Slat"ting\, n.	   The violent shaking or flapping of anything hanging loose in	   the wind, as of a sail, when being hauled down.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaty \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 splitting; as, a slaty color or	   texture.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Slaty cleavage} (Min.), cleavage, as of rocks, into thin	      leaves or plates, like those of slate; -- applied	      especially to those cases in which the planes of cleavage	      are not parallel to the planes of stratification. It is	      now believed to be caused by the compression which the	      strata have undergone.	   {Slaty gneiss} (Min.), a variety of gneiss in which the	      scales of mica or crystals of hornblende, which are	      usually minute, form thin laminae, rendering the rock	      easily cleavable.	      [1913 Webster]
Slaughter \Slaugh"ter\, n. [OE. slautir, slaughter, slaghter,	   Icel. sl[=a]tr slain flesh, modified by OE. slaught, slaht,	   slaughter, fr. AS. sleaht a stroke, blow; both from the root	   of E. slay. See {Slay}, v. t., and cf. {Onslaught}.]	   The act of killing. Specifically:	   (a) The extensive, violent, bloody, or wanton destruction of	       life; carnage.	       [1913 Webster]	             On war and mutual slaughter bent.    --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) The act of killing cattle or other beasts for market.	       [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Carnage; massacre; butchery; murder; havoc.	        [1913 Webster]	Slaughter \Slaugh"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slaughtered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Slaughtering}.]	   1. To visit with great destruction of life; to kill; to slay	      in battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your castle is surprised; your wife and babes	            Savagely slaughtered.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To butcher; to kill for the market, as beasts.	      [1913 Webster]
Slaughterer \Slaugh"ter*er\, n.	   One who slaughters.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaughterhouse \Slaugh"ter*house`\, n.	   A house where beasts are butchered for the market.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaughterman \Slaugh"ter*man\, n.; pl. {Slaughtermen}.	   One employed in slaughtering. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaughterous \Slaugh"ter*ous\, a.	   Destructive; murderous. --Shak. --M. Arnold. --	   {Slaugh"ter*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Slav \Slav\ (sl[aum]v or sl[a^]v), n.; pl. {Slavs}. [A word	   originally meaning, intelligible, and used to contrast the	   people so called with foreigners who spoke languages	   unintelligible to the Slavs; akin to OSlav. slovo a word,	   slava fame, Skr. [,c]ru to hear. Cf. {Loud}.] (Ethnol.)	   One of a race of people occupying a large part of Eastern and	   Northern Europe, including the Russians, Bulgarians,	   Roumanians, Servo-Croats, Slovenes, Poles, Czechs, Wends or	   Sorbs, Slovaks, etc. [Written also {Slave}, and {Sclav}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slave \Slave\ (sl[aum]v or sl[a^]v; 277) n.	   See {Slav}.	   [1913 Webster]	Slave \Slave\ (sl[=a]v), n. [Cf. F. esclave, D. slaaf, Dan.	   slave, sclave, Sw. slaf, all fr. G. sklave, MHG. also slave,	   from the national name of the Slavonians, or Sclavonians (in	   LL. Slavi or Sclavi), who were frequently made slaves by the	   Germans. See {Slav}.]	   1. A person who is held in bondage to another; one who is	      wholly subject to the will of another; one who is held as	      a chattel; one who has no freedom of action, but whose	      person and services are wholly under the control of	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Art thou our slave,	            Our captive, at the public mill our drudge?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has lost the power of resistance; one who	      surrenders himself to any power whatever; as, a slave to	      passion, to lust, to strong drink, to ambition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A drudge; one who labors like a slave.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An abject person; a wretch. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slave ant} (Zool.), any species of ants which is captured	      and enslaved by another species, especially {Formica	      fusca} of Europe and America, which is commonly enslaved	      by {Formica sanguinea}.	   {Slave catcher}, one who attempted to catch and bring back a	      fugitive slave to his master.	   {Slave coast}, part of the western coast of Africa to which	      slaves were brought to be sold to foreigners.	   {Slave driver}, one who superintends slaves at their work;	      hence, figuratively, a cruel taskmaster.	   {Slave hunt}.	      (a) A search after persons in order to reduce them to	          slavery. --Barth.	      (b) A search after fugitive slaves, often conducted with	          bloodhounds.	   {Slave ship}, a vessel employed in the slave trade or used	      for transporting slaves; a slaver.	   {Slave trade}, the business of dealing in slaves, especially	      of buying them for transportation from their homes to be	      sold elsewhere.	   {Slave trader}, one who traffics in slaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bond servant; bondman; bondslave; captive; henchman;	        vassal; dependent; drudge. See {Serf}.	        [1913 Webster]	Slave \Slave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slaved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slaving}.]	   To drudge; to toil; to labor as a slave.	   [1913 Webster]	Slave \Slave\, v. t.	   To enslave. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaveborn \Slave"born`\, a.	   Born in slavery.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaveholder \Slave"hold`er\, n.	   One who holds slaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaveholding \Slave"hold`ing\, a.	   Holding persons in slavery.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaveocracy \Slave*oc"ra*cy\, n.	   See {Slavocracy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaver \Slav"er\, n.	   1. A vessel engaged in the slave trade; a slave ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person engaged in the purchase and sale of slaves; a	      slave merchant, or slave trader.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slaver's hand was on the latch,	            He seemed in haste to go.             --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	Slaver \Slav"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slavered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Slavering}.] [Cf. Icel. slafra. See {Slabber}.]	   1. To suffer spittle, etc., to run from the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be besmeared with saliva. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Slaver \Slav"er\, v. t.	   To smear with saliva issuing from the mouth; to defile with	   drivel; to slabber.	   [1913 Webster]	Slaver \Slav"er\, n.	   Saliva driveling from the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of all mad creatures, if the learned are right,	         It is the slaver kills, and not the bite. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaverer \Slav"er*er\, n.	   A driveler; an idiot.	   [1913 Webster]
Slavering \Slav"er*ing\, a.	   Drooling; defiling with saliva. -- {Slav"er*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Slavery \Slav"er*y\, n.; pl. {Slaveries}. [See 2d {Slave}.]	   1. The condition of a slave; the state of entire subjection	      of one person to the will of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Disguise thyself as thou wilt, still, slavery, said	            I, still thou art a bitter draught!   --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wish, from my soul, that the legislature of this	            state [Virginia] could see the policy of a gradual	            abolition of slavery. It might prevent much future	            mischief.                             --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A condition of subjection or submission characterized by	      lack of freedom of action or of will.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vulgar slaveries rich men submit to. --C. Lever.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a slavery that no legislation can abolish,	            -- the slavery of caste.              --G. W. Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The holding of slaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bondage; servitude; inthrallment; enslavement;	        captivity; bond service; vassalage.	        [1913 Webster]
Slavey \Slav"ey\, n.	   A maidservant. [Colloq. & Jocose Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slavic \Slav"ic\, a.	   Slavonic. -- n. The group of allied languages spoken by the	   Slavs.	   [1913 Webster]
Slavish \Slav"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to slaves; such as becomes or befits a	   slave; servile; excessively laborious; as, a slavish life; a	   slavish dependance on the great. -- {Slav"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Slav"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Slavism \Slav"ism\, n.	   The common feeling and interest of the Slavonic race.	   [1913 Webster]
Slavocracy \Slav*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Slave + -cracy, as in	   democracy.]	   The persons or interest formerly representing slavery	   politically, or wielding political power for the preservation	   or advancement of slavery. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster] Slavonian
Slavonian \Sla*vo"ni*an\, Slavonic \Sla*von"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Slavonia, or its inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the Slavs, or their language.	      [1913 Webster]	Slavonian \Sla*vo"ni*an\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Slavonia; ethnologically, a Slav.	   [1913 Webster] Slavophil
Slavophil \Slav"o*phil\, Slavophile \Slav"o*phile\, n. [Slavic +	   Gr. ??? loving.]	   One, not being a Slav, who is interested in the development	   and prosperity of that race.	   [1913 Webster]
Slaw \Slaw\, n. [D. sla, contr. fr. salade, OD. salaet, salad.	   See {Salad}.]	   Sliced cabbage served as a salad, cooked or uncooked.	   [1913 Webster] Slaw	Slaw \Slaw\, Slawen \Slaw"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Slee}, to slay.	   [1913 Webster]	         With a sword drawn out he would have slaw himself.	                                                  --Wyclif (Acts	                                                  xvi. 27.)	   [1913 Webster]
Slay \Slay\, v. t. [imp. {Slew}; p. p. {Slain}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slaying}.] [OE. slan, sl?n, sleen, slee, AS. sle['a]n to	   strike, beat, slay; akin to OFries. sl[=a], D. slaan, OS. &	   OHG. slahan, G. schlagen, Icel. sl[=a], Dan. slaae, Sw. sl?,	   Goth. slahan; perhaps akin to L. lacerare to tear to pieces,	   Gr. ????, E. lacerate. Cf. {Slaughter}, {Sledge} a hammer,	   {Sley}.]	   To put to death with a weapon, or by violence; hence, to	   kill; to put an end to; to destroy.	   [1913 Webster]	         With this sword then will I slay you both. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will slay the last of them with the sword. --Amos ix.	                                                  1.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll slay more gazers than the basilisk. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To kill; murder; slaughter; butcher.	        [1913 Webster]
Slayer \Slay"er\, n.	   One who slays; a killer; a murderer; a destroyer of life.	   [1913 Webster]
Slazy \Sla"zy\ (sl[=a]"z[y^]), a.	   See {Sleazy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sle \Sle\ (sl[=e]), v. t.	   To slay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleave \Sleave\ (sl[=e]v), n. [Cf. Dan. sl["o]if, a knot loop,	   Sw. slejf, G. schleife a knot, sliding knot, and E. slip,	   v.i.]	   (a) The knotted or entangled part of silk or thread.	   (b) Silk not yet twisted; floss; -- called also {sleave	       silk}.	       [1913 Webster]	             Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of care.	                                                  --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	Sleave \Sleave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sleaved} (sl[=e]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sleaving}.]	   To separate, as threads; to divide, as a collection of	   threads; to sley; -- a weaver's term.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleaved \Sleaved\ (sl[=e]vd), a.	   Raw; not spun or wrought; as, sleaved thread or silk.	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleaziness \Slea"zi*ness\, n.	   Quality of being sleazy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleazy \Slea"zy\ (sl[=e]"z[y^]), a. [Cf. G. schleissig worn out,	   threadbare, from schleissen to slit, split, decay, or E.	   leasy.]	   Lacking firmness of texture or substance; thin; flimsy; as,	   sleazy silk or muslin. [Spelt also {slazy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sled \Sled\ (sl[e^]d), n. [Akin to D. slede, G. schlitten, OHG.	   slito, Icel. sle[eth]i, Sw. sl[aum]de, Dan. sl[ae]de, and E.	   slide, v. See {Slide}, and cf. {Sledge} a vehicle, {Sleigh}.]	   1. A vehicle on runners, used for conveying loads over the	      snow or ice; -- in England called {sledge}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small, light vehicle with runners, used, mostly by young	      persons, for sliding on snow or ice.	      [1913 Webster]	Sled \Sled\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sledded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sledding}.]	   To convey or transport on a sled; as, to sled wood or timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Sledding \Sled"ding\, n.	   1. The act of transporting or riding on a sled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of the snow which admits of the running of	      sleds; as, the sledding is good.	      [1913 Webster]
Sledge \Sledge\ (sl[e^]j), n. [Perhaps from sleds, pl. of sled,	   confused with sledge a hammer. See {Sled}, n.]	   1. A strong vehicle with low runners or low wheels; or one	      without wheels or runners, made of plank slightly turned	      up at one end, used for transporting loads upon the snow,	      ice, or bare ground; a sled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hurdle on which, formerly, traitors were drawn to the	      place of execution. [Eng.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sleigh. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A game at cards; -- called also {old sledge}, and {all	      fours}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sledge \Sledge\ (sl[e^]j), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Sledged}	   (sl[e^]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sledging}.]	   To travel or convey in a sledge or sledges. --Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]	Sledge \Sledge\, n. [AS. slecge,from sle['a]n to strike, beat.	   See {Slay}, v. t.]	   A large, heavy hammer, usually wielded with both hands; --	   called also {sledge hammer}.	   [1913 Webster]	         With his heavy sledge he can it beat.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Slee \Slee\ (sl[=e]), v. t. [See {Slay}.]	   To slay. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleek \Sleek\ (sl[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Sleeker} (sl[=e]k"[~e]r);	   superl. {Sleekest}.] [OE. slik; akin to Icel. sl[imac]kr, and	   OE. sliken to glide, slide, G. schleichen, OHG. sl[imac]hhan,	   D. slik, slijk, mud, slime, and E. slink. Cf. {Slick},	   {Slink}.]	   1. Having an even, smooth surface; smooth; hence, glossy; as,	      sleek hair. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            So sleek her skin, so faultless was her make.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not rough or harsh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those rugged names to our like mouths grow sleek.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Sleek \Sleek\, adv.	   With ease and dexterity. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]	Sleek \Sleek\, n.	   1. That which makes smooth; varnish. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slick.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sleek \Sleek\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sleeked};p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sleeking}.]	   To make even and smooth; to render smooth, soft, and glossy;	   to smooth over.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sleeking her soft alluring locks.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gentle, my lord, sleek o'er your rugged looks. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleekly \Sleek"ly\, adv.	   In a sleek manner; smoothly.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleekness \Sleek"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sleek; smoothness and	   glossiness of surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleeky \Sleek"y\, a.	   1. Of a sleek, or smooth, and glossy appearance. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fawning and deceitful; sly. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sleep \Sleep\, obs.	   imp. of Sleep. Slept. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sleep \Sleep\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slept}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sleeping}.] [OE. slepen, AS. sl?pan; akin to OFries. sl?pa,	   OS. sl[=a]pan, D. slapen, OHG. sl[=a]fan, G. schlafen, Goth.	   sl?pan, and G. schlaff slack, loose, and L. labi to glide,	   slide, labare to totter. Cf. {Lapse}.]	   1. To take rest by a suspension of the voluntary exercise of	      the powers of the body and mind, and an apathy of the	      organs of sense; to slumber. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Watching at the head of these that sleep. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively:	      (a) To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to	          be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly.	          [1913 Webster]	                We sleep over our happiness.      --Atterbury.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To be dead; to lie in the grave.	          [1913 Webster]	                Them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring	                with him.                         --1 Thess. iv.	                                                  14.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To be, or appear to be, in repose; to be quiet; to be	          unemployed, unused, or unagitated; to rest; to lie	          dormant; as, a question sleeps for the present; the	          law sleeps.	          [1913 Webster]	                How sweet the moonlight sleep upon this bank!	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	Sleep \Sleep\, v. t.	   1. To be slumbering in; -- followed by a cognate object; as,	      to sleep a dreamless sleep. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give sleep to; to furnish with accomodations for	      sleeping; to lodge. [R.] --Blackw. Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sleep away}, to spend in sleep; as, to sleep away	      precious time.	   {To sleep off}, to become free from by sleep; as, to sleep	      off drunkeness or fatigue.	      [1913 Webster]	Sleep \Sleep\, n. [AS. sl[=ae]p; akin to OFries. sl[=e]p, OS.	   sl[=a]p, D. slaap, OHG. sl[=a]f, G. schlaf, Goth. sl[=e]ps.	   See {Sleep}, v. i.]	   A natural and healthy, but temporary and periodical,	   suspension of the functions of the organs of sense, as well	   as of those of the voluntary and rational soul; that state of	   the animal in which there is a lessened acuteness of sensory	   perception, a confusion of ideas, and a loss of mental	   control, followed by a more or less unconscious state. "A man	   that waketh of his sleep." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         O sleep, thou ape of death.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sleep is attended by a relaxation of the muscles, and	         the absence of voluntary activity for any rational	         objects or purpose. The pulse is slower, the	         respiratory movements fewer in number but more	         profound, and there is less blood in the cerebral	         vessels. It is susceptible of greater or less intensity	         or completeness in its control of the powers.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Slumber; repose; rest; nap; doze; drowse.	        [1913 Webster]
Sleep-at-noon \Sleep"-at-noon"\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Tragopogon pratensis}) which closes its flowers at	   midday; a kind of goat's beard. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleep-charged \Sleep"-charged`\, a.	   Heavy with sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n.	   1. One who sleeps; a slumberer; hence, a drone, or lazy	      person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which lies dormant, as a law. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sleeping car. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) An animal that hibernates, as the bear.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) A large fresh-water gobioid fish ({Eleotris	          dormatrix}).	      (b) A nurse shark. See under {Nurse}.	          [1913 Webster]	Sleeper \Sleep"er\, n. [Cf. Norw. sleip a sleeper (a timber), as	   adj., slippery, smooth. See {Slape}.]	   Something lying in a reclining posture or position.	   Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) One of the pieces of timber, stone, or iron, on or near	       the level of the ground, for the support of some	       superstructure, to steady framework, to keep in place the	       rails of a railway, etc.; a stringpiece.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) One of the joists, or roughly shaped timbers, laid	       directly upon the ground, to receive the flooring of the	       ground story. [U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Naut.) One of the knees which connect the transoms to	       the after timbers on the ship's quarter.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) (Naut.) The lowest, or bottom, tier of casks.	       [1913 Webster]
Sleepful \Sleep"ful\, a.	   Strongly inclined to sleep; very sleepy. -- {Sleep"ful*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepily \Sleep"i*ly\, adv.	   In a sleepy manner; drowsily.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepiness \Sleep"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sleepy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleeping \Sleep"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Sleep}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sleeping car}, a railway car or carrriage, arranged with	      apartments and berths for sleeping.	   {Sleeping partner} (Com.), a dormant partner. See under	      {Dormant}.	   {Sleeping table} (Mining), a stationary inclined platform on	      which pulverized ore is washed; a kind of buddle.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleepish \Sleep"ish\, a.	   Disposed to sleep; sleepy; drowsy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your sleepish, and more than sleepish, security.	                                                  --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepless \Sleep"less\, a.	   1. Having no sleep; wakeful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no rest; perpetually agitated. "Biscay's sleepless	      bay." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sleep"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Sleep"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleepmarken \Sleep"mark`en\, n. (Zool.)	   See 1st {Hag}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepwaker \Sleep"wak`er\, n.	   On in a state of magnetic or mesmeric sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepwaking \Sleep"wak`ing\, n.	   The state of one mesmerized, or in a partial and morbid	   sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepwalker \Sleep"walk`er\, n.	   One who walks in his sleep; a somnambulist.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepwalking \Sleep"walk`ing\, n.	   Walking in one's sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleepy \Sleep"y\, a. [Compar. {Sleepier}; superl. {Sleepiest}.]	   [AS. sl?pig. See {Sleep}, n.]	   1. Drowsy; inclined to, or overcome by, sleep. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She waked her sleepy crew.            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tending to induce sleep; soporiferous; somniferous; as, a	      sleepy drink or potion. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dull; lazy; heavy; sluggish. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            'Tis not sleepy business;	            But must be looked to speedily and strongly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characterized by an absence of watchfulness; as, sleepy	      security.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sleepy duck} (Zool.), the ruddy duck.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleepyhead \Sleep"y*head`\, n.	   1. A sleepy person.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bed, to bed, says Sleepyhead.      --Mother	                                                  Goose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ruddy duck.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleer \Sle"er\, n.	   A slayer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleet \Sleet\, n. (Gun.)	   The part of a mortar extending from the chamber to the	   trunnions.	   [1913 Webster]	Sleet \Sleet\, n. [OE. sleet; akin to MHG. sl?z, sl?ze	   hailstone, G. schlosse; of uncertain origin.]	   Hail or snow, mingled with rain, usually falling, or driven	   by the wind, in fine particles.	   [1913 Webster]	Sleet \Sleet\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sleeted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sleeting}.]	   To snow or hail with a mixture of rain.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleetch \Sleetch\, n. [Cf. {Slush}, {Slutch}.]	   Mud or slime, such as that at the bottom of rivers. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sleetiness \Sleet"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being sleety.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleety \Sleet"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sleet; characterized by sleet; as, a	   sleety storm; sleety weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleeve \Sleeve\ (sl[=e]v), n.	   See {Sleave}, untwisted thread.	   [1913 Webster]	Sleeve \Sleeve\, n. [OE. sleeve, sleve, AS. sl?fe, sl?fe; akin	   to sl?fan to put on, to clothe; cf. OD. sloove the turning up	   of anything, sloven to turn up one's sleeves, sleve a sleeve,	   G. schlaube a husk, pod.]	   1. The part of a garment which covers the arm; as, the sleeve	      of a coat or a gown. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow channel of water. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Celtic Sea, called oftentimes the Sleeve.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.)	      (a) A tubular part made to cover, sustain, or steady	          another part, or to form a connection between two	          parts.	      (b) A long bushing or thimble, as in the nave of a wheel.	      (c) A short piece of pipe used for covering a joint, or	          forming a joint between the ends of two other pipes.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) A double tube of copper, in section like the	      figure 8, into which the ends of bare wires are pushed so	      that when the tube is twisted an electrical connection is	      made. The joint thus made is called	   {a McIntire joint}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Sleeve button}, a detachable button to fasten the wristband	      or cuff.	   {Sleeve links}, two bars or buttons linked together, and used	      to fasten a cuff or wristband.	   {To laugh in the sleeve} or {To laugh up one's sleeve} to	      laugh privately or unperceived, especially while	      apparently preserving a grave or serious demeanor toward	      the person or persons laughed at; that is, perhaps,	      originally, by hiding the face in the wide sleeves of	      former times.	   {To pinon the sleeve of}, or {To hang on the sleeve of}, to	      be, or make, dependent upon.	      [1913 Webster]	Sleeve \Sleeve\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sleeved} (sl[=e]vd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sleeving}.]	   To furnish with sleeves; to put sleeves into; as, to sleeve a	   coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleeved \Sleeved\ (sl[=e]vd), a.	   Having sleeves; furnished with sleeves; -- often in	   composition; as, long-sleeved.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleevefish \Sleeve"fish`\ (sl[=e]v"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   A squid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleevehand \Sleeve"hand`\, n.	   The part of a sleeve nearest the hand; a cuff or wristband.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleeveless \Sleeve"less\, a. [AS. sl[=e]fle['a]s.]	   1. Having no sleeves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking a cover, pretext, or palliation; unreasonable;	      profitless; bootless; useless. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vexation of a sleeveless errand.  --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleid \Sleid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sleided}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sleiding}.] [See {Sley}.]	   To sley, or prepare for use in the weaver's sley, or slaie.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleigh \Sleigh\, a.	   Sly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sleigh \Sleigh\, n. [Cf. D. & LG. slede, slee, Icel. sle?i. See	   {Sled}.]	   A vehicle moved on runners, and used for transporting persons	   or goods on snow or ice; -- in England commonly called a	   sledge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sleigh bell}, a small bell attached either to a horse when	      drawing a slegh, or to the sleigh itself; especially a	      globular bell with a loose ball which plays inside instead	      of a clapper.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleighing \Sleigh"ing\, n.	   1. The act of riding in a sleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of the snow or ice which admits of running	      sleighs.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleight \Sleight\, n. [OE. sleighte, sleihte, sleithe, Icel.	   sl?g? (for sl?g?) slyness, cunning, fr. sl?gr (for sl?gr)	   sly, cunning. See {Sly}.]	   1. Cunning; craft; artful practice. [Obs.] "His sleight and	      his covin." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An artful trick; sly artifice; a feat so dexterous that	      the manner of performance escapes observation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The world hath many subtle sleights.  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dexterous practice; dexterity; skill. --Chaucer. "The	      juggler's sleight." --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sleight of hand}, legerdemain; prestidigitation.	      [1913 Webster]
Sleightful \Sleight"ful\, a.	   Cunning; dexterous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sleightly \Sleight"ly\, adv.	   Cinningly. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleighty \Sleight"y\, a.	   Cinning; sly. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Slender \Slen"der\, a. [Compar. {Slenderer}; superl.	   {Slenderest}.] [OE. slendre, sclendre, fr. OD. slinder thin,	   slender, perhaps through a French form; cf. OD. slinderen,	   slidderen, to creep; perh. akin to E. slide.]	   1. Small or narrow in proportion to the length or the height;	      not thick; slim; as, a slender stem or stalk of a plant.	      "A slender, choleric man." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            She, as a veil down to the slender waist,	            Her unadorned golden tresses wore.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weak; feeble; not strong; slight; as, slender hope; a	      slender constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mighty hearts are held in slender chains. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have inferred much from slender premises. --J.	                                                  H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slender utterance of the consonants. --J. Byrne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Moderate; trivial; inconsiderable; slight; as, a man of	      slender intelligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            A slender degree of patience will enable him to	            enjoy both the humor and the pathos.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Small; inadequate; meager; pitiful; as, slender means of	      support; a slender pittance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Frequent begging makes slender alms.  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Spare; abstemious; frugal; as, a slender diet.	      [1913 Webster]	            The good Ostorius often deigned	            To grace my slender table with his presence.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Phon.) Uttered with a thin tone; -- the opposite of	      broad; as, the slender vowels long e and i.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Slen"der*ly}, adv. -- {Slen"der*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Slent \Slent\, n. & v.	   See {Slant}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slep \Slep\, obs.	   imp. of {Sleep}. Slept. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Slepez \Sle*pez"\, n. [Russ. sliepets'.] (Zool.)	   A burrowing rodent ({Spalax typhlus}), native of Russia and	   Asia Minor. It has the general appearance of a mole, and is	   destitute of eyes. Called also {mole rat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slept \Slept\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Sleep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleuth \Sleuth\, n. [Icel. sl[=o][eth]. See {Slot} a track.]	   The track of man or beast as followed by the scent. [Scot.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sleuthhound \Sleuth"hound`\, n. [See {Sleuth}, and cf.	   {Slothound}.] (Zool.)	   A hound that tracks animals by the scent; specifically, a	   bloodhound. [Spelt variously {slouthhound}, {sluthhound},	   etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slew \Slew\,	   imp. of {Slay}.	   [1913 Webster]	Slew \Slew\, v. t.	   See {Slue}.	   [1913 Webster]	Slew \Slew\ (sl[=oo]), n. [See {Slough} a wet place.]	   A wet place; a river inlet.	         The praire round about is wet, at times almost marshy,	         especially at the borders of the great reedy slews.	                                                  --T.	                                                  Roosevelt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slewed \Slewed\, a.	   Somewhat drunk. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Slewth \Slewth\, n.	   Sloth; idleness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sley \Sley\, n. [AS. sl?, fr. sle['a]n to strike. See {Slay}, v.	   t.]	   1. A weaver's reed. [Spelt also {slaie}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A guideway in a knitting machine. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Weaving) The number of ends per inch in the cloth,	      provided each dent in the reed in which it was made	      contained an equal number of ends. --E. Whitworth.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sley \Sley\, v. t.	   To separate or part the threads of, and arrange them in a	   reed; -- a term used by weavers. See {Sleave}, and {Sleid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slibber \Slib"ber\, a.	   Slippery. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Slice \Slice\, n. [OE. slice, sclice, OF. esclice, from	   esclicier, esclichier, to break to pieces, of German origin;	   cf. OHG. sl[imac]zan to split, slit, tear, G. schleissen to	   slit. See {Slit}, v. t.]	   1. A thin, broad piece cut off; as, a slice of bacon; a slice	      of cheese; a slice of bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is thin and broad, like a slice. Specifically:	      (a) A broad, thin piece of plaster.	      (b) A salver, platter, or tray. [Obs.]	      (c) A knife with a thin, broad blade for taking up or	          serving fish; also, a spatula for spreading anything,	          as paint or ink.	      (d) A plate of iron with a handle, forming a kind of	          chisel, or a spadelike implement, variously	          proportioned, and used for various purposes, as for	          stripping the planking from a vessel's side, for	          cutting blubber from a whale, or for stirring a fire	          of coals; a slice bar; a peel; a fire shovel. [Cant]	      (e) (Shipbuilding) One of the wedges by which the cradle	          and the ship are lifted clear of the building blocks	          to prepare for launching.	      (f) (Printing) A removable sliding bottom to galley.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Slice bar}, a kind of fire iron resembling a poker, with a	      broad, flat end, for stirring a fire of coals, and	      clearing it and the grate bars from clinkers, ashes, etc.;	      a slice.	      [1913 Webster]	Slice \Slice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sliced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slicing}.]	   1. To cut into thin pieces, or to cut off a thin, broad piece	      from.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut into parts; to divide.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To clear by means of a slice bar, as a fire or the grate	      bars of a furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Golf) To hit (the ball) so that the face of the club	      draws across the face of the ball and deflects it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slicer \Sli"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, slices; specifically, the circular	   saw of the lapidary.	   [1913 Webster] Slich
Slich \Slich\, Slick \Slick\, n. (Metal.)	   See {Schlich}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slick \Slick\, a. [See {Sleek}.]	   Sleek; smooth. "Both slick and dainty." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Slick \Slick\, v. t.	   To make sleek or smoth. "Slicked all with sweet oil."	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Slick \Slick\, n. (Joinery)	   A wide paring chisel.	   [1913 Webster]	Slick \Slick\, n.	   A slick, or smooth and slippery, surface or place; a sleek.	         The action of oil upon the water is upon the crest of	         the wave; the oil forming a slick upon the surface	         breaks the crest.                        --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slicken \Slick"en\, a.	   Sleek; smooth. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slickens \Slick"ens\, n. [Cf. {Slick}, n.] (Mining)	   The pulverized matter from a quartz mill, or the lighter soil	   of hydraulic mines. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slickensides \Slick"en*sides`\, n.	   1. The smooth, striated, or partially polished surfaces of a	      fissure or seam, supposed to have been produced by the	      sliding of one surface on another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A variety of galena found in Derbyshire, England.	      [1913 Webster]
Slicker \Slick"er\, n.	   That which makes smooth or sleek. Specifically:	   (a) A kind of burnisher for leather.	   (b) (Founding) A curved tool for smoothing the surfaces of a	       mold after the withdrawal of the pattern.	       [1913 Webster]	Slicker \Slick"er\, n.	   A waterproof coat. [Western U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slicking \Slick"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of smoothing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Min.) Narrow veins of ore.	      [1913 Webster]
Slickness \Slick"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being slick; smoothness; sleekness.	   [1913 Webster]
Slid \Slid\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Slide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slidden \Slid"den\,	   p. p. of {Slide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slidder \Slid"der\, v. t. [AS. sliderian. See {Slide}, v. t.]	   To slide with interruption. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Slidderly	   Slidder	Slidder \Slid"der\, Slidderly \Slid"der*ly\, Sliddery
\Slid"der*y\, a. [AS. slidor. See {Slide}, v. t.]	   Slippery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To a drunk man the way is slidder.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Slide \Slide\, v. t. [imp. {Slid}; p. p. {Slidden}, {Slid}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Slidding}.] [OE. sliden, AS. sl[imac]dan; akin	   to MHG. sl[imac]ten, also to AS. slidor slippery, E. sled,	   Lith. slidus slippery. Cf. {Sled}.]	   1. To move along the surface of any body by slipping, or	      without walking or rolling; to slip; to glide; as, snow	      slides down the mountain's side.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, to move over snow or ice with a smooth,	      uninterrupted motion, as on a sled moving by the force of	      gravity, or on the feet.	      [1913 Webster]	            They bathe in summer, and in winter slide. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass inadvertently.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware thou slide not by it.          --Ecclus.	                                                  xxviii. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass along smoothly or unobservedly; to move gently	      onward without friction or hindrance; as, a ship or boat	      slides through the water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ages shall slide away without perceiving. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To slip when walking or standing; to fall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their foot shall slide in due time.   --Deut. xxxii.	                                                  35.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) To pass from one note to another with no	      perceptible cassation of sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To pass out of one's thought as not being of any	      consequence. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With good hope let he sorrow slide.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a calm carelessness letting everything slide.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Slide \Slide\, v. t.	   1. To cause to slide; to thrust along; as, to slide one piece	      of timber along another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass or put imperceptibly; to slip; as, to slide in a	      word to vary the sense of a question.	      [1913 Webster]	Slide \Slide\, n. [AS. sl[imac]de.]	   1. The act of sliding; as, a slide on the ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smooth, even passage or progress.	      [1913 Webster]	            A better slide into their business.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 conveying logs by sliding them down.	      (b) A surface of ice or snow on which children slide for	          amusement.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. That which operates by sliding. Specifically:	      (a) A cover which opens or closes an aperture by sliding	          over it.	      (b) (Mach.) A moving piece which is guided by a part or	          parts along which it slides.	      (c) A clasp or brooch for a belt, or the like.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A plate or slip of glass on which is a picture or	      delineation to be exhibited by means of a magic lantern,	      stereopticon, or the like; a plate on which is an object	      to be examined with a microscope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The descent of a mass of earth, rock, or snow down a hill	      or mountain side; as, a land slide, or a snow slide; also,	      the track of bare rock left by a land slide.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Geol.) A small dislocation in beds of rock along a line	      of fissure. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.)	      (a) A grace consisting of two or more small notes moving	          by conjoint degrees, and leading to a principal note	          either above or below.	      (b) An apparatus in the trumpet and trombone by which the	          sounding tube is lengthened and shortened so as to	          produce the tones between the fundamental and its	          harmonics.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Phonetics) A sound which, by a gradual change in the	      position of the vocal organs, passes imperceptibly into	      another sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Steam Engine)	       (a) Same as {Guide bar}, under {Guide}.	       (b) A slide valve.	           [1913 Webster]	   {Slide box} (Steam Engine), a steam chest. See under {Steam}.	      	   {Slide lathe}, an engine lathe. See under {Lathe}.	   {Slide rail}, a transfer table. See under {Transfer}.	   {Slide rest} (Turning lathes), a contrivance for holding,	      moving, and guiding, the cutting tool, made to slide on	      ways or guides by screws or otherwise, and having compound	      motion.	   {Slide rule}, a mathematical instrument consisting of two	      parts, one of which slides upon the other, for the	      mechanical performance of addition and subtraction, and,	      by means of logarithmic scales, of multiplication and	      division.	   {Slide valve}.	       (a) Any valve which opens and closes a passageway by	           sliding over a port.	       (b) A particular kind of sliding valve, often used in	           steam engines for admitting steam to the piston and	           releasing it, alternately, having a cuplike cavity in	           its face, through which the exhaust steam passes. It	           is situated in the steam chest, and moved by the	           valve gear. It is sometimes called a {D valve}, -- a	           name which is also applied to a semicylindrical pipe	           used as a sliding valve.	           [1913 Webster] In the illustration, a is the cylinder	           of a steam engine, in which plays the piston p; b the	           steam chest, receiving its supply from the pipe i,	           and containing the slide valve s, which is shown as	           admitting steam to one end of the cylinder through	           the port e, and opening communication between the	           exhaust passage f and the port c, for the release of	           steam from the opposite end of the cylinder.	           [1913 Webster]
Slidegroat \Slide"groat\, n.	   The game of shovelboard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slider \Slid"er\, a.	   See {Slidder}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Slider \Slid"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, slides; especially, a sliding part	      of an instrument or machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The red-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys rugosa}).	      [Local, U. S. ]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) any of several North American freshwater turtles	      of the genus {Chrysemis}; some, such as {Chrysemis	      scripta} are sold commercially as pets. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]	   4. (Baseball) a fast pitch that breaks slightly just in front	      of the batter, in the same direction as a curve ball (i.	      e., away from the side from which it was thrown).	      [PJC]	   {Slider pump}, a form of rotary pump.	      [1913 Webster]
Slide rule \Slide" rule`\, n.	   a thin, flat calculating device consisting of a fixed outer	   piece and a movable middle piece. Both pieces are graduated	   in such a way (as, by a logarithmic scale) that	   multiplication, division, and other mathematical functions of	   an input variable may be rapidly determined by movement of	   the middle pieces to a location on one scale corresponding to	   the input value, and reading off the result on another scale.	   A movable window with a hairline assists in alignment of the	   scales. This device has been largely superseded by the	   electronic calculator, which has a greater precision than the	   slide rule. Also called colloquially {slipstick}.	   [PJC]
Slideway \Slide"way`\, n.	   A way along which something slides.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sliding \Slid"ing\, a.	   1. That slides or slips; gliding; moving smoothly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slippery; elusory. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That sliding science hath me made so bare.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sliding friction} (Mech.), the resistance one body meets	      with in sliding along the surface of another, as	      distinguished from rolling friction.	   {Sliding gunter} (Naut.), a topmast arranged with metallic	      fittings so as to be hoisted and lowered by means of	      halyards.	   {Sliding keel} (Naut), a movable keel, similar to a	      centeboard.	   {Sliding pair}. (Mech.) See the Note under {Pair}, n., 7.	   {Sliding rule}. Same as {Slide rule}, under {Slide}, n.	   {Sliding scale}.	      (a) A scale for raising or lowering imposts in proportion	          to the fall or rise of prices.	      (b) A variable scale of wages or of prices.	      (c) A slide rule.	   {Sliding ways} (Naut.), the timber guides used in launching a	      vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Slidometer \Sli*dom"e*ter\, n. [Slide + -meter.]	   An instrument for indicating and recording shocks to railway	   cars occasioned by sudden stopping.	   [1913 Webster]
Slight \Slight\, n.	   Sleight. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Slight \Slight\, v. t. [Cf. D. slechten to level, to demolish.]	   1. To overthrow; to demolish. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make even or level. [Obs.] --Hexham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw heedlessly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The rogue slighted me into the river. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Slight \Slight\, a. [Compar. {Slighter}; superl. {Slightest}.]	   [OE. sli?t, sleght, probably from OD. slicht, slecht, simple,	   plain, D. slecht; akin to OFries. sliucht, G. schlecht,	   schlicht, OHG. sleht smooth, simple, Icel. sl?ttr smooth, Sw.	   sl[aum]t, Goth. sla['i]hts; or uncertain origin.]	   1. Not decidedly marked; not forcible; inconsiderable;	      unimportant; insignificant; not severe; weak; gentle; --	      applied in a great variety of circumstances; as, a slight	      (i. e., feeble) effort; a slight (i. e., perishable)	      structure; a slight (i. e., not deep) impression; a slight	      (i. e., not convincing) argument; a slight (i. e., not	      thorough) examination; slight (i. e., not severe) pain,	      and the like. "At one slight bound." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slight is the subject, but not so the praise.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some firmly embrace doctrines upon slight grounds.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not stout or heavy; slender.	      [1913 Webster]	            His own figure, which was formerly so slight. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Foolish; silly; weak in intellect. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Slight \Slight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slighting}.]	   To disregard, as of little value and unworthy of notice; to	   make light of; as, to slight the divine commands. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wretch who slights the bounty of the skies.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To slight off}, to treat slightingly; to drive off; to	      remove. [R.] -- {To slight over}, to run over in haste; to	      perform superficially; to treat carelessly; as, to slight	      over a theme. "They will but slight it over." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To neglect; disregard; disdain; scorn.	   Usage: {Slight}, {Neglect}. To slight is stronger than to	          neglect. We may neglect a duty or person from	          inconsiderateness, or from being over-occupied in	          other concerns. To slight is always a positive and	          intentional act, resulting from feelings of dislike or	          contempt. We ought to put a kind construction on what	          appears neglect on the part of a friend; but when he	          slights us, it is obvious that he is our friend no	          longer.	          [1913 Webster]	                Beware . . . lest the like befall . . .	                If they transgress and slight that sole command.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                This my long-sufferance, and my day of grace,	                Those who neglect and scorn shall never taste.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Slight \Slight\, n.	   The act of slighting; the manifestation of a moderate degree	   of contempt, as by neglect or oversight; neglect; indignity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Neglect; disregard; inattention; contempt; disdain;	        scorn; disgrace; indignity; disparagement.	        [1913 Webster]	Slight \Slight\, adv.	   Slightly. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Think not so slight of glory.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Slighten \Slight"en\, v. t.	   To slight. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Slighter \Slight"er\, n.	   One who slights.	   [1913 Webster]
Slightful \Slight"ful\, a.	   See {Sleightful}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slighting \Slight"ing\, a.	   Characterized by neglect or disregard.	   [1913 Webster]
Slightingly \Slight"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a slighting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Slightly \Slight"ly\, adv.	   1. In a slight manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slightingly; negligently. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Slightness \Slight"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being slight; slenderness;	   feebleness; superficiality; also, formerly, negligence;	   indifference; disregard.	   [1913 Webster]
Slighty \Slight"y\, a.	   Slight. [Obs.] --Echard.	   [1913 Webster]
Slik \Slik\ (sl[i^]k), a. [See {Such}.]	   Such. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used by Chaucer as of the Northern dialect.	         [1913 Webster]
Slikensides \Slik"en*sides`\, n.	   Same as {Slickensides}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slily \Sli"ly\, adv.	   See {Slyly}. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Slim \Slim\ (sl[i^]m), a. [Compar. {Slimmer}; superl.	   {Slimmest}.] [Formerly, bad, worthless, weak, slight, awry,	   fr. D. slim; akin to G. schlimm, MHG. slimp oblique, awry; of	   uncertain origin. The meaning of the English word seems to	   have been influenced by slender.]	   1. Worthless; bad. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Weak; slight; unsubstantial; poor; as, a slim argument.	      "That was a slim excuse." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of small diameter or thickness in proportion to the height	      or length; slender; as, a slim person; a slim tree.	      --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]
Slime \Slime\ (sl[imac]m), n. [OE. slim, AS. sl[imac]m; akin to	   D. slijm, G. schleim, MHG. sl[imac]men to make smooth, Icel.	   sl[imac]m slime, Dan. sliim; cf. L. limare to file, polish,	   levis smooth, Gr. ???; or cf. L. limus mud.]	   1. Soft, moist earth or clay, having an adhesive quality;	      viscous mud.	      [1913 Webster]	            As it [Nilus] ebbs, the seedsman	            Upon the slime and ooze scatters his grain. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any mucilaginous substance; any substance of a dirty	      nature, that is moist, soft, and adhesive.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Script.) Bitumen. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Slime had they for mortar.            --Gen. xi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Mining) Mud containing metallic ore, obtained in the	      preparatory dressing. --Pryce.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) A mucuslike substance which exudes from the	      bodies of certain animals. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slime eel}. (Zool.) See 1st {Hag}, 4.	   {Slime pit}, a pit for the collection of slime or bitumen.	      [1913 Webster]	Slime \Slime\ (sl[imac]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slimed}	   (sl[imac]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sliming}.]	   To smear with slime. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] slime mold
slime mold \slime mold\, slime mould \slime mould\n.	   1. An unusual fungus-like protist of the phylum Myxomycota or	      the class Myxomycetes, having a stage of growth in which	      it comprises a naked noncellular multinucleate mass of	      creeping protoplasm having characteristics of both plants	      and animals; it also has a propagative phase in which it	      develops fruiting bodies bearing spores; it is sometimes	      classified as a protist. It is called also {acellular	      slime mold}. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	   2. Any of several remarkable amoebalike organisms of the	      phylum Acrasiomycota, mostly terrestrial, having a	      fruiting phase resembling that of the {acellular slime	      molds}, but being cellular and nucleate throughout their	      life cycle; called also {cellular slime mold}. The most	      studied species is {Dictyostelium discoideum}. In their	      feeding phase, they live like amoebae as individual cells,	      engulfing bacteria as a prime food source. When the food	      source diminishes, they begin to aggregate, swarming	      together to form clumps which may move toward heat and	      light, so as to reach the surface of the ground; they then	      differentiate into a form with spores contained within a	      sporangium resting on a stalk. When the spores are carried	      to another location with adequate food supplies, the	      spores may germinate to resume the life cycle. The phase	      of aggregation appears to be initiated by release of	      cyclic AMP, serving as a signal between the individual	      cells. The formation of the fruiting body has some	      similarities to differentiation in multicellular	      organisms, but the mechanisms are still under study. Some	      biologists object to the classification of {Dictyostelium}	      as a slime mold, as it is neither a mold nor slimy.	      [PJC]
Slimily \Slim"i*ly\, adv.	   In a slimy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sliminess \Slim"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being slimy.	   [1913 Webster]
Slimly \Slim"ly\, adv.	   In a state of slimness; in a slim manner; slenderly.	   [1913 Webster]
Slimness \Slim"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being slim.	   [1913 Webster]
Slimsy \Slim"sy\, a.	   Flimsy; frail. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slimy \Slim"y\, a. [Compar. {Slimier}; superl. {Slimiest}.]	   Of or pertaining to slime; resembling slime; of the nature of	   slime; viscous; glutinous; also, covered or daubed with	   slime; yielding, or abounding in, slime.	   [1913 Webster]	         Slimy things did crawl with legs	         Upon the slimy sea.                      --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Sliness \Sli"ness\, n.	   See {Slyness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sling \Sling\, n. [OE. slinge; akin to OD. slinge, D. slinger,	   OHG. slinga; cf. OF. eslingue, of German origin. See {Sling},	   v. t.]	   1. An instrument for throwing stones or other missiles,	      consisting of a short strap with two strings fastened to	      its ends, or with a string fastened to one end and a light	      stick to the other. The missile being lodged in a hole in	      the strap, the ends of the string are taken in the hand,	      and the whole whirled rapidly round until, by loosing one	      end, the missile is let fly with centrifugal force.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or motion of hurling as with a sling; a throw;	      figuratively, a stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At one sling	            Of thy victorius arm, well-pleasing Son. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A contrivance for sustaining anything by suspension; as:	      (a) A kind of hanging bandage put around the neck, in	          which a wounded arm or hand is supported.	      (b) A loop of rope, or a rope or chain with hooks, for	          suspending a barrel, bale, or other heavy object, in	          hoisting or lowering.	      (c) A strap attached to a firearm, for suspending it from	          the shoulder.	      (d) (Naut.) A band of rope or iron for securing a yard to	          a mast; -- chiefly in the plural.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Sling cart}, a kind of cart used to transport cannon and	      their carriages, large stones, machines, etc., the objects	      transported being slung, or suspended by a chain attached	      to the axletree.	   {Sling dog}, one of a pair of iron hooks used as part of a	      sling. See def. 3	      (b) above.	          [1913 Webster]	Sling \Sling\, v. t. [imp. {Slung}, Archaic {Slang}; p. p.	   {Slung}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slinging}.] [AS. slingan; akin to	   D. slingeren, G. schlingen, to wind, to twist, to creep, OHG.	   slingan to wind, to twist, to move to and fro, Icel. slyngva,	   sl["o]ngva, to sling, Sw. slunga, Dan. slynge, Lith. slinkti	   to creep.]	   1. To throw with a sling. "Every one could sling stones at an	      hairbreadth, and not miss." --Judg. xx. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw; to hurl; to cast. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hang so as to swing; as, to sling a pack.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut) To pass a rope round, as a cask, gun, etc.,	      preparatory to attaching a hoisting or lowering tackle.	      [1913 Webster]	Sling \Sling\, n. [Cf. G. schlingen to swallow.]	   A drink composed of spirit (usually gin) and water sweetened.	   [1913 Webster]
Slinger \Sling"er\, n.	   One who slings, or uses a sling.	   [1913 Webster]
slinger ring \slinger ring\ n.	   tubular ring around the propeller hub of an airplane through	   which antifreeze solution is spread over the blades. [WordNet	   1.5]
Slink \Slink\, v. t. [imp. {Slunk}, Archaic {Slank}; p. p.	   {Slunk}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Slinking}.] [AS. slincan; probably	   akin to G. schleichen, E. sleek. See {Sleek}, a.]	   1. To creep away meanly; to steal away; to sneak. "To slink	      away and hide." --Tale of Beryn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Back to the thicket slunk	            The guilty serpent.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There were some few who slank obliquely from them as	            they passed.                          --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To miscarry; -- said of female beasts.	      [1913 Webster]	Slink \Slink\, v. t.	   To cast prematurely; -- said of female beasts; as, a cow that	   slinks her calf.	   [1913 Webster]	Slink \Slink\, a.	   1. Produced prematurely; as, a slink calf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thin; lean. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Slink \Slink\, n.	   1. The young of a beast brought forth prematurely, esp. a	      calf brought forth before its time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thievish fellow; a sneak. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Slinky \Slink"y\, a.	   Thin; lank. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slip \Slip\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slipping}.] [OE. slippen; akin to LG. & D. slippen, MHG.	   slipfen (cf. Dan. slippe, Sw. slippa, Icel. sleppa), and fr.	   OE. slipen, AS. sl[imac]pan (in comp.), akin to G. schleifen	   to slide, glide, drag, whet, OHG. sl[imac]fan to slide,	   glide, make smooth, Icel. sl[imac]pa to whet; cf. also AS.	   sl?pan, Goth. sliupan, OS. slopian, OHG. sliofan, G.	   schliefen, schl?pfen, which seem to come from a somewhat	   different root form. Cf. {Slope}, n.]	   1. To move along the surface of a thing without bounding,	      rolling, or stepping; to slide; to glide.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to	      tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest	      the foot should slip.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move or fly (out of place); to shoot; -- often with	      out, off, etc.; as, a bone may slip out of its place.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To depart, withdraw, enter, appear, intrude, or escape as	      if by sliding; to go or come in a quiet, furtive manner;	      as, some errors slipped into the work.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus one tradesman slips away,	            To give his partner fairer play.      --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrice the flitting shadow slipped away. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To err; to fall into error or fault.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is one that slippeth in his speech, but not	            from his heart.                       --Ecclus. xix.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To let slip}, to loose from the slip or noose, as a hound;	      to allow to escape.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cry, "Havoc," and let slip the dogs of war. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Slip \Slip\, v. t.	   1. To cause to move smoothly and quickly; to slide; to convey	      gently or secretly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tried to slip a powder into her drink.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To omit; to loose by negligence.	      [1913 Webster]	            And slip no advantage	            That my secure you.                   --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut slips from; to cut; to take off; to make a slip or	      slips of; as, to slip a piece of cloth or paper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The branches also may be slipped and planted.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To let loose in pursuit of game, as a greyhound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lucento slipped me like his greyhound. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to slip or slide off, or out of place; as, a	      horse slips his bridle; a dog slips his collar.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To bring forth (young) prematurely; to slink.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 or coat.	      [1913 Webster]	Slip \Slip\, n. [AS. slipe, slip.]	   1. The act of slipping; as, a slip on the ice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unintentional error or fault; a false step.	      [1913 Webster]	            This good man's slip mended his pace to martyrdom.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A twig separated from the main stock; a cutting; a scion;	      hence, a descendant; as, a slip from a vine.	      [1913 Webster]	            A native slip to us from foreign seeds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The girlish slip of a Sicilian bride. --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A slender piece; a strip; as, a slip of paper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moonlit slips of silver cloud.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thin slip of a girl, like a new moon	            Sure to be rounded into beauty soon.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called	      from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become	      loose, by relaxation of the hand.	      [1913 Webster]	            We stalked over the extensive plains with Killbuck	            and Lena in the slips, in search of deer. --Sir S.	                                                  Baker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An escape; a secret or unexpected desertion; as, to give	      one the slip. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Print.) A portion of the columns of a newspaper or other	      work struck off by itself; a proof from a column of type	      when set up and in the galley.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Any covering easily slipped on. Specifically:	      (a) A loose garment worn by a woman.	      (b) A child's pinafore.	      (c) An outside covering or case; as, a pillow slip.	      (d) The slip or sheath of a sword, and the like. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]	   9. A counterfeit piece of money, being brass covered with	      silver. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Matter found in troughs of grindstones after the grinding	       of edge tools. [Prov. Eng.] --Sir W. Petty.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Potter's clay in a very liquid state, used for the	       decoration of ceramic ware, and also as a cement for	       handles and other applied parts.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A particular quantity of yarn. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	   13. An inclined plane on which a vessel is built, or upon	       which it is hauled for repair.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. An opening or space for vessels to lie in, between	       wharves or in a dock; as, Peck slip. [U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   15. A narrow passage between buildings. [Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	   16. A long seat or narrow pew in churches, often without a	       door. [U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Mining.) A dislocation of a lead, destroying continuity.	       --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. (Engin.) The motion of the center of resistance of the	       float of a paddle wheel, or the blade of an oar, through	       the water horozontally, or the difference between a	       vessel's actual speed and the speed which she would have	       if the propelling instrument acted upon a solid; also,	       the velocity, relatively to still water, of the backward	       current of water produced by the propeller.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. (Zool.) A fish, the sole.	       [1913 Webster]	   20. (Cricket) A fielder stationed on the off side and to the	       rear of the batsman. There are usually two of them,	       called respectively {short slip}, and {long slip}.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	   22. (Mach.)	       (a) The retrograde movement on a pulley of a belt as it	           slips.	       (b) In a link motion, the undesirable sliding movement of	           the link relatively to the link block, due to	           swinging of the link.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   23. (Elec.) The difference between the actual and synchronous	       speed of an induction motor.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   23. (Marine Insurance) A memorandum of the particulars of a	       risk for which a policy is to be executed. It usually	       bears the broker's name and is initiated by the	       underwrites.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To give one the slip}, to slip away from one; to elude one.	      	   {Slip dock}. See under {Dock}.	   {Slip link} (Mach.), a connecting link so arranged as to	      allow some play of the parts, to avoid concussion.	   {Slip rope} (Naut.), a rope by which a cable is secured	      preparatory to slipping. --Totten.	   {Slip stopper} (Naut.), an arrangement for letting go the	      anchor suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]
Slipboard \Slip"board`\, n.	   A board sliding in grooves.	   [1913 Webster] slip carriage
slip carriage \slip carriage\, slip coach \slip coach\n.	   a railway car at the end of the train; it can be detached	   without stopping the train. [British]	   Syn: slip coach	        [WordNet 1.5]	slip clutch \slip clutch\ n.	   a friction clutch that will slip when the torque is too great	   Syn: slip friction clutch.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Slipcoat cheese \Slip"coat` cheese"\	   A rich variety of new cheese, resembling butter, but white.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipes \Slipes\, n. pl. [Cf. {Slip}, v.]	   Sledge runners on which a skip is dragged in a mine.	   [1913 Webster]
slip-joint pliers \slip-joint pliers\ n.	   pliers with a joint adjustable to two positions in order to	   increase the opening of the jaws.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Slipknot \Slip"knot`\, n.	   knot which slips along the rope or line around which it is	   made.	   [1913 Webster]
slip of the tongue \slip of the tongue\ n.	   an unintentional utterance; a mistake in speaking.	   Syn: slip of the lip.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Slip-on \Slip"-on`\, n.	   A kind of overcoat worn upon the shoulders in the manner of a	   cloak. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slippage \Slip"page\, n.	   The act of slipping; also, the amount of slipping.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipper \Slip"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, slips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of light shoe, which may be slipped on with ease,	      and worn in undress; a slipshoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of apron or pinafore for children.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of brake or shoe for a wagon wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) A piece, usually a plate, applied to a sliding	      piece, to receive wear and afford a means of adjustment;	      -- also called {shoe}, and {gib}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slipper animalcule} (Zool.), a ciliated infusorian of the	      genus {Paramecium}.	   {Slipper flower}.(Bot.) Slipperwort.	   {Slipper limpet}, or {Slipper shell} (Zool.), a boat shell.	      [1913 Webster]	Slipper \Slip"per\, a. [AS. slipur.]	   Slippery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O! trustless state of earthly things, and slipper hope	         Of mortal men.                           --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Slippered \Slip"pered\, a.	   Wearing slippers. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipperily \Slip"per*i*ly\, adv.	   In a slippery manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipperiness \Slip"per*i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being slippery.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipperness \Slip"per*ness\, n.	   Slipperiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
slipper orchid \slipper orchid\ n.	   any of several chiefly American wildflowers having an	   inflated pouchlike lip; difficult or impossible to cultivate	   in the garden.	   Syn: lady's slipper, lady's-slipper, lady-slipper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Slipperwort \Slip"per*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Calceolaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slippery \Slip"per*y\, a. [See {Slipper}, a.]	   1. Having the quality opposite to adhesiveness; allowing or	      causing anything to slip or move smoothly, rapidly, and	      easily upon the surface; smooth; glib; as, oily substances	      render things slippery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not affording firm ground for confidence; as, a slippery	      promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slippery tops of human state.     --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not easily held; liable or apt to slip away.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slippery god will try to loose his hold.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Liable to slip; not standing firm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unstable; changeable; mutable; uncertain; inconstant;	      fickle. "The slippery state of kings." --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Uncertain in effect. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Wanton; unchaste; loose in morals. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slippery elm}. (Bot.)	      (a) An American tree ({Ulmus fulva}) with a mucilagenous	          and slightly aromatic inner bark which is sometimes	          used medicinally; also, the inner bark itself.	      (b) A malvaceous shrub ({Fremontia Californica}); -- so	          called on the Pacific coast.	          [1913 Webster]
Slippiness \Slip"pi*ness\, n.	   Slipperiness. [R.] "The slippiness of the way." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Slippy \Slip"py\, a. [AS. slipeg.]	   Slippery.	   [1913 Webster]
slip ring \slip ring\ n.	   a metal ring on a rotating part of a machine to provide a	   continuous electrical connection through brushes on	   stationary contacts	   [WordNet 1.5]	slip road \slip road\ n.	   a short road giving access to an expressway [British] "in	   England they call an access road a slip road."	   Syn: access road, slip road.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Slipshod \Slip"shod`\, a.	   1. Wearing shoes or slippers down at the heel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shivering urchin bending as he goes,	            With slipshod heels.                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively: Careless in dress, manners, style, etc.;	      slovenly; shuffling; as, slipshod manners; a slipshod or	      loose style of writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy wit shall ne'er go slipshod.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Slipshoe \Slip"shoe`\, n.	   A slipper. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipskin \Slip"skin`\, a.	   Evasive. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipslop \Slip"slop`\, n. [A reduplication of slop.]	   Weak, poor, or flat liquor; weak, profitless discourse or	   writing.	   [1913 Webster]
slip stitch \slip stitch\ n.	   loose stitch catching only a thread or two of fabric,	   designed to be invisible from the right side.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Slipstring \Slip"string`\, n.	   One who has shaken off restraint; a prodigal. [Obs.]	   --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Slipthrift \Slip"thrift`\, n.	   A spendthrift. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slish \Slish\, n. [A corruption of slash.]	   A cut; as, slish and slash. [Colloq.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Slit \Slit\, obs.	   3d. pers. sing. pres. of {Slide}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Slit \Slit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slit} or {Slitted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Slitting}.] [OE. slitten, fr. sliten, AS. st[imac]tan	   to tear; akin to D. slijten to wear out, G. schleissen to	   slit, split, OHG. sl[imac]zan to split, tear, wear out, Icel.	   st[imac]ta to break, tear, wear out, Sw. slita, Dan. slide.	   Cf. {Eclat}, {Slate}, n., {Slice}.]	   1. To cut lengthwise; to cut into long pieces or strips; as,	      to slit iron bars into nail rods; to slit leather into	      straps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cut or make a long fissure in or upon; as, to slit the	      ear or the nose.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut; to sever; to divide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And slits the thin-spun life.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Slit \Slit\, n. [AS. slite.]	   A long cut; a narrow opening; as, a slit in the ear.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Gill slit}. (Anat.) See {Gill opening}, under {Gill}.	      [1913 Webster]
slither \slith"er\ (sl[i^][th]"[~e]r), v. i. [Cf. G. schlittern,	   LG. schliddern. See {slide}.]	   To slide; to glide. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
slit-shell \slit"-shell`\ (sl[i^]t"sh[e^]l`), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Pleurotomaria}, a genus of beautiful, pearly,	   spiral gastropod shells having a deep slit in the outer lip.	   Many fossil species are known, and a few living ones are	   found in deep water in tropical seas.	   [1913 Webster]
slitter \slit"ter\ (sl[i^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, slits.	   [1913 Webster]
slitting \slit"ting\ (sl[i^]t"t[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {slit}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {slitting file}. See Illust.	   (i) of {sile}.	   {slitting mill}.	   (a) A mill where iron bars or plates are slit into narrow	       strips, as nail rods, and the like.	   (b) A machine used by lapidaries for slicing stones, usually	       by means of a revolving disk, called a slicer, supplied	       with diamond powder.	   {slitting roller}, one of a pair of rollers furnished with	      ribs entering between similar ribs in the other roller,	      and cutting like shears, -- used in slitting metals.	      [1913 Webster]
Slive \Slive\ (sl[imac]v), v. i. [Cf. {Slip}.]	   To sneak. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Slive \Slive\, v. t. [OE. sliven to split, cleave, AS.	   sl[imac]fan.]	   To cut; to split; to separate. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
sliver \sliv"er\ (sl[i^]v"[~e]r or sl[imac]"v[~e]r; 277), v. t.	   [imp. & p. p. {slivered} (sl[i^]v"[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {slivering}.] [See {Slive}, v. t.]	   To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small	   pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit; as, to sliver	   wood. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They 'll sliver thee like a turnip.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sliver \Sliv"er\, n.	   1. A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment,	      as of glass; a splinter.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A strand, or slender roll, of cotton or other fiber in a	      loose, untwisted state, produced by a carding machine and	      ready for the roving or slubbing which preceeds spinning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Bait made of pieces of small fish. Cf. {Kibblings}.	      [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
sloakan \sloak"an\ (sl[=o]k"an), n. (Bot.)	   A species of seaweed. See 3d {Laver}. [Spelled also	   {slowcawn}.]	   [1913 Webster]
sloam \sloam\ (sl[=o]m), n. (Mining)	   A layer of earth between coal seams.	   [1913 Webster]
sloat \sloat\ (sl[=o]t), n. [See {slot} a bar.]	   A narrow piece of timber which holds together large pieces; a	   slat; as, the sloats of a cart.	   [1913 Webster]
Slobber \Slob"ber\, v. t. & i.	   See {Slabber}.	   [1913 Webster]	Slobber \Slob"ber\, n.	   1. See {Slabber}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A jellyfish. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Vet.) Salivation.	      [1913 Webster]
Slobberer \Slob"ber*er\, n.	   1. One who slobbers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slovenly farmer; a jobbing tailor. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Slobbery \Slob"ber*y\, a.	   Wet; sloppy, as land. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Slock
Slock \Slock\, Slocken \Slock"en\, v. t.	   To quench; to allay; to slake. See {Slake}. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slocking \Slock"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Slock}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Slocking stone}, a rich piece of ore displayed in order to	      tempt persons to embark in a mining enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]
Sloe \Sloe\ (sl[=o]), n. [OE. slo, AS. sl[=a]; akin to D. slee,	   G. schlehe, OHG. sl[=e]ha, Dan. slaaen, Sw. sl[*a]n, perhaps	   originally, that which blunts the teeth, or sets them on edge	   (cf. {Slow}); cf. Lith. slywa a plum, Russ. sliva.] (Bot.)	   A small, bitter, wild European plum, the fruit of the	   blackthorn ({Prunus spinosa}); also, the tree itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Slog \Slog\ (sl[o^]g), v. t. & i. [Cf. {Slug}, v. t.]	   To hit hard, esp. with little attention to aim or the like,	   as in cricket or boxing; to slug. [Cant or Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Slog \Slog\ (sl[o^]g), v. i.	   1. to walk heavily; to plod; to walk through resisting	      terrain, as in mud.	      [PJC]	   2. To work steadily and ploddingly; to toil.	      [PJC]
Slogger \Slog"ger\ (sl[o^]g"g[~e]r), n.	   A hard hitter; a slugger. [Cant or Slang] --T. Hughes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slogan \Slo"gan\, n. [Gael. sluagh-ghairm, i.e., an army cry;	   sluagh army + gairm a call, calling.]	   The war cry, or gathering word, of a Highland clan in	   Scotland. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A distinctive motto, phrase, or cry used by any	      person or party to express a purpose or ideal; a	      catchphrase; a rallying cry.	      [PJC]
sloggy \slog"gy\ (sl[o^]g"g[y^]), a.	   Sluggish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Somnolence that is sloggy slumbering     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
sloke \sloke\ (sl[=o]k), n. (Bot.)	   See {sloakan}.	   [1913 Webster] sloo
sloo \sloo\ (sl[=oo]), or slue \slue\ (sl[=u]), n.	   A slough; a run or wet place. See 2d {Slough}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloom \Sloom\, n.	   Slumber. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sloomy \Sloom"y\, a.	   Sluggish; slow. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sloop \Sloop\, n.[D. sloep, of uncertain origin. Cf. {Shallop}.]	   1. (Naut.) A vessel having one mast and fore-and-aft rig,	      consisting of a boom-and-gaff mainsail, jibs, staysail,	      and gaff topsail. The typical sloop has a fixed bowsprit,	      topmast, and standing rigging, while those of a cutter are	      capable of being readily shifted. The sloop usually	      carries a centerboard, and depends for stability upon	      breadth of beam rather than depth of keel. The two types	      have rapidly approximated since 1880. One radical	      distinction is that a sloop may carry a centerboard. See	      {Cutter}, and Illustration in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) In modern usage, a sailing vessel having one mast,	      commonly with a Bermuda rig, with either a center-board or	      a keel. In the United States, a sloop may have one or two	      headsails, while in Western Europe and Great Britain a	      sloop has only one headsail.	      [RDH]	   {Sloop of war}, formerly, a vessel of war rigged either as a	      ship, brig, or schooner, and mounting from ten to	      thirty-two guns; now, any war vessel larger than a	      gunboat, and carrying guns on one deck only.	      [1913 Webster]
Slop \Slop\, n. [OE. sloppe a pool; akin to As. sloppe, slyppe,	   the sloppy droppings of a cow; cf. AS. sl?pan to slip, and E.	   slip, v.i. Cf. {Cowslip}.]	   1. Water or other liquid carelessly spilled or thrown aboyt,	      as upon a table or a floor; a puddle; a soiled spot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mean and weak drink or liquid food; -- usually in the	      plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Dirty water; water in which anything has been washed	      or rinsed; water from wash-bowls, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slop basin}, or {Slop bowl}, a basin or bowl for holding	      slops, especially for receiving the rinsings of tea or	      coffee cups at the table.	   {Slop molding} (Brickmaking), a process of manufacture in	      which the brick is carried to the drying ground in a wet	      mold instead of on a pallet.	      [1913 Webster]	Slop \Slop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slopping}.]	   1. To cause to overflow, as a liquid, by the motion of the	      vessel containing it; to spill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spill liquid upon; to soil with a liquid spilled.	      [1913 Webster]	Slop \Slop\, v. i.	   To overflow or be spilled as a liquid, by the motion of the	   vessel containing it; -- often with over.	   [1913 Webster]	Slop \Slop\, n. [AS. slop a frock or over-garment, fr. sl?pan to	   slip, to slide; akin to Icel. sloppr a thin garment; cf. OHG.	   slouf a garment. Cf. {Slip}, v. i.]	   1. Any kind of outer garment made of linen or cotton, as a	      night dress, or a smock frock. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A loose lower garment; loose breeches; chiefly used in the	      plural. "A pair of slops." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's a French salutation to your French slop.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Ready-made clothes; also, among seamen, clothing,	      bedding, and other furnishings.	      [1913 Webster]
Slope \Slope\, n. [Formed (like abode fr. abide) from OE.	   slipen. See {Slip}, v. i.]	   1. An oblique direction; a line or direction including from a	      horizontal line or direction; also, sometimes, an	      inclination, as of one line or surface to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any ground whose surface forms an angle with the plane of	      the horizon.	      [1913 Webster]	            buildings the summit and slope of a hill.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under the slopes of Pisgah.           --Deut. iv.	                                                  49. (Rev.	                                                  Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The part of a continent descending toward, and draining	      to, a particular ocean; as, the Pacific slope.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: A slope, considered as descending, is a declivity;	         considered as ascending, an acclivity.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Slope of a plane} (Geom.), the direction of the plane; as,	      parallel planes have the same slope.	      [1913 Webster]	Slope \Slope\, a.	   Sloping. "Down the slope hills." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A bank not steep, but gently slope.      --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Slope \Slope\, adv.	   In a sloping manner. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Slope \Slope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sloped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sloping}.]	   To form with a slope; to give an oblique or slanting	   direction to; to direct obliquely; to incline; to slant; as,	   to slope the ground in a garden; to slope a piece of cloth in	   cutting a garment.	   [1913 Webster]	Slope \Slope\, v. i.	   1. To take an oblique direction; to be at an angle with the	      plane of the horizon; to incline; as, the ground slopes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To depart; to disappear suddenly. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Slopeness \Slope"ness\, n.	   State of being slope. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Slopewise \Slope"wise`\, adv.	   Obliquely. [Obs.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloping \Slop"ing\, a.	   Inclining or inclined from the plane of the horizon, or from	   a horizontal or other right line; oblique; declivous;	   slanting. -- {Slop"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sloping land recedes into the clouds. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloppiness \Slop"pi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sloppy; muddiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloppy \Slop"py\, a. [Compar. {Sloppier}; superl. {Sloppiest}.]	   [From {Slop}.]	   Wet, so as to spatter easily; wet, as with something slopped	   over; muddy; plashy; as, a sloppy place, walk, road.	   [1913 Webster]
Slopseller \Slop"sell`er\, n.	   One who sells slops, or ready-made clothes. See 4th {Slop},	   3.	   [1913 Webster]
Slopshop \Slop"shop`\, n.	   A shop where slops. or ready-made clothes, are sold.	   [1913 Webster]
Slopwork \Slop"work`\, n.	   The manufacture of slops, or cheap ready-made clothing; also,	   such clothing; hence, hasty, slovenly work of any kind.	   [1913 Webster]	         No slopwork ever dropped from his [Carlyle's] pen.	                                                  --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Slopy \Slop"y\, a.	   Sloping; inclined.	   [1913 Webster] Slosh
Slosh \Slosh\, Sloshy \Slosh"y\	   See {Slush}, {Slushy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slot \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. Cf.	   {Close}, {Sluice}.]	   1. A broad, flat, wooden bar; a slat or sloat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bolt or bar for fastening a door. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A narrow depression, perforation, or aperture; esp., one	      for the reception of a piece fitting or sliding in it.	      [1913 Webster]	Slot \Slot\, v. t. [See {Slot} a bar.]	   To shut with violence; to slam; as, to slot a door. [Obs. or	   Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Slot \Slot\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl??, and E. sleuth.]	   The track of a deer; hence, a track of any kind. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a bloodhound follows the slot of a hurt deer. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloth \Sloth\, n. [OE. slouthe, sleuthe, AS. sl?w?, fr. sl[=a]w	   slow. See {Slow}.]	   1. Slowness; tardiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            These cardinals trifle with me; I abhor	            This dilatory sloth and tricks of Rome. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disinclination to action or labor; sluggishness; laziness;	      idleness.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] change their course to pleasure, ease, and	            sloth.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sloth, like rust, consumes faster than labor wears.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of arboreal edentates	      constituting the family {Bradypodidae}, and the suborder	      Tardigrada. They have long exserted limbs and long	      prehensile claws. Both jaws are furnished with teeth (see	      Illust. of {Edentata}), and the ears and tail are	      rudimentary. They inhabit South and Central America and	      Mexico.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The three-toed sloths belong to the genera {Bradypus}	         and {Arctopithecus}, of which several species have been	         described. They have three toes on each foot. The	         best-known species are collared sloth ({Bradypus	         tridactylus}), and the ai ({Arctopitheus ai}). The	         two-toed sloths, consisting the genus {Cholopus}, have	         two toes on each fore foot and three on each hind foot.	         The best-known is the unau ({Cholopus didactylus}) of	         South America. See {Unau}. Another species ({Cholopus	         Hoffmanni}) inhabits Central America.	         Various large extinct terrestrial edentates, such as	         Megatherium and Mylodon, are often called sloths.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Australian sloth}, or {Native sloth} (Zool.), the koala.	   {Sloth animalcule} (Zool.), a tardigrade.	   {Sloth bear} (Zool.), a black or brown long-haired bear	      ({Melursus ursinus}, or {Melursus labiatus}), native of	      India and Ceylon; -- called also {aswail}, {labiated	      bear}, and {jungle bear}. It is easily tamed and can be	      taught many tricks.	   {Sloth monkey} (Zool.), a loris.	      [1913 Webster]	Sloth \Sloth\, v. i.	   To be idle. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Slothful \Sloth"ful\, a.	   Addicted to sloth; inactive; sluggish; lazy; indolent; idle.	   [1913 Webster]	         He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him	         that is a great waster.                  --Prov. xviii.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sloth"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Sloth"ful*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Slothhound \Sloth"hound`\, n. [See {Slot} a track, and cf.	   {Sleuthhound}.] (Zool.)	   See {Sleuthhound}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slot machine \Slot" ma*chine"\	   A machine the operation of which is started by dropping a	   coin into a slot, for delivering small articles of	   merchandise, showing one's weight, exhibiting pictures,	   throwing dice, gambling, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slotted \Slot"ted\, a.	   Having a slot.	   [1913 Webster]
Slotting \Slot"ting\, n.	   The act or process of making slots, or mortises.	   [1913 Webster]
Slouch \Slouch\, n. [Cf. Icel. sl?kra slouching felloew, and E.	   slack, slug, a lazy fellow.]	   1. A hanging down of the head; a drooping attitude; a limp	      appearance; an ungainly, clownish gait; a sidewise	      depression or hanging down, as of a hat brim.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An awkward, heavy, clownish fellow. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Slouth hat}, a soft, limp hat of unstiffened cloth or felt.	      [1913 Webster]	Slouch \Slouch\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slouched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slouching}.]	   1. To droop, as the head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk in a clumsy, lazy manner. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Slouch \Slouch\, v. t.	   To cause to hang down; to depress at the side; as, to slouth	   the hat.	   [1913 Webster]
Slouching \Slouch"ing\, a.	   Hanging down at the side; limp; drooping; without firmness or	   shapeliness; moving in an ungainly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Slouchy \Slouch"y\, a.	   Slouching. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slough \Slough\, a.	   Slow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slogh, slough, AS. sl[=o]h a hollow	   place; cf. MHG. sl[=u]ch an abyss, gullet, G. schlucken to	   swallow; also Gael. & Ir. sloc a pit, pool. ditch, Ir. slug	   to swallow. Gr. ????? to hiccough, to sob.]	   1. A place of deep mud or mire; a hole full of mire.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He's here stuck in a slough.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pronounced sl[=oo].] A wet place; a swale; a side channel	      or inlet from a river.	   Note: [In this sense local or provincial; also spelt {sloo},	         and {slue}.]	         [1913 Webster]	   {Slough grass} (Bot.), a name in the Mississippi valley for	      grasses of the genus {Muhlenbergia}; -- called also {drop	      seed}, and {nimble Will}.	      [1913 Webster]	Slough \Slough\, obs.	   imp. of {Slee}, to slay. Slew. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Slough \Slough\, n. [OE. slugh, slouh; cf. MHG. sl?ch the skin	   of a serpent, G. schlauch a skin, a leather bag or bottle.]	   1. The skin, commonly the cast-off skin, of a serpent or of	      some similar animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The dead mass separating from a foul sore; the dead	      part which separates from the living tissue in	      mortification.	      [1913 Webster]	Slough \Slough\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sloughed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sloughing}.] (Med.)	   To form a slough; to separate in the form of dead matter from	   the living tissues; -- often used with off, or away; as, a	   sloughing ulcer; the dead tissues slough off slowly.	   [1913 Webster]	Slough \Slough\, v. t.	   To cast off; to discard as refuse.	   [1913 Webster]	         New tint the plumage of the birds,	         And slough decay from grazing herds.     --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloughing \Slough"ing\, n. (Zool.)	   The act of casting off the skin or shell, as do insects and	   crustaceans; ecdysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloughy \Slough"y\, a.	   Full of sloughs, miry.	   [1913 Webster]	Sloughy \Slough"y\, a.	   Resembling, or of the nature of, a slough, or the dead matter	   which separates from living flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloven \Slov"en\, n. [D. slaf careless, negligent, a sloven;	   akin to LG. sluf slovenly.]	   A man or boy habitually negligent of neathess and order; --	   the correlative term to slattern, or slut. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         He became a confirmed sloven.            --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Slovenliness \Slov"en*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being slovenly.	   [1913 Webster]
Slovenly \Slov"en*ly\, a.	   1. Having the habits of a sloven; negligent of neatness and	      order, especially in dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            A slovenly, lazy fellow, lolling at his ease.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characteristic of a sloven; lacking neatness and order;	      evincing negligence; as, slovenly dress.	      [1913 Webster]	Slovenly \Slov"en*ly\, adv.	   a slovenly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Slovenness \Slov"en*ness\, n.	   Slovenliness. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Slovenry \Slov"en*ry\, n.	   Slovenliness. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Slow \Slow\ (sl[=o]), obs. imp. of {Slee}, to slay.	   Slew. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Slow \Slow\ (sl[=o]), a. [Compar. {Slower} (sl[=o]"[~e]r);	   superl. {Slowest}.] [OE. slow, slaw, AS. sl[=a]w; akin to OS.	   sl[=e]u blunt, dull, D. sleeuw, slee, sour, OHG. sl[=e]o	   blunt, dull, Icel. sl[=o]r, sl[ae]r, Dan. sl["o]v, Sw.	   sl["o]. Cf. {Sloe}, and {Sloth}.]	   1. Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift;	      not quick in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as,	      a slow stream; a slow motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not happening in a short time; gradual; late.	      [1913 Webster]	            These changes in the heavens, though slow, produced	            Like change on sea and land, sidereal blast.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not ready; not prompt or quick; dilatory; sluggish; as,	      slow of speech, and slow of tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fixed on defense, the Trojans are not slow	            To guard their shore from an expected foe. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not hasty; not precipitate; acting with deliberation;	      tardy; inactive.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.	                                                  --Prov. xiv.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Behind in time; indicating a time earlier than the true	      time; as, the clock or watch is slow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not advancing or improving rapidly; as, the slow growth of	      arts and sciences.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Heavy in wit; not alert, prompt, or spirited; wearisome;	      dull. [Colloq.] --Dickens. Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Slow is often used in the formation of compounds for	         the most part self-explaining; as, slow-gaited,	         slow-paced, slow-sighted, slow-winged, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Slow coach}, a slow person. See def.7, above. [Colloq.]	   {Slow lemur}, or {Slow loris} (Zool.), an East Indian	      nocturnal lemurine animal ({Nycticebus tardigradus}) about	      the size of a small cat; -- so called from its slow and	      deliberate movements. It has very large round eyes and is	      without a tail. Called also {bashful Billy}.	   {Slow match}. See under {Match}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dilatory; late; lingering; tardy; sluggish; dull;	        inactive.	   Usage: {Slow}, {Tardy}, {Dilatory}. Slow is the wider term,	          denoting either a want of rapid motion or inertness of	          intellect. Dilatory signifies a proneness to defer, a	          habit of delaying the performance of what we know must	          be done. Tardy denotes the habit of being behind hand;	          as, tardy in making up one's acounts.	          [1913 Webster]	Slow \Slow\, adv.	   Slowly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let him have time to mark how slow time goes	         In time of sorrow.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Slow \Slow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slowing}.]	   To render slow; to slacken the speed of; to retard; to delay;	   as, to slow a steamer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Slow \Slow\, v. i.	   To go slower; -- often with up; as, the train slowed up	   before crossing the bridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Slow \Slow\, n.	   A moth. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Slowback \Slow"back`\, n.	   A lubber; an idle fellow; a loiterer. [Old Slang] --Dr.	   Favour.	   [1913 Webster]
Slowh \Slowh\, obs.	   imp. of {Slee},to slay. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Slowhound \Slow"hound`\, n.	   A sleuthhound. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slowly \Slow"ly\, adv.	   In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not early; not	   rashly; not readly; tardly.	   [1913 Webster]
Slowness \Slow"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being slow.	   [1913 Webster]
Slows \Slows\, n. (Med.)	   Milk sickness.	   [1913 Webster]
Slow-witted \Slow"-wit`ted\, a.	   Dull of apprehension; not possessing quick intelligence.	   [1913 Webster]
Slowworm \Slow"worm`\, n. [AS. sl[=a]wyrm; the first part is	   probably akin to sle['a]n to strike, the reptile being	   supposed to be very poisonous. See {Slay}, v. t., and	   {Worm}.] (Zool.)	   A lecertilian reptile; the blindworm.	   [1913 Webster]
Sloyd \Sloyd\, n. [Written also {slojd}, and {sloid}.] [Sw.	   sl["o]jd skill, dexterity, esp. skilled labor, hence,	   manufacture, wood carving.]	   Lit., skilled mechanical work, such as that required in wood	   carving; trade work; hence, a system (usually called the	   sloyd system) of manual training in the practical use of the	   tools and materials used in the trades, and of instruction in	   the making and use of the plans and specifications connected	   with trade work. The sloyd system derives its name from the	   fact that it was adopted or largely developed from a similar	   Swedish system, in which wood carving was a chief feature.	   Its purpose is not only to afford practical skill in some	   trade, but also to develop the pupils mentally and	   physically.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slub \Slub\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A roll of wool slightly twisted; a rove; -- called also	   {slubbing}.	   [1913 Webster]	Slub \Slub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slubbing}.]	   To draw out and twist slightly; -- said of slivers of wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Slubber \Slub"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slubbered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Slubbering}.] [Cf. Dan. slubbreto swallow, to sup up,	   D. slobberen to lap, to slabber. Cf. {Slabber}.]	   1. To do lazily, imperfectly, or coarsely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slubber not business for my sake.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To daub; to stain; to cover carelessly.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no art that hath more . . . slubbered with	            aphorisming pedantry than the art of policy.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Slubber \Slub"ber\, n.	   A slubbing machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Slubberdegullion \Slub"ber*de*gul`lion\, n. [Slubber + Prov. E.	   gullion a wretch.]	   A mean, dirty wretch. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Slubberingly \Slub"ber*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a slovenly, or hurried and imperfect, manner. [Low]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Slubbing \Slub"bing\,	   a. & n. from {Slub}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Slubbing billy}, or {Slubbing machine}, the machine by which	      slubs are formed.	      [1913 Webster]
Sludge \Sludge\, n. [CF. {Slush}.]	   1. Mud; mire; soft mud; slush. --Mortimer. Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Small floating pieces of ice, or masses of saturated snow.	      --Kane.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) See {Slime}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything resembling mud or slush; as:	      (a) A muddy or slimy deposit from sweage.	      (b) Mud from a drill hole in boring.	      (c) Muddy sediment in a steam boiler.	      (d) Settling of cottonseed oil, used in making soap, etc.	      (e) A residuum of crude paraffin-oil distillation.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Sludge hole}, the hand-hole, or manhole, in a steam boiler,	      by means of which sediment can be removed.	      [1913 Webster]	Sludge acid \Sludge acid\	   Impure dark-colored sulphuric acid that has been used in the	   refining of petroleum.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sludger \Sludg"er\, n.	   A shovel for sludging out drains, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sludger \Slud"ger\ (sl[u^]j"[~e]r), n.	   A bucket for removing mud from a bored hole; a sand pump.	   [1913 Webster]
Sludy \Slud"y\, a.	   Miry; slushy.	   [1913 Webster]
Slue \Slue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sluing}.] [Prov. E. slew to turn round, Scot. to lean or	   incline to a side; cf. Icel. sn?a to turn, bend.] [Written	   also {slew}.]	   1. (Naut.) To turn about a fixed point, usually the center or	      axis, as a spar or piece of timber; to turn; -- used also	      of any heavy body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In general, to turn about; to twist; -- often used	      reflexively and followed by round. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They laughed, and slued themselves round. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	Slue \Slue\, v. i.	   To turn about; to turn from the course; to slip or slide and	   turn from an expected or desired course; -- often followed by	   round.	   [1913 Webster]	Slue \Slue\, n.	   See {Sloough}, 2. [Local]	   [1913 Webster]
Slug \Slug\, n. [OE. slugge slothful, sluggen to be slothful;	   cf. LG. slukk low-spirited, sad, E. slack, slouch, D. slak,	   slek, a snail.]	   1. A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hindrance; an obstruction. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial	      pulmonate mollusks belonging to Limax and several related	      genera, in which the shell is either small and concealed	      in the mantle, or altogether wanting. They are closely	      allied to the land snails.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any smooth, soft larva of a sawfly or moth which	      creeps like a mollusk; as, the pear slug; rose slug.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A ship that sails slowly. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	            His rendezvous for his fleet, and for all slugs to	            come to, should be between Calais and Dover.	                                                  --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Perhaps a different word.] An irregularly shaped piece of	      metal, used as a missile for a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Print.) A thick strip of metal less than type high, and	      as long as the width of a column or a page, -- used in	      spacing out pages and to separate display lines, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sea slug}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any nudibranch mollusk.	      (b) A holothurian.	   {Slug caterpillar}. Same as {Slugworm}.	      [1913 Webster]	Slug \Slug\, v. i.	   To move slowly; to lie idle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To slug in sloth and sensual delight.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Slug \Slug\, v. t.	   To make sluggish. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Slug \Slug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slugging}.]	   1. To load with a slug or slugs; as, to slug a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike heavily. [Cant or Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Slug \Slug\, v. i.	   To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by	   passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the	   barrel; -- said of a bullet when fired from a gun, pistol, or	   other firearm.	   [1913 Webster]
Slugabed \Slug"a*bed`\, n.	   One who indulges in lying abed; a sluggard. [R.] "Fie, you	   slugabed!" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluggard \Slug"gard\, n. [Slug + -ard.]	   A person habitually lazy, idle, and inactive; a drone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be	         wise.                                    --Prov. vi. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	Sluggard \Slug"gard\, a.	   Sluggish; lazy. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluggardize \Slug"gard*ize\, v. t.	   To make lazy. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluggardy \Slug"gard*y\, n. [OE. sloggardye.]	   The state of being a sluggard; sluggishness; sloth. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         Idleness is rotten sluggardy.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Slugger \Slug"ger\, n.	   One who strikes heavy blows; hence, a boxer; a prize fighter.	   [Cant or Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Slugging match \Slug"ging match\	   (a) A boxing match or prize fight marked rather by heavy	       hitting than skill. [Cant or Slang]	   (b) A ball game, esp. a baseball game, in which there is much	       hard hitting of the ball. [Slang, U. S.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Slugging average \Slug"ging av`er*age\ (Baseball)	   a measure of the effectiveness of a batter at reaching base	   and advancing other runners, calculated as the sum of the	   number of bases reached on each hit, divided by the total	   number of times at bat. A double counts two bases, a triple	   three, a home run four. Thus a batter with four singles, two	   doubles and a triple in 20 official times at bat would have a	   slugging average of 0.550, and a {batting average} of 0.350.	   Also called {slugging percentage}. Compare {batting average}.	   [PJC]
Sluggish \Slug"gish\, a.	   1. Habitually idle and lazy; slothful; dull; inactive; as, a	      sluggish man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slow; having little motion; as, a sluggish stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having no power to move one's self or itself; inert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matter, being impotent, sluggish, and inactive, hath	            no power to stir or move itself.      --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the sluggish land slumbers in utter neglect.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Characteristic of a sluggard; dull; stupid; tame; simple.	      [R.] "So sluggish a conceit." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inert; idle; lazy; slothful; indolent; dronish; slow;	        dull; drowsy; inactive. See {Inert}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Slug"gish*ly}, adv. --	        {Slug"gish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Sluggy \Slug"gy\, a.	   Sluggish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Slug-horn \Slug"-horn`\, a.	   An erroneous form of the Scotch word {slughorne}, or	   {sloggorne}, meaning slogan.	   [1913 Webster]
Slugs \Slugs\, n. pl. (Mining)	   Half-roasted ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Slugworm \Slug"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   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 certain sawflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluice \Sluice\, n. [OF. escluse, F. ['e]cluse, LL. exclusa,	   sclusa, from L. excludere, exclusum, to shut out: cf. D.	   sluis sluice, from the Old French. See {Exclude}.]	   1. An artifical passage for water, fitted with a valve or	      gate, as in a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the	      flow; also, a water gate or flood gate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, an opening or channel through which anything flows;	      a source of supply.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each sluice of affluent fortune opened soon.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	            This home familiarity . . . opens the sluices of	            sensibility.                          --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The stream flowing through a flood gate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A long box or trough through which water flows,	      -- used for washing auriferous earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sluice gate}, the sliding gate of a sluice.	      [1913 Webster]	Sluice \Sluice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sluiced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sluicing}.]	   1. To emit by, or as by, flood gates. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice; as, to sluice	      meadows. --Howitt.	      [1913 Webster]	            He dried his neck and face, which he had been	            sluicing with cold water.             --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a	      sluice; as, to sluice eart or gold dust in mining.	      [1913 Webster]
Sluiceway \Sluice"way`\, n.	   An artificial channel into which water is let by a sluice;	   specifically, a trough constructed over the bed of a stream,	   so that logs, lumber, or rubbish can be floated down to some	   convenient place of delivery.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluicy \Slui`cy\, a.	   Falling copiously or in streams, as from a sluice.	   [1913 Webster]	         And oft whole sheets descend of sluicy rain. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Slum \Slum\ (sl[u^]m), n. [CF. {Slump}, n.]	   1. A foul back street of a city, especially one filled with a	      poor, dirty, degraded, and often vicious population; any	      low neighborhood or dark retreat; -- usually in the	      plural; as, Westminster slums are haunts for theives.	      --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Mining) Same as {Slimes}.	      [1913 Webster]	Slum \Slum\ (sl[u^]m), v. i.	   To visit or frequent slums, esp. out of curiosity, or for	   purposes of study, etc. Also called {go slumming}. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slumber \Slum"ber\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slumbered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Slumbering}.] [OE. slombren, slumberen, slumeren, AS.	   slumerian, fr. sluma slumber; akin to D. sluimeren to	   slumber, MHG. slummern, slumen, G. schlummern, Dan. slumre,	   Sw. slumra, Goth. slawan to be silent.]	   1. To sleep; especially, to sleep lightly; to doze. --Piers	      Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor	            sleep.                                --Ps. cxxi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in a state of negligence, sloth, supineness, or	      inactivity. "Why slumbers Pope?" --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	Slumber \Slum"ber\, v. t.	   1. To lay to sleep. [R.] --Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stun; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Slumber \Slum"ber\, n.	   Sleep; especially, light sleep; sleep that is not deep or	   sound; repose.	   [1913 Webster]	         He at last fell into a slumber, and thence into a fast	         sleep, which detained him in that place until it was	         almost night.                            --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fast asleep? It is no matter;	         Enjoy the honey-heavy dew of slumber.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rest to my soul, and slumber to my eyes. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Slumberer \Slum"ber*er\, n.	   One who slumbers; a sleeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Slumberingly \Slum"ber*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a slumbering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Slumberless \Slum"ber*less\, a.	   Without slumber; sleepless.	   [1913 Webster]
Slumberous \Slum"ber*ous\, a.	   1. Inviting slumber; soporiferous. "Pensive in the slumberous	      shade." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in the repose of slumber; sleepy; drowsy.	      [1913 Webster]	            His quiet and almost slumberous countenance.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Slumbery \Slum"ber*y\, a.	   Sleepy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Slumbrous \Slum"brous\, a.	   Slumberous. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Slumgum \Slum"gum`\, n.	   The impure residue, consisting of cocoons, propolis, etc.,	   remaining after the wax is extracted from honeycombs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Slumming \Slum"ming\, vb. n.	   Visiting slums. Sometimes used humorously, in reference to	   the appearance of a dignified person in a situation generally	   thought of as low-class.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Slump \Slump\, n. [Cf. D. slomp a mass, heap, Dan. slump a	   quantity, and E. slump, v.t.]	   The gross amount; the mass; the lump. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Slump \Slump\, v. t. [Cf. {Lump}; also Sw. slumpa to bargain for	   the lump.]	   To lump; to throw into a mess.	   [1913 Webster]	         These different groups . . . are exclusively slumped	         together under that sense.               --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]	Slump \Slump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Slumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Slumping}.] [Scot. slump a dull noise produced by something	   falling into a hole, a marsh, a swamp.]	   1. To fall or sink suddenly through or in, when walking on a	      surface, as on thawing snow or ice, partly frozen ground,	      a bog, etc., not strong enough to bear the person.	      [1913 Webster]	            The latter walk on a bottomless quag, into which	            unawares they may slump.              --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To slide or slip on a declivity, so that the motion is	      perceptible; -- said of masses of earth or rock.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. To undergo a slump, or sudden decline or falling off; as,	      the stock slumped ten points. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Slump \Slump\, n.	   1. A boggy place. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The noise made by anything falling into a hole, or into a	      soft, miry place. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A falling or declining, esp. suddenly and markedly; a	      falling off; as, a slump in trade, in stock market prices,	      in a batter's average, etc. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Slumpy \Slump"y\, a.	   Easily broken through; boggy; marshy; swampy. [Prov. Eng. &	   Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Slung \Slung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Sling}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Slung shot}, a metal ball of small size, with a string	      attached, used by ruffians for striking.	      [1913 Webster]
Slunk \Slunk\ (sl[u^][ng]k),	   imp. & p. p. of {Slink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Slur \Slur\ (sl[^u]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slurred} (sl[^u]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Slurring} (sl[^u]r"r[i^]ng).] [Cf. OE. sloor	   mud, clay, Icel. sl[=o]ra, slo[eth]ra, to trail or drag one's	   self along, D. sleuren, sloren, to train, to drag, to do	   negligently and slovenly, D. sloor, sloerie, a sluttish	   girl.]	   1. To soil; to sully; to contaminate; to disgrace.	      --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disparage; to traduce. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cover over; to disguise; to conceal; to pass over	      lightly or with little notice.	      [1913 Webster]	            With periods, points, and tropes, he slurs his	            crimes.                               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cheat, as by sliding a die; to trick. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To slur men of what they fought for.  --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To pronounce indistinctly; as, to slur syllables; to slur	      one's words.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) To sing or perform in a smooth, gliding style; to	      connect smoothly in performing, as several notes or tones.	      --Busby.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Print.) To blur or double, as an impression from type; to	      mackle.	      [1913 Webster]	Slur \Slur\, n.	   1. A mark or stain; hence, a slight reproach or disgrace; a	      stigma; a reproachful intimation; an innuendo. "Gaining to	      his name a lasting slur." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trick played upon a person; an imposition. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A mark, thus [[upslur] or [downslur]], connecting	      notes that are to be sung to the same syllable, or made in	      one continued breath of a wind instrument, or with one	      stroke of a bow; a tie; a sign of legato.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In knitting machines, a contrivance for depressing the	      sinkers successively by passing over them.	      [1913 Webster]
Slurred \Slurred\ (sl[^u]rd), a. (Mus.)	   Marked with a slur; performed in a smooth, gliding style,	   like notes marked with a slur.	   [1913 Webster]
Slush \Slush\ (sl[u^]sh), n. [Cf. Sw. slaska to paddle in water,	   slask wet, filth.] [Written also {slosh}.]	   1. Soft mud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixture of snow and water; half-melted snow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A soft mixture of grease and other materials, used for	      lubrication.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The refuse grease and fat collected in cooking, especially	      on shipboard.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) A mixture of white lead and lime, with which the	      bright parts of machines, such as the connecting rods of	      steamboats, are painted to be preserved from oxidation.	      [1913 Webster]	Slush \Slush\ (sl[u^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Slushed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Slushing}.]	   1. To smear with slush or grease; as, to slush a mast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To paint with a mixture of white lead and lime.	      [1913 Webster]
Slushy \Slush"y\ (sl[u^]sh"[y^]), a.	   Abounding in slush; characterized by soft mud or half-melted	   snow; as, the streets are slushy; the snow is slushy. "A	   dark, drizzling, slushy day." --Blackw. Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Slut \Slut\ (sl[u^]t), n. [OE. slutte; cf. OD. slodde a slut,	   Icel. sl["o]ttr a heavy, loglike fellow, slota to droop.]	   1. An untidy woman; a slattern.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sluts are good enough to make a sloven's porridge.	                                                  --Old Proverb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A servant girl; a drudge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our little girl Susan is a most admirable slut, and	            pleases us mightily, doing more service than both	            the others.                           --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A female dog; a bitch.	      [1913 Webster]
Slutch \Slutch\, n. [CF. {Sludge}.]	   Slush. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Slutchy \Slutch"y\, a.	   Slushy. [Prov. Eng.] --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluthhound \Sluth"hound`\, n.	   Sleuthhound.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluttery \Slut"ter*y\, n.	   The qualities and practices of a slut; sluttishness;	   slatternlines. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sluttish \Slut"tish\, a.	   Like a slut; untidy; indecently negligent of cleanliness;	   disorderly; as, a sluttish woman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why is thy lord so slutish, I thee pray. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         An air of liberal, though sluttish, plenty, indicated	         the wealthy farmer.                      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Slut"tish*ly}, adv. -- {Slut"tish*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sly \Sly\, a. [Compar. {Slier}or {Slyer}; superl. {Sliest} or	   {Slyest}.] [OE. sli, slegh, sleih, Icel. sl?gr, for sl?gr;	   akin to Sw. slug, Dan. slu, LG. slou, G. schlau; probably to	   E. slay, v.t.; cf. G. verschlagen sly. See {Slay}, v. t., and	   cf. {Sleight}.]	   1. Dexterous in performing an action, so as to escape notice;	      nimble; skillful; cautious; shrewd; knowing; -- in a good	      sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be ye sly as serpents, and simple as doves. --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. x. 16).	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom graver age	            And long experience hath made wise and sly.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Artfully cunning; secretly mischievous; wily.	      [1913 Webster]	            For my sly wiles and subtle craftiness,	            The litle of the kingdom I possess.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done with, and marked by, artful and dexterous secrecy;	      subtle; as, a sly trick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Envy works in a sly and imperceptible manner. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Light or delicate; slight; thin. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {By the sly}, or {On the sly}, in a sly or secret manner.	      [Colloq.] "Gazed on Hetty's charms by the sly." --G.	      Eliot.	   {Sly goose} (Zool.), the common sheldrake; -- so named from	      its craftiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cunning; crafty; subtile; wily. See {Cunning}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sly \Sly\, adv.	   Slyly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Slyboots \Sly"boots`\, n.	   A humerous appellation for a sly, cunning, or waggish person.	   [1913 Webster]	         Slyboots was cursedly cunning to hide 'em. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Slyly \Sly"ly\, adv.	   In a sly manner; shrewdly; craftily.	   [1913 Webster]	         Honestly and slyly he it spent.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Slyness \Sly"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sly.	   [1913 Webster]
Slype \Slype\, n. [Cf. D. sluipen to sneak.] (Arch.)	   A narrow passage between two buildings, as between the	   transept and chapter house of a monastery. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smack \Smack\, n. [D. smak; akin to LG. smack, smak, Dan.	   smakke, G. schmacke, F. semaque.] (Naut.)	   A small sailing vessel, commonly rigged as a sloop, used	   chiefly in the coasting and fishing trade.	   [1913 Webster]	Smack \Smack\, n. [OE. smak, AS. ssm?c taste, savor; akin to D.	   smaak, G. geschmack, OHG. smac; cf. Lith. smagus pleasant.	   Cf. {Smack}, v. i.]	   1. Taste or flavor, esp. a slight taste or flavor; savor;	      tincture; as, a smack of bitter in the medicine. Also used	      figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            So quickly they have taken a smack in covetousness.	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	            They felt the smack of this world.    --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small quantity; a taste. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A loud kiss; a buss. "A clamorous smack." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A quick, sharp noise, as of the lips when suddenly	      separated, or of a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A quick, smart blow; a slap. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Smack \Smack\, adv.	   As if with a smack or slap. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Smack \Smack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Smacking}.] [OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, -- from the	   noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken,	   OHG. smechen to taste, smach?n to have a taste (and, derived	   from the same source, G. schmatzen to smack the lips, to kiss	   with a sharp noise, MHG. smatzen, smackzeen), Icel. smakka to	   taste, Sw. smaka, Dan. smage. See 2d {Smack}, n.]	   1. To have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular	      taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or exhibit and indication or suggestion of the	      presence of any character or quality; to have a taste, or	      flavor; -- used with of; as, a remark smacking of	      contempt.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	            All sects, all ages, smack of this vice. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to	      make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp	      noise; to buss.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make a noise by the separation of the lips after	      tasting anything.	      [1913 Webster]	Smack \Smack\, v. t.	   1. To kiss with a sharp noise; to buss.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To open, as the lips, with an inarticulate sound made by a	      quick compression and separation of the parts of the	      mouth; to make a noise with, as the lips, by separating	      them in the act of kissing or after tasting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drinking off the cup, and smacking his lips with an	            air of ineffable relish.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a sharp noise by striking; to crack; as, to smack	      a whip. "She smacks the silken thong." --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	Smack \Smack\, n.	   Same as {heroin}; -- a slang term. [slang]	   [PJC]
Smacking \Smack"ing\, n.	   A sharp, quick noise; a smack.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like the faint smacking of an after kiss. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Smacking \Smack"ing\ (sm[a^]k"[i^]ng), a.	   Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking	   breeze.	   [1913 Webster]
Small \Small\ (sm[add]l), a. [Compar. {Smaller}	   (sm[add]l"[~e]r); superl. {Smallest}.] [OE. small, AS. smael;	   akin to D. smal narrow, OS. & OHG. smal small, G. schmal	   narrow, Dan. & Sw. smal, Goth. smals small, Icel. smali small	   cattle, sheep, or goats; cf. Gr. mh^lon a sheep or goat.]	   1. Having little size, compared with other things of the same	      kind; little in quantity or degree; diminutive; not large	      or extended in dimension; not great; not much;	      inconsiderable; as, a small man; a small river.	      [1913 Webster]	            To compare	            Great things with small.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being of slight consequence; feeble in influence or	      importance; unimportant; trivial; insignificant; as, a	      small fault; a small business.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Envincing little worth or ability; not large-minded; --	      sometimes, in reproach, paltry; mean.	      [1913 Webster]	            A true delineation of the smallest man is capable of	            interesting the greatest man.         --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not prolonged in duration; not extended in time; short;	      as, after a small space. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Weak; slender; fine; gentle; soft; not loud. "A still,	      small voice." --1 Kings xix. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 distinction	      from cannon.	   {Small beer}. See under {Beer}.	   {Small coal}.	      (a) Little coals of wood formerly used to light fires.	          --Gay.	      (b) Coal about the size of a hazelnut, separated from the	          coarser parts by screening.	   {Small craft} (Naut.), a vessel, or vessels in general, of a	      small size.	   {Small fruits}. See under {Fruit}.	   {Small hand}, a certain size of paper. See under {Paper}.	   {Small hours}. See under {Hour}.	   {Small letter}. (Print.), a lower-case letter. See	      {Lower-case}, and {Capital letter}, under {Capital}, a.	   {Small piece}, a Scotch coin worth about 21/4d. sterling, or	      about 41/2cents.	   {Small register}. See the Note under 1st {Register}, 7.	   {Small stuff} (Naut.), spun yarn, marline, and the smallest	      kinds of rope. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   {Small talk}, light or trifling conversation; chitchat.	   {Small wares} (Com.), various small textile articles, as	      tapes, braid, tringe, and the like. --M`Culloch.	      [1913 Webster]	Small \Small\, adv.	   1. In or to small extent, quantity, or degree; little;	      slightly. [Obs.] "I wept but small." --Chaucer. "It small	      avails my mood." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not loudly; faintly; timidly. [Obs. or Humorous]	      [1913 Webster]	            You may speak as small as you will.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Small \Small\, n.	   1. The small or slender part of a thing; as, the small of the	      leg or of the back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Smallclothes. [Colloq.] --Hood. Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Same as {Little go}. See under {Little}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Small \Small\, v. t.	   To make little or less. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smallage \Small"age\, n. [Small + F. ache smallage. See {Ach}	   parsley.] (Bot.)	   A biennial umbelliferous plant ({Apium graveolens}) native of	   the seacoats of Europe and Asia. When deprived of its acrid	   and even poisonous properties by cultivation, it becomes	   {celery}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smallclothes \Small"clothes`\, n. pl.	   A man's garment for the hips and thighs; breeches. See	   {Breeches}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smallish \Small"ish\, a.	   Somewhat small. --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster]
Smallness \Small"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being small.	   [1913 Webster]
Smallpox \Small"pox`\, n. [Small + pox, pocks.] (Med.)	   A contagious, constitutional, febrile disease characterized	   by a peculiar eruption; variola. The cutaneous eruption is at	   first a collection of papules which become vesicles (first	   flat, subsequently umbilicated) and then pustules, and	   finally thick crusts which slough after a certain time, often	   leaving a pit, or scar.	   [1913 Webster]
Smalls \Smalls\, n. pl.	   See {Small}, n., 2, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Smallsword \Small"sword`\, n.	   A light sword used for thrusting only; especially, the sword	   worn by civilians of rank in the eighteenth century.	   [1913 Webster]
Smally \Smal"ly\, adv.	   In a small quantity or degree; with minuteness. [R.]	   --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Smalt \Smalt\, n. [It. smalto, LL. smaltum; of Teutonic origin;	   cf. OHG. smalz grease, butter, G. schmalz grease, OHG.	   smelzan to melt, G. schmelzen. See {Smelt}, v. t., and cf.	   {Amel}, {Enamel}.]	   A deep blue pigment or coloring material used in various	   arts. It is a vitreous substance made of cobalt, potash, and	   calcined quartz fused, and reduced to a powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Smalt-blue \Smalt"-blue`\, a.	   Deep blue, like smalt.	   [1913 Webster] Smaltine
Smaltine \Smalt"ine\, Smaltite \Smalt"ite\, n. [See {Smalt}.]	   (Min.)	   A tin-white or gray mineral of metallic luster. It is an	   arsenide of cobalt, nickel, and iron. Called also	   {speiskobalt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smaragd \Smar"agd\, n. [L. smaragdus. See {Emerald}.]	   The emerald. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Smaragdine \Sma*rag"dine\, a. [L. smaragdinus, Gr. ????.]	   Of or pertaining to emerald; resembling emerald; of an	   emerald green.	   [1913 Webster]
Smaragdite \Sma*rag"dite\, n. [Cf. F. smaragdite; -- so called	   from its emerald-green color. See {Smaragd}.] (Min.)	   A green foliated kind of amphibole, observed in eclogite and	   some varietis of gabbro.	   [1913 Webster]
Smart \Smart\ (sm[aum]rt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smarted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Smarting}.] [OE. smarten, AS. smeortan; akin to D.	   smarten, smerten, G. schmerzen, OHG. smerzan, Dan. smerte,	   Sw. sm[aum]rta, D. smart, smert, a pain, G. schmerz, OHG.	   smerzo, and probably to L. mordere to bite; cf. Gr.	   smerdno`s, smerdale`os, terrible, fearful, Skr. m[.r]d to	   rub, crush. Cf. {Morsel}.]	   1. To feel a lively, pungent local pain; -- said of some part	      of the body as the seat of irritation; as, my finger	      smarts; these wounds smart. --Chaucer. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel a pungent pain of mind; to feel sharp pain or	      grief; to suffer; to feel the sting of evil; as, the team	      is still smarting from its loss of the championship.	      [1913 Webster]	            No creature smarts so little as a fool. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.	                                                  --Prov. xi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	Smart \Smart\, v. t.	   To cause a smart in. "A goad that . . . smarts the flesh."	   --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]	Smart \Smart\, n. [OE. smerte. See {Smart}, v. i.]	   1. Quick, pungent, lively pain; a pricking local pain, as the	      pain from puncture by nettles. "In pain's smart."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Severe, pungent pain of mind; pungent grief; as, the smart	      of affliction.	      [1913 Webster]	            To stand 'twixt us and our deserved smart. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Counsel mitigates the greatest smart. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fellow who affects smartness, briskness, and vivacity; a	      dandy. [Slang] --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Smart money (see below). [Canf]	      [1913 Webster]	Smart \Smart\, a. [Compar. {Smarter}; superl. {Smartest}.] [OE.	   smerte. See {Smart}, v. i.]	   1. Causing a smart; pungent; pricking; as, a smart stroke or	      taste.	      [1913 Webster]	            How smart lash that speech doth give my conscience.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Keen; severe; poignant; as, smart pain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vigorous; sharp; severe. "Smart skirmishes, in which many	      fell." --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Accomplishing, or able to accomplish, results quickly;	      active; sharp; clever. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Efficient; vigorous; brilliant. "The stars shine smarter."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Marked by acuteness or shrewdness; quick in suggestion or	      reply; vivacious; witty; as, a smart reply; a smart	      saying.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, for the poor renown of being smart	            Would leave a sting within a brother's heart?	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sentence or two, . . . which I thought very smart.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Pretentious; showy; spruce; as, a smart gown.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Brisk; fresh; as, a smart breeze.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Smart money}.	      (a) Money paid by a person to buy himself off from some	          unpleasant engagement or some painful situation.	      (b) (Mil.) Money allowed to soldiers or sailors, in the	          English service, for wounds and injures received;	          also, a sum paid by a recruit, previous to being sworn	          in, to procure his release from service.	      (c) (Law) Vindictive or exemplary damages; damages beyond	          a full compensation for the actual injury done.	          --Burrill. --Greenleaf.	   {Smart ticket}, a certificate given to wounded seamen,	      entitling them to smart money. [Eng.] --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pungent; poignant; sharp; tart; acute; quick; lively;	        brisk; witty; clever; keen; dashy; showy.	   Usage: {Smart}, {Clever}. Smart has been much used in New	          England to describe a person who is intelligent,	          vigorous, and active; as, a smart young fellow; a	          smart workman, etc., conciding very nearly with the	          English sense of clever. The nearest approach to this	          in England is in such expressions as, he was smart	          (pungent or witty) in his reply, etc.; but smart and	          smartness, when applied to persons, more commonly	          refer to dress; as, a smart appearance; a smart gown,	          etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Smarten \Smart"en\, v. t.	   To make smart or spruce; -- usually with up. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She had to go and smarten herself up somewhat. --W.	                                                  Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Smartle \Smar"tle\, v. i.	   To waste away. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smartly \Smart"ly\, adv.	   In a smart manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Smartness \Smart"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Smartweed \Smart"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   An acrid plant of the genus {Polygonum} ({Polygonum	   Hydropiper}), which produces smarting if applied where the	   skin is tender.	   [1913 Webster]
Smash \Smash\ (sm[a^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smashed}	   (sm[a^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smashing}.] [Cf. Sw. smisk a	   blow, stroke, smiska to strike, dial. Sw. smaske to kiss with	   a noise, and E. smack a loud kiss, a slap.]	   1. To break in pieces by violence; to dash to pieces; to	      crush.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here everything is broken and smashed to pieces.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Lawn Tennis) To hit (the ball) from above the level of	      the net with a very hard overhand stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Smash \Smash\, v. i.	   To break up, or to pieces suddenly, as the result of	   collision or pressure.	   [1913 Webster]	Smash \Smash\, n.	   1. A breaking or dashing to pieces; utter destruction; wreck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, bankruptcy. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Smasher \Smash"er\ (sm[a^]sh"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, smashes or breaks things to	      pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything very large or extraordinary. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who passes counterfeit coin. [Cant, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Smatch \Smatch\, n. [OE. smach, smak. See {Smack} taste.]	   Taste; tincture; smack. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy life hath had some smatch of honor in it. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Smatch \Smatch\, v. i.	   To smack. [Obs.] --Banister (1578).	   [1913 Webster]
Smatter \Smat"ter\, v. i. [OE. smateren to make a noise; cf. Sw.	   smattra to clatter, to crackle, G. schmettern to dash, crash,	   to warble, quaver.]	   1. To talk superficially or ignorantly; to babble; to	      chatter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of state affairs you can not smatter. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a slight taste, or a slight, superficial	      knowledge, of anything; to smack.	      [1913 Webster]	Smatter \Smat"ter\, v. t.	   1. To talk superficially about.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To gain a slight taste of; to acquire a slight,	      superficial knowledge of; to smack. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Smatter \Smat"ter\, n.	   Superficial knowledge; a smattering.	   [1913 Webster]
Smatterer \Smat"ter*er\, n.	   One who has only a slight, superficial knowledge; a sciolist.	   [1913 Webster]
Smattering \Smat"ter*ing\, n.	   A slight, superficial knowledge of something; sciolism.	   [1913 Webster]	         I had a great desire, not able to attain to a	         superficial skill in any, to have some smattering in	         all.                                     --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Smear \Smear\ (sm[=e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smeared}	   (sm[=e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smearing}.] [OE. smeren,	   smerien, AS. smierwan, smyrwan, fr. smeoru fat, grease; akin	   to D. smeren, OHG. smirwen, G. schmieren, Icel. smyrja to	   anoint. See {Smear}, n.]	   1. To overspread with anything unctuous, viscous, or	      adhesive; to daub; as, to smear anything with oil. "Smear	      the sleepy grooms with blood." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To soil in any way; to contaminate; to pollute; to stain	      morally; as, to be smeared with infamy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To smudge, blur, or render indistinct (writing, pictures,	      etc.).	      [PJC]	   4. to vilify (a person); to damage (a person's reputation),	      especially falsely or by unfair innuendo, and with	      malicious intent.	      [PJC]	Smear \Smear\, n. [OE. smere,. smeoru fat, grease; akin to D.	   smeer, G. schmeer, OHG. smero, Icel. smj["o]r, Sw. & Dan.	   sm["o]r butter, Goth. sma['i]r[thorn]r fatness, smarna dung;	   cf. Lith. smarsas fat. Cf. {Smirch}.]	   1. A fat, oily substance; oinment. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a spot made by, or as by, an unctuous or adhesive	      substance; a blot or blotch; a daub; a stain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slow broke the morn,	            All damp and rolling vapor, with no sun,	            But in its place a moving smear of light.	                                                  --Alexander	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Smearcase \Smear"case`\, n. [G. schmierk[aum]se; schmier grease	   (or schmieren to smear) + k[aum]se cheese.]	   Cottage cheese. [Local, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Smear dab \Smear" dab"\ (Zool.)	   The sand fluke	   (b) . [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Smeared \Smeared\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the color mark ings ill defined, as if rubbed; as, the	   smeared dagger moth ({Apatela oblinita}).	   [1913 Webster]
Smeary \Smear"y\, a.	   Tending to smear or soil; adhesive; viscous. --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Smeath \Smeath\, n. (Zool.)	   The smew. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smectite \Smec"tite\, n. [G. smectit, fr. Gr. ????? a kind of	   fuller's earth, fr. ????? to wipe off.] (Min.)	   A hydrous silicate of alumina, of a greenish color, which, in	   certain states of humidity, appears transparent and almost	   gelatinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Smee \Smee\, n. [Cf. {Smew}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The pintail duck.	   (b) The widgeon.	   (c) The poachard.	   (d) The smew. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Smeeth \Smeeth\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To smoke; to blacken with smoke; to rub with soot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Smeeth \Smeeth\, v. t. [OE. sme?en, AS. sm??ian. See {Smooth}.]	   To smooth. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Smegma \Smeg"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? soap, fr. ????? to wash	   off.] (Physiol.)	   The matter secreted by any of the sebaceous glands.	   Specifically:	   (a) The soapy substance covering the skin of newborn infants.	   (b) The cheesy, sebaceous matter which collects between the	       glans penis and the foreskin.	       [1913 Webster]
Smegmatic \Smeg*mat"ic\, a.	   Being of the nature of soap; soapy; cleansing; detersive.	   [1913 Webster]
Smeir \Smeir\, n.	   A salt glaze on pottery, made by adding common salt to an	   earthenware glaze.	   [1913 Webster]
Smell \Smell\ (sm[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smelled}, {Smelt};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Smelling}.] [OE. smellen, smillen, smullen;	   cf. LG. smellen, smelen, sm["o]len, schmelen, to smoke, to	   reek, D. smeulen to smolder, and E. smolder. Cf. {Smell}, n.]	   1. To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell;	      to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs	      when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities;	      to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell	      perfumes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to	      scent out; -- often with out. "I smell a device." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can you smell him out by that?        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give heed to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From that time forward I began to smellthe Word of	            God, and forsook the school doctors.  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To smell a rat}, to have a sense of something wrong, not	      clearly evident; to have reason for suspicion. [Colloq.]	      	   {To smell out}, to find out by sagacity. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Smell \Smell\, v. i.	   1. To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent;	      -- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of	      musk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to	      savor; as, a report smells of calumny.	      [1913 Webster]	            Praises in an enemy are superfluous, or smell of	            craft.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To exercise the sense of smell. --Ex. xxx. 38.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To exercise sagacity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Smell \Smell\, n. [OE. smel, smil, smul, smeol. See {Smell}, v.	   t.] (Physiol.)	   1. The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies	      are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory	      nerves. See {Sense}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation	      therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor;	      scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breathing the smell of field and grove. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which, above all others, yields the sweetest	            smell in the air, is the violent.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Scent; odor; perfume; fragrance.	        [1913 Webster]
Smeller \Smell"er\, n.	   1. One who smells, or perceives by the sense of smell; one	      who gives out smell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The nose. [Pugilists' Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Smell-feast \Smell"-feast`\, n.	   1. One who is apt to find and frequent good tables; a	      parasite; a sponger.	      [1913 Webster]	            The epicure and the smell-feast.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A feast at which the guests are supposed to feed upon the	      odors only of the viands.	      [1913 Webster]
Smelling \Smell"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who smells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sense by which odors are perceived; the sense of	      smell. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Smelling bottle}, a small bottle filled with something	      suited to stimulate the sense of smell, or to remove	      faintness, as spirits of ammonia.	      [1913 Webster]	Smelling salts \Smell"ing salts\	   An aromatic preparation of carbonate of ammonia and, often,	   some scent, to avoid or relieve faintness, headache, or the	   like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Smell-less \Smell"-less\, a.	   Destitute of smell; having no odor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Daisies smell-less, yet most quaint.     --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Smelt \Smelt\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Smell}.	   [1913 Webster]	Smelt \Smelt\, n. [AS. smelt, smylt; akin to Dan. smelt.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small silvery	      salmonoid fishes of the genus {Osmerus} and allied genera,	      which ascend rivers to spawn, and sometimes become	      landlocked in lakes. They are esteemed as food, and have a	      peculiar odor and taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most important species are the European smelt	         ({Osmerus eperlans}) (called also {eperlan},	         {sparling}, and {spirling}), the Eastern American smelt	         ({Osmerus mordax}), the California smelt ({Osmerus	         thalichthys}), and the surf smelt ({Hypomesus olidus}).	         The name is loosely applied to various other small	         fishes, as the lant, the California tomcod, the spawn	         eater, the silversides.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A gull; a simpleton. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sand smelt} (Zool.), the silverside.	      [1913 Webster]	Smelt \Smelt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smelted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Smelting}.] [Of foreign origin; cf. Sw. sm[aum]lta, D.	   smelten, Dan. smelte, Icel. smelta, G. schmelzen OHG.	   smelzan, smelzen; probably akin to Gr. ?????. Cf. {Enamel},	   {Melt}, {Mute}, v. i., {Smalt}.] (Metal.)	   To melt or fuse, as, ore, for the purpose of separating and	   refining the metal; hence, to reduce; to refine; to flux or	   scorify; as, to smelt tin.	   [1913 Webster]
Smelter \Smelt"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, smelts.	   [1913 Webster]
Smeltery \Smelt"er*y\, n.	   A house or place for smelting.	   [1913 Webster]
Smeltie \Smelt"ie\, n.	   A fish, the bib. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smelting \Smelt"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Smelt}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Smelting furnace} (Metal.), a furnace in which ores are	      smelted or reduced.	      [1913 Webster]
Smerk \Smerk\, n. & v.	   See {Smirk}.	   [1913 Webster] Smerk	Smerk \Smerk\, Smerky \Smerk"y\, a.	   Smart; jaunty; spruce. See {Smirk}, a. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So smerk, so smooth, his pricked ears.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Smerlin \Smer"lin\, n. (Zool.)	   A small loach.	   [1913 Webster]
Smew \Smew\, n. [Perhaps for ice-mew.] (Zool.)	   (a) small European merganser ({Mergus albellus}) which has a	       white crest; -- called also {smee}, {smee duck}, {white	       merganser}, and {white nun}.	   (b) The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]
Smicker \Smick"er\, v. i. [Akin to Sw. smickra to flatter, Dan.	   smigre, and perhaps to G. schmeicheln, and E. smile. Cf.	   {Smicker}, a.]	   To look amorously or wantonly; to smirk.	   [1913 Webster]	Smicker \Smick"er\, a. [AS. smicere tasteful, trim. See	   {Smicker}, v.]	   Amorous; wanton; gay; spruce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smickering \Smick"er*ing\, n.	   Amorous glance or inclination. [Obs.] "A smickering to our	   young lady." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Smicket \Smick"et\, n. [Dim. of smock.]	   A woman's under-garment; a smock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Smickly \Smick"ly\, adv.	   Smugly; finically. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Smiddy \Smid"dy\, n. [See {Smithy}.]	   A smithy. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smift \Smift\, n.	   A match for firing a charge of powder, as in blasting; a	   fuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Smight \Smight\, v. t.	   To smite. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Smilacin \Smil"a*cin\, n. [Cf. F. similacine. See {Smilax}.]	   (Chem.)	   See {Parrilin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smilax \Smi"lax\, n. [L., bindweed, Gr. ???.] (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of perennial climbing plants, usually with a	       prickly woody stem; green brier, or cat brier. The	       rootstocks of certain species are the source of the	       medicine called sarsaparilla.	   (b) A delicate trailing plant ({Myrsiphyllum asparagoides})	       much used for decoration. It is a native of the Cape of	       Good Hope.	       [1913 Webster]
Smile \Smile\ (sm[imac]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smiled}	   (sm[imac]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Smiling}.] [OE. smilen; akin	   to Dan. smile, Sw. smila, MHG. smielen, smieren, L. mirari to	   wonder at, Skr. smi to smile; and probably to E. smicker.	   [root]173. Cf. {Admire}, {Marvel}, {Smirk}.]	   1. To express amusement, pleasure, moderate joy, or love and	      kindness, by the features of the face; to laugh silently.	      [1913 Webster]	            He doth nothing but frown. . . . He hears merry	            tales and smiles not.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She smiled to see the doughty hero slain. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            When last I saw thy young blue eyes, they smiled.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express slight contempt by a look implying sarcasm or	      pity; to sneer.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T was what I said to Craggs and Child,	            Who praised my modesty, and smiled.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To look gay and joyous; to have an appearance suited to	      excite joy; as, smiling spring; smiling plenty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The desert smiled,	            And paradise was opened in the wild.  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be propitious or favorable; to favor; to countenance;	      -- often with on; as, to smile on one's labors.	      [1913 Webster]	Smile \Smile\, v. t.	   1. To express by a smile; as, to smile consent; to smile a	      welcome to visitors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect in a certain way with a smile. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And sharply smile prevailing folly dead. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	Smile \Smile\, n. [CF. Dan. smiil, Sw. smil. See {Smile}, v. i.]	   1. The act of smiling; a peculiar change or brightening of	      the face, which expresses pleasure, moderate joy, mirth,	      approbation, or kindness; -- opposed to {frown}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet intercourse	            Of looks and smiles: for smiles from reason flow.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A somewhat similar expression of countenance, indicative	      of satisfaction combined with malevolent feelings, as	      contempt, scorn, etc; as, a scornful smile.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Favor; countenance; propitiousness; as, the smiles of	      Providence. "The smile of heaven." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Gay or joyous appearance; as, the smiles of spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brightness of their [the flowers'] smile was	            gone.                                 --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]
Smileless \Smile"less\, a.	   Not having a smile.	   [1913 Webster]
Smiler \Smil"er\, n.	   One who smiles. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Smilet \Smil"et\, n.	   A little smile. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Those happy smilets	         That played on her ripe lip.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Smilingly \Smil"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a smiling manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Smilingness \Smil"ing*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being smiling.	   [1913 Webster]	         And made despair a smilingness assume.   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Smilodon \Smi"lo*don\, n. [Gr. ??? a carving knife + ???, ???,	   tooth.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of saber-toothed tigers. See {Mach?rodus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smilt \Smilt\, v. i.	   To melt. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sminthurid \Smin*thu"rid\, n. [Gr. ??? a mouse + ??? tail.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous small species of springtails, of the	   family {Sminthuridae}, -- usually found on flowers. See	   Illust. under {Collembola}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smirch \Smirch\, v. t. [From the root of smear.]	   To smear with something which stains, or makes dirty; to	   smutch; to begrime; to soil; to sully.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll . . . with a kind of umber smirch my face. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Smirch \Smirch\, n.	   A smutch; a dirty stain.	   [1913 Webster]
Smirk \Smirk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smirked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Smirking}.] [OE. smirken, ASS. smercian, smearcian; cf. MHG.	   smieren, smielen, to smile. See {Smile}, v. i.]	   To smile in an affected or conceited manner; to smile with	   affected complaisance; to simper.	   [1913 Webster]	Smirk \Smirk\, n.	   A forced or affected smile; a simper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Smirk \Smirk\, a.	   Nice,; smart; spruce; affected; simpering. "So smirk, so	   smooth." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Smirkingly \Smirk"ing*ly\, adv.	   With smirking; with a smirk.	   [1913 Webster]
Smirky \Smirk"y\, a.	   Smirk; smirking.	   [1913 Webster]
Smit \Smit\, rare	   imp. & p. p. of {Smite}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Smit with the beauty of so fair a scene. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Smit \Smit\, obs.	   3d. pers. sing. pres. of {Smite}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Smite \Smite\ (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Smote} (sm[=o]t), rarely	   {Smit} (sm[i^]t); p. p. {Smitten} (sm[i^]t"t'n), rarely	   {Smit}, or {Smote}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smiting}	   (sm[imac]t"[i^]ng).] [AS. sm[imac]tan to smite, to soil,	   pollute; akin to OFries. sm[imac]ta to smite, LG. smiten, D.	   smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm[imac]zan to smear, stroke,	   OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth.	   bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m[=e]d to be fat. The	   original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf.	   {Smut}.]	   1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with	      any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown	      by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod,	      sword, spear, or stone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn	            to him the other also.                --Matt. v. 39.	      [1913 Webster]	            And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it,	            and smote the Philistine in his forehead. --1 Sam.	                                                  xvii. 49.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or	      hurling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prophesy, and smite thine hands together. --Ezek.	                                                  xxi. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall. --1 Sam.	                                                  xix. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any	      kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with	      the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke	      or by some visitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flax and the barly was smitten.   --Ex. ix. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine,	            because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him.	                                                  --Wake.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            The charms that smite the simple heart. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Smit with the love of sister arts we came. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To smite off}, to cut off.	   {To smite out}, to knock out, as a tooth. --Exod. xxi. 27.	   {To smite with the tongue}, to reproach or upbraid; to	      revile. [Obs.] --Jer. xviii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	Smite \Smite\, v. i.	   To strike; to collide; to beat. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         The heart melteth, and the knees smite together. --Nah.	                                                  ii. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	Smite \Smite\, n.	   The act of smiting; a blow.	   [1913 Webster]
Smiter \Smit"er\ (sm[imac]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who smites.	   [1913 Webster]	         I give my back to the smiters.           --Isa. l. 6.	   [1913 Webster]
Smith \Smith\ (sm[i^]th), n. [AS. smi[eth]; akin to D. smid, G.	   schmied, OHG. smid, Icel. smi[eth]r, Dan. & Sw. smed, Goth.	   smi[thorn]a (in comp.); cf. Gr. smi`lh a sort of knife,	   sminy`h a hoe, mattock.]	   1. One who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals;	      as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like.	      --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor yet the smith hath learned to form a sword.	                                                  --Tate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes or effects anything. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Smith \Smith\, v. t. [AS. smi[eth]ian. See {Smith}, n.]	   To beat into shape; to forge. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         What smith that any [weapon] smitheth.   --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Smithcraft \Smith"craft`\ (-kr[.a]ft`), n.	   The art or occupation of a smith; smithing. [R.] --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Smither \Smith"er\ (sm[i^][th]"[~e]r), n.	   1. Light, fine rain. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Fragments; atoms; finders. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Smash the bottle to smithers.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Smithereens \Smith`er*eens"\ (sm[i^][th]`[~e]r*[=e]nz"), n. pl.	   Fragments; atoms; smithers. [Colloq.] --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Smithery \Smith"er*y\ (sm[i^]th"[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {-ies}	   (-[i^]z).	   1. The workshop of a smith; a smithy or stithy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Work done by a smith; smithing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The din of all his smithery may some time or other	            possibly wake this noble duke.        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]
Smithing \Smith"ing\, n.	   The act or art of working or forging metals, as iron, into	   any desired shape. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Smithsonian \Smith*so"ni*an\ (-s[=o]"n[i^]*an), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Englishman J. L. M. Smithson, or to	   the national institution of learning which he endowed at	   Washington, D. C.; as, the Smithsonian Institution;	   Smithsonian Reports. -- n. The Smithsonian Institution.	   [1913 Webster]
Smithsonite \Smith"son*ite\, n. [See {Smithsonian}.] (Min.)	   Native zinc carbonate. It generally occurs in stalactitic,	   reniform, or botryoidal shapes, of a white to gray, green, or	   brown color. See Note under {Calamine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smithy \Smith"y\ (-[y^]), n. [AS. smi[eth][eth]e, fr. smi[eth];	   akin to D. smidse, smids, OHG. smitta, G. schmiede, Icel.	   smi[eth]ja. See {Smith}, n.]	   The workshop of a smith, esp. a blacksmith; a smithery; a	   stithy. [Written also {smiddy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Under a spreading chestnut tree	         The village smithy stands.               --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Smitt \Smitt\ (sm[i^]t), n. [CF. G. schmitz a stain, schmitzen	   besmear. See {Smite}, v. t.]	   Fine clay or ocher made up into balls, used for marking	   sheep. [Eng.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Smitten \Smit"ten\ (sm[i^]t"t'n),	   p. p. of {Smite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smittle \Smit"tle\ (-t'l), v. t. [Freq. fr. OE. smitten to	   befoul. See {Smite}, v. t.]	   To infect. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Smittle \Smit"tle\, n.	   Infection. [Pov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster] Smittle	Smittle \Smit"tle\ (sm[i^]t"t'l), Smittlish \Smit"tlish\	   (-tl[i^]sh), a.	   Infectious; catching. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.] --H. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Smock \Smock\ (sm[o^]k), n. [AS. smocc; akin to OHG. smocho,	   Icel. smokkr, and from the root of AS. sm[=u]gan to creep,	   akin to G. schmiegen to cling to, press close, MHG. smiegen,	   Icel. smj[=u]ga to creep through, to put on a garment which	   has a hole to put the head through; cf. Lith. smukti to	   glide. Cf. {Smug}, {Smuggle}.]	   1. A woman's under-garment; a shift; a chemise.	      [1913 Webster]	            In her smock, with head and foot all bare.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blouse; a smoock frock. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Smock \Smock\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a smock; resembling a smock; hence, of or	   pertaining to a woman.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Smock mill}, a windmill of which only the cap turns round to	      meet the wind, in distinction from a post mill, whose	      whole building turns on a post.	   {Smock race}, a race run by women for the prize of a smock.	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Smock \Smock\, v. t.	   To provide with, or clothe in, a smock or a smock frock.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Smock-faced \Smock"-faced`\, a.	   Having a feminine countenance or complexion; smooth-faced;	   girlish. --Fenton.	   [1913 Webster]
Smock frock \Smock" frock`\	   A coarse frock, or shirt, worn over the other dress, as by	   farm laborers. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Smockless \Smock"less\, a.	   Lacking a smock. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Smokable \Smok"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being smoked; suitable or ready to be smoked; as,	   smokable tobacco.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoke \Smoke\ (sm[=o]k), n. [AS. smoca, fr. sme['o]can to smoke;	   akin to LG. & D. smook smoke, Dan. sm["o]g, G. schmauch, and	   perh. to Gr. ??? to burn in a smoldering fire; cf. Lith.	   smaugti to choke.]	   1. The visible exhalation, vapor, or substance that escapes,	      or expelled, from a burning body, especially from burning	      vegetable matter, as wood, coal, peat, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The gases of hydrocarbons, raised to a red heat or	         thereabouts, without a mixture of air enough to produce	         combustion, disengage their carbon in a fine powder,	         forming smoke. The disengaged carbon when deposited on	         solid bodies is soot.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles smoke; a vapor; a mist.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything unsubstantial, as idle talk. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of smoking, esp. of smoking tobacco; as, to have a	      smoke. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Smoke is sometimes joined with other word. forming	         self-explaining compounds; as, smoke-consuming,	         smoke-dried, smoke-stained, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Smoke arch}, the smoke box of a locomotive.	   {Smoke ball} (Mil.), a ball or case containing a composition	      which, when it burns, sends forth thick smoke.	   {Smoke black}, lampblack. [Obs.]	   {Smoke board}, a board suspended before a fireplace to	      prevent the smoke from coming out into the room.	   {Smoke box}, a chamber in a boiler, where the smoke, etc.,	      from the furnace is collected before going out at the	      chimney.	   {Smoke sail} (Naut.), a small sail in the lee of the galley	      stovepipe, to prevent the smoke from annoying people on	      deck.	   {Smoke tree} (Bot.), a shrub ({Rhus Cotinus}) in which the	      flowers are mostly abortive and the panicles transformed	      into tangles of plumose pedicels looking like wreaths of	      smoke.	   {To end in smoke}, to burned; hence, to be destroyed or	      ruined; figuratively, to come to nothing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fume; reek; vapor.	        [1913 Webster]	Smoke \Smoke\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smoked}; p. pr. & vb n.	   {Smoking}.] [AS. smocian; akin to D. smoken, G. schmauchen,	   Dan. sm["o]ge. See {Smoke}, n.]	   1. To emit smoke; to throw off volatile matter in the form of	      vapor or exhalation; to reek.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hard by a cottage chimney smokes.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to burn; to be kindled; to rage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke	            agains. that man.                     --Deut. xxix.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise a dust or smoke by rapid motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Proud of his steeds, he smokes along the field.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To draw into the mouth the smoke of tobacco burning in a	      pipe or in the form of a cigar, cigarette, etc.; to	      habitually use tobacco in this manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To suffer severely; to be punished.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some of you shall smoke for it in Rome. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Smoke \Smoke\, v. t.	   1. To apply smoke to; to hang in smoke; to disinfect, to	      cure, etc., by smoke; as, to smoke or fumigate infected	      clothing; to smoke beef or hams for preservation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill or scent with smoke; hence, to fill with incense;	      to perfume. "Smoking the temple." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To smell out; to hunt out; to find out; to detect.	      [1913 Webster]	            I alone	            Smoked his true person, talked with him. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was first smoked by the old Lord Lafeu. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon that . . . I began to smoke that they were a	            parcel of mummers.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To ridicule to the face; to quiz. [Old Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To inhale and puff out the smoke of, as tobacco; to burn	      or use in smoking; as, to smoke a pipe or a cigar.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To subject to the operation of smoke, for the purpose of	      annoying or driving out; -- often with out; as, to smoke a	      woodchuck out of his burrow.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Smoke ball \Smoke ball\	   Same as {Puffball}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Smoke-dry \Smoke"-dry`\, v. t.	   To dry by or in smoke.	   [1913 Webster]
Smokehouse \Smoke"house`\, n.	   A building where meat or fish is cured by subjecting it to a	   dense smoke.	   [1913 Webster]
Smokejack \Smoke"jack`\, n.	   A contrivance for turning a spit by means of a fly or wheel	   moved by the current of ascending air in a chimney.	   [1913 Webster]
Smokeless \Smoke"less\, a.	   Making or having no smoke. "Smokeless towers." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Smokeless powder \Smoke"less pow"der\	   A high-explosive gunpowder whose explosion produces little,	   if any, smoke. It is usually based on guncotton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Smoker \Smok"er\, n.	   1. One who dries or preserves by smoke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who smokes tobacco or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A smoking car or compartment. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A gathering for smoking and social intercourse. [Colloq.]	            That evening A Company had a "smoker" in one of the	            disused huts of Shorncliffe Camp.     --Strand Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {black smoker}, a vent at the bottom of the ocean, usually at	      a mid-ocean ridge, through which large quantities of water	      carrying minerals flow, producing a jet of fluid with the	      appearance of black smoke. The ocean water in crevices	      below the vent is heated to temperatures near 400[deg] C,	      and dissolves quantities of metal salts, such as of	      copper, zinc, gold, and manganese. When the saturated	      mineral solutions exit the vent, cooling by contact with	      the ocean causes the metals to precipitate, mainly as	      sulfide or sulfate salts. Unusual forms of life such as	      {tube worms} have been found to live in the areas near	      black smokers. Additional information is available from [a	      HREF="http:]/www.nhm.ac.uk/science/mineral/project5/">The	      Natural History Museum of London and [a	      HREF="http:]/www.amnhonline.org/expeditions/blacksmokers/">The	      American Museum of Natural History Expeditions.
Smokestack \Smoke"stack`\, n.	   A chimney; esp., a pipe serving as a chimney, as the pipe	   which carries off the smoke of a locomotive, the funnel of a	   steam vessel, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Smokily \Smok"i*ly\, adv.	   In a smoky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Smokiness \Smok"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being smoky.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoking \Smok"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Smoke}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Smoking bean} (Bot.), the long pod of the catalpa, or	      Indian-bean tree, often smoked by boys as a substitute for	      cigars.	   {Smoking car}, a railway car carriage reserved for the use of	      passengers who smoke tobacco.	      [1913 Webster]
smoking gun \smok"ing gun`\ (sm[=o]k"[i^]ng g[u^]n`), n.	   [metaphorical] [from imagined situations where a person	   holding a pistol, still smoking from having been fired, is	   found standing over a dead person]	   Incontrovertible evidence; convincing evidence.	   [PJC]
Smoky \Smok"y\, a. [Compar. {Smokier}; superl. {Smokiest}.]	   1. Emitting smoke, esp. in large quantities or in an	      offensive manner; fumid; as, smoky fires.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the appearance or nature of smoke; as, a smoky fog.	      "Unlustrous as the smoky light." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Filled with smoke, or with a vapor resembling smoke;	      thick; as, a smoky atmosphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Subject to be filled with smoke from chimneys or	      fireplace; as, a smoky house.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Tarnished with smoke; noisome with smoke; as, smoky	      rafters; smoky cells.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Suspicious; open to suspicion. [Obs.] --Foote.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Smoky quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz crystal of a pale	      to dark smoky-brown color. See {Quartz}.	      [1913 Webster] Smolder
Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Smoldered}or {Smouldered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smoldering} or	   {Smouldering}.] [OE. smolderen; cf. Prov. G. sm["o]len,	   smelen, D. smeulen. Cf. {Smell}.]	   1. To burn and smoke without flame; to waste away by a slow	      and supressed combustion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The smoldering dust did round about him smoke.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exist in a state of suppressed or smothered activity;	      to burn inwardly; as, a smoldering feud.	      [1913 Webster] Smolder	Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. t.	   To smother; to suffocate; to choke. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster] Smolder	Smolder \Smol"der\, Smoulder \Smoul"der\, n.	   Smoke; smother. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The smolder stops our nose with stench.  --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster] Smoldering
Smoldering \Smol"der*ing\, Smouldering \Smoul"der*ing\, a.	   Being in a state of suppressed activity; quiet but not dead.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some evil chance	         Will make the smoldering scandal break and blaze.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] Smolderingness
Smolderingness \Smol"der*ing*ness\, Smoulderingness
\Smoul"der*ing*ness\, n.	   The state of smoldering.	   [1913 Webster] Smoldry
Smoldry \Smol"dry\, Smouldry \Smoul"dry\, a.	   Smoldering; suffocating; smothery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A flaming fire ymixt with smoldry smoke. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Smolt \Smolt\, n. (Zool.)	   A young salmon two or three years old, when it has acquired	   its silvery color.	   [1913 Webster]
Smooch \Smooch\, v. t.	   See {Smutch}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Smoor \Smoor\, v. t. [AS. smorian; akin to D. & LG. smoren, G.	   schmoren to stew. Cf. {Smother}.]	   To suffocate or smother. [Written also {smore}.] [Obs. or	   Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Sir T. More. Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Smooth \Smooth\ (sm[=oo][th]), a. [Compar. {Smoother}	   (sm[=oo][th]"[~e]r); superl. {Smoothest}.] [OE. smothe,	   smethe, AS. sm[=e][eth]e, sm[oe][eth]e, where [=e], [oe],	   come from an older [=o]; cf. LG. sm["o]de, sm["o]e,	   sm["o]dig; of uncertain origin.]	   1. Having an even surface, or a surface so even that no	      roughness or points can be perceived by the touch; not	      rough; as, smooth glass; smooth porcelain. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The outlines must be smooth, imperceptible to the	            touch, and even, without eminence or cavities.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evenly spread or arranged; sleek; as, smooth hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Gently flowing; moving equably; not ruffled or obstructed;	      as, a smooth stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Flowing or uttered without check, obstruction, or	      hesitation; not harsh; voluble; even; fluent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only smooth poet of those times.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Waller was smooth; but Dryden taught to join	            The varying verse, the full-resounding line. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            When sage Minerva rose,	            From her sweet lips smooth elocution flows. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Bland; mild; smoothing; fattering.	      [1913 Webster]	            This smooth discourse and mild behavior oft	            Conceal a traitor.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech. & Physics) Causing no resistance to a body sliding	      along its surface; frictionless.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Smooth is often used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, smooth-bodied,	         smooth-browed, smooth-combed, smooth-faced,	         smooth-finished, smooth-gliding, smooth-grained,	         smooth-leaved, smooth-sliding, smooth-speaking,	         smooth-woven, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Even; plain; level; flat; polished; glossy; sleek; soft;	        bland; mild; soothing; voluble; flattering; adulatory;	        deceptive.	        [1913 Webster]	Smooth \Smooth\, adv.	   Smoothly. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Smooth \Smooth\, n.	   1. The act of making smooth; a stroke which smooths.	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is smooth; the smooth part of anything. "The	      smooth of his neck." --Gen. xxvii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	Smooth \Smooth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smoothed} (sm[=oo]thd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Smoothing}.] [OE. smothen, smethen, AS.	   sm[=e][eth]ian; cf. LG. sm["o]den. See {Smooth}, a.]	   To make smooth; to make even on the surface by any means; as,	   to smooth a board with a plane; to smooth cloth with an iron.	   Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) To free from obstruction; to make easy.	       [1913 Webster]	             Thou, Abelard! the last sad office pay,	             And smooth my passage to the realms of day. --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) To free from harshness; to make flowing.	       [1913 Webster]	             In their motions harmony divine	             So smooths her charming tones that God's own ear	             Listens delighted.                   --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) To palliate; to gloze; as, to smooth over a fault.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) To give a smooth or calm appearance to.	       [1913 Webster]	             Each perturbation smoothed with outward calm.	                                                  --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) To ease; to regulate. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	Smooth \Smooth\, v. i.	   To flatter; to use blandishment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Because I can not flatter and speak fair,	         Smile in men's faces, smooth, deceive and cog. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoothbore \Smooth"bore`\, a. (Gun.)	   Having a bore of perfectly smooth surface; -- distinguished	   from {rifled}. -- n. A smoothbore firearm.	   [1913 Webster]
Smooth-chinned \Smooth"-chinned`\, a.	   Having a smooth chin; beardless. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoothen \Smooth"en\, v. t.	   To make smooth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Smoother \Smooth"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, smooths.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoothing \Smooth"ing\, a. & n.	   fr. {Smooth}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Smoothing iron}, an iron instrument with a polished face,	      for smoothing clothes; a sadiron; a flatiron.	   {Smoothing plane}, a short, finely set plane, for smoothing	      and finishing work.	      [1913 Webster]
Smoothly \Smooth"ly\, adv.	   In a smooth manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoothness \Smooth"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being smooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Smooth-spoken \Smooth"-spo`ken\, a.	   Speaking smoothly; plausible; flattering; smooth-tongued.	   [1913 Webster]
Smooth-tongued \Smooth"-tongued`\, a.	   Having a smooth tongue; plausible; flattering.	   [1913 Webster]
Smore \Smore\, v. t.	   To smother. See {Smoor}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some dying vomit blood, and some were smored. --Du	                                                  Bartas.	   [1913 Webster] Smorzando
Smorzando \Smor*zan"do\, Smorsato \Smor*sa"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Growing gradually fainter and softer; dying away; morendo.	   [1913 Webster]
Smote \Smote\,	   imp. (& rare p. p.) of {Smite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoterlich \Smo"ter*lich\, a. [CF. {Smut}.]	   Dirty; foul. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Smother \Smoth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smothered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Smothering}.] [OE. smotheren; akin to E. smoor. See	   {Smoor}.]	   1. To destroy the life of by suffocation; to deprive of the	      air necessary for life; to cover up closely so as to	      prevent breathing; to suffocate; as, to smother a child.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect as by suffocation; to stife; to deprive of air	      by a thick covering, as of ashes, of smoke, or the like;	      as, to smother a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to repress the action of; to cover from public	      view; to suppress; to conceal; as, to smother one's	      displeasure.	      [1913 Webster]	Smother \Smoth"er\, v. i.	   1. To be suffocated or stifled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burn slowly, without sufficient air; to smolder.	      [1913 Webster]	Smother \Smoth"er\, n. [OE. smorther. See {Smother}, v. t.]	   1. Stifling smoke; thick dust. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of suppression. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to keep their suspicions in smother. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which smothers or causes a sensation of smothering,	      as smoke, fog, the foam of the sea, a confused multitude	      of things.	            Then they vanished, swallowed up in the grayness of	            the evening and the smoke and smother of the storm.	                                                  --The Century.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Smother fly} (Zool.), an aphid.	      [1913 Webster]
Smothered mate \Smoth"ered mate\ (Chess)	   Checkmate given when movement of the king is completely	   obstructed by his own men. This can only occur when an	   opponent moves a knight into a position to give a check to	   the king.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Smotheriness \Smoth"er*i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being smothery.	   [1913 Webster]
Smotheringly \Smoth"er*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a smothering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Smothery \Smoth"er*y\, a.	   Tending to smother; stifling.	   [1913 Webster]
Smouch \Smouch\, v. t. [Akin to smack.]	   To kiss closely. [Obs.] --P. Stubbes.	   [1913 Webster]	Smouch \Smouch\, v. t. [See {Smutch}.]	   To smutch; to soil; as, to smouch the face.	   [1913 Webster]	Smouch \Smouch\, n.	   A dark soil or stain; a smutch.	   [1913 Webster]
Smoulder \Smoul"der\, v. i.	   See {Smolder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smouldry \Smoul"dry\, a.	   See {Smoldry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Smudge \Smudge\, n. [Cf. Dan. smuds smut, E. smutch, or smoke.]	   1. A suffocating smoke. --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A heap of damp combustibles partially ignited and burning	      slowly, placed on the windward side of a house, tent, or	      the like, in order, by the thick smoke, to keep off	      mosquitoes or other insects. [U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is smeared upon anything; a stain; a blot; a	      smutch; a smear.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Smudge \Smudge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smudged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Smudging}.]	   1. To stifle or smother with smoke; to smoke by means of a	      smudge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To smear; to smutch; to soil; to blacken with smoke.	      [1913 Webster]
Smudginess \Smudg"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being smudged, soiled, or blurred.	   --C. A. Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Smug \Smug\, a. [Of. Scand. or Low German origin; cf. LG. smuck,	   G. schmuck, Dan. smuk, OSw. smuck, sm["o]ck, and E. smock,	   smuggle; cf. G. schmuck ornament. See {Smock}.]	   Studiously neat or nice, especially in dress; spruce;	   affectedly precise; smooth and prim.	   [1913 Webster]	         They be so smug and smooth.              --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]	         The smug and scanty draperies of his style. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         A young, smug, handsome holiness has no fellow. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Smug \Smug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Smugging}.]	   To make smug, or spruce. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus said, he smugged his beard, and stroked up fair.	                                                  --Dryton.	   [1913 Webster]
Smuggle \Smug"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smuggled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Smuggling}.] [Of Low German or Scand. origin; cf. LG.	   smuggeln, D. smokkelen, G. schmuggeln, Dan. smugle, Sw. smyga	   to introduce or convey secretly, Dan. i smug secretly, D.	   smuigen to eat in secret, AS. sm?gan to creep. See {Smock}.]	   1. To import or export secretly, contrary to the law; to	      import or export without paying the duties imposed by law;	      as, to smuggle lace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To convey or introduce clandestinely.	      [1913 Webster]	Smuggle \Smug"gle\, v. i.	   To import or export in violation of the customs laws.	   [1913 Webster]
Smuggler \Smug"gler\, n.	   1. One who smuggles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel employed in smuggling.	      [1913 Webster]
Smugly \Smug"ly\, adv.	   In a smug manner. [R.] --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Smugness \Smug"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being smug.	   [1913 Webster]
Smut \Smut\, n. [Akin to Sw. smuts, Dan. smuds, MHG. smuz, G.	   schmutz, D. smet a spot or stain, smoddig, smodsig,	   smodderig, dirty, smodderen to smut; and probably to E.	   smite. See {Smite}, v. t., and cf. {Smitt}, {Smutch}.]	   1. Foul matter, like soot or coal dust; also, a spot or soil	      made by such matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) Bad, soft coal, containing much earthy matter,	      found in the immediate locality of faults.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) An infection of cereal grains producing a swelling	      which is at length resolved into a powdery sooty mass. It	      is caused by parasitic fungi of the genus {Ustilago}.	      {Ustilago segetum}, or {Ustilago Carbo}, is the commonest	      kind; that of Indian corn is {Ustilago maydis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Obscene language; ribaldry; obscenity.	      [1913 Webster]	            He does not stand upon decency . . . but will talk	            smut, though a priest and his mother be in the room.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Smut mill}, a machine for cleansing grain from smut.	      [1913 Webster]	Smut \Smut\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smutted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Smutting}.]	   1. To stain or mark with smut; to blacken with coal, soot, or	      other dirty substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To taint with mildew, as grain. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To blacken; to sully or taint; to tarnish.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To clear of smut; as, to smut grain for the mill.	      [1913 Webster]	Smut \Smut\, v. i.	   1. To gather smut; to be converted into smut; to become	      smutted. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give off smut; to crock.	      [1913 Webster]
Smutch \Smutch\, n. [Prob. for smuts. See {Smut}, n.]	   A stain; a dirty spot. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Smutch \Smutch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Smutched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Smutching}.]	   To blacken with smoke, soot, or coal. [Written also	   {smooch}.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Smutchin \Smutch"in\, n.	   Snuff. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Smutty \Smut"ty\, a. [Compar. {Smuttier}; superl. {Smuttiest}.]	   1. Soiled with smut; smutted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tainted with mildew; as, smutty corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Obscene; not modest or pure; as, a smutty saying.	      [1913 Webster]	            The smutty joke, ridiculously lewd.   --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Smut"ti*ly}, adv. -- {Smut"ti*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Smyrniot \Smyr"ni*ot\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Smyrna. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Smyrna.	   [1913 Webster]
Snack \Snack\, n. [See {Snatch}, v. t.]	   1. A share; a part or portion; -- obsolete, except in the	      colloquial phrase, {to go snacks}, i. e., to share.	      [1913 Webster]	            At last he whispers, "Do, and we go snacks." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slight, hasty repast. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Snacket \Snack"et\, n.	   See {Snecket}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snacot \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.] (Zool.)	   A pipefish of the genus {Syngnathus}. See {Pipefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Snaffle \Snaf"fle\, n. [D. snavel a beak, bill, snout; akin to	   G. schnabel, OHG. snabul,. sneb, snebbe, OFries. snavel	   mouth, Dan. & Sw. snabel beak, bill, Lith. snapas, and to E.	   snap, v. See {Snap}, and cf. {Neb}.]	   A kind of bridle bit, having a joint in the part to be placed	   in the mouth, and rings and cheek pieces at the ends, but	   having no curb; -- called also {snaffle bit}.	   [1913 Webster]	Snaffle \Snaf"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snaffled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Snaffling}.]	   To put a snaffle in the mouth of; to subject to the snaffle;	   to bridle.	   [1913 Webster]
Snag \Snag\, n. [Prov. E., n., a lump on a tree where a branch	   has been cut off; v., to cut off the twigs and small branches	   from a tree, of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. snaigh, snaidh, to	   cut down, to prune, to sharpen, p. p. snaighte, snaidhte, cut	   off, lopped, Ir. snaigh a hewing, cutting.]	   1. A stump or base of a branch that has been lopped off; a	      short branch, or a sharp or rough branch; a knot; a	      protuberance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The coat of arms	            Now on a naked snag in triumph borne. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tooth projecting beyond the rest; contemptuously, a	      broken or decayed tooth. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A tree, or a branch of a tree, fixed in the bottom of a	      river or other navigable water, and rising nearly or quite	      to the surface, by which boats are sometimes pierced and	      sunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) One of the secondary branches of an antler.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Snag boat}, a steamboat fitted with apparatus for removing	      snags and other obstructions in navigable streams. [U.S.]	      	   {Snag tooth}. Same as {Snag}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            How thy snag teeth stand orderly,	            Like stakes which strut by the water side. --J.	                                                  Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	Snag \Snag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snagging}.]	   1. To cut the snags or branches from, as the stem of a tree;	      to hew roughly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To injure or destroy, as a steamboat or other vessel, by a	      snag, or projecting part of a sunken tree. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
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Snagged \Snag"ged\, a.	   Full of snags; snaggy.	   [1913 Webster]
Snaggy \Snag"gy\, a.	   1. Full of snags; full of short, rough branches or sharp	      points; abounding with knots. "Upon a snaggy oak."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Snappish; cross; ill-tempered. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Snail \Snail\ (sn[=a]l), n. [OE. snaile, AS. sn[ae]gel, snegel,	   sn[ae]gl; akin to G. schnecke, OHG. snecko, Dan. snegl, Icel.	   snigill.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial	          air-breathing gastropods belonging to the genus Helix	          and many allied genera of the family {Helicidae}. They	          are abundant in nearly all parts of the world except	          the arctic regions, and feed almost entirely on	          vegetation; a land snail.	      (b) Any gastropod having a general resemblance to the true	          snails, including fresh-water and marine species. See	          {Pond snail}, under {Pond}, and {Sea snail}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a drone; a slow-moving person or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) A spiral cam, or a flat piece of metal of spirally	      curved outline, used for giving motion to, or changing the	      position of, another part, as the hammer tail of a	      striking clock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tortoise; in ancient warfare, a movable roof or shed to	      protect besiegers; a testudo. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They had also all manner of gynes [engines] . . .	            that needful is [in] taking or sieging of castle or	            of city, as snails, that was naught else but hollow	            pavises and targets, under the which men, when they	            fought, were heled [protected], . . . as the snail	            is in his house; therefore they cleped them snails.	                                                  --Vegetius	                                                  (Trans.).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) The pod of the sanil clover.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ear snail}, {Edible snail}, {Pond snail}, etc. See under	      {Ear}, {Edible}, etc.	   {Snail borer} (Zool.), a boring univalve mollusk; a drill.	   {Snail clover} (Bot.), a cloverlike plant ({Medicago	      scuttellata}, also, {Medicago Helix}); -- so named from	      its pods, which resemble the shells of snails; -- called	      also {snail trefoil}, {snail medic}, and {beehive}.	   {Snail flower} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Phaseolus	      Caracalla}) having the keel of the carolla spirally coiled	      like a snail shell.	   {Snail shell} (Zool.), the shell of snail.	   {Snail trefoil}. (Bot.) See {Snail clover}, above.	      [1913 Webster]
Snailfish \Snail"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Sea snail}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Snail-like \Snail"-like`\, a.	   Like or suiting a snail; as, snail-like progress.	   [1913 Webster]	Snail-like \Snail"-like`\, adv.	   In the manner of a snail; slowly.	   [1913 Webster]
Snail-paced \Snail"-paced`\, a.	   Slow-moving, like a snail.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bid the snail-paced Ajax arm for shame.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
'Snails \'Snails\, interj.	   God's nails, or His nails, that is, the nails with which the	   Savior was fastened to the cross; -- an ancient form of oath,	   corresponding to 'Od's bodikins (dim. of body, i.e., God's	   dear body). --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.	   sn[=a]kr, sn?kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]	   (Zool.)	   Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,	   whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and {Serpent}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the	         larger number are harmless to man.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blind snake}, {Garter snake}, {Green snake}, {King snake},	   {Milk snake}, {Rock snake}, {Water snake}, etc. See under	      {Blind}, {Garter}, etc.	   {Fetich snake} (Zool.), a large African snake ({Python	      Sebae}) used by the natives as a fetich.	   {Ringed snake} (Zool.), a common European columbrine snake	      ({Tropidonotus natrix}).	   {Snake eater}. (Zool.)	   (a) The markhoor.	   (b) The secretary bird.	   {Snake fence}, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]	   {Snake fly} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      neuropterous insects of the genus {Rhaphidia}; -- so	      called because of their large head and elongated neck and	      prothorax.	   {Snake gourd} (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes	      anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than	      that of the serpent cucumber.	   {Snake killer}. (Zool.)	   (a) The secretary bird.	   (b) The chaparral cock.	   {Snake moss} (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium	      clavatum}). See {Lycopodium}.	   {Snake nut} (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree	      ({Ophiocaryon paradoxum}) of Guiana, the embryo of which	      resembles a snake coiled up.	   {Tree snake} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,	      especially those of the genus {Dendrophis} and allied	      genera.	      [1913 Webster]	Snake \Snake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snaking}.]	   1. To drag or draw, as a snake from a hole; -- often with	      out. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To wind round spirally, as a large rope with a	      smaller, or with cord, the small rope lying in the spaces	      between the strands of the large one; to worm.	      [1913 Webster]	Snake \Snake\, v. i.	   To crawl like a snake.	   [1913 Webster]
Snakebird \Snake"bird`\, n. [So named from its snakelike neck.]	   (Zool.)	   1. Any one of four species of aquatic birds of the genus	      {Anhinga} or {Plotus}. They are allied to the gannets and	      cormorants, but have very long, slender, flexible necks,	      and sharp bills.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American species ({Anhinga anhinga} syn. {Plotus	         anhinga}) inhabits the Southern United States and	         tropical America; -- called also {darter}, and {water	         turkey}. The Asiatic species ({Anhinga melanogaster})	         is native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Two	         other species inhabit Africa and Australia	         respectively.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The wryneck.	      [1913 Webster]
Snakefish \Snake"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The band fish.	      (b) The lizard fish.	          [1913 Webster]
Snakehead \Snake"head`\, n.	   1. A loose, bent-up end of one of the strap rails, or flat	      rails, formerly used on American railroads. It was	      sometimes so bent by the passage of a train as to slip	      over a wheel and pierce the bottom of a car.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The turtlehead.	      (b) The Guinea-hen flower. See {Snake's-head}, and under	          {Guinea}.	          [1913 Webster]
Snakeneck \Snake"neck`\, n. (Zool.)	   The snakebird, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Snakeroot \Snake"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any one of several plants of different genera and species,	   most of which are (or were formerly) reputed to be	   efficacious as remedies for the bites of serpents; also, the	   roots of any of these.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Virginia snakeroot is {Aristolochia Serpentaria};	         black snakeroot is {Sanicula}, esp. {Sanicula	         Marilandica}, also {Cimicifuga racemosa}; Seneca	         snakeroot is {Polygala Senega}; button snakeroot is	         {Liatris}, also {Eryngium}; white snakeroot is	         {Eupatorium ageratoides}. The name is also applied to	         some others besides these.	         [1913 Webster]
Snake's-head \Snake's"-head`\, n. (Bot.)	   The Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its	   spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head. --Dr.	   Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Snake's-head iris} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant	      ({Hermodactylus tuberosus}) of the Mediterranean region.	      The flowers slightly resemble a serpent's open mouth.	      [1913 Webster]
Snakestone \Snake"stone`\, n.	   1. A kind of hone slate or whetstone obtained in Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paleon.) An ammonite; -- so called from its form, which	      resembles that of a coiled snake.	      [1913 Webster]
Snake's-tongue \Snake's-tongue`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Adder's-tongue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Snakeweed \Snake"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A kind of knotweed ({Polygonum Bistorta}).	   (b) The Virginia snakeroot. See {Snakeroot}.	       [1913 Webster]
Snakewood \Snake"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) An East Indian climbing plant ({Strychnos colubrina})	       having a bitter taste, and supposed to be a remedy for	       the bite of the hooded serpent.	   (b) An East Indian climbing shrub ({Ophioxylon serpentinum})	       which has the roots and stems twisted so as to resemble	       serpents.	   (c) Same as {Trumpetwood}.	   (d) A tropical American shrub ({Plumieria rubra}) which has	       very fragrant red blossoms.	   (e) Same as {Letterwood}.	       [1913 Webster]
Snakish \Snak"ish\, a.	   Having the qualities or characteristics of a snake; snaky.	   [1913 Webster]
Snaky \Snak"y\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a snake or snakes; resembling a snake;	      serpentine; winding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The red light playing upon its gilt and carving gave	            it an appearance of snaky life.       --L. Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sly; cunning; insinuating; deceitful.	      [1913 Webster]	            So to the coast of Jordan he directs	            His easy steps, girded with snaky wiles. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Covered with serpents; having serpents; as, a snaky rod or	      wand. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            That snaky-headed, Gorgon shield.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Snap \Snap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snapping}.] [LG. or D. snappen to snap up, to snatch; akin	   to G. schnappen, MHG. snaben, Dan. snappe, and to D. snavel	   beak, bill. Cf. {Neb}, {Snaffle}, n.]	   1. To break at once; to break short, as substances that are	      brittle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breaks the doors open, snaps the locks. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike, to hit, or to shut, with a sharp sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bite or seize suddenly, especially with the teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, by playing too often at the mouth of death, has	            been snapped by it at last.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To break upon suddenly with sharp, angry words; to treat	      snappishly; -- usually with up. --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To crack; to cause to make a sharp, cracking noise; as, to	      snap a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	            MacMorian snapped his fingers repeatedly. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To project with a snap.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Cricket) To catch out sharply (a batsman who has just	      snicked a bowled ball).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To snap back} (Football), to roll the ball back with the	      foot; -- done only by the center rush, who thus delivers	      the ball to the quarter back on his own side when both	      sides are ranged in line.	   {To snap off}.	      (a) To break suddenly.	      (b) To bite off suddenly.	          [1913 Webster]	Snap \Snap\, v. i.	   1. To break short, or at once; to part asunder suddenly; as,	      a mast snaps; a needle snaps.	      [1913 Webster]	            But this weapon will snap short, unfaithful to the	            hand that employs it.                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give forth, or produce, a sharp, cracking noise; to	      crack; as, blazing firewood snaps.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make an effort to bite; to aim to seize with the teeth;	      to catch eagerly (at anything); -- often with at; as, a	      dog snapsat a passenger; a fish snaps at the bait.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To utter sharp, harsh, angry words; -- often with at; as,	      to snap at a child.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To miss fire; as, the gun snapped.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Of the eyes, to emit sudden, brief sparkles like those of	      a snapping fire, as sometimes in anger.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Snap \Snap\, n. [Cf. D. snap a snatching. See {Snap}, v. t.]	   1. A sudden breaking or rupture of any substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden, eager bite; a sudden seizing, or effort to	      seize, as with the teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden, sharp motion or blow, as with the finger sprung	      from the thumb, or the thumb from the finger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sharp, abrupt sound, as that made by the crack of a	      whip; as, the snap of the trigger of a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A greedy fellow. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which is, or may be, snapped up; something bitten	      off, seized, or obtained by a single quick movement;	      hence, a bite, morsel, or fragment; a scrap.	      [1913 Webster]	            He's a nimble fellow,	            And alike skilled in every liberal science,	            As having certain snaps of all.       --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A sudden severe interval or spell; -- applied to the	      weather; as, a cold snap. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A small catch or fastening held or closed by means of a	      spring, or one which closes with a snapping sound, as the	      catch of a bracelet, necklace, clasp of a book, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Zool.) A snap beetle.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A thin, crisp cake, usually small, and flavored with	       ginger; -- used chiefly in the plural.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Briskness; vigor; energy; decision. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Any circumstance out of which money may be made or an	       advantage gained. [Slang]	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Any task, labor, set of circumstances, or the like, that	       yields satisfactory results or gives pleasure with little	       trouble or effort, as an easy course of study, a job	       where work is light, a bargain, etc. [Slang, Chiefly U.	       S.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. A snap shot with a firearm.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. (Photog.) A snapshot.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   16. Something of no value; as, not worth a snap. [Colloq.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   17. (Football) The action of snapping the ball back, from the	       center usu. to the quarterback, which commences the play	       (down), and, if the clock had stopped, restarts the timer	       clock; a {snap back}.	       [PJC]	   {Snap back} (Football), the act of snapping back the ball.	   {Snap beetle}, or {Snap bug} (Zool.), any beetle of the	      family {Elateridae}, which, when laid on its back, is able	      to leap to a considerable height by means of a thoracic	      spring; -- called also {snapping beetle}.	   {Snap flask} (Molding), a flask for small work, having its	      sides separable and held together by latches, so that the	      flask may be removed from around the sand mold.	   {Snap judgment}, a judgment formed on the instant without	      deliberation.	   {Snap lock}, a lock shutting with a catch or snap.	   {Snap riveting}, riveting in which the rivets have snapheads	      formed by a die or swaging tool.	   {Snap shot}, a quick offhand shot, without deliberately	      taking aim.	      [1913 Webster]	Snap \Snap\, a.	   Done, performed, made, executed, carried through, or the	   like, quickly and without deliberation; as, a snap judgment	   or decision; a snap political convention. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Snapdragon \Snap"drag`on\, n.	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) Any plant of the scrrophulariaceous genus	          {Antirrhinum}, especially the cultivated {Antirrhinum	          majus}, whose showy flowers are fancifully likened to	          the face of a dragon.	      (b) A West Indian herb ({Ruellia tuberosa}) with curiously	          shaped blue flowers.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A play in which raisins are snatched from a vessel	      containing burning brandy, and eaten; also, that which is	      so eaten. See {Flapdragon}. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Snape \Snape\, v. t. (Shipbuilding)	   To bevel the end of a timber to fit against an inclined	   surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Snaphance \Snap"hance`\, n. [D. snaphaan a gun, originally, the	   snapping cock of a gun. See {Snap}, and {Hen}.]	   1. A spring lock for discharging a firearm; also, the firearm	      to which it is attached. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trifling or second-rate thing or person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Snaphead \Snap"head`\, n.	   A hemispherical or rounded head to a rivet or bolt; also, a	   swaging tool with a cavity in its face for forming such a	   rounded head.	   [1913 Webster]
Snapper \Snap"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, snaps; as, a snapper up of	      trifles; the snapper of a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large sparoid food	      fishes of the genus {Lutjanus}, abundant on the southern	      coasts of the United States and on both coasts of tropical	      America.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The red snapper ({Lutjanus aya} syn. {Lutjanus	         Blackfordi}) and the gray, or mangrove, snapper	         ({Lutjanus griseus}) are large and abundant species.	         The name is loosely applied to various other fishes, as	         the bluefish, the rosefish, the red grouper, etc. See	         {Rosefish}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A snapping turtle; as, the alligator snapper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A snap beetle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Teleg.) A device with a flexible metal tongue for	      producing clicks like those of the sounder.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. A string bean. [Colloq., U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Snapping \Snap"ping\,	   a. & n. from {Snap}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Snapping beetle}. (Zool.) See {Snap beetle}, under {Snap}.	      	   {Snapping turtle}. (Zool.)	   (a) A large and voracious aquatic turtle ({Chelydra	       serpentina}) common in the fresh waters of the United	       States; -- so called from its habit of seizing its prey	       by a snap of its jaws. Called also {mud turtle}.	   (b) See {Alligator snapper}, under {Alligator}.	       [1913 Webster]
Snappish \Snap"pish\, a.	   1. Apt to snap at persons or things; eager to bite; as, a	      snapping cur.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sharp in reply; apt to speak angrily or testily; easily	      provoked; tart; peevish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The taunting address of a snappish misanthrope.	                                                  --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Snap"pish*ly}, adv. --	      {Snap"pish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Snappy \Snap"py\, a.	   Snappish. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snapsack \Snap"sack`\, n. [Cf. Sw. snapps[aum]ck, G.	   schnappsack.]	   A knapsack. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster] Snapshot
Snapshot \Snap"shot`\, n.	   1. Commonly
Snap shot \Snap shot\	      (a) A quick offhand shot, made without deliberately taking	          aim over the sights.	      (b) (Photog.) Act of taking a snapshot (in sense 2).	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An instantaneous photograph made, usually with a hand	      camera, without formal posing of, and often without the	      foreknowledge of, the subject.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a brief summary or appraisal, especially one that	      describes the state of a situation at one particular time;	      as, a snapshot of the moon project in 1966.	      [PJC]
Snapweed \Snap"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Impatiens}.	   [1913 Webster]
Snar \Snar\, v. i. [Akin to LG. & OD. snarren, G. schnarren, E.	   snore. See {Snore}, and cf. {Snarl} to growl.]	   To snarl. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Snare \Snare\, n. [AS. sneara cord, a string; akin to D. snoer,	   G. schnur, OHG. snour a cord, snarahha a noose, Dan. snare,	   Sw. & Icel. snara, Goth. sn?rj? a basket; and probably also	   to E. needle. See {Needle}, and cf. {Snarl} to entangle.]	   1. A contrivance, often consisting of a noose of cord, or the	      like, by which a bird or other animal may be entangled and	      caught; a trap; a gin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, anything by which one is entangled and brought into	      trouble.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou retire, the Dauphin, well appointed,	            Stands with the snares of war to tangle thee.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The gut or string stretched across the lower head of a	      drum.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) An instrument, consisting usually of a wireloop or	      noose, for removing tumors, etc., by avulsion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Snare drum}, the smaller common military drum, as	      distinguished from the bass drum; -- so called because (in	      order to render it more resonant) it has stretched across	      its lower head a catgut string or strings.	      [1913 Webster]	Snare \Snare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snaring}.]	   To catch with a snare; to insnare; to entangle; hence, to	   bring into unexpected evil, perplexity, or danger.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest that too heavenly form . . . snare them. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mournful crocodile	         With sorrow snares relenting passengers. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Snarer \Snar"er\, n.	   One who lays snares, or entraps.	   [1913 Webster]
Snarl \Snarl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snarled}; p. pr. & vvb. n.	   {Snarling}.] [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To form raised work upon the outer surface of (thin metal	   ware) by the repercussion of a snarling iron upon the inner	   surface.	   [1913 Webster]	Snarl \Snarl\, v. t. [From {Snare}, v. t.]	   1. To entangle; to complicate; to involve in knots; as, to	      snarl a skein of thread. "Her snarled hair." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embarrass; to insnare.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The] question that they would have snarled him	            with.                                 --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Snarl \Snarl\, n.	   A knot or complication of hair, thread, or the like,	   difficult to disentangle; entanglement; hence, intricate	   complication; embarrassing difficulty.	   [1913 Webster]	Snarl \Snarl\, v. i. [From {Snar}.]	   1. To growl, as an angry or surly dog; to gnarl; to utter	      grumbling sounds. "An angry cur snarls while he feeds."	      --Dryden & Lee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To speak crossly; to talk in rude, surly terms.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is malicious and unmanly to snarl at the little	            lapses of a pen, from which Virgil himself stands	            not exempted.                         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Snarl \Snarl\, n.	   The act of snarling; a growl; a surly or peevish expression;	   an angry contention.	   [1913 Webster]
Snarler \Snarl"er\, n.	   One who snarls; a surly, growling animal; a grumbling,	   quarrelsome fellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Snarler \Snarl"er\, n.	   One who makes use of a snarling iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Snarling \Snarl"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Snarl}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Snarling iron}, a tool with a long beak, used in the process	      of snarling. When one end is held in a vise, and the shank	      is struck with a hammer, the repercussion of the other	      end, or beak, within the article worked upon gives the	      requisite blow for producing raised work. See 1st {Snarl}.	      [1913 Webster]
Snary \Snar"y\, a. [From {Snare}.]	   Resembling, or consisting of, snares; entangling; insidious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spiders in the vault their snary webs have spread.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Snast \Snast\, n. [Cf. {Snite}, v. t.]	   The snuff, or burnt wick, of a candle. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Snatch \Snatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snatched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snatching}.] [OE. snachen, snechen; akin to D. snakken to	   gasp, to long (for), to desire. Cf. {Snack}, n., {Sneck}.]	   1. To take or seize hastily, abruptly, or without permission	      or ceremony; as, to snatch a loaf or a kiss.	      [1913 Webster]	            When half our knowledge we must snatch, not take.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize and transport away; to rap. "Snatch me to	      heaven." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To twitch; pluck; grab; catch; grasp; gripe.	        [1913 Webster]	Snatch \Snatch\, v. i.	   To attempt to seize something suddenly; to catch; -- often	   with at; as, to snatch at a rope.	   [1913 Webster]	Snatch \Snatch\, n.	   1. A hasty catching or seizing; a grab; a catching at, or	      attempt to seize, suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short period of vigorous action; as, a snatch at weeding	      after a shower. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	            They move by fits and snatches.       --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small piece, fragment, or quantity; a broken part; a	      scrap.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have often little snatches of sunshine.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leave me your snatches, and yield me a direct	            answer.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Snatch block \Snatch block\ (Naut.),	   a kind of block with an opening in one side to receive the	   bight of a rope.	   [1913 Webster]
Snatcher \Snatch"er\, n.	   One who snatches, or takes abruptly.	   [1913 Webster]
Snatchingly \Snatch"ing*ly\, adv.	   By snatching; abruptly.	   [1913 Webster]
Snath \Snath\ (sn[a^]th), n. [Cf. AS. sn[imac][eth]an to cut, to	   mow, sn[=ae]d a bite, bit, snip.]	   The handle of a scythe; a snead. [Variously written in	   England {snead}, {sneed}, {sneath}, {sneeth}, {snathe}, etc.;	   in Scotland written {sned}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snathe \Snathe\ (sn[=a][th]), v. t. [Cf. Icel. snei[eth]a to cut	   into alices, sn[imac][eth]a to cut; akin to AS. besn[=ae]dan,	   sn[imac][eth]an, G. schneiden, OHG. sn[imac]dan, Goth.	   snei[thorn]an to cut, to reap, and E. snath, snithe.]	   To lop; to prune. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snattock \Snat"tock\ (sn[a^]t"t[u^]k), n. [See {Snathe}.]	   A chip; a slice. [Prov. Eng.] --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Snaw \Snaw\ (sn[add]), n.	   Snow. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Snead \Snead\ (sn[=e]d), n. [See {Snath}.]	   1. A snath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A line or cord; a string. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sneak \Sneak\ (sn[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneaked}	   (sn[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sneaking}.] [OE. sniken, AS.	   sn[imac]can to creep; akin to Dan. snige sig; cf. Icel.	   sn[imac]kja to hanker after.]	   1. To creep or steal (away or about) privately; to come or go	      meanly, as a person afraid or ashamed to be seen; as, to	      sneak away from company.	      [1913 Webster]	            You skulked behind the fence, and sneaked away.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act in a stealthy and cowardly manner; to behave with	      meanness and servility; to crouch.	      [1913 Webster]	Sneak \Sneak\, v. t.	   To hide, esp. in a mean or cowardly manner. [Obs.] "[Slander]	   sneaks its head." --Wake.	   [1913 Webster]	Sneak \Sneak\, n.	   1. A mean, sneaking fellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            A set of simpletons and superstitious sneaks.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cricket) A ball bowled so as to roll along the ground; --	      called also {grub}. [Cant] --R. A. Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]
Sneak-cup \Sneak"-cup`\, n.	   One who sneaks from his cups; one who balks his glass. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneak current \Sneak current\ (Elec.)	   A current which, though too feeble to blow the usual fuse or	   to injure at once telegraph or telephone instruments, will in	   time burn them out.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sneaker \Sneak"er\ (sn[=e]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who sneaks. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel of drink. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A sneaker of five gallons.            --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A type of soft shoe with a flat, pliable, typically rubber	      or other soft sole, and canvas-like upper, used in sports	      such as tennis, or for comfort. Called sneaker because	      they give no warning of one's approach. Usually used in	      the pl.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   4. A punch bowl. [Obs.] --Spectator.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sneakiness \Sneak"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being sneaky.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneaking \Sneak"ing\, a.	   Marked by cowardly concealment; deficient in openness and	   courage; underhand; mean; crouching. -- {Sneak"ing*ly}, adv.	   -- {Sneak"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneaksby \Sneaks"by\, n.	   A paltry fellow; a sneak. [Obs.] "Such a bashful sneaksby."	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneaky \Sneak"y\, n.	   Like a sneak; sneaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneap \Sneap\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. sneypa to dishonor, disgrace,	   chide, but also E. snip, and snub.]	   1. To check; to reprimand; to rebuke; to chide. [Obs.] --Bp.	      Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To nip; to blast; to blight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Biron is like an envious, sneaping frost. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sneap \Sneap\, n.	   A reprimand; a rebuke. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My lord, I will not undergo this sneap without reply.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Sneath
Sneath \Sneath\, Sneathe \Sneathe\, n.	   See {Snath}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneb \Sneb\, v. t. [See {Snib}.]	   To reprimand; to sneap. [Obs.] "Scold and sneb the good oak."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneck \Sneck\, v. t. [See {Snatch}.]	   To fasten by a hatch; to latch, as a door. [Scot. & Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sneck up}, be silent; shut up; hold your peace. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sneck \Sneck\, n.	   A door latch. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sneck band}, a latchstring. --Burns.	   {Sneck drawer}, a latch lifter; a bolt drawer; hence, a sly	      person; a cozener; a cheat; -- called also {sneckdraw}.	   {Sneck drawing}, lifting the latch.	      [1913 Webster]
Snecket \Sneck"et\, n.	   A door latch, or sneck. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sned \Sned\, v. t.	   To lop; to snathe. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Sned	Sned \Sned\, Sneed \Sneed\, n.	   See {Snath}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneer \Sneer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sneering}.] [OE. sneren, Dan. sn?rre to snarl or grin (like	   a dog); cf. Prov. E. sneer to grin, sner to snort, snert to	   sneer at. See {Snore}, v. i.]	   1. To show contempt by turning up the nose, or by a	      particular facial expression.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inssinuate contempt by a covert expression; to speak	      derisively.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could be content to be a little sneared at.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To show mirth awkwardly. [R.] --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To scoff; gibe; jeer.	   Usage: {Sneer}, {Scoff}, {Jeer}. The verb to sneer implies to	          cast contempt indirectly or by covert expressions. To	          jeer is stronger, and denotes the use of several	          sarcastic reflections. To scoff is stronger still,	          implying the use of insolent mockery and derision.	          [1913 Webster]	                And sneers as learnedly as they,	                Like females o'er their morning tea. --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	                Midas, exposed to all their jeers,	                Had lost his art, and kept his ears. --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	                The fop, with learning at defiance,	                Scoffs at the pedant and science. --Gay.	          [1913 Webster]	Sneer \Sneer\, v. t.	   1. To utter with a grimace or contemptuous expression; to	      utter with a sneer; to say sneeringly; as, to sneer	      fulsome lies at a person. --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	            "A ship of fools," he sneered.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat with sneers; to affect or move by sneers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor sneered nor bribed from virtue into shame.	                                                  --Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	Sneer \Sneer\, n.	   1. The act of sneering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A smile, grin, or contortion of the face, indicative of	      contempt; an indirect expression or insinuation of	      contempt. "Who can refute a sneer?" --Raley.	      [1913 Webster]
Sneerer \Sneer"er\, n.	   One who sneers.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneerful \Sneer"ful\, a.	   Given to sneering. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sneeringly \Sneer"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a sneering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneeze \Sneeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sneezed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sneezing}.] [OE. snesen; of uncertain origin; cf. D. snuse	   to sniff, E. neese, and AS. fne['o]san.]	   To emit air, chiefly through the nose, audibly and violently,	   by a kind of involuntary convulsive force, occasioned by	   irritation of the inner membrane of the nose.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Not to be sneezed at}, not to be despised or contemned; not	      to be treated lightly. [Colloq.] "He had to do with old	      women who were not to be sneezed at." --Prof. Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	Sneeze \Sneeze\, n.	   A sudden and violent ejection of air with an audible sound,	   chiefly through the nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneezeweed \Sneeze"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A yellow-flowered composite plant ({Helenium autumnale}) the	   odor of which is said to cause sneezing.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneezewood \Sneeze"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The wood of a South African tree. See {Neishout}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneezewort \Sneeze"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A European herbaceous plant ({Achillea Ptarmica}) allied to	   the yarrow, having a strong, pungent smell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sneezing \Sneez"ing\, n. (Physiol.)	   The act of violently forcing air out through the nasal	   passages while the cavity of the mouth is shut off from the	   pharynx by the approximation of the soft palate and the base	   of the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Snell \Snell\, a. [AS. snell; akin to D. snel, G. schnell, OHG.	   snel, Icel. snjallr valiant.]	   Active; brisk; nimble; quick; sharp. [Archaic or Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That horny-handed, snell, peremptory little man. --Dr.	                                                  J. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]	Snell \Snell\, n.	   A short line of horsehair, gut, etc., by which a fishhook is	   attached to a longer line.	   [1913 Webster]
Snet \Snet\, n. [Cf. G. schnitt that which is cut, fr. schneiden	   to cut, E. snath.]	   The fat of a deer. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Snet \Snet\, v. t. [See {Snot}.]	   The clear of mucus; to blow. [Obs.] "Snetting his nose."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Snew \Snew\, v. i.	   To snow; to abound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It snewed in his house of meat and drink. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Snib \Snib\, v. t. [OE. snibben; cf. Dan. snibbe, and E. snub,	   v. t.]	   To check; to sneap; to sneb. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Him would he snib sharply for the nones. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Snib \Snib\, n.	   A reprimand; a snub. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Snick \Snick\, n. [Prov. E. snick a notch; cf. Icel. snikka	   nick, cut.]	   1. A small cut or mark.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cricket) A slight hit or tip of the ball, often	      unintentional.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fiber) A knot or irregularity in yarn. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Furriery) A snip or cut, as in the hair of a beast.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Snick and snee} [cf. D. snee, snede, a cut], a combat with	      knives. [Obs.] --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	Snick \Snick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snicked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snicking}.]	   1. To cut slightly; to strike, or strike off, as by cutting.	      --H. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cricket) To hit (a ball) lightly. --R. A. Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]	Snick \Snick\, n. & v. t.	   See {Sneck}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Snick up}, shut up; silenced. See Sneck up, under {Sneck}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give him money, George, and let him go snick up.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Snicker \Snick"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snickered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Snickering}.] [Cf. D. snikken to sob, to sigh.]	   [Written also {snigger}.]	   1. To laugh slyly; to laugh in one's sleeve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To laugh with audible catches of voice, as when persons	      attempt to suppress loud laughter.	      [1913 Webster]	Snicker \Snick"er\, n.	   A half suppressed, broken laugh. [Written also {snigger}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snide \Snide\, a.	   1. Tricky; deceptive; contemptible; as, a snide lawyer; snide	      goods. [Slang, archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. derogatory in an insinuating manner; as, a snide remark.	      [PJC] Snider rifle
Snider rifle \Sni"der ri"fle\, or Snider \Sni"der\, n. (Mil.)	   A breech-loading rifle formerly used in the British service;	   -- so called from the inventor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sniff \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 air audibly up the nose; to snuff; -- sometimes done	   as a gesture of suspicion, offense, or contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         So ye grow squeamish, gods, and sniff at heaven. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	Sniff \Sniff\, v. t.	   1. To draw in with the breath through the nose; as, to sniff	      the air of the country.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perceive as by sniffing; to snuff, to scent; to smell;	      as, to sniff danger.	      [1913 Webster]	Sniff \Sniff\, n.	   The act of sniffing; perception by sniffing; that which is	   taken by sniffing; as, a sniff of air.	   [1913 Webster]
Sniffing \Sniff"ing\, n. (Physiol.)	   A rapid inspiratory act, in which the mouth is kept shut and	   the air drawn in through the nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Sniffle \Snif"fle\, v. i. [Freq. of sniff. See {Snivel}.]	   To snuffle, as one does with a catarrh. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snift \Snift\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snifted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snifting}.] [From {Sniff}.]	   1. To snort. [Obs.] "Resentment expressed by snifting."	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sniff; to snuff; to smell.	      [1913 Webster]	            It now appears that they were still snifing and	            hankering after their old quarters.   --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Snift \Snift\, n.	   1. A moment. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slight snow; sleet. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Snifting \Snift"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Snift}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Snifting valve}, a small valve opening into the atmosphere	      from the cylinder or condenser of a steam engine, to allow	      the escape of air when the piston makes a stroke; -- so	      called from the noise made by its action.	      [1913 Webster]
Snig \Snig\, v. t. [See {Snick} a small cut.]	   To chop off; to cut. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Snig \Snig\, v. i. [See {Sneak}.]	   To sneak. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Snig	Snig \Snig\, Snigg \Snigg\, n. [Cf. {Sneak}.] (Zool.)	   A small eel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snigger \Snig"ger\, v. i.	   See {Snicker}. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Snigger \Snig"ger\, n.	   See {Snicker}. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Sniggle \Snig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniggled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sniggling}.] [See {Snig} a kind of eel.]	   To fish for eels by thrusting the baited hook into their	   holes or hiding places. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]	Sniggle \Snig"gle\, v. t.	   To catch, as an eel, by sniggling; hence, to hook; to	   insnare. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Snip \Snip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snipping}.] [D. snippen; akin to G. schnippen.]	   To cut off the nip or neb of, or to cut off at once with	   shears or scissors; to clip off suddenly; to nip; hence, to	   break off; to snatch away.	   [1913 Webster]	         Curbed and snipped in my younger years by fear of my	         parents from those vicious excrescences to which that	         age was subject.                         --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         The captain seldom ordered anything out of the ship's	         stores . . . but I snipped some of it for my own share.	                                                  --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]	Snip \Snip\, n.	   1. A single cut, as with shears or scissors; a clip. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small shred; a bit cut off. --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A share; a snack. [Obs.] --L'Estrange	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tailor. [Slang] --Nares. C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Small hand shears for cutting sheet metal.	      [1913 Webster]
Snipe \Snipe\, n. [OE. snipe; akin to D. snep, snip, LG. sneppe,	   snippe, G. schnepfe, Icel. sn[imac]pa (in comp.), Dan.	   sneppe, Sw. sn[aum]ppa a sanpiper, and possibly to E. snap.	   See {Snap}, {Snaffle}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline game	      birds of the family {Scolopacidae}, having a long,	      slender, nearly straight beak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common, or whole, snipe ({Gallinago c[oe]lestis})	         and the great, or double, snipe ({Gallinago major}),	         are the most important European species. The Wilson's	         snipe ({Gallinago delicata}) (sometimes erroneously	         called {English snipe}) and the gray snipe, or	         dowitcher ({Macrohamphus griseus}), are well-known	         American species.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A fool; a blockhead. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Half snipe}, the dunlin; the jacksnipe.	   {Jack snipe}. See {Jacksnipe}.	   {Quail snipe}. See under {Quail}.	   {Robin snipe}, the knot.	   {Sea snipe}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Shore snipe}, any sandpiper.	   {Snipe hawk}, the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Stone snipe}, the tattler.	   {Summer snipe}, the dunlin; the green and the common European	      sandpipers.	   {Winter snipe}. See {Rock snipe}, under {Rock}.	   {Woodcock snipe}, the great snipe.	      [1913 Webster]	Snipe \Snipe\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sniping}.]	   1. To shoot or hunt snipe.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To shoot at detached men of an enemy's forces at long	      range, esp. when not in action; -- often with at.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {snipe at}, to aim petty or snide criticisms at (a person) in	      his absence.	      [PJC]	Snipe \Snipe\, v. t.	   1. To shoot at (detached men of an enemy's force) at long	      range, esp. when not in action.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To nose (a log) to make it drag or slip easily in	      skidding.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Snipebill \Snipe"bill`\, n.	   1. A plane for cutting deep grooves in moldings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bolt by which the body of a cart is fastened to the	      axle. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Snipefish \Snipe"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) The bellows fish.	      (b) A long, slender deep-sea fish ({Nemichthys	          scolopaceus}) with a slender beak.	          [1913 Webster]
Snippack \Snip"pack\, n. [Cf. {Snipe}.] (Zool.)	   The common snipe. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snipper \Snip"per\, n.	   One who snips.	   [1913 Webster]
Snipper-snaper \Snip"per-snap`er\, n.	   A small, insignificant fellow. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snippet \Snip"pet\, n.	   A small part or piece.	   [1913 Webster]	         To be cut into snippets and shreds.      --F. Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]
Snippety \Snip"pet*y\, a.	   Ridiculously small; petty. "Snippety facts." --London	   Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Snip-snap \Snip"-snap`\, n. [Reduplication of snap.]	   A tart dialogue with quick replies. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Snip-snap \Snip"-snap`\, a.	   Quick; short; sharp; smart. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Snipy \Snip"y\ (sn[imac]p"[y^]), a.	   Like a snipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Snite \Snite\ (sn[imac]t), n.	   A snipe. [Obs. or Scot.] --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Snite \Snite\, v. t. [Icel. sn[imac]fa. See {Snout}.]	   To blow, as the nose; to snuff, as a candle. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Snithe
Snithe \Snithe\, Snithy \Snith"y\, a. [AS. sn[imac][eth]an to	   cut. See {Snathe}.]	   Sharp; piercing; cutting; -- applied to the wind. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snivel \Sniv"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sniveled}or {Snivelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Sniveling} or {Snivelling}.] [OE. snivelen,	   snevelen, snuvelen, freg. of sneven. See {Sniff}, and cf.	   {Snuffle}.]	   1. To run at the nose; to make a snuffling noise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cry or whine with snuffling, as children; to cry weakly	      or whiningly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put stop to thy sniveling ditty.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Snivel \Sniv"el\, n. [AS. snofel. Cf. {Snivel}, v. i.]	   Mucus from the nose; snot.	   [1913 Webster]
Sniveler \Sniv"el*er\, n. [Written also sniveller.]	   One who snivels, esp. one who snivels habitually.	   [1913 Webster]
Snively \Sniv"el*y\, a.	   Running at the nose; sniveling pitiful; whining.	   [1913 Webster]
Snob \Snob\, n. [Icel. sn[=a]pr a dolt, impostor, charlatan. Cf.	   {Snub}.]	   1. A vulgar person who affects to be better, richer, or more	      fashionable, than he really is; a vulgar upstart; one who	      apes his superiors. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Essentially vulgar, a snob. -- a gilded snob, but	            none the less a snob.                 --R. G. White.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Univ.) A townsman. [Canf]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A journeyman shoemaker. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A workman who accepts lower than the usual wages, or who	      refuses to strike when his fellows do; a rat; a knobstick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who work for lower wages during a strike are	            called snobs, the men who stand out being "nobs"	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Snobbery \Snob"ber*y\, n.	   The quality of being snobbish; snobbishness.	   [1913 Webster]
Snobbish \Snob"bish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a snob; characteristic of, or befitting,	   a snob; vulgarly pretentious. -- {Snob"bish*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Snobbishness \Snob"bish*ness\, n.	   Vulgar affectation or ostentation; mean admiration of mean	   things; conduct or manners of a snob.	   [1913 Webster]
Snobbism \Snob"bism\, n.	   Snobbery.	   [1913 Webster]
Snobby \Snob"by\ (sn[o^]b"b[y^]), a.	   Snobbish. [R.] --E. B. Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]
Snobling \Snob"ling\, n.	   A little snob. [Jocose] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Snobocracy \Snob*oc"ra*cy\ (sn[o^]b*[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n. [Snob	   + -cracy, as in aristocracy, mobocracy.]	   Snobs, collectively. [Hybrid & Recent] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Snod \Snod\ (sn[o^]d), n. [See {Snood}.]	   A fillet; a headband; a snood. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Snod \Snod\, a. [Scot. snod to prune, put in order.]	   Trimmed; smooth; neat; trim; sly; cunning; demure. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snoff \Snoff\ (sn[o^]f; 115), n. [Cf. {Snuff}.] (Mining)	   A short candle end used for igniting a fuse. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Snood \Snood\, n. [AS. sn[=o]d. Cf. Snare.]	   1. The fillet which binds the hair of a young unmarried	      woman, and is emblematic of her maiden character. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And seldom was a snood amid	            Such wild, luxuriant ringlets hid.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short line (often of horsehair) connecting a fishing	      line with the hook; a snell; a leader.	      [1913 Webster]	Snood \Snood\, v. t.	   To bind or braid up, as the hair, with a snood. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snooded \Snood"ed\, a.	   Wearing or having a snood. "The snooded daughter."	   --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Snook \Snook\ (sn[=oo]k), v. i. [Prov. E. snook to search out,	   to follow by the scent; cf. Sw. snoka to lurk, LG.	   sn["o]ggen, snuckern, sn["o]kern, to snuffle, to smell about,	   to search for.]	   To lurk; to lie in ambush. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Snook \Snook\, n. [D. snoek.] (Zool.)	   (a) A large perchlike marine food fish ({Centropomus	       undecimalis}) found both on the Atlantic and Pacific	       coasts of tropical America; -- called also {ravallia},	       and {robalo}.	   (b) The cobia.	   (c) The garfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Snooze \Snooze\ (sn[=oo]z), n. [Scot. snooze to sleep; cf. Dan.	   & Sw. snus snuff.]	   A short sleep; a nap. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Snooze \Snooze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snoozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snoozing}.]	   To doze; to drowse; to take a short nap; to slumber.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snore \Snore\ (sn[=o]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snored}	   (sn[=o]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Snoring}.] [OE. snoren, AS.	   snora a snoring; akin to LG. snoren, snorken, snurken, to	   snore, D. snorken, G. schnarchen to snore, schnarren to	   rattle, MHG. snarren, Sw. snarka to snore, Icel. snarka to	   sputter, fizzle. Cf. {Snarl} to growl, {Sneer}, {Snort}. See	   {Snoring}.]	   To breathe with a rough, hoarse, nasal voice in sleep.	   [1913 Webster]	Snore \Snore\, n.	   A harsh nasal noise made in sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Snorer \Snor"er\, n.	   One who snores.	   [1913 Webster]
Snoring \Snor"ing\, n. (Physiol.)	   The act of respiring through the open mouth so that the	   currents of inspired and expired air cause a vibration of the	   uvula and soft palate, thus giving rise to a sound more or	   less harsh. It is usually unvoluntary, but may be produced	   voluntarily.	   [1913 Webster]
Snort \Snort\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snorted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snorting}.] [OE. snorten; akin to snoren. See {Snore}.]	   1. To force the air with violence through the nose, so as to	      make a noise, as do high-spirited horsed in prancing and	      play. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To snore. [R.] "The snorting citizens." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To laugh out loudly. [Colloq.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Snort \Snort\, n.	   The act of snorting; the sound produced in snorting.	   [1913 Webster]	Snort \Snort\, v. t.	   To expel throught the nostrils with a snort; to utter with a	   snort. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Snorter \Snort"er\, n.	   1. One who snorts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The wheather; -- so called from its cry. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Snot \Snot\, n. [AS. snot; akin to D. snot, LG. snotte, Dan.	   snot, and to E. snout. See {Snout}.]	   1. Mucus secreted in, or discharged from, the nose. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mean, insignificant fellow. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	Snot \Snot\, v. t.	   To blow, wipe, or clear, as the nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Snotter \Snot"ter\, v. i. [From {Snot}.]	   To snivel; to cry or whine. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Snotter \Snot"ter\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)	   A rope going over a yardarm, used to bend a tripping line to,	   in sending down topgallant and royal yards in vessels of war;	   also, the short line supporting the heel of the sprit in a	   small boat.	   [1913 Webster]
Snottery \Snot"ter*y\, n.	   Filth; abomination. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To purge the snottery of our slimy time. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Snotty \Snot"ty\, a.	   Foul with snot; hence, mean; dirty.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Snot"ti*ly}, adv. -- {Snot"ti*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Snout \Snout\ (snout), n. [OE. snoute, probably of Scand, or Low	   German origin; cf. LG. snute, D. snuit, G. schnauze, Sw.	   snut, snyte, Dan. snude, Icel. sn?ta to blow the nose;	   probably akin to E. snuff, v.t. Cf. {Snite}, {Snot},	   {Snuff}.]	   1. The long, projecting nose of a beast, as of swine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The nose of a man; -- in contempt. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The nozzle of a pipe, hose, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) The anterior prolongation of the head of a gastropod;	          -- called also {rostrum}.	      (b) The anterior prolongation of the head of weevils and	          allied beetles.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Snout beetle} (Zool.), any one of many species of beetles	      having an elongated snout and belonging to the tribe	      Rhynchophora; a weevil.	   {Snout moth} (Zool.), any pyralid moth. See {Pyralid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Snout \Snout\, v. t.	   To furnish with a nozzle or point.	   [1913 Webster]
Snouty \Snout"y\, a.	   Resembling a beast's snout.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nose was ugly, long, and big,	         Broad and snouty like a pig.             --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
Snow \Snow\, n. [LG. snaue, or D. snaauw, from LG. snau a snout,	   a beak.] (Naut.)	   A square-rigged vessel, differing from a brig only in that	   she has a trysail mast close abaft the mainmast, on which a	   large trysail is hoisted.	   [1913 Webster]	Snow \Snow\, n. [OE. snow, snaw, AS. sn[=a]w; akin to D. sneeuw,	   OS. & OHG. sn[=e]o, G. schnee, Icel. sn[ae]r, snj[=o]r,	   snaj[=a]r, Sw. sn["o], Dan. snee, Goth. snaiws, Lith.	   sn["e]gas, Russ. snieg', Ir. & Gael. sneachd, W. nyf, L. nix,	   nivis, Gr. acc. ni`fa, also AS. sn[imac]wan to snow, G.	   schneien, OHG. sn[imac]wan, Lith. snigti, L. ningit it snows,	   Gr. ni`fei, Zend snizh to snow; cf. Skr. snih to be wet or	   sticky. [root]172.]	   1. Watery particles congealed into white or transparent	      crystals or flakes in the air, and falling to the earth,	      exhibiting a great variety of very beautiful and perfect	      forms.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Snow is often used to form compounds, most of which are	         of obvious meaning; as, snow-capped, snow-clad,	         snow-cold, snow-crowned, snow-crust, snow-fed,	         snow-haired, snowlike, snow-mantled, snow-nodding,	         snow-wrought, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Something white like snow, as the white color	      (argent) in heraldry; something which falls in, or as in,	      flakes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The field of snow with eagle of black therein.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Red snow}. See under {Red}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Snow bunting}. (Zool.) See {Snowbird}, 1.	   {Snow cock} (Zool.), the snow pheasant.	   {Snow flea} (Zool.), a small black leaping poduran	      ({Achorutes nivicola}) often found in winter on the snow	      in vast numbers.	   {Snow flood}, a flood from melted snow.	   {Snow flower} (Bot.), the fringe tree.	   {Snow fly}, or {Snow insect} (Zool.), any one of several	      species of neuropterous insects of the genus {Boreus}. The	      male has rudimentary wings; the female is wingless. These	      insects sometimes appear creeping and leaping on the snow	      in great numbers.	   {Snow gnat} (Zool.), any wingless dipterous insect of the	      genus {Chionea} found running on snow in winter.	   {Snow goose} (Zool.), any one of several species of arctic	      geese of the genus {Chen}. The common snow goose ({Chen	      hyperborea}), common in the Western United States in	      winter, is white, with the tips of the wings black and	      legs and bill red. Called also {white brant}, {wavey}, and	      {Texas goose}. The blue, or blue-winged, snow goose ({Chen	      coerulescens}) is varied with grayish brown and bluish	      gray, with the wing quills black and the head and upper	      part of the neck white. Called also {white head},	      {white-headed goose}, and {bald brant}.	   {Snow leopard} (Zool.), the ounce.	   {Snow line}, lowest limit of perpetual snow. In the Alps this	      is at an altitude of 9,000 feet, in the Andes, at the	      equator, 16,000 feet.	   {Snow mouse} (Zool.), a European vole ({Arvicola nivalis})	      which inhabits the Alps and other high mountains.	   {Snow pheasant} (Zool.), any one of several species of large,	      handsome gallinaceous birds of the genus {Tetraogallus},	      native of the lofty mountains of Asia. The Himalayn snow	      pheasant ({Tetraogallus Himalayensis}) in the best-known	      species. Called also {snow cock}, and {snow chukor}.	   {Snow partridge}. (Zool.) See under {Partridge}.	   {Snow pigeon} (Zool.), a pigeon ({Columba leuconota}) native	      of the Himalaya mountains. Its back, neck, and rump are	      white, the top of the head and the ear coverts are black.	      	   {Snow plant} (Bot.), a fleshy parasitic herb ({Sarcodes	      sanguinea}) growing in the coniferous forests of	      California. It is all of a bright red color, and is fabled	      to grow from the snow, through which it sometimes shoots	      up.	      [1913 Webster]	Snow \Snow\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snowing}.]	   To fall in or as snow; -- chiefly used impersonally; as, it	   snows; it snowed yesterday.	   [1913 Webster]	Snow \Snow\, v. t.	   To scatter like snow; to cover with, or as with, snow.	   --Donne. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowball \Snow"ball`\, n.	   1. A round mass of snow pressed or roller together, or	      anything resembling such a mass.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The Guelder-rose.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) a shrub of the genus {Viburnum}, having large	      clusters of white flowers.	      [PJC]	   {Snowball bush} or {Snowball tree} (Bot.), the	      {Guelder-rose}.	   {a snowball's chance in hell}, [Colloq.] no chance; an	      infinitesimal chance.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Snowball \Snow"ball`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snowballed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Snowballing}.]	   To pelt with snowballs; to throw snowballs at.	   [1913 Webster]	Snowball \Snow"ball`\, v. i.	   1. To throw snowballs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase in magnitude at an accelerating rate,	      achieving large proportions; -- by analogy with a snowball	      rolling down a steep hill, causing a large snow slide.	      [PJC]
Snow banner \Snow banner\	   A bannerlike stream of snow blown into the air from a	   mountain peak, often having a pinkish color and extending	   horizontally for several miles across the sky.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Snowberry \Snow"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A name of several shrubs with white berries; as, the	   {Symphoricarpus racemosus} of the Northern United States, and	   the {Chiococca racemosa} of Florida and tropical America.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Creeping snowberry}. (Bot.) See under {Creeping}.	      [1913 Webster]
Snowbird \Snow"bird\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) An arctic finch ({Plectrophenax nivalis} syn.	       {Plectrophanes nivalis}) common, in winter, both in	       Europe and the United States, and often appearing in	       large flocks during snowstorms. It is partially white,	       but variously marked with chestnut and brown. Called also	       {snow bunting}, {snowflake}, {snowfleck}, and	       {snowflight}.	   (b) Any finch of the genus {Junco} which appears in flocks in	       winter time, especially {Junco hyemalis} in the Eastern	       United States; -- called also {blue snowbird}. See	       {Junco}.	   (c) The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Snow-blind \Snow"-blind`\, a.	   Affected with blindness by the brilliancy of snow. --	   {Snow"-blind`ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Snow-bound \Snow"-bound`\, a.	   Enveloped in, or confined by, snow. --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Snow-broth \Snow"-broth`\, n.	   Snow and water mixed, or snow just melted; very cold liquor.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowcap \Snow"cap`\, n. (Zool.)	   A very small humming bird ({Microchaera albocoronata}) native	   of New Grenada.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The feathers of the top of the head are white and	         snining, the body blue black with a purple and bronzy	         luster. The name is applied also to {Microchaera	         parvirostris} of Central America, which is similar in	         color.	         [1913 Webster]
Snow-capped \Snow"-capped`\, a.	   Having the top capped or covered with snow; as, snow-capped	   mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowdrift \Snow"drift`\, n.	   A bank of drifted snow.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowdrop \Snow"drop`\, n. (Bot.)	   A bulbous plant ({Galanthus nivalis}) bearing white flowers,	   which often appear while the snow is on the ground. It is	   cultivated in gardens for its beauty.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Snowdrop tree}. See {Silver-bell tree}, under {Silver}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Snowflake \Snow"flake`\, n.	   1. A flake, or small filmy mass, of snow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Snowbird}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A name given to several bulbous plants of the genus	      {Leucoium} ({Leucoium vernum}, {Leucoium aestivum}, etc.)	      resembling the snowdrop, but having all the perianth	      leaves of equal size.	      [1913 Webster]
Snowfleck \Snow"fleck`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Snowbird}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowl \Snowl\, n. (Zool.)	   The hooded merganser. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snowless \Snow"less\, a.	   Destitute of snow.	   [1913 Webster] Snowplow
Snowplow \Snow"plow`\, Snowplough \Snow"plough`\, n.	   An implement operating like a plow, but on a larger scale,	   for clearing away the snow from roads, railways, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowshed \Snow"shed\, n.	   A shelter to protect from snow, esp. a long roof over an	   exposed part of a railroad.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowshoe \Snow"shoe`\, n.	   A slight frame of wood three or four feet long and about one	   third as wide, with thongs or cords stretched across it, and	   having a support and holder for the foot; -- used by persons	   for walking on soft snow.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowshoeing \Snow"shoe`ing\, n.	   Traveling on snowshoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowshoer \Snow"sho`er\, n.	   One who travels on snowshoes; an expert in using snowshoes.	   --W. G. Beers.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowslip \Snow"slip`\, n.	   A large mass or avalanche of snow which slips down the side	   of a mountain, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowstorm \Snow"storm`\, n.	   A storm with falling snow.	   [1913 Webster]
Snow-white \Snow"-white`\, a.	   White as snow; very white. "Snow-white and rose-red"	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Snowy \Snow"y\, a.	   1. White like snow. "So shows a snowy dove trooping with	      crows." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. "The snowy top of	      cold Olympus." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless.	      [1913 Webster]	            There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall	                                                  (1646).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Snowy heron} (Zool.), a white heron, or egret ({Ardea	      candidissima}), found in the Southern United States, and	      southward to Chile; -- called also {plume bird}.	   {Snowy lemming} (Zool.), the collared lemming ({Cuniculus	      torquatus}), which turns white in winter.	   {Snowy owl} (Zool.), a large arctic owl ({Nyctea Scandiaca},	      or {Nyctea nivea}) common all over the northern parts of	      the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage	      is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or	      less marked with blackish spots. Called also {white owl}.	      	   {Snowy plover} (Zool.), a small plover ({Aegialitis nivosa})	      of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It	      is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of	      the head white.	      [1913 Webster]
Snub \Snub\, v. i. [Cf. D. snuiven to snort, to pant, G.	   schnauben, MHG. sn[=u]ben, Prov. G. schnupfen, to sob, and E.	   snuff, v.t.]	   To sob with convulsions. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]	Snub \Snub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snubbing}.] [Cf. Icel. ssnubba to snub, chide, Sw. snubba,	   Icel. snubb[=o]ttr snubbed, nipped, and E. snib.]	   1. To clip or break off the end of; to check or stunt the	      growth of; to nop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To check, stop, or rebuke, with a tart, sarcastic reply or	      remark; to reprimand; to check. --J. Foster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat with contempt or neglect, as a forward or	      pretentious person; to slight designedly.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To snub a cable} or {To snub a rope} (Naut.), to check it	      suddenly in running out. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Snub \Snub\, n.	   1. A knot; a protuberance; a song. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [A club] with ragged snubs and knotty grain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A check or rebuke; an intended slight.      --J. Foster.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Snub nose}, a short or flat nose.	   {Snub post}, or {Snubbing post} (Naut.), a post on a dock or	      shore, around which a rope is thrown to check the motion	      of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Snub-nosed \Snub"-nosed`\, a.	   Having a short, flat nose, slightly turned up; as, the	   snub-nosed eel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Snub-nosed cachalot} (Zool.), the pygmy sperm whale.	      [1913 Webster]
Snudge \Snudge\, v. i. [Cf. {Snug}.]	   To lie snug or quiet. [Obs.] --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Snudge \Snudge\, n.	   A miser; a sneaking fellow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Snuff \Snuff\, n. [Cf. G. schnuppe candle snuff, schnuppen to	   snuff a candle (see {Snuff}, v. t., to snuff a candle), or	   cf. {Snub}, v. t.]	   The part of a candle wick charred by the flame, whether	   burning or not.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the burning snuff happens to get out of the	         snuffers, you have a chance that it may fall into a	         dish of soup.                            --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Snuff \Snuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snuffing}.] [OE. snuffen. See {Snuff} of a candle {Snuff} to	   sniff.]	   To crop the snuff of, as a candle; to take off the end of the	   snuff of.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To snuff out}, to extinguish by snuffing.	      [1913 Webster]	Snuff \Snuff\, v. t.[Akin to D. snuffen, G. schnupfen,	   schnuppen, to snuff, schnupfen a cold in the head, schnuppen	   to snuff (air), also, to snuff (a candle). Cf. {Sniff},	   {Snout}, {Snub}, v. i.]	   1. To draw in, or to inhale, forcibly through the nose; to	      sniff.	      [1913 Webster]	            He snuffs the wind, his heels the sand excite.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perceive by the nose; to scent; to smell.	      [1913 Webster]	Snuff \Snuff\, v. i.	   1. To inhale air through the nose with violence or with	      noise, as do dogs and horses. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn up the nose and inhale air, as an expression of	      contempt; hence, to take offense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do the enemies of the church rage and snuff? --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	Snuff \Snuff\, n.	   1. The act of snuffing; perception by snuffing; a sniff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pulverized tobacco, etc., prepared to be taken into the	      nose; also, the amount taken at once.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resentment, displeasure, or contempt, expressed by a	      snuffing of the nose. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Snuff dipping}. See {Dipping}, n., 5.	   {Snuff taker}, one who uses snuff by inhaling it through the	      nose.	   {To take it in snuff}, to be angry or offended. --Shak.	   {Up to snuff}, not likely to be imposed upon; knowing; acute.	      [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Snuffbox \Snuff"box`\, n.	   A small box for carrying snuff about the person.	   [1913 Webster]
Snuffer \Snuff"er\, n.	   1. One who snuffs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The common porpoise.	      [1913 Webster]
Snuffers \Snuff"ers\, n. pl.	   An instrument for cropping and holding the snuff of a candle.	   [1913 Webster]
Snuffingly \Snuff"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a snuffing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Snuffle \Snuf"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snuffled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Snuffling}.] [Freq. of snuff, v.i.; akin to LG. snuffeln,	   G. schn["u]ffeln, D. snuffeln, Dan. sn["o]vle. Cf.	   {Sniffle}.]	   To speak through the nose; to breathe through the nose when	   it is obstructed, so as to make a broken sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         One clad in purple	         Eats, and recites some lamentable rhyme . . .	         Snuffling at nose, and croaking in his throat.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Snuffle \Snuf"fle\, n.	   1. The act of snuffing; a sound made by the air passing	      through the nose when obstructed.	      [1913 Webster]	            This dread sovereign, Breath, in its passage, gave a	            snort or snuffle.                     --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An affected nasal twang; hence, cant; hypocrisy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Obstruction of the nose by mucus; nasal catarrh of	      infants or children. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Snuffler \Snuf"fler\, n.	   One who snuffles; one who uses cant.	   [1913 Webster]
Snuffy \Snuff"y\, a.	   1. Soiled with snuff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sulky; angry; vexed. [Obs. or Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Snug \Snug\, a. [Compar. {Snugger}; superl. {Snuggest}.] [Prov.	   E. snug tight, handsome; cf. Icel. sn["o]ggr smooth, ODan.	   sn["o]g neat, Sw. snugg.]	   1. Close and warm; as, an infant lies snug.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Close; concealed; not exposed to notice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lie snug, and hear what critics say.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Compact, convenient, and comfortable; as, a snug farm,	      house, or property.	      [1913 Webster]	Snug \Snug\, n. (Mach.)	   Same as {Lug}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Snug \Snug\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Snugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Snugging}.]	   To lie close; to snuggle; to snudge; -- often with up, or	   together; as, a child snugs up to its mother.	   [1913 Webster]	Snug \Snug\, v. t.	   1. To place snugly. [R.] --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rub, as twine or rope, so as to make it smooth and	      improve the finish.	      [1913 Webster]
Snuggery \Snug"ger*y\, n.; pl. {Snuggeries}.	   A snug, cozy place. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Snuggle \Snug"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Snuggled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Snuggling}.] [Freq. of snug.]	   To move one way and the other so as to get a close place; to	   lie close for comfort; to cuddle; to nestle.	   [1913 Webster]
Snugly \Snug"ly\, adv.	   In a snug manner; closely; safely.	   [1913 Webster]
Snugness \Snug"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being snug.	   [1913 Webster]
Sny \Sny\, n. [Cf. Icel. sn[=u]a to turn.]	   An upward bend in a piece of timber; the sheer of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Snying \Sny"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   A curved plank, placed edgewise, to work in the bows of a	   vessel. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   [1913 Webster]
So \So\, adv. [OE. so, sa, swa, AS. sw[=a]; akin to OFries,	   s[=a], s?, D. zoo, OS. & OHG. s?, G. so, Icel. sv[=a], sv?,	   svo, so, Sw. s?, Dan. saa, Goth. swa so, sw? as; cf. L. suus	   one's own, Skr. sva one's own, one's self. [root]192. Cf. As,	   {Custom}, {Ethic}, {Idiom}, {Such}.]	   1. In that manner or degree; as, indicated (in any way), or	      as implied, or as supposed to be known.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why is his chariot so long in coming? --Judges v.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In like manner or degree; in the same way; thus; for like	      reason; whith equal reason; -- used correlatively,	      following as, to denote comparison or resemblance;	      sometimes, also, following inasmuch as.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a war should be undertaken upon a just motive, so	            a prince ought to consider the condition he is in.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In such manner; to such degree; -- used correlatively with	      as or that following; as, he was so fortunate as to	      escape.	      [1913 Webster]	            I viewed in may mind, so far as I was able, the	            beginning and progress of a rising world. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is very much in Sir Roger's esteem, so that he	            lives in the family rather as a relation than	            dependent.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Very; in a high degree; that is, in such a degree as can	      not well be expressed; as, he is so good; he planned so	      wisely.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In the same manner; as has been stated or suggested; in	      this or that condition or state; under these	      circumstances; in this way; -- with reflex reference to	      something just asserted or implied; used also with the	      verb to be, as a predicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use him [your tutor] with great respect yourself,	            and cause all your family to do so too. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            It concerns every man, with the greatest	            seriousness, to inquire into those matters, whether	            they be so or not.                    --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is Sir Robert's son, and so art thou. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The case being such; therefore; on this account; for this	      reason; on these terms; -- used both as an adverb and a	      conjuction.	      [1913 Webster]	            God makes him in his own image an intellectual	            creature, and so capable of dominion. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here, then, exchange we mutually forgiveness;	            So may the guilt of all my broken vows,	            My perjuries to thee, be all forgotten. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. It is well; let it be as it is, or let it come to pass; --	      used to express assent.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when 't is writ, for my sake read it over,	            And if it please you, so; if not, why, so. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is Percy; if your father will do me any honor,	            so; if not, let him kill the next Percy himself.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Well; the fact being as stated; -- used as an expletive;	      as, so the work is done, is it?	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Is it thus? do you mean what you say? -- with an upward	      tone; as, do you say he refuses? So? [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	       [1913 Webster]	             A week or so will probably reconcile us. --Gay.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the Note under {Ill}, adv.	         [1913 Webster]	   {So} . . . {as}. So is now commonly used as a demonstrative	      correlative of as when it is the puprpose to emphasize the	      equality or comparison suggested, esp. in negative	      assertions, and questions implying a negative answer. By	      Shakespeare and others so . . . as was much used where as	      . . . as is now common. See the Note under {As}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            So do, as thou hast said.             --Gen. xviii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth. --Ps.	                                                  ciii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had woman been so strong as men.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No country suffered so much as England. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {So far}, to that point or extent; in that particular. "The	      song was moral, and so far was right." --Cowper.	   {So far forth}, as far; to such a degree. --Shak. --Bacon.	   {So forth}, further in the same or similar manner; more of	      the same or a similar kind. See {And so forth}, under	      {And}.	   {So, so}, well, well. "So, so, it works; now, mistress, sit	      you fast." --Dryden. Also, moderately or tolerably well;	      passably; as, he succeeded but so so. "His leg is but so	      so." --Shak.	   {So that}, to the end that; in order that; with the effect or	      result that.	   {So then}, thus then it is; therefore; the consequence is.	      [1913 Webster]	So \So\, conj.	   Provided that; on condition that; in case that; if.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though all the winds of doctrine were let loose play	         upon the earth, so truth be in the field, we do	         injuriously, by licensing and prohibiting, to misdoubt	         her strength.                            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	So \So\, interj.	   Be as you are; stand still; stop; that will do; right as you	   are; -- a word used esp. to cows; also used by sailors.	   [1913 Webster]
Soak \Soak\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Soaking}.] [OE. soken, AS. socian to sioak, steep, fr.	   s?can, s?gan, to suck. See {Suck}.]	   1. To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance	      has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or	      other liquid; to steep, as for the purpose of softening or	      freshening; as, to soak cloth; to soak bread; to soak salt	      meat, salt fish, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drench; to wet thoroughly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their land shall be soaked with blood. --Isa. xxiv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a	      sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make (its way) by entering pores or interstices; --	      often with through.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rivulet beneath soaked its way obscurely through	            wreaths of snow.                      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fig.: To absorb; to drain. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	Soak \Soak\, v. i.	   1. To lie steeping in water or other liquid; to become	      sturated; as, let the cloth lie and soak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter (into something) by pores or interstices; as,	      water soaks into the earth or other porous matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drink intemperately or gluttonously. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Soakage \Soak"age\, n.	   The act of soaking, or the state of being soaked; also, the	   quantity that enters or issues by soaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Soaker \Soak"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, soaks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hard drinker. [Slang] --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Soaking \Soak"ing\, a.	   Wetting thoroughly; drenching; as, a soaking rain. --	   {Soak"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Soaky \Soak"y\, a.	   Full of moisture; wet; soppy.	   [1913 Webster]
Soal \Soal\, n.	   1. The sole of a shoe. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Sole}, the fish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Soal \Soal\, n. [AS. sol mire. Cf. {Sully}.]	   A dirty pond. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Soam \Soam\, n.	   A chain by which a leading horse draws a plow. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Soap \Soap\, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[=a]pe; akin to D. zeep, G.	   seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[=a]pa, Sw. s?pa, Dan. s?be, and	   perhaps to AS. s[imac]pan to drip, MHG. s[imac]fen, and L.	   sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.]	   A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather,	   and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by	   combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths,	   usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium,	   potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic,	   palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf.	   {Saponification}. By extension, any compound of similar	   composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent	   or not.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In general, soaps are of two classes, hard and soft.	         Calcium, magnesium, lead, etc., form soaps, but they	         are insoluble and useless.	         [1913 Webster]	               The purifying action of soap depends upon the	               fact that it is decomposed by a large quantity of	               water into free alkali and an insoluble acid	               salt. The first of these takes away the fatty	               dirt on washing, and the latter forms the soap	               lather which envelops the greasy matter and thus	               tends to remove it.                --Roscoe &	                                                  Schorlemmer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Castile soap}, a fine-grained hard soap, white or mottled,	      made of olive oil and soda; -- called also {Marseilles	      soap} or {Venetian soap}.	   {Hard soap}, any one of a great variety of soaps, of	      different ingredients and color, which are hard and	      compact. All solid soaps are of this class.	   {Lead soap}, an insoluble, white, pliable soap made by	      saponifying an oil (olive oil) with lead oxide; -- used	      externally in medicine. Called also {lead plaster},	      {diachylon}, etc.	   {Marine soap}. See under {Marine}.	   {Pills of soap} (Med.), pills containing soap and opium.	   {Potash soap}, any soap made with potash, esp. the soft	      soaps, and a hard soap made from potash and castor oil.	   {Pumice soap}, any hard soap charged with a gritty powder, as	      silica, alumina, powdered pumice, etc., which assists	      mechanically in the removal of dirt.	   {Resin soap}, a yellow soap containing resin, -- used in	      bleaching.	   {Silicated soap}, a cheap soap containing water glass (sodium	      silicate).	   {Soap bark}. (Bot.) See {Quillaia bark}.	   {Soap bubble}, a hollow iridescent globe, formed by blowing a	      film of soap suds from a pipe; figuratively, something	      attractive, but extremely unsubstantial.	      [1913 Webster]	            This soap bubble of the metaphysicians. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Soap cerate}, a cerate formed of soap, olive oil, white wax,	      and the subacetate of lead, sometimes used as an	      application to allay inflammation.	   {Soap fat}, the refuse fat of kitchens, slaughter houses,	      etc., used in making soap.	   {Soap liniment} (Med.), a liniment containing soap, camphor,	      and alcohol.	   {Soap nut}, the hard kernel or seed of the fruit of the	      soapberry tree, -- used for making beads, buttons, etc.	   {Soap plant} (Bot.), one of several plants used in the place	      of soap, as the {Chlorogalum pomeridianum}, a California	      plant, the bulb of which, when stripped of its husk and	      rubbed on wet clothes, makes a thick lather, and smells	      not unlike new brown soap. It is called also {soap apple},	      {soap bulb}, and {soap weed}.	   {Soap tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Soapberry tree}.	   {Soda soap}, a soap containing a sodium salt. The soda soaps	      are all hard soaps.	   {Soft soap}, a soap of a gray or brownish yellow color, and	      of a slimy, jellylike consistence, made from potash or the	      lye from wood ashes. It is strongly alkaline and often	      contains glycerin, and is used in scouring wood, in	      cleansing linen, in dyehouses, etc. Figuratively,	      flattery; wheedling; blarney. [Colloq.]	   {Toilet soap}, hard soap for the toilet, usually colored and	      perfumed.	      [1913 Webster]	Soap \Soap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soaped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Soaping}.]	   1. To rub or wash over with soap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flatter; to wheedle. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Soapberry tree \Soap"ber`ry tree`\ (Bot.)	   Any tree of the genus {Sapindus}, esp. {Sapindus saponaria},	   the fleshy part of whose fruit is used instead of soap in	   washing linen; -- also called {soap tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soapfish \Soap"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any serranoid fish of the genus {Rhypticus}; -- so called	   from the soapy feeling of its skin.	   [1913 Webster]
Soapiness \Soap"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being soapy.	   [1913 Webster]
Soaproot \Soap"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial herb ({Gypsophila Struthium}) the root of which	   is used in Spain as a substitute for soap.	   [1913 Webster]
Soapstone \Soap"stone`\, n.	   See {Steatite}, and {Talc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soapsuds \Soap"suds`\, n. pl.	   Suds made with soap.	   [1913 Webster]
Soapwort \Soap"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A common plant ({Saponaria officinalis}) of the Pink family;	   -- so called because its bruised leaves, when agitated in	   water, produce a lather like that from soap. Called also	   {Bouncing Bet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soapy \Soap"y\, a. [Compar. {Soapier}; superl. {Soapiest}.]	   1. Resembling soap; having the qualities of, or feeling like,	      soap; soft and smooth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Smeared with soap; covered with soap.	      [1913 Webster]
Soar \Soar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Soaring}.] [F. s'essorer to soar, essorer to dry (by	   exposing to the air), fr. L. ex out + aura the air, a breeze;	   akin to Gr. ?????.]	   1. To fly aloft, as a bird; to mount upward on wings, or as	      on wings. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            When soars Gaul's vulture with his wings unfurled.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To rise in thought, spirits, or imagination; to be	      exalted in mood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the deep transported mind may soar. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Valor soars above	            What the world calls misfortune.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Aeronautics) To fly by wind power; to glide indefinitely	      without loss of altitude.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Soar \Soar\, n.	   The act of soaring; upward flight.	   [1913 Webster]	         This apparent soar of the hooded falcon. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Soar \Soar\, a.	   See 3d {Sore}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Soar \Soar\, a.	   See {Sore}, reddish brown.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Soar falcon}. (Zool.) See {Sore falcon}, under {Sore}.	      [1913 Webster]
Soaring \Soar"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Soar}. -- {Soar"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Soave \So*a"ve\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Soavemente \So*a`ve*men"te\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Sweetly.	   [1913 Webster]
Sob \Sob\ (s[o^]b), v. t. [See {Sop}.]	   To soak. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sob \Sob\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sobbed} (s[o^]bd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sobbing}.] [OE. sobben; akin to AS. se['o]fian,	   si['o]fian, to complain, bewail, se['o]fung, si['o]fung,	   sobbing, lamentation; cf. OHG. s[=u]ft[=o]n, s[=u]ftj[=o]n,	   to sigh, MHG. siuften, siufzen, G. seufzen, MHG. s[=u]ft a	   sigh, properly, a drawing in of breath, from s[=u]fen to	   drink, OHG. s[=u]fan. Cf. {Sup}.]	   To sigh with a sudden heaving of the breast, or with a kind	   of convulsive motion; to sigh with tears, and with a	   convulsive drawing in of the breath.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sobbing is the same thing [as sighing], stronger.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         She sighed, she sobbed, and, furious with despair.	         She rent her garments, and she tore her hair. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sob \Sob\, n.	   1. The act of sobbing; a convulsive sigh, or inspiration of	      the breath, as in sorrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Break, heart, or choke with sobs my hated breath.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sorrowful cry or sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tremulous sob of the complaining owl.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Sobbing \Sob"bing\, n.	   A series of short, convulsive inspirations, the glottis being	   suddenly closed so that little or no air enters into the	   lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Sober \Sober\, a. [Compar. {Soberer}; superl. {Soberest}.] [OE.	   sobre, F. sobre, from L. sobrius, probably from a prefix so-	   expressing separation + ebrius drunken. Cf. {Ebriety}.]	   1. Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually	      temperate; as, a sober man.	      [1913 Webster]	            That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and	            sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name. --Bk. of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the	      sot may at times be sober.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with	      passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason;	      self-controlled; self-possessed.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was not a sober person to be had; all was	            tempestuous and blustering. --Druden.	      [1913 Webster]	            No sober man would put himself into danger for the	            applause of escaping without breaking his neck.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as,	      sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or	      color; solemn; grave; sedate.	      [1913 Webster]	            What parts gay France from sober Spain? --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed	            baby.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twilight gray	            Had in her sober livery all things clad. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Grave; temperate; abstinent; abstemious; moderate;	        regular; steady; calm; quiet; cool; collected;	        dispassionate; unimpassioned; sedate; staid; serious;	        solemn; somber. See {Grave}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sober \So"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sobered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sobering}.]	   To make sober.	   [1913 Webster]	         There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,	         And drinking largely sobers us again.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Sober \So"ber\, v. i.	   To become sober; -- often with down.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vance gradually sobered down.            --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Soberize \So"ber*ize\, v. t. & i.	   To sober. [R.] --Crabbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Soberly \So"ber*ly\, adv.	   In a sober manner; temperately; cooly; calmly; gravely;	   seriously.	   [1913 Webster]	Soberly \So"ber*ly\, a.	   Grave; serious; solemn; sad. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] looked hollow and thereto soberly.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sober-minded \So"ber-mind`ed\, a.	   Having a disposition or temper habitually sober. --	   {So"ber-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Soberness \So"ber*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sober.	   [1913 Webster]
Soboles \Sob"o*les\, n. [L., a short.] (Bot.)	   (a) A shoot running along under ground, forming new plants at	       short distances.	   (b) A sucker, as of tree or shrub.	       [1913 Webster]
Soboliferous \Sob`o*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. soboles + -ferous.]	   (Bot.)	   Producing soboles. See Illust. of {Houseleek}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sobranje \So*bran"je\, n. [Bulgarian, lit., assembly.]	   The unicameral national assembly of Bulgaria, elected for a	   term of five years by universal suffrage of adult males.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sobriety \So*bri"e*ty\, n. [L. sobrietas: cf. F. sobri['e]t['e].	   See {Sober}.]	   1. Habitual soberness or temperance as to the use of	      spirituous liquors; as, a man of sobriety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Public sobriety is a relative duty.   --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Habitual freedom from enthusiasm, inordinate passion, or	      overheated imagination; calmness; coolness; gravity;	      seriousness; as, the sobriety of riper years.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mirth makes them not mad,	            Nor sobriety sad.                     --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Soberness; temperance; abstinence; abstemiousness;	        moderation; regularity; steadness; calmness; coolness;	        sober-mindeness; sedateness; staidness; gravity;	        seriousness; solemnity.	        [1913 Webster]
Sobriquet \So`bri`quet"\ (s[-o]`br[-e]`k[asl]"), n.[F.	   sobriquet, OF. soubzbriquet, soubriquet, a chuck under the	   chin, hence, an affront, a nickname; of uncertain origin; cf.	   It. sottobecco a chuck under the chin.]	   An assumed name; a fanciful epithet or appellation; a	   nickname. [Sometimes less correctly written {soubriquet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soc \Soc\ (s[o^]k), n. [AS. s[=o]c the power of holding court,	   sway, domain, properly, the right of investigating or	   seeking; akin to E. sake, seek. {Sake}, {Seek}, and cf.	   {Sac}, and {Soke}.] [Written also {sock}, and {soke}.]	   1. (O. Eng. Law)	      (a) The lord's power or privilege of holding a court in a	          district, as in manor or lordship; jurisdiction of	          causes, and the limits of that jurisdiction.	      (b) Liberty or privilege of tenants excused from customary	          burdens.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. An exclusive privilege formerly claimed by millers of	      grinding all the corn used within the manor or township	      which the mill stands. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Soc and sac} (O. Eng. Law), the full right of administering	      justice in a manor or lordship.	      [1913 Webster]
Socage \Soc"age\, n.[From {Soc}; cf. LL. socagium.] (O.Eng. Law)	   A tenure of lands and tenements by a certain or determinate	   service; a tenure distinct from chivalry or knight's service,	   in which the obligations were uncertain. The service must be	   certain, in order to be denominated socage, as to hold by	   fealty and twenty shillings rent. [Written also {soccage}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Socage is of two kinds; {free socage}, where the	         services are not only certain, but honorable; and	         {villein socage}, where the services, though certain,	         are of a baser nature. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]
Socager \Soc"a*ger\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A tennant by socage; a socman.	   [1913 Webster]
So-called \So"-called`\, a.	   So named; called by such a name (but perhaps called thus with	   doubtful propriety).	   [1913 Webster]
Sociability \So`cia*bil"i*ty\, n.[Cf. F. sociabilit['e].]	   The quality of being sociable; sociableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sociable \So"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; associable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They are sociable parts united into one body.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclined to, or adapted for, society; ready to unite with	      others; fond of companions; social.	      [1913 Webster]	            Society is no comfort to one not sociable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What can be more uneasy to this sociable creature	            than the dry, pensive retirements of solitude?	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ready to converse; inclined to talk with others; not	      taciturn or reserved.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Affording opportunites for conversation; characterized by	      much conversation; as, a sociable party.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. No longer hostile; friendly. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sociable bird}, or {Sociable weaver} (Zool.), a weaver bird	      which builds composite nests. See {Republican}, n., 3.	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Social; companionable; conversible; friendly; familiar;	        communicative; accessible.	        [1913 Webster]	Sociable \So"cia*ble\, n.	   1. A gathering of people for social purposes; an informal	      party or reception; as, a church sociable. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A carriage having two double seats facing each other, and	      a box for the driver. --Miss Edgeworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Sociableness \So"cia*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being sociable.	   [1913 Webster]
Sociably \So"cia*bly\, adv.	   In a sociable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Social \So"cial\, a. [L. socialis, from socius a companion; akin	   to sequi to follow: cf. F. social. See {Sue} to follow.]	   1. Of or pertaining to society; relating to men living in	      society, or to the public as an aggregate body; as, social	      interest or concerns; social pleasure; social benefits;	      social happiness; social duties. "Social phenomena." --J.	      S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ready or disposed to mix in friendly converse;	      companionable; sociable; as, a social person.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Consisting in union or mutual intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Best with thyself accompanied, seek'st not	            Social communication.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Naturally growing in groups or masses; -- said of	      many individual plants of the same species.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) Living in communities consisting of males, females,	          and neuters, as do ants and most bees.	      (b) Forming compound groups or colonies by budding from	          basal processes or stolons; as, the social ascidians.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Social science}, the science of all that relates to the	      social condition, the relations and institutions which are	      involved in man's existence and his well-being as a member	      of an organized community; sociology. It concerns itself	      with questions of the public health, education, labor,	      punishment of crime, reformation of criminals, and the	      like.	   {Social whale} (Zool.), the blackfish.	   {The social evil}, prostitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sociable; companionable; conversible; friendly;	        familiar; communicative; convival; festive.	        [1913 Webster]
Socialism \So"cial*ism\, n. [Cf. F. socialisme.]	   A theory or system of social reform which contemplates a	   complete reconstruction of society, with a more just and	   equitable distribution of property and labor. In popular	   usage, the term is often employed to indicate any lawless,	   revolutionary social scheme. See {Communism}, {Fourierism},	   {Saint-Simonianism}, forms of socialism.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Socialism] was first applied in England to Owen's	         theory of social reconstruction, and in France to those	         also of St. Simon and Fourier . . . The word, however,	         is used with a great variety of meaning, . . . even by	         economists and learned critics. The general tendency is	         to regard as socialistic any interference undertaken by	         society on behalf of the poor, . . . radical social	         reform which disturbs the present system of private	         property . . . The tendency of the present socialism is	         more and more to ally itself with the most advanced	         democracy.                               --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]	         We certainly want a true history of socialism, meaning	         by that a history of every systematic attempt to	         provide a new social existence for the mass of the	         workers.                                 --F. Harrison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Socialism of the chair} [G. katheder socialismus], a term	      applied about 1872, at first in ridicule, to a group of	      German political economists who advocated state aid for	      the betterment of the working classes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Socialist \So"cial*ist\, n. [Cf. F. socialiste.]	   One who advocates or practices the doctrines of socialism.	   [1913 Webster] Socialist	Socialist \So"cial*ist\, Socialistic \So`cial*is"tic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, socialism.	   [1913 Webster]
Sociality \So`ci*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. socialist['e], L.	   socialitas.]	   The quality of being social; socialness.	   [1913 Webster]
Socialize \So"cial*ize\, v. t.	   1. To render social.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subject to, or regulate by, socialism.	      [1913 Webster]
Socially \So"cial*ly\, adv.	   In a social manner; sociably.	   [1913 Webster]
Socialness \So"cial*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being social.	   [1913 Webster]
Sociate \So"ci*ate\, a. [L. sociatus, p. p. of sociare to	   associate, fr. socius companion.]	   Associated. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sociate \So"ci*ate\, n.	   An associate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As for you, Dr. Reynolds, and your sociates. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Sociate \So"ci*ate\, v. i.	   To associate. [Obs.] --Shelford.	   [1913 Webster]
Societarian \So*ci`e*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to society; social.	   [1913 Webster]	         The all-sweeping besom of societarian reformation.	                                                  --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Societary \So*ci"e*ta*ry\, a.	   Societarian. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Society \So*ci"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Societies}. [L. societas, fr.	   socius a companion: cf. F. soci['e]t['e]. See {Social}.]	   1. The relationship of men to one another when associated in	      any way; companionship; fellowship; company. "Her loved	      society." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is society where none intrudes	            By the deep sea, and music in its roar. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Connection; participation; partnership. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The meanest of the people and such as have the least	            society with the acts and crimes of kings. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A number of persons associated for any temporary or	      permanent object; an association for mutual or joint	      usefulness, pleasure, or profit; a social union; a	      partnership; as, a missionary society.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The persons, collectively considered, who live in any	      region or at any period; any community of individuals who	      are united together by a common bond of nearness or	      intercourse; those who recognize each other as associates,	      friends, and acquaintances.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Specifically, the more cultivated portion of any community	      in its social relations and influences; those who mutually	      give receive formal entertainments.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Society of Jesus}. See {Jesuit}.	   {Society verses} [a translation of F. vers de soci['e]t['e]],	      the lightest kind of lyrical poetry; verses for the	      amusement of polite society.	      [1913 Webster]
Socinian \So*cin"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Socinus, or the Socinians.	   [1913 Webster]	Socinian \So*cin"i*an\, n.	   One of the followers of Socinus; a believer in Socinianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Socinianism \So*cin"i*an*ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The tenets or doctrines of Faustus Socinus, an Italian	   theologian of the sixteenth century, who denied the Trinity,	   the deity of Christ, the personality of the Devil, the native	   and total depravity of man, the vicarious atonement, and the	   eternity of future punishment. His theory was, that Christ	   was a man divinely commissioned, who had no existence before	   he was conceived by the Virgin Mary; that human sin was the	   imitation of Adam's sin, and that human salvation was the	   imitation and adoption of Christ's virtue; that the Bible was	   to be interpreted by human reason; and that its language was	   metaphorical, and not to be taken literally.	   [1913 Webster]
Socinianize \So*cin"i*an*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Socinianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Socinianizing}.]	   To cause to conform to Socinianism; to regulate by, or imbue	   with, the principles of Socinianism.	   [1913 Webster] Sociologic
Sociologic \So`ci*o*log"ic\, Sociological \So`ci*o*log"ic*al\a.	   Of or pertaining to sociology, or social science. --	   {So`ci*o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Sociologist \So`ci*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One who treats of, or devotes himself to, the study of	   sociology. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Sociology \So`ci*ol"o*gy\, n. [L. socius a companion + -logy.]	   That branch of philosophy which treats of the constitution,	   phenomena, and development of human society; social science.	   --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sock \Sock\, n. [F. soc, LL. soccus, perhaps of Celtic origin.]	   A plowshare. --Edin. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]	Sock \Sock\, n. [OE. sock, AS. socc, fr. L. soccus a kind of	   low-heeled, light shoe. Cf. {Sucket}.]	   1. The shoe worn by actors of comedy in ancient Greece and	      Rome, -- used as a symbol of comedy, or of the comic	      drama, as distinguished from tragedy, which is symbolized	      by the {buskin}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Fletcher never treads in buskin here,	            Nor greater Jonson dares in socks appear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A knit or woven covering for the foot and lower leg; a	      stocking with a short leg.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A warm inner sole for a shoe. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Sock \Sock\ (s[o^]k), v. t. [Perh. shortened fr. sockdolager.]	   To hurl, drive, or strike violently; -- often with it as an	   object. [Prov. or Vulgar] --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sock away \Sock away\, v. t.	   to save (money); to put (something) into a reserve store.	   [Colloq.]	   [PJC]	Sock in \Sock in\, v. t.	   to cause (an airport) to cease functioning, by severe weather	   conditions, such as fog or a snowstorm. Used often in the	   passive; the airport was socked in for two days by a	   blizzard.	   [PJC]
Sockdolager \Sock*dol"a*ger\, n. [A corruption of doxology.]	   [Written also {sockdologer}.]	   1. That which finishes or ends a matter; a settler; a poser,	      as a heavy blow, a conclusive answer, and the like.	      [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Angling) A combination of two hooks which close upon each	      other, by means of a spring, as soon as the fish bites.	      [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something unusually large. [Slang, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Socket \Sock"et\, n. [OE. soket, a dim. through OF. fr. L.	   soccus. See {Sock} a covering for the foot.]	   1. An opening into which anything is fitted; any hollow thing	      or place which receives and holds something else; as, the	      sockets of the teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eyeballs in their hollow sockets sink. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the hollow tube or place in which a candle is	      fixed in the candlestick.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Electricity) the receptacle of an electric lamp into	      which a light bulb is inserted, containing contacts to	      conduct electricity to the bulb.	      [PJC]	   4. (Electricity) the receptacle fixed in a wall and connected	      by conductive wiring to an electrical supply, containing	      contacts to conduct electricity, and into which the plug	      of an electrical device is inserted; -- called also a	      {wall socket} or {outlet}. The socket will typically have	      two or three contacts; if three, the third is connected to	      a ground for safety.	      [PJC]	            And in the sockets oily bubbles dance. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Socket bolt} (Mach.), a bolt that passes through a thimble	      that is placed between the parts connected by the bolt.	   {Socket chisel}. Same as {Framing chisel}. See under	      {Framing}.	   {Socket pipe}, a pipe with an expansion at one end to receive	      the end of a connecting pipe.	   {Socket pole}, a pole armed with iron fixed on by means of a	      socket, and used to propel boats, etc. [U.S.]	   {Socket wrench}, a wrench consisting of a socket at the end	      of a shank or rod, for turning a nut, bolthead, etc., in a	      narrow or deep recess.	      [1913 Webster]
Socketed \Sock"et*ed\, a.	   Having a socket. --Dawkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Sockless \Sock"less\, a.	   Destitute of socks or shoes. --B. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Socky \Sock"y\, a.	   Wet; soaky. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Socle \So"cle\, n. [F., fr. L. socculus, dim. of soccus. See	   {Sock} a covering for the foot. Cf. {Zocco}.] (Arch.)	   (a) A plain block or plinth forming a low pedestal; any base;	       especially, the base of a statue, column, or the like.	       See {Plinth}.	   (b) A plain face or plinth at the lower part of a wall.	       --Oxf. Gloss.	       [1913 Webster]
Socman \Soc"man\, n.; pl. {Socmen}. [See {Socage}.] (O. Eng.	   Law)	   One who holds lands or tenements by socage; a socager.	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Socmanry \Soc"man*ry\, n. (O.E. Law)	   Tenure by socage.	   [1913 Webster]
Socome \Soc"ome\, n. [AS. s[=o]cen, s[=o]cn, searching, or the	   right of searching, the lord's court. See {Soc}.] (O.Eng.	   Law)	   A custom of tenants to grind corn at the lord's mill.	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Socotrine \Soc"o*trine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Socotra, an island in the Indian Ocean,	   on the east coast of Africa. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Socotra.	   [1913 Webster] Socratic
Socratic \So*crat"ic\, Socratical \So*crat"ic*al\, a. [L.	   Socraticus, Gr. ????.]	   Of or pertaining to Socrates, the Grecian sage and teacher.	   (b. c. 469-399), or to his manner of teaching and	   philosophizing.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Socratic method of reasoning and instruction was by	         a series of questions leading the one to whom they were	         addressed to perceive and admit what was true or false	         in doctrine, or right or wrong in conduct.	         [1913 Webster]
Socratically \So*crat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the Socratic method.	   [1913 Webster]
Socratism \Soc"ra*tism\, n.	   The philosophy or the method of Socrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Socratist \Soc"ra*tist\, n. [Gr. ????.]	   A disciple or follower of Socrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Sod \Sod\, n. (Zool.)	   The rock dove. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sod \Sod\, obs.	   imp. of {Seethe}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sod \Sod\, n. [Akin to LG. sode, D. zode, OD. sode, soode,	   OFries. satha, and E. seethe. So named from its sodden state	   in wet weather. See {Seethe}.]	   That stratum of the surface of the soil which is filled with	   the roots of grass, or any portion of that surface; turf;	   sward.	   [1913 Webster]	         She there shall dress a sweeter sod	         Than Fancy's feet have ever trod.        --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]	Sod \Sod\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sodden}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sodding}.]	   To cover with sod; to turf.	   [1913 Webster]
Soda \So"da\, n. [It., soda, in OIt., ashes used in making	   glass, fr. L. solida, fem. of solidus solid; solida having	   probably been a name of glasswort. See {Solid}.]	   1. (Chem.)	      (a) Sodium oxide or hydroxide.	      (b) Popularly, sodium carbonate or bicarbonate. Sodium	          bicarbonate is also called {baking soda}	          [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {sodium}, used in terms such as {bicarbonate of	      soda}.	      [PJC]	   3. same as {soda water}.	      [PJC]	   4. a non-alcoholic beverage, sweetened by various means,	      containing flavoring and supersaturated with carbon	      dioxide, so as to be effervescent when the container is	      opened; -- in different localities it is variously called	      also {soda pop}, {pop}, {mineral water}, and {minerals}.	      It has many variants. The sweetening agent may be natural,	      such as cane sugar or corn syrup, or artificial, such as	      saccharin or aspartame. The flavoring varies widely,	      popular variants being fruit or cola flavoring.	      [PJC]	   {Caustic soda}, sodium hydroxide.	   {Cooking soda}, sodium bicarbonate. [Colloq.]	   {Sal soda}. See {Sodium carbonate}, under {Sodium}.	   {Soda alum} (Min.), a mineral consisting of the hydrous	      sulphate of alumina and soda.	   {Soda ash}, crude sodium carbonate; -- so called because	      formerly obtained from the ashes of sea plants and certain	      other plants, as saltwort ({Salsola}). See under {Sodium}.	      	   {Soda fountain}, an apparatus for drawing soda water, fitted	      with delivery tube, faucets, etc.	   {Soda lye}, a lye consisting essentially of a solution of	      sodium hydroxide, used in soap making.	   {Soda niter}. See {Nitratine}.	   {Soda salts}, salts having sodium for the base; specifically,	      sodium sulphate or Glauber's salts.	   {Soda waste}, the waste material, consisting chiefly of	      calcium hydroxide and sulphide, which accumulates as a	      useless residue or side product in the ordinary Leblanc	      process of soda manufacture; -- called also {alkali	      waste}.	   {Washing soda}, sodium carbonate. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Soda biscuit \So"da biscuit\, n.	   a bicuit leavened with baking soda and with buttermilk or	   sour milk.	   [PJC]	Soda bread \So"da bread\, n.	   a bread made with buttermilk and leavened with baking soda.	   [PJC]	Soda fountain \So"da foun`tain\, n.	   a counter at which people may sit and be served soda pop, ice	   cream, or light meals. Such counters may be located for	   example in restaurants, ice cream shops, drugstores,	   departments stores.	   [PJC]
Sodaic \So*da"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, soda. "Sodaic powder." --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Soda jerk \So"da jerk\, n.	   a person who serves soda, ice cream, similar foods from	   behind a {soda fountain}.	   [PJC]
Sodalite \So"da*lite\, n. [Soda + -lite: cf. F. sodalithe.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral of a white to blue or gray color, occuring commonly	   in dodecahedrons, also massive. It is a silicate of alumina	   and soda with some chlorine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sodality \So*dal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Sodalities}. [L. sodalitas, fr.	   sodalis a comrade.]	   1. A fellowship or fraternity; a brotherhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) Specifically, a lay association for devotion	      or for charitable purposes.	      [1913 Webster]
Sodamide \Sod*am"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A greenish or reddish crystalline substance, {NaNH2},	   obtained by passing ammonia over heated sodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Soda water \So"da wat`er\, n.	   1. originally, a beverage consisting of a weak solution of	      sodium bicarbonate to which an acid (such as phosphoric	      acid) has been added to generate carbon dioxide and thus	      cause effervescence; the term now is also used as a	      synonym for {soda pop}. Soda water without flavoring is	      used as a beverage or as a component of a mixed beverage.	      It is typically bottled or canned under pressure so that	      the carbon dioxide and effervescence will be preserved	      until use.	      [PJC]	   2. a beverage containing supersaturated carbon dioxide	      (carbonic acid) and thus effervescent.	      [PJC]	   3. same as {soda pop}.	      [PJC]	Soda pop \So"da pop\, n.	   a popular non-alcoholic beverage, sweetened by various means,	   containing flavoring and supersaturated with carbon dioxide,	   so as to be effervescent when the container is opened; -- in	   different localities it is variously called also {soda},	   {pop}, {mineral water}, and {minerals}. It has many variants.	   The sweetening agent may be natural, such as cane sugar or	   corn syrup, or artificial, such as saccharin or aspartame.	   The flavoring varies widely, popular variants being fruit	   juices, fruit sirups, cream, or cola flavoring; the soda pop	   is usually served chilled.	   Note: Several large corporations started primarily as	         bottlers of soda pop, such as {Coca-Cola},	         {Pepsi-Cola}, and {Dr. Pepper}.	         [PJC]
Sodden \Sod"den\, a. [p. p. of {Seethe}.]	   Boiled; seethed; also, soaked; heavy with moisture;	   saturated; as, sodden beef; sodden bread; sodden fields.	   [1913 Webster]	Sodden \Sod"den\, v. i.	   To be seethed; to become sodden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sodden \Sod"den\, v. t.	   To soak; to make heavy with water.	   [1913 Webster]
Sodden-witted \Sod"den-wit`ted\, a.	   Heavy; dull. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Soddy \Sod"dy\, a. [From {Sod}.]	   Consisting of sod; covered with sod; turfy. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Soder \Sod"er\, n. & v. t.	   See {Solder}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sodger \So"dger\ (s[=o]"j[~e]r), n. & v. i.	   Variant of {Soldier}. [Dial. or Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sodic \So"dic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to sodium; containing sodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Sodio- \So"di*o-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the	   presence of sodium or one of its compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Sodium \So"di*um\, n. [NL., fr.E. soda.] (Chem.)	   A common metallic element of the alkali group, in nature	   always occuring combined, as in common salt, in albite, etc.	   It is isolated as a soft, waxy, white, unstable metal, so	   highly reactive that it combines violently with water, and to	   be preserved must be kept under petroleum or some similar	   liquid. Sodium is used combined in many salts, in the free	   state as a reducer, and as a means of obtaining other metals	   (as magnesium and aluminium) is an important commercial	   product. Symbol Na ({Natrium}). Atomic weight 22.990.	   Specific gravity 0.97.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 carbonate}, a white crystalline substance,	      {Na2CO3.10H2O}, having a cooling alkaline taste, found in	      the ashes of many plants, and produced artifically in	      large quantities from common salt. It is used in making	      soap, glass, paper, etc., and as alkaline agent in many	      chemical industries. Called also {sal soda}, {washing	      soda}, or {soda}. Cf. {Sodium bicarbonate}, and {Trona}.	      	   {Sodium chloride}, common, or table, salt, {NaCl}.	   {Sodium hydroxide}, a white opaque brittle solid, {NaOH},	      having a fibrous structure, produced by the action of	      quicklime, or of calcium hydrate (milk of lime), on sodium	      carbonate. It is a strong alkali, and is used in the	      manufacture of soap, in making wood pulp for paper, etc.	      Called also {sodium hydrate}, and {caustic soda}. By	      extension, a solution of sodium hydroxide.	      [1913 Webster]	Sodium bicarbonate \Sodium bicarbonate\,	   a white crystalline substance, {HNaCO3}, with a slight	   alkaline taste resembling that of sodium carbonate. It is	   found in many mineral springs and also produced	   artificially,. It is used in cookery, in baking powders, and	   as a source of carbonic acid gas (carbon dioxide) for soda	   water. Called also {baking soda}, {cooking soda},	   {bicarbonate of soda}, {bicarb}, {saleratus}, and	   technically, {acid sodium carbonate}, {sodium acid	   carbonate}, {primary sodium carbonate}, {sodium dicarbonate},	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Sodium sulphate \So"di*um sul"phate\	   A salt well known as a catharic under the name of {Glauber's	   salt}, which term is properly applied to the hydrate,	   {Na2SO4.10H2O}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sodomite \Sod"om*ite\, n.	   1. An inhabitant of Sodom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One guilty of sodomy.	      [1913 Webster]
Sodomitical \Sod`om*it"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, sodomy. --	   {Sod`om*it"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Sodomy \Sod"om*y\, n. [From Sodom. a country mentioned in the	   Bible: cf. F. sodomite.]	   Carnal copulation in a manner against nature; buggery. --Gen.	   xix. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Soe \Soe\, n. [Scot. sae, say, saye; cf. Icel. s[=a]r a large	   cask, Sw. s? a tub.]	   A large wooden vessel for holding water; a cowl. [Obs. or	   Prov. Eng.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Soever \So*ev"er\	   A word compounded of so and ever, used in composition with	   who, what, where, when, how, etc., and indicating any out of	   all possible or supposable persons, things, places, times,	   ways, etc. It is sometimes used separate from the pronoun or	   adverb.	   [1913 Webster]	         For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much	         required.                                --Luke xii.	                                                  48.	   [1913 Webster]	         What great thing soever a man proposed to do in his	         life, he should think of achieving it by fifty. --Sir	                                                  W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Sofa \So"fa\, n.; pl. {Sofas}. [Ar. soffah, from saffa to	   dispose in order: cf. F. sofa, It. sof[`a].]	   A long seat, usually with a cushioned bottom, back, and ends;	   -- much used as a comfortable piece of furniture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sofa bed}, a sofa so contrived that it may be extended to	      form a bed; -- called also {sofa bedstead}.	      [1913 Webster]
Soffit \Sof"fit\, n. [It. soffitta, soffitto, fr. soffiggere to	   hide, properly, to fix or fasten under, L. suffigere to	   fasten beneath or below; sub under, beneath + figere to fix,	   faste: cf. F. soffite.] (Arch.)	   The under side of the subordinate parts and members of	   buildings, such as staircases, entablatures, archways,	   cornices, or the like. See Illust. of {Lintel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sofi \So"fi\, n.; pl. {Sofis}.	   Same as {Sufi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sofism \So"fism\, n.	   Same as {Sufism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soft \Soft\ (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. {Softer}	   (s[o^]ft"[~e]r); superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS.	   s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS.	   s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G.	   sanft, LG. sacht; of uncertain origin.]	   1. Easily yielding to pressure; easily impressed, molded, or	      cut; not firm in resisting; impressible; yielding; also,	      malleable; -- opposed to {hard}; as, a soft bed; a soft	      peach; soft earth; soft wood or metal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not rough, rugged, or harsh to the touch; smooth;	      delicate; fine; as, soft silk; a soft skin.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that wear soft clothing are in king's houses.	                                                  --Matt. xi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, agreeable to feel, taste, or inhale; not irritating	      to the tissues; as, a soft liniment; soft wines. "The	      soft, delicious air." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not harsh or offensive to the sight; not glaring; pleasing	      to the eye; not exciting by intensity of color or violent	      contrast; as, soft hues or tints.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun, shining upon the upper part of the clouds .	            . . made the softest lights imaginable. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not harsh or rough in sound; gentle and pleasing to the	      ear; flowing; as, soft whispers of music.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her voice was ever soft,	            Gentle, and low, -- an excellent thing in woman.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft were my numbers; who could take offense?	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Easily yielding; susceptible to influence; flexible;	      gentle; kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would to God my heart were flint, like Edward's;	            Or Edward's soft and pitiful, like mine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The meek or soft shall inherit the earth. --Tyndale.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Expressing gentleness, tenderness, or the like; mild;	      conciliatory; courteous; kind; as, soft eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            A soft answer turneth away wrath.     --Prov. xv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            A face with gladness overspread,	            Soft smiles, by human kindness bred.  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Effeminate; not courageous or manly, weak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A longing after sensual pleasures is a dissolution	            of the spirit of a man, and makes it loose, soft,	            and wandering.                        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Gentle in action or motion; easy.	      [1913 Webster]	            On her soft axle, white she paces even,	            And bears thee soft with the smooth air along.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Weak in character; impressible.	       [1913 Webster]	             The deceiver soon found this soft place of Adam's.	                                                  --Glanvill.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Somewhat weak in intellect. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	             He made soft fellows stark noddies, and such as	             were foolish quite mad.              --Burton.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Quiet; undisturbed; paceful; as, soft slumbers.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Having, or consisting of, a gentle curve or curves; not	       angular or abrupt; as, soft outlines.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Not tinged with mineral salts; adapted to decompose soap;	       as, soft water is the best for washing.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Phonetics)	       (a) Applied to a palatal, a sibilant, or a dental	           consonant (as g in gem, c in cent, etc.) as	           distinguished from a guttural mute (as g in go, c in	           cone, etc.); -- opposed to {hard}.	       (b) Belonging to the class of sonant elements as	           distinguished from the surd, and considered as	           involving less force in utterance; as, b, d, g, z, v,	           etc., in contrast with p, t, k, s, f, etc.	           [1913 Webster]	   {Soft clam} (Zool.), the common or long clam ({Mya	      arenaria}). See {Mya}.	   {Soft coal}, bituminous coal, as distinguished from	      anthracite, or hard, coal.	   {Soft crab} (Zool.), any crab which has recently shed its	      shell.	   {Soft dorsal} (Zool.), the posterior part of the dorsal fin	      of fishes when supported by soft rays.	   {Soft grass}. (Bot.) See {Velvet grass}.	   {Soft money}, paper money, as distinguished from coin, or	      hard money. [Colloq. U.S.]	   {Soft mute}. (Phonetics) See {Media}.	   {Soft palate}. See the Note under {Palate}.	   {Soft ray} (Zool.), a fin ray which is articulated and	      usually branched.	   {Soft soap}. See under {Soap}.	   {Soft-tack}, leavened bread, as distinguished from	      {hard-tack}, or {ship bread}.	   {Soft tortoise} (Zool.), any river tortoise of the genus	      Trionyx. See {Trionyx}.	      [1913 Webster]	Soft \Soft\, n.	   A soft or foolish person; an idiot. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	Soft \Soft\, adv.	   Softly; without roughness or harshness; gently; quietly.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A knight soft riding toward them.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Soft \Soft\, interj.	   Be quiet; hold; stop; not so fast.	   [1913 Webster]	         Soft, you; a word or two before you go.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Softa \Sof"ta\, n. [Corruption of Per. s[=o]khtah one who burns,	   is ardent or zealous.]	   Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of	   the higher branches of theology in a mosque school. [Written	   also {sophta}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soften \Sof"ten\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Softened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Softening}.]	   To make soft or more soft. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) To render less hard; -- said of matter.	       [1913 Webster]	             Their arrow's point they soften in the flame.	                                                  --Gay.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) To mollify; to make less fierce or intractable.	       [1913 Webster]	             Diffidence conciliates the proud, and softens the	             severe.                              --Rambler.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) To palliate; to represent as less enormous; as, to soften	       a fault.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) To compose; to mitigate; to assuage.	       [1913 Webster]	             Music can soften pain to ease.       --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) To make calm and placid.	       [1913 Webster]	             All that cheers or softens life.     --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	   (f) To make less harsh, less rude, less offensive, or less	       violent, or to render of an opposite quality.	       [1913 Webster]	             He bore his great commision in his look,	             But tempered awe, and softened all he spoke.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   (g) To make less glaring; to tone down; as, to soften the	       coloring of a picture.	       [1913 Webster]	   (h) To make tender; to make effeminate; to enervate; as,	       troops softened by luxury.	       [1913 Webster]	   (i) To make less harsh or grating, or of a quality the	       opposite; as, to soften the voice.	       [1913 Webster]	Soften \Sof"ten\, v. i.	   To become soft or softened, or less rude, harsh, severe, or	   obdurate.	   [1913 Webster]
Softener \Sof"ten*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, softens. [Written also, less	   properly, softner.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Softening \Sof"ten*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Soften}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Softening of the brain}, or {Cerebral softening} (Med.), a	      localized softening of the brain substance, due to	      hemorrhage or inflammation. Three varieties, distinguished	      by their color and representing different stages of the	      morbid process, are known respectively as red, yellow, and	      white, softening.	      [1913 Webster]
Soft-finned \Soft"-finned`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the fin rays cartilaginous or flexible; without	   spines; -- said of certain fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Soft-headed \Soft"-head`ed\, a.	   Weak in intellect.	   [1913 Webster]
Soft-hearted \Soft"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having softness or tenderness of heart; susceptible of pity	   or other kindly affection; gentle; meek. --	   {Soft"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Softish \Soft"ish\, a.	   Somewhat soft. --De Witt Clinton.	   [1913 Webster]
Softling \Soft"ling\, n.	   A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary. [R.] --Bp. Woolton.	   .	   [1913 Webster]
Softly \Soft"ly\, adv.	   In a soft manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Softner \Soft"ner\, n.	   See {Softener}.	   [1913 Webster]
Softness \Soft"ness\, n. [AS. s?ftness, s?ftnyss.]	   The quality or state of being soft; -- opposed to {hardness},	   and used in the various specific senses of the adjective.	   [1913 Webster] Soft-shell
Soft-shell \Soft"-shell`\, Soft-shelled \Soft"-shelled`\, a.	   Having a soft or fragile shell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Soft-shell clam} (Zool.), the long clam. See {Mya}.	   {Soft-shelled crab}. (Zool.) See the Note under {Crab}, 1.	   {Soft-shelled turtle}. (Zool.) Same as {Soft tortoise}, under	      {Soft}.	      [1913 Webster]
Soft-spoken \Soft"-spo`ken\, a.	   Speaking softly; having a mild or gentle voice; hence, mild;	   affable.	   [1913 Webster]
Soft steel \Soft steel\	   Steel low in carbon; mild steel; ingot iron.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Soger \So"ger\ (s[=o]"j[~e]r), n. & v. i.	   Var. of {Soldier}. [Dial. or Slang] --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sogginess \Sog"gi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being soggy; soddenness; wetness.	   [1913 Webster]
Soggy \Sog"gy\, a. [Compar. {Soggier}; superl. {Soggiest}.] [Cf.	   Icel. s["o]ggr damp, wet, or E. soak.]	   Filled with water; soft with moisture; sodden; soaked; wet;	   as, soggy land or timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Soho \So*ho"\, interj.	   Ho; -- a word used in calling from a distant place; a	   sportsman's halloo. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Soi-disant \Soi`-di*sant"\ (sw[aum]"d[-e]`z[aum]N"), a. [F.; soi	   one's self + disant, p. pr. of dire to say.]	   Self-named; self-styled; pretended; would-be.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Soil \Soil\ (soil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soiled} (soild); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Soiling}.] [OF. saoler, saouler, to satiate, F.	   so[^u]ler, L. satullare, fr. satullus, dim. of satur sated.	   See {Satire}.]	   To feed, as cattle or horses, in the barn or an inclosure,	   with fresh grass or green food cut for them, instead of	   sending them out to pasture; hence (such food having the	   effect of purging them), to purge by feeding on green food;	   as, to soil a horse.	   [1913 Webster]	Soil \Soil\, n. [OE. soile, F. sol, fr. L. solum bottom, soil;	   but the word has probably been influenced in form by soil a	   miry place. Cf. {Saloon}, {Soil} a miry place, {Sole} of the	   foot.]	   1. The upper stratum of the earth; the mold, or that compound	      substance which furnishes nutriment to plants, or which is	      particularly adapted to support and nourish them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Land; country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Must I thus leave thee, Paradise? thus leave	            Thee, native soil?                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dung; faeces; compost; manure; as, night soil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Improve land by dung and other sort of soils.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Soil pipe}, a pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.	      [1913 Webster]	Soil \Soil\, v. t.	   To enrich with soil or muck; to manure.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men . . . soil their ground, not that they love the	         dirt, but that they expect a crop.       --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Soil \Soil\, n. [OF. soil, souil, F. souille, from OF. soillier,	   F. souiller. See {Soil} to make dirty.]	   A marshy or miry place to which a hunted boar resorts for	   refuge; hence, a wet place, stream, or tract of water, sought	   for by other game, as deer.	   [1913 Webster]	         As deer, being stuck, fly through many soils,	         Yet still the shaft sticks fast.         --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To take soil}, to run into the mire or water; hence, to take	      refuge or shelter.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, sir, have you taken soil here? It is well a man	            may reach you after three hours' running. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Soil \Soil\, v. t.[OE. soilen, OF. soillier, F. souiller,	   (assumed) LL. suculare, fr. L. sucula a little pig, dim. of	   sus a swine. See {Sow}, n.]	   1. To make dirty or unclean on the surface; to foul; to	      dirty; to defile; as, to soil a garment with dust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stain or mar, as with infamy or disgrace; to tarnish;	      to sully. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To foul; dirt; dirty; begrime; bemire; bespatter;	        besmear; daub; bedaub; stain; tarnish; sully; defile;	        pollute.	        [1913 Webster]	Soil \Soil\, v. i.	   To become soiled; as, light colors soil sooner than dark	   ones.	   [1913 Webster]	Soil \Soil\, n. [See {Soil} to make dirty, {Soil} a miry place.]	   That which soils or pollutes; a soiled place; spot; stain.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lady's honor . . . will not bear a soil. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Soiliness \Soil"i*ness\, n.	   Stain; foulness. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Soilless \Soil"less\, a.	   Destitute of soil or mold.	   [1913 Webster]
Soil pipe \Soil pipe\	   A pipe or drain for carrying off night soil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Soilure \Soil"ure\, n. [OF. soillure, F. souillure. See {Soil}	   to make dirty.]	   Stain; pollution. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then fearing rust or soilure, fashioned for it	         A case of silk.                          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Soily \Soil"y\, a.	   Dirty; soiled. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Soiree \Soi`ree"\, n. [F., fr. soir evening, fr. L. serus late,	   serum late time. Cf. {Serenade}.]	   An evening party; -- distinguished from levee, and	   matin['e]e.	   [1913 Webster]
Soja \So"ja\ (s[=o]"j[.a] or s[=o]"y[.a]), n. (Bot.)	   An Asiatic leguminous herb ({Glycine max}, formerly {Glycine	   Soja}) the seeds of which (called {soy beans}) are used in	   preparing the sauce called {soy}. Called also {soya}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sojer \So"jer\ (s[=o]"j[~e]r), n. & v. i.	   Var. of {Soldier}. [Dial. or Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sojourn \So"journ\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sojourned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sojourning}.] [OE. sojornen, sojournen, OF. sojorner,	   sejorner, F. s['e]journer, fr. L. sub under, about + diurnus	   belonging to the day. See {Journal}, {Diurnal}.]	   To dwell for a time; to dwell or live in a place as a	   temporary resident or as a stranger, not considering the	   place as a permanent habitation; to delay; to tarry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Abram went down into Egypt to sojourn there. --Gen.	                                                  xii. 30.	   [1913 Webster]	         Home he goeth, he might not longer sojourn. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soldiers first assembled at Newcastle, and there	         sojourned three days.                    --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	Sojourn \So"journ\, n. [Cf. OF. sujurn, sujur, sejor, F.	   s['e]jour. See {Sojourn}, v. i.]	   A temporary residence, as that of a traveler in a foreign	   land.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though long detained	         In that obscure sojourn.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sojourner \So"journ*er\, n.	   One who sojourns.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are strangers before thee, and sojourners. --1.	                                                  Chron. xxix.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]
Sojourning \So"journ*ing\, n.	   The act or state of one who sojourns.	   [1913 Webster]
Sojournment \So"journ*ment\, n.	   Temporary residence, as that of a stranger or a traveler.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soke \Soke\, n.	   1. (Eng. Law) See {Soc}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the small territorial divisions into which	      Lincolnshire, England, is divided.	      [1913 Webster]
Sokeman \Soke"man\, n.	   See {Socman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sokemanry \Soke"man*ry\, n.	   See {Socmanry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soken \Sok"en\, n. [Cf. {Socome}.]	   1. A toll. See {Soc}, n., 2. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Great sooken had this miller, out of doubt.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A district held by socage.	      [1913 Webster]
Soko \So"ko\, n. (Zool.)	   An African anthropoid ape, supposed to be a variety of the	   chimpanzee.	   [1913 Webster]
Sol \Sol\, n. [L.]	   1. The sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alchem.) Gold; -- so called from its brilliancy, color,	      and value. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Sol \Sol\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	      (a) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to	          the fifth tone of any diatonic scale.	      (b) The tone itself.	          [1913 Webster]	Sol \Sol\, n. [See {Sou}.]	   1. A sou.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A silver and gold coin of Peru. The silver sol is the unit	      of value, and is worth about 68 cents.	      [1913 Webster] Sol	Sol \Sol\ Sole \Sole\, n. [From hydrosol an aqueous colloidal	   solution, confused with G. sole, soole, salt water from which	   salt is obtained.] (Chem.)	   A fluid mixture of a colloid and a liquid; a liquid colloidal	   solution or suspension.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sola \So"la\, a. [L., fem. of solus.]	   See {Solus}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sola \So"la\, n. [Native name.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant ({Aeschynomene aspera}) growing in moist	   places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike	   stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc. [Written	   also {solah}, {shola}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Solace \Sol"ace\, n. [OF. solas, ssoulaz, L. solacium, solatium,	   fr. solari to comfort, console. Cf. {Console}, v. t.]	   1. Comfort in grief; alleviation of grief or anxiety; also,	      that which relieves in distress; that which cheers or	      consoles; relief.	      [1913 Webster]	            In business of mirth and of solace.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper solaces of age are not music and	            compliments, but wisdom and devotion. --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rest; relaxation; ease. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To make his steed some solace.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Comfort; consolation; alleviation; relief.	        [1913 Webster]	Solace \Sol"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solaced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Solacing}.] [OF. solacier, soulacier, F. solacier, LL.	   solatiare. See {Solace}, n.]	   1. To cheer in grief or under calamity; to comfort; to	      relieve in affliction, solitude, or discomfort; to	      console; -- applied to persons; as, to solace one with the	      hope of future reward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allay; to assuage; to soothe; as, to solace grief.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To comfort; assuage; allay. See {Comfort}.	        [1913 Webster]	Solace \Sol"ace\, v. i.	   To take comfort; to be cheered. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Solacement \Sol"ace*ment\, n.	   The act of solacing, or the state of being solaced; also,	   that which solaces. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Solacious \So*la"cious\, a. [Cf. OF. solacieux.]	   Affording solace; as, a solacious voice. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Solanaceous \Sol`a*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to plants of the natural order {Solanaceae},	   of which the nightshade ({Solanum}) is the type. The order	   includes also the tobacco, ground cherry, tomato, eggplant,	   red pepper, and many more.	   [1913 Webster]
Soland \So"land\, n. (Zool.)	   A solan goose.	   [1913 Webster]
Solander \So*lan"der\, n.	   See {Sallenders}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solan goose \So"lan goose`\ [Icel. s?la; akin to Norw. sula.]	   (Zool.)	   The common gannet.	   [1913 Webster]
Solania \So*la"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   Solanine.	   [1913 Webster]
Solanicine \So*lan"i*cine\, n. [See {Solanine}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid produced by the action of hydrochloric acid on	   solanidine, as a tasteless yellow crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Solanidine \So*lan"i*dine\, n. [See {Solanine}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid produced by the decomposition of solanine, as a	   white crystalline substance having a harsh bitter taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Solanine \Sol"a*nine\, n. [L. solanum nightshade.] (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid glucoside extracted from the berries of	   common nightshade ({Solanum nigrum}), and of bittersweet, and	   from potato sprouts, as a white crystalline substance having	   an acrid, burning taste; -- called also {solonia}, and	   {solanina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solano \So*la"no\, [Sp., fr. L. solanus (sc. ventus), from sol	   the sun.]	   A hot, oppressive wind which sometimes blows in the	   Mediterranean, particularly on the eastern coast of Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Solanoid \Sol"a*noid\, a. [Solanum + -oid.] (Med.)	   Resembling a potato; -- said of a kind of cancer.	   [1913 Webster]
Solanum \So*la"num\, prop. n. [L., nightshade.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants comprehending the potato ({Solanum	   tuberosum}), the eggplant ({Solanum melongena}, and several	   hundred other species; nightshade.	   [1913 Webster]
Solar \So"lar\, n. [OE. soler, AS. solere, L. solarium, from sol	   the sun. See {Solar}, a.]	   A loft or upper chamber; a garret room. [Obs.] [Written also	   {soler}, {solere}, {sollar}.] --Oxf. Gloss.	   [1913 Webster]	Solar \So"lar\, a. [L. solaris, fr. sol the sun; akin to As.	   s[=o]l, Icel. s[=o]l, Goth. sauil, Lith. saule, W. haul,.	   sul, Skr. svar, perhaps to E. sun:F. solaire. Cf. {Parasol}.	   {Sun}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun; as,	      the solar system; solar light; solar rays; solar	      influence. See {Solar system}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) Born under the predominant influence of the sun.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And proud beside, as solar people are. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the	      ecliptic; as, the solar year.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected	      by its influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Solar cycle}. See under {Cycle}.	   {Solar day}. See {Day}, 2.	   {Solar engine}, an engine in which the energy of solar heat	      is used to produce motion, as in evaporating water for a	      steam engine, or expanding air for an air engine.	   {Solar flowers} (Bot.), flowers which open and shut daily at	      certain hours.	   {Solar lamp}, an argand lamp.	   {Solar microscope}, a microscope consisting essentially,	      first, of a mirror for reflecting a beam of sunlight	      through the tube, which sometimes is fixed in a window	      shutter; secondly, of a condenser, or large lens, for	      converging the beam upon the object; and, thirdly, of a	      small lens, or magnifier, for throwing an enlarged image	      of the object at its focus upon a screen in a dark room or	      in a darkened box.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Solar month}. See under {Month}.	   {Solar oil}, a paraffin oil used an illuminant and lubricant.	      	   {Solar phosphori} (Physics), certain substances, as the	      diamond, siulphide of barium (Bolognese or Bologna	      phosphorus), calcium sulphide, etc., which become	      phosphorescent, and shine in the dark, after exposure to	      sunlight or other intense light.	   {Solar plexus} (Anat.), a nervous plexus situated in the	      dorsal and anterior part of the abdomen, consisting of	      several sympathetic ganglia with connecting and radiating	      nerve fibers; -- so called in allusion to the radiating	      nerve fibers.	   {Solar spots}. See {Sun spots}, under {Sun}.	   {Solar system} (Astron.), the sun, with the group of	      celestial bodies which, held by its attraction, revolve	      round it. The system comprises the major planets, with	      their satellites; the minor planets, or asteroids, and the	      comets; also, the meteorids, the matter that furnishes the	      zodiacal light, and the rings of Saturn. The satellites	      that revolve about the major planets are twenty-two in	      number, of which the Earth has one (see {Moon}.), Mars	      two, Jupiter five, Saturn nine, Uranus four, and Neptune	      one. The asteroids, between Mars and Jupiter, thus far	      discovered (1900), number about five hundred, the first	      four of which were found near the beginning of the	      century, and are called Ceres, Pallas, Juno, and Vesta.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal elements of the major planets, and of the	         comets seen at more than one perihelion passage, are	         exhibited in the following tables: 	         [1913 Webster] I. -- Major Planets. Symbol.Name.Mean	         distance -- that of the Earth being unity.Period in	         days.Eccentricity.Inclination of orbit.Diameter in	         miles ?????????????????????	         [1913 Webster] II. -- Periodic Comets. Name.Greatest	         distance from sun.Least distance from sun.Inclination	         of orbit.Perihelion passage. [deg] [min] 54	         Encke's3.314.100.34212 541885.2 ?????????????????????	         [1913 Webster]	   {Solar telegraph}, telegraph for signaling by flashes of	      reflected sunlight.	   {Solar time}. See {Apparent time}, under {Time}.	      [1913 Webster]
Solarium \So*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Solaria}. [L. See {Solar}, n.]	   1. An apartment freely exposed to the sun; anciently, an	      apartment or inclosure on the roof of a house; in modern	      times, an apartment in a hospital, used as a resort for	      convalescents.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsome marine	      spiral shells of the genus {Solarium} and allied genera.	      The shell is conical, and usually has a large, deep	      umbilicus exposing the upper whorls. Called also	      {perspective shell}.	      [1913 Webster]
Solarization \So`lar*i*za"tion\, n. (Photog.)	   Injury of a photographic picture caused by exposing it for	   too long a time to the sun's light in the camera; burning;	   excessive insolation.	   [1913 Webster]
Solarize \So"lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solarized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Solarizing}.] (Photog.)	   To injure by too long exposure to the light of the sun in the	   camera; to burn.	   [1913 Webster]	Solarize \So"lar*ize\, v. i. (Photog.)	   To become injured by undue or too long exposure to the sun's	   rays in the camera; -- an older term now replaced by	   {overexpose}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Solar myth \So"lar myth\	   A myth which essentially consists of allegory based upon	   ideas as to the sun's course, motion, influence, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Solar parallax \Solar parallax\	   The parallax of the sun, that is, the angle subtended at the	   sun by the semidiameter of the earth. It is 8.80'', and is	   the fundamental datum.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Solary \So"la*ry\, a.	   Solar. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Solas \Sol"as\, n.	   Solace. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Solatium \So*la"ti*um\, n. [L. See {Solace}, n.]	   Anything which alleviates or compensates for suffering or	   loss; a compensation; esp., an additional allowance, as for	   injured feelings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sold \Sold\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Sell}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sold \Sold\, n. [F. solde. See {Soldier}, and cf. {Sou}.]	   Solary; military pay. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldan \Sol"dan\, n.[OE. soudan, F. soudan, from the Arabic. See	   {Sultan}.]	   A sultan. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldanel \Sol"da*nel\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Soldanella}, low Alpine herbs of the	   Primrose family.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldanrie \Sol"dan*rie\, n.	   The country ruled by a soldan, or sultan; a sultanate[2].	   [Poet.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Solder \Sol"der\, n. [Formerly soder; F. soudure, OF. soudeure,	   fr. OF. & F. souder to solder, L. solidare to fasten, to make	   solid. See {Solid}, and cf. {Sawder}.]	   A metal or metallic alloy used when melted for uniting	   adjacent metallic edges or surfaces; a metallic cement.	   Hence, anything which unites or cements.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hard solder}, a solder which fuses only at a red heat, as	      one composed of zinc and copper, or silver and copper,	      etc.	   {Soft solder}, a solder fusible at comparatively low	      temperatures; as, plumbers' solder, consisting of two	      parts lead and one part tin, is a soft solder.	      [1913 Webster]	Solder \Sol"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soldered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Soldering}.] [Formerlysoder. See {Solder}, n.]	   1. To unite (metallic surfaces or edges) by the intervention	      of a more fusible metal or metallic alloy applied when	      melted; to join by means of metallic cement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mend; to patch up. "To solder up a broken cause."	      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Solderer \Sol"der*er\, n.	   One who solders.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldering \Sol"der*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Solder}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Soldering iron}, {Soldering tool}, an instrument for	      soldering, consisting of a bit or bolt of copper having a	      pointed or wedge-shaped end, and furnished with a handle.	      [1913 Webster]
Soldier \Sol"dier\, n. [OE. souldier, soudiour, souder, OF.	   soldier, soldoier, soldeier, sodoier, soudoier, soudier, fr.	   L. solidus a piece of money (hence applied to the pay of a	   soldier), fr. solidus solid. See {Solid}, and cf. {Sold}, n.]	   1. One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a	      private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized	      body of combatants.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a soldier and unapt to weep.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, a private in military service, as	      distinguished from an officer.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were meet that any one, before he came to be a	            captain, should have been a soldier.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brave warrior; a man of military experience and skill,	      or a man of distinguished valor; -- used by way of	      emphasis or distinction. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The red or cuckoo gurnard ({Trigla pini}.) [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) One of the asexual polymorphic forms of white	      ants, or termites, in which the head and jaws are very	      large and strong. The soldiers serve to defend the nest.	      See {Termite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Soldier beetle} (Zool.), an American carabid beetle	      ({Chauliognathus Americanus}) whose larva feeds upon other	      insects, such as the plum curculio.	   {Soldier bug} (Zool.), any hemipterous insect of the genus	      {Podisus} and allied genera, as the spined soldier bug	      ({Podius spinosus}). These bugs suck the blood of other	      insects.	   {Soldier crab} (Zool.)	      (a) The hermit crab.	      (b) The fiddler crab.	   {Soldier fish} (Zool.), a bright-colored etheostomoid fish	      ({Etheostoma coeruleum}) found in the Mississippi River;	      -- called also {blue darter}, and {rainbow darter}.	   {Soldier fly} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small	      dipterous flies of the genus {Stratyomys} and allied	      genera. They are often bright green, with a metallic	      luster, and are ornamented on the sides of the back with	      markings of yellow, like epaulets or shoulder straps.	   {Soldier moth} (Zool.), a large geometrid moth ({Euschema	      militaris}), having the wings bright yellow with bluish	      black lines and spots.	   {Soldier orchis} (Bot.), a kind of orchis ({Orchis	      militaris}).	      [1913 Webster]	Soldier \Sol"dier\, v. i.	   1. To serve as a soldier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a pretense of doing something, or of performing	      any task. [Colloq.U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense the vulgar pronounciation (s[=o]"j[~e]r)	         is jocosely preserved.	         [1913 Webster]	               It needs an opera glass to discover whether the	               leaders are pulling, or only soldiering. --C. D.	                                                  Warner.	         [1913 Webster]
Soldieress \Sol"dier*ess\, n.	   A female soldier. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soldiering \Sol"dier*ing\, n.	   1. The act of serving as a soldier; the state of being a	      soldier; the occupation of a soldier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of feigning to work. See the Note under {Soldier},	      v. i., 2. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Soldierlike \Sol"dier*like"\, a.	   Like a soldier; soldierly.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldierly \Sol"dier*ly\, a.	   Like or becoming a real soldier; brave; martial; heroic;	   honorable; soldierlike. "Soldierly discipline." --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldiership \Sol"dier*ship\, n.	   Military qualities or state; martial skill; behavior becoming	   a soldier. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldierwood \Sol"dier*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A showy leguminous plant ({Calliandra purpurea}) of the West	   Indies. The flowers have long tassels of purple stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Soldiery \Sol"dier*y\, n.	   1. A body of soldiers; soldiers, collectivelly; the military.	      [1913 Webster]	            A camp of faithful soldiery.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Military service. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Soldo \Sol"do\, n.; pl. {Soldi}. [It. See {Sou}.]	   A small Italian coin worth a sou or a cent; the twentieth	   part of a lira.	   [1913 Webster]
Sole \Sole\, n. [F. sole, L. solea; -- so named from its flat	   shape. See {Sole} of the foot.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of flatfishes of the genus	       {Solea} and allied genera of the family {Soleidae},	       especially the common European species ({Solea	       vulgaris}), which is a valuable food fish.	   (b) Any one of several American flounders somewhat resembling	       the true sole in form or quality, as the California sole	       ({Lepidopsetta bilineata}), the long-finned sole	       ({Glyptocephalus zachirus}), and other species.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Lemon}, or {French}, {sole} (Zool.), a European species of	      sole ({Solea pegusa}).	   {Smooth sole} (Zool.), the megrim.	      [1913 Webster]	Sole \Sole\ (s[=o]l), n. [AS. sole, fr. L. soolea (or rather an	   assumed L. sola), akin to solumround, soil, sole of the foot.	   Cf. {Exile}, {Saloon}, {Soil} earth, {Sole} the fish.]	   1. The bottom of the foot; hence, also, rarely, the foot	      itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dove found no rest for the sole of her foot.	                                                  --Gen. viii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hast wandered through the world now long a day,	            Yet ceasest not thy weary soles to lead. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The bottom of a shoe or boot, or the piece of leather	      which constitutes the bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	            The "caliga" was a military shoe, with a very thick	            sole, tied above the instep.          --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   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, the bottom of a furrow.	      (b) (Far.) The horny substance under a horse's foot, which	          protects the more tender parts.	      (c) (Fort.) The bottom of an embrasure.	      (d) (Naut.) A piece of timber attached to the lower part	          of the rudder, to make it even with the false keel.	          --Totten.	      (e) (Mining) The seat or bottom of a mine; -- applied to	          horizontal veins or lodes.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Sole leather}, thick, strong, used for making the soles of	      boots and shoes, and for other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	Sole \Sole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Soling}.]	   To furnish with a sole; as, to sole a shoe.	   [1913 Webster]	Sole \Sole\, a. [L. solus, or OF. sol, F. seul (fr. L. solus;	   cf. L. sollus whole, entire. Cf. {Desolate}, {Solemn},	   {Solo}, {Sullen}.]	   1. Being or acting without another; single; individual; only.	      "The sole son of my queen." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, be sure . . . first and last will reign	            Sole king.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Single; unmarried; as, a feme sole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corporation sole}. See the Note under {Corporation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Single; individual; only; alone; solitary.	        [1913 Webster]
Solecism \Sol"e*cism\, n.[F. sol['e]cisme, L. soloecismus, Gr.	   soloikismo`s, fr. soloiki`zein to speak or write incorrectly,	   fr. so`loikos speaking incorrectly, from the corruption of	   the Attic dialect among the Athenian colonists of So`loi in	   Cilicia.]	   1. An impropriety or incongruity of language in the	      combination of words or parts of a sentence; esp.,	      deviation from the idiom of a language or from the rules	      of syntax.	      [1913 Webster]	            A barbarism may be in one word; a solecism must be	            of more.                              --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any inconsistency, unfitness, absurdity, or impropriety,	      as in deeds or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caesar, by dismissing his guards and retaining his	            power, committed a dangerous solecism in politics.	                                                  --C.	                                                  Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The idea of having committed the slightest solecism	            in politeness was agony to him.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Barbarism; impropriety; absurdity.	        [1913 Webster]
Solecist \Sol"e*cist\, n. [Gr. ???.]	   One who commits a solecism. --Blackwall.	   [1913 Webster]
Solecistic \Sol`e*cis"tic\, a.	   Solecistical.	   [1913 Webster]
Solecistical \Sol`e*cis"tic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or involving, a solecism; incorrect. "He	   thought it made the language solecistical and absurd."	   --Blackwall.	   [1913 Webster]
Solecistically \Sol`e*cis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a solecistic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Solecize \Sol"e*cize\, v. i. [Gr. ?????.]	   To commit a solecism. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Solely \Sole"ly\, adv.	   Singly; alone; only; without another; as, to rest a cause	   solely one argument; to rely solelyn one's own strength.	   [1913 Webster]
Solemn \Sol"emn\, a. [OE. solempne, OF. solempne, L. solemnis,	   solennis, sollemnis, sollennis; sollus all, entire + annus a	   year; properly, that takes place every year; -- used	   especially of religious solemnities. Cf. {Silly}, {Annual}.]	   1. Marked with religious rites and pomps; enjoined by, or	      connected with, religion; sacred.	      [1913 Webster]	            His holy rites and solemn feasts profaned. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The worship of this image was advanced, and a solemn	            supplication observed everry year.    --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to a festival; festive; festal. [Obs.] "On this	      solemn day." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Stately; ceremonious; grand. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            His feast so solemn and so rich.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-night we hold a splemn supper.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fitted to awaken or express serious reflections; marked by	      seriousness; serious; grave; devout; as, a solemn promise;	      solemn earnestness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor wanting power to mitigate and swage	            With solemn touches troubled thoughts. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There reigned a solemn silence over all. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Real; earnest; downright. [Obs. & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Frederick, the emperor, . . . has spared no expense	            in strengthening this city; since which time we find	            no solemn taking it by the Turks.     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Affectedly grave or serious; as, to put on a solemn face.	      "A solemn coxcomb." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) Made in form; ceremonious; as, solemn war;	      conforming with all legal requirements; as, probate in	      solemn form. --Burrill. --Jarman. --Greenleaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Solemn League and Covenant}. See {Covenant}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Grave; formal; ritual; ceremonial; sober; serious;	        reverential; devotional; devout. See {Grave}.	        [1913 Webster]
Solemness \Sol"em*ness\, n.	   {Solemnness}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some think he wanted solemnes.           --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Solemnity \So*lem"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Solemnities}. [L. solemnitas,	   solennitas: cf. F. solennit['e], solemnit['e], OF. also	   sollempnit['e].]	   1. A rite or ceremony performed with religious reverence;	      religious or ritual ceremony; as, the solemnity of a	      funeral, a sacrament.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great was the cause; our old solemnities	            From no blind zeal or fond tradition rise,	            But saved from death, our Argives yearly pay	            These grateful honors to the god of day. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. ceremony adapted to impress with awe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The forms and solemnities of the last judgment.	                                                  --Atterburry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ceremoniousness; impressiveness; seriousness; grave	      earnestness; formal dignity; gravity.	      [1913 Webster]	            With much glory and great solemnity.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The statelines and gravity of the Spaniards shows	            itself in the solemnity of their language.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            These promises were often made with great solemnity	            and confirmed with an oath.           --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, affected gravity or seriousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Solemnity 's a cover for a sot.       --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Solemn state or feeling; awe or reverence; also, that	      which produces such a feeling; as, the solemnity of an	      audience; the solemnity of Westminster Abbey.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) A solemn or formal observance; proceeding according	      to due form; the formality which is necessary to render a	      thing done valid.	      [1913 Webster]
Solemnizate \So*lem"ni*zate\, v. t.	   To solemnize; as, to solemnizate matrimony. [R.] --Bp.	   Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Solemnization \Sol`em*ni*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. solemnisation,	   solennisation.]	   The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of	   a marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Solemnize \Sol"em*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solemnized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Solemnizing}.] [Cf. F. solemniser,	   sollemniser.]	   1. To perform with solemn or ritual ceremonies, or according	      to legal forms.	      [1913 Webster]	            Baptism to be administered in one place, and	            marriage solemnized in another.       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dignify or honor by ceremonies; to celebrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their choice nobility and flowers . . .	            Met from all parts to solemnize this feast.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make grave, serious, and reverential.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wordsworth was solemnizzed and elevated by this his	            first look on Yarrow.                 --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every Israelite . . . arose, solemnized his face,	            looked towards Jerusalem . . . and prayed. --L.	                                                  Wallace.	      [1913 Webster]	Solemnize \Sol"em*nize\, n.	   Solemnization. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Solemnizer \Sol"em*ni`zer\, n.	   One who solemnizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Solemnly \Sol"emn*ly\, adv.	   In a solemn manner; with gravity; seriously; formally.	   [1913 Webster]	         There in deaf murmurs solemnly are wise. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I do solemnly assure the reader.         --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Solemnness \Sol"emn*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being solemn; solemnity;	   impressiveness; gravity; as, the solemnness of public	   worship. [Written also {solemness}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Solempne \So*lemp"ne\, a. [See {Solemn}.]	   Solemn; grand; stately; splendid; magnificent. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Solen \So"len\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? channel, a shellfish.]	   1. (Med.) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See {Cradle}, 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to {Solen} or	      allied genera of the family {Solenidae}; a razor shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Solenacean \Sol`e*na"cean\, n. (Zool.).	   Any species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the family	   {Solenidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solenaceous \Sol`e*na"ceous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the solens or family {Solenidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soleness \Sole"ness\, n.	   The state of being sole, or alone; singleness. [R.]	   --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Solenette \Sole*nette"\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European sole ({Solea minuta}).	   [1913 Webster]
Solenoconcha \So*le`no*con"cha\, n. pl. [NL. See {Solen}, and	   {Conch}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scaphopoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solenodon \So*le"no*don\, n. [Gr. ???? a channel + ????, ???, a	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   Either one of two species of singular West Indian	   insectivores, allied to the tenrec. One species ({Solendon	   paradoxus}), native of St. Domingo, is called also {agouta};	   the other ({Solendon Cubanus}), found in Cuba, is called	   {almique}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solenogastra \So*le`no*gas"tra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ????	   channel + ????, ????, stomach.] (Zool.)	   An order of lowly organized Mollusca belonging to the	   Isopleura. A narrow groove takes the place of the foot of	   other gastropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Solenoglyph \So*le"no*glyph\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to the Selenoglypha. See {Ophidia}. -- n. One of	   the Selenoglypha.	   [1913 Webster]
Solenoglypha \So`le*nog"ly*pha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ???? a	   channel + ???? to engrave.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of serpents including those which have tubular	   erectile fangs, as the viper and rattlesnake. See {Fang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solenoid \So"len*oid\, n.[Gr. ??? channel + -oid.] (Elec.)	   An electrodynamic spiral having the conjuctive wire turned	   back along its axis, so as to neutralize that component of	   the effect of the current which is due to the length of the	   spiral, and reduce the whole effect to that of a series of	   equal and parallel circular currents. When traversed by a	   current the solenoid exhibits polarity and attraction or	   repulsion, like a magnet.	   [1913 Webster]
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Solenostomi \So`le*nos"to*mi\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ????? a	   channel + ???? a mouth.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of lophobranch fishes having a tubular snout. The	   female carries the eggs in a ventral pouch.	   [1913 Webster]
Soleplate \Sole"plate`\, n. (Mach.)	   (a) A bedplate; as, the soleplate of a steam engine.	   (b) The plate forming the back of a waterwheel bucket.	       [1913 Webster] Soler
Soler \So"ler\, Solere \So"lere\, n. [OE. See {Solar}, n.]	   A loft or garret. See {Solar}, n. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Solert \So"lert\, a. [L. solers, sollers, -ertis,clever,	   skillful.]	   Skillful; clever; crafty. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Solertiousness \So*ler"tious*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being solert. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Soleship \Sole"ship\, n.	   The state of being sole, or alone; soleness. [R.] --Sir E.	   Dering.	   [1913 Webster]
Sole trader \Sole trader\	   A feme sole trader.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sol-fa \Sol`-fa"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sol-faed};p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sol-faing}.] [It. solfa the gamut, from the syllables fa,	   sol.]	   To sing the notes of the gamut, ascending or descending; as,	   do or ut, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, do, or the same in reverse	   order.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet can I neither solfe ne sing.         --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Sol-fa \Sol`-fa"\, v. t.	   To sing to solmization syllables.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sol-fa \Sol"-fa"\, n.	   The gamut, or musical scale. See {Tonic sol-fa}, under	   {Tonic}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Solfanaria \Sol`fa*na"ri*a\, n. [It., from solfo sulphur.]	   A sulphur mine.	   [1913 Webster]
Solfatara \Sol`fa*ta"ra\, n.[It., from solfo brimstone, sulphur,	   L. sulfur, E. sulphur.] (Geol.)	   A volcanic area or vent which yields only sulphur vapors,	   steam, and the like. It represents the stages of the volcanic	   activity.	   [1913 Webster]
Solfeggiare \Sol`feg*gia"re\, v. i.[It.] (Mus.)	   To sol-fa. See {Sol-fa}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]
Solfeggio \Sol*feg"gio\, n.[It., fr. solfa the gamut.] (Mus.)	   The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi,	   fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing	   exercise upon these syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Solferino \Sol`fe*ri"no\, n.	   A brilliant deep pink color with a purplish tinge, one of the	   dyes derived from aniline; -- so called from Solferino in	   Italy, where a battle was fought about the time of its	   discovery.	   [1913 Webster]
Soli \So"li\, n.,	   pl. of {Solo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solicit \So*lic"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solicited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Soliciting}.] [F. sollicier, L. sollicitare,	   solicitare, -atum, fr. sollicitus wholly (i. e., violently)	   moved; sollus whole + citus, p. p. of ciere to move, excite.	   See {Solemn}, {Cite}.]	   1. To ask from with earnestness; to make petition to; to	      apply to for obtaining something; as, to solicit person	      for alms.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did I solicit thee	            From darkness to promote me?          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endeavor to obtain; to seek; to plead for; as, to	      solicit an office; to solicit a favor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I view my crime, but kindle at the view,	            Repent old pleasures, and solicit new. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To awake or excite to action; to rouse desire in; to	      summon; to appeal to; to invite.	      [1913 Webster]	            That fruit . . . solicited her longing eye.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sounds and some tangible qualities solicit their	            proper senses, and force an entrance to the mind.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To urge the claims of; to plead; to act as solicitor for	      or with reference to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Should	            My brother henceforth study to forget	            The vow that he hath made thee, I would ever	            Solicit thy deserts.                  --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To disturb; to disquiet; -- a Latinism rarely used.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath any ill solicited thine ears?    --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            But anxious fears solicit my weak breast. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Syn. To beseech; ask; request; crave; supplicate;	        entreat; beg; implore; importune. See {Beseech}.	        [1913 Webster]
Solicitant \So*lic"it*ant\, n.[L. sollicitans, p. pr. ]	   One who solicits.	   [1913 Webster]
Solicitate \So*lic"it*ate\, a.	   Solicitous. [Obs.] --Eden.	   [1913 Webster]
Solicitation \So*lic`i*ta"tion\, n. [F. sollicitation, or L.	   sollicitatio.]	   1. The act of soliciting; earnest request; persistent asking;	      importunity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excitement; invitation; as, the solicitation of the	      senses. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Solicitor \So*lic"it*or\, n. [F. solliciteur, L. sollicitator.]	   1. One who solicits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in	          court; -- formerly, in English practice, the	          professional designation of a person admitted to	          practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the	          Note under {Attorney}.	      (b) The law officer of a city, town, department, or	          government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of	          the treasury.	          [1913 Webster]
Solicitor-general \So*lic"it*or-gen"er*al\, n.	   The second law officer in the government of Great Britain;	   also, a similar officer under the United States government,	   who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief	   law officer of some of the States.	   [1913 Webster]
Solicitous \So*lic"it*ous\, a.[L. sollicitus, solicitus. See	   {Solicit}, v. t.]	   Disposed to solicit; eager to obtain something desirable, or	   to avoid anything evil; concerned; anxious; careful.	   "Solicitous of my reputation." --Dryden. "He was solicitous	   for his advice." --Calerendon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enjoy the present, whatsoever it be, and be not	         solicitous about the future.             --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The colonel had been intent upon other things, and not	         enough solicitous to finish the fortifications.	                                                  --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster] -- {So*lic"it*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {So*lic"it*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Solicitress \So*lic"it*ress\, n.	   A woman who solicits.	   [1913 Webster]
Solicitude \So*lic"i*tude\, n. [F. sollicitude,r L.	   sollicitudo.]	   The state of being solicitous; uneasiness of mind occasioned	   by fear of evil or desire good; anxiety.	   [1913 Webster]	         The many cares and great labors of worldly men, their	         solicitude and outward shows.            --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	         The mother looked at her with fond solicitude. --G. W.	                                                  Cable.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Carefulness; concern; anxiety. See {Care}.	        [1913 Webster]
Solid \Sol"id\ (s[o^]l"[i^]d), a. [L. solidus, probably akin to	   sollus whole, entire, Gr. ???: cf. F. solide. Cf.	   {Consolidate},{Soda}, {Solder}, {Soldier}, {Solemn}.]	   1. Having the constituent parts so compact, or so firmly	      adhering, as to resist the impression or penetration of	      other bodies; having a fixed form; hard; firm; compact; --	      opposed to {fluid} and {liquid} or to {plastic}, like	      clay, or to {incompact}, like sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not hollow; full of matter; as, a solid globe or cone, as	      distinguished from a {hollow} one; not spongy; dense;	      hence, sometimes, heavy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arith.) Having all the geometrical dimensions; cubic; as,	      a solid foot contains 1,728 solid inches.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, cubics now generally used.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Firm; compact; strong; stable; unyielding; as, a solid	      pier; a solid pile; a solid wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Applied to a compound word whose parts are closely united	      and form an unbroken word; -- opposed to {hyphened}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fig.: Worthy of credit, trust, or esteem; substantial, as	      opposed to {frivolous} or {fallacious}; weighty; firm;	      strong; valid; just; genuine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The solid purpose of a sincere and virtuous answer.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            These, wanting wit, affect gravity, and go by the	            name of solid men.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The genius of the Italians wrought by solid toil	            what the myth-making imagination of the Germans had	            projected in a poem.                  --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Sound; not weakly; as, a solid constitution of body. --I.	      Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Bot.) Of a fleshy, uniform, undivided substance, as a	      bulb or root; not spongy or hollow within, as a stem.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Metaph.) Impenetrable; resisting or excluding any other	      material particle or atom from any given portion of space;	      -- applied to the supposed ultimate particles of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Print.) Not having the lines separated by leads; not	       open.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. United; without division; unanimous; as, the delegation	       is solid for a candidate. [Polit. Cant. U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Solid angle}. (Geom.) See under {Angle}.	   {Solid color}, an even color; one not shaded or variegated.	      	   {Solid green}. See {Emerald green}	       (a), under {Green}.	   {Solid measure} (Arith.), a measure for volumes, in which the	      units are each a cube of fixed linear magnitude, as a	      cubic foot, yard, or the like; thus, a foot, in solid	      measure, or a solid foot, contains 1,728 solid inches.	   {Solid newel} (Arch.), a newel into which the ends of winding	      stairs are built, in distinction from a hollow newel. See	      under {Hollow}, a.	   {Solid problem} (Geom.), a problem which can be construed	      geometrically, only by the intersection of a circle and a	      conic section or of two conic sections. --Hutton.	   {Solid square} (Mil.), a square body or troops in which the	      ranks and files are equal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hard; firm; compact; strong; substantial; stable; sound;	        real; valid; true; just; weighty; profound; grave;	        important.	   Usage: {Solid}, {Hard}. These words both relate to the	          internal constitution of bodies; but hardnotes a more	          impenetrable nature or a firmer adherence of the	          component parts than solid. Hard is opposed to soft,	          and solid to fluid, liquid, open, or hollow. Wood is	          usually solid; but some kinds of wood are hard, and	          others are soft.	          [1913 Webster]	                Repose you there; while I [return] to this hard	                house,	                More harder than the stones whereof 't is	                raised.                           --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                I hear his thundering voice resound,	                And trampling feet than shake the solid ground.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	Solid \Sol"id\, n.	   1. A substance that is held in a fixed form by cohesion among	      its particles; a substance not fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A magnitude which has length, breadth, and	      thickness; a part of space bounded on all sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Solid of revolution}. (Geom.) See {Revolution}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Solidago \Sol`i*da"go\, n. [NL., fr. L. solidare to strengthen,	   unite; -- so called in allusion to its reputed healing	   qualities.] (Bot.)	   A genus of yellow-flowered composite perennial herbs;	   golden-rod.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidare \Sol"i*dare\, n. [LL. solidus. Cf. {Sou}.]	   A small piece of money. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidarity \Sol`i*dar"i*ty\, n. [F. solidarit['e], fr. solide.	   See {Solid}.]	   An entire union or consolidation of interests and	   responsibilities; fellowship; community.	   [1913 Webster]	         Solidarity [a word which we owe to the French	         Communists], signifies a fellowship in gain and loss,	         in honor and dishonor, in victory and defeat, a being,	         so to speak, all in the same boat.       --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]	         The solidarity . . . of Breton and Welsh poetry. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidary \Sol"i*da*ry\, a.	   Having community of interests and responsibilities.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men are solidary, or copartners; and not isolated. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidate \Sol"i*date\, v. t. [L. solidatus, p. p. of solidare.	   See {Solder}.]	   To make solid or firm. [Obs.] --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Solid-drawn \Sol"id-drawn`\, a.	   Drawn out from a heated solid bar, as by a process of spiral	   rolling which first hollows the bar and then expands the	   cavity by forcing the bar over a pointed mandrel fixed in	   front of the rolls; -- said of a weldless tube.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Solidifiable \So*lid"i*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being solidified.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidification \So*lid`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   solidification.]	   Act of solidifying, or state of being solidified.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidify \So*lid"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solidified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Solidifying}.] [Solid + -fy: cf. F. solidifier.]	   To make solid or compact.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every machine is a solidified mechanical theorem. --H.	                                                  Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	Solidify \So*lid"i*fy\, v. i.	   To become solid; to harden.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidism \Sol"id*ism\, n. (Med.)	   The doctrine that refers all diseases to morbid changes of	   the solid parts of the body. It rests on the view that the	   solids alone are endowed with vital properties, and can	   receive the impression of agents tending to produce disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidist \Sol"id*ist\, n. (Med.)	   An advocate of, or believer in, solidism. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidity \So*lid"i*ty\, n. [L. soliditas: cf. F. solidit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being solid; density; consistency,	      -- opposed to {fluidity}; compactness; fullness of matter,	      -- opposed to {openness} or {hollowness}; strength;	      soundness, -- opposed to {weakness} or {instability}; the	      primary quality or affection of matter by which its	      particles exclude or resist all others; hardness;	      massiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which hinders the approach of two bodies when	            they are moving one toward another, I call solidity.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moral firmness; soundness; strength; validity; truth;	      certainty; -- as opposed to {weakness} or	      {fallaciousness}; as, the solidity of arguments or	      reasoning; the solidity of principles, triuths, or	      opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) The solid contents of a body; volume; amount of	      inclosed space.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Firmness; solidness; hardness; density; compactness;	        strength; soundness; validity; certainty.	        [1913 Webster]
Solidly \Sol"id*ly\, adv.	   In a solid manner; densely; compactly; firmly; truly.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidness \Sol"id*ness\, n.	   1. State or quality of being solid; firmness; compactness;	      solidity, as of material bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soundness; strength; truth; validity, as of arguments,	      reasons, principles, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Solidungula \Sol`id*un"gu*la\, n. pl. [NL., from L. solidus	   solid + ungula a hoof.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of ungulates which includes the horse, ass, and	   related species, constituting the family {Equidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidungular \Sol`id*un"gu*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Solipedous.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidungulate \Sol`id*un"gu*late\, n. [Solid + ungulate.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Soliped}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solidungulous \Sol`id*un"gu*lous\, a. (Zool.)	   Solipedous.	   [1913 Webster]
Solifidian \Sol`i*fid"i*an\, n. [L. solus alone + fides faith.]	   (Eccl.)	   One who maintains that faith alone, without works, is	   sufficient for justification; -- opposed to {nullifidian}.	   --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Solifidian \Sol`i*fid"i*an\, a.	   Holding the tenets of Solifidians; of or pertaining to the	   solifidians.	   [1913 Webster]
Solifidianism \Sol`i*fid"i*an*ism\, n.	   The state of Solifidians.	   [1913 Webster]
Soliform \Sol"i*form\, a. [L. sol sun + -form.]	   Like the sun in form, appearance, or nature; resembling the	   sun. [R.] "Soliform things." --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Solifugae \So*lif"u*gae\, n. pl. [NL., from L. solifuga (better	   solipuga), a kind of venomous ant, or spider.] (Zool.)	   A division of arachnids having large, powerful fangs and a	   segmented abdomen; -- called also {Solpugidea}, and	   {Solpugides}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soliloquize \So*lil"o*quize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Soliloquized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soliloquizing}.]	   To utter a soliloquy; to talk to one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Soliloquy \So*lil"o*quy\, n.; pl. {Soliloquies}. [L.	   soliloquium; solus alone + loqui to speak. See {Sole} ly, and	   {Loquacious}.]	   1. The act of talking to one's self; a discourse made by one	      in solitude to one's self; monologue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lovers are always allowed the comfort of soliloquy.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A written composition, reciting what it is supposed a	      person says to himself.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole poem is a soliloquy.        --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Soliped \Sol"i*ped\, n. [Cf. F. solip[`e]de, It. solipede, Sp.	   solipedo; apparently fr. L. solus alone + pes, pedis, a foot;	   but probably fr. L. solidipes solid-footed, whole-hoofed. See	   {Solid}, and {Pedal}.] (Zool.)	   A mammal having a single hoof on each foot, as the horses and	   asses; a solidungulate. [Written also {solipede}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The solipeds, or firm-hoofed animals, as horses, asses,	         and mules, etc., -- they are, also, in mighty number.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Solipedous \So*lip"e*dous\, a.	   Having single hoofs.	   [1913 Webster]
Solipsism \So*lip"sism\, n. [L. solus alone + ipse self.]	   1. (Ethics) Egotism. --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) Egoism. --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]
Solisequious \Sol`i*se"qui*ous\, a. [L. sol sun + sequi to	   follow.]	   Following the course of the sun; as, solisequious plants.	   [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Solitaire \Sol`i*taire"\, n. [F. See {Solitary}.]	   1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious	      stone of any kind set alone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists.	                                                  --Mrs. R. H.	                                                  Davis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many	      games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board	      with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with	      all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of	      the pieces by "jumping," as in draughts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) A large extinct bird ({Pezophaps solitaria}) which	          formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and	          Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild	          turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called	          also {solitary}.	      (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus	          {Myadestes}. They are noted their sweet songs and	          retiring habits. Called also {fly-catching thrush}. A	          West Indian species ({Myadestes sibilans}) is called	          the {invisible bird}.	          [1913 Webster]
Solitarian \Sol`i*ta"ri*an\, n. [See {Solitary}.]	   A hermit; a solitary. [Obs.] --Sir R. Twisden.	   [1913 Webster]
Solitariety \Sol`i*ta*ri"e*ty\, n.	   The state of being solitary; solitariness. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Solitarily \Sol"i*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a solitary manner; in solitude; alone. --Mic. vii. 14.	   [1913 Webster]
Solitariness \Sol"i*ta*ri*ness\, n.	   Condition of being solitary.	   [1913 Webster]
Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, a. [L. solitarius, fr. solus alone: cf.	   F. solitaire. See {Sole}, a., and cf. {Solitaire}.]	   1. Living or being by one's self; having no companion	      present; being without associates; single; alone; lonely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those rare and solitary, these in flocks. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hie home unto my chamber,	            Where thou shalt find me, sad and solitary. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Performed, passed, or endured alone; as, a solitary	      journey; a solitary life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satan . . . explores his solitary flight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not much visited or frequented; remote from society;	      retired; lonely; as, a solitary residence or place.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not inhabited or occupied; without signs of inhabitants or	      occupation; desolate; deserted; silent; still; hence,	      gloomy; dismal; as, the solitary desert.	      [1913 Webster]	            How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of	            people.                               --Lam. i. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let that night be solitary; let no joyful voice come	            therein.                              --Job iii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Single; individual; sole; as, a solitary instance of	      vengeance; a solitary example.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) Not associated with others of the same kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Solitary ant} (Zool.), any solitary hymenopterous insect of	      the family {Mutillidae}. The female of these insects is	      destitute of wings and has a powerful sting. The male is	      winged and resembles a wasp. Called also {spider ant}.	   {Solitary bee} (Zool.), any species of bee which does not	      form communities.	   {Solitary sandpiper} (Zool.), an American tattler ({Totanus	      solitarius}).	   {Solitary snipe} (Zool.), the great snipe. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Solitary thrush} (Zool.) the starling. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Solitary \Sol"i*ta*ry\, n.	   One who lives alone, or in solitude; an anchoret; a hermit; a	   recluse.	   [1913 Webster]
Solitude \Sol"i*tude\, n. [F., from L. solitudo, solus alone.	   See {Sole}, a.]	   1. state of being alone, or withdrawn from society; a lonely	      life; loneliness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever is delighted with solitude is either a	            wild beast or a god.                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Solitude! where are the charms	            That sages have seen in thy face?     --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Remoteness from society; destitution of company;	      seclusion; -- said of places; as, the solitude of a wood.	      [1913 Webster]	            The solitude of his little parish is become matter	            of great comfort to him.              --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. solitary or lonely place; a desert or wilderness.	      [1913 Webster]	            In these deep solitudes and awful cells	            Where heavenly pensive contemplation dwells. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Syn. Loneliness; soitariness; loneness; retiredness;	        recluseness. -- {Solitude}, {Retirement}, {Seclusion},	        {Loneliness}.	   Usage: Retirement is a withdrawal from general society,	          implying that a person has been engaged in its scenes.	          Solitude describes the fact that a person is alone;	          seclusion, that he is shut out from others, usually by	          his own choice; loneliness, that he feels the pain and	          oppression of being alone. Hence, retirement is	          opposed to a gay, active, or public life; solitude, to	          society; seclusion, to freedom of access on the part	          of others; and loneliness, enjoyment of that society	          which the heart demands.	          [1913 Webster]	                O blest retirement, friend to life's decline.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	          [1913 Webster]	                Such only can enjoy the country who are capable	                of thinking when they are there; then they are	                prepared for solitude; and in that [the country]	                solitude is prepared for them.    --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is a place of seclusion from the external	                world.                            --Bp. Horsley.	          [1913 Webster]	                These evils . . . seem likely to reduce it [a	                city] ere long to the loneliness and the	                insignificance of a village.      --Eustace.	          [1913 Webster]
Solivagant \So*liv"a*gant\, a. [L. solus alone + vagans	   wandering.]	   Wandering alone. [R.] --T. Grander.	   [1913 Webster]
Solivagous \So*liv"a*gous\, a. [L. solivagus.]	   Solivagant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sollar \Sol"lar\, n.	   1. See {Solar}, n. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A platform in a shaft, especially one of those	      between the series of ladders in a shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	Sollar \Sol"lar\, v. t.	   To cover, or provide with, a sollar.	   [1913 Webster]
Sollein \Sol"lein\, a.	   Sullen; sad. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Solleret \Sol*ler*et"\, n. [F. soleretim. fr. OF. soler shoe.]	   A flexible steel shoe (or one of the plates forming such a	   shoe), worn with mediaeval armor.	   [1913 Webster]
Solmization \Sol`mi*za"tion\, n. [F. solmisation, fr. solmiser	   to sol-fa; -- called from the musical notes sol, mi. See	   {Sol-fa}.] (Mus.)	   The act of sol-faing. [Written also {solmisation}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This art was practiced by the Greeks; but six of the	         seven syllables now in use are generally attributed to	         Guido d' Arezzo, an Italian monk of the eleventh	         century, who is said to have taken them from the first	         syllables of the first six lines of the following	         stanza of a monkish hymn to St. John the Baptist. 	         [1913 Webster]	               Ut queant laxis	               Resonare fibris	               Mira gestorum	               Famuli tuorum	               Solve polluti	               Labii reatum,	               Sancte Joannes.	         [1913 Webster] Professor Skeat says the name of the	         seventh note, si, was also formed by him [Guido] from	         the initials of the two words of the last line; but	         this is disputed, Littr['e] attributing the first use	         of it to Anselm of Flanders long afterwards. The	         syllable do is often substituted for ut.	         [1913 Webster]
Solo \So"lo\ (s[=o]"l[-o]), n.; pl. E. {Solos} (s[=o]"l[=o]z),	   It. {Soli}. [It., from L. solus alone. See {Sole}, a.] (Mus.)	   A tune, air, strain, or a whole piece, played by a single	   person on an instrument, or sung by a single voice.	   [1913 Webster]	Solo \So"lo\, a. (Music)	   Performing, or performed, alone; uncombined, except with	   subordinate parts, voices, or instruments; not concerted.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Soloist \So"lo*ist\, n. (Mus.)	   One who sings or plays a solo.	   [1913 Webster]
Solomon \Sol"o*mon\, n.	   One of the kings of Israel, noted for his superior wisdom and	   magnificent reign; hence, a very wise man. -- {Sol`o*mon"ic},	   a.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 greenish nodding flowers. The commonest European	      species is {Polygonatum multiflorum}. {Polygonatum	      biflorum} and {Polygonatum giganteum} are common in the	      Eastern United States. See Illust. of {Rootstock}.	   {False Solomon's seal} (Bot.), any plant of the liliaceous	      genus {Smilacina} having small whitish flowers in terminal	      racemes or panicles.	      [1913 Webster]
Solomon's seal \Sol"o*mon's seal\	   A mystic symbol consisting of two interlaced triangles	   forming a star with six points, often with one triangle dark	   and one light, symbolic of the union of soul and body. It is	   shaped identically to the {hexagram} and {Star of David},	   distinguished only in its usage.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Solon \So"lon\, n.	   A celebrated Athenian lawmaker, born about 638 b. c.; hence,	   a legislator; a publicist; -- often used ironically.	   [1913 Webster]
Solo whist \Solo whist\	   A card game played with the full pack ranking as at whist,	   each player declaring for which of seven different points he	   proposes to play.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Solpugid \Sol*pu"gid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Solifugae. -- n. One of the	   Solifugae.	   [1913 Webster]
Solpugidea \Sol`pu*gid"e*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Solifugae}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Solifugae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Solstice \Sol"stice\, n.[L. solstitium; sol the sun + sistere to	   cause to stand, akin to stare to stand: cf. F. solstice. See	   {Solar}, a., {Stand}, v. i.]	   1. A stopping or standing still of the sun. [Obs.] --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.)	      (a) The point in the ecliptic at which the sun is farthest	          from the equator, north or south, namely, the first	          point of the sign Cancer and the first point of the	          sign Capricorn, the former being the summer solstice,	          latter the winter solstice, in northern latitudes; --	          so called because the sun then apparently stands still	          in its northward or southward motion.	      (b) The time of the sun's passing the solstices, or	          solstitial points, namely, about June 21 and December	          21. See Illust. in Appendix.	          [1913 Webster]
Solstitial \Sol*sti"tial\, a. [L. solstitialis: cf. F.	   solsticial.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a solstice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Happening at a solstice; esp. (with reference to the	      northern hemisphere), happening at the summer solstice, or	      midsummer. "Solstitial summer's heat." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Solubility \Sol`u*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. solubilit['e].]	   1. The quality, condition, or degree of being soluble or	      solvable; as, the solubility of a salt; the solubility of	      a problem or intricate difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The tendency to separate readily into parts by	      spurious articulations, as the pods of tick trefoil.	      [1913 Webster]
Soluble \Sol"u*ble\, a. [L. solubilis, fr. solvere, solutum, to	   loosen, to dissolve: cf. F. soluble. See {Solve}, and cf.	   {Solvable}.]	   1. Susceptible of being dissolved in a fluid; capable of	      solution; as, some substances are soluble in alcohol which	      are not soluble in water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sugar is . . . soluble in water and fusible in fire.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Susceptible of being solved; as, a soluble algebraic	      problem; susceptible of being disentangled, unraveled, or	      explained; as, the mystery is perhaps soluble. "More	      soluble is this knot." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Relaxed; open or readily opened. [R.] "The bowels must be	      kept soluble." --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Soluble glass}. (Chem.) See under {Glass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Solubleness \Sol"u*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being soluble.	   [1913 Webster] Solus
Solus \So"lus\, masc. a., Sola \So"la\, fem. a.[L.]	   Alone; -- chiefly used in stage directions, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Solute \So*lute"\, a. [L. solutus, p. p. of solvere to loosen.	   See {Solve}.]	   1. Loose; free; liberal; as, a solute interpretation. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relaxed; hence; merry; cheerful. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A brow solute, and ever-laughing eye. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Soluble; as, a solute salt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Not adhering; loose; -- opposed to {adnate}; as, a	      solute stipule.	      [1913 Webster]	Solute \So*lute"\, v. t.	   1. To dissolve; to resolve. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To absolve; as, to solute sin. [Obs.] --Bale.	      [1913 Webster]
Solution \So*lu"tion\ (s[-o]*l[=u]"sh[u^]n), n. [OE. solucion,	   OF. solucion, F. solution, fr. L. solutio, fr. solvere,	   solutum, to loosen, dissolve. See {Solve}.]	   1. The act of separating the parts of any body, or the	      condition of undergoing a separation of parts; disruption;	      breach.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all bodies there is an appetite of union and	            evitation of solution of continuity.  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of solving, or the state of being solved; the	      disentanglement of any intricate problem or difficult	      question; explanation; clearing up; -- used especially in	      mathematics, either of the process of solving an equation	      or problem, or the result of the process.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being dissolved or disintegrated; resolution;	      disintegration.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is unquestionably an enterprise of more promise	            to assail the nations in their hour of faintness and	            solution, than at a time when magnificent and	            seductive systems of worship were at their height of	            energy and splendor.                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.Phys.) The act or process by which a body (whether	      solid, liquid, or gaseous) is absorbed into a liquid, and,	      remaining or becoming fluid, is diffused throughout the	      solvent; also, the product resulting from such absorption.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When a solvent will not take in any more of a substance	         the solution is said to be saturated. Solution is of	         two kinds; viz.: (a) {Mechanical solution}, in which no	         marked chemical change takes place, and in which, in	         the case of solids, the dissolved body can be regained	         by evaporation, as in the solution of salt or sugar in	         water. (b) {Chemical solution}, in which there is	         involved a decided chemical change, as when limestone	         or zinc undergoes solution in hydrochloric acid.	         {Mechanical solution} is regarded as a form of	         molecular or atomic attraction, and is probably	         occasioned by the formation of certain very weak and	         unstable compounds which are easily dissociated and	         pass into new and similar compounds.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is not used in chemistry or mineralogy for	         fusion, or the melting of bodies by the heat of fire.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Release; deliverance; discharge. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Med.)	      (a) The termination of a disease; resolution.	      (b) A crisis.	      (c) A liquid medicine or preparation (usually aqueous) in	          which the solid ingredients are wholly soluble. --U.	          S. Disp.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Fehling's solution} (Chem.), a standardized solution of	      cupric hydrate in sodium potassium tartrate, used as a	      means of determining the reducing power of certain sugars	      and sirups by the amount of red cuprous oxide thrown down.	      	   {Heavy solution} (Min.), a liquid of high density, as a	      solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide (called	      the {Sonstadt solution} or {Thoulet solution}) having a	      maximum specific gravity of 3.2, or of borotungstate of	      cadium ({Klein solution}, specific gravity 3.6), and the	      like. Such solutions are much used in determining the	      specific gravities of minerals, and in separating them	      when mechanically mixed as in a pulverized rock.	   {Nessler's solution}. See {Nesslerize}.	   {Solution of continuity}, the separation of connection, or of	      connected substances or parts; -- applied, in surgery, to	      a fracture, laceration, or the like. "As in the natural	      body a wound, or solution of continuity, is worse than a	      corrupt humor, so in the spiritual." --Bacon.	   {Standardized solution} (Chem.), a solution which is used as	      a reagent, and is of a known and standard strength;	      specifically, a normal solution, containing in each cubic	      centimeter as many milligrams of the element in question	      as the number representing its atomic weight; thus, a	      normal solution of silver nitrate would contain 107.7 mgr.	      of silver in each cubic centimeter.	      [1913 Webster]
Solutive \Sol"u*tive\ (s[o^]l"[-u]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf. F. solutif.]	   Tending to dissolve; loosening; laxative. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Solvability \Solv`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [F. solvabilit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being solvable; as, the	      solvability of a difficulty; the solvability of a problem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of being solvent; ability to pay all just	      debts; solvency; as, the solvability of a merchant.	      [1913 Webster]
Solvable \Solv"a*ble\, a. [F. solvable. See {Solve}, and cf.	   {Soluble}, {Solvible}.]	   1. Susceptible of being solved, resolved, or explained;	      admitting of solution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being paid and discharged; as, solvable	      obligations. --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Able to pay one's debts; solvent. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Solvableness \Solv"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality of being solvable.	   [1913 Webster]
Solve \Solve\ (s[o^]lv), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Solved}	   (s[o^]lvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Solving}.] [L. solvere, solutum;	   from a prefix so- expressing separation (cf. {Sober}) + luere	   to loosen; cf. OF. soldre, soudre. See {Loose}, and cf.	   {Absolve}.]	   To explain; to resolve; to unfold; to clear up (what is	   obscure or difficult to be understood); to work out to a	   result or conclusion; as, to solve a doubt; to solve	   difficulties; to solve a problem.	   [1913 Webster]	         True piety would effectually solve such scruples.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         God shall solve the dark decrees of fate. --Tickell.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To explain; resolve; unfold; clear up.	        [1913 Webster]	Solve \Solve\, n.	   A solution; an explanation. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Solvency \Sol"ven*cy\ (s[o^]l"ven*s[y^]), n. [See {Solvent}.]	   The quality or state of being solvent.	   [1913 Webster]
Solvend \Sol"vend\ (s[o^]l"v[e^]nd), n. [L. solvendus to be	   loosened or dissolved, fr. solvere. See {Solution}.]	   A substance to be dissolved. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Solvent \Sol"vent\ (s[o^]l"vent), a. [L. solvens, p. pr. of	   solvere. See {Solvable}.]	   1. Having the power of dissolving; dissolving; as, a solvent	      fluid. "The solvent body." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able or sufficient to pay all just debts; as, a solvent	      merchant; the estate is solvent.	      [1913 Webster]	Solvent \Sol"vent\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance (usually liquid) suitable for, or employed in,	   solution, or in dissolving something; as, water is the	   appropriate solvent of most salts, alcohol of resins, ether	   of fats, and mercury or acids of metals, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resolves; as, a solvent of mystery.	      [1913 Webster]
Solver \Sol"ver\ (s[o^]lv"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, solves.	   [1913 Webster]
Solvible \Solv"i*ble\ (-[i^]*b'l), a.	   See {Solvable}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soly \Sol"y\ (s[=o]l"[y^]), adv.	   Solely. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Soma \So"ma\ (s[=o]"m[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos,	   the body.] (Anat.)	   The whole axial portion of an animal, including the head,	   neck, trunk, and tail. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster] Somaj
Somaj \So"maj"\ (s[-o]*m[aum]j"), Samaj \Sa*maj"\	   (s[.a]*m[aum]j"), n.	   A society; a congregation, a worshiping assembly, or church,	   esp. of the Brahmo-somaj. [India]	   [1913 Webster] Somali
Somali \So*ma"li\ (s[-o]*m[aum]"l[-e]), Somal \So*mal"\	   (s[-o]*m[aum]l"), n.	   1. (Ethnol.) A Hamitic people of East Central Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. of or pertaining to Somalia or to the inhabitants of	      Somalia.	      [PJC]
Somatic \So*mat"ic\ (s[-o]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr. swmatiko`s,	   fr. sw^ma the body.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the body as a whole; corporeal; as,	      somatic death; somatic changes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the wall of the body; somatopleuric;	      parietal; as, the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an	      embryo.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Somatic death}. See the Note under {Death}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Somatical \So*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Somatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Somatics \So*mat"ics\, n.	   The science which treats of the general properties of matter;	   somatology.	   [1913 Webster]
Somatist \So"ma*tist\, n.	   One who admits the existence of material beings only; a	   materialist. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Somatocyst \So"ma*to*cyst\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, body +	   ky`stis a bladder.] (Zool.)	   A cavity in the primary nectocalyx of certain {Siphonophora}.	   See Illust. under {Nectocalyx}.	   [1913 Webster]
Somatology \So`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, body +	   -logy.]	   1. The doctrine or the science of the general properties of	      material substances; somatics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on the human body; anatomy. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The science which treats of anatomy and	      physiology, apart from psychology.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Anthropol.) The consideration of the physical characters	      of races and classes of men and of mankind in general.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Somatome \So"ma*tome\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, body + te`mnein to cut.]	   (Anat. & Zool.)	   See {Somite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Somatopleure \So"ma*to*pleure\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, body +	   pleyra` side.] (Anat.)	   The outer, or parietal, one of the two lamellae into which	   the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the	   notochord, and from which the walls of the body and the	   amnion are developed. See {Splanchnopleure}.	   [1913 Webster]
Somatopleuric \So`ma*to*pleu"ric\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the somatopleure.	   [1913 Webster]
Somatotropism \So`ma*tot"ro*pism\, n. [Gr. sw^ma, sw`matos, the	   body + tre`pein to turn.] (Physiol.)	   A directive influence exercised by a mass of matter upon	   growing organs. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster] Somber
Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\(?; 277), a. [F. sombre; cf.	   Sp. sombra, shade, prob. from LL. subumbrare to put in the	   shade; L. sub under + umbra shade. See {Umbrage}.]	   1. Dull; dusky; somewhat dark; gloomy; as, a somber forest; a	      somber house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Melancholy; sad; grave; depressing; as, a somber person;	      somber reflections.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dinner was silent and somber; happily it was	            also short.                           --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster] Somber	Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\, v. t.	   To make somber, or dark; to make shady. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Somber	Somber \Som"ber\, Sombre \Som"bre\, n.	   Gloom; obscurity; duskiness; somberness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Somberly
Somberly \Som"ber*ly\, Sombrely \Som"bre*ly\, adv.	   In a somber manner; sombrously; gloomily; despondingly.	   [1913 Webster] Somberness
Somberness \Som"ber*ness\, Sombreness \Som"bre*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being somber; gloominess.	   [1913 Webster]
Sombrero \Som*bre"ro\, n. [Sp., from sombra shade. See	   {Sombre}.]	   A kind of broad-brimmed hat, worn in Spain and in Spanish	   America. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Sombrous \Som"brous\, a. [Cf. Sp. sombroso.]	   Gloomy; somber. "Tall and sombrous pines." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Som"brous*ly}, adv. -- {Som"brous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
-some \-some\ (-s[=o]m).	   A combining form or suffix from Gr. sw^ma (gen. sw`matos) the	   body; as in merosome, a body segment; cephalosome, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	-some \-some\ (-s[u^]m). [AS. -sum; akin to G. & OHG. -sam,	   Icel. samr, Goth. lustusams longed for. See {Same}, a., and	   cf. {Some}, a.]	   An adjective suffix having primarily the sense of like or	   same, and indicating a considerable degree of the thing or	   quality denoted in the first part of the compound; as in	   mettlesome, full of mettle or spirit; gladsome, full of	   gladness; winsome, blithesome, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Some \Some\ (s[u^]m), a. [OE. som, sum, AS. sum; akin to OS.,	   OFries., & OHG. sum, OD. som, D. sommig, Icel. sumr, Dan.	   somme (pl.), Sw. somlige (pl.), Goth. sums, and E. same.	   [root]191. See {Same}, a., and cf. {-some}.]	   1. Consisting of a greater or less portion or sum; composed	      of a quantity or number which is not stated; -- used to	      express an indefinite quantity or number; as, some wine;	      some water; some persons. Used also pronominally; as, I	      have some.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some theoretical writers allege that there was a	            time when there was no such thing as society.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A certain; one; -- indicating a person, thing, event,	      etc., as not known individually, or designated more	      specifically; as, some man, that is, some one man. "Some	      brighter clime." --Mrs. Barbauld.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some man praiseth his neighbor by a wicked intent.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most gentlemen of property, at some period or other	            of their lives, are ambitious of representing their	            county in Parliament.                 --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not much; a little; moderate; as, the censure was to some	      extent just.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. About; near; more or less; -- used commonly with numerals,	      but formerly also with a singular substantive of time or	      distance; as, a village of some eighty houses; some two or	      three persons; some hour hence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The number slain on the rebel's part were some two	            thousand.                             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Considerable in number or quantity. "Bore us some leagues	      to sea." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            On its outer point, some miles away.	            The lighthouse lifts its massive masonry.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Certain; those of one part or portion; -- in distinction	      from {other} or {others}; as, some men believe one thing,	      and others another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some [seeds] fell among thorns; . . . but other fell	            into good ground.                     --Matt. xiii.	                                                  7, 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A part; a portion; -- used pronominally, and followed	      sometimes by of; as, some of our provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your edicts some reclaim from sins,	            But most your life and blest example wins. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All and some}, one and all. See under {All}, adv. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The illiterate in the United States and Scotland often	         use some as an adverb, instead of somewhat, or an	         equivalent expression; as, I am some tired; he is some	         better; it rains some, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Some . . . some}, one part . . . another part; these . . .	      those; -- used distributively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some to the shores do fly,	            Some to the woods, or whither fear advised.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly used also of single persons or things: this	         one . . . that one; one . . . another.	         [1913 Webster]	               Some in his bed, some in the deep sea. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]
Somebody \Some"bod*y\ (s[u^]m"b[o^]d*[y^]), n.	   1. A person unknown or uncertain; a person indeterminate;	      some person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus said, Somebody hath touched me. --Luke viii.	                                                  46.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must draw in somebody that may stand	            'Twixt us and danger.                 --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of consideration or importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before these days rose up Theudas, boasting himself	            to be somebody.                       --Acts v. 36.	      [1913 Webster]
Somedeal \Some"deal`\ (s[u^]m"d[=e]l`), adv.	   In some degree; somewhat. [Written also {sumdel}, {sumdeale},	   and {sumdele}.] [Obs.] "She was somedeal deaf." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou lackest somedeal their delight.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Somehow \Some"how`\ (s[u^]m"hou`), adv.	   In one way or another; in some way not yet known or	   designated; by some means; as, the thing must be done	   somehow; he lives somehow.	   [1913 Webster]	         By their action upon one another they may be swelled	         somehow, so as to shorten the length.    --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The indefiniteness of somehow is emphasized by the	         addition of or other.	         [1913 Webster]	               Although youngest of the familly, he has somehow	               or other got the entire management of all the	               others.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	         [1913 Webster] Somersault
Somersault \Som"er*sault\, Somerset \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 French may be from Sp. sobresalto a sudden	   asault, a surprise. See {Supra}, and Salient.]	   A leap in which a person turns his heels over his head and	   lights upon his feet; a turning end over end. [Written also	   {summersault}, {sommerset}, {summerset}, etc.] "The vaulter's	   sombersalts." --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now I'll only	         Make him break his neck in doing a sommerset. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Something \Some"thing\, n.	   1. Anything unknown, undetermined, or not specifically	      designated; a certain indefinite thing; an indeterminate	      or unknown event; an unspecified task, work, or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is something in the wind.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole world has something to do, something to	            talk of, something to wish for, and something to be	            employed about.                       --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something attemped, something done,	            Has earned a night's repose.          --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part; a portion, more or less; an indefinite quantity or	      degree; a little.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something yet of doubt remains.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Something of it arises from our infant state. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person or thing importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man thinketh himself to be something, when he	            is nothing, he deceiveth himself.     --Gal. vi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Something \Some"thing\, adv.	   In some degree; somewhat; to some extent; at some distance.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I something fear my father's wrath.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have something fairer play than a reasoner could	         have expected formerly.                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         My sense of touch is something coarse.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         It must be done to-night,	         And something from the palace.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sometime \Some"time`\, adv.	   1. At a past time indefinitely referred to; once; formerly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did they not sometime cry "All hail" to me? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At a time undefined; once in a while; now and then;	      sometimes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometime we see a cloud that's dragonish,	            A vapor sometime like a bear or lion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At one time or other hereafter; as, I will do it sometime.	      "Sometime he reckon shall." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Sometime \Some"time`\ (s[u^]m"t[imac]m`), a.	   Having been formerly; former; late; whilom.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our sometime sister, now our queen.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ion, our sometime darling, whom we prized. --Talfourd.	   [1913 Webster]
Sometimes \Some"times`\, adv. [Sometime + adverbial ending -s,	   as in -wards.]	   1. Formerly; sometime. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That fair and warlike form	            In which the majesty of buried Denmark	            Did sometimes march.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At times; at intervals; not always; now and then;	      occasionally.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is good that we sometimes be contradicted. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sometimes . . . sometimes}, at certain times . . . at	      certain other times; as, sometimes he is earnest,	      sometimes he is frivolous.	      [1913 Webster]	Sometimes \Some"times`\, a.	   Former; sometime. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy sometimes brother's wife.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Somewhat \Some"what`\, n.	   1. More or less; a certain quantity or degree; a part, more	      or less; something.	      [1913 Webster]	            These salts have somewhat of a nitrous taste.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Somewhat of his good sense will suffer, in this	            transfusion, and much of the beauty of his thoughts	            will be lost.                         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or thing of importance; a somebody.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here come those that worship me.	            They think that I am somewhat.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Somewhat \Some"what`\, adv.	   In some degree or measure; a little.	   [1913 Webster]	         His giantship is gone, somewhat crestfallen. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Somewhat back from the village street.   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Somewhen \Some"when`\, adv.	   At some indefinite time. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Somewhere \Some"where`\, adv.	   In some place unknown or not specified; in one place or	   another. "Somewhere nigh at hand." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Somewhile \Some"while`\, adv.	   Once; for a time.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though, under color of shepherds, somewhile	         There crept in wolves, full of fraud and guile.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Somewhither \Some"whith`er\, adv.	   To some indeterminate place; to some place or other.	   [1913 Webster]	         Driven by the winds of temptation somewhither.	                                                  --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Somite \So"mite\ (s[=o]"m[imac]t), n. [Gr. sw^ma body.] (Anat. &	   Zool.)	   One of the actual or ideal serial segments of which an	   animal, esp. an articulate or vertebrate, is composed;	   somatome; metamere. -- {So*mit`ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Sommeil \Som`meil"\, n. [F.]	   Slumber; sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Sommerset \Som"mer*set\, n.	   See {Somersault}.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnambular \Som*nam"bu*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to somnambulism; somnambulistic. --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnambulate \Som*nam"bu*late\, v. i. & t.	   To walk when asleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnambulation \Som*nam`bu*la"tion\, n. [L. somnus sleep +	   ambulatio a walking about, from ambulare to walk. See	   {Somnolent}, {Amble}.]	   The act of walking in sleep, called also {sleepwalking}.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnambulator \Som*nam"bu*la`tor\, n.	   A somnambulist.	   Syn: sleepwalker.	        [1913 Webster]
Somnambule \Som*nam"bule\, n. [F.]	   A somnambulist.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnambulic \Som*nam"bu*lic\, a.	   Somnambulistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnambulism \Som*nam"bu*lism\, n. [Cf. F. somnambulisme. See	   {Somnambulation}.]	   A condition of the nervous system in which an individual	   during sleep performs actions appropriate to the waking	   state; a state of sleep in which some of the senses and	   voluntary powers are partially awake; noctambulism.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnambulist \Som*nam"bu*list\, n.	   A person who is subject to somnambulism; one who walks in his	   sleep; a sleepwalker; a noctambulist.	   Syn: somnambulator.	        [1913 Webster]
Somnambulistic \Som*nam`bu*lis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a somnambulist or somnambulism; affected	   by somnambulism; appropriate to the state of a somnambulist.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether this was an intentional and waking departure,	         or a somnambulistic leave-taking and walking in her	         sleep, may remain a subject of contention. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Somne \Som"ne\, v. t.	   To summon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Somner \Som"ner\, n.	   A summoner; esp., one who summons to an ecclesiastical court.	   [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnial \Som"ni*al\, a. [L. somnialis dream bringing, fr.	   somnium dream, fr. somnus sleep.]	   Of or pertaining to sleep or dreams.	   [1913 Webster]	         The somnial magic superinduced on, without suspending,	         the active powers of the mind.           --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Somniative \Som"ni*a*tive\, a.	   Somnial; somniatory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Somniatory \Som"ni*a*to*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to sleep or dreams; somnial. [Obs. or R.]	   --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Somniculous \Som*nic"u*lous\, a. [L. somniculosus.]	   Inclined to sleep; drowsy; sleepy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Somniferous \Som*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. somnifer; somnus sleep +	   ferre to bring.]	   Causing or inducing sleep; soporific; dormitive; as, a	   somniferous potion. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnific \Som*nif"ic\, a. [L. somnificus; somnus sleep + facere	   to make.]	   Causing sleep; somniferous.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnifugous \Som*nif"u*gous\, a. [L. somnus sleep + fugare to	   put to flight.]	   Driving away sleep. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Somniloquence \Som*nil"o*quence\, n.	   The act of talking in one's sleep; somniloquism.	   [1913 Webster]
Somniloquism \Som*nil"o*quism\, n.	   The act or habit of talking in one's sleep; somniloquy.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Somniloquist \Som*nil"o*quist\, n.	   One who talks in his sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Somniloquous \Som*nil"o*quous\, a. [L. somnus sleep + loqui to	   speak.]	   Apt to talk in sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Somniloquy \Som*nil"o*quy\, n.	   A talking in sleep; the talking of one in a state of	   somnipathy. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnipathist \Som*nip"a*thist\, n.	   A person in a state of somniapathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnipathy \Som*nip"a*thy\, n. [L. somnus sleep + Gr. ? a	   suffering of the body, fr. ?, ?, to suffer.]	   Sleep from sympathy, or produced by mesmerism or the like.	   [Written also {somnopathy}.]	   [1913 Webster] Somnolence
Somnolence \Som"no*lence\, Somnolency \Som"no*len*cy\, n. [L.	   somnolentia: cf. F. somnolence.]	   Sleepiness; drowsiness; inclination to sleep.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnolent \Som"no*lent\, a. [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from	   somnus sleep, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap	   to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. {Hypnotic},	   {Somnambulism}, {Soporific}.]	   Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. -- {Som"no*lent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had no eye for such phenomena, because he had a	         somnolent want of interest in them.      --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
somnolism \som"no*lism\, n.	   1. The somnolent state induced by animal magnetism	      (hypnotism); the hypnotic state. [archaic] --Thomas (Med.	      Dict.).	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. the act or process of inducing the hypnotic state;	      hypnotism; hyonotizing. --Stedman.	      [PJC]
Somnopathy \Som*nop"a*thy\, n.	   Somnipathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Somnour \Som"nour\, n.	   A summoner; an apparitor; a sompnour. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster] Somonaunce
Somonaunce \Som"on*aunce\, Somonce \Som"once\, n. [See {Summon},	   {Summons}.]	   A summons; a citation. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Somonour \Som"on*our\, n.	   A summoner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sompne \Somp"ne\ (? or ?), v. t.	   To summon; to cite. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sompnour \Somp"nour\, n.	   A summoner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Son \Son\, n. [OE. sone, sune, AS. sunu; akin to D. zoon, OS.,	   OFries., & OHG. sunu, G. sohn, Icel. sonr, Sw. son, Dan.	   s["o]n, Goth. sunus, Lith. sunus, Russ. suin', Skr. s[=u]nu	   (from s[=u] to beget, to bear), and Gr. ? son. [root]293. Cf.	   {Sow}, n.]	   1. A male child; the male issue, or offspring, of a parent,	      father or mother.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son. --Gen. xxi.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A male descendant, however distant; hence, in the plural,	      descendants in general.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the son of the wise, the son of ancient kings.	                                                  --Isa. xix.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am the Lord, I change not; therefore ye sons of	            Jacob are not consumed.               --Mal. iii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any young male person spoken of as a child; an adopted	      male child; a pupil, ward, or any other young male	      dependent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The child grew, and she brought him unto Pharaoh's	            daughter, and he became her son.      --Ex. ii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be plain, good son, and homely in thy drift. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A native or inhabitant of some specified place; as, sons	      of Albion; sons of New England.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The produce of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Earth's tall sons, the cedar, oak, and pine.	                                                  --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Commonly with the def. article) Jesus Christ, the Savior;	      -- called the Son of God, and the Son of man.	      [1913 Webster]	            We . . . do testify that the Father sent the Son to	            be the Savior of the world.           --1 John iv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who gave His Son sure all has given.  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The expressions son of pride, sons of light, son of	         Belial, are Hebraisms, which denote persons possessing	         the qualitites of pride, of light, or of Belial, as	         children inherit the qualities of their ancestors.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sons of the prophets}. See School of the prophets, under	      {Prophet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sonance \So"nance\, n.	   1. A sound; a tune; as, to sound the tucket sonance. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being sonant.	      [1913 Webster]
Sonant \So"nant\, a. [L. sonans, -antis, p. pr. of sonare to	   sound. See {Sound} a noise.]	   1. Of or pertaining to sound; sounding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phonetics) Uttered, as an element of speech, with tone or	      proper vocal sound, as distinguished from mere breath	      sound; intonated; voiced; vocal; tonic; the opposite of	      {nonvocal}, or {surd}; -- said of the vowels, semivowels,	      liquids, and nasals, and particularly of the consonants b,	      d, g hard, v, etc., as compared with their cognates p, t,	      k, f, etc., which are called nonvocal, surd, or aspirate.	      -- n. A sonant letter.	      [1913 Webster]
Sonata \So*na"ta\, n. [It., fr. It. & L. sonare to sound. See	   {Sound} a noise.] (Mus.)	   An extended composition for one or two instruments,	   consisting usually of three or four movements; as,	   Beethoven's sonatas for the piano, for the violin and piano,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The same general structure prevails in symphonies,	         instrumental trios, quartets, etc., and even in	         classical concertos. The sonata form, distinctively,	         characterizes the quick opening movement, which may	         have a short, slow introduction; the second, or slow,	         movement is either in the song or variation form; third	         comes the playful minuet or the more modern scherzo;	         then the quick finale in the rondo form. But both form	         and order are sometimes exceptional.	         [1913 Webster]
Sonatina \So`na*ti"na\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A short and simple sonata.	   [1913 Webster] Soncy
Soncy \Son"cy\, Sonsy \Son"sy\, a. [Scot. sonce, sons,	   prosperity, happiness, fr. Gael. & Ir. sonas.]	   Lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Sond
Sond \Sond\, Sonde \Sonde\, n. [AS. sand. See {Send}, v. t.]	   1. That which is sent; a message or messenger; hence, also, a	      visitation of providence; an affliction or trial. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have enough, parde, of Goddes sond. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rocketry) a rocket or balloon sent into the upper	      atmosphere to measure atmospheric conditions or other	      phenomena at altitudes unattainable by aircraft.	      [PJC]
Sondeli \Son"de*li\, n. (Zool.)	   The musk shrew. See under {Musk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonderclass \Son"der*class`\, n. [G. sonderklasse special	   class.] (Yachting)	   A special class of small yachts developed in Germany under	   the patronage of Emperor William and Prince Henry of Prussia,	   and so called because these yachts do not conform to the	   restrictions for the regular classes established by the rules	   of the International Yacht Racing Union. In yachts of the	   sonderclass, as prescribed for the season of 1911, the	   aggregate of the length on water line, extreme beam, and	   extreme draft must be not more than 32 feet; the weight, not	   less than 4,035 pounds (without crew); the sail area, not	   more than 550 square yards; and the cost of construction (for	   American boats) not more than $2400. The crew must be	   amateurs and citizens of the country in which the yacht was	   built.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Song \Song\ (s[o^]ng; 115), n. [AS. song, sang, fr. singan to	   sing; akin to D. zang, G. sang, Icel. s["o]ngr, Goth. saggws.	   See {Sing}.]	   1. That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of	      the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect,	      etc. "That most ethereal of all sounds, the song of	      crickets." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lyrical poem adapted to vocal music; a ballad.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. More generally, any poetical strain; a poem.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bard that first adorned our native tongue	            Tuned to his British lyre this ancient song.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Poetical composition; poetry; verse.	      [1913 Webster]	            This subject for heroic song.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An object of derision; a laughingstock.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now am I their song, yea, I am their byword.	                                                  --Job xxx. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A trifle; an insignificant sum of money; as, he bought it	      for a song. "The soldier's pay is a song." --Silliman.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Old song}, a trifle; nothing of value. "I do not intend to	      be thus put off with an old song." --Dr. H. More.	   {Song bird} (Zool.), any singing bird; one of the {Oscines}.	      	   {Song sparrow} (Zool.), a very common North American sparrow	      ({Melospiza fasciata}, or {Melospiza melodia}) noted for	      the sweetness of its song in early spring. Its breast is	      covered with dusky brown streaks which form a blotch in	      the center.	   {Song thrush} (Zool.), a common European thrush ({Turdus	      musicus}), noted for its melodius song; -- called also	      {mavis}, {throstle}, and {thrasher}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sonnet; ballad; canticle; carol; canzonet; ditty; hymn;	        descant; lay; strain; poesy; verse.	        [1913 Webster]
Songcraft \Song"craft`\ (s[o^]ng"kr[.a]ft`), n.	   The art of making songs or verses; metrical composition;	   versification.	   [1913 Webster]	         A half-effaced inscription,	         Written with little skill of songcraft.  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Songful \Song"ful\ (s[o^]ng"f[.u]l), a.	   Disposed to sing; full of song.	   [1913 Webster]
Songish \Song"ish\, a.	   Consisting of songs. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Songless \Song"less\, a.	   Destitute of the power of song; without song; as, songless	   birds; songless woods.	   [1913 Webster]
Songster \Song"ster\ (s[o^]ng"st[~e]r), n. [AS. sangestre a	   female singer.]	   1. One who sings; one skilled in singing; -- not often	      applied to human beings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A singing bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Songstress \Song"stress\, n. [See {Songster}, and {-ess}.]	   A woman who sings; also, a female singing bird. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonifer \Son"i*fer\, n. [NL. See {Soniferous}.]	   A kind of ear trumpet for the deaf, or the partially deaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Soniferous \So*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. sonus sound + -ferous.]	   Sounding; producing sound; conveying sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonification \Son`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. sonus sound + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   The act of producing sound, as the stridulation of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Son-in-law \Son"-in-law`\, n.; pl. {Sons-in-law}.	   The husband of one's daughter; a man in his relationship to	   his wife's parents.	   [1913 Webster]	         To take me as for thy son in lawe.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonless \Son"less\, a.	   Being without a son. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	         As no baron who was sonless could give a husband to his	         daughter, save with his lord's consent.  --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonnet \Son"net\, n. [F., fr. It. sonetto, fr. suono a sound, a	   song, fr. L. sonus a sound. See {Sound} noise.]	   1. A short poem, -- usually amatory. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a wonderful desire to chant a sonnet or hymn	            unto Apollo Pythius.                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 by a particular rule.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the proper sonnet each line has five accents, and	         the octave has but two rhymes, the second, third,	         sixth, and seventh lines being of one rhyme, and the	         first, fourth, fifth, and eighth being of another. In	         the sestet there are sometimes two and sometimes three	         rhymes; but in some way its two stazas rhyme together.	         Often the three lines of the first stanza rhyme	         severally with the three lines of the second. In	         Shakespeare's sonnets, the first twelve lines are	         rhymed alternately, and the last two rhyme together.	         [1913 Webster]	Sonnet \Son"net\, v. i.	   To compose sonnets. "Strains that come almost to sonneting."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonneteer \Son`net*eer"\, n.	   A composer of sonnets, or small poems; a small poet; --	   usually in contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         What woful stuff this madrigal would be	         In some starved hackney sonneteer or me! --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Sonneteer \Son`net*eer"\, v. i.	   To compose sonnets. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonneter \Son"net*er\, n.	   A composer of sonnets.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonnetist \Son"net*ist\, n.	   A sonneter, or sonneteer. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonnetize \Son"net*ize\, v. i.	   To compose sonnets.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonnish \Son"nish\, a.	   Like the sun; sunny; golden. [Obs.] "Her sonnish hairs."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonnite \Son"nite\, n.	   See {Sunnite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonometer \So*nom"e*ter\, n. [L. sonus a sound + -meter.]	   1. (Physiol.) An instrument for exhibiting the transverse	      vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations	      between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by	      weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at	      pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by	      a scale on the face of the box.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for testing the hearing capacity.	      [1913 Webster]
Sonoran \So*no"ran\, a. (Biogeography)	   Pertaining to or designating the arid division of the Austral	   zone, including the warmer parts of the western United States	   and central Mexico. It is divided into the	   {Upper Sonoran}, which lies next to the Transition zone, and	      the	   {Lower Sonoran}, next to the Tropical.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sonorific \Son`o*rif"ic\, a. [L. sonor, -oris, a sound + facere	   to make. See {Sonorous}.]	   Producing sound; as, the sonorific quality of a body. [R.]	   --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonority \So*nor"i*ty\, n. [L. sonoritas.]	   The quality or state of being sonorous; sonorousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonorous \So*no"rous\, a. [L. sonorus, fr. sonor, -oris, a	   sound, akin to sonus a sound. See {Sound}.]	   1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a	      sonorous voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Yielding sound; characterized by sound; vocal; sonant; as,	      the vowels are sonorous.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and	            familiarty of the thoughts, has something beautiful	            and sonorous in the expression.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is nothing of the artificial Johnsonian	            balance in his style. It is as often marked by a	            pregnant brevity as by a sonorous amplitude. --E.	                                                  Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) Sonant; vibrant; hence, of sounds produced in a	      cavity, deep-toned; as, sonorous rhonchi.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sonorous figures} (Physics), figures formed by the	      vibrations of a substance capable of emitting a musical	      tone, as when the bow of a violin is drawn along the edge	      of a piece of glass or metal on which sand is strewed, and	      the sand arranges itself in figures according to the	      musical tone. Called also {acoustic figures}.	   {Sonorous tumor} (Med.), a tumor which emits a clear,	      resonant sound on percussion.	      [1913 Webster] -- {So*no"rous*ly}, adv. --	      {So*no"rous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sonship \Son"ship\, n.	   The state of being a son, or of bearing the relation of a	   son; filiation. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonsy \Son"sy\, a.	   See {Soncy}. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Sontag \Son"tag\, n. [So called from from Mme. Henriette Sontag,	   a famous singer.]	   A knitted worsted jacket, worn over the waist of a woman's	   dress.	   [1913 Webster]
Sonties \Son"ties\, n.	   Probably from "saintes" saints, or from sanctities; -- used	   as an oath. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Soochong \Soo*chong"\, n.	   Same as {Souchong}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soodra \Soo"dra\	   Same as {Sudra}.	   [1913 Webster] Soofee
Soofee \Soo"fee\, Soofeeism \Soo"fee*ism\	   Same as {Sufi}, {Sufism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soojee \Soo"jee\, n.	   Same as {Suji}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soon \Soon\ (s[=oo]n), adv. [OE. sone, AS. s[=o]na; cf. OFries.	   s[=o]n, OS. s[=a]na, s[=a]no, OHG. s[=a]r, Goth. suns.]	   1. In a short time; shortly after any time specified or	      supposed; as, soon after sunrise. "Sooner said than done."	      --Old Proverb. "As soon as it might be." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            She finished, and the subtle fiend his lore	            Soon learned.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without the usual delay; before any time supposed; early.	      [1913 Webster]	            How is it that ye are come so soon to-day? --Ex. ii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Promptly; quickly; easily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Small lights are soon blown out, huge fires abide.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Readily; willingly; -- in this sense used with would, or	      some other word expressing will.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would as soon see a river winding through woods or	            in meadows, as when it is tossed up in so many	            whimsical figures at Versailles.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {As soon as}, or {So soon as}, immediately at or after	      another event. "As soon as he came nigh unto the camp . .	      . he saw the calf, and the dancing." --Ex. xxxii. 19. See	      {So . . . as}, under {So}.	   {Soon at}, as soon as; or, as soon as the time referred to	      arrives. [Obs.] "I shall be sent for soon at night."	      --Shak.	   {Sooner or later}, at some uncertain time in the future; as,	      he will discover his mistake sooner or later.	   {With the soonest}, as soon as any; among the earliest; too	      soon. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	Soon \Soon\, a.	   Speedy; quick. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Soonee \Soo"nee\, n.	   See {Sunnite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sooner \Soon"er\, n.	   In the western United States, one who settles on government	   land before it is legally open to settlement in order to gain	   the prior claim that the law gives to the first settler when	   the land is opened to settlement; hence, any one who does a	   thing prematurely or anticipates another in acting in order	   to gain an unfair advantage.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sooner State \Sooner State\	   Oklahoma; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Soonly \Soon"ly\, adv.	   Soon. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Soord \Soord\, n.	   Skin of bacon. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Soorma \Soor"ma\, n. [Hind. & Per. surma.]	   A preparation of antimony with which Mohammedan men anoint	   their eyelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Sooshong \Soo*shong"\, n.	   See {Souchong}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soosoo \Soo"soo\, n. (Zool.)	   A kind of dolphin ({Platanista Gangeticus}) native of the	   river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender,	   somewhat spatulate beak. [Written also {susu}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soot \Soot\ (? or ?; 277), n. [OE. sot, AS. s?t; akin to Icel.	   s?t, Sw. sot, Dan. sod, OD. soet, Lith. s?dis; cf. Gael.	   suith, Ir. suth.]	   A black substance formed by combustion, or disengaged from	   fuel in the process of combustion, which rises in fine	   particles, and adheres to the sides of the chimney or pipe	   conveying the smoke; strictly, the fine powder, consisting	   chiefly of carbon, which colors smoke, and which is the	   result of imperfect combustion. See {Smoke}.	   [1913 Webster]	Soot \Soot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sooted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sooting}.]	   To cover or dress with soot; to smut with, or as with, soot;	   as, to soot land. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster] Soot	Soot \Soot\, Soote \Soot"e\, a. [See {Sweet}.]	   Sweet. [Obs.] "The soote savour of the vine." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sooterkin \Soot"er*kin\, n. [Cf. Prov. G. suttern to boil	   gently.]	   A kind of false birth, fabled to be produced by Dutch women	   from sitting over their stoves; also, an abortion, in a	   figurative sense; an abortive scheme.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fruits of dull heat, and sooterkins of wit. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Sooth \Sooth\ (s[=oo]th), a.; also adv. [Compar. {Soother}	   (s[=oo]th"[~e]r); superl. {Soothest}.] [OE. soth, AS.	   s[=o][eth], for san[eth]; akin to OS. s[=o][eth], OHG. sand,	   Icel. sannr, Sw. sann, Dan. sand, Skr. sat, sant, real,	   genuine, present, being; properly p. pr. from a root meaning,	   to be, Skr. as, L. esse; also akin to Goth. sunjis true, Gr.	   'eteo`s, Skr. satya. [root]9. Cf. {Absent}, {Am}, {Essence},	   {Is}, {Soothe}, {Sutee}.]	   1. True; faithful; trustworthy. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sentence [meaning] of it sooth is, out of doubt.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            That shall I sooth (said he) to you declare.	                                                  --Spensser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pleasing; delightful; sweet. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The soothest shepherd that ever piped on plains.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            With jellies soother than the creamy curd. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	Sooth \Sooth\, n. [AS. s[=o][eth]. See {Sooth}, a.]	   1. Truth; reality. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The sooth it this, the cut fell to the knight.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In sooth, I know not why I am so sad. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In good sooth,	            Its mystery is love, its meaninng youth.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Augury; prognostication. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The soothe of birds by beating of their wings.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Blandishment; cajolery. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Soothe \Soothe\ (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true;	   OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the	   truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.]	   1. To assent to as true. [Obs.] --Testament of Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assent to; to comply with; to gratify; to humor by	      compliance; to please with blandishments or soft words; to	      flatter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good, my lord, soothe him, let him take the fellow.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I've tried the force of every reason on him,	            Soothed and caressed, been angry, soothed again.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assuage; to mollify; to calm; to comfort; as, to soothe	      a crying child; to soothe one's sorrows.	      [1913 Webster]	            Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,	            To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the sound of Fame	            May for a moment soothe, it can not slake	            The fever of vain longing.            --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To soften; assuage; allay; compose; mollify;	        tranquilize; pacify; mitigate.	        [1913 Webster]
Soother \Sooth"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, soothes.	   [1913 Webster]
Soothfast \Sooth"fast`\, a. [Sooth + fast, that is, fast or firm	   with respect to truth.]	   Firmly fixed in, or founded upon, the thruth; true; genuine;	   real; also, truthful; faithful. [Archaic] --	   {Sooth"fast`ness}, n. [Archaic] "In very soothfastness."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why do not you . . . bear leal and soothfast evidence	         in her behalf, as ye may with a clear conscience! --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Soothfast \Sooth"fast`\, adv.	   Soothly; really; in fact. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I care not if the pomps you show	         Be what they soothfast appear.           --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Soothing \Sooth"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Soothe}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Soothingly \Sooth"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a soothing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Soothly \Sooth"ly\, adv.	   In truth; truly; really; verily. [Obs.] "Soothly for to say."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Soothness \Sooth"ness\, n.	   Truth; reality. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Soothsay \Sooth"say`\, v. i. [Sooth + say; properly to say	   truth, tell the truth.]	   To foretell; to predict. "You can not soothsay." --Shak. "Old	   soothsaying Glaucus' spell." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Soothsay \Sooth"say`\, n.	   1. A true saying; a proverb; a prophecy. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Omen; portent. Having	      [1913 Webster]	            God turn the same to good soothsay.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Soothsayer \Sooth"say`er\, n.	   1. One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a	      prognosticator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A mantis.	      [1913 Webster]
Soothsaying \Sooth"say`ing\, n.	   1. A true saying; truth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of one who soothsays; the foretelling of events;	      the art or practice of making predictions.	      [1913 Webster]	            A damsel, possessed with a spirit of divination . .	            . which brought her masters much gain by	            soothsaying.                          --Acts xvi.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prediction; a prophecy; a prognostication.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divinations and soothsayings and dreams are vain.	                                                  --Eclus.	                                                  xxxiv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Sootiness \Soot"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sooty; fuliginousness.	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sootish \Soot"ish\, a.	   Sooty. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sooty \Soot"y\, a. [Compar. {Sootier}; superl. {Sootiest}.] [AS.	   s?tig. See {Soot}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot.	      "Fire of sooty coal." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a dark brown or black color like soot; fuliginous;	      dusky; dark. "The grisly legions that troop under the	      sooty flag of Acheron." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sooty albatross} (Zool.), an albatross ({Phoebetria	      fuliginosa}) found chiefly in the Pacific Ocean; -- called	      also {nellie}.	   {Sooty tern} (Zool.), a tern ({Sterna fuliginosa}) found	      chiefly in tropical seas.	      [1913 Webster]	Sooty \Soot"y\, v. t.	   To black or foul with soot. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sootied with noisome smoke.              --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Sop \Sop\, n. [OE. sop, soppe; akin to AS. s?pan to sup, to sip,	   to drink, D. sop sop, G. suppe soup, Icel. soppa sop. See	   {Sup}, v. t., and cf. {Soup}.]	   1. Anything steeped, or dipped and softened, in any liquid;	      especially, something dipped in broth or liquid food, and	      intended to be eaten.	      [1913 Webster]	            He it is to whom I shall give a sop, when I have	            dipped it.                            --John xiii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sops in wine, quantity, inebriate more than wine	            itself.                               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bounded waters	            Should lift their bosoms higher than the shores,	            And make a sop of all this solid globe. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything given to pacify; -- so called from the sop given	      to Cerberus, as related in mythology.	      [1913 Webster]	            All nature is cured with a sop.       --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing of little or no value. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sops in wine} (Bot.), an old name of the clove pink,	      alluding to its having been used to flavor wine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Garlands of roses and sops in wine.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sops of wine} (Bot.), an old European variety of apple, of a	      yellow and red color, shading to deep red; -- called also	      {sopsavine}, and {red shropsavine}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sop \Sop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sopping}.]	   To steep or dip in any liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sope \Sope\, n.	   See {Soap}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soph \Soph\, n. (Eng. Univ.)	   A contraction of {Soph ister}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Soph \Soph\, n. (Amer. Colleges)	   A contraction of {Sophomore}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sophi \So"phi\, n.; pl. {Sophis}.	   See {Sufi}.	   [1913 Webster] Sophic
Sophic \Soph"ic\, Sophical \Soph"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? wise,	   ? wisdom.]	   Teaching wisdom. [Obs.] --S. Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Sophime \So*phime"\ (? or ?), n. [OF. soffime, sophisme.]	   Sophism. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I trow ye study aboute some sophime.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sophism \Soph"ism\, n. [F. sophisme, L. sophisma, fr. Gr. ?, fr.	   ? to make wise, ? to be become wise, to play the sophist, fr.	   ? wise.]	   The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist;	   hence, any fallacy designed to deceive.	   [1913 Webster]	         When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true	         one, then it is properly called a sophism, or	         "fallacy".                               --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms, those of	         depraved men, and those of heartless philosophers. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sophist \Soph"ist\, n. [F. sophiste, L. sophistes, fr. Gr. ?.	   See {Sophism}.]	   1. One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy,	      and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those	      who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled	      inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people,	      and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            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 that they were a special	            class, teaching special opinions; even Socrates and	            Plato were sometimes styled Sophists. --Liddell &	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious	      reasoner.	      [1913 Webster]
Sophister \Soph"ist*er\, n.	   1. A sophist. See {Sophist}. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Univ.) A student who is advanced beyond the first	      year of his residence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The entire course at the university consists of three	         years and one term, during which the students have the	         titles of first-year men, or freshmen; second-year men	         or junior sophs or sophisters; third-year men, or	         senior sophs or sophisters; and, in the last term,	         questionists, with reference to the approaching	         examination. In the older American colleges, the junior	         and senior classes were originally called, and in some	         of them are still called, junior sophisters and senior	         sophisters.	         [1913 Webster]	Sophister \Soph"ist*er\, v. t.	   To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. [Obs.]	   --obham.	   [1913 Webster] Sophistic
Sophistic \So*phis"tic\, Sophistical \So*phis"tic*al\, a. [L.	   sophisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. sophistique.]	   Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry;	   fallaciously subtile; not sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         His argument . . . is altogether sophistical.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] -- {So*phis"tic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {So*phis"tic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Sophisticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sophisticating}.] [LL.	   sophisticatus, p. p. of sophisticare to sophisticate.]	   To render worthless by admixture; to adulterate; to damage;	   to pervert; as, to sophisticate wine. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	         To sophisticate the understanding.       --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet Butler professes to stick to plain facts, not to	         sophisticate, not to refine.             --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	         They purchase but sophisticated ware.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To adulterate; debase; corrupt; vitiate.	        [1913 Webster] Sophisticate	Sophisticate \So*phis"ti*cate\, Sophisticated
\So*phis"ti*ca`ted\, a.	   Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.	   [1913 Webster]	         So truth, while only one supplied the state,	         Grew scare and dear, and yet sophisticate. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sophistication \So*phis`ti*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. sophisticatio,	   F. sophistication.]	   The act of sophisticating; adulteration; as, the	   sophistication of drugs. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sophisticator \So*phis"ti*ca`tor\, n.	   One who sophisticates.	   [1913 Webster]
Sophistry \Soph"ist*ry\, n. [OE. sophistrie, OF. sophisterie.]	   1. The art or process of reasoning; logic. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning	      sound in appearance only.	      [1913 Webster]	            The juggle of sophistry consists, for the most part,	            in usig a word in one sense in the premise, and in	            another sense in the conclusion.      --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Fallacy}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sophomore \Soph"o*more\, n. [Probably fr. soph or sophister +	   Gr. ? foolish. The word was probably introduced into the	   United States at an early date, from the University of	   Cambridge, England. Among the cant terms at that university,	   as given in the Gradus ad Cantabrigiam, we find Soph-Mor as	   "the next distinctive appellation to Freshman," but the term	   has now almost ceased to be known at the English university	   from whence it came.]	   One belonging to the second of the four classes in an	   American college, or one next above a freshman. [Formerly	   written also {sophimore}.]	   [1913 Webster] Sophomoric
Sophomoric \Soph`o*mor"ic\, Sophomorical \Soph`o*mor"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore;	   hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as,	   sophomoric affectation. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Sophora \So*pho"ra\, n. [Ar. ?ufair.] (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of leguminous plants.	   (b) A tree ({Sophora Japonica}) of Eastern Asia, resembling	       the common locust; occasionally planted in the United	       States.	       [1913 Webster]
Sophta \Soph"ta\, n.	   See {Softa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sopite \So"pite\, v. t. [L. sopitus, p. p. of sopire to put to	   sleep; akin to sopor a sleeping draught, a heavy sleep.]	   To lay asleep; to put to sleep; to quiet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The king's declaration for the sopiting of all Arminian	         heresies.                                --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Sopition \So*pi"tion\, n.	   The act of putting to sleep, or the state of being put to	   sleep; sleep. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Dementation and sopition of reason.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sopor \So"por\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   Profound sleep from which a person can be roused only with	   difficulty.	   [1913 Webster]
Soporate \Sop"o*rate\, v. t. [L. soporatus, p. p. or soporare to	   put to sleep, fr. sopor a heavy sleep.]	   To lay or put to sleep; to stupefy. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Soporiferous \Sop`o*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. soparifer; sopor a heavy	   sleep + ferere to bring.]	   Causing sleep; somniferous; soporific. "Soporiferous	   medicine." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Sop`o*rif"er*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Soporific \Sop`o*rif"ic\ (?; 277), a. [L. sopor a heavy sleep	   (akin to somnus sleep) + facere to make. See {Somnolent},	   {Fact}.]	   Causing sleep; tending to cause sleep; soporiferous; as, the	   soporific virtues of opium.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Somniferous; narcotic; opiate; anodyne.	        [1913 Webster]	Soporific \Sop`o*rif"ic\, n.	   A medicine, drug, plant, or other agent that has the quality	   of inducing sleep; a narcotic.	   [1913 Webster] Soporose
Soporose \Sop"o*rose`\, Soporous \Sop"o*rous\, a. [From {Sopor};	   cf. L. soporus, fr. sopor a heavy sleep; F. soporeux.]	   Causing sleep; sleepy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sopper \Sop"per\, n.	   One who sops. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Soppy \Sop"py\, a.	   Soaked or saturated with liquid or moisture; very wet or	   sloppy.	   [1913 Webster]	         It [Yarmouth] looked rather spongy and soppy.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Sopra \So"pra\, adv. [It., from L. supra above.] (Mus.)	   Above; before; over; upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sopranist \So*pra"nist\, n. (Mus.)	   A treble singer.	   [1913 Webster]
Soprano \So*pra"no\, n.; pl. E. {Sopranos}, It. {Soprani}. [It.,	   fr. soprano superior, highest, fr. sopra above, L. supra. See	   {Sovereign}.] (Mus.)	   (a) The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind	       of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for	       mixed voices.	   (b) A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice.	       [1913 Webster]
Sopsavine \Sops"a*vine\, n.	   See {Sops of wine}, under {Sop}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sora \So"ra\, n. (Zool.)	   A North American rail ({Porzana Carolina}) common in the	   Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with	   black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the	   breast and sides of the head and neck slate-colored. Called	   also {American rail}, {Carolina rail}, {Carolina crake},	   {common rail}, {sora rail}, {soree}, {meadow chicken}, and	   {orto}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {King sora}, the Florida gallinule.	      [1913 Webster]
Sorance \Sor"ance\ (? or ?), n.	   Soreness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorb \Sorb\, n.[L. sorbus the tree, sorbum the fruit; cf. F.	   sorbe. See {Service tree}.] (Bot.)	   (a) The wild service tree ({Pyrus torminalis}) of Europe;	       also, the rowan tree.	   (b) The fruit of these trees.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Sorb apple}, the fruit of the sorb, or wild service tree.	   {Sorb tree}, the wild service tree.	      [1913 Webster]
Sorbate \Sor"bate\, n. [Cf. F. sorbate. See {Sorbic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of sorbic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbefacient \Sor`be*fa"cient\, a. [L. sorbere to suck in,	   absorb + faciens, p. pr. of facere to make.] (Med.)	   Producing absorption. -- n. A medicine or substance which	   produces absorption.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbent \Sorb"ent\, n. [L. sorbens, p. pr. of sorbere to suck	   in, to absorb.]	   An absorbent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbet \Sor"bet\, n. [F. sorbet or It. sorbetto or Sp. sorbete,	   from the same source as E. sherbet. See {Sherbet}.]	   A kind of beverage; sherbet. --Smolett.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbic \Sor"bic\, a. [Cf. F. sorbique. See {Sorb}.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, the rowan tree, or sorb;	   specifically, designating an acid, C?H?CO?H, of the acetylene	   series, found in the unripe berries of this tree, and	   extracted as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbile \Sor"bile\, a. [L. sorbilis, fr. sorbere to suck in, to	   drink down.]	   Fit to be drunk or sipped. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbin \Sor"bin\, n. (Chem.)	   An unfermentable sugar, isomeric with glucose, found in the	   ripe berries of the rowan tree, or sorb, and extracted as a	   sweet white crystalline substance; -- called also	   {mountain-ash sugar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbite \Sor"bite\, n. [L. sorbus service tree.] (Chem.)	   A sugarlike substance, isomeric with mannite and dulcite,	   found with sorbin in the ripe berries of the sorb, and	   extracted as a sirup or a white crystalline substance. --	   {Sor*bit"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbition \Sor*bi"tion\, n. [L. sorbitio.]	   The act of drinking or sipping. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbonical \Sor*bon"ic*al\, a.	   Belonging to the Sorbonne or to a Sorbonist. --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorbonist \Sor"bon*ist\, n. [F. sorboniste.]	   A doctor of the Sorbonne, or theological college, in the	   University of Paris, founded by Robert de Sorbon, a. d. 1252.	   It was suppressed in the Revolution of 1789.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorcerer \Sor"cer*er\, n. [Cf. F. sorcier. See {Sorcery}.]	   A conjurer; an enchanter; a magician. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pharaoh also called the wise men and the sorcerers.	                                                  --Ex. vii. 11.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorceress \Sor"cer*ess\, n.	   A female sorcerer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorcering \Sor"cer*ing\, n.	   Act or practice of using sorcery.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorcerous \Sor"cer*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sorcery.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorcery \Sor"cer*y\, n.; pl. {Sorceries}. [OE. sorcerie, OF.	   sorcerie, fr. OF. & F. sorcier a sorcerer, LL. sortiarius,	   fr. L. sors, sortis, a lot, decision by lot, fate, destiny.	   See {Sort}, n.]	   Divination by the assistance, or supposed assistance, of evil	   spirits, or the power of commanding evil spirits; magic;	   necromancy; witchcraft; enchantment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adder's wisdom I have learned,	         To fence my ear against thy sorceries.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sord \Sord\ (? or ?), n.	   See {Sward}. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sordes \Sor"des\, n. [L., fr. sordere to be dirty or foul.]	   Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected	   matter of any kind; specifically (Med.), the foul matter that	   collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other	   conditions attended with great vital depression.	   [1913 Webster]
Sordet \Sor"det\, n. [See {Sordine}.] (Mus.)	   A sordine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sordid \Sor"did\, a. [L. sordidus, fr. sordere to be filthy or	   dirty; probably akin to E. swart: cf. F. sordide. See	   {Swart}, a.]	   1. Filthy; foul; dirty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A sordid god; down from his hoary chin	            A length of beard descends, uncombed, unclean.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vile; base; gross; mean; as, vulgar, sordid mortals. "To	      scorn the sordid world." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Meanly avaricious; covetous; niggardly.	      [1913 Webster]	            He may be old,	            And yet sordid, who refuses gold.     --Sir J.	                                                  Denham.	      [1913 Webster]
Sordidly \Sor*did"ly\, n.	   Sordidness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sordidly \Sor"did*ly\, adv.	   In a sordid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sordidness \Sor"did*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sordid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sordine \Sor"dine\ (? or ?; 277), n. [It. sordina, sordino, from	   sordo deaf, dull-sounding, L. surdus. See {Surd}.] (Mus.)	   See {Damper}, and 5th {Mute}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sore \Sore\, a. [F. saure, sore, sor; faucon sor a sore falcon.	   See {Sorrel}, n.]	   Reddish brown; sorrel. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sore falcon}. (Zool.) See {Sore}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Sore \Sore\, n. (Zool.)	   A young hawk or falcon in the first year.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A young buck in the fourth year. See the Note	      under {Buck}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sore \Sore\, a. [Compar. {Sorer}; superl. {Sorest}.] [OE. sor,	   sar, AS. s[=a]r; akin to D. zeer, OS. & OHG. s?r, G. sehr	   very, Icel. s[=a]rr, Sw. s[*a]r, Goth. sair pain. Cf.	   {Sorry}.]	   1. Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure;	      inflamed; painful; -- said of the body or its parts; as, a	      sore hand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed;	      very susceptible of irritation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious,	            and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Severe; afflictive; distressing; as, a sore disease; sore	      evil or calamity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Criminal; wrong; evil. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sore throat} (Med.), inflammation of the throat and tonsils;	      pharyngitis. See {Cynanche}.	   {Malignant sore throat}, {Ulcerated sore throat} or {Putrid	   sore throat}. See {Angina}, and under {Putrid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sore \Sore\, n. [OE. sor, sar, AS. s[=a]r. See {Sore}, a.]	   1. A place in an animal body where the skin and flesh are	      ruptured or bruised, so as to be tender or painful; a	      painful or diseased place, such as an ulcer or a boil.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dogs came and licked his sores.   --Luke xvi.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Grief; affliction; trouble; difficulty. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see plainly where his sore lies.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gold sore}. (Med.) See under {Gold}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Sore \Sore\, adv. [AS. s[=a]re. See {Sore}, a.]	   1. In a sore manner; with pain; grievously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy hand presseth me sore.            --Ps. xxxviii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Greatly; violently; deeply.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Hannah] prayed unto the Lord and wept sore. --1	                                                  Sam. i. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sore sighed the knight, who this long sermon heard.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Soredia \So*re"di*a\, n.,	   pl. of {Soredium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorediate \So*re"di*ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Sorediiferous.	   [1913 Webster] Sorediferous
Sorediferous \Sor`e*dif"er*ous\, or Sorediiferous
\So*re`di*if"er*ous\, a. [Soredium + -ferous.] (Bot.)	   Bearing soredia; sorediate.	   [1913 Webster]
Soredium \So*re"di*um\, n.; pl. {Soredia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   heap.] (Bot.)	   A patch of granular bodies on the surface of the thallus of	   lichens.	   [1913 Webster]
Soree \So"ree\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Sora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorehead \Sore"head`\, n.	   One who is disgruntled by a failure in politics, or the like.	   [Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorehon \Sore"hon\, n. [Corrupted from sojourn, Scot. soirne,	   sorn.]	   Formerly, in Ireland, a kind of servile tenure which	   subjected the tenant to maintain his chieftain gratuitously	   whenever he wished to indulge in a revel. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorel \Sor"el\, n. [A diminutive. See {Sore} reddish brown.]	   1. (Zool.) A young buck in the third year. See the Note under	      {Buck}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A yellowish or reddish brown color; sorrel.	      [1913 Webster]
Sorely \Sore"ly\, adv.	   In a sore manner; grievously; painfully; as, to be sorely	   afflicted.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorema \So*re"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.] (Bot.)	   A heap of carpels belonging to one flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Soreness \Sore"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sore; tenderness; painfull; as,	   the soreness of a wound; the soreness of an affliction.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorex \So"rex\, n. [L., a shrew.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small Insectivora, including the common shrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorghe \Sor"ghe\ (s[^o]r"g[-e]), n. (Zool.)	   The three-bearded rockling, or whistlefish. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorghum \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	       (see {Johnson grass}), and {Sorghum vulgare}, the Indian	       millet (see {Indian millet}, under {Indian}).	   (b) A variety of {Sorghum vulgare}, grown for its saccharine	       juice; the Chinese sugar cane.	       [1913 Webster]
Sorgo \Sor"go\, n. [Cf. It. sorgo. See {Sorghum}.] (Bot.)	   Indian millet and its varieties. See {Sorghum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sori \So"ri\, n.,	   pl. of {Sorus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soricine \So"ri*cine\, a. [L. sorricinus, fr. sorex a shrew.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Shrew family ({Soricidae}); like a	   shrew in form or habits; as, the soricine bat ({Glossophaga	   soricina}).	   [1913 Webster]
Sorites \So*ri"tes\, n. [L., from Gr. swrei`ths (sc.	   syllogismo`s), properly, heaped up (hence, a heap of	   syllogisms), fr. swro`s a heap.] (Logic)	   An abridged form of stating of syllogisms in a series of	   propositions so arranged that the predicate of each one that	   precedes forms the subject of each one that follows, and the	   conclusion unites the subject of the first proposition with	   the predicate of the last proposition, as in following	   example; 	   [1913 Webster]	         The soul is a thinking agent;	         A thinking agent can not be severed into parts;	         That which can not be severed can not be destroyed;	         Therefore the soul can not be destroyed.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the series is arranged in the reverse order, it is	         called the Goclenian sorites, from Goclenius, a	         philosopher of the sixteenth century.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Destructive sorities}. See under {Destructive}.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Soritical \So"rit"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a sorites; resembling a sorites.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorn \Sorn\, v. i. [See {Sorehon}.]	   To obtrude one's self on another for bed and board. [Scot.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorner \Sorn"er\, n.	   One who obtrudes himself on another for bed and board.	   [Scot.] --De Quncey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sororal \So*ro"ral\, a. [L. soror sister: cf. F. sororal.]	   Relating to a sister; sisterly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sororicide \So*ror"i*cide\ (?; 277), n. [L. sororocida, and	   sororicidium; soror a sister + caedere to kill.]	   The murder of one's sister; also, one who murders or kills	   one's own sister. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sororize \So*ro"rize\ (? or ?), v. i. [L. soror, sororis, a	   sister.]	   To associate, or hold fellowship, as sisters; to have	   sisterly feelings; -- analogous to fraternize. [Recent & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorosis \So*ro"sis\, n. [NL. See {Sororize}.]	   A woman's club; an association of women. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sorosis \So*ro"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.] (Bot.)	   A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers	   with their receptacles, ovaries, etc., as the breadfruit,	   mulberry, and pineapple.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorrage \Sor"rage\ (?; 48), n. [Cf. {Sorrel}, n.]	   The blades of green or barley. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorrance \Sor"rance\, n.	   Same as {Sorance}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorrel \Sor"rel\, a. [F. saur, saure, OF. sor, sore, probably of	   Teutonic origin; cf. D. zoor dry, LG. soor; the meaning	   probably coming from the color of dry leaves. See {Sear}, a.,	   and cf. {Sorel}.]	   Of a yellowish or redish brown color; as, a sorrel horse.	   [1913 Webster]	Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n.	   A yellowish or redish brown color.	   [1913 Webster]	Sorrel \Sor"rel\, n. [F. surelle, fr. sur sour, fr. OHG. s?r	   sour. See {Sour}.] (Bot.)	   One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a	   plant of the genus {Rumex}, as {Rumex Acetosa}, {Rumex	   Acetosella}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mountain sorrel}. (Bot.) See under {Mountain}.	   {Red sorrel}. (Bot.)	   (a) A malvaceous plant ({Hibiscus Sabdariffa}) whose acid	       calyxes and capsules are used in the West Indies for	       making tarts and acid drinks.	   (b) A troublesome weed ({Rumex Acetosella}), also called	       {sheep sorrel}.	   {Salt of sorrel} (Chem.), binoxalate of potassa; -- so called	      because obtained from the juice of {Rumex Acetosella}, or	      {Rumex Axetosa}.	   {Sorrel tree} (Bot.), a small ericaceous tree ({Oxydendrum	      arboreum}) whose leaves resemble those of the peach and	      have a sour taste. It is common along the Alleghanies.	      Called also {sourwood}.	   {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Oxalis.	      [1913 Webster]
Sorrento work \Sor"ren"to work`\	   Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with	   inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely,	   jig-saw work and the like done anywhere.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorrily \Sor"ri*ly\, adv.	   In a sorry manner; poorly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy pipe, O Pan, shall help, though I sing sorrily.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorriness \Sor"ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sorry.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorrow \Sor"row\, n. [OE. sorwe, sorewe, sor?e, AS. sorg, sorh;	   akin to D. zorg care, anxiety, OS. sorga, OHG. sorga, soraga,	   suorga, G. sorge, Icel., Sw., & Dan. sorg, Goth. sa['u]rga;	   of unknown origin.]	   The uneasiness or pain of mind which is produced by the loss	   of any good, real or supposed, or by diseappointment in the	   expectation of good; grief at having suffered or occasioned	   evil; regret; unhappiness; sadness. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         How great a sorrow suffereth now Arcite! --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The safe and general antidote against sorrow is	         employment.                              --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Grief; unhappiness; regret; sadness; heaviness;	        mourning; affliction. See {Affliction}, and {Grief}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sorrow \Sor"row\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sorrowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sorrowing}.] [OE. sorowen, sorwen, sorhen, AS. sorgian;	   akin to Goth. sa['u]rgan. See {Sorrow}, n.]	   To feel pain of mind in consequence of evil experienced,	   feared, or done; to grieve; to be sad; to be sorry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sorrowing most of all . . . that they should see his	         face no more.                            --Acts xx. 38.	   [1913 Webster]	         I desire no man to sorrow for me.        --Sir J.	                                                  Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorrowed \Sor"rowed\, a.	   Accompanied with sorrow; sorrowful. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorrowful \Sor"row*ful\, a. [OE. sorweful, AS. sorgful.]	   1. Full of sorrow; exhibiting sorrow; sad; dejected;	      distressed. "This sorrowful prisoner." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death.	                                                  --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  38.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing sorrow; exciting grief; mournful; lamentable;	      grievous; as, a sorrowful accident.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sad; mournful; dismal; disconsolate; drear; dreary;	        grievous; lamentable; doleful; distressing.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sor"row*ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Sor"row*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Sorrowless \Sor"row*less\, a.	   Free from sorrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorry \Sor"ry\, a. [Compar. {Sorrier}; superl. {Sorriest}.] [OE.	   sory, sary, AS. s[=a]rig, fr. s[=a]r, n., sore. See {Sore},	   n. & a. The original sense was, painful; hence, miserable,	   sad.]	   1. Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil;	      feeling regret; -- now generally used to express light	      grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express	      deeper feeling. "I am sorry for my sins." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye were made sorry after a godly manner. --2 Cor.	                                                  vii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am sorry for thee, friend; 't is the duke's	            pleasure.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She entered, were he lief or sorry.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            All full of chirking was this sorry place.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Poor; mean; worthless; as, a sorry excuse. "With sorry	      grace." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cheeks of sorry grain will serve.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good fruit will sometimes grow on a sorry tree.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hurt; afflicted; mortified; vexed; chagrined;	        melancholy; dismal; poor; mean; pitiful.	        [1913 Webster]
Sors \Sors\, n.; pl. {Sortes}. [L.]	   A lot; also, a kind of divination by means of lots.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sortes Homericae} or {Sortes Virgilianae} [L., Homeric or	      Virgilian lots], a form of divination anciently practiced,	      which consisted in taking the first passage on which the	      eye fell, upon opening a volume of Homer or Virgil, or a	      passage drawn from an urn which several were deposited, as	      indicating future events, or the proper course to be	      pursued. In later times the Bible was used for the same	      purpose by Christians.	      [1913 Webster]
Sort \Sort\, n. [F. sorl, L. sors, sortis. See {Sort} kind.]	   Chance; lot; destiny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By aventure, or sort, or cas [chance].   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let blockish Ajax draw	         The sort to fight with Hector.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sort \Sort\, n. [F. sorie (cf. It. sorta, sorte), from L. sors,	   sorti, a lot, part, probably akin to serere to connect. See	   {Series}, and cf. {Assort}, {Consort}, {Resort}, {Sorcery},	   {Sort} lot.]	   1. A kind or species; any number or collection of individual	      persons or things characterized by the same or like	      qualities; a class or order; as, a sort of men; a sort of	      horses; a sort of trees; a sort of poems.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner; form of being or acting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which for my part I covet to perform,	            In sort as through the world I did proclaim.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flowers, in such sort worn, can neither be smelt nor	            seen well by those that wear them.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll deceive you in another sort.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To Adam in what sort	            Shall I appear?                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall not be wholly without praise, if in some	            sort I have copied his style.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Condition above the vulgar; rank. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A chance group; a company of persons who happen to be	      together; a troop; also, an assemblage of animals. [Obs.]	      "A sort of shepherds." --Spenser. "A sort of steers."	      --Spenser. "A sort of doves." --Dryden. "A sort of	      rogues." --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	            A boy, a child, and we a sort of us,	            Vowed against his voyage.             --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A pair; a set; a suit. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (Print.) Letters, figures, points, marks, spaces, or	      quadrats, belonging to a case, separately considered.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Out of sorts} (Print.), with some letters or sorts of type	      deficient or exhausted in the case or font; hence,	      colloquially, out of order; ill; vexed; disturbed.	   {To run upon sorts} (Print.), to use or require a greater	      number of some particular letters, figures, or marks than	      the regular proportion, as, for example, in making an	      index.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Kind; species; rank; condition.	   Usage: {Sort}, {Kind}. Kind originally denoted things of the	          same family, or bound together by some natural	          affinity; and hence, a class. Sort signifies that	          which constitutes a particular lot of parcel, not	          implying necessarily the idea of affinity, but of mere	          assemblage. the two words are now used to a great	          extent interchangeably, though sort (perhaps from its	          original meaning of lot) sometimes carries with it a	          slight tone of disparagement or contempt, as when we	          say, that sort of people, that sort of language.
[1913 Webster]	      As when the total kind	      Of birds, in orderly array on wing,	      Came summoned over Eden to receive	      Their names of there.                       --Milton.	[1913 Webster]	      None of noble sort	      Would so offend a virgin.                   --Shak.	[1913 Webster]
Sort \Sort\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sorted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sorting}.]	   1. To separate, and place in distinct classes or divisions,	      as things having different qualities; as, to sort cloths	      according to their colors; to sort wool or thread	      according to its fineness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rays which differ in refrangibility may be parted	            and sorted from one another.          --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to order from a confused state. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conjoin; to put together in distribution; to class.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shellfish have been, by some of the ancients,	            compared and sorted with insects.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            She sorts things present with things past. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To choose from a number; to select; to cull.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he may sort out a worthy spouse. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll sort some other time to visit you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To conform; to adapt; to accommodate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray thee, sort thy heart to patience. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sort \Sort\, v. i.	   1. To join or associate with others, esp. with others of the	      same kind or species; to agree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor do metals only sort and herd with metals in the	            earth, and minerals with minerals.    --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	            The illiberality of parents towards children makes	            them base, and sort with any company. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suit; to fit; to be in accord; to harmonize.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are happy whose natures sort with their	            vocations.                            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things sort not to my will.           --herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not tell you precisely how they sorted. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Sortable \Sort"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. sortable suitable.]	   1. Capable of being sorted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitable; befitting; proper. [Obs.] --con.	      [1913 Webster]
Sortably \Sort"a*bly\, adv.	   Suitable. [Obs.] --otgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortal \Sort"al\, a.	   Pertaining to a sort. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortance \Sort"ance\, n. [From {Sort}, v. i.]	   Suitableness; agreement. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorter \Sort"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, sorts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortes \Sor"tes\, n.,	   pl. of {Sors}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortie \Sor"tie\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sortir to go out, to	   issue, probably fr. L. sortus, for surrectus, p. p. of	   surgere to raise up, to rise up. See {Source}.] (Mil.)	   The sudden issuing of a body of troops, usually small, from a	   besieged place to attack or harass the besiegers; a sally.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortilege \Sor"ti*lege\, n. [F. sortil[`e]ge, fr. L. sors,	   sortis, a lot + legere to gather, to select.]	   The act or practice of drawing lots; divination by drawing	   lots.	   [1913 Webster]	         A woman infamous for sortileges and witcheries. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortilegious \Sor`ti*le"gious\, a.	   Pertaining to sortilege.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortilegy \Sor"til"e*gy\, n.	   Sortilege. [R.] --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortita \Sor*ti"ta\, n. [It., a coming out.]	   1. The air sung by any of the principal characters in an	      opera on entering.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A closing voluntary; a postlude.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sortition \Sor*ti"tion\, n. [L. sortitio, from sortiri to draw	   or cast lots, fr. sors, sortis, a lot.]	   Selection or appointment by lot. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sortment \Sort"ment\, n.	   Assortiment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sorus \So"rus\, n.; pl. {Sori}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a heap.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the fruit dots, or small clusters of	      sporangia, on the back of the fronds of ferns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) In parasitic fungi, any mass of spores bursting	          through the epidermis of a host plant.	      (b) In lichens, a heap of soredia on the thallus.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sorwe \Sor"we\, n. & v.	   Sorrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sorweful \Sor"we*ful\, a.	   Sorrowful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sory \So"ry\, n. [L. sory, Gr. ?.] (Old Min. Chem.)	   Green vitriol, or some earth imregnated with it.	   [1913 Webster]
SOS \SOS\	   The letters signified by the signal ( . . . --- . . . )	   prescribed by the International Radiotelegraphic Convention	   of 1912 for use by ships in distress.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
So-so \So"-so`\, a. [So + so.]	   Neither very good nor very bad; middling; passable;	   tolerable; indifferent.	   [1913 Webster]	         In some Irish houses, where things are so-so,	         One gammon of bacon hangs up for a show. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Burns] certainly wrote some so-so verses to the	         Tree of Liberty.                         --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	So-so \So"-so`\, adv.	   Tolerably; passably. --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]
Soss \Soss\ (?; 115), v. i. [Cf. {Souse}.]	   To fall at once into a chair or seat; to sit lazily. [Obs.]	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Soss \Soss\, v. t.	   To throw in a negligent or careless manner; to toss. [Obs.]	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Soss \Soss\, n.	   1. A lazy fellow. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A heavy fall. [Prov. Eng.] --Hallowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Soss \Soss\, n. [See {Sesspol}.]	   Anything dirty or muddy; a dirty puddle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sostenuto \Sos`te*nu"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Sustained; -- applied to a movement or passage the sounds of	   which are to sustained to the utmost of the nominal value of	   the time; also, to a passage the tones of which are to be	   somewhat prolonged or protacted.	   [1913 Webster]
Sot \Sot\, n. [F., fr. LL. sottus; of unknown origin, cf. Ir.	   sotal pride, soithir proud, or Chald. & NHeb. shoten	   foolish.]	   1. A stupid person; a blockhead; a dull fellow; a dolt.	      [Obs.] --outh.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Egypt oft has seen the sot bow down,	            And reverence some d?ified baboon.    --Oldham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person stupefied by excessive drinking; an habitual	      drunkard. "A brutal sot." --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every sign	            That calls the staring sots to nasty wine.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	Sot \Sot\, a.	   Sottish; foolish; stupid; dull. [Obs.] "Rich, but sot."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	Sot \Sot\, v. t.	   To stupefy; to infatuate; to besot. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I hate to see a brave, bold fellow sotted. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sot \Sot\, v. i.	   To tipple to stupidity. [R.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Sotadean \So`ta*de"an\, a.	   Sotadic.	   [1913 Webster]
Sotadic \So*tad"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the lascivious compositions of	   the Greek poet Sotades. -- n. A Sotadic verse or poem.	   [1913 Webster]
sote \sote\ (s[=o]t), a.	   Sweet. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster] sotel
sotel \so"tel\ (s[=o]"t[e^]l), Sotil \So"til\, a.	   Subtile. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
soteriology \so*te`ri*ol"o*gy\	   (s[-o]*t[=e]`r[i^]*[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. swthri`a safety	   (from swth`rios saving, swth`r a savior, sw`zein to save) +	   -logy.]	   1. A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and	      preserving health.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The doctrine of salvation by Jesus Christ.	      [1913 Webster]
Sothe \Sothe\ (s[=o]th or s[=o]"the), a.	   Sooth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Sothiac
Sothiac \So"thi*ac\, Sothic \Soth"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Sothis, the Egyptian name for the Dog	   Star; taking its name from the Dog Star; canicular.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sothiac year}, 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 consists of 1,460 Sothic years, being equal to	      1,461 vague years. One of these periods ended in July, a.	      d. 139.	      [1913 Webster]
Sotilte \So"til*te\, n.	   Subtlety. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sotted \Sot"ted\,	   a. & p. p. of {Sot}. Befooled; deluded; besotted. [Obs.]	   "This sotted priest." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sottery \Sot"ter*y\, n.	   Folly. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sottish \Sot"tish\, a. [From {Sot}.]	   Like a sot; doltish; very foolish; drunken.	   [1913 Webster]	         How ignorant are sottish pretenders to astrology!	                                                  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dull; stupid; senseless; doltish; infatuate.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sot"tish*ly}, adv. --	        {Sot"tish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Sotto voce \Sot`to vo"ce\ [It.]	   1. (Mus.) With a restrained voice or moderate force; in an	      undertone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spoken low or in an undertone.	      [1913 Webster]
Sou \Sou\, n.; pl. {Sous}or. [F. sou, OF. sol, from L. solidus a	   gold coin, in LL., a coin of less value. See {Sold}, n.,	   {Solid}, and and cf. {Sol}, {Soldo}.]	   An old French copper coin, equivalent in value to, and now	   displaced by, the five-centime piece (1/20 of a franc), which	   is popularly called a sou.	   [1913 Webster]
Souari nut \Sou*a"ri nut`\ (Bot.)	   The large edible nutlike seed of a tall tropical American	   tree ({Caryocar nuciferum}) of the same natural order with	   the tea plant; -- also called {butternut}. [Written also	   {sawarra nut}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soubah \Sou"bah\, n.	   See {Subah}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soubahdar \Sou"bah*dar\, n.	   See {Subahdar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soubise \Sou`bise"\ (s[=oo]`b[=e]z"), n.	   1. [F.] A sauce made of white onions and melted butter mixed	      with velout['e] sauce.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of cravat worn by men in the late 18th century.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Soubrette \Sou`brette"\, n. [F.]	   A female servant or attendant; specifically, as a term of the	   theater, a lady's maid, in comedies, who acts the part of an	   intrigante; a meddlesome, mischievous female servant or young	   woman.	   [1913 Webster]
Soubriquet \Sou`bri`quet"\, n.	   See {Sobriquet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Souce \Souce\, n.	   See 1st {Souse}.	   [1913 Webster]	Souce \Souce\, v. t. & i.	   See {Souse}. [Obs.] --penser.	   [1913 Webster]
Souchong \Sou*chong"\, n. [Chin. seou chong little plant or	   sort.]	   A kind of black tea of a fine quality.	   [1913 Webster]
Soudan \Sou*dan"\, n.[F.]	   A sultan. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Souded
Souded \Soud"ed\, Soudet \Soud"et\, a. [See {Solder}.]	   United; consolidated; made firm; strengthened. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O martyr souded for virginity!           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Souffle \Souf"fle\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   A murmuring or blowing sound; as, the uterine souffle heard	   over the pregnant uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Souffl'e \Souf"fl['e]\, n. [F., fr. souffl['e], p. p. of	   souffler to puff.] (Cookery)	   A side dish served hot from the oven at dinner, made of eggs,	   milk, and flour or other farinaceous substance, beaten till	   very light, and flavored with fruits, liquors, or essence.	   [1913 Webster] Soufflee	Souffl'e \Souf`fl['e]"\, a. [F., fr. souffl['e], p. p. of	   souffler to puff.]	   1. (Ceramics) Decorated with very small drops or sprinkles of	      color, as if blown from a bellows.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Cookery) Often
Souffl'ee \Souffl['e]e\	   Filled with air by beating, and baked; as, an omelette	   souffl['e].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sough \Sough\, n.	   A sow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sough \Sough\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A small drain; an adit. [Prov. Eng.] --W. M. Buchanan.	   [1913 Webster]	Sough \Sough\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. Icel. s?gr (in comp.) a rushing	   sound, or OE. swough, swogh, a sound, AS. sw?gan to rustle.	   Cf. {Surf}, {Swoon}, v. i.]	   1. The sound produced by soughing; a hollow murmur or	      roaring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whispering leaves or solemn sough of the forest.	                                                  --W. Howitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a vague rumor or flying report. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cant or whining mode of speaking, especially in	      preaching or praying. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	Sough \Sough\, v. i.	   To whistle or sigh, as the wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Sought \Sought\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Seek}.	   [1913 Webster]
Souke \Souke\, v. t. & i.	   To suck. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Soul \Soul\ (s[=o]l), a.	   Sole. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Soul \Soul\, v. i. [F. so[^u]ler to satiate. See {Soil} to	   feed.]	   To afford suitable sustenance. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]	Soul \Soul\, n. [OE. soule, saule, AS. s[=a]wel, s[=a]wl; akin	   to OFries. s?le, OS. s?ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s?la,	   s?ula, Icel. s[=a]la, Sw. sj[aum]l, Dan. siael, Goth.	   saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a	   lifetime, age (cf. {Secular}.)]	   1. The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that	      part of man which enables him to think, and which renders	      him a subject of moral government; -- sometimes, in	      distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of man, the	      so-called animal soul, that is, the seat of life, the	      sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the	      voluntary and rational powers; -- sometimes, in	      distinction from the mind, the moral and emotional part of	      man's nature, the seat of feeling, in distinction from	      intellect; -- sometimes, the intellect only; the	      understanding; the seat of knowledge, as distinguished	      from feeling. In a more general sense, "an animating,	      separable, surviving entity, the vehicle of individual	      personal existence." --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The eyes of our souls only then begin to see, when	            our bodily eyes are closing.          --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The seat of real life or vitality; the source of action;	      the animating or essential part. "The hidden soul of	      harmony." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou sun, of this great world both eye and soul.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The leader; the inspirer; the moving spirit; the heart;	      as, the soul of an enterprise; an able general is the soul	      of his army.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is the very soul of bounty!        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Energy; courage; spirit; fervor; affection, or any other	      noble manifestation of the heart or moral nature; inherent	      power or goodness.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he wants algebra he must confess;	            But not a soul to give our arms success. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A human being; a person; -- a familiar appellation,	      usually with a qualifying epithet; as, poor soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news	            from a far country.                   --Prov. xxv.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	            God forbid so many simple souls	            Should perish by the sword!           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now mistress Gilpin (careful soul).   --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A pure or disembodied spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            That to his only Son . . . every soul in heaven	            Shall bend the knee.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A perceived shared community and awareness among	      African-Americans.	      [PJC]	   8. Soul music.	      [PJC]	   Note: Soul is used in the formation of numerous compounds,	         most of which are of obvious signification; as,	         soul-betraying, soul-consuming, soul-destroying,	         soul-distracting, soul-enfeebling, soul-exalting,	         soul-felt, soul-harrowing, soul-piercing,	         soul-quickening, soul-reviving, soul-stirring,	         soul-subduing, soul-withering, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Spirit; life; courage; fire; ardor.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Cure of souls}. See {Cure}, n., 2.	   {Soul bell}, the passing bell. --Bp. Hall.	   {Soul foot}. See {Soul scot}, below. [Obs.]	   {Soul scot} or	   {Soul shot}. [Soul + scot, or shot; cf. AS. s[=a]welsceat.]	      (O. Eccl. Law) A funeral duty paid in former times for a	      requiem for the soul. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	Soul \Soul\ (s[=o]l), v. t.	   To indue with a soul; to furnish with a soul or mind. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
soul \soul\ (s[=o]l), a.	   By or for African-Americans, or characteristic of their	   culture; as, soul music; soul newspapers; soul food.	   [PJC]
Souled \Souled\ (s[=o]ld), a.	   Furnished with a soul; possessing soul and feeling; -- used	   chiefly in composition; as, great-souled Hector. "Grecian	   chiefs . . . largely souled." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Soulili \Sou"li*li`\ (s[=oo]"l[-e]*l[=e]`), n. (Zool.)	   A long-tailed, crested Javan monkey ({Semnopithecus	   mitratus}). The head, the crest, and the upper surface of the	   tail, are black.	   [1913 Webster]
soul kiss \soul" kiss`\, n.	   A kiss in which both parties have their mouths open and	   pressed together, and the tongue of one or both is maneuvered	   within the mouth of the other.	   Syn: French kiss, deep kiss.	        [PJC]
Soulless \Soul"less\, a.	   Being without a soul, or without greatness or nobleness of	   mind; mean; spiritless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Slave, souless villain, dog!             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Soullessly \Soul"less*ly\, adv.	   In a soulless manner. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Soun \Soun\, n. & v.	   Sound. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sound \Sound\, n. [AS. sund a swimming, akin to E. swim. See	   {Swim}.]	   The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed	   article of food.	   [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, n. (Zool.)	   A cuttlefish. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, a. [Compar. {Sounder}; superl. {Soundest}.] [OE.	   sound, AS. sund; akin to D. gezond, G. gesund, OHG. gisunt,	   Dan. & Sw. sund, and perhaps to L. sanus. Cf. {Sane}.]	   1. Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or	      decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit;	      a sound tooth; a sound ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; --	      said of body or mind; as, a sound body; a sound	      constitution; a sound understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Firm; strong; safe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brasswork here, how rich it is in beams,	            And how, besides, it makes the whole house sound.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Free from error; correct; right; honest; true; faithful;	      orthodox; -- said of persons; as, a sound lawyer; a sound	      thinker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not I know you a favorer	            Of this new seat? Ye are nor sound.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Founded in truth or right; supported by justice; not to be	      overthrown on refuted; not fallacious; as, sound argument	      or reasoning; a sound objection; sound doctrine; sound	      principles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hold fast the form of sound words, which thou hast	            heard of me.                          --2 Tim. i.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. heavy; laid on with force; as, a sound beating.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Undisturbed; deep; profound; as, sound sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Founded in law; legal; valid; not defective; as, a sound	      title to land.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sound is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, sound-headed,	         sound-hearted, sound-timbered, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sound currency} (Com.), a currency whose actual value is the	      same as its nominal value; a currency which does not	      deteriorate or depreciate or fluctuate in comparision with	      the standard of values.	      [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, adv.	   Soundly.	   [1913 Webster]	         So sound he slept that naught might him awake.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, n. [AS. sund a narrow sea or strait; akin to	   Icel., Sw., Dan. & G. sund, probably so named because it	   could be swum across. See {Swim}.] (Geog.)	   A narrow passage of water, or a strait between the mainland	   and an island; also, a strait connecting two seas, or	   connecting a sea or lake with the ocean; as, the Sound	   between the Baltic and the german Ocean; Long Island Sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Sound of Denmark, where ships pay toll. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sound dues}, tolls formerly imposed by Denmark on vessels	      passing through the Baltic Sound.	      [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sounding}.] [F. sonder; cf. AS. sundgyrd a sounding rod,	   sundline a sounding line (see {Sound} a narrow passage of	   water).]	   1. To measure the depth of; to fathom; especially, to	      ascertain the depth of by means of a line and plummet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To ascertain, or try to ascertain, the thoughts,	      motives, and purposes of (a person); to examine; to try;	      to test; to probe.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was in jest,	            And by that offer meant to sound your breast.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I've sounded my Numidians man by man. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To explore, as the bladder or urethra, with a	      sound; to examine with a sound; also, to examine by	      auscultation or percussion; as, to sound a patient.	      [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, v. i.	   To ascertain the depth of water with a sounding line or other	   device.	   [1913 Webster]	         I sound as a shipman soundeth in the sea with his	         plummet to know the depth of sea.        --Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, n. [F. sonde. See {Sound} to fathom.] (Med.)	   Any elongated instrument or probe, usually metallic, by which	   cavities of the body are sounded or explored, especially the	   bladder for stone, or the urethra for a stricture.	   [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, n. [OE. soun, OF. son, sun, F. son, fr. L. sonus	   akin to Skr. svana sound, svan to sound, and perh. to E.	   swan. Cf. {Assonant}, {Consonant}, {Person}, {Sonata},	   {Sonnet}, {Sonorous}, {Swan}.]	   1. The peceived object occasioned by the impulse or vibration	      of a material substance affecting the ear; a sensation or	      perception of the mind received through the ear, and	      produced by the impulse or vibration of the air or other	      medium with which the ear is in contact; the effect of an	      impression made on the organs of hearing by an impulse or	      vibration of the air caused by a collision of bodies, or	      by other means; noise; report; as, the sound of a drum;	      the sound of the human voice; a horrid sound; a charming	      sound; a sharp, high, or shrill sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warlike sound	            Of trumpets loud and clarions.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The occasion of sound; the impulse or vibration which	      would occasion sound to a percipient if present with	      unimpaired; hence, the theory of vibrations in elastic	      media such cause sound; as, a treatise on sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, sounds are spoken of as audible and	         inaudible.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Noise without signification; empty noise; noise and	      nothing else.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sense and not sound . . . must be the principle.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sound boarding}, boards for holding pugging, placed in	      partitions of under floors in order to deaden sounds.	   {Sound bow}, in a series of transverse sections of a bell,	      that segment against which the clapper strikes, being the	      part which is most efficacious in producing the sound. See	      Illust. of {Bell}.	   {Sound post}. (Mus.) See {Sounding post}, under {Sounding}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, v. i. [OE. sounen, sownen, OF. soner, suner, F.	   sonner, from L. sonare. See {Sound} a noise.]	   1. To make a noise; to utter a voice; to make an impulse of	      the air that shall strike the organs of hearing with a	      perceptible effect. "And first taught speaking trumpets	      how to sound." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            How silver-sweet sound lovers' tongues! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be conveyed in sound; to be spread or published; to	      convey intelligence by sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            From you sounded out the word of the Lord. --1	                                                  Thess. i. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make or convey a certain impression, or to have a	      certain import, when heard; hence, to seem; to appear; as,	      this reproof sounds harsh; the story sounds like an	      invention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good sir, why do you start, and seem to fear	            Things that do sound so fair?         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sound in} or {To sound into}, to tend to; to partake of	      the nature of; to be consonant with. [Obs., except in the	      phrase To sound in damages, below.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Soun[d]ing in moral virtue was his speech.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sound in damages} (Law), to have the essential quality of	      damages. This is said of an action brought, not for the	      recovery of a specific thing, as replevin, etc., but for	      damages only, as trespass, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Sound \Sound\, v. t.	   1. To cause to make a noise; to play on; as, to sound a	      trumpet or a horn; to sound an alarm.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bagpipe well could he play and soun[d]. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to exit as a sound; as, to sound a note with the	      voice, or on an instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To order, direct, indicate, or proclain by a sound, or	      sounds; to give a signal for by a certain sound; as, to	      sound a retreat; to sound a parley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clock sounded the hour of noon.   --G. H. Lewes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To celebrate or honor by sounds; to cause to be reported;	      to publish or proclaim; as, to sound the praises of fame	      of a great man or a great exploit.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To examine the condition of (anything) by causing the same	      to emit sounds and noting their character; as, to sound a	      piece of timber; to sound a vase; to sound the lungs of a	      patient.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To signify; to import; to denote. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soun[d]ing alway the increase of his winning.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Soundable \Sound"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being sounded.	   [1913 Webster]
Soundage \Sound"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Dues for soundings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sound-board \Sound"-board`\, n.	   A sounding-board.	   [1913 Webster]	         To many a row of pipes the sound-board breathes.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sounder \Sound"er\, n.	   One who, or that which; sounds; specifically, an instrument	   used in telegraphy in place of a register, the communications	   being read by sound.	   [1913 Webster]	Sounder \Sound"er\, n. (Zool.)	   A herd of wild hogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Sounding \Sound"ing\, a.	   Making or emitting sound; hence, sonorous; as, sounding	   words. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sounding \Sound"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, sounds (in any of the	      senses of the several verbs).	      [1913 Webster]	   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 reach the bottom; -- usually in	          the plural.	      (c) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by	          the sounding lead when it has touched bottom.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Sounding lead}, the plummet at the end of a sounding line.	      	   {Sounding line}, a line having a plummet at the end, used in	      making soundings.	   {Sounding post} (Mus.), a small post in a violin,	      violoncello, or similar instrument, set under the bridge	      as a support, for propagating the sounds to the body of	      the instrument; -- called also {sound post}.	   {Sounding rod} (Naut.), a rod used to ascertain the depth of	      water in a ship's hold.	   {In soundings}, within the eighty-fathom line. --Ham. Nav.	      Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Sounding balloon \Sound"ing bal*loon"\	   An unmanned balloon sent aloft for meteorological or	   aeronautic purposes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sounding-board \Sound"ing-board`\, n.	   1. (Mus.) A thin board which propagates the sound in a piano,	      in a violin, and in some other musical instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A board or structure placed behind or over a pulpit or	      rostrum to give distinctness to a speaker's voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. See {Sound boarding}, under {Sound}, a noise.	      [1913 Webster]
Soundless \Sound"less\, a.	   Not capable of being sounded or fathomed; unfathomable.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Soundless \Sound"less\, a.	   Having no sound; noiseless; silent. -- {Sound"less*ly}, adv.	   -- {Sound"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Soundly \Sound"ly\, adv.	   In a sound manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Soundness \Sound"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sound; as, the soundness of	   timber, of fruit, of the teeth, etc.; the soundness of	   reasoning or argument; soundness of faith.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Firmness; strength; solidity; healthiness; truth;	        rectitude.	        [1913 Webster]
Soune \Soune\, v. t. & i.	   To sound. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sounst \Sounst\, a.	   Soused. See {Souse}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soup \Soup\, n. [F. soupe, OF. sope, supe, soupe, perhaps	   originally, a piece of bread; probably of Teutonic origin;	   cf. D. sop sop, G. suppe soup. See {Sop} something dipped in	   a liquid, and cf. {Supper}.]	   A liquid food of many kinds, usually made by boiling meat and	   vegetables, or either of them, in water, -- commonly seasoned	   or flavored; strong broth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Soup kitchen}, an establishment for preparing and supplying	      soup to the poor.	   {Soup ticket}, a ticket conferring the privilege of receiving	      soup at a soup kitchen.	      [1913 Webster]	Soup \Soup\, v. t.	   To sup or swallow. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Soup \Soup\, v. t.	   To breathe out. [Obs.] --amden.	   [1913 Webster]	Soup \Soup\, v. t.	   To sweep. See {Sweep}, and {Swoop}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Soupcon \Soup`[,c]on"\, n. [F.]	   A suspicion; a suggestion; hence, a very small portion; a	   taste; as, coffee with a soup[,c]on of brandy; a soup[,c]on	   of coquetry.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Soupe-maigre \Soupe`-mai"gre\, n. [F.] (Cookery)	   Soup made chiefly from vegetables or fish with a little	   butter and a few condiments.	   [1913 Webster]
Souple \Sou"ple\, n.	   That part of a flail which strikes the grain. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Soupy \Soup"y\, a.	   Resembling soup; souplike.	   [1913 Webster]
Sour \Sour\, a. [Compar. {Sourer}; superl. {Sourest}.] [OE.	   sour, sur, AS. s?r; akin to D. zuur, G. sauer, OHG. s?r,	   Icel. s?rr, Sw. sur, Dan. suur, Lith. suras salt, Russ.	   surovui harsh, rough. Cf. {Sorrel}, the plant.]	   1. Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and	      the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.	      [1913 Webster]	            All sour things, as vinegar, provoke appetite.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Changed, as by keeping, so as to be acid, rancid, or	      musty, turned.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disagreeable; unpleasant; hence; cross; crabbed; peevish;	      morose; as, a man of a sour temper; a sour reply. "A sour	      countenance." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a scholar . . .	            Lofty and sour to them that loved him not,	            But to those men that sought him sweet as summer.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Afflictive; painful. "Sour adversity." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Cold and unproductive; as, sour land; a sour marsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sour dock} (Bot.), sorrel.	   {Sour gourd} (Bot.), the gourdlike fruit {Adansonia	      Gregorii}, and {Adansonia digitata}; also, either of the	      trees bearing this fruit. See {Adansonia}.	   {Sour grapes}. See under {Grape}.	   {Sour gum} (Bot.) See {Turelo}.	   {Sour plum} (Bot.), the edible acid fruit of an Australian	      tree ({Owenia venosa}); also, the tree itself, which	      furnished a hard reddish wood used by wheelwrights.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acid; sharp; tart; acetous; acetose; harsh; acrimonious;	        crabbed; currish; peevish.	        [1913 Webster]	Sour \Sour\, n.	   A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sour \Sour\, v. t. [AS. s?rian to sour, to become sour.]	   1. To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to	      sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances.	      [1913 Webster]	            So the sun's heat, with different powers,	            Ripens the grape, the liquor sours.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make cold and unproductive, as soil. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make unhappy, uneasy, or less agreeable.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sour your happiness I must report,	            The queen is dead.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause or permit to become harsh or unkindly. "Souring	      his cheeks." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pride had not sour'd nor wrath debased my heart.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To macerate, and render fit for plaster or mortar; as, to	      sour lime for business purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	Sour \Sour\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Soured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Souring}.]	   To become sour; to turn from sweet to sour; as, milk soon	   sours in hot weather; a kind temper sometimes sours in	   adversity.	   [1913 Webster]	         They keep out melancholy from the virtuous, and hinder	         the hatred of vice from souring into severity.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Source \Source\, n. [OE. sours, OF. sourse, surse, sorse, F.	   source, fr. OF. sors, p. p. of OF. sordre, surdre, sourdre,	   to spring forth or up, F. sourdre, fr. L. surgere to lift or	   raise up, to spring up. See {Surge}, and cf. {Souse} to	   plunge or swoop as a bird upon its prey.]	   1. The act of rising; a rise; an ascent. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore right as an hawk upon a sours	            Up springeth into the air, right so prayers . . .	            Maken their sours to Goddes ears two. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The rising from the ground, or beginning, of a stream of	      water or the like; a spring; a fountain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where as the Poo out of a welle small	            Taketh his firste springing and his sours.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kings that rule	            Behind the hidden sources of the Nile. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That from which anything comes forth, regarded as its	      cause or origin; the person from whom anything originates;	      first cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            This source of ideas every man has wholly in	            himself.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The source of Newton's light, of Bacon's sense.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Origin}.	        [1913 Webster]
Sourcrout \Sour"crout`\, n.	   See {Sauerkraut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sourde \Sourde\, v. i. [F. sourdre. See {Source}.]	   To have origin or source; to rise; to spring. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Now might men ask whereof that pride sourdeth.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Souring \Sour"ing\, n. (Bot.)	   Any sour apple.	   [1913 Webster]
Sourish \Sour"ish\, a.	   Somewhat sour; moderately acid; as, sourish fruit; a sourish	   taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Sourkrout \Sour"krout`\, n.	   Same as {Sauerkraut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sourly \Sour"ly\, adv.	   In a sour manner; with sourness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sourness \Sour"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sour.	   [1913 Webster]
Sours \Sours\, n.	   Source. See {Source}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Soursop \Sour"sop`\, n. (Bot.)	   The large succulent and slightly acid fruit of a small tree	   ({Anona muricata}) of the West Indies; also, the tree itself.	   It is closely allied to the custard apple.	   [1913 Webster]
Sourwood \Sour"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The sorrel tree.	   [1913 Webster] Sous
Sous \Sous\, Souse \Souse\ (F. s[=oo]; colloq. Eng. sous), n.	   A corrupt form of Sou. [Obs.] --Colman, the Elder.	   [1913 Webster]
Souse \Souse\, n. [OF. sausse. See {Sauce}.] [Written also	   {souce}, {sowce}, and {sowse}.]	   1. Pickle made with salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something kept or steeped in pickle; esp., the pickled	      ears, feet, etc., of swine.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he that can rear up a pig in his house,	            Hath cheaper his bacon, and sweeter his souse.	                                                  --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The ear; especially, a hog's ear. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of sousing; a plunging into water.	      [1913 Webster]	Souse \Souse\, n.	   A drunkard. [slang]	   [PJC]	Souse \Souse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soused}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sousing}.] [Cf. F. saucer to wet with sauce. See {Souse}	   pickle.]	   1. To steep in pickle; to pickle. "A soused gurnet." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plunge or immerse in water or any liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	            They soused me over head and ears in water.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drench, as by an immersion; to wet throughly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Although I be well soused in this shower.	                                                  --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	Souse \Souse\, v. i. [Probably fr. OF. sors, p. p. of sordre to	   rise, and first used of an upward swood, then of a swoop in	   general, but also confused with {Souse}, v. t. See {Source}.]	   To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall	   suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack.	   [1913 Webster]	         For then I viewed his plunge and souse	         Into the foamy main.                     --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jove's bird will souse upon the timorous hare. --J.	                                                  Dryden. Jr.	   [1913 Webster]	Souse \Souse\, v. t.	   To pounce upon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [The gallant monarch] like eagle o'er his serie towers,	         To souse annoyance that comes near his nest. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Souse \Souse\, n.	   The act of sousing, or swooping.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a falcon fair	         That once hath failed or her souse full near.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Souse \Souse\, adv.	   With a sudden swoop; violently. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Soused \Soused\, adj.	   Thoroughly drunken; inebriated. [slang]	   Syn: bombed; pickled; drunk; intoxicated.	        [PJC]
Souslik \Sous"lik\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   See {Suslik}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sout \Sout\, n.	   Soot. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Soutache \Sou`tache"\, n. [F.]	   A kind of narrow braid, usually of silk; -- also known as	   {Russian braid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Soutage \Sout"age\ (? or ?; 48), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   That in which anything is packed; bagging, as for hops.	   [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Soutane \Sou`tane"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. sotana, or It. sottana, LL.	   subtana, fr. L. subtus below, beneath, fr. sub under.] (Eccl.	   Costume)	   A close garnment with straight sleeves, and skirts reaching	   to the ankles, and buttoned in front from top to bottom;	   especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the	   clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock.	   [1913 Webster]
Souter \Sou"ter\, n. [AS. s?t?re, fr. It. sutor, fr. suere to	   sew.]	   A shoemaker; a cobbler. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no work better than another to please God: . .	         . to wash dishes, to be a souter, or an apostle, -- all	         is one.                                  --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Souterly \Sou"ter*ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a cobbler or cobblers; like a cobbler;	   hence, vulgar; low. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Souterrain \Sou"ter*rain\, n. [F. See {Subterranean}.]	   A grotto or cavern under ground. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
South \South\ (?; by sailors sou), n. [OE. south, su[thorn], AS.	   s[=u][eth] for sun[eth]; akin to D. zuid, OHG. sund, G.	   s["u]d, s["u]den, Icel. su[eth]r, sunnr, Dan. syd, s["o]nden,	   Sw. syd, s["o]der, sunnan; all probably akin to E. sun,	   meaning, the side towards the sun. [root]297. See {Sun}.]	   1. That one of the four cardinal points directly opposite to	      the north; the region or direction to the right or	      direction to the right of a person who faces the east.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A country, region, or place situated farther to the south	      than another; the southern section of a country. "The	      queen of the south." --Matt. xii. 42.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: That part of the United States which is	      south of Mason and Dixon's line. See under {Line}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The wind from the south. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	South \South\, a.	   Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a	   southern direction from the point of observation or	   reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the	   south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole.	   "At the south entry." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {South-Sea tea} (Bot.) See {Yaupon}.	      [1913 Webster]	South \South\, adv.	   1. Toward the south; southward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From the south; as, the wind blows south. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	South \South\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Southed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Southing}.]	   1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward the	      south.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) To come to the meridian; to cross the north and	      south line; -- said chiefly of the moon; as, the moon	      souths at nine.	      [1913 Webster]
Southcottian \South*cot"ti*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Joanna Southcott (1750-1814), an Englishwoman	   who, professing to have received a miraculous calling,	   preached and prophesied, and committed many impious	   absurdities.	   [1913 Webster]
Southdown \South"down`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the South Downs, a range of pasture hills	   south of the Thames, in England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Southdown sheep} (Zool.), a celebrated breed of shortwooled,	      hornless sheep, highly valued on account of the delicacy	      of their flesh. So called from the South Downs where the	      breed originated.	      [1913 Webster]	Southdown \South"down`\, n.	   A Southdown sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Southeast \South`east"\ (?; by sailors sou"-), n.	   The point of the compass equally distant from the south and	   the east; the southeast part or region.	   [1913 Webster]	Southeast \South`east\ (?; by sailors sou"-), a.	   Of or pertaining to the southeast; proceeding toward, or	   coming from, the southeast; as, a southeast course; a	   southeast wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Southeaster \South`east"er\, n.	   A storm, strong wind, or gale coming from the southeast.	   [1913 Webster]	Southeaster \South`east"er\, adv.	   Toward the southeast.	   [1913 Webster]
Southeastern \South`east"ern\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the southeast; southeasterly.	   [1913 Webster] Southeastward
Southeastward \South`east"ward\, Southeastwardly
\South`east"ward*ly\, adv.	   Toward the southeast.	   [1913 Webster]
Souther \South"er\, n.	   A strong wind, gale, or storm from the south.	   [1913 Webster]
Southerliness \South"er*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being southerly; direction toward the	   south.	   [1913 Webster]
Southerly \South"er*ly\ (?; 277), a.	   Southern.	   [1913 Webster]
Southern \South"ern\ (?; 277), a. [AS. s[=u][eth]ern. See	   {South}.]	   Of or pertaining to the south; situated in, or proceeding	   from, the south; situated or proceeding toward the south.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Southern Cross} (Astron.), a constellation of the southern	      hemisphere containing several bright stars so related in	      position as to resemble a cross.	   {Southern Fish} (Astron.), a constelation of the southern	      hemisphere ({Piscis Australis}) containing the bright star	      Fomalhaut.	   {Southern States} (U.S. Hist. & Geog.), the States of the	      American Union lying south of Pennsylvania and the Ohio	      River, with Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. Before the	      Civil War, Missouri also, being a slave State, was classed	      as one of the Southern States.	      [1913 Webster]	Southern \South"ern\, n.	   A Southerner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Southerner \South"ern*er\, n.	   An inhabitant or native of the south, esp. of the Southern	   States of North America; opposed to {Northerner}.	   [1913 Webster]
Southernliness \South"ern*li*ness\, n.	   Southerliness.	   [1913 Webster]
Southernly \South"ern*ly\, a.	   Somewhat southern. -- adv. In a southerly manner or course;	   southward.	   [1913 Webster]
Southernmost \South"ern*most`\, a.	   Farthest south.	   [1913 Webster]
Southernwood \South"ern*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A shrubby species of wormwood ({Artemisia Abrotanum}) having	   aromatic foliage. It is sometimes used in making beer.	   [1913 Webster]
Southing \South"ing\ (?; 277), n.	   1. Tendency or progress southward; as, the southing of the	      sun. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The time at which the moon, or other heavenly body, passes	      the meridian of a place.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) Distance of any heavenly body south of the	      equator; south declination; south latitude.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surv. & Navigation) Distance southward from any point	      departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; --	      opposed to {northing}.	      [1913 Webster]
Southly \South"ly\, adv.	   Southerly. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Southmost \South"most`\, a.	   Farthest toward the south; southernmost. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Southness \South"ness\, n.	   A tendency in the end of a magnetic needle to point toward	   the south pole. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Southpaw \South"paw`\, a. (Baseball)	   Using the left hand in pitching; said of a pitcher. [Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Southpaw \South"paw`\, n.	   A pitcher who pitches with the left hand. [Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Southren \South"ren\, a.	   Southern. [Obs.] "I am a Southren man." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Southron \South"ron\, n.	   An inhabitant of the more southern part of a country;	   formerly, a name given in Scotland to any Englishman.	   [1913 Webster]
Southsay \South"say`\, v. i.	   See {Soothsay}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Southsayer \South"say`er\, n.	   See {Soothsayer}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
South southerly \South` south"er*ly\ (Zool.)	   the old squaw; -- so called in imitation of its cry. Called	   also {southerly}, and {southerland}. See under {Old}.	   [1913 Webster] Southward
Southward \South"ward\ (?; colloq. ?), Southwards \South"wards\	   (?; colloq. ?), adv.	   Toward the south, or toward a point nearer the south than the	   east or west point; as, to go southward.	   [1913 Webster]	Southward \South"ward\, a.	   Toward the south.	   [1913 Webster]	Southward \South"ward\, n.	   The southern regions or countries; the south. --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Southwardly \South"ward*ly\, adv.	   In a southern direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Southwest \South`west\ (?; colloq. sou"-.), n.	   The point of the compass equally from the south and the west;	   the southwest part or region.	   [1913 Webster]	Southwest \South`west"\, a.	   Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the southwest;	   proceeding toward the southwest; coming from the southwest;	   as, a southwest wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Southwester \South`west"er\ (?; colloq. ?), n.	   1. A storm, gale, or strong wind from the southwest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hat made of painted canvas, oiled cloth, or the like,	      with a flap at the back, -- worn in stormy weather.	      [1913 Webster]
Southwesterly \South`west"er*ly\, a.	   To ward or from the southwest; as, a southwesterly course; a	   southwesterly wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Southwestern \South`west"ern\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the southwest; southwesterly; as, to sail	   a southwestern course.	   [1913 Webster] Southwestward
Southwestward \South`west"ward\, Southwestwardly
\South`west"ward*ly\, adv.	   Toward the southwest.	   [1913 Webster] Souvenance
Souvenance \Sou"ve*nance\, Sovenaunce \So"ve*naunce\, n. [F.	   souvenance.]	   Remembrance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of his way he had no sovenance.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Souvenir \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}.]	   That which serves as a reminder; a remembrancer; a memento; a	   keepsake.	   [1913 Webster]
Sovereign \Sov"er*eign\ (? or ?; 277), a. [OE. soverain,	   sovereyn, OF. soverain, suvrain, F. souverain, LL. superanus,	   fr. L. superus that is above, upper, higher, fr. super above.	   See {Over}, {Super}, and cf. {Soprano}. The modern spelling	   is due to a supposed connection with reign.]	   1. Supreme or highest in power; superior to all others;	      chief; as, our sovereign prince.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Independent of, and unlimited by, any other; possessing,	      or entitled to, original authority or jurisdiction; as, a	      sovereign state; a sovereign discretion.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Princely; royal. "Most sovereign name." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At Babylon was his sovereign see.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Predominant; greatest; utmost; paramount.	      [1913 Webster]	            We acknowledge him [God] our sovereign good.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Efficacious in the highest degree; effectual; controlling;	      as, a sovereign remedy. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a sovereign influence has this passion upon the	            regulation of the lives and actions of men. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sovereign state}, a state which administers its own	      government, and is not dependent upon, or subject to,	      another power.	      [1913 Webster]	Sovereign \Sov"er*eign\ (? or ?; 277), n.	   1. The person, body, or state in which independent and	      supreme authority is vested; especially, in a monarchy, a	      king, queen, or emperor.	      [1913 Webster]	            No question is to be made but that the bed of the	            Mississippi belongs to the sovereign, that is, to	            the nation.                           --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gold coin of Great Britain, on which an effigy of the	      head of the reigning king or queen is stamped, valued at	      one pound sterling, or about $4.86.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any butterfly of the tribe {Nymphalidi}, or genus	      {Basilarchia}, as the ursula and the viceroy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: King; prince; monarch; potentate; emperor.	        [1913 Webster]
Sovereignize \Sov"er*eign*ize\, v. i.	   To exercise supreme authority. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Sovereignly \Sov"er*eign*ly\, adv.	   In a sovereign manner; in the highest degree; supremely.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sovereignty \Sov"er*eign*ty\, n.; pl. {Sovereignties}. [OE.	   soverainetee, OF. sovrainet['e], F. souverainet['e].]	   The quality or state of being sovereign, or of being a	   sovereign; the exercise of, or right to exercise, supreme	   power; dominion; sway; supremacy; independence; also, that	   which is sovereign; a sovereign state; as, Italy was formerly	   divided into many sovereignties.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woman desiren to have sovereignty	         As well over their husband as over their love.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sovran \Sov"ran\, a.	   A variant of {Sovereign}. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         On thy bald, awful head, O sovran Blanc. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Sow \Sow\, v. i.	   To sew. See {Sew}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sow \Sow\, n. [OE. sowe, suwe, AS. sugu, akin to s[=u], D. zog,	   zeug, OHG. s[=u], G. sau, Icel. s[=y]r, Dan. so, Sw. sugga,	   so, L. sus. Gr. "y^s, sy^s, Zend. hu boar; probably from the	   root seen in Skr. s[=u] to beget, to bear; the animal being	   named in allusion to its fecundity. [root]294. Cf. {Hyena},	   {Soil} to stain, {Son}, {Swine}.]	   1. (Zool.) The female of swine, or of the hog kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sow bug.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.)	      (a) A channel or runner which receives the rows of molds	          in the pig bed.	      (b) The bar of metal which remains in such a runner.	      (c) A mass of solidified metal in a furnace hearth; a	          salamander.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A kind of covered shed, formerly used by besiegers	      in filling up and passing the ditch of a besieged place,	      sapping and mining the wall, or the like. --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sow bread}. (Bot.) See {Cyclamen}.	   {Sow bug}, or {Sowbug} (Zool.), any one of numerous species	      of terrestrial {Isopoda} belonging to {Oniscus},	      {Porcellio}, and allied genera of the family {Oniscidae}.	      They feed chiefly on decaying vegetable substances.	   {Sow thistle} [AS. sugepistel] (Bot.), a composite plant	      ({Sonchus oleraceus}) said to be eaten by swine and some	      other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	Sow \Sow\, v. t. [imp. {Sowed}; p. p. {Sown}or {Sowed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sowing}.] [OE. sowen, sawen, AS. s[=a]wan; akin to	   OFries. s?a, D. zaaijen, OS. & HG. s[=a]jan, G. s[aum]en,	   Icel. s[=a], Sw. s[*a], Dan. saae, Goth. saian, Lith.	   s[=e]ti, Russ. sieiate, L. serere, sevi. Cf. {Saturday},	   {Season}, {Seed}, {Seminary}.]	   1. To scatter, as seed, upon the earth; to plant by strewing;	      as, to sow wheat. Also used figuratively: To spread	      abroad; to propagate. "He would sow some difficulty."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sower went forth to sow; and when he sowed, some	            seeds fell by the wayside.            --Matt. xiii.	                                                  3, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sow dissension in the hearts of brothers.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scatter seed upon, in, or over; to supply or stock, as	      land, with seeds. Also used figuratively: To scatter over;	      to besprinkle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The intellectual faculty is a goodly field, . . .	            and it is the worst husbandry in the world to sow it	            with trifles.                         --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] sowed with stars the heaven.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now morn . . . sowed the earth with orient pearl.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Sow \Sow\, v. i.	   To scatter seed for growth and the production of a crop; --	   literally or figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         They that sow in tears shall reap in joi. --Ps. cxxvi.	                                                  5.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowans \Sow"ans\ (? or ?), n. pl.	   See {Sowens}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowar \Sow"ar\, n. [Per. saw[=a]r a horseman.]	   In India, a mounted soldier.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowbane \Sow"bane`\, n. (Bot.)	   The red goosefoot ({Chenopodium rubrum}), -- said to be fatal	   to swine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowce \Sowce\, n. & v.	   See {Souse}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sowdan \Sow"dan\, n. [F. soudan. See {Soldan}.]	   Sultan. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowdanesse \Sow"dan*esse`\, n.	   A sultaness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowens \Sow"ens\ (? or ?), n. pl. [Scottish; cf. AS. se['a]w	   juice, glue, paste.]	   A nutritious article of food, much used in Scotland, made	   from the husk of the oat by a process not unlike that by	   which common starch is made; -- called {flummery} in England.	   [Written also {sowans}, and {sowins}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sower \Sow"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, sows.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowins \Sow"ins\ (? or ?), n. pl.	   See {Sowens}.	   [1913 Webster] Sowl
Sowl \Sowl\, Sowle \Sowle\, v. t. [Cf. prov. G. zaulen, zauseln,	   G. zausen to tug, drag.]	   To pull by the ears; to drag about. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sowl \Sowl\, v. i.	   See {Soul}, v. i. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sown \Sown\,	   p. p. of {Sow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowne \Sowne\, v. t. & i.	   To sound. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowse \Sowse\, n. & v.	   See {Souse}. [Obs.] --ryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sowter \Sow"ter\, n.	   See {Souter}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Soy
Soy \Soy\ (soi), Soya \Soy"a\(soi"[.a]), n. [Chinese	   sh[=o]y[=u].]	   1. A Chinese and Japanese liquid sauce for fish, etc., made	      by subjecting boiled beans (esp. soybeans), or beans and	      meal, to long fermentation and then long digestion in salt	      and water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The {soybean}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Soybean \Soy"bean\ (soi"b[=e]n`), n.	   1. (Bot.) An Asiatic leguminous herb ({Glycine max}, formerly	      {Glycine Soja}) the seeds of which (also called {soy	      beans}) are used in preparing the sauce called {soy}.	      Called also {soya bean} and {soya}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the seeds of the {Glycine max}, which produce {soybean	      oil}; -- called also {soya bean}.	      [PJC]	Soybean oil \Soy"bean oil\ (soi"b[=e]n` oil), n.	   an oil obtained from the soybean ({Glycine max}), rich in	   protein, fats, sterols, and phospholipids, used as a food and	   in paints and varnishes and in various industrial	   applications; -- called also {soya oil}. It is also used in	   preparing the sauce called {soy} or {soy sauce}.	   [PJC]
Soyle \Soyle\, v. t. [Aphetic form of assoil.]	   To solve, to clear up; as, to soyl all other texts. [Obs.]	   --Tyndate.	   [1913 Webster]	Soyle \Soyle\, n. [Cf. {Soil} to feed.]	   Prey. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Soyned \Soyn"ed\ (? or ?), a. [F. soigner to care.]	   Filled with care; anxious. [Obs.] --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Sozzle \Soz"zle\, v. t. [Freq. from soss, v.]	   1. To splash or wet carelessly; as, to sozzle the feet in	      water. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To heap up in confusion. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	Sozzle \Soz"zle\, n.	   1. One who spills water or other liquids carelessly;	      specifically, a sluttish woman. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mass, or heap, confusedly mingled. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Spa \Spa\ (?; 277), n.	   A spring or mineral water; -- so called from a place of this	   name in Belgium.	   [1913 Webster]
Spaad \Spaad\, n. [Cf. G. spath spar. See {Spar} the mineral.]	   (Min.)	   A kind of spar; earth flax, or amianthus. [Obs.] --oodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Space \Space\ (sp[=a]s), n. [OE. space, F. espace, from L.	   spatium space; cf. Gr. spa^n to draw, to tear; perh. akin to	   E. span. Cf. {Expatiate}.]	   1. Extension, considered independently of anything which it	      may contain; that which makes extended objects conceivable	      and possible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pure space is capable neither of resistance nor	            motion.                               --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Place, having more or less extension; room.	      [1913 Webster]	            They gave him chase, and hunted him as hare;	            Long had he no space to dwell [in].   --R. of	                                                  Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	            While I have time and space.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A quantity or portion of extension; distance from one	      thing to another; an interval between any two or more	      objects; as, the space between two stars or two hills; the	      sound was heard for the space of a mile.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put a space betwixt drove and drove.  --Gen. xxxii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Quantity of time; an interval between two points of time;	      duration; time. "Grace God gave him here, this land to	      keep long space." --R. of brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nine times the space that measures day and night.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            God may defer his judgments for a time, and give a	            people a longer space of repentance.  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A short time; a while. [R.] "To stay your deadly strife a	      space." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Walk; track; path; course. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This ilke [same] monk let old things pace,	            And held after the new world the space. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Print.)	      (a) A small piece of metal cast lower than a face type, so	          as not to receive the ink in printing, -- used to	          separate words or letters.	      (b) The distance or interval between words or letters in	          the lines, or between lines, as in books, on a	          computer screen, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spaces are of different thicknesses to enable the	         compositor to arrange the words at equal distances from	         each other in the same line.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mus.) One of the intervals, or open places, between the	      lines of the staff.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. that portion of the universe outside the earth or its	      atmosphere; -- called also {outer space}.	      [PJC]	   {Absolute space}, {Euclidian space}, etc. See under	      {Absolute}, {Euclidian}, etc.	   {deep space}, the part of outer space which is beyond the	      limits of the solar system.	   {Space line} (Print.), a thin piece of metal used by printers	      to open the lines of type to a regular distance from each	      other, and for other purposes; a lead. --Hansard.	   {Space rule} (Print.), a fine, thin, short metal rule of the	      same height as the type, used in printing short lines in	      tabular matter.	      [1913 Webster]	Space \Space\, v. i. [Cf. OF. espacier, L. spatiari. See	   {Space}, n.]	   To walk; to rove; to roam. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And loved in forests wild to space.      --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Space \Space\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spaced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spacong}.] [Cf. F. espacer. See {Space}, n.] (Print.)	   To arrange or adjust the spaces in or between; as, to space	   words, lines, or letters.	   [1913 Webster]	Space age \Space age\, n.	   the time during which humans engaged in space exploration; --	   generally considered as beginning on October 4, 1957 when the	   Soviet Union placed the first artificial satellite into orbit	   around the earth.	   [PJC] space bar
space bar \space bar\ or space key \space key\ (Mach.,	   Computers)	   A bar or key, in a typewriter, typesetting machine, or other	   keyboard (as a computer keyboard), used to insert a space	   between letters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Space cadet \Space cadet\, n.	   a person who appears disconnected from reality, or living in	   his own world; -- sometimes used of people who are under the	   influence of mind-altering drugs. [derogatory]	   [PJC]
spacecraft \space"craft\, n.	   a vehicle capable of travelling in or into outer space; at	   present, all such vehicles are powered by rocket engine.	   [PJC]
Space flight \Space flight\, n.	   the process or event in which vehicles travel into outer	   space.	   [PJC]
Spaceful \Space"ful\, a.	   Wide; extensive. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
space heater \space" heat`er\, n.	   a portable heating device used for warming the air of a	   single room; -- it may be electrical or use a combustible	   fuel.	   [PJC]
Spaceless \Space"less\, a.	   Without space. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
spaceman \space"man`\, n.	   1. an {astronaut}.	      [PJC]	   2. an intelligent creature from outer space; an	      extraterrestrial; -- a fictional or hypothetical being,	      never actually observed.	      [PJC]
spaceport \space"port\, n. [by analogy with airport.]	   a facility where vehicles are launched into space.	   [PJC]
space probe \space" probe\, n.	   an unmanned rocket carrying instruments to explore objects or	   conditions in outer space; -- used mostly for vehicles	   travelling beyond the earth's gravitational field, rather	   than in orbital or suborbital flight.	   [PJC]	space shuttle \space" shut`tle\, n.	   a reusable vehicle that can carry people or objects into	   orbit around the earth and return to be used again for	   subsequent trips; -- distinguished from rockets that are used	   only once. The present (1997) American space shuttle is a	   manned vehicle, having an external fuel tank that is	   expendable and not re-used.	   [PJC]	space sickness \space" sick`ness\, n.	   a group of symptoms, prominently nausea, but sometimes	   including lethargy, headache, and sweating, occuring under	   the weightless conditions of space flight. --[RHUD]	   [PJC]	space station \space" sta`tion\, n.	   a manned artificial satellite orbiting the earth designed for	   extended occupation and use by multiple crews in succession.	   [PJC]
Space suit \Space suit\, n.	   a protective suit covering the whole body, completely	   airtight and designed to withstand internal pressure, worn by	   astronauts to protect them from the vacuum and other hazards	   of outer space. It typically contains an air supply and other	   life-support equipment to allow functioning independent of	   any other equipment for a period of time while in space.	   [PJC]
space-time \space-time\, n.	   the four-dimensional coordinate system in which all physical	   objects of the known universe are located, and in which all	   physical events occur; it consists of three spatial	   dimensions and one time dimension; -- also called the	   {space-time continuum}.	   [PJC]
Space travel \Space travel\, n.	   the process of travelling in or into outer space.	   [PJC]	Space walk \Space walk\, n.	   any activity by a human outside of the protective environment	   of a spacecraft while it is in outer space, requiring a space	   suit to protect the person from the vacuum and other hazards	   of space.	   [PJC]
Spacial \Spa"cial\, a.	   See {Spatial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spacially \Spa"cial*ly\, adv.	   See {Spatially}. --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spacious \Spa"cious\, a. [L. spatiousus: cf. F. spacieux. See	   {Space}, n.]	   1. Extending far and wide; vast in extent. "A spacious plain	      outstretched in circuit wide." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inclosing an extended space; having large or ample room;	      not contracted or narrow; capacious; roomy; as, spacious	      bounds; a spacious church; a spacious hall. --	      {Spa"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Spa"cious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Spad \Spad\ (sp[a^]d), n. (Mining)	   A nail one or two inches long, of iron, brass, tin, or tinner	   iron, with a hole through the flattened head, used to mark	   stations in underground surveying.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spadassin \Spa`das`sin"\, n. [F., fr. It. spadaccino a	   swordsman, from spada a sword.]	   A bravo; a bully; a duelist. --Ld. Lytton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spaddle \Spad"dle\, n.	   A little spade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spade \Spade\, n. [Cf. {Spay}, n.]	   1. (Zool.) A hart or stag three years old. [Written also	      {spaid}, {spayade}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. L. spado.] A castrated man or beast.	      [1913 Webster]	Spade \Spade\, n. [AS. spaed; spada; akin to D. spade, G.	   spaten, Icel. spa[eth]i, Dan. & Sw. spade, L. spatha a	   spatula, a broad two-edged sword, a spathe, Gr. spa`qh. Cf.	   {Epaulet}, {Spade} at cards, {Spathe}, {Spatula}.]	   1. An implement for digging or cutting the ground, consisting	      usually of an oblong and nearly rectangular blade of iron,	      with a handle like that of a shovel. "With spade and	      pickax armed." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Sp. espada, literally, a sword; -- so caused because	      these cards among the Spanish bear the figure of a sword.	      Sp. espada is fr. L. spatha, Gr. spa`qh. See the Etymology	      above.] One of that suit of cards each of which bears one	      or more figures resembling a spade.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Let spades be trumps!" she said.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A cutting instrument used in flensing a whale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spade bayonet}, a bayonet with a broad blade which may be	      used digging; -- called also {trowel bayonet}.	   {Spade handle} (Mach.), the forked end of a connecting rod in	      which a pin is held at both ends. See Illust. of {Knuckle	      joint}, under {Knuckle}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spade \Spade\ (sp[=a]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spading}.]	   To dig with a spade; to pare off the sward of, as land, with	   a spade.	   [1913 Webster]
Spadebone \Spade"bone`\ (sp[=a]d"b[=o]n`), n.	   Shoulder blade. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spadefish \Spade"fish`\ (sp[=a]d"f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   An American market fish ({Chaetodipterus faber}) common on	   the southern coasts; -- called also {angel fish}, {moonfish},	   and {porgy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spadefoot \Spade"foot`\ (sp[=a]d"f[oo^]t`), n. (Zool.)	   Any species of burrowing toads of the genus {Scaphiopus},	   esp. {Scaphiopus Holbrookii}, of the Eastern United States;	   -- called also {spade toad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spadeful \Spade"ful\ (sp[=a]d"f[.u]l), n.; pl. {Spadefuls}	   (sp[=a]d"f[.u]lz). [Spade + full.]	   As much as a spade will hold or lift.	   [1913 Webster]
Spader \Spad"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, spades; specifically, a digging	   machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Spadiceous \Spa*di"ceous\, a. [L. spadix, -icis, a date-brown or	   nut-brown color. See {Spadix}.]	   1. Of a bright clear brown or chestnut color. --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Bearing flowers on a spadix; of the nature of a	      spadix.	      [1913 Webster]
Spadicose \Spa"di*cose`\, a. (Bot.)	   Spadiceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Spadille \Spa*dille"\, n. [F., fr. Sp. espadilla, dim. of	   espada. See {Spade} a card.] (Card Playing)	   The ace of spades in omber and quadrille.	   [1913 Webster]
Spadix \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	      leaf called a spathe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A special organ of the nautilus, due to a	      modification of the posterior tentacles.	      [1913 Webster]
Spado \Spa"do\, n.; pl. {Spadones}. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. Same as {Spade}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An impotent person.	      [1913 Webster]
Spadroon \Spa*droon"\, n. [Cf. F. & Sp. espadon, It. spadone.	   See {Espadon}, {Spade}.]	   A sword, especially a broadsword, formerly used both to cut	   and thrust.	   [1913 Webster]
Spae \Spae\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spaed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spaeing}.] [Scot. spae, spay, to foretell, to divine, Icel.	   sp[=a].]	   To foretell; to divine. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spaeman \Spae"man\, n.	   A prophet; a diviner. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spaewife \Spae"wife`\, n.	   A female fortune teller. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spaghetti \Spa*ghet"ti\, n. [It.]	   A variety or macaroni made in tubes of small diameter.	   [1913 Webster] Spagyric
Spagyric \Spa*gyr"ic\, Spagyrical \Spa*gyr"ic*al\, a. [LL.	   sparygicus, fr. Gr. ? to draw, to separate + ? to assemble;	   cf. F. spagirique.]	   Chemical; alchemical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spagyric \Spa*gyr"ic\, n.	   A spagyrist. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Spagyrist \Spag"y*rist\, n. [Cf. F. spagiriste.]	   1. A chemist, esp. one devoted to alchemistic pursuits.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of a sect which arose in the days of alchemy, who	      sought to discover remedies for disease by chemical means.	      The spagyrists historically preceded the iatrochemists.	      --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster] Spahi
Spahi \Spa"hi\, Spahee \Spa"hee\, n. [Per., Turk., & Hind.	   sip[=a]h[imac]: cf. F. spahi. See {Seroy}.]	   1. Formerly, one of the Turkish cavalry.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An Algerian cavalryman in the French army.	      [1913 Webster]
Spaid \Spaid\, n.	   See 1st {Spade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spake \Spake\, archaic	   imp. of {Speak}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spakenet \Spake"net`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A net for catching crabs. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Spaky \Spak"y\, a.	   Specky. [Obs.] --hapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Spalding knife \Spald"ing knife`\	   A spalting knife.	   [1913 Webster]
Spale \Spale\, n. [Cf. {Spell} a splinter.]	   1. A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone. [Prov.	      Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) A strengthening cross timber.	      [1913 Webster]
Spall \Spall\, n. [OF. espaule; cf. It. spalla. See {Epaule}.]	   The shoulder. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Spall \Spall\, n. [Prov. E. spall, spell. See {Spale}, {Spell} a	   splinter.]	   A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off	   the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge.	   [1913 Webster]	Spall \Spall\, v. t.	   1. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, for the	      purpose of separating from rock. --Pryce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Masonry) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an	      approximately level surface by hammering.	      [1913 Webster]	Spall \Spall\, v. i.	   To give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone,	   as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the	   outer surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Spalpeen \Spal"peen\, n. [Ir. spailpin, fr. spailp a beau,	   pride, self-conceit.]	   A scamp; an Irish term for a good-for-nothing fellow; --	   often used in good-humored contempt or ridicule. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spalt \Spalt\, n. [Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See	   1st {Spell}.] (Metal.)	   Spelter. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spalt \Spalt\, a. [See 1st {Spell}.]	   1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spalt \Spalt\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OE. spalden. See {Spalt}, a.]	   To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber,	   with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spalting knife \Spalt"ing knife`\	   A knife used in splitting codfish. [Written also {spalding	   knife}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Span \Span\, archaic	   imp. & p. p. of {Spin}.	   [1913 Webster]	Span \Span\, n. [AS. spann; akin to D. span, OHG. spanna, G.	   spanne, Icel. sp["o]nn. [root]170. See {Span}, v. t. ]	   1. The space from the thumb to the end of the little finger	      when extended; nine inches; eighth of a fathom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a small space or a brief portion of time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet not to earth's contracted span	            Thy goodness let me bound.            --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Life's but a span; I'll every inch enjoy.	                                                  --Farquhar.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The spread or extent of an arch between its abutments, or	      of a beam, girder, truss, roof, bridge, or the like,	      between its supports.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A rope having its ends made fast so that a	      purchase can be hooked to the bight; also, a rope made	      fast in the center so that both ends can be used.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Cf. D. span, Sw. spann, Dan. spaend, G. gespann. See	      {Span}, v. t. ] A pair of horses or other animals driven	      together; usually, such a pair of horses when similar in	      color, form, and action.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Span blocks} (Naut.), blocks at the topmast and	      topgallant-mast heads, for the studding-sail halyards.	   {Span counter}, an old English child's game, in which one	      throws a counter on the ground, and another tries to hit	      it with his counter, or to get his counter so near it that	      he can span the space between them, and touch both the	      counters. --Halliwell. "Henry V., in whose time boys went	      to span counter for French crowns." --Shak.	   {Span iron} (Naut.), a special kind of harpoon, usually	      secured just below the gunwale of a whaleboat.	   {Span roof}, a common roof, having two slopes and one ridge,	      with eaves on both sides. --Gwilt.	   {Span shackle} (Naut.), a large bolt driven through the	      forecastle deck, with a triangular shackle in the head to	      receive the heel of the old-fashioned fish davit. --Ham.	      Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	Span \Span\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spanned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spanning}.] [AS. pannan; akin to D. & G. spannen, OHG.	   spannan, Sw. sp[aum]nna, Dan. spaende, Icel. spenna, and	   perh. to Gr. ? to draw, to drag, L. spatium space. [root]170.	   Cf. {Spin}, v. t., {Space}, {Spasm}.]	   1. To measure by the span of the hand with the fingers	      extended, or with the fingers encompassing the object; as,	      to span a space or distance; to span a cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	            My right hand hath spanned the heavens. --Isa.	                                                  xiviii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reach from one side of to the order; to stretch over as	      an arch.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rivers were spanned by arches of solid masonry.	                                                  --prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fetter, as a horse; to hobble.	      [1913 Webster]	Span \Span\, v. i.	   To be matched, as horses. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spanaemia \Spa*nae"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? scarce + ? blood.]	   (Med.)	   A condition of impoverishment of the blood; a morbid state in	   which the red corpuscles, or other important elements of the	   blood, are deficient.	   [1913 Webster]
Spanaemic \Spa*nae"mic\ (? or ?), a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to spanaemia; having impoverished blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Spancel \Span"cel\, n. [Perhaps span + AS. s[=a]l a rope.]	   A rope used for tying or hobbling the legs of a horse or cow.	   [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Spancel \Span"cel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spanceled}or	   {Spancelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spanceling} or {Spancelling}.]	   To tie or hobble with a spancel. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]	   --Malone.	   [1913 Webster]
Spandex \Span"dex\, prop. n.	   An elastic textile material, used for clothing [Trade name]	   [PJC]
Spandogs \Span"dogs`\, n. pl.	   A pair of grappling dogs for hoisting logs and timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Spandrel \Span"drel\, n. [From {Span}.]	   1. (Arch.) The irregular triangular space between the curve	      of an arch and the inclosing right angle; or the space	      between the outer moldings of two contiguous arches and a	      horizontal line above them, or another arch above and	      inclosing them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow mat or passe partout for a picture. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Spane \Spane\, v. t. [Akin to G. sp[aum]nen, LG. & D. spennen,	   AS. spanu a teat.]	   To wean. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spang \Spang\, v. t.	   To spangle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spang \Spang\, v. i.	   To spring; to bound; to leap. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But when they spang o'er reason's fence,	         We smart for't at our own expense.       --Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]	Spang \Spang\, n.	   A bound or spring. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Spang \Spang\, n. [AS. spange a clasp or fastening; akin to D.	   spang, G. spange, OHG. spanga, Icel. sp["o]ng a spangle.]	   A spangle or shining ornament. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With glittering spangs that did like stars appear.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Spangle \Span"gle\, n. [OE. spangel, dim. of AS. spange. See	   {Spang} a spangle.]	   1. A small plate or boss of shining metal; something	      brilliant used as an ornament, especially when stitched on	      the dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Figuratively, any little thing that sparkless. "The rich	      spangles that adorn the sky." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Oak spangle}. See under {Oak}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spangle \Span"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spangled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Spangling}.]	   To set or sprinkle with, or as with, spangles; to adorn with	   small, distinct, brilliant bodies; as, a spangled	   breastplate. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	         What stars do spangle heaven with such beauty? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spangled coquette} (Zool.), a tropical humming bird	      ({Lophornis reginae}). See {Coquette}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Spangle \Span"gle\, v. i.	   To show brilliant spots or points; to glisten; to glitter.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some men by feigning words as dark as mine	         Make truth to spangle, and its rays to shine. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Spangler \Span"gler\, n.	   One who, or that which, spangles.	   [1913 Webster]
Spangly \Span"gly\, a.	   Resembling, or consisting of, spangles; glittering; as,	   spangly light.	   [1913 Webster]
Spaniard \Span"iard\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Spaniel \Span"iel\, n. [OF. espagneul, F. ['e]pagneul, espagnol	   Spanish, Sp. espa[~n]nol, fr. Espa[~n]a Spain, from L.	   Hispania.]	   1. (Zool.) One of a breed of small dogs having long and thick	      hair and large drooping ears. The legs are usually	      strongly feathered, and the tail bushy. See Illust. under	      {Clumber}, and {Cocker}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are several varieties of spaniels, some of which,	         known as field spaniels, are used in hunting; others	         are used for toy or pet dogs, as the Blenheim spaniel,	         and the King Charles spaniel (see under {Blenheim}). Of	         the field spaniels, the larger kinds are called	         springers, and to these belong the Sussex, Norfolk, and	         Clumber spaniels (see {Clumber}). The smaller field	         spaniels, used in hunting woodcock, are called cocker	         spaniels (see Cocker). Field spaniels are remarkable	         for their activity and intelligence.	         [1913 Webster]	               As a spaniel she will on him leap. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A cringing, fawning person. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Spaniel \Span"iel\, a.	   Cringing; fawning. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. i.	   To fawn; to cringe; to be obsequious. [R.] --Churchill.	   [1913 Webster]	Spaniel \Span"iel\, v. t.	   To follow like a spaniel. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spanish \Span"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Spain or the Spaniards.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spanish bayonet} (Bot.), a liliaceous plant ({Yucca	      alorifolia}) with rigid spine-tipped leaves. The name is	      also applied to other similar plants of the Southwestern	      United States and mexico. Called also {Spanish daggers}.	      	   {Spanish bean} (Bot.) See the Note under {Bean}.	   {Spanish black}, a black pigment obtained by charring cork.	      --Ure.	   {Spanish broom} (Bot.), a leguminous shrub ({Spartium	      junceum}) having many green flexible rushlike twigs.	   {Spanish brown}, a species of earth used in painting, having	      a dark reddish brown color, due to the presence of	      sesquioxide of iron.	   {Spanish buckeye} (Bot.), a small tree ({Ungnadia speciosa})	      of Texas, New Mexico, etc., related to the buckeye, but	      having pinnate leaves and a three-seeded fruit.	   {Spanish burton} (Naut.), a purchase composed of two single	      blocks. A	   {double Spanish burton} has one double and two single blocks.	      --Luce (Textbook of Seamanship).	   {Spanish chalk} (Min.), a kind of steatite; -- so called	      because obtained from Aragon in Spain.	   {Spanish cress} (Bot.), a cruciferous plant ({Lepidium	      Cadamines}), a species of peppergrass.	   {Spanish curlew} (Zool.), the long-billed curlew. [U.S.]	   {Spanish daggers} (Bot.) See {Spanish bayonet}.	   {Spanish elm} (Bot.), a large West Indian tree ({Cordia	      Gerascanthus}) furnishing hard and useful timber.	   {Spanish feretto}, a rich reddish brown pigment obtained by	      calcining copper and sulphur together in closed crucibles.	      	   {Spanish flag} (Zool.), the California rockfish	      ({Sebastichthys rubrivinctus}). It is conspicuously	      colored with bands of red and white.	   {Spanish fly} (Zool.), a brilliant green beetle, common in	      the south of Europe, used for raising blisters. See	      {Blister beetle} under {Blister}, and {Cantharis}.	   {Spanish fox} (Naut.), a yarn twisted against its lay.	   {Spanish grass}. (Bot.) See {Esparto}.	   {Spanish juice} (Bot.), licorice.	   {Spanish leather}. See {Cordwain}.	   {Spanish mackerel}. (Zool.)	   (a) A species of mackerel ({Scomber colias}) found both in	       Europe and America. In America called {chub mackerel},	       {big-eyed mackerel}, and {bull mackerel}.	   (b) In the United States, a handsome mackerel having bright	       yellow round spots ({Scomberomorus maculatus}), highly	       esteemed as a food fish. The name is sometimes	       erroneously applied to other species. See Illust. under	       Mackerel.	   {Spanish main}, the name formerly given to the southern	      portion of the Caribbean Sea, together with the contiguous	      coast, embracing the route traversed by Spanish treasure	      ships from the New to the Old World.	   {Spanish moss}. (Bot.) See {Tillandsia} (and note at that	      entry).	   {Spanish needles} (Bot.), a composite weed ({Bidens	      bipinnata}) having achenia armed with needlelike awns.	   {Spanish nut} (Bot.), a bulbous plant ({Iris Sisyrinchium})	      of the south of Europe.	   {Spanish potato} (Bot.), the sweet potato. See under	      {Potato}.	   {Spanish red}, an ocherous red pigment resembling Venetian	      red, but slightly yellower and warmer. --Fairholt.	   {Spanish reef} (Naut.), a knot tied in the head of a	      jib-headed sail.	   {Spanish sheep} (Zool.), a merino.	   {Spanish white}, an impalpable powder prepared from chalk by	      pulverizing and repeated washings, -- used as a white	      pigment.	   {Spanish windlass} (Naut.), a wooden roller, with a rope	      wound about it, into which a marline spike is thrust to	      serve as a lever.	      [1913 Webster]	Spanish \Span"ish\, n.	   The language of Spain.	   [1913 Webster]
Spank \Spank\ (sp[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spanked}	   (sp[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spanking}.] [Of unknown	   origin; cf. LG. spakken, spenkern, to run and spring about	   quickly.]	   To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap.	   [1913 Webster]	Spank \Spank\, n.	   A blow with the open hand; a slap.	   [1913 Webster]	Spank \Spank\, v. i.	   To move with a quick, lively step between a trot and gallop;	   to move quickly. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Spanker \Spank"er\ (sp[a^][ng]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who spanks, or anything used as an instrument for	      spanking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The after sail of a ship or bark, being a	      fore-and-aft sail attached to a boom and gaff; --	      sometimes called {driver}. See Illust. under {Sail}.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who takes long, quick strides in walking; also, a fast	      horse. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something very large, or larger than common; a whopper, as	      a stout or tall person. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spanker boom} (Naut.), a boom to which a spanker sail is	      attached. See Illust. of {Ship}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spanker \Spank"er\, n.	   A small coin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
spanking \spank"ing\, a.	   1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing;	      dashing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four spanking grays ready harnessed.  --G. Colman,	                                                  the Younger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Large; considerable. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very; extremely; -- used especially in the phrase spanking	      new or brand spanking new, meaning completely new and	      unused. [informal]	      [PJC]	spanking breeze \spanking breeze\ (Naut.),	   a strong breeze.	   [1913 Webster]
spanless \span"less\ (sp[a^]n"l[e^]s), a.	   Incapable of being spanned.	   [1913 Webster]
spanner \span"ner\ (sp[a^]n"n[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, spans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lock of a fusee or carbine; also, the fusee or carbine	      itself. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      couplings of hose. [Chiefly British usage]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. A contrivance in some of the earlier steam engines for	      moving the valves for the alternate admission and shutting	      off of the steam.	      [1913 Webster]
span-new \span"-new`\ (sp[a^]n"n[=u]`), a. [Icel. sp[=a]nn[=y]r,	   properly, new as a ship just split; sp[=a]nn chip + n[=y]r	   new. See {Spoon}, and {New}.]	   Quite new; brand-new; fire-new. "A span-new archbishop's	   chair." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
spannishing \span"nish*ing\ (sp[a^]n"n[i^]sh*[i^]ng), n. [From	   OF. espanir to spread, F. ['e]panouir. See {Expand}.]	   The full blooming of a flower. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
spanpiece \span"piece\ (sp[a^]n"p[=e]s`), n. (Arch.)	   The collar of a roof; sparpiece.	   [1913 Webster]
spanworm \span"worm`\ (sp[a^]n"w[^u]rm`), n. (Zool.)	   The larva of any geometrid moth, as the cankerworm; a	   geometer; a measuring worm.	   [1913 Webster]
spar \spar\ (sp[aum]r), n. [AS. spaer in spaerst[=a]n	   chalkstone; akin to MHG. spar, G. sparkalk plaster.] (Min.)	   An old name for a nonmetallic mineral, usually cleavable and	   somewhat lustrous; as, calc spar, or calcite, fluor spar,	   etc. It was especially used in the case of the gangue	   minerals of a metalliferous vein.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Blue spar}, {Cube spar}, etc. See under {Blue}, {Cube}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Spar \Spar\, n. [OE. sparre; akin to D. spar, G. sparren, OHG.	   sparro, Dan. & Sw. sparre, Icel. sparri; of uncertain origin.	   [root]171. Cf. {Spar}, v. t. ]	   1. (Naut.) A general term any round piece of timber used as a	      mast, yard, boom, or gaff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) Formerly, a piece of timber, in a general sense;	      -- still applied locally to rafters.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The bar of a gate or door. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spar buoy} (Naut.), a buoy anchored by one end so that the	      other end rises above the surface of the water.	   {Spar deck} (Naut.), the upper deck of a vessel; especially,	      in a frigate, the deck which is continued in a straight	      line from the quarter-deck to the forecastle, and on which	      spare spars are usually placed. See under {Deck}.	   {Spar torpedo} (Naut.), a torpedo carried on the end of a	      spar usually projecting from the bow of a vessel, and	      intended to explode upon contact with an enemy's ships.	      [1913 Webster]	Spar \Spar\, v. t. [OE. sparren, AS. sparrian; akin to G.	   sperren, Icel. sperra; from the noun. [root]171. See {Spara}	   beam, bar.]	   1. To bolt; to bar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To To supply or equip with spars, as a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A vessel equipped with spars that are too large or too	         small is said to be oversparred or undersparred.	         [1913 Webster]	Spar \Spar\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sparring}.] [Of uncertain origin; cf. OF. esparer to kick,	   F. ['e]parer, or Icel. sperra to stretch out the legs, to	   struggle.]	   1. To strike with the feet or spurs, as cocks do.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use the fists and arms scientifically in attack or	      defense; to contend or combat with the fists, as for	      exercise or amusement; to box.	      [1913 Webster]	            Made believe to spar at Paul with great science.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To contest in words; to wrangle. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Spar \Spar\, n.	   1. A contest at sparring or boxing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A movement of offense or defense in boxing.	      [1913 Webster]
Sparable \Spar"a*ble\, n. [Corrupted from sparrow bill.]	   A kind of small nail used by shoemakers.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparada \Spar"a*da\, n. (Zool.)	   A small California surf fish ({Micrometrus aggregatus}); --	   called also {shiner}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparadrap \Spar"a*drap\, n. [F. sparadrap; cf. It. sparadrappo,	   NL. sparadrapa.]	   1. A cerecloth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Any adhesive plaster.	      [1913 Webster] Sparagus	      Sparage
Sparage \Spar"age\ (?; 48), Sparagus \Spar"a*gus\, Sparagrass
\Spar"a*grass`\, n.	   Obs. or corrupt forms of {Asparagus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparble \Spar"ble\, v. t. [OF. esparpiller to scatter, F.	   ['e]parpiller.]	   To scatter; to disperse; to rout. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The king's host was sparbled and chased. --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Spare \Spare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sparing}.] [AS. sparian, fr. spaer spare, sparing, saving;	   akin to D. & G. sparen, OHG. spar?n, Icel. & Sw. spara, Dan.	   spare See {Spare}, a.]	   1. To use frugally or stintingly, as that which is scarce or	      valuable; to retain or keep unused; to save. "No cost	      would he spare." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Thou] thy Father's dreadful thunder didst not	            spare.                                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that hath knowledge, spareth his words. --Prov.	                                                  xvii. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep to one's self; to forbear to impart or give.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be pleased your plitics to spare.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spare my sight the pain	            Of seeing what a world of tears it costs you.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To preserve from danger or punishment; to forbear to	      punish, injure, or harm; to show mercy to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spare us, good Lord.                  --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dim sadness did not spare	            That time celestial visages.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man alone can whom he conquers spare. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To save or gain, as by frugality; to reserve, as from some	      occupation, use, or duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the time he could spare from the necessary cares	            of his weighty charge, he ?estowed on . . . serving	            of God.                               --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deprive one's self of, as by being frugal; to do	      without; to dispense with; to give up; to part with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where angry Jove did never spare	            One breath of kind and temperate air. --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could have better spared a better man. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To spare one's self}.	      (a) To act with reserve. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Her thought that a lady should her spare.	                                                  --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To save one's self labor, punishment, or blame.	          [1913 Webster]	Spare \Spare\, v. i.	   1. To be frugal; not to be profuse; to live frugally; to be	      parsimonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, who at some times spend, at others spare,	            Divided between carelessness and care. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refrain from inflicting harm; to use mercy or	      forbearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will not spare in the day of vengeance. --Prov.	                                                  vi. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To desist; to stop; to refrain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Spare \Spare\, a. [Compar. {Sparer}; superl. {Sparest}; -- not	   used in all the senses of the word.] [AS. spaer sparing. Cf.	   {Spare}, v. t. ]	   1. Scanty; not abundant or plentiful; as, a spare diet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sparing; frugal; parsimonious; chary.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was spare, but discreet of speech. --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being over and above what is necessary, or what must be	      used or reserved; not wanted, or not used; superfluous;	      as, I have no spare time.	      [1913 Webster]	            If that no spare clothes he had to give. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Held in reserve, to be used in an emergency; as, a spare	      anchor; a spare bed or room.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Lean; wanting flesh; meager; thin; gaunt.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, give me the spare men, and spare me the great	            ones.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Slow. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	Spare \Spare\, n.	   1. The act of sparing; moderation; restraint. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Killing for sacrifice, without any spare. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Parsimony; frugal use. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poured out their plenty without spite or spare.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An opening in a petticoat or gown; a placket. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which has not been used or expended.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Tenpins) The right of bowling again at a full set of	      pins, after having knocked all the pins down in less than	      three bowls. If all the pins are knocked down in one bowl	      it is a double spare; in two bowls, a single spare. For	      the meaning in modern bowling, see sense 6.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   6. (Bowling) The act of knocking down all ten pins in two	      bowls, which entitles the bowler to add the number of pins	      knocked down in the next bowl to the score for the frame	      in which the spare occurred.	      [PJC]
Spareful \Spare"ful\, a.	   Sparing; chary. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Spare"ful*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Spareless \Spare"less\, a.	   Unsparing. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparely \Spare"ly\, adv.	   In a spare manner; sparingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Spareness \Spare"ness\, n. [Cf. AS. spaernis frugality.]	   The quality or state of being lean or thin; leanness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparer \Spar"er\, n.	   One who spares.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparerib \Spare"rib`\, n. [Spare, a. + rib.]	   A piece of pork, consisting or ribs with little flesh on	   them.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparge \Sparge\, v. t. [L. spargere; cf. F. asperger.]	   To sprinkle; to moisten by sprinkling; as, to sparge paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Spargefaction \Spar`ge*fac"tion\, n. [L. spargere to strew +	   facere, factum, to make.]	   The act of sprinkling. [Obs.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparger \Spar"ger\, n. [Cf. F. asperger to sprinkle, L.	   aspergere, spargere.]	   A vessel with a perforated cover, for sprinkling with a	   liquid; a sprinkler.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Sparhawk \Spar"hawk`\, n. [OE. sperhauke.] (Zool.)	   The sparrow hawk. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spar-hung \Spar"-hung`\, a.	   Hung with spar, as a cave.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparing \Spar"ing\, a.	   Spare; saving; frugal; merciful. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Spar"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Spar"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Spark \Spark\, n. [OE. sparke, AS. spearca; akin to D. spark,	   sperk; cf. Icel. spraka to crackle, Lith. sprag["e]ti, Gr. ?	   a bursting with a noise, Skr. sph?rj to crackle, to thunder.	   Cf. {Speak}.]	   1. A small particle of fire or ignited substance which is	      emitted by a body in combustion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is born unto trouble, as the sparks fly upward.	                                                  --Job v. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small, shining body, or transient light; a sparkle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which, like a spark, may be kindled into a flame, or	      into action; a feeble germ; an elementary principle. "If	      any spark of life be yet remaining." --Shak. "Small	      intellectual spark." --Macaulay. "Vital spark of heavenly	      flame." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have here and there a little clear light, some	            sparks of bright knowledge.           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bright gem instinct with music, vocal spark.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spark arrester}, a contrivance to prevent the escape of	      sparks while it allows the passage of gas, -- chiefly used	      in the smokestack of a wood-burning locomotive. Called	      also {spark consumer}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spark \Spark\, n. [Icel. sparkr lively, sprightly.]	   1. A brisk, showy, gay man.	      [1913 Webster]	            The finest sparks and cleanest beaux. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lover; a gallant; a beau.	      [1913 Webster]	Spark \Spark\, v. i.	   1. To sparkle. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) To produce, or give off, sparks, as a dynamo at	      the commutator when revolving under the collecting	      brushes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Spark \Spark\, v. i.	   To play the spark, beau, or lover.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sure sign that his master was courting, or, as it is	         termed, sparking, within.                --W. Irwing.	   [1913 Webster]	Spark coil \Spark coil\ (Elec.)	   (a) An induction coil used for producing sparks, esp. in an	       internal-combustion engine, wireless telegraph apparatus,	       etc.	   (b) A self-induction coil used to increase the spark in an	       electric gas-lighting apparatus.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sparker \Spark"er\, n.	   A spark arrester.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparkful \Spark"ful\, a.	   Lively; brisk; gay. [Obs.] "Our sparkful youth." --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Spark gap \Spark gap\ (Elec.)	   The space filled with air or other dielectric between high	   potential terminals (as of an electrostatic machine,	   induction coil, or condenser), through which the discharge	   passes; the air gap of a jump spark.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sparkish \Spark"ish\, a.	   1. Like a spark; airy; gay. --W. Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Showy; well-dresed; fine. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Sparkle \Spar"kle\, n. [Dim. of spark.]	   1. A little spark; a scintillation.	      [1913 Webster]	            As fire is wont to quicken and go	            From a sparkle sprungen amiss,	            Till a city brent up is.              --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shock was sufficiently strong to strike out some	            sparkles of his fiery temper.         --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brilliancy; luster; as, the sparkle of a diamond.	      [1913 Webster]	Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sparkled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sparkling}.] [See {Sparkle}, n., Spark of fire.]	   1. To emit sparks; to throw off ignited or incandescent	      particles; to shine as if throwing off sparks; to emit	      flashes of light; to scintillate; to twinkle; as, the	      blazing wood sparkles; the stars sparkle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mantelet upon his shoulder hanging	            Bretful of rubies red, as fire sparkling. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manifest itself by, or as if by, emitting sparks; to	      glisten; to flash.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see bright honor sparkle through your eyes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit little bubbles, as certain kinds of liquors; to	      effervesce; as, sparkling wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To shine; glisten; scintillate; radiate; coruscate;	        glitter; twinkle.	        [1913 Webster]	Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. t.	   To emit in the form or likeness of sparks. "Did sparkle forth	   great light." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sparkle \Spar"kle\, v. t. [Cf. {Sparble}.]	   1. To disperse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Landgrave hath sparkled his army without any	            further enterprise.                   --State	                                                  Papers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scatter on or over. [Obs.] --Purchas.	      [1913 Webster]
Sparkler \Spar"kler\, n.	   One who scatters; esp., one who scatters money; an	   improvident person. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sparkler \Spar"kler\, n.	   One who, or that which, sparkles.	   [1913 Webster]	Sparkler \Spar"kler\, n. (Zool.)	   A tiger beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparklet \Spark"let\, n.	   A small spark. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sparkliness \Spark"li*ness\, n.	   Vivacity. [Obs.] --Aubrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparkling \Spar"kling\, a.	   Emitting sparks; glittering; flashing; brilliant; lively; as,	   sparkling wine; sparkling eyes. -- {Spar"kling*ly}, adv. --	   {Spar"kling*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Brilliant; shining. See {Shining}.	        [1913 Webster]
Spark plug \Spark plug\	   In internal-combustion engines with electric ignition, a	   plug, screwed into the cylinder head, connected with the	   induction coil or magneto circuit on the outside, and used to	   produce a spark to ignite the fuel-air mixture in the engine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Sparling \Spar"ling\, n. [Akin to G. spierling, spiering, D.	   spiering: cf. F. ['e]perlan.] (Zool.)	   (a) The European smelt ({Osmerus eperlanus}).	   (b) A young salmon.	   (c) A tern. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Sparlyre \Spar"lyre`\, n. [AS. spear-lira.]	   The calf of the leg. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Deut. xxviii. 35).	   [1913 Webster]
Sparoid \Spa"roid\ (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:	   cf. F. sparo["i]de.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Sparidae}, a family of	   spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,	   and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparpiece \Spar"piece`\, n. (Arch.)	   The collar beam of a roof; the spanpiece. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparpoil \Spar"poil\, v. t. [See {Sparble}.]	   To scatter; to spread; to disperse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sparrow \Spar"row\, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG.	   sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw.	   sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or	   flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See {Spurn}, and cf.	   {Spavin}.]	   1. (Zool.) One of many species of small singing birds of the	      family {Fringilligae}, having conical bills, and feeding	      chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also {finches},	      and {buntings}. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of	      Europe ({Passer domesticus}) is noted for its familiarity,	      its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its	      fecundity. See {House sparrow}, under {House}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The following American species are well known; the	         {chipping sparrow}, or {chippy}, the {sage sparrow},	         the {savanna sparrow}, the {song sparrow}, the {tree	         sparrow}, and the {white-throated sparrow} (see	         {Peabody bird}). See these terms under {Sage},	         {Savanna}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat	      resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the	      European hedge sparrow. See under {Hedge}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that doth the ravens feed,	            Yea, providently caters for the sparrow,	            Be comfort to my age!                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Field sparrow}, {Fox sparrow}, etc. See under {Field},	      {Fox}, etc.	   {Sparrow bill}, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a	      sparable.	   {Sparrow hawk}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small European hawk ({Accipiter nisus}) or any of	          the allied species.	      (b) A small American falcon ({Falco sparverius}).	      (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk ({Accipiter	          torquatus}).	   Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the	         European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk.	   {Sparrow owl} (Zool.), a small owl ({Glaucidium passerinum})	      found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also	      applied to other species of small owls.	   {Sparrow spear} (Zool.), the female of the reed bunting.	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sparrowgrass \Spar"row*grass`\, n. [Corrupted from asparagus.]	   Asparagus. [Colloq.] See the Note under {Asparagus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparrowwort \Spar"row*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   An evergreen shrub of the genus {Erica} ({Erica passerina}).	   [1913 Webster]
Sparry \Spar"ry\, a. [From {Spar}.]	   Resembling spar, or consisting of spar; abounding with spar;	   having a confused crystalline structure; spathose.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sparry iron} (Min.), siderite. See {Siderite}	   (a) .	   {Sparry limestone} (Min.), a coarsely crystalline marble.	      [1913 Webster]
Sparse \Sparse\, a. [Compar. {Sparser}; superl. {Sparsest}.] [L.	   sparsus, p. p. of spargere to strew, scatter. Cf. {Asperse},	   {Disperse}.]	   1. Thinly scattered; set or planted here and there; not being	      dense or close together; as, a sparse population.	      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Placed irregularly and distantly; scattered; --	      applied to branches, leaves, peduncles, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Sparse \Sparse\, v. t. [L. sparsus, p. p. of spargere to	   scatter.]	   To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparsedly \Spars"ed*ly\, adv.	   Sparsely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sparsely \Sparse"ly\, adv.	   In a scattered or sparse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparseness \Sparse"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sparse; as, sparseness of	   population.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparsim \Spar"sim\, adv. [L., fr. spargere to scatter.]	   Sparsely; scatteredly; here and there.	   [1913 Webster]
Spartan \Spar"tan\, a. [L. Spartanus.]	   Of or pertaining to Sparta, especially to ancient Sparta;	   hence, hardy; undaunted; as, Spartan souls; Spartan bravey.	   -- n. A native or inhabitant of Sparta; figuratively, a	   person of great courage and fortitude.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Sparteine \Spar"te*ine\, n. (Chem.)	   A narcotic alkaloid extracted from the tops of the common	   broom ({Cytisus scoparius}, formerly {Spartium scoparium}),	   as a colorless oily liquid of aniline-like odor and very	   bitter taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparterie \Spar"ter*ie\, n. [F., from Sp. esparto esparto, L.	   spartum, Gr. ?.]	   Articles made of the blades or fiber of the {Lygeum Spartum}	   and {Stipa tenacissima} (syn. {Macrochloa tenacissima}),	   kinds of grass used in Spain and other countries for making	   ropes, mats, baskets, nets, and mattresses. --Loudon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparth \Sparth\, n. [Cf. Icel. spar?a.]	   An Anglo-Saxon battle-ax, or halberd. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He hath a sparth of twenty pound of weight. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sparve \Sparve\, n. (Zool.)	   The hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spary \Spar"y\, a.	   Sparing; parsimonious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spasm \Spasm\, n. [F. spasme, L. spasmus, Gr. ?, from ?, ?, to	   draw, to cause convulsion. Cf. {Span}, v. t.]	   1. (Med.) An involuntary and unnatural contraction of one or	      more muscles or muscular fibers.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spasm are usually either clonic or tonic. In clonic	         spasm, the muscles or muscular fibers contract and	         relax alternately in very quick succession. In tonic	         spasm, the contraction is steady and uniform, and	         continues for a comparatively long time, as in tetanus.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden, violent, and temporary effort or emotion; as, a	      spasm of repentance.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cynic spasm} (Med.) See under {Cynic}.	   {Spasm of the chest}. See {Angina pectoris}, under {Angina}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spasmatical \Spas*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Spasmodic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spasmodic \Spas"mod"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? a convulsion + ? likeness:	   cf. F. spasmotique.]	   1. (Med.) Of or pertaining to spasm; consisting in spasm;	      occuring in, or characterized by, spasms; as, a spasmodic	      asthma.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soon relaxed or exhausted; convulsive; intermittent; as,	      spasmodic zeal or industry.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spasmodic croup} (Med.), an affection of childhood	      characterized by a stoppage of brathing developed suddenly	      and without fever, and produced by spasmodic contraction	      of the vocal cords. It is sometimes fatal. Called also	      {laryngismus stridulus}, and {childcrowing}.	   {Spasmodic stricture}, a stricture caused by muscular spasm	      without structural change. See {Organic stricture}, under	      {Organic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spasmodic \Spas*mod"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine for spasm.	   [1913 Webster]
Spasmodical \Spas*mod"ic*al\, a.	   Same as {Spasmodic}, a. -- {Spas*mod"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Spastic \Spas"tic\, a. [L. spasticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to draw: cf.	   F. spastique. See {Spasm}.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to spasm; spasmodic; especially, pertaining	   to tonic spasm; tetanic.	   [1913 Webster]
Spastically \Spas"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   Spasmodically.	   [1913 Webster]
Spasticity \Spas*tic"i*ty\, n.	   1. A state of spasm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tendency to, or capability of suffering, spasm.	      [1913 Webster]
Spat \Spat\,	   imp. of {Spit}. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spat \Spat\, n. [From the root of spit; hence, literally, that	   which is ejected.]	   A young oyster or other bivalve mollusk, both before and	   after it first becomes adherent, or such young, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	Spat \Spat\, v. i. & t.	   To emit spawn; to emit, as spawn.	   [1913 Webster]	Spat \Spat\, n. [Cf. {Pat}.]	   1. A light blow with something flat. [U.S. & Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a petty combat, esp. a verbal one; a little	      quarrel, dispute, or dissension. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spat \Spat\, v. i.	   To dispute. [R.] --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]	Spat \Spat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spatting}.]	   To slap, as with the open hand; to clap together; as the	   hands. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Little Isabel leaped up and down, spatting her hands.	                                                  --Judd.	   [1913 Webster]	Spat \Spat\, n. [Short for {Spatterdash}.]	   1. A legging; a gaiter. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of short cloth or leather gaiter worn over the	      upper part of the shoe and fastened beneath the instep; --	      chiefly in pl.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spatangoid \Spa*tan"goid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Spatangoidea}. -- n. One of the	   {Spatangoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatangoidea \Spat`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Spatangus},	   and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   An order of irregular sea urchins, usually having a more or	   less heart-shaped shell with four or five petal-like	   ambulacra above. The mouth is edentulous and situated	   anteriorly, on the under side.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatangus \Spa*tan"gus\, n. [NL., fr. L. spatangius a kind of	   sea urchin, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of heart-shaped sea urchins belonging to the	   {Spatangoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatchcock \Spatch"cock`\, n.	   See {Spitchcock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spate \Spate\, n. [Of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. speid.]	   A river flood; an overflow or inundation. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gareth in a showerful spring	         Stared at the spate.                     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatha \Spa"tha\, n.; pl. {Spathae}. [L.] (Bot.)	   A spathe.	   [1913 Webster]
Spathaceous \Spa*tha"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spathal.	   [1913 Webster]
Spathal \Spa"thal\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with a spathe; as, spathal flowers. --Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Spathe \Spathe\, n. [L. spatha, Gr. ?: cf. F. spathe. See	   {Spade} for digging.] (Bot.)	   A special involucre formed of one leaf and inclosing a	   spadix, as in aroid plants and palms. See the Note under	   {Bract}, and Illust. of {Spadix}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also given to the several-leaved involucre	         of the iris and other similar plants.	         [1913 Webster]
Spathed \Spathed\, a. (Bot.)	   Having a spathe or calyx like a sheath.	   [1913 Webster]
Spathic \Spath"ic\, a. [Cf. F. spathique, fr. F. & G. spath	   spar.]	   Like spar; foliated or lamellar; spathose.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spathic iron} (Min.), siderite. See {Siderite}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Spathiform \Spath"i*form\, a. [F. spathiforme.]	   Resembling spar in form. "The ocherous, spathiform, and	   mineralized forms of uranite." --Lavoisier (Trans.).	   [1913 Webster]
Spathose \Spath"ose`\, a. (Min.)	   See {Spathic}.	   [1913 Webster]	Spathose \Spath"ose`\, a. [See {Spathe}.] (Bot.)	   Having a spathe; resembling a spathe; spatheceous; spathal.	   [1913 Webster]
Spathous \Spath"ous\, a. (Bot.)	   Spathose.	   [1913 Webster]
Spathulate \Spath"u*late\, a.	   See {Spatulate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatial \Spa"tial\, a.	   Of or pertaining to space. "Spatial quantity and relations."	   --L. H. Atwater.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatially \Spa"tial*ly\, adv.	   As regards space.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatiate \Spa"ti*ate\, v. t. [L. spatiatus, p. p. of spatiari,	   fr. spatiatum. See {Space}.]	   To rove; to ramble. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatter \Spat"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spattered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spattering}.] [From the root of spit salvia.]	   1. To sprinkle with a liquid or with any wet substance, as	      water, mud, or the like; to make wet of foul spots upon by	      sprinkling; as, to spatter a coat; to spatter the floor;	      to spatter boots with mud.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon any occasion he is to be spattered over with	            the blood of his people.              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To distribute by sprinkling; to sprinkle around; as, to	      spatter blood. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To injure by aspersion; to defame; to soil; also, to	      throw out in a defamatory manner.	      [1913 Webster]	Spatter \Spat"ter\, v. i.	   To throw something out of the mouth in a scattering manner;	   to sputter.	   [1913 Webster]	         That mind must needs be irrecoverably depraved, which,	         . . . tasting but once of one just deed, spatters at	         it, and abhors the relish ever after.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatterdashed \Spat"ter*dashed`\, a.	   Wearing spatterdashes. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatterdashes \Spat"ter*dash`es\, n. pl. [Spatter + dash.]	   Coverings for the legs, to protect them from water and mud;	   long gaiters.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatter-dock \Spat`ter-dock`\, n. (Bot.)	   The common yellow water lily ({Nuphar advena}).	   [1913 Webster]
Spattle \Spat"tle\, n.	   Spawl; spittle. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]	Spattle \Spat"tle\, n.	   1. A spatula.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Pottery) A tool or implement for mottling a molded	      article with coloring matter --Knoght.	      [1913 Webster]
Spattling-poppy \Spat"tling-pop"py\, n. [Prov. E. spattle to	   spit + E. poppy.] (Bot.)	   A kind of catchfly ({Silene inflata}) which is sometimes	   frothy from the action of captured insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatula \Spat"u*la\ (?; 135), n. [L. spatula, spathula, dim. of	   spatha a spatula: F. spatule. See {Spade} for digging.]	   An implement shaped like a knife, flat, thin, and somewhat	   flexible, used for spreading paints, fine plasters, drugs in	   compounding prescriptions, etc. Cf. {Palette knife}, under	   {Palette}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spatulate \Spat"u*late\, a. [NL. spatulatus.] (Nat. Hist.)	   Shaped like spatula, or like a battledoor, being roundish,	   with a long, narrow, linear base. [Also written	   {spathulate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spauld \Spauld\, n. [See {Spall} the shoulder.]	   The shoulder. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spavin \Spav"in\, n. [OE. spaveyne, OF. esparvain, F.	   ['e]parvin; akin to OF. espervier a sparrow hawk, F.	   ['e]pervier, fr. OHG. sparw[=a]ri (G. sperber), fr. OHG.	   sparo sparrow, because this disease makes the horse raise the	   infirm leg in the manner of a sparrow hawk or sparrow. See	   {Sparrow}.] (Far.)	   A disease of horses characterized by a bony swelling	   developed on the hock as the result of inflammation of the	   bones; also, the swelling itself. The resulting lameness is	   due to the inflammation, and not the bony tumor as popularly	   supposed. --Harbaugh.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bog spavin}, a soft swelling produced by distention of the	      capsular ligament of the hock; -- called also {blood	      spavin}.	   {Bone spavin}, spavin attended with exostosis; ordinary	      spavin.	      [1913 Webster]
Spavined \Spav"ined\, a.	   Affected with spavin.	   [1913 Webster]
Spaw \Spaw\, n.	   See {Spa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spawl \Spawl\, n.	   A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See {Spall}.	   [1913 Webster]	Spawl \Spawl\, n. [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tl, fr. sp[=ae]tan to spit;	   probably akin to sp[imac]wan, E. spew. Cf. {Spew}.]	   Scattered or ejected spittle.	   [1913 Webster]	Spawl \Spawl\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Spawled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Spawling}.] [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tlian.]	   To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it	         In vain, against the people's favorite.  --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Spawling \Spawl"ing\, n.	   That which is spawled, or spit out.	   [1913 Webster]
Spawn \Spawn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spawned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spawning}.] [OE. spanen, OF. espandre, properly, to shed,	   spread, L. expandere to spread out. See {Expand}.]	   1. To produce or deposit (eggs), as fishes or frogs do.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring forth; to generate; -- used in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            One edition [of books] spawneth another. --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Spawn \Spawn\, v. i.	   1. To deposit eggs, as fish or frogs do.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To issue, as offspring; -- used contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]	Spawn \Spawn\, n. [[root]170. See {Spawn}, v. t.]	   1. The ova, or eggs, of fishes, oysters, and other aquatic	      animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any product or offspring; -- used contemptuously.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hort.) The buds or branches produced from underground	      stems.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) The white fibrous matter forming the matrix from	      which fungi.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spawn eater} (Zool.), a small American cyprinoid fish	      ({Notropis Hudsonius}) allied to the dace.	      [1913 Webster]
Spawner \Spawn"er\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A mature female fish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The barbel, for the preservation or their seed, both	            the spawner and the milter, cover their spawn with	            sand.                                 --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever produces spawn of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]
Spay \Spay\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spaying}.] [Cf. Armor. spac'hein, spaza to geld, W. dyspaddu	   to geld, L. spado a eunuch, Gr. ?.]	   To remove or extirpate the ovaries of, as a sow or a bitch;	   to castrate (a female animal).	   [1913 Webster]	Spay \Spay\, n. [Cf. {Spade} a spay, {Spay}, v. t.] (Zool.)	   The male of the red deer in his third year; a spade.	   [1913 Webster] Spayad
Spayad \Spay"ad\, Spayade \Spay"ade\, n. (Zool.)	   A spay.	   [1913 Webster]
Speak \Speak\, v. i. [imp. {Spoke}({Spake}Archaic); p. p.	   {Spoken}({Spoke}, Obs. or Colloq.); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Speaking}.] [OE. speken, AS. specan, sprecan; akin to	   OF.ries. spreka, D. spreken, OS. spreken, G. sprechen, OHG.	   sprehhan, and perhaps to Skr. sph[=u]rj to crackle, to	   thunder. Cf. {Spark} of fire, {Speech}.]	   1. To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to	      express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so	      obstructed that a man may not be able to speak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till at the last spake in this manner. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speak, Lord; for thy servant heareth. --1 Sam. iii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express opinions; to say; to talk; to converse.	      [1913 Webster]	            That fluid substance in a few minutes begins to set,	            as the tradesmen speak.               --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            An honest man, is able to speak for himself, when a	            knave is not.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            During the century and a half which followed the	            Conquest, there is, to speak strictly, no English	            history.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter a speech, discourse, or harangue; to adress a	      public assembly formally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many of the nobility made themselves popular by	            speaking in Parliament against those things which	            were most grateful to his majesty.    --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To discourse; to make mention; to tell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lycan speaks of a part of Caesar's army that came to	            him from the Leman Lake.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To give sound; to sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make all our trumpets speak.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To convey sentiments, ideas, or intelligence as if by	      utterance; as, features that speak of self-will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thine eye begins to speak.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 for}, to commend; to be favorable to.	   {To speak with}, to converse with. "Would you speak with me?"	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To say; tell; talk; converse; discourse; articulate;	        pronounce; utter.	        [1913 Webster]	Speak \Speak\, v. t.	   1. To utter with the mouth; to pronounce; to utter	      articulately, as human beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            They sat down with him upn ground seven days and	            seven nights, and none spake a word unto him. --Job.	                                                  ii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter in a word or words; to say; to tell; to declare	      orally; as, to speak the truth; to speak sense.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To declare; to proclaim; to publish; to make known; to	      exhibit; to express in any way.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is my father;s muste	            To speak your deeds.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speaking a still good morrow with her eyes.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            And for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak	            The maker's high magnificence.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Report speaks you a bonny monk.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To talk or converse in; to utter or pronounce, as in	      conversation; as, to speak Latin.	      [1913 Webster]	            And French she spake full fair and fetisely.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To address; to accost; to speak to.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He will] thee in hope; he will speak thee fair.	                                                  --Ecclus.	                                                  xiii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            each village senior paused to scan	            And speak the lovely caravan.         --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To speak a ship} (Naut.), to hail and speak to her captain	      or commander.	      [1913 Webster]
Speakable \Speak"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being spoken; fit to be spoken. --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Able to speak. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
speakeasy \speak"eas`y\, (sp[=e]k"[=e]`z[-e]) n.	   An establishment where alcoholic beverages were sold and	   drunk illegally, especially one operating during the	   prohibition era in the U.S. (1920-1932); a tavern or	   nightclub illegally selling alcoholic beverages.	   [PJC]
Speaker \Speak"er\, n.	   1. One who speaks. Specifically:	      (a) One who utters or pronounces a discourse; usually, one	          who utters a speech in public; as, the man is a good	          speaker, or a bad speaker.	      (b) One who is the mouthpiece of others; especially, one	          who presides over, or speaks for, a delibrative	          assembly, preserving order and regulating the debates;	          as, the Speaker of the House of Commons, originally,	          the mouthpiece of the House to address the king; the	          Speaker of a House of Representatives.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A book of selections for declamation. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Speakership \Speak"er*ship\, n.	   The office of speaker; as, the speakership of the House of	   Representatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Speaking \Speak"ing\, a.	   1. Uttering speech; used for conveying speech; as, man is a	      speaking animal; a speaking tube.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seeming to be capable of speech; hence, lifelike; as, a	      speaking likeness.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A speaking acquaintance}, a slight acquaintance with a	      person, or one which merely permits the exchange of	      salutations and remarks on indifferent subjects.	   {Speaking trumpet}, an instrument somewhat resembling a	      trumpet, by which the sound of the human voice may be so	      intensified as to be conveyed to a great distance.	   {Speaking tube}, a tube for conveying speech, especially from	      one room to another at a distance.	   {To be on speaking terms}, to be slightly acquainted.	      [1913 Webster]	Speaking \Speak"ing\, n.	   1. The act of uttering words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Public declamation; oratory.	      [1913 Webster]
Spear \Spear\, n. [OE. spere, AS. spere; akin to D. & G. speer,	   OS. & OHS. sper, Icel. spj["o]r, pl., Dan. spaer, L. sparus.]	   1. A long, pointed weapon, used in war and hunting, by	      thrusting or throwing; a weapon with a long shaft and a	      sharp head or blade; a lance.	   Note: [See Illust. of {Spearhead}.] "A sharp ground spear."	         --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and	               their spears into pruning hooks.   --Micah iv. 3.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A spearman. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sharp-pointed instrument with barbs, used for stabbing	      fish and other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A shoot, as of grass; a spire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The feather of a horse. See {Feather}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The rod to which the bucket, or plunger, of a pump is	      attached; a pump rod.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spear foot}, the off hind foot of a horse.	   {Spear grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) The common reed. See {Reed}, n., 1.	      (b) meadow grass. See under {Meadow}.	   {Spear hand}, the hand in which a horseman holds a spear; the	      right hand. --Crabb.	   {Spear side}, the male line of a family. --Lowell.	   {Spear thistle} (Bot.), the common thistle ({Cnicus	      lanceolatus}).	      [1913 Webster]	Spear \Spear\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Speared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spearing}.]	   To pierce with a spear; to kill with a spear; as, to spear a	   fish.	   [1913 Webster]	Spear \Spear\, v. i.	   To shoot into a long stem, as some plants. See {Spire}.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Spearer \Spear"er\, n.	   One who uses a spear; as, a spearer of fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Spearfish \Spear"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A large and powerful fish ({Tetrapturus albidus}) related	       to the swordfish, but having scales and ventral fins. It	       is found on the American coast and the Mediterranean.	   (b) The carp sucker.	       [1913 Webster]
Spearhead \Spear"head`\, n.	   The pointed head, or end, of a spear.	   [1913 Webster]
Spearman \Spear"man\, n.; pl. {Spearmen}.	   One who is armed with a spear. --Acts xxiii. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
Spearmint \Spear"mint`\, n. [So named from its spiry, not	   capitate, inflorescence. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.)	   A species of mint ({Mentha viridis}) growing in moist soil.	   It vields an aromatic oil. See {Mint}, and {Mentha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spearwood \Spear"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   An Australian tree ({Acacia Doratoxylon}), and its tough	   wood, used by the natives for spears.	   [1913 Webster]
Spearwort \Spear"wort`\, n. [AS. sperewyrt.] (Bot.)	   A name given to several species of crowfoot ({Ranunculus})	   which have spear-shaped leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Speary \Spear"y\, a.	   Having the form of a spear.	   [1913 Webster]
Spece \Spece\, n.	   Species; kind. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Specht \Specht\, n. [See {Speight}.] (Zool.)	   A woodpecker. [Obs. or prov. Eng.] --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Special \Spe"cial\, a. [L. specialis, fr. species a particular	   sort, kind, or quality: cf. F. sp['e]cial. See {Species}, and	   cf. {Especial}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a species; constituting a species or	      sort.	      [1913 Webster]	            A special is called by the schools a "species". --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Particular; peculiar; different from others;	      extraordinary; uncommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Savior is represented everywhere in Scripture as	            the special patron of the poor and the afficted.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            To this special evil an improvement of style would	            apply a special redress.              --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appropriate; designed for a particular purpose, occasion,	      or person; as, a special act of Parliament or of Congress;	      a special sermon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Limited in range; confined to a definite field of action,	      investigation, or discussion; as, a special dictionary of	      commercial terms; a special branch of study.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Chief in excellence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The king hath drawn	            The special head of all the land together. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Special administration} (Law), an administration limited to	      certain specified effects or acts, or one granted during a	      particular time or the existence of a special cause, as	      during a controversy respecting the probate of a will, or	      the right of administration, etc.	   {Special agency}, an agency confined to some particular	      matter.	   {Special bail}, {Bail above}, or {Bail to the action} (Law),	      sureties who undertake that, if the defendant is	      convicted, he shall satisfy the plaintiff, or surrender	      himself into custody. --Tomlins. --Wharton (Law Dict.).	   {Special constable}. See under {Constable}. --Bouvier.	   {Special damage} (Law), a damage resulting from the act	      complained of, as a natural, but not the necessary,	      consequence of it.	   {Special demurrer} (Law), a demurrer for some defect of form	      in the opposite party pleading, in which the cause of	      demurrer is particularly stated.	   {Special deposit}, a deposit made of a specific thing to be	      kept distinct from others.	   {Special homology}. (Biol.) See under {Homology}.	   {Special injuction} (Law), an injuction granted on special	      grounds, arising of the circumstances of the case.	      --Daniell.	   {Special issue} (Law), an issue produced upon a special plea.	      --Stephen.	   {Special jury} (Law), a jury consisting of persons of some	      particular calling, station, or qualification, which is	      called upon motion of either party when the cause is	      supposed to require it; a struck jury.	   {Special orders} (Mil.), orders which do not concern, and are	      not published to, the whole command, such as those	      relating to the movement of a particular corps, a detail,	      a temporary camp, etc.	   {Special partner}, a limited partner; a partner with a	      limited or restricted responsibility; -- unknown at common	      law.	   {Special partnership}, a limited or particular partnership;	      -- a term sometimes applied to a partnership in a	      particular business, operation, or adventure.	   {Special plea in bar} (Law), a plea setting forth particular	      and new matter, distinguished from the general issue.	      --Bouvier.	   {Special pleader} (Law), originally, a counsel who devoted	      himself to drawing special counts and pleas; in a wider	      sense, a lawyer who draws pleadings.	   {Special pleading} (Law), the allegation of special or new	      matter, as distingiushed from a direct denial of matter	      previously alleged on the side. --Bouvier. The popular	      denomination of the whole science of pleading. --Stephen.	      The phrase is sometimes popularly applied to the specious,	      but unsound, argumentation of one whose aim is victory,	      and not truth. --Burrill.	   {Special property} (Law), a qualified or limited ownership	      possession, as in wild animals, things found or bailed.	   {Special session}, an extraordinary session; a session at an	      unusual time or for an unusual purpose; as, a special	      session of Congress or of a legislature.	   {Special statute}, or {Special law}, an act of the	      legislature which has reference to a particular person,	      place, or interest; a {private law}; -- in distinction	      from a {general law} or {public law}.	   {Special verdict} (Law), a special finding of the facts of	      the case, leaving to the court the application of the law	      to them. --Wharton (Law Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Peculiar; appropriate; specific; dictinctive;	        particular; exceptional; singular. See {Peculiar}.	        [1913 Webster]	Special \Spe"cial\, n.	   1. A particular. [Obs.] --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One appointed for a special service or occasion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In special}, specially; in particular. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Specialism \Spe"cial*ism\, n.	   Devotion to a particular and restricted part or branch of	   knowledge, art, or science; as, medical specialism.	   [1913 Webster]
Specialist \Spe"cial*ist\, n.	   One who devotes himself to some specialty; as, a medical	   specialist, one who devotes himself to diseases of particular	   parts of the body, as the eye, the ear, the nerves, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Speciality \Spe`ci*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Specialities}. [See	   {Special}, and {Specialty}.]	   1. A particular or peculiar case; a particularity. --Sir M.	      Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) See {Specialty}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The special or peculiar mark or characteristic of a person	      or thing; that for which a person is specially	      distinguished; an object of special attention; a special	      occupation or object of attention; a specialty.	      [1913 Webster]	            On these two general heads all other specialities	            are depedent.                         --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strive, while improving your one talent, to enrich	            your whole capital as a man. It is in this way that	            you escape from the wretched narrow-mindedness which	            is the characteristic of every one who cultivates	            his speciality.                       --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We 'll say, instead, the inconsequent creature man,	            	            For that'a his speciality.            --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think of this, sir, . . . remote from the impulses	            of passion, and apart from the specialities -- if I	            may use that strong remark -- of prejudice.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An attribute or quality peculiar to a species.	      [1913 Webster]
Specialization \Spe`cial*i*za"tion\, n.	   1. The act of specializing, or the state of being	      spezialized.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The setting apart of a particular organ for the	      performance of a particular function. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Specialize \Spe"cial*ize\, v. t.	   1. To mention specially; to particularize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apply to some specialty or limited object; to assign to	      a specific use; as, specialized knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) To supply with an organ or organs having a special	      function or functions.	      [1913 Webster]
Specially \Spe"cial*ly\, adv.	   1. In a special manner; particularly; especially. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. For a particular purpose; as, a meeting of the legislature	      is specially summoned.	      [1913 Webster]
Specialty \Spe"cial*ty\, n.; pl. {Specialties}. [F.	   sp['e]cialit['e]. Cf. {Speciality}.]	   1. Particularity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Specialty of rule hath been neglected. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular or peculiar case. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A contract or obligation under seal; a contract by	      deed; a writing, under seal, given as security for a debt	      particularly specified. --Chitty. --Bouvier. --Wharton	      (Law Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Let specialties be therefore drawn between us.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That for which a person is distinguished, in which he is	      specially versed, or which he makes an object of special	      attention; a speciality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of boundless knowledge, like Humbold, must have	            had once their specialty, their pet subject. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]
Specie \Spe"ci*e\,	   abl. of L. species sort, kind. Used in the phrase in specie,	   that is, in sort, in kind, in (its own) form.	   [1913 Webster]	         "[The king] expects a return in specie from them" [i.	         e., kindness for kindness].              --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In specie} (Law), in precise or definite form; specifically;	      according to the exact terms; of the very thing.	      [1913 Webster]	Specie \Spe"cie\, n. [Formed as a singular from species, in	   sense 5.]	   Coin; hard money.	   [1913 Webster]
Species \Spe"cies\, n. sing. & pl. [L., a sight, outward	   appearance, shape, form, a particular sort, kind, or quality,	   a species. See {Spice}, n., and cf. {Specie}, {Special}.]	   1. Visible or sensible presentation; appearance; a sensible	      percept received by the imagination; an image. [R.] "The	      species of the letters illuminated with indigo and	      violet." --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit, . . . the faculty of imagination in the writer,	            which searches over all the memory for the species	            or ideas of those things which it designs to	            represent.                            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the scholastic philosophy, the species was sensible	         and intelligible. The sensible species was that in any	         material, object which was in fact discerned by the	         mind through the organ of perception, or that in any	         object which rendered it possible that it should be	         perceived. The sensible species, as apprehended by the	         understanding in any of the relations of thought, was	         called an intelligible species. "An apparent diversity	         between the species visible and audible is, that the	         visible doth not mingle in the medium, but the audible	         doth." --Bacon.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) A group of individuals agreeing in common	      attributes, and designated by a common name; a conception	      subordinated to another conception, called a genus, or	      generic conception, from which it differs in containing or	      comprehending more attributes, and extending to fewer	      individuals. Thus, {man} is a species, under {animal} as a	      genus; and man, in its turn, may be regarded as a genus	      with respect to {European}, {American}, or the like, as	      species.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In science, a more or less permanent group of existing	      things or beings, associated according to attributes, or	      properties determined by scientific observation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In mineralogy and chemistry, objects which possess the	         same definite chemical structure, and are fundamentally	         the same in crystallization and physical characters,	         are classed as belonging to a species. In Zoology and	         botany, a species is an ideal group of individuals	         which are believed to have descended from common	         ancestors, which agree in essential characteristics,	         and are capable of indefinitely continued fertile	         reproduction through the sexes. A species, as thus	         defined, differs from a variety or subspecies only in	         the greater stability of its characters and in the	         absence of individuals intermediate between the related	         groups.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A sort; a kind; a variety; as, a species of low cunning; a	      species of generosity; a species of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Coin, or coined silver, gold, or other metal, used as a	      circulating medium; specie. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            There was, in the splendor of the Roman empire, a	            less quantity of current species in Europe than	            there is now.                         --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A public spectacle or exhibition. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Pharmacy)	      (a) A component part of a compound medicine; a simple.	      (b) (Med.) An officinal mixture or compound powder of any	          kind; esp., one used for making an aromatic tea or	          tisane; a tea mixture. --Quincy.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Civil Law) The form or shape given to materials; fashion	      or shape; form; figure. --Burill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Incipient species} (Zool.), a subspecies, or variety, which	      is in process of becoming permanent, and thus changing to	      a true species, usually by isolation in localities from	      which other varieties are excluded.	      [1913 Webster]
Specifiable \Spec"i*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Admitting specification; capable of being specified.	   [1913 Webster]
specific \spe*cif"ic\ (sp[-e]*s[i^]f"[i^]k), a. [F.	   sp['e]cifique, or NL. spesificus; L. species a particular	   sort or kind + facere to make. Cf. {specify}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or	      constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property	      or properties of a thing which constitute its species, and	      distinguish it from other things; as, the specific form of	      an animal or a plant; the specific qualities of a drug;	      the specific distinction between virtue and vice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Specific difference is that primary attribute which	            distinguishes each species from one another. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifying; definite, or making definite; limited;	      precise; discriminating; as, a specific statement.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Exerting a peculiar influence over any part of the	      body; preventing or curing disease by a peculiar	      adaptation, and not on general principles; as, quinine is	      a specific medicine in cases of malaria.	      [1913 Webster]	            In fact, all medicines will be found specific in the	            perfection of the science.            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Specific character} (Nat. Hist.), a characteristic or	      characteristics distinguishing one species from every	      other species of the same genus.	   {Specific disease} (Med.)	      (a) A disease which produces a determinate definite effect	          upon the blood and tissues or upon some special	          tissue.	      (b) A disease which is itself uniformly produced by a	          definite and peculiar poison or organism.	   {Specific duty}. (Com.) See under {Duty}.	   {Specific gravity}. (Physics) See under {Gravity}.	   {Specific heat} (Physics), the quantity of heat required to	      raise the temperature of a body one degree, taking as the	      unit of measure the quantity required to raise the same	      weight of water from zero to one degree; thus, the	      specific heat of mercury is 0.033, that of water being	      1.000.	   {Specific inductive capacity} (Physics), the effect of a	      dielectric body in producing static electric induction as	      compared with that of some other body or bodies referred	      to as a standard.	   {Specific legacy} (Law), a bequest of a particular thing, as	      of a particular animal or piece of furniture, specified	      and distinguished from all others. --Wharton. --Burrill.	   {Specific name} (Nat. Hist.), the name which, appended to the	      name of the genus, constitutes the distinctive name of the	      species; -- originally applied by Linnaeus to the	      essential character of the species, or the essential	      difference. The present specific name he at first called	      the {trivial name}.	   {Specific performance} (Law), the peformance of a contract or	      agreement as decreed by a court of equity.	      [1913 Webster]
Specific \Spe*cif"ic\, n.	   1. (Med.) A specific remedy. See {Specific}, a., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            His parents were weak enough to believe that the	            royal touch was a specific for this malady.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything having peculiar adaption to the purpose to which	      it is applied. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Specifical \Spe*cif"ic*al\, a.	   Specific. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Specifically \Spe*cif"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a specific manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Specificalness \Spe*cif"ic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being specific.	   [1913 Webster]
Specificate \Spe*cif"i*cate\ (sp[-e]*s[i^]f"[i^]*k[=a]t), v. t.	   [See {Specify}.]	   To show, mark, or designate the species, or the	   distinguishing particulars of; to specify. [Obs.] --ir M.	   Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
specification \spec`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (sp[e^]s`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   sp['e]cification, LL. specificatio.]	   1. The act of specifying or determining by a mark or limit;	      notation of limits.	      [1913 Webster]	            This specification or limitation of the question	            hinders the disputers from wandering away from the	            precise point of inquiry.             --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The designation of particulars; particular mention; as,	      the specification of a charge against an officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A written statement containing a minute description or	      enumeration of particulars, as of charges against a public	      officer, the terms of a contract, the description of an	      invention, as in a patent; also, a single article, item,	      or particular, an allegation of a specific act, as in a	      charge of official misconduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A detailed listing or description of the required	      properties of some object proposed to be built or bought;	      -- usually used in the plural; as, the building	      specifications require that it withstand an earthquake of	      magnitude 8; the program specifications require an option	      to change the menus.	      [PJC]
Specificness \Spe*cif"ic*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being specific.	   [1913 Webster]
Specify \Spec"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Specified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Specifying}.] [F. sp['e]cifier, or OF. especifier,	   fr. LL. specificare. See {Species}, {-fy}.]	   To mention or name, as a particular thing; to designate in	   words so as to distinguish from other things; as, to specify	   the uses of a plant; to specify articles purchased.	   [1913 Webster]	         He has there given us an exact geography of Greece,	         where the countries and the uses of their soils are	         specified.                               --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Specillum \Spe*cil"lum\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   See {Stylet}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Specimen \Spec"i*men\, n. [L., fr. specere to look, to behold.	   See {Spy}.]	   A part, or small portion, of anything, or one of a number of	   things, intended to exhibit the kind and quality of the	   whole, or of what is not exhibited; a sample; as, a specimen	   of a man's handwriting; a specimen of a person's blood; a	   specimen of painting; aspecimen of one's art.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: Sample; model; pattern.	   Usage: {Specimen}, {Sample}. A specimen is a representative	          of the class of things to which it belongs; as, a	          specimen of photography. A sample is a part of the	          thing itself, designed to show the quality of the	          whole; as, a sample of sugar or of broadcloth. A	          cabinet of minerals consists of specimens; if a part	          be broken off from any one of these, it is a sample of	          the mineral to which it belongs. "Several persons have	          exhibited specimens of this art before multitudes of	          beholders." --Addison. "I design this but for a sample	          of what I hope more fully to discuss." --Woodward.	          [1913 Webster]
Speciosity \Spe`ci*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Speciocities}. [Cf. LL.	   {speciositas}.]	   1. The quality or state of being specious; speciousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Professions built so largely on speciosity, instead	            of performance.                       --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is specious. --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Specious \Spe"cious\, a. [L. speciosusgood-looking, beautiful,	   specious, fr. species look, show, appearance; cf. F.	   sp['e]coeux. See {Species}.]	   1. Presenting a pleasing appearance; pleasing in form or	      look; showy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some [serpents] specious and beautiful to the eye.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest, far greater part,	            Will deem in outward rites and specious forms	            Religion satisfied.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apparently right; superficially fair, just, or correct,	      but not so in reality; appearing well at first view;	      plausible; as, specious reasoning; a specious argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Misled for a moment by the specious names of	            religion, liberty, and property.      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            In consequence of their greater command of specious	            expression.                           --J. Morley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Plausible; showy; ostensible; colorable; feasible. See	        {Plausible}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Spe"xious*ly}, adv. --	        {Spe"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Speck \Speck\, n. [Cf. Icel. spik blubber, AS. spic, D. spek, G.	   speck.]	   The blubber of whales or other marine mammals; also, the fat	   of the hippopotamus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Speck falls} (Naut.), falls or ropes rove through blocks for	      hoisting the blubber and bone of whales on board a whaling	      vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	Speck \Speck\, n. [OE. spekke, AS. specca; cf. LG. spaak.]	   1. A small discolored place in or on anything, or a small	      place of a color different from that of the main	      substance; a spot; a stain; a blemish; as, a speck on	      paper or loth; specks of decay in fruit. "Gray sand, with	      black specks." --Anson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A very small thing; a particle; a mite; as, specks of	      dust; he has not a speck of money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many bright specks bubble up along the blue Egean.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A small etheostomoid fish ({Ulocentra stigmaea})	      common in the Eastern United States.	      [1913 Webster]	Speck \Speck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Specked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Specking}.]	   To cause the presence of specks upon or in, especially specks	   regarded as defects or blemishes; to spot; to speckle; as,	   paper specked by impurities in the water used in its	   manufacture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Carnation, purple, azure, or specked with gold.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Speckle \Spec"kle\, n. [Dim. of speck; cf. D. spikkel.]	   A little or spot in or anything, of a different substance or	   color from that of the thing itself.	   [1913 Webster]	         An huge great serpent, all with speckles pied.	                                                  --Spebser.	   [1913 Webster]	Speckle \Spec"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Speckled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Speckling}.]	   To mark with small spots of a different color from that of	   the rest of the surface; to variegate with spots of a	   different color from the ground or surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Speckled \Spec"kled\, a.	   Marked or variegated with small spots of a different color	   from that of the rest of the surface.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Speckled Indians} (Ethnol.), the Pintos.	   {Speckled trout}. (Zool.)	   (a) The common American brook trout. See {Trout}.	   (b) The rainbow trout.	       [1913 Webster]
Speckled-belly \Spec"kled-bel`ly\, n. (Zool.)	   The gadwall. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speckled-bill \Spec"kled-bill"\, n. (Zool.)	   The American white-fronted goose ({Anser albifrons}).	   [1913 Webster]
Speckledness \Spec"kled*ness\, n.	   The quality of being speckled.	   [1913 Webster]
Specksioneer \Speck`sion*eer"\, n.	   The chief harpooner, who also directs in cutting up the	   speck, or blubber; -- so called among whalers.	   [1913 Webster]
Speckt \Speckt\, n.	   A woodpecker. See {Speight}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectacle \Spec"ta*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. spectaculum, fr.	   spectare to look at, to behold, v. intens. fr. specere. See	   {Spy}.]	   1. Something exhibited to view; usually, something presented	      to view as extraordinary, or as unusual and worthy of	      special notice; a remarkable or noteworthy sight; a show;	      a pageant; a gazingstock.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, piteous spectacle? O, bloody times! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spy-glass; a looking-glass. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Poverty a spectacle is, as thinketh me,	            Through which he may his very friends see.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. An optical instrument consisting of two lenses set in	      a light frame, and worn to assist sight, to obviate some	      defect in the organs of vision, or to shield the eyes from	      bright light.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Fig.: An aid to the intellectual sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shakespeare . . . needed not the spectacles of books	            to read nature.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Show; sight; exhibition; representation; pageant.	        [1913 Webster]
Spectacled \Spec"ta*cled\, a.	   1. Furnished with spectacles; wearing spectacles.	      [1913 Webster]	            As spectacled she sits in chimney nook. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the eyes surrounded by color markings, or	      patches of naked skin, resembling spectacles.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spectacled bear} (Zool.), a South American bear ({Tremarclos	      ornatus}) which inhabits the high mountains of Chili and	      Peru. It has a light-colored ring around each eye.	   {Spectacled coot}, or {Spectacled duck} (Zool.), the surf	      scoter, or surf duck. [Local, U.S.]	   {Spectacled eider} (Zool.) See {Eider}.	   {Spectacled goose} (Zool.), the gannet.	   {Spectacled snake} (Zool.), the cobra de capello.	      [1913 Webster]
Spectacular \Spec*tac"u*lar\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a shows; of the nature of a show.	      "Spectacular sports." --G. Hickes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted to excite wonder and admiration by a display of	      pomp or of scenic effects; as, a spectacular celebration	      of some event; a spectacular play.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to spectacles, or glasses for the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Spectant \Spec"tant\, a. [L. spectans, p. pr. of spectare to	   look at.]	   Looking forward.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectation \Spec*ta"tion\, n. [L. spectatio.]	   Regard; aspect; appearance. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectator \Spec*ta"tor\, n. [L. spectator: cf. F. spectateur.	   See {Spectacle}.]	   One who on; one who sees or beholds; a beholder; one who is	   personally present at, and sees, any exhibition; as, the	   spectators at a show. "Devised and played to take	   spectators." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Looker-on; beholder; observer; witness.	        [1913 Webster]
Spectatorial \Spec`ta*to"ri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a spectator. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectatorship \Spec*ta"tor*ship\, n.	   1. The office or quality of a spectator. [R.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of beholding. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Spectatress
Spectatress \Spec*ta"tress\, Spectatrix \Spec*ta"trix\, n. [L.	   spectatrix.]	   A female beholder or looker-on. "A spectatress of the whole	   scene." --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster] Specter
Specter \Spec"ter\, Spectre \Spec"tre\, n. [F. spectre, fr. L.	   spectrum an appearance, image, specter, fr. specere to look.	   See {Spy}, and cf. {Spectrum}.]	   1. Something preternaturally visible; an apparition; a ghost;	      a phantom.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ghosts of traitors from the bridge descend,	            With bold fanatic specters to rejoice. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The tarsius.	      (b) A stick insect.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Specter bat} (Zool.), any phyllostome bat.	   {Specter candle} (Zool.), a belemnite.	   {Specter shrimp} (Zool.), a skeleton shrimp. See under	      {Skeleton}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spectioneer \Spec`tion*eer"\, n.	   Same as {Specsioneer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectral \Spec"tral\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a specter; ghosty.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that feels timid at the spectral form of evil is	            not the man to spread light.          --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) Of or pertaining to the spectrum; made by the	      spectrum; as, spectral colors; spectral analysis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spectral lemur}. (Zool.) See {Tarsius}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spectrally \Spec"tral*ly\, adv.	   In the form or manner of a specter.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectre \Spec"tre\, n.	   See {Specter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectrobolometer \Spec`tro*bo*lom"e*ter\, n. (Physics)	   A combination of spectroscope and bolometer for determining	   the distribution of energy in a spectrum. --	   {Spec`tro*bo`lo*met"ric}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectroelectric \Spec`tro*e*lec"tric\, a.	   Pert. to or designating any form of spark tube the electric	   discharge within which is used in spectroscopic observations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectrogram \Spec"tro*gram\, n. [Spectrum + -gram.] (Physics)	   A photograph, map, or diagram of a spectrum.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectrograph \Spec"tro*graph\, n. [Spectrum + graph.] (Physics)	   (a) An apparatus for photographing or mapping a spectrum.	   (b) A photograph or picture of a spectrum. --	       {Spec`tro*graph"ic}, a. -- {Spec`tro*graph"ic*al*ly},	       adv. -- {Spec*trog"ra*phy}, n.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectroheliogram \Spec`tro*he"li*o*gram`\, n. [Spectrum + heloi-	   + -gram.] (Astrophysics)	   A photograph of the sun made by monochromatic light, usually	   of the calcium line (k), and showing the sun's faculae and	   prominences.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectroheliograph \Spec`tro*he"li*o*graph\, n. (Astrophysics)	   An apparatus for making spectroheliograms, consisting of a	   spectroscopic camera used in combination with a telescope,	   and provided with clockwork for moving the sun's image across	   the slit. -- {Spec`tro*he`li*o*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectrological \Spec`tro*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to spectrology; as, spectrological studies	   or experiments. -- {Spec`tro*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectrology \Spec*trol"o*gy\, n. [Spectrum + -logy.]	   (Chem.Phys.)	   The science of spectrum analysis in any or all of its	   relations and applications.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectrometer \Spec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Spectrum + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   A spectroscope fitted for measurements of the luminious	   spectra observed with it.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectrometry \Spec*trom"e*try\, n. (Physics)	   Art or process of using a spectrometer, of any type; -- when	   used alone, it usually refers to the use of a spectrometer	   using light in the visible, infrared, or ultraviolet region.	   -- {Spec`tro*met"ric}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {mass spectrometry}, the art or process of using a mass	      spectrometer to analyse chemical samples.	      [PJC]
Spectrophone \Spec"tro*phone\, n. [Spectrum + Gr. ? sound.]	   An instrument constructed on the principle of the photophone	   and used in spectrum analysis as an adjunct to the	   spectroscope. -- {Spec`tro*phon"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectrophotometer \Spec`tro*pho*tom"e*ter\, n. [Spectrum +	   photometer.]	   1. (Opt.) An instrument for measuring or comparing the	      intensities of the colors of the spectrum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem., Physics) An analytical instrument for measuring	      the degree of absorption of light at different wavelengths	      by a chemical substance. A specific pattern of absorption	      intensities at a series of wavelengths is a characteristic	      of each different chemical substance.	      [PJC]
Spectrophotometry \Spec`tro*pho*tom"e*try\, n.	   1. The art of comparing, photometrically, the brightness of	      two spectra, wave length by wave length; the use of the	      spectrophotometer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Chem., Physics) the art or process of measuring the	      degree of absorption of light at different wavelengths by	      a chemical substance, by means of a spectrometer or	      spectrophotometer. It is a technique for chemical	      analysis.	      [PJC] -- {Spec`tro*pho`to*met"ric}, a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spectroscope \Spec"tro*scope\, n. [Spectrum + -scope.] (Physics)	   An optical instrument for forming and examining spectra (as	   that of solar light, or those produced by flames in which	   different substances are volatilized), so as to determine,	   from the position of the spectral lines, the composition of	   the substance.	   [1913 Webster] Spectroscopic
Spectroscopic \Spec`tro*scop"ic\, Spectroscopical
\Spec`tro*scop"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a spectroscope, or spectroscopy. --	   {Spec`tro*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectroscopist \Spec*tros"co*pist\ (? or ?), n.	   One who investigates by means of a spectroscope; one skilled	   in the use of the spectroscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Spectroscopy \Spec*tros"co*py\, n.	   the art and science dealing with the use of a spectroscope,	   and the production and analysis of spectra; the action of	   using a spectroscope.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Spectrum \Spec"trum\, n.; pl. {Spectra}. [L. See {Specter}.]	   1. An apparition; a specter. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.)	      (a) The several colored and other rays of which light is	          composed, separated by the refraction of a prism or	          other means, and observed or studied either as spread	          out on a screen, by direct vision, by photography, or	          otherwise. See Illust. of {Light}, and {Spectroscope}.	      (b) A luminous appearance, or an image seen after the eye	          has been exposed to an intense light or a strongly	          illuminated object. When the object is colored, the	          image appears of the complementary color, as a green	          image seen after viewing a red wafer lying on white	          paper. Called also {ocular spectrum}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Absorption spectrum}, the spectrum of light which has passed	      through a medium capable of absorbing a portion of the	      rays. It is characterized by dark spaces, bands, or lines.	      	   {Chemical spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely	      with reference to their chemical effects, as in	      photography. These, in the usual photogrophic methods,	      have their maximum influence at and beyond the violet	      rays, but are not limited to this region.	   {Chromatic spectrum}, the visible colored rays of the solar	      spectrum, exhibiting the seven principal colors in their	      order, and covering the central and larger portion of the	      space of the whole spectrum.	   {Continous spectrum}, a spectrum not broken by bands or	      lines, but having the colors shaded into each other	      continously, as that from an incandescent solid or liquid,	      or a gas under high pressure.	   {Diffraction spectrum}, a spectrum produced by diffraction,	      as by a grating.	   {Gaseous spectrum}, the spectrum of an incandesoent gas or	      vapor, under moderate, or especially under very low,	      pressure. It is characterized by bright bands or lines.	   {Normal spectrum}, a representation of a spectrum arranged	      upon conventional plan adopted as standard, especially a	      spectrum in which the colors are spaced proportionally to	      their wave lengths, as when formed by a diffraction	      grating.	   {Ocular spectrum}. See {Spectrum}, 2	      (b), above.	   {Prismatic spectrum}, a spectrum produced by means of a	      prism.	   {Solar spectrum}, the spectrum of solar light, especially as	      thrown upon a screen in a darkened room. It is	      characterized by numerous dark lines called Fraunhofer	      lines.	   {Spectrum analysis}, chemical analysis effected by comparison	      of the different relative positions and qualities of the	      fixed lines of spectra produced by flames in which	      different substances are burned or evaporated, each	      substance having its own characteristic system of lines.	      	   {Thermal spectrum}, a spectrum of rays considered solely with	      reference to their heating effect, especially of those	      rays which produce no luminous phenomena.	      [1913 Webster]
Specular \Spec"u*lar\, a. [L. specularis (cf., from the same	   root, specula a lookout, watchtower): cf. F. sp['e]culaire.	   See {Speculum}.]	   1. Having the qualities of a speculum, or mirror; having a	      smooth, reflecting surface; as, a specular metal; a	      specular surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Of or pertaining to a speculum; conducted with the	      aid of a speculum; as, a specular examination.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Assisting sight, as a lens or the like. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy specular orb	            Apply to well-dissected kernels; lo!	            In each observe the slender threads	            Of first-beginning trees.             --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Affording view. [R.] "Look once more, ere we leave this	      specular mount." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Specular iron}. (Min.) See {Hematite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Speculate \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 to look. See {Spy}.]	   1. To consider by turning a subject in the mind, and viewing	      it in its different aspects and relations; to meditate; to	      contemplate; to theorize; as, to speculate on questions in	      religion; to speculate on political events.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is remarkable that persons who speculate the most	            boldly often conform with the most pefect quietude	            to the external regulations of society. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) To view subjects from certain premises given or	      assumed, and infer conclusions respecting them a priori.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Com.) To purchase with the expectation of a contingent	      advance in value, and a consequent sale at a profit; --	      often, in a somewhat depreciative sense, of unsound or	      hazardous transactions; as, to speculate in coffee, in	      sugar, or in bank stock.	      [1913 Webster]	Speculate \Spec"u*late\, v. t.	   To consider attentively; as, to speculate the nature of a	   thing. [R.] --Sir W. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Speculation \Spec`u*la"tion\, n. [L. speculatio a spying out,	   observation: cf. F. sp['e]culation.]	   1. The act of speculating. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Examination by the eye; view. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Mental view of anything in its various aspects and	          relations; contemplation; intellectual examination.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thenceforth to speculations high or deep	                I turned my thoughts.             --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Philos.) The act or process of reasoning a priori	          from premises given or assumed.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Com.) The act or practice of buying land, goods,	          shares, etc., in expectation of selling at a higher	          price, or of selling with the expectation of	          repurchasing at a lower price; a trading on	          anticipated fluctuations in price, as distinguished	          from trading in which the profit expected is the	          difference between the retail and wholesale prices, or	          the difference of price in different markets.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sudden fortunes, indeed, are sometimes made in	                such places, by what is called the trade of	                speculation.                      --A. Smith.	          [1913 Webster]	                Speculation, while confined within moderate	                limits, is the agent for equalizing supply and	                demand, and rendering the fluctuations of price	                less sudden and abrupt than they would otherwise	                be.                               --F. A.	                                                  Walker.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) Any business venture in involving unusual risks, with	          a chance for large profits.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A conclusion to which the mind comes by speculating; mere	      theory; view; notion; conjecture.	      [1913 Webster]	            From him Socrates derived the principles of	            morality, and most part of his natural speculations.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            To his speculations on these subjects he gave the	            lofty name of the "Oracles of Reason." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power of sight. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast no speculation in those eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A game at cards in which the players buy from one another	      trumps or whole hands, upon a chance of getting the	      highest trump dealt, which entitles the holder to the pool	      of stakes.	      [1913 Webster]
Speculatist \Spec"u*la*tist\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[.a]*t[i^]st), n.	   One who speculates, or forms theories; a speculator; a	   theorist.	   [1913 Webster]	         The very ingenious speculatist, Mr. Hume. --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Speculative \Spec"u*la*tive\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[.a]*t[i^]v), a.	   [Cf. F. sp['e]culatif, L. speculativus.]	   1. Given to speculation; contemplative.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind of man being by nature speculative.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Involving, or formed by, speculation; ideal; theoretical;	      not established by demonstration. --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to vision; also, prying; inquisitive;	      curious. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to speculation in land, goods, shares,	      etc.; as, a speculative dealer or enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The speculative merchant exercises no one regular,	            established, or well-known branch of business. --A.	                                                  Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Finance) More risky than typical investments; not	      investment grade.	      [PJC] -- {Spec"u*la*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Spec"u*la*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Speculator \Spec"u*la`tor\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.,	   a spy, explorer, investigator: cf. F. sp['e]culateur.]	   One who speculates. Specifically:	   (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.	       [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) One who forms theories; a theorist.	       [1913 Webster]	             A speculator who had dared to affirm that the human	             soul is by nature mortal.            --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Com.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and	       sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving	       profit from fluctuations in price.	       [1913 Webster]
Speculatorial \Spec`u*la*to"ri*al\	   (sp[e^]k`[-u]*l[.a]*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a.	   Speculatory; speculative. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speculatory \Spec"u*la*to*ry\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]),	   a. [L. speculatorius belonging to spies or scouts.]	   1. Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having	      oversight. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exercising speculation; speculative. --T. Carew.	      [1913 Webster]
Speculist \Spec"u*list\, n.	   One who observes or considers; an observer. [R.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Speculum \Spec"u*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Specula}, E. {Speculum}. [L.,	   fr. specere to look, behold. See {Spy}.]	   1. A mirror, or looking-glass; especially, a metal mirror, as	      in Greek and Roman archaeology.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A reflector of polished metal, especially one used in	      reflecting telescopes. See {Speculum metal}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) An instrument for dilating certain passages of the	      body, and throwing light within them, thus facilitating	      examination or surgical operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A bright and lustrous patch of color found on the	      wings of ducks and some other birds. It is usually	      situated on the distal portions of the secondary quills,	      and is much more brilliant in the adult male than in the	      female.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Speculum metal}, a hard, brittle alloy used for making the	      reflectors of telescopes and other instruments, usually	      consisting of copper and tin in various proportions, one	      of the best being that in which there are 126.4 parts of	      copper to 58.9 parts of tin, with sometimes a small	      proportion of arsenic, antimony, or zinc added to improve	      the whiteness.	      [1913 Webster]
Sped \Sped\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Speed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Speece \Speece\, n.	   Species; sort. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speech \Speech\, n. [OE. speche, AS. sp?c, spr?, fr. specan,	   sprecan, to speak; akin to D. spraak speech, OHG. spr[=a]hha,	   G. sprache, Sw. spr?k, Dan. sprog. See {Speak}.]	   1. The faculty of uttering articulate sounds or words; the	      faculty of expressing thoughts by words or articulate	      sounds; the power of speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is none comparable to the variety of	            instructive expressions by speech, wherewith man	            alone is endowed for the communication of his	            thoughts.                             --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. he act of speaking; that which is spoken; words, as	      expressing ideas; language; conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Speech is voice modulated by the throat, tongue, lips,	         etc., the modulation being accomplished by changing the	         form of the cavity of the mouth and nose through the	         action of muscles which move their walls.	         [1913 Webster]	               O goode God! how gentle and how kind	               Ye seemed by your speech and your visage	               The day that maked was our marriage. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               The acts of God . . . to human ears	               Can nort without process of speech be told.	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A particular language, as distinct from others; a tongue;	      a dialect.	      [1913 Webster]	            People of a strange speech and of an hard language.	                                                  --Ezek. iii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Talk; mention; common saying.	      [1913 Webster]	            The duke . . . did of me demand	            What was the speech among the Londoners	            Concerning the French journey.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. formal discourse in public; oration; harangue.	      [1913 Webster]	            The constant design of these orators, in all their	            speeches, was to drive some one particular point.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. ny declaration of thoughts.	      [1913 Webster]	            I. with leave of speech implored, . . . replied.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Syn. Harangue; language; address; oration. See	        {Harangue}, and {Language}.	        [1913 Webster]	Speech \Speech\, v. i. & t.	   To make a speech; to harangue. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speechful \Speech"ful\, a.	   Full of speech or words; voluble; loquacious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speechification \Speech`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.[See {Spechify}.]	   The act of speechifying. [Used humorously or in contempt.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speechifier \Speech"i*fi`er\, n.	   One who makes a speech or speeches; an orator; a declaimer.	   [Used humorously or in contempt.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Speechify \Speech"i*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Speechified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Speechifying}.] [Speech + -fy.]	   To make a speech; to harangue. [Used derisively or	   humorously.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speechifying \Speech"i*fy`ing\, n.	   The act of making a speech or speeches. [Used derisively or	   humorously.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The dinner and speechifying . . . at the opening of the	         annual season for the buckhounds.        --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Speeching \Speech"ing\, n.	   The act of making a speech. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speechless \Speech"less\, a.	   1. Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Speech"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Speech"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Speechmaker \Speech"mak`er\, n.	   One who makes speeches; one accustomed to speak in a public	   assembly.	   [1913 Webster]
Speed \Speed\, n. [AS. sp?d success, swiftness, from sp?wan to	   succeed; akin to D. spoedd, OHG. spuot success, spuot to	   succees, Skr. sph[=a] to increase, grow fat. [root]170b.]	   1. Prosperity in an undertaking; favorable issue; success.	      "For common speed." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Lord God of my master Abraham, I pray thee, send	            me good speed this day.               --Gen. xxiv.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or state of moving swiftly; swiftness; velocity;	      rapidly; rate of motion; dispatch; as, the speed a horse	      or a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speed, to describe whose swiftness number fails.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In kinematics, speedis sometimes used to denote the	         amount of velocity without regard to direction of	         motion, while velocity is not regarded as known unless	         both the direction and the amount are known.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. One who, or that which, causes or promotes speed or	      success. [Obs.] "Hercules be thy speed!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {God speed}, Good speed; prosperity. See {Godspeed}.	   {Speed gauge}, {Speed indicator}, & {Speed recorder} (Mach.),	      devices for indicating or recording the rate of a body's	      motion, as the number of revolutions of a shaft in a given	      time.	   {Speed lathe} (Mach.), a power lathe with a rapidly revolving	      spindle, for turning small objects, for polishing, etc.; a	      hand lathe.	   {Speed pulley}, a cone pulley with steps.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Haste; swiftness; celerity; quickness; dispatch;	        expedition; hurry; acceleration. See {Haste}.	        [1913 Webster]	Speed \Speed\ (sp[=e]d), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sped} (sp[e^]d),	   {Speeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Speeding}.] [AS. sp[=e]dan, fr.	   sp[=e]d, n.; akin to D. spoeden, G. sich sputen. See {Speed},	   n.]	   1. To go; to fare. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To warn him now he is too farre sped. --Remedy of	                                                  Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To experience in going; to have any condition, good or	      ill; to fare. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ships heretofore in seas like fishes sped;	            The mightiest still upon the smallest fed. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fare well; to have success; to prosper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Save London, and send true lawyers their meed!	            For whoso wants money with them shall not speed!	                                                  --Lydgate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I told ye then he should prevail, and speed	            On his bad errand.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make haste; to move with celerity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have speeded hither with the very extremest inch	            of possibility.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be expedient. [Obs.] --Wyclif (2 Cor. xii. 1.)	      [1913 Webster]	Speed \Speed\, v. t.	   1. To cause to be successful, or to prosper; hence, to aid;	      to favor. "Fortune speed us!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With rising gales that speed their happy flight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to make haste; to dispatch with celerity; to	      drive at full speed; hence, to hasten; to hurry.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sped him thence home to his habitation.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hasten to a conclusion; to expedite.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judicial acts . . . are sped in open court at the	            instance of one or both of the parties. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hurry to destruction; to put an end to; to ruin; to	      undo. "Sped with spavins." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dire dilemma! either way I 'm sped.	            If foes, they write, if friends, they read, me dead.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To wish success or god fortune to, in any undertaking,	      especially in setting out upon a journey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Welcome the coming, speed the parting guest. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {God speed you}, {them}, etc., may God speed you; or, may you	      have good speed.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To dispatch; hasten; expedite; accelerate; hurry.	        [1913 Webster]	Speed counter \Speed counter\ (Mach.)	   A device for automatically counting the revolutions or	   pulsations of an engine or other machine; -- called also	   simply {counter}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Speeder \Speed"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, speeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Spinning) A machine for drawing and twisting slivers to	      form rovings.	      [1913 Webster]
Speedful \Speed"ful\, a.	   Full of speed (in any sense). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speedfully \Speed"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a speedful manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speedily \Speed"i*ly\, adv.	   In a speedy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Speediness \Speed"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being speedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Speedless \Speed"less\, a.	   Being without speed.	   [1913 Webster]
Speedwell \Speed"well\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Veronica}, mostly low herbs with pale	   blue corollas, which quickly fall off.	   [1913 Webster]
Speedy \Speed"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Speedier}; superl.	   {Speediest}.] [AS. sp[=e]dyg.]	   Not dilatory or slow; quick; swift; nimble; hasty; rapid in	   motion or performance; as, a speedy flight; on speedy foot.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will wish her speedy strength.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Darts, which not the good could shun,	         The speedy ould outfly.                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Speer \Speer\, n.	   A sphere. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Speer \Speer\, v. t.	   To ask. [Scot.] See {Spere}.	   [1913 Webster]
Speet \Speet\, v. t. [Cf. D. speten. See {Spit} an iron prong.]	   To stab. [Obs.] --Gammer Gurton's Needle.	   [1913 Webster]
Speight \Speight\, n. [G. specht, probably akin to L. picus: cf.	   D. specht. [root]169. See {Pie} a magpie.] (Zool.)	   A woodpecker; -- called also {specht}, {spekt}, {spight}.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Speir \Speir\, v. i.	   To ask. See {Spere}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Speiskobalt \Speis`ko"balt\, n. [G.]	   Smaltite.	   [1913 Webster]
Speiss \Speiss\, n. [Cf. G. speise food, mixed metal for bells,	   etc.]	   1. (Metal.) A regulus consisting essentially of nickel,	      obtained as a residue in fusing cobalt and nickel ores	      with silica and sodium carbonate to make smalt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) Impure metallic arsenides, principally of iron,	      produced in copper and lead smelting.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spekboom \Spek"boom\, n. [D., lit. fat tree.] (Bot.)	   The purslane tree of South Africa, -- said to be the favorite	   food of elephants. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	   [1913 Webster]
Speke \Speke\, v. i. & t.	   To speak. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Spekehouse \Speke"house`\, n.	   The parlor or reception room of a convent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spelding \Spel"ding\, n. [Scot. speld to spread out, spelder to	   split. spread open; cf. G. spalten split.]	   A haddock or other small fish split open and dried in the	   sun; -- called also {speldron}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spelicans \Spel"i*cans\, n. pl.	   See {Spilikin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spelk \Spelk\, n. [AS. spelc, spilc, a little rod by which a	   thing is kept straight, a splint for binding up broken bones,	   akin to Icel. spelkur, pl., a splint. Cf. {Spell} a	   splinter.]	   A small stick or rod used as a spike in thatching; a	   splinter. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Spell \Spell\, n. [OE. speld, AS. speld a spill to light a	   candle with; akin to D. speld a pin, OD. spelle, G. spalten	   to split, OHG. spaltan, MHG. spelte a splinter, Icel. spjald	   a square tablet, Goth. spilda a writing tablet. Cf.	   {Spill}splinter, roll of paper, {Spell} to tell the letters	   of.]	   A spelk, or splinter. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spelling}.] [AS. spelian to supply another's place.]	   To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at	   work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman.	   [1913 Webster]	Spell \Spell\, n.	   1. The relief of one person by another in any piece of work	      or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by	      one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the	      pumps; a spell at the masthead.	      [1913 Webster]	            A spell at the wheel is called a trick. --Ham. Nav.	                                                  Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The time during which one person or gang works until	      relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time,	      whether a few hours, days, or weeks.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing new has happened in this quarter, except the	            setting in of a severe spell of cold weather.	                                                  --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their toil is so extreme that they can not endure it	            above four hours in a day, but are succeeded by	            spells.                               --Garew.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a	      logging spell. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spell \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.] "Hearken to my spell." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with	      magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Start not; her actions shall be holy as	            You hear my spell is lawful.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Spell \Spell\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spelled}or {Spelt}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spelling}.] [OE. spellen, spellien, tell, relate, AS.	   spellian, fr. spell a saying, tale; akin to MHG. spellen to	   relate, Goth. spill?n.e {Spell} a tale. In sense 4 and those	   following, OE. spellen, perhaps originally a different word,	   and from or influenced by spell a splinter, from the use of a	   piece of wood to point to the letters in schools: cf. D.	   spellen to spell. Cf. {Spell} splinter.]	   1. To tell; to relate; to teach. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Might I that legend find,	            By fairies spelt in mystic rhymes.    --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a	      spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. "Spelled with	      words of power." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was much spelled with Eleanor Talbot. --Sir G.	                                                  Buck.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To constitute; to measure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Saxon heptarchy, when seven kings put together	            did spell but one in effect.          --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a	      word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the	      proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word "satire" ought to be spelled with i, and	            not with y.                           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To discover by characters or marks; to read with	      difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the	      sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	            To spell out a God in the works of creation.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sit spelling and observing divine justice upon	            every accident.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Spell \Spell\, v. i.	   1. To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters,	      either orally or in writing.	      [1913 Webster]	            When what small knowledge was, in them did dwell,	            And he a god, who could but read or spell. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn	      the meaning of anything, by study. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Where I may sit and rightly spell	            Of every star that heaven doth shew,	            And every herb that sips the dew.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Spellable \Spell"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being spelt. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Spellbind \Spell"bind`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spellbound}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Spellbinding}.]	   To bind or hold by, or as if by, a spell or charm; to	   entrance or fascinate, esp. by eloquence of speech, as in a	   political campaign. -- {Spell"bind`er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spellbound \Spell"bound`\, a.	   Bound by, or as by, a spell.	   [1913 Webster]
Speller \Spell"er\, n.	   1. One who spells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spelling book. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Spellful \Spell"ful\, a.	   Abounding in spells, or charms.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here, while his eyes the learned leaves peruse,	         Each spellful mystery explained he views. --Hoole.	   [1913 Webster]
Spelling \Spell"ing\, n.	   The act of one who spells; formation of words by letters;	   orthography.	   [1913 Webster]	Spelling \Spell"ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to spelling.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spelling bee}, a spelling match. [U.S.]	   {Spelling book}, a book with exercises for teaching children	      to spell; a speller.	   {Spelling match}, a contest of skill in spelling words,	      between two or more persons.	      [1913 Webster]
Spellken \Spell"ken\, n.	   A theater. [Slang] --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Spellwork \Spell"work`\, n.	   Power or effect of magic; that which is wrought by magic;	   enchantment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like those Peri isles of light	         That hang by spellwork in the air.       --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Spelt \Spelt\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Spell}. Spelled.	   [1913 Webster]	Spelt \Spelt\, n. [AS. spelt, fr. L. spelta.] (Bot.)	   A species of grain ({Triticum Spelta}) much cultivated for	   food in Germany and Switzerland; -- called also {German	   wheat}.	   [1913 Webster]	Spelt \Spelt\, n. [See {Spalt}.] (Metal.)	   Spelter. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spelt \Spelt\, v. t. & i. [See {Spell} a splinter.]	   To split; to break; to spalt. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Spelter \Spel"ter\, n. [Cf. LG. spialter, G. & D. spiauter. Cf.	   {Pewter}.] (Metal.)	   Zinc; -- especially so called in commerce and arts.	   [1913 Webster]
Spelunc \Spe*lunc"\, n. [L. spelunca cave.]	   A cavern; a cave. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Spence \Spence\, n. [OF. despense, F. d['e]pense, buffet,	   buttery, fr. OF. despendre to spend, distribute, L.	   dispendere, dispensum. See {Dispense}, {Spend}.]	   1. A place where provisions are kept; a buttery; a larder; a	      pantry.	      [1913 Webster]	            In . . . his spence, or "pantry" were hung the	            carcasses of a sheep or ewe, and two cows lately	            slaughtered.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bluff Harry broke into the spence,	            And turned the cowls adrift.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inner apartment of a country house; also, the place	      where the family sit and eat. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [OF. despensier. See {Spence}, and cf.	   {Dispenser}.]	   One who has the care of the spence, or buttery. [Obs.]	   --Promptorium Parvulorum.	   [1913 Webster]	Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. [From the third Earl Spencer, who first	   wore it, or brought it into fashion.]	   A short jacket worn by men and by women. --Ld. Lutton.	   [1913 Webster]	Spencer \Spen"cer\, n. (Naut.)	   A fore-and-aft sail, abaft the foremast or the mainmast,	   hoisted upon a small supplementary mast and set with a gaff	   and no boom; a trysail carried at the foremast or mainmast;	   -- named after its inventor, Knight Spencer, of England	   [1802].	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spencer mast}, a small mast just abaft the foremast or	      mainmast, for hoisting the spencer. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]
Spend \Spend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spent}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spending}.] [AS. spendan (in comp.), fr. L. expendere or	   dispendere to weigh out, to expend, dispense. See {Pendant},	   and cf. {Dispend}, {Expend}, {Spence}, {Spencer}.]	   1. To weigh or lay out; to dispose of; to part with; as, to	      spend money for clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spend thou that in the town.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not	            bread?                                --Isa. lv. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow; to employ; -- often with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . am never loath	            To spend my judgment.                 --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To consume; to waste; to squander; to exhaust; as, to	      spend an estate in gaming or other vices.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass, as time; to suffer to pass away; as, to spend a	      day idly; to spend winter abroad.	      [1913 Webster]	            We spend our years as a tale that is told. --Ps. xc.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To exhaust of force or strength; to waste; to wear away;	      as, the violence of the waves was spent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their bodies spent with long labor and thirst.	                                                  --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	Spend \Spend\, v. i.	   1. To expend money or any other possession; to consume, use,	      waste, or part with, anything; as, he who gets easily	      spends freely.	      [1913 Webster]	            He spends as a person who knows that he must come to	            a reckoning.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To waste or wear away; to be consumed; to lose force or	      strength; to vanish; as, energy spends in the using of it.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sound spendeth and is dissipated in the open	            air.                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be diffused; to spread.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vines that they use for wine are so often cut,	            that their sap spendeth into the grapes. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) To break ground; to continue working.	      [1913 Webster]
Spender \Spen"der\, n.	   One who spends; esp., one who spends lavishly; a prodigal; a	   spendthrift.	   [1913 Webster]
Spending \Spend"ing\, n.	   The act of expending; expenditure.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spending money}, money set apart for extra (not necessary)	      personal expenses; pocket money. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Spendthrift \Spend"thrift`\, n.	   One who spends money profusely or improvidently; a prodigal;	   one who lavishes or wastes his estate. Also used	   figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         A woman who was a generous spendthrift of life. --Mrs.	                                                  R. H. Davis.	   [1913 Webster]	Spendthrift \Spend"thrift\, a.	   Prodigal; extravagant; wasteful.	   [1913 Webster]
Spendthrifty \Spend"thrift`y\, a.	   Spendthrift; prodigal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spenserian \Spen*se"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the English poet Spenser; -- specifically	   applied to the stanza used in his poem "The Fa["e]rie	   Queene."	   [1913 Webster]
Spent \Spent\ (sp[e^]nt), a.	   1. Exhausted; worn out; having lost energy or motive force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now thou seest me	            Spent, overpowered, despairing of success.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heaps of spent arrows fall and strew the ground.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Exhausted of spawn or sperm; -- said especially of	      fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spent ball}, a ball shot from a firearm, which reaches an	      object without having sufficient force to penetrate it.	      [1913 Webster] Sper
Sper \Sper\, Sperre \Sperre\, v. t. [See {Spar} bar.]	   To shut in; to support; to inclose; to fasten. [Obs.] "To	   sperre the gate." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sperable \Spe"ra*ble\, a. [L. spearabilis, fr. sperare to hope.]	   Within the range of hpe; proper to be hoped for. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Sperable \Sper"a*ble\, n.	   See {Sperable}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sperage \Sper"age\, n.	   Asperagus. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Sperate \Spe"rate\, a. [L. speratus, p. p. of sperare to hope.]	   Hoped for, or to be hoped for. [R.] --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Spere \Spere\, v. i. [AS. spyrian to inquire, properly, to	   follow the track; akin to D. speuren, G. sp["u]ren, Icel.	   spyrja. [root]171. See Spoor.]	   To search; to pry; to ask; to inquire. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [Written also {speer}, {speir}.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	Spere \Spere\, n. [See {Sphere}.]	   A sphere. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sperge \Sperge\, n. (Distilling)	   A charge of wash for the still. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Sperling \Sper"ling\, n. [See {Sparling}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A smelt; a sparling. [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) A young herring. [Local, U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]
Sperm \Sperm\, n.[F. sperme, L. sperma, Gr. ???, ???, from ????	   to sow. Cf. {Spore}.] (Physiol.)	   The male fecundating fluid; semen. See {Semen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sperm cell} (Physiol.), one of the cells from which the	      spermatozoids are developed.	   {Sperm morula}. (Biol.) Same as {Spermosphere}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sperm \Sperm\, n.[Contr. fr. spermaceti.]	   Spermaceti.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sperm oil}, a fatty oil found as a liquid, with spermaceti,	      in the head cavities of the sperm whale.	   {Sperm whale}. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Spermaceti \Sper`ma*ce"ti\, n. [L. sperma sperm + cetus,gen.	   ceti, any large sea animal, a whale, Gr. ???. See {Sperm},	   {Cetaceous}.]	   A white waxy substance obtained from cavities in the head of	   the sperm whale, and used making candles, oilments,	   cosmetics, etc. It consists essentially of ethereal salts of	   palmitic acid with ethal and other hydrocarbon bases. The	   substance of spermaceti after the removal of certain	   impurities is sometimes called cetin.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spermaceti whale} (Zool.), the sperm whale.	      [1913 Webster]
Spermalist \Sper"mal*ist\, n. (Biol.)	   See {Spermist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermaphore \Sper"ma*phore\, n. [Gr. ???? sperm + fe`rein to	   bear.] (Bot.)	   That part of the ovary from which the ovules arise; the	   placenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermary \Sper"ma*ry\, n. (Anat.)	   An organ in which spermatozoa are developed; a sperm gland; a	   testicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatheca \Sper`ma*the"ca\, n.; pl. {Spermathecae}. [NL., from	   Gr. ???? seed + ???? case, or receptacle.] (Zool.)	   A small sac connected with the female reproductive organs of	   insects and many other invertebrates, serving to receive and	   retain the spermatozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatic \Sper*mat"ic\, a. [L. spermaticus, Gr. ????: cf. F.	   spermatique. See {Sperm}.] (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to semen; as, the spermatic fluid, the	   spermatic vessels, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spermatic cord} (Anat.), the cord which suspends the	      testicle within the scrotum. It is made up of a connective	      tissue sheath inclosing the spermatic duct and	      accompanying vessels and nerves.	      [1913 Webster]
Spermatical \Sper"mat"ic*al\, a.	   Spermatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatin \Sper"ma*tin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A substance allied to alkali albumin and to mucin, present in	   semen, to which it is said to impart the mucilaginous	   character.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatism \Sper"ma*tism\, n. (Physiol.)	   The emission of sperm, or semen.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatium \Sper*ma"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Spermatia}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   One of the motionless spermatozoids in the conceptacles of	   certain fungi. --J. H. Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatize \Sper"ma*tize\, v. i. [Gr. ???. See {Sperm}.]	   To yield seed; to emit seed, or sperm. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Spermato
Spermato- \Sper"ma*to-\, Spermo- \Sper"mo-\	   Combining forms from Gr. spe`rma, -atos, seed, sperm, semen	   (of plants or animals); as, spermatoblast, spermoblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatoblast \Sper"ma*to*blast\, n.	   Same as {Spermoblast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatocyte \Sper"ma*to*cyte\, n. [Spermato- + Gr. ???? a	   hollow vessel.] (Physiol.)	   Same as {Spermoblast}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatogemma \Sper`ma*to*gem"ma\, n. [NL. See {Spermato-}, and	   {Gemma}.] (Physiol.)	   Same as {Spermosphere}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatogenesis \Sper`ma*to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Spermato- +	   genesis.] (Biol.)	   The development of the spermatozoids.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatogenetic \Sper`ma*to*ge*net"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Relating to, or connected with, spermatogenesis; as,	   spermatogenetic function.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatogenous \Sper`ma*tog"e*nous\, a. [Spermato- + -genous.]	   (Physiol.)	   Sperm-producing.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatogonium \Sper`ma*to*go"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ????,	   ???, sperm + ??? offspring.] (Physiol.)	   A primitive seminal cell, occuring in masses in the seminal	   tubules. It divides into a mass (spermosphere) of small cells	   (spermoblast), which in turn give rise to spermatozoids.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatoid \Sper"ma*toid\, a. [Spermato- + -oid.] (Physiol.)	   Spermlike; resembling sperm, or semen.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatoon \Sper`ma*to"on\, n.; pl. {Spermatoa}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   spe`rma, -atos, seed + ??? an egg.] (Anat.)	   A spermoblast. -- {Sper`ma*to"al}, a. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatophore \Sper"ma*to*phore\, n. [Spermato- + Gr. fe`rein to	   bear.]	   1. (Physiol.) Same as {Spermospore}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A capsule or pocket inclosing a number of	      spermatozoa. They are present in many annelids,	      brachiopods, mollusks, and crustaceans. In cephalopods the	      structure of the capsule is very complex.	      [1913 Webster]
Spermatophorous \Sper`ma*toph"o*rous\, a. (Physiol.)	   Producing seed, or sperm; seminiferous; as, the so-called	   spermatophorous cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatophyta \Sper`ma*toph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL.; spermato- + Gr.	   ? plant.] (Bot.)	   A phylum embracing the highest plants, or those that produce	   seeds; the seed plants, or flowering plants. They form the	   most numerous group, including over 120,000 species. In	   general, the group is characterized by the marked development	   of the sporophyte, with great differentiation of its parts	   (root, stem, leaves, flowers, etc.); by the extreme reduction	   of the gametophyte; and by the development of seeds. All the	   Spermatophyta are heterosporous; fertilization of the egg	   cell is either through a	   {pollen tube} emitted by the microspore or (in a few	      gymnosperms) by spermatozoids.	   Note: The phrase "flowering plants" is less distinctive than	         "seed plants," since the conifers, grasses, sedges,	         oaks, etc., do not produce flowers in the popular	         sense. For this reason the terms {Anthrophyta},	         {Phaenogamia}, and {Panerogamia} have been superseded	         as names of the phylum by Spermatophyta.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spermatophyte \Sper"ma*to"phyte`\, n.	   Any plant of the phylum Spermatophyta. --	   {Sper`ma*to*phyt"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Spermatorrhea
Spermatorrhea \Sper`ma*tor*rhe"a\, Spermatorrhoea
\Sper`ma*tor*rhoe"a\,, n. [NL., fr. Gr. spe`rma, -atos, seed +	   ??? to flow.] (Med.)	   Abnormally frequent involuntary emission of the semen without	   copulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatospore \Sper"ma*to*spore\, n.	   Same as {Spermospore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatozoid \Sper`ma*to*zo"id\, n. [Spermatozoon + Gr. e'i^dos	   form.] (Biol.)	   The male germ cell in animals and plants, the essential	   element in fertilization; a microscopic animalcule-like	   particle, usually provided with one or more cilia by which it	   is capable of active motion. In animals, the familiar type is	   that of a small, more or less ovoid head, with a delicate	   threadlike cilium, or tail. Called also {spermatozoon}. In	   plants the more usual term is {antherozoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatozooid \Sper`ma*to*zo"oid\n. (Biol.)	   A spermatozoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermatozoon \Sper`ma*to*zo"on\, n.; pl. {Spermatozoa}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ???, sperm + zo^,on an animal.] (Biol.)	   Same as {Spermatozoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermic \Sper"mic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sperm, or semen.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermidium \Sper*mid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Spermidia}. [Nl., fr. Gr.	   spe`rma seed.] (Bot.)	   An achenium.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermism \Sperm"ism\, n. [Gr. ? seed, sperm + -ism.] (Biol.)	   The theory, formerly held by many, that the sperm or	   spermatozoon contains the germ of the future embryo;	   animalculism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spermist \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 considered as the real animal germ, the	   head being the true animal head and the tail the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermoblast \Sper"mo*blast\, n. [Spermo- + -blast.] (Physiol.)	   One of the cells formed by the division of the spermospore,	   each of which is destined to become a spermatozoid; a	   spermatocyte; a spermatoblast.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermococcus \Sper`mo*coc"cus\, n. [NL. See {Spermo-}, and	   {Coccus}.] (Physiol.)	   The nucleus of the sperm cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermoderm \Sper"mo*derm\, n. [Spermo- + derm: cf. F.	   spermoderme.] (Bot.)	   The covering of a seed; -- sometimes limited to the outer	   coat or testa. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermogonium \Sper`mo*go"ni*um\, n. [NL.; spermo- + Gr. ???	   offspring.] (Bot.)	   A conceptacle of certain lichens, which contains spermatia.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermologist \Sper*mol"o*gist\, n. [Gr. ????? picking up seeds;	   spe`rma sperm, seed + ???? to gather.]	   One who treats of, or collects, seeds. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermophile \Sper"mo*phile\, n. [Gr. spe`rma a seed + fi`los	   loving, fond.] (Zool.)	   Any ground squirrel of the genus {Spermophilus}; a gopher.	   See Illust. under {Gopher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermophore \Sper"mo*phore\, n. (Zool.)	   A spermatophore.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermophyta \Sper*moph"y*ta\, n. pl. [Nl., from Gr. spe`rma a	   seed + fyto`n a plant.]	   Plants which produce seed; phaenogamia. These plants	   constitute the highest grand division of the vegetable	   kingdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermophyte \Sper"mo*phyte\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant which produces true seeds; -- a term recently	   proposed to replace ph[ae]nogam.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermophytic \Sper`mo*phyt"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Capable of producing seeds; ph[ae]nogamic.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermoplasma \Sper`mo*plas"ma\, n. [NL. See {Spermo-}, and	   {Plasma}.] (Physiol.)	   The protoplasm of the sperm cell. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermosphere \Sper"mo*sphere\, n. [Spermo- + sphere.] (Physiol.)	   A mass or ball of cells formed by the repeated division of a	   male germinal cell (spermospore), each constituent cell	   (spermoblast) of which is converted into a spermatozoid; a	   spermatogemma.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermospore \Sper"mo*spore\, n. [Spermo- + spore.] (Physiol.)	   The male germinal or seminal cell, from the breaking up of	   which the spermoblasts are formed and ultimately the	   spermatozoids; a spermatospore. --Balfour.	   [1913 Webster]
Spermule \Sper"mule\, n. [Dim. fr. sperm.] (Physiol.)	   A sperm cell. --Haeckel.	   [1913 Webster]
Sperm whale \Sperm" whale`\ (Zool.)	   A very large toothed whale ({Physeter macrocephalus}), having	   a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth.	   In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a	   large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This	   whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet.	   It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called	   also {cachalot}, and {spermaceti whale}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pygmy sperm whale} (Zool.), a small whale ({Kogia	      breviceps}), seldom twenty feet long, native of tropical	      seas, but occasionally found on the American coast. Called	      also {snub-nosed cachalot}.	   {Sperm-whale porpoise} (Zool.), a toothed cetacean	      ({Hyperoodon bidens}), found on both sides of the Atlantic	      and valued for its oil. The adult becomes about	      twenty-five feet long, and its head is very large and	      thick. Called also {bottle-nosed whale}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sperrylite \Sper"ry*lite\, n.[Named after F. L. Sperry, who	   discovered it.] (Min.)	   An arsenide of platinum occuring in grains and minute	   isometric crystals of tin-white color. It is found near	   Sudbury, Ontario Canada, and is the only known compound of	   platinum occuring in nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Sperse \Sperse\, v. t.	   To disperse. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Spessartite \Spes"sart*ite\, n.[From Spessart, in Germany.]	   (Min.)	   A manganesian variety of garnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Spet \Spet\, v. t. [AS. sp?tan. See {Spit}.]	   To spit; to throw out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spet \Spet\, n.	   Spittle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spetches \Spetch"es\, n. pl.	   Parings and refuse of hides, skins, etc., from which glue is	   made.	   [1913 Webster]
Spew \Spew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spewing}.] [OE. spewen, speowen, AS. sp[imac]wan;n to D.	   spuwen to spit. OS & OHG. sp[imac]wan, G. speien, Icel. sp?ja	   to spew, Sw. spy, Dan. spye, Goth. spiewan, th. spjauti, L.	   spuere to split, Gr. ???, Skr. shtiv, shth[imac]v. Cf.	   {Pyke}, {Spit}.] [Written also {spue}.]	   1. To eject from the stomach; to vomit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cast forth with abhorrence or disgust; to eject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Because thou art lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold,	            I will spew thee out of my mouth.     --Rev. ii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	Spew \Spew\, v. i.	   1. To vomit. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eject seed, as wet land swollen with frost.	      [1913 Webster]	Spew \Spew\, n.	   That which is vomited; vomit.	   [1913 Webster]
Spewer \Spew"er\, n.	   One who spews.	   [1913 Webster]
Spewiness \Spew"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being spewy.	   [1913 Webster]
Spewy \Spew"y\, a.	   Wet; soggy; inclined to spew.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphacel \Sphac"el\, n. [Gr. ???: cf. F. sphac[`e]le.] (Med.)	   Gangrene.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphacelate \Sphac"e*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sphacelated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sphacelating}.] [NL. sphacelare, sphacelatum,	   mortify: cf. F. sphac['e]ler. See {Sphacelus}.] (Med.)	   To die, decay, or become gangrenous, as flesh or bone; to	   mortify.	   [1913 Webster]	Sphacelate \Sphac"e*late\, v. t. (Med.)	   To affect with gangrene.	   [1913 Webster] Sphacelate	Sphacelate \Sphac"e*late\, Sphacelated \Sphac"e*la`ted\, a.	   (Med.)	   Affected with gangrene; mortified.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphacelation \Sphac`e*la"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The process of becoming or making gangrenous; mortification.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphacelus \Sphac"e*lus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ????.] (Med.)	   Gangrenous part; gangrene; slough.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphaerenchyma \Sphae*ren"chy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? sphere +	   -enchyma as in parenchima.] (Bot.)	   Vegetable tissue composed of thin-walled rounded cells, -- a	   modification of parenchyma.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphaeridium \Sphae*rid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Sphaeridia}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ??? a sphere.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar sense organ found upon the exterior of most kinds	   of sea urchins, and consisting of an oval or sherical head	   surmounting a short pedicel. It is generally supposed to be	   an olfactory organ.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphaerospore \Sphae"ro*spore\, n. [Gr. ???? sphere + E. spore.]	   (Bot.)	   One of the nonsexual spores found in red algae; a tetraspore.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphaerulite \Sphaer"u*lite\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Spherulite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphagnicolous \Sphag*nic"o*lous\, a. [Sphagnum + L. colere to	   inhabit.] (Bot.)	   Growing in moss of the genus {Sphagnum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphagnous \Sphag"nous\, a. (Bot.)	   Pertaining to moss of the genus {Sphagnum}, or bog moss;	   abounding in peat or bog moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphagnum \Sphag"num\, n. [NL., fr/ Gr. ??? a kind of moss.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of mosses having white leaves slightly tinged with	   red or green and found growing in marshy places; bog moss;	   peat moss.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphalerite \Sphal"er*ite\, n. [Gr. ??? slippery, uncertain. See	   {Blende}.] (Min.)	   Zinc sulphide; -- called also {blende}, {black-jack}, {false	   galena}, etc. See {Blende}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Sphene \Sphene\, n. [F. sph[`e]ne, fr. Gr. sfh`n a wedge.]	   (Min.)	   A mineral found usually in thin, wedge-shaped crystals of a	   yellow or green to black color. It is a silicate of titanium	   and calcium; titanite.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenethmoid \Sphe*neth"moid\, a. [Sphenoid + ethmoid.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the sphenoidal and the ethmoidal	   regions of the skull, or the sphenethmoid bone;	   sphenethmoidal.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sphenethmoid bone} (Anat.), a bone of the skull which	      surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibia;	      the girdle bone.	      [1913 Webster]	Sphenethmoid \Sphe*neth"moid\, n. (Anat.)	   The sphenethmoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenethmoidal \Sphe`neth*moid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Relating to the sphenoethmoid bone; sphenoethmoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Spheniscan \Sphe*nis"can\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of penguin.	   [1913 Webster]
Spheno- \Sphe"no-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the sphenoid bone; as in sphenomaxillary,	   sphenopalatine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenodon \Sphe"no*don\, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + ???, ???, a	   tooth.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Hatteria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenoethmoidal \Sphe"no*eth*moid`al\, a. (Anat.)	   Sphenethmoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenogram \Sphe"no*gram\, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge + -gram.]	   A cuneiform, or arrow-headed, character.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenographer \Sphe*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   One skilled in sphenography; a sphenographist.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenographic \Sphe`no*graph"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to sphenography.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenographist \Sphe*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   A sphenographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenography \Sphe*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. sfh`n a wedge +	   -graphy.]	   The art of writing in cuneiform characters, or of deciphering	   inscriptions made in such characters.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphenoid \Sphe"noid\, a. [Gr. ???; sfh`n a wedge + e'i^dos form:	   cf. F. sph['e]no["i]de.]	   1. Wedge-shaped; as, a sphenoid crystal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sphenoid bone} (Anat.), an irregularly shaped bone in front	      of the occipital in the base of the skull of the higher	      vertebrates. It is composed of several fetal bones which	      become united the adult. See {Alisphenoid},	      {Basisphenoid}, {Orbitosphenoid}, {Presphenoid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sphenoid \Sphe"noid\, n.	   1. (Crystallog.) A wedge-shaped crystal bounded by four equal	      isosceles triangles. It is the hemihedral form of a square	      pyramid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The sphenoid bone.	      [1913 Webster]
Sphenoidal \Sphe*noid"al\, a.	   1. Sphenoid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystalloq.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a sphenoid.	      [1913 Webster]
Sphenotic \Sphe*not"ic\, a. [Spheno- + ???, ???, the ear.]	   (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the sphenotic bone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sphenotic bone} (Anat.), a bone on the anterior side of the	      auditory capsule of many fishes, and connected with, or	      adjoining, the sphenoid bone.	      [1913 Webster]	Sphenotic \Sphe*not"ic\, n. (Anat.)	   The sphenotic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Spheral \Spher"al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a sphere or the spheres.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rounded like a sphere; sphere-shaped; hence, symmetrical;	      complete; perfect.	      [1913 Webster]
Sphere \Sphere\, n. [OE. spere, OF. espere, F. sph[`e]re, L.	   sphaera,. Gr. ??? a sphere, a ball.]	   1. (Geom.) A body or space contained under a single surface,	      which in every part is equally distant from a point within	      called its center.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any globe or globular body, especially a celestial	      one, as the sun, a planet, or the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of celestial bodies, first the sun,	            A mighty sphere, he framed.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.)	      (a) The apparent surface of the heavens, which is assumed	          to be spherical and everywhere equally distant, in	          which the heavenly bodies appear to have their places,	          and on which the various astronomical circles, as of	          right ascension and declination, the equator,	          ecliptic, etc., are conceived to be drawn; an ideal	          geometrical sphere, with the astronomical and	          geographical circles in their proper positions on it.	      (b) In ancient astronomy, one of the concentric and	          eccentric revolving spherical transparent shells in	          which the stars, sun, planets, and moon were supposed	          to be set, and by which they were carried, in such a	          manner as to produce their apparent motions.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) The extension of a general conception, or the	      totality of the individuals or species to which it may be	      applied.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Circuit or range of action, knowledge, or influence;	      compass; province; employment; place of existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be called into a huge sphere, and not to be seen	            to move in 't.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Taking her out of the ordinary relations with	            humanity, and inclosing her in a sphere by herself.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each in his hidden sphere of joy or woe	            Our hermit spirits dwell.             --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Rank; order of society; social positions.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An orbit, as of a star; a socket. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Armillary sphere}, {Crystalline sphere}, {Oblique sphere},.	      See under {Armillary}, {Crystalline},.	   {Doctrine of the sphere}, applications of the principles of	      spherical trigonometry to the properties and relations of	      the circles of the sphere, and the problems connected with	      them, in astronomy and geography, as to the latitudes and	      longitudes, distance and bearing, of places on the earth,	      and the right ascension and declination, altitude and	      azimuth, rising and setting, etc., of the heavenly bodies;	      spherical geometry.	   {Music of the spheres}. See under {Music}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Globe; orb; circle. See {Globe}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sphere \Sphere\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sphered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sphering}.]	   1. To place in a sphere, or among the spheres; to insphere.	      [1913 Webster]	            The glorious planet Sol	            In noble eminence enthroned and sphered	            Amidst the other.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into roundness; to make spherical, or spheral; to	      perfect. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster] Spherical
Spherical \Spher"ic*al\, Spheric \Spher"ic\, a. [L. sphaericus,	   Gr. ???: cf. F. sph['e]rique.]	   1. Having the form of a sphere; like a sphere; globular;	      orbicular; as, a spherical body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a sphere.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the heavenly orbs, or to the sphere or	      spheres in which, according to ancient astronomy and	      astrology, they were set.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knaves, thieves, and treachers by spherical	            predominance.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the stars were suns, and overburned	            Their spheric limitations.            --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spherical angle}, {Spherical coordinate}, {Spherical	   excess}, etc. See under {Angle}, {Coordinate}, etc.	   {Spherical geometry}, that branch of geometry which treats of	      spherical magnitudes; the doctrine of the sphere,	      especially of the circles described on its surface.	   {Spherical harmonic analysis}. See under {Harmonic}, a.	   {Spherical lune},portion of the surface of a sphere included	      between two great semicircles having a common diameter.	   {Spherical opening}, the magnitude of a solid angle. It is	      measured by the portion within the solid angle of the	      surface of any sphere whose center is the angular point.	      	   {Spherical polygon},portion of the surface of a sphere	      bounded by the arcs of three or more great circles.	   {Spherical projection}, the projection of the circles of the	      sphere upon a plane. See {Projection}.	   {Spherical sector}. See under {Sector}.	   {Spherical segment}, the segment of a sphere. See under	      {Segment}.	   {Spherical triangle},re on the surface of a sphere, bounded	      by the arcs of three great circles which intersect each	      other.	   {Spherical trigonometry}. See {Trigonometry}.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Spher"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Spher"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sphericity \Sphe*ric"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. sph['e]ricit['e].]	   The quality or state of being spherial; roundness; as, the	   sphericity of the planets, or of a drop of water.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphericle \Spher"i*cle\, n.	   A small sphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherics \Spher"ics\, n. (Math.)	   The doctrine of the sphere; the science of the properties and	   relations of the circles, figures, and other magnitudes of a	   sphere, produced by planes intersecting it; spherical	   geometry and trigonometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherobacteria \Sphe`ro*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl.; sing.	   {Spherobacterium}. [NL. See {Sphere}, {and Bacterium}.]	   (Biol.)	   See the Note under {Microbacteria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spheroconic \Sphe`ro*con"ic\, n. (Geom.)	   A nonplane curve formed by the intersection of the surface of	   an oblique cone with the surface of a sphere whose center is	   at the vertex of the cone.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherograph \Spher"o*graph\, n. [Sphere + -graph.]	   An instrument for facilitating the practical use of spherics	   in navigation and astronomy, being constructed of two	   cardboards containing various circles, and turning upon each	   other in such a manner that any possible spherical triangle	   may be readily found, and the measures of the parts read off	   by inspection.	   [1913 Webster]
Spheroid \Sphe"roid\, n. [L. spheroides ball-like, spherical,	   Gr. ???; ???? sphere + e'i^dos form: cf. F. sph['e]ro["i]de.]	   A body or figure approaching to a sphere, but not perfectly	   spherical; esp., a solid generated by the revolution of an	   ellipse about one of its axes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oblate spheroid}, {Prolate spheroid}. See {Oblate},	      {Prolate}, and {Ellipsoid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spheroidal \Sphe*roid"al\, a. [Cf. F. sph['e]ro["i]dal.]	   Having the form of a spheroid. -- {Sphe*roid"al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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	      temperature several degrees below ebullition, and without	      actual contact with the heated surface, -- a phenomenon	      due to the repulsive force of heat, the intervention of a	      cushion of nonconducting vapor, and the cooling effect of	      evaporation.	      [1913 Webster] Spheroidic
Spheroidic \Sphe*roid"ic\, Spheroidical \Sphe*roid"ic*al\, a.	   See {Spheroidal}. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster] Spheroidicity
Spheroidicity \Sphe`roi*dic"i*ty\, Spheroidity \Sphe*roid"i*ty\,	   n.	   The quality or state of being spheroidal.	   [1913 Webster]
Spheromere \Sphe"ro*mere\, n. [Sphere + -mere.] (Zool.)	   Any one of the several symmetrical segments arranged around	   the central axis and composing the body of a radiate anmal.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherometer \Sphe*rom"e*ter\, n. [Sphere + -meter: cf. F.	   sph['e]rom[`e]tre.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the curvature of spherical	   surface, as of lenses for telescope, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherosiderite \Spher`o*sid"er*ite\, n. [Sphere + siderite.]	   (Min.)	   Siderite occuring in spheroidal masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherosome \Sphe"ro*some\, n. [Sphere + -some body.] (Zool.)	   The body wall of any radiate animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherulate \Spher"u*late\, a.	   Covered or set with spherules; having one or more rows of	   spherules, or minute tubercles.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherule \Spher"ule\, n. [L. spherula: cf. F. sph['e]rule.]	   A little sphere or spherical body; as, quicksilver, when	   poured upon a plane, divides itself into a great number of	   minute spherules.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherulite \Spher"u*lite\, n. [Cf. F. sph['e]rulite.] (Min.)	   A minute spherical crystalline body having a radiated	   structure, observed in some vitreous volcanic rocks, as	   obsidian and pearlstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Spherulitic \Spher`u*lit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a spherulite; characterized by the	   presence of spherulites.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphery \Spher"y\, a.	   1. Round; spherical; starlike. [R.] "Hermia's sphery eyne."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the spheres. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She can teach ye how to climb	            Higher than the sphery chime.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Sphex \Sphex\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. ???, ???, a wasp.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of sand wasps of the genus	   {Sphex} and allied genera. These wasps have the abdomen	   attached to the thorax by a slender pedicel. See Illust. of	   {Sand wasp}, under {Sand}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sphex fly} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small	      dipterous flies of the genus {Conops} and allied genera.	      The form of the body is similar to that of a sphex.	      [1913 Webster]
Sphigmometer \Sphig*mom"e*ter\, n.	   See {Sphygmometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphincter \Sphinc"ter\, n. [NL., fr. ??? to bind tight.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which surrounds, and by its contraction tends to	   close, a natural opening; as, the sphincter of the bladder.	   [1913 Webster]	Sphincter \Sphinc"ter\, a. (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sphincter; as, a	   sphincter muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphingid \Sphin"gid\, n. (Zool.)	   A sphinx.	   [1913 Webster]	Sphingid \Sphin"gid\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a sphinx, or the family {Sphingidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphinx \Sphinx\, n. [L., from Gr. sfi`gx, usually derived from	   sfi`ggein to bind tight or together, as if the Throttler.]	   1.	      (a) In Egyptian art, an image of granite or porphyry,	          having a human head, or the head of a ram or of a	          hawk, upon the wingless body of a lion.	          [1913 Webster]	                The awful ruins of the days of old . . .	                Or jasper tomb, or mutilated sphinx. --Shelley.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) On Greek art and mythology, a she-monster, usually	          represented as having the winged body of a lion, and	          the face and breast of a young woman.	   Note: The most famous Grecian sphinx, that of Thebes in	         B[oe]otia, is said to have proposed a riddle to the	         Thebans, and killed those who were unable to guess it.	         The enigma was solved by [OE]dipus, whereupon the	         sphinx slew herself. "Subtle as sphinx." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A person of enigmatical character and purposes,	      especially in politics and diplomacy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large moths of the	      family {Sphingidae}; -- called also {hawk moth}. See also	      {tomato worm}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The larva is a stout naked caterpillar which, when at	         rest, often assumes a position suggesting the Egyptian	         sphinx, whence the name.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The Guinea, or sphinx, baboon ({Cynocephalus	      sphinx}).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sphinx baboon} (Zool.), a large West African baboon	      ({Cynocephalus sphinx}), often kept in menageries.	   {Sphinx moth}. (Zool.) Same as {Sphinx}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Sphragide \Sphrag"ide\, n.[L. sphragis, -idis, Lemnian earth,	   fr. Gr. ???, ???, a seal; -- so called because sold in sealed	   packets.] (Min.)	   Lemnian earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphragistics \Sphra*gis"tics\, n. [Gr. ???? of or for sealing,	   fr. ??? a seal.]	   The science of seals, their history, age, distinctions, etc.,	   esp. as verifying the age and genuiness of documents.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphrigosis \Sphri*go"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? to be full of	   strength.] (Bot.)	   A condition of vegetation in which there is too abundant	   growth of the stem and leaves, accompanied by deficiency of	   flowers and fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphygmic \Sphyg"mic\, a. [Gr. ??? the pulse.] (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to the pulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphygmogram \Sphyg"mo*gram\, n. [Gr. ???? pulse + -gram.]	   (Physiol.)	   A tracing, called a pulse tracing, consisting of a series of	   curves corresponding with the beats of the heart, obtained by	   the application of the sphygmograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphygmograph \Sphyg"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. ??? the pulse + -graph.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument which, when applied over an artery, indicates	   graphically the movements or character of the pulse. See	   {Sphygmogram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphygmographic \Sphyg`mo*graph"ic\, a. (Phusiol.)	   Relating to, or produced by, a sphygmograph; as, a	   sphygmographic tracing.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphygmometer \Sphyg*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ???? pulse + -meter.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument for measuring the strength of the pulse beat; a	   sphygmograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphygmophone \Sphyg"mo*phone\, n. [Gr. ??? the pulse + ???	   sound.] (Physiol.)	   An electrical instrument for determining by the ear the	   rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphygmoscope \Sphyg"mo*scope\, n. [Gr. ??? the pulse + -scope.]	   (Physiol.)	   Same as {Sphygmograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sphyraenoid \Sphy*rae"noid\, a.[L. sphyraena a kind of sea fish	   (Gr. sfy`raina) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Sphyraenidae}, a family of marine	   fishes including the barracudas.	   [1913 Webster]
Spial \Spi"al\, n.	   A spy; a scout. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Spica \Spi"ca\, n.; pl. {Spicae}. [L., an ear, as of corn.]	   1. (Med.) A kind of bandage passing, by successive turns and	      crosses, from an extremity to the trunk; -- so called from	      its resemblance to a spike of a barley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude situated in the	      constellation Virgo.	      [1913 Webster] Spicate
Spicate \Spi"cate\, Spicated \Spi"ca*ted\, a. [L. spicatus, p.	   p. of spicare furnish with spikes, or ears, fr. spica a	   spike, or ear.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a spike, or ear; arranged in a spike or	   spikes. --Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiccato \Spic*ca"to\, a. [It., p. p. of spicare to detach, to	   separate.] (Mus.)	   Detached; separated; -- a term indicating that every note is	   to be performed in a distinct and pointed manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Spice \Spice\, n. [OE. spice, spece, spice, species, OF. espice,	   espece, F. ['e]pice spice, esp[`e]ce species, fr. L. species	   particular sort or kind, a species, a sight, appearance,	   show, LL., spices, drugs, etc., of the same sort, fr. L.	   specere to look. See {Spy}, and cf. {Species}.]	   1. Species; kind. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The spices of penance ben three.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abstain you from all evil spice.      --Wyclif (1.	                                                  Thess,v. 22).	      [1913 Webster]	            Justice, although it be but one entire virtue, yet	            is described in two kinds of spices. The one is	            named justice distributive, the other is called	            commutative.                          --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vegetable production of many kinds, fragrant or aromatic	      and pungent to the taste, as pepper, cinnamon, nutmeg,	      mace, allspice, ginger, cloves, etc., which are used in	      cookery and to flavor sauces, pickles, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hast thou aught in thy purse [bag] any hot spices?	                                                  --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Figuratively, that which enriches or alters the quality of	      a thing in a small degree, as spice alters the taste of	      food; that which gives zest or pungency; a slight	      flavoring; a relish; hence, a small quantity or admixture;	      a sprinkling; as, a spice of mischief.	      [1913 Webster]	            So much of the will, with a spice of the willful.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Spice \Spice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spiced}; p. p. & vb. n.	   {Spicing}.]	   1. To season with spice, or as with spice; to mix aromatic or	      pungent substances with; to flavor; to season; as, to	      spice wine; to spice one's words with wit.	      [1913 Webster]	            She 'll receive thee, but will spice thy bread	            With flowery poisons.                 --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill or impregnate with the odor of spices.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the spiced Indian air, by night.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render nice or dainty; hence, to render scrupulous.	      [Obs.] "A spiced conscience." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Spicebush \Spice"bush`\, n. (Bot.)	   Spicewood.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicenut \Spice"nut`\	   A small crisp cake, highly spiced.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicer \Spi"cer\, n. [Cf. OF. espicier, F. ['e]picier.]	   1. One who seasons with spice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who deals in spice. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]
Spicery \Spi"cer*y\, n. [OF. espicerie, F. ['e]picerie.]	   1. Spices, in general. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A repository of spices. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Spicewood \Spice"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   An American shrub ({Lindera Benzoin}), the bark of which has	   a spicy taste and odor; -- called also {Benjamin}, {wild	   allspice}, and {fever bush}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiciferous \Spi*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. spicifer bearing spikes, or	   ears; spica ear + ferre to bear.]	   Bearing ears, or spikes; spicate. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiciform \Spi"ci*form\, a. [L. spica a spike, ear + -form.]	   (Bot.)	   Spike-shaped. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicily \Spi"ci*ly\, adv.	   In a spicy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiciness \Spi"ci*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being spicy.	   [1913 Webster]
Spick \Spick\, n. [Cf. Sw. spik. See {Spike} a nail.]	   A spike or nail. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spick and span}, quite new; that is, as new as a spike or	      nail just made and a chip just split; brand-new; as, a	      spick and span novelty. See {Span-new}. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Spicknel \Spick"nel\, n. [Contr. from spike nail a large, long	   nail; -- so called in allusion to the shape of its capillary	   leaves.] (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous herb ({Meum Athamanticum}) having finely	   divided leaves, common in Europe; -- called also {baldmoney},	   {mew}, and {bearwort}. [Written also {spignel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spicose \Spi*cose"\, a. [L. spica a spike, or ear.] (Bot.)	   Having spikes, or ears, like corn spikes.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicosity \Spi*cos"i*ty\, n.	   The state of having, or being full of, ears like corn. [R.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicous \Spi"cous\, a. (Bot.)	   See {Spicose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicula \Spic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Spiculae}. [NL., dim. of L. spica	   a spike, ear.] (Bot.)	   (a) A little spike; a spikelet.	   (b) A pointed fleshy appendage.	       [1913 Webster]
Spicular \Spic"u*lar\, a. [L. spiculum a dart: cf. F.	   spiculaire.]	   Resembling a dart; having sharp points.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, a. [L. spiculatus, p. p. of spiculare	   to sharpen, to point, fr. spiculum a dart.]	   1. Covered with, or having, spicules.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Covered with minute spiculae, or pointed fleshy	      appendages; divided into small spikelets.	      [1913 Webster]	Spiculate \Spic"u*late\, v. t.	   To sharpen to a point. [R.] "With spiculated paling."	   --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicule \Spic"ule\, n. [L. spiculum a little point, a dart.]	   1. A minute, slender granule, or point.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Spicula}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any small calcareous or siliceous body found in	      the tissues of various invertebrate animals, especially in	      sponges and in most Alcyonaria.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spicules vary exceedingly in size and shape, and some	         of those found in siliceous sponges are very complex in	         structure and elegant in form. They are of great use in	         classification.	         [1913 Webster]	               Description of the Illustration:	         [1913 Webster]	               a Acerate; b Tricurvate, or Bowshaped; c d	               Hamate; e Broomshaped; f Scepterellate; g	               Spinispirulate; h Inequi-anchorate; i Sexradiate;	               j A Trichite Sheaf; k Six-rayed Capitate; l	               Rosette of Esperia; m Equi-anchorate.	         [1913 Webster]
Spiculiform \Spi*cu"li*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the shape of a spicule.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiculigenous \Spic`u*lig"e*nous\, a. [L. spiculum + -genous.]	   (Zool.)	   Producing or containing spicules.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiculispongiae \Spic`u*li*spon"gi*ae\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of sponges including those which have independent	   siliceous spicules.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiculum \Spic"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Spicula}. [L., a little point.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Spicule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spicy \Spi"cy\, a. [Compar. {Spicier}; superl. {Spiciest}.]	   [From {Spice}.]	   1. Flavored with, or containing, spice or spices; fragrant;	      aromatic; as, spicy breezes. "The spicy nut-brown ale."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Led by new stars, and borne by spicy gales. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing, or abounding with, spices.	      [1913 Webster]	            In hot Ceylon spicy forests grew.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Piquant; racy; as, a spicy debate.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Aromatic; fragrant; smart; pungent; pointed; keen. See	        {Racy}.	        [1913 Webster]
Spider \Spi"der\, n.[OE. spi[thorn]re, fr. AS. spinnan to spin;	   -- so named from spinning its web; cf. D. spin a spider, G.	   spinne, Sw. spindel. See {Spin}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of arachnids	      comprising the order Araneina. Spiders have the mandibles	      converted into poison fangs, or falcers. The abdomen is	      large and not segmented, with two or three pairs of	      spinnerets near the end, by means of which they spin	      threads of silk to form cocoons, or nests, to protect	      their eggs and young. Many species spin also complex webs	      to entrap the insects upon which they prey. The eyes are	      usually eight in number (rarely six), and are situated on	      the back of the cephalothorax. See Illust. under	      {Araneina}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spiders are divided into two principal groups: the	         Dipneumona, having two lungs: and the Tetrapneumona,	         having four lungs. See {Mygale}. The former group	         includes several tribes; as, the jumping spiders (see	         {Saltigradae}), the wolf spiders, or {Citigradae} (see	         under {Wolf}), the crab spiders, or {Laterigradae} (see	         under {Crab}), the garden, or geometric, spiders, or	         {Orbitellae} (see under {Geometrical}, and {Garden}),	         and others. See {Bird spider}, under {Bird}, {Grass	         spider}, under {Grass}, {House spider}, under {House},	         {Silk spider}, under {Silk}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of various other arachnids resembling the	      true spiders, especially certain mites, as the red spider	      (see under {Red}).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An iron pan with a long handle, used as a kitchen utensil	      in frying food. Originally, it had long legs, and was used	      over coals on the hearth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trevet to support pans or pots over a fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) A skeleton, or frame, having radiating arms or	      members, often connected by crosspieces; as, a casting	      forming the hub and spokes to which the rim of a fly wheel	      or large gear is bolted; the body of a piston head; a	      frame for strengthening a core or mold for a casting, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spider ant}. (Zool.) Same as {Solitary ant}, under	      {Solitary}.	   {Spider crab} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of maioid	      crabs having a more or less triangular body and ten long	      legs. Some of the species grow to great size, as the great	      Japanese spider crab ({Macrocheira Kempferi}), measuring	      sometimes more than fifteen feet across the legs when they	      are extended.	   {Spider fly} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      parasitic dipterous insects of the family {Hippoboscidae}.	      They are mostly destitute of wings, and live among the	      feathers of birds and the hair of bats. Called also {bird	      tick}, and {bat tick}.	   {Spider hunter} (Zool.), any one of several species of East	      Indian sunbirds of the genus {Arachnothera}.	   {Spider lines}, filaments of a spider's web crossing the	      field of vision in optical instruments; -- used for	      determining the exact position of objects and making	      delicate measurements. Fine wires, silk fibers, or lines	      on glass similarly placed, are called spider lines.	   {Spider mite}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of parasitic mites of the	          genus {Argas} and allied genera. See {Argas}.	      (b) Any one of numerous small mites injurious to plants.	          	   {Spider monkey} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of South	      American monkeys of the genus {Ateles}, having very long	      legs and a long prehensile tail.	   {Spider orchis} (Bot.), a European orchidaceous plant	      ({Ophrys aranifera}), having flowers which resemble	      spiders.	   {Spider shell} (Zool.), any shell of the genus {Pteroceras}.	      See {Pteroceras}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spidered \Spi"dered\, a.	   Infested by spiders; cobwebbed. --Wolcott.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiderlike \Spi"der*like`\, a.	   Like a spider. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Spider stitch \Spi"der stitch\	   A stitch in lace making used to fill in open spaces with	   threads resembling a cobweb.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Spider web	Spider web \Spi"der web"\, or Spider's web \Spi"der's web"\ .	   (Zool.)	   The silken web which is formed by most kinds of spiders,	   particularly the web spun to entrap their prey; -- also	   called {cobweb}. See {Geometric spider}, {Triangle spider},	   under {Geometric}, and {Triangle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiderwort \Spi"der*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   An American endogenous plant ({Tradescantia Virginica}), with	   long linear leaves and ephemeral blue flowers. The name is	   sometimes extended to other species of the same genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Spied \Spied\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Spy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiegeleisen \Spie"gel*ei`sen\, n. [G. spiegel mirror + eisen	   iron.]	   See {Spiegel iron}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiegel iron \Spie"gel i`ron\ [G. spiegel mirror + E. iron.]	   (Metal.)	   A fusible white cast iron containing a large amount of carbon	   (from three and a half to six per cent) and some manganese.	   When the manganese reaches twenty-five per cent and upwards	   it has a granular structure, and constitutes the alloy ferro	   manganese, largely used in the manufacture of Bessemer steel.	   Called also {specular pig iron}, {spiegel}, and	   {spiegeleisen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spight \Spight\, n. & v.	   Spite. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Spight \Spight\, n.	   A woodpecker. See {Speight}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spignel \Spig"nel\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Spickenel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spignet \Spig"net\, n. [Corrupted fr. spikenard.] (Bot.)	   An aromatic plant of America. See {Spikenard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spigot \Spig"ot\, n. [From spick,or spike; cf. Ir. & Gael.	   spiocaid a spigot, Ir. spice a spike. See {Spike}.]	   A pin or peg used to stop the vent in a cask; also, the plug	   of a faucet or cock.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spigot and faucet joint}, a joint for uniting pipes, formed	      by the insertion of the end of one pipe, or pipe fitting,	      into a socket at the end of another.	      [1913 Webster]
Spigurnel \Spi*gur"nel\, n. (Eng. Law)	   Formerly the title of the sealer of writs in chancery.	   --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Spike \Spike\, n. [Akin to LG. spiker, spieker, a large nail, D.	   spijker, Sw. spik, Dan. spiger, Icel. sp[imac]k; all perhaps	   from L. spica a point, an ear of grain; but in the sense of	   nail more likely akin to E. spoke of a wheel. Cf. {Spine}.]	   1. A sort of very large nail; also, a piece of pointed iron	      set with points upward or outward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything resembling such a nail in shape.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wears on his head the corona radiata . . .; the	            spikes that shoot out represent the rays of the sun.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ear of corn or grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A kind of flower cluster in which sessile flowers	      are arranged on an unbranched elongated axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spike grass} (Bot.), either of two tall perennial American	      grasses ({Uniola paniculata}, and {Uniola latifolia})	      having broad leaves and large flattened spikelets.	   {Spike rush}. (Bot.) See under {Rush}.	   {Spike shell} (Zool.), any pteropod of the genus {Styliola}	      having a slender conical shell.	   {Spike team}, three horses, or a horse and a yoke of oxen,	      harnessed together, a horse leading the oxen or the span.	      [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spike \Spike\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spiked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spiking}.]	   1. To fasten with spikes, or long, large nails; as, to spike	      down planks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set or furnish with spikes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fix on a spike. [R.] --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stop the vent of (a gun or cannon) by driving a spike	      nail, or the like into it.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Spike \Spike\, n. [Cf. G. spieke, L. spica an ear of grain. See	   {Spikenard}.] (Bot.)	   Spike lavender. See {Lavender}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oil of spike} (Chem.), a colorless or yellowish aromatic oil	      extracted from the European broad-leaved lavender, or	      aspic ({Lavendula Spica}), used in artist's varnish and in	      veterinary medicine. It is often adulterated with oil of	      turpentine, which it much resembles.	      [1913 Webster]
Spikebill \Spike"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The hooded merganser.	   (b) The marbled godwit ({Limosa fedoa}).	       [1913 Webster]
Spiked \Spiked\, a.	   Furnished or set with spikes, as corn; fastened with spikes;	   stopped with spikes.	   [1913 Webster]	         A youth, leaping over the spiked pales, . . . was	         caught by those spikes.                  --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Spikefish \Spike"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Sailfish}	   (a)	       [1913 Webster]
Spikelet \Spike"let\, n. (Bot.)	   A small or secondary spike; especially, one of the ultimate	   parts of the in florescence of grasses. See Illust. of	   {Quaking grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spikenard \Spike"nard\, n.[For spiked nard; cf. G. spieknarde,	   NL. spica nardi. See {Spike} an ear, and {Nard}.]	   1. (Bot.) An aromatic plant. In the United States it is the	      {Aralia racemosa}, often called {spignet}, and used as a	      medicine. The spikenard of the ancients is the	      {Nardostachys Jatamansi}, a native of the Himalayan	      region. From its blackish roots a perfume for the hair is	      still prepared in India.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fragrant essential oil, as that from the {Nardostachys	      Jatamansi}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiketail \Spike"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   The pintail duck. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spiky \Spik"y\ (sp[imac]k"[y^]), a.	   1. Like a spike; spikelike.	      [1913 Webster]	            These spiky, vivid outbursts of metallic vapors.	                                                  --C. A. Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a sharp point, or sharp points; furnished or armed	      with spikes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or by the spiky harrow cleared away.  --Dyer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spiky wheels through heaps of carnage tore.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Spile \Spile\ (sp[imac]l), n. [Cf. LG. spile, dial. G. speil,	   speiler, D. spijl. [root]170.]	   1. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a	      cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting	      sap, as from a sugar maple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some	      superstructure; a pile.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven	      horizontally ahead on top of a set of the main timbering	      in advancing a level in loose ground.	   Syn: forepole; spill[2d].	        [RDH]	   {Spile hole}, a small air hole in a cask; a vent.	      [1913 Webster]	Spile \Spile\ (sp[imac]l), v. t.	   To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in,	   as a cask.	   [1913 Webster]
Spilikin \Spil"i*kin\ (sp[i^]l"[i^]*k[i^]n), n. [OD. spelleken a	   small pin. See {Spill} a splinter.]	   One of a number of small pieces or pegs of wood, ivory, bone,	   or other material, for playing a game, or for counting the	   score in a game, as in cribbage. In the plural ({spilikins}),	   a game played with such pieces; pushpin. [Written also	   {spillikin}, {spilliken}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spill \Spill\ (sp[i^]l), n. [[root]170. Cf. {Spell} a splinter.]	   1. A bit of wood split off; a splinter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slender piece of anything. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A peg or pin for plugging a hole, as in a cask; a	          spile.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A metallic rod or pin.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A small roll of paper, or slip of wood, used as a	          lamplighter, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Mining) One of the thick laths or poles driven	          horizontally ahead on top of a set of the main	          timbering in advancing a level in loose ground.	   Syn: forepole; spile[4].	        [1913 Webster]	   3. A little sum of money. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	Spill \Spill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilt} (sp[i^]lt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spilling}.]	   To cover or decorate with slender pieces of wood, metal,	   ivory, etc.; to inlay. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Spill \Spill\ (sp[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spilled}	   (sp[i^]ld), or {Spilt} (sp[i^]lt); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spilling}.] [OE. spillen, usually, to destroy, AS. spillan,	   spildan, to destroy; akin to Icel. spilla to destroy, Sw.	   spilla to spill, Dan. spilde, LG. & D. spillen to squander,	   OHG. spildan.]	   1. To destroy; to kill; to put an end to. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And gave him to the queen, all at her will	            To choose whether she would him save or spill.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Greater glory think [it] to save than spill.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mar; to injure; to deface; hence, to destroy by misuse;	      to waste. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They [the colors] disfigure the stuff and spill the	            whole workmanship.                    --Puttenham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spill not the morning, the quintessence of day, in	            recreations.                          --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suffer to fall or run out of a vessel; to lose, or	      suffer to be scattered; -- applied to fluids and to	      substances whose particles are small and loose; as, to	      spill water from a pail; to spill quicksilver from a	      vessel; to spill powder from a paper; to spill sand or	      flour.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spill differs from pour in expressing accidental loss,	         -- a loss or waste contrary to purpose.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to flow out and be lost or wasted; to shed, or	      suffer to be shed, as in battle or in manslaughter; as, a	      man spills another's blood, or his own blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to revenge his blood so justly spilt. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To relieve a sail from the pressure of the wind,	      so that it can be more easily reefed or furled, or to	      lessen the strain.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spilling line} (Naut.), a rope used for spilling, or	      dislodging, the wind from the belly of a sail. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
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Spill \Spill\, v. i.	   1. To be destroyed, ruined, or wasted; to come to ruin; to	      perish; to waste. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That thou wilt suffer innocents to spill. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be shed; to run over; to fall out, and be lost or	      wasted. "He was so topful of himself, that he let it spill	      on all the company." --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiller \Spill"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, spills.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of fishing line with many hooks; a boulter.	      [1913 Webster] Spillet fishing
Spillet fishing \Spil"let fish`ing\, Spilliard fishing
\Spil"liard fish`ing\,	   A system or method of fishing by means of a number of hooks	   set on snoods all on one line; -- in North America, called	   {trawl fishing}, {bultow}, or {bultow fishing}, and	   {long-line fishing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spillikin \Spil"li*kin\, n.	   See {Spilikin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spillway \Spill"way`\, n.	   A sluiceway or passage for superfluous water in a reservoir,	   to prevent too great pressure on the dam.	   [1913 Webster]
Spilt \Spilt\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Spill}. Spilled.	   [1913 Webster]
Spilter \Spil"ter\, n. [From {Spill}, n.]	   Any one of the small branches on a stag's head. [Obs.]	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Spilth \Spilth\, n. [From {Spill}.]	   Anything spilt, or freely poured out; slop; effusion.	   [Archaic] "With drunken spilth of wine." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Choicest cates, and the flagon's best spilth. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Spin \Spin\ (sp[i^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spun}(Archaic imp.	   {Span}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spinning}.] [AS. spinnan; akin to	   D. & G. spinnen, Icel. & Sw. spinna, Dan. spinde, Goth.	   spinnan, and probably to E. span. [root]170. Cf. {Span}, v.	   t., {Spider}.]	   1. To draw out, and twist into threads, either by the hand or	      machinery; as, to spin wool, cotton, or flax; to spin	      goat's hair; to produce by drawing out and twisting a	      fibrous material.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the yarn she [Penelope] spun in Ulysses' absence	            did but fill Ithaca full of moths.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw out tediously; to form by a slow process, or by	      degrees; to extend to a great length; -- with out; as, to	      spin out large volumes on a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do you mean that story is tediously spun out?	                                                  --Sheridan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To protract; to spend by delays; as, to spin out the day	      in idleness.	      [1913 Webster]	            By one delay after another they spin out their whole	            lives.                                --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to turn round rapidly; to whirl; to twirl; as, to	      spin a top.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To form (a web, a cocoon, silk, or the like) from threads	      produced by the extrusion of a viscid, transparent liquid,	      which hardens on coming into contact with the air; -- said	      of the spider, the silkworm, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) To shape, as malleable sheet metal, into a hollow	      form, by bending or buckling it by pressing against it	      with a smooth hand tool or roller while the metal	      revolves, as in a lathe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To spin a yarn} (Naut.), to tell a story, esp. a long or	      fabulous tale.	   {To spin hay} (Mil.), to twist it into ropes for convenient	      carriage on an expedition.	   {To spin street yarn}, to gad about gossiping. [Collog.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spin \Spin\, v. i.	   1. To practice spinning; to work at drawing and twisting	      threads; to make yarn or thread from fiber; as, the woman	      knows how to spin; a machine or jenny spins with great	      exactness.	      [1913 Webster]	            They neither know to spin, nor care to toll.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move round rapidly; to whirl; to revolve, as a top or a	      spindle, about its axis.	      [1913 Webster]	            Round about him spun the landscape,	            Sky and forest reeled together.       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning	            about each head.                      --G. W. Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stream or issue in a thread or a small current or jet;	      as, blood spinsfrom a vein. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move swifty; as, to spin along the road in a carriage,	      on a bicycle, etc. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spin \Spin\, n.	   1. The act of spinning; as, the spin of a top; a spin a	      bicycle. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Kinematics) Velocity of rotation about some specified	      axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Politics) an interpretation of an event which is	      favorable to the interpreter or to the person s/he	      supports. A person whose task is to provide such	      interpretations for public relations purposes is called a	      {spin doctor}.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
Spina bifida \Spi"na bif"i*da\ (Med.) [L., cleft spine.]	   A congenital malformation in which the spinal column is cleft	   at its lower portion, and the membranes of the spinal cord	   project as an elastic swelling from the gap thus formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinaceous \Spi*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the plant spinach, or the	   family of plants to which it belongs.	   [1913 Webster] Spinach
Spinach \Spin"ach\, Spinage \Spin"age\, n. [OF. espinache,	   espinoche, F. ['e]pinard; cf. F. spinace, Sp. espinaca; all	   fr. Ar. isf[=a]n[=a]j, isfin[=a]j, aspan[=a]kh, probably of	   Persian origin.] (Bot.)	   A common pot herb ({Spinacia oleracea}) belonging to the	   Goosefoot family.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Mountain spinach}. See {Garden orache}, under {Orache}.	   {New Zealand spinach} (Bot.), a coarse herb ({Tetragonia	      expansa}), a poor substitute for spinach.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Various other pot herbs are locally called spinach.	         [1913 Webster]
spinach beet \spinach beet\ n.	   1. a beet lacking a swollen root; it is grown as a vegetable	      for its edible leaves and stalks.	   Syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet, chard	        plant, Beta vulgaris cicla.	        [WordNet 1.5] 2. a plant with long succulent whitish	        stalks with large green leaves.	   Syn: chard, Swiss chard, spinach beet, leaf beet.	        [WordNet 1.5]	spinach blight \spinach blight\ n.	   a disease of spinach plants.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Spinal \Spi"nal\, a. [L. spinalis, fr. spina the spine: cf. F.	   spinal. See {Spine}.]	   1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the	      backbone, or vertebral column; rachidian; vertebral.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a spine or spines.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spinal accessory nerves}, the eleventh pair of cranial	      nerves in the higher vertebrates. They originate from the	      spinal cord and pass forward into the skull, from which	      they emerge in company with the pneumogastrics.	   {Spinal column}, the backbone, or connected series or	      vertebrae which forms the axis of the vertebrate skeleton;	      the spine; rachis; vertebral column.	   {Spinal cord}, the great nervous cord extending backward from	      the brain along the dorsal side of the spinal column of a	      vertebrate animal, and usually terminating in a threadlike	      appendage called the filum terminale; the spinal, or	      vertebral, marrow; the myelon. The nervous tissue consists	      of nerve fibers and nerve cells, the latter being confined	      to the so-called gray matter of the central portions of	      the cord, while the peripheral white matter is composed of	      nerve fibers only. The center of the cord is traversed by	      a slender canal connecting with the ventricles of the	      brain.	      [1913 Webster]
Spinate \Spi"nate\, a.	   Bearing a spine; spiniform.	   [1913 Webster]
Spindle \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 spinning wheels by	      which the thread is twisted, and on which, when twisted,	      it is wound; also, the pin on which the bobbin is held in	      a spinning machine, or in the shuttle of a loom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slender rod or pin on which anything turns; an axis; as,	      the spindle of a vane. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) (Mach.) The shaft, mandrel, or arbor, in a machine	          tool, as a lathe or drilling machine, etc., which	          causes the work to revolve, or carries a tool or	          center, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Mach.) The vertical rod on which the runner of a	          grinding mill turns.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Founding) A shaft or pipe on which a core of sand is	          formed.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. The fusee of a watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A long and slender stalk resembling a spindle.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A yarn measure containing, in cotton yarn, 15,120 yards;	      in linen yarn, 14,400 yards.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geom.) A solid generated by the revolution of a curved	      line about its base or double ordinate or chord.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.)	      (a) Any marine univalve shell of the genus {Rostellaria};	          -- called also {spindle stromb}.	      (b) Any marine gastropod of the genus {Fusus}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Dead spindle} (Mach.), a spindle in a machine tool that does	      not revolve; the spindle of the tailstock of a lathe.	   {Live spindle} (Mach.), the revolving spindle of a machine	      tool; the spindle of the headstock of a turning lathe.	   {Spindle shell}. (Zool.) See {Spindle}, 7. above.	   {Spindle side}, the female side in descent; in the female	      line; opposed to {spear side}. --Ld. Lytton. [R.] "King	      Lycaon, grandson, by the spindle side, of Oceanus."	      --Lowell.	   {Spindle tree} (Bot.), any shrub or tree of the genus	      {Eunymus}. The wood of {Eunymus Europaeus} was used for	      spindles and skewers. See {Prickwood}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spindle \Spin"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spindled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Spindling}.]	   To shoot or grow into a long, slender stalk or body; to	   become disproportionately tall and slender.	   [1913 Webster]	         It has begun to spindle into overintellectuality.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Spindle-legged \Spin"dle-legged`\, a.	   Having long, slender legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Spindlelegs \Spin"dle*legs`\, n.	   A spindleshanks.	   [1913 Webster]
Spindle-shanked \Spin"dle-shanked`\, a.	   Having long, slender legs. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Spindleshanks \Spin"dle*shanks`\, n.	   A person with slender shanks, or legs; -- used humorously or	   in contempt.	   [1913 Webster]
Spindle-shaped \Spin"dle-shaped`\, a.	   1. Having the shape of a spindle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Thickest in the middle, and tapering to both ends;	      fusiform; -- applied chiefly to roots.	      [1913 Webster]
Spindletail \Spin"dle*tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   The pintail duck. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spindleworm \Spin"dle*worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The larva of a noctuid moth ({Achatodes zeae}) which feeds	   inside the stalks of corn (maize), sometimes causing much	   damage. It is smooth, with a black head and tail and a row of	   black dots across each segment.	   [1913 Webster]
Spindling \Spin"dling\, a.	   Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; as,	   a spindling tree; a spindling boy.	   Syn: spindly. [1913 Webster]
Spindly \Spin"dly\, a.	   Long and slender, or disproportionately tall and slender; as,	   spindly legs.. Used in some cases to suggest weakness.	   Syn: spindling. [PJC]
spin doctor \spin doctor\ n.	   a spokesperson for a political party or candidate who tries	   to forestall negative publicity.	   [WordNet 1.5] spin drier	spin drier \spin drier\, spin dryer \spin dryer\n.	   a machine that uses centrifugal motion to dry the clothes	   that are put into it.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Spindrift \Spin"drift\, n.	   Same as {Spoondrift}.	         The ocean waves are broken up by wind, ultimately	         producing the storm wrack and spindrift of the	         tempest-tossed sea.                      --J. E. Marr.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spine \Spine\, n. [L. spina thorn, the spine; akin to spica a	   point: cf. OF. espine, F. ['e]pine. Cf. {Spike}, {Spinet} a	   musical instrument, {Spinny}.]	   1. (Bot.) A sharp appendage to any of a plant; a thorn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A rigid and sharp projection upon any part of an	          animal.	      (b) One of the rigid and undivided fin rays of a fish.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The backbone, or spinal column, of an animal; --	      so called from the projecting processes upon the	      vertebrae.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything resembling the spine or backbone; a ridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Spineback \Spine"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   A fish having spines in, or in front of, the dorsal fins.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinebill \Spine"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Australian birds of the genus	   {Acanthorhynchus}. They are related to the honey eaters.	   [1913 Webster]
Spined \Spined\, a.	   Furnished with spines; spiny.	   [1913 Webster]
Spine-finned \Spine"-finned`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having fine supported by spinous fin rays; -- said of certain	   fishes.	   [1913 Webster] Spinel
Spinel \Spi*nel"\, Spinelle \Spi*nelle"\, n. [F. spinelle, or	   LL. spinellus, perhaps from L. spina a thorn, a prickle, in	   allusion to its pointed crystals.] (Min.)	   A mineral occuring in octahedrons of great hardness and	   various colors, as red, green, blue, brown, and black, the	   red variety being the gem spinel ruby. It consist essentially	   of alumina and magnesia, but commonly contains iron and	   sometimes also chromium.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The spinel group includes spinel proper, also	         magnetite, chromite, franklinite, gahnite, etc., all of	         which may be regarded as composed of a sesquioxide and	         a protoxide in equal proportions.	         [1913 Webster]	Spinel \Spin"el\, n.	   Bleached yarn in making the linen tape called inkle;	   unwrought inkle. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Spineless \Spine"less\, a.	   1. Having no spine, or vertebral column.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no thorns or barbs.	      [PJC]	   3. lacking in strength of character; cowardly, in a physical	      or moral sense.	      [PJC]
Spinescence \Spi*nes"cence\, n.	   The state or quality of being spinescent or spiny; also, a	   spiny growth or covering, as of certain animals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spinescent \Spi*nes"cent\, a.[L. spinescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   spinescere to know to grow thorny, fr. spina a thorn: cf. F.	   spinescent.] (Bot.)	   Becoming hard and thorny; tapering gradually to a rigid,	   leafless point; armed with spines. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinet \Spin"et\, n. [OF. espinete, F. ['e]pinette (cf. It.	   spinetta), fr. L. spina a thorn; -- so called because its	   quills resemble thorns. See {Spine}.] (Mus.)	   A keyed instrument of music resembling a harpsichord, but	   smaller, with one string of brass or steel wire to each note,	   sounded by means of leather or quill plectrums or jacks. It	   was formerly much used.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Dumb spinet}. (Mus.) See {Manichordon}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spinet \Spi"net\, n. [L. spinetum. See {Spinny}.]	   A spinny. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinetail \Spine"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one or several species of swifts of the genus	       {Acanthylis}, or {Chaetura}, and allied genera, in which	       the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid	       spines.	   (b) Any one of several species of South American and Central	       American clamatorial birds belonging to {Synallaxis} and	       allied genera of the family {Dendrocolaptidae}. They are	       allied to the ovenbirds.	   (c) The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]
Spine-tailed \Spine"-tailed\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the tail quills ending in sharp, naked tips.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spine-tailed swift}. (Zool.) See {Spinetail}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Spineted \Spin"et*ed\, a.	   Slit; cleft. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spiniferous \Spi*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. spinifer; spina thorn +	   ferre to produce.]	   Producing spines; bearing thorns or spines; thorny; spiny.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinifex \Spin"i*fex\, n. [NL.; L. spina spine + facere to	   make.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of chiefly Australian grasses, the seeds of	      which bear an elastic spine. {Spinifex hirsutus} (black	      grass) and {Spinifex longifolius} are useful as sand	      binders. {Spinifex paradoxus}is a valuable perennial	      fodder plant. Also, a plant of this genus.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any of several Australian grasses of the genus	      {Tricuspis}, which often form dense, almost impassable	      growth, their leaves being stiff and sharp-pointed.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spiniform \Spin"i*form\, a.	   Shaped like a spine.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinigerous \Spi*nig"er*ous\, a. [L. spiniger; spina spine +	   gerere to bear.]	   Bearing a spine or spines; thorn-bearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Spininess \Spin"i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being spiny.	   [1913 Webster]
Spini-spirulate \Spin`i-spir"u*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Having spines arranged spirally. See {Spicule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spink \Spink\ (sp[i^][ng]k), n. [Cf. dial. Sw. spink a kind of	   small bird, Gr. spi`ggos, and E. finch.] (Zool.)	   The chaffinch.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinnaker \Spin"na*ker\ (sp[i^]n"n[.a]*k[~e]r), n. (Naut.)	   A large triangular sail set upon a boom, -- used when running	   before the wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinner \Spin"ner\ (sp[i^]n"n[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, spins one skilled in spinning; a	      spinning machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spider. "Long-legged spinners." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A goatsucker; -- so called from the peculiar noise	      it makes when darting through the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A spinneret.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ring spinner}, a machine for spinning, in which the twist,	      given to the yarn by a revolving bobbin, is regulated by	      the drag of a small metal loop which slides around a ring	      encircling the bobbin, instead of by a throstle.	      [1913 Webster]
Spinneret \Spin"ner*et\ (sp[i^]n"n[~e]r*[e^]t), n. (Zool.)	   One of the special jointed organs situated on the under side,	   and near the end, of the abdomen of spiders, by means of	   which they spin their webs. Most spiders have three pairs of	   spinnerets, but some have only two pairs. The ordinary silk	   line of the spider is composed of numerous smaller lines	   jointed after issuing from the spinnerets.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinnerule \Spin"ner*ule\ (sp[i^]n"n[~e]r*[-u]l), n. (Zool.)	   One of the numerous small spinning tubes on the spinnerets of	   spiders.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinney \Spin"ney\ (sp[i^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Spinneys}	   (sp[i^]n"n[i^]z).	   Same as {Spinny}. --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinning \Spin"ning\,	   a. & n. from {Spin}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spinning gland} (Zool.), one of the glands which form the	      material for spinning the silk of silkworms and other	      larvae.	   {Spinning house}, formerly a common name for a house of	      correction in England, the women confined therein being	      employed in spinning.	   {Spinning jenny} (Mach.), an engine or machine for spinning	      wool or cotton, by means of a large number of spindles	      revolving simultaneously.	   {Spinning mite} (Zool.), the red spider.	   {Spinning wheel}, a machine for spinning yarn or thread, in	      which a wheel drives a single spindle, and is itself	      driven by the hand, or by the foot acting on a treadle.	      [1913 Webster]
Spinny \Spin"ny\, n.; pl. {Spinnies}. [OF. espinaye,espinoye,	   espinei, espanoi, F. ['e]pinaie, from L. spinetum a thicket	   of thorns, fr. spina a thorn. See {Spine}.]	   A small thicket or grove with undergrowth; a clump of trees.	   [Written also {spinney}, and {spinny}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The downs rise steep, crowned with black fir spinnies.	                                                  --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Spinny \Spin"ny\, a. [Cf. {Spiny}, a.]	   Thin and long; slim; slender. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spinose \Spi*nose"\, a.[L. spinosus, from spina a thorn.]	   Full of spines; armed with thorns; thorny.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinosity \Spi*nos"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being spiny or thorny; spininess.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinous \Spi"nous\, a.	   1. Spinose; thorny.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the form of a spine or thorn; spinelike.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spinous process of a vertebra} (Anat.), the dorsal process	      of the neural arch of a vertebra; a neurapophysis.	      [1913 Webster]
Spinozism \Spi*no"zism\, n.	   The form of Pantheism taught by Benedict Spinoza, that there	   is but one substance, or infinite essence, in the universe,	   of which the so-called material and spiritual beings and	   phenomena are only modes, and that one this one substance is	   God. [Written also {Spinosism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spinozist \Spi*no"zist\, n.	   A believer in Spinozism.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinster \Spin"ster\, n. [Spin + -ster.]	   1. A woman who spins, or whose occupation is to spin.	      [1913 Webster]	            She spake to spinster to spin it out. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spinsters and the knitters in the sun. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who spins. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) An unmarried or single woman; -- used in legal	      proceedings as a title, or addition to the surname.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a gentlewoman be termed a spinster, she may abate	            the writ.                             --Coke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A woman of evil life and character; -- so called from	      being forced to spin in a house of correction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Spinstress \Spin"stress\, n.	   A woman who spins. --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinstry \Spin"stry\, n.	   The business of one who spins; spinning. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinthariscope \Spin*thar"i*scope\, n. [Gr. spinqari`s spark +	   -scope.]	   A small instrument containing a minute particle of a radium	   compound mounted in front of a fluorescent screen and viewed	   with magnifying lenses. The tiny flashes produced by the	   continual bombardment of the screen by the [alpha] rays are	   thus rendered visible. -- {Spin*thar`i*scop"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
spin the bottle \spin the bottle\ n.	   a party game in which a player spins a bottle and kisses the	   person that it points to when it stops spinning; -- usually	   played by children.	   [WordNet 1.5] spin the plate	spin the plate \spin the plate\, spin the platter \spin the
platter\n.	   a game in which something round (as a plate) is spun on edge	   and the name of a player is called; the named player must	   catch the spinning object before it falls or pay a forfeit.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Spinule \Spin"ule\, n. [L. spinula, dim. of spina a spine: cf.	   F. spinule.]	   A minute spine. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Spinulescent \Spin`u*les"cent\, a. (Bot.)	   Having small spines; somewhat thorny.	   [1913 Webster] Spinulose
Spinulose \Spin"u*lose`\, Spinulous \Spin"u*lous\, a. [Cf. F.	   spinuleux.]	   Covered with small spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiny \Spin"y\, a. [From {Spine}.]	   1. Full of spines; thorny; as, a spiny tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a spine in shape; slender. "Spiny grasshoppers sit	      chirping." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Abounding with difficulties or annoyances.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spiny deserts of scholastic philosophy. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spiny lobster}. (Zool.) Same as {Rock lobster}, under	      {Rock}. See also {Lobster}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spiny \Spin"y\, n.	   See {Spinny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiodea \Spi*o"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Spio the typical genus.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive division of marine Annelida, including those	   that are without oral tentacles or cirri, and have the gills,	   when present, mostly arranged along the sides of the body.	   They generally live in burrows or tubes.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirable \Spi"ra*ble\, a. [L. spirabilis.]	   Capable of being breathed; respirable. [Obs.] --Nash.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiracle \Spir"a*cle\, n.[L. spiraculum, fr. spirare to breathe:	   cf. F. spiracule. See {Spirit}.]	   1. (Anat.) The nostril, or one of the nostrils, of whales,	      porpoises, and allied animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the external openings communicating with the	          air tubes or tracheae of insects, myriapods, and	          arachnids. They are variable in number, and are	          usually situated on the sides of the thorax and	          abdomen, a pair to a segment. These openings are	          usually elliptical, and capable of being closed. See	          Illust. under {Coleoptera}.	      (a) A tubular orifice communicating with the gill cavity	          of certain ganoid and all elasmobranch fishes. It is	          the modified first gill cleft.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Any small aperture or vent for air or other fluid.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiracular \Spi*rac"u*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a spiracle.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiraea \Spi*rae"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ???, fr. ??? a coil.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs or perennial herbs including the	   meadowsweet and the hardhack.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiraeic \Spi*rae"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the meadowsweet	   ({Spiraea}); formerly, designating an acid which is now	   called salicylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiral \Spi"ral\, a. [Cf. F. spiral. See {Spire} a winding	   line.]	   1. Winding or circling round a center or pole and gradually	      receding from it; as, the spiral curve of a watch spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Winding round a cylinder or imaginary axis, and at the	      same time rising or advancing forward; winding like the	      thread of a screw; helical.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a spiral; like a spiral.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spiral gear}, or {Spiral wheel} (Mach.), a gear resembling	      in general a spur gear, but having its teeth cut at an	      angle with its axis, or so that they form small portions	      of screws or spirals.	   {Spiral gearing}, a kind of gearing sometimes used in light	      machinery, in which spiral gears, instead of bevel gears,	      are used to transmit motion between shafts that are not	      parallel.	   {Spiral operculum}, an operculum whih has spiral lines of	      growth.	   {Spiral shell}, any shell in which the whorls form a spiral	      or helix.	   {Spiral spring}. See the Note under {Spring}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Spiral \Spi"ral\, n. [Cf. F. spirale. See {Spiral}, a.]	   1. (Geom.) A plane curve, not reentrant, described by a	      point, called the generatrix, moving along a straight line	      according to a mathematical law, while the line is	      revolving about a fixed point called the pole. Cf.	      {Helix}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which has a spiral form, as a spiral shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equiangular spiral},a plane curve which cuts all its	      generatrices at the same angle. Same as {Logarithmic	      spiral}, under {Logarithmic}.	   {Spiral of Archimedes}, a spiral the law of which is that the	      generatrix moves uniformly along the revolving line, which	      also moves uniformly.	      [1913 Webster]
Spirality \Spi*ral"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or states of being spiral.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirally \Spi"ral*ly\, adv.	   In a spiral form, manner, or direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiralozooid \Spi*ra`lo*zo"oid\, n. [Spiral + zooid. So called	   because they often have a spiral form when contracted.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the special defensive zooids of certain hydroids. They	   have the form of long, slender tentacles, and bear lasso	   cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirant \Spi"rant\, n. [L. spirans, -antis, p. pr. of spirare to	   breathe. See {Spirit}.] (Phon.)	   A term used differently by different authorities; -- by some	   as equivalent to fricative, -- that is, as including all the	   continuous consonants, except the nasals m, n, ng; with the	   further exception, by others, of the liquids r, l, and the	   semivowels w, y; by others limited to f, v, th surd and	   sonant, and the sound of German ch, -- thus excluding the	   sibilants, as well as the nasals, liquids, and semivowels.	   See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 197-208.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiranthy \Spi*ran"thy\, n. [Gr. ??? a coil + ??? flower.]	   (Bot.)	   The occasional twisted growth of the parts of a flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiration \Spi*ra"tion\, n. [L. spiratio, fr. spirare to	   breathe.]	   The act of breathing. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Spire \Spire\, v. i. [L. spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.]	   To breathe. [Obs.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Spire \Spire\, n. [OE. spire, spir, a blade of grass, a young	   shoot, AS. sp[imac]r; akin to G. spier a blade of grass, Dan.	   spire a sprout, sprig, Sw. spira a spar, Icel. sp[imac]ra.]	   1. A slender stalk or blade in vegetation; as, a spire grass	      or of wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	            An oak cometh up a little spire.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a	      conical or pyramidal form. Specifically (Arch.), the roof	      of a tower when of a pyramidal form and high in proportion	      to its width; also, the pyramidal or aspiring termination	      of a tower which can not be said to have a roof, such as	      that of Strasburg cathedral; the tapering part of a	      steeple, or the steeple itself. "With glistering spires	      and pinnacles adorned." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A spire of land that stand apart,	            Cleft from the main.                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tall spire from which the sound of cheerful bells	            Just undulates upon the listening ear. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A tube or fuse for communicating fire to the	      chargen in blasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The top, or uppermost point, of anything; the summit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spire and top of praises.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Spire \Spire\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spiring}.]	   To shoot forth, or up in, or as if in, a spire. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not so apt to spire up as the other sorts, being	         more inclined to branch into arms.       --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Spire \Spire\, n. [L. spira coil, twist; akin to Gr. ???: cf. F.	   spire.]	   1. A spiral; a curl; a whorl; a twist. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The part of a spiral generated in one revolution	      of the straight line about the pole. See {Spiral}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spire bearer}. (Paleon.) Same as {Spirifer}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spired \Spired\, a.	   Having a spire; being in the form of a spire; as, a spired	   steeple. --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiricle \Spi"ri*cle\, n. [Dim., fr. L. spira a coil.] (Bot.)	   One of certain minute coiled threads in the coating of some	   seeds. When moistened these threads protrude in great	   numbers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirifer \Spi"ri*fer\, n. [NL., fr. L. spira a coil + ferreto	   bear.] (Paleon.)	   Any one of numerous species of fossil brachipods of the genus	   {Spirifer}, or {Delthyris}, and allied genera, in which the	   long calcareous supports of the arms form a large spiral, or	   helix, on each side.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirillum \Spi*ril"lum\, n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.]	   1. (Biol.) A genus of common gram-negative motile	      microorganisms (family {Spirillaceae}) having the form of	      spiral-shaped filaments. They are obligately	      microaerophilic, and do not ferment carbohydrates.	      --Stedman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of bacteria ({Borrelia recurrentis}, also known	      as {Obermeier's spirillum}), once believed to belong to	      the genus {Spirillum}, which causes relapsing fever.	      [PJC]
Spiring \Spir"ing\, a.	   Shooting up in a spire or spires. "The spiring grass."	   --Dryton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirit \Spir"it\, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L.	   spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire},	   {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.]	   1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes,	      life itself. [Obs.] "All of spirit would deprive."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mild air, with season moderate,	            Gently attempered, and disposed eo well,	            That still it breathed foorth sweet spirit.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a	      mark to denote aspiration; a breathing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use for it.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Life, or living substance, considered independently of	      corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart	      from any physical organization or embodiment; vital	      essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the	      soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides;	      the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions,	      whether spiritual or material.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the	            Almighty giveth them understanding.   --Job xxxii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith	            without works is dead also.           --James ii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spirit is a substance wherein thinking, knowing,	            doubting, and a power of moving, do subsist.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it	      has left the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was,	            and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.	                                                  --Eccl. xii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye gentle spirits far away,	            With whom we shared the cup of grace. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a	      specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an	      elf.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whilst young, preserve his tender mind from all	            impressions of spirits and goblins in the dark.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Write it then, quickly," replied Bede; and	            summoning all his spirits together, like the last	            blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and	            expired.                              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great	      activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper;	      as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such spirits as he desired to please, such would I	            choose for my judges.                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or	      disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the	      plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be	      downhearted, or in bad spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            God has . . . made a spirit of building succeed a	            spirit of pulling down.               --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            A perfect judge will read each work of wit	            With the same spirit that its author writ. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to	       formal statement; also, characteristic quality,	       especially such as is derived from the individual genius	       or the personal character; as, the spirit of an	       enterprise, of a document, or the like.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed	       of active qualities.	       [1913 Webster]	             All bodies have spirits . . . within them. --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol,	       the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first	       distilled from wine): -- often in the plural.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. pl. Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors	       having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt	       liquors.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Med.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf.	       {Tincture}. --U. S. Disp.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Alchemy) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal	       ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some,	       orpiment).	       [1913 Webster]	             The four spirits and the bodies seven. --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Dyeing) Stannic chloride. See under {Stannic}.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spirit is sometimes joined with other words, forming	         compounds, generally of obvious signification; as,	         spirit-moving, spirit-searching, spirit-stirring, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Astral spirits}, {Familiar spirits}, etc. See under	      {Astral}, {Familiar}, etc.	   {Animal spirits}.	       (a) (Physiol.) The fluid which at one time was supposed	           to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as	           the agent of sensation and motion; -- called also the	           {nervous fluid}, or {nervous principle}.	       (b) Physical health and energy; frolicsomeness;	           sportiveness.	   {Ardent spirits}, strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum,	      whisky, etc., obtained by distillation.	   {Holy Spirit}, or {The Spirit} (Theol.), the Spirit of God,	      or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The	      spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or	      animated by the Divine Spirit.	   {Proof spirit}. (Chem.) See under {Proof}.	   {Rectified spirit} (Chem.), spirit rendered purer or more	      concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the	      percentage of absolute alcohol.	   {Spirit butterfly} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      delicate butterflies of tropical America belonging to the	      genus {Ithomia}. The wings are gauzy and nearly destitute	      of scales.	   {Spirit duck}. (Zool.)	       (a) The buffle-headed duck.	       (b) The golden-eye.	   {Spirit lamp} (Art), a lamp in which alcohol or methylated	      spirit is burned.	   {Spirit level}. See under {Level}.	   {Spirit of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.) See under {Hartshorn}.	   {Spirit of Mindererus} (Med.), an aqueous solution of acetate	      of ammonium; -- named after R. Minderer, physician of	      Augsburg.	   {Spirit of nitrous ether} (Med. Chem.), a pale yellow liquid,	      of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. It is	      obtained by the distillation of alcohol with nitric and	      sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite	      with a little acetic aldehyde. It is used as a	      diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. Called also	      {sweet spirit of niter}.	   {Spirit of salt} (Chem.), hydrochloric acid; -- so called	      because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. [Obs.]	   {Spirit of sense}, the utmost refinement of sensation. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	   {Spirits of turpentine}, or {Spirit of turpentine} (Chem.),	      rectified oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless,	      volatile, and very inflammable liquid, distilled from the	      turpentine of the various species of pine; camphine. It is	      commonly used to remove paint from surfaces, or to dissole	      oil-based paint. See {Camphine}.	   {Spirit of vitriol} (Chem.), sulphuric acid; -- so called	      because formerly obtained by the distillation of green	      vitriol. [Obs.]	   {Spirit of vitriolic ether} (Chem.) ethyl ether; -- often but	      incorrectly called {sulphuric ether}. See {Ether}. [Obs.]	      	   {Spirits of wine}, or {Spirit of wine} (Chem.), alcohol; --	      so called because formerly obtained by the distillation of	      wine.	   {Spirit rapper}, one who practices spirit rapping; a "medium"	      so called.	   {Spirit rapping}, an alleged form of communication with the	      spirits of the dead by raps. See {Spiritualism}, 3.	   {Sweet spirit of niter}. See {Spirit of nitrous ether},	      above.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Life; ardor; energy; fire; courage; animatioon;	        cheerfulness; vivacity; enterprise.	        [1913 Webster]	Spirit \Spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spirited}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Spiriting}.]	   1. To animate with vigor; to excite; to encourage; to	      inspirit; as, civil dissensions often spirit the ambition	      of private men; -- sometimes followed by up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many officers and private men spirit up and assist	            those obstinate people to continue in their	            rebellion.                            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To convey rapidly and secretly, or mysteriously, as if by	      the agency of a spirit; to kidnap; -- often with away, or	      off.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ministry had him spirited away, and carried	            abroad as a dangerous person.         --Arbuthnot &	                                                  Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            I felt as if I had been spirited into some castle of	            antiquity.                            --Willis.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spiriting away} (Law), causing to leave; the offense of	      inducing a witness to leave a jurisdiction so as to evade	      process requiring attendance at trial.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiritally \Spir"it*al*ly\, adv.[L. spiritalis belonging to	   breathing.]	   By means of the breath. [Obs.] --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirited \Spir"it*ed\, a.	   1. Animated or possessed by a spirit. [Obs.] "So talked the	      spirited, sly snake." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Animated; full of life or vigor; lively; full of spirit or	      fire; as, a spirited oration; a spirited answer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spirited is much used in composition; as in	         high-spirited, low-spirited, mean-spirited, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lively; vivacious; animated; ardent; active; bold;	        courageous.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Spir"it*ed*ly}, adv. --	        {Spir"it*ed*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Spiritful \Spir"it*ful\, a.	   Full of spirit; spirited. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The spiritful and orderly life of our own grown men.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Spir"it*ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Spir"it*ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritism \Spir"it*ism\, n.	   Spiritualsm.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritist \Spir"it*ist\, n.	   A spiritualist.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritless \Spir"it*less\, a.	   1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting	      cheerfulness; dejected; depressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire.	      [1913 Webster]	            A men so faint, so spiritless,	            So dull, so dead in lock, so woebegone. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having no breath; extinct; dead. "The spiritless body."	      --Greenhill.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Spir"it*less*ly}, adv. --	      {Spir"it*less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiritoso \Spi`ri*to"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Spirited; spiritedly; -- a direction to perform a passage in	   an animated, lively manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritous \Spir"it*ous\, a. [Cf. {Spirituous}.]	   1. Like spirit; refined; defecated; pure. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            More refined, more spirituous and pure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ardent; active. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Spiritousness \Spir"it*ous*ness\, n.	   Quality of being spiritous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, a. [L. spiritualis: cf. F. spirituel.	   See {Spirit}.]	   1. Consisting of spirit; not material; incorporeal; as, a	      spiritual substance or being.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual	            body.                                 --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  44.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the intellectual and higher endowments	      of the mind; mental; intellectual.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the moral feelings or states of the	      soul, as distinguished from the external actions; reaching	      and affecting the spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            God's law is spiritual; it is a transcript of the	            divine nature, and extends its authority to the acts	            of the soul of man.                   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to the soul or its affections as	      influenced by the Spirit; controlled and inspired by the	      divine Spirit; proceeding from the Holy Spirit; pure;	      holy; divine; heavenly-minded; -- opposed to {carnal}.	      [1913 Webster]	            That I may impart unto you some spiritual gift.	                                                  --Rom. i. ll.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus	            Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual	            blessings.                            --Eph. i. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            If a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are	            spiritual, restore such an one.       --Gal. vi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not lay or temporal; relating to sacred things;	      ecclesiastical; as, the spiritual functions of the clergy;	      lords spiritual and temporal; a spiritual corporation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spiritual coadjuctor}. (Eccl.) See the Note under {Jesuit}.	      	   {Spiritual court} (Eccl. Law), an ecclesiastical court, or a	      court having jurisdiction in ecclesiastical affairs; a	      court held by a bishop or other ecclesiastic.	      [1913 Webster]	Spiritual \Spir"it*u*al\, n.	   A spiritual function, office, or affair. See {Spirituality},	   2.	   [1913 Webster]	         He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to	         the emperor in temporals.                --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritualism \Spir"it*u*al*ism\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being spiritual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The doctrine, in opposition to the	      materialists, that all which exists is spirit, or soul --	      that what is called the external world is either a	      succession of notions impressed on the mind by the Deity,	      as maintained by Berkeley, or else the mere educt of the	      mind itself, as taught by Fichte.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A belief that departed spirits hold intercourse with	      mortals by means of physical phenomena, as by rappng, or	      during abnormal mental states, as in trances, or the like,	      commonly manifested through a person of special	      susceptibility, called a medium; spiritism; the doctrines	      and practices of spiritualists.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is called spiritualism should, I think, be	            called a mental species of materialism. --R. H.	                                                  Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiritualist \Spir"it*u*al*ist\, n.	   1. One who professes a regard for spiritual things only; one	      whose employment is of a spiritual character; an	      ecclesiastic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who maintains the doctrine of spiritualism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who believes in direct intercourse with departed	      spirits, through the agency of persons commonly called	      mediums, by means of physical phenomena; one who attempts	      to maintain such intercourse; a spiritist.	      [1913 Webster]	Spiritualist \Spir"it*u*al*ist\, a.	   Spiritualistic. --Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritualistic \Spir`it*u*al*is"tic\, a.	   Relating to, or connected with, spiritualism.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirituality \Spir`it*u*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Spiritualities}. [L.	   spiritualitas: cf. F. spiritualit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being spiritual; incorporeality;	      heavenly-mindedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pleasure made for the soul, suitable to its	            spirituality.                         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            If this light be not spiritual, yet it approacheth	            nearest to spirituality.              --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much of our spirituality and comfort in public	            worship depends on the state of mind in which we	            come.                                 --Bickersteth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) That which belongs to the church, or to a person	      as an ecclesiastic, or to religion, as distinct from	      temporalities.	      [1913 Webster]	            During the vacancy of a see, the archbishop is	            guardian of the spiritualities thereof.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An ecclesiastical body; the whole body of the clergy, as	      distinct from, or opposed to, the temporality. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Five entire subsidies were granted to the king by	            the spirituality.                     --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiritualization \Spir`it*u*al*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of spiritualizing, or the state of being	   spiritualized.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritualize \Spir"it*u*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Spiritualized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spiritualizing}.] [Cf. F.	   spiritualiser.]	   1. To refine intellectiually or morally; to purify from the	      corrupting influence of the world; to give a spiritual	      character or tendency to; as, to spiritualize soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            This seen in the clear air, and the whole	            spiritualized by endless recollections, fills the	            eye and the heart more forcibly than I can find	            words to say.                         --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual	      sense; -- opposed to {literalize}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Old Chem.) To extract spirit from; also, to convert into,	      or impregnate with, spirit.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiritualizer \Spir"it*u*al*i`zer\, n.	   One who spiritualizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritually \Spir"it*u*al*ly\, adv.	   In a spiritual manner; with purity of spirit; like a spirit.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritual-minded \Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed\, a.	   Having the mind set on spiritual things, or filled with holy	   desires and affections. -- {Spir"it*u*al-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritualness \Spir"it*u*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being spiritual or spiritual-minded;	   spirituality.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiritualty \Spir"it*u*al*ty\, n. [See {Spirituality}.] (Eccl.)	   An ecclesiastical body; a spirituality. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirituelle \Spi`ri`tu`elle"\, a. [F.]	   Of the nature, or having the appearance, of a spirit; pure;	   refined; ethereal.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirituosity \Spir`it*u*os"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being spirituous; spirituousness.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spirituous \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; ethereal; immaterial;	      spiritual; pure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing, or of the nature of, alcoholic (esp.	      distilled) spirit; consisting of refined spirit;	      alcoholic; ardent; as, spirituous liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lively; gay; vivid; airy. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind of man is of that spirituous, stirring	            nature, that it is perpetually at work. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Spirituousness \Spir"it*u*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being spirituous. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirketing \Spirk"et*ing\, n. (Naut.)	   The planking from the waterways up to the port sills.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirling \Spirl"ing\, n.	   Sparling. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spirobacteria \Spi`ro*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl.; sing.	   {Spirobacterium}. [NL. See 4th {Spire}, and {Bacterium}.]	   (Biol.)	   See the Note under {Microbacteria}.	   [1913 Webster] Spirochaeta
Spirochaeta \Spi`ro*chae"ta\, Spirochaete \Spi`ro*chae"te\, n.	   [L. spira a coil + Gr. ??? hair.] (Biol.)	   A genus of Spirobacteria similar to Spirillum, but	   distinguished by its motility. One species, the {Spirochaete	   Obermeyeri}, is supposed to be the cause of relapsing fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirograph \Spi"ro*graph\, n. [L. spirare to breathe + -graph.]	   (Physiol.)	   An instrument for recording the respiratory movements, as the	   sphygmograph does those of the pulse.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirometer \Spi*rom"e*ter\, n. [L. spirare to breathe + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the vital capacity of the lungs,	   or the volume of air which can be expelled from the chest	   after the deepest possible inspiration. Cf. {Pneumatometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirometry \Spi*rom"e*try\, n.	   The act or process of measuring the chest capacity by means	   of a spirometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiroscope \Spi"ro*scope\, n. [L. spirare to breathe + -scope.]	   (Physiol.)	   A wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the	   lungs.	   [1913 Webster] Spiroylic
Spiroylic \Spi*royl"ic\, Spiroylous \Spi*royl"ous\, a. [NL.	   Spir? meadowsweet (a source of salicylal) + -yl + -ic, -ous.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a substance now called	   salicylal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spirt \Spirt\, v. & n.	   Same as {Spurt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirtle \Spir"tle\, v. t.	   To spirt in a scattering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirula \Spir"u*la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. spira a coil.] (Zool.)	   A genus of cephalopods having a multilocular, internal,	   siphunculated shell in the form of a flat spiral, the coils	   of which are not in contact.	   [1913 Webster]
Spirulate \Spir"u*late\, n. (Zool.)	   Having the color spots, or structural parts, arranged	   spirally.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiry \Spir"y\, a. [From {Spire} a winding line.]	   Of a spiral form; wreathed; curled; serpentine.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hid in the spiry volumes of the snake.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Spiry \Spir"y\, a. [FR. {Spire} a steeple.]	   Of or pertaining to a spire; like a spire, tall, slender, and	   tapering; abounding in spires; as, spiry turrets. "Spiry	   towns." --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spiss \Spiss\, a. [L. spissus.]	   Thick; crowded; compact; dense. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This spiss and . . . copious, yet concise, treatise.	                                                  --Brerewood.	   [1913 Webster]
Spissated \Spis"sa*ted\, a.	   Rendered dense or compact, as by evaporation; inspissated;	   thickened. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The spissated juice of the poppy.        --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spissitude \Spis"si*tude\, n. [L. spissitudo.]	   The quality or state of being spissated; as, the spissitude	   of coagulated blood, or of any coagulum. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Spit \Spit\, n. [OE. spite, AS. spitu; akin to D. spit, G.	   spiess, OHG. spiz, Dan. spid. Sw. spett, and to G. spitz	   pointed. [root]170.]	   1. A long, slender, pointed rod, usually of iron, for holding	      meat while roasting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small point of land running into the sea, or a long,	      narrow shoal extending from the shore into the sea; as, a	      spit of sand. --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The depth to which a spade goes in digging; a spade; a	      spadeful. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spitting}.] [From {Spit}, n.; cf. {Speet}.]	   1. To thrust a spit through; to fix upon a spit; hence, to	      thrust through or impale; as, to spit a loin of veal.	      "Infants spitted upon pikes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spade; to dig. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Spit \Spit\, v. i.	   To attend to a spit; to use a spit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She's spitting in the kitchen.           --Old Play.	   [1913 Webster]	Spit \Spit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spit} ({Spat}, archaic); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Spitting}.] [AS. spittan; akin to G.	   sp["u]tzen, Dan. spytte, Sw. spotta,Icel. sp?ta, and prob. E.	   spew. The past tense spat is due to AS. sp?tte, from sp?tan	   to spit. Cf. {Spat}, n., {Spew}, {Spawl}, {Spot}, n.]	   1. To eject from the mouth; to throw out, as saliva or other	      matter, from the mouth. "Thus spit I out my venom."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eject; to throw out; to belch.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spitted was sometimes used as the preterit and the past	         participle. "He . . . shall be mocked, and spitefully	         entreated, and spitted on." --Luke xviii. 32.	         [1913 Webster]	Spit \Spit\, n.	   The secretion formed by the glands of the mouth; spitle;	   saliva; sputum.	   [1913 Webster]	Spit \Spit\, v. i.	   1. To throw out saliva from the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rain or snow slightly, or with sprinkles.	      [1913 Webster]	            It had been spitting with rain.       --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To spit on} or {To spit upon}, to insult grossly; to treat	      with contempt. "Spitting upon all antiquity." --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Spital \Spit"al\, n. [Abbreviated from hospital.] [Written also	   {spittle}.]	   A hospital. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitalhouse \Spit"al*house`\, n.	   A hospital. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] spitball
spitball \spit"ball`\, spit ball \spit" ball`\, n.	   1. Paper chewed, and rolled into a ball, to be thrown as a	      missile; -- a childish prank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball) A pitched ball in throwing which the pitcher	      grips the ball between two, or three, fingers on one side	      (which is made slippery, as by saliva) and the thumb on	      the other side, and delivers it so that it slips off the	      fingers with the least possible friction; -- also called	      {spitter}. When pitched directly overhand a spit ball	      darts downward, when pitched with the arm extended	      sidewise it darts down and out. The use of such a pitch is	      against the rules of professional baseball. [Cant] --	      {Spit baller}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Spitbox \Spit"box`\, n.	   A vessel to receive spittle.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitchcock \Spitch"cock`\, v. t. [1st spit + cock.] (Cookery)	   To split (as an eel) lengthwise, and broil it, or fry it in	   hot fat.	   [1913 Webster]	Spitchcock \Spitch"cock`\, n. (Cookery)	   An eel split and broiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitchcocked \Spitch"cocked`\, a. (Cookery)	   Broiled or fried after being split lengthwise; -- said of	   eels.	   [1913 Webster]
Spit curl \Spit" curl`\	   A little lock of hair, plastered in a spiral form on the	   temple or forehead with spittle, or other adhesive substance.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spite \Spite\, n. [Abbreviated fr. despite.]	   1. Ill-will or hatred toward another, accompanied with the	      disposition to irritate, annoy, or thwart; petty malice;	      grudge; rancor; despite. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the deadly spite that angers. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vexation; chargrin; mortification. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In spite of}, or {Spite of}, in opposition to all efforts	      of; in defiance or contempt of; notwithstanding.	      "Continuing, spite of pain, to use a knee after it had	      been slightly injured." --H. Spenser. "And saved me in	      spite of the world, the devil, and myself." --South. "In	      spite of all applications, the patient grew worse every	      day." --Arbuthnot. See Syn. under {Notwithstanding}.	   {To owe one a spite}, to entertain a mean hatred for him.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pique, rancor; malevolence; grudge.	   Usage: {Spite}, {Malice}. Malice has more reference to the	          disposition, and spite to the manifestation of it in	          words and actions. It is, therefore, meaner than	          malice, thought not always more criminal. " Malice . .	          . is more frequently employed to express the	          dispositions of inferior minds to execute every	          purpose of mischief within the more limited circle of	          their abilities." --Cogan. "Consider eke, that spite	          availeth naught." --Wyatt. See {Pique}.	          [1913 Webster]	Spite \Spite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spiting}.]	   1. To be angry at; to hate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The Danes, then . . . pagans, spited places of	            religion.                             --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill with spite; to offend; to vex. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Darius, spited at the Magi, endeavored to abolish	            not only their learning, but their language. --Sir.	                                                  W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Spiteful \Spite"ful\, a.	   Filled with, or showing, spite; having a desire to vex,	   annoy, or injure; malignant; malicious; as, a spiteful person	   or act. --Shak. -- {Spite"ful*ly}, adv. {Spite"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitfire \Spit"fire`\, n.	   A violent, irascible, or passionate person. [Colloq.]	   --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitful \Spit"ful\, n.; pl. {Spitfuls}.	   A spadeful. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spitous \Spit"ous\, a.	   Having spite; spiteful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spitously \Spit"ous*ly\, adv.	   Spitefully. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitscocked \Spits"cocked`\, a.	   Spitchcocked.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitted \Spit"ted\, a. [From {Spit}.]	   1. Put upon a spit; pierced as if by a spit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shot out long; -- said of antlers. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Spitted \Spit"ted\,	   p. p. of {Spit}, v. i., to eject, to spit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spitter \Spit"ter\, n. [See {Spit} to eject from the mouth.]	   One who ejects saliva from the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]	Spitter \Spit"ter\, n. [See {Spit} an iron prong.]	   1. One who puts meat on a spit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A young deer whose antlers begin to shoot or	      become sharp; a brocket, or pricket.	      [1913 Webster]
Spittle \Spit"tle\, n.	   See {Spital}. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Spittle \Spit"tle\, v. t. [See {Spit} to spade.]	   To dig or stir with a small spade. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spittle \Spit"tle\, n.	   A small sort of spade. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spittle \Spit"tle\, n. [From {Spit} to eject from the mouth: cf.	   {Spattle}, and AS. sp[=a]tl.]	   The thick, moist matter which is secreted by the salivary	   glands; saliva; spit.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spittle insect}. (Zool.) See {Cuckoo spit}	   (b), under {Cuckoo}.	       [1913 Webster]
Spittly \Spit"tly\, a.	   Like spittle; slimy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spittoon \Spit*toon"\, n.	   A spitbox; a cuspidor.	   [1913 Webster]
Spit-venom \Spit"-ven"om\, n.	   Poison spittle; poison ejected from the mouth. [R.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitz dog \Spitz" dog"\ [G. spitz, spitzhund.] (Zool.)	   A breed of dogs having erect ears and long silky hair,	   usually white; -- called also {Pomeranian dog}, and	   {louploup}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spitzenburgh \Spitz"en*burgh\, n.	   A kind of red and yellow apple, of medium size and spicy	   flavor. It originated at Newtown, on Long Island.	   [1913 Webster]
Splanchnapophysis \Splanch`napoph"y*sis\, n.; pl.	   {Splanchnapophyses}. [NL. See {Splanchnic}, and {Apophysis}.]	   (Anat.)	   Any element of the skeleton in relation with the alimentary	   canal, as the jaws and hyoidean apparatus. --	   {Splanch`nap`o*phys"i*al}, a. -- Mivart.	   [1913 Webster]
Splanchnic \Splanch"nic\, a. [Gr. ??? an entrail.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the viscera; visceral.	   [1913 Webster]
Splanchnography \Splanch*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ????? an entrail +	   -graphy.]	   Splanchnology.	   [1913 Webster]
Splanchnology \Splanch*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ???? an entrail +	   -logy.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of the viscera; also, a	   treatise on the viscera.	   [1913 Webster]
Splanchnopleure \Splanch"no*pleure\, n. [Gr. ???? an entrail +	   ???? side.] (Anat.)	   The inner, or visceral, one of the two lamellae into which	   the vertebrate blastoderm divides on either side of the	   notochord, and from which the walls of the enteric canal and	   the umbilical vesicle are developed. See {Somatopleure}.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Splanch`no*pleu"ric}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Splanchno-skeleton \Splanch`no-skel"e*ton\, n. [Gr. ???? an	   entrail + E. skeleton.] (Anat.)	   That part of the skeleton connected with the sense organs and	   the viscera. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splanchnotomy \Splanch*not"o*my\, n. [Gr. ????? an entrail +	   ???? to cut.]	   The dissection, or anatomy, of the viscera.	   [1913 Webster]
Splandrel \Splan"drel\, n.	   See {Spandrel}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Splash \Splash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Splashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Splashing}.] [Akin to plash.]	   1. To strike and dash about, as water, mud, etc.; to plash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spatter water, mud, etc., upon; to wet.	      [1913 Webster]	Splash \Splash\, v. i.	   To strike and dash about water, mud, etc.; to dash in such a	   way as to spatter.	   [1913 Webster]	Splash \Splash\, n.	   1. Water, or water and dirt, thrown upon anything, or thrown	      from a puddle or the like; also, a spot or daub, as of	      matter which wets or disfigures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A noise made by striking upon or in a liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Splashboard \Splash"board`\, n.	   A guard in the front part of vehicle, to prevent splashing by	   a mud or water from the horse's heels; -- in the United	   States commonly called dashboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Splasher \Splash"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, splashes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the guarde over the wheels, as of a carriage,	      locomotive, etc. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A guard to keep off splashes from anything.	      [1913 Webster]
Splashy \Splash"y\, a.	   Full of dirty water; wet and muddy, so as be easily splashed	   about; slushy.	   [1913 Webster]
Splatter \Splat"ter\, v. i. & t.	   To spatter; to splash.	   [1913 Webster]
Splatterdash \Splat"ter*dash`\, n.	   Uproar. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Splay \Splay\, v. t. [Abbrev. of display.]	   1. To display; to spread. [Obs.] "Our ensigns splayed."	      --Gascoigne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dislocate, as a shoulder bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spay; to castrate. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To turn on one side; to render oblique; to slope or slant,	      as the side of a door, window, etc. --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	Splay \Splay\, a.	   Displayed; spread out; turned outward; hence, flat; ungainly;	   as, splay shoulders.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sonwthing splay, something blunt-edged, unhandy, and	         infelicitous.                            --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	Splay \Splay\, a. (Arch.)	   A slope or bevel, especially of the sides of a door or	   window, by which the opening is made larged at one face of	   the wall than at the other, or larger at each of the faces	   than it is between them.	   [1913 Webster]
Splayfoot \Splay"foot`\, n.; pl. {Splayfeet}.	   A foot that is abnormally flattened and spread out; flat	   foot.	   [1913 Webster] Splayfoot	Splayfoot \Splay"foot`\, Splayfooted \Splay"foot`ed\ a.	   Having a splayfoot or splayfeet.	   [1913 Webster]
Splaymouth \Splay"mouth`\, n.; pl. {Splaymouths}.	   A wide mouth; a mouth stretched in derision. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Splaymouthed \Splay`mouthed"\, a.	   Having a splaymouth. --T. Brown.	   [1913 Webster]
Spleen \Spleen\, n. [L. splen, Gr. ???? the milt or spleen,	   affection of the spleen; cf. L. lien, plihan, pl[imac]han.]	   1. (Anat.) A peculiar glandlike but ductless organ found near	      the stomach or intestine of most vertebrates and connected	      with the vascular system; the milt. Its exact function in	      not known.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anger; latent spite; ill humor; malice; as, to vent one's	      spleen.	      [1913 Webster]	            In noble minds some dregs remain,	            Not yet purged off, of spleen and sour disdain.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fit of anger; choler. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sudden motion or action; a fit; a freak; a whim. [Obs.	      or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand spleens bear her a thousand ways. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Melancholy; hypochondriacal affections.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bodies changed to various forms by spleen. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a luxury in self-dispraise:	            And inward self-disparagement affords	            To meditative spleen a grateful feast. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A fit of immoderate laughter or merriment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy silly thought enforces my spleen. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Spleen \Spleen\, v. t.	   To dislke. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Spleened \Spleened\, a.	   1. Deprived of the spleen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Angered; annoyed. [Obs.] --R. North.	      [1913 Webster]
Spleenful \Spleen"ful\, a.	   Displaying, or affected with, spleen; angry; fretful;	   melancholy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Myself have calmed their spleenful mutiny. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then rode Geraint, a little spleenful yet,	         Across the bridge that spann'd the dry ravine.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spleenish \Spleen"ish\, a.	   Spleeny; affected with spleen; fretful. -- {Spleen"ish*ly},	   adv. -- {Spleen"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Spleenless \Spleen"less\, a.	   Having no spleen; hence, kind; gentle; mild. [Obs.]	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Spleenwort \Spleen"wort`\, n. [Spleen + wort; cf. L. splenium,	   asplenium, Gr. ????, ????, ???. ] (Bot.)	   Any fern of the genus {Asplenium}, some species of which were	   anciently used as remedies for disorders of the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Spleeny \Spleen"y\, a.	   1. Irritable; peevish; fretful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spleeny Lutheran, and not wholesome to	            Our cause.                            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with nervous complaints; melancholy.	      [1913 Webster]
Spleget \Spleg"et\, n. [Cf. {Pledget}.] (Med.)	   A cloth dipped in a liquid for washing a sore. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenalgia \Sple*nal"gi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? spleen + ???	   pain.] (Med.)	   Pain over the region of the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenculus \Splen"cu*lus\, n.; pl. {Splenculi}. [NL., dim. of L.	   splen.] (Anat.)	   A lienculus.	   [1913 Webster]
Splendent \Splen"dent\, a. [L. splendens, -entis, p. pr. of	   splendere to shine.]	   1. Shining; glossy; beaming with light; lustrous; as,	      splendent planets; splendent metals. See the Note under 3d	      {Luster}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very conspicuous; illustrious. "Great and splendent	      fortunes." --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Splendid \Splen"did\, a. [L. splendidus, fr. splendere shine;	   cf. Lith. splend["e]ti: cf. F. splendide.]	   1. Possessing or displaying splendor; shining; very bright;	      as, a splendid sun.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Showy; magnificent; sumptuous; pompous; as, a splendid	      palace; a splendid procession or pageant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Illustrious; heroic; brilliant; celebrated; famous; as, a	      splendid victory or reputation.	      [1913 Webster]
Splendidious \Splen*did"i*ous\, a.	   Splendid. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Splendidly \Splen"did*ly\, adv.	   In a splendid manner; magnificently.	   [1913 Webster]
Splendidness \Splen"did*ness\, n.	   The quality of being splendid.	   [1913 Webster]
Splendidous \Splen"did*ous\, a.	   Splendid. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Splendiferous \Splen*dif"er*ous\, a.	   Splendor-bearing; splendid. --Bale (1538). "A splendiferous	   woman." --Haliburton. [Now used humorously.]	   [1913 Webster]
Splendor \Splen"dor\, n.[L. fr. splendere to shine: cf. F.	   splendeur.]	   1. Great brightness; brilliant luster; brilliancy; as, the	      splendor ot the sun. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Magnifience; pomp; parade; as, the splendor of equipage,	      ceremonies, processions, and the like. "Rejoice in	      splendor of mine own." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Brilliancy; glory; as, the splendor of a victory.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Luster; brilliancy; magnifience; gorgeousness; display;	        showiness; pomp; parade; grandeur.	        [1913 Webster] Splendrous
Splendrous \Splen"drous\, Splendorous \Splen"dor*ous\, a.	   Splendid. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, a. [L. spleneticus: cf. F.	   spl['e]n['e]tique. See {Spleen}.]	   Affected with spleen; malicious; spiteful; peevish; fretful.	   "Splenetic guffaw." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	         You humor me when I am sick;	         Why not when I am splenetic?             --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Morese; gloomy; sullen; peevish; fretful.	        [1913 Webster]	Splenetic \Splen"e*tic\, n.	   A person affected with spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenetical \Sple*net"ic*al\, a.	   Splenetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenetically \Sple*net"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a splenetical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenial \Sple"ni*al\, a. [L. splenium a plaster, a patch, Gr.	   ???? a bandage.] (Anat.)	   (a) Designating the splenial bone.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the splenial bone or splenius muscle.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Splenial bone} (Anat.), a thin splintlike bone on the inner	      side of the proximal portion of the mandible of many	      vertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]	Splenial \Sple"ni*al\, n. (Anat.)	   The splenial bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenic \Splen"ic\, a. [L. splenicus, Gr. splhniko`s; cf. F.	   spl['e]nique.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the spleen; lienal; as, the splenic vein.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Splenic apoplexy} or {Splenic fever}. (Med.) See {Anthrax},	      n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Splenical \Splen"ic*al\, a.	   Splenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenish \Splen"ish\, a.	   Spleenish. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenitis \Sple*ni"tis\, n.[NL., fr. Gr. splhni^tis of the	   spleen.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenitive \Splen"i*tive\, a.	   Splenetic. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Even and smooth as seemed the temperament of the	         nonchalant, languid Virginian -- not splenitive or	         rash.                                    --T. N. Page.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenium \Sple"ni*um\, n.[L., a plaster, a patch, from Gr. ????	   a bandage, compress.] (Anat.)	   The thickened posterior border of the corpus callosum; -- so	   called in allusion to its shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenius \Sple"ni*us\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   A flat muscle of the back of the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenization \Splen`i*za"tion\, n. (Med.)	   A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which	   its tissue resembles that of the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenocele \Splen"o*cele\, n. [Gr. splh`n spleen + ??? a tumor.]	   (Med.)	   Hernia formed by the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenography \Sple*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. splh`n spleen +	   -graphy.]	   A description of the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenoid \Sple"noid\, a.[Gr. splh`n spleen + -oid.] (Anat.)	   Resembling the spleen; spleenlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenology \Sple*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. splh`n spleen + -logy.]	   The branch of science which treats of the spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Splenotomy \Sple*not"o*my\, n. [Gr. splh`n spleen + te`mnein to	   cut.]	   (a) (Anat.) Dissection or anatomy of the spleen.	   (b) (Med.) An incision into the spleen; removal of the spleen	       by incision.	       [1913 Webster]
Splent \Splent\ (spl[e^]nt), n.	   1. See {Splent}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Splent coal}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Splent coal}, an inferior kind of cannel coal from Scotch	      collieries; -- called also {splent}, {splint}, and {splint	      coal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spleuchan \Spleu"chan\, n. [Gael. spliuchan.]	   A pouch, as for tobacco. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Splice \Splice\ (spl[imac]s), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spliced}	   (spl[imac]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splicing}.] [D. splitsen,	   splitten; akin to G. splissen, Sw. splissa, Dan. splisse, and	   E. split; -- from the dividing or splitting the ends into	   separate strands. See {Split}, v. t.]	   1. To unite, as two ropes, or parts of a rope, by a	      particular manner of interweaving the strands, -- the	      union being between two ends, or between an end and the	      body of a rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unite, as spars, timbers, rails, etc., by lapping the	      two ends together, or by applying a piece which laps upon	      the two ends, and then binding, or in any way making fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite in marriage. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Splice grafting}.ee under {Grafting}.	   {To splice the main brace} (Naut.), to give out, or drink, an	      extra allowance of spirits on occasion of special exposure	      to wet or cold, or to severe fatigue; hence, to take a	      dram.	      [1913 Webster]	Splice \Splice\, n.	   A junction or joining made by splicing.	   [1913 Webster]
Spline \Spline\, n.	   1. A rectangular piece fitting grooves like key seats in a	      hub and a shaft, so that while the one may slide endwise	      on the other, both must revolve together; a feather; also,	      sometimes, a groove to receive such a rectangular piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A long, flexble piece of wood sometimes used as a ruler.	      [1913 Webster]
Splining \Splin"ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a spline.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Splining machine}, a machine tool for cutting grooves, key	      seats, or slots; a slotting machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Splint \Splint\, n. [Akin to D. splinter,G. splinter, splitter,	   Dan. splint, Sw. splint a kind of spike, a forelock (in	   nautical use), Sw. splintato splint, splinter, Dan. splinte,	   and E. split. See {Split}, v. t., and cf. {Splent}.]	   1. A piece split off; a splinter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A thin piece of wood, or other substance, used to	      keep in place, or protect, an injured part, especially a	      broken bone when set.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) A splint bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Far.) A disease affecting the splint bones, as a	      callosity or hard excrescence.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Anc. Armor.) One of the small plates of metal used in	      making splint armor. See {Splint armor}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	            The knees and feet were defended by splints, or thin	            plates of steel.                      --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Splint, or splent, coal. See {Splent coal}, under	      {Splent}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Splint armor},a kind of ancient armor formed of thin plates	      of metal, usually overlapping each other and allowing the	      limbs to move freely.	   {Splint bone} (Anat.), one of the rudimentary, splintlike	      metacarpal or metatarsal bones on either side of the	      cannon bone in the limbs of the horse and allied animals.	      	   {Splint coal}. See {Splent coal}, under {Splent}.	      [1913 Webster]	Splint \Splint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Splinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Splinting}.]	   To split into splints, or thin, slender pieces; to splinter;	   to shiver. [Obs. or R.] --Florio.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten or confine with splints, as a broken limb. See	      {Splint}, n., 2. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Splinter \Splin"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Splintered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Splintering}.] [Cf. LG. splittern, splinteren. See	   {Splint}, n., {Split}.]	   1. To split or rend into long, thin pieces; to shiver; as,	      the lightning splinters a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            After splintering their lances, they wheeled about,	            and . . . abandoned the field to the enemy.	                                                  --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten or confine with splinters, or splints, as a	      broken limb. --Bp. Wren.	      [1913 Webster]	Splinter \Splin"ter\, v. i.	   To become split into long pieces.	   [1913 Webster]	Splinter \Splin"ter\, n. [See {Splinter}, v., or {Splint}, n.]	   A thin piece split or rent off lengthwise, as from wood,	   bone, or other solid substance; a thin piece; a sliver; as,	   splinters of a ship's mast rent off by a shot.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Splinter bar}.	   (a) A crossbar in a coach, which supports the springs.	   (b) The bar to which the traces are attached; a roller bolt;	       a whiffletree.	       [1913 Webster]
Splinterproof \Splin"ter*proof`\ (spl[i^]n"t[~e]r*pr[=oo]f`), a.	   (Mil.)	   Proof against the splinters, or fragments, of bursting	   shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Splintery \Splin"ter*y\ (spl[i^]n"t[~e]r*[y^]), a.	   Consisting of splinters; resembling splinters; as, the	   splintery fracture of a mineral.	   [1913 Webster]
Split \Split\ (spl[i^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Split}	   ({Splitted}, R.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Splitting}.] [Probably of	   Scand. or Low German origin; cf. Dan. splitte, LG. splitten,	   OD. splitten, spletten, D. splijten, G. spleissen, MHG.	   spl[imac]zen. Cf. {Splice}, {Splint}, {Splinter}.]	   1. To divide lengthwise; to separate from end to end, esp. by	      force; to divide in the direction of the grain or layers;	      to rive; to cleave; as, to split a piece of timber or a	      board; to split a gem; to split a sheepskin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cold winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To burst; to rupture; to rend; to tear asunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            A huge vessel of exceeding hard marble split asunder	            by congealed water.                   --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To divide or break up into parts or divisions, as by	      discord; to separate into parts or parties, as a political	      party; to disunite. [Colloq.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Chem.) To divide or separate into components; -- often	      used with up; as, to split up sugar into alcohol and	      carbonic acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To split hairs}, to make distinctions of useless nicety.	      [1913 Webster]	Split \Split\, v. i.	   1. To part asunder; to be rent; to burst; as, vessels split	      by the freezing of water in them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be broken; to be dashed to pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ship splits on the rock.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To separate into parties or factions. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To burst with laughter. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Each had a gravity would make you split. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To divulge a secret; to betray confidence; to peach.	      [Slang] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Blackjack) To divide one hand of blackjack into two	      hands; -- a strategy allowed to a player when the first	      two cards dealt to the player have the same value.	      [PJC]	   7. To leave; to depart (from a place or gathering); as, let's	      split. [Slang]	      [PJC]	   {To split on a rock}, to fail; to to err fatally; to have the	      hopes and designs frustrated.	      [1913 Webster]	Split \Split\, n.	   1. A crack, rent, or longitudinal fissure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A breach or separation, as in a political party; a	      division. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece that is split off, or made thin, by splitting; a	      splinter; a fragment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specif: (Leather Manuf.), One of the sections of a skin	      made by dividing it into two or more thicknesses.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Faro) A division of a stake happening when two cards of	      the kind on which the stake is laid are dealt in the same	      turn.	      [1913 Webster]	   6.	      (a) (Basketwork) Any of the three or four strips into	          which osiers are commonly cleft for certain kinds of	          work; -- usually in pl.	      (b) (Weaving) Any of the dents of a reed.	      (c) Any of the air currents in a mine formed by dividing a	          larger current.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. Short for {Split shot} or {split stroke}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Gymnastics) The feat of going down to the floor so that	      the legs extend in a straight line, either with one on	      each side or with one in front and the other behind. [Cant	      or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. A small bottle (containing about half a pint) of some	      drink; -- so called as containing half the quantity of the	      customary smaller commercial size of bottle; also, a drink	      of half the usual quantity; a half glass. [Cant or Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. (Finance) The substitution of more than one share of a	       corporation's stock for one share. The market price of	       the stock usually drops in proportion to the increase in	       outstanding shares of stock. The split may be in any	       ratio, as, a two-for-one split; a three-for-two split.	       [PJC]	   11. (Blackjack) The division by a player of one hand of	       blackjack into two hands, allowed when the first two	       cards dealt to a player have the same value; the player	       who chooses to split is obliged to increase the amount	       wagered by placing a sum equal to the original bet on the	       new hand thus created. See {split}[6], v.i.	       [PJC]	Split \Split\, a.	   1. Divided; cleft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Divided deeply; cleft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Exchanges)	      (a) Divided so as to be done or executed part at one time	          or price and part at another time or price; -- said of	          an order, sale, etc.	      (b) Of quotations, given in sixteenth, quotations in	          eighths being regular; as, 103/16 is a split	          quotation.	      (c) (London Stock Exchange) Designating ordinary stock	          that has been divided into preferred ordinary and	          deferred ordinary.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Split pease}, hulled pease split for making soup, etc.	   {Split pin} (Mach.), a pin with one end split so that it may	      be spread open to secure it in its place.	   {Split pulley}, a parting pulley. See under {Pulley}.	   {Split ring}, a ring with overlapped or interlocked ends	      which may be sprung apart so that objects, as keys, may be	      strung upon the ring or removed from it.	   {Split ticket}, a ballot in which a voter votes for a portion	      of the candidates nominated by one party, candidates of	      other parties being substituted for those omitted. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Split dynamometer \Split dynamometer\ (Elec.)	   An electric dynamometer having two coils so arranged that one	   carries the primary current, and the other the secondary	   current, of a transformer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Splitfeet \Split"feet`\ (spl[i^]t"f[=e]t`), n. pl. (Zool.)	   The Fissipedia.	   [1913 Webster]
Split infinitive \Split infinitive\ (Gram.)	   A simple infinitive with to, having a modifier between the	   verb and the to; as in, to largely decrease. Called also	   {cleft infinitive}.	   Note: The use of the split infinitive is commonly considered	         to be ungrammatical, but by most grammarians it is	         considered acceptible.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Split key \Split key\ (Mach.)	   A key split at one end like a split pin, for the same	   purpose.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] split shot
split shot \split shot\ or split stroke \split stroke\	   In croquet, etc., a shot or stroke in which one drives in	   different directions one's own and the opponent's ball placed	   in contact.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Split stitch \Split stitch\	   A stitch used in stem work to produce a fine line, much used	   in old church embroidery to work the hands and faces of	   figures.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Split stuff \Split stuff\	   Timber sawn into lengths and then split.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Split switch \Split switch\ (Railroading)	   same as {Point switch}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Split-tail \Split"-tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) A California market fish ({Pogonichthys macrolepidotus})	       belonging to the Carp family.	   (b) The pintail duck.	       [1913 Webster]
Splitter \Split"ter\ (-t[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, splits.	   [1913 Webster]
Split-tongued \Split"-tongued`\ (spl[i^]t"t[u^]ngd`), a. (Zool.)	   Having a forked tongue, as that of snakes and some lizards.	   [1913 Webster]
Split wheel \Split wheel\	   same as {Split pulley}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Splotch \Splotch\ (spl[o^]ch), n. [Cf. {Splash}.]	   A spot; a stain; a daub. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Splotchy \Splotch"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Covered or marked with splotches.	   [1913 Webster]
Splurge \Splurge\ (spl[^u]rj), n.	   A blustering demonstration, or great effort; a great display.	   [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]	Splurge \Splurge\, v. i.	   To make a great display in any way, especially in oratory.	   [Slang, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Splutter \Splut"ter\ (spl[u^]t"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Spluttered} (-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spluttering}.]	   [Prov. E. splutter, eqivalent to sputter. Cf. {Sputter}.]	   To speak hastily and confusedly; to sputter. [Colloq.]	   --Carleton.	   [1913 Webster]	Splutter \Splut"ter\, n.	   A confused noise, as of hasty speaking. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Splutterer \Splut"ter*er\ (spl[u^]t"t[~e]r[~e]r), n.	   One who splutters.	   [1913 Webster]
Spodomancy \Spod"o*man`cy\ (sp[o^]d"[-o]*m[a^]n`s[y^]), n. [Gr.	   spodo`s ashes + -mancy.]	   Divination by means of ashes.	   [1913 Webster]
Spodomantic \Spod`o*man"tic\ (sp[o^]d"[-o]*m[a^]n"t[i^]k), a.	   Relating to spodomancy, or divination by means of ashes. --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Spodumene \Spod"u*mene\ (sp[o^]d"[-u]*m[=e]n; 135), n. [Gr. ?,	   p. pr. pass. from ? to burn to ashes, from spodo`s ashes; cf.	   F. spodum[`e]ne.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a white to yellowish, purplish, or emerald-green	   color, occurring in prismatic crystals, often of great size.	   It is a silicate of alumina and lithia. See {Hiddenite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoffish \Spof"fish\ (sp[o^]f"f[i^]sh), a. [Probably from Prov.	   E. spoffle to be spoffish.]	   Earnest and active in matters of no moment; bustling.	   [Colloq. Eng.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoiled} (spoild) or	   {Spoilt} (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spoiling}.] [F. spolier,	   OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf.	   {Despoil}, {Spoliation}.]	   1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; --	      with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil	      one of his goods or possessions. "Ye shall spoil the	      Egyptians." --Ex. iii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            My sons their old, unhappy sire despise,	            Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man can enter into a strong man's house, and	            spoil his goods, except he will first bind the	            strong man.                           --Mark iii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to	      mar.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spiritual pride spoils many graces.   --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. i.	   1. To practice plunder or robbery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Outlaws, which, lurking in woods, used to break	            forth to rob and spoil.               --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay;	      as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.	      [1913 Webster]	Spoil \Spoil\, n. [Cf. OF. espoille, L. spolium.]	   1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially,	      the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentle gales,	            Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense	            Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole	            Those balmy spoils.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the	      peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be	      bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural;	      as, to the victor belong the spoils.	      [1913 Webster]	            From a principle of gratitude I adhered to the	            coalition; my vote was counted in the day of battle,	            but I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.	                                                  --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is gained by strength or effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each science and each art his spoil.  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act or practice of plundering; robbery; waste.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man that hath no music in himself,	            Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,	            Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Corruption; cause of corruption. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Villainous company hath been the spoil of me.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.	      [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spoil bank}, a bank formed by the earth taken from an	      excavation, as of a canal.	   {The spoils system}, the theory or practice of regarding	      public offices and their emoluments as so much plunder to	      be distributed among their active partisans by those who	      are chosen to responsible offices of administration.	      [1913 Webster]
Spoilable \Spoil"a*ble\ (spoil"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being spoiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoiler \Spoil"er\ (spoil"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a	      despoiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Aeronautics) A device attached to the wing of an airplane	      or other airfoil, which breaks the smooth flow of air	      during flight and decreases the lift of the airfoil; --	      used to control the attitude of the airplane during	      banking or descent.	      [PJC]	   4. A device attached to a car to decrease lift and increase	      traction, usually shaped as a flat surface and attached	      above the rear of the car, and working on the same	      principal as the aircraft spoiler[3].	      [PJC]
Spoilfive \Spoil"five`\ (spoil"f[imac]v`), n.	   A certain game at cards in which, if no player wins three of	   the five tricks possible on any deal, the game is said to be	   spoiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoilful \Spoil"ful\ (spoil"f[.u]l), a.	   Wasteful; rapacious. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Spoilsman \Spoils"man\ (spoilz"man), n.; pl. {Spoilsmen}	   (spoilz"men).	   One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils;	   in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a	   demand for public office on the ground of partisan service;	   also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the	   public service.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoilsmonger \Spoils"mon`ger\ (spoilz"m[u^][ng]`g[~e]r), n.	   One who promises or distributes public offices and their	   emoluments as the price of services to a party or its	   leaders.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoke \Spoke\ (sp[=o]k),	   imp. of {Speak}.	   [1913 Webster]	Spoke \Spoke\, n. [OE. spoke, spake, AS. sp[=a]ca; akin to D.	   speek, LG. speke, OHG. speihha, G. speiche. [root]170. Cf.	   {Spike} a nail.]	   1. The radius or ray of a wheel; one of the small bars which	      are inserted in the hub, or nave, and which serve to	      support the rim or felly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A rung, or round, of a ladder.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A contrivance for fastening the wheel of a vehicle, to	      prevent it from turning in going down a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To put a spoke in one's wheel}, to thwart or obstruct one in	      the execution of some design.	      [1913 Webster]	Spoke \Spoke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spoked} (sp[=o]kt); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spoking}.]	   To furnish with spokes, as a wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoken \Spo"ken\ (sp[=o]"k'n), a. [p. p. of {Speak}.]	   1. Uttered in speech; delivered by word of mouth; oral; as, a	      spoken narrative; the spoken word.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by a certain manner or style in speaking; --	      often in composition; as, a pleasant-spoken man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methinks you 're better spoken.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Spokeshave \Spoke"shave`\ (sp[=o]k"sh[=a]v`), n.	   A kind of drawing knife or planing tool for dressing the	   spokes of wheels, the shells of blocks, and other curved	   work.	   [1913 Webster]
Spokesman \Spokes"man\ (sp[=o]ks"man), n.; pl. {Spokesmen}	   (-men). [Speak, spoke + man.]	   One who speaks for another.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall be thy spokesman unto the people. --Ex. iv.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoliate \Spo"li*ate\ (sp[=o]"l[i^]*[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp. &	   p. p. {Spoliated} (-[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spoliating} (-[=a]`t[i^]ng).] [L. spoliatus, p. p. of	   spoliare to spoil. See {Spoil}, v. t.]	   To plunder; to pillage; to despoil; to rob.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoliation \Spo`li*a"tion\ (sp[=o]"l[i^]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   spoliatio: cf. F. spoliation. See {Spoil}, v. t.]	   1. The act of plundering; robbery; deprivation; despoliation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Legal spoliation, which will impoverish one part of	            the community in order to corrupt the remainder.	                                                  --Sir G. C.	                                                  Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Robbery or plunder in war; especially, the authorized act	      or practice of plundering neutrals at sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl. Law)	      (a) The act of an incumbent in taking the fruits of his	          benefice without right, but under a pretended title.	          --Blackstone.	      (b) A process for possession of a church in a spiritual	          court.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Injury done to a document.	      [1913 Webster]
Spoliative \Spo"li*a*tive\ (sp[=o]"l[i^]*[asl]*t[i^]v), a. [Cf.	   F. spoliatif.]	   Serving to take away, diminish, or rob; esp. (Med.), serving	   to diminish sensibly the amount of blood in the body; as,	   spoliative bloodletting.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoliator \Spo"li*a`tor\ (sp[=o]"l[i^]*[=a]`t[~e]r), n.	   One who spoliates; a spoiler.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoliatory \Spo"li*a*to*ry\ (sp[=o]"l[i^]*[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]), a.	   Tending to spoil; destructive; spoliative.	   [1913 Webster] Spondaic
Spondaic \Spon*da"ic\ (sp[o^]n*d[=a]"[i^]k), Spondaical
\Spon*da"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [L. spondaicus, spondiacus, Gr.	   ?: cf. F. sponda["i]que.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a spondee; consisting of spondees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing spondees in excess; marked by spondees; as, a	      spondaic hexameter, i. e., one which has a spondee instead	      of a dactyl in the fifth foot.	      [1913 Webster]
Spondee \Spon"dee\ (sp[o^]n"d[=e]), n. [L. spondeus, Gr. ? (sc.	   ?), fr. ? a drink offering, libation, fr. ? to pour out, make	   a libation: cf. F. spond['e]e. So called because at libations	   slow, solemn melodies were used, chiefly in this meter.]	   (Pros.)	   A poetic foot of two long syllables, as in the Latin word	   l[=e]g[=e]s.	   [1913 Webster]
Spondulics \Spon*du"lics\ (sp[o^]n*d[=u]"l[i^]ks), n.	   Money. [Slang, U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster] Spondyl
Spondyl \Spon"dyl\, Spondyle \Spon"dyle\ (sp[o^]n"d[i^]l), n.	   [L. spondylus, Gr. ?, ?: cf. F. spondyle.] (Anat.)	   A joint of the backbone; a vertebra.	   [1913 Webster]
Spong \Spong\ (sp[o^]ng), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   An irregular, narrow, projecting part of a field. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sponge \Sponge\ (sp[u^]nj), n. [OF. esponge, F. ['e]ponge, L.	   spongia, Gr. spoggia`, spo`ggos. Cf. {Fungus}, {Spunk}.]	   [Formerly written also {spunge}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or	      Porifera. See Illust. and Note under {Spongiae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny	      Spongiae (Keratosa), used for many purposes, especially	      the varieties of the genus {Spongia}. The most valuable	      sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea,	      and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: One who lives upon others; a pertinacious and	      indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any spongelike substance. Specifically:	      (a) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and	          after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the	          agency of the yeast or leaven.	      (b) Iron from the puddling furnace, in a pasty condition.	      (c) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gun.) A mop for cleaning the bore of a cannon after a	      discharge. It consists of a cylinder of wood, covered with	      sheepskin with the wool on, or cloth with a heavy looped	      nap, and having a handle, or staff.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Far.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering	      to the heel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bath sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse	      commercial sponges, especially {Spongia equina}.	   {Cup sponge}, a toilet sponge growing in a cup-shaped form.	      	   {Glass sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Glove sponge}, a variety of commercial sponge ({Spongia	      officinalis}, variety tubulifera), having very fine	      fibers, native of Florida, and the West Indies.	   {Grass sponge}, any one of several varieties of coarse	      commercial sponges having the surface irregularly tufted,	      as {Spongia graminea}, and {Spongia equina}, variety	      cerebriformis, of Florida and the West Indies.	   {Horse sponge}, a coarse commercial sponge, especially	      {Spongia equina}.	   {Platinum sponge}. (Chem.) See under {Platinum}.	   {Pyrotechnical sponge}, a substance made of mushrooms or	      fungi, which are boiled in water, dried, and beaten, then	      put in a strong lye prepared with saltpeter, and again	      dried in an oven. This makes the black match, or tinder,	      brought from Germany.	   {Sheep's-wool sponge}, a fine and durable commercial sponge	      ({Spongia equina}, variety gossypina) found in Florida and	      the West Indies. The surface is covered with larger and	      smaller tufts, having the oscula between them.	   {Sponge cake}, a kind of sweet cake which is light and	      spongy.	   {Sponge lead}, or {Spongy lead} (Chem.), metallic lead	      brought to a spongy form by reduction of lead salts, or by	      compressing finely divided lead; -- used in secondary	      batteries and otherwise.	   {Sponge tree} (Bot.), a tropical leguminous tree ({Acacia	      Farnesiana}), with deliciously fragrant flowers, which are	      used in perfumery.	   {Toilet sponge}, a very fine and superior variety of	      Mediterranean sponge ({Spongia officinalis}, variety	      Mediterranea); -- called also {Turkish sponge}.	   {To set a sponge} (Cookery), to leaven a small mass of flour,	      to be used in leavening a larger quantity.	   {To throw up the sponge}, to give up a contest; to	      acknowledge defeat; -- from a custom of the prize ring,	      the person employed to sponge a pugilist between rounds	      throwing his sponge in the air in token of defeat; -- now,	      {throw in the towel} is more common, and has the same	      origin and meaning. [Cant or Slang] "He was too brave a	      man to throw up the sponge to fate." --Lowell.	   {Vegetable sponge}. (Bot.) See {Loof}.	   {Velvet sponge}, a fine, soft commercial sponge ({Spongia	      equina}, variety meandriniformis) found in Florida and the	      West Indies.	   {Vitreous sponge}. See {Glass-sponge}.	   {Yellow sponge}, a common and valuable commercial sponge	      ({Spongia agaricina}, variety corlosia) found in Florida	      and the West Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	Sponge \Sponge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sponged} (sp[u^]njd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sponging} (sp[u^]n"j[i^]ng).]	   1. To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or	      a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to	      efface; to destroy all trace of. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To deprive of something by imposition. "How came	      such multitudes of our nation . . . to be sponged of their	      plate and their money?" --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as,	      to sponge a breakfast. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Sponge \Sponge\, v. i.	   1. To suck in, or imbibe, as a sponge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on;	      as, an idler sponges on his neighbor. --E. Eggleston.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fly is an intruder, and a common smell-feast,	            that sponges upon other people's trenchers.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by	      the agency of yeast, or leaven.	      [1913 Webster]
Spongelet \Sponge"let\ (-l[e^]t), n.	   See {Spongiole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongeous \Spon"geous\ (sp[u^]n"j[u^]s), a. [See {Spongious}.]	   Resembling sponge; having the nature or qualities of sponge.	   [1913 Webster]
Sponger \Spon"ger\ (-j[~e]r), n.	   1. One who sponges, or uses a sponge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One employed in gathering sponges.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: A parasitical dependent; a hanger-on.	      [1913 Webster]
Spongiae \Spon"gi*ae\ (sp[o^]n"j[i^]*[=e]), n. pl. [See	   {Sponge}.] (Zool.)	   The grand division of the animal kingdom which includes the	   sponges; -- called also {Spongida}, {Spongiaria},	   {Spongiozoa}, and {Porifera}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Spongiae, the soft sarcode of the body is	         usually supported by a skeleton consisting of horny	         fibers, or of siliceous or calcareous spicules. The	         common sponges contain larger and smaller cavities and	         canals, and numerous small ampullae which are lined	         with ciliated cells capable of taking in solid food.	         The outer surface usually has minute pores through	         which water enters, and large openings for its exit.	         Sponges produce eggs and spermatozoa, and the egg when	         fertilized undergoes segmentation to form a ciliated	         embryo.	         [1913 Webster]
Spongida \Spon"gi*da\ (sp[o^]n"j[i^]*d[.a]), n. pl. [NL.]	   Spongiae.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongiform \Spon"gi*form\ (sp[u^]n"j[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   Resembling a sponge; soft and porous; porous.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongilla \Spon*gil"la\ (sp[o^]n*j[i^]l"l[.a]), n. [NL., dim. of	   spongia a sponge.] (Zool.)	   A genus of siliceous sponges found in fresh water.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongin \Spon"gin\ (sp[u^]n"j[i^]n), n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   The chemical basis of sponge tissue, a nitrogenous, hornlike	   substance which on decomposition with sulphuric acid yields	   leucin and glycocoll.	   [1913 Webster]
Sponginess \Spon"gi*ness\ (sp[u^]n"j[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being spongy. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Sponging \Spon"ging\ (-j[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {Sponge}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sponging house} (Eng. Law), a bailiff's or other house in	      which debtors are put before being taken to jail, or until	      they compromise with their creditors. At these houses	      extortionate charges are commonly made for food, lodging,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Spongiole \Spon"gi*ole\ (sp[u^]n"j[i^]*[=o]l; 277), n. [L.	   spongiola a rose gall, small roots, dim. of spongia: cf. F.	   spongiole.] (Bot.)	   A supposed spongelike expansion of the tip of a rootlet for	   absorbing water; -- called also {spongelet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongiolite \Spon"gi*o*lite\ (-[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr. spoggia`	   sponge + -lite.] (Paleon.)	   One of the microscopic siliceous spicules which occur	   abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found	   fossil, as in flints.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongiopilin \Spon`gi*o*pi"lin\ (-[-o]*p[imac]"l[i^]n), n. [Gr.	   spoggi`on, dim. of spo`ggos a sponge + pi^los felt.] (Med.)	   A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and	   rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When	   moistened with hot water it is used as a poultice.	   [1913 Webster] Spongiose
Spongiose \Spon"gi*ose`\ (sp[u^]n"j[i^]*[=o]s`), Spongious
\Spon"gi*ous\ (sp[u^]n"j[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spongiosus,	   spongeosus: cf. F. spongieux. See {Sponge}.]	   Somewhat spongy; spongelike; full of small cavities like	   sponge; as, spongious bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongiozoa \Spon`gi*o*zo"a\ (sp[o^]n`j[i^]*[-o]*z[=o]"[.a]), n.	   pl. [NL., Gr. spoggia` sponge + zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   See {Spongiae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongoblast \Spon"go*blast\ (sp[o^][ng]"g[-o]*bl[a^]st), n. [Gr.	   spo`ggos sponge + -blast.] (Zool.)	   One of the cells which, in sponges, secrete the spongin, or	   the material of the horny fibers.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongoid \Spon"goid\ (sp[u^]n"goid or sp[o^][ng]"-; 277), a.	   [Gr. spo`ggos sponge + -oid.]	   Resembling sponge; like sponge.	   [1913 Webster]
Spongy \Spon"gy\ (sp[u^]n"j[y^]), a.	   1. Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable	      texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy	      cake; spongy bones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.	      "Spongy April." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spongy lead} (Chem.), sponge lead. See under {Sponge}.	   {Spongy platinum}. See under {Platinum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sponk \Sponk\ (sp[u^][ng]k), n.	   See {Spunk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sponsal \Spon"sal\ (sp[o^]n"sal), a. [L. sponsalis, fr. sponsus	   a betrothal, fr. spondere, sponsum, to betroth. See {Spouse},	   and cf. {Espousal}, {Spousal}.]	   Relating to marriage, or to a spouse; spousal.	   [1913 Webster]
Sponsible \Spon"si*ble\ (-s[i^]*b'l), a. [Abbrev. from	   responsible.]	   Responsible; worthy of credit. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sponsion \Spon"sion\ (-sh[u^]n), n. [L. sponsio, fr. spondere,	   sponsum, to promise solemnly.]	   1. The act of becoming surety for another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Internat. Law) An act or engagement on behalf of a state,	      by an agent not specially authorized for the purpose, or	      by one who exceeds the limits of authority.	      [1913 Webster]
Sponsional \Spon"sion*al\ (-al), a.	   Of or pertaining to a pledge or agreement; responsible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He is righteous even in that representative and	         sponsional person he put on.             --Abp.	                                                  Leighton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sponson \Spon"son\ (-s[u^]n), n. (Shipbuilding)	   (a) One of the triangular platforms in front of, and abaft,	       the paddle boxes of a steamboat.	   (b) One of the slanting supports under the guards of a	       steamboat.	   (c) One of the armored projections fitted with gun ports,	       used on modern war vessels.	       [1913 Webster]
Sponsor \Spon"sor\ (-s[~e]r), n. [L., from spondere, sponsum, to	   engage one's self. See {Spouse}.]	   1. One who binds himself to answer for another, and is	      responsible for his default; a surety.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who at the baptism of an infant professes the	      Christian faith in its name, and guarantees its religious	      education; a godfather or godmother.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who vouches for another as fit for some post or	      task; as, one needs two sponsors to be considered for	      membership.	      [PJC]	   4. A person or group that assumes financial responsibility	      for some activity, and may or may not participate in its	      organization and execution.	      [PJC]	   5. A person or organization, usually a commercial	      organization, which pays the cost of an activity, such as	      a radio or television broadcast, and in return is given	      the right to advertise itself or its products as part of	      the activity; as, now a word from our sponsor.	      [PJC]
Sponsorial \Spon*so"ri*al\ (-s[=o]"r[i^]*al), a.	   Pertaining to a sponsor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sponsorship \Spon"sor*ship\ (sp[o^]n"s[~e]r*sh[i^]p), n.	   State of being a sponsor.	   [1913 Webster]
Spontaneity \Spon`ta*ne"i*ty\ (sp[o^]n`t[.a]*n[=e]"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n.; pl. {Spontaneities} (-t[i^]z). [Cf. F.	   spontan['e]it['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being spontaneous, or acting from	      native feeling, proneness, or temperament, without	      constraint or external force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Romney Leigh, who lives by diagrams,	            And crosses not the spontaneities	            Of all his individual, personal life	            With formal universals.               --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.)	      (a) The tendency to undergo change, characteristic of both	          animal and vegetable organisms, and not restrained or	          checked by the environment.	      (b) The tendency to activity of muscular tissue, including	          the voluntary muscles, when in a state of healthful	          vigor and refreshment.	          [1913 Webster]
Spontaneous \Spon*ta"ne*ous\ (sp[o^]n*t[=a]"n[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L.	   spontaneus, fr. sponte of free will, voluntarily.]	   1. Proceeding from natural feeling, temperament, or	      disposition, or from a native internal proneness,	      readiness, or tendency, without constraint; as, a	      spontaneous gift or proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from, or acting by, internal impulse, energy,	      or natural law, without external force; as, spontaneous	      motion; spontaneous growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Produced without being planted, or without human labor;	      as, a spontaneous growth of wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spontaneous combustion}, combustion produced in a substance	      by the evolution of heat through the chemical action of	      its own elements; as, the spontaneous combustion of waste	      matter saturated with oil.	   {Spontaneous generation}. (Biol.) See under {Generation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Voluntary; uncompelled; willing.	   Usage: {Spontaneous}, {Voluntary}. What is voluntary is the	          result of a volition, or act of choice; it therefore	          implies some degree of consideration, and may be the	          result of mere reason without excited feeling. What is	          spontaneous springs wholly from feeling, or a sudden	          impulse which admits of no reflection; as, a	          spontaneous burst of applause. Hence, the term is also	          applied to things inanimate when they are produced	          without the determinate purpose or care of man.	          "Abstinence which is but voluntary fasting, and . . .	          exercise which is but voluntary labor." --J. Seed.	          [1913 Webster]	                Spontaneous joys, where nature has its play,	                The soul adopts, and owns their firstborn away.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Spon*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv. --	          {Spon*ta"ne*ous*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Spontoon \Spon*toon"\ (sp[o^]n*t[=oo]n"), n. [F. sponton,	   esponton, It. spontone, spuntone.] (Mil.)	   A kind of half-pike, or halberd, formerly borne by inferior	   officers of the British infantry, and used in giving signals	   to the soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]
Spook \Spook\ (sp[=oo]k), n. [D. spook; akin to G. spuk, Sw.	   sp["o]ke, Dan. sp["o]gelse a specter, sp["o]ge to play,	   sport, joke, sp["o]g a play, joke.]	   1. A spirit; a ghost; an apparition; a hobgoblin. [Written	      also {spuke}.] --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The chimaera.	      [1913 Webster]
Spool \Spool\ (sp[=oo]l), n. [OE. spole, OD. spoele, D. spoel;	   akin to G. spule, OHG. spuola, Dan. & Sw. spole.]	   A piece of cane or reed with a knot at each end, or a hollow	   cylinder of wood with a ridge at each end, used to wind	   thread or yarn upon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spool stand}, an article holding spools of thread, turning	      on pins, -- used by women at their work.	      [1913 Webster]	Spool \Spool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spooled} (sp[=oo]ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Spooling}.]	   To wind on a spool or spools.	   [1913 Webster]
Spooler \Spool"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, spools.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoom \Spoom\ (sp[=oo]m), v. i. [Probably fr. spume foam. See	   {Spume}.] (Naut.)	   To be driven steadily and swiftly, as before a strong wind;	   to be driven before the wind without any sail, or with only a	   part of the sails spread; to scud under bare poles. [Written	   also {spoon}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When virtue spooms before a prosperous gale,	         My heaving wishes help to fill the sail. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoon \Spoon\ (sp[=oo]n), v. i. (Naut.)	   See {Spoom}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We might have spooned before the wind as well as they.	                                                  --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]	Spoon \Spoon\, n. [OE. spon, AS. sp[=o]n, a chip; akin to D.	   spaan, G. span, Dan. spaan, Sw. sp[*a]n, Icel. sp['a]nn,	   sp['o]nn, a chip, a spoon. [root]170. Cf. {Span-new}.]	   1. An implement consisting of a small bowl (usually a shallow	      oval) with a handle, used especially in preparing or	      eating food.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Therefore behoveth him a full long spoon	            That shall eat with a fiend," thus heard I say.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must have a long spoon that must eat with the	            devil.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which resembles a spoon in shape; esp. (Fishing),	      a spoon bait.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: A simpleton; a spooney. [Slang] --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Golf) A wooden club with a lofted face. --Encyc. of	      Sport.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Spoon bait} (Fishing), a lure used in trolling, consisting	      of a glistening metallic plate shaped like the bowl of a	      spoon with a fishhook attached.	   {Spoon bit}, a bit for boring, hollowed or furrowed along one	      side.	   {Spoon net}, a net for landing fish.	   {Spoon oar}. See under {Oar}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spoon \Spoon\, v. t.	   1. To take up in, or as in, a spoon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fishing) To catch by fishing with a spoon bait.	            He had with him all the tackle necessary for	            spooning pike.                        --Mrs. Humphry	                                                  Ward.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. In croquet, golf, etc., to push or shove (a ball) with a	      lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Spoon \Spoon\, v. i.	   To act with demonstrative or foolish fondness, as one in	   love. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spoon \Spoon\, v. i.	   1. To fish with a spoon bait.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In croquet, golf, etc., to spoon a ball.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spoonbill \Spoon"bill`\ (-b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of wading birds of the	          genera {Ajaja} and {Platalea}, and allied genera, in	          which the long bill is broadly expanded and flattened	          at the tip.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The roseate spoonbill of America ({Ajaja ajaja}), and	         the European spoonbill ({Platalea leucorodia}) are the	         best known. The royal spoonbill ({Platalea regia}) of	         Australia is white, with the skin in front of the eyes	         naked and black. The male in the breeding season has a	         fine crest.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) The shoveler. See {Shoveler}, 2.	      (c) The ruddy duck. See under {Ruddy}.	      (d) The paddlefish.	          [1913 Webster]
Spoon-billed \Spoon"-billed`\ (-b[i^]ld`), a. (Zool.)	   Having the bill expanded and spatulate at the end.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoondrift \Spoon"drift\ (-dr[i^]ft), n. [Spoom + drift.]	   Spray blown from the tops of waves during a gale at sea;	   also, snow driven in the wind at sea; -- written also	   {spindrift}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spooney \Spoon"ey\ (-[y^]), a.	   Weak-minded; demonstratively fond; as, spooney lovers. [Spelt	   also {spoony.}] [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Spooney \Spoon"ey\, n.; pl. {Spooneys} (-[i^]z).	   A weak-minded or silly person; one who is foolishly fond.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no doubt, whatever, that I was a lackadaisical	         young spooney.                           --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoonflower \Spoon"flow`er\ (-flou`[~e]r), n.	   The yautia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spoonful \Spoon"ful\ (-f[.u]l), n.; pl. {Spoonfuls} (-f[.u]lz).	   1. The quantity which a spoon contains, or is able to	      contain; as, a teaspoonful; a tablespoonful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a small quantity. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Spoonily \Spoon"i*ly\ (-[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a spoony manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoon-meat \Spoon"-meat`\ (-m[=e]t`), n.	   Food that is, or must be, taken with a spoon; liquid food.	   "Diet most upon spoon-meats." --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoonwood \Spoon"wood`\ (-w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   The mountain laurel ({Kalmia latifolia}).	   [1913 Webster]
Spoonworm \Spoon"worm`\ (sp[=oo]n"w[^u]rm`), n. (Zool.)	   A gephyrean worm of the genus {Thalassema}, having a	   spoonlike proboscis.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoonwort \Spoon"wort`\ (-w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   Scurvy grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoony \Spoon"y\ (-[y^]), a. & n.	   Same as {Spooney}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoor \Spoor\ (sp[=oo]r), n. [D. spoor; akin to AS. spor, G.	   spur, and from the root of E. spur. [root]171. See {Spur}.]	   The track or trail of any wild animal; as, the spoor of an	   elephant; -- used originally by travelers in South Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	Spoor \Spoor\, v. i.	   To follow a spoor or trail. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sporades \Spor"a*des\ (sp[o^]r"[.a]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [L., fr. Gr.	   spora`des. Cf. {Sporadic}.] (Astron.)	   Stars not included in any constellation; -- called also	   informed, or unformed, stars.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporadial \Spo*ra"di*al\ (sp[-o]*r[=a]"d[i^]*al), a.	   Sporadic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sporadic \Spo*rad"ic\ (-r[a^]d"[i^]k), a. [Gr. ? scattered, fr.	   ?, ?, scattered, fr. ? to sow seed, to scatter like seed: cf.	   F. sporadique. See {Spore}.]	   Occurring singly, or apart from other things of the same	   kind, or in scattered instances; separate; single; as, a	   sporadic fireball; a sporadic case of disease; a sporadic	   example of a flower.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sporadic disease} (Med.), a disease which occurs in single	      and scattered cases. See the Note under {Endemic}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Sporadical \Spo*rad"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a.	   Sporadic.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporadically \Spo*rad"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a sporadic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporangiophore \Spo*ran"gi*o*phore\	   (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Sporangium + Gr.	   fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.)	   The axis or receptacle in certain ferns (as {Trichomanes}),	   which bears the sporangia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporangium \Spo*ran"gi*um\ (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Sporangia} (sp[-o]*r[a^]n"j[i^]*[.a]). [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   sowing, seed + ? a receptacle.] (Bot.)	   A spore case in the cryptogamous plants, as in ferns, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Spore \Spore\ (sp[=o]r), n. [Gr. ? a sowing, seed, from ? to	   sow. Cf. {Sperm}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) One of the minute grains in flowerless plants, which	          are analogous to seeds, as serving to reproduce the	          species.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spores are produced differently in the different	         classes of cryptogamous plants, and as regards their	         nature are often so unlike that they have only their	         minuteness in common. The peculiar spores of diatoms	         (called {auxospores}) increase in size, and at length	         acquire a siliceous coating, thus becoming new diatoms	         of full size. Compare {Macrospore}, {Microspore},	         {Oospore}, {Resting spore}, {Sphaerospore},	         {Swarmspore}, {Tetraspore}, {Zoospore}, and	         {Zygospore}.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) An embryo sac or embryonal vesicle in the ovules of	          flowering plants.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.)	      (a) A minute grain or germ; a small, round or ovoid body,	          formed in certain organisms, and by germination giving	          rise to a new organism; as, the reproductive spores of	          bacteria, etc.	      (b) One of the parts formed by fission in certain	          Protozoa. See {Spore formation}, belw.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Spore formation}.	      (a) (Biol) A mode of reproduction resembling multiple	          fission, common among Protozoa, in which the organism	          breaks up into a number of pieces, or spores, each of	          which eventually develops into an organism like the	          parent form. --Balfour.	      (b) The formation of reproductive cells or spores, as in	          the growth of bacilli.	          [1913 Webster]
Sporid \Spo"rid\ (sp[=o]"r[i^]d), n. (Bot.)	   A sporidium. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporidiferous \Spo`ri*dif"er*ous\	   (sp[=o]`r[i^]*d[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Sporidium + -ferous.]	   (Bot.)	   Bearing sporidia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporidium \Spo*rid"i*um\ (sp[-o]*r[i^]d"[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Sporidia} (-[.a]). [NL. See {Spore}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A secondary spore, or a filament produced from a spore,	       in certain kinds of minute fungi.	   (b) A spore.	       [1913 Webster]
Sporiferous \Spo*rif"er*ous\ (-r[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Spore +	   -ferous.] (Biol.)	   Bearing or producing spores.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporification \Spo`ri*fi*ca"tion\	   (sp[=o]`r[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Spore + L. -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.] (Biol.)	   Spore formation. See {Spore formation}	   (b), under {Spore}.	       [1913 Webster]
Sporocarp \Spo"ro*carp\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*k[aum]rp), n. [Spore + Gr.	   ? fruit.] (Bot.)	   (a) A closed body or conceptacle containing one or more	       masses of spores or sporangia.	   (b) A sporangium.	       [1913 Webster]
Sporocyst \Spo"ro*cyst\ (-s[i^]st), n. [Gr. ? seed + ? bladder.]	   1. (Zool.) An asexual zooid, usually forming one of a series	      of larval forms in the agamic reproduction of various	      trematodes and other parasitic worms. The sporocyst	      generally develops from an egg, but in its turn produces	      other larvae by internal budding, or by the subdivision of	      a part or all of its contents into a number of minute	      germs. See {Redia}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any protozoan when it becomes encysted and	      produces germs by sporulation.	      [1913 Webster]
Sporogenesis \Spo`ro*gen"e*sis\ (-j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), n. [Spore	   + genesis.] (Biol.)	   Reproduction by spores.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporogony \Spo*rog"o*ny\ (sp[-o]*r[o^]g"[-o]*n[y^]), n. [Spore +	   root of Gr. ? to be born.] (Zool.)	   The growth or development of an animal or a zooid from a	   nonsexual germ.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporophore \Spo"ro*phore\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*f[=o]r), n. [Spore + Gr.	   fe`rein to bear.] (Bot.)	   (a) A placenta.	   (b) That alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous	       plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which is	       nonsexual, but produces spores in countless numbers. In	       ferns it is the leafy plant, in mosses the capsule. Cf.	       {Oophore}.	       [1913 Webster]
Sporophoric \Spo`ro*phor"ic\ (-f[o^]r"[i^]k), a. (Bot.)	   Having the nature of a sporophore.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporophyte \Spo"ro*phyte\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*f[imac]t), n. [Spore +	   Gr. fyto`n plant.] (Bot.)	   In plants exhibiting alternation of generations, the	   generation which bears asexual spores; -- opposed to	   {gametophyte}. It is not clearly differentiated in the life	   cycle of the lower plants. -- {Spo`ro*phyt"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sporosac \Spo"ro*sac\ (sp[=o]"r[-o]*s[a^]k), n. [Spore + sac.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A hydrozoan reproductive zooid or gonophore which does	       not become medusoid in form or structure. See Illust.	       under {Athecata}.	   (b) An early or simple larval stage of trematode worms and	       some other invertebrates, which is capable of reproducing	       other germs by asexual generation; a nurse; a redia.	       [1913 Webster]
Sporozoa \Spo`ro*zo"a\ (-z[=o]"[.a]), n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   spo`ros a spore + zo^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of parasitic Protozoa, which increase	   by sporulation. It includes the Gregarinida.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporozoid \Spo`ro*zo"id\ (-[i^]d), n. [Spore + Gr. zo^,on an	   animal.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Zoospore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporozoite \Spo`ro*zo"ite\ (sp[=o]`r[-o]*z[=o]"[imac]t), n.	   (Zool.)	   In certain Sporozoa, a small active, usually elongate,	   sickle-shaped or somewhat amoeboid spore, esp. one of those	   produced by division of the passive spores into which the	   zygote divides. The sporozoites reproduce asexually.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sporran \Spor"ran\ (sp[o^]r"ran), n. [Gael. sporan.]	   A large purse or pouch made of skin with the hair or fur on,	   worn in front of the kilt by Highlanders when in full dress.	   [1913 Webster]
Sport \Sport\ (sp[=o]rt), n. [Abbreviated from disport.]	   1. That which diverts, and makes mirth; pastime; amusement.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is as sport to a fool to do mischief. --Prov. x.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her sports were such as carried riches of knowledge	            upon the stream of delight.           --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think it but a minute spent in sport. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mock; mockery; contemptuous mirth; derision.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then make sport at me; then let me be your jest.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That with which one plays, or which is driven about in	      play; a toy; a plaything; an object of mockery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flitting leaves, the sport of every wind. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never does man appear to greater disadvantage than	            when he is the sport of his own ungoverned passions.	                                                  --John Clarke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Play; idle jingle.	      [1913 Webster]	            An author who should introduce such a sport of words	            upon our stage would meet with small applause.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Diversion of the field, as fowling, hunting, fishing,	      racing, games, and the like, esp. when money is staked.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot. & Zool.) A plant or an animal, or part of a plant or	      animal, which has some peculiarity not usually seen in the	      species; an abnormal variety or growth. See {Sporting	      plant}, under {Sporting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A sportsman; a gambler. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {In sport}, in jest; for play or diversion. "So is the man	      that deceiveth his neighbor, and saith, Am not I in	      sport?" --Prov. xxvi. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Play; game; diversion; frolic; mirth; mock; mockery;	        jeer.	        [1913 Webster]	Sport \Sport\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sported}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sporting}.]	   1. To play; to frolic; to wanton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Fish], sporting with quick glance,	            Show to the sun their waved coats dropt with gold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To practice the diversions of the field or the turf; to be	      given to betting, as upon races.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To trifle. "He sports with his own life." --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot. & Zool.) To assume suddenly a new and different	      character from the rest of the plant or from the type of	      the species; -- said of a bud, shoot, plant, or animal.	      See {Sport}, n., 6. --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To play; frolic; game; wanton.	        [1913 Webster]	Sport \Sport\, v. t.	   1. To divert; to amuse; to make merry; -- used with the	      reciprocal pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against whom do ye sport yourselves?  --Isa. lvii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To represent by any kind of play.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now sporting on thy lyre the loves of youth.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To exhibit, or bring out, in public; to use or wear; as,	      to sport a new equipage. [Colloq.] --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give utterance to in a sportive manner; to throw out in	      an easy and copious manner; -- with off; as, to sport off	      epigrams. [R.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sport one's oak}. See under {Oak}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sportability \Sport`a*bil"i*ty\ (-[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   Sportiveness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sportal \Sport"al\ (sp[=o]rt"al), a.	   Of or pertaining to sports; used in sports. [R.] "Sportal	   arms." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporter \Sport"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who sports; a sportsman.	   [1913 Webster]	         As this gentleman and I have been old fellow sporters,	         I have a friendship for him.             --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportful \Sport"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.	   1. Full of sport; merry; frolicsome; full of jesting;	      indulging in mirth or play; playful; wanton; as, a	      sportful companion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Down he alights among the sportful herd. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done in jest, or for mere play; sportive.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are no sportful productions of the soil.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sport"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Sport"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Sporting \Sport"ing\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or engaging in, sport or sports;	   exhibiting the character or conduct of one who, or that	   which, sports.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sporting book}, a book containing a record of bets, gambling	      operations, and the like. --C. Kingsley.	   {Sporting house}, a house frequented by sportsmen, gamblers,	      and the like.	   {Sporting man}, one who practices field sports; also, a horse	      racer, a pugilist, a gambler, or the like.	   {Sporting plant} (Bot.), a plant in which a single bud or	      offset suddenly assumes a new, and sometimes very	      different, character from that of the rest of the plant.	      --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]
Sportingly \Sport"ing*ly\, adv.	   In sport; sportively.	   [1913 Webster]	         The question you there put, you do it, I suppose, but	         sportingly.                              --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportive \Sport"ive\ (-[i^]v), a.	   Tending to, engaged in, or provocative of, sport; gay;	   frolicsome; playful; merry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is it I	         That drive thee from the sportive court? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sport"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Sport"ive*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportless \Sport"less\, a.	   Without sport or mirth; joyless.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportling \Sport"ling\ (-l[i^]ng), n.	   A little person or creature engaged in sports or in play.	   [1913 Webster]	         When again the lambkins play 	         Pretty sportlings, full of May.          --Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportsman \Sports"man\ (sp[=o]rts"man), n.;pl. {Sportsmen}	   (-men).	   One who pursues the sports of the field; one who hunts,	   fishes, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportsmanship \Sports"man*ship\, n.	   The practice of sportsmen; skill in field sports.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Sportula \Spor"tu*la\ (sp[^o]r"t[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Sportulae}	   (-l[=e]). [L.]	   A gift; a present; a prize; hence, an alms; a largess.	   [1913 Webster]	         To feed luxuriously, to frequent sports and theaters,	         to run for the sportula.                 --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportulary \Spor"tu*la*ry\ (sp[^o]r"t[-u]*l[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   Subsisting on alms or charitable contributions. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sportule \Spor"tule\ (-t[=u]l), n. [L. sportula a little basket,	   a gift, dim. of sporta a basket: cf. F. sportule.]	   A charitable gift or contribution; a gift; an alms; a dole; a	   largess; a sportula. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporulation \Spor`u*la"tion\ (sp[o^]r`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   (Biol.)	   The act or process of forming spores; spore formation. See	   Illust. of {Bacillus},	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Sporule \Spor"ule\ (sp[o^]r"[-u]l), n. [Dim. of spore.] (Biol.)	   A small spore; a spore.	   [1913 Webster]
Sporuliferous \Spor`u*lif"er*ous\ (-[-u]*l[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   [Sporule + -ferous.] (Biol.)	   Producing sporules.	   [1913 Webster]
Spot \Spot\ (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw.	   spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See {Spit}	   to eject from the mouth, and cf. {Spatter}.]	   1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a	      blot; a place discolored.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out, damned spot! Out, I say!         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils	      purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or	      from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a	      leopard; the spots on a playing card.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.	      "Fixed to one spot." --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	            That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            "A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!	            But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called	      from a spot on its head just above its beak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.)	      (a) A sciaenoid food fish ({Liostomus xanthurus}) of the	          Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black	          spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark	          bars on the sides. Called also {goody}, {Lafayette},	          {masooka}, and {old wife}.	      (b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot	          on each side at the base of the tail. See {Redfish}.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for	      immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Crescent spot} (Zool.), any butterfly of the family	      {Melitaeidae} having crescent-shaped white spots along the	      margins of the red or brown wings.	   {Spot lens} (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the	      light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a	      small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field	      illumination; -- called also {spotted lens}.	   {Spot rump} (Zool.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa	      haemastica}).	   {Spots on the sun}. (Astron.) See {Sun spot}, ander {Sun}.	   {On the spot}, or {Upon the spot}, immediately; before	      moving; without changing place; as, he made his decision	      on the spot.	            It was determined upon the spot.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;	        blemish; place; site; locality.	        [1913 Webster]	Spot \Spot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spotting}.]	   1. To make visible marks upon with some foreign matter; to	      discolor in or with spots; to stain; to cover with spots	      or figures; as, to spot a garment; to spot paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark or note so as to insure recognition; to recognize;	      to detect; as, to spot a criminal. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stain; to blemish; to taint; to disgrace; to tarnish,	      as reputation; to asperse.	      [1913 Webster]	            My virgin life no spotted thoughts shall stain.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ever I shall close these eyes but once,	            May I live spotted for my perjury.    --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To spot timber}, to cut or chip it, in preparation for	      hewing.	      [1913 Webster]	Spot \Spot\, v. i.	   To become stained with spots.	   [1913 Webster]	Spot \Spot\ (sp[o^]t), a.	   Lit., being on the spot, or place; hence (Com.), on hand for	   immediate delivery after sale; -- said of commodities; as,	   spot wheat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Spot cash \Spot cash\ (Com.)	   Cash paid or ready for payment at once upon delivery of	   property purchased.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spotless \Spot"less\, a.	   Without a spot; especially, free from reproach or impurity;	   pure; untainted; innocent; as, a spotless mind; spotless	   behavior.	   [1913 Webster]	         A spotless virgin, and a faultless wife. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blameless; unspotted; unblemished; pure; immaculate;	        irreproachable. See {Blameless}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Spot"less*ly}, adv. --	        {Spot"less*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Spotlight \Spot"light`\ (sp[o^]t"l[imac]t`), n.	   1. The projected spot or circle of light used to illuminate	      brilliantly a single person or object or group on the	      stage, leaving the rest of the stage more or less	      unilluminated.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. hence, conspicuous public notice. [Cant or Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A lighting apparatus designed to throw an intense beam of	      light onto a small area.	      [PJC]
Spot stroke \Spot stroke\ (Eng. Billiards)	   The pocketing of the red ball in a top corner pocket from off	   its own spot so as to leave the cue ball in position for an	   easy winning hazard in either top corner pocket.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spotted \Spot"ted\, a.	   Marked with spots; as, a spotted garment or character. "The	   spotted panther." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spotted fever} (Med.), a name applied to various eruptive	      fevers, esp. to typhus fever and cerebro-spinal	      meningitis.	   {Spotted tree} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Flindersia	      maculosa}); -- so called because its bark falls off in	      spots.	      [1913 Webster]
Spottedness \Spot"ted*ness\, n.	   State or quality of being spotted.	   [1913 Webster]
spotter \spot"ter\ (sp[o^]t"t[~e]r), n.	   One who spots.	   [1913 Webster]
spottiness \spot"ti*ness\ (sp[o^]t"t[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state or quality of being spotty.	   [1913 Webster]
Spotty \Spot"ty\ (sp[o^]t"t[y^]), a.	   Full of spots; marked with spots.	   [1913 Webster]
Spousage \Spous"age\ (spouz"[asl]j; 48), n. [OF. espousaige,	   from espouser. See {Spouse}, v. t.]	   Espousal. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Spousal \Spous"al\ (-al), a. [See {Espousal}, {Sponsal}, and	   {Spouse}.]	   Of or pertaining to a spouse or marriage; nuptial;	   matrimonial; conjugal; connubial; bridal; as, spousal rites;	   spousal ornaments. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Spousal \Spous"al\, n. [See {Espousal}, {Spouse}.]	   Marriage; nuptials; espousal; -- generally used in the	   plural; as, the spousals of Hippolita. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Boweth your head under that blissful yoke . . .	         Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The spousals of the newborn year.        --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spouse \Spouse\ (spouz), n. [OF. espous, espos, fem. espouse, F.	   ['e]poux, ['e]pouse, fr. L. sponsus, sponsa, prop. p. p. of	   spondere, sponsum, to promise solemnly, to engage one's self.	   Cf. {Despond}, {Espouse}, {Respond}, {Sponsor}.]	   1. A man or woman engaged or joined in wedlock; a married	      person, husband or wife.	      [1913 Webster]	            At last such grace I found, and means I wrought,	            That I that lady to my spouse had won. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A married man, in distinction from a {spousess} or	      {married woman}; a bridegroom or husband. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At which marriage was [were] no persons present but	            the spouse, the spousess, the Duchess of Bedford her	            mother, the priest, two gentlewomen, and a young	            man.                                  --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	Spouse \Spouse\ (spouz), v. t. [See {Espouse}, and {Spouse}, n.]	   To wed; to espouse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This markis hath her spoused with a ring. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though spoused, yet wanting wedlock's solemnize.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         She was found again, and spoused to Marinell.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Spouse-breach \Spouse"-breach`\ (-br[=e]ch`), n.	   Adultery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spouseless \Spouse"less\, a.	   Destitute of a spouse; unmarried.	   [1913 Webster]
Spousess \Spous"ess\, n.	   A wife or bride. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Spout \Spout\ (spout), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spouted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spouting}.] [Cf. Sw. sputa, spruta, to spout, D.	   spuit a spout, spuiten to spout, and E. spurt, sprit, v.,	   sprout, sputter; or perhaps akin to E. spit to eject from the	   mouth.]	   1. To throw out forcibly and abundantly, as liquids through	      an orifice or a pipe; to eject in a jet; as, an elephant	      spouts water from his trunk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who kept Jonas in the fish's maw	            Till he was spouted up at Ninivee?    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Next on his belly floats the mighty whale . . .	            He spouts the tide.                   --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter magniloquently; to recite in an oratorical or	      pompous manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pray, spout some French, son.         --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pawn; to pledge; as, to spout a watch. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Spout \Spout\, v. i.	   1. To issue with violence, or in a jet, as a liquid through a	      narrow orifice, or from a spout; as, water spouts from a	      hole; blood spouts from an artery.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the glittering hill	            Is bright with spouting rills.        --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To eject water or liquid in a jet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter a speech, especially in a pompous manner.	      [1913 Webster]	Spout \Spout\, n. [Cf. Sw. spruta a squirt, a syringe. See	   {Spout}, v. t.]	   1. That through which anything spouts; a discharging lip,	      pipe, or orifice; a tube, pipe, or conductor of any kind	      through which a liquid is poured, or by which it is	      conveyed in a stream from one place to another; as, the	      spout of a teapot; a spout for conducting water from the	      roof of a building. --Addison. "A conduit with three	      issuing spouts." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In whales . . . an ejection thereof [water] is	            contrived by a fistula, or spout, at the head. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            From silver spouts the grateful liquors glide.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A trough for conducting grain, flour, etc., into a	      receptacle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A discharge or jet of water or other liquid, esp. when	      rising in a column; also, a waterspout.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To put up the spout}, {To shove up the spout}, or {To pop up	   the spout}, to pawn or pledge at a pawnbroker's; -- in	      allusion to the spout up which the pawnbroker sent the	      ticketed articles. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Spouter \Spout"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, spouts.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoutfish \Spout"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n. (Zool.)	   A marine animal that spouts water; -- applied especially to	   certain bivalve mollusks, like the long clams ({Mya}), which	   spout, or squirt out, water when retiring into their holes.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoutless \Spout"less\, a.	   Having no spout. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Spoutshell \Spout"shell`\ (-sh[e^]l`), n. (Zool.)	   Any marine gastropod shell of the genus {Apporhais} having an	   elongated siphon. See Illust. under {Rostrifera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprack \Sprack\ (spr[a^]k), a. [Cf. Icel. spraekr sprightly,	   dial. Sw. spr[aum]k, spr[aum]g, spirited, mettlesome; or	   Gael. spraic vigor.]	   Quick; lively; alert. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sprad \Sprad\ (spr[a^]d), obs.	   p. p. of {Spread}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Spradde \Sprad"de\ (-de), obs.	   imp. of {Spread}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprag \Sprag\ (spr[a^]g), n. [Cf. Icel. spraka a small	   flounder.] (Zool.)	   A young salmon. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sprag \Sprag\, n. [See {Spray} a branch.]	   A billet of wood; a piece of timber used as a prop.	   [1913 Webster]	Sprag \Sprag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spragged} (spr[a^]gd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Spragging} (-g[i^]ng).]	   1. To check the motion of, as a carriage on a steep grade, by	      putting a sprag between the spokes of the wheel. --R. S.	      Poole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prop or sustain with a sprag.	      [1913 Webster]	Sprag \Sprag\, a.	   See {Sprack}, a. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprain \Sprain\ (spr[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprained}	   (spr[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spraining}.] [OF. espreindreto	   press, to force out, F. ['e]preindre, fr. L. exprimere. See	   {Express}, v. t., and cf. {Spraints}.]	   To weaken, as a joint, ligament, or muscle, by sudden and	   excessive exertion, as by wrenching; to overstrain, or	   stretch injuriously, but without luxation; as, to sprain	   one's ankle.	   [1913 Webster]	Sprain \Sprain\, n.	   The act or result of spraining; lameness caused by spraining;	   as, a bad sprain of the wrist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sprain fracture} (Med.), the separation of a tendon from its	      point of insertion, with the detachment of a shell of bone	      to which the tendon is attached.	      [1913 Webster]
Spraints \Spraints\ (spr[=a]nts), n. pl. [OF. espraintes,	   espreintes, F. ['e]preintes, from espreinte a desire to go to	   stool, from espreindre. See {Sprain}, v. t.]	   The dung of an otter.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprang \Sprang\ (spr[a^]ng),	   imp. of {Spring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprat \Sprat\ (spr[a^]t), n. [OE. sprot, sprotte, D. sprot; akin	   to G. sprotte.] (Zool.)	   (a) A small European herring ({Clupea sprattus}) closely	       allied to the common herring and the pilchard; -- called	       also {garvie}. The name is also applied to small herring	       of different kinds.	   (b) A California surf-fish ({Rhacochilus toxotes}); -- called	       also {alfione}, and {perch}.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Sprat borer} (Zool.), the red-throated diver; -- so called	      from its fondness for sprats. See {Diver}.	   {Sprat loon}. (Zool.)	   (a) The young of the great northern diver. [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) The red-throated diver. See {Diver}.	   {Sprat mew} (Zool.), the kittiwake gull.	      [1913 Webster]
Sprawl \Sprawl\ (spr[add]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprawled}	   (spr[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprawling}.] [OE. spraulen;	   cf. Sw. sprattla to sprawl, dial. Sw. spralla, Dan. spraelle,	   spraelde, D. spartelen, spertelen, to flounder, to struggle.]	   1. To spread and stretch the body or limbs carelessly in a	      horizontal position; to lie with the limbs stretched out	      ungracefully.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spread irregularly, as vines, plants, or trees; to	      spread ungracefully, as chirography.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move, when lying down, with awkward extension and	      motions of the limbs; to scramble in creeping.	      [1913 Webster]	            The birds were not fledged; but upon sprawling and	            struggling to get clear of the flame, down they	            tumbled.                              --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
sprawl \sprawl\ (spr[add]l), n.	   The position or state resulting from sprawling; as, he sat on	   the couch in a sprawl; uncontrolled urban sprawl.	   [PJC]
Sprawls \Sprawls\ (spr[add]lz), n. pl.	   Small branches of a tree; twigs; sprays. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Spray \Spray\ (spr[=a]), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See {Sprig}.]	   1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. --Chaucer.	   Syn: sprig.	        [1913 Webster]	              The painted birds, companions of the spring,	              Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing.	                                                  --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. A collective body of small branches, or cut flowers with	      long stems; as, the tree has a beautiful spray; many	      sprays were sent in condolence to teh funeral home.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            And from the trees did lop the needless spray.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Founding)	      (a) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask,	          made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold.	      (b) A group of castings made in the same mold and	          connected by sprues formed in the runner and its	          branches. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Spray drain} (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth	      the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages	      open.	      [1913 Webster]	Spray \Spray\, n. [Probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin	   to E. spread. See {Spread}, v. t.]	   1. Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force	      of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an	          application to a diseased part or to charge the air of	          a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer.	      (b) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Spray condenser} (Steam Engine), an injection condenser in	      which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which	      mingles with it.	      [1913 Webster]	Spray \Spray\, v. t.	   1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of	      spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument,	      with carbolic acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Sprayboard \Spray"board`\ (spr[=a]"b[=o]rd`), n.	   1. (Naut.) See {Dashboard}, n., 2	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A screen raised above any part of the gunwale of a	      boat to keep out spray.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spray can \Spray" can`\ (spr[=a]"k[a^]n`), n.	   a small can containing a liquid under pressure of a gas that	   forces the liquid out in an aerosol form when the valve is	   opened.	   [PJC]
Sprayer \Spray"er\ (spr[=a]"[~e]r), n.	   One that sprays; any instrument for vaporizing and spraying	   liquids.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spray gun \Spray" gun`\ (spr[=a]"g[u^]n`), n.	   a container for liquid, fitted with a conduit that can be	   supplied with compressed air, desiged to allowing the	   contents to be sprayed as an aerosol. Such devices are used	   to spray paints and various other liquids.	   [PJC]	Spray paint \Spray" paint`\ (spr[=a]"p[=a]nt`), n.	   paint packaged in a {spray can}.	   [PJC]
Spray-paint \Spray"-paint\ (spr[=a]"p[=a]nt), v. t.	   To paint (a surface) by means of a spray, using a {spray can}	   or {spray gun}.	   [PJC]
Spread \Spread\ (spr[e^]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spread}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Spreading}.] [OE. spreden, AS. spraedan; akin to D.	   spreiden, spreijen, LG. spreden, spreen, spreien, G.	   spreiten, Dan. sprede, Sw. sprida. Cf. {Spray} water flying	   in drops.]	   1. To extend in length and breadth, or in breadth only; to	      stretch or expand to a broad or broader surface or extent;	      to open; to unfurl; as, to spread a carpet; to spread a	      tent or a sail.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bought a parcel of a field where he had spread	            his tent.                             --Gen. xxxiii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here the Rhone	            Hath spread himself a couch.          --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To extend so as to cover something; to extend to a great	      or greater extent in every direction; to cause to fill or	      cover a wide or wider space.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rose, as in a dance, the stately trees, and spread	            Their branches hung with copious fruit. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To divulge; to publish, as news or fame; to cause to be	      more extensively known; to disseminate; to make known	      fully; as, to spread a report; -- often accompanied by	      abroad.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, when they were departed, spread abroad his	            fame in all that country.             --Matt. ix.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To propagate; to cause to affect great numbers; as, to	      spread a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To diffuse, as emanations or effluvia; to emit; as,	      odoriferous plants spread their fragrance.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To strew; to scatter over a surface; as, to spread manure;	      to spread lime on the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To prepare; to set and furnish with provisions; as, to	      spread a table.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boiled the flesh, and spread the board. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To spread cloth}, to unfurl sail. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To diffuse; propagate; disperse; publish; distribute;	        scatter; circulate; disseminate; dispense.	        [1913 Webster]	Spread \Spread\, v. i.	   1. To extend in length and breadth in all directions, or in	      breadth only; to be extended or stretched; to expand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Plants, if they spread much, are seldom tall.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Governor Winthrop, and his associates at	            Charlestown, had for a church a large, spreading	            tree.                                 --B. Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be extended by drawing or beating; as, some metals	      spread with difficulty.	      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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 time agreed upon. [Brokers' Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Geom.) An unlimited expanse of discontinuous points.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Finance) An arbitrage transaction operated by buying and	      selling simultaneously in two separate markets, as Chicago	      and New York, when there is an abnormal difference in	      price between the two markets. It is called a	   {back spread}when the difference in price is less than the	      normal one.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Gems) Surface in proportion to the depth of a cut stone.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Spread \Spread\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Spread}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spread eagle}.	   (a) An eagle with outspread wings, the national emblem of the	       United States.	   (b) The figure of an eagle, with its wings elevated and its	       legs extended; often met as a device upon military	       ornaments, and the like.	   (c) (Her.) An eagle displayed; an eagle with the wings and	       legs extended on each side of the body, as in the	       double-headed eagle of Austria and Russia. See	       {Displayed}, 2.	       [1913 Webster]
spread-eagle \spread"-ea`gle\ (spr[e^]d"[=e]`g'l), a.	   Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style;	   defiantly or extravagantly bombastic, especially regarding of	   the greatness of the U. S.; as, a spread-eagle orator; a	   spread-eagle speech. [Colloq. & Humorous] --[MW10]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	spread-eagle \spread"-ea`gle\ v. i.	   To assume a spread-eagled position; -- it may be done	   reclining, for relaxation, or momentarily, as an	   exhibitionary maneuver in a sport.	   [PJC]
spread-eagled \spread"-ea`gled\ a.	   Being in a position with the arms and legs extended fully.	   [PJC]
Spreader \Spread"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, spreads, expands, or propagates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for combining and drawing fibers of flax to form	      a sliver preparatory to spinning.	      [1913 Webster]
Spreadingly \Spread"ing*ly\, adv.	   Increasingly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The best times were spreadingly infected. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprechery \Sprech"er*y\ (spr[e^]ch"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Cf. Gael.	   spreidh cattle.]	   Movables of an inferior description; especially, such as have	   been collected by depredation. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spree \Spree\ (spr[=e]), n. [Cf. Ir. spre a spark, animation,	   spirit, Gael. spraic. Cf. {Sprack}.]	   A merry frolic; especially, a drinking frolic; a carousal.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {spending spree} an incident in which one spends money	      freely; -- usually designating indiscreet or reckless	      spending on unneeded items.	      [PJC]
Sprenge \Sprenge\ (spr[e^]nj), v. t. [OE. sprengen, p. p.	   sprent, spreint, from AS. sprengan to sprinkle. See	   {Sprinkle}.]	   To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] --Wyclif (1 Pet. i. 2).	   [1913 Webster]
Sprengel pump \Spreng"el pump`\ (spr[e^]ng"el p[u^]mp`).	   (Physics)	   A form of air pump in which exhaustion is produced by a	   stream of mercury running down a narrow tube, in the manner	   of an aspirator; -- named from the inventor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprent \Sprent\ (spr[e^]nt), obs.	   p. p. of {Sprenge}. Sprinkled.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the ground with purple blood was sprent. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprew \Sprew\ (spr[udd]), n. [Cf. D. sprouw, spruw.] (Med.)	   Thrush. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spreynd \Spreynd\ (spr[=a]nd), obs.	   p. p. of {Sprenge}. Sprinkled.	   [1913 Webster]	         When spreynd was holy water.             --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprig \Sprig\ (spr[i^]g), n. [AS. sprec; akin to Icel. sprek a	   stick. Cf. {Spray} a branch.]	   1. A small shoot or twig of a tree or other plant; a spray;	      as, a sprig of laurel or of parsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A youth; a lad; -- used humorously or in slight	      disparagement.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sprig whom I remember, with a whey-face and a	            satchel, not so many years ago.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brad, or nail without a head.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A small eyebolt ragged or barbed at the point.	      [1913 Webster]	Sprig \Sprig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sprigged} (spr[i^]gd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sprigging} (-g[i^]ng).]	   To mark or adorn with the representation of small branches;	   to work with sprigs; as, to sprig muslin.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprigged \Sprigged\ (spr[i^]gd or spr[i^]g"g[e^]d), a.	   Having sprigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Spriggy \Sprig"gy\ (spr[i^]g"g[y^]), a.	   Full of sprigs or small branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Spright \Spright\ (spr[imac]t), n. [See {Sprite}.]	   1. Spirit; mind; soul; state of mind; mood. [Obs.] "The high	      heroic spright." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wondrous great grief groweth in my spright.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A supernatural being; a spirit; a shade; an apparition; a	      ghost.	   Syn: sprite.	        [1913 Webster]	              Forth he called, out of deep darkness dread,	              Legions of sprights.                --Spenser.	        [1913 Webster]	              To thee, O Father, Son, and Sacred Spright.	                                                  --Fairfax.	        [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of short arrow. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Spright \Spright\, v. t.	   To haunt, as a spright. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprightful \Spright"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a. [Spright sprite + full.]	   Full of spirit or of life; spirited; earnest; vivacious;	   lively; brisk; nimble; gay. [Obs.] -- {Spright"ful*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Spright"ful*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Spoke like a sprightful noble gentleman. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Steeds sprightful as the light.          --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprightless \Spright"less\, a.	   Destitute of life; dull; sluggish.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprightliness \Spright"li*ness\ (-l[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being sprightly; liveliness; life;	   briskness; vigor; activity; gayety; vivacity.	   [1913 Webster]	         In dreams, observe with what a sprightliness and	         alacrity does she [the soul] exert herself! --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprightly \Spright"ly\ (-l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sprightlier}	   (-l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Sprightliest}.] [See {Sprite}.]	   Sprightlike, or spiritlike; lively; brisk; animated;	   vigorous; airy; gay; as, a sprightly youth; a sprightly air;	   a sprightly dance. "Sprightly wit and love inspires."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sprightly Sylvia trips along the green. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprigtail \Sprig"tail`\ (spr[i^]g"t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   (a) The pintail duck; -- called also {sprig}, and	       {spreet-tail}. [Local, U.S.]	   (b) The sharp-tailed grouse. [Local, U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]
Spring \Spring\ (spr[i^]ng), v. i. [imp. {Sprang} (spr[a^]ng) or	   {Sprung} (spr[u^]ng); p. p. {Sprung}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Springing}.] [AS. springan; akin to D. & G. springen, OS. &	   OHG. springan, Icel. & Sw. springa, Dan. springe; cf. Gr.	   spe`rchesqai to hasten. Cf. {Springe}, {Sprinkle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To leap; to bound; to jump.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountain stag that springs	            From height to height, and bounds along the plains.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To issue with speed and violence; to move with activity;	      to dart; to shoot.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sudden light	            Sprung through the vaulted roof.      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To start or rise suddenly, as from a covert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Watchful as fowlers when their game will spring.	                                                  --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fly back; as, a bow, when bent, springs back by its	      elastic power.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To bend from a straight direction or plane surface; to	      become warped; as, a piece of timber, or a plank,	      sometimes springs in seasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To shoot up, out, or forth; to come to the light; to begin	      to appear; to emerge; as a plant from its seed, as streams	      from their source, and the like; -- often followed by up,	      forth, or out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till well nigh the day began to spring. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to	            cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth.	                                                  --Job xxxviii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not blast my springing hopes.      --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, spring to light; auspicious Babe, be born.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To issue or proceed, as from a parent or ancestor; to	      result, as from a cause, motive, reason, or principle.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They found] new hope to spring	            Out of despair, joy, but with fear yet linked.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To grow; to thrive; to prosper.	      [1913 Webster]	            What makes all this, but Jupiter the king,	            At whose command we perish, and we spring? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To spring at}, to leap toward; to attempt to reach by a	      leap.	   {To spring forth}, to leap out; to rush out.	   {To spring in}, to rush in; to enter with a leap or in haste.	      	   {To spring on} or {To spring upon}, to leap on; to rush on	      with haste or violence; to assault.	      [1913 Webster]	Spring \Spring\ (spr[i^]ng), v. t.	   1. To cause to spring up; to start or rouse, as game; to	      cause to rise from the earth, or from a covert; as, to	      spring a pheasant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce or disclose suddenly or unexpectedly; as, to	      spring a surprise on someone; to spring a joke.	      [1913 Webster]	            She starts, and leaves her bed, and springs a light.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The friends to the cause sprang a new project.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to explode; as, to spring a mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To crack or split; to bend or strain so as to weaken; as,	      to spring a mast or a yard.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to close suddenly, as the parts of a trap	      operated by a spring; as, to spring a trap.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To bend by force, as something stiff or strong; to force	      or put by bending, as a beam into its sockets, and	      allowing it to straighten when in place; -- often with in,	      out, etc.; as, to spring in a slat or a bar.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To pass over by leaping; as, to spring a fence.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To release (a person) from confinement, especially from a	      prison. [colloquial]	      [PJC]	   {To spring a butt} (Naut.), to loosen the end of a plank in a	      ship's bottom.	   {To spring a leak} (Naut.), to begin to leak.	   {To spring an arch} (Arch.), to build an arch; -- a common	      term among masons; as, to spring an arch over a lintel.	   {To spring a rattle}, to cause a rattle to sound. See	      {Watchman's rattle}, under {Watchman}.	   {To spring the luff} (Naut.), to ease the helm, and sail	      nearer to the wind than before; -- said of a vessel.	      --Mar. Dict.	   {To spring a mast} or {To spring a spar} (Naut.), to strain	      it so that it is unserviceable.	      [1913 Webster]	Spring \Spring\, n. [AS. spring a fountain, a leap. See	   {Spring}, v. i.]	   1. A leap; a bound; a jump.	      [1913 Webster]	            The prisoner, with a spring, from prison broke.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flying back; the resilience of a body recovering its	      former state by its elasticity; as, the spring of a bow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Elastic power or force.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heavens! what a spring was in his arm! --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An elastic body of any kind, as steel, India rubber, tough	      wood, or compressed air, used for various mechanical	      purposes, as receiving and imparting power, diminishing	      concussion, regulating motion, measuring weight or other	      force.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal varieties of springs used in mechanisms	         are the {spiral spring} (Fig. a), the {coil spring}	         (Fig. b), the {elliptic spring} (Fig. c), the	         {half-elliptic spring} (Fig. d), the {volute spring},	         the {India-rubber spring}, the {atmospheric spring},	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. Any source of supply; especially, the source from which a	      stream proceeds; an issue of water from the earth; a	      natural fountain. "All my springs are in thee." --Ps.	      lxxxvii. 7. "A secret spring of spiritual joy." --Bentley.	      "The sacred spring whence right and honor streams." --Sir	      J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any active power; that by which action, or motion, is	      produced or propagated; cause; origin; motive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our author shuns by vulgar springs to move	            The hero's glory, or the virgin's love. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which springs, or is originated, from a source; as:	      (a) A race; lineage. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      (b) A youth; a springal. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      (c) A shoot; a plant; a young tree; also, a grove of	          trees; woodland. [Obs.] --Spenser. Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. That which causes one to spring; specifically, a lively	      tune. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The season of the year when plants begin to vegetate and	      grow; the vernal season, usually comprehending the months	      of March, April, and May, in the middle latitudes north of	      the equator. "The green lap of the new-come spring."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spring of the astronomical year begins with the vernal	         equinox, about March 21st, and ends with the summer	         solstice, about June 21st.	         [1913 Webster]	   10. The time of growth and progress; early portion; first	       stage; as, the spring of life. "The spring of the day."	       --1 Sam. ix. 26.	       [1913 Webster]	             O how this spring of love resembleth	             The uncertain glory of an April day. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Naut.)	       (a) A crack or fissure in a mast or yard, running	           obliquely or transversely.	       (b) A line led from a vessel's quarter to her cable so	           that by tightening or slacking it she can be made to	           lie in any desired position; a line led diagonally	           from the bow or stern of a vessel to some point upon	           the wharf to which she is moored.	           [1913 Webster]	   {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 pasteboard fastened to the	      inside, the effect of which is to make the leaves of a	      book thus bound (as a ledger or other account or blank	      book) spring up and lie flat.	   {Spring balance}, a contrivance for measuring weight or force	      by the elasticity of a spiral spring of steel.	   {Spring beam}, a beam that supports the side of a paddle box.	      See {Paddle beam}, under {Paddle}, n.	   {Spring beauty}.	       (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Claytonia}, delicate	           herbs with somewhat fleshy leaves and pretty	           blossoms, appearing in springtime.	       (b) (Zool.) A small, elegant American butterfly ({Erora	           laeta}) which appears in spring. The hind wings of	           the male are brown, bordered with deep blue; those of	           the female are mostly blue.	   {Spring bed}, a mattress, under bed, or bed bottom, in which	      springs, as of metal, are employed to give the required	      elasticity.	   {Spring beetle} (Zool.), a snapping beetle; an elater.	   {Spring box}, the box or barrel in a watch, or other piece of	      mechanism, in which the spring is contained.	   {Spring fly} (Zool.), a caddice fly; -- so called because it	      appears in the spring.	   {Spring grass} (Bot.), vernal grass. See under {Vernal}.	   {Spring gun}, a firearm discharged by a spring, when this is	      trodden upon or is otherwise moved.	   {Spring hook} (Locomotive Engines), one of the hooks which	      fix the driving-wheel spring to the frame.	   {Spring latch}, a latch that fastens with a spring.	   {Spring lock}, a lock that fastens with a spring.	   {Spring mattress}, a spring bed.	   {Spring of an arch} (Arch.) See {Springing line of an arch},	      under {Springing}.	   {Spring of pork}, the lower part of a fore quarter, which is	      divided from the neck, and has the leg and foot without	      the shoulder. [Obs.] --Nares.	            Sir, pray hand the spring of pork to me. --Gayton.	   {Spring pin} (Locomotive Engines), an iron rod fitted between	      the springs and the axle boxes, to sustain and regulate	      the pressure on the axles.	   {Spring rye}, a kind of rye sown in the spring; -- in	      distinction from winter rye, sown in autumn.	   {Spring stay} (Naut.), a preventer stay, to assist the	      regular one. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   {Spring tide}, the tide which happens at, or soon after, the	      new and the full moon, and which rises higher than common	      tides. See {Tide}.	   {Spring wagon}, a wagon in which springs are interposed	      between the body and the axles to form elastic supports.	      	   {Spring wheat}, any kind of wheat sown in the spring; -- in	      distinction from winter wheat, which is sown in autumn.	      [1913 Webster] Springald	      Springal
Springal \Spring"al\ (spr[i^]ng"al), Springald \Spring"ald\	   (spr[i^]ng"ald), Springall \Spring"all\ (spr[i^]ng"al), n.	   [Scot. springald, springel, fr. Scot. & E. spring.]	   An active, springy young man. [Obs.] "There came two	   springals of full tender years." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Joseph, when he was sold to Potiphar, that great man,	         was a fair young springall.              --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Springal \Spring"al\, n. [OF. espringale; of Teutonic origin,	   akin to E. spring.]	   An ancient military engine for casting stones and arrows by	   means of a spring.	   [1913 Webster]
Springboard \Spring"board`\ (-b[=o]rd`), n.	   An elastic board, secured at the ends, or at one end, often	   by elastic supports, used in performing feats of agility or	   in exercising.	   [1913 Webster] Springbok
Springbok \Spring"bok`\ (-b[o^]k`), Springbuck \Spring"buck`\	   (-b[u^]k`), n. [D. springbok; springen to spring, leap + bok	   a he-goat, buck.] (Zool.)	   A South African gazelle ({Gazella euchore}) noted for its	   graceful form and swiftness, and for its peculiar habit of	   springing lightly and suddenly into the air. It has a white	   dorsal stripe, expanding into a broad patch of white on the	   rump and tail. Called also {springer}. [Written also	   {springboc}, and {springbock}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Springe \Springe\ (spr[i^]nj), n. [From {Spring}, v. i.: cf. G.	   sprenkel, Prov. E. springle.]	   A noose fastened to an elastic body, and drawn close with a	   sudden spring, whereby it catches a bird or other animal; a	   gin; a snare.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a woodcock to mine own springe.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Springe \Springe\, v. t.	   To catch in a springe; to insnare. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Springe \Spring"e\ (spr[i^]ng"e or spr[i^]ng), v. t. [OE.	   sprengen. See {Sprinkle}.]	   To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He would sowen some difficulty,	         Or springen cockle in our cleane corn.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Springer \Spring"er\ (spr[i^]ng"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, springs; specifically, one who	      rouses game.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young plant. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The impost, or point at which an arch rests upon its	          support, and from which it seems to spring. Hence:	      (b) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost.	          The skew back is one form of springer.	      (c) The rib of a groined vault, as being the solid	          abutment for each section of vaulting.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The grampus.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A variety of the field spaniel. See {Spaniel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) A species of antelope; the springbok.	      [1913 Webster]
Springhalt \Spring"halt`\ (-h[add]lt`), n. (Far.)	   A kind of lameness in a horse. See {Stringhalt}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Springhead \Spring"head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.	   A fountain or source.	   [1913 Webster]
Springiness \Spring"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The state or quality of being springy. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Springing \Spring"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of one who, or that which, springs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growth; increase; also, that which springs up; a shoot; a	      plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou blessest the springing thereof.  --Ps. lxv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Springing line of an arch} (Arch.), the horizontal line	      drawn through the junction of the vertical face of the	      impost with the curve of the intrados; -- called also	      {spring of an arch}.	      [1913 Webster]
Springle \Sprin"gle\ (spr[i^][ng]"g'l), n.	   A springe. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Springlet \Spring"let\ (spr[i^]ng"l[e^]t), n.	   A little spring.	   [1913 Webster]	         But yet from out the little hill	         Oozes the slender springlet still.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Spring steel \Spring steel\	   A variety of steel, elastic, strong, and tough, rolled for	   springs, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Springtail \Spring"tail`\ (-t[=a]l`), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small apterous insects	   belonging to the order {Thysanura}. They have two elastic	   caudal stylets which can be bent under the abdomen and then	   suddenly extended like a spring, thus enabling them to leap	   to a considerable distance. See {Collembola}, and {Podura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Springtide \Spring"tide`\ (-t[imac]d`), n.	   The time of spring; springtime. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Springtime \Spring"time`\ (-t[imac]m`), n.	   The season of spring; springtide.	   [1913 Webster]
Springy \Spring"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Springier}	   (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Springiest}.] [From {Spring}.]	   1. Resembling, having the qualities of, or pertaining to, a	      spring; elastic; as, springy steel; a springy step.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though her little frame was slight, it was firm and	            springy.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding with springs or fountains; wet; spongy; as,	      springy land.	      [1913 Webster]
Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\ (spr[i^][ng]"k'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Sprinkled} (-k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sprinkling}	   (-kl[i^]ng).] [OE. sprenkelen, freq. of sprengen to sprinkle,	   to scatter, AS. sprengan, properly, to make to spring,	   causative of springan to spring; akin to D. sprenkelen to	   sprinkle, G. sprengen. See {Spring}, v. i., and cf.	   {Sprent}.]	   1. To scatter in small drops or particles, as water, seed,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To scatter on; to disperse something over in small drops	      or particles; to besprinkle; as, to sprinkle the earth	      with water; to sprinkle a floor with sand.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To baptize by the application of a few drops, or a small	      quantity, of water; hence, to cleanse; to purify.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience.	                                                  --Heb. x. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, v. i.	   1. To scatter a liquid, or any fine substance, so that it may	      fall in particles.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the priest shall . . . sprinkle of the oil with	            his finger seven times before the Lord. --Lev. xiv.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rain moderately, or with scattered drops falling now	      and then; as, it sprinkles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fly or be scattered in small drops or particles.	      [1913 Webster]	Sprinkle \Sprin"kle\, n.	   1. A small quantity scattered, or sparsely distributed; a	      sprinkling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A utensil for sprinkling; a sprinkler. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sprinkler \Sprin"kler\ (-kl[~e]r), n.	   1. One who sprinkles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument or vessel used in sprinkling; specifically,	      a watering pot.	      [1913 Webster]
Sprinkling \Sprin"kling\ (-kl[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, sprinkles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Baptism may well enough be performed by sprinkling	            or effusion of water.                 --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small quantity falling in distinct drops or particles;	      as, a sprinkling of rain or snow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a moderate number or quantity distributed like	      separate drops, or as if scattered like drops. --Craik.	      [1913 Webster]
Sprint \Sprint\ (spr[i^]nt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprinted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sprinting}.] [Cf. {Sprunt}.]	   To run very rapidly; to run at full speed.	   [1913 Webster]	         A runner [in a quarter-mile race] should be able to	         sprint the whole way.                    --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]	Sprint \Sprint\, n.	   The act of sprinting; a run of a short distance at full	   speed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sprint race}, a foot race at the highest running speed; --	      usually limited to distances under a quarter of a mile.	      [1913 Webster]
Sprinter \Sprint"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who sprints; one who runs in sprint races; as, a champion	   sprinter.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprit \Sprit\ (spr[i^]t), v. t. [Akin to G. spritzen,	   spr["u]tzen. See {Sprit}, v. i.]	   To throw out with force from a narrow orifice; to eject; to	   spurt out. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Sprit \Sprit\, v. i. [AS. spryttan to sprout, bud. See {Sprout},	   v. i., and cf. {Spurt}, v. t., {Sprit} a spar.]	   To sprout; to bud; to germinate, as barley steeped for malt.	   [1913 Webster]	Sprit \Sprit\, n.	   A shoot; a sprout. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Sprit \Sprit\, n. [OE. spret, AS. spre['o]t a sprit; spear; akin	   to D. spriet, and E. sprout, sprit, v.t. & i. See {Sprout},	   v. i.] (Naut.)	   A small boom, pole, or spar, which crosses the sail of a boat	   diagonally from the mast to the upper aftmost corner, which	   it is used to extend and elevate.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprite \Sprite\ (spr[imac]t), n. [OE. sprit, F. esprit, fr. L.	   spiritus. See {Spirit}, and cf. {Sprightly}.]	   1. A spirit; a soul; a shade; also, an apparition. See	      {Spright}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gaping graves received the wandering, guilty sprite.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An elf; a fairy; a goblin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The green woodpecker, or yaffle.	      [1913 Webster] Spriteliness	      Spritefully	      Spriteful
Spriteful \Sprite"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a., Spritefully
\Sprite"ful*ly\, adv., Spriteliness \Sprite"li*ness\	   (-l[i^]*n[e^]s), n., Spritely \Sprite"ly\, a., etc.	   See {Sprightful}, {Sprightfully}, {Sprightliness},	   {Sprightly}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Spritsail \Sprit"sail\ (spr[i^]t"s[=a]l; among seamen	   spr[i^]t"s'l), n. (Naut.)	   (a) A sail extended by a sprit.	   (b) A sail formerly hung under the bowsprit, from the	       spritsail yard.	       [1913 Webster]
Sprocket \Sprock"et\ (spr[o^]k"[e^]t), n. [Etymology uncertain.]	   (Mach.)	   (a) A tooth or projection, as on the periphery of a wheel,	       shaped so as to engage with a chain.	   (b) A sprocket wheel.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sprocket wheel \Sprock"et wheel`\ (spr[o^]k"[e^]t hw[=e]l`).	   [Etymology of sprocket is uncertain.] (Mach.)	   Same as {Chain wheel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprod \Sprod\ (spr[o^]d), n. [Cf. Gael. & Ir. bradan a salmon.]	   (Zool.)	   A salmon in its second year. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sprong \Sprong\ (spr[o^]ng), obs. imp. of {Spring}.	   Sprung.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprout \Sprout\ (sprout), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sprouted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Sprouting}.] [OE. sprouten, spruten; akin to	   OFries. spr[=u]ta, AS. spre['o]tan, D. spruiten, G.	   spriessen, Sw. spruta to squirt, to spout. Cf. {Sprit}, v. t.	   & i., {Sprit} a spar, {Spout}, v. t., {Spurt}.]	   1. To shoot, as the seed of a plant; to germinate; to push	      out new shoots; hence, to grow like shoots of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shoot into ramifications. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Sprout \Sprout\, v. t.	   1. To cause to sprout; as, the rain will sprout the seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of sprouts; as, to sprout potatoes.	      [1913 Webster]	Sprout \Sprout\, n. [Cf. AS. sprote a sprout, sprig; akin to	   Icel. sproti, G. sprosse. See {Sprout}, v. i.]	   1. The shoot of a plant; a shoot from the seed, from the	      stump, or from the root or tuber, of a plant or tree; more	      rarely, a shoot from the stem of a plant, or the end of a	      branch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Young coleworts; Brussels sprouts. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Brussels sprouts} (Bot.) See under {Brussels}.	      [1913 Webster]
Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), n. [OE. Spruce or Pruse, Prussia,	   Prussian. So named because it was first known as a native of	   Prussia, or because its sprouts were used for making, spruce	   beer. Cf. Spruce beer, below, {Spruce}, a.]	   1. (Bot.) Any coniferous tree of the genus {Picea}, as the	      Norway spruce ({Picea excelsa}), and the white and black	      spruces of America ({Picea alba} and {Picea nigra}),	      besides several others in the far Northwest. See {Picea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The wood or timber of the spruce tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Prussia leather; pruce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Spruce, a sort of leather corruptly so called for	            Prussia leather.                      --E. Phillips.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Douglas spruce} (Bot.), a valuable timber tree ({Pseudotsuga	      Douglasii}) of Northwestern America.	   {Essence of spruce}, a thick, dark-colored, bitterish, and	      acidulous liquid made by evaporating a decoction of the	      young branches of spruce.	   {Hemlock spruce} (Bot.), a graceful coniferous tree ({Tsuga	      Canadensis}) of North America. Its timber is valuable, and	      the bark is largely used in tanning leather.	   {Spruce beer}. [G. sprossenbier; sprosse sprout, shoot (akin	      to E. sprout, n.) + bier beer. The word was changed into	      spruce beer because the beer came from Prussia (OE.	      Spruce), or because it was made from the sprouts of the	      spruce. See {Sprout}, n., {Beer}, and cf. {Spruce}, n.] A	      kind of beer which is tinctured or flavored with spruce,	      either by means of the extract or by decoction.	   {Spruce grouse}. (Zool.) Same as {Spruce partridge}, below.	      	   {Spruce leather}. See {Spruce}, n., 3.	   {Spruce partridge} (Zool.), a handsome American grouse	      ({Dendragapus Canadensis}) found in Canada and the	      Northern United States; -- called also {Canada grouse}.	      [1913 Webster]	Spruce \Spruce\ (spr[udd]s), a. [Compar. {Sprucer}	   (spr[udd]"s[~e]r); superl. {Sprucest} (spr[udd]"s[e^]st).]	   [Perhaps fr. spruce a sort of leather from Prussia, which was	   an article of finery. See {Spruce}, n.]	   1. Neat, without elegance or dignity; smart; trim; --	      formerly applied to things with a serious meaning; now	      chiefly applied to persons. "Neat and spruce array."	      --Remedy of Love.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sprightly; dashing. [Obs.] "Now, my spruce companions."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is so spruce that he can never be genteel.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Finical; neat; trim. See {Finical}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Spruce"ly}, adv. -- {Spruce"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	Spruce \Spruce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spruced} (spr[udd]st); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sprucing} (spr[udd]"s[i^]ng).]	   To dress with affected neatness; to trim; to make spruce; --	   often used with up; as, to spruce up the house for Company.	   [1913 Webster]	Spruce \Spruce\, v. i.	   To dress one's self with affected neatness; as, to spruce up.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprue \Sprue\ (spr[udd]), n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. (Founding)	      (a) Strictly, the hole through which melted metal is	          poured into the gate, and thence into the mold.	      (b) The waste piece of metal cast in this hole; hence,	          dross.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Same as {Sprew}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sprug \Sprug\ (spr[u^]g), v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. sprug up to dress	   neatly, sprag to prop, a., lively.]	   To make smart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sprung \Sprung\ (spr[u^]ng),	   imp. & p. p. of {Spring}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sprung \Sprung\, a. (Naut.)	   Said of a spar that has been cracked or strained.	   [1913 Webster]
Sprunt \Sprunt\ (spr[u^]nt), v. i. [Cf. {Sprout}, v. i.]	   To spring up; to germinate; to spring forward or outward.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {To sprunt up}, to draw one's self up suddenly, as in anger	      or defiance; to bristle up. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Sprunt \Sprunt\, n.	   1. Anything short and stiff. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A leap; a spring. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A steep ascent in a road. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Sprunt \Sprunt\, a.	   Active; lively; vigorous. [Obs.] --Kersey.	   [1913 Webster]
Spruntly \Sprunt"ly\, adv.	   In a sprunt manner; smartly; vigorously; youthfully. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spry \Spry\ (spr[imac]), a. [Compar. {Sprier} or {Spryer}	   (-[~e]r); superl. {Spriest} or {Spryest}.] [Cf. dial. Sw.	   sprygg lively, skittish, and E. sprag.]	   Having great power of leaping or running; nimble; active.	   [U.S. & Local Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She is as spry as a cricket.             --S. Judd	                                                  (Margaret).	   [1913 Webster]	         If I'm not so large as you,	         You are not so small as I,	         And not half so spry.                    --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spud \Spud\ (sp[u^]d), n. [Cf. Dan. spyd a spear.]	   1. A sharp, narrow spade, usually with a long handle, used by	      farmers for digging up large-rooted weeds; a similarly	      shaped implement used for various purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	            My spud these nettles from the stone can part.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dagger. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything short and thick; specifically, a piece of dough	      boiled in fat. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A potato. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Spue \Spue\ (sp[=u]), v. t. & i.	   See {Spew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spuilzie \Spuil"zie\ (sp[u^]l"z[i^] or -y[i^]), n.	   See {Spulzie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spuke \Spuke\ (sp[=u]k), n.	   See {Spook}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spuller \Spul"ler\ (sp[u^]l"l[~e]r), n. [For {spooler}.] [See	   {Spool}.]	   One employed to inspect yarn, to see that it is well spun,	   and fit for the loom. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
spulzie \spul"zie\ (sp[u^]l"z[i^] or sp[u^]l"y[i^]), n. [Cf.	   {Spoil}.]	   Plunder, or booty. [Written also {spuilzie}, and {spulye}.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Spume \Spume\ (sp[=u]m), n. [L. spuma. Cf. {Pumice}, {Spoom}.]	   Frothy matter raised on liquids by boiling, effervescence, or	   agitation; froth; foam; scum.	   [1913 Webster]	         Materials dark and crude,	         Of spiritous and fiery spume.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Spume \Spume\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spumed} (sp[=u]md); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spuming}.] [L. spumare.]	   To froth; to foam.	   [1913 Webster]
Spumeous \Spume"ous\ (-[u^]s), a.	   Spumous. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Spumescence \Spu*mes"cence\ (sp[-u]*m[e^]s"sens), n. [See	   {Spumescent}.]	   The state of being foamy; frothiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Spumescent \Spu*mes"cent\ (-sent), a. [L. spumescens, p. pr. of	   spumescere to grow foamy, from spuma foam.]	   Resembling froth or foam; foaming.	   [1913 Webster]
Spumid \Spum"id\ (sp[=u]m"[i^]d), a. [L. spumidus.]	   Spumous; frothy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spumiferous \Spu*mif"er*ous\ (sp[-u]*m[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   spumifier; spuma foam + ferre to bear.]	   Producing foam.	   [1913 Webster]
Spuminess \Spum"i*ness\ (sp[=u]m"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or condition of being spumy; spumescence.	   [1913 Webster] Spumous
Spumous \Spum"ous\ (sp[=u]m"[u^]s), Spumy \Spum"y\	   (sp[=u]m"[y^]), a. [L. spumosus, fr. spuma foam: cf. F.	   spumeux.]	   Consisting of, containing, or covered with, froth, scum, or	   foam; frothy; foamy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The spumous and florid state of the blood. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         The spumy waves proclaim the watery war. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Spun \Spun\ (sp[u^]n),	   imp. & p. p. of {Spin}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spun hay}, hay twisted into ropes for convenient carriage,	      as on a military expedition.	   {Spun silk}, a cheap article produced from floss, or	      short-fibered, broken, and waste silk, carded and spun, in	      distinction from the long filaments wound from the cocoon.	      It is often mixed with cotton.	   {Spun yarn} (Naut.), a line formed of two or more rope-yarns	      loosely twisted.	      [1913 Webster]
Spunge \Spunge\ (sp[u^]nj), n.	   A sponge. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spunk \Spunk\ (sp[u^][ng]k), n. [Gael. spong, or Ir. sponc,	   tinder, sponge; cf. AS. sponge a sponge (L. spongia), sp[=o]n	   a chip. Cf. {Sponge}, {Punk}.] [Written also {sponk}.]	   1. Wood that readily takes fire; touchwood; also, a kind of	      tinder made from a species of fungus; punk; amadou. --Sir	      T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inflammable temper; spirit; mettle; pluck; as, a man of	      spunk. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A lawless and dangerous set, men of spunk, and	            spirit, and power, both of mind and body. --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]
Spunky \Spunk"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Spunkier} (-[i^]*[~e]r);	   superl. {Spunkiest}.]	   Full of spunk; quick; spirited. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spur \Spur\ (sp[^u]r), n. [See {Sparrow}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A sparrow. [Scot.]	   (b) A tern. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	Spur \Spur\, n. [OE. spure, spore, AS. spura, spora; akin to D.	   spoor, G. sporn, OHG. sporo, Icel. spori, Dan. spore, Sw.	   sporre, and to AS. spor a trace, footstep, spyrian to trace,	   track, examine, and E. spurn. [root]171. Cf. {Sparrow},	   {Spere}, {Spoor}, {Spurn}.]	   1. An implement secured to the heel, or above the heel, of a	      horseman, to urge the horse by its pressure. Modern spurs	      have a small wheel, or rowel, with short points. Spurs	      were the badge of knighthood.	      [1913 Webster]	            And on her feet a pair of spurs large. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which goads to action; an incitement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fame is the spur that the clear spirit doth raise	            (That last infirmity of noble mind)	            To scorn delights and live laborious days. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something that projects; a snag.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the large or principal roots of a tree. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any stiff, sharp spine, as on the wings and legs	      of certain birds, on the legs of insects, etc.;	      especially, the spine on a cock's leg.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A mountain that shoots from any other mountain, or range	      of mountains, and extends to some distance in a lateral	      direction, or at right angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A spiked iron worn by seamen upon the bottom of the boot,	      to enable them to stand upon the carcass of a whale, to	      strip off the blubber.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Carp.) A brace strengthening a post and some connected	      part, as a rafter or crossbeam; a strut.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Arch.)	      (a) The short wooden buttress of a post.	      (b) A projection from the round base of a column,	          occupying the angle of a square plinth upon which the	          base rests, or bringing the bottom bed of the base to	          a nearly square form. It is generally carved in	          leafage.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Bot.)	       (a) Any projecting appendage of a flower looking like a	           spur. --Gray.	       (b) Ergotized rye or other grain. [R.]	           [1913 Webster]	   11. (Fort.) A wall that crosses a part of a rampart and joins	       to an inner wall.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Shipbuilding)	       (a) A piece of timber fixed on the bilge ways before	           launching, having the upper ends bolted to the	           vessel's side.	       (b) A curved piece of timber serving as a half beam to	           support the deck where a whole beam can not be	           placed.	           [1913 Webster]	   13. (Mining) A branch of a vein.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. The track of an animal, as an otter; a spoor.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Spur fowl} (Zool.), any one of several species of Asiatic	      gallinaceous birds of the genus {Galloperdix}, allied to	      the jungle fowl. The males have two or more spurs on each	      leg.	   {Spur gear} (Mach.), a cogwheel having teeth which project	      radially and stand parallel to the axis; a spur wheel.	   {Spur gearing}, gearing in which spur gears are used. See	      under {Gearing}.	   {Spur pepper}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Capsicum}.	   {Spur wheel}. Same as {Spur gear}, above.	      [1913 Webster]	Spur \Spur\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurred} (sp[^u]rd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Spurring}.]	   1. To prick with spurs; to incite to a more hasty pace; to	      urge or goad; as, to spur a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To urge or encourage to action, or to a more vigorous	      pursuit of an object; to incite; to stimulate; to	      instigate; to impel; to drive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love will not be spurred to what it loathes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put spurs on; as, a spurred boot.	      [1913 Webster]	Spur \Spur\, v. i.	   To spur on one's horse; to travel with great expedition; to	   hasten; hence, to press forward in any pursuit. "Now spurs	   the lated traveler." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Parthians shall be there,	         And, spurring from the fight, confess their fear.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The roads leading to the capital were covered with	         multitudes of yeomen, spurring hard to Westminster.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some bold men, . . . by spurring on, refine themselves.	                                                  --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurgall \Spur"gall`\ (-g[add]l`), n.	   A place galled or excoriated by much using of the spur.	   [1913 Webster]	Spurgall \Spur"gall`\, v. t.	   To gall or wound with a spur.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurge \Spurge\ (sp[^u]rj), v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   To emit foam; to froth; -- said of the emission of yeast from	   beer in course of fermentation. [Obs.] --W. Cartright.	   [1913 Webster]	Spurge \Spurge\, n. [OF. espurge, F. ['e]purge, from OF.	   espurgier to purge, L. expurgare. See {Expurgate}, {Purge}.]	   (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus Euphorbia. See {Euphorbia}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spurge flax}, an evergreen shrub ({Daphne Gnidium}) with	      crowded narrow leaves. It is a native of Southern Europe.	      	   {Spurge laurel}, a European shrub ({Daphne Laureola}) with	      oblong evergreen leaves.	   {Spurge nettle}. See under {Nettle}.	   {Spurge olive}, an evergreen shrub ({Daphne oleoides}) found	      in the Mediterranean region.	      [1913 Webster]
Spurgewort \Spurge"wort`\ (sp[^u]rj"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   Any euphorbiaceous plant. --Lindley.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurging \Spur"ging\ (sp[^u]r"j[i^]ng), n. [See 2d {Spurge}.]	   A purging. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurious \Spu"ri*ous\ (sp[=u]"r[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L. spurius.]	   1. Not proceeding from the true source, or from the source	      pretended; not genuine; counterfeit; false; adulterate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not legitimate; bastard; as, spurious issue. "Her spurious	      firstborn." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spurious primary}, or {Spurious quill} (Zool.), the first,	      or outer, primary quill when rudimentary or much reduced	      in size, as in certain singing birds.	   {Spurious wing} (Zool.), the bastard wing, or alula.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Counterfeit; false; adulterate; supposititious;	        fictitious; bastard.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Spu"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Spu"ri*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Spurless \Spur"less\ (sp[^u]r"l[e^]s), a.	   Having no spurs.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurling \Spur"ling\ (-l[i^]ng), n. [See {Sparling}.] (Zool.)	   A tern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurling-line \Spur"ling-line`\ (-l[imac]n`), n. [Cf. Prov. E.	   spurling the rut of a wheel, a cart rut, AS. spor a track,	   trace, E. spoor, Scot. spurl to sprawl.] (Naut.)	   The line which forms the communication between the steering	   wheel and the telltale.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurn \Spurn\ (sp[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spurned}	   (sp[^u]rnd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Spurning}.] [OE. spurnen to	   kick against, to stumble over, AS. spurnan to kick, offend;	   akin to spura spur, OS. & OHG. spurnan to kick, Icel. spyrna,	   L. spernere to despise, Skr. sphur to jerk, to push.	   [root]171. See {Spur}.]	   1. To drive back or away, as with the foot; to kick.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The bird] with his foot will spurn adown his cup.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I spurn thee like a cur out of my way. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reject with disdain; to scorn to receive or accept; to	      treat with contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            What safe and nicely I might well delay	            By rule of knighthood, I disdain and spurn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Domestics will pay a more cheerful service when they	            find themselves not spurned because fortune has laid	            them at their master's feet.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Spurn \Spurn\, v. i.	   1. To kick or toss up the heels.	      [1913 Webster]	            The miller spurned at a stone.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The drunken chairman in the kennel spurns. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To manifest disdain in rejecting anything; to make	      contemptuous opposition or resistance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nay, more, to spurn at your most royal image.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Spurn \Spurn\, n.	   1. A kick; a blow with the foot. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What defense can properly be used in such a	            despicable encounter as this but either the slap or	            the spurn?                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disdainful rejection; contemptuous treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The insolence of office, and the spurns	            That patient merit of the unworthy takes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A body of coal left to sustain an overhanging	      mass.	      [1913 Webster]
Spurner \Spurn"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who spurns.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurn-water \Spurn"-wa`ter\ (-w[add]`t[~e]r), n. (Naut.)	   A channel at the end of a deck to restrain the water.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurred \Spurred\ (sp[^u]rd), a.	   1. Wearing spurs; furnished with a spur or spurs; having	      shoots like spurs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with spur, or ergot; as, spurred rye.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spurred corolla} (Bot.), a corolla in which there are one or	      more petals with a spur.	      [1913 Webster]
Spurrer \Spur"rer\ (sp[^u]r"r[~e]r), n.	   One who spurs.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurrey \Spur"rey\ (sp[u^]r"r[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   See {Spurry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurrier \Spur"ri*er\ (sp[^u]r"r[i^]*[~e]r), n.	   One whose occupation is to make spurs. --B. Jonson. "The	   saddlers and spurriers would be ruined by thousands."	   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Spur-royal \Spur"-roy`al\ (sp[^u]r"roi`al), n.	   A gold coin, first made in the reign of Edward IV., having a	   star on the reverse resembling the rowel of a spur. In the	   reigns of Elizabeth and of James I., its value was fifteen	   shillings. [Written also {spur-rial}, and {spur-ryal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spurry \Spur"ry\ (sp[u^]r"r[y^]), n. [D. or OF. spurrie; cf. G.	   spergel, NL. spergula.] (Bot.)	   An annual herb ({Spergula arvensis}) with whorled filiform	   leaves, sometimes grown in Europe for fodder. [Written also	   {spurrey}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sand spurry} (Bot.), any low herb of the genus {Lepigonum},	      mostly found in sandy places.	      [1913 Webster]
Spur-shell \Spur"-shell`\ (sp[^u]r"sh[e^]l`), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of handsome marine gastropod	   shells of the genus {Trochus}, or {Imperator}. The shell is	   conical, with the margin toothed somewhat like the rowel of a	   spur.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurt \Spurt\ (sp[^u]rt), v. i. [Written also spirt, and	   originally the same word as sprit; OE. sprutten to sprout,	   AS. spryttan. See {Sprit}, v. i., {Sprout}, v. i.]	   To gush or issue suddenly or violently out in a stream, as	   liquor from a cask; to rush from a confined place in a small	   stream or jet; to spirt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus the small jet, which hasty hands unlock,	         Spurts in the gardener's eyes who turns the cock.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Spurt \Spurt\, v. t.	   To throw out, as a liquid, in a stream or jet; to drive or	   force out with violence, as a liquid from a pipe or small	   orifice; as, to spurt water from the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]	Spurt \Spurt\, n.	   1. A sudden or violent ejection or gushing of a liquid, as of	      water from a tube, orifice, or other confined place, or of	      blood from a wound; a jet; a spirt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shoot; a bud. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: A sudden outbreak; as, a spurt of jealousy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spurt grass} (Bot.), a rush fit for basket work. --Dr.	      Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Spurt \Spurt\ (sp[^u]rt), n. [Cf. Icel. sprettr a spurt, spring,	   run, spretta to spirt, spring.]	   A sudden and energetic effort, as in an emergency; an	   increased exertion for a brief space.	   [1913 Webster]	         The long, steady sweep of the so-called "paddle" tried	         him almost as much as the breathless strain of the	         spurt.                                   --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]	Spurt \Spurt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Spurted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Spurting}.]	   To make a sudden and violent exertion, as in an emergency.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurtle \Spur"tle\ (sp[^u]r"t'l), v. t. [Freq. of spurt.]	   To spurt or shoot in a scattering manner. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spurway \Spur"way`\ (sp[^u]r"w[=a]`), n. [Prov. E. spoor a	   track, trace (AS. spor) + way.]	   A bridle path. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Spur-winged \Spur"-winged`\ (-w[i^]ngd`), a. (Zool.)	   Having one or more spurs on the bend of the wings.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spur-winged goose} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      long-legged African geese of the genus {Plectropterus} and	      allied genera, having a strong spur on the bend of the	      wing, as the Gambo goose ({Plectropterus Gambensis}) and	      the Egyptian, or Nile, goose ({Alopochen Aegyptiaca}).	   {Spur-winged plover} (Zool.), an Old World plover	      ({Hoplopterus spinosus}) having a sharp spur on the bend	      of the wing. It inhabits Northern Africa and the adjacent	      parts of Asia and Europe.	      [1913 Webster]
Sput \Sput\ (sp[u^]t), n. (Steam Boiler)	   An annular reenforce, to strengthen a place where a hole is	   made.	   [1913 Webster]
Sputation \Spu*ta"tion\ (sp[-u]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. sputare	   to spit, v. intens. fr. spuere to spit: cf. F. sputation.]	   The act of spitting; expectoration. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sputative \Spu"ta*tive\ (sp[=u]"t[.a]*t[i^]v), a.	   Inclined to spit; spitting much. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Spute \Spute\ (sp[=u]t), v. t. [Abbrev. from dispute.]	   To dispute; to discuss. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Sputter \Sput"ter\ (sp[u^]t"t[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Sputtered} (-t[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sputtering}.] [From	   the root of spout or spit to eject from the mouth. Cf.	   {Splutter}.]	   1. To spit, or to emit saliva from the mouth in small,	      scattered portions, as in rapid speaking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter words hastily and indistinctly; to speak so	      rapidly as to emit saliva.	      [1913 Webster]	            They could neither of them speak their rage, and so	            fell a sputtering at one another, like two roasting	            apples.                               --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw out anything, as little jets of steam, with a	      noise like that made by one sputtering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the green wood . . . sputtering in the flame.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Sputter \Sput"ter\, v. t.	   To spit out hastily by quick, successive efforts, with a	   spluttering sound; to utter hastily and confusedly, without	   control over the organs of speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the midst of caresses, and without the least	         pretended incitement, to sputter out the basest	         accusations.                             --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Sputter \Sput"ter\, n.	   Moist matter thrown out in small detached particles; also,	   confused and hasty speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Sputterer \Sput"ter*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who sputters.	   [1913 Webster]
Sputum \Spu"tum\ (sp[=u]"t[u^]m), n.; pl. {Sputa} (-t[.a]). [L.,	   from spuere, sputum, to spit.]	   That which is expectorated; a salival discharge; spittle;	   saliva.	   [1913 Webster]
Spy \Spy\ (sp[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spied} (sp[imac]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Spying}.] [OE. spien, espien, OF. espier, F.	   ['e]pier, OHG. speh[=o]n, G. sp[aum]hen; akin to L. specere	   to see, Skr. spa[,c]. [root] 169. Cf. {Espy}, v. t.,	   {Aspect}, {Auspice}, {Circumspect}, {Conspicuous}, {Despise},	   {Frontispiece}, {Inspect}, {Prospect}, {Respite}, {Scope},	   {Specimen}, {Spectacle}, {Specter}, {Speculate}, {Spice},	   {Spite}, {Suspicion}.]	   1. To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state	      of concealment; to espy; to see.	      [1913 Webster]	            One, in reading, skipped over all sentences where he	            spied a note of admiration.           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discover by close search or examination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look about with your eyes; spy what things are to be	            reformed in the church of England.    --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To explore; to view, inspect, and examine secretly, as a	      country; -- usually with out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses sent to spy out Jaazer, and they took the	            villages thereof.                     --Num. xxi.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	Spy \Spy\, v. i.	   To search narrowly; to scrutinize.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is my nature's plague	         To spy into abuses.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Spy \Spy\, n.; pl. {Spies} (sp[imac]z). [See {Spy}, v., and cf.	   {Espy}, n.]	   1. One who keeps a constant watch of the conduct of others.	      "These wretched spies of wit." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A person sent secretly into an enemy's camp,	      territory, or fortifications, to inspect his works,	      ascertain his strength, movements, or designs, and to	      communicate such intelligence to the proper officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spy money}, money paid to a spy; the reward for private or	      secret intelligence regarding the enemy.	   {Spy Wednesday} (Eccl.), the Wednesday immediately preceding	      the festival of Easter; -- so called in allusion to the	      betrayal of Christ by Judas Iscariot.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Emissary}, and {Scout}.	        [1913 Webster]
Spyboat \Spy"boat`\ (-b[=o]t`), n.	   A boat sent to make discoveries and bring intelligence.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Spyglass \Spy"glass`\ (-gl[.a]s`), n.	   A small telescope for viewing distant terrestrial objects.	   [1913 Webster]
Spyism \Spy"ism\ (-[i^]z'm), n.	   Act or business of spying. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Spynace
Spynace \Spy"nace\ (sp[imac]"n[asl]s; 48), Spyne \Spyne\	   (sp[imac]n), n. (Naut.)	   See {Pinnace}, n., 1	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Squab \Squab\ (skw[o^]b), a. [Cf. dial. Sw. sqvabb a soft and	   fat body, sqvabba a fat woman, Icel. kvap jelly, jellylike	   things, and E. quab.]	   1. Fat; thick; plump; bulky.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor the squab daughter nor the wife were nice.	                                                  --Betterton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unfledged; unfeathered; as, a squab pigeon. --King.	      [1913 Webster]	Squab \Squab\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A nestling of a pigeon or other similar bird, esp.	      when very fat and not fully fledged.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of a short, fat figure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gorgonious sits abdominous and wan,	            Like a fat squab upon a Chinese fan.  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thickly stuffed cushion; especially, one used for the	      seat of a sofa, couch, or chair; also, a sofa.	      [1913 Webster]	            Punching the squab of chairs and sofas. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	            On her large squab you find her spread. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Squab \Squab\, adv. [Cf. dial. Sw. sqvapp, a word imitative of a	   splash, and E. squab fat, unfledged.]	   With a heavy fall; plump. [Vulgar]	   [1913 Webster]	         The eagle took the tortoise up into the air, and	         dropped him down, squab, upon a rock.    --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Squab \Squab\, v. i.	   To fall plump; to strike at one dash, or with a heavy stroke.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squabash \Squa*bash"\ (skw[.a]*b[a^]sh"), v. t.	   To crush; to quash; to squash. [Colloq. or Slang, Scot.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Squabbish \Squab"bish\ (skw[o^]b"b[i^]sh), a.	   Thick; fat; heavy.	   [1913 Webster]
Squabble \Squab"ble\ (skw[o^]b"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Squabbled} (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squabbling}	   (-bl[i^]ng).] [Cf. dial. Sw. skvabbel a dispute, skvappa to	   chide.]	   1. To contend for superiority in an unseemly manner; to	      scuffle; to struggle; to wrangle; to quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To debate peevishly; to dispute.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sense of these propositions is very plain,	            though logicians might squabble a whole day whether	            they should rank them under negative or affirmative.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To dispute; contend; scuffle; wrangle; quarrel;	        struggle.	        [1913 Webster]	Squabble \Squab"ble\, v. t. (Print.)	   To disarrange, so that the letters or lines stand awry or are	   mixed and need careful readjustment; -- said of type that has	   been set up.	   [1913 Webster]	Squabble \Squab"ble\, n.	   A scuffle; a wrangle; a brawl.	   [1913 Webster]
Squabbler \Squab"bler\ (-bl[~e]r), n.	   One who squabbles; a contentious person; a brawler.	   [1913 Webster]
Squabby \Squab"by\ (-b[y^]), a.	   Short and thick; sqabbish.	   [1913 Webster]
Squab-chick \Squab"-chick`\ (-ch[i^]k`), n. (Zool.)	   A young chicken before it is fully fledged. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squacco \Squac"co\ (skw[a^]k"k[-o]), n.; pl. {Squaccos}	   (-k[=o]z). (Zool.)	   A heron ({Ardea comata}) found in Asia, Northern Africa, and	   Southern Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Squad \Squad\ (skw[o^]d), n. [F. escouade, fr. Sp. escuadra, or	   It. squadra, (assumed) LL. exquadrare to square; L. ex +	   quadra a square. See {Square}.]	   1. (Mil.) A small party of men assembled for drill,	      inspection, or other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any small party.	      [1913 Webster]	Squad \Squad\, n.	   Sloppy mud. [Prov. Eng.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Squadron \Squad"ron\ (skw[o^]d"r[u^]n), n. [F. escadron,	   formerly also esquadron, Sp. escuadron, or It. squadrone. See	   {Squad}.]	   1. Primarily, a square; hence, a square body of troops; a	      body of troops drawn up in a square. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those half-rounding quards	            Just met, and, closing, stood in squadron joined.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A body of cavalry comprising two companies or	      troops, and averaging from one hundred and twenty to two	      hundred men.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A detachment of vessels employed on any particular	      service or station, under the command of the senior	      officer; as, the North Atlantic Squadron. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flying squadron}, a squadron of observation or practice,	      that cruises rapidly about from place to place. --Ham.	                                                  Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]
Squadroned \Squad"roned\ (skw[o^]d"r[u^]nd), a.	   Formed into squadrons, or squares. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Squail \Squail\ (skw[=a]l), v. i.	   To throw sticks at cocks; to throw anything about awkwardly	   or irregularly. [Prov. Eng.] --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Squaimous \Squai"mous\ (skw[=a]"m[u^]s), a.	   Squeamish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squali \Squa"li\ (skw[=a]"l[imac]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L. squalus	   a kind of sea fish.] (Zool.)	   The suborder of elasmobranch fishes which comprises the	   sharks.	   [1913 Webster]
Squalid \Squal"id\ (skw[o^]l"[i^]d), a. [L. squalidus, fr.	   squalere to be foul or filthy.]	   Dirty through neglect; foul; filthy; extremely dirty.	   [1913 Webster]	         Uncombed his locks, and squalid his attire. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those squalid dens, which are the reproach of large	         capitals.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Squalidity \Squa*lid"i*ty\ (skw[.a]*l[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   squaliditas.]	   The quality or state of being squalid; foulness; filthiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Squalidly \Squal"id*ly\ (skw[o^]l"[i^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In a squalid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Squalidness \Squal"id*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being squalid.	   [1913 Webster]
Squall \Squall\ (skw[add]l), n. [Cf. Sw. sqval an impetuous	   running of water, sqvalregn a violent shower of rain, sqvala	   to stream, to gush.]	   A sudden and violent gust of wind often attended with rain or	   snow.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gray skirts of a lifting squall.     --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black squall}, a squall attended with dark, heavy clouds.	   {Thick squall}, a black squall accompanied by rain, hail,	      sleet, or snow. --Totten.	   {White squall}, a squall which comes unexpectedly, without	      being marked in its approach by the clouds. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Squall \Squall\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squalled} (skw[add]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Squalling}.] [Icel. skvala. Cf. {Squeal}.]	   To cry out; to scream or cry violently, as a woman	   frightened, or a child in anger or distress; as, the infant	   squalled.	   [1913 Webster]	Squall \Squall\, n.	   A loud scream; a harsh cry.	   [1913 Webster]	         There oft are heard the notes of infant woe, 	         The short, thick sob, loud scream, and shriller squall.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Squaller \Squall"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who squalls; a screamer.	   [1913 Webster]
Squally \Squall"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Abounding with squalls; disturbed often with sudden and	      violent gusts of wind; gusty; as, squally weather.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agric.) Interrupted by unproductive spots; -- said of a	      field of turnips or grain. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Weaving) Not equally good throughout; not uniform;	      uneven; faulty; -- said of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]
Squalodon \Squa"lo*don\ (skw[=a]"l[-o]*d[o^]n), n. [NL. Squalus	   a genus of sharks + Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.]	   (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil whales belonging to the Phocodontia; -- so	   called because their teeth are serrated, like a shark's.	   [1913 Webster]
Squalodont \Squa"lo*dont\ (-d[o^]nt), a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to Squalodon.	   [1913 Webster]
Squaloid \Squa"loid\ (skw[=a]"loid), a. [NL. Squalus a genus of	   sharks (fr. L. squalus a kind of sea fish) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to a shark or sharks.	   [1913 Webster]
Squalor \Squa"lor\ (skw[=a]"l[^o]r), n. [L., fr. squalere to be	   foul or filthy.]	   Squalidness; foulness; filthiness; squalidity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heterogeneous indigent multitude, everywhere	         wearing nearly the same aspect of squalor. --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         To bring this sort of squalor among the upper classes.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Squam \Squam\ (skw[o^]m), n. [From Squam, shortened fr.	   Annisquam, name of a village on the coast of Massachusetts.]	   An oilskin hat or southwester; -- a fisherman's name. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Squama \Squa"ma\ (skw[=a]"m[.a]), n.; pl. {Squamae} (-m[=e]).	   [L. a scale.] (Med.)	   A scale cast off from the skin; a thin dry shred consisting	   of epithelium.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamaceous \Squa*ma"ceous\ (skw[.a]*m[=a]"sh[u^]s), a.	   Squamose.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamata \Squa*ma"ta\ (skw[.a]*m[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   squamatus scaly.] (Zool.)	   A division of edentates having the body covered with large,	   imbricated horny scales. It includes the pangolins.	   [1913 Webster] Squamate
Squamate \Squa"mate\ (skw[=a]"m[asl]t), Squamated \Squa"ma*ted\	   (-m[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. squamatus.]	   Same as {Squamose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squam duck \Squam" duck`\ (skw[o^]m" d[u^]k`). (Zool.)	   The American eider duck. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squame \Squame\ (skw[=a]m), n. [L. squama scale.]	   1. A scale. [Obs.] "Iron squames." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The scale, or exopodite, of an antenna of a	      crustacean.	      [1913 Webster]
Squamella \Squa*mel"la\ (skw[.a]*m[e^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl.	   {Squamellae} (-l[=e]). [NL., dim. fr. L. squama a scale.]	   (Bot.)	   A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the	   receptacle in many composite plants; a palea.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamellate \Squa*mel"late\ (-l[asl]t), a.	   Furnished or covered with little scales; squamulose.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamiform \Squa"mi*form\ (skw[=a]"m[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. squama	   a scale + -form.]	   Having the shape of a scale.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamigerous \Squa*mig"er*ous\ (skw[.a]*m[i^]j"[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   [L. squamiger; squama a scale + gerere to bear.] (Zool.)	   Bearing scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamipen \Squam"i*pen\ (skw[a^]m"[i^]*p[e^]n or	   skw[=a]"m[i^]-), n.; pl. {Squamipennes} (-p[e^]n"n[=e]z). [L.	   squama a scale + penna a fin: cf. F. squamipenne.] (Zool.)	   Any one of a group of fishes having the dorsal and anal fins	   partially covered with scales.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are compressed and mostly, bright-colored tropical	         fishes, belonging to {Chaetodon} and allied genera.	         Many of them are called {coral fishes}, and {angel	         fishes}.	         [1913 Webster]
Squamoid \Squa"moid\ (skw[=a]"moid), a. [L. squama scale +	   -oid.]	   Resembling a scale; also, covered with scales; scaly.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamosal \Squa*mo"sal\ (skw[.a]*m[=o]"sal), a. (Anat.)	   (a) Scalelike; squamous; as, the squamosal bone.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone. -- n. The	       squamous part of the temporal bone, or a bone	       corresponding to it, in many of the lower vertebrates.	       See Temporal bone, under {Temporal}.	       [1913 Webster] Squamose
Squamose \Squa*mose"\ (skw[.a]*m[=o]s" or skw[=a]"m[=o]s`),
Squamous \Squa"mous\ (skw[=a]"m[u^]s), a. [L. squamosus, fr.	   squama a scale: cf. F. squameux.]	   1. Covered with, or consisting of, scales; resembling a	      scale; scaly; as, the squamose cones of the pine; squamous	      epithelial cells; the squamous portion of the temporal	      bone, which is so called from a fancied resemblance to a	      scale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the squamosal bone; squamosal.	      [1913 Webster]
Squamozygomatic \Squa`mo*zyg`o*mat"ic\	   (skw[=a]`m[-o]*z[i^]g`[-o]*m[a^]t"[i^]k), a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the squamosal and zygomatic bones;	   -- applied to a bone, or a center of ossification, in some	   fetal skulls. -- n. A squamozygomatic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamula \Squam"u*la\ (skw[a^]m"[-u]*l[.a] or	   skw[=a]"m[-u]*l[.a]), n.; pl. {Squamulae} (-l[=e]). [L., dim.	   of squama a scale.] (Bot.)	   One of the little hypogynous scales found in the flowers of	   grasses; a lodicule.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamulate \Squam"u*late\ (-l[asl]t), a.	   Same as {Squamulose}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamule \Squam"ule\ (-[-u]l), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Squamula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squamulose \Squam"u*lose`\ (-l[=o]s`; 277), a.	   Having little scales; squamellate; squamulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Squander \Squan"der\ (skw[o^]n"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Squandered} (-d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squandering}.] [Cf.	   Scot. squatter to splash water about, to scatter, to	   squander, Prov. E. swatter, Dan. sqvatte, Sw. sqv[aum]tta to	   squirt, sqv[aum]ttra to squander, Icel. skvetta to squirt	   out, to throw out water.]	   1. To scatter; to disperse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our squandered troops he rallies.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spend lavishly or profusely; to spend prodigally or	      wastefully; to use without economy or judgment; to	      dissipate; as, to squander an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crime of squandering health is equal to the	            folly.                                --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To spend; expend; waste; scatter; dissipate.	        [1913 Webster]	Squander \Squan"der\, v. i.	   1. To spend lavishly; to be wasteful.	      [1913 Webster]	            They often squandered, but they never gave.	                                                  --Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wander at random; to scatter. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The wise man's folly is anatomized	            Even by squandering glances of the fool. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Squander \Squan"der\, n.	   The act of squandering; waste.	   [1913 Webster]
Squanderer \Squan"der*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who squanders.	   [1913 Webster]
Squanderingly \Squan"der*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a squandering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Square \Square\ (skw[^a]r), n. [OF. esquarre, esquierre, F.	   ['e]querre a carpenter's square (cf. It. squadra), fr.	   (assumed) LL. exquadrare to make square; L. ex + quadrus a	   square, fr. quattuor four. See {Four}, and cf. {Quadrant},	   {Squad}, {Squire} a square.]	   1. (Geom.)	      (a) The corner, or angle, of a figure. [Obs.]	      (b) A parallelogram having four equal sides and four right	          angles.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, anything which is square, or nearly so; as:	      (a) A square piece or fragment.	          [1913 Webster]	                He bolted his food down his capacious throat in	                squares of three inches.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A pane of glass.	      (c) (Print.) A certain number of lines, forming a portion	          of a column, nearly square; -- used chiefly in	          reckoning the prices of advertisements in newspapers.	      (d) (Carp.) One hundred superficial feet.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An area of four sides, generally with houses on each side;	      sometimes, a solid block of houses; also, an open place or	      area for public use, as at the meeting or intersection of	      two or more streets.	      [1913 Webster]	            The statue of Alexander VII. stands in the large	            square of the town.                   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech. & Joinery) An instrument having at least one right	      angle and two or more straight edges, used to lay out or	      test square work. It is of several forms, as the T square,	      the carpenter's square, the try-square., etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, a pattern or rule. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   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}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Exact proportion; justness of workmanship and conduct;	      regularity; rule. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They of Galatia [were] much more out of square.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not kept my square.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mil.) A body of troops formed in a square, esp. one	      formed to resist a charge of cavalry; a squadron. "The	      brave squares of war." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Fig.: The relation of harmony, or exact agreement;	      equality; level.	      [1913 Webster]	            We live not on the square with such as these.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Astrol.) The position of planets distant ninety degrees	       from each other; a quadrate. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   11. The act of squaring, or quarreling; a quarrel. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]	   12. The front of a woman's dress over the bosom, usually	       worked or embroidered. [Obs.] --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {fair and square} in a fair, straightforward, and honest	      manner; justly; as, he beat me fair and square.	   {Geometrical square}. See {Quadrat}, n., 2.	   {Hollow square} (Mil.), a formation of troops in the shape of	      a square, each side consisting of four or five ranks, and	      the colors, officers, horses, etc., occupying the middle.	      	   {Least square}, {Magic square}, etc. See under {Least},	      {Magic}, etc.	   {On the square}, or {Upon the square},	       (a) in an open, fair manner; honestly, or upon honor;	           justly. [Obs or Colloq.]	       (b) at right angles.	   {On the square with}, or {Upon the square with}, upon	      equality with; even with. --Nares.	   {To be all squares}, to be all settled. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   {To be at square}, to be in a state of quarreling. [Obs.]	      --Nares.	   {To break no squares}, to give no offense; to make no	      difference. [Obs.]	   {To break squares}, to depart from an accustomed order.	      [Obs.]	   {To see how the squares go}, to see how the game proceeds; --	      a phrase taken from the game of chess, the chessboard	      being formed with squares. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Square \Square\ (skw[^a]r), a.	   1. (Geom.) Having four equal sides and four right angles; as,	      a square figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Forming a right angle; as, a square corner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having a shape broad for the height, with rectilineal and	      angular rather than curving outlines; as, a man of a	      square frame.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Exactly suitable or correspondent; true; just.	      [1913 Webster]	            She's a most triumphant lady, if report be square to	            her.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Rendering equal justice; exact; fair; honest; as, square	      dealing.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Even; leaving no balance; as, to make or leave the	      accounts square.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Leaving nothing; hearty; vigorous.	      [1913 Webster]	            By Heaven, square eaters.	            More meat, I say.                     --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) At right angles with the mast or the keel, and	      parallel to the horizon; -- said of the yards of a	      square-rigged vessel when they are so braced.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Square is often used in self-explaining compounds or	         combinations, as in square-built, square-cornered,	         square-cut, square-nosed, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Square foot}, an area equal to that of a square the sides of	      which are twelve inches; 144 square inches.	   {Square knot}, a knot in which the terminal and standing	      parts are parallel to each other; a reef knot. See Illust.	      under {Knot}.	   {Square measure}, the measure of a superficies or surface	      which depends on the length and breadth taken conjointly.	      The units of square measure are squares whose sides are	      the linear measures; as, square inches, square feet,	      square meters, etc.	   {Square number}. See {Square}, n., 6.	   {Square root of a number} or {Square root of a quantity}	      (Math.), that number or quantity which, multiplied by	      itself, produces the given number or quantity.	   {Square sail} (Naut.), a four-sided sail extended upon a yard	      suspended by the middle; sometimes, the foresail of a	      schooner set upon a yard; also, a cutter's or sloop's sail	      boomed out. See Illust. of {Sail}.	   {Square stern} (Naut.), a stern having a transom and joining	      the counter timbers at an angle, as distinguished from a	      round stern, which has no transom.	   {Three-square}, {Five-square}, etc., having three, five,	      etc., equal sides; as, a three-square file.	   {To get square with}, to get even with; to pay off. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Square \Square\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squared} (skw[^a]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Squaring}.] [Cf. OF. escarrer, esquarrer. See	   {Square}, n.]	   1. To form with four equal sides and four right angles.	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form with right angles and straight lines, or flat	      surfaces; as, to square masons' work.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To compare with, or reduce to, any given measure or	      standard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To adjust; to regulate; to mold; to shape; to fit; as, to	      square our actions by the opinions of others.	      [1913 Webster]	            Square my trial	            To my proportioned strength.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make even, so as to leave no remainder or difference;	      to balance; as, to square accounts.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Math.) To multiply by itself; as, to square a number or a	      quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Astrol.) To hold a quartile position respecting.	      [1913 Webster]	            The icy Goat and Crab that square the Scales.	                                                  --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) To place at right angles with the keel; as, to	      square the yards.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To square one's shoulders}, to raise the shoulders so as to	      give them a square appearance, -- a movement expressing	      contempt or dislike. --Sir W. Scott.	   {To square the circle} (Math.), to determine the exact	      contents of a circle in square measure. The solution of	      this famous problem is now generally admitted to be	      impossible.	      [1913 Webster]	Square \Square\, v. i.	   1. To accord or agree exactly; to be consistent with; to	      conform or agree; to suit; to fit.	      [1913 Webster]	            No works shall find acceptance . . .	            That square not truly with the Scripture plan.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go to opposite sides; to take an attitude of offense or	      defense, or of defiance; to quarrel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Are you such fools	            To square for this?                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take a boxing attitude; -- often with up, sometimes	      with off. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Squarely \Square"ly\, adv.	   In a square form or manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Squareness \Square"ness\, n.	   The quality of being square; as, an instrument to try the	   squareness of work.	   [1913 Webster]
Squarer \Squar"er\ (skw[^a]r"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, squares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who squares, or quarrels; a hot-headed, contentious	      fellow. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Square-rigged \Square"-rigged`\ (skw[^a]r"r[i^]gd`), a. (Naut.)	   Having the sails extended upon yards suspended horizontally	   by the middle, as distinguished from fore-and-aft sails;	   thus, a ship and a brig are square-rigged vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Square-toed \Square"-toed`\ (-t[=o]d`), a.	   Having the toe square.	   [1913 Webster]	         Obsolete as fardingales, ruffs, and square-toed shoes.	                                                  --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Square-toes \Square"-toes`\ (-t[=o]z`), n.	   A precise person; -- used contemptuously or jocularly.	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Squarish \Squar"ish\, a.	   Nearly square. --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Squarrose \Squar*rose"\ (skw[o^]r*r[o^]s" or skw[o^]r"r[=o]s`;	   277), a. [L. squarrosus (perhaps) scurfy, scabby.]	   Ragged or full of loose scales or projecting parts; rough;	   jagged; as:	   (a) (Bot. & Zool.) Consisting of scales widely divaricating;	       having scales, small leaves, or other bodies, spreading	       widely from the axis on which they are crowded; -- said	       of a calyx or stem.	   (b) (Bot.) Divided into shreds or jags, raised above the	       plane of the leaf, and not parallel to it; -- said of a	       leaf.	   (c) (Zool.) Having scales spreading every way, or standing	       upright, or at right angles to the surface; -- said of a	       shell.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Squarrose-slashed} (Bot.), doubly slashed, with the smaller	      divisions at right angles to the others, as a leaf.	      --Lindley.	      [1913 Webster]
Squarroso-dentate \Squar*ro`so-den"tate\	   (skw[o^]r*r[=o]`s[-o]-d[e^]n"t[asl]t), a. (Bot.)	   Having the teeth bent out of the plane of the lamina; -- said	   of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Squarrous \Squar"rous\ (skw[a^]r"r[u^]s or skw[o^]r"-), a.	   Squarrose.	   [1913 Webster]
Squarrulose \Squar"ru*lose`\ (-r[.u]*l[=o]s`), a. [Dim. of	   squarrose.] (Bot.)	   Somewhat squarrose; slightly squarrose. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Squash \Squash\ (skw[o^]sh), n. [Cf. {Musquash}.] (Zool.)	   An American animal allied to the weasel. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	Squash \Squash\, n. [Massachusetts Indian asq, pl. asquash, raw,	   green, immature, applied to fruit and vegetables which were	   used when green, or without cooking; askutasquash vine	   apple.] (Bot.)	   A plant and its fruit of the genus {Cucurbita}, or gourd	   kind.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species are much confused. The long-neck squash is	         called {Cucurbita verrucosa}, the Barbary or China	         squash, {Cucurbita moschata}, and the great winter	         squash, {Cucurbita maxima}, but the distinctions are	         not clear.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Squash beetle} (Zool.), a small American beetle ({Diabrotica	      vittata}, syn. {Galeruca vittata}) which is often abundant	      and very injurious to the leaves of squash, cucumber, etc.	      It is striped with yellow and black. The name is applied	      also to other allied species.	   {Squash bug} (Zool.), a large black American hemipterous	      insect ({Coreus tristis} syn. {Anasa tristis}) injurious	      to squash vines.	      [1913 Webster]	Squash \Squash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squashed} (skw[o^]sht); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Squashing}.] [OE. squachen, OF. escachier,	   esquachier, to squash, to crush, F. ['e]cacher, perhaps from	   (assumed) LL. excoacticare, fr. L. ex + coactare to	   constrain, from cogere, coactum, to compel. Cf. {Cogent},	   {Squat}, v. i.]	   To beat or press into pulp or a flat mass; to crush.	   [1913 Webster]	Squash \Squash\, n.	   1. Something soft and easily crushed; especially, an unripe	      pod of pease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not yet old enough for a man, nor young enough for a	            boy; as a squash is before 't is a peascod. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, something unripe or soft; -- used in contempt.	      "This squash, this gentleman." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden fall of a heavy, soft body; also, a shock of soft	      bodies. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            My fall was stopped by a terrible squash. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A game much like rackets, played in a walled court with	      soft rubber balls and bats like tennis rackets; -- called	      also {squash rackets}.	      [PJC]
Squasher \Squash"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, squashes.	   [1913 Webster]
Squashiness \Squash"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being squashy, or soft.	   [1913 Webster]
Squashy \Squash"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Easily squashed; soft.	   [1913 Webster]
Squat \Squat\ (skw[o^]t), n. (Zool.)	   The angel fish ({Squatina angelus}).	   [1913 Webster]	Squat \Squat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Squatting}.] [OE. squatten to crush, OF. esquater, esquatir	   (cf. It. quatto squat, cowering), perhaps fr. L. ex +	   coactus, p. p. of cogere to drive or urge together. See	   {Cogent}, {Squash}, v. t.]	   1. To sit down upon the hams or heels; as, the savages	      squatted near the fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sit close to the ground; to cower; to stoop, or lie	      close, to escape observation, as a partridge or rabbit.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To settle on another's land without title; also, to settle	      on common or public lands.	      [1913 Webster]	Squat \Squat\, v. t.	   To bruise or make flat by a fall. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Squat \Squat\, a.	   1. Sitting on the hams or heels; sitting close to the ground;	      cowering; crouching.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him there they found,	            Squat like a toad, close at the ear of Eve.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Short and thick, like the figure of an animal squatting.	      "The round, squat turret." --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The head [of the squill insect] is broad and squat.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	Squat \Squat\, n.	   1. The posture of one that sits on his heels or hams, or	      close to the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden or crushing fall. [Obs.] --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining)	      (a) A small vein of ore.	      (b) A mineral consisting of tin ore and spar. --Halliwell.	          --Woodward.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Squat snipe} (Zool.), the jacksnipe; -- called also	      {squatter}. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Squaterole \Squat"er*ole\ (-[~e]r*[=o]l), n. (Zool.)	   The black-bellied plover.	   [1913 Webster]
Squatter \Squat"ter\ (-t[~e]r), n.	   1. One who squats; specifically, one who settles unlawfully	      upon land without a title. In the United States and	      Australia the term is sometimes applied also to a person	      who settles lawfully upon government land under legal	      permission and restrictions, before acquiring title.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a tract, squatters and trespassers were	            tolerated to an extent now unknown.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Squat snipe}, under {Squat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Squatter sovereignty}, the right claimed by the squatters,	      or actual residents, of a Territory of the United States	      to make their own laws. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Squatty \Squat"ty\ (skw[o^]t"t[y^]), a.	   Squat; dumpy. --J. Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]
Squaw \Squaw\ (skw[add]), n. [Massachusetts Indian squa, eshqua;	   Narragansett squ[^a]ws; Delaware ochqueu, and khqueu; used	   also in compound words (as the names of animals) in the sense	   of female.]	   A female; a woman, especially a married woman; a wife; -- in	   the language of Indian tribes of the Algonquin family,	   correlative of sannup. [Considered offensive by some American	   indians.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Old squaw}. (Zool.) See under {Old}.	      [1913 Webster]
Squawberry \Squaw"ber`ry\ (-b[e^]r`r[y^]), n. (Bot.)	   A local name for the partridge berry; also, for the	   deerberry. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squawk \Squawk\ (skw[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squawked}	   (skw[add]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squawking}.] [See {Squeak}.]	   To utter a shrill, abrupt scream; to squeak harshly.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Squawking thrush} (Zool.), the missel turush; -- so called	      from its note when alarmed. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Squawk \Squawk\, n.	   1. Act of squawking; a harsh squeak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The American night heron. See under {Night}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Squawk duck} (Zool.), the bimaculate duck ({Anas	      glocitans}). It has patches of reddish brown behind, and	      in front of, each eye. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Squawl \Squawl\ (skw[add]l), v. i.	   See {Squall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squaw man \Squaw man\	   A white man who has married an Indian squaw; sometimes, one	   who has gained tribal rights by such a marriage; -- often a	   term of contempt. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Squawroot \Squaw"root`\ (skw[add]"r[=oo]t`), n. (Bot.)	   A scaly parasitic plant ({Conopholis Americana}) found in oak	   woods in the United States; -- called also {cancer root}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squaw vine \Squaw vine\ (Bot.)	   The partridge berry ({Mitchella repens}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Squawweed \Squaw"weed`\ (skw[add]"w[=e]d`), n. (Bot.)	   The golden ragwort. See under {Ragwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squeak \Squeak\ (skw[=e]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squeaked}	   (skw[=e]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeaking}.] [Probably of	   imitative origin; cf. Sw. sqv[aum]ka to croak, Icel. skvakka	   to give a sound as of water shaken in a bottle.]	   1. To utter a sharp, shrill cry, usually of short duration;	      to cry with an acute tone, as an animal; or, to make a	      sharp, disagreeable noise, as a pipe or quill, a wagon	      wheel, a door; to creak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can endure to hear one of the rough old Romans	            squeaking through the mouth of an eunuch? --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Zoilus calls the companions of Ulysses the	            "squeaking pigs" of Homer.            --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To break silence or secrecy for fear of pain or	      punishment; to speak; to confess. [Colloq.]	   Syn: squeal.	        [1913 Webster]	              If he be obstinate, put a civil question to him	              upon the rack, and he squeaks, I warrant him.	                                                  --Dryden.	        [1913 Webster]	Squeak \Squeak\, n.	   A sharp, shrill, disagreeable sound suddenly uttered, either	   of the human voice or of any animal or instrument, such as is	   made by carriage wheels when dry, by the soles of leather	   shoes, or by a pipe or reed.	   [1913 Webster]
Squeaker \Squeak"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, squeaks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The Australian gray crow shrike ({Strepera	      anaphonesis}); -- so called from its note.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) A contest won by a small margin.	      (b) A narrow escape from harm. [Colloq.]	          [PJC]
Squeakingly \Squeak"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a squeaking manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Squeal \Squeal\ (skw[=e]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squealed}	   (skw[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squealing}.] [Of Scand. origin;	   cf. Sw. sqv[aum]la, Norw. skvella. Cf. {Squeak}, {Squall}.]	   1. To cry with a sharp, shrill, prolonged sound, as certain	      animals do, indicating want, displeasure, or pain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn informer; to betray a secret. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Squeal \Squeal\, n.	   A shrill, sharp, somewhat prolonged cry.	   [1913 Webster]
Squealer \Squeal"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, squeals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The European swift.	      (b) The harlequin duck.	      (c) The American golden plover.	          [1913 Webster]
Squeamish \Squeam"ish\ (skw[=e]m"[i^]sh), a. [OE. squaimous,	   sweymous, probably from OE. sweem, swem, dizziness, a	   swimming in the head; cf. Icel. sveimr a bustle, a stir,	   Norw. sveim a hovering about, a sickness that comes upon one,	   Icel. svimi a giddiness, AS. sw[imac]ma. The word has been	   perhaps confused with qualmish. Cf. {Swim} to be dizzy.]	   Having a stomach that is easily turned or nauseated; hence,	   nice to excess in taste; fastidious; easily disgusted; apt to	   be offended at trifling improprieties.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quoth he, that honor's very squeamish	         That takes a basting for a blemish.      --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	         His muse is rustic, and perhaps too plain	         The men of squeamish taste to entertain. --Southern.	   [1913 Webster]	         So ye grow squeamish, Gods, and sniff at heaven. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fastidious; dainty; overnice; scrupulous. See	        {Fastidious}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Squeam"ish*ly}, adv. --	        {Squeam"ish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Squeamous \Squeam"ous\ (-[u^]s), a.	   Squeamish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squeasiness \Squea"si*ness\ (skw[=e]"z[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   Queasiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squeasy \Squea"sy\ (-z[y^]), a.	   Queasy; nice; squeamish; fastidious; scrupulous. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Squeegee \Squee"gee\ (skw[=e]"j[-e]), n.	   Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a	   kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of	   leather, -- used for removing superfluous, water or other	   liquids, as from a vessel's deck after washing, from window	   panes, photographer's plates, etc. [Written also {squilgee},	   {squillagee}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Squeegee \Squee"gee\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squeegeed}	   (skw[=e]"j[=e]d; skw[=e]*j[=e]d"); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Squeegeeing} (skw[=e]"j[=e]*[i^]ng; skw[=e]*j[=e]"[i^]ng).]	   To smooth, clean, press, or treat with a squeegee; to	   squilgee.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Squeegee roller \Squeegee roller\	   A small India-rubber roller with a handle, used esp. in	   printing and photography as a squeegee.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Squeeze \Squeeze\ (skw[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squeezed}	   (skw[=e]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squeezing}.] [OE. queisen, AS.	   cw[=e]san, cw[=y]san, cw[imac]san, of uncertain origin. The	   s- was probably prefixed through the influence of squash,	   v.t.]	   1. To press between two bodies; to press together closely; to	      compress; often, to compress so as to expel juice,	      moisture, etc.; as, to squeeze an orange with the fingers;	      to squeeze the hand in friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To oppress with hardships, burdens, or taxes; to	      harass; to crush.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a civil war, people must expect to be crushed and	            squeezed toward the burden.           --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To force, or cause to pass, by compression; often with	      out, through, etc.; as, to squeeze water through felt.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To compress; hug; pinch; gripe; crowd.	        [1913 Webster]	Squeeze \Squeeze\, v. i.	   To press; to urge one's way, or to pass, by pressing; to	   crowd; -- often with through, into, etc.; as, to squeeze hard	   to get through a crowd.	   [1913 Webster]	Squeeze \Squeeze\, n.	   1. The act of one who squeezes; compression between bodies;	      pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A facsimile impression taken in some soft substance, as	      pulp, from an inscription on stone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) The gradual closing of workings by the weight of	      the overlying strata.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Pressure or constraint used to force the making of a gift,	      concession, or the like; exaction; extortion; as, to put	      the squeeze on someone. [Colloq.]	            One of the many "squeezes" imposed by the mandarins.	                                                  --A. R.	                                                  Colquhoun.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Squeezer \Squeez"er\ (skw[=e]z"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, squeezes; as, a lemon squeezer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Forging)	      (a) A machine like a large pair of pliers, for shingling,	          or squeezing, the balls of metal when puddled; -- used	          only in the plural.	      (b) A machine of several forms for the same purpose; --	          used in the singular.	          [1913 Webster]
Squeezing \Squeez"ing\, n.	   1. The act of pressing; compression; oppression.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. That which is forced out by pressure; dregs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Squeeze}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Squelch \Squelch\ (skw[e^]lch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squelched}	   (skw[e^]lcht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squelching}.] [Cf. Prov. E.	   quelch a blow, and quell to crush, to kill.]	   To quell; to crush; to silence or put down. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Oh 't was your luck and mine to be squelched. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         If you deceive us you will be squelched. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Squelch \Squelch\, n.	   1. A heavy fall, as of something flat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A crushing reply; as, the perfect squelch for a	      conceited remark. [Colloq.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Squelch \Squelch\ (skw[e^]lch), v. i. [Perh. imitative. Cf.	   {Squelch}.]	   To make a sound like that made by the feet of one walking in	   mud or slush; to make a kind of swashing sound; to squish;	   also, to move with such a sound.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         He turned and strode to the fire, his boots squelching	         as he walked.                            --P. L. Ford.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         A crazy old collier squelching along under squared	         yards.                                   --W. C.	                                                  Russell.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
squeteague \sque*teague"\ (skw[-e]*t[=e]g"), n. [From the North	   American Indian name.] (Zool.)	   An American sciaenoid fish ({Cynoscion regalis}), abundant on	   the Atlantic coast of the United States, and much valued as a	   food fish. It is of a bright silvery color, with iridescent	   reflections. Called also {weakfish}, {squitee}, {chickwit},	   and {sea trout}. The spotted squeteague ({Cynoscion	   nebulosus}) of the Southern United States is a similar fish,	   but the back and upper fins are spotted with black. It is	   called also {spotted weakfish} and {squit}, and, locally,	   {sea trout}, and {sea salmon}. See also under {squitee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squib \Squib\ (skw[i^]b), n. [OE. squippen, swippen, to move	   swiftly, Icel. svipa to swoop, flash, dart, whip; akin to AS.	   swipian to whip, and E. swift, a. See {Swift}, a.]	   1. A little pipe, or hollow cylinder of paper, filled with	      powder or combustible matter, to be thrown into the air	      while burning, so as to burst there with a crack.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lampoons, like squibs, may make a present blaze.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The making and selling of fireworks, and squibs . .	            . is punishable.                      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A kind of slow match or safety fuse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sarcastic speech or publication; a petty lampoon; a	      brief, witty essay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who copied his squibs, and reechoed his jokes.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A writer of lampoons. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The squibs are those who in the common phrase of the	            world are called libelers, lampooners, and	            pamphleteers.                         --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A paltry fellow. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Squib \Squib\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squibbed} (skw[i^]bd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Squibbing}.]	   To throw squibs; to utter sarcastic or severe reflections; to	   contend in petty dispute; as, to squib a little in debate.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squid \Squid\ (skw[i^]d), n. [Cf. {Squirt}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of ten-armed	      cephalopods having a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin	      on each side; especially, any species of {Loligo},	      {Ommastrephes}, and related genera. See {Calamary},	      {Decacerata}, {Dibranchiata}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some of these squids are very abundant on the Atlantic	         coast of North America, and are used in large	         quantities for bait, especially in the cod fishery. The	         most abundant of the American squids are the northern	         squid ({Ommastrephes illecebrosus}), ranging from	         Southern New England to Newfoundland, and the southern	         squid ({Loligo Pealii}), ranging from Virginia to	         Massachusetts.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other	      substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flying squid}, {Giant squid}. (Zool.) See under {Flying},	      and {Giant}.	   {Squid hound} (Zool.), the striped bass.	      [1913 Webster]
Squier \Squier\ (skw[imac]r), n.	   A square. See 1st {Squire}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not the worst of the three but jumps twelve foot and a	         half by the squier.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Squierie
Squierie \Squi"er*ie\, Squiery
\Squi"er*y\(skw[imac]"[~e]r*[i^]), n. [OF. escuierie. See	   {Esquire}.]	   A company of squires; the whole body of squires.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is found in Tyrwhitt's Chaucer, but is not in	         the modern editions.	         [1913 Webster]
Squiffy \Squif"fy\ (skw[i^]f"f[y^]), a.	   Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang] --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Squiggle \Squig"gle\ (skw[i^]g"g'l), v. i. [Cf. Prov. E. swiggle	   to drink greedily, to shake liquor in a close vessel, and E.	   swig.]	   To shake and wash a fluid about in the mouth with the lips	   closed. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]	Squiggle \Squig"gle\, v. i. [Cf. {Squirm}, {Wiggle}.]	   To move about like an eel; to squirm. [Low, U.S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Squilgee \Squil"gee\ (skw[i^]l"j[-e]), n.	   Formerly, a small swab for drying a vessel's deck; now, a	   kind of scraper having a blade or edge of rubber or of	   leather, -- used for removing superfluous water or other	   liquids, as from a vessel's deck after washing, from window	   panes, photographer's plates, etc. [Written also {squillgee},	   {squillagee}, {squeegee.}]	   [1913 Webster]	Squilgee \Squil"gee\ (skw[i^]l"j[-e]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Squilgeed} (skw[i^]l"j[=e]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Squilgeeing}.]	   To swab, press, or treat with a squilgee; as, to squilgee a	   vessel's deck.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Squill \Squill\ (skw[i^]l), n. [F. squille (also scille a	   squill, in sense 1), L. squilla, scilla, Gr. ?.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A European bulbous liliaceous plant ({Urginea	          maritima}, formerly {Scilla maritima}), of acrid,	          expectorant, diuretic, and emetic properties, used in	          medicine. Called also {sea onion}.	      (b) Any bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}; as, the	          bluebell squill ({Scilla mutans}).	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A squilla.	      (b) A mantis.	          [1913 Webster]
Squilla \Squil"la\ (skw[i^]l"l[.a]), n.; pl. E. {Squillas}	   (-l[.a]z), L. {Squillae} (-l[=e]). [L., a sea onion, also, a	   prawn or shrimp. See {Squill}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous stomapod crustaceans of the genus	   {Squilla} and allied genera. They make burrows in mud or	   beneath stones on the seashore. Called also {mantis shrimp}.	   See Illust. under {Stomapoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squillitic \Squill*it"ic\ (skw[i^]l*[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to squills. [R.] "Squillitic vinegar."	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster] Squinance
Squinance \Squin"ance\ (skw[i^]n"ans), Squinancy \Squin"an*cy\	   (-an*s[y^]), n. [F. esquinancie, OF. squinance, esquinance.	   See {Quinsy}.]	   1. (Med.) The quinsy. See {Quinsy}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A European perennial herb ({Asperula cynanchica})	      with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought	      to cure the quinsy. Also called {quincewort}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Squinancy berries}, black currants; -- so called because	      used to cure the quinsy. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Squinch \Squinch\ (skw[i^]nch), n. [Corrupted fr. sconce.]	   (Arch.)	   A small arch thrown across the corner of a square room to	   support a superimposed mass, as where an octagonal spire or	   drum rests upon a square tower; -- called also {sconce}, and	   {sconcheon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squinsy \Squin"sy\ (skw[i^]n"z[y^]), n. (Med.)	   See {Quinsy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squint \Squint\ (skw[i^]nt), a. [Cf. D. schuinte a slope,	   schuin, schuinsch, sloping, oblique, schuins slopingly. Cf.	   {Askant}, {Askance}, {Asquint}.]	   1. Looking obliquely. Specifically: (Med.), not having the	      optic axes coincident; -- said of the eyes. See {Squint},	      n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Looking askance. "Squint suspicion." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Squint \Squint\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Squinting}.]	   1. To see or look obliquely, asquint, or awry, or with a	      furtive glance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some can squint when they will.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To have the axes of the eyes not coincident; to be	      cross-eyed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deviate from a true line; to run obliquely.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have an indirect bearing, reference, or implication; to	      have an allusion to, or inclination towards, something.	            Yet if the following sentence means anything, it is	            a squinting toward hypnotism.         --The Forum.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. To look with the eyes partly closed.	      [PJC]	Squint \Squint\, v. t.	   1. To turn to an oblique position; to direct obliquely; as,	      to squint an eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to look with noncoincident optic axes.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . squints the eye, and makes the harelid.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Squint \Squint\, n.	   1. The act or habit of squinting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A want of coincidence of the axes of the eyes;	      strabismus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) Same as {Hagioscope}.	      [1913 Webster]
Squinter \Squint"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who squints.	   [1913 Webster]
Squint-eye \Squint"-eye`\ (-[imac]`), n.	   An eye that squints. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Squint-eyed \Squint"-eyed`\ (-[imac]d`), a.	   1. Having eyes that squint; having eyes with axes not	      coincident; cross-eyed; also called {squinty-eyed}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Looking obliquely, or asquint; malignant; as, squint-eyed	      praise; squint-eyed jealousy.	      [1913 Webster]
Squintifego \Squint`i*fe"go\ (-[i^]*f[=e]"g[-o]), a.	   Squinting. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squinting \Squint"ing\ (skw[i^]nt"[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {Squint}, v. -- {Squint"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Squiny \Squin"y\ (skw[i^]n"[y^]), v. i.	   To squint. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Squinzey \Squin"zey\ (-z[y^]), n. (Med.)	   See {Quinsy}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squir \Squir\ (skw[~e]r), v. t.	   To throw with a jerk; to throw edge foremost. [Obs.] [Written	   also {squirr}.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Squiralty \Squir"al*ty\ (skw[imac]r"[a^]l*t[y^]), n.	   Same as {Squirarchy}.	   [1913 Webster]	         That such weight and influence be put thereby into the	         hands of the squiralty of my kingdom.    --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Squirarch \Squir"arch\ (skw[imac]r"[aum]rk), n. [Squire +	   -arch.]	   One who belongs to the squirarchy. -- {Squir"arch*al} (-al),	   a.	   [1913 Webster]
Squirarchy \Squir"arch*y\ (-[y^]), n. [Squire + -archy.]	   The gentlemen, or gentry, of a country, collectively.	   [Written also {squirearchy}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Squire \Squire\ (skw[imac]r), n. [OF. esquierre, F. ['e]querre.	   See {Square}, n.]	   A square; a measure; a rule. [Obs.] "With golden squire."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Squire \Squire\, n. [Aphetic form of esquire.]	   1. A shield-bearer or armor-bearer who attended a knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A title of dignity next in degree below knight, and above	      gentleman. See {Esquire}. [Eng.] "His privy knights and	      squires." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A male attendant on a great personage; also (Colloq.), a	      devoted attendant or follower of a lady; a beau.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A title of office and courtesy. See under {Esquire}.	      [1913 Webster]	Squire \Squire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {squired} (skw[imac]rd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {squiring}.]	   1. To attend as a squire. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attend as a beau, or gallant, for aid and protection;	      as, to squire a lady. [Colloq.] --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Squireen \Squir*een"\ (skw[imac]r*[=e]n"), n.	   One who is half squire and half farmer; -- used humorously.	   [Eng.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Squirehood \Squire"hood\ (skw[imac]r"h[oo^]d), n.	   The rank or state of a squire; squireship. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
squireling \squire"ling\ (-l[i^]ng), n.	   A petty squire. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Squirely \Squire"ly\, a. & adv.	   Becoming a squire; like a squire.	   [1913 Webster]
squireship \squire"ship\, n.	   Squirehood.	   [1913 Webster]
Squirm \Squirm\ (skw[~e]rm), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Squirmed}	   (skw[~e]rmd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Squirming}.] [Cf. {Swarm} to	   climb a tree.]	   To twist about briskly with contortions like an eel or a	   worm; to wriggle; to writhe.	   [1913 Webster]
Squirr \Squirr\ (skw[~e]r), v. t.	   See {Squir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Squirrel \Squir"rel\ (skw[~e]r"r[e^]l or skw[i^]r"-; 277), n.	   [OE. squirel, OF. esquirel, escurel, F. ['e]cureuil, LL.	   squirelus, squirolus, scuriolus, dim. of L. sciurus, Gr.	   si`oyros; skia` shade + o'yra` tail. Cf. {Shine}, v. i.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small rodents	      belonging to the genus {Sciurus} and several allied genera	      of the family {Sciuridae}. Squirrels generally have a	      bushy tail, large erect ears, and strong hind legs. They	      are commonly arboreal in their habits, but many species	      live in burrows.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the common North American squirrels are the gray	         squirrel ({Sciurus Carolinensis}) and its black	         variety; the fox, or cat, squirrel ({Sciurus cinereus},	         or {Sciurus niger}) which is a large species, and	         variable in color, the southern variety being	         frequently black, while the northern and western	         varieties are usually gray or rusty brown; the red	         squirrel (see {Chickaree}); the striped, or chipping,	         squirrel (see {Chipmunk}); and the California gray	         squirrel ({Sciurus fossor}). Several other species	         inhabit Mexico and Central America. The common European	         species ({Sciurus vulgaris}) has a long tuft of hair on	         each ear. The so-called Australian squirrels are	         marsupials. See {Petaurist}, and {Phalanger}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the small rollers of a carding machine which work	      with the large cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Barking squirrel} (Zool.), the prairie dog.	   {Federation squirrel} (Zool.), the striped gopher. See	      {Gopher}, 2.	   {Flying squirrel} (Zool.). See {Flying squirrel}, in the	      Vocabulary.	   {Java squirrel}. (Zool.). See {Jelerang}.	   {Squirrel corn} (Bot.), a North American herb ({Dicentra	      Canadensis}) bearing little yellow tubers.	   {Squirrel cup} (Bot.), the blossom of the {Hepatica triloba},	      a low perennial herb with cup-shaped flowers varying from	      purplish blue to pink or even white. It is one of the	      earliest flowers of spring.	   {Squirrel fish}. (Zool.)	      (a) A sea bass ({Serranus fascicularis}) of the Southern	          United States.	      (b) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).	      (c) The redmouth, or grunt.	      (d) A market fish of Bermuda ({Holocentrum Ascensione}).	          	   {Squirrel grass} (Bot.), a pestiferous grass ({Hordeum	      murinum}) related to barley. In California the stiffly	      awned spikelets work into the wool of sheep, and into the	      throat, flesh, and eyes of animals, sometimes even	      producing death.	   {Squirrel hake} (Zool.), a common American hake ({Phycis	      tenuis}); -- called also {white hake}.	   {Squirrel hawk} (Zool.), any rough-legged hawk; especially,	      the California species {Archibuteo ferrugineus}.	   {Squirrel monkey}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of small, soft-haired South	          American monkeys of the genus {Callithrix}. They are	          noted for their graceful form and agility. See	          {Teetee}.	      (b) A marmoset.	   {Squirrel petaurus} (Zool.), a flying phalanger of Australia.	      See {Phalanger}, {Petaurist}, and {Flying phalanger} under	      {Flying}.	   {Squirrel shrew} (Zool.), any one of several species of East	      Indian and Asiatic insectivores of the genus {Tupaia}.	      They are allied to the shrews, but have a bushy tail, like	      that of a squirrel.	   {Squirrel-tail grass} (Bot.), a grass ({Hordeum jubatum})	      found in salt marshes and along the Great Lakes, having a	      dense spike beset with long awns.	      [1913 Webster]
Squirt \Squirt\ (skw[~e]rt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Squirted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Squirting}.] [Cf. LG. swirtjen to squirt, OSw.	   sqv[aum]tta, E. squander.]	   To drive or eject in a stream out of a narrow pipe or	   orifice; as, to squirt water.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hard-featured miscreant coolly rolled his tobacco	         in his cheek, and squirted the juice into the fire	         grate.                                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Squirting cucumber}. (Bot.) See {Ecballium}.	      [1913 Webster]	Squirt \Squirt\, v. i.	   1. To be thrown out, or ejected, in a rapid stream, from a	      narrow orifice; -- said of liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to throw out or utter words rapidly; to prate.	      [Low] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Squirt \Squirt\, n.	   1. An instrument out of which a liquid is ejected in a small	      stream with force. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small, quick stream; a jet. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hydrodynamics) The whole system of flow in the vicinity	      of a source.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. a youngster.	      [PJC]	   5. a short, overly assertive, or impudent person, especially	      when young; -- used in contempt.	      [PJC]
Squirter \Squirt"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, squirts.	   [1913 Webster]
Squiry \Squir"y\ (skw[imac]r"[y^]), n. [See {Squiery}.]	   The body of squires, collectively considered; squirarchy.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The flower of chivalry and squiry.       --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
squish \squish\ (skw[i^]sh), v. i. [Perh. imitative. Cf.	   {Squelch}.]	   To make the sound of squirting water, like that made by the	   feet of one walking in mud or slush; to make a kind of	   gushing, swashing, or splashing sound; to move with such a	   sound.	   [PJC]	squish \squish\ (skw[i^]sh), n.	   A sound like that made by the feet of one walking in mud or	   slush; a gushing, swashing, or splashing sound; a squishing	   sound.	   [PJC]
Squitch grass \Squitch" grass`\ (skw[i^]ch" gr[.a]s`). (Bot.)	   Quitch grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Squitee \Squi*tee"\ (skw[i^]*t[=e]"), n. [From the N. American	   Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The squeteague; -- called also {squit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stab \Stab\ (st[a^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stabbed} (st[a^]bd);	   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. staff; also Gael. stob to stab, as n., a stake, a	   stub. Cf. {Staff}.]	   1. To pierce with a pointed weapon; to wound or kill by the	      thrust of a pointed instrument; as, to stab a man with a	      dagger; also, to thrust; as, to stab a dagger into a	      person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To injure secretly or by malicious falsehood or	      slander; as, to stab a person's reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	Stab \Stab\, v. i.	   1. To give a wound with a pointed weapon; to pierce; to	      thrust with a pointed weapon.	      [1913 Webster]	            None shall dare	            With shortened sword to stab in closer war.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wound or pain, as if with a pointed weapon.	      [1913 Webster]	            She speaks poniards, and every word stabs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stab at}, to offer or threaten to stab; to thrust a	      pointed weapon at.	      [1913 Webster]	Stab \Stab\, n.	   1. The thrust of a pointed weapon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wound with a sharp-pointed weapon; as, to fall by the	      stab of an assassin. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: An injury inflicted covertly or suddenly; as, a stab	      given to character.	      [1913 Webster]
Stabat Mater \Sta"bat Ma"ter\ (st[=a]"b[a^]t m[=a]"t[~e]r). [L.,	   the mother was standing.]	   A celebrated Latin hymn, beginning with these words,	   commemorating the sorrows of the mother of our Lord at the	   foot of the cross. It is read in the Mass of the Sorrows of	   the Virgin Mary, and is sung by Catholics when making "the	   way of the cross" (Via Crucis). See {Station}, 7	   (c) .	       [1913 Webster]
Stabber \Stab"ber\ (st[a^]b"b[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, stabs; a privy murderer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A small marline spike; a pricker.	      [1913 Webster]
Stabbingly \Stab"bing*ly\ (-b[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   By stabbing; with intent to injure covertly. --Bp. Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Stab culture \Stab culture\ (Bacteriol.)	   A culture made by inoculating a solid medium, as gelatin,	   with the puncture of a needle or wire; -- called also {stab}.	   The growths are usually of characteristic form.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Stabiliment \Sta*bil"i*ment\ (st[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*ment), n. [L.	   stabilimentum, fr. stabilire to make firm or stable, fr.	   stabilis. See {Stable}, a.]	   The act of making firm; firm support; establishment. [R.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         They serve for stabiliment, propagation, and shade.	                                                  --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Stabilitate \Sta*bil"i*tate\ (-t[=a]t), v. t. [LL. stabilitatus,	   p. p. of stabilitare to make stable.]	   To make stable; to establish. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Stability \Sta*bil"i*ty\ (st[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   stabilitas; cf. F. stabilit['e]. See {Stable}, a.]	   1. The state or quality of being stable, or firm; steadiness;	      stableness; firmness; strength to stand without being	      moved or overthrown; as, the stability of a structure; the	      stability of a throne or a constitution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Steadiness or firmness of character; firmness of	      resolution or purpose; the quality opposite to	      {fickleness}, {irresolution}, or {inconstancy}; constancy;	      steadfastness; as, a man of little stability, or of	      unusual stability.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fixedness; -- as opposed to {fluidity}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since fluidness and stability are contrary	            qualities.                            --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Steadiness; stableness; constancy; immovability;	        firmness.	        [1913 Webster]
Stable \Sta"ble\ (st[=a]"b'l), a. [OF. estable, F. stable, fr.	   L. stabilis, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i. and cf.	   {Establish}.]	   1. Firmly established; not easily moved, shaken, or	      overthrown; fixed; as, a stable government.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this region of chance, . . . where nothing is	            stable.                               --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Steady in purpose; constant; firm in resolution; not	      easily diverted from a purpose; not fickle or wavering;	      as, a man of stable character.	      [1913 Webster]	            And to her husband ever meek and stable. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Durable; not subject to overthrow or change; firm; as, a	      stable foundation; a stable position.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) So placed as to resist forces tending to cause	      motion; of such structure as to resist distortion or	      molecular or chemical disturbance; -- said of any body or	      substance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Stable equilibrium} (Mech.), the kind of equilibrium of a	      body so placed that if disturbed it returns to its former	      position, as in the case when the center of gravity is	      below the point or axis of support; -- opposed to	      {unstable equilibrium}, in which the body if disturbed	      does not tend to return to its former position, but to	      move farther away from it, as in the case of a body	      supported at a point below the center of gravity. Cf.	      {Neutral equilibrium}, under {Neutral}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fixed; steady; constant; abiding; strong; durable; firm.	        [1913 Webster]	Stable \Sta"ble\, v. t.	   To fix; to establish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Stable \Sta"ble\, n. [OF. estable, F. ['e]table, from L.	   stabulum, fr. stare to stand. See {Stand}, v. i.]	   A house, shed, or building, for beasts to lodge and feed in;	   esp., a building or apartment with stalls, for horses; as, a	   horse stable; a cow stable. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stable fly} (Zool.), a common dipterous fly ({Stomoxys	      calcitrans}) which is abundant about stables and often	      enters dwellings, especially in autumn; called also	      {biting house fly}. These flies, unlike the common house	      flies, which they resemble, bite severely, and are	      troublesome to horses and cattle. They differ from the	      larger {horse fly}.	      [1913 Webster]	Stable \Sta"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stabled} (-b'ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stabling} (-bl[i^]ng).]	   To put or keep in a stable.	   [1913 Webster]	Stable \Sta"ble\, v. i.	   To dwell or lodge in a stable; to dwell in an inclosed place;	   to kennel. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Stableboy
Stableboy \Sta"ble*boy`\ (-boi`), Stableman \Sta"ble*man\	   (-m[a^]n), n.	   A boy or man who attends in a stable; a groom; a hostler.	   [1913 Webster]
Stableness \Sta"ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stable, or firmly established;	   stability.	   [1913 Webster]
Stabler \Sta"bler\ (-bl[~e]r), n.	   A stable keeper. --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Stable stand \Sta"ble stand`\ (st[a^]nd`). (O.Eng. Law)	   The position of a man who is found at his standing in the	   forest, with a crossbow or a longbow bent, ready to shoot at	   a deer, or close by a tree with greyhounds in a leash ready	   to slip; -- one of the four presumptions that a man intends	   stealing the king's deer. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Stabling \Sta"bling\ (-bl[i^]ng), n.	   1. The act or practice of keeping horses and cattle in a	      stable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A building, shed, or room for horses and cattle.	      [1913 Webster]
Stablish \Stab"lish\ (st[a^]b"l[i^]sh), v. t. [Aphetic form of	   establish.]	   To settle permanently in a state; to make firm; to establish;	   to fix. [Obs.] --2 Sam. vii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
Stablishment \Stab"lish*ment\ (-ment), n.	   Establishment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stably \Sta"bly\ (st[=a]"bl[y^]), adv.	   In a stable manner; firmly; fixedly; steadily; as, a	   government stably settled.	   [1913 Webster]
Stabulation \Stab`u*la"tion\ (st[a^]b`[-u]*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. stabulatio, fr. stabulari to stable cattle, fr. stabulum.	   See {Stable}, n.]	   1. The act of stabling or housing beasts. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place for lodging beasts; a stable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Staccato \Stac*ca"to\ (st[.a]k*k[aum]"t[-o]), a. [It., p. p. of	   staccare, equivalent to distaccare. See {Detach}.]	   1. (Mus.) Disconnected; separated; distinct; -- a direction	      to perform the notes of a passage in a short, distinct,	      and pointed manner. It is opposed to {legato}, and often	      indicated by heavy accents written over or under the	      notes, or by dots when the performance is to be less	      distinct and emphatic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressed in a brief, pointed manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Staccato and peremptory [literary criticism]. --G.	                                                  Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Stack \Stack\ (st[a^]k), n. [Icel. stakkr; akin to Sw. stack,	   Dan. stak. Cf. {Stake}.]	   1. A large and to some degree orderly pile of hay, grain,	      straw, or the like, usually of a nearly conical form, but	      sometimes rectangular or oblong, contracted at the top to	      a point or ridge, and sometimes covered with thatch.	      [1913 Webster]	            But corn was housed, and beans were in the stack.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: An orderly pile of any type of object, indefinite	      in quantity; -- used especially of piles of wood. A stack	      is usually more orderly than a {pile}	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Against every pillar was a stack of billets above a	            man's height.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: A pile of wood containing 108 cubic feet.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence: A large quantity; as, a stack of cash. [Informal]	      [PJC]	   5. (Arch.)	      (a) A number of flues embodied in one structure, rising	          above the roof. Hence:	      (b) Any single insulated and prominent structure, or	          upright pipe, which affords a conduit for smoke; as,	          the brick smokestack of a factory; the smokestack of a	          steam vessel.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Computer programming)	      (a) A section of memory in a computer used for temporary	          storage of data, in which the last datum stored is the	          first retrieved.	      (b) A data structure within random-access memory used to	          simulate a hardware stack; as, a push-down stack.	          [PJC]	   7. pl. The section of a library containing shelves which hold	      books less frequently requested.	      [PJC]	   {Stack of arms} (Mil.), a number of muskets or rifles set up	      together, with the bayonets crossing one another, forming	      a sort of conical self-supporting pile.	   {to blow one's stacks} to become very angry and lose one's	      self-control, and especially to display one's fury by	      shouting.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Stack \Stack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stacked} (st[a^]kt); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stacking}.] [Cf. Sw. stacka, Dan. stakke. See	   {Stack}, n.]	   1. To lay in a conical or other pile; to make into a large	      pile; as, to stack hay, cornstalks, or grain; to stack or	      place wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To place in a vertical arrangement so that	      each item in a pile is resting on top of another item in	      the pile, except for the bottom item; as, to stack the	      papers neatly on the desk; to stack the bricks.	      [PJC]	   3. To select or arrange dishonestly so as to achieve an	      unfair advantage; as, to stack a deck of cards; to stack a	      jury with persons prejudiced against the defendant.	      [PJC]	   {To stack arms} (Mil.), to set up a number of muskets or	      rifles together, with the bayonets crossing one another,	      and forming a sort of conical pile.	      [1913 Webster]
Stackage \Stack"age\ (st[a^]k"[asl]j), n.	   1. Hay, grain, or the like, in stacks; things stacked. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tax on things stacked. [R.] --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]
Stacket \Stack"et\ (-[e^]t), n. [Cf. F. estacade and E.	   stockade.] (Mil.)	   A stockade. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Stack-guard \Stack"-guard`\ (-g[aum]rd`), n.	   A covering or protection, as of canvas, for a stack.	   [1913 Webster]
Stacking \Stack"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Stack}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stacking band}, {Stacking belt}, a band or rope used in	      binding thatch or straw upon a stack.	   {Stacking stage}, a stage used in building stacks.	      [1913 Webster]
Stackstand \Stack"stand`\ (-st[a^]nd`), n.	   A staging for supporting a stack of hay or grain; a	   staddle[2]; a rickstand.	   [1913 Webster]
Stackyard \Stack"yard`\ (-y[aum]rd`), n.	   A yard or inclosure for stacks of hay or grain. --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Stacte \Stac"te\ (st[a^]k"t[-e]), n. [L., fr. Gr. stakth`,	   strictly fem. of stakto`s oozing out in drops, fr. sta`zein	   to drop.]	   One of the sweet spices used by the ancient Jews in the	   preparation of incense. It was perhaps an oil or other form	   of myrrh or cinnamon, or a kind of storax. --Ex. xxx. 34.	   [1913 Webster]
Staddle \Stad"dle\ (st[a^]d"d'l), n. [AS. sta[eth]ol,	   sta[eth]ul, a foundation, firm seat; akin to E. stand.	   [root]163. See {Stand}, v. i.] [Formerly written {stadle}.]	   1. Anything which serves for support; a staff; a prop; a	      crutch; a cane.	      [1913 Webster]	            His weak steps governing	            And aged limbs on cypress stadle stout. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The frame of a stack of hay or grain. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A row of dried or drying hay, etc. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small tree of any kind, especially a forest tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In America, trees are called staddles from the time	         that they are three or four years old till they are six	         or eight inches in diameter, or more. This is also the	         sense in which the word is used by Bacon and Tusser.	         [1913 Webster]	Staddle \Stad"dle\, v. t.	   1. To leave the staddles, or saplings, of, as a wood when it	      is cut. [R.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form into staddles, as hay. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stade \Stade\ (st[=a]d), n. [Cf. F. stade.]	   A stadium. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Stade \Stade\, n. [Cf. G. gestade shore.]	   A landing place or wharf. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Stadimeter \Sta*dim"e*ter\ (st[.a]*d[i^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [Stadium + -meter.]	   A horizontal graduated bar mounted on a staff, used as a	   stadium, or telemeter, for measuring distances.	   [1913 Webster] Stadia hairs
Stadia hairs \Sta"di*a hairs\ or Stadia wires \Sta"di*a wires\	   (st[=a]"d[i^]*[.a] h[^a]rz). (Surv.)	   In a theodolite, etc., horizontal cross wires or hairs	   equidistant from the central horizontal cross wire.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stadium \Sta"di*um\ (st[=a]"d[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. {Stadia}	   (st[=a]"d[i^]*[.a]). [L., a stadium (in sense 1), from Gr.	   sta`dion.]	   1. A Greek measure of length, being the chief one used for	      itinerary distances, also adopted by the Romans for	      nautical and astronomical measurements. It was equal to	      600 Greek or 625 Roman feet, or 125 Roman paces, or to 606	      feet 9 inches English. This was also called the {Olympic	      stadium}, as being the exact length of the foot-race	      course at Olympia. --Dr. W. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: A race course; especially, the Olympic course for	      foot races.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: A modern structure, with its inclosure, resembling	      the ancient stadium[2], used for athletic games which are	      typically played out-of-doors; such stadiums are usually	      large structures without roofs, though some modern	      stadiums may have a protective dome overhead. It may be	      contrasted with the {arena}, the term commonly used for	      smaller structures at which indoor games are played.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   4. A kind of telemeter for measuring the distance of an	      object of known dimensions, by observing the angle it	      subtends; especially (Surveying), a graduated rod used to	      measure the distance of the place where it stands from an	      instrument having a telescope, by observing the number of	      the graduations of the rod that are seen between certain	      parallel wires (stadia wires) in the field of view of the	      telescope; -- also called {stadia}, and {stadia rod}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stadtholder \Stadt"hold`er\ (st[a^]t"h[=o]ld`[~e]r), n. [D.	   stadhouder; stad a city, a town + houder a holder.]	   Formerly, the chief magistrate of the United Provinces of	   Holland; also, the governor or lieutenant governor of a	   province.	   [1913 Webster] Stadtholderate
Stadtholderate \Stadt"hold`er*ate\ (-[asl]t), Stadtholdership
\Stadt"hold`er*ship\ (-sh[i^]p), n.	   The office or position of a stadtholder.	   [1913 Webster]
Stafette \Sta*fette"\ (st[.a]*f[e^]t"), n. [Cf. G. stafette. See	   {Estafet}.]	   An estafet. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Staff \Staff\ (st[.a]f), n.; pl. {Staves} (st[=a]vz or	   st[aum]vz; 277) or {Staffs} (st[.a]fs) in senses 1-9,	   {Staffs} in senses 10, 11. [AS. staef a staff; akin to LG. &	   D. staf, OFries. stef, G. stab, Icel. stafr, Sw. staf, Dan.	   stav, Goth. stabs element, rudiment, Skr. sth[=a]pay to cause	   to stand, to place. See {Stand}, and cf. {Stab}, {Stave}, n.]	   1. A long piece of wood; a stick; the long handle of an	      instrument or weapon; a pole or stick, used for many	      purposes; as, a surveyor's staff; the staff of a spear or	      pike.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he put the staves into the rings on the sides of	            the altar to bear it withal.          --Ex. xxxviii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            With forks and staves the felon to pursue. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stick carried in the hand for support or defense by a	      person walking; hence, a support; that which props or	      upholds. "Hooked staves." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The boy was the very staff of my age. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He spoke of it [beer] in "The Earnest Cry," and	            likewise in the "Scotch Drink," as one of the staffs	            of life which had been struck from the poor man's	            hand.                                 --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pole, stick, or wand borne as an ensign of authority; a	      badge of office; as, a constable's staff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methought this staff, mine office badge in court,	            Was broke in twain.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All his officers brake their staves; but at their	            return new staves were delivered unto them.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pole upon which a flag is supported and displayed.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The round of a ladder. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I ascended at one [ladder] of six hundred and	            thirty-nine staves.                   --Dr. J.	                                                  Campbell (E.	                                                  Brown's	                                                  Travels).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A series of verses so disposed that, when it is concluded,	      the same order begins again; a stanza; a stave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cowley found out that no kind of staff is proper for	            an heroic poem, as being all too lyrical. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) The five lines and the spaces on which music is	      written; -- formerly called {stave}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.) An arbor, as of a wheel or a pinion of a watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Surg.) The grooved director for the gorget, or knife,	      used in cutting for stone in the bladder.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. [From {Staff}, 3, a badge of office.] (Mil.) An	       establishment of officers in various departments attached	       to an army, to a section of an army, or to the commander	       of an army. The general's staff consists of those	       officers about his person who are employed in carrying	       his commands into execution. See {['E]tat Major}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Hence: A body of assistants serving to carry into effect	       the plans of a superintendent or manager; sometimes used	       for the entire group of employees of an enterprise,	       excluding the top management; as, the staff of a	       newspaper.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Jacob's staff} (Surv.), a single straight rod or staff,	      pointed and iron-shod at the bottom, for penetrating the	      ground, and having a socket joint at the top, used,	      instead of a tripod, for supporting a compass.	   {Staff angle} (Arch.), a square rod of wood standing flush	      with the wall on each of its sides, at the external angles	      of plastering, to prevent their being damaged.	   {The staff of life}, bread. "Bread is the staff of life."	      --Swift.	   {Staff tree} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Celastrus},	      mostly climbing shrubs of the northern hemisphere. The	      American species ({Celastrus scandens}) is commonly called	      {bittersweet}. See 2d {Bittersweet}, 3	       (b) .	   {To set up one's staff}, {To put up one's staff}, {To set	   down one's staff} or {To put down one's staff}, to take up	      one's residence; to lodge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Staff \Staff\ (st[.a]f), n. [G. staffiren to fill or fit out,	   adorn, fr. D. stoffeeren, OF. estoffer, F. ['e]toffer, fr.	   OF. estoffe stuff, F. ['e]toffe. See {Stuff}, n.] (Arch.)	   Plaster combined with fibrous and other materials so as to be	   suitable for sculpture in relief or in the round, or for	   forming flat plates or boards of considerable size which can	   be nailed to framework to make the exterior of a larger	   structure, forming joints which may afterward be repaired and	   concealed with fresh plaster.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Staffier \Staf"fi*er\ (st[.a]f"f[i^]*[~e]r), n.	   An attendant bearing a staff. [Obs.] "Staffiers on foot."	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Staffish \Staff"ish\ (st[.a]f"[i^]sh), a.	   Stiff; harsh. [Obs.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Staffman \Staff"man\ (st[.a]f"man), n.; pl. {Staffmen} (-men).	   A workman employed in silk throwing.	   [1913 Webster]
Stag \Stag\ (st[a^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several	   animals; or a doubtful AS. stagga. Cf. {Steg}.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The adult male of the red deer ({Cervus elaphus}), a	          large European species closely related to the American	          elk, or wapiti.	      (b) The male of certain other species of large deer.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A colt, or filly; also, a romping girl. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A castrated bull; -- called also {bull stag}, and {bull	      seg}. See the Note under {Ox}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Stock Exchange)	      (a) An outside irregular dealer in stocks, who is not a	          member of the exchange. [Cant]	      (b) One who applies for the allotment of shares in new	          projects, with a view to sell immediately at a	          premium, and not to hold the stock. [Cant]	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The European wren. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stag beetle} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      lamellicorn beetles belonging to {Lucanus} and allied	      genera, especially {Lucanus cervus} of Europe and {Lucanus	      dama} of the United States. The mandibles are large and	      branched, or forked, whence the name. The larva feeds on	      the rotten wood of dead trees. Called also {horned bug},	      and {horse beetle}.	   {Stag dance}, a dance by men only. [Slang, U.S.]	   {Stag hog} (Zool.), the babiroussa.	   {Stag-horn coral} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      large branching corals of the genus {Madrepora}, which	      somewhat resemble the antlers of the stag, especially	      {Madrepora cervicornis}, and {Madrepora palmata}, of	      Florida and the West Indies.	   {Stag-horn fern} (Bot.), an Australian and West African fern	      ({Platycerium alcicorne}) having the large fronds branched	      like a stag's horns; also, any species of the same genus.	      	   {Stag-horn sumac} (Bot.), a common American shrub ({Rhus	      typhina}) having densely velvety branchlets. See {Sumac}.	      	   {Stag party}, a party consisting of men only. [Slang, U. S.]	      	   {Stag tick} (Zool.), a parasitic dipterous insect of the	      family {Hippoboscidae}, which lives upon the stag and is	      usually wingless. The same species lives also upon the	      European grouse, but in that case has wings.	      [1913 Webster]	Stag \Stag\, v. i. (Com.)	   To act as a "stag," or irregular dealer in stocks. [Cant]	   [1913 Webster]	Stag \Stag\, v. t.	   To watch; to dog, or keep track of. [Prov. Eng. or Slang]	   --H. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Stage \Stage\ (st[=a]j), n. [OF. estage, F. ['e]tage, (assumed)	   LL. staticum, from L. stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf.	   {Static}.]	   1. A floor or story of a house. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play	      be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work,	      or the like; a scaffold; a staging.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the	      playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing	      dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knights, squires, and steeds, must enter on the	            stage.                                --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage,	            Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age. --C.	                                                  Sprague.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A place where anything is publicly exhibited; the scene of	      any noted action or career; the spot where any remarkable	      affair occurs; as, politicians must live their lives on	      the public stage.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            When we are born, we cry that we are come	            To this great stage of fools.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Music and ethereal mirth	            Wherewith the stage of air and earth did ring.	                                                  --Miton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The platform of a microscope, upon which an object is	      placed to be viewed. See Illust. of {Microscope}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A place of rest on a regularly traveled road; a stage	      house; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A degree of advancement in a journey; one of several	      portions into which a road or course is marked off; the	      distance between two places of rest on a road; as, a stage	      of ten miles.	      [1913 Webster]	            A stage . . . signifies a certain distance on a	            road.                                 --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            He traveled by gig, with his wife, his favorite	            horse performing the journey by easy stages.	                                                  --Smiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress	       toward an end or result.	       [1913 Webster]	             Such a polity is suited only to a particular stage	             in the progress of society.          --Macaulay.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A large vehicle running from station to station for the	       accommodation of the public; a stagecoach; an omnibus. "A	       parcel sent you by the stage." --Cowper. [Obsolescent]	       [1913 Webster]	             I went in the sixpenny stage.        --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Biol.) One of several marked phases or periods in the	       development and growth of many animals and plants; as,	       the larval stage; pupa stage; zoea stage.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Stage box}, a box close to the stage in a theater.	   {Stage carriage}, a stagecoach.	   {Stage door}, the actors' and workmen's entrance to a	      theater.	   {Stage lights}, the lights by which the stage in a theater is	      illuminated.	   {Stage micrometer}, a graduated device applied to the stage	      of a microscope for measuring the size of an object.	   {Stage wagon}, a wagon which runs between two places for	      conveying passengers or goods.	   {Stage whisper}, a loud whisper, as by an actor in a theater,	      supposed, for dramatic effect, to be unheard by one or	      more of his fellow actors, yet audible to the audience; an	      aside.	      [1913 Webster]	Stage \Stage\ (st[=a]j), v. t.	   To exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage; to display	   publicly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagecoach \Stage"coach`\ (st[=a]j"k[=o]ch`), n.	   A coach that runs regularly from one stage, station, or place	   to another, for the conveyance of passengers.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagecoachman \Stage"coach`man\ (st[=a]j"k[=o]ch`man), n.; pl.	   {Stagecoachmen} (st[=a]j"k[=o]ch`men).	   One who drives a stagecoach.	   [1913 Webster]
Stage director \Stage director\ (Theat.)	   One who prepares a play for production. He arranges the	   details of the stage settings, the business to be used, all	   stage effects, and instructs the actors, excepting usually	   the star, in the general interpretation of their parts.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Stage fright \Stage fright\	   Nervousness felt before an audience.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stagehouse \Stage"house`\ (-hous`), n.	   A house where a stage regularly stops for passengers or a	   relay of horses.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagely \Stage"ly\, a.	   Pertaining to a stage; becoming the theater; theatrical.	   [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Stage manager \Stage manager\ (Theat.)	   One in control of the stage during the production of a play.	   He directs the stage hands, property man, etc., has charge of	   all details behind the curtain, except the acting, and has a	   general oversight of the actors. Sometimes he is also the	   {stage director}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stageplay \Stage"play`\ (-pl[=a]`), n.	   A dramatic or theatrical entertainment. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Stageplayer \Stage"play`er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   An actor on the stage; one whose occupation is to represent	   characters on the stage; as, Garrick was a celebrated	   stageplayer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stager \Sta"ger\ (st[=a]"j[~e]r), n.	   1. A player. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has long acted on the stage of life; a	      practitioner; a person of experience, or of skill derived	      from long experience. "You will find most of the old	      stagers still stationary there." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A horse used in drawing a stage. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stagery \Sta"ger*y\ (-[y^]), n.	   Exhibition on the stage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stage-struck \Stage"-struck`\ (st[=a]j"str[u^]k`), a.	   Fascinated by the stage; seized by a passionate desire to	   become an actor.	   [1913 Webster]
Stag-evil \Stag"-e`vil\ (st[a^]g"[=e]`v'l), n. (Far.)	   A kind of palsy affecting the jaw of a horse. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Staggard \Stag"gard\ (-g[~e]rd), n. [From {Stag}.] (Zool.)	   The male red deer when four years old.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagger \Stag"ger\ (-g[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Staggered}	   (-g[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staggering}.] [OE. stakeren,	   Icel. stakra to push, to stagger, fr. staka to punt, push,	   stagger; cf. OD. staggeren to stagger. Cf. {Stake}, n.]	   1. To move to one side and the other, as if about to fall, in	      standing or walking; not to stand or walk with steadiness;	      to sway; to reel or totter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deep was the wound; he staggered with the blow.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cease to stand firm; to begin to give way; to fail.	      "The enemy staggers." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To begin to doubt and waver in purpose; to become less	      confident or determined; to hesitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Abraham] staggered not at the promise of God	            through unbelief.                     --Rom. iv. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	Stagger \Stag"ger\, v. t.	   1. To cause to reel or totter.	      [1913 Webster]	            That hand shall burn in never-quenching fire	            That staggers thus my person.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to doubt and waver; to make to hesitate; to make	      less steady or confident; to shock.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whosoever will read the story of this war will find	            himself much staggered.               --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grants to the house of Russell were so enormous, as	            not only to outrage economy, but even to stagger	            credibility.                          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To arrange (a series of parts) on each side of a median	      line alternately, as the spokes of a wheel or the rivets	      of a boiler seam.	      [1913 Webster]	Stagger \Stag"ger\, n.	   1. An unsteady movement of the body in walking or standing,	      as if one were about to fall; a reeling motion; vertigo;	      -- often in the plural; as, the stagger of a drunken man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Far.) A disease of horses and other animals, attended	      by reeling, unsteady gait or sudden falling; as, parasitic	      staggers; apopletic or sleepy staggers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Bewilderment; perplexity. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stomach staggers} (Far.), distention of the stomach with	      food or gas, resulting in indigestion, frequently in	      death.	      [1913 Webster]
Staggerbush \Stag"ger*bush`\ (-b[.u]sh`), n. (Bot.)	   An American shrub ({Andromeda Mariana}) having clusters of	   nodding white flowers. It grows in low, sandy places, and is	   said to poison lambs and calves. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Staggeringly \Stag"ger*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a staggering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Staggerwort \Stag"ger*wort`\ (-w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   A kind of ragwort ({Senecio Jacobaea}).	   [1913 Webster] Stag-horn coral
Stag-horn coral \Stag"-horn` cor"al\ (st[a^]g"h[^o]rn`	   k[o^]r"al), Stag-horn fern \Stag"-horn` fern`\ (f[~e]rn`),	   etc.	   See under {Stag}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stag-horned \Stag"-horned`\ (-h[^o]rnd`), a. (Zool.)	   Having the mandibles large and palmate, or branched somewhat	   like the antlers of a stag; -- said of certain beetles.	   [1913 Webster]
Staghound \Stag"hound`\ (-hound`), n. (Zool.)	   A large and powerful hound formerly used in hunting the stag,	   the wolf, and other large animals. The breed is nearly	   extinct.	   [1913 Webster]
Staging \Sta"ging\ (st[=a]"j[i^]ng), n.	   A structure of posts and boards for supporting workmen, etc.,	   as in building.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. The business of running stagecoaches; also, the act of	      journeying in stagecoaches.	      [1913 Webster]
Stagirite \Stag"i*rite\ (st[a^]j"[i^]*r[imac]t), n.	   A native of, or resident in, Stagira, in ancient Macedonia;	   especially, Aristotle. [Written also {Stagyrite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stagnancy \Stag"nan*cy\ (st[a^]g"nan*s[y^]), n.	   State of being stagnant.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagnant \Stag"nant\ (-nant), a. [L. stagnans, -antis, p. pr. of	   stagnare. See {Stagnate}.]	   1. That stagnates; not flowing; not running in a current or	      steam; motionless; hence, impure or foul from want of	      motion; as, a stagnant lake or pond; stagnant blood in the	      veins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not active or brisk; dull; as, business is stagnant.	      [1913 Webster]	            That gloomy slumber of the stagnant soul. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	            For him a stagnant life was not worth living.	                                                  --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]
Stagnantly \Stag"nant*ly\, adv.	   In a stagnant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagnate \Stag"nate\ (st[a^]g"n[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Stagnated} (-n[asl]*t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stagnating}.]	   [L. stagnatus, p. p. of stagnare to stagnate, make stagnant,	   from stagnum a piece of standing water. See {Stank} a pool,	   and cf. {Stanch}, v. t.]	   1. To cease to flow; to be motionless; as, blood stagnates in	      the veins of an animal; hence, to become impure or foul by	      want of motion; as, air stagnates in a close room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cease to be brisk or active; to become dull or	      inactive; as, commerce stagnates; business stagnates.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ready-witted tenderness . . . never stagnates in	            vain lamentations while there is any room for hope.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Stagnate \Stag"nate\ (-n[asl]t), a.	   Stagnant. [Obs.] "A stagnate mass of vapors." --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagnation \Stag*na"tion\ (-n[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   stagnation.]	   1. The condition of being stagnant; cessation of flowing or	      circulation, as of a fluid; the state of being motionless;	      as, the stagnation of the blood; the stagnation of water	      or air; the stagnation of vapors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cessation of action, or of brisk action; the state of	      being dull; as, the stagnation of business.	      [1913 Webster]
Stagworm \Stag"worm`\ (st[a^]g"w[^u]rm`), n. (Zool.)	   The larva of any species of botfly which is parasitic upon	   the stag, such as {Oestrus actaeon}, or {Hypoderma actaeon},	   which burrows beneath the skin, and {Cephalomyia auribarbis},	   which lives in the nostrils.	   [1913 Webster]
Stagy \Sta"gy\ (st[=a]"j[y^]), a. [Written also {stagey}.]	   Having an air or manner characteristic of the stage;	   theatrical; artificial; as, a stagy tone or bearing; --	   chiefly used depreciatively.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stahlian \Stahl"ian\ (st[aum]l"yan), a.	   Pertaining to, or taught by, Stahl, a German physician and	   chemist of the 17th century; as, the Stahlian theory of	   phlogiston.	   [1913 Webster]	Stahlian \Stahl"ian\, n.	   A believer in, or advocate of, Stahlism.	   [1913 Webster] Stahlism
Stahlism \Stahl"ism\ (st[aum]l"[i^]z'm), Stahlianism
\Stahl"ian*ism\ (-yan*[i^]z'm), n.	   The Stahlian theory, that every vital action is a function or	   operation of the soul.	   [1913 Webster]
Staid \Staid\ (st[=a]d),	   imp. & p. p. of {Stay}.	   [1913 Webster]	Staid \Staid\, a. [From {Stay} to stop.]	   Sober; grave; steady; sedate; composed; regular; not wild,	   volatile, flighty, or fanciful. "Sober and staid persons."	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         O'erlaid with black, staid Wisdom's hue. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sober; grave; steady; steadfast; composed; regular;	        sedate.	        [1913 Webster]
Staidly \Staid"ly\, adv.	   In a staid manner, sedately.	   [1913 Webster]
Staidness \Staid"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being staid; seriousness; steadiness;	   sedateness; regularity; -- the opposite of {wildness}, or	   {levity}.	   [1913 Webster]	         If sometimes he appears too gay, yet a secret	         gracefulness of youth accompanies his writings, though	         the staidness and sobriety of age be wanting. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sobriety; gravity; steadiness; regularity; constancy;	        firmness; stability; sedateness.	        [1913 Webster]
Stail \Stail\ (st[=a]l), n.	   A handle, as of a mop; a stale. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stain \Stain\ (st[=a]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stained}	   (st[=a]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staining}.] [Abbrev. fr.	   distain.]	   1. To discolor by the application of foreign matter; to make	      foul; to spot; as, to stain the hand with dye; armor	      stained with blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To color, as wood, glass, paper, cloth, or the like, by	      processes affecting, chemically or otherwise, the material	      itself; to tinge with a color or colors combining with, or	      penetrating, the substance; to dye; as, to stain wood with	      acids, colored washes, paint rubbed in, etc.; to stain	      glass.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spot with guilt or infamy; to bring reproach on; to	      blot; to soil; to tarnish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of honor void,	            Of innocence, of faith, of purity,	            Our wonted ornaments now soiled and stained.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.	      [1913 Webster]	            She stains the ripest virgins of her age. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            That did all other beasts in beauty stain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stained glass}, glass colored or stained by certain metallic	      pigments fused into its substance, -- often used for	      making ornamental windows.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To paint; dye; blot; soil; sully; discolor; disgrace;	        taint.	   Usage: {Paint}, {Stain}, {Dye}. These denote three different	          processes; the first mechanical, the other two,	          chiefly chemical. To paint a thing is to spread a coat	          of coloring matter over it; to stain or dye a thing is	          to impart color to its substance. To stain is said	          chiefly of solids, as wood, glass, paper; to dye, of	          fibrous substances, textile fabrics, etc.; the one,	          commonly, a simple process, as applying a wash; the	          other more complex, as fixing colors by mordants.	          [1913 Webster]	Stain \Stain\, v. i.	   To give or receive a stain; to grow dim.	   [1913 Webster]	Stain \Stain\, n.	   1. A discoloration by foreign matter; a spot; as, a stain on	      a garment or cloth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A natural spot of a color different from the gound.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift trouts, diversified with crimson stains.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Taint of guilt; tarnish; disgrace; reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor death itself can wholly wash their stains.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our opinion . . . is, I trust, without any blemish	            or stain of heresy.                   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Cause of reproach; shame. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A tincture; a tinge. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You have some stain of soldier in you. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blot; spot; taint; pollution; blemish; tarnish; color;	        disgrace; infamy; shame.	        [1913 Webster]
Stainer \Stain"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who stains or tarnishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A workman who stains; as, a stainer of wood.	      [1913 Webster]
Stainless \Stain"less\, a.	   Free from stain; immaculate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The very care he took to keep his name	         Stainless, with some was evidence of shame. --Crabbe.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Blameless; spotless; faultless. See {Blameless}.	        [1913 Webster]
Stainlessly \Stain"less*ly\, adv.	   In a stainless manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stair \Stair\ (st[^a]r), n. [OE. steir, steyer, AS. st[=ae]ger,	   from st[imac]gan to ascend, rise. [root]164. See {Sty} to	   ascend.]	   1. One step of a series for ascending or descending to a	      different level; -- commonly applied to those within a	      building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of steps, as for passing from one story of a	      house to another; -- commonly used in the plural; but	      originally used in the singular only. "I a winding stair	      found." --Chaucer's Dream.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Below stairs}, in the basement or lower part of a house,	      where the servants are.	   {Flight of stairs}, the stairs which make the whole ascent of	      a story.	   {Pair of stairs}, a set or flight of stairs. -- pair, in this	      phrase, having its old meaning of a set. See {Pair}, n.,	      1.	   {Run of stairs} (Arch.), a single set of stairs, or section	      of a stairway, from one platform to the next.	   {Stair rod}, a rod, usually of metal, for holding a stair	      carpet to its place.	   {Up stairs}. See {Upstairs} in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Staircase \Stair"case`\ (st[^a]r"k[=a]s`), n.	   A flight of stairs with their supporting framework, casing,	   balusters, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         To make a complete staircase is a curious piece of	         architecture.                            --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Staircase shell}. (Zool.)	   (a) Any scalaria, or wentletrap.	   (b) Any species of {Solarium}, or perspective shell.	       [1913 Webster]
Stairhead \Stair"head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.	   The head or top of a staircase.	   [1913 Webster]
Stairway \Stair"way`\ (-w[=a]`), n.	   A flight of stairs or steps; a staircase. "A rude and narrow	   stairway." --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Staith \Staith\ (st[=a]th), n. [AS. stae[eth] a bank, shore,	   from the root of E. stead.]	   A landing place; an elevated staging upon a wharf for	   discharging coal, etc., as from railway cars, into vessels.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Staithman \Staith"man\ (-man), n.	   A man employed in weighing and shipping at a staith. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stake \Stake\ (st[=a]k), 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 piece of wood, usually long and slender, pointed at one	      end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support	      or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sharpened stake strong Dryas found. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stick inserted upright in a loop, eye, or mortise, at	      the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to	      prevent goods from falling off.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be	      burned; hence, martyrdom by fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a	      hole in a bench top, -- used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths,	      etc., for light work, punching upon, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked	      or hazarded; a pledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mormon Ch.) A territorial division; -- called also {stake	      of Zion}.	            Every city, or "stake," including a chief town and	            surrounding towns, has its president, with two	            counselors; and this president has a high council of	            chosen men.                           --Schaff-Herzog	                                                  Encyc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {At stake}, in danger; hazarded; pledged. "I see my	      reputation is at stake." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stake \Stake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staked} (st[=a]kd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Staking}.]	   1. To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake	      vines or plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark the limits of by stakes; -- with out; as, to stake	      out land; to stake out a new road.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a	      future contingency; to wager; to pledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll stake yon lamb, that near the fountain plays.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pierce or wound with a stake. --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Stake-driver \Stake"-driv`er\ (-dr[imac]v`[~e]r), n. (Zool.)	   The common American bittern ({Botaurus lentiginosus}); -- so	   called because one of its notes resembles the sound made in	   driving a stake into the mud. Called also {meadow hen}, and	   {Indian hen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stakehead \Stake"head`\ (st[=a]k"h[e^]d`), n. (Rope Making)	   A horizontal bar on a stake, used for supporting the yarns	   which are kept apart by pins in the bar.	   [1913 Webster]
Stakeholder \Stake"hold`er\ (-h[=o]ld`[~e]r), n.	   The holder of a stake; one with whom the bets are deposited	   when a wager is laid.	   [1913 Webster]
Staktometer \Stak*tom"e*ter\ (st[a^]k*t[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [Gr. stakto`s falling by drops + -meter.]	   A drop measurer; a glass tube tapering to a small orifice at	   the point, and having a bulb in the middle, used for finding	   the number of drops in equal quantities of different liquids.	   See {Pipette}. --Sir D. Brewster.	   [1913 Webster]
Stal \Stal\ (st[aum]l), obs. imp. of {Steal}.	   Stole. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Stalactic
Stalactic \Sta*lac"tic\ (st[.a]*l[a^]k"t[i^]k), Stalactical
\Sta*lac"tic*al\ (-t[i^]"kal), a. (Geol.)	   Stalactitic.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalactiform \Sta*lac"ti*form\ (-t[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   Like a stalactite; resembling a stalactite.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalactite \Sta*lac"tite\ (-t[imac]t), n.; pl. {Stalactites}	   (-t[imac]ts). [Gr. stalakto`s oozing out in drops, dropping,	   fr. stala`zein to drop: cf. F. stalactite.] (Geol.)	   (a) A pendent cone or cylinder of calcium carbonate	       resembling an icicle in form and mode of attachment.	       Stalactites are found depending from the roof or sides of	       caverns, and are produced by deposition from waters which	       have percolated through, and partially dissolved, the	       overlying limestone rocks.	   (b) In an extended sense, any mineral or rock of similar form	       and origin; as, a stalactite of lava.	       [1913 Webster]
Stalactites \Stal`ac*ti"tes\ (st[a^]l`[a^]k*t[imac]"t[=e]z), n.	   [NL.]	   A stalactite. [Obs.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster] Stalactitic
Stalactitic \Stal`ac*tit"ic\ (-t[i^]t"[i^]k), Stalactitical
\Stal`ac*tit"ic*al\ (-[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. stalactitique.]	   (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to a stalactite; having the form or	   characters of a stalactite; stalactic.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalactitiform \Stal`ac*tit"i*form\	   (st[a^]l`[a^]k*t[i^]t"[i^]*f[^o]rm), a.	   Having the form of a stalactite; stalactiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalagmite \Sta*lag"mite\ (st[.a]*l[a^]g"m[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   sta`lagma that which drops, a drop, fr. stala`zein to drop:	   cf. F. stalagmite.] (Geol.)	   A deposit more or less resembling an inverted stalactite,	   formed by calcareous water dropping on the floors of caverns;	   hence, a similar deposit of other material.	   [1913 Webster] Stalagmitic
Stalagmitic \Stal`ag*mit"ic\ (st[a^]l`[a^]g*m[i^]t"[i^]k),
Stalagmitical \Stal`ag*mit"ic*al\ (-m[i^]t"[i^]*kal), a.	   Having the form or structure of stalagmites. --	   {Stal`ag*mit"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalder \Stal"der\ (st[add]l"d[~e]r), n. [From the root of	   stall.]	   A wooden frame to set casks on. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stale \Stale\ (st[=a]l), n. [OE. stale, stele, AS. stael, stel;	   akin to LG. & D. steel, G. stiel; cf. L. stilus stake, stalk,	   stem, Gr. steleo`n a handle, and E. stall, stalk, n.]	   The stock or handle of anything; as, the stale of a rake.	   [Written also {steal}, {stele}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But seeing the arrow's stale without, and that the head	         did go	         No further than it might be seen.        --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Stale \Stale\, a. [Akin to stale urine, and to stall, n.;	   probably from Low German or Scandinavian. Cf. {Stale}, v. i.]	   1. Vapid or tasteless from age; having lost its life, spirit,	      and flavor, from being long kept; as, stale beer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not new; not freshly made; as, stale bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having lost the life or graces of youth; worn out;	      decayed. "A stale virgin." --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Worn out by use or familiarity; having lost its novelty	      and power of pleasing; trite; common. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit itself, if stale is less pleasing. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	            How weary, stale flat, and unprofitable	            Seem to me all the uses of this world! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stale affidavit} (Law), an affidavit held above a year.	      --Craig.	   {Stale demand} (Law), a claim or demand which has not been	      pressed or demanded for a long time.	      [1913 Webster]	Stale \Stale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staled} (st[=a]ld); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Staling}.]	   To make vapid or tasteless; to destroy the life, beauty, or	   use of; to wear out.	   [1913 Webster]	         Age can not wither her, nor custom stale	         Her infinite variety.                    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Stale \Stale\, v. i. [Akin to D. & G. stallen, Dan. stalle, Sw.	   stalla, and E. stall a stable. [root] 163. See {Stall}, n.,	   and cf. {Stale}, a.]	   To make water; to discharge urine; -- said especially of	   horses and cattle. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Stale \Stale\, n. [See {Stale}, a. & v. i.]	   1. That which is stale or worn out by long keeping, or by	      use. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Urine, esp. that of beasts. "Stale of horses." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stale \Stale\, n. [Cf. OF. estal place, position, abode, market,	   F. ['e]tal a butcher's stall, OHG. stal station, place,	   stable, G. stall (see {Stall}, n.); or from OE. stale theft,	   AS. stalu (see {Steal}, v. t.).]	   1. Something set, or offered to view, as an allurement to	      draw others to any place or purpose; a decoy; a stool	      pigeon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Still, as he went, he crafty stales did lay.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stalking-horse. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chess) A stalemate. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A laughingstock; a dupe. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Stalely \Stale"ly\, adv.	   1. In a stale manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of old; long since. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Stalemate \Stale"mate`\ (-m[=a]t`), n. (Chess)	   The position of the king when he can not move without being	   placed in check and there is no other piece which can be	   moved.	   [1913 Webster]	Stalemate \Stale"mate`\, v. t. (Chess)	   To subject to a stalemate; hence, to bring to a stand.	   [1913 Webster]
Staleness \Stale"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stale.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalk \Stalk\ (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. stael, stel, a	   stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of	          wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp.	      (b) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of a plant.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles the stalk of a plant, as the stem of	      a quill. --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) An ornament in the Corinthian capital resembling	      the stalk of a plant, from which the volutes and helices	      spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the two upright pieces of a ladder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To climb by the rungs and the stalks. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) A stem or peduncle, as of certain barnacles and	          crinoids.	      (b) The narrow basal portion of the abdomen of a	          hymenopterous insect.	      (c) The peduncle of the eyes of decapod crustaceans.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Founding) An iron bar with projections inserted in a core	      to strengthen it; a core arbor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stalk borer} (Zool.), the larva of a noctuid moth ({Gortyna	      nitela}), which bores in the stalks of the raspberry,	      strawberry, tomato, asters, and many other garden plants,	      often doing much injury.	      [1913 Webster]	Stalk \Stalk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stalked} (st[add]kt); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stalking}.] [AS. staelcan, stealcian to go slowly;	   cf. stealc high, elevated, Dan. stalke to stalk; probably	   akin to 1st stalk.]	   1. To walk slowly and cautiously; to walk in a stealthy,	      noiseless manner; -- sometimes used with a reflexive	      pronoun. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Into the chamber he stalked him full still.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Bertran] stalks close behind her, like a witch's	            fiend,	            Pressing to be employed.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk behind something as a screen, for the purpose of	      approaching game; to proceed under cover.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king . . . crept under the shoulder of his led	            horse; . . . "I must stalk," said he. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            One underneath his horse, to get a shoot doth stalk.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To walk with high and proud steps; -- usually implying the	      affectation of dignity, and indicating dislike. The word	      is used, however, especially by the poets, to express	      dignity of step.	      [1913 Webster]	            With manly mien he stalked along the ground.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then stalking through the deep,	            He fords the ocean.                   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            I forbear myself from entering the lists in which he	            has long stalked alone and unchallenged. --Merivale.	      [1913 Webster]	Stalk \Stalk\ (st[add]k), v. t.	   1. To approach under cover of a screen, or by stealth, for	      the purpose of killing, as game.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for shooting a man from behind a wall, it is	            cruelly like to stalking a deer.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To follow (a person) persistently, with or without	      attempts to evade detection; as, the paparazzi stalk	      celebrities to get candid photographs; obsessed fans may	      stalk their favorite movie stars.	      [PJC]	Stalk \Stalk\, n.	   1. A high, proud, stately step or walk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus twice before, . . .	            With martial stalk hath he gone by our watch.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The which with monstrous stalk behind him stepped.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of stalking.	            When the stalk was over (the antelope took alarm and	            ran off before I was within rifle shot) I came back.	                                                  --T.	                                                  Roosevelt.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stalked \Stalked\ (st[add]kt), a.	   Having a stalk or stem; borne upon a stem.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stalked barnacle} (Zool.), a goose barnacle, or anatifer; --	      called also {stalk barnacle}.	   {Stalked crinoid} (Zool.), any crinoid having a jointed stem.	      [1913 Webster]
Stalker \Stalk"er\ (st[add]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who stalks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of fishing net.	      [1913 Webster]
Stalk-eyed \Stalk"-eyed`\ (st[add]k"[imac]d`), a. (Zool.)	   Having the eyes raised on a stalk, or peduncle; -- opposed to	   {sessile-eyed}. Said especially of podophthalmous	   crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stalk-eyed crustaceans}. (Zool.) See {Podophthalmia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stalking-horse \Stalk"ing-horse`\ (st[add]k"[i^]ng-h[^o]rs`), n.	   1. A horse, or a figure resembling a horse, behind which a	      hunter conceals himself from the game he is aiming to	      kill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Something used to cover up a secret project; a mask;	      a pretense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hypocrisy is the devil's stalking-horse under an	            affectation of simplicity and religion.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            How much more abominable is it to make of him	            [Christ] and religion a stalking-horse, to get and	            enjoy the world!                      --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]
Stalkless \Stalk"less\, a.	   Having no stalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalky \Stalk"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Hard as a stalk; resembling a stalk.	   [1913 Webster]	         At the top [it] bears a great stalky head. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stall \Stall\ (st[add]l), n. [OE. stal, AS. steall, stall, a	   place, seat, or station, a stable; akin to D. & OHG. stal, G.	   & Sw. stall, Icel. stallr, Dan. stald, originally, a standing	   place; akin also to G. stelle a place, stellen to place, Gr.	   ste`llein to set, place, send, and E. stand. [root]163. See	   {Stand}, and cf. {Apostle}, {Epistle}, {Forestall},	   {Install}, {Stale}, a. & v. i., 1st {Stalk}, {Stallion},	   {Still}.]	   1. A stand; a station; a fixed spot; hence, the stand or	      place where a horse or an ox is kept and fed; the division	      of a stable, or the compartment, for one horse, ox, or	      other animal. "In an oxes stall." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stable; a place for cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	            At last he found a stall where oxen stood. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small apartment or shed in which merchandise is exposed	      for sale; as, a butcher's stall; a bookstall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A bench or table on which small articles of merchandise	      are exposed for sale.	      [1913 Webster]	            How peddlers' stalls with glittering toys are laid.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A seat in the choir of a church, for one of the	      officiating clergy. It is inclosed, either wholly or	      partially, at the back and sides. The stalls are	      frequently very rich, with canopies and elaborate carving.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dignified clergy, out of humility, have called	            their thrones by the names of stalls. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loud the monks sang in their stalls.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In the theater, a seat with arms or otherwise partly	      inclosed, as distinguished from the benches, sofas, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining) The space left by excavation between pillars. See	      {Post and stall}, under {Post}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A covering or sheath, as of leather, horn, of iron, for a	      finger or thumb; a cot; as, a thumb stall; a finger stall.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Stall reader}, one who reads books at a stall where they are	      exposed for sale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cries the stall reader, "Bless us! what a word on	            A titlepage is this!"                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Stall \Stall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stalled} (st[add]ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stalling}.] [Cf. Sw. stalla, Dan. stalde.]	   1. To put into a stall or stable; to keep in a stall or	      stalls; as, to stall an ox.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where King Latinus then his oxen stalled. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fatten; as, to stall cattle. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To place in an office with the customary formalities; to	      install. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get	      on; to set; to fix; as, to stall a cart. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His horses had been stalled in the snow. --E. E.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To forestall; to anticipate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This is not to be stall'd by my report. --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To keep close; to keep secret. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Stall this in your bosom.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stall \Stall\, v. i. [AS. steallian to have room. See {Stall},	   n.]	   1. To live in, or as in, a stall; to dwell. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We could not stall together	            In the whole world.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To kennel, as dogs. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be set, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be tired of eating, as cattle. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stallage \Stall"age\ (st[add]l"[asl]j; 48), n. [Cf. OF.	   estallage, of German origin. See {Stall}, n.]	   1. (Eng. Law) The right of erecting a stall or stalls in	      fairs; rent paid for a stall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dung of cattle or horses, mixed with straw. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stallation \Stal*la"tion\ (st[o^]l*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   Installation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stalled \Stalled\ (st[add]ld or st[add]l"[e^]d), a.	   Put or kept in a stall; hence, fatted. "A stalled ox."	   --Prov. xv. 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Staller \Stall"er\ (st[add]l"[~e]r), n.	   A standard bearer. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Stall-feed \Stall"-feed`\ (-f[=e]d`), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Stall-fed} (-f[e^]d`); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stall-feeding}.]	   To feed and fatten in a stall or on dry fodder; as, to	   stall-feed an ox.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalling \Stall"ing\ (st[add]l"[i^]ng), n.	   Stabling. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stallion \Stal"lion\ (st[a^]l"y[u^]n), n. [OE. stalon, OF.	   estalon, F. ['e]talon, fr. OHG. stal a stable. See {Stall},	   n.]	   A male horse not castrated; a male horse kept for breeding.	   [1913 Webster]
Stallman \Stall"man\ (st[add]l"man), n.; pl. {Stallmen} (-men).	   One who keeps a stall for the sale of merchandise, especially	   books. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Stallon \Stal"lon\ (st[a^]l"l[u^]n), n.	   A slip from a plant; a scion; a cutting. [R.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster] Stalwart
Stalwart \Stal"wart\ (st[o^]l"w[~e]rt or st[add]l"-; 277),
Stalworth \Stal"worth\ (-w[~e]rth), a. [OE. stalworth, AS.	   staelwyr[eth] serviceable, probably originally, good at	   stealing, or worth stealing or taking, and afterwards	   extended to other causes of estimation. See {Steal}, v. t.,	   {Worth}, a.]	   Brave; bold; strong; redoubted; daring; vehement; violent. "A	   stalwart tiller of the soil." --Prof. Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fair man he was and wise, stalworth and bold. --R. of	                                                  Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Stalworth is now disused, or but little used, stalwart	         having taken its place.	         [1913 Webster]
Stalwartly \Stal"wart*ly\ (-w[~e]rt*l[y^]), adv.	   In a stalwart manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stalwartness \Stal"wart*ness\, n.	   The quality of being stalwart.	   [1913 Webster] Stalworthhood
Stalworthhood \Stal"worth*hood\ (-w[~e]rth*h[oo^]d),
Stalworthness \Stal"worth*ness\ (-w[~e]rth*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being stalworth; stalwartness;	   boldness; daring. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stamen \Sta"men\ (st[=a]"m[e^]n), n.; pl. E. {Stamens}	   (-m[e^]nz) (used only in the second sense); L. {Stamina}	   (st[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]) (in the first sense). [L. stamen the	   warp, a thread, fiber, akin to Gr. sth`mwn the warp, fr.	   'ista`nai to stand, akin to E. stand. See {Stand}, and cf.	   {Stamin}, {Stamina}.]	   1. A thread; especially, a warp thread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (pl. {Stamens}, rarely {Stamina}.) (Bot.) The male organ	      of flowers for secreting and furnishing the pollen or	      fecundating dust. It consists of the anther and filament.	      [1913 Webster]
Stamened \Sta"mened\ (-m[e^]nd), a.	   Furnished with stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Stamin \Sta"min\ (st[=a]"m[i^]n), n. [OF. estamine, F.	   ['e]tamine, LL. staminea, stamineum, fr. L. stamineus	   consisting of threads, fr. stamen a thread. See {Stamen}, and	   cf. {Stamineous}, 2d {Stammel}, {Tamine}.]	   A kind of woolen cloth. [Written also {stamine}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stamina \Stam"i*na\ (st[a^]m"[i^]*n[.a]), n. pl.	   See {Stamen}.	   [1913 Webster]	Stamina \Stam"i*na\, n. pl.	   1. The fixed, firm part of a body, which supports it or gives	      it strength and solidity; as, the bones are the stamina of	      animal bodies; the ligneous parts of trees are the stamina	      which constitute their strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Whatever constitutes the principal strength or support of	      anything; backbone; vigor; as, the stamina of a	      constitution or of life; the stamina of a State.	      [1913 Webster]	            He succeeded to great captains who had sapped the	            whole stamina and resistance of the contest. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence: The power of endurance; the ability to withstand	      fatigue, disease, deprivation, etc., and continue working.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Staminal \Stam"i*nal\ (-nal), a. [Cf. F. staminal.]	   Of or pertaining to stamens or stamina; consisting in	   stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Staminate \Stam"i*nate\ (-n[asl]t), a. [L. staminatus consisting	   of threads, fr. stamen thread: cf. F. stamin['e].] (Bot.)	   (a) Furnished with stamens; producing stamens.	   (b) Having stamens, but lacking pistils.	       [1913 Webster]	Staminate \Stam"i*nate\ (-n[=a]t), v. t.	   To indue with stamina. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Stamineal
Stamineal \Sta*min"e*al\ (st[.a]*m[i^]n"[-e]*al), Stamineous
\Sta*min"e*ous\ (-m[i^]n"[-e]*[u^]s), a. [L. stamineus, from	   stamen thread.]	   1. Consisting of stamens or threads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the stamens; possessing	      stamens; also, attached to the stamens; as, a stamineous	      nectary.	      [1913 Webster]
Staminiferous \Stam`i*nif"er*ous\	   (st[a^]m`[i^]*n[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [Stamen + -ferous.]	   Bearing or having stamens.	   [1913 Webster]
Staminode \Stam"i*node\ (st[a^]m"[i^]*n[=o]d), n. (Bot.)	   A staminodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Staminodium \Stam`i*no"di*um\ (-n[=o]"d[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl.	   {Staminodia} (-[.a]). [NL. See {Stamen}, and {-oid}.] (Bot.)	   An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive	   stamen.	   [1913 Webster]
Stammel \Stam"mel\ (st[a^]m"m[e^]l), n.	   A large, clumsy horse. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]	Stammel \Stam"mel\, n. [OF. estamel; cf. OF. estamet a coarse	   woolen cloth, LL. stameta a kind of cloth, the same as	   staminea, and OF. estame a woolen stuff. See {Stamin}.]	   1. A kind of woolen cloth formerly in use. It seems to have	      been often of a red color. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A red dye, used in England in the 15th and 16th centuries.	      --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Stammel \Stam"mel\, a.	   Of the color of stammel; having a red color, thought inferior	   to scarlet.	   [1913 Webster]
Stammer \Stam"mer\ (st[a^]m"m[~e]r), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Stammered} (-m[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stammering}.] [OE.	   stameren, fr. AS. stamur, stamer, stammering; akin to D. &	   LG. stameren to stammer, G. stammeln, OHG. stammal[=o]n,	   stamm[=e]n, Dan. stamme, Sw. stamma, Icel. stama, stamma,	   OHG. & Dan. stam stammering, Icel. stamr, Goth. stamms, and	   to G. stemmen to bear against, stumm dumb, D. stom. Cf.	   {Stem} to resist, {Stumble}.]	   To make involuntary stops in uttering syllables or words; to	   hesitate or falter in speaking; to speak with stops and	   difficulty; to stutter.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would thou couldst stammer, that thou mightest pour	         this concealed man out of thy mouth, as wine comes out	         of a narrow-mouthed bottle, either too much at once, or	         none at all.                             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Stammer \Stam"mer\ (st[a^]m"m[~e]r), v. t.	   To utter or pronounce with hesitation or imperfectly; --	   sometimes with out.	   [1913 Webster]	Stammer \Stam"mer\, n.	   Defective utterance, or involuntary interruption of	   utterance; a stutter.	   [1913 Webster]
Stammerer \Stam"mer*er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who stammers.	   [1913 Webster]
Stammering \Stam"mer*ing\, a.	   Apt to stammer; hesitating in speech; stuttering. --	   {Stam"mer*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Stammering \Stam"mer*ing\, n. (Physiol.)	   A disturbance in the formation of sounds. It is due	   essentially to long-continued spasmodic contraction of the	   diaphragm, by which expiration is prevented, and hence it may	   be considered as a spasmodic inspiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Stamp \Stamp\ (st[a^]mp) v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stamped}	   (st[a^]mt; 215); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stamping}.] [OE. stampen;	   akin to LG. & D. stampen, G. stampfen, OHG. stampf[=o]n, Dan.	   stampe, Sw. stampa, Icel. stappa, G. stampf a pestle and E.	   step. See {Step}, v. i., and cf. {Stampede}.]	   1. To strike beat, or press forcibly with the bottom of the	      foot, or by thrusting the foot downward. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He frets, he fumes, he stares, he stamps the ground.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring down (the foot) forcibly on the ground or floor;	      as, he stamped his foot with rage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To crush; to pulverize; specifically (Metal.), to crush by	      the blow of a heavy stamp, as ore in a mill.	      [1913 Webster]	            I took your sin, the calf which ye had made, and	            burnt it with fire, and stamped it, and ground it	            very small.                           --Deut. ix.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impress with some mark or figure; as, to stamp a plate	      with arms or initials.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fig.: To impress; to imprint; to fix deeply; as, to stamp	      virtuous principles on the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . has stamped no original characters on our	            minds wherein we may read his being.  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cut out, bend, or indent, as paper, sheet metal, etc.,	      into various forms, by a blow or suddenly applied pressure	      with a stamp or die, etc.; to mint; to coin.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter;	      to stamp a legal document.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stamp out}, to put an end to by sudden and energetic	      action; to extinguish; as, to stamp out a rebellion.	      [1913 Webster]	Stamp \Stamp\, v. i.	   1. To strike; to beat; to crush.	      [1913 Webster]	            These cooks how they stamp and strain and grind.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike the foot forcibly downward.	      [1913 Webster]	            But starts, exclaims, and stamps, and raves, and	            dies.                                 --Dennis.	      [1913 Webster]	Stamp \Stamp\, n.	   1. The act of stamping, as with the foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The which stamps; any instrument for making impressions on	      other bodies, as a die.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is gold so pure	            It can not bear the stamp without alloy. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The mark made by stamping; a mark imprinted; an	      impression.	      [1913 Webster]	            That sacred name gives ornament and grace,	            And, like his stamp, makes basest metals pass.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is marked; a thing stamped.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hanging a golden stamp about their necks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [F. estampe, of German origin. See {Stamp}, v. t.] A	      picture cut in wood or metal, or made by impression; a	      cut; a plate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At Venice they put out very curious stamps of the	            several edifices which are most famous for their	            beauty and magnificence.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An official mark set upon things chargeable with a duty or	      tax to government, as evidence that the duty or tax is	      paid; as, the stamp on a bill of exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence: A stamped or printed device, usually paper, issued	      by the government at a fixed price, and required by law to	      be affixed to, or stamped on, certain papers, as evidence	      that the government dues are paid; as, a postage stamp; a	      tax stamp; a receipt stamp, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An instrument for cutting out, or shaping, materials, as	      paper, leather, etc., by a downward pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A character or reputation, good or bad, fixed on anything	      as if by an imprinted mark; current value; authority; as,	      these persons have the stamp of dishonesty; the Scriptures	      bear the stamp of a divine origin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of the same stamp is that which is obtruded on us,	            that an adamant suspends the attraction of the	            loadstone.                            --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Make; cast; form; character; as, a man of the same stamp,	       or of a different stamp.	       [1913 Webster]	             A soldier of this season's stamp.    --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A kind of heavy hammer, or pestle, raised by water or	       steam power, for beating ores to powder; anything like a	       pestle, used for pounding or beating.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A half-penny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. pl. Money, esp. paper money. [Slang, U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Stamp act}, an act of the British Parliament [1765] imposing	      a duty on all paper, vellum, and parchment used in the	      American colonies, and declaring all writings on unstamped	      materials to be null and void.	   {Stamp collector},	       (a) an officer who receives or collects stamp duties.	       (b) one who collects postage or other stamps, as an	           avocation or for investment; a philatelist.	   {Stamp duty}, a duty, or tax, imposed on paper and parchment	      used for certain writings, as deeds, conveyances, etc.,	      the evidence of the payment of the duty or tax being a	      stamp. [Eng.]	   {Stamp hammer}, a hammer, worked by power, which rises and	      falls vertically, like a stamp in a stamp mill.	   {Stamp head}, a heavy mass of metal, forming the head or	      lower end of a bar, which is lifted and let fall, in a	      stamp mill.	   {Stamp mill} (Mining), a mill in which ore is crushed with	      stamps; also, a machine for stamping ore.	   {Stamp note}, a stamped certificate from a customhouse	      officer, which allows goods to be received by the captain	      of a ship as freight. [Eng.]	   {Stamp office}, an office for the issue of stamps and the	      reception of stamp duties.	      [1913 Webster]
Stampede \Stam*pede"\ (st[a^]m*p[=e]d"), n. [Sp. estampida (in	   America) a stampede, estampido a crackling, akin to estampar	   to stamp, of German origin. See {Stamp}, v. t.]	   1. A wild, headlong scamper, or running away, of a number of	      animals; usually caused by fright; hence, any sudden	      flight or dispersion, as of a crowd or an army in	      consequence of a panic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any sudden unconcerted moving or acting together of a	      number of persons, as from some common impulse; as, a	      stampede to the gold regions; a stampede in a convention;	      a stampede toward U. S. bonds in the credit markets.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            She and her husband would join in the general	            stampede.                             --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	Stampede \Stam*pede"\ (st[a^]m*p[=e]d"), v. i.	   To run away in a panic; -- said of droves of cattle, horses,	   etc., also of armies.	   [1913 Webster]	Stampede \Stam*pede"\, v. t.	   To disperse by causing sudden fright, as a herd or drove of	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Stamper \Stamp"er\ (st[a^]mp"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who stamps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for pounding or stamping.	      [1913 Webster]
Stamping \Stamp"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Stamp}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stamping ground}, a place frequented, and much trodden, by	      animals, wild or domesticated; hence (Colloq.), the scene	      of one's labors or exploits; also, one's favorite resort;	      in this sense, often called {stomping ground}. [U.S.]	   {Stamping machine}, a machine for forming metallic articles	      or impressions by stamping.	   {Stamping mill} (Mining), a stamp mill.	      [1913 Webster]
Stance \Stance\ (st[a^]ns), n. [OF. estance. See {Stanza}.]	   1. A stanza. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A station; a position; a site. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Golf, Baseball) The position of a player's feet, relative	      to each other and to the ball, when he is making a stroke	      or at bat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   4. the mental attitude, position, or approach a person adopts	      in respect to something.	      [PJC]
Stanch \Stanch\ (st[.a]nch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stanched}	   (st[.a]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stanching}.] [OF. estanchier,	   F. ['e]tancher to stop a liquid from flowing; akin to Pr.,	   Sp., & Pg. estancar, It. stancare to weary, LL. stancare,	   stagnare, to stanch, fr. L. stagnare to be or make stagnant.	   See {Stagnate}.]	   1. To stop the flowing of, as blood; to check; also, to stop	      the flowing of blood from; as, to stanch a wound. [Written	      also {staunch}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Iron or a stone laid to the neck doth stanch the	            bleeding of the nose.                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To extinguish; to quench, as fire or thirst. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Stanch \Stanch\, v. i.	   To cease, as the flowing of blood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Immediately her issue of blood stanched. --Luke viii.	                                                  44.	   [1913 Webster]	Stanch \Stanch\, n.	   1. That which stanches or checks. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flood gate by which water is accumulated, for floating a	      boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Stanch \Stanch\, a. [Compar. {Stancher} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Stanchest}.] [From {Stanch}, v. t., and hence literally	   signifying, stopped or stayed; cf. Sp. estanco stopped,	   tight, not leaky, as a ship. See {Stanch}, v. t.] [Written	   also {staunch}.]	   1. Strong and tight; sound; firm; as, a stanch ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the closets is parqueted with plain deal, set	            in diamond, exceeding stanch and pretty. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Firm in principle; constant and zealous; loyal; hearty;	      steady; steadfast; as, a stanch churchman; a stanch friend	      or adherent. --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	            In politics I hear you 're stanch.    --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Close; secret; private. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This is to be kept stanch.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Stanch \Stanch\, v. t.	   To prop; to make stanch, or strong.	   [1913 Webster]	         His gathered sticks to stanch the wall	         Of the snow tower when snow should fall. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stanchel \Stan"chel\ (st[a^]n"sh[e^]l), n.	   A stanchion.	   [1913 Webster]
Stancher \Stanch"er\ (st[.a]nch"[~e]r), n.	   One who, or that which, stanches, or stops, the flowing, as	   of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Stanchion \Stan"chion\ (st[a^]n"sh[u^]n; 277), n. [OF. estanson,	   estan[,c]on, F. ['e]tan[,c]on, from OF. estance a stay, a	   prop, from L. stans, stantis, standing, p. pr. of stare to	   stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Stanza}.] [Written also	   {stanchel}.]	   1. (Arch.) A prop or support; a piece of timber in the form	      of a stake or post, used for a support or stay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Any upright post or beam used as a support, as for	      the deck, the quarter rails, awnings, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vertical bar for confining cattle in a stall.	      [1913 Webster]
Stanchless \Stanch"less\ (st[.a]nch"l[e^]s), a.	   1. Incapable of being stanched, or stopped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unquenchable; insatiable. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Stanchly \Stanch"ly\, adv.	   In a stanch manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stanchness \Stanch"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stanch.	   [1913 Webster]
Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stood}	   (st[oo^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Standing}.] [OE. standen; AS.	   standan; akin to OFries. stonda, st[=a]n, D. staan, OS.	   standan, st[=a]n, OHG. stantan, st[=a]n, G. stehen, Icel.	   standa, Dan. staae, Sw. st[*a], Goth. standan, Russ. stoiate,	   L. stare, Gr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand, sth^nai to stand,	   Skr. sth[=a]. [root]163. Cf. {Assist}, {Constant},	   {Contrast}, {Desist}, {Destine}, {Ecstasy}, {Exist},	   {Interstice}, {Obstacle}, {Obstinate}, {Prest}, n., {Rest}	   remainder, {Solstice}, {Stable}, a. & n., {Staff}, {Stage},	   {Stall}, n., {Stamen}, {Stanchion}, {Stanza}, {State}, n.,	   {Statute}, {Stead}, {Steed}, {Stool}, {Stud} of horses,	   {Substance}, {System}.]	   1. To be at rest in an erect position; to be fixed in an	      upright or firm position; as:	      (a) To be supported on the feet, in an erect or nearly	          erect position; -- opposed to {lie}, {sit}, {kneel},	          etc. "I pray you all, stand up!" --Shak.	      (b) To continue upright in a certain locality, as a tree	          fixed by the roots, or a building resting on its	          foundation.	          [1913 Webster]	                It stands as it were to the ground yglued.	                                                  --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                The ruined wall	                Stands when its wind-worn battlements are gone.	                                                  --Byron.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. To occupy or hold a place; to have a situation; to be	      situated or located; as, Paris stands on the Seine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wite ye not where there stands a little town?	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cease from progress; not to proceed; to stop; to pause;	      to halt; to remain stationary.	      [1913 Webster]	            I charge thee, stand,	            And tell thy name.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The star, which they saw in the east, went before	            them, till it came and stood over where the young	            child was.                            --Matt. ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To remain without ruin or injury; to hold good against	      tendencies to impair or injure; to be permanent; to	      endure; to last; hence, to find endurance, strength, or	      resources.	      [1913 Webster]	            My mind on its own center stands unmoved. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To maintain one's ground; to be acquitted; not to fail or	      yield; to be safe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Readers by whose judgment I would stand or fall.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To maintain an invincible or permanent attitude; to be	      fixed, steady, or firm; to take a position in resistance	      or opposition. "The standing pattern of their imitation."	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king granted the Jews . . . to gather themselves	            together, and to stand for their life. --Esther	                                                  viii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To adhere to fixed principles; to maintain moral	      rectitude; to keep from falling into error or vice.	      [1913 Webster]	            We must labor so as to stand with godliness,	            according to his appointment.         --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To have or maintain a position, order, or rank; to be in a	      particular relation; as, Christian charity, or love,	      stands first in the rank of gifts.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To be in some particular state; to have essence or being;	      to be; to consist. "Sacrifices . . . which stood only in	      meats and drinks." --Heb. ix. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accomplish what your signs foreshow;	            I stand resigned, and am prepared to go. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou seest how it stands with me, and that I may not	            tarry.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To be consistent; to agree; to accord.	       [1913 Webster]	             Doubt me not; by heaven, I will do nothing	             But what may stand with honor.       --Massinger.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Naut.) To hold a course at sea; as, to stand from the	       shore; to stand for the harbor.	       [1913 Webster]	             From the same parts of heaven his navy stands.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To offer one's self, or to be offered, as a candidate.	       [1913 Webster]	             He stood to be elected one of the proctors of the	             university.                          --Walton.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To stagnate; not to flow; to be motionless.	       [1913 Webster]	             Or the black water of Pomptina stands. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To measure when erect on the feet.	       [1913 Webster]	             Six feet two, as I think, he stands. --Tennyson.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Law)	       (a) To be or remain as it is; to continue in force; to	           have efficacy or validity; to abide. --Bouvier.	       (b) To appear in court. --Burrill.	           [1913 Webster]	   16. (Card Playing) To be, or signify that one is, willing to	       play with one's hand as dealt.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Stand by} (Naut.), a preparatory order, equivalent to {Be	      ready}.	   {To stand against}, to oppose; to resist.	   {To stand by}.	       (a) To be near; to be a spectator; to be present.	       (b) To be aside; to be set aside with disregard. "In the	           interim [we] let the commands stand by neglected."	           --Dr. H. More.	       (c) To maintain; to defend; to support; not to desert;	           as, to stand by one's principles or party.	       (d) To rest on for support; to be supported by.	           --Whitgift.	       (e) To remain as a spectator, and take no part in an	           action; as, we can't just stand idly by while people	           are being killed.	   {To stand corrected}, to be set right, as after an error in a	      statement of fact; to admit having been in error.	      --Wycherley.	   {To stand fast}, to be fixed; to be unshaken or immovable.	   {To stand firmly on}, to be satisfied or convinced of.	      "Though Page be a secure fool, and stands so firmly on his	      wife's frailty." --Shak.	   {To stand for}.	       (a) To side with; to espouse the cause of; to support; to	           maintain, or to profess or attempt to maintain; to	           defend. "I stand wholly for you." --Shak.	       (b) To be in the place of; to be the substitute or	           representative of; to represent; as, a cipher at the	           left hand of a figure stands for nothing. "I will not	           trouble myself, whether these names stand for the	           same thing, or really include one another." --Locke.	       (c) To tolerate; as, I won't stand for any delay.	   {To stand in}, to cost. "The same standeth them in much less	      cost." --Robynson (More's Utopia).	            The Punic wars could not have stood the human race	            in less than three millions of the species. --Burke.	   {To stand in hand}, to conduce to one's interest; to be	      serviceable or advantageous.	   {To stand off}.	       (a) To keep at a distance.	       (b) Not to comply.	       (c) To keep at a distance in friendship, social	           intercourse, or acquaintance.	       (d) To appear prominent; to have relief. "Picture is best	           when it standeth off, as if it were carved." --Sir H.	           Wotton.	   {To stand off and on} (Naut.), to remain near a coast by	      sailing toward land and then from it.	   {To stand on} (Naut.), to continue on the same tack or	      course.	   {To stand out}.	       (a) To project; to be prominent. "Their eyes stand out	           with fatness." --Psalm lxxiii. 7.	       (b) To persist in opposition or resistance; not to yield	           or comply; not to give way or recede.	                 His spirit is come in,	                 That so stood out against the holy church.	                                                  --Shak.	   {To stand to}.	       (a) To ply; to urge; to persevere in using. "Stand to	           your tackles, mates, and stretch your oars."	           --Dryden.	       (b) To remain fixed in a purpose or opinion. "I will	           stand to it, that this is his sense." --Bp.	           Stillingfleet.	       (c) To abide by; to adhere to; as to a contract,	           assertion, promise, etc.; as, to stand to an award;	           to stand to one's word.	       (d) Not to yield; not to fly; to maintain, as one's	           ground. "Their lives and fortunes were put in safety,	           whether they stood to it or ran away." --Bacon.	       (e) To be consistent with; to agree with; as, it stands	           to reason that he could not have done so; same as	           {stand with}, below .	       (f) To support; to uphold. "Stand to me in this cause."	           --Shak.	   {To stand together}, to be consistent; to agree.	   {To stand to reason} to be reasonable; to be expected.	   {To stand to sea} (Naut.), to direct the course from land.	   {To stand under}, to undergo; to withstand. --Shak.	   {To stand up}.	       (a) To rise from sitting; to be on the feet.	       (b) To arise in order to speak or act. "Against whom,	           when the accusers stood up, they brought none	           accusation of such things as I supposed." --Acts xxv.	           18.	       (c) To rise and stand on end, as the hair.	       (d) To put one's self in opposition; to contend. "Once we	           stood up about the corn." --Shak.	   {To stand up for}, to defend; to justify; to support, or	      attempt to support; as, to stand up for the	      administration.	   {To stand upon}.	       (a) To concern; to interest.	       (b) To value; to esteem. "We highly esteem and stand much	           upon our birth." --Ray.	       (c) To insist on; to attach much importance to; as, to	           stand upon security; to stand upon ceremony.	       (d) To attack; to assault. [A Hebraism] "So I stood upon	           him, and slew him." --2 Sam. i. 10.	   {To stand with}, to be consistent with. "It stands with	      reason that they should be rewarded liberally." --Sir J.	      Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), v. t.	   1. To endure; to sustain; to bear; as, I can not stand the	      cold or the heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To resist, without yielding or receding; to withstand.	      "Love stood the siege." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            He stood the furious foe.             --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To abide by; to submit to; to suffer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid him disband his legions, . . .	            And stand the judgment of a Roman senate. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To set upright; to cause to stand; as, to stand a book on	      the shelf; to stand a man on his feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be at the expense of; to pay for; as, to stand a treat.	      [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stand fire}, to receive the fire of arms from an enemy	      without giving way.	   {To stand one's ground}, to keep the ground or station one	      has taken; to maintain one's position. "Peasants and	      burghers, however brave, are unable to stand their ground	      against veteran soldiers." --Macaulay.	   {To stand trial}, to sustain the trial or examination of a	      cause; not to give up without trial.	      [1913 Webster]	Stand \Stand\ (st[a^]nd), n. [AS. stand. See {Stand}, v. i.]	   1. The act of standing.	      [1913 Webster]	            I took my stand upon an eminence . . . to look into	            their several ladings.                --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A halt or stop for the purpose of defense, resistance, or	      opposition; as, to come to, or to make, a stand.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vice is at stand, and at the highest flow. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place or post where one stands; a place where one may	      stand while observing or waiting for something.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have found you out a stand most fit,	            Where you may have such vantage on the duke,	            He shall not pass you.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A station in a city or town where carriages or wagons	      stand for hire; as, a cab stand. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A raised platform or station where a race or other outdoor	      spectacle may be viewed; as, the judge's or the grand	      stand at a race course.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A small table; also, something on or in which anything may	      be laid, hung, or placed upright; as, a hatstand; an	      umbrella stand; a music stand.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The place where a witness stands to testify in court.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The situation of a shop, store, hotel, etc.; as, a good,	      bad, or convenient stand for business. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Rank; post; station; standing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Father, since your fortune did attain	            So high a stand, I mean not to descend. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A state of perplexity or embarrassment; as, to be at a	       stand what to do. --L'Estrange.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A young tree, usually reserved when other trees are cut;	       also, a tree growing or standing upon its own root, in	       distinction from one produced from a scion set in a	       stock, either of the same or another kind of tree.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Com.) A weight of from two hundred and fifty to three	       hundred pounds, -- used in weighing pitch.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Microscope stand}, the instrument, excepting the eyepiece,	      objective, and other removable optical parts.	   {Stand of ammunition}, the projectile, cartridge, and sabot	      connected together.	   {Stand of arms}. (Mil.) See under {Arms}.	   {Stand of colors} (Mil.), a single color, or flag. --Wilhelm	      (Mil. Dict.)	   {To be at a stand}, to be stationary or motionless; to be at	      a standstill; hence, to be perplexed; to be embarrassed.	      	   {To make a stand}, to halt for the purpose of offering	      resistance to a pursuing enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stop; halt; rest; interruption; obstruction; perplexity;	        difficulty; embarrassment; hesitation.	        [1913 Webster]
Standage \Stand"age\ (-[asl]j; 48), n. (Mining)	   A reservoir in which water accumulates at the bottom of a	   mine.	   [1913 Webster]
Standard \Stand"ard\ (-[~e]rd), n. [OF. estendart, F.	   ['e]tendard, probably fr. L. extendere to spread out, extend,	   but influenced by E. stand. See {Extend}.]	   1. A flag; colors; a banner; especially, a national or other	      ensign.	      [1913 Webster]	            His armies, in the following day,	            On those fair plains their standards proud display.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is established by authority as a rule for the	      measure of quantity, extent, value, or quality; esp., the	      original specimen weight or measure sanctioned by	      government, as the standard pound, gallon, or yard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is established as a rule or model by authority,	      custom, or general consent; criterion; test.	      [1913 Webster]	            The court, which used to be the standard of	            propriety and correctness of speech.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            A disposition to preserve, and an ability to	            improve, taken together, would be my standard of a	            statesman.                            --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Coinage) The proportion of weights of fine metal and	      alloy established by authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the present standard of the coinage, sixty-two	            shillings is coined out of one pound weight of	            silver.                               --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Hort.) A tree of natural size supported by its own stem,	      and not dwarfed by grafting on the stock of a smaller	      species nor trained upon a wall or trellis.	      [1913 Webster]	            In France part of their gardens is laid out for	            flowers, others for fruits; some standards, some	            against walls.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) The upper petal or banner of a papilionaceous	      corolla.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mech. & Carp.) An upright support, as one of the poles of	      a scaffold; any upright in framing.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Shipbuilding) An inverted knee timber placed upon the	      deck instead of beneath it, with its vertical branch	      turned upward from that which lies horizontally.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The sheth of a plow.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A large drinking cup. --Greene.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Standard bearer}, an officer of an army, company, or troop,	      who bears a standard; -- commonly called color sergeantor	      color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as,	      the standard bearer of a political party.	      [1913 Webster]	Standard \Stand"ard\, a.	   1. Being, affording, or according with, a standard for	      comparison and judgment; as, standard time; standard	      weights and measures; a standard authority as to nautical	      terms; standard gold or silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Having a recognized and permanent value; as,	      standard works in history; standard authors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hort.)	      (a) Not supported by, or fastened to, a wall; as, standard	          fruit trees.	      (b) Not of the dwarf kind; as, a standard pear tree.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Standard candle}, {Standard gauge}. See under {Candle}, and	      {Gauge}.	   {Standard solution}. (Chem.) See {Standardized solution},	      under {Solution}.	      [1913 Webster]
Standard-bred \Stand"ard-bred`\ (-br[e^]d`), a.	   Bred in conformity to a standard. Specif., applied to a	   registered trotting horse which comes up to the standard	   adopted by the National Association of Trotting-horse	   Breeders. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Standardize \Stand"ard*ize\ (-[imac]z), v. t. (Chem.)	   To reduce to a normal standard; to calculate or adjust the	   strength of, by means of, and for uses in, analysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Standard-wing \Stand"ard-wing`\ (st[a^]nd"[~e]rd-w[i^]ng`), n.	   (Zool.)	   A curious paradise bird ({Semioptera Wallacii}) which has two	   long special feathers standing erect on each wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Stand-by \Stand"-by`\ (st[a^]nd"b[imac]`), n.	   One who, or that which, stands by one in need; something upon	   which one relies for constant use or in an emergency.	   [1913 Webster]
Standel \Stand"el\ (-[e^]l), n.	   A young tree, especially one reserved when others are cut.	   [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Stander \Stand"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who stands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Standel}. [Obs.] --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster] Staenderat	      Standerath
Staumnderath \St[aum]n"de*rath`\, or Staumnderat
\St[aum]n"de*rat`\ (sht[e^]n"d[~e]*r[aum]t`), n. [G.]	   (Switzerland)	   The legislature of Switzerland. See {Legislature}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stander-by \Stand"er-by`\ (-b[imac]`), n.	   One who stands near; one who is present; a bystander.	   [1913 Webster]
Standergrass \Stand"er*grass`\ (-gr[.a]s`), n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Orchis mascula}); -- called also {standerwort}, and	   {long purple}. See {Long purple}, under {Long}.	   [1913 Webster]
Standgale \Stand"gale`\ (-g[=a]l`), n.	   See {Stannel}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Standing \Stand"ing\, a.	   1. Remaining erect; not cut down; as, standing corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not flowing; stagnant; as, standing water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not transitory; not liable to fade or vanish; lasting; as,	      a standing color.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Established by law, custom, or the like; settled;	      continually existing; permanent; not temporary; as, a	      standing army; legislative bodies have standing rules of	      proceeding and standing committees.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not movable; fixed; as, a standing bed (distinguished from	      a trundle-bed).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Standing army}. See {Standing army}, under {Army}.	   {Standing bolt}. See {Stud bolt}, under {Stud}, a stem.	   {Standing committee}, in legislative bodies, etc., a	      committee appointed for the consideration of all subjects	      of a particular class which shall arise during the session	      or a stated period.	   {Standing cup}, a tall goblet, with a foot and a cover.	   {Standing finish} (Arch.), that part of the interior	      fittings, esp. of a dwelling house, which is permanent and	      fixed in its place, as distinguished from doors, sashes,	      etc.	   {Standing order}	      (a) (Eccl.), the denomination (Congregational) established	          by law; -- a term formerly used in Connecticut. See	          also under {Order}.	      (a) (Com.) an order for goods which are to be delivered	          periodically, without the need for renewal of the	          order before each delivery.	   {Standing part}. (Naut.)	      (a) That part of a tackle which is made fast to a block,	          point, or other object.	      (b) That part of a rope around which turns are taken with	          the running part in making a knot or the like.	   {Standing rigging} (Naut.), the cordage or ropes which	      sustain the masts and remain fixed in their position, as	      the shrouds and stays, -- distinguished from {running	      rigging}.	      [1913 Webster]	Standing \Stand"ing\, n.	   1. The act of stopping, or coming to a stand; the state of	      being erect upon the feet; stand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Maintenance of position; duration; duration or existence	      in the same place or condition; continuance; as, a custom	      of long standing; an officer of long standing.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ancient thing of long standing.    --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Place to stand in; station; stand.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will provide you a good standing to see his entry.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I sink in deep mire, where there is no standing.	                                                  --Ps. lxix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Condition in society; relative position; reputation; rank;	      as, a man of good standing, or of high standing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Standing off} (Naut.), sailing from the land.	   {Standing on} (Naut.), sailing toward land.	      [1913 Webster]
Standish \Stand"ish\, n. [Stand + dish.]	   A stand, or case, for pen and ink.	   [1913 Webster]	         I bequeath to Dean Swift, Esq., my large silver	         standish.                                --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
standoff \stand"off\ n.	   1. A situation in a contest in which the winner is undecided;	      a draw or stalemate.	   Syn: draw; tie; stalemate; deadlock	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A successful stand.	   Syn: repulsion, repelling	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. Something that serves to keep one object at a distance	      from another, such as a prop attached to the top of a	      ladder to keep it from leaning directly against the	      vertical surface which suports it.	      [PJC]	standoff \stand"off\ a.	   Serving to keep two objects or parts of a machine separated;	   as, a standoff insulator.	   [PJC] standoffish
standoffish \stand*off"ish\, stand-offish \stand-off"ish\a.	   Shy or distant in manner; cold; aloof; reserved; not	   friendly.	   Syn: offish.	        [PJC] -- {stand*off"ish*ness}, n. -- {stand*off"ish*ly},	        adv.	        [PJC]
Standpipe \Stand"pipe`\ (-p[imac]p`), n.	   1. (Engin.) A vertical pipe, open at the top, between a	      hydrant and a reservoir, to equalize the flow of water;	      also, a large vertical pipe, near a pumping engine, into	      which water is forced up, so as to give it sufficient head	      to rise to the required level at a distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Boiler) A supply pipe of sufficient elevation to	      enable the water to flow into the boiler, notwithstanding	      the pressure of the steam. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Standpoint \Stand"point`\ (-point`), n. [Cf. G. standpunkt.]	   A fixed point or station; a basis or fundamental principle; a	   position from which objects or principles are viewed, and	   according to which they are compared and judged.	   [1913 Webster]
stands \stands\ n.	   a structure (often made of wood and sometimes temporary) with	   seats or benches where people can sit to watch an event (such	   as a game or parade).	   Syn: stand	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Standstill \Stand"still`\ (-st[i^]l`), n.	   A standing without moving forward or backward; a stop; a	   state of rest.	   [1913 Webster]
Stane \Stane\ (st[=a]n), n.	   A stone. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stang \Stang\ (st[a^]ng),	   imp. of {Sting}. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	Stang \Stang\, n. [OE. stange, of Scand. or Dutch origin; cf.	   Icel. st["o]ng, akin to Dan. stang, Sw. st[*a]ng, D. stang,	   G. stange, OHG. stanga, AS. steng; from the root of E.	   sting.]	   1. A long bar; a pole; a shaft; a stake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In land measure, a pole, rod, or perch. [Obs. or Prov.	      Eng.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stang ball}, a projectile consisting of two half balls	      united by a bar; a bar shot. See Illust. of {Bar shot},	      under {Bar}.	   {To ride the stang}, to be carried on a pole on men's	      shoulders. This method of punishing wife beaters, etc.,	      was once in vogue in some parts of England.	      [1913 Webster]	Stang \Stang\, v. i. [Akin to sting; cf. Icel. stanga to prick,	   to goad.]	   To shoot with pain. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stanhope \Stan"hope\ (st[a^]n"h[=o]p; colloq. st[a^]n"[u^]p), n.	   A light two-wheeled, or sometimes four-wheeled, carriage,	   without a top; -- so called from Lord Stanhope, for whom it	   was contrived.	   [1913 Webster]
Staniel \Stan"iel\ (st[a^]n"y[e^]l), n. (Zool.)	   See {Stannel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stanielry \Stan"iel*ry\ (-r[y^]), n.	   Hawking with staniels, or stannels, -- a base kind of	   falconry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stank \Stank\ (st[a^][ng]k), a. [OF. estanc, or It. stanco. See	   {Stanch}, a.]	   Weak; worn out. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Stank \Stank\, v. i. [Cf. Sw. st[*a]nka to pant. [root]165.]	   To sigh. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stank \Stank\, imp. of {Stink}.	   Stunk.	   [1913 Webster]	Stank \Stank\, n. [OF. estang, F. ['e]tang, from L. stagnum a	   pool. Cf. {Stagnate}, {Tank} a cistern.]	   1. Water retained by an embankment; a pool of water. [Prov.	      Eng. & Scot.] --Robert of Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dam or mound to stop water. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stank hen} (Zool.), the moor hen; -- called also {stankie}.	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stannary \Stan"na*ry\ (st[a^]n"n[.a]*r[y^]), a. [L. stannum tin,	   an alloy of silver and lead.]	   Of or pertaining to tin mines, or tin works.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stannary courts of Devonshire and Cornwall, for the	         administration of justice among the tinners therein,	         are also courts of record.               --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	Stannary \Stan"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Stannaries} (-r[i^]z). [LL.	   stannaria.]	   A tin mine; tin works. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Stannate \Stan"nate\ (-n[asl]t), n. [Cf. F. stannate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of stannic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Stannel \Stan"nel\ (-n[e^]l), n. [AS. st[=a]ngella, stangilla;	   properly, stone yeller, i. e., a bird that yells from the	   rocks. See {Stone}, and {Yell}, and cf. {Stonegall}.] (Zool.)	   The kestrel; -- called also {standgale}, {standgall},	   {stanchel}, {stand hawk}, {stannel hawk}, {steingale},	   {stonegall}. [Written also {staniel}, {stannyel}, and	   {stanyel}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With what wing the staniel checks at it. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stannic \Stan"nic\ (-n[i^]k), a. [L. stannum tin: cf. F.	   stannique.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to tin; derived from or containing tin;	   specifically, designating those compounds in which the	   element has a higher valence as contrasted with {stannous}	   compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stannic acid}.	   (a) A hypothetical substance, {Sn(OH)4}, analogous to silicic	       acid, and called also {normal stannic acid}.	   (b) Metastannic acid.	   {Stannic chloride}, a thin, colorless, fuming liquid,	      {SnCl4}, used as a mordant in calico printing and dyeing;	      -- formerly called {spirit of tin}, or {fuming liquor of	      Libavius}.	   {Stannic oxide}, tin oxide, {SnO2}, produced artificially as	      a white amorphous powder, and occurring naturally in the	      mineral cassiterite. It is used in the manufacture of	      white enamels, and, under the name of {putty powder}, for	      polishing glass, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Stanniferous \Stan*nif"er*ous\ (st[a^]n*n[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a.	   [L. stannum tin + -ferous.]	   Containing or affording tin.	   [1913 Webster] Stannine
Stannine \Stan"nine\ (-n[i^]n), Stannite \Stan"nite\	   (-n[imac]t), n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a steel-gray or iron-black color; tin pyrites.	   It is a sulphide of tin, copper, and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Stanno- \Stan"no-\ (-n[-o]-). [L. stannum tin.] (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting relating to	   tin, or connected with tin, or indicating containing tin as	   an ingredient.	   [1913 Webster]
Stannofluoride \Stan`no*flu"or*ide\ (-fl[=u]"[o^]r*[i^]d or	   -[imac]d), n. (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of double fluorides of tin (stannum) and	   some other element.	   [1913 Webster]
Stannoso- \Stan*no"so-\ (st[a^]n*n[=o]"s[-o]-), a. (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting relation to	   stannous compounds, or connection with stannous compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Stannotype \Stan"no*type\ (st[a^]n"n[-o]*t[imac]p), n. [Stanno-	   + -type.] (Photog.)	   A photograph taken upon a tin plate; a tintype.	   [1913 Webster]
Stannous \Stan"nous\ (-n[u^]s), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, tin; specifically, designating	   those compounds in which the element has a lower valence as	   contrasted with {stannic} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stannous chloride} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance,	      {SnCl2.(H2O)2}, obtained by dissolving tin in hydrochloric	      acid. It is used as a mordant in dyeing.	      [1913 Webster]
Stannum \Stan"num\ (-n[u^]m), n. [L., alloy of silver and lead;	   later, tin.] (Chem.)	   The technical name of tin. See {Tin}.	   [1913 Webster] Stannyel
Stannyel \Stann"yel\, Stanyel \Stan"yel\ (st[a^]n"y[e^]l), n.	   (Zool.)	   See {Stannel}.	   [1913 Webster] Stant
Stant \Stant\ (st[aum]nt), Stont \Stont\ (st[o^]nt), obs. 3d	   pers. sing. pres. of {Stand}, for standeth.	   Stands. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stanza \Stan"za\ (st[a^]n"z[.a]), n.; pl. {Stanzas} (-z[.a]z).	   [It. stanza a room, habitation, a stanza, i. e., a stop, fr.	   L. stans, p. pr. of stare to stand. See {Stand}, and cf.	   {Estancia}, {Stance}, {Stanchion}.]	   1. A number of lines or verses forming a division of a song	      or poem, and agreeing in meter, rhyme, number of lines,	      etc., with other divisions; a part of a poem, ordinarily	      containing every variation of measure in that poem; a	      combination or arrangement of lines usually recurring,	      whether like or unlike, in measure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horace confines himself strictly to one sort of	            verse, or stanza, in every ode.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An apartment or division in a building; a room or	      chamber.	      [1913 Webster]
Stanzaic \Stan*za"ic\ (st[a^]n*z[=a]"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or consisting of, stanzas; as, a couplet in	   stanzaic form.	   [1913 Webster]
Stapedial \Sta*pe"di*al\ (st[.a]*p[=e]"d[i^]*al), a. [LL. stapes	   stirrup.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the stapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Stapelia \Sta*pe"li*a\ (-l[i^]*[.a]), n. [NL. So named after	   John Bodaeus a Stapel, a physician of Amsterdam.] (Bot.)	   An extensive and curious genus of African plants of the	   natural order {Asclepiadaceae} (Milkweed family). They are	   succulent plants without leaves, frequently covered with dark	   tubercles giving them a very grotesque appearance. The odor	   of the blossoms is like that of carrion.	   [1913 Webster]
Stapes \Sta"pes\ (st[=a]"p[=e]z), n. [LL., a stirrup.] (Anat.)	   The innermost of the ossicles of the ear; the stirrup, or	   stirrup bone; -- so called from its form. See Illust. of	   {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Staphyline \Staph"y*line\ (st[a^]f"[i^]*l[imac]n), a. [Gr.	   stafy`linos botryoidal, from stafylh` a bunch of grapes.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the uvula or the palate.	   [1913 Webster]
Staphylinid \Staph`y*li"nid\ (st[a^]f`[i^]*l[imac]"n[i^]d), n.	   [Gr. stafyli^nos a kind of insect.] (Zool.)	   Any rove beetle.	   [1913 Webster]
Staphyloma \Staph`y*lo"ma\ (-l[=o]"m[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   stafy`lwma, from stafylh` a bunch of grapes.] (Med.)	   A protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a	   staphyloma of the cornea.	   [1913 Webster]
Staphylomatous \Staph`y*lo"ma*tous\	   (st[a^]f`[i^]*l[=o]"m[.a]*t[u^]s), a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to staphyloma; affected with staphyloma.	   [1913 Webster]
Staphyloplasty \Staph"y*lo*plas`ty\	   (st[a^]f"[i^]*l[-o]*pl[a^]s`t[y^]), n. [Gr. ? a bunch of	   grapes, also, the uvula when swollen at the lower end +	   -plasty.] (Surg.)	   The operation for restoring or replacing the soft palate when	   it has been lost. --Dunglison. -- {Staph`y*lo*plas"tic}	   (-l[-o]*pl[a^]s"t[i^]k), a.	   [1913 Webster] Staphyloraphy
Staphyloraphy \Staph`y*lor"a*phy\, Staphylorrhaphy
\Staph`y*lor"rha*phy\ (-l[o^]r"[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. stafylh` the	   uvula when swollen + "ra`ptein to sew: cf. F.	   staphylorraphie.] (Surg.)	   The operation of uniting a cleft palate, consisting in paring	   and bringing together the edges of the cleft. --	   {Staph`y*lo*raph"ic} (st[a^]f`[i^]*l[-o]*r[a^]f"[i^]k),	   {Staph`y*lor*rhaph"ic} (-l[o^]r*r[a^]f"[i^]k), a.	   [1913 Webster]
Staphylotomy \Staph`y*lot"o*my\ (-l[o^]t"[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Gr. ?	   the uvula when swollen + ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of removing a staphyloma by cutting.	   [1913 Webster]
Staple \Sta"ple\ (st[=a]"p'l), n. [AS. stapul, stapol, stapel, a	   step, a prop, post, table, fr. stapan to step, go, raise;	   akin to D. stapel a pile, stocks, emporium, G. stapela heap,	   mart, stake, staffel step of a ladder, Sw. stapel, Dan.	   stabel, and E. step; cf. OF. estaple a mart, F. ['e]tape. See	   {Step}.]	   1. A settled mart; an emporium; a city or town to which	      merchants brought commodities for sale or exportation in	      bulk; a place for wholesale traffic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The customs of Alexandria were very great, it having	            been the staple of the Indian trade.  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the increase of trade and the encouragement of	            the worthy burgesses of Woodstock, her majesty was	            minded to erect the town into a staple for wool.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, formerly, the king's staple was established	         in certain ports or towns, and certain goods could not	         be exported without being first brought to these places	         to be rated and charged with the duty payable to the	         king or the public. The principal commodities on which	         customs were levied were wool, skins, and leather; and	         these were originally the staple commodities.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Place of supply; source; fountain head.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whitehall naturally became the chief staple of news.	            Whenever there was a rumor that any thing important	            had happened or was about to happen, people hastened	            thither to obtain intelligence from the fountain	            head.                                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The principal commodity of traffic in a market; a	      principal commodity or production of a country or	      district; as, wheat, maize, and cotton are great staples	      of the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	            We should now say, Cotton is the great staple, that	            is, the established merchandise, of Manchester.	                                                  --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The principal constituent in anything; chief item.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unmanufactured material; raw material.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The fiber of wool, cotton, flax, or the like; as, a coarse	      staple; a fine staple; a long or short staple.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A loop of metal such as iron, or a bar or wire, bent and	      formed with two points to be driven into wood, to hold a	      hook, pin, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Specifically: A small loop of metal such as steel, bent	      into a U-shape with the points sharpened, used to fasten	      sheets of paper together by driving the staple[8] through	      the stacked sheets and into a formed receptacle which	      curls the ends in and backward, thus holding the papers	      firmly together; also, a similar, slightly larger such	      fastener which may be driven into wood to fasten objects	      to a wooden backing.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mining)	      (a) A shaft, smaller and shorter than the principal one,	          joining different levels.	      (b) A small pit.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. A district granted to an abbey. [Obs.] --Camden.	       [1913 Webster]	Staple \Sta"ple\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or being a market or staple for,	      commodities; as, a staple town. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Established in commerce; occupying the markets; settled;	      as, a staple trade. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fit to be sold; marketable. [R.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Regularly produced or manufactured in large quantities;	      belonging to wholesale traffic; principal; chief.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wool, the great staple commodity of England.	                                                  --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]
staple \sta"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {stapled} (-p'ld); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {stapling}.]	   1. To sort according to its staple; as, to staple cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten together with a staple[9] or staples; as, to	      staple a check to a letter.	      [PJC]	staple gun \sta"ple gun`\, n.	   A device used to drive a heavy staple[8] through multiple	   objects, so as to fasten them together; it has a spring	   mechanism which stores force as a lever is pulled by the	   operator's hand, and the force is released all at once to	   drive the staple fully into the object to be fastened.	   [PJC]
Stapler \Sta"pler\ (-pl[~e]r), n.	   1. A dealer in staple goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One employed to assort wool according to its staple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A device used to drive a staple[8] into objects so as to	      fasten them together.	      [PJC]
Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to	   OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.	   stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.	   sta['i]rn[=o], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,	   'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,	   Skr. st[.r], L. sternere (cf. {Stratum}), and originally	   applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as	   being scatterers or spreaders of light. [root]296. Cf.	   {Aster}, {Asteroid}, {Constellation}, {Disaster}, {Stellar}.]	   1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the	      heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,	      comets, and nebulae.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eyen twinkled in his head aright,	            As do the stars in the frosty night.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The stars are distinguished as {planets}, and {fixed	         stars}. See {Planet}, {Fixed stars} under {Fixed}, and	         {Magnitude of a star} under {Magnitude}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;	      (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to	      influence fortune.	      [1913 Webster]	            O malignant and ill-brooding stars.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament	      worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            On whom . . .	            Lavish Honor showered all her stars.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an	      asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or	      to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in	      the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding	      in the air, presents a starlike appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially	      on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading	      theatrical performer, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words	         generally of obvious signification; as, star-aspiring,	         star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,	         star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,	         star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed, star-sprinkled,	         star-wreathed.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blazing star}, {Double star}, {Multiple star}, {Shooting	   star}, etc. See under {Blazing}, {Double}, etc.	   {Nebulous star} (Astron.), a small well-defined circular	      nebula, having a bright nucleus at its center like a star.	      	   {Star anise} (Bot.), any plant of the genus Illicium; -- so	      called from its star-shaped capsules.	   {Star apple} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Chrysophyllum	      Cainito}), having a milky juice and oblong leaves with a	      silky-golden pubescence beneath. It bears an applelike	      fruit, the carpels of which present a starlike figure when	      cut across. The name is extended to the whole genus of	      about sixty species, and the natural order ({Sapotaceae})	      to which it belongs is called the Star-apple family.	   {Star conner}, one who cons, or studies, the stars; an	      astronomer or an astrologer. --Gascoigne.	   {Star coral} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of stony	      corals belonging to {Astraea}, {Orbicella}, and allied	      genera, in which the calicles are round or polygonal and	      contain conspicuous radiating septa.	   {Star cucumber}. (Bot.) See under {Cucumber}.	   {Star flower}. (Bot.)	      (a) A plant of the genus {Ornithogalum};	          star-of-Bethlehem.	      (b) See {Starwort}	      (b) .	      (c) An American plant of the genus {Trientalis}	          ({Trientalis Americana}). --Gray.	   {Star fort} (Fort.), a fort surrounded on the exterior with	      projecting angles; -- whence the name.	   {Star gauge} (Ordnance), a long rod, with adjustable points	      projecting radially at its end, for measuring the size of	      different parts of the bore of a gun.	   {Star grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) A small grasslike plant ({Hypoxis erecta}) having	          star-shaped yellow flowers.	      (b) The colicroot. See {Colicroot}.	   {Star hyacinth} (Bot.), a bulbous plant of the genus {Scilla}	      ({Scilla autumnalis}); -- called also {star-headed	      hyacinth}.	   {Star jelly} (Bot.), any one of several gelatinous plants	      ({Nostoc commune}, {Nostoc edule}, etc.). See {Nostoc}.	   {Star lizard}. (Zool.) Same as {Stellion}.	   {Star-of-Bethlehem} (Bot.), a bulbous liliaceous plant	      ({Ornithogalum umbellatum}) having a small white starlike	      flower.	   {Star-of-the-earth} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Plantago}	      ({Plantago coronopus}), growing upon the seashore.	   {Star polygon} (Geom.), a polygon whose sides cut each other	      so as to form a star-shaped figure.	   {Stars and Stripes}, a popular name for the flag of the	      United States, which consists of thirteen horizontal	      stripes, alternately red and white, and a union having, in	      a blue field, white stars to represent the several States,	      one for each.	            With the old flag, the true American flag, the	            Eagle, and the Stars and Stripes, waving over the	            chamber in which we sit.              --D. Webster.	   {Star showers}. See {Shooting star}, under {Shooting}.	   {Star thistle} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea	      solstitialis}) having the involucre armed with stout	      radiating spines.	   {Star wheel} (Mach.), a star-shaped disk, used as a kind of	      ratchet wheel, in repeating watches and the feed motions	      of some machines.	   {Star worm} (Zool.), a gephyrean.	   {Temporary star} (Astron.), a star which appears suddenly,	      shines for a period, and then nearly or quite disappears.	      These stars were supposed by some astronomers to be	      variable stars of long and undetermined periods. More	      recently, variations star in start intensity are	      classified more specifically, and this term is now	      obsolescent. See also {nova}. [Obsolescent]	   {Variable star} (Astron.), a star whose brilliancy varies	      periodically, generally with regularity, but sometimes	      irregularly; -- called {periodical star} when its changes	      occur at fixed periods.	   {Water star grass} (Bot.), an aquatic plant ({Schollera	      graminea}) with small yellow starlike blossoms.	      [1913 Webster]	Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Starred}	   (st[aum]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starring}.]	   To set or adorn with stars, or bright, radiating bodies; to	   bespangle; as, a robe starred with gems. "A sable curtain	   starred with gold." --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Star \Star\, v. i.	   To be bright, or attract attention, as a star; to shine like	   a star; to be brilliant or prominent; to play a part as a	   theatrical star. --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Star-blind \Star"-blind`\ (-bl[imac]nd`), a.	   Half blind.	   [1913 Webster]
Starboard \Star"board`\ (-b[=o]rd` or -b[~e]rd), n. [OE.	   sterbord, AS. ste['o]rbord, i.e., steer board. See {Steer},	   v. t., {Board} of a vessel, and cf. {Larboard}.] (Naut.)	   That side of a vessel which is on the right hand of a person	   who stands on board facing the bow; -- opposed to {larboard},	   or {port}.	   [1913 Webster]	Starboard \Star"board`\, a. (Naut.)	   Pertaining to the right-hand side of a ship; being or lying	   on the right side; as, the starboard shrouds; starboard	   quarter; starboard tack.	   [1913 Webster]	Starboard \Star"board`\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To put to the right, or starboard, side of a vessel; as, to	   starboard the helm.	   [1913 Webster]
Star-bowlines \Star"-bow`lines\ (-b[=o]`l[i^]nz), n. pl. (Naut.)	   The men in the starboard watch. [Obs.] --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   [1913 Webster]
Starch \Starch\ (st[aum]rch), a. [AS. stearc stark, strong,	   rough. See {Stark}.]	   Stiff; precise; rigid. [R.] --Killingbeck.	   [1913 Webster]	Starch \Starch\, n. [From starch stiff, cf. G. st[aum]rke, fr.	   stark strong.]	   1. (Chem.) A widely diffused vegetable substance found	      especially in seeds, bulbs, and tubers, and extracted (as	      from potatoes, corn, rice, etc.) as a white, glistening,	      granular or powdery substance, without taste or smell, and	      giving a very peculiar creaking sound when rubbed between	      the fingers. It is used as a food, in the production of	      commercial grape sugar, for stiffening linen in laundries,	      in making paste, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Starch is a carbohydrate, being the typical amylose,	         {C6H10O5}, and is detected by the fine blue color given	         to it by free iodine. It is not fermentable as such,	         but is changed by diastase into dextrin and maltose,	         and by heating with dilute acids into dextrose. Cf.	         {Sugar}, {Inulin}, and {Lichenin}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A stiff, formal manner; formality. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Starch hyacinth} (Bot.), the grape hyacinth; -- so called	      because the flowers have the smell of boiled starch. See	      under {Grape}.	      [1913 Webster]	Starch \Starch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Starched} (st[aum]rcht);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Starching}.]	   To stiffen with starch.	   [1913 Webster] Star chamber
Star chamber \Star" cham`ber\, Star-chamber
\Star"-cham`ber\(st[aum]r"ch[=a]m`b[~e]r), n. [So called (as	   conjectured by Blackstone) from being held in a room at the	   Exchequer where the chests containing certain Jewish	   contracts and obligations called starrs (from the Heb.	   shetar, pron. shtar) were kept; or from the stars with which	   the ceiling is supposed to have been decorated.]	   1. (Eng. Hist.) An ancient high court exercising jurisdiction	      in certain cases, mainly criminal, which sat without the	      intervention of a jury. It consisted of the king's	      council, or of the privy council only with the addition of	      certain judges. It could proceed on mere rumor or examine	      witnesses; it could apply torture. It was abolished by the	      Long Parliament in 1641. --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Metaphorical) Any court, committee, or other	      tribunal which exercises arbitrary and unaccountable	      power, or uses unfair or illegal methods, in investigation	      or judgment of persons.	      [PJC]
Starched \Starched\ (st[aum]rcht), a.	   1. Stiffened with starch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stiff; precise; formal. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Starchedness \Starch"ed*ness\ (st[aum]rch"[e^]d*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being starched or starchy[5];	   stiffness in manners; formality.	   Syn: starchiness, starchness.	        [1913 Webster]
Starcher \Starch"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who starches.	   [1913 Webster]
starchiness \starch"i*ness\ (st[aum]rch"[-e]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being starchy; stiffness in manners;	   formality.	   Syn: starchedness, starchness.	        [1913 Webster]
Starchly \Starch"ly\, adv.	   In a starched or starch manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Starchness \Starch"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being starched or starchy[5];	   stiffness of manner; preciseness.	   Syn: starchedness.	        [1913 Webster]
Starchwort \Starch"wort`\ (-w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   The cuckoopint, the tubers of which yield a fine quality of	   starch.	   [1913 Webster]
starchy \starch"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Of or pertaining to starch.	      [PJC]	   2. Containing or consisting of starch; -- used especially of	      foods.	      [PJC]	   3. Resembling starch; stiff.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Stiffened by use of starch; starched[1]; -- of clothing.	      [PJC]	   5. Formal in manner; precise.	   Syn: starch.	        [1913 Webster]
Starcraft \Star"craft\ (st[aum]r"kr[.a]ft), n.	   Astrology. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Star-crossed \Star"-crossed`\ (st[aum]r"kr[o^]st`; 115), a.	   Not favored by the stars; ill-fated. [Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such is my star-crossed destiny.         --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Star drift \Star drift\ (Astron.)	   Similar and probably related motion of the stars of an	   asterism, as distinguished from apparent change of place due	   to solar motion.-- ##?? = star streaming? 	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stare \Stare\ (st[^a]r), n. [AS. staer. See {Starling}.] (Zool.)	   The starling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
stare \stare\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {stared} (st[^a]rd); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {staring}.] [AS. starian; akin to LG. & D. staren,	   OHG. star[=e]n, G. starren, Icel. stara; cf. Icel. stira,	   Dan. stirre, Sw. stirra, and G. starr stiff, rigid, fixed,	   Gr. stereo`s solid (E. stereo-), Skr. sthira firm, strong.	   [root]166. Cf. {Sterile}.]	   1. To look with fixed eyes wide open, as through fear,	      wonder, surprise, impudence, etc.; to fasten an earnest	      and prolonged gaze on some object.	      [1913 Webster]	            For ever upon the ground I see thee stare.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look not big, nor stamp, nor stare, nor fret.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be very conspicuous on account of size, prominence,	      color, or brilliancy; as, staring windows or colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stand out; to project; to bristle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Makest my blood cold, and my hair to stare. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take off all the staring straws and jags in the	            hive.                                 --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To gaze; to look earnestly. See {Gaze}.	        [1913 Webster]
Stare \Stare\ (st[^a]r), v. t.	   To look earnestly at; to gaze at.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will stare him out of his wits.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To stare in the face}, to be before the eyes, or to be	      undeniably evident. "The law . . . stares them in the face	      whilst they are breaking it." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Stare \Stare\, n.	   The act of staring; a fixed look with eyes wide open. "A dull	   and stupid stare." --Churchill.	   [1913 Webster]
Starer \Star"er\ (st[^a]r"[~e]r), n.	   One who stares, or gazes.	   [1913 Webster]
Starf \Starf\ (st[aum]rf), obs. imp. of {Starve}.	   Starved. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Starfinch \Star"finch`\ (st[aum]r"f[i^]nch`), n. (Zool.)	   The European redstart.	   [1913 Webster]
Starfish \Star"fish`\ (-f[i^]sh`), n.	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of echinoderms	      belonging to the class Asterioidea, in which the body is	      star-shaped and usually has five rays, though the number	      of rays varies from five to forty or more. The rays are	      often long, but are sometimes so short as to appear only	      as angles to the disklike body. Called also {sea star},	      {five-finger}, and {stellerid}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ophiuroids are also sometimes called starfishes.	         See {Brittle star}, and {Ophiuroidea}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The dollar fish, or butterfish.	      [1913 Webster]
Stargazer \Star"gaz`er\ (-g[=a]z`[~e]r), n.	   1. One who gazes at the stars; an astrologer; sometimes, in	      derision or contempt, an astronomer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of spiny-rayed marine	      fishes belonging to {Uranoscopus}, {Astroscopus}, and	      allied genera, of the family {Uranoscopidae}. The common	      species of the Eastern United States are {Astroscopus	      anoplus}, and {Astroscopus guttatus}. So called from the	      position of the eyes, which look directly upward.	      [1913 Webster]
Stargazing \Star"gaz`ing\, n.	   1. The act or practice of observing the stars with attention;	      contemplation of the stars as connected with astrology or	      astronomy. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, absent-mindedness; abstraction.	      [1913 Webster]
Staringly \Star"ing*ly\ (st[^a]r"[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   With a staring look.	   [1913 Webster]
Stark \Stark\ (st[aum]rk), a. [Compar. {Starker} (-[~e]r);	   superl. {Starkest}.] [OE. stark stiff, strong, AS. stearc;	   akin to OS. starc strong, D. sterk, OHG. starc, starah, G. &	   Sw. stark, Dan. staerk, Icel. sterkr, Goth. gasta['u]rknan to	   become dried up, Lith. str["e]gti to stiffen, to freeze. Cf.	   {Starch}, a. & n.]	   1. Stiff; rigid. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose senses all were straight benumbed and stark.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart gan wax as stark as marble stone.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many a nobleman lies stark and stiff	            Under the hoofs of vaunting enemies.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The north is not so stark and cold.   --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Complete; absolute; full; perfect; entire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Consider the stark security	            The common wealth is in now.          --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strong; vigorous; powerful.	      [1913 Webster]	            A stark, moss-trooping Scot.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stark beer, boy, stout and strong beer. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Severe; violent; fierce. [Obs.] "In starke stours" [i. e.,	      in fierce combats]. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Mere; sheer; gross; entire; downright.	      [1913 Webster]	            He pronounces the citation stark nonsense.	                                                  --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rhetoric is very good or stark naught; there's no	            medium in rhetoric.                   --Selden.	      [1913 Webster]	Stark \Stark\ (st[aum]rk), adv.	   Wholly; entirely; absolutely; quite; as, stark mad. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Held him strangled in his arms till he was stark dead.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stark naked}, wholly naked; quite bare.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strip your sword stark naked.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: According to Professor Skeat, "stark-naked" is derived	         from steort-naked, or start-naked, literally	         tail-naked, and hence wholly naked. If this etymology	         be true the preferable form is stark-naked.	         [1913 Webster]	Stark \Stark\, v. t.	   To stiffen. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If horror have not starked your limbs.   --H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Starkly \Stark"ly\, adv.	   In a stark manner; stiffly; strongly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Its onward force too starkly pent	         In figure, bone, and lineament.          --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Starkness \Stark"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stark.	   [1913 Webster]
Starless \Star"less\ (st[aum]r"l[e^]s), a.	   Being without stars; having no stars visible; as, a starless	   night. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Starlight \Star"light`\ (-l[imac]t`), n.	   The light given by the stars.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor walk by moon,	         Or glittering starlight, without thee is sweet.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Starlight \Star"light`\, a.	   Lighted by the stars, or by the stars only; as, a starlight	   night.	   [1913 Webster]	         A starlight evening and a morning fair.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Starlike \Star"like`\ (-l[imac]k`), a.	   1. Resembling a star; stellated; radiated like a star; as,	      starlike flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shining; bright; illustrious. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The having turned many to righteousness shall confer	            a starlike and immortal brightness.   --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Starling \Star"ling\ (-l[i^]ng), n. [OE. sterlyng, a dim. of OE.	   stare, AS. staer; akin to AS. stearn, G. star, staar, OHG.	   stara, Icel. starri, stari, Sw. stare, Dan. staer, L.	   sturnus. Cf. {Stare} a starling.]	   1. (Zool.) Any passerine bird belonging to {Sturnus} and	      allied genera. The European starling ({Sturnus vulgaris})	      is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss,	      and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird,	      and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also	      {stare}, and {starred}. The pied starling of India is	      {Sternopastor contra}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A California fish; the rock trout.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A structure of piles driven round the piers of a bridge	      for protection and support; -- called also {sterling}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rose-colored starling}. (Zool.) See {Pastor}.	      [1913 Webster]
Starlit \Star"lit`\ (-l[i^]t`), a.	   Lighted by the stars; starlight.	   [1913 Webster]
Starmonger \Star"mon`ger\ (-m[u^][ng]`g[~e]r), n.	   A fortune teller; an astrologer; -- used in contempt. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Starn \Starn\ (st[aum]rn), n. (Zool.)	   The European starling. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Starnose \Star"nose`\ (st[aum]r"n[=o]z`), n. (Zool.)	   A curious American mole ({Condylura cristata}) having the	   nose expanded at the end into a stellate disk; -- called also	   {star-nosed mole}.	   [1913 Webster]
Star of David \Star" of Dav"id\	   A symbol consisting of two overlapped equilateral triangles	   forming a star with six points, used as a symbol of Judaism.	   It is also called {Magen David}, {Mogen David}, and {Shield	   of David}, and is shaped identically to the {hexagram} and	   {Solomon's seal}. It is used on the flag of the modern state	   of Israel.	   [PJC]
Starost \Star"ost\ (st[a^]r"[o^]st), n. [Pol. starosta, from	   stary old.]	   A nobleman who possessed a starosty. [Poland]	   [1913 Webster]
Starosty \Star"os*ty\ (-[o^]s*t[y^]), n.	   A castle and domain conferred on a nobleman for life.	   [Poland] --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Starproof \Star"proof`\ (st[aum]r"pr[=oo]f`), a.	   Impervious to the light of the stars; as, a starproof elm.	   [Poetic] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Star-read \Star"-read`\ (-r[=e]d`), n.	   Doctrine or knowledge of the stars; star lore; astrology;	   astronomy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Which in star-read were wont have best insight.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Starred \Starred\ (st[aum]rd), a. [From {Star}.]	   1. Adorned or studded with stars; bespangled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Influenced in fortune by the stars. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My third comfort,	            Starred most unluckily.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Starriness \Star"ri*ness\ (st[aum]r"r[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being starry; as, the starriness of	   the heavens.	   [1913 Webster]
Starry \Star"ry\ (st[aum]r"r[y^]), a.	   1. Abounding with stars; adorned with stars. "Above the	      starry sky." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of, or proceeding from, the stars; stellar;	      stellary; as, starry light; starry flame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not Christians and Heathens, Jews and Gentiles,	            poets and philosophers, unite in allowing the starry	            influence?                            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Shining like stars; sparkling; as, starry eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Arranged in rays like those of a star; stellate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Starry ray} (Zool.), a European skate ({Raia radiata}); --	      so called from the stellate bases of the dorsal spines.	      [1913 Webster]
Starshine \Star"shine`\ (-sh[imac]n`), n.	   The light of the stars. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The starshine lights upon our heads.     --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	   [1913 Webster]
Starshoot \Star"shoot`\ (-sh[=oo]t`), n.	   See {Nostoc}.	   [1913 Webster]
Star-spangled \Star"-span`gled\ (st[aum]r"-sp[a^][ng]`g'ld), a.	   Spangled or studded with stars.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Star-spangled banner}, the popular name for the national	      ensign of the United States; also the name of a poem, the	      words of which were composed by Francis Scott Key, which	      was adopted as the national anthem of the United States.	      --F. S. Key.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Star stereogram \Star stereogram\	   A view of the universe of brighter stars as it would appear	   to an observer transported into space outside or beyond our	   universe of stars.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Starstone \Star"stone`\ (st[aum]r"st[=o]n`), n. (Min.)	   Asteriated sapphire.	   [1913 Webster]
start \start\ (st[aum]rt), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {started}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {starting}.] [OE. sterten; akin to D. storten to	   hurl, rush, fall, G. st["u]rzen, OHG. sturzen to turn over,	   to fall, Sw. st["o]rta to cast down, to fall, Dan. styrte,	   and probably also to E. start a tail; the original sense	   being, perhaps, to show the tail, to tumble over suddenly.	   [root]166. Cf. {Start} a tail.]	   1. To leap; to jump. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move suddenly, as with a spring or leap, from surprise,	      pain, or other sudden feeling or emotion, or by a	      voluntary act.	      [1913 Webster]	            And maketh him out of his sleep to start. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I start as from some dreadful dream.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep your soul to the work when ready to start	            aside.                                --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            But if he start,	            It is the flesh of a corrupted heart. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To set out; to commence a course, as a race or journey; to	      begin; as, to start in business.	      [1913 Webster]	            At once they start, advancing in a line. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            At intervals some bird from out the brakes	            Starts into voice a moment, then is still. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To become somewhat displaced or loosened; as, a rivet or a	      seam may start under strain or pressure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To start after}, to set out after; to follow; to pursue.	   {To start against}, to act as a rival candidate against.	   {To start for}, to be a candidate for, as an office.	   {To start up}, to rise suddenly, as from a seat or couch; to	      come suddenly into notice or importance.	      [1913 Webster]
Start \Start\ (st[aum]rt), v. t.	   1. To cause to move suddenly; to disturb suddenly; to	      startle; to alarm; to rouse; to cause to flee or fly; as,	      the hounds started a fox.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon malicious bravery dost thou come	            To start my quiet?                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brutus will start a spirit as soon as Caesar.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring into being or into view; to originate; to invent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sensual men agree in the pursuit of every pleasure	            they can start.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to move or act; to set going, running, or	      flowing; as, to start a railway train; to start a mill; to	      start a stream of water; to start a rumor; to start a	      business.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was engaged in conversation upon a subject which	            the people love to start in discourse. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move suddenly from its place or position; to displace	      or loosen; to dislocate; as, to start a bone; the storm	      started the bolts in the vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            One, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of the	            clavicle from the sternum.            --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Perh. from D. storten, which has this meaning also.]	      (Naut.) To pour out; to empty; to tap and begin drawing	      from; as, to start a water cask.	      [1913 Webster]	Start \Start\, n.	   1. The act of starting; a sudden spring, leap, or motion,	      caused by surprise, fear, pain, or the like; any sudden	      motion, or beginning of motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fright awakened Arcite with a start. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A convulsive motion, twitch, or spasm; a spasmodic effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            For she did speak in starts distractedly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature does nothing by starts and leaps, or in a	            hurry.                                --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sudden, unexpected movement; a sudden and capricious	      impulse; a sally; as, starts of fancy.	      [1913 Webster]	            To check the starts and sallies of the soul.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The beginning, as of a journey or a course of action;	      first motion from a place; act of setting out; the outset;	      -- opposed to {finish}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The start of first performance is all. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,	            Straining upon the start.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At a start}, at once; in an instant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At a start he was betwixt them two.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To get the start}, or {To have the start}, to begin before	      another; to gain or have the advantage in a similar	      undertaking; -- usually with of. "Get the start of the	      majestic world." --Shak. "She might have forsaken him if	      he had not got the start of her." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Start \Start\, n. [OE. stert a tail, AS. steort; akin to LG.	   stert, steert, D. staart, G. sterz, Icel. stertr, Dan.	   stiert, Sw. stjert. [root]166. Cf. Stark naked, under	   {Stark}, {Start}, v. i.]	   1. A tail, or anything projecting like a tail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The handle, or tail, of a plow; also, any long handle.	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The curved or inclined front and bottom of a water-wheel	      bucket.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) The arm, or lever, of a gin, drawn around by a	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]
START \START\ (st[aum]rt), n. [From Strategic Arms Reduction	   Treaty.]	   A Treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union which	   provided for stepwise reductions in the number of nuclear	   weapons possessed by each country.	   [PJC]
Starter \Start"er\ (st[aum]rt"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, starts; as, a starter on a	      journey; the starter of a race.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dog that rouses game.	      [1913 Webster]
Startful \Start"ful\ (st[aum]rt"f[.u]l), a.	   Apt to start; skittish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Startfulness \Start"ful*ness\, n.	   Aptness to start. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Starthroat \Star"throat`\ (st[aum]r"thr[=o]t`), n. (Zool.)	   Any humming bird of the genus {Heliomaster}. The feathers of	   the throat have a brilliant metallic luster.	   [1913 Webster]
Starting \Start"ing\ (st[aum]rt"[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {Start}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Starting bar} (Steam Eng.), a hand lever for working the	      valves in starting an engine.	   {Starting hole}, a loophole; evasion. [Obs.]	   {Starting point}, the point from which motion begins, or from	      which anything starts.	   {Starting post}, a post, stake, barrier, or place from which	      competitors in a race start, or begin the race.	      [1913 Webster]
Startingly \Start"ing*ly\, adv.	   By sudden fits or starts; spasmodically. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Startish \Start"ish\, a.	   Apt to start; skittish; shy; -- said especially of a horse.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Startle \Star"tle\ (st[aum]r"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Startled} (st[aum]r"t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Startling}	   (st[aum]r"tl[i^]ng).] [Freq. of start.]	   To move suddenly, or be excited, on feeling alarm; to start.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why shrinks the soul	         Back on herself, and startles at destruction?	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Startle \Star"tle\ (st[aum]r"t'l), v. t.	   1. To excite by sudden alarm, surprise, or apprehension; to	      frighten suddenly and not seriously; to alarm; to	      surprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The supposition, at least, that angels do sometimes	            assume bodies need not startle us.    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deter; to cause to deviate. [R.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To start; shock; fright; frighten; alarm.	        [1913 Webster]	Startle \Star"tle\, n.	   A sudden motion or shock caused by an unexpected alarm,	   surprise, or apprehension of danger.	   [1913 Webster]	         After having recovered from my first startle, I was	         very well pleased with the accident.     --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Startlingly \Star"tling*ly\ (-tl[i^]ng*l[y^]), adv.	   In a startling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Startlish \Star"tlish\ (-tl[i^]sh), a.	   Easily startled; apt to start; startish; skittish; -- said	   especially of a horse. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Start-up \Start"-up`\ (st[aum]rt"[u^]p`), n.	   1. One who comes suddenly into notice; an upstart. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of high rustic shoe. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A startuppe, or clownish shoe.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Start-up \Start"-up`\, a.	   Upstart. [R.] --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Starvation \Star*va"tion\ (st[aum]r*v[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of starving, or the state of being starved.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         nickname of Starvation Dundas.	         "Starvation, we are also told, belongs to the class of	         'vile compounds' from being a mongrel; as if English	         were not full of mongrels, and as if it would not be in	         distressing straits without them." --Fitzed. Hall.	         [1913 Webster]
Starve \Starve\ (st[aum]rv), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Starved}	   (st[aum]rvd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Starving}.] [OE. sterven to	   die, AS. steorfan; akin to D. sterven, G. sterben, OHG.	   sterban, Icel. starf labor, toil.]	   1. To die; to perish. [Obs., except in the sense of perishing	      with cold or hunger.] --Lydgate.	      [1913 Webster]	            In hot coals he hath himself raked . . .	            Thus starved this worthy mighty Hercules. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perish with hunger; to suffer extreme hunger or want;	      to be very indigent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes virtue starves, while vice is fed. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To perish or die with cold. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have I seen the naked starve for cold? --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            Starving with cold as well as hunger. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, still common in England, but rarely used	         in the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	Starve \Starve\, v. t.	   1. To destroy with cold. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From beds of raging fire, to starve in ice	            Their soft ethereal warmth.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To kill with hunger; as, maliciously to starve a man is,	      in law, murder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To distress or subdue by famine; as, to starve a garrison	      into a surrender.	      [1913 Webster]	            Attalus endeavored to starve Italy by stopping their	            convoy of provisions from Africa.     --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To destroy by want of any kind; as, to starve plants by	      depriving them of proper light and air.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deprive of force or vigor; to disable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pens of historians, writing thereof, seemed	            starved for matter in an age so fruitful of	            memorable actions.                    --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The powers of their minds are starved by disuse.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Starvedly \Starv"ed*ly\ (st[aum]rv"[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In the condition of one starved or starving; parsimoniously.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some boasting housekeeper which keepth open doors for	         one day, . . . and lives starvedly all the year after.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Starveling \Starve"ling\ (st[aum]rv"l[i^]ng), n. [Starve +	   -ling.]	   One who, or that which, pines from lack of food, or	   nutriment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Old Sir John hangs with me, and thou knowest he is no	         starveling.                              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Starveling \Starve"ling\, a.	   Hungry; lean; pining with want.	   [1913 Webster]
Starwort \Star"wort`\ (st[aum]r"w[^u]rt`), n. (Bot.)	   (a) Any plant of the genus {Aster}. See {Aster}.	   (b) A small plant of the genus {Stellaria}, having	       star-shaped flowers; star flower; chickweed. --Gray.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Water starwort}, an aquatic plant ({Callitriche verna})	      having some resemblance to chickweed.	   {Yellow starwort}, a plant of the genus {Inula}; elecampane.	      [1913 Webster]
Stasimon \Stas"i*mon\ (st[a^]s"[i^]*m[o^]n), n.; pl. {Stasima}	   (st[a^]s"[i^]*m[.a]). [NL., from Gr. sta`simon, neut. of	   sta`simos stationary, steadfast.]	   In the Greek tragedy, a song of the chorus, continued without	   the interruption of dialogue or anapaestics. --Liddell &	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Stasis \Sta"sis\ (st[=a]"s[i^]s or st[a^]s"[i^]s), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. sta`sis a standing still.] (Physiol.)	   A slackening or arrest of the blood current in the vessels,	   due not to a lessening of the heart's beat, but presumably to	   some abnormal resistance of the capillary walls. It is one of	   the phenomena observed in the capillaries in inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]
Statable \Stat"a*ble\ (st[=a]t"[.a]*b'l), a.	   That can be stated; as, a statable grievance; the question at	   issue is statable.	   [1913 Webster]
Statal \Sta"tal\ (st[=a]"tal), a.	   Of, pertaining to, or existing with reference to, a State of	   the American Union, as distinguished from the general	   government. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I have no knowledge of any other kind of political	         citizenship, higher or lower, statal or national.	                                                  --Edward	                                                  Bates.	   [1913 Webster]
Statant \Sta"tant\ (-tant), a. [L. stare to stand.] (Her.)	   In a standing position; as, a lion statant.	   [1913 Webster]
Statarian \Sta*ta"ri*an\ (st[.a]*t[=a]"r[i^]*an), a.	   Fixed; settled; steady; statary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Statarianly \Sta*ta"ri*an*ly\, adv.	   Fixedly; steadily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Statary \Sta"ta*ry\ (st[=a]"t[.a]*r[y^]), a. [L. statarius	   standing fast, fr. stare to stand.]	   Fixed; settled. [Obs.] "The set and statary times of paring	   of nails and cutting of hair." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
State \State\ (st[=a]t), n. [OE. stat, OF. estat, F. ['e]tat,	   fr. L. status a standing, position, fr. stare, statum, to	   stand. See {Stand}, and cf. {Estate}, {Status}.]	   1. The circumstances or condition of a being or thing at any	      given time.	      [1913 Webster]	            State is a term nearly synonymous with "mode," but	            of a meaning more extensive, and is not exclusively	            limited to the mutable and contingent. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Declare the past and present state of things.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep the state of the question in your eye. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rank; condition; quality; as, the state of honor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy honor, state, and seat is due to me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Condition of prosperity or grandeur; wealthy or prosperous	      circumstances; social importance.	      [1913 Webster]	            She instructed him how he should keep state, and yet	            with a modest sense of his misfortunes. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can this imperious lord forget to reign,	            Quit all his state, descend, and serve again?	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Appearance of grandeur or dignity; pomp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where least of state there most of love is shown.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A chair with a canopy above it, often standing on a dais;	      a seat of dignity; also, the canopy itself. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His high throne, . . . under state	            Of richest texture spread.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he went to court, he used to kick away the	            state, and sit down by his prince cheek by jowl.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Estate; possession. [Obs.] --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your state, my lord, again is yours.  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A person of high rank. [Obs.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Any body of men united by profession, or constituting a	      community of a particular character; as, the civil and	      ecclesiastical states, or the lords spiritual and temporal	      and the commons, in Great Britain. Cf. {Estate}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The principal persons in a government.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bold design	            Pleased highly those infernal states. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The bodies that constitute the legislature of a country;	       as, the States-general of Holland.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A form of government which is not monarchial, as a	       republic. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Well monarchies may own religion's name,	             But states are atheists in their very fame.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A political body, or body politic; the whole body of	       people who are united under one government, whatever may	       be the form of the government; a nation.	       [1913 Webster]	             Municipal law is a rule of conduct prescribed by	             the supreme power in a state.        --Blackstone.	       [1913 Webster]	             The Puritans in the reign of Mary, driven from	             their homes, sought an asylum in Geneva, where they	             found a state without a king, and a church without	             a bishop.                            --R. Choate.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. In the United States, one of the commonwealths, or bodies	       politic, the people of which make up the body of the	       nation, and which, under the national constitution, stand	       in certain specified relations with the national	       government, and are invested, as commonwealths, with full	       power in their several spheres over all matters not	       expressly inhibited.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term State, in its technical sense, is used in	         distinction from the federal system, i. e., the	         government of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   14. Highest and stationary condition, as that of maturity	       between growth and decline, or as that of crisis between	       the increase and the abating of a disease; height; acme.	       [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: When state is joined with another word, or used	         adjectively, it denotes public, or what belongs to the	         community or body politic, or to the government; also,	         what belongs to the States severally in the American	         Union; as, state affairs; state policy; State laws of	         Iowa.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Nascent state}. (Chem.) See under {Nascent}.	   {Secretary of state}. See {Secretary}, n., 3.	   {State barge}a royal barge, or a barge belonging to a	      government.	   {State bed}, an elaborately carved or decorated bed.	   {State carriage}, a highly decorated carriage for officials	      going in state, or taking part in public processions.	   {State paper}, an official paper relating to the interests or	      government of a state. --Jay.	   {State prison}, a public prison or penitentiary; -- called	      also {State's prison}.	   {State prisoner}, one in confinement, or under arrest, for a	      political offense.	   {State rights}, or {States' rights}, the rights of the	      several independent States, as distinguished from the	      rights of the Federal government. It has been a question	      as to what rights have been vested in the general	      government. [U.S.]	   {State's evidence}. See {Probator}, 2, and under {Evidence}.	      	   {State sword}, a sword used on state occasions, being borne	      before a sovereign by an attendant of high rank.	   {State trial}, a trial of a person for a political offense.	      	   {States of the Church}. See under {Ecclesiastical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {State}, {Situation}, {Condition}.	   Usage: State is the generic term, and denotes in general the	          mode in which a thing stands or exists. The situation	          of a thing is its state in reference to external	          objects and influences; its condition is its internal	          state, or what it is in itself considered. Our	          situation is good or bad as outward things bear	          favorably or unfavorably upon us; our condition is	          good or bad according to the state we are actually in	          as respects our persons, families, property, and other	          things which comprise our sources of enjoyment.	          [1913 Webster]	                I do not, brother,	                Infer as if I thought my sister's state	                Secure without all doubt or controversy.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                We hoped to enjoy with ease what, in our	                situation, might be called the luxuries of life.	                                                  --Cook.	          [1913 Webster]	                And, O, what man's condition can be worse	                Than his whom plenty starves and blessings	                curse?                            --Cowley.	          [1913 Webster]	State \State\ (st[=a]t), a.	   1. Stately. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to the state, or body politic; public.	      [1913 Webster]	State \State\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stating}.]	   1. To set; to settle; to establish. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I myself, though meanest stated,	            And in court now almost hated.        --Wither.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who calls the council, states the certain day.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express the particulars of; to set down in detail or in	      gross; to represent fully in words; to narrate; to recite;	      as, to state the facts of a case, one's opinion, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To state it}. To assume state or dignity. [Obs.] "Rarely	      dressed up, and taught to state it." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	State \State\, n.	   A statement; also, a document containing a statement. [R.]	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Statecraft \State"craft`\ (st[=a]t"kr[.a]ft`), n.	   The art of conducting state affairs; state management;	   statesmanship.	   [1913 Webster]
Stated \Stat"ed\ (st[=a]t"[e^]d), a.	   1. Settled; established; fixed.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is capable of corruption who receives more than	            what is the stated and unquestionable fee of his	            office.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Recurring at regular times; not occasional; as, stated	      preaching; stated business hours.	      [1913 Webster]
Statedly \Stat"ed*ly\, adv.	   At stated times; regularly.	   [1913 Webster]
Stateful \State"ful\ (st[=a]t"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of state; stately. [Obs.] "A stateful silence."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Statehood \State"hood\ (st[=a]t"h[oo^]d), n.	   The condition of being a State; as, a territory seeking	   Statehood.	   [1913 Webster]
Statehouse \State"house`\ (st[=a]t"hous`), n.	   The building in which a State legislature holds its sessions;	   a State capitol. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stateless \State"less\, a.	   Without state or pomp.	   [1913 Webster]
Statelily \State"li*ly\ (st[=a]t"l[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a stately manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stateliness \State"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stately.	   [1913 Webster]	         For stateliness and majesty, what is comparable to a	         horse?                                   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Stately \State"ly\, a. [Compar. {Statelier}	   (st[=a]t"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Stateliest}.]	   Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as,	   stately manners; a stately gait. "The stately homes of	   England!" --Mrs. Hemans. "Filled with stately temples."	   --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here is a silly stately style indeed!    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lofty; dignified; majestic; grand; august; magnificent.	        [1913 Webster]	Stately \State"ly\, adv.	   Majestically; loftily. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Statement \State"ment\ (st[=a]t"ment), n.	   1. The act of stating, reciting, or presenting, orally or on	      paper; as, to interrupt a speaker in the statement of his	      case.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is stated; a formal embodiment in language of	      facts or opinions; a narrative; a recital. "Admirable	      perspicuity of statement." --Brougham.	      [1913 Webster]
Statemonger \State"mon`ger\ (st[=a]t"m[u^][ng]`g[~e]r), n.	   One versed in politics, or one who dabbles in state affairs.	   [1913 Webster]
State prison \State` pris"on\ (st[=a]t` pr[i^]z"'n).	   See under {State}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Stater \Stat"er\ (st[=a]t"[~e]r), n.	   One who states.	   [1913 Webster]	Stater \Sta"ter\ (st[=a]"t[~e]r), n. [L. stater, Gr. stath`r.]	   (Gr. Antiq.)	   The principal gold coin of ancient Greece. It varied much in	   value, the stater best known at Athens being worth about	   [pounds]1 2s., or about $5.35 (in 1890 value). The Attic	   silver {tetradrachm} was in later times called stater.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Stateroom \State"room`\ (st[=a]t"r[=oo]m`), n.	   1. A magnificent room in a palace or great house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small apartment for lodging or sleeping in the cabin, or	      on the deck, of a vessel; also, a somewhat similar	      apartment in a railway sleeping car.	      [1913 Webster]
States-general \States"-gen"er*al\ (st[=a]ts"j[e^]n"[~e]r*al),	   n.	   1. In France, before the Revolution, the assembly of the	      three orders of the kingdom, namely, the clergy, the	      nobility, and the third estate, or commonalty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the Netherlands, the legislative body, composed of two	      chambers.	      [1913 Webster]
Statesman \States"man\ (-man), n.; pl. {Statesmen} (-men).	   1. A man versed in public affairs and in the principles and	      art of government; especially, one eminent for political	      abilities.	      [1913 Webster]	            The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil	            of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the	            stronger light there is shed upon them. --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One occupied with the affairs of government, and	      influential in shaping its policy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small landholder. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Statesmanlike \States"man*like`\ (-l[imac]k`), a.	   Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a	   statesman.	   [1913 Webster]
Statesmanly \States"man*ly\, a.	   Becoming a statesman.	   [1913 Webster]
Statesmanship \States"man*ship\, n.	   The qualifications, duties, or employments of a statesman.	   [1913 Webster]
State socialism \State socialism\	   A form of socialism, esp. advocated in Germany, which, while	   retaining the right of private property and the institution	   of the family and other features of the present form of the	   state, would intervene by various measures intended to give	   or maintain equality of opportunity, as compulsory state	   insurance, old-age pensions, etc., answering closely to	   socialism of the chair.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stateswoman \States"wom`an\ (-w[oo^]m`an), n.; pl. {Stateswomen}	   (-w[i^]m`[e^]n).	   A woman concerned in public affairs.	   [1913 Webster]	         A rare stateswoman; I admire her bearing. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stathmograph \Stath"mo*graph\ (st[a^]th"m[-o]*gr[.a]f), n. [Gr.	   sta`qmh a measuring line + -graph.]	   A contrivance for recording the speed of a railway train.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster] Static
Static \Stat"ic\ (st[a^]t"[i^]k), Statical \Stat"ic*al\	   (-[i^]*kal), a. [Gr. statiko`s causing to stand, skilled in	   weighing, fr. 'ista`nai to cause to stand: cf. F. statique.	   See {Stand}, and cf. {Stage}.]	   1. Resting; acting by mere weight without motion; as,	      statical pressure; static objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to bodies at rest or in equilibrium.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Static electricity}, {Statical electricity}. See the Note	      under {Electricity}, 1.	   {Statical moment}. See under {Moment}.	      [1913 Webster]
Statically \Stat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a statical manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Statics \Stat"ics\ (-[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F. statique, Gr. statikh`	   the art of weighing, fr. statiko`s. See {Static}.]	   That branch of mechanics which treats of the equilibrium of	   forces, or relates to bodies as held at rest by the forces	   acting on them; -- distinguished from {dynamics}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Social statics}, the study of the conditions which concern	      the existence and permanence of the social state.	      [1913 Webster]
Stating \Stat"ing\ (st[=a]t"[i^]ng), n.	   The act of one who states anything; statement; as, the	   statingof one's opinions.	   [1913 Webster]
Station \Sta"tion\ (st[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [F., fr. L. statio, from	   stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.]	   1. The act of standing; also, attitude or pose in standing;	      posture. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A station like the herald, Mercury.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their manner was to stand at prayer, whereupon their	            meetings unto that purpose . . . had the names of	            stations given them.                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of standing or rest; equilibrium. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All progression is performed by drawing on or	            impelling forward some part which was before in	            station, or at quiet.                 --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      Specifically:	      (a) A regular stopping place in a stage road or route; a	          place where railroad trains regularly come to a stand,	          for the convenience of passengers, taking in fuel,	          moving freight, etc.	      (b) The headquarters of the police force of any precinct.	      (c) The place at which an instrument is planted, or	          observations are made, as in surveying.	      (d) (Biol.) The particular place, or kind of situation, in	          which a species naturally occurs; a habitat.	      (e) (Naut.) A place to which ships may resort, and where	          they may anchor safely.	      (f) A place or region to which a government ship or fleet	          is assigned for duty.	      (g) (Mil.) A place calculated for the rendezvous of	          troops, or for the distribution of them; also, a spot	          well adapted for offensive or defensive measures.	          --Wilhelm (Mil. Dict.).	      (h) (Mining) An enlargement in a shaft or galley, used as	          a landing, or passing place, or for the accommodation	          of a pump, tank, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Post assigned; office; the part or department of public	      duty which a person is appointed to perform; sphere of	      duty or occupation; employment.	      [1913 Webster]	            By spending this day [Sunday] in religious	            exercises, we acquire new strength and resolution to	            perform God's will in our several stations the week	            following.                            --R. Nelson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Situation; position; location.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fig and date -- why love they to remain	            In middle station, and an even plain? --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. State; rank; condition of life; social status.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greater part have kept, I see,	            Their station.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They in France of the best rank and station. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Eccl.)	      (a) The fast of the fourth and sixth days of the week,	          Wednesday and Friday, in memory of the council which	          condemned Christ, and of his passion.	      (b) (R. C. Ch.) A church in which the procession of the	          clergy halts on stated days to say stated prayers.	          --Addis & Arnold.	      (c) One of the places at which ecclesiastical processions	          pause for the performance of an act of devotion;	          formerly, the tomb of a martyr, or some similarly	          consecrated spot; now, especially, one of those	          representations of the successive stages of our Lord's	          passion which are often placed round the naves of	          large churches and by the side of the way leading to	          sacred edifices or shrines, and which are visited in	          rotation, stated services being performed at each; --	          called also {Station of the cross}. --Fairholt.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. In Australia, a sheep run or cattle run, together with the	      buildings belonging to it; also, the homestead and	      buildings belonging to such a run.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Station bill}. (Naut.) Same as {Quarter bill}, under	      {Quarter}.	   {Station house}.	      (a) The house serving for the headquarters of the police	          assigned to a certain district, and as a place of	          temporary confinement.	      (b) The house used as a shelter at a railway station.	   {Station master}, one who has charge of a station, esp. of a	      railway station.	   {Station pointer} (Surv.), an instrument for locating on a	      chart the position of a place from which the angles	      subtended by three distant objects, whose positions are	      known, have been observed.	   {Station staff} (Surv.), an instrument for taking angles in	      surveying. --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Station}, {Depot}.	   Usage: In the United States, a stopping place on a railway	          for passengers and freight is commonly called a depot:	          but to a considerable extent in official use, and in	          common speech, the more appropriate name, station, has	          been adopted.	          [1913 Webster]	Station \Sta"tion\ (st[=a]"sh[u^]n), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Stationed} (-sh[u^]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stationing}.]	   To place; to set; to appoint or assign to the occupation of a	   post, place, or office; as, to station troops on the right of	   an army; to station a sentinel on a rampart; to station ships	   on the coast of Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	         He gained the brow of the hill, where the English	         phalanx was stationed.                   --Lyttelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Stational \Sta"tion*al\ (-al), a. [L. stationalis: cf. F.	   stationnale (['e]glise).]	   Of or pertaining to a station. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stationariness \Sta"tion*a*ri*ness\ (-[asl]*r[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being stationary; fixity.	   [1913 Webster]
Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\ (-[asl]*r[y^]), a. [L. stationarius:	   cf. F. stationnaire. Cf. {Stationer}.]	   1. Not moving; not appearing to move; stable; fixed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charles Wesley, who is a more stationary man, does	            not believe the story.                --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not improving or getting worse; not growing wiser,	      greater, better, more excellent, or the contrary.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Appearing to be at rest, because moving in the line of	      vision; not progressive or retrograde, as a planet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stationary air} (Physiol.), the air which under ordinary	      circumstances does not leave the lungs in respiration.	   {Stationary engine}.	      (a) A steam engine that is permanently placed, in	          distinction from a portable engine, locomotive, marine	          engine, etc. Specifically:	      (b) A factory engine, in distinction from a blowing,	          pumping, or other kind of engine which is also	          permanently placed.	          [1913 Webster]	Stationary \Sta"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries} (-r[i^]z).	   One who, or that which, is stationary, as a planet when	   apparently it has neither progressive nor retrograde motion.	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Stationer \Sta"tion*er\ (-[~e]r), n. [Cf. {Stationary}, a.]	   1. A bookseller or publisher; -- formerly so called from his	      occupying a stand, or station, in the market place or	      elsewhere. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who sells paper, pens, quills, inkstands, pencils,	      blank books, and other articles used in writing.	      [1913 Webster]
Stationery \Sta"tion*er*y\ (-[e^]r*[y^]), n.	   The articles usually sold by stationers, as paper, pens, ink,	   quills, blank books, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Stationery \Sta"tion*er*y\, a.	   Belonging to, or sold by, a stationer.	   [1913 Webster]
Statism \Sta"tism\ (st[=a]"t[i^]z'm), n. [From {State}.]	   The art of governing a state; statecraft; policy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The enemies of God . . . call our religion statism.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Statist \Sta"tist\ (-t[i^]st), n. [From {State}.]	   1. A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Statists indeed,	            And lovers of their country.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A statistician. --Fawcett.	      [1913 Webster] Statistic
Statistic \Sta*tis"tic\ (st[.a]*t[i^]s"t[i^]k), Statistical
\Sta*tis"tic*al\ (-t[i^]*kal), a. [Cf. F. statistique.]	   Of or pertaining to statistics; as, statistical knowledge;	   statistical tabulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Statistically \Sta*tis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In the way of statistics.	   [1913 Webster]
Statistician \Stat`is*ti"cian\ (st[a^]t`[i^]s*t[i^]sh"an), n.	   [Cf. F. statisticien.]	   One versed in statistics; one who collects and classifies	   facts for statistics.	   [1913 Webster]
Statistics \Sta*tis"tics\ (st[.a]*t[i^]s"t[i^]ks), n. [Cf. F.	   statistique, G. statistik. See {State}, n.]	   1. The science which has to do with the collection,	      classification, and analysis of facts of a numerical	      nature regarding any topic. Specifically: The science	      dealing with collection, tabulation, and analysis of facts	      respecting the condition of the people in a state.	   Note: [In this sense grammatically singular.]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Classified facts of a numerical nature regarding any	      topic. Specifically:	      (a) Numerical facts respecting the condition of the people	          in a state, their health, their longevity, domestic	          economy, arts, property, and political strength, their	          resources, the state of the country, etc., or	          respecting any particular class or interest;	          especially, those facts which can be stated in	          numbers, or in tables of numbers, or in any tabular	          and classified arrangement.	      (b) (Sport) Numerical facts regarding the performance of	          athletes or athletic teams, such as winning	          percentages, numbers of games won or lost in a season,	          batting averages (for baseball players), total yards	          gained (for football players). The creation and	          classification of such numbers is limited only by the	          imagination of those wishing to describe athletic	          performance numerically.	   Syn: stats.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. The branch of mathematics which studies methods for the	      calculation of probabilities.	      [PJC]
Statistology \Stat`is*tol"o*gy\	   (st[a^]t`[i^]s*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n. [Statistics + -logy.]	   See {Statistics}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Stative \Sta"tive\ (st[=a]"t[i^]v), a. [L. stativus, fr. stare,	   statum, to stand.] (Mil.)	   Of or pertaining to a fixed camp, or military posts or	   quarters. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Statoblast \Stat"o*blast\ (st[a^]t"[-o]*bl[a^]st), n. [Gr.	   stato`s standing (i. e., remaining) + -blast.] (Zool.)	   One of a peculiar kind of internal buds, or germs, produced	   in the interior of certain Bryozoa and sponges, especially in	   the fresh-water species; -- also called {winter buds}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are protected by a firm covering, and are usually	         destined to perpetuate the species during the winter	         season. They burst open and develop in the spring. In	         some fresh-water sponges they serve to preserve the	         species during the dry season. See Illust. under	         {Phylactolaemata}.	         [1913 Webster]
Statocracy \Sta*toc"ra*cy\ (st[.a]*t[o^]k"r[.a]*s[y^]), n.	   [State + -cracy, as in democracy.]	   Government by the state, or by political power, in	   distinction from government by ecclesiastical power. [R.]	   --O. A. Brownson.	   [1913 Webster]
stator \sta"tor\ (st[=a]"t[~e]r; st[a^]t"[~e]r), n. (Mach.)	   A stationary part in or about which another part (the rotor)	   revolves, esp. when both are large; as,	   (a) (Elec.) The stationary member of an electrical machine,	       as of an induction motor.	   (b) (Steam Turbine) The case inclosing a turbine wheel; the	       body of stationary blades or nozzles.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
stats \stats\ (st[a^]ts), n.	   Shortened form of {statistics}[2]	   (b) . [Slang]	       [PJC]
Statua \Stat"u*a\ (st[a^]t"[-u]*[.a]), n. [L.]	   A statue. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They spake not a word;	         But, like dumb statuas or breathing stones,	         Gazed each on other.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Statuary \Stat"u*a*ry\ (-[asl]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Statuaries}	   (-r[i^]z). [L. statuarius, n., fr. statuarius, a., of or	   belonging to statues, fr. statua statue: cf. F. statuaire.	   See {Statue}.]	   1. One who practices the art of making statues.	      [1913 Webster]	            On other occasions the statuaries took their	            subjects from the poets.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. statuaria (sc. ars): cf. F. statuaire.] The art of	      carving statues or images as representatives of real	      persons or things; a branch of sculpture. --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A collection of statues; statues, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Statue \Stat"ue\ (st[a^]ch"[=oo]; also, st[a^]t"[-u]; 135), n.	   [F., fr. L. statua (akin to stativus standing still), fr.	   stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.]	   1. The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in	      some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image;	      as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will raise her statue in pure gold. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portrait. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	Statue \Stat"ue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Statued} (-[-u]d); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Statuing}.]	   To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a	   statue. "The whole man becomes as if statued into stone and	   earth." --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Statued \Stat"ued\ (st[a^]t"[-u]d), a.	   Adorned with statues. "The statued hall." --Longfellow.	   "Statued niches." --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Statueless \Stat"ue*less\ (st[a^]t"[-u]*l[e^]s), a.	   Without a statue.	   [1913 Webster]
Statuelike \Stat"ue*like`\ (st[a^]ch"[=oo]*l[imac]k` or	   st[a^]t"[-u]*l[imac]k`), a.	   Like a statue; motionless.	   [1913 Webster]
Statuesque \Stat`u*esque"\ (st[a^]ch`[=oo]*[e^]sk" or	   st[a^]t`[-u]*[e^]sk"), a.	   Partaking of, or exemplifying, the characteristics of a	   statue; having the symmetry, or other excellence, of a statue	   artistically made; as, statuesquelimbs; a statuesque	   attitude.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their characters are mostly statuesque even in this	         respect, that they have no background.   --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Statuesquely \Stat`u*esque"ly\, adv.	   In a statuesque manner; in a way suggestive of a statue; like	   a statue.	   [1913 Webster]	         A character statuesquely simple in its details.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Statuette \Stat`u*ette"\ (st[a^]ch`[=oo]*[e^]t" or	   st[a^]t`[-u]*[e^]t"), n. [F., cf. It. statuetta.]	   A small statue; -- usually applied to a figure much less than	   life size, especially when of marble or bronze, or of plaster	   or clay as a preparation for the marble or bronze, as	   distinguished from a figure in terra cotta or the like. Cf.	   {Figurine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Statuminate \Sta*tu"mi*nate\ (st[.a]*t[=u]"m[i^]*n[=a]t), v. t.	   [L. statuminatus, p. p. of statuminare to prop, fr. statumen	   a prop, fr. statuere to place.]	   To prop or support. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stature \Stat"ure\ (st[a^]ch"[~e]r; also, st[a^]t"[-u]r; 135),	   n. [F. stature, OF. estature, from L. statura, originally, an	   upright posture; hence, height or size of the body, from	   stare, statum, to stand. See {Stand}.]	   The natural height of an animal body; -- generally used of	   the human body.	   [1913 Webster]	         Foreign men of mighty stature came.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Statured \Stat"ured\ (-[-u]rd), a.	   Arrived at full stature. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Status \Sta"tus\ (st[=a]"t[u^]s), n. [L.]	   State; condition; position of affairs.	   [1913 Webster] Status in quo	Status in quo \Sta"tus in` quo"\ (st[=a]"t[u^]s [i^]n` kw[=o]"),	Status quo \Sta"tus quo"\ (st[=a]"t[u^]s kw[=o]").[L., state in	   which.]	   The state in which anything is already. The phrase is also	   used retrospectively, as when, on a treaty of peace, matters	   return to the status quo ante bellum, or are left in statu	   quo ante bellum, i.e., the state (or, in the state) before	   the war. The form status quo is in most common use.	   [1913 Webster]
Statutable \Stat"u*ta*ble\ (st[a^]t"[-u]*t[.a]*b'l; 135), a.	   1. Made or introduced by statute; proceeding from an act of	      the legistature; as, a statutable provision or remedy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made or being in conformity to statute; standard; as,	      statutable measures.	      [1913 Webster]
Statutably \Stat"u*ta*bly\, adv.	   Conformably to statute.	   [1913 Webster]
Statute \Stat"ute\ (-[-u]t), n. [F. statut, LL. statutum, from	   L. statutus, p. p. of statuere to set, station, ordain, fr.	   status position, station, fr. stare, statum, to stand. See	   {Stand}, and cf. {Constitute}, {Destitute}.]	   1. An act of the legislature of a state or country,	      declaring, commanding, or prohibiting something; a	      positive law; the written will of the legislature	      expressed with all the requisite forms of legislation; --	      used in distinction from {common law}. See {Common law},	      under {Common}, a. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Statute is commonly applied to the acts of a	         legislative body consisting of representatives. In	         monarchies, the laws of the sovereign are called	         edicts, decrees, ordinances, rescripts, etc. In works	         on international law and in the Roman law, the term is	         used as embracing all laws imposed by competent	         authority. Statutes in this sense are divided into	         statutes real, statutes personal, and statutes mixed;	         statutes real applying to immovables; statutes personal	         to movables; and statutes mixed to both classes of	         property.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An act of a corporation or of its founder, intended as a	      permanent rule or law; as, the statutes of a university.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An assemblage of farming servants (held possibly by	      statute) for the purpose of being hired; -- called also	      {statute fair}. [Eng.] Cf. 3d {Mop}, 2. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Statute book}, a record of laws or legislative acts.	      --Blackstone.	   {Statute cap}, a kind of woolen cap; -- so called because	      enjoined to be worn by a statute, dated in 1571, in behalf	      of the trade of cappers. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   {Statute fair}. See {Statute}, n., 3, above.	   {Statute labor}, a definite amount of labor required for the	      public service in making roads, bridges, etc., as in	      certain English colonies.	   {Statute merchant} (Eng. Law), a bond of record pursuant to	      the stat. 13 Edw. I., acknowledged in form prescribed, on	      which, if not paid at the day, an execution might be	      awarded against the body, lands, and goods of the debtor,	      and the obligee might hold the lands until out of the	      rents and profits of them the debt was satisfied; --	      called also a {pocket judgment}. It is now fallen into	      disuse. --Tomlins. --Bouvier.	   {Statute mile}. See under {Mile}.	   {Statute of limitations} (Law), a statute assigning a certain	      time, after which rights can not be enforced by action.	   {Statute staple}, a bond of record acknowledged before the	      mayor of the staple, by virtue of which the creditor may,	      on nonpayment, forthwith have execution against the body,	      lands, and goods of the debtor, as in the statute	      merchant. It is now disused. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Act; regulation; edict; decree. See {Law}.	        [1913 Webster]
Statutory \Stat"u*to*ry\ (st[a^]t"[-u]*t[-o]*r[y^]; 135), a.	   Enacted by statute; depending on statute for its authority;	   as, a statutory provision.	   [1913 Webster] Staunchly	   Staunch
Staunch \Staunch\ (st[aum]nch), Staunchly \Staunch"ly\,
Staunchness \Staunch"ness\, etc.	   See {Stanch}, {Stanchly}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Staurolite \Stau"ro*lite\ (st[add]"r[-o]*l[imac]t), n. [Gr.	   stayro`s a cross + -lite.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a brown to black color occurring in prismatic	   crystals, often twinned so as to form groups resembling a	   cross. It is a silicate of alumina and iron, and is generally	   found imbedded in mica schist. Called also {granatite}, and	   {grenatite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Staurolitic \Stau`ro*lit"ic\ (-l[i^]t"[i^]k), a. (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to staurolite; resembling or containing	   staurolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Stauroscope \Stau"ro*scope\ (st[add]"r[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr.	   stayro`s a cross + -scope.] (Crystallog.)	   An optical instrument used in determining the position of the	   planes of light-vibration in sections of crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Staurotide \Stau"ro*tide\ (st[add]"r[-o]*t[imac]d), n. [F.	   staurotide, from Gr. stayrwto`s cruciform (from Gr. stayro`s	   a cross) + e'i^dos form.] (Min.)	   Staurolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Stave \Stave\ (st[=a]v), n. [From {Staff}, and corresponding to	   the pl. staves. See {Staff}.]	   1. One of a number of narrow strips of wood, or narrow iron	      plates, placed edge to edge to form the sides, covering,	      or lining of a vessel or structure; esp., one of the	      strips which form the sides of a cask, a pail, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the cylindrical bars of a lantern wheel; one of the	      bars or rounds of a rack, a ladder, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A metrical portion; a stanza; a staff.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us chant a passing stave	            In honor of that hero brave.          --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) The five horizontal and parallel lines on and	      between which musical notes are written or printed; the	      staff[7]. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stave jointer}, a machine for dressing the edges of staves.	      [1913 Webster]	Stave \Stave\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Staved} (st[=a]vd) or	   {Stove} (st[=o]v); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staving}.] [From {Stave},	   n., or {Staff}, n.]	   1. To break in a stave or the staves of; to break a hole in;	      to burst; -- often with in; as, to stave a cask; to stave	      in a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To push, as with a staff; -- with off.	      [1913 Webster]	            The condition of a servant staves him off to a	            distance.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To delay by force or craft; to drive away; -- usually with	      off; as, to stave off the execution of a project.	      [1913 Webster]	            And answered with such craft as women use,	            Guilty or guiltless, to stave off a chance	            That breaks upon them perilously.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To suffer, or cause, to be lost by breaking the cask.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the wine in the city has been staved. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To furnish with staves or rundles. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To render impervious or solid by driving with a calking	      iron; as, to stave lead, or the joints of pipes into which	      lead has been run.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      [1913 Webster]	Stave \Stave\, v. i.	   To burst in pieces by striking against something; to dash	   into fragments.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a vessel of glass she stove and sank.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Staves \Staves\ (st[=a]vz or st[aum]vz; 277), n.;	   pl. of {Staff}. "Banners, scarves and staves." --R. Browning.	   Also (st[=a]vz), pl. of {Stave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stavesacre \Staves"a`cre\ (st[=a]vz"[=a]`k[~e]r), n. [Corrupted	   from NL. staphis agria, Gr. stafi`s dried grape + 'a`grios	   wild.] (Bot.)	   A kind of larkspur ({Delphinium Staphysagria}), and its	   seeds, which are violently purgative and emetic. They are	   used as a parasiticide, and in the East for poisoning fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Stavewood \Stave"wood`\ (st[=a]v"w[oo^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   A tall tree ({Simaruba amara}) growing in tropical America.	   It is one of the trees which yields quassia.	   [1913 Webster]
Staving \Stav"ing\ (st[=a]v"[i^]ng), n.	   A casing or lining of staves; especially, one encircling a	   water wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Staw \Staw\ (st[add]), v. i. [Cf. Dan. staae to stand, Sw.	   st[*a]. [root]163.]	   To be fixed or set; to stay. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), n. [AS. staeg, akin to D., G., Icel., Sw.,	   & Dan. stag; cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, of Teutonic origin.]	   (Naut.)	   A large, strong rope, employed to support a mast, by being	   extended from the head of one mast down to some other, or to	   some part of the vessel. Those which lead forward are called	   fore-and-aft stays; those which lead to the vessel's side are	   called backstays. See Illust. of {Ship}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In stays}, or {Hove in stays} (Naut.), in the act or	      situation of staying, or going about from one tack to	      another. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   {Stay holes} (Naut.), openings in the edge of a staysail	      through which the hanks pass which join it to the stay.	   {Stay tackle} (Naut.), a tackle attached to a stay and used	      for hoisting or lowering heavy articles over the side.	   {To miss stays} (Naut.), to fail in the attempt to go about.	      --Totten.	   {Triatic stay} (Naut.), a rope secured at the ends to the	      heads of the foremast and mainmast with thimbles spliced	      to its bight into which the stay tackles hook.	      [1913 Webster]	Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stayed} (st[=a]d) or	   {Staid} (st[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Staying}.] [OF. estayer,	   F. ['e]tayer to prop, fr. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai, a prop,	   probably fr. OD. stade, staeye, a prop, akin to E. stead; or	   cf. stay a rope to support a mast. Cf. {Staid}, a., {Stay},	   v. i.]	   1. To stop from motion or falling; to prop; to fix firmly; to	      hold up; to support.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aaron and Hur stayed up his hands, the one on the	            one side, and the other on the other side. --Ex.	                                                  xvii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sallows and reeds . . . for vineyards useful found	            To stay thy vines.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support from sinking; to sustain with strength; to	      satisfy in part or for the time.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has devoured a whole loaf of bread and butter,	            and it has not staid his stomach for a minute. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bear up under; to endure; to support; to resist	      successfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            She will not stay the siege of loving terms,	            Nor bide the encounter of assailing eyes. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hold from proceeding; to withhold; to restrain; to	      stop; to hold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him backward overthrew and down him stayed	            With their rude hands and grisly grapplement.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that may stay their minds from thinking that	            true which they heartily wish were false. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To hinder; to delay; to detain; to keep back.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your ships are stayed at Venice.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This business staid me in London almost a week.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was willing to stay my reader on an argument that	            appeared to me new.                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To remain for the purpose of; to wait for. "I stay dinner	      there." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause to cease; to put an end to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stay your strife.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For flattering planets seemed to say	            This child should ills of ages stay.  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Engin.) To fasten or secure with stays; as, to stay a	      flat sheet in a steam boiler.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) To tack, as a vessel, so that the other side of	      the vessel shall be presented to the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stay a mast} (Naut.), to incline it forward or aft, or to	      one side, by the stays and backstays.	      [1913 Webster]	Stay \Stay\ (st[=a]), v. i. [[root]163. See {Stay} to hold up,	   prop.]	   1. To remain; to continue in a place; to abide fixed for a	      space of time; to stop; to stand still.	      [1913 Webster]	            She would command the hasty sun to stay. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stay, I command you; stay and hear me first.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I stay a little longer, as one stays	            To cover up the embers that still burn.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To continue in a state.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flames augment, and stay	            At their full height, then languish to decay.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wait; to attend; to forbear to act.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll tell thee all my whole device	            When I am in my coach, which stays for us. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The father can not stay any longer for the fortune.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dwell; to tarry; to linger.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must stay a little on one action.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To rest; to depend; to rely; to stand; to insist.	      [1913 Webster]	            I stay here on my bond.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye despise this word, and trust in oppression and	            perverseness, and stay thereon.       --Isa. xxx.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To come to an end; to cease; as, that day the storm	      stayed. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here my commission stays.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To hold out in a race or other contest; as, a horse stays	      well. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) To change tack, as a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	Stay \Stay\, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai support, and E. stay	   a rope to support a mast.]	   1. That which serves as a prop; a support. "My only strength	      and stay." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material,	      worn by women, and rarely by men.	      [1913 Webster]	            How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time;	      sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care;	            No mortal interest can be worth thy stay. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Embrace the hero and his stay implore. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Made of sphere metal, never to decay	            Until his revolution was at stay.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They were able to read good authors without any	            stay, if the book were not false.     --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness;	      sobriety. [Obs.] "Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds	      and stays." --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            With prudent stay he long deferred	            The rough contention.                 --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts	      together, or stiffen them.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stay bolt} (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite	      plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when	      acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart,	      as in the leg of a steam boiler.	   {Stay busk}, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for	      the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. {Busk}.	   {Stay rod}, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a	      steam boiler.	      [1913 Webster]
Stayed \Stayed\ (st[=a]d), a.	   Staid; fixed; settled; sober; -- now written staid. See	   {Staid}. --Bacon. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Stayedly \Stayed"ly\, adv.	   Staidly. See {Staidly}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stayedness \Stayed"ness\, n.	   1. Staidness. [Archaic] --W. Whately.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Solidity; weight. [R.] --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]
Stayer \Stay"er\ (st[=a]"[~e]r), n.	   One who upholds or supports that which props; one who, or	   that which, stays, stops, or restrains; also, colloquially, a	   horse, man, etc., that has endurance, as in a race.	   [1913 Webster]
Staylace \Stay"lace`\ (-l[=a]s`), n.	   A lace for fastening stays.	   [1913 Webster]
Stayless \Stay"less\, a.	   Without stop or delay. --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Staymaker \Stay"mak`er\ (-m[=a]k`[~e]r), n.	   One whose occupation is to make stays.	   [1913 Webster]
Staynil \Stay"nil\ (-n[i^]l), n. (Zool.)	   The European starling. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Staysail \Stay"sail`\ (st[=a]"s[=a]l`;among sailors,	   st[=a]"s'l), n. (Naut.)	   Any sail extended on a stay.	   [1913 Webster]
Stayship \Stay"ship`\ (-sh[i^]p`), n. (Zool.)	   A remora, -- fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to	   them.	   [1913 Webster]
Stead \Stead\ (st[e^]d), n. [OE. stede place, AS. stede; akin to	   LG. & D. stede, OS. stad, stedi, OHG. stat, G. statt,	   st[aum]tte, Icel. sta[eth]r, Dan. sted, Sw. stad, Goth.	   sta[thorn]s, and E. stand. [root]163. See {Stand}, and cf.	   {Staith}, {Stithy}.]	   1. Place, or spot, in general. [Obs., except in composition.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fly, therefore, fly this fearful stead anon.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Place or room which another had, has, or might have.	      "Stewards of your steads." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            In stead of bounds, he a pillar set.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A frame on which a bed is laid; a bedstead. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The genial bed,	            Sallow the feet, the borders, and the stead.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A farmhouse and offices. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is now commonly used as the last part of a	         compound; as, farmstead, homestead, roadstead, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {In stead of}, in place of. See {Instead}.	   {To stand in stead}, or {To do stead}, to be of use or great	      advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The smallest act . . . shall stand us in great	            stead.                                --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here thy sword can do thee little stead. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Stead \Stead\, v. t.	   1. To help; to support; to benefit; to assist.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps my succour or advisement meet,	            Mote stead you much your purpose to subdue.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            It nothing steads us	            To chide him from our eaves.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill the place of. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Steadfast \Stead"fast\ (-f[.a]st), a. [Stead + fast, that is,	   fast in place.] [Written also stedfast.]	   1. Firmly fixed or established; fast fixed; firm. "This	      steadfast globe of earth." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not fickle or wavering; constant; firm; resolute;	      unswerving; steady. "Steadfast eye." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abide steadfast unto him [thy neighbor] in the time	            of his trouble.                       --Ecclus.	                                                  xxii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom resist steadfast in the faith.   --1 Pet. v. 9.	      [1913 Webster]
Steadfastly \Stead"fast*ly\, adv.	   In a steadfast manner; firmly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Steadfastly believe that whatever God has revealed is	         infallibly true.                         --Wake.	   [1913 Webster]
Steadfastness \Stead"fast*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being steadfast; firmness; fixedness;	   constancy. "The steadfastness of your faith." --Col. ii. 5.	   [1913 Webster]	         To prove her wifehood and her steadfastness. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steadily \Stead"i*ly\ (-[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a steady manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Steadiness \Stead"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being steady.	   [1913 Webster]	         Steadiness is a point of prudence as well as of	         courage.                                 --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Constancy; resolution; unchangeableness.	        [1913 Webster]
Steading \Stead"ing\ (st[e^]d"[i^]ng), n.	   The barns, stables, cattle-yards, etc., of a farm; -- called	   also {onstead}, {farmstead}, {farm offices}, or {farmery}.	   [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Steady \Stead"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Steadier} (-[i^]*[~e]r);	   superl. {Steadiest}.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren,	   stae[eth][eth]ig, steady (in gestae[eth][eth]ig), D. stedig,	   stadig, steeg, G. st[aum]tig, stetig. See {Stead}, n.]	   1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking;	      fixed; firm. "The softest, steadiest plume." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes	            watchful, and their hearts resolute.  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle,	      changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to	      alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his	      principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an	      object.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady	      course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable;	        unremitted; stable.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a	      long piece of work from trembling.	      [1913 Webster]	Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied} (-[i^]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Steadying}.]	   To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or	   falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant,	   regular, or resolute.	   [1913 Webster]	Steady \Stead"y\, v. i.	   To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to	   move steadily.	   [1913 Webster]	         Without a breeze, without a tide,	         She steadies with upright keel.          --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Steak \Steak\ (st[=a]k), n. [OE. steike, Icel. steik, akin to	   Icel. steikja to roast, stikna to be roasted or scorched, and	   E. stick, the steak being broiled on a spit. See {Stick}, v.	   t.]	   A slice of beef, broiled, or cut for broiling; -- also	   extended to the meat of other large animals; as, venison	   steak; bear steak; pork steak; turtle steak.	   [1913 Webster]
Steal \Steal\ (st[=e]l), n. [See {Stale} a handle.]	   A handle; a stale, or stele. [Archaic or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And in his hand a huge poleax did bear.	         Whose steale was iron-studded but not long. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Steal \Steal\ (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. {Stole} (st[=o]l); p. p.	   {Stolen} (st[=o]"l'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stealing}.] [OE.	   stelen, AS. stelan; akin to OFries. stela, D. stelen, OHG.	   stelan, G. stehlen, Icel. stela, SW. stj[aum]la, Dan.	   stiaele, Goth. stilan.]	   1. To take, and carry away, feloniously; to take without	      right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to	      steal the personal goods of another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maugre thy heed, thou must for indigence	            Or steal, or beg, or borrow, thy dispense.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man who stole a goose and gave away the giblets	            in alms.                              --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to	      creep furtively, or to insinuate.	      [1913 Webster]	            They could insinuate and steal themselves under the	            same by their humble carriage and submission.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will steal himself into a man's favor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.	      [1913 Webster]	            So Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel.	                                                  --2 Sam. xv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible	      degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and	      imperceptible appropriation; -- with away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Variety of objects has a tendency to steal away the	            mind from its steady pursuit of any subject. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try	      to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.	      [1913 Webster]	            Always, when thou changest thine opinion or course,	            profess it plainly, . . . and do not think to steal	            it.                                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To steal a march}, to march in a covert way; to gain an	      advantage unobserved; -- formerly followed by of, but now	      by on or upon, and sometimes by over; as, to steal a march	      upon one's political rivals.	      [1913 Webster]	            She yesterday wanted to steal a march of poor Liddy.	                                                  --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fifty thousand men can not easily steal a march over	            the sea.                              --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To filch; pilfer; purloin; thieve.	        [1913 Webster]	Steal \Steal\ (st[=e]l), v. i.	   1. To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or	      theft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not steal.                 --Ex. xx. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away,	      unperceived; to go or come furtively. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fixed of mind to avoid further entreaty, and to fly	            all company, one night she stole away. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            From whom you now must steal, and take no leave.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A soft and solemn breathing sound	            Rose like a steam of rich, distilled perfumes,	            And stole upon the air.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Stealer \Steal"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. One who steals; a thief.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) The endmost plank of a strake which stops	      short of the stem or stern.	      [1913 Webster]
Stealing \Steal"ing\, n.	   1. The act of taking feloniously the personal property of	      another without his consent and knowledge; theft; larceny.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is stolen; stolen property; -- chiefly used in	      the plural.	      [1913 Webster]
Stealingly \Steal"ing*ly\, adv.	   By stealing, or as by stealing, furtively, or by an invisible	   motion. --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Stealth \Stealth\ (st[e^]lth), n. [OE. stal[thorn]e. See	   {Steal}, v. t.]	   1. The act of stealing; theft. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The owner proveth the stealth to have been committed	            upon him by such an outlaw.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing stolen; stolen property. [Obs.] "Sluttish dens .	      . . serving to cover stealths." --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The bringing to pass anything in a secret or concealed	      manner; a secret procedure; a clandestine practice or	      action; -- in either a good or a bad sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The monarch, blinded with desire of wealth,	            With steel invades the brother's life by stealth.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I told him of your stealth unto this wood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Stealthful \Stealth"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.	   Given to stealth; stealthy. [Obs.] -- {Stealth"ful*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.] -- {Stealth"ful*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stealthily \Stealth"i*ly\ (-[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a stealthy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stealthiness \Stealth"i*ness\, n.	   The state, quality, or character of being stealthy; stealth.	   [1913 Webster]
Stealthlike \Stealth"like`\ (-l[imac]k`), a.	   Stealthy; sly. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Stealthy \Stealth"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Stealthier}	   (-[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Stealthiest}.]	   Done by stealth; accomplished clandestinely; unperceived;	   secret; furtive; sly.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Withered murder] with his stealthy pace, . . .	         Moves like a ghost.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), n. [OE. stem, steem, vapor, flame, AS.	   ste['a]m vapor, smoke, odor; akin to D. stoom steam, perhaps	   originally, a pillar, or something rising like a pillar; cf.	   Gr. sty`ein to erect, sty^los a pillar, and E. stand.]	   1. The elastic, aeriform fluid into which water is converted	      when heated to the boiling point; water in the state of	      vapor; gaseous water.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   2. The mist formed by condensed vapor; visible vapor; -- so	      called in popular usage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any exhalation. "A steam of rich, distilled perfumes."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dry steam}, steam which does not contain water held in	      suspension mechanically; -- sometimes applied to	      superheated steam.	   {Exhaust steam}. See under {Exhaust}.	   {High steam}, or {High-pressure steam}, steam of which the	      pressure greatly exceeds that of the atmosphere.	   {Low steam}, or {Low-pressure steam}, steam of which the	      pressure is less than, equal to, or not greatly above,	      that of the atmosphere.	   {Saturated steam}, steam at the temperature of the boiling	      point which corresponds to its pressure; -- sometimes also	      applied to {wet steam}.	   {Superheated steam}, steam heated to a temperature higher	      than the boiling point corresponding to its pressure. It	      can not exist in contact with water, nor contain water,	      and resembles a perfect gas; -- called also {surcharged	      steam}, {anhydrous steam}, and {steam gas}.	   {Wet steam}, steam which contains water held in suspension	      mechanically; -- called also {misty steam}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Steam is often used adjectively, and in combination, to	         denote, produced by heat, or operated by power, derived	         from steam, in distinction from other sources of power;	         as in steam boiler or steam-boiler, steam dredger or	         steam-dredger, steam engine or steam-engine, steam	         heat, steam plow or steam-plow, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Steam blower}.	      (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet	          or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire.	      (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.	   {Steam boiler}, a boiler for producing steam. See {Boiler},	      3, and Note. In the illustration, the shell a of the	      boiler is partly in section, showing the tubes, or flues,	      which the hot gases, from the fire beneath the boiler,	      enter, after traversing the outside of the shell, and	      through which the gases are led to the smoke pipe d, which	      delivers them to the chimney; b is the manhole; c the	      dome; e the steam pipe; f the feed and blow-off pipe; g	      the safety valve; hthe water gauge.	   {Steam car}, a car driven by steam power, or drawn by a	      locomotive.	   {Steam carriage}, a carriage upon wheels moved on common	      roads by steam.	   {Steam casing}. See {Steam jacket}, under {Jacket}.	   {Steam chest}, the box or chamber from which steam is	      distributed to the cylinder of a steam engine, steam pump,	      etc., and which usually contains one or more valves; --	      called also {valve chest}, and {valve box}. See Illust. of	      {Slide valve}, under {Slide}.	   {Steam chimney}, an annular chamber around the chimney of a	      boiler furnace, for drying steam.	   {Steam coil}, a coil of pipe, or a collection of connected	      pipes, for containing steam; -- used for heating, drying,	      etc.	   {Steam colors} (Calico Printing), colors in which the	      chemical reaction fixing the coloring matter in the fiber	      is produced by steam.	   {Steam cylinder}, the cylinder of a steam engine, which	      contains the piston. See Illust. of {Slide valve}, under	      {Slide}.	   {Steam dome} (Steam Boilers), a chamber upon the top of the	      boiler, from which steam is conducted to the engine. See	      Illust. of Steam boiler, above.	   {Steam fire engine}, a fire engine consisting of a steam	      boiler and engine, and pump which is driven by the engine,	      combined and mounted on wheels. It is usually drawn by	      horses, but is sometimes made self-propelling.	   {Steam fitter}, a fitter of steam pipes.	   {Steam fitting}, the act or the occupation of a steam fitter;	      also, a pipe fitting for steam pipes.	   {Steam gas}. See {Superheated steam}, above.	   {Steam gauge}, an instrument for indicating the pressure of	      the steam in a boiler. The {mercurial steam gauge} is a	      bent tube partially filled with mercury, one end of which	      is connected with the boiler while the other is open to	      the air, so that the steam by its pressure raises the	      mercury in the long limb of the tube to a height	      proportioned to that pressure. A more common form,	      especially for high pressures, consists of a spring	      pressed upon by the steam, and connected with the pointer	      of a dial. The spring may be a flattened, bent tube,	      closed at one end, which the entering steam tends to	      straighten, or it may be a diaphragm of elastic metal, or	      a mass of confined air, etc.	   {Steam gun}, a machine or contrivance from which projectiles	      may be thrown by the elastic force of steam.	   {Steam hammer}, a hammer for forging, which is worked	      directly by steam; especially, a hammer which is guided	      vertically and operated by a vertical steam cylinder	      located directly over an anvil. In the variety known as	      Nasmyth's, the cylinder is fixed, and the hammer is	      attached to the piston rod. In that known as Condie's, the	      piston is fixed, and the hammer attached to the lower end	      of the cylinder.	   {Steam heater}.	      (a) A radiator heated by steam.	      (b) An apparatus consisting of a steam boiler, radiator,	          piping, and fixures for warming a house by steam.	   {Steam jacket}. See under {Jacket}.	   {Steam packet}, a packet or vessel propelled by steam, and	      running periodically between certain ports.	   {Steam pipe}, any pipe for conveying steam; specifically, a	      pipe through which steam is supplied to an engine.	   {Steam plow} or {Steam plough}, a plow, or gang of plows,	      moved by a steam engine.	   {Steam port}, an opening for steam to pass through, as from	      the steam chest into the cylinder.	   {Steam power}, the force or energy of steam applied to	      produce results; power derived from a steam engine.	   {Steam propeller}. See {Propeller}.	   {Steam pump}, a small pumping engine operated by steam. It is	      usually direct-acting.	   {Steam room} (Steam Boilers), the space in the boiler above	      the water level, and in the dome, which contains steam.	   {Steam table}, a table on which are dishes heated by steam	      for keeping food warm in the carving room of a hotel,	      restaurant, etc.	   {Steam trap}, a self-acting device by means of which water	      that accumulates in a pipe or vessel containing steam will	      be discharged without permitting steam to escape.	   {Steam tug}, a steam vessel used in towing or propelling	      ships.	   {Steam vessel}, a vessel propelled by steam; a steamboat or	      steamship; a steamer.	   {Steam whistle}, an apparatus attached to a steam boiler, as	      of a locomotive, through which steam is rapidly	      discharged, producing a loud whistle which serves as a	      warning or a signal. The steam issues from a narrow	      annular orifice around the upper edge of the lower cup or	      hemisphere, striking the thin edge of the bell above it,	      and producing sound in the manner of an organ pipe or a	      common whistle.	      [1913 Webster]	Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steamed}	   (st[=e]md); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steaming}.]	   1. To emit steam or vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	            My brother's ghost hangs hovering there,	            O'er his warm blood, that steams into the air.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the crude humors dance	            In heated brass, steaming with fire intense. --J.	                                                  Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise in vapor; to issue, or pass off, as vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dissolved amber . . . steamed away into the air.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move or travel by the agency of steam.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vessel steamed out of port.       --N. P.	                                                  Willis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To generate steam; as, the boiler steams well.	      [1913 Webster]	Steam \Steam\ (st[=e]m), v. t.	   1. To exhale. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for	      softening, dressing, or preparing; as, to steam wood; to	      steamcloth; to steam food, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Steamboat \Steam"boat`\ (-b[=o]t`), n.	   A boat or vessel propelled by steam power; -- generally used	   of river or coasting craft, as distinguished from ocean	   steamers.	   [1913 Webster]
Steamboating \Steam"boat`ing\, n.	   1. The occupation or business of running a steamboat, or of	      transporting merchandise, passengers, etc., by steamboats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bookbinding) The shearing of a pile of books which are as	      yet uncovered, or out of boards. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Steam engine \Steam" en"gine\ ([e^]n"j[i^]n).	   An engine moved by steam.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In its most common forms its essential parts are a	         piston, a cylinder, and a valve gear. The piston works	         in the cylinder, to which steam is admitted by the	         action of the valve gear, and communicates motion to	         the machinery to be actuated. Steam engines are thus	         classified: 1. According to the way the steam is used	         or applied, as condensing, noncondensing, compound,	         double-acting, single-acting, triple-expansion, etc. 2.	         According to the motion of the piston, as	         reciprocating, rotary, etc. 3. According to the motion	         imparted by the engine, as rotative and nonrotative. 4.	         According to the arrangement of the engine, as	         stationary, portable, and semiportable engines,	         horizontal and vertical engines, beam engine,	         oscillating engine, direct-acting and back-acting	         engines, etc. 5. According to their uses, as portable,	         marine, locomotive, pumping, blowing, winding, and	         stationary engines, the latter term referring to	         factory engines, etc., and not technically to pumping	         or blowing engines. Locomotive and portable engines are	         usually high-pressure, noncondensing, rotative, and	         direct-acting. Marine engines are high or low pressure,	         rotative, and generally condensing, double-acting, and	         compound. Paddle engines are generally beam,	         side-lever, oscillating, or direct-acting. Screw	         engines are generally direct-acting, back-acting, or	         oscillating. Stationary engines belong to various	         classes, but are generally rotative. A horizontal or	         inclined stationary steam engine is called a left-hand	         or a right-hand engine when the crank shaft and driving	         pulley are on the left-hand side, or the right-hand	         side, respectively, of the engine, to a person looking	         at them from the cylinder, and is said to run forward	         or backward when the crank traverses the upward half,	         or lower half, respectively, of its path, while the	         piston rod makes its stroke outward from the cylinder.	         A marine engine, or the engine of a locomotive, is said	         to run forward when its motion is such as would propel	         the vessel or the locomotive forward. Steam engines are	         further classified as double-cylinder, disk,	         semicylinder, trunk engines, etc. Machines, such as	         cranes, hammers, etc., of which the steam engine forms	         a part, are called steam cranes, steam hammers, etc.	         See Illustration in Appendix.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Back-acting steam engine}, or {Back-action steam engine}, a	      steam engine in which the motion is transmitted backward	      from the crosshead to a crank which is between the	      crosshead and the cylinder, or beyond the cylinder.	   {Portable steam engine}, a steam engine combined with, and	      attached to, a boiler which is mounted on wheels so as to	      admit of easy transportation; -- used for driving	      machinery in the field, as thrashing machines, draining	      pumps, etc.	   {Semiportable steam engine}, a steam engine combined with,	      and attached to, a steam boiler, but not mounted on	      wheels.	      [1913 Webster]
Steamer \Steam"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steam fire engine. See under {Steam}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in	      agricultural operations.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of	      steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes	      of manufacture.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The steamer duck.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Steamer duck} (Zool.), a sea duck ({Tachyeres cinereus}),	      native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and	      dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is	      incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called	      also {loggerhead}, {race horse}, and {side-wheel duck}.	      [1913 Webster]
Steaminess \Steam"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or condition of being steamy; vaporousness;	   mistiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Steamship \Steam"ship`\ (-sh[i^]p`), n.	   A ship or seagoing vessel propelled by the power of steam; a	   steamer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steam up \Steam` up"\ (st[=e]m` [u^]p"), v. t.	   To cause to be covered by a translucent layer of condensed	   water in fine droplets, such as by breathing on a cold	   window; to fog; as, to steam up one's eyeglasses.	   [PJC]
Steamy \Steam"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Consisting of, or resembling, steam; vaporous; misty.	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Emitting steam; full of steam.	      [PJC]	   3. Erotic; consisting of or depicting passionate sexual	      activity; as, a steamy love affair; the steamy scenes were	      cut from the film to avoid an X rating.	      [PJC]
Stean \Stean\ (st[=e]n), n. & v.	   See {Steen}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Steaning \Stean"ing\, n.	   See {Steening}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steapsin \Ste*ap"sin\ (st[-e]*[a^]p"s[i^]n), n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   An unorganized ferment or enzyme present in pancreatic juice.	   It decomposes neutral fats into glycerin and fatty acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Stearate \Ste"a*rate\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of stearic acid; as, ordinary soap consists largely of	   sodium or potassium stearates.	   [1913 Webster]
Stearic \Ste*ar"ic\ (st[-e]*[a^]r"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F.	   st['e]arique.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, stearin or tallow;	   resembling tallow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stearic acid} (Chem.), a monobasic fatty acid, obtained in	      the form of white crystalline scales, soluble in alcohol	      and ether. It melts to an oily liquid at 69[deg]C.	      [1913 Webster]
Stearin \Ste"a*rin\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[i^]n), n. [Gr. ste`ar tallow,	   suet: cf. F. st['e]arine.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   One of the constituents of animal fats and also of some	   vegetable fats, as the butter of cacao. It is especially	   characterized by its solidity, so that when present in	   considerable quantity it materially increases the hardness,	   or raises the melting point, of the fat, as in mutton tallow.	   Chemically, it is a compound of glyceryl with three molecules	   of stearic acid, and hence is technically called tristearin,	   or glyceryl tristearate.	   [1913 Webster]
Stearolic \Ste`a*rol"ic\ (-r[o^]l"[i^]k), a. [Stearic + oleic +	   -ic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acetylene	   series, isologous with stearic acid, and obtained, as a white	   crystalline substance, from oleic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Stearone \Ste"a*rone\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[=o]n), n. (Chem.)	   The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white crystalline	   substance, ({C17H35)2.CO}, by the distillation of calcium	   stearate.	   [1913 Webster]
Stearoptene \Ste`a*rop"tene\ (-r[o^]p"t[=e]n), n. [Stearic +	   -optene as in elaeoptene.] (Chem.)	   The more solid ingredient of certain volatile oils; --	   contrasted with elaeoptene.	   [1913 Webster]
Stearrhea \Ste`ar*rhe"a\ (st[=e]`ar*r[=e]"[.a]), n. [NL., from	   Gr. ste`ar tallow + "rei^n to flow.] (Med.)	   Seborrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
Stearyl \Ste"a*ryl\ (st[=e]"[.a]*r[i^]l), n. [Stearic + -yl.]	   (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical characteristic of stearic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Steatite \Ste"a*tite\ (-t[imac]t), n. [Gr. ste`ar, ste`atos,	   fat, tallow: cf. F. st['e]atite.] (Min.)	   A massive variety of talc, of a grayish green or brown color.	   It forms extensive beds, and is quarried for fireplaces and	   for coarse utensils. Called also {potstone}, {lard stone},	   and {soapstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steatitic \Ste`a*tit"ic\ (-t[i^]t"[i^]k), a. (Min.)	   Pertaining to, or of the nature of, steatite; containing or	   resembling steatite.	   [1913 Webster]
Steatoma \Ste`a*to"ma\ (-t[=o]"m[.a]), n. [L., fr. Gr.	   stea`twma, fr. steatoy^n to turn into tallow or suet, fr.	   ste`ar, -atos, fat, suet.] (Med.)	   A cyst containing matter like suet.	   [1913 Webster]
Steatomatous \Ste`a*tom"a*tous\ (-t[o^]m"[.a]*t[u^]s or	   -t[=o]"m[.a]-; 277), a. [Cf. F. st['e]atomateux.] (Med.)	   Of the nature of a steatoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Steatopyga \Ste`a*top"y*ga\ (-t[o^]p"[i^]*g[.a]), n. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ste`ar, ste`atos, fat + pygh` the buttocks.]	   A remarkable accretion of fat upon the buttocks of Africans	   of certain tribes, especially of Hottentot (Khoikhoi) women.	   [1913 Webster]
Steatopygous \Ste`a*top"y*gous\ (-g[u^]s), a.	   Having fat buttocks.	   [1913 Webster]	         Specimens of the steatopygous Abyssinian breed.	                                                  --Burton.	   [1913 Webster] Stedfast	   Sted
Sted \Sted\ (st[e^]d), n., Stedfast \Sted"fast\ (-f[.a]st), a.,
Stedfastly \Sted"fast*ly\, adv., etc.	   See {Stead}, {Steadfast}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Stee \Stee\ (st[=e]), n. [Cf. G. stiege. [root]164. See	   {Stair}.]	   A ladder. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] [Written also {stey}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Steed \Steed\ (st[=e]d), n. [OE. stede, AS. st[=e]da a	   stud-horse, war horse, fr. st[=o]d a stud of breeding steeds;	   akin to G. stute a mare, Icel. stedda, st[=o][eth], a stud.	   [root]163. See {Stud} of horses.]	   A horse, especially a spirited horse for state or war; --	   used chiefly in poetry or stately prose. "A knight upon a	   steed." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Steedless \Steed"less\, a.	   Having no steed; without a horse.	   [1913 Webster] Steek
Steek \Steek\, Steik \Steik\(st[=e]k), v. t. [Cf. {Stick}, v.	   t.]	   To pierce with a sharp instrument; hence, to stitch; to sew;	   also, to fix; to fasten. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Steel \Steel\ (st[=e]l), n. [AS. st[=e]l, st[=y]l, st[=y]le;	   akin to D. staal, G. stahl, OHG. stahal, Icel. st[=a]l, Dan.	   staal, Sw. st[*a]l, Old Prussian stakla.]	   1. (Metal) A variety of iron intermediate in composition and	      properties between wrought iron and cast iron (containing	      between one half of one per cent and one and a half per	      cent of carbon), and consisting of an alloy of iron with	      an iron carbide. Steel, unlike wrought iron, can be	      tempered, and retains magnetism. Its malleability	      decreases, and fusibility increases, with an increase in	      carbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument or implement made of steel; as: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A weapon, as a sword, dagger, etc. "Brave Macbeth . .	          . with his brandished steel." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                While doubting thus he stood,	                Received the steel bathed in his brother's	                blood.                            --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) An instrument of steel (usually a round rod) for	          sharpening knives.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A piece of steel for striking sparks from flint.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Anything of extreme hardness; that which is	      characterized by sternness or rigor. "Heads of steel."	      --Johnson. "Manhood's heart of steel." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A chalybeate medicine. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Steel is often used in the formation of compounds,	         generally of obvious meaning; as, steel-clad,	         steel-girt, steel-hearted, steel-plated, steel-pointed,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 blister or cementation steel; hence,	      ordinarily, steel of any process of production when	      remelted and cast.	   {Chrome steel}, {Chromium steel} (Metal.), a hard, tenacious	      variety containing a little chromium, and somewhat	      resembling {tungsten steel}.	   {Mild steel} (Metal.), a kind of steel having a lower	      proportion of carbon than ordinary steel, rendering it	      softer and more malleable.	   {Puddled steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel produced from	      cast iron by the puddling process.	   {Steel duck} (Zool.), the goosander, or merganser. [Prov.	      Eng.]	   {Steel mill}.	      (a) (Firearms) See {Wheel lock}, under {Wheel}.	      (b) A mill which has steel grinding surfaces.	      (c) A mill where steel is manufactured.	   {Steel trap}, a trap for catching wild animals. It consists	      of two iron jaws, which close by means of a powerful steel	      spring when the animal disturbs the catch, or tongue, by	      which they are kept open.	   {Steel wine}, wine, usually sherry, in which steel filings	      have been placed for a considerable time, -- used as a	      medicine.	   {Tincture of steel} (Med.), an alcoholic solution of the	      chloride of iron.	   {Tungsten steel} (Metal.), a variety of steel containing a	      small amount of tungsten, and noted for its tenacity and	      hardness, as well as for its malleability and tempering	      qualities. It is also noted for its magnetic properties.	      [1913 Webster]	Steel \Steel\ (st[=e]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeled}	   (st[=e]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steeling}.] [AS. st[=y]lan: cf.	   Icel. staela. See {Steel}, n.]	   1. To overlay, point, or edge with steel; as, to steel a	      razor; to steel an ax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To make hard or strong; hence, to make insensible or	      obdurate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lies well steeled with weighty arguments. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O God of battles! steel my soldiers' hearts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why will you fight against so sweet a passion,	            And steel your heart to such a world of charms?	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To cause to resemble steel, as in smoothness,	      polish, or other qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	            These waters, steeled	            By breezeless air to smoothest polish. --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) To cover, as an electrotype plate, with a thin	      layer of iron by electrolysis. The iron thus deposited is	      very hard, like steel.	      [1913 Webster]
Steelbow goods \Steel"bow` goods"\ (st[=e]l"bou` g[oo^]dz").	   (Scots Law)	   Those goods on a farm, such as corn, cattle, implements of	   husbandry, etc., which may not be carried off by a removing	   tenant, as being the property of the landlord.	   [1913 Webster]
Steeler \Steel"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who points, edges, or covers with steel.	   [1913 Webster]	Steeler \Steel"er\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   Same as {Stealer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steelhead \Steel"head`\ (-h[e^]d`), n.	   1. (Zool.) A North Pacific salmon ({Salmo Gairdneri}) found	      from Northern California to Siberia; -- called also	      {hardhead}, and {preestl}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ruddy duck.	      [1913 Webster]
Steeliness \Steel"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality of being steely.	   [1913 Webster]
Steeling \Steel"ing\, n.	   The process of pointing, edging, or overlaying with steel;	   specifically, acierage. See {Steel}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Steely \Steel"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   1. Made of steel; consisting of steel. "The steely point of	      Clifford's lance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Around his shop the steely sparkles flew. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling steel; hard; firm; having the color of steel.	      "His hair was steely gray." --The Century.	      [1913 Webster]	            She would unarm her noble heart of that steely	            resistance against the sweet blows of love. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Steely iron}, a compound of iron containing less than one	      half of one per cent of carbon.	      [1913 Webster]
Steelyard \Steel"yard\ (st[=e]l"y[aum]rd; colloq.	   st[i^]l"y[~e]rd; 277), n. [So named from a place in London	   called the Steelyard, which was a yard in which steel was	   sold.]	   A form of balance in which the body to be weighed is	   suspended from the shorter arm of a lever, which turns on a	   fulcrum, and a counterpoise is caused to slide upon the	   longer arm to produce equilibrium, its place upon this arm	   (which is notched or graduated) indicating the weight; a	   Roman balance; -- very commonly used also in the plural form,	   steelyards.	   [1913 Webster]
Steem \Steem\ (st[=e]m), v. & n.	   See {Esteem}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Steem \Steem\, v. & n.	   See 1st and 2nd {Stem}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steen \Steen\ (st[=e]n), n. [AS. st[=ae]na. See {Stone}.]	   [Written also {stean}.]	   1. A vessel of clay or stone. "An huge great earth-pot	      steane." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wall of brick, stone, or cement, used as a lining, as of	      a well, cistern, etc.; a steening.	      [1913 Webster]	Steen \Steen\, v. t. [AS. st[=ae]nan to adorn with stones or	   gems. See {Stone}.]	   To line, as a well, with brick, stone, or other hard	   material. [Written also {stean}, and {stein}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Steenbok \Steen"bok`\ (-b[o^]k`), n. [D. steen stone + bok	   buck.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Steinbock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steening \Steen"ing\, n.	   A lining made of brick, stone, or other hard material, as for	   a well. [Written also {steaning}.]	   [1913 Webster] Steenkirk
Steenkirk \Steen"kirk`\ (st[=e]n"k[~e]rk`), Steinkirk
\Stein"kirk`\ (st[imac]n"-), n. [So called from the battle of	   Steinkirk, in 1692, on which occasion the French nobles had	   no time to arrange their lace neckcloths.]	   A kind of neckcloth worn in a loose and disorderly fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Steep \Steep\ (st[=e]p), a.	   Bright; glittering; fiery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His eyen steep, and rolling in his head. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Steep \Steep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steeped} (st[=e]pt); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Steeping}.] [OE. stepen, probably fr. Icel. steypa	   to cause to stoop, cast down, pour out, to cast metals,	   causative of st[=u]pa to stoop; cf. Sw. st["o]pa to cast, to	   steep, Dan. st["o]be, D. & G. stippen to steep, to dip. Cf.	   {Stoop}, v. i.]	   To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of	   by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often	   used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let fancy still my sense in Lethe steep. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In refreshing dew to steep	         The little, trembling flowers.           --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The learned of the nation were steeped in Latin.	                                                  --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]	Steep \Steep\, v. i.	   To undergo the process of soaking in a liquid; as, the tea is	   steeping. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Steep \Steep\, n.	   1. Something steeped, or used in steeping; a fertilizing	      liquid to hasten the germination of seeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rennet bag. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Steep \Steep\, a. [Compar. {Steeper} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Steepest}.] [OE. steep, step, AS. ste['a]p; akin to Icel.	   steyp[eth]r steep, and st[=u]pa to stoop, Sw. stupa to fall,	   to tilt; cf. OFries. stap high. Cf. {Stoop}, v. i., {Steep},	   v. t., {Steeple}.]	   1. Making a large angle with the plane of the horizon;	      ascending or descending rapidly with respect to a	      horizontal line or a level; precipitous; as, a steep hill	      or mountain; a steep roof; a steep ascent; a steep	      declivity; a steep barometric gradient.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Difficult of access; not easily reached; lofty; elevated;	      high. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Excessive; as, a steep price. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Steep \Steep\, n.	   A precipitous place, hill, mountain, rock, or ascent; any	   elevated object sloping with a large angle to the plane of	   the horizon; a precipice. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         We had on each side naked rocks and mountains broken	         into a thousand irregular steeps and precipices.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bare steeps, where desolation stalks.    --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Steep-down \Steep"-down`\ (st[=e]p"doun`), a.	   Deep and precipitous; having steep descent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wash me in steep-down gulfs of liquid fire. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Steepen \Steep"en\ (st[=e]p"'n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steepened}	   (st[=e]p"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Steepening}.]	   To become steep or steeper.	   [1913 Webster]	         As the way steepened . . . I could detect in the hollow	         of the hill some traces of the old path. --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Steeper \Steep"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   A vessel, vat, or cistern, in which things are steeped.	   [1913 Webster]
Steepiness \Steep"i*ness\ (-[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   Steepness. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Steepish \Steep"ish\, a.	   Somewhat steep. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Steeple \Stee"ple\ (st[=e]"p'l), n. [OE. stepel, AS. st[=e]pel,	   st[=y]pel; akin to E. steep, a.] (Arch.)	   A spire; also, the tower and spire taken together; the whole	   of a structure if the roof is of spire form. See {Spire}. "A	   weathercock on a steeple." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Rood steeple}. See {Rood tower}, under {Rood}.	   {Steeple bush} (Bot.), a low shrub ({Spiraea tomentosa})	      having dense panicles of minute rose-colored flowers;	      hardhack.	   {Steeple chase}, a race across country between a number of	      horsemen, to see which can first reach some distant	      object, as a church steeple; hence, a race over a	      prescribed course obstructed by such obstacles as one	      meets in riding across country, as hedges, walls, etc.	   {Steeple chaser}, one who rides in a steeple chase; also, a	      horse trained to run in a steeple chase.	   {Steeple engine}, a vertical back-acting steam engine having	      the cylinder beneath the crosshead.	   {Steeple house}, a church. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Steeplechasing \Stee"ple*chas`ing\ (-ch[=a]s`[i^]ng), n.	   The act of riding steeple chases.	   [1913 Webster]
Steeple-crowned \Stee"ple-crowned`\ (-kround`), a.	   1. Bearing a steeple; as, a steeple-crowned building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a crown shaped like a steeple; as, a	      steeple-crowned hat; also, wearing a hat with such a	      crown.	      [1913 Webster]	            This grave, bearded, sable-cloaked, and	            steeple-crowned progenitor.           --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Steepled \Stee"pled\ (st[=e]"p'ld), a.	   Furnished with, or having the form of, a steeple; adorned	   with steeples. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Steeply \Steep"ly\ (st[=e]p"l[y^]), adv.	   In a steep manner; with steepness; with precipitous	   declivity.	   [1913 Webster]
Steepness \Steep"ness\, n.	   1. Quality or state of being steep; precipitous declivity;	      as, the steepnessof a hill or a roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Height; loftiness. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Steep-up \Steep"-up`\ (-[u^]p`), a.	   Lofty and precipitous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her stand she takes upon a steep-up hill. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Steepy \Steep"y\ (-[y^]), a.	   Steep; precipitous. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         No more, my goats, shall I behold you climb	         The steepy cliffs, or crop the flow'ry thyme. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Steer \Steer\ (st[=e]r), n. [OE. steer, AS. ste['o]r; akin to D.	   & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stj[=o]rr,	   [thorn]j[=o]rr, Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur',	   Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. tay^ros,	   Skr. sth[=u]ra strong, stout, AS. stor large, Icel. st[=o]rr,	   OHG. st[=u]ri, stiuri. [root]168. Cf. {Stirk}, {Taurine}, a.]	   A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a	   castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the	   Note under {Ox}.	   [1913 Webster]	Steer \Steer\, v. t.	   To castrate; -- said of male calves.	   [1913 Webster]	Steer \Steer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steered} (st[=e]rd); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Steering}.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti['e]ran,	   st[=y]ran, ste['o]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D.	   sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct,	   support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st[=y]ra to	   steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to	   establish, AS. ste['o]r a rudder, a helm, and probably to	   Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps	   ultimately to E. stand. [root]168. Cf. {Starboard}, {Stern},	   n.]	   To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied	   especially to a vessel in the water.	   [1913 Webster]	         That with a staff his feeble steps did steer.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Steer \Steer\, v. i.	   1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.	      "No helmsman steers." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or	      course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the wind	            Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her	            sail.                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	Steer \Steer\, n. [AS. ste['o]r, sti['o]r; akin to D. stuur, G.	   steuer, Icel. st[=y]ri. [root]168. See {Steer}, v. t.]	   [Written also {stere}.]	   A rudder or helm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Steer \Steer\, n. [AS. ste['o]ra. See {Steer} a rudder.]	   A helmsman; a pilot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steerable \Steer"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being steered; dirigible.	   [1913 Webster]
Steerage \Steer"age\ (st[=e]r"[asl]j; 48), n.	   1. The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the	      steerage of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	            He left the city, and, in a most tempestuous season,	            forsook the helm and steerage of the commonwealth.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.)	      (a) The effect of the helm on a ship; the manner in which	          an individual ship is affected by the helm.	      (b) The hinder part of a vessel; the stern. [R.] --Swift.	      (c) Properly, the space in the after part of a vessel,	          under the cabin, but used generally to indicate any	          part of a vessel having the poorest accommodations and	          occupied by passengers paying the lowest rate of fare.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Direction; regulation; management; guidance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that hath the steerage of my course. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That by which a course is directed. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here he hung on high,	            The steerage of his wings.            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Steerage passenger}, a passenger who takes passage in the	      steerage of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Steerageway \Steer"age*way`\ (-w[=a]`), n. (Naut.)	   A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a	   vessel governable by the helm.	   [1913 Webster]
Steerer \Steer"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who steers; as, a boat steerer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steering \Steer"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Steer}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Steering wheel} (Naut.), the wheel by means of which the	      rudder of a vessel is turned and the vessel is steered.	      [1913 Webster]
Steerless \Steer"less\, a.	   Having no rudder. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steerling \Steer"ling\ (-l[i^]ng), n.	   A young or small steer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steersman \Steers"man\ (st[=e]rz"man), n.; pl. {Steersmen}	   (st[=e]rz"men). [Steer a rudder + man: cf. AS. ste['o]rmann.]	   One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Steersmate \Steers"mate\ (st[=e]rz"m[=a]t`), n. [Steer a rudder	   + mate a companion.]	   One who steers; steersman. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Steeve \Steeve\ (st[=e]v), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Steeved}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Steeving}.] [Cf. OD. steve staff, E. stem, n.]	   (Shipbuilding)	   To project upward, or make an angle with the horizon or with	   the line of a vessel's keel; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Steeve \Steeve\, v. t.	   1. (Shipbuilding) To elevate or fix at an angle with the	      horizon; -- said of the bowsprit, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stow, as bales in a vessel's hold, by means of a	      steeve. See {Steeve}, n.	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	Steeve \Steeve\, n. (Naut.)	      (a) The angle which a bowsprit makes with the horizon, or	          with the line of the vessel's keel; -- called also	          {steeving}.	      (b) A spar, with a block at one end, used in stowing	          cotton bales, and similar kinds of cargo which need to	          be packed tightly.	          [1913 Webster]
Steeving \Steev"ing\, n.	   1. The act or practice of one who steeves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) See {Steeve}, n.	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Steg \Steg\ (st[e^]g), n. [Icel. steggr the male of several	   animals. Cf. {Stag}.] (Zool.)	   A gander. [Written also {stag}.] [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Steganographist \Steg`a*nog"ra*phist\	   (st[e^]g`[.a]*n[o^]g"r[.a]*f[i^]st), n.	   One skilled in steganography; a cryptographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Steganography \Steg`a*nog"ra*phy\	   (st[e^]g`[.a]*n[o^]g"r[.a]*f[y^]), n. [Gr. stegano`s covered	   (fr. ste`gein to cover closely) + -graphy.]	   1. The art of writing in cipher, or in characters which are	      not intelligible except to persons who have the key;	      cryptography.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: The branch of cryptography in which messages	      are hidden inside other messages; -- used commonly for the	      process of hiding messages inside a computerized image	      file, as for example hiding the name and copyright notice	      of the owner of an image as protection against violation	      of the copyright.	      [PJC]
Steganophthalmata \Steg`a*noph*thal"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from	   Gr. stegano`s covered + 'ofqalmo`s the eye.] (Zool.)	   The Discophora, or Phanerocarpae. Called also	   {Steganophthalmia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steganopod \Ste*gan"o*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Steganopodes.	   [1913 Webster]
Steganopodes \Steg`a*nop"o*des\	   (st[e^]g`[.a]*n[o^]p"[-o]*d[=e]z), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   stegano`poys, stegano`podos, web-footed; stegano`s covered +	   poy`s foot.] (Zool.)	   A division of swimming birds in which all four toes are	   united by a broad web. It includes the pelicans, cormorants,	   gannets, and others.	   [1913 Webster]
Steganopodous \Steg`a*nop"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having all four toes webbed together.	   [1913 Webster]
Stegnosis \Steg*no"sis\ (st[e^]g*n[=o]"s[i^]s), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   ste`gnwsis. See {Stegnotic}.] (Med.)	   Constipation; also, constriction of the vessels or ducts.	   [1913 Webster]
Stegnotic \Steg*no"tic\, a. [Gr. stegnwtiko`s, fr. stegnoy^n to	   cover, to make costive, fr. stegno`s, stegano`s, covered,	   closed.] (Med.)	   Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or	   discharges generally. -- n. A stegnotic medicine; an	   astringent.	   [1913 Webster]
Stegocephala \Steg`o*ceph"a*la\	   (st[e^]g`[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[.a]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ste`gh	   roof + kefalh` head.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of amphibians found fossil in the Mesozoic	   rocks; called also {Stegocephali}, and {Labyrinthodonta}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Their teeth, in transverse sections, usually show a	         labyrinthiform arrangement of the cement and dentine.	         The under side of the body was covered with bony	         plates. Some of the Stegocephala were of very large	         size, and the form of the body varied from short, stout	         forms to others that were as slender as serpents.	         [1913 Webster]
Stegosauria \Steg`o*sau"ri*a\ (st[e^]g`[-o]*s[add]"r[i^]*[.a]),	   n. pl. [NL. See {Stegosaurus}.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs, including the	   genera {Stegosaurus}, {Omosaurus}, and their allies.	   [1913 Webster]
Stegosaurus \Steg`o*sau"rus\ (st[e^]g`[-o]*s[add]"r[u^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ste`gh roof + say^ros a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of large Jurassic dinosaurs remarkable for a powerful	   dermal armature of plates and spines.	   [1913 Webster]
Steik \Steik\, v. t.	   See {Steek}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stein \Stein\, n. & v.	   See {Steen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steinbock \Stein"bock`\, n. [G. stein stone + bock buck, D. bok.	   Cf. {Steenbok}.] (Zool.)	   (a) The European ibex.	   (b) A small South African antelope ({Nanotragus tragulus})	       which frequents dry, rocky districts; -- called also	       {steenbok}. [Written also {steinboc}, and {steinbok};	       also called {stonebock}, and {stonebuck}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Steingale \Stein"gale\, n.	   The stannel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Steining \Stein"ing\, n.	   See {Steening}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steinkirk \Stein"kirk`\, n.	   Same as {Steenkirk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Steinkle \Stein"kle\, n.	   The wheater. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stela \Ste"la\, n.; pl. {Stelae}. [L., from Gr. ? a post, an	   upright stone.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A small column or pillar, used as a monument, milestone, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Stele \Ste"le\ (st[=e]"l[=e]), n. [NL.]	   Same as {Stela}.	   [1913 Webster]	         One of these steles, containing the Greek version of	         the ordinance, has recently been discovered. --I.	                                                  Taylor (The	                                                  Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]	Stele \Stele\ (st[=e]l), n. [See {Stale} a handle.]	   A stale, or handle; a stalk. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Stelene \Ste"lene\, a. [See {Stela}.]	   Resembling, or used as, a stela; columnar. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stell \Stell\, v. t. [AS. stellan. [root]163.]	   To place or fix firmly or permanently. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Stell \Stell\, n. [See {Stell}, v. t.]	   1. A prop; a support, as for the feet in standing or	      cilmbing. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A partial inclosure made by a wall or trees, to serve as a	      shelter for sheep or cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster] Stellar
Stellar \Stel"lar\, Stellary \Stel"la*ry\, a. [L. stellaris, fr.	   stella a star. See {Star}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to stars; astral; as, a stellar figure;	      stellary orbs.	      [1913 Webster]	            [These soft fires] in part shed down	            Their stellar virtue.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of stars; starry; as, stellar regions.	      [1913 Webster] Stellate
Stellate \Stel"late\, Stellated \Stel"la*ted\, a. [L. stellatus,	   p. p. of stellare to set or cover with stars, from stella a	   star. See {Stellar}.]	   1. Resembling a star; pointed or radiated, like the emblem of	      a star.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Starlike; having similar parts radiating from a	      common center; as, stellate flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Stellation \Stel*la"tion\, n.	   Radiation of light. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stelled \Stelled\, a. [See {Stell} to place.]	   Firmly placed or fixed. [Obs.] "The stelled fires" [the	   stars]. --Shak.	   Note: [In this passage by some defined as "starry," as if	         from stellatus.]	         [1913 Webster]
steller \stel"ler\, n. [After Geo. W. Steller, a German	   naturalist.] (Zool.)	   The rytina; -- called also {stellerine} and {Steller's sea	   cow}. See {rytina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stellerid \Stel"ler*id\, n. [L. stella a star.] (Zool.)	   A starfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Stellerida \Stel*ler"i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An extensive group of echinoderms, comprising the starfishes	   and ophiurans.	   [1913 Webster] Stelleridan
Stelleridan \Stel*ler"i*dan\, Stelleridean \Stel`ler*id"e*an\,	   n. (Zool.)	   A starfish, or brittle star.	   [1913 Webster]
Steller's sea cow \Stel"ler's sea" cow`\, prop. n. [After Geo.	   W. Steller, a German naturalist.] (Zool.)	   The rytina; -- called also {stellerine} and {steller}. See	   {rytina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stelliferous \Stel*lif"er*ous\, a. [L. stellifer; stella star +	   ferre to bear.]	   Having, or abounding with, stars.	   [1913 Webster]
Stelliform \Stel"li*form\, a. [L. stella a star + -form.]	   Like a star; star-shaped; radiated.	   [1913 Webster]
Stellify \Stel"li*fy\, v. t. [L. stella a star + -fy.]	   To turn into a star; to cause to appear like a star; to place	   among the stars, or in heaven. [Obs. or R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stellion \Stel"lion\, n. [L. stellio a newt having starlike	   spots on its back, fr. stella a star.] (Zool.)	   A lizard ({Stellio vulgaris}), common about the Eastern	   Mediterranean among ruins. In color it is olive-green, shaded	   with black, with small stellate spots. Called also {hardim},	   and {star lizard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stellionate \Stel"lion*ate\, n. [L. stellionatus cozenage,	   trickery, fr. stellio a newt, a crafty, knavish person.]	   (Scots & Roman Law)	   Any fraud not distinguished by a more special name; --	   chiefly applied to sales of the same property to two	   different persons, or selling that for one's own which	   belongs to another, etc. --Erskine.	   [1913 Webster]
Stellular \Stel"lu*lar\, a. [L. stellula, dim. of stella a	   star.]	   1. Having the shape or appearance of little stars; radiated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Marked with starlike spots of color.	      [1913 Webster]
Stellulate \Stel"lu*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Minutely stellate.	   [1913 Webster]
Stelmatopoda \Stel`ma*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a block,	   post + ?, ?, eye + ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Gymnolaemata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stelography \Ste*log"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? a post, slab, pillar +	   -graphy: cf. Gr. ? an inscription on a tablet.]	   The art of writing or inscribing characters on pillars. [R.]	   --Stackhouse.	   [1913 Webster] Stem
Stem \Stem\, Steem \Steem\, v. i.	   To gleam. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His head bald, that shone as any glass, . . .	         [And] stemed as a furnace of a leed [caldron].	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Stem	Stem \Stem\, Steem \Steem\, n.	   A gleam of light; flame. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stem \Stem\ (st[e^]m), n. [AS. stemn, stefn, staefn; akin to OS.	   stamn the stem of a ship, D. stam stem, steven stem of a	   ship, G. stamm stem, steven stem of a ship, Icel. stafn,	   stamn, stem of a ship, stofn, stomn, stem, Sw. stam a tree	   trunk, Dan. stamme. Cf. {Staff}, {Stand}.]	   1. The principal body of a tree, shrub, or plant, of any	      kind; the main stock; the part which supports the branches	      or the head or top.	      [1913 Webster]	            After they are shot up thirty feet in length, they	            spread a very large top, having no bough nor twig in	            the trunk or the stem.                --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lowering spring, with lavish rain,	            Beats down the slender stem and breaded grain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A little branch which connects a fruit, flower, or leaf	      with a main branch; a peduncle, pedicel, or petiole; as,	      the stem of an apple or a cherry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The stock of a family; a race or generation of	      progenitors. "All that are of noble stem." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            While I do pray, learn here thy stem	            And true descent.                     --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A branch of a family.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is a stem	            Of that victorious stock.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) A curved piece of timber to which the two sides of	      a ship are united at the fore end. The lower end of it is	      scarfed to the keel, and the bowsprit rests upon its upper	      end. Hence, the forward part of a vessel; the bow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fig.: An advanced or leading position; the lookout.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wolsey sat at the stem more than twenty years.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Anything resembling a stem or stalk; as, the stem of a	      tobacco pipe; the stem of a watch case, or that part to	      which the ring, by which it is suspended, is attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Bot.) That part of a plant which bears leaves, or	      rudiments of leaves, whether rising above ground or wholly	      subterranean.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Zool.)	      (a) The entire central axis of a feather.	      (b) The basal portion of the body of one of the	          Pennatulacea, or of a gorgonian.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.) The short perpendicular line added to the body of	       a note; the tail of a crotchet, quaver, semiquaver, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Gram.) The part of an inflected word which remains	       unchanged (except by euphonic variations) throughout a	       given inflection; theme; base.	       [1913 Webster]	   {From stem to stern} (Naut.), from one end of the ship to the	      other, or through the whole length.	   {Stem leaf} (Bot.), a leaf growing from the stem of a plant,	      as contrasted with a basal or radical leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	Stem \Stem\, v. t.	   1. To remove the stem or stems from; as, to stem cherries; to	      remove the stem and its appendages (ribs and veins) from;	      as, to stem tobacco leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ram, as clay, into a blasting hole.	      [1913 Webster]	Stem \Stem\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stemmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stemming}.] [Either from stem, n., or akin to stammer; cf.	   G. stemmen to press against.]	   To oppose or cut with, or as with, the stem of a vessel; to	   resist, or make progress against; to stop or check the flow	   of, as a current. "An argosy to stem the waves." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         [They] stem the flood with their erected breasts.	                                                  --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Stem \Stem\, v. i.	   To move forward against an obstacle, as a vessel against a	   current.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stemming nightly toward the pole.        --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Stem-clasping \Stem"-clasp`ing\, a. (Bot.)	   Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul, as a leaf or	   petiole.	   [1913 Webster]
Stemless \Stem"less\, a.	   Having no stem; (Bot.) acaulescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Stemlet \Stem"let\, n.	   A small or young stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Stemma \Stem"ma\, n.; pl. {Stemmata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, pl. ?, a	   garland or chaplet.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of the ocelli of an insect. See {Ocellus}.	   (b) One of the facets of a compound eye of any arthropod.	       [1913 Webster]
Stemmer \Stem"mer\, n.	   One who, or that which, stems (in any of the senses of the	   verbs).	   [1913 Webster]
Stemmery \Stem"mer*y\, n.	   A large building in which tobacco is stemmed. [U. S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Stemmy \Stem"my\, a.	   Abounding in stems, or mixed with stems; -- said of tea,	   dried currants, etc. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stemple \Stem"ple\, n. [G. stempel a stamp, a prop, akin to E.	   stamp.] (Mining)	   A crossbar of wood in a shaft, serving as a step.	   [1913 Webster]
Stemson \Stem"son\, n. [See {Stem}, n., and {Keelson}, and cf.	   {Sternson}.] (Shipbuilding)	   A piece of curved timber bolted to the stem, keelson, and	   apron in a ship's frame near the bow.	   [1913 Webster]
Stem-winder \Stem"-wind`er\, n.	   1. A stem-winding watch. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (Fig.) Anything of superior quality, as was	      attributed to the stem-winding watch; -- esp. used to	      describe a stirring speech, as in the phrase "a	      stem-winder of a speech" or "delivered a stem-winder".	      [PJC]
Stem-winding \Stem"-wind`ing\, a.	   Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a	   stem-winding watch.	   [1913 Webster]
Stench \Stench\, v. t.	   To stanch. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]	Stench \Stench\, n. [AS. stenc a strong smell, fr. stincan. See	   {Stink}, v. i.]	   1. A smell; an odor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Clouds of savory stench involve the sky. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ill smell; an offensive odor; a stink. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stench trap}, a contrivance to prevent stench or foul air	      from rising from the openings of sewers, drains, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Stench \Stench\, v. t. [AS. stencan to emit a smell, fr. stincan	   to smell. See {Stench}, n.]	   To cause to emit a disagreeable odor; to cause to stink.	   [Obs.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenchy \Stench"y\, a.	   Having a stench. [Obs.] --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stencil \Sten"cil\, n. [Probably from OF. estincelle spangle,	   spark, F. ['e]tincelle spark, L. scintilla. See	   {Scintillate}, and cf. {Tinsel}.]	   A thin plate of metal, leather, or other material, used in	   painting, marking, etc. The pattern is cut out of the plate,	   which is then laid flat on the surface to be marked, and the	   color brushed over it. Called also {stencil plate}.	   [1913 Webster]	Stencil \Sten"cil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stenciled}or	   {Stencilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Stenciling} or {Stencilling}.]	   To mark, paint, or color in figures with stencils; to form or	   print by means of a stencil.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenciler \Sten"cil*er\, n.	   One who paints or colors in figures by means of stencil.	   [Written also {stenciller}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stenoderm \Sten"o*derm\, n. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +	   -derm.] (Zool.)	   Any species of bat belonging to the genus {Stenoderma},	   native of the West Indies and South America. These bats have	   a short or rudimentary tail and a peculiarly shaped nose	   membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenodermine \Sten`o*der"mine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the genus {Stenoderma}, which includes	   several West Indian and South American nose-leaf bats.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenograph \Sten"o*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stenographed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Stenographing}.]	   To write or report in stenographic characters.	   [1913 Webster]	Stenograph \Sten"o*graph\, n.	   A production of stenography; anything written in shorthand.	   [1913 Webster]	         I saw the reporters' room, in which they redact their	         hasty stenographs.                       --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenographer \Ste*nog"ra*pher\, n.	   One who is skilled in stenography; a writer of shorthand.	   [1913 Webster] Stenographic
Stenographic \Sten`o*graph"ic\, Stenographical
\Sten`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]nographique.]	   Of or pertaining to stenography.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenographist \Ste*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   A stenographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenography \Ste*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. steno`s narrow, close +	   graphy: cf. F. st['e]nographie, G. stenographie.]	   The art of writing in shorthand, by using abbreviations or	   characters for whole words; shorthand.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenophyllous \Ste*noph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow +	   fy`llon leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having narrow leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenosis \Ste*no"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. steno`s narrow.] (Med.)	   A narrowing of the opening or hollow of any passage, tube, or	   orifice; as, stenosis of the pylorus. It differs from	   stricture in being applied especially to diffused rather than	   localized contractions, and in always indicating an origin	   organic and not spasmodic.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenostome \Sten"o*stome\, a. [Gr. steno`s narrow, little +	   sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.)	   Having a small or narrow mouth; -- said of certain small	   ground snakes ({Opoterodonta}), which are unable to dilate	   their jaws.	   [1913 Webster]
Stent \Stent\, v. t. [Obs. imp. {Stente}; obs. p. p. {Stent}.]	   [See {Stint}.]	   To keep within limits; to restrain; to cause to stop, or	   cease; to stint.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then would he weep, he might not be stent. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet n'ould she stent	         Her bitter railing and foul revilement.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Stent \Stent\, v. i.	   To stint; to stop; to cease.	   [1913 Webster]	         And of this cry they would never stenten. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Stent \Stent\, n.	   An allotted portion; a stint. "Attain'd his journey's stent."	   --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Stenting \Stent"ing\, n.	   An opening in a wall in a coal mine. [Written also	   {stenton}.] [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Stentor \Sten"tor\, n. [L. Stentor, Gr. ?.]	   1. A herald, in the Iliad, who had a very loud voice; hence,	      any person having a powerful voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any species of ciliated Infusoria belonging to the	      genus {Stentor} and allied genera, common in fresh water.	      The stentors have a bell-shaped, or cornucopia-like, body	      with a circle of cilia around the spiral terminal disk.	      See Illust. under {Heterotricha}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A howling monkey, or howler.	      [1913 Webster]
Stentorian \Sten*to"ri*an\, a. [L. stentoreus; cf. Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a stentor; extremely loud; powerful; as,	   a stentorian voice; stentorian lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Stentorin \Sten"to*rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A blue coloring matter found in some stentors. See {Stentor},	   2.	   [1913 Webster]
Stentorious \Sten*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Stentorian. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stentoronic \Sten`to*ron"ic\, a.	   Stentorian. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stentorophonic \Sten`to*ro*phon"ic\, a. [Gr. ? Stentor + ? a	   sound, voice. See {Stentor}.]	   Speaking or sounding very loud; stentorian. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of this stentorophonic horn of Alexander there is a	         preserved in the Vatican.                --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Step \Step\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stepped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stepping}.] [AS. staeppan; akin to OFries. steppa, D.	   stappen to step, stap a step, OHG. stepfen to step, G. stapfe	   a footstep, OHG. stapfo, G. stufe a step to step on; cf. Gr.	   ? to shake about, handle roughly, stamp (?). Cf. {Stamp}, n.	   & a.]	   1. To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by	      raising and moving one of the feet to another resting	      place, or by moving both feet in succession.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk; to go on foot; esp., to walk a little distance;	      as, to step to one of the neighbors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Home the swain retreats,	            His flock before him stepping to the fold.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: To move mentally; to go in imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are stepping almost three thousand years back	            into the remotest antiquity.          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To step aside}, to walk a little distance from the rest; to	      retire from company.	   {To step forth}, to move or come forth.	   {To step in} or {To step into}.	      (a) To walk or advance into a place or state, or to	          advance suddenly in.	          [1913 Webster]	                Whosoever then first, after the troubling of the	                water, stepped in, was made whole of whatsoever	                disease he had.                   --John v. 4.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To enter for a short time; as, I just stepped into the	          house.	      (c) To obtain possession without trouble; to enter upon	          easily or suddenly; as, to step into an estate.	   {To step out}.	      (a) (Mil.) To increase the length, but not the rapidity,	          of the step, extending it to thirty-tree inches.	      (b) To go out for a short distance or a short time.	   {To step short} (Mil.), to diminish the length or rapidity of	      the step according to the established rules.	      [1913 Webster]	Step \Step\, v. t.	   1. To set, as the foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To step off}, to measure by steps, or paces; hence, to	      divide, as a space, or to form a series of marks, by	      successive measurements, as with dividers.	      [1913 Webster]	Step \Step\, n. [AS. staepe. See {Step}, v. i.]	   1. An advance or movement made by one removal of the foot; a	      pace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in	      ascending or descending, as a stair, or a round of a	      ladder.	      [1913 Webster]	            The breadth of every single step or stair should be	            never less than one foot.             --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The space passed over by one movement of the foot in	      walking or running; as, one step is generally about three	      feet, but may be more or less. Used also figuratively of	      any kind of progress; as, he improved step by step, or by	      steps.	      [1913 Webster]	            To derive two or three general principles of motion	            from phenomena, and afterwards to tell us how the	            properties and actions of all corporeal things	            follow from those manifest principles, would be a	            very great step in philosophy.        --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small space or distance; as, it is but a step.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Gait; manner of walking; as, the approach of a man is	      often known by his step.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Proceeding; measure; action; an act.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reputation of a man depends on the first steps	            he makes in the world.                --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beware of desperate steps. The darkest day,	            Live till to-morrow, will have passed away.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have lately taken steps . . . to relieve the old	            gentleman's distresses.               --G. W. Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. Walk; passage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conduct my steps to find the fatal tree. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. pl. A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in	      reaching to a high position.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) In general, a framing in wood or iron which is	       intended to receive an upright shaft; specif., a block of	       wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting	       the heel of the mast.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Mach.)	       (a) One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the	           steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a	           cone pulley on which the belt runs.	       (b) A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle	           or a vertical shaft revolves.	           [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mus.) The intervak between two contiguous degrees of the	       csale.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word tone is often used as the name of this	         interval; but there is evident incongruity in using	         tone for indicating the interval between tones. As the	         word scale is derived from the Italian scala, a ladder,	         the intervals may well be called steps.	         [1913 Webster]	   13. (Kinematics) A change of position effected by a motion of	       translation. --W. K. Clifford.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Fives) At Eton College, England, a shallow step dividing	       the court into an inner and an outer portion.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Back step}, {Half step}, etc. See under {Back}, {Half}, etc.	      	   {Step grate}, a form of grate for holding fuel, in which the	      bars rise above one another in the manner of steps.	   {To take steps}, to take action; to move in a matter.	      [1913 Webster]
Step- \Step-\ [AS. ste['o]p-; akin to OFries. stiap-, stiep-, D.	   & G. stief-, OHG. stiuf-, Icel. stj?p-, Sw. styf-, and to AS.	   [=a]st[=e]pan, [=a]ste['o]pan, to deprive, bereave, as	   children of their parents, OHG. stiufen.]	   A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son,	   daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus	   spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the	   marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of	   the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother	   of X. See {Stepchild}, {Stepdaughter}, {Stepson}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Stepbrother \Step"broth`er\, n.	   A brother by the marriage of one's father with the mother of	   another, or of one's mother with the father of another.	   [1913 Webster]
Stepchild \Step"child`\, n. [AS. ste['o]pcild.]	   1. A bereaved child; one who has lost father or mother.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A son or daughter of one's wife or husband by a former	      marriage.	      [1913 Webster]
Stepdame \Step"dame`\, n.	   A stepmother. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Stepdaughter \Step"daugh`ter\, n. [AS. ste['o]pdohtor.]	   A daughter of one's wife or husband by a former marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Step-down \Step"-down`\, a. (Elec.)	   Transforming or converting a current of high potential or	   voltage into one of low voltage; as, a step-down transformer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stepfather \Step"fa`ther\, n. [AS. ste['o]pfaeder.]	   The husband of one's mother by a subsequent marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Stephanion \Ste*pha"ni*on\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a crown.]	   (Anat.)	   The point on the side of the skull where the temporal line,	   or upper edge of the temporal fossa, crosses the coronal	   suture.	   [1913 Webster]
Stephanite \Steph"an*ite\, n. [So named after the Archduke	   Stephan, mining director of Austria.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of antimony and silver of an iron-black color and	   metallic luster; called also {black silver}, and {brittle	   silver ore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stephanotis \Steph`a*no"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fit for a	   crown, fr. ? crown.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing asclepiadaceous shrubs, of	      Madagascar, Malaya, etc. They have fleshy or coriaceous	      opposite leaves, and large white waxy flowers in cymes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A perfume said to be prepared from the flowers of	      {Stephanotis floribunda}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stepladder \Step"lad`der\, n.	   A portable set of steps.	   [1913 Webster]
Stepmother \Step"moth`er\, n. [AS. ste['o]pm[=o]der.]	   The wife of one's father by a subsequent marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Stepparent \Step"par`ent\, n.	   Stepfather or stepmother.	   [1913 Webster]
Steppe \Steppe\, n. [From Russ. stepe, through G. or F. steppe.]	   One of the vast plains in Southeastern Europe and in Asia,	   generally elevated, and free from wood, analogous to many of	   the prairies in Western North America. See {Savanna}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Steppe murrain}. (Far.) See {Rinderpest}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stepped \Stepped\, a.	   Provided with a step or steps; having a series of offsets or	   parts resembling the steps of stairs; as, a stepped key.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stepped gear}, a cogwheel of which the teeth cross the face	      in a series of steps.	      [1913 Webster]
Stepper \Step"per\, n.	   One who, or that which, steps; as, a quick stepper.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Stepping-stone \Step"ping-stone`\, n.	   1. A stone to raise the feet above the surface of water or	      mud in walking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A means of progress or advancement.	      [1913 Webster]	            These obstacles his genius had turned into	            stepping-stones.                      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            That men may rise on stepping-stones	            Of their dead selves to higher things. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Stepsister \Step"sis`ter\, n.	   A daughter of one's stepfather or stepmother by a former	   marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Stepson \Step"son`\, n. [AS. ste['o]psunu.]	   A son of one's husband or wife by a former marriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Stepstone \Step"stone`\, n.	   A stone laid before a door as a stair to rise on in entering	   the house.	   [1913 Webster]
Step-up \Step"-up`\, a. (Elec.)	   Transforming or converting a low-voltage current into one of	   high voltage; as, a step-up transformer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
-ster \-ster\ [OE. & AS. -estre, -istre.]	   A suffix denoting the agent (originally a woman), especially	   a person who does something with skill or as an occupation;	   as in spinster (originally, a woman who spins), songster,	   baxter (= bakester), youngster.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Brewing, baking, and weaving were formerly feminine	         labors, and consequently brewster, baxter, and webster	         meant, originally, the woman (not the man) who brews,	         bakes, or weaves. When men began to perform these	         duties the feminine appellations were retained.	         [1913 Webster]
Stercobilin \Ster`co*bi"lin\, n. [L. stercus dung + E. bilin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A coloring matter found in the faeces, a product of the	   alteration of the bile pigments in the intestinal canal, --	   identical with {hydrobilirubin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercolin \Ster"co*lin\, n. [L. stercus dung + oleum oil.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Same as {Serolin}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Stercoraceous \Ster`co*ra"ceous\, a. [L. stercus, -oris, dung.]	   Of or pertaining to dung; partaking of the nature of, or	   containing, dung.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercoranism \Ster"co*ra*nism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercoranist \Ster"co*ra*nist\, n. [LL. stercoranista, fr. L.	   stercus, -oris, dung.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A nickname formerly given to those who held, or were alleged	   to hold, that the consecrated elements in the eucharist	   undergo the process of digestion in the body of the	   recipient.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercorarian \Ster`co*ra"ri*an\, n.	   A Stercoranist.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercorary \Ster"co*ra*ry\, n. [LL. stercorarium, from L.	   stercorarius belonging to dung.]	   A place, properly secured from the weather, for containing	   dung.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercorate \Ster"co*rate\, n.	   Excrement; dung. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stercoration \Ster`co*ra"tion\, n. [L. stercoratio, from	   stercorare to dung.]	   Manuring with dung. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercorianism \Ster*co"ri*an*ism\, n. (Eccl.)	   The doctrine or belief of the Stercoranists.	   [1913 Webster]
Stercorin \Ster"co*rin\, n. [L. stercus, -oris, dung.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Same as {Serolin}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Stercory \Ster"co*ry\, n.	   Excrement; dung. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sterculiaceous \Ster*cu`li*a"ceous\, a. [NL. Sterculia, the	   typical genus, fr. L. Sterculius the deity that presided over	   manuring, from stercus dung. So called because one of the	   original species is fetid.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Sterculiaceae}) of	   polypetalous exogenous plants, mostly tropical. The cacao	   ({Theobroma Cacao}) is the most useful plant of the order.	   [1913 Webster]
Stere \Stere\, n. [F. st[`e]re, fr. Gr. ? solid.]	   A unit of cubic measure in the metric system, being a cubic	   meter, or kiloliter, and equal to 35.3 cubic feet, or nearly	   11/3 cubic yards.	   [1913 Webster]	Stere \Stere\, v. t. & i.	   To stir. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Stere \Stere\, n.	   A rudder. See 5th {Steer}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Stere \Stere\, n.	   Helmsman. See 6th {Steer}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterelmintha \Ster`el*min"tha\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. stereo`s	   solid + ? a worm.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Platyelminthes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereo- \Ste"re*o-\ [Gr. stereo`s solid. See {Stare} to gaze.]	   A combining form meaning solid, hard, firm, as in	   stereo-chemistry, stereography.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereobate \Ste"re*o*bate\, n. [Gr. stereo`s solid + ? that	   treads or covers, akin to ? base; cf. F. st['e]r['e]obate.]	   (Arch.)	   The lower part or basement of a building or pedestal; -- used	   loosely for several different forms of basement.	   [1913 Webster] Stereo-chemic
Stereo-chemic \Ste`re*o-chem"ic\, Stereo-chemical
\Ste`re*o-chem"ic*al\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or illustrating, the hypothetical space	   relations of atoms in the molecule; as, a stereo-chemic	   formula.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereo-chemistry \Ste`re*o-chem"is*try\, n. [Stereo- +	   chemistry.] (Chem.)	   Chemistry considered with reference to the space relations of	   atoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereochrome \Ste"re*o*chrome\, n.	   Stereochromic picture.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereochromic \Ste`re*o*chro"mic\, a.	   Pertaining to the art of stereochromy; produced by	   stereochromy. -- {Ste`re*o*chro"mic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereochromy \Ste`re*och"ro*my\, n. [Stereo- + Gr. chrw^ma	   color.]	   A style of painting on plastered walls or stone, in which the	   colors are rendered permanent by sprinklings of water, in	   which is mixed a proportion of soluble glass (a silicate of	   soda).	   [1913 Webster]
Stereoelectric \Ste`re*o*e*lec"tric\, a. [Stereo- + electric.]	   (Physics)	   Of or pertaining to the generation of electricity by means of	   solid bodies alone; as, a stereoelectric current is one	   obtained by means of solids, without any liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereogram \Ste"re*o*gram\, n. [Stereo- + -gram.]	   A diagram or picture which represents objects in such a way	   as to give the impression of relief or solidity; also, a	   stereograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereograph \Ste"re*o*graph\, n. [Stereo- + -graph.]	   Any picture, or pair of pictures, prepared for exhibition in	   the stereoscope. Stereographs are now commonly made by means	   of photography.	   [1913 Webster] Stereographic
Stereographic \Ste`re*o*graph"ic\, Stereographical
\Ste`re*o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]r['e]ographique.]	   Made or done according to the rules of stereography;	   delineated on a plane; as, a stereographic chart of the	   earth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stereographic projection} (Geom.), a method of representing	      the sphere in which the center of projection is taken in	      the surface of the sphere, and the plane upon which the	      projection is made is at right andles to the diameter	      passing through the center of projection.	      [1913 Webster]
Stereographically \Ste`re*o*graph"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a stereographical manner; by delineation on a plane.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereography \Ste`re*og"ra*phy\, n. [Stereo- + graphy: cf. F.	   st['e]r['e]ographie.]	   The art of delineating the forms of solid bodies on a plane;	   a branch of solid geometry which shows the construction of	   all solids which are regularly defined.	   [1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]	   Note: By cutting pieces of cardboard, or other suitable	         material, in the forms represented in the cut, folding	         them along the lines indicated, and joining their	         edges, the five regular solids may be formed.	         [1913 Webster]
Stereometer \Ste`re*om"e*ter\, n. [Stereo- + meter.] (Physics)	   1. An instrument for measuring the solid contents of a body,	      or the capacity of a vessel; a volumenometer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for determining the specific gravity of	      liquid bodies, porous bodies, and powders, as well as	      solids.	      [1913 Webster] Stereometric
Stereometric \Ste`re*o*met"ric\, Stereometrical
\Ste`re*o*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]r['e]om['e]trique.]	   Of or pertaining to stereometry; performed or obtained by	   stereometry. -- {Ste`re*o*met"ric*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereometry \Ste`re*om"e*try\, n. [Stereo- + -metry: cf. F.	   st['e]r['e]om['e]trie.]	   The art of measuring and computing the cubical contents of	   bodies and figures; -- distinguished from planimetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereomonoscope \Ste`re*o*mon"o*scope\, n. [Stereo- + mono- +	   -scope.]	   An instrument with two lenses, by which an image of a single	   picture projected upon a screen of ground glass is made to	   present an appearance of relief, and may be viewed by several	   persons at once.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereoplasm \Ste"re*o*plasm\, n. [Stereo- + Gr. ? anything	   formed or molded.] (Biol.)	   The solid or insoluble portion of the cell protoplasm. See	   {Hygroplasm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereopticon \Ste`re*op"ti*con\, n. [NL. See {Stereo-}, and	   {Optic}.]	   An instrument, consisting essentially of a magic lantern in	   which photographic pictures are used, by which the image of a	   landscape, or any object, may be thrown upon a screen in such	   a manner as to seem to stand out in relief, so as to form a	   striking and accurate representation of the object itself;	   also, a pair of magic lanterns for producing the effect of	   dissolving views.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereoscope \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 bending of the rays of light, two pictures, taken	   for the purpose from points of view a little way apart. It is	   furnished with two eyeglasses, and by refraction or	   reflection the pictures are superimposed, so as to appear as	   one to the observer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the reflecting stereoscope, the rays from the two	         pictures are turned into the proper direction for	         stereoscopic vision by two plane mirrors set at an	         angle with each other, and between the pictures. In the	         lenticular stereoscope, the form in general use, the	         eyeglasses are semilenses, or marginal portions of the	         same convex lenses, set with their edges toward each	         other, so that they deflect the rays coming from the	         picture so as to strike the eyes as if coming direct	         from an intermediate point, where the two pictures are	         seen apparently as one.	         [1913 Webster] Stereoscopic
Stereoscopic \Ste`re*o*scop"ic\, Stereoscopical
\Ste`re*o*scop"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the stereoscope; characteristic of, or	   adapted to, the stereoscope; as, a stereoscopic effect; the	   stereoscopic function of the eyeglasses; stereoscopic views.	   -- {Ste`re*o*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Stereoscopist \Ste`re*os"co*pist\, n.	   One skilled in the use or construction of stereoscopes.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereoscopy \Ste`re*os"co*py\, n.	   The art or science of using the stereoscope, or of	   constructing the instrument or the views used with it.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereostatic \Ste`re*o*stat"ic\, a. [Stereo- + static.] (Civil.	   Engin.)	   Geostatic.	   [1913 Webster] Stereotomic
Stereotomic \Ste`re*o*tom"ic\, Stereotomical
\Ste`re*o*tom"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to stereotomy; performed by stereotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereotomy \Ste`re*ot"o*my\, n. [Stereo- + Gr. ? to cut: cf. F.	   st['e]r['e]otomie.]	   The science or art of cutting solids into certain figures or	   sections, as arches, and the like; especially, the art of	   stonecutting.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereotype \Ste"re*o*type\, n. [Stereo- + -type: cf. F.	   st['e]r['e]otype.]	   1. A plate forming an exact faximile of a page of type or of	      an engraving, used in printing books, etc.; specifically,	      a plate with type-metal face, used for printing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A stereotype, or stereotypr plate, is made by setting	         movable type as for ordinary printing; from these a	         cast is taken in plaster of Paris, paper pulp, or the	         like, and upon this cast melted type metal is poured,	         which, when hardened, makes a solid page or column,	         from which the impression is taken as from type.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The art or process of making such plates, or of executing	      work by means of them.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stereotype block}, a block, usually of wood, to which a	      stereotype plate is attached while being used in printing.	      [1913 Webster]	Stereotype \Ste"re*o*type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stereotyped};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Stereotyping}.] [Cf. F. st['e]r['e]otyper.]	   1. To prepare for printing in stereotype; to make the	      stereotype plates of; as, to stereotype the Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To make firm or permanent; to fix.	      [1913 Webster]	            Powerful causes tending to stereotype and aggravate	            the poverty of old conditions.        --Duke of	                                                  Argyll (1887).	      [1913 Webster]
Stereotyped \Ste"re*o*typed\, a.	   1. Formed into, or printed from, stereotype plates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Formed in a fixed, unchangeable manner; as,	      stereotyped opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our civilization, with its stereotyped ways and	            smooth conventionalities.             --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
Stereotyper \Ste"re*o*ty`per\, n.	   One who stereotypes; one who makes stereotype plates, or	   works in a stereotype foundry.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereotypery \Ste"re*o*ty`per*y\, n.	   1. The art, process, or employment of making stereotype	      plates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where stereotype plates are made; a stereotype	      foundry.	      [1913 Webster]
Stereotypic \Ste`re*o*typ"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to stereotype, or stereotype plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereotypist \Ste"re*o*ty`pist\, n.	   A stereotyper.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereotypographer \Ste`re*o*ty*pog"ra*pher\, n.	   A stereotype printer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereotypography \Ste`re*o*ty*pog"ra*phy\, n. [Stereo- +	   typography.]	   The act or art of printing from stereotype plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Stereotypy \Ste"re*o*ty`py\, n. [Cf. F. st['e]r['e]otypie.]	   The art or process of making stereotype plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterhydraulic \Ster`hy*drau"lic\, a. [Stereo- + hydraulic.]	   Pertaining to, or designating, a kind of hydraulic press;	   resembling such a press in action or principle.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sterhydraulic press}, an hydraulic press producing pressure	      or motion by the introduction of a solid substance (as a	      long rod, or a cord wound on a roller) into a cylinder	      previously filled with a liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Sterile \Ster"ile\, a. [F. st['e]rile, L. sterilis, akin to Gr.	   stereo`s stiff, solid, stei^ros barren, stei^ra a cow that	   has not calved, Goth. stair[=o], fem., barren. See {Stare} to	   gaze.]	   1. Producing little or no crop; barren; unfruitful;	      unproductive; not fertile; as, sterile land; a sterile	      desert; a sterile year.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.)	      (a) Incapable of reproduction; unfitted for reproduction	          of offspring; not able to germinate or bear fruit;	          unfruitful; as, a sterile flower, which bears only	          stamens.	      (b) Free from reproductive spores or germs; as, a sterile	          fluid.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Barren of ideas; destitute of sentiment; as, a	      sterile production or author.	      [1913 Webster]
Sterility \Ste*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. sterilitas: cf. F.	   st['e]rilit['e].]	   1. The quality or condition of being sterile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Quality of being sterile; infecundity; also, the	      state of being free from germs or spores.	      [1913 Webster]
Sterilization \Ster`il*i*za"tion\, n. (Biol.)	   The act or process of sterilizing, or rendering sterile;	   also, the state of being sterile.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterilize \Ster"il*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sterilized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sterilizing}.] [Cf. F. st['e]riliser.]	   1. To make sterile or unproductive; to impoverish, as land;	      to exhaust of fertility. [R.] "Sterilizing the earth."	      --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) To deprive of the power of reproducing; to render	      incapable of germination or fecundation; to make sterile.	   3. (Microbiology, Medicine) To destroy all spores or germs in	      (an organic fluid or mixture) or on (a medical	      instrument), as by heat, so as to prevent contamination by	      bacteria or other organisms. A common method of	      sterilization in laboratories and medical facilities is to	      heat a liquid sample or an instrument in an autoclave.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. To destroy all spores or germs on (a surface) by wetting	      with an antiseptic liquid, such as an alcoholic solution.	      [PJC]
Sterilizer \Ster"il*i`zer\, n.	   One that sterilizes anything; specif., an apparatus for	   sterilizing equipment or an organic fluid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Sterlet \Ster"let\, n. [Russ. sterliade.] (Zool.)	   A small sturgeon ({Acipenser ruthenus}) found in the Caspian	   Sea and its rivers, and highly esteemed for its flavor. The	   finest caviar is made from its roe.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterling \Ster"ling\, n. (Engin.)	   Same as {Starling}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Sterling \Ster"ling\, n. [OE. sterlynge, starling, for	   easterling, LL. esterlingus, probably from Easterling, once	   the popular name of German trades in England, whose money was	   of the purest quality: cf. MHG. sterlink a certain coin. Cf.	   {East}. "Certain merchants of Norwaie, Denmarke, and of	   others those parties, called Ostomanni, or (as in our vulgar	   language we tearme them), easterlings, because they lie east	   in respect of us." --Holinshed. "In the time of . . . King	   Richard the First, monie coined in the east parts of Germanie	   began to be of especiall request in England for the puritie	   thereof, and was called Easterling monie, as all inhabitants	   of those parts were called Easterlings, and shortly after	   some of that countrie, skillful in mint matters and allaies,	   were sent for into this realme to bring the coine to	   perfection; which since that time was called of them	   sterling, for Easterling." --Camden. "Four thousand pound of	   sterlings." --R. of Gloucester.]	   1. Any English coin of standard value; coined money.	      [1913 Webster]	            So that ye offer nobles or sterlings. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Roman wealth in English sterling view.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A certain standard of quality or value for money.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sterling was the known and approved standard in	            England, in all probability, from the beginning of	            King Henry the Second's reign.        --S. M. Leake.	      [1913 Webster]	Sterling \Ster"ling\, a.	   1. Belonging to, or relating to, the standard British money	      of account, or the British coinage; as, a pound sterling;	      a shilling sterling; a penny sterling; -- now chiefly	      applied to the lawful money of England; but sterling cost,	      sterling value, are used. "With sterling money." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Genuine; pure; of excellent quality; conforming to the	      highest standard; of full value; as, a work of sterling	      merit; a man of sterling good sense.	      [1913 Webster]
Stern \Stern\, n. [AS. stearn a kind of bird. See {Starling}.]	   (Zool.)	   The black tern.	   [1913 Webster]	Stern \Stern\, a. [Compar. {Sterner}; superl. {Sternest}.] [OE.	   sterne, sturne, AS. styrne; cf. D. stuurish stern, Sw. stursk	   refractory. [root]166.]	   Having a certain hardness or severity of nature, manner, or	   aspect; hard; severe; rigid; rigorous; austere; fixed;	   unchanging; unrelenting; hence, serious; resolute; harsh; as,	   a sternresolve; a stern necessity; a stern heart; a stern	   gaze; a stern decree.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sterne wind so loud gan to rout.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would outstare the sternest eyes that look. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         When that the poor have cried, Caesar hath wept;	         Ambition should be made of sterner stuff. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stern as tutors, and as uncles hard.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         These barren rocks, your stern inheritance.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gloomy; sullen; forbidding; strict; unkind;	        hard-hearted; unfeeling; cruel; pitiless.	        [1913 Webster]	Stern \Stern\, n. [Icel. stj[=o]rn a steering, or a doubtful AS.	   ste['o]rn. [root]166. See {Steer}, v. t.]	   1. The helm or tiller of a vessel or boat; also, the rudder.	      [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The after or rear end of a ship or other vessel,	      or of a boat; the part opposite to the stem, or prow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: The post of management or direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sit chiefest stern of public weal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The hinder part of anything. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The tail of an animal; -- now used only of the tail of a	      dog.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By the stern}. (Naut.) See {By the head}, under {By}.	      [1913 Webster]	Stern \Stern\, a.	   Being in the stern, or being astern; as, the stern davits.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stern board} (Naut.), a going or falling astern; a loss of	      way in making a tack; as, to make a stern board. See	      {Board}, n., 8	   (b) .	   {Stern chase}. (Naut.)	   (a) See under {Chase}, n.	   (b) A stern chaser.	   {Stern chaser} (Naut.), a cannon placed in a ship's stern,	      pointing backward, and intended to annoy a ship that is in	      pursuit.	   {Stern fast} (Naut.), a rope used to confine the stern of a	      ship or other vessel, as to a wharf or buoy.	   {Stern frame} (Naut.), the framework of timber forms the	      stern of a ship.	   {Stern knee}. See {Sternson}.	   {Stern port} (Naut.), a port, or opening, in the stern of a	      ship.	   {Stern sheets} (Naut.), that part of an open boat which is	      between the stern and the aftmost seat of the rowers, --	      usually furnished with seats for passengers.	   {Stern wheel}, a paddle wheel attached to the stern of the	      steamboat which it propels.	      [1913 Webster]
Sternage \Stern"age\, n.	   Stern. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternal \Ster"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sternum; in the region of the	   sternum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sternal ribs}. See the Note under {Rib}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Sternbergite \Stern"berg*ite\, n. [So named after Count Kaspar	   Sternberg of Prague.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of silver and iron, occurring in soft flexible	   laminae varying in color from brown to black.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternebra \Ster"ne*bra\, n.; pl. {Sternebrae}. [NL., fr. sternum	   + -bra of vertebra.] (Anat.)	   One of the segments of the sternum. -- {Ster"ne*bral}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterned \Sterned\, a.	   Having a stern of a particular shape; -- used in composition;	   as, square-sterned.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterner \Stern"er\, n. [See 3d {Stern}.]	   A director. [Obs. & R.] --Dr. R. Clerke.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternforemost \Stern`fore"most`\, adv.	   With the stern, instead of the bow, in advance; hence,	   figuratively, in an awkward, blundering manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fatal genius for going sternforemost.  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternite \Ster"nite\, n. [From {Sternum}.] (Zool.)	   The sternum of an arthropod somite.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternly \Stern"ly\, adv.	   In a stern manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternmost \Stern"most`\, a.	   Farthest in the rear; farthest astern; as, the sternmost ship	   in a convoy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternness \Stern"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stern.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterno- \Ster"no-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the sternum; as, sternocostal,	   sternoscapular.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternocoracoid \Ster`no*cor"a*coid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternocostal \Ster`no*cos"tal\, a. [Sterno- + costal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sternum and the ribs; as, the	   sternocostal cartilages.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternohyoid \Ster`no*hy"oid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sternum and the hyoid bone or	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternomastoid \Ster`no*mas"toid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternothyroid \Ster`no*thy"roid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the sternum and the thyroid cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternpost \Stern"post`\, n. (Naut.)	   A straight piece of timber, or an iron bar or beam, erected	   on the extremity of the keel to support the rudder, and	   receive the ends of the planks or plates of the vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternsman \Sterns"man\, n.	   A steersman. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sternson \Stern"son\, n. [See {Stern}, n., and cf. {Stemson}.]	   (Naut.)	   The end of a ship's keelson, to which the sternpost is	   bolted; -- called also {stern knee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternum \Ster"num\, n.; pl. L. {Sterna}, E. {Sternums}. [NL.,	   from Gr. ?, the breast, chest.]	   1. (Anat.) A plate of cartilage, or a series of bony or	      cartilaginous plates or segments, in the median line of	      the pectoral skeleton of most vertebrates above fishes;	      the breastbone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sternum is connected with the ribs or the pectorial	         girdle, or with both. In man it is a flat bone, broad	         anteriorly, narrowed behind, and connected with the	         clavicles and the cartilages of the seven anterior	         pairs of ribs. In most birds it has a high median keel	         for the attachment of the muscles of the wings.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ventral part of any one of the somites of an	      arthropod.	      [1913 Webster]
Sternutation \Ster`nu*ta"tion\, n. [L. sternutatio, fr.	   sternutare to sneeze, intens. from sternuere.]	   The act of sneezing. --Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternutative \Ster*nu"ta*tive\, a.	   Having the quality of provoking to sneeze.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternutatory \Ster*nu"ta*to*ry\, a.	   Sternutative. -- n. A sternutatory substance or medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Sternway \Stern"way`\, n. (Naut.)	   The movement of a ship backward, or with her stern foremost.	   [1913 Webster]
Stern-wheel \Stern"-wheel`\, a.	   Having a paddle wheel at the stern; as, a stern-wheel	   steamer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stern-wheeler \Stern"-wheel`er\, n.	   A steamboat having a stern wheel instead of side wheels.	   [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sterquilinous \Ster*quil"i*nous\, a. [L. sterquilinium a dung	   pit, fr. stercus dung.]	   Pertaining to a dunghill; hence, mean; dirty; paltry. [Obs.]	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterre \Ster"re\, n.	   A star. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterrink \Ster"rink\, n. (Zool.)	   The crab-eating seal ({Lobodon carcinophaga}) of the	   Antarctic Ocean.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterrometal \Ster"ro*met`al\, n. [Gr. ? firm, solid + E. metal.]	   Any alloy of copper, zinc, tin, and iron, of which cannon are	   sometimes made.	   [1913 Webster]
Stert \Stert\, obs. p. p. of {Start}.	   Started. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterte \Ster"te\, obs.	   p. p. of {Start}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stertorious \Ster*to"ri*ous\ (st[~e]r*t[=o]"r[i^]*[u^]s), a.	   Stertorous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stertorous \Ster"to*rous\ (st[~e]r"t[-o]*r[u^]s), a. [L.	   stertere to snore: cf. F. stertoreux.]	   Characterized by a deep snoring, which accompanies	   inspiration in some diseases, especially apoplexy; hence,	   hoarsely breathing; snoring.	   [1913 Webster]	         Burning, stertorous breath that hurt her cheek. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         The day has ebbed away, and it is night in his room,	         before his stertorous breathing lulls.   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Sterve \Sterve\ (st[~e]rv), v. t. & i.	   To die, or cause to die; to perish. See {Starve}. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Stet \Stet\ (st[e^]t), 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 marked for omission, is to remain.	   [1913 Webster]	Stet \Stet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stetted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stetting}.] (Print.)	   To cause or direct to remain after having been marked for	   omission; to mark with the word stet, or with a series of	   dots below or beside the matter; as, the proof reader stetted	   a deled footnote.	   [1913 Webster]
Stethal \Steth"al\, n. [Stearic + ethal.] (Chem.)	   One of the higher alcohols of the methane series, homologous	   with ethal, and found in small quantities as an ethereal salt	   of stearic acid in spermaceti.	   [1913 Webster]
Stethograph \Steth"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? the breast + -graph.]	   (Physiol.)	   See {Pneumatograph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stethometer \Ste*thom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? chest + -meter.]	   (Physiol.)	   An apparatus for measuring the external movements of a given	   point of the chest wall, during respiration; -- also called	   {thoracometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stethoscope \Steth"o*scope\ (st[e^]th"[-o]*sk[=o]p), n. [Gr.	   sth^qos the breast + -scope: cf. F. st['e]thoscope.] (Med.)	   An instrument used in auscultation for examining the organs	   of the chest, as the heart and lungs, by conveying to the ear	   of the examiner the sounds produced in the thorax.	   [1913 Webster]	Stethoscope \Steth"o*scope\, v. t.	   To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope. --M. W.	   Savage.	   [1913 Webster] Stethoscopic
Stethoscopic \Steth`o*scop"ic\, Stethoscopical
\Steth`o*scop"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. st['e]thoscopique.]	   Of or pertaining to a stethoscope; obtained or made by means	   of a stethoscope. -- {Steth`o*scop"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Stethoscopist \Ste*thos"co*pist\, n.	   One skilled in the use of the stethoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Stethoscopy \Ste*thos"co*py\, n.	   The art or process of examination by the stethoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Steve \Steve\, v. t. [See {Stevedore}.]	   To pack or stow, as cargo in a ship's hold. See {Steeve}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stevedore \Ste"ve*dore`\, n. [Sp. estivador a packer, a stower,	   fr. estivar to pack, to stow, L. stipare to press, compress,	   probably akin to E. stiff. See {Stiff}, {Stive} to stuff.]	   One whose occupation is to load and unload vessels in port;	   one who stows a cargo in a hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Steven \Ste"ven\, n. [AS. stefn, stemn, voice; akin to D. stem,	   G. stimme, Goth. stibna.]	   1. Voice; speech; language. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye have as merry a steven	            As any angel hath that is in heaven.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An outcry; a loud call; a clamor. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To set steven}, to make an appointment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They setten steven for to meet	            To playen at the dice.                --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Stew \Stew\, n. [Cf. {Stow}.]	   1. A small pond or pool where fish are kept for the table; a	      vivarium. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer. Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An artificial bed of oysters. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Stew \Stew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stewing}.] [OE. stuven, OF. estuver, F. ['e]tuver, fr. OF.	   estuve, F. ['e]tuve, a sweating house, a room heated for a	   bath; probably of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. stove. See	   {Stove}, and cf. {Stive} to stew.]	   To boil slowly, or with the simmering or moderate heat; to	   seethe; to cook in a little liquid, over a gentle fire,	   without boiling; as, to stew meat; to stew oysters; to stew	   apples.	   [1913 Webster]	Stew \Stew\, v. i.	   To be seethed or cooked in a slow, gentle manner, or in heat	   and moisture.	   [1913 Webster]	Stew \Stew\, n. [OE. stue, stuwe, OF. estuve. See {Stew}, v. t.]	   1. A place of stewing or seething; a place where hot bathes	      are furnished; a hothouse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As burning Aetna from his boiling stew	            Doth belch out flames.                --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lydians were inhibited by Cyrus to use any	            armor, and give themselves to baths and stews.	                                                  --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brothel; -- usually in the plural. --Bacon. South.	      [1913 Webster]	            There be that hate harlots, and never were at the	            stews.                                --Aschman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Sir A. Weldon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dish prepared by stewing; as, a stewof pigeons.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A state of agitating excitement; a state of worry;	      confusion; as, to be in a stew. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Steward \Stew"ard\, n. [OE. stiward, AS. st[imac]weard,	   stigweard, literally, a sty ward; stigu sty + weard warden,	   guardian, -- his first duty having been probably to attend to	   the domestic animals. [root]164. See {Sty} pen for swine,	   {Ward}.]	   1. A man employed in a large family, or on a large estate, to	      manage the domestic concerns, supervise other servants,	      collect the rents or income, keep accounts, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Worthy to be stewards of rent and land. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They came near to the steward of Joseph's house.	                                                  --Gen. xliii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            As good stewards of the manifold grace of God. --1	                                                  Pet. iv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a	      ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary	      affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward,	      wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers	      steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the	      messes under their charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fiscal agent of certain bodies; as, a steward in a	      Methodist church.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In some colleges, an officer who provides food for the	      students and superintends the kitchen; also, an officer	      who attends to the accounts of the students.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In Scotland, a magistrate appointed by the crown to	      exercise jurisdiction over royal lands. --Erskine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lord high steward}, formerly, the first officer of the	      crown; afterward, an officer occasionally appointed, as	      for a coronation, or upon the trial of a peer. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Steward \Stew"ard\, v. t.	   To manage as a steward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stewardess \Stew"ard*ess\, n.	   A female steward; specifically, a woman employed in passenger	   vessels to attend to the wants of female passengers.	   [1913 Webster]
Stewardly \Stew"ard*ly\, adv.	   In a manner, or with the care, of a steward. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To be stewardly dispensed, not wastefully spent.	                                                  --Tooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Stewardship \Stew"ard*ship\, n.	   The office of a steward. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stewartry \Stew"art*ry\, n.	   1. An overseer or superintendent. [R.] "The stewartry of	      provisions." --Tooke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The office of a steward; stewardship. [R.] --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In Scotland, the jurisdiction of a steward; also, the	      lands under such jurisdiction.	      [1913 Webster]
Stewish \Stew"ish\, a.	   Suiting a stew, or brothel. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Stewpan \Stew"pan`\, n.	   A pan used for stewing.	   [1913 Webster]
Stewpot \Stew"pot`\, n.	   A pot used for stewing.	   [1913 Webster]
Stey \Stey\, n.	   See {Stee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sthenic \Sthen"ic\, a. [Gr. ? strength: cf. F. sth['e]nique.]	   (Med.)	   Strong; active; -- said especially of morbid states attended	   with excessive action of the heart and blood vessels, and	   characterized by strength and activity of the muscular and	   nervous system; as, a sthenic fever.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sthenic theory}. See {Stimulism}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Stiacciato \Sti*ac*cia"to\, n. [It., crushed, flattened.]	   (Sculp.)	   The lowest relief, -- often used in Italian sculpture of the	   15th and 16th centuries.	   [1913 Webster]
Stian \Sti"an\, n.	   A sty on the eye. See {Styan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibborn \Stib"born\, a.	   Stubborn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibial \Stib"i*al\, a. [See {Stibium}.]	   Like, or having the qualities of, antimony; antimonial.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibialism \Stib"i*al*ism\, n. (Med.)	   Antimonial intoxication or poisoning. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibiated \Stib"i*a`ted\, a. [NL. stibiatus, from L. stibium	   antimony.] (Med. Chem.)	   Combined or impregnated with antimony (stibium).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stibiated tartar}. See {Tartar emetic}, under {Tartar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stibic \Stib"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Antimonic; -- used with reference to certain compounds of	   antimony.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibiconite \Stib"i*co*nite\, n. (Min.)	   A native oxide of antimony occurring in masses of a yellow	   color.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibine \Stib"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   Antimony hydride, or hydrogen antimonide, a colorless gas	   produced by the action of nascent hydrogen on antimony. It	   has a characteristic odor and burns with a characteristic	   greenish flame. Formerly called also {antimoniureted	   hydrogen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibious \Stib"i*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Antimonious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stibium \Stib"i*um\, n. [L. stibium, stibi, Gr. ?, ?.]	   1. (Chem.) The technical name of antimony.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Stibnite. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stibnite \Stib"nite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a lead-gray color and brilliant metallic luster,	   occurring in prismatic crystals; sulphide of antimony; --	   called also {antimony glance}, and {gray antimony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stibonium \Sti*bo"ni*um\, n. (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {SbH4}, analogous to ammonium; --	   called also {antimonium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sticcado \Stic*ca"do\, n. [Cf. It. steccato a palisade.] (Mus.)	   An instrument consisting of small bars of wood, flat at the	   bottom and rounded at the top, and resting on the edges of a	   kind of open box. They are unequal in size, gradually	   increasing from the smallest to the largest, and are tuned to	   the diatonic scale. The tones are produced by striking the	   pieces of wood with hard balls attached to flexible sticks.	   [1913 Webster]
Stich \Stich\, n. [Gr. sti`chos a row, line, akin to to go,	   march, E. sty, v. i.]	   1. A verse, of whatever measure or number of feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A line in the Scriptures; specifically (Hebrew	      Scriptures), one of the rhythmic lines in the poetical	      books and passages of the Old Treatment, as written in the	      oldest Hebrew manuscripts and in the Revised Version of	      the English Bible.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A row, line, or rank of trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Stichic \Stich"ic\, a. [Gr. stichiko`s.]	   Of or pertaining to stichs, or lines; consisting of stichs,	   or lines. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stichidium \Sti*chid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Stichida}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,	   dim. of ? a row.] (Bot.)	   A special podlike or fusiform branch containing tetraspores.	   It is found in certain red algae.	   [1913 Webster]
Stichomancy \Stich"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? a line + -mancy.]	   Divination by lines, or passages of books, taken at hazard.	   [1913 Webster]
Stichometrical \Stich`o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to stichometry; characterized by stichs, or	   lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Stichometry \Stich*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. ? a line + -metry.]	   1. Measurement of books by the number of lines which they	      contain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Division of the text of a book into lines; especially, the	      division of the text of books into lines accommodated to	      the sense, -- a method of writing manuscripts used before	      punctuation was adopted.	      [1913 Webster]
Stichwort \Stich"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of chickweed ({Stellaria Holostea}). [Written also	   {stitchwort}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stick \Stick\, n. [OE. sticke, AS. sticca; akin to stician to	   stab, prick, pierce, G. stecken a stick, staff, OHG. steccho,	   Icel. stik a stick. See {Stick}, v. t..]	   1. A small shoot, or branch, separated, as by a cutting, from	      a tree or shrub; also, any stem or branch of a tree, of	      any size, cut for fuel or timber.	      [1913 Webster]	            Withered sticks to gather, which might serve	            Against a winter's day.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any long and comparatively slender piece of wood, whether	      in natural form or shaped with tools; a rod; a wand; a	      staff; as, the stick of a rocket; a walking stick.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything shaped like a stick; as, a stick of wax.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A derogatory expression for a person; one who is inert or	      stupid; as, an odd stick; a poor stick. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Print.) A composing stick. See under {Composing}. It is	      usually a frame of metal, but for posters, handbills,	      etc., one made of wood is used.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A thrust with a pointed instrument; a stab.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A stick of eels}, twenty-five eels. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Stick chimney}, a chimney made of sticks laid crosswise, and	      cemented with clay or mud, as in some log houses. [U.S.]	      	   {Stick insect}, (Zool.), any one of various species of	      wingless orthopterous insects of the family {Phasmidae},	      which have a long round body, resembling a stick in form	      and color, and long legs, which are often held rigidly in	      such positions as to make them resemble small twigs. They	      thus imitate the branches and twigs of the trees on which	      they live. The common American species is {Diapheromera	      femorata}. Some of the Asiatic species are more than a	      foot long.	   {To cut one's stick}, or {To cut stick}, to run away. [Slang]	      --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	Stick \Stick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuck}(Obs. {Sticked}); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sticking}.] [OE. stikien, v.t. & i., combined	   with steken, whence E. stuck), AS. stician, v.t. & i., and	   (assumed) stecan, v.t.; akin to OFries. steka, OS. stekan,	   OHG. stehhan, G. stechen, and to Gr. ? to prick, Skr. tij to	   be sharp. Cf. {Distinguish}, {Etiquette}, {Extinct},	   {Instigate}, {Instinct}, {Prestige}, {Stake}, {Steak},	   {Stick}, n., {Stigma}, {Stimulate}, {Sting}, {Stitch} in	   sewing, {Style} for or in writing.]	   1. To penetrate with a pointed instrument; to pierce; to	      stab; hence, to kill by piercing; as, to stick a beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sticked him with bodkins anon.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was a shame . . . to stick him under the other	            gentleman's arm while he was redding the fray. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to penetrate; to push, thrust, or drive, so as to	      pierce; as, to stick a needle into one's finger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou stickest a dagger in me.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fasten, attach, or cause to remain, by thrusting in;	      hence, also, to adorn or deck with things fastened on as	      by piercing; as, to stick a pin on the sleeve.	      [1913 Webster]	            My shroud of white, stuck all with yew. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The points of spears are stuck within the shield.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To set; to fix in; as, to stick card teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To set with something pointed; as, to stick cards.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To fix on a pointed instrument; to impale; as, to stick an	      apple on a fork.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To attach by causing to adhere to the surface; as, to	      stick on a plaster; to stick a stamp on an envelope; also,	      to attach in any manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) To compose; to set, or arrange, in a composing	      stick; as, to stick type. [Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Joinery) To run or plane (moldings) in a machine, in	      contradistinction to working them by hand. Such moldings	      are said to be stuck.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To cause to stick; to bring to a stand; to pose; to	       puzzle; as, to stick one with a hard problem. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To impose upon; to compel to pay; sometimes, to cheat.	       [Slang]	       [1913 Webster]	   {To stick out}, to cause to project or protrude; to render	      prominent.	      [1913 Webster]	Stick \Stick\, v. i.	   1. To adhere; as, glue sticks to the fingers; paste sticks to	      the wall.	      [1913 Webster]	            The green caterpillar breedeth in the inward parts	            of roses not blown, where the dew sticketh. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remain where placed; to be fixed; to hold fast to any	      position so as to be moved with difficulty; to cling; to	      abide; to cleave; to be united closely.	      [1913 Webster]	            A friend that sticketh closer than a brother.	                                                  --Prov. xviii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a kind of bur; I shall stick.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If on your fame our sex a bolt has thrown,	            'T will ever stick through malice of your own.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be prevented from going farther; to stop by reason of	      some obstacle; to be stayed.	      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[1913 Webster]	            This is the difficulty that sticks with the most	            reasonable.                           --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 adhering. "I am satisfied to	          trifle away my time, rather than let it stick by me."	          --Pope.	   {To stick out}.	      (a) To project; to be prominent. "His bones that were not	          seen stick out." --Job xxxiii. 21.	      (b) To persevere in a purpose; to hold out; as, the	          garrison stuck out until relieved. [Colloq.]	   {To stick to}, to be persevering in holding to; as, to stick	      to a party or cause. "The advantage will be on our side if	      we stick to its essentials." --Addison.	   {To stick up}, to stand erect; as, his hair sticks up.	   {To stick up for}, to assert and defend; as, to stick up for	      one's rights or for a friend. [Colloq.]	   {To stick upon}, to dwell upon; not to forsake. "If the	      matter be knotty, the mind must stop and buckle to it, and	      stick upon it with labor and thought." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Sticked \Stick"ed\, obs. imp. of {Stick}.	   Stuck.	   [1913 Webster]	         And in the sand her ship sticked so fast. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         They sticked not to give their bodies to be burnt.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sticker \Stick"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, sticks; as, a bill sticker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which causes one to stick; that which puzzles or	      poses. [Colloq.] --Tackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) In the organ, a small wooden rod which connects (in	      part) a key and a pallet, so as to communicate motion by	      pushing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Same as {Paster}, 2. [Political Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stickful \Stick"ful\, n.; pl. {Stickfuls}. (Print.)	   As much set type as fills a composing stick.	   [1913 Webster]
Stickiness \Stick"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being sticky; as, the stickiness of glue or	   paste.	   [1913 Webster]
Sticking \Stick"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Stick}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sticking piece}, a piece of beef cut from the neck. [Eng.]	      	   {Sticking place}, the place where a thing sticks, or remains	      fast; sticking point.	      [1913 Webster]	            But screw your courage to the sticking place,	            And we'll not fail.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sticking plaster}, an adhesive plaster for closing wounds,	      and for similar uses.	   {Sticking point}. Same as {Sticking place}, above.	      [1913 Webster]
Stickit \Stick"it\, a.	   Stuck; spoiled in making. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stickit minister}, a candidate for the clerical office who	      fails, disqualified by incompetency or immorality.	      [1913 Webster]
Stick-lac \Stick"-lac`\, n.	   See the Note under {Lac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stickle \Stic"kle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stickled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Stickling}.] [Probably fr. OE. stightlen, sti?tlen, to	   dispose, arrange, govern, freq. of stihten, AS. stihtan: cf.	   G. stiften to found, to establish.]	   1. To separate combatants by intervening. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When he [the angel] sees half of the Christians	            killed, and the rest in a fair way of being routed,	            he stickles betwixt the remainder of God's host and	            the race of fiends.                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contend, contest, or altercate, esp. in a pertinacious	      manner on insufficient grounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fortune, as she 's wont, turned fickle,	            And for the foe began to stickle.     --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            While for paltry punk they roar and stickle.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The obstinacy with which he stickles for the wrong.	                                                  --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play fast and loose; to pass from one side to the	      other; to trim.	      [1913 Webster]	Stickle \Stic"kle\, v. t.	   1. To separate, as combatants; hence, to quiet, to appease,	      as disputants. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which [question] violently they pursue,	            Nor stickled would they be.           --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To intervene in; to stop, or put an end to, by	      intervening; hence, to arbitrate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They ran to him, and, pulling him back by force,	            stickled that unnatural fray.         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Stickle \Stic"kle\, n. [Cf. {stick}, v. t. & i.]	   A shallow rapid in a river; also, the current below a	   waterfall. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Patient anglers, standing all the day	         Near to some shallow stickle or deep bay. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Stickleback \Stic"kle*back`\, n. [OE. & Prov E. stickle a	   prickle, spine, sting (AS. sticel) + back. See {Stick}, v.	   t., and cf. {Banstickle}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small fishes of the genus	   {Gasterosteus} and allied genera. The back is armed with two	   or more sharp spines. They inhabit both salt and brackish	   water, and construct curious nests. Called also {sticklebag},	   {sharpling}, and {prickleback}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stickler \Stic"kler\ (st[i^]k"kl[~e]r), n. [See {Stickle}, v.	   t.]	   One who stickles. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) One who arbitrates a duel; a sidesman to a fencer; a	       second; an umpire. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Basilius, the judge, appointed sticklers and	             trumpets whom the others should obey. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	       [1913 Webster]	             Our former chiefs, like sticklers of the war,	             First sought to inflame the parties, then to poise.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) One who pertinaciously contends for some trifling things,	       as a point of etiquette; an unreasonable, obstinate	       contender; as, a stickler for ceremony.	       [1913 Webster]	             The Tory or High-church were the greatest sticklers	             against the exorbitant proceedings of King James	             II.                                  --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]
Stick-seed \Stick"-seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Echinospermum Lappula}) of the Borage family, with	   small blue flowers and prickly nutlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Sticktail \Stick"tail`\, n.	   The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
stick-tight \stick"-tight`\, n. (Bot.)	   1. any of several plants having seeds tipped with barbs that	      may cling to fur or clothing, especially those of the	      genus {Bidens}, also called {bur marigold},	      {beggar-ticks}, and {Beggar's ticks}, which have prickly	      flattened achenes. --RHUD	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. a seed from a sticktight[1].	      [PJC]
Sticky \Stick"y\, a. [Compar. {Stickier}; superl. {Stickiest}.]	   Having the quality of sticking to a surface; adhesive; gluey;	   viscous; viscid; glutinous; tenacious.	   [1913 Webster]	         Herbs which last longest are those of strong smell, and	         with a sticky stalk.                     --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiddy \Stid"dy\, n. [See {Stithy}.]	   An anvil; also, a smith shop. See {Stithy}. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiff \Stiff\, a. [Compar. {Stiffer}; superl. {Stiffest}.] [OE.	   stif, AS. st[imac]f; akin to D. stijf, G. steif, Dan. stiv,	   Sw. styf, Icel. st[imac]fr, Lith. stipti to be stiff; cf. L.	   stipes a post, trunk of a tree, stipare to press, compress.	   Cf. {Costive}, {Stifle}, {Stipulate}, {Stive} to stuff.]	   1. Not easily bent; not flexible or pliant; not limber or	      flaccid; rigid; firm; as, stiff wood, paper, joints.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] rising on stiff pennons, tower	            The mid aerial sky.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not liquid or fluid; thick and tenacious; inspissated;	      neither soft nor hard; as, the paste is stiff.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Firm; strong; violent; difficult to oppose; as, a stiff	      gale or breeze.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not easily subdued; unyielding; stubborn; obstinate;	      pertinacious; as, a stiff adversary.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a shame to stand stiff in a foolish argument.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            A war ensues: the Cretans own their cause,	            Stiff to defend their hospitable laws. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not natural and easy; formal; constrained; affected;	      starched; as, stiff behavior; a stiff style.	      [1913 Webster]	            The French are open, familiar, and talkative; the	            Italians stiff, ceremonious, and reserved.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Harsh; disagreeable; severe; hard to bear. [Obs. or	      Colloq.] "This is stiff news." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) Bearing a press of canvas without careening much;	      as, a stiff vessel; -- opposed to {crank}. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Very large, strong, or costly; powerful; as, a stiff	      charge; a stiff price. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stiff neck}, a condition of the neck such that the head can	      not be moved without difficulty and pain.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rigid; inflexible; strong; hardly; stubborn; obstinate;	        pertinacious; harsh; formal; constrained; affected;	        starched; rigorous.	        [1913 Webster]
Stiff-backed \Stiff"-backed`\, a.	   Obstinate. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stiffened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Stiffening}.] [See {Stiff}.]	   1. To make stiff; to make less pliant or flexible; as, to	      stiffen cloth with starch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inspissate; to make more thick or viscous; as, to	      stiffen paste.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make torpid; to benumb.	      [1913 Webster]	Stiffen \Stiff"en\, v. i.	   To become stiff or stiffer, in any sense of the adjective.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like bristles rose my stiffening hair.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tender soil then stiffening by degrees. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some souls we see,	         Grow hard and stiffen with adversity.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiffener \Stiff"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, stiffens anything, as a piece of	   stiff cloth in a cravat.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiffening \Stiff"en*ing\, n.	   1. Act or process of making stiff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something used to make anything stiff.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stiffening order} (Com.), a permission granted by the	      customs department to take cargo or ballast on board	      before the old cargo is out, in order to steady the ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Stiff-hearted \Stiff"-heart`ed\, a. [Stiff + heart.]	   Obstinate; stubborn; contumacious. --Ezek. ii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiffish \Stiff"ish\, a.	   Somewhat stiff.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiffly \Stiff"ly\, adv.	   In a stiff manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiff-necked \Stiff"-necked`\, a.	   Stubborn; inflexibly obstinate; contumacious; as,	   stiff-necked pride; a stiff-necked people. --Ex. xxxii. 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiff-neckedness \Stiff"-neck`ed*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stiff-necked; stubbornness.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiffness \Stiff"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stiff; as, the stiffness of	   cloth or of paste; stiffness of manner; stiffness of	   character.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vices of old age have the stiffness of it too.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Stifftail \Stiff"tail`\, n.	   The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stiff-tailed \Stiff"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the quill feathers of the tail somewhat rigid.	   [1913 Webster]
Stifle \Sti"fle\, n. [From {Stiff}.] (Far.)	   The joint next above the hock, and near the flank, in the	   hind leg of the horse and allied animals; the joint	   corresponding to the knee in man; -- called also {stifle	   joint}. See Illust. under {Horse}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stifle bone}, a small bone at the stifle joint; the patella,	      or kneepan.	      [1913 Webster]	Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stifled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stifling}.] [Freq. of OE. stif stiff; cf. Icel. st[imac]fla	   to dam up.]	   1. To stop the breath of by crowding something into the	      windpipe, or introducing an irrespirable substance into	      the lungs; to choke; to suffocate; to cause the death of	      by such means; as, to stifle one with smoke or dust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stifled with kisses, a sweet death he dies.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I took my leave, being half stifled with the	            closeness of the room.                --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stop; to extinguish; to deaden; to quench; as, to	      stifle the breath; to stifle a fire or flame.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bodies . . . stifle in themselves the rays which	            they do not reflect or transmit.      --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suppress the manifestation or report of; to smother; to	      conceal from public knowledge; as, to stifle a story; to	      stifle passion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I desire only to have things fairly represented as	            they really are; no evidence smothered or stifled.	                                                  --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]	Stifle \Sti"fle\, v. i.	   To die by reason of obstruction of the breath, or because	   some noxious substance prevents respiration.	   [1913 Webster]	         You shall stifle in your own report.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stifled \Sti"fled\, a.	   Stifling.	   [1913 Webster]	         The close and stifled study.             --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Stifler \Sti"fler\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, stifles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) See {Camouflet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stigma \Stig"ma\, n.; pl. E. {Stigmas}, L. {Stigmata}. [L., a	   mark, a brand, from Gr. ?, ?, the prick or mark of a pointed	   instrument, a spot, mark, from ? to prick, to brand. See	   {Stick}, v. t.]	   1. A mark made with a burning iron; a brand.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any mark of infamy or disgrace; sign of moral blemish;	      stain or reproach caused by dishonorable conduct;	      reproachful characterization.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blackest stigma that can be fastened upon him.	                                                  --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            All such slaughters were from thence called	            Bartelmies, simply in a perpetual stigma of that	            butchery.                             --Sir G. Buck.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) That part of a pistil which has no epidermis, and	      is fitted to receive the pollen. It is usually the	      terminal portion, and is commonly somewhat glutinous or	      viscid. See Illust. of {Stamen} and of {Flower}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) A small spot, mark, scar, or a minute hole; --	      applied especially to a spot on the outer surface of a	      Graafian follicle, and to spots of intercellular substance	      in scaly epithelium, or to minute holes in such spots.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Pathol.) A red speck upon the skin, produced either by	      the extravasation of blood, as in the bloody sweat	      characteristic of certain varieties of religious ecstasy,	      or by capillary congestion, as in the case of drunkards.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.)	      (a) One of the external openings of the tracheae of	          insects, myriapods, and other arthropods; a spiracle.	      (b) One of the apertures of the pulmonary sacs of	          arachnids. See Illust. of {Scorpion}.	      (c) One of the apertures of the gill of an ascidian, and	          of Amphioxus.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Geom.) A point so connected by any law whatever with	      another point, called an index, that as the index moves in	      any manner in a plane the first point or stigma moves in a	      determinate way in the same plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. (R. C. Ch.) Marks believed to have been supernaturally	      impressed upon the bodies of certain persons in imitation	      of the wounds on the crucified body of Christ. See def. 5,	      above.	      [1913 Webster]
Stigmaria \Stig*ma"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Stigma}.] (Paleon.)	   The fossil root stem of a coal plant of the genus	   {Sigillaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stigmata \Stig"ma*ta\, n.;	   pl. of {Stigma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stigmatic \Stig*mat"ic\, n.	   1. A notorious profligate or criminal who has been branded;	      one who bears the marks of infamy or punishment. [R.]	      --Bullokar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is marked or deformed by nature. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] Stigmatic	Stigmatic \Stig*mat"ic\, Stigmatical \Stig*mat"ic*al\, a. [See	   {Stigma}.]	   1. Marked with a stigma, or with something reproachful to	      character.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impressing with infamy or reproach. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot., Anat., etc) Of or pertaining to a stigma or	      stigmata.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stigmatic geometry}, or {Stigmatics}, that science in which	      the correspondence of index and stigma (see {Stigma}, 7)	      is made use of to establish geometrical proportions.	      [1913 Webster]
Stigmatically \Stig*mat"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   With a stigma, or mark of infamy or deformity.	   [1913 Webster]
Stigmatist \Stig"ma*tist\, n.	   One believed to be supernaturally impressed with the marks of	   Christ's wounds. See {Stigma}, 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Stigmatization \Stig`ma*ti*za"tion\, n.	   1. The act of stigmatizing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) The production of stigmata upon the body. See	      {Stigma}, 8.	      [1913 Webster]
Stigmatize \Stig"ma*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stigmatized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Stigmatizing}.] [F. stigmatiser, Gr. ?.]	   1. To mark with a stigma, or brand; as, the ancients	      stigmatized their slaves and soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	            That . . . hold out both their ears with such	            delight and ravishment, to be stigmatized and bored	            through in witness of their own voluntary and	            beloved baseness.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set a mark of disgrace on; to brand with some mark of	      reproach or infamy.	      [1913 Webster]	            To find virtue extolled and vice stigmatized.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Stigmatose \Stig"ma*tose`\, a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Stigmatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stigonomancy \Stig"o*no*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, one who is	   marked, or one who marks (? to mark with a pointed	   instrument, to prick) + -mancy.]	   Divination by writing on the bark of a tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Stike \Stike\, n. [See {Stich}.]	   Stanza. [Obs.] --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]
Stilar \Sti"lar\, a. [From {Stile} a style.]	   Of or pertaining to the style of a dial. [Written also	   {stylar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stilbene \Stil"bene\, n. [See {Stilbite}.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C14H12}, produced artificially in large, fine	   crystals; -- called also {diphenyl ethylene}, {toluylene},	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Stilbite \Stil"bite\, n. [Gr. ? to glitter, shine: cf. F.	   stilbite.] (Min.)	   A common mineral of the zeolite family, a hydrous silicate of	   alumina and lime, usually occurring in sheaflike aggregations	   of crystals, also in radiated masses. It is of a white or	   yellowish color, with pearly luster on the cleavage surface.	   Called also {desmine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stile \Stile\, n. [See {Style}.]	   1. A pin set on the face of a dial, to cast a shadow; a	      style. See {Style}. --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mode of composition. See {Style}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            May I not write in such a stile as this? --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	Stile \Stile\, n. [OE. stile, AS. stigel a step, a ladder, from	   st[imac]gan to ascend; akin to OHG. stigila a stile.	   [root]164. See {Sty}, v. i., and cf. {Stair}.]	   1. A step, or set of steps, for ascending and descending, in	      passing a fence or wall.	      [1913 Webster]	            There comes my master . . . over the stile, this	            way.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Over this stile in the way to Doubting Castle.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) One of the upright pieces in a frame; one of the	      primary members of a frame, into which the secondary	      members are mortised.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In an ordinary door the principal upright pieces are	         called stiles, the subordinate upright pieces mullions,	         and the crosspieces rails. In wainscoting the principal	         pieces are sometimes called stiles, even when	         horizontal.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hanging stile}, {Pulley stile}. See under {Hanging}, and	      {Pulley}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stilet \Sti"let\, n. [Written also stilette, and stylet.]	   1. A stiletto. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) See {Stylet}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, n.; pl. {Stilettos}. [It., dim. of stilo	   a dagger, fr. L. stilus a pointed instrument. See {Style} for	   writing, and cf. {Stylet}.]	   1. A kind of dagger with a slender, rounded, and pointed	      blade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pointed instrument for making eyelet holes in	      embroidery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A beard trimmed into a pointed form. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The very quack of fashions, the very he that	            Wears a stiletto on his chin.         --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	Stiletto \Sti*let"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilettoed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stilettoing}.]	   To stab or kill with a stiletto. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Still \Still\, a. [Compar. {Stiller}; superl. {Stillest}.] [OE.	   stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G.	   still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the	   idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. {Still}, adv.]	   1. Motionless; at rest; quiet; as, to stand still; to lie or	      sit still. "Still as any stone." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uttering no sound; silent; as, the audience is still; the	      animals are still.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sea that roared at thy command,	            At thy command was still.             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not disturbed by noise or agitation; quiet; calm; as, a	      still evening; a still atmosphere. "When all the woods are	      still." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Comparatively quiet or silent; soft; gentle; low. "A still	      small voice." --1 Kings xix. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Constant; continual. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By still practice learn to know thy meaning. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not effervescing; not sparkling; as, still wines.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Still life}. (Fine Arts)	      (a) Inanimate objects.	      (b) (Painting) The class or style of painting which	          represents inanimate objects, as fruit, flowers, dead	          game, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Quiet; calm; noiseless; serene; motionless; inert;	        stagnant.	        [1913 Webster]	Still \Still\, n. [Cf. G. stille.]	   1. Freedom from noise; calm; silence; as, the still of	      midnight. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steep hill or ascent. [Obs.] --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Still \Still\, adv. [AS. stille quietly. See {Still}, a. The	   modern senses come from the idea of stopping and staying	   still, or motionless.]	   1. To this time; until and during the time now present; now	      no less than before; yet.	      [1913 Webster]	            It hath been anciently reported, and is still	            received.                             --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the future as now and before.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hourly joys be still upon you!        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In continuation by successive or repeated acts; always;	      ever; constantly; uniformly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The desire of fame betrays an ambitious man into	            indecencies that lessen his reputation; he is still	            afraid lest any of his actions should be thrown away	            in private.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chemists would be rich if they could still do in	            great quantities what they have sometimes done in	            little.                               --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In an increasing or additional degree; even more; -- much	      used with comparatives.	      [1913 Webster]	            The guilt being great, the fear doth still exceed.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Notwithstanding what has been said or done; in spite of	      what has occured; nevertheless; -- sometimes used as a	      conjunction. See Synonym of {But}.	      [1913 Webster]	            As sunshine, broken in the rill,	            Though turned astray, is sunshine still. --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. After that; after what is stated.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the primitive church, such as by fear being	            compelled to sacrifice to strange gods, after	            repented, and kept still the office of preaching the	            gospel.                               --Whitgift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Still and anon}, at intervals and repeatedly; continually;	      ever and anon; now and then.	      [1913 Webster]	            And like the watchful minutes to the hour,	            Still and anon cheered up the heavy time. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Still \Still\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stilling}.] [AS. stillan, from stille still, quiet, firm.	   See {Still}, a.]	   1. To stop, as motion or agitation; to cause to become quiet,	      or comparatively quiet; to check the agitation of; as, to	      still the raging sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            He having a full sway over the water, had power to	            still and compose it, as well as to move and disturb	            it.                                   --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stop, as noise; to silence.	      [1913 Webster]	            With his name the mothers still their babies.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To appease; to calm; to quiet, as tumult, agitation, or	      excitement; as, to still the passions. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Toil that would, at least, have stilled an unquiet	            impulse in me.                        --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To quiet; calm; allay; lull; pacify; appease; subdue;	        suppress; silence; stop; check; restrain.	        [1913 Webster]	Still \Still\, n. [Cf. OE. stillatorie. See {Still}, v., to	   distill.]	   1. A vessel, boiler, or copper used in the distillation of	      liquids; specifically, one used for the distillation of	      alcoholic liquors; a retort. The name is sometimes applied	      to the whole apparatus used in in vaporization and	      condensation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house where liquors are distilled; a distillery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Still watcher}, a device for indicating the progress of	      distillation by the density of the liquid given over.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Still \Still\, v. t. [Abbreviated fr. distill.]	   1. To cause to fall by drops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expel spirit from by heat, or to evaporate and condense	      in a refrigeratory; to distill. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	Still \Still\, v. i. [L. stillare. Cf. {Distill}.]	   To drop, or flow in drops; to distill. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Stillage \Stil"lage\, n. (Bleaching)	   A low stool to keep the goods from touching the floor.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Stillatitious \Stil`la*ti"tious\, a. [L. stillaticius, fr.	   stillare to drop, stilla a drop.]	   Falling in drops; drawn by a still.	   [1913 Webster]
Stillatory \Stil"la*to*ry\, n.; pl. {-ries}. [From {Still}, for	   distill. Cf. {Still}, n., and {Distillatory}, a.]	   1. An alembic; a vessel for distillation. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A laboratory; a place or room in which distillation is	      performed. [R.] --Dr. H. More. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Stillbirth \Still"birth`\, n.	   1. The birth of a dead fetus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a fetus which was born dead.	      [PJC]
Stillborn \Still"born`\, a.	   1. Dead at the birth; as, a stillborn child.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Abortive; as, a stillborn poem. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Still-burn \Still"-burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {still-burnt}or	   {Still-burned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Still-burning}.]	   To burn in the process of distillation; as, to still-burn	   brandy.	   [1913 Webster]
Still-closing \Still"-clos"ing\, a.	   Ever closing. [Obs.] "Still-clothing waters." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiller \Still"er\, n.	   One who stills, or quiets.	   [1913 Webster]
Stillhouse \Still"house`\, n.	   A house in which distillation is carried on; a distillery.	   [1913 Webster]
Still-hunt \Still"-hunt`\, n.	   A hunting for game in a quiet and cautious manner, or under	   cover; stalking; hence, colloquially, the pursuit of any	   object quietly and cautiously. -- {Still"-hunt`er}, n. --	   {Still"-hunt`ing}, n. [U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stillicide \Stil"li*cide\, n. [L. stillicidium; stilla a drop +	   cadere to fall.]	   A continual falling or succession of drops; rain water	   falling from the eaves. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Stillicidious \Stil`li*cid"i*ous\, a.	   Falling in drops. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stilliform \Stil"li*form\, a. [L. stilla a drop + -form.]	   Having the form of a drop. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Stilling \Still"ing\, n. [Cf. LG. stelling, G. stellen to set,	   to place.]	   A stillion. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stillion \Stil"lion\, n. [See {Stilling}.]	   A stand, as for casks or vats in a brewery, or for pottery	   while drying.	   [1913 Webster]
Still life \Still" life\, n.	   1. a type of painting in which inanimate objects such as	      flowers or fruit are represented.	      [PJC]	   2. the inanimate subject matter of a {still life} painting or	      photograph; as, to painted only still life.	      [PJC]
Stillness \Still"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being still; quietness; silence;	      calmness; inactivity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Painting, then, was the art demanded by the modern	            intellect upon its emergence from the stillness of	            the Middle Ages.                      --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Habitual silence or quiet; taciturnity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gravity and stillness of your youth	            The world hath noted.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Stillroom \Still"room`\, n.	   1. A room for distilling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apartment in a house where liquors, preserves, and the	      like, are kept. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Floors are rubbed bright, . . . stillroom and	            kitchen cleared for action.           --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]
Stillson wrench \Still"son wrench\	   A pipe wrench having an adjustable L-shaped jaw piece sliding	   in a sleeve that is pivoted to, and loosely embraces, the	   handle. Pressure on the handle increases the grip.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stillstand \Still"stand`\, n.	   A standstill. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Still water \Still" wat*er\, n.	   a section of a stream that is flat and moves slowly.	   [PJC]	Still wine \Still" wine`\, n.	   a table wine which is not effervescent; a non-sparkling wine.	   [PJC]
Stilly \Still"y\, a.	   Still; quiet; calm.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stilly hour when storms are gone.    --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]	Stilly \Stil"ly\, adv.	   In a still manner; quietly; silently; softly. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hum of either army stilly sounds.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stilpnomelane \Stilp*nom"e*lane\, n. [Gr. stilpno`s shining +	   me`las, -anos, black.] (Min.)	   A black or greenish black mineral occurring in foliated	   flates, also in velvety bronze-colored incrustations. It is a	   hydrous silicate of iron and alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,	   LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.	   stout.]	   1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop	      to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is	      sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged	      upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to	      {Himantopus} and allied genera, in which the legs are	      remarkably long and slender. Called also {longshanks},	      {stiltbird}, {stilt plover}, and {lawyer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus}) is well	         known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({Himantopus	         candidus}) is usually white, except the wings and	         interscapulars, which are greenish black. The	         white-headed stilt ({Himantopus leucocephalus}) and the	         banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus pectoralis}) are found in	         Australia.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Stilt plover} (Zool.), the stilt.	   {Stilt sandpiper} (Zool.), an American sandpiper	      ({Micropalama himantopus}) having long legs. The bill is	      somewhat expanded at the tip.	      [1913 Webster]	Stilt \Stilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stilting}.]	   To raise on stilts, or as if on stilts.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiltbird \Stilt"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Stilt}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Stilted \Stilt"ed\, a.	   Elevated as if on stilts; hence, pompous; bombastic; as, a	   stilted style; stilted declamation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stilted arch} (Arch.), an arch in which the springing line	      is some distance above the impost, the space between being	      occupied by a vertical member, molded or ornamented, as a	      continuation of the archivolt, intrados, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Stiltify \Stilt"i*fy\, v. t. [Stilt + -fy.]	   To raise upon stilts, or as upon stilts; to stilt.	   [1913 Webster] Stilton cheese
Stilton cheese \Stil"ton cheese"\, or Stilton \Stil"ton\, n.	   A peculiarly flavored unpressed cheese made from milk with	   cream added; -- so called from the village or parish of	   Stilton, England, where it was originally made. It is very	   rich in fat.	         Thus, in the outset he was gastronomic; discussed the	         dinner from the soup to the stilton.     --C. Lever.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stilty \Stilt"y\, a.	   Unreasonably elevated; pompous; stilted; as, a stilty style.	   [1913 Webster]
Stime \Stime\, n. [Etymology uncertain.]	   A slight gleam or glimmer; a glimpse. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Stimey
Stimey \Sti"mey\, Stimie \Sti"mie\, n. & v. t.	   See {Stymie}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stimulant \Stim"u*lant\, a. [L. stimulans, p. pr.; cf. F.	   stimulant. See {Stimulate}.]	   1. Serving to stimulate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) Produced increased vital action in the	      organism, or in any of its parts.	      [1913 Webster]	Stimulant \Stim"u*lant\, n. [Cf. F. stimulant.]	   1. That which stimulates, provokes, or excites.	      [1913 Webster]	            His feelings had been exasperated by the constant	            application of stimulants.            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. & Med.) An agent which produces a temporary	      increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of	      its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to	      signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant.	      [1913 Webster]
Stimulate \Stim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stimulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Stimulating}.] [L. stimulatus, p. p. of	   stimulare to prick or goad on, to incite, fr. stimulus a	   goad. See {Stimulus}.]	   1. To excite as if with a goad; to excite, rouse, or animate,	      to action or more vigorous exertion by some pungent motive	      or by persuasion; as, to stimulate one by the hope of	      reward, or by the prospect of glory.	      [1913 Webster]	            To excite and stimulate us thereunto. --Dr. J.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) To excite; to irritate; especially, to excite	      the activity of (a nerve or an irritable muscle), as by	      electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To animate; incite; encourage; impel; urge; instigate;	        irritate; exasperate; incense.	        [1913 Webster]
Stimulation \Stim`u*la"tion\, n. [L. stimulatio: cf. F.	   stimulation.]	   1. The act of stimulating, or the state of being stimulated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The irritating action of various agents	      (stimuli) on muscles, nerves, or a sensory end organ, by	      which activity is evoked; especially, the nervous impulse	      produced by various agents on nerves, or a sensory end	      organ, by which the part connected with the nerve is	      thrown into a state of activity; irritation.	      [1913 Webster]
Stimulative \Stim"u*la*tive\, a.	   Having the quality of stimulating. -- n. That which	   stimulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Stimulator \Stim"u*la`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. stimulateur.]	   One who stimulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Stimulatress \Stim"u*la`tress\, n.	   A woman who stimulates.	   [1913 Webster]
Stimulism \Stim"u*lism\, n. (Med.)	   (a) The theory of medical practice which regarded life as	       dependent upon stimulation, or excitation, and disease as	       caused by excess or deficiency in the amount of	       stimulation.	   (b) The practice of treating disease by alcoholic stimulants.	       --Dr. H. Hartshorne.	       [1913 Webster]
Stimulus \Stim"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Stimuli}. [L., for stigmulus,	   akin to L. instigare to stimulate. See {Instigare}, {Stick},	   v. t.]	   1. A goad; hence, something that rouses the mind or spirits;	      an incentive; as, the hope of gain is a powerful stimulus	      to labor and action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which excites or produces a temporary increase of	      vital action, either in the whole organism or in any of	      its parts; especially (Physiol.), any substance or agent	      capable of evoking the activity of a nerve or irritable	      muscle, or capable of producing an impression upon a	      sensory organ or more particularly upon its specific end	      organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of the stimuli applied to the sensory apparatus,	         physiologists distinguish two kinds: (a) {Homologous	         stimuli}, which act only upon the end organ, and for	         whose action the sense organs are especially adapted,	         as the rods and cones of the retina for the vibrations	         of the either. (b) {Heterologous stimuli}, which are	         mechanical, chemical, electrical, etc., and act upon	         the nervous elements of the sensory apparatus along	         their entire course, producing, for example, the flash	         of light beheld when the eye is struck. --Landois &	         Stirling.	         [1913 Webster]
Sting \Sting\, n. [AS. sting a sting. See {Sting}, v. t.]	   1. (Zool.) Any sharp organ of offense and defense, especially	      when connected with a poison gland, and adapted to inflict	      a wound by piercing; as the caudal sting of a scorpion.	      The sting of a bee or wasp is a modified ovipositor. The	      caudal sting, or spine, of a sting ray is a modified	      dorsal fin ray. The term is sometimes applied to the fang	      of a serpent. See Illust. of {Scorpion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A sharp-pointed hollow hair seated on a gland which	      secrets an acrid fluid, as in nettles. The points of these	      hairs usually break off in the wound, and the acrid fluid	      is pressed into it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything that gives acute pain, bodily or mental; as, the	      stings of remorse; the stings of reproach.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sting of death is sin.            --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  56.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The thrust of a sting into the flesh; the act of stinging;	      a wound inflicted by stinging. "The lurking serpent's	      mortal sting." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A goad; incitement. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The point of an epigram or other sarcastic saying.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sting moth} (Zool.), an Australian moth ({Doratifera	      vulnerans}) whose larva is armed, at each end of the body,	      with four tubercles bearing powerful stinging organs.	   {Sting ray}. (Zool.) See under 6th {Ray}.	   {Sting winkle} (Zool.), a spinose marine univalve shell of	      the genus Murex, as the European species ({Murex	      erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sting \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, v.t.; cf.	   Goth. usstiggan to put out, pluck out. Cf. {Stick}, v. t.]	   1. To pierce or wound with a sting; as, bees will sting an	      animal that irritates them; the nettles stung his hands.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pain acutely; as, the conscience is stung with remorse;	      to bite. "Slander stings the brave." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To goad; to incite, as by taunts or reproaches.	      [1913 Webster]
Stingaree \Sting`a*ree"\, n. (Zool.)	   Any sting ray. See under 6th {Ray}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stingbull \Sting"bull`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European greater weever fish ({Trachinus draco}), which	   is capable of inflicting severe wounds with the spinous rays	   of its dorsal fin. See {Weever}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinger \Sting"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, stings.	   [1913 Webster]	         Professor E. Forbes states that only a small minority	         of the medusae of our seas are stingers. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Stingfish \Sting"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The weever.	   [1913 Webster]
Stingily \Stin"gi*ly\, adv.	   In a stingy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinginess \Stin"gi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stingy.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinging \Sting"ing\, a.	   Piercing, or capable of piercing, with a sting; inflicting	   acute pain as if with a sting, goad, or pointed weapon;	   pungent; biting; as, stinging cold; a stinging rebuke. --	   {Sting"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stinging cell}. (Zool.) Same as {Lasso cell}, under {Lasso}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stingless \Sting"less\, a.	   Having no sting.	   [1913 Webster]
Stingo \Stin"go\, n. [From {Sting}.]	   Old beer; sharp or strong liquor. [Old Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall I set a cup of old stingo at your elbow?	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Sting ray
Sting ray \Sting ray\ or Stingray \Sting"ray`\, n.	   Any one of numerous rays of the family {Dasyatidae}, syn.	   {Trygonidae}, having one or more large sharp barbed dorsal	   spines, on the whiplike tail, capable of inflicting severe	   wounds. Some species reach a large size, and some, esp., on	   the American Pacific coast, are very destructive to oysters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stingtail \Sting"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A sting ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Stingy \Sting"y\, a.	   Stinging; able to sting.	   [1913 Webster]	Stingy \Stin"gy\, a. [Compar. {Stingier}; superl. {Stingiest}.]	   [Probably from sting, and meaning originally, stinging;	   hence, biting, nipping (of the wind), churlish, avaricious;	   or cf. E. skinch.]	   Extremely close and covetous; meanly avaricious; niggardly;	   miserly; penurious; as, a stingy churl.	   [1913 Webster]	         A stingy, narrow-hearted fellow that had a deal of	         choice fruit, had not the heart to touch it till it	         began to be rotten.                      --L'estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Stink \Stink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stunk}, {Stank}, p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Stinking}.] [AS. stinkan to have a smell (whether	   good or bad); akin to OHG. stinchan, G. & D. stinken to	   stink; of uncertain origin; cf. Icel. st["o]kkva to leap, to	   spring, Goth. stigqan to push, strike, or Gr. ? rancid. Cf.	   {Stench}.]	   To emit a strong, offensive smell; to send out a disgusting	   odor.	   [1913 Webster]	Stink \Stink\, v. t.	   To cause to stink; to affect by a stink.	   [1913 Webster]	Stink \Stink\, n. [AS. stinc.]	   A strong, offensive smell; a disgusting odor; a stench.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Fire stink}. See under {Fire}.	   {Stink-fire lance}. See under {Lance}.	   {Stink rat} (Zool.), the musk turtle. [Local, U.S.]	   {Stink shad} (Zool.), the gizzard shad. [Local, U.S.]	   {Stink trap}, a stench trap. See under {Stench}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stinkard \Stink"ard\, n.	   1. A mean, stinking, paltry fellow. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The teledu of the East Indies. It emits a	      disagreeable odor.	      [1913 Webster]
Stinkball \Stink"ball`\, n.	   A composition of substances which in combustion emit a	   suffocating odor; -- used formerly in naval warfare.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinker \Stink"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, stinks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of the several species of large antarctic	      petrels which feed on blubber and carrion and have an	      offensive odor, as the giant fulmar.	      [1913 Webster]
Stinkhorn \Stink"horn`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of fungus of the genus {Phallus}, which emits a fetid	   odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinking \Stink"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Stink}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stinking badger} (Zool.), the teledu.	   {Stinking cedar} (Bot.), the California nutmeg tree; also, a	      related tree of Florida ({Torreya taxifolia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Stinkingly \Stink"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a stinking manner; with an offensive smell.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinkpot \Stink"pot`\, n.	   1. An earthen jar charged with powder, grenades, and other	      materials of an offensive and suffocating smell, --	      sometimes used in boarding an enemy's vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel in which disinfectants are burned.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The musk turtle, or musk tortoise. See under	      {Musk}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stinkstone \Stink"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   One of the varieties of calcite, barite, and feldspar, which	   emit a fetid odor on being struck; -- called also	   {swinestone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinkweed \Stink"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Stramonium. See {Jamestown weed}, and {Datura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinkwood \Stink"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several kinds of wood with an unpleasant	   smell, as that of the {Foetidia Mauritiana} of the Mauritius,	   and that of the South African {Ocotea bullata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stint \Stint\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of small sandpipers, as the	       sanderling of Europe and America, the dunlin, the little	       stint of India ({Tringa minuta}), etc. Called also	       {pume}.	   (b) A phalarope.	       [1913 Webster]	Stint \Stint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stinting}.] [OE. stinten, stenten, stunten, to cause to	   cease, AS. styntan (in comp.) to blunt, dull, fr. stunt dull,	   stupid; akin to Icel. stytta to shorten, stuttr short, dial,	   Sw. stynta to shorten, stunt short. Cf. {Stent}, {Stunt}.]	   1. To restrain within certain limits; to bound; to confine;	      to restrain; to restrict to a scant allowance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall not go about to extenuate the latitude of	            the curse upon the earth, or stint it only to the	            production of weeds.                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	            She stints them in their meals.       --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put an end to; to stop. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To assign a certain (i. e., limited) task to (a person),	      upon the performance of which one is excused from further	      labor for the day or for a certain time; to stent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To serve successfully; to get with foal; -- said of mares.	      [1913 Webster]	            The majority of maiden mares will become stinted	            while at work.                        --J. H. Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]	Stint \Stint\, v. i.	   To stop; to cease. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         They can not stint till no thing be left. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And stint thou too, I pray thee.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The damsel stinted in her song.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Stint \Stint\, n. [Also written stent. See {Stint}, v. t.]	   1. Limit; bound; restraint; extent.	      [1913 Webster]	            God has wrote upon no created thing the utmost stint	            of his power.                         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quantity or task assigned; proportion allotted.	      [1913 Webster]	            His old stint -- three thousand pounds a year.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Stintance \Stint"ance\, n.	   Restraint; stoppage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stintedness \Stint"ed*ness\, n.	   The state of being stinted.	   [1913 Webster]
Stinter \Stint"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, stints.	   [1913 Webster]
Stintless \Stint"less\, a.	   Without stint or restraint.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stintlesstears of old Heraclitus.    --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipe \Stipe\, n. [L. stipes a stock, post, branch: cf. F.	   stipe.] (Bot.)	   (a) The stalk or petiole of a frond, as of a fern.	   (b) The stalk of a pistil.	   (c) The trunk of a tree.	   (d) The stem of a fungus or mushroom.	       [1913 Webster]
Stipel \Sti"pel\, n. [See {Stipule}.] (Bot.)	   The stipule of a leaflet. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipellate \Sti*pel"late\, a. (Bot.)	   Having stipels.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipend \Sti"pend\, n. [L. stipendium; stips, gen. stipis, a	   gift, donation, given in small coin + pendere to weigh or pay	   out.]	   Settled pay or compensation for services, whether paid daily,	   monthly, or annually.	   [1913 Webster]	Stipend \Sti"pend\, v. t.	   To pay by settled wages. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stipendiarian \Sti*pen`di*a"ri*an\, a.	   Acting from mercenary considerations; stipendiary. --A.	   Seward.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, a. [L. stipendiarius: cf. F.	   stipendiaire.]	   Receiving wages, or salary; performing services for a stated	   price or compensation.	   [1913 Webster]	         His great stipendiary prelates came with troops of	         evil-appointed horseman not half full.   --Knolles.	   [1913 Webster]	Stipendiary \Sti*pen"di*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Stipendiaries}.	   One who receives a stipend.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thou art become	         A tyrant's vile stipendiary.             --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipendiate \Sti*pen"di*ate\, v. t. [L. stipendiatus, p. p. of	   stipendiari to receive pay.]	   To provide with a stipend, or salary; to support; to pay.	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is good to endow colleges, and to found chairs, and	         to stipendiate professors.               --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipendless \Sti"pend*less\ (st[imac]"p[e^]nd*l[e^]s), a.	   Having no stipend.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipes \Sti"pes\ (-p[=e]z), n.; pl. {Stipites}. [L., a stock.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) The second joint of a maxilla of an insect or a	       crustacean.	   (b) An eyestalk.	       [1913 Webster]
Stipitate \Stip"i*tate\, a. [NL. stipitatus, from L. stipes,	   gen. stipitis, a stock. See {Stipe}.] (Bot.)	   Supported by a stipe; elevated on a stipe, as the fronds of	   most ferns, or the pod of certain cruciferous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipitiform \Stip"i*ti*form\, a. [Stipes + -form.] (Bot.)	   Having the shape of a stalk; stalklike.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipple \Stip"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stippled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Stippling}.] [D. stippelen to make points, to spot, dot,	   from stippel, dim. of stip a dot, spot.]	   1. To engrave by means of dots, in distinction from engraving	      in lines.	      [1913 Webster]	            The interlaying of small pieces can not altogether	            avoid a broken, stippled, spotty effect. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To paint, as in water colors, by small, short touches	      which together produce an even or softly graded surface.	      [1913 Webster] Stipple	Stipple \Stip"ple\, Stippling \Stip"pling\, n. (Engraving)	   A mode of execution which produces the effect by dots or	   small points instead of lines.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paint.) A mode of execution in which a flat or even tint	      is produced by many small touches.	      [1913 Webster]
Stiptic \Stip"tic\, a. & n. (Med.)	   See {Styptic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipula \Stip"u*la\, n.; pl. E. {Stipulas}, L. {Stipulae}. [L.,	   a stalk, stem.]	   1. (Bot.) A stipule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A newly sprouted feather.	      [1913 Webster] Stipulaceous
Stipulaceous \Stip`u*la"ceous\, Stipular \Stip"u*lar\, a. [Cf.	   F. stipulac['e], stipulaire. See {Stipula}.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to stipules; resembling stipules; furnished	   with stipules; growing on stipules, or close to them;	   occupying the position of stipules; as, stipular glands and	   stipular tendrils.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipulary \Stip"u*la*ry\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to stipules; stipular.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipulate \Stip"u*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with stipules; as, a stipulate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]	Stipulate \Stip"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stipulated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Stipulating}.] [L. stipulatus, p. p. of	   stipulari to stipulate, fr. OL. stipulus firm, fast; probably	   akin to L. stipes a post. Cf. {Stiff}.]	   To make an agreement or covenant with any person or company	   to do or forbear anything; to bargain; to contract; to settle	   terms; as, certain princes stipulated to assist each other in	   resisting the armies of France.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipulation \Stip`u*la"tion\, n. [L. stipulatio: cf. F.	   stipulation.]	   1. The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an	      agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is stipulated, or agreed upon; that which is	      definitely arranged or contracted; an agreement; a	      covenant; a contract or bargain; also, any particular	      article, item, or condition, in a mutual agreement; as,	      the stipulations of the allied powers to furnish each his	      contingent of troops.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A material article of an agreement; an undertaking	      in the nature of bail taken in the admiralty courts; a	      bargain. --Bouvier. Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Agreement; contract; engagement. See {Covenant}.	        [1913 Webster]	Stipulation \Stip`u*la"tion\, n. [See {Stipule}.] (Bot.)	   The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipulator \Stip"u*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who stipulates, contracts, or covenants.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipule \Stip"ule\, n. [L. stipula a stalk, stem, straw: cf. F.	   stipule. Cf. {Stubble}.] (Bot.)	   An appendage at the base of petioles or leaves, usually	   somewhat resembling a small leaf in texture and appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Stipuled \Stip"uled\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with stipules, or leafy appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
Stir \Stir\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stirred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stirring}.] [OE. stiren, steren, sturen, AS. styrian;	   probably akin to D. storen to disturb, G. st["o]ren, OHG.	   st[=o]ren to scatter, destroy. [root]166.]	   1. To change the place of in any manner; to move.	      [1913 Webster]	            My foot I had never yet in five days been able to	            stir.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb the relative position of the particles of, as	      of a liquid, by passing something through it; to agitate;	      as, to stir a pudding with a spoon.	      [1913 Webster]	            My mind is troubled, like a fountain stirred.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring into debate; to agitate; to moot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stir not questions of jurisdiction.   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To incite to action; to arouse; to instigate; to prompt;	      to excite. "To stir men to devotion." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            An Ate, stirring him to blood and strife. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And for her sake some mutiny will stir. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In all senses except the first, stir is often followed	         by up with an intensive effect; as, to stir up fire; to	         stir up sedition.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To move; incite; awaken; rouse; animate; stimulate;	        excite; provoke.	        [1913 Webster]	Stir \Stir\, v. i.	   1. To move; to change one's position.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had not power to stir or strive,	            But felt that I was still alive.      --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in motion; to be active or bustling; to exert or	      busy one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	            All are not fit with them to stir and toil. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The friends of the unfortunate exile, far from	            resenting his unjust suspicions, were stirring	            anxiously in his behalf.              --Merivale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become the object of notice; to be on foot.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fancy they have a right to talk freely upon	            everything that stirs or appears.     --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To rise, or be up, in the morning. [Colloq.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stir \Stir\, n.	   1. The act or result of stirring; agitation; tumult; bustle;	      noise or various movements.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why all these words, this clamor, and this stir?	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Consider, after so much stir about genus and	            species, how few words we have yet settled	            definitions of.                       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Public disturbance or commotion; tumultuous disorder;	      seditious uproar.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being advertised of some stirs raised by his	            unnatural sons in England.            --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.	      [1913 Webster]
Stirabout \Stir"a*bout`\, n.	   A dish formed of oatmeal boiled in water to a certain	   consistency and frequently stirred, or of oatmeal and	   dripping mixed together and stirred about in a pan; a hasty	   pudding.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiriated \Stir"i*a`ted\, a. [L. stiria an icicle.]	   Adorned with pendants like icicles.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirious \Stir"i*ous\, a. [L. stiria an icicle.]	   Resembling icicles. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirk \Stirk\, n. [AS. stric, from ste['o]r a steer. See {Steer}	   a young ox.]	   A young bullock or heifer. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirless \Stir"less\, a.	   Without stirring; very quiet; motionless. "Lying helpless and	   stirless." --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirp \Stirp\, n. [L. stirps, stirpis.]	   Stock; race; family. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirpiculture \Stir"pi*cul`ture\, n. [L. stirps, stirpis, stem,	   stock, race + cultura culture.]	   The breeding of special stocks or races.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirps \Stirps\, n.; pl. {Stirpes}. [L., stem, stock.]	   1. (Law) Stock; race; family. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A race, or a fixed and permanent variety.	      [1913 Webster]
Stirrage \Stir"rage\, n.	   The act of stirring; stir; commotion. [Obs.] --T. Granger.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirrer \Stir"rer\, n.	   One who, or that which, stirs something; also, one who moves	   about, especially after sleep; as, an early stirrer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stirrer up}, an instigator or inciter. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Stirring \Stir"ring\, a.	   Putting in motion, or being in motion; active; active in	   business; habitually employed in some kind of business;	   accustomed to a busy life.	   [1913 Webster]	         A more stirring and intellectual age than any which had	         gone before it.                          --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Animating; arousing; awakening; stimulating; quickening;	        exciting.	        [1913 Webster]
Stirrup \Stir"rup\, n. [OE. stirop, AS. stigr[=a]p; st[imac]gan	   to mount, ascend + r[=a]p a rope; akin to G. stegreif a	   stirrup. [root]164. See {Sty}, v. i., and {Rope}.]	   1. A kind of ring, or bent piece of metal, wood, leather, or	      the like, horizontal in one part for receiving the foot of	      a rider, and attached by a strap to the saddle, -- used to	      assist a person in mounting a horse, and to enable him to	      sit steadily in riding, as well as to relieve him by	      supporting a part of the weight of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our host upon his stirpoes stood anon. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp. & Mach.) Any piece resembling in shape the stirrup	      of a saddle, and used as a support, clamp, etc. See	      {Bridle iron}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A rope secured to a yard, with a thimble in its	      lower end for supporting a footrope. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stirrup bone} (Anat.), the stapes.	   {Stirrup cup}, a parting cup taken after mounting.	   {Stirrup iron}, an iron stirrup.	   {Stirrup leather}, or {Stirrup strap}, the strap which	      attaches a stirrup to the saddle. See {Stirrup}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Stirt \Stirt\, obs. p. p. of {Start}, v. i.	   Started; leaped.	   [1913 Webster]	         They privily be stirt into a well.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stirte \Stir"te\, obs.	   imp. of {Start}, v. i. & t. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stitch \Stitch\, n. [OE. stiche, AS. stice a pricking, akin to	   stician to prick. See {Stick}, v. i.]	   1. A single pass of a needle in sewing; the loop or turn of	      the thread thus made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A single turn of the thread round a needle in knitting; a	      link, or loop, of yarn; as, to let down, or drop, a	      stitch; to take up a stitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. OE. sticche, stecche, stucche, a piece, AS. stycce.	      Cf. {Stock}.] A space of work taken up, or gone over, in a	      single pass of the needle; hence, by extension, any space	      passed over; distance.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have gone a good stitch.          --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Syria the husbandmen go lightly over with their	            plow, and take no deep stitch in making their	            furrows.                              --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A local sharp pain; an acute pain, like the piercing of a	      needle; as, a stitch in the side.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was taken with a cold and with stitches, which	            was, indeed, a pleurisy.              --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A contortion, or twist. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If you talk,	            Or pull your face into a stitch again,	            I shall be angry.                     --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Any least part of a fabric or dress; as, to wet every	      stitch of clothes. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A furrow. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An arrangement of stitches, or method of stitching in some	      particular way or style; as, cross-stitch; herringbone	      stitch, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Chain stitch}, {Lock stitch}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Pearl stitch}, or {Purl stitch}. See 2nd {Purl}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Stitch \Stitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stitching}.]	   1. To form stitches in; especially, to sew in such a manner	      as to show on the surface a continuous line of stitches;	      as, to stitch a shirt bosom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sew, or unite together by stitches; as, to stitch	      printed sheets in making a book or a pamphlet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Agric.) To form land into ridges.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stitch up}, to mend or unite with a needle and thread;	      as, to stitch up a rent; to stitch up an artery.	      [1913 Webster]	Stitch \Stitch\, v. i.	   To practice stitching, or needlework.	   [1913 Webster]
Stitchel \Stitch"el\, n.	   A kind of hairy wool. [Prov.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stitcher \Stitch"er\, n.	   One who stitches; a seamstress.	   [1913 Webster]
Stitchery \Stitch"er*y\, n.	   Needlework; -- in contempt. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stitching \Stitch"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who stitches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Work done by sewing, esp. when a continuous line of	      stitches is shown on the surface; stitches, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Stitchwort \Stitch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Stichwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stith \Stith\ (st[i^]th), a. [AS. st[imac][eth].]	   Strong; stiff; rigid. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stith \Stith\, n. [Icel. ste[eth]i an anvil, akin to sta[eth]r	   place. See {Stead}.]	   An anvil; a stithy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He invented also pincers, hammers, iron crows, and the	         anvil, or stith.                         --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Stithy \Stith"y\, n. [See {Stith}, and cf. {Stiddy}.]	   1. An anvil. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A smith's shop; a smithy; a smithery; a forge. "As foul as	      Vulcan's stithy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stithy \Stith"y\, v. t.	   To forge on an anvil.	   [1913 Webster]	         The forge that stithied Mars his helm.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stive \Stive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stived}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stiving}.] [Probably fr. F. estiver to compress, stow, L.	   stipare: cf. It. stivare, Sp. estivar. Cf. {Stevedore},	   {Stiff}.]	   To stuff; to crowd; to fill full; hence, to make hot and	   close; to render stifling. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]	         His chamber was commonly stived with friends or suitors	         of one kind or other.                    --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	Stive \Stive\, v. i.	   To be stifled or suffocated.	   [1913 Webster]	Stive \Stive\, n.	   The floating dust in flour mills caused by the operation or	   grinding. --De Colange.	   [1913 Webster]
Stiver \Sti"ver\, n. [D. stuiver; akin to G. st["u]ber, Dan.	   styver, Sw. styfver.]	   A Dutch coin, and money of account, of the value of two	   cents, or about one penny sterling; hence, figuratively,	   anything of little worth.	   [1913 Webster]
Stives \Stives\, n. pl. [OE. See {Stew}.]	   Stews; a brothel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoak \Stoak\, v. t. [Cf. G. stocken.] (Naut.)	   To stop; to choke.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoat \Stoat\, n. [OE. stot a stoat, horse, bullock; perhaps	   originally only of male animals, and akin to D. stooten to	   push, E. stutter; cf. Icel. st?tr a bull, Sw. stut a bullock.	   Cf. {Stot}.] (Zool.)	   The ermine in its summer pelage, when it is reddish brown,	   but with a black tip to the tail. The name is sometimes	   applied also to other brown weasels.	   [1913 Webster]
Stocah \Sto"cah\, n. [Ir. & Gael. stocach an idle fellow who	   lives on the industry of others, a lounger.]	   A menial attendant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoccade \Stoc*cade"\, n. & v.	   See {Stockade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoccado \Stoc*ca"do\, n. [F. estocade, fr. Sp. estocada, or It.	   stoccata, from Sp. estoque, or It. stocco, a rapier, fr. G.	   stock a stick. See {Stock}.]	   A stab; a thrust with a rapier. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stochastic \Sto*chas"tic\ (st[-o]*k[a^]s"t[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   stochastiko`s, from stocha`zesqai to aim, to guess, fr.	   sto`chos mark or aim.]	   1. Conjectural; able to conjecture. [Obs.] --Whitefoot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. random; chance; involving probability; opposite of	      {deterministic}.	      [GG]	   3. (Statistics) of or pertaining to a process in which a	      series of calculations, selections, or observations are	      made, each one being randomly determined as a sample from	      a probability distribution.	   Note: Where physical phenomena are modelled as a stochastic	         process, each subsequent calculation of a series may	         depend on the result of the previous calculation, as in	         the modelling of the process of diffusion of molecules.	         Many series may be calculated, and the results	         averaged, to estimate the most likely result. See also	         {Markov chain}.	         [PJC] -- {sto*chas"tic*al*ly}, adv.	         [PJC]
Stock \Stock\ (st[o^]k), n. [AS. stocc a stock, trunk, stick;	   akin to D. stok, G. stock, OHG. stoc, Icel. stokkr, Sw.	   stock, Dan. stok, and AS. stycce a piece; cf. Skr. tuj to	   urge, thrust. Cf. {Stokker}, {Stucco}, and {Tuck} a rapier.]	   1. The stem, or main body, of a tree or plant; the fixed,	      strong, firm part; the trunk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the root thereof wax old in the earth, and	            the stock thereof die in the ground, yet through the	            scent of water it will bud, and bring forth boughs	            like a plant.                         --Job xiv.	                                                  8,9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The stem or branch in which a graft is inserted.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scion overruleth the stock quite. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A block of wood; something fixed and solid; a pillar; a	      firm support; a post.	      [1913 Webster]	            All our fathers worshiped stocks and stones.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Item, for a stock of brass for the holy water, seven	            shillings; which, by the canon, must be of marble or	            metal, and in no case of brick.       --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, a person who is as dull and lifeless as a stock or	      post; one who has little sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's be no stoics, nor no stocks.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The principal supporting part; the part in which others	      are inserted, or to which they are attached. Specifically:	      	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) The wood to which the barrel, lock, etc., of a rifle	          or like firearm are secured; also, a long, rectangular	          piece of wood, which is an important part of several	          forms of gun carriage.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The handle or contrivance by which bits are held in	          boring; a bitstock; a brace.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Joinery) The block of wood or metal frame which	          constitutes the body of a plane, and in which the	          plane iron is fitted; a plane stock.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Naut.) The wooden or iron crosspiece to which the	          shank of an anchor is attached. See Illust. of	          {Anchor}.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) The support of the block in which an anvil is fixed,	          or of the anvil itself.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) A handle or wrench forming a holder for the dies for	          cutting screws; a diestock.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) The part of a tally formerly struck in the exchequer,	          which was delivered to the person who had lent the	          king money on account, as the evidence of	          indebtedness. See {Counterfoil}. [Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   6. The original progenitor; also, the race or line of a	      family; the progenitor of a family and his direct	      descendants; lineage; family.	      [1913 Webster]	            And stand betwixt them made, when, severally,	            All told their stock.                 --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy mother was no goddess, nor thy stock	            From Dardanus.                        --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Finance) Money or capital which an individual or a firm	      employs in business; fund; in the United States, the	      capital of a bank or other company, in the form of	      transferable shares, each of a certain amount; money	      funded in government securities, called also {the public	      funds}; in the plural, property consisting of shares in	      joint-stock companies, or in the obligations of a	      government for its funded debt; -- so in the United	      States, but in England the latter only are called	      {stocks}, and the former {shares}.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Bookkeeping) Same as {Stock account}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Supply provided; store; accumulation; especially, a	      merchant's or manufacturer's store of goods; as, to lay in	      a stock of provisions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Add to that stock which justly we bestow. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Agric.) Domestic animals or beasts collectively, used or	       raised on a farm; as, a stock of cattle or of sheep,	       etc.; -- called also {live stock}.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Card Playing) That portion of a pack of cards not	       distributed to the players at the beginning of certain	       games, as gleek, etc., but which might be drawn from	       afterward as occasion required; a bank.	       [1913 Webster]	             I must buy the stock; send me good cardings.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A thrust with a rapier; a stoccado. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   13. [Cf. {Stocking}.] A covering for the leg, or leg and	       foot; as, upper stocks (breeches); nether stocks	       (stockings). [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             With a linen stock on one leg.       --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. A kind of stiff, wide band or cravat for the neck; as, a	       silk stock.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. pl. A frame of timber, with holes in which the feet, or	       the feet and hands, of criminals were formerly confined	       by way of punishment.	       [1913 Webster]	             He shall rest in my stocks.          --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. pl. (Shipbuilding) The frame or timbers on which a ship	       rests while building.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. pl. Red and gray bricks, used for the exterior of walls	       and the front of buildings. [Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	   18. (Bot.) Any cruciferous plant of the genus {Matthiola};	       as, common stock ({Matthiola incana}) (see	       {Gilly-flower}); ten-weeks stock ({Matthiola annua}).	       [1913 Webster]	   19. (Geol.) An irregular metalliferous mass filling a large	       cavity in a rock formation, as a stock of lead ore	       deposited in limestone.	       [1913 Webster]	   20. A race or variety in a species.	       [1913 Webster]	   21. (Biol.) In tectology, an aggregate or colony of persons	       (see {Person}), as trees, chains of salpae, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   22. The beater of a fulling mill. --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]	   23. (Cookery) A liquid or jelly containing the juices and	       soluble parts of meat, and certain vegetables, etc.,	       extracted by cooking; -- used in making soup, gravy, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   24. Raw material; that out of which something is	       manufactured; as, paper stock.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   25. (Soap Making) A plain soap which is made into toilet soap	       by adding perfumery, coloring matter, etc.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Bit stock}. See {Bitstock}.	   {Dead stock} (Agric.), the implements of husbandry, and	      produce stored up for use; -- in distinction from live	      stock, or the domestic animals on the farm. See def. 10,	      above.	   {Head stock}. See {Headstock}.	   {Paper stock}, rags and other material of which paper is	      made.	   {Stock account} (Bookkeeping), an account on a merchant's	      ledger, one side of which shows the original capital, or	      stock, and the additions thereto by accumulation or	      contribution, the other side showing the amounts	      withdrawn.	   {Stock car}, a railway car for carrying cattle.	   {Stock company} (Com.), an incorporated company the capital	      of which is represented by marketable shares having a	      certain equal par value.	   {Stock duck} (Zool.), the mallard.	   {Stock exchange}.	       (a) The building or place where stocks are bought and	           sold; stock market; hence, transactions of all kinds	           in stocks.	       (b) An association or body of stockbrokers who meet and	           transact business by certain recognized forms,	           regulations, and usages. --Wharton. Brande & C.	   {Stock farmer}, a farmer who makes it his business to rear	      live stock.	   {Stock gillyflower} (Bot.), the common stock. See {Stock},	      n., 18.	   {Stock gold}, gold laid up so as to form a stock, or hoard.	      	   {Stock in trade}, the goods kept for sale by a shopkeeper;	      the fittings and appliances of a workman. --Simmonds.	   {Stock list}, a list of stocks, or shares, dealt in, of	      transactions, and of prices.	   {Stock lock}, a lock inclosed in a wooden case and attached	      to the face of a door.	   {Stock market}.	       (a) A place where stocks are bought and sold; the stock	           exchange.	       (b) A market for live stock.	   {Stock pigeon}. (Zool.) Same as {Stockdove}.	   {Stock purse}.	       (a) A common purse, as distinguished from a private	           purse.	       (b) (Mil.) Moneys saved out of the expenses of a company	           or regiment, and applied to objects of common	           interest. [Eng.]	   {Stock shave}, a tool used by blockmakers.	   {Stock station}, a place or district for rearing stock.	      [Australia] --W. Howitt.	   {Stock tackle} (Naut.), a tackle used when the anchor is	      hoisted and secured, to keep its stock clear of the ship's	      sides. --Totten.	   {Stock taking}, an examination and inventory made of goods or	      stock in a shop or warehouse; -- usually made	      periodically.	   {Tail stock}. See {Tailstock}.	   {To have something on the stock}, to be at work at something.	      	   {To take stock}, to take account of stock; to make an	      inventory of stock or goods on hand. --Dickens.	   {To take stock in}.	       (a) To subscribe for, or purchase, shares in a stock	           company.	       (b) To put faith in; to accept as trustworthy; as, to	           take stock in a person's fidelity. [Slang]	   {To take stock of}, to take account of the stock of; to take	      an inventory of; hence, to ascertain the facts in regard	      to (something). [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            At the outset of any inquiry it is proper to take	            stock of the results obtained by previous explorers	            of the same field.                    --Leslie	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fund; capital; store; supply; accumulation; hoard;	        provision.	        [1913 Webster]	Stock \Stock\ (st[o^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stocked}	   (st[o^]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Stocking}.]	   1. To lay up; to put aside for future use; to store, as	      merchandise, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide with material requisites; to store; to fill; to	      supply; as, to stock a warehouse, that is, to fill it with	      goods; to stock a farm, that is, to supply it with cattle	      and tools; to stock land, that is, to occupy it with a	      permanent growth, especially of grass.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To suffer to retain milk for twenty-four hours or more	      previous to sale, as cows.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put in the stocks. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stock an anchor} (Naut.), to fit it with a stock, or to	      fasten the stock firmly in place.	   {To stock cards} (Card Playing), to arrange cards in a	      certain manner for cheating purposes; -- also called {to	      stack the deck}. [Cant]	   {To stock down} (Agric.), to sow, as plowed land, with grass	      seed, in order that it may become swarded, and produce	      grass.	   {To stock up}, to extirpate; to dig up.	      [1913 Webster]	Stock \Stock\, a.	   Used or employed for constant service or application, as if	   constituting a portion of a stock or supply; standard;	   permanent; standing; as, a stock actor; a stock play; a stock	   phrase; a stock response; a stock sermon. "A stock charge	   against Raleigh." --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stock company} (Theater), a company of actors regularly	      employed at one theater, or permanently acting together in	      various plays under one management.	      [1913 Webster]
Stockade \Stock*ade"\, n. [F. estacade stockade, boom (confused	   in French with estocade; see 1st {Stoccado}); fr. It.	   steccata a palisade (influenced by OF. estach, estaque, a	   stake, post), or from Sp. estacada a palisade; both of German	   origin, and akin to E. stake, stick; cf. G. stecken stick,	   OHG. steccho. See {Stake}, n., {Stick}, n. & v. t., and cf.	   {Estacade}, {Stacket}.]	   1. (Mil.) A line of stout posts or timbers set firmly in the	      earth in contact with each other (and usually with	      loopholes) to form a barrier, or defensive fortification.	      [Written also {stoccade}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosure, or pen, made with posts and stakes.	      [1913 Webster]	Stockade \Stock*ade"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stockaded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Stockading}.]	   To surround, fortify, or protect with a stockade.	   [1913 Webster]
Stock-blind \Stock"-blind`\, a.	   Blind as a stock; wholly blind.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockbroker \Stock"bro`ker\, n.	   A broker who deals in stocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockdove \Stock"dove`\, n. (Zool.)	   A common European wild pigeon ({Columba aenas}), so called	   because at one time believed to be the stock of the domestic	   pigeon, or, according to some, from its breeding in the	   stocks, or trunks, of trees.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is applied, also, to other related species, as	         the Indian stockdove ({Palumbaena Eversmanni}).	         [1913 Webster]
Stocker \Stock"er\, n.	   One who makes or fits stocks, as of guns or gun carriages,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockfish \Stock"fish`\, n. [Cf. D. stokvisch.]	   1. Salted and dried fish, especially codfish, hake, ling, and	      torsk; also, codfish dried without being salted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Young fresh cod.	      [1913 Webster]
Stockholder \Stock"hold`er\, n.	   One who is a holder or proprietor of stock in the public	   funds, or in the funds of a bank or other stock company.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockinet \Stock`i*net"\, n.	   An elastic textile fabric imitating knitting, of which	   stockings, under-garments, etc., are made.	   [1913 Webster]
Stocking \Stock"ing\, n. [From {Stock}, which was formerly used	   of a covering for the legs and feet, combining breeches, or	   upper stocks, and stockings, or nether stocks.]	   1. A close-fitting covering for the foot and leg, usually	      knit or woven.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any of various things resembling, or likened to, a	      stocking[1]; as:	      (a) A broad ring of color, differing from the general	          color, on the lower part of the leg of a quadruped;	          esp., a white ring between the coronet and the hock or	          knee of a dark-colored horse.	      (b) A knitted hood of cotton thread which is eventually	          converted by a special process into an incandescent	          mantle for gas lighting.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Blue stocking}. See {Bluestocking}.	   {Stocking frame}, a machine for knitting stockings or other	      hosiery goods.	      [1913 Webster]	Stocking \Stock"ing\, v. t.	   To dress in GBs. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockinger \Stock"ing*er\, n.	   A stocking weaver.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockish \Stock"ish\, a.	   Like a stock; stupid; blockish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Since naught so stockish, hard, and full of rage,	         But music for the time doth change his nature. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockjobber \Stock"job`ber\, n. [Stock + job.]	   One who speculates in stocks for gain; one whose occupation	   is to buy and sell stocks. In England a jobber acts as an	   intermediary between brokers.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockjobbing \Stock"job`bing\, n.	   The act or art of dealing in stocks; the business of a	   stockjobber.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockman \Stock"man\, n.; pl. {Stockmen}.	   A herdsman; a ranchman; one owning, or having charge of,	   herds of live stock. [Australia & U.S.] --W. Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]
Stock-still \Stock"-still`\, a. [CF. G. stock-still.]	   Still as a stock, or fixed post; perfectly still.	   [1913 Webster]	         His whole work stands stock-still.       --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Stockwork \Stock"work`\, n. [G. stockwerk.]	   1. (Mining) A system of working in ore, etc., when it lies	      not in strata or veins, but in solid masses, so as to be	      worked in chambers or stories.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) A metalliferous deposit characterized by the	      impregnation of the mass of rock with many small veins or	      nests irregularly grouped. This kind of deposit is	      especially common with tin ore. Such deposits are worked	      in floors or stories.	      [1913 Webster]
Stocky \Stock"y\, a. [From {Stock}.]	   1. Short and thick; thick rather than tall or corpulent.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stocky, twisted, hunchback stems.     --Mrs. H. H.	                                                  Jackson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Headstrong. [Prov. Eng.] --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Stodgy \Stodg"y\, a.	   Wet. [Prov. Eng.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster] Stoechiology
Stoechiology \Stoech`i*ol"o*gy\, n., Stoechiometry
\Stoech`i*om"e*try\, n., etc.	   See {Stoichiology}, {Stoichiometry}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Stogie \Sto"gie\, n.; pl. {Stogies}.	   an inexpensive cigar; same as {stogy}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stogy \Sto"gy\, a. [Etym. uncertain. Cf. {Stocky}.]	   heavy; coarse; clumsy. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Stogy \Sto"gy\, n.; pl. {Stogies}. [Written also {stogie}.]	   [Colloq.]	   1. A stout, coarse boot or shoe; a brogan.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A kind of cheap, but not necessary inferior, cigar made in	      the form of a cylindrical roll.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stoic \Sto"ic\, n. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, adj., literally,	   of or pertaining to a colonnade, from ? a roofed colonnade, a	   porch, especially, a porch in Athens where Zeno and his	   successors taught.]	   1. A disciple of the philosopher Zeno; one of a Greek sect	      which held that men should be free from passion, unmoved	      by joy or grief, and should submit without complaint to	      unavoidable necessity, by which all things are governed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a person not easily excited; an apathetic person;	      one who is apparently or professedly indifferent to	      pleasure or pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            A Stoic of the woods, a man without a tear.	                                                  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {School of Stoics}. See {The Porch}, under {Porch}.	      [1913 Webster] Stoic	Stoic \Sto"ic\, Stoical \Sto"ic*al\, a. [L. stoicus, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. sto["i]que. See {Stoic}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Stoics; resembling the Stoics or	      their doctrines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not affected by passion; manifesting indifference to	      pleasure or pain; especially, bearing pain, suffering, or	      bad fortune without complaint. -- {Sto"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Sto"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Stoichiological \Stoi`chi*o*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to stoichiology.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoichiology \Stoi`chi*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a first element +	   -logy.] [Written also {stoechiology}.]	   1. That part of the science of physiology which treats of the	      elements, or principles, composing animal tissues.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) The doctrine of the elementary requisites of mere	      thought. --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The statement or discussion of the first principles of any	      science or art.	      [1913 Webster] Stoichiometric
Stoichiometric \Stoi`chi*o*met"ric\, Stoichiometrical
\Stoi`chi*o*met"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to stoichiometry; employed in, or obtained	   by, stoichiometry.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) of, pertaining to, using, or consuming, reagents	      in the exact proportions required for a given reaction;	      as, a stoichiometric reaction, i. e., a reaction which	      goes to completion, rather than stopping partway at an	      equilibrium point.	      [PJC]
Stoichiometry \Stoi`chi*om"e*try\, n. [Gr. ? a first principle,	   or element + -metry.]	   The art or process of calculating the atomic proportions,	   combining weights, and other numerical relations of chemical	   elements and their compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoicism \Sto"i*cism\, n. [Cf. F. sto["i]cisme.]	   1. The opinions and maxims of the Stoics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A real or pretended indifference to pleasure or pain;	      insensibility; impassiveness.	      [1913 Webster]
Stoicity \Sto*ic"i*ty\, n.	   Stoicism. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoke \Stoke\, v. t. [OE. stoken, fr. D. stoken, fr. stok a	   stick (cf. OF. estoquier to thrust, stab; of Teutonic origin,	   and akin to D. stok). See {Stock}.]	   1. To stick; to thrust; to stab. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor short sword for to stoke, with point biting.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To poke or stir up, as a fire; hence, to tend, as the fire	      of a furnace, boiler, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Stoke \Stoke\, v. i.	   To poke or stir up a fire; hence, to tend the fires of	   furnaces, steamers, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Stokehold \Stoke"hold`\, n. (Naut.)	   The space, or any of the spaces, in front of the boilers of a	   ship, from which the furnaces are fed; the stokehole of a	   ship; also, a room containing a ship's boilers; as, forced	   draft with closed stokehold; -- called also, in American	   ships, {fireroom}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stokehole \Stoke"hole`\, n.	   The mouth to the grate of a furnace; also, the space in front	   of the furnace, where the stokers stand.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoker \Stok"er\, n. [D. See {Stoke}, v. t.]	   1. One who is employed to tend a furnace and supply it with	      fuel, especially the furnace of a locomotive or of a	      marine steam boiler; also, a machine for feeding fuel to a	      fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fire poker. [R.] --C. Richardson (Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]
Stokey \Sto"key\, a.	   Close; sultry. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stola \Sto"la\, n.; pl. {Stolae}. [L. See {Stole} a garment.]	   (Rom. Antiq.)	   A long garment, descending to the ankles, worn by Roman	   women.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stola was not allowed to be worn by courtesans, or	         by women who had been divorced from their husbands.	                                                  --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Stole \Stole\,	   imp. of {Steal}.	   [1913 Webster]	Stole \Stole\, n. [L. stolo, -onis.] (Bot.)	   A stolon.	   [1913 Webster]	Stole \Stole\, n. [AS. stole, L. stola, Gr. ? a stole, garment,	   equipment, fr. ? to set, place, equip, send, akin to E.	   stall. See {Stall}.]	   1. A long, loose garment reaching to the feet. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            But when mild morn, in saffron stole,	            First issues from her eastern goal.   --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A narrow band of silk or stuff, sometimes enriched	      with embroidery and jewels, worn on the left shoulder of	      deacons, and across both shoulders of bishops and priests,	      pendent on each side nearly to the ground. At Mass, it is	      worn crossed on the breast by priests. It is used in	      various sacred functions.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Groom of the stole}, the first lord of the bedchamber in the	      royal household. [Eng.] --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Stoled \Stoled\, a.	   Having or wearing a stole.	   [1913 Webster]	         After them flew the prophets, brightly stoled	         In shining lawn.                         --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Stolen \Stol"en\,	   p. p. of {Steal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stolid \Stol"id\, a. [L. stolidus.]	   Hopelessly insensible or stupid; not easily aroused or	   excited; dull; impassive; foolish.	   [1913 Webster]
Stolidity \Sto*lid"i*ty\, n. [L. stoliditas.]	   The state or quality of being stolid; dullness of intellect;	   obtuseness; stupidity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Indocile, intractable fools, whose stolidity can baffle	         all arguments, and be proof against demonstration	         itself.                                  --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Stolidness \Stol"id*ness\, n.	   Same as {Stolidity}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stolon \Sto"lon\, n. [L. stolo, -onis: cf. F. stolon. Cf.	   {Stole} a stolon, 1st {Stool}.]	   1. (Bot.) A trailing branch which is disposed to take root at	      the end or at the joints; a stole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An extension of the integument of the body, or of	      the body wall, from which buds are developed, giving rise	      to new zooids, and thus forming a compound animal in which	      the zooids usually remain united by the stolons. Such	      stolons are often present in Anthozoa, Hydroidea, Bryozoa,	      and social ascidians. See Illust. under {Scyphistoma}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stoloniferous \Stol`o*nif"er*ous\, a. [Stolon + -ferous: cf. F.	   stolonif[`e]re.]	   Producing stolons; putting forth suckers.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoma \Sto"ma\, n.; pl. {Stomata}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a mouth.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the minute apertures between the cells in	      many serous membranes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) The minute breathing pores of leaves or other organs	          opening into the intercellular spaces, and usually	          bordered by two contractile cells.	      (b) The line of dehiscence of the sporangium of a fern. It	          is usually marked by two transversely elongated cells.	          See Illust. of {Sporangium}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A stigma. See {Stigma}, n., 6	      (a) &	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]
Stomach \Stom"ach\, n. [OE. stomak, F. estomac, L. stomachus,	   fr. Gr. sto`machos stomach, throat, gullet, fr. sto`ma a	   mouth, any outlet or entrance.]	   1. (Anat.) An enlargement, or series of enlargements, in the	      anterior part of the alimentary canal, in which food is	      digested; any cavity in which digestion takes place in an	      animal; a digestive cavity. See {Digestion}, and {Gastric	      juice}, under {Gastric}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The desire for food caused by hunger; appetite; as, a good	      stomach for roast beef. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence appetite in general; inclination; desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            He which hath no stomach to this fight,	            Let him depart.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Violence of temper; anger; sullenness; resentment; willful	      obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Stern was his look, and full of stomach vain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            This sort of crying proceeding from pride,	            obstinacy, and stomach, the will, where the fault	            lies, must be bent.                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Pride; haughtiness; arrogance. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a man	            Of an unbounded stomach.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stomach pump} (Med.), a small pump or syringe with a	      flexible tube, for drawing liquids from the stomach, or	      for injecting them into it.	   {Stomach tube} (Med.), a long flexible tube for introduction	      into the stomach.	   {Stomach worm} (Zool.), the common roundworm ({Ascaris	      lumbricoides}) found in the human intestine, and rarely in	      the stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	Stomach \Stom"ach\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stomached}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Stomaching}.] [Cf. L. stomachari, v.t. & i., to be	   angry or vexed at a thing.]	   1. To resent; to remember with anger; to dislike. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lion began to show his teeth, and to stomach the	            affront.                              --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Parliament sit in that body . . . to be his	            counselors and dictators, though he stomach it.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bear without repugnance; to brook. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Stomach \Stom"ach\, v. i.	   To be angry. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomachal \Stom"ach*al\, a. [Cf. F. stomacal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the stomach; gastric.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Helping the stomach; stomachic; cordial.	      [1913 Webster]	Stomachal \Stom"ach*al\, n.	   A stomachic. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomacher \Stom"ach*er\, n.	   1. One who stomachs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (? or ?) An ornamental covering for the breast, worn	      originally both by men and women. Those worn by women were	      often richly decorated.	      [1913 Webster]	            A stately lady in a diamond stomacher. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Stomachful \Stom"ach*ful\, a.	   Willfully obstinate; stubborn; perverse. [Obs.] --	   {Stom"ach*ful*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Stom"ach*ful*ness}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Stomachic
Stomachic \Sto*mach"ic\, Stomachical \Sto*mach"ic*al\, a. [L.	   stomachicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. stomachique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the stomach; as, stomachic vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strengthening to the stomach; exciting the action of the	      stomach; stomachal; cordial.	      [1913 Webster]	Stomachic \Sto*mach"ic\, n. (Med.)	   A medicine that strengthens the stomach and excites its	   action.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomaching \Stom"ach*ing\, n.	   Resentment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stomachless \Stom"ach*less\, a.	   1. Being without a stomach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no appetite. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Stomachous \Stom"ach*ous\, a. [L. stomachosus angry, peexish.	   See {Stomach}.]	   Stout; sullen; obstinate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With stern looks and stomachous disdain. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomachy \Stom"ach*y\, a.	   Obstinate; sullen; haughty.	   [1913 Webster]	         A little, bold, solemn, stomachy man, a great professor	         of piety.                                --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomapod \Sto"ma*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Stomapoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomapoda \Sto*map"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and {-poda}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of Crustacea including the squillas. The maxillipeds	   are leglike in form, and the large claws are comblike. They	   have a large and elongated abdomen, which contains a part of	   the stomach and heart; the abdominal appendages are large,	   and bear the gills. Called also {Gastrula}, {Stomatopoda},	   and {Squilloidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomate \Sto"mate\, n. (Bot.)	   A stoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatic \Sto*mat"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a stoma; of the nature of a stoma.	   [1913 Webster]	Stomatic \Sto*mat"ic\, n. [Gr. sto`ma, -atos, mouth.] (Med.)	   A medicine for diseases of the mouth. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatiferous \Stom`a*tif"er*ous\, a. [Gr. sto`ma, -atos mouth +	   -ferous.]	   Having or producing stomata.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatitis \Stom`a*ti"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. sto`ma, -atos,	   mouth + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatoda \Stom`a*to"da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, mouth.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Protozoa in which a mouthlike opening exists.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatodaeum \Stom`a*to*dae"um\, n. (Anat.)	   Same as {Stomodaeum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatode \Stom"a*tode\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a mouth; -- applied to certain Protozoa. -- n. One of	   the Stomatoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatogastric \Stom`a*to*gas"tric\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth + E.	   gastric.]	   Of or pertaining to the mouth and the stomach; as, the	   stomatogastric ganglion of certain Mollusca.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatology \Sto`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth + -logy.]	   (Med.)	   Scientific study or knowledge of the mouth.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stomatoplastic \Stom`a*to*plas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth +	   -plastic.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to the operation of forming a mouth where	   the aperture has been contracted, or in any way deformed.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatoplasty \Stom"a*to*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth +	   -plasty.]	   Plastic surgery of the mouth.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stomatopod \Stom"a*to*pod\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Stomatopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatopoda \Stom`a*top"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Stoma}, and	   {-pod}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Stomapoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatopodous \Stom`a*top"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Stomatopoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatoscope \Stom"a*to*scope\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, mouth + -scope.]	   (Med.)	   An apparatus for examining the interior of the mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomatous \Stom"a*tous\, a.	   Having a stoma.	   [1913 Webster]
Stomodaeum \Stom`o*dae"um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, mouth + ? to	   divide.]	   1. (Anat.) A part of the alimentary canal. See under	      {Mesenteron}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The primitive mouth and esophagus of the embryo of	      annelids and arthropods.	      [1913 Webster]
Stomp \Stomp\, v. i. [See {Stamp}.]	   To stamp with the foot. [Colloq.] "In gallant procession, the	   priests mean to stomp." --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
stomping ground \stomping ground\, n.	   Same as {stamping ground}. See under {stamp}.	   [PJC]
Stond \Stond\, n. [For stand.]	   1. Stop; halt; hindrance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stand; a post; a station. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Stond \Stond\, v. i.	   To stand. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stone \Stone\, n. [OE. ston, stan, AS. st[=a]n; akin to OS. &	   OFries. st[=e]n, D. steen, G. stein, Icel. steinn, Sw. sten,	   Dan. steen, Goth. stains, Russ. stiena a wall, Gr. ?, ?, a	   pebble. [root]167. Cf. {Steen}.]	   1. Concreted earthy or mineral matter; also, any particular	      mass of such matter; as, a house built of stone; the boy	      threw a stone; pebbles are rounded stones. "Dumb as a	      stone." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had brick for stone, and slime . . . for	            mortar.                               --Gen. xi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In popular language, very large masses of stone are	         called rocks; small masses are called stones; and the	         finer kinds, gravel, or sand, or grains of sand. Stone	         is much and widely used in the construction of	         buildings of all kinds, for walls, fences, piers,	         abutments, arches, monuments, sculpture, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A precious stone; a gem. "Many a rich stone." --Chaucer.	      "Inestimable stones, unvalued jewels." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something made of stone. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) The glass of a mirror; a mirror. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Lend me a looking-glass;	                If that her breath will mist or stain the stone,	                Why, then she lives.              --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A monument to the dead; a gravestone. --Gray.	          [1913 Webster]	                Should some relenting eye	                Glance on the where our cold relics lie. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A calculous concretion, especially one in the	      kidneys or bladder; the disease arising from a calculus.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of the testes; a testicle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) The hard endocarp of drupes; as, the stone of a	      cherry or peach. See Illust. of {Endocarp}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A weight which legally is fourteen pounds, but in practice	      varies with the article weighed. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The stone of butchers' meat or fish is reckoned at 8	         lbs.; of cheese, 16 lbs.; of hemp, 32 lbs.; of glass, 5	         lbs.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. Fig.: Symbol of hardness and insensibility; torpidness;	      insensibility; as, a heart of stone.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not yet forgot myself to stone. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Print.) A stand or table with a smooth, flat top of	      stone, commonly marble, on which to arrange the pages of a	      book, newspaper, etc., before printing; -- called also	      {imposing stone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Stone is used adjectively or in composition with other	         words to denote made of stone, containing a stone or	         stones, employed on stone, or, more generally, of or	         pertaining to stone or stones; as, stone fruit, or	         stone-fruit; stone-hammer, or stone hammer; stone	         falcon, or stone-falcon. Compounded with some	         adjectives it denotes a degree of the quality expressed	         by the adjective equal to that possessed by a stone;	         as, stone-dead, stone-blind, stone-cold, stone-still,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Atlantic stone}, ivory. [Obs.] "Citron tables, or Atlantic	      stone." --Milton.	   {Bowing stone}. Same as {Cromlech}. --Encyc. Brit.	   {Meteoric stones}, stones which fall from the atmosphere, as	      after the explosion of a meteor.	   {Philosopher's stone}. See under {Philosopher}.	   {Rocking stone}. See {Rocking-stone}.	   {Stone age}, a supposed prehistoric age of the world when	      stone and bone were habitually used as the materials for	      weapons and tools; -- called also {flint age}. The {bronze	      age} succeeded to this.	   {Stone bass} (Zool.), any one of several species of marine	      food fishes of the genus {Serranus} and allied genera, as	      {Serranus Couchii}, and {Polyprion cernium} of Europe; --	      called also {sea perch}.	   {Stone biter} (Zool.), the wolf fish.	   {Stone boiling}, a method of boiling water or milk by	      dropping hot stones into it, -- in use among savages.	      --Tylor.	   {Stone borer} (Zool.), any animal that bores stones;	      especially, one of certain bivalve mollusks which burrow	      in limestone. See {Lithodomus}, and {Saxicava}.	   {Stone bramble} (Bot.), a European trailing species of	      bramble ({Rubus saxatilis}).	   {Stone-break}. [Cf. G. steinbrech.] (Bot.) Any plant of the	      genus {Saxifraga}; saxifrage.	   {Stone bruise}, a sore spot on the bottom of the foot, from a	      bruise by a stone.	   {Stone canal}. (Zool.) Same as {Sand canal}, under {Sand}.	   {Stone cat} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      fresh-water North American catfishes of the genus	      {Noturus}. They have sharp pectoral spines with which they	      inflict painful wounds.	   {Stone coal}, hard coal; mineral coal; anthracite coal.	   {Stone coral} (Zool.), any hard calcareous coral.	   {Stone crab}. (Zool.)	      (a) A large crab ({Menippe mercenaria}) found on the	          southern coast of the United States and much used as	          food.	      (b) A European spider crab ({Lithodes maia}).	   {Stone crawfish} (Zool.), a European crawfish ({Astacus	      torrentium}), by many writers considered only a variety of	      the common species ({Astacus fluviatilis}).	   {Stone curlew}. (Zool.)	      (a) A large plover found in Europe ({Edicnemus	          crepitans}). It frequents stony places. Called also	          {thick-kneed plover} or {bustard}, and {thick-knee}.	      (b) The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]	      (c) The willet. [Local, U.S.]	   {Stone crush}. Same as {Stone bruise}, above.	   {Stone eater}. (Zool.) Same as {Stone borer}, above.	   {Stone falcon} (Zool.), the merlin.	   {Stone fern} (Bot.), a European fern ({Asplenium Ceterach})	      which grows on rocks and walls.	   {Stone fly} (Zool.), any one of many species of	      pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus {Perla} and allied	      genera; a perlid. They are often used by anglers for bait.	      The larvae are aquatic.	   {Stone fruit} (Bot.), any fruit with a stony endocarp; a	      drupe, as a peach, plum, or cherry.	   {Stone grig} (Zool.), the mud lamprey, or pride.	   {Stone hammer}, a hammer formed with a face at one end, and a	      thick, blunt edge, parallel with the handle, at the other,	      -- used for breaking stone.	   {Stone hawk} (Zool.), the merlin; -- so called from its habit	      of sitting on bare stones.	   {Stone jar}, a jar made of stoneware.	   {Stone lily} (Paleon.), a fossil crinoid.	   {Stone lugger}. (Zool.) See {Stone roller}, below.	   {Stone marten} (Zool.), a European marten ({Mustela foina})	      allied to the pine marten, but having a white throat; --	      called also {beech marten}.	   {Stone mason}, a mason who works or builds in stone.	   {Stone-mortar} (Mil.), a kind of large mortar formerly used	      in sieges for throwing a mass of small stones short	      distances.	   {Stone oil}, rock oil, petroleum.	   {Stone parsley} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant ({Seseli	      Labanotis}). See under {Parsley}.	   {Stone pine}. (Bot.) A nut pine. See the Note under {Pine},	      and {Pi[~n]on}.	   {Stone pit}, a quarry where stones are dug.	   {Stone pitch}, hard, inspissated pitch.	   {Stone plover}. (Zool.)	      (a) The European stone curlew.	      (b) Any one of several species of Asiatic plovers of the	          genus {Esacus}; as, the large stone plover ({Esacus	          recurvirostris}).	      (c) The gray or black-bellied plover. [Prov. Eng.]	      (d) The ringed plover.	      (e) The bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.] Also applied to	          other species of limicoline birds.	   {Stone roller}. (Zool.)	      (a) An American fresh-water fish ({Catostomus nigricans})	          of the Sucker family. Its color is yellowish olive,	          often with dark blotches. Called also {stone lugger},	          {stone toter}, {hog sucker}, {hog mullet}.	      (b) A common American cyprinoid fish ({Campostoma	          anomalum}); -- called also {stone lugger}.	   {Stone's cast}, or {Stone's throw}, the distance to which a	      stone may be thrown by the hand; as, they live a stone's	      throw from each other.	   {Stone snipe} (Zool.), the greater yellowlegs, or tattler.	      [Local, U.S.]	   {Stone toter}. (Zool.)	      (a) See {Stone roller}	      (a), above.	      (b) A cyprinoid fish ({Exoglossum maxillingua}) found in	          the rivers from Virginia to {New York}. It has a	          three-lobed lower lip; -- called also {cutlips}.	   {To leave no stone unturned}, to do everything that can be	      done; to use all practicable means to effect an object.	      [1913 Webster]	Stone \Stone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stoning}.] [From {Stone}, n.: cf. AS. st?nan, Goth.	   stainjan.]	   1. To pelt, beat, or kill with stones.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and	            saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. --Acts vii.	                                                  59.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make like stone; to harden.	      [1913 Webster]	            O perjured woman! thou dost stone my heart. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To free from stones; also, to remove the seeds of; as, to	      stone a field; to stone cherries; to stone raisins.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To wall or face with stones; to line or fortify with	      stones; as, to stone a well; to stone a cellar.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To rub, scour, or sharpen with a stone.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Stonebird \Stone"bird`\, n.	   The yellowlegs; -- called also {stone snipe}. See {Tattler},	   2. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stone-blind \Stone"-blind`\, a.	   As blind as a stone; completely blind.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonebow \Stone"bow`\, n.	   A kind of crossbow formerly used for shooting stones. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonebrash \Stone"brash`\, n.	   A subsoil made up of small stones or finely-broken rock;	   brash.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonebrearer \Stone"brear`er\, n.	   A machine for crushing or hammering stone. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonebuck \Stone"buck`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Steinbock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonechat \Stone"chat`\, n. [Stone + chat.] [So called from the	   similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two	   pebbles.] (Zool.)	   (a) A small, active, and very common European singing bird	       ({Pratincola rubicola}); -- called also {chickstone},	       {stonechacker}, {stonechatter}, {stoneclink},	       {stonesmith}.	   (b) The wheatear.	   (c) The blue titmouse.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes applied to various species of	         {Saxicola}, {Pratincola}, and allied genera; as, the	         pied stonechat of India ({Saxicola picata}).	         [1913 Webster]
Stone-cold \Stone"-cold`\, a.	   Cold as a stone.	   [1913 Webster]	         Stone-cold without, within burnt with love's flame.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonecray \Stone"cray`\, n. [Stone + F. craie chalk, L. creta.]	   A distemper in hawks.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonecrop \Stone"crop`\, n. [AS. st[=a]ncropp.]	   1. A sort of tree. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any low succulent plant of the genus {Sedum}, esp.	      {Sedum acre}, which is common on bare rocks in Europe, and	      is spreading in parts of America. See {Orpine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Virginian stonecrop}, or {Ditch stonecrop}, an American	      plant ({Penthorum sedoides}).	      [1913 Webster]
Stonecutter \Stone"cut`ter\, n.	   One whose occupation is to cut stone; also, a machine for	   dressing stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonecutting \Stone"cut`ting\, n.	   Hewing or dressing stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Stone-dead \Stone"-dead`\, a.	   As dead as a stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Stone-deaf \Stone"-deaf`\, a.	   As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonegall \Stone"gall`\, n. [Cf. D. steengal, G. steingall. See	   {Stannel}.] (Zool.)	   See {Stannel}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stonehatch \Stone"hatch`\, n. (Zool.)	   The ring plover, or dotterel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stone-hearted \Stone"-heart`ed\, a.	   Hard-hearted; cruel; pitiless; unfeeling.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonehenge \Stone"henge\, n.	   An assemblage of upright stones with others placed	   horizontally on their tops, on Salisbury Plain, England, --	   generally supposed to be the remains of an ancient Druidical	   temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Stone-horse \Stone"-horse`\, n.	   Stallion. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoner \Ston"er\, n.	   1. One who stones; one who makes an assault with stones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who walls with stones.	      [1913 Webster]
Stoneroot \Stone"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   A North American plant ({Collinsonia Canadensis}) having a	   very hard root; horse balm. See {Horse balm}, under {Horse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonerunner \Stone"run`ner\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The ring plover, or the ringed dotterel. [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) The dotterel. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Stonesmickle \Stone"smic`kle\, n. (Zool.)	   The stonechat; -- called also {stonesmitch}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stone-still \Stone"-still`\, a.	   As still as a stone. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoneware \Stone"ware`\, n.	   A species of coarse potter's ware, glazed and baked.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoneweed \Stone"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Lithospermum}, herbs having a fruit	   composed of four stony nutlets.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonework \Stone"work`\, n.	   Work or wall consisting of stone; mason's work of stone.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonewort \Stone"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus Chara; -- so called because they are	   often incrusted with carbonate of lime. See {Chara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonily \Ston"i*ly\, adv.	   In a stony manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoniness \Ston"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stony.	   [1913 Webster]
Stonish \Ston"ish\, a.	   Stony. [R.] "Possessed with stonish insensibility."	   --Robynson (More's Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Stont \Stont\, obs.	   3d pers. sing. present of {Stand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stony \Ston"y\, a. [Compar. {Stonier}; superl. {Stoniest}.] [AS.	   st[=a]nig. See {Stone}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to stone, consisting of, or abounding in,	      stone or stones; resembling stone; hard; as, a stony	      tower; a stony cave; stony ground; a stony crust.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Converting into stone; petrifying; petrific.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stony dart of senseless cold.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inflexible; cruel; unrelenting; pitiless; obdurate;	      perverse; cold; morally hard; appearing as if petrified;	      as, a stony heart; a stony gaze.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stony coral}. (Zool.) Same as {Stone coral}, under {Stone}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stood \Stood\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Stand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stook \Stook\, n. [Scot. stook, stouk; cf. LG. stuke a heap,	   bundle, G. stauche a truss, bundle of flax.] (Agric.)	   A small collection of sheaves set up in the field; a shock;	   in England, twelve sheaves.	   [1913 Webster]	Stook \Stook\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stooked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stooking}.] (Agric.)	   To set up, as sheaves of grain, in stooks.	   [1913 Webster]
Stool \Stool\, n. [L. stolo. See {Stolon}.] (Hort.)	   A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its	   branches into the soil. --P. Henderson.	   [1913 Webster]	Stool \Stool\, v. i. (Agric.)	   To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers. --R. D.	   Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]	Stool \Stool\, n. [AS. st[=o]l a seat; akin to OFries. & OS.	   st[=o]l, D. stoel, G. stuhl, OHG. stuol, Icel. st[=o]ll, Sw.	   & Dan. stol, Goth. st[=o]ls, Lith. stalas a table, Russ.	   stol'; from the root of E. stand. [root]163. See {Stand}, and	   cf. {Fauteuil}.]	   1. A single seat with three or four legs and without a back,	      made in various forms for various uses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A seat used in evacuating the bowels; hence, an	      evacuation; a discharge from the bowels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stool pigeon, or decoy bird. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A small channel on the side of a vessel, for the	      dead-eyes of the backstays. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A bishop's seat or see; a bishop-stool. --J. P. Peters.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A bench or form for resting the feet or the knees; a	      footstool; as, a kneeling stool.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Material, such as oyster shells, spread on the sea bottom	      for oyster spat to adhere to. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stool of a window}, or {Window stool} (Arch.), the flat	      piece upon which the window shuts down, and which	      corresponds to the sill of a door; in the United States,	      the narrow shelf fitted on the inside against the actual	      sill upon which the sash descends. This is called a window	      seat when broad and low enough to be used as a seat.	   {Stool of repentance}, the cuttystool. [Scot.]	   {Stool pigeon}, a pigeon used as a decoy to draw others	      within a net; hence, a person used as a decoy for others.	      [1913 Webster]
Stoolball \Stool"ball`\, n.	   A kind of game with balls, formerly common in England, esp.	   with young women.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nausicaa	         With other virgins did at stoolball play. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoom \Stoom\, v. t. [D. stommen to adulterate, to drug (wine).	   [root]163. Cf. {Stum}.]	   To stum. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stoop \Stoop\, n. [D. stoep.] (Arch.)	   Originally, a covered porch with seats, at a house door; the	   Dutch stoep as introduced by the Dutch into New York.	   Afterward, an out-of-door flight of stairs of from seven to	   fourteen steps, with platform and parapets, leading to an	   entrance door some distance above the street; the French	   perron. Hence, any porch, platform, entrance stairway, or	   small veranda, at a house door. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stoop \Stoop\, n. [OE. stope, Icel. staup; akin to AS. ste['a]p,	   D. stoop, G. stauf, OHG. stouph.]	   A vessel of liquor; a flagon. [Written also {stoup}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fetch me a stoop of liquor.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Stoop \Stoop\, n. [Cf. Icel. staup a knobby lump.]	   A post fixed in the earth. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stoop \Stoop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stooping}.] [OE. stoupen; akin to AS. st?pian, OD. stuypen,	   Icel. st[=u]pa, Sw. stupa to fall, to tilt. Cf 5th {Steep}.]	   1. To bend the upper part of the body downward and forward;	      to bend or lean forward; to incline forward in standing or	      walking; to assume habitually a bent position.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield; to submit; to bend, as by compulsion; to assume	      a position of humility or subjection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mighty in her ships stood Carthage long, . . .	            Yet stooped to Rome, less wealthy, but more strong.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are arts, my prince,	            In which your Zama does not stoop to Rome.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To descend from rank or dignity; to condescend. "She	      stoops to conquer." --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where men of great wealth stoop to husbandry, it	            multiplieth riches exceedingly.       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to	      souse; to swoop.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bird of Jove, stooped from his aery tour,	            Two birds of gayest plume before him drove.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To sink when on the wing; to alight.	      [1913 Webster]	            And stoop with closing pinions from above. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cowering low	            With blandishment, each bird stooped on his wing.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To lean; yield; submit; condescend; descend; cower;	        shrink.	        [1913 Webster]	Stoop \Stoop\, v. t.	   1. To bend forward and downward; to bow down; as, to stoop	      the body. "Have stooped my neck." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to incline downward; to slant; as, to stoop a	      cask of liquor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to submit; to prostrate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many of those whose states so tempt thine ears	            Are stooped by death; and many left alive.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To degrade. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stoop \Stoop\, n.	   1. The act of stooping, or bending the body forward;	      inclination forward; also, an habitual bend of the back	      and shoulders.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Descent, as from dignity or superiority; condescension; an	      act or position of humiliation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can any loyal subject see	            With patience such a stoop from sovereignty?	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The fall of a bird on its prey; a swoop. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Stooper \Stoop"er\, n.	   One who stoops.	   [1913 Webster]
Stooping \Stoop"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Stoop}. -- {Stoop"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoor \Stoor\, v. i. [Cf. D. storen to disturb. Cf. {Stir}.]	   To rise in clouds, as dust. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Stoor	Stoor \Stoor\, Stor \Stor\, a. [AS. st[=o]r; akin to LG. stur,	   Icel. st[=o]rr.]	   Strong; powerful; hardy; bold; audacious. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O stronge lady stoor, what doest thou?   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stop \Stop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stopped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stopping}.] [OE. stoppen, AS. stoppian (in comp.); akin to	   LG. & D. stoppen, G. stopfen, Icel. stoppa, Sw. stoppa, Dan.	   stoppe; all probably fr. LL. stopare, stupare, fr. L. stuppa	   the coarse part of flax, tow, oakum. Cf. {Estop}, {Stuff},	   {Stupe} a fomentation.]	   1. To close, as an aperture, by filling or by obstructing;	      as, to stop the ears; hence, to stanch, as a wound.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obstruct; to render impassable; as, to stop a way,	      road, or passage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To arrest the progress of; to hinder; to impede; to shut	      in; as, to stop a traveler; to stop the course of a	      stream, or a flow of blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hinder from acting or moving; to prevent the effect or	      efficiency of; to cause to cease; to repress; to restrain;	      to suppress; to interrupt; to suspend; as, to stop the	      execution of a decree, the progress of vice, the	      approaches of old age or infirmity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose disposition all the world well knows	            Will not be rubbed nor stopped.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) To regulate the sounds of, as musical strings, by	      pressing them against the finger board with the finger, or	      by shortening in any way the vibrating part.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To point, as a composition; to punctuate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If his sentences were properly stopped. --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) To make fast; to stopper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To obstruct; hinder; impede; repress; suppress;	        restrain; discontinue; delay; interrupt.	        [1913 Webster]	   {To stop off} (Founding), to fill (a part of a mold) with	      sand, where a part of the cavity left by the pattern is	      not wanted for the casting.	   {To stop the mouth}. See under {Mouth}.	      [1913 Webster]	Stop \Stop\, v. i.	   1. To cease to go on; to halt, or stand still; to come to a	      stop.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bites his lip, and starts;	            Stops on a sudden, looks upon the ground;	            Then lays his finger on his temple: strait	            Springs out into fast gait; then stops again.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cease from any motion, or course of action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stop, while ye may, suspend your mad career!	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spend a short time; to reside temporarily; to stay; to	      tarry; as, to stop with a friend. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By stopping at home till the money was gone. --R. D.	                                                  Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stop over}, to stop at a station or airport beyond the	      time of the departure of the train or airplane on which	      one came, with the purpose of continuing one's journey on	      a subsequent train or airplane; to break one's journey.	      See {stopover}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Stop \Stop\, n.	   1. The act of stopping, or the state of being stopped;	      hindrance of progress or of action; cessation; repression;	      interruption; check; obstruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is doubtful . . . whether it contributed anything	            to the stop of the infection.         --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Occult qualities put a stop to the improvement of	            natural philosophy.                   --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a great step toward the mastery of our desires	            to give this stop to them.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; as obstacle; an	      impediment; an obstruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fatal stop traversed their headlong course.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            So melancholy a prospect should inspire us with zeal	            to oppose some stop to the rising torrent. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc.,	      for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the	      position to which another part shall be brought.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) The closing of an aperture in the air passage, or	          pressure of the finger upon the string, of an	          instrument of music, so as to modify the tone; hence,	          any contrivance by which the sounds of a musical	          instrument are regulated.	          [1913 Webster]	                The organ sound a time survives the stop.	                                                  --Daniel.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) In the organ, one of the knobs or handles at each side	          of the organist, by which he can draw on or shut off	          any register or row of pipes; the register itself; as,	          the vox humana stop.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) A member, plain or molded, formed of a separate	      piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window	      shuts. This takes the place, or answers the purpose, of a	      rebate. Also, a pin or block to prevent a drawer from	      sliding too far.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A point or mark in writing or printing intended to	      distinguish the sentences, parts of a sentence, or	      clauses; a mark of punctuation. See {Punctuation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Opt.) The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut	      off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing	      through lenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.) The depression in the face of a dog between the	      skull and the nasal bones. It is conspicuous in the	      bulldog, pug, and some other breeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Phonetics) Some part of the articulating organs, as the	      lips, or the tongue and palate, closed	      (a) so as to cut off the passage of breath or voice	          through the mouth and the nose (distinguished as a	          lip-stop, or a front-stop, etc., as in p, t, d, etc.),	          or	      (b) so as to obstruct, but not entirely cut off, the	          passage, as in l, n, etc.; also, any of the consonants	          so formed. --H. Sweet.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Stop bead} (Arch.), the molding screwed to the inner side of	      a window frame, on the face of the pulley stile,	      completing the groove in which the inner sash is to slide.	      	   {Stop motion} (Mach.), an automatic device for arresting the	      motion of a machine, as when a certain operation is	      completed, or when an imperfection occurs in its	      performance or product, or in the material which is	      supplied to it, etc.	   {Stop plank}, one of a set of planks employed to form a sort	      of dam in some hydraulic works.	   {Stop valve}, a valve that can be closed or opened at will,	      as by hand, for preventing or regulating flow, as of a	      liquid in a pipe; -- in distinction from a valve which is	      operated by the action of the fluid it restrains.	   {Stop watch}, a watch the hands of which can be stopped in	      order to tell exactly the time that has passed, as in	      timing a race. See {Independent seconds watch}, under	      {Independent}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cessation; check; obstruction; obstacle; hindrance;	        impediment; interruption.	        [1913 Webster]
Stopcock \Stop"cock`\, n.	   1. A bib, faucet, or short pipe, fitted with a turning	      stopper or plug for permitting or restraining the flow of	      a liquid or gas; a cock or valve for checking or	      regulating the flow of water, gas, etc., through or from a	      pipe, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The turning plug, stopper, or spigot of a faucet. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stope \Stope\, n. [Cf. {Step}, n. & v. i.] (Mining)	   A horizontal working forming one of a series, the working	   faces of which present the appearance of a flight of steps.	   [1913 Webster]	Stope \Stope\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stoping}.] (Mining)	   (a) To excavate in the form of stopes.	   (b) To fill in with rubbish, as a space from which the ore	       has been worked out.	       [1913 Webster] Stope	Stope \Stope\, Stopen \Sto"pen\, p. p. of {Step}.	   Stepped; gone; advanced. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A poor widow, somedeal stope in age.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stop-gap \Stop"-gap`\, n.	   That which closes or fills up an opening or gap; hence, a	   temporary expedient.	   [1913 Webster]	         Moral prejudices are the stop-gaps of virtue. --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoping \Stop"ing\, n. (Mining)	   The act of excavating in the form of stopes.	   [1913 Webster]
Stopless \Stop"less\, a.	   Not to be stopped. --Davenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Stop order \Stop order\ (Finance)	   An order in a financial market that aims to limit losses by	   fixing a figure at which purchases shall be sold or sales	   bought in, as where stock is bought at 100 and the broker is	   directed to sell if the market price drops to 98.	   Note: For a simple stop order, when the specified price has	         been reached by a traded security, the order becomes a	         market order to buy or sell at the market price. Thus	         in the given example, the stock bought at 100 might in	         fact be sold at 97 if the market is dropping rapidly. A	         {stop-limit order} is allowed by some exchanges and	         traders, in which case, when the specified price has	         been reached by a traded security, the order becomes a	         {limit order} to buy or sell, with the possibility that	         the ordered transaction may not take place.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Stopover
Stopover \Stop"o`ver\, Stop-over \Stop"-o`ver\, a.	   Permitting one to stop over; as, a stop-over check or ticket.	   See {To stop over}, under {Stop}, v. i.	   [1913 Webster] Stopover	Stopover \Stop"o`ver\, Stop-over \Stop"-o`ver\, n.	   1. the act or privilege of stopping over; stopping at a	      station or airport beyond the time of the departure of the	      train or airplane on which one came, with the purpose of	      continuing one's journey on a subsequent train or	      airplane; the temporary interruption of one's journey.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. a brief visit.	      [PJC]
Stoppage \Stop"page\, n.	   The act of stopping, or arresting progress, motion, or	   action; also, the state of being stopped; as, the stoppage of	   the circulation of the blood; the stoppage of commerce.	   [1913 Webster]
Stopped \Stopped\, a. (Phonetics)	   Made by complete closure of the mouth organs; shut; -- said	   of certain consonants (p, b, t, d, etc.). --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Stopper \Stop"per\, n.	   1. One who stops, closes, shuts, or hinders; that which stops	      or obstructs; that which closes or fills a vent or hole in	      a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A short piece of rope having a knot at one or both	      ends, with a lanyard under the knot, -- used to secure	      something. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A name to several trees of the genus Eugenia, found	      in Florida and the West Indies; as, the red stopper. See	      {Eugenia}. --C. S. Sargent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ring stopper} (Naut.), a short rope or chain passing through	      the anchor ring, to secure the anchor to the cathead.	   {Stopper bolt} (Naut.), a large ringbolt in a ship's deck, to	      which the deck stoppers are hooked.	      [1913 Webster]	Stopper \Stop"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoppered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Stoppering}.]	   To close or secure with a stopper.	   [1913 Webster]
Stopping \Stop"ping\, n.	   1. Material for filling a cavity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A partition or door to direct or prevent a	      current of air.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Far.) A pad or poultice of dung or other material applied	      to a horse's hoof to keep it moist. --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]
Stopping-out \Stop"ping-out`\, n.	   A method adopted in etching, to keep the acid from those	   parts which are already sufficiently corroded, by applying	   varnish or other covering matter with a brush, but allowing	   the acid to act on the other parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Stopple \Stop"ple\, n. [Cf. G. st["o]pfel, st["o]psel. See	   {Stop}, n. & v. t.]	   That which stops or closes the mouth of a vessel; a stopper;	   as, a glass stopple; a cork stopple.	   [1913 Webster]	Stopple \Stop"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoppled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Stoppling}.]	   To close the mouth of anything with a stopple, or as with a	   stopple. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Stopship \Stop"ship`\, n. (Zool.)	   A remora. It was fabled to stop ships by attaching itself to	   them. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Stor \Stor\, a.	   See {Stoor}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Storage \Stor"age\, n.	   1. The act of depositing in a store or warehouse for safe	      keeping; also, the safe keeping of goods in a warehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Space for the safe keeping of goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The price changed for keeping goods in a store.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Storage battery}. (Physics) See the Note under {Battery}.	      [1913 Webster]
Storax \Sto"rax\, n. [L. storax, styrax, Gr. ?. Cf. {Styrax}.]	   Any one of a number of similar complex resins obtained from	   the bark of several trees and shrubs of the Styrax family.	   The most common of these is {liquid storax}, a brown or gray	   semifluid substance of an agreeable aromatic odor and	   balsamic taste, sometimes used in perfumery, and in medicine	   as an expectorant.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A yellow aromatic honeylike substance, resembling, and	         often confounded with, storax, is obtained from the	         American sweet gum tree ({Liquidambar styraciflua}),	         and is much used as a chewing gum, called sweet gum,	         and liquid storax. Cf. {Liquidambar}.	         [1913 Webster]
Store \Store\, n. [OE. stor, stoor, OF. estor, provisions,	   supplies, fr. estorer to store. See {Store}, v. t.]	   1. That which is accumulated, or massed together; a source	      from which supplies may be drawn; hence, an abundance; a	      great quantity, or a great number.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ships are fraught with store of victuals.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            With store of ladies, whose bright eyes	            Rain influence, and give the prize.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of deposit for goods, esp. for large quantities; a	      storehouse; a warehouse; a magazine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any place where goods are sold, whether by wholesale or	      retail; a shop. [U.S. & British Colonies]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Articles, especially of food, accumulated for some	      specific object; supplies, as of provisions, arms,	      ammunition, and the like; as, the stores of an army, of a	      ship, of a family.	      [1913 Webster]	            His swine, his horse, his stoor, and his poultry.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In store}, in a state of accumulation; in keeping; hence, in	      a state of readiness. "I have better news in store for	      thee." --Shak.	   {Store clothes}, clothing purchased at a shop or store; -- in	      distinction from that which is home-made. [Colloq. U.S.]	      	   {Store pay}, payment for goods or work in articles from a	      shop or store, instead of money. [U.S.]	   {To set store by}, to value greatly; to have a high	      appreciation of.	   {To tell no store of}, to make no account of; to consider of	      no importance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fund; supply; abundance; plenty; accumulation;	        provision.	   Usage: {Store}, {Shop}. The English call the place where	          goods are sold (however large or splendid it may be) a	          shop, and confine the word store to its original	          meaning; viz., a warehouse, or place where goods are	          stored. In America the word store is applied to all	          places, except the smallest, where goods are sold. In	          some British colonies the word store is used as in the	          United States.	          [1913 Webster]	                In his needy shop a tortoise hung,	                An alligator stuffed, and other skins	                Of ill-shaped fishes; and about his shelves	                A beggarly account of empty boxes. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Sulphurous and nitrous foam, . . .	                Concocted and adjusted, they reduced	                To blackest grain, and into store conveyed.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Store \Store\, a.	   Accumulated; hoarded. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Store \Store\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Storing}.] [OE. storen, OF. estorer to construct, restore,	   store, LL. staurare, for L. instaurare to renew, restore; in	   + staurare (in comp.) Cf. {Instore}, {Instaurate}, {Restore},	   {Story} a floor.]	   1. To collect as a reserved supply; to accumulate; to lay	      away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dora stored what little she could save. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish; to supply; to replenish; esp., to stock or	      furnish against a future time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her mind with thousand virtues stored. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wise Plato said the world with men was stored.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having stored a pond of four acres with carps,	            tench, and other fish.                --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deposit in a store, warehouse, or other building, for	      preservation; to warehouse; as, to store goods.	      [1913 Webster]
Stored \Stored\, a.	   Collected or accumulated as a reserve supply; as, stored	   electricity.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is charged with stored virtue.        --Bagehot.	   [1913 Webster]
Storehouse \Store"house`\, n.	   1. A building for keeping goods of any kind, especially	      provisions; a magazine; a repository; a warehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto	            Egyptians.                            --Gen. xli.	                                                  56.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scripture of God is a storehouse abounding with	            estimable treasures of wisdom and knowledge.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mass or quality laid up. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Storekeeper \Store"keep`er\, n.	   1. A man in charge of stores or goods of any kind; as, a	      naval storekeeper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps a "store;" a shopkeeper. See 1st {Store}, 3.	      [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Storer \Stor"er\, n.	   One who lays up or forms a store.	   [1913 Webster]
Storeroom \Store"room`\, n.	   Room in a storehouse or repository; a room in which articles	   are stored.	   [1913 Webster]
Storeship \Store"ship`\, n.	   A vessel used to carry naval stores for a fleet, garrison, or	   the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Storey \Sto"rey\, n.	   See {Story}.	   [1913 Webster]
Storge \Stor"ge\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, to love.]	   Parental affection; the instinctive affection which animals	   have for their young.	   [1913 Webster]
Storial \Sto"ri*al\, a.	   Historical. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Storied \Sto"ried\, a. [From {Story}.]	   1. Told in a story.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a history; interesting from the stories which	      pertain to it; venerable from the associations of the	      past.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some greedy minion, or imperious wife,	            The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can storied urn, or animated bust,	            Back to its mansion call the fleeting breath?	                                                  --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having (such or so many) stories; -- chiefly in	      composition; as, a two-storied house.	      [1913 Webster]
Storier \Sto"ri*er\, n.	   A relater of stories; an historian. [Obs.] --Bp. Peacock.	   [1913 Webster]
Storify \Sto"ri*fy\, v. t. [Story + -fy.]	   To form or tell stories of; to narrate or describe in a	   story. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stork \Stork\, n. [AS. storc; akin to G. storch, OHG. storah,	   Icel. storkr, Dan. & Sw. stork, and perhaps to Gr. ? a	   vulture.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large wading birds of the	   family {Ciconidae}, having long legs and a long, pointed	   bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America,	   and belong to {Ciconia} and several allied genera. The	   European white stork ({Ciconia alba}) is the best known. It	   commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney,	   a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork ({Ciconia	   nigra}) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black-necked stork}, the East Indian jabiru.	   {Hair-crested stork}, the smaller adjutant of India	      ({Leptoptilos Javanica}).	   {Giant stork}, the adjutant.	   {Marabou stork}. See {Marabou}. -- Saddle-billed stork, the	      African jabiru. See {Jabiru}.	   {Stork's bill} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Pelargonium};	      -- so called in allusion to the beaklike prolongation of	      the axis of the receptacle of its flower. See	      {Pelargonium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stork-billed \Stork"-billed`\, a.	   Having a bill like that of the stork.	   [1913 Webster]
Storm \Storm\, n. [AS. storm; akin to D. storm, G. sturm, Icel.	   stormr; and perhaps to Gr. ? assault, onset, Skr. s? to flow,	   to hasten, or perhaps to L. sternere to strew, prostrate (cf.	   {Stratum}). [root]166.]	   1. A violent disturbance of the atmosphere, attended by wind,	      rain, snow, hail, or thunder and lightning; hence, often,	      a heavy fall of rain, snow, or hail, whether accompanied	      with wind or not.	      [1913 Webster]	            We hear this fearful tempest sing,	            Yet seek no shelter to avoid the storm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A violent agitation of human society; a civil, political,	      or domestic commotion; sedition, insurrection, or war;	      violent outbreak; clamor; tumult.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will stir up in England some black storm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her sister	            Began to scold and raise up such a storm. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A heavy shower or fall, any adverse outburst of tumultuous	      force; violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) A violent assault on a fortified place; a furious	      attempt of troops to enter and take a fortified place by	      scaling the walls, forcing the gates, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Storm is often used in the formation of self-explained	         compounds; as, storm-presaging, stormproof,	         storm-tossed, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Anticyclonic storm} (Meteor.), a storm characterized by a	      central area of high atmospheric pressure, and having a	      system of winds blowing spirally outward in a direction	      contrary to that cyclonic storms. It is attended by low	      temperature, dry air, infrequent precipitation, and often	      by clear sky. Called also {high-area storm},	      {anticyclone}. When attended by high winds, snow, and	      freezing temperatures such storms have various local	      names, as {blizzard}, {wet norther}, {purga}, {buran},	      etc.	   {Cyclonic storm}. (Meteor.) A cyclone, or low-area storm. See	      {Cyclone}, above.	   {Magnetic storm}. See under {Magnetic}.	   {Storm-and-stress period} [a translation of G. sturm und	      drang periode], a designation given to the literary	      agitation and revolutionary development in Germany under	      the lead of Goethe and Schiller in the latter part of the	      18th century.	   {Storm center} (Meteorol.), the center of the area covered by	      a storm, especially by a storm of large extent.	   {Storm door} (Arch.), an extra outside door to prevent the	      entrance of wind, cold, rain, etc.; -- usually removed in	      summer.	   {Storm path} (Meteorol.), the course over which a storm, or	      storm center, travels.	   {Storm petrel}. (Zool.) See {Stormy petrel}, under {Petrel}.	      	   {Storm sail} (Naut.), any one of a number of strong, heavy	      sails that are bent and set in stormy weather.	   {Storm scud}. See the Note under {Cloud}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Tempest; violence; agitation; calamity.	   Usage: {Storm}, {Tempest}. Storm is violent agitation, a	          commotion of the elements by wind, etc., but not	          necessarily implying the fall of anything from the	          clouds. Hence, to call a mere fall or rain without	          wind a storm is a departure from the true sense of the	          word. A tempest is a sudden and violent storm, such as	          those common on the coast of Italy, where the term	          originated, and is usually attended by a heavy rain,	          with lightning and thunder.	          [1913 Webster]	                Storms beat, and rolls the main;	                O! beat those storms, and roll the seas, in	                vain.                             --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                What at first was called a gust, the same	                Hath now a storm's, anon a tempest's name.	                                                  --Donne.	          [1913 Webster]	Storm \Storm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stormed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Storming}.] (Mil.)	   To assault; to attack, and attempt to take, by scaling walls,	   forcing gates, breaches, or the like; as, to storm a	   fortified town.	   [1913 Webster]	Storm \Storm\, v. i. [Cf. AS. styrman.]	   1. To raise a tempest. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To blow with violence; also, to rain, hail, snow, or the	      like, usually in a violent manner, or with high wind; --	      used impersonally; as, it storms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rage; to be in a violent passion; to fume.	      [1913 Webster]	            The master storms, the lady scolds.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Storm-beat \Storm"-beat`\, a.	   Beaten, injured, or impaired by storms. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Stormcock \Storm"cock`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The missel thrush.	   (b) The fieldfare.	   (c) The green woodpecker.	       [1913 Webster]
Stormfinch \Storm"finch`\, n. (Zool.)	   The storm petrel.	   [1913 Webster]
Stormful \Storm"ful\, a.	   Abounding with storms. "The stormful east." --Carlyle. --	   {Storm"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Stormglass \Storm"glass`\, n.	   A glass vessel, usually cylindrical, filled with a solution	   which is sensitive to atmospheric changes, indicating by a	   clouded appearance, rain, snow, etc., and by clearness, fair	   weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Stormily \Storm"i*ly\, adv.	   In a stormy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Storminess \Storm"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being stormy; tempestuousness; biosteruousness;	   impetuousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Storming \Storm"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Storm}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Storming party} (Mil.), a party assigned to the duty of	      making the first assault in storming a fortress.	      [1913 Webster]
Stormless \Storm"less\, a.	   Without storms. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stormwind \Storm"wind`\, n.	   A heavy wind; a wind that brings a storm; the blast of a	   storm. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Stormy \Storm"y\, a. [Compar. {Stormier}; superl. {Stormiest}.]	   1. Characterized by, or proceeding from, a storm; subject to	      storms; agitated with furious winds; biosterous;	      tempestous; as, a stormy season; a stormy day or week.	      "Beyond the stormy Hebrides." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from violent agitation or fury; as, a stormy	      sound; stormy shocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Violent; passionate; rough; as, stormy passions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stormy chiefs of a desert but extensive domain.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Storthing \Stor"thing\, n. [Norw. storting; stor great + ting	   court, court of justice; cf. Dan. ting, thing.]	   The Parliament of Norway, chosen by indirect election once in	   three years, but holding annual sessions.	   [1913 Webster]
Storven \Stor"ven\, obs.	   p. p. of {Starve}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Story \Sto"ry\, n.; pl. {Stories}. [OF. estor['e], estor['e]e,	   built, erected, p. p. of estorer to build, restore, to store.	   See {Store}, v. t.]	   A set of rooms on the same floor or level; a floor, or the	   space between two floors. Also, a horizontal division of a	   building's exterior considered architecturally, which need	   not correspond exactly with the stories within. [Written also	   {storey}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A story comprehends the distance from one floor to	         another; as, a story of nine or ten feet elevation. The	         spaces between floors are numbered in order, from below	         upward; as, the lower, second, or third story; a house	         of one story, of two stories, of five stories.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Story post} (Arch.), a vertical post used to support a floor	      or superincumbent wall.	      [1913 Webster]	Story \Sto"ry\, n. [OE. storie, OF. estoire, F. histoire, fr. L.	   historia. See {History}.]	   1. A narration or recital of that which has occurred; a	      description of past events; a history; a statement; a	      record.	      [1913 Webster]	            One malcontent who did indeed get a name in story.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Venice, with its unique city and its Impressive	            story.                                --Ed. Rev.	      [1913 Webster]	            The four great monarchies make the subject of	            ancient story.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The relation of an incident or minor event; a short	      narrative; a tale; especially, a fictitious narrative less	      elaborate than a novel; a short romance. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A euphemism or child's word for "a lie;" a fib; as, to	      tell a story. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Story \Sto"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Storied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Storying}.]	   To tell in historical relation; to make the subject of a	   story; to narrate or describe in story.	   [1913 Webster]	         How worthy he is I will leave to appear hereafter,	         rather than story him in his own hearing. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is storied of the brazen colossus in Rhodes, that it	         was seventy cubits high.                 --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Storybook \Sto"ry*book`\, n.	   A book containing stories, or short narratives, either true	   or false.	   [1913 Webster]
Story-teller \Sto"ry-tell`er\, n.	   1. One who tells stories; a narrator of anecdotes,incidents,	      or fictitious tales; as, an amusing story-teller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An historian; -- in contempt. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A euphemism or child's word for "a liar."	      [1913 Webster]
Story-telling \Sto"ry-tell`ing\, a.	   Being accustomed to tell stories. -- n. The act or practice	   of telling stories.	   [1913 Webster]
Story-writer \Sto"ry-writ`er\, n.	   1. One who writes short stories, as for magazines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An historian; a chronicler. [Obs.] "Rathums, the	      story-writer." --1 Esdr. ii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]
Stot \Stot\ (st[o^]t), n. [AS. stotte a hack, jade, or worthless	   horse; cf. Sw. stut a bull, Dan. stud an ox. Cf. {Stoat}.]	   1. A horse. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Thorold Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young bull or ox, especially one three years old. [Prov.	      Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stote \Stote\ (st[=o]t), n. (Zool.)	   See {Stoat}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stound \Stound\ (stound), v. i. [Cf. {Astound}, {Stun}.]	   To be in pain or sorrow. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stound \Stound\ (stound), a. [See {Stound}, v. i.]	   Stunned. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stound \Stound\, n.	   1. A sudden, severe pain or grief; peril; alarm. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Astonishment; amazement. [Obs.] --Spenser. Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	Stound \Stound\, n. [AS. stund; akin to D. stond, G. stunde,	   Icel. stund.]	   1. Hour; time; season. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brief space of time; a moment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In a stound}, suddenly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Stound \Stound\, n. [Cf. {Stand}.]	   A vessel for holding small beer. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoup \Stoup\ (st[=oo]p), n. [See {Stoop} a vessel.]	   1. A flagon; a vessel or measure for liquids. [Scot.]	      --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A basin at the entrance of Roman Catholic churches	      for containing the holy water with which those who enter,	      dipping their fingers in it, cross themselves; -- called	      also {holy-water stoup} or {holy-water font}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stour \Stour\ (stour or st[=oo]r), n. [OF. estour, estor,	   tumult, combat, of Teutonic origin. See {Storm}.]	   A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.	   [Obs.] --Fairfax. "That woeful stowre." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         She that helmed was in starke stours [fierce	         conflicts].                              --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Stour \Stour\, a. [See {Stoor}, a.]	   Tall; strong; stern. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stout \Stout\ (stout), a. [Compar. {Stouter} (stout"[~e]r);	   superl. {Stoutest}.] [D. stout bold (or OF. estout bold,	   proud, of Teutonic origin); akin to AS. stolt, G. stolz, and	   perh. to E. stilt.]	   1. Strong; lusty; vigorous; robust; sinewy; muscular; hence,	      firm; resolute; dauntless.	      [1913 Webster]	            With hearts stern and stout.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A stouter champion never handled sword. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He lost the character of a bold, stout, magnanimous	            man.                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lords all stand	            To clear their cause, most resolutely stout.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proud; haughty; arrogant; hard. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Your words have been stout against me. --Mal. iii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commonly . . . they that be rich are lofty and	            stout.                                --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Firm; tough; materially strong; enduring; as, a stout	      vessel, stick, string, or cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Large; bulky; corpulent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Stout}, {Corpulent}, {Portly}.	   Usage: Corpulent has reference simply to a superabundance or	          excess of flesh. Portly implies a kind of stoutness or	          corpulence which gives a dignified or imposing	          appearance. Stout, in our early writers (as in the	          English Bible), was used chiefly or wholly in the	          sense of strong or bold; as, a stout champion; a stout	          heart; a stout resistance, etc. At a later period it	          was used for thickset or bulky, and more recently,	          especially in England, the idea has been carried still	          further, so that Taylor says in his Synonyms: "The	          stout man has the proportions of an ox; he is	          corpulent, fat, and fleshy in relation to his size."	          In America, stout is still commonly used in the	          original sense of strong as, a stout boy; a stout	          pole.	          [1913 Webster]
stout \stout\, n.	   A strong, dark malt brew having a higher percentage of hops	   than porter; strong porter; a popular variety sold in the U.	   S. is {Guinness' stout}. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Stout-hearted \Stout"-heart`ed\ (stout"h[aum]rt`[e^]d), a.	   Having a brave heart; courageous. -- {Stout"-heart`ed*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoutish \Stout"ish\, a.	   Somewhat stout; somewhat corpulent.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoutly \Stout"ly\, adv.	   In a stout manner; lustily; boldly; obstinately; as, he	   stoutly defended himself.	   [1913 Webster]
Stoutness \Stout"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being stout.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Strength; bulk; courage; force; valor; lustiness;	        brawniness; boldness; fortitude; stubbornness.	        [1913 Webster] Stovain
Stovain \Sto"va*in\, n. Also Stovine \Sto"vine\ . [Stove (a	   translation of the name of the discoverer, Fourneau + -in,	   -ine.] (Pharm.)	   A substance, {C14H22O2NCl}, the hydrochloride of an amino	   compound containing benzol, used, in solution with	   strychnine, as a local anaesthetic, esp. by injection into	   the sheath of the spinal cord, producing anaesthesia below	   the point of introduction. Called also {amylocaine	   hydrochloride}. Chemically it is the hydrochloride of the	   benzoyl ester of 1-(dimethylaminomethyl)-1-methyl propanol.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stove \Stove\ (st[=o]v),	   imp. of {Stave}.	   [1913 Webster]	Stove \Stove\, n. [D. stoof a foot stove, originally, a heated	   room, a room for a bath; akin to G. stube room, OHG. stuba a	   heated room, AS. stofe, Icel. stofa a room, bathing room, Sw.	   stufva, stuga, a room, Dan. stue; of unknown origin. Cf.	   {Estufa}, {Stew}, {Stufa}.]	   1. A house or room artificially warmed or heated; a forcing	      house, or hothouse; a drying room; -- formerly,	      designating an artificially warmed dwelling or room, a	      parlor, or a bathroom, but now restricted, in this sense,	      to heated houses or rooms used for horticultural purposes	      or in the processes of the arts.	      [1913 Webster]	            When most of the waiters were commanded away to	            their supper, the parlor or stove being nearly	            emptied, in came a company of musketeers. --Earl of	                                                  Strafford.	      [1913 Webster]	            How tedious is it to them that live in stoves and	            caves half a year together, as in Iceland, Muscovy,	            or under the pole!                    --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apparatus, consisting essentially of a receptacle for	      fuel, made of iron, brick, stone, or tiles, and variously	      constructed, in which fire is made or kept for warming a	      room or a house, or for culinary or other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, in modern dwellings: An appliance having a top	      surface with fittings suitable for heating pots and pans	      for cooking, frying, or boiling food, most commonly heated	      by gas or electricity, and often combined with an oven in	      a single unit; a {cooking stove}. Such units commonly have	      two to six heating surfaces, called burners, even if they	      are heated by electricity rather than a gas flame.	      [PJC]	   {Cooking stove}, a stove with an oven, opening for pots,	      kettles, and the like, -- used for cooking.	   {Dry stove}. See under {Dry}.	   {Foot stove}. See under {Foot}.	   {Franklin stove}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Stove plant} (Bot.), a plant which requires artificial heat	      to make it grow in cold or cold temperate climates.	   {Stove plate}, thin iron castings for the parts of stoves.	      [1913 Webster]	Stove \Stove\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stoved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stoving}.]	   1. To keep warm, in a house or room, by artificial heat; as,	      to stove orange trees. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To heat or dry, as in a stove; as, to stove feathers.	      [1913 Webster]
Stovehouse \Stove"house`\ (st[=o]v"hous`), n.	   A hothouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Stovepipe \Stove"pipe`\ (st[=o]v"p[imac]p`), n.	   Pipe made of sheet iron in length and angular or curved	   pieces fitting together, -- used to connect a portable stove	   with a chimney flue.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stovepipe hat}, A tall silk hat with a brim, worn commonly	      as an item of formal dress by gentlemen in the late	      1800's. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Stover \Sto"ver\ (st[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OE. estoveir, estovoir,	   necessity, provisions, properly an inf., "to be necessary."	   Cf. {Estovers}.]	   Fodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where live nibbling sheep,	         And flat meads thatched with stover them to keep.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thresh barley as yet but as need shall require,	         Fresh threshed for stover thy cattle desire. --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Stow \Stow\ (st[=o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stowed} (st[=o]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Stowing}.] [OE. stowen, fr. stowe a place, AS.	   stow; cf. Icel. eldst[=o]a fireplace, hearth, OFries. st[=o],	   and E. stand. [root]163.]	   1. To place or arrange in a compact mass; to put in its	      proper place, or in a suitable place; to pack; as, to	      stowbags, bales, or casks in a ship's hold; to stow hay in	      a mow; to stow sheaves.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some stow their oars, or stop the leaky sides.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put away in some place; to hide; to lodge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul thief! where hast thou stowed my daughter?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To arrange anything compactly in; to fill, by packing	      closely; as, to stow a box, car, or the hold of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Stowage \Stow"age\, n.	   1. The act or method of stowing; as, the stowage of	      provisions in a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Room in which things may be stowed. --Cook.	      [1913 Webster]	            In every vessel is stowage for immense treasures.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being stowed, or put away. "To have them in	      safe stowage." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Things stowed or packed. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Money paid for stowing goods.	      [1913 Webster]
Stowaway \Stow"a*way`\, n.	   One who conceals himself board of a vessel about to leave	   port, or on a railway train, in order to obtain a free	   passage.	   [1913 Webster]
Stowboard \Stow"board\, n.	   A place into which rubbish is put. [Written also {stowbord}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stowce \Stowce\, n. (Mining)	   (a) A windlass.	   (b) A wooden landmark, to indicate possession of mining land.	       [1913 Webster]
Stowing \Stow"ing\, n. (Mining)	   A method of working in which the waste is packed into the	   space formed by excavating the vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Stowre \Stowre\, a.	   See {Stour}, a. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stowre \Stowre\, n.	   See {Stour}, n. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Strabism \Stra"bism\, n. (Med.)	   Strabismus.	   [1913 Webster]
Strabismometer \Stra`bis*mom"e*ter\, n. [Strabismus + -meter.]	   (Med.)	   An instrument for measuring the amount of strabismus.	   [1913 Webster]
Strabismus \Stra*bis"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to squint,	   fr. ? distorted, squinting.] (Med.)	   An affection of one or both eyes, in which the optic axes can	   not be directed to the same object, -- a defect due either to	   undue contraction or to undue relaxation of one or more of	   the muscles which move the eyeball; squinting; cross-eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Strabotomy \Stra*bot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? squinting + ? to cut.]	   (Surg.)	   The operation for the removal of squinting by the division of	   such muscles as distort the eyeball.	   [1913 Webster]
Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straddled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Straddling}.] [Freq. from the root of stride.]	   1. To part the legs wide; to stand or to walk with the legs	      far apart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stand with the ends staggered; -- said of the spokes of	      a wagon wheel where they join the hub.	      [1913 Webster]	Straddle \Strad"dle\, v. t.	   To place one leg on one side and the other on the other side	   of; to stand or sit astride of; as, to straddle a fence or a	   horse.	   [1913 Webster]	Straddle \Strad"dle\, n.	   1. The act of standing, sitting, or walking, with the feet	      far apart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The position, or the distance between the feet, of one who	      straddles; as, a wide straddle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stock option giving the holder the double privilege of a	      "put" and a "call," i. e., securing to the buyer of the	      option the right either to demand of the seller at a	      certain price, within a certain time, certain securities,	      or to require him to take at the same price, and within	      the same time, the same securities. [Broker's Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Straddling \Strad"dling\, a.	   Applied to spokes when they are arranged alternately in two	   circles in the hub. See {Straddle}, v. i., and {Straddle}, v.	   t., 3. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Stradometrical \Strad`o*met"ric*al\, a. [It. strada street or	   road + E. metrical.]	   Of, or relating to, the measuring of streets or roads. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Straggle \Strag"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Straggled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Straggling}.] [Freq. of OE. straken to roam, to	   stroke. See {Stroke}, v. t.]	   1. To wander from the direct course or way; to rove; to	      stray; to wander from the line of march or desert the line	      of battle; as, when troops are on the march, the men	      should not straggle. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wander at large; to roam idly about; to ramble.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wolf spied out a straggling kid.  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To escape or stretch beyond proper limits, as the branches	      of a plant; to spread widely apart; to shoot too far or	      widely in growth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trim off the small, superfluous branches on each	            side of the hedge that straggle too far out.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be dispersed or separated; to occur at intervals.	      "Straggling pistol shots." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            They came between Scylla and Charybdis and the	            straggling rocks.                     --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	Straggle \Strag"gle\, n.	   The act of straggling. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Straggler \Strag"gler\, n.	   1. One who straggles, or departs from the direct or proper	      course, or from the company to which he belongs; one who	      falls behind the rest; one who rambles without any settled	      direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A roving vagabond. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something that shoots, or spreads out, beyond the rest, or	      too far; an exuberant growth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let thy hand supply the pruning knife,	            And crop luxuriant stragglers.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something that stands alone or by itself.	      [1913 Webster]
Straggling \Strag"gling\,	   a. & n. from {Straggle}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Stragglingly \Strag"gling*ly\, adv.	   In a straggling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stragulum \Strag"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Stragula}. [L., a spread or	   covering, from sternere to spread out.] (Zool.)	   The mantle, or pallium, of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Straight \Straight\, a.	   A variant of {Strait}, a. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Egypt is a long country, but it is straight, that is to	         say, narrow.                             --Sir J.	                                                  Mandeville.	   [1913 Webster]	Straight \Straight\, a. [Compar. {Straighter}; superl.	   {Straightest}.] [OE. strei?t, properly p. p. of strecchen to	   stretch, AS. streht, p. p. of streccan to stretch, to extend.	   See {Stretch}.]	   1. Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to	      another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or	      crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece	      of timber.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the crooked shall be made straight. --Isa. xl.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are many several sorts of crooked lines, but	            there is only one which is straight.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Approximately straight; not much curved; as,	      straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to	      the apex, with a small curve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Card Playing) Composed of cards which constitute a	      regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and	      ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from	      truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the	      organization and candidates of a political party; as, a	      straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing	      the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a	      party and no others; as, a straight ballot. [Political	      Cant, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Straight arch} (Arch.), a form of arch in which the intrados	      is straight, but with its joints drawn radially, as in a	      common arch.	   {A straight face}, one giving no evidence of merriment or	      other emotion.	   {A straight line}. "That which lies evenly between its	      extreme points." --Euclid. "The shortest line between two	      points." --Chauvenet. "A line which has the same direction	      through its whole length." --Newcomb.	   {Straight-way valve}, a valve which, when opened widely,	      affords a straight passageway, as for water.	      [1913 Webster]	Straight \Straight\, adv.	   In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith;	   immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.	   "Floating straight." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I know thy generous temper well;	         Fling but the appearance of dishonor on it,	         It straight takes fire, and mounts into a blaze.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Everything was going on straight.        --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]	Straight \Straight\, n. (Poker)	   A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a	   sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight	   flush.	   [1913 Webster]	Straight \Straight\, v. t.	   To straighten. [R.] --A Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Straightedge \Straight"edge`\, n.	   A board, or piece of wood or metal, having one edge perfectly	   straight, -- used to ascertain whether a line is straight or	   a surface even, and for drawing straight lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Straighten \Straight"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straighted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Straighting}.]	   1. To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight	      form.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to	      straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To straighten one's face}, to cease laughing or smiling,	      etc., and compose one's features.	      [1913 Webster]	Straighten \Straight"en\, v. t.	   A variant of {Straiten}. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Straightener \Straight"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, straightens.	   [1913 Webster]
Straightforth \Straight"forth`\, adv.	   Straightway. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Straightforward \Straight`for"ward\, a.	   Proceeding in a straight course or manner; not deviating;	   honest; frank. -- adv. In a straightforward manner. --	   {Straight`for"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Straight`for"ward*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Straighthorn \Straight"horn`\, n. (Paleon.)	   An orthoceras.	   [1913 Webster]
Straight-joint \Straight"-joint`\, a. (Arch.)	   Having straight joints. Specifically:	   (a) Applied to a floor the boards of which are so laid that	       the joints form a continued line transverse to the length	       of the boards themselves. --Brandle & C.	   (b) In the United States, applied to planking or flooring put	       together without the tongue and groove, the pieces being	       laid edge to edge.	       [1913 Webster]
Straight-lined \Straight"-lined`\, a.	   Having straight lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Straightly \Straight"ly\, adv.	   In a right line; not crookedly.	   [1913 Webster]	Straightly \Straight"ly\, adv.	   A variant of {Straitly}. See 1st {Straight}.	   [1913 Webster]
Straightness \Straight"ness\, n.	   The quality, condition, or state, of being straight; as, the	   straightness of a path.	   [1913 Webster]	Straightness \Straight"ness\, n.	   A variant of {Straitness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Straight-out \Straight"-out`\, a.	   Acting without concealment, obliquity, or compromise; hence,	   unqualified; thoroughgoing. [Colloq. U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Straight-out and generous indignation.   --Mrs. Stowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Straight-pight \Straight"-pight`\, a.	   Straight in form or upright in position; erect. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Straight-spoken \Straight"-spo`ken\, a.	   Speaking with directness; plain-spoken. [Colloq. U.S.]	   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Straightway \Straight"way`\, adv.	   Immediately; without loss of time; without delay.	   [1913 Webster]	         He took the damsel by the hand, and said unto her,	         Talitha cumi. . . . And straightway the damsel arose.	                                                  --Mark v.	                                                  41,42.	   [1913 Webster]
Straightways \Straight"ways`\, adv.	   Straightway. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Straik \Straik\, n.	   A strake.	   [1913 Webster]
Strain \Strain\, n. [See {Strene}.]	   1. Race; stock; generation; descent; family.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is of a noble strain.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With animals and plants a cross between different	            varieties, or between individuals of the same	            variety but of another strain, gives vigor and	            fertility to the offspring.           --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hereditary character, quality, or disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intemperance and lust breed diseases, which,	            propogated, spoil the strain of nation. --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rank; a sort. "The common strain." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Hort.) A cultural subvariety that is only slightly	      differentiated.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Strain \Strain\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strained}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Straining}.] [OF. estraindre, estreindre, F. ['e]treindre,	   L. stringere to draw or bind tight; probably akin to Gr. ? a	   halter, ? that which is squeezwd out, a drop, or perhaps to	   E. strike. Cf. {Strangle}, {Strike}, {Constrain}, {District},	   {Strait}, a. {Stress}, {Strict}, {Stringent}.]	   1. To draw with force; to extend with great effort; to	      stretch; as, to strain a rope; to strain the shrouds of a	      ship; to strain the cords of a musical instrument. "To	      strain his fetters with a stricter care." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) To act upon, in any way, so as to cause change of	      form or volume, as forces on a beam to bend it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To exert to the utmost; to ply vigorously.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sweats,	            Strains his young nerves.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They strain their warbling throats	            To welcome in the spring.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stretch beyond its proper limit; to do violence to, in	      the matter of intent or meaning; as, to strain the law in	      order to convict an accused person.	      [1913 Webster]	            There can be no other meaning in this expression,	            however some may pretend to strain it. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To injure by drawing, stretching, or the exertion of	      force; as, the gale strained the timbers of the ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To injure in the muscles or joints by causing to make too	      strong an effort; to harm by overexertion; to sprain; as,	      to strain a horse by overloading; to strain the wrist; to	      strain a muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prudes decayed about may track,	            Strain their necks with looking back. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To squeeze; to press closely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evander with a close embrace	            Strained his departing friend.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To make uneasy or unnatural; to produce with apparent	      effort; to force; to constrain.	      [1913 Webster]	            He talks and plays with Fatima, but his mirth	            Is forced and strained.               --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quality of mercy is not strained. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To urge with importunity; to press; as, to strain a	      petition or invitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Note, if your lady strain his entertainment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To press, or cause to pass, through a strainer, as	       through a screen, a cloth, or some porous substance; to	       purify, or separate from extraneous or solid matter, by	       filtration; to filter; as, to strain milk through cloth.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To strain a point}, to make a special effort; especially, to	      do a degree of violence to some principle or to one's own	      feelings.	   {To strain courtesy}, to go beyond what courtesy requires; to	      insist somewhat too much upon the precedence of others; --	      often used ironically. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Strain \Strain\ (str[=a]n), v. i.	   1. To make violent efforts. "Straining with too weak a wing."	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            To build his fortune I will strain a little. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To percolate; to be filtered; as, water straining through	      a sandy soil.	      [1913 Webster]	Strain \Strain\, n.	   1. The act of straining, or the state of being strained.	      Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A violent effort; an excessive and hurtful exertion or	          tension, as of the muscles; as, he lifted the weight	          with a strain; the strain upon a ship's rigging in a	          gale; also, the hurt or injury resulting; a sprain.	          [1913 Webster]	                Whether any poet of our country since	                Shakespeare has exerted a greater variety of	                powers with less strain and less ostentation.	                                                  --Landor.	          [1913 Webster]	                Credit is gained by custom, and seldom recovers	                a strain.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Mech. Physics) A change of form or dimensions of a	          solid or liquid mass, produced by a stress. --Rankine.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A portion of music divided off by a double bar; a	      complete musical period or sentence; a movement, or any	      rounded subdivision of a movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their heavenly harps a lower strain began. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any sustained note or movement; a song; a distinct portion	      of an ode or other poem; also, the pervading note, or	      burden, of a song, poem, oration, book, etc.; theme;	      motive; manner; style; also, a course of action or	      conduct; as, he spoke in a noble strain; there was a	      strain of woe in his story; a strain of trickery appears	      in his career. "A strain of gallantry." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such take too high a strain at first. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The genius and strain of the book of Proverbs.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [Pilgrim's Progress] seems a novelty, and yet	            contains	            Nothing but sound and honest gospel strains.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Turn; tendency; inborn disposition. Cf. 1st {Strain}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Because heretics have a strain of madness, he	            applied her with some corporal chastisements.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]
Strainable \Strain"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   1. Capable of being strained.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent in action. --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]
Strainably \Strain"a*bly\, adv.	   Violently. --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Strained \Strained\, a.	   1. Subjected to great or excessive tension; wrenched;	      weakened; as, strained relations between old friends.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done or produced with straining or excessive effort; as,	      his wit was strained.	      [1913 Webster]
Strainer \Strain"er\, n.	   1. One who strains.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      character of a sieve or of a filter; specifically, an	      openwork or perforated screen, as for the end of the	      suction pipe of a pump, to prevent large solid bodies from	      entering with a liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Straining \Strain"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Strain}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Straining piece} (Arch.), a short piece of timber in a	      truss, used to maintain the ends of struts or rafters, and	      keep them from slipping. See Illust. of {Queen-post}.	      [1913 Webster]
Straint \Straint\ (str[=a]nt), n. [OF. estrainte, estreinte, F.	   ['e]trainte. See 2nd {Strain}.]	   Overexertion; excessive tension; strain. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Strait \Strait\, a.	   A variant of {Straight}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Strait \Strait\, a. [Compar. {Straiter}; superl. {Straitest}.]	   [OE. straight, streyt, streit, OF. estreit, estroit, F.	   ['e]troit, from L. strictus drawn together, close, tight, p.	   p. of stringere to draw tight. See 2nd {Strait}, and cf.	   {Strict}.]	   1. Narrow; not broad.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which	            leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.	                                                  --Matt. vii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too strait and low our cottage doors. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tight; close; closely fitting. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Close; intimate; near; familiar. [Obs.] "A strait degree	      of favor." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strict; scrupulous; rigorous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some certain edicts and some strait decrees. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The straitest sect of our religion.   --Acts xxvi. 5	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Difficult; distressful; straited.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make your strait circumstances yet straiter.	                                                  --Secker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Parsimonious; niggargly; mean. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I beg cold comfort, and you are so strait,	            And so ingrateful, you deny me that.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Strait \Strait\, adv.	   Strictly; rigorously. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Strait \Strait\, n.; pl. {Straits}. [OE. straight, streit, OF.	   estreit, estroit. See {Strait}, a.]	   1. A narrow pass or passage.	      [1913 Webster]	            He brought him through a darksome narrow strait	            To a broad gate all built of beaten gold. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honor travels in a strait so narrow	            Where one but goes abreast.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: (Geog.) A (comparatively) narrow passageway	      connecting two large bodies of water; -- often in the	      plural; as, the strait, or straits, of Gibraltar; the	      straits of Magellan; the strait, or straits, of Mackinaw.	      [1913 Webster]	            We steered directly through a large outlet which	            they call a strait, though it be fifteen miles	            broad.                                --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A neck of land; an isthmus. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A dark strait of barren land.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: A condition of narrowness or restriction; doubt;	      distress; difficulty; poverty; perplexity; -- sometimes in	      the plural; as, reduced to great straits.	      [1913 Webster]	            For I am in a strait betwixt two.     --Phil. i. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no man, who owns a Providence, grow desperate	            under any calamity or strait whatsoever. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ulysses made use of the pretense of natural	            infirmity to conceal the straits he was in at that	            time in his thoughts.                 --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	Strait \Strait\, v. t.	   To put to difficulties. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Straiten \Strait"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Straitened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Straitening}.]	   1. To make strait; to make narrow; hence, to contract; to	      confine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Waters, when straitened, as at the falls of bridges,	            give a roaring noise.                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            In narrow circuit, straitened by a foe. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make tense, or tight; to tighten.	      [1913 Webster]	            They straiten at each end the cord.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To restrict; to distress or embarrass in respect of means	      or conditions of life; -- used chiefly in the past	      participle; -- as, a man straitened in his circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]
Strait-handed \Strait"-hand`ed\, a.	   Parsimonious; sparing; niggardly. [R.] --	   {Strait"-hand`ed*ness}, n. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strait-jacket \Strait"-jack`et\, n.	   A dress of strong materials for restraining maniacs or those	   who are violently delirious. It has long sleeves, which are	   closed at the ends, confining the hands, and may be tied	   behind the back.	   [1913 Webster]
Strait-laced \Strait"-laced`\, a.	   1. Bound with stays.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let nature have scope to fashion the body as she	            thinks best; we have few well-shaped that are	            strait-laced.                         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Restricted; stiff; constrained. [R.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rigid in opinion; strict in manners or morals.	      [1913 Webster]
Straitly \Strait"ly\, adv.	   1. In a strait manner; narrowly; strictly; rigorously. --Mark	      i. 43.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely; intimately. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Straitness \Strait"ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being strait; especially, a	   pinched condition or situation caused by poverty; as, the	   straitnessof their circumstances.	   [1913 Webster]
Strait-waistcoat \Strait"-waist`coat\, n.	   Same as {Strait-jacket}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strake \Strake\, obs.	   imp. of {Strike}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Strake \Strake\, n. [See {Streak}.]	   1. A streak. [Obs.] --Spenser."White strake." --Gen. xxx. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An iron band by which the fellies of a wheel are secured	      to each other, being not continuous, as the tire is, but	      made up of separate pieces.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Shipbuilding) One breadth of planks or plates forming a	      continuous range on the bottom or sides of a vessel,	      reaching from the stem to the stern; a streak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The planks or plates next the keel are called the	         garboard strakes; the next, or the heavy strakes at the	         bilge, are the bilge strakes; the next, from the water	         line to the lower port sill, the wales; and the upper	         parts of the sides, the sheer strakes.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A trough for washing broken ore, gravel, or sand;	      a launder.	      [1913 Webster]
Strale \Strale\, n.	   Pupil of the eye. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stram \Stram\, v. t. [Cf. LG. strammen to strain, straiten,	   stretch, D. stram strained, tight, G. stramm.]	   To spring or recoil with violence. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stram \Stram\, v. t.	   To dash down; to beat. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stramash \Stram"ash\, v. t. [Cf. {Stramazoun}.]	   To strike, beat, or bang; to break; to destroy. [Scot. &	   Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Stramash \Stram"ash\, n.	   A turmoil; a broil; a fray; a fight. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   --Barham.	   [1913 Webster]
Stramazoun \Stram"a*zoun\, n. [F. estrama[,c]on, It.	   stramazzone.]	   A direct descending blow with the edge of a sword. [Obs.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Stramineous \Stra*min"e*ous\, a. [L. stramineus, fr. stramen	   straw, fr. sternere, stratum, to spread out, to strew.]	   1. Strawy; consisting of straw. --Robinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Chaffy; like straw; straw-colored. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]
Stramonium \Stra*mo"ni*um\, n. [NL.; Cf. F. stramoine.] (Bot.)	   A poisonous plant ({Datura Stramonium}); stinkweed. See	   {Datura}, and {Jamestown weed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stramony \Stram"o*ny\, n. (Bot.)	   Stramonium.	   [1913 Webster]
Strand \Strand\, n. [Probably fr. D. streen a skein; akin to G.	   str[aum]hne a skein, lock of hair, strand of a rope.]	   One of the twists, or strings, as of fibers, wires, etc., of	   which a rope is composed.	   [1913 Webster]	Strand \Strand\, v. t.	   To break a strand of (a rope).	   [1913 Webster]	Strand \Strand\, n. [AS. strand; akin to D., G., Sw., & Dan.	   strand, Icel. str["o]nd.]	   The shore, especially the beach of a sea, ocean, or large	   lake; rarely, the margin of a navigable river. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Strand birds}. (Zool.) See {Shore birds}, under {Shore}.	   {Strand plover} (Zool.), a black-bellied plover. See Illust.	      of {Plover}.	   {Strand wolf} (Zool.), the brown hyena.	      [1913 Webster]	Strand \Strand\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stranded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stranding}.]	   To drive on a strand; hence, to run aground; as, to strand a	   ship.	   [1913 Webster]	Strand \Strand\, v. i.	   To drift, or be driven, on shore to run aground; as, the ship	   stranded at high water.	   [1913 Webster]
Strang \Strang\, a. [See {Strong}.]	   Strong. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Strange \Strange\, a. [Compar. {Stranger}; superl. {Strangest}.]	   [OE. estrange, F. ['e]trange, fr. L. extraneus that is	   without, external, foreign, fr. extra on the outside. See	   {Extra}, and cf. {Estrange}, {Extraneous}.]	   1. Belonging to another country; foreign. "To seek strange	      strands." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the strange queen's lords.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not contemn the knowledge of strange and divers	            tongues.                              --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to others; not one's own; not pertaining	      to one's self; not domestic.	      [1913 Webster]	            So she, impatient her own faults to see,	            Turns from herself, and in strange things delights.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not before known, heard, or seen; new.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here is the hand and seal of the duke; you know the	            character, I doubt not; and the signet is not	            strange to you.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not according to the common way; novel; odd; unusual;	      irregular; extraordinary; unnatural; queer. "He is sick of	      a strange fever." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sated at length, erelong I might perceive	            Strange alteration in me.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Reserved; distant in deportment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She may be strange and shy at first, but will soon	            learn to love thee.                   --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Backward; slow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, loving the effect, would not be strange	            In favoring the cause.                --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Not familiar; unaccustomed; inexperienced.	      [1913 Webster]	            In thy fortunes am unlearned and strange. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Strange is often used as an exclamation.	         [1913 Webster]	               Strange! what extremes should thus preserve the	               snow	               High on the Alps, or in deep caves below.	                                                  --Waller.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Strange sail} (Naut.), an unknown vessel.	   {Strange woman} (Script.), a harlot. --Prov. v. 3.	   {To make it strange}.	      (a) To assume ignorance, suspicion, or alarm, concerning	          it. --Shak.	      (b) To make it a matter of difficulty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	          	   {To make strange}, {To make one's self strange}.	      (a) To profess ignorance or astonishment.	      (b) To assume the character of a stranger. --Gen. xlii. 7.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Foreign; new; outlandish; wonderful; astonishing;	        marvelous; unusual; odd; uncommon; irregular; queer;	        eccentric.	        [1913 Webster]	Strange \Strange\, adv.	   Strangely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Most strange, but yet most truly, will I speak. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Strange \Strange\, v. t.	   To alienate; to estrange. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Strange \Strange\, v. i.	   1. To be estranged or alienated. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wonder; to be astonished. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Strangely \Strange"ly\, adv.	   1. As something foreign, or not one's own; in a manner	      adapted to something foreign and strange. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the manner of one who does not know another; distantly;	      reservedly; coldly.	      [1913 Webster]	            You all look strangely on me.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do in justice charge thee . . .	            That thou commend it strangely to some place	            Where chance may nurse or end it.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a strange manner; in a manner or degree to excite	      surprise or wonder; wonderfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            How strangely active are the arts of peace!	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            It would strangely delight you to see with what	            spirit he converses.                  --Law.	      [1913 Webster]
Strangeness \Strange"ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being strange (in any sense of the	   adjective).	   [1913 Webster]
Stranger \Stran"ger\, n. [OF. estrangier, F. ['e]tranger. See	   {Strange}.]	   1. One who is strange, foreign, or unknown. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) One who comes from a foreign land; a foreigner.	          [1913 Webster]	                I am a most poor woman and a stranger,	                Born out of your dominions.       --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) One whose home is at a distance from the place where	          he is, but in the same country.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) One who is unknown or unacquainted; as, the gentleman	          is a stranger to me; hence, one not admitted to	          communication, fellowship, or acquaintance.	          [1913 Webster]	                Melons on beds of ice are taught to bear,	                And strangers to the sun yet ripen here.	                                                  --Granville.	          [1913 Webster]	                My child is yet a stranger in the world. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                I was no stranger to the original. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. One not belonging to the family or household; a guest; a	      visitor.	      [1913 Webster]	            To honor and receive	            Our heavenly stranger.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) One not privy or party an act, contract, or title; a	      mere intruder or intermeddler; one who interferes without	      right; as, actual possession of land gives a good title	      against a stranger having no title; as to strangers, a	      mortgage is considered merely as a pledge; a mere stranger	      to the levy.	      [1913 Webster]	Stranger \Stran"ger\, v. t.	   To estrange; to alienate. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Strangle \Stran"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strangled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Strangling}.] [OF. estrangler, F. ['e]trangler, L.	   strangulare, Gr. ?, ?, fr. ? a halter; and perhaps akin to E.	   string, n. Cf. {Strain}, {String}.]	   1. To compress the windpipe of (a person or animal) until	      death results from stoppage of respiration; to choke to	      death by compressing the throat, as with the hand or a	      rope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Saxon ancestors compelled the adulteress to	            strangle herself.                     --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stifle, choke, or suffocate in any manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall I not then be stifled in the vault, . . .	            And there die strangled ere my Romeo comes? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hinder from appearance; to stifle; to suppress.	      "Strangle such thoughts." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Strangle \Stran"gle\, v. i.	   To be strangled, or suffocated.	   [1913 Webster]
Strangleable \Stran"gle*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being strangled. [R.] --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Strangle hold \Stran"gle hold\	   1. (Wrestling) a hold by which one's opponent is choked. It	      is usually not allowed.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a forceful influence that strongly inhibits freedom of	      action; as, the oil price jump put a stranglehold on the	      economy.	      [PJC]	            Zona believes that Microsoft's entry into this fray	            breaks what has been, by all appearances, Netscape's	            stranglehold on the Internet. Microsoft is not	            licensing any technology from Netscape, and as part	            of this announcement, several alliances which	            historically would have been with Netscape were	            included. The impact of this announcement on	            Netscape was huge.	      [PJC]	            SAN FRANCISCO, November 6, 1996 -- If Microsoft	            Corp. CEO Bill Gates were a plumber, he would	            control all the water in the world and force anyone	            who wanted some of the precious liquid to cut a deal	            with him.	            With that statement, Oracle Corp. CEO Larry Ellison	            closed a question-and-answer session with reporters	            and analysts held here Tuesday at Oracle OpenWorld.	            During his hour-long appearance, Ellison agitated in	            favor of low-cost, generic network computers and	            against Windows-based PCs.	            "The notion of one company controlling the whole	            [computer] industry is shocking and unacceptable,"	            Ellison said, referring to what he describes as	            Microsoft's stranglehold on PCs through its	            ubiquitous Windows operating systems.	      [PJC]
Strangler \Stran"gler\, n.	   One who, or that which, strangles. "The very strangler of	   their amity." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Strangles \Stran"gles\, n.	   A disease in horses and swine, in which the upper part of the	   throat, or groups of lymphatic glands elsewhere, swells.	   [1913 Webster]
Strangulate \Stran"gu*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Strangulated.	   [1913 Webster]
Strangulated \Stran"gu*la`ted\, a.	   1. (Med.) Having the circulation stopped by compression;	      attended with arrest or obstruction of circulation, caused	      by constriction or compression; as, a strangulated hernia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Contracted at irregular intervals, if tied with a	      ligature; constricted.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Strangulated hernia}. (Med.) See under {Hernia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Strangulation \Stran"gu*la`tion\, n. [L. strangulatio: cf. F.	   strangulation. See {Strangle}.]	   1. The act of strangling, or the state of being strangled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Inordinate compression or constriction of a tube or	      part, as of the throat; especially, such as causes a	      suspension of breathing, of the passage of contents, or of	      the circulation, as in cases of hernia.	      [1913 Webster]
Strangurious \Stran*gu"ri*ous\, a. [L. stranguriosus.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to strangury. --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Strangury \Stran"gu*ry\, n. [L. stranguria, Gr. ?; ?, ?, a drop	   + ? to make water, ? urine: cf. F. strangurie. See	   {Strangle}, and {Urine}.]	   1. (Med.) A painful discharge of urine, drop by drop,	      produced by spasmodic muscular contraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A swelling or other disease in a plant, occasioned	      by a ligature fastened tightly about it.	      [1913 Webster]
Strany \Stra"ny\, n. (Zool.)	   The guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strap \Strap\, n. [OE. strope, AS. stropp, L. stroppus,	   struppus, perhaps fr. Gr. ? a band or cord, fr. ? to twist,	   to turn (cf. {Strophe}). Cf. {Strop} a strap, a piece of	   rope.]	   1. A long, narrow, pliable strip of leather, cloth, or the	      like; specifically, a strip of thick leather used in	      flogging.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lively cobbler that . . . had scarce passed a day	            without giving her [his wife] the discipline of the	            strap.                                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something made of such a strip, or of a part of one, or a	      combination of two or more for a particular use; as, a	      boot strap, shawl strap, stirrup strap.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of leather, or strip of wood covered with a	      suitable material, for sharpening a razor; a strop.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A narrow strip of anything, as of iron or brass.	      Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) (Carp. & Mach.) A band, plate, or loop of metal for	          clasping and holding timbers or parts of a machine.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Naut.) A piece of rope or metal passing around a	          block and used for fastening it to anything.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.)	      (a) The flat part of the corolla in ligulate florets, as	          those of the white circle in the daisy.	      (b) The leaf, exclusive of its sheath, in some grasses.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. A shoulder strap. See under {Shoulder}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 strap. See	      Illust. of {Gib and key}, under {Gib}.	   {Strap hinge}, a hinge with long flaps by which it is	      fastened, as to a door or wall.	   {Strap rail} (Railroads), a flat rail formerly used.	      [1913 Webster]	Strap \Strap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Strapping}.]	   1. To beat or chastise with a strap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten or bind with a strap. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sharpen by rubbing on a strap, or strop; as, to strap a	      razor.	      [1913 Webster]
Strappado \Strap*pa"do\, n.; pl. {Strappadoes}. [It. strappata a	   pull, the strappado, from strappare to pull, from Prov. G.	   strapfen: cf. G. straff tense, stretched.]	   A military punishment formerly practiced, which consisted in	   drawing an offender to the top of a beam and letting him fall	   to the length of the rope, by which means a limb was often	   dislocated. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Strappado \Strap*pa"do\, v. t.	   To punish or torture by the strappado. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Strapper \Strap"per\, n.	   1. One who uses strap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or thing of uncommon size. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Strapping \Strap"ping\, a.	   Tall; strong; lusty; large; as, a strapping fellow. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There are five and thirty strapping officers gone.	                                                  --Farquhar.	   [1913 Webster]
Strapple \Strap"ple\, v. t.	   To hold or bind with, or as with, a strap; to entangle.	   [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Strap-shaped \Strap"-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like a strap; ligulate; as, a strap-shaped corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Strapwork \Strap"work`\, n. (Arch.)	   A kind of ornament consisting of a narrow fillet or band	   folded, crossed, and interlaced.	   [1913 Webster]
Strass \Strass\, n. [So called from its inventor, a German	   jeweler: cf. F. stras.] (Chem.)	   A brilliant glass, used in the manufacture of artificial	   paste gems, which consists essentially of a complex	   borosilicate of lead and potassium. Cf. {Glass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strata \Stra"ta\, n.,	   pl. of {Stratum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratagem \Strat"a*gem\, n. [F. stratag[`e]me (cf. Sp.	   estratagema, It. stratagemma), L. strategema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   be leader of an army, fr. ? a general; ? an army (probably as	   being spread out; cf. {Stratum}) + ? to lead. See {Agent}.]	   An artifice or trick in war for deceiving the enemy; hence,	   in general, artifice; deceptive device; secret plot; evil	   machination.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those oft are stratagems which error seem,	         Nor is it Homer nods, but we that dream. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratagemical \Strat`a*gem"ic*al\, a.	   Containing stratagem; as, a stratagemical epistle. [R.]	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratarithmetry \Strat`a*rith"me*try\, n. [Gr. ? army + ? number	   + -metry.] (Mil.)	   The art of drawing up an army, or any given number of men, in	   any geometrical figure, or of estimating or expressing the	   number of men in such a figure.	   [1913 Webster] Strategetic
Strategetic \Strat`e*get"ic\, Strategetical \Strat`e*get"ic*al\,	   a.	   Strategic.	   [1913 Webster]
Strategetics \Strat`e*get"ics\, n.	   Strategy.	   [1913 Webster] Strategic
Strategic \Stra*te"gic\, Strategical \Stra*te"gic*al\, a. [Gr. ?	   of or for a general: cf. F. strat['e]gique.]	   Of or pertaining to strategy; effected by artifice. --	   {Stra*te"gic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Strategic line} (Mil.), a line joining strategic points.	   {Strategic point} (Mil.), any point or region in the theater	      or warlike operations which affords to its possessor an	      advantage over his opponent, as a mountain pass, a	      junction of rivers or roads, a fortress, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Strategics \Stra*te"gics\, n.	   Strategy.	   [1913 Webster]
Strategist \Strat"e*gist\, n. [Cf. F. strat['e]giste.]	   One skilled in strategy, or the science of directing great	   military movements.	   [1913 Webster]
Strategus \Stra*te"gus\, n.; pl. {Strategi}. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See	   {Stratagem}.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The leader or commander of an army; a general.	   [1913 Webster]
Strategy \Strat"e*gy\, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. strat['e]gie. See	   {Stratagem}.]	   1. The science of military command, or the science of	      projecting campaigns and directing great military	      movements; generalship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The use of stratagem or artifice.	      [1913 Webster]
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Strath \Strath\, n. [Gael. srath.]	   A valley of considerable size, through which a river runs; a	   valley bottom; -- often used in composition with the name of	   the river; as, Strath Spey, Strathdon, Strathmore. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The long green strath of Napa valley.    --R. L.	                                                  Stevenson.	   [1913 Webster]
Strathspey \Strath"spey`\, n. [So called from the district of	   Strath Spey in Scotland.]	   A lively Scottish dance, resembling the reel, but slower;	   also, the tune.	   [1913 Webster]
Straticulate \Stra*tic"u*late\, a. [Dim. Fr. stratum.] (Min.)	   Characterized by the presence of thin parallel strata, or	   layers, as in an agate.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratification \Strat`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. stratification.]	   1. The act or process of laying in strata, or the state of	      being laid in the form of strata, or layers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The deposition of material in successive layers	      in the growth of a cell wall, thus giving rise to a	      stratified appearance.	      [1913 Webster]
Stratified \Strat"i*fied\, a.	   Having its substance arranged in strata, or layers; as,	   stratified rock.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratiform \Strat"i*form\, a.	   Having the form of strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratify \Strat"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stratified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stratifying}.] [Stratum + -fy: cf. F. stratifier.]	   To form or deposit in strata, or layers, as substances in the	   earth; to arrange in strata.	   [1913 Webster] Stratigraphic
Stratigraphic \Strat`i*graph"ic\, Stratigraphical
\Strat`i*graph"ic*al\, a. (Geol.)	   Pertaining to, or depended upon, the order or arrangement of	   strata; as, stratigraphical evidence. --	   {Strat`i*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Stratigraphic
Stratigraphic \Strat`i*graph"ic\, -ical \-ic*al\, a. (Mil.)	   See {Stratographic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratigraphy \Stra*tig"ra*phy\, n. [Stratum + -graphy.]	   That branch of geology which treats of the arrangement and	   succession of strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Strato-cirrus \Stra`to-cir"rus\, n. [Stratus + cirrus.]	   (Meteor.)	   An alto-stratus cloud.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stratocracy \Stra*toc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ? an army + -cracy, as in	   democracy: cf. F. stratocratie.]	   A military government; government by military chiefs and an	   army.	   [1913 Webster]
Strato-cumulus \Stra`to-cu"mu*lus\, n. [Stratus + cumulus.]	   (Meteor.)	   Large balls or rolls of dark cloud which frequently cover the	   whole sky, esp. in winter, and give it at times an undulated	   appearance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Stratographic
Stratographic \Strat`o*graph"ic\, Stratographical
\Strat`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to stratography.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratography \Stra*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? an army + -graphy.]	   A description of an army, or of what belongs to an army.	   [1913 Webster]
Stratonic \Stra*ton"ic\, a. [Gr. ? an army.]	   Of or pertaining to an army. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stratotic \Stra*tot"ic\, a.	   Warlike; military. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stratum \Stra"tum\, n.; pl. E. {Stratums}, L. {Strata}. The	   latter is more common. [L., from sternere, stratum, to	   spread; akin to Gr. ? to spread, strew. See {Strew}, and cf.	   {Consternation}, {Estrade}, {Prostrate}, {Stratus},	   {Street}.]	   1. (Geol.) A bed of earth or rock of one kind, formed by	      natural causes, and consisting usually of a series of	      layers, which form a rock as it lies between beds of other	      kinds. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bed or layer artificially made; a course.	      [1913 Webster]
Stratus \Stra"tus\, n. [L. stratus a spreading out, scattering,	   from sternere, stratum, to spread.] (Meteor.)	   A form of clouds in which they are arranged in a horizontal	   band or layer. See {Cloud}.	   [1913 Webster]
Straught \Straught\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Stretch}.	   [1913 Webster]	Straught \Straught\, v. t.	   To stretch; to make straight. [Written also {straucht}.]	   [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Straw \Straw\, v. t.	   To spread or scatter. See {Strew}, and {Strow}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Straw \Straw\, n. [OE. straw, stre, stree, AS. stre['a]w, from	   the root of E. strew; akin to OFries. str[=e], D. stroo, G.	   stroh, OHG. str[=o], Icel. str[=a], Dan. straa, Sw. str[*a].	   [root]166. See {Strew}.]	   1. A stalk or stem of certain species of grain, pulse, etc.,	      especially of wheat, rye, oats, barley, more rarely of	      buckwheat, beans, and pease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The gathered and thrashed stalks of certain species of	      grain, etc.; as, a bundle, or a load, of rye straw.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything proverbially worthless; the least possible thing;	      a mere trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            I set not a straw by thy dreamings.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Straw is often used in the formation of self-explaining	         compounds; as, straw-built, straw-crowned,	         straw-roofed, straw-stuffed, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Man of straw}, an effigy formed by stuffing the garments of	      a man with straw; hence, a fictitious person; an	      irresponsible person; a puppet.	      [1913 Webster]
Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre['a]wberige; stre['a]w	   straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the	   runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)	   A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of	   a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus {Fragaria}, of	   which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the	   fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria	   virginiana}; the European, {Fragaria vesca}. There are also	   other less common species.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Strawberry bass}. (Zool.) See {Calico bass}, under {Calico}.	      	   {Strawberry blite}. (Bot.) See under {Blite}.	   {Strawberry borer} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      insects whose larvae burrow in the crown or roots of the	      strawberry vine. Especially:	   (a) The root borer ({Anarsia lineatella}), a very small dark	       gray moth whose larvae burrow both in the larger roots	       and crown, often doing great damage.	   (b) The crown borer ({Tyloderma fragariae}), a small brown	       weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the	       plant.	   {Strawberry bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus	      Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods	      and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.	   {Strawberry crab} (Zool.), a small European spider crab	      ({Eurynome aspera}); -- so called because the back is	      covered with pink tubercles.	   {Strawberry fish} (Zool.), the amadavat.	   {Strawberry geranium} (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga	      sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long	      runners like those of the strawberry.	   {Strawberry leaf}.	   (a) The leaf of the strawberry.	   (b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the	       ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. "The	       strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on	       her ladyship's heart." --Thackeray.	   {Strawberry-leaf roller} (Zool.), any one of several species	      of moths whose larvae roll up, and feed upon, the leaves	      of the strawberry vine; especially, {Phoxopteris	      fragariae}, and {Eccopsis permundana}.	   {Strawberry moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of moth	      whose larvae feed on the strawberry vines; as:	   (a) The smeared dagger ({Apatela oblinita}), whose large	       hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright	       yellow spots on each side.	   (b) A geometrid ({Angerona crocataria}) which is yellow with	       dusky spots on the wings. Called also {currant moth}.	   {Strawberry pear} (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West	      Indian plant of the genus {Cereus} ({Cereus	      triangularia}). It has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly	      acid, pleasant, and cooling. Also, the plant bearing the	      fruit.	   {Strawberry sawfly} (Zool.), a small black sawfly ({Emphytus	      maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the strawberry	      vine.	   {Strawberry tomato}. (Bot.) See {Alkekengi}.	   {Strawberry tree}. (Bot.) See {Arbutus}.	   {Strawberry vine} (Bot.), the plant which yields the	      strawberry.	   {Strawberry worm} (Zool.), the larva of any moth which feeds	      on the strawberry vine.	      [1913 Webster]
Strawboard \Straw"board`\, n.	   Pasteboard made of pulp of straw.	   [1913 Webster]
Straw-colored \Straw"-col`ored\, a.	   Being of a straw color. See {Straw color}, under {Straw}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Straw-cutter \Straw"-cut`ter\, n.	   An instrument to cut straw for fodder.	   [1913 Webster]
Strawed \Strawed\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Straw}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strawworm \Straw"worm`\, n.	   A caddice worm.	   [1913 Webster]
Strawy \Straw"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to straw; made of, or resembling, straw.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stray \Stray\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Strayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Straying}.] [OF. estraier, estraer, to stray, or as adj.,	   stray, fr. (assumed) L. stratarius roving the streets, fr. L.	   strata (sc. via) a paved road. See {Street}, and {Stray}, a.]	   1. To wander, as from a direct course; to deviate, or go out	      of the way.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thames among the wanton valleys strays. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wander from company, or from the proper limits; to rove	      at large; to roam; to go astray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, until the break of day,	            Through this house each fairy stray.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sheep doth very often stray.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Figuratively, to wander from the path of duty or	      rectitude; to err.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have erred and strayed from thy ways. --??? of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            While meaner things, whom instinct leads,	            Are rarely known to stray.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deviate; err; swerve; rove; roam; wander.	        [1913 Webster]	Stray \Stray\, v. t.	   To cause to stray. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Stray \Stray\, a. [Cf. OF. estrai['e], p. p. of estraier. See	   {Stray}, v. i., and cf. {Astray}, {Estray}.]	   Having gone astray; strayed; wandering; as, a strayhorse or	   sheep.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stray line} (Naut.), that portion of the log line which is	      veered from the reel to allow the chip to get clear of the	      stern eddies before the glass is turned.	   {Stray mark} (Naut.), the mark indicating the end of the	      stray line.	      [1913 Webster]	Stray \Stray\, n.	   1. Any domestic animal that has an inclosure, or its proper	      place and company, and wanders at large, or is lost; an	      estray. Used also figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of wandering or going astray. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Strayer \Stray"er\, n.	   One who strays; a wanderer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stre \Stre\, n.	   Straw. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Streak \Streak\, v. t. [Cf. {Stretch}, {Streek}.]	   To stretch; to extend; hence, to lay out, as a dead body.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Streak \Streak\, n. [OE. streke; akin to D. streek a line,	   stroke, G. strich, AS. strica, Sw. strek, Dan. streg, Goth.	   stricks, and E. strike, stroke. See {Strike}, {Stroke}, n.,	   and cf. {Strake}.]	   1. A line or long mark of a different color from the ground;	      a stripe; a vein.	      [1913 Webster]	            What mean those colored streaks in heaven? --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Shipbuilding) A strake.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) The fine powder or mark yielded by a mineral when	      scratched or rubbed against a harder surface, the color of	      which is sometimes a distinguishing character.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The rung or round of a ladder. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Streak \Streak\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Streaked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Streaking}.]	   1. To form streaks or stripes in or on; to stripe; to	      variegate with lines of a different color, or of different	      colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mule . . . streaked and dappled with white and	            black.                                --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now streaked and glowing with the morning red.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With it as an object: To run swiftly. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Streaked \Streaked\, a.	   1. Marked or variegated with stripes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncomfortable; out of sorts. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Streaky \Streak"y\, a.	   Same as {Streaked}, 1. "The streaky west." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Stream \Stream\ (str[=e]m), n. [AS. stre['a]m; akin to OFries.	   str[=a]m, OS. str[=o]m, D. stroom, G. strom, OHG. stroum,	   str[=u]m, Dan. & Sw. str["o]m, Icel. straumr, Ir. sroth,	   Lith. srove, Russ. struia, Gr. "ry`sis a flowing, "rei^n to	   flow, Skr. sru. [root]174. Cf. {Catarrh}, {Diarrhea},	   {Rheum}, {Rhythm}.]	   1. A current of water or other fluid; a liquid flowing	      continuously in a line or course, either on the earth, as	      a river, brook, etc., or from a vessel, reservoir, or	      fountain; specifically, any course of running water; as,	      many streams are blended in the Mississippi; gas and steam	      came from the earth in streams; a stream of molten lead	      from a furnace; a stream of lava from a volcano.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A beam or ray of light. "Sun streams." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything issuing or moving with continued succession of	      parts; as, a stream of words; a stream of sand. "The	      stream of beneficence." --Atterbury. "The stream of	      emigration." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A continued current or course; as, a stream of weather.	      "The very stream of his life." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Current; drift; tendency; series of tending or moving	      causes; as, the stream of opinions or manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gulf stream}. See under {Gulf}.	   {Stream anchor}, {Stream cable}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor},	      and {Cable}.	   {Stream ice}, blocks of ice floating in a mass together in	      some definite direction.	   {Stream tin}, particles or masses of tin ore found in	      alluvial ground; -- so called because a stream of water is	      the principal agent used in separating the ore from the	      sand and gravel.	   {Stream works} (Cornish Mining), a place where an alluvial	      deposit of tin ore is worked. --Ure.	   {To float with the stream}, figuratively, to drift with the	      current of opinion, custom, etc., so as not to oppose or	      check it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Current; flow; rush; tide; course.	   Usage: {Stream}, {Current}. These words are often properly	          interchangeable; but stream is the broader word,	          denoting a prevailing onward course. The stream of the	          Mississippi rolls steadily on to the Gulf of Mexico,	          but there are reflex currents in it which run for a	          while in a contrary direction.	          [1913 Webster]	Stream \Stream\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Streamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Streaming}.]	   1. To issue or flow in a stream; to flow freely or in a	      current, as a fluid or whatever is likened to fluids; as,	      tears streamed from her eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beneath those banks where rivers stream. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pour out, or emit, a stream or streams.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand suns will stream on thee.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To issue in a stream of light; to radiate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To extend; to stretch out with a wavy motion; to float in	      the wind; as, a flag streams in the wind.	      [1913 Webster]	Stream \Stream\, v. t.	   To send forth in a current or stream; to cause to flow; to	   pour; as, his eyes streamed tears.	   [1913 Webster]	         It may so please that she at length will stream	         Some dew of grace into my withered heart. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark with colors or embroidery in long tracts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The herald's mantle is streamed with gold. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unfurl. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To stream the buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}.	      [1913 Webster]	Stream clock \Stream clock\ (Physiol.)	   An instrument for ascertaining the velocity of the blood in a	   vessel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Streamer \Stream"er\, n.	   1. An ensign, flag, or pennant, which floats in the wind;	      specifically, a long, narrow, ribbonlike flag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brave Rupert from afar appears,	            Whose waving streamers the glad general knows.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stream or column of light shooting upward from the	      horizon, constituting one of the forms of the aurora	      borealis. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            While overhead the North's dumb streamers shoot.	                                                  --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A searcher for stream tin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Journalism) a banner.	      [PJC]
Streamful \Stream"ful\, a.	   Abounding in streams, or in water. "The streamful tide."	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Stream gold \Stream gold\ (Mining)	   Gold in alluvial deposits; placer gold.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Streaminess \Stream"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being streamy; a trailing. --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Streaming \Stream"ing\, a.	   Sending forth streams.	   [1913 Webster]	Streaming \Stream"ing\, n.	   1. The act or operation of that which streams; the act of	      that which sends forth, or which runs in, streams.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The reduction of stream tin; also, the search for	      stream tin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) the rapid flow of cytoplasm within a cell; --	      called also {protoplasmic streaming}.	      [PJC]
Streamless \Stream"less\, a.	   Destitute of streams, or of a stream, as a region of country,	   or a dry channel.	   [1913 Webster]
Streamlet \Stream"let\, n.	   A small stream; a rivulet; a rill.	   [1913 Webster]
Stream line \Stream line\	   The path of a constituent particle of a flowing fluid	   undisturbed by eddies or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Streamline \Stream"line`\, a.	   Of or pert. to a stream line; designating a motion or flow	   that is free from turbulence, like that of a particle in a	   streamline; hence, designating a surface, body, etc., that is	   designed so as to afford an unbroken flow of a fluid about	   it, esp. when the resistance to flow is the least possible;	   as, a streamline body for an automobile or airship; -- the	   current usuage prefers the term {streamlined}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
streamline \stream"line\, v. t.	   1. to design or modify so as to present the least possible	      resistance to fluid flow; -- used mostly of vehicles, such	      as automobiles, airplanes, or ships.	      [PJC]	   2. [Fig.] to change so as to make more efficient; -- used	      especially of organizations, procedures, or methods. "The	      streamlined company became a formidable competitor."	      [PJC]
Stream wheel \Stream wheel\	   A wheel used for measuring, by its motion when submerged, the	   velocity of flowing water; a current wheel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Streamy \Stream"y\, a.	   1. Abounding with streams, or with running water; streamful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arcadia	            However streamy now, adust and dry,	            Denied the goddess water.             --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling a stream; issuing in a stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            His nodding helm emits a streamy ray. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Stree \Stree\, n.	   Straw. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Streek \Streek\, v. t.	   To stretch; also, to lay out, as a dead body. See {Streak}.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Streel \Streel\, v. i. [Cf. {Stroll}.]	   To trail along; to saunter or be drawn along, carelessly,	   swaying in a kind of zigzag motion. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Streen \Streen\ (str[=e]n), n.	   See {Strene}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Street \Street\ (str[=e]t), n. [OE. strete, AS. str[=ae]t, fr.	   L. strata (sc. via) a paved way, properly fem. p. p. of	   sternere, stratum, to spread; akin to E. strew. See {Strew},	   and cf. {Stratum}, {Stray}, v. & a.]	   1. Originally, a paved way or road; a public highway; now	      commonly, a thoroughfare in a city or village, bordered by	      dwellings or business houses.	      [1913 Webster]	            He removed [the body of] Amasa from the street unto	            the field.                            --Coverdale.	      [1913 Webster]	            At home or through the high street passing.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In an extended sense, street designates besides the	         roadway, the walks, houses, shops, etc., which border	         the thoroughfare.	         [1913 Webster]	               His deserted mansion in Duke Street. --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. the roadway of a street[1], as distinguished from the	      sidewalk; as, children playing in the street.	      [PJC]	   3. the inhabitants of a particular street; as, the whole	      street knew about their impending divorce.	      [PJC]	   {The street} (Broker's Cant), that thoroughfare of a city	      where the leading bankers and brokers do business; also,	      figuratively, those who do business there; as, the street	      would not take the bonds.	   {on the street},	      (a) homeless.	      (b) unemployed.	      (a) not in prison, or released from prison; the murderer	          is still on the street. 	   {Street Arab}, {Street broker}, etc. See under {Arab},	      {Broker}, etc.	   {Street door}, a door which opens upon a street, or is	      nearest the street.	   {street person}, a homeless person; a vagrant.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: See {Way}.	        [1913 Webster]
Streetwalker \Street"walk`er\, n.	   A common prostitute who walks the streets to find customers.	   [1913 Webster]
Streetward \Street"ward`\, n.	   An officer, or ward, having the care of the streets. [Obs.]	   --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Streetward \Street"ward\, a.	   Facing toward the street.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their little streetward sitting room.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Streight \Streight\, a., n., & adv.	   See 2nd {Strait}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Streighten \Streight"en\, v. t.	   See {Straiten}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strein \Strein\, v. t.	   To strain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Streit \Streit\, a. [See {Stretch}.]	   Drawn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pyrrhus with his streite sword.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Streit \Streit\, a.	   Close; narrow; strict. [Obs.] See {Strait}.	   [1913 Webster]
Streite \Streite\, adv.	   Narrowly; strictly; straitly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strelitz \Strel"itz\, n. sing. & pl. [Russ. strieli['e]ts' a	   shooter, archer.]	   A soldier of the ancient Muscovite guard or Russian standing	   army; also, the guard itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Strelitzia \Stre*litz"i*a\, n. [NL., named after Charlotte,	   Princess of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, and queen of George III of	   Great Britain.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants related to the banana, found at the Cape of	   Good Hope. They have rigid glaucous distichous leaves, and	   peculiar richly colored flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Strene \Strene\, n. [OE. stren, streen, streon, AS.	   gestri['e]nan, gestr?nan, gestre['o]nan, to beget, to obtain,	   gestre['o]n gain, wealth; akin to OHG. striunan to gain. Cf.	   {Strian} race, family.]	   Race; offspring; stock; breed; strain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Strenger
Strenger \Stren"ger\, Strengest \Stren"gest\,	   the original compar. & superl. of {Strong}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Two of us shall strenger be than one.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Strength \Strength\, n. [OE. strengthe, AS. streng[eth]u, fr.	   strang strong. See {Strong}.]	   1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to	      bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether	      physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as,	      strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of	      memory, or of judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou must outlive	            Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality	      of bodies by which they endure the application of force	      without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to	      {frangibility}; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of	      a wall, a rope, and the like. "The brittle strength of	      bones." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. "Our castle's	      strength will laugh a siege to scorn." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective	      power in an institution or enactment; security; validity;	      legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the	      strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of	      law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence;	      strength of argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or	      affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which	      confidence or reliance is based; support; security.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is our refuge and strength.       --Ps. xlvi. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are	            providing shall be one of our principal strengths.	                                                  --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certainly there is not a greater strength against	            temptation.                           --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body,	      as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the	      strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; --	      said of literary work.	      [1913 Webster]	            And praise the easy vigor of a life	            Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Intensity; -- said of light or color.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bright Phoebus in his strength.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential	      element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors,	      solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.] --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {On the strength of}, or {Upon the strength of}, in reliance	      upon. "The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt,	      upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for	      the ensuing campaign." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness;	        brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support;	        spirit; validity; authority. See {Force}.	        [1913 Webster]	Strength \Strength\, v. t.	   To strengthen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strengthened}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Strengthening}.]	   1. To make strong or stronger; to add strength to; as, to	      strengthen a limb, a bridge, an army; to strengthen an	      obligation; to strengthen authority.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let noble Warwick, Cobham, and the rest, . . .	            With powerful policy strengthen themselves. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To animate; to encourage; to fix in resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charge Joshua, and encourage him, and strengthen	            him.                                  --Deut. iii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To invigorate; confirm; establish; fortify; animate;	        encourage.	        [1913 Webster]	Strengthen \Strength"en\, v. i.	   To grow strong or stronger.	   [1913 Webster]	         The young disease, that must subdue at length,	         Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his	         strength.                                --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Strengthener \Strength"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, gives or adds strength. --Sir W.	   Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Strengthening \Strength"en*ing\, a.	   That strengthens; giving or increasing strength. --	   {Strength"en*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Strengthening plaster} (Med.), a plaster containing iron,	      and supposed to have tonic effects.	      [1913 Webster]
Strengthful \Strength"ful\, a.	   Abounding in strength; full of strength; strong. --	   {Strength"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Florence my friend, in court my faction	         Not meanly strengthful.                  --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Strengthing \Strength"ing\, n.	   A stronghold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strengthless \Strength"less\, a.	   Destitute of strength. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Strengthner \Strength"ner\, n.	   See {Strengthener}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strengthy \Strength"y\, a.	   Having strength; strong. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strenuity \Stre*nu"i*ty\, n. [L. strenuatis.]	   Strenuousness; activity. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Strenuous \Stren"u*ous\, a. [L. strenuus; cf. Gr. ? strong,	   hard, rough, harsh.]	   Eagerly pressing or urgent; zealous; ardent; earnest; bold;	   valiant; intrepid; as, a strenuous advocate for national	   rights; a strenuous reformer; a strenuous defender of his	   country.	   [1913 Webster]	         And spirit-stirring wine, that strenuous makes.	                                                  --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Strenuous, continuous labor is pain.     --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Stren"u*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Stren"u*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Strepent \Strep"ent\, a. [L. strepens, p. pr. of strepere to	   make a noise.]	   Noisy; loud. [R.] --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Streperous \Strep"er*ous\, a. [LL. streperus, fr. L. strepere.	   See {Strepent}, and cf. {Obstreperous}.]	   Loud; boisterous. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Strepitores \Strep`i*to"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. strepitus	   clamor.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds, including the clamatorial and picarian	   birds, which do not have well developed singing organs.	   [1913 Webster] Strepsipter
Strepsipter \Strep*sip"ter\, Strepsipteran \Strep*sip"ter*an\,	   n. (Zool.)	   One of the Strepsiptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Strepsiptera \Strep*sip"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a turning	   (fr. ? to twist) + ? a wing.] (Zool.)	   A group of small insects having the anterior wings	   rudimentary, and in the form of short and slender twisted	   appendages, while the posterior ones are large and	   membranous. They are parasitic in the larval state on bees,	   wasps, and the like; -- called also {Rhipiptera}. See Illust.	   under {Rhipipter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strepsipterous \Strep*sip"ter*ous\, a. [See {Strepsiptera}.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to Strepsiptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Strepsorhina \Strep`so*rhi"na\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a turning	   + ?, ?, the nose.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Lemuroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strepsorhine \Strep"so*rhine\, a. (Zool.)	   Having twisted nostrils; -- said of the lemurs. -- n. (Zool.)	   One of the Strepsorhina; a lemur. See Illust. under {Monkey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Streptobacteria \Strep`to*bac*te"ri*a\, n. pl.; sing.	   {Streptobracterium}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pliant, bent + E. & NL.	   bacteria.] (Biol.)	   A so-called variety of bacterium, consisting in reality of	   several bacteria linked together in the form of a chain.	   [1913 Webster]
Streptococcus \Strep`to*coc"cus\, n.; pl. {Streptococci}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ? pliant, curved + ? a grain, seed.] (Biol.)	   A long or short chain of micrococci, more or less curved.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Streptoneura \Strep`to*neu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? curved +	   ? a sinew.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of gastropod Mollusca in which the loop	   or visceral nerves is twisted, and the sexes separate. It is	   nearly to equivalent to Prosobranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Streptothrix \Strep"to*thrix\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pliant, bent +	   ? a hair.] (Biol.)	   A genus of bacilli occurring of the form of long, smooth and	   apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted.	   [1913 Webster]
Stress \Stress\, n. [Abbrev. fr. distress; or cf. OF. estrecier	   to press, pinch, (assumed) LL. strictiare, fr. L. strictus.	   See {Distress}.]	   1. Distress. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sad hersal of his heavy stress.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pressure, strain; -- used chiefly of immaterial things;	      except in mechanics; hence, urgency; importance; weight;	      significance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The faculties of the mind are improved by exercise,	            yet they must not be put to a stress beyond their	            strength.                             --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A body may as well lay too little as too much stress	            upon a dream.                         --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech. & Physics) The force, or combination of forces,	      which produces a strain; force exerted in any direction or	      manner between contiguous bodies, or parts of bodies, and	      taking specific names according to its direction, or mode	      of action, as thrust or pressure, pull or tension, shear	      or tangential stress. --Rankine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stress is the mutual action between portions of	            matter.                               --Clerk	                                                  Maxwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 pronunciation}, [sect][sect] 31-35.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Scots Law) Distress; the act of distraining; also, the	      thing distrained.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stress of voice}, unusual exertion of the voice.	   {Stress of weather}, constraint imposed by continued bad	      weather; as, to be driven back to port by stress of	      weather.	   {To lay stress upon}, to attach great importance to; to	      emphasize. "Consider how great a stress is laid upon this	      duty." --Atterbury.	   {To put stress upon}, or {To put to a stress}, to strain.	      [1913 Webster]	Stress \Stress\ (str[e^]s), v. t.	   1. To press; to urge; to distress; to put to difficulties.	      [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subject to stress, pressure, or strain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To subject to phonetic stress; to accent.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. To place emphasis on; to make emphatic; emphasize.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stressful \Stress"ful\, a.	   Having much stress. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Stretch \Stretch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stretched}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Stretching}.] [OE. strecchen, AS. streccan; akin to D.	   strekken, G. strecken, OHG. strecchen, Sw. str[aum]cka, Dan.	   straekke; cf. AS. straeck, strec, strong, violent, G. strack	   straight; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to E. strong. Cf.	   {Straight}.]	   1. To reach out; to extend; to put forth.	      [1913 Webster]	            And stretch forth his neck long and small.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I in conquest stretched mine arm.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a	      straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as,	      to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ox hath therefore stretched his yoke in vain.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to	      stretch a tendon or muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Awake, my soul, stretch every nerve.  --Doddridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the	      truth; to stretch one's credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            They take up, one day, the most violent and	            stretched prerogative.                --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Stretch \Stretch\, v. i.	   1. To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth,	      or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches	      across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square	      miles.	      [1913 Webster]	            As far as stretcheth any ground.      --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the	      lazy man yawns and stretches.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as	      elastic or ductile substances.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inner membrane . . . because it would stretch	            and yield, remained umbroken.         --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to	      stretch in his report of facts. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the	      ship stretched to the eastward. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stretch out}, an order to rowers to extend themselves	      forward in dipping the oar.	      [1913 Webster]	Stretch \Stretch\, n.	   1. Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach;	      effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a	      stretch of the imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            By stretch of arms the distant shore to gain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those put a lawful authority upon the stretch, to	            the abuse of yower, under the color of prerogative.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time;	      as, grassy stretches of land.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great stretch of cultivated country. --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	            But all of them left me a week at a stretch. --E.	                                                  Eggleston.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The extent to which anything may be stretched.	      [1913 Webster]	            Quotations, in their utmost stretch, can signify no	            more than that Luther lay under severe agonies of	            mind.                                 --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is the utmost stretch that nature can.	                                                  --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one	      tack; a tack or board.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be on the stretch}, to be obliged to use one's utmost	      powers.	   {Home stretch}. See under {Home}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Stretcher \Stretch"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, stretches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Masonry) A brick or stone laid with its longer dimension	      in the line of direction of the wall. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A piece of timber used in building.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) A narrow crosspiece of the bottom of a boat against	          which a rower braces his feet.	      (b) A crosspiece placed between the sides of a boat to	          keep them apart when hoisted up and griped. --Dana.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A litter, or frame, for carrying disabled, wounded, or	      dead persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An overstretching of the truth; a lie. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. One of the rods in an umbrella, attached at one end to one	      of the ribs, and at the other to the tube sliding upon the	      handle.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An instrument for stretching boots or gloves.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The frame upon which canvas is stretched for a painting.	      [1913 Webster]
Stretching \Stretch"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Stretch}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stretching course} (Masonry), a course or series of	      stretchers. See {Stretcher}, 2. --Britton.	      [1913 Webster]
Stretto \Stret"to\, n. [It., close or contacted, pressed.]	   (Mus.)	   (a) The crowding of answer upon subject near the end of a	       fugue.	   (b) In an opera or oratorio, a coda, or winding up, in an	       accelerated time. [Written also {stretta}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Strew \Strew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strewed}; p. p. {strewn}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Strewing}.] [OE. strewen, strawen, AS.	   strewian, stre['o]wian; akin to Ofries. strewa, OS. strewian,	   D. strooijen, G. streuen, OHG. strewen, Icel. str[=a], Sw.	   str["o], Dan. str["o]e, Goth. straujan, L. sternere, stratum,	   Gr. ?, ?, Skr. st?. [root]166. Cf. {Stratum}, {Straw},	   {Street}.]	   1. To scatter; to spread by scattering; to cast or to throw	      loosely apart; -- used of solids, separated or separable	      into parts or particles; as, to strew seed in beds; to	      strew sand on or over a floor; to strew flowers over a	      grave.	      [1913 Webster]	            And strewed his mangled limbs about the field.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            On a principal table a desk was open and many papers	            [were] strewn about.                  --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover more or less thickly by scattering something over	      or upon; to cover, or lie upon, by having been scattered;	      as, they strewed the ground with leaves; leaves strewed	      the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            The snow which does the top of Pindus strew.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain?	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spread abroad; to disseminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            She may strew dangerous conjectures.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Strewing \Strew"ing\, n.	   1. The act of scattering or spreading.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that is, or may be, strewed; -- used chiefly in	      the plural. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Strewment \Strew"ment\, n.	   Anything scattered, as flowers for decoration. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Strewn \Strewn\,	   p. p. of {Strew}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stria \Stri"a\, n.; pl. {Striae}. [L., a furrow, channel,	   hollow.]	   1. A minute groove, or channel; a threadlike line, as of	      color; a narrow structural band or line; a striation; as,	      the striae, or groovings, produced on a rock by a glacier	      passing over it; the striae on the surface of a shell; a	      stria of nervous matter in the brain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A fillet between the flutes of columns, pilasters,	      or the like. --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]
Striate \Stri"ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Striated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Striating}.] [See {Striate}, a.]	   To mark with striaae. "Striated longitudinally." --Owen.	   [1913 Webster] Striate	Striate \Stri"ate\, Striated \Stri"a*ted\, a. [L. striatus, p.	   p. of striare to furnish with channels, from stria a	   channel.]	   Marked with striaae, or fine grooves, or lines of color;	   showing narrow structural bands or lines; as, a striated	   crystal; striated muscular fiber.	   [1913 Webster]
Striation \Stri*a"tion\, n.	   1. The quality or condition of being striated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stria; as, the striations on a shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Striatum \Stri*a"tum\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The corpus striatum.	   [1913 Webster]
Striature \Stri"a*ture\, n. [L. striatura.]	   A stria.	   [1913 Webster]
Strich \Strich\, n. [Cf. L. strix, strigs, a streech owl.]	   (Zool.)	   An owl. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Strick \Strick\, n.	   A bunch of hackled flax prepared for drawing into slivers.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Stricken \Strick"en\, p. p. & a. from {Strike}.	   1. Struck; smitten; wounded; as, the stricken deer.	   Note: [See {Strike}, n.]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Worn out; far gone; advanced. See {Strike}, v. t., 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abraham was old and well stricken in age. --Gen.	                                                  xxiv. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Whole; entire; -- said of the hour as marked by the	      striking of a clock. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He persevered for a stricken hour in such a torrent	            of unnecessary tattle.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speeches are spoken by the stricken hour, day after	            day, week, perhaps, after week.       --Bayne.	      [1913 Webster]
Strickle \Stric"kle\, n. [See {Strike}.]	   1. An instrument to strike grain to a level with the measure;	      a strike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for whetting scythes; a rifle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Founding) An instrument used for smoothing the surface of	      a core.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Carp. & Mason.) A templet; a pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An instrument used in dressing flax. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Strickler \Stric"kler\, n.	   See {Strickle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strickless \Strick"less\, n.	   See {Strickle}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strict \Strict\, a. [Compar. {Stricter}; superl. {Strictest}.]	   [L. strictus, p. p. of stringere to draw or bind tight, to	   strain. See {Strain}, and cf. {Strait}, a.]	   1. Strained; drawn close; tight; as, a strict embrace; a	      strict ligature. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tense; not relaxed; as, a strict fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exact; accurate; precise; rigorously nice; as, to keep	      strict watch; to pay strict attention. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It shall be still in strictest measure. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Governed or governing by exact rules; observing exact	      rules; severe; rigorous; as, very strict in observing the	      Sabbath. "Through the strict senteries." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Rigidly; interpreted; exactly limited; confined;	      restricted; as, to understand words in a strict sense.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) Upright, or straight and narrow; -- said of the	      shape of the plants or their flower clusters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Exact; accurate; nice; close; rigorous; severe.	   Usage: {Strict}, {Severe}. Strict, applied to a person,	          denotes that he conforms in his motives and acts to a	          principle or code by which he is bound; severe is	          strict with an implication often, but not always, of	          harshness. Strict is opposed to lax; severe is opposed	          to gentle.	          [1913 Webster]	                And rules as strict his labored work confine,	                As if the Stagirite o'erlooked each line.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                Soon moved with touch of blame, thus Eve: 	                "What words have passed thy lips, Adam severe!"	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   {The Strict Observance}, or {Friars of the Strict	   Observance}. (R. C. Ch.) See {Observance}.	      [1913 Webster]
Striction \Stric"tion\, n. [L. strictio. See {Stringent}.]	   The act of constricting, or the state of being constricted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Line of striction} (Geom.), the line on a skew surface that	      cuts each generator in that point of it that is nearest to	      the succeeding generator.	      [1913 Webster]
Strictly \Strict"ly\, adv.	   In a strict manner; closely; precisely.	   [1913 Webster]
Strictness \Strict"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being strict.	   [1913 Webster]
Stricture \Stric"ture\, n. [L. strictura a contraction, from	   stringere, strictum, to draw tight: cf. F. stricture. See	   {Strict}.]	   1. Strictness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of stricture and firm abstinence. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stroke; a glance; a touch. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A touch of adverse criticism; censure.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I have] given myself the liberty of these	            strictures by way of reflection on all and every	            passage.                              --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A localized morbid contraction of any passage of	      the body. Cf. {Organic stricture}, and {Spasmodic	      stricture}, under {Organic}, and {Spasmodic}. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Strictured \Stric"tured\, a. (Med.)	   Affected with a stricture; as, a strictured duct.	   [1913 Webster]
Strid \Strid\, n. [See {Stride}.]	   A narrow passage between precipitous rocks or banks, which	   looks as if it might be crossed at a stride. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Howitt.	   [1913 Webster]	         This striding place is called the Strid. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Stride \Stride\, v. t. [imp. {Strode}(Obs. {Strid}); p. p.	   {Stridden}(Obs. {Strid}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striding}.] [AS.	   str[imac]dan to stride, to strive; akin to LG. striden,	   OFries. str[imac]da to strive, D. strijden to strive, to	   contend, G. streiten, OHG. str[imac]tan; of uncertain origin.	   Cf. {Straddle}.]	   1. To walk with long steps, especially in a measured or	      pompous manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mars in the middle of the shining shield	            Is graved, and strides along the liquid field.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stand with the legs wide apart; to straddle.	      [1913 Webster]	Stride \Stride\, v. t.	   1. To pass over at a step; to step over. "A debtor that not	      dares to stride a limit." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To straddle; to bestride.	      [1913 Webster]	            I mean to stride your steed.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stride \Stride\, n.	   The act of stridding; a long step; the space measured by a	   long step; as, a masculine stride. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         God never meant that man should scale the heavens	         By strides of human wisdom.              --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Strident \Stri"dent\, a. [L. stridens, -entis, p. pr. of	   stridere to make a grating or creaking noise.]	   Characterized by harshness; grating; shrill. "A strident	   voice." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Stridor \Stri"dor\, n. [L., from stridere to make any harsh,	   grating, or creaking sound.]	   A harsh, shrill, or creaking noise. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Stridulate \Strid"u*late\, v. t. [See {Stridulous}.]	   To make a shrill, creaking noise; specifically (Zool.), to	   make a shrill or musical sound, such as is made by the males	   of many insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Stridulation \Strid`u*la"tion\, n.	   The act of stridulating. Specifically: (Zool.)	   (a) The act of making shrill sounds or musical notes by	       rubbing together certain hard parts, as is done by the	       males of many insects, especially by Orthoptera, such as	       crickets, grasshoppers, and locusts.	   (b) The noise itself.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The crickets stridulate by rubbing together the strong	         nervures of the fore wings. Many grasshoppers	         stridulate by rubbing the hind legs across strong	         nervures on the fore wings. The green grasshoppers and	         katydids stridulate by means of special organs at the	         base of the fore wings.	         [1913 Webster]
Stridulator \Strid"u*la`tor\, n. [NL.]	   That which stridulates. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Stridulatory \Strid"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Stridulous; able to stridulate; used in stridulating; adapted	   for stridulation. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Stridulous \Strid"u*lous\, a. [L. stridulus. See {Strident}.]	   Making a shrill, creaking sound. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Sarmatian boor driving his stridulous cart.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stridulous laryngitis} (Med.), a form of croup, or	      laryngitis, in children, associated with dyspnoea,	      occurring usually at night, and marked by crowing or	      stridulous breathing.	      [1913 Webster]
Strife \Strife\, n. [OF. estrif. See {Strive}.]	   1. The act of striving; earnest endeavor. [Archaic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exertion or contention for superiority; contest of	      emulation, either by intellectual or physical efforts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doting about questions and strifes of words. --1	                                                  Tim. vi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus gods contended -- noble strife 	            Who most should ease the wants of life. --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Altercation; violent contention; fight; battle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twenty of them fought in this black strife. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            These vows, thus granted, raised a strife above	            Betwixt the god of war and queen of love. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is contended against; occasion of contest.	      [Obs.] "Lamenting her unlucky strife." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Contest; struggle; quarrel. See {Contention}.	        [1913 Webster]
Strifeful \Strife"ful\, a.	   Contentious; discordant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ape was strifeful and ambitious.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Strigate \Stri"gate\, a. (Zool.)	   Having transverse bands of color.	   [1913 Webster]
Striges \Stri"ges\, n. pl. [L., pl. of strix a streech owl; cf.	   Gr. ? a screaming night bird.] (Zool.)	   The tribe of birds which comprises the owls.	   [1913 Webster]
Strigil \Strig"il\, n. [L. strigilis, from stringere to graze,	   scrape.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)	   An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the	   skin at the bath.	   [1913 Webster]
Strigillose \Strig"il*lose`\, a. [Dim. fr. strigose.] (Bot.)	   Set with stiff, slender bristles.	   [1913 Webster]
Strigine \Stri"gine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to owls; owl-like.	   [1913 Webster]
Strigment \Strig"ment\, n. [L. strigmentum.]	   Scraping; that which is scraped off. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Strigose \Stri*gose"\, a. [Cf. F. strigueux. See {Strigil}.]	   (Bot.)	   Set with stiff, straight bristles; hispid; as, a strigose	   leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Strigous \Stri"gous\, a. (Bot.)	   Strigose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strike \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. p. than	   stricken.] [OE. striken to strike, proceed, flow, AS.	   str[imac]can to go, proceed, akin to D. strijken to rub,	   stroke, strike, to move, go, G. streichen, OHG.	   str[imac]hhan, L. stringere to touch lightly, to graze, to	   strip off (but perhaps not to L. stringere in sense to draw	   tight), striga a row, a furrow. Cf. {Streak}, {Stroke}.]	   1. To touch or hit with some force, either with the hand or	      with an instrument; to smite; to give a blow to, either	      with the hand or with any instrument or missile.	      [1913 Webster]	            He at Philippi kept	            His sword e'en like a dancer; while I struck	            The lean and wrinkled Cassius.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come in collision with; to strike against; as, a bullet	      struck him; the wave struck the boat amidships; the ship	      struck a reef.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give, as a blow; to impel, as with a blow; to give a	      force to; to dash; to cast.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall take of the blood, and strike it on the	            two sideposts.                        --Ex. xii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would be free, themselves must strike the blow.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stamp or impress with a stroke; to coin; as, to strike	      coin from metal: to strike dollars at the mint.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To thrust in; to cause to enter or penetrate; to set in	      the earth; as, a tree strikes its roots deep.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To punish; to afflict; to smite.	      [1913 Webster]	            To punish the just is not good, nor strike princes	            for equity.                           --Prov. xvii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause to sound by one or more beats; to indicate or	      notify by audible strokes; as, the clock strikes twelve;	      the drums strike up a march.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To lower; to let or take down; to remove; as, to strike	      sail; to strike a flag or an ensign, as in token of	      surrender; to strike a yard or a topmast in a gale; to	      strike a tent; to strike the centering of an arch.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To make a sudden impression upon, as by a blow; to affect	      sensibly with some strong emotion; as, to strike the mind,	      with surprise; to strike one with wonder, alarm, dread, or	      horror.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nice works of art strike and surprise us most on the	            first view.                           --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            They please as beauties, here as wonders strike.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To affect in some particular manner by a sudden	       impression or impulse; as, the plan proposed strikes me	       favorably; to strike one dead or blind.	       [1913 Webster]	             How often has stricken you dumb with his irony!	                                                  --Landor.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To cause or produce by a stroke, or suddenly, as by a	       stroke; as, to strike a light.	       [1913 Webster]	             Waving wide her myrtle wand,	             She strikes a universal peace through sea and land.	                                                  --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To cause to ignite; as, to strike a match.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To make and ratify; as, to strike a bargain.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Probably borrowed from the L. foedus ferrire, to strike	         a compact, so called because an animal was struck and	         killed as a sacrifice on such occasions.	         [1913 Webster]	   14. To take forcibly or fraudulently; as, to strike money.	       [Old Slang]	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To level, as a measure of grain, salt, or the like, by	       scraping off with a straight instrument what is above the	       level of the top.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Masonry) To cut off, as a mortar joint, even with the	       face of the wall, or inward at a slight angle.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. To hit upon, or light upon, suddenly; as, my eye struck a	       strange word; they soon struck the trail.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. To borrow money of; to make a demand upon; as, he struck	       a friend for five dollars. [Slang]	       [1913 Webster]	   19. To lade into a cooler, as a liquor. --B. Edwards.	       [1913 Webster]	   20. To stroke or pass lightly; to wave.	       [1913 Webster]	             Behold, I thought, He will . . . strike his hand	             over the place, and recover the leper. --2 Kings v.	                                                  11.	       [1913 Webster]	   21. To advance; to cause to go forward; -- used only in past	       participle. "Well struck in years." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To strike an attitude}, {To strike a balance}. See under	      {Attitude}, and {Balance}.	   {To strike a jury} (Law), to constitute a special jury	      ordered by a court, by each party striking out a certain	      number of names from a prepared list of jurors, so as to	      reduce it to the number of persons required by law.	      --Burrill.	   {To strike a lead}.	       (a) (Mining) To find a vein of ore.	       (b) Fig.: To find a way to fortune. [Colloq.]	   {To strike a ledger} or {To strike an account}, to balance	      it.	   {To strike hands with}.	       (a) To shake hands with. --Halliwell.	       (b) To make a compact or agreement with; to agree with.	           	   {To strike off}.	       (a) To erase from an account; to deduct; as, to strike	           off the interest of a debt.	       (b) (Print.) To impress; to print; as, to strike off a	           thousand copies of a book.	       (c) To separate by a blow or any sudden action; as, to	           strike off what is superfluous or corrupt.	   {To strike oil}, to find petroleum when boring for it;	      figuratively, to make a lucky hit financially. [Slang,	      U.S.]	   {To strike one luck}, to shake hands with one and wish good	      luck. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   {To strike out}.	       (a) To produce by collision; to force out, as, to strike	           out sparks with steel.	       (b) To blot out; to efface; to erase. "To methodize is as	           necessary as to strike out." --Pope.	       (c) To form by a quick effort; to devise; to invent; to	           contrive, as, to strike out a new plan of finance.	       (d) (Baseball) To cause a player to strike out; -- said	           of the pitcher. See {To strike out}, under {Strike},	           v. i.	   {To strike sail}. See under {Sail}.	   {To strike up}.	       (a) To cause to sound; to begin to beat. "Strike up the	           drums." --Shak.	       (b) To begin to sing or play; as, to strike up a tune.	       (c) To raise (as sheet metal), in making diahes, pans,	           etc., by blows or pressure in a die.	   {To strike work}, to quit work; to go on a strike.	      [1913 Webster]	Strike \Strike\, v. i.	   To move; to advance; to proceed; to take a course; as, to	   strike into the fields.	   [1913 Webster]	         A mouse . . . struck forth sternly [bodily]. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. To deliver a quick blow or thrust; to give blows.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand,	            With which he stroke so furious and so fell.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strike now, or else the iron cools.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer	      strikes against the bell of a clock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to	      be struck; as, the clock strikes.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deep sound strikes like a rising knell. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make an attack; to aim a blow.	      [1913 Webster]	            A puny subject strikes	            At thy great glory.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Struck for throne, and striking found his doom.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To touch; to act by appulse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hinder light but from striking on it [porphyry], and	            its colors vanish.                    --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To run upon a rock or bank; to be stranded; as, the ship	      struck in the night.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To pass with a quick or strong effect; to dart; to	      penetrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till a dart strike through his liver. --Prov. vii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now and then a glittering beam of wit or passion	            strikes through the obscurity of the poem. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To break forth; to commence suddenly; -- with into; as, to	      strike into reputation; to strike into a run.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To lower a flag, or colors, in token of respect, or to	       signify a surrender of a ship to an enemy.	       [1913 Webster]	             That the English ships of war should not strike in	             the Danish seas.                     --Bp. Burnet.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To quit work in order to compel an increase, or prevent a	       reduction, of wages.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To become attached to something; -- said of the spat of	       oysters.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To steal money. [Old Slang, Eng.] --Nares.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To strike at}, to aim a blow at.	   {To strike for}, to start suddenly on a course for.	   {To strike home}, to give a blow which reaches its object, to	      strike with effect.	   {To strike in}.	       (a) To enter suddenly.	       (b) To disappear from the surface, with internal effects,	           as an eruptive disease.	       (c) To come in suddenly; to interpose; to interrupt. "I	           proposed the embassy of Constantinople for Mr.	           Henshaw, but my Lord Winchelsea struck in." --Evelyn.	       (d) To join in after another has begun,as in singing.	   {To strike in with}, to conform to; to suit itself to; to	      side with, to join with at once. "To assert this is to	      strike in with the known enemies of God's grace." --South.	   {To strike out}.	       (a) To start; to wander; to make a sudden excursion; as,	           to strike out into an irregular course of life.	       (b) To strike with full force.	       (c) (Baseball) To be put out for not hitting the ball	           during one's turn at the bat.	   {To strike up}, to commence to play as a musician; to begin	      to sound, as an instrument. "Whilst any trump did sound,	      or drum struck up." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Strike \Strike\, n.	   1. The act of striking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument with a straight edge for leveling a measure	      of grain, salt, and the like, scraping off what is above	      the level of the top; a strickle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A bushel; four pecks. [Prov. Eng.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An old measure of four bushels. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fullness of measure; hence, excellence of quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Three hogsheads of ale of the first strike. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An iron pale or standard in a gate or fence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The act of quitting work; specifically, such an act by a	      body of workmen, usually organized by a labor union, done	      as a means of enforcing compliance with demands made on	      their employer.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Strikes are the insurrections of labor. --F. A.	                                                  Walker.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Iron Working) A puddler's stirrer.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Geol.) The horizontal direction of the outcropping edges	      of tilted rocks; or, the direction of a horizontal line	      supposed to be drawn on the surface of a tilted stratum.	      It is at right angles to the dip.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The extortion of money, or the attempt to extort money,	       by threat of injury; blackmailing.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A sudden finding of rich ore in mining; hence, any sudden	       success or good fortune, esp. financial.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Bowling, U. S.) The act of leveling all the pins with	       the first bowl; also, the score thus made. Sometimes	       called {double spare}. Throwing a strike entitles the	       player to add to the score for that frame the total	       number of pins knocked down in the next two bowls.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   13. (Baseball) Any actual or constructive striking at the	       pitched ball, three of which, if the ball is not hit	       fairly, cause the batter to be put out; hence, any of	       various acts or events which are ruled as equivalent to	       such a striking, as failing to strike at a ball so	       pitched that the batter should have struck at it. "It's	       one, two, three strikes you're out in the old ball game."	       --[Take me out to the ball game]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   14. (Tenpins) Same as {Ten-strike}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Strike block} (Carp.), a plane shorter than a jointer, used	      for fitting a short joint. --Moxon.	   {Strike of flax}, a handful that may be hackled at once.	      [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer.	   {Strike of sugar}. (Sugar Making)	       (a) The act of emptying the teache, or last boiler, in	           which the cane juice is exposed to heat, into the	           coolers.	       (b) The quantity of the sirup thus emptied at once.	           [1913 Webster]
Strikeout \Strike"out\, n. (Baseball)	   an out made by a batter against whom three strikes were	   called in a single at-bat; also, the same out as credited to	   the pitcher, in the scoring of the game.	   [PJC]
Striker \Strik"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, strikes; specifically, a	      blacksmith's helper who wields the sledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A harpoon; also, a harpooner.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherever we come to an anchor, we always send out	            our strikers, and put out hooks and lines overboard,	            to try fish.                          --Dampier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wencher; a lewd man. [Obs.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A workman who is on a strike.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A blackmailer in politics; also, one whose political	      influence can be bought. [Political Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Strike zone \Strike" zone\, n. (Baseball)	   the area above home plate where, if a pitched ball passes	   through and is not hit by the batter, the pitch counts as a	   strike. Specifically, it is directly above home plate and at	   a height from the knees to the shoulders of the batter.	   [PJC]
Striking \Strik"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Strike}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Striking distance}, the distance through which an object can	      be reached by striking; the distance at which a force is	      effective when directed to a particular object.	   {Striking plate}.	   (a) The plate against which the latch of a door lock strikes	       as the door is closed.	   (b) A part of the centering of an arch, which is driven back	       to loosen the centering in striking it.	       [1913 Webster]	Striking \Strik"ing\, a.	   Affecting with strong emotions; surprising; forcible;	   impressive; very noticeable; as, a striking representation or	   image; a striking resemblance. "A striking fact." --De	   Quincey. -- {Strik"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Strik"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Strikle \Strik"le\, n.	   See {Strickle}.	   [1913 Webster]
String \String\ (str[i^]ng), n. [OE. string, streng, AS. streng;	   akin to D. streng, G. strang, Icel. strengr, Sw. str[aum]ng,	   Dan. straeng; probably from the adj., E. strong (see	   {Strong}); or perhaps originally meaning, twisted, and akin	   to E. strangle.]	   1. A small cord, a line, a twine, or a slender strip of	      leather, or other substance, used for binding together,	      fastening, or tying things; a cord, larger than a thread	      and smaller than a rope; as, a shoe string; a bonnet	      string; a silken string. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Round Ormond's knee thou tiest the mystic string.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thread or cord on which a number of objects or parts are	      strung or arranged in close and orderly succession; hence,	      a line or series of things arranged on a thread, or as if	      so arranged; a succession; a concatenation; a chain; as, a	      string of shells or beads; a string of dried apples; a	      string of houses; a string of arguments. "A string of	      islands." --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A strip, as of leather, by which the covers of a book are	      held together. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The cord of a musical instrument, as of a piano, harp, or	      violin; specifically (pl.), the stringed instruments of an	      orchestra, in distinction from the wind instruments; as,	      the strings took up the theme. "An instrument of ten	      strings." --Ps. xxx. iii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Me softer airs befit, and softer strings	            Of lute, or viol still.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The line or cord of a bow. --Ps. xi. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            He twangs the grieving string.        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A fiber, as of a plant; a little, fibrous root.	      [1913 Webster]	            Duckweed putteth forth a little string into the	            water, from the bottom.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A nerve or tendon of an animal body.	      [1913 Webster]	            The string of his tongue was loosed.  --Mark vii.	                                                  35.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Shipbuilding) An inside range of ceiling planks,	      corresponding to the sheer strake on the outside and	      bolted to it.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Bot.) The tough fibrous substance that unites the valves	      of the pericap of leguminous plants, and which is readily	      pulled off; as, the strings of beans.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mining) A small, filamentous ramification of a metallic	       vein. --Ure.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Arch.) Same as {Stringcourse}.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Billiards) The points made in a game.	       [1913 Webster]	   13.	       (a) In various indoor games, a score or tally, sometimes,	           as in American billiard games, marked by buttons	           threaded on a string or wire.	       (b) In various games, competitions, etc., a certain	           number of turns at play, of rounds, etc.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. (Billiards & Pool)	       (a) The line from behind and over which the cue ball must	           be played after being out of play as by being	           pocketed or knocked off the table; -- called also	           {string line}.	       (b) Act of stringing for break.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   15. A hoax; a trumped-up or "fake" story. [Slang]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   16. a sequence of similar objects or events sufficiently	       close in time or space to be perceived as a group; a	       string of accidents; a string of restaurants on a	       highway.	       [PJC]	   17. (Physics) A one-dimensional string-like mathematical	       object used as a means of representing the properties of	       fundamental particles in {string theory}, one theory of	       particle physics; such hypothetical objects are	       one-dimensional and very small (10^{-33} cm) but exist in	       more than four spatial dimensions, and have various modes	       of vibration. Considering particles as strings avoids	       some of the problems of treating particles as points, and	       allows a unified treatment of gravity along with the	       other three forces (electromagnetism, the weak force, and	       the strong force) in a manner consistent with quantum	       mechanics. See also {string theory}.	       [PJC]	   {String band} (Mus.), a band of musicians using only, or	      chiefly, stringed instruments.	   {String beans}.	       (a) A dish prepared from the unripe pods of several kinds	           of beans; -- so called because the strings are	           stripped off.	       (b) Any kind of beans in which the pods are used for	           cooking before the seeds are ripe; usually, the low	           bush bean.	   {To have two strings to one's bow}, to have a means or	      expedient in reserve in case the one employed fails.	      [1913 Webster]	String \String\ (str[i^]ng), v. t. [imp. {Strung} (str[u^]ng);	   p. p. {Strung} (R. {Stringed} (str[i^]ngd)); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stringing}.]	   1. To furnish with strings; as, to string a violin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Has not wise nature strung the legs and feet	            With firmest nerves, designed to walk the street?	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in tune the strings of, as a stringed instrument,	      in order to play upon it.	      [1913 Webster]	            For here the Muse so oft her harp has strung,	            That not a mountain rears its head unsung.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put on a string; to file; as, to string beads.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make tense; to strengthen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Toil strung the nerves, and purified the blood.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deprive of strings; to strip the strings from; as, to	      string beans. See {String}, n., 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To hoax; josh; jolly; often used with along; as, we strung	      him along all day until he realized we were kidding.	      [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	String \String\, v. i.	   To form into a string or strings, as a substance which is	   stretched, or people who are moving along, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stringboard \String"board`\ (-b[=o]rd`), n.	   Same as {Stringpiece}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stringcourse \String"course`\ (-k[=o]rs`), n. (Arch.)	   A horizontal band in a building, forming a part of the	   design, whether molded, projecting, or carved, or in any way	   distinguished from the rest of the work.	   [1913 Webster]
Stringed \Stringed\ (str[i^]ngd), a.	   1. Having strings; as, a stringed instrument. --Ps. cl. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced by strings. "Answering the stringed noise."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Stringency \Strin"gen*cy\ (str[i^]n"jen*s[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being stringent.	   [1913 Webster]
Stringendo \Strin"gen*do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Urging or hastening the time, as to a climax.	   [1913 Webster]
Stringent \Strin"gent\ (str[i^]n"jent), a. [L. stringens,	   -entis, p. pr. of stringere to draw or bind tight. See	   {Strain}.]	   Binding strongly; making strict requirements; restrictive;	   rigid; severe; as, stringent rules.	   [1913 Webster]	         They must be subject to a sharper penal code, and to a	         more stringent code of procedure.        --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Strin"gent*ly}, adv. -- {Strin"gent*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Stringer \String"er\ (str[i^]ng"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who strings; one who makes or provides strings,	      especially for bows.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be content to put your trust in honest stringers.	                                                  --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A libertine; a wencher. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroad) A longitudinal sleeper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Shipbuilding) A streak of planking carried round the	      inside of a vessel on the under side of the beams.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Carp.) A long horizontal timber to connect uprights in a	      frame, or to support a floor or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Newspapers) A reporter or correspondent who works for a	      news agency on a part-time basis, especially one covering	      local news for a newspaper published in a different area;	      -- called also {string correspondent}.	      [PJC]	   7. (Aviation) a longitudinal supporting structure to	      reinforce the skin of an airplane fuselage.	      [PJC]
Stringhalt \String"halt`\, n. (Far.)	   An habitual sudden twitching of the hinder leg of a horse, or	   an involuntary or convulsive contraction of the muscles that	   raise the hock. [Written also {springhalt}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stringiness \String"i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being stringy.	   [1913 Webster]
Stringless \String"less\, a.	   Having no strings.	   [1913 Webster]	         His tongue is now a stringless instrument. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stringpiece \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 and	       rises of a flight or run of stairs.	       [1913 Webster]
string theory \string" the`o*ry\ (str[i^]ng" th[=e]`[-o]*r[y^]),	   n. (Physics)	   A mathematical theory for describing the properties of	   fundamental particles, which represents the particles as	   one-dimensional string-like objects, which exist in the	   normal four dimensions of space-time plus additional	   dimensions, the total dimensions being ten, eleven, or	   twenty-six depending on the version of the theory. The	   properties of fundamental particles in string theory and	   their manner of interaction with each other depend upon the	   modes of vibration of the strings[17]. The attractiveness of	   this theory rests in part on its ability to provide a unified	   treatment of gravity as well as the three other basic forces	   of nature, in a manner consistent with quantum mechanics. The	   great difficulty of doing the calculations required by the	   theory, however, has thus far (1999) made it impossible to	   calculate the observable properties, such as the mass, of	   known particles, such as the electron, proton, mesons,	   quarks, and neutron; thus there is as yet no experimental	   verification for the theory. The most popular version of the	   theory depends on a mathematical property called	   supersymmetry, and the theory derived form this principle is	   properly called {superstring theory}, a term which is often	   used interchangeably with string theory. See also string[17].	   [PJC]
Stringy \String"y\, a.	   1. Consisting of strings, or small threads; fibrous;	      filamentous; as, a stringy root.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being drawn into a string, as a glutinous	      substance; ropy; viscid; gluely.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stringy bark} (Bot.), a name given in Australia to several	      trees of the genus {Eucalyptus} (as {Eucalyptus	      amygdalina}, {Eucalyptus obliqua}, {Eucalyptus	      capitellata}, {Eucalyptus macrorhyncha}, {Eucalyptus	      piperita}, {Eucalyptus pilularis}, & {Eucalyptus	      tetradonta}), which have a fibrous bark used by the	      aborigines for making cordage and cloth.	      [1913 Webster]
Strip \Strip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stripped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stripping}.] [OE. stripen, strepen, AS. str?pan in bestr?pan	   to plunder; akin to D. stroopen, MHG. stroufen, G. streifen.]	   1. To deprive; to bereave; to make destitute; to plunder;	      especially, to deprive of a covering; to skin; to peel;	      as, to strip a man of his possession, his rights, his	      privileges, his reputation; to strip one of his clothes;	      to strip a beast of his skin; to strip a tree of its bark.	      [1913 Webster]	            And strippen her out of her rude array. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They stripped Joseph out of his coat. --Gen. xxxvii.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            Opinions which . . . no clergyman could have avowed	            without imminent risk of being stripped of his gown.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divest of clothing; to uncover.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before the folk herself strippeth she. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strip your sword stark naked.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To dismantle; as, to strip a ship of rigging,	      spars, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Agric.) To pare off the surface of, as land, in strips.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To deprive of all milk; to milk dry; to draw the last milk	      from; hence, to milk with a peculiar movement of the hand	      on the teats at the last of a milking; as, to strip a cow.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To pass; to get clear of; to outstrip. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When first they stripped the Malean promontory.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before he reached it he was out of breath,	            And then the other stripped him.      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To pull or tear off, as a covering; to remove; to wrest	      away; as, to strip the skin from a beast; to strip the	      bark from a tree; to strip the clothes from a man's back;	      to strip away all disguisses.	      [1913 Webster]	            To strip bad habits from a corrupted heart, is	            stripping off the skin.               --Gilpin.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mach.)	      (a) To tear off (the thread) from a bolt or nut; as, the	          thread is stripped.	      (b) To tear off the thread from (a bolt or nut); as, the	          bolt is stripped.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. To remove the metal coating from (a plated article), as by	      acids or electrolytic action.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Carding) To remove fiber, flock, or lint from; -- said	       of the teeth of a card when it becomes partly clogged.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To pick the cured leaves from the stalks of (tobacco) and	       tie them into "hands"; to remove the midrib from (tobacco	       leaves).	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	Strip \Strip\, v. i.	   1. To take off, or become divested of, clothes or covering;	      to undress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) To fail in the thread; to lose the thread, as a	      bolt, screw, or nut. See {Strip}, v. t., 8.	      [1913 Webster]	Strip \Strip\, n.	   1. A narrow piece, or one comparatively long; as, a strip of	      cloth; a strip of land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A trough for washing ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gunnery) The issuing of a projectile from a rifled gun	      without acquiring the spiral motion. --Farrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Stripe \Stripe\, n. [OD. strijpe a stripe, streak; akin to LG.	   stripe, D. streep, Dan. stribe, G. strief, striefen, MHG.	   striefen to glide, march.]	   1. A line, or long, narrow division of anything of a	      different color or structure from the ground; hence, any	      linear variation of color or structure; as, a stripe, or	      streak, of red on a green ground; a raised stripe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Weaving) A pattern produced by arranging the warp threads	      in sets of alternating colors, or in sets presenting some	      other contrast of appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A strip, or long, narrow piece attached to something of a	      different color; as, a red or blue stripe sewed upon a	      garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A stroke or blow made with a whip, rod, scourge, or the	      like, such as usually leaves a mark.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forty stripes he may give him, and not exceed.	                                                  --Deut. xxv.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A long, narrow discoloration of the skin made by the blow	      of a lash, rod, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cruelty marked him with inglorious stripes.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Color indicating a party or faction; hence, distinguishing	      characteristic; sign; likeness; sort; as, persons of the	      same political stripe. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. (Mil.) The chevron on the coat of a noncommissioned	      officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stars and Stripes}. See under {Star}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Stripe \Stripe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Striped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Striping}.]	   1. To make stripes upon; to form with lines of different	      colors or textures; to variegate with stripes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike; to lash. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Striped \Striped\, a.	   Having stripes of different colors; streaked.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Striped bass}. (Zool.) See under {Bass}.	   {Striped maple} (Bot.), a slender American tree ({Acer	      Pennsylvanicum}) with finely striped bark. Called also	      {striped dogwood}, and {moosewood}.	   {Striped mullet}. (Zool.) See under {Mullet}, 2.	   {Striped snake} (Zool.), the garter snake.	   {Striped squirrel} (Zool.), the chipmunk.	      [1913 Webster]
Strip-leaf \Strip"-leaf`\, n.	   Tobacco which has been stripped of its stalks before packing.	   [1913 Webster]
Stripling \Strip"ling\, n. [Dim. of strip; as if a small strip	   from the main stock or steam.]	   A youth in the state of adolescence, or just passing from	   boyhood to manhood; a lad.	   [1913 Webster]	         Inquire thou whose son the stripling is. --1 Sam. xvii.	                                                  56.	   [1913 Webster]
Stripper \Strip"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, strips; specifically, a machine	      for stripping cards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agric.) A cow that has nearly stopped giving milk, so	      that it can be obtained from her only by stripping.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Agric.) A harvesting machine that strips the seed from	      the stalks of grain plants.	      [PJC]	   4. a solvent or chemical solution used to remove coatings of	      paint, varnish, lacquer, etc. prior to refinishing a	      surface.	      [PJC]	   5. a person (usually a woman) who strips off her clothes as	      an entertainment performance; one who does a strip-tease;	      -- also called an {ecdysiast}, {exotic dancer}, or	      {strip-teaser}.	      [PJC]
Strippet \Strip"pet\, n. [Dim. of strip.]	   A small stream. [Obs.] "A little brook or strippet."	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Stripping \Strip"ping\, n.	   1. The act of one who strips.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mutual bows and courtesies . . . are remants of	            the original prostrations and strippings of the	            captive.                              --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never were cows that required such stripping. --Mrs.	                                                  Gaskell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The last milk drawn from a cow at a milking.	      [1913 Webster]
Strisores \Stri*so"res\, n. pl. [NL.; cf. L. stridere to creak,	   whiz, buzz.] (Zool.)	   A division of passerine birds including the humming birds,	   swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now generally considered an	   artificial group.	   [1913 Webster]
Strive \Strive\, v. i. [imp. {Strove}; p. p. {Striven}(Rarely,	   {Strove}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Striving}.] [OF. estriver; of	   Teutonic origin, and akin to G. streben, D. streven, Dan.	   straebe, Sw. str[aum]fva. Cf. {Strife}.]	   1. To make efforts; to use exertions; to endeavor with	      earnestness; to labor hard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was for this his ambition strove	            To equal Caesar first, and after, Jove? --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To struggle in opposition; to be in contention or dispute;	      to contend; to contest; -- followed by against or with	      before the person or thing opposed; as, strive against	      temptation; strive for the truth. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            My Spirit shall not always strive with man. --Gen.	                                                  vi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why dost thou strive against him?     --Job xxxiii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now private pity strove with public hate,	            Reason with rage, and eloquence with fate. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To vie; to compete; to be a rival. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Not] that sweet grove	            Of Daphne, by Orontes and the inspired	            Castalian spring, might with this paradise	            Of Eden strive.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To contend; vie; struggle; endeavor; aim.	        [1913 Webster]	Strive \Strive\, n.	   1. An effort; a striving. [R.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strife; contention. [Obs.] --Wyclif (luke xxi. 9).	      [1913 Webster]
Strived \Strived\, obs. p. p. of {Strive}.	   Striven.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yea, so have I strived to preach the gospel. --Rom. xv.	                                                  20.	   [1913 Webster]
Striven \Striv"en\,	   p. p. of {Strive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Striver \Striv"er\, n.	   One who strives.	   [1913 Webster]
Striving \Striv"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Strive}. -- {Striv"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Strix \Strix\, n. [L. strix, strigis.] (Arch.)	   One of the flutings of a column.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroam \Stroam\, v. i. [Prov. E. strome to walk with long	   strides.]	   1. To wander about idly and vacantly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take long strides in walking. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Strobila \Stro*bi"la\, n.; pl. {Strobilae}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   anything twisted, a pine cone.] (Zool.)	      (a) A form of the larva of certain Discophora in a state	          of development succeeding the scyphistoma. The body of	          the strobila becomes elongated, and subdivides	          transversely into a series of lobate segments which	          eventually become ephyrae, or young medusae.	      (b) A mature tapeworm.	          [1913 Webster]
Strobilaceous \Strob`i*la"ceous\, a. [See {Strobila}.] (Bot.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to a strobile or cone.	      (b) Producing strobiles.	          [1913 Webster]
Strobilation \Strob`i*la"tion\, n. (Zool.)	   The act or phenomenon of spontaneously dividing transversely,	   as do certain species of annelids and helminths; transverse	   fission. See Illust. under {Syllidian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strobile \Strob"ile\, n. [L. strobilus a pine cone, Gr. ?: cf.	   F. strobole.] [Written also {strobil}.]	   1. (Bot.) A scaly multiple fruit resulting from the ripening	      of an ament in certain plants, as the hop or pine; a cone.	      See {Cone}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) An individual asexually producing sexual	      individuals differing from itself also in other respects,	      as the tapeworm, -- one of the forms that occur in	      metagenesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Same as {Strobila}.	      [1913 Webster]
Strobiliform \Stro*bil"i*form\, a.	   Shaped like a strobile.	   [1913 Webster]
Strobiline \Strob"i*line\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a strobile; strobilaceous; strobiliform;	   as, strobiline fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroboscope \Strob"o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? a whirling + -scope.]	   1. An instrument for studying or observing the successive	      phases of a periodic or varying motion by means of light	      which is periodically interrupted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An optical toy similar to the phenakistoscope. See	      {Phenakistoscope}.	      [1913 Webster]
Strockle \Stroc"kle\, n. (Glass Manuf.)	   A shovel with a turned-up edge, for frit, sand, etc. [Written	   also {strocal}, {strocle}, {strokal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strode \Strode\, n.	   See {Strude}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Strode \Strode\,	   imp. of {Stride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroke \Stroke\, obs. imp. of {Strike}.	   Struck.	   [1913 Webster]	Stroke \Stroke\, n. [OE. strok, strook, strak, fr. striken. See	   {Strike}, v. t.]	   1. The act of striking; a blow; a hit; a knock; esp., a	      violent or hostile attack made with the arm or hand, or	      with an instrument or weapon.	      [1913 Webster]	            His hand fetcheth a stroke with the ax to cut down	            the tree.                             --Deut. xix.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fool's lips enter into contention and his mouth	            calleth for strokes.                  --Prov. xviii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            He entered and won the whole kingdom of Naples	            without striking a stroke.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of effect of a striking; injury or affliction;	      soreness.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the day that Lord bindeth up the breach of his	            people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.	                                                  --Isa. xxx.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The striking of the clock to tell the hour.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well, but what's o'clock?	            - Upon the stroke of ten. -- Well, let is strike.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A gentle, caressing touch or movement upon something; a	      stroking. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A mark or dash in writing or printing; a line; the touch	      of a pen or pencil; as, an up stroke; a firm stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, lasting as those colors may they shine,	            Free as thy stroke, yet faultless as thy line.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Hence, by extension, an addition or amandment to a written	      composition; a touch; as, to give some finishing strokes	      to an essay. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A sudden attack of disease; especially, a fatal attack; a	      severe disaster; any affliction or calamity, especially a	      sudden one; as, a stroke of apoplexy; the stroke of death.	      [1913 Webster]	            At this one stroke the man looked dead in law.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A throb or beat, as of the heart. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. One of a series of beats or movements against a resisting	      medium, by means of which movement through or upon it is	      accomplished; as, the stroke of a bird's wing in flying,	      or an oar in rowing, of a skater, swimmer, etc.; also:	      (Rowing)	      (a) The rate of succession of stroke; as, a quick stroke.	      (b) The oar nearest the stern of a boat, by which the	          other oars are guided; -- called also {stroke oar}.	      (c) The rower who pulls the stroke oar; the strokesman.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. A powerful or sudden effort by which something is done,	       produced, or accomplished; also, something done or	       accomplished by such an effort; as, a stroke of genius; a	       stroke of business; a master stroke of policy.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Mach.) The movement, in either direction, of the piston	       plunger, piston rod, crosshead, etc., as of a steam	       engine or a pump, in which these parts have a	       reciprocating motion; as, the forward stroke of a piston;	       also, the entire distance passed through, as by a piston,	       in such a movement; as, the piston is at half stroke.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The respective strokes are distinguished as up and down	         strokes, outward and inward strokes, forward and back	         strokes, the forward stroke in stationary steam engines	         being toward the crosshead, but in locomotives toward	         the front of the vehicle.	         [1913 Webster]	   12. Power; influence. [Obs.] "Where money beareth [hath] all	       the stroke." --Robynson (More's Utopia).	       [1913 Webster]	             He has a great stroke with the reader. --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Appetite. [Obs.] --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To keep stroke}, to make strokes in unison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The oars where silver,	            Which to the tune of flutes kept stroke. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Stroke \Stroke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Strokeed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Strokeing}.] [OE. stroken, straken, AS. str[=a]cian, fr.	   str[imac]can to go over, pass. See {Strike}, v. t., and cf.	   {Straggle}.]	   1. To strike. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye mote with the plat sword again	            Stroken him in the wound, and it will close.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rib gently in one direction; especially, to pass the	      hand gently over by way of expressing kindness or	      tenderness; to caress; to soothe.	      [1913 Webster]	            He dried the falling drops, and, yet more kind,	            He stroked her cheeks.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make smooth by rubbing. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Masonry) To give a finely fluted surface to.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To row the stroke oar of; as, to stroke a boat.	      [1913 Webster]
Stroker \Strok"er\, n.	   One who strokes; also, one who pretends to cure by stroking.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cures worked by Greatrix the stroker.    --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Strokesman \Strokes"man\, n.; pl. {Strokesman}. (Rowing)	   The man who rows the aftermost oar, and whose stroke is to be	   followed by the rest. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroking \Strok"ing\, n.	   1. The act of rubbing gently with the hand, or of smoothing;	      a stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	            I doubt not with one gentle stroking to wipe away	            ten thousand tears.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Needlework) The act of laying small gathers in cloth in	      regular order.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. See {Stripping}, 2. --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]
Stroll \Stroll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Strolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Strolling}.] [Cf. Dan. stryge to stroll, Sw. stryka to	   stroke, to ramble, dial. Sw. strykel one who strolls about,	   Icel. strj?ka to stroke, D. struikelen to stumble, G.	   straucheln. Cf. {Struggle}.]	   To wander on foot; to ramble idly or leisurely; to rove.	   [1913 Webster]	         These mothers stroll to beg sustenance for their	         helpless infants.                        --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To rove; roam; range; stray.	        [1913 Webster]	Stroll \Stroll\, n.	   A wandering on foot; an idle and leisurely walk; a ramble.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroller \Stroll"er\, n.	   One who strolls; a vagrant.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroma \Stro"ma\, n.; pl. {Stromata}. [L., a bed covering, Gr. ?	   a couch or bed.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The connective tissue or supporting framework of an	          organ; as, the stroma of the kidney.	      (b) The spongy, colorless framework of a red blood	          corpuscle or other cell.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A layer or mass of cellular tissue, especially that	      part of the thallus of certain fungi which incloses the	      perithecia.	      [1913 Webster]
Stromatic \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	   upon, a bed, fr. ? to spread out.]	   Miscellaneous; composed of different kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Stromatology \Stro`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a bed + -logy.]	   (Geol.)	   The history of the formation of stratified rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Stromb \Stromb\, n. (Zool.)	   Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied	   genera. See {Conch}, and {Strombus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strombite \Strom"bite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.	   [1913 Webster]
Stromboid \Strom"boid\, a. [Strombus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus.	   [1913 Webster]
Strombuliform \Strom*bu"li*form\, a. [NL. strombulus, dim. of	   strombus + -form. See {Strombus}.]	   1. (Geol.) Formed or shaped like a top.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix.	      [1913 Webster]
Strombus \Strom"bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer	   lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and	   handsome species commonly called {conch shells}, or {conchs}.	   See {Conch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stromeyerite \Stro"mey`er*ite\, n. [So named from the German	   chemist Friedrich Stromeyer.] (Min.)	   A steel-gray mineral of metallic luster. It is a sulphide of	   silver and copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Strond \Strond\, n.	   Strand; beach. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Strong \Strong\, a. [Compar. {Stronger}; superl. {Strongest}.]	   [AS. strang, strong; akin to D. & G. streng strict, rigorous,	   OHG. strengi strong, brave, harsh, Icel. strangr strong,	   severe, Dan. streng, Sw. str[aum]ng strict, severe. Cf.	   {Strength}, {Stretch}, {String}.]	   1. Having active physical power, or great physical power to	      act; having a power of exerting great bodily force;	      vigorous.	      [1913 Webster]	            That our oxen may be strong to labor. --Ps. cxliv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Orses the strong to greater strength must yield.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having passive physical power; having ability to bear or	      endure; firm; hale; sound; robust; as, a strong	      constitution; strong health.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Solid; tough; not easily broken or injured; able to	      withstand violence; able to sustain attacks; not easily	      subdued or taken; as, a strong beam; a strong rock; a	      strong fortress or town.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having great military or naval force; powerful; as, a	      strong army or fleet; a nation strong at sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Having great wealth, means, or resources; as, a strong	      house, or company of merchants.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Reaching a certain degree or limit in respect to strength	      or numbers; as, an army ten thousand strong.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Moving with rapidity or force; violent; forcible;	      impetuous; as, a strong current of water or wind; the wind	      was strong from the northeast; a strong tide.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Adapted to make a deep or effectual impression on the mind	      or imagination; striking or superior of the kind;	      powerful; forcible; cogent; as, a strong argument; strong	      reasons; strong evidence; a strong example; strong	      language.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged; as, a strong	      partisan; a strong Whig or Tory.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her mother, ever strong against that match. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Having virtues of great efficacy; or, having a particular	       quality in a great degree; as, a strong powder or	       tincture; a strong decoction; strong tea or coffee.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. Full of spirit; containing a large proportion of alcohol;	       intoxicating; as, strong liquors.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. Affecting any sense powerfully; as, strong light, colors,	       etc.; a strong flavor of onions; a strong scent.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. Solid; nourishing; as, strong meat. --Heb. v. 12.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Well established; firm; not easily overthrown or altered;	       as, a strong custom; a strong belief.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. Violent; vehement; earnest; ardent.	       [1913 Webster]	             He had offered up prayers and supplications with	             strong crying and tears.             --Heb. v. 7.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. Having great force, vigor, power, or the like, as the	       mind, intellect, or any faculty; as, a man of a strong	       mind, memory, judgment, or imagination.	       [1913 Webster]	             I was stronger in prophecy than in criticism.	                                                  --Dryden.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. Vigorous; effective; forcible; powerful.	       [1913 Webster]	             Like her sweet voice is thy harmonious song,	             As high, as sweet, as easy, and as strong. --E.	                                                  Smith.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. (Stock Exchange) Tending to higher prices; rising; as, a	       strong market.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. (Gram.)	       (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its	           preterit (imperfect) by a variation in the root	           vowel, and the past participle (usually) by the	           addition of -en (with or without a change of the root	           vowel); as in the verbs strive, strove, striven;	           break, broke, broken; drink, drank, drunk. Opposed to	           weak, or regular. See {Weak}.	       (b) Applied to forms in Anglo-Saxon, etc., which retain	           the old declensional endings. In the Teutonic	           languages the vowel stems have held the original	           endings most firmly, and are called strong; the stems	           in -n are called weak other constant stems conform,	           or are irregular. --F. A. March.	           [1913 Webster]	   {Strong conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of a strong	      verb; -- called also {old conjugation}, or {irregular	      conjugation}, and distinguished from the {weak	      conjugation} or {regular conjugation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Strong is often used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, strong-backed,	         strong-based, strong-bodied, strong-colored,	         strong-fisted, strong-handed, strong-ribbed,	         strong-smelling, strong-voiced, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Vigorous; powerful; stout; solid; firm; hardy; muscular;	        forcible; cogent; valid. See {Robust}.	        [1913 Webster]
strongbox \strong"box`\, n.	   A box of rigid and durable construction fitted with a lock,	   used for the purpose of protecting valuable items, such as	   jewelry or money.	   Syn: lockbox.	        [PJC]
Stronghand \Strong"hand`\, n.	   Violence; force; power.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was their meaning to take what they needed by	         stronghand.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Stronghold \Strong"hold`\, n.	   A fastness; a fort or fortress; fortfield place; a place of	   security.	   [1913 Webster]
Strongish \Strong"ish\, a.	   Somewhat strong.	   [1913 Webster]
Strongly \Strong"ly\, adv.	   In a strong manner; so as to be strong in action or in	   resistance; with strength; with great force; forcibly;	   powerfully; firmly; vehemently; as, a town strongly	   fortified; he objected strongly.	   [1913 Webster]
Strong-minded \Strong"-mind`ed\, a.	   Having a vigorous mind; esp., having or affecting masculine	   qualities of mind; -- said of women. --	   {Strong"-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Strong-water \Strong"-wa`ter\, n.	   1. An acid. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distilled or ardent spirits; intoxicating liquor.	      [1913 Webster]
Strongylid \Stron"gy*lid\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   Strongyloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Strongyloid \Stron"gy*loid\, a. [NL. Strongylus the genus (from	   Gr. ? round) + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like, or pertaining to, {Strongylus}, a genus of parasitic	   nematode worms of which many species infest domestic animals.	   Some of the species, especially those living in the kidneys,	   lungs, and bronchial tubes, are often very injurious. -- n. A	   strongyloid worm.	   [1913 Webster]
Strontia \Stron"ti*a\, n. [NL. strontia, fr. Strontian, in	   Argyleshire, Scotland, where strontianite was first found.]	   (Chem.)	   An earth of a white color resembling lime in appearance, and	   baryta in many of its properties. It is an oxide of the metal	   strontium.	   [1913 Webster]
Strontian \Stron"ti*an\, n. (Min.)	   Strontia.	   [1913 Webster]
Strontianite \Stron"ti*an*ite\, n. (Min.)	   Strontium carbonate, a mineral of a white, greenish, or	   yellowish color, usually occurring in fibrous massive forms,	   but sometimes in prismatic crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Strontic \Stron"tic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to strontium; containing, or designating the	   compounds of, strontium.	   [1913 Webster]
Strontitic \Stron*tit"ic\, a.	   Strontic.	   [1913 Webster]
Strontium \Stron"ti*um\, n. [NL. See {Strontia}.] (Chem.)	   A metallic element of the calcium group, always naturally	   occurring combined, as in the minerals strontianite,	   celestite, etc. It is isolated as a yellowish metal, somewhat	   malleable but harder than calcium. It is chiefly employed (as	   in the nitrate) to color pyrotechnic flames red. Symbol Sr.	   Atomic weight 87.3.	   [1913 Webster]
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Strook \Strook\, obs.	   imp. of {Strike}. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Strook \Strook\, n.	   A stroke. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroot \Stroot\, v. t. [Cf. {Strut}, v. i.]	   To swell out; to strut. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Strop \Strop\, n. [See {Strap}.]	   A strap; specifically, same as {Strap}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Strop \Strop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stropped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stropping}.]	   To draw over, or rub upon, a strop with a view to sharpen;	   as, to strop a razor.	   [1913 Webster]	Strop \Strop\, n. [Cf. F. estrope, ['e]trope, fr. L. struppus.	   See {Strop} a strap.] (Naut.)	   A piece of rope spliced into a circular wreath, and put round	   a block for hanging it.	   [1913 Webster]
Strophanthus \Stro*phan"thus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? a turning + ?	   a flower.] (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical apocynaceous shrubs having singularly	   twisted flowers. One species ({Strophanthus hispidus}) is	   used medicinally as a cardiac sedative and stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]
Strophe \Stro"phe\, n.; pl. {Strophes}. [NL., from Gr. ?, fr. ?	   to twist, to turn; perh. akin to E. strap.]	   In Greek choruses and dances, the movement of the chorus	   while turning from the right to the left of the orchestra;	   hence, the strain, or part of the choral ode, sung during	   this movement. Also sometimes used of a stanza of modern	   verse. See the Note under {Antistrophe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strophic \Stroph"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, containing, or consisting of, strophes.	   [1913 Webster] Strophiolate
Strophiolate \Stro"phi*o*late\, Strophiolated
\Stro"phi*o*la`ted\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with a strophiole, or caruncle, or that which	   resembles it. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Strophiole \Stro"phi*ole\, n. [L. strophiolum a little chaplet,	   dim. of strophium a band, Gr. ?, dim. of ? a twisted band:	   cf. F. strophiole.] (Bot.)	   A crestlike excrescence about the hilum of certain seeds; a	   caruncle.	   [1913 Webster]
Strophulus \Stroph"u*lus\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   See {Red-gum}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroud \Stroud\, n.	   A kind of coarse blanket or garment used by the North	   American Indians.	   [1913 Webster]
Strouding \Stroud"ing\, n.	   Material for strouds; a kind of coarse cloth used in trade	   with the North American Indians.	   [1913 Webster]
Strout \Strout\, v. i. [See {Strut}.]	   To swell; to puff out; to project. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Strout \Strout\, v. t.	   To cause to project or swell out; to enlarge affectedly; to	   strut. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Strove \Strove\,	   imp. of {Strive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strow \Strow\, v. t. [imp. {Strowed}; p. p. {Strown}or	   {Strowed}.]	   Same as {Strew}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thick as autumnal leaves that strow the brooks	         In Vallombrosa.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A manner turbid . . . and strown with blemished. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Strowl \Strowl\, v. i.	   To stroll. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strown \Strown\,	   p. p. of {Strow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stroy \Stroy\, v. i.	   To destroy. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Struck \Struck\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Strike}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Struck jury} (Law), a special jury, composed of persons	      having special knowledge or qualifications, selected by	      striking from the panel of jurors a certain number for	      each party, leaving the number required by law to try the	      cause.	      [1913 Webster]
Strucken \Struck"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Strike}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Structural \Struc"tur*al\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to structure; affecting structure; as, a	      structural error.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to organit structure; as, a	      structural element or cell; the structural peculiarities	      of an animal or a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	Structural formula \Struc"tur*al form"u*la\ (Chem.)	   a symbolic representation of the structure of one molecule of	   a chemical compound, showing the attachments of the atoms to	   each other, and representing their arrangement in space; the	   spatial representation is symbolic and approximate, and it	   may or may not depict the stereochemical relations of the	   bonds. Distinguished from {empirical formula}. See also	   {Rational formula}, under {Formula}.	   [PJC]	Structural shape \Struc"tur*al shape\ (Engin. & Arch.)	   The shape of a member especially adapted to structural	   purposes, esp. in giving the greatest strength with the least	   material. Hence, Colloq., any steel or iron member of such	   shape, as channel irons, I beams, T beams, etc., or,	   sometimes, a column, girder, etc., built up with such	   members.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Structural steel \Structural steel\	   (a) Rolled steel in structural shapes.	   (b) A kind of strong mild steel, suitable for structural	       shapes.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Structure \Struc"ture\, n. [L. structura, from struere,	   structum, to arrange, build, construct; perhaps akin to E.	   strew: cf. F. structure. Cf. {Construe}, {Destroy},	   {Instrument}, {Obstruct}.]	   1. The act of building; the practice of erecting buildings;	      construction. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His son builds on, and never is content	            Till the last farthing is in structure spent. --J.	                                                  Dryden, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner of building; form; make; construction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Want of insight into the structure and constitution	            of the terraqueous globe.             --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Arrangement of parts, of organs, or of constituent	      particles, in a substance or body; as, the structure of a	      rock or a mineral; the structure of a sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [basalt] has often a prismatic structure. --Dana.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) Manner of organization; the arrangement of the	      different tissues or parts of animal and vegetable	      organisms; as, organic structure, or the structure of	      animals and plants; cellular structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is built; a building; esp., a building of some	      size or magnificence; an edifice.	      [1913 Webster]	            There stands a structure of majestic frame. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Columnar structure}. See under {Columnar}.	      [1913 Webster]
Structured \Struc"tured\, a. (Biol.)	   Having a definite organic structure; showing differentiation	   of parts.	   [1913 Webster]	         The passage from a structureless state to a structured	         state is itself a vital process.         --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Structureless \Struc"ture*less\, a.	   Without a definite structure, or arrangement of parts;	   without organization; devoid of cells; homogeneous; as, a	   structureless membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Structurist \Struc"tur*ist\, n.	   One who forms structures; a builder; a constructor. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Strude \Strude\, n.	   A stock of breeding mares. [Written also {strode}.] [Obs.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Struggle \Strug"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Struggled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Struggling}.] [OE. strogelen; cf. Icel. strj?ka to	   stroke, to beat, to flog, Sw. stryka to stroke, to strike,	   Dan. stryge, G. straucheln to stumble. Cf. {Stroll}.]	   1. To strive, or to make efforts, with a twisting, or with	      contortions of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To use great efforts; to labor hard; to strive; to contend	      forcibly; as, to struggle to save one's life; to struggle	      with the waves; to struggle with adversity.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brave men, living and dead, who struggled here,	            have consecrated it [Gettysburg] far above our power	            to add or detract.                    --Lincoln.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To labor in pain or anguish; to be in agony; to labor in	      any kind of difficulty or distress.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is wisdom to beware,	            And better shun the bait than struggle in the snare.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To strive; contend; labor; endeavor.	        [1913 Webster]	Struggle \Strug"gle\, n.	   1. A violent effort or efforts with contortions of the body;	      agony; distress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Great labor; forcible effort to obtain an object, or to	      avert an evil. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Contest; contention; strife.	      [1913 Webster]	            An honest might look upon the struggle with	            indifference.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Endeavor; effort; contest; labor; difficulty.	        [1913 Webster]
Struggler \Strug"gler\, n.	   One who struggles.	   [1913 Webster]
Strull \Strull\, n.	   A bar so placed as to resist weight.	   [1913 Webster]
Strum \Strum\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Strummed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Strumming}.] [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Thrum}.]	   To play on an instrument of music, or as on an instrument, in	   an unskillful or noisy way; to thrum; as, to strum a piano.	   [1913 Webster]
Struma \Stru"ma\, n. [L., a scrofulous tumor.]	   1. (Med.) Scrofula.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A cushionlike swelling on any organ; especially,	      that at the base of the capsule in many mosses.	      [1913 Webster]
Strumatic \Stru*mat"ic\, a.	   Scrofulous; strumous.	   [1913 Webster]
Strumose \Stru*mose"\, a. [L. strumosus: cf. F. strumeux.]	   1. (Med.) Strumous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having a struma.	      [1913 Webster]
Strumous \Stru"mous\, a. (Med.)	   Scrofulous; having struma.	   [1913 Webster]
Strumousness \Stru"mous*ness\, n.	   The state of being strumous.	   [1913 Webster]
Strumpet \Strum"pet\, n. [OE. strumpet, strompet; cf. OF. stupe	   debauchery, F. stupe, L. stuprare, stupratum, to debauch,	   stuprum debauchery, Gael. & Ir. striopach a prostitute.]	   A prostitute; a harlot. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Strumpet \Strum"pet\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a strumpet; characteristic of a strumpet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Out on thy more than strumpet impudence. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Strumpet \Strum"pet\, v. t.	   1. To debauch. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dishonor with the reputation of being a strumpet;	      hence, to belie; to slander.	      [1913 Webster]	            With his untrue reports, strumpet your fame.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Strumstrum \Strum"strum\, n.	   A rude musical instrument somewhat like a cittern. [R.]	   --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]
Strung \Strung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {String}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strunt \Strunt\, n.	   Spirituous liquor. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Struntian \Strun"tian\, n.	   A kind of worsted braid, about an inch broad. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Struse \Struse\, n. [Russ. strug'.] (Naut.)	   A Russian river craft used for transporting freight.	   [1913 Webster]
Strut \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.	   strutte.]	   1. To swell; to bulge out. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The bellying canvas strutted with the gale.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk	      with affected dignity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Does he not hold up his head, . . . and strut in his	            gait?                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Strut \Strut\, n. [For senses 2 & 3 cf. LG. strutt rigid.]	   1. The act of strutting; a pompous step or walk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) In general, any piece of a frame which resists	      thrust or pressure in the direction of its own length. See	      {Brace}, and Illust. of {Frame}, and {Roof}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Engin.) Any part of a machine or structure, of which the	      principal function is to hold things apart; a brace	      subjected to compressive stress; -- the opposite of stay,	      and tie.	      [1913 Webster]	Strut \Strut\, v. t.	   To hold apart. Cf. {Strut}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Strut \Strut\, a.	   Protuberant. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Struthian \Stru"thi*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Struthious.	   [1913 Webster]
Struthio \Stru"thi*o\, n.; pl. {Struthiones}. [L., an ostrich,	   fr. Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds including the African ostriches.	   [1913 Webster]
Struthioidea \Stru`thi*oi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Struthio}, and	   {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Struthiones}.	   [1913 Webster]
Struthiones \Stru`thi*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Struthio}.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A division, or order, of birds, including only the	       African ostriches.	   (b) In a wider sense, an extensive group of birds including	       the ostriches, cassowaries, emus, moas, and allied birds	       incapable of flight. In this sense it is equivalent to	       {Ratitae}, or {Dromaeognathae}.	       [1913 Webster]
Struthionine \Stru`thi*o"nine\, a. (Zool.)	   Struthious.	   [1913 Webster]
Struthious \Stru"thi*ous\, a. [L. struthius, strutheus.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Struthiones, or Ostrich tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Strutter \Strut"ter\, n.	   One who struts.	   [1913 Webster]
Strutting \Strut"ting\,	   a. & n. from {Strut}, v. -- {Strut"ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Struvite \Struv"ite\, n. [After the Russian minister Von	   Struve.] (Min.)	   A crystalline mineral found in guano. It is a hydrous	   phosphate of magnesia and ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Strychnia \Strych"ni*a\, n. [NL. See {Strychnine}.] (Chem.)	   Strychnine.	   [1913 Webster]
Strychnic \Strych"nic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to strychnine; produced by strychnine; as,	   strychnic compounds; strychnic poisoning; specifically	   (Chem.), used to designate an acid, called also igasuric	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Strychnine \Strych"nine\, n. [L. strychnos a kind of nightshade,	   Gr. ?: cf. F. strychnine.] (Chem.)	   A very poisonous alkaloid resembling brucine, obtained from	   various species of plants, especially from species of	   {Loganiaceae}, as from the seeds of the St. Ignatius bean	   ({Strychnos Ignatia}) and from nux vomica. It is obtained as	   a white crystalline substance, having a very bitter acrid	   taste, and is employed in medicine (chiefly in the form of	   the sulphate) as a powerful neurotic stimulant. Called also	   {strychnia}, and formerly {strychnina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Strychnos \Strych"nos\, n. [L., a kind of nightshade, Gr. ?.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of tropical trees and shrubs of the family	   {Loganiaceae}. See {Nux vomica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stryphnic \Stryph"nic\, a. [Gr. ? astringent.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid,	   obtained by the action of acetic acid and potassium nitrite	   on uric acid, as a yellow crystalline substance, with a	   bitter, astringent taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Stub \Stub\, n. [OE. stubbe, AS. stub, styb; akin to D. stobbe,	   LG. stubbe, Dan. stub, Sw. stubbe, Icel. stubbr, stubbi; cf.	   Gr. ?.]	   1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which	      remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; --	      applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stubs sharp and hideous to behold.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A log; a block; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The short blunt part of anything after larger part has	      been broken off or used up; hence, anything short and	      thick; as, the stub of a pencil, candle, or cigar.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A part of a leaf in a check book, after a check is torn	      out, on which the number, amount, and destination of the	      check are usually recorded.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A pen with a short, blunt nib.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A stub nail; an old horseshoe nail; also, stub iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stub end} (Mach.), the enlarged end of a connecting rod, to	      which the strap is fastened.	   {Stub iron}, iron made from stub nails, or old horseshoe	      nails, -- used in making gun barrels.	   {Stub mortise} (Carp.), a mortise passing only partly through	      the timber in which it is formed.	   {Stub nail}, an old horseshoe nail; a nail broken off; also,	      a short, thick nail.	   {Stub short}, or {Stub shot} (Lumber Manuf.), the part of the	      end of a sawn log or plank which is beyond the place where	      the saw kerf ends, and which retains the plank in	      connection with the log, until it is split off.	   {Stub twist}, material for a gun barrel, made of a spirally	      welded ribbon of steel and stub iron combined.	      [1913 Webster]	Stub \Stub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stubbing}.]	   1. To grub up by the roots; to extirpate; as, to stub up	      edible roots.	      [1913 Webster]	            What stubbing, plowing, digging, and harrowing is to	            a piece of land.                      --Berkley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove stubs from; as, to stub land.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strike as the toes, against a stub, stone, or other	      fixed object. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stubbed \Stub"bed\, a.	   1. Reduced to a stub; short and thick, like something	      truncated; blunt; obtuse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding in stubs; stubby.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bit of stubbed ground, once a wood. --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not nice or delicate; hardy; rugged. "Stubbed, vulgar	      constitutions." --Berkley.	      [1913 Webster]
Stubbedness \Stub"bed*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being stubbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Stubbiness \Stub"bi*ness\, n.	   The state of being stubby.	   [1913 Webster]
Stubble \Stub"ble\, n. [OE. stobil, stoble, OF. estouble,	   estuble, F. ['e]tuele, LL. stupla, stupula, L. stipula	   stubble, stalk; cf. D. & G. stopped, OHG. stupfila. Cf.	   {Stipule}.]	   The stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in	   the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or	   sickle. "After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast	   stubble." --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stubble goose} (Zool.), the graylag goose. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Chaucer.	   {Stubble rake}, a rake with long teeth for gleaning in	      stubble.	      [1913 Webster]
Stubbled \Stub"bled\, a.	   1. Covered with stubble.	      [1913 Webster]	            A crow was strutting o'er the stubbled plain. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stubbed; as, stubbled legs. [Obs.] --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]
Stubbly \Stub"bly\, a.	   Covered with stubble; stubbled.	   [1913 Webster]
Stubborn \Stub"born\, a. [OE. stoburn, stiborn; probably fr. AS.	   styb a stub. See {Stub}.]	   Firm as a stub or stump; stiff; unbending; unyielding;	   persistent; hence, unreasonably obstinate in will or opinion;	   not yielding to reason or persuasion; refractory; harsh; --	   said of persons and things; as, stubborn wills; stubborn ore;	   a stubborn oak; as stubborn as a mule. "Bow, stubborn knees."	   --Shak. "Stubborn attention and more than common	   application." --Locke. "Stubborn Stoics." --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	         And I was young and full of ragerie [wantonness]	         Stubborn and strong, and jolly as a pie. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         These heretics be so stiff and stubborn. --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your stubborn usage of the pope.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Obstinate; inflexible; obdurate; headstrong; stiff;	        hardy; firm; refractory; intractable; rugged;	        contumacious; heady.	   Usage: {Stubborn}, {Obstinate}. Obstinate is used of either	          active or passive persistence in one's views or	          conduct, in spite of the wishes of others. Stubborn	          describes an extreme degree of passive obstinacy. --	          {Stub"born*ly}, adv. -- {Stub"born*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Stubby \Stub"by\, a.	   1. Abounding with stubs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Short and thick; short and strong, as bristles.	      [1913 Webster]
Stucco \Stuc"co\, n.; pl. {Stuccoes}, {Stuccos}. [It., fr. OHG.	   stucchi a crust, piece, G. st["u]ck piece; akin to AS.	   stycce. See {Stock}.]	   1. Plaster of any kind used as a coating for walls,	      especially, a fine plaster, composed of lime or gypsum	      with sand and pounded marble, used for internal	      decorations and fine work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Work made of stucco; stuccowork.	      [1913 Webster]	Stucco \Stuc"co\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuccoed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Stuccoing}.]	   To overlay or decorate with stucco, or fine plaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuccoer \Stuc"co*er\, n.	   One who stuccoes.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuccowork \Stuc"co*work`\, n.	   Work done in stucco.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuck \Stuck\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Stick}.	   [1913 Webster]	Stuck \Stuck\, n. [Cf. 1st {Stoccado}.]	   A thrust. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuckle \Stuc"kle\, n. [From {Stook}.]	   A number of sheaves set together in the field; a stook.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuck-up \Stuck"-up`\, a.	   Self-important and supercilious, ?onceited; vain; arrogant.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The airs of small, stuck-up, men.        --A. K. H.	                                                  Boyd.	   [1913 Webster]
Stud \Stud\, n. [OE. stod, stood, AS. st[=o]d; akin to OHG.	   stuota, G. stute a mare, Icel. st[=o]? stud, Lith. stodas a	   herd, Russ. stado, and to E. stand. The sense is properly, a	   stand, an establishment. [root]163. See {Stand}, and cf.	   {Steed}.]	   A collection of breeding horses and mares, or the place where	   they are kept; also, a number of horses kept for a racing,	   riding, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the studs of Ireland, where care is taken, we see	         horses bred of excellent shape, vigor, and size. --Sir	                                                  W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had the finest stud in England, and his delight was	         to win plates from Tories.               --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Stud \Stud\, n. [AS. studu a post; akin to Sw. st["o]d a prop,	   Icel. sto? a post, sty?ja to prop, and probably ultimately to	   E. stand; cf. D. stut a prop, G. st["u]tze. See {Stand}.]	   1. A stem; a trunk. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Seest not this same hawthorn stud?    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An upright scanting, esp. one of the small	      uprights in the framing for lath and plaster partitions,	      and furring, and upon which the laths are nailed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of nail with a large head, used chiefly for	      ornament; an ornamental knob; a boss.	      [1913 Webster]	            A belt of straw and ivy buds,	            With coral clasps and amber studs.    --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Crystal and myrrhine cups, embossed with gems	            And studs of pearl.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An ornamental button of various forms, worn in a shirt	      front, collar, wristband, or the like, not sewed in place,	      but inserted through a buttonhole or eyelet, and	      transferable.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.)	      (a) A short rod or pin, fixed in and projecting from	          something, and sometimes forming a journal.	      (b) A stud bolt.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. An iron brace across the shorter diameter of the link of a	      chain cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stud bolt}, a bolt with threads on both ends, to be screwed	      permanently into a fixed part at one end and receive a nut	      upon the other; -- called also {standing bolt}.	      [1913 Webster]	Stud \Stud\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Studded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Studding}.]	   1. To adorn with shining studs, or knobs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy horses shall be trapped,	            Their harness studded all with gold and pearl.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set with detached ornaments or prominent objects; to	      set thickly, as with studs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sloping sides and summits of our hills, and the	            extensive plains that stretch before our view, are	            studded with substantial, neat, and commodious	            dwellings of freemen.                 --Bp. Hobart.	      [1913 Webster]
Studbook \Stud"book`\, n.	   A genealogical register of a particular breed or stud of	   horses, esp. thoroughbreds.	   [1913 Webster]
Studdery \Stud"der*y\, n.	   A stud, or collection of breeding horses and mares; also, a	   place for keeping a stud. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         King Henry the Eighth erected a noble studdery.	                                                  --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Studding \Stud"ding\, n.	   Material for studs, or joists; studs, or joists,	   collectively; studs.	   [1913 Webster]	Studding sail \Stud"ding sail`\ (Naut.)	   A light sail set at the side of a principal or square sail of	   a vessel in free winds, to increase her speed. Its head is	   bent to a small spar which is called the studding-sail boom.	   See Illust. of {Sail}. --Toten.	   [1913 Webster]
Student \Stu"dent\, n. [L. studens, -entis, p. pr. of studere to	   study. See {Study}, n.]	   1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning;	      a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends	      a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional	      teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a	      college, or a university; a medical student; a hard	      student.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student	            from his book.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who studies or examines in any manner; an attentive	      and systematic observer; as, a student of human nature, or	      of physical nature.	      [1913 Webster]
Studentry \Stu"dent*ry\, n.	   A body of students. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Studentship \Stu"dent*ship\, n.	   The state of being a student.	   [1913 Webster]
Studfish \Stud"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small American minnows of the	   genus {Fundulus}, as {Fundulus catenatus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stud-horse \Stud"-horse`\, n. [AS. st[=o]d-hors.]	   A stallion, esp. one kept for breeding.	   [1913 Webster]
Studied \Stud"ied\, a.	   1. Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made	      the subject of study; well considered; as, a studied	      lesson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study;	      learned; as, a man well studied in geometry.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shrewdly suspect that he is little studied of a	            theory of moral proportions.          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Premeditated; planned; designed; as, a studied insult.	      "Studied magnificence." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Intent; inclined. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Studiedly \Stud"ied*ly\, adv.	   In a studied manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Studier \Stud"i*er\, n.	   A student. [R.] --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lipsius was a great studier of the stoical philosophy.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Studio \Stu"di*o\, n.; pl. {Studios}. [It. studio, properly,	   study. See {Study}.]	   The working room of an artist.	   [1913 Webster]
Studious \Stu"di*ous\, a. [L. studious: cf. F. studieux. See	   {Study}.]	   1. Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge	      from books; as, a studious scholar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by	      contemplation; contemplative. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive;	      observant; diligent; -- usually followed by an infinitive	      or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to find new	      friends and allies.	      [1913 Webster]	            You that are so studious	            Of my affairs, wholly neglect your own. --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Planned with study; deliberate; studied.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the frigid villainy of studious lewdness, . . .	            with apology can be invented?         --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Favorable to study; suitable for thought and	      contemplation; as, the studious shade. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            But let my due feet never fail	            To walk the studious cloister's pale. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Stu"di*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Stu"di*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Study \Stud"y\, n.; pl. {Studies}. [OE. studie, L. studium, akin	   to studere to study; possibly akin to Gr. ? haste, zeal, ? to	   hasten; cf. OF. estudie, estude, F. ['e]tude. Cf. {Etude},	   {Student}, {Studio}, {Study}, v. i.]	   1. A setting of the mind or thoughts upon a subject; hence,	      application of mind to books, arts, or science, or to any	      subject, for the purpose of acquiring knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hammond . . . spent thirteen hours of the day in	            study.                                --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Study gives strength to the mind; conversation,	            grace.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mental occupation; absorbed or thoughtful attention;	      meditation; contemplation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Just men they seemed, and all their study bent	            To worship God aright, and know his works. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any particular branch of learning that is studied; any	      object of attentive consideration.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament,	            are her daily study.                  --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proper study of mankind is man.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A building or apartment devoted to study or to literary	      work. "His cheery little study." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      of the maker; as, a study of heads or of hands for a	      figure picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) A piece for special practice. See {Etude}.	      [1913 Webster]	Study \Stud"y\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Studied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Studying}.] [OE. studien, OF. estudier, F. ['e]tudier. See	   {Study}, n.]	   1. To fix the mind closely upon a subject; to dwell upon	      anything in thought; to muse; to ponder. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I found a moral first, and then studied for a fable.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To apply the mind to books or learning. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To endeavor diligently; to be zealous. --1 Thes. iv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	Study \Stud"y\, v. t.	   1. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose	      of learning and understanding; as, to study law or	      theology; to study languages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study	      the work of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Study thyself; what rank or what degree	            The wise Creator has ordained for thee. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form or arrange by previous thought; to con over, as in	      committing to memory; as, to study a speech.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make an object of study; to aim at sedulously; to	      devote one's thoughts to; as, to study the welfare of	      others; to study variety in composition.	      [1913 Webster]	            For their heart studieth destruction. --Prov. xxiv.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]
Stufa \Stu"fa\, n. [It. stufa a stove. See {Stove}.]	   A jet of steam issuing from a fissure in the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuff \Stuff\, n. [OF. estoffe, F. ['e]toffe; of uncertain	   origin, perhaps of Teutonic origin and akin to E. stop, v.t.	   Cf. {Stuff}, v. t.]	   1. Material which is to be worked up in any process of	      manufacture.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the stuff they had was sufficient for all the	            work to make it, and too much.        --Ex. xxxvi.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ambitions should be made of sterner stuff. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The workman on his stuff his skill doth show,	            And yet the stuff gives not the man his skill. --Sir	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fundamental material of which anything is made up;	      elemental part; essence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet do I hold it very stuff o' the conscience	            To do no contrived murder.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Woven material not made into garments; fabric of any kind;	      specifically, any one of various fabrics of wool or	      worsted; sometimes, worsted fiber.	      [1913 Webster]	            What stuff wilt have a kirtle of?     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [the arras] was of stuff and silk mixed, though,	            superior kinds were of silk exclusively. --F. G.	                                                  Lee.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Furniture; goods; domestic vessels or utensils.	      [1913 Webster]	            He took away locks, and gave away the king's stuff.	                                                  --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A medicine or mixture; a potion. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Refuse or worthless matter; hence, also, foolish or	      irrational language; nonsense; trash.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anger would indite	            Such woeful stuff as I or Shadwell write. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) A melted mass of turpentine, tallow, etc., with	      which the masts, sides, and bottom of a ship are smeared	      for lubrication.                            --Ham. Nav.	                                                  Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Paper stock ground ready for use.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When partly ground, called half stuff. --Knight.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Clear stuff}. See under {Clear}.	   {Small stuff} (Naut.), all kinds of small cordage. --Ham.	      Nav. Encyc.	   {Stuff gown}, the distinctive garb of a junior barrister;	      hence, a junior barrister himself. See {Silk gown}, under	      {Silk}.	      [1913 Webster]	Stuff \Stuff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stuffing}.] [OE. stoffen; cf. OF. estoffer, F. ['e]toffer,	   to put stuff in, to stuff, to line, also, OF. estouffer to	   stifle, F. ['e]touffer; both perhaps of Teutonic origin, and	   akin to E. stop. Cf. {Stop}, v. t., {Stuff}, n.]	   1. To fill by crowding something into; to cram with	      something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes this crook drew hazel bought adown,	            And stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest the gods, for sin,	            Should with a swelling dropsy stuff thy skin.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put roses into a glass with a narrow mouth, stuffing	            them close together . . . and they retain smell and	            color.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill by being pressed or packed into.	      [1913 Webster]	            With inward arms the dire machine they load,	            And iron bowels stuff the dark abode. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Cookery) To fill with a seasoning composition of bread,	      meat, condiments, etc.; as, to stuff a turkey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To obstruct, as any of the organs; to affect with some	      obstruction in the organs of sense or respiration.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'm stuffed, cousin; I can not smell. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To fill the skin of, for the purpose of preserving as a	      specimen; -- said of birds or other animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To form or fashion by packing with the necessary material.	      [1913 Webster]	            An Eastern king put a judge to death for an	            iniquitous sentence, and ordered his hide to be	            stuffed into a cushion, and placed upon the	            tribunal.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To crowd with facts; to cram the mind of; sometimes, to	      crowd or fill with false or idle tales or fancies.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To put fraudulent votes into (a ballot box). [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Stuff \Stuff\, v. i.	   To feed gluttonously; to cram.	   [1913 Webster]	         Taught harmless man to cram and stuff.   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuffer \Stuff"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, stuffs.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuffiness \Stuff"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being stuffy.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuffing \Stuff"ing\, n.	   1. That which is used for filling anything; as, the stuffing	      of a saddle or cushion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cookery) Any seasoning preparation used to stuff meat;	      especially, a composition of bread, condiments, spices,	      etc.; forcemeat; dressing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mixture of oil and tallow used in softening and dressing	      leather.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stuffing box}, a device for rendering a joint impervious	      where there is a hole through which a movable cylindrical	      body, as the paston rod of a steam engine, or the plunger	      of a pump, slides back and forth, or in which a shaft	      turns. It usually consists of a box or chamber, made by an	      enlargement of part of the hole, forming a space around	      the rod or shaft for containing packing which is	      compressed and made to fill the space closely by means of	      a sleeve, called the gland, which fits loosely around the	      rod, and is pressed upon the packing by bolts or other	      means.	      [1913 Webster]
Stuffy \Stuff"y\, a.	   1. Stout; mettlesome; resolute. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Angry and obstinate; sulky. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ill-ventilated; close.	      [1913 Webster]
Stuke \Stuke\, n.	   Stucco. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stull \Stull\, n. [CF. {Stum}.]	   A framework of timber covered with boards to support rubbish;	   also, a framework of boards to protect miners from falling	   stones. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stulm \Stulm\, n. [Cf. G. stollen a post, a stulm, E. stall,	   stand.]	   A shaft or gallery to drain a mine. [Local, Eng.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Stulp \Stulp\, n. [Cf. Icel. st[=o]lpi, Dan., Sw., & OD.	   stolpe.]	   A short, stout post used for any purpose, a to mark a	   boundary. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Stultification \Stul`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of stultifying, or the state of being stultified.	   [1913 Webster]
Stultifier \Stul"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who stultifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Stultify \Stul"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stultified}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stultifying}.] [L. stultus foolish + -fy.]	   1. To make foolish; to make a fool of; as, to stultify one by	      imposition; to stultify one's self by silly reasoning or	      conduct. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regard as a fool, or as foolish. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The modern sciolist stultifies all understanding but	            his own, and that which he conceives like his own.	      --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To allege or prove to be of unsound mind, so that	      the performance of some act may be avoided.	      [1913 Webster]
Stultiloquence \Stul*til"o*quence\, n. [L. stultiloquentia;	   stultus foolish + loquentia a talking, fr. loquens, p. pr. of	   loqui to talk.]	   Silly talk; babbling.	   [1913 Webster]
Stultiloquent \Stul*til"o*quent\, a. [Cf. L. stultiloquus. See	   {Stultiloquence}.]	   Given to, or characterized by, silly talk; babbling. --	   {Stul*til"o*quent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Stultiloquy \Stul*til"o*quy\, n. [L. stultiloquium.]	   Foolish talk; silly discource; babbling. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Stulty \Stul"ty\, a. [L. stultus foolish.]	   Foolish; silly. [Obs.] --Testament of Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Stum \Stum\, n. [D. stom must, new wort, properly, dumb; cf. F.	   vin muet stum. Cf. {Stammer}, {Stoom}.]	   1. Unfermented grape juice or wine, often used to raise	      fermentation in dead or vapid wines; must.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let our wines, without mixture of stum, be all fine.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with thy stum ferment their fainting cause.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wine revived by new fermentation, reulting from the	      admixture of must. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Stum \Stum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stumming}.]	   To renew, as wine, by mixing must with it and raising a new	   fermentation.	   [1913 Webster]	         We stum our wines to renew their spirits. --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stumble \Stum"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Stumbled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Stumbling}.] [OE. stumblen, stomblen; freq. of a word	   akin to E. stammer. See {Stammer}.]	   1. To trip in walking or in moving in any way with the legs;	      to strike the foot so as to fall, or to endanger a fall;	      to stagger because of a false step.	      [1913 Webster]	            There stumble steeds strong and down go all.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The way of the wicked is as darkness: they know at	            what they stumble.                    --Prov. iv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk in an unsteady or clumsy manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            He stumbled up the dark avenue.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fall into a crime or an error; to err.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and	            there is none occasion og stumbling in him. --1 John	                                                  ii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To strike or happen (upon a person or thing) without	      design; to fall or light by chance; -- with on, upon, or	      against.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ovid stumbled, by some inadvertency, upon Livia in a	            bath.                                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forth as she waddled in the brake,	            A gray goose stumbled on a snake.     --C. Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	Stumble \Stum"ble\, v. t.	   1. To cause to stumble or trip.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To mislead; to confound; to perplex; to cause to err	      or to fall.	      [1913 Webster]	            False and dazzling fires to stumble men. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            One thing more stumbles me in the very foundation of	            this hypothesis.                      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Stumble \Stum"ble\, n.	   1. A trip in walking or running.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blunder; a failure; a fall from rectitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            One stumble is enough to deface the character of an	            honorable life.                       --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Stumbler \Stum"bler\, n.	   One who stumbles.	   [1913 Webster]
Stumbling-block \Stum"bling-block`\, n.	   Any cause of stumbling, perplexity, or error.	   [1913 Webster]	         We preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a	         stumbling-block, and unto the Greeks foolishness. --1	                                                  Cor. i. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
Stumblingly \Stum"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a stumbling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Stumbling-stone \Stum"bling-stone`\, n.	   A stumbling-block.	   [1913 Webster]	         This stumbling-stone we hope to take away. --T. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.	   stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to	   E. stamp.]	   1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after	      the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is	      amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;	      as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the	      ground to form a wicket and support the bails.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,	      or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a	      crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading	      drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,	      etc., in powder.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to	      throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers	      are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin	      or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable	      piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Leg stump} (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.	   {Off stump} (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.	      	   {Stump tracery} (Arch.), a term used to describe late German	      Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass	      through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off	      short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end	      of each similar stump.	   {To go on the stump}, or {To take the stump}, to engage in	      making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a	      phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a	      speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also	      the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,	      stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]	   {on the stump} campaigning for public office; running for	      election to office.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Stump \Stump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stumping}.]	   1. To cut off a part of; to reduce to a stump; to lop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Around the stumped top soft moss did grow. --Dr. H.	                                                  More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike, as the toes, against a stone or something	      fixed; to stub. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To challenge; also, to nonplus. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To travel over, delivering speeches for electioneering	      purposes; as, to stump a State, or a district. See {To go	      on the stump}, under {Stump}, n. [Colloq. U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Cricket)	      (a) To put (a batsman) out of play by knocking off the	          bail, or knocking down the stumps of the wicket he is	          defending while he is off his allotted ground; --	          sometimes with out. --T. Hughes.	      (b) To bowl down the stumps of, as, of a wicket.	          [1913 Webster]	                A herd of boys with clamor bowled,	                And stumped the wicket.           --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To stump it}.	      (a) To go afoot; hence, to run away; to escape. [Slang]	          --Ld. Lytton.	      (b) To make electioneering speeches. [Colloq. U.S.]	          [1913 Webster]	Stump \Stump\, v. i.	   To walk clumsily, as if on stumps.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To stump up}, to pay cash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Stumpage \Stump"age\, n.	   1. Timber in standing trees, -- often sold without the land	      at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being	      counted when the land is cleared. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be	            cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of	            land.                                 --C. S.	                                                  Sargent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price	      of lumber. [Local, U.S.] --The Nation.	      [1913 Webster]
Stumper \Stump"er\, n.	   1. One who stumps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boastful person. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A puzzling or incredible story. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Stumpiness \Stump"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being stumpy.	   [1913 Webster]
Stump-tailed \Stump"-tailed`\, a.	   Having a short, thick tail.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Stump-tailed lizard} (Zool.), a singular Australian scincoid	      lizard ({Trachydosaurus rugosus}) having a short, thick	      tail resembling its head in form; -- called also {sleeping	      lizard}.	      [1913 Webster]
Stumpy \Stump"y\, a.	   1. Full of stumps; hard; strong.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Short and thick; stubby. [Colloq.] "A stumpy little man."	      --J. C. Harris.	      [1913 Webster]
Stun \Stun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stunned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stunning}.] [OE. stonien, stownien; either fr. AS. stunian	   to resound (cf. D. stenen to groan, G. st["o]hnen, Icel.	   stynja, Gr. ?, Skr. stan to thunder, and E. thunder), or from	   the same source as E. astonish. [root]168.]	   1. To make senseless or dizzy by violence; to render	      senseless by a blow, as on the head.	      [1913 Webster]	            One hung a poleax at his saddlebow,	            And one a heavy mace to stun the foe. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dull or deaden the sensibility of; to overcome;	      especially, to overpower one's sense of hearing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And stunned him with the music of the spheres.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To astonish; to overpower; to bewilder.	      [1913 Webster]	            William was quite stunned at my discourse. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	Stun \Stun\, n.	   The condition of being stunned.	   [1913 Webster]
Stundist \Stun"dist\, n. [Russ. shtundist, prob. fr. G. stunde	   hour; -- from their meetings for Bible reading.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   One of a large sect of Russian dissenters founded, about	   1860, in the village of Osnova, near Odessa, by a peasant,	   Onishchenko, who had apparently been influenced by a German	   sect settled near there. They zealously practice Bible	   reading and reject priestly dominion and all external rites	   of worship. -- {Stun"dism}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Stung \Stung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Sting}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stunk \Stunk\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Stink}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stunner \Stun"ner\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, stuns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something striking or amazing in quality; something of	      extraordinary excellence. [Slang] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Stunning \Stun"ning\, a.	   1. Overpowering consciousness; overpowering the senses;	      especially, overpowering the sense of hearing; confounding	      with noise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Striking or overpowering with astonishment, especially on	      account of excellence; as, stunning poetry. [Slang] --C.	      Kingsley. -- {Stun"ning*ly}, adv. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Stunsail \Stun"sail\, n. (Naut.)	   A contraction of {Studding sail}.	   [1913 Webster]	         With every rag set, stunsails, sky scrapers and all.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Stunt \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; as, to stunt a child; to stunt	   a plant.	   [1913 Webster]	         When, by a cold penury, I blast the abilities of a	         nation, and stunt the growth of its active energies,	         the ill or may do is beyond all calculation. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Stunt \Stunt\, n.	   1. A check in growth; also, that which has been checked in	      growth; a stunted animal or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A whale two years old, which, having been	      weaned, is lean, and yields but little blubber.	      [1913 Webster]	Stunt \Stunt\, n. [Cf. {Stint} a task.]	   1. A feat hard to perform; an act which is striking for the	      skill, strength, or the like, required to do it; a feat.	      [Colloq.]	            An extraordinary man does three or four different	            "stunts" with remarkable dexterity.   --The Bookman.	            He does not try to do stunts; and, above all, he	            does not care to go in swimming.      --L. Hutton.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. an unusual action performed to gain public attention; as,	      a publicity stunt.	      [PJC]
Stunted \Stunt"ed\, a.	   Dwarfed. -- {Stunt"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuntness \Stunt"ness\, n.	   Stuntedness; brevity. [R.] --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupa \Stu"pa\ (st[=oo]"p[.a]), n. [Skr. st[=u]pa.]	   A mound or monument commemorative of Buddha.	   [1913 Webster]	Stupa \Stu"pa\ (st[=u]"p[.a]), n. [L.] (Med.)	   See 1st {Stupe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupe \Stupe\, n. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf. {Stop},	   v. t.] (Med.)	   Cloth or flax dipped in warm water or medicaments and applied	   to a hurt or sore.	   [1913 Webster]	Stupe \Stupe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stuped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Stuping}.]	   To foment with a stupe. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Stupe \Stupe\, n. [See {Stupid}.]	   A stupid person. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stupefacient \Stu`pe*fa"cient\, a. [L. stupefaciens, p. pr. of	   stupefacere to stupefy; stupere to be stupefied + facere to	   make. Cf. {Stupefy}.] [Written also {stupifacient}.]	   Producing stupefaction; stupefactive. -- n. (Med.) Anything	   promoting stupefaction; a narcotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupefaction \Stu`pe*fac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. stup['e]faction. See	   {Stupefacient}.]	   The act of stupefying, or the state of being stupefied.	   [Written also {stupifaction}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Resistance of the dictates of conscience brings a	         hardness and stupefaction upon it.       --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupefactive \Stu`pe*fac"tive\, a. & n. [Cf. F. stup['e]factif,	   LL. stupefactivus.]	   Same as {Stupefacient}. [Written also {stupifactive}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stupefied \Stu"pe*fied\, a.	   Having been made stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupefiedness \Stu"pe*fied`ness\, n.	   Quality of being stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupefier \Stu"pe*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, stupefies; a stupefying agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupefy \Stu"pe*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stupefied}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Stupefying}.] [F. stup['e]fier, fr. L. stupere to be	   stupefied + ficare (in comp.) to make, akin to facere. See	   {Stupid}, {Fact}, and cf. {Stupefacient}.] [Written also	   {stupify}, especially in England.]	   1. To make stupid; to make dull; to blunt the faculty of	      perception or understanding in; to deprive of sensibility;	      to make torpid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fumes of drink discompose and stupefy the brain.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of material mobility. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not malleable; but yet is not fluent, but	            stupefied.                            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Stupendous \Stu*pen"dous\, a. [L. stupendus astonishing, p.	   future pass. of stupere to be astonished at. Cf. {Stupid}.]	   Astonishing; wonderful; amazing; especially, astonishing in	   magnitude or elevation; as, a stupendous pile. "A stupendous	   sum." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         All are but parts of one stupendous whole. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Stu*pen"dous*ly}, adv. --	   {Stu*pen"dous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupeous \Stu"pe*ous\, a. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow; cf.	   L. stuppeus made of tow. Cf. {Stupose}.]	   Resembling tow; having long, loose scales, or matted	   filaments, like tow; stupose.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupid \Stu"pid\, a. [L. stupidus, fr. stupere to be stupefied:	   cf. F. stupide.]	   1. Very dull; insensible; senseless; wanting in	      understanding; heavy; sluggish; in a state of stupor; --	      said of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            O that men . . . should be so stupid grown . . .	            As to forsake the living God!         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            With wild surprise,	            A moment stupid, motionless he stood. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resulting from, or evincing, stupidity; formed without	      skill or genius; dull; heavy; -- said of things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Observe what loads of stupid rhymes	            Oppress us in corrupted times.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Simple; insensible; sluggish; senseless; doltish;	        sottish; dull; heavy; clodpated. -- {Stu"pid*ly}, adv.	        -- {Stu"pid*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Stupidity \Stu*pid"i*ty\, n. [L. stupiditas: cf. F.	   stupidit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being stupid; extreme dullness of	      perception or understanding; insensibility; sluggishness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Stupor; astonishment; stupefaction. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A stupidity	            Past admiration strikes me, joined with fear.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Stupify \Stu"pi*fy\, v. t.	   See {Stupefy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupor \Stu"por\, n. [L., from stupere to be struck senseless.]	   1. Great diminution or suspension of sensibility; suppression	      of sense or feeling; lethargy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intellectual insensibility; moral stupidity; heedlessness	      or inattention to one's interests.	      [1913 Webster]
Stupose \Stu*pose\, a. [L. stupa, or better stuppa, tow. Cf.	   {Stupeous}.] (Bot.)	   Composed of, or having, tufted or matted filaments like tow;	   stupeous.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuprate \Stu"prate\, v. t. [L. stupratus, p. p. of stuprare to	   ravish, fr. stuprum defilement.]	   To ravish; to debauch. [R.] --Heywood.	   [1913 Webster]
Stupration \Stu*pra"tion\, n.	   Violation of chastity by force; rape. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuprum \Stu"prum\, n. [L.]	   Stupration.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturb \Sturb\, v. t.	   To disturb. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturdily \Stur"di*ly\, adv.	   In a sturdy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturdiness \Stur"di*ness\, n.	   Quality of being sturdy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturdy \Stur"dy\, a. [Compar. {Sturdier}; superl. {Sturdiest}.]	   [OE. sturdi inconsiderable, OF. estourdi stunned, giddy,	   thoughtless, rash, F. ['e]tourdi, p. p. of OF. estourdir to	   stun, to render giddy, to amaze, F. ['e]tourdir; of uncertain	   origin. The sense has probably been influenced by E. stout.]	   1. Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting;	      unfeeling; stern.	      [1913 Webster]	            This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress	            To rue upon her wifely steadfastness. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            This must be done, and I would fain see	            Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.       --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the	            utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than he	            took the first steps.                 --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resolute, in a good sense; or firm, unyielding quality;	      as, a man of sturdy piety or patriotism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by physical strength or force; strong;	      lusty; violent; as, a sturdy lout.	      [1913 Webster]	            How bowed the woods beneath their sturdy stroke!	                                                  --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Stiff; stout; strong; as, a sturdy oak. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was not of any delicate contexture; his limbs	            rather sturdy than dainty.            --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hardy; stout; strong; firm; robust; stiff.	        [1913 Webster]	Sturdy \Stur"dy\, n. [OF. estourdi giddiness, stupefaction.]	   (Vet.)	   A disease in sheep and cattle, marked by great nervousness,	   or by dullness and stupor.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturgeon \Stur"geon\, n. [F. esturgeon, LL. sturio, sturgio,	   OHG. sturjo, G. st["o]r; akin to AS. styria, styriga.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid	   fishes belonging to {Acipenser} and allied genera of the	   family {Acipenseridae}. They run up rivers to spawn, and are	   common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of	   North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviar is prepared from the	   roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common North American species are {Acipenser	         sturio} of the Atlantic coast region, {Acipenser	         transmontanus} of the Pacific coast, and {Acipenser	         rubicundus} of the Mississippi River and its	         tributaries. In Europe, the common species is	         {Acipenser sturio}, and other well-known species are	         the sterlet and the huso. The sturgeons are included in	         the order {Chondrostei}. Their body is partially	         covered by five rows of large, carinated, bony plates,	         of which one row runs along the back. The tail is	         heterocercal. The toothless and protrusile mouth is	         beneath the head, and has four barbels in front.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Shovel-nosed sturgeon}. (Zool.) See {Shovelnose}	   (d) .	       [1913 Webster]
Sturiones \Stu`ri*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL., from LL. sturio. See	   {Sturgeon}.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes including the sturgeons.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturionian \Stu`ri*o"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the family of fishes of which the sturgeon is the	   type.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturk \Sturk\, n.	   See {Stirk}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sturnoid \Stur"noid\, a. [L. sturnus a starling + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the starlings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sturt \Sturt\, v. t. [Cf. {Start}, v. i.]	   To vex; to annoy; to startle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sturt \Sturt\, n.	   1. Disturbance; annoyance; care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      "Sturt and care." --J. Rolland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A bargain in tribute mining by which the tributor	      profits. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Sturtion \Stur"tion\, n.	   A corruption of {Nasturtion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stut \Stut\, v. i.	   To stutter. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Stutter \Stut"ter\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Stuttered}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Stuttering}.] [Freq. of stut, OE. stoten; probably	   of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. D. & LG. stotteren, G.	   stottern, D. stooten to push, to strike; akin to G. stossen,	   Icel. stauta, Sw. st["o]ta, Dan. st["o]de, Goth. stautan, L.	   tundere, Skr. tud to thrust. Cf. {Contuse}, {Obtuse}.]	   To hesitate or stumble in uttering words; to speak with	   spasmodic repetition or pauses; to stammer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trembling, stuttering, calling for his confessor.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Stutter \Stut"ter\, n.	   1. The act of stuttering; a stammer. See {Stammer}, and	      {Stuttering}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who stutters; a stammerer. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Stutterer \Stut"ter*er\, n.	   One who stutters; a stammerer.	   [1913 Webster]
Stuttering \Stut"ter*ing\, n.	   The act of one who stutters; -- restricted by some	   physiologists to defective speech due to inability to form	   the proper sounds, the breathing being normal, as	   distinguished from stammering.	   [1913 Webster]	Stuttering \Stut"ter*ing\, a.	   Apt to stutter; hesitating; stammering. -- {Stut"ter*ing*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Sty \Sty\ (st[imac]), n.; pl. {Sties} (st[imac]z). [Written also	   {stigh}.] [AS. stigu, fr. st[imac]gan to rise; originally,	   probably, a place into which animals climbed or went up.	   [root]164. See {Sty}, v. i., and cf. {Steward}.]	   1. A pen or inclosure for swine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place of bestial debauchery.	      [1913 Webster]	            To roll with pleasure in a sensual sty. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Sty \Sty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Stied} (st[imac]d); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Stying} (st[imac]"[i^]ng).]	   To shut up in, or as in, a sty. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sty \Sty\, v. i. [OE. stien, sti[yogh]en, AS. st[imac]gan to	   rise; akin to D. stijgen, OS. & OHG. st[imac]gan, G. steigen,	   Icel. st[imac]ga, Sw. stiga, Dan. stige, Goth. steigan, L.	   vestigium footstep, Gr. ? to walk, to go, Skr. stigh to	   mount. Cf. {Distich}, {Stair} steps, {Stirrup}, {Sty} a boil,	   a pen for swine, {Vestige}.]	   To soar; to ascend; to mount. See {Stirrup}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With bolder wing shall dare aloft to sty,	         To the last praises of this Faery Queene. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Sty \Sty\, n. [For older styan, styanye, understood as sty on	   eye, AS. st[imac]gend (sc. e['a]ge eye), properly, rising, or	   swelling (eye), p. p. of st[imac]gan to rise. See {Sty}, v.	   i.] (Med.)	   An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.	   [Written also {stye}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Styan \Sty"an\, n.	   See {Sty}, a boil. [R.] --De quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Styca \Sty"ca\, n. [LL., fr. AS. stic, styc, stycge.]	   An anglo-Saxon copper coin of the lowest value, being worth	   half a farthing. --S. M. Leake.	   [1913 Webster]
Stycerin \Sty"cer*in\, n. [Styryl + glycerin.] (Chem.)	   A triacid alcohol, related to glycerin, and obtained from	   certain styryl derivatives as a yellow, gummy, amorphous	   substance; -- called also {phenyl glycerin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stye \Stye\, n.	   See {Sty}, a boil.	   [1913 Webster]
Stygial \Styg"i*al\ (st[i^]j"[i^]*al), a.	   Stygian. [R.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Stygian \Styg"i*an\ (st[i^]j"[i^]*an), a. [L. Stygius, fr. Styx,	   Stygis, Gr. Sty`x, Stygo`s, the Styx.]	   Of or pertaining to the river Styx; hence, hellish; infernal.	   See {Styx}.	   [1913 Webster]	         At that so sudden blaze, the Stygian throng	         Bent their aspect.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylagalmaic \Sty`la*gal*ma"ic\	   (st[imac]`l[.a]*g[a^]l*m[=a]"[i^]k), a. [Gr. sty^los a column	   + 'a`galma an image.] (Arch.)	   Performing the office of columns; as, Atlantes and Caryatides	   are stylagalmaic figures or images. [Written also	   {stylogalmaic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Stylar \Sty"lar\, a.	   See {Stilar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylaster \Sty*las"ter\, n. [NL., from Gr. sty^los pillar +	   'asth`r star.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of delicate, usually pink,	   calcareous hydroid corals of the genus {Stylaster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Style \Style\, n. [OE. stile, F. style, Of. also stile, L.	   stilus a style or writing instrument, manner or writing, mode	   of expression; probably for stiglus, meaning, a pricking	   instrument, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, v. t., and cf.	   {Stiletto}. The spelling with y is due to a supposed	   connection with Gr. sty^los a pillar.]	   1. An instrument used by the ancients in writing on tablets	      covered with wax, having one of its ends sharp, and the	      other blunt, and somewhat expanded, for the purpose of	      making erasures by smoothing the wax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, anything resembling the ancient style in shape or	      use. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A pen; an author's pen. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A sharp-pointed tool used in engraving; a graver.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A kind of blunt-pointed surgical instrument.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Zool.) A long, slender, bristlelike process, as the	          anal styles of insects.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) [Perhaps fr. Gr. sty^los a pillar.] The pin, or	          gnomon, of a dial, the shadow of which indicates the	          hour. See {Gnomon}.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) [Probably fr. Gr. sty^los a pillar.] (Bot.) The	          elongated part of a pistil between the ovary and the	          stigma. See Illust. of {Stamen}, and of {Pistil}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Mode of expressing thought in language, whether oral or	      written; especially, such use of language in the	      expression of thought as exhibits the spirit and faculty	      of an artist; choice or arrangement of words in discourse;	      rhetorical expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            High style, as when that men to kinges write.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Style is the dress of thoughts.       --Chesterfield.	      [1913 Webster]	            Proper words in proper places make the true	            definition of style.                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is style alone by which posterity will judge of a	            great work.                           --I. Disraeli.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mode of presentation, especially in music or any of the	      fine arts; a characteristic of peculiar mode of developing	      in idea or accomplishing a result.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ornamental style also possesses its own peculiar	            merit.                                --Sir J.	                                                  Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Conformity to a recognized standard; manner which is	      deemed elegant and appropriate, especially in social	      demeanor; fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to the usual style of dedications. --C.	                                                  Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Mode or phrase by which anything is formally designated;	      the title; the official designation of any important body;	      mode of address; as, the style of Majesty.	      [1913 Webster]	            One style to a gracious benefactor, another to a	            proud, insulting foe.                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chron.) A mode of reckoning time, with regard to the	      Julian and Gregorian calendars.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 Caesar, in which	         every fourth year consists of 366 days, and the other	         years of 365 days. This is about 11 minutes in a year	         too much. Pope Georgy XIII. reformed the calendar by	         retrenching 10 days in October, 1582, in order to bring	         back the vernal equinox to the same day as at the time	         of the Council of Nice, a. d. 325. This reformation was	         adopted by act of the British Parliament in 1751, by	         which act 11 days in September, 1752, were retrenched,	         and the third day was reckoned the fourteenth. This	         mode of reckoning is called New Style, according to	         which every year divisible by 4, unless it is divisible	         by 100 without being divisible by 400, has 366 days,	         and any other year 365 days.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Style of court}, the practice or manner observed by a court	      in its proceedings. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diction; phraseology; manner; course; title. See	        {Diction}.	        [1913 Webster]	Style \Style\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Styled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Styling}.]	   To entitle; to term, name, or call; to denominate. "Styled	   great conquerors." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         How well his worth and brave adventures styled.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To call; name; denominate; designate; term;	        characterize.	        [1913 Webster]
Stylet \Sty"let\, n. [F., dim. of style; cf. It. stiletto. See	   {Stiletto}.]	   A small poniard; a stiletto.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.)	      (a) An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and	          for passing setons, and the like; a probe, -- called	          also {specillum}.	      (b) A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular	          instruments to maintain their shape and prevent	          clogging.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike organ;	      as, the caudal stylets of certain insects; the ventral	      stylets of certain Infusoria.	      [1913 Webster]
Styliferous \Sty*lif"er*ous\, a. [Style + -ferous.] (Bot.)	   Bearing one or more styles.	   [1913 Webster]
Styliform \Sty"li*form\, a. [Style + -form: cf. F. styliforme.]	   Having the form of, or resembling, a style, pin, or pen;	   styloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylish \Styl"ish\, a.	   Having style or artistic quality; given to, or fond of, the	   display of style; highly fashionable; modish; as, a stylish	   dress, house, manner. -- {Styl"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Styl"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylist \Styl"ist\, n.	   One who is a master or a model of style, especially in	   writing or speaking; a critic of style.	   [1913 Webster]	         Distinguished as a stylist, for ease.    --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylistic \Sty*lis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to style in language. [R.] "Stylistic	   trifles." --J. A. Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]	         The great stylistic differences in the works ascribed	         to him [Wyclif].                         --G. P. Marsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylite \Sty"lite\ (st[imac]"l[imac]t), n. [Gr. styli`ths, fr.	   sty^los a pillar.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of anchorites in the early church, who lived on	   the tops of pillars for the exercise of their patience; --	   called also {pillarist} and {pillar saint}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The two other holy men in Gregory's narrative had more	         exotic origins than the pair that has just been seen.	         Gregory encountered one of them when on a journey to	         the north-eastern parts of the Frankish kingdom. This	         was a Lombard, named Vulfolaic, who had spent some	         years in the arduous exercise of being a stylite, the	         Christian equivalent of a flagpole sitter; in other	         words, Vulfolaic was a monk whose main austerity	         consisted in living on top of a pillar. By carrying out	         this feat in the rain, snow, and frost of the Moselle	         valley, Vulfolaic had convinced the local population to	         overthrow and abandon the idol of Diana to which they	         were addicted.                           --Walter	                                                  Goffart,	                                                  FOREIGNERS IN	                                                  THE HISTORIES	                                                  OF GREGORY OF	                                                  TOURS	                                                  (http://www.arts.uwo.ca/florilegium/goffart.html).
Stylo- \Sty"lo-\ (st[imac]"l[-o]-).	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the styloid process of the temporal bone; as,	   stylohyal, stylomastoid, stylomaxillary.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylobate \Sty"lo*bate\ (st[imac]"l[-o]*b[asl]t), n. [L.	   stylobates, stylobata, Gr. styloba`ths; sty^los a pillar +	   ba`ths one that treads, fr. bai`nein to go.] (Arch.)	   The uninterrupted and continuous flat band, coping, or	   pavement upon which the bases of a row of columns are	   supported. See {Sub-base}.	   [1913 Webster]
Styloglossal \Sty`lo*glos"sal\, a. [Stylo- + glossal.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to styloid process and the tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylograph \Sty"lo*graph\, n.	   A stylographic pen.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylographic \Sty`lo*graph"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to stylography; used in stylography; as,	      stylographic tablets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to, or used in, stylographic pen; as,	      stylographic ink.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stylographic pen}, a pen with a conical point like that of a	      style, combined with a reservoir for supplying it with	      ink.	   {Stylographic pencil}, a pencil used in stylography.	      [1913 Webster]
Stylographical \Sty`lo*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Same as {Stylographic}, 1. -- {Sty`lo*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylography \Sty*log"ra*phy\, n. [Style + -graphy.]	   A mode of writing or tracing lines by means of a style on	   cards or tablets.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylohyal \Sty`lo*hy"al\, n. [Stylo- + the Gr. letter ?.]	   (Anat.)	   A segment in the hyoidean arch between the epihyal and	   tympanohyal.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylohyoid \Sty`lo*hy"oid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Styloid \Sty"loid\, a. [Style + -oid: cf. F. stylo["i]de, Gr.	   ?.]	   1. Styliform; as, the styloid process.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the styloid process.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Styloid process} (Anat.), a long and slender process from	      the lower side of the temporal bone of man, corresponding	      to the tympanohyal and stylohyal of other animals.	      [1913 Webster]
Stylomastoid \Sty`lo*mas"toid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the	   temporal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylomaxillary \Sty`lo*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the maxilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylometer \Sty*lom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? column + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring columns.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylommata \Sty*lom"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pillar + ?,	   ?, the eye.]	   Same as {Stylommatophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylommatophora \Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   column + ? eye + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   A division of Pulmonata in which the eyes are situated at the	   tips of the tentacles. It includes the common land snails and	   slugs. See Illust. under {Snail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylommatophorous \Sty*lom`ma*toph"o*rous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to Stylommatophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylopodium \Sty`lo*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Stylopodia}. [NL. See	   {Style}, and {Podium}.] (Bot.)	   An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylops \Sty"lops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a pillar + ?, ?, the	   eye.] (Zool.)	   A genus of minute insects parasitic, in their larval state,	   on bees and wasps. It is the typical genus of the group	   Strepsiptera, formerly considered a distinct order, but now	   generally referred to the Coleoptera. See {Strepsiptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stylus \Sty"lus\, n. [L. stylus, or better stilus.]	   1. An instrument for writing. See {Style}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of	      phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record	      while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the	      phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which	      are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which	      converts the signal into sound; also called {needle}. The	      stylus is frequently composed of a hard metal or of	      diamond.	      [PJC]	   3. The needle-like device used to cut the grooves which	      record the sound on the original disc during recording of	      a phonograph record; it is moved by the vibrations given	      to the diaphragm by a sound, and produces the indented	      record.	      [PJC]	   4. (Computers) A pen-shaped pointing device used to specify	      the cursor position on a graphics tablet.	      [PJC] Stymie
Stymie \Sty"mie\, n. Also Stimy \Sti"my\ . [Orig. uncertain.]	   (Golf)	   The position of two balls on the putting green such that,	   being more than six inches apart, one ball lies directly	   between the other and the hole at which the latter must be	   played; also, the act of bringing the balls into this	   position.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Stymie	Stymie \Sty"mie\, v. t. Also Stimy \Sti"my\ . (Golf)	   To bring into the position of, or impede by, a stymie.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Styphnate \Styph"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of styphnic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Styphnic \Styph"nic\, a. [Gr. (spurious) sty`fein to contract.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline	   astringent acid, {(NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2}, obtained by the action	   of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric	   acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid,	   having a series of well defined salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Styptic \Styp"tic\, a. [L. stypticus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract.]	   Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality	   of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part;	   astringent. [Written also {stiptic}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Styptic weed} (Bot.), an American leguminous herb ({Cassia	      occidentalis}) closely related to the wild senna.	      [1913 Webster]	Styptic \Styp"tic\, n. (Med.)	   A styptic medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Styptical \Styp"tic*al\, a.	   Styptic; astringent.	   [1913 Webster]
Stypticity \Styp*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. stypticit['e].]	   The quality or state of being styptic; astringency.	   [1913 Webster]
Styracin \Styr"a*cin\, n. [See {Styrax}.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline tasteless substance extracted from gum	   storax, and consisting of a salt of cinnamic acid with	   cinnamic alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Styrax \Sty"rax\, n. [L. styrax, storax, Gr. ?. See {Storax}.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of shrubs and trees, mostly American or	      Asiatic, abounding in resinous and aromatic substances.	      {Styrax officinalis} yields storax, and {Styrax Benzoin}	      yields benzoin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Storax}.	      [1913 Webster]
Styrol \Sty"rol\, n. [Styrax + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   See {Styrolene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Styrolene \Sty"ro*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   An unsaturated hydrocarbon, {C8H8}, obtained by the	   distillation of storax, by the decomposition of cinnamic	   acid, and by the condensation of acetylene, as a fragrant,	   aromatic, mobile liquid; -- called also {phenyl ethylene},	   {vinyl benzene}, {styrol}, {styrene}, and {cinnamene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Styrone \Sty"rone\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance having a sweet taste and a	   hyacinthlike odor, obtained by the decomposition of styracin;	   -- properly called {cinnamic alcohol} or {styryl alcohol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Styryl \Sty"ryl\, n. [Styrax + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical found in certain derivatives of	   styrolene and cinnamic acid; -- called also {cinnyl}, or	   {cinnamyl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Stythe \Stythe\, n. (Mining)	   Choke damp.	   [1913 Webster]
Stythy \Styth"y\, n. & v.	   See {Stithy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Styx \Styx\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Class. Myth.)	   The principal river of the lower world, which had to be	   crossed in passing to the regions of the dead.	   [1913 Webster]
Suability \Su`a*bil"i*ty\, n. (Law)	   Liability to be sued; the state of being subjected by law to	   civil process.	   [1913 Webster]
Suable \Su"a*ble\, a. (Law)	   Capable of being sued; subject by law to be called to answer	   in court. --Story.	   [1913 Webster]
Suade \Suade\, v. t. [L. suadere.]	   To persuade. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suadible \Suad"i*ble\, a. [L. suadibilis.]	   Suasible. [Obs.] --Wyclif (James iii. 17).	   [1913 Webster]
Suage \Suage\, v. t.	   To assuage. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Suant \Su"ant\, a. [Cf. {Sue} to pursue.]	   Spread equally over the surface; uniform; even. [Written also	   {suent}.] [Local, U.S. & Prov. Eng.] -- {Su"ant*ly}, adv.	   [Local, U.S. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suasible \Sua"si*ble\, a. [L. suadere, suasum, to persuade.]	   Capable of being persuaded; easily persuaded.	   [1913 Webster]
Suasion \Sua"sion\, n. [L. suasio, fr. suadere, suasum, to	   advise, persuade, fr. suadus persuading, persuasive; akin to	   suavis sweet: cf. OF. suasion. See {Suave}, and cf.	   {Dissuade}, {Persuade}.]	   The act of persuading; persuasion; as, moral suasion.	   [1913 Webster]
Suasive \Sua"sive\, a.	   Having power to persuade; persuasive; suasory. --South.	   "Genial and suasive satire." --Earle. -- {Sua"sive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Suasory \Sua"so*ry\, a. [L. suasorius: cf. F. suasoire.]	   Tending to persuade; suasive.	   [1913 Webster]
Suave \Suave\, a. [L. suavis sweet, pleasant: cf. F. suave. See	   {Sweet}, and cf. {Suasion}.]	   Sweet; pleasant; delightful; gracious or agreeable in manner;	   bland. -- {Suave"ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Suavify \Suav"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suavified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Suavifying}.] [Suave + -fy.]	   To make affable or suave.	   [1913 Webster]
Suaviloquent \Sua*vil"o*quent\, a. [L. suaviloquens; suavis	   sweet + loquens, p. pr. of loqui to speak.]	   Sweetly speaking; using agreeable speech. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suaviloquy \Sua*vil"o*quy\, n. [L. suaviloquium.]	   Sweetness of speech. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suavity \Suav"i*ty\, n. [L. suavitas: cf. F. suavit['e].]	   1. Sweetness to the taste. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being sweet or pleasing to the mind;	      agreeableness; softness; pleasantness; gentleness;	      urbanity; as, suavity of manners; suavity of language,	      conversation, or address. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Sub- \Sub-\ [L. sub under, below; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. upa to,	   on, under, over. Cf. {Hypo-}, {Super-}.]	   1. A prefix signifying under, below, beneath, and hence	      often, in an inferior position or degree, in an imperfect	      or partial state, as in subscribe, substruct, subserve,	      subject, subordinate, subacid, subastringent, subgranular,	      suborn. Sub- in Latin compounds often becomes sum- before	      m, sur before r, and regularly becomes suc-, suf-, sug-,	      and sup- before c, f, g, and p respectively. Before c, p,	      and t it sometimes takes form sus- (by the dropping of b	      from a collateral form, subs-).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A prefix denoting that the ingredient (of a	      compound) signified by the term to which it is prefixed,is	      present in only a small proportion, or less than the	      normal amount; as, subsulphide, suboxide, etc. Prefixed to	      the name of a salt it is equivalent to basic; as,	      subacetate or basic acetate. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sub \Sub\, n.	   1. A subordinate; a subaltern. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a shortened form of {submarine}, the boat.	      [PJC]	   3. a shortened form of {submarine sandwich}; also called	      {hero}, {hero sandwich}, and {grinder}.	      [PJC]
Subacetate \Sub*ac"e*tate\, n. (Chem.)	   An acetate containing an excess of the basic constituent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Subacid \Sub*ac"id\, a. [L. subacidus. See {Sub-}, {Acid}.]	   Moderately acid or sour; as, some plants have subacid juices.	   -- n. A substance moderately acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Subacrid \Sub*ac"rid\, a.	   Moderalely acrid or harsh.	   [1913 Webster]
Subacromial \Sub`a*cro"mi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated beneath the acromial process of the scapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Subact \Sub*act"\, v. t. [L. subactus, p. p. of subigere to	   subdue; sub under + agere to lead, bring.]	   To reduce; to subdue. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaction \Sub*ac"tion\, n. [Cf. L. subactio a working up,	   discipline.]	   The act of reducing to any state, as of mixing two bodies	   combletely. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Subacute \Sub`a*cute"\, a.	   Moderalely acute.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaduncate \Sub`a*dun"cate\, a. (Zool.)	   Somewhat hooked or curved.	   [1913 Webster]
Subadvocate \Sub*ad"vo*cate\, n.	   An under or subordinate advocate.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaerial \Sub`a*e"ri*al\, a.	   Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically (Geol.),	   taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to	   subaqueous.	   [1913 Webster]
Subagency \Sub*a"gen*cy\, n.	   A subordinate agency.	   [1913 Webster]
Subagent \Sub*a"gent\, n. (Law)	   A person employed by an agent to transact the whole, or a	   part, of the business intrusted to the latter. --Bouvier.	   Chitty.	   [1913 Webster]
Subagitation \Sub*ag`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. subagitatio, fr.	   subagitare to lie with illicity.]	   Unlawful sexual intercourse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subah \Su"bah\ (s[=oo]"b[.a]), n. [Per. & Hind. s[=u]bah.]	   A province; a government, as of a viceroy; also, a subahdar.	   [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Subahdar \Su"bah*dar\, n. [Per. & Hind. s[=u]bah-d[=a]r, Per.	   s[=u]bah a province + d[=a]r holding, keeping.]	   A viceroy; a governor of a subah; also, a native captain in	   the British native army. [India]	   [1913 Webster] Subahdary
Subahdary \Su"bah*dar`y\, Subahship \Su"bah*ship\, n.	   The office or jurisdiction of a subahdar.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaid \Sub*aid"\, v. t.	   To aid secretly; to assist in a private manner, or	   indirectly. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Subalmoner \Sub*al"mon*er\, n.	   An under almoner.	   [1913 Webster]
Subalpine \Sub*al"pine\, a. [L. subalpinus.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Inhabiting the somewhat high slopes and summits of mountains,	   but considerably below the snow line.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, a. [F. subalterne, LL. subalternus, fr.	   L. sub under + alter the one, the other of two. See {Alter}.]	   1. Ranked or ranged below; subordinate; inferior;	      specifically (Mil.), ranking as a junior officer; being	      below the rank of captain; as, a subaltern officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) Asserting only a part of what is asserted in a	      related proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Subaltern genus}. (Logic) See under {Genus}.	      [1913 Webster]	Subaltern \Sub*al"tern\, n.	   1. A person holding a subordinate position; specifically, a	      commissioned military officer below the rank of captain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) A subaltern proposition. --Whately.	      [1913 Webster]
Subalternant \Sub`al*ter"nant\, n. (Logic)	   A universal proposition. See {Subaltern}, 2. --Whately.	   [1913 Webster]
Subalternate \Sub`al*ter"nate\, a.	   1. Succeeding by turns; successive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Subordinate; subaltern; inferior.	      [1913 Webster]	            All their subalternate and several kinds. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Subalternate \Sub`al*ter"nate\, n. (Logic)	   A particular proposition, as opposed to a universal one. See	   {Subaltern}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Subalternating \Sub*al"ter*na`ting\, a.	   Subalternate; successive.	   [1913 Webster]
Subalternation \Sub*al"ter*na`tion\, n.	   The state of being subalternate; succession of turns;	   subordination.	   [1913 Webster]
Subangular \Sub*an"gu*lar\, a.	   Slightly angular.	   [1913 Webster]
Subapennine \Sub*ap"en*nine\, a.	   Under, or at the foot of, the Apennine mountains; -- applied,	   in geology, to a series of Tertiary strata of the older	   Pliocene period.	   [1913 Webster]
Subapical \Sub*ap"ic*al\, a.	   Being under the apex; of or pertaining to the part just below	   the apex.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaquaneous \Sub`a*qua"ne*ous\, a. [L. subaquaneus; sub + aqua	   water.]	   Subaqueous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Subaquatic
Subaquatic \Sub`a*quat"ic\, Subaqueous \Sub*a"que*ous\, a.	   1. Being under water, or beneath the surface of water;	      adapted for use under water; submarine; as, a subaqueous	      helmet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Formed in or under water; as, subaqueous deposits.	      [1913 Webster] Subarachnoid
Subarachnoid \Sub`a*rach"noid\, Subarachnoidal
\Sub*ar`ach*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the arachnoid membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Subarctic \Sub*arc"tic\, a.	   Approximately arctic; belonging to a region just without the	   arctic circle.	   [1913 Webster] Subarcuate
Subarcuate \Sub*ar"cu*ate\, Subarcuated \Sub*ar"cu*a`ted\, a.	   Having a figure resembling that of a bow; somewhat curved or	   arched.	   [1913 Webster]
Subarration \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 marriage gifts or tokens, as money, rings, or	   other presents, upon the woman.	   [1913 Webster]
Subarytenoid \Sub`a*ryt"e*noid\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Subastral \Sub*as"tral\, a.	   Beneath the stars or heavens; terrestrial. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subastringent \Sub`as*trin"gent\, a.	   Somewhat astringent.	   [1913 Webster]
Subatom \Sub*at"om\, n. (Chem.)	   A hypothetical component of a chemical atom, on the theory	   that the elements themselves are complex substances; --	   called also {atomicule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaud \Sub*aud"\, v. t. [L. subaudire, subauditum; sub under +	   audire to hear.]	   To understand or supply in an ellipsis. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subaudition \Sub`au*di"tion\, n. [L. subauditio.]	   The act of understanding, or supplying, something not	   expressed; also, that which is so understood or supplied.	   --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Subaxillary \Sub*ax"il*la*ry\, a.	   1. (Anat.) Situated under the axilla, or armpit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Placed under the axil, or angle formed by the	      branch of a plant with the stem, or a leaf with the	      branch.	      [1913 Webster]
Subbasal \Sub*ba"sal\, a. (Zool.)	   Near the base.	   [1913 Webster]
Sub-base \Sub"-base`\, n. (Arch.)	   The lowest member of a base when divided horizontally, or of	   a baseboard, pedestal, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Sub-bass \Sub"-bass`\, n. (Mus.)	   The deepest pedal stop, or the lowest tones of an organ; the	   fundamental or ground bass. [Written also {sub-base}.]	   --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Subbeadle \Sub*bea"dle\, n.	   An under beadle.	   [1913 Webster]
Subbrachial \Sub*brach"i*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the subbrachians.	   [1913 Webster]
Subbrachiales \Sub*brach`i*a"les\, n. pl. [NL. See {Sub-}, and	   {Brachial}.] (Zool.)	   A division of soft-finned fishes in which the ventral fins	   are situated beneath the pectorial fins, or nearly so.	   [1913 Webster]
Subbrachian \Sub*brach"i*an\, n. [Pref. sub- + brachium.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the Subbrachiales.	   [1913 Webster]
Subbreed \Sub"breed`\, n. (Zool.)	   A race or strain differing in certain characters from the	   parent breed; an incipient breed.	   [1913 Webster]
Subbronchial \Sub*bron"chi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi; as,	   the subbronchial air sacs of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcaliber \Sub*cal"i*ber\, a.	   Smaller than the caliber of a firearm. [Written also	   {subcalibre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subcaliber projectile}, a projectile having a smaller	      diameter than the caliber of the arm from which it is	      fired, and to which it is fitted by means of a sabot.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Subcarbonate \Sub*car"bon*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A carbonate containing an excess of the basic constituent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Subcarboniferous \Sub*car`bon*if"er*ous\, a. (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Carboniferous	   formations underlying the proper coal measures. It was a	   marine formation characterized in general by beds of	   limestone. -- n. The Subcarboniferous period or formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcarbureted \Sub*car"bu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   United with, or containing, carbon in less than the normal	   proportion. [Written also {subcarburetted}.] [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subcartilaginous \Sub*car`ti*lag"i*nous\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Situated under or beneath a cartilage or cartilages.	   (b) Partially cartilaginous.	       [1913 Webster]
Subcaudal \Sub*cau"dal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the tail; as, the	   subcaudal, or chevron, bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcelestial \Sub`ce*les"tial\, a.	   Being beneath the heavens; as, subcelestial glories.	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcellar \Sub*cel"lar\, n.	   A cellar beneath another story wholly or partly underground;	   usually, a cellar under a cellar.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Subcentral \Sub*cen"tral\, a.	   1. Under the center.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nearly central; not quite central.	      [1913 Webster]
Subchanter \Sub*chant"er\, n. (Eccl.)	   An underchanter; a precentor's deputy in a cathedral; a	   succentor.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcircular \Sub*cir"cu*lar\, a.	   Nearly circular.	   [1913 Webster]
Subclass \Sub"class`\, n.	   One of the natural groups, more important than an order, into	   which some classes are divided; as, the angiospermous	   subclass of exogens.	   [1913 Webster]
Subclavian \Sub*cla"vi*an\, a. [Pref. sub- + L. clavis a key.	   See {Clavicle}.] (Anat.)	   Situated under the clavicle, or collar bone; as, the	   subclavian arteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcolumnar \Sub`co*lum"nar\, a. (Geol.)	   Having an imperfect or interrupted columnar structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcommittee \Sub`com*mit"tee\, n.	   An under committee; a part or division of a committee.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet by their sequestrators and subcommittees abroad . .	         . those orders were commonly disobeyed.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcompressed \Sub`com*pressed"\, a.	   Not fully compressed; partially or somewhat compressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Subconcave \Sub*con"cave\, a.	   Slightly concave. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Subconformable \Sub`con*form"a*ble\, a.	   Partially conformable.	   [1913 Webster]
Subconical \Sub*con"ic*al\, a.	   Slightly conical.	   [1913 Webster]
Subconjunctival \Sub*con`junc*ti"val\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the conjunctiva.	   [1913 Webster]
Subconscious \Sub*con"scious\, a.	   1. Occurring without the possibility or the fact of an	      attendant consciousness; -- said of states of the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Partially conscious; feebly conscious.	      [1913 Webster]
Subconsciousness \Sub*con"scious*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being subconscious; a state of mind	   in which perception and other mental processes occur without	   distinct consciousness.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Subconstellation \Sub*con`stel*la"tion\, n. (Astron.)	   A subordinate constellation. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcontract \Sub*con"tract\, n.	   A contract under, or subordinate to, a previous contract.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcontracted \Sub`con*tract"ed\, a.	   1. Contracted after a former contract.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Betrothed for the second time. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Subcontractor \Sub`con*tract"or\, n.	   One who takes a portion of a contract, as for work, from the	   principal contractor.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcontrary \Sub*con"tra*ry\, a.	   1. Contrary in an inferior degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Having, or being in, a contrary order; -- said of	      a section of an oblique cone having a circular base made	      by a plane not parallel to the base, but so inclined to	      the axis that the section is a circle; applied also to two	      similar triangles when so placed as to have a common angle	      at the vertex, the opposite sides not being parallel.	      --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) Denoting the relation of opposition between the	      particular affirmative and particular negative. Of these	      both may be true and only one can be false.	      [1913 Webster]	Subcontrary \Sub*con"tra*ry\, n.; pl. {Subcontraries}. (Logic)	   A subcontrary proposition; a proposition inferior or contrary	   in a lower degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcoracoid \Sub*cor"a*coid\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula; as, the	   subcoracoid dislocation of the humerus.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcordate \Sub*cor"date\, a.	   Somewhat cordate; somewhat like a heart in shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcorneous \Sub*cor"ne*ous\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Situated under a horny part or layer.	   (b) Partially horny.	       [1913 Webster]
Subcostal \Sub*cos"tal\, a. (Anat. & Zool.)	   Situated below the costas, or ribs; as, the subcostal	   muscles.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The subcostal muscles are distinct from, and within,	         the intercostal.	         [1913 Webster]	Subcostal \Sub*cos"tal\, n.	   1. (Anat.) A subcostal muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the principal nervures of the wings of an	      insect. It is situated next beneath or behind the costal.	      See {Nervure}.	      [1913 Webster]
Subcranial \Sub*cra"ni*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the cranium;	   facial.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcrustaceous \Sub`crus*ta"ceous\, a.	   Occurring beneath a crust or scab; as, a subcrustaceous	   cicatrization.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcrystalline \Sub*crys"tal*line\, a.	   Imperfectly crystallized.	   [1913 Webster] Subcultrate
Subcultrate \Sub*cul"trate\, Subcultrated \Sub*cul"tra*ted\, a.	   (Zool.)	   Having a form resembling that of a colter, or straight on one	   side and curved on the other.	   [1913 Webster]
Subcutaneous \Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous\, a.	   Situated under the skin; hypodermic. --	   {Sub`cu*ta"ne*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subcutaneous operation} (Surg.), an operation performed	      without opening that part of the skin opposite to, or	      over, the internal section.	      [1913 Webster]
Subcuticular \Sub`cu*tic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the cuticle, or scarfskin.	   [1913 Webster] Subcylindrical
Subcylindrical \Sub`cy*lin"dric*al\, Subcylindric
\Sub`cy*lin"dric\, a.	   Imperfectly cylindrical; approximately cylindrical.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdeacon \Sub*dea"con\, n. [Pref. sub- + deacon: cf. L.	   subdiaconus.] (Eccl.)	   One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next	   interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor	   order in the Greek Church.	   [1913 Webster] Subdeaconry
Subdeaconry \Sub*dea"con*ry\, Subdeaconship \Sub*dea"con*ship\,	   n. (Eccl.)	   The order or office of subdeacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdean \Sub"dean`\, n. [Pref. sub- + dean: cf. F. sousdoyen.]	   An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdeanery \Sub*dean"er*y\, n.	   Office or rank of subdean.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdecanal \Sub*dec"a*nal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a subdean or subdeanery.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdecuple \Sub*dec"u*ple\, a.	   Containing one part of ten.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdelegate \Sub*del"e*gate\, n.	   A subordinate delegate, or one with inferior powers.	   [1913 Webster]	Subdelegate \Sub*del"e*gate\, v. t.	   To appoint to act as subdelegate, or as a subordinate; to	   depete.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdented \Sub*dent"ed\, a.	   Indented beneath.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdepartment \Sub`de*part"ment\, n.	   A subordinate department; a bureau. See the Note under	   {Bureau}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdeposit \Sub`de*pos"it\, n.	   That which is deposited beneath something else.	   [1913 Webster]
Subderisorious \Sub`der*i*so"ri*ous\, a. [Pref. sub- + L.	   derisorius. See {Derisory}.]	   Ridiculing with moderation. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Subderivative \Sub`de*riv"a*tive\, n.	   A word derived from a derivative, and not directly from the	   root; as, "friendliness" is a subderivative, being derived	   from "friendly", which is in turn a derivative from "friend."	   [1913 Webster]
Subdiaconate \Sub`di*ac"o*nate\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a subdeacon, or to the office or rank of	   a subdeacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Subdiaconate \Sub`di*ac"o*nate\, n.	   The office or rank of a subdeacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdial \Sub*di"al\, a. [L. subdialis in the open air.]	   Of or pertaining to the open air; being under the open sky.	   [R.] --N. Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdialect \Sub*di"a*lect\, n.	   A subordinate dialect.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdichotomy \Sub`di*chot"o*my\, n.	   A subordinate, or inferior, division into parts; a	   subdivision. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many subdichatomies of petty schisms.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdilated \Sub`di*lat"ed\, a.	   Partially dilated.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdititious \Sub`di*ti"tious\, a. [L. subdititius, subditicius,	   fr. subdere to substitute.]	   Put secretly in the place of something else; foisted in. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subdiversify \Sub`di*ver"si*fy\, v. t.	   To diversify aggain what is already diversified. [R.] --Sir	   M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdivide \Sub`di*vide"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdivided}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Subdividing}.] [L. subdividere, sub under +	   dividere to divide. See {Divide}.]	   To divide the parts of (anything) into more parts; to part	   into smaller divisions; to divide again, as what has already	   been divided.	   [1913 Webster]	         The progenies of Cham and Japhet swarmed into colonies,	         and those colonies were subdivided into many others.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Subdivide \Sub`di*vide"\, v. i.	   To be, or to become, subdivided.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdivine \Sub`di*vine"\, a.	   Partaking of divinity; divine in a partial or lower degree.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdivisible \Sub`di*vis"i*ble\, a.	   Susceptible of subdivision.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdivision \Sub`di*vi"sion\, n. [L. subdivisio: cf. F.	   subdivision.]	   1. The act of subdividing, or separating a part into smaller	      parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A part of a thing made by subdividing.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the decimal table, the subdivision of the cubit,	            as span, palm, and digit, are deduced from the	            shorter cubit.                        --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Subdolous \Sub"do*lous\, a. [L. subdolus, sub + dolus deceit.]	   Sly; crafty; cunning; artful. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subdominant \Sub*dom"i*nant\, n. (Mus.)	   The fourth tone above, or fifth below, the tonic; -- so	   called as being under the dominant.	   [1913 Webster]
Subduable \Sub*du"a*ble\, a.	   Able to be subdued.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdual \Sub*du"al\, n.	   Act of subduing. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster] Subduce
Subduce \Sub*duce"\, Subduct \Sub*duct"\, v. t. [L. subducere,	   subductum; sub under + ducere to lead, to draw. See {Duke},	   and cf. {Subdue}.]	   1. To withdraw; to take away. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subtract by arithmetical operation; to deduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            If, out of that infinite multitude of antecedent	            generations, we should subduce ten.   --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Subduction \Sub*duc"tion\, n. [L. subductio.]	   1. The act of subducting or taking away. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Arithmetical subtraction. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Subdue \Sub*due"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subdued}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Subduing}.] [OE. soduen, OF. sosduire to seduce, L.	   subtus below (fr. sub under) + ducere to lead. See {Duke},	   and cf. {Subduct}.]	   1. To bring under; to conquer by force or the exertion of	      superior power, and bring into permanent subjection; to	      reduce under dominion; to vanquish.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will subdue all thine enemies.      --1 Chron.	                                                  xvii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To overpower so as to disable from further resistance; to	      crush.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing could have subdued nature	            To such a lowness, but his unkind daughters. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If aught . . . were worthy to subdue	            The soul of man.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy the force of; to overcome; as, medicines subdue	      a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To render submissive; to bring under command; to reduce to	      mildness or obedience; to tame; as, to subdue a stubborn	      child; to subdue the temper or passions.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To overcome, as by persuasion or other mild means; as, to	      subdue opposition by argument or entreaties.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To reduce to tenderness; to melt; to soften; as, to subdue	      ferocity by tears.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To make mellow; to break, as land; also, to destroy, as	      weeds.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To reduce the intensity or degree of; to tone down; to	      soften; as, to subdue the brilliancy of colors.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To conquer; overpower; overcome; surmount; vanquish. See	        {Conquer}.	        [1913 Webster]
Subdued \Sub*dued"\, a.	   1. Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not glaring in color; soft in tone.	      [1913 Webster]
Subduement \Sub*due"ment\, n.	   Subdual. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Subduer \Sub*du"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, subdues; a conqueror. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Subdulcid \Sub*dul"cid\, a. [Pref. sub + L. dulcis sweet.]	   Somewhat sweet; sweetish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subduple \Sub"du*ple\, a. (Math.)	   Indicating one part of two; in the ratio of one to two.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subduple ratio}, the ratio of 1 to 2: thus, 3:6 is a	      subduple ratio, as 6:3 is a duple ratio.	      [1913 Webster]
Subduplicate \Sub*du"pli*cate\, a. (Math.)	   Expressed by the square root; -- said of ratios.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subduplicate ratio}, the ratio of the square roots, or the	      square root of a ratio; thus, the subduplicate ratio of a	      to b is [root]a to [root]b, or [root]a/b.	      [1913 Webster]
Subdural \Sub*du"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the dura mater, or between the dura mater and	   the arachnoid membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Subeditor \Sub*ed"i*tor\, n.	   An assistant editor, as of a periodical or journal.	   [1913 Webster]
Subelongate \Sub`e*lon"gate\, a.	   Not fully elongated; somewhat elongated.	   [1913 Webster]
Subendocardial \Sub*en`do*car"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the endocardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Subendymal \Sub*en"dy*mal\, a. [Pref. sub + endyma.]	   Situated under the endyma.	   [1913 Webster]
Subepidermal \Sub*ep`i*der"mal\, a.	   Situated immediately below the epidermis.	   [1913 Webster]
Subepiglottic \Sub*ep`i*glot"tic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the epiglottis.	   [1913 Webster]
Subepithelial \Sub*ep`i*the"li*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the epithelium.	   [1913 Webster]
Subequal \Sub*e"qual\, a.	   Nearly equal.	   [1913 Webster]
Suberate \Su"ber*ate\, n. [Cf. F. sub['e]rate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of suberic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Subereous \Su*be"re*ous\, a. [L. subereus of the cork tree.]	   Of or pertaining to cork; of the nature of cork; suberose.	   [1913 Webster]
Suberic \Su*ber"ic\, a. [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F.	   sub['e]reque.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to cork; specifically, designating an acid,	   {C6H12.(CO2H)2}, homologous with oxalic acid, and obtained	   from cork and certain fatty oils, as a white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Suberin \Su"ber*in\, n. [L. suber the cork tree: cf. F.	   sub['e]rine.] (Bot.)	   A material found in the cell walls of cork. It is a	   modification of lignin.	   [1913 Webster]
Suberite \Su"ber*ite\, n. [L. suber the cork tree.] (Zool.)	   Any sponge of the genus {Suberites} and allied genera. These	   sponges have a fine and compact texture, and contain minute	   siliceous spicules.	   [1913 Webster]
Suberization \Su`ber*i*za"tion\, n. (Bot.)	   Conversion of the cell walls into cork tissue by development	   of suberin; -- commonly taking place in exposed tissues, as	   when a callus forms over a wound. Suberized cell walls are	   impervious to water.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Suberize \Su"ber*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {-izing}.] [L. suber cork.] (Bot.)	   To effect suberization of.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Suberone \Su"ber*one\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) The hypothetical ketone of suberic acid.	   (b) A colorless liquid, analogous suberone proper, having a	       pleasant peppermint odor. It is obtained by the	       distillation of calcium suberate.	       [1913 Webster] Suberose
Suberose \Su"ber*ose`\, Suberous \Su"ber*ous\, a. [L. suber the	   cork tree: cf. F. sub['e]reux.] (Bot.)	   Having a corky texture.	   [1913 Webster]
Subesophageal \Sub*e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Situated beneath the esophagus. [Written also	   {suboesophageal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subesophageal ganglion} (Zool.), a large special ganglion	      situated beneath the esophagus of arthropods, annelids,	      and some other invertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]
Subfamily \Sub*fam"i*ly\, n. (Biol.)	   One of the subdivisions, of more importance than genus, into	   which certain families are divided.	   [1913 Webster]
Subfibrous \Sub*fi"brous\, a.	   Somewhat fibrous.	   [1913 Webster]
subfusc \sub*fusc"\, a. [L. subfuscus, suffuscus. See {Sub-},	   and {Fuscous}.]	   1. Same as {subfuscous}.	      [PJC]	   2. Drab; dingy; dull. [Chiefty Brit.]	      [PJC]
Subfuscous \Sub*fus"cous\, a. [L. subfuscus, suffuscus. See	   {Sub-}, and {Fuscous}.]	   Duskish; dusky; moderately dark; brownish; tawny.	   Syn: subfusc[1].	        [1913 Webster]
Subfusk \Sub*fusk"\, a.	   Subfuscous. [Obs.] --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Subgelatinous \Sub`ge*lat"i*nous\, a.	   Imperfectly or partially gelatinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Subgeneric \Sub`ge*ner"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a subgenus.	   [1913 Webster]
Subgenus \Sub*ge"nus\, n.; pl. {Subgenera}. (Biol.)	   A subdivision of a genus, comprising one or more species	   which differ from other species of the genus in some	   important character or characters; as, the azaleas now	   constitute a subgenus of Rhododendron.	   [1913 Webster]
Subglacial \Sub*gla"cial\, a.	   Pertaining or belonging to the under side of a glacier; being	   beneath a glacier; as, subglacial streams.	   [1913 Webster]
Subglobose \Sub`glo*bose"\, a.	   Not quite globose.	   [1913 Webster]
Subglobular \Sub*glob"u*lar\, a.	   Nearly globular.	   [1913 Webster]
Subglossal \Sub*glos"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the tongue; sublingual.	   [1913 Webster]
Subglottic \Sub*glot"tic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated below the glottis; -- applied to that part of the	   cavity of the larynx below the true vocal cords.	   [1913 Webster]
Subglumaceous \Sub`glu*ma"ceous\, a.	   Somewhat glumaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Subgovernor \Sub*gov"ern*or\, n.	   A subordinate or assistant governor.	   [1913 Webster]
Subgranular \Sub*gran"u*lar\, a.	   Somewhat granular.	   [1913 Webster]
Subgroup \Sub"group`\, n. (Biol.)	   A subdivision of a group, as of animals. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Subhastation \Sub`has*ta"tion\, n. [L. subhastatio.]	   A public sale or auction. [R.] --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Subhepatic \Sub`he*pat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the liver; --	   applied to the interlobular branches of the portal vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Subhornblendic \Sub`horn*blend"ic\, a. (Min.)	   Containing hornblende in a scattered state; of or relating to	   rocks containing disseminated hornblende.	   [1913 Webster]
Subhumerate \Sub*hu"mer*ate\, v. t. [See {Sub-}, {Humerus}.]	   To place the shoulders under; to bear. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nothing surer ties a friend than freely to subhumerate	         the burden which was his.                --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Subhyaloid \Sub*hy"a*loid\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the hyaliod membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Subhyoidean \Sub`hy*oid"e*an\, a. (Anat. & Med.)	   Situated or performed beneath the hyoid bone; as, subhyoidean	   laryngotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Subimago \Sub`i*ma"go\, n. [NL. See {Sub-}, and {Imago}.]	   (Zool.)	   A stage in the development of certain insects, such as the	   May flies, intermediate between the pupa and imago. In this	   stage, the insect is able to fly, but subsequently sheds a	   skin before becoming mature. Called also {pseudimago}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subincusation \Sub*in`cu*sa"tion\, n. [Pref. sub + L. incusatio	   accusation, fr. incusare to accuse.]	   A slight charge or accusation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Subindex \Sub*in"dex\, n.; pl. {Subindices}. (Math.)	   A number or mark placed opposite the lower part of a letter	   or symbol to distinguish the symbol; thus, a0, b1, c2, xn,	   have 0, 1, 2, and n as subindices.	   [1913 Webster]
Subindicate \Sub*in"di*cate\, v. t. [Pref. sub + indicate: cf.	   L. subindicare.]	   To indicate by signs or hints; to indicate imperfectly. [R.]	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Subindication \Sub*in`di*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of indicating by signs; a slight indication. [R.]	   "The subindication and shadowing of heavenly things."	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Subindividual \Sub*in`di*vid"u*al\, n.	   A division of that which is individual.	   [1913 Webster]	         An individual can not branch itself into	         subindividuals.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subinduce \Sub`in*duce"\, v. t.	   To insinuate; to offer indirectly. [Obs.] --Sir E. Dering.	   [1913 Webster]
Subinfer \Sub`in*fer"\, v. t. & i.	   To infer from an inference already made. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Subinfeudation \Sub*in`feu*da"tion\, n. (Law)	   (a) The granting of lands by inferior lords to their	       dependents, to be held by themselves by feudal tenure.	       --Craig.	   (b) Subordinate tenancy; undertenancy.	       [1913 Webster]	             The widow is immediate tenant to the heir, by a	             kind of subinfeudation, or undertenancy.	                                                  --Blackstone.	       [1913 Webster]
Subingression \Sub`in*gres"sion\, n.	   Secret entrance. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Subintestinal \Sub`in*tes"ti*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the intestine.	   [1913 Webster]
Subinvolution \Sub*in`vo*lu"tion\, n.	   Partial or incomplete involution; as, subinvolution of the	   uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Subitaneous \Sub`i*ta"ne*ous\, a. [L. subitaneus. See {Sudden}.]	   Sudden; hasty. [Obs.] --Bullokar. -- {Sub`i*ta"ne*ous*ness},	   n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subitany \Sub"i*ta*ny\, a.	   Subitaneous; sudden; hasty. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Subito \Su"bi*to\, adv. [It. & L.] (Mus.)	   In haste; quickly; rapidly.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjacent \Sub*ja"cent\, a. [L. subjacens, p. pr. of subjacere	   to lie under; sub under + jacere to lie.]	   1. Lying under or below.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in a lower situation, though not directly beneath;	      as, hills and subjacent valleys.	      [1913 Webster]
Subject \Sub*ject"\, a. [OE. suget, OF. souzget, sougit (in	   which the first part is L. subtus below, fr. sub under),	   subgiet, subject, F. sujet, from L. subjectus lying under,	   subjected, p. p. of subjicere, subicere, to throw, lay,	   place, or bring under; sub under + jacere to throw. See {Jet}	   a shooting forth.]	   1. Placed or situated under; lying below, or in a lower	      situation. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Placed under the power of another; specifically	      (International Law), owing allegiance to a particular	      sovereign or state; as, Jamaica is subject to Great	      Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Esau was never subject to Jacob.      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exposed; liable; prone; disposed; as, a country subject to	      extreme heat; men subject to temptation.	      [1913 Webster]	            All human things are subject to decay. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Obedient; submissive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put them in mind to be subject to principalities.	                                                  --Titus iii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Liable; subordinate; inferior; obnoxious; exposed. See	        {Liable}.	        [1913 Webster]	Subject \Sub*ject"\, n. [From L. subjectus, through an old form	   of F. sujet. See {Subject}, a.]	   1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion,	      control, or influence of something else.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ruler	      and is governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a	      sovereign or a sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen	      Victoria; a British subject; a subject of the United	      States.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was never subject longed to be a king,	            As I do long and wish to be a subject. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The subject must obey his prince, because God	            commands it, human laws require it.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In international law, the term subject is convertible	         with citizen.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is subjected, or submitted to, any physical	      operation or process; specifically (Anat.), a dead body	      used for the purpose of dissection.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is brought under thought or examination; that	      which is taken up for discussion, or concerning which	      anything is said or done. "This subject for heroic song."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make choice of a subject, beautiful and noble, which	            . . . shall afford an ample field of matter wherein	            to expatiate.                         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unhappy subject of these quarrels. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The person who is treated of; the hero of a piece; the	      chief character.	      [1913 Webster]	            Writers of particular lives . . . are apt to be	            prejudiced in favor of their subject. --C.	                                                  Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic & Gram.) That of which anything is affirmed or	      predicated; the theme of a proposition or discourse; that	      which is spoken of; as, the nominative case is the subject	      of the verb.	      [1913 Webster]	            The subject of a proposition is that concerning	            which anything is affirmed or denied. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That in which any quality, attribute, or relation, whether	      spiritual or material, inheres, or to which any of these	      appertain; substance; substratum.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which manifests its qualities -- in other	            words, that in which the appearing causes inhere,	            that to which they belong -- is called their subject	            or substance, or substratum.          --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Hence, that substance or being which is conscious of its	      own operations; the mind; the thinking agent or principal;	      the ego. Cf. {Object}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The philosophers of mind have, in a manner, usurped	            and appropriated this expression to themselves.	            Accordingly, in their hands, the phrases conscious	            or thinking subject, and subject, mean precisely the	            same thing.                           --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mus.) The principal theme, or leading thought or phrase,	      on which a composition or a movement is based.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earliest known form of subject is the	            ecclesiastical cantus firmus, or plain song.	                                                  --Rockstro.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Fine Arts) The incident, scene, figure, group, etc.,	       which it is the aim of the artist to represent.	       [1913 Webster]	Subject \Sub*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subjected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subjecting}.]	   1. To bring under control, power, or dominion; to make	      subject; to subordinate; to subdue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Firmness of mind that subjects every gratification	            of sense to the rule of right reason. --C.	                                                  Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In one short view subjected to our eye,	            Gods, emperors, heroes, sages, beauties, lie.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is the most subjected, the most ?nslaved, who is	            so in his understanding.              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose; to make obnoxious or liable; as, credulity	      subjects a person to impositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To submit; to make accountable.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is not bound to subject his ways of operation to	            the scrutiny of our thoughts.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make subservient.	      [1913 Webster]	            Subjected to his service angel wings. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause to undergo; as, to subject a substance to a white	      heat; to subject a person to a rigid test.	      [1913 Webster]
Subjected \Sub*ject"ed\, a.	   1. Subjacent. "Led them direct . . . to the subjected plain."	      [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reduced to subjection; brought under the dominion of	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Exposed; liable; subject; obnoxious.	      [1913 Webster]
Subjection \Sub*jec"tion\, n. [L. subjectio: cf. OF. subjection,	   F. subj['e]tion. See {Subject}, a.]	   1. The act of subjecting, or of bringing under the dominion	      of another; the act of subduing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The conquest of the kingdom, and subjection of the	            rebels.                               --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being subject, or under the power, control,	      and government of another; a state of obedience or	      submissiveness; as, the safety of life, liberty, and	      property depends on our subjection to the laws. "To be	      bound under subjection." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own	            husbands.                             --1 Peter iii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Because the subjection of the body to the will is by	            natural necessity, the subjection of the will unto	            God voluntary, we stand in need of direction after	            what sort our wills and desires may be rightly	            conformed to His.                     --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Subjectist \Sub"ject*ist\, n. (Metaph.)	   One skilled in subjective philosophy; a subjectivist.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjective \Sub*jec"tive\, a. [L. subjectivus: cf. F.	   subjectif.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, pertaining to, or derived from, one's own	      consciousness, in distinction from external observation;	      ralating to the mind, or intellectual world, in	      distinction from the outward or material excessively	      occupied with, or brooding over, one's own internal	      states.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the philosophy of the mind, subjective denotes what	         is to be referred to the thinking subject, the ego;	         objective, what belongs to the object of thought, the	         non-ego. See {Objective}, a., 2. --Sir W. Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Lit. & Art) Modified by, or making prominent, the	      individuality of a writer or an artist; as, a subjective	      drama or painting; a subjective writer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Objective}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Subjective sensation} (Physiol.), one of the sensations	      occurring when stimuli due to internal causes excite the	      nervous apparatus of the sense organs, as when a person	      imagines he sees figures which have no objective reality.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sub*jec"tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Sub*jec"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Subjectivism \Sub*jec"tiv*ism\, n. (Metaph.)	   Any philosophical doctrine which refers all knowledge to, and	   founds it upon, any subjective states; egoism.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjectivist \Sub*jec"tiv*ist\, n. (Metaph.)	   One who holds to subjectivism; an egoist.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjectivity \Sub`jec*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being subjective; character of the	   subject.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjectless \Sub"ject*less\, a.	   Having no subject.	   [1913 Webster]
Subject-matter \Sub"ject-mat`ter\, n.	   The matter or thought presented for consideration in some	   statement or discussion; that which is made the object of	   thought or study.	   [1913 Webster]	         As to the subject-matter, words are always to be	         understood as having a regard thereto.   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	         As science makes progress in any subject-matter, poetry	         recedes from it.                         --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjectness \Sub"ject*ness\, n.	   Quality of being subject. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subjicible \Sub*jic"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being subjected. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjoin \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 something else has been said or written; to	   ANNEX; as, to subjoin an argument or reason.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To add; annex; join; unite.	        [1913 Webster]
Subjoinder \Sub*join"der\, n.	   An additional remark. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sub judice \Sub ju"di*ce\ [L.]	   Before the judge, or court; not yet decided; under judicial	   consideration.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjugate \Sub"ju*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subjugated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Subjugating}.] [L. subjugatus, p. p. of	   subjugare to subjugate; sub under + jugum a yoke. See	   {Yoke}.]	   To subdue, and bring under the yoke of power or dominion; to	   conquer by force, and compel to submit to the government or	   absolute control of another; to vanquish.	   [1913 Webster]	         He subjugated a king, and called him his "vassal."	                                                  --Baker.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To conquer; subdue; overcome. See {Conquer}.	        [1913 Webster]
Subjugation \Sub`ju*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subjugation, LL.	   subjugatio.]	   The act of subjugating, or the state of being subjugated.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjugator \Sub"ju*ga`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who subjugates; a conqueror.	   [1913 Webster]
Subjunction \Sub*junc"tion\, n. [See {Subjunctive}.]	   1. Act of subjoining, or state of being subjoined.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something subjoined; as, a subjunction to a sentence.	      [1913 Webster]
Subjunctive \Sub*junc"tive\, a. [L. subjunctivus, fr.	   subjungere, subjunctum, to subjoin: cf. F. subjonctif. See	   {Subjoin}.]	   Subjoined or added to something before said or written.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subjunctive mood} (Gram.), that form of a verb which express	      the action or state not as a fact, but only as a	      conception of the mind still contingent and dependent. It	      is commonly subjoined, or added as subordinate, to some	      other verb, and in English is often connected with it by	      if, that, though, lest, unless, except, until, etc., as in	      the following sentence: "If there were no honey, they	      [bees] would have no object in visiting the flower."	      --Lubbock. In some languages, as in Latin and Greek, the	      subjunctive is often independent of any other verb, being	      used in wishes, commands, exhortations, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Subjunctive \Sub*junc"tive\, n. (Gram.)	   The subjunctive mood; also, a verb in the subjunctive mood.	   [1913 Webster]
Subkingdom \Sub*king"dom\, n.	   One of the several primary divisions of either the animal, or	   vegetable kingdom, as, in Zoology, the Vertebrata, Tunicata,	   Mollusca, Articulata, Molluscoidea, Echinodermata,	   Coelentera, and the Protozoa; in botany, the Phanerogamia,	   and the Cryptogamia.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublapsarian \Sub`lap*sa"ri*an\, n. & a. [Pref. sub + lapse: cf.	   F. sublapsarien, sublapsarie.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   Same as {Infralapsarian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublapsarianism \Sub`lap*sa"ri*an*ism\, n.	   Infralapsarianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublapsary \Sub*lap"sa*ry\, a.	   Sublapsarian. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublate \Sub"late\, v. t. [From sublatus, used as p. p. of	   tollere to take away. See {Tolerate}.]	   To take or carry away; to remove. [R.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublation \Sub*la"tion\, n. [L. sublatio, fr. sublatus, used as	   p. p. of tollere to take away.]	   The act of taking or carrying away; removal. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublative \Sub"la*tive\, a.	   Having power, or tending, to take away. [R.] --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublease \Sub"lease`\, n. (Law)	   A lease by a tenant or lessee to another person; an	   underlease. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublessee \Sub`les*see"\, n.	   A holder of a sublease.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublet \Sub*let"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublet}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Subletting}.]	   To underlet; to lease, as when a lessee leases to another	   person.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublevation \Sub`le*va"tion\, n. [L. sublevare to lift up; sub	   under + levare to lift, raise: cf. L. sublevatio an	   allevation.]	   1. The act of raising on high; elevation. --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An uprising; an insurrection. [R.] --Sir W. Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Sublibrarian \Sub`li*bra"ri*an\, n.	   An under or assistant librarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublieutenant \Sub`lieu*ten"ant\, n. [Pref. sub + lieutenant:	   cf. F. sous-lieutenant.]	   An inferior or second lieutenant; in the British service, a	   commissioned officer of the lowest rank.	   [1913 Webster]
Subligation \Sub`li*ga"tion\, n. [L. subligatio, from subligare	   to bind below; sub under + ligare to bind.]	   The act of binding underneath. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimable \Sub*lim"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. sublimable. See	   {Sublime}., v. t.]	   Capable of being sublimed or sublimated. --	   {Sub*lim"a*ble*ness}, n. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimate \Sub"li*mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublimated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sublimating}.] [L. sublimatus, p. p. of	   sublimare to raise, elevate, fr. sublimis high: cf. F.	   sublimer. See {Sublime}, a., and cf. {Surlime}, v. t.]	   1. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on	      cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to	      sublimate sulphur or camphor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The precepts of Christianity are . . . so apt to	            cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt.	                                                  --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Psychology) To redirect the energy (of sexual or other	      biological drives) into a more socially acceptable or	      constructive form.	      [PJC]	Sublimate \Sub"li*mate\, n. [LL. sublimatum.] (Chem.)	   A product obtained by sublimation; hence, also, a purified	   product so obtained.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Corrosive sublimate}. (Chem.) mercuric chloride. See	      {Corrosive sublimate} under {Corrosive}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sublimate \Sub"li*mate\, a. [LL. sublimatus.]	   Brought into a state of vapor by heat, and again condensed as	   a solid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimated \Sub"li*ma`ted\, a.	   Refined by, or as by, sublimation; exalted; purified.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Words] whose weight best suits a sublimated strain.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimation \Sub"li*ma`tion\, n. [LL. sublimatio: cf. F.	   sublimation.]	   1. (Chem.) The act or process of subliming, or the state or	      result of being sublimed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of heightening or improving; exaltation;	      elevation; purification.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is sublimed; the product of a purifying	      process.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion is the perfection, refinement, and	            sublimation of morality.              --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Sublimatory \Sub"li*ma*to*ry\, a.	   Used for sublimation; as, sublimatory vessels. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Sublimatory \Sub"li*ma*to*ry\, n.	   A vessel used for sublimation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vials, crosslets, and sublimatories.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublime \Sub*lime"\, a. [Compar. {Sublimer}; superl.	   {Sublimest}.] [L. sublimis; sub under + (perhaps) a word akin	   to limen lintel, sill, thus meaning, up to the lintel: cf. F.	   sublime. Cf. {Eliminate}.]	   1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said	      of persons. "The sublime Julian leader." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration,	      veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand;	      solemn; stately; -- said of an impressive object in	      nature, of an action, of a discourse, of a work of art, of	      a spectacle, etc.; as, sublime scenery; a sublime deed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Easy in words thy style, in sense sublime. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Know how sublime a thing it is	            To suffer and be strong.              --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Elevated by joy; elate. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their hearts were jocund and sublime,	            Drunk with idolatry, drunk with wine. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Lofty of mien; haughty; proud. [Poetic] "Countenance	      sublime and insolent." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            His fair, large front and eye sublime declared	            Absolute rule.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Exalted; lofty; noble; majestic. See {Grand}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sublime \Sub*lime"\, n.	   That which is sublime; -- with the definite article; as:	   (a) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style	       that expresses lofty conceptions.	       [1913 Webster]	             The sublime rises from the nobleness of thoughts,	             the magnificence of words, or the harmonious and	             lively turn of the phrase.           --Addison.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) That which is grand in nature or art, as distinguished	       from the merely beautiful.	       [1913 Webster]	Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sublimed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subliming}.] [Cf. L. sublimare, F. sublimer to	   subject to sublimation. See {Sublime}, a., and cf.	   {Sublimate}, v. t.]	   1. To raise on high. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            A soul sublimed by an idea above the region of	            vanity and conceit.                   --E. P.	                                                  Whipple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To subject to the process of sublimation; to heat,	      volatilize, and condense in crystals or powder; to distill	      off, and condense in solid form; hence, also, to purify.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To exalt; to heighten; to improve; to purify.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun . . .	            Which not alone the southern wit sublimes,	            But ripens spirits in cold, northern climes. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dignify; to ennoble.	      [1913 Webster]	            An ordinary gift can not sublime a person to a	            supernatural employment.              --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Sublime \Sub*lime"\, v. i. (Chem.)	   To pass off in vapor, with immediate condensation;	   specifically, to evaporate or volatilize from the solid state	   without apparent melting; -- said of those substances, like	   arsenic, benzoic acid, etc., which do not exhibit a liquid	   form on heating, except under increased pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimed \Sub*limed"\, a. (Chem.)	   Having been subjected to the process of sublimation; hence,	   also, purified. "Sublimed mercurie." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimely \Sub*lime"ly\, adv.	   In a sublime manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimeness \Sub*lime"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sublime; sublimity.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublimification \Sub*lim`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. sublimis sublime	   + -ficare to make. See {-ry}.]	   The act of making sublime, or state of being made sublime.	   [1913 Webster]
Subliminal \Sub*lim"i*nal\, a. [Pref. sub- + L. limen	   threshold.]	   1. (Philos.) Existing in the mind, but below the surface or	      threshold of consciousness; that is, existing as feeling	      rather than as clear ideas.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. having or using an intensity of sensory stimulus	      insufficient to be perceived consciously, but having an	      effect on unconscious mental processes; as, subliminal	      advertising.	   Note: The existence of such an effect is still not	         universally accepted.	         [PJC]
Sublimity \Sub*lim"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Sublimities}. [L. sublimitas:	   cf. F. sublimit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being sublime (in any sense of the	      adjective).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is sublime; as, the sublimities of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Grandeur; magnificence.	   Usage: {Sublimity}, {Grandeur}. The mental state indicated by	          these two words is the same, namely, a mingled emotion	          of astonishment and awe. In speaking of the quality	          which produces this emotion, we call it grandeur when	          it springs from what is vast in space, power, etc.; we	          call it sublimity when it springs from what is	          elevated far above the ordinary incidents of humanity.	          An immense plain is grand. The heavens are not only	          grand, but sublime (as the predominating emotion),	          from their immense height. Exalted intellect, and	          especially exalted virtue under severe trials, give us	          the sense of moral sublimity, as in the case of our	          Savior in his prayer for his murderers. We do not	          speak of Satan, when standing by the fiery gulf, with	          his "unconquerable will and study of revenge," as a	          sublime object; but there is a melancholy grandeur	          thrown around him, as of an "archangel ruined."	          [1913 Webster]
Sublineation \Sub*lin`e*a"tion\, n.	   A mark of a line or lines under a word in a sentence, or	   under another line; underlining.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublingua \Sub*lin"gua\, n.; pl. {Sublinguae}. [NL.] (Anat.)	   A process or fold below the tongue in some animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublingual \Sub*lin"gual\, a. [Pref. sub + lingual: cf. F.	   sublingual.] (Anat.)	   (a) Situated under the tongue; as, the sublingual gland.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the sublingual gland; as, sublingual	       salvia.	       [1913 Webster]
Sublition \Sub*li"tion\, n. [L. sublinere, sublitum, to smear,	   to lay on as a ground color.] (Paint.)	   The act or process of laying the ground in a painting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sublittoral \Sub*lit"to*ral\, a.	   Under the shore. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublobular \Sub*lob"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or at the bases of, the lobules of the liver.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublumbar \Sub*lum"bar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region	   of the vertebral column.	   [1913 Webster] Sublunar
Sublunar \Sub*lu"nar\, Sublunary \Sub"lu*na*ry\, a. [Pref. sub +	   lunar, or lunary: cf. F. sublunaire.]	   Situated beneath the moon; hence, of or pertaining to this	   world; terrestrial; earthly.	   [1913 Webster]	         All things sublunary are subject to change. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         All sublunary comforts imitate the changeableness, as	         well as feel the influence, of the planet they are	         under.                                   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Sublunary \Sub"lu*na*ry\, n.	   Any worldly thing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subluxation \Sub`lux*a"tion\, n. [Pref. sub + luxation: cf. F.	   subluxation.] (Surg.)	   An incomplete or partial dislocation.	   [1913 Webster]
Submammary \Sub*mam"ma*ry\, a.	   Situated under the mammae; as, submammary inflammation.	   [1913 Webster]
Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, a.	   Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as,	   submarine navigators; submarine plants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Submarine armor}, a waterproof dress of strong material,	      having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped	      through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a	      diver to remain under water.	   {Submarine cable}. See {Telegraph cable}, under {Telegraph}.	      	   {Submarine mine}. See {Torpedo}, 2	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]	Submarine \Sub*ma*rine"\, n.	   A submarine plant or animal.	   [1913 Webster]	Submarine \Sub`ma*rine"\, n.	   1. A submarine boat; a ship that can travel under the surface	      of the water. Most such ships are ships of war, as part of	      a navy, but submarines are also used for oceanic research.	      Also called {sub} and (from the German U-Boot) {U-boat}.	      esp., Nav., a submarine torpedo boat; -- called specif.	      {submergible submarine} when capable of operating at	      various depths and of traveling considerable distances	      under water, and {submersible submarine} when capable of	      being only partly submerged, i.e., so that the conning	      tower, etc., is still above water. The latter type and	      most of the former type are submerged as desired by	      regulating the amount of water admitted to the ballast	      tanks and sink on an even keel; some of the former type	      effect submersion while under way by means of horizontal	      rudders, in some cases also with admission of water to the	      ballast tanks.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. A stowaway on a seagoing vessel. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   3. A {submarine sandwich}.	      [PJC]
submarine sandwich \sub`ma*rine" sand"wich\, n.	   A large sandwich on an elongated roll, usually incompletely	   cut into two halves, filed with various cold cuts, meatballs,	   lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, olives, etc., and spiced	   variously, and often having oil or other dressing applied;	   called also {hoagie}, {hero}, {hero sandwich}, {grinder},	   {sub}, {submarine}, {poor boy}, and {Italian sandwich}. A	   single such sandwich may consitute a substantial meal. Very	   large variants are sometimes prepared for social gatherings	   and cut into pieces for individual consumption.	   [PJC]
Submarshal \Sub*mar"shal\, n.	   An under or deputy marshal.	   [1913 Webster]
Submaxillary \Sub*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary;	       as, the submaxillary gland.	   (b) Of or pertaining to submaxillary gland; as, submaxillary	       salvia.	       [1913 Webster]
Submedial \Sub*me"di*al\, a.	   Lying under the middle.	   [1913 Webster]
Submedian \Sub*me"di*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Next to the median (on either side); as, the submedian teeth	   of mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Submediant \Sub*me"di*ant\, n. (Mus.)	   The sixth tone of the scale; the under mediant, or third	   below the keynote; the superdominant.	   [1913 Webster]
Submental \Sub*men"tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the chin; as, the submental artery.	   [1913 Webster]
Submentum \Sub*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Submenta}. [NL. See {Sub-},	   and {Mentum}.] (Zool.)	   The basal part of the labium of insects. It bears the mentum.	   [1913 Webster]
Submerge \Sub*merge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Submerged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Submerging}.] [L. submergere, submersum; sub under +	   mergere to plunge: cf. F. submerger. See {Merge}.]	   1. To put under water; to plunge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover or overflow with water; to inundate; to flood; to	      drown.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would thou didst,	            So half my Egypt were submerged.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Submerge \Sub*merge"\, v. i.	   To plunge into water or other fluid; to be buried or covered,	   as by a fluid; to be merged; hence, to be completely	   included.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some say swallows submerge in ponds.     --Gent. Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Submergence \Sub*mer"gence\, n. [From L. submergens, p. pr.]	   The act of submerging, or the state of being submerged;	   submersion.	   [1913 Webster]
Submerse \Sub*merse"\, a. (Bot.)	   Submersed.	   [1913 Webster]
Submersed \Sub*mersed"\, a. [L. submersus, p. p. of submergere.	   See {Submerge}.]	   Being or growing under water, as the leaves of aquatic	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Submersion \Sub*mer"sion\, n. [L. submersio: cf. F. submersion.]	   1. The act of submerging, or putting under water or other	      fluid, or of causing to be overflowed; the act of plunging	      under water, or of drowning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being put under water or other fluid, or of	      being overflowed or drowned.	      [1913 Webster]
Submetallic \Sub`me*tal"lic\, a.	   Imperfectly metallic; as, a submetallic luster.	   [1913 Webster]
Subminister \Sub*min"is*ter\, v. t. [L. subministrare,	   subministratum. See {Sub-}, and {Ministre}, v. t.]	   To supply; to afford. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	Subminister \Sub*min"is*ter\, v. i.	   To be subservient; to be useful. [Obs.] "Our passions . . .	   subminister to the best and worst purposes." --L'EStrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Subministrant \Sub*min"is*trant\, a. [L. subministrans, p. pr.]	   Subordinate; subservient. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Subministrate \Sub*min"is*trate\, v. t. [See {Subminister}.]	   To supply; to afford; to subminister. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Subministration \Sub*min`is*tra"tion\, n. [L. subministratio.]	   The act of subministering. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Submiss \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." --Spenser. "Stooping and submiss."	      --R. L. Stevenson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gentle; soft; calm; as, submiss voices. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Submission \Sub*mis"sion\, n. [L. submissio a letting down,	   lowering: cf. F. soumission.]	   1. The act of submitting; the act of yielding to power or	      authority; surrender of the person and power to the	      control or government of another; obedience; compliance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Submission, dauphin! 't is a mere French word;	            We English warrious wot not what it means. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being submissive; acknowledgement of	      inferiority or dependence; humble or suppliant behavior;	      meekness; resignation.	      [1913 Webster]	            In all submission and humility	            York doth present himself unto your highness.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No duty in religion is more justly required by God .	            . . than a perfect submission to his will in all	            things.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acknowledgement of a fault; confession of error.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be not as extreme in submission	            As in offense.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) An agreement by which parties engage to submit any	      matter of controversy between them to the decision of	      arbitrators. --Wharton (Law Dict.). Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Submissive \Sub*mis"sive\, a.	   1. Inclined or ready to submit; acknowledging one's	      inferiority; yielding; obedient; humble.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not at his feet submissive in distress,	            Creature so fair his reconcilement seeking.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Showing a readiness to submit; expressing submission; as,	      a submissive demeanor.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a submissive step I hasted down. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Obedient; compliant; yielding; obsequious; subservient;	        humble; modest; passive.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sub*mis"sive*ly}, adv. --	        {Sub*mis"sive*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Submissly \Sub*miss"ly\, adv.	   In a submissive manner; with a submission. [Archaic] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Submissness \Sub*miss"ness\, n.	   Submissiveness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Submit \Sub*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Submitted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Submitting}.] [L. submittere; sub under + mittere to	   send: cf. F. soumettre. See {Missile}.]	   1. To let down; to lower. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes the hill submits itself a while. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put or place under.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bristled throat	            Of the submitted sacrifice with ruthless steel he	            cut.                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To yield, resign, or surrender to power, will, or	      authority; -- often with the reflexive pronoun.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye ben submitted through your free assent.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy	            mistress, and submit thyself under her hands. --Gen.	                                                  xvi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands.	                                                  --Eph. v. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To leave or commit to the discretion or judgment of	      another or others; to refer; as, to submit a controversy	      to arbitrators; to submit a question to the court; --	      often followed by a dependent proposition as the object.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether the condition of the clergy be able to bear	            a heavy burden, is submitted to the house. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            We submit that a wooden spoon of our day would not	            be justified in calling Galileo and Napier	            blockheads because they never heard of the	            differential calculus.                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Submit \Sub*mit"\, v. i.	   1. To yield one's person to the power of another; to give up	      resistance; to surrender.	      [1913 Webster]	            The revolted provinces presently submitted. --C.	                                                  Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To yield one's opinion to the opinion of authority of	      another; to be subject; to acquiesce.	      [1913 Webster]	            To thy husband's will	            Thine shall submit.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be submissive or resigned; to yield without murmuring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our religion requires from us . . . to submit to	            pain, disgrace, and even death.       --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]
Submitter \Sub*mit"ter\, n.	   One who submits. --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Submonish \Sub*mon"ish\, v. t. [L. submonere. See {Summon}, and	   {-ish}.]	   To suggest; to prompt. [R.] "The submonishing inclinations of	   my senses." --T. Granger.	   [1913 Webster]
Submonition \Sub`mo*ni"tion\, n. [LL. submonitio.]	   Suggestion; prompting. [R.] --T. Granger.	   [1913 Webster]
Submucous \Sub*mu"cous\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under a mucous membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Submultiple \Sub*mul"ti*ple\, n. (Math.)	   A number or quality which is contained in another an exact	   number of times, or is an aliquot part of it; thus, 7 is the	   submultiple of 56, being contained in it eight times.	   [1913 Webster]	Submultiple \Sub*mul"ti*ple\, a. (Math.)	   Of or pertaining to a submultiple; being a submultiple; as, a	   submultiple number; submultiple ratio.	   [1913 Webster]
Submuscular \Sub*mus"cu*lar\, a.	   Situated underneath a muscle or muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnarcotic \Sub`nar*cot"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Moderately narcotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnasal \Sub*na"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the nose; as, the subnasal point, or the	   middle point of the inferior border of the anterior nasal	   aperture.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnascent \Sub*nas"cent\, a. [L. subnascens, p. pr. of subnasci	   to grow under; sub under + nasci to be born.]	   Growing underneath. [R.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnect \Sub*nect"\, v. t. [L. subnectere, subnextum; sub under	   + nectere to tie.]	   To tie or fasten beneath; to join beneath. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnex \Sub*nex"\, v. t. [See {Subnect}.]	   To subjoin; to subnect. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnormal \Sub*nor"mal\, n. (Geom.)	   That part of the axis of a curved line which is intercepted	   between the ordinate and the normal.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnotation \Sub`no*ta"tion\, n. [L. subnotatio a signing	   underneath, fr. subnotare to subscribe; sub under + notare to	   note or mark.]	   A rescript. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnotochordal \Sub*no`to*chor"dal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated on the ventral side of the notochord; as, the	   subnotochordal rod.	   [1913 Webster]
Subnuvolar \Sub*nu"vo*lar\, a. [Pref. sub + It. nuvola cloud:	   cf. L. subnubilus somewhat cloudy.]	   Under the clouds; attended or partly covered or obscured by	   clouds; somewhat cloudy. [R. & Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Subnuvolar lights of evening sharply slant. --Milnes.	   [1913 Webster]
Subobscurely \Sub`ob*scure"ly\, adv.	   Somewhat obscurely or darkly. [R.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Subobtuse \Sub`ob*tuse"\, a.	   Partially obtuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Suboccipital \Sub`oc*cip"i*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput; as, the	   suboccipital, or first cervical, nerve.	   [1913 Webster] Suboctave
Suboctave \Sub*oc"tave\, Suboctuple \Sub*oc"tu*ple\, a.	   Containing one part of eight; having the ratio of one to	   eight. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Subocular \Sub*oc"u*lar\, a. [Pref. sub + ocular: cf. L.	   subocularis.] (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Subofficer \Sub*of"fi*cer\, n. [Pref. sub + officer: cf. F.	   sous-officer.]	   An under or subordinate officer.	   [1913 Webster]
Subopercular \Sub`o*per"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated below the operculum; pertaining to the suboperculum.	   -- n. The suboperculum.	   [1913 Webster]
Suboperculum \Sub`o*per"cu*lum\, n. [NL. See {Sub-},	   {Operculum}.] (Anat.)	   The lower opercular bone in fishes.	   [1913 Webster] Suborbicular
Suborbicular \Sub`or*bic"u*lar\, Suborbiculate
\Sub`or*bic"u*late\, a.	   Almost orbiculate or orbicular.	   [1913 Webster] Suborbital
Suborbital \Sub*or"bit*al\, Suborbitar \Sub*or"bit*ar\, a.	   (Anat.)	   Situated under or below the orbit.	   [1913 Webster]
Suborder \Sub*or"der\, n. (Nat. Hist.)	   A division of an order; a group of genera of a little lower	   rank than an order and of greater importance than a tribe or	   family; as, cichoraceous plants form a suborder of	   Compositae.	   [1913 Webster]
Subordinacy \Sub*or"di*na*cy\, n. [See {Subordinate}.]	   The quality or state of being subordinate, or subject to	   control; subordination, as, to bring the imagination to act	   in subordinacy to reason. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster] Subordinance
Subordinance \Sub*or"di*nance\, Subordinancy \Sub*or"di*nan*cy\,	   n. [Pref. sub + L. ordinans, p. pr. of ordinare. See	   {Subordinate}, a.]	   Subordinacy; subordination. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. Sir W.	   Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Subordinary \Sub*or"di*na*ry\, n. (Her.)	   One of several heraldic bearings somewhat less common than an	   ordinary. See {Ordinary}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Different writers name different bearings as	         subordinaries, but the bar, bend, sinister, pile,	         inescutcheon bordure, gyron, and quarter, are always	         considered subordinaries by those who do not class them	         as ordinaries.	         [1913 Webster]
Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, a. [Pref. sub + L. ordinatus, p.	   p. of ordinare to set in order, to arrange. See {Ordain}.]	   1. Placed in a lower order, class, or rank; holding a lower	      or inferior position.	      [1913 Webster]	            The several kinds and subordinate species of each	            are easily distinguished.             --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inferior in order, nature, dignity, power, importance, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was subordinate, not enslaved, to the	            understanding.                        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, n.	   One who stands in order or rank below another; --	   distinguished from a principal. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Subordinate \Sub*or"di*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Subordinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Subordinating}.]	   1. To place in a lower order or class; to make or consider as	      of less value or importance; as, to subordinate one	      creature to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make subject; to subject or subdue; as, to subordinate	      the passions to reason.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sub*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. --	      {Sub*or"di*nate*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Subordination \Sub*or`di*na"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subordination.]	   1. The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or	      subjecting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality or state of being subordinate or inferior to	      an other; inferiority of rank or dignity; subjection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Natural creature having a local subordination.	                                                  --Holyday.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Place of inferior rank.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons who in their several subordinations would be	            obliged to follow the example of their superiors.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Subordinative \Sub*or"di*na*tive\, a.	   Tending to subordinate; expressing subordination; used to	   introduce a subordinate sentence; as, a subordinative	   conjunction.	   [1913 Webster]
Suborn \Sub*orn"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suborned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Suborning}.] [F. suborner, L. subornare; sub under,	   secretly + ornare to furnish, provide, equip, adorn. See	   {Ornament}.]	   1. (Law) To procure or cause to take a false oath amounting	      to perjury, such oath being actually taken. --Sir W. O.	      Russell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To procure privately, or by collusion; to procure by	      indirect means; to incite secretly; to instigate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art suborned against his honor.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who by despair suborn their death. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Subornation \Sub`or*na"tion\, n. [F. subornation.]	   1. (Law) The act of suborning; the crime of procuring a	      person to take such a false oath as constitutes perjury.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sin or offense of procuring one to do a criminal or	      bad action, as by bribes or persuasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul subornation is predominant.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sort of chicanery attending the subornation of	            managers in the Leibnitz controversy. --De Quinsey.	      [1913 Webster]
Suborner \Sub*orn"er\, n.	   One who suborns or procures another to take, a false oath;	   one who procures another to do a bad action.	   [1913 Webster]
Suboval \Sub*o"val\, a.	   Somewhat oval; nearly oval.	   [1913 Webster]
Subovate \Sub*o"vate\, a.	   Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg,	   but having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate.	   [1913 Webster]
Subovated \Sub*o"va*ted\, a.	   Subovate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suboxide \Sub*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   An oxide containing a relatively small amount of oxygen, and	   less than the normal proportion; as, potassium suboxide,	   {K4O}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpeduncular \Sub`pe*dun"cu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated beneath the peduncle; as, the subpeduncular lobe of	   the cerebellum.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpedunculate \Sub`pe*dun"cu*late\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)	   Supported on, or growing from, a very short stem; having a	   short peduncle.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpellucid \Sub`pel*lu"cid\, a.	   Somewhat pellucid; nearly pellucid.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpena \Sub*pe"na\, n. & v. t.	   See {Subpoena}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpentangular \Sub`pen*tan"gu*lar\, a.	   Nearly or approximately pentangular; almost pentangular.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpericardial \Sub*per`i*car"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the cardiac pericardium.	   [1913 Webster]
Subperiosteal \Sub*per`i*os"te*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the periosteum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subperiosteal operation} (Surg.), a removal of bone effected	      without taking away the periosteum.	      [1913 Webster]
Subperitoneal \Sub*per`i*to"ne*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the peritoneal membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpetiolar \Sub*pet"i*o*lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Concealed within the base of the petiole, as the leaf buds of	   the plane tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpleural \Sub*pleu"ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the pleural membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpodophyllous \Sub*pod`o*phyl"lous\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the podophyllous tissue of the horse's foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpoena \Sub*poe"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. sub under + poena	   punishment. See {Pain}.] (Law)	   A writ commanding the attendance in court, as a witness, of	   the person on whom it is served, under a penalty; the process	   by which a defendant in equity is commanded to appear and	   answer the plaintiff's bill. [Written also {subpena}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subpoena ad testificandum}. [NL.] A writ used to procure the	      attendance of a witness for the purpose of testifying.	   {Subpoena duces tecum}. [NL.] A writ which requires a witness	      to attend and bring certain documents.	      [1913 Webster]	Subpoena \Sub*poe"na\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subpoenaed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Subpoenaing}.] (Law)	   To serve with a writ of subpoena; to command attendance in	   court by a legal writ, under a penalty in case of	   disobedience.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpoenal \Sub*poe"nal\, a.	   Required or done under penalty. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpolar \Sub*po"lar\, a.	   Situated below the poles.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpolygonal \Sub`po*lyg"o*nal\, a.	   Approximately polygonal; somewhat or almost polygonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Subprehensile \Sub`pre*hen"sile\, a.	   Somewhat prehensile; prehensile in an inferior degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Subprior \Sub*pri"or\, n. [Pref. sub + prior: cf. F.	   sous-prieur.] (Eccl.)	   The vicegerent of a prior; a claustral officer who assists	   the prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpubic \Sub*pu"bic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or posterior to, the pubic bones.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpulmonary \Sub*pul"mo*na*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lungs.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpurchaser \Sub*pur"chas*er\, n.	   A purchaser who buys from a purchaser; one who buys at second	   hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Subpyriform \Sub*pyr"i*form\, a.	   Somewhat pyriform.	   [1913 Webster]
Subquadrate \Sub*quad"rate\, a.	   Nearly or approximately square; almost square.	   [1913 Webster]
Subquadruple \Sub*quad"ru*ple\, a.	   Containing one part of four; in the ratio of one to four; as,	   subquadruple proportion. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Subquinquefid \Sub*quin"que*fid\, a.	   Almost quinquefid; nearly quinquefid.	   [1913 Webster]
Subquintuple \Sub*quin"tu*ple\, a.	   Having the ratio of one to five; as, subquintuple proportion.	   --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Subreader \Sub*read"er\, n. (Law)	   An under reader in the inns of court, who reads the texts of	   law the reader is to discourse upon. [Eng.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Subrector \Sub*rec"tor\, n.	   An assistant restor. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subreligion \Sub`re*li"gion\, n.	   A secondary religion; a belief or principle held in a quasi	   religious veneration.	   [1913 Webster]	         Loyalty is in the English a subreligion. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Subreption \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 surprise, or by unfair	   representation through suppression or fraudulent concealment	   of facts. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Subreptitious \Sub`rep*ti"tious\, a. [L. subreptitius. See	   {Surreptitious}.]	   Surreptitious. [Obs.] -- {Sub`rep*ti"tious*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subreptive \Sub*rep"tive\, a. [L. subreptivus.]	   Surreptitious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subrigid \Sub*rig"id\, a.	   Somewhat rigid or stiff.	   [1913 Webster]
Subriguous \Sub*rig"u*ous\, a. [L. subriguus; sub under + riguus	   watered, akin to rigare to water.]	   Watered or wet beneath; well-watered. [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Subrogate \Sub"ro*gate\, v. t. [L. subrogatus, p. p. of	   subrogare. See {Surrogate}.]	   To put in the place of another; to substitute. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Subrogation \Sub`ro*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subrogation, LL.	   subrogatio.]	   The act of subrogating. Specifically: (Law) The substitution	   of one person in the place of another as a creditor, the new	   creditor succeeding to the rights of the former; the mode by	   which a third person who pays a creditor succeeds to his	   rights against the debtor. --Bouvier. Burrill. Abbott.	   [1913 Webster]
Subrotund \Sub`ro*tund"\, a.	   Somewhat rotund.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsacral \Sub*sa"cral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the sacrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsaline \Sub`sa*line"\, a.	   Moderately saline or salt.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsalt \Sub"salt`\, n. (Chem.)	   A basic salt. See the Note under {Salt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsannation \Sub`san*na"tion\, n. [L. subsannatio, fr.	   subsannare to deride by mimicking gestures.]	   Derision; mockery. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster] Subscapular
Subscapular \Sub*scap"u*lar\, Subscapulary \Sub*scap"u*la*ry\,	   a. (Anat.)	   Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular; as, the	   subscapular muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Subscribable \Sub*scrib"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being subscribed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subscribe \Sub*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subscribed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Subscribing}.] [L. subscribere, subscriptum;	   sub under + scribere to write: cf. F. souscrire. See	   {Scribe}.]	   1. To write underneath, as one's name; to sign (one's name)	      to a document.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] subscribed their names under them. --Sir T.	                                                  More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sign with one's own hand; to give consent to, as	      something written, or to bind one's self to the terms of,	      by writing one's name beneath; as, parties subscribe a	      covenant or contract; a man subscribes a bond.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the bishops subscribed the sentence. --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attest by writing one's name beneath; as, officers	      subscribe their official acts, and secretaries and clerks	      subscribe copies or records.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To promise to give, by writing one's name with the amount;	      as, each man subscribed ten dollars.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To sign away; to yield; to surrender. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To declare over one's signature; to publish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Either or must shortly hear from him, or I will	            subscribe him a coward.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Subscribe \Sub*scribe"\, v. i.	   1. To sign one's name to a letter or other document. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give consent to something written, by signing one's	      name; hence, to assent; to agree.	      [1913 Webster]	            So spake, so wished, much humbled Eve; but Fate	            Subscribed not.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To become surely; -- with for. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To yield; to admit one's self to be inferior or in the	      wrong. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will subscribe, and say I wronged the duke.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To set one's name to a paper in token of promise to give a	      certain sum.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To enter one's name for a newspaper, a book, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Subscriber \Sub*scrib"er\, n.	   1. One who subscribes; one who contributes to an undertaking	      by subscribing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who enters his name for a paper, book, map, or the	      like. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Subscript \Sub"script\, a. [L. subscriptus, p. p. See	   {Subscribe}.]	   Written below or underneath; as, iota subscript. (See under	   {Iota}.) Specifically (Math.), said of marks, figures, or	   letters (suffixes), written below and usually to the right of	   other letters to distinguish them; as, a, n, 2, in the	   symbols Xa, An, Y2. See {Suffix}, n., 2, and {Subindex}.	   [1913 Webster]	Subscript \Sub"script\, n.	   Anything written below. --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Subscription \Sub*scrip"tion\, n. [L. subscriptio: cf. F.	   souscription.]	   1. The act of subscribing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is subscribed. Specifically:	      (a) A paper to which a signature is attached.	      (b) The signature attached to a paper.	      (c) Consent or attestation by underwriting the name.	      (d) Sum subscribed; amount of sums subscribed; as, an	          individual subscription to a fund.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) The acceptance of articles, or other tests tending	      to promote uniformity; esp. (Ch. of Eng.), formal assent	      to the Thirty-nine Articles and the Book of Common Prayer,	      required before ordination.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Submission; obedience. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You owe me no subscription.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the	      direction to the apothecary.	      [1913 Webster]
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Subscriptive \Sub*scrip"tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a subscription, or signature. "The	   subscriptive part." --Richardson. -- {Sub*scrip"tive*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsecute \Sub"se*cute\, v. t. [L. subsecutus, p. p. of	   subsequi. See {Subsequent}.]	   To follow closely, or so as to overtake; to pursue. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To follow and detain him, if by any possibility he	         could be subsecuted and overtaken.       --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsecutive \Sub*sec"u*tive\, a. [Cf. F. subs['e]cutif.]	   Following in a train or succession. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subsellium \Sub*sel"li*um\, n.; pl. {Subsellia}. [L.] (Eccl.	   Arch.)	   One of the stalls of the lower range where there are two	   ranges. See Illust. of {Stall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsemitone \Sub*sem"i*tone\, n. (Mus.)	   The sensible or leading note, or sharp seventh, of any key;	   subtonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsensible \Sub*sen"si*ble\, a.	   Deeper than the reach of the senses. "That subsensible	   world." --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Subseptuple \Sub*sep"tu*ple\, a.	   Having the ratio of one to seven. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster] Subsequence
Subsequence \Sub"se*quence\, Subsequency \Sub"se*quen*cy\, n.	   The act or state of following; -- opposed to precedence.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsequent \Sub"se*quent\, a. [L. subsequens, -entis, p. pr. of	   subsequi to follow, succeed: cf. F. subs['e]quent. See {Sue}	   to follow.]	   1. Following in time; coming or being after something else at	      any time, indefinitely; as, subsequent events; subsequent	      ages or years; a period long subsequent to the foundation	      of Rome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Following in order of place; succeeding; as, a subsequent	      clause in a treaty. "The subsequent words come on before	      the precedent vanish." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Subsequently \Sub"se*quent*ly\, adv.	   At a later time; afterwards.	   [1913 Webster]
Subserous \Sub*se"rous\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under a serous membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Subserve \Sub*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subserved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subserving}.] [L. subservire; sub under + servire to	   serve. See {Serve}.]	   To serve in subordination or instrumentally; to be	   subservient to; to help forward; to promote.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a great credit to know the ways of captivating	         Nature, and making her subserve our purposes, than to	         have learned all the intrigues of policy. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	Subserve \Sub*serve"\, v. i.	   To be subservient or subordinate; to serve in an inferior	   capacity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not made to rule,	         But to subserve where wisdom bears command. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Subservience
Subservience \Sub*serv"i*ence\, Subserviency \Sub*serv"i*en*cy\,	   n.	   The quality or state of being subservient; instrumental	   fitness or use; hence, willingness to serve another's	   purposes; in a derogatory sense, servility.	   [1913 Webster]	         The body wherein appears much fitness, use, and	         subserviency to infinite functions.      --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is a regular subordination and subserviency among	         all the parts to beneficial ends.        --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Subservient \Sub*serv"i*ent\, a. [L. subserviens, -entis, p. pr.	   See {Subserve}.]	   Fitted or disposed to subserve; useful in an inferior	   capacity; serving to promote some end; subordinate; hence,	   servile, truckling.	   [1913 Webster]	         Scarce ever reading anything which he did not make	         subservient in one kind or other.        --Bp. Fell.	   [1913 Webster]	         These ranks of creatures are subservient one to	         another.                                 --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their temporal ambition was wholly subservient to their	         proselytizing spirit.                    --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Subserviently \Sub*serv"i*ent*ly\, adv.	   In a subservient manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsesqui- \Sub*ses"qui-\ [Pref. sub- + sesqui-.] (Chem.)	   A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting the combination of	   constituents (especially electro-negative and	   electro-positive bodies) in the proportion of two to three;	   as, a subsesqui acetate, i. e., a salt having two equivalents	   of acetic acid to three of the base.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsextuple \Sub*sex"tu*ple\, a.	   Having the ratio of one to six; as, a subsextuple proportion.	   --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Subside \Sub*side"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsided}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subsiding}.] [L. subsidere; sub under, below + sidere	   to sit down, to settle; akin to sedere to sit, E. sit. See	   {Sit}.]	   1. To sink or fall to the bottom; to settle, as lees.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tend downward; to become lower; to descend; to sink.	      "Heaven's subsiding hill." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fall into a state of quiet; to cease to rage; to be	      calmed; to settle down; to become tranquil; to abate; as,	      the sea subsides; the tumults of war will subside; the	      fever has subsided. "In cases of danger, pride and envy	      naturally subside." --C. Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Abate}.	        [1913 Webster] Subsidence
Subsidence \Sub*sid"ence\, Subsidency \Sub*sid"en*cy\, n. [L.	   subsidens, -entis, p. pr. of subsidere. See {Subside}.]	   The act or process of subsiding.	   [1913 Webster]	         The subdual or subsidence of the more violent passions.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsidiarily \Sub*sid"i*a*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a subsidiary manner; so as to assist.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsidiary \Sub*sid"i*a*ry\, a. [L. subsidiarius: cf. F.	   subsidiaire. See {Subsidy}.]	   1. Furnishing aid; assisting; auxiliary; helping; tributary;	      especially, aiding in an inferior position or capacity;	      as, a subsidiary stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chief ruler and principal head everywhere, not	            suffragant and subsidiary.            --Florio.	      [1913 Webster]	            They constituted a useful subsidiary testimony of	            another state of existence.           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a subsidy; constituting a subsidy;	      being a part of, or of the nature of, a subsidy; as,	      subsidiary payments to an ally.	      [1913 Webster]	            George the Second relied on his subsidiary treaties.	                                                  --Ld. Mahon.	      [1913 Webster]	Subsidiary \Sub*sid"i*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Subsidiaries}.	   One who, or that which, contributes aid or additional	   supplies; an assistant; an auxiliary. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsidize \Sub"si*dize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subsidized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Subsidizing}.] [From {Subsidy}.]	   To furnish with a subsidy; to purchase the assistance of by	   the payment of a subsidy; to aid or promote, as a private	   enterprise, with public money; as, to subsidize a steamship	   line.	   [1913 Webster]	         He employed the remittances from Spain to subsidize a	         large body of German mercenaries.        --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsidy \Sub"si*dy\, n.; pl. {Subsidies}. [L. subsidium the	   troops stationed in reserve in the third line of battlem	   reserve, support, help, fr. subsidere to sit down, lie in	   wait: cf. F. subside. See {Subside}.]	   1. Support; aid; cooperation; esp., extraordinary aid in	      money rendered to the sovereign or to a friendly power.	      [1913 Webster]	            They advised the king to send speedy aids, and with	            much alacrity granted a great rate of subsidy.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Subsidies were taxes, not immediately on on property,	         but on persons in respect of their reputed estates,	         after the nominal rate of 4s. the pound for lands, and	         2s. 8d. for goods. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A sum of money paid by one sovereign or	      nation to another to purchase the cooperation or the	      neutrality of such sovereign or nation in war.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A grant from the government, from a municipal corporation,	      or the like, to a private person or company to assist the	      establishment or support of an enterprise deemed	      advantageous to the public; a subvention; as, a subsidy to	      the owners of a line of ocean steamships.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Tribute; grant.	   Usage: {Subsidy}, {Tribute}. A subsidy is voluntary; a	          tribute is exacted.	          [1913 Webster]
Subsign \Sub*sign"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subsigned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subsigning}.] [L. subsignare; sub under + signare to	   mark: cf. F. soussigner. See {Sign}.]	   To sign beneath; to subscribe. [R.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsignation \Sub`sig*na"tion\, n. [L. subsignatio.]	   The act of writing the name under something, as for	   attestation. [R.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsilicate \Sub*sil"i*cate\, n.	   A basic silicate.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsist \Sub*sist"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subsisted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subsisting}.] [L. subsistere to stand still, stay,	   remain alive; sub under + sistere to stand, to cause to	   stand, from stare to stand: cf. F. subsister. See {Stand}.]	   1. To be; to have existence; to inhere.	      [1913 Webster]	            And makes what happiness we justly call,	            Subsist not in the good of one, but all. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To continue; to retain a certain state.	      [1913 Webster]	            Firm we subsist, yet possible to swerve. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be maintained with food and clothing; to be supported;	      to live. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To subsist on other men's charity.    --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	Subsist \Sub*sist"\, v. t.	   To support with provisions; to feed; to maintain; as, to	   subsist one's family.	   [1913 Webster]	         He laid waste the adjacent country in order to render	         it more difficult for the enemy to subsist their army.	                                                  --Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsistence \Sub*sist"ence\, n. [Cf. F. subsistance, L.	   subsistentia.]	   1. Real being; existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not only the things had subsistence, but the very	            images were of some creatures existing.	                                                  --Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inherency; as, the subsistence of qualities in bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which furnishes support to animal life; means of	      support; provisions, or that which produces provisions;	      livelihood; as, a meager subsistence.	      [1913 Webster]	            His viceroy could only propose to himself a	            comfortable subsistence out of the plunder of his	            province.                             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Theol.) Same as {Hypostasis}, 2. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Subsistence Department \Sub*sist"ence De*part"ment\ (Mil.)	   A staff department of the United States army charged, under	   the supervision of the Chief of Staff, with the purchasing	   and issuing to the army of such supplies as make up the	   ration. It also supplies, for authorized sales, certain	   articles of food and other minor stores. It is commanded by	   any officer of the rank of brigadier general, called	   commissary general, and the department is popularly called	   the {Commissary Department}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Subsistency \Sub*sist"en*cy\, n.	   Subsistence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subsistent \Sub*sist"ent\, a. [L. subsistens, p. pr. See	   {Subsist}.]	   1. Having real being; as, a subsistent spirit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inherent; as, qualities subsistent in matter.	      [1913 Webster]
Subsizar \Sub*si"zar\, n.	   An under sizar; a student of lower rank than a sizar.	   [Cambridge Univ. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Bid my subsizar carry my hackney to the buttery and	         give him his bever.                      --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsoil \Sub"soil`\, n.	   The bed, or stratum, of earth which lies immediately beneath	   the surface soil.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subsoil plow}, a plow having a share and standard but no	      moldboard. It follows in the furrow made by an ordinary	      plow, and loosens the soil to an additional depth without	      bringing it to the surface. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Subsoil \Sub"soil`\, v. t.	   To turn up the subsoil of.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsolary \Sub*so"la*ry\, a.	   Being under the sun; hence, terrestrial; earthly; mundane.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subspecies \Sub*spe"cies\, n.	   A group somewhat lessdistinct than speciesusually are, but	   based on characters more important than those which	   characterize ordinary varieties; often, a geographical	   variety or race.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsphenoidal \Sub`sphe*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the body of the	   sphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Subspherical \Sub*spher"ic*al\, a.	   Nearly spherical; having a figure resembling that of a	   sphere.	   [1913 Webster]
Subspinous \Sub*spi"nous\, a.	   (a) (Anat.) Subvertebral.	   (b) (Med.) Situated beneath a spinous process, as that of the	       scapula; as, subspinous dislocation of the humerus.	       [1913 Webster]
Substance \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 manifestations;	      substratum; the permanent subject or cause of phenomena,	      whether material or spiritual; that in which properties	      inhere; that which is real, in distinction from that which	      is apparent; the abiding part of any existence, in	      distinction from any accident; that which constitutes	      anything what it is; real or existing essence.	      [1913 Webster]	            These cooks, how they stamp, and strain, and grind,	            And turn substance into accident!     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heroic virtue did his actions guide,	            And he the substance, not the appearance, chose.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The most important element in any existence; the	      characteristic and essential components of anything; the	      main part; essential import; purport.	      [1913 Webster]	            This edition is the same in substance with the	            Latin.                                --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is insolent in words, in manner; but in substance	            it is not only insulting, but alarming. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Body; matter; material of which a thing is made; hence,	      substantiality; solidity; firmness; as, the substance of	      which a garment is made; some textile fabrics have little	      substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Material possessions; estate; property; resources.	      [1913 Webster]	            And there wasted his substance with riotous living.	                                                  --Luke xv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy substance, valued at the highest rate,	            Can not amount unto a hundred marks.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are destroying many thousand lives, and	            exhausting our substance, but not for our own	            interest.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Theol.) Same as {Hypostasis}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Substance \Sub"stance\, v. t.	   To furnish or endow with substance; to supply property to; to	   make rich. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Substanceless \Sub"stance*less\, a.	   Having no substance; unsubstantial. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Substant \Sub"stant\, a. [L. substans, -antis, p. pr. of	   substare to be firm.]	   Substantial; firm. [R.] "[The glacier's] substant ice." --The	   Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantial \Sub*stan"tial\, a. [F. substantiel, L.	   substantialis.]	   1. Belonging to substance; actually existing; real; as,	      substantial life. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            If this atheist would have his chance to be real and	            substantial agent, he is more stupid than the	            vulgar.                               --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not seeming or imaginary; not illusive; real; solid; true;	      veritable.	      [1913 Webster]	            If happinessbe a substantial good.    --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            The substantial ornaments of virtue.  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Corporeal; material; firm. "Most ponderous and substantial	      things." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rainbow [appears to be] a large substantial	            arch.                                 --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having good substance; strong; stout; solid; firm; as,	      substantial cloth; a substantial fence or wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Possessed of goods or an estate; moderately wealthy;	      responsible; as, a substantial freeholder. "Substantial	      yeomen and burghers." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Substantiality \Sub*stan`ti*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being substantial; corporiety;	   materiality.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soul is a stranger to such gross substantiality.	                                                  --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantialize \Sub*stan"tial*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Substantialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantializing}.]	   To make substantial.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantially \Sub*stan"tial*ly\, adv.	   In a substantial manner; in substance; essentially.	   [1913 Webster]	         In him all his Father shone,	         Substantially expressed.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The laws of this religion would make men, if they would	         truly observe them, substantially religious toward God,	         chastle, and temperate.                  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantialness \Sub*stan"tial*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being substantial; as, the	   substantialness of a wall or column.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantials \Sub*stan"tials\, n. pl.	   Essential parts. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantiate \Sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Substantiated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Substantiating}.]	   1. To make to exist; to make real. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To establish the existence or truth of by proof or	      competent evidence; to verify; as, to substantiate a	      charge or allegation; to substantiate a declaration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Observation is, in turn, wanted to direct and	            substantiate the course of experiment. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Substantiation \Sub*stan`ti*a"tion\, n.	   The act of substantiating or proving; evidence; proof.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantival \Sub`stan*ti"val\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a substantive; of the nature of	   substantive. -- {Sub`stan*ti"val*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, a. [L. substantivus: cf. F.	   substantif.]	   1. Betokening or expressing existence; as, the substantive	      verb, that is, the verb to be.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Depending on itself; independent.	      [1913 Webster]	            He considered how sufficient and substantive this	            land was to maintain itself without any aid of the	            foreigner.                            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Enduring; solid; firm; substantial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Strength and magnitude are qualities which impress	            the imagination in a powerful and substantive	            manner.                               --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pertaining to, or constituting, the essential part or	      principles; as, the law substantive.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Noun substantive} (Gram.), a noun which designates an	      object, material or immaterial; a substantive.	   {Substantive color}, one which communicates its color without	      the aid of a mordant or base; -- opposed to adjective	      color.	      [1913 Webster]	Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, n. [Cf. F. substantif.] (Gram.)	   A noun or name; the part of speech which designates something	   that exists, or some object of thought, either material or	   immaterial; as, the words man, horse, city, goodness,	   excellence, are substantives.	   [1913 Webster]	Substantive \Sub"stan*tive\, v. t.	   To substantivize. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantively \Sub"stan*tive*ly\, adv.	   1. In a substantive manner; in substance; essentially.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) As a substantive, name, or noun; as, an adjective	      may be used substantively.	      [1913 Webster]
Substantiveness \Sub"stan*tive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being substantive.	   [1913 Webster]
Substantivize \Sub"stan*tiv*ize\, v. t.	   To convert into a substantive; as, to substantivize an	   adjective. --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Substile \Sub"stile`\, n. (Dialing)	   See {Substyle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Substituent \Sub*stit"u*ent\, n. [L. substituens, p. pr. See	   {Substitute}.] (Chem.)	   Any atom, group, or radical substituted for another, or	   entering a molecule in place of some other part which is	   removed.	   [1913 Webster]
Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, n. [L. substitutus, p. p. of	   substituere to put under, put in the place of; sub under +	   statuere to put, place: cf. F. substitut. See {Statute}.]	   One who, or that which, is substituted or put in the place of	   another; one who acts for another; that which stands in lieu	   of something else; specifically (Mil.), a person who enlists	   for military service in the place of a conscript or drafted	   man.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hast thou not made me here thy substitute? --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ladies [in Shakespeare's age] . . . wore masks as the	         sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern	         parasol.                                 --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Substitute \Sub"stit"ute\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Substituted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Substituting}.] [See {Substitute}, n.]	   To put in the place of another person or thing; to exchange.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some few verses are inserted or substituted in the room	         of others.                               --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Substituted \Sub"stit"uted\, a.	   1. Exchanged; put in the place of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Containing substitutions or replacements; having	      been subjected to the process of substitution, or having	      some of its parts replaced; as, alcohol is a substituted	      water; methyl amine is a substituted ammonia.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Substituted executor} (Law), an executor appointed to act in	      place of one removed or resigned.	      [1913 Webster]
Substitution \Sub`sti*tu"tion\, n. [L. substitutio: cf. F.	   substitution.]	   1. The act of substituting or putting one person or thing in	      the place of another; as, the substitution of an agent,	      attorney, or representative to act for one in his absense;	      the substitution of bank notes for gold and silver as a	      circulating medium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being substituted for another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The office or authority of one acting for another;	      delegated authority. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Civil Law) The designation of a person in a will to take	      a devise or legacy, either on failure of a former devisee	      or legatee by incapacity or unwillingness to accept, or	      after him. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Theol.) The doctrine that Christ suffered vicariously,	      being substituted for the sinner, and that his sufferings	      were expiatory.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) The act or process of substituting an atom or	      radical for another atom or radical; metathesis; also, the	      state of being so substituted. See {Metathesis}.	      [1913 Webster]
Substitutional \Sub`sti*tu"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to substitution; standing in the place of	   another; substituted. -- {Sub`sti*tu"tion*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Substitutionary \Sub`sti*tu"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to substitution; substitutional.	   [1913 Webster]
Substitutive \Sub"sti*tu`tive\, a. [Cf. F. substitutif, L.	   substitutivus conditional.]	   Tending to afford or furnish a substitute; making	   substitution; capable of being substituted. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Substract \Sub*stract"\, v. t. [F. suostraire; L. subtus below	   (from sub under) + trahere to draw. See {Substract}.]	   To subtract; to withdraw. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Substraction \Sub*strac"tion\, n. [OF. substraction, F.	   soustraction. See {Subtract}.]	   1. Subtraction; deduction. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) See {Subtraction}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Substractor \Sub*stract"or\, n.	   1. One who subtracts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A detractor; a slanderer. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Substrate \Sub"strate\, n.	   A substratum. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Substrate \Sub"strate\, a.	   Having very slight furrows. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Substrate \Sub*strate"\, v. t. [L. substratus, p. p. of	   substrahere. See {Substratum}.]	   To strew or lay under anything. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The melted glass being supported by the substrated	         sand.                                    --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Substratum \Sub*stra"tum\, n.; pl. {Substrata}. [L. substratus,	   p. p. of substernere to strew under; sub under + sternere to	   strew. See {Stratum}.]	   1. That which is laid or spread under; that which underlies	      something, as a layer of earth lying under another;	      specifically (Agric.), the subsoil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) The permanent subject of qualities or cause of	      phenomena; substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Substruct \Sub*struct"\, v. t. [See {Substruction}.]	   To build beneath something; to lay as the foundation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He substructs the religion of Asia as the base.	                                                  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Substruction \Sub*struc"tion\, n. [L. substructio, fr.	   substruere, substructum, to build beneath; sub under +	   struere to build.] (Arch.)	   Underbuilding; the foundation, or any preliminary structure	   intended to raise the lower floor or basement of a building	   above the natural level of the ground.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a magnificent strong building, with a	         substruction very remarkable.            --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Substructure \Sub*struc"ture\, n. [Pref. sub- + structure.]	   1. (Arch.) Same as {Substruction}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An under structure; a foundation; groundwork.	      [1913 Webster]
Substylar \Sub*sty"lar\, a.	   Pertaining to the substyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Substyle \Sub"style`\, n. (Dialing)	   A right line on which the style, or gnomon, of a dial is	   erected; being the common section of the face of the dial and	   a plane perpendicular to it passing through the style.	   [Written also {substile}.] --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsulphate \Sub*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A sulphate with an excess of the base.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsulphide \Sub*sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)	   A nonacid compound consisting of one equivalent of sulphur	   and more than one equivalent of some other body, as a metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsultive \Sub*sul"tive\, a.	   Subsultory. [R.] --Berkley.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsultory \Sub*sul"to*ry\, a. [L. subsilire, subsultum, to	   spring up; sub under + salire to leap.]	   Bounding; leaping; moving by sudden leaps or starts. [R.] --	   {Sub*sul"to*ri*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Flippancy opposed to solemnity, the subsultory to the	         continuous, -- these are the two frequent extremities	         to which the French manner betrays men.  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsultus \Sub*sul"tus\, n. [NL. See {Subsultory}.] (Med.)	   A starting, twitching, or convulsive motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsumable \Sub*sum"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being subsumed. --J. B. Stallo.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsume \Sub*sume"\, v. t. [Pref. sub- + L. sumere to take.]	   To take up into or under, as individual under species,	   species under genus, or particular under universal; to place	   (any one cognition) under another as belonging to it; to	   include under something else.	   [1913 Webster]	         To subsume one proposition under another. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         A principle under which one might subsume men's most	         strenuous efforts after righteousness.   --W. Pater.	   [1913 Webster]
Subsumption \Sub*sump"tion\, n.	   1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of	            that of which we were conscious under this notion.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of	      a syllogism.	      [1913 Webster]	            But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or	            the subsumption under the rule.       --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Subsumptive \Sub*sump"tive\, a.	   Relating to, or containing, a subsumption. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtangent \Sub*tan"gent\, n. (Geom.)	   The part of the axis contained between the ordinate and	   tangent drawn to the same point in a curve.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtartarean \Sub`tar*ta"re*an\, a.	   Being or living under Tartarus; infernal. "Subtartarean	   powers." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtectacle \Sub*tec"ta*cle\, n. [Pref. sub- + L. tectum a	   roof.]	   A space under a roof; a tabernacle; a dwelling. [Obs.]	   --Davies (Holy Roode).	   [1913 Webster]
Subtegulaneous \Sub*teg`u*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. subtegulaneus; sub	   under + tegulare tiles for a roof.]	   Under the roof or eaves; within doors. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subtenant \Sub*ten"ant\, n. (Law)	   One who rents a tenement, or land, etc., of one who is also a	   tenant; an undertenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtend \Sub*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subtending}.] [L. subtendere; sub under + tendere to	   stretch, extend. See {Tend}.]	   To extend under, or be opposed to; as, the line of a triangle	   which subtends the right angle; the chord subtends an arc.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtense \Sub*tense"\, n. [L. subtendere, subtentum. See	   {Subtend}, {Tense}, a.] (Geom.)	   A line subtending, or stretching across; a chord; as, the	   subtense of an arc.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtepid \Sub*tep"id\, a.	   Slightly tepid.	   [1913 Webster]
Subterete \Sub`te*rete"\, a.	   Somewhat terete.	   [1913 Webster] Subterfluent
Subterfluent \Sub*ter"flu*ent\, Subterfluous \Sub*ter"flu*ous\,	   a. [L. subterfluens, p. pr. of subterfluere to flow beneath;	   subter under + fluere to flow.]	   Running under or beneath. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subterfuge \Sub"ter*fuge\, n. [F., from LL. subterfugium, fr. L.	   subterfugere to flee secretly, to escape; subter under +	   fugere to flee. See {Fugitive}.]	   That to which one resorts for escape or concealment; an	   artifice employed to escape censure or the force of an	   argument, or to justify opinions or conduct; a shift; an	   evasion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Affect not little shifts and subterfuges, to avoid the	         force of an argument.                    --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	         By a miserable subterfuge, they hope to render this	         position safe by rendering it nugatory.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Subterrane \Sub"ter*rane\, n. [Cf. L. subterraneum, F.	   souterrain. See {Subterranean}.]	   A cave or room under ground. [R.] --J. Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Subterraneal \Sub`ter*ra"ne*al\, a.	   Subterranean. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Subterranean
Subterranean \Sub`ter*ra"ne*an\, Subterraneous
\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 earth, or under ground; as, subterranean springs;	   a subterraneous passage. -- {Sub`ter*ra"ne*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Subterranity \Sub`ter*ran"i*ty\, n.	   A place under ground; a subterrany. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Subterrany \Sub"ter*ra*ny\, a.	   Subterranean. [Obs.] --Bacon. -- n. A subterranean place.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subterrene \Sub`ter*rene"\, a. [L. subterrenus, equiv. to	   subterraneus.]	   Subterraneous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subterrestrial \Sub`ter*res"tri*al\, a.	   Subterranean.	   [1913 Webster]
Subthalamic \Sub`tha*lam"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the optic thalamus.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtile \Sub"tile\, a. [L. subtilis. See {Subtile}.]	   1. Thin; not dense or gross; rare; as, subtile air; subtile	      vapor; a subtile medium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Delicately constituted or constructed; nice; fine;	      delicate; tenuous; finely woven. "A sotil [subtile]	      twine's thread." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            More subtile web Arachne can not spin. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do distinguish plain	            Each subtile line of her immortal face. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Acute; piercing; searching.	      [1913 Webster]	            The slow disease and subtile pain.    --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Characterized by nicety of discrimination; discerning;	      delicate; refined; subtle. [In this sense now commonly	      written {subtle}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The genius of the Spanish people is exquisitely	            subtile, without being at all acute; hence there is	            so much humor and so little wit in their literature.	            The genius of the Italians, on the contrary, is	            acute, profound, and sensual, but not subtile; hence	            what they think to be humorous, is merely witty.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The subtile influence of an intellect like	            Emerson's.                            --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Sly; artful; cunning; crafty; subtle; as, a subtile	      person; a subtile adversary; a subtile scheme. [In this	      sense now commonly written {subtle}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Subtile}, {Acute}.	   Usage: In acute the image is that of a needle's point; in	          subtile that of a thread spun out to fineness. The	          acute intellect pierces to its aim; the subtile (or	          subtle) intellect winds its way through obstacles.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Sub"tile*ly}, adv. --	          {Sub"tile*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Subtiliate \Sub*til"i*ate\, v. t. [LL. subtiliare.]	   To make thin or rare. [Obs.] --Harvey. -- {Sub`til*i*a"tion},	   n. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtilism \Sub"til*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being subtile; subtility; subtlety.	   [1913 Webster]	         The high orthodox subtilism of Duns Scotus. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtility \Sub*til"i*ty\, n. [L. subtilitas: cf. F.	   subtilit['e]. See {Subtle}.]	   Subtilty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subtilization \Sub`til*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. subtilization.]	   1. The act of making subtile.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Chem.) The operation of making so volatile as to rise	      in steam or vapor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Refinement; subtlety; extreme attenuation.	      [1913 Webster]
Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtilized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Subtilizing}.] [L. subtiliser.]	   1. To make thin or fine; to make less gross or coarse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To refine; to spin into niceties; as, to subtilize	      arguments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor as yet have we subtilized ourselves into	            savages.                              --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Subtilize \Sub"til*ize\, v. i.	   To refine in argument; to make very nice distinctions.	   --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtilizer \Sub"til*i`zer\, n.	   One who subtilizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtilty \Sub"til*ty\, n. [Contr. fr. subtility.]	   1. The quality or state of being subtile; thinness; fineness;	      as, the subtility of air or light.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Refinement; extreme acuteness; subtlety.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intelligible discourses are spoiled by too much	            subtility in nice divisions.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cunning; skill; craft. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To learn a lewd man this subtility.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Slyness in design; artifice; guile; a cunning design or	      artifice; a trick; subtlety.	      [1913 Webster]	            O full of all subtility and all mischief. --Acts	                                                  xiii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In senses 2, 3, and 4 the word is more commonly written	         subtlety.	         [1913 Webster]
Subtle \Sub"tle\, a. [Compar. {Subtler}; superl. {Subtlest}.]	   [OE. sotil, subtil, OF. soutil, later subtil, F. subtil, L.	   subtilis; probably, originally, woven fine, and fr. sub under	   + tela a web, fr. texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf.	   {Subtile}.]	   1. Sly in design; artful; cunning; insinuating; subtile; --	      applied to persons; as, a subtle foe. "A subtle traitor."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cunningly devised; crafty; treacherous; as, a subtle	      stratagem.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Characterized by refinement and niceness in drawing	      distinctions; nicely discriminating; -- said of persons;	      as, a subtle logician; refined; tenuous; sinuous;	      insinuating; hence, penetrative or pervasive; -- said of	      the mind; its faculties, or its operations; as, a subtle	      intellect; a subtle imagination; a subtle process of	      thought; also, difficult of apprehension; elusive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things remote from use, obscure and subtle.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Smooth and deceptive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like to a bowl upon a subtle ground [bowling	            ground].                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Artful; crafty; cunning; shrewd; sly; wily.	   Usage: Subtle is the most comprehensive of these epithets and	          implies the finest intellectual quality. See {Shrewd},	          and {Cunning}.	          [1913 Webster]
Subtleness \Sub"tle*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being subtle; subtlety.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtlety \Sub"tle*ty\, n.; pl. {Subtleties}. [OE. sotelte,	   sutilte, OF. sotillete, L. subtilitas. See {Subtle}, and cf.	   {Subtility}.]	   1. The quality or state of being subtle, or sly; cunning;	      craftiness; artfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fox which lives by subtlety.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nice discernment with delicacy of mental action; nicety of	      discrimination.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something that is sly, crafty, or delusive.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unlearned in the world's false subtleties. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Subtly \Sub"tly\, adv.	   In a subtle manner; slyly; artfully; cunningly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou seest how subtly to detain thee I devise.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Nicely; delicately.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the nice bee what sense so subtly true. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Subtly communicating itself to my sensibilities, but	            evading the analysis of my mind.      --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deceitfully; delusively. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Subtonic \Sub*ton"ic\, a. (Phonetics)	   Applied to, or distinguishing, a speech element consisting of	   tone, or proper vocal sound, not pure as in the vowels, but	   dimmed and otherwise modified by some kind of obstruction in	   the oral or the nasal passage, and in some cases with a	   mixture of breath sound; -- a term introduced by Dr. James	   Rush in 1833. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]155,	   199-202.	   [1913 Webster]	Subtonic \Sub*ton"ic\, n.	   1. (Phonetics) A subtonic sound or element; a vocal	      consonant, as b, d, g, n, etc.; a subvocal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The seventh tone of the scale, or that immediately	      below the tonic; -- called also {subsemitone}.	      [1913 Webster]
Subtorrid \Sub*tor"rid\, a.	   Nearly torrid.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtract \Sub*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtracted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Subtracting}.] [L. subtractus, p. p. of subtrahere	   to draw from beneath, withdraw, remove; sub under + trahere	   to draw. See {Trace}, v. t., and cf. {Substract}.]	   To withdraw, or take away, as a part from the whole; to	   deduct; as, subtract 5 from 9, and the remainder is 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtracter \Sub*tract"er\, n.	   1. One who subtracts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The subtrahend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Subtraction \Sub*trac"tion\, n. [L. subtractio a drawing back.	   See {Subtract}, and cf. {Substraction}.]	   1. The act or operation of subtracting or taking away a part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) The taking of a lesser number or quantity from a	      greater of the same kind or denomination; an operation for	      finding the difference between two numbers or quantities.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) The withdrawing or withholding from a person of some	      right to which he is entitled by law.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thus the subtraction of conjugal rights is when either	         the husband or wife withdraws from the other and lives	         separate without sufficient reason. The subtraction of	         a legacy is the withholding or detailing of it from the	         legatee by the executor. In like manner, the	         withholding of any service, rent, duty, or custom, is a	         subtraction, for which the law gives a remedy.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]
Subtractive \Sub*trac"tive\, a.	   1. Tending, or having power, to subtract.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Having the negative sign, or sign minus.	      [1913 Webster]
Subtrahend \Sub"tra*hend`\, n. [L. subtrahendus that is to be	   subtracted, p.fut.pess. of subtrahere. See {Subtract}.]	   (Math.)	   The sum or number to be subtracted, or taken from another	   (the {minuend}) to find the {difference}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Subtranslucent \Sub`trans*lu"cent\, a.	   Not perfectly translucent.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtransparent \Sub`trans*pa"rent\, a.	   Not perfectly transparent.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtreasurer \Sub*treas"ur*er\, n.	   The public officer who has charge of a subtreasury. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subtreasury \Sub*treas"ur*y\, n.; pl. {Subtreasuries}.	   A subordinate treasury, or place of deposit; as, the United	   States subtreasury at New York. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subtriangular \Sub`tri*an"gu*lar\, a.	   Nearly, but not perfectly, triangular. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtribe \Sub"tribe`\, n. (Bot. & Zool.)	   A division of a tribe; a group of genera of a little lower	   rank than a tribe.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtrihedral \Sub`tri*he"dral\, a.	   Approaching the form of a three-sided pyramid; as, the	   subtrihedral crown of a tooth. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtriple \Sub*tri"ple\, a. (Math.)	   Containing a third, or one part to three. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtriplicate \Sub*trip"li*cate\, a. (Math.)	   Expressed by the cube root; -- said especially of ratios.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Subtriplicate ratio}, the ratio of the cube root; thus, the	      subtriplicate ratio of a to b is [cuberoot]a to	      [cuberoot]b, or [cuberoot]a/b.	      [1913 Webster]
Subtropical \Sub*trop"ic*al\, a.	   Nearly tropical.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtrude \Sub*trude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subtruded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subtruding}.] [Pref. sub- + L. trudere to thrust.]	   To place under; to insert. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subturriculate \Sub`tur*ric"u*late\, a. (Zool.)	   Somewhat turriculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtutor \Sub*tu"tor\, n.	   An under tutor.	   [1913 Webster]
Subtypical \Sub*typ"ic*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Deviating somewhat from the type of a species, genus, or	   other group; slightly aberrant.	   [1913 Webster] Subulate
Subulate \Su"bu*late\, Subulated \Su"bu*la`ted\, a. [NL.	   subulatus, fr. L. subula an awl.]	   Very narrow, and tapering gradually to a fine point from a	   broadish base; awl-shaped; linear.	   [1913 Webster]
Subulicornes \Su`bu*li*cor"nes\, n. pl. [NL., from L. subula an	   awl + cornu horn.] (Zool.)	   A division of insects having slender or subulate antennae.	   The dragon flies and May flies are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Subuliform \Su"bu*li*form\, a.	   Subulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Subulipalp \Su"bu*li*palp`\, n. [L. subula an awl + E. palp.]	   (Zool.)	   One of a group of carabid beetles having slender palpi.	   [1913 Webster]
Subumbonal \Sub`um*bo"nal\, a. (Zool.)	   Beneath or forward of the umbos of a bivalve shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Subumbrella \Sub`um*brel"la\, n. (Zool.)	   The integument of the under surface of the bell, or	   disk-shaped body, of a jellyfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Subundation \Sub`un*da"tion\, n. [Pref. sub- + L. unda a wave.]	   A flood; a deluge. [Obs.] --Huloet.	   [1913 Webster]
Subungual \Sub*un"gual\, a.	   Under the nail or hoof.	   [1913 Webster]
Suburb \Sub"urb\, n. [L. suburbium; sub under, below, near +	   urbs a city. See {Urban}.]	   1. An outlying part of a city or town; a smaller place	      immediately adjacent to a city; in the plural, the region	      which is on the confines of any city or large town; as, a	      house stands in the suburbs; a garden situated in the	      suburbs of Paris. "In the suburbs of a town." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [London] could hardly have contained less than	            thirty or forty thousand souls within its walls; and	            the suburbs were very populous.       --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the confines; the outer part; the environment. "The	      suburbs . . . of sorrow." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The suburb of their straw-built citadel. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Suburb roister}, a rowdy; a loafer. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Suburban \Sub*ur"ban\, a. [L. suburbanus.]	   Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the	   suburbs of a city. "Suburban taverns." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Suburban villas, highway-side retreats, . . .	         Delight the citizen.                     --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Suburban \Sub*ur"ban\, n.	   One who dwells in the suburbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Suburbed \Sub"urbed\, a.	   Having a suburb or suburbs on its outer part.	   [1913 Webster] Suburbial
Suburbial \Sub*ur"bi*al\, Suburbian \Sub*ur"bi*an\, a.	   Suburban. [Obs.] "Suburbial fields." --Warton. "Suburbian	   muse." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Suburbicarian
Suburbicarian \Sub*ur`bi*ca"ri*an\, Suburbicary
\Sub*ur"bi*ca*ry\, a. [LL. suburbicarius, equiv. to L.	   suburbanus: cf. F. suburbicaire. See {Suburban}.]	   Being in the suburbs; -- applied to the six dioceses in the	   suburbs of Rome subject to the pope as bishop of Rome.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pope having stretched his authority beyond the	         bounds of his suburbicarian precincts.   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Suburethral \Sub`u*re"thral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the urethra, or under its orifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvaginal \Sub*vag"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under or inside a sheath or vaginal membrane; as,	   the subvaginal, or subdural, spaces about the optic nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvariety \Sub`va*ri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {-ties}.	   A subordinate variety, or a division of a variety.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvene \Sub*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Subvened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subvening}.] [Pref. sub- + L. venire to come. See	   {Subvention}.]	   To come under, as a support or stay; to happen.	   [1913 Webster]	         A future state must needs subvene to prevent the whole	         edifice from falling into ruin.          --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Subventaneous \Sub`ven*ta"ne*ous\, a. [Pref. sub- + L. ventus	   wind.]	   Produced by the wind. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subvention \Sub*ven"tion\, n. [F., fr. LL. subventio, fr. L.	   subvenire to come up to one's assistance, to assist. See	   {Souvenir}, and cf. {Subvene}.]	   1. The act of coming under. "The subvention of a cloud."	      --Stackhouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of relieving, as of a burden; support; aid;	      assistance; help.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A government aid or bounty.	      [1913 Webster]	Subvention \Sub*ven"tion\, v. t.	   To subventionize.	   [1913 Webster]
Subventionize \Sub*ven"tion*ize\, v. t.	   To come to the aid of; to subsidize; to support.	   [1913 Webster]
Subventitious \Sub`ven*ti"tious\, a.	   Helping; aiding; supporting. --Urquhart.	   [1913 Webster]
Subverse \Sub*verse"\, v. t. [L. subversus, p. p. of subvertere.	   See {Subvert}.]	   To subvert. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Subversion \Sub*ver"sion\, n. [L. subversio: cf. F. subversion.	   See {Subvert}.]	   The act of overturning, or the state of being overturned;	   entire overthrow; an overthrow from the foundation; utter	   ruin; destruction; as, the subversion of a government; the	   subversion of despotic power; the subversion of the	   constitution.	   [1913 Webster]	         The subversion [by a storm] of woods and timber . . .	         through my whole estate.                 --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	         Laws have been often abused to the oppression and	         subversion of that order they were intended to	         preserve.                                --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Subversionary \Sub*ver"sion*a*ry\, a.	   Promoting destruction.	   [1913 Webster]
Subversive \Sub*ver"sive\, a. [Cf. F. subversif.]	   Tending to subvert; having a tendency to overthrow and ruin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lying is a vice subversive of the very ends and design	         of conversation.                         --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Subverted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Subverting}.] [L. subvertere, subversum; sub under +	   vertere to turn: cf. F. subvertir. See {Verse}.]	   1. To overturn from the foundation; to overthrow; to ruin	      utterly.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are his substance, sinews, arms, and strength,	            With which he yoketh your rebellious necks,	            Razeth your cities, and subverts your towns. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This would subvert the principles of all knowledge.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pervert, as the mind, and turn it from the truth; to	      corrupt; to confound. --2 Tim. iii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To overturn; overthrow; destroy; invert; reverse;	        extinguish.	        [1913 Webster]	Subvert \Sub*vert"\, v. i.	   To overthrow anything from the foundation; to be subversive.	   [1913 Webster]	         They have a power given to them like that of the evil	         principle, to subvert and destroy.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvertant \Sub*vert"ant\, a. (Her.)	   Reversed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Subvertebral \Sub*ver"te*bral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral	   column; situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton;	   hypaxial; hyposkeletal.	   [1913 Webster]
Subverter \Sub*vert"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, subverts; an overthrower. --Sir T.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvertible \Sub*vert"i*ble\, a.	   That may be subverted.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvitalized \Sub*vi"tal*ized\, a.	   Imperfectly vitalized; having naturally but little vital	   power or energy.	   [1913 Webster]
Subvocal \Sub*vo"cal\, a. & n.	   Same as {Subtonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Subway \Sub"way`\, n.	   1. An underground way or gallery; especially, a passage under	      a street, in which water mains, gas mains, telegraph	      wires, etc., are conducted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An underground railroad, usually having trains powered by	      electricity provided by an electric line running through	      the underground tunnel. It is usually confined to the	      center portion of cities; -- called also {tube}, and in	      Britain, {underground}. In certain other countries (as in	      France or Russia) it is called the {metro}.	      [PJC]
Subworker \Sub*work"er\, n.	   A subordinate worker or helper. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Subzonal \Sub*zon"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under a zone, or zona; -- applied to a membrane	   between the zona radiata and the umbilical vesicle in the	   mammal embryo.	   [1913 Webster]
Subzygomatic \Sub*zyg`o*mat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated under the zygoma or zygomatic process.	   [1913 Webster]
Succade \Suc"cade\, n. [L. succus, sucus, juice: cf. F. succade	   a sugarbox. Cf. {Sucket}.]	   1. A sweetmeat. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Com.) Sweetmeats, or preserves in sugar, whether	      fruit, vegetables, or confections. --Blakely.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Succade gourd}. (Bot.) Same as {Vegetable marrow}, under	      {Vegetable}.	      [1913 Webster]
Succedane \Suc"ce*dane\, n.	   A succedaneum. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Succedaneous \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	   for another. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Succedaneum \Suc`ce*da"ne*um\, n.; pl. {Succedanea}. [NL. See	   {Succedaneous}.]	   One who, or that which, succeeds to the place of another;	   that which is used for something else; a substitute;	   specifically (Med.), a remedy used as a substitute for	   another.	   [1913 Webster]	         In lieu of me, you will have a very charming	         succedaneum, Lady Harriet Stanhope.      --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succeeded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Succeeding}.] [L. succedere, successum; sub under +	   cedere to go, to go along, approach, follow, succeed: cf. F.	   succ['e]der. See {Cede}, and cf. {Success}.]	   1. To follow in order; to come next after; hence, to take the	      place of; as, the king's eldest son succeeds his father on	      the throne; autumn succeeds summer.	      [1913 Webster]	            As he saw him nigh succeed.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall heir to; to inherit. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come after; to be subsequent or consequent to; to	      follow; to pursue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Destructive effects . . . succeeded the curse. --Sir	                                                  T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To support; to prosper; to promote. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Succeed my wish and second my design. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Succeed \Suc*ceed"\, v. i.	   1. To come in the place of another person, thing, or event;	      to come next in the usual, natural, or prescribed course	      of things; to follow; hence, to come next in the	      possession of anything; -- often with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the father left only daughters, they equally	            succeeded to him in copartnership.    --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	            Enjoy till I return	            Short pleasures; for long woes are to succeed!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To ascend the throne after the removal the	      death of the occupant.	      [1913 Webster]	            No woman shall succeed in Salique land. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To descend, as an estate or an heirloom, in the same	      family; to devolve. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To obtain the object desired; to accomplish what is	      attempted or intended; to have a prosperous issue or	      termination; to be successful; as, he succeeded in his	      plans; his plans succeeded.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is almost impossible for poets to succeed without	            ambition.                             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Spenser endeavored it in Shepherd's Kalendar; but	            neither will it succeed in English.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To go under cover. [A latinism. Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Will you to the cooler cave succeed!  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To follow; pursue. See {Follow}.	        [1913 Webster]
Succeedant \Suc*ceed"ant\, a. (Her.)	   Succeeding one another; following.	   [1913 Webster]
Succeeder \Suc*ceed"er\, n.	   A successor. --Shak. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Succeeding \Suc*ceed"ing\, n.	   The act of one who, or that which, succeeds; also, that which	   succeeds, or follows after; consequence. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Succentor \Suc"cen*tor\, n. [LL., an accompanier in singing, fr.	   succinere to sing, to accompany; sub under, after + canere to	   sing.] (Eccl.)	   A subchanter.	   [1913 Webster]
Success \Suc*cess"\, n. [L. successus: cf. F. succ[`e]s. See	   {Succeed}.]	   1. Act of succeeding; succession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Then all the sons of these five brethren reigned	            By due success.                       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which comes after; hence, consequence, issue, or	      result, of an endeavor or undertaking, whether good or	      bad; the outcome of effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men . . . that are like to do that, that is	            committed to them, and to report back again	            faithfully the success.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perplexed and troubled at his bad success	            The tempter stood.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The favorable or prosperous termination of anything	      attempted; the attainment of a proposed object; prosperous	      issue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dream of success and happy victory!   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or teach with more success her son	            The vices of the time to shun.        --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Military successes, above all others, elevate the	            minds of a people.                    --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which meets with, or one who accomplishes, favorable	      results, as a play or a player. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Successary \Suc"ces*sa*ry\, n.	   Succession. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My peculiar honors, not derived	         From successary, but purchased with my blood. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Successful \Suc*cess"ful\, a.	   Resulting in success; assuring, or promotive of, success;	   accomplishing what was proposed; having the desired effect;	   hence, prosperous; fortunate; happy; as, a successful use of	   medicine; a successful experiment; a successful enterprise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Welcome, nephews, from successful wars.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Happy; prosperous; fortunate; auspicious; lucky. See	        {Fortunate}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Suc*cess"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Suc*cess"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Succession \Suc*ces"sion\, n. [L. successio: cf. F. succession.	   See {Succeed}.]	   1. The act of succeeding, or following after; a following of	      things in order of time or place, or a series of things so	      following; sequence; as, a succession of good crops; a	      succession of disasters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of persons or things according to some	      established rule of precedence; as, a succession of kings,	      or of bishops; a succession of events in chronology.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was in the succession to an earldom. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An order or series of descendants; lineage; race; descent.	      "A long succession must ensue." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The power or right of succeeding to the station or title	      of a father or other predecessor; the right to enter upon	      the office, rank, position, etc., held ny another; also,	      the entrance into the office, station, or rank of a	      predecessor; specifically, the succeeding, or right of	      succeeding, to a throne.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have the voice of the king himself for your	            succession in Denmark.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The animosity of these factions did not really arise	            from the dispute about the succession. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The right to enter upon the possession of the property of	      an ancestor, or one near of kin, or one preceding in an	      established order.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The person succeeding to rank or office; a successor or	      heir. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolical succession}. (Theol.) See under {Apostolical}.	      	   {Succession duty}, a tax imposed on every succession to	      property, according to its value and the relation of the	      person who succeeds to the previous owner. [Eng.]	   {Succession of crops}. (Agric.) See {Rotation of crops},	      under {Rotation}.	      [1913 Webster]
Successional \Suc*ces"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a succession; existing in a regular	   order; consecutive. "Successional teeth." --Flower. --	   {Suc*ces"sion*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Successionist \Suc*ces"sion*ist\, n.	   A person who insists on the importance of a regular	   succession of events, offices, etc.; especially (Eccl.), one	   who insists that apostolic succession alone is valid.	   [1913 Webster]
Successive \Suc*ces"sive\, a. [Cf. F. successif. See {Succeed}.]	   1. Following in order or in uninterrupted course; coming	      after without interruption or interval; following one	      after another in a line or series; consecutive; as, the	      successive revolution of years; the successive kings of	      Egypt; successive strokes of a hammer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Send the successive ills through ages down. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having or giving the right of succeeding to an	      inheritance; inherited by succession; hereditary; as, a	      successive title; a successive empire. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Successive induction}. (Math.) See {Induction}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Successively \Suc*ces"sive*ly\, adv.	   In a successive manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whiteness, at length, changed successively into	         blue, indigo, and violet.                --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Successiveness \Suc*ces"sive*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being successive.	   [1913 Webster]
Successless \Suc*cess"less\, a.	   Having no success.	   [1913 Webster]	         Successless all her soft caresses prove. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Suc*cess"less*ly}, adv. --	   {Suc*cess"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Successor \Suc*ces"sor\, n. [OE. successour, OF. successur,	   successor, F. successeur, L. successor. See {Succeed}.]	   One who succeeds or follows; one who takes the place which	   another has left, and sustains the like part or character; --	   correlative to predecessor; as, the successor of a deceased	   king. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A gift to a corporation, either of lands or of	         chattels, without naming their successors, vests an	         absolute property in them so lond as the corporation	         subsists.                                --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Succiduous \Suc*cid"u*ous\, a. [L. succiduus, fr. succidere to	   fall under.]	   Ready to fall; falling. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Succiferous \Suc*cif"er*ous\, a. [L. succus, sucus, juice, sap +	   -ferous.]	   Producing or conveying sap.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinamate \Suc`cin*am"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of succinamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinamic \Suc`cin*am"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide derivative	   of succinic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance,	   and forming a series of salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinate \Suc"ci*nate\, n. [L. succinum, sucinum, amber, from	   succus, sucus, juice, sap: cf. F. succinate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of succinic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinct \Suc*cinct"\, a. [L. succinctus, p. p. of succingere to	   gird below or from below, to tuck up; sub + cingere to gird.	   Cf. {Cincture}.]	   1. Girded or tucked up; bound; drawn tightly together.	      [1913 Webster]	            His habit fit for speed succinct.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Compressed into a narrow compass; brief; concise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let all your precepts be succinct and clear.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shortest and most succinct model that ever	            grasped all the needs and necessities of mankind.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Short; brief; concise; summary; compendious; laconic;	        terse.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Suc*cinct"ly}, adv. --	        {Suc*cinct"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Succinic \Suc*cin"ic\, a. [Cf. F. succinique. See {Succinate}.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, amber; specif., designating a	   dibasic acid, C?H?.(CO?H)?, first obtained by the dry	   distillation of amber. It is found in a number of plants, as	   in lettuce and wormwood, and is also produced artificially as	   a white crystalline substance having a slightly acid taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinimide \Suc`cin*im"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, {C2H4.(CO)2.NH},	   obtained by treating succinic anhydride with ammonia gas. It	   is a typical imido acid, and forms a series of salts. See	   {Imido acid}, under {Imido}.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinite \Suc"ci*nite\, n. [Cf. F. succinite.] (Min.)	   (a) Amber.	   (b) A garnet of an amber color.	       [1913 Webster]
Succinous \Suc"ci*nous\, a. [From L. succinum amber.]	   Succinic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Succinurate \Suc`cin*u"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of succinuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinuric \Suc`cin*u"ric\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid amide, analogous to	   succinamic acid, which is obtained as a white crystalline	   substance by heating urea with succinic anhydride. It is	   known also in its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Succinyl \Suc"cin*yl\, n. [Succinic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical characteristic of succinic acid and	   certain of its derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Succise \Suc*cise"\, a. [See {Succision}.] (Bot.)	   Appearing as if a part were cut off at the extremity.	   [1913 Webster]
Succision \Suc*ci"sion\, n. [L. succisio, fr. succidere,	   succisum, to cut away below, sub under + caedere to cut.]	   The act of cutting down, as of trees; the act of cutting off.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Succor \Suc"cor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Succored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Succoring}.] [OE. socouren, OF. sucurre, soucourre,	   secorre, F. secourir, L. succurrere, succursum, to run under,	   run to the aid of, help, succor; sub under + currere to run.	   See {Current}.]	   To run to, or run to support; hence, to help or relieve when	   in difficulty, want, or distress; to assist and deliver from	   suffering; to relieve; as, to succor a besieged city.	   [Written also {succour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He is able to succor them that are tempted. --Heb. ii.	                                                  18.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To aid; assist; relieve; deliver; help; comfort.	        [1913 Webster]	Succor \Suc"cor\, n. [OE. socours, sucurs, OF. sucurs, socors,	   secors, F. secours, L. succursus, fr. L. succurrere. See	   {Succor}, v. t.]	   1. Aid; help; assistance; esp., assistance that relieves and	      delivers from difficulty, want, or distress. "We beseech	      mercy and succor." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            My noble father . . .	            Flying for succor to his servant Bannister. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The person or thing that brings relief.	      [1913 Webster]	            This mighty succor, which made glad the foe.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Succorable \Suc"cor*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being succored or assisted; admitting of relief.	   [1913 Webster]
Succorer \Suc"cor*er\, n.	   One who affords succor; a helper.	   [1913 Webster]
Succorless \Suc"cor*less\, a.	   Destitute of succor. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Succory \Suc"co*ry\, n. [Corrupted from chicory.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Cichorium}. See {Chicory}.	   [1913 Webster]
Succotash \Suc"co*tash\, n. [Narragansett Indian m'sickquatash	   corn boiled whole.]	   Green maize and beans boiled together. The dish is borrowed	   from the native Indians. [Written also {suckatash}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Succoteague \Suc`co*teague"\, n. (Zool.)	   The squeteague.	   [1913 Webster]
Succuba \Suc"cu*ba\, n.; pl. {Succubae}. [NL., fr. L. succubare	   to lie under; sub under + cubare to lie down; cf. L. succuba,	   succubo, one who lies under another.]	   A female demon or fiend. See {Succubus}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though seeming in shape a woman natural	         Was a fiend of the kind that succubae some call. --Mir.	                                                  for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Succubine \Suc"cu*bine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to succuba.	   [1913 Webster]
Succubous \Suc"cu*bous\, a. [See {Succuba}.] (Bot.)	   Having the leaves so placed that the upper part of each one	   is covered by the base of the next higher leaf, as in hepatic	   mosses of the genus {Plagiochila}.	   [1913 Webster]
Succubus \Suc"cu*bus\, n.; pl. {Succubi}. [See {Succuba}.]	   1. A demon or fiend; especially, a lascivious spirit supposed	      to have sexual intercourse with the men by night; a	      succuba. Cf. {Incubus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The nightmare. See {Nightmare}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Succula \Suc"cu*la\, n. [L. sucula a winch, windlass, capstan.]	   (Mach.)	   A bare axis or cylinder with staves or levers in it to turn	   it round, but without any drum.	   [1913 Webster] Succulence
Succulence \Suc"cu*lence\, Succulency \Suc"cu*len*cy\, n. [See	   {Succulent}.]	   The quality or condition of being succulent; juiciness; as,	   the succulence of a peach.	   [1913 Webster]
Succulent \Suc"cu*lent\, a. [L. succulentus, suculentus, fr.	   succus, sucus, juice; perhaps akin to E. suck: cf. F.	   succulent.]	   Full of juice; juicy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Succulent} plants (Bot.), plants which have soft and juicy	      leaves or stems, as the houseleek, the live forever, and	      the species of Mesembryanthemum.	      [1913 Webster]
Succulently \Suc"cu*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a succulent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Succulous \Suc"cu*lous\, a.	   Succulent; juicy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Succumb \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},	   {Cubit}.]	   To yield; to submit; to give up unresistingly; as, to succumb	   under calamities; to succumb to disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Succumbent \Suc*cum"bent\, a. [L. succumbens, p. pr.]	   Submissive; yielding. [R.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Succursal \Suc*cur"sal\, a. [Cf. F. succursale. See {Succor}, n.	   & v. t.]	   Serving to aid or help; serving as a chapel of ease;	   tributary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not a city was without its cathedral, surrounded by its	         succursal churches, its monasteries, and convents.	                                                  --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Succus \Suc"cus\, n.; pl. {Succi}. (Med.)	   The expressed juice of a plant, for medicinal use.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Succus entericus}. [NL., literally, juice of the	      intestines.] (Physiol.) A fluid secreted in small by	      certain glands (probably the glands of Lieberk["u]hn) of	      the small intestines. Its exact action is somewhat	      doubtful.	      [1913 Webster]
Succussation \Suc`cus*sa"tion\, n. [L. succussare to jolt, v.	   intens. fr. succutere, succussum, to fling up from below, to	   toss up; sub under + quatere to shake.]	   1. A trot or trotting. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shaking; succussion.	      [1913 Webster]
Succussion \Suc*cus"sion\, n. [L. succussio, from succutere: cf.	   F. succussion. See {Succussation}.]	   The act of shaking; a shake; esp. (Med.), a shaking of the	   body to ascertain if there be a liquid in the thorax.	   [1913 Webster]
Succussive \Suc*cus"sive\, a.	   Characterized by a shaking motion, especially an up and down	   movement, and not merely tremulous oscillation; as, the	   succussive motion in earthquakes.	   [1913 Webster]
Such \Such\, a. [OE. such, sich, sech, sik, swich, swilch,	   swulch, swilc, swulc, AS. swelc, swilc, swylc; akin to	   OFries. selik, D. zulk, OS. sulic, OHG. sulih, solih, G.	   solch, Icel. sl[imac]kr, OSw. salik, Sw. slik, Dan. slig,	   Goth. swaleiks; originally meaning, so shaped. [root]192. See	   {So}, {Like}, a., and cf. {Which}.]	   1. Of that kind; of the like kind; like; resembling; similar;	      as, we never saw such a day; -- followed by that or as	      introducing the word or proposition which defines the	      similarity, or the standard of comparison; as, the books	      are not such that I can recommend them, or, not such as I	      can recommend; these apples are not such as those we saw	      yesterday; give your children such precepts as tend to	      make them better.	      [1913 Webster]	            And in his time such a conqueror	            That greater was there none under the sun.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            His misery was such that none of the bystanders	            could refrain from weeping.           --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The indefinite article a or an never precedes such, but	         is placed between it and the noun to which it refers;	         as, such a man; such an honor. The indefinite adjective	         some, several, one, few, many, all, etc., precede such;	         as, one such book is enough; all such people ought to	         be avoided; few such ideas were then held.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the particular quality or character specified.	      [1913 Webster]	            That thou art happy, owe to God;	            That thou continuest such, owe to thyself. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The same that; -- with as; as, this was the state of the	      kingdom at such time as the enemy landed. "[It] hath such	      senses as we have." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Certain; -- representing the object as already	      particularized in terms which are not mentioned.	      [1913 Webster]	            In rushed one and tells him such a knight	            Is new arrived.                       --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-day or to-morrow we will go into such a city, and	            continue there a year.                --James iv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such is used pronominally. "He was the father of such	         as dwell in tents." --Gen. iv. 20. "Such as I are free	         in spirit when our limbs are chained." --Sir W. Scott.	         Such is also used before adjectives joined to	         substantives; as, the fleet encountered such a terrible	         storm that it put back. "Everything was managed with so	         much care, and such excellent order was observed." --De	         Foe.	         [1913 Webster]	               Temple sprung from a family which . . . long	               after his death produced so many eminent men, and	               formed such distinguished alliances, that, etc.	                                                  --Macaulay.	         [1913 Webster] Such is used emphatically, without the	         correlative.	         [1913 Webster]	               Now will he be mocking:	               I shall have such a life.          --Shak.	         [1913 Webster] Such was formerly used with numerals in	         the sense of times as much or as many; as, such ten, or	         ten times as many.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Such and such}, or {Such or such}, certain; some; -- used to	      represent the object indefinitely, as already	      particularized in one way or another, or as being of one	      kind or another. "In such and such a place shall be my	      camp." --2 Kings vi. 8. "Sovereign authority may enact a	      law commanding such and such an action." --South.	   {Such like} or {Such character}, of the like kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            And many other such like things ye do. --Mark vii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]
Suchospondylous \Su`cho*spon"dy*lous\, a. [Gr. ? a crocodile + ?	   a vertebra.] (Zool.)	   Having dorsal vertebrae with long and divided transverse	   processes; -- applied to certain reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Suchwise \Such"wise`\, adv.	   In a such a manner; so.	   [1913 Webster]
Suck \Suck\ (s[u^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sucked} (s[u^]kt); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sucking}.] [OE. suken, souken, AS. s[=u]can,	   s[=u]gan; akin to D. zuigen, G. saugen, OHG. s[=u]gan, Icel.	   s[=u]ga, sj[=u]ga, Sw. suga, Dan. suge, L. sugere. Cf.	   {Honeysuckle}, {Soak}, {Succulent}, {Suction}.]	   1. To draw, as a liquid, by the action of the mouth and	      tongue, which tends to produce a vacuum, and causes the	      liquid to rush in by atmospheric pressure; to draw, or	      apply force to, by exhausting the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw liquid from by the action of the mouth; as, to	      suck an orange; specifically, to draw milk from (the	      mother, the breast, etc.) with the mouth; as, the young of	      an animal sucks the mother, or dam; an infant sucks the	      breast.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw in, or imbibe, by any process resembles sucking;	      to inhale; to absorb; as, to suck in air; the roots of	      plants suck water from the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To draw or drain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old ocean, sucked through the porous globe.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To draw in, as a whirlpool; to swallow up.	      [1913 Webster]	            As waters are by whirlpools sucked and drawn.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To suck in}, to draw into the mouth; to imbibe; to absorb.	      	   {To suck out}, to draw out with the mouth; to empty by	      suction.	   {To suck up}, to draw into the mouth; to draw up by suction	      or absorption.	      [1913 Webster]	Suck \Suck\, v. i.	   1. To draw, or attempt to draw, something by suction, as with	      the mouth, or through a tube.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the bee sucks, there suck I.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw milk from the breast or udder; as, a child, or the	      young of an animal, is first nourished by sucking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw in; to imbibe; to partake.	      [1913 Webster]	            The crown had sucked too hard, and now, being full,	            was like to draw less.                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be objectionable, of very poor quality, or offensive;	      as, telemarketing calls really suck; he's a good actor,	      but his singing sucks. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	Suck \Suck\, n.	   1. The act of drawing with the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is drawn into the mouth by sucking;	      specifically, mikl drawn from the breast. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small draught. [Colloq.] --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Juice; succulence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Suckanhock \Suck"an*hock\, n. [Of American Indian origin.]	   A kind of seawan. See Note under {Seawan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Suckatash \Suck"a*tash\, n.	   See {Succotash}. --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Sucken \Suck"en\, n. [See {Socome}, {Soc}.] (Scots Law)	   The jurisdiction of a mill, or that extent of ground	   astricted to it, the tenants of which are bound to bring	   their grain thither to be ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Sucker \Suck"er\ (s[u^]k"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who, or that which, sucks; esp., one of the organs by	      which certain animals, as the octopus and remora, adhere	      to other bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A suckling; a sucking animal. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The embolus, or bucket, of a pump; also, the valve of a	      pump basket. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pipe through which anything is drawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small piece of leather, usually round, having a string	      attached to the center, which, when saturated with water	      and pressed upon a stone or other body having a smooth	      surface, adheres, by reason of the atmospheric pressure,	      with such force as to enable a considerable weight to be	      thus lifted by the string; -- used by children as a	      plaything.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) A shoot from the roots or lower part of the stem of	      a plant; -- so called, perhaps, from diverting nourishment	      from the body of the plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of North American	          fresh-water cyprinoid fishes of the family	          {Catostomidae}; so called because the lips are	          protrusile. The flesh is coarse, and they are of	          little value as food. The most common species of the	          Eastern United States are the northern sucker	          ({Catostomus Commersoni}), the white sucker	          ({Catostomus teres}), the hog sucker ({Catostomus	          nigricans}), and the chub, or sweet sucker ({Erimyzon	          sucetta}). Some of the large Western species are	          called {buffalo fish}, {red horse}, {black horse}, and	          {suckerel}.	      (b) The remora.	      (c) The lumpfish.	      (d) The hagfish, or myxine.	      (e) A California food fish ({Menticirrus undulatus})	          closely allied to the kingfish	      (a); -- called also {bagre}.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. A parasite; a sponger. See def. 6, above.	      [1913 Webster]	            They who constantly converse with men far above	            their estates shall reap shame and loss thereby; if	            thou payest nothing, they will count thee a sucker,	            no branch.                            --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A hard drinker; a soaker. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A greenhorn; someone easily cheated, gulled, or deceived.	       [Slang, U.S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A nickname applied to a native of Illinois. [U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A person strongly attracted to something; -- usually used	       with for; as, he's a sucker for tall blondes.	       [PJC]	   11. Any thing or person; -- usually implying annoyance or	       dislike; as, I went to change the blade and cut my finger	       on the sucker. [Slang]	       [PJC]	   {Carp sucker}, {Cherry sucker}, etc. See under {Carp},	      {Cherry}, etc.	   {Sucker fish}. See {Sucking fish}, under {Sucking}.	   {Sucker rod}, a pump rod. See under {Pump}.	   {Sucker tube} (Zool.), one of the external ambulacral tubes	      of an echinoderm, -- usually terminated by a sucker and	      used for locomotion. Called also {sucker foot}. See	      {Spatangoid}.	      [1913 Webster]	Sucker \Suck"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Suckering}.]	   1. To strip off the suckers or shoots from; to deprive of	      suckers; as, to sucker maize.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cheat or deceive (a gullible person); to make a sucker	      of (someone).	      [PJC]	Sucker \Suck"er\, v. i.	   To form suckers; as, corn suckers abundantly.	   [1913 Webster]	Sucker State \Suck"er State\	   Illinois; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sucket \Suck"et\, n. [Cf. {Suck}, v. t., {Succades}.]	   A sweetmeat; a dainty morsel. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
suck face \suck face\, v. i.	   To engage in french kissing (soul-kissing). [slang]	   [PJC]
Suckfish \Suck"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A sucker fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Sucking \Suck"ing\, a.	   Drawing milk from the mother or dam; hence, colloquially,	   young, inexperienced, as, a sucking infant; a sucking calf.	   [1913 Webster]	         I suppose you are a young barrister, sucking lawyer, or	         that sort of thing.                      --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sucking bottle}, a feeding bottle. See under {Bottle}.	   {Sucking fish} (Zool.), the remora. See {Remora}. --Baird.	   {Sucking pump}, a suction pump. See under {Suction}.	   {Sucking stomach} (Zool.), the muscular first stomach of	      certain insects and other invertebrates which suck liquid	      food.	      [1913 Webster]
Suckle \Suc"kle\, n.	   A teat. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suckled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Suckling}.] [Freq. of suck.]	   To give suck to; to nurse at the breast. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         The breasts of Hecuba	         When she did suckle Hector, looked not lovelier.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are not weak, suckled by Wisdom.    --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Suckle \Suc"kle\, v. i.	   To nurse; to suck. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suckler \Suc"kler\, n. (Zool.)	   An animal that suckles its young; a mammal.	   [1913 Webster]
Suckling \Suck"ling\, n. [OE. sokeling. See {Suck}, v. t.]	   1. A young child or animal nursed at the breast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small kind of yellow clover ({Trifolium filiforme})	      common in Southern Europe.	      [1913 Webster]
Sucrate \Su"crate\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of sucrose (or of some related carbohydrate) with	   some base, after the analogy of a salt; as, sodium sucrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Sucre \Su"cre\, n.	   A silver coin of Ecuador, worth 68 cents (ca. 1900).	   [1913 Webster]
Sucrose \Su"crose`\, n. [F. sucre sugar. See {Sugar}.] (Chem.)	   A common variety of sugar found in the juices of many plants,	   as the sugar cane, sorghum, sugar maple, beet root, etc. It	   is extracted as a sweet, white crystalline substance which is	   valuable as a food product, and, being antiputrescent, is	   largely used in the preservation of fruit. Called also	   {saccharose}, {cane sugar}, etc. At one time the term was	   used by extension, for any one of the class of isomeric	   substances (as lactose, maltose, etc.) of which sucrose	   proper is the type; however this usage is now archaic.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Sucrose proper is a dextrorotatory carbohydrate,	         {C12H22O11}. It does not reduce Fehling's solution, and	         though not directly fermentable, yet on standing with	         yeast it is changed by the diastase present to invert	         sugar (dextrose and levulose), which then breaks down	         to alcohol and carbon dioxide. It is also decomposed to	         invert sugar by heating with acids, whence it is also	         called a {disaccharate}. Sucrose possesses at once the	         properties of an alcohol and a ketone, and also forms	         compounds (called sucrates) analogous to salts. Cf.	         {Sugar}.	         [1913 Webster]
Suction \Suc"tion\, n. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck; cf. OF.	   suction. See {Suck}, v. t.]	   The act or process of sucking; the act of drawing, as fluids,	   by exhausting the air.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Suction chamber}, the chamber of a pump into which the	      suction pipe delivers.	   {Suction pipe}, {Suction valve}, the induction pipe, and	      induction valve, of a pump, respectively.	   {Suction pump}, the common pump, in which the water is raised	      into the barrel by atmospheric pressure. See Illust. of	      {Pump}.	      [1913 Webster]
Suctoria \Suc*to"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Suction}.] (Zool.)	   1. An order of Infusoria having the body armed with somewhat	      stiff, tubular processes which they use as suckers in	      obtaining their food. They are usually stalked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Rhizocephala}.	      [1913 Webster]
Suctorial \Suc*to"ri*al\, a. [L. sugere, suctum, to suck.]	   1. (Zool.) Adapted for sucking; living by sucking; as, the	      humming birds are suctorial birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Capable of adhering by suction; as, the suctorial	      fishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Suctorian \Suc*to"ri*an\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A cartilaginous fish with a mouth adapted for	      suction, as the lampery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the Suctoria.	      [1913 Webster]
Suctorious \Suc*to"ri*ous\, a.	   Suctorial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sudamina \Su*dam"i*na\, n. pl., sing. {Sudamen}. [NL. sudamen,	   -inis, fr. sudare to sweat. See {Sweat}.] (Med.)	   Minute vesicles surrounded by an area of reddened skin,	   produced by excessive sweating.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudarium \Su*da"ri*um\, n. [L., a handkerchief.] (Eccl.)	   The handkerchief upon which the Savior is said to have	   impressed his own portrait miraculously, when wiping his face	   with it, as he passed to the crucifixion.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudary \Su"da*ry\, n. [L. sudarium, fr. sudare to sweat. See	   {Sweat}.]	   A napkin or handkerchief. [Obs. or R.] --Wyclif. R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudation \Su*da"tion\, n. [L. sudatio, fr. sudare to sweat: cf.	   F. sudation.]	   A sweating. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sudatorium \Su`da*to"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Sudatoria}. [L.]	   A sudatory. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudatory \Su"da*to*ry\, a. [L. sudatorius, fr. sudare to sweat:	   cf. F. sudatoire. See {Sweat}.]	   Sweating; perspiring.	   [1913 Webster]	Sudatory \Su"da*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Sudatories}. [L. sudatorium.]	   A bagnio; a sweating bath; a vapor bath.	   [1913 Webster]	         These sudatories are much in request for many	         infirmities.                             --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudd \Sudd\ (s[u^]d), n. [Ar. sadd barrier.]	   A tangled mass of floating vegetal matter obstructing	   navigation. [Central Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sudden \Sud"den\, a. [OE. sodian, sodein, OF. sodain, sudain, F.	   soudain, L. subitaneus, fr. subitus sudden, that has come	   unexpectedly, p. p. of subire to come on, to steal upon; sub	   under, secretly + ire to go. See {Issue}, and cf.	   {Subitaneous}.]	   1. Happening without previous notice or with very brief	      notice; coming unexpectedly, or without the common	      preparation; immediate; instant; speedy. "O sudden wo!"	      --Chaucer. "For fear of sudden death." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sudden fear troubleth thee.           --Job xxii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hastly prepared or employed; quick; rapid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never was such a sudden scholar made. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The apples of Asphaltis, appearing goodly to the	            sudden eye.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hasty; violent; rash; precipitate. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unexpected; unusual; abrupt; unlooked-for.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sud"den*ly}, adv. -- {Sud"den*ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]	Sudden \Sud"den\, adv.	   Suddenly; unexpectedly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Herbs of every leaf that sudden flowered. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Sudden \Sud"den\, n.	   An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.	   [1913 Webster]	   {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than	      was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]	            How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Suddenty \Sud"den*ty\, n. [Cf. F. soudainet['e].]	   Suddenness; a sudden. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {On a suddenty}, on a sudden. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Sudoral \Su"dor*al\, a. [L. sudor.]	   Of or pertaining to sweat; as, sudoral eruptions.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudoriferous \Su`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. sudor sweat + -ferous.]	   (Physiol.)	   Producing, or secreting, sweat; sudoriparous.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sudoriferous glands} (Anat.), small convoluted tubular	      glands which are situated in the subcutaneous tissues and	      discharge by minute orifices in the surface of the skin;	      the sweat glands.	      [1913 Webster]
Sudorific \Su`dor*if"ic\, a. [L. sudor sweat (akin to E. sweat)	   + facere to make.]	   Causing sweat; as, sudorific herbs. -- n. A sudorific	   medicine. Cf. {Diaphoretic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudoriparous \Su`dor*ip"a*rous\, a. [L. sudor sweat + parere to	   produce.] (Physiol.)	   Same as {Sudoriferous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudorous \Su"dor*ous\, a. [L. sudorus, fr. sudor sweat.]	   Consisting of sweat. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sudra \Su"dra\ (s[=oo]"dr[.a]), n. [Skr. [,c][=u]dra.]	   The lowest of the four great castes among the Hindoos. See	   {Caste}. [Written also {Soorah}, {Soodra}, and {Sooder}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suds \Suds\, n. pl. [Akin to sodden, seethe. See {Seethe}.]	   Water impregnated with soap, esp. when worked up into bubbles	   and froth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In the suds}, in turmoil or difficulty. [Colloq.] --Beau. &	      Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Sue \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 follow), LL. sequere,	   for L. sequi, secutus; akin to Gr. ?, Skr. sac to accompany,	   and probably to E. see, v.t. See {See}, v. t., and cf.	   {Consequence}, {Ensue}, {Execute}, {Obsequious}, {Pursue},	   {Second}, {Sect} in religion, {Sequence}, {Suit}.]	   1. To follow up; to chase; to seek after; to endeavor to win;	      to woo.	      [1913 Webster]	            For yet there was no man that haddle him sued.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was beloved of many a gentle knight,	            And sued and sought with all the service due.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sue me, and woo me, and flatter me.   --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) To seek justice or right from, by legal process; to	          institute process in law against; to bring an action	          against; to prosecute judicially.	      (b) To proceed with, as an action, and follow it up to its	          proper termination; to gain by legal process.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Falconry) To clean, as the beak; -- said of a hawk.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To leave high and dry on shore; as, to sue a ship.	      --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sue out} (Law), to petition for and take out, or to apply	      for and obtain; as, to sue out a writ in chancery; to sue	      out a pardon for a criminal.	      [1913 Webster]	Sue \Sue\, v. i.	   1. To seek by request; to make application; to petition; to	      entreat; to plead.	      [1913 Webster]	            By adverse destiny constrained to sue	            For counsel and redress, he sues to you. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caesar came to Rome to sue for the double honor of a	            triumph and the consulship.           --C.	                                                  Middleton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Indians were defeated and sued for peace.	                                                  --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To prosecute; to make legal claim; to seek (for	      something) in law; as, to sue for damages.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To woo; to pay addresses as a lover. --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To be left high and dry on the shore, as a ship.	      --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]
Suede \Suede\, Suede \Su[`e]de\(sw[=a]d, sw[asl]d, or sw[^a]d),	   n. [F., Sweden.]	   Swedish glove leather, -- usually made from lambskins tanned	   with willow bark. Also used adjectively; as, suede gloves;	   blue suede shoes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + PJC]
Suent \Su"ent\, a.	   Uniformly or evenly distributed or spread; even; smooth. See	   {Suant}. --Thoreau.	   [1913 Webster]
Suently \Su"ent*ly\, adv.	   Evenly; smoothly.	   [1913 Webster]
Suer \Su"er\, n.	   One who sues; a suitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Suet \Su"et\, n. [OE. suet, dim. fr. OF. seu, suif, F. suif, L.	   sebum. Cf. {Soap}, {Sebaceous}.]	   The fat and fatty tissues of an animal, especially the harder	   fat about the kidneys and loins in beef and mutton, which,	   when melted and freed from the membranes, forms tallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Suety \Su"et*y\, a.	   Consisting of, or resembling, suet; as, a suety substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Suf- \Suf-\	   A form of the prefix {Sub-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Suffering}.] [OE. suffren, soffren, OF. sufrir, sofrir,	   F. souffrir, (assumed) LL. sofferire, for L. sufferre; sub	   under + ferre to bear, akin to E. bear. See {Bear} to	   support.]	   1. To feel, or endure, with pain, annoyance, etc.; to submit	      to with distress or grief; to undergo; as, to suffer pain	      of body, or grief of mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endure or undergo without sinking; to support; to	      sustain; to bear up under.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our spirit and strength entire,	            Strongly to suffer and support our pains. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To undergo; to be affected by; to sustain; to experience;	      as, most substances suffer a change when long exposed to	      air and moisture; to suffer loss or damage.	      [1913 Webster]	            If your more ponderous and settled project	            May suffer alteration.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To allow; to permit; not to forbid or hinder; to tolerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not	            suffer sin upon him.                  --Lev. xix.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	            I suffer them to enter and possess.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To permit; bear; endure; support; sustain; allow; admit;	        tolerate. See {Permit}.	        [1913 Webster]	Suffer \Suf"fer\, v. i.	   1. To feel or undergo pain of body or mind; to bear what is	      inconvenient; as, we suffer from pain, sickness, or	      sorrow; we suffer with anxiety.	      [1913 Webster]	            O well for him whose will is strong!	            He suffers, but he will not suffer long. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To undergo punishment; specifically, to undergo the	      penalty of death.	      [1913 Webster]	            The father was first condemned to suffer upon a day	            appointed, and the son afterwards the day following.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be injured; to sustain loss or damage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Public business suffers by private infirmities.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Sufferable \Suf"fer*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. souffrable.]	   1. Able to suffer or endure; patient. [Obs.] "Ye must be	      sufferable." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That may be suffered, tolerated, or permitted; allowable;	      tolerable.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Suf"fer*a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Suf"fer*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Sufferance \Suf"fer*ance\, n. [OE. suffrance, OF. sufrance,	   soufrance, F. souffrance, L. sufferentia, from sufferens,	   -entis, p. pr. of sufferre. See {Suffer}.]	   1. The state of suffering; the bearing of pain; endurance.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must not only die the death,	            But thy unkindness shall his death draw out	            To lingering sufferance.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pain endured; misery; suffering; distress.	      [1913 Webster]	            The seeming sufferances that you had borne. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loss; damage; injury. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A grievous . . . sufferance on most part of their	            fleet.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Submission under difficult or oppressive circumstances;	      patience; moderation. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            But hasty heat tempering with sufferance wise.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Negative consent by not forbidding or hindering;	      toleration; permission; allowance; leave. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In their beginning they are weak and wan,	            But soon, through sufferance, grow to fearful end.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Somewhiles by sufferance, and somewhiles by special	            leave and favor, they erected to themselves	            oratories.                            --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A permission granted by the customs authorities for the	      shipment of goods. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Estate of sufferance} (Law), the holding by a tenant who	      came in by a lawful title, but remains, after his right	      has expired, without positive leave of the owner.	      --Blackstone.	   {On sufferance}, by mere toleration; as, to remain in a house	      on sufferance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Endurance; pain; misery; inconvenience; patience;	        moderation; toleration; permission.	        [1913 Webster]
Sufferer \Suf"fer*er\, n.	   1. One who suffers; one who endures or undergoes suffering;	      one who sustains inconvenience or loss; as, sufferers by	      poverty or sickness; men are sufferers by fire or by	      losses at sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who permits or allows.	      [1913 Webster]
Suffering \Suf"fer*ing\, n.	   The bearing of pain, inconvenience, or loss; pain endured;	   distress, loss, or injury incurred; as, sufferings by pain or	   sorrow; sufferings by want or by wrongs. "Souls in sufferings	   tried." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	Suffering \Suf"fer*ing\, a.	   Being in pain or grief; having loss, injury, distress, etc.	   -- {Suf"fer*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffice \Suf*fice"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sufficed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sufficing}.] [OE. suffisen, OF. soufire, F. suffire	   (cf. suffisant, p. pr.), L. sufficere to put under, to	   substitute, to avail for, to suffice; sub under + facere to	   make. See {Fact}.]	   To be enough, or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything);	   to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To recount almighty works,	         What words or tongue of seraph can suffice? --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Suffice \Suf*fice"\, v. t.	   1. To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or	      demands of. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let it suffice thee; speak no more unto me of this	            matter.                               --Deut. iii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish; to supply adequately. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The power appeased, with winds sufficed the sail.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Sufficience \Suf*fi"cience\, n.	   Sufficiently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sufficiency \Suf*fi"cien*cy\, n. [L. sufficientia: cf. F.	   suffisance. See {Suffice}.]	   1. The quality or state of being sufficient, or adequate to	      the end proposed; adequacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sufficiency is such that he bestows and	            possesses, his plenty being unexhausted. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Qualification for any purpose; ability; capacity.	      [1913 Webster]	            A substitute or most allowed sufficiency. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am not so confident of my own sufficiency as not	            willingly to admit the counsel of others. --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Adequate substance or means; competence. "An elegant	      sufficiency." --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Supply equal to wants; ample stock or fund.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Conceit; self-confidence; self-sufficiency.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sufficiency is a compound of vanity and ignorance.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]
Sufficient \Suf*fi"cient\, a. [L. sufficiens, -entis, p. pr. of	   sufficere: cf. F. suffisant. See {Suffice}.]	   1. Equal to the end proposed; adequate to wants; enough;	      ample; competent; as, provision sufficient for the family;	      an army sufficient to defend the country.	      [1913 Webster]	            My grace is sufficient for thee.      --2 Cor. xii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of	      competent power or ability; qualified; fit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who is sufficient for these things?   --2 Cor. ii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Capable of meeting obligations; responsible.	      [1913 Webster]	            The man is, notwithstanding, sufficient . . . I	            think I may take his bond.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Self-sufficient; self-satisfied; content. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art the most sufficient (I'll say for thee),	            Not to believe a thing.               --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Enough; adequate; competent; full; satisfactory; ample.	        [1913 Webster]
Sufficiently \Suf*fi"cient*ly\, adv.	   To a sufficient degree; to a degree that answers the purpose,	   or gives content; enough; as, we are sufficiently supplied	   with food; a man sufficiently qualified for the discharge of	   his official duties.	   [1913 Webster]
Sufficing \Suf*fi"cing\, a.	   Affording enough; satisfying. -- {Suf*fi"cing*ly}, adv. --	   {Suf*fi"cing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffisance \Suf*fi"sance\, n. [F. See {Sufficiency}.]	   Sufficiency; plenty; abundance; contentment. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He could in little thing have suffisaunce. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffisant \Suf*fi"sant\, a.	   Sufficient. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suffix \Suf"fix\, n. [L. suffixus, p. p. of suffigere to fasten	   on, to affix; sub under + figere to fix: cf. F. suffixe. See	   {Fix}.]	   1. A letter, letters, syllable, or syllables added or	      appended to the end of a word or a root to modify the	      meaning; a postfix.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A subscript mark, number, or letter. See	      {Subscript}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Suffix \Suf*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffixed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Suffixing}.]	   To add or annex to the end, as a letter or syllable to a	   word; to append.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffixion \Suf*fix"ion\, n.	   The act of suffixing, or the state of being suffixed.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffixment \Suf*fix"ment\, n.	   Suffixion. [R.] --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sufflaminate \Suf*flam"i*nate\, v. t. [L. sufflaminatus, p. p.	   of sufflaminare to hold back by a clog, from sufflamen a	   clog.]	   1. To retard the motion of, as a carriage, by preventing one	      or more of its wheels from revolving, either by means of a	      chain or otherwise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to stop; to impede. [Obs.] --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Sufflate \Suf*flate"\, v. t. [L. sufflatus, p. p. of sufflare to	   blow up, inflate; sub under + flare to blow.]	   To blow up; to inflate; to inspire. [R.] --T. Ward.	   [1913 Webster]
Sufflation \Suf*fla"tion\, n. [L. sufflatio.]	   The act of blowing up or inflating. [R.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, a. [L. suffocatus, p. p. of suffocare	   to choke; sub under + fauces the throat. Cf. {Faucal}.]	   Suffocated; choked. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffocated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Suffocating}.]	   1. To choke or kill by stopping respiration; to stifle; to	      smother.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not hemp his windpipe suffocate.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To destroy; to extinguish; as, to suffocate fire.	      [1913 Webster]	Suffocate \Suf"fo*cate\, v. i.	   To become choked, stifled, or smothered. "A swelling	   discontent is apt to suffocate and strangle without passage."	   --collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffocating \Suf"fo*ca`ting\,	   a. & n. from {Suffocate}, v. -- {Suf"fo*ca`ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffocation \Suf`fo*ca"tion\, n. [L. suffocatio: cf. F.	   suffocation.]	   The act of suffocating, or the state of being suffocated;	   death caused by smothering or choking.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term suffocation is sometimes employed synonymously	         with asphyxia. In the strict medico-legal sense it	         signifies asphyxia induced by obstruction of the	         respiration otherwise than by direct pressure on the	         neck (hanging, strangulation) or submersion (drowning).	         --Quain.	         [1913 Webster]
Suffocative \Suf"fo*ca*tive\, a.	   Tending or able to choke or stifle. "Suffocative catarrhs."	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffossion \Suf*fos"sion\, n. [L. suffossio, from suffodere,	   suffossum, to dig under; sub under + fodere to dig.]	   A digging under; an undermining. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffragan \Suf"fra*gan\, a. [F. suffragant, L. suffragans, p.	   pr. of suffragari to support with one's vote, to be	   favorable. See {Suffrage}.]	   Assisting; assistant; as, a suffragan bishop.	   [1913 Webster]	Suffragan \Suf"fra*gan\, n. [F. suffragant: cf. LL.	   suffraganeus. See {Suffragan}, a.]	   1. An assistant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A bishop considered as an assistant, or as	      subject, to his metropolitan; an assistant bishop.	      [1913 Webster]
Suffraganship \Suf"fra*gan*ship\, n.	   The office of a suffragan.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffragant \Suf"fra*gant\, a. & n.	   Suffragan. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suffragate \Suf"fra*gate\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Suffragated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffragating}.] [L.	   suffragatus, p. p. of suffragari. See {Suffragan}, a.]	   To vote or vote with. [Obs.] "Suffragating tribes." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffragator \Suf"fra*ga`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who assists or favors by his vote. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suffrage \Suf"frage\, n. [F., fr. L. suffragium; perhaps	   originally, a broken piece, a potsherd, used in voting, and	   fr. sub under + the root of frangere to break. See {Break}.]	   1. A vote given in deciding a controverted question, or in	      the choice of a man for an office or trust; the formal	      expression of an opinion; assent; vote.	      [1913 Webster]	            I ask your voices and your suffrages. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Testimony; attestation; witness; approval.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lactantius and St. Austin confirm by their suffrage	            the observation made by heathen writers.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every miracle is the suffrage of Heaven to the truth	            of a doctrine.                        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.)	      (a) A short petition, as those after the creed in matins	          and evensong.	      (b) A prayer in general, as one offered for the faithful	          departed. --Shipley.	          [1913 Webster]	                I firmly believe that there is a purgatory, and	                that the souls therein detained are helped by	                the suffrages of the faithful.    --Creed of	                                                  Pope Pius IV.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Aid; assistance. [A Latinism] [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The right to vote; franchise.	      [PJC]	Suffrage \Suf"frage\, v. t.	   To vote for; to elect. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffragette \Suf`fra*gette"\ n.	   A woman who advocates the right to vote for women; a woman	   suffragist.	   Note: This term was applied mostly to women in the United	         States prior to the adoption of the 19th amendment to	         the constitution in 1920, giving women the right to	         vote. Modern use of this term usually refers to the	         women who advocated female suffrage[5] in the years	         prior to 1920.	         [PJC]
Suffraginous \Suf*frag"i*nous\, a. [L. suffraginosus diseased in	   the hock, fr. suffrago the pastern, or hock.]	   Of or pertaining to the hock of a beast. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suffragist \Suf"fra*gist\, n.	   1. One who possesses or exercises the political right of	      suffrage; a voter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has certain opinions or desires about the	      political right of suffrage; as, a woman suffragist.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is curious that . . . Louisa Castelefort should	            be obliged after her marriage immediately to open	            her doors and turn ultra liberal, or an universal	            suffragist.                           --Miss	                                                  Edgeworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Suffrago \Suf*fra"go\, n. [L., the hock, from sub under +	   frangere to break.] (Zool.)	   The heel joint.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffrance \Suf"france\, n.	   Sufferance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffrutescent \Suf`fru*tes"cent\, a. [Pref. suf- + frutescent.]	   (Bot.)	   Slightly woody at the base.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffruticose \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.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffruticous \Suf*fru"ti*cous\, a.	   Suffruticose.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffumigate \Suf*fu"mi*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Suffumigated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suffumigating}.] [L.	   suffumigatus, p. p. of suffumigare to fumigate from below.	   See {Sub-}, and {Fumigate}.]	   To apply fumes or smoke to the parts of, as to the body in	   medicine; to fumigate in part.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffumigation \Suf*fu`mi*ga"tion\, n. [L. suffumigatio: cf. F.	   suffumigation.]	   The operation of suffumigating.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffumige \Suf*fu"mige\, n. [LL. suffumigium.]	   A medical fume. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffuse \Suf*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suffused}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Suffusing}.] [L. suffusus, p. p. of suffundere to	   overspread; sub under + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt.]	   To overspread, as with a fluid or tincture; to fill or cover,	   as with something fluid; as, eyes suffused with tears; cheeks	   suffused with blushes.	   [1913 Webster]	         When purple light shall next suffuse the skies. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Suffusion \Suf*fu"sion\, n. [L. suffusio: cf. F. suffusion.]	   1. The act or process of suffusing, or state of being	      suffused; an overspreading.	      [1913 Webster]	            To those that have the jaundice, or like suffusion	            of eyes, objects appear of that color. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That with which a thing is suffused.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A blending of one color into another; the	      spreading of one color over another, as on the feathers of	      birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Sufi \Su"fi\, n. [From the name of a dynasty of Persian kings,	   Saf[imac], Safav[imac]; said to come from name	   Saf[imac]-ud-d[imac]n of an ancestor of the family, confused	   with s?f[imac] pious.]	   A title or surname of the king of Persia.	   [1913 Webster]	Sufi \Su"fi\, n. [Ar. & Per. s?f[imac], wise, pious, devout.]	   One of a certain order of religious men in Persia. [Written	   also {sofi}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sufism \Su"fism\, n.	   A refined mysticism among certain classes of Mohammedans,	   particularly in Persia, who hold to a kind of pantheism and	   practice extreme asceticism in their lives. [Written also	   {sofism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sug \Sug\, n.	   A kind of worm or larva. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sugar \Sug"ar\, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp.	   az['u]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [,c]arkar[=a]	   sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.]	   1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance,	      of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by	      crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as	      the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It	      is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food	      and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the	      Note below.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term sugar includes several commercial grades, as	         the white or refined, granulated, loaf or lump, and the	         raw brown or muscovado. In a more general sense, it	         includes several distinct chemical compounds, as the	         glucoses, or grape sugars (including glucose proper,	         dextrose, and levulose), and the sucroses, or true	         sugars (as cane sugar). All sugars are carbohydrates.	         See {Carbohydrate}. The glucoses, or grape sugars, are	         ketone alcohols of the formula {C6H12O6}, and they turn	         the plane of polarization to the right or the left.	         They are produced from the amyloses and sucroses, as by	         the action of heat and acids of ferments, and are	         themselves decomposed by fermentation into alcohol and	         carbon dioxide. The only sugar (called acrose) as yet	         produced artificially belongs to this class. The	         sucroses, or cane sugars, are doubled glucose	         anhydrides of the formula {C12H22O11}. They are usually	         not fermentable as such (cf. {Sucrose}), and they act	         on polarized light.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or	      appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous	      white crystalline substance having a sweet taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render	      acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acorn sugar}. See {Quercite}.	   {Cane sugar}, sugar made from the sugar cane; sucrose, or an	      isomeric sugar. See {Sucrose}.	   {Diabetes sugar}, or {Diabetic sugar} (Med. Chem.), a variety	      of sugar (grape sugar or dextrose) excreted in the urine	      in diabetes mellitus; -- the presence of such a sugar in	      the urine is used to diagnose the illness.	   {Fruit sugar}. See under {Fruit}, and {Fructose}.	   {Grape sugar}, a sirupy or white crystalline sugar (dextrose	      or glucose) found as a characteristic ingredient of ripe	      grapes, and also produced from many other sources. See	      {Dextrose}, and {Glucose}.	   {Invert sugar}. See under {Invert}.	   {Malt sugar}, a variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, found	      in malt. See {Maltose}.	   {Manna sugar}, a substance found in manna, resembling, but	      distinct from, the sugars. See {Mannite}.	   {Milk sugar}, a variety of sugar characteristic of fresh	      milk, and isomeric with sucrose. See {Lactose}.	   {Muscle sugar}, a sweet white crystalline substance isomeric	      with, and formerly regarded to, the glucoses. It is found	      in the tissue of muscle, the heart, liver, etc. Called	      also {heart sugar}. See {Inosite}.	   {Pine sugar}. See {Pinite}.	   {Starch sugar} (Com. Chem.), a variety of dextrose made by	      the action of heat and acids on starch from corn,	      potatoes, etc.; -- called also {potato sugar}, {corn	      sugar}, and, inaccurately, {invert sugar}. See {Dextrose},	      and {Glucose}.	   {Sugar barek}, one who refines sugar.	   {Sugar beet} (Bot.), a variety of beet ({Beta vulgaris}) with	      very large white roots, extensively grown, esp. in Europe,	      for the sugar obtained from them.	   {Sugar berry} (Bot.), the hackberry.	   {Sugar bird} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      South American singing birds of the genera {Coereba},	      {Dacnis}, and allied genera belonging to the family	      {Coerebidae}. They are allied to the honey eaters.	   {Sugar bush}. See {Sugar orchard}.	   {Sugar camp}, a place in or near a sugar orchard, where maple	      sugar is made.	   {Sugar candian}, sugar candy. [Obs.]	   {Sugar candy}, sugar clarified and concreted or crystallized;	      candy made from sugar.	   {Sugar cane} (Bot.), a tall perennial grass ({Saccharum	      officinarium}), with thick short-jointed stems. It has	      been cultivated for ages as the principal source of sugar.	      	   {Sugar loaf}.	      (a) A loaf or mass of refined sugar, usually in the form	          of a truncated cone.	      (b) A hat shaped like a sugar loaf.	          [1913 Webster]	                Why, do not or know you, grannam, and that sugar	                loaf?                             --J. Webster.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Sugar maple} (Bot.), the rock maple ({Acer saccharinum}).	      See {Maple}.	   {Sugar mill}, a machine for pressing out the juice of the	      sugar cane, usually consisting of three or more rollers,	      between which the cane is passed.	   {Sugar mite}. (Zool.)	      (a) A small mite ({Tyroglyphus sacchari}), often found in	          great numbers in unrefined sugar.	      (b) The lepisma.	   {Sugar of lead}. See {Sugar}, 2, above.	   {Sugar of milk}. See under {Milk}.	   {Sugar orchard}, a collection of maple trees selected and	      preserved for purpose of obtaining sugar from them; --	      called also, sometimes, {sugar bush}. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	   {Sugar pine} (Bot.), an immense coniferous tree ({Pinus	      Lambertiana}) of California and Oregon, furnishing a soft	      and easily worked timber. The resinous exudation from the	      stumps, etc., has a sweetish taste, and has been used as a	      substitute for sugar.	   {Sugar squirrel} (Zool.), an Australian flying phalanger	      ({Belideus sciureus}), having a long bushy tail and a	      large parachute. It resembles a flying squirrel. See	      Illust. under {Phlanger}.	   {Sugar tongs}, small tongs, as of silver, used at table for	      taking lumps of sugar from a sugar bowl.	   {Sugar tree}. (Bot.) See {Sugar maple}, above.	      [1913 Webster]	Sugar \Sug"ar\, v. i.	   In making maple sugar, to complete the process of boiling	   down the sirup till it is thick enough to crystallize; to	   approach or reach the state of granulation; -- with the	   preposition off. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sugar \Sug"ar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sugared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sugaring}.]	   1. To impregnate, season, cover, or sprinkle with sugar; to	      mix sugar with. "When I sugar my liquor." --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with soft words; to disguise by flattery; to	      compliment; to sweeten; as, to sugar reproof.	      [1913 Webster]	            With devotion's visage	            And pious action we do sugar o'er	            The devil himself.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sugared \Sug"ared\, a.	   Sweetened. "The sugared liquor." --Spenser. Also used	   figuratively; as, sugared kisses.	   [1913 Webster]
Sugar-house \Sug"ar-house`\, n.	   A building in which sugar is made or refined; a sugar	   manufactory.	   [1913 Webster]
Sugariness \Sug"ar*i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sugary, or sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Sugaring \Sug"ar*ing\, n.	   1. The act of covering or sweetening with sugar; also, the	      sugar thus used.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of making sugar.	      [1913 Webster]
Sugarless \Sug"ar*less\, a.	   Without sugar; free from sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Sugarplum \Sug"ar*plum`\, n.	   A kind of candy or sweetneat made up in small balls or disks.	   [1913 Webster]
Sugary \Sug"ar*y\, a.	   1. Resembling or containing sugar; tasting of sugar; sweet.	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fond of sugar or sweet things; as, a sugary palate.	      [1913 Webster]
Sugescent \Su*ges"cent\, a. [L. sugere to suck.]	   Of or pertaining to sucking. [R.] --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Suggest \Sug*gest"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suggested}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Suggesting}.] [L. suggestus, p. p. of suggerere to	   put under, furnish, suggest; sub under + gerere to carry, to	   bring. See {Jest}.]	   1. To introduce indirectly to the thoughts; to cause to be	      thought of, usually by the agency of other objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some ideas . . . are suggested to the mind by all	            the ways of sensation and reflection. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To propose with difference or modesty; to hint; to	      intimate; as, to suggest a difficulty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seduce; to prompt to evil; to tempt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowing that tender youth is soon suggested. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To inform secretly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To hint; allude to; refer to; insinuate.	        [1913 Webster]	Suggest \Sug*gest"\, v. i.	   To make suggestions; to tempt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And ever weaker grows through acted crime,	         Or seeming-genial, venial fault,	         Recurring and suggesting still.          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Suggester \Sug*gest"er\, n.	   One who suggests. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Suggestion \Sug*ges"tion\, n. [F. suggestion, L. suggestio.]	   1. The act of suggesting; presentation of an idea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is suggested; an intimation; an insinuation; a	      hint; a different proposal or mention; also, formerly, a	      secret incitement; temptation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do I yield to that suggestion?    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Charge; complaint; accusation. [Obs.] "A false	      suggestion." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Information without oath; an entry of a material	      fact or circumstance on the record for the information of	      the court, at the death or insolvency of a party.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol. & Metaph.) The act or power of originating or	      recalling ideas or relations, distinguished as original	      and relative; -- a term much used by Scottish	      metaphysicians from Hutcherson to Thomas Brown.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Hypnotism) The control of the mind of an hypnotic subject	      by ideas in the mind of the hypnotizer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: Hint; allusion; intimation; insinuation.	   Usage: {Suggestion}, {Hint}. A hint is the briefest or most	          indirect mode of calling one's attention to a subject.	          A suggestion is a putting of something before the mind	          for consideration, an indirect or guarded mode of	          presenting argument or advice. A hint is usually	          something slight or covert, and may by merely negative	          in its character. A suggestion is ordinarily intended	          to furnish us with some practical assistance or	          direction. "He gave me a hint of my danger, and added	          some suggestions as to the means of avoiding it."	          [1913 Webster]	                Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike,	                Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                Arthur, whom they say is killed to-night	                On your suggestion.               --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]
Suggestive \Sug*gest"ive\, a.	   Containing a suggestion, hint, or intimation. --	   {Sug*gest"ive*ly}, adv. -- {Sug*gest"ive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Suggestive medicine \Sug*gest"ive med"i*cine\	   Treatment by commands or positive statements addressed to a	   more or less hypnotized patient.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Suggestment \Sug*gest"ment\, n.	   Suggestion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They fancy that every thought must needs have an	         immediate outward suggestment.           --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Suggestress \Sug*gest"ress\, n.	   A woman who suggests. "The suggestress of suicides." --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Suggil \Sug"gil\, v. t. [L. suggillare, sugillare, suggillatum,	   sugillatum, literally, to beat black and blue.]	   To defame. [Obs.] --Abp. Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Suggillate \Sug"gil*late\, v. t. [See {Suggil}.]	   To beat livid, or black and blue. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Suggillation \Sug`gil*la"tion\, n. [L. suggillatio: cf. F.	   suggillation.]	   A livid, or black and blue, mark; a blow; a bruise.	   [1913 Webster]
Suicidal \Su"i*ci`dal\, a.	   Partaking of, or of the nature of, the crime or suicide. --	   {Su"i*ci`dal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Suicide \Su"i*cide\, n. [L. sui of one's self (akin to suus	   one's own) + caedere to slay, to kill. Cf. {So}, adv.,	   {Homicide}.]	   1. The act of taking one's own life voluntary and	      intentionally; self-murder; specifically (Law), the	      felonious killing of one's self; the deliberate and	      intentional destruction of one's own life by a person of	      years of discretion and of sound mind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One guilty of self-murder; a felo-de-se.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ruin of one's own interests. "Intestine war, which may be	      justly called political suicide." --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]
Suicidical \Su`i*cid"i*cal\, a.	   Suicidal. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suicidism \Su"i*ci*dism\, n.	   The quality or state of being suicidal, or self-murdering.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suicism \Su"i*cism\, n. [L. suus one's own.]	   Selfishness; egoism. [R.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Sui generis \Su"i gen"e*ris\ [L.]	   Of his or its own kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Suillage \Su"il*lage\, n. [OF. souillage, soillage, fr.	   souiller, soiller. See {Soil} to stain, and cf. {Sullage}.]	   A drain or collection of filth. [Obs.] [Written also	   {sulliage}, and {sullage}.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Suilline \Su"il*line\, a. [L. sus hog.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a hog or the Hog family ({Suidae}).	   [1913 Webster]
Suine \Su"ine\, n. [Cf. {Suint}.]	   A mixture of oleomargarine with lard or other fatty	   ingredients. It is used as a substitute for butter. See	   {Butterine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Suing \Su"ing\, n. [Cf. F. suer to sweat, L. sudare.]	   The process of soaking through anything. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Suingly \Su"ing*ly\, adv. [See {Sue} to follow.]	   In succession; afterwards. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Suint \Su"int\ (s[=u]"[i^]nt), n. [F.] (Chem.)	   A peculiar substance obtained from the wool of sheep,	   consisting largely of potash mixed with fatty and earthy	   matters. It is used as a source of potash and also for the	   manufacture of gas.	   [1913 Webster]
Suiogoths \Su`i*o*goths"\, n. pl. [L. Suiones (a Teutonic tribe	   in what is now Sweeden) + E. Goth.]	   The Scandinavian Goths. See the Note under {Goths}.	   [1913 Webster]
Suist \Su"ist\, n. [L. suus belinging to himself or to one's	   self.]	   One who seeks for things which gratify merely himself; a	   selfish person; a selfist. [R.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Suit \Suit\ (s[=u]t), 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 act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of suing; the process by which one endeavors to	      gain an end or an object; an attempt to attain a certain	      result; pursuit; endeavor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thenceforth the suit of earthly conquest shone.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of wooing in love; the solicitation of a woman in	      marriage; courtship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rebate your loves, each rival suit suspend,	            Till this funereal web my labors end. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The attempt to gain an end by legal process; an	      action or process for the recovery of a right or claim;	      legal application to a court for justice; prosecution of	      right before any tribunal; as, a civil suit; a criminal	      suit; a suit in chancery.	      [1913 Webster]	            I arrest thee at the suit of Count Orsino. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In England the several suits, or remedial	            instruments of justice, are distinguished into three	            kinds -- actions personal, real, and mixed.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That which follows as a retinue; a company of attendants	      or followers; the assembly of persons who attend upon a	      prince, magistrate, or other person of distinction; --	      often written {suite}, and pronounced sw[=e]t.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Things that follow in a series or succession; the	      individual objects, collectively considered, which	      constitute a series, as of rooms, buildings, compositions,	      etc.; -- often written {suite}, and pronounced sw[=e]t.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A number of things used together, and generally necessary	      to be united in order to answer their purpose; a number of	      things ordinarily classed or used together; a set; as, a	      suit of curtains; a suit of armor; a suit of clothes; a	      three-piece business suit. "Two rogues in buckram suits."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   8. (Playing Cards) One of the four sets of cards which	      constitute a pack; -- each set consisting of thirteen	      cards bearing a particular emblem, as hearts, spades,	      clubs, or diamonds; also, the members of each such suit	      held by a player in certain games, such as bridge; as,	      hearts were her long suit.	      [1913 Webster]	            To deal and shuffle, to divide and sort	            Her mingled suits and sequences.      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Regular order; succession. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Every five and thirty years the same kind and suit	            of weather comes again.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. Hence: (derived from def 7) Someone who dresses in a	       business suit, as contrasted with more informal attire;	       specifically, a person, such as business executive, or	       government official, who is apt to view a situation	       formalistically, bureaucratically, or according to formal	       procedural criteria; -- used derogatively for one who is	       inflexible, esp. when a more humanistic or imaginative	       approach would be appropriate.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Out of suits}, having no correspondence. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Suit and service} (Feudal Law), the duty of feudatories to	      attend the courts of their lords or superiors in time of	      peace, and in war to follow them and do military service;	      -- called also {suit service}. --Blackstone.	   {Suit broker}, one who made a trade of obtaining the suits of	      petitioners at court. [Obs.]	   {Suit court} (O. Eng. Law), the court in which tenants owe	      attendance to their lord.	   {Suit covenant} (O. Eng. Law), a covenant to sue at a certain	      court.	   {Suit custom} (Law), a service which is owed from time	      immemorial.	   {Suit service}. (Feudal Law) See {Suit and service}, above.	      	   {To bring suit}. (Law)	       (a) To bring secta, followers or witnesses, to prove the	           plaintiff's demand. [Obs.]	       (b) In modern usage, to institute an action.	   {To follow suit}.	       (a) (Card Playing) See under {Follow}, v. t.	       (b) To mimic the action of another person; to perform an	           action similar to what has preceded; as, when she	           walked in, John left the room and his wife followed	           suit.	   {long suit}	       (a) (Card Playing) the suit[8] of which a player has the	           largest number of cards in his hand; as, his long	           suit was clubs, but his partner insisted on making	           hearts trumps.. Hence: [fig.] that quality or	           capability which is a person's best asset; as, we	           could see from the mess in his room that neatness was	           not his long suit.	   {strong suit} same as {long suit},	       (b) . "I think our strong suit is that we can score from	           both the perimeter and the post." --Bill Disbrow	           (basketball coach) 1998. "Rigid ideological	           consistency has never been a strong suit of the Whole	           Earth Catalogue." --Bruce Sterling (The Hacker	           Crackdown, 1994)	           [1913 Webster +PJC]	Suit \Suit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Suiting}.]	   1. To fit; to adapt; to make proper or suitable; as, to suit	      the action to the word. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be fitted to; to accord with; to become; to befit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ill suits his cloth the praise of railing well.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Raise her notes to that sublime degree	            Which suits song of piety and thee.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To dress; to clothe. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So went he suited to his watery tomb. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To please; to make content; as, he is well suited with his	      place; to suit one's taste.	      [1913 Webster]	Suit \Suit\, v. i.	   To agree; to accord; to be fitted; to correspond; -- usually	   followed by with or to.	   [1913 Webster]	         The place itself was suiting to his care. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give me not an office	         That suits with me so ill.               --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To agree; accord; comport; tally; correspond; match;	        answer.	        [1913 Webster]
Suitability \Suit`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being suitable; suitableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Suitable \Suit"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of suiting; fitting; accordant; proper; becoming;	   agreeable; adapted; as, ornaments suitable to one's station;	   language suitable for the subject. -- {Suit"a*ble*ness}, n.	   -- {Suit"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Proper; fitting; becoming; accordant; agreeable;	        competent; correspondent; compatible; consonant;	        congruous; consistent.	        [1913 Webster]
Suite \Suite\, n. [F. See {Suit}, n.]	   1. A retinue or company of attendants, as of a distinguished	      personage; as, the suite of an ambassador. See {Suit}, n.,	      5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A connected series or succession of objects; a number of	      things used or clessed together; a set; as, a suite of	      rooms; a suite of minerals. See {Suit}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mr. Barnard took one of the candles that stood upon	            the king's table, and lighted his majesty through a	            suite of rooms till they came to a private door into	            the library.                          --Boswell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) One of the old musical forms, before the time of	      the more compact sonata, consisting of a string or series	      of pieces all in the same key, mostly in various dance	      rhythms, with sometimes an elaborate prelude. Some	      composers of the present day affect the suite form.	      [1913 Webster]
Suiting \Suit"ing\, n.	   Among tailors, cloth suitable for making entire suits of	   clothes.	   [1913 Webster]
Suitor \Suit"or\, n.	   1. One who sues, petitions, or entreats; a petitioner; an	      applicant.	      [1913 Webster]	            She hath been a suitor to me for her brother.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, one who solicits a woman in marriage; a wooer;	      a lover. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) (Law) One who sues or prosecutes a demand in court; a	          party to a suit, as a plaintiff, petitioner, etc.	      (b) (O. Eng. Law) One who attends a court as plaintiff,	          defendant, petitioner, appellant, witness, juror, or	          the like.	          [1913 Webster]
Suitress \Suit"ress\, n.	   A female supplicant. --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Suji \Su"ji\, n. [Hind. s?f[imac].]	   Indian wheat, granulated but not pulverized; a kind of	   semolina. [Written also {soojee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sula \Su"la\, n. [NL., fr. Icel. s?la the gannet. See {Solan	   goose}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of sea birds including the booby and the common	   gannet.	   [1913 Webster] Sulcate
Sulcate \Sul"cate\, Sulcated \Sul"ca*ted\, a. [L. sulcatus, p.	   p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow.]	   Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved;	   as, a sulcated stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulcation \Sul*ca"tion\, n.	   A channel or furrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulciform \Sul"ci*form\, a.	   Having the form of a sulcus; as, sulciform markings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulcus \Sul"cus\, n.; pl. {Sulci}. [L., a furrow.]	   A furrow; a groove; a fissure.	   [1913 Webster]
Suleah fish \Su"le*ah fish`\ (Zool.)	   A coarse fish of India, used in making a breakfast relish	   called burtah.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulk \Sulk\, n. [L. sulcus.]	   A furrow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Sulk \Sulk\, v. i. [See {Sulkiness}.]	   To be silently sullen; to be morose or obstinate. --T. Hook.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulker \Sulk"er\, n.	   One who sulks.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulkily \Sulk"i*ly\, adv.	   In a sulky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulkiness \Sulk"i*ness\, n. [For sulkenness, fr. AS. solcen	   slothful, remiss, in [=a]solcen, besolcen, properly p. p. of	   sealcan in [=a]sealcan to be weak or slothful; of uncertain	   origin.]	   The quality or state of being sulky; sullenness; moroseness;	   as, sulkiness of disposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulks \Sulks\, n. pl.	   The condition of being sulky; a sulky mood or humor; as, to	   be in the sulks.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulky \Sulk"y\, a. [Compar. {Sulkier}; superl. {Sulkiest}.] [See	   {Sulkiness}, and cf. {Sulky}, n.]	   Moodly silent; sullen; sour; obstinate; morose; splenetic.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Sullen}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sulky \Sulk"y\, n.; pl. {Sulkies}. [From {Sulky}, a.; -- so	   called from the owner's desire of riding alone.]	   A light two-wheeled carriage for a single person.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sulky is used adjectively in the names of several	         agricultural machines drawn by horses to denote that	         the machine is provided with wheels and a seat for the	         driver; as, sulky plow; sulky harrow; sulky rake, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Sull \Sull\, n. [AS. suluh, sulh, a plow; cf. OHG. suohili a	   little plow.]	   A plow. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sullage \Sul"lage\, n. [Cf. {Suillage}, {Sulliage}.]	   1. Drainage of filth; filth collected from the street or	      highway; sewage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The streets were exceedingly large, well paved,	            having many vaults and conveyances under them for	            sullage.                              --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which sullies or defiles. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the privilege of the celestial luminaries to	            receive no tincture, sullage, or difilement from the	            most noisome sinks and dunghills here below.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Founding) The scoria on the surface of molten metal in	      the ladle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Hydraul. Engin.) Silt; mud deposited by water.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sullage piece} (Founding), the sprue of a casting. See	      {Sprue}, n., 1	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]
Sullen \Sul"len\, a. [OE. solein, solain, lonely, sullen;	   through Old French fr. (assumed) LL. solanus solitary, fr. L.	   solus alone. See {Sole}, a.]	   1. Lonely; solitary; desolate. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Job iii. 14).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gloomy; dismal; foreboding. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Solemn hymns so sullen dirges change. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mischievous; malignant; unpropitious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such sullen planets at my birth did shine. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Gloomily angry and silent; cross; sour; affected with ill	      humor; morose.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sullen I forsook the imperfect feast. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Obstinate; intractable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things are as sullen as we are.       --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Heavy; dull; sluggish. "The larger stream was placid, and	      even sullen, in its course." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sulky; sour; cross; ill-natured; morose; peevish;	        fretful; ill-humored; petulant; gloomy; malign;	        intractable.	   Usage: {Sullen}, {Sulky}. Both sullen and sulky show	          themselves in the demeanor. Sullenness seems to be an	          habitual sulkiness, and sulkiness a temporary	          sullenness. The former may be an innate disposition;	          the latter, a disposition occasioned by recent injury.	          Thus we are in a sullen mood, and in a sulky fit.	          [1913 Webster]	                No cheerful breeze this sullen region knows;	                The dreaded east is all the wind that blows.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Sul"len*ly}, adv. --	          {Sul"len*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]	Sullen \Sul"len\, n.	   1. One who is solitary, or lives alone; a hermit. [Obs.]	      --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Sullen feelings or manners; sulks; moroseness; as, to	      have the sullens. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sullen \Sul"len\, v. t.	   To make sullen or sluggish. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sullens the whole body with . . . laziness. --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Sullevate \Sul"le*vate\, v. t. [L. sublevare to raise up. Cf.	   {Sublevation}.]	   To rouse; to excite. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulliage \Sul"li*age\, n. [Cf. {Sullage}, {Suillage}, or	   {Sully}, v. t.]	   Foulness; filth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Though we wipe away with never so much care the dirt	         thrown at us, there will be left some sulliage behind.	                                                  --Gov. of	                                                  Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Sully \Sul"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sullied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sullying}.] [OE. sulien, AS. sylian, fr. sol mire; akin to	   G. suhle mire, sich, s["u]hlen to wallow, Sw. s["o]la to	   bemire, Dan. s["o]le, Goth. bisaulijan to defile.]	   To soil; to dirty; to spot; to tarnish; to stain; to darken;	   -- used literally and figuratively; as, to sully a sword; to	   sully a person's reputation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Statues sullied yet with sacrilegious smoke.	                                                  --Roscommon.	   [1913 Webster]	         No spots to sully the brightness of this solemnity.	                                                  --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]	Sully \Sul"ly\, v. i.	   To become soiled or tarnished.	   [1913 Webster]	         Silvering will sully and canker more than gilding.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Sully \Sul"ly\, n.; pl. {Sullies}.	   Soil; tarnish; stain.	   [1913 Webster]	         A noble and triumphant merit breaks through little	         spots and sullies in his reputation.     --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphacid \Sulph*ac"id\, n. [Sulpho- + acid.] (Chem.)	   An acid in which, to a greater or less extent, sulphur plays	   a part analogous to that of oxygen in an oxyacid; thus,	   thiosulphuric and sulpharsenic acids are sulphacids; --	   called also {sulphoacid}. See the Note under {Acid}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphamate \Sulph*am"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphamic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphamic \Sulph*am"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to a sulphamide; derived from, or related	   to, a sulphamide; specifically, designating an amido acid	   derivative, {NH2.SO2.OH}, of sulphuric acid (analogous to	   sulphonic acid) which is not known in the free state, but is	   known in its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphamide \Sulph*am"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of amido compounds obtained by treating	   sulphuryl chloride with various amines.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphanilic \Sulph`a*nil"ic\, a. [From sulphuric + anilene.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anilene sulphonic acid	   which is obtained as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphantimonate \Sulph*an`ti*mo"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphantimonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphantimonic \Sulph*an`ti*mon"ic\, a. [Sulpho- + antimonic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid	   of antimony (called also thioantimonic acid) analogous to	   sulpharsenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphantimonious \Sulph*an`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid	   of antimony (called also thioantimonious acid) analogous to	   sulpharsenious acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphantimonite \Sulph*an"ti*mo*nite`\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphantimonious acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulpharsenate \Sulph*ar"se*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulpharsenic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulpharsenic \Sulph`ar*sen"ic\, a. [Sulpho- + arsenic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid	   (called also thioarsenic acid) analogous to arsenic acid, and	   known only in its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulpharsenious \Sulph`ar*se"ni*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid	   (called also thioarsenious acid) analogous to arsenious acid,	   and known only in its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulpharsenite \Sulph*ar"se*nite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulpharsenious acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphate \Sul"phate\, n. [NL. sulphas, sulphatis, fr. L.	   sulphur, sulfur, brimstone, sulphur: cf. F. sulfate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphuric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphatic \Sul*phat"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, resembling, or containing, a sulphate or	   sulphates.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphato- \Sul"pha*to-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting a sulphate	   as an ingredient in certain double salts; as,	   sulphato-carbonate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphaurate \Sulph*au"rate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphauric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphauric \Sulph*au"ric\, a. [Sulpho- + aurum.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid	   of gold (aurum), known only in its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphide \Sul"phide\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of sulphur, or one so regarded; -- formerly	   called {sulphuret}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Double sulphide} (Chem.), a compound of two sulphides.	   {Hydrogen sulphide}. (Chem.) See under {Hydrogen}.	   {Metallic sulphide}, a binary compound of sulphur with a	      metal.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulphinate \Sul"phi*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of a sulphinic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphindigotic \Sulph*in`di*got"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic acid obtained,	   as a blue solution, by dissolving indigo in sulphuric acid;	   -- formerly called also {cerulic sulphuric} acid, but	   properly called {indigo-disulphonic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphine \Sul"phine\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of basic compounds which consist	   essentially of sulphur united with hydrocarbon radicals. In	   general they are oily or crystalline deliquescent substances	   having a peculiar odor; as, {trimethyl sulphine},	   {(CH3)3S.OH}. Cf. {Sulphonium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphinic \Sul*phin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of a series of	   acids regarded as acid ethereal salts of hyposulphurous acid;	   as, methyl sulphinic acid, {CH3.SO.OH}, a thick unstable	   liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphinide \Sul"phi*nide\, n. [Sulpho- + amine + anhydride.]	   (Chem.)	   A white or yellowish crystalline substance,	   {C6H4.(SO2.CO).NH}, produced artificially by the oxidation of	   a sulphamic derivative of toluene. It is the sweetest	   substance known, having over two hundred times the sweetening	   power of sugar, and is known in commerce under the name of	   {saccharine}. It has acid properties and forms salts (which	   are inaccurately called saccharinates). --I. Remsen.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphion \Sul"phi*on\, n. [Sulpho- + ion.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical, {SO4}, regarded as forming the acid	   or negative constituent of sulphuric acid and the sulphates	   in electrolytic decomposition; -- so called in accordance	   with the binary theory of salts. [Written also {sulphione}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphionide \Sulph*i"on*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A binary compound of sulphion, or one so regarded; thus,	   sulphuric acid, {H2SO4}, is a sulphionide.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphite \Sul"phite\, n. [Cf. F. sulfite. See {Sulphur}.]	   1. (Chem.) A salt of sulphurous acid; -- called also	      {sulfite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who is spontaneous and original in his habits of	      thought and conversation. [Archaic Slang] --	      {Sul*phit"ic}, a. [Slang]	            A sulphite is a person who does his own thinking, he	            is a person who has surprises up his sleeve. He is	            explosive.                            --Gelett	                                                  Burgess.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sulpho- \Sul"pho-\ (Chem.)	   A prefix (also used adjectively) designating sulphur as an	   ingredient in certain compounds. Cf. {Thio-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphoarsenic \Sul`pho*ar*sen"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, sulphur and arsenic; --	   said of an acid which is the same as arsenic acid with the	   substitution of sulphur for oxygen.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphocarbonate \Sul`pho*car"bon*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphocarbonic acid; a thiocarbonate.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphocarbonic \Sul`pho*car*bon"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid, {H2CSO2}	   (called also {thiocarbonic} acid), or an acid, {H2CS3},	   analogous to carbonic acid, obtained as a yellow oily liquid	   of a pungent odor, and forming salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphocyanate \Sul`pho*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphocyanic acid; -- also called {thiocyanate},	   and formerly inaccurately {sulphocyanide}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ferric sulphocyanate} (Chem.), a dark red crystalline	      substance usually obtained in a blood-red solution, and	      recognized as a test for ferric iron.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulphocyanic \Sul`pho*cy*an"ic\, a. [See {Sulphur}, {Cyanic}.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, derived from, or designating, a sulphacid,	   {HSCN}, analogous to cyanic acid, and obtained as a colorless	   deliquescent crystalline substance, having a bitter saline	   taste, and not poisonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphocyanide \Sul`pho*cy"a*nide\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Sulphocyanate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphocyanogen \Sul`pho*cy*an"o*gen\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Persulphocyanogen}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphonal \Sul"pho*nal\, n. (Med.)	   A substance employed as a hypnotic, produced by the union of	   mercaptan and acetone.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphonate \Sul"pho*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphonic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphone \Sul"phone\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of compounds analogous to the ketones,	   and consisting of the sulphuryl group united with two	   hydrocarbon radicals; as, dimethyl sulphone, (CH?)?.SO?.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphonic \Sul*phon"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, a sulphone; -- used	   specifically to designate any one of a series of acids	   (regarded as acid ethereal salts of sulphurous acid) obtained	   by the oxidation of the mercaptans, or by treating sulphuric	   acid with certain aromatic bases (as benzene); as, phenyl	   sulphonic acid, {C6H5.SO2.OH}, a stable colorless crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sulphonic group} (Chem.), the hypothetical radical,	      {SO2.OH}, the characteristic residue of sulphonic acids.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulphonium \Sul*pho"ni*um\, n. [Sulphur + ammonium.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical, {SH3}, regarded as the type and	   nucleus of the sulphines.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphophosphate \Sul`pho*phos"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphophosphoric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphophosphite \Sul`pho*phos"phite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphophosphorous acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphophosphoric \Sul`pho*phos*phor"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical sulphacid	   of phosphorus, analogous to phosphoric acid, and known in its	   salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphophosphorous \Sul`pho*phos"phor*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a hypothetical acid of	   phosphorus, analogous to phosphorous acid, and known in its	   salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphosalt \Sul"pho*salt`\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of a sulphacid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphostannate \Sul`pho*stan"nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphostannic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphostannic \Sul`pho*stan"nic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphacid of tin (more	   exactly called metasulphostannic acid), which is obtained as	   a dark brown amorphous substance, H?SnS?, forming a	   well-known series of salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphotungstate \Sul`pho*tung"state\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sulphotungstic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphotungstic \Sul`pho*tung"stic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, hypothetical sulphacid of	   tungsten (called also sulphowolframic acid), analogous to	   sulphuric acid, and known in its salts.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphovinic \Sul`pho*vin"ic\, a. [Sulpho- + vinum wine: cf. F.	   sulfovinique.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, and formerly designating, ethylsulphuric	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphur \Sul"phur\, n. [L., better sulfur: cf. F. soufre.]	   1. (Chem.) A nonmetallic element occurring naturally in large	      quantities, either combined as in the sulphides (as	      pyrites) and sulphates (as gypsum), or native in volcanic	      regions, in vast beds mixed with gypsum and various earthy	      materials, from which it is melted out. Symbol S. Atomic	      weight 32. The specific gravity of ordinary octohedral	      sulphur is 2.05; of prismatic sulphur, 1.96.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is purified by distillation, and is obtained as a	         lemon-yellow powder (by sublimation), called flour, or	         flowers, of sulphur, or in cast sticks called roll	         sulphur, or brimstone. It burns with a blue flame and a	         peculiar suffocating odor. It is an ingredient of	         gunpowder, is used on friction matches, and in medicine	         (as a laxative and insecticide), but its chief use is	         in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. Sulphur can be	         obtained in two crystalline modifications, in	         orthorhombic octahedra, or in monoclinic prisms, the	         former of which is the more stable at ordinary	         temperatures. Sulphur is the type, in its chemical	         relations, of a group of elements, including selenium	         and tellurium, called collectively the sulphur group,	         or family. In many respects sulphur resembles oxygen.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of yellow or orange	      butterflies of the subfamily {Pierinae}; as, the clouded	      sulphur ({Eurymus philodice} syn. {Colias philodice}),	      which is the common yellow butterfly of the Eastern United	      States.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Amorphous sulphur} (Chem.), an elastic variety of sulphur of	      a resinous appearance, obtained by pouring melted sulphur	      into water. On standing, it passes back into a brittle	      crystalline modification.	   {Liver of sulphur}. (Old Chem.) See {Hepar}.	   {Sulphur acid}. (Chem.) See {Sulphacid}.	   {Sulphur alcohol}. (Chem.) See {Mercaptan}.	   {Sulphur auratum} [L.] (Old Chem.), a golden yellow powder,	      consisting of antimonic sulphide, {Sb2S5}, -- formerly a	      famous nostrum.	   {Sulphur base} (Chem.), an alkaline sulphide capable of	      acting as a base in the formation of sulphur salts	      according to the old dual theory of salts. [Archaic]	   {Sulphur dioxide} (Chem.), a colorless gas, {SO2}, of a	      pungent, suffocating odor, produced by the burning of	      sulphur. It is employed chiefly in the production of	      sulphuric acid, and as a reagent in bleaching; -- called	      also {sulphurous anhydride}, and formerly {sulphurous	      acid}.	   {Sulphur ether} (Chem.), a sulphide of hydrocarbon radicals,	      formed like the ordinary ethers, which are oxides, but	      with sulphur in the place of oxygen.	   {Sulphur salt} (Chem.), a salt of a sulphacid; a sulphosalt.	      	   {Sulphur showers}, showers of yellow pollen, resembling	      sulphur in appearance, often carried from pine forests by	      the wind to a great distance.	   {Sulphur trioxide} (Chem.), a white crystalline solid, {SO3},	      obtained by oxidation of sulphur dioxide. It dissolves in	      water with a hissing noise and the production of heat,	      forming sulphuric acid, and is employed as a dehydrating	      agent. Called also {sulphuric anhydride}, and formerly	      {sulphuric acid}.	   {Sulphur whale}. (Zool.) See {Sulphur-bottom}.	   {Vegetable sulphur} (Bot.), lycopodium powder. See under	      {Lycopodium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulphurate \Sul"phu*rate\, a. [L. sulphuratus, sulfuratus.]	   Sulphureous. [Poetic & R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Sulphurate \Sul"phu*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sulphurated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sulphurating}.] (Chem.)	   To sulphurize. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphuration \Sul`phu*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. sulfuration, L.	   sulphuratio, sulfuratio, a vein of sulphur.]	   The act or process of combining or impregnating with sulphur	   or its compounds; also, the state of being so combined or	   impregnated.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphurator \Sul"phu*ra`tor\, n.	   An apparatus for impregnating with, or exposing to the action	   of, sulphur; especially, an apparatus for fumigating or	   bleaching by means of the fumes of burning sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphur-bottom \Sul`phur-bot"tom\, n. (Zool.)	   A very large whalebone whale of the genus {Sibbaldius},	   having a yellowish belly; especially, {Sibbaldius sulfureus}	   of the North Pacific, and {Sibbaldius borealis} of the North	   Atlantic; -- called also {sulphur whale}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphureity \Sul`phu*re"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being sulphureous. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphureous \Sul*phu"re*ous\, a. [L. sulphureus, sulfureus.]	   Consisting of sulphur; having the qualities of sulphur, or	   brimstone; impregnated with sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her snakes united, sulphureous waters drink. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sul*phu"re*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Sul*phu"re*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphuret \Sul"phu*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   A sulphide; as, a sulphuret of potassium. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphureted \Sul"phu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Combined or impregnated with sulphur; sulphurized. [Written	   also {sulphuretted}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sulphureted hydrogen}. (Chem.) See {Hydrogen sulphide},	      under {Hydrogen}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulphuric \Sul*phu"ric\, a. [Cf. F. sulfurique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to sulphur; as, a sulphuric smell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Derived from, or containing, sulphur;	      specifically, designating those compounds in which the	      element has a higher valence as contrasted with the	      sulphurous compounds; as, sulphuric acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sulphuric acid}.	      (a) Sulphur trioxide (see under {Sulphur}); -- formerly so	          called on the dualistic theory of salts. [Obs.]	      (b) A heavy, corrosive, oily liquid, {H2SO4}, colorless	          when pure, but usually yellowish or brownish, produced	          by the combined action of sulphur dioxide, oxygen	          (from the air), steam, and nitric fumes. It attacks	          and dissolves many metals and other intractable	          substances, sets free most acids from their salts, and	          is used in the manufacture of hydrochloric and nitric	          acids, of soda, of bleaching powders, etc. It is also	          powerful dehydrating agent, having a strong affinity	          for water, and eating and corroding paper, wood,	          clothing, etc. It is thus used in the manufacture of	          ether, of imitation parchment, and of nitroglycerin.	          It is also used in etching iron, in removing iron	          scale from forgings, in petroleum refining, etc., and	          in general its manufacture is the most important and	          fundamental of all the chemical industries. Formerly	          called {vitriolic acid}, and now popularly {vitriol},	          and {oil of vitriol}.	   {Fuming sulphuric acid}, or {Nordhausen sulphuric acid}. See	      {Disulphuric acid}, under {Disulphuric}.	   {Sulphuric anhydride}, sulphur trioxide. See under {Sulphur}.	      	   {Sulphuric ether}, common anaesthetic ether; -- so called	      because made by the catalytic action of sulphuric acid on	      alcohol. See {Ether}, 3	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Sulphurine \Sul"phur*ine\, a.	   Sulphureous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphuring \Sul"phur*ing\, n.	   Exposure to the fumes of burning sulphur, as in bleaching;	   the process of bleaching by exposure to the fumes of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphurize \Sul"phur*ize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To combine or impregnate with sulphur or any of its	   compounds; as, to sulphurize caoutchouc in vulcanizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphurous \Sul"phur*ous\, a. [L. sulphurosus, sulfurosus: cf.	   F. sulfureux.]	   1. Of or pertaining to sulphur.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) Derived from, or containing, sulphur; specifically,	          designating those compounds in which the element has a	          lower valence as contrasted with the sulphuric	          compounds.	      (b) Having the characteristic odor of sulphur dioxide, or	          of hydrogen sulphide, or of other sulphur compounds.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Sulphurous acid}.	      (a) Sulphur dioxide. See under {Sulphur}. [Obs.]	      (b) An acid, {H2SO3}, not known in the free state except	          as a solution of sulphur dioxide in water, but forming	          a well-known series of salts (the sulphites).	   {Sulphurous anhydride} (Chem.), sulphur dioxide. See under	      {Sulphur}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulphurwort \Sul"phur*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The hog's fennel. See under {Fennel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphury \Sul"phur*y\, a.	   Resembling, or partaking of the nature of, sulphur; having	   the qualities of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphuryl \Sul"phur*yl\, n. [Sulphur + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {SO2}; -- called also {sulphon}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sulphuryl chloride}, a chloride, pungent, fuming liquid,	      {SO2.Cl2}, obtained by the action of phosphorus	      pentachloride on sulphur trioxide. On treatment with water	      it decomposes into sulphuric and hydrochloric acids, and	      is hence called also {sulphuric chloranhydride}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulphydrate \Sul*phy"drate\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound, analogous to a hydrate, regarded as a salt of	   sulphydric acid, or as a derivative of hydrogen sulphide in	   which one half of the hydrogen is replaced by a base (as	   potassium sulphydrate, {KSH}), or as a hydrate in which the	   oxygen has been wholly or partially replaced by sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulphydric \Sul*phy"dric\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen sulphide, which	   is regarded as an acid, especially when in solution.	   [1913 Webster]
Sulpician \Sul*pi"cian\, n. [So called after the parish of St.	   Sulpice in Paris, of which the founder, Jean Jacques Olier,	   was pastor in 1643.] (R. C. Ch.)	   One of an order of priests established in France in 1642 to	   educate men for the ministry. The order was introduced soon	   afterwards into Canada, and in 1791 into the United States.	   [Written also {Sulpitian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sultan \Sul"tan\, n. [F. sultan (cf. Sp. soldan, It. sultano,	   soldano), Ar. sult[=a]n sultan, dominion. Cf. {Soldan}.]	   A ruler, or sovereign, of a Mohammedan state; specifically,	   the ruler of the Turks; the Padishah, or Grand Seignior; --	   officially so called.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sultan flower}. (Bot.) See {Sweet sultan}, under {Sweet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sultana \Sul*ta"na\, n. [It.]	   1. The wife of a sultan; a sultaness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A kind of seedless raisin produced near Smyrna in	      Asiatic Turkey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sultana bird} (Zool.), the hyacinthine, or purple,	      gallinule. See Illust. under {Gallinule}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sultanate \Sul"tan*ate\, n. [Cf. F. sultanat.]	   1. The rule or dominion of a sultan; sultanship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The territory ruled by a sultan.	   Syn: soldanrie.	        [PJC]
Sultaness \Sul"tan*ess\, n.	   A sultana.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultanic \Sul*tan"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to a sultan.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultan-red \Sul"tan-red`\, a.	   Having a deep red color.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultanry \Sul"tan*ry\, n.	   The dominions of a sultan. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultanship \Sul"tan*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a sultan.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultany \Sul"tan*y\, n.	   Sultanry. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultrily \Sul"tri*ly\, adv.	   In a sultry manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultriness \Sul"tri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sultry.	   [1913 Webster]
Sultry \Sul"try\ (s[u^]l"tr[y^]), a. [Compar. {Sultrier}	   (s[u^]l"tr[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Sultriest}.] [From	   {Sweltry}.]	   1. Very hot, burning, and oppressive; as, Libya's sultry	      deserts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such as, born beneath the burning sky	            And sultry sun, betwixt the tropics lie. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very hot and humid, or hot, close, stagnant, and	      oppressive, as air.	      [1913 Webster]	            When in the sultry glebe I faint,	            Or on the thirsty mountain plant.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Sulu \Su*lu"\, n. [Malay Suluk.]	   A member of the most prominent tribe of the Moro tribes,	   occupying the Sulu Archipelago; also, their language.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sum \Sum\, n. [OE. summe, somme, OF. sume, some, F. somme, L.	   summa, fr. summus highest, a superlative from sub under. See	   {Sub-}, and cf. {Supreme}.]	   1. The aggregate of two or more numbers, magnitudes,	      quantities, or particulars; the amount or whole of any	      number of individuals or particulars added together; as,	      the sum of 5 and 7 is 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take ye the sum of all the congregation. --Num. i.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sum is now commonly applied to an aggregate of numbers,	         and number to an aggregate of persons or things.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A quantity of money or currency; any amount, indefinitely;	      as, a sum of money; a small sum, or a large sum. "The sum	      of forty pound." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a great sum obtained I this freedom. --Acts	                                                  xxii. 28.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      substance of his objections.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Height; completion; utmost degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus have I told thee all my state, and brought	            My story to the sum of earthly bliss. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arith.) A problem to be solved, or an example to be	      wrought out. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sum in arithmetic wherein a flaw discovered at a	            particular point is ipso facto fatal to the whole.	                                                  --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            A large sheet of paper . . . covered with long sums.	                                                  --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Algebraic sum}, as distinguished from arithmetical sum, the	      aggregate of two or more numbers or quantities taken with	      regard to their signs, as + or -, according to the rules	      of addition in algebra; thus, the algebraic sum of -2, 8,	      and -1 is 5.	   {In sum}, in short; in brief. [Obs.] "In sum, the gospel . .	      . prescribes every virtue to our conduct, and forbids	      every sin." --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	Sum \Sum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Summed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Summing}.] [Cf. F. sommer, LL. summare.]	   1. To bring together into one whole; to collect into one	      amount; to cast up, as a column of figures; to ascertain	      the totality of; -- usually with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind doth value every moment, and then the hour	            doth rather sum up the moments, than divide the day.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring or collect into a small compass; to comprise in a	      few words; to condense; -- usually with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Go to the ant, thou sluggard," in few words sums up	            the moral of this fable.              --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sums their virtues in himself alone. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Falconry) To have (the feathers) full grown; to furnish	      with complete, or full-grown, plumage.	      [1913 Webster]	            But feathered soon and fledge	            They summed their pens [wings].       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Summing up}, a compendium or abridgment; a recapitulation; a	      r['e]sum['e]; a summary.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To cast up; collect; comprise; condense; comprehend;	        compute.	        [1913 Webster] Sumac
Sumac \Su"mac\, Sumach \Su"mach\, n. [F. sumac, formerly sumach	   (cf. Sp. zumaque), fr. Ar. summ[=a]q.] [Written also	   {shumac}.]	   1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Rhus}, shrubs or small	      trees with usually compound leaves and clusters of small	      flowers. Some of the species are used in tanning, some in	      dyeing, and some in medicine. One, the Japanese {Rhus	      vernicifera}, yields the celebrated Japan varnish, or	      lacquer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The powdered leaves, peduncles, and young branches of	      certain species of the sumac plant, used in tanning and	      dyeing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Poison sumac}. (Bot.) See under {Poison}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sumatra leaf \Su*ma"tra leaf\	   A thin, elastic, uniformly light-colored tobacco leaf, raised	   in Sumatra and extensively used for cigar wrappers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sumatran \Su*ma"tran\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Sumatra or its inhabitants. -- n. A	   native of Sumatra.	   [1913 Webster]
Sumbul \Sum"bul\, n. [Pers.]	   The musky root of an Asiatic umbelliferous plant, {Ferula	   Sumbul}. It is used in medicine as a stimulant. [Written also	   {sumbal}.] -- {Sum*bul"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Sumerian \Su*me"ri*an\, a. [Written also {Sumirian}.]	   Of or pertaining to the region of lower Babylonia, which was	   anciently called Sumer, or its inhabitants or their language.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Sumerian \Su*me"ri*an\, n. [Written also {Sumirian}.]	   A native of lower Babylonia, anciently called Sumer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sumless \Sum"less\, a.	   Not to be summed up or computed; so great that the amount can	   not be ascertained; incalculable; inestimable. "Sumless	   treasure." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Summarily \Sum"ma*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a summary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Summarist \Sum"ma*rist\, n.	   One who summarized.	   [1913 Webster]
Summarize \Sum"ma*rize\, v. t.	   To comprise in, or reduce to, a summary; to present briefly.	   --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, a. [Cf. F. sommaire. See {Sum}.]	   1. Formed into a sum; summed up; reduced into a narrow	      compass, or into few words; short; brief; concise;	      compendious; as, a summary statement of facts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, rapidly performed; quickly executed; as, a summary	      process; to take summary vengeance.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Short; brief; concise; compendious; succinct.	        [1913 Webster]	Summary \Sum"ma*ry\, n.; pl. {Summaries}. [F. sommaire, or L.	   summarium. See {Summary}, a.]	   A general or comprehensive statement; an abridged account; an	   abstract, abridgment, or compendium, containing the sum or	   substance of a fuller account.	   [1913 Webster]
Summation \Sum*ma"tion\, n. [Cf. F. sommation. See {Sum}, v. t.]	   The act of summing, or forming a sum, or total amount; also,	   an aggregate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of this series no summation is possible to a finite	         intellect.                               --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [From {Sum}, v.]	   One who sums; one who casts up an account.	   [1913 Webster]	Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [F. sommier a rafter, the same word as	   sommier a beast of burden. See {Sumpter}.] (Arch.)	   A large stone or beam placed horizontally on columns, piers,	   posts, or the like, serving for various uses. Specifically:	   (a) The lintel of a door or window.	   (b) The commencement of a cross vault.	   (c) A central floor timber, as a girder, or a piece reaching	       from a wall to a girder. Called also {summertree}.	       [1913 Webster]	Summer \Sum"mer\, n. [OE. sumer, somer, AS. sumor, sumer; akin	   to OFries. sumur, D. zomer, OS. sumar, G. sommer, OHG. &	   Icel. sumar, Dan. sommer, Sw. sommar, W. haf, Zend hama, Skr.	   sam[=a] year. [root]292.]	   The season of the year in which the sun shines most directly	   upon any region; the warmest period of the year.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: North of the equator summer is popularly taken to	         include the months of June, July, and August.	         Astronomically it may be considered, in the northern	         hemisphere, to begin with the summer solstice, about	         June 21st, and to end with the autumnal equinox, about	         September 22d.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Indian summer}, in North America, a period of warm weather	      late in autumn, usually characterized by a clear sky, and	      by a hazy or smoky appearance of the atmosphere,	      especially near the horizon. The name is derived probably	      from the custom of the Indians of using this time in	      preparation for winter by laying in stores of food.	   {Saint Martin's summer}. See under {Saint}.	   {Summer bird} (Zool.), the wryneck. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Summer colt}, the undulating state of the air near the	      surface of the ground when heated. [Eng.]	   {Summer complaint} (Med.), a popular term for any diarrheal	      disorder occurring in summer, especially when produced by	      heat and indigestion.	   {Summer coot} (Zool.), the American gallinule. [Local, U.S.]	      	   {Summer cypress} (Bot.), an annual plant ({Kochia Scoparia})	      of the Goosefoot family. It has narrow, ciliate, crowded	      leaves, and is sometimes seen in gardens.	   {Summer duck}. (Zool.)	   (a) The wood duck.	   (b) The garganey, or summer teal. See Illust. of {Wood duck},	       under {Wood}.	   {Summer fallow}, land uncropped and plowed, etc., during the	      summer, in order to pulverize the soil and kill the weeds.	      	   {Summer rash} (Med.), prickly heat. See under {Prickly}.	   {Summer sheldrake} (Zool.), the hooded merganser. [Local,	      U.S.]	   {Summer snipe}. (Zool.)	   (a) The dunlin.	   (b) The common European sandpiper.	   (c) The green sandpiper.	   {Summer tanager} (Zool.), a singing bird ({Piranga rubra})	      native of the Middle and Southern United States. The male	      is deep red, the female is yellowish olive above and	      yellow beneath. Called also {summer redbird}.	   {Summer teal} (Zool.), the blue-winged teal. [Local, U.S.]	   {Summer wheat}, wheat that is sown in the spring, and matures	      during the summer following. See {Spring wheat}.	   {Summer yellowbird}. (Zool.) See {Yellowbird}.	      [1913 Webster]	Summer \Sum"mer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Summered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Summering}.]	   To pass the summer; to spend the warm season; as, to summer	   in Switzerland.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fowls shall summer upon them.        --Isa. xviii.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]	Summer \Sum"mer\, v. t.	   To keep or carry through the summer; to feed during the	   summer; as, to summer stock.	   [1913 Webster]
Summer-fallow \Sum"mer-fal"low\, v. t.	   To plow and work in summer, in order to prepare for wheat or	   other crop; to plow and let lie fallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Summerhouse \Sum"mer*house`\, n.; pl. {Summerhouses}.	   A rustic house or apartment in a garden or park, to be used	   as a pleasure resort in summer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Summerliness \Sum"mer*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being like summer. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster] Summersault
Summersault \Sum"mer*sault\, Summerset \Sum"mer*set\, n.	   See {Somersault}, {Somerset}.	   [1913 Webster]
Summerstir \Sum"mer*stir`\, v. t.	   To summer-fallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Summertide \Sum"mer*tide`\, n.	   Summer time.	   [1913 Webster]
Summertree \Sum"mer*tree`\, n. [Summer a beam + tree.] (Arch.)	   A summer. See 2d {Summer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Summery \Sum"mer*y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to summer; like summer; as, a summery day.	   [1913 Webster]
Summist \Sum"mist\, n.	   One who sums up; one who forms an abridgment or summary.	   --Sir E. Dering.	   [1913 Webster]
Summit \Sum"mit\, n. [F. sommet, dim. of OF. som, sum, top, from	   L. summum, from summus highest. See {Sum}, n.]	   1. The top; the highest point.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fixed on the summit of the highest mount. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The highest degree; the utmost elevation; the acme; as,	      the summit of human fame.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The most elevated part of a bivalve shell, or the	      part in which the hinge is situated.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Summit level}, the highest level of a canal, a railroad, or	      the like, in surmounting an ascent.	      [1913 Webster]
Summitless \Sum"mit*less\, a.	   Having no summit.	   [1913 Webster]
Summity \Sum"mit*y\, n. [L. summitas, fr. summus highest: cf. F.	   sommit['e]. See {Sum}, n.]	   1. The height or top of anything. [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The utmost degree; perfection. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	      [1913 Webster]
Summon \Sum"mon\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Summoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Summoning}.] [OE. somonen, OF. sumundre, semondre, F.	   semondre, from (assumed) LL. summon[e^]re, for L.	   summon[=e]re to give a hint; sub under + monere to admonish,	   to warn. See {Monition}, and cf. {Submonish}.]	   1. To call, bid, or cite; to notify to come to appear; --	      often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stiffen the sinews, summon up the blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trumpets summon him to war.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give notice to, or command to appear, as in court; to	      cite by authority; as, to summon witnesses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) To call upon to surrender, as a fort.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To call; cite; notify; convene; convoke; excite; invite;	        bid. See {Call}.	        [1913 Webster]
Summoner \Sum"mon*er\, n. [OE. somner, sompnour, OF. semoneor,	   F. semonneur. See {Summon}, v. t.]	   One who summons; one who cites by authority; specifically, a	   petty officer formerly employed to summon persons to appear	   in court; an apparitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Summons \Sum"mons\, n.; pl. {Summonses}. [OE. somouns, OF.	   sumunse, semonse, semonce, F. semonce, semondre to summon,	   OF. p. p. semons. See {Summon}, v.]	   1. The act of summoning; a call by authority, or by the	      command of a superior, to appear at a place named, or to	      attend to some duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Special summonses by the king.        --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	            This summons . . . unfit either to dispute or	            disobey.                              --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sent to summon the seditious, and to offer	            pardon; but neither summons nor pardon was regarded.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A warning or citation to appear in court; a written	      notification signed by the proper officer, to be served on	      a person, warning him to appear in court at a day	      specified, to answer to the plaintiff, testify as a	      witness, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A demand to surrender.	      [1913 Webster]	Summons \Sum"mons\, v. t.	   To summon. [R. or Colloq.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Summum bonum \Sum"mum bo"num\ [L.] (Philos.)	   The supreme or highest good, -- referring to the object of	   human life.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sumner \Sum"ner\, n.	   A summoner. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Sumoom \Su*moom"\, n.	   See {Simoom}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sump \Sump\, n. [Cf. G. sumpf a sump in a mine, a swamp, akin to	   LG. sump, D. somp a swamp, Dan. & Sw. sump, and perhaps to E.	   swamp.]	   1. (Metal.) A round pit of stone, lined with clay, for	      receiving the metal on its first fusion. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cistern or reservoir made at the lowest point of a	      mine, from which is pumped the water which accumulates	      there.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pond of water for salt works. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A puddle or dirty pool. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sump fuse}, a fuse used in blasting under water.	   {Sump men} (Mining), the men who sink the sump in a mine.	      [1913 Webster]
Sumph \Sumph\, n.	   A dunce; a blockhead. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sumpitan \Sum"pi*tan\, n.	   A kind of blowgun for discharging arrows, -- used by the	   savages of Borneo and adjacent islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Sumpter \Sump"ter\, n. [OF. sommetier the driver of a pack	   horse; akin to OF. & F. sommier a pack horse, L. sagmarius,	   fr. sagma a pack saddle, in LL., a load, Gr. ? a pack saddle,	   fr. ? to pack, load; cf. Skr. saj, sa[~n]j, to hang on. Cf.	   {Seam} a weight, {Summer} a beam.]	   1. The driver of a pack horse. [Obs.] --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pack; a burden. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An animal, especially a horse, that carries packs or	      burdens; a baggage horse. --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	Sumpter \Sump"ter\, a.	   Carrying pack or burdens on the back; as, a sumpter horse; a	   sumpter mule. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sumption \Sump"tion\, n. [L. sumptio, fr. sumere, sumptum, to	   take.]	   1. A taking. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic) The major premise of a syllogism.	      [1913 Webster]
Sumptuary \Sump"tu*a*ry\, a. [L. sumptuarius, fr. sumptus	   expense, cost, fr. sumere, sumptum, to take, use, spend; sub	   under + emere to take, buy: cf. F. somptuaire. See {Redeem}.]	   Relating to expense; regulating expense or expenditure.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sumptuary laws} or {Sumptuary regulations}, laws intended to	      restrain or limit the expenditure of citizens in apparel,	      food, furniture, etc.; laws which regulate the prices of	      commodities and the wages of labor; laws which forbid or	      restrict the use of certain articles, as of luxurious	      apparel.	      [1913 Webster]
Sumptuosity \Sump`tu*os"i*ty\, n. [L. sumptuositas: cf. F.	   somptuosit['e].]	   Expensiveness; costliness; sumptuousness. [R.] --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Sumptuous \Sump"tu*ous\, a. [L. sumptuosus, fr. sumptus expanse,	   cost: cf. F. somptueux. See {Sumptuary}.]	   Involving large outlay or expense; costly; expensive; hence,	   luxurious; splendid; magnificient; as, a sumptuous house or	   table; sumptuous apparel.	   [1913 Webster]	         We are too magnificient and sumptuous in our tables and	         attendance.                              --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]	         She spoke, and turned her sumptuous head, with eyes	         Of shining expectation fixed on mine.    --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Sump"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Sump"tu*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sun \Sun\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Sunn}.	   [1913 Webster]	Sun \Sun\, n. [OE. sunne, sonne, AS. sunne; akin to OFries.	   sunne, D. zon, OS. & OHG. sunna, G. sonne, Icel. sunna, Goth.	   sunna; perh. fr. same root as L. sol. [root]297. Cf. {Solar},	   {South}.]	   1. The luminous orb, the light of which constitutes day, and	      its absence night; the central body round which the earth	      and planets revolve, by which they are held in their	      orbits, and from which they receive light and heat. Its	      mean distance from the earth is about 92,500,000 miles,	      and its diameter about 860,000.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Its mean apparent diameter as seen from the earth is	         32' 4[sec], and it revolves on its own axis once in	         251/3 days. Its mean density is about one fourth of	         that of the earth, or 1.41, that of water being unity.	         Its luminous surface is called the photosphere, above	         which is an envelope consisting partly of hydrogen,	         called the chromosphere, which can be seen only through	         the spectroscope, or at the time of a total solar	         eclipse. Above the chromosphere, and sometimes	         extending out millions of miles, are luminous rays or	         streams of light which are visible only at the time of	         a total eclipse, forming the solar corona.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any heavenly body which forms the center of a system of	      orbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The direct light or warmth of the sun; sunshine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lambs that did frisk in the sun.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which resembles the sun, as in splendor or	      importance; any source of light, warmth, or animation.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the Lord God is a sun and shield. --Ps. lxxiv.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will never consent to put out the sun of	            sovereignity to posterity.            --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 a toothed wheel (called the sun wheel), firmly secured	      to the shaft it is desired to drive, and another wheel	      (called the planet wheel) secured to the end of a	      connecting rod. By the motion of the connecting rod, the	      planet wheel is made to circulate round the central wheel	      on the shaft, communicating to this latter a velocity of	      revolution the double of its own. --G. Francis.	   {Sun angel} (Zool.), a South American humming bird of the	      genus {Heliangelos}, noted for its beautiful colors and	      the brilliant luster of the feathers of its throat.	   {Sun animalcute}. (Zool.) See {Heliozoa}.	   {Sun bath} (Med.), exposure of a patient to the sun's rays;	      insolation.	   {Sun bear} (Zool.), a species of bear ({Helarctos Malayanus})	      native of Southern Asia and Borneo. It has a small head	      and short neck, and fine short glossy fur, mostly black,	      but brownish on the nose. It is easily tamed. Called also	      {bruang}, and {Malayan bear}.	   {Sun beetle} (Zool.), any small lustrous beetle of the genus	      {Amara}.	   {Sun bittern} (Zool.), a singular South American bird	      ({Eurypyga helias}), in some respects related both to the	      rails and herons. It is beautifully variegated with white,	      brown, and black. Called also {sunbird}, and {tiger	      bittern}.	   {Sun fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by sun	      stroke.	   {Sun gem} (Zool.), a Brazilian humming bird ({Heliactin	      cornutus}). Its head is ornamented by two tufts of bright	      colored feathers, fiery crimson at the base and greenish	      yellow at the tip. Called also {Horned hummer}.	   {Sun grebe} (Zool.), the finfoot.	   {Sun picture}, a picture taken by the agency of the sun's	      rays; a photograph.	   {Sun spots} (Astron.), dark spots that appear on the sun's	      disk, consisting commonly of a black central portion with	      a surrounding border of lighter shade, and usually seen	      only by the telescope, but sometimes by the naked eye.	      They are very changeable in their figure and dimensions,	      and vary in size from mere apparent points to spaces of	      50,000 miles in diameter. The term sun spots is often used	      to include bright spaces (called faculae) as well as dark	      spaces (called maculae). Called also {solar spots}. See	      Illustration in Appendix.	   {Sun star} (Zool.), any one of several species of starfishes	      belonging to {Solaster}, {Crossaster}, and allied genera,	      having numerous rays.	   {Sun trout} (Zool.), the squeteague.	   {Sun wheel}. (Mach.) See {Sun and planet wheels}, above.	   {Under the sun}, in the world; on earth. "There is no new	      thing under the sun." --Eccl. i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sun is often used in the formation of compound	         adjectives of obvious meaning; as, sun-bright,	         sun-dried, sun-gilt, sunlike, sun-lit, sun-scorched,	         and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	Sun \Sun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sunned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sunning}.]	   To expose to the sun's rays; to warm or dry in the sun; as,	   to sun cloth; to sun grain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then to sun thyself in open air.         --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunbeam \Sun"beam`\, n. [AS. sunnebeam.]	   A beam or ray of the sun. "Evening sunbeams." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thither came Uriel, gliding through the even	         On a sunbeam.                            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunbird \Sun"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored	       birds of the family {Nectariniidae}, native of Africa,	       Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In	       external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble	       humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines).	   (b) The sun bittern.	       [1913 Webster]
Sunblink \Sun"blink`\, n.	   A glimpse or flash of the sun. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunbonnet \Sun"bon"net\, n.	   A bonnet, generally made of some thin or light fabric,	   projecting beyond the face, and commonly having a cape, --	   worn by women as a protection against the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunbow \Sun"bow`\, n.	   A rainbow; an iris. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sunburned}or	   {Sunburnt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sunburning}.]	   To burn or discolor by the sun; to tan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sunburnt and swarthy though she be.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Sunburn \Sun"burn`\, n.	   The burning or discoloration produced on the skin by the heat	   of the sun; tan.	   [1913 Webster]
Sun-burner \Sun"-burn`er\, n.	   A circle or cluster of gas-burners for lighting and	   ventilating public buildings.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunburning \Sun"burn`ing\, n.	   Sunburn; tan. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunburst \Sun"burst`\, n.	   A burst of sunlight.	   [1913 Webster]
Suncup \Sun"cup`\, n.	   A yellow flowered evening primrose ({Taraxia ovata}, syn.	   {Oenothera ovata}) native of California.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sundart \Sun"dart`\, n.	   Sunbeam. [R.] --Mrs. Hemans.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunday \Sun"day\, n. [AS. sunnandaeg; sunne, gen. sunnan, the	   sun + daeg day; akin to D. zondag, G. sonntag; -- so called	   because this day was anciently dedicated to the sun, or to	   its worship. See {Sun}, and {Day}.]	   The first day of the week, -- consecrated among Christians to	   rest from secular employments, and to religious worship; the	   Christian Sabbath; the Lord's Day.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Advent Sunday}, {Low Sunday}, {Passion Sunday}, etc. See	      under {Advent}, {Low}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Sabbath}.	        [1913 Webster]	Sunday \Sun"day\, a.	   Belonging to the Christian Sabbath.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sunday letter}. See {Dominical letter}, under {Dominical}.	      	   {Sunday school}. See under {School}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sunder \Sun"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sundered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Sundering}.] [OE. sundren, AS. sundrain (in [=a]sundrain,	   gesundrain), from sundor asunder, separately, apart; akin to	   D. zonder, prep., without, G. sonder separate, as prep.,	   without, sondern but, OHG. suntar separately, Icel. sundr	   asunder, Sw. & Dan. s["o]nder, Goth. sundr[=o] alone,	   separately.]	   To disunite in almost any manner, either by rending, cutting,	   or breaking; to part; to put or keep apart; to separate; to	   divide; to sever; as, to sunder a rope; to sunder a limb; to	   sunder friends.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is sundered from the main land by a sandy plain.	                                                  --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]	Sunder \Sun"der\, v. i.	   To part; to separate. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sunder \Sun"der\, n. [See {Sunder}, v. t., and cf. {Asunder}.]	   A separation into parts; a division or severance.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In sunder}, into parts. "He breaketh the bow, and cutteth	      the spear in sunder." --Ps. xlvi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	Sunder \Sun"der\, v. t.	   To expose to the sun and wind. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sundew \Sun"dew`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus Drosera, low bog plants whose leaves	   are beset with pediceled glands which secrete a viscid fluid	   that glitters like dewdrops and attracts and detains insects.	   After an insect is caught, the glands curve inward like	   tentacles and the leaf digests it. Called also {lustwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sundial \Sun"di`al\, n.	   An instrument to show the time of day by means of the shadow	   of a gnomon, or style, on a plate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sundial shell} (Zool.), any shell of the genus Solarium. See	      {Solarium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sundog \Sun"dog`\, n. (Meteorol.)	   1. A luminous spot occasionally seen a few degrees from the	      sun, supposed to be formed by the intersection of two or	      more halos, or in a manner similar to that of halos.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fragmentary rainbow; a small rainbow near the horizon;	      -- called also {dog} and {weathergaw}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sundown \Sun"down`\, n.	   1. The setting of the sun; sunset. "When sundown skirts the	      moor." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of broad-brimmed sun hat worn by women.	      [1913 Webster]
Sundowner \Sun"down`er\, n.	   A tramp or vagabond in the Australian bush; -- so called from	   his coming to sheep stations at sunset of ask for supper and	   a bed, when it is too late to work; -- called also {traveler}	   and {swagman} (but not all swagmen are sundowners).	         Sundowners, -- men who loaf about till sunset, and then	         come in with the demand for unrefusable rations.	                                                  --Francis	                                                  Adams.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sun-dried \Sun"-dried`\, a.	   Dried by the heat of the sun; as, sun-dried tomatoes.	   "Sun-dried brick." --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Sundries \Sun"dries\, n. pl.	   Many different or small things; sundry things.	   [1913 Webster]
Sundrily \Sun"dri*ly\, adv.	   In sundry ways; variously.	   [1913 Webster]
Sundrops \Sun"drops`\, n. [Sun + drop.] (Bot.)	   Any one of the several species of {Kneiffia}, esp. {Kneiffia	   fruticosa} (syn. {Oenothera fruticosa}), of the	   Evening-primrose family, having flowers that open by	   daylight.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sundry \Sun"dry\, a. [OE. sundry, sondry, AS. syndrig, fr.	   sundor asunder. See {Sunder}, v. t.]	   1. Several; divers; more than one or two; various. "Sundry	      wines." --Chaucer. "Sundry weighty reasons." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With many a sound of sundry melody.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sundry foes the rural realm surround. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Separate; diverse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Every church almost had the Bible of a sundry	            translation.                          --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All and sundry}, all collectively, and each separately.	      [1913 Webster]
Sundryman \Sun"dry*man\, n.; pl. {Sundrymen}.	   One who deals in sundries, or a variety of articles.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunfish \Sun"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A very large oceanic plectognath fish ({Mola mola}, {Mola	       rotunda}, or {Orthagoriscus mola}) having a broad body	       and a truncated tail.	   (b) Any one of numerous species of perch-like North American	       fresh-water fishes of the family {Centrachidae}. They	       have a broad, compressed body, and strong dorsal spines.	       Among the common species of the Eastern United States are	       {Lepomis gibbosus} (called also {bream}, {pondfish},	       {pumpkin seed}, and {sunny}), the blue sunfish, or	       dollardee ({Lepomis pallidus}), and the long-eared	       sunfish ({Lepomis auritus}). Several of the species are	       called also {pondfish}.	   (c) The moonfish, or bluntnosed shiner.	   (d) The opah.	   (e) The basking, or liver, shark.	   (f) Any large jellyfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Sunflower \Sun"flow`er\, n.	   Any plant of the genus {Helianthus}; -- so called probably	   from the form and color of its flower, which is large disk	   with yellow rays. The commonly cultivated sunflower is	   {Helianthus annuus}, a native of America.	   [1913 Webster]	Sunflower State \Sun"flow`er State\	   Kansas; a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sung \Sung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Sing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunglass \Sun"glass`\, n.; pl. {Sunglasses}.	   A convex lens of glass for producing heat by converging the	   sun's rays into a focus. "Lighting a cigar with a sunglass."	   --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunglow \Sun"glow`\, n.	   A rosy flush in the sky seen after sunset.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunk \Sunk\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Sink}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sunk fence}, a ditch with a retaining wall, used to divide	      lands without defacing a landscape; a ha-ha.	      [1913 Webster]
Sunken \Sunk"en\, a.	   Lying on the bottom of a river or other water; sunk.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunless \Sun"less\, a.	   Destitute or deprived of the sun or its rays; shaded;	   shadowed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sunken glen whose sunless shrubs must weep.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunlight \Sun"light`\, n.	   The light of the sun. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunlike \Sun"like`\, a.	   Like or resembling the sun. "A spot of sunlike brilliancy."	   --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunlit \Sun"lit`\, a.	   Lighted by the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunn \Sunn\, n. [Hind. san, fr. Skr. [,c]ana.] (Bot.)	   An East Indian leguminous plant ({Crotalaria juncea}) and its	   fiber, which is also called {sunn hemp}. [Written also	   {sun}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sunna \Sun"na\, n. [Ar. sunnah rule, law.]	   A collection of traditions received by the orthodox	   Mohammedans as of equal authority with the Koran.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunniah \Sun"ni*ah\, n.	   One of the sect of Sunnites.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunniness \Sun"ni*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being sunny.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunnite \Sun"nite\, n.	   One of the orthodox Mohammedans who receive the Sunna as of	   equal importance with the Koran.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunnud \Sun"nud\, n. [Hind., fr. Ar. sanad.]	   A charter or warrant; also, a deed of gift. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Sunny \Sun"ny\, a. [Compar. {Sunnier}; superl. {Sunniest}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from, or	      resembling the sun; hence, shining; bright; brilliant;	      radiant. "Sunny beams." --Spenser. "Sunny locks." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exposed to the rays of the sun; brightened or warmed by	      the direct rays of the sun; as, a sunny room; the sunny	      side of a hill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her blooming mountains and her sunny shores.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cheerful; genial; as, a sunny disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            My decayed fair	            A sunny look of his would soon repair. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sunny \Sun"ny\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Sunfish}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Sunproof \Sun"proof`\, a.	   Impervious to the rays of the sun. "Darksome yew, sunproof."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster] Sunrise
Sunrise \Sun"rise`\, Sunrising \Sun"ris`ing\, n.	   1. The first appearance of the sun above the horizon in the	      morning; more generally, the time of such appearance,	      whether in fair or cloudy weather; as, to begin work at	      sunrise. "The tide of sunrise swells." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the region where the sun rises; the east.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which were beyond Jordan toward the sunrising.	                                                  --Deut. iv. 47	                                                  (Rev. Ver.)	      [1913 Webster]	            Full hot and fast the Saxon rides, with rein of	            travel slack,	            And, bending o'ev his saddle, leaves the sunrise at	            his back.                             --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]
Sunroof \Sun"roof`\, n.	   a panel in the roof of an automobile, usually above the	   driver's seat, that can be opened.	   [PJC] Sunset
Sunset \Sun"set"\, Sunsetting \Sun"set`ting\, n.	   1. The descent of the sun below the horizon; also, the time	      when the sun sets; evening. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is the sunset of life gives me mystical lore.	                                                  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the region where the sun sets; the west.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sunset shell} (Zool.), a West Indian marine bivalve	      ({Tellina radiata}) having a smooth shell marked with	      radiating bands of varied colors resembling those seen at	      sunset or before sunrise; -- called also {rising sun}.	      [1913 Webster]
Sunshade \Sun"shade`\, n.	   Anything used as a protection from the sun's rays.	   Specifically:	   (a) A small parasol.	   (b) An awning.	       [1913 Webster]
Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, n.	   1. The light of the sun, or the place where it shines; the	      direct rays of the sun, the place where they fall, or the	      warmth and light which they give.	      [1913 Webster]	            But all sunshine, as when his beams at noon	            Culminate from the equator.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which has a warming and cheering influence like	      that of the rays of the sun; warmth; illumination;	      brightness.	      [1913 Webster]	            That man that sits within a monarch's heart,	            And ripens in the sunshine of his favor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sunshine \Sun"shine`\, a.	   Sunshiny; bright. --Shak. "Sunshine hours." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunshiny \Sun"shin`y\, a.	   1. Bright with the rays of the sun; clear, warm, or pleasant;	      as, a sunshiny day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bright like the sun; resplendent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flashing beams of that sunshiny shield. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Beaming with good spirits; cheerful. "Her sunshiny face."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Sunsquall \Sun"squall`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any large jellyfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Sun star \Sun" star`\ (Zool.)	   See {Sun star}, under {Sun}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunsted \Sun"sted\, n. [Sun + stead a place.]	   Solstice. [Obs.] "The summer sunsted." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunstone \Sun"stone`\, n. (Med.)	   Aventurine feldspar. See under {Aventurine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunstroke \Sun"stroke`\, n. (Med.)	   Any affection produced by the action of the sun on some part	   of the body; especially, a sudden prostration of the physical	   powers, with symptoms resembling those of apoplexy,	   occasioned by exposure to excessive heat, and often	   terminating fatally; coup de soleil.	   [1913 Webster]
Sun-struck \Sun"-struck`\, a. (Med.)	   Overcome by, or affected with, sunstroke; as, sun-struck	   soldiers.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunup \Sun"up`\, n.	   Sunrise. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a horse as that might get over a good deal of	         ground atwixt sunup and sundown.         --Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunward \Sun"ward\, adv.	   Toward the sun.	   [1913 Webster]
Sunwise \Sun"wise`\, adv.	   In the direction of the sun's apparent motion, or from the	   east southward and westward, and so around the circle; also,	   in the same direction as the movement of the hands of a watch	   lying face upward.	   [1913 Webster]
Sup \Sup\ (s[u^]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Supping}.] [OE. soupen to drink, AS. s[=u]pan; akin to D.	   zuipen, G. saufen, OHG. s[=u]fan, Icel. s[=u]pa, Sw. supa,	   Dan. s["o]be. Cf. {Sip}, {Sop}, {Soup}, {Supper}.]	   To take into the mouth with the lips, as a liquid; to take or	   drink by a little at a time; to sip.	   [1913 Webster]	         There I'll sup	         Balm and nectar in my cup.               --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]	Sup \Sup\, n.	   A small mouthful, as of liquor or broth; a little taken with	   the lips; a sip.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tom Thumb had got a little sup.          --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Sup \Sup\, v. i. [See {Supper}.]	   To eat the evening meal; to take supper.	   [1913 Webster]	         I do entreat that we may sup together.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sup \Sup\, v. t.	   To treat with supper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Sup them well and look unto them all.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Supawn \Su*pawn"\, n. [Of American Indian origin.]	   Boiled Indian meal; hasty pudding; mush. [Written also	   {sepawn}, {sepon}, and {suppawn}.] [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supe \Supe\, n.	   A super. [Theatrical Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Super- \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, beyond, and hence often	      denoting in a superior position, in excess, over and	      above, in addition, exceedingly; as in superimpose,	      supersede, supernatural, superabundance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A prefix formerly much used to denote that the	      ingredient to the name of which it was prefixed was	      present in a large, or unusually large, proportion as	      compared with the other ingredients; as in calcium	      superphosphate. It has been superseded by per-, bi-, di-,	      acid, etc. (as peroxide, bicarbonate, disulphide, and acid	      sulphate), which retain the old meanings of super-, but	      with sharper definition. Cf. {Acid}, a., {Bi-}, {Di-}, and	      {Per-}.	      [1913 Webster]
Super \Su"per\, n.	   A contraction of {Supernumerary}, in sense 2. [Theatrical	   Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
Superable \Su"per*a*ble\, a. [L. superabilis, from superare to	   go over, to surmount, fr. super above, over.]	   Capable of being overcome or conquered; surmountable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Antipathies are generally superable by a single effort.	                                                  --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Su"per*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Su"per*a*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Superabound \Su`per*a*bound"\, v. i. [L. superabundare: cf. OF.	   superabonder. See {Super-}, and {Abound}.]	   To be very abundant or exuberant; to be more than sufficient;	   as, the country superabounds with corn.	   [1913 Webster]
Superabundance \Su`per*a*bun"dance\, n. [L. superabundantia: cf.	   OF. superabondance.]	   The quality or state of being superabundant; a superabundant	   quantity; redundancy; excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Superabundant \Su`per*a*bun"dant\, a. [L. superabundans, p. pr.	   of superabundare. See {Superabound}.]	   Abounding to excess; being more than is sufficient;	   redundant; as, superabundant zeal. -- {Su`per*a*bun"dant*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Superacidulated \Su`per*a*cid"u*la`ted\, a.	   Acidulated to excess. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superadd \Su`per*add"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superadded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Superadding}.] [L. superaddere. See {Super-}, and	   {Add}.]	   To add over and above; to add to what has been added; to	   annex, as something extrinsic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The strength of any living creature, in those external	         motion, is something distinct from, and superadded	         unto, its natural gravity.               --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]	         The peacock laid it extremely to heart that he had not	         the nightingale's voice superadded to the beauty of his	         plumes.                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Superaddition \Su`per*ad*di"tion\, n.	   The act of adding something in excess or something	   extraneous; also, something which is added in excess or	   extraneously.	   [1913 Webster]	         This superaddition is nothing but fat.   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Superadvenient \Su`per*ad*ven"ient\, a.	   Coming upon; coming in addition to, or in assistance of,	   something. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He has done bravely by the superadvenient assistance of	         his God.                                 --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Superalimentation \Su`per*al`i*men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of overfeeding, or making one take food in excess of	   the natural appetite for it.	   [1913 Webster]
Superaltar \Su"per*al`tar\, n. (Arch.)	   A raised shelf or stand on the back of an altar, on which	   different objects can be placed; a predella or gradino.	   [1913 Webster]
Superangelic \Su`per*an*gel"ic\, a.	   Superior to the angels in nature or rank. [R.] --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Superannuated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superannuating}.] [Pref.	   super- + L. annus a year.]	   1. To impair or disquality on account of age or infirmity.	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a pension to, on account of old age or other	      infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.	      [1913 Webster]	Superannuate \Su`per*an"nu*ate\, v. i.	   To last beyond the year; -- said of annual plants. [Obs.]	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Superannuation \Su`per*an`nu*a"tion\, n.	   The state of being superannuated, or too old for office or	   business; the state of being disqualified by old age;	   decrepitude.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world itself is in a state of superannuation.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Slyness blinking through the watery eye of	         superannuation.                          --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Superb \Su*perb"\, a. [F. superbe, L. superbus, fr. super over.	   See {Super-}.]	   1. Grand; magnificent; august; stately; as, a superb edifice;	      a superb colonnade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rich; elegant; as, superb furniture or decorations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Showy; excellent; grand; as, a superb exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Superb paradise bird} (Zool.), a bird of paradise	      ({Paradisaea superba} syn. {Lophorina superba}) having the	      scapulars erectile, and forming a large ornamental tuft on	      each shoulder, and a large gorget of brilliant feathers on	      the breast . The color is deep violet, or nearly black,	      with brilliant green reflections. The gorget is bright	      metallic green.	   {Superb warber}. (Zool.) See {Blue wren}, under {Wren}.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Su*perb"ly}, adv. -- {Su*perb"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Superbiate \Su*per"bi*ate\, v. t. [Cf. L. superbiare.]	   To make (a person) haughty. [Obs. & R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercarbonate \Su`per*car"bon*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A bicarbonate. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supercarbureted \Su`per*car"bu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Bicarbureted. [Written also {supercarburetted}.] [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supercargo \Su`per*car"go\, n. [Super- + cargo: cf. Sp.	   sobrecargo. Cf. {Surcharge}.]	   An officer or person in a merchant ship, whose duty is to	   manage the sales, and superintend the commercial concerns, of	   the voyage.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercarpal \Su`per*car"pal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above, or in the upper part of, the carpus.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercelestial \Su`per*ce*les"tial\, a. [Pref. super- +	   celestial: cf. L. supercaelestis.]	   1. Situated above the firmament, or great vault of heaven.	      --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Higher than celestial; superangelic.	      [1913 Webster]
Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Supercharged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supercharging}.] [Pref.	   super- + charge. Cf. {Surcharge}.] (Her.)	   To charge (a bearing) upon another bearing; as, to	   supercharge a rose upon a fess.	   [1913 Webster]	Supercharge \Su`per*charge"\, n. (Her.)	   A bearing charged upon another bearing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superchemical \Su`per*chem"ic*al\, a.	   Above or beyond chemistry; inexplicable by chemical laws.	   --J. Le Conte.	   [1913 Webster]
Superchery \Su*perch"er*y\, n. [F. supercherie.]	   Deceit; fraud; imposition. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superciliary \Su`per*cil"i*a*ry\, a. [L. supercilium an eyebrow.	   See {Supercilious}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the eyebrows; supraorbital.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a distinct streak of color above the eyes;	      as, the superciliary woodpecker.	      [1913 Webster]
Supercilious \Su`per*cil"i*ous\, a. [L. superciliosus, fr.	   supercilium an eyebrow, pride; super over, + cilium an	   eyelid; probably akin to celare to conceal. Cf. {Conceal}.]	   Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing;	   arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air;	   supercilious behavior. -- {Su`per*cil"i*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Su`per*cil"i*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercilium \Su`per*cil"i*um\, n. [L.] (Zool.)	   The eyebrow, or the region of the eyebrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercolumniation \Su`per*co*lum`ni*a"tion\, n. (Arch.)	   The putting of one order above another; also, an	   architectural work produced by this method; as, the putting	   of the Doric order in the ground story, Ionic above it, and	   Corinthian or Composite above this.	   [1913 Webster]
Superconception \Su`per*con*cep"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   Superfetation. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Superconsequence \Su`per*con"se*quence\, n.	   Remote consequence. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercrescence \Su`per*cres"cence\, n. [See {Supercrescent}.]	   That which grows upon another growing thing; a parasite. [R.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercrescent \Su`per*cres"cent\, a. [L. supercrescens, p. pr.	   of supercrescere; super above + crescere to grow.]	   Growing on some other growing thing. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Supercretaceous \Su`per*cre*ta"ceous\, a. (Geol.)	   Same as {Supracretaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Supercurious \Su`per*cu"ri*ous\, a.	   Excessively curious or inquisitive. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Superdominant \Su`per*dom"i*nant\, n. (Mus.)	   The sixth tone of the scale; that next above the dominant; --	   called also {submediant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Superdreadnought \Su`per*dread"nought`\, n.	   See {Dreadnought}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Supereminence
Supereminence \Su`per*em"i*nence\, Supereminency
\Su`per*em"i*nen*cy\, n. [L. supereminentia.]	   The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished	   eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or	   Lord Chatham as a statesman. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was not forever beset with the consciousness of his	         own supereminence.                       --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Supereminent \Su`per*em"i*nent\, a. [L. supereminens, p. pr. of	   supereminere. See {Super-}, and {Eminent}.]	   Eminent in a superior degree; surpassing others in	   excellence; as, a supereminent divine; the supereminent glory	   of Christ. -- {Su`per*em"i*nent*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Supererogant \Su`per*er"o*gant\, a. [L. supererogans, p. pr. See	   {Supererogate}.]	   Supererogatory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supererogate \Su`per*er"o*gate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Supererogated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supererogating}.] [L.	   supererogatus, p. p. of supererogare to spend or pay out over	   and above; super over, above + erogare to expend or pay out	   money from the public treasury after asking the consent of	   the people. See {Super-}, and {Erogate}, {Rogation}.]	   To do more than duty requires; to perform works of	   supererogation; to atone (for a dificiency in another) by	   means of a surplus action or quality.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fervency of one man in prayer can not supererogate	         for the coldness of another.             --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Supererogation \Su`per*er`o*ga"tion\, n. [L. supererogatio a	   payment in addition.]	   The act of supererogating; performance of more than duty or	   necessity requires.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Works of supererogation} (R. C. Ch.), those good deeds	      believed to have been performed by saints, or capable of	      being performed by men, over and above what is required	      for their own salvation.	      [1913 Webster]
Supererogative \Su`per*e*rog"a*tive\, a.	   Supererogatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Supererogatory \Su`per*e*rog"a*to*ry\, a.	   Performed to an extent not enjoined, or not required, by duty	   or necessity; as, supererogatory services. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Superessential \Su`per*es*sen"tial\, a.	   Essential above others, or above the constitution of a thing.	   --J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Superethical \Su`per*eth"ic*al\, a.	   More than ethical; above ethics. --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Superexalt \Su`per*ex*alt"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superexalted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Superexalting}.]	   To exalt to a superior degree; to exalt above others.	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Superexaltation \Su`per*ex`al*ta"tion\, n.	   Elevation above the common degree. --Holyday.	   [1913 Webster]
Superexcellence \Su`per*ex"cel*lence\, n.	   Superior excellence; extraordinary excellence.	   [1913 Webster]
Superexcellent \Su`per*ex"cel*lent\, a. [Pref. super- +	   excellent: cf. L. superexcellens.]	   Excellent in an uncommon degree; very excellent. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Superexcitation \Su`per*ex`ci*ta"tion\, n.	   Excessive, or more than normal, excitation.	   [1913 Webster]
Superexcrescence \Su`per*ex*cres"cence\, n.	   Something growing superfluously.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfamily \Su"per*fam`i*ly\, n. (Zool.)	   A group intermediate between a family and a suborder.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfecundation \Su`per*fec`un*da"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   Fertilization of two ova, at the same menstruation, by two	   different acts of coition.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfecundity \Su`per*fe*cun"di*ty\, n.	   Superabundant fecundity or multiplication of the species.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfetate \Su`per*fe"tate\, v. i. [L. superfetare; super	   above, over + fetare to bring forth.]	   To conceive after a prior conception, but before the birth of	   the offspring.	   [1913 Webster]	         The female . . . is said to superfetate. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfetation \Su`per*fe*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. superf['e]tation.]	   (Physiol.)	   The formation of a fetus at the result of an impregnation	   occurring after another impregnation but before the birth of	   the offspring produced by it. This is possible only when	   there is a double uterus, or where menstruation persists up	   to the time of the second impregnation.	   [1913 Webster]	         In then became a superfetation upon, and not an	         ingredient in, the national character.   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfete \Su`per*fete"\, v. i.	   To superfetate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Superfete \Su`per*fete"\, v. t.	   To conceive (another fetus) after a former conception. [Obs.]	   --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfice \Su"per*fice\, n.	   A superficies. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Superficial \Su`per*fi"cial\, a. [L. superficialis: cf. F.	   superficiel. See {Superficies}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface; lying on	      the surface; shallow; not deep; as, a superficial color; a	      superficial covering; superficial measure or contents;	      superficial tillage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reaching or comprehending only what is obvious or	      apparent; not deep or profound; shallow; -- said	      especially in respect to study, learning, and the like;	      as, a superficial scholar; superficial knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            This superficial tale	            Is but a preface of her worthy praise. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is a presumptuous and superficial writer.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            That superficial judgment, which happens to be right	            without deserving to be so.           --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Su`per*fi"cial*ly}, adv. --	      {Su`per*fi"cial*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Superficialist \Su`per*fi"cial*ist\, n.	   One who attends to anything superficially; a superficial or	   shallow person; a sciolist; a smatterer.	   [1913 Webster]
Superficiality \Su`per*fi`ci*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   superficialit['e].]	   The quality or state of being superficial; also, that which	   is superficial. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Superficialize \Su`per*fi"cial*ize\, v. t.	   To attend to, or to treat, superficially, or in a shallow or	   slighting way. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a characteristic weakness of the day to	         superficialize evil.                     --E. P.	                                                  Whipple.	   [1913 Webster]
Superficiary \Su`per*fi"ci*a*ry\, n. (Rom. Law)	   One to whom a right of surface occupation is granted; one who	   pays quitrent for a house built upon another man's ground.	   [1913 Webster]	Superficiary \Su`per*fi"ci*a*ry\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the superficies, or surface;	      superficial.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Law) Situated or built on another man's land, as a	      house.	      [1913 Webster]
Superficies \Su`per*fi"cies\, n. [L., fr. super above, over +	   facies make, figure, shape. See {Surface}.]	   1. The surface; the exterior part, superficial area, or face	      of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civil Law)	      (a) Everything on the surface of a piece of ground, or of	          a building, so closely connected by art or nature as	          to constitute a part of it, as houses, or other	          superstructures, fences, trees, vines, etc.	      (b) A real right consisting of a grant by a landed	          proprietor of a piece of ground, bearing a strong	          resemblance to the long building leases granted by	          landholders in England, in consideration of a rent,	          and under reservation of the ownership of the soil.	          --Bouvier. Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]
Superfine \Su"per*fine\, a.	   1. Very fine, or most fine; being of surpassing fineness; of	      extra nice or fine quality; as, superfine cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessively fine; too nice; over particular; as, superfine	      distinctions; superfine tastes.	      [1913 Webster]
Superfineness \Su"per*fine`ness\, n.	   The state of being superfine.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfinical \Su`per*fin"i*cal\, a.	   Extremely finical.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfluence \Su*per"flu*ence\, n. [L. superfluens, p. pr. of	   superfluere to flow or run over. See {Superfluous}.]	   Superfluity. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfluitant \Su`per*flu"i*tant\, a. [L. super above +	   fluitans, p. pr. of fluitare intensive fr. fluere to flow.]	   Floating above or on the surface. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. --	   {Su`per*flu"i*tance}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superfluity \Su`per*flu"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Superfluities}. [L.	   superfluit['e], L. superfluitas. See {Superfluous}.]	   1. A greater quantity than is wanted; superabundance; as, a	      superfluity of water; a superfluity of wealth.	      [1913 Webster]	            A quiet mediocrity is still to be preferred before a	            troubled superfluity.                 --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state or quality of being superfluous; excess. "By a	      superfluity abominable." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something beyond what is needed; something which serves	      for show or luxury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Superabundance; excess; redundancy.	        [1913 Webster]
Superfluous \Su*per"flu*ous\, a. [L. superfluus overflowing;	   super over, above + fluere to flow. See {Super-}, and	   {Fluent}.]	   More than is wanted or is sufficient; rendered unnecessary by	   superabundance; unnecessary; useless; excessive; as, a	   superfluous price. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         An authority which makes all further argument or	         illustration superfluous.                --E. Everett.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Superfluous interval} (Mus.), an interval that exceeds a	      major or perfect interval by a semitone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unnecessary; useless; exuberant; excessive; redundant;	        needless.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Su*per"flu*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Su*per"flu*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Superflux \Su"per*flux\, n.	   Superabundance; superfluity; an overflowing. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfoetation \Su`per*foe*ta"tion\, n.	   Superfetation.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfoliation \Su`per*fo`li*a"tion\, n.	   Excess of foliation. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfrontal \Su`per*fron"tal\, n. (Eccl.)	   A cloth which is placed over the top of an altar, and often	   hangs down a few inches over the frontal.	   [1913 Webster]
Superfuse \Su`per*fuse"\, a.	   To pour (something) over or on something else. [Obs.]	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Superheat \Su`per*heat"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superheated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Superheating}.]	   1. To heat too much, to overheat; as, to superheat an oven.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Engine) To heat, as steam, apart from contact with	      water, until it resembles a perfect gas.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To heat (a liquid) above its boiling point without	      converting it into vapor.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Superheat \Su"per*heat`\, n.	   The increase of temperature communicated to steam by	   superheating it.	   [1913 Webster]
Superheated \Su"per*heat`ed\	   heated to a temperature above the boiling point at the	   ambient pressure; -- said of liquids. In such an unstable	   condition, a small disturbance of the liquid can cause a	   rapid and sometimes violent ebullition of vapor.	   [PJC]
Superheater \Su"per*heat`er\, n. (Steam Engine)	   An apparatus for superheating steam.	   [1913 Webster]
Superhive \Su"per*hive`\, n.	   A removable upper part of a hive. The word is sometimes	   contracted to super.	   [1913 Webster]
Superhuman \Su`per*hu"man\, a.	   Above or beyond what is human; sometimes, divine; as,	   superhuman strength; superhuman wisdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Superimpose \Su`per*im*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Superimposed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superimposing}.]	   To lay or impose on something else; as, a stratum of earth	   superimposed on another stratum. -- {Su`per*im`po*si"tion},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Superimpregnation \Su`per*im`preg*na"tion\, n.	   The act of impregnating, or the state of being impregnated,	   in addition to a prior impregnation; superfetation.	   [1913 Webster] Superincumbence
Superincumbence \Su`per*in*cum"bence\, Superincumbency
\Su`per*in*cum"ben*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being superincumbent.	   [1913 Webster]
Superincumbent \Su`per*in*cum"bent\, a. [L. superincumbens, p.	   pr. of superincumbere. See {Super-}, and {Incumbent}.]	   Lying or resting on something else.	   [1913 Webster]
Superinduce \Su`per*in*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Superinduced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superinducing}.] [Pref.	   super- + induce: cf. L. superinducere to draw over.]	   To bring in, or upon, as an addition to something.	   [1913 Webster]	         Long custom of sinning superinduces upon the soul new	         and absurd desires.                      --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Superinducement \Su`per*in*duce"ment\, n.	   Superinduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Superinduction \Su`per*in*duc"tion\, n.	   The act of superinducing, or the state of being superinduced.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Superinfuse \Su`per*in*fuse"\, v. t. [Pref. super- + infuse: cf.	   L. superinfundere, superinfusum, to pour over.]	   To infuse over. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superinjection \Su`per*in*jec"tion\, n.	   An injection succeeding another.	   [1913 Webster]
Superinspect \Su`per*in*spect"\, v. t. [Pref. super- + inspect:	   cf. L. superinspicere, superinspectum.]	   To over see; to superintend by inspection. [R.] --Maydman.	   [1913 Webster]
Superinstitution \Su`per*in`sti*tu"tion\, n.	   One institution upon another, as when A is instituted and	   admitted to a benefice upon a title, and B instituted and	   admitted upon the presentation of another. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Superintellectual \Su`per*in`tel*lec"tu*al\, a.	   Being above intellect.	   [1913 Webster]
Superintend \Su`per*in*tend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Superintended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superintending}.] [L.	   superintendere. See {Super-}, and {Intend}.]	   To have or exercise the charge and oversight of; to oversee	   with the power of direction; to take care of with authority;	   to supervise; as, an officer superintends the building of a	   ship or the construction of a fort.	   [1913 Webster]	         The king may appoint a council, who may superintend the	         works of this nature.                    --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Superintend}, {Supervise}.	   Usage: These words in general use are the synonymous. As	          sometimes used, supervise implies the more general,	          and superintend, the more particular and constant,	          inspection or direction. Among architects there is a	          disposition to use the word supervise in the sense of	          a general oversight of the main points of construction	          with reference to the design, etc., and to employ the	          word superintend to signify a constant, careful	          attention to all the details of construction. But this	          technical distinction is not firmly established.	          [1913 Webster]
Superintendence \Su`per*in*tend"ence\, n. [Cf. F.	   superintendance.]	   The act of superintending; care and oversight for the purpose	   of direction; supervision. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inspection; oversight; care; direction; control;	        guidance.	        [1913 Webster]
Superintendency \Su`per*in*tend"en*cy\, n.; pl. {-cies}.	   The act of superintending; superintendence. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Superintendent \Su`per*in*tend"ent\, a. [L. superintendens, p.	   pr. See {Superintend}.]	   Overseeing; superintending.	   [1913 Webster]	Superintendent \Su`per*in*tend"ent\, n. [Cf. OF. superintendant,	   F. surintendant. Cf. {Surintendant}.]	   One who has the oversight and charge of some place,	   institution, or organization, affairs, etc., with the power	   of direction; as, the superintendent of an almshouse; the	   superintendent of public works.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Inspector; overseer; manager; director; curator;	        supervisor.	        [1913 Webster]
Superintender \Su`per*in*tend"er\, n.	   A superintendent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superinvestiture \Su`per*in*vest"i*ture\, n.	   An outer vestment or garment. [R.] --Bp. Horne.	   [1913 Webster]
Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, a. [L., compar. of superus being above,	   fr. super above, over: cf. F. sup['e]rieur. See {Super-}, and	   cf. {Supreme}.]	   1. More elevated in place or position; higher; upper; as, the	      superior limb of the sun; the superior part of an image.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Higher in rank or office; more exalted in dignity; as, a	      superior officer; a superior degree of nobility.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Higher or greater in excellence; surpassing others in the	      greatness, or value of any quality; greater in quality or	      degree; as, a man of superior merit; or of superior	      bravery.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Beyond the power or influence of; too great or firm to be	      subdued or affected by; -- with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is not in earth a spectacle more worthy than a	            great man superior to his sufferings. --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. More comprehensive; as a term in classification; as, a	      genus is superior to a species.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.)	      (a) Above the ovary; -- said of parts of the flower which,	          although normally below the ovary, adhere to it, and	          so appear to originate from its upper part; also of an	          ovary when the other floral organs are plainly below	          it in position, and free from it.	      (b) Belonging to the part of an axillary flower which is	          toward the main stem; posterior.	      (c) Pointing toward the apex of the fruit; ascending; --	          said of the radicle.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Superior conjunction}, {Superior planets}, etc. See	      {Conjunction}, {Planet}, etc.	   {Superior figure}, {Superior letter} (Print.), a figure or	      letter printed above the line, as a reference to a note or	      an index of a power, etc; as, in x^{2} + y^{n}, 2 is a	      superior figure, n a superior letter. Cf. {Inferior	      figure}, under {Inferior}.	      [1913 Webster]	Superior \Su*pe"ri*or\, n.	   1. One who is above, or surpasses, another in rank, station,	      office, age, ability, or merit; one who surpasses in what	      is desirable; as, Addison has no superior as a writer of	      pure English.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The head of a monastery, convent, abbey, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]
Superioress \Su*pe"ri*or*ess\, n. (Eccl.)	   A woman who acts as chief in a convent, abbey, or nunnery; a	   lady superior.	   [1913 Webster]
Superiority \Su*pe`ri*or"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. sup['e]riorit['e],	   LL. superioritas.]	   The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as,	   superiority of rank; superiority in merit.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Preeminence; excellence; predominancy; prevalence;	        ascendency; odds; advantage.	        [1913 Webster]
Superiorly \Su*pe"ri*or*ly\, adv.	   In a superior position or manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Superjacent \Su`per*ja"cent\, a. [L. superjacens, p. pr. of	   superjacere; super above + jacere to lie.]	   Situated immediately above; as, superjacent rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Superlation \Su`per*la"tion\, n. [L. superlatio. See	   {Superlative}.]	   Exaltation of anything beyond truth or propriety. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, a. [L. superlativus, fr.	   superlatus excessive, used as p. p. of superiorferre, but	   from a different root: cf. F. superlatif. See {Elate},	   {Tolerate}.]	   1. Lifted up to the highest degree; most eminent; surpassing	      all other; supreme; as, superlative wisdom or prudence; a	      woman of superlative beauty; the superlative glory of the	      divine character.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Expressing the highest or lowest degree of the	      quality, manner, etc., denoted by an adjective or an	      adverb. The superlative degree is formed from the positive	      by the use of -est, most, or least; as, highest, most	      pleasant, least bright.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Su`per*la"tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Su`per*la"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Superlative \Su`per*la"tive\, n.	   1. That which is highest or most eminent; the utmost degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.)	      (a) The superlative degree of adjectives and adverbs;	          also, a form or word by which the superlative degree	          is expressed; as, strongest, wisest, most stormy,	          least windy, are all superlatives.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Absolute superlative}, a superlative in an absolute rather	      than in a comparative or exclusive sense. See {Elative}.	      [1913 Webster]
Superlucration \Su`per*lu*cra"tion\, n. [Pref. super- + L.	   lucratio gain.]	   Excessive or extraordinary gain. [Obs.] --Davenant.	   [1913 Webster] Superlunar
Superlunar \Su`per*lu"nar\, Superlunary \Su`per*lu"na*ry\, a.	   Being above the moon; not belonging to this world; -- opposed	   to sublunary.	   [1913 Webster]	         The head that turns at superlunar things. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Superman \Su"per*man`\, n.	   1. same as {Overman}, above.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a fictional character of cartoons, movies and television,	      with superhuman powers such as great strength, the ability	      to fly, and x-ray vision. In the cartoon tale, he was born	      on the planet Krypton and sent by his parents into space	      before it exploded, and landed on earth, where he fights	      for "truth, justice, and the American way". He works	      incognito as a reporter at the Daily Planet, and is	      constantly trying to avoid the uncovering of his secret	      identity by a co-worker, Lois Lane.	      [PJC]
Supermaterial \Su`per*ma*te"ri*al\, a.	   Being above, or superior to, matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Supermaxilla \Su`per*max*il"la\, n. [NL. See {Super-}, and	   {Maxilla}.] (Anat.)	   The supermaxilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Supermaxillary \Su`per*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Supermaxillary.	   [1913 Webster]
Supermedial \Su`per*me"di*al\, a.	   Above the middle.	   [1913 Webster]
Supermundane \Su`per*mun"dane\, a.	   Being above the world; -- opposed to inframundane.	   --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Supermundial \Su`per*mun"di*al\, a.	   Supermundane. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supernacular \Su`per*nac"u*lar\, a.	   Like supernaculum; first-rate; as, a supernacular wine. [R.]	   --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernaculum \Su`per*nac"u*lum\, adv. & n. [NL., from L. super	   over + G. nagel, a nail, as of the finger, or a corruption of	   L. super and ungulam claw.]	   1. A kind of mock Latin term intended to mean, upon the nail;	      -- used formerly by topers. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drinking super nagulum [supernaculum], a device of	            drinking, new come out of France, which is, after a	            man hath turned up the bottom of the cup, to drop it	            on his nail and make a pearl with that is left;	            which if it slide, and he can not make it stand on	            by reason there is too much, he must drink again for	            his penance.                          --Nash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Good liquor, of which not enough is left to wet one's	      nail. --Grose.	      [1913 Webster]
Supernal \Su*per"nal\, a. [L. supernus, from super above: cf. F.	   supernel. See {Super-}.]	   1. Being in a higher place or region; locally higher; as, the	      supernal orbs; supernal regions. "That supernal judge."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating or belonging to things above; celestial;	      heavenly; as, supernal grace.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not by the sufferance of supernal power. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Supernatant \Su`per*na"tant\, a. [L. supernatanus, p. pr. of	   supernatare to swim above; super above + natare to swim.]	   Swimming above; floating on the surface; as, oil supernatant	   on water.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Supernatation \Su`per*na*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of floating on the surface of a fluid. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernatural \Su`per*nat"u*ral\, a. [Pref. super- + natural: cf.	   OF. supernaturel, F. surnaturel.]	   Being beyond, or exceeding, the power or laws of nature;	   miraculous.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Preternatural.	   Usage: {Supernatural}, {Preternatural}. Preternatural	          signifies beside nature, and supernatural, above or	          beyond nature. What is very greatly aside from the	          ordinary course of things is preternatural; what is	          above or beyond the established laws of the universe	          is supernatural. The dark day which terrified all	          Europe nearly a century ago was preternatural; the	          resurrection of the dead is supernatural. "That form	          which the earth is under at present is preternatural,	          like a statue made and broken again." --T. Burnet.	          "Cures wrought by medicines are natural operations;	          but the miraculous ones wrought by Christ and his	          apostles were supernatural." --Boyle.	          [1913 Webster]	                That is supernatural, whether it be, that is	                either not in the chain of natural cause and	                effect, or which acts on the chain of cause and	                effect in nature, from without the chain.	                                                  --Bushnell.	          [1913 Webster]	                We must not view creation as supernatural, but	                we do look upon it as miraculous. --McCosh.	          [1913 Webster]	   {The supernatural}, whatever is above and beyond the scope,	      or the established course, of the laws of nature. "Nature	      and the supernatural." --H. Bushnell.	      [1913 Webster]
Supernaturalism \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being supernatural;	      supernaturalness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The doctrine of a divine and supernatural agency	      in the production of the miracles and revelations recorded	      in the Bible, and in the grace which renews and sanctifies	      men, -- in opposition to the doctrine which denies the	      agency of any other than physical or natural causes in the	      case. [Written also {supranaturalism}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Supernaturalist \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ist\, n.	   One who holds to the principles of supernaturalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernaturalistic \Su`per*nat`u*ral*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to supernaturalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernaturality \Su`per*nat`u*ral"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being supernatural.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernaturalize \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ize\, v. t.	   To treat or regard as supernatural.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernaturally \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ly\, adv.	   In a supernatural manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernaturalness \Su`per*nat"u*ral*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being supernatural.	   [1913 Webster]
Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, a. [L. supernumerarius: cf.	   OF. supernum['e]raire, F. surnum['e]raire. See {Super-}, and	   {Numerary}, {Number}.]	   1. Exceeding the number stated or prescribed; as, a	      supernumerary officer in a regiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exceeding a necessary, usual, or required number or	      quality; superfluous; as, supernumerary addresses;	      supernumerary expense. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Supernumerary \Su`per*nu"mer*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Supernumeraries}.	   1. A person or thing beyond the number stated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or thing beyond what is necessary or usual;	      especially, a person employed not for regular service, but	      only to fill the place of another in case of need;	      specifically, in theaters, a person who is not a regular	      actor, but is employed to appear in a stage spectacle.	      [1913 Webster]
Superoccipital \Su`per*oc*cip"i*tal\, a.	   Supraoccipital.	   [1913 Webster]
Superorder \Su`per*or"der\, n. (Zool.)	   A group intermediate in importance between an order and a	   subclass.	   [1913 Webster]
Superordination \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 an ecclesiastical	   official, during his lifetime, of his successor. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Superoxide \Su`per*ox"ide\, n. (Chem.)	   See {Peroxide}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superparticular \Su`per*par*tic"u*lar\, a. [L.	   superparticularis. See {Super-}, and {Particular}.] (Math.)	   Of or pertaining to a ratio when the excess of the greater	   term over the less is a unit, as the ratio of 1 to 2, or of 3	   to 4. [Obs.] --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Superpartient \Su`per*par"tient\, a. [L. superpartiens; super	   over + partiens, p. pr. of partire to divide.] (Math.)	   Of or pertaining to a ratio when the excess of the greater	   term over the less is more than a unit, as that of 3 to 5, or	   7 to 10. [Obs.] --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Superphosphate \Su`per*phos"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   An acid phosphate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Superphosphate of lime} (Com. Chem.), a fertilizer obtained	      by trating bone dust, bone black, or phosphorite with	      sulphuric acid, whereby the insoluble neutral calcium	      phosphate, {Ca3(PO4)2}, is changed to the primary or acid	      calcium phosphate {Ca(H2PO4)2}, which is soluble and	      therefore available for the soil.	      [1913 Webster]
Superphysical \Su`per*phys"ic*al\, a.	   Above or beyond physics; not explainable by physical laws.	   [1913 Webster]	         Something superphysical and superchemical. --J. Le	                                                  Conte.	   [1913 Webster]
Superplant \Su"per*plant`\, n.	   A plant growing on another, as the mistletoe; an epiphyte.	   [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Superplease \Su`per*please"\, v. t.	   To please exceedingly. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Superplus \Su"per*plus\, n. [Pref. super- + L. plus more. See	   {Surplus}.]	   Surplus. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Superplusage \Su"per*plus`age\, n.	   Surplusage. [Obs.] "There yet remained a superplusage." --Bp.	   Fell.	   [1913 Webster]
Superpolitic \Su`per*pol"i*tic\, a.	   More than politic; above or exceeding policy. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Superponderate \Su`per*pon"der*ate\, v. t.	   To wiegh over and above. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superposable \Su`per*pos"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being superposed, as one figure upon another.	   [1913 Webster]
Superpose \Su`per*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superposed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Superposing}.] [F. superposer. See {Super-},	   and {Pose}.]	   1. To lay upon, as one kind of rock on another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) To lay (a figure) upon another in such a manner	      that all the parts of the one coincide with the parts of	      the other; as, to superpose one plane figure on another.	      [1913 Webster]
Superposition \Su`per*po*si"tion\, n. [Cf. F. superposition. See	   {Super-}, and {Position}.]	   The act of superposing, or the state of being superposed; as,	   the superposition of rocks; the superposition of one plane	   figure on another, in geometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Superpraise \Su`per*praise"\, v. t.	   To praise to excess.	   [1913 Webster]	         To vow, and swear, and superpraise my parts. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Superproportion \Su`per*pro*por"tion\, n.	   Overplus or excess of proportion. --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Superpurgation \Su`per*pur*ga"tion\, n.	   Excessive purgation. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Superreflection \Su`per*re*flec"tion\, n.	   The reflection of a reflected image or sound. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Superregal \Su`per*re"gal\, a.	   More than regal; worthy of one greater than a king.	   --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Superreward \Su`per*re*ward"\, v. t.	   To reward to an excessive degree. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Superroyal \Su`per*roy"al\, a.	   Larger than royal; -- said of a particular size of printing	   and writing paper. See the Note under {Paper}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersacral \Su`per*sa"cral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the sacrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersaliency \Su`per*sa"li*en*cy\, n.	   The act of leaping on anything. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersalient \Su`per*sa"li*ent\, a. [Pref. super- + L. saliens	   p. pr. of salire to leap.]	   Leaping upon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supersalt \Su`per*salt"\, n. (Chem.)	   An acid salt. See {Acid salt}	   (a), under {Salt}, n.	       [1913 Webster]
Supersaturate \Su`per*sat"u*rate\, v. t.	   To add to beyond saturation; as, to supersaturate a solution.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersaturation \Su`per*sat`u*ra"tion\, n.	   The operation of supersaturating, or the state of being	   supersaturated.	   [1913 Webster]
Superscribe \Su`per*scribe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Superscribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Superscribing}.] [L.	   superscribere, superscriptum; super over + scribere to write.	   See {Super-}, and {Scribe}.]	   To write or engrave (a name, address, inscription, or the	   like) on the top or surface; to write a name, address, or the	   like, on the outside or cover of (anything); as, to	   superscribe a letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Superscript \Su"per*script\, n.	   Superscription. [Obs.] "I will overglance the superscript."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Superscription \Su`per*scrip"tion\, n. [L. superscriptio. See	   {Superscribe}.]	   1. The act of superscribing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside,	      or above something else; specifically, an address on a	      letter, envelope, or the like. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            The superscription of his accusation was written	            over, The King of the Jews.           --Mark xv. 26.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the	      Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ?.	      [1913 Webster]
Supersecular \Su`per*sec"u*lar\, a.	   Being above the world, or secular things. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersede \Su`per*sede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Superseded}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Superseding}.] [L. supersedere, supersessum, to	   sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above +	   sedere to sit: cf. F. supers['e]der. See {Sit}, and cf.	   {Surcease}.]	   1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of;	      as, to supersede an officer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior	      power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to	      render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known	            laws of natural motion.               --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear.	      [1913 Webster]
Supersedeas \Su`per*se"de*as\, n. [L., suspend, set aside, stay,	   2d pers. sing. present subjunctive of supersedere. See	   {Supersede}.] (Law)	   A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in	   certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ.	   --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersedure \Su*per*se"dure\, n.	   The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as,	   the supersedure of trial by jury. --A. Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Superseminate \Su`per*sem"i*nate\, v. t.	   To sow, as seed, over something previously sown. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That can not be done with joy, when it shall be	         indifferent to any man to superseminate what he please.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersemination \Su`per*sem`i*na"tion\, n.	   The sowing of seed over seed previously sown. [Obs.] --Abp.	   Bramhall.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersensible \Su`per*sen"si*ble\, a. [Pref. super- + sensible:	   cf. F. supersensible.]	   Beyond the reach of the senses; above the natural powers of	   perception.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersensitive \Su`per*sen"si*tive\, a.	   Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive. --	   {Su`per*sen"si*tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersensual \Su`per*sen"su*al\, a.	   Supersensible.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersensuous \Su`per*sen"su*ous\, a.	   1. Supersensible.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessively sensuous.	      [1913 Webster]
Superserviceable \Su`per*serv"ice*a*ble\, a.	   Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired. "A	   superserviceable, finical rogue." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersession \Su`per*ses"sion\, n. [Cf. OF. supersession. See	   {Supersede}.]	   The act of superseding, or the state of being superseded;	   supersedure.	   [1913 Webster]	         The general law of diminishing return from land would	         have undergone, to that extent, a temporary	         supersession.                            --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersolar \Su`per*so"lar\, a.	   Above the sun. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
supersonic \su`per*son"ic\, a.	   1. Moving at a speed greater than the speed of sound in air;	      -- this speed varies with altitude, since the speed of	      sound varies with altitude, as well as with temperature	      and humidity, being approximately 1129 feet per second at	      sea level and 984 feet per second at 16 miles altitude.	      [PJC]	   2. Capable of moving at speeds higher than the speed of	      sound; -- of aircraft.	      [PJC]
Supersphenoidal \Su`per*sphe*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the	   sphenoid bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Superspinous \Su`per*spi"nous\, a. (Anat.)	   Supraspinuos.	   [1913 Webster]
Superstition \Su`per*sti"tion\, n. [F. superstition, L.	   superstitio, originally, a standing still over or by a thing;	   hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or	   supernatural, fr. superstare to stand over; super over +	   stare to stand. See {Super-}, and {Stand}.]	   1. An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is	      unknown or mysterious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity;	      excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or	      practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the	      observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points	      of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding	      from excess of sculptures in religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the truth	            With superstitions and traditions taint. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The worship of a false god or gods; false religion;	      religious veneration for objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The accusers] had certain questions against him of	            their own superstition.               --Acts xxv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain	      extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens,	      prognostics, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fanaticism.	   Usage: {Superstition}, {Fanaticism}. Superstition springs	          from religious feeling misdirected or unenlightened.	          Fanaticism arises from this same feeling in a state of	          high-wrought and self-confident excitement. The former	          leads in some cases to excessive rigor in religious	          opinions or practice; in others, to unfounded belief	          in extraordinary events or in charms, omens, and	          prognostics, hence producing weak fears, or excessive	          scrupulosity as to outward observances. The latter	          gives rise to an utter disregard of reason under the	          false assumption of enjoying a guidance directly	          inspired. Fanaticism has a secondary sense as applied	          to politics, etc., which corresponds to the primary.	          [1913 Webster]
Superstitionist \Su`per*sti"tion*ist\, n.	   One addicted to superstition. [Obs.] "Blind	   superstitionists." --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Superstitious \Su`per*sti"tious\, a. [F. superstitieux, L.	   superstitiosus.]	   1. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or	      manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites;	      superstitious observances.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in	      religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of	      idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye	            are too superstitious.                --Acts xvii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Superstitious use} (Law), the use of a gift or bequest, as	      of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of a	      religion not tolerated by the law. [Eng.] --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Su`per*sti"tious*ly}, adv. --	      {Su`per*sti"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Superstrain \Su`per*strain"\, v. t.	   To overstrain. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Superstratum \Su`per*stra"tum\, n.; pl. {Superstrata}. [NL.: cf.	   L. supersternere, superstratum, to spread upon. See {Super-},	   and {Stratum}.]	   A stratum, or layer, above another.	   [1913 Webster]
Superstruct \Su`per*struct"\, v. t. [L. superstructus, p. p. of	   superstruere to build upon; super over + struere to build.	   See {Super-}, and {Structure}.]	   To build over or upon another structure; to erect upon a	   foundation.	   [1913 Webster]	         This is the only proper basis on which to superstruct	         first innocency and then virtue.         --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Superstruction \Su`per*struc"tion\, n.	   1. The act of superstructing, or building upon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is superstructed, or built upon some	      foundation; an edifice; a superstructure.	      [1913 Webster]	            My own profession hath taught me not to erect new	            superstructions upon an old ruin.     --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]
Superstructive \Su`per*struct"ive\, a.	   Built or erected on something else. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Superstructor \Su`per*struct"or\, n.	   One who builds a superstructure. [R.] --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Superstructure \Su`per*struc"ture\, n. [Cf. F. superstructure.]	   1. Any material structure or edifice built on something else;	      that which is raised on a foundation or basis; esp.	      (Arch.), all that part of a building above the basement.	      Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have added to your natural endowments the	            superstructure of study.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railway Engin.) The sleepers, and fastenings, in	      distinction from the roadbed.	      [1913 Webster]
Supersubstantial \Su`per*sub*stan"tial\, a. [Pref. super- +	   substantial: cf. F. supersubstantiel.]	   More than substantial; spiritual. "The heavenly	   supersubstantial bread." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersubtle \Su`per*sub"tle\, a.	   Too subtle. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Supersulphate \Su`per*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   An acid sulphate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supersulphureted \Su`per*sul"phu*ret`ed\, a. (Chem.)	   Supersulphurized. [Obs.] [Written also {-sulphuretted}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supersulphurize \Su`per*sul"phur*ize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To impregnate or combine with an excess of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Supertax \Su"per*tax`\, n. [Super- + tax.]	   A tax in addition to the usual or normal tax; specif., in the	   United Kingdom, an income tax of sixpence for every pound in	   addition to the normal income tax of one shilling and	   twopence for every pound, imposed, by the Finance Act of	   1909-1910 (c. 8, ss 66, 72), on the amount by which the	   income of any person exceeds [pounds]3,000 when his total	   income exceeds [pounds]5,000.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Supertemporal \Su`per*tem"po*ral\, n.	   That which is more than temporal; that which is eternal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superterranean \Su`per*ter*ra"ne*an\, a.	   Being above ground. "Superterranean quarries." --Mrs.	   Trollope.	   [1913 Webster]
Superterrene \Su`per*ter*rene"\, a. [Pref. super- + terrene: cf.	   L. superterrenus.]	   Being above ground, or above the earth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Superterrestrial \Su`per*ter*res"tri*al\, a.	   Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth.	   --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]
Supertonic \Su`per*ton"ic\, n. (Mus.)	   The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale.	   --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Supertragical \Su`per*trag"ic*al\, a.	   Tragical to excess.	   [1913 Webster]
Supertuberation \Su`per*tu`ber*a"tion\, n. [Pref. super- +	   tuber.] (Bot.)	   The production of young tubers, as potatoes, from the old	   while still growing.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervacaneous \Su`per*va*ca"ne*ous\, a. [L. supervacaneus,	   supervacuus; super over + vacuus empty.]	   Serving no purpose; superfluous; needless. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervene \Su`per*vene"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Supervened}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Supervening}.] [L. supervenire, superventum, to	   come over, to come upon; super over + venire to come. See	   {Super-}, and {Come}, and cf. {Overcome}.]	   To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with	   reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or	   after something else; to be added; to take place; to happen.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter	         unless impressed by divine power.        --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]	         A tyrany immediately supervened.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervenient \Su`per*ven"ient\, a. [L. superveniens, p. pr.]	   Coming as something additional or extraneous; coming	   afterwards.	   [1913 Webster]	         That branch of belief was in him supervenient to	         Christian practice.                      --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	         Divorces can be granted, a mensa et toro, only for	         supervenient causes.                     --Z. Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervention \Su`per*ven"tion\, n. [L. superventio.]	   The act of supervening. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervisal \Su`per*vis"al\, n.	   Supervision. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervise \Su`per*vise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supervised}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Supervising}.] [Pref. super- + L. visere to	   look at attentively, to view, surely, intens. from videre,	   visum, to see. Cf. {Survise}, and {Survey}.]	   1. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with	      authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam	      engine, or the printing of a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To look over so as to read; to peruse. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Superintend}.	        [1913 Webster]	Supervise \Su`per*vise"\, n.	   Supervision; inspection. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supervision \Su`per*vi"sion\, n.	   The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence;	   oversight.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervisive \Su`per*vi"sive\, a.	   Supervisory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supervisor \Su`per*vis"or\, n.	   1. One who supervises; an overseer; an inspector; a	      superintendent; as, a supervisor of schools.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spectator; a looker-on. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Supervisory \Su`per*vi"so*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to supervision; as, supervisory powers.	   [1913 Webster]
Supervive \Su`per*vive"\, v. t. [L. supervivere. See {Survive}.]	   To survive; to outlive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supervolute \Su`per*vo*lute"\, a. [L. supervolutus, p. p. of	   supervolvere to roll over; super over + volvere to roll.]	   (Bot.)	   Having a plaited and convolute arrangement in the bud, as in	   the morning-glory.	   [1913 Webster]
Supination \Su`pi*na"tion\, n. [L. supinare, supinatum, to bend	   or lay backward, fr. supinus supine: cf. F. supination. See	   {Supine}.] (Physiol.)	   (a) The act of turning the hand palm upward; also, position	       of the hand with the palm upward.	   (b) The act or state of lying with the face upward. Opposed	       to {pronation}.	       [1913 Webster]
Supinator \Su`pi*na"tor\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   A muscle which produces the motion of supination.	   [1913 Webster]
Supine \Su*pine"\ (s[-u]*p[imac]n"), a. [L. supinus, akin to sub	   under, super above. Cf. {Sub-}, {Super-}.]	   1. Lying on the back, or with the face upward; -- opposed to	      {prone}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Leaning backward, or inclining with exposure to the sun;	      sloping; inclined.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the vine	            On rising ground be placed, or hills supine.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless.	      [1913 Webster]	            He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly	            exposed to any temptation.            --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Negligent; heedless; indolent; thoughtless; inattentive;	        listless; careless; drowsy.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Su*pine"ly}, adv. -- {Su*pine"ness},	        n.	        [1913 Webster]	Supine \Su"pine\ (s[=u]"p[imac]n), n. [L. supinum (sc. verbum),	   from supinus bent or thrown backward, perhaps so called	   because, although furnished with substantive case endings, it	   rests or falls back, as it were, on the verb: cf. F. supin.]	   (Lat. Gram.)	   A verbal noun; or (according to C.F.Becker), a case of the	   infinitive mood ending in -um and -u, that in -um being	   sometimes called the former supine, and that in -u the latter	   supine.	   [1913 Webster]
Supinity \Su*pin"i*ty\ (s[-u]*p[i^]n"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L.	   supinitas.]	   Supineness. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppage \Sup"page\, n. [From {Sup}.]	   What may be supped; pottage. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppalpation \Sup`pal*pa"tion\, n. [L. suppalpari to caress a	   little; sub under, a little + palpare to caress.]	   The act of enticing by soft words; enticement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supparasitation \Sup*par`a*si*ta"tion\, n. [See {Supparasite}.]	   The act of flattering to gain favor; servile approbation.	   [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Supparasite \Sup*par"a*site\, v. t. [L. supparasitari; sub	   under, a little + parasitus a parasite.]	   To flatter; to cajole; to act the parasite. [Obs.] --Dr. R.	   Clerke.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppawn \Sup*pawn"\, n.	   See {Supawn}.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppedaneous \Sup`pe*da"ne*ous\, a. [Pref. sub- + L. pes, pedis,	   a foot: cf. L. suppedaneum a footstool.]	   Being under the feet. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppeditate \Sup*ped"i*tate\, v. t. [L. suppeditatus, p. p. of	   suppeditare to supply.]	   To supply; to furnish. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppeditation \Sup*ped`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. suppeditatio.]	   Supply; aid afforded. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Supper \Sup"per\, n. [OE. soper, super, OF. super, soper, F.	   souper; originally an infinitive, to sup, take a meal. See	   {Soup}, and cf. {Sup} to take supper.]	   A meal taken at the close of the day; the evening meal.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Supper is much used in an obvious sense, either	         adjectively or as the first part of a compound; as,	         supper time or supper-time, supper bell, supper hour,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Supper \Sup"per\, v. i.	   To take supper; to sup. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Supper \Sup"per\, v. t.	   To supply with supper. [R.] "Kester was suppering the	   horses." --Mrs. Gaskell.	   [1913 Webster]
Supperless \Sup"per*less\, a.	   Having no supper; deprived of supper; as, to go supperless to	   bed. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Supping \Sup"ping\, n.	   1. The act of one who sups; the act of taking supper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is supped; broth. [Obs.] --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Supplace \Sup*place"\, v. t.	   To replace. [R.] --J. Bascom.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplant \Sup*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplanted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Supplanting}.] [F. supplanter, L. supplantare to	   trip up one's heels, to throw down; sub under + planta the	   sole of the foot, also, a sucker, slip, sprout. Cf. {Plant},	   n.]	   1. To trip up. [Obs.] "Supplanted, down he fell." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To displace and take the place of; to supersede; to remove	      or displace by stratagem; as, a rival supplants another in	      the favor of a mistress or a prince.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suspecting that the courtier had supplanted the	            friend.                               --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To overthrow, undermine, or force away, in order to get a	      substitute in place of. [obsolescent]	      [1913 Webster]	            You never will supplant the received ideas of God.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To remove (a thing) and replace it with something else.	      [PJC]	   Syn: To remove; displace; overpower; undermine; overthrow;	        supersede.	        [1913 Webster]
Supplantation \Sup`plan*ta"tion\ (s[u^]p`pl[a^]n*t[=a]"sh[u^]n),	   n. [Cf. F. supplantation, L. supplantatio hypocritical	   deceit.]	   The act of supplanting or displacing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Habitual supplantation of immediate selfishness.	                                                  --Cloeridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplanter \Sup*plan"ter\ (s[u^]p*pl[a^]nt"[~e]r), n.	   One who supplants.	   [1913 Webster]
Supple \Sup"ple\ (s[u^]p"p'l), a. [OE. souple, F. souple, from	   L. supplex suppliant, perhaps originally, being the knees.	   Cf. {Supplicate}.]	   1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple	      fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Yielding; compliant; not obstinate; submissive to	      guidance; as, a supple horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            If punishment . . . makes not the will supple, it	            hardens the offender.                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bending to the humor of others; flattering; fawning;	      obsequious. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pliant; flexible; yielding; compliant; bending;	        flattering; fawning; soft.	        [1913 Webster]	Supple \Sup"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppled} (s[u^]p"p'ld);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppling} (s[u^]p"pl[i^]ng).]	   1. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple	      leather.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mother persisting till she had bent her daughter's	            mind and suppled her will.            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They should supple our stiff willfulness. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	Supple \Sup"ple\, v. i.	   To become soft and pliant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stones . . .	         Suppled into softness as they fell.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Supple-chapped \Sup"ple-chapped`\, a.	   Having a limber tongue. [R.] "A supple-chapped flatterer."	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Supple-jack \Sup"ple-jack`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A climbing shrub ({Berchemia volubilus}) of the Southern	       United States, having a tough and pliable stem.	   (b) A somewhat similar tropical American plant ({Paullinia	       Curassavica}); also, a walking stick made from its stem.	       [1913 Webster]	             He was in form and spirit like a supple-jack, . . .	             yielding, but tough; though he bent, he never	             broke.                               --W. Irving.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: This name is given to various plants of similar habit	         in different British colonies.	         [1913 Webster]
Supplely \Sup"ple*ly\, adv.	   In a supple manner; softly; pliantly; mildly. --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, n. [F. suppl['e]ment, L.	   supplementum, fr. supplere to fill up. See {Supply}, v. t.]	   1. That which supplies a deficiency, or meets a want; a	      store; a supply. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which fills up, completes, or makes an addition to,	      something already organized, arranged, or set apart;	      specifically, a part added to, or issued as a continuation	      of, a book or paper, to make good its deficiencies or	      correct its errors.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Trig.) The number of degrees which, if added to a	      specified arc, make it 180[deg]; the quantity by which an	      arc or an angle falls short of 180 degrees, or an arc	      falls short of a semicircle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Appendix.	   Usage: {Appendix}, {Supplement}. An appendix is that which is	          appended to something, but is not essential to its	          completeness; a supplement is that which supplements,	          or serves to complete or make perfect, that to which	          it is added.	          [1913 Webster]	Supplement \Sup"ple*ment\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplemented};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplementing}.]	   To fill up or supply by addition; to add something to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Causes of one kind must be supplemented by bringing to	         bear upon them a causation of another kind. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Supplemental
Supplemental \Sup`ple*men"tal\, Supplementary
\Sup`ple*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. suppl['e]mentaire.]	   Added to supply what is wanted; additional; being, or serving	   as, a supplement; as, a supplemental law; a supplementary	   sheet or volume.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Supplemental air} (Physiol.), the air which in addition to	      the residual air remains in the lungs after ordinary	      expiration, but which, unlike the residual air, can be	      expelled; reserve air.	   {Supplemental bill} (Equity), a bill filed in aid of an	      original bill to supply some deffect in the latter, or to	      set forth new facts which can not be done by amendment.	      --Burrill. --Daniel.	   {Supplementary chords} (Math.), in an ellipse or hyperbola,	      any two chords drawn through the extremities of a	      diameter, and intersecting on the curve.	      [1913 Webster]
Supplementation \Sup`ple*men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act of supplementing. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppleness \Sup"ple*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being supple; flexibility;	   pliableness; pliancy.	   [1913 Webster] Suppletive
Suppletive \Sup"ple*tive\, Suppletory \Sup"ple*to*ry\, a. [Cf.	   F. suppl['e]tif, LL. suppletivus, from L. supplere,	   suppletum, to fill up. See {Supply}.]	   Supplying deficiencies; supplementary; as, a suppletory oath.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppletory \Sup"ple*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Suppletories}.	   That which is to supply what is wanted.	   [1913 Webster]	         Invent suppletories to excuse an evil man. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplial \Sup*pli"al\, n.	   The act of supplying; a supply. "The supplial of a	   preposition." --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppliance \Sup*pli"ance\, n. [From {Supply}.]	   That which supplies a want; assistance; a gratification;	   satisfaction. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The perfume and suppliance of a minute.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Suppliance \Sup*pli"ance\, n. [See {Suppliant}.]	   Supplication; entreaty.	   [1913 Webster]	         When Greece her knee in suppliance bent. --Halleck.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppliant \Sup"pli*ant\, a. [F., p. pr. of supplier to entreat,	   L. supplicare. See {Supplicate}, and cf. {Supplicant}.]	   1. Asking earnestly and submissively; entreating; beseeching;	      supplicating.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rich grow suppliant, and the poor grow proud.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manifesting entreaty; expressive of supplication.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bow and sue for grace	            With suppliant knee.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Entreating; beseeching; suing; begging; supplicating;	        imploring.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sup"pli*ant*ly}, adv. --	        {Sup"pli*ant*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]	Suppliant \Sup"pli*ant\, n.	   One who supplicates; a humble petitioner; one who entreats	   submissively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hear thy suppliant's prayer.             --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplicancy \Sup"pli*can*cy\, n.	   Supplication. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supplicant \Sup"pli*cant\, a. [L. supplicans, p. pr. See	   {Supplicate}, and cf. {Suppliant}.]	   Entreating; asking submissively. --Shak. --	   {Sup"pli*cant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Supplicant \Sup"pli*cant\, n.	   One who supplicates; a suppliant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wise supplicant . . . left the event to God.	                                                  --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplicat \Sup"pli*cat\, n. [L., he supplicates.] (Eng.	   Universities)	   A petition; esp., a written one, with a certificate that the	   conditions have been complied with.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplicate \Sup"pli*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Supplicating}.] [L. supplicatus, p. p. of	   supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex,	   supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub	   under + a word akin to placare to reconcile, appease (cf.	   {Placable}), or fr. sub under + plicare to fold, whence the	   idea of bending the knees (cf. {Ply}, v. t.). Cf. {Supple}.]	   1. To entreat for; to seek by earnest prayer; to ask for	      earnestly and humbly; as, to supplicate blessings on	      Christian efforts to spread the gospel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To address in prayer; to entreat as a supplicant; as, to	      supplicate the Deity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To beseech; entreat; beg; petition; implore; importune;	        solicit; crave. See {Beseech}.	        [1913 Webster]	Supplicate \Sup"pli*cate\, v. i.	   To make petition with earnestness and submission; to implore.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man can not brook to supplicate or beg. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplicatingly \Sup"pli*ca`ting*ly\, adv.	   In a supplicating manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplication \Sup`pli*ca"tion\, n. [F. supplication, L.	   supplicatio.]	   1. The act of supplicating; humble and earnest prayer, as in	      worship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A humble petition; an earnest request; an entreaty.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rom. Antiq.) A religious solemnity observed in	      consequence of some military success, and also, in times	      of distress and danger, to avert the anger of the gods.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Entreaty; petition; solicitation; craving.	        [1913 Webster]
Supplicator \Sup"pli*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who supplicates; a supplicant.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplicatory \Sup"pli*ca*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. supplicatoire.]	   Containing supplication; humble; earnest.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplier \Sup*pli"er\, n.	   One who supplies.	   [1913 Webster]
Supply \Sup*ply"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Supplying}.] [For older supploy, F. suppl['e]er, OF. also	   supployer, (assumed) LL. suppletare, from L. supplere,	   suppletum; sub under + plere to fill, akin to plenus full.	   See {Plenty}.]	   1. To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted;	      to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are	      supplied by smaller streams; an aqueduct supplies an	      artificial lake; -- often followed by with before the	      thing furnished; as, to supply a furnace with fuel; to	      supply soldiers with ammunition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To serve instead of; to take the place of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Burning ships the banished sun supply. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun was set, and Vesper, to supply	            His absent beams, had lighted up the sky. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fill temporarily; to serve as substitute for another	      in, as a vacant place or office; to occupy; to have	      possession of; as, to supply a pulpit.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give; to bring or furnish; to provide; as, to supply	      money for the war. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To furnish; provide; administer; minister; contribute;	        yield; accommodate.	        [1913 Webster]	Supply \Sup*ply"\, n.; pl. {Supplies}.	   1. The act of supplying; supplial. --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which supplies a want; sufficiency of things for use	      or want. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Auxiliary troops or reenforcements. "My promised	          supply of horsemen." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The food, and the like, which meets the daily	          necessities of an army or other large body of men;	          store; -- used chiefly in the plural; as, the army was	          discontented for lack of supplies.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) An amount of money provided, as by Parliament or	          Congress, to meet the annual national expenditures;	          generally in the plural; as, to vote supplies.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) A person who fills a place for a time; one who	          supplies the place of another; a substitute; esp., a	          clergyman who supplies a vacant pulpit.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Stated supply} (Eccl.), a clergyman employed to supply a	      pulpit for a definite time, but not settled as a pastor.	      [U.S.]	   {Supply and demand}. (Polit. Econ.) "Demand means the	      quantity of a given article which would be taken at a	      given price. Supply means the quantity of that article	      which could be had at that price." --F. A. Walker.	      [1913 Webster]	Supply \Sup*ply"\, a.	   Serving to contain, deliver, or regulate a supply of	   anything; as, a supply tank or valve.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Supply system} (Zool.), the system of tubes and canals in	      sponges by means of which food and water are absorbed. See	      Illust. of {Spongiae}.	      [1913 Webster]
Supplyant \Sup*ply"ant\, a.	   Supplying or aiding; auxiliary; suppletory. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Supplyment \Sup*ply"ment\, n.	   A supplying or furnishing; supply. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Support \Sup*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supported}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Supporting}.] [F. supporter, L. supportare to carry	   on, to convey, in LL., to support, sustain; sub under +	   portare to carry. See {Port} demeanor.]	   1. To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold;	      to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to	      bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an	      abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports	      the branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To endure without being overcome, exhausted, or changed in	      character; to sustain; as, to support pain, distress, or	      misfortunes.	      [1913 Webster]	            This fierce demeanor and his insolence	            The patience of a god could not support. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To keep from failing or sinking; to solace under affictive	      circumstances; to assist; to encourage; to defend; as, to	      support the courage or spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assume and carry successfully, as the part of an actor;	      to represent or act; to sustain; as, to support the	      character of King Lear.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To furnish with the means of sustenance or livelihood; to	      maintain; to provide for; as, to support a family; to	      support the ministers of the gospel.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To carry on; to enable to continue; to maintain; as, to	      support a war or a contest; to support an argument or a	      debate.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      or allegations.	      [1913 Webster]	            To urge such arguments, as though they were	            sufficient to support and demonstrate a whole scheme	            of moral philosophy.                  --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To vindicate; to maintain; to defend successfully; as, to	      be able to support one's own cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To uphold by aid or countenance; to aid; to help; to back	      up; as, to support a friend or a party; to support the	      present administration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore, bold pleasant,	            Darest thou support a published traitor? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A attend as an honorary assistant; as, a chairman	       supported by a vice chairman; O'Connell left the prison,	       supported by his two sons.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Support arms} (Mil.), a command in the manual of arms in	      responce to which the piece is held vertically at the	      shoulder, with the hammer resting on the left forearm,	      which is passed horizontally across the body in front;	      also, the position assumed in response to this command.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To maintain; endure; verify; substantiate; countenance;	        patronize; help; back; second; succor; relieve; uphold;	        encourage; favor; nurture; nourish; cherish; shield;	        defend; protect; stay; assist; forward.	        [1913 Webster]	Support \Sup*port"\, n. [F.]	   1. The act, state, or operation of supporting, upholding, or	      sustaining.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which upholds, sustains, or keeps from falling, as a	      prop, a pillar, or a foundation of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which maintains or preserves from being overcome,	      falling, yielding, sinking, giving way, or the like;	      subsistence; maintenance; assistance; reenforcement; as,	      he gave his family a good support, the support of national	      credit; the assaulting column had the support of a	      battery.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Points of support} (Arch.), the horizontal area of the	      solids of a building, walls, piers, and the like, as	      compared with the open or vacant spaces.	   {Right of support} (Law), an easement or servitude by which	      the owner of a house has a right to rest his timber on the	      walls of his neighbor's house. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stay; prop; maintenance; subsistence; assistance; favor;	        countenance; encouragement; patronage; aid; help;	        succor; nutriment; sustenance; food.	        [1913 Webster]
Supportable \Sup*port"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. supportable.]	   Capable of being supported, maintained, or endured;	   endurable. -- {Sup*port"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Sup*port"a*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Supportance \Sup*port"ance\, n.	   Support. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Supportation \Sup`por*ta"tion\, n.	   Maintenance; support. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Supporter \Sup*port"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, supports; as, oxygen is a	      supporter of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sockets and supporters of flowers are figured.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The saints have a . . . supporter in all their	            miseries.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, an adherent; one who sustains, advocates, and	      defends; as, the supporter of a party, faction, or	      candidate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Shipbuilding) A knee placed under the cathead.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) A figure, sometimes of a man, but commonly of some	      animal, placed on either side of an escutcheon, and	      exterior to it. Usually, both supporters of an escutcheon	      are similar figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) A broad band or truss for supporting the abdomen or	      some other part or organ.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Supportful \Sup*port"ful\, a.	   Abounding with support. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Supportless \Sup*port"less\, a.	   Having no support. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Supportment \Sup*port"ment\, n.	   Support. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Supportress \Sup*port"ress\, n.	   A female supporter. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You are my gracious patroness and supportress.	                                                  --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Supposable \Sup*pos"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being supposed, or imagined to exist; as, that is	   not a supposable case. -- {Sup*pos"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Sup*pos"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Supposal \Sup*pos"al\, n.	   The act of supposing; also, that which is supposed;	   supposition; opinion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Interest, with a Jew, never proceeds but upon supposal,	         at least, of a firm and sufficient bottom. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supposed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Supposing}.] [F. supposer; pref. sub- under + poser	   to place; -- corresponding in meaning to L. supponere,	   suppositum, to put under, to substitute, falsify,	   counterfeit. See {Pose}.]	   1. To represent to one's self, or state to another, not as	      true or real, but as if so, and with a view to some	      consequence or application which the reality would involve	      or admit of; to imagine or admit to exist, for the sake of	      argument or illustration; to assume to be true; as, let us	      suppose the earth to be the center of the system, what	      would be the result?	      [1913 Webster]	            Suppose they take offence without a cause. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we have as great assurance that a thing is, as	            we could possibly, supposing it were, we ought not	            to make any doubt of its existence.   --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imagine; to believe; to receive as true.	      [1913 Webster]	            How easy is a bush supposed a bear!   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not my lord suppose that they have slain all the	            young men, the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead.	                                                  --2 Sam. xiii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To require to exist or to be true; to imply by the laws of	      thought or of nature; as, purpose supposes foresight.	      [1913 Webster]	            One falsehood always supposes another, and renders	            all you can say suspected.            --Female	                                                  Quixote.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put by fraud in the place of another. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To imagine; believe; conclude; judge; consider; view;	        regard; conjecture; assume.	        [1913 Webster]	Suppose \Sup*pose"\, v. i.	   To make supposition; to think; to be of opinion. --Acts ii.	   15.	   [1913 Webster]	Suppose \Sup*pose"\, n.	   Supposition. [Obs.] --Shak. "A base suppose that he is	   honest." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Supposeer \Sup*pose"er\, n.	   One who supposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Supposition \Sup`po*si"tion\, n. [F. supposition, L. suppositio	   a placing under, a substitution, fr. supponere, suppositium,	   to put under, to substitute. The word has the meaning	   corresponding to suppose. See {Sub-}, and {Position}.]	   1. The act of supposing, laying down, imagining, or	      considering as true or existing, what is known not to be	      true, or what is not proved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is supposed; hypothesis; conjecture; surmise;	      opinion or belief without sufficient evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is only an infallibility upon supposition that	            if a thing be true, it is imposible to be false.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He means are in supposition.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Suppositional \Sup`po*si"tion*al\, a.	   Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural; supposed.	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Supposititious \Sup*pos`i*ti"tious\, a. [L. suppositicus. See	   {Supposition}.]	   1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being	      what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious;	      counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious	      writing. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suppositional; hypothetical. [R.] --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ly}, adv. --	      {Sup*pos`i*ti"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppositif.]	   Including or implying supposition, or hypothesis; supposed.	   -- {Sup*pos"i*tive*ly}, adv. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Suppositive \Sup*pos"i*tive\, n.	   A word denoting or implying supposition, as the words if,	   granting, provided, etc. --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppositor \Sup*pos"i*tor\, n. (Med.)	   An apparatus for the introduction of suppositories into the	   rectum.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppository \Sup*pos"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Suppositories}. [LL.	   suppositorium, fr. L. suppositorius that is placed	   underneath: cf. F. suppositoire. See {Supposition}.] (Med.)	   A pill or bolus for introduction into the rectum; esp., a	   cylinder or cone of medicated cacao butter.	   [1913 Webster]
Supposure \Sup*po"sure\, n.	   Supposition; hypothesis; conjecture. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppress \Sup*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppressed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Suppressing}.] [L. suppressus, p. p. of supprimere	   to suppress; sub under + premere, pressum, to press. See	   {Sub-}, and {Press}.]	   1. To overpower and crush; to subdue; to put down; to quell.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every rebellion, when it is suppressed, doth make	            the subject weaker, and the prince stronger. --Sir	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep in; to restrain from utterance or vent; as, to	      suppress the voice; to suppress a smile. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To retain without disclosure; to conceal; not to reveal;	      to prevent publication of; as, to suppress evidence; to	      suppress a pamphlet; to suppress the truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            She suppresses the name, and this keeps him in a	            pleasing suspense.                    --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To stop; to restrain; to arrest the discharges of; as, to	      suppress a diarrhea, or a hemorrhage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To repress; restrain; put down; overthrow; overpower;	        overwhelm; conceal; stifle; stop; smother.	        [1913 Webster]
Suppressible \Sup*press"i*ble\, a.	   That may be suppressed.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppression \Sup*pres"sion\, n. [L. suppressio: cf. F.	   suppression.]	   1. The act of suppressing, or the state of being suppressed;	      repression; as, the suppression of a riot, insurrection,	      or tumult; the suppression of truth, of reports, of	      evidence, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Complete stoppage of a natural secretion or	      excretion; as, suppression of urine; -- used in	      contradiction to retention, which signifies that the	      secretion or excretion is retained without expulsion.	      --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Omission; as, the suppression of a word.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Overthrow; destruction; concealment; repression;	        detention; retention; obstruction.	        [1913 Webster]
Suppressive \Sup*press"ive\, a.	   Tending to suppress; subduing; concealing.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppressor \Sup*press"or\, n. [L., hider.]	   One who suppresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Supprise \Sup*prise"\, v. t.	   To surprise. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppurant \Sup"pu*rant\, n. (Med.)	   A suppurative.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Suppurated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Suppurating}.] [L. suppuratus, p. p. of	   suppurare to suppurate, cause to suppurate; sub under + pus,	   puris, matter. See {Pus}.]	   To generate pus; as, a boil or abscess suppurates.	   [1913 Webster]	Suppurate \Sup"pu*rate\, v. t.	   To cause to generate pus; as, to suppurate a sore.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Suppuration \Sup`pu*ra"tion\, n. [L. suppuratio: cf. F.	   suppuration.]	   1. The act or process of suppurating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The matter produced by suppuration; pus.	      [1913 Webster]
Suppurative \Sup"pu*ra*tive\, a. [Cf. F. suppuratif.]	   Tending to suppurate; promoting suppuration.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Suppurative fever} (Med.), pyaemia.	      [1913 Webster]	Suppurative \Sup"pu*ra*tive\, n. (Med.)	   A suppurative medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Supputate \Sup"pu*tate\, v. t. [L. supputatus, p. p. of	   supputare. See {Suppute}.]	   To suppute. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supputation \Sup`pu*ta"tion\, n. [L. supputatio: cf. F.	   supputation.]	   Reckoning; account. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suppute \Sup*pute"\, v. t. [F. supputer, or L. supputare; sub	   under + putare to reckon.]	   To reckon; to compute; to suppose; to impute. [Obs.]	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Supra \Su"pra\, adv. [L.; akin to super. See {Super-}.]	   Over; above; before; also, beyond; besides; -- much used as a	   prefix.	   [1913 Webster]
Supra-acromial \Su`pra-a*cro"mi*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above the acromial process of the scapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Supra-angular \Su`pra-an"gu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   See {Surangular}.	   [1913 Webster]
Supra-auricular \Su`pra-au*ric"u*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars; -- said of	   certain feathers of birds. -- n. A supra-auricular feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Supra-axillary \Su"pra-ax"il*la*ry\, a. (Bot.)	   Growing above the axil; inserted above the axil, as a	   peduncle. See {Suprafoliaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprabranchial \Su`pra*bran"chi*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Situated above the branchiae; -- applied especially to the	   upper division of the gill cavity of bivalve mollusks.	   [1913 Webster] Suprachoroid
Suprachoroid \Su`pra*cho"roid\, Suprachoroidal
\Su`pra*cho*roid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above the choroid; -- applied to the layer of the	   choroid coat of the eyeball next to the sclerotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraciliary \Su`pra*cil"i*a*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Superciliary.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraclavicle \Su`pra*clav"i*cle\, n. (Anat.)	   A bone which usually connects the clavicle with the	   post-temporal in the pectorial arch of fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraclavicular \Su`pra*cla*vic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Situated above the clavicle.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the supraclavicle.	       [1913 Webster] Supracondylar
Supracondylar \Su`pra*con"dy*lar\, Supracondyloid
\Su`pra*con"dy*loid\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above a condyle or condyles.	   [1913 Webster]
Supracostal \Su`pra*cos"tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.	   [1913 Webster]
Supracranial \Su`pra*cra"ni*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above, or in the roof of, the cranium.	   [1913 Webster]
Supracretaceous \Su`pra*cre*ta"ceous\, a. (Geol.)	   Lying above the chalk; Supercretaceous.	   [1913 Webster]
Supradecompound \Su`pra*de*com"pound\, a. (Bot.)	   More than decompound; divided many times.	   [1913 Webster] Supra-esophagal
Supra-esophagal \Su`pra-e*soph"a*gal\, Supra-esophageal
\Su`pra-e`so*phag"e*al\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)	   Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the esophagus; as,	   the supra-esophageal ganglion of Crustacea. [Written also	   {supra-oesophagal}, and {supra-oesophageal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supra-ethmoid \Su`pra-eth"moid\, a. (Anat.)	   Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprafoliaceous \Su`pra*fo`li*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Inserted into the stem above the leaf, petiole, or axil, as a	   peduncle or flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraglotic \Su`pra*glot"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above the glottis; -- applied to that part of the	   cavity of the larynx above the true vocal cords.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprahepatic \Su`pra*he*pat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated over, or on the dorsal side of, the liver; --	   applied to the branches of the hepatic veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprahyoid \Su`pra*hy"oid\, a. (Anat.)	   Hyomental.	   [1913 Webster]
Supra-ilium \Su`pra-il"i*um\, n. (Anat.)	   The cartilaginous cap at the sacral end of the ilium of some	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Supralapsarian \Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an\, n. [Supra- + lapse: cf. F.	   supralapsaire.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of that class of Calvinists who believed that God's	   decree of election determined that man should fall, in order	   that the opportunity might be furnished of securing the	   redemption of a part of the race, the decree of salvation	   being conceived of as formed before or beyond, and not after	   or following, the lapse, or fall. Cf. {Infralapsarian}.	   [1913 Webster]	Supralapsarian \Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Supralapsarians, or their doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Supralapsarianism \Su`pra*lap*sa"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrine, belief, or principles of the Supralapsarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Supralapsary \Su`pra*lap"sa*ry\, a.	   Supralapsarian.	   [1913 Webster]	Supralapsary \Su`pra*lap"sa*ry\, n.	   A Supralapsarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraloral \Su`pra*lo"ral\, a. (Zool.)	   Situated above the lores; as, the supraloral feathers of a	   bird. -- n. A supraloral feather.	   [1913 Webster] Supralunar
Supralunar \Su`pra*lu"nar\, Supralunary \Su`pra*lu"na*ry\, a.	   Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.	   [1913 Webster]
Supramaxilla \Su`pra*max"il*la\, n.; pl. {Supramaxillae}.	   (Anat.)	   The upper jaw or maxilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Supramaxillary \Su`pra*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Situated over the lower jaw; as, the supramaxillary	       nerve.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the upper jaw.	       [1913 Webster]
Supramundane \Su`pra*mun"dane\, a.	   Being or situated above the world or above our system;	   celestial.	   [1913 Webster]
Supranaturalism \Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ism\, n.	   The state of being supernatural; belief in supernatural	   agency or revelation; supernaturalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Supranaturalist \Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist\, n.	   A supernaturalist.	   [1913 Webster] Supranaturalist	Supranaturalist \Su`pra*nat"u*ral*ist\, Supranaturalistic
\Su`pra*nat`u*ral*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to supernaturalism; supernaturalistic.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraoccipital \Su`pra*oc*cip"i*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput; of or	   pertaining to the supraoccipital bone. -- n. The	   supraoccipital bone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      [1913 Webster]
Supraocular \Su`pra*oc"u*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Above the eyes; -- said of certain scales of fishes and	   reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Supra-oesophagal \Su`pra-oe*soph"a*gal\, a. (Anat.)	   See {Supra-esophagal}.	   [1913 Webster] Supraorbital
Supraorbital \Su`pra*or"bit*al\, Supraorbitar
\Su`pra*or"bit*ar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above the orbit of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Supraorbital point} (Anat.), the middle point of the	      supraorbital line, which is a line drawn across the	      narrowest part of the forehead, separating the face from	      the cranium; the ophryon.	      [1913 Webster]
Suprapedal \Su*prap"e*dal\, a. (Zool.)	   Situated above the foot of a mollusk; as, the suprapedal	   gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraprotest \Su`pra*pro"test\, n. (Mercantile Law)	   An acceptance of a bill by a third person after protest for	   nonacceptance by the drawee. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster] Suprapubian
Suprapubian \Su`pra*pu"bi*an\, Suprapubic \Su`pra*pu"bic\, a.	   (Anat.)	   Situated above, or anterior to, the pubic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprarenal \Su`pra*re"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above, or anterior to, the kidneys. -- n. A	   suprarenal capsule.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Suprarenal capsules} (Anat.), two small bodies of unknown	      function in front of, or near, the kidneys in most	      vertebrates. Also called {renal capsules}, and {suprarenal	      bodies}.	      [1913 Webster] Suprascalpular
Suprascalpular \Su`pra*scalp"u*lar\, Suprascalpulary
\Su`pra*scalp"u*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above, or on the anterior side of, the scapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprasphenoidal \Su`pra*sphe*noid"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal	   appendage, or pituitary body.	   [1913 Webster]
Supraspinal \Su`pra*spi"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Situated above the vertebral column.	   (b) Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate;	       supraspinous.	       [1913 Webster] Supraspinate
Supraspinate \Su`pra*spi"nate\, Supraspinous \Su`pra*spi"nous\,	   a. (Anat.)	   Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above,	   or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral	   column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprastapedial \Su`pra*sta*pe"di*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, that part of the columella	   of the ear which projects above the connection with the	   stapes, as in many animals. -- n. The suprastapedial part of	   the columella.	   [1913 Webster]
Suprasternal \Su`pra*ster"nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above, or anterior to, the sternum.	   [1913 Webster]
Supratemporal \Su`pra*tem"po*ral\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above the temporal bone or temporal fossa. -- n. A	   supratemporal bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Supratrochlear \Su`pra*troch"le*ar\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated over or above a trochlea or trochlear surface; --	   applied esp. to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal	   nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Supravaginal \Su`pra*vag"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Situated above or outside a sheath or vaginal membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Supravision \Su`pra*vi"sion\, n.	   Supervision. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supravisor \Su`pra*vis"or\, n.	   A supervisor. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Supravulgar \Su`pra*vul"gar\, a.	   Being above the vulgar or common people. [R.] --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Supremacy \Su*prem"a*cy\, n. [Cf. F. supr['e]matie. See	   {Supreme}.]	   The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of	   power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the	   supremacy of a king or a parliament.	   [1913 Webster]	         The usurped power of the pope being destroyed, the	         crown was restored to its supremacy over spiritual men	         and causes.                              --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Oath supremacy}, an oath which acknowledges the supremacy of	      the sovereign in spiritual affairs, and renounced or	      abjures the supremacy of the pope in ecclesiastical or	      temporal affairs. [Eng.] --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Supreme \Su*preme"\, a. [L. supremus, superlative of superus	   that is above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. supr[^e]me. See	   {Super-}, and cf. {Sum}.]	   1. Highest in authority; holding the highest place in	      authority, government, or power.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is the supreme King of kings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Highest; greatest; most excellent or most extreme; utmost;	      greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as, supreme	      love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity; supreme folly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and	            those spheres could not but clash.    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Situated at the highest part or point.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Supreme}, the Almighty; God.	      [1913 Webster]
Supremely \Su*preme"ly\, adv.	   In a supreme manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Supremity \Su*prem"i*ty\, n. [Cf. LL. supremitas.]	   Supremacy. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Sur- \Sur-\ [F. sur over, above, contr. fr. L. super, supra. See	   {Super-}.]	   A prefix signifying over, above, beyond, upon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sura \Su"ra\, n. [Ar., a step, a degree.]	   One of the sections or chapters of the Koran, which are one	   hundred and fourteen in number.	   [1913 Webster]
Suradanni \Su`ra*dan"ni\, n.	   A valuable kind of wood obtained on the shores of the	   Demerara River in South America, much used for timbers,	   rails, naves and fellies of wheels, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Suraddition \Sur`ad*di"tion\, n. [F.]	   Something added or appended, as to a name. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Surah \Su"rah\, n.	   A soft twilled silk fabric much used for women's dresses; --	   called also {surah silk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sural \Su"ral\, a. [L. sura the calf of the leg: cf. F. sural.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the calf of the leg; as, the sural	   arteries.	   [1913 Webster]
Surance \Sur"ance\, n.	   Assurance. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Surangular \Sur*an"gu*lar\, a. [Pref. sur- + angular.] (Anat.)	   Above the angular bone; supra-angular; -- applied to a bone	   of the lower jaw in many reptiles and birds. -- n. The	   surangular bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Surbase \Sur"base`\, n. [Pref. sur- + base.]	   1. (Arch.) A cornice, or series of moldings, on the top of	      the base of a pedestal, podium, etc. See Illust. of	      {Column}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A board or group of moldings running round a room on a	      level with the tops of the chair backs. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Surbased \Sur"based`\, a. (Arch.)	      (a) Having a surbase, or molding above the base.	      (b) [F. surbaiss['e].] Having the vertical height from	          springing line to crown less than the half span; --	          said of an arch; as, a segmental arch is surbased.	          [1913 Webster]
Surbate \Sur*bate"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surbated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Surbating}.] [F. solbatu, p. p., bruised (said of a	   horse's foot); sole a sole (of a horse's foot) + battu, p. p.	   of battre to beat.]	   1. To make sore or bruise, as the feet by travel. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest they their fins should bruise, and surbate sore	            Their tender feet upon the stony ground. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chalky land surbates and spoils oxen's feet.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To harass; to fatigue. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Surbeat \Sur*beat"\, v. t.	   Same as {Surbate}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surbed \Sur*bed"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surbedded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Surbedding}.] [Pref. sur- + bed.]	   To set edgewise, as a stone; that is, to set it in a position	   different from that which it had in the quarry.	   [1913 Webster]	         It . . . has something of a grain parallel with the	         horizon, and therefore should not be surbedded.	                                                  --Gilbert	                                                  White.	   [1913 Webster]
Surbet \Sur*bet"\, v. t.	   Same as {Surbate}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Surbet \Sur*bet"\, a.	   Surbated; bruised. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Surcease \Sur*cease"\, n. [F. sursis, from sursis, p. p. of	   surseoir to suspend, postpone, defer, in OF., to delay,	   refrain from, forbear, L. supersedere. Surcease is not	   connected with E. cease. See {Supersede}.]	   Cessation; stop; end. "Not desire, but its surcease."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is time that there were an end and surcease made of	         this immodest and deformed manner of writing. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Surcease \Sur*cease"\, v. t.	   To cause to cease; to end. [Obs.] "The waves . . . their	   range surceast." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nations, overawed, surceased the fight. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Surcease \Sur*cease"\, v. i.	   To cease. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surceaseance \Sur*cease"ance\, n.	   Cessation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surcharged}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Surcharging}.] [F. surcharger. See {Sur-}, and	   {Charge}, and cf. {Overcharge}, {Supercharge}, {Supercargo}.]	   1. To overload; to overburden; to overmatch; to overcharge;	      as, to surcharge a beast or a ship; to surcharge a cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Four charged two, and two surcharged one. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your head reclined, as hiding grief from view,	            Droops like a rose surcharged with morning dew.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) To overstock; especially, to put more cattle into, as	          a common, than the person has a right to do, or more	          than the herbage will sustain. Blackstone.	      (b) (Equity) To show an omission in (an account) for which	          credit ought to have been given. --Story. Daniel.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To print or write a surcharge on (a postage stamp).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Surcharge \Sur*charge"\, n. [F.]	   1. An overcharge; an excessive load or burden; a load greater	      than can well be borne.	      [1913 Webster]	            A numerous nobility causeth poverty and	            inconvenience in a state, for it is surcharge of	            expense.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The putting, by a commoner, of more beasts on the	          common than he has a right to.	      (b) (Equity) The showing an omission, as in an account,	          for which credit ought to have been given. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroads) A charge over the usual or legal rates.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Something printed or written on a postage stamp to give it	      a new legal effect, as a new valuation, a place, a date,	      etc.; also (Colloq.), a stamp with a surcharge.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Surchargement \Sur*charge"ment\, n.	   The act of surcharging; also, surcharge, surplus. [Obs.]	   --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Surcharger \Sur*char"ger\, n.	   One who surcharges.	   [1913 Webster]
Surcingle \Sur"cin`gle\, n. [OE. sursengle, OF. sursangle. See	   {Sur-}, and {Cingle}, {Shingles}.]	   1. A belt, band, or girth which passes over a saddle, or over	      anything laid on a horse's back, to bind it fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) The girdle of a cassock, by which it is fastened	      round the waist.	      [1913 Webster]
Surcingled \Sur"cin`gled\, a.	   Bound with the surcingle.	   [1913 Webster]
Surcle \Sur"cle\, n. [L. surculus.]	   A little shoot; a twig; a sucker. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Surcloy \Sur"cloy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surcloyed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Surcloying}.]	   To surfeit. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surcoat \Sur"coat`\, n. [OE. surcote, OF. surcote. See {Sur-},	   and {Coat}, and cf. {Overcoat}.]	   1. A coat worn over the other garments; especially, the long	      and flowing garment of knights, worn over the armor, and	      frequently emblazoned with the arms of the wearer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A long surcoat of pers upon he had..  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            At night, or in the rain,	            He dons a surcoat which he doffs at morn. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A name given to the outer garment of either sex at	      different epochs of the Middle Ages.	      [1913 Webster]
Surcrew \Sur"crew`\, n. [From F. surcro[^i]t increase, or	   surcr[^u], p. p. of surcro[^i]tre to overgrow.]	   Increase; addition; surplus. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Surculate \Sur"cu*late\, v. t. [L. surculatus, p. p. of	   surculare to purne, from surculus a shoot, sprout. See	   {Surcle}.]	   To purne; to trim. [Obs.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Surculation \Sur`cu*la"tion\, n.	   Act of purning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surculose \Sur"cu*lose`\, a. [CF. L. sucrulosus woody. See	   {Surcle}.] (Bot.)	   Producing suckers, or shoots resembling suckers.	   [1913 Webster]
Surd \Surd\, a. [L. surdus deaf (whence the meaning, deaf to	   reason, irrational), perhaps akin to E. swart. Cf.	   {Sordine}.]	   1. Net having the sense of hearing; deaf. [Obs.] "A surd . .	      . generation." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unheard. [Obs.] --Kenrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Involving surds; not capable of being expressed in	      rational numbers; radical; irrational; as, a surd	      expression or quantity; a surd number.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Phonetics) Uttered, as an element of speech, without	      tone, or proper vocal sound; voiceless; unintonated;	      nonvocal; atonic; whispered; aspirated; sharp; hard, as f,	      p, s, etc.; -- opposed to sonant. See Guide to	      Pronunciation, [sect][sect]169, 179, 180.	      [1913 Webster]	Surd \Surd\, n. (Math.)	   1. A quantity which can not be expressed by rational numbers;	      thus, [root]2 is a surd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) A surd element of speech. See {Surd}, a., 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Surdal \Surd"al\, a. (Math.)	   Same as {Surd}, a., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Surdiny \Surd"i*ny\, n.	   A sardine. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Surdity \Surd"i*ty\, n. [L. surditas.]	   Deafness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sure \Sure\, a. [Compar. {Surer}; superl. {Surest}.] [OE. sur,	   OF. se["u]r, F. s[^u]r, L. securus; se aside, without + cura	   care. See {Secure}, and cf. {Assure}, {Insure}, {Sicker}	   sure.]	   1. Certainly knowing and believing; confident beyond doubt;	      implicity trusting; unquestioning; positive.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are sure that the judgment of God is according to	            truth against them which commit such things. --Rom.	                                                  ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'm sure care 's an enemy of life.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Certain to find or retain; as, to be sure of game; to be	      sure of success; to be sure of life or health.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fit or worthy to be depended on; certain not to fail or	      disappoint expectation; unfailing; strong; permanent;	      enduring. "His sure word." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord will certainly make my lord a sure house;	            because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord.	                                                  --1 Sam. xxv.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            The testimony of the Lord is sure.    --Ps. xix. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which put in good sure leather sacks. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Betrothed; engaged to marry. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The king was sure to Dame Elizabeth Lucy, and her	            husband before God.                   --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            I presume . . . that you had been sure as fast as	            faith could bind you, man and wife.   --Brome.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Free from danger; safe; secure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear not; the forest is not three leagues off;	            If we recover that we are sure enough. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be sure}, or {Be sure}, certainly; without doubt; as,	      Shall you do? To be sure I shall.	   {To make sure}.	      (a) To make certain; to secure so that there can be no	          failure of the purpose or object. "Make Cato sure."	          --Addison. "A peace can not fail, provided we make	          sure of Spain." --Sir W. Temple.	      (b) To betroth. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                She that's made sure to him she loves not well.	                                                  --Cotgrave.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Certain; unfailing; infallible; safe; firm; permanent;	        steady; stable; strong; secure; indisputable; confident;	        positive.	        [1913 Webster]	Sure \Sure\, adv.	   In a sure manner; safely; certainly. "Great, sure, shall be	   thy meed." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is pleasant, sure, to see one's name in print.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Sure-footed \Sure"-foot`ed\, a.	   Not liable to stumble or fall; as, a sure-footed horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Surely \Sure"ly\, adv.	   1. In a sure or certain manner; certainly; infallibly;	      undoubtedly; assuredly.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt	            surely die.                           --Gen. ii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that created something out of nothing, surely can	            raise great things out of small.      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without danger; firmly; steadly; securely.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that walketh uprightly walketh surely. --Prov. x.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]
Surement \Sure"ment\, n.	   A making sure; surety. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every surement and every bond.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sureness \Sure"ness\, n.	   The state of being sure; certainty.	   [1913 Webster]	         For more sureness he repeats it.         --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]	         The law holds with equal sureness for all right action.	                                                  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Suresby \Sures"by\, n. [Etymol. uncertain. See {Rudesby}.]	   One to be sure of, or to be relied on. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         There is one which is suresby, as they say, to serve,	         if anything will serve.                  --Bradford.	   [1913 Webster]
Suretiship \Sure"ti*ship\, n.	   Suretyship. --Prov. xi. 15.	   [1913 Webster]
Surety \Sure"ty\, n.; pl. {Sureties}. [OE. seurte, OF.	   se["u]rt['e], F. s[^u]ret['e]. See {Sure}, {Security}.]	   1. The state of being sure; certainty; security.	      [1913 Webster]	            Know of a surety, that thy seed shall be a stranger	            in a land that is not theirs.         --Gen. xv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the more surety they looked round about. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which makes sure; that which confirms; ground of	      confidence or security.	      [1913 Webster]	            [We] our happy state	            Hold, as you yours, while our obedience holds;	            On other surety none.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Security against loss or damage; security for payment, or	      for the performance of some act.	      [1913 Webster]	            There remains unpaid	            A hundred thousand more; in surety of the which	            One part of Aquitaine is bound to us. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 payment of a debt, or for performance of some act;	      a bondsman; a bail.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it.	                                                  --Prov. xi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, a substitute; a hostage. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Evidence; confirmation; warrant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She called the saints to surety,	            That she would never put it from her finger,	            Unless she gave it to yourself.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Surety \Sure"ty\, v. t.	   To act as surety for. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Suretyship \Sure"ty*ship\, n.	   The state of being surety; the obligation of a person to	   answer for the debt, default, or miscarriage of another.	   --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Surf \Surf\, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same	   word as E. sough.]	   The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a	   sloping beach.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Surf bird} (Zool.), a ploverlike bird of the genus	      {Aphriza}, allied to the turnstone.	   {Surf clam} (Zool.), a large clam living on the open coast,	      especially {Mactra solidissima} (syn. {Spisula	      solidissima}). See {Mactra}.	   {Surf duck} (Zool.), any one of several species of sea ducks	      of the genus {Oidemia}, especially {Oidemia	      percpicillata}; -- called also {surf scoter}. See the Note	      under {Scoter}.	   {Surf fish} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      California embiotocoid fishes. See {Embiotocoid}.	   {Surf smelt}. (Zool.) See {Smelt}.	   {Surf whiting}. (Zool.) See under {Whiting}.	      [1913 Webster]	Surf \Surf\, n.	   The bottom of a drain. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surface \Sur"face`\, n. [F. See {Sur-}, and {Face}, and cf.	   {Superficial}.]	   1. The exterior part of anything that has length and breadth;	      one of the limits that bound a solid, esp. the upper face;	      superficies; the outside; as, the surface of the earth;	      the surface of a diamond; the surface of the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bright surface of this ethereous mold. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, outward or external appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vain and weak understandings, which penetrate no	            deeper than the surface.              --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geom.) A magnitude that has length and breadth without	      thickness; superficies; as, a plane surface; a spherical	      surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fort.) That part of the side which is terminated by the	      flank prolonged, and the angle of the nearest bastion.	      --Stocqueler.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Caustic surface}, {Heating surface}, etc. See under	      {Caustic}, {Heating}, etc.	   {Surface condensation}, {Surface condenser}. See under	      {Condensation}, and {Condenser}.	   {Surface gauge} (Mach.), an instrument consisting of a	      standard having a flat base and carrying an adjustable	      pointer, for gauging the evenness of a surface or its	      height, or for marking a line parallel with a surface.	   {Surface grub} (Zool.), the larva of the great yellow	      underwing moth ({Triphoena pronuba}). It is often	      destructive to the roots of grasses and other plants.	   {Surface plate} (Mach.), a plate having an accurately dressed	      flat surface, used as a standard of flatness by which to	      test other surfaces.	   {Surface printing}, printing from a surface in relief, as	      from type, in distinction from plate printing, in which	      the ink is contained in engraved lines.	      [1913 Webster]	Surface \Sur"face\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surfaced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Surfacing}.]	   1. To give a surface to; especially, to cause to have a	      smooth or plain surface; to make smooth or plain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work over the surface or soil of, as ground, in hunting	      for gold.	      [1913 Webster]	Surface \Sur"face\, v. i.	   1. To rise from the depths of a liquid to the surface; as,	      the submarine surfaced to recharge its batteries.	      [PJC]	   2. To become known or public; -- said of information.	      [PJC]	   3. To show up, as a person who was in hiding; as, he	      absconded with the payroll and surfaced in Argentina.	      [PJC]	Surface loading \Sur"face load`ing\ (Aeronautics)	   The weight supported per square unit of surface; the quotient	   obtained by dividing the gross weight, in pounds, of a fully	   loaded flying machine, by the total area, in square feet, of	   its supporting surface.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Surfacer \Sur"fa*cer\, n.	   A form of machine for dressing the surface of wood, metal,	   stone, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Surface tension \Sur"face ten"sion\ (Physics)	   That property, due to molecular forces, which exists in the	   surface film of all liquids and tends to bring the contained	   volume into a form having the least superficial area. The	   thickness of this film, amounting to less than a thousandth	   of a millimeter, is considered to equal the radius of the	   sphere of molecular action, that is, the greatest distance at	   which there is cohesion between two particles. Particles	   lying below this film, being equally acted on from all sides,	   are in equilibrium as to forces of cohesion, but those in the	   film are on the whole attracted inward, and tension results.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Surfboat \Surf"boat`\, n. (Naut.)	   A boat intended for use in heavy surf. It is built with a	   pronounced sheer, and with a view to resist the shock of	   waves and of contact with the beach.	   [1913 Webster]
Surfeit \Sur"feit\, n. [OE. surfet, OF. surfait, sorfait,	   excess, arrogance, crime, fr. surfaire, sorfaire, to augment,	   exaggerate, F. surfaire to overcharge; sur over + faire to	   make, do, L. facere. See {Sur-}, and {Fact}.]	   1. Excess in eating and drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not Sir Surfeit sit at thy board. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now comes the sick hour that his surfeit made.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fullness and oppression of the system, occasioned often by	      excessive eating and drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	            To prevent surfeit and other diseases that are	            incident to those that heat their blood by travels.	                                                  --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disgust caused by excess; satiety. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Matter and argument have been supplied abundantly,	            and even to surfeit.                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	Surfeit \Sur"feit\, v. i.	   1. To load the stomach with food, so that sickness or	      uneasiness ensues; to eat to excess.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are as sick that surfeit with too much as they	            that starve with nothing.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To indulge to satiety in any gratification.	      [1913 Webster]	Surfeit \Sur"feit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surfeited}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Surfeiting}.]	   1. To feed so as to oppress the stomach and derange the	      function of the system; to overfeed, and produce satiety,	      sickness, or uneasiness; -- often reflexive; as, to	      surfeit one's self with sweets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill to satiety and disgust; to cloy; as, he surfeits	      us with compliments. --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]
Surfeiter \Sur"feit*er\, n.	   One who surfeits. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Surfeit-water \Sur"feit-wa`ter\, n.	   Water for the cure of surfeits. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster] Surfel
Surfel \Sur"fel\, Surfle \Sur"fle\, v. t. [Cf. {Sulphur}.]	   To wash, as the face, with a cosmetic water, said by some to	   be prepared from the sulphur. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She shall no oftener powder her hair, [or] surfel her	         cheeks, . . . but she shall as often gaze on my	         picture.                                 --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Surfer \Surf"er\, n. (Zool.)	   The surf duck. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surfman \Surf"man\, n.; pl. {Surmen}.	   One who serves in a surfboat in the life-saving service.	   [1913 Webster]
Surfoot \Sur"foot`\, a.	   Tired or sore of foot from travel; lamed. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Surfy \Surf"y\, a.	   Consisting of, abounding in, or resembling, surf; as, a surfy	   shore.	   [1913 Webster]	         Scarce had they cleared the surfy waves	         That foam around those frightful caves.  --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Surge \Surge\, n. [L. surgere, surrectum, to raise, to rise; sub	   under + regere to direct: cf. OF. surgeon, sourgeon,	   fountain. See {Regent}, and cf. {Insurrection}, {Sortie},	   {Source}.]	   1. A spring; a fountain. [Obs.] "Divers surges and springs of	      water." --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large wave or billow; a great, rolling swell of water,	      produced generally by a high wind.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that doubteth is like the surge of the sea driven	            by the wind and tossed.               --James i. 6	                                                  (Rev. Ver.)	      [1913 Webster]	            He flies aloft, and, with impetuous roar,	            Pursues the foaming surges to the shore. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The motion of, or produced by, a great wave.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The tapered part of a windlass barrel or a capstan, upon	      which the cable surges, or slips.	      [1913 Webster]	Surge \Surge\, v. i.	   1. To swell; to rise hifg and roll.	      [1913 Webster]	            The surging waters like a mountain rise. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To slip along a windlass.	      [1913 Webster]	Surge \Surge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Surging}.] [Cf. F. surgir to cast anchor, to land. Cf.	   {Surge}, n.] (Naut.)	   To let go or slacken suddenly, as a rope; as, to surge a	   hawser or messenger; also, to slacken the rope about (a	   capstan).	   [1913 Webster]
Surgeful \Surge"ful\, a.	   Abounding in surges; surgy. "Tossing the surgeful tides."	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Surgeless \Surge"less\, a.	   Free from surges; smooth; calm.	   [1913 Webster]
Surgent \Sur"gent\, a. [L. surgens, p. pr.]	   Rising; swelling, as a flood. [R.] --Robert Greene.	   [1913 Webster]
Surgeon \Sur"geon\, n. [OE. surgien, OF. surgien, contr. fr.	   chirurgien. See {Chirurgeon}.]	   1. One whose profession or occupation is to cure diseases or	      injuries of the body by manual operation; one whose	      occupation is to cure local injuries or disorders (such as	      wounds, dislocations, tumors, etc.), whether by manual	      operation, or by medication and constitutional treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of chaetodont fishes	      of the family {Teuthidae}, or {Acanthuridae}, which have	      one or two sharp lancelike spines on each side of the base	      of the tail. Called also {surgeon fish}, {doctor fish},	      {lancet fish}, and {sea surgeon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Surgeon apothecary}, one who unites the practice of surgery	      with that of the apothecary. --Dunglison.	   {Surgeon dentist}, a dental surgeon; a dentist.	   {Surgeon fish}. See def. 2, above.	   {Surgeon general}.	      (a) In the United States army, the chief of the medical	          department.	      (b) In the British army, a surgeon ranking next below the	          chief of the medical department.	          [1913 Webster]
Surgeoncy \Sur"geon*cy\ (s[^u]r"j[u^]n*s[y^]), n.	   The office or employment of a surgeon, as in the naval or	   military service.	   [1913 Webster]
Surgeonry \Sur"geon*ry\ (s[^u]r"j[u^]n*r[y^]), n.	   Surgery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surgery \Sur"ge*ry\ (s[^u]r"j[~e]r*[y^]), n. [OE. surgenrie,	   surgerie; cf. OF. cirurgie, F. chirurgie, L. chirurgia, Gr.	   ?. See {Surgeon}.]	   1. The art of healing by manual operation; that branch of	      medical science which treats of manual operations for the	      healing of diseases or injuries of the body; that branch	      of medical science which has for its object the cure of	      local injuries or diseases, as wounds or fractures,	      tumors, etc., whether by manual operation or by medicines	      and constitutional treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A surgeon's operating room or laboratory.	      [1913 Webster]
Surgical \Sur"gi*cal\ (s[^u]r"j[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to surgeons or surgery; done by means of	   surgery; used in surgery; as, a surgical operation; surgical	   instruments.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Surgical fever}. (Med.)	   (a) Pyaemia.	   (b) Traumatic fever, or the fever accompanying inflammation.	       [1913 Webster]
Surgically \Sur"gi*cal*ly\, adv.	   By means of surgery.	   [1913 Webster]
Surgy \Sur"gy\ (s[^u]r"j[y^]), a.	   Rising in surges or billows; full of surges; resembling	   surges in motion or appearance; swelling. "Over the surgy	   main." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] suricat
suricat \su"ri*cat\, suricate \su"ri*cate\(s[=u]"r[i^]*k[a^]t),	   n. [F. surikate, from the native name in South Africa.]	   (Zool.)	   A South African mongooselike viverrine ({Suricata suricatta}	   or {Suricata tetradactyla}) having a lemurlike face and only	   four toes; called also {mierkat}, {yellow mongoose} and	   {zenick}. [Also spelled {surikate}.]	   Note: The animal called {zenick} seems also to be related to	         or identical to the mierkat, but no reference can be	         found on the internet.	   Syn: meerkat.	        [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Surinam toad \Su`ri*nam" toad"\ (s[=oo]`r[i^]*n[aum]m" t[=o]d`),	   prop. n.. (Zool.)	   A species of toad native of Surinam. See {Pipa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Surintendant \Sur`in*tend"ant\ (s[^u]r`[i^]n*t[e^]nd"ant), n.	   [F. See {Superintendent}.]	   Superintendent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surlily \Sur"li*ly\ (s[^u]r"l[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a surly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Surliness \Sur"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being surly.	   [1913 Webster]
Surling \Sur"ling\ (s[^u]r"l[i^]ng), n. [See {Surly}.]	   A sour, morose fellow. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Surloin \Sur"loin`\ (s[^u]r"loin`), n. [F. surlonge; sur upon +	   longe loin. See {Sur-}, and {Loin}.]	   A loin of beef, or the upper part of the loin. See {Sirloin},	   the more usual, but not etymologically preferable,	   orthography. [Also spelled {sirloin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surly \Sur"ly\ (s[^u]r"l[y^]), a. [Compar. {Surlier}	   (s[^u]r"l[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Surliest}.] [Probably from	   sir, and originally meaning, sirlike, i.e., proud. See {Sir},	   and {Like}, a.]	   1. Arrogant; haughty. [Obs.] --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gloomily morose; ill-natured, abrupt, and rude; severe;	      sour; crabbed; rough; sullen; gloomy; as, a surly groom; a	      surly dog; surly language; a surly look. "That surly	      spirit, melancholy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rough; dark; tempestuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now softened into joy the surly storm. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Surmark \Sur"mark`\ (s[^u]r"m[aum]rk`), n. (Shipbuilding)	   A mark made on the molds of a ship, when building, to show	   where the angles of the timbers are to be placed. [Written	   also {sirmark}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surmisable \Sur*mis"a*ble\ (s[^u]r*m[imac]z"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being surmised; as, a surmisable result.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmisal \Sur*mis"al\ (s[^u]r*m[imac]z"al), n.	   Surmise. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmise \Sur*mise"\ (s[^u]r*m[imac]z"), n. [OF. surmise	   accusation, fr. surmettre, p. p. surmis, to impose, accuse;	   sur (see {Sur-}) + mettre to put, set, L. mittere to send.	   See {Mission}.]	   1. A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon	      feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the	      surmises of jealousy or of envy.	      [1913 Webster]	            [We] double honor gain	            From his surmise proved false.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man ought to be charged with principles he	            actually disowns, unless his practicies contradict	            his profession; not upon small surmises. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reflection; thought. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Conjecture; supposition; suspicion; doubt.	        [1913 Webster]	Surmise \Sur*mise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Surmising}.]	   To imagine without certain knowledge; to infer on slight	   grounds; to suppose, conjecture, or suspect; to guess.	   [1913 Webster]	         It wafted nearer yet, and then she knew	         That what before she but surmised, was true. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         This change was not wrought by altering the form or	         position of the earth, as was surmised by a very	         learned man, but by dissolving it.       --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmiser \Sur*mis"er\, n.	   One who surmises.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmising \Sur*mis"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Surmise}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmount \Sur*mount"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surmounted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Surmounting}.] [OE. sourmounten, OF. surmonter,	   sormonter, F. surmonter; sur over + monter to mount. See	   {Sur-}, and {Mount}, v. i.]	   1. To rise above; to be higher than; to overtop.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountains of Olympus, Athos, and Atlas,	            overreach and surmount all winds and clouds. --Sir	                                                  W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To conquer; to overcome; as, to surmount difficulties or	      obstacles. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surpass; to exceed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            What surmounts the reach	            Of human sense I shall delineate.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To conquer; overcome; vanquish; subdue; surpass; exceed.	        [1913 Webster]
Surmountable \Sur*mount"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. surmontable.]	   Capable of being surmounted or overcome; superable. --	   {Sur*mount"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmounted \Sur*mount"ed\, a.	   1. (Arch.) Having its vertical height greater than the half	      span; -- said of an arch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Partly covered by another charge; -- said of an	      ordinary or other bearing.	      [1913 Webster]
Surmounter \Sur*mount"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, surmounts.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmullet \Sur*mul"let\, n. [F. surmulet; saur, saure, brownish	   yellow, red + mulet a mullet. See {Sorrel}, a., and	   {Mullet}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of various species of mullets of the family	   {Millidae}, esp. the European species ({Millus surmulletus}),	   which is highly prized as a food fish. See {Mullet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Surmulot \Sur"mu*lot\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The brown, or Norway, rat.	   [1913 Webster]
Surname \Sur"name`\, n. [Pref. sur + name; really a substitution	   for OE. sournoun, from F. surnom. See {Sur-}, and {Noun},	   {Name}.]	   1. A name or appellation which is added to, or over and	      above, the baptismal or Christian name, and becomes a	      family name.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Surnames originally designated occupation, estate,	         place of residence, or some particular thing or event	         that related to the person; thus, Edmund Ironsides;	         Robert Smith, or the smith; William Turner. Surnames	         are often also patronymics; as, John Johnson.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An appellation added to the original name; an agnomen. "My	      surname, Coriolanus." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word has been sometimes written sirname, as if it	         signified sire-name, or the name derived from one's	         father.	         [1913 Webster]	Surname \Sur*name"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surnamed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Surnaming}.] [Cf. F. surnommer.]	   To name or call by an appellation added to the original name;	   to give a surname to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Another shall subscribe with his hand unto the Lord,	         and surname himself by the name of Israel. --Isa. xliv.	                                                  5.	   [1913 Webster]	         And Simon he surnamed Peter.             --Mark iii.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]
Surnominal \Sur*nom"i*nal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a surname or surnames.	   [1913 Webster]
Suroxidate \Sur*ox"i*date\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To combine with oxygen so as to form a suroxide or peroxide.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suroxide \Sur*ox"ide\, n. [Cf. F. suroxyde. See {Sur-}, and	   {Oxide}.] (Chem.)	   A peroxide. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surpass \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 good or bad; to perform (an	   activity) better than; to exceed; to excel.	   [1913 Webster]	         This would surpass	         Common revenge and interrupt his joy.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To exceed; excel; outdo; outstrip.	        [1913 Webster]
Surpassable \Sur*pass"a*ble\, a.	   That may be surpassed.	   [1913 Webster]
Surpassing \Sur*pass"ing\, a.	   Eminently excellent; exceeding others. "With surpassing glory	   crowned." --Milton. -- {Sur*pass"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Sur*pass"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Surphul \Sur"phul\, v. t.	   To surfel. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Surplice \Sur"plice\, n. [F. surplis, OF. surpeiz, LL.	   superpellicium; super over + pellicium, pelliceum, a robe of	   fur, L. pellicius made of skins. See {Pelisse}.] (Eccl.)	   A white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the	   Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in	   some of their ministrations.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Surplice fees} (Eccl.), fees paid to the English clergy for	      occasional duties.	      [1913 Webster]
Surpliced \Sur"pliced\, a.	   Wearing a surplice.	   [1913 Webster]
Surplus \Sur"plus\, n. [F., fr. sur over + plus more. See	   {Sur-}, and {Plus}, and cf. {Superplus}.]	   1. That which remains when use or need is satisfied, or when	      a limit is reached; excess; overplus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, an amount in the public treasury at any time	      greater than is required for the ordinary purposes of the	      government.	      [1913 Webster]	Surplus \Sur"plus\, a.	   Being or constituting a surplus; more than sufficient; as,	   surplus revenues; surplus population; surplus words.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the price of corn falleth, men give over surplus	         tillage, and break no more ground.       --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Surplusage \Sur"plus*age\, n. [See {Surplus}, and cf.	   {Superplusage}.]	   1. Surplus; excess; overplus; as, surplusage of grain or	      goods beyond what is wanted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take what thou please of all this surplusage.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A surplusage given to one part is paid out of a	            reduction from another part of the same creature.	                                                  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Matter in pleading which is not necessary or	      relevant to the case, and which may be rejected.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Accounts) A greater disbursement than the charge of the	      accountant amounts to. [Obs.] --Rees.	      [1913 Webster]
Surprisal \Sur*pris"al\, n. [See {Surprise}, n.]	   The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise.	   [1913 Webster]	         How to secure the lady from surprisal.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Because death is uncertain, let us prevent its	         surprisal.                               --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Surprise \Sur*prise"\, n. [F. surprise, fr. surprendre, surpris;	   sur over + prendre to take, L. prehendere. See {Sur-}, and	   {Prehensile}.]	   1. The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of	      seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by	      surprise.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some	      act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen;	      emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly	      excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pure surprise and fear	            Made me to quit the house.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything that causes such a state or emotion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no	      other contents. [Obs.] --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Surprise party}, a party of persons who assemble by mutual	      agreement, and without invitation, at the house of a	      common friend. [U.S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wonder; astonishment; amazement.	        [1913 Webster]	Surprise \Sur*prise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surprised}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Surprising}.] [From {Surprise}, n.: cf. F.	   surprendre, p. p. surpris.]	   1. To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take	      unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fearfulness hath surprised the hypocrites. --Isa.	                                                  xxxiii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            The castle of Macduff I will surprise. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can speak	            The mingled passions that surprised his heart?	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by	      something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound;	      as, his conduct surprised me.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am surprised with an uncouth fear.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Up he starts,	            Discovered and surprised.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to	      bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as,	      to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into	      generosity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hold possession of; to hold. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Not with me,	            That in my hands surprise the sovereignity. --J.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Astonish}.	        [1913 Webster]
Surprisement \Sur*prise"ment\, n.	   Surprisal. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Surpriser \Sur*pris"er\, n.	   One who surprises.	   [1913 Webster]
Surprising \Sur*pris"ing\, a.	   Exciting surprise; extraordinary; of a nature to excite	   wonder and astonishment; as, surprising bravery; a surprising	   escape from danger. -- {Sur*pris"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Sur*pris"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wonderful; extraordinary; unexpected; astonishing;	        striking.	        [1913 Webster] Surquedous
Surquedous \Sur"que*dous\, Surquedrous \Sur"que*drous\, a.	   Having or exhibiting surquedry; arrogant; insolent. [Obs.]	   --Gower. James II. of Scot.	   [1913 Webster] Surquedry
Surquedry \Sur"que*dry\, Surquidry \Sur"qui*dry\, n. [OF.	   surcuidier to presume; sur over + cuidier to think, L.	   cogitare. See {Sur-}, and {Cogitate}.]	   Overweening pride; arrogance; presumption; insolence. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then pay you the price of your surquedry. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrebound \Sur`re*bound"\, v. i.	   To give back echoes; to reecho. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrebut \Sur`re*but"\, v. i. [Pref. sur + rebut.] (Law)	   To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rebutter.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrebuter \Sur`re*but"er\, n. (Law)	   The reply of a plaintiff to a defendant's rebutter.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrein \Sur"rein`\, v. t. [Pref. sur + rein.]	   To override; to exhaust by riding. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrejoin \Sur`re*join"\, v. i. [Pref. sur + rejoin.] (Law)	   To reply, as a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrejoinder \Sur`re*join"der\, n. (Law)	   The answer of a plaintiff to a defendant's rejoinder.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrender \Sur*ren"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrendered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Surrendering}.] [OF. surrendre to deliver; sur	   over + rendre to render. See {Sur-}, and {Render}.]	   1. To yield to the power of another; to give or deliver up	      possession of (anything) upon compulsion or demand; as, to	      surrender one's person to an enemy or to an officer; to	      surrender a fort or a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give up possession of; to yield; to resign; as, to	      surrender a right, privilege, or advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	            To surrender up that right which otherwise their	            founders might have in them.          --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To yield to any influence, emotion, passion, or power; --	      used reflexively; as, to surrender one's self to grief, to	      despair, to indolence, or to sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To yield; to render or deliver up; to give up; as, a	      principal surrendered by his bail, a fugitive from justice	      by a foreign state, or a particular estate by the tenant	      thereof to him in remainder or reversion.	      [1913 Webster]	Surrender \Sur*ren"der\, v. i.	   To give up one's self into the power of another; to yield;	   as, the enemy, seeing no way of escape, surrendered at the	   first summons.	   [1913 Webster]	Surrender \Sur*ren"der\, n.	   1. The act of surrendering; the act of yielding, or resigning	      one's person, or the possession of something, into the	      power of another; as, the surrender of a castle to an	      enemy; the surrender of a right.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he may secure some liberty he makes a surrender	            in trust of the whole of it.          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) The yielding of a particular estate to him who has an	          immediate estate in remainder or reversion.	      (b) The giving up of a principal into lawful custody by	          his bail.	      (c) The delivery up of fugitives from justice by one	          government to another, as by a foreign state. See	          {Extradition}. --Wharton.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Insurance) The voluntary cancellation of the legal	      liability of the company by the insured and beneficiary	      for a consideration (called the	   {surrender value}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Surrenderee \Sur*ren`der*ee"\, n. (Law)	   The person to whom a surrender is made. --Mozley & W.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrenderer \Sur*ren"der*er\, n.	   One who surrenders.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrenderor \Sur*ren`der*or"\, n. (Law)	   One who makes a surrender, as of an estate. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrendry \Sur*ren"dry\, n.	   Surrender. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surreption \Sur*rep"tion\, n. [L. surreptio, or subreptio. Cf.	   {Subreption}.]	   1. The act or process of getting in a surreptitious manner,	      or by craft or stealth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fame by surreption got	            May stead us for the time, but lasteth not. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coming unperceived or suddenly.	      [1913 Webster]
Surreptitious \Sur`rep*ti"tious\, a. [L. surreptitius, or	   subreptitius, fr. surripere, subripere, to snatch away, to	   withdraw privily; sub- under + rapere to snatch. See {Sub-},	   and {Ravish}.]	   Done or made by stealth, or without proper authority; made or	   introduced fraudulently; clandestine; stealthy; as, a	   surreptitious passage in an old manuscript; a surreptitious	   removal of goods. -- {Sur`rep*ti"tious*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrey \Sur"rey\, n.	   A four-wheeled pleasure carriage, (commonly two-seated)	   somewhat like a phaeton, but having a straight bottom.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, n. [L. surrogatus, p. p. of surrogare,	   subrogare, to put in another's place, to substitute; sub	   under + rogare to ask, ask for a vote, propose a law. See	   {Rogation}, and cf. {Subrogate}.]	   1. A deputy; a delegate; a substitute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The deputy of an ecclesiastical judge, most commonly of a	      bishop or his chancellor, especially a deputy who grants	      marriage licenses. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In some States of the United States, an officer who	      presides over the probate of wills and testaments and	      yield the settlement of estates.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a {surrogate mother}.	      [PJC]	Surrogate \Sur"ro*gate\, v. t.	   To put in the place of another; to substitute. [R.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]	Surrogate mother \Sur"ro*gate mother\, n.	   1. a person or who serves in place of the biological mother	      for child, as for caring or nurturing.	      [PJC]	   2. a female animal that raises and nurses the offspring of	      another animal.	      [PJC]	   3. a woman who becomes pregnant by an artificial procedure	      (one other than copulation), and bears a child to be	      raised by another person. The person on whose behalf the	      child is gestated and born is usually one of the	      biological parents. The embryo carried by the surrogate	      mother may be created by in vitro fertilization, and may	      have no genetic material from the surrogate mother, or the	      surrogate mother may be impregnated by artificial	      insemination, usually by sperm donated by the father who	      is to raise the child.	   Note: The procedure is common but controversial, and in some	         states of the United States, contracts for surrogacy	         are not considered enforceable.	         [PJC]
Surrogateship \Sur"ro*gate*ship\, n.	   The office of a surrogate.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrogation \Sur`ro*ga"tion\, n. [See {Surrogate}, n., and cf.	   {Subrogation}.]	   The act of substituting one person in the place of another.	   [R.] --Killingbeck.	   [1913 Webster]
Surround \Sur*round"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surrounded}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Surrounding}.] [OF. suronder to overflow, LL.	   superundare; fr. L. super over + undare to rise in waves,	   overflow, fr. unda wave. The English sense is due to the	   influence of E. round. See {Super-}, and {Undulate}, and cf.	   {Abound}.]	   1. To inclose on all sides; to encompass; to environ.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lie or be on all sides of; to encircle; as, a wall	      surrounds the city.	      [1913 Webster]	            But could instead, and ever-during dark	            Surrounds me.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass around; to travel about; to circumnavigate; as, to	      surround the world. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) To inclose, as a body of troops, between hostile	      forces, so as to cut off means of communication or	      retreat; to invest, as a city.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To encompass; encircle; environ; invest; hem in; fence	        about.	        [1913 Webster]	Surround \Sur*round"\, n.	   A method of hunting some animals, as the buffalo, by	   surrounding a herd, and driving them over a precipice, into a	   ravine, etc. [U.S.] --Baird.	   [1913 Webster]
Surrounding \Sur*round"ing\, a.	   Inclosing; encircling.	   [1913 Webster]	Surrounding \Sur*round"ing\, n.	   1. An encompassing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The things which surround or environ; external or	      attending circumstances or conditions.	      [1913 Webster]
Surroyal \Sur*roy"al\, n. [Pref. sur- + royal.] (Zool.)	   One of the terminal branches or divisions of the beam of the	   antler of the stag or other large deer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sursanure \Sur"sa*nure\, n. [(Assumed) OF. sursane["u]re. See	   {Sur-}, and {Sane}.]	   A wound healed or healing outwardly only. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of a sursanure	         In surgery is perilous the cure.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Surseance \Sur"se*ance\, n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. surseoir. See	   {Surcease}.]	   Peace; quiet. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sursolid \Sur*sol"id\, n. [F. sursolide. See {Sur-}, and	   {Solid}.] (Math.)	   The fifth power of a number; as, a? is the sursolid of a, or	   32 that of 2. [R.] --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Surstyle \Sur*style"\, v. t.	   To surname. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sursum corda \Sur"sum cor"da\ [L. sursum upward + corda hearts.]	   (Eccl.)	   In the Eucharist, the versicles immediately before the	   preface, inviting the people to join in the service by	   "lifting up the heart" to God.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Surtax \Sur"tax\, n.	   An additional or extra tax.	   [1913 Webster]	Surtax \Sur*tax"\, v. t.	   To impose an additional tax on.	   [1913 Webster]
Surtout \Sur*tout"\, n. [F., fr. sur over + tout all.]	   A man's coat to be worn over his other garments; an overcoat,	   especially when long, and fitting closely like a body coat.	   --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Surturbrand \Sur"tur*brand\, n. [Icel. surtarbrandr; svartr	   black + brandr a firebrand.]	   A fibrous brown coal or bituminous wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Surucucu \Su`ru*cu"cu\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Bush master}, under {Bush}.	   [1913 Webster]
Surveillance \Sur*veil"lance\, n. [F., fr. surveiller to watch	   over; sur over + veiller to watch, L. vigilare. See {Sur-},	   and {Vigil}.]	   Oversight; watch; inspection; supervision.	   [1913 Webster]	         That sort of surveillance of which . . . the young have	         accused the old.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Surveillant \Sur*veil"lant\, n.; pl. {Surveillants}. [F., fr.	   surveiller to watch over. See {Surveillance}.]	   One who watches over another; an overseer; a spy; a	   supervisor.	   [1913 Webster]	Surveillant \Sur*veil"lant\, a.	   Overseeing; watchful.	   [1913 Webster]
Survene \Sur*vene"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Survened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Survening}.] [F. survenir. See {Supervene}.]	   To supervene upon; to come as an addition to. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A suppuration that survenes lethargies.  --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Survenue \Sur"ve*nue\, n. [OF. See {Survene}.]	   A sudden or unexpected coming or stepping on. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Survey \Sur*vey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Surveyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Surveying}.] [OF. surveoir, surveer; sur, sor, over, E.	   sur + veoir, veeir, to see, F. voir, L. videre. See {Sur-},	   and {Vision}, and cf. {Supervise}.]	   1. To inspect, or take a view of; to view with attention, as	      from a high place; to overlook; as, to stand on a hill,	      and survey the surrounding country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Round he surveys and well might, where he stood,	            So high above.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To view with a scrutinizing eye; to examine.	      [1913 Webster]	            With such altered looks, . . .	            All pale and speechless, he surveyed me round.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To examine with reference to condition, situation, value,	      etc.; to examine and ascertain the state of; as, to survey	      a building in order to determine its value and exposure to	      loss by fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To determine the form, extent, position, etc., of, as a	      tract of land, a coast, harbor, or the like, by means of	      linear and angular measurments, and the application of the	      principles of geometry and trigonometry; as, to survey	      land or a coast.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To examine and ascertain, as the boundaries and royalties	      of a manor, the tenure of the tenants, and the rent and	      value of the same. [Eng.] --Jacob (Law Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]	Survey \Sur"vey\, n. [Formerly accentuated universally on the	   last syllable, and still so accented by many speakers.]	   1. The act of surveying; a general view, as from above.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under his proud survey the city lies. --Sir J.	                                                  Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular view; an examination, especially an official	      examination, of all the parts or particulars of a thing,	      with a design to ascertain the condition, quantity, or	      quality; as, a survey of the stores of a ship; a survey of	      roads and bridges; a survey of buildings.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The operation of finding the contour, dimensions,	      position, or other particulars of, as any part of the	      earth's surface, whether land or water; also, a measured	      plan and description of any portion of country, or of a	      road or line through it.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      points in the tract surveyed by a series of triangles, the	      angles of which are carefully measured, the relative	      positions and distances of all parts being computed from	      these data.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Review; retrospect; examination; prospect.	        [1913 Webster]
Surveyal \Sur*vey"al\, n.	   Survey. [R.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Surveyance \Sur*vey"ance\, n.	   Survey; inspection. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surveying \Sur*vey"ing\, n.	   That branch of applied mathematics which teaches the art of	   determining the area of any portion of the earth's surface,	   the length and directions of the bounding lines, the contour	   of the surface, etc., with an accurate delineation of the	   whole on paper; the act or occupation of making surveys.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Geodetic surveying}, geodesy.	   {Maritime surveying}, or {Nautical surveying}, that branch of	      surveying which determines the forms of coasts and	      harbors, the entrances of rivers, with the position of	      islands, rocks, and shoals, the depth of water, etc.	   {Plane surveying}. See under {Plane}, a.	   {Topographical surveying}, that branch of surveying which	      involves the process of ascertaining and representing upon	      a plane surface the contour, physical features, etc., of	      any portion of the surface of the earth.	      [1913 Webster]
Surveyor \Sur*vey"or\, n.	   1. One placed to superintend others; an overseer; an	      inspector.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were 't not madness then,	            To make the fox surveyor of the fold? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who views and examines for the purpose of ascertaining	      the condition, quantity, or quality of anything; as, a	      surveyor of highways, ordnance, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who surveys or measures land; one who practices the	      art of surveying.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Customs)	      (a) An officer who ascertains the contents of casks, and	          the quantity of liquors subject to duty; a gauger.	      (b) In the United States, an officer whose duties include	          the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the	          quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought	          into a port. --Abbot.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Surveyor general}.	      (a) A principal surveyor; as, the surveyor general of the	          king's manors, or of woods and parks. [Eng.]	      (b) An officer having charge of the survey of the public	          lands of a land district. [U.S.] --Davies & Peck	          (Math. Dict.).	   {Surveyor's compass}. See {Circumferentor}.	   {Surveyor's level}. See under {Level}.	      [1913 Webster]
Surveyorship \Sur*vey"or*ship\, n.	   The office of a surveyor.	   [1913 Webster]
Surview \Sur*view"\, v. t. [Pref. sur- + view. Cf. {Survey}.]	   To survey; to make a survey of. [Obs.] "To surview his	   ground." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Surview \Sur*view"\, n.	   A survey. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Survise \Sur*vise"\, v. t. [See {Supervise}, and {Survey}.]	   To look over; to supervise. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Survival \Sur*viv"al\, n. [From {Survive}.]	   1. A living or continuing longer than, or beyond the	      existence of, another person, thing, or event; an	      outliving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arhaeol. & Ethnol.) Any habit, usage, or belief,	      remaining from ancient times, the origin of which is often	      unknown, or imperfectly known.	      [1913 Webster]	            The close bearing of the doctrine of survival on the	            study of manners and customs.         --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Survival of the fittest}. (Biol.) See {Natural selection},	      under {Natural}.	      [1913 Webster] Survivance
Survivance \Sur*viv"ance\, Survivancy \Sur*viv"an*cy\, n. [F.	   survivance.]	   Survivorship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His son had the survivance of the stadtholdership.	                                                  --Bp. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Survive \Sur*vive"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Survived}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Surviving}.] [F. survivre, L. supervivere; super over	   + vivere to live. See {Super-}, and {Victuals}.]	   To live beyond the life or existence of; to live longer than;	   to outlive; to outlast; as, to survive a person or an event.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll assure her of	         Her widowhood, be it that she survive me,	         In all my lands and leases whatsoever.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Survive \Sur*vive"\, v. i.	   To remain alive; to continue to live.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy pleasure,	         Which, when no other enemy survives,	         Still conquers all the conquerors.       --Sir J.	                                                  Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Alike are life and death,	         When life in death survives.             --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Survivency \Sur*viv"en*cy\, n.	   Survivorship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Surviver \Sur*viv"er\, n.	   One who survives; a survivor.	   [1913 Webster]
Surviving \Sur*viv"ing\, a.	   Remaining alive; yet living or existing; as, surviving	   friends; surviving customs.	   [1913 Webster]
Survivor \Sur*viv"or\, n.	   1. One who survives or outlives another person, or any time,	      event, or thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The survivor bound	            In filial obligation for some term	            To do obsequious sorrow.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The longer liver of two joint tenants, or two	      persons having a joint interest in anything. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Survivorship \Sur*viv"or*ship\, n.	   1. The state of being a survivor.	      [1913 Webster]	   1. (Law) The right of a joint tenant, or other person who has	      a joint interest in an estate, to take the whole estate	      upon the death of other. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chance of survivorship}, the chance that a person of a given	      age has of surviving another of a giving age; thus, by the	      Carlisle tables of mortality the chances of survivorship	      for two persons, aged 25 and 65, are 89 and 11	      respectively, or about 8 to 1 that the elder die first.	      [1913 Webster]
Susceptibility \Sus*cep`ti*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl.	   {Susceptibilities}. [Cf. F. susceptibilit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being susceptible; the capability	      of receiving impressions, or of being affected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, capacity for deep feeling or emotional	      excitement; sensibility, in its broadest acceptation;	      impressibility; sensitiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Magnetic susceptibility} (Physics), the intensity of	      magnetization of a body placed in a uniform megnetic field	      of unit strength. --Sir W. Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Capability; sensibility; feeling; emotion.	        [1913 Webster]
Susceptible \Sus*cep"ti*ble\, a. [F., from L. suscipere,	   susceptum, to take up, to support, undertake, recognize,	   admit; pref. sus (see {Sub-}) + capere to take. See	   {Capable}.]	   1. Capable of admitting anything additional, or any change,	      affection, or influence; readily acted upon; as, a body	      susceptible of color or of alteration.	      [1913 Webster]	            It sheds on souls susceptible of light,	            The glorious dawn of our eternal day. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of impression; having nice sensibility;	      impressible; tender; sensitive; as, children are more	      susceptible than adults; a man of a susceptible heart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Candidates are . . . not very susceptible of	            affronts.                             --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am constitutionally susceptible of noises. --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Sus*cep"ti*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Sus*cep"ti*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Susception \Sus*cep"tion\, n. [L. susceptio: cf. F. susception.	   See {Susceptible}.]	   The act of taking; reception.	   [1913 Webster]
Susceptive \Sus*cep"tive\, a.	   Susceptible. --I. Watts. -- {Sus*cep"tive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Susceptivity \Sus`cep*tiv"i*ty\, n.	   Capacity for receiving; susceptibility. [R.] --Wollaston.	   [1913 Webster]
Susceptor \Sus*cep"tor\, n. [L. See {Susceptible}.]	   One who undertakes anything; specifically, a godfather; a	   sponsor; a guardian. --Puller. Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Suscipiency \Sus*cip"i*en*cy\, n.	   Admission. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suscipient \Sus*cip"i*ent\, a. [L. suscipiens, p. pr. of	   suscipere. See {Susceptible}.]	   Receiving; admitting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Suscipient \Sus*cip"i*ent\, n.	   One who takes or admits; one who receives. [R.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Suscitability \Sus`ci*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Capability of being suscitated; excitability. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Suscitate \Sus"ci*tate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suscitated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Suscitating}.] [L. suscitatus, p. p. of	   suscitare to lift up, to rouse; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) +	   citare to rouse, excite. Cf. {Excite}, {Incite}.]	   To rouse; to excite; to call into life and action. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suscitation \Sus`ci*ta"tion\, n. [L. suscitatio: cf. F.	   suscitation.]	   The act of raising or exciting. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A mere suscitation or production of a thing. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Suslik \Sus"lik\, n. [Russ. s['u]slik'.] (Zool.)	   A ground squirrel ({Spermophilus citillus}) of Europe and	   Asia. It has large cheek pouches. [Written also {souslik}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suspect \Sus*pect"\, a. [L. suspectus, p. p. of suspicere to	   look up, admire, esteem, to look at secretly or askance, to	   mistrust; sub under + specere to look: cf. F. suspect	   suspected, suspicious. See {Spy}, and cf. {Suspicion}.]	   1. Suspicious; inspiring distrust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Suspect [was] his face, suspect his word also.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suspected; distrusted. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What I can do or offer is suspect.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Suspect \Sus*pect"\, n. [LL. suspectus. See {Suspect}, a.]	   1. Suspicion. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            So with suspect, with fear and grief, dismayed.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, is suspected; an object of	      suspicion; -- formerly applied to persons and things; now,	      only to persons suspected of crime. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Suspecting}.]	   1. To imagine to exist; to have a slight or vague opinion of	      the existence of, without proof, and often upon weak	      evidence or no evidence; to mistrust; to surmise; --	      commonly used regarding something unfavorable, hurtful, or	      wrong; as, to suspect the presence of disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing makes a man suspect much, more than to know	            little; and therefore men should remedy suspicion by	            procuring to know more.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            From her hand I could suspect no ill. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imagine to be guilty, upon slight evidence, or without	      proof; as, to suspect one of equivocation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold to be uncertain; to doubt; to mistrust; to	      distruct; as, to suspect the truth of a story. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To look up to; to respect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To mistrust; distrust; surmise; doubt.	        [1913 Webster]	Suspect \Sus*pect"\, v. i.	   To imagine guilt; to have a suspicion or suspicions; to be	   suspicious.	   [1913 Webster]	         If I suspect without cause, why then make sport at me.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspectable \Sus*pect"a*ble\, a.	   That may be suspected.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspected \Sus*pect"ed\, a.	   Distrusted; doubted. -- {Sus*pect"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {Sus*pect"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspecter \Sus*pect"er\, n.	   One who suspects.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspectful \Sus*pect"ful\, a.	   Apt to suspect or mistrust; full of suspicion; suspicious;	   as, to be suspectful of the motives of others. --Milton. --	   {Sus*pect"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspection \Sus*pec"tion\, n.	   Suspicion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suspectiousness \Sus*pec"tious*ness\, n.	   Suspiciousness; cause for suspicion. [Obs. & R.] --Ld.	   Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspectless \Sus*pect"less\, a.	   1. Not suspecting; having no suspicion. [R.] --Sir T.	      Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not suspected; not mistrusted. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suspended}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Suspending}.] [F. suspendre, or OF. souspendre (where	   the prefix is L. subtus below, from sub under), L.	   suspendere, suspensum; pref. sus- (see {Sub-}) + pendere to	   hang. See {Pedant}, and cf. {Suspense}, n.]	   1. To attach to something above; to hang; as, to suspend a	      ball by a thread; to suspend a needle by a loadstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make to depend; as, God hath suspended the promise of	      eternal life on the condition of obedience and holiness of	      life. [Archaic] --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to cease for a time; to hinder from proceeding;	      to interrupt; to delay; to stay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suspend your indignation against my brother. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The guard nor fights nor fies; their fate so near	            At once suspends their courage and their fear.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hold in an undetermined or undecided state; as, to	      suspend one's judgment or opinion. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To debar, or cause to withdraw temporarily, from any	      privilege, from the execution of an office, from the	      enjoyment of income, etc.; as, to suspend a student from	      college; to suspend a member of a club.	      [1913 Webster]	            Good men should not be suspended from the exercise	            of their ministry and deprived of their livelihood	            for ceremonies which are on all hands acknowledged	            indifferent.                          --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cause to cease for a time from operation or effect; as,	      to suspend the habeas corpus act; to suspend the rules of	      a legislative body.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chem.) To support in a liquid, as an insoluble powder, by	      stirring, to facilitate chemical action.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To suspend payment} (Com.), to cease paying debts or	      obligations; to fail; -- said of a merchant, a bank, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To hang; interrupt; delay; intermit; stay; hinder;	        debar.	        [1913 Webster]	Suspend \Sus*pend"\, v. i.	   To cease from operation or activity; esp., to stop payment,	   or be unable to meet obligations or engagements (said of a	   commercial firm or a bank).	   [1913 Webster]
Suspender \Sus*pend"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, suspends; esp., one of a pair of	   straps or braces worn over the shoulders, for holding up the	   trousers.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspensation \Sus`pen*sa"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. suspensatio	   suspension from a charge or benefice.]	   The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended,	   especially for a short time; temporary suspension.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspense \Sus*pense"\, a. [F. suspens, L. suspensus, p. p. of	   suspendere. See {Suspend}.]	   1. Held or lifted up; held or prevented from proceeding.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [The great light of day] suspense in heaven.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expressing, or proceeding from, suspense or doubt. [Obs.]	      "Expectation held his look suspense." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Suspense \Sus*pense"\, n. [From F. suspens, a. See {Suspense},	   a.]	   1. The state of being suspended; specifically, a state of	      uncertainty and expectation, with anxiety or apprehension;	      indetermination; indecision; as, the suspense of a person	      waiting for the verdict of a jury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten days the prophet in suspense remained. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the ticklish balance of suspense. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cessation for a time; stop; pause.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cool suspense from pleasure and from pain. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Cf. F. suspense.] (Law) A temporary cessation of one's	      right; suspension, as when the rent or other profits of	      land cease by unity of possession of land and rent.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Suspense account} (Bookkeeping), an account in which	      receipts or disbursements are temporarily entered until	      their proper position in the books is determined.	      [1913 Webster]
Suspensely \Sus*pense"ly\, adv.	   In suspense. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspensibility \Sus*pen`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being suspensible.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspensible \Sus*pen"si*ble\, a.	   Capable of being suspended; capable of being held from	   sinking.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspension \Sus*pen"sion\, n. [Cf. F. suspension, L. suspensio	   arched work, imperfect pronunciation. See {Suspend}.]	   1. The act of suspending, or the state of being suspended;	      pendency; as, suspension from a hook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, temporary delay, interruption, or cessation;	      as:	      (a) Of labor, study, pain, etc.	      (b) Of decision, determination, judgment, etc.; as, to ask	          a suspension of judgment or opinion in view of	          evidence to be produced.	      (c) Of the payment of what is due; as, the suspension of a	          mercantile firm or of a bank.	      (d) Of punishment, or sentence of punishment.	      (e) Of a person in respect of the exercise of his office,	          powers, prerogative, etc.; as, the suspension of a	          student or of a clergyman.	      (f) Of the action or execution of law, etc.; as, the	          suspension of the habeas corpus act.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A conditional withholding, interruption, or delay; as, the	      suspension of a payment on the performance of a condition.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The state of a solid when its particles are mixed with,	      but undissolved in, a fluid, and are capable of separation	      by straining; also, any substance in this state.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Rhet.) A keeping of the hearer in doubt and in attentive	      expectation of what is to follow, or of what is to be the	      inference or conclusion from the arguments or observations	      employed.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Scots Law) A stay or postponement of execution of a	      sentence condemnatory by means of letters of suspension	      granted on application to the lord ordinary.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mus.) The prolongation of one or more tones of a chord	      into the chord which follows, thus producing a momentary	      discord, suspending the concord which the ear expects. Cf.	      {Retardation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 weights act, or from which	      they are suspended.	   {Suspension bridge}, a bridge supported by chains, ropes, or	      wires, which usually pass over high piers or columns at	      each end, and are secured in the ground beyond.	   {Suspension of arms} (Mil.), a short truce or cessation of	      operations agreed on by the commanders of contending	      armies, as for burying the dead, making proposal for	      surrender or for peace, etc.	   {Suspension scale}, a scale in which the platform hangs	      suspended from the weighing apparatus instead of resting	      upon it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Delay; interruption; intermission; stop.	        [1913 Webster]
Suspensive \Sus*pen"sive\, a. [Cf. F. suspensif. See {Suspend}.]	   Tending to suspend, or to keep in suspense; causing	   interruption or delay; uncertain; doubtful. "In suspensive	   thoughts." --Beaumont. "A suspensive veto." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         The provisional and suspensive attitude. --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Suspensive} condition (Scots Law), a condition precedent, or	      a condition without the performance of which the contract	      can not be completed.	      [1913 Webster]
Suspensor \Sus*pen"sor\, n. [NL.]	   1. A suspensory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The cord which suspends the embryo; and which is	      attached to the radicle in the young state; the proembryo.	      [1913 Webster]
Suspensorium \Sus`pen*so"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Suspensoria}. [NL.]	   (Anat.)	   Anything which suspends or holds up a part: especially, the	   mandibular suspensorium (a series of bones, or of cartilages	   representing them) which connects the base of the lower jaw	   with the skull in most vertebrates below mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, a.	   1. Suspended; hanging; depending.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fitted or serving to suspend; suspending; as, a suspensory	      muscle. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a suspensorium.	      [1913 Webster]	Suspensory \Sus*pen"so*ry\, n. [Cf. F. suspensoir, suspensoire.]	   That which suspends, or holds up, as a truss; specifically	   (Med.), a bandage or bag for supporting the scrotum.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspicable \Sus"pi*ca*ble\, a. [L. suspacabilis, fr. suspicari	   to suspect, akin to suspicere. See {Suspect}, v. t.]	   Liable to suspicion; suspicious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is a very suspicable business.        --Dr. H. more.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspiciency \Sus*pi"cien*cy\, n. [From L. suspiciens, p. pr. of	   suspicere. See {Suspect}, v. t.]	   Suspiciousness; suspicion. [Obs.] --Hopkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspicion \Sus*pi"cion\, n. [OE. suspecioun, OF. souspe[,c]on,	   F. soup[,c]on, L. suspectio a looking up to, an esteeming	   highly, suspicion, fr. suspicere to look up, to esteem, to	   mistrust. The modern form suspicion in English and French is	   in imitation of L. suspicio mistrust, suspicion. See	   {Suspect}, and cf. {Suspicious}.]	   1. The act of suspecting; the imagination or apprehension of	      the existence of something (esp. something wrong or	      hurtful) without proof, or upon very slight evidence, or	      upon no evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suspicions among thoughts are like bats among birds,	            they ever fly by twilight.            --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slight degree; suggestion; hint. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The features are mild but expressive, with just a	            suspicion . . . of saturnine or sarcastic humor.	                                                  --A. W. Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Jealousy; distrust; mistrust; diffidence; doubt.	        [1913 Webster]	Suspicion \Sus*pi"cion\, v. t.	   To view with suspicion; to suspect; to doubt. [Obs. or Low]	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspicious \Sus*pi"cious\, a. [OE. suspecious; cf. L.	   suspiciosus. See {Suspicion}.]	   1. Inclined to suspect; given or prone to suspicion; apt to	      imagine without proof.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature itself, after it has done an injury, will	            ever be suspicious; and no man can love the person	            he suspects.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many mischievous insects are daily at work to make	            men of merit suspicious of each other. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating suspicion, mistrust, or fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have a suspicious, fearful, constrained	            countenance.                          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liable to suspicion; adapted to raise suspicion; giving	      reason to imagine ill; questionable; as, an author of	      suspicious innovations; suspicious circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	            I spy a black, suspicious, threatening could.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Jealous; distrustful; mistrustful; doubtful;	        questionable. See {Jealous}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Sus*pi"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Sus*pi"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Suspiral \Sus*pir"al\, n. [From {Suspire}.]	   1. A breathing hole; a vent or ventiduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spring of water passing under ground toward a cistern or	      conduit.	      [1913 Webster]
Suspiration \Sus`pi*ra"tion\, n. [L. suspiratio. See {Suspire}.]	   The act of sighing, or fetching a long and deep breath; a	   deep respiration; a sigh.	   [1913 Webster]	         Windy suspiration of forced breath.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Suspire \Sus*pire"\, v. i. [L. suspirare to breathe out, to	   sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF.	   souspirer.]	   To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fireflies that suspire	         In short, soft lapses of transported flame. --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Suspire \Sus*pire"\, n. [Cf. L. suspirium.]	   A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Suspired \Sus*pired"\, a.	   Ardently desired or longed for; earnestly coveted. [Obs.]	   --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustain \Sus*tain"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sustained}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sustaining}.] [OE. sustenen, susteinen, OF. sustenir,	   sostenir, F. soutenir (the French prefix is properly fr. L.	   subtus below, fr. sub under), L. sustinere; pref. sus- (see	   {Sub-}) + tenere to hold. See {Tenable}, and cf.	   {Sustenance}.]	   1. To keep from falling; to bear; to uphold; to support; as,	      a foundation sustains the superstructure; a beast sustains	      a load; a rope sustains a weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every pillar the temple to sustain.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to keep from sinking, as in despondence, or the	      like; to support.	      [1913 Webster]	            No comfortable expectations of another life to	            sustain him under the evils in this world.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To maintain; to keep alive; to support; to subsist; to	      nourish; as, provisions to sustain an army.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To aid, comfort, or relieve; to vindicate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sons, who seek the tyrant to sustain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To endure without failing or yielding; to bear up under;	      as, to sustain defeat and disappointment.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To suffer; to bear; to undergo.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall Turnus, then, such endless toil sustain?	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall sustain more new disgraces. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To allow the prosecution of; to admit as valid; to	      sanction; to continue; not to dismiss or abate; as, the	      court sustained the action or suit.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To prove; to establish by evidence; to corroborate or	      confirm; to be conclusive of; as, to sustain a charge, an	      accusation, or a proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To support; uphold; subsist; assist; relieve; suffer;	        undergo.	        [1913 Webster]	Sustain \Sus*tain"\, n.	   One who, or that which, upholds or sustains; a sustainer.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I waked again, for my sustain was the Lord. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustainable \Sus*tain"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. soutenable, OF.	   soustenable.]	   Capable of being sustained or maintained; as, the action is	   not sustainable.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustained \Sus*tained"\, a.	   Held up to a certain pitch, degree, or level; uniform; as,	   sustained pasion; a sustained style of writing; a sustained	   note in music.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustainer \Sus*tain"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, sustains. --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustainment \Sus*tain"ment\, n.	   The act of sustaining; maintenance; support. --Milton.	   Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustaltic \Sus*tal"tic\, a. [Gr. ? contractile, fr. ? to draw	   together, to moderate; ? together + ? to place.]	   Mournful; -- said of a species of music among the ancient	   Greeks. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustenance \Sus"te*nance\, n. [OF. sustenance, sostenance,	   soustenance: cf. L. sustenentia endurance. See {Sustain}.]	   1. The act of sustaining; support; maintenance; subsistence;	      as, the sustenance of the body; the sustenance of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which supports life; food; victuals; provisions;	      means of living; as, the city has ample sustenance. "A man	      of little sustenance." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For lying is thy sustenance, thy food. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Sustentacle \Sus*ten"ta*cle\, n. [L. sustentaculum. See	   {Sustentation}.]	   Sustenance. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustentacular \Sus`ten*tac"u*lar\, a. [See {Sustenance}.]	   (Anat.)	   Supporting; sustaining; as, a sustentacular tissue.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustentate \Sus"ten*tate\, v. t.	   To sustain. [R.] --C. Reade.	   [1913 Webster]
Sustentation \Sus`ten*ta"tion\, n. [L. sustentatio sustenance,	   maintenance, fr. sustentare to support, maintain, v. intens.	   fr. sustinere to sustain: cf. F. sustentation. See	   {Sustain}.]	   1. The act of sustaining, or the state of being sustained;	      preservation from falling; support; sustenance;	      maintenance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The aggregate of the functions by which a	      living organism is maintained in a normal condition of	      weight and growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sustentation fund} (Eccl.), a fund of a religious body for	      support of its ministers, chapels, etc.; as, the	      sustentation fund of the Free Church of Scotland.	      [1913 Webster]
Sustentative \Sus"ten*ta*tive\, a.	   Adapted to sustain, strengthen, or corroborate; as,	   sustentative citations or quotations.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sustentative functions} (Physiol.), those functions of the	      body which affect its material composition and thus	      determine its mass.	      [1913 Webster]
Sustention \Sus*ten"tion\, n.	   Sustentation. [R. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In fine images, in sustention, in irony, they surpass	         anything that Burke ever wrote.          --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster] Suster
Suster \Sus"ter\, Sustre \Sus"tre\, n.; pl. {Susters},	   {Sustres}, or {Sustren}.	   Sister. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         There are seven sustren, that serve truth ever. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Susu \Su"su\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Soosoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Susurrant \Su*sur"rant\, a. [L. susurrans, p. pr. from susurrare	   to whisper.]	   Whispering. [R.] "The soft susurrant sigh." --Poetry of	   Anti-Jacobin.	   [1913 Webster]
Susurration \Su`sur*ra"tion\, n. [L. susurratio, fr. susurrare	   to whisper: cf. F. susurration.]	   A whispering; a soft murmur. "Soft susurrations of the	   trees." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Susurringly \Su*sur"ring*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a whisper. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Susurrous \Su*sur"rous\, a. [L. susurrus.]	   Whispering; rustling; full of whispering sounds. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Susurrus \Su*sur"rus\, n. [L.]	   The act of whispering; a whisper; a murmur. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         The soft susurrus and sighs of the branches.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Sutile \Su"tile\, a. [L. sutilis, fr. suere to sew: cf. F.	   sutile.]	   Done by stitching. [R.] --Boswell.	   [1913 Webster]
Sutler \Sut"ler\, n. [D. zoetelaar, OD. soetelaar, a small	   trader, especially in camps, fr. soetelen to undertake low	   offices; cf. G. sudeln to do dirty work, to sully, soil, E.	   suds.]	   A person who follows an army, and sells to the troops	   provisions, liquors, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Sutlership \Sut"ler*ship\, n.	   The condition or occupation of a sutler.	   [1913 Webster]
Sutling \Sut"ling\, a.	   Belonging to sutlers; engaged in the occupation of a sutler.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Sutor \Su"tor\, n.	   A kind of sirup made by the Indians of Arizona from the fruit	   of some cactaceous plant (probably the Cereus giganteus).	   [1913 Webster]
Sutra \Su"tra\, n.; pl. {Sutras}. [Skr. s?tra a thread, a string	   of rules; an aphorism; fr. siv to sew.]	   1.	      (a) A precept; an aphorism; a brief rule.	      (b) A collection of such aphorisms.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. A body of Hindoo literature containing aphorisms on	      grammar, meter, law, and philosophy, and forming a	      connecting link between the Vedic and later Sanscrit	      literature. --Balfour (Cyc. of India).	      [1913 Webster]
Suttee \Sut*tee"\, n. [Skr. sat[imac] a faithful wife, fem. of	   sant existing, real, true, good, p. pr. of as to be. Cf.	   {Sooth}.]	   1. A Hindoo widow who immolates herself, or is immolated, on	      the funeral pile of her husband; -- so called because this	      act of self-immolation is regarded as envincing excellence	      of wifely character. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of burning a widow on the funeral pile of her	      husband. [India]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The practice, though abolished in British India law in	         1829, is not wholly prevented.	         [1913 Webster]
Sutteeism \Sut*tee"ism\, n.	   The practice of self-immolation of widows in Hindostan.	   [1913 Webster]
Suttle \Sut"tle\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Com.)	   The weight when the tare has been deducted, and tret is yet	   to be allowed. --M?Culloch.	   [1913 Webster]	Suttle \Sut"tle\, v. i. [See {Sutler}.]	   To act as sutler; to supply provisions and other articles to	   troops.	   [1913 Webster]
Sutural \Su"tur*al\, a. [Cf. F. sutural, NL. suturals.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a suture, or seam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Taking place at a suture; as, a sutural de?iscence.	      [1913 Webster]
Suturally \Su"tur*al*ly\, adv.	   In a sutural manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Suturated \Su"tur*a`ted\, a.	   Sewed or knit together; united by a suture; stitched.	   [1913 Webster]
Suture \Su"ture\, n. [L. sutura, fr. suere, sutum, to sew or	   stitch: cf. F. suture. See {Sew} to unite with thread.]	   1. The act of sewing; also, the line along which two things	      or parts are sewed together, or are united so as to form a	      seam, or that which resembles a seam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.)	      (a) The uniting of the parts of a wound by stitching.	      (b) The stitch by which the parts are united.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) The line of union, or seam, in an immovable	      articulation, like those between the bones of the skull;	      also, such an articulation itself; synarthrosis. See	      {Harmonic suture}, under {Harmonic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.)	      (a) The line, or seam, formed by the union of two margins	          in any part of a plant; as, the ventral suture of a	          legume.	      (b) A line resembling a seam; as, the dorsal suture of a	          legume, which really corresponds to a midrib.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.)	      (a) The line at which the elytra of a beetle meet and are	          sometimes confluent.	      (b) A seam, or impressed line, as between the segments of	          a crustacean, or between the whorls of a univalve	          shell.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Glover's suture}, {Harmonic suture}, etc. See under	      {Glover}, {Harmonic}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Sutured \Su"tured\, a.	   Having a suture or sutures; knit or united together.	   --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Suwarrow \Su*war"row\, n. (Bot.)	   The giant cactus ({Cereus giganteus}); -- so named by the	   Indians of Arizona. Called also {saguaro}.	   [1913 Webster]
Suzerain \Su"ze*rain\, n. [F., formed fr. sus above, L. susum,	   sursum (fr. sub under + versum, p. p. of vertere to turn),	   after the analogy of souverain, E. sovereign. See {Sub-}, and	   {Verse}.]	   A superior lord, to whom fealty is due; a feudal lord; a lord	   paramount.	   [1913 Webster]
Suzerainty \Su"ze*rain*ty\, n. [F. suzerainet['e].]	   The dominion or authority of a suzerain; paramount authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Swa \Swa\ (sw[aum]), adv. [See {So}.]	   So. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swab \Swab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swabbing}.] [See {Swabber}, n.]	   To clean with a mop or swab; to wipe when very wet, as after	   washing; as, to swab the desk of a ship. [Spelt also {swob}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Swab \Swab\, n. [Written also swob.]	   1. A kind of mop for cleaning floors, the desks of vessels,	      etc., esp. one made of rope-yarns or threads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle,	      for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying	      medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) An epaulet. [Sailor's Slang] --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A sponge, or other suitable substance, attached to a long	      rod or handle, for cleaning the bore of a firearm.	      [1913 Webster]
Swabber \Swab"ber\, v. t.	   To swab. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Swabber \Swab"ber\, n. [D. zwabber; cf.D. zwabberen to swab, G.	   schwabbern, Dan. svabre, Sw. svab a swab, svabla to swab.]	   1. One who swabs a floor or desk. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Formerly, an interior officer on board of British	      ships of war, whose business it was to see that the ship	      was kept clean.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Swobber}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Swad \Swad\, n. [Probably fr. AS. swe?ian to bind.] [Written	   also {swod}.]	   1. A cod, or pod, as of beans or pease. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Swad, in the north, is a peascod shell -- thence	            used for an empty, shallow-headed fellow. --Blount.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clown; a country bumpkin. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Country	      swains, and silly swads." --Greene.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was one busy fellow was their leader,	            A blunt, squat swad, but lower than yourself. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A lump of mass; also, a crowd. [Low, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Coal Mining) A thin layer of refuse at the bottom of a	      seam. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Swaddle \Swad"dle\, n. [AS. swe?il, swe?el, fr. swe?ain to bind.	   See {Swathe}.]	   Anything used to swaddle with, as a cloth or band; a	   swaddling band.	   [1913 Webster]	         They put me in bed in all my swaddles.   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Swaddle \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 infants; as, to	      swaddle a baby.	      [1913 Webster]	            They swaddled me up in my nightgown with long pieces	            of linen.                             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat; to cudgel. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Swaddlebill \Swad"dle*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   The shoveler. [Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swaddler \Swad"dler\, n.	   A term of contempt for an Irish Methodist. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Swaddling \Swad"dling\,	   a. & n. from {Swaddle}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swaddling band}, {Swaddling cloth}, or {Swaddling clout}, a	      band or cloth wrapped round an infant, especially round a	      newborn infant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,	            lying in a manger.                    --Luke ii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]
Swag \Swag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swagging}.] [Cf. Icel. sveggja, sveigja to bend, to sway,	   Norw. svaga to sway. See {Sway}.]	   1. To hang or move, as something loose and heavy; to sway; to	      swing. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sink down by its weight; to sag. --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth.	                                                  --Palsgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tramp carrying a swag. [Australia]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Swag \Swag\, n.	   1. A swaying, irregular motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A burglar's or thief's booty; boodle. [Cant or Slang]	      --Charles Reade.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Australia]	      (a) A tramping bushman's luggage, rolled up either in	          canvas or in a blanket so as to form a long bundle,	          and carried on the back or over the shoulder; --	          called also a {bluey}, or a {drum}.	      (b) Any bundle of luggage similarly rolled up; hence,	          luggage in general.	                He tramped for years till the swag he bore	                seemed part of himself.           --Lawson.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Swag-bellied \Swag"-bel`lied\, a.	   Having a prominent, overhanging belly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swagbelly \Swag"bel`ly\, n.	   1. A prominent, overhanging belly. --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Any large tumor developed in the abdomen, and	      neither fluctuating nor sonorous. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]
Swage \Swage\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swaged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Swaging}.] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.]	   See {Assuage}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Swage \Swage\, n.	   A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used	   by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their	   work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage	   upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with	   a sledge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swage block}, a perforated block of iron, having grooved	      sides and adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging	      objects of large size.	      [1913 Webster]	Swage \Swage\, v. t.	   To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron,	   by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required	   shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swaggered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Swaggering}.] [Freq. of swag.]	   1. To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a	      pompous, consequential manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man who swaggers about London clubs.	                                                  --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or	      vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar!	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen.	                                                  --Colier.	      [1913 Webster]	Swagger \Swag"ger\, v. t.	   To bully. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Swagger \Swag"ger\, n.	   The act or manner of a swaggerer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth	         to receive us.                           --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	Swagger \Swag"ger\, n.	   A swagman. [Australia]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Swaggerer \Swag"ger*er\, n.	   One who swaggers; a blusterer; a bully; a boastful, noisy	   fellow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swaggie \Swag"gie\, n.	   A swagman. [Australia]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Swaggy \Swag"gy\, a.	   Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight.	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Swagman \Swag"man\, n.	   A bushman carrying a swag and traveling on foot; -- called	   also {swagsman}, {swagger}, and {swaggie}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Once a jolly swagman sat beside a billabong	         Under the shade of a coolibah tree.	         And he sang as he sat and watched his billy boiling,	         `Who'll come a-waltzing Matilda with me?' --[Waltzing	                                                  Matilda, an	                                                  Australian	                                                  tune.]	   [PJC]
Swagsman \Swags"man\, n.	   A swagman. [Australia]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Swain \Swain\, n. [OE. swain, swein, Icel. sveinn a boy,	   servant; akin to Sw. sven, Dan. svend, AS. sw[=a]n, OHG.	   swein.]	   1. A servant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Him behoves serve himself that has no swain.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a	      cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.	      [1913 Webster]	            It were a happy life	            To be no better than a homely swain.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blest swains! whose nymphs in every grace excel.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Swainish \Swain"ish\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant. "An	   ungentle and swainish beast." --Milton. -- {Swain"ish*ness},	   n. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Swainling \Swain"ling\, n.	   A little swain. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swainmote \Swain"mote`\, n. [Swain + mote meeting: cf. LL.	   swanimotum.] (Eng. Forest Law)	   A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by	   the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains, or	   freeholders, within the forest composing the jury. [Written	   also {swanimote}, and {sweinmote}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Swainship \Swain"ship\, n.	   The condition of a swain.	   [1913 Webster]
Swaip \Swaip\, v. i. [Cf. {Sweep}.]	   To walk proudly; to sweep along. [Prov. Eng.] --Todd.	   [1913 Webster]
Swal \Swal\, obs. imp. of {Swell}.	   Swelled. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swale \Swale\, n. [Cf. Icel. svalr cool, svala to cool.]	   A valley or low place; a tract of low, and usually wet, land;	   a moor; a fen. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Swale \Swale\, v. i. & t.	   To melt and waste away; to singe. See {Sweal}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	Swale \Swale\, n.	   A gutter in a candle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swallet \Swal"let\, n. [Cf. G. schwall a sea swell, from	   schwellen to swell, E. swell.]	   Water breaking in upon the miners at their work; -- so called	   among tin miners. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swallow \Swal"low\, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin	   to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala,	   Dan. svale.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of	      the family {Hirundinidae}, especially one of those species	      in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long,	      pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and	      gracefulness of their flight.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most common North American species are the barn	         swallow (see under {Barn}), the cliff, or eaves,	         swallow (see under {Cliff}), the white-bellied, or	         tree, swallow ({Tachycineta bicolor}), and the bank	         swallow (see under {Bank}). The common European swallow	         ({Chelidon rustica}), and the window swallow, or martin	         ({Chelidon urbica}), are familiar species.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which	      resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the	      common American chimney swallow, or swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope	      reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swallow plover} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus {Glareola}, as	      {Glareola orientalis} of India; a pratincole.	   {Swallow shrike} (Zool.), any one of several species of East	      Indian and Asiatic birds of the family {Artamiidae},	      allied to the shrikes but similar to swallows in	      appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike ({Artamus	      fuscus}) is common in India.	   {Swallow warbler} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus	      {Dicaeum}. They are allied to the honeysuckers.	      [1913 Webster]	Swallow \Swal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swallowed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Swallowing}.] [OE. swolewen, swolwen, swolhen, AS.	   swelgan; akin to D. zwelgen, OHG. swelahan, swelgan, G.	   schwelgen to feast, to revel, Icel. svelgia to swallow, SW.	   sv[aum]lja, Dan. svaelge. Cf. {Groundsel} a plant.]	   1. To take into the stomach; to receive through the gullet,	      or esophagus, into the stomach; as, to swallow food or	      drink.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if I had swallowed snowballs for pills. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw into an abyss or gulf; to ingulf; to absorb --	      usually followed by up. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up,	            and their houses.                     --Num. xvi.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To receive or embrace, as opinions or belief, without	      examination or scruple; to receive implicitly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though that story . . . be not so readily swallowed.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To engross; to appropriate; -- usually with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Homer excels . . . in this, that he swallowed up the	            honor of those who succeeded him.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To occupy; to take up; to employ.	      [1913 Webster]	            The necessary provision of the life swallows the	            greatest part of their time.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To seize and waste; to exhaust; to consume.	      [1913 Webster]	            Corruption swallowed what the liberal hand	            Of bounty scattered.                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To retract; to recant; as, to swallow one's opinions.	      "Swallowed his vows whole." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation;	      as, to swallow an affront or insult.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To absorb; imbibe; ingulf; engross; consume. See	        {Absorb}.	        [1913 Webster]	Swallow \Swal"low\, v. i.	   To perform the act of swallowing; as, his cold is so severe	   he is unable to swallow.	   [1913 Webster]	Swallow \Swal"low\, n.	   1. The act of swallowing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The gullet, or esophagus; the throat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Taste; relish; inclination; liking. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no swallow for it.             --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Capacity for swallowing; voracity.	      [1913 Webster]	            There being nothing too gross for the swallow of	            political rancor.                     --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. As much as is, or can be, swallowed at once; as, a swallow	      of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That which ingulfs; a whirlpool. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]
Swallower \Swal"low*er\, n.	   One who swallows; also, a glutton. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Swallowfish \Swal"low*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European sapphirine gurnard ({Trigla hirundo}). It has	   large pectoral fins.	   [1913 Webster]
Swallowtail \Swal"low*tail`\, n.	   1. (Carp.) A kind of tenon or tongue used in making joints.	      See {Dovetail}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A species of willow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fort.) An outwork with converging sides, its head or	      front forming a reentrant angle; -- so called from its	      form. Called also {priestcap}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A swallow-tailed coat.	      [1913 Webster]	            This Stultz coat, a blue swallowtail, with yellow	            buttons.                              --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An arrow. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large and handsome	      butterflies, belonging to Papilio and allied genera, in	      which the posterior border of each hind wing is	      prolongated in the form of a long lobe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The black swallowtail, or asterias (see {Papilio}), the	         blue swallowtail, or philenor, the tiger swallowtail,	         or turnus (see {Turnus}), and the zebra swallowtail, or	         ajax (see under {Zebra}) are common American species.	         See also {Troilus}.	         [1913 Webster]
Swallow-tailed \Swal"low-tailed`\, a.	   1. Having a tail like that of a swallow; hence, like a	      swallow's tail in form; having narrow and tapering or	      pointed skirts; as, a swallow-tailed coat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.) United by dovetailing; dovetailed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swallow-tailed duck} (Zool.), the old squaw.	   {Swallow-tailed gull} (Zool.), an Arctic gull ({Xema	      furcata}), which has a deeply forked tail.	   {Swallow-tailed hawk} or {Swallow-tailed kite} (Zool.), the	      fork-tailed kite.	   {Swallow-tailed moth} (Zool.), a European moth ({Urapteryx	      sambucaria}) having tail-like lobes on the hind wings.	      [1913 Webster]
Swallowwort \Swal"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) See {Celandine}.	      (b) A poisonous plant ({Vincetoxicum officinale}) of the	          Milkweed family, at one time used in medicine; -- also	          called {white swallowwort}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {African swallowwort}, a plant of the genus Stapelia.	      [1913 Webster]
Swam \Swam\,	   imp. of {Swim}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swamp \Swamp\, n. [Cf. AS. swam a fungus, OD. swam a sponge, D.	   zwam a fungus, G. schwamm a sponge, Icel. sv["o]ppr, Dan. &	   Sw. swamp, Goth. swamms, Gr. somfo`s porous, spongy.]	   Wet, spongy land; soft, low ground saturated with water, but	   not usually covered with it; marshy ground away from the	   seashore.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gray swamps and pools, waste places of the hern.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         A swamp differs from a bog and a marsh in producing	         trees and shrubs, while the latter produce only	         herbage, plants, and mosses.             --Farming	                                                  Encyc. (E.	                                                  Edwards,	                                                  Words).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swamp blackbird}. (Zool.) See {Redwing}	   (b) .	   {Swamp cabbage} (Bot.), skunk cabbage.	   {Swamp deer} (Zool.), an Asiatic deer ({Rucervus Duvaucelli})	      of India.	   {Swamp hen}. (Zool.)	   (a) An Australian azure-breasted bird ({Porphyrio bellus});	       -- called also {goollema}.	   (b) An Australian water crake, or rail ({Porzana Tabuensis});	       -- called also {little swamp hen}.	   (c) The European purple gallinule.	   {Swamp honeysuckle} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Azalea	      viscosa} syn. {Rhododendron viscosa} or {Rhododendron	      viscosum}) growing in swampy places, with fragrant flowers	      of a white color, or white tinged with rose; -- called	      also {swamp pink} and {white swamp honeysuckle}.	   {Swamp hook}, a hook and chain used by lumbermen in handling	      logs. Cf. {Cant hook}.	   {Swamp itch}. (Med.) See {Prairie itch}, under {Prairie}.	   {Swamp laurel} (Bot.), a shrub ({Kalmia glauca}) having small	      leaves with the lower surface glaucous.	   {Swamp maple} (Bot.), red maple. See {Maple}.	   {Swamp oak} (Bot.), a name given to several kinds of oak	      which grow in swampy places, as swamp Spanish oak	      ({Quercus palustris}), swamp white oak ({Quercus	      bicolor}), swamp post oak ({Quercus lyrata}).	   {Swamp ore} (Min.), bog ore; limonite.	   {Swamp partridge} (Zool.), any one of several Australian game	      birds of the genera {Synoicus} and {Excalfatoria}, allied	      to the European partridges.	   {Swamp robin} (Zool.), the chewink.	   {Swamp sassafras} (Bot.), a small North American tree of the	      genus {Magnolia} ({Magnolia glauca}) with aromatic leaves	      and fragrant creamy-white blossoms; -- called also {sweet	      bay}.	   {Swamp sparrow} (Zool.), a common North American sparrow	      ({Melospiza Georgiana}, or {Melospiza palustris}), closely	      resembling the song sparrow. It lives in low, swampy	      places.	   {Swamp willow}. (Bot.) See {Pussy willow}, under {Pussy}.	      [1913 Webster]	Swamp \Swamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swamped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swamping}.]	   1. To plunge or sink into a swamp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To cause (a boat) to become filled with water; to	      capsize or sink by whelming with water.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To plunge into difficulties and perils; to	      overwhelm; to ruin; to wreck.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Whig majority of the house of Lords was swamped	            by the creation of twelve Tory peers. --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	            Having swamped himself in following the ignis fatuus	            of a theory.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	Swamp \Swamp\, v. i.	   1. To sink or stick in a swamp; figuratively, to become	      involved in insuperable difficulties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become filled with water, as a boat; to founder; to	      capsize or sink; figuratively, to be ruined; to be	      wrecked.	      [1913 Webster]
Swampy \Swamp"y\, a.	   Consisting of swamp; like a swamp; low, wet, and spongy; as,	   swampy land.	   [1913 Webster]
Swan \Swan\ (sw[o^]n), n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG.	   swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and	   perhaps to E. sound something audible.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds	      belonging to {Cygnus}, {Olor}, and allied genera of the	      subfamily {Cygninae}. They have a large and strong beak	      and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful	      movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are	      white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a	      melodious song, especially at the time of its death.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The European white, or mute, swan ({Cygnus gibbus}),	         which is most commonly domesticated, bends its neck in	         an S-shaped curve. The whistling, or trumpeting, swans	         of the genus {Olor} do not bend the neck in an S-shaped	         curve, and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry,	         due to complex convolutions of the windpipe. To this	         genus belong the European whooper, or whistling swan	         ({Olor cygnus}), the American whistling swan ({Olor	         Columbianus}), and the trumpeter swan ({Olor	         buccinator}). The Australian black swan ({Chenopis	         atrata}) is dull black with white on the wings, and has	         the bill carmine, crossed with a white band. It is a	         very graceful species and is often domesticated. The	         South American black-necked swan ({Sthenelides	         melancorypha}) is a very beautiful and graceful	         species, entirely white, except the head and neck,	         which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a	         double bright rose-colored knob.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted	      for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of	      Avon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swan goose} (Zool.), a bird of India ({Cygnopsis cygnoides})	      resembling both the swan and the goose.	   {Swan shot}, a large size of shot used in fowling.	      [1913 Webster]
Swang \Swang\, obs.	   imp. of {Swing}.	   [1913 Webster]	Swang \Swang\, n. [Cf. {Swamp}.]	   A swamp. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swanherd \Swan"herd`\, n.	   One who tends or marks swans; as, the royal swanherd of	   England.	   [1913 Webster]
Swan-hopping \Swan"-hop`ping\, n.	   A corruption of {Swan-upping}. [Eng.] --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Swanimote \Swan"i*mote\, n. (Eng. Forest Law)	   See {Swainmote}.	   [1913 Webster] Swankie
Swankie \Swank"ie\, Swanky \Swank"y\, n. [Cf. G. schwank	   flexible, pliant.]	   An active and clever young fellow. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Swanlike \Swan"like`\, a.	   Resembling a swan.	   [1913 Webster]
Swanmark \Swan"mark`\, n.	   A mark of ownership cut on the bill or swan. [Eng.] --Encyc.	   Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Swannery \Swan"ner*y\, n.	   A place where swans are bred. "The largest swannery in	   England." --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Swanny \Swan"ny\, a.	   Swanlike; as, a swanny glossiness of the neck. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Swanpan \Swan"pan\, n. [Cf. {Schwanpan}.]	   The Chinese abacus; a schwanpan. --S. W. Williams.	   [1913 Webster] Swan's-down
Swan's-down \Swan's"-down`\, or Swans-down \Swans"-down`\, n.	   1. The down, or fine, soft feathers, of the swan, used on	      various articles of dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fine, soft, thick cloth of wool mixed with silk or	      cotton; a sort of twilled fustian, like moleskin.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swan's-down cotton}. See {Cotton flannel}, under {Cotton}.	      [1913 Webster]
Swanskin \Swan"skin`\, n.	   1. The act of a swan with the down or the feathers on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A species of soft flannel, thick and warm.	      [1913 Webster]
Swan-upping \Swan"-up`ping\, n.	   A yearly expedition on the Thames to take up young swans and	   mark them, as by Companies of Dyers and Vintners; -- called	   also {swan-hopping}. [Eng.] --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Swap \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. i.] [Written also {swop}.]	   1. To strike; -- with off. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] "Swap off his	      head!" --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exchange (usually two things of the same kind); to	      swop. [Colloq.] --Miss Edgeworth.	      [1913 Webster]	Swap \Swap\, v. i. [Cf. {Swap}, v. t.]	   1. To fall or descend; to rush hastily or violently. --C.	      Richardson (Dict.).	      [1913 Webster]	            All suddenly she swapt adown to ground. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat the air, or ply the wings, with a sweeping motion	      or noise; to flap.	      [1913 Webster]	Swap \Swap\, n. [Cf. G. schwapp, n., a slap, swap, schwapp,	   schwapps, interj., slap! smack! and E. swap, v.t.]	   1. A blow; a stroke. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An exchange; a barter. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Swap \Swap\, adv. [See {Swap}, n.]	   Hastily. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swape \Swape\, n.	   See {Sweep}, n., 12.	   [1913 Webster]
Sward \Sward\, n. [AS. sweard skin, covering; akin to OFries.	   swarge, D. zwoord, G. schwarte, Icel. sv["o]r?r skin, sward	   of the earth.]	   1. Skin; covering. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The grassy surface of land; that part of the soil which is	      filled with the roots of grass; turf.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sward was trim as any garden lawn. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sward pork}, bacon in large fitches. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Sward \Sward\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarded}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Swarding}.]	   To produce sward upon; to cover, or be covered, with sward.	   --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sward-cutter \Sward"-cut`ter\, n.	   (a) A plow for turning up grass land.	   (b) A lawn mower.	       [1913 Webster]
Swarded \Sward"ed\, a.	   Covered with sward. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Swardy \Sward"y\, a.	   Covered with sward or grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Sware \Sware\,	   imp. of {Swear}. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Cophetua sware a royal oath.             --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarf \Swarf\, v. i. [Cf. {Swerve}.]	   To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] "To swarf for very	   hunger." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Swarf \Swarf\, n. [Cf. {Swerve}.]	   The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swarm \Swarm\, v. i. [Cf. {Swerve}.]	   To climb a tree, pole, or the like, by embracing it with the	   arms and legs alternately. See {Shin}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         At the top was placed a piece of money, as a prize for	         those who could swarm up and seize it.   --W. Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]	Swarm \Swarm\, n. [OE. swarm, AS. swearm; akin to D. zwerm, G.	   schwarm, OHG. swaram, Icel. svarmr a tumult, Sw. sv[aum]rm a	   swarm, Dan. svaerm, and G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz, Skr.	   svar to sound, and perhaps to E. swear. [root]177. Cf.	   {Swerve}, {Swirl}.]	   1. A large number or mass of small animals or insects,	      especially when in motion. "A deadly swarm of hornets."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, a great number of honeybees which emigrate	      from a hive at once, and seek new lodgings under the	      direction of a queen; a like body of bees settled	      permanently in a hive. "A swarm of bees." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, any great number or multitude, as of people in	      motion, or sometimes of inanimate objects; as, a swarm of	      meteorites.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those prodigious swarms that had settled themselves	            in every part of it [Italy].          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Multitude; crowd; throng.	        [1913 Webster]	Swarm \Swarm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swarmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swarming}.]	   1. To collect, and depart from a hive by flight in a body; --	      said of bees; as, bees swarm in warm, clear days in	      summer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To appear or collect in a crowd; to throng together; to	      congregate in a multitude. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be crowded; to be thronged with a multitude of beings	      in motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every place swarms with soldiers.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To abound; to be filled (with). --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To breed multitudes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not so thick swarmed once the soil	            Bedropped with blood of Gorgon.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Swarm \Swarm\, v. t.	   To crowd or throng. --Fanshawe.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarmspore \Swarm"spore`\, n.	   1. (Bot.) One of innumerable minute, motile, reproductive	      bodies, produced asexually by certain algae and fungi; a	      zoospore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the minute flagellate germs produced by the	      sporulation of a protozoan; -- called also {zoospore}.	      [1913 Webster]
Swart \Swart\, n.	   Sward. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]	Swart \Swart\, a. [OE. swart, AS. sweart black; akin to OFries,	   OS. & LG. swart, D. zwart, G. schwartz, OHG. swarz, Icel.	   svarir, Sw. svart, Dan. sort, Goth. swarts; cf. L. sordes	   dirt, sordere to be dirty. Cf. {Sordid}, {Surd}.]	   1. Of a dark hue; moderately black; swarthy; tawny. "Swart	      attendants." --Trench. "Swart savage maids." --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            A nation strange, with visage swart.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gloomy; malignant. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swart star}, the Dog Star; -- so called from its appearing	      during the hot weather of summer, which makes swart the	      countenance. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Swart \Swart\, v. t.	   To make swart or tawny; as, to swart a living part. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Swartback \Swart"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   The black-backed gull ({Larus marinus}); -- called also	   {swarbie}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swarth \Swarth\, a.	   Swart; swarthy. "A swarth complexion." --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Swarth \Swarth\, n.	   An apparition of a person about to die; a wraith. [Prov.	   Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Swarth \Swarth\, n. [See {Sward}.]	   Sward; short grass.	   [1913 Webster]	         Grassy swarth, close cropped by nibbling sheep.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Swarth \Swarth\, n.	   See {Swath}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarthily \Swarth"i*ly\, adv.	   In a swarthy manner; with a tawny hue; duskily.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarthiness \Swarth"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being swarthy; a dusky or dark	   complexion; tawniness.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarthness \Swarth"ness\, n.	   Swarthiness. [R.] --Dr. R. Clerke.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarthy \Swarth"y\, a. [Compar. {Swarthier}; superl.	   {Swarthiest}.] [See {Swart}, a.]	   Being of a dark hue or dusky complexion; tawny; swart; as,	   swarthy faces. "A swarthy Ethiope." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their swarthy hosts would darken all our plains.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Swarthy \Swarth"y\, v. t.	   To make swarthy. [Obs.] --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Swartiness \Swart"i*ness\, n.	   Swarthiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swartish \Swart"ish\, a.	   Somewhat swart, dark, or tawny.	   [1913 Webster]
Swartness \Swart"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being swart.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarty \Swart"y\, a.	   Swarthy; tawny. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Swarve \Swarve\, v. i. [See {Swerve}.]	   1. To swerve. [Obs. or Scot.] --Spenser. Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To climb. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Swash \Swash\, n. [Cf. {Swash}, v. i., {Squash}, v. t.] (Arch.)	   An oval figure, whose moldings are oblique to the axis of the	   work. --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swash plate} (Mach.), a revolving circular plate, set	      obliquely on its shaft, and acting as a cam to give a	      reciprocating motion to a rod in a direction parallel to	      the shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	Swash \Swash\, a. [Cf. {Swash}, v. i., {Squash}, v. t.]	   Soft, like fruit too ripe; swashy. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge.	   [1913 Webster]	Swash \Swash\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swashing}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. Sw. svasska	   to splash, and, for sense 3, Sw. svassa to bully, to	   rodomontade.]	   1. To dash or flow noisily, as water; to splash; as, water	      swashing on a shallow place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fall violently or noisily. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bluster; to make a great noise; to vapor or brag.	      [1913 Webster]	Swash \Swash\, n.	   1. Impulse of water flowing with violence; a dashing or	      splashing of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow sound or channel of water lying within a sand	      bank, or between a sand bank and the shore, or a bar over	      which the sea washes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liquid filth; wash; hog mash. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A blustering noise; a swaggering behavior. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A swaggering fellow; a swasher.	      [1913 Webster]
Swashbuckler \Swash"buc`kler\, n.	   A bully or braggadocio; a swaggering, boastful fellow; a	   swaggerer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Swasher \Swash"er\, n.	   One who makes a blustering show of valor or force of arms.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swashing \Swash"ing\, a.	   1. Swaggering; hectoring. "A swashing and martial outside."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resounding; crushing. "Swashing blow." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Swashway \Swash"way`\, n.	   Same as 4th {Swash}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Swashy \Swash"y\, a.	   Soft, like fruit that is too ripe; quashy; swash. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Swastika
Swastika \Swas"ti*ka\, Swastica \Swas"ti*ca\, n. [Also	   {suastica}, {svastika}, etc.] [Skr. svastika, fr. svasti	   walfare; su well + asti being.]	   A symbol or ornament in the form of a Greek cross with the	   ends of the arms at right angles all in the same direction,	   and each prolonged to the height of the parallel arm of the	   cross. A great many modified forms exist, ogee and volute as	   well as rectilinear, while various decorative designs, as	   Greek fret or meander, are derived from or closely associated	   with it. The swastika is found in remains from the Bronze Age	   in various parts of Europe, esp. at Hissarlik (Troy), and was	   in frequent use as late as the 10th century. It is found in	   ancient Persia, in India, where both Jains and Buddhists used	   (or still use) it as religious symbol, in China and Japan,	   and among Indian tribes of North, Central, and South America.	   It is usually thought to be a charm, talisman, or religious	   token, esp. a sign of good luck or benediction. Max M["u]ller	   distinguished from the swastika, with arms prolonged to the	   right, the {suavastika}, with arms prolonged to the left, but	   this distinction is not commonly recognized. Other names for	   the swastika are {fylfot} and {gammadion}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: The swastika with arms bent to the right came to be	         used as a symbol of Aryan supremacy by the Nazi party	         in Germany, 1933 - 1945; hence, it is now associated in	         the United States and European countries with Nazism or	         antisemitism. It is sometimes used by neo-nazis, or by	         antisemites as an antisemitic symbol.	         [PJC]
Swat \Swat\, obs.	   imp. of {Sweat}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), v. t.	   1. to hit, especially with an instrument in the hand; to	      smack.	   2. (Baseball) to hit (a baseball) powerfully, and for a long	      distance.	Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), n. [Also spelled {swot}.]	   1. a sharp blow, especially one made with an instrument in	      the hand.	   2. (Baseball) a powerful hit, especially a home run.	Swat \Swat\ (sw[o^]t), n.	   a former state in Northwest India, now a part of Pakistan. It	   was ruled by a prince called a Wali. SWAT team
SWAT team \SWAT" team`\, Swat team \Swat" team`\(sw[o^]t"	   t[=e]m), n. [acronym: Special Weapons and Training.]	   a special group of police trained to deal with unusually	   dangerous or violent situations, and having special weapons,	   such as rifles more powerful than those carried by regular	   police officers. They are employed, for example, in	   situations when hostages are being held, or heavily armed	   persons need to be captured. Called also {SWAT} or	   {S.W.A.T.}.
Swatch \Swatch\, n.	   1. A swath. [Obs.] --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece, pattern, or sample, generally of cloth.	      --Halliwell. --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Swate \Swate\ (sw[=a]t), obs.	   imp. of {Sweat}. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Swath \Swath\ (sw[add]th; 277), n. [AS. swa[eth]u a track,	   trace; akin to D. zwaad, zwad, zwade, a swath of grass, G.	   schwad, schwaden; perhaps, originally, a shred. Cf. {Swathe},	   v. t.]	   1. A line of grass or grain cut and thrown together by the	      scythe in mowing or cradling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole sweep of a scythe, or the whole breadth from	      which grass or grain is cut by a scythe or a machine, in	      mowing or cradling; as, to cut a wide swath.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A band or fillet; a swathe. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swath bank}, a row of new-mown grass. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Swathe \Swathe\ (sw[=a][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swathed}	   (sw[=a][th]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Swathing}.] [OE. swathen, AS.	   swe[eth]ain. See {Swath}, n., and cf. {Swaddle}.]	   To bind with a swathe, band, bandage, or rollers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their children are never swathed or bound about with	         any thing when they are first born.      --Abp. Abbot.	   [1913 Webster]	Swathe \Swathe\, n.	   A bandage; a band; a swath.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wrapped me in above an hundred yards of swathe.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Milk and a swathe, at first, his whole demand. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	         The solemn glory of the afternoon, with its long	         swathes of light between the far off rows of limes.	                                                  --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Swather \Swath"er\, n. [See {Swath}, n.] (Agric.)	   A device attached to a mowing machine for raising the uncut	   fallen grain and marking the limit of the swath.	   [1913 Webster]
Swatte \Swat"te\, obs.	   imp. of {Sweat}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sway \Sway\ (sw[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swayed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Swaying}.] [OE. sweyen, Icel. sveigja, akin to E. swing;	   cf. D. zwaaijen to wield, swing. See {Swing}, and cf. {Swag},	   v. i.]	   1. To move or wield with the hand; to swing; to wield; as, to	      sway the scepter.	      [1913 Webster]	            As sparkles from the anvil rise,	            When heavy hammers on the wedge are swayed.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To influence or direct by power and authority; by	      persuasion, or by moral force; to rule; to govern; to	      guide.	      [1913 Webster]	            The will of man is by his reason swayed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She could not sway her house.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was the race	            To sway the world, and land and sea subdue.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to incline or swing to one side, or backward and	      forward; to bias; to turn; to bend; warp; as, reeds swayed	      by wind; judgment swayed by passion.	      [1913 Webster]	            As bowls run true by being made	            On purpose false, and to be swayed.   --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let not temporal and little advantages sway you	            against a more durable interest.      --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To hoist; as, to sway up the yards.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To bias; rule; govern; direct; influence; swing; move;	        wave; wield.	        [1913 Webster]	Sway \Sway\ (sw[=a]), v. i.	   1. To be drawn to one side by weight or influence; to lean;	      to incline.	      [1913 Webster]	            The balance sways on our part.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move or swing from side to side; or backward and	      forward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have weight or influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The example of sundry churches . . . doth sway much.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bear sway; to rule; to govern.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hadst thou swayed as kings should do. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Sway \Sway\, n.	   1. The act of swaying; a swaying motion; the swing or sweep	      of a weapon.	      [1913 Webster]	            With huge two-handed sway brandished aloft.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side;	      as, the sway of desires. --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Preponderance; turn or cast of balance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Expert	            When to advance, or stand, or turn the sway	            Of battle.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Rule; dominion; control. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway,	            The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A switch or rod used by thatchers to bind their work.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rule; dominion; power; empire; control; influence;	        direction; preponderance; ascendency.	        [1913 Webster]
Sway-backed \Sway"-backed`\, a.	   Having the back hollow or sagged, whether naturally or as the	   result of injury or weakness; -- said of horses and other	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Sway bar \Sway bar\ (Vehicles)	   (a) A bar attached to the hounds, in the rear of the front	       axle, so as to slide on the reach as the axle is swung in	       turning the vehicle.	   (b) Either of the two bars used on couplong the oront ano	       rear sleds of a logging sled; also, the bar used to	       couple two logging cars.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sway-bracing \Sway"-bra`cing\, n. (Engin.)	   The horizontal bracing of a bridge, which prevents its	   swaying.	   [1913 Webster]
Swayed \Swayed\, a.	   Bent down, and hollow in the back; sway-backed; -- said of a	   horse. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swayful \Sway"ful\, a.	   Able to sway. [R.] --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Swaying \Sway"ing\, n.	   An injury caused by violent strains or by overloading; --	   said of the backs of horses. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweal \Sweal\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swealed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swealing}.] [OE. swelen to burn, AS. swelan; akin to G.	   schwelen to burn slowly, schw["u]l sultry, Icel. svaela a	   thick smoke.]	   To melt and run down, as the tallow of a candle; to waste	   away without feeding the flame. [Written also {swale}.] --Sir	   W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Sweal \Sweal\, v. t.	   To singe; to scorch; to swale; as, to sweal a pig by singeing	   off the hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Swear \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. swerien, G.	   schw["o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[aum]rja, Dan. svaerge,	   Icel. & Sw. svara to answer, Dan. svare, Dan. & Sw. svar an	   answer, Goth. swaran to swear, and perhaps to E. swarm.	   [root]177. Cf. {Answer}.]	   1. To affirm or utter a solemn declaration, with an appeal to	      God for the truth of what is affirmed; to make a promise,	      threat, or resolve on oath; also, to affirm solemnly by	      some sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the	      Bible, the Koran, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall swear by my name falsely.    --Lev. xix.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            I swear by all the Roman gods.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To give evidence on oath; as, to swear to the truth	      of a statement; he swore against the prisoner.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make an appeal to God in an irreverant manner; to use	      the name of God or sacred things profanely; to call upon	      God in imprecation; to curse.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] swore little; diced not above seven times a	            week.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To swear by}, to place great confidence in a person or	      thing; to trust implicitly as an authority. "I simply	      meant to ask if you are one of those who swear by Lord	      Verulam." --Miss Edgeworth.	   {To swear off}, to make a solemn vow, or a serious	      resolution, to abstain from something; as, to swear off	      smoking. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Swear \Swear\, v. t.	   1. To utter or affirm with a solemn appeal to God for the	      truth of the declaration; to make (a promise, threat, or	      resolve) under oath.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swear unto me here by God, that thou wilt not deal	            falsely with me.                      --Gen. xxi.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            He swore consent to your succession.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To put to an oath; to cause to take an oath; to	      administer an oath to; -- ofetn followed by in or into;	      as, to swear witnesses; to swear a jury; to swear in an	      officer; he was sworn into office.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To declare or charge upon oath; as, he swore treason	      against his friend. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To appeal to by an oath.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, by Apollo, king,	            Thou swear'st thy gods in vain.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To swear the peace against one}, to make oath that one is	      under the actual fear of death or bodily harm from the	      person, in which case the person must find sureties that	      he will keep the peace.	      [1913 Webster]
Swearer \Swear"er\, n.	   1. One who swears; one who calls God to witness for the truth	      of his declaration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A profane person; one who uses profane language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then the liars and swearers are fools. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Swearing \Swear"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Swear}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	         Idle swearing is a cursedness.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweat \Sweat\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweat} or {Sweated} (Obs.	   {Swat}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sweating}.] [OE. sweten, AS.	   swaetan, fr. sw[=a]t, n., sweat; akin to OFries. & OS.	   sw[=e]t, D. zweet, OHG. sweiz, G. schweiss, Icel. sviti,	   sveiti, Sw. svett, Dan. sved, L. sudor sweat, sudare to	   sweat, Gr. ?, ?, sweat, ? to sweat, Skr. sv[=e]da sweat, svid	   to sweat. [root]178. Cf. {Exude}, {Sudary}, {Sudorific}.]	   1. To excrete sensible moisture from the pores of the skin;	      to perspire. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To perspire in toil; to work hard; to drudge.	      [1913 Webster]	            He 'd have the poets sweat.           --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To emit moisture, as green plants in a heap.	      [1913 Webster]	Sweat \Sweat\, v. t.	   1. To cause to excrete moisture from the skin; to cause to	      perspire; as, his physicians attempted to sweat him by	      most powerful sudorifics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emit or suffer to flow from the pores; to exude.	      [1913 Webster]	            It made her not a drop for sweat.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            With exercise she sweat ill humors out. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite by heating, after the application of soldier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To get something advantageous, as money, property, or	      labor from (any one), by exaction or oppression; as, to	      sweat a spendthrift; to sweat laborers. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sweat coin}, to remove a portion of a piece of coin, as	      by shaking it with others in a bag, so that the friction	      wears off a small quantity of the metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only use of it [money] which is interdicted is	            to put it in circulation again after having	            diminished its weight by "sweating", or otherwise,	            because the quantity of metal contains is no longer	            consistent with its impression.       --R. Cobden.	      [1913 Webster]	Sweat \Sweat\, n. [Cf. OE. swot, AS. sw[=a]t. See {Sweat}, v.	   i.]	   1. (Physiol.) The fluid which is excreted from the skin of an	      animal; the fluid secreted by the sudoriferous glands; a	      transparent, colorless, acid liquid with a peculiar odor,	      containing some fatty acids and mineral matter;	      perspiration. See {Perspiration}.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.	                                                  --Gen. iii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of sweating; or the state of one who sweats;	      hence, labor; toil; drudgery. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Moisture issuing from any substance; as, the sweat of hay	      or grain in a mow or stack. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The sweating sickness. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Man.) A short run by a race horse in exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sweat box} (Naut.), a small closet in which refractory men	      are confined.	   {Sweat glands} (Anat.), sudoriferous glands. See under	      {Sudoriferous}.
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Sweater \Sweat"er\, n.	   1. One who sweats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, causes to sweat; as:	      (a) A sudorific.	      (b) A woolen jacket or jersey worn by athletes.	      (c) An employer who oppresses his workmen by paying low	          wages. [Slang]	          [1913 Webster]
Sweatily \Sweat"i*ly\, adv.	   In a sweaty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweatiness \Sweat"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being sweaty.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweating \Sweat"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Sweat}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sweating bath}, a bath producing sensible sweat; a stove or	      sudatory.	   {Sweating house}, a house for sweating persons in sickness.	      	   {Sweating iron}, a kind of knife, or a piece of iron, used to	      scrape off sweat, especially from horses; a horse scraper.	      	   {Sweating room}.	   (a) A room for sweating persons.	   (b) (Dairying) A room for sweating cheese and carrying off	       the superfluous juices.	   {Sweating sickness} (Med.), a febrile epidemic disease which	      prevailed in some countries of Europe, but particularly in	      England, in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries,	      characterized by profuse sweating. Death often occured in	      a few hours.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweaty \Sweat"y\, a. [Compar. {Sweatier}; superl. {Sweatiest}.]	   1. Moist with sweat; as, a sweaty skin; a sweaty garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of sweat; of the nature of sweat.	      [1913 Webster]	            No noisome whiffs or sweaty streams.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Causing sweat; hence, laborious; toilsome; difficult. "The	      sweaty forge." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]
Swede \Swede\, n. [Cf. G. Schwede.]	   1. A native or inhabitant of Sweden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A Swedish turnip. See under {Turnip}.	      [1913 Webster]
Swedenborgian \Swe`den*bor"gi*an\, n.	   One who holds the doctrines of the New Jerusalem church, as	   taught by Emanuel Swedenborg, a Swedish philosopher and	   religious writer, who was born a. d. 1688 and died 1772.	   Swedenborg claimed to have intercourse with the spiritual	   world, through the opening of his spiritual senses in 1745.	   He taught that the Lord Jesus Christ, as comprehending in	   himself all the fullness of the Godhead, is the one only God,	   and that there is a spiritual sense to the Scriptures, which	   he (Swedenborg) was able to reveal, because he saw the	   correspondence between natural and spiritual things.	   [1913 Webster]	Swedenborgian \Swe`den*bor"gi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Swedenborg or his views.	   [1913 Webster]
Swedenborgianism \Swe`den*bor"gi*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrines of the Swedenborgians.	   [1913 Webster]
Swedish \Swed"ish\, a. [Cf. G. schwedisch, Sw. svensk.]	   Of or pertaining to Sweden or its inhabitants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swedish turnip}. (Bot.) See under {Turnip}.	      [1913 Webster]	Swedish \Swed"ish\, n.	   The language of Swedes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweeny \Swee"ny\, n. (Far.)	   An atrophy of the muscles of the shoulder in horses; also,	   atrophy of any muscle in horses. [Written also {swinney}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sweep \Sweep\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swept}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Sweeping}.] [OE. swepen; akin to AS. sw[=a]pan. See {Swoop},	   v. i.]	   1. To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose	      dirt, dust, etc.; to brush, or rub over, with a broom for	      the purpose of cleaning; as, to sweep a floor, the street,	      or a chimney. Used also figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will sweep it with the besom of destruction.	                                                  --Isa. xiv.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or	      as if with a broom; to remove by, or as if by, brushing;	      as, to sweep dirt from a floor; the wind sweeps the snow	      from the hills; a freshet sweeps away a dam, timber, or	      rubbish; a pestilence sweeps off multitudes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hail shall sweep away the refuge of lies. --Isa.	                                                  xxviii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have already swept the stakes.      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To brush against or over; to rub lightly along.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their long descending train,	            With rubies edged and sapphires, swept the plain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion; hence,	      to carry in a stately or proud fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            And like a peacock sweep along his tail. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To strike with a long stroke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wake into voice each silent string,	            And sweep the sounding lyre.          --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) To draw or drag something over; as, to sweep the	      bottom of a river with a net.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an	      instrument of observation; as, to sweep the heavens with a	      telescope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To sweep a mold} or {To sweep up a mold} (Founding), to form	      the sand into a mold by a templet, instead of compressing	      it around the pattern.	      [1913 Webster]	Sweep \Sweep\, v. i.	   1. To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt,	      litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To brush swiftly over the surface of anything; to pass	      with switness and force, as if brushing the surface of	      anything; to move in a stately manner; as, the wind sweeps	      across the plain; a woman sweeps through a drawing-room.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass over anything comprehensively; to range through	      with rapidity; as, his eye sweeps through space.	      [1913 Webster]	Sweep \Sweep\, n.	   1. The act of sweeping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The compass or range of a stroke; as, a long sweep.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The compass of any turning body or of any motion; as, the	      sweep of a door; the sweep of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The compass of anything flowing or brushing; as, the flood	      carried away everything within its sweep.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Violent and general destruction; as, the sweep of an	      epidemic disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear; as, the	      sweep of a compass.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the	      like, away from a rectlinear line.	      [1913 Webster]	            The road which makes a small sweep.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. One who sweeps; a sweeper; specifically, a chimney	      sweeper.	      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The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are	       worked, containing filings, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Sweep net}, a net for drawing over a large compass.	   {Sweep of the tiller} (Naut.), a circular frame on which the	      tiller traverses.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweepage \Sweep"age\, n.	   The crop of hay got in a meadow. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sweeper \Sweep"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, sweeps, or cleans by sweeping; a	   sweep; as, a carpet sweeper.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is oxygen which is the great sweeper of the economy.	                                                  --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweeping \Sweep"ing\, a.	   Cleaning off surfaces, or cleaning away dust, dirt, or	   litter, as a broom does; moving with swiftness and force;	   carrying everything before it; including in its scope many	   persons or things; as, a sweeping flood; a sweeping majority;	   a sweeping accusation. -- {Sweep"ing*ly}, adv.	   -{Sweep"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweepings \Sweep"ings\, n. pl.	   Things collected by sweeping; rubbish; as, the sweepings of a	   street.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweep-saw \Sweep"-saw`\, n.	   A bow-saw.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweepstake \Sweep"stake`\, n.	   1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes. --Heylin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A complete removal or carrying away; a clean sweep. [Obs.]	      --Bp. Hacket.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweepstakes \Sweep"stakes`\, n.	   1. A winning of all the stakes or prizes; a sweepstake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. sing. or pl. The whole money or other things staked at a	      horse race, a given sum being put up for each horse, all	      of which goes to the winner, or is divided among several,	      as may be previously agreed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A race for all the sums staked or prizes offered.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweepwasher \Sweep"wash`er\, n.	   One who extracts the residuum of precious metals from the	   sweepings, potsherds, etc., of refineries of gold and silver,	   or places where these metals are used.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweepy \Sweep"y\, a.	   Moving with a sweeping motion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The branches bend before their sweepy away. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweet \Sweet\, a. [Compar. {Sweeter}; superl. {Sweetest}.] [OE.	   swete, swote, sote, AS. sw[=e]te; akin to OFries. sw[=e]te,	   OS. sw[=o]ti, D. zoet, G. s["u]ss, OHG. suozi, Icel. saetr,	   soetr, Sw. s["o]t, Dan. s["o]d, Goth. suts, L. suavis, for	   suadvis, Gr. ?, Skr. sv[=a]du sweet, svad, sv[=a]d, to	   sweeten. [root]175. Cf. {Assuage}, {Suave}, {Suasion}.]	   1. Having an agreeable taste or flavor such as that of sugar;	      saccharine; -- opposed to sour and bitter; as, a sweet	      beverage; sweet fruits; sweet oranges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pleasing to the smell; fragrant; redolent; balmy; as, a	      sweet rose; sweet odor; sweet incense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The breath of these flowers is sweet to me.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pleasing to the ear; soft; melodious; harmonious; as, the	      sweet notes of a flute or an organ; sweet music; a sweet	      voice; a sweet singer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To make his English sweet upon his tongue.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A voice sweet, tremulous, but powerful. --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pleasing to the eye; beautiful; mild and attractive; fair;	      as, a sweet face; a sweet color or complexion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet interchange	            Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fresh; not salt or brackish; as, sweet water. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not changed from a sound or wholesome state. Specifically:	      (a) Not sour; as, sweet milk or bread.	      (b) Not state; not putrescent or putrid; not rancid; as,	          sweet butter; sweet meat or fish.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. Plaesing to the mind; mild; gentle; calm; amiable;	      winning; presuasive; as, sweet manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou bind the sweet influence of Pleiades?	                                                  --Job xxxviii.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mildness and sweet reasonableness is the one	            established rule of Christian working. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sweet is often used in the formation of self-explaining	         compounds; as, sweet-blossomed, sweet-featured,	         sweet-smelling, sweet-tempered, sweet-toned, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sweet alyssum}. (Bot.) See {Alyssum}.	   {Sweet apple}. (Bot.)	      (a) Any apple of sweet flavor.	      (b) See {Sweet-sop}.	   {Sweet bay}. (Bot.)	      (a) The laurel ({Laurus nobilis}).	      (b) Swamp sassafras.	   {Sweet calabash} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Passiflora}	      ({Passiflora maliformis}) growing in the West Indies, and	      producing a roundish, edible fruit, the size of an apple.	      	   {Sweet cicely}. (Bot.)	      (a) Either of the North American plants of the	          umbelliferous genus {Osmorrhiza} having aromatic roots	          and seeds, and white flowers. --Gray.	      (b) A plant of the genus {Myrrhis} ({Myrrhis odorata})	          growing in England.	   {Sweet calamus}, or {Sweet cane}. (Bot.) Same as {Sweet	      flag}, below.	   {Sweet Cistus} (Bot.), an evergreen shrub ({Cistus Ladanum})	      from which the gum ladanum is obtained.	   {Sweet clover}. (Bot.) See {Melilot}.	   {Sweet coltsfoot} (Bot.), a kind of butterbur ({Petasites	      sagittata}) found in Western North America.	   {Sweet corn} (Bot.), a variety of the maize of a sweet taste.	      See the Note under {Corn}.	   {Sweet fern} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Comptonia	      asplenifolia} syn. {Myrica asplenifolia}) having	      sweet-scented or aromatic leaves resembling fern leaves.	      	   {Sweet flag} (Bot.), an endogenous plant ({Acorus Calamus})	      having long flaglike leaves and a rootstock of a pungent	      aromatic taste. It is found in wet places in Europe and	      America. See {Calamus}, 2.	   {Sweet gale} (Bot.), a shrub ({Myrica Gale}) having bitter	      fragrant leaves; -- also called {sweet willow}, and {Dutch	      myrtle}. See 5th {Gale}.	   {Sweet grass} (Bot.), holy, or Seneca, grass.	   {Sweet gum} (Bot.), an American tree ({Liquidambar	      styraciflua}). See {Liquidambar}.	   {Sweet herbs}, fragrant herbs cultivated for culinary	      purposes.	   {Sweet John} (Bot.), a variety of the sweet William.	   {Sweet leaf} (Bot.), horse sugar. See under {Horse}.	   {Sweet marjoram}. (Bot.) See {Marjoram}.	   {Sweet marten} (Zool.), the pine marten.	   {Sweet maudlin} (Bot.), a composite plant ({Achillea	      Ageratum}) allied to milfoil.	   {Sweet oil}, olive oil.	   {Sweet pea}. (Bot.) See under {Pea}.	   {Sweet potato}. (Bot.) See under {Potato}.	   {Sweet rush} (Bot.), sweet flag.	   {Sweet spirits of niter} (Med. Chem.) See {Spirit of nitrous	      ether}, under {Spirit}.	   {Sweet sultan} (Bot.), an annual composite plant ({Centaurea	      moschata}), also, the yellow-flowered ({Centaurea	      odorata}); -- called also {sultan flower}.	   {Sweet tooth}, an especial fondness for sweet things or for	      sweetmeats. [Colloq.]	   {Sweet William}.	      (a) (Bot.) A species of pink ({Dianthus barbatus}) of many	          varieties.	      (b) (Zool.) The willow warbler.	      (c) (Zool.) The European goldfinch; -- called also {sweet	          Billy}. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Sweet willow} (Bot.), sweet gale.	   {Sweet wine}. See {Dry wine}, under {Dry}.	   {To be sweet on}, to have a particular fondness for, or	      special interest in, as a young man for a young woman.	      [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sugary; saccharine; dulcet; luscious.	        [1913 Webster]	Sweet \Sweet\, n.	   1. That which is sweet to the taste; -- used chiefly in the	      plural. Specifically:	      (a) Confectionery, sweetmeats, preserves, etc.	      (b) Home-made wines, cordials, metheglin, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is sweet or pleasant in odor; a perfume. "A	      wilderness of sweets." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is pleasing or grateful to the mind; as, the	      sweets of domestic life.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little bitter mingled in our cup leaves no relish	            of the sweet.                         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who is dear to another; a darling; -- a term of	      endearment. "Wherefore frowns my sweet?" --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Sweet \Sweet\, adv.	   Sweetly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Sweet \Sweet\, v. t.	   To sweeten. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetbread \Sweet"bread`\ (sw[=e]t"br[e^]d`), n.	   1. Either the thymus gland or the pancreas, the former being	      called {neck sweetbread} or {throat sweetbread}, the	      latter {belly sweetbread}. The sweetbreads of ruminants,	      esp. of the calf, are highly esteemed as food. See	      {Pancreas}, and {Thymus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The pancreas.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweet-breasted \Sweet"-breast`ed\, a.	   Having a sweet, musical voice, as the nightingale. Cf.	   {Breast}, n., 6. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetbrier \Sweet"bri`er\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of rose ({Rosa rubiginosa}) with minutely glandular	   and fragrant foliage. The small-flowered sweetbrier is {Rosa	   micrantha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweeten \Sweet"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Sweetened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sweetening}.] [See {Sweet}, a.]	   1. To make sweet to the taste; as, to sweeten tea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make pleasing or grateful to the mind or feelings; as,	      to sweeten life; to sweeten friendship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make mild or kind; to soften; as, to sweeten the	      temper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To make less painful or laborious; to relieve; as, to	      sweeten the cares of life. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And sweeten every secret tear.        --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To soften to the eye; to make delicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Correggio has made his memory immortal by the	            strength he has given to his figures, and by	            sweetening his lights and shadows, and melting them	            into each other.                      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make pure and salubrious by destroying noxious matter;	      as, to sweeten rooms or apartments that have been	      infected; to sweeten the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To make warm and fertile; -- opposed to sour; as, to dry	      and sweeten soils.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To restore to purity; to free from taint; as, to sweeten	      water, butter, or meat.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Sweeten \Sweet"en\, v. i.	   To become sweet. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetener \Sweet"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, sweetens; one who palliates; that	   which moderates acrimony.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetening \Sweet"en*ing\, n.	   1. The act of making sweet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which sweetens.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweetheart \Sweet"heart`\, n.	   A lover of mistress.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweethearting \Sweet"heart`ing\, n.	   Making love. "To play at sweethearting." --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweeting \Sweet"ing\, n.	   1. A sweet apple. --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A darling; -- a word of endearment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweetish \Sweet"ish\, a.	   Somewhat sweet. -- {Sweet"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetly \Sweet"ly\, adv. [AS. sw[=e]tlice.]	   In a sweet manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetmeat \Sweet"meat`\, n.	   1. Fruit preserved with sugar, as peaches, pears, melons,	      nuts, orange peel, etc.; -- usually in the plural; a	      confect; a confection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The paint used in making patent leather.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A boat shell ({Crepidula fornicata}) of the	      American coast. [Local, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Sweetness \Sweet"ness\, n. [AS. sw[=e]tness.]	   The quality or state of being sweet (in any sense of the	   adjective); gratefulness to the taste or to the smell;	   agreeableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetroot \Sweet"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   Licorice.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweet-scented \Sweet"-scent`ed\, a.	   Having a sweet scent or smell; fragrant.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sweet-scented shrub} (Bot.), a shrub of the genus	      {Calycanthus}, the flowers of which, when crushed, have a	      fragrance resembling that of strawberries.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweet-sop \Sweet"-sop`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of custard apple ({Anona squamosa}). See under	   {Custard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetwater \Sweet"wa`ter\, n. (Bot.)	   A variety of white grape, having a sweet watery juice; --	   also called {white sweetwater}, and {white muscadine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetweed \Sweet"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name for two tropical American weeds ({Capraria biflora},	   and {Scoparia dulcis}) of the Figwort family.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweetwood \Sweet"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The true laurel ({Laurus nobilis}.)	   (b) The timber of the tree {Oreodaphne Leucoxylon}, growing	       in Jamaica. The name is also applied to the timber of	       several other related trees.	       [1913 Webster]
Sweetwort \Sweet"wort`\, n.	   Any plant of a sweet taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweigh \Sweigh\, n.	   Sway; movement. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweinmote \Swein"mote`\, n.	   See {Swainmote}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swell \Swell\, v. i. [imp. {Swelled}; p. p. {Swelled} or	   {Swollen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swelling}.] [AS. swellan; akin to	   D. zwellen, OS. & OHG. swellan, G. schwellen, Icel. svella,	   Sw. sv[aum]lla.]	   1. To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface	      or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of	      the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a	      bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase	      in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its	      banks; sounds swell or diminish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as,	      in tempest, the ocean swells into waves.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride.	      [1913 Webster]	            You swell at the tartan, as the bull is said to do	            at scarlet.                           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling	      words; a swelling style.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the	      middle.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To be elated; to rise arrogantly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your equal mind yet swells not into state. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand.	      "Monarchs to behold the swelling scene!" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added,	       swell to a great amount.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to	       strut; to look big.	       [1913 Webster]	             Here he comes, swelling like a turkey cock. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	Swell \Swell\, v. t.	   1. To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to	      rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow	      swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the	      population.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The Church] swells her high, heart-cheering tone.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To aggravate; to heighten.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is low ebb with his accuser when such	            peccadilloes are put to swell the charge.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be	      swelled with pride or haughtiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the	      sound of a note.	      [1913 Webster]	Swell \Swell\, n.	   1. The act of swelling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Gradual increase. Specifically:	      (a) Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance.	      (b) Increase in height; elevation; rise.	          [1913 Webster]	                Little River affords navigation during a swell	                to within three miles of the Miami. --Jefferson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound.	          [1913 Webster]	                Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force.	          [1913 Webster]	                The swell and subsidence of his periods.	                                                  --Landor.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an	      extensive plain abounding with little swells.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large	      waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy	      swell sets into the harbor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The swell	            Of the long waves that roll in yonder bay.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gigantic swells and billows of the snow.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of	      sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally	      indicated by the sign.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A showy, dashing person; a dandy. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ground swell}. See under {Ground}.	   {Organ swell} (Mus.), a certain number of pipes inclosed in a	      box, the uncovering of which by means of a pedal produces	      increased sound.	   {Swell shark} (Zool.), a small shark ({Scyllium ventricosum})	      of the west coast of North America, which takes in air	      when caught, and swells up like a swellfish.	      [1913 Webster]	Swell \Swell\, a.	   Having the characteristics of a person of rank and	   importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell	   person; a swell neighborhood. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swell mob}. See under {Mob}. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Swelldom \Swell"dom\, n.	   People of rank and fashion; the class of swells,	   collectively. [Jocose]	   [1913 Webster]
Swellfish \Swell"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any plectognath fish that dilates itself, as the bur fish,	   puffer, or diodon.	   [1913 Webster]
Swelling \Swell"ing\, n.	   1. The act of that which swells; as, the swelling of rivers	      in spring; the swelling of the breast with pride.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rise to the swelling of the voiceless sea.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A protuberance; a prominence; especially (Med.), an	      unnatural prominence or protuberance; as, a scrofulous	      swelling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The superficies of such plates are not even, but	            have many cavities and swellings.     --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]
Swellish \Swell"ish\, a.	   Dandified; stylish. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Swelltoad \Swell"toad`\, n. (Zool.)	   A swellfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Swelt \Swelt\, obs.	   imp. of {Swell}.	   [1913 Webster]	Swelt \Swelt\, v. i. [OE. swelten to die, to swoon or faint, AS.	   sweltan to die; akin to OD. swelten to hunger, to fail, OS.	   sweltan to die, Icel. svelta to die, to hunger, Sw.	   sv[aum]lta to hunger, Dan. sulte, Goth. sviltan to die. Cf.	   {Swelter}, {Sweltry}.]	   1. To die; to perish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To faint; to swoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Night she swelt for passing joy.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Swelt \Swelt\, v. t.	   To overpower, as with heat; to cause to faint; to swelter.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Swelter \Swel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sweltered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Sweltering}.] [From {Swelt}, v. i.]	   1. To be overcome and faint with heat; to be ready to perish	      with heat. "Sweltered cattle." --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To welter; to soak. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Swelter \Swel"ter\, v. t.	   1. To oppress with heat. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exude, like sweat. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sweltry \Swel"try\, a. [See {Swelter}, {Swelt}, v. i., and cf.	   {Sultry}.]	   Suffocating with heat; oppressively hot; sultry. [R.]	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Swelve \Swel"ve\, v. t.	   To swallow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swept \Swept\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Sweep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swerd \Swerd\, n. & v.	   See {Sward}, n. & v. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Swerd \Swerd\, n.	   Sword. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swerve \Swerve\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swerved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swerving}.] [OE. swerven, AS. sweorfan to wipe off, to file,	   to polish; akin to OFries. swerva to creep, D. zwerven to	   swerve, to rope, OS. swerban to wipe off, MHG. swerben to be	   whirled, OHG. swerban to wipe off, Icel. sverfa to file,	   Goth. swa['i]rban (in comp.) to wipe, and perhaps to E.	   swarm. Cf. {Swarm}.]	   1. To stray; to wander; to rope. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A maid thitherward did run,	            To catch her sparrow which from her did swerve.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go out of a straight line; to deflect. "The point [of	      the sword] swerved." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wander from any line prescribed, or from a rule or	      duty; to depart from what is established by law, duty,	      custom, or the like; to deviate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I swerve not from thy commandments.   --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They swerve from the strict letter of the law.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many who, through the contagion of evil example,	            swerve exceedingly from the rules of their holy	            religion.                             --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To bend; to incline. "The battle swerved." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To climb or move upward by winding or turning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tree was high;	            Yet nimbly up from bough to bough I swerved.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Swerve \Swerve\, v. t.	   To turn aside. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sweven \Swe"ven\, n. [AS. swefen sleep, dream; akin to swebban,	   swefian, to put to sleep, to kill. [root]176. See	   {Somnolent}.]	   A vision seen in sleep; a dream. [Obs.] --Wycliff (Acts ii.	   17).	   [1913 Webster]	         I defy both sweven and dream.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swich \Swich\, a. [See {Such}.]	   Such. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Swich things as that I know I will declare. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swietenia \Swie*te"ni*a\, n. [NL. Named after Gerard Van	   Sweiten, physician to Maria Theresa of Austria.] (Bot.)	   A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species	   ({Sweitenia Mahogoni}), the mahogany tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Swift \Swift\ (sw[i^]ft), a. [Compar. {Swifter}	   (sw[i^]ft"[~e]r); superl. {Swiftest}.] [AS. swift; akin to	   sw[=a]pan to sweep, swipu a whip; cf. sw[imac]fan to move	   quickly, to revolve. See {Swoop}, v. i., and cf. {Swivel},	   {Squib}.]	   1. Moving a great distance in a short time; moving with	      celerity or velocity; fleet; rapid; quick; speedy; prompt.	      [1913 Webster]	            My beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear,	            slow to speak, slow to wrath.         --James i. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift of dispatch and easy of access. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And bring upon themselves swift destruction. --2	                                                  Pet. ii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of short continuance; passing away quickly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Swift is often used in the formation of compounds which	         are generally self-explaining; as, swift-darting,	         swift-footed, swift-winged, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Quick; fleet; speedy; rapid; expeditious.	        [1913 Webster]	Swift \Swift\, adv.	   Swiftly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ply swift and strong the oar.            --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Swift \Swift\, n.	   1. The current of a stream. [R.] --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, long-winged,	      insectivorous birds of the family {Micropodidae}. In form	      and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they are	      destitute of complex vocal muscles and are not singing	      birds, but belong to a widely different group allied to	      the humming birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European swift ({Cypselus apus} syn.	         {Micropus apus}) nests in church steeples and under the	         tiles of roofs, and is noted for its rapid flight and	         shrill screams. It is called also {black martin},	         {black swift}, {hawk swallow}, {devil bird},	         {swingdevil}, {screech martin}, and {shriek owl}. The	         common American, or chimney, swift ({Chaetura	         pelagica}) has sharp rigid tips to the tail feathers.	         It attaches its nest to the inner walls of chimneys,	         and is called also {chimney swallow}. The Australian	         swift ({Chaetura caudacuta}) also has sharp naked tips	         to the tail quills. The European Alpine swift	         ({Cypselus melba}) is whitish beneath, with a white	         band across the breast. The common Indian swift is	         {Cypselus affinis}. See also {Palm swift}, under	         {Palm}, and {Tree swift}, under {Tree}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of lizards, as the pine	      lizard.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The ghost moth. See under {Ghost}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Cf. {Swivel}.] A reel, or turning instrument, for winding	      yarn, thread, etc.; -- used chiefly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The main card cylinder of a flax-carding machine.	      [1913 Webster]
Swifter \Swift"er\, n. [Cf. {Swivel}.] (Naut.)	      (a) A rope used to retain the bars of the capstan in their	          sockets while men are turning it.	      (b) A rope used to encircle a boat longitudinally, to	          strengthen and defend her sides.	      (c) The forward shroud of a lower mast.	          [1913 Webster]	Swifter \Swift"er\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To tighten, as slack standing rigging, by bringing the	   opposite shrouds nearer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swiftfoot \Swift"foot`\, a.	   Nimble; fleet. --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]	Swiftfoot \Swift"foot`\, n. (Zool.)	   The courser.	   [1913 Webster]
Swiftlet \Swift"let\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic	   swifts of the genus {Collocalia}. Some of the species are	   noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust.	   under {Edible}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swiftly \Swift"ly\, adv.	   In a swift manner; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.	   --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Swiftness \Swift"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being swift; speed; quickness;	   celerity; velocity; rapidity; as, the swiftness of a bird;	   the swiftness of a stream; swiftness of descent in a falling	   body; swiftness of thought, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Swig \Swig\, v. t. [Cf. D. zwelgen to swallow, E. swallow, v.t.]	   1. To drink in long draughts; to gulp; as, to swig cider.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suck. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            The lambkins swig the teat.           --Creech.	      [1913 Webster]	Swig \Swig\, n.	   1. A long draught. [Colloq.] --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A tackle with ropes which are not parallel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A beverage consisting of warm beer flavored with spices,	      lemon, etc. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Swig \Swig\, v. t. [Cf. Prov. E. swig to leak out, AS.	   sw[imac]jian to be silent, sw[imac]can to evade, escape.]	   1. To castrate, as a ram, by binding the testicles tightly	      with a string, so that they mortify and slough off. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To pull upon (a tackle) by throwing the weight of	      the body upon the fall between the block and a cleat.	      [1913 Webster]
Swill \Swill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swilling}.] [OE. swilen to wash, AS. swilian.]	   1. To wash; to drench. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As fearfully as doth a galled rock	            O'erhang and jutty his confounded base,	            Swilled with the wild and wasteful ocean. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Properly, to drink like a pig. See {Swill}, n.] To drink	      in great draughts; to swallow greedily.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well-dressed people, of both sexes, . . . devouring	            sliced beef, and swilling pork, and punch, and	            cider.                                --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inebriate; to fill with drink.	      [1913 Webster]	            I should be loth	            To meet the rudeness and swilled insolence	            Of such late wassailers.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Swill \Swill\, v. i.	   To drink greedily or swinishly; to drink to excess. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Swill \Swill\, n.	   1. The wash, or mixture of liquid substances, given to swine;	      hogwash; -- called also {swillings}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Large draughts of liquor; drink taken in excessive	      quantities.	      [1913 Webster]
Swiller \Swill"er\, n.	   One who swills.	   [1913 Webster]
Swillings \Swill"ings\, n. pl.	   See {Swill}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Swim \Swim\, v. i. [imp. {Swam}or {Swum}; p. p. {Swum}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Swimming}.] [AS. swimman; akin to D. zwemmen, OHG.	   swimman, G. schwimmen, Icel. svimma, Dan. sw["o]mme, Sw.	   simma. Cf. {Sound} an air bladder, a strait.]	   1. To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to	      float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity	      is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move progressively in water by means of strokes with	      the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leap in with me into this angry flood,	            And swim to yonder point.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be overflowed or drenched. --Ps. vi. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sudden the ditches swell, the meadows swim.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] now swim in joy.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be filled with swimming animals. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [Streams] that swim full of small fishes. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Swim \Swim\, v. t.	   1. To pass or move over or on by swimming; as, to swim a	      stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes he thought to swim the stormy main.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim	      a horse across a river.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as,	      to swim wheat in order to select seed.	      [1913 Webster]	Swim \Swim\, n.	   1. The act of swimming; a gliding motion, like that of one	      swimming. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sound, or air bladder, of a fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A part of a stream much frequented by fish. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swim bladder}, an air bladder of a fish.	   {To be in the swim}, to be in a favored position; to be	      associated with others in active affairs. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Swim \Swim\, v. i. [OE. swime dizziness, vertigo, AS.	   sw[imac]ma; akin to D. zwijm, Icel. svimi dizziness, svina to	   subside, sv[imac]a to abate, G. schwindel dizziness,	   schwinden to disappear, to dwindle, OHG. sw[imac]nan to	   dwindle. Cf. {Squemish}, {Swindler}.]	   To be dizzy; to have an unsteady or reeling sensation; as,	   the head swims.	   [1913 Webster]
Swimbel \Swim"bel\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   A moaning or sighing sound or noise; a sough. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swimmer \Swim"mer\, n.	   1. One who swims.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) A protuberance on the leg of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A swimming bird; one of the natatores.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Little swimmer} (Zool.), a phalarope.	      [1913 Webster]
Swimmeret \Swim"mer*et\, n. (Zool.)	   One of a series of flat, fringed, and usually bilobed,	   appendages, of which several pairs occur on the abdominal	   somites of many crustaceans. They are used as fins in	   swimming.	   [1913 Webster]
Swimming \Swim"ming\, a.	   1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in,	      swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swimming bell} (Zool.), a nectocalyx. See Illust. under	      {Siphonophora}.	   {Swimming crab} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      marine crabs, as those of the family {Protunidae}, which	      have some of the joints of one or more pairs of legs	      flattened so as to serve as fins.	      [1913 Webster]	Swimming \Swim"ming\, n.	   The act of one who swims.	   [1913 Webster]	Swimming \Swim"ming\, a. [From {Swim} to be dizzy.]	   Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming	   brain.	   [1913 Webster]	Swimming \Swim"ming\, n.	   Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Swimmingly \Swim"ming*ly\, adv.	   In an easy, gliding manner, as if swimming; smoothly;	   successfully; prosperously.	   [1913 Webster]
Swimmingness \Swim"ming*ness\, n.	   Act or state of swimming; suffusion. "A swimmingness in the	   eye." --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinck \Swinck\, v. & n.	   See {Swink}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swindle \Swin"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swindled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Swindling}.] [See {Swindler}.]	   To cheat defraud grossly, or with deliberate artifice; as, to	   swindle a man out of his property.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lammote . . . has swindled one of them out of three	         hundred livres.                          --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]	Swindle \Swin"dle\, n.	   The act or process of swindling; a cheat.	   [1913 Webster]
Swindler \Swin"dler\, n. [G. schwindler, fr. schwindlen to be	   dizzy, to act thoughtlessly, to cheat, fr. schwindel	   dizziness, fr. schwinden to vanish, to disappear, to dwindle.	   See {Swim} to be dizzy.]	   One who swindles, or defrauds grossly; one who makes a	   practice of defrauding others by imposition or deliberate	   artifice; a cheat.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sharper; rogue.	   Usage: {Swindler}, {Sharper}. These words agree in describing	          persons who take unfair advantages. A swindler is one	          who obtains money or goods under false pretenses. A	          sharper is one who cheats by sharp practice, as in	          playing at cards or staking what he can not pay.	          [1913 Webster]	                Fraud and injustice soon follow, and the dignity	                of the British merchant is sunk in the	                scandalous appellation of a swindler. --V. Knox.	          [1913 Webster]	                Perhaps you 'll think I act the same	                As a sly sharper plays his game.  --Cotton.	          [1913 Webster]
Swindlery \Swin"dler*y\, n.	   Swindling; rougery. [R.] "Swindlery and blackguardism."	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Swine \Swine\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. swin, AS. sw[imac]n; akin to	   OFries. & OS. swin, D. zwijn, G. schwein, OHG. sw[imac]n,	   Icel. sv[imac]n, Sw. svin, Dan. sviin, Goth. swein;	   originally a diminutive corresponding to E. sow. See {Sow},	   n.] (Zool.)	   Any animal of the hog kind, especially one of the domestical	   species. Swine secrete a large amount of subcutaneous fat,	   which, when extracted, is known as lard. The male is	   specifically called boar, the female, sow, and the young,	   pig. See {Hog}. "A great herd of swine." --Mark v. 11.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swine grass} (Bot.), knotgrass ({Polygonum aviculare}); --	      so called because eaten by swine.	   {Swine oat} (Bot.), a kind of oat sometimes grown for swine.	      	   {Swine's cress} (Bot.), a species of cress of the genus	      {Senebiera} ({Senebiera Coronopus}).	   {Swine's head}, a dolt; a blockhead. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Swine thistle} (Bot.), the sow thistle.	      [1913 Webster]
Swinebread \Swine"bread`\, n. (Bot.)	   The truffle.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinecase \Swine"case`\, n.	   A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swinecote \Swine"cote`\, n.	   A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swinecrue \Swine"crue`\, n. [Swine + Prov. E. crue a coop.]	   A hogsty. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swinefish \Swine"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The wolf fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Swineherd \Swine"herd`\, n.	   A keeper of swine.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinepipe \Swine"pipe`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European redwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swine-pox \Swine"-pox`\, n. (Med.)	   A variety of the chicken pox, with acuminated vesicles	   containing a watery fluid; the water pox. --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinery \Swin"er*y\ (sw[imac]n"[~e]r*[y^]), n.	   Same as {Piggery}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swinestone \Swine"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   See {Stinkstone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinesty \Swine"sty`\, n.	   A sty, or pen, for swine.	   [1913 Webster]
Swing \Swing\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swung}; Archaic imp.	   {Swang}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swinging}.] [OE. swingen, AS.	   swingan to scourge, to fly, to flutter; akin to G. schwingen	   to winnow, to swingle, oscillate, sich schwingen to leap, to	   soar, OHG. swingan to throw, to scourge, to soar, Sw. svinga	   to swing, to whirl, Dan. svinge. Cf. {Swagger}, {Sway},	   {Swinge}, {Swink}.]	   1. To move to and fro, as a body suspended in the air; to	      wave; to vibrate; to oscillate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I tried if a pendulum would swing faster, or	            continue swinging longer, in case of exsuction of	            the air.                              --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sway or move from one side or direction to another; as,	      the door swung open.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use a swing; as, a boy swings for exercise or pleasure.	      See {Swing}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To turn round by action of wind or tide when at	      anchor; as, a ship swings with the tide.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be hanged. [Colloq.] --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To swing round the circle}, to make a complete circuit.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He had swung round the circle of theories and	            systems in which his age abounded, without finding	            relief.                               --A. V. G.	                                                  Allen.	      [1913 Webster]	Swing \Swing\, v. t.	   1. To cause to swing or vibrate; to cause to move backward	      and forward, or from one side to the other.	      [1913 Webster]	            He swings his tail, and swiftly turns his round.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            They get on ropes, as you must have seen the	            children, and are swung by their men visitants.	                                                  --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a circular movement to; to whirl; to brandish; as,	      to swing a sword; to swing a club; hence, colloquially, to	      manage; as, to swing a business.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) To admit or turn (anything) for the purpose of	      shaping it; -- said of a lathe; as, the lathe can swing a	      pulley of 12 inches diameter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To swing a door}, {gate}, etc. (Carp.), to put it on hinges	      so that it can swing or turn.	      [1913 Webster]	Swing \Swing\, n.	   1. The act of swinging; a waving, oscillating, or vibratory	      motion of a hanging or pivoted object; oscillation; as,	      the swing of a pendulum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Swaying motion from one side or direction to the other;	      as, some men walk with a swing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A line, cord, or other thing suspended and hanging loose,	      upon which anything may swing; especially, an apparatus	      for recreation by swinging, commonly consisting of a rope,	      the two ends of which are attached overhead, as to the	      bough of a tree, a seat being placed in the loop at the	      bottom; also, any contrivance by which a similar motion is	      produced for amusement or exercise.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Influence of power of a body put in swaying motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ram that batters down the wall,	            For the great swing and rudeness of his poise,	            They place before his hand that made the engine.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Capacity of a turning lathe, as determined by the diameter	      of the largest object that can be turned in it.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Free course; unrestrained liberty or license; tendency.	      "Take thy swing." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            To prevent anything which may prove an obstacle to	            the full swing of his genius.         --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Full swing}. See under {Full}.	   {Swing beam} (Railway Mach.), a crosspiece sustaining the car	      body, and so suspended from the framing of a truck that it	      may have an independent lateral motion.	   {Swing bridge}, a form of drawbridge which swings	      horizontally, as on a vertical pivot.	   {Swing plow}, or {Swing plough}.	      (a) A plow without a fore wheel under the beam.	      (b) A reversible or sidehill plow.	   {Swing wheel}.	      (a) The scape-wheel in a clock, which drives the pendulum.	      (b) The balance of a watch.	          [1913 Webster]
Swingdevil \Swing"dev`il\, n. (Zool.) [So named from its swift	   flight and dark color, which give it an uncanny appearance.]	   The European swift. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swinge \Swinge\ (sw[i^]nj), v. & n.	   See {Singe}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Swinge \Swinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swinged} (sw[i^]njd); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Swingeing} (sw[i^]nj"[i^]ng).] [OE. swengen,	   AS. swengan to shake, causative of swingan. See {Swing}.]	   1. To beat soundly; to whip; to chastise; to punish.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had swinged him soundly.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And swinges his own vices in his son. --C. Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move as a lash; to lash. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Swinges the scaly horror of his folded tail.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Swinge \Swinge\, n.	   1. The sweep of anything in motion; a swinging blow; a swing.	      [Obs.] --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Power; sway; influence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Swingebuckler \Swinge"buc`kler\, n.	   A swashbuckler; a bully; a roisterer. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swingeing \Swinge"ing\, a.	   Huge; very large. [Colloq.] --Arbuthnot. --Byron. --	   {Swinge"ing*ly}, adv. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Swingel \Swin"gel\, n. [AS. swingele whip, scourge. See	   {Swing}.]	   The swinging part of a flail which falls on the grain in	   thrashing; the swiple.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinger \Swing"er\, n.	   One who swings or whirls.	   [1913 Webster]	Swinger \Swin"ger\, n.	   1. One who swinges.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything very large, forcible, or astonishing. [Obs. or	      Colloq.] --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]
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Swingle \Swin"gle\, v. i. [Freq. of swing.]	   1. To dangle; to wave hanging. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swing for pleasure. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Swingle \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 parts and the woody substance from it;	      to scutch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat off the tops of without pulling up the roots; --	      said of weeds. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	      [1913 Webster]	Swingle \Swin"gle\, n.	   A wooden instrument like a large knife, about two feet long,	   with one thin edge, used for beating and cleaning flax; a	   scutcher; -- called also {swingling knife}, {swingling	   staff}, and {swingling wand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinglebar \Swin"gle*bar`\, n.	   A swingletree. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Swingletail \Swin"gle*tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   The thrasher, or fox shark. See {Thrasher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swingletree \Swin"gle*tree`\, n. [So named in allusion to its	   swinging. See {Swingle}, v. i., and cf. {Swingtree}.]	   A whiffletree, or whippletree. See {Singletree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swingling \Swin"gling\,	   a. & n. from {Swingle}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swingling tow}, the coarse part of flax, separated from the	      finer by swingling and hatcheling.	      [1913 Webster]
Swingtree \Swing"tree`\, n.	   The bar of a carriage to which the traces are fastened; the	   whiffletree.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinish \Swin"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to swine; befitting swine; like swine;	   hoggish; gross; beasty; as, a swinish drunkard or sot.	   "Swinish gluttony." --Milton. -- {Swin"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Swin"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Swink \Swink\, v. i. [imp. {Swank}, {Swonk}; p. p. {Swonken}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Swinking}.] [AS. swincan, akin to swingan. See	   {Swing}.]	   To labor; to toil; to salve. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Or swink with his hands and labor.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         For which men swink and sweat incessantly. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The swinking crowd at every stroke pant "Ho." --Sir	                                                  Samuel	                                                  Freguson.	   [1913 Webster]	Swink \Swink\, v. t.	   1. To cause to toil or drudge; to tire or exhaust with labor.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And the swinked hedger at his supper sat. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To acquire by labor. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            To devour all that others swink.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Swink \Swink\, n. [As. swinc, geswinc.]	   Labor; toil; drudgery. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinker \Swink"er\, n.	   A laborer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swinney \Swin"ney\, n. (Far.)	   See {Sweeny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swipe \Swipe\, n. [Cf. {Sweep}, {Swiple}.]	   1. A swape or sweep. See {Sweep}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong blow given with a sweeping motion, as with a bat	      or club.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swipes [in cricket] over the blower's head, and over	            either of the long fields.            --R. A.	                                                  Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Poor, weak beer; small beer. [Slang, Eng.] [Written	      also {swypes}.] --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	Swipe \Swipe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swiped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swiping}.]	   1. To give a swipe to; to strike forcibly with a sweeping	      motion, as a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loose balls may be swiped almost ad libitum. --R. A.	                                                  Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pluck; to snatch; to steal. [Slang, U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Swiple \Swi"ple\, n. [See {Swipe}.]	   That part of a flail which strikes the grain in thrashing; a	   swingel. [Written also {swipel}, and {swipple}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swipper \Swip"per\, a. [From AS. swipian to whip, shake, whirl;	   akin to sw[=a]pan to sweep. See {Swoop}.]	   Nimble; quick. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Swirl \Swirl\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swirled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Swirling}.] [Akin to Norw. svirla to whirl, freq. of	   sverra to whirl, Dan. svirre, G. schwirren to whiz, to buzz.	   [root]177. See {Swarm}, n.]	   To whirl, or cause to whirl, as in an eddy. "The river	   swirled along." --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Swirl \Swirl\, n.	   A whirling motion; an eddy, as of water; a whirl. "The silent	   swirl of bats." --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Swish \Swish\, v. t. [From the sound. Cf. {Swash}.]	   1. To flourish, so as to make the sound swish. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To flog; to lash. [Slang] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Swish \Swish\, v. i.	   To dash; to swash.	   [1913 Webster]	Swish \Swish\, n.	   1. A sound of quick movement, as of something whirled through	      the air. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Light driven spray. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Swiss \Swiss\, n. sing. & pl. [F. Suisse, of German origin. Cf.	   {Switzer}.]	   A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Switzer; the people	   of Switzerland.	   [1913 Webster]	Swiss \Swiss\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Switzerland, or the people of	   Switzerland.	   [1913 Webster]
Switch \Switch\, n. [Cf. OD. swick a scourage, a whip. Cf.	   {Swink}, {Swing}.]	   1. A small, flexible twig or rod.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mauritania, on the fifth medal, leads a horse with	            something like a thread; in her other hand she holds	            a switch.                             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railways) A movable part of a rail; or of opposite rails,	      for transferring cars from one track to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A separate mass or trees of hair, or of some substance (at	      jute) made to resemble hair, worn on the head by women.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Elec.) A device for shifting an electric current to	      another circuit, or for making and breaking a circuit.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Safety switch} (Railways), a form of switch contrived to	      prevent or lessen the danger of derailment of trains.	   {Switch back} (Railways), an arrangement of tracks whereby	      elevations otherwise insurmountable are passed. The track	      ascends by a series of zigzags, the engine running	      alternately forward and back, until the summit is reached.	      	   {Switch board} (Elec.), a collection of switches in one piece	      of apparatus, so arranged that a number of circuits may be	      connected or combined in any desired manner.	   {Switch grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.	      [1913 Webster]	Switch \Switch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Switched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Switching}.]	   1. To strike with a switch or small flexible rod; to whip.	      --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To swing or whisk; as, to switch a cane.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To trim, as, a hedge. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by	      a switch; -- generally with off, from, etc.; as, to switch	      off a train; to switch a car from one track to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Eccl.) To shift to another circuit.	      [1913 Webster]	Switch \Switch\, v. i.	   To walk with a jerk. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
switchboard \switch"board`\ n.	   1. an elctrical apparatus consisting predominantly of a panel	      on which are switches or other means of completing	      electrical circuits; -- used especially for the devices	      used in telephone exchanges. See sense 2.	      [PJC]	   2. (Telephone) An apparatus containing switches by means of	      which a connection may be made from an incoming telephone	      line to any one of numerous outgoing lines. The switches	      may be either mechanical or electronic, and the switching	      action may be automatic, controlled by signals in the	      incoming call, or manual, controlled by a switchboard	      operator. In older style manual switchboards, the circuits	      were connected by the use of patchcords, inserted into	      plugs.	   Syn: patchboard, plugboard, telephone exchange.	        [PJC]
Switchel \Switch"el\, n. [See {Sweet}.]	   A beverage of molasses and water, seasoned with vinegar and	   ginger. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
switcheroo \switch"er*oo\ n.	   a sudden and unexpected change or reversal of position,	   attitude, or action.	   [PJC]
Switching \Switch"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Switch}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Switching engine}, a locomotive for switching cars from one	      track to another, and making up trains; -- called also	      {switch engine}. [U.S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Switching power supply \Switch"ing power supply\, n.	   a device used as part of an electronic device, which	   transforms electrical current from an AC line circuit to DC	   for use in electronic devices, and which can use either 110	   volt or 220 volt AC line curent.	   [PJC]
Switchman \Switch"man\, n.; pl. {Switchmen}.	   One who tends a switch on a railway.	   [1913 Webster]
Switchy \Switch"y\, a.	   Whisking. [Colloq.] --Coombe.	   [1913 Webster]
Swithe \Swithe\, adv. [AS. sw[imac]?e strongly, violently.]	   Instantly; quickly; speedily; rapidly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That thou doest, do thou swithe.         --Wyclif (John	                                                  xiii. 27).	   [1913 Webster]
Switzer \Switz"er\, n. [Cf. G. schweizer. Cf. {Swiss}.]	   A native or inhabitant of Switzerland; a Swiss.	   [1913 Webster]
Swive \Swive\, v. t. [OE. swiven, fr. AS. sw[imac]fan. See	   {Swivel}.]	   To copulate with (a woman). [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swivel \Swiv"el\, n. [AS. sw[imac]fan to move quickly, to	   remove; akin to Icel. sveifla to whirl, shake, sv[imac]fa to	   ramble, to turn. See {Swoop}, and cf. {Swift} a reel,	   {Swift}, a.]	   1. (Mech.) A piece, as a ring or hook, attached to another	      piece by a pin, in such a manner as to permit rotation	      about the pin as an axis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A small piece of ordnance, turning on a point or	      swivel; -- called also {swivel gun}. --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swivel bridge}, a kind of drawbridge that turns round on a	      vertical axis; a swing bridge.	   {Swivel hook}, a hook connected with the iron strap of a	      pulley block by a swivel joint, for readily taking the	      turns out of a tackle.	   {Swivel joint}, a joint, the two pieces composing which turn	      round, with respect to each other, on a longitudinal pin	      or axis, as in a chain, to prevent twisting.	      [1913 Webster]	Swivel \Swiv"el\, v. i.	   To swing or turn, as on a pin or pivot.	   [1913 Webster]
Swivel-eyed \Swiv"el-eyed`\, a.	   Squint-eyed. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swizzle \Swiz"zle\, v. t.	   To drink; to swill. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Swizzle \Swiz"zle\, n.	   Ale and beer mixed; also, drink generally. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swob \Swob\, n. & v.	   See {Swab}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swobber \Swob"ber\, n.	   1. See {Swabber}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Four privileged cards, formerly used in betting at the	      game of whist. [Written also {swabber}.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Swollen \Swoll"en\,	   p. p. of {Swell}.	   [1913 Webster]	Swollen \Swoll"en\, a.	   Enlarged by swelling; immoderately increased; as, swollen	   eyes; swollen streams.	   [1913 Webster]
Swoln \Swoln\	   Contraction of {Swollen}, p. p. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Swom \Swom\, obs.	   imp. of {Swim}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swoon \Swoon\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Swooned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swooning}.] [OE. swounen, swoghenen, for swo?nien, fr.	   swo?en to sigh deeply, to droop, AS. sw[=o]gan to sough,	   sigh; cf. gesw[=o]gen senseless, swooned, gesw[=o]wung a	   swooning. Cf. {Sough}.]	   To sink into a fainting fit, in which there is an apparent	   suspension of the vital functions and mental powers; to	   faint; -- often with away.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sucklings swoon in the streets of the city. --Lam.	                                                  ii. 11.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most in years . . . swooned first away for pain.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         He seemed ready to swoon away in the surprise of joy.	                                                  --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]	Swoon \Swoon\, n.	   A fainting fit; syncope.	   [1913 Webster]
Swooning \Swoon"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Swoon}, v. -- {Swoon"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Swoop \Swoop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Swooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Swooping}.] [OE. swopen, usually, to sweep, As. sw[=a]pan to	   sweep, to rush; akin to G. schweifen to rove, to ramble, to	   curve, OHG. sweifan to whirl, Icel. sveipa to sweep; also to	   AS. sw[imac]fan to move quickly. Cf. {Sweep}, {Swift}, a. &	   n., {Swipe}, {Swivel}.]	   1. To fall on at once and seize; to catch while on the wing;	      as, a hawk swoops a chicken.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize; to catch up; to take with a sweep.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now at last you came to swoop it all. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The grazing ox which swoops it [the medicinal herb]	            in with the common grass.             --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	Swoop \Swoop\, v. i.	   1. To descend with closed wings from a height upon prey, as a	      hawk; to stoop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass with pomp; to sweep. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Swoop \Swoop\, n.	   A falling on and seizing, as the prey of a rapacious bird;	   the act of swooping.	   [1913 Webster]	         The eagle fell, . . . and carried away a whole litter	         of cubs at a swoop.                      --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Swoopstake \Swoop"stake`\, n.	   See {Sweepstake}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Swoopstake \Swoop"stake`\, adv.	   Altogether; indiscriminately. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swop \Swop\, v. & n.	   Same as {Swap}. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Sword \Sword\ (s[=o]rd), n. [OE. swerd, AS. sweord; akin to	   OFries. swerd, swird, D. zwaard, OS. swerd, OHG. swert, G.	   schwert, Icel. sver[eth], Sw. sv[aum]rd, Dan. svaerd; of	   uncertain origin.]	   1. An offensive weapon, having a long and usually	      sharp-pointed blade with a cutting edge or edges. It is	      the general term, including the small sword, rapier,	      saber, scimiter, and many other varieties.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the emblem of judicial vengeance or punishment, or	      of authority and power.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [the ruler] beareth not the sword in vain. --Rom.	                                                  xiii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            She quits the balance, and resigns the sword.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Destruction by the sword, or in battle; war; dissension.	      [1913 Webster]	            I came not to send peace, but a sword. --Matt. x.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The military power of a country.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath no more authority over the sword than over	            the law.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Weaving) One of the end bars by which the lay of a hand	      loom is suspended.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sword arm}, the right arm.	   {Sword bayonet}, a bayonet shaped somewhat like a sword, and	      which can be used as a sword.	   {Sword bearer}, one who carries his master's sword; an	      officer in London who carries a sword before the lord	      mayor when he goes abroad.	   {Sword belt}, a belt by which a sword is suspended, and borne	      at the side.	   {Sword blade}, the blade, or cutting part, of a sword.	   {Sword cane}, a cane which conceals the blade of a sword or	      dagger, as in a sheath.	   {Sword dance}.	      (a) A dance in which swords are brandished and clashed	          together by the male dancers. --Sir W. Scott.	      (b) A dance performed over swords laid on the ground, but	          without touching them.	   {Sword fight}, fencing; a combat or trial of skill with	      swords; swordplay.	   {Sword grass}. (Bot.) See {Gladen}.	   {Sword knot}, a ribbon tied to the hilt of a sword.	   {Sword law}, government by the sword, or by force; violence.	      --Milton.	   {Sword lily}. (Bot.) See {Gladiolus}.	   {Sword mat} (Naut.), a mat closely woven of yarns; -- so	      called from a wooden implement used in its manufacture.	   {Sword shrimp} (Zool.), a European shrimp ({Pasiphaea	      sivado}) having a very thin, compressed body.	   {Sword stick}, a sword cane.	   {To measure swords with one}. See under {Measure}, v. t.	   {To put to the sword}. See under {Put}.	      [1913 Webster]
Swordbill \Sword"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   A humming bird ({Docimastes ensiferus}) having a very long,	   slender bill, exceeding the length of the body of the bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Sworded \Sword"ed\, a. [Cf. AS. geswurdod.]	   Girded with a sword. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Sworder \Sword"er\, n.	   One who uses, or fights with, a sword; a swordsman; a	   soldier; a cutthroat. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swordfish \Sword"fish`\, n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A very large oceanic fish ({Xiphias gladius}), the	          only representative of the family {Xiphiidae}. It is	          highly valued as a food fish. The bones of the upper	          jaw are consolidated, and form a long, rigid,	          swordlike beak; the dorsal fin is high and without	          distinct spines; the ventral fins are absent. The	          adult is destitute of teeth. It becomes sixteen feet	          or more long.	      (b) The gar pike.	      (c) The cutlass fish.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) A southern constellation. See {Dorado}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Swordfish sucker} (Zool.), a remora ({Remora brachyptera})	      which attaches itself to the swordfish.	      [1913 Webster]
Swordick \Sword"ick\, n. (Zool.)	   The spotted gunnel ({Muraenoides gunnellus}). [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Swording \Sword"ing\, n.	   Slashing with a sword. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Swordless \Sword"less\, a.	   Destitute of a sword.	   [1913 Webster]
Swordman \Sword"man\, n.; pl. {Swordmen}.	   A swordsman. "Sinewy swordmen." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swordplay \Sword"play`\, n.	   Fencing; a sword fight.	   [1913 Webster]
Swordplayer \Sword"play`er\, n.	   A fencer; a gladiator; one who exhibits his skill in the use	   of the sword.	   [1913 Webster]
Sword-shaped \Sword"-shaped`\, a. (Bot.)	   Shaped like a sword; ensiform, as the long, flat leaves of	   the Iris, cattail, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Swordsman \Swords"man\, n.; pl. {Swordsmen}.	   1. A soldier; a fighting man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One skilled of a use of the sword; a professor of the	      science of fencing; a fencer.	      [1913 Webster]
Swordsmanship \Swords"man*ship\, n.	   The state of being a swordsman; skill in the use of the	   sword. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Swordtail \Sword"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The limulus.	   (b) Any hemipterous insect of the genus {Uroxiphus}, found	       upon forest trees.	       [1913 Webster]
Swore \Swore\,	   imp. of {Swear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sworn \Sworn\,	   p. p. of {Swear}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 enemies.	   {Sworn friends}, close friends.	      [1913 Webster]
Swough \Swough\, n. [See {Swoon}.]	   1. A sound; a groan; a moan; a sough. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He sigheth with full many a sorry swough. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Swound \Swound\, v. & n.	   See {Swoon}, v. & n. [Prov. Eng. or Archaic] --Shak. Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The landlord stirred	         As one awaking from a swound.            --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
'Swounds \'Swounds\, interj. [Cf. {Zounds}.]	   An exclamation contracted from God's wounds; -- used as an	   oath. [Obs. or Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Swown \Swown\, v. & n.	   Swoon. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Swum \Swum\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Swim}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swung \Swung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Swing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Swythe \Swythe\, adv.	   Quickly. See {Swithe}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sy \Sy\, obs. imp. of {See}.	   Saw. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Syb \Syb\, a.	   See {Sib}. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sybarite \Syb"a*rite\, n. [L. Sybarita, Gr. ?, fr. ?, a city in	   Italy, noted for the effeminacy and voluptuousness of its	   inhabitants; cf. F. Sybarite.]	   A person devoted to luxury and pleasure; a voluptuary.	   [1913 Webster] Sybaritic
Sybaritic \Syb`a*rit"ic\, Sybaritical \Syb`a*rit"ic*al\, a. [L.	   Sybariticus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to the Sybarites; resembling the Sybarites;	   luxurious; wanton; effeminate. "Sybaritic dinners." --Bp.	   Warburton. "Sybaritical cloistres." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Sybaritism \Syb"a*rit*ism\, n.	   Luxuriousness; effeminacy; wantonness; voluptuousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycamine \Syc"a*mine\, n. [L. sycaminus, Gr. ?; perhaps of	   Semitic origin.]	   See {Sycamore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycamore \Syc"a*more\, n. [L. sycomorus, Gr. ? the fig mulberry;	   ? a fig + ? the black mulberry; or perhaps of Semitic origin:	   cf. F. sycomore. Cf. {Mulberry}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A large tree ({Ficus Sycomorus}) allied to the common	       fig. It is found in Egypt and Syria, and is the sycamore,	       or sycamine, of Scripture.	   (b) The American plane tree, or buttonwood.	   (c) A large European species of maple ({Acer	       Pseudo-Platanus}). [Written sometimes {sycomore}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Syce \Syce\, n. [Ar. s[=a]["i]s.]	   A groom. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Sycee \Sy*cee"\, n. [Said to be from a Chinese word, se-tze or	   se-sze, meaning, fine silk, and to be so called because if	   pure it may be drawn out into fine threads.]	   Silver, pounded into ingots of the shape of a shoe, and used	   as currency. The most common weight is about one pound troy.	   [China] --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Sychnocarpous \Sych`no*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? much or frequent + ?	   fruit.] (Bot.)	   Having the capacity of bearing several successive crops of	   fruit without perishing; as, sychnocarpous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycite \Sy"cite\, n. [Gr. ? figlike, fr. ? a fig.] (Min.)	   A nodule of flint, or a pebble, which resembles a fig. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sycoceric \Syc`o*cer"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the	   oxidation of sycoceryl alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycoceryl \Syc`o*ce"ryl\, n. [Gr. ? a fig + ? wax + -yl.]	   (Chem.)	   A radical, of the aromatic series, regarded as an essential	   ingredient of certain compounds found in the waxy resin of an	   Australian species of fig.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycock \Sy"cock\, n. (Zool.)	   The missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sycones \Sy*co"nes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fig.] (Zool.)	   A division of calcareous sponges.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They usually resemble a fig, being vase-shaped with a	         fringed opening at the summit. The feeding cells are in	         ampullae connected with radial tubes in the thickened	         walls of the body.	         [1913 Webster] Syconium
Syconium \Sy*co"ni*um\, Syconus \Sy*co"nus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   the fig.] (Bot.)	   A collective fleshy fruit, in which the ovaries are hidden	   within a hollow receptacle, as in the fig.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycophancy \Syc"o*phan*cy\, n. [Cf. L. sycophantia deceit, Gr. ?	   false accusation.]	   The character or characteristic of a sycophant. Hence: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) False accusation; calumniation; talebearing. [Obs.] --Bp.	       Hall.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Obsequious flattery; servility.	       [1913 Webster]	             The sycophancy of A.Philips had prejudiced Mr.	             Addison against Pope.                --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	       [1913 Webster]
Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, n. [L. sycophanta a slanderer,	   deceiver, parasite, Gr. ? a false accuser, false adviser,	   literally, a fig shower; ? a fig + ? to show: cf. F.	   sycophante. The reason for the name is not certainly known.	   See {Phenomenon}.]	   1. An informer; a talebearer. [Obs.] "Accusing sycophants, of	      all men, did best sort to his nature." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A base parasite; a mean or servile flatterer; especially,	      a flatterer of princes and great men.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sycophant will everything admire:	            Each verse, each sentence, sets his soul on fire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, v. t. [CF. L. sycophantari to deceive,	   to trick, Gr. ?.]	   1. To inform against; hence, to calumniate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Sycophanting and misnaming the work of his	            adversary.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To play the sycophant toward; to flatter obsequiously.	      [1913 Webster]	Sycophant \Syc"o*phant\, v. i.	   To play the sycophant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycophantcy \Syc"o*phant*cy\, n.	   Sycophancy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Sycophantic
Sycophantic \Syc`o*phan"tic\, Sycophantical \Syc`o*phan"tic*al\,	   a. [Cf. Gr. ? slanderous.]	   Of or pertaining to a sycophant; characteristic of a	   sycophant; meanly or obsequiously flattering; courting favor	   by mean adulation; parasitic.	   [1913 Webster]	         To be cheated and ruined by a sycophantical parasite.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sycophantic servants to the King of Spain. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycophantish \Syc"o*phant`ish\, a.	   Like a sycophant; obsequiously flattering. --	   {Syc"o*phant`ish*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sycophantish satirists that forever humor the	         prevailing folly.                        --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycophantism \Syc"o*phant*ism\, n.	   Sycophancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycophantize \Syc"o*phant*ize\, v. i.	   To play the sycophant.	   [1913 Webster]
Sycophantry \Syc"o*phant*ry\, n.	   Sycophancy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sycosis \Sy*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? a fig.] (Med.)	   A pustular eruption upon the scalp, or the beared part of the	   face, whether due to ringworm, acne, or impetigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Syderolite \Syd"er*o*lite\, n.	   A kind of Bohemian earthenware resembling the Wedgwood ware.	   [1913 Webster]
Sye \Sye\, obs. imp. of {See}.	   Saw. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Syenite \Sy"e*nite\, n. [L. Syenites (sc. lapis), from Syene,	   Gr. ?.] (Min.)	   (a) Orig., a rock composed of quartz, hornblende, and	       feldspar, anciently quarried at Syene, in Upper Egypt,	       and now called {granite}.	   (b) A granular, crystalline, ingeous rock composed of	       orthoclase and hornblende, the latter often replaced or	       accompanied by pyroxene or mica. Syenite sometimes	       contains nephelite (elaeolite) or leucite, and is then	       called {nephelite (elaeolite) syenite} or {leucite	       syenite}.	       [1913 Webster]
Syenitic \Sy`e*nit"ic\, a. [Written also sienitic.]	   1. Relating to Syene; as, Syenitic inscriptions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or like, syenite; as, syenitic granite.	      [1913 Webster]
Syke \Syke\, n. & v.	   See {Sike}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Syker \Syk"er\, a. & adv.	   See {Sicker}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Syle \Syle\, n. [See {Sile} a young herring.] (Zool.)	   A young herring ({Clupea harengus}). [Also written {sile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But our folk call them syle, and nought but syle,	         And when they're grown, why then we call them herring.	                                                  --J. Ingelow.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabarium \Syl`la*ba"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Syllabaria}. [NL.]	   A syllabary.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabary \Syl"la*ba*ry\, n.	   A table of syllables; more especially, a table of the	   indivisible syllabic symbols used in certain languages, as	   the Japanese and Cherokee, instead of letters. --S. W.	   Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabe \Syl"labe\, n. [F.]	   Syllable. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster] Syllabic
Syllabic \Syl*lab"ic\, Syllabical \Syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F. syllabique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a syllable or syllables; as, syllabic	      accent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of a syllable or syllables; as, a syllabic	      augment. "The syllabic stage of writing." --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]
Syllabically \Syl*lab"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a syllabic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabicate \Syl*lab"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Syllabicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Syllabicating}.]	   To form or divide into syllables; to syllabify.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabication \Syl*lab`i*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of forming syllables; the act or method of dividing	   words into syllables. See Guide to Pron., [sect]275.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabification \Syl*lab`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Syllabify}.]	   Same as {Syllabication}. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]	         Syllabification depends not on mere force, but on	         discontinuity of force. --H. Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabify \Syl*lab"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Syllabified}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Syllabifying}.] [L. syllaba syllable + -fy.]	   To form or divide into syllables.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabism \Syl"la*bism\, n.	   The expressing of the sounds of a language by syllables,	   rather than by an alphabet or by signs for words. --I. Taylor	   (The Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabist \Syl"la*bist\, n.	   One who forms or divides words into syllables, or is skilled	   in doing this.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabize \Syl"la*bize\, v. t.	   To syllabify. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllable \Syl"la*ble\, n. [OE. sillable, OF. sillabe, F.	   syllabe, L. syllaba, Gr. ? that which is held together,	   several letters taken together so as to form one sound, a	   syllable, fr. ? to take together; ? with + ? to take; cf.	   Skr. labh, rabh. Cf. {Lemma}, {Dilemma}.]	   1. An elementary sound, or a combination of elementary	      sounds, uttered together, or with a single effort or	      impulse of the voice, and constituting a word or a part of	      a word. In other terms, it is a vowel or a diphtong,	      either by itself or flanked by one or more consonants, the	      whole produced by a single impulse or utterance. One of	      the liquids, l, m, n, may fill the place of a vowel in a	      syllable. Adjoining syllables in a word or phrase need not	      to be marked off by a pause, but only by such an abatement	      and renewal, or reenforcement, of the stress as to give	      the feeling of separate impulses. See Guide to	      Pronunciation, [sect]275.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In writing and printing, a part of a word, separated from	      the rest, and capable of being pronounced by a single	      impulse of the voice. It may or may not correspond to a	      syllable in the spoken language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Withouten vice [i. e. mistake] of syllable or	            letter.                               --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small part of a sentence or discourse; anything concise	      or short; a particle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before any syllable of the law of God was written.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who dare speak	            One syllable against him?             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Syllable \Syl"la*ble\, v. t.	   To pronounce the syllables of; to utter; to articulate.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabub \Syl"la*bub\, n.	   Same as {Syllabub}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllabus \Syl"la*bus\, n.; pl. E. {Syllabuses}, L. {Syllabi}.	   [L., fr. the same source as E. syllable.]	   1. A compendium containing the heads of a discourse, and the	      like; an abstract.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The headnote of a reported case; the brief statement	      of the points of law determined prefixed to a reported	      case. The opinion controls the syllabus, the latter being	      merely explanatory of the former.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syllepsis \Syl*lep"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. sy`llhpsis a taking	   together, from ?. See {syllable}, n.]	   1. (Rhet.) A figure of speech by which a word is used in a	      literal and metaphorical sense at the same time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) The agreement of a verb or adjective with one,	      rather than another, of two nouns, with either of which it	      might agree in gender, number, etc.; as, rex et regina	      beati.	      [1913 Webster] Sylleptic
Sylleptic \Syl*lep"tic\, Sylleptical \Syl*lep"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?	   collective.]	   Of or pertaining to a syllepsis; containing syllepsis. --	   {Syl*lep"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllidian \Syl*lid"i*an\, n. [From NL. Syllis, the typical	   genus.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family	   {Syllidae}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many of the species are phosphorescent; others are	         remarkable for undergoing strobilation or fission and	         for their polymorphism. The egg, in such species,	         develops into an asexual individual. When mature, a	         number of its posterior segments gradually develop into	         one or more sexual individuals which finally break away	         and swim free in the sea. The males, females, and	         neuters usually differ greatly in form and structure.	         [1913 Webster]
Syllogism \Syl"lo*gism\, n. [OE. silogisme, OF. silogime,	   sillogisme, F. syllogisme, L. syllogismus, Gr. syllogismo`s a	   reckoning all together, a reasoning, syllogism, fr.	   syllogi`zesqai to reckon all together, to bring at once	   before the mind, to infer, conclude; sy`n with, together +	   logi`zesqai to reckon, to conclude by reasoning. See {Syn-},	   and {Logistic}, {Logic}.] (Logic)	   The regular logical form of every argument, consisting of	   three propositions, of which the first two are called the	   premises, and the last, the conclusion. The conclusion	   necessarily follows from the premises; so that, if these are	   true, the conclusion must be true, and the argument amounts	   to demonstration;	   Note: as in the following example:	         [1913 Webster] Every virtue is laudable; Kindness is a	         virtue; Therefore kindness is laudable.	         [1913 Webster] These propositions are denominated	         respectively the major premise, the minor premise, and	         the conclusion.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: If the premises are not true and the syllogism is	         regular, the reasoning is valid, and the conclusion,	         whether true or false, is correctly derived.	         [1913 Webster] Syllogistic
Syllogistic \Syl`lo*gis"tic\, Syllogistical \Syl`lo*gis"tic*al\,	   a. [L. syllogisticus, Gr. ?: cf. F. syllogistique.]	   Of or pertaining to a syllogism; consisting of a syllogism,	   or of the form of reasoning by syllogisms; as, syllogistic	   arguments or reasoning.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllogistically \Syl`lo*gis"tic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a syllogistic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllogization \Syl`lo*gi*za"tion\, n.	   A reasoning by syllogisms. [Obs. or R.] --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllogize \Syl"lo*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Syllogized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Syllogizing}.] [Gr. ?: cf. F. syllogiser.]	   To reason by means of syllogisms.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men have endeavored . . . to teach boys to syllogize,	         or frame arguments and refute them, without any real	         inward knowledge of the question.        --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Syllogizer \Syl"lo*gi`zer\, n.	   One who syllogizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylph \Sylph\, n. [F. sylphe, m., fr. Gr. ? a kind of grub,	   beetle, or moth; -- so called by Paracelsus.]	   1. An imaginary being inhabiting the air; a fairy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A slender, graceful woman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of very brilliant South	      American humming birds, having a very long and	      deeply-forked tail; as, the blue-tailed sylph ({Cynanthus	      cyanurus}).	      [1913 Webster]
Sylphid \Sylph"id\, n. [F. sylphide, fem. See {Sylph}.]	   A little sylph; a young or diminutive sylph. "The place of	   the sylphid queen." --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye sylphs and sylphids, to your chief give ear,	         Fays, fairies, genii, elves, and demons, hear. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylphine \Sylph"ine\, a.	   Like a sylph.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylphish \Sylph"ish\, a.	   Sylphlike. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylphlike \Sylph"like`\, a.	   Like a sylph; airy; graceful.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sometimes a dance . . .	         Displayed some sylphlike figures in its maze. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylva \Syl"va\, n.; pl. {Sylvae}. [L. sylva, better silva, a	   wood. See {Silva}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Silva}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylvan \Syl"van\, a. [See {Silvan}, a.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a sylva; forestlike; hence, rural;	      rustic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The traditional memory of a rural and a sylvan	            region . . . is usually exact as well as tenacious.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding in forests or in trees; woody.	      [1913 Webster]	Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [L. Sylvanus, better Silvanus. See	   {Silvan}, a.]	   A fabled deity of the wood; a satyr; a faun; sometimes, a	   rustic.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her private orchards, walled on every side,	         To lawless sylvans all access denied.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Sylvan \Syl"van\, n. [Sylva + furfuran.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon obtained together with furfuran (tetrol)	   by the distillation of pine wood; -- called also {methyl	   tetrol}, or {methyl furfuran}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylvanite \Syl"van*ite\, n. [Fr. Transylvania, where first	   found.] (Min.)	   A telluride of gold and silver, {(Au, Ag)Te2}, of a steel	   gray, silver white, or brass yellow. It often occurs in	   implanted crystals resembling written characters, and hence	   is called {graphic tellurium}. H., 1.5-2. Sp.gr., 7.9-8.3.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Sylvanium \Syl*va"ni*um\, n. [NL., so called from Transylvania,	   where it was first found.] (Chem.)	   An old name for tellurium. [Written also {silvanium}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sylvate \Syl"vate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of sylvic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylvatic \Syl*vat"ic\, a. [L. sylvaticus, better silvaticus. See	   {Silvan}, a.]	   Sylvan. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sylvestrian \Syl*ves"tri*an\, a. [L. sylvestris, better	   silvestris.]	   Sylvan. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Sylvic \Syl"vic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, pine or its products;	   specifically, designating an acid called also abeitic acid,	   which is the chief ingredient of common resin (obtained from	   {Pinus sylvestris}, and other species).	   [1913 Webster]
Sylvicoline \Syl*vic"o*line\, a. [L. sylva, silva, forest +	   colere to inhabit.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the family of warblers ({Sylvicolidae}).	   See {Warbler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylviculture \Syl"vi*cul`ture\, n. [L. sylva, silva, forest + E.	   culture.]	   The cultivation of forest trees for timber or other purposes;	   forestry; arboriculture.	   [1913 Webster]
Sylviculturist \Syl`vi*cul"tur*ist\, n.	   One who cultivates forest trees, especially as a business.	   [1913 Webster] Sylvine
Sylvine \Syl"vine\, Sylvite \Syl"vite\, n. [So called from NL.	   sal digestivus sylvii potassium chloride.] (Min.)	   Native potassium chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Sym- \Sym-\	   See {Syn-}.	   [1913 Webster] Symar
Symar \Sy*mar"\, Symarr \Sy"marr\, n.	   See {Simar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbal \Sym"bal\, n.	   See {Cimbal}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Symbiosis \Sym`bi*o"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. symbi`wsis a living	   together, symbioy^n to live together; sy`n with + ? to live.]	   (Biol.)	   The living together in more or less imitative association or	   even close union of two dissimilar organisms. In a broad	   sense the term includes parasitism, or	   {antagonistic symbiosis} or	   {antipathetic symbiosis}, in which the association is	      disadvantageous or destructive to one of the organisms,	      but ordinarily it is used of cases where the association	      is advantageous, or often necessary, to one or both, and	      not harmful to either. When there is bodily union (in	      extreme cases so close that the two form practically a	      single body, as in the union of algae and fungi to form	      lichens, and in the inclusion of algae in radiolarians) it	      is called	   {conjunctive symbiosis}; if there is no actual union of the	      organisms (as in the association of ants with	      myrmecophytes),	   {disjunctive symbiosis}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Symbiotic \Sym`bi*ot"ic\ ([i^]m`b[i^]*[o^]t"[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   symbiwtiko`s.] (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, or living in, a state of	   symbiosis. -- {Sym`bi*ot"ic*al}, a. -- {Sym`bi*ot"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Symbol \Sym"bol\ (s[i^]m"b[o^]l), n. [L. symbolus, symbolum, Gr.	   sy`mbolon a sign by which one knows or infers a thing, from	   symba`llein to throw or put together, to compare; sy`n with +	   ba`llein to throw: cf. F. symbole. Cf. {Emblem}, {Parable}.]	   1. A visible sign or representation of an idea; anything	      which suggests an idea or quality, or another thing, as by	      resemblance or by convention; an emblem; a representation;	      a type; a figure; as, the lion is the symbol of courage;	      the lamb is the symbol of meekness or patience.	      [1913 Webster]	            A symbol is a sign included in the idea which it	            represents, e. g., an actual part chosen to	            represent the whole, or a lower form or species used	            as the representative of a higher in the same kind.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) Any character used to represent a quantity, an	      operation, a relation, or an abbreviation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In crystallography, the symbol of a plane is the	         numerical expression which defines its position	         relatively to the assumed axes.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) An abstract or compendium of faith or doctrine; a	      creed, or a summary of the articles of religion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Gr. ? contributions.] That which is thrown into a common	      fund; hence, an appointed or accustomed duty. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They do their work in the days of peace . . . and	            come to pay their symbol in a war or in a plague.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Share; allotment. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The persons who are to be judged . . . shall all	            appear to receive their symbol.       --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) An abbreviation standing for the name of an	      element and consisting of the initial letter of the Latin	      or New Latin name, or sometimes of the initial letter with	      a following one; as, {C} for carbon, {Na} for sodium	      (Natrium), {Fe} for iron (Ferrum), {Sn} for tin (Stannum),	      {Sb} for antimony (Stibium), etc. See the list of names	      and symbols under {Element}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In pure and organic chemistry there are symbols not	         only for the elements, but also for their grouping in	         formulas, radicals, or residues, as evidenced by their	         composition, reactions, synthesis, etc. See the diagram	         of {Benzene nucleus}, under {Benzene}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Emblem; figure; type. See {Emblem}.	        [1913 Webster]	Symbol \Sym"bol\, v. t.	   To symbolize. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbolic \Sym*bol"ic\, n. [Cf. F. symbolique. See {Symbolic},	   a.] (Theol.)	   See {Symbolics}.	   [1913 Webster] Symbolic	Symbolic \Sym*bol"ic\, Symbolical \Sym*bol"ic*al\, a. [L.	   symbolicus, Gr. symboliko`s: cf. F. symbolique.]	   Of or pertaining to a symbol or symbols; of the nature of a	   symbol; exhibiting or expressing by resemblance or signs;	   representative; as, the figure of an eye is symbolic of sight	   and knowledge. -- {Sym*bol"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Sym*bol"ic*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sacrament is a representation of Christ's death by	         such symbolical actions as he himself appointed. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Symbolical delivery} (Law), the delivery of property sold by	      delivering something else as a symbol, token, or	      representative of it. --Bouvier. Chitty.	   {Symbolical philosophy}, the philosophy expressed by	      hieroglyphics.	      [1913 Webster]
Symbolics \Sym*bol"ics\, n.	   The study of ancient symbols; esp. (Theol.), that branch of	   historic theology which treats of creeds and confessions of	   faith; symbolism; -- called also {symbolic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbolism \Sym"bol*ism\, n.	   1. The act of symbolizing, or the state of being symbolized;	      as, symbolism in Christian art is the representation of	      truth, virtues, vices, etc., by emblematic colors, signs,	      and forms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A system of symbols or representations.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.)	      (a) The practice of using symbols, or the system of	          notation developed thereby.	      (b) A combining together of parts or ingredients. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Theol.) The science of creeds; symbolics.	      [1913 Webster]
Symbolist \Sym"bol*ist\, n.	   One who employs symbols.	   [1913 Webster] Symbolistic
Symbolistic \Sym`bol*is"tic\, Symbolistical \Sym`bol*is"tic*al\,	   a.	   Characterized by the use of symbols; as, symbolistic poetry.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbolization \Sym`bol*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. symbolisation.]	   The act of symbolizing; symbolical representation. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbolize \Sym"bol*ize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Symbolized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Symbolizing}.] [Cf. F. symboliser.]	   1. To have a resemblance of qualities or properties; to	      correspond; to harmonize.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pleasing of color symbolizeth with the pleasing	            of any single tone to the ear; but the pleasing of	            order doth symbolize with harmony.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            They both symbolize in this, that they love to look	            upon themselves through multiplying glasses.	                                                  --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hold the same faith; to agree. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The believers in pretended miracles have always	            previously symbolized with the performers of them.	                                                  --G. S. Faber.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use symbols; to represent ideas symbolically.	      [1913 Webster]	Symbolize \Sym"bol*ize\, v. t.	   1. To make to agree in properties or qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make representative of something; to regard or treat as	      symbolic. "Some symbolize the same from the mystery of its	      colors." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To represent by a symbol or symbols.	      [1913 Webster]
Symbolizer \Sym"bol*i`zer\, n.	   One who symbolizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbological \Sym`bo*log"i*cal\, a.	   Pertaining to a symbology; versed in, or characterized by,	   symbology.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbologist \Sym*bol"o*gist\, n.	   One who practices, or who is versed in, symbology.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbology \Sym*bol"o*gy\, n. [Symbol + -logy.]	   The art of expressing by symbols.	   [1913 Webster]
Symbranchii \Sym*bran"chi*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + ?	   a gill.] (Zool.)	   An order of slender eel-like fishes having the gill openings	   confluent beneath the neck. The pectoral arch is generally	   attached to the skull, and the entire margin of the upper jaw	   is formed by the premaxillary. Called also {Symbranchia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Symmetral \Sym"me*tral\, a.	   Commensurable; symmetrical. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Symmetrian \Sym*me"tri*an\, n.	   One eminently studious of symmetry of parts. [R.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Symmetric \Sym*met"ric\, a.	   Symmetrical.	   [1913 Webster]
Symmetrical \Sym*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. sym['e]trique. See	   {Symmetry}.]	   1. Involving or exhibiting symmetry; proportional in parts;	      having its parts in due proportion as to dimensions; as, a	      symmetrical body or building.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having the organs or parts of one side	      corresponding with those of the other; having the parts in	      two or more series of organs the same in number;	      exhibiting a symmetry. See {Symmetry}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) Having an equal number of parts in the successive	          circles of floral organs; -- said of flowers.	      (b) Having a likeness in the form and size of floral	          organs of the same kind; regular.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) Having a common measure; commensurable.	      (b) Having corresponding parts or relations.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: A curve or a plane figure is symmetrical with respect	         to a given line, and a line, surface, or solid with	         respect to a plane, when for each point on one side of	         the line or plane there is a corresponding point on the	         other side, so situated that the line joining the two	         corresponding points is perpendicular to the line or	         plane and is bisected by it. Two solids are symmetrical	         when they are so situated with respect to an	         intervening plane that the several points of their	         surfaces thus correspond to each other in position and	         distance. In analysis, an expression is symmetrical	         with respect to several letters when any two of them	         may change places without affecting the expression; as,	         the expression a^{2}b + ab^{2} + a^{2}c + ac^{2} +	         b^{2}c + bc^{2}, is symmetrical with respect to the	         letters a, b, c.	         [1913 Webster] -- {Sym*met"ric*al*ly}, adv. --	         {Sym*met"ric*al*ness}, n.	         [1913 Webster]
Symmetrician \Sym`me*tri"cian\, n.	   Same as {Symmetrian}. [R.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Symmetrist \Sym"me*trist\, n.	   One eminently studious of symmetry of parts. --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Symmetrize \Sym"me*trize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Symmetrized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Symmetrizing}.] [Cf. F. sym['e]triser.]	   To make proportional in its parts; to reduce to symmetry.	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Symmetry \Sym"me*try\, n. [L. symmetria, Gr. ?; sy`n with,	   together + ? a measure: cf. F. sym['e]trie. See {Syn-}, and	   {Meter} rhythm.]	   1. A due proportion of the several parts of a body to each	      other; adaptation of the form or dimensions of the several	      parts of a thing to each other; the union and conformity	      of the members of a work to the whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The law of likeness; similarity of structure;	      regularity in form and arrangement; orderly and similar	      distribution of parts, such that an animal may be divided	      into parts which are structurally symmetrical.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Bilateral symmetry, or two-sidedness, in vertebrates,	         etc., is that in which the body can be divided into	         symmetrical halves by a vertical plane passing through	         the middle; radial symmetry, as in echinoderms, is that	         in which the individual parts are arranged	         symmetrically around a central axis; serial symmetry,	         or zonal symmetry, as in earthworms, is that in which	         the segments or metameres of the body are disposed in a	         zonal manner one after the other in a longitudinal	         axis. This last is sometimes called metamerism.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) Equality in the number of parts of the successive	          circles in a flower.	      (b) Likeness in the form and size of floral organs of the	          same kind; regularity.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Axis of symmetry}. (Geom.) See under {Axis}.	   {Respective symmetry}, that disposition of parts in which	      only the opposite sides are equal to each other.	      [1913 Webster]
Sympathetic \Sym`pa*thet"ic\, a. [See {Sympathy}, and cf.	   {Pathetic}.]	   1. Inclined to sympathy; sympathizing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far wiser he, whose sympathetic mind	            Exults in all the good of all mankind. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced by, or expressive of, sympathy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ope the sacred source of sympathetic tears. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.)	      (a) Produced by sympathy; -- applied particularly to	          symptoms or affections. See {Sympathy}.	      (b) Of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system or	          some of its branches; produced by stimulation on the	          sympathetic nervious system or some part of it; as,	          the sympathetic saliva, a modified form of saliva,	          produced from some of the salivary glands by	          stimulation of a sympathetic nerve fiber.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Sympathetic ink}. (Chem.) See under {Ink}.	   {Sympathetic nerve} (Anat.), any nerve of the sympathetic	      system; especially, the axial chain of ganglions and	      nerves belonging to the sympathetic system.	   {Sympathetic powder} (Alchemy), a kind of powder long	      supposed to be able to cure a wound if applied to the	      weapon that inflicted it, or even to a portion of the	      bloody clothes. --Dunglison.	   {Sympathetic sounds} (Physics), sounds produced from solid	      bodies by means of vibrations which have been communicated	      to them from some other sounding body, by means of the air	      or an intervening solid.	   {Sympathetic system} (Anat.), a system of nerves and nerve	      ganglions connected with the alimentary canal, the	      vascular system, and the glandular organs of most	      vertebrates, and controlling more or less their actions.	      The axial part of the system and its principal ganglions	      and nerves are situated in the body cavity and form a	      chain of ganglions on each side of the vertebral column	      connected with numerous other ganglions and nerve	      plexuses.	      [1913 Webster]
Sympathetical \Sym`pa*thet"ic*al\, a.	   Sympathetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympathetically \Sym`pa*thet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a sympathetic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympathist \Sym"pa*thist\, n.	   One who sympathizes; a sympathizer. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympathize \Sym"pa*thize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Sympathized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Sympathizing}.] [F. sympathiser. See	   {Sympathy}.]	   1. To have a common feeling, as of bodily pleasure or pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind will sympathize so much with the anguish	            and debility of the body, that it will be too	            distracted to fix itself in meditation.	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel in consequence of what another feels; to be	      affected by feelings similar to those of another, in	      consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their countrymen . . . sympathized with their heroes	            in all their adventures.              --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To agree; to be in accord; to harmonize. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Sympathize \Sym"pa*thize\, v. t.	   1. To experience together. [Obs.] "This sympathized . . .	      error." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ansew to; to correspond to. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Sympathizer \Sym"pa*thi`zer\, n.	   One who sympathizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympathy \Sym"pa*thy\, n.; pl. {Sympathies}. [F. sympathie, L.	   sympathia, Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? suffering, passion, fr. ?, ?,	   to suffer. See {Syn-}, and {Pathos}.]	   1. Feeling corresponding to that which another feels; the	      quality of being affected by the affection of another,	      with feelings correspondent in kind, if not in degree;	      fellow-feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            They saw, but other sight instead -- a crowd	            Of ugly serpents! Horror on them fell,	            And horrid sympathy.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agreement of affections or inclinations, or a	      conformity of natural temperament, which causes persons to	      be pleased, or in accord, with one another; as, there is	      perfect sympathy between them.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Kindness of feeling toward one who suffers; pity;	      commiseration; compassion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I value myself upon sympathy, I hate and despise	            myself for envy.                      --Kames.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physiol. & Med.)	      (a) The reciprocal influence exercised by organs or parts	          on one another, as shown in the effects of a diseased	          condition of one part on another part or organ, as in	          the vomiting produced by a tumor of the brain.	      (b) The influence of a certain psychological state in one	          person in producing a like state in another.	   Note: In the original 1890 work, sense (b) was described as:	         "That relation which exists between different persons	         by which one of them produces in the others a state or	         condition like that of himself. This is shown in the	         tendency to yawn which a person often feels on seeing	         another yawn, or the strong inclination to become	         hysteric experienced by many women on seeing another	         person suffering with hysteria."	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   5. A tendency of inanimate things to unite, or to act on each	      other; as, the sympathy between the loadstone and iron.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Similarity of function, use office, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The adverb has most sympathy with the verb. --Earle.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Pity; fellow-feeling; compassion; commiseration;	        tenderness; condolence; agreement.	   Usage: {Sympathy}, {Commiseration}. Sympathy is literally a	          fellow-feeling with others in their varied conditions	          of joy or of grief. This term, however, is now more	          commonly applied to a fellow-feeling with others under	          affliction, and then coincides very nearly with	          commiseration. In this case it is commonly followed by	          for; as, to feel sympathy for a friend when we see him	          distressed. The verb sympathize is followed by with;	          as, to sympathize with a friend in his distresses or	          enjoyments. "Every man would be a distinct species to	          himself, were there no sympathy among individuals."	          --South. See {Pity}.	          [1913 Webster]	                Fault,	                Acknowledged and deplored, in Adam wrought	                Commiseration.                    --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Sympetalous \Sym*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. sym- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Having the petals united; gamopetalous.	   [1913 Webster]
Symphonic \Sym*phon"ic\, a.	   1. Symphonious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Relating to, or in the manner of, symphony; as, the	      symphonic form or style of composition.	      [1913 Webster]
Symphonious \Sym*pho"ni*ous\, a. [From {Symphony}.]	   1. Agreeing in sound; accordant; harmonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Followed with acclamation and the sound	            Symphonious of ten thousand harps.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Symphonic.	      [1913 Webster]
Symphonist \Sym"pho*nist\, n. [Cf. F. symphoniste.]	   A composer of symphonies.	   [1913 Webster]
Symphonize \Sym"pho*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Symphonized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Symphonizing}.]	   To agree; to be in harmony. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Symphony \Sym"pho*ny\, n.; pl. {Symphonies}. [F. symphonie (cf.	   It. sinfonia), L. symphonia, Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? a sound,	   the voice. See {Phonetic}.]	   1. A consonance or harmony of sounds, agreeable to the ear,	      whether the sounds are vocal or instrumental, or both.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trumpets sound,	            And warlike symphony in heard around. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stringed instrument formerly in use, somewhat resembling	      the virginal.	      [1913 Webster]	            With harp and pipe and symphony.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.)	      (a) An elaborate instrumental composition for a full	          orchestra, consisting usually, like the sonata, of	          three or four contrasted yet inwardly related	          movements, as the allegro, the adagio, the minuet and	          trio, or scherzo, and the finale in quick time. The	          term has recently been applied to large orchestral	          works in freer form, with arguments or programmes to	          explain their meaning, such as the "symphonic poems"	          of Liszt. The term was formerly applied to any	          composition for an orchestra, as overtures, etc., and	          still earlier, to certain compositions partly vocal,	          partly instrumental.	      (b) An instrumental passage at the beginning or end, or in	          the course of, a vocal composition; a prelude,	          interlude, or postude; a ritornello.	          [1913 Webster]
Symphyla \Sym*phy"la\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + ? a	   clan.] (Zool.)	   An order of small apterous insects having an elongated body,	   with three pairs of thoracic and about nine pairs of	   abdominal legs. They are, in many respects, intermediate	   between myriapods and true insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Symphyseal \Sym*phys"e*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to to symphysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Symphyseotomy \Sym`phy*se*ot"o*my\, n. [NL. symphysis pubis +	   Gr. ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of dividing the symphysis pubis for the purpose	   of facilitating labor; -- formerly called the Sigualtian	   section. [Written also {symphysotomy}.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Symphysis \Sym"phy*sis\, n.; pl. {Symphyses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ?,	   fr. ? to make to grow together; sy`n with + ? to cause to	   grow; to grow.] (Anat.)	   (a) An articulation formed by intervening cartilage; as, the	       pubic symphysis.	   (b) The union or coalescence of bones; also, the place of	       union or coalescence; as, the symphysis of the lower jaw.	       Cf. {Articulation}.	       [1913 Webster]
Symphysotomy \Sym`phy*sot"o*my\, n.	   Symphyseotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Symphytism \Sym"phy*tism\, n. [Gr. ? grown together.]	   Coalescence; a growing into one with another word. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Some of the phrasal adverbs have assumed the form of	         single words, by that symphytism which naturally	         attaches these light elements to each other. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympiesometer \Sym`pi*e*som"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? compression (fr. ?	   to press together; sy`n with + ? to press, squeeze) +	   -meter.]	   A sensitive kind of barometer, in which the pressure of the	   atmosphere, acting upon a liquid, as oil, in the lower	   portion of the instrument, compresses an elastic gas in the	   upper part.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The column of oil of a lower part BC of a glass tube	         compresses hydrogen gas in the upper part AB, and is	         thus measured on the scale pq by the position of a	         surface of the oil in the tube. The scale pq is	         adjustable, and its index must be set to the division	         on the scale rs corresponding to the temperature	         indicated by the termometer t, in order to correct for	         the effects of temperature on the gas. It is sensitive,	         and convenient for use at sea, but inferior in accuracy	         to the mercurial barometer.	         [1913 Webster]
Symplectic \Sym*plec"tic\, a. [Gr. ? plaiting together, fr. ? to	   plait together.] (Anat.)	   Plaiting or joining together; -- said of a bone next above	   the quadrate in the mandibular suspensorium of many fishes,	   which unites together the other bones of the suspensorium. --	   n. The symplectic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Symploce \Sym"plo*ce\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? an interweaving, fr. ?	   to twine together; ? + ? to twine.] (Rhet.)	   The repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning and	   another at the end of successive clauses; as, Justice came	   down from heaven to view the earth; Justice returned to	   heaven, and left the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympode \Sym"pode\, n. (Bot.)	   A sympodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympodial \Sym*po"di*al\, a. (Bot.)	   Composed of superposed branches in such a way as to imitate a	   simple axis; as, a sympodial stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Sympodium \Sym*po"di*um\, n.; pl. {Sympodia}. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n	   with + ?, dim. of ?, ?, foot.] (Bot.)	   An axis or stem produced by dichotomous branching in which	   one of the branches is regularly developed at the expense of	   the other, as in the grapevine.	   [1913 Webster]
Symposiac \Sym*po"si*ac\, a. [L. symposiacus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to compotations and merrymaking; happening	   where company is drinking together; as, symposiac meetings.	   [1913 Webster]	         Symposiac disputations amongst my acquaintance.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Symposiac \Sym*po"si*ac\, n.	   A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet;	   hence, any similar gathering.	   [1913 Webster]
Symposiarch \Sym*po"si*arch\, n. [Gr. ?, ?; ? a symposium + ? to	   be first, to rule.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   The master of a feast.	   [1913 Webster]
Symposiast \Sym*po"si*ast\, n.	   One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking. --Sydney	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Symposion \Sym*po"si*on\, n. [NL.]	   A drinking together; a symposium. "Our symposion last night."	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Symposium \Sym*po"si*um\, n.; pl. {Symposia}. [L., fr. Gr.	   sympo`sion a drinking party, feast; sy`n with + po`sis a	   drinking. See {Syn-}, and cf. {Potable}.]	   1. A drinking together; a merry feast. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of short essays by different authors on a	      common topic; -- so called from the appellation given to	      the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks.	      [1913 Webster]
Symptom \Symp"tom\, n. [F. sympt[^o]me, Gr. ? anything that has	   befallen one, a chance, causality, symptom, fr. ? to fall	   together; sy`n with + ? to fall; akin to Skr. pat to fly, to	   fall. See {Syn-}, and cf. {Asymptote}, {Feather}.]	   1. (Med.) Any affection which accompanies disease; a	      perceptible change in the body or its functions, which	      indicates disease, or the kind or phases of disease; as,	      the causes of disease often lie beyond our sight, but we	      learn their nature by the symptoms exhibited.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the sick man, we are expiring with all sorts of	            good symptoms.                        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sign or token; that which indicates the existence of	      something else; as, corruption in elections is a symptom	      of the decay of public virtue.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mark; note; sign; token; indication.	        [1913 Webster] Symptomatic
Symptomatic \Symp`tom*at"ic\, Symptomatical \Symp`tom*at"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. symptomatique, Gr. ? causal.]	   1. Of or pertaining to symptoms; happening in concurrence	      with something; being a symptom; indicating the existence	      of something else.	      [1913 Webster]	            Symptomatic of a shallow understanding and an	            unamiable temper.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to symptoms; as, a symptomatical classification	      of diseases.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Symp`tom*at"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Symptomatology \Symp`tom*a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, symptom +	   -logy: cf. F. symptomatologie.] (Med.)	   The doctrine of symptoms; that part of the science of	   medicine which treats of the symptoms of diseases;	   semeiology.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It includes diagnosis, or the determination of the	         disease from its symptoms; and prognosis, or the	         determination of its probable course and event.	         [1913 Webster]
Syn- \Syn-\ [Gr. sy`n with.]	   A prefix meaning with, along with, together, at the same	   time. Syn- becomes sym- before p, b, and m, and syl- before	   l.	   [1913 Webster] Synacme
Synacme \Syn*ac"me\, Synacmy \Syn*ac"my\, n. [NL. synacme. See	   {Syn-}, and {Acme}.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Synanthesis}.	   [1913 Webster] Synaeresis
Synaeresis \Syn*aer"e*sis\, Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ? a taking or drawing together, fr. ? to take	   together; sy`n with + ? to take, to grasp. See {Syn-}, and	   {Heresy}.] (Gram.)	   The union, or drawing together into one syllable, of two	   vowels that are ordinarily separated in syllabification;	   synecphonesis; -- the opposite of diaeresis.	   [1913 Webster]
Synagogical \Syn`a*gog"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a synagogue.	   [1913 Webster]
Synagogue \Syn"a*gogue\, n. [F., from L. synagoga, Gr. ? a	   bringing together, an assembly, a synagogue, fr. ? to bring	   together; sy`n with + ? to lead. See {Syn-}, and {Agent}.]	   1. A congregation or assembly of Jews met for the purpose of	      worship, or the performance of religious rites.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The building or place appropriated to the religious	      worship of the Jews.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The council of, probably, 120 members among the Jews,	      first appointed after the return from the Babylonish	      captivity; -- called also the {Great Synagogue}, and	      sometimes, though erroneously, the {Sanhedrin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A congregation in the early Christian church.	      [1913 Webster]	            My brethren, . . . if there come into your synagogue	            a man with a gold ring.               --James ii.	                                                  1,2 (Rev.	                                                  Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any assembly of men. [Obs. or R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Synalepha \Syn`a*le"pha\, n. [NL., fr. L. synaloepha, Gr. ?,	   from ? to melt together; sy`n with + ? to besmear.] (Gram.)	   A contraction of syllables by suppressing some vowel or	   diphthong at the end of a word, before another vowel or	   diphthong; as, th' army, for the army. [Written also	   {synaloepha}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synallagmatic \Syn`al*lag*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? a mutual	   agreement, contract, fr. ? to exchange, negotiate with; sy`n	   with + ? to change.] (Law)	   Imposing reciprocal obligations upon the parties; as, a	   synallagmatic contract. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Synallaxine \Syn`al*lax"ine\, a. [From Gr. ? to associate with.]	   (Zool.)	   Having the outer and middle toes partially united; -- said of	   certain birds related to the creepers.	   [1913 Webster]
Synaloepha \Syn`a*loe"pha\, n. [L.]	   Same as {Synalepha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Synangium \Syn*an"gi*um\, n.; pl. {Synangia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? +	   ? a hollow vessel.] (Anat.)	   The divided part beyond the pylangium in the aortic trunk of	   the amphibian heart. -- {Syn*an"gi*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Synantherous \Syn*an"ther*ous\, a. [Pref. syn- + anther.] (Bot.)	   Having the stamens united by their anthers; as, synantherous	   flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Synanthesis \Syn`an*the"sis\ (s[i^]n`[a^]n*th[=e]"s[i^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + Gr. 'a`nqhsis bloom.] (Bot.)	   The simultaneous maturity of the anthers and stigmas of a	   blossom. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Synanthous \Syn*an"thous\ (s[i^]n*[a^]n"th[u^]s), a. [Pref. syn-	   + Gr. 'a`nqos flower.] (Bot.)	   Having flowers and leaves which appear at the same time; --	   said of certain plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Synanthrose \Syn*an"throse"\ (s[i^]n*[a^]n"thr[=o]s), n. [From	   NL. Synantherae the Compositae; Gr. sy`n with + 'anqh`ros	   blooming.] (Chem.)	   A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, found in the	   tubers of the Jerusalem artichoke ({Helianthus tuberosus}),	   in the dahlia, and other Compositae.	   [1913 Webster]
Synapta \Syn*ap"ta\ (s[i^]n*[a^]p"t[.a]), n. [NL., fr. Gr.	   synapto`s fastened together; sy`n with + 'a`ptein to fasten.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of slender, transparent holothurians which have	   delicate calcareous anchors attached to the dermal plates.	   See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Synaptase \Syn*ap"tase\, n. [Gr. ? fastened together +	   diastase.] (Chem.)	   A ferment resembling diastase, found in bitter almonds. Cf.	   {Amygdalin}, and {Emulsin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Synapticula \Syn`ap*tic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Synapticulae}. [NL.,	   dim. from Gr. ? fastened together.] (Zool.)	   One of numerous calcareous processes which extend between,	   and unite, the adjacent septa of certain corals, especially	   of the fungian corals.	   [1913 Webster]
Synarchy \Syn"ar*chy\ (s[i^]n"[.a]r*k[y^]), n. [Gr. synarchi`a,	   fr. syna`rchein to rule jointly with; sy`n with + 'a`rchein	   to rule.]	   Joint rule or sovereignty. [R.] --Stackhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Synartesis \Syn`ar*te"sis\ (s[i^]n`[aum]r*t[=e]"s[i^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ? a fastening together, fr. ? to fasten	   together.]	   A fastening or knitting together; the state of being closely	   jointed; close union. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Synarthrodia \Syn`ar*thro"di*a\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   Synarthrosis. -- {Syn`ar*thro"di*al}, a. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Synarthrosis \Syn`ar*thro"sis\, n.; pl. {Synarthroses}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ? a being jointed together, fr. ? to link or joint	   together; sy`n with + ? a joint.] (Anat.)	   Immovable articulation by close union, as in sutures. It	   sometimes includes symphysial articulations also. See the	   Note under {Articulation}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Synastry \Syn"as*try\, n. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? a star.]	   Concurrence of starry position or influence; hence,	   similarity of condition, fortune, etc., as prefigured by	   astrological calculation. [R.] --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Synaxis \Syn*ax"is\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to bring together.	   See {Synagogue}.]	   A congregation; also, formerly, the Lord's Supper. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncarp \Syn"carp\, n. [NL. syncarpium. See {Syncarpous}.]	   (Bot.)	   A kind of aggregate fruit in which the ovaries cohere in a	   solid mass, with a slender receptacle, as in the magnolia;	   also, a similar multiple fruit, as a mulberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncarpium \Syn*car"pi*um\, n.; pl. {Syncarpia}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Syncarp}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncarpous \Syn*car"pous\, a. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? a fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Composed of several carpels consolidated into one ovary.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncategorematic \Syn*cat`e*gor`e*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with	   + ? a predicate. See {Syn-}, and {Categorematic}.] (Logic)	   Not capable of being used as a term by itself; -- said of	   words, as an adverb or preposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchondrosis \Syn`chon*dro"sis\, n.; pl. {Synchondroses}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? cartilage.] (Anat.)	   An immovable articulation in which the union is formed by	   cartilage. -- {Syn`chon*dro"si*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchondrotomy \Syn`chon*drot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? union by	   cartilage + ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   Symphyseotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchoresis \Syn`cho*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; sy`n with + ?	   a going.] (Rhet.)	   A concession made for the purpose of retorting with greater	   force.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchronal \Syn"chro*nal\, a. [See {Synchronous}.]	   Happening at, or belonging to, the same time; synchronous;	   simultaneous. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Synchronal \Syn"chro*nal\, n.	   A synchronal thing or event.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchronical \Syn*chron"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. synchronique.]	   Happening at the same time; synchronous. --Boyle. --	   {Syn*chron"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchronism \Syn"chro*nism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to be contemporary	   with, from ? synchronous. See {Synchronous}.]	   1. The concurrence of events in time; simultaneousness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tabular arrangement of historical events and	      personages, according to their dates.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Paint.) A representation, in the same picture, of two or	      events which occured at different times.	      [1913 Webster]
Synchronistic \Syn`chro*nis"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to synchronism; arranged according to	   correspondence in time; as, synchronistic tables.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchronization \Syn`chro*ni*za"tion\, n.	   The act of synchronizing; concurrence of events in respect to	   time.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchronize \Syn"chro*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Synchronized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Synchronizing}.] [Gr. ?.]	   To agree in time; to be simultaneous.	   [1913 Webster]	         The path of this great empire, through its arch of	         progress, synchronized with that of Christianity. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Synchronize \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 Pharmus."	      --W. L. Bevan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to agree in time; as, to synchronize the	      movements of different machines; to synchronize clocks.	      [1913 Webster]
Synchronology \Syn`chro*nol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? time +	   -logy.]	   Contemporaneous chronology.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchronous \Syn"chro*nous\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? time. Cf.	   {Chronicle}.]	   Happening at the same time; simultaneous. --	   {Syn"chro*nous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchrony \Syn"chro*ny\, n.	   The concurrence of events in time; synchronism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Geological contemporaneity is the same as chronological	         synchrony.                               --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Synchysis \Syn"chy*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to confound;	   sy`n with + ? to pour.]	   A derangement or confusion of any kind, as of words in a	   sentence, or of humors in the eye.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Sparkling synchysis} (Med.), a condition in which the	      vitreous humor is softened and contains sparkling scales	      of cholesterin.	      [1913 Webster]
Synclastic \Syn*clas"tic\, a. [Pref. syn- + Gr. kla^n to break.]	   (Math. Physics)	   Curved toward the same side in all directions; -- said of	   surfaces which in all directions around any point bend away	   from a tangent plane toward the same side, as the surface of	   a sphere; -- opposed to anticlastic. --Sir W. Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Synclinal \Syn*cli"nal\, a. [Gr. ? to incline together; sy`n	   with + ? to incline.]	   1. Inclined downward from opposite directions, so as to meet	      in a common point or line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Formed by strata dipping toward a common line or	      plane; as, a synclinal trough or valley; a synclinal fold;	      -- opposed to anticlinal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A downward flexure in the case of folded rocks makes a	         synclinal axis, and the alternating upward flexure an	         anticlinal axis.	         [1913 Webster]	Synclinal \Syn*cli"nal\, n. (Geol.)	   A synclinal fold.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncline \Syn*cline"\, n. (Geol.)	   A synclinal fold.	   [1913 Webster]
Synclinical \Syn*clin"ic*al\, a.	   Synclinal. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synclinorium \Syn`cli*no"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Synclinoria}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. ? to lay together + ? mountain.] (Geol.)	   A mountain range owing its origin to the progress of a	   geosynclinal, and ending in a catastrophe of displacement and	   upturning. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncopal \Syn"co*pal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to syncope; resembling syncope.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncopate \Syn"co*pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Syncopated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Syncopating}.] [LL. syncopatus, p. p. of	   syncopare to syncopate, to swoon. See {Syncope}.]	   1. (Gram.) To contract, as a word, by taking one or more	      letters or syllables from the middle; as, "Gloster" is a	      syncopated form of "Gloucester."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To commence, as a tone, on an unaccented part of a	      measure, and continue it into the following accented part,	      so that the accent is driven back upon the weak part and	      the rhythm drags.	      [1913 Webster]
Syncopation \Syn`co*pa"tion\, n.	   1. (Gram.) The act of syncopating; the contraction of a word	      by taking one or more letters or syllables from the	      middle; syncope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The act of syncopating; a peculiar figure of	      rhythm, or rhythmical alteration, which consists in	      welding into one tone the second half of one beat with the	      first half of the beat which follows.	      [1913 Webster]
Syncope \Syn"co*pe\, n. [L. syncope, syncopa, Gr. ? a cutting	   up, a syncope; akin to ? to beat together, to cut up, cut	   short, weavy; sy`n with + ? to strike, cut.]	   1. (Gram.) An elision or retrenchment of one or more letters	      or syllables from the middle of a word; as, ne'er for	      never, ev'ry for every.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Same as {Syncopation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A fainting, or swooning. See {Fainting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pause or cessation; suspension. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Revely, and dance, and show,	            Suffer a syncope and solemn pause.    --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Syncopist \Syn"co*pist\, n.	   One who syncopates. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncopize \Syn"co*pize\, v. t.	   To syncopate.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncotyledonous \Syn*cot`y*led"on*ous\, a. [Pref. syn- +	   cotyledonous.] (Bot.)	   Having united cotyledonous.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncretic \Syn*cret"ic\, a.	   Uniting and blending together different systems, as of	   philosophy, morals, or religion. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncretism \Syn"cre*tism\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to make two parties	   join against a third: cf. F. syncr['e]tisme.]	   1. Attempted union of principles or parties irreconcilably at	      variance with each other.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is plotting a carnal syncretism, and attempting	            the reconcilement of Christ and Belial. --Baxter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Syncretism is opposed to eclecticism in philosophy.	                                                  --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philol.) The union or fusion into one of two or more	      originally different inflectional forms, as of two cases.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syncretist \Syn"cre*tist\, n. [Cf. F. syncr['e]tiste.]	   One who attempts to unite principles or parties which are	   irreconcilably at variance; specifically (Eccl. Hist.), an	   adherent of George Calixtus and other Germans of the	   seventeenth century, who sought to unite or reconcile the	   Protestant sects with each other and with the Roman	   Catholics, and thus occasioned a long and violent controversy	   in the Lutheran church.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncretistic \Syn`cre*tis"tic\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or characterized by, syncretism; as, a	      syncretistic mixture of the service of Jehovah and the	      worship of idols.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to Syncretists.	      [1913 Webster]
Syncrisis \Syn"cri*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a comparison; ?	   together + ? to judge.] (Rhet.)	   A figure of speech in which opposite things or persons are	   compared. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Syncytium \Syn*cy"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Syncitia}. [NL., from Gr. ?	   together + ? a hollow vessel.]	   1. (Biol.) Tissue in which the cell or partition walls are	      wholly wanting and the cell bodies fused together, so that	      the tissue consists of a continuous mass of protoplasm in	      which nuclei are imbedded, as in ordinary striped muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The ectoderm of a sponge.	      [1913 Webster] Syndactyl
Syndactyl \Syn*dac"tyl\, Syndactyle \Syn*dac"tyle\, a. [Syn- +	   Gr. ? finger, toe.] (Zool. & Med.)	   Having two or more digits wholly or partly united. See	   {Syndactylism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syndactyle \Syn*dac"tyle\, n. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? finger, toe:	   cf. F. syndactyle.] (Zool.)	   Any bird having syndactilous feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Syndactylic \Syn*dac*tyl"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Syndactilous.	   [1913 Webster]
Syndactylous \Syn*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the toes firmly united together for some distance, and	   without an intermediate web, as the kingfishers; gressorial.	   [1913 Webster]
Syndesmography \Syn`des*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? band, bond +	   -graphy.]	   A description of the ligaments; syndesmology.	   [1913 Webster]
Syndesmology \Syn`des*mol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? band, bond + -logy.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of ligaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Syndesmosis \Syn`des*mo"sis\, n.; pl. {Syndesmoses}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? a bond; ? together + ? a bond, fr. ? to bind.] (Anat.)	   An articulation formed by means of ligaments.	   [1913 Webster] Syndetic
Syndetic \Syn*det"ic\, Syndetical \Syn*det"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?,	   from ? to bind together; sy`n with + ? to bind; cf.	   {Asyndetic}.]	   Connecting; conjunctive; as, syndetic words or connectives;	   syndetic references in a dictionary. -- {Syn*det"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         With the syndetic juxtaposition of distinct members,	         the article is not often repeated.       --C. J. Grece	                                                  (Trans.	                                                  Maetzner's	                                                  Gram.).	   [1913 Webster]
Syndic \Syn"dic\, n. [L. syndictus, Gr. ? helping in a court of	   justice, advocate; sy`n with + ? justice, akin to ? to show:	   cf. F. syndic. See {Teach}.]	   1. An officer of government, invested with different powers	      in different countries; a magistrate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) An agent of a corporation, or of any body of men	      engaged in a business enterprise; an advocate or patron;	      an assignee.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In France, syndics are appointed by the creditors of a	         bankrupt to manage the property. Almost all the	         companies in Paris, the university, and the like, have	         their syndics. The university of Cambridge, Eng., has	         its syndics, who are chosen from the senate to transact	         special business, such as the regulation of fees, the	         framing of laws, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Civil Law) One appointed to manage an estate, essentially	      as a trustee, under English law.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syndical \Syn"dic*al\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or pert. to, a syndic.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Of or pertaining to, or of the nature of, syndicalism.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syndicalism \Syn"dic*al*ism\, n. [F. syndicalisme.]	   The theory, plan, or practice of trade-union action	   (originally as advocated and practiced by the French	   Conf['e]d['e]ration G['e]n['e]rale du Travail) which aims to	   abolish the present political and social system by means of	   the general strike (as distinguished from the local or	   sectional strike) and direct action of whatever kind (as	   distinguished from action which takes effect only through the	   medium of political action) -- direct action including any	   kind of action that is directly effective, whether it be a	   simple strike, a peaceful public demonstration, sabotage, or	   revolutionary violence. By the general strike and direct	   action syndicalism aims to establish a social system in which	   the means and processes of production are in the control of	   local organizations of workers, who are manage them for the	   common good.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syndicalist \Syn"dic*al*ist\, n.	   One who advocates or practices syndicalism. --	   {Syn`dic*al*is"tic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syndicate \Syn"di*cate\, n. [Cf. F. syndicat, LL. syndicatus.]	   1. The office or jurisdiction of a syndic; a council, or body	      of syndics. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An association of persons officially authorized to	      undertake some duty or to negotiate some business; also,	      an association of persons who combine to carry out, on	      their own account, a financial or industrial project; as,	      a syndicate of bankers formed to take up and dispose of an	      entire issue of government bonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A more or less organized association of criminals	      controlling some aspects of criminal activity, in a	      specific area or country-wide; -- used loosely as a	      synonym for {organized crime} or the {mafia}.	      [PJC]	   4. (Journalism) a commercial organization that purchases	      various journalistic items, such as articles, columns, or	      comic strips, from their individual creators, and resells	      them to newspapers or other periodicals for simultaneous	      publication over a wide area.	      [PJC]	Syndicate \Syn"di*cate\, v. t. [LL. syndicatus, p. p. of	   syndicare to censure.]	   To judge; to censure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Syndicate \Syn"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {syndicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {syndicating}.]	   1. To combine or form into, or manage as, a syndicate.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To acquire or control for or by, or to subject to the	      management of, a syndicate; as, syndicated newspapers.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Journalism) to purchase various journalistic items, such	      as articles, columns, or comic strips, from their	      individual creators, and resell them to numerous	      periodicals for simultaneous publication over a wide area;	      a syndicated columnist.	      [PJC]	Syndicate \Syn"di*cate\, v. i.	   To unite to form a syndicate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syndication \Syn`di*ca"tion\, n.	   Act or process of syndicating or forming a syndicate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syndrome \Syn"dro*me\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? a	   course, a running.]	   1. Concurrence. [R.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A group of symptoms occurring together that are	      characteristic and indicative of some underlying cause,	      such as a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. generally, a pattern of characteristics or behaviors	      occurring together, that are sufficiently common and	      distinctive to indicate that they are due to a known	      cause.	      [PJC]
Syndyasmian \Syn`dy*as"mi*an\, a. [Gr. syndyasmo`s a pairing,	   fr. syndya`zein to pair.]	   Pertaining to the state of pairing together sexually; -- said	   of animals during periods of procreation and while rearing	   their offspring. --Morgan.	   [1913 Webster]
Syne \Syne\, adv. [See {Since}.]	   1. Afterwards; since; ago. [Obs. or Scot.] --R. of Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Late, -- as opposed to soon.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Each rogue] shall be discovered either soon or	            syne.                                 --W. Hamilton	                                                  (Life of	                                                  Wallace).	      [1913 Webster]	Syne \Syne\, conj.	   Since; seeing. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synecdoche \Syn*ec"do*che\ (s[i^]n*[e^]k"d[-o]*k[-e]), n. [L.	   synecdoche, Gr. synekdochh`, fr. to receive jointly; sy`n	   with + ? to receive; ? out + ? to receive.] (Rhet.)	   A figure or trope by which a part of a thing is put for the	   whole (as, fifty sail for fifty ships), or the whole for a	   part (as, the smiling year for spring), the species for the	   genus (as, cutthroat for assassin), the genus for the species	   (as, a creature for a man), the name of the material for the	   thing made, etc. --Bain.	   [1913 Webster]
Synecdochical \Syn`ec*doch"ic*al\, a.	   Expressed by synecdoche; implying a synecdoche.	   [1913 Webster]	         Isis is used for Themesis by a synecdochical kind of	         speech, or by a poetical liberty, in using one for	         another.                                 --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Synecdochically \Syn`ec*doch"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By synecdoche.	   [1913 Webster]
Synechia \Syn*e"chi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to hold	   together; sy`n with + ? to hold.] (Med.)	   A disease of the eye, in which the iris adheres to the cornea	   or to the capsule of the crystalline lens.	   [1913 Webster]
Synecphonesis \Syn*ec`pho*ne"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   utter together.] (Gram.)	   A contraction of two syllables into one; synizesis.	   [1913 Webster]
Synedral \Syn*e"dral\, a. [Gr. ? sitting with; sy`n with +	   "e`dra seat.] (Bot.)	   Growing on the angles of a stem, as the leaves in some	   species of Selaginella.	   [1913 Webster]
Synentognathi \Syn`en*tog"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n	   with + 'ento`s within + gna`qos jaw.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes, resembling the Physoclisti, without	   spines in the dorsal, anal, and ventral fins. It includes the	   true flying fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Synepy \Syn"e*py\, n. [Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? a word.] (Rhet.)	   The interjunction, or joining, of words in uttering the	   clauses of sentences.	   [1913 Webster]
Syneresis \Syn*er"e*sis\, n.	   Same as {Synaeresis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Synergetic \Syn`er*get"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to work together;	   sy`n with + 'e`rgon work.]	   Working together; cooperating; as, synergetic muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Synergism \Syn"er*gism\, n. [See {Synergetic}.] (Theol.)	   The doctrine or theory, attributed to Melanchthon, that in	   the regeneration of a human soul there is a cooperation, or	   joint agency, on the part both of God and of man.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Synergist \Syn"er*gist\, n. [Cf. F. synergiste.]	   1. One who holds the doctrine of synergism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A remedy which has an action similar to that of	      another remedy, and hence increases the efficiency of that	      remedy when combined with it.	      [1913 Webster]
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Synergistic \Syn`er*gis"tic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to synergism. "A synergistic view of	      regeneration." --Shedd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cooperating; synergetic.	      [1913 Webster]
Synergy \Syn"er*gy\, n. [Gr. ?. See {Synergetic}.]	   2. Combined action; especially (Med.), the combined healthy	      action of every organ of a particular system; as, the	      digestive synergy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An effect of the interaction of the actions of two agents	      such that the result of the combined action is greater	      than expected as a simple additive combination of the two	      agents acting separately; -- also called {synergism.}.	      Opposite to {antagonism}.	      [PJC]
Synesis \Syn"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? intelligence.] (Gram.)	   A construction in which adherence to some element in the	   sense causes a departure from strict syntax, as in "Philip	   went down to Samaria and preached Christ unto them."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syngenesia \Syn`ge*ne"si*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with,	   together + ? generation, birth.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants in which the stamens are united by	   the anthers.	   [1913 Webster] Syngenesian
Syngenesian \Syn`ge*ne"sian\, Syngenesious \Syn`ge*ne"sious\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Having the stamens united by the anthers; of or pertaining to	   the Syngenesia.	   [1913 Webster]
Syngenesis \Syn*gen"e*sis\, n. [Pref. syn- + genesis.] (Biol.)	   A theory of generation in which each germ is supposed to	   contain the germs of all subsequent generations; -- the	   opposite of {epigenesis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syngnathi \Syng"na*thi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. sy`n with + ?	   jaw.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of lophobranch fishes which have an elongated	   snout and lack the ventral and first dorsal fins. The	   pipefishes and sea horses are examples. -- {Syng"na*thous},	   a.	   [1913 Webster]
Syngraph \Syn"graph\, n. [L. syngrapha, Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? to	   write.] (Law)	   A writing signed by both or all the parties to a contract or	   bond.	   [1913 Webster]
Synizesis \Syn`i*ze"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to sit	   together; sy`n with + ? to sit.]	   1. (Med.) An obliteration of the pupil of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A contraction of two syllables into one;	      synecphonesis.	      [1913 Webster]
Synneorosis \Syn`neo*ro"sis\, n.; pl. {Synneuroses}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ?; sy`n with + ? a sinew, ligament.] (Anat.)	   Syndesmosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Synocha \Syn"o*cha\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a holding together. See	   {Synechia}.] (Med.)	   See {Synochus}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synochal \Syn"o*chal\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to synocha; like synocha. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synochus \Syn"o*chus\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? joined together.]	   (Med.)	   A continuous fever. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Synocha and synochus were used as epithets of two	         distinct types of fever, but in different senses at	         different periods. The same disease is placed under	         synocha by one author, under synochus by another.	         --Quain.	         [1913 Webster]
Synocil \Syn"o*cil\, n. [Pref. syn- + cilium.] (Zool.)	   A sense organ found in certain sponges. It consists of	   several filaments, each of which arises from a single cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Synod \Syn"od\ (s[i^]n"[u^]d), n. [L. synodus, Gr. sy`nodos a	   meeting; sy`n with + "odo`s a way; cf. AS. sino[eth],	   seno[eth], F. synode, both from the Latin.]	   1. (Eccl. Hist.) An ecclesiastic council or meeting to	      consult on church matters.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Synods are of four kinds: 1. General, or ecumenical,	         which are composed of bishops from different nations;	         -- commonly called general council. 2. National,	         composed of bishops of one nation only. 3. Provincial,	         in which the bishops of only one province meet; --	         called also convocations. 4. Diocesan, a synod in which	         the bishop of the diocese or his representative	         presides. Among Presbyterians, a synod is composed of	         several adjoining presbyteries. The members are the	         ministers and a ruling elder from each parish.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An assembly or council having civil authority; a	      legislative body.	      [1913 Webster]	            It hath in solemn synods been decreed,	            Both by the Syracusians and ourselves,	            To admit no traffic to our adverse towns. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parent of gods and men, propitious Jove!	            And you, bright synod of the powers above. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) A conjunction of two or more of the heavenly	      bodies. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Synodal \Syn"od*al\, a. [L. synodalis: cf. F. synodal.]	   Synodical. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Synodal \Syn"od*al\, n.	   1. (Ch. of Eng.) A tribute in money formerly paid to the	      bishop or archdeacon, at the time of his Easter	      visitation, by every parish priest, now made to the	      ecclesiastical commissioners; a procuration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Synodals are due, of common right, to the bishop	            only.                                 --Gibson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A constitution made in a provincial or diocesan synod.	      [1913 Webster] Synodic
Synodic \Syn*od"ic\, Synodical \Syn*od"ic*al\, a. [L. synodicus,	   Gr. ?: cf. F. synodique.]	   1. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to a synod; transacted in, or	      authorized by, a synod; as, synodical proceedings or	      forms. "A synodical epistle." --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) Pertaining to conjunction, especially to the	      period between two successive conjunctions; extending from	      one conjunction, as of the moon or a planet with the sun,	      to the next; as, a synodical month (see Lunar month, under	      {Month}); the synodical revolution of the moon or a	      planet.	      [1913 Webster]
Synodically \Syn*od"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a synodical manner; in a synod; by the authority of a	   synod. "Synodically agreed upon." --R. Nelson.	   [1913 Webster]
Synodist \Syn"od*ist\, n.	   An adherent to a synod.	   [1913 Webster]	         These synodists thought fit in Latin as yet to veil	         their decrees from vulgar eyes.          --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Synoecious \Syn*oe"cious\, a. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? house.] (Bot.)	   Having stamens and pistil in the same head, or, in mosses,	   having antheridia and archegonia on the same receptacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Synomocy \Syn*om"o*cy\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to swear with or	   together; sy`n with + ? to swear.]	   Sworn brotherhood; a society in ancient Greece nearly	   resembling a modern political club.	   [1913 Webster]
Synonym \Syn"o*nym\ (s[i^]n"[-o]*n[i^]m), n.; pl. {Synonyms}	   (s[i^]n"[-o]*n[i^]mz). [F. synonyme, L. synonyma, pl. of	   synonymum, Gr. synw`nymon. See {Synonymous}.]	   1. One of two or more words (commonly words of the same	      language) which are equivalents of each other; one of two	      or more words which have very nearly the same	      signification, and therefore may often be used	      interchangeably. See under {Synonymous}. [Written also	      {synonyme}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            All languages tend to clear themselves of synonyms	            as intellectual culture advances, the superfluous	            words being taken up and appropriated by new shades	            and combinations of thought evolved in the progress	            of society.                           --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            His name has thus become, throughout all civilized	            countries, a synonym for probity and philanthropy.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            In popular literary acceptation, and as employed in	            special dictionaries of such words, synonyms are	            words sufficiently alike in general signification to	            be liable to be confounded, but yet so different in	            special definition as to require to be	            distinguished. --G. P. Marsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An incorrect or incorrectly applied scientific name, as a	      new name applied to a species or genus already properly	      named, or a specific name preoccupied by that of another	      species of the same genus; -- so used in the system of	      nomenclature (which see) in which the correct scientific	      names of certain natural groups (usually genera, species,	      and subspecies) are regarded as determined by priority.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. One of two or more words corresponding in meaning but of	      different languages; a heteronym. [Rare]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyma \Syn*on"y*ma\ (s[i^]n*[o^]n"[i^]*m[.a]), n. pl. [L.]	   Synonyms. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Synonymal \Syn*on"y*mal\ (s[i^]n*[o^]n"[i^]*mal), a.	   Synonymous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synonymally \Syn*on"y*mal*ly\, adv.	   Synonymously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synonyme \Syn"o*nyme\, n.	   Same as {Synonym}.	   [1913 Webster]
Synonymic \Syn`o*nym"ic\ (s[i^]n`[o^]*n[i^]m"[i^]k), n. [Cf. G.	   synonymik. See {Synonymous}.] (Gram.)	   The science, or the scientific treatment, of synonymous	   words.	   [1913 Webster] Synonymic	Synonymic \Syn`o*nym"ic\, Synonymical \Syn`o*nym"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to synonyms, or synonymic; synonymous.	   [1913 Webster]
Synonymicon \Syn`o*nym"i*con\ (s[i^]n`[o^]*n[i^]m"[i^]*k[o^]n),	   n. [NL.]	   A dictionary of synonyms. --C. J. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Synonymist \Syn*on"y*mist\ (s[i^]n*[o^]n"[i^]*m[i^]st), n. [Cf.	   F. synonymiste.]	   One who collects or explains synonyms.	   [1913 Webster]
Synonymize \Syn*on"y*mize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Synonymized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Synonymizing}.]	   To express by a synonym or synonyms; to give the synonym or	   synonyms corresponding to.	   [1913 Webster]	         This word "fortis" we may synonymize after all these	         fashions: stout, hardy, valiant, doughty, courageous,	         adventurous, brave, bold, daring, intrepid. --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Synonymous \Syn*on"y*mous\, a. [Gr. ?; sy`n with, together + ?,	   ?, name. See {Syn-}, and {Name}.]	   Having the character of a synonym; expressing the same thing;	   conveying the same, or approximately the same, idea. --	   {Syn*on"y*mous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         These words consist of two propositions, which are not	         distinct in sense, but one and the same thing variously	         expressed; for wisdom and understanding are synonymous	         words here.                              --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Identical; interchangeable. -- {Synonymous},	        {Identical}. If no words are synonymous except those	        which are identical in use and meaning, so that the one	        can in all cases be substituted for the other, we have	        scarcely ten such words in our language. But the term	        more properly denotes that the words in question	        approach so near to each other, that, in many or most	        cases, they can be used interchangeably. 1. Words may	        thus coincide in certain connections, and so be	        interchanged, when they can not be interchanged in other	        connections; thus we may speak either strength of mind	        or of force of mind, but we say the force (not strength)	        of gravitation. 2. Two words may differ slightly, but	        this difference may be unimportant to the speaker's	        object, so that he may freely interchange them; thus it	        makes but little difference, in most cases, whether we	        speak of a man's having secured his object or having	        attained his object. For these and other causes we have	        numerous words which may, in many cases or connections,	        be used interchangeably, and these are properly called	        synonyms. Synonymous words "are words which, with great	        and essential resemblances of meaning, have, at the same	        time, small, subordinate, and partial differences, --	        these differences being such as either originally and on	        the ground of their etymology inhered in them; or	        differences which they have by usage acquired in the	        eyes of all; or such as, though nearly latent now, they	        are capable of receiving at the hands of wise and	        discreet masters of the tongue. Synonyms are words of	        like significance in the main, but with a certain	        unlikeness as well." --Trench.	        [1913 Webster]
Synonymy \Syn*on"y*my\, n. [L. synonymia, Gr. ? a synonym: cf.	   F. synonymie.]	   1. The quality of being synonymous; sameness of meaning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A system of synonyms.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) A figure by which synonymous words are used to	      amplify a discourse.	      [1913 Webster]
Synopsis \Syn*op"sis\, n.; pl. {Synopses}. [L., from Gr. ?; sy`n	   with, together + ? a sight, view, from the root seen in E.	   optic.]	   A general view, or a collection of heads or parts so arranged	   as to exhibit a general view of the whole; an abstract or	   summary of a discourse; a syllabus; a conspectus.	   [1913 Webster]	         That the reader may see in one view the exactness of	         the method, as well as force of the argument, I shall	         here draw up a short synopsis of this epistle. --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abridgment; compendium; epitome; abstract; summary;	        syllabus; conspectus. See {Abridgment}.	        [1913 Webster] Synoptic
Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, Synoptical \Syn*op"tic*al\, a. [Gr. ?:	   cf. F. synoptique. See {Synopsis}.]	   Affording a general view of the whole, or of the principal	   parts of a thing; as, a synoptic table; a synoptical	   statement of an argument. "The synoptic Gospels." --Alford.	   -- {Syn*op"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Synoptic \Syn*op"tic\, n.	   One of the first three Gospels of the New Testament. See	   {Synoptist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Synoptist \Syn*op"tist\, n.	   Any one of the authors of the three synoptic Gospels, which	   give a history of our Lord's life and ministry, in	   distinction from the writer of John's Gospel, which gives a	   fuller record of his teachings.	   [1913 Webster]
Synosteology \Syn*os`te*ol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. syn- + Gr. ? bone +	   -logy.]	   That part of anatomy which treats of joints; arthrology.	   [1913 Webster]
Synosteosis \Syn*os`te*o"sis\, n.; pl. {Synosteoses}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. sy`n with + ? bone.] (Anat.)	   Union by means of bone; the complete closing up and	   obliteration of sutures.	   [1913 Webster]
Synostosis \Syn`os*to"sis\, n. [NL.]	   Same as {Synosteosis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Synovia \Syn*o"vi*a\, n. [NL., perhaps fr. Gr. sy`n with + L.	   ovum egg: cf. F. synovie.] (Anat.)	   A transparent, viscid, lubricating fluid which contains mucin	   and secreted by synovial membranes; synovial fluid.	   [1913 Webster]
Synovial \Syn*o"vi*al\, a. [Cf. F. synovial.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to synovia; secreting synovia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Synovial capsule}, a closed sac of synovial membrane	      situated between the articular surfaces at diarthrodial	      joints.	   {Synovial fluid}, synovia.	   {Synovial membrane}, the dense and very smooth connective	      tissue membrane which secretes synovia and surrounds	      synovial capsules and other synovial cavities.	      [1913 Webster]
Synovitis \Syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Synovia}, {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the synovial membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Synpelmous \Syn*pel"mous\, a. [Pref. syn- + ? the sole of the	   foot.] (Zool.)	   Having the two main flexor tendons of the toes blended	   together.	   [1913 Webster]
Synsepalous \Syn*sep"al*ous\, a. [Pref. syn- + sepal.] (Bot.)	   Having united sepals; gamosepalous.	   [1913 Webster] Syntactic
Syntactic \Syn*tac"tic\, Syntactical \Syn*tac"tic*al\, a. [Cf.	   G. ? putting together. See {Syntax}.]	   Of or pertaining to syntax; according to the rules of syntax,	   or construction. -- {Syn*tac"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Syntax \Syn"tax\, n. [L. syntaxis, Gr. ?, fr. ? to put together	   in order; sy`n with + ? to put in order; cf. F. syntaxe. See	   {Syn-}, and {Tactics}.]	   1. Connected system or order; union of things; a number of	      things jointed together; organism. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They owe no other dependence to the first than what	            is common to the whole syntax of beings. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That part of grammar which treats of the construction of	      sentences; the due arrangement of words in sentences in	      their necessary relations, according to established usage	      in any language.	      [1913 Webster]
Syntaxis \Syn*tax"is\, n.	   Syntax. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Synteresis \Syn`te*re"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? preservation, fr.	   ? to preserve; sy`n with + ? to guard.]	   1. (Med.) Prophylaxis. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) Conscience viewed as the internal repository of	      the laws of duty. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]
Synteretic \Syn`te*ret"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.] (Med.)	   Preserving health; prophylactic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synteretics \Syn`te*ret"ics\, n. (Med.)	   That department of medicine which relates to the preservation	   of health; prophylaxis. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Synthermal \Syn*ther"mal\, a. [Pref. syn- + thermal.]	   Having the same degree of heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Synthesis \Syn"the*sis\, n.; pl. {Syntheses}. [L., a mixture,	   properly, a putting together, Gr. ?, fr. ? to place or put	   together; sy`n with + ? to place. See {Thesis}.]	   1. Composition, or the putting of two or more things	      together, as in compounding medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) The art or process of making a compound by putting	      the ingredients together, as contrasted with analysis;	      thus, water is made by synthesis from hydrogen and oxygen;	      hence, specifically, the building up of complex compounds	      by special reactions, whereby their component radicals are	      so grouped that the resulting substances are identical in	      every respect with the natural articles when such occur;	      thus, artificial alcohol, urea, indigo blue, alizarin,	      etc., are made by synthesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) The combination of separate elements of thought	      into a whole, as of simple into complex conceptions,	      species into genera, individual propositions into systems;	      -- the opposite of {analysis}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Analysis and synthesis, though commonly treated as	            two different methods, are, if properly understood,	            only the two necessary parts of the same method.	            Each is the relative and correlative of the other.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]
Synthesist \Syn"the*sist\, n.	   One who employs synthesis, or who follows synthetic methods.	   [1913 Webster]
Synthesize \Syn"the*size\, v. t.	   1. To combine by synthesis; to unite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce by synthesis; as, to synthesize albumin.	      [1913 Webster] Synthetic
Synthetic \Syn*thet"ic\, Synthetical \Syn*thet"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?: cf. F. synth['e]tique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to synthesis; consisting in synthesis or	      composition; as, the synthetic method of reasoning, as	      opposed to analytical.	      [1913 Webster]	            Philosophers hasten too much from the analytic to	            the synthetic method; that is, they draw general	            conclusions from too small a number of particular	            observations and experiments.         --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Artificial. Cf. {Synthesis}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Comprising within itself structural or other	      characters which are usually found only in two or more	      diverse groups; -- said of species, genera, and higher	      groups. See the Note under {Comprehensive}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Synthetic language}, or {Synthetical language}, an	      inflectional language, or one characterized by grammatical	      endings; -- opposed to {analytic language}. --R. Morris.	      [1913 Webster]
Synthetically \Syn*thet"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a synthetic manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Synthetize \Syn"the*tize\, v. t. [Cf. Gr. ?.]	   To combine; to unite in regular structure. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Syntomy \Syn"to*my\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to cut short; sy`n with +	   ? to cut.]	   Brevity; conciseness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Syntonic \Syn*ton"ic\, a. (Physics)	   Of or pert. to syntony; specif., designating, or pert. to, a	   system of wireless telegraphy in which the transmitting and	   receiving apparatus are in syntony with, and only with, one	   another. -- {Syn*ton"ic*al}, a. -- {Syn*ton"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syntonin \Syn"to*nin\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? stretched tight, intense.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A proteid substance (acid albumin) formed from the albuminous	   matter of muscle by the action of dilute acids; -- formerly	   called {musculin}. See {Acid albumin}, under {Albumin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syntonize \Syn"to*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-nized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {-nizing}.] [See {Syntony}.] (Physics)	   To adjust or devise so as to emit or respond to electric	   oscillations of a certain wave length; to tune; specif., to	   put (two or more instruments or systems of wireless	   telegraphy) in syntony with each other. --	   {Syn`to*ni*za"tion}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syntonizer \Syn"to*niz`er\, n. (Physics)	   One that syntonizes; specif., a device consisting essentially	   of a variable inductance coil and condenser with a pair of	   adjustable spark balls, for attuning the time periods of	   antennae in wireless telegraphy (called also {syntonizing	   coil}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syntony \Syn"to*ny\, n. [Cf. Gr. ? agreement. See {Syn-};	   {Tone}.] (Physics)	   State of being adjusted to a certain wave length; agreement	   or tuning between the time period of an apparatus emitting	   electric oscillations and that of a receiving apparatus, esp.	   in wireless telegraphy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Syphering \Sy"pher*ing\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Carp.)	   The lapping of chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth	   surface, as for a bulkhead.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilide \Syph"i*lide\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   A cutaneous eruption due to syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilis \Syph"i*lis\, n. [NL., fr. Syphilus, the name of a	   shepherd in the Latin poem of Fracastoro, "Syphilus, sive	   Morbus Gallicus," which was published in 1530; Gr. ? hog,	   swine + ? dear, loving. The term was introduced into nosology	   by Sauvages.] (Med.)	   The pox, or venereal disease; a chronic, specific, infectious	   disease, usually communicated by sexual intercourse or by	   hereditary transmission, and occurring in three stages known	   as primary, secondary, and tertiary syphilis. See under	   {Primary}, {Secondary}, and {Tertiary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilitic \Syph`i*lit"ic\, a. [Cf. F. syphilitique.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to syphilis; of the nature of syphilis;	   affected with syphilis. -- n. A syphilitic patient.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilitically \Syph`i*lit"ic*al*ly\, adv. (Med.)	   In a syphilitic manner; with venereal disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilization \Syph`i*li*za"tion\, n. (Med.)	   Inoculation with the syphilitic virus, especially when	   employed as a preventive measure, like vaccination.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilize \Syph"i*lize\, v. t. (Med.)	   To inoculate with syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphiloderm \Syph"i*lo*derm\, n. [See {Syphilis}, and {Derm}.]	   (Med.)	   A cutaneous affection due to syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilodermatous \Syph`i*lo*der"ma*tous\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to the cutaneous manifestations of syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphiloid \Syph"i*loid\, a. [Syphilis + -oid.] (Med.)	   Resembling syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilologist \Syph`i*lol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in syphilology.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphilology \Syph`i*lol"o*gy\, n. [Syphilis + -logy.]	   That branch of medicine which treats of syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Syphon \Sy"phon\, n.	   See {Syphon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syracuse \Syr"a*cuse\, n.	   A red wine of Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Syren \Sy"ren\, n.	   See {Siren}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Syriac \Syr"i*ac\, a. [L. Syriacus, from Syria: cf. F.	   syriaque.]	   Of or pertaining to Syria, or its language; as, the Syriac	   version of the Pentateuch. -- n. The language of Syria;	   especially, the ancient language of that country.	   [1913 Webster]
Syriacism \Syr"i*a*cism\, n.	   A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrian \Syr"i*an\, a. [L. Syrius: cf. F. Syrien.]	   Of or pertaining to Syria; Syriac. -- n. A native of Syria.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrianism \Syr"i*an*ism\, n.	   A Syrian idiom, or a peculiarity of the Syrian language; a	   Syriacism. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Syriasm \Syr"i*asm\, n.	   A Syrian idiom; a Syrianism; a Syriacism. --M. Stuart.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Scripture Greek is observed to be full of Syriasms	         and Hebraisms.                           --Bp.	                                                  Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Syringa \Sy*rin"ga\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, a shepherd's pipe,	   tube. Cf. {Syringe}.] (Bot.)	   (a) A genus of plants; the lilac.	   (b) The mock orange; -- popularly so called because its stems	       were formerly used as pipestems.	       [1913 Webster]
Syringe \Syr"inge\, n. [F. seringue (cf. Pr. siringua, Sp.	   jeringa, It. sciringa, scilinga), fg. Gr. ?, ?, a pipe or	   tube; cf. Skr. svar to sound, and E. swarum. Cf. {Syringa}.]	   A kind of small hand-pump for throwing a stream of liquid, or	   for purposes of aspiration. It consists of a small	   cylindrical barrel and piston, or a bulb of soft elastic	   material, with or without valves, and with a nozzle which is	   sometimes at the end of a flexible tube; -- used for	   injecting animal bodies, cleansing wounds, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Garden syringe}. See {Garden}.	      [1913 Webster]	Syringe \Syr"inge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Syringed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Syringing}.]	   1. To inject by means of a syringe; as, to syringe warm water	      into a vein.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wash and clean by injection from a syringe.	      [1913 Webster]
Syringeal \Sy*rin"ge*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the syrinx; as, the syringeal muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Syringin \Sy*rin"gin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the bark of the lilac ({Syringa}) and	   extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- formerly	   called also {lilacin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syringocoele \Sy*rin"go*coele\, n. [Syrinx + Gr. ? hollow.]	   (Anat.)	   The central canal of the spinal cord. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Syringotome \Sy*rin"go*tome\, n. [Cf. F. syringotome. See	   {Syringotomy}.] (Surg. & Anat.)	   A small blunt-pointed bistoury, -- used in syringotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Syringotomy \Syr`in*got"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? a tube, a hollow sore +	   ? to cut: cf. F. syringotomie.] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting for anal fistula.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrinx \Syr"inx\, n.; pl. {Syringes}. [NL., from Gr. ? a pipe.]	   1. (Mus.) A wind instrument made of reeds tied together; --	      called also {pandean pipes}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The lower larynx in birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 and bronchi, which is the true organ of the	         voice.	         [1913 Webster]
Syrma \Syr"ma\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to drag.] (Class.	   Antiq.)	   A long dress, trailing on the floor, worn by tragic actors in	   Greek and Roman theaters.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrphian \Syr"phi*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the syrphus flies. -- n. (Zool.) A	   syrphus fly.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrphus fly \Syr"phus fly`\ [NL. Syrphus, the generic name, fr.	   Gr. ?, ?, a kind of winged insect.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of dipterous flies of the genus	   {Syrphus} and allied genera. They are usually bright-colored,	   with yellow bands, and hover around plants. The larvae feed	   upon plant lice, and are, therefore, very beneficial to	   agriculture.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrt \Syrt\, n. [L. syrtis a sand bank in the sea, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   syrte.]	   A quicksand; a bog. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrtic \Syr"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a syrt; resembling syrt, or quicksand.	   [R.] --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Syrtis \Syr"tis\, n.; pl. {Syrtes}. [See {Syrt}.]	   A quicksand.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quenched in a boggy syrtis, neither sea	         Nor good dry land.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Syrup
Syrup \Syr"up\, n., Syrupy \Syr"up*y\, a. [See {Sirup}.]	   Same as {Sirup}, {Sirupy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Syssarcosis \Sys`sar*co"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to unite	   by flesh, to cover over with flesh; sy`n with + ?, ?, flesh.]	   (Anat.)	   The junction of bones by intervening muscles.	   [1913 Webster]
Systaltic \Sys*tal"tic\, a. [L. systalticus drawing together,	   Gr. ?, from ? to draw together. Cf. {Sustaltic}, {Systole}.]	   (Physiol.)	   Capable of, or taking place by, alternate contraction and	   dilatation; as, the systaltic action of the heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Systasis \Sys"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to stand	   together. See under {System}.]	   A political union, confederation, or league. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
System \Sys"tem\, n. [L. systema, Gr. ?, fr. ? to place	   together; sy`n with + ? to place: cf. F. syst[`e]me. See	   {Stand}.]	   1. An assemblage of objects arranged in regular	      subordination, or after some distinct method, usually	      logical or scientific; a complete whole of objects related	      by some common law, principle, or end; a complete	      exhibition of essential principles or facts, arranged in a	      rational dependence or connection; a regular union of	      principles or parts forming one entire thing; as, a system	      of philosophy; a system of government; a system of	      divinity; a system of botany or chemistry; a military	      system; the solar system.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best way to learn any science, is to begin with	            a regular system, or a short and plain scheme of	            that science well drawn up into a narrow compass.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the whole scheme of created things regarded as	      forming one complete plan of whole; the universe. "The	      great system of the world." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Regular method or order; formal arrangement; plan; as, to	      have a system in one's business.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) The collection of staves which form a full score.	      See {Score}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) An assemblage of parts or organs, either in animal	      or plant, essential to the performance of some particular	      function or functions which as a rule are of greater	      complexity than those manifested by a single organ; as,	      the capillary system, the muscular system, the digestive	      system, etc.; hence, the whole body as a functional unity.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) One of the stellate or irregular clusters of	      intimately united zooids which are imbedded in, or	      scattered over, the surface of the common tissue of many	      compound ascidians.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Block system}, {Conservative system}, etc. See under	      {Block}, {Conservative}, etc.	      [1913 Webster] Systematic
Systematic \Sys`tem*at"ic\, Systematical \Sys`tem*at"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?: cf. F. syst['e]matique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to system; consisting in system;	      methodical; formed with regular connection and adaptation	      or subordination of parts to each other, and to the design	      of the whole; as, a systematic arrangement of plants or	      animals; a systematic course of study.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now we deal much in essays, and unreasonably despise	            systematical learning; whereas our fathers had a	            just value for regularity and systems. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            A representation of phenomena, in order to answer	            the purposes of science, must be systematic.	                                                  --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding according to system, or regular method; as, a	      systematic writer; systematic benevolence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Pertaining to the system of the world; cosmical.	      [1913 Webster]	            These ends may be called cosmical, or systematical.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Affecting successively the different parts of the	      system or set of nervous fibres; as, systematic	      degeneration.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Systematic theology}. See under {Theology}.	      [1913 Webster]
Systematically \Sys`tem*at"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a systematic manner; methodically.	   [1913 Webster]
Systematism \Sys"tem*a*tism\, n.	   The reduction of facts or principles to a system.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Systematist \Sys"tem*a*tist\, n. [Cf. F. syst['e]matiste.]	   1. One who forms a system, or reduces to system.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who adheres to a system.	      [1913 Webster]
Systematization \Sys`tem*a*ti*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   syst['e]matization.]	   The act or operation of systematizing.	   [1913 Webster]
Systematize \Sys"tem*a*tize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Systematized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Systematizing}.] [Cf. F.	   syst['e]matiser. Cf. {Systemize}.]	   To reduce to system or regular method; to arrange	   methodically; to methodize; as, to systematize a collection	   of plants or minerals; to systematize one's work; to	   systematize one's ideas.	   [1913 Webster]	         Diseases were healed, and buildings erected, before	         medicine and architecture were systematized into arts.	                                                  --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Systematizer \Sys"tem*a*ti`zer\, n.	   One who systematizes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Aristotle may be called the systematizer of his	         master's doctrines.                      --Harris.	   [1913 Webster]
Systematology \Sys`tem*a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, system +	   -logy.]	   The doctrine of, or a treatise upon, systems. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Systemic \Sys*tem"ic\, a.	   1. Of or relating to a system; common to a system; as, the	      systemic circulation of the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the general system,	      or the body as a whole; as, systemic death, in distinction	      from local death; systemic circulation, in distinction	      from pulmonic circulation; systemic diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Systemic death}. See the Note under {Death}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Systemization \Sys`tem*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of systematizing; systematization.	   [1913 Webster]
Systemize \Sys"tem*ize\ (s[i^]s"t[e^]m*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Systemized} (s[i^]s"t[e^]m*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Systemizing} (s[i^]s"t[e^]m*[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf.	   {Systematize}.]	   To reduce to system; to systematize.	   [1913 Webster]
Systemizer \Sys"tem*i`zer\ (s[i^]s"t[e^]m*[imac]`z[~e]r), n.	   One who systemizes, or reduces to system; a systematizer.
Systemless \Sys"tem*less\, a.	   1. Being without system.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Not agreeing with some artificial system of	      classification.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Not having any of the distinct systems or types of	      structure, as the radiate, articulate, etc.,	      characteristic of organic nature; as, all unicellular	      organisms are systemless.	      [1913 Webster]
Systole \Sys"to*le\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to contract; sy`n	   with + ? to set, place.]	   1. (Gram.) The shortening of the long syllable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. & Biol.) The contraction of the heart and	      arteries by which the blood is forced onward and the	      circulation kept up; also, the contraction of a	      rhythmically pulsating contractile vacuole; -- correlative	      to {diastole}. -- {Sys*tol"ic}, a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Systolic \Sys*tol"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to systole, or contraction; contracting;	   esp., relating to the systole of the heart; as, systolic	   murmur. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Systyle \Sys"tyle\, a. [L. systylos, Gr. sy`n with columns	   standing close; sy`n with + ? a column: cf. F. systyle.]	   (Arch.)	   Having a space equal to two diameters or four modules between	   two columns; -- said of a portico or building. See	   {Intercolumniation}. -- n. A systyle temple or other edifice.	   [1913 Webster] Syth
Syth \Syth\, Sythe \Sythe\, prep., adv., conj. & n.	   See {Sith}, {Sithe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Sythe \Sythe\, n.	   Scythe. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Syzygial \Sy*zyg"i*al\, a.	   Pertaining to a syzygy.	   [1913 Webster]
Syzygy \Syz"y*gy\ (s[i^]z"[i^]*j[y^]), n.; pl. {Syzygies}	   (-j[i^]z). [L. syzygia a joining together, conjunction, Gr.	   syzygi`a; sy`n with + zeygny`nai to join, zygo`n yoke: cf. F.	   syzygie. See {Yoke}, n.]	   1. (Astron.) The point of an orbit, as of the moon or a	      planet, at which it is in conjunction or opposition; --	      commonly used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. & L. Pros.) The coupling together of different feet;	      as, in Greek verse, an iambic syzygy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of the segments of an arm of a crinoid	          composed of two joints so closely united that the line	          of union is obliterated on the outer, though visible	          on the inner, side.	      (b) The immovable union of two joints of a crinoidal arm.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. The intimately united and apparently fused condition of	      certain low organisms during conjugation.	   {Line of syzygies} (Astron.), the straight line connecting	      the earth, the sun, and the moon or a planet, when the	      latter is in conjunction or opposition; -- used chiefly of	      the moon.	      [1913 Webster]
T \T\ (t[=e]),	   the twentieth letter of the English alphabet, is a nonvocal	   consonant. With the letter h it forms the digraph th, which	   has two distinct sounds, as in thin, then. See Guide to	   Pronunciation, [sect][sect]262-264, and also [sect][sect]153,	   156, 169, 172, 176, 178-180.	   [1913 Webster] The letter derives its name and form from the	   Latin, the form of the Latin letter being further derived	   through the Greek from the Ph[oe]nician. The ultimate origin	   is probably Egyptian. It is etymologically most nearly	   related to d, s, th; as in tug, duke; two, dual, L. duo;	   resin, L. resina, Gr. "rhti`nh, tent, tense, a., tenuous,	   thin; nostril, thrill. See {D}, {S}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {T bandage} (Surg.), a bandage shaped like the letter T, and	      used principally for application to the groin, or	      perineum.	   {T cart}, a kind of fashionable two seated wagon for pleasure	      driving.	   {T iron}.	   (a) A rod with a short crosspiece at the end, -- used as a	       hook.	   (b) Iron in bars, having a cross section formed like the	       letter T, -- used in structures.	   {T rail}, a kind of rail for railroad tracks, having no	      flange at the bottom so that a section resembles the	      letter T.	   {T square}, a ruler having a crosspiece or head at one end,	      for the purpose of making parallel lines; -- so called	      from its shape. It is laid on a drawing board and guided	      by the crosspiece, which is pressed against the straight	      edge of the board. Sometimes the head is arranged to be	      set at different angles.	   {To a T}, exactly, perfectly; as, to suit to a T. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ta \Ta\, v. t.	   To take. [Obs. or Scot.] --Cursor Mundi.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used by Chaucer to represent a peculiarity of the	         Northern dialect.	         [1913 Webster]
Taas \Taas\, n.	   A heap. See {Tas}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tab \Tab\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]	   1. The flap or latchet of a shoe fastened with a string or a	      buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tag. See {Tag}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A loop for pulling or lifting something.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A border of lace or other material, worn on the inner	      front edge of ladies' bonnets.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A loose pendent part of a lady's garment; esp., one of a	      series of pendent squares forming an edge or border.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. a small projecting piece of a file folder, file card, or	      similar sheet used in a filing system, on which a notation	      is written to permit convenient search for the folder,	      card, etc.	      [PJC]	   7. a bill or check for some purchase, as in a restaurant; as,	      the salesman will pick up the tab.	      [PJC]	   8. a key on a typewriter or computer keyboard which advances	      the carriage or curser to the next (preset) tab position;	      -- used especially to type or print text or numbers in	      columns.	      [PJC]
Tabacco \Ta*bac"co\, n.	   Tobacco. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabanus \Ta*ba"nus\, n. [L., horsefly.] (Zool.)	   A genus of blood sucking flies, including the horseflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabard \Tab"ard\, n. [OE. tabard, tabart; cf. Sp. & Pg. tabardo,	   It. tabarro, W. tabar, LGr. tampa`rion, LL. tabardum.]	   A sort of tunic or mantle formerly worn for protection from	   the weather. When worn over the armor it was commonly	   emblazoned with the arms of the wearer, and from this the	   name was given to the garment adopted for heralds. [Spelt	   also {taberd}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In a tabard he [the Plowman] rode upon a mare.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabarder \Tab"ard*er\, n.	   1. One who wears a tabard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A scholar on the foundation of Queen's College, Oxford,	      England, whose original dress was a tabard. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabaret \Tab"a*ret\, n. [Cf. {Tabby}.]	   A stout silk having satin stripes, -- used for furniture.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabasco sauce \Ta*bas"co sauce\ [So named after Tabasco, a river	   and state of Mexico.]	   A kind of very pungent sauce made from red peppers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
tabasheer \tab`a*sheer"\ (t[a^]b`[.a]*sh[=e]r"), n. [Per.	   tab[=a]sh[imac]r: cf. Skr. tvakksh[imac]r[=a],	   tvaksh[imac]r[=a].]	   A concretion in the joints of the bamboo, which consists	   largely or chiefly of pure silica. It is highly valued in the	   East Indies as a medicine for the cure of bilious vomitings,	   bloody flux, piles, and various other diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabbinet \Tab"bi*net\ (t[a^]b"b[i^]*n[e^]t), n. [Cf. {Tabby}.]	   A fabric like poplin, with a watered surface. [Written also	   {tabinet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tabby \Tab"by\ (t[a^]b"b[y^]), n.; pl. {Tabbies}	   (t[a^]b"b[i^]z). [F. tabis (cf. It. tab[`i], Sp. & Pg.	   tab['i], LL. attabi), fr. Ar. 'att[=a]b[imac], properly the	   name of a quarter of Bagdad where it was made, the quarter	   being named from the prince Attab, great grandson of Omeyya.	   Cf. {Tobine}.]	   1. A kind of waved silk, usually called {watered silk},	      manufactured like taffeta, but thicker and stronger. The	      watering is given to it by calendering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixture of lime with shells, gravel, or stones, in equal	      proportions, with an equal proportion of water. When dry,	      this becomes as hard as rock. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brindled cat; hence, popularly, any cat.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An old maid or gossip. [Colloq.] --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Tabby \Tab"by\, a.	   1. Having a wavy or watered appearance; as, a tabby	      waistcoat. --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brindled; diversified in color; as, a tabby cat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tabby moth} (Zool.), the grease moth. See under {Grease}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tabby \Tab"by\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabbied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tabbying}.]	   To water; to cause to look wavy, by the process of	   calendering; to calender; as, to tabby silk, mohair, ribbon,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabefaction \Tab`e*fac"tion\, n. [See {Tabefy}.]	   A wasting away; a gradual losing of flesh by disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabefy \Tab"e*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabefied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tabefying}.] [L. tabere to waste away + -fy: cf. L.	   tabefacere to melt.]	   To cause to waste gradually, to emaciate. [R.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabellion \Ta*bel"lion\, n. [L. tabellio, fr. tabella a tablet,	   a writing, document, dim. of tabula a board: cf. F.	   tabellion. See {Table}.]	   A secretary or notary under the Roman empire; also, a similar	   officer in France during the old monarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Taber \Ta"ber\, v. i.	   Same as {Tabor}. --Nahum ii. 7.	   [1913 Webster]
Taberd \Tab"erd\, n.	   See {Tabard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabernacle \Tab"er*na*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. tabernaculum, dim. of	   taberna nut. See {Tabern}.]	   1. A slightly built or temporary habitation; especially, a	      tent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dwelling in tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob. --Heb.	                                                  xi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Orange trees planted in the ground, and secured in	            winter with a wooden tabernacle and stoves.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Jewish Antiq.) A portable structure of wooden framework	      covered with curtains, which was carried through the	      wilderness in the Israelitish exodus, as a place of	      sacrifice and worship. --Ex. xxvi.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, the Jewish temple; sometimes, any other place for	      worship. --Acts xv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Figuratively: The human body, as the temporary abode of	      the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shortly I must put off this my tabernacle. --2 Pet.	                                                  i. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Any small cell, or like place, in which some holy or	      precious things was deposited or kept. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) The ornamental receptacle for the pyx, or for the	          consecrated elements, whether a part of a building or	          movable.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A niche for the image of a saint, or for any sacred	          painting or sculpture.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Hence, a work of art of sacred subject, having a	          partially architectural character, as a solid frame	          resting on a bracket, or the like.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) A tryptich for sacred imagery.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) A seat or stall in a choir, with its canopy.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A boxlike step for a mast with the after side	      open, so that the mast can be lowered to pass under	      bridges, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Feast of Tabernacles} (Jewish Antiq.), one of the three	      principal festivals of the Jews, lasting seven days,	      during which the people dwelt in booths formed of the	      boughs of trees, in commemoration of the habitation of	      their ancestors in similar dwellings during their	      pilgrimage in the wilderness.	   {Tabernacle work}, rich canopy work like that over the head	      of niches, used over seats or stalls, or over sepulchral	      monuments. --Oxf. Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	Tabernacle \Tab"er*na*cle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tabernacled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Tabernacling}.]	   To dwell or reside for a time; to be temporary housed.	   [1913 Webster]	         He assumed our nature, and tabernacled among us in the	         flesh.                                   --Dr. J.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabernacular \Tab`er*nac"u*lar\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a tabernacle, especially the Jewish	      tabernacle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed in latticework; latticed. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to huts or booths; hence, common; low.	      "Horribly tabernacular." --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabes \Ta"bes\ (t[=a]"b[=e]z), n. [L., a wasting disease.]	   (Med.)	   Progressive emaciation of the body, accompanied with hectic	   fever, with no well-marked local symptoms.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tabes dorsalis} (t[=a]"b[=e]z d[^o]r*s[=a]"l[i^]s) [NL.,	      tabes of the back], locomotor ataxia; -- sometimes called	      simply tabes.	   {Tabes mesenterica}[NL., mesenteric tabes], a wasting disease	      of childhood characterized by chronic inflammation of the	      lymphatic glands of the mesentery, attended with caseous	      degeneration.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabescent \Ta*bes"cent\, a. [L. tabescens wasting, p. pr. of	   tabescere.]	   Withering, or wasting away.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabetic \Ta*bet"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to tabes; of the nature of tabes; affected	   with tabes; tabid. -- n. One affected with tabes.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabid \Tab"id\, a. [L. tabidus: cf. F. tabide. See {Tabes}.]	   (Med.)	   Affected by tabes; tabetic.	   [1913 Webster]	         In tabid persons, milk is the bset restorative.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Tab"id*ly}, adv. -- {Tab"id*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Tabific
Tabific \Ta*bif"ic\, Tabifical \Ta*bif"ic*al\, a. [Tabes + L.	   facere to make.] (Med.)	   Producing tabes; wasting; tabefying.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabinet \Tab"inet\, n.	   See {Tabbinet}. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Tablature \Tab"la*ture\, n. [Cf. F. tablature ancient mode of	   musical notation. See {Table}.]	   1. (Paint.) A painting on a wall or ceiling; a single piece	      comprehended in one view, and formed according to one	      design; hence, a picture in general. --Shaftesbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) An ancient mode of indicating musical sounds by	      letters and other signs instead of by notes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chimes of bells are so rarely managed that I	            went up to that of Sir Nicholas, where I found who	            played all sorts of compositions from the tablature	            before him as if he had fingered an organ. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Division into plates or tables with intervening	      spaces; as, the tablature of the cranial bones.	      [1913 Webster]
Table \Ta"ble\ (t[=a]"'l), n. [F., fr. L. tabula a board,	   tablet, a painting. Cf. {Tabular}, {Taffrail}, {Tavern}.]	   1. A smooth, flat surface, like the side of a board; a thin,	      flat, smooth piece of anything; a slab.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bagnio paved with fair tables of marble. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thin, flat piece of wood, stone, metal, or other	      material, on which anything is cut, traced, written, or	      painted; a tablet; pl. a memorandum book. "The names . . .	      written on his tables." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the Lord said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of	            stone like unto the first, and I will write upon	            these tables the words that were in the first	            tables, which thou brakest.           --Ex. xxxiv.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            And stand there with your tables to glean	            The golden sentences.                 --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any smooth, flat surface upon which an inscription, a	      drawing, or the like, may be produced. "Painted in a table	      plain." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The opposite walls are painted by Rubens, which,	            with that other of the Infanta taking leave of Don	            Philip, is a most incomparable table. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            St. Antony has a table that hangs up to him from a	            poor peasant.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, in a great variety of applications: A condensed	      statement which may be comprehended by the eye in a single	      view; a methodical or systematic synopsis; the	      presentation of many items or particulars in one group; a	      scheme; a schedule. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) (Bibliog.) A view of the contents of a work; a	          statement of the principal topics discussed; an index;	          a syllabus; a synopsis; as, a table of contents.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Chem.) A list of substances and their properties;	          especially, the a list of the elementary substances	          with their atomic weights, densities, symbols, etc.;	          the periodic table of the elements.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Mathematics, Science and Technology) Any collection	          and arrangement in a condensed form of many	          particulars or values, for ready reference, as of	          weights, measures, currency, specific gravities, etc.;	          also, a series of numbers following some law, and	          expressing particular values corresponding to certain	          other numbers on which they depend, and by means of	          which they are taken out for use in computations; as,	          tables of logarithms, sines, tangents, squares, cubes,	          etc.; annuity tables; interest tables; astronomical	          tables; a table of logarithms, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Palmistry) The arrangement or disposition of the	          lines which appear on the inside of the hand.	          [1913 Webster]	                Mistress of a fairer table	                Hath not history for fable.       --B. Jonson.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. An article of furniture, consisting of a flat slab, board,	      or the like, having a smooth surface, fixed horizontally	      on legs, and used for a great variety of purposes, as in	      eating, writing, or working.	      [1913 Webster]	            We may again	            Give to our tables meat.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nymph the table spread.           --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Hence, food placed on a table to be partaken of; fare;	      entertainment; as, to set a good table.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The company assembled round a table.	      [1913 Webster]	            I drink the general joy of the whole table. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Anat.) One of the two, external and internal, layers of	      compact bone, separated by diploe, in the walls of the	      cranium.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Arch.) A stringcourse which includes an offset; esp., a	      band of stone, or the like, set where an offset is	      required, so as to make it decorative. See {Water table}.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Games)	       (a) The board on the opposite sides of which backgammon	           and draughts are played.	       (b) One of the divisions of a backgammon board; as, to	           play into the right-hand table.	       (c) pl. The games of backgammon and of draughts. [Obs.]	           --Chaucer.	           [1913 Webster]	                 This is the ape of form, monsieur the nice,	                 That, when he plays at tables, chides the dice.	                                                  --Shak.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. (Glass Manuf.) A circular plate of crown glass.	       [1913 Webster]	             A circular plate or table of about five feet	             diameter weighs on an average nine pounds. --Ure.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Jewelry) The upper flat surface of a diamond or other	       precious stone, the sides of which are cut in angles.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Persp.) A plane surface, supposed to be transparent and	       perpendicular to the horizon; -- called also {perspective	       plane}.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Mach.) The part of a machine tool on which the work	       rests and is fastened.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Bench table}, {Card table}, {Communion table}, {Lord's	   table}, etc. See under {Bench}, {Card}, etc.	   {Raised table} (Arch. & Sculp.), a raised or projecting	      member of a flat surface, large in proportion to the	      projection, and usually rectangular, -- especially	      intended to receive an inscription or the like.	   {Roller table} (Horology), a flat disk on the arbor of the	      balance of a watch, holding the jewel which rolls in and	      out of the fork at the end of the lever of the escapement.	      	   {Round table}. See Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.	   {Table anvil}, a small anvil to be fastened to a table for	      use in making slight repairs.	   {Table base}. (Arch.) Same as {Water table}.	   {Table bed}, a bed in the form of a table.	   {Table beer}, beer for table, or for common use; small beer.	      	   {Table bell}, a small bell to be used at table for calling	      servants.	   {Table cover}, a cloth for covering a table, especially at	      other than mealtimes.	   {Table diamond}, a thin diamond cut with a flat upper	      surface.	   {Table linen}, linen tablecloth, napkins, and the like.	   {Table money} (Mil. or Naut.), an allowance sometimes made to	      officers over and above their pay, for table expenses.	   {Table rent} (O. Eng. Law), rent paid to a bishop or	      religious, reserved or appropriated to his table or	      housekeeping. --Burrill.	   {Table shore} (Naut.), a low, level shore.	   {Table talk}, conversation at table, or at meals.	   {Table talker}, one who talks at table.	   {Table tipping}, {Table turning}, certain movements of	      tables, etc., attributed by some to the agency of departed	      spirits, and by others to the development of latent vital	      or spriritual forces, but more commonly ascribed to the	      muscular force of persons in connection with the objects	      moved, or to physical force applied otherwise.	   {Tables of a girder} or {Tables of a chord} (Engin.), the	      upper and lower horizontal members.	   {To lay on the table}, in parliamentary usage, to lay, as a	      report, motion, etc., on the table of the presiding	      officer, -- that is, to postpone the consideration of, by	      a vote; -- also called to {table} . It is a tactic often	      used with the intention of postponing consideration of a	      motion indefinitely, that is, to kill the motion.	   {To serve tables} (Script.), to provide for the poor, or to	      distribute provisions for their wants. --Acts vi. 2.	   {To turn the tables}, to change the condition or fortune of	      contending parties; -- a metaphorical expression taken	      from the vicissitudes of fortune in gaming.	   {Twelve tables} (Rom. Antiq.), a celebrated body of Roman	      laws, framed by decemvirs appointed 450 years before	      Christ, on the return of deputies or commissioners who had	      been sent to Greece to examine into foreign laws and	      institutions. They consisted partly of laws transcribed	      from the institutions of other nations, partly of such as	      were altered and accommodated to the manners of the	      Romans, partly of new provisions, and mainly, perhaps, of	      laws and usages under their ancient kings. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Table \Ta"ble\ (t[=a]"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabled}	   (t[=a]"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tabling} (t[=a]"bling).]	   1. To form into a table or catalogue; to tabulate; as, to	      table fines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To delineate, as on a table; to represent, as in a	      picture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tabled and pictured in the chambers of meditation.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To supply with food; to feed. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Carp.) To insert, as one piece of timber into another, by	      alternate scores or projections from the middle, to	      prevent slipping; to scarf.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To lay or place on a table, as money. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In parliamentary usage, to lay on the table; to postpone,	      by a formal vote, the consideration of (a bill, motion, or	      the like) till called for, or indefinitely.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To enter upon the docket; as, to table charges against	      some one.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) To make broad hems in the skirts and bottoms of	      (sails) in order to strengthen them in the part attached	      to the boltrope.	      [1913 Webster]	Table \Ta"ble\, v. i.	   To live at the table of another; to board; to eat. [Obs.] "He	   . . . was driven from the society of men to table with the	   beasts." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Tableau \Ta`bleau"\ (t[.a]`bl[=o]" E. t[a^]b"l[=o]`; 277), n.;	   pl. {Tableaux} (t[.a]`bl[=o]" E. t[a^]b"l[=o]z`). [F., dim.	   fr. L. tabula a painting. See {Table}.]	   1. A striking and vivid representation; a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A representation of some scene by means of persons grouped	      in the proper manner, placed in appropriate postures, and	      remaining silent and motionless.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Solitaire) The arrangement, or layout, of cards.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tableau vivant \Ta`bleau" vi`vant"\ (t[.a]`bl[=o]"	   v[-e]`v[aum]N"); pl. {Tableaux vivants} (t[.a]`bl[=o]"	   v[-e]`v[aum]N"). [F.]	   Same as {Tableau}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Tablebook \Ta"ble*book`\ (t[=a]"b'l b[oo^]k`), n.	   A tablet; a notebook.	   [1913 Webster]	         Put into your tablebook whatever you judge worthy.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Tablecloth \Ta"ble*cloth`\ (t[=a]"b'l kl[o^]th`; 115), n.	   A cloth for covering a table, especially one with which a	   table is covered before the dishes, etc., are set on for	   meals.	   [1913 Webster]
Table d'hote \Ta"ble d'h[^o]te"\ (t[.a]"bl' d[=o]t`); pl.	   {Tables d'h[^o]te}. [F., literally, table of the landlord.]	   1. A common table for guests at a hotel; an ordinary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Now, commonly, a meal, usually of several preselected and	      fixed courses, in a restaurant, hotel, or the like, for	      which one pays a fixed price. Sometimes, a meal with	      optional courses for which one pays a fixed price	      irrespective of what one orders; but the latter is	      usuallyt referred to as a {pris fixe} meal or a {a la	      carte} meal. Often used adjectively; as, a table-d'h[^o]te	      meal.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Table-land \Ta"ble-land`\, n.	   A broad, level, elevated area of land; a plateau.	   [1913 Webster]	         The toppling crags of Duty scaled,	         Are close upon the shining table-lands	         To which our God himself is moon and sun. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tableman \Ta"ble*man\, n.; pl. {Tablemen}.	   A man at draughts; a piece used in playing games at tables.	   See {Table}, n., 10. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tablement \Ta"ble*ment\, n. (Arch.)	   A table. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Tablements and chapters of pillars.      --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabler \Ta"bler\, n.	   1. One who boards. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who boards others for hire. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tablespoon \Ta"ble*spoon`\, n.	   A spoon of the largest size commonly used at the table; --	   distinguished from teaspoon, dessert spoon, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Tablespoonful \Ta"ble*spoon`ful\, n.; pl. {Tablespoonfuls}.	   As much as a tablespoon will hold; enough to fill a	   tablespoon. It is usually reckoned as one half of a fluid	   ounce, or four fluid drams.	   [1913 Webster]
Tablet \Ta"blet\, n. [F. tablette, dim. of table. See {Table}.]	   1. A small table or flat surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flat piece of any material on which to write, paint,	      draw, or engrave; also, such a piece containing an	      inscription or a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a small picture; a miniature. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. A kind of pocket memorandum book.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A flattish cake or piece; as, tablets of arsenic were	      formerly worn as a preservative against the plague.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pharm.) A solid kind of electuary or confection, commonly	      made of dry ingredients with sugar, and usually formed	      into little flat squares; -- called also {lozenge}, and	      {troche}, especially when of a round or rounded form.	      [1913 Webster]
Tableware \Ta"ble*ware`\, n.	   Ware, or articles collectively, for use during meals,	   including, for example, dishes, plates, bowls, knives, forks,	   and spoons.	   [1913 Webster]
Table work \Table work\ (Print.)	   Typesetting of tabular nmatter, or the type matter set in	   tabular form.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tabling \Ta"bling\, n.	   1. A forming into tables; a setting down in order.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.) The letting of one timber into another by	      alternate scores or projections, as in shipbuilding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A broad hem on the edge of a sail. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Board; support. [Obs.] --Trence in English (1614).	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Act of playing at tables. See {Table}, n., 10. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tabling house}, a gambling house. [Obs.] --Northbrooke.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabloid \Tab"loid\, n. [A table-mark.]	   1. A compressed portion of one or more drugs or chemicals, or	      of food, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a newspaper with pages about half the size of a	      standard-sized newspaper, especially one that has	      relatively short or condensed articles and a large	      porortion of pictorial matter.	      [PJC]	Tabloid \Tab"loid\ (t[a^]b"loid), a.	   1. Compressed or condensed, as into a tabloid; administrated	      in or as in tabloids, or small condensed bits; as, a	      tabloid form of imparting information.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. of or pertaining to a tabloid newspaper or the type of	      story typically contained in one, such as lurid or	      sensationalistic stories of scandal, crime, or violence.	      [PJC]
Taboo \Ta*boo"\, n.	   A total prohibition of intercourse with, use of, or approach	   to, a given person or thing under pain of death, -- an	   interdict of religious origin and authority, formerly common	   in the islands of Polynesia; interdiction. [Written also	   {tabu}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Taboo \Ta*boo"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabooed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tabooing}.]	   To put under taboo; to forbid, or to forbid the use of; to	   interdict approach to, or use of; as, to taboo the ground set	   apart as a sanctuary for criminals. [Written also {tabu}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Taboo \Ta*boo"\, a. [Written also {tabu} and {tapu}.]	   [Polynesian tabu, tapu, sacred, under restriction, a	   prohibition.]	   Set apart or sacred by religious custom among certain races	   of Polynesia, New Zealand, etc., and forbidden to certain	   persons or uses; hence, prohibited under severe penalties;	   interdicted; as, food, places, words, customs, etc., may be	   taboo.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tabor \Ta"bor\, n. [OF. tabor, tabour, F. tambour; cf. Pr.	   tabor, tanbor, Sp. & Pg. tambor, atambor, It. tamburo; all	   fr. Ar. & Per. tamb?r a kind of lute, or giutar, or Per.	   tab[imac]r a drum. Cf. {Tabouret}, {Tambour}.] (Mus.)	   A small drum used as an accompaniment to a pipe or fife, both	   being played by the same person. [Written also {tabour}, and	   {taber}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tabor \Ta"bor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tabored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Taboring}.] [Cf. OF. taborer.] [Written also {tabour}.]	   1. To play on a tabor, or little drum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike lightly and frequently.	      [1913 Webster]	Tabor \Ta"bor\, v. t.	   To make (a sound) with a tabor.	   [1913 Webster]
Taborer \Ta"bor*er\, n.	   One who plays on the tabor. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Taboret \Tab"o*ret\, n. [Dim. of tabor. Cf. {Tabret}.] (Mus.)	   A small tabor. [Written also {tabouret}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Taborine \Tab"o*rine\, n. [OF. tabourin, F. tambourin. See	   {Tabor}, and cf. {Tambourine}.] (Mus.)	   A small, shallow drum; a tabor.	   [1913 Webster]
Taborite \Ta"bor*ite\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of certain Bohemian reformers who suffered persecution in	   the fifteenth century; -- so called from Tabor, a hill or	   fortress where they encamped during a part of their	   struggles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabour \Ta"bour\, n. & v.	   See {Tabor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabouret \Tab"ou*ret\, n. [F., dim. of OF. tabor, tabour, drum.	   See {Tabor}.]	   1. Same as {Taboret}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A seat without arms or back, cushioned and stuffed: a high	      stool; -- so called from its resemblance to a drum.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An embroidery frame. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Right of the tabouret}, the privilege of sitting on a	      tabouret in the presence of the severeign, formerly	      granted to certain ladies of high rank at the French	      court.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabrere \Tab"rere\, n.	   A taborer. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabret \Tab"ret\, n.	   A taboret. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabu \Ta*bu"\, n. & v.	   See {Taboo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabula \Tab"u*la\, n.; pl. {Tabulae}. [L.]	   1. A table; a tablet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles	      of certain corals and hydroids.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 others, in maintaining a theory opposed to the	      doctrine of innate ideas.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabular \Tab"u*lar\, a. [L. tabularis, fr. tabula a board,	   table. See {Table}.]	   Having the form of, or pertaining to, a table (in any of the	   uses of the word). Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) Having a flat surface; as, a tabular rock.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Formed into a succession of flakes; laminated.	       [1913 Webster]	             Nodules . . . that are tabular and plated.	                                                  --Woodward.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) Set in squares. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Arranged in a schedule; as, tabular statistics.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) Derived from, or computed by, the use of tables; as,	       tabular right ascension.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Tabular difference} (Math.), the difference between two	      consecutive numbers in a table, sometimes printed in its	      proper place in the table.	   {Tabular spar} (Min.), wollastonite.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabularization \Tab`u*lar*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of tabularizing, or the state of being tabularized;	   formation into tables; tabulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabularize \Tab"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabularized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Tabularizing}.]	   To tabulate.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabulata \Tab`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tabulatus floored.]	   (Zool.)	   An artificial group of stony corals including those which	   have transverse septa in the calicles. The genera	   {Pocillopora} and Favosites are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Tabulate \Tab"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tabulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tabulating}.] [L. tabula a table. See {Tabular}.]	   1. To form into a table or tables; to reduce to tables or	      synopses.	      [1913 Webster]	            A philosophy is not worth the having, unless its	            results may be tabulated, and put in figures. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shape with a flat surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Tabulation \Tab`u*la"tion\, n.	   The act of forming into a table or tables; as, the tabulation	   of statistics.	   [1913 Webster]
Tac \Tac\, n. [Cf. {Tack}, n., 4.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A kind of customary payment by a tenant; -- a word used in	   old records. --Cowell. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster] Tacamahac
Tacamahac \Tac"a*ma*hac`\, Tacamahaca \Tac`a*ma*ha"ca\, n.	   1. A bitter balsamic resin obtained from tropical American	      trees of the genus {Elaphrium} ({Elaphrium tomentosum} and	      {Elaphrium Tacamahaca}), and also from East Indian trees	      of the genus {Calophyllum}; also, the resinous exhudation	      of the balsam poplar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any tree yielding tacamahac resin, especially, in	      North America, the balsam poplar, or balm of Gilead	      ({Populus balsamifera}).	      [1913 Webster]
Tacaud \Ta*caud"\, n. [Cf. F. tacaud. See {Tomcod}.] (Zool.)	   The bib, or whiting pout. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tac-au-tac \Tac`-au-tac"\, n. [F., fr. riposter du tac au tac to	   parry (where tac imitates the sound made by the steel).]	   (Fencing)	   The parry which is connected with a riposte; also, a series	   of quick attacks and parries in which neither fencer gains a	   point.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tace \Tace\, n.	   The cross, or church, of St. Antony. See Illust. (6), under	   {Cross}, n. --Mollett.	   [1913 Webster]	Tace \Tace\, n.	   See {Tasse}. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Tacet \Ta"cet\, v. impers. [L., it is silent, 3d pers.pr. of	   tacere to be silent.] (Mus.)	   It is silent; -- a direction for a vocal or instrumental part	   to be silent during a whole movement.	   [1913 Webster]
Tache \Tache\, n. [See {Tack} a kind of nail.]	   Something used for taking hold or holding; a catch; a loop; a	   button. [Obs.] --Ex. xxvi. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	Tache \Tache\, n. [F. tache spot. See {Techy}.]	   A spot, stain, or blemish. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tachhydrite \Tach*hy"drite\, n. [Gr. tachy`s quick + "y`dwr	   water. So named from its ready deliquescence.] (Min.)	   A hydrous chloride of calcium and magnesium occurring in	   yellowish masses which rapidly deliquesce upon exposure. It	   is found in the salt mines at Stassfurt.	   [1913 Webster]
Tachina \Tach"i*na\, n.; pl. {Tachinae}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   tachino`s, for tachy`s swift.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of Diptera belonging to {Tachina}	   and allied genera. Their larvae are external parasites of	   other insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Tachistoscope \Ta*chis"to*scope\, n. [Gr. ta`chistos, superl. of	   tachy`s swift + -scope.] (Physiol.)	   An apparatus for exposing briefly to view a screen bearing	   letters or figures. It is used in studying the range of	   attention, or the power of distinguishing separate objects in	   a single impression.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tachograph \Tach"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ta`chos speed + -graph.]	   A recording or registering tachometer; also, its autographic	   record.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tachometer \Ta*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ta`chos swiftness, speed	   (fr. tachy`s quick) + -meter: cf. F. tachom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for measuring the velocity, or indicating	   changes in the velocity, of a moving body or substance.	   Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) An instrument for measuring the velocity of running water	       in a river or canal, consisting of a wheel with inclined	       vanes, which is turned by the current. The rotations of	       the wheel are recorded by clockwork.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) An instrument for showing at any moment the speed of a	       revolving shaft, consisting of a delicate revolving	       conical pendulum which is driven by the shaft, and the	       action of which by change of speed moves a pointer which	       indicates the speed on a graduated dial.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Physiol.) An instrument for measuring the velocity of	       the blood; a haematachometer.	       [1913 Webster]
Tachometry \Ta*chom"e*try\, n.	   Measurement by a tachometer; the science or use of	   tachometers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tachydidaxy \Tach"y*di*dax`y\, n. [Gr. tachy`s quick + di`daxis	   teaching.]	   A short or rapid method of instructing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tachyglossa \Tach`y*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. tachy`s quick	   + glw^ssa tongue.] (Zool.)	   A division of monotremes which comprises the spiny ant-eaters	   of Australia and New Guinea. See Illust. under {Echidna}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tachygraph \Tach"y*graph\, n.	   An example of tachygraphy; esp., an ancient Greek or Roman	   tachygraphic manuscript.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tachygrapher \Ta*chyg"ra*pher\, n. [Gr. ? a fast writer.]	   One who writes shorthand; a stenographer; esp., an ancient	   Greek or Roman notary.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tachygraphic
Tachygraphic \Tach`y*graph"ic\, Tachygraphical
\Tach`y*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tachygraphique.]	   Of or pertaining to tachygraphy; written in shorthand.	   [1913 Webster]
Tachygraphy \Ta*chyg"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. tachy`s quick + -graphy:	   cf. F. tachygraphie.]	   The art or practice of rapid writing; shorthand writing;	   stenography. --I. Taylor (The Alphabet).	   [1913 Webster]
Tachylyte \Tach"y*lyte\, n. [Gr. tachy`s quick + ly`ein to	   dissolve.] (Min.)	   A vitreous form of basalt; -- so called because decomposable	   by acids and readily fusible.	   [1913 Webster]
Tachymeter \Ta*chym"e*ter\, n. [Tachy- + -meter.]	   1. (Surveying) An instrument, esp. a transit or theodolite	      with stadia wires, for determining quickly the distances,	      bearings, and elevations of distant objects.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A speed indicator; a tachometer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tachymetry \Ta*chym"e*try\, n.	   The science or use of the tachymeter. -- {Ta`chy*met"ric}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tachyscope \Tach"y*scope\, n. [Gr. tachy`s quick + -scope.]	   An early form of animated-picture machine, devised in 1889 by	   Otto Ansch["u]tz of Berlin, in which the chronophotographs	   were mounted upon the periphery of a rotating wheel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tacit \Tac"it\, a. [L. tacitus, p. p. of tacere to be silent, to	   pass over in silence; akin to Goth. [thorn]ahan to be silent,	   Icel. [thorn]egja, OHG. dag[=e]n: cf. F. tacite. Cf.	   {Reticent}.]	   Done or made in silence; implied, but not expressed; silent;	   as, tacit consent is consent by silence, or by not	   interposing an objection. -- {Tac"it*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tacit and secret theft of abusing our brother in	         civil contracts.                         --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Taciturn \Tac"i*turn\, a. [L. taciturnus: cf. F. taciturne. See	   {Tacit}.]	   Habitually silent; not given to converse; not apt to talk or	   speak. -- {Tac"i*turn*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Silent; reserved.	   Usage: {Taciturn}, {Silent}. Silent has reference to the act;	          taciturn, to the habit. A man may be silent from	          circumstances; he is taciturn from disposition. The	          loquacious man is at times silent; one who is taciturn	          may now and then make an effort at conversation.	          [1913 Webster]
Taciturnity \Tac`i*tur"ni*ty\, n. [L. taciturnitas: cf. F.	   taciturnit['e].]	   Habitual silence, or reserve in speaking.	   [1913 Webster]	         The cause of Addison's taciturnity was a natural	         diffidence in the company of strangers.  --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]	         The taciturnity and the short answers which gave so	         much offense.                            --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tack \Tack\, n. [From an old or dialectal form of F. tache. See	   {Techy}.]	   1. A stain; a tache. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Cf. L. tactus.] A peculiar flavor or taint; as, a musty	      tack. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	Tack \Tack\, n. [OE. tak, takke, a fastening; akin to D. tak a	   branch, twig, G. zacke a twig, prong, spike, Dan. takke a	   tack, spike; cf. also Sw. tagg prickle, point, Icel. t[=a]g a	   willow twig, Ir. taca a peg, nail, fastening, Gael. tacaid,	   Armor. & Corn. tach; perhaps akin to E. take. Cf. {Attach},	   {Attack}, {Detach}, {Tag} an end, {Zigzag}.]	   1. A small, short, sharp-pointed nail, usually having a	      broad, flat head.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is attached; a supplement; an appendix. See	      {Tack}, v. t., 3. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some tacks had been made to money bills in King	            Charles's time.                       --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) A rope used to hold in place the foremost lower	          corners of the courses when the vessel is closehauled	          (see Illust. of {Ship}); also, a rope employed to pull	          the lower corner of a studding sail to the boom.	      (b) The part of a sail to which the tack is usually	          fastened; the foremost lower corner of fore-and-aft	          sails, as of schooners (see Illust. of {Sail}).	      (c) The direction of a vessel in regard to the trim of her	          sails; as, the starboard tack, or port tack; -- the	          former when she is closehauled with the wind on her	          starboard side; hence, the run of a vessel on one	          tack; also, a change of direction; as, to take a	          different tack; -- often used metaphorically.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Scots Law) A contract by which the use of a thing is set,	      or let, for hire; a lease. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Confidence; reliance. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tack of a flag} (Naut.), a line spliced into the eye at the	      foot of the hoist for securing the flag to the halyards.	      	   {Tack pins} (Naut.), belaying pins; -- also called {jack	      pins}.	   {To haul the tacks aboard} (Naut.), to set the courses.	   {To hold tack}, to last or hold out. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Tack \Tack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tacking}.] [Cf. OD. tacken to touch, take, seize, fix, akin	   to E. take. See {Tack} a small nail.]	   1. To fasten or attach. "In hopes of getting some commendam	      tacked to their sees." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            And tacks the center to the sphere.   --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, to attach or secure in a slight or hasty	      manner, as by stitching or nailing; as, to tack together	      the sheets of a book; to tack one piece of cloth to	      another; to tack on a board or shingle; to tack one piece	      of metal to another by drops of solder.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In parliamentary usage, to add (a supplement) to a bill;	      to append; -- often with on or to; as, to tack on a	      non-germane appropriation to a bill. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To change the direction of (a vessel) when sailing	      closehauled, by putting the helm alee and shifting the	      tacks and sails so that she will proceed to windward	      nearly at right angles to her former course.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In tacking, a vessel is brought to point at first	         directly to windward, and then so that the wind will	         blow against the other side.	         [1913 Webster]	Tack \Tack\, v. i. (Naut.)	   To change the direction of a vessel by shifting the position	   of the helm and sails; also (as said of a vessel), to have	   her direction changed through the shifting of the helm and	   sails. See {Tack}, v. t., 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         Monk, . . . when he wanted his ship to tack to	         larboard, moved the mirth of his crew by calling out,	         "Wheel to the left."                     --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tacker \Tack"er\, n.	   One who tacks.	   [1913 Webster]
Tacket \Tack"et\, n. [Dim. of tack a small nail.]	   A small, broad-headed nail. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tackey \Tack"ey\, a. & n.	   See {Tacky}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tacking \Tack"ing\, n. (Law)	   A union of securities given at different times, all of which	   must be redeemed before an intermediate purchaser can	   interpose his claim. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The doctrine of tacking is not recognized in American	         law. --Kent.	         [1913 Webster]
Tackle \Tac"kle\ (?; sometimes improperly pronounced ?,	   especially by seamen), n. [OE. takel, akin to LG. & D. takel,	   Dan. takkel, Sw. tackel; perhaps akin to E. taw, v. t., or to	   take.]	   1. Apparatus for raising or lowering heavy weights,	      consisting of a rope and pulley blocks; sometimes, the	      rope and attachments, as distinct from the block, in which	      case the full appratus is referred to as a {block and	      tackle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any instruments of action; an apparatus by which an object	      is moved or operated; gear; as, fishing tackle, hunting	      tackle; formerly, specifically, weapons. "She to her	      tackle fell." --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Chaucer, it denotes usually an arrow or arrows.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The rigging and apparatus of a ship; also, any	      purchase where more than one block is used.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fall and tackle}. See the Note under {Pulley}.	   {Fishing tackle}. See under {Fishing}, a.	   {Ground tackle} (Naut.), anchors, cables, etc.	   {Gun tackle}, the apparatus or appliances for hauling cannon	      in or out.	   {Tackle fall}, the rope, or rather the end of the rope, of a	      tackle, to which the power is applied.	   {Tack tackle} (Naut.), a small tackle to pull down the tacks	      of the principal sails.	   {Tackle board}, {Tackle post} (Ropemaking), a board, frame,	      or post, at the end of a ropewalk, for supporting the	      spindels, or whirls, for twisting the yarns.	      [1913 Webster]
tackle \tac"kle\ n. (Football)	   1. An act of tackling[4]; as, brought down by a tackle by a	      lineman.	      [PJC]	   2. (Football) One of two linemen on a football team,	      occupying a position between the guard and an end; also,	      the position played by such a tackle.	      [PJC]
Tackle \Tac"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tackled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tackling}.] [Cf. LG. takeln to equip. See {Tackle}, n.]	   1. To supply with tackle. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten or attach, as with a tackle; to harness; as, to	      tackle a horse into a coach or wagon. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To seize; to lay hold of; to grapple; as, a wrestler	      tackles his antagonist; a dog tackles the game.	      [1913 Webster]	            The greatest poetess of our day has wasted her time	            and strength in tackling windmills under conditions	            the most fitted to insure her defeat. --Dublin Univ.	                                                  Mag.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Football) To cause the ball carrier to fall to the	      ground, thus ending the forward motion of the ball and the	      play.	      [PJC]	   5. To begin to deal with; as, to tackle the problem.	      [PJC]
Tackled \Tac"kled\, a.	   Made of ropes tacked together.	   [1913 Webster]	         My man shall be with thee,	         And bring thee cords made like a tackled stair. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tackling \Tac"kling\, n. (Naut.)	   1. Furniture of the masts and yards of a vessel, as cordage,	      sails, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Instruments of action; as, fishing tackling. --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The straps and fixures adjusted to an animal, by which he	      draws a carriage, or the like; harness.	      [1913 Webster]
Tacksman \Tacks"man\, n.; pl. {Tacksmen}. (Scots Law)	   One who holds a tack or lease from another; a tenant, or	   lessee. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tacksmen, who formed what may be called the	         "peerage" of the little community, must be the	         captains.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tacky \Tack"y\, a. [Cf. {Techy}, {Tack} a spot.]	   Sticky; somewhat adhesive;; -- said of paint, varnish, etc.,	   when not well dried. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tacky \Tack"y\, a. [Etymol. uncert.]	   1. Dowdy, shabby, or neglected in appearance; unkempt.	      [Local, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. In poor taste; appearing cheap; gaudy; unstylish. Broadly	      used to describe objects whose style is disapproved of by	      the speaker.	      [PJC]	   3. Tactless; in poor taste; -- used to describe behavior.	      [PJC]	Tacky \Tack"y\, n. [Written also {tackey}.]	   An ill-conditioned, ill-fed, or neglected horse; also, a	   person in a like condition. [Southern U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taconic \Ta*con"ic\, a. (Geol.)	   Designating, or pertaining to, the series of rocks forming	   the Taconic mountains in Western New England. They were once	   supposed to be older than the Cambrian, but later proved to	   belong to the Lower Silurian and Cambrian.	   [1913 Webster]
Tact \Tact\, n. [L. tactus a touching, touch, fr. tangere,	   tactum, to touch: cf. F. tact. See {Tangent}.]	   1. The sense of touch; feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Did you suppose that I could not make myself	            sensible to tact as well as sight?    --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, sight is a very refined tact.    --J. Le Conte.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The stroke in beating time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sensitive mental touch; peculiar skill or faculty; nice	      perception or discernment; ready power of appreciating and	      doing what is required by circumstances.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had formed plans not inferior in grandeur and	            boldness to those of Richelieu, and had carried them	            into effect with a tact and wariness worthy of	            Mazarin.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tact which surpassed the tact of her sex as much	            as the tact of her sex surpassed the tact of ours.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Tactable \Tac"ta*ble\, a.	   Capable of being touched; tangible. [R.] "They [women] being	   created to be both tractable and tactable." --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Tactful \Tact"ful\, a.	   Full of tact; characterized by a discerning sense of what is	   right, proper, or judicious.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tactic
Tactic \Tac"tic\, Tactical \Tac"tic*al\, a. [Gr. taktiko`s. See	   {tactics}.]	   Of or pertaining to military or naval tactics; hence,	   pertaining to, or characterized by, planning or maneuvering	   for the short term; -- contrasted with {strategic}, planning	   for the long term.	   -- {Tac"tic*al*ly}, adv.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tactic \Tac"tic\, n.	   See {Tactics}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tactician \Tac*ti"cian\, n. [Cf. F. tacticien.]	   One versed in tactics; hence, a skillful maneuverer; an	   adroit manager.	   [1913 Webster]
Tactics \Tac"tics\, n. [Gr. taktika` pl., and taktikh` (sc.	   te`chnh, sing., fr. taktiko`s fit for ordering or arranging,	   fr. ta`ssein, ta`ttein, to put in order, to arrange: cf. F.	   tactique.]	   1. The science and art of disposing military and naval forces	      in order for battle, and performing military and naval	      evolutions. It is divided into grand tactics, or the	      tactics of battles, and elementary tactics, or the tactics	      of instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any system or method of procedure.	      [1913 Webster]
Tactile \Tac"tile\, a. [L. tactilis, fr. tangere, tactum, to	   touch: cf. F. tactile.]	   Of or pertaining to the organs, or the sense, of touch;	   perceiving, or perceptible, by the touch; capable of being	   touched; as, tactile corpuscles; tactile sensations. "Tactile	   sweets." --Beaumont. "Tactile qualities." --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tactile} sense (Physiol.), the sense of touch, or pressure	      sense. See {Touch}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The delicacy of the tactile sense varies on	            different parts of the skin; it is geatest on the	            forehead, temples and back of the forearm. --H. N.	                                                  Martin.	      [1913 Webster]
Tactility \Tac*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. tactilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being tactile; perceptibility by	   touch; tangibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Taction \Tac"tion\, n. [L. tactio, from tangere, tactum, to	   touch.]	   The act of touching; touch; contact; tangency. "External	   taction." --Chesterfield.	   [1913 Webster]
Tactless \Tact"less\, a.	   Destitute of tact.	   [1913 Webster]
Tactual \Tac"tu*al\, a. [See {Tact}.] (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to the sense, or the organs, of touch;	   derived from touch.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the lowest organisms we have a kind of tactual sense	         diffused over the entire body.           --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tadpole \Tad"pole`\, n. [OE. tadde toad (AS. t[=a]die,	   t[=a]dige) + poll; properly, a toad that is or seems all	   head. See {Toad}, and {Poll}.]	   1. (Zool.) The young aquatic larva of any amphibian. In this	      stage it breathes by means of external or internal gills,	      is at first destitute of legs, and has a finlike tail.	      Called also {polliwig}, {polliwog}, {porwiggle}, or	      {purwiggy}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tadpole fish}. (Zool.) See {Forkbeard}	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Taedium \Tae"di*um\, n. [L.]	   See {Tedium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tael \Tael\, n. [Malay ta[i^]l, a certain weight, probably fr.	   Hind. tola, Skr. tul[=a] a balance, weight, tul to weigh.]	   A denomination of money, in China, worth nearly six shillings	   sterling, or about a dollar and forty cents; also, a weight	   of one ounce and a third. [Written also {tale}.]	   [1913 Webster] Taen
Taen \Taen\, or Ta'en \Ta'en\,	   p. p. of {Ta}, to take, or a contraction of {Taken}. [Poetic	   & Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Taenia \Tae"ni*a\, n.; pl. {Taeniae}. [L., a ribbon, a	   tapeworm.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of intestinal worms which includes the	      common tapeworms of man. See {Tapeworm}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A band; a structural line; -- applied to several	      bands and lines of nervous matter in the brain.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The fillet, or band, at the bottom of a Doric	      frieze, separating it from the architrave.	      [1913 Webster] Taeniacide
Taeniacide \Tae"ni*a*cide`\, n. Also Teniacide \Te"ni*a*cide`\ .	   [Taenia + -cide.] (Med.)	   A remedy to destroy tapeworms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taeniada \Tae*ni"a*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Taenioidea}.	   [1913 Webster] Taeniafuge
Taeniafuge \Tae"ni*a*fuge`\, n. Also Teniafuge \Te"ni*a*fuge`\	   [Taenia + L. fugare to drive away.] (Med.)	   A remedy to expel tapeworms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Taeniasis
Taeniasis \Tae*ni"a*sis\, n. Also Teniasis \Te*ni"a*sis\ [NL.	   See {Taenia}.] (Med.)	   Ill health due to taenia, or tapeworms.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taeniata \Tae`ni*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. taenia a ribbon.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Ctenophora including those which have a long,	   ribbonlike body. The Venus's girdle is the most familiar	   example.	   [1913 Webster]
Taenidium \Tae*nid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Taenidia}. [NL., dim. fr. L.	   taenia a ribbon.] (Zool.)	   The chitinous fiber forming the spiral thread of the tracheae	   of insects. See Illust. of {Trachea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Taenioglossa \Tae`ni*o*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. taini`a a	   ribbon + glw^ssa a tongue.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the	   odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows	   of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine	   and fresh-water.	   [1913 Webster]
Taenioglossate \Tae`ni*o*glos"sate\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Taenioglossa.	   [1913 Webster]
Taenioid \Tae"ni*oid\, a. [Taenia + -oid.]	   1. Ribbonlike; shaped like a ribbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Like or pertaining to Taenia.	      [1913 Webster]
Taenioidea \Tae`ni*oi"de*a\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   The division of cestode worms which comprises the tapeworms.	   See {Tapeworm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Taeniola \Tae*ni"o*la\, n.; pl. {Taeniolae}. [L., dim. of taenia	   a ribbon.] (Zool.)	   One of the radial partitions which separate the internal	   cavities of certain medusae.	   [1913 Webster]
Taeniosomi \Tae`ni*o*so"mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. taini`a ribbon	   + sw^ma body.] (Zool.)	   An order of fishes remarkable for their long and compressed	   form. The ribbon fishes are examples. See {Ribbon fish},	   under {Ribbon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tafferer \Taf"fer*er\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Taffrail}.	   [1913 Webster] Taffeta
Taffeta \Taf"fe*ta\, Taffety \Taf"fe*ty\, n. [F. taffetas, It.	   taffet[`a], from Per. t[=a]ftah, originally, twisted, woven,	   from t[=a]ftan to twist, to spin.]	   A fine, smooth stuff of silk, having usually the wavy luster	   called watering. The term has also been applied to different	   kinds of silk goods, from the 16th century to modern times.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lined with taffeta and with sendal.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Taffrail \Taff"rail\, n. [D. tafereel a panel, picture, fr.	   tafel table, fr. L. tabula. See {Table}.] (Naut.)	   The upper part of a ship's stern, which is flat like a table	   on the top, and sometimes ornamented with carved work; the	   rail around a ship's stern. [Written also {tafferel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Taffy \Taf"fy\, n. [Prov. E. taffy toffy.]	   1. A kind of candy made of molasses or brown sugar boiled	      down and poured out in shallow pans. [Written also, in	      England, {toffy}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Flattery; soft phrases. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]
Tafia \Taf"i*a\, n. [Cf. F. & Sp. tafia, It. taffia; fr. Malay	   t[=a]f[imac]a a spirit distilled from molasses. Cf.	   {Ratafia}.]	   A variety of rum. [West Indies]	   [1913 Webster]
Tag \Tag\, n. [Probably akin to tack a small nail; cf. Sw. tagg	   a prickle, point, tooth.]	   1. Any slight appendage, as to an article of dress; something	      slight hanging loosely; specifically, a direction card, or	      label.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A metallic binding, tube, or point, at the end of a	      string, or lace, to stiffen it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The end, or catchword, of an actor's speech; cue.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something mean and paltry; the rabble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tag and rag}, the lowest sort; the rabble. --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A sheep of the first year. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Tag \Tag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tagging}.]	   1. To fit with, or as with, a tag or tags.	      [1913 Webster]	            He learned to make long-tagged thread laces.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            His courteous host . . .	            Tags every sentence with some fawning word.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join; to fasten; to attach. --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To follow closely after; esp., to follow and touch in the	      game of tag. See {Tag}, a play.	      [1913 Webster]	Tag \Tag\, v. i.	   To follow closely, as it were an appendage; -- often with	   after; as, to tag after a person.	   [1913 Webster]	Tag \Tag\, n. [From {Tag}, v.; cf. {Tag}, an end.]	   A child's play in which one runs after and touches another,	   and then runs away to avoid being touched.	   [1913 Webster]
Tagal \Ta*gal"\, n.	   1. One of a Malayan race, mainly of central Luzon, next to	      the Visayans the most numerous of the native peoples of	      the Philippines. Nearly all are Christians and many are	      highly educated.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The language of the Tagals; Tagalog.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tagalog \Ta*ga"log\, n.	   1. (Ethnol.) Any member of a certain tribe which is one of	      the leading and most civilized of those native of the	      Philippine Islands.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The language of the Tagalogs. It belongs to the Malay	      family of languages and is one of the most highly	      developed members of the family.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tagbelt \Tag"belt`\, n. (Far.)	   Same as {Tagsore}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tag day \Tag day\	   A day on which contributions to some public or private	   charity or fund are solicited promiscuously on the street,	   and tags given to contributors to wear as an evidence of	   their having contributed. Such solicitation is now subject to	   legal restriction in various places.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tagger \Tag"ger\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, appends or joins one thing to	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is pointed like a tag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hedgehogs' or procupines' small taggers. --Cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Sheets of tin or other plate which run below the	      gauge. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A device for removing taglocks from sheep. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Taglet \Tag"let\, n.	   A little tag.	   [1913 Webster]
Taglia \Tagl"ia\, n. [It., a cutting, a pulley, from tagliare to	   cut. See {Tailor}.] (Mech.)	   A peculiar combination of pulleys. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Tagliacotain \Tagl`ia*co"tain\, a. (Surg.)	   Of or pertaining to Tagliacozzi, a Venetian surgeon; as, the	   Tagliacotian operation, a method of rhinoplasty described by	   him. [Also {Taliacotian}, and {Tagliacozzian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Taglioni \Tagl*io"ni\, n.	   A kind of outer coat, or overcoat; -- said to be so named	   after a celebrated Italian family of professional dancers.	   [1913 Webster]	         He ought certainly to exchange his taglioni, or	         comfortable greatcoat, for a cuirass of steel. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Taglock \Tag"lock`\, n.	   An entangled lock, as of hair or wool. --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Tagnicate \Tag"ni*cate\, n. (Zool.)	   The white-lipped peccary.	   [1913 Webster]
Tag-rag \Tag"-rag`\, n. & a. [See {Tag} an end, and {Rag}.]	   The lowest class of people; the rabble. Cf. {Rag, tag, and	   bobtail}, under {Bobtail}.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, I	         am no true man.                          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tag sale \Tag sale\, n. [From the price tag usually attached to	   each item.]	   A sale of usually used items (such as furniture, clothing,	   household items or bric-a-brac), conducted by one or a small	   group of individuals, at a location which is not a normal	   retail establishment.	   Note: Frequently it is held in the private home or in a yard	         attached to a private home belonging to the seller.	         Similar to a {yard sale} or {garage sale}. Compare	         {flea market}, where used items are sold by many	         individuals in a place rented for the purpose.	         [PJC]
Tagsore \Tag"sore`\, n. (Far.)	   Adhesion of the tail of a sheep to the wool from excoriation	   produced by contact with the feces; -- called also {tagbelt}.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tagtail \Tag"tail`\, n.	   1. A worm which has its tail conspicuously colored.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who attaches himself to another against the will	      of the latter; a hanger-on.	      [1913 Webster]
Taguan \Tag"u*an\, n. [From the native name in the East Indies.]	   (Zool.)	   A large flying squirrel ({Pteromys petuarista}). Its body	   becomes two feet long, with a large bushy tail nearly as	   long.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Taguicati \Ta`gui*ca"ti\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The white-lipped peccary.	   [1913 Webster]
Taha \Ta"ha\, n.	   The African rufous-necked weaver bird ({Hyphantornis texor}).	   [1913 Webster]
Tahaleb \Ta*ha"leb\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   A fox ({Vulpes Niloticus}) of Northern Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Tahitian \Ta*hi"ti*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Tahiti, an island in the Pacific Ocean.	   -- n. A native inhabitant of Tahiti.	   [1913 Webster]
Tahr \Tahr\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Thar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tai \Tai\ (t[aum]"[-e]), a.	   Designating, or pertaining to, the chief linguistic stock of	   Indo-China, including the peoples of Siamese and Shan speech.	   It includes the Thai language.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tai \Tai\, n.	   A member of one of the tribes of the Tai stock.	         The Tais first appeared in history in Yunnan, and from	         thence they migrated into Upper Burma. The earliest	         swarms appear to have entered that tract about two	         thousand years ago, and were small in number. --Census	                                                  of India,	                                                  1901.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tail \Tail\, n. [F. taille a cutting. See {Entail}, {Tally}.]	   (Law)	   Limitation; abridgment. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Estate in tail}, a limited, abridged, or reduced fee; an	      estate limited to certain heirs, and from which the other	      heirs are precluded; -- called also {estate tail}.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Tail \Tail\, a. (Law)	   Limited; abridged; reduced; curtailed; as, estate tail.	   [1913 Webster]	Tail \Tail\, n. [AS. taegel, taegl; akin to G. zagel, Icel.	   tagl, Sw. tagel, Goth. tagl hair. [root]59.]	   1. (Zool.) The terminal, and usually flexible, posterior	      appendage of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The tail of mammals and reptiles contains a series of	         movable vertebrae, and is covered with flesh and hairs	         or scales like those of other parts of the body. The	         tail of existing birds consists of several more or less	         consolidated vertebrae which supports a fanlike group	         of quills to which the term tail is more particularly	         applied. The tail of fishes consists of the tapering	         hind portion of the body ending in a caudal fin. The	         term tail is sometimes applied to the entire abdomen of	         a crustacean or insect, and sometimes to the terminal	         piece or pygidium alone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any long, flexible terminal appendage; whatever resembles,	      in shape or position, the tail of an animal, as a catkin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Doretus writes a great praise of the distilled	            waters of those tails that hang on willow trees.	                                                  --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, the back, last, lower, or inferior part of	      anything, -- as opposed to the {head}, or the superior	      part.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord will make thee the head, and not the tail.	                                                  --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A train or company of attendants; a retinue.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Ah," said he, "if you saw but the chief with his	            tail on."                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The side of a coin opposite to that which bears the head,	      effigy, or date; the reverse; -- rarely used except in the	      expression "heads or tails," employed when a coin is	      thrown up for the purpose of deciding some point by its	      fall.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Anat.) The distal tendon of a muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Bot.) A downy or feathery appendage to certain achenes.	      It is formed of the permanent elongated style.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Surg.)	      (a) A portion of an incision, at its beginning or end,	          which does not go through the whole thickness of the	          skin, and is more painful than a complete incision; --	          called also {tailing}.	      (b) One of the strips at the end of a bandage formed by	          splitting the bandage one or more times.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Naut.) A rope spliced to the strap of a block, by which	      it may be lashed to anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.) The part of a note which runs perpendicularly	       upward or downward from the head; the stem. --Moore	       (Encyc. of Music).	       [1913 Webster]	   11. pl. Same as {Tailing}, 4.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Arch.) The bottom or lower portion of a member or part,	       as a slate or tile.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. pl. (Mining) See {Tailing}, n., 5.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. (Astronomy) the long visible stream of gases, ions, or	       dust particles extending from the head of a comet in the	       direction opposite to the sun.	       [PJC]	   15. pl. (Rope Making) In some forms of rope-laying machine,	       pieces of rope attached to the iron bar passing through	       the grooven wooden top containing the strands, for	       wrapping around the rope to be laid.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   16. pl. A tailed coat; a tail coat. [Colloq. or Dial.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   17. (Aeronautics) In airplanes, an airfoil or group of	       airfoils used at the rear to confer stability.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   18. the buttocks. [slang or vulgar]	       [PJC]	   19. sexual intercourse, or a woman used for sexual	       intercourse; as, to get some tail; to find a piece of	       tail. See also {tailing[3]}. [slang and vulgar]	       [PJC]	   {Tail beam}. (Arch.) Same as {Tailpiece}.	   {Tail coverts} (Zool.), the feathers which cover the bases of	      the tail quills. They are sometimes much longer than the	      quills, and form elegant plumes. Those above the quills	      are called the {upper tail coverts}, and those below, the	      {under tail coverts}.	   {Tail end}, the latter end; the termination; as, the tail end	      of a contest. [Colloq.]	   {Tail joist}. (Arch.) Same as {Tailpiece}.	   {Tail of a comet} (Astron.), a luminous train extending from	      the nucleus or body, often to a great distance, and	      usually in a direction opposite to the sun.	   {Tail of a gale} (Naut.), the latter part of it, when the	      wind has greatly abated. --Totten.	   {Tail of a lock} (on a canal), the lower end, or entrance	      into the lower pond.	   {Tail of the trenches} (Fort.), the post where the besiegers	      begin to break ground, and cover themselves from the fire	      of the place, in advancing the lines of approach.	   {Tail spindle}, the spindle of the tailstock of a turning	      lathe; -- called also {dead spindle}.	   {To turn tail}, to run away; to flee.	      [1913 Webster]	            Would she turn tail to the heron, and fly quite out	            another way; but all was to return in a higher	            pitch.                                --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	Tail \Tail\, v. t.	   1. To follow or hang to, like a tail; to be attached closely	      to, as that which can not be evaded. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nevertheless his bond of two thousand pounds,	            wherewith he was tailed, continued uncanceled, and	            was called on the next Parliament.    --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pull or draw by the tail. [R.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tail in} or {To tail on} (Arch.), to fasten by one of the	      ends into a wall or some other support; as, to tail in a	      timber.	      [1913 Webster]	Tail \Tail\, v. i.	   1. (Arch.) To hold by the end; -- said of a timber when it	      rests upon a wall or other support; -- with in or into.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To swing with the stern in a certain direction; --	      said of a vessel at anchor; as, this vessel tails down	      stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tail on}. (Naut.) See {Tally on}, under {Tally}.	      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Tailage \Tail"age\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   See {Tallage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tail-bay \Tail"-bay`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) One of the joists which rest one end on the wall	      and the other on a girder; also, the space between a wall	      and the nearest girder of a floor. Cf. {Case-bay}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of a canal lock below the lower gates.	      [1913 Webster]
Tailblock \Tail"block`\, n. (Naut.)	   A block with a tail. See {Tail}, 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailboard \Tail"board`\, n.	   The board at the rear end of a cart or wagon, which can be	   removed or let down, for convenience in loading or unloading.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailed \Tailed\, a.	   Having a tail; having (such) a tail or (so many) tails; --	   chiefly used in composition; as, bobtailed, longtailed, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         Snouted and tailed like a boar.          --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailing \Tail"ing\, n.	   1. (Arch.) The part of a projecting stone or brick inserted	      in a wall. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) Same as {Tail}, n., 8	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Sexual intercourse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. The lighter parts of grain separated from the seed	      threshing and winnowing; chaff.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Mining) The refuse part of stamped ore, thrown behind	      the tail of the buddle or washing apparatus. It is dressed	      over again to secure whatever metal may exist in it.	      Called also {tails}. --Pryce.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Elec.) A prolongation of current in a telegraph line, due	      to capacity in the line and causing signals to run	      together.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taille \Taille\, n. [F. See {Tally}, {Tailor}.]	   1. A tally; an account scored on a piece of wood. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether that he paid or took by taille. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. F. Law) Any imposition levied by the king, or any	      other lord, upon his subjects.	      [1913 Webster]	            The taille, as it still subsists in France, may	            serve as an example of those ancient tallages. It	            was a tax upon the profits of the farmer, which they	            estimate by the stock that he has upon the farm.	                                                  --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The French name for the tenor voice or part; also,	      for the tenor viol or viola.	      [1913 Webster]
Tailless \Tail"less\, a.	   Having no tail. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Taillie \Tail"lie\, n. (Scots Law)	   Same as {Tailzie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailor \Tai"lor\, n. [OF. tailleor, F. tailleur, fr. OF.	   taillier, F. tailler to cut, fr. L. talea a rod, stick, a	   cutting, layer for planting. Cf. {Detail}, {Entail},	   {Retail}, {Tally}, n.]	   1. One whose occupation is to cut out and make men's	      garments; also, one who cuts out and makes ladies' outer	      garments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well said, good woman's tailor . . . I would thou	            wert a man's tailor.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The mattowacca; -- called also {tailor herring}.	      (b) The silversides.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The goldfish. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Salt-water tailor} (Zool.), the bluefish. [Local, U. S.]	      --Bartlett.	   {Tailor bird} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small	      Asiatic and East Indian singing birds belonging to	      {Orthotomus}, {Prinia}, and allied genera. They are noted	      for the skill with which they sew leaves together to form	      nests. The common Indian species are {Orthotomus	      longicauda}, which has the back, scapulars, and upper tail	      coverts yellowish green, and the under parts white; and	      the golden-headed tailor bird ({Orthotomus coronatus}),	      which has the top of the head golden yellow and the back	      and wings pale olive-green.	      [1913 Webster]	Tailor \Tai"lor\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tailored}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tailoring}.]	   To practice making men's clothes; to follow the business of a	   tailor.	   [1913 Webster]	         These tailoring artists for our lays	         Invent cramped rules.                    --M. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailoress \Tai"lor*ess\, n.	   A female tailor.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailoring \Tai"lor*ing\, adv.	   The business or the work of a tailor or a tailoress.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailor-made \Tai"lor-made`\, a.	   1. Made by a tailor or according to a tailor's fashion; --	      said specif. of women's garments made with certain	      closeness of fit, simplicity of ornament, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. made or as if made specifically for the particular purpose	      at hand; -- used metaphorically.	      [PJC]
Tailpiece \Tail"piece`\, n.	   1. A piece at the end; an appendage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) One of the timbers which tail into a header, in	      floor framing. See Illust. of {Header}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) An ornament placed at the bottom of a short page	      to fill up the space, or at the end of a book. --Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of ebony or other material attached to the lower	      end of a violin or similar instrument, to which the	      strings are fastened.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Locks) A piece for transmitting motion from the hub of a	      lock to the latch bolt.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. The part of a telescope containing the adjusting device	      for the eyepiece, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tailpin \Tail"pin"\, n. (Mach.)	   The center in the spindle of a turning lathe.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailrace \Tail"race`\, n.	   1. See {Race}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The channel in which tailings, suspended in	      water, are conducted away.	      [1913 Webster]
Tailstock \Tail"stock`\, n.	   The sliding block or support, in a lathe, which carries the	   dead spindle, or adjustable center. The {headstock} supports	   the live spindle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tail-water \Tail"-wa`ter\, n.	   Water in a tailrace.	   [1913 Webster]
Tailzie \Tail"zie\ (-z[i^] or -y[i^]), n. [F. tailler to cut.	   See {Tail} a limitation.] (Scots Law)	   An entailment or deed whereby the legal course of succession	   is cut off, and an arbitrary one substituted. [Written also	   {tailzee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tain \Tain\, n. [OE. tein, teyne; cf. Icel. teinn a twig, akin	   to AS. t[=a]n, Goth. tains.]	   Thin tin plate; also, tin foil for mirrors. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Taint \Taint\, n. [Cf. F. atteinte a blow, bit, stroke. See	   {Attaint}.]	   1. A thrust with a lance, which fails of its intended effect.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This taint he followed with his sword drawn from a	            silver sheath.                        --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its	      being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter	      in a dishonorable or unscientific manner. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Taint \Taint\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tainted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tainting}.]	   To thrust ineffectually with a lance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Taint \Taint\, v. t.	   1. To injure, as a lance, without breaking it; also, to	      break, as a lance, but usually in an unknightly or	      unscientific manner. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Do not fear; I have	            A staff to taint, and bravely.        --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hit or touch lightly, in tilting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They tainted each other on the helms and passed by.	                                                  --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	Taint \Taint\, v. t. [F. teint, p. p. of teindre to dye, tinge,	   fr. L. tingere, tinctum. See {Tinge}, and cf. {Tint}.]	   1. To imbue or impregnate with something extraneous,	      especially with something odious, noxious, or poisonous;	      hence, to corrupt; to infect; to poison; as, putrid	      substance taint the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To stain; to sully; to tarnish.	      [1913 Webster]	            His unkindness may defeat my life,	            But never taint my love.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To contaminate; defile; pollute; corrupt; infect;	        disease; vitiate; poison.	        [1913 Webster]	Taint \Taint\, v. i.	   1. To be infected or corrupted; to be touched with something	      corrupting.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not taint with fear.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be affected with incipient putrefaction; as, meat soon	      taints in warm weather.	      [1913 Webster]	Taint \Taint\, n.	   1. Tincture; hue; color; tinge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infection; corruption; deprivation.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had inherited from his parents a scrofulous	            taint, which it was beyond the power of medicine to	            remove.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A blemish on reputation; stain; spot; disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	Taint \Taint\, v. t.	   Aphetic form of {Attaint}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taintless \Taint"less\, a.	   Free from taint or infection; pure.	   [1913 Webster]
Taintlessly \Taint"less*ly\, adv.	   In a taintless manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tainture \Tain"ture\, n. [F. teinture. See {Taint} to stain, and	   cf. {Tincture}.]	   Taint; tinge; difilement; stain; spot. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Taintworm \Taint"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A destructive parasitic worm or insect larva.	   [1913 Webster] Taiping
Taiping \Tai"ping"\, or Taeping \Tae"ping"\, a. [Chin. t'aip'ing	   great peace.] (Chinese Hist.)	   Pertaining to or designating a dynasty with which one	   Hung-Siu-Chuen, a half-religious, half-political enthusiast,	   attempted to supplant the Manchu dynasty by the	   {Taiping rebellion}, incited by him in 1850 and suppressed by	      General Gordon about 1864.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taira \Tai"ra\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tayra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tairn \Tairn\, n.	   See {Tarn}. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tait \Tait\, n. (Zool.)	   A small nocturnal and arboreal Australian marsupial	   ({Tarsipes rostratus}) about the size of a mouse. It has a	   long muzzle, a long tongue, and very few teeth, and feeds	   upon honey and insects. Called also {noolbenger}.	   [1913 Webster] Tajacu
Tajacu \Ta*ja[,c]"u\, Tajassu \Ta*jas"su\, n. [Pg. taja[,c]['u],	   from Braz. taya[,c]['u] a hog or swine.] (Zool.)	   The common, or collared, peccary ({Tayassu tajacu}). Called	   also {javelina} and {tayaussa}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	         Javelina	         Common Names: Collared Peccary, Musk Hog, Tayaussa	         Genus: Tayassu	         Species: tajacu	         The [a href="images]javelina.gif">javelina is the only	         wild pig in North America. It looks exactly like a real	         pig except a little bigger. It is a grizzled	         blackish-gray color with a yellowish band which runs	         under the neck. The name {collared peccary} comes from	         the ruff of hair around its neck. It has small, round	         ears and beady eyes. Its body is barrel-shaped with	         short legs. Its head is pointed, ending in a disc-like	         nose. Javelinas have 3 toes on each hind foot. The	         upper tusks (1.5 inches long) are pointed down, instead	         of up like some other wild pigs. The javelina grows	         from 46 to 60 inches long, and can weigh up to 60	         pounds.	         Javelinas live in the canyon area of the desert. They	         live there because it is bushy and there are water	         holes everywhere. They need the bushes for the shade	         and they need lots of water to live.	         The javelina eats cacti, grass, bulbs, berries,	         flowers, mushrooms, and fruit, which is easy for them	         to get in their habitat.	         The javelina always travel and live in groups. The	         female gives birth to twins about once a year. Her	         young travel with the group their whole life until they	         die. No new members are ever accepted into the group	         unless they are born into it.	         The javelinas have a very good nose. That can have its	         advantages if there is a predator around. They also	         look for food in groups so if they're attacked they can	         fight back in numbers.	         The javelina's niche is the water holes and bushes in	         the canyon area where they live. They get shade under	         the bushes, so they won't over heat. They can't survive	         long without water, so it's good to have water close by	         if you are a javelina.	         Javelinas' status in the wild is very good right now.	         There are lots of them around and they're not dying off	         or going extinct.                        --Tristan A.	                                                  (from	                                                  http://www.blueplanetbiomes.org/javelina.htm,	                                                  2000.)	   [PJC]
Taj Mahal \Taj Ma*hal"\ (t[aum]j m[.a]*h[aum]l"), prop. n.	   [Corruption of Per. Mumt[=a]z-i-Ma[.h]al, lit., the	   distinguished one of the palace, fr. Ar.]	   A marble mausoleum built at Agra, India, by the Mogul Emperor	   Shah Jahan, in memory of his favorite wife. In beauty of	   design and rich decorative detail it is one of the best	   examples of Saracenic architecture, and specifically of Mogul	   architecture.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Take \Take\ (t[=a]k), obs. p. p. of {Take}.	   Taken. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Take \Take\, v. t. [imp. {Took} (t[oo^]k); p. p. {Taken}	   (t[=a]k'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Taking}.] [Icel. taka; akin to	   Sw. taga, Dan. tage, Goth. t[=e]kan to touch; of uncertain	   origin.]	   1. In an active sense; To lay hold of; to seize with the	      hands, or otherwise; to grasp; to get into one's hold or	      possession; to procure; to seize and carry away; to	      convey. Hence, specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To obtain possession of by force or artifice; to get	          the custody or control of; to reduce into subjection	          to one's power or will; to capture; to seize; to make	          prisoner; as, to take an army, a city, or a ship;	          also, to come upon or befall; to fasten on; to attack;	          to seize; -- said of a disease, misfortune, or the	          like.	          [1913 Webster]	                This man was taken of the Jews.   --Acts xxiii.	                                                  27.	          [1913 Webster]	                Men in their loose, unguarded hours they take;	                Not that themselves are wise, but others weak.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	                They that come abroad after these showers are	                commonly taken with sickness.     --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	                There he blasts the tree and takes the cattle	                And makes milch kine yield blood. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To gain or secure the interest or affection of; to	          captivate; to engage; to interest; to charm.	          [1913 Webster]	                Neither let her take thee with her eyelids.	                                                  --Prov. vi.	                                                  25.	          [1913 Webster]	                Cleombroutus was so taken with this prospect,	                that he had no patience.          --Wake.	          [1913 Webster]	                I know not why, but there was a something in	                those half-seen features, -- a charm in the very	                shadow that hung over their imagined beauty, --	                which took me more than all the outshining	                loveliness of her companions.     --Moore.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To make selection of; to choose; also, to turn to; to	          have recourse to; as, to take the road to the right.	          [1913 Webster]	                Saul said, Cast lots between me and Jonathan my	                son. And Jonathan was taken.      --1 Sam. xiv.	                                                  42.	          [1913 Webster]	                The violence of storming is the course which God	                is forced to take for the destroying . . . of	                sinners.                          --Hammond.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To employ; to use; to occupy; hence, to demand; to	          require; as, it takes so much cloth to make a coat; it	          takes five hours to get to Boston from New York by	          car.	          [1913 Webster]	                This man always takes time . . . before he	                passes his judgments.             --I. Watts.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To form a likeness of; to copy; to delineate; to	          picture; as, to take a picture of a person.	          [1913 Webster]	                Beauty alone could beauty take so right.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To draw; to deduce; to derive. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]	                The firm belief of a future judgment is the most	                forcible motive to a good life, because taken	                from this consideration of the most lasting	                happiness and misery.             --Tillotson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) To assume; to adopt; to acquire, as shape; to permit	          to one's self; to indulge or engage in; to yield to;	          to have or feel; to enjoy or experience, as rest,	          revenge, delight, shame; to form and adopt, as a	          resolution; -- used in general senses, limited by a	          following complement, in many idiomatic phrases; as,	          to take a resolution; I take the liberty to say.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) To lead; to conduct; as, to take a child to church.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) To carry; to convey; to deliver to another; to hand	          over; as, he took the book to the bindery; he took a	          dictionary with him.	          [1913 Webster]	                He took me certain gold, I wot it well.	                                                  --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (k) To remove; to withdraw; to deduct; -- with from; as,	          to take the breath from one; to take two from four.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. In a somewhat passive sense, to receive; to bear; to	      endure; to acknowledge; to accept. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To accept, as something offered; to receive; not to	          refuse or reject; to admit.	          [1913 Webster]	                Ye shall take no satisfaction for the life of a	                murderer.                         --Num. xxxv.	                                                  31.	          [1913 Webster]	                Let not a widow be taken into the number under	                threescore.                       --1 Tim. v.	                                                  10.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To receive as something to be eaten or drunk; to	          partake of; to swallow; as, to take food or wine.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Not to refuse or balk at; to undertake readily; to	          clear; as, to take a hedge or fence.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To bear without ill humor or resentment; to submit to;	          to tolerate; to endure; as, to take a joke; he will	          take an affront from no man.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To admit, as, something presented to the mind; not to	          dispute; to allow; to accept; to receive in thought;	          to entertain in opinion; to understand; to interpret;	          to regard or look upon; to consider; to suppose; as,	          to take a thing for granted; this I take to be man's	          motive; to take men for spies.	          [1913 Webster]	                You take me right.                --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	                Charity, taken in its largest extent, is nothing	                else but the science love of God and our	                neighbor.                         --Wake.	          [1913 Webster]	                [He] took that for virtue and affection which	                was nothing but vice in a disguise. --South.	          [1913 Webster]	                You'd doubt his sex, and take him for a girl.	                                                  --Tate.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) To accept the word or offer of; to receive and accept;	          to bear; to submit to; to enter into agreement with;	          -- used in general senses; as, to take a form or	          shape.	          [1913 Webster]	                I take thee at thy word.          --Rowe.	          [1913 Webster]	                Yet thy moist clay is pliant to command; . . .	                Not take the mold.                --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To make a picture, photograph, or the like, of; as, to	      take a group or a scene. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. To give or deliver (a blow to); to strike; hit; as, he	      took me in the face; he took me a blow on the head. [Obs.	      exc. Slang or Dial.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To be taken aback}, {To take advantage of}, {To take air},	      etc. See under {Aback}, {Advantage}, etc.	   {To take aim}, to direct the eye or weapon; to aim.	   {To take along}, to carry, lead, or convey.	   {To take arms}, to commence war or hostilities.	   {To take away}, to carry off; to remove; to cause deprivation	      of; to do away with; as, a bill for taking away the votes	      of bishops. "By your own law, I take your life away."	      --Dryden.	   {To take breath}, to stop, as from labor, in order to breathe	      or rest; to recruit or refresh one's self.	   {To take care}, to exercise care or vigilance; to be	      solicitous. "Doth God take care for oxen?" --1 Cor. ix. 9.	   {To take care of}, to have the charge or care of; to care	      for; to superintend or oversee.	   {To take down}.	      (a) To reduce; to bring down, as from a high, or higher,	          place; as, to take down a book; hence, to bring lower;	          to depress; to abase or humble; as, to take down	          pride, or the proud. "I never attempted to be impudent	          yet, that I was not taken down." --Goldsmith.	      (b) To swallow; as, to take down a potion.	      (c) To pull down; to pull to pieces; as, to take down a	          house or a scaffold.	      (d) To record; to write down; as, to take down a man's	          words at the time he utters them.	   {To take effect}, {To take fire}. See under {Effect}, and	      {Fire}.	   {To take ground to the right} or {To take ground to the left}	      (Mil.), to extend the line to the right or left; to move,	      as troops, to the right or left.	   {To take heart}, to gain confidence or courage; to be	      encouraged.	   {To take heed}, to be careful or cautious. "Take heed what	      doom against yourself you give." --Dryden.	   {To take heed to}, to attend with care, as, take heed to thy	      ways.	   {To take hold of}, to seize; to fix on.	   {To take horse}, to mount and ride a horse.	   {To take in}.	      (a) To inclose; to fence.	      (b) To encompass or embrace; to comprise; to comprehend.	      (c) To draw into a smaller compass; to contract; to brail	          or furl; as, to take in sail.	      (d) To cheat; to circumvent; to gull; to deceive.	          [Colloq.]	      (e) To admit; to receive; as, a leaky vessel will take in	          water.	      (f) To win by conquest. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                For now Troy's broad-wayed town	                He shall take in.                 --Chapman.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) To receive into the mind or understanding. "Some	          bright genius can take in a long train of	          propositions." --I. Watts.	      (h) To receive regularly, as a periodical work or	          newspaper; to take. [Eng.]	   {To take in hand}. See under {Hand}.	   {To take in vain}, to employ or utter as in an oath. "Thou	      shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain."	      --Ex. xx. 7.	   {To take issue}. See under {Issue}.	   {To take leave}. See {Leave}, n., 2.	   {To take a newspaper}, {magazine}, or the like, to receive it	      regularly, as on paying the price of subscription.	   {To take notice}, to observe, or to observe with particular	      attention.	   {To take notice of}. See under {Notice}.	   {To take oath}, to swear with solemnity, or in a judicial	      manner.	   {To take on}, to assume; to take upon one's self; as, to take	      on a character or responsibility.	   {To take one's own course}, to act one's pleasure; to pursue	      the measures of one's own choice.	   {To take order for}. See under {Order}.	   {To take order with}, to check; to hinder; to repress. [Obs.]	      --Bacon.	   {To take orders}.	      (a) To receive directions or commands.	      (b) (Eccl.) To enter some grade of the ministry. See	          {Order}, n., 10.	   {To take out}.	      (a) To remove from within a place; to separate; to deduct.	      (b) To draw out; to remove; to clear or cleanse from; as,	          to take out a stain or spot from cloth.	      (c) To produce for one's self; as, to take out a patent.	   {To take up}.	      (a) To lift; to raise. --Hood.	      (b) To buy or borrow; as, to take up goods to a large	          amount; to take up money at the bank.	      (c) To begin; as, to take up a lamentation. --Ezek. xix.	          1.	      (d) To gather together; to bind up; to fasten or to	          replace; as, to take up raveled stitches; specifically	          (Surg.), to fasten with a ligature.	      (e) To engross; to employ; to occupy or fill; as, to take	          up the time; to take up a great deal of room.	      (f) To take permanently. "Arnobius asserts that men of the	          finest parts . . . took up their rest in the Christian	          religion." --Addison.	      (g) To seize; to catch; to arrest; as, to take up a thief;	          to take up vagabonds.	      (h) To admit; to believe; to receive. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                The ancients took up experiments upon credit.	                                                  --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) To answer by reproof; to reprimand; to berate.	          [1913 Webster]	                One of his relations took him up roundly.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	          [1913 Webster]	      (k) To begin where another left off; to keep up in	          continuous succession; to take up (a topic, an	          activity).	          [1913 Webster]	                Soon as the evening shades prevail,	                The moon takes up the wondrous tale. --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	      (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." --Dryden.	      (m) To comprise; to include. "The noble poem of Palemon	          and Arcite . . . takes up seven years." --Dryden.	      (n) To receive, accept, or adopt for the purpose of	          assisting; to espouse the cause of; to favor. --Ps.	          xxvii. 10.	      (o) To collect; to exact, as a tax; to levy; as, to take	          up a contribution. "Take up commodities upon our	          bills." --Shak.	      (p) To pay and receive; as, to take up a note at the bank.	      (q) (Mach.) To remove, as by an adjustment of parts; as,	          to take up lost motion, as in a bearing; also, to make	          tight, as by winding, or drawing; as, to take up slack	          thread in sewing.	      (r) To make up; to compose; to settle; as, to take up a	          quarrel. [Obs.] --Shak. -- (s) To accept from someone,	          as a wager or a challenge; as, J. took M. up on his	          challenge.	   {To take up arms}. Same as {To take arms}, above.	   {To take upon one's self}.	      (a) To assume; to undertake; as, he takes upon himself to	          assert that the fact is capable of proof.	      (b) To appropriate to one's self; to allow to be imputed	          to, or inflicted upon, one's self; as, to take upon	          one's self a punishment.	   {To take up the gauntlet}. See under {Gauntlet}.	      [1913 Webster]	Take \Take\, v. i.	   1. To take hold; to fix upon anything; to have the natural or	      intended effect; to accomplish a purpose; as, he was	      inoculated, but the virus did not take. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When flame taketh and openeth, it giveth a noise.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            In impressions from mind to mind, the impression	            taketh, but is overcome . . . before it work any	            manifest effect.                      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To please; to gain reception; to succeed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each wit may praise it for his own dear sake,	            And hint he writ it, if the thing should take.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move or direct the course; to resort; to betake one's	      self; to proceed; to go; -- usually with to; as, the fox,	      being hard pressed, took to the hedge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To admit of being pictured, as in a photograph; as, his	      face does not take well.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To take after}.	      (a) To learn to follow; to copy; to imitate; as, he takes	          after a good pattern.	      (b) To resemble; as, the son takes after his father.	   {To take in with}, to resort to. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   {To take on}, to be violently affected; to express grief or	      pain in a violent manner.	   {To take to}.	      (a) To apply one's self to; to be fond of; to become	          attached to; as, to take to evil practices. "If he	          does but take to you, . . . you will contract a great	          friendship with him." --Walpole.	      (b) To resort to; to betake one's self to. "Men of	          learning, who take to business, discharge it generally	          with greater honesty than men of the world."	          --Addison.	   {To take up}.	      (a) To stop. [Obs.] "Sinners at last take up and settle in	          a contempt of religion." --Tillotson.	      (b) To reform. [Obs.] --Locke.	   {To take up with}.	      (a) To be contended to receive; to receive without	          opposition; to put up with; as, to take up with plain	          fare. "In affairs which may have an extensive	          influence on our future happiness, we should not take	          up with probabilities." --I. Watts.	      (b) To lodge with; to dwell with. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	   {To take with}, to please. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Take \Take\, n.	   1. That which is taken, such as the quantity of fish captured	      at one haul or catch, or the amouont of money collected	      during one event; as, the box-office take.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. (Print.) The quantity or copy given to a compositor at one	      time.	      [1913 Webster]
Take-in \Take"-in`\, n.	   Imposition; fraud. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Taken \Tak"en\ (t[=a]k"'n),	   p. p. of {Take}.	   [1913 Webster] Takeoff
Takeoff \Take"off`\, Take-off \Take"-off`\, n.	   1. An imitation, especially in the way of caricature; -- used	      with of or on; as, the comedian did a hilarious takeoff on	      the president.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The spot at which one takes off; specif., the place from	      which a jumper rises in leaping.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            The take-off should be selected with great care, and	            a pit of large dimensions provided on the landing	            side.                                 --Encyc. of	                                                  Sport.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The beginning of a leap from a surface or a flight into	      the air, especially the process or event of an airplane	      leaving the ground and beginning its flight; as, the	      takeoff of flight CA123 was scheduled for 3:00 PM.	      [PJC]
Take off \Take" off`\, v. i.	   1. to begin a leap from a surface or a flight into the air;	      especially, (of a bird or an airplane) to leave the ground	      and begin to fly; as, flight CA123 took off on schedule at	      3:00 PM.	      [PJC]	   2. To begin a period of accelerating growth or development;	      as, the economy took off in the third quarter.	      [PJC]	   3. To begin a journey; to depart.	      [PJC]	Take off \Take" off`\, v. t.	   1. To remove, as from the surface or outside; to remove from	      the top of anything; as, to take off a load; to take off	      one's hat, coat or other article of clothing; to take off	      a coat of paint from a surface.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To cut off; as, to take off the head, or a limb.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To destroy; as, to take off life.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To remove; to invalidate; as, to take off the force of an	      argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To withdraw; to call or draw away; as, the director took	      him off the project. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   6. To swallow; as, to take off a glass of wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To purchase; to take in trade. "The Spaniards having no	      commodities that we will take off." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To copy; to reproduce. "Take off all their models in	      wood." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To imitate; to mimic; to personate.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To find place for; to dispose of; as, more scholars than	       preferments can take off. [R.] --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To discount or deduct (from a price); the dealer took off	       twenty percent on remaining toys.	       [PJC]
takeover \take"o*ver\ n. (Business, Finance)	   The acquisition of ownership of one company by another	   company, usually by purchasing a controlling percentage of	   its stock or by exchanging stock of the purchasing company	   for that of the purchased company. It is a {hostile takeover}	   if the management of the company being taken over is opposed	   to the deal. A hostile takeover is sometimes organized by a	   {corporate raider}.	   Syn: acquisition, buyout	        [WordNet 1.5]
Taker \Tak"er\ (t[=a]k"[~e]r), n.	   One who takes or receives; one who catches or apprehends.	   [1913 Webster]
take the heat \take` the heat"\ (t[=a]k`[th][u^]*h[=e]t"), phr.	   1. To be assigned or to accept the blame for some misdeed;	      as, Mary broke the vase, but she acted innocent and young	      Johnny had to take the heat.	      [PJC]	   2. To withstand high temperature; as, the new radios can take	      the heat of a black car parked in the sun in Death Valley.	      [PJC]	   3. Hence: To endure stressful conditions, expecially without	      signs of difficulty or complaint; as, if you can't take	      the heat, stay out of the kitchen,	      [PJC]
Take-up \Take"-up`\ (t[=a]k"[u^]p`), n. (Mach.)	   That which takes up or tightens; specifically, a device in a	   sewing machine for drawing up the slack thread as the needle	   rises, in completing a stitch.	   [1913 Webster]
Taking \Tak"ing\, a.	   1. Apt to take; alluring; attracting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Subtile in making his temptations most taking.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Infectious; contageous. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tak"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Tak"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Taking \Tak"ing\, n.	   1. The act of gaining possession; a seizing; seizure;	      apprehension.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Agitation; excitement; distress of mind. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What a taking was he in, when your husband asked who	            was in the basket!                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Malign influence; infection. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Taking-off \Tak"ing-off`\, n.	   1. Removal; murder. See {To take off}	      (c), under {Take}, v. t.	          [1913 Webster]	                The deep damnation of his taking-off. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) The removal of sheets from the press. [Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Act of presenting a take-off, or burlesque imitation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Talapoin \Tal"a*poin\ (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. (Zool.)	   A small African monkey ({Cercopithecus talapoin} or	   {Miopithecus talapoin}) -- called also {melarhine}.	   [1913 Webster]	Talapoin \Tal"a*poin\ (t[a^]l"[.a]*poin), n. [Pg. talapoi,	   talapoin, name for Buddhist priest, fr. Siamese t`ama	   p`r[a^]; t`ama, honorific title + p`r[a^] priest.]	   A Buddhist monk or priest. [Ceylon & Indo-China]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Talaria \Ta*la"ri*a\ (t[.a]*l[=a]"r[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [L., from	   talaris pertaining to the ankles, fr. talus ankle.] (Class.	   Myth.)	   Small wings or winged shoes represented as fastened to the	   ankles, -- chiefly used as an attribute of Mercury.	   [1913 Webster]
Talbot \Tal"bot\ (t[add]l"b[u^]t), n.	   A sort of dog, noted for quick scent and eager pursuit of	   game. [Obs.] --Wase (1654).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The figure of a dog is borne in the arms of the Talbot	         family, whence, perhaps, the name.	         [1913 Webster]
Talbotype \Tal"bo*type\, n. (Photog.)	   Same as {Calotype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Talc \Talc\ (t[a^]lk), n. [F. talc; cf. Sp. & It. talco, LL.	   talcus; all fr. Ar. talq.] (Min.)	   A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or	   grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is	   hydrous silicate of magnesia. {Steatite}, or {soapstone}, is	   a compact granular variety.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Indurated talc}, an impure, slaty talc, with a nearly	      compact texture, and greater hardness than common talc; --	      called also {talc slate}.	      [1913 Webster] Talcose
Talcose \Tal*cose"\ (t[a^]l*k[=o]s" or t[a^]lk"[=o]s`), Talcous
\Talc"ous\ (t[a^]lk"[u^]s), a. [Cf. F. talqueux.] (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to talc; composed of, or resembling, talc.	   [1913 Webster]
Talcum \Tal"cum\ (t[a^]l"k[u^]m), n. [NL.] (Min.)	   Same as {Talc}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tale \Tale\ (t[=a]l), n.	   See {Tael}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tale \Tale\, n. [AS. talu number, speech, narrative; akin to D.	   taal speech, language, G. zahl number, OHG. zala, Icel. tal,	   tala, number, speech, Sw. tal, Dan. tal number, tale speech,	   Goth. talzjan to instruct. Cf. {Tell}, v. t., {Toll} a tax,	   also {Talk}, v. i.]	   1. That which is told; an oral relation or recital; any	      rehearsal of what has occured; narrative; discourse;	      statement; history; story. "The tale of Troy divine."	      --Milton. "In such manner rime is Dante's tale."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We spend our years as a tale that is told. --Ps. xc.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A number told or counted off; a reckoning by count; an	      enumeration; a count, in distinction from measure or	      weight; a number reckoned or stated.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ignorant, . . . who measure by tale, and not by	            weight.                               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            And every shepherd tells his tale,	            Under the hawthorn in the dale.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            In packing, they keep a just tale of the number.	                                                  --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A count or declaration. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tell tale of}, to make account of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore little tale hath he told	            Of any dream, so holy was his heart.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Anecdote; story; fable; incident; memoir; relation;	        account; legend; narrative.	        [1913 Webster]	Tale \Tale\ (t[=a]l), v. i.	   To tell stories. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Talebearer \Tale"bear`er\ (t[=a]l"b[^a]r`[~e]r), n.	   One who officiously tells tales; one who impertinently or	   maliciously communicates intelligence, scandal, etc., and	   makes mischief.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spies and talebearers, encouraged by her father, did	         their best to inflame her resentment.    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Talebearing \Tale"bear`ing\, a.	   Telling tales officiously.	   [1913 Webster]	Talebearing \Tale"bear`ing\, n.	   The act of informing officiously; communication of secrets,	   scandal, etc., maliciously.	   [1913 Webster]
Taled \Ta"led\ (t[=a]"l[e^]d), n. (Jewish Antiq.)	   A kind of quadrangular piece of cloth put on by the Jews when	   repeating prayers in the synagogues. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Taleful \Tale"ful\ (t[=a]l"f[.u]l), a.	   Full of stories. [R.] --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Talegalla \Tal`e*gal"la\ (t[=a]l`[-e]*g[a^]l"l[.a]), prop. n.	   [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Australian birds which includes the brush turkey.	   See {Brush turkey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Talent \Tal"ent\ (t[a^]l"ent), n. [F., fr. L. talentum a talent	   (in sense 1), Gr. ta`lanton a balance, anything weighed, a	   definite weight, a talent; akin to tlh^nai to bear, endure,	   tolma^n, L. tolerare, tollere, to lift up, sustain, endure.	   See {Thole}, v. t., {Tolerate}.]	   1. Among the ancient Greeks, a weight and a denomination of	      money equal to 60 minae or 6,000 drachmae. The Attic	      talent, as a weight, was about 57 lbs. avoirdupois; as a	      denomination of silver money, its value was [pounds]243	      15s. sterling, or about $1,180 (using 1900 values).	      [1913 Webster]	            Rowing vessel whose burden does not exceed five	            hundred talents.                      --Jowett	                                                  (Thucid.).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Among the Hebrews, a weight and denomination of money. For	      silver it was equivalent to 3,000 shekels, and in weight	      was equal to about 933/4 lbs. avoirdupois; as a	      denomination of silver, it has been variously estimated at	      from [pounds]340 to [pounds]396 sterling, or about $1,645	      to $1,916 (ca. 1900). For gold it was equal to 10,000 gold	      shekels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inclination; will; disposition; desire. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They rather counseled you to your talent than to	            your profit.                          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Intellectual ability, natural or acquired; mental	      endowment or capacity; skill in accomplishing; a special	      gift, particularly in business, art, or the like; faculty;	      a use of the word probably originating in the Scripture	      parable of the talents (--Matt. xxv. 14-30).	      [1913 Webster]	            He is chiefly to be considered in his three	            different talents, as a critic, a satirist, and a	            writer of odes.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            His talents, his accomplishments, his graceful	            manners, made him generally popular.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ability; faculty; gift; endowment. See {Genius}.	        [1913 Webster]
Talented \Tal"ent*ed\, a.	   Furnished with talents; possessing skill or talent; mentally	   gifted. --Abp. Abbot (1663).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word has been strongly objected to by Coleridge	         and some other critics, but, as it would seem, upon not	         very good grounds, as the use of talent or talents to	         signify mental ability, although at first merely	         metaphorical, is now fully established, and talented,	         as a formative, is just as analogical and legitimate as	         gifted, bigoted, moneyed, landed, lilied, honeyed, and	         numerous other adjectives having a participal form, but	         derived directly from nouns and not from verbs.	         [1913 Webster]
Tales \Ta"les\ (t[=a]"l[=e]z), n. [L., pl. of talis such	   (persons).] (Law)	   (a) pl. Persons added to a jury, commonly from those in or	       about the courthouse, to make up any deficiency in the	       number of jurors regularly summoned, being like, or such	       as, the latter. --Blount. --Blackstone.	   (b) syntactically sing. The writ by which such persons are	       summoned.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Tales book}, a book containing the names of such as are	      admitted of the tales. --Blount. --Craig.	   {Tales de circumstantibus} [L.], such, or the like, from	      those standing about.	      [1913 Webster]
Talesman \Tales"man\, n.; pl. {Talesmen}. (Law)	   A person called to make up a deficiency in the number of	   jurors when a tales is awarded. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Taleteller \Tale"tell`er\, n.	   One who tells tales or stories, especially in a mischievous	   or officious manner; a talebearer; a telltale; a tattler.	   [1913 Webster]
Talewise \Tale"wise`\, adv.	   In a way of a tale or story.	   [1913 Webster]
Taliacotian \Tal"ia*co`tian\, a.	   See {Tagliacotian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Taliation \Tal`i*a"tion\, n.	   Retaliation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Just heav'n this taliation did decree.   --Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Talion \Ta"li*on\, n. [F., fr. L. talio, perh. fr. talis such.	   Cf. {Retaliation}.]	   Retaliation. [R.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Talipes \Tal"i*pes\, n. [NL., fr. L. talus an ankle + pes,	   pedis, a foot; cf. L. talipedare to be weak in the feet,	   properly, to walk on the ankles.] (Surg.)	   The deformity called {clubfoot}. See {Clubfoot}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several varieties are distinguished; as, {Talipes	         varus}, in which the foot is drawn up and bent inward;	         {T. valgus}, in which the foot is bent outward; {T.	         equinus}, in which the sole faces backward and the	         patient walks upon the balls of the toes; and {T.	         calcaneus} (called also {talus}), in which the sole	         faces forward and the patient walks upon the heel.	         [1913 Webster]
Talipot \Tal"i*pot\, n. [Hind. t[=a]lp[=a]t the leaf of the	   tree.] (Bot.)	   A beautiful tropical palm tree ({Corypha umbraculifera}), a	   native of Ceylon and the Malabar coast. It has a trunk sixty	   or seventy feet high, bearing a crown of gigantic fan-shaped	   leaves which are used as umbrellas and as fans in ceremonial	   processions, and, when cut into strips, as a substitute for	   writing paper.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Talisman \Tal"is*man\, n.; pl. {Talismans}. [Sp., from Ar.	   tilism, tilsam, a magical image, pl. tilsam[=a]n, fr. Gr. ?	   tribute, tax, LGr., an initiation, incantation, from ? to	   complete, perform, to play taxes, to make perfect, to	   initiate, especially in the mysteries, fr. ? completion,	   end.]	   1. A magical figure cut or engraved under certain	      superstitious observances of the configuration of the	      heavens, to which wonderful effects are ascribed; the	      seal, figure, character, or image, of a heavenly sign,	      constellation, or planet, engraved on a sympathetic stone,	      or on a metal corresponding to the star, in order to	      receive its influence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, something that produces extraordinary effects, esp.	      in averting or repelling evil; an amulet; a charm; as, a	      talisman to avert diseases. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster] Talismanic
Talismanic \Tal`is*man"ic\, Talismanical \Tal`is*man"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. talismanique.]	   Of or pertaining to a talisman; having the properties of a	   talisman, or preservative against evils by occult influence;	   magical.	   [1913 Webster]
talk \talk\ (t[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {talked} (t[add]kt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {talking}.] [Cf. LG. talk talk, gabble, Prov.	   G. talken to speak indistinctly; or OD. tolken to interpret,	   MHG. tolkan to interpret, to tell, to speak indistinctly,	   Dan. tolke to interpret, Sw. tolka, Icel. t[=u]lka to	   interpret, t[=u]lkr an interpreter, Lith. tulkas an	   interpreter, tulkanti, tulk[=o]ti, to interpret, Russ.	   tolkovate to interpret, to talk about; or perhaps fr. OE.	   talien to speak (see {tale}, v. i. & n.).]	   1. To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as	      in familiar discourse, when two or more persons	      interchange thoughts.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will buy with you, sell with you, talk with you,	            walk with you, and so following, but I will not eat	            with you.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confer; to reason; to consult.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me talk with thee of thy judgments. --Jer. xii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prate; to speak impertinently. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To talk of}, to relate; to tell; to give an account of; as,	      authors talk of the wonderful remains of Palmyra. "The	      natural histories of Switzerland talk much of the fall of	      these rocks, and the great damage done." --Addison.	   {To talk to}, to advise or exhort, or to reprove gently; as,	      I will talk to my son respecting his conduct. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Talk \Talk\, v. t.	   1. To speak freely; to use for conversing or communicating;	      as, to talk French.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deliver in talking; to speak; to utter; to make a	      subject of conversation; as, to talk nonsense; to talk	      politics.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To consume or spend in talking; -- often followed by away;	      as, to talk away an evening.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to be or become by talking. "They would talk	      themselves mad." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To talk over}.	      (a) To talk about; to have conference respecting; to	          deliberate upon; to discuss; as, to talk over a matter	          or plan.	      (b) To change the mind or opinion of by talking; to	          convince; as, to talk over an opponent.	          [1913 Webster]	Talk \Talk\, n.	   1. The act of talking; especially, familiar converse; mutual	      discourse; that which is uttered, especially in familiar	      conversation, or the mutual converse of two or more.	      [1913 Webster]	            In various talk the instructive hours they passed.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their talk, when it was not made up of nautical	            phrases, was too commonly made up of oaths and	            curses.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Report; rumor; as, to hear talk of war.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hear a talk up and down of raising our money.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subject of discourse; as, his achievment is the talk of	      the town.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Conversation; colloquy; discourse; chat; dialogue;	        conference; communication. See {Conversation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Talkative \Talk"a*tive\, a.	   Given to much talking.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Garrulous; loquacious. See {Garrulous}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Talk"a*tive*ly}, adv. --	        {Talk"a*tive*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Talker \Talk"er\, n.	   1. One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power	      of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.	      [1913 Webster]	            There probably were never four talkers more	            admirable in four different ways than Johnson,	            Burke, Beauclerk, and Garrick.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A loquacious person, male or female; a prattler; a	      babbler; also, a boaster; a braggart; -- used in contempt	      or reproach. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Talking \Talk"ing\, a.	   1. That talks; able to utter words; as, a talking parrot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to talk; loquacious.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shade,	            For talking age and whispering lovers made.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Tall \Tall\, a. [Compar. {Taller}; superl. {Tallest}.] [OE. tal	   seemly, elegant, docile (?); of uncertain origin; cf. AS.	   un-tala, un-tale, bad, Goth. untals indocile, disobedient,	   uninstructed, or W. & Corn. tal high, Ir. talla meet, fit,	   proper, just.]	   1. High in stature; having a considerable, or an unusual,	      extension upward; long and comparatively slender; having	      the diameter or lateral extent small in proportion to the	      height; as, a tall person, tree, or mast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two of far nobler shape, erect and tall. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brave; bold; courageous. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As tall a trencherman	            As e'er demolished a pye fortification. --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	            His companions, being almost in despair of victory,	            were suddenly recomforted by Sir William Stanley,	            which came to succors with three thousand tall men.	                                                  --Grafton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fine; splendid; excellent; also, extravagant; excessive.	      [Obs. or Slang] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: High; lofty.	   Usage: {Tall}, {High}, {Lofty}. High is the generic term, and	          is applied to anything which is elevated or raised	          above another thing. Tall specifically describes that	          which has a small diameter in proportion to its	          height; hence, we speak of a tall man, a tall steeple,	          a tall mast, etc., but not of a tall hill. Lofty has a	          special reference to the expanse above us, and denotes	          an imposing height; as, a lofty mountain; a lofty	          room. Tall is now properly applied only to physical	          objects; high and lofty have a moral acceptation; as,	          high thought, purpose, etc.; lofty aspirations; a	          lofty genius. Lofty is the stronger word, and is	          usually coupled with the grand or admirable.	          [1913 Webster] Tallage
Tallage \Tal"lage\, Talliage \Tal"li*age\, n. [F. taillage. See	   {Taille}, and cf. {Tailage}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   A certain rate or tax paid by barons, knights, and inferior	   tenants, toward the public expenses. [Written also {tailage},	   {taillage}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: When paid out of knight's fees, it was called	         {scutage}; when by cities and burghs, {tallage}; when	         upon lands not held by military tenure, {hidage}.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	Tallage \Tal"lage\, v. t.	   To lay an impost upon; to cause to pay tallage.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallboy \Tall"boy`\, n.	   1. A kind of long-stemmed wineglass or cup.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A piece of household furniture common in the eighteenth	      century, usually in two separate parts, with larger	      drawers above and smaller ones below and raised on legs	      fifteen inches or more in height; -- called also	      {highboy}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A long sheet-metal pipe for a chimney top.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tallier \Tal"li*er\, n.	   One who keeps tally.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallis \Tal"lis\, n.	   Same as {Tallith}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tallith \Tal"lith\, n. [NHeb. tall[imac]th.] (Jewish Costume)	   (a) An undergarment worn by orthodox Jews, covering the chest	       and the upper part of the back. It has an opening for the	       head, and has tassels, called zizith, on its four	       corners.	   (b) A tasseled shawl or scarf worn over the head or thrown	       round the shoulders while at prayer.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tallness \Tall"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tall; height of stature.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallow \Tal"low\, n. [OE. taluh, talugh; akin to OD. talgh, D.	   talk, G., Dan. and Sw. talg, Icel. t[=o]lgr, t[=o]lg,	   t[=o]lk; and perhaps to Goth. tulgus firm.]	   1. The suet or fat of animals of the sheep and ox kinds,	      separated from membranous and fibrous matter by melting.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The solid consistency of tallow is due to the large	         amount of stearin it contains. See {Fat}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The fat of some other animals, or the fat obtained from	      certain plants, or from other sources, resembling the fat	      of animals of the sheep and ox kinds.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tallow candle}, a candle made of tallow.	   {Tallow catch}, a keech. See {Keech}. [Obs.]	   {Tallow chandler}, one whose occupation is to make, or to	      sell, tallow candles.	   {Tallow chandlery}, the trade of a tallow chandler; also, the	      place where his business is carried on.	   {Tallow tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Stillingia sebifera}) growing	      in China, the seeds of which are covered with a substance	      which resembles tallow and is applied to the same	      purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	Tallow \Tal"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tallowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tallowing}.]	   1. To grease or smear with tallow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to have a large quantity of tallow; to fatten;	      as, tallow sheep.	      [1913 Webster]
Tallower \Tal"low*er\, n.	   An animal which produces tallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallow-face \Tal"low-face`\, n.	   One who has a sickly, pale complexion. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallow-faced \Tal"low-faced`\, a.	   Having a sickly complexion; pale. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallowing \Tal"low*ing\, n.	   The act, or art, of causing animals to produce tallow; also,	   the property in animals of producing tallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallowish \Tal"low*ish\, a.	   Having the qualities of tallow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallowy \Tal"low*y\, a.	   Of the nature of tallow; resembling tallow; greasy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallwood \Tall"wood`\, n. [Cf. {Tally}.]	   Firewood cut into billets of a certain length. [Obs.] [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tally \Tal"ly\, n.; pl. {Tallies}. [OE. taile, taille, F. taille	   a cutting, cut tally, fr. tailler to cut, but influenced	   probably by taill['e], p. p. of tailler. See {Tailor}, and	   cf. {Tail} a limitation, {Taille}, {Tallage}.]	   1. Originally, a piece of wood on which notches or scores	      were cut, as the marks of number; later, one of two books,	      sheets of paper, etc., on which corresponding accounts	      were kept.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In purshasing and selling, it was once customary for	         traders to have two sticks, or one stick cleft into two	         parts, and to mark with a score or notch, on each, the	         number or quantity of goods delivered, -- the seller	         keeping one stick, and the purchaser the other. Before	         the use of writing, this, or something like it, was the	         only method of keeping accounts; and tallies were	         received as evidence in courts of justice. In the	         English exchequer were tallies of loans, one part being	         kept in the exchequer, the other being given to the	         creditor in lieu of an obligation for money lent to	         government.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any account or score kept by notches or marks,	      whether on wood or paper, or in a book; especially, one	      kept in duplicate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One thing made to suit another; a match; a mate.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were framed the tallies for each other.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A notch, mark, or score made on or in a tally; as, to make	      or earn a tally in a game.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A tally shop. See {Tally shop}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tally shop}, a shop at which goods or articles are sold to	      customers on account, the account being kept in	      corresponding books, one called the tally, kept by the	      buyer, the other the counter tally, kept by the seller,	      and the payments being made weekly or otherwise by	      agreement. The trade thus regulated is called tally trade.	      --Eng. Encyc.	   {To strike tallies}, to act in correspondence, or alike.	      [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	Tally \Tal"ly\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tallied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tallying}.] [Cf. F. tialler to cut. See {Tally}, n.]	   1. To score with correspondent notches; hence, to make to	      correspond; to cause to fit or suit.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are not so well tallied to the present	            juncture.                             --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To check off, as parcels of freight going inboard	      or outboard. --W. C. Russell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tally on} (Naut.), to dovetail together.	      [1913 Webster]	Tally \Tal"ly\, v. i.	   1. To be fitted; to suit; to correspond; to match.	      [1913 Webster]	            I found pieces of tiles that exactly tallied with	            the channel.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your idea . . . tallies exactly with mine.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a tally; to score; as, to tally in a game.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tally on} (Naut.), to man a rope for hauling, the men	      standing in a line or tail.	      [1913 Webster]	Tally \Tal"ly\, adv. [See {Tall}, a.]	   Stoutly; with spirit. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Tallyho \Tal"ly*ho`\, interj. & n.	   1. The huntsman's cry to incite or urge on his hounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tallyho coach.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tallyho coach}, a pleasure coach. See under {Coach}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tallyman \Tal"ly*man\, n.; pl. {Tallymen}.	   1. One who keeps the tally, or marks the sticks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps a tally shop, or conducts his business as	      tally trade.	      [1913 Webster]
Talma \Tal"ma\, n.; pl. {Talmas}. [Prob. so called from Talma, a	   French actor.]	      (a) A kind of large cape, or short, full cloak, forming	          part of the dress of ladies.	      (b) A similar garment worn formerly by gentlemen.	          [1913 Webster]
Talmud \Tal"mud\, n. [Chald. talm[=u]d instruction, doctrine,	   fr. lamad to learn, limmad to teach.]	   The body of the Jewish civil and canonical law not comprised	   in the Pentateuch.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Talmud consists of two parts, the Mishna, or text,	         and the Gemara, or commentary. Sometimes, however, the	         name Talmud is restricted, especially by Jewish	         writers, to the Gemara. There are two Talmuds, the	         Palestinian, commonly, but incorrectly, called the	         Talmud of Jerusalem, and the Babylonian Talmud. They	         contain the same Mishna, but different Gemaras. The	         Babylonian Talmud is about three times as large as the	         other, and is more highly esteemed by the Jews.	         [1913 Webster] Talmudic
Talmudic \Tal*mud"ic\, Talmudical \Tal*mud"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   talmudique.]	   Of or pertaining to the Talmud; contained in the Talmud; as,	   Talmudic Greek; Talmudical phrases. --Lightfoot.	   [1913 Webster]
Talmudism \Tal"mud*ism\, n., n.	   The teachings of the Talmud, or adherence to them.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Talmudist \Tal"mud*ist\, n. [Cf. F. talmudiste.]	   One versed in the Talmud; one who adheres to the teachings of	   the Talmud.	   [1913 Webster]
Talmudistic \Tal`mud*is"tic\, a.	   Resembling the Talmud; Talmudic.	   [1913 Webster]
Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the	   ankle, heel.]	   1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the	      claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of certain small prominences on the hind part	      of the face of an elephant's tooth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and	      convex at the top; -- usually called an {ogee}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an	         {inverted talon}.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts	      to shoot the bolt. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster] Talook
Talook \Ta*look"\, Taluk \Ta*luk"\, n. [Ar. ta'lluq.]	   A large estate; esp., one constituting a revenue district or	   dependency the native proprietor of which is responsible for	   the collection and payment of the public revenue due from it.	   [India]	   [1913 Webster] Talookdar
Talookdar \Ta*look"dar\, Talukdar \Ta*luk"dar\, n. [Hind., fr.	   Per. ta'lluqd[=a]r.]	   A proprietor of a talook. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Talpa \Tal"pa\, n. [L., mole.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small insectivores including the common European	   mole.	   [1913 Webster]
Talus \Ta"lus\, n.; pl. {Tali}. [L., the ankle, the ankle bone.]	   1. (Anat.) The astragalus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) A variety of clubfoot ({Talipes calcaneus}). See	      the Note under {Talipes}.	      [1913 Webster]	Talus \Ta"lus\, n. [F.]	   1. (Fort.) A slope; the inclination of the face of a work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) A sloping heap of fragments of rock lying at the	      foot of a precipice.	      [1913 Webster]
Tamability \Tam`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tamable; tamableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamable \Tam"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being tamed, subdued, or reclaimed from wildness	   or savage ferociousness. -- {Tam"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamale \Ta*ma"le\, n. [Written also {tamal}, {tomale}.] [Amer.	   Sp. tamal, of Mex. origin.]	   A Mexican dish made of crushed corn (cornmeal) mixed with	   minced meat, seasoned with red pepper, dipped in oil, and	   steamed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tamandu \Ta*man"du\, n. [Sp., from the native name: cf. F.	   tamandua.] (Zool.)	   A small ant-eater ({Tamandua tetradactyla}) native of the	   tropical parts of South America.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It has five toes on the fore feet, an elongated snout,	         small ears, and short woolly hair. Its tail is stout	         and hairy at the base, tapering, and covered with	         minute scales, and is somewhat prehensile at the end.	         Called also {tamandua}, {little ant-bear},	         {fourmilier}, and {cagouare}. The collared, or striped,	         tamandu ({Tamandua bivittata}) is considered a distinct	         species by some writers, but by others is regarded as	         only a variety.	         [1913 Webster]
Tamanoir \Ta`ma*noir"\, n. (Zool.)	   The ant-bear.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamarack \Tam"a*rack\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) The American larch; also, the larch of Oregon and British	       Columbia ({Larix occidentalis}). See {Hackmatack}, and	       {Larch}.	   (b) The black pine ({Pinus Murrayana}) of Alaska, California,	       etc. It is a small tree with fine-grained wood.	       [1913 Webster]
Tamaric \Tam"a*ric\, n. [L. tamarice. See {Tamarisk}.]	   A shrub or tree supposed to be the tamarisk, or perhaps some	   kind of heath. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall be like tamaric in the desert, and he shall	         not see when good shall come.            --Jer. xvii. 6	                                                  (Douay	                                                  version).	   [1913 Webster]
Tamarin \Tam"a*rin\, n. [From the native name in Cayenne.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South	   American monkeys of the genus {Midas}, especially {Midas	   ursulus}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tamarind \Tam"a*rind\, n. [It. tamarindo, or Sp. tamarindo, or	   Pg. tamarindo, tamarinho, from Ar. tamarhind[imac],	   literally, Indian date; tamar a dried date + Hind India: cf.	   F. tamarin. Cf. {Hindu}.] (Bot.)	   1. A leguminous tree ({Tamarindus Indica}) cultivated both	      the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake	      of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is	      lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers	      are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are	      small and finely pinnated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the preserved seed pods of the tamarind, which	      contain an acid pulp, and are used medicinally and for	      preparing a pleasant drink.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tamarind fish}, a preparation of a variety of East Indian	      fish with the acid pulp of the tamarind fruit.	   {Velvet tamarind}.	      (a) A West African leguminous tree ({Codarium	          acutifolium}).	      (b) One of the small black velvety pods, which are used	          for food in Sierra Leone.	   {Wild tamarind} (Bot.), a name given to certain trees	      somewhat resembling the tamarind, as the {Lysiloma	      latisiliqua} of Southern Florida, and the {Pithecolobium	      filicifolium} of the West Indies.	      [1913 Webster]
Tamarisk \Tam"a*risk\, n. [L. tamariscus, also tamarix,	   tamarice, Skr. tam[=a]la, tam[=a]laka, a tree with a very	   dark bark; cf. tamas darkness: cf. F. tamarisc, tamarix,	   tamaris.] (Bot.)	   Any shrub or tree of the genus {Tamarix}, the species of	   which are European and Asiatic. They have minute scalelike	   leaves, and small flowers in spikes. An Arabian species	   ({Tamarix mannifera}) is the source of one kind of manna.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tamarisk salt tree}, an East Indian tree ({Tamarix	      orientalis}) which produces an incrustation of salt.	      [1913 Webster]
Tambac \Tam"bac\, n. (Metal.)	   See {Tombac}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tambour \Tam"bour\, n.	   1. (Mus.) A kind of small flat drum; a tambourine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small frame, commonly circular, and somewhat resembling	      a tambourine, used for stretching, and firmly holding, a	      portion of cloth that is to be embroidered; also, the	      embroidery done upon such a frame; -- called also, in the	      latter sense, {tambour work}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) Same as {Drum}, n., 2	      (d) .	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fort.) A work usually in the form of a redan, to inclose	      a space before a door or staircase, or at the gorge of a	      larger work. It is arranged like a stockade.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol.) A shallow metallic cup or drum, with a thin	      elastic membrane supporting a writing lever. Two or more	      of these are connected by an India rubber tube, and used	      to transmit and register the movements of the pulse or of	      any pulsating artery.	      [1913 Webster]	Tambour \Tam"bour\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamboured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tambouring}.]	   To embroider on a tambour.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamboura \Tam*bour"a\, n.	   1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument resembling a lute but	      lacking frets, with a small round body and a long neck,	      used to produce an accompaniment for singing; -- called	      also {tambur}, {tambour}, and {tampur}. [Also spelled	      {tambura}.]	      [PJC]
Tambourin \Tam`bou`rin"\, n. [F. See {Tambourine}.]	   1. A tambourine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) An old Proven[,c]al dance of a lively character,	      common on the stage.	      [1913 Webster]
Tambourine \Tam`bour*ine"\, n. [F. tambourin; cf. It. tamburino.	   See {Tambour}, and cf. {Tamborine}.]	   A small drum, especially a shallow drum with only one skin,	   played on with the hand, and having bells at the sides; a	   timbrel.	   [1913 Webster]	Tambourine \Tam`bour*ine"\, n.	   A South American wild dove ({Tympanistria tympanistria}),	   mostly white, with black-tiped wings and tail. Its resonant	   note is said to be ventriloquous.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tambreet \Tam"breet\, n. (Zool.)	   The duck mole.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamburin \Tam`bu*rin"\, n.	   See {Tambourine}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tame \Tame\, v. t. [Cf. F. entamer to cut into, to broach.]	   To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to	   distribute; to deal out. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the time of famine he is the Joseph of the country,	         and keeps the poor from starving. Then he tameth his	         stacks of corn, which not his covetousness, but	         providence, hath reserved for time of need. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Tame \Tame\, a. [Compar. {Tamer}; superl. {Tamest}.] [AS. tam;	   akin to D. tam, G. zahm, OHG. zam, Dan. & Sw. tam, Icel.	   tamr, L. domare to tame, Gr. ?, Skr. dam to be tame, to tame,	   and perhaps to E. beteem. [root]61. Cf. {Adamant}, {Diamond},	   {Dame}, {Daunt}, {Indomitable}.]	   1. Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness;	      accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame	      deer, a tame bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tame slaves of the laborious plow.    --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat;	      insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Gentle; mild; meek. See {Gentle}.	        [1913 Webster]	Tame \Tame\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Taming}.] [AS. tamian, temian, akin to D. tammen, temmen, G.	   z[aum]hmen, OHG. zemmen, Icel. temja, Goth. gatamjan. See	   {Tame}, a.]	   1. To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle	      and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a	      wild beast.	      [1913 Webster]	            They had not been tamed into submission, but baited	            into savegeness and stubbornness.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to tame the pride	      or passions of youth.	      [1913 Webster]
Tameable \Tame"a*ble\, a.	   Tamable. --Bp. Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Tameless \Tame"less\, a.	   Incapable of being tamed; wild; untamed; untamable. --Bp.	   Hall. -- {Tame"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamely \Tame"ly\, adv.	   In a tame manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tameness \Tame"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tame.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamer \Tam"er\, n.	   One who tames or subdues.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamerlane \Ta*mer*lane"\ (t[a^]*m[~e]r*l[=a]n"), prop. n.	   A Tatar conquerer, also called {Timur} or {Timour}	   (t[=e]*m[^o]r") or {Timur Bey}, also {Timur-Leng} or	   {Timur-i-Leng} ('Timur the Lame'), which was corrupted to	   Tamerlane. He was born in Central Asia, 1333, a member of the	   Barslas, a Turkish Mongol tribe which had converted to Islam.	   He died 1405. Though he claimed descent from Jenghiz Khan, it	   is believed that he was in fact descended from a follower of	   the Khan. By 1370, Tamerlane, a renowned warrior, began	   consolidating his power among the various nomadic tribes of	   Central Asia by conquering the entire region. He became a	   ruler about 1370 of a realm whose capital was Samarkand;	   conquered Persia, Central Asia, and in 1398 a great part of	   India, including Delhi; waged war with the Turkish Sultan	   Bajazet I. (Beyazid), whom he defeated at Ankara in 1402 and	   took prisoner; and died while preparing to invade China. By	   the end of his life in 1405, after 35 years of campaigns and	   wars that left hundreds of thousands dead and enslaved, he	   had successfully defeated Ottoman Turks, Hindus, The Golden	   Horde, and other peoples and controlled an empire stretching	   from the Aegean to the River Ganges and threatened the	   trembling Kingdoms of Europe and the Eastern Roman Empire. He	   is the {Tamerlaine} of the plays.	   [Century Dict. 1906 + PJC]	         Just at the moment when the Sultan (Bajazet) seemed to	         have attained the pinnacle of his ambition, when his	         authority was unquestioningly obeyed over the greater	         part of the Byzantine Empire in Europe and Asia, when	         the Christian states were regarding him with terror as	         the scourge of the world, another and greater scourge	         came to quell him, and at one stroke all the vast	         fabric of empire which Bayezid (Beyazid or	         B[=a]yez[imac]d) had so triumphantly erected was	         shattered to the ground. This terrible conquerer was	         Tim[=u]r the Tatar, or as we call him, "Tamerlane".	         Tim[=u]r was of Turkish race, and was born near	         Samarkand in 1333. He was consequently an old man of 70	         when he came to encounter B[=a]yez[imac]d in 1402. It	         had taken him many years to establish his authority	         over a portion of the numerous divisions into which the	         immense empire of Chingiz Khan had fallen after the	         death of that stupendous conqueror. Tim[=u]r was but a	         petty chief among many others: but at last he won his	         way and became ruler of Samarkand and the whole	         province of Transoxiana, or 'Beyond the River'	         (M[=a]-war[=a]-n-nahr) as the Arabs called the country	         north of the Oxus. Once fairly established in this	         province, Tim[=u]r began to overrun the surrounding	         lands, and during thirty years his ruthless armies	         spread over the provinces of Asia, from Dehli to	         Damascus, and from the Sea of Aral to the Persian Gulf.	         The subdivision of the Moslem Empire into numerous	         petty kingdoms rendered it powerless to meet the	         overwhelming hordes which Tim[=u]r brought down from	         Central Asia. One and all, the kings and princes of	         Persia and Syria succumbed, and Tim[=u]r carried his	         banners triumphantly as far as the frontier of Egypt,	         where the brave Mamluk Sultans still dared to defy him.	         He had so far left B[=a]yez[imac]d unmolested; partly	         because he was too powerful to be rashly provoked, and	         partly because Tim[=u]r respected the Sultan's valorous	         deeds against the Christians: for Tim[=u]r, though a	         wholesale butcher, was very conscientious in matters of	         religion, and held that B[=a]yez[imac]d's fighting for	         the Faith rightly covered a multitude of sins. --Poole,	                                                  Story of	                                                  Turkey, p. 63	   [Century Dict. 1906]	   Note: Timour (t[imac]*m[=oo]r"), Timur, or TAMERLANE, was the	         second of the great conquerers whom central Asia sent	         forth in the middle ages, and was born at Kesh, about	         40 miles southeast of Samarkand, April 9, 1336. His	         father was a Turkish chieftain and his mother claimed	         descent from the great Genghis-Khan. When he became	         tribal chieftain, Timour helped the Amir Hussein to	         drive out the Kalmucks. Turkestan was thereupon divided	         between them, but soon war broke out between the two	         chiefs, and the death of Hussein in battle made Timour	         master of all Turkestan. He now began his career of	         conquest, overcoming the Getes, Khiva and Khorassin,	         after storming Herat. His ever-widening circle of	         possessions soon embraced Persia, Mesopotamia, Georgia,	         and the Mongol state, Kiptchak. He threatened Moscow,	         burned Azoo, captured Delhi, overran Syria, and stormed	         Bagdad, which had revolted. At last, July 20, 1402,	         Timour met the Sultan Bajazet of the Ottoman Turks, on	         the plains of Ankara, captured him and routed his army,	         thus becoming master of the Turkish empire. He took but	         a short rest at his capital, Samarkand, and in his	         eagerness to conquer China, led his army of 200,000	         across the Jaxartes on the ice, and pushed rapidly on	         for 300 miles, when his death, Feb. 18, 1405, saved the	         independence of China. Though notorious for his acts of	         cruelty -- he may have slaughtered 80,000 in Delhi --	         he was a patron of the arts. In his reign of 35 years,	         this chief of a small tribe, dependent on the Kalmucks,	         became the ruler of the vast territory stretching from	         Moscow to the Ganges. A number of writings said to have	         been written by Timour have been preserved in Persian,	         one of which, the Institutions, has been translated	         into English. --The Student's Cyclopedia, 1897.	         [PJC]	   Note: There is a story about an incident when an	         archaeologist opened Timur's tomb at the Gur-Amir	         mausoleum in Samarkand, which was erected in 1404.	         Timur and several of his descendants, including Ulugh	         Beg, are interred in that magnificent structure in the	         south-western side of Samarkand. In the mausoleum,	         mosaics made out of light- and dark-blue glazed bricks	         decorate the walls and the drum, and the tiled	         geometrical designs of the cupola shine brightly in the	         sun. Restoration work was started in 1967; the exterior	         cupola and glazed decorations were restored before	         that, in the 1950s. The mausoleum holds tombstones made	         of marble and onyx, the tombstone of Timur is carved	         from a slab of nephrite. The burials proper are placed	         in a crypt under the mausoleum.	         In 1941, a distinguished Soviet scientist, M.	         Gerasimov, received permission to exhume Tamerlane's	         body. On June 22, 1941, working in the Samarkand crypt,	         he opened the sarcophagus to study the body and found	         the inscription: "Whoever opens this will be defeated	         by an enemy more fearsome than I." Hours later, Hitler	         invaded Russia. Five weeks after the great Emir was	         reinterred in 1942, the Germans surrendered at	         Stalingrad.	         Examination of the remains in Timur's tomb confirmed	         that the body was tall, as was reported in the	         histories, and had been wounded in the leg and arm.	         The actual inscription on the tomb has been reported	         variously:	         "He whomsoever shall disturb the earthly resting place	         of Timur-i-Lenk (Tamerlane), then his country shall	         suffer such terrible retribution as the Hand of Allah	         shall visit upon it."	         "When I rise, the World will Tremble".	         [PJC]	               Timur's Legacy: The Architecture of Samarkand	               Let he who doubt Our power and munificence look	               upon Our buildings	               Amir Timur, 1379 AD	               Timur, better known in the West as Tamerlane from	               his nickname Timur-i-leng or "Timur the Lame",	               was the last of the great nomadic warriors to	               sweep out of Central Asia and shake the world. As	               befits a man styled "World Conqueror", we know a	               lot about him -- and not all of it good. In 1336,	               at Shakhrisabz in present-day Uzbekistan, the	               wife of a minor chief of the Mongol Barlas clan	               gave birth to a son with blood-filled palms, a	               sure omen that the infant was predestined to	               cause the death of many. He was given an	               appropriate name -- Timur means "iron" in Turkish	               -- and raised in the Turkic-Islamic tradition of	               the surrounding steppe as a rider, archer and	               swordsman.	               Even by the harsh standards of the Mongol hordes,	               Timur excelled. Before he was twenty years old he	               had attracted a band of followers with whom he	               ranged across the steppe raiding caravans and	               rustling horses. In 1360 his skills as a	               commander were rewarded when he was recognised as	               chief of the Barlas clan. Over the next ten years	               he steadily extended his influence over	               Transoxiana -- the region between the Oxus and	               Jaxartes Rivers centred on present-day Uzbekistan	               -- acquiring wounds to his right arm and leg in	               the process, and hence his nickname. In 1370 he	               conquered Turkistan, the last surviving Mongol	               Khanate, and declared himself Amir or	               "Commander". He made the Silk Road city of	               Samarkand his capital, and then embarked on a	               series of military conquests that rocked Asia and	               Europe to their very foundations.	               For 35 years Timur's forces ranged far and wide,	               repeatedly sweeping across Central Asia, Iran,	               Turkey and northern India. In 1405 Timur was	               preparing his greatest expedition ever, aimed at	               conquering China, when he was struck down by	               fever. Despite the best efforts of his doctors,	               to the sound of massive thunderclaps and "foaming	               like a camel dragged backwards by the rein",	               Timur finally succumbed. The Ming Emperor must	               have breathed a heartfelt sigh of relief when he	               eventually heard the news.	               Historians estimate that Timur, who personally	               led his forces as far afield as Moscow and Delhi,	               may have been responsible for the death of as	               many as 15 million people. Yet he made little	               attempt to consolidate his conquests, preferring	               to mount regular, devastating attacks against his	               neighbours before returning to his native	               Transoxiana. As a consequence, the dynasty he	               established proved to be short-lived, though in	               1526 Timur's great, great, great grandson Babur	               restored the family fortunes by conquering Delhi	               and founding the resplendent Mogul Empire.	               Timur must have been an enigma to his	               contemporaries. Brutal and utterly ruthless, he	               was nevertheless a man of culture. He is said to	               have been illiterate, but fluent in Turkish and	               Persian. Sources speak of his sharp wit and	               hunger for knowledge. When not out and about	               slaughtering his neighbours, he indulged in	               passionate debate with scholars of history,	               medicine and astronomy. He enjoyed playing chess.	               Above all, he seems to have loved his capital,	               Samarkand, and he spent much time between	               campaigns embellishing this previously	               undistinguished city. To help in this great	               enterprise, he plundered cities like Damascus,	               Baghdad, Isfahan and Delhi not just for the loot,	               but for their skilled artisans, who were brought	               back to make Samarkand a city worthy of the	               "World Conqueror". As a consequence the warlike	               Timur's most lasting and unlikely legacy remains	               the unsurpassed architectural jewel of Central	               Asia.	               With Timur's death Transoxiana began a long	               period of decline, culminating in gradual Russian	               conquest during the 19th century. Samarkand had	               long been inaccessible to outsiders because of	               the xenophobia and religious bigotry of the	               ruling amirs. This situation was compounded in	               1920, when the Red Army seized control of the	               region and began a process of Sovietisation. In	               1924 Samarkand was included within the frontiers	               of the new Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic, and a	               curtain of silence fell across the region with	               Westerners, in particular, being rigorously	               excluded.	               Only in the 1980s did the veil begin to rise, and	               then within a few short years the former USSR	               disintegrated, resulting in the birth of	               independent Uzbekistan in 1991. Although ruled by	               a suspicious and innately cautious former Soviet	               aparatchik, Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan is today	               slowly opening to foreign tourism. It should do	               well. The cities of Bukhara and Khiva, together	               with Timur's capital at Samarkand, are truly	               magnificent. In places, it's as though time stood	               still. It didn't of course. The Soviets worked	               long and hard to restore what remained of Timurid	               Samarkand, and Uzbekistan stands to benefit	               greatly as a result. Moreover, the process	               continues apace, both in spiritual terms -- Timur	               is now an Uzbek national hero -- and at a more	               mundane level. Everywhere the chip of	               stonemasons' hammers is to be heard, and a whole	               new generation of skilled craftsmen is being	               trained to restore the architectural legacy of	               the "Iron Limper".	               The historic heart of Samarkand is the Registan,	               an open square dominated by three great madrassa,	               or Islamic colleges. George Curzon, later to	               become Viceroy of India, visited in 1899 and was	               moved enough to describe the Registan as "the	               noblest public square in the world". He	               continues: "No European spectacle can be	               adequately compared to it, in our inability to	               point to an open space in any western city that	               is commanded on three of its four sides by Gothic	               cathedrals of the finest order". The architecture	               is distinctively Timurid, being characterised by	               an extraordinarily lavish use of colour,	               especially emerald, azure, deep blue and gold.	               The great domes are fluted, the vast porticoes	               richly decorated with corkscrew columns and	               intricately-patterned glazed tiles.	               Astonishingly, the faade of the Shir Dor	               Madrassa on the east side of the square is	               decorated with half-tiger, half-lion creatures	               stalking deer, whilst a blazing sun with a human	               face rises behind the beast of prey's back. In	               Islam, such representational art is generally	               forbidden, and it is wonderful that these clearly	               heretical images have survived through the long	               centuries since they were created.	               Samarkand -- let alone Uzbekistan -- has too many	               Timurid gems to describe in one short article,	               but after the Registan, the monumental Bibi	               Khanum Mosque is perhaps the most extraordinary	               sight in the city. Built for Timur's chief wife,	               Saray Mulk Khanum, this magnificent building was	               financed by the plunder brought back from Delhi	               in 1398; it is said that 95 elephants were used	               in hauling marble for the mosque. On Bibi	               Khanum's completion a chronicler was moved to	               write: "Its dome would have been unique had it	               not been for the heavens, and unique would have	               been its portal had it not been for the Milky	               Way". Even so, historians have shown that in his	               plans for the Bibi Khanum, Timur's vision	               exceeded the architectural possibilities of the	               time. Quite simply, the lofty iwan (portico) and	               the towering minarets were too ambitious for the	               technology of the time -- especially in a land	               prone to violent earthquakes. By all accounts,	               parts of the giant mosque began to collapse	               within months of its consecration. Today all	               three massive azure domes have been restored, and	               work still continues, though this time with	               ferro-concrete supports hidden behind the	               elaborate glazed tilework, on the lofty iwan and	               minarets. When the restoration is complete in	               around 2002, Uzbekistan will have yet another	               architectural marvel to draw visitors.	               Finally and fittingly we turn to the Gur-i Amir,	               or "Tomb of the Ruler", Timur's own last resting	               place. This fabulous structure, which was	               completed in 1404, is dominated by the octagonal	               mausoleum and its peerless fluted dome, azure in	               colour, with 64 separate ribs. Within lie the	               remains not only of Timur, but also of various	               members of his family, including his grandson the	               scholar-king Ulugh Beg. Timur's tomb is protected	               by a single slab of jade, said to be the largest	               in the world. Brought back by Ulugh Beg from	               Mongolia in 1425, it was broken in half in the	               18th century by the Persian ruler Nadir Shah, who	               tried to remove it from the chamber. Carved into	               the jade is an inscription in Arabic: "When I	               rise, the World will Tremble".	               Coincidence, no doubt, but on the night of June	               22, 1941, the Russian Scientist M. Gerasimov	               began his exhumation of Timur's remains. Within	               hours Hitler's armies crashed across the Soviet	               frontier signalling the beginning of the Nazi	               invasion. Gerasimov's investigations showed that	               Timur had been a tall man for his race and time,	               lame, as recorded, in his right leg, and with a	               wound to his right arm. Surprisingly, red hair	               still clung to the skull from which Gerasimov	               reconstructed a bronze bust. Eventually Timur's	               remains were reinterred with full Muslim burial	               rites, giving truth to the message thundered in	               Arabic script three metres high from the	               cylindrical drum of the great conqueror's	               mausoleum: "Only God is Immortal".	                                                  --Andrew	                                                  Forbes/CPA	         (Text copyright 2001.)	         (from http://www.cpamedia.com/articles/20010215/)	         [PJC]
Tamias \Ta"mi*as\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a distributer.] (Zool.)	   A genus of ground squirrels, including the chipmunk.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamil \Ta"mil\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Tamils, or to their language.	   [Written also {Tamul}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tamil \Ta"mil\, n. [Written also Tamul.]	   1. (Ethnol.) One of a Dravidian race of men native of	      Northern Ceylon and Southern India.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The Tamil language, the most important of the Dravidian	      languages. See {Dravidian}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Tamilian \Ta*mil"i*an\, a. & n.	   Tamil.	   [1913 Webster] Tamine
Tamine \Tam"ine\, Taminy \Tam"i*ny\, n. [Cf. F. tamis a sort of	   sieve. Cf. {Stamin}, {Temse}.]	   A kind of woolen cloth; tammy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamis \Tam"is\, n. [F., a kind of sieve.]	   1. A sieve, or strainer, made of a kind of woolen cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cloth itself; tammy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tamis bird} (Zool.), a Guinea fowl.	      [1913 Webster]
Tamkin \Tam"kin\, n.	   A tampion. --Johnson (Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]
Tammy \Tam"my\, n.; pl. {Tammies}.	   1. A kind of woolen, or woolen and cotton, cloth, often	      highly glazed, -- used for curtains, sieves, strainers,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sieve, or strainer, made of this material; a tamis.	      [1913 Webster]
Tam-o'-shanter \Tam`-o'-shan"ter\, n. [So named after Tam	   o'Shanter, a character in Burns's poem of the same name.]	   A kind of Scotch cap of wool, worsted, or the like, having a	   round, flattish top much wider than the band which fits the	   head, and usually having a tassel in the center.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tamoxifen \Ta*mox"i*fen\ (t[a^]*m[o^]k"s[i^]*f[e^]n), n.	   a chemical compound ({C26H29NO}) which is non-steroidal but	   physiogically active as an estrogen antagonist. It is used to	   treat postmenopausal breast cancer. Chemically it is	   1-p-dimethylaminoethoxyphenyl-trans-1,2-diphenyl-but-1-ene.	   It can be obtained as a white crystalline powder. --[MI11]	   Syn: Kessar; Noltam; Nolvadex; Tamofen; Tamoxasta; Terimon;	        Xynoplex. [PJC]
Tamp \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, sod,	      or other material, as a hole bored in a rock, in order to	      prevent the force of the explosion from being misdirected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive in or down by frequent gentle strokes; as, to	      tamp earth so as to make a smooth place.	      [1913 Webster]
Tampan \Tam"pan\, n. (Zool.)	   A venomous South African tick. --Livingstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tampeon \Tam"pe*on\, n.	   See {Tampion}. --Farrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamper \Tamp"er\, n.	   1. One who tamps; specifically, one who prepares for	      blasting, by filling the hole in which the charge is	      placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument used in tamping; a tamping iron.	      [1913 Webster]	Tamper \Tam"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tampered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tampering}.] [A corruption of temper.]	   1. To meddle; to be busy; to try little experiments; as, to	      tamper with a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is dangerous tampering with a muse. --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To meddle so as to alter, injure, or vitiate a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deal unfairly; to practice secretly; to use bribery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others tampered	            For Fleetwood, Desborough, and Lambert. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Tamperer \Tam"per*er\, n.	   One who tampers; one who deals unfairly.	   [1913 Webster] Tampico fiber
Tampico fiber \Tam*pi"co fi"ber\ or Tampico fibre \Tam*pi"co
fi"bre\	   A tough vegetable fiber used as a substitute for bristles in	   making brushes. The piassava and the ixtle are both used	   under this name.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamping \Tamp"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who tamps; specifically, the act of filling	      up a hole in a rock, or the branch of a mine, for the	      purpose of blasting the rock or exploding the mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material used in tamping. See {Tamp}, v. t., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tamping iron}, an iron rod for beating down the earthy	      substance in tamping for blasting.	      [1913 Webster]
Tampion \Tam"pi*on\, n. [F. tampon, tapon, tape, of Dutch or	   German origin. See {Tap} a pipe or plug, and cf. {Tamp},	   {Tampop}, {Tompion}.] [Written also {tampeon}, and	   {tompion}.]	   1. A wooden stopper, or plug, as for a cannon or other piece	      of ordnance, when not in use.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A plug for upper end of an organ pipe.	      [1913 Webster]
Tampoe \Tam"poe\, n. (Bot.)	   The edible fruit of an East Indian tree ({Baccaurea	   Malayana}) of the Spurge family. It somewhat resembles an	   apple.	   [1913 Webster]
Tampon \Tam"pon\, n. [F. See {Tampion}.] (Surg.)	   A plug introduced into a natural or artificial cavity of the	   body in order to arrest hemorrhage, absorb secretions (as	   from menstruation), or for the application of medicine.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Tampon \Tam"pon\, v. t. (Surg.)	   To plug with a tampon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tampoon \Tam"poon\, n. [See {Tampion}.]	   The stopper of a barrel; a bung.	   [1913 Webster]
Tam-tam \Tam"-tam`\, n. [Hind.; of imitative origin.] (Mus.)	   (a) A kind of drum used in the East Indies and other Oriental	       countries; -- called also {tom-tom}.	   (b) A gong. See {Gong}, n., 1.	       [1913 Webster]
Tamul \Ta"mul\, a. & n.	   Tamil.	   [1913 Webster]
Tamworth \Tam"worth\, n. [From Tamworth, Staffordshire,	   England.]	   One of a long-established English breed of large pigs. They	   are red, often spotted with black, with a long snout and	   erect or forwardly pointed ears, and are valued as bacon	   producers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tan \Tan\, n. [Chin.]	   See {Picul}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tan \Tan\, n. [F. tan, perhaps fr. Armor. tann an oak, oak bar;	   or of Teutonic origin; cf. G. tanne a fir, OHG. tanna a fir,	   oak, MHG. tan a forest. Cf. {Tawny}.]	   1. The bark of the oak, and some other trees, bruised and	      broken by a mill, for tanning hides; -- so called both	      before and after it has been used. Called also {tan bark}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A yellowish-brown color, like that of tan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brown color imparted to the skin by exposure to the sun;	      as, hands covered with tan.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tan bed} (Hort.), a bed made of tan; a bark bed.	   {Tan pickle}, the liquor used in tanning leather.	   {Tan spud}, a spud used in stripping bark for tan from trees.	      	   {Tan stove}. See {Bark stove}, under {Bark}.	   {Tan vat}, a vat in which hides are steeped in liquor with	      tan.	      [1913 Webster]	Tan \Tan\, a.	   Of the color of tan; yellowish-brown.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black and tan}. See under {Black}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Tan \Tan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tanned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tanning}.] [F. tanner, LL. tannare. See {Tan}, n.]	   1. To convert (the skin of an animal) into leather, as by	      usual process of steeping it in an infusion of oak or some	      other bark, whereby it is impregnated with tannin, or	      tannic acid (which exists in several species of bark), and	      is thus rendered firm, durable, and in some degree	      impervious to water.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The essential result in tanning is due to the fact that	         the tannins form, with gelatins and albuminoids, a	         series of insoluble compounds which constitute leather.	         Similar results may be produced by the use of other	         reagents in place of tannin, as alum, and some acids or	         chlorides, which are employed in certain processes of	         tanning.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To make brown; to imbrown, as by exposure to the rays of	      the sun; as, to tan the skin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To thrash or beat; to flog; to switch; as, to tan a	      disobedient child's hide. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Tan \Tan\, v. i.	   To get or become tanned.	   [1913 Webster]
Tana \Ta"na\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Banxring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanager \Tan"a*ger\, n. [NL. tanagra, probably fr. Brazilian	   tangara.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing birds	   belonging to {Tanagra}, {Piranga}, and allied genera. The	   scarlet tanager ({Piranga erythromelas}) and the summer	   redbird ({Piranga rubra}) are common species of the United	   States.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanagrine \Tan"a*grine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the tanagers.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanagroid \Tan"a*groid\, a. [Tanager + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Tanagrine.	   [1913 Webster] Tanak
Tanak \Tanak\, Tanakh \Tanakh\, n. [From the initial (Hebrew)	   letters of Torah, Nevi'im, and Kethubim.]	   a term used among Jews for the Hebrew Bible; the Old	   Testament. [Also spelled {Tanach}.]	   Note: Although Christians use the term "Old Testament", this	         term implies the superseding force of the "New	         Testament", not recognized as revelation by the Jewish	         faith.	         [PJC]	               The Hebrew Bible is divided into three parts: (1)	               The {Torah}, "Law," or Pentateuch. (2) The	               Prophets . . . (3) The Kethubim, or the	               "Writings," generally termed {Hagiographa}. --C.	                                                  H. H. Wright.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tanate \Ta*na"te\, n. (Zool.)	   An Asiatic wild dog ({Canis procyonoides}), native of Japan	   and adjacent countries. It has a short, bushy tail. Called	   also {raccoon dog}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tandem \Tan"dem\, adv. & a. [L. tandem at length (of time only),	   punningly taken as meaning, lengthwise.]	   One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and	   driven one before another, instead of abreast.	   [1913 Webster]	Tandem \Tan"dem\, n.	   1. A team of horses harnessed one before the other. "He drove	      tandems." --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tandem bicycle or other vehicle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Tandem bicycle} or {Tandem tricycle}, one for two persons in	      which one rider sits before the other.	      [1913 Webster]	Tandem cart \Tan"dem cart\	   A kind of two-wheeled vehicle with seats back to back, the	   front one somewhat elevated.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tandem engine \Tandem engine\	   A steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in line,	   with a common piston rod.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tandem system \Tandem system\ (Elec.)	   same as {Cascade system}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tang \Tang\ (t[a^]ng), n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. tang	   seaweed, Sw. t[*a]ng, Icel. [thorn]ang. Cf. {Tangle}.] (Bot.)	   A coarse blackish seaweed ({Fuscus nodosus}). --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tang sparrow} (Zool.), the rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tang \Tang\, n. [Probably fr. OD. tanger sharp, tart, literally,	   pinching; akin to E. tongs. [root]59. See {Tong}.]	   1. A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of	      something extraneous to the thing itself; as, wine or	      cider has a tang of the cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A sharp, specific flavor or tinge. Cf. {Tang} a	      twang.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            A cant of philosophism, and a tang of party	            politics.                             --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. tangi a projecting	      point; akin to E. tongs. See {Tongs}.] A projecting part	      of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle,	      or to some other part; anything resembling a tongue in	      form or position. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) The part of a knife, fork, file, or other small	          instrument, which is inserted into the handle.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The projecting part of the breech of a musket barrel,	          by which the barrel is secured to the stock.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) The part of a sword blade to which the handle is	          fastened.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) The tongue of a buckle. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	Tang \Tang\, n. [Of imitative origin. Cf. {Twang}. This word has	   become confused with tang tatse, flavor.]	   A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.	   [1913 Webster]	Tang \Tang\ (t[aum]ng), n. [Chin. T`ang.]	   A dynasty in Chinese history, from a. d. 618 to 905,	   distinguished by the founding of the Imperial Academy (the	   Hanlin), by the invention of printing, and as marking a	   golden age of literature.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tang \Tang\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tanged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tanging}.]	   To cause to ring or sound loudly; to ring.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let thy tongue tang arguments of state.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To tang bees}, to cause a swarm of bees to settle, by	      beating metal to make a din.	      [1913 Webster]	Tang \Tang\, v. i.	   To make a ringing sound; to ring.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let thy tongue tang arguments of state.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangalung \Tan"ga*lung\, n. (Zool.)	   An East Indian civet ({Viverra tangalunga}).	   [1913 Webster]
Tangelo \Tan"ge*lo\ (t[a^]n"j[-e]*l[=o]), n. [Tangerine +	   pomelo.]	   A hybrid between the tangerine orange and the grapefruit, or	   pomelo; also, the fruit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tangence \Tan"gence\, n.	   Tangency. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tangency \Tan"gen*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being tangent; a contact or touching.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangent \Tan"gent\, n. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr. of tangere to	   touch; akin to Gr. ? having seized: cf. F. tangente. Cf.	   {Attain}, {Contaminate}, {Contingent}, {Entire}, {Tact},	   {Taste}, {Tax}, v. t.] (Geom.)	   A tangent line curve, or surface; specifically, that portion	   of the straight line tangent to a curve that is between the	   point of tangency and a given line, the given line being, for	   example, the axis of abscissas, or a radius of a circle	   produced. See {Trigonometrical function}, under {Function}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Artificial tangent}, or {Logarithmic tangent}, the logarithm	      of the natural tangent of an arc.	   {Natural tangent}, a decimal expressing the length of the	      tangent of an arc, the radius being reckoned unity.	   {Tangent galvanometer} (Elec.), a form of galvanometer having	      a circular coil and a short needle, in which the tangent	      of the angle of deflection of the needle is proportional	      to the strength of the current.	   {Tangent of an angle}, the natural tangent of the arc	      subtending or measuring the angle.	   {Tangent of an arc}, a right line, as ta, touching the arc of	      a circle at one extremity a, and terminated by a line ct,	      passing from the center through the other extremity o.	      [1913 Webster]	Tangent \Tan"gent\, a. [L. tangens, -entis, p. pr.]	   Touching; touching at a single point; specifically (Geom.)	   meeting a curve or surface at a point and having at that	   point the same direction as the curve or surface; -- said of	   a straight line, curve, or surface; as, a line tangent to a	   curve; a curve tangent to a surface; tangent surfaces.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tangent plane} (Geom.), a plane which touches a surface in a	      point or line.	   {Tangent scale} (Gun.), a kind of breech sight for a cannon.	      	   {Tangent screw} (Mach.), an endless screw; a worm.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Tangental \Tan*gen"tal\, a. (Geom.)	   Tangential.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangential \Tan*gen"tial\, a. (Geom.)	   Of or pertaining to a tangent; in the direction of a tangent.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tangential force} (Mech.), a force which acts on a moving	      body in the direction of a tangent to the path of the	      body, its effect being to increase or diminish the	      velocity; -- distinguished from a normal force, which acts	      at right angles to the tangent and changes the direction	      of the motion without changing the velocity.	   {Tangential stress}. (Engin.) See {Shear}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Tangentially \Tan*gen"tial*ly\, adv.	   In the direction of a tangent.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangent spoke \Tangent spoke\	   A tension spoke of a bicycle or similar wheel, secured	   tangentially to the hub.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tangent wheel \Tangent wheel\	   (a) A worm or worm wheel; a tangent screw.	   (b) A wheel with tangent spokes.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tangerine \Tan"ger*ine`\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.)	   A kind of orange, much like the mandarin, but of deeper color	   and higher flavor. It is said to have been produced in	   America from the mandarin. [Written also {tangierine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tangfish \Tang"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The common harbor seal. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tanghinia \Tan*ghin"i*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   The ordeal tree. See under {Ordeal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangibility \Tan`gi*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. tanggibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being tangible.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangible \Tan"gi*ble\, a. [L. tangibilis, fr. tangere to touch:	   cf. F. tangible. See {Tangent}.]	   1. Perceptible to the touch; tactile; palpable. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being possessed or realized; readily	      apprehensible by the mind; real; substantial; evident. "A	      tangible blunder." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Direct and tangible benefit to ourselves and others.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tan"gi*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tan"gi*bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tangled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tangling}.] [A frequentative fr. tang seaweed; hence, to	   twist like seaweed. See {Tang} seaweed, and cf. {Tangle}, n.]	   1. To unite or knit together confusedly; to interweave or	      interlock, as threads, so as to make it difficult to	      unravel the knot; to entangle; to ravel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To involve; to insnare; to entrap; as, to be tangled in	      lies. "Tangled in amorous nets." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When my simple weakness strays,	            Tangled in forbidden ways.            --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	Tangle \Tan"gle\, v. i.	   To be entangled or united confusedly; to get in a tangle.	   [1913 Webster]	Tangle \Tan"gle\, n.	   1. [Cf. Icel. [thorn]["o]ngull. See {Tang} seaweed.] (Bot.)	      Any large blackish seaweed, especially the {Laminaria	      saccharina}. See {Kelp}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Coral and sea fan and tangle, the blooms and the	            palms of the ocean.                   --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From {Tangle}, v.] A knot of threads, or other thing,	      united confusedly, or so interwoven as not to be easily	      disengaged; a snarl; as, hair or yarn in tangles; a tangle	      of vines and briers. Used also figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. An instrument consisting essentially of an iron bar to	      which are attached swabs, or bundles of frayed rope, or	      other similar substances, -- used to capture starfishes,	      sea urchins, and other similar creatures living at the	      bottom of the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blue tangle}. (Bot.)See {Dangleberry}.	   {Tangle picker} (Zool.), the turnstone. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tanglefish \Tan"gle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The sea adder, or great pipefish of Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanglingly \Tan"gling*ly\, adv.	   In a tangling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangly \Tan"gly\, a.	   1. Entangled; intricate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with tangle, or seaweed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prone, helpless, on the tangly beach he lay.	                                                  --Falconer.	      [1913 Webster]
Tango \Tan"go\ (t[a^][ng]"g[=o]; Sp. t[aum][ng]"g[=o]), n.; pl.	   {Tangos} (-g[=o]z). [Sp., a certain dance.]	      (a) A difficult dance in two-four time characterized by	          graceful posturing, frequent pointing positions, and a	          great variety of steps, including the cross step and	          turning steps. The dance is of Spanish origin, and is	          believed to have been in its original form a part of	          the fandango.	      (b) Any of various popular forms derived from this.	      (c) a musical tune appropriate for this dance.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Tangram \Tan"gram\, n. [Cf. {Trangram}.]	   A Chinese toy made by cutting a square of thin wood, or other	   suitable material, into seven pieces, as shown in the cut,	   these pieces being capable of combination in various ways, so	   as to form a great number of different figures. It is now	   often used in primary schools as a means of instruction.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangue \Tangue\, n. (Zool.)	   The tenrec.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangun \Tan"gun\, n. (Zool.)	   A piebald variety of the horse, native of Thibet.	   [1913 Webster]
Tangwhaup \Tang"whaup\, n. (Zool.)	   The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tanier \Tan"i*er\, n. (Bot.)	   An aroid plant ({Caladium sagittaefolium}), the leaves of	   which are boiled and eaten in the West Indies. [Written also	   {tannier}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tanist \Tan"ist\, n. [Ir. tanaiste, tanaise, second, the second	   person in rank, the presumptive or apparent heir to a	   prince.]	   In Ireland, a lord or proprietor of a tract of land or of a	   castle, elected by a family, under the system of tanistry.	   [1913 Webster]	         This family [the O'Hanlons] were tanists of a large	         territory within the present county of Armagh. --M. A.	                                                  Lower.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanistry \Tan"ist*ry\, n. [See {Tanist}.]	   In Ireland, a tenure of family lands by which the proprietor	   had only a life estate, to which he was admitted by election.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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, giving it to the strongest; and the practice	         often occasioned bloody feuds in families, for which	         reason it was abolished under James I.	         [1913 Webster]
Tanite \Ta"nite\, n.	   A firm composition of emery and a certain kind of cement,	   used for making grinding wheels, slabs, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Tank \Tank\ (t[a^][ng]k), n.	   A small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight;	   also, a Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls. --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]	Tank \Tank\ (t[a^][ng]k), n. [Pg. tanque, L. stangum a pool; or	   perhaps of East Indian origin. Cf. {Stank}, n.]	   1. A large basin or cistern; an artificial receptacle for	      liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            We stood in the afterglow on the bank of the tank	            and saw the ducks come home.          --F.	                                                  Remington.	            The tanks are full and the grass is high. --Lawson.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Mil.) a heavily armored combat vehicle which moves on	      caterpillar treads, rather than wheels. It typically	      carries a cannon and a heavy machine, and sometimes other	      weapons. It is the main distinguishing weapon of an	      armored division.	      [PJC]	   4. a jail cell for temporarily holding prisoners, as in a	      police station.	      [PJC]	   {Tank engine}, a locomotive which carries the water and fuel	      it requires, thus dispensing with a tender.	   {Tank iron}, plate iron thinner than boiler plate, and	      thicker than sheet iron or stovepipe iron.	   {Tank worm} (Zool.), a small nematoid worm found in the water	      tanks of India, supposed by some to be the young of the	      Guinea worm.	      [1913 Webster]
Tanka \Tan"ka\, n. (Naut.)	   A kind of boat used in Canton. It is about 25 feet long and	   is often rowed by women. Called also {tankia}. --S. W.	   Williams.	   [1913 Webster]
Tankage \Tank"age\, n.	   1. The act or process of putting or storing in tanks.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Fees charged for storage in tanks.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. The capacity or contents of a tank or tanks.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Agric.) Waste matter from tanks; esp., the dried	      nitrogenous residue from tanks in which fat has been	      rendered, used as a fertilizer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tankard \Tank"ard\, n. [OF. tanquart; cf. OD. tanckaert; of	   uncertain origin.]	   A large drinking vessel, especially one with a cover.	   [1913 Webster]	         Marius was the first who drank out of a silver tankard,	         after the manner of Bacchus.             --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Tankia \Tan"ki*a\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Tanka}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tankling \Tank"ling\, n.	   A tinkling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Tank ship
Tank ship \Tank ship\, Tank vessel \Tank vessel\ . (Naut.)	   A vessel fitted with tanks for the carrying of oil or other	   liquid in bulk; -- called also {tanker}. A tank ship of very	   large capacity is called a {supertanker}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Tank top \Tank" top`\, n.	   a sleeveless and collarless shirt with wide shoulder straps	   and no front opening, often close-fitting and low-cut.	   [PJC]	Tank warfare \Tank war"fare\, n.	   combat between tanks of opposing armies.	   [PJC]
Tanling \Tan"ling\, n.	   One tanned by the sun. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hot summer's tanlings and	         The shrinking slaves of winter.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tannable \Tan"na*ble\, a.	   That may be tanned.	   [1913 Webster]
Tannage \Tan"nage\, n.	   A tanning; the act, operation, or result of tanning. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They should have got his cheek fresh tannage. --R.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Tannate \Tan"nate\, n. [Cf. F. tannate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of tannic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanner \Tan"ner\, n.	   One whose occupation is to tan hides, or convert them into	   leather by the use of tan.	   [1913 Webster]	Tanner \Tan"ner\, n. [Etym. uncertain.]	   A sixpence. [Slang, Eng.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tannery \Tan"ner*y\, n.; pl. {Tanneries}. [Cf. F. tannerie.]	   1. A place where the work of tanning is carried on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art or process of tanning. [R.] --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Tannic \Tan"nic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to tan; derived from, or resembling, tan;	   as, tannic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tannic acid}. (Chem.)	   (a) An acid obtained from nutgalls as a yellow amorphous	       substance, {C14H10O9}, having an astringent taste, and	       forming with ferric salts a bluish-black compound, which	       is the basis of common ink. Called also {tannin}, and	       {gallotannic acid}.	   (b) By extension, any one of a series of astringent	       substances resembling tannin proper, widely diffused	       through the vegetable kingdom, as in oak bark, willow,	       catechu, tea, coffee, etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Tannier \Tan"ni*er\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Tanier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tannigen \Tan"ni*gen\, n. [Tannin + -gen.] (Pharm.)	   A compound obtained as a yellowish gray powder by the action	   of acetyl chloride or acetic anhydride or ordinary tannic	   acid. It is used as an intestinal astringent, and locally in	   rhinitis and pharyngitis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tannin \Tan"nin\, n. [Cf. F. tannin.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Tannic acid}, under {Tannic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanning \Tan"ning\, n.	   The art or process of converting skins into leather. See	   {Tan}, v. t., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanrec \Tan"rec\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tenrec}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tansy \Tan"sy\, n. [OE. tansaye, F. tanaise; cf. It. & Sp.	   tanaceto, NL. tanacetum, Pg. atanasia, athanasia, Gr.	   'aqanasi`a immortality, fr. 'aqa`natos immortal; 'a priv. +	   qa`natos death.]	   1. (Bot.) Any plant of the composite genus {Tanacetum}. The	      common tansy ({Tanacetum vulgare}) has finely divided	      leaves, a strong aromatic odor, and a very bitter taste.	      It is used for medicinal and culinary purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dish common in the seventeenth century, made of eggs,	      sugar, rose water, cream, and the juice of herbs, baked	      with butter in a shallow dish. [Obs.] --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Double tansy} (Bot.), a variety of the common tansy with the	      leaves more dissected than usual.	   {Tansy mustard} (Bot.), a plant ({Sisymbrium canescens}) of	      the Mustard family, with tansylike leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Tant \Tant\, n. [Cf. {Taint} tincture.] (Zool.)	   A small scarlet arachnid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalate \Tan"ta*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of tantalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalic \Tan*tal"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to tantalum; derived from, or containing,	   tantalum; specifically, designating any one of a series of	   acids analogous to nitric acid and the polyacid compounds of	   phosphorus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalism \Tan"ta*lism\, n. [See {Tantalize}.]	   A punishment like that of Tantalus; a teasing or tormenting	   by the hope or near approach of good which is not attainable;	   tantalization. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is not such a provision like tantalism to this people?	                                                  --Josiah	                                                  Quincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalite \Tan"ta*lite\, n. [Cf. F. tantalite.] (Min.)	   A heavy mineral of an iron-black color and submetallic	   luster. It is essentially a tantalate of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalization \Tan`ta*li*za"tion\, n.	   The act of tantalizing, or state of being tantalized.	   --Gayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalize \Tan"ta*lize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tantalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Tantalizing}.] [From {Tantalus}: cf. F.	   tantaliser.]	   To tease or torment by presenting some good to the view and	   exciting desire, but continually frustrating the expectations	   by keeping that good out of reach; to tease; to torment.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy vain desires, at strife	         Within themselves, have tantalized thy life. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To tease; vex; irritate; provoke.	   Usage: {Tantalize}, {Disappoint}. To disappoint is literally	          to do away with what was (or was taken to be)	          appointed; hence the peculiar pain from hopes thus	          dashed to the ground. To tantalize, a much stronger	          term, describes a most distressing form of	          disappointment, as in the case of Tantalus, the	          Phrygian king. To tantalize is to visit with the	          bitterest disappointment -- to torment by exciting	          hopes or expectations which can never be realized.	          [1913 Webster]
Tantalizer \Tan"ta*li`zer\, n.	   One who tantalizes.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalizingly \Tan"ta*li`zing*ly\, adv.	   In a tantalizing or teasing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalum \Tan"ta*lum\, n. [NL. So named on account of the	   perplexity and difficulty encounterd by its discoverer	   (Ekeberg) in isolating it. See {Tantalus}.] (Chem.)	   A rare nonmetallic element found in certain minerals, as	   tantalite, samarskite, and fergusonite, and isolated as a	   dark powder which becomes steel-gray by burnishing. Symbol	   Ta. Atomic weight 182.0. Formerly called also {tantalium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantalus \Tan"ta*lus\, n. [L., from Gr. Ta`ntalos.] (Gr. Myth.)	   1. A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by	      being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached	      to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his	      thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with	      choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched	      out his hand to grasp them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of wading birds comprising the wood	      ibises.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tantalus's cup} (Physics), a philosophical toy, consisting	      of a cup, within which is the figure of a man, and within	      the figure a siphon, the longer arm of which passes down	      through the bottom of the cup, and allows the escape of	      any liquid that may be poured in, when it reaches as high	      as the bend of the siphon, which is just below the level	      of the mouth of the figure in the cup.	      [1913 Webster]
Tantamount \Tan"ta*mount`\, a. [F. tant so much (L. tantus) + E.	   amount.]	   Equivalent in value, signification, or effect.	   [1913 Webster]	         A usage nearly tantamount to constitutional right.	                                                  --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]	         The certainty that delay, under these circumstances,	         was tantamount to ruin.                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Tantamount \Tan"ta*mount`\, v. i.	   To be tantamount or equivalent; to amount. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Tantivy \Tan*tiv"y\, adv. [Said to be from the note of a hunting	   horn.]	   Swiftly; speedily; rapidly; -- a fox-hunting term; as, to	   ride tantivy.	   [1913 Webster]	Tantivy \Tan*tiv"y\, n.	   A rapid, violent gallop; an impetuous rush. --Cleverland.	   [1913 Webster]	Tantivy \Tan*tiv"y\, v. i.	   To go away in haste. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tantra \Tan"tra\ (t[a^]n"tr[.a]; t[u^]n"tr[.a]), n. [Skr.]	   (Hinduism)	   A ceremonial treatise related to Puranic and magic	   literature; esp., one of the sacred works of the worshipers	   of Sakti. -- {Tan"tric} (t[a^]n"tr[i^]k), a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tantrism \Tan"trism\, n.	   The system of doctrines and rites taught in the tantras. --	   {Tan"trist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tantrum \Tan"trum\, n.	   1. A whim; an affected air. [Colloq. and archaic]	      --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A display of ill-humor, especially a demonstration of rage	      or frustration by shouting or violent physical movements,	      such as the stamping of feet; called also {temper	      tantrum}. It is usually associated with children, but is	      sometimes seen in adults.	      [PJC]	   3. [fig.] A display of anger expressed by irrationally	      striking out at innocent targets or inanimate objects; as,	      the governor was so insulted by the article, he threw a	      temper tantrum and cancelled the ceremony.	      [PJC]
Tanyard \Tan"yard`\, n.	   An inclosure where the tanning of leather is carried on; a	   tannery.	   [1913 Webster]
Tanystomata \Tan`y*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? to stretch	   + ?, ?, mouth.] (Zool.)	   A division of dipterous insects in which the proboscis is	   large and contains lancelike mandibles and maxillae. The	   horseflies and robber flies are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Taoism \Ta"o*ism\, n.	   One of the popular religions of China, sanctioned by the	   state. -- {Ta"o*ist}, a. & n.	   [1913 Webster]
Taotai \Tao`tai"\, n. [Chin. tao circuit + t'ai, a title of	   respect.]	   In China, an official at the head of the civil and military	   affairs of a circuit, which consists of two or more fu, or	   territorial departments; -- called also, by foreigners,	   {intendant of circuit}. Foreign consuls and commissioners	   associated with taotais as superintendants of trade at the	   treaty ports are ranked with the taotai.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tap \Tap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf.	   dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to	   grope.]	   1. To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently;	      to rap lightly; to pat; as, to tap one with the hand or a	      cane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put a new sole or heel on; as, to tap shoes.	      [1913 Webster]	Tap \Tap\, n. [Cf. F. tape. See {Tap} to strike.]	   1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or	      shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. (Mil.) A signal, by drum or trumpet, for extinguishing	      all lights in soldiers' quarters and retiring to bed, --	      usually given about a quarter of an hour after tattoo.	      --Wilhelm.	      [1913 Webster]	Tap \Tap\, v. i.	   To strike a gentle blow.	   [1913 Webster]	Tap \Tap\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppa, akin to D. tap, G. zapfen, OHG.	   zapfo, Dan. tap, Sw. tapp, Icel. tappi. Cf. {Tampion},	   {Tip}.]	   1. A hole or pipe through which liquor is drawn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plug or spile for stopping a hole pierced in a cask, or	      the like; a faucet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Liquor drawn through a tap; hence, a certain kind or	      quality of liquor; as, a liquor of the same tap. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A place where liquor is drawn for drinking; a taproom; a	      bar. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mech.) A tool for forming an internal screw, as in a nut,	      consisting of a hardened steel male screw grooved	      longitudinally so as to have cutting edges.	      [1913 Webster]	   {On tap}.	      (a) Ready to be drawn; as, ale on tap.	      (b) Broached, or furnished with a tap; as, a barrel on	          tap.	   {Plug tap} (Mech.), a screw-cutting tap with a slightly	      tapering end.	   {Tap bolt}, a bolt with a head on one end and a thread on the	      other end, to be screwed into some fixed part, instead of	      passing through the part and receiving a nut. See Illust.	      under {Bolt}.	   {Tap cinder} (Metal.), the slag of a puddling furnace.	      [1913 Webster]	Tap \Tap\, v. t.	   1. To pierce so as to let out, or draw off, a fluid; as, to	      tap a cask, a tree, a tumor, a keg of beer, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to draw resources from (a reservoir) in any	      analogous way; as, to tap someone's knowledge of the Unix	      system; to tap the treasury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw, or cause to flow, by piercing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has been tapping his liquors.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) To form an internal screw in (anything) by means	      of a tool called a tap; as, to tap a nut, a pipe, or	      tubing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. to connect a listening device to (a telephone or telegraph	      line) secretly, for the purpose of hearing private	      conversations; also, to obtain or record (information) by	      tapping; -- a technique used by law enforcement agencies	      investigating suspected criminals. In the United States it	      is illegal without a court order permitting it.	      [PJC]
Tapa \Ta"pa\, n.	   A kind of cloth prepared by the Polynesians from the inner	   bark of the paper mulberry; -- sometimes called also {kapa}.	   [1913 Webster] Tapadera
Tapadera \Tap`a*de"ra\, Tapadero \Tap`a*de"ro\, n.] [Also	   {tapidero}.] [Sp. tapadera lid, cover.]	   One of the leather hoods which cover the stirrups of a	   Mexican saddle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tapayaxin \Ta`pa*yax"in\, n. (Zool.)	   A Mexican spinous lizard ({Phrynosoma orbiculare}) having a	   head somewhat like that of a toad; -- called also {horned	   toad}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tape \Tape\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppe a fillet. Cf. {Tapestry},	   {Tippet}.]	   1. A narrow fillet or band of cotton or linen; a narrow woven	      fabric used for strings and the like; as, curtains tied	      with tape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tapeline; also, a metallic ribbon so marked as to serve	      as a tapeline; as, a steel tape.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Red tape}. See under {Red}.	   {Tape grass} (Bot.), a plant ({Vallisneria spiralis}) with	      long ribbonlike leaves, growing in fresh or brackish	      water; -- called also {fresh-water eelgrass}, and, in	      Maryland, {wild celery}.	   {Tape needle}. See {Bodkin}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Tape \Tape\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Taping}.]	   1. To furnish with tape; to fasten, tie, bind, or the like,	      with tape; specif. (Elec.), to cover (a wire) with	      insulating tape.	   2. to record on audio tape or video tape; -- either directly,	      at the scene of the action tape, or indirectly, as from a	      broadcast of the action. "I was busy when that episode was	      on TV, but I taped it and watched it later."	      [PJC]	Tape deck \Tape deck\, n.	   an electroinic device for recording and playing back sounds	   on magnetic tape; usually it needs to be connected to an	   amplifier system for playback.	   [PJC]
Tapeline \Tape"line`\, n.	   A painted tape, marked with linear dimensions, as inches,	   feet, etc., and often inclosed in a case, -- used for	   measuring.	   [1913 Webster]
Taper \Ta"per\, n. [AS. tapur, tapor, taper; cf. Ir. tapar, W.	   tampr.]	   1. A small wax candle; a small lighted wax candle; hence, a	      small light.	      [1913 Webster]	            Get me a taper in my study, Lucius.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness in an	      elongated object; as, the taper of a spire.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Taper \Ta"per\, a. [Supposed to be from taper, n., in allusion	   to its form.]	   Regularly narrowed toward the point; becoming small toward	   one end; conical; pyramidical; as, taper fingers.	   [1913 Webster]	Taper \Ta"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tapered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tapering}.]	   To become gradually smaller toward one end; as, a sugar loaf	   tapers toward one end.	   [1913 Webster]	Taper \Ta"per\, v. t.	   To make or cause to taper.	   [1913 Webster]
Tape recorder \Tape recorder\, n.	   an electroinic device for recording and playing back sounds	   on magnetic tape; it often has an integrated microphone,	   amplifier, and speaker, and in such cases requires no	   additional equipment other than the magnetic tape for	   recording or playback.	   [PJC]	Tape recording \Tape recording\, n.	   1. a recording of sound or video on magnetic tape.	      [PJC]	   2. the process of recording sound or video on magnetic tape.	      [PJC]
Tapered \Ta"pered\, a.	   Lighted with a taper or tapers; as, a tapered choir. [R.]	   --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapering \Ta"per*ing\, a.	   Becoming gradually smaller toward one end. --	   {Ta"per*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Taperness \Ta"per*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being taper; tapering form; taper.	   --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapestry \Tap"es*try\, n.; pl. {Tapestries}. [F. tapissere, fr.	   tapisser to carpet, to hang, or cover with tapestry, fr.	   tapis a carpet, carpeting, LL. tapecius, fr. L. tapete	   carpet, tapestry, Gr. ?, ?. Cf. {Tapis}, {Tippet}.]	   A fabric, usually of worsted, worked upon a warp of linen or	   other thread by hand, the designs being usually more or less	   pictorial and the stuff employed for wall hangings and the	   like. The term is also applied to different kinds of	   embroidery.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tapestry carpet}, a kind of carpet, somewhat resembling	      Brussels, in which the warp is printed before weaving, so	      as to produce the figure in the cloth.	   {Tapestry moth}. (Zool.) Same as {Carpet moth}, under	      {Carpet}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tapestry \Tap"es*try\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapestried}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Tapestrying}.]	   To adorn with tapestry, or as with tapestry.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Trosachs wound, as now, between gigantic walls of	         rock tapestried with broom and wild roses. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Tapestry beetle \Tap"es*try bee"tle\	   A small black dermestoid beetle ({Attagenus piceus}) whose	   larva feeds on tapestry, carpets, silk, fur, flour, and	   various other goods.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tapet \Tap"et\, n. [L. tapete. See {Tapestry}.]	   Worked or figured stuff; tapestry. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapeti \Tap"e*ti\, n.; pl. {Tapetis}. [Braz.] (Zool.)	   A small South American hare ({Lepus Braziliensis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Tapetum \Ta*pe"tum\, n. [NL., from L. tapete a carpet, a	   tapestry.] (Anat.)	   An area in the pigmented layer of the choroid coat of the eye	   in many animals, which has an iridescent or metallic luster	   and helps to make the eye visible in the dark. Sometimes	   applied to the whole layer of pigmented epithelium of the	   choroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapeworm \Tape"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of cestode worms belonging to	   Taenia and many allied genera. The body is long, flat, and	   composed of numerous segments or proglottids varying in	   shape, those toward the end of the body being much larger and	   longer than the anterior ones, and containing the fully	   developed sexual organs. The head is small, destitute of a	   mouth, but furnished with two or more suckers (which vary	   greatly in shape in different genera), and sometimes, also,	   with hooks for adhesion to the walls of the intestines of the	   animals in which they are parasitic. The larvae (see	   {Cysticercus}) live in the flesh of various creatures, and	   when swallowed by another animal of the right species develop	   into the mature tapeworm in its intestine. See Illustration	   in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Three species are common parasites of man: the {pork	         tapeworm} ({Taenia solium}), the larva of which is	         found in pork; the {beef tapeworm} ({Taenia	         mediocanellata}), the larva of which lives in the flesh	         of young cattle; and the {broad tapeworm}	         ({Bothriocephalus latus}) which is found chiefly in the	         inhabitants of the mountainous regions of Europe and	         Asia. See also {Echinococcus}, {Cysticercus},	         {Proglottis}, and 2d {Measles}, 4.	         [1913 Webster]
Taphouse \Tap"house`\, n.	   A house where liquors are retailed.	   [1913 Webster]
Taphrenchyma \Taph*ren"chy*ma\, n. [Gr. ? a trench + enchyma, as	   in parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Bothrenchyma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapinage \Tap"i*nage\, n. [See {Tapish}.]	   A lurking or skulking. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapioca \Tap`i*o"ca\, n. [Braz. tapioka: cf. Pg., Sp. & F.	   tapioca.]	   A coarsely granular substance obtained by heating, and thus	   partly changing, the moistened starch obtained from the roots	   of the cassava. It is much used in puddings and as a	   thickening for soups. See {Cassava}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapir \Ta"pir\, n. [Braz. tapy'ra: cf. F. tapir.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large odd-toed ungulates	   belonging to {Tapirus}, {Elasmognathus}, and allied genera.	   They have a long prehensile upper lip, short ears, short and	   stout legs, a short, thick tail, and short, close hair. They	   have three toes on the hind feet, and four toes on the fore	   feet, but the outermost toe is of little use.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The best-known species are the Indian tapir ({Tapirus	         Indicus}), native of the East Indies and Malacca, which	         is black with a broad band of white around the middle,	         and the common American tapir ({Tapirus Americanus}),	         which, when adult, is dull brown. Several others	         species inhabit the Andes and Central America.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Tapir tiger} (Zool.), the wallah.	      [1913 Webster]
Tapiroid \Ta"pir*oid\, a. [Tapir + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Allied to the tapir, or the Tapir family.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapis \Ta"pis\, n. [F. See {Tapestry}.]	   Tapestry; formerly, the cover of a council table.	   [1913 Webster]	   {On the tapis}, or {Upon the tapis}, on the table, or under	      consideration; as, to lay a motion in Parliament on the	      tapis.	      [1913 Webster]	Tapis \Tap"is\, v. t.	   To cover or work with figures like tapestry. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapiser \Tap"is*er\, n. [F. tapissier.]	   A maker of tapestry; an upholsterer. [R.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapish \Tap"ish\, v. i. [F. se tapir to squat.]	   To lie close to the ground, so as to be concealed; to squat;	   to crouch; hence, to hide one's self. [Written also {tappis},	   {tappish}, {tappice}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As a hound that, having roused a hart,	         Although he tappish ne'er so soft.       --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Taplash \Tap"lash`\, n.	   Bad small beer; also, the refuse or dregs of liquor. [Obs. or	   Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The taplash of strong ale and wine.      --Taylor	                                                  (1630).	   [1913 Webster]
Taplings \Tap"lings\, n. pl.	   The strong double leathers by which the two parts of a flail	   are united. --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapoa tafa \Ta*po"a ta"fa\ (Zool.)	   A small carnivorous marsupial ({Phascogale penicillata})	   having long, soft fur, and a very long tail with a tuft of	   long hairs at the end; -- called also {brush-tailed	   phascogale}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tappen \Tap"pen\, n.	   An obstruction, or indigestible mass, found in the intestine	   of bears and other animals during hibernation.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapper \Tap"per\, n. (Zool.)	   The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}); --	   called also {tapperer}, {tabberer}, {little wood pie},	   {barred woodpecker}, {wood tapper}, {hickwall}, and {pump	   borer}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tappester \Tap"pes*ter\, n. [See {Tapster}.]	   A female tapster. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tappet \Tap"pet\, n. (Mach.)	   A lever or projection moved by some other piece, as a cam, or	   intended to tap or touch something else, with a view to	   produce change or regulate motion. --G. Francis.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tappet motion}, a valve motion worked by tappets from a	      reciprocating part, without an eccentric or cam, -- used	      in steam pumps, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Tappet rod \Tap"pet rod\ (Mech.)	   A rod carrying a tappet or tappets, as one for closing the	   valves in a Cornish pumping engine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tappice
Tappice \Tap"pice\, Tappis \Tap"pis\, v. i.	   See {Tapish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tappit hen \Tap"pit hen`\	   1. A hen having a tuft of feathers on her head. [Scot.]	      --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some,	      three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid,	      thought to resemble a crested hen. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tappoon \Tap*poon"\, n. [Sp. tamp['o]n a stopper.] (Irrigation)	   A piece of wood or sheet metal fitted into a ditch to dam up	   the water so as to overflow a field. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taproom \Tap"room`\, n.	   A room where liquors are kept on tap; a barroom.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ambassador was put one night into a miserable	         taproom, full of soldiers smoking.       --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Taproot \Tap"root`\, n. (Bot.)	   The root of a plant which penetrates the earth directly	   downward to a considerable depth without dividing.	   [1913 Webster]
Tapster \Tap"ster\, n. [AS. t[ae]ppestre a female tapster. See	   {Tap} a plug, pipe, and {-ster}.]	   One whose business is to tap or draw ale or other liquor.	   [1913 Webster]
Taqua-nut \Ta"qua-nut`\, n. (Bot.)	   A Central American name for the ivory nut.	   [1913 Webster]
Tar \Tar\, n. [Abbrev. from tarpaulin.]	   A sailor; a seaman. [Colloq.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Tar \Tar\, n. [OE. terre, tarre, AS. teru, teoru; akin to D.	   teer, G. teer, theer, Icel. tjara, Sw. tj[aum]ra, Dan.	   ti[ae]re, and to E. tree. [root]63. See {Tree}.]	   A thick, black, viscous liquid obtained by the distillation	   of wood, coal, etc., and having a varied composition	   according to the temperature and material employed in	   obtaining it.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Coal tar}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Mineral tar} (Min.), a kind of soft native bitumen.	   {Tar board}, a strong quality of millboard made from junk and	      old tarred rope. --Knight.	   {Tar water}.	   (a) A cold infusion of tar in water, used as a medicine.	   (b) The ammoniacal water of gas works.	   {Wood tar}, tar obtained from wood. It is usually obtained by	      the distillation of the wood of the pine, spruce, or fir,	      and is used in varnishes, cements, and to render ropes,	      oakum, etc., impervious to water.	      [1913 Webster]	Tar \Tar\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tarring}.]	   To smear with tar, or as with tar; as, to tar ropes; to tar	   cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To tar and feather a person}. See under {Feather}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]
Taranis \Tar"a*nis\, n. [L. taranis, from the Celtic; cf. W. &	   Corn. taran thunder.] (Myth.)	   A Celtic divinity, regarded as the evil principle, but	   confounded by the Romans with Jupiter.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarantass \Tar`an*tass"\, n. [Russ. tarantas'.]	   A low four-wheeled carriage used in Russia. The carriage box	   rests on two long, springy poles which run from the fore to	   the hind axletree. When snow falls, the wheels are taken off,	   and the body is mounted on a sledge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarantella \Tar`an*tel"la\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   (a) A rapid and delirious sort of Neapolitan dance in 6-8	       time, which moves in whirling triplets; -- so called from	       a popular notion of its being a remedy against the	       poisonous bite of the tarantula. Some derive its name	       from Taranto in Apulia.	   (b) Music suited to such a dance.	       [1913 Webster]
Tarantism \Tar"ant*ism\, n. [It. tarantismo: cf. F. tarentisme.	   See {Tarantula}.] (Med.)	   A nervous affection producing melancholy, stupor, and an	   uncontrollable desire to dance. It was supposed to be	   produced by the bite of the tarantula, and considered to be	   incapable of cure except by protracted dancing to appropriate	   music. [Written also {tarentism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tarantula \Ta*ran"tu*la\, n.; pl. E. {Tarantulas}, L.	   {Tarantulae}. [NL., fr. It. tarantola, fr. L. Tarentum, now	   Taranto, in the south of Italy.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large spiders, popularly	   supposed to be very venomous, especially the European species	   ({Tarantula apuliae}). The tarantulas of Texas and adjacent	   countries are large species of Mygale. [Written also	   {tarentula}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tarantula killer}, a very large wasp ({Pompilus formosus}),	      which captures the Texan tarantula ({Mygale Hentzii}) and	      places it in its nest as food for its young, after	      paralyzing it by a sting.	      [1913 Webster]
Tarantulated \Ta*ran"tu*la`ted\, a.	   Bitten by a tarantula; affected with tarantism.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarbogan \Tar*bog"an\, n. & v.	   See {Toboggan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarboosh \Tar*boosh"\, n. [Ar. tarb?sh; perhaps from Per.	   sar-posh headdress: cf. F. tarbouch.]	   A red cap worn by Turks and other Eastern nations, sometimes	   alone and sometimes swathed with linen or other stuff to make	   a turban. See {Fez}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tardation \Tar*da"tion\, n. [L. tardatio, fr. tardare, tardatum,	   to retard, delay, fr. tardus slow.]	   The act of retarding, or delaying; retardation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tardigrada \Tar`di*gra"da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tardigrade}, a.]	   1. (Zool.) A tribe of edentates comprising the sloths. They	      are noted for the slowness of their movements when on the	      ground. See {Sloth}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An order of minute aquatic arachnids; -- called	      also {bear animalcules}, {sloth animalcules}, and {water	      bears}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tardigrade \Tar"di*grade\, a. [L. tardigradus; tardus slow +	   gradi to step: cf. F. tardigrade.]	   1. Moving or stepping slowly; slow-paced. [R.] --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Tardigrada.	      [1913 Webster]	Tardigrade \Tar"di*grade\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Tardigrada.	   [1913 Webster]
Tardigradous \Tar"di*gra`dous\, a.	   Moving slowly; slow-paced. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tardily \Tar"di*ly\, adv.	   In a tardy manner; slowly.	   [1913 Webster]
Tardiness \Tar"di*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tardy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarditation \Tar`di*ta"tion\, n.	   Tardiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To instruct them to avoid all snares of tarditation, in	         the Lord's affairs.                      --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Tardity \Tar"di*ty\, n. [L. tarditas.]	   Slowness; tardiness. [R.] --Sir K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Tardo \Tar"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Slow; -- a direction to perform a passage slowly.	   [1913 Webster]	Tardo \Tar"do\, n. [Sp., slow, L. tardus.] (Zool.)	   A sloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tardy \Tar"dy\, a. [Compar. {Tardier}; superl. {Tardiest}.] [F.	   tardif, fr. (assumed) LL. tardivus, fr. L. tardus slow.]	   1. Moving with a slow pace or motion; slow; not swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            And check the tardy flight of time.   --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tardy to vengeance, and with mercy brave. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not being inseason; late; dilatory; -- opposed to prompt;	      as, to be tardy in one's payments. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tardy plants in our cold orchards placed.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unwary; unready. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Criminal; guilty. [Obs.] --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Slow; dilatory; tedious; reluctant. See {Slow}.	        [1913 Webster]	Tardy \Tar"dy\, v. t.	   To make tardy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tare \Tare\, obs. imp. of {Tear}.	   Tore.	   [1913 Webster]	Tare \Tare\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. tare brisk, eager, OE. tarefitch	   the wild vetch.]	   1. A weed that grows among wheat and other grain; -- alleged	      by modern naturalists to be the {Lolium temulentum}, or	      darnel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Didst not thou sow good seed in thy field? From	            whence then hath it tares?            --Matt. xiii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            The "darnel" is said to be the tares of Scripture,	            and is the only deleterious species belonging to the	            whole order.                          --Baird.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A name of several climbing or diffuse leguminous	      herbs of the genus {Vicia}; especially, the {Vicia	      sativa}, sometimes grown for fodder.	      [1913 Webster]	Tare \Tare\, n. [F. tare; cf. Pr., Sp., Pg., & It. tara; all fr.	   Ar. tarah thrown away, removed, fr. taraha to reject,	   remove.] (Com.)	   Deficientcy in the weight or quantity of goods by reason of	   the weight of the cask, bag, or whatever contains the	   commodity, and is weighed with it; hence, the allowance or	   abatement of a certain weight or quantity which the seller	   makes to the buyer on account of the weight of such cask,	   bag, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Tare \Tare\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tared}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Taring}.]	   To ascertain or mark the tare of (goods).	   [1913 Webster]
Tared \Tared\, a. (Chem.)	   Weighed; determined; reduced to equal or standard weight; as,	   tared filter papers, used in weighing precipitates.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarente \Ta*ren"te\, n. [Cf. F. tarente.] (Zool.)	   A harmless lizard of the Gecko family ({Platydactylus	   Mauritianicus}) found in Southern Europe and adjacent	   countries, especially among old walls and ruins.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarentism \Tar"ent*ism\, n.	   See {Tarantism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarentula \Ta*ren"tu*la\, n.	   See {Tarantula}.	   [1913 Webster]
Targe \Targe\, n. [F. Cf. {Target}.]	   A shield or target. [Obs. or Poetic] "A buckler on a targe."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Target \Tar"get\, n. [OF. targette, dim. of OF. & F. targe, of	   Teutonic origin; cf. AS. targe, OD. targie, G. zarge a frame,	   case, border, OHG. zarga, Icel. targa shield.]	   1. A kind of small shield or buckler, used as a defensive	      weapon in war.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) A butt or mark to shoot at, as for practice, or to	          test the accuracy of a firearm, or the force of a	          projectile.	      (b) The pattern or arrangement of a series of hits made by	          a marksman on a butt or mark; as, he made a good	          target.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surveying) The sliding crosspiece, or vane, on a leveling	      staff.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Railroad) A conspicuous disk attached to a switch lever	      to show its position, or for use as a signal.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A thin cut; a slice; specif., of lamb, a piece consisting	      of the neck and breast joints. [Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. A tassel or pendent; also, a shred; tatter. [Obs. Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. A goal for an activity; as, the target of this year's	      fundraising drive is 2 million dollars.	      [PJC]	   8. A metallic object toward which a beam of electrons is	      aimed in a tube designed to generate X-rays; when the	      electrons strike the target, the impact causes emission of	      X-rays.	      [PJC]	   9. Any object toward which a beam of photons, a laser beam,	      an electron beam, or a beam of atomic or subatomic	      particles is aimed.	      [PJC]	   10. A person who is the subject of criticism or ridicule.	       [PJC]	Target date \Tar"get date\, n.	   The date set as a goal for completion of some activity.	   [PJC]	Target language \Tar"get language\, n.	   the language into which a text is to be translated; --	   correlative of source language.	   [PJC]	   [1913 Webster]
Targeted \Tar"get*ed\, a.	   Furnished, armed, or protected, with a target.	   [1913 Webster]
Targeteer \Tar`get*eer"\, n.	   One who is armed with a target or shield. [Written also	   {targetier}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Targum \Tar"gum\, n.; pl. {Targums}. Heb. {Targumim}. [Chald.	   targ[=u]m interpretation, fr. targ[=e]m to interpret. Cf.	   {Truchman}, and {Dragoman}.]	   A translation or paraphrase of some portion of the Old	   Testament Scriptures in the Chaldee or Aramaic language or	   dialect.	   [1913 Webster]
Targumist \Tar"gum*ist\, n.	   The writer of a Targum; one versed in the Targums.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarheel \Tar"heel\, n.	   a native or resident of North Carolina; -- used as a	   nickname.	   [PJC]	Tarheel state \Tar"heel state\, n.	   North Carolina; -- used as a nickname.	   [PJC]
Tariff \Tar"iff\, n. [F. tarif; cf. Sp. & Pg. tarifa, It.	   tariffa; all fr. Ar. ta'r[imac]f information, explanation,	   definition, from 'arafa, to know, to inform, explain.]	   1. A schedule, system, or scheme of duties imposed by the	      government of a country upon goods imported or exported;	      as, a revenue tariff; a protective tariff; Clay's	      compromise tariff. (U. S. 1833).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The United States and Great Britain impose no duties on	         exports; hence, in these countries the tariff refers	         only to imports.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: A tariff may be imposed solely for, and with reference	         to, the production of revenue (called a	   {revenue tariff}, or	   {tariff for revenue}, or for the artificial fostering of home	      industries (	   {a projective tariff}), or as a means of coercing foreign	      governments, as in case of	   {retaliatory tariff}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The duty, or rate of duty, so imposed; as, the tariff on	      wool; a tariff of two cents a pound.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any schedule or system of rates, changes, etc.; as, a	      tariff of fees, or of railroad fares. --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	Tariff \Tar"iff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tariffed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tariffing}.]	   To make a list of duties on, as goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarin \Tar"in\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The siskin. [Prov.]	   [1913 Webster]
Taring \Tar"ing\, n. (Zool.)	   The common tern; -- called also {tarret}, and {tarrock}.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tarlatan \Tar"la*tan\, n.	   A kind of thin, transparent muslin, used for dresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarn \Tarn\, n. [OE. terne, Icel. tj["o]rn.]	   A mountain lake or pool.	   [1913 Webster]	         A lofty precipice in front,	         A silent tarn below.                     --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tarnished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tarnishing}.] [F. ternir, fr. OHG. tarnen to darken,	   to conceal, hide; akin to OS. dernian to hide, AS. dernan,	   dyrnan, OHG. tarni hidden, OS. derni, AS. derne, dyrne. Cf.	   {Dern}, a., and see {-ish}.]	   To soil, or change the appearance of, especially by an	   alternation induced by the air, or by dust, or the like; to	   diminish, dull, or destroy the luster of; to sully; as, to	   tarnish a metal; to tarnish gilding; to tarnish the purity of	   color. "Tarnished lace." --Fuller. Used also figuratively;	   as, to tarnish one's honor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To sully; stain; dim.	        [1913 Webster]	Tarnish \Tar"nish\, v. i.	   To lose luster; to become dull; as, gilding will tarnish in a	   foul air.	   [1913 Webster]	         Till thy fresh glories, which now shine so bright,	         Grow stale and tarnish with our daily sight. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Tarnish \Tar"nish\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being tarnished; stain; soil;	      blemish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) A thin film on the surface of a metal, usually due	      to a slight alteration of the original color; as, the	      steel tarnish in columbite.	      [1913 Webster]
Tarnisher \Tar"nish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, tarnishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Taro \Ta"ro\, n. [From the Polynesian name.] (Bot.)	   A name for several aroid plants ({Colocasia antiquorum}, var.	   esculenta, {Colocasia macrorhiza}, etc.), and their	   rootstocks. They have large ovate-sagittate leaves and large	   fleshy tuberous rootstocks, which are cooked and used for	   food in tropical countries.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarot \Tar"ot\, n. [F.; cf. It. tarocco.]	   1. A game of cards; -- called also {taroc}. --Hoyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. any of a set of 22 playing cards which bear allegorical	      images representing various objects or influences	      affecting human life, and widely used in fortunetelling;	      they are also used as trumps in the game of taroc. Various	      images are used by different artists to represent the	      themes of each card.	      [PJC]
Tarpan \Tar"pan\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   A wild horse found in the region of the Caspian Sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarpaulin \Tar*pau"lin\, n. [Tar + palling a covering, pall to	   cover. See {Pall} a covering.]	   1. A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof	      composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship,	      hammocks, boats, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hat made of, or covered with, painted or tarred cloth,	      worn by sailors and others.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a sailor; a seaman; a tar.	      [1913 Webster]	            To a landsman, these tarpaulins, as they were	            called, seemed a strange and half-savage race.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Tarpeian \Tar*pe"ian\, a. [L. Tarpeius, prop., pertaining to	   Tarpeia.]	   Pertaining to or designating a rock or peak of the Capitoline	   hill, Rome, from which condemned criminals were hurled.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tarpon \Tar"pon\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tarpum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarpum \Tar"pum\, n. (Zool.)	   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 has large silvery scales. The	   scales are a staple article of trade, and are used in	   fancywork. Called also {tarpon}, {sabalo}, {savanilla},	   {silverfish}, and {jewfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarquinish \Tar"quin*ish\, a.	   Like a Tarquin, a king of ancient Rome; proud; haughty;	   overbearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarrace \Tar"race\, n.	   See {Trass}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tarragon \Tar"ra*gon\, n. [Sp. taragona, Ar. tarkh?n; perhaps	   fr. Gr. ? a dragon, or L. draco; cf. L. dracunculus tarragon.	   Cf. {Dragon}.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Artemisa} ({Artemisa dracunculus}),	   much used in France for flavoring vinegar.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarras \Tar"ras\, n.	   See {Trass}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tarre \Tarre\, v. t. [OE. tarien, terien, to irritate, provoke,	   AS. tergan to pull, pluck, torment; probably akin to E. tear,	   v. t. [root]63. Cf. {Tarry}, v.]	   To set on, as a dog; to incite. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarriance \Tar"ri*ance\, n.	   The act or time of tarrying; delay; lateness. [Archaic]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And after two days' tarriance there, returned.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarrier \Tar"ri*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, tarries.	   [1913 Webster]	Tarrier \Tar"ri*er\, n. (Zool.)	   A kind of dig; a terrier. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tarrock \Tar"rock\, n. [Greenland tattarock.] (Zool.)	   (a) The young of the kittiwake gull before the first molt.	   (b) The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]	   (c) The common tern.	       [1913 Webster]
Tarry \Tar"ry\, a. [From {Tar}, n.]	   Consisting of, or covered with, tar; like tar.	   [1913 Webster]	Tarry \Tar"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tarried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tarrying}.] [OE. tarien to irritate (see {Tarre}); but with	   a change of sense probably due to confusion with OE. targen	   to delay, OF. targier, fr. (assumed) LL. tardicare, fr. L.	   tardare to make slow, to tarry, fr. tardus slow. Cf.	   {Tardy}.]	   1. To stay or remain behind; to wait.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tarry ye for us, until we come again. --Ex. xxiv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To delay; to put off going or coming; to loiter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come down unto me, tarry not.         --Gen. xic. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            One tarried here, there hurried one.  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To stay; to abide; to continue; to lodge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tarry all night, and wash your feet.  --Gen. xix. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To abide; continue; lodge; await; loiter.	        [1913 Webster]	Tarry \Tar"ry\, v. t.	   1. To delay; to defer; to put off. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tarry us here no longer than to-morrow. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wait for; to stay or stop for. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            He that will have a cake out of the wheat must needs	            tarry the grinding.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He plodded on, . . . tarrying no further question.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Tarry \Tar"ry\, n.	   Stay; stop; delay. [Obs.] --E. Lodge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsal \Tar"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the tarsus (either of the foot or eye).	   -- n. A tarsal bone or cartilage; a tarsale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tarsal tetter} (Med.), an eruptive disease of the edges of	      the eyelids; a kind of bleareye.	      [1913 Webster]	Tarsal \Tar"sal\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tercel}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsale \Tar*sa"le\, n.; pl. {Tarsalia}. [NL.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones or cartilages of the tarsus; esp., one of	   the series articulating with the metatarsals.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarse \Tarse\, n. [Cf. {Tassel}, {Tiercel}.] (Falconry)	   The male falcon.	   [1913 Webster]	Tarse \Tarse\, n. [Cf. F. tarse.] (Anat.)	   tarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsectomy \Tar*sec"to*my\, n. [Tarsus + Gr. ? to cut out.]	   (Surg.)	   The operation of excising one or more of the bones of the	   tarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsel \Tar"sel\, n.	   A male hawk. See {Tercel}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsi \Tar"si\, n.,	   pl. of {Tarsus}.	   [1913 Webster] Tarsia
Tarsia \Tar"si*a\, Tarsiatura \Tar`si*a*tu"ra\, n. [It.]	   A kind of mosaic in woodwork, much employed in Italy in the	   fifteenth century and later, in which scrolls and arabesques,	   and sometimes architectural scenes, landscapes, fruits,	   flowers, and the like, were produced by inlaying pieces of	   wood of different colors and shades into panels usually of	   walnut wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsier \Tar"si*er\, n. [Cf. F. tarsier.]	   See {Tarsius}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsius \Tar"si*us\, n. [NL. See {Tarsus}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of nocturnal lemurine mammals having very large eyes	   and ears, a long tail, and very long proximal tarsal bones;	   -- called also {malmag}, {spectral lemur}, {podji}, and	   {tarsier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarso- \Tar"so-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the tarsus; as, tarsometatarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsometatarsal \Tar`so*met`a*tar"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to both the tarsus and metatarsus; as,	       the tarsometatarsal articulations.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the tarsometatarsus.	       [1913 Webster]
Tarsometatarsus \Tar`so*met`a*tar"sus\, n.; pl.	   {Tarsometatarsi}. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The large bone next the foot in the leg of a bird. It is	   formed by the union of the distal part of the tarsus with the	   metatarsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsorrhaphy \Tar*sor"rha*phy\, n. [Tarsus + Gr. "rafh` seam,	   fr. ? to sew.] (Surg.)	   An operation to diminish the size of the opening between	   eyelids when enlarged by surrounding cicatrices.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsotomy \Tar*sot"o*my\, n. [Tarsus + Gr. ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting or removing the tarsal cartilages.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarsus \Tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Tarsi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? the flat of	   the foot, the edge of the eyelid. Cf. 2d {Tarse}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The ankle; the bones or cartilages of the part of the	          foot between the metatarsus and the leg, consisting in	          man of seven short bones.	      (b) A plate of dense connective tissue or cartilage in the	          eyelid of man and many animals; -- called also {tarsal	          cartilage}, and {tarsal plate}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The foot of an insect or a crustacean. It usually	      consists of form two to five joints.	      [1913 Webster]
Tart \Tart\, a. [AS. teart. [root]63. Cf. {Tear}, v. t.]	   1. Sharp to the taste; acid; sour; as, a tart apple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Sharp; keen; severe; as, a tart reply; tart	      language; a tart rebuke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why art thou tart, my brother?        --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	Tart \Tart\, n. [OE. tarte, F. tarte; perhaps originally the	   same word as tourte, LL. torta, fr. L. tortus, p. p. of	   torquere to twist, bend, wind, because tarts were originally	   made of a twisted shape. Cf. {Torture}, n.]	   A species of small open pie, or piece of pastry, containing	   jelly or conserve; a sort of fruit pie.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartan \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tiretane linsey-woolsey, akin to Sp.	   tirita[~n]a a sort of thin silk; cf. Sp. tiritar to shiver or	   shake with cold.]	   Woolen cloth, checkered or crossbarred with narrow bands of	   various colors, much worn in the Highlands of Scotland;	   hence, any pattern of tartan; also, other material of a	   similar pattern.	   [1913 Webster]	         MacCullummore's heart will be as cold as death can make	         it, when it does not warm to the tartan. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sight of the tartan inflamed the populace of London	         with hatred.                             --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Tartan \Tar"tan\, n. [F. tartane, or Sp., Pg., or It. tartana;	   all perhaps of Arabic origin.] (Naut.)	   A small coasting vessel, used in the Mediterranean, having	   one mast carrying large leteen sail, and a bowsprit with	   staysail or jib.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartar \Tar"tar\, n. [F. tartre (cf. Pr. tartari, Sp., Pg., &	   It. tartaro, LL. tartarum, LGr. ?); perhaps of Arabic	   origin.]	   1. (Chem.) A reddish crust or sediment in wine casks,	      consisting essentially of crude cream of tartar, and used	      in marking pure cream of tartar, tartaric acid, potassium	      carbonate, black flux, etc., and, in dyeing, as a mordant	      for woolen goods; -- called also {argol}, {wine stone},	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A correction which often incrusts the teeth, consisting of	      salivary mucus, animal matter, and phosphate of lime.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cream of tartar}. (Chem.) See under {Cream}.	   {Tartar emetic} (Med. Chem.), a double tartrate of potassium	      and basic antimony. It is a poisonous white crystalline	      substance having a sweetish metallic taste, and used in	      medicine as a sudorific and emetic.	      [1913 Webster]	Tartar \Tar"tar\, n.	   1. [Per. T[=a]t[=a]r, of Tartar origin.] A native or	      inhabitant of Tartary in Asia; a member of any one of	      numerous tribes, chiefly Moslem, of Turkish origin,	      inhabiting the Russian Europe; -- written also, more	      correctly but less usually, {Tatar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of a keen, irritable temper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To catch a tartar}, to lay hold of, or encounter, a person	      who proves too strong for the assailant. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tartar \Tar"tar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.	   [1913 Webster]	Tartar \Tar"tar\, n. [Cf. F. tartare.]	   See {Tartarus}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartarated \Tar"tar*a`ted\, a. (Chem.)	   Tartrated.	   [1913 Webster] Tartarean
Tartarean \Tar*ta"re*an\, Tartareous \Tar*ta"re*ous\, a. [L.	   tartareus: cf. F. tartar['e]en.]	   Of or pertaining to Tartarus; hellish.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartareous \Tar*ta"re*ous\, a. [Cf. 1st {Tartarous}.]	   1. Consisting of tartar; of the nature of tartar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having the surface rough and crumbling; as, many	      lichens are tartareous.	      [1913 Webster] Tartarian
Tartarian \Tar*ta"ri*an\, Tartaric \Tar*tar"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Tartary in Asia, or the Tartars.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tartarian lamb} (Bot.), Scythian lamb. See {Barometz}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tartarian \Tar*ta"ri*an\, n. (Bot.)	   The name of some kinds of cherries, as the Black Tartarian,	   or the White Tartarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartaric \Tar*tar"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to tartar; derived from, or resembling,	   tartar.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tartaric acid}. (a) An acid widely diffused throughout the	      vegetable kingdom, as in grapes, mountain-ash berries,	      etc., and obtained from tartar as a white crystalline	      substance, {C2H2(OH)2.(CO2H)2}, having a strong pure acid	      taste. It is used in medicine, in dyeing, calico printing,	      photography, etc., and also as a substitute for lemon	      juice. Called also {dextro-tartaric acid}.	   (b) By extension, any one of the series of isomeric acids	       (racemic acid, levotartaric acid, inactive tartaric acid)	       of which tartaric acid proper is the type.	       [1913 Webster]
Tartarine \Tar"tar*ine\, n. (Old Chem.)	   Potassium carbonate, obtained by the incineration of tartar.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tartarize \Tar"tar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tartarized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Tartarizing}.] [Cf. F. tartariser.] (Chem.)	   To impregnate with, or subject to the action of, tartar. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tartarized antimony} (Med. Chem.), tartar emetic.	      [1913 Webster]	Tartarize \Tar"tar*ize\, v. t.	   To cause to resemble the Tartars and their civilization, as	   by conquest.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartarous \Tar"tar*ous\, a. [Cf. F. tartareux.]	   Containing tartar; consisting of tartar, or partaking of its	   qualities; tartareous.	   [1913 Webster]	Tartarous \Tar"tar*ous\, a.	   Resembling, or characteristic of, a Tartar; ill-natured;	   irritable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Tartarous moods of common men.       --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartarum \Tar"ta*rum\, n. (Chem.)	   See 1st {Tartar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartarus \Tar"ta*rus\ (t[aum]r"t[.a]*r[u^]s), prop. n. [L., from	   Gr. Ta`rtaros.] (Class. Myth.)	   The infernal regions, described in the Iliad as situated as	   far below Hades as heaven is above the earth, and by later	   writers as the place of punishment for the spirits of the	   wicked. By the later poets, also, the name is often used	   synonymously with {Hades}, or the Lower World in general.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartary \Tar"ta*ry\, n.	   Tartarus. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tartini's tones \Tar*ti"ni's tones`\ [From Tartini, an Italian	   violinist, who discovered them in 1754.]	   See the Note under {Tone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartish \Tart"ish\, a.	   Somewhat tart.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartlet \Tart"let\, n.	   A small tart. --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartly \Tart"ly\, adv.	   In a tart manner; with acidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartness \Tart"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tart.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acrimony; sourness; keenness; poignancy; severity;	        asperity; acerbity; harshness. See {Acrimony}.	        [1913 Webster]
Tartralic \Tar*tral"ic\, a. [From {Tartar} the chemical	   compound.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained as a white	   amorphous deliquescent substance, {C8H10O11}; -- called also	   {ditartaric}, {tartrilic}, or {tartrylic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartramate \Tar*tram"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of tartramic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartramic \Tar*tram"ic\, a. [Tarto- + amic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is the	   primary acid amide derivative of tartaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartramide \Tar*tram"ide\, n. [Tarto- + amide.] (Chem.)	   An acid amide derivative of tartaric acid, obtained as a	   white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartrate \Tar"trate\, n. [Cf. F. tartrate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of tartaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartrated \Tar"tra`ted\, a. (Med. Chem.)	   Containing, or derived from, tartar; combined with tartaric	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartrazine \Tar"tra*zine\, n. [Tartaric + hydrazine.] (Chem.)	   An artificial dyestuff obtained as an orange-yellow powder,	   and regarded as a phenyl hydrazine derivative of tartaric and	   sulphonic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartrelic \Tar*trel"ic\, a. [From {Tartar} the chemical	   compound.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an anhydride, {C4H4O5}, of	   tartaric acid, obtained as a white crystalline deliquescent	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartro- \Tar"tro-\	   A combining form (also used adjectively) used in chemistry to	   denote the presence of tartar or of some of its compounds or	   derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartronate \Tar"tro*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of tartronic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartronic \Tar*tron"ic\, a. [Tartro- + malonic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid (called	   also hydroxy malonic acid) obtained, by reducing mesoxalic	   acid, as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartronyl \Tar"tro*nyl\, n. [Tartronic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical radical constituting the characteristic	   residue of tartronic acid and certain of its derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Tartrovinic \Tar`tro*vin"ic\, a. [Tartro- + vinic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain acid composed of	   tartaric acid in combination with ethyl, and now called	   ethyltartaric acid.	   [1913 Webster] Tartuffe
Tartuffe \Tar*tuffe"\, Tartufe \Tar*tufe"\, n. [F. tartufe.]	   A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in	   Fiction.	   [1913 Webster] Tartuffish
Tartuffish \Tar*tuff"ish\, Tartufish \Tar*tuf"ish\, a.	   Like a tartuffe; precise; hypocritical. --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tarweed \Tar"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants	   of California, esp. to the species of {Grindelia},	   {Hemizonia}, and {Madia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tas \Tas\, n. [F.]	   A heap. [Obs.] "The tas of bodies slain." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tas \Tas\, v. t.	   To tassel. [Obs.] "A purse of leather tassed with silk."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tasco \Tas"co\, n. [Cf. Sp. tasconio.]	   A kind of clay for making melting pots. --Percy Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Tasimer \Ta*sim"er\ (t[.a]*s[i^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n. [Gr. ta`sis	   stretching, extension (from tei`nein to stretch) + -meter.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for detecting or measuring minute extensions or	   movements of solid bodies. It consists essentially of a small	   rod, disk, or button of carbon, forming part of an electrical	   circuit, the resistance of which, being varied by the changes	   of pressure produced by the movements of the object to be	   measured, causes variations in the strength of the current,	   which variations are indicated by a sensitive galvanometer.	   It is also used for measuring minute changes of temperature.	   --T. A. Edison.	   [1913 Webster]
Task \Task\ (t[.a]sk), n. [OE. taske, OF. tasque, F. t[^a]che,	   for tasche, LL. tasca, taxa, fr. L. taxare to rate, appraise,	   estimate. See {Tax}, n. & v.]	   1. Labor or study imposed by another, often in a definite	      quantity or amount.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ma task of servile toil.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each morning sees some task begin,	            Each evening sees it close.           --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Business; employment; undertaking; labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mental powers were equal to greater tasks.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To take to task}. See under {Take}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Work; labor; employment; business; toil; drudgery;	        study; lesson; stint.	        [1913 Webster]	Task \Task\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tasked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tasking}.]	   1. To impose a task upon; to assign a definite amount of	      business, labor, or duty to.	      [1913 Webster]	            There task thy maids, and exercise the loom.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To oppress with severe or excessive burdens; to tax.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To charge; to tax, as with a fault.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too impudent to task me with those errors. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Tasker \Task"er\, n.	   1. One who imposes a task.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who performs a task, as a day-laborer. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A laborer who receives his wages in kind. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Taskmaster \Task"mas`ter\, n.	   One who imposes a task, or burdens another with labor; one	   whose duty is to assign tasks; an overseer. --Ex. i. 11.	   [1913 Webster]	         All is, if I have grace to use it so,	         As ever in my great Taskmaster's eye.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Task wage \Task wage\ (Polit. Econ.)	   A wage paid by the day, or some fixed period, on condition	   that a minimum task be performed. When the workman is paid in	   proportion for excess over the minimum, the wage is one for	   piece-work.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taskwork \Task"work`\, n.	   Work done as a task; also, work done by the job; piecework.	   [1913 Webster]
Taslet \Tas"let\, n. [See {Tasse} a piece of armor.]	   A piece of armor formerly worn to guard the thighs; a tasse.	   [1913 Webster]
Tasmanian \Tas*ma"ni*an\ (t[a^]z*m[=a]"n[i^]*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 formerly inhabited Tasmania,	   but is now extinct.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tasmanian cider tree}. (Bot.) See the Note under	      {Eucalyptus}.	   {Tasmanian devil}. (Zool.) See under {Devil}.	   {Tasmanian wolf} (Zool.), a savage carnivorous marsupial; --	      called also {zebra wolf}. See {Zebra wolf}, under {Wolf}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tasse \Tasse\, n. [OF. tassette.]	   A piece of armor for the thighs, forming an appendage to the	   ancient corselet.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Usually the tasse was a plate of iron swinging from the	         cuirass, but the skirts of sliding splints were also	         called by this name.	         [1913 Webster]
Tassel \Tas"sel\, n. (Falconry)	   A male hawk. See {Tercel}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tassel \Tas"sel\, n. [See {Teasel}.]	   A kind of bur used in dressing cloth; a teasel.	   [1913 Webster]	Tassel \Tas"sel\, n. [OE., a fastening of a mantle, OF. tassel a	   fastening, clasp, F. tasseau a bracket, Fr. L. taxillus a	   little die, dim. of talus a die of a longish shape, rounded	   on two sides and marked only on the other four, a knuckle	   bone.]	   1. A pendent ornament, attached to the corners of cushions,	      to curtains, and the like, ending in a tuft of loose	      threads or cords.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The flower or head of some plants, esp. when pendent.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the maize field grew and ripened, Till it stood	            in all the splendor	            Of its garments green and yellow,	            Of its tassels and its plumage.       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A narrow silk ribbon, or the like, sewed to a book to be	      put between the leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A piece of board that is laid upon a wall as a	      sort of plate, to give a level surface to the ends of	      floor timbers; -- rarely used in the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tassel flower} (Bot.), a name of several composite plants of	      the genus {Cineraria}, especially the {Cineraria	      sconchifolia}, and of the blossoms which they bear.	      [1913 Webster]	Tassel \Tas"sel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tasseled}or {Tasselled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Tasseling} or {Tasselling}.]	   To put forth a tassel or flower; as, maize tassels.	   [1913 Webster]	Tassel \Tas"sel\, v. t.	   To adorn with tassels. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tasset \Tas"set\, n. [See {Tasse}.]	   A defense for the front of the thigh, consisting of one or	   more iron plates hanging from the belt on the lower edge of	   the corselet.	   [1913 Webster]
Tastable \Tast"a*ble\ (t[=a]st"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of worthy of being tasted; savory; relishing.	   [1913 Webster]
Taste \Taste\ (t[=a]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tasted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tasting}.] [OE. tasten to feel, to taste, OF. taster,	   F. tater to feel, to try by the touch, to try, to taste,	   (assumed) LL. taxitare, fr. L. taxare to touch sharply, to	   estimate. See {Tax}, v. t.]	   1. To try by the touch; to handle; as, to taste a bow. [Obs.]	      --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Taste it well and stone thou shalt it find.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To try by the touch of the tongue; to perceive the relish	      or flavor of (anything) by taking a small quantity into a	      mouth. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water	            that was made wine.                   --John ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Commodus had once tasted human blood, he became	            incapable of pity or remorse.         --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To try by eating a little; to eat a small quantity of.	      [1913 Webster]	            I tasted a little of this honey.      --1 Sam. xiv.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To become acquainted with by actual trial; to essay; to	      experience; to undergo.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . should taste death for every man. --Heb.	                                                  ii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To partake of; to participate in; -- usually with an	      implied sense of relish or pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou . . . wilt taste	            No pleasure, though in pleasure, solitary. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Taste \Taste\, v. i.	   1. To try food with the mouth; to eat or drink a little only;	      to try the flavor of anything; as, to taste of each kind	      of wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a smack; to excite a particular sensation, by	      which the specific quality or flavor is distinguished; to	      have a particular quality or character; as, this water	      tastes brackish; the milk tastes of garlic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yea, every idle, nice, and wanton reason	            Shall to the king taste of this action. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take sparingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            For age but tastes of pleasures, youth devours.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To have perception, experience, or enjoyment; to partake;	      as, to taste of nature's bounty. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The valiant never taste of death but once. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Taste \Taste\, n.	   1. The act of tasting; gustation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular sensation excited by the application of a	      substance to the tongue; the quality or savor of any	      substance as perceived by means of the tongue; flavor; as,	      the taste of an orange or an apple; a bitter taste; an	      acid taste; a sweet taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physiol.) The one of the five senses by which certain	      properties of bodies (called their taste, savor, flavor)	      are ascertained by contact with the organs of taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Taste depends mainly on the contact of soluble matter	         with the terminal organs (connected with branches of	         the glossopharyngeal and other nerves) in the papillae	         on the surface of the tongue. The base of the tongue is	         considered most sensitive to bitter substances, the	         point to sweet and acid substances.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Intellectual relish; liking; fondness; -- formerly with	      of, now with for; as, he had no taste for study.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no taste	            Of popular applause.                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The power of perceiving and relishing excellence in human	      performances; the faculty of discerning beauty, order,	      congruity, proportion, symmetry, or whatever constitutes	      excellence, particularly in the fine arts and	      belles-letters; critical judgment; discernment.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Manner, with respect to what is pleasing, refined, or in	      accordance with good usage; style; as, music composed in	      good taste; an epitaph in bad taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Essay; trial; experience; experiment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A small portion given as a specimen; a little piece tasted	      or eaten; a bit. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A kind of narrow and thin silk ribbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Savor; relish; flavor; sensibility; gout.	   Usage: {Taste}, {Sensibility}, {Judgment}. Some consider	          taste as a mere sensibility, and others as a simple	          exercise of judgment; but a union of both is requisite	          to the existence of anything which deserves the name.	          An original sense of the beautiful is just as	          necessary to aesthetic judgments, as a sense of right	          and wrong to the formation of any just conclusions on	          moral subjects. But this "sense of the beautiful" is	          not an arbitrary principle. It is under the guidance	          of reason; it grows in delicacy and correctness with	          the progress of the individual and of society at	          large; it has its laws, which are seated in the nature	          of man; and it is in the development of these laws	          that we find the true "standard of taste."	          [1913 Webster]	                What, then, is taste, but those internal powers,	                Active and strong, and feelingly alive	                To each fine impulse? a discerning sense	                Of decent and sublime, with quick disgust	                From things deformed, or disarranged, or gross	                In species? This, nor gems, nor stores of gold,	                Nor purple state, nor culture, can bestow,	                But God alone, when first his active hand	                Imprints the secret bias of the soul.	                                                  --Akenside.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Taste buds}, or {Taste goblets} (Anat.), the flask-shaped	      end organs of taste in the epithelium of the tongue. They	      are made up of modified epithelial cells arranged somewhat	      like leaves in a bud.	      [1913 Webster]
Tasteful \Taste"ful\ (t[=a]st"f[.u]l), a.	   1. Having a high relish; savory. "Tasteful herbs." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having or exhibiting good taste; in accordance with good	      taste; tasty; as, a tasteful drapery.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Taste"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Taste"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Tasteless \Taste"less\, a.	   1. Having no taste; insipid; flat; as, tasteless fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of the sense of taste; or of good taste; as, a	      tasteless age. --Orrery.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not in accordance with good taste; as, a tasteless	      arrangement of drapery; a tasteless remark.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Taste"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Taste"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Taster \Tast"er\ (t[=a]st"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who tastes; especially, one who first tastes food or	      drink to ascertain its quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy tutor be thy taster, ere thou eat. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That in which, or by which, anything is tasted, as, a dram	      cup, a cheese taster, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of a peculiar kind of zooids situated on the	      polyp-stem of certain Siphonophora. They somewhat resemble	      the feeding zooids, but are destitute of mouths. See	      {Siphonophora}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tastily \Tast"i*ly\ (t[=a]st"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a tasty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tasting \Tast"ing\, n.	   The act of perceiving or tasting by the organs of taste; the	   faculty or sense by which we perceive or distinguish savors.	   [1913 Webster]
Tasto \Tas"to\ (t[aum]s"t[-o]), n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A key or thing touched to produce a tone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tasto solo}, single touch; -- in old music, a direction	      denoting that the notes in the bass over or under which it	      is written should be performed alone, or with no other	      chords than unisons and octaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Tasty \Tast"y\ (t[=a]st"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Tastier}	   (t[=a]st"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Tastiest}.]	   1. Having a good taste; -- applied to persons; as, a tasty	      woman. See {Taste}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in conformity to the principles of good taste;	      elegant; as, tasty furniture; a tasty dress.	   Syn: tasteful[2].	        [1913 Webster]
Tat \Tat\ (t[a^]t), n. [Hind. [tsdo][=a][tsdo].]	   Gunny cloth made from the fiber of the {Corchorus olitorius},	   or jute. [India]	   [1913 Webster]	Tat \Tat\, n. [Hind. [.t]a[.t][.t][=u].] (Zool.)	   A pony. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Tataupa \Ta*tau"pa\ (t[.a]*t[add]"p[.a]), n. [From the native	   name.] (Zool.)	   A South American tinamou ({Crypturus tataupa}).	   [1913 Webster]
Tatch \Tatch\ (t[a^]ch), n. [F. tache spot. See {Techy}.]	   A spot or stain; also, a trick. [Obs.] --Sir T. Elyot.	   [1913 Webster]
Tath \Tath\ (t[a^]th), obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Ta}, to take.	   [1913 Webster]	Tath \Tath\, n. [Prov. E.; of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. ta[eth]	   dung, ta[eth]a the grass of a manured pasture, te[eth]ja to	   manure. [root]58. Cf. {Ted}.]	   1. Dung, or droppings of cattle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The luxuriant grass growing about the droppings of cattle	      in a pasture. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tath \Tath\, v. t.	   To manure (land) by pasturing cattle on it, or causing them	   to lie upon it. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tatou \Ta*tou"\ (t[.a]*t[=oo]"), n. [Cf. {Tatouay}.] (Zool.)	   The giant armadillo ({Priodontes gigas}) of tropical South	   America. It becomes nearly five feet long including the tail.	   It is noted for its burrowing powers, feeds largely upon dead	   animals, and sometimes invades human graves.	   [1913 Webster]
Tatouay \Tat"ou*ay\, n. [Of Brazilian origin; cf. Pg. tatu, F.	   tatou.] (Zool.)	   An armadillo ({Xenurus unicinctus}), native of the tropical	   parts of South America. It has about thirteen movable bands	   composed of small, nearly square, scales. The head is long;	   the tail is round and tapered, and nearly destitute of	   scales; the claws of the fore feet are very large. Called	   also {tatouary}, and {broad-banded armadillo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tatouhou \Tat"ou*hou\, n. [Cf. {Tatouay}.] (Zool.)	   The peba.	   [1913 Webster]
Tatt \Tatt\ (t[a^]t), v. t. & i.	   To make (anything) by tatting; to work at tatting; as, tatted	   edging.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tatta \Tat"ta\ (t[a^]t"t[.a]), n. [Hind. [.t]a[.t][.t][imac],	   t[=a]t[imac].]	   A bamboo frame or trellis hung at a door or window of a	   house, over which water is suffered to trickle, in order to	   moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Tatter \Tat"ter\, n.	   One who makes tatting. --Caulfield & S. (Doct. of	   Needlework).	   [1913 Webster]	Tatter \Tat"ter\, n. [Icel. t["o]tur, t["o]ttur, pl. t["o]trar,	   ?["o]ttrar; cf. Norw. totra, pl. totror, LG. taltern tatters.	   [root]240.]	   A rag, or a part torn and hanging; -- chiefly used in the	   plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tear a passion to tatters, to very rags. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Tatter \Tat"ter\, v. t. [p. p. {Tattered}.]	   To rend or tear into rags; -- used chiefly in the past	   participle as an adjective.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where waved the tattered ensigns of Ragfair. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Tatterdemalion \Tat`ter*de*mal"ion\, n. [Tatter + OF.	   desmaillier to break the meshes of, to tear: cf. OF. maillon	   long clothes, swadding clothes, F. maillot. See {Tatter}, and	   {Mail} armor.]	   A ragged fellow; a ragamuffin. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Tattersall's \Tat"ter*sall's\, n.	   A famous horse market in London, established in 1766 by	   Richard Tattersall, also used as the headquarters of credit	   betting on English horse races; hence, a large horse market	   elsewhere.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tatting \Tat"ting\, n.	   A kind of lace made from common sewing thread, with a	   peculiar stitch.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tatting shuttle}, the shuttle on which the thread used in	      tatting is wound.	      [1913 Webster]
Tattle \Tat"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tattled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tattling}.] [Akin to OE. tateren, LG. tateln, D. tateren to	   stammer, and perhaps to E. titter.]	   1. To prate; to talk idly; to use many words with little	      meaning; to chat.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tattling quality of age, which is always	            narrative.                            --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tell tales; to communicate secrets; to be a talebearer;	      as, a tattling girl.	      [1913 Webster]	Tattle \Tat"tle\, n.	   Idle talk or chat; trifling talk; prate.	   [1913 Webster]	         [They] told the tattle of the day.       --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Tattler \Tat"tler\, n.	   1. One who tattles; an idle talker; one who tells tales.	      --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large, long-legged	      sandpipers belonging to the genus {Totanus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common American species are the greater tattler, or	         telltale ({Totanus melanoleucus}), the smaller tattler,	         or lesser yellowlegs ({Totanus flavipes}), the solitary	         tattler ({Totanus solitarius}), and the semipalmated	         tattler, or willet. The first two are called also	         {telltale}, {telltale spine}, {telltale tattler},	         {yellowlegs}, {yellowshanks}, and {yelper.}	         [1913 Webster]
Tattlery \Tat"tler*y\, n.	   Idle talk or chat; tittle-tattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tattling \Tat"tling\, a.	   Given to idle talk; apt to tell tales. -- {Tat"tling*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tattoo \Tat*too"\, n. [Earlier taptoo, D. taptoe; tap a tap,	   faucet + toe to, shut (i. e., the taps, or drinking houses,	   shut from the soldiers).] (Mil.)	   A beat of drum, or sound of a trumpet or bugle, at night,	   giving notice to soldiers to retreat, or to repair to their	   quarters in garrison, or to their tents in camp.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The Devil's tattoo}. See under {Devil}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tattoo \Tat*too"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tattooed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tattooing}.] [Of Polynesian origin; cf. New Zealand ta to	   tattoo, tatu puncturation (in Otaheite).]	   To color, as the flesh, by pricking in coloring matter, so as	   to form marks or figures which can not be washed out.	   [1913 Webster]	Tattoo \Tat*too"\, n.; pl. {Tattoos}.	   An indelible mark or figure made by puncturing the skin and	   introducing some pigment into the punctures; -- a mode of	   ornamentation practiced by various barbarous races, both in	   ancient and modern times, and also by some among civilized	   nations, especially by sailors.	   [1913 Webster]
Tatty \Tat"ty\, n.; pl. {Tatties}. [Hind. [.t]a[.t][.t][imac].]	   A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a	   door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it	   enters. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tatu \Ta*tu"\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tatou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tatusiid \Ta*tu"si*id\, n. (Zool.)	   Any armadillo of the family {Tatusiidae}, of which the peba	   and mule armadillo are examples. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Tau \Tau\ (tou), n. [Gr. tay^.]	   The nineteenth letter ([Tau], [tau]) of the Greek alphabet,	   equivalent to English t.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tau \Tau\, n. [Gr. tay^ the letter [tau] (English {T}).] (Zool.)	   The common American toadfish; -- so called from a marking	   resembling the Greek letter tau ([tau]).	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tau cross}. See Illust. 6, of {Cross}.	      [1913 Webster]
Taught \Taught\, a.	   See {Taut}. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Taught \Taught\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Teach}. [AS. imp. t[=ae]hte, p. p.	   get[=ae]ht.]	   Note: See {Teach}.	         [1913 Webster]
Taunt \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. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Taunt \Taunt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taunted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Taunting}.] [Earlier, to tease; probably fr. OF. tanter to	   tempt, to try, for tenter. See {Tempt}.]	   To reproach with severe or insulting words; to revile; to	   upbraid; to jeer at; to flout.	   [1913 Webster]	         When I had at my pleasure taunted her.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deride; ridicule; mock; jeer; flout; revile. See	        {Deride}.	        [1913 Webster]	Taunt \Taunt\, n.	   Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting	   invective.	   [1913 Webster]	         With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Taunter \Taunt"er\, n.	   One who taunts.	   [1913 Webster]
Taunting \Taunt"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Taunt}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every kind of insolent and taunting reflection.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Tauntingly \Taunt"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a taunting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tauntress \Taunt"ress\, n.	   A woman who taunts.	   [1913 Webster] Taupie
Taupie \Tau"pie\, Tawpie \Taw"pie\, n. [Cf. Icel. t[=o]pi fool,	   Dan. taabe, Sw. t[*a]p.]	   A foolish or thoughtless young person, esp. a slothful or	   slovenly woman. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taur \Taur\, n. [L. Taurus.]	   The constellation Taurus. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tauricornous \Tau`ri*cor"nous\, a. [L. tauricornis; taurus a	   bull + cornu a horn.] (Zool.)	   Having horns like those of a bull. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Taurid \Tau"rid\, n. [Taurus + 1st -id.] (Astron.)	   Any of a group of meteors appearing November 20-23; -- so	   called because they appear to radiate from a point in Taurus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tauridor \Tau`ri*dor"\, n. [See {Toreador}.]	   A bullfighter; a toreador. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Tauriform \Tau"ri*form\, a. [L. tauriformis; taurus a bull +	   -form: cf. F. tauriforme.]	   Having the form of a bull.	   [1913 Webster]
Taurine \Tau"rine\, a. [L. taurinus, fr. taurus a bull. See	   {Taurus}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the genus Taurus, or cattle.	   [1913 Webster]	Taurine \Tau"rine\, n. [So named because it was discovered in	   the bile of the ox. See {Taurus}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A chemical compound occurring in small quantity in the juices	   of muscle, in the lungs, and elsewhere, but especially in the	   bile, where it is found as a component part of taurocholic	   acid, from which it can be prepared by decomposition of the	   acid. It crystallizes in colorless, regular six-sided prisms,	   and is especially characterized by containing both nitrogen	   and sulphur, being chemically amido-isethionic acid,	   {C2H7NSO3}.	   [1913 Webster]
Taurocholate \Tau`ro*cho"late\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A salt of taurocholic acid; as, sodium taurocholate, which	   occurs in human bile.	   [1913 Webster]
Taurocholic \Tau`ro*chol"ic\, a. [Taurine + cholic.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a conjugate acid (called	   taurocholic acid) composed of taurine and cholic acid,	   present abundantly in human bile and in that of carnivora. It	   is exceedingly deliquescent, and hence appears generally as a	   thick, gummy mass, easily soluble in water and alcohol. It	   has a bitter taste.	   [1913 Webster] Taurocol
Taurocol \Tau"ro*col\, Taurocolla \Tau`ro*col"la\, n. [NL.	   taurocolla, fr. Gr. tayro`kolla; tay^ros a bull + ko`lla	   glue: cf. F. taurocolle.]	   Glue made from a bull's hide.	   [1913 Webster]
Tauromachian \Tau`ro*ma"chi*an\, a. [See {Tauromachy}.]	   Of or pertaining to bullfights. -- n. A bullfighter.	   [1913 Webster]
Tauromachy \Tau*rom"a*chy\, n. [Gr. tayromachi`a; tay^ros bull +	   ma`chh fight.]	   Bullfighting.	   [1913 Webster]
Taurus \Tau"rus\ (t[add]"r[u^]s), n. [L., akin to Gr. tay^ros,	   and E. steer. See {Steer} a young ox.]	   1. (Astron.)	      (a) The Bull; the second in order of the twelve signs of	          the zodiac, which the sun enters about the 20th of	          April; -- marked thus [[taurus]] in almanacs.	      (b) A zodiacal constellation, containing the well-known	          clusters called the Pleiades and the Hyades, in the	          latter of which is situated the remarkably bright	          Aldebaran.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of ruminants comprising the common	      domestic cattle.	      [1913 Webster]
Taurylic \Tau*ryl"ic\, a. [L. taurus a bull + E. phenylic.]	   (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found of a urine of	   neat cattle, and probably identical with cresol.	   [1913 Webster]
Taut \Taut\, a. [Dan. t[ae]t; akin to E. tight. See {Tight}.]	   1. (Naut.) Tight; stretched; not slack; -- said esp. of a	      rope that is tightly strained.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Snug; close; firm; secure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Taut hand} (Naut.), a sailor's term for an officer who is	      severe in discipline.	      [1913 Webster]
Tautaug \Tau*taug"\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tautog}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tautegorical \Tau`te*gor"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, for ? ? the same + ?	   to speak. Cf. {Allegory}.]	   Expressing the same thing with different words; -- opposed to	   allegorical. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautochrone \Tau"to*chrone\, n. [Gr. ?, for ? ? the same + ?	   time: cf. F. tautochrone.] (Math.)	   A curved line, such that a heavy body, descending along it by	   the action of gravity, will always arrive at the lowest point	   in the same time, wherever in the curve it may begin to fall;	   as, an inverted cycloid with its base horizontal is a	   tautochrone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautochronous \Tau*toch"ro*nous\, a. (Math.)	   Occupying the same time; pertaining to, or having the	   properties of, a tautochrone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian	   name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written	   by him tauta['u]og.] (Zool.)	   An edible labroid fish ({Haitula onitis}, or {Tautoga	   onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When	   adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred,	   with greenish gray. Called also {blackfish}, {oyster fish},	   {salt-water chub}, and {moll}. [Written also {tautaug}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tautologic \Tau`to*log"ic\, a.	   Tautological.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautological \Tau`to*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. tautologique.]	   Involving tautology; having the same signification; as,	   tautological expression. -- {Tau`to*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tautological echo}, an echo that repeats the same sound or	      syllable many times.	      [1913 Webster]
Tautologist \Tau*tol"o*gist\, n.	   One who uses tautological words or phrases.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautologize \Tau*tol"o*gize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Tautologized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tautologizing}.]	   To repeat the same thing in different words.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautologous \Tau*tol"o*gous\, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?	   to speak.]	   Repeating the same thing in different words; tautological.	   [R.] --Tooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautology \Tau*tol"o*gy\, n. [L. tautologia, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   tautologie.] (Rhet.)	   A repetition of the same meaning in different words; needless	   repetition of an idea in different words or phrases; a	   representation of anything as the cause, condition, or	   consequence of itself, as in the following lines: 	         The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers,	         And heavily in clouds brings on the day. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Repetition.	   Usage: {Tautology}, {Repetition}. There may be frequent	          repetitions (as in legal instruments) which are	          warranted either by necessity or convenience; but	          tautology is always a fault, being a sameness of	          expression which adds nothing to the sense or the	          sound.	          [1913 Webster]
Tautomeric \Tau`to*mer"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautomerism \Tau*tom"er*ism\, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?	   part.] (Chem.)	   The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances,	   or their respective derivatives, which are more or less	   interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the	   more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the	   lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.	   [1913 Webster] Tautoousian
Tautoousian \Tau`to*ou"si*an\, Tautoousious \Tau`to*ou"si*ous\,	   a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ? being, essence.]	   Having the same essence; being identically of the same	   nature. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautophonical \Tau`to*phon"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characterized by, tautophony; repeating the	   same sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautophony \Tau*toph"o*ny\, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?	   voice.]	   Repetition of the same sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Tautozonal \Tau`to*zon"al\, a. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + E.	   zonal.] (Crystallog.)	   Belonging to the same zone; as, tautozonal planes.	   [1913 Webster]
Tavern \Tav"ern\, n. [OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a	   hut, booth, tavern. Cf. {Table}, {Tabernacle}.]	   A public house where travelers and other transient guests are	   accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel;	   especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell	   liquor in small quantities.	   [1913 Webster]
Taverner \Tav"ern*er\, n. [F. tavernier, L. tabernarius.]	   One who keeps a tavern. --Chaucer. Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Taverning \Tav"ern*ing\, n.	   A feasting at taverns. [Obs.] "The misrule of our	   tavernings." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tavernman \Tav"ern*man\, n.; pl. {Tavernmen}.	   The keeper of a tavern; also, a tippler. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Taw \Taw\, n.	   Tow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Taw \Taw\, v. t. [Cf. {Tew} to tow, {Tow}, v. t.]	   To push; to tug; to tow. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Taw \Taw\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tawed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tawing}.] [OE. tawen, tewen, AS. t[=a]wian to prepare; cf.	   D. touwen, Goth. t[=e]wa order, taujan to do, and E. tool.	   [root]64. Cf. 1st {Tew}, {Tow} the coarse part of flax.]	   1. To prepare or dress, as hemp, by beating; to tew; hence,	      to beat; to scourge. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress and prepare, as the skins of sheep, lambs, goats,	      and kids, for gloves, and the like, by imbuing them with	      alum, salt, and other agents, for softening and bleaching	      them.	      [1913 Webster]	Taw \Taw\, n. [Cf. AS. t[=a]w instrument.]	   1. A large marble to be played with; also, a game at marbles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A line or mark from which the players begin a game of	      marbles. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tawdrily \Taw"dri*ly\, adv.	   In a tawdry manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tawdriness \Taw"dri*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being tawdry.	   [1913 Webster]	         A clumsy person makes his ungracefulness more	         ungraceful by tawdriness of dress.       --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tawdry \Taw"dry\, a. [Compar. {Tawdrier}; superl. {Tawdriest}.]	   [Said to be corrupted from Saint Audrey, or Auldrey, meaning	   Saint Ethelreda, implying therefore, originally, bought at	   the fair of St. Audrey, where laces and gay toys of all sorts	   were sold. This fair was held in Isle Ely, and probably at	   other places, on the day of the saint, which was the 17th of	   October.]	   1. Bought at the festival of St. Audrey. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And gird in your waist,	            For more fineness, with a tawdry lace. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very fine and showy in colors, without taste or elegance;	      having an excess of showy ornaments without grace; cheap	      and gaudy; as, a tawdry dress; tawdry feathers; tawdry	      colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            He rails from morning to night at essenced fops and	            tawdry courtiers.                     --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	Tawdry \Taw"dry\, n.; pl. {Tawdries}.	   A necklace of a rural fashion, bought at St. Audrey's fair;	   hence, a necklace in general. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of which the Naiads and the blue Nereids make	         Them tawdries for their necks.           --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tawer \Taw"er\, n.	   One who taws; a dresser of white leather.	   [1913 Webster]
Tawery \Taw"er*y\, n.	   A place where skins are tawed.	   [1913 Webster]
Tawniness \Taw"ni*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tawny.	   [1913 Webster]
Tawny \Taw"ny\, a. [Compar. {Tawnier}; superl. {Tawniest}.] [F.	   tann['e], p. p. of tanner to tan. See {Tan}, v. t. & n. Cf.	   {Tenn['e]}.]	   Of a dull yellowish brown color, like things tanned, or	   persons who are sunburnt; as, tawny Moor or Spaniard; the	   tawny lion. "A leopard's tawny and spotted hide."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Taws \Taws\, n. [See {Taw} to beat.]	   A leather lash, or other instrument of punishment, used by a	   schoolmaster. [Written also {tawes}, {tawis}, and {tawse}.]	   [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Never use the taws when a gloom can do the turn.	                                                  --Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tax \Tax\, n. [F. taxe, fr. taxer to tax, L. taxare to touch,	   sharply, to feel, handle, to censure, value, estimate, fr.	   tangere, tactum, to touch. See {Tangent}, and cf. {Task},	   {Taste}.]	   1. A charge, especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed	      by authority. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for	          the support of a government.	          [1913 Webster]	                A farmer of taxes is, of all creditors,	                proverbially the most rapacious.  --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Especially, the sum laid upon specific things, as upon	          polls, lands, houses, income, etc.; as, a land tax; a	          window tax; a tax on carriages, and the like.	   Note: Taxes are {annual} or {perpetual}, {direct} or	         {indirect}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	      (c) A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society	          to defray its expenses.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A task exacted from one who is under control; a	      contribution or service, the rendering of which is imposed	      upon a subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge; as, a heavy	      tax on time or health.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Charge; censure. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A lesson to be learned; a task. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tax cart}, a spring cart subject to a low tax. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Impost; tribute; contribution; duty; toll; rate;	        assessment; exaction; custom; demand.	        [1913 Webster]	        [1913 Webster]	Tax \Tax\ (t[a^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taxed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Taxing}.] [Cf. F. taxer. See {Tax}, n.]	   1. To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes; to impose a	      tax upon; to lay a burden upon; especially, to exact money	      from for the support of government.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are more heavily taxed by our idleness, pride,	            and folly than we are taxed by government.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To assess, fix, or determine judicially, the amount	      of; as, to tax the cost of an action in court.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To charge; to accuse; also, to censure; -- often followed	      by with, rarely by of before an indirect object; as, to	      tax a man with pride.	      [1913 Webster]	            I tax you, you elements, with unkindness. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men's virtues I have commended as freely as I have	            taxed their crimes.                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear not now that men should tax thine honor. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]
Taxability \Tax`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being taxable; taxableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxable \Tax"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being taxed; liable by law to the assessment of	      taxes; as, taxable estate; taxable commodities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) That may be legally charged by a court against the	      plaintiff of defendant in a suit; as, taxable costs.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tax"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tax"a*bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Taxaspidean \Tax`as*pid"e*an\, a. [Gr. ? an arrangement + ?, ?,	   shield.] (Zool.)	   Having the posterior tarsal scales, or scutella, rectangular	   and arranged in regular rows; -- said of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxation \Tax*a"tion\, n. [F. taxation, L. taxatio a valuing,	   estimation, from L. taxare. See {Tax}.]	   1. The act of laying a tax, or of imposing taxes, as on the	      subjects of a state, by government, or on the members of a	      corporation or company, by the proper authority; the	      raising of revenue; also, a system of raising revenue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The act of taxing, or assessing a bill of cost.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tax; sum imposed. [R.] --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Charge; accusation. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Tax certificate \Tax certificate\ (Law)	   The certificate issued to the purchaser of land at a tax sale	   certifying to the sale and the payment of the consideration	   thereof, and entitling the purchaser upon certain conditions	   and at a certain time thereafter to a deed or instrument of	   conveyance (called a tax deed) of the land, to be executed by	   the proper officer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Taxel \Tax"el\, n. (Zool.)	   The American badger.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxeopoda \Tax`e*op"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (?) + -poda.]	   (Paleon.)	   An order of extinct Mammalia found in the Tertiary	   formations.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxer \Tax"er\, n.	   1. One who taxes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of two officers chosen yearly to regulate the assize	      of bread, and to see the true gauge of weights and	      measures is observed. [Camb. Univ., Eng.] [Written also	      {taxor}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Taxgatherer \Tax"gath`er*er\, n.	   One who collects taxes or revenues. -- {Tax"gath`er*ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxiarch \Tax"i*arch\, n. [Gr. ? and ?; ? a division of an army,	   a brigade (from ? to arrange, array) + to rule.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of	   an army. --Milford.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxicorn \Tax"i*corn\, n. [L. taxus a yew + cornu a horn: cf. F.	   taxicorne.] (Zool.)	   One of a family of beetles ({Taxicornes}) whose antennae are	   largest at the tip. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxidermic \Tax`i*der"mic\, a. [Cf. F. taxidermique.]	   Of or pertaining to the art of preparing and preserving the	   skins of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxidermist \Tax"i*der`mist\, n.	   A person skilled in taxidermy.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxidermy \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 preparing, preserving, and mounting the skins of	   animals so as to represent their natural appearance, as for	   cabinets.	   [1913 Webster]
taximeter \taximeter\ n.	   1. a meter in a taxi that registers the fare (based on the	      length of the ride).	      [WordNet 1.5]
Taxine \Tax"ine\, n. [L. taxus a yew.] (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid of bitter taste extracted from the	   leaves and seeds of the European yew ({Taxus baccata}).	   Called also {taxia}. The usual preparation is a mixture of	   compounds. Taxine A has the chemical formula: {C35H47NO10}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Taxis \Tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ta`xis a division or	   arrangement, fr. ta`ssein to arrange.]	   1. (Surg.) Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an	      intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it.	      --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In technical uses, as in architecture, biology, grammar,	      etc., arrangement; order; ordonnance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. a reflexive movement by a motile organism by which it	      moves or orients itself in relation to some source of	      stimulation; as, chemotaxis, the motion toward or away	      from gradients of certain chemical compounds.	      [PJC]
-taxis \-tax"is\, n.	   combining form for {taxis[3]}.	   [PJC]
taxi \tax"i\, n.	   1. same as {taxicab}.	      [PJC]	   2. any vehicle that carries passengers for a fare, as a water	      taxi.	      [PJC]
taxicab \tax"i*cab\, n.	   an automobile with a professional driver which can be hired	   to carry passengers; -- also called a {taxi}, and informally	   called a {cab} or a {hack}. The driver of a taxicab is	   referred to as a {cab driver} or {cabbie}, and sometimes as a	   {chauffeur} or {hackie}.	   Note: Taxicabs may be engaged by a prior appointment made,	         e.g. by telephone, or they may cruise for passengers,	         i.e. they may drive in city streets and stop to pick up	         pasengers when they are signalled by a prospective	         passenger. The act of signalling a taxicab (usually by	         a wave of the arm) is often called	   {to hail a cab} or	   {to flag down a cab}.	      [PJC]
Taxless \Tax"less\, a.	   Free from taxation.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxology \Tax*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ta`xis arrangement + -logy.]	   (Biol.)	   Same as {Taxonomy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxon \Tax"on\ (t[a^]ks"[o^]n), n.; pl. {taxa} or {taxons}.	   a taxonomic group, or the name of a taxonomic grouping.	   [PJC]
Taxonomic \Tax`o*nom"ic\ (t[a^]ks`[o^]*n[o^]m"[i^]k), a.	   Pertaining to, or involving, taxonomy, or the laws and	   principles of classification; classificatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxonomist \Tax*on"o*mist\ (t[a^]ks*[o^]n"[-o]*m[i^]st), n.	   One skilled in taxonomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxonomy \Tax*on"o*my\ (t[a^]ks*[o^]n"[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Gr.	   ta`xis an arrangement, order + no`mos a law.]	   1. That division of the natural sciences which treats of the	      classification of animals and plants, primarily by	      consideration of their natural relationships with respect	      to their structure or genetic origin; the laws or	      principles of classification; systematics.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A systematic arrangement of objects or concepts showing	      the relations between them, especially one including a	      hierarchical arrangement of types in which categories of	      objects are classified as subtypes of more abstract	      categories, starting from one or a small number of top	      categories, and descending to more specific types through	      an arbitrary number of levels. An {ontology} usually	      contains a taxonomy as one of the important principles of	      organization.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Taxor \Tax"or\, n. [NL.]	   Same as {Taxer}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Taxpayer \Tax"pay`er\, n.	   One who is assessed and pays a tax.	   [1913 Webster]
Taylor-White process \Tay"lor-White" proc`ess\ (Metal.)	   A process (invented about 1899 by Frederick W. Taylor and	   Maunsel B. White) for giving toughness to self-hardening	   steels. The steel is heated almost to fusion, cooled to a	   temperature of from 700[deg] to 850[deg] C. in molten lead,	   further cooled in oil, reheated to between 370[deg] and	   670[deg] C., and cooled in air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tayra \Tay"ra\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   A South American carnivore ({Galera barbara}) allied to the	   grison. The tail is long and thick. The length, including the	   tail, is about three feet. [Written also {taira}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tay-Sachs Disease \Tay"-Sachs Disease\, n. (Med.)	   A rare hereditary disease affecting lipid metabolism in	   humans, due to a deficiency of hexosaminidase. It occurs in	   infants and children, and causes death before the onset of	   adulthood. It occurs most commonly of people of Jewish origin	   from easter Europe. It is characterized by accumulation of	   lipids in nervous tissue, causes a red spot on the retina,	   and eventual blindness and paralysis before death.	   [PJC]
Tazel \Ta"zel\, n. (Bot.)	   The teasel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tazza \Taz"za\, n. [It.]	   An ornamental cup or vase with a large, flat, shallow bowl,	   resting on a pedestal and often having handles.	   [1913 Webster]
T cart \T" cart`\	   See under {T}.	   [1913 Webster]	T cell \T" cell`\ (t[=e]"s[e^]l`) [From Thymus, the site of	   maturation of T-cells.]	   A type of white blood cell that circulates in the blood and	   lymph, and provides cell-mediated immunity for the organism,	   protecting against infecting cells or the body's own	   malignant cells; also called {T lymphocyte}. There are	   several types of T cells. They develop, as do B cells, from	   progenitor cells in the bone marrow, but are distinguished	   from B-cells (B-lymphocytes) by their site of	   differentiation; T-cells mature in the thymus and B-cells in	   the bone marrow (in birds in the Bursa of Fabricius). They	   also have different antigen receptors from those of B-cells.	   T-cells differentiate into cells that can directly kill	   infecting cells (cell-mediated immunity, cytotoxity) or	   activate other cells of the immune system (helper T cells),	   whereas B-cells differentiate on activation into	   antibody-secreting plasma cells. Helper T cells interact with	   B-cells by secreting lymphokines that stimulate the B cell	   which have detected a foreign antigen to enter the cell cycle	   and develop, by repeated mitosis, into a clone of cells with	   identical receptors, and then to secrete antibodies to that	   specific antigen.	   [PJC]
Tchawytcha \Tcha*wy"tcha\, n. (Zool.)	   The quinnat salmon. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tchick \Tchick\ (ch[i^]k), n. [Imitative.]	   A slight sound such as that made by pressing the tongue	   against the roof of the mouth and explosively sucking out the	   air at one side, as in urging on a horse. -- v. i. To make a	   tchick.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
tchotchke \tchotch"ke\ n.	   1. [Yiddish tshatshke, trinket, from Pol. czaczko. --MW10.] a	      knickknack or trinket; a decorative item or souvenir of	      little value. [Also spelled {chotchke}.]	      [PJC]
T connection \T connection\ (Elec.)	   The connection of two coils diagrammatically as a letter T,	   chiefly used as a connection for passing transformers. When	   the three free ends are connected to a source of three-phase	   current, two-phase current may be derived from the secondary	   circuits. The reverse arrangement may be used to transform	   from two-phase. -- {T"-connected}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tea \Tea\ (t[=e]), n. [Chin. tsh[=a], Prov. Chin. te: cf. F.	   th['e].]	   1. The prepared leaves of a shrub, or small tree ({Thea	      Chinensis} or {Camellia Chinensis}). The shrub is a native	      of China, but has been introduced to some extent into some	      other countries.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Teas are classed as green or black, according to their	         color or appearance, the kinds being distinguished also	         by various other characteristic differences, as of	         taste, odor, and the like. The color, flavor, and	         quality are dependent upon the treatment which the	         leaves receive after being gathered. The leaves for	         green tea are heated, or roasted slightly, in shallow	         pans over a wood fire, almost immediately after being	         gathered, after which they are rolled with the hands	         upon a table, to free them from a portion of their	         moisture, and to twist them, and are then quickly	         dried. Those intended for black tea are spread out in	         the air for some time after being gathered, and then	         tossed about with the hands until they become soft and	         flaccid, when they are roasted for a few minutes, and	         rolled, and having then been exposed to the air for a	         few hours in a soft and moist state, are finally dried	         slowly over a charcoal fire. The operation of roasting	         and rolling is sometimes repeated several times, until	         the leaves have become of the proper color. The	         principal sorts of green tea are Twankay, the poorest	         kind; Hyson skin, the refuse of Hyson; Hyson, Imperial,	         and Gunpowder, fine varieties; and Young Hyson, a	         choice kind made from young leaves gathered early in	         the spring. Those of black tea are Bohea, the poorest	         kind; Congou; Oolong; Souchong, one of the finest	         varieties; and Pekoe, a fine-flavored kind, made	         chiefly from young spring buds. See {Bohea}, {Congou},	         {Gunpowder tea}, under {Gunpowder}, {Hyson}, {Oolong},	         and {Souchong}. --K. Johnson. --Tomlinson.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: "No knowledge of . . . [tea] appears to have reached	         Europe till after the establishment of intercourse	         between Portugal and China in 1517. The Portuguese,	         however, did little towards the introduction of the	         herb into Europe, and it was not till the Dutch	         established themselves at Bantam early in 17th century,	         that these adventurers learned from the Chinese the	         habit of tea drinking, and brought it to Europe."	         --Encyc. Brit.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A decoction or infusion of tea leaves in boiling water;	      as, tea is a common beverage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any infusion or decoction, especially when made of the	      dried leaves of plants; as, sage tea; chamomile tea;	      catnip tea.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The evening meal, at which tea is usually served; supper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arabian tea}, the leaves of {Catha edulis}; also (Bot.), the	      plant itself. See {Kat}.	   {Assam tea}, tea grown in Assam, in India, originally brought	      there from China about the year 1850.	   {Australian tea}, or {Botany Bay tea} (Bot.), a woody	      climbing plant ({Smilax glycyphylla}).	   {Brazilian tea}.	      (a) The dried leaves of {Lantana pseodothea}, used in	          Brazil as a substitute for tea.	      (b) The dried leaves of {Stachytarpheta mutabilis}, used	          for adulterating tea, and also, in Austria, for	          preparing a beverage.	   {Labrador tea}. (Bot.) See under {Labrador}.	   {New Jersey tea} (Bot.), an American shrub, the leaves of	      which were formerly used as a substitute for tea; redroot.	      See {Redroot}.	   {New Zealand tea}. (Bot.) See under {New Zealand}.	   {Oswego tea}. (Bot.) See {Oswego tea}.	   {Paraguay tea}, mate. See 1st {Mate}.	   {Tea board}, a board or tray for holding a tea set.	   {Tea bug} (Zool.), an hemipterous insect which injures the	      tea plant by sucking the juice of the tender leaves.	   {Tea caddy}, a small box for holding tea.	   {Tea chest}, a small, square wooden case, usually lined with	      sheet lead or tin, in which tea is imported from China.	   {Tea clam} (Zool.), a small quahaug. [Local, U. S.]	   {Tea garden}, a public garden where tea and other	      refreshments are served.	   {Tea plant} (Bot.), any plant, the leaves of which are used	      in making a beverage by infusion; specifically, {Thea	      Chinensis}, from which the tea of commerce is obtained.	   {Tea rose} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful variety of the	      rose ({Rosa Indica}, var. odorata), introduced from China,	      and so named from its scent. Many varieties are now	      cultivated.	   {Tea service}, the appurtenances or utensils required for a	      tea table, -- when of silver, usually comprising only the	      teapot, milk pitcher, and sugar dish.	   {Tea set}, a tea service.	   {Tea table}, a table on which tea furniture is set, or at	      which tea is drunk.	   {Tea taster}, one who tests or ascertains the quality of tea	      by tasting.	   {Tea tree} (Bot.), the tea plant of China. See {Tea plant},	      above.	   {Tea urn}, a vessel generally in the form of an urn or vase,	      for supplying hot water for steeping, or infusing, tea.	      [1913 Webster]	Tea \Tea\, v. i.	   To take or drink tea. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teaberry \Tea"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The checkerberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Teach \Teach\ (t[=e]ch), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Taught} (t[add]t);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Teaching}.] [OE. techen, imp. taughte,	   tahte, AS. t[=ae]cean, imp. t[=ae]hte, to show, teach, akin	   to t[=a]cn token. See {Token}.]	   1. To impart the knowledge of; to give intelligence	      concerning; to impart, as knowledge before unknown, or	      rules for practice; to inculcate as true or important; to	      exhibit impressively; as, to teach arithmetic, dancing,	      music, or the like; to teach morals.	      [1913 Webster]	            If some men teach wicked things, it must be that	            others should practice them.          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct, as an instructor; to manage, as a preceptor; to	      guide the studies of; to instruct; to inform; to conduct	      through a course of studies; as, to teach a child or a	      class. "He taught his disciples." --Mark ix. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	            The village master taught his little school.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To accustom; to guide; to show; to admonish.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall myself to herbs teach you.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have taught their tongue to speak lies. --Jer.	                                                  ix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This verb is often used with two objects, one of the	         person, the other of the thing; as, he taught me Latin	         grammar. In the passive construction, either of these	         objects may be retained in the objective case, while	         the other becomes the subject; as, I was taught Latin	         grammar by him; Latin grammar was taught me by him.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To instruct; inform; inculcate; tell; guide; counsel;	        admonish. See the Note under {Learn}.	        [1913 Webster]	Teach \Teach\, v. i.	   To give instruction; to follow the business, or to perform	   the duties, of a preceptor.	   [1913 Webster]	         And gladly would he learn, and gladly teach. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The priests thereof teach for hire.      --Micah iii.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]
Teachable \Teach"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being taught; apt to learn; also, willing to	   receive instruction; docile.	   [1913 Webster]	         We ought to bring our minds free, unbiased, and	         teachable, to learn our religion from the Word of God.	                                                  --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Teachableness \Teach"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Willingness to be taught.	   [1913 Webster]
Teache \Teache\ (t[=e]ch), n. [Cf. Amer. Sp. tacha, tacho.]	   (Sugar Manuf.)	   Any one of the series of boilers or evaporating pans in which	   the cane juice is concentrated in making sugar; especially,	   the last boiler of the series. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The 1890 edition had the following etymology for	         teache: [Cf. Ir. teaghaim, Gael. teasaich, to heat.].	         Presumably a speculation which proved incorrect?
Teacher \Teach"er\, n.	   1. One who teaches or instructs; one whose business or	      occupation is to instruct others; an instructor; a tutor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who instructs others in religion; a preacher; a	      minister of the gospel; sometimes, one who preaches	      without regular ordination.	      [1913 Webster]	            The teachers in all the churches assembled. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Teaching \Teach"ing\, n.	   The act or business of instructing; also, that which is	   taught; instruction.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Education; instruction; breeding. See {Education}.	        [1913 Webster]
Teachless \Teach"less\, a.	   Not teachable. [R.] --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Teacup \Tea"cup`\, n.	   A small cup from which to drink tea.	   [1913 Webster]
Teacupful \Tea"cup`ful\, n.; pl. {Teacupfuls}.	   As much as a teacup can hold; enough to fill a teacup.	   [1913 Webster] Tead
Tead \Tead\, Teade \Teade\ (t[=e]d), n. [L. taeda, teda.]	   A torch. [Obs.] "A burning teade." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Teagle \Tea"gle\ (t[=e]"g'l), n. [Cf. {Tackle}.]	   A hoisting apparatus; an elevator; a crane; a lift. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teague \Teague\ (t[=e]g), n. [Cf. W. taeog, taeawg, taiawg,	   adj., rustic, rude, n., a vassal, villain, peasant, clown,	   Ir. thuatach rural, boorish.]	   An Irishman; -- a term used in contempt. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Teak \Teak\ (t[=e]k), n. [Malayalam tekku.] (Bot.)	   A tree of East Indies ({Tectona grandis}) which furnishes an	   extremely strong and durable timber highly valued for	   shipbuilding and other purposes; also, the timber of the	   tree. [Written also {teek}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {African teak}, a tree ({Oldfieldia Africana}) of Sierra	      Leone; also, its very heavy and durable wood; -- called	      also {African oak}.	   {New Zeland teak}, a large tree ({Vitex littoralis}) of New	      Zeland; also, its hard, durable timber.	      [1913 Webster]
Teakettle \Tea"ket`tle\, n.	   A kettle in which water is boiled for making tea, coffee,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Teal \Teal\ (t[=e]l), n. [OE. tele; akin to D. teling a	   generation, production, teal, telen to breed, produce, and E.	   till to cultivate. The English word probably once meant, a	   brood or flock. See {Till} to cultivate.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small fresh-water ducks of the	   genus {Anas} and the subgenera {Querquedula} and {Nettion}.	   The male is handsomely colored, and has a bright green or	   blue speculum on the wings.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European teal ({Anas crecca}) and the	         European blue-winged teal, or garganey ({Anas	         querquedula} or {Anas circia}), are well-known species.	         In America the blue-winged teal ({Anas discors}), the	         green-winged teal ({Anas Carolinensis}), and the	         cinnamon teal ({Anas cyanoptera}) are common species,	         valued as game birds. See {Garganey}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Goose teal}, a goslet. See {Goslet}.	   {Teal duck}, the common European teal.	      [1913 Webster]
Team \Team\ (t[=e]m), n. [OE. tem, team, AS. te['a]m, offspring,	   progeny, race of descendants, family; akin to D. toom a	   bridle, LG. toom progeny, team, bridle, G. zaum a bridle,	   zeugen to beget, Icel. taumr a rein, bridle, Dan. t["o]mme,	   Sw. t["o]m, and also to E. tow to drag, tug to draw.	   [root]64. See {Tug}, and cf. {Teem} to bear.]	   1. A group of young animals, especially of young ducks; a	      brood; a litter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A team of ducklings about her.        --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a number of animals moving together.	      [1913 Webster]	            A long team of snowy swans on high.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Two or more horses, oxen, or other beasts harnessed to the	      same vehicle for drawing, as to a coach, wagon, sled, or	      the like. "A team of dolphins." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            To take his team and till the earth.  --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            It happened almost every day that coaches stuck	            fast, until a team of cattle could be procured from	            some neighboring farm to tug them out of the slough.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A number of persons associated together in any work; a	      gang; especially, a number of persons selected to contend	      on one side in a match, or a series of matches, in a	      cricket, football, rowing, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A flock of wild ducks.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (O. Eng. Law) A royalty or privilege granted by royal	      charter to a lord of a manor, of having, keeping, and	      judging in his court, his bondmen, neifes, and villains,	      and their offspring, or suit, that is, goods and chattels,	      and appurtenances thereto. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Team \Team\, v. i.	   To engage in the occupation of driving a team of horses,	   cattle, or the like, as in conveying or hauling lumber,	   goods, etc.; to be a teamster.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Team \Team\, v. t.	   To convey or haul with a team; as, to team lumber. [R.]	   --Thoreau.	   [1913 Webster]
Teamed \Teamed\, a.	   Yoked in, or as in, a team. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Let their teamed fishes softly swim.     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Teaming \Team"ing\, n.	   1. The act or occupation of driving a team, or of hauling or	      carrying, as logs, goods, or the like, with a team.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Manuf.) Contract work. [R.] --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Teamster \Team"ster\, n.	   One who drives a team.	   [1913 Webster]
Teamwork \Team"work`\, n.	   1. Work done by a team, as distinguished from that done by	      personal labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Work done by a number of associates, usually each doing a	      clearly defined portion, but all subordinating personal	      prominence to the efficiency of the whole; as, the	      teamwork of a football eleven or a gun crew.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            Is the teamwork system employed, or does one workman	            make the whole cigar?                 --U. S.	                                                  Consular	                                                  Repts.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teapot \Tea"pot`\, n.	   A vessel with a spout, in which tea is made, and from which	   it is poured into teacups.	   [1913 Webster]
Teapoy \Tea"poy\, n. [Hind. tip[=a]i; Hind. tin there + Per.	   p[=a]e foot.]	   An ornamental stand, usually with three legs, having caddies	   for holding tea.	   [1913 Webster]
Tear \Tear\ (t[=e]r), n. [AS. te['a]r; akin to G. z[aum]rhe,	   OHG. zahar, OFries. & Icel. t[=a]r, Sw. t[*a]r, Dan. taare,	   Goth. tagr, OIr. d[=e]r, W. dagr, OW. dacr, L. lacrima,	   lacruma, for older dacruma, Gr. da`kry, da`kryon, da`kryma.	   [root]59. Cf. {Lachrymose}.]	   1. (Physiol.) A drop of the limpid, saline fluid secreted,	      normally in small amount, by the lachrymal gland, and	      diffused between the eye and the eyelids to moisten the	      parts and facilitate their motion. Ordinarily the	      secretion passes through the lachrymal duct into the nose,	      but when it is increased by emotion or other causes, it	      overflows the lids.	      [1913 Webster]	            And yet for thee ne wept she never a tear.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something in the form of a transparent drop of fluid	      matter; also, a solid, transparent, tear-shaped drop, as	      of some balsams or resins.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let Araby extol her happy coast,	            Her fragrant flowers, her trees with precious tears.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which causes or accompanies tears; a lament; a dirge.	      [R.] "Some melodous tear." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Glass Manuf.) A partially vitrified bit of clay in glass.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Tear is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, tear-distilling,	         tear-drop, tear-filled, tear-stained, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Tears of St. Lawrence}, the Perseid shower of meteors, seen	      every year on or about the eve of St. Lawrence, August	      9th.	   {Tears of wine}, drops which form and roll down a glass above	      the surface of strong wine. The phenomenon is due to the	      evaporation of alcohol from the surface layer, which,	      becoming more watery, increases in surface tension and	      creeps up the sides until its weight causes it to break.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tear \Tear\ (t[^a]r), v. t. [imp. {Tore} (t[=o]r), ((Obs.	   {Tare}) (t[^a]r); p. p. {Torn} (t[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tearing}.] [OE. teren, AS. teran; akin to OS. farterian to	   destroy, D. teren to consume, G. zerren to pull, to tear,	   zehren to consume, Icel. t>ae/ra, Goth. gata['i]ran to	   destroy, Lith. dirti to flay, Russ. drate to pull, to tear,	   Gr. de`rein to flay, Skr. dar to burst. [root]63. Cf. {Darn},	   {Epidermis}, {Tarre}, {Tirade}.]	   1. To separate by violence; to pull apart by force; to rend;	      to lacerate; as, to tear cloth; to tear a garment; to tear	      the skin or flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tear him to pieces; he's a conspirator. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to divide by violent measures; to disrupt; to rend;	      as, a party or government torn by factions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rend away; to force away; to remove by force; to	      sunder; as, a child torn from its home.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hand of fate	            Hath torn thee from me.               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pull with violence; as, to tear the hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To move violently; to agitate. "Once I loved torn ocean's	      roar." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 off}, to pull off by violence; to strip.	   {To tear out}, to pull or draw out by violence; as, to tear	      out the eyes.	   {To tear up}, to rip up; to remove from a fixed state by	      violence; as, to tear up a floor; to tear up the	      foundation of government or order.	      [1913 Webster]	Tear \Tear\, v. i.	   1. To divide or separate on being pulled; to be rent; as,	      this cloth tears easily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move and act with turbulent violence; to rush with	      violence; hence, to rage; to rave.	      [1913 Webster]	Tear \Tear\, n.	   The act of tearing, or the state of being torn; a rent; a	   fissure. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wear and tear}. See under {Wear}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Tearer \Tear"er\, n.	   One who tears or rends anything; also, one who rages or raves	   with violence.	   [1913 Webster]
Tear-falling \Tear"-fall`ing\, a.	   Shedding tears; tender. [Poetic] "Tear-falling pity." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tearful \Tear"ful\, a.	   Abounding with tears; weeping; shedding tears; as, tearful	   eyes. -- {Tear"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tearless \Tear"less\, a.	   Shedding no tears; free from tears; unfeeling. --	   {Tear"less*ly}, adv. -- {Tear"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tearpit \Tear"pit`\, n. (Anat.)	   A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and	   antelope; the lachrymal sinus; larmier. It is capable of	   being opened at pleasure and secretes a waxy substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tear-thumb \Tear"-thumb`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several species of plants of the genus	   Polygonum, having angular stems beset with minute reflexed	   prickles.	   [1913 Webster]
Teary \Tear"y\, a.	   1. Wet with tears; tearful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of tears, or drops like tears.	      [1913 Webster]
Tea-saucer \Tea"-sau`cer\, n.	   A small saucer in which a teacup is set.	   [1913 Webster]
Tease \Tease\ (t[=e]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teased} (t[=e]zd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Teasing}.] [AS. t?san to pluck, tease; akin	   to OD. teesen, MHG. zeisen, Dan. t[ae]se, t[ae]sse. [root]58.	   Cf. {Touse}.]	   1. To comb or card, as wool or flax. "Teasing matted wool."	      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stratch, as cloth, for the purpose of raising a nap;	      teasel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) To tear or separate into minute shreds, as with	      needles or similar instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To vex with importunity or impertinence; to harass, annoy,	      disturb, or irritate by petty requests, or by jests and	      raillery; to plague. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . suffered them to tease him into acts	            directly opposed to his strongest inclinations.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To vex; harass: annoy; disturb; irritate; plague;	        torment; mortify; tantalize; chagrin.	   Usage: {Tease}, {Vex}. To tease is literally to pull or	          scratch, and implies a prolonged annoyance in respect	          to little things, which is often more irritating, and	          harder to bear, than severe pain. Vex meant originally	          to seize and bear away hither and thither, and hence,	          to disturb; as, to vex the ocean with storms. This	          sense of the term now rarely occurs; but vex is still	          a stronger word than tease, denoting the disturbance	          or anger created by minor provocations, losses,	          disappointments, etc. We are teased by the buzzing of	          a fly in our eyes; we are vexed by the carelessness or	          stupidity of our servants.	          [1913 Webster]	                Not by the force of carnal reason,	                But indefatigable teasing.        --Hudibras.	          [1913 Webster]	                In disappointments, where the affections have	                been strongly placed, and the expectations	                sanguine, particularly where the agency of	                others is concerned, sorrow may degenerate into	                vexation and chagrin.             --Cogan.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Tease tenon} (Joinery), a long tenon at the top of a post to	      receive two beams crossing each other one above the other.	      [1913 Webster]	Tease \Tease\, n.	   One who teases or plagues. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teasel \Tea"sel\, n. [OE. tesel, AS. t[=ae]sel, t[=ae]sl, the	   fuller's herb. See {Tease}.] [Written also {tassel}, {tazel},	   {teasle}, {teazel}, and {teazle}.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Dipsacus}, of which one	      species ({Dipsacus fullonum}) bears a large flower head	      covered with stiff, prickly, hooked bracts. This flower	      head, when dried, is used for raising a nap on woolen	      cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Small teasel is {Dipsacus pilosus}, wild teasel is	         {Dipsacus sylvestris}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A bur of this plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any contrivance intended as a substitute for teasels in	      dressing cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Teasel frame}, a frame or set of iron bars in which teasel	      heads are fixed for raising the nap on woolen cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	Teasel \Tea"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teaseled}or {Teaselled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Teaseling} or {Teaselling}.]	   To subject, as woolen cloth, to the action of teasels, or any	   substitute for them which has an effect to raise a nap.	   [1913 Webster]
Teaseler \Tea"sel*er\, n.	   One who uses teasels for raising a nap on cloth. [Written	   also {teaseller}, {teasler}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teaseling \Tea"sel*ing\, n.	   The cutting and gathering of teasels; the use of teasels.	   [Written also {teaselling}, {teazling}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teaser \Teas"er\, n.	   1. One who teases or vexes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A jager gull. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Elec.) A shunt winding on field magnets for maintaining	      their magnetism when the main circuit is open.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teasle \Tea"sle\, n. & v. t.	   See {Teasel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teaspoon \Tea"spoon`\ (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`), n.	   1. A small spoon used in stirring and sipping tea, coffee,	      etc., and for other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {teaspoonful}.	      [PJC]
Teaspoonful \Tea"spoon`ful\ (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]l), n.; pl.	   {Teaspoonfuls} (t[=e]"sp[=oo]n`f[.u]lz) or {Teaspoonsful}.	   As much as teaspoon will hold; enough to fill a teaspoon. In	   cooking, it is usually estimated as 4.9 milliliters, which is	   1/6 of a fluid ounce, or 1/3 of a tablespoonful. In cooking	   recipes it may be abbreviated as t.	   Note: In the 1890 dictionary, it was defined as a fluid dram	         or one quarter of a tablespoonful.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Teat \Teat\ (t[=e]t), n. [OE. tete, titte, AS. tit, titt; akin	   to LG. & OD. titte, D. tet, G. zitze: cf. F. tette, probably	   of Teutonic origin.]	   1. The protuberance through which milk is drawn from the	      udder or breast of a mammal; a nipple; a pap; a mammilla;	      a dug; a tit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A small protuberance or nozzle resembling the teat	      of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]
Teated \Teat"ed\, a.	   Having protuberances resembling the teat of an animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Teathe \Teathe\, n. & v.	   See {Tath}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teatish \Teat"ish\, a.	   Peevish; tettish; fretful; -- said of a child. See {Tettish}.	   [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Teaze-hole \Teaze"-hole`\, n. [Corrupted fr. F. tisard fire	   door.] (Glass Works)	   The opening in the furnaces through which fuel is introduced.	   [1913 Webster]
Teazel \Tea"zel\, n. & v. t.	   See {Teasel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teazer \Tea"zer\, n. [Corrupted fr. F. tiser to feed a fire.]	   The stoker or fireman of a furnace, as in glass works.	   --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Teazle \Tea"zle\, n. & v. t.	   See {Teasel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tebeth \Te"beth\, n. [Heb.]	   The tenth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, answering	   to a part of December with a part of January. --Esther ii.	   16.	   [1913 Webster]
Techily \Tech"i*ly\, adv.	   In a techy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Techiness \Tech"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being techy.	   [1913 Webster]
Technic \Tech"nic\, a.	   Technical.	   [1913 Webster]	Technic \Tech"nic\, n. [See {Technical}, a.]	   1. The method of performance in any art; technical skill;	      artistic execution; technique.	      [1913 Webster]	            They illustrate the method of nature, not the	            technic of a manlike Artificer.       --Tyndall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Technical terms or objects; things pertaining to the	      practice of an art or science.	      [1913 Webster]
Technical \Tech"nic*al\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? an art, probably from	   the same root as ?, ?, to bring forth, produce, and perhaps	   akin to E. text: cf. F. technique.]	   Of or pertaining to the useful or mechanic arts, or to any	   science, business, or the like; specially appropriate to any	   art, science, or business; as, the words of an indictment	   must be technical. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Technicality \Tech`ni*cal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Technicalities}.	   1. The quality or state of being technical; technicalness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is technical, or peculiar to any trade,	      profession, sect, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The technicalities of the sect.       --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster]
Technically \Tech"nic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a technical manner; according to the signification of	   terms as used in any art, business, or profession.	   [1913 Webster]
Technicalness \Tech"nic*al*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being technical; technicality.	   [1913 Webster]
Technicals \Tech"nic*als\, n. pl.	   Those things which pertain to the practical part of an art,	   science, or profession; technical terms; technics.	   [1913 Webster]
Technician \Tech*ni"cian\, n.	   a person trained or skilled in the technical details of a	   particular art or science, especially one skilled at	   operating, maintaining, or repairing equipment, in contrast	   to the theory or informational content of a craft; --	   formerly also called a {technicist}.	   Note: In computer software companies, individuals skilled at	         the details of using programs and employed to help	         customers to install or use software or troubleshoot	         software problems for are also called technicians.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Technicist \Tech"ni*cist\, n.	   One skilled in technics or in one or more of the practical	   arts.	   [1913 Webster]
Technicological \Tech`ni*co*log"ic*al\, a.	   Technological; technical. [R.] --Dr. J. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Technicology \Tech`ni*col"o*gy\, n.	   Technology. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Technicolor \Tech`ni*col"or\, n. [a treadmark]	   the name of one process used for color cinematography; --	   also used attributively. [trademark]	   [PJC]
Technics \Tech"nics\, n.	   1. The doctrine of arts in general; such branches of learning	      as respect the arts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The study of a particular art.	      [PJC]
Techniphone \Tech"ni*phone\, n. [Gr. ? art + -phone.] (Music)	   A dumb gymnastic apparatus for training the hands of pianists	   and organists, as to a legato touch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Technique \Tech`nique"\, n. [F.]	   1. The method or manner of performance in any art; -- also	      called {technic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of technical methods and procedures used in a	      science or craft.	      [PJC]	   3. the detailed movements used for executing an artistic	      performance; technical skill; artistic execution; as, a	      pianist's fingering technique.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Technism \Tech"nism\, n.	   Technicality.	   [1913 Webster]
Techno \Tech"no\, n.	   a form of music primarily created by computer sound	   synthizers rather than by musicians playing instruments.	   [slang]	   [PJC]
Technobabble \Tech"no*bab`ble\, n.	   technical jargon incomprehensible to non-specialists; --	   sometimes used derogatorily of discussions using	   unnecessarily technical terminology and intended to impress	   or confuse, rather than inform, the listener.	   [PJC]
technocracy \tech*noc"ra*cy\, n.	   government by technical specialists.	   [PJC]
technocrat \tech"no*crat\, n.	   1. a technical specialist exercising governmental or	      managerial authority.	      [PJC]	   2. a proponent of technocracy.	      [PJC] -- {technocratic}, a.	      [PJC]
Technography \Tech*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? art, skill, craft +	   graph.]	   Description of the arts and crafts of tribes and peoples. --	   {Tech`no*graph"ic}, {Tech`no*graph"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Technologic \Tech`no*log"ic\, a.	   Technological.	   [1913 Webster]
Technological \Tech`no*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. technologique.]	   Of or pertaining to technology.	   [1913 Webster]
Technologist \Tech*nol"o*gist\, n.	   One skilled in technology; one who treats of arts, or of the	   terms of arts.	   [1913 Webster]
Technology \Tech*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? an art + -logy; cf. Gr. ?	   systematic treatment: cf. F. technologie.]	   Industrial science; the science of systematic knowledge of	   the industrial arts, especially of the more important	   manufactures, as spinning, weaving, metallurgy, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Technology is not an independent science, having a set	         of doctrines of its own, but consists of applications	         of the principles established in the various physical	         sciences (chemistry, mechanics, mineralogy, etc.) to	         manufacturing processes. --Internat. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]
Techy \Tech"y\, a. [From OE. tecche, tache, a habit, bad habit,	   vice, OF. tache, teche, a spot, stain, blemish, habit, vice,	   F. tache a spot, blemish; probably akin to E. tack a small	   nail. See {Tack} a small nail, and cf. {Touchy}.]	   Peevish; fretful; irritable.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectibranch \Tec`ti*branch\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Tectibranchiata. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectibranchia \Tec`ti*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL.]	   Same as {Tectibranchiata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectibranchiata \Tec`ti*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L.	   tectus (p. p. of tegere to cover) + Gr. ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   An order, or suborder, of gastropod Mollusca in which the	   gills are usually situated on one side of the back, and	   protected by a fold of the mantle. When there is a shell, it	   is usually thin and delicate and often rudimentary. The	   aplysias and the bubble shells are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectibranchiate \Tec`ti*bran"chi*ate\, a. [L. tectus (p. p. of	   tegere to cover) + E. branchiate.] (Zool.)	   Having the gills covered by the mantle; of or pertaining to	   the Tectibranchiata. -- n. A tectibranchiate mollusk.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectly \Tect"ly\, adv. [L. tectus covered, fr. tegere to cover.]	   Covertly; privately; secretly. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectology \Tec*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a carpenter + -logy.]	   (Biol.)	   A division of morphology created by Haeckel; the science of	   organic individuality constituting the purely structural	   portion of morphology, in which the organism is regarded as	   composed of organic individuals of different orders, each	   organ being considered an individual. See {Promorphology},	   and {Morphon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectonic \Tec*ton"ic\, a. [L. tectonicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?, ?, a	   carpenter, builder.]	   1. Of or pertaining to building or construction;	      architectural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Structural.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) Of, pert. to, or designating, the	      rock structures and external forms resulting from the	      deformation of the earth's crust; as, tectonic arches or	      valleys; tectonic plates.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Tectonics \Tec*ton"ics\, n.	   1. The science, or the art, by which implements, vessels,	      dwellings, or other edifices, are constructed, both	      agreeably to the end for which they are designed, and in	      conformity with artistic sentiments and ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol. & Phys. Geog.) the branch of geology concerned with	      the rock structures and external forms resulting from the	      deformation of the earth's crust; also, similar studies of	      other planets. Also called {structural geology}.	      [PJC]	   {plate tectonics} a geological theory which considers the	      earth's crust as divided into a number of large relatively	      rigid plates, which move relatively independently on the	      more plastic asthenosphere under the influence of magmatic	      upwellings, so as to drift apart, slide past, or collide	      with each other, causing the formation, breakup, or	      merging of continents, and causing volcanism, the building	      of mountain ranges, and the subduction of one plate	      beneath another. In recent decades a large body of data	      have accumulated to support the theory and provide some	      details of the mechanisms at work. One set of supporting	      observations consists of data showing that the continents	      have slowly moved relative to each other over long periods	      of time, a phenomenon called {continental drift}. Africa	      and South America, for example, have apparently moved	      apart from a connected configuration at about 2 to 3 cm	      per year over tens of millions of years.	      [PJC]
Tectorial \Tec*to"ri*al\, a. [L. tectorius.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to covering; -- applied to a membrane	   immediately over the organ of Corti in the internal ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Tectrices \Tec"tri*ces\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tegere, tectum, to	   cover.] (Zool.)	   The wing coverts of a bird. See {Covert}, and Illust. of	   {Bird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tecum \Te"cum\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Tucum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ted \Ted\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tedded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tedding}.] [Prob. fr. Icel. te?ja to spread manure, fr. ta?	   manure; akin to MHG. zetten to scatter, spread. [root]58. Cf.	   {Teathe}.]	   To spread, or turn from the swath, and scatter for drying, as	   new-mowed grass; -- chiefly used in the past participle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The smell of grain or tedded grass.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tedded hay and corn sheaved in one field.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tedder \Ted"der\, n.	   A machine for stirring and spreading hay, to expedite its	   drying.	   [1913 Webster]	Tedder \Ted"der\, n. [OE. [root]64. See {Tether}.]	   Same as {Tether}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tedder \Ted"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teddered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Teddering}.]	   Same as {Tether}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tedesco \Te*des"co\, a.; pl. {Tedeschi}. [It., of Germanic	   origin. See {Dutch}.]	   German; -- used chiefly of art, literature, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Te Deum \Te` De"um\ [L., from te (accus. of tu thou) + Deum,	   accus. of Deus God. See {Thou}, and {Deity}.]	   1. An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain	      authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so	      called from the first words "Te Deum laudamus." It forms	      part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary,	      and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its	      English form, commencing with words, "We praise thee, O	      God," it forms a part of the regular morning service of	      the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church	      in America.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A religious service in which the singing of the hymn forms	      a principal part.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A musical setting of the {Te Deum[1]}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tedge \Tedge\ (t[e^]j), n. (Founding)	   The gate of a mold, through which the melted metal is poured;	   runner, geat.	   [1913 Webster]
Tediosity \Te`di*os"i*ty\, n.	   Tediousness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tedious \Te"di*ous\, a. [L. taediosus, fr. taedium. See	   {Tedium}.]	   Involving tedium; tiresome from continuance, prolixity,	   slowness, or the like; wearisome. -- {Te"di*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Te"di*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         I see a man's life is a tedious one.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would not be tedious to the court.     --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Wearisome; fatiguing. See {Irksome}.	        [1913 Webster]	        [1913 Webster]
Tedium \Te"di*um\, n. [L. taedium, fr. taedet it disgusts, it	   wearies one.]	   Irksomeness; wearisomeness; tediousness. [Written also	   {taedium}.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         To relieve the tedium, he kept plying them with all	         manner of bams.                          --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tedium of his office reminded him more strongly of	         the willing scholar, and his thoughts were rambling.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Tee \Tee\, n. [Cf. Icel. tj[=a] to show, mark.]	   (a) The mark aimed at in curling and in quoits.	   (b) The nodule of earth, or a short peg stuck into the	       ground, from which the ball is struck at the beginning of	       play for each hole in golf.	       [1913 Webster +PJC]	Tee \Tee\, n.	   1. A short piece of pipe having a lateral outlet, used to	      connect a line of pipe with a pipe at a right angle with	      the line; -- so called because it resembles the letter {T}	      in shape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The letter T, t; also, something shaped like, or	      resembling in form, the letter T.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tee \Tee\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Teed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Teeing}.] (Golf)	   To place (the ball) on a tee; also called to {tee up}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teeing ground \Teeing ground\ (Golf)	   The space from within which the ball must be struck in	   beginning the play for each hole.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tee iron \Tee" i`ron\	   See {T iron}, under {T}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teek \Teek\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Teak}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teel \Teel\, n.	   Sesame. [Sometimes written {til}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Teel oil}, sesame oil.	      [1913 Webster]
Teelseed \Teel"seed`\, n.	   The seed of sesame.	   [1913 Webster]
Teem \Teem\, v. t. [Icel. t[ae]ma to empty, from t[=o]mr empty;	   akin to Dan. t["o]mme to empty, Sw. t["o]mma. See {Toom} to	   empty.]	   1. To pour; -- commonly followed by out; as, to teem out ale.	      [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steel Manuf.) To pour, as steel, from a melting pot; to	      fill, as a mold, with molten metal.	      [1913 Webster]	Teem \Teem\, v. t. [See {Tame}, a., and cf. {Beteem}.]	   To think fit. [Obs. or R.] --G. Gifford.	   [1913 Webster]	Teem \Teem\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teemed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Teeming}.] [OE. temen, AS. t[=e]man, t?man, from te['a]m.	   See {Team}.]	   1. To bring forth young, as an animal; to produce fruit, as a	      plant; to bear; to be pregnant; to conceive; to multiply.	      [1913 Webster]	            If she must teem,	            Create her child of spleen.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be full, or ready to bring forth; to be stocked to	      overflowing; to be prolific; to abound.	      [1913 Webster]	            His mind teeming with schemes of future deceit to	            cover former villainy.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young, brimful of the hopes and feeling which	            teem in our time.                     --F. Harrison.	      [1913 Webster]	Teem \Teem\, v. t.	   To produce; to bring forth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That [grief] of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker;	         Each minute teems a new one.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Teemer \Teem"er\, n.	   One who teems, or brings forth.	   [1913 Webster]
Teemful \Teem"ful\, a.	   1. Pregnant; prolific. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Brimful. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Teeming \Teem"ing\, a.	   Prolific; productive.	   [1913 Webster]	         Teeming buds and cheerful appear.        --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Teemless \Teem"less\, a.	   Not fruitful or prolific; barren; as, a teemless earth.	   [Poetic] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Teen \Teen\, n. [OE. tene, AS. te['o]na reproach, wrong, fr.	   te['o]n to accuse; akin to G. zeihen, Goth. gateihan to tell,	   announce, L. dicere to say. See {Token}.]	   Grief; sorrow; affiction; pain. [Archaic] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         With public toil and private teen	         Thou sank'st alone.                      --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]	Teen \Teen\, v. t. [AS. te['o]nian, t?nan, to slander, vex.	   [root]64. See {Teen}, n.]	   To excite; to provoke; to vex; to affict; to injure. [Obs.]	   --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Teen \Teen\, v. t. [See {Tine} to shut.]	   To hedge or fence in; to inclose. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Teen \Teen\, n.	   a {teenager}.	   [PJC]
Teenage \Teen"age\, n.	   The longer wood for making or mending fences. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Teenage \Teen"age`\ (t[=e]n"[=a]j), n.	   of or pertaining to a teenager; being in one's teens; as, a	   busload of teenage football fans; teenage inexperience.	   [PJC]
Teenager \Teen"ag`er\ (t[=e]n"[=a]j`[~e]r), n.	   a person whose age is in the teens, i.e. one between the ages	   of 13 to 19 inclusive.	   [PJC]
Teend \Teend\, v. t. & i. [See {Tinder}.]	   To kindle; to burn. [Obs.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Teenful \Teen"ful\, a.	   Full of teen; harmful; grievous; grieving; afflicted. [Obs.]	   --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Teens \Teens\, n. pl. [See {Ten}.]	   The years of one's age having the termination -teen,	   beginning with thirteen and ending with nineteen; as, a girl	   in her teens.	   [1913 Webster]
Teeny \Tee"ny\, a.	   Very small; tiny. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Teeny \Teen"y\, a. [See {Teen} grief.]	   Fretful; peevish; pettish; cross. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teeong \Tee*ong"\, n. (Zool.)	   The mino bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Teest \Teest\, n.	   A tinsmith's stake, or small anvil.	   [1913 Webster]
Teeswater \Tees"wa`ter\, n. [From the river Tees, northern	   England.]	   1. A breed of cattle formerly bred in England, but supposed	      to have originated in Holland and to have been the	      principal stock from which the shorthorns were derived.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An old English breed of sheep allied to the Leicester.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teetan \Tee"tan\, n. (Zool.)	   A pipit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teetee \Tee"tee\, n. [Sp. tit['i].]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of small, soft-furred	      South American monkeys belonging to {Callithrix},	      {Chrysothrix}, and allied genera; as, the collared teetee	      ({Callithrix torquatus}), and the squirrel teetee	      ({Chrysothrix sciurea}). Called also {pinche}, {titi}, and	      {saimiri}. See {Squirrel monkey}, under {Squirrel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A diving petrel of Australia ({Halodroma	      wrinatrix}).	      [1913 Webster]
Teeter \Tee"ter\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Teetered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Teetering}.] [Prov. E. titter to tremble, to seesaw;	   cf. Icel. titra to tremble, OHG. zittar[=o]n, G. zittern.]	   To move up and down on the ends of a balanced plank, or the	   like, as children do for sport; to seesaw; to titter; to	   titter-totter. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [The bobolink] alit upon the flower, and teetered up	         and down.                                --H. W.	                                                  Beecher.	   [1913 Webster]
Teeter-tail \Tee"ter-tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   The spotted sandpiper. See the Note under {Sandpiper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teeth \Teeth\, n.,	   pl. of {Tooth}.	   [1913 Webster]	Teeth \Teeth\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Teethed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Teething}.]	   To breed, or grow, teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Teething \Teeth"ing\, n.	   The process of the first growth of teeth, or the phenomena	   attending their issue through the gums; dentition.	   [1913 Webster]
Teetotal \Tee*to"tal\, a.	   Entire; total. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teetotaler \Tee*to"tal*er\, n.	   One pledged to entire abstinence from all intoxicating	   drinks.	   [1913 Webster]
Teetotalism \Tee*to"tal*ism\, n.	   The principle or practice of entire abstinence, esp. from	   intoxicating drinks.	   [1913 Webster]
Teetotally \Tee*to"tal*ly\, adv.	   Entirely; totally. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teetotum \Tee*to"tum\, n. [For T-totum. It was used for playing	   games of chance, and was four-sided, one side having the	   letter T on it, standing for Latin totum all, meaning, take	   all that is staked, whence the name. The other three sides	   each had a letter indicating an English or Latin word; as P	   meaning put down, N nothing or L. nil, H half. See {Total}.]	   A child's toy, somewhat resembling a top, and twirled by the	   fingers.	   [1913 Webster]	         The staggerings of the gentleman . . . were like those	         of a teetotum nearly spent.              --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Tee-to-tum \Tee-to"-tum\, n. [Cf. {Teetotaler}.]	   A workingmen's resort conducted under religious influences as	   a counteractant to the drinking saloon. [Colloq. or Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teetuck \Tee"tuck\, n.	   The rock pipit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teeuck \Tee"uck\, n.	   The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teewit \Tee"wit\, n. (Zool.)	   The pewit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teg \Teg\, n.	   A sheep in its second year; also, a doe in its second year.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tegmen \Teg"men\, n.; pl. {Tegmina}. [L., fr. tegere, tectum, to	   cover.]	   1. A tegument or covering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The inner layer of the coating of a seed, usually	      thin and delicate; the endopleura.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the elytra of an insect, especially of	      certain Orthoptera.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Zool.) Same as {Tectrices}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tegmental \Teg*men"tal\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to a tegument or tegmentum; as, the	   tegmental layer of the epiblast; the tegmental cells of the	   taste buds.	   [1913 Webster]
Tegmentum \Teg*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Tegmenta}. [L., a covering.]	   (Anat.)	   A covering; -- applied especially to the bundles of	   longitudinal fibers in the upper part of the crura of the	   cerebrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Teguexin \Te*guex"in\, n. (Zool.)	   A large South American lizard ({Tejus teguexin}). It becomes	   three or four feet long, and is blackish above, marked with	   yellowish spots of various sizes. It feeds upon fruits,	   insects, reptiles, young birds, and birds' eggs. The closely	   allied species {Tejus rufescens} is called {red teguexin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tegula \Teg"u*la\, n.; pl. {Tegulae}. [L., a tile, dim. fr.	   tegere to cover.] (Zool.)	   A small appendage situated above the base of the wings of	   Hymenoptera and attached to the mesonotum.	   [1913 Webster]
Tegular \Teg"u*lar\, a. [LL. tegularis, from L. tegula a tile.	   See {Tile}.]	   Of or pertaining to a tile; resembling a tile, or arranged	   like tiles; consisting of tiles; as, a tegular pavement. --	   {Teg"u*lar*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tegulated \Teg`u*la"ted\, a.	   Composed of small plates, as of horn or metal, overlapping	   like tiles; -- said of a kind of ancient armor. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Tegument \Teg"u*ment\, n. [L. tegumentum, from tegere to cover.	   See {Thatch}, n., and cf. {Detect}, {Protect}.]	   1. A cover or covering; an integument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the covering of a living body, or of some part	      or organ of such a body; skin; hide.	      [1913 Webster]
Tegumentary \Teg`u*men"ta*ry\, a. [Cf. F. t['e]gumentaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a tegument or teguments; consisting of	   teguments; serving as a tegument or covering.	   [1913 Webster]
Te-hee \Te-hee"\, n. & interj.	   A tittering laugh; a titter. "'Te-hee,' quoth she."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Te-hee \Te-hee"\, v. i.	   To titter; to laugh derisively.	   [1913 Webster]	         She cried, "Come, come; you must not look grave upon	         me." Upon this, I te-heed.               --Madame	                                                  D'Arblay.	   [1913 Webster]
Teil \Teil\, n. [OF. teil, til, L. tilia.] (Bot.)	   The lime tree, or linden; -- called also {teil tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teind \Teind\, n. [Cf. Icel. t[imac]und. See {Tithe}.]	   A tithe. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Teine \Teine\, n.	   See {Teyne}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Teinland \Tein"land\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   Land granted by the crown to a thane or lord. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Teinoscope \Tei"no*scope\, n. [Gr. ? to extend + -scope.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument formed by combining prisms so as to correct the	   chromatic aberration of the light while linear dimensions of	   objects seen through the prisms are increased or diminished;	   -- called also {prism telescope}. --Sir D. Brewster.	   [1913 Webster]
Teint \Teint\, n. [F. teint, teinte. See {Tint}.]	   Tint; color; tinge, See {Tint}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Time shall . . . embrown the teint.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Teinture \Tein"ture\, n. [F. See {Tincture}.]	   Color; tinge; tincture. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Tek \Tek\, n. (Zool.)	   A Siberian ibex.	   [1913 Webster]
Telamones \Tel`a*mo"nes\, n. pl. [L., pl. of telamo or telamon,	   Gr. ? a bearer, fr. ? to bear.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Atlantes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Telangiectasis \Tel*an`gi*ec"ta*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? end + ?	   vessel + ? extension.] (Med.)	   Dilatation of the capillary vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Telangiectasy \Tel*an`gi*ec"ta*sy\, n. (Med.)	   Telangiectasis.	   [1913 Webster]
Telarly \Te"lar*ly\, adv.	   In a weblike manner. [Obs.] "Telarly interwoven." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Telary \Te"la*ry\, a. [LL. telaris, fr. L. tela a web. See	   {Toil} a snare.]	   Of or pertaining to a web; hence, spinning webs; retiary.	   "Pictures of telary spiders." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Telautogram \Tel*au"to*gram\, n.	   A message transmitted and recorded by a teleautograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telautograph \Tel*au"to*graph\, n. [Gr. th^le far + autograph.]	   A facsimile telegraph for reproducing writing, pictures,	   maps, etc. In the transmitter the motions of the pencil are	   communicated by levers to two rotary shafts, by which	   variations in current are produced in two separate circuits.	   In the receiver these variations are utilized by	   electromagnetic devices and levers to move a pen as the	   pencil moves. -- {Tel`au*tog"ra*phist}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telechirograph \Tel`e*chi"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. th^le far + chei`r,	   cheiro`s, hand + -graph.]	   An instrument for telegraphically transmitting and receiving	   handwritten messages, as photographically by a beam of light	   from a mirror.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teledu \Tel"e*du\, n. (Zool.)	   An East Indian carnivore ({Mydaus meliceps}) allied to the	   badger, and noted for the very offensive odor that it emits,	   somewhat resembling that of a skunk. It is a native of the	   high mountains of Java and Sumatra, and has long, silky fur.	   Called also {stinking badger}, and {stinkard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Telega \Te*le"ga\, n. [Russ. telyega.]	   A rude four-wheeled, springless wagon, used among the	   Russians.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telegony \Te*leg"o*ny\, n. [Gr. th^le far + root of Gr. ? to be	   born.] (Biol.)	   The supposed influence of a father upon offspring subsequent	   to his own, begotten of the same mother by another father. --	   {Te*leg"o*nous}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telegram \Tel"e*gram\, n. [Gr. ? far + -gram.]	   A message sent by telegraph; a telegraphic dispatch.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "A friend desires us to give notice that he will ask	         leave, at some convenient time, to introduce a new word	         into the vocabulary. It is telegram, instead of	         telegraphic dispatch, or telegraphic communication."	         --Albany [N. Y.] Evening Journal (April 6, 1852).	         [1913 Webster]
Telegrammic \Tel`e*gram*mic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a telegram; laconic; concise;	   brief. [R.]	   Syn: telegraphic.	        [1913 Webster]
Telegraph \Tel"e*graph\, n. [Gr. ? far, far off (cf. Lith. toli)	   + -graph: cf. F. t['e]l['e]graphe. See {Graphic}.]	   An apparatus, or a process, for communicating intelligence	   rapidly between distant points, especially by means of	   preconcerted visible or audible signals representing words or	   ideas, or by means of words and signs, transmitted by	   electrical action.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The instruments used are classed as indicator,	         type-printing, symbol-printing, or chemical-printing	         telegraphs, according as the intelligence is given by	         the movements of a pointer or indicator, as in Cooke &	         Wheatstone's (the form commonly used in England), or by	         impressing, on a fillet of paper, letters from types,	         as in House's and Hughe's, or dots and marks from a	         sharp point moved by a magnet, as in Morse's, or	         symbols produced by electro-chemical action, as in	         Bain's. In the offices in the United States the	         recording instrument is now little used, the receiving	         operator reading by ear the combinations of long and	         short intervals of sound produced by the armature of an	         electro-magnet as it is put in motion by the opening	         and breaking of the circuit, which motion, in	         registering instruments, traces upon a ribbon of paper	         the lines and dots used to represent the letters of the	         alphabet. See Illustration in Appendix, and {Morse	         code}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In 1837, Samuel F. B. Morse, an American artist,	         devised a working electric telegraph, based on a rough	         knowledge of electrical circuits, electromagnetic	         induction coils, and a scheme to encode alphabetic	         letters. He and his collaborators and backers	         campaigned for years before persuading the federal	         government to fund a demonstration. Finally, on May 24,	         1844, they sent the first official long-distance	         telegraphic message in Morse code, "What hath God	         wrought," through a copper wire strung between	         Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland. The phrase	         was taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23. It had been	         suggested to Morse by Annie Ellworth, the young	         daughter of a friend. --Library of Congress, American	         Memories series	         (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may24.html).	         [PJC]	   {Acoustic telegraph}. See under {Acoustic}.	   {Dial telegraph}, a telegraph in which letters of the	      alphabet and numbers or other symbols are placed upon the	      border of a circular dial plate at each station, the	      apparatus being so arranged that the needle or index of	      the dial at the receiving station accurately copies the	      movements of that at the sending station.	   {Electric telegraph}, or {Electro-magnetic telegraph}, a	      telegraph in which an operator at one station causes words	      or signs to be made at another by means of a current of	      electricity, generated by a battery and transmitted over	      an intervening wire.	   {Facsimile telegraph}. See under {Facsimile}.	   {Indicator telegraph}. See under {Indicator}.	   {Pan-telegraph}, an electric telegraph by means of which a	      drawing or writing, as an autographic message, may be	      exactly reproduced at a distant station.	   {Printing telegraph}, an electric telegraph which	      automatically prints the message as it is received at a	      distant station, in letters, not signs.	   {Signal telegraph}, a telegraph in which preconcerted	      signals, made by a machine, or otherwise, at one station,	      are seen or heard and interpreted at another; a semaphore.	      	   {Submarine telegraph cable}, a telegraph cable laid under	      water to connect stations separated by a body of water.	   {Telegraph cable}, a telegraphic cable consisting of several	      conducting wires, inclosed by an insulating and protecting	      material, so as to bring the wires into compact compass	      for use on poles, or to form a strong cable impervious to	      water, to be laid under ground, as in a town or city, or	      under water, as in the ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	Telegraph \Tel"e*graph\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Telegraphed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Telegraphing}.] [F. t['e]l['e]graphier.]	   To convey or announce by telegraph.	   [1913 Webster]
Telegrapher \Te*leg"ra*pher\, n.	   One who sends telegraphic messages; a telegraphic operator; a	   telegraphist.	   [1913 Webster]
telegraphese \telegraphese\ n.	   1. language characterized by terseness and ellipsis as in	      telegrams.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Telegraphic \Tel`e*graph"ic\, a. [Cf. F. t['e]l['e]graphique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the telegraph; made or communicated by	      a telegraph; as, telegraphic signals; telegraphic art;	      telegraphic intelligence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having only the essential information; brief; concise;	      terse; -- of communications, by analogy with the style of	      telegrams, which are short to avoid unnecessary expense.	   Note: a telegraphic communication should have enough	         information to allow comprehension of the content,	         though it may leave out normally included words. If so	         much is left out that the communication becomes	         difficult or impossible to understand, it may be called	         {cryptic}. "Sighted sub. Sank same." is a telegraphic	         message.	         [PJC]
Telegraphical \Tel`e*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Telegraphic. -- {Tel`e*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Telegraphist \Te*leg"ra*phist\, n.	   One skilled in telegraphy; a telegrapher.	   [1913 Webster]
Telegraph plant \Telegraph plant\ (Bot.),	   A tick trefoil ({Meibomia gyrans} formerly {Desmodium	   gyrans}), native of the East Indies; it is a leguminous plant	   whose lateral leaflets jerk up and down like the arms of a	   semaphore, and also rotate on their axes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telegraphone \Te*leg"ra*phone\, n. [Gr. th^le far + -graph + ?	   sound.]	   An instrument for recording and reproducing sound by local	   magnetization of a steel wire, disk, or ribbon, moved against	   the pole of a magnet connected electrically with a telephone	   receiver, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telegraphoscope \Tel`e*graph"o*scope\, n. [Gr. th^le far +	   -graph + -scope.]	   An instrument for telegraphically transmitting a picture and	   reproducing its image as a positive or negative. The	   transmitter includes a camera obscura and a row of minute	   selenium cells. The receiver includes an oscillograph, relay,	   equilibrator, and an induction coil the sparks from which	   perforate a paper with tiny holes that form the image. It is	   now (1999) obsolete, having been replaced by telefax and	   internet transmission of images.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Telegraphy \Te*leg"ra*phy\, n. [Cf. F. t['e]l['e]graphie.]	   The science or art of constructing, or of communicating by	   means of, telegraphs; as, submarine telegraphy.	   [1913 Webster]
Telegu \Tel`e*gu"\, prop. a. & n.	   same as {Telugu}.	   [PJC]
Telehydrobarometer \Tel`e*hy`dro*ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. th^le	   far + hydrobarometer.]	   An instrument for indicating the level of water in a distant	   tank or reservior.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tele-iconograph \Tel`e-i*con"o*graph\, n. [Gr. th^le far +	   iconograph.]	   1. An instrument essentially the same as the telemetrograph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A form of facsimile telegraph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
telekinesis \tel`e*ki*ne"sis\ (t[e^]l`[u^]*k[i^]*n[=e]"s[i^]s),	   n.	   the ability to move objects by means of thought alone,	   without physical means; -- an ability claimed by certain	   persons, such as mediums.	   Note: the existence of this ability is disbelieved by most	         scientists.	   Syn: psychokinesis	        [PJC]
Tel-el-Amarna \Tel`-el-A*mar"na\, n. [Ar., hill of Amarna.]	   A station on the Nile in Egypt, midway between Thebes and	   Memphis, forming the site of the ancient city of Akhetaton,	   capital of Amenophis IV. (Akhenaton, or Amenhotep IV., of the	   18th dynasty, king 1353-1336 B. C.), whose archive chamber	   was discovered there during extensive excavations in	   1887-1888. A collection of about 300 clay tablets (called the	   {Tel-el-Amarna tablets}, or the {Amarna tablets}) was found	      here, forming the diplomatic correspondence (	   {Tel-el-Amarna letters}) of Amenophis IV. and his father,	      Amenophis III., with the kings of Asiatic countries (such	      as Babylonia, Assyria, and Palestine), written in	      cuneiform characters. It is an important source of our	      knowledge of Asia from about 1400 to 1370 b. c.. The name	      of the site is also spelled {Tell-el-Amarna}, {Tell el	      Amarna}, and {Tel Amarna}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Telelectric \Tel`e*lec"tric\, a. [Gr. th^le far + electric.]	   (Elec.)	   Of or pertaining to transmission, as of music, to a distance	   by electricity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telelectroscope \Tel`e*lec"tro*scope\, n. [Gr. th^le far +	   electro- + -scope.]	   Any apparatus for making distant objects visible by the aid	   of electric transmission.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
telemarketing \telemarketing\ n.	   the use of the telephone as an interactive medium for	   promotion; calling potential customers by telephone for the	   purpose of selling something; -- applied especially to calls	   made to persons who have not previously contacted the seller.	   Syn: teleselling.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Telemechanic \Tel`e*me*chan"ic\, a. [Gr. th^le far + mechanic.]	   Designating, or pert. to, any device for operating mechanisms	   at a distance. -- {Tel`e*mech"a*nism}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telemachus \Tel`e*ma"chus\, prop. n.	   The son of Odysseus and Penelope, as told in Homer's Oddysey.	   [PJC]
Telemeteorograph \Tel`e*me`te*or"o*graph\, n. [Gr. th^le far +	   meteorograph.]	   Any apparatus recording meteorological phenomena at a	   distance from the measuring apparatus, as by electricity or	   by compressed air; esp., an apparatus recording conditions at	   many distant stations at a central office. --	   {Tel`e*me`te*or*o*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telemeter \Te*lem"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? far + -meter.]	   1. An instrument used for measuring the distance of an object	      from an observer; as, a telescope with a micrometer for	      measuring the apparent diameter of an object whose real	      dimensions are known.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measuring instrument which sends the information	      obtained from its sensors by radio to a distant station,	      usually to be recorded there; also, the complete system	      including measuring instrument, transmitter, and receiver.	      Such instruments are used, for example, to measure	      conditions in space or in other locations difficult of	      access for humans observers, or merely to allow one	      observer to monitor conditions in many places	      simultaneously.	      [PJC]
Telemetrograph \Tel`e*met"ro*graph\, n. [Gr. th^le far + me`tron	   measure + -graph.]	   A combination of the camera lucida and telescope for drawing	   and measuring distant objects. -- {Tel`e*me*trog"ra*phy}, n.	   -- {Tel`e*met`ro*graph"ic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telemetry \Te*lem"e*try\, n.	   The science or process of making remote measurements and	   sending the data by radio; the use of a telemeter.	   [PJC]
Telemotor \Tel`e*mo"tor\, n. [Gr. th^le far + motor.] (Naut.)	   A hydraulic device by which the movement of the wheel on the	   bridge operates the steering gear at the stern.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
telencephalon \telencephalon\ n.	   1. the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and	      related parts of the hypothalamus.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Telenergy \Tel*en"er*gy\, n. [Gr. th^le far + energy.]	   Display of force or energy at a distance, or without contact;	   now more commonly called {telekinesis}; -- applied to	   mediumistic phenomena. -- {Tel`en*er"gic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telengiscope \Te*len"gi*scope\, n. [Gr. th^le far + ? near +	   -scope.] (Optics)	   An instrument of such focal length that it may be used as an	   observing telescope for objects close at hand or as a	   long-focused microscope.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teleocephali \Te`le*o*ceph"a*li\	   (t[=e]`l[-e]*[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[imac] or	   t[e^]`l[-e]*[-o]*s[e^]f"[.a]*l[imac]), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr.	   te`leos complete + kefalh` head.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of bony fishes including most of the	   common market species, as bass, salmon, cod, perch, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleological \Te`le*o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   t['e]l['e]ologique.]	   1. (Biol.) Of or pertaining to teleology, or the doctrine of	      design.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. showing evidence of design or purpose, especially in	      natural phenomena.	      [PJC] -- {Te`le*o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Teleologist \Te`le*ol"o*gist\, n. (Biol.)	   One versed in teleology.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleology \Te`le*ol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, teleos, the end or issue +	   -logy: cf. F. t['e]l['e]ologie.]	   The doctrine of the final causes of things; specif. (Biol.),	   the doctrine of design, which assumes that the phenomena of	   organic life, particularly those of evolution, are explicable	   only by purposive causes, and that they in no way admit of a	   mechanical explanation or one based entirely on biological	   science; the doctrine of adaptation to purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleophore \Te"le*o*phore`\, n. [Gr. teleos complete + fe`rein	   to bear.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Gonotheca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleorganic \Te`le*or*gan"ic\, a. [Gr. teleos complete + E.	   organic.] (Physiol.)	   Vital; as, teleorganic functions.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleosaur \Te`le*o*saur"\, n. (Paleon.)	   Any one of several species of fossil suarians belonging to	   Teleosaurus and allied genera. These reptiles are related to	   the crocodiles, but have biconcave vertebrae.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleosaurus \Te`le*o*sau"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? complete,	   perfect + ? a lizard.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct crocodilian reptiles of the Jurassic	   period, having a long and slender snout.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleost \Te"le*ost\, n. [Gr. ? complete + ? bone.] (Zool.)	   One of the Teleosti. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleostean \Te`le*os"te*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the teleosts. -- n. A teleostean fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleostei \Te`le*os"te*i\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? complete + ?	   bone.] (Zool.)	   A subclass of fishes including all the ordinary bony fishes	   as distinguished from the ganoids.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Teleostomi \Te"le*os`to*mi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? complete + ?	   mouth.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of fishes including the ordinary fishes	   (Teleostei) and the ganoids.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleozoic \Te`le*o*zo"ic\, a. (Zool.)	   Having tissued composed of cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleozoon \Te*le*o*zo"on\, n. (Zool.)	   A metazoan.	   [1913 Webster]
Telepathy \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	   communication through the ordinary channels of sensation.	   Note: The existence of this ability has not been proven	         scientifically.-- {Tel`e*path"ic}, a. --	         {Te*lep"a*thist}, n.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Telepheme \Tel"e*pheme\, n. [Gr. ? afar + ? a saying.]	   A message by a telephone. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Telephone \Tel"e*phone\, n. [Gr. ? far off + ? sound.] (Physics)	   An instrument for reproducing sounds, especially articulate	   speech, at a distance.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The ordinary telephone consists essentially of a device	         by which currents of electricity, produced by sounds	         through the agency of certain mechanical devices and	         exactly corresponding in duration and intensity to the	         vibrations of the air which attend them, are	         transmitted to a distant station, and there, acting on	         suitable mechanism, reproduce similar sounds by	         repeating the vibrations. The necessary variations in	         the electrical currents are usually produced by means	         of a microphone attached to a thin diaphragm upon which	         the voice acts, and are intensified by means of an	         induction coil. In the magnetic telephone, or	         magneto-telephone, the diaphragm is of soft iron placed	         close to the pole of a magnet upon which is wound a	         coil of fine wire, and its vibrations produce	         corresponding vibrable currents in the wire by	         induction. The mechanical, or string, telephone is a	         device in which the voice or sound causes vibrations in	         a thin diaphragm, which are directly transmitted along	         a wire or string connecting it to a similar diaphragm	         at the remote station, thus reproducing the sound. It	         does not employ electricity.	         [1913 Webster]	Telephone \Tel"e*phone\, v. t.	   To convey or announce by telephone.	   [1913 Webster]	Telephone exchange \Tel`e*phone ex*change"\	   A central office in which the wires of telephones from local	   subscribers may be connected by switches to other local	   telephones or to long-distance lines, to permit transmission	   of conversation or data.	   Note: In the late 1990's the traditional copper wires	         connecting local telephones to the telephone exchange	         have begun to be replaced with optical fiber	         connections.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Telephonic \Tel`e*phon"ic\, a. [Cf. F. t['e]l['e]phonique. See	   {Telephone}.]	   1. Conveying sound to a great distance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the telephone; by the telephone.	      [1913 Webster]
Telephonically \Tel`e*phon"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   By telephonic means or processes; by the use of the	   telephone.	   [1913 Webster]
Telephony \Te*leph"o*ny\, n.	   The art or process of reproducing sounds at a distance, as	   with the telephone.	   [1913 Webster]
Telephote \Tel"e*phote\, n. [Gr. th^le far + fw^s, fwto`s,	   light.]	   A telelectric apparatus for producing images of visible	   objects at a distance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telephoto \Tel`e*pho"to\, a.	   1. of or relating to photography with a {telephoto lens}.	      [PJC]	   2. of or pertaining to a {telephoto lens}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
telephoto \telephoto\ n.	   1. a {telephoto lens}.	      [PJC]	   2. a photograph taken using a {telephoto lens}.	      [PJC]
Telephotograph \Tel`e*pho"to*graph\, n. [Gr. th^le far +	   photograph.]	   a photograph transmitted and reproduced by telephotography.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]	   2. a photograph made with a telephoto lens.	   Syn: telephoto.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5]
Telephotographic \Tel`e*pho`to*graph"ic\, a.	   Designating, or pertaining to, the process of	   telephotography.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telephotography \Tel`e*pho*tog"ra*phy\, n.	   1. The photography of distant objects in more enlarged form	      than is possible by the ordinary means, usually by a	      camera provided with a {telephoto lens} or mounted in	      place of the eyepiece of a telescope, so that the real or	      a magnified image falls on the sensitive plate.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Art or process of electrically transmitting and	      reproducing photographic or other pictures at a distance,	      especially by methods similar to those used in electric	      telegraphy.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Less properly, phototelegraphy.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telephoto lens \Tel`e*pho"to lens\ n.	   a special compound camera lens with a long effective focal	   length but used in a camera with a short focal length,	   allowing large images to be obtained of distant objects when	   used in a camera in place of an ordinary lens; -- called also	   {telephotographic lens}.	   [PJC]
Telepolariscope \Tel`e*po*lar"i*scope\, n. [Gr. ? far off + E.	   polariscope.] (Opt.)	   A polariscope arranged to be attached to a telescope.	   --Lockyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Telerythin \Tel`e*ryth"in\, n. [Gr. ? end + E. erythrin.]	   (Chem.)	   A red crystalline compound related to, or produced from,	   erythrin. So called because regarded as the end of the series	   of erythrin compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Telescope \Tel"e*scope\, n. [Gr. ? viewing afar, farseeing; ?	   far, far off + ? a watcher, akin to ? to view: cf. F.	   t['e]lescope. See {Telegraph}, and {-scope}.]	   An optical instrument used in viewing distant objects, as the	   heavenly bodies.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A telescope assists the eye chiefly in two ways; first,	         by enlarging the visual angle under which a distant	         object is seen, and thus magnifying that object; and,	         secondly, by collecting, and conveying to the eye, a	         larger beam of light than would enter the naked organ,	         thus rendering objects distinct and visible which would	         otherwise be indistinct and or invisible. Its essential	         parts are the object glass, or concave mirror, which	         collects the beam of light, and forms an image of the	         object, and the eyeglass, which is a microscope, by	         which the image is magnified.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Achromatic telescope}. See under {Achromatic}.	   {Aplanatic telescope}, a telescope having an aplanatic	      eyepiece.	   {Astronomical telescope}, a telescope which has a simple	      eyepiece so constructed or used as not to reverse the	      image formed by the object glass, and consequently	      exhibits objects inverted, which is not a hindrance in	      astronomical observations.	   {Cassegrainian telescope}, a reflecting telescope invented by	      Cassegrain, which differs from the Gregorian only in	      having the secondary speculum convex instead of concave,	      and placed nearer the large speculum. The Cassegrainian	      represents objects inverted; the Gregorian, in their	      natural position. The Melbourne telescope (see Illust.	      under {Reflecting telescope}, below) is a Cassegrainian	      telescope.	   {Dialytic telescope}. See under {Dialytic}.	   {Equatorial telescope}. See the Note under {Equatorial}.	   {Galilean telescope}, a refracting telescope in which the	      eyeglass is a concave instead of a convex lens, as in the	      common opera glass. This was the construction originally	      adopted by Galileo, the inventor of the instrument. It	      exhibits the objects erect, that is, in their natural	      positions.	   {Gregorian telescope}, a form of reflecting telescope. See	      under {Gregorian}.	   {Herschelian telescope}, a reflecting telescope of the form	      invented by Sir William Herschel, in which only one	      speculum is employed, by means of which an image of the	      object is formed near one side of the open end of the	      tube, and to this the eyeglass is applied directly.	   {Newtonian telescope}, a form of reflecting telescope. See	      under {Newtonian}.	   {Photographic telescope}, a telescope specially constructed	      to make photographs of the heavenly bodies.	   {Prism telescope}. See {Teinoscope}.	   {Reflecting telescope}, a telescope in which the image is	      formed by a speculum or mirror (or usually by two	      speculums, a large one at the lower end of the telescope,	      and the smaller one near the open end) instead of an	      object glass. See {Gregorian, Cassegrainian, Herschelian,	      & Newtonian, telescopes}, above.	   {Refracting telescope}, a telescope in which the image is	      formed by refraction through an object glass.	   {Telescope carp} (Zool.), the telescope fish.	   {Telescope fish} (Zool.), a monstrous variety of the goldfish	      having very protuberant eyes.	   {Telescope fly} (Zool.), any two-winged fly of the genus	      {Diopsis}, native of Africa and Asia. The telescope flies	      are remarkable for having the eyes raised on very long	      stalks.	   {Telescope shell} (Zool.), an elongated gastropod ({Cerithium	      telescopium}) having numerous flattened whorls.	   {Telescope sight} (Firearms), a slender telescope attached to	      the barrel, having cross wires in the eyepiece and used as	      a sight.	   {Terrestrial telescope}, a telescope whose eyepiece has one	      or two lenses more than the astronomical, for the purpose	      of inverting the image, and exhibiting objects erect.	      [1913 Webster]	Telescope \Tel"e*scope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Telescoped}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Telescoping}.]	   To slide or pass one within another, after the manner of the	   sections of a small telescope or spyglass; to come into	   collision, as railway cars, in such a manner that one runs	   into another; to become compressed in the manner of a	   telescope, due to a collision or other force. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Telescope \Tel"e*scope\, v. t.	   1. To cause to come into collision, so as to telescope.	      [Recent]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to shorten or abridge significantly; as, to telescope a	      whole semester's lectures into one week.	      [PJC]	Telescope \Tel"e*scope\ (t[e^]l"[-e]*sk[=o]p), a.	   Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by	   the sliding of joints or parts one within the other;	   telescopic; as, a telescope bag; telescope table, etc.; --	   now more commonly replaced by the term {telescoping}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Telescope bag \Telescope bag\	   An adjustable traveling bag consisting of two cases, the	   larger slipping over the other.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Telescopic
Telescopic \Tel`e*scop"ic\, Telescopical \Tel`e*scop"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. t['e]lescopique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a telescope; performed by a telescope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Seen or discoverable only by a telescope; as, telescopic	      stars.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Able to discern objects at a distance; farseeing;	      far-reaching; as, a telescopic eye; telescopic vision.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having the power of extension by joints sliding one within	      another, like the tube of a small telescope or a spyglass;	      especially (Mach.), constructed of concentric tubes,	      either stationary, as in the telescopic boiler, or	      movable, as in the telescopic chimney of a war vessel,	      which may be put out of sight by being lowered endwise.	      [1913 Webster]
Telescopically \Tel`e*scop"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a telescopical manner; by or with the telescope.	   [1913 Webster]
Telescopic sight \Tel`e*scop"ic sight`\	   A sight consisting of a small telescope, as on a compass or	   rifle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telescoping \Tel"e*scop`ing\ (t[e^]l"[-e]*sk[=o]p`[i^]ng), a.	   Capable of being extended or compacted, like a telescope, by	   the sliding of sections or parts one within the other;	   telescopic; as, telescoping tripod legs; a telescoping table,	   etc.; -- a term replacing the formerly used {telescope}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Telescopist \Te*les"co*pist\, n.	   One who uses a telescope. --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Telescopy \Te*les"co*py\, n.	   The art or practice of using or making telescopes.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleseism \Tel"e*seism\, n. [Gr. th^le far + ? shock.]	   A seismic movement or shock far from the recording	   instrument. -- {Tel`e*seis"mic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Teleseme \Tel"e*seme\, n. [Gr. th^le far + ? sign.]	   A system of apparatus for electric signals providing for	   automatic transmission of a definite number of different	   signals or calls, as in connection with hotel annunciators.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telesm \Tel"esm\, n. [Ar. tilism. See {Talisman}.]	   A kind of amulet or magical charm. [Obs.] --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster] Telesmatic
Telesmatic \Tel`es*mat"ic\, Telesmatical \Tel`es*mat"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to telesms; magical. --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Telespectroscope \Tel`e*spec"tro*scope\, n. [Gr. ? far off + E.	   spectroscope.] (Astron.)	   A spectroscope arranged to be attached to a telescope for	   observation of distant objects, as the sun or stars.	   --Lockyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Telestereograph \Tel`e*ste"re*o*graph`\, n. [Gr. th^le far +	   stereograph.]	   An instrument for telegraphically reproducing a photograph.	   -- {Tel`e*ste`re*og"ra*phy}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telestereoscope \Tel`e*ste"re*o*scope\, n. [Gr. ? far off + E.	   stereoscope.] (Opt.)	   A stereoscope adapted to view distant natural objects or	   landscapes; a telescopic stereoscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Telestic \Te*les"tic\, a. [Gr. ? fit for finishing, from ? to	   finish.]	   Tending or relating to a purpose or an end. [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Telestich \Te*les"tich\, n. [Gr. ? the end + ? a line, verse.]	   A poem in which the final letters of the lines, taken	   consequently, make a name. Cf. {Acrostic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Telethermograph \Tel`e*ther"mo*graph\, n. [Gr. th^le far +	   thermo- + -graph.] (Physics)	   (a) A record of fluctuations of temperature made	       automatically at a distant station.	   (b) An instrument, usually electrical, making such records.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telethermometer \Tel`e*ther*mom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? far off + E.	   thermometer.] (Physics)	   An apparatus for determining the temperature of a distant	   point, as by a thermoelectric circuit or otherwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Teleutospore \Te*leu"to*spore\, n. [Gr. ? completion + E.	   spore.] (Bot.)	   The thick-celled winter or resting spore of the rusts (order	   {Uredinales}), produced in late summer. See Illust. of	   {Uredospore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Telford \Tel"ford\, a. [After Thomas Telford, a Scotch road	   engineer.]	   Designating, or pert. to, a road pavement having a surface of	   small stone rolled hard and smooth, distinguished from	   macadam road by its firm foundation of large stones with	   fragments of stone wedged tightly, in the interstices; as,	   telford pavement, road, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telfordize \Tel"ford*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Telfordized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Telfordizing}.]	   To furnish (a road) with a telford pavement.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telharmonic \Tel`har*mon"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to telharmonium.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Telharmonium
Telharmonium \Tel`har*mo"ni*um\, n. [Gr. th^le far + harmolium.]	   An instrument for producing music (
Telharmony \Tel*har"mo*ny\ [?]), at a distant point or points by	   means of alternating currents of electricity controlled by an	   operator who plays on a keyboard. The music is produced by a	   receiving instrument similar or analogous to the telephone,	   but not held to the ear. The pitch corresponds with frequency	   of alternation of current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Telic \Tel"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? the	   end.] (Gram.)	   Denoting the final end or purpose, as distinguished from	   {ecbatic}. See {Ecbatic}. --Gibbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Tell \Tell\ (t[e^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Told} (t[=o]ld); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Telling}.] [AS. tellan, from talu tale, number,	   speech; akin to D. tellen to count, G. z[aum]hlen, OHG.	   zellen to count, tell, say, Icel. telja, Dan. tale to speak,	   t[ae]lle to count. See {Tale} that which is told.]	   1. To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to	      enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell	      money. "An heap of coin he told." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He telleth the number of the stars.   --Ps. cxlvii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell the joints of the body.          --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to	      narrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of which I shall tell all the array.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And not a man appears to tell their fate. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why didst thou not tell me that she was thy wife?	                                                  --Gen. xii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to	      teach; to inform.	      [1913 Webster]	            A secret pilgrimage,	            That you to-day promised to tell me of? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To order; to request; to command.	      [1913 Webster]	            He told her not to be frightened.     --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to	      find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color	      ends and the other begins.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to	      estimate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I ne told no dainity of her love.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tell, though equivalent in some respect to speak and	         say, has not always the same application. We say, to	         tell truth or falsehood, to tell a number, to tell the	         reasons, to tell something or nothing; but we never	         say, to tell a speech, discourse, or oration, or to	         tell an argument or a lesson. It is much used in	         commands; as, tell me the whole story; tell me all you	         know.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To tell off}, to count; to divide. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To communicate; impart; reveal; disclose; inform;	        acquaint; report; repeat; rehearse; recite.	        [1913 Webster]	Tell \Tell\, v. i.	   1. To give an account; to make report.	      [1913 Webster]	            That I may publish with the voice of thankgiving,	            and tell of all thy wondrous works.   --Ps. xxvi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot	      tells; every expression tells.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tell of}.	      (a) To speak of; to mention; to narrate or describe.	      (b) To inform against; to disclose some fault of.	   {To tell on}, to inform against. [Archaic & Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest they should tell on us, saying, So did David.	                                                  --1 Sam.	                                                  xxvii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	Tell \Tell\, n.	   That which is told; tale; account. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am at the end of my tell.              --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	Tell \Tell\, n. [Ar.]	   A hill or mound. --W. M. Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tellable \Tell"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being told.	   [1913 Webster]
Tellen \Tel"len\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Tellina.	   [1913 Webster]
Teller \Tell"er\, n.	   1. One who tells, relates, or communicates; an informer,	      narrator, or describer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of four officers of the English Exchequer, formerly	      appointed to receive moneys due to the king and to pay	      moneys payable by the king. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An employee of a bank who receives money paid in, and pays	      money out, and makes records of such transactions.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. One who is appointed to count the votes given in a	      legislative body, public meeting, assembly, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Tellership \Tell"er*ship\, n.	   The office or employment of a teller.	   [1913 Webster]
Tellina \Tel*li"na\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of shellfish.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and	   often handsomely colored shells.	   [1913 Webster]
Telling \Tell"ing\, a.	   Operating with great effect; effective; as, a telling speech.	   -- {Tell"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Telltale \Tell"tale`\, a.	   Telling tales; babbling. "The telltale heart." --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]	Telltale \Tell"tale`\, n.	   1. One who officiously communicates information of the	      private concerns of others; one who tells that which	      prudence should suppress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A movable piece of ivory, lead, or other material,	      connected with the bellows of an organ, that gives notice,	      by its position, when the wind is exhausted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which,	          in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the	          helm.	      (b) A compass in the cabin of a vessel, usually placed	          where the captain can see it at all hours, and thus	          inform himself of the vessel's course.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.) A machine or contrivance for indicating or	      recording something, particularly for keeping a check upon	      employees, as factory hands, watchmen, drivers, check	      takers, and the like, by revealing to their employers what	      they have done or omitted.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The tattler. See {Tattler}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A thing that serves to disclose something or give	      information; a hint or indication.	            It supplies many useful links and telltales.	                                                  --Saintsbury.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. (Railroads) An arrangement consisting of long strips, as	      of rope, wire, or leather, hanging from a bar over	      railroad tracks, in such a position as to warn freight	      brakemen of their approach to a low overhead bridge.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tellural \Tel*lu"ral\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.]	   Of or pertaining to the earth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tellurate \Tel"lu*rate\, n. [Cf. F. tellurate. See {Tellurium}.]	   (Chem.)	   A salt of telluric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Telluret \Tel"lu*ret\, n. (Chem.)	   A telluride. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tellureted \Tel"lu*ret`ed\, n. (Chem.)	   Combined or impregnated with tellurium; tellurized. [Written	   also {telluretted}.] [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tellureted hydrogen} (Chem.), hydrogen telluride, {H2Te}, a	      gaseous substance analogous to hydrogen sulphide; --	      called also {tellurhydric acid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tellurhydric \Tel`lur*hy"dric\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, hydrogen telluride, which	   is regarded as an acid, especially when in solution.	   [1913 Webster]
Tellurian \Tel*lu"ri*an\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth.]	   Of or pertaining to the earth. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Tellurian \Tel*lu"ri*an\, n.	   1. A dweller on the earth. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for showing the operation of the causes	      which produce the succession of day and night, and the	      changes of the seasons. [Written also {tellurion}.]	      [1913 Webster]
Telluric \Tel*lu"ric\, a. [L. tellus, -uris, the earth: cf. F.	   tellurique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the earth; proceeding from the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amid these hot, telluric flames.      --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or	      resembling, tellurium; specifically, designating those	      compounds in which the element has a higher valence as	      contrasted with {tellurous} compounds; as, telluric acid,	      which is analogous to sulphuric acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Telluric bismuth} (Min.), tetradymite.	   {Telluric silver} (Min.), hessite.	      [1913 Webster]
Telluride \Tel"lu*ride\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of tellurium with a more positive element or	   radical; -- formerly called {telluret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tellurism \Tel"lu*rism\, n.	   An hypothesis of animal magnetism propounded by Dr. Keiser,	   in Germany, in which the phenomena are ascribed to the agency	   of a telluric spirit or influence. [R.] --S. Thompson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tellurite \Tel"lu*rite\, n.	   1. (Chem.) A salt of tellurous acid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Oxide of tellurium. It occurs sparingly in tufts of	      white or yellowish crystals.	      [1913 Webster]
Tellurium \Tel*lu"ri*um\, n. [NL., from L. tellus, -uris, the	   earth.] (Chem.)	   A rare nonmetallic element, analogous to sulphur and	   selenium, occasionally found native as a substance of a	   silver-white metallic luster, but usually combined with	   metals, as with gold and silver in the mineral sylvanite,	   with mercury in Coloradoite, etc. Symbol Te. Atomic weight	   125.2.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Graphic tellurium}. (Min.) See {Sylvanite}.	   {Tellurium glance} (Min.), nagyagite; -- called also {black	      tellurium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tellurize \Tel"lu*rize\, v. t. (Chem.)	   To impregnate with, or to subject to the action of,	   tellurium; -- chiefly used adjectively in the past	   participle; as, tellurized ores.	   [1913 Webster]
Tellurous \Tel"lu*rous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to tellurium; derived from, or containing,	   tellurium; specifically, designating those compounds in which	   the element has a lower valence as contrasted with {telluric}	   compounds; as, tellurous acid, which is analogous to	   sulphurous acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Telodynamic \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	   pulleys of large diameter.	   [1913 Webster]
Teloogoo \Tel`oo*goo"\, n.	   See {Telugu}. --D. O. Allen.	   [1913 Webster]
Telotrocha \Te*lot"ro*cha\, n.; pl. {Telotrochae}. [NL. See	   {Telotrochal}.] (Zool.)	   An annelid larva having telotrochal bands of cilia.	   [1913 Webster] Telotrochal
Telotrochal \Te*lot"ro*chal\, Telotrochous \Te*lot"ro*chous\, a.	   [Gr. ? complete + ? wheel, hoop.] (Zool.)	   Having both a preoral and a posterior band of cilla; --	   applied to the larvae of certain annelids.	   [1913 Webster]
Telotype \Tel"o*type\, n. [Gr. ? far off + -type.]	   An electric telegraph which prints the messages in letters	   and not in signs.	   [1913 Webster]
Telpher \Tel"pher\, n. [Gr. ? far, far off + fe`rein to bear.]	   1. (Elec.) A contrivance for the conveyance of vehicles or	      loads by means of electricity. --Fleeming Jenkin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) Specif., the equipment or apparatus used in a	      system of electric transportation by means of carriages	      which are suspended on an overhead conductor, as of wire.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Telpher line}, or {Telpher road}, an electric line or road	      over which vehicles for carrying loads are moved by	      electric engines actuated by a current conveyed by the	      line.	      [1913 Webster]
Telpherage \Tel"pher*age\, n.	   1. The conveyance of vehicles or loads by means of	      electricity. --Fleeming Jenkin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Elec.) Specif., electric transportation of goods by means	      of carriages suspended on overhead conductors, as of wire,	      the power being conveyed to the motor carriage by the	      wires on which it runs. Telpherage and telpher are	      sometimes applied to such systems in which the motive	      power is not electricity.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Telson \Tel"son\, n.; pl. {Telsons}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a boundary,	   limit.] (Zool.)	   The terminal joint or movable piece at the end of the abdomen	   of Crustacea and other articulates. See {Thoracostraca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Telugu \Tel`u*gu"\, n.	   1. A Darvidian language spoken in the northern parts of the	      Madras presidency. In extent of use it is the next	      language after Hindustani (in its various forms) and	      Bengali. [Spelt also {Teloogoo}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the people speaking the Telugu language.	      [1913 Webster]	Telugu \Tel`u*gu"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Telugu language, or the Telugus.	   [1913 Webster]
Temblor \Tem*blor"\, n. [Sp.]	   An earthquake. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Temerarious \Tem`er*a"ri*ous\, a. [L. temerarius. See	   {Temerity}.]	   Unreasonably adventurous; despising danger; rash; headstrong;	   audacious; reckless; heedless. -- {Tem`er*a"ri*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         I spake against temerarious judgment.    --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Temeration \Tem`er*a"tion\, n. [L. temerare to defile.]	   Temerity. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Temerity \Te*mer"i*ty\, n. [L. temeritas, from temere by chance,	   rashly; perhaps akin to Skr. tamas darkness: cf. F.	   t['e]m['e]rit['e].]	   Unreasonable contempt of danger; extreme venturesomeness;	   rashness; as, the temerity of a commander in war.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rashness; precipitancy; heedlessness; venturesomeness.	   Usage: {Temerity}, {Rashness}. These words are closely allied	          in sense, but have a slight difference in their use	          and application. Temerity is Latin, and rashness is	          Anglo-Saxon. As in many such cases, the Latin term is	          more select and dignified; the Anglo-Saxon more	          familiar and energetic. We show temerity in hasty	          decisions, and the conduct to which they lead. We show	          rashness in particular actions, as dictated by sudden	          impulse. It is an exhibition of temerity to approach	          the verge of a precipice; it is an act of rashness to	          jump into a river without being able to swim.	          Temerity, then, is an unreasonable contempt of danger;	          rashness is a rushing into danger from thoughtlessness	          or excited feeling.	          [1913 Webster]	                It is notorious temerity to pass sentence upon	                grounds uncapable of evidence.    --Barrow.	          [1913 Webster]	                Her rush hand in evil hour	                Forth reaching to the fruit, she plucked, she	                eat.                              --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Temerous \Tem"er*ous\, a.	   Temerarious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tempean \Tem*pe"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Temple, a valley in Thessaly, celebrated	   by Greek poets on account of its beautiful scenery;	   resembling Temple; hence, beautiful; delightful; charming.	   [1913 Webster]
Temper \Tem"per\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tempering}.] [AS. temprian or OF. temper, F. temp['e]rer,	   and (in sense 3) temper, L. temperare, akin to tempus time.	   Cf. {Temporal}, {Distemper}, {Tamper}.]	   1. To mingle in due proportion; to prepare by combining; to	      modify, as by adding some new element; to qualify, as by	      an ingredient; hence, to soften; to mollify; to assuage;	      to soothe; to calm.	      [1913 Webster]	            Puritan austerity was so tempered by Dutch	            indifference, that mercy itself could not have	            dictated a milder system.             --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woman! lovely woman! nature made thee	            To temper man: we had been brutes without you.	                                                  --Otway.	      [1913 Webster]	            But thy fire	            Shall be more tempered, and thy hope far higher.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            She [the Goddess of Justice] threw darkness and	            clouds about her, that tempered the light into a	            thousand beautiful shades and colors. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fit together; to adjust; to accomodate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy sustenance . . . serving to the appetite of the	            eater, tempered itself to every man's liking.	                                                  --Wisdom xvi.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) To bring to a proper degree of hardness; as, to	      temper iron or steel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tempered metals clash, and yield a silver sound.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To govern; to manage. [A Latinism & Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            With which the damned ghosts he governeth,	            And furies rules, and Tartare tempereth. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To moisten to a proper consistency and stir thoroughly, as	      clay for making brick, loam for molding, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) To adjust, as the mathematical scale to the actual	      scale, or to that in actual use.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To soften; mollify; assuage; soothe; calm.	        [1913 Webster]	Temper \Tem"per\, n.	   1. The state of any compound substance which results from the	      mixture of various ingredients; due mixture of different	      qualities; just combination; as, the temper of mortar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constitution of body; temperament; in old writers, the	      mixture or relative proportion of the four humors, blood,	      choler, phlegm, and melancholy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exquisiteness of his [Christ's] bodily temper	            increased the exquisiteness of his torment.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Disposition of mind; the constitution of the mind,	      particularly with regard to the passions and affections;	      as, a calm temper; a hasty temper; a fretful temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remember with what mild	            And gracious temper he both heared and judged.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The consequents of a certain ethical temper. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Calmness of mind; moderation; equanimity; composure; as,	      to keep one's temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fall with dignity, with temper rise. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Restore yourselves to your tempers, fathers. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Heat of mind or passion; irritation; proneness to anger;	      -- in a reproachful sense. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The state of a metal or other substance, especially as to	      its hardness, produced by some process of heating or	      cooling; as, the temper of iron or steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Middle state or course; mean; medium. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The perfect lawgiver is a just temper between the	            mere man of theory, who can see nothing but general	            principles, and the mere man of business, who can	            see nothing but particular circumstances.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Sugar Works) Milk of lime, or other substance, employed	      in the process formerly used to clarify sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Temper screw}, in deep well boring, an adjusting screw	      connecting the working beam with the rope carrying the	      tools, for lowering the tools as the drilling progresses.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disposition; temperament; frame; humor; mood. See	        {Disposition}.	        [1913 Webster]	Temper \Tem"per\, v. i.	   1. To accord; to agree; to act and think in conformity.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or get a proper or desired state or quality; to	      grow soft and pliable.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have him already tempering between my finger and	            my thumb, and shortly will I seal with him. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Tempera \Tem"pe*ra\, n. [It.] (Paint.)	   A mode or process of painting; distemper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is applied especially to early Italian	         painting, common vehicles of which were yolk of egg,	         yolk and white of egg mixed together, the white juice	         of the fig tree, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]
Temperable \Tem"per*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being tempered.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fusible, hard, and temperable texture of metals.	                                                  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperament \Tem"per*a*ment\, n. [L. temperamentum a mixing in	   due proportion, proper measure, temperament: cf. F.	   temp['e]rament. See {Temper}, v. t.]	   1. Internal constitution; state with respect to the relative	      proportion of different qualities, or constituent parts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The common law . . . has reduced the kingdom to its	            just state and temperament.           --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Due mixture of qualities; a condition brought about by	      mutual compromises or concessions. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            However, I forejudge not any probable expedient, any	            temperament that can be found in things of this	            nature, so disputable on their side.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of tempering or modifying; adjustment, as of	      clashing rules, interests, passions, or the like; also,	      the means by which such adjustment is effected.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wholesome temperaments of the rashness of popular	            assemblies.                           --Sir J.	                                                  Mackintosh.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Condition with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bodies are denominated "hot" and "cold" in	            proportion to the present temperament of that part	            of our body to which they are applied. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) A system of compromises in the tuning of organs,	      pianofortes, and the like, whereby the tones generated	      with the vibrations of a ground tone are mutually modified	      and in part canceled, until their number reduced to the	      actual practicable scale of twelve tones to the octave.	      This scale, although in so far artificial, is yet closely	      suggestive of its origin in nature, and this system of	      tuning, although not mathematically true, yet satisfies	      the ear, while it has the convenience that the same twelve	      fixed tones answer for every key or scale, C[sharp]	      becoming identical with D[flat], and so on.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physiol.) The peculiar physical and mental character of	      an individual, in olden times erroneously supposed to be	      due to individual variation in the relations and	      proportions of the constituent parts of the body,	      especially of the fluids, as the bile, blood, lymph, etc.	      Hence the phrases, bilious or choleric temperament,	      sanguine temperament, etc., implying a predominance of one	      of these fluids and a corresponding influence on the	      temperament.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Equal temperament} (Mus.), that in which the variations from	      mathematically true pitch are distributed among all the	      keys alike.	   {Unequal temperament} (Mus.), that in which the variations	      are thrown into the keys least used.	      [1913 Webster]
Temperamental \Tem`per*a*men"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to temperament; constitutional. [R.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperance \Tem"per*ance\, n. [L. temperantia: cf. F.	   temp['e]rance. See {Temper}, v. t.]	   1. Habitual moderation in regard to the indulgence of the	      natural appetites and passions; restrained or moderate	      indulgence; moderation; as, temperance in eating and	      drinking; temperance in the indulgence of joy or mirth;	      specifically, moderation, and sometimes abstinence, in	      respect to using intoxicating liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moderation of passion; patience; calmness; sedateness.	      [R.] "A gentleman of all temperance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He calmed his wrath with goodly temperance.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. State with regard to heat or cold; temperature. [Obs.]	      "Tender and delicate temperance." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Temperance society}, an association formed for the purpose	      of diminishing or stopping the use of alcoholic liquors as	      a beverage.	      [1913 Webster]
Temperancy \Tem"per*an*cy\, n.	   Temperance.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperate \Tem"per*ate\, a. [L. temperatus, p. p. of temperare.	   See {Temper}, v. t.]	   1. Moderate; not excessive; as, temperate heat; a temperate	      climate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not marked with passion; not violent; cool; calm; as,	      temperate language.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is not hot, but temperate as the morn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That sober freedom out of which there springs	            Our loyal passion for our temperate kings.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Moderate in the indulgence of the natural appetites or	      passions; as, temperate in eating and drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be sober and temperate, and you will be healthy.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Proceeding from temperance. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The temperate sleeps, and spirits light as air.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Temperate zone} (Geog.), that part of the earth which lies	      between either tropic and the corresponding polar circle;	      -- so called because the heat is less than in the torrid	      zone, and the cold less than in the frigid zones.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Abstemious; sober; calm; cool; sedate.	        [1913 Webster]	Temperate \Tem"per*ate\, v. t.	   To render temperate; to moderate; to soften; to temper.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It inflames temperance, and temperates wrath.	                                                  --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperately \Tem"per*ate*ly\, adv.	   In a temperate manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperateness \Tem"per*ate*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being temperate; moderateness;	   temperance.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperative \Tem"per*a*tive\, a. [Cf. L. temperativus soothing.]	   Having power to temper. [R.] --T. Granger.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperature \Tem"per*a*ture\, n. [F. temp['e]rature, L.	   temperatura due measure, proportion, temper, temperament.]	   1. Constitution; state; degree of any quality.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best composition and temperature is, to have	            openness in fame and opinion, secrecy in habit,	            dissimulation in seasonable use, and a power to	            feign, if there be no remedy.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Memory depends upon the consistence and the	            temperature of the brain.             --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freedom from passion; moderation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In that proud port, which her so goodly graceth,	            Most goodly temperature you may descry. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) Condition with respect to heat or cold,	      especially as indicated by the sensation produced, or by	      the thermometer or pyrometer; degree of heat or cold; as,	      the temperature of the air; high temperature; low	      temperature; temperature of freezing or of boiling.	   Note: The temperature of a liquid or a solid body as measured	         by a thermometer is a measure of the average kinetic	         energy of the consituent atoms or molecules of the	         body. For other states of matter such as plasma,	         electromagnetic radiation, or subatomic particles, an	         analogous measure of the average kinetic energy may be	         expressed as a temperature, although it could never be	         measured by a traditional thermometer, let alone by	         sensing with the skin.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Mixture; compound. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Made a temperature of brass and iron together.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Physiol. & Med.) The degree of heat of the body of a	      living being, esp. of the human body; also (Colloq.),	      loosely, the excess of this over the normal (of the human	      body 98[deg]-99.5[deg] F., in the mouth of an adult about	      98.4[deg]).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Absolute temperature}. (Physics) See under {Absolute}.	   {Animal temperature} (Physiol.), the nearly constant	      temperature maintained in the bodies of warm-blooded	      (homoiothermal) animals during life. The ultimate source	      of the heat is to be found in the potential energy of the	      food and the oxygen which is absorbed from the air during	      respiration. See {Homoiothermal}.	   {Temperature sense} (Physiol.), the faculty of perceiving	      cold and warmth, and so of perceiving differences of	      temperature in external objects. --H. N. Martin.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Tempered \Tem"pered\, a.	   Brought to a proper temper; as, tempered steel; having (such)	   a temper; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a good-tempered	   or bad-tempered man; a well-tempered sword.	   [1913 Webster]
Temperer \Tem"per*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, tempers; specifically, a machine in	   which lime, cement, stone, etc., are mixed with water.	   [1913 Webster]
Tempering \Tem"per*ing\, n. (Metal.)	   The process of giving the requisite degree of hardness or	   softness to a substance, as iron and steel; especially, the	   process of giving to steel the degree of hardness required	   for various purposes, consisting usually in first plunging	   the article, when heated to redness, in cold water or other	   liquid, to give an excess of hardness, and then reheating it	   gradually until the hardness is reduced or drawn down to the	   degree required, as indicated by the color produced on a	   polished portion, or by the burning of oil.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tempering color}, the shade of color that indicates the	      degree of temper in tempering steel, as pale straw yellow	      for lancets, razors, and tools for metal; dark straw	      yellow for penknives, screw taps, etc.; brown yellow for	      axes, chisels, and plane irons; yellow tinged with purple	      for table knives and shears; purple for swords and watch	      springs; blue for springs and saws; and very pale blue	      tinged with green, too soft for steel instruments.	      [1913 Webster]
Temper screw \Tem"per screw\	   1. A screw link, to which is attached the rope of a	      rope-drilling apparatus, for feeding and slightly turning	      the drill jar at each stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A set screw used for adjusting.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tempest \Tem"pest\, n. [OF. tempeste, F. temp[^e]te, (assumed)	   LL. tempesta, fr. L. tempestas a portion of time, a season,	   weather, storm, akin to tempus time. See {Temporal} of time.]	   1. An extensive current of wind, rushing with great velocity	      and violence, and commonly attended with rain, hail, or	      snow; a furious storm.	      [1913 Webster]	            [We] caught in a fiery tempest, shall be hurled,	            Each on his rock transfixed.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Any violent tumult or commotion; as, a political	      tempest; a tempest of war, or of the passions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fashionable assembly; a drum. See the Note under {Drum},	      n., 4. [Archaic] --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tempest is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, tempest-beaten,	         tempest-loving, tempest-tossed, tempest-winged, and the	         like.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Storm; agitation; perturbation. See {Storm}.	        [1913 Webster]	Tempest \Tem"pest\, v. t. [Cf. OF. tempester, F. temp[^e]ter to	   rage.]	   To disturb as by a tempest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Part huge of bulk	         Wallowing unwieldy, enormous in their gait,	         Tempest the ocean.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Tempest \Tem"pest\, v. i.	   To storm. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tempestive \Tem*pes"tive\, a. [L. tempestivus.]	   Seasonable; timely; as, tempestive showers. [Obs.] --Heywood.	   -- {Tem*pes"tive*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tempestivily \Tem`pes*tiv"i*ly\, n. [L. tempestivitas.]	   The quality, or state, of being tempestive; seasonableness.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tempestuous \Tem*pes"tu*ous\, a. [L. tempestuous: cf. OF.	   tempestueux, F. temp[^e]tueux.]	   Of or pertaining to a tempest; involving or resembling a	   tempest; turbulent; violent; stormy; as, tempestuous weather;	   a tempestuous night; a tempestuous debate. --	   {Tem*pes"tu*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Tem*pes"tu*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         They saw the Hebrew leader,	         Waiting, and clutching his tempestuous beard.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Templar \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 of the 12th century, for the	      protection of pilgrims and of the Holy Sepulcher. These	      Knights Templars, or Knights of the Temple, were so named	      because they occupied an apartment of the palace of	      Bladwin II. in Jerusalem, near the Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The order was first limited in numbers, and its members	         were bound by vows of chastity and poverty. After the	         conquest of Palestine by the Saracens, the Templars	         spread over Europe, and, by reason of their reputation	         for valor and piety, they were enriched by numerous	         donations of money and lands. The extravagances and	         vices of the later Templars, however, finally led to	         the suppression of the order by the Council of Vienne	         in 1312.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A student of law, so called from having apartments in the	      Temple at London, the original buildings having belonged	      to the Knights Templars. See {Inner Temple}, and {Middle	      Temple}, under {Temple}. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One belonged to a certain order or degree among the	      Freemasons, called Knights Templars. Also, one of an order	      among temperance men, styled Good Templars.	      [1913 Webster]	Templar \Tem"plar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a temple. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Solitary, family, and templar devotion.  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Template \Tem"plate\, n.	   Same as {Templet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Temple \Tem"ple\, n. [Cf. {Templet}.] (Weaving)	   A contrivence used in a loom for keeping the web stretched	   transversely.	   [1913 Webster]	Temple \Tem"ple\, n. [OF. temple, F. tempe, from L. tempora,	   tempus; perhaps originally, the right place, the fatal spot,	   supposed to be the same word as tempus, temporis, the fitting	   or appointed time. See {Temporal} of time, and cf. {Tempo},	   {Tense}, n.]	   1. (Anat.) The space, on either side of the head, back of the	      eye and forehead, above the zygomatic arch and in front of	      the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the side bars of a pair of spectacles, jointed to	      the bows, and passing one on either side of the head to	      hold the spectacles in place.	      [1913 Webster]	Temple \Tem"ple\, n. [AS. tempel, from L. templum a space marked	   out, sanctuary, temple; cf. Gr. ? a piece of land marked off,	   land dedicated to a god: cf. F. t['e]mple, from the Latin.	   Cf. {Contemplate}.]	   1. A place or edifice dedicated to the worship of some deity;	      as, the temple of Jupiter at Athens, or of Juggernaut in	      India. "The temple of mighty Mars." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Jewish Antiq.) The edifice erected at Jerusalem for the	      worship of Jehovah.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus walked in the temple in Solomon's porch.	                                                  --John x. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, among Christians, an edifice erected as a place of	      public worship; a church.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can he whose life is a perpetual insult to the	            authority of God enter with any pleasure a temple	            consecrated to devotion and sanctified by prayer?	                                                  --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Any place in which the divine presence specially	      resides. "The temple of his body." --John ii. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	            Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that	            the spirit of God dwelleth in you?    --1 Cor. iii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            The groves were God's first temples.  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mormon Ch.) A building dedicated to the administration of	      ordinances.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. A local organization of Odd Fellows.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Inner Temple}, and {Middle Temple}, two buildings, or ranges	      of buildings, occupied by two inns of court in London, on	      the site of a monastic establishment of the Knights	      Templars, called the Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	Temple \Tem"ple\, v. t.	   To build a temple for; to appropriate a temple to; as, to	   temple a god. [R.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Templed \Tem"pled\, a.	   Supplied with a temple or temples, or with churches; inclosed	   in a temple.	   [1913 Webster]	         I love thy rocks and rills,	         Thy woods and templed hills.             --S. F. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Templet \Tem"plet\, n. [LL. templatus vaulted, from L. templum a	   small timber.] [Spelt also {template}.]	   1. A gauge, pattern, or mold, commonly a thin plate or board,	      used as a guide to the form of the work to be executed;	      as, a mason's or a wheelwright's templet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A short piece of timber, iron, or stone, placed in	      a wall under a girder or other beam, to distribute the	      weight or pressure.	      [1913 Webster]
Tempo \Tem"po\, n. [It., fr. L. tempus. See {Tense}, n.] (Mus.)	   The rate or degree of movement in time.	   [1913 Webster]	   {A tempo giusto} (j[=oo]s"t[-o]) [It.], in exact time; --	      sometimes, directing a return to strict time after a tempo	      rubato.	   {Tempo rubato}. See under {Rubato}.	      [1913 Webster]
Temporal \Tem"po*ral\, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempora the	   temples: cf. F. temporal. See {Temple} a part of the head.]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the temple or temples; as, the temporal	   bone; a temporal artery.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Temporal bone}, a very complex bone situated in the side of	      the skull of most mammals and containing the organ of	      hearing. It consists of an expanded squamosal portion	      above the ear, corresponding to the squamosal and zygoma	      of the lower vertebrates, and a thickened basal petrosal	      and mastoid portion, corresponding to the periotic and	      tympanic bones of the lower vertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]	Temporal \Tem"po*ral\, a. [L. temporalis, fr. tempus, temporis,	   time, portion of time, the fitting or appointed time: cf. F.	   temporel. Cf. {Contemporaneous}, {Extempore}, {Temper}, v.	   t., {Tempest}, {Temple} a part of the head, {Tense}, n.,	   {Thing}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to time, that is, to the present life, or	      this world; secular, as distinguished from sacred or	      eternal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The things which are seen are temporal, but the	            things which are not seen are eternal. --2 Cor. iv.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is this an hour for temporal affairs? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Civil or political, as distinguished from ecclesiastical;	      as, temporal power; temporal courts.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Lords temporal}. See under {Lord}, n.	   {Temporal augment}. See the Note under {Augment}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Transient; fleeting; transitory.	        [1913 Webster]	Temporal \Tem"po*ral\, n.	   Anything temporal or secular; a temporality; -- used chiefly	   in the plural. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         He assigns supremacy to the pope in spirituals, and to	         the emperor or temporals.                --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporality \Tem`po*ral"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Temporalities}. [L.	   temporalitas, in LL., possessions of the church: cf. F.	   temporalit['e].]	   1. The state or quality of being temporary; -- opposed to	      perpetuity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The laity; temporality. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which pertains to temporal welfare; material	      interests; especially, the revenue of an ecclesiastic	      proceeding from lands, tenements, or lay fees, tithes, and	      the like; -- chiefly used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Supreme head, . . . under God, of the spirituality	            and temporality of the same church.   --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Temporally \Tem"po*ral*ly\, adv.	   In a temporal manner; secularly. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporalness \Tem"po*ral*ness\, n.	   Worldliness. [R.] --Cotgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporalty \Tem"po*ral*ty\, n. [See {Temporality}.]	   1. The laity; secular people. [Obs.] --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A secular possession; a temporality.	      [1913 Webster]
Temporaneous \Tem`po*ra"ne*ous\, a. [L. temporaneus happening at	   the right time, fr. tempus, temporis, time.]	   Temporarity. [Obs.] --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporarily \Tem"po*ra*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a temporary manner; for a time.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporariness \Tem"po*ra*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being temporary; -- opposed to	   perpetuity.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporary \Tem"po*ra*ry\, a. [L. temporarius, fr. tempus,	   temporis, time: cf. F. temporaire.]	   Lasting for a time only; existing or continuing for a limited	   time; not permanent; as, the patient has obtained temporary	   relief.	   [1913 Webster]	         Temporary government of the city.        --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Temporary star}. (Astron.) See under {Star}.	      [1913 Webster]
Temporist \Tem"po*rist\, n.	   A temporizer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Why, turn a temporist, row with the tide. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporization \Tem`po*ri*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. temporisation.]	   The act of temporizing. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporize \Tem"po*rize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Temporized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Temporizing}.] [F. temporiser. See {Temporal}	   of time.]	   1. To comply with the time or occasion; to humor, or yield	      to, the current of opinion or circumstances; also, to	      trim, as between two parties.	      [1913 Webster]	            They might their grievance inwardly complain,	            But outwardly they needs must temporize. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To delay; to procrastinate. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To comply; to agree. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Temporizer \Tem"po*ri`zer\, n.	   One who temporizes; one who yields to the time, or complies	   with the prevailing opinions, fashions, or occasions; a	   trimmer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sort of temporizers, ready to embrace and maintain	         all that is, or shall be, proposed, in hope of	         preferment.                              --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporizingly \Tem"po*ri`zing*ly\, adv.	   In a temporizing or yielding manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporo- \Tem"po*ro-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the temple, or temporal bone; as,	   temporofacial.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporo-auricular \Tem`po*ro-au*ric"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the temple and the ear; as, the	   temporo-auricular nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporofacial \Tem`po*ro*fa"cial\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporomalar \Tem`po*ro*ma"lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the temple and the region of the	   malar bone; as, the temporomalar nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Temporomaxillary \Tem`po*ro*max"il*la*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the temple or the temporal bone and	   the maxilla.	   [1913 Webster]
Temps \Temps\, n. [OF. & F., fr. L. tempus. See {Temporal} of	   time.]	   Time. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tempse \Tempse\, n.	   See {Temse}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tempt \Tempt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tempted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tempting}.] [OE. tempten, tenten, from OF. tempter, tenter,	   F. tenter, fr. L. tentare, temptare, to handle, feel, attack,	   to try, put to the test, urge, freq. from tendere, tentum,	   and tensum, to stretch. See {Thin}, and cf. {Attempt},	   {Tend}, {Taunt}, {Tent} a pavilion, {Tent} to probe.]	   1. To put to trial; to prove; to test; to try.	      [1913 Webster]	            God did tempt Abraham.                --Gen. xxii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. --Deut. vi.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lead, or endeavor to lead, into evil; to entice to what	      is wrong; to seduce.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man is tempted when he is drawn away of his	            own lust, and enticed.                --James i. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To endeavor to persuade; to induce; to invite; to incite;	      to provoke; to instigate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tempt not the brave and needy to despair. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor tempt the wrath of heaven's avenging Sire.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To endeavor to accomplish or reach; to attempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ere leave be given to tempt the nether skies.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To entice; allure; attract; decoy; seduce.	        [1913 Webster]
Temptability \Tempt`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being temptable; lability to	   temptation.	   [1913 Webster]
Temptable \Tempt"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being tempted; liable to be tempted. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Temptation \Temp*ta"tion\, n. [OF. temptation, tentation, F.	   tentation, L. tentatio.]	   1. The act of tempting, or enticing to evil; seduction.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the devil had ended all the temptation, he	            departed from him for a season.       --Luke iv. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being tempted, or enticed to evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lead us not into temptation.          --Luke xi. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which tempts; an inducement; an allurement,	      especially to something evil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dare to be great, without a guilty crown;	            View it, and lay the bright temptation down.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Temptationless \Temp*ta"tion*less\, a.	   Having no temptation or motive; as, a temptationless sin.	   [R.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Temptatious \Temp*ta"tious\, a.	   Tempting. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tempter \Tempt"er\, n.	   One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil,	   regarded as the great enticer to evil. "Those who are bent to	   do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on."	   --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         So glozed the Tempter, and his proem tuned. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tempting \Tempt"ing\, a.	   Adapted to entice or allure; attractive; alluring; seductive;	   enticing; as, tempting pleasures. -- {Tempt"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Tempt"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Temptress \Tempt"ress\, n.	   A woman who entices.	   [1913 Webster]	         She was my temptress, the foul provoker. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Temse \Temse\, n. [F. tamis, or D. tems, teems. Cf. {Tamine}.]	   A sieve. [Written also {tems}, and {tempse}.] [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Temse bread}, {Temsed bread}, {Temse loaf}, bread made of	      flour better sifted than common fluor. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster] Temulence
Temulence \Tem"u*lence\, Temulency \Tem"u*len*cy\, n. [L.	   temulentia.]	   Intoxication; inebriation; drunkenness. [R.] "Their	   temulency." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Temulent \Tem"u*lent\, a. [L. temulentus.]	   Intoxicated; drunken. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Temulentive \Tem"u*lent*ive\, a.	   Somewhat temulent; addicted to drink. [R.] --R. Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), a. [AS. t[=e]n, ti['e]n, t[=y]n, t[=e]ne;	   akin to OFries. tian, OS. tehan, D. tien, G. zehn, OHG.	   zehan, Icel. t[imac]u, Sw. tio, Dan. ti, Goth. ta['i]hun,	   Lith. deszimt, Russ. desiate, W. deg, Ir. & Gael. deich, L.	   decem, Gr. de`ka, Skr. da[,c]an. [root]308. Cf. {Dean},	   {Decade}, {Decimal}, {December}, {Eighteen}, {Eighty},	   {Teens}, {Tithe}.]	   One more than nine; twice five.	   [1913 Webster]	         With twice ten sail I crossed the Phrygian Sea.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ten is often used, indefinitely, for several, many, and	         other like words.	         [1913 Webster]	               There 's a proud modesty in merit,	               Averse from begging, and resolved to pay	               Ten times the gift it asks.        --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	Ten \Ten\ (t[e^]n), n.	   1. The number greater by one than nine; the sum of five and	      five; ten units of objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not destroy it for ten's sake. --Gen. xviii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing ten units, as 10, {x}, or {X}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenability \Ten`a*bil"i*ty\ (t[e^]n`[.a]*b[i^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being tenable; tenableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenable \Ten"a*ble\ (t[e^]n"[.a]*b'l), a. [F. tenable, fr. tenir	   to hold, L. tenere. See {Thin}, and cf. {Continue},	   {Continent}, {Entertain}, {Maintain}, {Tenant}, {Tent}.]	   Capable of being held, maintained, or defended, as against an	   assailant or objector, or against attempts to take or	   process; as, a tenable fortress, a tenable argument.	   [1913 Webster]	         If you have hitherto concealed his sight,	         Let it be tenable in your silence still. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would be the last man in the world to give up his	         cause when it was tenable.               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenableness \Ten`a*ble*ness\, n.	   Same as {Tenability}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenace \Ten"ace\ (t[e^]n"[asl]s), n. [F. tenace tenacious,	   demeurer tenace to hold the best and third best cards and	   take both tricks, the adversary having to lead. See	   {Tenacious}.] (Whist)	   The holding by the fourth hand of the best and third best	   cards of a suit led; also, sometimes, the combination of best	   with third best card of a suit in any hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenacious \Te*na"cious\, a. [L. tenax, -acis, from tenere to	   hold. See {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenace}.]	   1. Holding fast, or inclined to hold fast; inclined to retain	      what is in possession; as, men tenacious of their just	      rights.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Apt to retain; retentive; as, a tenacious memory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having parts apt to adhere to each other; cohesive; tough;	      as, steel is a tenacious metal; tar is more tenacious than	      oil. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Apt to adhere to another substance; glutinous; viscous;	      sticking; adhesive. "Female feet, too weak to struggle	      with tenacious clay." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Niggardly; closefisted; miserly. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Holding stoutly to one's opinion or purpose; obstinate;	      stubborn.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Te*na"cious*ly}, adv. --	      {Te*na"cious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenacity \Te*nac"i*ty\, n. [L. tenacitas: cf. F. t['e]nacit['e].	   See {Tenacious}.]	   1. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or	      retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of	      purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting	      without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of	      attraction; -- as distinguished from brittleness,	      fragility, mobility, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That quality of bodies which makes them adhere to other	      bodies; adhesiveness; viscosity. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) The greatest longitudinal stress a substance can	      bear without tearing asunder, -- usually expressed with	      reference to a unit area of the cross section of the	      substance, as the number of pounds per square inch, or	      kilograms per square centimeter, necessary to produce	      rupture.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenaculum \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 attached to a	   handle, and used mainly for taking up arteries, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenacy \Ten"a*cy\, n. [L. tenacia obstinacy. See {Tenacious}.]	   Tenaciousness; obstinacy. [Obs.] --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenaille \Te*naille"\, n. [F., a pair of pincers or tongs, a	   tenaille, fr. L. tenaculum. See {Tenaculum}.] (Fort.)	   An outwork in the main ditch, in front of the curtain,	   between two bastions. See Illust. of {Ravelin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenaillon \Te*nail"lon\, n. [F. See {Tenaille}.] (Fort.)	   A work constructed on each side of the ravelins, to increase	   their strength, procure additional ground beyond the ditch,	   or cover the shoulders of the bastions.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenancy \Ten"an*cy\, n.; pl. {Tenacies}. [Cf. OF. tenace, LL.	   tenentia. See {Tenant}.] (Law)	   (a) A holding, or a mode of holding, an estate; tenure; the	       temporary possession of what belongs to another.	   (b) (O. Eng. Law) A house for habitation, or place to live	       in, held of another. --Blount. Blackstone. Wharton.	       [1913 Webster]
Tenant \Ten"ant\, n. [F. tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold. See	   {Tenable}, and cf. {Lieutenant}.]	   1. (Law) One who holds or possesses lands, or other real	      estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in	      common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will;	      also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession	      of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; --	      correlative to landlord. See Citation from --Blackstone,	      under {Tenement}, 2. --Blount. Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an	      occupant. "Sweet tenants of this grove." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hhappy tenant of your shade.      --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sister tenants of the middle deep. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tenant in capite} [L. in in + capite, abl. of caput head,	      chief.], or {Tenant in chief}, by the laws of England, one	      who holds immediately of the king. According to the feudal	      system, all lands in England are considered as held	      immediately or mediately of the king, who is styled lord	      paramount. Such tenants, however, are considered as having	      the fee of the lands and permanent possession.	      --Blackstone.	   {Tenant in common}. See under {Common}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tenant \Ten"ant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tenanted}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tenanting}.]	   To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have	         served him or his ancestors.             --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenantable \Ten"ant*a*ble\, a.	   Fit to be rented; in a condition suitable for a tenant. --	   {Ten"ant*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenantless \Ten"ant*less\, a.	   Having no tenants; unoccupied; as, a tenantless mansion.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenantry \Ten"ant*ry\, n.	   1. The body of tenants; as, the tenantry of a manor or a	      kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tenancy. [Obs.] --Ridley.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenant saw \Ten"ant saw`\	   See {Tenon saw}, under {Tenon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tench \Tench\, n. [OF. tenche, F. tanche, L. tinca.] (Zool.)	   A European fresh-water fish ({Tinca tinca}, or {Tinca	   vulgaris}) allied to the carp. It is noted for its tenacity	   of life.	   [1913 Webster]
Tend \Tend\, v. t. [See {Tender} to offer.] (O. Eng. Law)	   To make a tender of; to offer or tender. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tend \Tend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tending}.] [Aphetic form of attend. See {Attend}, {Tend} to	   move, and cf. {Tender} one that tends or attends.]	   1. To accompany as an assistant or protector; to care for the	      wants of; to look after; to watch; to guard; as, shepherds	      tend their flocks. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And flaming ministers to watch and tend	            Their earthly charge.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There 's not a sparrow or a wren,	            There 's not a blade of autumn grain,	            Which the four seasons do not tend	            And tides of life and increase lend.  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be attentive to; to note carefully; to attend to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being to descend	            A ladder much in height, I did not tend	            My way well down.                     --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tend a vessel} (Naut.), to manage an anchored vessel when	      the tide turns, so that in swinging she shall not entangle	      the cable.	      [1913 Webster]	Tend \Tend\, v. i.	   1. To wait, as attendants or servants; to serve; to attend;	      -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was he not companion with the riotous knights	            That tend upon my father?             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. attendre.] To await; to expect. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tend \Tend\, v. i. [F. tendre, L. tendere, tensum and tentum, to	   stretch, extend, direct one's course, tend; akin to Gr. ? to	   stretch, Skr. tan. See {Thin}, and cf. {Tend} to attend,	   {Contend}, {Intense}, {Ostensible}, {Portent}, {Tempt},	   {Tender} to offer, {Tense}, a.]	   1. To move in a certain direction; -- usually with to or	      towards.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two gentlemen tending towards that sight. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus will this latter, as the former world,	            Still tend from bad to worse.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The clouds above me to the white Alps tend. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be directed, as to any end, object, or purpose; to aim;	      to have or give a leaning; to exert activity or influence;	      to serve as a means; to contribute; as, our petitions, if	      granted, might tend to our destruction.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thoughts of the diligent tend only to	            plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only	            to want.                              --Prov. xxi.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	            The laws of our religion tend to the universal	            happiness of mankind.                 --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tendance \Tend"ance\, n. [See {Tend} to attend, and cf.	   {Attendance}.]	   1. The act of attending or waiting; attendance. [Archaic]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The breath	            Of her sweet tendance hovering over him. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Persons in attendance; attendants. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Tendence \Tend"ence\, n.	   Tendency. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tendency \Tend"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Tendencies}. [L. tendents,	   -entis, p. pr. of tendere: cf. F. tendance. See {Tend} to	   move.]	   Direction or course toward any place, object, effect, or	   result; drift; causal or efficient influence to bring about	   an effect or result.	   [1913 Webster]	         Writings of this kind, if conducted with candor, have a	         more particular tendency to the good of their country.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         In every experimental science, there is a tendency	         toward perfection.                       --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disposition; inclination; proneness; drift; scope; aim.	        [1913 Webster]
Tender \Tend"er\, n. [From {Tend} to attend. Cf. {Attender}.]	   1. One who tends; one who takes care of any person or thing;	      a nurse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A vessel employed to attend other vessels, to	      supply them with provisions and other stores, to convey	      intelligence, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A car attached to a locomotive, for carrying a supply of	      fuel and water.	      [1913 Webster]	Tender \Ten"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tendered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tendering}.] [F. tendre to stretch, stretch out, reach,	   L. tendere. See {Tend} to move.]	   1. (Law) To offer in payment or satisfaction of a demand, in	      order to save a penalty or forfeiture; as, to tender the	      amount of rent or debt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To offer in words; to present for acceptance.	      [1913 Webster]	            You see how all conditions, how all minds, . . .	            tender down	            Their services to Lord Timon.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tender \Ten"der\, n.	   1. (Law) An offer, either of money to pay a debt, or of	      service to be performed, in order to save a penalty or	      forfeiture, which would be incurred by nonpayment or	      nonperformance; as, the tender of rent due, or of the	      amount of a note, with interest.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To constitute a legal tender, such money must be	         offered as the law prescribes. So also the tender must	         be at the time and place where the rent or debt ought	         to be paid, and it must be to the full amount due.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any offer or proposal made for acceptance; as, a tender of	      a loan, of service, or of friendship; a tender of a bid	      for a contract.	      [1913 Webster]	            A free, unlimited tender of the gospel. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing offered; especially, money offered in payment of	      an obligation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Legal tender}. See under {Legal}.	   {Tender of issue} (Law), a form of words in a pleading, by	      which a party offers to refer the question raised upon it	      to the appropriate mode of decision. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Tender \Ten"der\, a. [Compar. {Tenderer}; superl. {Tenderest}.]	   [F. tendre, L. tener; probably akin to tenuis thin. See	   {Thin}.]	   1. Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or	      hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender	      fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our bodies are not naturally more tender than our	            faces.                                --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship;	      immature; effeminate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tender and delicate woman among you. --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 56.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Susceptible of the softer passions, as love, compassion,	      kindness; compassionate; pitiful; anxious for another's	      good; easily excited to pity, forgiveness, or favor;	      sympathetic.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.	                                                  --James v. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am choleric by my nature, and tender by my temper.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Exciting kind concern; dear; precious.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love Valentine,	            Whose life's as tender to me as my soul! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Careful to save inviolate, or not to injure; -- with of.	      "Tender of property." --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            The civil authority should be tender of the honor of	            God and religion.                     --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Unwilling to cause pain; gentle; mild.	      [1913 Webster]	            You, that are thus so tender o'er his follies,	            Will never do him good.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Adapted to excite feeling or sympathy; expressive of the	      softer passions; pathetic; as, tender expressions; tender	      expostulations; a tender strain.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Apt to give pain; causing grief or pain; delicate; as, a	      tender subject. "Things that are tender and unpleasing."	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.) Heeling over too easily when under sail; -- said	       of a vessel.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tender is sometimes used in the formation of	         self-explaining compounds; as, tender-footed,	         tender-looking, tender-minded, tender-mouthed, and the	         like.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Delicate; effeminate; soft; sensitive; compassionate;	        kind; humane; merciful; pitiful.	        [1913 Webster]	Tender \Ten"der\, n. [Cf. F. tendre.]	   Regard; care; kind concern. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Tender \Ten"der\, v. t.	   To have a care of; to be tender toward; hence, to regard; to	   esteem; to value. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For first, next after life, he tendered her good.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tender yourself more dearly.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         To see a prince in want would move a miser's charity.	         Our western princes tendered his case, which they	         counted might be their own.              --Fuller.	   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Tenderfoot \Ten"der*foot`\, n.	   1. A delicate person; one not inured to the hardship and	      rudeness of pioneer life. [Slang, Western U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Boy scout}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tender-hearted \Ten"der-heart`ed\, a.	   Having great sensibility; susceptible of impressions or	   influence; affectionate; pitying; sensitive. --	   {Ten"der-heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Ten"der-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rehoboam was young and tender-hearted, and could not	         withstand them.                          --2 Chron.	                                                  xiii. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Be ye kind one to another, tender-hearted. --Eph. iv.	                                                  32.	   [1913 Webster]
Tender-hefted \Ten"der-heft`ed\, a.	   Having great tenderness; easily moved. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenderling \Ten"der*ling\, n.	   1. One made tender by too much kindness; a fondling. [R.]	      --W. Harrison (1586).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the first antlers of a deer.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenderloin \Ten"der*loin`\, n.	   1. A strip of tender flesh on either side of the vertebral	      column under the short ribs, in the hind quarter of beef	      and pork. It consists of the psoas muscles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In New York City, the region which is the center of the	      night life of fashionable amusement, including the	      majority of the theaters, etc., centering on Broadway. The	      term orig. designates the old twenty-ninth police	      precinct, in this region, which afforded the police great	      opportunities for profit through conniving at vice and	      lawbreaking, one captain being reported to have said on	      being transferred there that whereas he had been eating	      chuck steak he would now eat tenderlion. Hence, in some	      other cities, a district largely devoted to night	      amusement, or, sometimes, to vice.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tenderly \Ten"der*ly\, adv.	   In a tender manner; with tenderness; mildly; gently; softly;	   in a manner not to injure or give pain; with pity or	   affection; kindly. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenderness \Ten"der*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tender (in any sense of the	   adjective).	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Benignity; humanity; sensibility; benevolence; kindness;	        pity; clemency; mildness; mercy.	        [1913 Webster]
Tendinous \Ten"di*nous\, a. [Cf. F. tendineux.]	   1. Pertaining to a tendon; of the nature of tendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of tendons; sinewy; as, nervous and tendinous parts	      of the body.	      [1913 Webster]
Tendment \Tend"ment\, n.	   Attendance; care. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tendon \Ten"don\, n. [F., fr. L. tendere to stretch, extend. See	   {Tend} to move.] (Anat.)	   A tough insensible cord, bundle, or band of fibrous	   connective tissue uniting a muscle with some other part; a	   sinew.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tendon reflex} (Physiol.), a kind of reflex act in which a	      muscle is made to contract by a blow upon its tendon. Its	      absence is generally a sign of disease. See {Knee jerk},	      under {Knee}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tendonous \Ten"don*ous\, a.	   Tendinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tendosynovitis \Ten`do*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Tendon}, and	   {Synovitis}.]	   See {Tenosynovitis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tendrac \Ten"drac\, n. [See {Tenrec}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small insectivores of the	   family {Centetidae}, belonging to {Ericulus}, {Echinope}, and	   related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less	   spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac	   ({Oryzorictes hora}) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of	   the species are called also {tenrec}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tendre \Ten"dre\, n. [F.]	   Tender feeling or fondness; affection.	         You poor friendless creatures are always having some	         foolish tendre.                          --Thackeray.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tendresse \Ten*dresse"\, n. [F.]	   Tender feeling; fondness. [Obs., except as a French word]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tendril \Ten"dril\, n. [Shortened fr. OF. tendrillon, fr. F.	   tendre tender; hence, properly, the tender branch or spring	   of a plant: cf. F. tendrille. See {Tender}, a., and cf.	   {Tendron}.] (Bot.)	   A slender, leafless portion of a plant by which it becomes	   attached to a supporting body, after which the tendril	   usually contracts by coiling spirally.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tendrils may represent the end of a stem, as in the	         grapevine; an axillary branch, as in the passion	         flower; stipules, as in the genus Smilax; or the end of	         a leaf, as in the pea.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	Tendril \Ten"dril\, a.	   Clasping; climbing as a tendril. [R.] --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster] Tendriled
Tendriled \Ten"driled\, Tendrilled \Ten"drilled\, a. (Bot.)	   Furnished with tendrils, or with such or so many, tendrils.	   "The thousand tendriled vine." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tendron \Ten"dron\, n. [F. Cf. {Tendril}.]	   A tendril. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Tendry \Ten"dry\, n.	   A tender; an offer. [Obs.] --Heylin.	   [1913 Webster]
Tene \Tene\, n. & v.	   See 1st and 2d {Teen}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebrae \Ten"e*brae\, n. [L., pl., darkness.] (R. C. Ch.)	   The matins and lauds for the last three days of Holy Week,	   commemorating the sufferings and death of Christ, -- usually	   sung on the afternoon or evening of Wednesday, Thursday, and	   Friday, instead of on the following days.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebricose \Te*neb"ri*cose`\, a. [L. tenebricosus.]	   Tenebrous; dark; gloomy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebrific \Ten`e*brif"ic\, a. [L. tenebrae darkness + facere to	   make.]	   Rendering dark or gloomy; tenebrous; gloomy.	   [1913 Webster]	         It lightens, it brightens,	         The tenebrific scene.                    --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where light	         Lay fitful in a tenebrific time.         --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebrificous \Ten`e*brif"ic*ous\, a.	   Tenebrific.	   [1913 Webster]	         Authors who are tenebrificous stars.     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebrious \Te*ne"bri*ous\, a.	   Tenebrous. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebrose \Ten"e*brose`\, a.	   Characterized by darkness or gloom; tenebrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebrosity \Ten`e*bros"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tenebrous; tenebrousness.	   --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenebrous \Ten"e*brous\, a. [L. tenebrosus, fr. tenebrae	   darkness: cf. F. t['e]n['e]breux.]	   Dark; gloomy; dusky; tenebrious. -- {Ten"e*brous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The most dark, tenebrous night.          --J. Hall	                                                  (1565).	   [1913 Webster]	         The towering and tenebrous boughts of the cypress.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenement \Ten"e*ment\, n. [OF. tenement a holding, a fief, F.	   t[`e]nement, LL. tenementum, fr. L. tenere to hold. See	   {Tenant}.]	   1. (Feud. Law) That which is held of another by service;	      property which one holds of a lord or proprietor in	      consideration of some military or pecuniary service; fief;	      fee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Common Law) Any species of permanent property that may be	      held, so as to create a tenancy, as lands, houses, rents,	      commons, an office, an advowson, a franchise, a right of	      common, a peerage, and the like; -- called also {free	      tenements} or {frank tenements}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thing held is a tenement, the possessor of it a	            "tenant," and the manner of possession is called	            "tenure."                             --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dwelling house; a building for a habitation; also, an	      apartment, or suite of rooms, in a building, used by one	      family; often, a house erected to be rented.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Dwelling; abode; habitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who has informed us that a rational soul can inhabit	            no tenement, unless it has just such a sort of	            frontispiece?                         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A {tenement house}.	      [PJC]	   {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 apartment houses occupied by poor families,	      often overcrowded and in poor condition.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Syn: House; dwelling; habitation.	   Usage: {Tenement}, {House}. There may be many houses under	          one roof, but they are completely separated from each	          other by party walls. A tenement may be detached by	          itself, or it may be part of a house divided off for	          the use of a family. In modern usage, a tenement or	          tenement house most commonly refers to the meaning	          given for {tenement house}, above.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Tenemental \Ten`e*men"tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a tenement; capable of being held by	   tenants. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenementary \Ten`e*men"ta*ry\, a.	   Capable of being leased; held by tenants. --Spelman.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenent \Ten"ent\, n. [L. tenent they hold, 3d pers. pl. pres. of	   tenere.]	   A tenet. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Teneral \Ten"er*al\, a. [L. tener, -eris, tender, delicate.]	   (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a condition assumed by the	   imago of certain Neuroptera, after exclusion from the pupa.	   In this state the insect is soft, and has not fully attained	   its mature coloring.	   [1913 Webster]
Teneriffe \Ten`er*iffe"\, n.	   A white wine resembling Madeira in taste, but more tart,	   produced in Teneriffe, one of the Canary Islands; -- called	   also {Vidonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenerity \Te*ner"i*ty\, n. [L. teneritas. See {Tender}, a.]	   Tenderness. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenesmic \Te*nes"mic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to tenesmus; characterized by tenesmus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenesmus \Te*nes"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to stretch: cf.	   L. tenesmos.] (Med.)	   An urgent and distressing sensation, as if a discharge from	   the intestines must take place, although none can be	   effected; -- always referred to the lower extremity of the	   rectum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vesical tenesmus}, a similar sensation as to the evacuation	      of urine, referred to the region of the bladder.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenet \Ten"et\, n. [L. tenet he holds, fr. tenere to hold. See	   {Tenable}.]	   Any opinion, principle, dogma, belief, or doctrine, which a	   person holds or maintains as true; as, the tenets of Plato or	   of Cicero.	   [1913 Webster]	         That al animals of the land are in their kind in the	         sea, . . . is a tenet very questionable. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The religious tenets of his family he had early	         renounced with contempt.                 --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dogma; doctrine; opinion; principle; position. See	        {Dogma}.	        [1913 Webster]
Tenfold \Ten"fold`\, a. & adv.	   In tens; consisting of ten in one; ten times repeated.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grisly Terror . . . grew tenfold	         More dreadful and deform.                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenia \Te"ni*a\, n. [NL.]	   See {Taenia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenioid \Te"ni*oid\, a.	   See {Taenoid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tennantite \Ten"nant*ite\, n. [Named after Smithson Tennant, an	   English chemist.] (Min.)	   A blackish lead-gray mineral, closely related to	   tetrahedrite. It is essentially a sulphide of arsenic and	   copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenn'e \Ten`n['e]"\, n. [Cf. {Tawny}.] (Her.)	   A tincture, rarely employed, which is considered as an orange	   color or bright brown. It is represented by diagonal lines	   from sinister to dexter, crossed by vertical lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Tennis \Ten"nis\, n. [OE. tennes, tenies, tenyse; of uncertain	   origin, perhaps fr. F. tenez hold or take it, fr. tenir to	   hold (see {Tenable}).]	   A play in which a ball is driven to and fro, or kept in	   motion by striking it with a racket or with the open hand.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         His easy bow, his good stories, his style of dancing	         and playing tennis, . . . were familiar to all London.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Court tennis}, the old game of tennis as played within	      walled courts of peculiar construction; -- distinguished	      from {lawn tennis}.	   {Lawn tennis}. See under {Lawn}, n.	   {Tennis court}, a place or court for playing the game of	      tennis. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tennis \Ten"nis\, v. t.	   To drive backward and forward, as a ball in playing tennis.	   [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenno \Ten*no"\, n. [Jap. tenn[=o], fr. Chin. t'ien heaven +	   wang king.]	   Lit., King of Heaven; -- a title of the emperor of Japan as	   the head of the Shinto religion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tennu \Ten"nu\, n. (Zool.)	   The tapir.	   [1913 Webster]
Tennysonian \Ten`ny*so"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Alfred (Lord) Tennyson, the English poet	   (1809-92); resembling, or having some of the characteristics	   of, his poetry, as simplicity, pictorial quality,	   sensuousness, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ten-o'clock \Ten"-o'*clock`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant, the star-of-Bethlehem. See under {Star}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenon \Ten"on\, n. [F., fr. tenir to hold. See {Tenable}.]	   (Carp. & Join.)	   A projecting member left by cutting away the wood around it,	   and made to insert into a mortise, and in this way secure	   together the parts of a frame; especially, such a member when	   it passes entirely through the thickness of the piece in	   which the mortise is cut, and shows on the other side. Cf.	   {Tooth}, {Tusk}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tenon saw}, a saw with a thin blade, usually stiffened by a	      brass or steel back, for cutting tenons. [Corruptly	      written {tenant saw}.] --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	Tenon \Ten"on\, v. t.	   To cut or fit for insertion into a mortise, as the end of a	   piece of timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenonian \Te*no"ni*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Discovered or described by M. Tenon, a French anatomist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tenonian capsule} (Anat.), a lymphatic space inclosed by a	      delicate membrane or fascia (the fascia of Tenon) between	      the eyeball and the fat of the orbit; -- called also	      {capsule of Tenon}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenonitis \Ten`o*ni"tis\, n. [NL., Gr. te`nwn tendon + -itis.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of a tendon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tenonitis \Ten`o*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Tenonian}, {-itis}.]	   Inflammation of the Tenonian capsule.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tenor \Ten"or\, n. [L., from tenere to hold; hence, properly, a	   holding on in a continued course: cf. F. teneur. See	   {Tenable}, and cf. {Tenor} a kind of voice.]	   1. A state of holding on in a continuous course; manner of	      continuity; constant mode; general tendency; course;	      career.	      [1913 Webster]	            Along the cool sequestered vale of life	            They kept the noiseless tenor of their away. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That course of thought which holds on through a discourse;	      the general drift or course of thought; purport; intent;	      meaning; understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	            When it [the bond] is paid according to the tenor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Does not the whole tenor of the divine law	            positively require humility and meekness to all men?	                                                  --Spart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Stamp; character; nature.	      [1913 Webster]	            This success would look like chance, if it were	            perpetual, and always of the same tenor. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) An exact copy of a writing, set forth in the words	      and figures of it. It differs from purport, which is only	      the substance or general import of the instrument.	      --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [F. t['e]nor, L. tenor, properly, a holding; -- so called	      because the tenor was the voice which took and held the	      principal part, the plain song, air, or tune, to which the	      other voices supplied a harmony above and below: cf. It.	      tenore.] (Mus.)	      (a) The higher of the two kinds of voices usually	          belonging to adult males; hence, the part in the	          harmony adapted to this voice; the second of the four	          parts in the scale of sounds, reckoning from the base,	          and originally the air, to which the other parts were	          auxillary.	      (b) A person who sings the tenor, or the instrument that	          play it.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Old Tenor}, {New Tenor}, {Middle Tenor}, different	      descriptions of paper money, issued at different periods,	      by the American colonial governments in the last century.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenorrhaphy \Te*nor"rha*phy\, n. [Gr. te`nwn tendon + -rhaphy.]	   (Surg.)	   Suture of a tendon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tenositis \Ten`o*si"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`nwn tendon +	   -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of a tendon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tenosynovitis \Ten`o*syn`o*vi"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`nwn a	   tendon + E. synovitis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the synovial sheath of a tendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenotome \Ten"o*tome\, n. (Surg.)	   A slender knife for use in the operation of tenotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenotomy \Te*not"o*my\, n. [Gr. te`nwn a tendon + te`mnein to	   cut.] (Surg.)	   The division of a tendon, or the act of dividing a tendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenpenny \Ten"pen*ny\, a.	   Valued or sold at ten pence; as, a tenpenny cake. See 2d	   {Penny}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Tenpenny \Ten"pen*ny\, a.	   Denoting a size of nails. See 1st {Penny}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenpins \Ten"pins\, n.	   A game resembling ninepins, but played with ten pins. See	   {Ninepins}. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ten-pounder \Ten"-pound`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A large oceanic fish ({Elops saurus}) found in the tropical	   parts of all the oceans. It is used chiefly for bait.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenrec \Ten"rec\, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tanrac,	   tanrec, tandrec.] (Zool.)	   A small insectivore ({Centetes ecaudatus}), native of	   Madagascar, but introduced also into the islands of Bourbon	   and Mauritius; -- called also {tanrec}. The name is applied	   to other allied genera. See {Tendrac}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tense \Tense\, n. [OF. tens, properly, time, F. temps time,	   tense. See {Temporal} of time, and cf. {Thing}.] (Gram.)	   One of the forms which a verb takes by inflection or by	   adding auxiliary words, so as to indicate the time of the	   action or event signified; the modification which verbs	   undergo for the indication of time.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The primary simple tenses are three: those which	         express time past, present, and future; but these admit	         of modifications, which differ in different languages.	         [1913 Webster]	Tense \Tense\, a. [L. tensus, p. p. of tendere to stretch. See	   {Tend} to move, and cf. {Toise}.]	   Stretched tightly; strained to stiffness; rigid; not lax; as,	   a tense fiber.	   [1913 Webster]	         The temples were sunk, her forehead was tense, and a	         fatal paleness was upon her.             --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Tense"ly}, adv. -- {Tense"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tensibility \Ten`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tensible; tensility.	   [1913 Webster]
Tensible \Ten"si*ble\, a. [See {Tense}, a.]	   Capable of being extended or drawn out; ductile; tensible.	   [1913 Webster]	         Gold . . . is likewise the most flexible and tensible.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tensile \Ten"sile\, a. [See {Tense}, a.]	   1. Of or pertaining to extension; as, tensile strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of extension; ductile; tensible. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Tensiled \Ten"siled\, a.	   Made tensile. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tensility \Ten*sil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tensile, or capable of	   extension; tensibility; as, the tensility of the muscles.	   --Dr. H. Mere.	   [1913 Webster]
Tension \Ten"sion\, n. [L. tensio, from tendere, tensum, to	   stretch: cf. F. tension. See {Tense}, a.]	   1. The act of stretching or straining; the state of being	      stretched or strained to stiffness; the state of being	      bent strained; as, the tension of the muscles, tension of	      the larynx.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Extreme strain of mind or excitement of feeling;	      intense effort.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The degree of stretching to which a wire, cord, piece of	      timber, or the like, is strained by drawing it in the	      direction of its length; strain. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) The force by which a part is pulled when forming	      part of any system in equilibrium or in motion; as, the	      tension of a srting supporting a weight equals that	      weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A device for checking the delivery of the thread in a	      sewing machine, so as to give the stitch the required	      degree of tightness.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physics) Expansive force; the force with which the	      particles of a body, as a gas, tend to recede from each	      other and occupy a larger space; elastic force;	      elasticity; as, the tension of vapor; the tension of air.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Elec.) The quality in consequence of which an electric	      charge tends to discharge itself, as into the air by a	      spark, or to pass from a body of greater to one of less	      electrical potential. It varies as the quantity of	      electricity upon a given area.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tension brace}, or {Tension member} (Engin.), a brace or	      member designed to resist tension, or subjected to	      tension, in a structure.	   {Tension rod} (Engin.), an iron rod used as a tension member	      to strengthen timber or metal framework, roofs, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]
Tensioned \Ten"sioned\, a.	   Extended or drawn out; subjected to tension. "A highly	   tensioned string." --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tensity \Ten"si*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tense, or strained to	   stiffness; tension; tenseness.	   [1913 Webster]
Tensive \Ten"sive\, a. [Cf. F. tensif. See {Tense}, a.]	   Giving the sensation of tension, stiffness, or contraction.	   [1913 Webster]	         A tensive pain from distension of the parts. --Floyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tensor \Ten"sor\, n. [NL. See {Tension}.]	   1. (Anat.) A muscle that stretches a part, or renders it	      tense.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The ratio of one vector to another in length, no	      regard being had to the direction of the two vectors; --	      so called because considered as a stretching factor in	      changing one vector into another. See {Versor}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ten-strike \Ten"-strike`\, n.	   1. (Tenpins) A knocking down of all ten pins at one delivery	      of the ball. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any quick, decisive stroke or act. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tensure \Ten"sure\, n. [L. tensura. See {Tension}.]	   Tension. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tent \Tent\, n. [Sp. tinto, properly, deep-colored, fr. L.	   tinctus, p. p. of tingere to dye. See {Tinge}, and cf.	   {Tint}, {Tinto}.]	   A kind of wine of a deep red color, chiefly from Galicia or	   Malaga in Spain; -- called also {tent wine}, and {tinta}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tent \Tent\, n. [Cf. {Attent}, n.]	   1. Attention; regard, care. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      --Lydgate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intention; design. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Tent \Tent\, v. t.	   To attend to; to heed; hence, to guard; to hinder. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Tent \Tent\, v. t. [OF. tenter. See {Tempt}.]	   To probe or to search with a tent; to keep open with a tent;	   as, to tent a wound. Used also figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll tent him to the quick.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Tent \Tent\, n. [F. tente. See {Tent} to probe.] (Surg.)	   (a) A roll of lint or linen, or a conical or cylindrical	       piece of sponge or other absorbent, used chiefly to	       dilate a natural canal, to keep open the orifice of a	       wound, or to absorb discharges.	   (b) A probe for searching a wound.	       [1913 Webster]	             The tent that searches	             To the bottom of the worst.          --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	Tent \Tent\, n. [OE. tente, F. tente, LL. tenta, fr. L. tendere,	   tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move, and cf. {Tent} a roll	   of lint.]	   1. A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas,	      or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, --	      used for sheltering persons from the weather, especially	      soldiers in camp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within his tent, large as is a barn.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) The representation of a tent used as a bearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tent bed}, a high-post bedstead curtained with a tentlike	      canopy.	   {Tent caterpillar} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      gregarious caterpillars which construct on trees large	      silken webs into which they retreat when at rest. Some of	      the species are very destructive to fruit trees. The most	      common American species is the larva of a bombycid moth	      ({Clisiocampa Americana}). Called also {lackery	      caterpillar}, and {webworm}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tent \Tent\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tented}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tenting}.]	   To lodge as a tent; to tabernacle. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         We 're tenting to-night on the old camp ground. --W.	                                                  Kittredge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentacle \Ten"ta*cle\, n. [NL. tentaculum, from L. tentare to	   handle, feel: cf. F. tentacule. See {Tempt}.] (Zool.)	   A more or less elongated process or organ, simple or	   branched, proceeding from the head or cephalic region of	   invertebrate animals, being either an organ of sense,	   prehension, or motion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tentacle sheath} (Zool.), a sheathlike structure around the	      base of the tentacles of many mollusks.	      [1913 Webster]
Tentacled \Ten"ta*cled\, a. (Zool.)	   Having tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentacular \Ten*tac"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. tentaculaire.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a tentacle or tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentaculata \Ten*tac`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Ctenophora including those which have two long	   tentacles.	   [1913 Webster] Tentaculate
Tentaculate \Ten*tac"u*late\, Tentaculated \Ten*tac"u*la`ted\,	   a. (Zool.)	   Having tentacles, or organs like tentacles; tentacled.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentaculifera \Ten`ta*cu*lif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Suctoria}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentaculiferous \Ten`ta*cu*lif"er*ous\, a. [Tentaculum +	   -ferous.] (Zool.)	   Producing or bearing tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentaculiform \Ten`ta*cu"li*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Shaped like a tentacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentaculite \Ten*tac"u*lite\, n. (Paleon.)	   Any one of numerous species of small, conical fossil shells	   found in Paleozoic rocks. They are supposed to be pteropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentaculocyst \Ten*tac"u*lo*cyst\, n. [Tentaculum + cyst.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the auditory organs of certain medusae; -- called also	   {auditory tentacle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentaculum \Ten*tac"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Tentacula}. [NL. See	   {Tentacle}.]	   1. (Zool.) A tentacle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) One of the stiff hairs situated about the mouth,	      or on the face, of many animals, and supposed to be	      tactile organs; a tactile hair.	      [1913 Webster]
Tentage \Tent"age\, n. [From {Tent} a pavilion.]	   A collection of tents; an encampment. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentation \Ten*ta"tion\, n. [L. tentatio: cf. F. tentation. See	   {Temptation}.]	   1. Trial; temptation. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A mode of adjusting or operating by repeated	      trials or experiments. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Tentative \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. --	   {Ten*ta"tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Tentative \Ten*ta"tive\, n. [Cf. F. tentative.]	   An essay; a trial; an experiment. --Berkley.	   [1913 Webster]
Tented \Tent"ed\, a.	   Covered with tents.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenter \Ten"ter\, n.	   1. One who takes care of, or tends, machines in a factory; a	      kind of assistant foreman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A kind of governor.	      [1913 Webster]	Tenter \Ten"ter\, n. [OE. tenture, tentoure, OF. tenture a	   stretching, spreading, F. tenture hangings, tapestry, from L.	   tendere, tentum, to stretch. See {Tend} to move.]	   A machine or frame for stretching cloth by means of hooks,	   called tenter-hooks, so that it may dry even and square.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tenter ground}, a place where tenters are erected.	   {Tenter-hook}, a sharp, hooked nail used for fastening cloth	      on a tenter.	   {To be on the tenters}, {To be on the tenter-hooks} or {To be	   on tenterhooks}, to be on the stretch; to be in distress,	      uneasiness, or suspense. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Tenter \Ten"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tentered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tentering}.]	   To admit extension.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woolen cloth will tenter, linen scarcely. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Tenter \Ten"ter\, v. t.	   To hang or stretch on, or as on, tenters.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentful \Tent"ful\, n.; pl. {Tentfuls}.	   As much, or as many, as a tent will hold.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenth \Tenth\ (t[e^]nth), a. [From {Ten}: cf. OE. tethe, AS.	   te['o][eth]a. See {Ten}, and cf. {Tithe}.]	   1. Next in order after the ninth; coming after nine others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of ten equal parts into which	      anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Tenth \Tenth\, n.	   1. The next in order after the ninth; one coming after nine	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quotient of a unit divided by ten; one of ten equal	      parts into which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The tenth part of annual produce, income, increase, or the	      like; a tithe. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) The interval between any tone and the tone	      represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as	      between one of the scale and three of the octave above;	      the octave of the third.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. (Eng. Law)	      (a) A temporary aid issuing out of personal property, and	          granted to the king by Parliament; formerly, the real	          tenth part of all the movables belonging to the	          subject.	      (b) (Eccl. Law) The tenth part of the annual profit of	          every living in the kingdom, formerly paid to the	          pope, but afterward transferred to the crown. It now	          forms a part of the fund called Queen Anne's Bounty.	          --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]
Tenthly \Tenth"ly\, adv.	   In a tenth manner.	   [1913 Webster] Tenthmeter
Tenthmeter \Tenth"me`ter\, Tenthmetre \Tenth"me`tre\, n.	   (Physics)	   A unit for the measurement of many small lengths, such that	   10^{10} of these units make one meter; the ten millionth part	   of a millimeter.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenthredinides \Ten`thre*din"i*des\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a	   kind of wasp.] (Zool.)	   A group of Hymneoptera comprising the sawflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentif \Ten"tif\, a.	   Attentive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentifly \Ten"tif*ly\, adv.	   Attentively. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentiginous \Ten*tig"i*nous\, a. [L. tentigo, -inis, a tension,	   lecherousness, fr. tendere, tentum, to stretch.]	   1. Stiff; stretched; strained. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lustful, or pertaining to lust. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tentmaker \Tent"mak`er\, n.	   One whose occupation it is to make tents. --Acts xviii. 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentorium \Ten*to"ri*um\, n. [L., a tent.] (Anat.)	   A fold of the dura mater which separates the cerebellum from	   the cerebrum and often incloses a process or plate of the	   skull called the bony tentorium.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentory \Tent"o*ry\, n. [L. tentorium a tent.]	   The awning or covering of a tent. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Tentwort \Tent"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of small fern, the wall rue. See under {Wall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuate \Ten"u*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tenuated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tenuating}.] [L. tenuatus, p. p. of tenuare to make	   thin, fr. tenuis thin. See {Tenuous}.]	   To make thin; to attenuate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuifolious \Ten`u*i*fo"li*ous\, a. [L. tenuis thin + folium a	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having thin or narrow leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuious \Te*nu"i*ous\, a. [See {Tenuous}.]	   Rare or subtile; tenuous; -- opposed to dense. [Obs.]	   --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuiroster \Ten`u*i*ros"ter\, n.; pl. {Tenuirosters}. [NL., fr.	   L. tenuis thin + rostrum a beak.] (Zool.)	   One of the Tenuirostres.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuirostral \Ten`u*i*ros"tral\, a. (Zool.)	   Thin-billed; -- applied to birds with a slender bill, as the	   humming birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuirostres \Ten`u*i*ros"tres\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An artificial group of passerine birds having slender bills,	   as the humming birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuis \Ten"u*is\, n.; pl. {Tenues}. [NL., fr. L. tenuis fine,	   thin. See {Tenuous}.] (Gr. Gram.)	   One of the three surd mutes [kappa], [pi], [tau]; -- so	   called in relation to their respective middle letters, or	   medials, [gamma], [beta], [delta], and their aspirates,	   [chi], [phi], [theta]. The term is also applied to the	   corresponding letters and articulate elements in other	   languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Tenuity \Te*nu"i*ty\, n. [L. tenuitas, from tenuis thin: cf. F.	   t['e]nuit['e]. See {Tenuous}.]	   1. The quality or state of being tenuous; thinness, applied	      to a broad substance; slenderness, applied to anything	      that is long; as, the tenuity of a leaf; the tenuity of a	      hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rarily; rareness; thinness, as of a fluid; as, the tenuity	      of the air; the tenuity of the blood. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Poverty; indigence. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Refinement; delicacy.	      [1913 Webster]
Tenuous \Ten"u*ous\, a. [L. tenuis thin. See {Thin}, and cf.	   {Tenuis}.]	   1. Thin; slender; small; minute.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rare; subtile; not dense; -- said of fluids.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Tenure \Ten"ure\, n. [F. tenure, OF. teneure, fr. F. tenir to	   hold. See {Tenable}.]	   1. The act or right of holding, as property, especially real	      estate.	      [1913 Webster]	            That the tenure of estates might rest on equity, the	            Indian title to lands was in all cases to be	            quieted.                              --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) The manner of holding lands and tenements of a	      superior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tenure is inseparable from the idea of property in	         land, according to the theory of the English law; and	         this idea of tenure pervades, to a considerable extent,	         the law of real property in the United States, where	         the title to land is essentially allodial, and almost	         all lands are held in fee simple, not of a superior,	         but the whole right and title to the property being	         vested in the owner. Tenure, in general, then, is the	         particular manner of holding real estate, as by	         exclusive title or ownership, by fee simple, by fee	         tail, by courtesy, in dower, by copyhold, by lease, at	         will, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The consideration, condition, or service which the	      occupier of land gives to his lord or superior for the use	      of his land.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Manner of holding, in general; as, in absolute	      governments, men hold their rights by a precarious tenure.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that seems thine own,	            Held by the tenure of his will alone. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tenure by fee alms}. (Law) See {Frankalmoigne}.	      [1913 Webster]
Teocalli \Te`o*cal"li\, n.; pl. {Teocallis}. [Mexican.]	   Literally, God's house; a temple, usually of pyramidal form,	   such as were built by the aborigines of Mexico, Yucatan, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         And Aztec priests upon their teocallis	         Beat the wild war-drums made of serpent's skin.	                                                  --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Teosinte \Te`o*sin"te\, n. (Bot.)	   A large grass ({Euchlaena luxurians}) closely related to	   maize. It is native of Mexico and Central America, but is now	   cultivated for fodder in the Southern United States and in	   many warm countries. Called also {Guatemala grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tepal \Tep"al\, n. [F. t['e]pale, fr. p['e]tale, by	   transposition.] (Bot.)	   A division of a perianth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tepee \Tep*ee"\, n.	   An Indian wigwam or tent.	   [1913 Webster]
Tepefaction \Tep`e*fac"tion\, n.	   Act of tepefying.	   [1913 Webster]
Tepefy \Tep"e*fy\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Tepefied}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tepefying}.] [L. tepere to be tepid + -fy; cf. L.	   tepefacere. See {Tepid}.]	   To make or become tepid, or moderately warm. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Tephramancy \Teph"ra*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? ashes + -mancy.]	   Divination by the ashes of the altar on which a victim had	   been consumed in sacrifice.	   [1913 Webster]
Tephrite \Teph"rite\, n. [Gr. ? ashes.] (Geol.)	   An igneous rock consisting essentially of plagioclase and	   either leucite or nephelite, or both.	   [1913 Webster]
Tephroite \Teph"ro*ite\, n. [See {Tephrosia}.] (Min.)	   A silicate of manganese of an ash-gray color.	   [1913 Webster]
Tephrosia \Te*phro"si*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? ash-colored, from ?	   ashes.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous shrubby plants and herbs, mostly found	   in tropical countries, a few herbaceous species being North	   American. The foliage is often ashy-pubescent, whence the	   name.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Tephrosia toxicaria is used in the West Indies and	         in Polynesia for stupefying fish. T. purpurea is used	         medicinally in the East Indies. T. Virginia is the	         goat's rue of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Tepid \Tep"id\, a. [L. tepidus, fr. tepere to be warm; akin to	   Skr. tap to be warm, tapas heat.]	   Moderately warm; lukewarm; as, a tepid bath; tepid rays;	   tepid vapors. -- {Tep"id*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tepidity \Te*pid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. t['e]pidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being tepid; moderate warmth;	   lukewarmness; tepidness. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Tepor \Te"por\, n. [L., fr. tepere to be tepid.]	   Gentle heat; moderate warmth; tepidness. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Tequila \Te*qui"la\, n.	   An intoxicating liquor made from the maguey in the district	   of Tequila, Mexico.	   [1913 Webster]
Ter- \Ter-\	   A combining form from L. ter signifying three times, thrice.	   See {Tri-}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Teraconic \Ter`a*con"ic\, a. [Terebic + citraconic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained by the	   distillation of terebic acid, and homologous with citraconic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Teracrylic \Ter`a*cryl"ic\, a. [Terpene + acrylic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the acrylic	   series, obtained by the distillation of terpenylic acid, as	   an only substance having a peculiar cheesy odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Teraph \Ter"aph\, n.; pl. {Teraphs}.	   See {Teraphim}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teraphim \Ter"a*phim\, n. pl. [Heb. ter[=a]ph[imac]m.]	   Images connected with the magical rites used by those	   Israelites who added corrupt practices to the patriarchal	   religion. Teraphim were consulted by the Israelites for	   oracular answers. --Dr. W. Smith (Bib. Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]
Terapin \Ter"a*pin\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Terrapin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teratical \Te*rat"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? a wonder.]	   Wonderful; ominous; prodigious. [Obs.] --Wollaston.	   [1913 Webster]
Teratogeny \Ter`a*tog"e*ny\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder, monster +	   the root of ? to be born.] (Med.)	   The formation of monsters.	   [1913 Webster]
Teratoid \Ter"a*toid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, monster + -oid.]	   Resembling a monster; abnormal; of a pathological growth,	   exceedingly complex or highly organized. --S. D. Gross.	   [1913 Webster]
Teratological \Ter`a*to*log"ic*al\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to teratology; as, teratological changes.	   [1913 Webster]
Teratology \Ter`a*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, a wonder, monster +	   -logy: cf. Gr. ? a telling of wonders, and F.	   t['e]ratologie.]	   1. That branch of biological science which treats of	      monstrosities, malformations, or deviations from the	      normal type of structure, either in plants or animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affectation of sublimity; bombast. [Obs.] --Bailey.	      [1913 Webster]
Teratoma \Ter`a*to"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?, monster + -oma.]	   (Med.)	   A tumor, sometimes found in newborn children, which is made	   up of a heterigenous mixture of tissues, as of bone,	   cartilage and muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Terbic \Ter"bic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or containing, terbium; also, designating	   certain of its compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Terbium \Ter"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See	   {Erbium}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element, found in certain minerals, as	   gadolinite and samarskite, with other rare earths such as	   ytterbium. Symbol Tb. Atomic number 65. Atomic weight	   158.925.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Terce \Terce\, n.	   See {Tierce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tercel \Ter"cel\, n.	   See {Tiercel}. Called also {tarsel}, {tassel}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tercelet \Terce"let\, n. (Zool.)	   A male hawk or eagle; a tiercelet. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tercellene \Ter"cel*lene\, n. (Zool.)	   A small male hawk. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tercentenary \Ter*cen"te*na*ry\, a. [L. ter thirce + E.	   centenary.]	   Including, or relating to, an interval of three hundred	   years. -- n. The three hundredth anniversary of any event;	   also, a celebration of such an anniversary.	   [1913 Webster]
Tercet \Ter"cet\, n. [F., fr. It. terzetto, dim. of terzo,	   third, L. tertius. See {Tierce}, and cf. {Terzetto}.]	   1. (Mus.) A triplet. --Hiles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Poetry) A triplet; a group of three lines.	      [1913 Webster]
Tercine \Ter"cine\, n. [F., from L. tertius the third.] (Bot.)	   A cellular layer derived from the nucleus of an ovule and	   surrounding the embryo sac. Cf. {Quintine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebate \Ter"e*bate\, n.	   A salt of terebic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebene \Ter"e*bene\, n. (Chem.)	   A polymeric modification of terpene, obtained as a white	   crystalline camphorlike substance; -- called also {camphene}.	   By extension, any one of a group of related substances.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Terebenthene \Ter`e*ben"thene\, n. (Chem.)	   Oil of turpentine. See {Turpentine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebic \Te*reb"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, terbenthene (oil of	   turpentine); specifically, designating an acid, {C7H10O4},	   obtained by the oxidation of terbenthene with nitric acid, as	   a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebilenic \Ter`e*bi*len"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid, {C7H8O4},	   obtained as a white crystalline substance by a modified	   oxidation of terebic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebinth \Ter"e*binth\, n. [L. terbinthus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   t['e]r['e]binthe. Cf. {Turpentine}.] (Bot.)	   The turpentine tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebinthic \Ter`e*bin"thic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to turpentine; resembling turpentine;	   terbinthine; as, terbinthic qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebinthinate \Ter`e*bin"thi*nate\, a.	   Impregnating with the qualities of turpentine; terbinthine.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebinthine \Ter`e*bin"thine\, a. [L. terbinthinus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to turpentine; consisting of turpentine, or	   partaking of its qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebra \Ter"e*bra\, n.; pl. E. {Terebras}, L. {Terebrae}. [L.,	   a borer.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of marine gastropods having a long,	      tapering spire. They belong to the Toxoglossa. Called also	      {auger shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The boring ovipositor of a hymenopterous insect.	      [1913 Webster]
Terebrant \Ter"e*brant\, a. [L. terebrans, -antis, p. pr.]	   (Zool.)	   Boring, or adapted for boring; -- said of certain	   Hymenoptera, as the sawflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebrantia \Ter`e*bran"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Hymenoptera including those which have an	   ovipositor adapted for perforating plants. It includes the	   sawflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebrate \Ter"e*brate\, v. t. [L. terebratus, p. p. of	   terebrare, from terebra a borer, terere to rub.]	   To perforate; to bore; to pierce. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebrating \Ter"e*bra`ting\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Boring; perforating; -- applied to molluskas which	      form holes in rocks, wood, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Boring; piercing; -- applied to certain kinds of	      pain, especially to those of locomotor ataxia.	      [1913 Webster]
Terebration \Ter`e*bra"tion\, n. [L. terebratio.]	   The act of terebrating, or boring. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebratula \Ter`e*brat"u*la\, n.; pl. {Terebratulae}. [Nl.,	   dim. fr. terebratus, p. p., perforated.] (Zool.)	   A genus of brachiopods which includes many living and some	   fossil species. The larger valve has a perforated beak,	   through which projects a short peduncle for attachment.	   Called also {lamp shell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebratulid \Ter`e*brat"u*lid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Terebratula or allied genera. Used also	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Terebratuliform \Ter`e*bra*tu"li*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the general form of a terebratula shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Teredine \Ter"e*dine\, n. [F. t['e]r['e]dine.] (Zool.)	   A borer; the teredo.	   [1913 Webster]
Teredo \Te*re"do\, n.; pl. E. {Teredos}, L. {Teredines}. [L., a	   worm that gnaws wood, clothes, etc.; akin to Gr. ?, L. terere	   to rub.] (Zool.)	   A genus of long, slender, wormlike bivalve mollusks which	   bore into submerged wood, such as the piles of wharves,	   bottoms of ships, etc.; -- called also {shipworm}. See	   {Shipworm}. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Terek \Ter"ek\, n. [Because found on the Terek River in the	   Caucasus.]	   A sandpiper ({Terekia cinerea}) of the Old World, breeding in	   the far north of eastern Europe and Asia and migrating to	   South Africa and Australia. It frequents rivers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terephthalate \Ter*eph"tha*late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of terephthalic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Terephthalic \Ter`eph*thal"ic\, a. [Terebene + phthalic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a dibasic acid of the	   aromatic series, metameric with phthalic acid, and obtained,	   as a tasteless white crystalline powder, by the oxidation of	   oil of turpentine; -- called also {paraphthalic acid}. Cf.	   {Phthalic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Teret \Ter"et\, a.	   Round; terete. [Obs.] --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]
Terete \Te*rete"\, a. [L. teres, -etis, rounded off, properly,	   rubbed off, fr. terere to rub.]	   Cylindrical and slightly tapering; columnar, as some stems of	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Teretial \Te*re"tial\, a. [See {Terete}.] (Anat.)	   Rounded; as, the teretial tracts in the floor of the fourth	   ventricle of the brain of some fishes. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Teretous \Ter"e*tous\, a.	   Terete. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tergal \Ter"gal\, a. [L. tergum the back.] (Anat. & Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to back, or tergum. See {Dorsal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tergant \Ter"gant\, a. (Her.)	   Showing the back; as, the eagle tergant. [Written also	   {tergiant}.]	   [1913 Webster] Tergeminal
Tergeminal \Ter*gem"i*nal\, Tergeminate \Ter*gem"i*nate\, a.	   [See {Tergeminous}.] (Bot.)	   Thrice twin; having three pairs of leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Tergeminous \Ter*gem"i*nous\, a. [L. tergeminus; ter thrice +	   geminus doubled at birth, twin-born. Cf. {Trigeminous}.]	   Threefold; thrice-paired. --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Tergiferous \Ter*gif"er*ous\, a. [L. tergum the back + -ferous.]	   Carrying or bearing upon the back.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tergiferous plants} (Bot.), plants which bear their seeds on	      the back of their leaves, as ferns.	      [1913 Webster]
Tergite \Ter"gite\, n. (Zool.)	   The dorsal portion of an arthromere or somite of an	   articulate animal. See Illust. under {Coleoptera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tergiversate \Ter"gi*ver*sate\, v. i. [L. tergiversatus, p. p.	   of tergiversari to turn one's back, to shift; tergum back +	   versare, freq. of vertere to turn. See {Verse}.]	   To shift; to practice evasion; to use subterfuges; to	   shuffle. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tergiversation \Ter`gi*ver*sa"tion\, n. [L. tergiversario: cf.	   F. tergiversation.]	   1. The act of tergiversating; a shifting; shift; subterfuge;	      evasion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Writing is to be preferred before verbal	            conferences, as being freer from passions and	            tergiversations.                      --Abp.	                                                  Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fickleness of conduct; inconstancy; change.	      [1913 Webster]	            The colonel, after all his tergiversations, lost his	            life in the king's service.           --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Tergiversator \Ter"gi*ver*sa`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who tergiversates; one who suffles, or practices evasion.	   [1913 Webster]
Tergum \Ter"gum\, n.; pl. {Terga}. [L., the back.] (Zool.)	   (a) The back of an animal.	   (b) The dorsal piece of a somite of an articulate animal.	   (c) One of the dorsal plates of the operculum of a cirriped.	       [1913 Webster]
Terin \Te"rin\, n. [F. tarin, Prov. F. tairin, t['e]rin,	   probably from the Picard t[`e]re tender.] (Zool.)	   A small yellow singing bird, with an ash-colored head; the	   European siskin. Called also {tarin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Term \Term\, n. [F. terme, L. termen, -inis, terminus, a	   boundary limit, end; akin to Gr. ?, ?. See {Thrum} a tuft,	   and cf. {Terminus}, {Determine}, {Exterminate}.]	   1. That which limits the extent of anything; limit;	      extremity; bound; boundary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Corruption is a reciprocal to generation, and they	            two are as nature's two terms, or boundaries.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a	      term of five years; the term of life.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous	      period during which instruction is regularly given to	      students; as, the school year is divided into three terms.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a	      line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is	      the term of a solid.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration; as:	      (a) The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time	          for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a	          life or lives, or for a term of years.	      (b) A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging	          his obligation.	      (c) The time in which a court is held or is open for the	          trial of causes. --Bouvier.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, there were formerly four terms in the year,	         during which the superior courts were open: Hilary	         term, beginning on the 11th and ending on the 31st of	         January; Easter term, beginning on the 15th of April,	         and ending on the 8th of May; Trinity term, beginning	         on the 22d day of May, and ending on the 12th of June;	         Michaelmas term, beginning on the 2d and ending on the	         25th day of November. The rest of the year was called	         vacation. But this division has been practically	         abolished by the Judicature Acts of 1873, 1875, which	         provide for the more convenient arrangement of the	         terms and vacations.	         In the United States, the terms to be observed by the	         tribunals of justice are prescribed by the statutes of	         Congress and of the several States.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one	      of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of	      which is used twice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The subject and predicate of a proposition are,	            after Aristotle, together called its terms or	            extremes.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The predicate of the conclusion is called the major	         term, because it is the most general, and the subject	         of the conclusion is called the minor term, because it	         is less general. These are called the extermes; and the	         third term, introduced as a common measure between	         them, is called the mean or middle term. Thus in the	         following syllogism, 	         [1913 Webster] Every vegetable is combustible; Every	         tree is a vegetable; Therefore every tree is	         combustible, 	         [1913 Webster] combustible, the predicate of the	         conclusion, is the major term; tree is the minor term;	         vegetable is the middle term.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. A word or expression; specifically, one that has a	      precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses,	      or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like;	      as, a technical term. "Terms quaint of law." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In painting, the greatest beauties can not always be	            expressed for want of terms.          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Arch.) A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the	      figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; -- called	      also {terminal figure}. See {Terminus}, n., 2 and 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pillar part frequently tapers downward, or is	         narrowest at the base. Terms rudely carved were	         formerly used for landmarks or boundaries. --Gwilt.	         [1913 Webster]	   9. (Alg.) A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a +	      b; ab or cd in ab - cd.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. pl. (Med.) The menses.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. pl. (Law) Propositions or promises, as in contracts,	       which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle	       the contract and bind the parties; conditions.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Law) In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of	       rents.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Terms legal and conventional in Scotland correspond to	         quarter days in England and Ireland. There are two	         legal terms -- Whitsunday, May 15, and Martinmas, Nov.	         11; and two conventional terms -- Candlemas, Feb. 2,	         and Lammas day, Aug. 1. --Mozley & W.	         [1913 Webster]	   13. (Naut.) A piece of carved work placed under each end of	       the taffrail. --J. Knowels.	       [1913 Webster]	   {In term}, in set terms; in formal phrase. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not speak in term.              --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Term fee} (Law)	       (a), a fee by the term, chargeable to a suitor, or by law	           fixed and taxable in the costs of a cause for each or	           any term it is in court.	   {Terms of a proportion} (Math.), the four members of which it	      is composed.	   {To bring to terms}, to compel (one) to agree, assent, or	      submit; to force (one) to come to terms.	   {To make terms}, to come to terms; to make an agreement: to	      agree.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Limit; bound; boundary; condition; stipulation; word;	        expression.	   Usage: {Term}, {Word}. These are more frequently interchanged	          than almost any other vocables that occur of the	          language. There is, however, a difference between them	          which is worthy of being kept in mind. Word is	          generic; it denotes an utterance which represents or	          expresses our thoughts and feelings. Term originally	          denoted one of the two essential members of a	          proposition in logic, and hence signifies a word of	          specific meaning, and applicable to a definite class	          of objects. Thus, we may speak of a scientific or a	          technical term, and of stating things in distinct	          terms. Thus we say, "the term minister literally	          denotes servant;" "an exact definition of terms is	          essential to clearness of thought;" "no term of	          reproach can sufficiently express my indignation;"	          "every art has its peculiar and distinctive terms,"	          etc. So also we say, "purity of style depends on the	          choice of words, and precision of style on a clear	          understanding of the terms used." Term is chiefly	          applied to verbs, nouns, and adjectives, these being	          capable of standing as terms in a logical proposition;	          while prepositions and conjunctions, which can never	          be so employed, are rarely spoken of as terms, but	          simply as words.	          [1913 Webster]	Term \Term\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Termed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Terming}.] [See {Term}, n., and cf. {Terminate}.]	   To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men term what is beyond the limits of the universe	         "imaginary space."                       --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Terma \Ter"ma\, n. [NL. See {Term}, n.] (Anat.)	   The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior	   wall of the third ventricle of the brain. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Termagancy \Ter"ma*gan*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being termagant; turbulence;	   tumultuousness; as, a violent termagancy of temper.	   [1913 Webster]
Termagant \Ter"ma*gant\, n. [OE. Trivigant, Termagant, Termagant	   (in sense 1), OF. Tervagan; cf. It. Trivigante.]	   1. An imaginary being supposed by the Christians to be a	      Moslem deity or false god. He is represented in the	      ancient moralities, farces, and puppet shows as extremely	      vociferous and tumultous. [Obs.] --Chaucer. "And	      oftentimes by Termagant and Mahound [Mahomet] swore."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lesser part on Christ believed well,	            On Termagant the more, and on Mahound. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boisterous, brawling, turbulent person; -- formerly	      applied to both sexes, now only to women.	      [1913 Webster]	            This terrible termagant, this Nero, this Pharaoh.	                                                  --Bale (1543).	      [1913 Webster]	            The slave of an imperious and reckless termagant.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Termagant \Ter"ma*gant\, a.	   Tumultuous; turbulent; boisterous; furious; quarrelsome;	   scolding. -- {Ter"ma*gant*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         A termagant, imperious, prodigal, profligate wench.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Termatarium \Ter`ma*ta"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Termes}.] (Zool.)	   Any nest or dwelling of termes, or white ants.	   [1913 Webster]
Termatary \Ter"ma*ta*ry\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Termatarium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Term day \Term day\	   A day which is a term (as for payment of rent), or is a day	   in a term, as of the sitting of a court; esp., one of a	   series of special days, designated by scientists of different	   nations or stations, for making synoptic magnetic,	   meteorological, or other physical observations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Termer \Term"er\, n.	   1. One who resorted to London during the law term only, in	      order to practice tricks, to carry on intrigues, or the	      like. [Obs.] [Written also {termor}.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who has an estate for a term of years or for	      life.	      [1913 Webster]
Termes \Ter"mes\ (t[~e]r"m[=e]z), n.; pl. {Termites}	   (-m[i^]*t[=e]z). [L. termes, tarmes, -itis, a woodworm. Cf.	   {Termite}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Pseudoneuroptera including the white ants, or	   termites. See {Termite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminable \Ter"mi*na*ble\ (-m[i^]n*[.a]*b'l), a. [See	   {Terminate}.]	   Capable of being terminated or bounded; limitable. --	   {Ter"mi*na*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Terminable annuity}, an annuity for a stated, definite	      number of years; -- distinguished from {life annuity}, and	      {perpetual annuity}.	      [1913 Webster]
Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\ (-nal), a. [L. terminals: cf. F. terminal.	   See {Term}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the end or extremity; forming the	      extremity; as, a terminal edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Growing at the end of a branch or stem;	      terminating; as, a terminal bud, flower, or spike.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroads) Pertaining to a railroad terminal; connected	      with the receipt or delivery of freight; as, terminal	      charges.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Terminal moraine}. See the Note under {Moraine}.	   {Terminal statue}. See {Terminus}, n., 2 and 3.	   {Terminal velocity}.	      (a) The velocity acquired at the end of a body's motion.	      (b) The limit toward which the velocity of a body	          approaches, as of a body falling through the air.	          [1913 Webster]	Terminal \Ter"mi*nal\, n.	   1. That which terminates or ends; termination; extremity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Either of the ends of the conducting circuit of an	      electrical apparatus, as an inductorium, dynamo, or	      electric motor, usually provided with binding screws for	      the attachment of wires by which a current may be conveyed	      into or from the machine; a pole.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroads)	      (a) The end of a line of railroad, with the switches,	          stations, sheds, and other appliances pertaining	          thereto.	      (b) Any station for the delivery or receipt of freight	          lying too far from the main line to be served by mere	          sidings.	      (c) A rate charged on all freight, independent of the	          distance, and supposed to cover the expenses of	          station service, as distinct from {mileage rate},	          generally proportionate to the distance and intended	          to cover movement expenses; a terminal charge.	      (d) A town lying at the end of a railroad, in which the	          terminal is located; -- more properly called a	          {terminus}.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. The station at either end of a bus line line which	      transports freight or passengers.	      [PJC]	   5. A station where passenger buses start or end a trip; --	      also called bus terminal.	      [PJC]	   6. The structure at an airport where passengers board or	      debark, and where ticket purchases and baggage pickup is	      performed; -- also called airline terminal.	      [PJC]	   7. (Computers) An electronic device where data may be entered	      into a computer, and information received from it, usually	      consisting of a keyboard and video display unit (monitor);	      the terminal may be integrated or connected directly to a	      computer, or connected by a communications circuit with a	      computer at a remote location; -- also called computer	      terminal.	      [PJC]	   {freight terminal}, a terminal used for loading or unloading	      of freight.	      [PJC]
Terminalia \Ter`mi*na"li*a\, n. pl. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A festival celebrated annually by the Romans on February 23	   in honor of Terminus, the god of boundaries.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminant \Ter"mi*nant\, n. [L. terminans, p. pr. of terminare.]	   Termination; ending. [R.] --Puttenham.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terminated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Terminating}.] [L. terminatus, p. p. of	   terminare. See {Term}.]	   1. To set a term or limit to; to form the extreme point or	      side of; to bound; to limit; as, to terminate a surface by	      a line.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put an end to; to make to cease; as, to terminate an	      effort, or a controversy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to put the finishing touch to; to bring to	      completion; to perfect.	      [1913 Webster]	            During this interval of calm and prosperity, he	            [Michael Angelo] terminated two figures of slaves,	            destined for the tomb, in an incomparable style of	            art.                                  --J. S.	                                                  Harford.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Terminate \Ter"mi*nate\, v. i.	   1. To be limited in space by a point, line, or surface; to	      stop short; to end; to cease; as, the torrid zone	      terminates at the tropics.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come to a limit in time; to end; to close.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wisdom of this world, its designs and efficacy,	            terminate on zhis side heaven.        --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Termination \Ter`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. terminatio a bounding,	   fixing, determining: cf. F. terminasion, OF. also	   termination. See {Term}.]	   1. The act of terminating, or of limiting or setting bounds;	      the act of ending or concluding; as, a voluntary	      termination of hostilities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which ends or bounds; limit in space or extent;	      bound; end; as, the termination of a line.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. End in time or existence; as, the termination of the year,	      or of life; the termination of happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. End; conclusion; result. --Hallam.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Last purpose of design. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A word; a term. [R. & Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Gram.) The ending of a word; a final syllable or letter;	      the part added to a stem in inflection.	      [1913 Webster]
Terminational \Ter`mi*na"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to termination; forming a termination.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminative \Ter"mi*na*tive\, a.	   Tending or serving to terminate; terminating; determining;	   definitive. --Bp. Rust. -- {Ter"mi*na*tive*ly}, adv. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminator \Ter"mi*na`tor\, n. [L., he who limits or sets	   bounds.]	   1. One who, or that which, terminates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The dividing line between the illuminated and	      the unilluminated part of the moon.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Terminatory \Ter"mi*na*to*ry\, a.	   Terminative.	   [1913 Webster]
Termine \Ter"mine\, v. t. [Cf. F. terminer.]	   To terminate. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminer \Ter"mi*ner\, n. [F. terminer to bound, limit, end. See	   {Terminate}.] (Law)	   A determining; as, in oyer and terminer. See {Oyer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminism \Ter"mi*nism\, n.	   The doctrine held by the Terminists.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminist \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 which period, and no longer, they have the offer to	   grace. --Murdock.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminological \Ter`mi*no*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to terminology. -- {Ter`mi*no*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Terminology \Ter`mi*nol"o*gy\, n. [L. terminus term + -logy: cf.	   F. terminologie.]	   1. The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations;	      a treatise on terms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or	      the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the	      terminology of chemistry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The barbarous effect produced by a German structure	            of sentence, and a terminology altogether new. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Term insurance \Term insurance\	   Insurance for a specified term providing for no payment to	   the insured except upon losses during the term, and becoming	   void upon its expiration.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terminus \Ter"mi*nus\, n.; pl. {Termini}. [L. See {Term}.]	   1. Literally, a boundary; a border; a limit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Myth.) The Roman divinity who presided over boundaries,	      whose statue was properly a short pillar terminating in	      the bust of a man, woman, satyr, or the like, but often	      merely a post or stone stuck in the ground on a boundary	      line.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, any post or stone marking a boundary; a term. See	      {Term}, 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Either end of a railroad line; also, the station house, or	      the town or city, at that place.	      [1913 Webster]
Termite \Ter"mite\, n.; pl. {Termites}. [F. See {Termes}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of pseudoneoropterous insects	   belonging to {Termes} and allied genera; -- called also	   {white ant}. See Illust. of {White ant}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are very abundant in tropical countries, and are	         noted for their destructive habits, their large nests,	         their remarkable social instincts, and their division	         of labor among the polymorphic individuals of several	         kinds. Besides the males and females, each nest has	         ordinary workers, and large-headed individuals called	         soldiers.	         [1913 Webster]
Termless \Term"less\, a.	   1. Having no term or end; unlimited; boundless; unending; as,	      termless time. [R.] "Termless joys." --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inexpressible; indescribable. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Termly \Term"ly\, a.	   Occurring every term; as, a termly fee. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Termly \Term"ly\, adv.	   Term by term; every term. [R.] "Fees . . . that are termly	   given." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Termonology \Ter`mo*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, boundary, end +	   -logy.]	   Terminology. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Termor \Term"or\, n. (Law)	   Same as {Termer}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Term policy \Term policy\	   A policy of term insurance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tern \Tern\ (t[~e]rn), n. [Dan. terne, t[ae]rne; akin to Sw.	   t[aum]rna, Icel. [thorn]erna; cf. NL. sterna.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of long-winged aquatic birds,	   allied to the gulls, and belonging to {Sterna} and various	   allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Terns differ from gulls chiefly in their graceful form,	         in their weaker and more slender bills and feet, and	         their longer and more pointed wings. The tail is	         usually forked. Most of the species are white with the	         back and wings pale gray, and often with a dark head.	         The common European tern ({Sterna hirundo}) is found	         also in Asia and America. Among other American species	         are the arctic tern ({Sterna paradisaea}), the roseate	         tern ({Sterna Dougalli}), the least tern ({Sterna	         Antillarum}), the royal tern ({Sterna maxima}), and the	         sooty tern ({Sterna fuliginosa}).	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hooded tern}. See {Fairy bird}, under {Fairy}.	   {Marsh tern}, any tern of the genus {Hydrochelidon}. They	      frequent marshes and rivers and feed largely upon insects.	      	   {River tern}, any tern belonging to {Seena} or allied genera	      which frequent rivers.	   {Sea tern}, any tern of the genus {Thalasseus}. Terns of this	      genus have very long, pointed wings, and chiefly frequent	      seas and the mouths of large rivers.	      [1913 Webster]	Tern \Tern\, a. [L. pl. terni three each, three; akin to tres	   three. See {Three}, and cf. {Trine}.]	   Threefold; triple; consisting of three; ternate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tern flowers} (Bot.), flowers growing three and three	      together.	   {Tern leaves} (Bot.), leaves arranged in threes, or three by	      three, or having three in each whorl or set.	   {Tern peduncles} (Bot.), three peduncles growing together	      from the same axis.	   {Tern schooner} (Naut.), a three-masted schooner.	      [1913 Webster]	Tern \Tern\, n. [F. terne. See {Tern}, a.]	   That which consists of, or pertains to, three things or	   numbers together; especially, a prize in a lottery resulting	   from the favorable combination of three numbers in the	   drawing; also, the three numbers themselves.	   [1913 Webster]	         She'd win a tern in Thursday's lottery.  --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, a. [L. ternarius, fr. terni. See {Tern},	   a.]	   1. Proceeding by threes; consisting of three; as, the ternary	      number was anciently esteemed a symbol of perfection, and	      held in great veneration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Containing, or consisting of, three different	      parts, as elements, atoms, groups, or radicals, which are	      regarded as having different functions or relations in the	      molecule; thus, sodic hydroxide, {NaOH}, is a ternary	      compound.	      [1913 Webster]	Ternary \Ter"na*ry\, n.; pl. {Ternaries}.	   A ternion; the number three; three things taken together; a	   triad.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some in ternaries, some in pairs, and some single.	                                                  --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Ternate \Ter"nate\, a. [NL. ternatus, fr. L. terni three each.	   See {Tern}, a.]	   Having the parts arranged by threes; as, ternate branches,	   leaves, or flowers. -- {Ter"nate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Terneplate \Terne"plate`\, n. [See {Tern}, a., and {Plate}.]	   Thin iron sheets coated with an alloy of lead and tin; -- so	   called because made up of three metals.	   [1913 Webster]
Ternion \Ter"ni*on\, n. [L. ternio, fr. terni three each. See	   {Tern}, a.]	   The number three; three things together; a ternary. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpene \Ter"pene\, n. [See {Turpentine}.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of isomeric hydrocarbons of pleasant	   aromatic odor, occurring especially in coniferous plants and	   represented by oil of turpentine, but including also certain	   hydrocarbons found in some essential oils.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpentic \Ter*pen"tic\, a. (Chem.)	   Terpenylic.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpenylic \Ter`pe*nyl"ic\, a. [Terpene + -yl + -ic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C8H12O4} (called	   also terpentic acid), homologous with terebic acid, and	   obtained as a white crystalline substance by the oxidation of	   oil of turpentine with chromic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpilene \Ter"pi*lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A polymeric form of terpene, resembling terbene.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpin \Ter"pin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline substance regarded as a hydrate of oil of	   turpentine.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpinol \Ter"pin*ol\, n. [Terpin + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   Any oil substance having a hyacinthine odor, obtained by the	   action of acids on terpin, and regarded as a related hydrate.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpsichore \Terp*sich"o*re\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? enjoyment	   (fr. ? to gladden) + ? dance, dancing.] (Gr. Myth.)	   The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance,	   especially the latter.	   [1913 Webster]
Terpsichorean \Terp`sich*o*re"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Terpsichore; of or pertaining to dancing.	   [1913 Webster]
Terra \Ter"ra\, n. [It. & L. See {Terrace}.]	   The earth; earth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Terra alba} [L., white earth] (Com.), a white amorphous	      earthy substance consisting of burnt gypsum, aluminium	      silicate (kaolin), or some similar ingredient, as	      magnesia. It is sometimes used to adulterate certain	      foods, spices, candies, paints, etc.	   {Terra cotta}. [It., fr. terra earth + cotta, fem. of cotto	      cooked, L. coctus, p. p. of coquere to cook. See {Cook},	      n.] Baked clay; a kind of hard pottery used for statues,	      architectural decorations, figures, vases, and the like.	      	   {Terrae filius} [L., son of the earth], formerly, one	      appointed to write a satirical Latin poem at the public	      acts in the University of Oxford; -- not unlike the	      prevaricator at Cambridge, England.	   {Terra firma} [L.], firm or solid earth, as opposed to	      {water}.	   {Terra Japonica}. [NL.] Same as {Gambier}. It was formerly	      supposed to be a kind of earth from Japan.	   {Terra Lemnia} [L., Lemnian earth], Lemnian earth. See under	      {Lemnian}.	   {Terra ponderosa} [L., ponderous earth] (Min.), barite, or	      heavy spar.	   {Terra di Sienna}. See {Sienna}.	      [1913 Webster]
Terrace \Ter"race\, n. [F. terrasse (cf. Sp. terraza, It.	   terrazza), fr. L. terra the earth, probably for tersa,	   originally meaning, dry land, and akin to torrere to parch,	   E. torrid, and thirst. See {Thirst}, and cf. {Fumitory},	   {Inter}, v., {Patterre}, {Terrier}, {Trass}, {Tureen},	   {Turmeric}.]	   1. A raised level space, shelf, or platform of earth,	      supported on one or more sides by a wall, a bank of tuft,	      or the like, whether designed for use or pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A balcony, especially a large and uncovered one.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A flat roof to a house; as, the buildings of the Oriental	      nations are covered with terraces.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A street, or a row of houses, on a bank or the side of a	      hill; hence, any street, or row of houses.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geol.) A level plain, usually with a steep front,	      bordering a river, a lake, or sometimes the sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many rivers are bordered by a series of terraces at	         different levels, indicating the flood plains at	         successive periods in their history.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Terrace epoch}. (Geol.) See {Drift epoch}, under {Drift}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Terrace \Ter"race\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terraced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Terracing}.]	   To form into a terrace or terraces; to furnish with a terrace	   or terraces, as, to terrace a garden, or a building. --Sir H.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Clermont's terraced height, and Esher's groves.	                                                  --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Terraculture \Ter"ra*cul`ture\, n. [L. terra the earth +	   cultura.]	   Cultivation on the earth; agriculture. [R.] --	   {Ter`ra*cul"tur*al}, a. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Terra incognita \Ter"ra in*cog"ni*ta\ [L.]	   An unknown land; unexplored country.	         The enormous tracts lying outside China proper, still	         almost terrae incognitae.                --A. R.	                                                  Colquhoun.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terrane \Ter"rane\, n. [F. terrain, from L. terra earth.]	   1. (Geol.) A group of rocks having a common age or origin; --	      nearly equivalent to formation, but used somewhat less	      comprehensively.	      [1913 Webster]	Terrane \Ter"rane\, n. (Geog.)	   2. A region or limited area considered with reference to some	      special feature; as, the terrane of a river, that is, its	      drainage basin.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terrapin \Ter"ra*pin\, n. [Probably of American Indian origin.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of tortoises living in fresh and	   brackish waters. Many of them are valued for food. [Written	   also {terapin}, {terrapen}, {terrapene}, {turpen}, and	   {turapen}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The yellow-bellied terrapin ({Pseudemys scabra}) of the	         Southern United States, the red-bellied terrapin	         ({Pseudemys rugosa} or {Chrysemys rubriventris}),	         native of the tributaries Chesapeake Bay (called also	         {potter}, {slider}, and {redfender}), and the	         diamond-back or salt-marsh terrapin ({Malaclemmys	         palustris}), are the most important American species.	         The diamond-back terrapin is native of nearly the whole	         of the Atlantic coast of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Alligator terrapin}, the snapping turtle.	   {Mud terrapin}, any one of numerous species of American	      tortoises of the genus {Cinosternon}.	   {Painted terrapin}, the painted turtle. See under {Painted}.	      	   {Speckled terrapin}, a small fresh-water American terrapin	      ({Chelopus guttatus}) having the carapace black with round	      yellow spots; -- called also {spotted turtle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Terraqueous \Ter*ra"que*ous\, a. [L. terra the earth + E.	   aqueous.]	   Consisting of land and water; as, the earth is a terraqueous	   globe. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The grand terraqueous spectacle	         From center to circumference unveiled.   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrar \Ter"rar\, n. [LL. terrarius liber. See {Terrier} a	   collection of acknowledgments.] (O. Eng. Law)	   See 2d {Terrier}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Terras \Ter"ras\, n. (Min.)	   See {?rass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terreen \Ter*reen"\, n.	   See {Turren}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terreity \Ter*re"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being earthy; earthiness. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrel \Ter"rel\, n. [NL. terrella, from L. terra the earth.]	   A spherical magnet so placed that its poles, equator, etc.,	   correspond to those of the earth. [Obs.] --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Terremote \Terre"mote`\, n. [OF. terremote, terremoete, fr. L.	   terra the earth + movere, motum, to move.]	   An earthquake. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrene \Ter*rene"\, n.	   A tureen. [Obs.] --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]	Terrene \Ter*rene"\, a. [L. terrenus, fr. terra the earth. See	   {Terrace}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the earth; earthy; as, terrene	      substance. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Earthy; terrestrial.	      [1913 Webster]	            God set before him a mortal and immortal life, a	            nature celestial and terrene.         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be true and faithful to the king and his heirs, and	            truth and faith to bear of life and limb, and	            terrene honor.                        --O. Eng. Oath	                                                  of Allegiance,	                                                  quoted by	                                                  Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Common conceptions of the matters which lie at the	            basis of our terrene experience.      --Hickok.	      [1913 Webster]	Terrene \Ter*rene"\, n. [L. terrenum land, ground: cf. F.	   terrain.]	   1. The earth's surface; the earth. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Tenfold the length of this terrene.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surv.) The surface of the ground.	      [1913 Webster]
Terrenity \Ter*ren"i*ty\, n.	   Earthiness; worldliness. [Obs.] "A dull and low terrenity."	   --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Terreous \Ter"re*ous\, a. [L. terreus, fr. terra the earth. See	   {Terrace}.]	   Consisting of earth; earthy; as, terreous substances;	   terreous particles. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Terreplein \Terre"plein`\, n. [F., fr. L. terra earth + planus	   even, level, plain.]	   1. (Fort.) The top, platform, or horizontal surface, of a	      rampart, on which the cannon are placed. See Illust. of	      {Casemate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civ. Engin.) An embankment of earth with a broad level	      top, which is sometimes excavated to form a continuation	      of an elevated canal across a valley.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terrestre \Ter*res"tre\, a. [OE., from OF. & F. terrestre.]	   Terrestrial; earthly. [Obs.] "His paradise terrestre."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrestrial \Ter*res"tri*al\, a. [L. terrestris, from terra the	   earth. See {Terrace}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the earth; existing on the earth;	      earthly; as, terrestrial animals. "Bodies terrestrial."	      --1 Cor. xv. 40.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Representing, or consisting of, the earth; as, a	      terrestrial globe. "The dark terrestrial ball." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the world, or to the present state;	      sublunary; mundane.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vain labors of terrestrial wit.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A genius bright and base,	            Of towering talents, and terrestrial aims. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Consisting of land, in distinction from water; belonging	      to, or inhabiting, the land or ground, in distinction from	      trees, water, or the like; as, terrestrial serpents.	      [1913 Webster]	            The terrestrial parts of the globe.   --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Adapted for the observation of objects on land and on the	      earth; as, a terrestrial telescope, in distinction from an	      astronomical telescope.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ter*res"tri*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Ter*res"tri*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Terrestrial \Ter*res"tri*al\, n.	   An inhabitant of the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrestrify \Ter*res"tri*fy\, v. t. [L. terrestris terrestrial +	   -fy.]	   To convert or reduce into a condition like that of the earth;	   to make earthy. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrestrious \Ter*res"tri*ous\, a. [See {Terrestrial}.]	   Terrestrial. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Terret \Ter"ret\, n.	   One of the rings on the top of the saddle of a harness,	   through which the reins pass.	   [1913 Webster]
Terre-tenant \Terre"-ten`ant\, n. [F. terre earth, land +	   tenant, p. pr. of tenir to hold.] (Law)	   One who has the actual possession of land; the occupant.	   [Written also {ter-tenant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Terre-verte \Terre"-verte`\, n. [F., fr. terre earth + vert,	   verte, green.]	   An olive-green earth used as a pigment. See {Glauconite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrible \Ter"ri*ble\, a. [F., fr. L. terribilis, fr. terrere to	   frighten. See {Terror}.]	   1. Adapted or likely to excite terror, awe, or dread;	      dreadful; formidable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prudent in peace, and terrible in war. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not be affrighted at them; for the Lord	            thy God is among you, a mighty God and terrible.	                                                  --Deut. vii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessive; extreme; severe. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The terrible coldness of the season.  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Terrific; fearful; frightful; formidable; dreadful;	        horrible; shocking; awful.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Ter"ri*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ter"ri*bly},	        adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Terricolae \Ter*ric"o*lae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. terra + colere	   to inhabit.] (Zool.)	   A division of annelids including the common earthworms and	   allied species.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrienniak \Ter`ri*en"ni*ak\, n. (Zool.)	   The arctic fox.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrier \Ter"ri*er\, n. [CF. L. terere to rub, to rub away,	   terebra a borer.]	   An auger or borer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Terrier \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 burrow, a	      burrow). See {Terrace}, and cf. {Terrier}, 2.] (Zool.) One	      of a breed of small dogs, which includes several distinct	      subbreeds, some of which, such as the Skye terrier and	      Yorkshire terrier, have long hair and drooping ears, while	      others, at the English and the black-and-tan terriers,	      have short, close, smooth hair and upright ears.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most kinds of terriers are noted for their courage, the	         acuteness of their sense of smell, their propensity to	         hunt burrowing animals, and their activity in	         destroying rats, etc. See {Fox terrier}, under {Fox}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. terrier, papier terrier, LL. terrarius liber, i.e., a	      book belonging or pertaining to land or landed estates.	      See {Terrier}, 1, and cf. {Terrar}.] (Law)	      (a) Formerly, a collection of acknowledgments of the	          vassals or tenants of a lordship, containing the rents	          and services they owed to the lord, and the like.	      (b) In modern usage, a book or roll in which the lands of	          private persons or corporations are described by their	          site, boundaries, number of acres, or the like.	          [Written also {terrar}.]	          [1913 Webster]
Terrific \Ter*rif"ic\, a. [L. terrificus; fr. terrere to	   frighten + facere to make. See {Terror}, and {Fact}.]	   Causing terror; adapted to excite great fear or dread;	   terrible; as, a terrific form; a terrific sight.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrifical \Ter*rif"ic*al\, a.	   Terrific. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Terrifically \Ter*rif"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a terrific manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrify \Ter"ri*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Terrified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Terrifying}.] [L. terrere to frighten + -fy: cf. F.	   terrifier, L. terrificare. See {Terrific}, and {-fy}.]	   1. To make terrible. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If the law, instead of aggravating and terrifying	            sin, shall give out license, it foils itself.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To alarm or shock with fear; to frighten.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye shall hear of wars . . . be not terrified.	                                                  --Luke xxi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]
Terrigenous \Ter*rig"e*nous\, a. [L. terrigena, terrigenus;	   terra the earth + genere, gignere, to bring forth.]	   Earthborn; produced by the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrine \Ter*rine"\, n. [F. See {Tureen}.]	   1. A dish or pan, originally of earthenware, such as those in	      which various dishes are cooked and served; esp., an	      earthenware jar containing some table delicacy and sold	      with its contents.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Cookery) A kind of ragout formerly cooked and served in	      the same dish; also, a dish consisting of several meats	      braised together and served in a terrine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A soup tureen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Territorial \Ter`ri*to"ri*al\, a. [L. territorialis: cf. F.	   territorial.]	   1. Of or pertaining to territory or land; as, territorial	      limits; territorial jurisdiction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Limited to a certain district; as, right may be personal	      or territorial.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to all or any of the Territories of the	      United States, or to any district similarly organized	      elsewhere; as, Territorial governments.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) exhibiting {territoriality}; -- of individual	      animals or species.	      [PJC]
Territoriality \Ter`ri*to`ri*al"i*ty\ n. (Zool.)	   a pattern of behavior characterized by the marking and	   defense of a home territory, exhibited by certain male	   animals.	   [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Territorialize \Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Territorialized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Territorializing}.]	   1. To enlarge by extension of territory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce to the condition of a territory.	      [1913 Webster]
Territorially \Ter`ri*to"ri*al*ly\, adv.	   In regard to territory; by means of territory.	   [1913 Webster]
Territorial waters \Ter`ri*to"ri*al wa"ters\ (Internat. Law)	   The waters under the territorial jurisdiction of a state;	   specif., the belt (often called the	   {marine belt} or	   {territorial sea}) of sea subject to such jurisdiction, and	      subject only to the right of innocent passage by the	      vessels of other states.	            Perhaps it may be said without impropriety that a	            state has theoretically the right to extend its	            territorial waters from time to time at its will	            with the increased range of guns. Whether it would	            in practice be judicious to do so . . . is a widely	            different matter . . . . In any case the custom of	            regulating a line three miles from land as defining	            the boundary of marginal territorial waters is so	            far fixed that a state must be supposed to accept it	            in absence of express notice.         --W. E. Hall.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Territoried \Ter"ri*to*ried\, a.	   Possessed of territory. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Territory \Ter"ri*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Territories}. [L.	   territorium, from terra the earth: cf. F. territoire. See	   {Terrace}.]	   1. A large extent or tract of land; a region; a country; a	      district.	      [1913 Webster]	            He looked, and saw wide territory spread	            Before him -- towns, and rural works between.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The extent of land belonging to, or under the dominion of,	      a prince, state, or other form of government; often, a	      tract of land lying at a distance from the parent country	      or from the seat of government; as, the territory of a	      State; the territories of the East India Company.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In the United States, a portion of the country not	      included within the limits of any State, and not yet	      admitted as a State into the Union, but organized with a	      separate legislature, under a Territorial governor and	      other officers appointed by the President and Senate of	      the United States. In Canada, a similarly organized	      portion of the country not yet formed into a Province.	      [1913 Webster]
Terror \Ter"ror\, n. [L. terror, akin to terrere to frighten,	   for tersere; akin to Gr. ? to flee away, dread, Skr. tras to	   tremble, to be afraid, Russ. triasti to shake: cf. F.	   terreur. Cf. {Deter}.]	   1. Extreme fear; fear that agitates body and mind; violent	      dread; fright.	      [1913 Webster]	            Terror seized the rebel host.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which excites dread; a cause of extreme fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those enormous terrors of the Nile.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rulers are not a terror to good works. --Rom. xiii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Terror is used in the formation of compounds which are	         generally self-explaining: as, terror-fraught,	         terror-giving, terror-smitten, terror-stricken,	         terror-struck, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {King of terrors}, death. --Job xviii. 14.	   {Reign of Terror}. (French Hist.) See in Dictionary of Noted	      Names in Fiction.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Alarm; fright; consternation; dread; dismay. See	        {Alarm}.	        [1913 Webster]
Terrorism \Ter"ror*ism\, n. [Cf. F. terrorisme.]	   1. The act of terrorizing, or state of being terrorized; a	      mode of government by terror or intimidation. --Jefferson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practise of coercing governments to accede to	      political demands by committing violence on civilian	      targets; any similar use of violence to achieve goals.	      [PJC]
Terrorist \Ter"ror*ist\, n. [F. terroriste.]	   1. One who governs by terrorism or intimidation;	      specifically, an agent or partisan of the revolutionary	      tribunal during the Reign of Terror in France. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who commits terrorism[2].	      [PJC]
Terrorize \Ter"ror*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. terroriser.]	   To impress with terror; to coerce by intimidation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Humiliated by the tyranny of foreign despotism, and	         terrorized by ecclesiastical authority.  --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Terrorless \Ter"ror*less\, a.	   Free from terror. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Terry \Ter"ry\, n.	   A kind of heavy colored fabric, either all silk, or silk and	   worsted, or silk and cotton, often called terry velvet, used	   for upholstery and trimmings.	   [1913 Webster]
Tersanctus \Ter*sanc"tus\, n. [L. ter thrice + sanctus holy.]	   (Eccl.)	   An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word "Holy"	   -- in its Latin form, "Sanctus" -- thrice repeated), used in	   the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer	   of consecration in the communion service of the Church of	   England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. {Trisagion}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terse \Terse\, a. [Compar. {Terser}; superl. {Tersest}.] [L.	   tersus, p. p. of tergere to rub or wipe off.]	   1. Appearing as if rubbed or wiped off; rubbed; smooth;	      polished. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Many stones, . . . although terse and smooth, have	            not this power attractive.            --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Refined; accomplished; -- said of persons. [R. & Obs.]	      "Your polite and terse gallants." --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Elegantly concise; free of superfluous words; polished to	      smoothness; as, terse language; a terse style.	      [1913 Webster]	            Terse, luminous, and dignified eloquence.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poet, too, was there, whose verse	            Was tender, musical, and terse.       --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Neat; concise; compact.	   Usage: {Terse}, {Concise}. Terse was defined by Johnson	          "cleanly written", i. e., free from blemishes, neat or	          smooth. Its present sense is "free from excrescences,"	          and hence, compact, with smoothness, grace, or	          elegance, as in the following lones of Whitehead: 	          [1913 Webster]	                "In eight terse lines has Phaedrus told	                (So frugal were the bards of old)	                A tale of goats; and closed with grace,	                Plan, moral, all, in that short space."	          [1913 Webster] It differs from concise in not	          implying, perhaps, quite as much condensation, but	          chiefly in the additional idea of "grace or elegance."	          [1913 Webster] -- {Terse"ly}, adv. -- {Terse"ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Tersulphide \Ter*sul"phide\, n. [Pref. ter- + sulphide.] (Chem.)	   A trisulphide.	   [1913 Webster]
Tersulphuret \Ter*sul"phu*ret\, n. [Pref. ter- + sulphuret.]	   (Chem.)	   A trisulphide. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ter-tenant \Ter"-ten`ant\, n.	   See {Terre-tenant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tertial \Ter"tial\, a. & n. [From L. tertius third, the tertial	   feathers being feathers of the third row. See {Tierce}.]	   (Zool.)	   Same as {Tertiary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tertian \Ter"tian\, a. [L. tertianus, from tertius the third.	   See {Tierce}.] (Med.)	   Occurring every third day; as, a tertian fever.	   [1913 Webster]	Tertian \Ter"tian\, n. [L. tertiana (sc. febris): cf. OF.	   tertiane.]	   1. (Med.) A disease, especially an intermittent fever, which	      returns every third day, reckoning inclusively, or in	      which the intermission lasts one day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A liquid measure formerly used for wine, equal to seventy	      imperial, or eighty-four wine, gallons, being one third of	      a tun.	      [1913 Webster]
Tertiary \Ter"ti*a*ry\, a. [L. tertiarius containing a third	   part, fr. tertius third: cf. F. tertiaire. See {Tierce}.]	   1. Being of the third formation, order, or rank; third; as, a	      tertiary use of a word. --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Possessing some quality in the third degree;	      having been subjected to the substitution of three atoms	      or radicals; as, a tertiary alcohol, amine, or salt. Cf.	      {Primary}, and {Secondary}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Geol.) Later than, or subsequent to, the Secondary.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Growing on the innermost joint of a bird's wing;	      tertial; -- said of quills.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tertiary age}. (Geol.) See under {Age}, 8.	   {Tertiary color}, a color produced by the mixture of two	      secondaries. "The so-called tertiary colors are citrine,	      russet, and olive." --Fairholt.	   {Tertiary period}. (Geol.)	      (a) The first period of the age of mammals, or of the	          Cenozoic era.	      (b) The rock formation of that period; -- called also	          {Tertiary formation}. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   {Tertiary syphilis} (Med.), the third and last stage of	      syphilis, in which it invades the bones and internal	      organs.	      [1913 Webster]	Tertiary \Ter"ti*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Tertiaries}.	   1. (R. C. Ch.) A member of the Third Order in any monastic	      system; as, the Franciscan tertiaries; the Dominican	      tertiaries; the Carmelite tertiaries. See {Third Order},	      under {Third}. --Addis & Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) The Tertiary era, period, or formation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the quill feathers which are borne upon the	      basal joint of the wing of a bird. See Illust. of {Bird}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tertiate \Ter"ti*ate\, v. t. [L. tertiatus, p. p. of tertiare to	   do for the third time, fr. tertius the third.]	   1. To do or perform for the third time. [Obs. & R.]	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) To examine, as the thickness of the metal at the	      muzzle of a gun; or, in general, to examine the thickness	      of, as ordnance, in order to ascertain its strength.	      [1913 Webster]
Tertium quid \Ter"ti*um quid\ [L.]	   A third somewhat; something mediating, or regarded as being,	   between two diverse or incompatible substances, natures, or	   positions.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Terutero \Ter`u*ter"o\, n. [Probably so named from its city.]	   (Zool.)	   The South American lapwing ({Vanellus Cayennensis}). Its	   wings are furnished with short spurs. Called also {Cayenne	   lapwing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Terza rima \Ter"za ri"ma\ [It., a third or triple rhyme.]	   A peculiar and complicated system of versification, borrowed	   by the early Italian poets from the Troubadours.	   [1913 Webster]
Terzetto \Ter*zet"to\, n. [It., dim. of terzo the third, L.	   tertius. See {Tierce}.] (Mus.)	   A composition in three voice parts; a vocal (rarely an	   instrumental) trio.	   [1913 Webster] Tesla coil
Tesla coil \Tes"la coil\, Tesla transformer \Tes"la
trans*form"er\ [After N. Tesla, American electrician.] (Elec.)	   A transformer without iron, for high frequency alternating or	   oscillating currents; an oscillation transformer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tesselar \Tes"sel*ar\, a. [L. tessella a small square piece, a	   little cube, dim. of tessera a square piece of stone, wood,	   etc., a die.]	   Formed of tesserae, as a mosaic.	   [1913 Webster]
Tessellata \Tes`sel*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tessellate}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Crinoidea including numerous fossil species in	   which the body is covered with tessellated plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Tessellate \Tes"sel*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tessellated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Tessellating}.] [L. tessellatus tessellated.	   See {Tessellar}.]	   To form into squares or checkers; to lay with checkered work.	   [1913 Webster]	         The floors are sometimes of wood, tessellated after the	         fashion of France.                       --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Tessellate \Tes"sel*late\, a. [L. tesselatus.]	   Tessellated.	   [1913 Webster]
Tessellated \Tes"sel*la`ted\, a.	   1. Formed of little squares, as mosaic work; checkered; as, a	      tessellated pavement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Marked like a checkerboard; as, a	      tessellated leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Tessellation \Tes`sel*la"tion\, n.	   The act of tessellating; also, the mosaic work so formed.	   --J. Forsyth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tessera \Tes"se*ra\, n.; pl. {Tesserae}. [L., a square piece, a	   die. See {Tessellar}.]	   A small piece of marble, glass, earthenware, or the like,	   having a square, or nearly square, face, used by the ancients	   for mosaic, as for making pavements, for ornamenting walls,	   and like purposes; also, a similar piece of ivory, bone,	   wood, etc., used as a ticket of admission to theaters, or as	   a certificate for successful gladiators, and as a token for	   various other purposes. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Tesseraic \Tes`se*ra"ic\, a.	   Diversified by squares; done in mosaic; tessellated. [Obs.]	   --Sir R. Atkyns (1712).	   [1913 Webster]
Tesseral \Tes"se*ral\, a.	   1. Of, pertaining to, or containing, tesserae.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) Isometric.	      [1913 Webster]
Tessular \Tes"su*lar\, a. (Crystallog.)	   Tesseral.	   [1913 Webster]
Test \Test\, n. [OE. test test, or cupel, potsherd, F. t[^e]t,	   from L. testum an earthen vessel; akin to testa a piece of	   burned clay, an earthen pot, a potsherd, perhaps for tersta,	   and akin to torrere to patch, terra earth (cf. {Thirst}, and	   {Terrace}), but cf. Zend tasta cup. Cf. {Test} a shell,	   {Testaceous}, {Tester} a covering, a coin, {Testy},	   {T[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te}.]	   1. (Metal.) A cupel or cupelling hearth in which precious	      metals are melted for trial and refinement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our ingots, tests, and many mo.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Examination or trial by the cupel; hence, any critical	      examination or decisive trial; as, to put a man's	      assertions to a test. "Bring me to the test." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Means of trial; as, absence is a test of love.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each test every light her muse will bear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That with which anything is compared for proof of its	      genuineness; a touchstone; a standard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Life, force, and beauty must to all impart,	            At once the source, and end, and test of art.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Discriminative characteristic; standard of judgment;	      ground of admission or exclusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our test excludes your tribe from benefit. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Judgment; distinction; discrimination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who would excel, when few can make a test	            Betwixt indifferent writing and the best? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Chem.) A reaction employed to recognize or distinguish	      any particular substance or constituent of a compound, as	      the production of some characteristic precipitate; also,	      the reagent employed to produce such reaction; thus, the	      ordinary test for sulphuric acid is the production of a	      white insoluble precipitate of barium sulphate by means of	      some soluble barium salt.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A set of questions to be answered or problems to be	      solved, used as a means to measure a person's knowledge,	      aptitude, skill, intelligence, etc.; in school settings,	      synonymous with {examination} or {exam}; as, an	      intelligence test. Also used attributively; as a test	      score, test results.	      [PJC]	   {Test act} (Eng. Law), an act of the English Parliament	      prescribing a form of oath and declaration against	      transubstantiation, which all officers, civil and	      military, were formerly obliged to take within six months	      after their admission to office. They were obliged also to	      receive the sacrament according to the usage of the Church	      of England. --Blackstone.	   {Test object} (Optics), an object which tests the power or	      quality of a microscope or telescope, by requiring a	      certain degree of excellence in the instrument to	      determine its existence or its peculiar texture or	      markings.	   {Test paper}.	      (a) (Chem.) Paper prepared for use in testing for certain	          substances by being saturated with a reagent which	          changes color in some specific way when acted upon by	          those substances; thus, litmus paper is turned red by	          acids, and blue by alkalies, turmeric paper is turned	          brown by alkalies, etc.	      (b) (Law) An instrument admitted as a standard or	          comparison of handwriting in those jurisdictions in	          which comparison of hands is permitted as a mode of	          proving handwriting.	   {Test tube}. (Chem.)	      (a) A simple tube of thin glass, closed at one end, for	          heating solutions and for performing ordinary	          reactions.	      (b) A graduated tube.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Criterion; standard; experience; proof; experiment;	        trial.	   Usage: {Test}, {Trial}. Trial is the wider term; test is a	          searching and decisive trial. It is derived from the	          Latin testa (earthen pot), which term was early	          applied to the fining pot, or crucible, in which	          metals are melted for trial and refinement. Hence the	          peculiar force of the word, as indicating a trial or	          criterion of the most decisive kind.	          [1913 Webster]	                I leave him to your gracious acceptance, whose	                trial shall better publish his commediation.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thy virtue, prince, has stood the test of	                fortune,	                Like purest gold, that tortured in the furnace,	                Comes out more bright, and brings forth all its	                weight.                           --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	Test \Test\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tested}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Testing}.]	   1. (Metal.) To refine, as gold or silver, in a test, or	      cupel; to subject to cupellation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or	      quality of by experiment, or by some principle or	      standard; to try; as, to test the soundness of a	      principle; to test the validity of an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Experience is the surest standard by which to test	            the real tendency of the existing constitution.	                                                  --Washington.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) To examine or try, as by the use of some reagent;	      as, to test a solution by litmus paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To administer a test[8] to (someone) for the purpose of	      ascertaining a person's knowledge or skill; especially, in	      academic settings, to determine how well a student has	      learned the subject matter of a course of instruction.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]	Test \Test\, n. [L. testis. Cf. {Testament}, {Testify}.]	   A witness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Prelates and great lords of England, who were for the	         more surety tests of that deed.          --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]	Test \Test\, v. i. [L. testari. See {Testament}.]	   To make a testament, or will. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Test	Test \Test\, Testa \Tes"ta\, n.; pl. E. {Tests}, L. {Testae}.	   [L. testa a piece of burned clay, a broken piece of	   earthenware, a shell. See {Test} a cupel.]	   1. (Zool.) The external hard or firm covering of many	      invertebrate animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The test of crustaceans and insects is composed largely	         of chitin; in mollusks it is composed chiefly of	         calcium carbonate, and is called the shell.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The outer integument of a seed; the episperm, or	      spermoderm.	      [1913 Webster]
Testable \Test"a*ble\, a. [See {Testament}.]	   1. Capable of being tested or proved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being devised, or given by will.	      [1913 Webster]
Testacea \Tes*ta"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. testaceum a shelled	   anumal. See {Testaceous}.] (Zool.)	   Invertebrate animals covered with shells, especially	   mollusks; shellfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Testacean \Tes*ta"cean\, n. (Zool.)	   Onr of the Testacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Testaceography \Tes*ta`ce*og"ra*phy\, n. [Testacea + -graphy:	   cf. F. testac['e]ographie.]	   The science which treats of testaceans, or shellfish; the	   description of shellfish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Testaceology \Tes*ta`ce*ol"o*gy\, n. [Testacea + -logy: cf. F.	   testac['e]ologie.]	   The science of testaceous mollusks; conchology. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Testaceous \Tes*ta"ceous\, a. [L. testaceus, fr. testa a shell.	   See {Testa}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to shells; consisted of a hard shell, or	      having a hard shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Having a dull red brick color or a brownish	      yellow color.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Testaceous animals} (Zool.), animals having a firm,	      calcareous shell, as oysters and clams, thus distinguished	      from {crustaceous animals}, whose shells are more thin and	      soft, and consist of several joints, or articulations, as	      lobsters and crabs.	      [1913 Webster]
Testacy \Tes"ta*cy\, n. [See {Testate}.] (Law)	   The state or circumstance of being testate, or of leaving a	   valid will, or testament, at death.	   [1913 Webster]
Testament \Tes"ta*ment\, n. [F., fr. L. testamentum, fr. testari	   to be a witness, to make one's last will, akin to testis a	   witness. Cf. {Intestate}, {Testify}.]	   1. (Law) A solemn, authentic instrument in writing, by which	      a person declares his will as to disposal of his estate	      and effects after his death.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is otherwise called a will, and sometimes a last	         will and testament. A testament, to be valid, must be	         made by a person of sound mind; and it must be executed	         and published in due form of law. A man, in certain	         cases, may make a valid will by word of mouth only. See	         {Nuncupative will}, under {Nuncupative}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the two distinct revelations of God's purposes	      toward man; a covenant; also, one of the two general	      divisions of the canonical books of the sacred Scriptures,	      in which the covenants are respectively revealed; as, the	      Old Testament; the New Testament; -- often limited, in	      colloquial language, to the latter.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is the mediator of the new testament . . . for	            the redemption of the transgressions that were under	            the first testament.                  --Heb. ix. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Holographic testament}, a testament written wholly by the	      testator himself. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]
Testamental \Tes`ta*men"tal\, a. [L. testamentalis.]	   Of or pertaining to a testament; testamentary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy testamental cup I take,	         And thus remember thee.                  --J.	                                                  Montgomery.	   [1913 Webster]
Testamentary \Tes`ta*men"ta*ry\, a. [L. testamentarius: cf. F.	   testamentaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a will, or testament; as, letters	      testamentary.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bequeathed by will; given by testament.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many testamentary charities have been defeated	            by the negligence or fraud of executors!	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will;	      as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be	      appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity	      until the child becomes of age.	      [1913 Webster]
Testamentation \Tes`ta*men*ta"tion\, n.	   The act or power of giving by testament, or will. [R.]	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Testamentize \Tes"ta*men*tize\, v. i.	   To make a will. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Testamur \Tes*ta"mur\, n. [L., we testify, fr. testari to	   testify.] (Eng. Universities)	   A certificate of merit or proficiency; -- so called from the	   Latin words, Ita testamur, with which it commences.	   [1913 Webster]
Testate \Tes"tate\, a. [L. testatus, p. p. of testari. See	   {Testament}.] (Law)	   Having made and left a will; as, a person is said to die	   testate. --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	Testate \Tes"tate\, n. (Law)	   One who leaves a valid will at death; a testate person. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Testation \Tes*ta"tion\, n. [L. testatio.]	   A witnessing or witness. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Testator \Tes*ta"tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. testateur.] (Law)	   A man who makes and leaves a will, or testament, at death.	   [1913 Webster]
Testatrix \Tes*ta"trix\, n. [L.] (Law)	   A woman who makes and leaves a will at death; a female	   testator.	   [1913 Webster]
Teste \Tes"te\, n. [So called fr. L. teste, abl. of testis a	   witness, because this was formerly the initial word in the	   clause.] (Law)	   (a) A witness.	   (b) The witnessing or concluding clause, duty attached; --	       said of a writ, deed, or the like. --Burrill.	       [1913 Webster]
Tester \Tes"ter\, n. [OE. testere a headpiece, helmet, OF.	   testiere, F. t[^e]ti[`e]re a head covering, fr. OF. teste the	   head, F. t[^e]te, fr. L. testa an earthen pot, the skull. See	   {Test} a cupel, and cf. {Testi[`e]re}.]	   1. A headpiece; a helmet. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The shields bright, testers, and trappures.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flat canopy, as over a pulpit or tomb. --Oxf. Gross.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A canopy over a bed, supported by the bedposts.	      [1913 Webster]	            No testers to the bed, and the saddles and	            portmanteaus heaped on me to keep off the cold.	                                                  --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	Tester \Tes"ter\, n. [For testern, teston, fr. F. teston, fr.	   OF. teste the head, the head of the king being impressed upon	   the coin. See {Tester} a covering, and cf. {Testone},	   {Testoon}.]	   An old French silver coin, originally of the value of about	   eighteen pence, subsequently reduced to ninepence, and later	   to sixpence, sterling. Hence, in modern English slang, a	   sixpence; -- often contracted to {tizzy}. Called also	   {teston}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Testern \Tes"tern\, n.	   A sixpence; a tester. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Testern \Tes"tern\, v. t.	   To present with a tester. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Testes \Tes"tes\, n.,	   pl. of {Teste}, or of {Testis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Testicardines \Tes`ti*car"di*nes\, n. pl. [NL. See {Test} a	   shell, and {Cardo}.] (Zool.)	   A division of brachiopods including those which have a	   calcareous shell furnished with a hinge and hinge teeth.	   Terebratula and Spirifer are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Testicle \Tes"ti*cle\, n. [L. testiculus, dim. of testis a	   testicle, probably the same word as testis a witness, as	   being a witness to manhood. Cf. {Test} a witness.] (Anat.)	   One of the essential male genital glands which secrete the	   semen.	   [1913 Webster]
Testicond \Tes"ti*cond\, a. [L. testis testis + condere to	   hide.] (Zool.)	   Having the testicles naturally concealed, as in the case of	   the cetaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Testicular \Tes*tic"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the testicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Testiculate \Tes*tic"u*late\, a. [NL. testiculatus.] (Bot.)	   (a) Shaped like a testicle, ovate and solid.	   (b) Having two tubers resembling testicles in form, as some	       species of orchis.	       [1913 Webster]
Testiere \Tes`ti*[`e]re"\, n. [OF. testiere. See {Tester} a	   headpiece.]	   A piece of plate armor for the head of a war horse; a tester.	   [1913 Webster]
Testif \Tes"tif\, a. [See {Testy}.]	   Testy; headstrong; obstinate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Testif they were and lusty for to play.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Testification \Tes`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. testificatio: cf. OF.	   testification. See {Testify}.]	   The act of testifying, or giving testimony or evidence; as, a	   direct testification of our homage to God. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Testificator \Tes"ti*fi*ca`tor\, n. [NL.]	   A testifier.	   [1913 Webster]
Testifier \Tes"ti*fi`er\, n.	   One who testifies; one who gives testimony, or bears witness	   to prove anything; a witness.	   [1913 Webster]
Testify \Tes"ti*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Testified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Testifying}.] [OF. testifier, L. testificari; testis	   a witness + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}, and cf.	   {Attest}, {Contest}, {Detest}, {Protest}, {Testament}.]	   1. To make a solemn declaration, verbal or written, to	      establish some fact; to give testimony for the purpose of	      communicating to others a knowledge of something not known	      to them.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus . . . needed not that any should testify of	            man, for he knew what was in man.     --John ii. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To make a solemn declaration under oath or	      affirmation, for the purpose of establishing, or making	      proof of, some fact to a court; to give testimony in a	      cause depending before a tribunal.	      [1913 Webster]	            One witness shall not testify against any person to	            cause him to die.                     --Num. xxxv.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To declare a charge; to protest; to give information; to	      bear witness; -- with against.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Israel, . . . I will testify against thee. --Ps.	                                                  l. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            I testified against them in the day wherein they	            sold victuals.                        --Neh. xiii.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	Testify \Tes"ti*fy\, v. t.	   1. To bear witness to; to support the truth of by testimony;	      to affirm or declare solemny.	      [1913 Webster]	            We speak that we do know, and testify that we have	            seen; and ye receive not our witness. --John iii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To affirm or declare under oath or affirmation	      before a tribunal, in order to prove some fact.	      [1913 Webster]	Testify \Tes"ti*fy\, adv.	   In a testy manner; fretfully; peevishly; with petulance.	   [1913 Webster]
Testimonial \Tes`ti*mo"ni*al\, n. [Cf. OF. testimoniale, LL.	   testimonialis, L. testimoniales (sc. litterae). See	   {Testimonial}, a.]	   1. A writing or certificate which bears testimony in favor of	      one's character, good conduct, ability, etc., or of the	      value of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something, as money or plate, presented to a preson as a	      token of respect, or of obligation for services rendered.	      [1913 Webster]	Testimonial \Tes`ti*mo"ni*al\, a. [L. testimonialis: cf. F.	   testimonial.]	   Relating to, or containing, testimony.	   [1913 Webster]
Testimony \Tes"ti*mo*ny\, n.; pl. {Testimonies}. [L.	   testimonium, from testis a witness: cf. OF. testimoine,	   testemoine, testimonie. See {Testify}.]	   1. A solemn declaration or affirmation made for the purpose	      of establishing or proving some fact.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such declaration, in judicial proceedings, may be	         verbal or written, but must be under oath or	         affirmation.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Affirmation; declaration; as, these doctrines are	      supported by the uniform testimony of the fathers; the	      belief of past facts must depend on the evidence of human	      testimony, or the testimony of historians.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Open attestation; profession.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Thou] for the testimony of truth, hast borne	            Universal reproach.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Witness; evidence; proof of some fact.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your	            feet for a testimony against them.    --Mark vi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Jewish Antiq.) The two tables of the law.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt put into the ark the testimony which I	            shall give thee.                      --Ex. xxv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Hence, the whole divine revelation; the sacre? Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	            The testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the	            simple.                               --Ps. xix. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Proof; evidence; attestation; witness; affirmation;	        confirmation; averment.	   Usage: {Testimony}, {Proof}, {Evidence}. Proof is the most	          familiar, and is used more frequently (though not	          exclusively) of facts and things which occur in the	          ordinary concerns of life. Evidence is a word of more	          dignity, and is more generally applied to that which	          is moral or intellectual; as, the evidences of	          Christianity, etc. Testimony is what is deposed to by	          a witness on oath or affirmation. When used	          figuratively or in a wider sense, the word testimony	          has still a reference to some living agent as its	          author, as when we speak of the testimony of	          conscience, or of doing a thing in testimony of our	          affection, etc. Testimony refers rather to the thing	          declared, evidence to its value or effect. "To conform	          our language more to common use, we ought to divide	          arguments into demonstrations, proofs, and	          probabilities; ba proofs, meaning such arguments from	          experience as leave no room for doubt or opposition."	          --Hume. "The evidence of sense is the first and	          highest kind of evidence of which human nature is	          capable." --Bp. Wilkins. "The proof of everything must	          be by the testimony of such as the parties produce."	          --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	Testimony \Tes"ti*mo*ny\, v. t.	   To witness; to attest; to prove by testimony. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Testiness \Tes"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being testy; fretfulness; petulance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Testiness is a disposition or aptness to be angry.	                                                  --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Testing \Test"ing\, n.	   1. The act of testing or proving; trial; proof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) The operation of refining gold or silver in a	      test, or cupel; cupellation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Testing machine} (Engin.), a machine used in the	      determination of the strength of materials, as iron,	      stone, etc., and their behavior under strains of various	      kinds, as elongation, bending, crushing, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Testis \Tes"tis\, n.; pl. {Testes}. [L.] (Anat.)	   A testicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Test-market \Test"-mark`et\, v. t.	   to market (a product) in a limited area for a period of time	   to determine the probable demand.	   [PJC]
Teston \Tes"ton\, n.	   A tester; a sixpence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Testone \Tes*tone"\, n. [Cf. Pg. test[~a]o, tost[~a]o. See	   {Testoon}.]	   A silver coin of Portugal, worth about sixpence sterling, or	   about eleven cents. --Homans.	   [1913 Webster]
Testoon \Tes*toon"\, n. [It. testone. See {Tester} a coin.]	   An Italian silver coin. The testoon of Rome is worth 1s. 3d.	   sterling, or about thirty cents. --Homans.	   [1913 Webster]
Testosterone \Tes*tos"ter*one\ (t[e^]s*t[o^]s"t[~e]r*[=o]n), n.	   [testes + o + sterone a steroid ketone.]	   a steroid hormone ({C19H28O2}) produced mostly in the testes,	   which is responsible for producing the secondary sexual	   characteristics of males.	   [PJC]
Testudinal \Tes*tu"di*nal\, a. [See {Testudo}.] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a tortoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Testudinarious \Tes*tu`di*na"ri*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the shell of a tortoise; resembling a	   tortoise shell; having the color or markings of a tortoise	   shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Testudinata \Tes*tu`di*na"ta\, n. pl. [Nl. See {Testudo}.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of reptiles which includes the turtles and	   tortoises. The body is covered by a shell consisting of an	   upper or dorsal shell, called the carapace, and a lower or	   ventral shell, called the plastron, each of which consists of	   several plates.	   [1913 Webster] Testudinate
Testudinate \Tes*tu"di*nate\, Testudinated \Tes*tu"di*na`ted\,	   a. [L. testudinatus, fr. testudo, -inis, a tortoise, an arch	   or vault.]	   Resembling a tortoise shell in appearance or structure;	   roofed; arched; vaulted.	   [1913 Webster]
Testudineous \Tes`tu*din"e*ous\, a. [L. testudineus.]	   Resembling the shell of a tortoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Testudo \Tes*tu"do\, n.; pl. {Testudines}. [L., from testa the	   shell of shellfish, or of testaceous animals.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of tortoises which formerly included a	      large number of diverse forms, but is now restricted to	      certain terrestrial species, such as the European land	      tortoise ({Testudo Graeca}) and the gopher of the Southern	      United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A cover or screen which a body of troops	      formed with their shields or targets, by holding them over	      their heads when standing close to each other. This cover	      resembled the back of a tortoise, and served to shelter	      the men from darts, stones, and other missiles. A similar	      defense was sometimes formed of boards, and moved on	      wheels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A kind of musical instrument. a species of lyre; --	      so called in allusion to the lyre of Mercury, fabled to	      have been made of the shell of a tortoise.	      [1913 Webster]
Testy \Tes"ty\, a. [Compar. {Testier}; superl. {Testiest}.] [OF.	   testu obstinate, headstrong, F. t[^e]tu, fr. OF. teste the	   head, F. t[^e]te. See {Test} a cupel.]	   Fretful; peevish; petulant; easily irritated.	   [1913 Webster]	         Must I observe you? must I stand and crouch	         Under your testy humor?                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I was displeased with myself; I was testy. --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetanic \Te*tan"ic\, a. [Cf. L. tetanicus suffering from	   tetanus, Gr. ?, F. t['e]tanique.]	   1. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to tetanus; having the	      character of tetanus; as, a tetanic state; tetanic	      contraction.	      [1913 Webster]	            This condition of muscle, this fusion of a number of	            simple spasms into an apparently smooth, continuous	            effort, is known as tetanus, or tetanic contraction.	                                                  --Foster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol. & Med.) Producing, or tending to produce,	      tetanus, or tonic contraction of the muscles; as, a	      tetanic remedy. See {Tetanic}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Tetanic \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 which, when taken in comparatively large	   quantity, produces tetanic spasms or convulsions.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetanin \Tet"a*nin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   A poisonous base (ptomaine) formed in meat broth through the	   agency of a peculiar microbe from the wound of a person who	   has died of tetanus; -- so called because it produces tetanus	   as one of its prominent effects.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetanization \Tet`a*ni*za"tion\, n. (Physiol.)	   The production or condition of tetanus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetanize \Tet"a*nize\, v. t. (Physiol.)	   To throw, as a muscle, into a state of permanent contraction;	   to cause tetanus in. See {Tetanus}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetanoid \Tet"a*noid\, a. [Tetanus + -oid.] (Med. & Physiol.)	   Resembling tetanus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetanomotor \Tet`a*no*mo"tor\, n. (Physiol.)	   An instrument from tetanizing a muscle by irritating its	   nerve by successive mechanical shocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetanus \Tet"a*nus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? stretched, ? to	   stretch.]	   1. (Med.) A painful and usually fatal disease, resulting	      generally from a wound, and having as its principal	      symptom persistent spasm of the voluntary muscles. When	      the muscles of the lower jaw are affected, it is called	      {locked-jaw}, or {lickjaw}, and it takes various names	      from the various incurvations of the body resulting from	      the spasm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) That condition of a muscle in which it is in a	      state of continued vibratory contraction, as when	      stimulated by a series of induction shocks.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetany \Tet"a*ny\, n. (Med.)	   A morbid condition resembling tetanus, but distinguished from	   it by being less severe and having intermittent spasms.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetard \Te*tard"\, n. (Zool.)	   A gobioid fish ({Eleotris gyrinus}) of the Southern United	   States; -- called also {sleeper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetartohedral \Te*tar`to*he"dral\, a. [Gr. ? fourth + ? base.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Having one fourth the number of planes which are requisite to	   complete symmetry. -- {Te*tar`to*he"dral*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetartohedrism \Te*tar`to*he"drism\, n. (Crystallog.)	   The property of being tetartohedral.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetaug \Te*taug"\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Tautog}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tetchiness \Tetch"i*ness\, n.	   See {Techiness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetchy \Tetch"y\, a.	   See {Techy}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tete \T[^e]te\, n. [F., the head. See {Tester} a covering.]	   A kind of wig; false hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\ (t[=a]t`[.a]*t[=a]t"), n.	   [F., head to head. See {Tester} a covering, {Test} a cupel.]	   1. Private conversation; familiar interview or conference of	      two persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short sofa intended to accomodate two persons.	      [1913 Webster]	Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, a.	   Private; confidential; familiar.	   [1913 Webster]	         She avoided t[^e]te-[`a]-t[^e]te walks with him. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Tete-a-tete \T[^e]te`-[`a]-t[^e]te"\, adv.	   Face to face; privately or confidentially; familiarly.	   --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Tete-de-pont \T[^e]te`-de-pont"\ (t[=a]t`de*p[^o]N"), n.; pl.	   {T[^e]tes-de-pont}. [F., head of a bridge.] (Mil.)	   A work thrown up at the end of a bridge nearest the enemy,	   for covering the communications across a river; a bridgehead.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetel \Te*tel"\, n. (Zool.)	   A large African antelope ({Alcelaphus tora}). It has widely	   divergent, strongly ringed horns.	   [1913 Webster]
Tether \Teth"er\ (t[ect][th]"[~e]r), n. [Formerly tedder, OE.	   tedir; akin to LG. tider, tier, Icel. tj[=o][eth]r, Sw.	   tj[=u]der, Dan. t["o]ir. [root]64.]	   A long rope or chain by which an animal is fastened, as to a	   stake, so that it can range or feed only within certain	   limits.	   [1913 Webster]	Tether \Teth"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tethered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tethering}.]	   To confine, as an animal, with a long rope or chain, as for	   feeding within certain limits.	   [1913 Webster]	         And by a slender cord was tethered to a stone.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tether-ball \Teth"er-ball`\, n.	   A game played with rackets and a ball suspended by a string	   from an upright pole, the object of each side being to wrap	   the string around the pole by striking the ball in a	   direction opposite to the other.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tethydan \Te*thy"dan\, n. [See {Tethys}.] (Zool.)	   A tunicate.	   [1913 Webster]
Tethyodea \Te`thy*o"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Tethys + Gr. e'i^dos	   form.] (Zool.)	   A division of Tunicata including the common attached	   ascidians, both simple and compound. Called also	   {Tethioidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tethys \Te"thys\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an oyster, or ? a kind of	   ascidian.] (Zool.)	   A genus of a large naked mollusks having a very large, broad,	   fringed cephalic disk, and branched dorsal gills. Some of the	   species become a foot long and are brilliantly colored.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetra- \Tet"ra-\ [Gr. te`tra-, from te`sares, te`ttares, four.	   See {Four}.]	   1. A combining form or prefix signifying four, as in	      tetrabasic, tetrapetalous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting	      four proportional or combining parts of the substance or	      ingredient denoted by the term to which it is prefixed, as	      in tetra-chloride, tetroxide.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetrabasic \Tet`ra*bas"ic\, a. [Tetra- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monacid base;	   having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement by bases;	   quadribasic; -- said of certain acids; thus, normal silicic	   acid, {Si(OH)4}, is a tetrabasic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraboric \Tet`ra*bor"ic\, a. [Tetra- + boric.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Pyroboric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrabranchiata \Tet`ra*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See	   {Tetra-}, and {Branchia}.] (Zool.)	   An order of Cephalopoda having four gills. Among living	   species it includes only the pearly nautilus. Numerous genera	   and species are found in the fossil state, such as Ammonites,	   Baculites, Orthoceras, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrabranchiate \Tet`ra*bran`chi*ate\, a. [Tetra + branchiate.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Tetrabranchiata. -- n. One of the	   Tetrabranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetracarpel \Tet`ra*car"pel\, a. [Tetra- + carpellary.] (Bot.)	   Composed of four carpels.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrachord \Tet"ra*chord\, n. [L. tetrachordon, Gr. ?, from ?	   four-stringed; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + ? a chord: cf. F.	   t['e]trachorde.] (Anc. Mus.)	   A scale series of four sounds, of which the extremes, or	   first and last, constituted a fourth. These extremes were	   immutable; the two middle sounds were changeable.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrachotomous \Tet`ra*chot"o*mous\, a. [Gr. te`tracha in four	   parts + te`mnein to cut.] (Bot.)	   Having a division by fours; separated into four parts or	   series, or into series of fours.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetracid \Tet*rac"id\, a. [Tetra + acid.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing four molecules of a monobasic acid;	   having four hydrogen atoms capable of replacement ba acids or	   acid atoms; -- said of certain bases; thus, erythrine,	   {C4H6(OH)4}, is a tetracid alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetracoccous \Tet`ra*coc"cous\, a. [See {Tetra-}, and {Coccus}.]	   (Bot.)	   Having four cocci, or carpels.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetracolon \Tet`ra*co"lon\, n. [Gr. ? with four members; te`tra-	   (see {Tetra-}) + ? limb, member.] (Pros.)	   A stanza or division in lyric poetry, consisting of four	   verses or lines. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetracoralla \Te`tra*co*ral"la\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tetra-}, and	   {Corallum}.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Rugosa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetractinellid \Te*trac`ti*nel"lid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of sponge of the division Tetractinellida. Also	   used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetractinellida \Te*trac`ti*nel"li*da\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   te`tra- tetra- + ?, ?, ray, spoke.] (Zool.)	   A division of Spongiae in which the spicules are siliceous	   and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also	   {Tetractinellinae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrad \Tet"rad\, n. [L. tetras, -adis, Gr. ?, ?: cf. F.	   t['e]trade.]	   1. The number four; a collection of four things; a	      quaternion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A tetravalent or quadrivalent atom or radical; as,	      carbon is a tetrad.	      [1913 Webster] Tetradactyl
Tetradactyl \Tet`ra*dac"tyl\, Tetradactyle \Tet`ra*dac"tyle\, a.	   [Cf. F. t['e]tradactyle.] (Zool.)	   Tetradactylous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradactylous \Tet`ra*dac"tyl*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + ? finger, toe.] (Zool.)	   Having, or characterized by, four digits to the foot or hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradecane \Tet`ra*dec"ane\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? ten.] (Chem.)	   A light oily hydrocarbon, {C14H30}, of the marsh-gas series;	   -- so called from the fourteen carbon atoms in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradecapoda \Tet`ra*de*cap"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tetra-},	   and {Decapoda}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Arthrostraca}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradic \Tet*rad"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to a tetrad; possessing or having the	   characteristics of a tetrad; as, a carbon is a tetradic	   element.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradite \Tet"ra*dite\, n. [See {Tetrad}.]	   A person in some way remarkable with regard to the number	   four, as one born on the fourth day of the month, or one who	   reverenced four persons in the Godhead. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradon \Tet"ra*don\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Tetrodon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradont \Tet"ra*dont\, a. & n. (Zool.)	   See {Tetrodont}.	   [1913 Webster] Tetradrachm
Tetradrachm \Tet"ra*drachm\, Tetradrachma \Tet`ra*drach"ma\, n.	   [NL. tetradrachma, fr. Gr. tetra`drachmon; te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + drachmh` drachm, drachma.]	   A silver coin among the ancient Greeks, of the value of four	   drachms.	   Note: The Attic tetradrachm was equal to 3s. 3d. sterling, or	         about 76 cents.	         [1913 Webster]
Tetradymite \Tet*rad"y*mite\, n. [Gr. tetra`dymos fourfold. So	   named from its occurrence in compound twin crystals, or	   fourlings.] (Min.)	   A telluride of bismuth. It is of a pale steel-gray color and	   metallic luster, and usually occurs in foliated masses.	   Called also {telluric bismuth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradynamia \Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra-	   (see {Tetra-}) + ? power.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants having six stamens, four of which	   are longer than the others.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetradynamian \Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant of the order Tetradynamia.	   [1913 Webster] Tetradynamian	Tetradynamian \Tet`ra*dy*na"mi*an\, Tetradynamous
\Tet`ra*dyn"a*mous\, a. (Bot.)	   Belonging to the order Tetradynamia; having six stamens, four	   of which are uniformly longer than the others.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetragon \Tet"ra*gon\, n. [L. tetragonum, Gr. tetra`gwnon;	   te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + gwni`a corner, angle: cf. F.	   t['e]tragone.]	   1. (Geom.) A plane figure having four sides and angles; a	      quadrangle, as a square, a rhombus, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.) An aspect of two planets with regard to the	      earth when they are distant from each other ninety	      degrees, or the fourth of a circle. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetragonal \Te*trag"o*nal\, a.	   1. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a tetragon; having four angles	      or sides; thus, the square, the parallelogram, the	      rhombus, and the trapezium are tetragonal fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having four prominent longitudinal angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Crystallog.) Designating, or belonging to, a certain	      system of crystallization; dimetric. See {Tetragonal	      system}, under {Crystallization}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetragrammaton \Tet`ra*gram"ma*ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?; te`tra-	   (see {Tetra-}) + ? a letter.]	   The mystic number four, which was often symbolized to	   represent the Deity, whose name was expressed by four letters	   among some ancient nations; as, the Hebrew JeHoVaH, Greek	   qeo`s, Latin deus, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetragynia \Tet`ra*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + gynh` a woman, female.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean order of plants having four styles.	   [1913 Webster] Tetragynian
Tetragynian \Tet`ra*gyn"i*an\, Tetragynous \Te*trag"y*nous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Belonging to the order {Tetragynia}; having four styles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrahedral \Tet`ra*he"dral\, a. [See {Tetrahedron}.]	   1. Having, or composed of, four sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.)	      (a) Having the form of the regular tetrahedron.	      (b) Pertaining or related to a tetrahedron, or to the	          system of hemihedral forms to which the tetrahedron	          belongs.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Tetrahedral angle} (Geom.), a solid angle bounded or	      inclosed by four plane angles.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetrahedrally \Tet`ra*he"dral*ly\, adv.	   In a tetrahedral manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrahedrite \Tet`ra*he"drite\, n. [So called because the	   crystals of the species are commonly tetrahedrons.] (Min.)	   A sulphide of antimony and copper, with small quantities of	   other metals. It is a very common ore of copper, and some	   varieties yield a considerable presentage of silver. Called	   also {gray copper ore}, {fahlore}, and {panabase}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrahedron \Tet`ra*he"dron\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? seat, base, fr.	   ? to sit.] (Geom.)	   A solid figure inclosed or bounded by four triangles.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In crystallography, the regular tetrahedron is regarded	         as the hemihedral form of the regular octahedron.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Regular tetrahedron} (Geom.), a solid bounded by four equal	      equilateral triangles; one of the five regular solids.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetrahexahedral \Tet`ra*hex`a*he"dral\, a. (Crystallog.)	   Pertaining to a tetrahexahedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrahexahedron \Tet`ra*hex`a*he"dron\, n. [Tetra- +	   hexahedron.] (Crystallog.)	   A solid in the isometric system, bounded by twenty-four equal	   triangular faces, four corresponding to each face of the	   cube.	   [1913 Webster]
tetrahydrocannabinol \tet`ra*hy`dro*can*nab"i*nol\	   (t[e^]t`r[.a]*h[imac]`dr[-o]*k[a^]n*n[a^]b"[i^]n[add]l), n.	   (Chem. & Med.)	   A chemical substance ({C21H20O2}) which is produced by the	   hemp plant (Cannabis sativa), and is the physiologically	   active agent of dried preparations of that plant, called	   variously marijuana, hashish, ganja, hemp, etc.; also called	   {THC}. It causes the euphoric effect for which the	   preparations are smoked or chewed. It is used in medicine in	   a purified form as an antiemetic (an antinausea agent),	   especially in conjunction with chemotherapy of cancer. It	   occurs primarily as the [Delta]1-3,4-trans isomer, also	   called {[Delta]9-THC}, with small amounts of the	   [Delta]6-3,4-trans isomer detectable at about 1%. It is a	   controlled substance, classified as a hallucinogen, and its	   possession or distribution is illegal in almost all states of	   the United States. --MI11	   [PJC]
Tetrakishexahedron \Tet`ra*kis*hex`a*he"dron\, n. [Gr. ? four	   times + E. hexahedron.] (Crystallog.)	   A tetrahexahedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrakosane \Tet"ra*ko*sane`\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ? twenty.]	   (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C24H50}, resembling paraffin, and like it	   belonging to the marsh-gas series; -- so called from having	   twenty-four atoms of carbon in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetralogy \Te*tral"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + ?	   a speech, discourse: cf. F. t['e]tralogie.] (Gr. Drama)	   A group or series of four dramatic pieces, three tragedies	   and one satyric, or comic, piece (or sometimes four	   tragedies), represented consequently on the Attic stage at	   the Dionysiac festival.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A group or series of three tragedies, exhibited	         together without a fourth piese, was called a trilogy.	         [1913 Webster]
Tetramera \Te*tram"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tetramerous}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Coleoptera having, apparently, only four tarsal	   joints, one joint being rudimentary.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetramerous \Te*tram"er*ous\, a. [Tetra- + Gr. ? part.]	   1. (Bot.) Having the parts arranged in sets of four; as, a	      tetramerous flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having four joints in each of the tarsi; -- said	      of certain insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetrameter \Te*tram"e*ter\, n. [L. tetrametrus, Gr. ?; te`tra-	   (see {Tetra-}) + ? a measure: cf. F. t['e]tram[`e]tre.] (GR.	   & Latin Pros.)	   A verse or line consisting of four measures, that is, in	   iambic, trochaic, and anapestic verse, of eight feet; in	   other kinds of verse, of four feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetramethylene \Tet`ra*meth"yl*ene\, n. [Tetra- + methylene.]	   (Chem.)	   (a) A hypothetical hydrocarbon, {C4H8}, analogous to	       trimethylene, and regarded as the base of well-known	       series or derivatives.	   (b) Sometimes, an isomeric radical used to designate certain	       compounds which are really related to butylene.	       [1913 Webster]
Tetramorph \Tet"ra*morph\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. morfh` form, figure:	   cf. Gr. ? fourfold.] (Christian Art)	   The union of the four attributes of the Evangelists in one	   figure, which is represented as winged, and standing on	   winged fiery wheels, the wings being covered with eyes. The	   representations of it are evidently suggested by the vision	   of Ezekiel (ch. i.)	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrandria \Te*tran"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + ?, ?, a man, male.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants having four stamens.	   [1913 Webster] Tetrandrian
Tetrandrian \Te*tran"dri*an\, Tetrandrous \Te*tran"drous\, a.	   (Bot.)	   Belonging to the class Tetrandria.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraonid \Te*tra"o*nid\, n. [L. tetrao a heath cock, grouse,	   Gr. ?: cf. F. t['e]traonide.] (Zool.)	   A bird belonging to the tribe of which the genus {Tetrao} is	   the type, as the grouse, partridge, quail, and the like. Used	   also adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapetalous \Tet`ra*pet"al*ous\, a. [Tetra- + petal.] (Bot.)	   Containing four distinct petals, or flower leaves; as, a	   tetrapetalous corolla.	   [1913 Webster] Tetrapharmacom
Tetrapharmacom \Tet`ra*phar"ma*com\, Tetrapharmacum
\Tet`ra*phar"ma*cum\, n. [NL. tetrapharmacon, L. tetrapharmacum,	   Gr. ?; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + ? a drug.] (Med.)	   A combination of wax, resin, lard, and pitch, composing an	   ointment. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraphenol \Tet`ra*phe"nol\, n. [Tetra- + phenol.] (Chem.)	   Furfuran. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraphyllous \Te*traph"yl*lous\, a. [Tetra- + Gr. ? a leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   Having four leaves; consisting of four distinct leaves or	   leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapla \Tet"ra*pla\, n.;	   Note: etymologically pl., but syntactically sing. [NL., fr.	         Gr. tetraplo`os, tetraploy^s, fourfold.]	   A Bible consisting of four different Greek versions arranged	   in four columns by Origen; hence, any version in four	   languages or four columns.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapneumona \Tet`rap*neu"mo*na\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tetra-}, and	   {Pneumo-}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Arachnida including those spiders which have	   four lungs, or pulmonary sacs. It includes the bird spiders	   ({Mygale}) and the trapdoor spiders. See {Mygale}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapnuemonian \Tet`rap*nue*mo"ni*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Tetrapneumona.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapod \Tet"ra*pod\, n. [Gr. ? fourfooted; te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + ?, ?, foot.] (Zool.)	   An insect characterized by having but four perfect legs, as	   certain of the butterflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapody \Te*trap"o*dy\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   A set of four feet; a measure or distance of four feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapteran \Te*trap"ter*an\, n. [See {Tetrapterous}.] (Zool.)	   An insect having four wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrapterous \Te*trap"ter*ous\, a. [Gr. ?; te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + ? wing.] (Zool.)	   Having four wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraptote \Tet"rap*tote\, n. [L. tetraptotum, Gr. ?.] (Gram.)	   A noun that has four cases only. --Andrews.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, n. [L. tetrarches, Gr. ?, ?; te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + ? a ruler, ? to lead; rule: cf. F. t['e]trarque.	   See {Arch}, a.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A Roman governor of the fourth part of a province; hence, any	   subordinate or dependent prince; also, a petty king or	   sovereign.	   [1913 Webster]	Tetrarch \Te"trarch\, a.	   Four. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrarchate \Te*trarch"ate\, n. [Cf. F. t['e]trarchat.] (Rom.	   Antiq.)	   A tetrarchy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrarchical \Te*trarch"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a tetrarch or tetrarchy. --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrarchy \Tet"rarch*y\, n.; pl. {Tetrarchies}. [L. tetrarchia,	   Gr. ?: cf. F. t['e]trarchie.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   The district under a Roman tetrarch; the office or	   jurisdiction of a tetrarch; a tetrarchate.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraschistic \Tet`ra*schis"tic\, a. [Gr. ? divided into four	   parts; te`tra- tetra- + ? to split.] (Biol.)	   Characterized by division into four parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrasepalous \Tet`ra*sep"al*ous\, a. [Tetra- + sepal.] (Bot.)	   Having four sepals.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraspaston \Tet`ra*spas"ton\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. te`tra- (see	   {Tetra-}) + ? to draw, pull.] (Mach.)	   A machine in which four pulleys act together. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraspermous \Tet`ra*sper"mous\, a. [Tetra- + Gr. ? a seed.]	   (Bot.)	   Having four seeds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tetraspermous plant}, a plant which produces four seeds in	      each flower.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetraspore \Tet"ra*spore\, n. [Tetra- + spore.] (Bot.)	   A nonsexual spore, one of a group of four regularly occurring	   in red seaweeds. -- {Tet`ra*spor"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrastich \Te*tras"tich\, n. [L. tetrastichon, Gr. ?; te`tra-	   (see {Tetra-}) + ? a row, verse.]	   A stanza, epigram, or poem, consisting of four verses or	   lines. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrastyle \Tet"ra*style\, a. [L. tetrastylon, Gr. ? with four	   pillars in front; te`tra- (see {Tetra-}) + ? a column.]	   (Arch.)	   Having four columns in front; -- said of a temple, portico,	   or colonnade. -- n. A tetrastyle building.	   [1913 Webster] Tetrasyllabic
Tetrasyllabic \Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic\, Tetrasyllabical
\Tet`ra*syl*lab"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. t['e]trasyllabique.]	   Consisting of, or having, four syllables; quadrisyllabic.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrasyllable \Tet"ra*syl`la*ble\, n. [Tetra- + syllable: cf.	   Gr. ? of four syllables.]	   A word consisting of four syllables; a quadrisyllable.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrathecal \Tet`ra*the"cal\, a. [Tetra- + thecal.] (Bot.)	   Having four loculaments, or thecae.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrathionate \Tet`ra*thi"on*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of tetrathionic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrathionic \Tet`ra*thi*on"ic\, a. [Tetra- + thionic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a thionic derivative,	   {H2S4O6}, of sulphuric acid, obtained as a colorless,	   odorless liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetratomic \Tet`ra*tom"ic\, a. [Tetra- + atomic.] (Chem.)	   (a) Consisting of four atoms; having four atoms in the	       molecule, as phosphorus and arsenic.	   (b) Having a valence of four; quadrivalent; tetravalent;	       sometimes, in a specific sense, having four hydroxyl	       groups, whether acid or basic.	       [1913 Webster]
Tetravalence \Te*trav"a*lence\, n. (Chem.)	   The quality or state of being tetravalent; quadrivalence.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetravalent \Te*trav"a*lent\, a. [Tetra- + L. valens, -entis, p.	   pr.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of four; tetratomic; quadrivalent.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetraxile \Te*trax"ile\, a. [Tetra- + axile.] (Zool.)	   Having four branches diverging at right angles; -- said of	   certain spicules of sponges.	   [1913 Webster] Tetrazine
Tetrazine \Tet*raz"ine\, n. Also -in \-in\ . [Tetrazo- + -ine.]	   (Chem.)	   A hypothetical compound, {C2H2N4} which may be regarded as	   benzene with four {CH} groups replaced by nitrogen atoms;	   also, any of various derivatives of the same. There are three	   isomeric varieties.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tetrazo- \Tet*raz"o-\, a. [Tetra- + azo-.] (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively), designating any one	   of a series of double derivatives of the azo and diazo	   compounds containing four atoms of nitrogen.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrazole \Tet*raz"ole\, n. [Tetrazo- + -ole.] (Org. Chem.)	   A crystalline acid substance, {CH2N4}, which may be regarded	   as pyrrol in which nitrogen atoms replace three {CH} groups;	   also, any of various derivatives of the same.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tetrazone \Tet"ra*zone\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of a certain series of basic compounds containing a	   chain of four nitrogen atoms; for example, ethyl tetrazone,	   {(C2H5)2N.N2.N(C2H5)2}, a colorless liquid having an odor of	   leeks.	   [1913 Webster] Tetric
Tetric \Tet"ric\, Tetrical \Tet"ri*cal\, a. [L. tetricus,	   taetricus, from teter, taeter, offensive, foul.]	   Forward; perverse; harsh; sour; rugged. [Obs.] --	   {Tet"ric*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetricity \Te*tric"i*ty\, n. [L. tetricitas, taetricitas.]	   Crabbedness; perverseness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tetricous \Tet"ric*ous\, a.	   Tetric. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrinic \Te*trin"ic\, a. [See {Tetra-}.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex ketonic acid,	   {C5H6O3}, obtained as a white crystalline substance; -- so	   called because once supposed to contain a peculiar radical of	   four carbon atoms. Called also {acetyl-acrylic acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrodon \Tet"ro*don\, n. [Tetra- + Gr. ?, ?, tooth.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of plectognath fishes belonging	   to {Tetrodon} and allied genera. Each jaw is furnished with	   two large, thick, beaklike, bony teeth. [Written also	   {tetradon}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The skin is usually spinous, and the belly is capable	         of being greatly distended by air or water. It includes	         the swellfish, puffer	   (a), and similar species.	       [1913 Webster]
Tetrodont \Tet"ro*dont\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the tetrodons. -- n. A tetrodon. [Written	   also {tetradont}, and {tetraodont}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrol \Tet"rol\, n. [Tetra- + benzol.] (Chem.)	   A hypothetical hydrocarbon, {C4H4}, analogous to benzene; --	   so called from the four carbon atoms in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tetrol phenol}, furfuran. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tetrolic \Tet*rol"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C3H3.CO2H}, of	   the acetylene series, homologous with propiolic acid,	   obtained as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrose \Tet"rose\, n. [Tetra- + -ose.] (Chem.)	   A monosaccharide derived from a certain alcohol.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tetroxide \Tet*rox"ide\, n. [Tetra- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   An oxide having four atoms of oxygen in the molecule; a	   quadroxide; as, osmium tetroxide, {OsO4}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetryl \Tet"ryl\, n. [Tetra- + -yl.] (Chem.)	   Butyl; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the	   molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetrylene \Tet"ryl*ene\, n. [Tetra- + ethylene.] (Chem.)	   Butylene; -- so called from the four carbon atoms in the	   molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetter \Tet"ter\, n. [OE. teter, AS. teter, tetr; akin to G.	   zitter, zittermal, OHG. zittaroch, Skr. dadru, dadruka, a	   sort of skin disease. [root]63, 240.] (Med.)	   A vesicular disease of the skin; herpes. See {Herpes}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Honeycomb tetter} (Med.), favus.	   {Moist tetter} (Med.), eczema.	   {Scaly tetter} (Med.), psoriasis.	   {Tetter berry} (Bot.), the white bryony.	      [1913 Webster]	Tetter \Tet"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tettered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tettering}.]	   To affect with tetter. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetterous \Tet"ter*ous\, a.	   Having the character of, or pertaining to, tetter.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetter-totter \Tet"ter-tot`ter\, n. [See {Teeter}.]	   A certain game of children; seesaw; -- called also	   {titter-totter}, and {titter-cum-totter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tetterwort \Tet"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant used as a remedy for tetter, -- in England the	   calendine, in America the bloodroot.	   [1913 Webster]
Tettigonian \Tet`ti*go"ni*an\, n. [Gr. ?, dim. of ? a kind of	   grasshopper.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of Hemiptera belonging to	   {Tettigonia} and allied genera; a leaf hopper.	   [1913 Webster]
Tettish \Tet"tish\, a. [Cf. {Testy}.]	   Captious; testy. [Written also {teatish}.] [Obs.] --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Tettix \Tet"tix\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a kind of grasshopper.]	   1. (Zool.) The cicada. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of small grasshoppers.	      [1913 Webster]
Tetty \Tet"ty\, a.	   Testy; irritable. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Teufit \Teu"fit\, n. (Zool.)	   The lapwing; -- called also {teuchit}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teuk \Teuk\, n. (Zool.)	   The redshank. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Teuton \Teu"ton\, n.; pl. E. {Teutons}, L. {Teutones}. [L.	   Teutones, Teutoni, the name of a Germanic people, probably	   akin to E. Dutch. Cf. {Dutch}.]	   1. One of an ancient German tribe; later, a name applied to	      any member of the Germanic race in Europe; now used to	      designate a German, Dutchman, Scandinavian, etc., in	      distinction from a Celt or one of a Latin race.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member of the Teutonic branch of the Indo-European, or	      Aryan, family.	      [1913 Webster]
Teutonic \Teu*ton"ic\, a. [L. Teutonicus, from Teutoni, or	   Teutones. See {Teuton}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the Teutons, esp. the ancient Teutons;	      Germanic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to any of the Teutonic languages, or the	      peoples who speak these languages.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Teutonic languages}, a group of languages forming a division	      of the Indo-European, or Aryan, family, and embracing the	      High German, Low German, Gothic, and Scandinavian dialects	      and languages.	   {Teutonic order}, a military religious order of knights,	      established toward the close of the twelfth century, in	      imitation of the Templars and Hospitalers, and composed	      chiefly of Teutons, or Germans. The order rapidly	      increased in numbers and strength till it became master of	      all Prussia, Livonia, and Pomerania. In its decay it was	      abolished by Napoleon; but it has been revived as an	      honorary order.	      [1913 Webster]	Teutonic \Teu*ton"ic\, n.	   The language of the ancient Germans; the Teutonic languages,	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Teutonicism \Teu*ton"i*cism\, n.	   A mode of speech peculiar to the Teutons; a Teutonic idiom,	   phrase, or expression; a Teutonic mode or custom; a	   Germanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Tew \Tew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tewed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tewing}.] [OE. tewen, tawen. [root]64. See {Taw}, v.]	   1. To prepare by beating or working, as leather or hemp; to	      taw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to beat; to scourge; also, to pull about; to maul;	      to tease; to vex. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tew \Tew\, v. i.	   To work hard; to strive; to fuse. [Local]	   [1913 Webster]	Tew \Tew\, v. t. [Cf. {Taw} to tow, {Tow}, v. t.]	   To tow along, as a vessel. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Tew \Tew\, n.	   A rope or chain for towing a boat; also, a cord; a string.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tewan \Te"wan\, n. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of American Indians including many of the Pueblos of	   New Mexico and adjacent regions.	   [1913 Webster]
Tewed \Tewed\, a.	   Fatigued; worn with labor or hardship. [Obs. or Local] --Mir.	   for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Tewel \Tew"el\, n. [OE. tuel, OF. tuiel, tuel, F. tuyau; of	   Teutonic origin; cf. Dan. tud, D. tuit, Prov. G. zaute. Cf.	   {Tuy[`e]re}.]	   1. A pipe, funnel, or chimney, as for smoke. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The tuy[`e]re of a furnace.	      [1913 Webster]
Tewhit \Te"whit\, n. (Zool.)	   The lapwing; -- called also {teewheep}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tewtaw \Tew"taw\, v. t. [See {Tew}, v. t.]	   To beat; to break, as flax or hemp. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Texas \Tex"as\, n.	   A structure on the hurricane deck of a steamer, containing	   the pilot house, officers' cabins, etc. [Western U. S.]	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	Texas Leaguer \Tex"as Leagu"er\ [From the Texas (baseball)	   League.] (Baseball)	   A short fly that falls too far out to be handled by an	   infielder and too close in to be caught by an outfielder; --	   called also {Texas league single}. [Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Text \Text\ (t[e^]kst), n. [F. texte, L. textus, texture,	   structure, context, fr. texere, textum, to weave, construct,	   compose; cf. Gr. te`ktwn carpenter, Skr. taksh to cut, carve,	   make. Cf. {Context}, {Mantle}, n., {Pretext}, {Tissue},	   {Toil} a snare.]	   1. A discourse or composition on which a note or commentary	      is written; the original words of an author, in	      distinction from a paraphrase, annotation, or commentary.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) The four Gospels, by way of distinction or	      eminence. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A verse or passage of Scripture, especially one chosen as	      the subject of a sermon, or in proof of a doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]	            How oft, when Paul has served us with a text,	            Has Epictetus, Plato, Tully, preached! --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, anything chosen as the subject of an argument,	      literary composition, or the like; topic; theme.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A style of writing in large characters; text-hand also, a	      kind of type used in printing; as, German text.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That part of a document (printed or electronic) comprising	      the words, especially the main body of expository words,	      in contrast to the illustrations, pictures, charts,	      tables, or other formatted material which contain graphic	      elements as a major component.	      [PJC]	   7. Any communication composed of words.	      [PJC]	   8. a textbook.	      [PJC]	   {Text blindness}. (Physiol.) See {Word blindness}, under	      {Word}.	   {Text letter}, a large or capital letter. [Obs.]	   {Text pen}, a kind of metallic pen used in engrossing, or in	      writing text-hand.	      [1913 Webster]	Text \Text\, v. t.	   To write in large characters, as in text hand. [Obs.] --Beau.	   & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Text-book \Text"-book`\, n.	   1. A book with wide spaces between the lines, to give room	      for notes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A volume, as of some classical author, on which a teacher	      lectures or comments; hence, any manual of instruction; a	      schoolbook.	      [1913 Webster] Text hand
Text hand \Text hand\, Text-hand \Text"-hand`\, n.	   A large hand in writing; -- so called because it was the	   practice to write the text of a book in a large hand and the	   notes in a smaller hand.	   [1913 Webster]
Textile \Tex"tile\, a. [L. textilis, fr. texere to weave: cf. F.	   textile. See {Text}.]	   Pertaining to weaving or to woven fabrics; as, textile arts;	   woven, capable of being woven; formed by weaving; as, textile	   fabrics.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Textile cone} (Zool.), a beautiful cone shell ({Conus	      textilis}) in which the colors are arranged so that they	      resemble certain kinds of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	Textile \Tex"tile\, n.	   That which is, or may be, woven; a fabric made by weaving.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Textman \Text"man\, n.; pl. {Textmen}.	   One ready in quoting texts. [R.] --Bp. Sanderston.	   [1913 Webster]
Textorial \Tex*to"ri*al\, a. [L. textorius, fr. textor a weaver,	   fr. texere, textum, to weave.]	   Of or pertaining to weaving. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Textrine \Tex"trine\, a. [L. textrinus, for textorinus, fr.	   textor a weaver.]	   Of or pertaining to weaving, textorial; as, the textrine art.	   --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Textual \Tex"tu*al\, a. [OE. textuel, F. textuel.]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or contained in, the text; as, textual	      criticism; a textual reading. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving for, or depending on, texts. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Familiar with texts or authorities so as to cite them	      accurately. "I am not textuel." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Textualist \Tex"tu*al*ist\, n.	   A textman; a textuary. --Lightfoot.	   [1913 Webster]
Textually \Tex"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   In a textual manner; in the text or body of a work; in	   accordance with the text.	   [1913 Webster]
Textuarist \Tex"tu*a*rist\, n.	   A textuary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Textuary \Tex"tu*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. textuaire.]	   1. Contained in the text; textual. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Serving as a text; authoritative. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	Textuary \Tex"tu*a*ry\, n. [Cf. F. textuaire.]	   1. One who is well versed in the Scriptures; a textman. --Bp.	      Bull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who adheres strictly or rigidly to the text.	      [1913 Webster]
Textuel \Tex"tu*el\, a.	   Textual. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Textuist \Tex"tu*ist\, n.	   A textualist; a textman. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The crabbed textualists of his time.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Textural \Tex"tur*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to texture.	   [1913 Webster]
Texture \Tex"ture\, n. [L. textura, fr. texere, textum, to	   weave: cf. F. texture. See {Text}.]	   1. The act or art of weaving. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which woven; a woven fabric; a web. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others, apart far in the grassy dale,	            Or roughening waste, their humble texture weave.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The disposition or connection of threads, filaments, or	      other slender bodies, interwoven; as, the texture of cloth	      or of a spider's web.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 substances or minerals; the texture of a plant	      or a bone; the texture of paper; a loose or compact	      texture.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) A tissue. See {Tissue}.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Texture \Tex"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Textured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Texturing}.]	   To form a texture of or with; to interweave. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Textury \Tex"tur*y\, n.	   The art or process of weaving; texture. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Teyne \Teyne\, n. [See {Tain}.]	   A thin plate of metal. [Obs.] "A teyne of silver." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Th \Th\	   In Old English, the article the, when the following word	   began with a vowel, was often written with elision as if a	   part of the word. Thus in Chaucer, the forms thabsence,	   tharray, thegle, thend, thingot, etc., are found for the	   absence, the array, the eagle, the end, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Thack
Thack \Thack\, Thacker \Thack"er\	   See {Thatch}, {Thatcher}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thai \Thai\ (t[imac]), n.	   The language of Thailand (Siam); it is a member of the Tai	   group of languages.	   [PJC]	Thai \Thai\ (t[imac]), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Thai language, a member of the Tai	   group of languages.	   [PJC]	   2. Of or pertaining to Thailand or its people.	      [PJC]
Thak \Thak\, v. t.	   To thwack. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalamencephalon \Thal`a*men*ceph"a*lon\, n. [NL. See	   {Thalamus}, and {Encephalon}.] (Anat.)	   The segment of the brain next in front of the midbrain,	   including the thalami, pineal gland, and pituitary body; the	   diencephalon; the interbrain.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalamic \Tha*lam"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a thalamus or to thalami.	   [1913 Webster] Thalamifloral
Thalamifloral \Thal`a*mi*flo"ral\, Thalamiflorous
\Thal`a*mi*flo"rous\, a. [See {Thalamus}, and {Floral}.] (Bot.)	   Bearing the stamens directly on the receptacle; -- said of a	   subclass of polypetalous dicotyledonous plants in the system	   of De Candolle.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalamocoele \Thal"a*mo*coele`\, n. [Thalamic + Gr. koi^los	   hollow.] (Anat.)	   The cavity or ventricle of the thalamencephalon; the third	   ventricle.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalamophora \Thal`a*moph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. qa`lamos	   chamber + fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Foraminifera}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalamus \Thal"a*mus\, n.; pl. {Thalami}. [L. thalamus chamber,	   Gr. qa`lamos.]	   1. (Anat.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the	      third ventricle of the brain; -- called also {optic	      thalamus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Same as {Thallus}.	      (b) The receptacle of a flower; a torus.	          [1913 Webster]
Thalassian \Tha*las"si*an\, n. [From Gr. qa`lassa the sea.]	   (Zool.)	   Any sea tortoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalassic \Tha*las"sic\, a. [Gr. qa`lassa the sea.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to the sea; -- sometimes applied to rocks	   formed from sediments deposited upon the sea bottom.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalassinian \Thal`as*sin"i*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Thalassinidae}, a family of burrowing	   macrurous Crustacea, having a long and soft abdomen.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalassography \Thal`as*sog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. qa`lassa sea +	   -graphy.]	   The study or science of the life of marine organisms.	   --Agassiz.	   [1913 Webster]
thaler \tha"ler\ (t[aum]"l[~e]r), n. [G. See {Dollar}.]	   A former German silver coin worth about three shillings	   sterling, or about 73 cents, around 1900.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Thalia \Tha*li"a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. Qa`leia, originally,	   blooming, luxuriant, akin to qa`llein to be luxuriant.]	   (Class. Myth.)	   (a) That one of the nine Muses who presided over comedy.	   (b) One of the three Graces.	   (c) One of the Nereids.	       [1913 Webster]
Thaliacea \Tha`li*a"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Thalia}.] (Zool.)	   A division of Tunicata comprising the free-swimming species,	   such as Salpa and Doliolum.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalian \Tha*li"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Thalia; hence, of or pertaining to	   comedy; comic.	   [1913 Webster]
Thallate \Thal"late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of a hypothetical thallic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Thallene \Thal"lene\, n. (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon obtained from coal-tar residues, and remarkable	   for its intense yellowish green fluorescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Thallic \Thal"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from, or containing,	   thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in which	   the element has a higher valence as contrasted with the	   {thallous} compounds; as, thallic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalline \Thal"line\, a. (Bot.)	   Consisting of a thallus.	   [1913 Webster]	Thalline \Thal"line\, n. [Gr. ? a young shoot or branch.]	   (Chem.)	   An artificial alkaloid of the quinoline series, obtained as a	   white crystalline substance, {C10H13NO}, whose salts are	   valuable as antipyretics; -- so called from the green color	   produced in its solution by certain oxidizing agents.	   [1913 Webster]
Thallious \Thal"li*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   See {Thallous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thallium \Thal"li*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? young or green shoot	   or branch, twig. So called from a characteristic bright green	   line in its spectrum.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of the aluminium group found in some	   minerals, as certain pyrites, and also in the lead-chamber	   deposit in the manufacture of sulphuric acid. It is isolated	   as a heavy, soft, bluish white metal, easily oxidized in	   moist air, but preserved by keeping under water. Symbol Tl.	   Atomic weight 203.7.	   [1913 Webster]
Thallogen \Thal"lo*gen\, n. [Gr. ? young shoot or branch, frond	   + -gen.] (Bot.)	   One of a large class or division of the vegetable kingdom,	   which includes those flowerless plants, such as fungi, algae,	   and lichens, that consist of a thallus only, composed of	   cellular tissue, or of a congeries of cells, or even of	   separate cells, and never show a distinction into root, stem,	   and leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalloid \Thal"loid\, a. [Thallus + -oid.] (Bot.)	   Resembling, or consisting of, thallus.	   [1913 Webster]
Thallophyta \Thal*loph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Thallophyte}.]	   (Bot.)	   A phylum of plants of very diverse habit and structure,	   including the algae, fungi, and lichens. The simpler forms,	   as many blue-green algae, yeasts, etc., are unicellular and	   reproduce vegetatively or by means of asexual spores; in the	   higher forms the plant body is a thallus, which may be	   filamentous or may consist of plates of cells; it is commonly	   undifferentiated into stem, leaves, and roots, and shows no	   distinct tissue systems; the fronds of many algae, however,	   are modified to serve many of the functions of the	   above-named organs. Both asexual and sexual reproduction,	   often of a complex type, occur in these forms. The	   Thallophyta exist almost exclusively as gametophytes, the	   sporophyte being absent or rudimentary. By those who do not	   separate the Myxophyta from the Tallophyta as a distinct	   phylum the latter is treated as the lowermost group in the	   vegetable kingdom.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thallophyte \Thal"lo*phyte\, n. [Gr. ? young shoot + -phyte.]	   1. (Bot.) A plant belonging to the Thallophyta. --	      {Thal`lo*phyt"ic}, a.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Thallogen}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thallous \Thal"lous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to thallium; derived from, or containing,	   thallium; specifically, designating those compounds in which	   the element has a lower valence as contrasted with the	   {thallic} compounds. [Written also {thallious}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thallus \Thal"lus\, n.; pl. {Thalli}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? young	   shoot or branch, frond.] (Bot.)	   A solid mass of cellular tissue, consisting of one or more	   layers, usually in the form of a flat stratum or expansion,	   but sometimes erect or pendulous, and elongated and	   branching, and forming the substance of the thallogens.	   [1913 Webster]
Thalweg \Thal"weg`\, n. [G., fr. thal valley + weg way. See	   {Dale}; {Way}.] (Physiography)	   (a) A line following the lowest part of a valley, whether	       under water or not.	   (b) The line of continuous maximum descent from any point on	       a land surface, or that cutting all contours and angles.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Thammuz
Thammuz \Tham"muz\, Tammuz \Tam"muz\, n. [Heb. thamm[=u]z.]	   1. A deity among the ancient Syrians, in honor of whom the	      Hebrew idolatresses held an annual lamentation. This deity	      has been conjectured to be the same with the Phoenician	      Adon, or Adonis. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The fourth month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year, --	      supposed to correspond nearly with our month of July.	      [1913 Webster]
Thamnophile \Tham"no*phile\, n. [Gr. qa`mnos a bush + fi`los	   loving.] (Zool.)	   A bush shrike.	   [1913 Webster]
Thamyn \Tha"myn\, n. (Zool.)	   An Asiatic deer ({Rucervus Eldi}) resembling the swamp deer;	   -- called also {Eld's deer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Than \Than\ ([th][a^]n), conj. [OE. than, thon, then, thanne,	   thonne, thenne, than, then, AS. [eth]anne, [eth]onne,	   [eth]aenne; akin to D. dan, OHG. danne, G. dann then, denn	   than, for, Goth. [thorn]an then, and to E. the, there, that.	   See {That}, and cf. {Then}.]	   A particle expressing comparison, used after certain	   adjectives and adverbs which express comparison or diversity,	   as more, better, other, otherwise, and the like. It is	   usually followed by the object compared in the nominative	   case. Sometimes, however, the object compared is placed in	   the objective case, and than is then considered by some	   grammarians as a preposition. Sometimes the object is	   expressed in a sentence, usually introduced by that; as, I	   would rather suffer than that you should want.	   [1913 Webster]	         Behold, a greater than Solomon is here.  --Matt. xii.	                                                  42.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which when Beelzebub perceived, than whom,	         Satan except, none higher sat.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         It's wiser being good than bad;	         It's safer being meek than fierce;	         It's fitter being sane than mad.         --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	Than \Than\, adv.	   Then. See {Then}. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thanne longen folk to gon on pilgrimages. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thana \Tha"na\ (t[aum]"n[aum]), n. [Written also {tana},	   {tanna}.] [Hind. th[=a]n[=a].]	   A police station. [India] --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thanage \Than"age\, n.	   The district in which a thane anciently had jurisdiction;	   thanedom.	   [1913 Webster]
Thanatoid \Than"a*toid\, a. [Gr. qa`natos death + -oid.]	   Deathlike; resembling death. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Thanatology \Than`a*tol"o*gy\ (th[a^]n`[.a]*t[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]),	   n. [Gr. qa`natos + -logy.]	   A description, or the doctrine, of death. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
thanatopsis \than`a*top"sis\ (th[a^]n`[.a]*t[o^]p"s[i^]s), n.	   [NL., fr. Gr. qa`natos death + 'o`psis view.]	   A view of death; a meditation on the subject of death.	   --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Thanatopsis \Than`a*top"sis\ (th[a^]n`[.a]*t[o^]p"s[i^]s), prop.	   n. [NL., fr. Gr. qa`natos death + 'o`psis view.]	   The title of a poem by William Cullen Bryant (1794-1878),	   meditating on the subject of death. One of Bryant's	   best-remembered poems, it was written in 1811 and was	   discovered and rushed to publication in 1817 (in the North	   American Review) by Bryant's father, originally without the	   poet's knowledge. A revised version was published in 1821. In	   this elegy Bryant reflects that death comes to all men,	   common and great, and that all eventually shall rest together	   in the "mighty sepulchre" of the earth.	   [PJC]	   Note: The text of the poem is as follows:	         To him who in the love of nature holds	         Communion with her visible forms, she speaks	         A various language; for his gayer hours	         She has a voice of gladness, and a smile	         And eloquence of beauty; and she glides	         Into his darker musings, with a mild	         And healing sympathy that steals away	         Their sharpness ere he is aware. When thoughts	         Of the last bitter hour come like a blight	         Over thy spirit, and sad images	         Of the stern agony, and shroud, and pall,	         And breathless darkness, and the narrow house,	         Make thee to shudder, and grow sick at heart; 	         Go forth, under the open sky, and list	         To Nature's teachings, while from all around 	         Earth and her waters, and the depths of air 	         Comes a still voice. Yet a few days, and thee	         The all-beholding sun shall see no more	         In all his course; nor yet in the cold ground,	         Where thy pale form was laid, with many tears,	         Nor in the embrace of ocean, shall exist	         Thy image. Earth, that nourished thee, shall claim	         Thy growth, to be resolved to earth again,	         And, lost each human trace, surrendering up	         Thine individual being, shalt thou go	         To mix forever with the elements,	         To be a brother to the insensible rock	         And to the sluggish clod, which the rude swain	         Turns with his share, and treads upon. The oak	         Shall send his roots abroad, and pierce thy mold.	         Yet not to thine eternal resting-place	         Shalt thou retire alone, nor couldst thou wish	         Couch more magnificent. Thou shalt lie down	         With patriarchs of the infant world -- with kings,	         The powerful of the earth -- the wise, the good,	         Fair forms, and hoary seers of ages past,	         All in one mighty sepulchre. -- The hills	         Rock-ribbed and ancient as the sun, -- the vales	         Stretching in pensive quietness between;	         The venerable woods -- rivers that move	         In majesty, and the complaining brooks	         That make the meadows green; and, poured round all,	         Old Ocean's gray and melancholy waste,	         Are but the solemn decorations all	         Of the great tomb of man. The golden sun,	         The planets, all the infinite host of heaven,	         Are shining on the sad abodes of death	         Through the still lapse of ages. All that tread	         The globe are but a handful to the tribes	         That slumber in its bosom. -- Take the wings	         Of morning, pierce the Barcan wilderness,	         Or lose thyself in the continuous woods	         Where rolls the Oregon, and hears no sound,	         Save his own dashings -- yet the dead are there:	         And millions in those solitudes, since first	         The flight of years began, have laid them down	         In their last sleep -- the dead reign there alone.	         So shalt thou rest -- and what if thou withdraw	         In silence from the living, and no friend	         Take note of thy departure? All that breathe	         Will share thy destiny. The gay will laugh	         When thou art gone, the solemn brood of care	         Plod on, and each one as before will chase	         His favorite phantom; yet all these shall leave	         Their mirth and their employments, and shall come	         And make their bed with thee. As the long train	         Of ages glides away, the sons of men	         The youth in life's fresh spring, and he who goes	         In the full strength of years, matron and maid,	         The speechless babe, and the gray-headed man	         Shall one by one be gathered to thy side,	         By those, who in their turn, shall follow them.	         So live, that when thy summons comes to join	         The innumerable caravan, which moves	         To that mysterious realm, where each shall take	         His chamber in the silent halls of death,	         Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,	         Scourged to his dungeon, but, sustained and soothed	         By an unfaltering trust, approach thy grave	         Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch	         About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.	         [PJC]
Thane \Thane\ (th[=a]n), n. [OE. thein, [thorn]ein, AS.	   [thorn]egen, [thorn]egn; akin to OHG. degan a follower,	   warrior, boy, MHG. degen a hero, G. degen hero, soldier,	   Icel. [thorn]egn a thane, a freeman; probably akin to Gr.	   te`knon a child, ti`ktein to bear, beget, or perhaps to Goth.	   [thorn]ius servant, AS. [thorn]e['o]w, G. dienen to serve.]	   A dignitary under the Anglo-Saxons and Danes in England. Of	   these there were two orders, the king's thanes, who attended	   the kings in their courts and held lands immediately of them,	   and the ordinary thanes, who were lords of manors and who had	   particular jurisdiction within their limits. After the	   Conquest, this title was disused, and {baron} took its place.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the ancient Scots, thane was a title of honor,	         which seems gradually to have declined in its	         significance. --Jamieson.	         [1913 Webster]
thanedom \thane"dom\ (th[=a]n"d[u^]m), n.	   The property or jurisdiction of a thane; thanage. --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
thanehood \thane"hood\ (th[=a]n"h[oo^]d), n.	   The character or dignity of a thane; also, thanes,	   collectively. --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
thaneship \thane"ship\, n.	   The state or dignity of a thane; thanehood; also, the	   seignioralty of a thane.	   [1913 Webster]
thank \thank\ (th[a^][ng]k), n.; pl. {thanks} (th[a^][ng]ks).	   [AS. [thorn]anc, [thorn]onc, thanks, favor, thought; akin to	   OS. thank favor, pleasure, thanks, D. & G. dank thanks, Icel.	   [thorn]["o]kk, Dan. tak, Sw. tack, Goth. [thorn]agks thanks;	   -- originally, a thought, a thinking. See {Think}.]	   A expression of gratitude; an acknowledgment expressive of a	   sense of favor or kindness received; obligation, claim, or	   desert, or gratitude; -- now generally used in the plural.	   "This ceremonial thanks." --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]	         If ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank	         have ye? for sinners also do even the same. --Luke vi.	                                                  33.	   [1913 Webster]	         What great thank, then, if any man, reputed wise and	         constant, will neither do, nor permit others under his	         charge to do, that which he approves not, especially in	         matter of sin?                           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thanks, thanks to thee, most worthy friend,	         For the lesson thou hast taught.         --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {His thanks}, {Her thanks}, etc., of his or her own accord;	      with his or her good will; voluntary. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Full sooth is said that love ne lordship,	            Will not, his thanks, have no fellowship. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In thank}, with thanks or thankfulness. [Obs.]	   {Thank offering}, an offering made as an expression of	      thanks.	      [1913 Webster]
Thank \Thank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thanking}.] [AS. [thorn]ancian. See {Thank}, n.]	   To express gratitude to (anyone) for a favor; to make	   acknowledgments to (anyone) for kindness bestowed; -- used	   also ironically for blame.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Graunt mercy, lord, that thank I you," quod she.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         I thank thee for thine honest care.      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Weigh the danger with the doubtful bliss,	         And thank yourself if aught should fall amiss.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Thankful \Thank"ful\, a. [AS. [thorn]ancfull.]	   1. Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ladies, look here; this is the thankful glass	            That mends the looker's eyes; this is the well	            That washes what it shows.            --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impressed with a sense of kindness received, and ready to	      acknowledge it; grateful.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be thankful unto him, and bless his name. --Ps. c.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Thank"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Thank"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Thankless \Thank"less\, a.	   1. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness;	      unthankful; ungrateful.	      [1913 Webster]	            That she may feel	            How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is	            To have a thankless child!            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a	      thankless task.	      [1913 Webster]	            To shepherd thankless, but by thieves that love the	            night allowed.                        --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Thank"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Thank"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Thankly \Thank"ly\, adv.	   Thankfully. [Obs.] --Sylvester (Du Bartas).	   [1913 Webster]
Thanksgive \Thanks"give\, v. t.	   To give or dedicate in token of thanks. [Obs. or R.] --Mede.	   [1913 Webster]
Thanksgiver \Thanks"giv`er\, n.	   One who gives thanks, or acknowledges a kindness. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Thanksgiving \Thanks"giv`ing\, n.	   1. The act of rending thanks, or expressing gratitude for	      favors or mercies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every creature of God is good, and nothing to be	            refused, if it be received with thanksgiving. --1	                                                  Tim. iv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the thanksgiving before meat.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And taught by thee the Church prolongs	            Her hymns of high thanksgiving still. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A public acknowledgment or celebration of divine goodness;	      also, a day set apart for religious services, specially to	      acknowledge the goodness of God, either in any remarkable	      deliverance from calamities or danger, or in the ordinary	      dispensation of his bounties.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States it is now customary for the	         President by proclamation to appoint annually a day	         (usually the last Thursday in November) of thanksgiving	         and praise to God for the mercies of the past year.	         This is an extension of the custom long prevailing in	         several States in which an annual Thanksgiving day has	         been appointed by proclamation of the governor.	         [1913 Webster]
Thankworthiness \Thank"wor`thi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being thankworthy.	   [1913 Webster]
Thankworthy \Thank"wor`thy\, a.	   Deserving thanks; worthy of gratitude; mreitorious.	   [1913 Webster]	         For this thankworthy, if a man, for conscience toward	         God, endure grief, suffering wrongfully. --1 Pet. ii.	                                                  19.	   [1913 Webster]
Thar \Thar\, n. (Zool.)	   A goatlike animal ({Capra Jemlaica}) native of the Himalayas.	   It has small, flattened horns, curved directly backward. The	   hair of the neck, shoulders, and chest of the male is very	   long, reaching to the knees. Called also {serow}, and {imo}.	   [Written also {thaar}, and {tahr}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Thar \Thar\, v. impersonal, pres. [OE. thar, [thorn]arf, AS.	   [thorn]earf, infin. [thorn]urfan to need; akin to OHG.	   durfan, G. d["u]rfen to be allowed, Icel. [thorn]urfa to	   need, Goth. [thorn]a['u]rban.]	   It needs; need. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         What thar thee reck or care?             --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tharms \Tharms\, n. pl. [AS. [thorn]earm a gut; akin to D. & G.	   darm, Icel. [thorn]armr, Sw. & Dan. tarm. [root]53.]	   Twisted guts. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Tharos \Tha"ros\, n. (Zool.)	   A small American butterfly ({Phycoides tharos}) having the	   upper surface of the wings variegated with orange and black,	   the outer margins black with small white crescents; -- called	   also {pearl crescent}.	   [1913 Webster]
That \That\, pron., a., conj., & adv. [AS. [eth]aet, neuter nom.	   & acc. sing. of the article (originally a demonstrative	   pronoun). The nom. masc. s[=e], and the nom. fem. se['o] are	   from a different root. AS. [eth]aet is akin to D. dat, G.	   das, OHG. daz, Sw. & Dan. det, Icel. [thorn]at (masc. s[=a],	   fem. s[=o]), Goth. [thorn]ata (masc. sa, fem. s[=o]), Gr. ?	   (masc. ?, fem. ?), Skr. tat (for tad, masc. sas, fem. s[=a]);	   cf. L. istud that. [root]184. Cf. {The}, {Their}, {They},	   {Them}, {This}, {Than}, {Since}.]	   1. As a demonstrative pronoun (pl. {Those}), that usually	      points out, or refers to, a person or thing previously	      mentioned, or supposed to be understood. That, as a	      demonstrative, may precede the noun to which it refers;	      as, that which he has said is true; those in the basket	      are good apples.	      [1913 Webster]	            The early fame of Gratian was equal to that of the	            most celebrated princes.              --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: That may refer to an entire sentence or paragraph, and	         not merely to a word. It usually follows, but sometimes	         precedes, the sentence referred to.	         [1913 Webster]	               That be far from thee, to do after this manner,	               to slay the righteous with the wicked. --Gen.	                                                  xviii. 25.	         [1913 Webster]	               And when Moses heard that, he was content. --Lev.	                                                  x. 20.	         [1913 Webster]	               I will know your business, Harry, that I will.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: That is often used in opposition to this, or by way of	         distinction, and in such cases this, like the Latin hic	         and French ceci, generally refers to that which is	         nearer, and that, like Latin ille and French cela, to	         that which is more remote. When they refer to foreign	         words or phrases, this generally refers to the latter,	         and that to the former.	         [1913 Webster]	               Two principles in human nature reign;	               Self-love, to urge, and Reason, to restrain;	               Nor this a good, nor that a bad we call. --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	               If the Lord will, we shall live, and do this or	               that.                              --James iv.	                                                  16.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. As an adjective, that has the same demonstrative force as	      the pronoun, but is followed by a noun.	      [1913 Webster]	            It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrah in	            the day of judgment, than for that city. --Matt. x.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woman was made whole from that hour. --Matt. ix.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: That was formerly sometimes used with the force of the	         article the, especially in the phrases that one, that	         other, which were subsequently corrupted into th'tone,	         th'tother (now written t'other).	         [1913 Webster]	               Upon a day out riden knightes two . . .	               That one of them came home, that other not.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. As a relative pronoun, that is equivalent to who or which,	      serving to point out, and make definite, a person or thing	      spoken of, or alluded to, before, and may be either	      singular or plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that reproveth a scorner getteth to himself	            shame.                                --Prov. ix. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            A judgment that is equal and impartial must incline	            to the greater probabilities.         --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: If the relative clause simply conveys an additional	         idea, and is not properly explanatory or restrictive,	         who or which (rarely that) is employed; as, the king	         that (or who) rules well is generally popular;	         Victoria, who (not that) rules well, enjoys the	         confidence of her subjects. Ambiguity may in some cases	         be avoided in the use of that (which is restrictive)	         instead of who or which, likely to be understood in a	         coordinating sense. --Bain.	         [1913 Webster] That was formerly used for that which,	         as what is now; but such use is now archaic.	         [1913 Webster]	               We speak that we do know, and testify that we	               have seen.                         --John iii.	                                                  11.	         [1913 Webster]	               That I have done it is thyself to wite [blame].	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster] That, as a relative pronoun, cannot be	         governed by a preposition preceding it, but may be	         governed by one at the end of the sentence which it	         commences.	         [1913 Webster]	               The ship that somebody was sailing in. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	         [1913 Webster] In Old English, that was often used with	         the demonstratives he, his, him, etc., and the two	         together had the force of a relative pronoun; thus,	         that he = who; that his = whose; that him = whom.	         [1913 Webster]	               I saw to-day a corpse yborn to church	               That now on Monday last I saw him wirche [work].	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster] Formerly, that was used, where we now	         commonly use which, as a relative pronoun with the	         demonstrative pronoun that as its antecedent.	         [1913 Webster]	               That that dieth, let it die; and that that is to	               cut off, let it be cut off.        --Zech. xi. 9.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. As a conjunction, that retains much of its force as a	      demonstrative pronoun. It is used, specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To introduce a clause employed as the object of the	          preceding verb, or as the subject or predicate	          nominative of a verb.	          [1913 Webster]	                She tells them 't is a causeless fantasy,	                And childish error, that they are afraid.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                I have shewed before, that a mere possibility to	                the contrary, can by no means hinder a thing	                from being highly credible.       --Bp. Wilkins.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To introduce, a reason or cause; -- equivalent to for	          that, in that, for the reason that, because.	          [1913 Webster]	                He does hear me;	                And that he does, I weep.         --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To introduce a purpose; -- usually followed by may, or	          might, and frequently preceded by so, in order, to the	          end, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                These things I say, that ye might be saved.	                                                  --John v. 34.	          [1913 Webster]	                To the end that he may prolong his days. --Deut.	                                                  xvii. 20.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To introduce a consequence, result, or effect; --	          usually preceded by so or such, sometimes by that.	          [1913 Webster]	                The birds their notes renew, and bleating herds	                Attest their joy, that hill and valley rings.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                He gazed so long	                That both his eyes were dazzled.  --Tennyson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To introduce a clause denoting time; -- equivalent to	          in which time, at which time, when.	          [1913 Webster]	                So wept Duessa until eventide,	                That shining lamps in Jove's high course were	                lit.                              --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Is not this the day	                That Hermia should give answer of her choice?	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) In an elliptical sentence to introduce a dependent	          sentence expressing a wish, or a cause of surprise,	          indignation, or the like.	          [1913 Webster]	                Ha, cousin Silence, that thou hadst seen that	                that this knight and I have seen! --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                O God, that right should thus overcome might!	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: That was formerly added to other conjunctions or to	         adverbs to make them emphatic.	         [1913 Webster]	               To try if that our own be ours or no. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster] That is sometimes used to connect a	         clause with a preceding conjunction on which it	         depends.	         [1913 Webster]	               When he had carried Rome and that we looked	               For no less spoil than glory.      --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. As adverb: To such a degree; so; as, he was that	      frightened he could say nothing. [Archaic or in illiteral	      use.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {All that}, everything of that kind; all that sort.	      [1913 Webster]	            With singing, laughing, ogling, and all that.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rank is but the guinea's stamp,	            The man's the gowd [gold] for a'that. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For that}. See under {For}, prep.	   {In that}. See under {In}, prep.	      [1913 Webster]
Thatch \Thatch\, n. [OE. thak, AS. [thorn][ae]c a roof; akin to	   [thorn]eccean to cover, D. dak a roof, dekken to cover, G.	   dach a roof, decken 8cover, Icel. [thorn]ak a roof, Sw. tak,	   Dan. tag, Lith. st[=o]gas, Ir. teagh a house, Gael. teach,	   tigh, W. ty, L. tegere to cover, toga a toga, Gr. ?, ?, a	   roof, ? to cover, Skr. sthag. Cf. {Deck}, {Integument},	   {Tile}, {Toga}.]	   1. Straw, rushes, or the like, used for making or covering	      the roofs of buildings, or of stacks of hay or grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A name in the West Indies for several kinds of	      palm, the leaves of which are used for thatching.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thatch sparrow}, the house sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Thatch \Thatch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thatched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thatching}.] [From {Thatch}, n.: cf. OE. thecchen, AS.	   ?eccean to cover.]	   To cover with, or with a roof of, straw, reeds, or some	   similar substance; as, to thatch a roof, a stable, or a stack	   of grain.	   [1913 Webster]
Thatcher \Thatch"er\, n.	   One who thatches.	   [1913 Webster]
Thatching \Thatch"ing\, n.	   1. The act or art of covering buildings with thatch; so as to	      keep out rain, snow, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The materials used for this purpose; thatch.	      [1913 Webster]
Thaught \Thaught\ (th[add]t), n. (Naut.)	   See {Thwart}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thaumatolatry \Thau`ma*tol"a*try\	   (th[add]`m[.a]*t[o^]l"[.a]*tr[y^]), n. [Gr. qay^ma,	   qay`matos, a wonder + latrei`a worship.]	   Worship or undue admiration of wonderful or miraculous	   things. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The thaumatolatry by which our theology has been	         debased for more than a century.         --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Thaumatrope \Thau"ma*trope\ (th[add]"m[.a]*tr[=o]p), n. [Gr.	   qay^ma a wonder + tre`pein to turn.] (Opt.)	   An optical instrument or toy for showing the persistence of	   an impression upon the eyes after the luminous object is	   withdrawn.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It consists of a card having on its opposite faces	         figures of two different objects, or halves of the same	         object, as a bird and a cage, which, when the card is	         whirled rapidly round a diameter by the strings that	         hold it, appear to the eye combined in a single	         picture, as of a bird in its cage.	         [1913 Webster]
thaumaturge \thau"ma*turge\ (th[add]"m[.a]*t[^u]rj), n. [See	   {thaumaturgus}.]	   A magician; a wonder worker. --Lowell.	   Syn: thaumaturgist.	        [1913 Webster] thaumaturgic
thaumaturgic \thau`ma*tur"gic\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]k),
thaumaturgical \thau`ma*tur"gic*al\	   (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]*kal), a.	   Of or pertaining to thaumaturgy; magical; wonderful.	   --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
thaumaturgics \thau`ma*tur"gics\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]ks),	   n.	   Feats of legerdemain, or magical performances.	   [1913 Webster]
thaumaturgist \thau`ma*tur"gist\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[i^]st),	   n.	   One who deals in wonders, or believes in them; a wonder	   worker; a thaumaturge. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
thaumaturgus \thau`ma*tur"gus\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"g[u^]s), n.	   [NL., from Gr. qaymatourgo`s wonder-working; qay^ma a wonder	   + 'e`rgon work.]	   A miracle worker; -- a title given by the Roman Catholics to	   some saints.	   [1913 Webster]
thaumaturgy \thau"ma*tur`gy\ (th[add]`m[.a]*t[^u]r"j[y^]), n.	   [Gr. qaymatourgi`a.]	   The act or art of performing something wonderful; magic;	   legerdemain. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
thave \thave\ (th[=a]v), n.	   Same as {theave}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
thaw \thaw\ (th[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thawed} (th[add]d);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Thawing}.] [AS. [thorn][=a]wian,	   [thorn][=a]wan; akin to D. dovijen, G. tauen, thauen (cf.	   also verdauen to digest, OHG. douwen, firdouwen), Icel.	   [thorn]eyja, Sw. t["o]a, Dan. t["o]e, and perhaps to Gr.	   th`kein to melt. [root]56.]	   1. To melt, dissolve, or become fluid; to soften; -- said of	      that which is frozen; as, the ice thaws.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become so warm as to melt ice and snow; -- said in	      reference to the weather, and used impersonally.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To grow gentle or genial. Compare {cold}[4], a. and	      {hard}[6], a.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	thaw \thaw\, v. t.	   To cause (frozen things, as earth, snow, ice) to melt,	   soften, or dissolve.	   [1913 Webster]	thaw \thaw\, n.	   The melting of ice, snow, or other congealed matter; the	   resolution of ice, or the like, into the state of a fluid;	   liquefaction by heat of anything congealed by frost; also, a	   warmth of weather sufficient to melt that which is congealed.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
thawy \thaw"y\, a.	   Liquefying by heat after having been frozen; thawing;	   melting. [archaic]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
The \The\ ([th][=e]), v. i.	   See {Thee}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	The \The\ ([th][=e], when emphatic or alone; [th][-e], obscure	   before a vowel; [th]e, obscure before a consonant; 37),	   definite article. [AS. [eth][=e], a later form for earlier	   nom. sing. masc. s[=e], formed under the influence of the	   oblique cases. See {That}, pron.]	   A word placed before nouns to limit or individualize their	   meaning.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The was originally a demonstrative pronoun, being a	         weakened form of that. When placed before adjectives	         and participles, it converts them into abstract nouns;	         as, the sublime and the beautiful. --Burke. The is used	         regularly before many proper names, as of rivers,	         oceans, ships, etc.; as, the Nile, the Atlantic, the	         Great Eastern, the West Indies, The Hague. The with an	         epithet or ordinal number often follows a proper name;	         as, Alexander the Great; Napoleon the Third. The may be	         employed to individualize a particular kind or species;	         as, the grasshopper shall be a burden. --Eccl. xii. 5.	         [1913 Webster]	The \The\, adv. [AS. [eth][=e], [eth][=y], instrumental case of	   s[=e], se['o], [eth][ae]t, the definite article. See 2d	   {The}.]	   By that; by how much; by so much; on that account; -- used	   before comparatives; as, the longer we continue in sin, the	   more difficult it is to reform. "Yet not the more cease I."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         So much the rather thou, Celestial Light,	         Shine inward, and the mind through all her powers	         Irradiate.                               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Thea \The"a\, prop. n. [NL. See {Tea}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants found in China and Japan; the tea plant.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is now commonly referred to the genus {Camellia}.	         [1913 Webster]
theandric \the*an"dric\ (th[-e]*[a^]n"dr[i^]k), a. [Gr.	   qeandriko`s; qeo`s god + anh`r, andro`s, a man.]	   Relating to, or existing by, the union of divine and human	   operation in Christ, or the joint agency of the divine and	   human nature. --Murdock.	   [1913 Webster] theanthropic
theanthropic \the`an*throp"ic\ (th[=e]`[a^]n*thr[o^]p"[i^]k),
Theanthropical \The`an*throp"ic*al\	   (th[=e]`[a^]n*thr[o^]p"[i^]*kal), a.	   Partaking of, or combining, both divinity and humanity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The gorgeous and imposing figures of his [Homer's]	         theanthropic sytem.                      --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Theanthropism \The*an"thro*pism\, n. [Gr. ? god + ? man.]	   1. A state of being God and man. [R.] --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The ascription of human atributes to the Deity, or to a	      polytheistic deity; anthropomorphism. --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Theanthropist \The*an"thro*pist\, n.	   One who advocates, or believes in, theanthropism.	   [1913 Webster]
Theanthropy \The*an"thro*py\, n.	   Theanthropism.	   [1913 Webster]
Thearchic \The*ar"chic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Thearchy}.]	   Divinely sovereign or supreme. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Jesus] is the thearchic Intelligence. --Milman.	   [1913 Webster]
Thearchy \The"ar*chy\, n. [Gr. ? god + -archy: cf. Gr. ? the	   supreme deity.]	   Government by God; divine sovereignty; theocracy.	   [1913 Webster] Theater
Theater \The"a*ter\, Theatre \The"a*tre\, n. [F. th['e][^a]tre,	   L. theatrum, Gr. ?, fr. ? to see, view; cf. Skr. dhy[=a] to	   meditate, think. Cf. {Theory}.]	   1. An edifice in which dramatic performances or spectacles	      are exhibited for the amusement of spectators; anciently	      uncovered, except the stage, but in modern times roofed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any room adapted to the exhibition of any performances	      before an assembly, as public lectures, scholastic	      exercises, anatomical demonstrations, surgical operations,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which resembles a theater in form, use, or the like;	      a place rising by steps or gradations, like the seats of a	      theater. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shade above shade, a woody theater	            Of stateliest view.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sphere or scheme of operation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For if a man can be partaker of God's theater, he	            shall likewise be partaker of God's rest. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A place or region where great events are enacted; as, the	      theater of war.	      [1913 Webster] Theatin
Theatin \The"a*tin\, Theatine \The"a*tine\, n. [F. th['e]atin,	   It. theatino.] (R. C. Ch.)	   1. One of an order of Italian monks, established in 1524,	      expressly to oppose Reformation, and to raise the tone of	      piety among Roman Catholics. They hold no property, nor do	      they beg, but depend on what Providence sends. Their chief	      employment is preaching and giving religious instruction.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Their name is derived from Theate, or Chieti, a city of	         Naples, the archbishop of which was a principal founder	         of the order; but they bore various names; as, Regular	         Clerks of the Community, Pauline Monks, Apostolic	         Clerks, and Regular Clerks of the Divine Providence.	         The order never flourished much out of Italy.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) One of an order of nuns founded by Ursula	      Benincasa, who died in 1618.	      [1913 Webster]
Theatral \The"a*tral\, a. [L. theatralis: cf. F. th['e]atral.]	   Of or pertaining to a theater; theatrical. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Theatric \The*at"ric\, a.	   Theatrical.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woods over woods in gay, theatric pride. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Theatrical \The*at"ric*al\, a. [L. theatricus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a theater, or to the scenic	   representations; resembling the manner of dramatic	   performers; histrionic; hence, artificial; as, theatrical	   performances; theatrical gestures. -- {The*at`ri*cal"i*ty},	   n. -- {The*at"ric*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         No meretricious aid whatever has been called in -- no	         trick, no illusion of the eye, nothing theatrical. --R.	                                                  Jefferies.	   [1913 Webster]
Theatricals \The*at"ric*als\, n. pl.	   Dramatic performances; especially, those produced by	   amateurs.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such fashionable cant terms as `theatricals,' and	         `musicals,' invented by the flippant Topham, still	         survive among his confraternity of frivolity. --I.	                                                  Disraeli.	   [1913 Webster]
Theave \Theave\, n. [Cf. W. dafad a sheep, ewe.]	   A ewe lamb of the first year; also, a sheep three years old.	   [Written also {thave}.] [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Thebaic \The*ba"ic\, a. [L. thebaicus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Thebes in Egypt; specifically,	   designating a version of the Bible preserved by the Copts,	   and esteemed of great value by biblical scholars. This	   version is also called the Sahidic version.	   [1913 Webster]
Thebaid \The"ba*id\, n. [L. Thebais, -idis.]	   A Latin epic poem by Statius about Thebes in Boeotia.	   [1913 Webster]
Thebaine \The*ba"ine\, n. [So called from a kind of Egyptian	   opium produced at Thebes.] (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid, {C19H21NO3}, found in opium in small	   quantities, having a sharp, astringent taste, and a tetanic	   action resembling that of strychnine.	   [1913 Webster]
Theban \The"ban\, a. [L. Thebanus.]	   Of or pertaining to Thebes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Theban year} (Anc. Chron.), the Egyptian year of 365 days	      and 6 hours. --J. Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	Theban \The"ban\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Thebes; also, a wise man.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll talk a word with this same learned Theban. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Theca \The"ca\, n.; pl. {Thecae}. [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 spore case, of a fungus; the theca of the	      spinal cord.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The chitinous cup which protects the hydranths of	          certain hydroids.	      (b) The more or less cuplike calicle of a coral.	      (c) The wall forming a calicle of a coral.	          [1913 Webster]
Thecal \The"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a theca; as, a thecal abscess.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecaphore \The"ca*phore\, n. [Theca + Gr. fe`rein to bear: cf.	   F. th['e]caphore.] (Bot.)	   (a) A surface or organ bearing a theca, or covered with	       thecae.	   (b) See {Basigynium}.	       [1913 Webster]
Thecasporous \The*cas"po*rous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the spores in thecae, or cases.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecata \The*ca"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a case.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Thecophora}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecla \Thec"la\, n.	   Any one of many species of small delicately colored	   butterflies belonging to {Thecla} and allied genera; --	   called also {hairstreak}, and {elfin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecodactyl \The`co*dac"tyl\, n. [? case + ? finger.] (Zool.)	   Any one of a group of lizards of the Gecko tribe, having the	   toes broad, and furnished with a groove in which the claws	   can be concealed.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecodont \The"co*dont\, a. [Gr. ? a case + ?, ?, a tooth.]	   1. (Anat.) Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the	      alveoli of the jaws.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the thecodonts.	      [1913 Webster]	Thecodont \The"co*dont\, n. (Paleon.)	   One of the Thecodontia.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecodontia \The`co*don"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   A group of fossil saurians having biconcave vertebrae and the	   teeth implanted in sockets.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecophora \The*coph"o*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a case +	   fe`rein to bear.] (Zool.)	   A division of hydroids comprising those which have the	   hydranths in thecae and the gonophores in capsules. The	   campanularians and sertularians are examples. Called also	   {Thecata}. See Illust. under {Hydroidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thecosomata \The`co*so"ma*ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Theca}, and	   {Soma}.] (Zool.)	   An order of Pteropoda comprising those species which have a	   shell. See {Pteropoda}. -- {The`co*so"ma*tous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Thedom \The"dom\, n. [Thee to prosper + -dom.]	   Success; fortune; luck; chance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Evil thedom on his monk's snout.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thee \Thee\ (th[=e]), v. i. [AS. [thorn]e['o]n; akin to OS.	   th[imac]han, D. gedijen, G. gedeihen, OHG. gidihan, Goth.	   [thorn]eihan, Lith. tekti to fall to the lot of. Cf. {Tight},	   a.]	   To thrive; to prosper. [Obs.] "He shall never thee."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well mote thee, as well can wish your thought.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Thee \Thee\ ([th][=e]), pron. [AS. [eth][=e], acc. & dat. of	   [eth][=u] thou. See {Thou}.]	   The objective case of thou. See {Thou}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thee is poetically used for thyself, as him for	         himself, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               This sword hath ended him; so shall it thee,	               Unless thou yield thee as my prisoner. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]
Theft \Theft\ (th[e^]ft), n. [OE. thefte, AS.	   [thorn]i['e]f[eth]e, [thorn][=y]f[eth]e, [thorn]e['o]f[eth]e.	   See {Thief}.]	   1. (Law) The act of stealing; specifically, the felonious	      taking and removing of personal property, with an intent	      to deprive the rightful owner of the same; larceny.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To constitute theft there must be a taking without the	         owner's consent, and it must be unlawful or felonious;	         every part of the property stolen must be removed,	         however slightly, from its former position; and it must	         be, at least momentarily, in the complete possession of	         the thief. See {Larceny}, and the Note under {Robbery}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing stolen. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If the theft be certainly found in his hand alive, .	            . . he shall restore double.          --Ex. xxii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Theftbote \Theft"bote`\, n. [Theft + bote compensation.] (Law)	   The receiving of a man's goods again from a thief, or a	   compensation for them, by way of composition, with the intent	   that the thief shall escape punishment.	   [1913 Webster]
Thegn \Thegn\, n.	   Thane. See {Thane}. --E. A. Freeman.	   [1913 Webster]
Thegnhood \Thegn"hood\, n.	   Thanehood. --E. A. Freeman.	   [1913 Webster]
Theiform \The"i*form\, a. [NL. thea tea, the tea plant + -form:	   cf. F. th['e]iforme.]	   Having the form of tea.	   [1913 Webster]
Theine \The"ine\, n. [F. th['e]ine, fr. NL. thea. See	   {Theiform}.] (Chem.)	   See {Caffeine}. Called also {theina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Their \Their\, pron. & a. [OE. thair, fr. Icel. [thorn]eirra,	   [thorn]eira, of them, but properly gen. pl. of the definite	   article; akin to AS. [eth][=a]ra, [eth][=ae]ra, gen. pl. of	   the definite article, or fr. AS. [eth][=ae]ra, influenced by	   the Scandinavian use. See {That}.]	   The possessive case of the personal pronoun they; as, their	   houses; their country.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The possessive takes the form theirs (?) when the noun	         to which it refers is not expressed, but implied or	         understood; as, our land is richest, but theirs is best	         cultivated.	         [1913 Webster]	               Nothing but the name of zeal appears	               'Twixt our best actions and the worst of theirs.	                                                  --Denham.	         [1913 Webster]
Theism \The"ism\, n. [From Gr. ? God; probably akin to ? to pray	   for, ? spoken by God, decreed: cf. F. th['e]isme. Cf.	   {Enthusiasm}, {Pantheon}, {Theology}.]	   The belief or acknowledgment of the existence of a God, as	   opposed to {atheism}, {pantheism}, or {polytheism}.	   [1913 Webster]	Theism \The"ism\ (th[=e]"[i^]z'm), n. [NL. & E. thea tea +	   -ism.] (Med.)	   The morbid condition resulting from the excessive use of tea.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Theist \The"ist\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]iste. See {Theism}.]	   One who believes in the existence of a God; especially, one	   who believes in a personal God; -- opposed to {atheist}.	   [1913 Webster] Theistic
Theistic \The*is"tic\, Theistical \The*is"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to theism, or a theist; according to the	   doctrine of theists.	   [1913 Webster]
Thelphusian \Thel*phu"si*an\, n. [Gr. ? nipple + ? to blow, to	   puff.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of fresh-water crabs which live in or on the	   banks of rivers in tropical countries.	   [1913 Webster]
Thelytokous \The*lyt"o*kous\ (th[-e]*l[i^]t"[-o]*k[u^]s), a.	   [Gr. qh^lys female + to`kos a bringing forth.] (Zool.)	   Producing females only; -- said of certain female insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Them \Them\ ([th][e^]m), pron. [AS. [eth][=ae]m, dat. pl. of the	   article, but influenced by the Scand. use of the	   corresponding form [thorn]eim as a personal pronoun. See	   {They}.]	   The objective case of they. See {They}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.	                                                  --Matt. xxv.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand,	         Come, ye blessed of my Father.           --Matt. xxv.	                                                  34.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Them is poetically used for themselves, as him for	         himself, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               Little stars may hide them when they list.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Thematic \The*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. th['e]matique.]	   1. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to the theme of a word. See	      {Theme}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Of or pertaining to a theme, or subject.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thematic catalogue} (Mus.), a catalogue of musical works	      which, besides the title and other particulars, gives in	      notes the theme, or first few measures, of the whole work	      or of its several movements.	      [1913 Webster]
Theme \Theme\, n. [OE. teme, OF. teme, F. th[`e]me, L. thema,	   Gr. ?, fr. ? to set, place. See {Do}, and cf. {Thesis}.]	   1. A subject or topic on which a person writes or speaks; a	      proposition for discussion or argument; a text.	      [1913 Webster]	            My theme is alway one and ever was.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when a soldier was the theme, my name	            Was not far off.                      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discourse on a certain subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then ran repentance and rehearsed his theme. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the subject of my theme.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A composition or essay required of a pupil. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) A noun or verb, not modified by inflections; also,	      that part of a noun or verb which remains unchanged	      (except by euphonic variations) in declension or	      conjugation; stem.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. That by means of which a thing is done; means; instrument.	      [Obs.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) The leading subject of a composition or a movement.	      [1913 Webster]
Themis \The"mis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? that which is laid	   down or established by usage, law, prob. fr. ? to set,	   place.] (Gr. Myth.)	   The goddess of law and order; the patroness of existing	   rights.	   [1913 Webster]
Themselves \Them*selves"\, pron.	   The plural of himself, herself, and itself. See {Himself},	   {Herself}, {Itself}.	   [1913 Webster]
Then \Then\ ([th][e^]n), adv. [Originally the same word as than.	   See {Than}.]	   1. At that time (referring to a time specified, either past	      or future).	      [1913 Webster]	            And the Canaanite was then in the land. --Gen. xii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now I know in part; but then shall I know even as	            also I am known.                      --1 Cor. xiii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soon afterward, or immediately; next; afterward.	      [1913 Webster]	            First be reconciled to thy brother, and then come	            and offer thy gift.                   --Matt. v. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At another time; later; again.	      [1913 Webster]	            One while the master is not aware of what is done,	            and then in other cases it may fall out to be own	            act.                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By then}.	      (a) By that time.	      (b) By the time that. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                But that opinion, I trust, by then this	                following argument hath been well read, will be	                left for one of the mysteries of an indulgent	                Antichrist.                       --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Now and then}. See under {Now}, adv.	   {Till then}, until that time; until the time mentioned.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Then is often used elliptically, like an adjective, for	         then existing; as, the then administration.	         [1913 Webster]	Then \Then\, conj.	   1. Than. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In that case; in consequence; as a consequence; therefore;	      for this reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            If all this be so, then man has a natural freedom.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, then, be all thy weighty cares away. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Therefore.	   Usage: {Then}, {Therefore}. Both these words are used in	          reasoning; but therefore takes the lead, while then is	          rather subordinate or incidental. Therefore states	          reasons and draws inferences in form; then, to a great	          extent, takes the point as proved, and passes on to	          the general conclusion. "Therefore being justified by	          faith, we have peace with God." --Rom. v. 1. "So then	          faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of	          God." --Rom. x. 17.	          [1913 Webster]
Thenadays \Then"a*days\, adv.	   At that time; then; in those days; -- correlative to	   nowadays. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Thenal
Thenal \The"nal\, Thenar \The"nar\, a. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the thenar; corresponding to thenar;	   palmar.	   [1913 Webster]
Thenar \The"nar\, n. (Anat.)	   (a) The palm of the hand.	   (b) The prominence of the palm above the base of the thumb;	       the thenar eminence; the ball of the thumb. Sometimes	       applied to the corresponding part of the foot.	       [1913 Webster]
Thenardite \The*nard"ite\, n. [Named after the French chemist,	   L. J. Th['e]nard.] (Min.)	   Anhydrous sodium sulphate, a mineral of a white or brown	   color and vitreous luster.	   [1913 Webster]
Thence \Thence\, adv. [OE. thenne, thanne, and (with the	   adverbal -s; see {-wards}) thennes, thannes (hence thens, now	   written thence), AS. [eth]anon, [eth]anan, [eth]onan; akin to	   OHG. dannana, dann[=a]n, dan[=a]n, and G. von dannen, E.	   that, there. See {That}.]	   1. From that place. "Bid him thence go." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your	            feet for a testimony against them.    --Mark vi. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is not unusual, though pleonastic, to use from	         before thence. Cf. {Hence}, {Whence}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Then I will send, and fetch thee from thence.	                                                  --Gen. xxvii.	                                                  45.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. From that time; thenceforth; thereafter.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall be no more thence an infant of days.	                                                  --Isa. lxv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. For that reason; therefore.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not to sit idle with so great a gift	            Useless, and thence ridiculous, about him. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not there; elsewhere; absent. [Poetic] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Thenceforth \Thence`forth"\, adv.	   From that time; thereafter.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the salt have lost his savor, wherewith shall it be	         salted? it is thenceforth good for nothing. --Matt. v.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is sometimes preceded by from, -- a	         redundancy sanctioned by custom. --Chaucer. --John.	         xix. 12.	         [1913 Webster]
Thenceforward \Thence`for"ward\, adv.	   From that time onward; thenceforth.	   [1913 Webster]
Thencefrom \Thence`from"\, adv.	   From that place. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Theobroma \The`o*bro"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a god + ? food, fr.	   ? to eat: cf. F. th['e]obrome.] (Bot.)	   A genus of small trees. See {Cacao}.	   [1913 Webster]
Theobromic \The`o*bro"mic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid extracted from	   cacao butter (from the Theobroma Cacao), peanut oil (from	   Arachis hypogaea), etc., as a white waxy crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Theobromine \The`o*bro"mine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloidal ureide, {C7H8N4O2}, homologous with and	   resembling caffeine, produced artificially, and also	   extracted from cacao and chocolate (from {Theobroma Cacao})	   as a bitter white crystalline substance; -- called also	   {dimethyl xanthine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Theochristic \The`o*chris"tic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? God + ? anointed,	   fr. ? to anoint.]	   Anointed by God.	   [1913 Webster]
Theocracy \The*oc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? God + ? to be strong, to	   rule, fr. ? strength: cf. F. th['e]ocratie. See {Theism}, and	   cf. {Democracy}.]	   1. Government of a state by the immediate direction or	      administration of God; hence, the exercise of political	      authority by priests as representing the Deity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state thus governed, as the Hebrew commonwealth before	      it became a kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]
Theocrasy \The*oc"ra*sy\, n. [Gr. ? union of the soul with God;	   ? God + ? a mixing, akin to ? to mix.]	   1. A mixture of the worship of different gods, as of Jehovah	      and idols.	      [1913 Webster]	            This syncretistic theocracy by no means excludes in	            him [Solomon] the proper service of idols. --J.	                                                  Murphy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) An intimate union of the soul with God in	      contemplation, -- an ideal of the Neoplatonists and of	      some Oriental mystics.	      [1913 Webster]
Theocrat \The"o*crat\, n.	   One who lives under a theocratic form of government; one who	   in civil affairs conforms to divine law.	   [1913 Webster] Theocratic
Theocratic \The`o*crat"ic\, Theocratical \The`o*crat"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. th['e]ocratique.]	   Of or pertaining to a theocracy; administred by the immediate	   direction of God; as, the theocratical state of the	   Israelites.	   [1913 Webster]
Theodicy \The*od"i*cy\, n. [NL. theodicaea, fr. Gr. ? God + ?	   right, justice: cf. F. th['e]odic['e]e.]	   1. A vindication of the justice of God in ordaining or	      permitting natural and moral evil.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That department of philosophy which treats of the being,	      perfections, and government of God, and the immortality of	      the soul. --Krauth-Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]
Theodolite \The*od"o*lite\, n. [Probably a corruption of the	   alidade. See {Alidade}.]	   An instrument used, especially in trigonometrical surveying,	   for the accurate measurement of horizontal angles, and also	   usually of vertical angles. It is variously constructed.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The theodolite consists principally of a telescope,	         with cross wires in the focus of its object glass,	         clamped in Y's attached to a frame that is mounted so	         as to turn both on vertical and horizontal axes, the	         former carrying a vernier plate on a horizontal	         graduated plate or circle for azimuthal angles, and the	         latter a vertical graduated arc or semicircle for	         altitudes. The whole is furnished with levels and	         adjusting screws and mounted on a tripod.	         [1913 Webster]
Theodolitic \The*od`o*lit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a theodolite; made by means of a	   theodolite; as, theodolitic observations.	   [1913 Webster]
Theogonic \The`o*gon"ic\, a.	   Of or relating to theogony.	   [1913 Webster]
Theogonism \The*og"o*nism\, n.	   Theogony. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Theogonist \The*og"o*nist\, n.	   A writer on theogony.	   [1913 Webster]
Theogony \The*og"o*ny\, n. [L. theogonia, Gr. ?; ? a god + the	   root of ? to be born. See {Theism}, and {Genus}.]	   The generation or genealogy of the gods; that branch of	   heathen theology which deals with the origin and descent of	   the deities; also, a poem treating of such genealogies; as,	   the Theogony of Hesiod.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologaster \The*ol"o*gas`ter\, n. [Formed like poetaster: cf.	   F. th['e]ologastre.]	   A pretender or quack in theology. [R.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologer \The*ol"o*ger\, n.	   A theologian. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologian \The`o*lo"gi*an\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]ologien, L.	   theologus, Gr. ?. See {Theology}.]	   A person well versed in theology; a professor of theology or	   divinity; a divine.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologic \The`o*log"ic\, a.	   Theological.	   [1913 Webster]
Theological \The`o*log"ic*al\, a. [L. theologicus, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   th['e]ologique.]	   Of or pertaining to theology, or the science of God and of	   divine things; as, a theological treatise. --	   {The`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologics \The`o*log"ics\, n.	   Theology. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologist \The*ol"o*gist\, n.	   A theologian.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologize \The*ol"o*gize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Theologized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Theologizing}.] [Cf. F. th['e]ologiser.]	   To render theological; to apply to divinity; to reduce to a	   system of theology.	   [1913 Webster]	         School divinity was but Aristotle's philosophy	         theologized.                             --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	Theologize \The*ol"o*gize\, v. i.	   To frame a system of theology; to theorize or speculate upon	   theological subjects.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologizer \The*ol"o*gi`zer\, n.	   One who theologizes; a theologian. [R.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Theologue \The"o*logue\, n. [Cf. L. theologus, Gr. ?, and E.	   philologue.]	   1. A theologian. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye gentle theologues of calmer kind.  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            He [Jerome] was the theologue -- and the word is	            designation enough.                   --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A student in a theological seminary. [Written also	      {theolog}.] [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Theology \The*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Theologies}. [L. theologia, Gr.	   ?; ? God + ? discourse: cf. F. th['e]ologie. See {Theism},	   and {Logic}.]	   The science of God or of religion; the science which treats	   of the existence, character, and attributes of God, his laws	   and government, the doctrines we are to believe, and the	   duties we are to practice; divinity; (as more commonly	   understood) "the knowledge derivable from the Scriptures, the	   systematic exhibition of revealed truth, the science of	   Christian faith and life."	   [1913 Webster]	         Many speak of theology as a science of religion	         [instead of "science of God"] because they disbelieve	         that there is any knowledge of God to be attained.	                                                  --Prof. R.	                                                  Flint (Enc.	                                                  Brit.).	   [1913 Webster]	         Theology is ordered knowledge; representing in the	         region of the intellect what religion represents in the	         heart and life of man.                   --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ascetic theology}, {Natural theology}. See {Ascetic},	      {Natural}.	   {Moral theology}, that phase of theology which is concerned	      with moral character and conduct.	   {Revealed theology}, theology which is to be learned only	      from revelation.	   {Scholastic theology}, theology as taught by the scholastics,	      or as prosecuted after their principles and methods.	   {Speculative theology}, theology as founded upon, or	      influenced by, speculation or metaphysical philosophy.	   {Systematic theology}, that branch of theology of which the	      aim is to reduce all revealed truth to a series of	      statements that together shall constitute an organized	      whole. --E. G. Robinson (Johnson's Cyc.).	      [1913 Webster]
Theomachist \The*om"a*chist\, n. [Cf. Gr. ?.]	   One who fights against the gods; one who resists God of the	   divine will.	   [1913 Webster]
Theomachy \The*om"a*chy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a god + ? a battle.]	   1. A fighting against the gods, as the battle of the gaints	      with the gods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A battle or strife among the gods. --Gladstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Opposition to God or the divine will. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Theomancy \The"o*man`cy\, n. [Gr. ? a god + -mancy: cf. F.	   th['e]omancie, Gr. ? a spirit of prophecy,.]	   A kind of divination drawn from the responses of oracles	   among heathen nations.	   [1913 Webster] Theopathetic
Theopathetic \The`o*pa*thet"ic\, Theopathic \The`o*path"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a theopathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Theopathy \The*op"a*thy\, n. [Gr. ? God + ?, ?, to suffer,	   feel.]	   Capacity for religious affections or worship.	   [1913 Webster]
Theophanic \The`o*phan"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a theopany; appearing to man, as a god.	   [1913 Webster]
Theophany \The*oph"a*ny\, n.; pl. {-nies}. [Gr. ?; ? God + ? to	   appear.]	   A manifestation of God to man by actual appearance, usually	   as an incarnation.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Theophilanthropic \The`o*phil`an*throp"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to theophilanthropy or the theophilanthropists.	   [1913 Webster]
Theophilanthropism \The`o*phi*lan"thro*pism\, n.	   The doctrine of the theophilanthropists; theophilanthropy.	   [1913 Webster]
Theophilanthropist \The`o*phi*lan"thro*pist\, n. [Cf. F.	   th['e]ophilanthrope.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A member of a deistical society established at Paris during	   the French revolution.	   [1913 Webster]
Theophilanthropy \The`o*phi*lan"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ? God + E.	   philanthropy.]	   Theophilanthropism. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Theophilosophic \The`o*phil`o*soph"ic\, a. [Gr. ? God + E.	   philosophic.]	   Combining theism and philosophy, or pertaining to the	   combination of theism and philosophy.	   [1913 Webster]
Theopneusted \The`op*neus"ted\, a.	   Divinely inspired; theopneustic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Theopneustic \The`op*neus"tic\, a. [Gr. ? inspired of God; ? God	   + ? to blow, to breathe.]	   Given by the inspiration of the Spirit of God.	   [1913 Webster]
Theopneusty \The"op*neus`ty\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   Divine inspiration; the supernatural influence of the Divine	   Spirit in qualifying men to receive and communicate revealed	   truth.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorbist \The*or"bist\, n. (Mus.)	   One who plays on a theorbo.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorbo \The*or"bo\, n. [F. th['e]orbe, t['e]orbe, formerly	   tuorbe, tiorbe, It. tiorba.] (Mus.)	   An instrument made like large lute, but having two necks,	   with two sets of pegs, the lower set holding the strings	   governed by frets, while to the upper set were attached the	   long bass strings used as open notes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A larger form of theorbo was also called the	         {archlute}, and was used chiefly, if not only, as an	         accompaniment to the voice. Both have long fallen into	         disuse.	         [1913 Webster]
Theorem \The"o*rem\, n. [L. theorema, Gr. ? a sight,	   speculation, theory, theorem, fr. ? to look at, ? a	   spectator: cf. F. th['e]or[`e]me. See {Theory}.]	   1. That which is considered and established as a principle;	      hence, sometimes, a rule.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not theories, but theorems (?), the intelligible	            products of contemplation, intellectual objects in	            the mind, and of and for the mind exclusively.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            By the theorems,	            Which your polite and terser gallants practice,	            I re-refine the court, and civilize	            Their barbarous natures.              --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A statement of a principle to be demonstrated.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A theorem is something to be proved, and is thus	         distinguished from a problem, which is something to be	         solved. In analysis, the term is sometimes applied to a	         rule, especially a rule or statement of relations	         expressed in a formula or by symbols; as, the binomial	         theorem; Taylor's theorem. See the Note under	         {Proposition}, n., 5.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Binomial theorem}. (Math.) See under {Binomial}.	   {Negative theorem}, a theorem which expresses the	      impossibility of any assertion.	   {Particular theorem} (Math.), a theorem which extends only to	      a particular quantity.	   {Theorem of Pappus}. (Math.) See {Centrobaric method}, under	      {Centrobaric}.	   {Universal theorem} (Math.), a theorem which extends to any	      quantity without restriction.	      [1913 Webster]	Theorem \The"o*rem\, v. t.	   To formulate into a theorem.	   [1913 Webster] Theorematic
Theorematic \The`o*re*mat"ic\, Theorematical
\The`o*re*mat"ic*al\, a. [Cf. Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a theorem or theorems; comprised in a	   theorem; consisting of theorems.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorematist \The`o*rem"a*tist\, n.	   One who constructs theorems.	   [1913 Webster]
Theoremic \The`o*rem"ic\, a.	   Theorematic. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster] Theoretic
Theoretic \The`o*ret"ic\, Theoretical \The`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?: cf. L. theoreticus, F. th['e]or['e]tique.]	   Pertaining to theory; depending on, or confined to, theory or	   speculation; speculative; terminating in theory or	   speculation: not practical; as, theoretical learning;	   theoretic sciences. -- {The`o*ret"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Theoretics \The`o*ret"ics\, n.	   The speculative part of a science; speculation.	   [1913 Webster]	         At the very first, with our Lord himself, and his	         apostles, as represented to us in the New Testament,	         morals come before contemplation, ethics before	         theoretics.                              --H. B.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Theoric \The*or"ic\, a. [Cf. F. th['e]orique. See {Theory}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the theorica.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (pron. ?) Relating to, or skilled in, theory;	      theoretically skilled. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man but young,	            Yet old in judgment, theoric and practic	            In all humanity.                      --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	Theoric \The"o*ric\, n. [OF. theorique; cf. L. theorice.]	   Speculation; theory. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorica \The*or"i*ca\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ?	   belonging to ? a public spectacle. See {Theory}.] (Gr.	   Antiq.)	   Public moneys expended at Athens on festivals, sacrifices,	   and public entertainments (especially theatrical	   performances), and in gifts to the people; -- also called	   {theoric fund}.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorical \The*or"ic*al\, a.	   Theoretic. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorically \The*or"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a theoretic manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Theorist \The"o*rist\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]oriste.]	   One who forms theories; one given to theory and speculation;	   a speculatist. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The greatest theoretists have given the preference to	         such a government as that which obtains in this	         kingdom.                                 --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Theorization \The`o*ri*za"tion\, n.	   The act or product of theorizing; the formation of a theory	   or theories; speculation.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorize \The"o*rize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Theorized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Theorizing}.] [Cf. F. th['e]oriser.]	   To form a theory or theories; to form opinions solely by	   theory; to speculate.	   [1913 Webster]
Theorizer \The"o*ri`zer\, n.	   One who theorizes or speculates; a theorist.	   [1913 Webster]
Theory \The"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Theories}. [F. th['e]orie, L.	   theoria, Gr. ? a beholding, spectacle, contemplation,	   speculation, fr. ? a spectator, ? to see, view. See	   {Theater}.]	   1. A doctrine, or scheme of things, which terminates in	      speculation or contemplation, without a view to practice;	      hypothesis; speculation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "This word is employed by English writers in a very	         loose and improper sense. It is with them usually	         convertible into hypothesis, and hypothesis is commonly	         used as another term for conjecture. The terms theory	         and theoretical are properly used in opposition to the	         terms practice and practical. In this sense, they were	         exclusively employed by the ancients; and in this	         sense, they are almost exclusively employed by the	         Continental philosophers." --Sir W. Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An exposition of the general or abstract principles of any	      science; as, the theory of music.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The science, as distinguished from the art; as, the theory	      and practice of medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The philosophical explanation of phenomena, either	      physical or moral; as, Lavoisier's theory of combustion;	      Adam Smith's theory of moral sentiments.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atomic theory}, {Binary theory}, etc. See under {Atomic},	      {Binary}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hypothesis, speculation.	   Usage: {Theory}, {Hypothesis}. A theory is a scheme of the	          relations subsisting between the parts of a systematic	          whole; an hypothesis is a tentative conjecture	          respecting a cause of phenomena.	          [1913 Webster] Theosoph
Theosoph \The"o*soph\, Theosopher \The*os"o*pher\, n.	   A theosophist.	   [1913 Webster] Theosophic
Theosophic \The`o*soph"ic\, Theosophical \The`o*soph"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. th['e]osophique.]	   Of or pertaining to theosophy. -- {The`o*soph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Theosophism \The*os"o*phism\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]osophisme.]	   Belief in theosophy. --Murdock.	   [1913 Webster]
Theosophist \The*os"o*phist\, n.	   One addicted to theosophy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The theosophist is one who gives you a theory of God,	         or of the works of God, which has not reason, but an	         inspiration of his own, for its basis.   --R. A.	                                                  Vaughan.	   [1913 Webster]
Theosophistical \The*os`o*phis"tic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.	   [1913 Webster]
Theosophize \The*os"o*phize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Theosophized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Theosophizing}.]	   To practice theosophy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Theosophy \The*os"o*phy\, n. [Gr. ? knowledge of things divine,	   fr. ? wise in the things of God; ? God + ? wise: cf. F.	   th['e]osophie.]	   Any system of philosophy or mysticism which proposes to	   attain intercourse with God and superior spirits, and	   consequent superhuman knowledge, by physical processes, as by	   the theurgic operations of some ancient Platonists, or by the	   chemical processes of the German fire philosophers; also, a	   direct, as distinguished from a revealed, knowledge of God,	   supposed to be attained by extraordinary illumination;	   especially, a direct insight into the processes of the divine	   mind, and the interior relations of the divine nature.	   [1913 Webster]
Therapeutae \Ther`a*peu"tae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (pl. ?) an	   attendant, servant, physician. See {Therapeutic}.] (Eccl.	   Hist.)	   A name given to certain ascetics said to have anciently dwelt	   in the neighborhood of Alexandria. They are described in a	   work attributed to Philo, the genuineness and credibility of	   which are now much discredited.	   [1913 Webster] Therapeutic
Therapeutic \Ther`a*peu"tic\, Therapeutical \Ther`a*peu"tic*al\,	   a. [F. th['e]rapeutique, Gr. ?, from ? attendant, servant, ?	   to serve, take care of, treat medically, ? attendant,	   servant.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to the healing art; concerned in discovering	   and applying remedies for diseases; curative. "Therapeutic or	   curative physic." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Medicine is justly distributed into "prophylactic," or	         the art of preserving health, and therapeutic, or the	         art of restoring it.                     --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	Therapeutic \Ther`a*peu"tic\, n.	   One of the Therapeutae.	   [1913 Webster]
Therapeutics \Ther`a*peu"tics\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]rapeutique.]	   That part of medical science which treats of the discovery	   and application of remedies for diseases.	   [1913 Webster]
Therapeutist \Ther`a*peu"tist\, n.	   One versed in therapeutics, or the discovery and application	   of remedies.	   [1913 Webster]
Therapy \Ther"a*py\, n. [Gr. ?.]	   Therapeutics.	   [1913 Webster]
There \There\, adv. [OE. ther, AS. [eth][=ae]r; akin to D. daar,	   G. da, OHG. d[=a]r, Sw. & Dan. der, Icel. & Goth. [thorn]ar,	   Skr. tarhi then, and E. that. [root]184. See {That}, pron.]	   1. In or at that place. "[They] there left me and my man,	      both bound together." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and	            there he put the man whom he had formed. --Ge. ii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In distinction from here, there usually signifies a	         place farther off. "Darkness there might well seem	         twilight here." --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In that matter, relation, etc.; at that point, stage,	      etc., regarded as a distinct place; as, he did not stop	      there, but continued his speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            The law that theaten'd death becomes thy friend	            And turns it to exile; there art thou happy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To or into that place; thither.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rarest that e'er came there.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is sometimes used by way of exclamation, calling	         the attention to something, especially to something	         distant; as, there, there! see there! look there! There	         is often used as an expletive, and in this use, when it	         introduces a sentence or clause, the verb precedes its	         subject.	         [1913 Webster]	               A knight there was, and that a worthy man.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               There is a path which no fowl knoweth. --Job	                                                  xxviii. 7.	         [1913 Webster]	               Wherever there is a sense or perception, there	               some idea is actually produced.    --Locke.	         [1913 Webster]	               There have been that have delivered themselves	               from their ills by their good fortune or virtue.	                                                  --Suckling.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is much used in composition, and often has the	         sense of a pronoun. See {Thereabout}, {Thereafter},	         {Therefrom}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: There was formerly used in the sense of where.	         [1913 Webster]	               Spend their good there it is reasonable.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Here and there}, in one place and another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Thither}.	        [1913 Webster] Thereabout
Thereabout \There"a*bout`\, Thereabouts \There"a*bouts`\, adv.	   [The latter spelling is less proper, but more commonly used.]	   1. Near that place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Near that number, degree, or quantity; nearly; as, ten	      men, or thereabouts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Five or six thousand horse . . . or thereabouts.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some three months since, or thereabout. --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Concerning that; about that. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What will ye dine? I will go thereabout. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were much perplexed thereabout.  --Luke xxiv.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]
Thereafter \There*af"ter\, adv. [AS. [eth][=ae]r[ae]fter after	   that. See {There}, and {After}.]	   1. After that; afterward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. According to that; accordingly.	      [1913 Webster]	            I deny not but that it is of greatest concernment in	            the church and commonwealth to have a vigilant eye	            how books demean themselves as well as men; and	            thereafter to confine, imprison, and do sharpest	            justice on them as malefactors.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of that sort. [Obs.] "My audience is not thereafter."	      --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Thereagain \There"a*gain`\, adv.	   In opposition; against one's course. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If that him list to stand thereagain.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
There-anent \There"-a*nent`\, adv.	   Concerning that. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thereat \There*at"\, adv.	   1. At that place; there.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth	            to destruction, and many there be which go in	            thereat.                              --Matt. vii.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At that occurrence or event; on that account.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every error is a stain to the beauty of nature; for	            which cause it blusheth thereat.      --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster] Therebefore
Therebefore \There`be*fore"\, Therebiforn \There`bi*forn"\, adv.	   Before that time; beforehand. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many a winter therebiforn.               --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereby \There*by"\, adv.	   1. By that; by that means; in consequence of that.	      [1913 Webster]	            Acquaint now thyself with him, and be at peace;	            thereby good shall come unto thee.    --Job xxii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Annexed to that. "Thereby hangs a tale." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Thereabout; -- said of place, number, etc. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Therefor \There*for"\, adv. [There + for. Cf. {Therefore}.]	   For that, or this; for it.	   [1913 Webster]	         With certain officers ordained therefore. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Therefore \There"fore\, conj. & adv. [OE. therfore. See {There},	   and {Fore}, adv., {For}, and cf. {Therefor}.]	   1. For that or this reason, referring to something previously	      stated; for that.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have married a wife, and therefore I can not come.	                                                  --Luke xiv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, we have forsaken all, and followed thee;	            what shall we have therefore?         --Matt. xix.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consequently; by consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            He blushes; therefore he is guilty.   --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Then}.	        [1913 Webster]
Therefrom \There*from"\, adv.	   From this or that.	   [1913 Webster]	         Turn not aside therefrom to the right hand or to the	         left.                                    --John. xxiii.	                                                  6.	   [1913 Webster]
Therein \There*in"\, adv.	   In that or this place, time, or thing; in that particular or	   respect. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         He pricketh through a fair forest,	         Therein is many a wild beast.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply	         therein.                                 --Gen. ix. 7.	   [1913 Webster]	         Therein our letters do not well agree.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereinto \There`in*to"\, adv.	   Into that or this, or into that place. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let not them . . . enter thereinto.      --Luke xxi.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereof \There*of"\, adv.	   Of that or this.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the day that thou eatest thereof, thou shalt surely	         die.                                     --Gen. ii. 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereology \The`re*ol"o*gy\, n.	   Therapeutios.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereon \There*on"\, adv. [AS. ??ron. See {There}, and {On}.]	   On that or this. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then the king said, Hang him thereon.    --Esther vii.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereout \There*out"\, adv.	   1. Out of that or this.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall take thereout his handful of the flour.	                                                  --Lev. ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On the outside; out of doors. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Thereto \There*to"\, adv.	   1. To that or this. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Besides; moreover. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her mouth full small, and thereto soft and red.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Theretofore \There`to*fore"\, adv.	   Up to that time; before then; -- correlative with heretofore.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereunder \There*un"der\, adv.	   Under that or this.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereunto \There`un*to"\, adv.	   Unto that or this; thereto; besides. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Thereupon \There`up*on"\, adv.	   1. Upon that or this; thereon. "They shall feed thereupon."	      --Zeph. ii. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On account, or in consequence, of that; therefore.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] hopes to find you forward, . . .	            And thereupon he sends you this good news. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Immediately; at once; without delay.	      [1913 Webster]
Therewhile \There*while"\, adv.	   At that time; at the same time. [Obs.] --Laud.	   [1913 Webster]
Therewith \There*with"\, adv.	   1. With that or this. "I have learned in whatsoever state I	      am, therewith to be content." --Phil. iv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In addition; besides; moreover.	      [1913 Webster]	            To speak of strength and therewith hardiness.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. At the same time; forthwith. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Therewithal \There`with*al"\, adv.	   1. Over and above; besides; moreover. [Obs.] --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            And therewithal it was full poor and bad. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With that or this; therewith; at the same time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy slanders I forgive; and therewithal	            Remit thy other forfeits.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And therewithal one came and seized on her,	            And Enid started waking.              --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Therf \Therf\, a. [AS. ?eorf; akin to OHG. derb, Icel. ?jarfr.]	   Not fermented; unleavened; -- said of bread, loaves, etc.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pask and the feast of therf loaves.      --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster] Theriac
Theriac \The"ri*ac\, Theriaca \The*ri"a*ca\, n. [L. theriaca an	   antidote against the bite of serpents, Gr. ?: cf. F.	   th['e]riaque. See {Treacle}.]	   1. (Old Med.) An ancient composition esteemed efficacious	      against the effects of poison; especially, a certain	      compound of sixty-four drugs, prepared, pulverized, and	      reduced by means of honey to an electuary; -- called also	      {theriaca Andromachi}, and {Venice treacle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Treacle; molasses. --British Pharm.	      [1913 Webster] Theriac	Theriac \The"ri*ac\, Theriacal \The*ri"a*cal\, a. [Cf. F.	   th['e]riacal.]	   Of or pertaining to theriac; medicinal. "Theriacal herbs."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Therial \The"ri*al\, a.	   Theriac. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Theriodont \The"ri*o*dont\, n. (Paleon.)	   One of the Theriodontia. Used also adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Theriodonta \The`ri*o*don"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   Same as {Theriodontia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Theriodontia \The`ri*o*don"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (dim.	   of ? a beast) + ?, ?, a tooth.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of reptiles found in the Permian and	   Triassic formations in South Africa. In some respects they	   resembled carnivorous mammals. Called also {Theromorpha}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They had biconcave vertebrae, ambulatory limbs, and a	         well-developed pelvis and shoulder girdle. Some of the	         species had large maxillary teeth. The head somewhat	         resembled that of a turtle. The Dicynodont is one of	         the best-known examples. See {Dicynodont}.	         [1913 Webster]
Theriotomy \The`ri*ot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? wild beast + ? to cut.]	   Zootomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Therm \Therm\ (th[~e]rm), n.	   one of several units of heat, especially one equivalent to	   1000 large calories, or 100,000 British thermal units.	   [PJC]
Thermae \Ther"mae\, n. pl. [L. See {Thermal}.]	   Springs or baths of warm or hot water.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermal \Ther"mal\, a. [L. thermae hot springs, fr. Gr. ?, pl.	   of ? heat, fr. ? hot, warm, ? to warm, make hot; perhaps akin	   to L. formus warm, and E. forceps.]	   1. Of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit;	      thermal waters.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thermal condition of the earth.   --J. D.	                                                  Forbes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. caused by or affected by heat; as, thermal springs.	      [PJC]	   3. designed to retain heat; as, thermal underwear.	      [PJC]	   {Thermal conductivity}, {Thermal spectrum}. See under	      {Conductivity}, and {Spectrum}.	   {Thermal unit} (Physics), a unit chosen for the comparison or	      calculation of quantities of heat. The unit most commonly	      employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise the	      temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to	      one degree Centigrade. See {Calorie}, and under {Unit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thermally \Ther"mal*ly\, adv.	   In a thermal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermantidote \Ther*man"ti*dote\, n. [Gr. ? heat + E. antidote.]	   A device for circulating and cooling the air, consisting	   essentially of a kind of roasting fan fitted in a window and	   incased in wet tatties. [India]	         Will you bring me to book on the mountains, or where	         the thermantidotes play?                 --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermetograph \Ther*met"o*graph\, n. [Gr. ? heat + ? measure +	   -graph.]	   A self-registering thermometer, especially one that registers	   the maximum and minimum during long periods. --Nichol.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermic \Ther"mic\, a. [Gr. ? heat.]	   Of or pertaining to heat; due to heat; thermal; as, thermic	   lines.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thermic balance}. See {Bolometer}.	   {Thermic fever} (Med.), the condition of fever produced by	      sunstroke. See {Sunstroke}.	   {Thermic weight}. (Mech.) Same as {Heat weight}, under	      {Heat}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thermidor \Ther`mi`dor"\, n. [F., fr. Gr. ? warm, hot.]	   The eleventh month of the French republican calendar, --	   commencing July 19, and ending August 17. See the Note under	   {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermifugine \Ther*mif"u*gine\, n. [Gr. ? heat + L. fugere to	   flee.] (Chem.)	   An artificial alkaloid of complex composition, resembling	   thalline and used as an antipyretic, -- whence its name.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermo- \Ther"mo-\	   A combining form from Gr. qe`rmh heat, qermo`s hot, warm; as	   in thermochemistry, thermodynamic.	   [1913 Webster] Thermoanaesthesia
Thermoanaesthesia \Ther`mo*an`aes*the"si*a\ or Thermoanesthesia
\Ther`mo*an`es*the"si*a\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Loss of power to distinguish heat or cold by touch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermobarograph \Ther`mo*bar"o*graph\, n. (Physics)	   An instrument for recording simultaneously the pressure and	   temperature of a gas; a combined thermograph and barograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermobarometer \Ther`mo*ba*rom"e*ter\, n. [Thermo- +	   barometer.]	   1. (Physics) An instrument for determining altitudes by the	      boiling point of water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A siphon barometer adapted to be used also as a	      thermometer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermobattery \Ther`mo*bat"ter*y\, n. [Thermo- + battery.]	   A thermoelectric battery; a thermopile.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermocautery \Ther`mo*cau"ter*y\, n. [Thermo- + cautery.]	   (Surg.)	   Cautery by the application of heat.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Paquelin's thermocautery}, thermocautery by means of a	      hollow platinum point, which is kept constantly hot by the	      passage through it of benzine vapor.	      [1913 Webster] Thermochemic
Thermochemic \Ther`mo*chem"ic\, Thermochemical
\Ther`mo*chem"ic*al\, a. (Chem. Physics)	   Of or pertaining to thermochemistry; obtained by, or employed	   in, thermochemistry.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermochemistry \Ther`mo*chem"is*try\, n. [Thermo- + chemistry.]	   That branch of chemical science which includes the	   investigation of the various relations existing between	   chemical action and that manifestation of force termed heat,	   or the determination of the heat evolved by, or employed in,	   chemical actions.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermochroic \Ther`mo*chro"ic\, a. [Thermo- + Gr. ?, ?, color.]	   Pertaining to or designating heat rays that have undergone	   selective absorption and are therefore analogous to colored	   light rays.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermochrosy \Ther*moch"ro*sy\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. ? coloring.]	   (Physics)	   The property possessed by heat of being composed, like light,	   of rays of different degrees of refrangibility, which are	   unequal in rate or degree of transmission through diathermic	   substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermocouple \Ther"mo*cou`ple\, n.	   A thermoelectric couple.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermocurrent \Ther"mo*cur`rent\, n. [Thermo- + current.]	   (Physics)	   A current developed or set in motion by heat; specif., an	   electric current, in a heterogeneous circuit, due to	   differences of temperature between the junctions of the	   substances of which the circuit is composed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermodin \Ther"mo*din\, n. [G., fr. Gr. ? heat.] (Pharm.)	   A white crystalline substance derived from urethane, used in	   medicine as an antipyretic, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermodynamic \Ther`mo*dy*nam"ic\, a. [Thermo- + dynamic.]	   (Physics)	   Relating to thermodynamics; caused or operated by force due	   to the application of heat.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thermodynamic function}. See {Heat weight}, under {Heat}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thermodynamics \Ther`mo*dy*nam"ics\, n.	   The science which treats of the mechanical action or	   relations of heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermoelectric \Ther`mo*e*lec"tric\, a. (Physics)	   Pertaining to thermoelectricity; as, thermoelectric currents.	   [1913 Webster] Thermoelectric couple	Thermoelectric couple \Ther`mo*e*lec"tric couple\ or	Thermoelectric pair \Ther`mo*e*lec"tric pair\ (Elec.)	   A union of two conductors, as bars or wires of dissimilar	   metals joined at their extremities, for producing a	   thermoelectric current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermoelectricity \Ther`mo*e`lec*tric"i*ty\, n. [Thermo- +	   electricity: cf. F. thermo['e]lectricit['e].] (Physics)	   Electricity developed in the action of heat. See the Note	   under {Electricity}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermoelectrometer \Ther`mo*e`lec*trom"e*ter\, n. [Thermo- +	   electrometer.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the strength of an electric	   current in the heat which it produces, or for determining the	   heat developed by such a current.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermogen \Ther"mo*gen\, n. [Thermo- + -gen.] (Old Chem.)	   Caloric; heat; regarded as a material but imponderable	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermogenic \Ther`mo*gen"ic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Relating to heat, or to the production of heat; producing	   heat; thermogenous; as, the thermogenic tissues.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermogenous \Ther*mog"e*nous\, a. [Thermo- + -genous.]	   (Physiol.)	   Producing heat; thermogenic.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermogram \Ther"mo*gram\, n. (Physics)	   The trace or record made by means of a thermograph.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermograph \Ther"mo*graph\, n. [Thermo- + -graph.] (Physics)	   An instrument for automatically recording indications of the	   variation of temperature.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermography \Ther*mog"ra*phy\, n. [Thermo- + -graphy.]	   Any process of writing involving the use of heat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermojunction \Ther`mo*junc"tion\, n. (Elec.)	   A junction of two dissimilar conductors used to produce a	   thermoelectric current, as in one form of pyrometer; a	   thermocouple.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermology \Ther*mol"o*gy\ (th[~e]r"m[o^]l"[-o]*j[y^]), n.	   [Thermo- + -logy.]	   A discourse on, or an account of, heat. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermoluminescence \Ther`mo*lu`mi*nes"cence\, n. (Physics)	   Luminescence exhibited by a substance on being moderately	   heated. It is shown esp. by certain substances that have been	   exposed to the action of light or to X-rays. --	   {Ther`mo*lu`mi*nes"cent}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermolysin \Ther`mo*ly"sin\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. ly`ein to loose	   + -in.] (Biochem.)	   a proteolytic enzyme obtained from the bacterium {Bacillus	   thermoproteolyticus}, which hydrolyses the N-terminal amide	   bonds of hydrophobic amino acid residues in proteins. It is	   used in studies of protein structure. It has a molecular	   weight of about 37,500 and contains zinc and calcium in its	   active configuration. --[MI11]	   [PJC]
Thermolysis \Ther*mol"y*sis\ (th[~e]r"m[o^]l"[i^]*s[i^]s), n.	   [Thermo- + Gr. ly`ein to loose.] (Chem.)	   The resolution of a compound into parts by heat; dissociation	   by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermolytic \Ther`mo*lyt"ic\ (th[~e]r"m[-o]*l[i^]t"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to thermolysis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermolyze \Ther"mo*lyze\ (th[~e]r"m[-o]*l[imac]z), v. t.	   (Chem.)	   To subject to thermolysis; to dissociate by heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermomagnetism \Ther`mo*mag"net*ism\	   (th[~e]r"m[-o]*m[a^]g"n[e^]t*[i^]z'm), n. [Thermo- +	   magnetism.]	   Magnetism as affected or caused by the action of heat; the	   relation of heat to magnetism.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermometer \Ther*mom"e*ter\ (th[~e]r*m[o^]m"[-e]*t[~e]r), n.	   [Thermo- + -meter: cf. F. thermom[`e]tre. See {Thermal}.]	   (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the	   principle that changes of temperature in bodies are	   accompanied by proportional changes in their volumes or	   dimensions.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The thermometer usually consists of a glass tube of	         capillary bore, terminating in a bulb, and containing	         mercury or alcohol, which expanding or contracting	         according to the temperature to which it is exposed,	         indicates the degree of heat or cold by the amount of	         space occupied, as shown by the position of the top of	         the liquid column on a graduated scale. See	         {Centigrade}, {Fahrenheit}, and {R['e]aumur}.	         [1913 Webster] To reduce degrees Fahrenheit to degrees	         Centigrade, subtract 32[deg] and multiply by 5/9; to	         reduce degrees Centigrade to degrees Fahrenheit,	         multiply by 9/5 and add 32[deg].	         [1913 Webster]	   {Air thermometer}, {Balance thermometer}, etc. See under	      {Air}, {Balance}, etc.	   {Metallic thermometer}, a form of thermometer indicating	      changes of temperature by the expansion or contraction of	      rods or strips of metal.	   {Register thermometer}, or {Self-registering thermometer}, a	      thermometer that registers the maximum and minimum of	      temperature occurring in the interval of time between two	      consecutive settings of the instrument. A common form	      contains a bit of steel wire to be pushed before the	      column and left at the point of maximum temperature, or a	      slide of enamel, which is drawn back by the liquid, and	      left within it at the point of minimum temperature.	      [1913 Webster] Thermometric
Thermometric \Ther`mo*met"ric\, Thermometrical
\Ther`mo*met"ric*al\, a. [Cf. F. thermom['e]trique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a thermometer; as, the thermometrical	      scale or tube.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Made, or ascertained, by means of a thermometer; as,	      thermometrical observations.	      [1913 Webster]
Thermometrically \Ther`mo*met"ric*al*ly\, adv.	   In a thermometrical manner; by means of a thermometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermometrograph \Ther`mo*met"ro*graph\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. ?	   measure + -graph.] (Physics)	   An instrument for recording graphically the variations of	   temperature, or the indications of a thermometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermometry \Ther*mom"e*try\, n.	   The estimation of temperature by the use of a thermometric	   apparatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermomotor \Ther`mo*mo"tor\, n.	   A heat engine; a hot-air engine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermomultiplier \Ther`mo*mul"ti*pli`er\, n. [Thermo- +	   multiplier.]	   Same as {Thermopile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermoneurosis \Ther`mo*neu*ro"sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   (a) A neurosis caused by exposure to heat.	   (b) A neurosis causing a rise or fall of a body's	       temperature.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermoneutrality \Ther`mo*neu*tral"i*ty\, n. (Chem.)	   Neutrality as regards heat effects.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermophilic \Ther`mo*phil"ic\, a. [Thermo- + Gr. ? loving +	   -ic.]	   Heat-loving; -- applied especially to microorganisms such as	   certain bacteria, fungi and algae, which grow best at	   temperatures above 40[deg] C (e.g. between 50[deg] and	   60[deg]), and in some cases at temperatures that would kill	   ordinary microorganisms. They are found in naturally hot	   locations, such as at hot springs or the thermal vents at the	   ocean bottom.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Thermophone \Ther"mo*phone\, n. [Thermo- + phone.]	   1. A portable form of telethermometer, using a telephone in	      connection with a differential thermometer.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A telephone involving heat effects, as changes in	      temperature (hence in length) due to pulsations of the	      line current in a fine wire connected with the receiver	      diaphragm.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermophore \Ther"mo*phore\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. ? -bearing, fr.	   fe`rein to bear.]	   An apparatus for conveying heat, as a case containing	   material which retains its heat for a considerable period.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermopile \Ther"mo*pile\, n. [Thermo- + pile a heap.] (Physics)	   An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine	   slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of	   alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals	   having different capacities for the conduction of heat,	   connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very	   sensibly affected by the electric current induced in the	   system of bars when exposed even to the feeblest degrees of	   heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermoregulator \Ther`mo*reg"u*la`tor\, n. (Physics)	   A device for the automatic regulation of temperature; a	   thermostat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermoscope \Ther"mo*scope\, n. [Thermo- + -scope.] (Physics)	   An instrument for indicating changes of temperature without	   indicating the degree of heat by which it is affected;	   especially, an instrument contrived by Count Rumford which,	   as modified by Professor Leslie, was afterward called the	   {differential thermometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermoscopic \Ther`mo*scop"ic\, a. (Physics)	   Of or pertaining to the thermoscope; made by means of the	   thermoscope; as, thermoscopic observations.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermosiphon \Ther`mo*si"phon\, n.	   An arrangement of siphon tubes for assisting circulation in a	   liquid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermostable \Ther`mo*sta"ble\, a. [Thermo- + stable fixed.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Capable of being heated to or somewhat above 55[deg] C.	   without loss of special properties; -- said of proteins,	   immune substances, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermostat \Ther"mo*stat\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. ? to make to	   stand.] (Physics)	   A device which automatically regulates temperature, or	   provides a signal used by another device to regulate	   temperature. The temperature-sensitive signal may be	   electronic, as that produced by a thermocouple. The signal	   may also be caused mechanically, as by the unequal expansion	   of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, which can	   then cause the opening or closing of the damper of a stove,	   or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is	   desired.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Thermostatic \Ther`mo*stat"ic\, a. (Physics)	   Of or pertaining to the thermostat; made or effected by means	   of the thermostat.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermosystaltic \Ther`mo*sys*tal"tic\, a. [Thermo- + systaltic.]	   (Physiol.)	   Influenced in its contraction by heat or cold; -- said of a	   muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotactic \Ther`mo*tac"tic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or retaining to thermotaxis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermotank \Ther"mo*tank\, n. [Thermo- + ank.]	   A tank containing pipes through which circulates steam,	   water, air, or the like, for heating or cooling; -- used in	   some heating and ventilation systems.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermotaxic \Ther`mo*tax"ic\, a. [Thermo- + Gr. ? arrangement.]	   (Physiol.)	   Pertaining to, or connected with, the regulation of	   temperature in the animal body; as, the thermotaxic nervous	   system.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotaxis \Ther`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL.; thermo- + Gr. ? an	   arranging.] (Physiol.)	   (a) The property possessed by protoplasm of moving under the	       influence of heat.	   (b) Determination of the direction of locomotion by heat.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermotensile \Ther`mo*ten"sile\, a.	   Pertaining to the variation of tensile strength with the	   temperature.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermotension \Ther`mo*ten"sion\, n. [Thermo- + tension.]	   A process of increasing the strength of wrought iron by	   heating it to a determinate temperature, and giving to it,	   while in that state, a mechanical strain or tension in the	   direction in which the strength is afterward to be exerted.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotherapy \Ther`mo*ther"a*py\, n. [Thermo- + therapy.]	   (Med.)	   Treatment of disease by heat, esp. by hot air.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Thermotic
Thermotic \Ther*mot"ic\, Thermotical \Ther*mot"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ?	   heat, fr. ? hot.]	   Of or pertaining to heat; produced by heat; as, thermotical	   phenomena. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotics \Ther*mot"ics\, n.	   The science of heat. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotonus \Ther*mot"o*nus\, n. [NL.; thermo- + tonus.] (Plant	   Physiol.)	   A condition of tonicity with respect to temperature.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thermotropic \Ther`mo*trop"ic\, a. (Bot.)	   Manifesting thermotropism.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotropism \Ther*mot"ro*pism\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. ? to turn.]	   (Bot.)	   The phenomenon of turning towards a source of warmth, seen in	   the growing parts of some plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotype \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 taking an impression with a press, and next	   strongly heating this impression.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermotypy \Ther*mot"y*py\, n.	   The art or process of obtaining thermotypes.	   [1913 Webster]
Thermovoltaic \Ther`mo*vol*ta"ic\, a. [Thermo- + voltaic.]	   (Physics)	   Of or relating to heat and electricity; especially, relating	   to thermal effects produced by voltaic action. --Faraday.	   [1913 Webster]
Theroid \The"roid\, a. [Gr. qh`r, qhro`s, wild beast + -oid.]	   (Med.)	   Resembling a beast in nature or habit; marked by animal	   characteristics; as, theroid idiocy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Theromorpha \The`ro*mor"pha\, n. pl. [NL.: Gr. qh`r beast +	   morfh` form.] (Paleon.)	   See {Theriodonta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Theropoda \The*rop"o*da\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. qh`r a beast + ?,	   ?, foot.] (Paleon.)	   An order of carnivorous dinosaurs in which the feet are less	   birdlike, and hence more like those of an ordinary quadruped,	   than in the Ornithopoda. It includes the rapacious genera	   {Megalosaurus}, {Creosaurus}, and their allies.	   [1913 Webster]
Thesaurus \The*sau"rus\, n.; pl. {Thesauri}. [L. See	   {Treasure}.]	   A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of	   knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a	   dictionary or cyclopedia.	   [1913 Webster]
These \These\ ([th][=e]z), pron. [OE. [thorn]es, [thorn]aes, a	   variant of [thorn]as, pl. of [thorn]es, thes, this. See	   {This}, and cf. {Those}.]	   The plural of this. See {This}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thesicle \Thes"i*cle\, n. [Dim. of thesis.]	   A little or subordinate thesis; a proposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Thesis \The"sis\, n.; pl. {Theses}. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   place, set. See {Do}, and cf. {Anathema}, {Apothecary},	   {Epithet}, {Hypothesis}, {Parenthesis}, {Theme}, {Tick} a	   cover.]	   1. A position or proposition which a person advances and	      offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by	      argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, an essay or dissertation written upon specific or	      definite theme; especially, an essay presented by a	      candidate for a diploma or degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            I told them of the grave, becoming, and sublime	            deportment they should assume upon this mystical	            occasion, and read them two homilies and a thesis of	            my own composing, to prepare them.    --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Logic) An affirmation, or distinction from a supposition	      or hypothesis.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) The accented part of the measure, expressed by the	      downward beat; -- the opposite of arsis.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Pros.)	      (a) The depression of the voice in pronouncing the	          syllables of a word.	      (b) The part of the foot upon which such a depression	          falls.	          [1913 Webster]
Thesmothete \Thes"mo*thete\, n. [Gr. ?; ? that which is	   established, a law (fr. ? to set) + ? a giver (also fr. ?).]	   (Gr. Antiq.)	   A lawgiver; a legislator; one of the six junior archons at	   Athens.	   [1913 Webster]
Thespian \Thes"pi*an\, a. [From L. Thespis, Gr. ?, the founder	   of the Greek drama.]	   Of or pertaining to Thespis; hence, relating to the drama;	   dramatic; as, the Thespian art. -- n. An actor.	   [1913 Webster]
Thessalian \Thes*sa"li*an\, a. [Cf. L. Thessalius.]	   Of or pertaining to Thessaly in Greece. --Shak. -- n. A	   native or inhabitant of Thessaly.	   [1913 Webster]
Thessalonian \Thes`sa*lo"ni*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia. -- n.	   A native or inhabitant of Thessalonica.	   [1913 Webster]
Theta \The"ta\, n. [L., fr. Gr. qh^ta, the Greek letter [theta],	   [Theta].]	   A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in	   English; -- sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being	   used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation	   on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek	   qa`natos, death.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Theta function} (Math.), one of a group of functions used in	      developing the properties of elliptic functions.	      [1913 Webster]
Thetical \Thet"ic*al\, a. [Gr. ? fit for placing, fr. ? to set,	   lay down. See {Thesis}.]	   Laid down; absolute or positive, as a law. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Thetine \The"tine\, n. [Thio + ether + sulphine.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of complex basic sulphur compounds	   analogous to the sulphines.	   [1913 Webster] Theurgic
Theurgic \The*ur"gic\, Theurgical \The*ur"gic*al\, a. [L.	   theurgicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. th['e]urgique.]	   Of or pertaining to theurgy; magical.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Theurgic hymns}, songs of incantation.	      [1913 Webster]
Theurgist \The"ur*gist\, n. [Cf. F. th['e]urgiste.]	   One who pretends to, or is addicted to, theurgy. --Hallywell.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Theurgy \The"ur*gy\ (th[=e]"[u^]r*j[y^]), n. [L. theurgia, Gr.	   qeoyrgi`a, fr. qeoyrgo`s doing the works of God; qeo`s God +	   'e`rgon work: cf. F. th['e]urgie. See {Theism}, and {Work}.]	   1. A divine work; a miracle; hence, magic; sorcery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of magical science or art developed in Alexandria	      among the Neoplatonists, and supposed to enable man to	      influence the will of the gods by means of purification	      and other sacramental rites. --Schaff-Herzog Encyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In later or modern magic, that species of magic in which	      effects are claimed to be produced by supernatural agency,	      in distinction from natural magic.	      [1913 Webster]
Thew \Thew\ (th[=u]), n.	   Note: [Chiefly used in the plural {Thews} (th[=u]z).] [OE.	         thew, [thorn]eau, manner, habit, strength, AS.	         [thorn]e['a]w manner, habit (cf. [thorn][=y]wan to	         drive); akin to OS. thau custom, habit, OHG. dou.	         [root]56.]	   1. Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of	      mind; disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            For her great light	            Of sapience, and for her thews clear. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evil speeches destroy good thews.     --Wyclif (1	                                                  Cor. xv. 33).	      [1913 Webster]	            To be upbrought in gentle thews and martial might.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; sinew. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And I myself, who sat apart	            And watched them, waxed in every limb;	            I felt the thews of Anakim,	            The pules of a Titan's heart.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Thewed \Thewed\ (th[=u]d), a.	   1. Furnished with thews or muscles; as, a well-thewed limb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accustomed; mannered. [Obs.] --John Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet would not seem so rude and thewed ill.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Thewy \Thew"y\, a.	   Having strong or large thews or muscles; muscular; sinewy;	   strong.	   [1913 Webster]
They \They\ ([th][=a]), pron. pl.; poss. {Theirs}; obj. {Them}.	   [Icel. [thorn]eir they, properly nom. pl. masc. of s[=a],	   s[=u], [thorn]at, a demonstrative pronoun, akin to the	   English definite article, AS. s[=e], se['o], [eth]aet, nom.	   pl. [eth][=a]. See {That}.]	   The plural of he, she, or it. They is never used adjectively,	   but always as a pronoun proper, and sometimes refers to	   persons without an antecedent expressed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Jolif and glad they went unto here [their] rest	         And casten hem [them] full early for to sail.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         They of Italy salute you.                --Heb. xiii.	                                                  24.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after	         righteousness.                           --Matt. v. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: They is used indefinitely, as our ancestors used man,	         and as the French use on; as, they say (French on dit),	         that is, it is said by persons not specified.	         [1913 Webster]
Thialdine \Thi*al"dine\, n. [Thio- + aldehyde + -ine.] (Chem.)	   A weak nitrogenous sulphur base, {C6H13NS2}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thialol \Thi"al*ol\, n. [Thio- + alcohol + L. oleum oil.]	   (Chem.)	   A colorless oily liquid, {(C2H5)2S2}, having a strong garlic	   odor; -- called also {ethyl disulphide}. By extension, any	   one of the series of related compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Thibetan \Thib"e*tan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Thibet. -- n. A native or inhabitant of	   Thibet.	   [1913 Webster]
Thibet cloth \Thib"et cloth`\	   (a) A fabric made of coarse goat's hair; a kind of camlet.	   (b) A kind of fine woolen cloth, used for dresses, cloaks,	       etc.	       [1913 Webster]
Thibetian \Thi*be"tian\, a. & n.	   Same as {Thibetan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thible \Thi"ble\, n.	   A slice; a skimmer; a spatula; a pudding stick. [Obs. or	   Prov. Eng.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), a. [Compar. {Thicker} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Thickest}.] [OE. thicke, AS. [thorn]icce; akin to D. dik,	   OS. thikki, OHG. dicchi thick, dense, G. dick thick, Icel.	   [thorn]ykkr, [thorn]j["o]kkr, and probably to Gael. & Ir.	   tiugh. Cf. {Tight}.]	   1. Measuring in the third dimension other than length and	      breadth, or in general dimension other than length; --	      said of a solid body; as, a timber seven inches thick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were it as thick as is a branched oak. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            My little finger shall be thicker than my father's	            loins.                                --1 Kings xii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having more depth or extent from one surface to its	      opposite than usual; not thin or slender; as, a thick	      plank; thick cloth; thick paper; thick neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Dense; not thin; inspissated; as, thick vapors. Also used	      figuratively; as, thick darkness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Make the gruel thick and slab.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not transparent or clear; hence, turbid, muddy, or misty;	      as, the water of a river is apt to be thick after a rain.	      "In a thick, misty day." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Abundant, close, or crowded in space; closely set;	      following in quick succession; frequently recurring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people were gathered thick together. --Luke xi.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	            Black was the forest; thick with beech it stood.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not having due distinction of syllables, or good	      articulation; indistinct; as, a thick utterance.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Deep; profound; as, thick sleep. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Dull; not quick; as, thick of fearing. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His dimensions to any thick sight were invincible.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Intimate; very friendly; familiar. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            We have been thick ever since.        --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thick is often used in the formation of compounds, most	         of which are self-explaining; as, thick-barred,	         thick-bodied, thick-coming, thick-cut, thick-flying,	         thick-growing, thick-leaved, thick-lipped,	         thick-necked, thick-planted, thick-ribbed,	         thick-shelled, thick-woven, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Thick register}. (Phon.) See the Note under {Register}, n.,	      7.	   {Thick stuff} (Naut.), all plank that is more than four	      inches thick and less than twelve. --J. Knowles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Dense; close; compact; solid; gross; coarse.	        [1913 Webster]	Thick \Thick\, n.	   1. The thickest part, or the time when anything is thickest.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the thick of the dust and smoke.   --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thicket; as, gloomy thicks. [Obs.] --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through the thick they heard one rudely rush.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He through a little window cast his sight	            Through thick of bars, that gave a scanty light.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thick-and-thin block} (Naut.), a fiddle block. See under	      {Fiddle}.	   {Through thick and thin}, through all obstacles and	      difficulties, both great and small.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through thick and thin she followed him. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            He became the panegyrist, through thick and thin, of	            a military frenzy.                    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	Thick \Thick\ (th[i^]k), adv. [AS. [thorn]icce.]	   1. Frequently; fast; quick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Closely; as, a plat of ground thick sown.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To a great depth, or to a greater depth than usual; as,	      land covered thick with manure.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thick and threefold}, in quick succession, or in great	      numbers. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Thick \Thick\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. [thorn]iccian.]	   To thicken. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The nightmare Life-in-death was she,	         Who thicks man's blood with cold.        --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Thickbill \Thick"bill`\, n.	   The bullfinch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thicken \Thick"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thickened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Thickening}.]	   To make thick (in any sense of the word). Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) To render dense; to inspissate; as, to thicken paint.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) To make close; to fill up interstices in; as, to thicken	       cloth; to thicken ranks of trees or men.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) To strengthen; to confirm. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             And this may to thicken other proofs. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) To make more frequent; as, to thicken blows.	       [1913 Webster]	Thicken \Thick"en\, v. i.	   To become thick. "Thy luster thickens when he shines by."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The press of people thickens to the court. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The combat thickens, like the storm that flies.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Thickening \Thick"en*ing\, n.	   Something put into a liquid or mass to make it thicker.	   [1913 Webster]
Thicket \Thick"et\, n. [AS. [thorn]iccet. See {Thick}, a.]	   A wood or a collection of trees, shrubs, etc., closely set;	   as, a ram caught in a thicket. --Gen. xxii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]
Thickhead \Thick"head`\, n.	   1. A thick-headed or stupid person. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of Australian singing	      birds of the genus {Pachycephala}. The males of some of	      the species are bright-colored. Some of the species are	      popularly called {thrushes}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thick-headed \Thick"-head`ed\, a.	   Having a thick skull; stupid.	   [1913 Webster]
Thickish \Thick"ish\, a.	   Somewhat thick.	   [1913 Webster]
Thick-knee \Thick"-knee`\, n. (Zool.)	   A stone curlew. See under {Stone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thickly \Thick"ly\, adv.	   In a thick manner; deeply; closely.	   [1913 Webster]
Thickness \Thick"ness\, n. [AS. ?icnes.]	   The quality or state of being thick (in any of the senses of	   the adjective).	   [1913 Webster]
Thickset \Thick"set`\, a.	   1. Close planted; as, a thickset wood; a thickset hedge.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a short, thick body; stout.	      [1913 Webster]	Thickset \Thick"set`\, n.	   1. A close or thick hedge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stout, twilled cotton cloth; a fustian corduroy, or	      velveteen. --McElrath.	      [1913 Webster]
Thickskin \Thick"skin`\, n.	   A coarse, gross person; a person void of sensibility or	   sinsitiveness; a dullard.	   [1913 Webster]
Thick-skinned \Thick"-skinned`\, a.	   Having a thick skin; hence, not sensitive; dull; obtuse.	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Thickskull \Thick"skull`\, n.	   A dullard, or dull person; a blockhead; a numskull. --Entick.	   [1913 Webster]
Thick-skulled \Thick"-skulled`\, a.	   Having a thick skull; hence, dull; heavy; stupid; slow to	   learn.	   [1913 Webster]
Thick wind \Thick" wind`\ (Far.)	   A defect of respiration in a horse, that is unassociated with	   noise in breathing or with the signs of emphysema.	   [1913 Webster]
Thick-winded \Thick"-wind`ed\, a. (Far.)	   Affected with thick wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Thider \Thid"er\, adv.	   Thither. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiderward \Thid"er*ward\, adv.	   Thitherward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thief \Thief\ (th[=e]f), n.; pl. {Thieves} (th[=e]vz). [OE.	   thef, theef, AS. [thorn]e['o]f; akin to OFries. thiaf, OS.	   theof, thiof, D. dief, G. dieb, OHG. diob, Icel.	   [thorn]j[=o]fr, Sw. tjuf, Dan. tyv, Goth. [thorn]iufs,	   [thorn]iubs, and perhaps to Lith. tupeti to squat or crouch	   down. Cf. {Theft}.]	   1. One who steals; one who commits theft or larceny. See	      {Theft}.	      [1913 Webster]	            There came a privy thief, men clepeth death.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where thieves break through and steal. --Matt. vi.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A waster in the snuff of a candle. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thief catcher}. Same as {Thief taker}.	   {Thief leader}, one who leads or takes away a thief.	      --L'Estrange.	   {Thief taker}, one whose business is to find and capture	      thieves and bring them to justice.	   {Thief tube}, a tube for withdrawing a sample of a liquid	      from a cask.	   {Thieves' vinegar}, a kind of aromatic vinegar for the sick	      room, taking its name from the story that thieves, by	      using it, were enabled to plunder, with impunity to	      health, in the great plague at London. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Robber; pilferer.	   Usage: {Thief}, {Robber}. A thief takes our property by	          stealth; a robber attacks us openly, and strips us by	          main force.	          [1913 Webster]	                Take heed, have open eye, for thieves do foot by	                night.                            --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Some roving robber calling to his fellows.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Thiefly \Thief"ly\, a. & adv.	   Like a thief; thievish; thievishly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thienone \Thi"e*none\, n. [Thienyl + ketone.] (Chem.)	   A ketone derivative of thiophene obtained as a white	   crystalline substance, {(C4H3S)2.CO}, by the action of	   aluminum chloride and carbonyl chloride on thiophene.	   [1913 Webster]
Thienyl \Thi"e*nyl\, n. [Thiophene + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {C4H3S.}, regarded as the essential	   residue of thiophene and certain of its derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Thieve \Thieve\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Thieved}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Thieving}.] [AS. ge[thorn]e['o]fian.]	   To practice theft; to steal.	   [1913 Webster]
Thievery \Thiev"er*y\, n.	   1. The practice of stealing; theft; thievishness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the Spartans, thievery was a practice morally	            good and honest.                      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is stolen. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Thievish \Thiev"ish\, a.	   1. Given to stealing; addicted to theft; as, a thievish boy,	      a thievish magpie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a thief; acting by stealth; sly; secret.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time's thievish progress to eternity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Partaking of the nature of theft; accomplished by	      stealing; dishonest; as, a thievish practice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or with a base and biosterous sword enforce	            A thievish living on the common road. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Thiev"ish*ly}, adv. --	      {Thiev"ish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Thigh \Thigh\ (th[imac]), n. [OE. thi, [thorn]ih, [thorn]eh, AS.	   [thorn]e['o]h; akin to OFries. thiach, D. dij, dije, OHG.	   dioh, thioh, Icel. [thorn]j[=o] thigh, rump, and probably to	   Lith. taukas fat of animals, tukti to become fat, Russ. tuke	   fat of animals. [root]56.]	   1. (Anat.) The proximal segment of the hind limb between the	      knee and the trunk. See {Femur}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The coxa, or femur, of an insect.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thigh bone} (Anat.), the femur.	      [1913 Webster]
Thigmotactic \Thig`mo*tac"tic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to thigmotaxis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thigmotaxis \Thig`mo*tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? touch + ? an	   arranging.] (Physiol.)	   The property possessed by living protoplasm of contracting,	   and thus moving, when touched by a solid or fluid substance.	   Note: When the movement is away from the touching body, it is	         {negative thigmotaxis}; when towards it, {positive	         thigmotaxis}.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thilk \Thilk\, pron. [Cf. {Ilk} same.]	   That same; this; that. [Obs.] "I love thilk lass." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou spake right now of thilke traitor death.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thill \Thill\, n. [OE. thille, AS. ?ille a board, plank, beam,	   thill; akin to ?el a plank, D. deel a plank, floor, G. diele,	   OHG. dili, dilla, Icel. ?ilja a plank, planking, a thwart,	   ?ili a wainscot, plank; cf. Skr. tala a level surface.	   [root]236. Cf. {Fill} a thill, {Deal} a plank.]	   1. One of the two long pieces of wood, extending before a	      vehicle, between which a horse is hitched; a shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) The floor of a coal mine. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thill coupling}, a device for connecting the thill of a	      vehicle to the axle.	      [1913 Webster]
Thiller \Thill"er\, n.	   The horse which goes between the thills, or shafts, and	   supports them; also, the last horse in a team; -- called also	   {thill horse}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thimble \Thim"ble\, n. [OE. thimbil, AS. ??mel, fr. ??ma a	   thumb. [root]56. See {Thumb}.]	   1. A kind of cap or cover, or sometimes a broad ring, for the	      end of the finger, used in sewing to protect the finger	      when pushing the needle through the material. It is	      usually made of metal, and has upon the outer surface	      numerous small pits to catch the head of the needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) Any thimble-shaped appendage or fixure.	      Specifically:	      (a) A tubular piece, generally a strut, through which a	          bolt or pin passes.	      (b) A fixed or movable ring, tube, or lining placed in a	          hole.	      (c) A tubular cone for expanding a flue; -- called	          {ferrule} in England.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A ring of thin metal formed with a grooved	      circumference so as to fit within an eye-spice, or the	      like, and protect it from chafing.	      [1913 Webster]
Thimbleberry \Thim"ble*ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of black raspberry ({Rubus occidentalis}), common in	   America.	   [1913 Webster]
Thimbleeye \Thim"ble*eye`\, n. (Zool.)	   The chub mackerel. See under {Chub}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thimbleful \Thim"ble*ful\, n.; pl. {Thimblefuls}.	   As much as a thimble will hold; a very small quantity.	   [1913 Webster]	         For a thimbleful of golf, a thimbleful of love.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Thimblerig \Thim"ble*rig`\, n.	   A sleight-of-hand trick played with three small cups, shaped	   like thimbles, and a small ball or little pea.	   [1913 Webster]	Thimblerig \Thim"ble*rig`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thimblerigged};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Thimblerigging}.]	   To swindle by means of small cups or thimbles, and a pea or	   small ball placed under one of them and quickly shifted to	   another, the victim laying a wager that he knows under which	   cup it is; hence, to cheat by any trick.	   [1913 Webster]
Thimblerigger \Thim"ble*rig`ger\, n.	   One who cheats by thimblerigging, or tricks of legerdemain.	   [1913 Webster]
Thimbleweed \Thim"ble*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the composite genus {Rudbeckia}, coarse herbs	   somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their	   conical receptacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Thin \Thin\, a. [Compar. {Thiner}; superl. {Thinest}.] [OE.	   thinne, thenne, thunne, AS. [thorn]ynne; akin to D. dun, G.	   d["u]nn, OHG. dunni, Icel. [thorn]unnr, Sw. tunn, Dan. tynd,	   Gael. & Ir. tana, W. teneu, L. tenuis, Gr. ? (in comp.)	   stretched out, ? stretched, stretched out, long, Skr. tanu	   thin, slender; also to AS. ?enian to extend, G. dehnen, Icel.	   ?enja, Goth. ?anjan (in comp.), L. tendere to stretch, tenere	   to hold, Gr. ? to stretch, Skr. tan. [root]51 & 237. Cf.	   {Attenuate}, {Dance}, {Tempt}, {Tenable}, {Tend} to move,	   {Tenous}, {Thunder}, {Tone}.]	   1. Having little thickness or extent from one surface to its	      opposite; as, a thin plate of metal; thin paper; a thin	      board; a thin covering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rare; not dense or thick; -- applied to fluids or soft	      mixtures; as, thin blood; thin broth; thin air. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the day, when the air is more thin. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Satan, bowing low	            His gray dissimulation, disappeared,	            Into thin air diffused.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not close; not crowded; not filling the space; not having	      the individuals of which the thing is composed in a close	      or compact state; hence, not abundant; as, the trees of a	      forest are thin; the corn or grass is thin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ferrara is very large, but extremely thin of people.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not full or well grown; wanting in plumpness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seven thin ears . . . blasted with the east wind.	                                                  --Gen. xli. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not stout; slim; slender; lean; gaunt; as, a person	      becomes thin by disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Wanting in body or volume; small; feeble; not full.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thin, hollow sounds, and lamentable screams.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Slight; small; slender; flimsy; wanting substance or depth	      or force; superficial; inadequate; not sufficient for a	      covering; as, a thin disguise.	      [1913 Webster]	            My tale is done, for my wit is but thin. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thin is used in the formation of compounds which are	         mostly self-explaining; as, thin-faced, thin-lipped,	         thin-peopled, thin-shelled, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Thin section}. See under {Section}.	      [1913 Webster]	Thin \Thin\, adv.	   Not thickly or closely; in a seattered state; as, seed sown	   thin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spain is thin sown of people.            --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Thin \Thin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thinning}.] [Cf. AS. ge[thorn]ynnian.]	   To make thin (in any of the senses of the adjective).	   [1913 Webster]	Thin \Thin\, v. i.	   To grow or become thin; -- used with some adverbs, as out,	   away, etc.; as, geological strata thin out, i. e., gradually	   diminish in thickness until they disappear.	   [1913 Webster]
Thine \Thine\ ([th][imac]n), pron. & a. [OE. thin, AS.	   [eth][imac]n, originally gen. of [eth]u, [eth][=u], thou;	   akin to G. dein thine, Icel. [thorn]inn, possessive pron.,	   [thorn][imac]n, gen. of [thorn][=u] thou, Goth. [thorn]eins,	   possessive pron., [thorn]eina, gen. of [thorn]u thou. See	   {Thou}, and cf. {Thy}.]	   A form of the possessive case of the pronoun thou, now	   superseded in common discourse by your, the possessive of	   you, but maintaining a place in solemn discourse, in poetry,	   and in the usual language of the Friends, or Quakers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the old style, thine was commonly shortened to thi	         (thy) when used attributively before words beginning	         with a consonant; now, thy is used also before vowels.	         Thine is often used absolutely, the thing possessed	         being understood.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]
Thing \Thing\ (th[i^]ng), n. [AS. [thorn]ing a thing, cause,	   assembly, judicial assembly; akin to [thorn]ingan to	   negotiate, [thorn]ingian to reconcile, conciliate, D. ding a	   thing, OS. thing thing, assembly, judicial assembly, G. ding	   a thing, formerly also, an assembly, court, Icel. [thorn]ing	   a thing, assembly, court, Sw. & Dan. ting; perhaps originally	   used of the transaction of or before a popular assembly, or	   the time appointed for such an assembly; cf. G. dingen to	   bargain, hire, MHG. dingen to hold court, speak before a	   court, negotiate, Goth. [thorn]eihs time, perhaps akin to L.	   tempus time. Cf. {Hustings}, and {Temporal} of time.]	   1. Whatever exists, or is conceived to exist, as a separate	      entity, whether animate or inanimate; any separable or	      distinguishable object of thought.	      [1913 Webster]	            God made . . . every thing that creepeth upon the	            earth after his kind.                 --Gen. i. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sent after this manner; ten asses laden with the	            good things of Egypt.                 --Gen. xiv.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thing of beauty is a joy forever.   --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inanimate object, in distinction from a living being;	      any lifeless material.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye meads and groves, unconscious things! --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A transaction or occurrence; an event; a deed.	      [1913 Webster]	            [And Jacob said] All these things are against me.	                                                  --Gen. xlii.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which if ye tell me, I in like wise will tell you by	            what authority I do these things.     --Matt. xxi.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A portion or part; something.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wicked men who understand any thing of wisdom.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A diminutive or slighted object; any object viewed as	      merely existing; -- often used in pity or contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            See, sons, what things you are!       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poor thing sighed, and . . . turned from me.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll be this abject thing no more.    --Granville.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a thing in prose.              --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. Clothes; furniture; appurtenances; luggage; as, to	      pack or store one's things. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, the singular was sometimes used in a plural	         or collective sense.	         [1913 Webster]	               And them she gave her moebles and her thing.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thing was used in a very general sense in Old English,	         and is still heard colloquially where some more	         definite term would be used in careful composition.	         [1913 Webster]	               In the garden [he] walketh to and fro,	               And hath his things [i. e., prayers, devotions]	               said full courteously.             --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               Hearkening his minstrels their things play.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) Whatever may be possessed or owned; a property; --	      distinguished from person.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. [In this sense pronounced t[i^]ng.] In Scandinavian	      countries, a legislative or judicial assembly.	      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Things personal}. (Law) Same as {Personal property}, under	      {Personal}.	   {Things real}. Same as {Real property}, under {Real}.	      [1913 Webster] Thing	Thing \Thing\, Ting \Ting\, n. [Dan. thing, ting, Norw. ting, or	   Sw. ting.]	   In Scandinavian countries, a legislative or judicial	   assembly; -- used, esp. in composition, in titles of such	   bodies. See {Legislature}, Norway.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Think \Think\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thought}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thinking}.] [OE. thinken, properly, to seem, from AS.	   [thorn]yncean (cf. {Methinks}), but confounded with OE.	   thenken to think, fr. AS. [thorn]encean (imp.	   [thorn][=o]hte); akin to D. denken, dunken, OS. thenkian,	   thunkian, G. denken, d["u]nken, Icel. [thorn]ekkja to	   perceive, to know, [thorn]ykkja to seem, Goth. [thorn]agkjan,	   [thorn]aggkjan, to think, [thorn]ygkjan to think, to seem,	   OL. tongere to know. Cf. {Thank}, {Thought}.]	   1. To seem or appear; -- used chiefly in the expressions	      methinketh or methinks, and methought.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: These are genuine Anglo-Saxon expressions, equivalent	         to it seems to me, it seemed to me. In these	         expressions me is in the dative case.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To employ any of the intellectual powers except that of	      simple perception through the senses; to exercise the	      higher intellectual faculties.	      [1913 Webster]	            For that I am	            I know, because I think.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically:	      (a) To call anything to mind; to remember; as, I would	          have sent the books, but I did not think of it.	          [1913 Webster]	                Well thought upon; I have it here. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To reflect upon any subject; to muse; to meditate; to	          ponder; to consider; to deliberate.	          [1913 Webster]	                And when he thought thereon, he wept. --Mark	                                                  xiv. 72.	          [1913 Webster]	                He thought within himself, saying, What shall I	                do, because I have no room where to bestow my	                fruits?                           --Luke xii.	                                                  17.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To form an opinion by reasoning; to judge; to	          conclude; to believe; as, I think it will rain	          to-morrow.	          [1913 Webster]	                Let them marry to whom they think best. --Num.	                                                  xxxvi. 6.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To purpose; to intend; to design; to mean.	          [1913 Webster]	                I thought to promote thee unto great honor.	                                                  --Num. xxiv.	                                                  11.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thou thought'st to help me.       --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To presume; to venture.	          [1913 Webster]	                Think not to say within yourselves, We have	                Abraham to our father.            --Matt. iii.	                                                  9.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: To think, in a philosophical use as yet somewhat	         limited, designates the higher intellectual acts, the	         acts preeminently rational; to judge; to compare; to	         reason. Thinking is employed by Hamilton as	         "comprehending all our collective energies." It is	         defined by Mansel as "the act of knowing or judging by	         means of concepts,"by Lotze as "the reaction of the	         mind on the material supplied by external influences."	         See {Thought}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To think better of}. See under {Better}.	   {To think much of}, or {To think well of}, to hold in esteem;	      to esteem highly.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To expect; guess; cogitate; reflect; ponder;	        contemplate; meditate; muse; imagine; suppose; believe.	        See {Expect}, {Guess}.	        [1913 Webster]	Think \Think\, v. t.	   1. To conceive; to imagine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charity . . . thinketh no evil.       --1 Cor. xiii.	                                                  4,5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To plan or design; to plot; to compass. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So little womanhood	            And natural goodness, as to think the death	            Of her own son.                       --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To believe; to consider; to esteem.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor think superfluous other's aid.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To think much}, to esteem a great matter; to grudge. [Obs.]	      "[He] thought not much to clothe his enemies." --Milton.	   {To think scorn}.	      (a) To disdain. [Obs.] "He thought scorn to lay hands on	          Mordecai alone." --Esther iii. 6.	      (b) To feel indignation. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	Think \Think\, n.	   Act of thinking; a thought. "If you think that I'm finished,	   you've got another think coming!" [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Thinkable \Think"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being thought or conceived; cogitable. --Sir W.	   Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Thinker \Think"er\, n.	   One who thinks; especially and chiefly, one who thinks in a	   particular manner; as, a close thinker; a deep thinker; a	   coherent thinker.	   [1913 Webster]
Thinking \Think"ing\, a.	   Having the faculty of thought; cogitative; capable of a	   regular train of ideas; as, man is a thinking being. --	   {Think"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Thinking \Think"ing\, n.	   The act of thinking; mode of thinking; imagination;	   cogitation; judgment.	   [1913 Webster]	         I heard a bird so sing,	         Whose music, to my thinking, pleased the king. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Thinly \Thin"ly\, a.	   In a thin manner; in a loose, scattered manner; scantily; not	   thickly; as, ground thinly planted with trees; a country	   thinly inhabited.	   [1913 Webster]
Thinner \Thin"ner\, n.	   One who thins, or makes thinner.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Thinness \Thin"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being thin (in any of the senses of	   the word).	   [1913 Webster]
Thinnish \Thin"nish\, a.	   Somewhat thin.	   [1913 Webster]
Thinolite \Thin"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, shore + -lite.] (Min.)	   A calcareous tufa, in part crystalline, occurring on a large	   scale as a shore deposit about the Quaternary lake basins of	   Nevada.	   [1913 Webster]
Thin-skinned \Thin"-skinned`\, a.	   Having a thin skin; hence, sensitive; irritable.	   [1913 Webster]
Thio- \Thi"o-\ [Gr. ? brimstone, sulphur.] (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) denoting the	   presence of sulphur. See {Sulpho-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiocarbonate \Thi`o*car"bon*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A sulphocarbonate.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiocarbonic \Thi`o*car*bon"ic\, a. [Thio- + carbonic.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Sulphocarbonic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiocyanate \Thi`o*cy"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   Same as {Sulphocyanate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiocyanic \Thi`o*cy*an"ic\, a. [Thio- + cyanic.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Sulphocyanic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thionaphthene \Thi`o*naph"thene\, n. [Thiophene + naphthalene.]	   (Chem.)	   A double benzene and thiophene nucleus, {C8H6S}, analogous to	   naphthalene, and like it the base of a large series of	   derivatives. [Written also {thionaphtene}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thionic \Thi*on"ic\, a. [Gr. ? brimstone, sulphur.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to sulphur; containing or resembling	   sulphur; specifically, designating certain of the thio	   compounds; as, the thionic acids. Cf. {Dithionic},	   {Trithionic}, {Tetrathionic}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Thionine \Thi"on*ine\, n. [Gr. ? brimstone, sulphur.] (Chem.)	   An artificial red or violet dyestuff consisting of a complex	   sulphur derivative of certain aromatic diamines, and obtained	   as a dark crystalline powder; -- called also {phenylene	   violet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thionol \Thi"on*ol\, n. [Thionine + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A red or violet dyestuff having a greenish metallic luster.	   It is produced artificially, by the chemical dehydration of	   thionine, as a brown amorphous powder.	   [1913 Webster]
Thionoline \Thi*on"o*line\, n. (Chem.)	   A beautiful fluorescent crystalline substance, intermediate	   in composition between thionol and thionine.	   [1913 Webster]
Thionyl \Thi"on*yl\, n. [Thionic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {SO}, regarded as an essential	   constituent of certain sulphurous compounds; as, thionyl	   chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiophene \Thi"o*phene\, n. [Thio- + phenyl + -ene.] (Chem.)	   A sulphur hydrocarbon, {C4H4S}, analogous to furfuran and	   benzene, and acting as the base of a large number of	   substances which closely resemble the corresponding aromatic	   derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiophenic \Thi`o*phen"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or derived from, thiophene; specifically,	   designating a certain acid analogous to benzoic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiophenol \Thi`o*phe"nol\, n. [Thio- + phenol.] (Chem.)	   A colorless mobile liquid, {C6H5.SH}, of an offensive odor,	   and analogous to phenol; -- called also {phenyl sulphydrate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiophthene \Thi*oph"thene\, n. [Abbreviated from	   thionaphthene.] (Chem.)	   A double thiophene nucleus, {C6H4S2}, analogous to	   thionaphthene, and the base of a large series of compounds.	   [Written also {thiophtene}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thiosulphate \Thi`o*sul"phate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of thiosulphuric acid; -- formerly called	   {hyposulphite}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The sodium salt called in photography by the name	         sodium hyposulphite, being used as a solvent for the	         excess of unchanged silver chloride, bromide, and	         iodide on the sensitive plate.	         [1913 Webster]
Thiosulphuric \Thi`o*sul*phur"ic\, a. [Thio- + sulphuric.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an unstable acid,	   {H2S2O3}, analogous to sulphuric acid, and formerly called	   {hyposulphurous acid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thiotolene \Thi`o*to"lene\, n. [Thio- + toluene.] (Chem.)	   A colorless oily liquid, {C4H3S.CH3}, analogous to, and	   resembling, toluene; -- called also {methyl thiophene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thioxene \Thi*ox"ene\, n. [Thiophene + xylene.] (Chem.)	   Any one of three possible metameric substances, which are	   dimethyl derivatives of thiophene, like the xylenes from	   benzene.	   [1913 Webster]
Third \Third\ (th[~e]rd), a. [OE. thirde, AS. [thorn]ridda, fr.	   [thorn]r[imac], [thorn]re['o], three; akin to D. derde third,	   G. dritte, Icel. [thorn]ri[eth]i, Goth. [thorn]ridja, L.	   tertius, Gr. tri`tos, Skr. t[.r]t[imac]ya. See {Three}, and	   cf. {Riding} a jurisdiction, {Tierce}.]	   1. Next after the second; coming after two others; -- the	      ordinal of three; as, the third hour in the day. "The	      third night." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of three equal parts into which	      anything is divided; as, the third part of a day.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Third estate}.	      (a) In England, the commons, or the commonalty, who are	          represented in Parliament by the House of Commons.	      (b) In France, the tiers ['e]tat. See {Tiers ['e]tat}.	   {Third order} (R. C. Ch.), an order attached to a monastic	      order, and comprising men and women devoted to a rule of	      pious living, called the third rule, by a simple vow if	      they remain seculars, and by more solemn vows if they	      become regulars. See {Tertiary}, n., 1.	   {Third person} (Gram.), the person spoken of. See {Person},	      n., 7.	   {Third sound}. (Mus.) See {Third}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]	Third \Third\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three	      equal parts into which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sixtieth part of a second of time.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. (Law) The third part of the estate of a deceased	      husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled	      to enjoy during her life.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Major third} (Mus.), an interval of two tones.	   {Minor third} (Mus.), an interval of a tone and a half.	      [1913 Webster]
Third-borough \Third"-bor`ough\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   An under constable. --Shak. Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirdings \Third"ings\, n. pl. (Eng. Law)	   The third part of the corn or grain growing on the ground at	   the tenant's death, due to the lord for a heriot, as within	   the manor of Turfat in Herefordshire.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirdly \Third"ly\, adv.	   In the third place. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Third-penny \Third"-pen`ny\, n. (A.S. Law)	   A third part of the profits of fines and penalties imposed at	   the country court, which was among the perquisites enjoyed by	   the earl.	   [1913 Webster]
Third rail \Third rail\ (Electric Railways)	   (a) The third rail used in the third-rail system.	   (b) An electric railway using such a rail. [Colloq.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Third-rail system \Third-rail system\ (Electric Railways)	   A system in which a third rail is used for carrying the	   current for operating the motors, the rail being insulated	   from the ground and the current being taken off by means of	   contact brushes or other devices.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thirl \Thirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thirling}.] [See {Thrill}.]	   To bore; to drill or thrill. See {Thrill}. [Obs. or Prov.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That with a spear was thirled his breast bone.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirlage \Thirl"age\, n. [Cf. {Thrall}.] (Scots Law)	   The right which the owner of a mill possesses, by contract or	   law, to compel the tenants of a certain district, or of his	   sucken, to bring all their grain to his mill for grinding.	   --Erskine.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirst \Thirst\ (th[~e]rst), n. [OE. thirst, [thorn]urst, AS.	   [thorn]urst, [thorn]yrst; akin to D. dorst, OS. thurst, G.	   durst, Icel. [thorn]orsti, Sw. & Dan. t["o]rst, Goth.	   [thorn]a['u]rstei thirst, [thorn]a['u]rsus dry, withered,	   [thorn]a['u]rsie[thorn] mik I thirst, ga[thorn]a['i]rsan to	   wither, L. torrere to parch, Gr. te`rsesqai to become dry,	   tesai`nein to dry up, Skr. t[.r]sh to thirst. [root]54. Cf.	   {Torrid}.]	   1. A sensation of dryness in the throat associated with a	      craving for liquids, produced by deprivation of drink, or	      by some other cause (as fear, excitement, etc.) which	      arrests the secretion of the pharyngeal mucous membrane;	      hence, the condition producing this sensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore is this that thou hast brought us up out	            of Egypt, to kill us, and our children . . . with	            thirst?                               --Ex. xvii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            With thirst, with cold, with hunger so confounded.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A want and eager desire after anything; a craving or	      longing; -- usually with for, of, or after; as, the thirst	      for gold. "Thirst of worldy good." --Fairfax. "The thirst	      I had of knowledge." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Thirst \Thirst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thirsted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thirsting}.] [AS. [thorn]yrstan. See {Thirst}, n.]	   1. To feel thirst; to experience a painful or uneasy	      sensation of the throat or fauces, as for want of drink.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people thirsted there for water.  --Ex. xvii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a vehement desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul thirsteth for . . . the living God. --Ps.	                                                  xlii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	Thirst \Thirst\, v. t.	   To have a thirst for. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He seeks his keeper's flesh, and thirsts his blood.	                                                  --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirster \Thirst"er\, n.	   One who thirsts.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirstily \Thirst"i*ly\, adv.	   In a thirsty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirstiness \Thirst"i*ness\, n.	   The state of being thirsty; thirst.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirstle \Thirs"tle\, n.	   The throstle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thirsty \Thirst"y\, a. [Compar. {Thirstier}; superl.	   {Thirstiest}.] [AS. ?urstig. See {Thirst}, n.]	   1. Feeling thirst; having a painful or distressing sensation	      from want of drink; hence, having an eager desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me, I pray thee, a little water to drink, for I	            am thirsty.                           --Judges iv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deficient in moisture; dry; parched.	      [1913 Webster]	            A dry and thirsty land, where no water is. --Ps.	                                                  lxiii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            When in the sultry glebe I faint,	            Or on the thirsty mountain pant.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Thirteen \Thir"teen`\ (th[~e]r"t[=e]n`), a. [OE. threttene, AS.	   [thorn]re['o]t[=e]ne, [thorn]re['o]tyne. See {Three}, and	   {Ten}, and cf. {Thirty}.]	   One more than twelve; ten and three; as, thirteen ounces or	   pounds.	   [1913 Webster]	Thirteen \Thir"teen`\, n.	   1. The number greater by one than twelve; the sum of ten and	      three; thirteen units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing thirteen units, as 13 or xiii.	      [1913 Webster]
Thirteenth \Thir"teenth`\ (th[~e]r"t[=e]nth`), a. [From	   {Thirteen}: cf. AS. [thorn]re['o]te['o][eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the twelfth; the third after the	      tenth; -- the ordinal of thirteen; as, the thirteenth day	      of the month.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of thirteen equal parts into	      which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Thirteenth \Thir"teenth`\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by thirteen; one of	      thirteen equal parts into which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next in order after the twelfth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The interval comprising an octave and a sixth.	      [1913 Webster]
Thirtieth \Thir"ti*eth\, a. [From {Thirty}: cf. AS.	   [thorn]r[imac]tig[=o][eth]a.]	   1. Next in order after the twenty-ninth; the tenth after the	      twentieth; -- the ordinal of thirty; as, the thirtieth day	      of the month.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or being one of thirty equal parts into which	      anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Thirtieth \Thir"ti*eth\, n.	   The quotient of a unit divided by thirty; one of thirty equal	   parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Thirty \Thir"ty\, a. [OE. thritty, AS. [thorn]r[imac]tig,	   [thorn]rittig; akin to D. dertig, G. dreissig, Icel.	   [thorn]rj[=a]t[imac]u, [thorn]rj[=a]tigi, [thorn]rir teger,	   Goth. [thorn]reis tigjus, i.e., three tens. See {Three}, and	   Ten, and cf. {Thirteen}.]	   Being three times ten; consisting of one more than	   twenty-nine; twenty and ten; as, the month of June consists	   of thirty days.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Thirty \Thir"ty\, n.; pl. {Thirties}.	   1. The sum of three tens, or twenty and ten; thirty units or	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol expressing thirty, as 30, or XXX.	      [1913 Webster]
Thirty-second \Thir"ty-sec`ond\, a.	   Being one of thirty-two equal parts into which anything is	   divided.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thirty-second note} (Mus.), the thirty-second part of a	      whole note; a demi-semiquaver.	      [1913 Webster]
This \This\ ([th][i^]s), pron. & a.; pl. {These} ([th][=e]z).	   [OE. this, thes, AS. [eth][=e]s, masc., [eth]e['o]s, fem.,	   [eth]is, neut.; akin to OS. these, D. deze, G. dieser, OHG.	   diser, deser, Icel. [thorn]essi; originally from the definite	   article + a particle -se, -si; cf. Goth. sai behold. See	   {The}, {That}, and cf. {These}, {Those}.]	   1. As a demonstrative pronoun, this denotes something that is	      present or near in place or time, or something just	      mentioned, or that is just about to be mentioned.	      [1913 Webster]	            When they heard this, they were pricked in their	            heart.                                --Acts ii. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	            But know this, that if the good man of the house had	            known in what watch the thief would come, he would	            have watched.                         --Matt. xxiv.	                                                  43.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As an adjective, this has the same demonstrative force as	      the pronoun, but is followed by a noun; as, this book;	      this way to town.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This may be used as opposed or correlative to that, and	         sometimes as opposed to other or to a second this. See	         the Note under {That}, 1.	         [1913 Webster]	               This way and that wavering sails they bend.	                                                  --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	               A body of this or that denomination is produced.	                                                  --Boyle.	         [1913 Webster]	               Their judgment in this we may not, and in that we	               need not, follow.                  --Hooker.	         [1913 Webster]	               Consider the arguments which the author had to	               write this, or to design the other, before you	               arraign him.                       --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thy crimes . . . soon by this or this will end.	                                                  --Addison.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: This, like a, every, that, etc., may refer to a number,	         as of years, persons, etc., taken collectively or as a	         whole.	         [1913 Webster]	               This twenty years have I been with thee.. --Gen.	                                                  xxxi. 38.	         [1913 Webster]	               I have not wept this years; but now	               My mother comes afresh into my eyes. --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]
Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to	   D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,	   Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)	   Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those	   of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name	   is often also applied to other prickly plants.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it	      was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of	      venomous creatures.	   {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large	      thistle of neglected pastures.	   {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but	      introduced into the United States from Canada.	   {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}.	   {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel.	   {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe},	      {Melon}, etc.	   {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the	      Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the	      involucre.	   {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk	      thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national	      emblems of Scotland.	   {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}.	   {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}.	   {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}.	   {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus	      Cereus. See {Cereus}.	   {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thistle bird} (Zool.), the American goldfinch, or	      yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of	      its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under	      {Goldfinch}.	   {Thistle butterfly} (Zool.), a handsomely colored American	      butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon	      thistles; -- called also {painted lady}.	   {Thistle cock} (Zool.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza	      militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]	   {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James	      I., worth four shillings.	   {Thistle finch} (Zool.), the goldfinch; -- so called from its	      fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring	      mouth.	      [1913 Webster]
Thistly \This"tly\, a.	   1. Overgrown with thistles; as, thistly ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Resembling a thistle or thistles; sharp; pricking.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a world, so thorny, and where none	            Finds happiness unblighted, or, if found,	            Without some thistly sorrow at its side. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Thither \Thith"er\, adv. [OE. thider, AS. [eth]ider; akin to E.	   that; cf. Icel. [thorn]a[eth]ra there, Goth.	   [thorn]a[thorn]r[=o] thence. See {That}, and {The}.]	   1. To that place; -- opposed to {hither}.	      [1913 Webster]	            This city is near; . . . O, let me escape thither.	                                                  --Gen. xix.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where I am, thither ye can not come.  --John vii.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To that point, end, or result; as, the argument tended	      thither.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hither and thither}, to this place and to that; one way and	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: There.	   Usage: {Thither}, {There}. Thither properly denotes motion	          toward a place; there denotes rest in a place; as, I	          am going thither, and shall meet you there. But	          thither has now become obsolete, except in poetry, or	          a style purposely conformed to the past, and there is	          now used in both senses; as, I shall go there	          to-morrow; we shall go there together.	          [1913 Webster]	Thither \Thith"er\, a.	   1. Being on the farther side from the person speaking;	      farther; -- a correlative of hither; as, on the thither	      side of the water. --W. D. Howells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Applied to time: On the thither side of, older than; of	      more years than. See {Hither}, a. --Huxley.	      [1913 Webster]
Thitherto \Thith"er*to`\, adv.	   To that point; so far. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thitherward \Thith"er*ward\, adv.	   To ward that place; in that direction.	   [1913 Webster]	         They shall ask the way to Zion, with their faces	         thitherward.                             --Jer. l. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Thitsee \Thit"see\, n. [Written also theesee, and thietsie.]	   1. (Bot.) The varnish tree of Burmah ({Melanorrhoea	      usitatissima}).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A black varnish obtained from the tree.	      [1913 Webster]
Thlipsis \Thlip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? pressure, fr. ? to	   press.] (Med.)	   Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an	   external cause.	   [1913 Webster]
Tho \Tho\ ([th][=o]), def. art.	   The. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Tho \Tho\, pron. pl.	   Those. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This knowen tho that be to wives bound.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tho \Tho\, adv. [AS. [thorn][=a].]	   Then. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         To do obsequies as was tho the guise.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tho \Tho\, conj.	   Though. [Reformed spelling.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thole \Thole\, n. [Written also {thowel}, and {thowl}.] [OE.	   thol, AS. [thorn]ol; akin to D. dol, Icel. [thorn]ollr a fir	   tree, a young fir, a tree, a thole.]	   1. A wooden or metal pin, set in the gunwale of a boat, to	      serve as a fulcrum for the oar in rowing. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pin, or handle, of a scythe snath.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thole pin}. Same as {Thole}.	      [1913 Webster]	Thole \Thole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tholed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tholing}.] [OE. [thorn]olen, [thorn]olien, AS. [thorn]olian;	   akin to OS. thol[=o]n, OHG. dol[=e]n, G. geduld patience,	   dulden to endure, Icel. [thorn]ola, Sw. t[*a]la, Dan. taale,	   Goth. [thorn]ulan, L. tolerate, tulisse, to endure, bear,	   tollere to lift, bear, Gr. ? to bear, Skr. tul to lift.	   [root]55. Cf. {Tolerate}.]	   To bear; to endure; to undergo. [Obs. or Scot.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         So much woe as I have with you tholed.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To thole the winter's steely dribble.    --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]	Thole \Thole\, v. i.	   To wait. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Thomaean
Thomaean \Tho*mae"an\, Thomean \Tho*me"an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A member of the ancient church of Christians established on	   the Malabar coast of India, which some suppose to have been	   originally founded by the Apostle Thomas.	   [1913 Webster] Thomas phosphate
Thomas phosphate \Thom"as phos"phate\ or Thomas slag \Thom"as
slag\ .	   Same as {Basic slag}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thomas process \Thom"as proc"ess\ (Iron Metal.)	   Same as {Basic process}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Thomism
Thomism \Tho"mism\, Thomaism \Tho"ma*ism\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   The doctrine of Thomas Aquinas, esp. with respect to	   predestination and grace.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomist \Tho"mist\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A follower of Thomas Aquinas. See {Scotist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomite \Tho"mite\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   A Thomaean.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomsenolite \Thom"sen*o*lite\, n. [Named after Dr. J. Thomsen	   of Copenhagen. See {-lite}.] (Min.)	   A fluoride of aluminium, calcium, and sodium occurring with	   the cryolite of Greenland.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomsen's disease \Thom"sen's dis*ease"\ [From Thomsen, a	   physician of Sleswick.] (Med.)	   An affection apparently congenital, consisting in tonic	   contraction and stiffness of the voluntary muscles occurring	   after a period of muscular inaction.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomsonian \Thom*so"ni*an\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to Thomsonianism. -- n. A believer in	   Thomsonianism; one who practices Thomsonianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomsonianism \Thom*so"ni*an*ism\, n. (Med.)	   An empirical system which assumes that the human body is	   composed of four elements, earth, air, fire, and water, and	   that vegetable medicines alone should be used; -- from the	   founder, Dr. Samuel Thomson, of Massachusetts.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomsonite \Thom"son*ite\, n. [From R. D. Thomson, of Glasgow.]	   (Min.)	   A zeolitic mineral, occurring generally in masses of a	   radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of aluminia,	   lime, and soda. Called also {mesole}, and {comptonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thomson process \Thomson process\ [After Elihu Thomson, American	   inventor.]	   A process of electric welding in which heat is developed by a	   large current passing through the metal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thong \Thong\, n. [OE. thong, [thorn]wong, thwang, AS.	   [thorn]wang; akin to Icel. [thorn]vengr a thong, latchet.	   [root]57. Cf. {Twinge}.]	   A strap of leather; especially, one used for fastening	   anything.	   [1913 Webster]	         And nails for loosened spears, and thongs for shields,	         provide.                                 --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thong seal} (Zool.), the bearded seal. See the Note under	      {Seal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thooid \Tho"oid\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, the jacal + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a group of carnivores, including the	   wovels and the dogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Thor \Thor\, n. [Icel. [thorn][=o]rs. Cf. {Thursday}.] (Scand.	   Myth.)	   The god of thunder, and son of Odin.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoracentesis \Tho`ra*cen*te"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thorax + ?	   pricking, from ? to prick, stab.] (Surg.)	   The operation of puncturing the chest wall so as to let out	   liquids contained in the cavity of the chest.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, a. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the thorax, or chest.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thoracic duct} (Anat.), the great trunk of the lymphatic	      vessels, situated on the ventral side of the vertebral	      column in the thorax and abdomen. See Illust. of	      {Lacteal}.	      [1913 Webster]	Thoracic \Tho*rac"ic\, n. [Cf. F. thoracique.] (Zool.)	   One of a group of fishes having the ventral fins placed	   beneath the thorax or beneath the pectorial fins.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoracica \Tho*rac"i*ca\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of cirripeds including those which have six	   thoracic segments, usually bearing six pairs of cirri. The	   common barnacles are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoracometer \Tho`ra*com"e*ter\, n. (Physiol.)	   Same as {Stethometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoracoplasty \Tho`ra*co*plas"ty\, n. [Thorax + plasty.] (Med.)	   A remodeling or reshaping of the thorax; especially, the	   operation of removing the ribs, so as to obliterate the	   pleural cavity in cases of empyema.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoracostraca \Tho`ra*cos"tra*ca\, n. pl. [NL. See {Thorax}, and	   {Ostracoid}, a.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of Crustacea, having a dorsal shield or	   carapec? ??niting all, or nearly all, of the thoracic somites	   to the head. It includes the crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and	   similar species.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoracotomy \Tho`ra*cot"o*my\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, thorax + ? to cut.]	   (Surg.)	   The operation of opening the pleural cavity by incision.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoral \Tho"ral\, a. [L. torus a couch, bed.]	   Of or pertaining to a bed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thorax \Tho"rax\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Anat.) The part of the trunk between the neck and the	      abdomen, containing that part of the body cavity the walls	      of which are supported by the dorsal vertebrae, the ribs,	      and the sternum, and which the heart and lungs are	      situated; the chest.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In mammals the thoracic cavity is completely separated	         from the abdominal by the diaphragm, but in birds and	         many reptiles the separation is incomplete, while in	         other reptiles, and in amphibians and fishes, there is	         no marked separation and no true thorax.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The middle region of the body of an insect, or that	          region which bears the legs and wings. It is composed	          of three united somites, each of which is composed of	          several distinct parts. See Illust. in Appendix. and	          Illust. of {Coleoptera}.	      (b) The second, or middle, region of the body of a	          crustacean, arachnid, or other articulate animal. In	          the case of decapod Crustacea, some writers include	          under the term thorax only the three segments bearing	          the maxillipeds; others include also the five segments	          bearing the legs. See Illust. in Appendix.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Antiq.) A breastplate, cuirass, or corselet; especially,	      the breastplate worn by the ancient Greeks.	      [1913 Webster]
Thoria \Tho"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Thorite}.] (Chem.)	   A rare white earthy substance, consisting of the oxide of	   thorium; -- formerly called also {thorina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoric \Thor"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to thorium; designating the compounds of	   thorium.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorite \Tho"rite\, n. [So called by Berzelius from the	   Scandinavian god Thor. See {Thor}.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a brown to black color, or, as in the variety	   orangite, orange-yellow. It is essentially a silicate of	   thorium.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorium \Tho"ri*um\, n. [NL. See {Thorite}.] (Chem.)	   A metallic element found in certain rare minerals, as	   thorite, pyrochlore, monazite, etc., and isolated as an	   infusible gray metallic powder which burns in the air and	   forms thoria; -- formerly called also {thorinum}. Symbol Th.	   Atomic weight 232.0.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorn \Thorn\, n. [AS. [thorn]orn; akin to OS. & OFries. thorn,	   D. doorn, G. dorn, Dan. torn, Sw. t["o]rne, Icel. [thorn]orn,	   Goth. [thorn]a['u]rnus; cf. Pol. tarn, Russ. tern' the	   blackthorn, ternie thorns, Skr. t[.r][.n]a grass, blade of	   grass. [root]53.]	   1. A hard and sharp-pointed projection from a woody stem;	      usually, a branch so transformed; a spine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any shrub or small tree which bears thorns;	      especially, any species of the genus Crataegus, as the	      hawthorn, whitethorn, cockspur thorn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: That which pricks or annoys as a thorn; anything	      troublesome; trouble; care.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the	            messenger of Satan to buffet me.      --2 Cor. xii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            The guilt of empire, all its thorns and cares,	            Be only mine.                         --Southern.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The name of the Anglo-Saxon letter ?, capital form ?. It	      was used to represent both of the sounds of English th, as	      in thin, then. So called because it was the initial letter	      of thorn, a spine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thorn apple} (Bot.), Jamestown weed.	   {Thorn broom} (Bot.), a shrub that produces thorns.	   {Thorn hedge}, a hedge of thorn-bearing trees or bushes.	   {Thorn devil}. (Zool.) See {Moloch}, 2.	   {Thorn hopper} (Zool.), a tree hopper ({Thelia crataegi})	      which lives on the thorn bush, apple tree, and allied	      trees.	      [1913 Webster]	Thorn \Thorn\, v. t.	   To prick, as with a thorn. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am the only rose of all the stock	         That never thorn'd him.                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Thornback \Thorn"back`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A European skate ({Raia clavata}) having thornlike	      spines on its back.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The large European spider crab or king crab ({Maia	      squinado}).	      [1913 Webster]
Thornbill \Thorn"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored	   American birds of the genus {Rhamphomicron}. They have a	   long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and	   the juice of the sugar cane.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Thornbird \Thorn"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small South American bird ({Anumbius anumbii}) allied to	   the ovenbirds of the genus {Furnarius}). It builds a very	   large and complex nest of twigs and thorns in a bush or tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Thornbut \Thorn"but\, n. [Thorn + -but as in halibut; cf. G.	   dornbutt.] (Zool.)	   The turbot.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorn-headed \Thorn"-head`ed\, a.	   Having a head armed with thorns or spines.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thorn-headed worm} (Zool.), any worm of the order	      Acanthocephala; -- called also {thornhead}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thornless \Thorn"less\, a.	   Destitute of, or free from, thorns.	   [1913 Webster]
Thornset \Thorn"set`\, a.	   Set with thorns. --Dyer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorntail \Thorn"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   A beautiful South American humming bird ({Gouldia	   Popelairii}), having the six outer tail feathers long,	   slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long,	   pointed crest.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorny \Thorn"y\, a. [Compar. {Thornier}; superl. {Thorniest}.]	   [Cf. AS. [thorn]orniht.]	   1. Full of thorns or spines; rough with thorns; spiny; as, a	      thorny wood; a thorny tree; a thorny crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a thorn or thorns; hence, figuratively, troublesome;	      vexatious; harassing; perplexing. "The thorny point of	      bare distress." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The steep and thorny way to heaven.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thorny rest-harrow} (Bot.), rest-harrow.	   {Thorny trefoil}, a prickly plant of the genus {Fagonia}	      ({Fagonia Cretica}, etc.).	      [1913 Webster]
Thoro \Thor"o\, a.	   Thorough. [Reformed spelling.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thorough \Thor"ough\, prep. [See {Through}.]	   Through. [Obs.] --Spenser. Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Thorough \Thor"ough\, a.	   1. Passing through; as, thorough lights in a house. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Passing through or to the end; hence, complete; perfect;	      as, a thorough reformation; thorough work; a thorough	      translator; a thorough poet.	      [1913 Webster]	Thorough \Thor"ough\, adv.	   1. Thoroughly. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Through. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Thorough \Thor"ough\, n.	   A furrow between two ridges, to drain off the surface water.	   [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Thorough bass \Thor"ough bass`\ (Mus.)	   The representation of chords by figures placed under the	   base; figured bass; basso continuo; -- sometimes used as	   synonymous with {harmony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorough-brace \Thor"ough-brace`\, n.	   A leather strap supporting the body of a carriage, and	   attached to springs, or serving as a spring. See Illust. of	   {Chaise}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughbred \Thor"ough*bred`\, a.	   Bred from the best blood through a long line; pure-blooded;	   -- said of stock, as horses. Hence, having the	   characteristics of such breeding; mettlesome; courageous; of	   elegant form, or the like. -- n. A thoroughbred animal,	   especially a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughfare \Thor"ough*fare`\, n. [AS. [thorn]urhfaru.]	   1. A passage through; a passage from one street or opening to	      another; an unobstructed way open to the public; a public	      road; hence, a frequented street.	      [1913 Webster]	            A large and splendid thoroughfare.    --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A passing or going through; passage. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [Made] Hell and this world -- one realm, one	            continent	            Of easy thoroughfare.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Thoroughgoing \Thor"ough*go`ing\, a.	   1. Going through, or to the end or bottom; very thorough;	      complete.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Going all lengths; extreme; thoroughplaced; -- less common	      in this sense.	      [1913 Webster]
Thorough-lighted \Thor"ough-light`ed\, a. (Arch.)	   Provided with thorough lights or windows at opposite sides,	   as a room or building. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughly \Thor"ough*ly\, adv.	   In a thorough manner; fully; entirely; completely.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughness \Thor"ough*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being thorough; completeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughpaced \Thor"ough*paced`\, a.	   Perfect in what is undertaken; complete; going all lengths;	   as, a thoroughplaced Tory or Whig.	   [1913 Webster]	         If she be a thoroughplaced impostor.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughpin \Thor"ough*pin`\, n. (Far.)	   A disease of the hock (sometimes of the knee) of a horse,	   caused by inflammation of the synovial membrane and a	   consequent excessive secretion of the synovial fluid; --	   probably so called because there is usually an oval swelling	   on each side of the leg, appearing somewhat as if a pin had	   been thrust through.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughsped \Thor"ough*sped`\, a.	   Fully accomplished; thoroughplaced. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughstitch \Thor"ough*stitch`\, adv.	   So as to go the whole length of any business; fully;	   completely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Preservance alone can carry us thoroughstitch.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoroughwax \Thor"ough*wax`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) An umbelliferous plant ({Bupleurum rotundifolium}) with	       perfoliate leaves.	   (b) Thoroughwort.	       [1913 Webster]
Thoroughwort \Thor"ough*wort`\, n.	   Same as {Boneset}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thorow \Thor"ow\, prep.	   Through. [Obs.] "Thorow bramble, pits, and floods." --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Thorow \Thor"ow\, a.	   Thorough. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster] Thorp
Thorp \Thorp\, Thorpe \Thorpe\(th[^o]rp), n. [AS. [thorn]orp;	   akin to OS. & OFries. thorp, D. dorp, G. dorf, Icel.	   [thorn]orp, Dan. torp, Sw. torp a cottage, a little farm,	   Goth. [thorn]a['u]rp a field, and probably to Lith. troba a	   building, a house, W. tref a hamlet, Ir. treabh a farmed	   village, a tribe, clan, Gael. treabhair houses, and perhaps	   to L. turba a crowd, mult. Cf. {Dorp}.]	   A group of houses in the country; a small village; a hamlet;	   a dorp; -- now chiefly occurring in names of places and	   persons; as, Althorp, Mablethorpe. "Within a little thorp I	   staid." --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then thorpe and byre arose in fire.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Those \Those\, pron. [OE. [thorn]os, [thorn]as, AS. [eth][=a]s,	   nom. and acc. pl. of [eth][=e]s this. See {This}, and cf.	   {These}.]	   The plural of that. See {That}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thoth \Thoth\, n.	   1. (Myth.) The god of eloquence and letters among the ancient	      Egyptians, and supposed to be the inventor of writing and	      philosophy. He corresponded to the Mercury of the Romans,	      and was usually represented as a human figure with the	      head of an ibis or a lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The Egyptian sacred baboon.	      [1913 Webster]
thou \thou\ ([th]ou), pron. [Sing.: nom. {Thou}; poss. {Thy}	   ([th][imac]) or {Thine} ([th][imac]n); obj. {Thee}	   ([th][=e]). Pl.: nom. {You} (y[=oo]); poss. {Your} (y[=oo]r)	   or {Yours} (y[=oo]rz); obj. {You}.] [OE. thou, [thorn]u, AS.	   [eth][=u], [eth]u; akin to OS. & OFries. thu, G., Dan. & Sw.	   du, Icel. [thorn][=u], Goth. [thorn]u, Russ. tui, Ir. & Gael.	   tu, W. ti, L. tu, Gr. sy`, Dor. ty`, Skr. tvam. [root]185.	   Cf. {Thee}, {Thine}, {Te Deum}.]	   The second personal pronoun, in the singular number, denoting	   the person addressed; thyself; the pronoun which is used in	   addressing persons in the solemn or poetical style.	   [1913 Webster]	         Art thou he that should come?            --Matt. xi. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "In Old English, generally, thou is the language of a	         lord to a servant, of an equal to an equal, and	         expresses also companionship, love, permission,	         defiance, scorn, threatening: whilst ye is the language	         of a servant to a lord, and of compliment, and further	         expresses honor, submission, or entreaty." --Skeat.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thou is now sometimes used by the Friends, or Quakers,	         in familiar discourse, though most of them corruptly	         say thee instead of thou.	         [1913 Webster]
Thou \Thou\, v. t.	   To address as thou, esp. to do so in order to treat with	   insolent familiarity or contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thou thouest him some thrice, it shall not be amiss.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Thou \Thou\, v. i.	   To use the words thou and thee in discourse after the manner	   of the Friends. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Though \Though\ ([th][=o]), conj. [OE. thogh, [thorn]ah, AS.	   [eth]e['a]h, [eth][=ae]h, [eth][=e]h; akin to OS. th[=o]h,	   OFries. thach, D. & G. doch but, yet, OHG. doh but, yet	   though, Icel. [thorn][=o] yet, nevertheless, Sw. dock, Dan.	   dog, Goth. [thorn]['a]uh, [thorn]['a]u, than, or, yet; of	   uncertain origin. [root]184.]	   Granting, admitting, or supposing that; notwithstanding that;	   if.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though he slay me, yet will I trust in him. --Job xiii.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not that I so affirm, though so it seem. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is compounded with all in although. See {Although}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {As though}, as if.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the vine were three branches; and it was as	            though it budded.                     --Gen. xl. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	Though \Though\, adv.	   However; nevertheless; notwithstanding; -- used in familiar	   language, and in the middle or at the end of a sentence.	   [1913 Webster]	         I would not be as sick though for his place. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A good cause would do well, though.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Thought \Thought\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Think}.	   [1913 Webster]	Thought \Thought\, n. [OE. [thorn]oght, [thorn]ouht, AS.	   [thorn][=o]ht, ge[thorn][=o]ht, fr. [thorn]encean to think;	   akin to D. gedachte thought, MHG. d[=a]ht, ged[=a]ht, Icel.	   [thorn][=o]ttr, [thorn][=o]tti. See {Think}.]	   1. The act of thinking; the exercise of the mind in any of	      its higher forms; reflection; cogitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thought can not be superadded to matter, so as in	            any sense to render it true that matter can become	            cogitative.                           --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Meditation; serious consideration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pride, of all others the most dangerous fault,	            Proceeds from want of sense or want of thought.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is thought; an idea; a mental conception,	      whether an opinion, judgment, fancy, purpose, or	      intention.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus Bethel spoke, who always speaks his thought.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do you keep alone, . . .	            Using those thoughts which should indeed have died	            With them they think on?              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thoughts come crowding in so fast upon me, that my	            only difficulty is to choose or to reject. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            All their thoughts are against me for evil. --Ps.	                                                  lvi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Solicitude; anxious care; concern.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hawis was put in trouble, and died with thought and	            anguish before his business came to an end. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or	            what ye shall drink.                  --Matt. vi.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small degree or quantity; a trifle; as, a thought	      longer; a thought better. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If the hair were a thought browner.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thought, in philosophical usage now somewhat current,	         denotes the capacity for, or the exercise of, the very	         highest intellectual functions, especially those	         usually comprehended under judgment.	         [1913 Webster]	               This [faculty], to which I gave the name of the	               "elaborative faculty," -- the faculty of	               relations or comparison, -- constitutes what is	               properly denominated thought.      --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Idea; conception; imagination; fancy; conceit; notion;	        supposition; reflection; consideration; meditation;	        contemplation; cogitation; deliberation.	        [1913 Webster]
Thoughtful \Thought"ful\, a.	   1. Full of thought; employed in meditation; contemplative;	      as, a man of thoughtful mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            War, horrid war, your thoughtful walks invades.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attentive; careful; exercising the judgment; having the	      mind directed to an object; as, thoughtful of gain;	      thoughtful in seeking truth. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anxious; solicitous; concerned.	      [1913 Webster]	            Around her crowd distrust, and doubt, and fear,	            And thoughtful foresight, and tormenting care.	                                                  --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Considerate; deliberate; contemplative; attentive;	        careful; wary; circumspect; reflective; discreet.	   Usage: {Thoughtful}, {Considerate}. He who is habitually	          thoughtful rarely neglects his duty or his true	          interest; he who is considerate pauses to reflect and	          guard himself against error. One who is not thoughtful	          by nature, if he can be made considerate, will usually	          be guarded against serious mistakes. "He who is	          thoughtful does not forget his duty; he who is	          considerate pauses, and considers properly what is his	          duty. It is a recommendation to a subordinate person	          to be thoughtful in doing what is wished of him; it is	          the recommendation of a confidential person to be	          considerate, as he has often to judge according to his	          own discretion." --Crabb.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Thought"ful*ly}, adv. --	          {Thought"ful*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Thoughtless \Thought"less\, adv.	   1. Lacking thought; careless; inconsiderate; rash; as, a	      thoughtless person, or act.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Giddy; gay; dissipated. [R.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deficient in reasoning power; stupid; dull.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thoughtless as monarch oaks that shade the plain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Thought"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Thought"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Thought transference \Thought transference\	   Telepathy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Thousand \Thou"sand\, n. [OE. [thorn]ousend, [thorn]usend, AS.	   [thorn][=u]send; akin to OS. th[=u]sundig, th[=u]sind,	   OFries. thusend, D. duizend, G. tausend, OHG. t[=u]sunt,	   d[=u]sunt, Icel. [thorn][=u]sund, [thorn][=u]shund, Sw.	   tusen, Dan. tusind, Goth. [thorn][=u]sundi, Lith. tukstantis,	   Russ. tuisiacha; of uncertain origin.]	   1. The number of ten hundred; a collection or sum consisting	      of ten times one hundred units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, indefinitely, a great number.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thousand shall fall at thy side, and ten thousand	            at thy right hand.                    --Ps. xci. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word thousand often takes a plural form. See the	         Note under {Hundred}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A symbol representing one thousand units; as, 1,000, M or	      CI[Crev].	      [1913 Webster]	Thousand \Thou"sand\, a.	   1. Consisting of ten hundred; being ten times one hundred.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, consisting of a great number indefinitely.	      "Perplexed with a thousand cares." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Thousandfold \Thou"sand*fold`\, a.	   Multiplied by a thousand.	   [1913 Webster]
Thousand legs \Thou"sand legs`\ (Zool.)	   A millepid, or galleyworm; -- called also {thousand-legged	   worm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thousandth \Thou"sandth\, a.	   1. Next in order after nine hundred and ninty-nine; coming	      last of a thousand successive individuals or units; -- the	      ordinal of thousand; as, the thousandth part of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting, or being one of, a thousand equal parts into	      which anything is divided; the tenth of a hundredth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Occurring as being one of, or the last one of, a very	      great number; very small; minute; -- used hyperbolically;	      as, to do a thing for the thousandth time.	      [1913 Webster]	Thousandth \Thou"sandth\, n.	   The quotient of a unit divided by a thousand; one of a	   thousand equal parts into which a unit is divided.	   [1913 Webster] Thowel
Thowel \Thow"el\, Thowl \Thowl\, n. [See {Thole}.] (Naut.)	   (a) A thole pin.	   (b) A rowlock.	       [1913 Webster]	             I would sit impatiently thinking with what an	             unusual amount of noise the oars worked in the	             thowels.                             --Dickens.	       [1913 Webster]
Thracian \Thra"cian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Thrace, or its people. -- n. A native or	   inhabitant of Thrace.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrack \Thrack\, v. t.	   To load or burden; as, to thrack a man with property. [Obs.]	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrackscat \Thrack"scat\, n.	   Metal still in the mine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thraldom \Thral"dom\, n. [Icel. ?r[ae]ld[=o]mr. See {Thrall},	   and {-dom}.]	   The condition of a thrall; slavery; bondage; state of	   servitude. [Written also {thralldom}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Women are born to thraldom and penance	         And to be under man's governance.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He shall rule, and she in thraldom live. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrall \Thrall\, n. [OE. thral, [thorn]ral, Icel.	   [thorn]r[ae]ll, perhaps through AS. [thorn]r[=ae]l; akin to	   Sw. tr[aum]l, Dan. tr[ae]l, and probably to AS.	   [thorn]r[ae]gian to run, Goth. [thorn]ragjan, Gr. tre`chein;	   cf. OHG. dregil, drigil, a servant.]	   1. A slave; a bondman. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gurth, the born thrall of Cedric.     --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Slavery; bondage; servitude; thraldom. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He still in thrall	            Of all-subdoing sleep.                --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shelf; a stand for barrels, etc. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Thrall \Thrall\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a thrall; in the condition of a thrall;	   bond; enslaved. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fiend that would make you thrall and bond.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Thrall \Thrall\, v. t.	   To enslave. [Obs. or Poetic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Thralldom \Thrall"dom\, n.	   Thraldom.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrall-less \Thrall"-less\, a.	   (a) Having no thralls.	   (b) Not enslaved; not subject to bonds.	       [1913 Webster]
Thrall-like \Thrall"-like`\, a.	   Resembling a thrall, or his condition, feelings, or the like;	   slavish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Servile and thrall-like fear.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Thranite \Thra"nite\, n. [Gr. ?, from ? a bench, form,	   especially the topmost of the three benches in a trireme.]	   (Gr. Antiq.)	   One of the rowers on the topmost of the three benches in a	   trireme.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrapple \Thrap"ple\, n. [Also thropple, corrupted fr.	   throttle.]	   Windpipe; throttle. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster] Thrash
Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Thrashed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Thrashing}.] [OE.	   [thorn]reschen, [thorn]reshen, to beat, AS. [thorn]erscan,	   [thorn]rescan; akin to D. dorschen, OD. derschen, G.	   dreschen, OHG. dreskan, Icel. [thorn]reskja, Sw. tr["o]ska,	   Dan. t[ae]rske, Goth. [thorn]riskan, Lith. traszketi to	   rattle, Russ. treskate to burst, crackle, tresk' a crash,	   OSlav. troska a stroke of lighting. Cf. {Thresh}.]	   1. To beat out grain from, as straw or husks; to beat the	      straw or husk of (grain) with a flail; to beat off, as the	      kernels of grain; as, to thrash wheat, rye, or oats; to	      thrash over the old straw.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wheat was reaped, thrashed, and winnowed by	            machines.                             --H. Spencer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat soundly, as with a stick or whip; to drub.	      [1913 Webster] Thrash	Thrash \Thrash\, Thresh \Thresh\, v. t.	   1. To practice thrashing grain or the like; to perform the	      business of beating grain from straw; as, a man who	      thrashes well.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to labor; to toil; also, to move violently.	      [1913 Webster]	            I rather would be Maevius, thrash for rhymes,	            Like his, the scorn and scandal of the times.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Thrashel \Thrash"el\, n.	   An instrument to thrash with; a flail. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Thrasher
Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing	      machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}),	      remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its	      tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is	      found both upon the American and the European coasts.	      Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher},	      {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A name given to the brown thrush and other allied	      species. See {Brown thrush}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Sage thrasher}. (Zool.) See under {Sage}.	   {Thrasher whale} (Zool.), the common killer of the Atlantic.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Thrashing \Thrash"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Thrash}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thrashing floor}, {Threshing-floor}, or {Threshing floor}, a	      floor or area on which grain is beaten out.	   {Thrashing machine}, a machine for separating grain from the	      straw.	      [1913 Webster]
Thrasonical \Thra*son"ic*al\, a. [From Thrso, the name of a	   braggart soldier in Terence's "Eunuch:" cf. L. Thrasonianus.]	   Of or pertaining to Thraso; like, or becoming to, Thraso;	   bragging; boastful; vainglorious. -- {Thra*son"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Caesar's thrasonical brag of 'I came, saw, and	         overcame.'                               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Thraste \Thraste\ (thr[aum]st), v. t. [imp. {Thraste}; p. p.	   {Thrast}.]	   To thrust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrave \Thrave\ (thr[=a]v), n. [OE. [thorn]rave, [thorn]reve,	   Icel. [thorn]refi; akin to Dan. trave; cf. Icel.	   [thorn]r[imac]fa to grasp.]	   1. Twenty-four (in some places, twelve) sheaves of wheat; a	      shock, or stook. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The number of two dozen; also, an indefinite number; a	      bunch; a company; a throng. "The worst of a thrave."	      [Obs.] --Landsdowne MS.	      [1913 Webster]	            He sends forth thraves of ballads to the sale. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Thraw \Thraw\ (thr[add]), n. & v.	   See {Throse}. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Thread \Thread\ (thr[e^]d), n. [OE. threed, [thorn]red, AS.	   [thorn]r[=ae]d; akin to D. draad, G. draht wire, thread, OHG.	   dr[=a]t, Icel. [thorn]r[=a][eth]r a thread, Sw. tr[*a]d, Dan.	   traad, and AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to twist. See {Throw}, and cf.	   {Third}.]	   1. A very small twist of flax, wool, cotton, silk, or other	      fibrous substance, drawn out to considerable length; a	      compound cord consisting of two or more single yarns	      doubled, or joined together, and twisted; also, one fiber	      of a cord composed of multiple fibers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A filament of any substance, as of glass, gold or silver;	      a filamentous part of an object, such as a flower; a	      component fiber of any or of any fibrous substance, as of	      bark.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The prominent part of the spiral of a screw or nut; the	      rib. See {Screw}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Fig.) Something continued in a long course or tenor; a	      recurrent theme or related sequence of events in a larger	      story; as the thread of a story, or of life, or of a	      discourse. --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Fig.: Composition; quality; fineness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A neat courtier,	            Of a most elegant thread.             --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Computers) A related sequence of instructions or actions	      within a program that runs at least in part independent of	      other actions within the program; -- such threads are	      capable of being executed only in oprating systems	      permittnig multitasking.	      [PJC]	   7. (Computers) A sequence of messages posted to an on-line	      newsgroup or discussion group, dealing with the same	      topic; -- messages in such a thread typically refer to a	      previous posting, thus allowing their identification as	      part of the thread. Some news-reading programs allow a	      user to follow a single such thread independent of the	      other postings to that newsgroup.	      [PJC]	   {Air thread}, the fine white filaments which are seen	      floating in the air in summer, the production of spiders;	      gossamer.	   {Thread and thrum}, the good and bad together. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Thread cell} (Zool.), a lasso cell. See under {Lasso}.	   {Thread herring} (Zool.), the gizzard shad. See under	      {Gizzard}.	   {Thread lace}, lace made of linen thread.	   {Thread needle}, a game in which children stand in a row,	      joining hands, and in which the outer one, still holding	      his neighbor, runs between the others; -- called also	      {thread the needle}.	      [1913 Webster]	Thread \Thread\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threaded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Threading}.]	   1. To pass a thread through the eye of; as, to thread a	      needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass or pierce through as a narrow way; also, to effect	      or make, as one's way, through or between obstacles; to	      thrid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heavy trading ships . . . threading the Bosphorus.	                                                  --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would not thread the gates.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form a thread, or spiral rib, on or in; as, to thread a	      screw or nut.	      [1913 Webster]
Threadbare \Thread"bare`\, a.	   1. Worn to the naked thread; having the nap worn off;	      threadbare clothes. "A threadbare cope." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Worn out; as, a threadbare subject; stale topics and	      threadbare quotations. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Threadbareness \Thread"bare`ness\, n.	   The state of being threadbare.	   [1913 Webster]
Threaden \Thread"en\, a.	   Made of thread; as, threaden sails; a threaden fillet. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Threader \Thread"er\, n.	   1. A device for assisting in threading a needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool or machine for forming a thread on a screw or in a	      nut.	      [1913 Webster]
Threadfin \Thread"fin`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of fishes belonging to {Polynemus}	   and allied genera. They have numerous long pectoral	   filaments.	   [1913 Webster]
Threadfish \Thread"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The cutlass fish.	   (b) A carangoid fish ({Caranx gallus}, or {Caranx crinitus})	       having the anterior rays of the soft dorsal and anal fins	       prolonged in the form of long threads.	       [1913 Webster]
Threadiness \Thread"i*ness\, n.	   Quality of being thready.	   [1913 Webster]
threads \threads\ (thr[e^]dz), n. pl.	   Clothes; clothing; as, he was wearing his new threads at the	   party. [Slang]	   [PJC]
Thread-shaped \Thread"-shaped`\, a.	   Having the form of a thread; filiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Threadworm \Thread"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any long, slender nematode worm, especially the pinworm and	   filaria.	   [1913 Webster]
Thready \Thread"y\, a.	   1. Like thread or filaments; slender; as, the thready roots	      of a shrub.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing, or consisting of, thread.	      [1913 Webster]
Threap \Threap\ (thr[=e]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threaped}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Threaping}.] [AS. [thorn]re['a]pian to	   reprove.] [Written also {threpe}, and {threip}.]	   1. To call; to name. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maintain obstinately against denial or contradiction;	      also, to contend or argue against (another) with	      obstinacy; to chide; as, he threaped me down that it was	      so. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beat, or thrash. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cozen, or cheat. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Threap \Threap\, v. i.	   To contend obstinately; to be pertinacious. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It's not for a man with a woman to threap. --Percy's	                                                  Reliques.	   [1913 Webster]	Threap \Threap\, n.	   An obstinate decision or determination; a pertinacious	   affirmation. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was taken a threap that he would have it finished	         before the year was done.                --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Threat \Threat\ (thr[e^]t), n. [AS. [thorn]re['a]t, akin to	   [=a][thorn]re['o]tan to vex, G. verdriessen, OHG. irdriozan,	   Icel. [thorn]rj[=o]ta to fail, want, lack, Goth.	   us[thorn]riutan to vex, to trouble, Russ. trudite to impose a	   task, irritate, vex, L. trudere to push. Cf. {Abstruse},	   {Intrude}, {Obstrude}, {Protrude}.]	   The expression of an intention to inflict evil or injury on	   another; the declaration of an evil, loss, or pain to come;	   menace; threatening; denunciation.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no terror, Cassius, in your threats. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Threat \Threat\, v. t. & i. [OE. [thorn]reten, AS.	   [thorn]re['a]tian. See {Threat}, n.]	   To threaten. [Obs. or Poetic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of all his threating reck not a mite.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our dreaded admiral from far they threat. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Threaten \Threat"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Threatened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Threatening}.] [OE. [thorn]retenen. See {Threat}, v.	   t.]	   1. To utter threats against; to menace; to inspire with	      apprehension; to alarm, or attempt to alarm, as with the	      promise of something evil or disagreeable; to warn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us straitly threaten them, that they speak	            henceforth to no man in this name.    --Acts iv. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhibit the appearance of (something evil or	      unpleasant) as approaching; to indicate as impending; to	      announce the conditional infliction of; as, to threaten	      war; to threaten death. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The skies look grimly	            And threaten present blusters.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To menace.	   Usage: {Threaten}, {Menace}. Threaten is Anglo-Saxon, and	          menace is Latin. As often happens, the former is the	          more familiar term; the latter is more employed in	          formal style. We are threatened with a drought; the	          country is menaced with war.	          [1913 Webster]	                By turns put on the suppliant and the lord:	                Threatened this moment, and the next implored.	                                                  --Prior.	          [1913 Webster]	                Of the sharp ax	                Regardless, that o'er his devoted head	                Hangs menacing.                   --Somerville.	          [1913 Webster]	Threaten \Threat"en\, v. i.	   To use threats, or menaces; also, to have a threatening	   appearance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though the seas threaten, they are merciful. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Threatener \Threat"en*er\, n.	   One who threatens. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Threatening \Threat"en*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Threaten}, v. -- {Threat"en*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Threatening letters} (Law), letters containing threats,	      especially those designed to extort money, or to obtain	      other property, by menaces; blackmailing letters.	      [1913 Webster]
Threatful \Threat"ful\, a.	   Full of threats; having a menacing appearance. --Spenser. --	   {Threat"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Threave \Threave\, n.	   Same as {Thrave}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Three \Three\ (thr[=e]), a. [OE. [thorn]re, [thorn]reo,	   [thorn]ri, AS. [thorn]r[imac], masc., [thorn]re['o], fem. and	   neut.; akin to OFries. thre, OS. thria, threa, D. drie, G.	   drei, OHG. dr[imac], Icel. [thorn]r[imac]r, Dan. & Sw. tre,	   Goth. [thorn]reis, Lith. trys, Ir., Gael. & W. tri, Russ.	   tri, L. tres, Gr. trei^s, Skr. tri. [root]301. Cf. 3d	   {Drilling}, {Tern}, a., {Third}, {Thirteen}, {Thirty},	   {Tierce}, {Trey}, {Tri-}, {Triad}, {Trinity}, {Tripod}.]	   One more than two; two and one. "I offer thee three things."	   --2 Sam. xxiv. 12.	   [1913 Webster]	         Three solemn aisles approach the shrine. --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Three is often joined with other words, forming	         compounds signifying divided into, composed of, or	         containing, three parts, portions, organs, or the like;	         as, three-branched, three-capsuled, three-celled,	         three-cleft, three-edged, three-foot, three-footed,	         three-forked, three-grained, three-headed,	         three-legged, three-mouthed, three-nooked,	         three-petaled, three-pronged, three-ribbed,	         three-seeded, three-stringed, three-toed, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	Three \Three\, n.	   1. The number greater by a unit than two; three units or	      objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing three units, as 3 or iii.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rule of three}. (Arith.) See under {Rule}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Three-coat \Three"-coat`\, a. (Arch.)	   Having or consisting of three coats; -- applied to plastering	   which consists of pricking-up, floating, and a finishing	   coat; or, as called in the United States, a scratch coat,	   browning, and finishing coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-color \Three"-col`or\, a.	   Designating, or pert. to, a photomechanical process employing	   printings in three colors, as red, yellow, and blue.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Three-cornered \Three"-cor`nered\, a.	   1. Having three corners, or angles; as, a three-cornered hat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having three prominent longitudinal angles; as, a	      three-cornered stem.	      [1913 Webster]
Three-decker \Three"-deck`er\, n. (Naut.)	   A vessel of war carrying guns on three decks.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-flowered \Three"-flow`ered\, a. (Bot.)	   Bearing three flowers together, or only three flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Threefold \Three"fold`\, a. [OE. [thorn]reofald; cf. AS.	   [thorn]r[imac]feald.]	   Consisting of three, or thrice repeated; triple; as,	   threefold justice.	   [1913 Webster]	         A threefold cord is not quickly broken.  --Eccl. iv.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-handed \Three"-hand`ed\, a.	   Said of games or contests where three persons play against	   each other, or two against one; as, a three-handed game of	   cards.	   [1913 Webster] Three-leafed
Three-leafed \Three"-leafed`\, Three-leaved \Three"-leaved`\, a.	   (Bot.)	   (a) Producing three leaves; as, three-leaved nightshade.	   (b) Consisting of three distinct leaflets; having the	       leaflets arranged in threes.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Three-leaved nightshade}. See {Trillium}.	      [1913 Webster]
Three-lobed \Three"-lobed`\, a.	   Having three lobes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Three-lobed leaf} (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts,	      the sinuses extending not more than half way to the	      middle, and either the parts of the sinuses being rounded.	      [1913 Webster]
Three-mile \Three"-mile`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to three miles; as,	   {the three-mile limit}, or the limit of the marine belt (the	   {three-mile belt} or {three-mile zone}) of three miles	      included in territorial waters (which see) of a state.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      [1913 Webster]
Three-nerved \Three"-nerved`\, a.	   Having three nerves.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Three-nerved leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having three distinct and	      prominent ribs, or nerves, extending from the base.	      [1913 Webster]
Three-parted \Three"-part`ed\, a.	   Divided into, or consisting of, three parts; tripartite.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Three-parted leaf} (Bot.), a leaf divided into three parts	      down to the base, but not entirely separate.	      [1913 Webster]
Threepence \Three"pence\, n.	   A small silver coin of three times the value of a penny.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Threepenny \Three"pen*ny\, a.	   Costing or worth three pence; hence, worth but little; poor;	   mean.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-pile \Three"-pile`\, n.	   An old name for the finest and most costly kind of velvet,	   having a fine, thick pile.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have served Prince Florizel and in my time wore	         three-pile.                              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-piled \Three"-piled`\, a.	   1. Having the quality of three-pile; best; most costly. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art good velvet; thou 'rt three-piled piece.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Extravagant; exaggerated; high-flown. "Three-piled	      hyperboles." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Accustomed to wearing three-pile; hence, of high rank, or	      wealth. [Obs.] "Three-piled people." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]
Three-ply \Three"-ply`\, a.	   Consisting of three distinct webs inwrought together in	   weaving, as cloth or carpeting; having three strands;	   threefold.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-pointed \Three"-point`ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Having three acute or setigerous points; tricuspidate.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-port \Three"-port`\, a.	   Having three ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle	   internal-combustion engine in which the mixture enters the	   crank case through a port uncovered by the piston near the	   end of its stroke.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Three-quarter \Three"-quar`ter\, a. (Paint.)	   Measuring thirty inches by twenty-five; -- said of	   portraitures.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Three-quarter length}, a portrait showing the figure to the	      hips only.	      [1913 Webster]
Three-score \Three"-score`\, a.	   Thrice twenty; sixty.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-sided \Three"-sid`ed\, a.	   Having three sides, especially three plane sides; as, a	   three-sided stem, leaf, petiole, peduncle, scape, or	   pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-square \Three"-square`\, a.	   Having a cross section in the form of an equilateral	   triangle; -- said especially of a kind of file.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-torque system of control \Three"-torque` system of
control\ (Aeronautics)	   Any system of rudders by which the pilot can exert a turning	   moment about each of the three rectangular axes of an	   aeroplane or airship.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Three-valved \Three"-valved`\, a.	   Consisting of, or having, three valves; opening with three	   valves; as, a three-valved pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Three-way \Three"-way`\, a.	   Connected with, or serving to connect, three channels or	   pipes; as, a three-way cock or valve.	   [1913 Webster]
Threne \Threne\, n. [L. threnus, Gr. ?. Cf. {Drone}.]	   Lamentation; threnody; a dirge. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The threns . . . of the prophet Jeremiah. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Threnetic
Threnetic \Thre*net"ic\, Threnetical \Thre*net"ic*al\, a. [Gr.	   ?. See {Threne}.]	   Pertaining to a threne; sorrowful; mournful.	   [1913 Webster]
Threnode \Thren"ode\, n.	   A threne, or threnody; a dirge; a funeral song.	   [1913 Webster]
Threnodist \Thren"o*dist\, n.	   One who composes, delivers, or utters, a threnode, or	   threnody.	   [1913 Webster]
Threnody \Thren"o*dy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a dirge + ? a song. See	   {Threne}, and {Ode}.]	   A song of lamentation; a threnode. --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Threpe \Threpe\, v. t. [See {Threap}.]	   To call; to term. [Obs.] "Luna silver we threpe." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Threpsology \Threp*sol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? nourishment + -logy.]	   (Med.)	   The doctrine of nutrition; a treatise on nutrition.	   [1913 Webster]
Thresh \Thresh\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Threshed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Threshing}.]	   Same as {Thrash}.	   [1913 Webster]	         He would thresh, and thereto dike and delve. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.	   Same as {Thrasher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thresh-fold \Thresh"-fold`\, n.	   Threshold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Threshold \Thresh"old\, n. [OE. threswold, [thorn]reshwold, AS.	   [thorn]rescwald, [thorn]erscwald, [thorn]erscold,	   [thorn]rescold, fr. [thorn]rescan, [thorn]erscan, to thresh;	   akin to Icel. [thorn]reskj["o]de, [thorn]r["o]skuldr, Sw.	   tr["o]skel, Dan. t[ae]rskel. See {Thrash}.]	   1. The plank, stone, or piece of timber, which lies under a	      door, especially of a dwelling house, church, temple, or	      the like; the doorsill; hence, entrance; gate; door.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The place or point of entering or beginning,	      entrance; outset; as, the threshold of life.	      [1913 Webster]
Threshwold \Thresh"wold`\, n.	   Threshold. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Threste \Threste\ (thr[e^]st), v. t. [imp. {Threste}; p. p.	   {Threst}.]	   To thrust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thretteen \Thret"teen`\ (thr[e^]t"t[=e]n`), a.	   Thirteen. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thretty \Thret"ty\ (thr[e^]t"t[y^]), a.	   Thirty. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Threw \Threw\ (thr[udd]),	   imp. of {Throw}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thribble \Thrib"ble\ (thr[i^]b"b'l), a.	   Triple; treble; threefold. [Prov. Eng. or Colloq.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrice \Thrice\ (thr[imac]s), adv. [OE. thries; thrie thrice	   (AS. [thorn]riga, [thorn]riwa) + -s, the adverbal suffix. See	   {Three}, and {-wards}.]	   1. Three times. "Thrice in vain." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Verily I say unto thee. That this night, before the	            cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  34.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a threefold manner or degree; repeatedly; very.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrice noble lord, let me entreat of you	            To pardon me.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrice is he armed that hath his quarrel just.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thrice is often used, generally with an intensive	         force, to form compounds which are usually of obvious	         meaning; as, in thrice-blessed, thrice-favored,	         thrice-hallowed, thrice-happy, thrice-told, and the	         like.	         [1913 Webster]
Thricecock \Thrice"cock`\ (thr[imac]s"k[o^]k`), n. (Zool.)	   The missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrid \Thrid\ (thr[i^]d), a.	   Third. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Thrid \Thrid\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thridded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thridding}.] [A variant of thread.]	   1. To pass through in the manner of a thread or a needle; to	      make or find a course through; to thread.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some thrid the mazy ringlets of her hair. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            And now he thrids the bramble bush.   --J. R. Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	            I began	            To thrid the musky-circled mazes.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make or effect (a way or course) through something; as,	      to thrid one's way through a wood.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrid \Thrid\, n.	   Thread; continuous line. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         I resume the thrid of my discourse.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrifallow \Thri"fal`low\ (thr[imac]"f[a^]l`l[-o]), v. t.	   See {Thryfallow}, and {Trifallow}. [R.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrift \Thrift\ (thr[i^]ft), n. [Icel. [thorn]rift. See	   {Thrive}.]	   1. A thriving state; good husbandry; economical management in	      regard to property; frugality.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rest, . . . willing to fall to thrift, prove	            very good husbands.                   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Success and advance in the acquisition of property;	      increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity. "Your thrift	      is gone full clean." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a mind presages me such thrift. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vigorous growth, as of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) One of several species of flowering plants of the	      genera {Statice} and {Armeria}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Common thrift} (Bot.), {Armeria vulgaris}; -- also called	      {sea pink}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Frugality; economy; prosperity; gain; profit.	        [1913 Webster]
Thriftily \Thrift"i*ly\ (thr[i^]ft"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   1. In a thrifty manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Carefully; properly; becomingly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A young clerk . . . in Latin thriftily them gret	            [greeted].                            --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Thriftiness \Thrift"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being thrifty; thrift.	   [1913 Webster]
Thriftless \Thrift"less\, a.	   Without thrift; not prudent or prosperous in money affairs.	   -- {Thrift"less*ly}, adv. -- {Thrift"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrifty \Thrift"y\ (thr[i^]ft"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Thriftier};	   superl. {Thriftiest}.]	   1. Given to, or evincing, thrift; characterized by economy	      and good menegement of property; sparing; frugal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her chaffer was so thrifty and so new. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am glad he hath so much youth and vigor left, of	            which he hath not been thrifty.       --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thriving by industry and frugality; prosperous in the	      acquisition of worldly goods; increasing in wealth; as, a	      thrifty farmer or mechanic.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Growing rapidly or vigorously; thriving; as, a thrifty	      plant or colt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Secured by thrift; well husbanded. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I have five hundred crowns,	            The thrifty hire I saved under your father. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Well appearing; looking or being in good condition;	      becoming. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I sit at home, I have no thrifty cloth. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Frugal; sparing; economical; saving; careful.	        [1913 Webster]
Thrill \Thrill\ (thr[i^]l), n. [See {Trill}.]	   A warbling; a trill.	   [1913 Webster]	Thrill \Thrill\, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel an aperture. See {Thrill},	   v. t.]	   A breathing place or hole; a nostril, as of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]	Thrill \Thrill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thrilling}.] [OE. thrillen, [thorn]irlen, [thorn]urlen, to	   pierce; all probably fr. AS. [thorn]yrlian, [thorn]yrelian,	   Fr. [thorn]yrel pierced; as a noun, a hole, fr. [thorn]urh	   through; probably akin to D. drillen to drill, to bore.	   [root]53. See {Through}, and cf. {Drill} to bore, {Nostril},	   {Trill} to trickle.]	   1. To perforate by a pointed instrument; to bore; to	      transfix; to drill. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He pierced through his chafed chest	            With thrilling point of deadly iron brand.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to affect, as if by something that pierces or	      pricks; to cause to have a shivering, throbbing, tingling,	      or exquisite sensation; to pierce; to penetrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bathe in flery floods, or to reside	            In thrilling region of thick-ribbed ice. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vivid and picturesque turns of expression which	            thrill the ?eader with sudden delight. --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cruel word her tender heart so thrilled,	            That sudden cold did run through every vein.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hurl; to throw; to cast. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll thrill my javelin.               --Heywood.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrill \Thrill\, v. i.	   1. To pierce, as something sharp; to penetrate; especially,	      to cause a tingling sensation that runs through the system	      with a slight shivering; as, a sharp sound thrills through	      the whole frame.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a faint cold fear thrills through my veins.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel a sharp, shivering, tingling, or exquisite	      sensation, running through the body.	      [1913 Webster]	            To seek sweet safety out	            In vaults and prisons, and to thrill and shake.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrill \Thrill\, n.	   1. A drill. See 3d {Drill}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sensation as of being thrilled; a tremulous excitement;	      as, a thrill of horror; a thrill of joy. --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]
Thrillant \Thrill"ant\, a.	   Piercing; sharp; thrilling. [Obs.] "His thrillant spear."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrilling \Thrill"ing\, a.	   Causing a thrill; causing tremulous excitement; deeply	   moving; as, a thrilling romance. -- {Thrill"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Thrill"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Thring \Thring\, v. t. & i. [imp. {Throng}.] [AS. [thorn]ringan.	   See {Throng}.]	   To press, crowd, or throng. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrips \Thrips\, n. [L., a woodworm, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially	   those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips	   ({Thrips cerealium}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also popularly applied to various other	         small injurious insects.	         [1913 Webster]
Thrist \Thrist\, n.	   Thrist. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrittene \Thrit"tene`\, a.	   Thirteen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrive \Thrive\ (thr[imac]v), v. i. [imp. {Throve} (thr[=o]v) or	   {Thrived} (thr[imac]vd); p. p. {Thrived} or {Thriven}	   (thr[i^]v"'n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Thriving}.] [OE.	   [thorn]riven, Icel. [thorn]r[imac]fask; probably originally,	   to grasp for one's self, from [thorn]r[imac]fa to grasp; akin	   to Dan. trives to thrive, Sw. trifvas. Cf. {Thrift}.]	   1. To prosper by industry, economy, and good management of	      property; to increase in goods and estate; as, a farmer	      thrives by good husbandry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diligence and humility is the way to thrive in the	            riches of the understanding, as well as in gold.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prosper in any business; to have increase or success.	      "They by vices thrive." --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            O son, why sit we here, each other viewing	            Idly, while Satan, our great author, thrives?	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And so she throve and prospered.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To increase in bulk or stature; to grow vigorously or	      luxuriantly, as a plant; to flourish; as, young cattle	      thrive in rich pastures; trees thrive in a good soil.	      [1913 Webster]
Thriven \Thriv"en\,	   p. p. of {Thrive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thriver \Thriv"er\, n.	   One who thrives, or prospers.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrivingly \Thriv"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a thriving manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrivingness \Thriv"ing*ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of one who thrives; prosperity;	   growth; increase.	   [1913 Webster]
Thro' \Thro'\	   A contraction of {Through}.	   [1913 Webster]
Throat \Throat\ (thr[=o]t), n. [OE. throte, AS. [thorn]rote,	   [thorn]rotu; akin to OHG. drozza, G. drossel; cf. OFries. &	   D. stort. Cf. {Throttle}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The part of the neck in front of, or ventral to, the	          vertebral column.	      (b) Hence, the passage through it to the stomach and	          lungs; the pharynx; -- sometimes restricted to the	          fauces.	          [1913 Webster]	                I can vent clamor from my throat. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A contracted portion of a vessel, or of a passage way; as,	      the throat of a pitcher or vase.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) The part of a chimney between the gathering, or	      portion of the funnel which contracts in ascending, and	      the flue. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) The upper fore corner of a boom-and-gaff sail, or of a	          staysail.	      (b) That end of a gaff which is next the mast.	      (c) The angle where the arm of an anchor is joined to the	          shank. --Totten.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Shipbuilding) The inside of a timber knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Bot.) The orifice of a tubular organ; the outer end of	      the tube of a monopetalous corolla; the faux, or fauces.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Throat brails} (Naut.), brails attached to the gaff close to	      the mast.	   {Throat halyards} (Naut.), halyards that raise the throat of	      the gaff.	   {Throat pipe} (Anat.), the windpipe, or trachea.	   {To give one the lie in his throat}, to accuse one pointedly	      of lying abominably.	   {To lie in one's throat}, to lie flatly or abominably.	      [1913 Webster]	Throat \Throat\, v. t.	   1. To utter in the throat; to mutter; as, to throat threats.	      [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mow, as beans, in a direction against their bending.	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Throatband \Throat"band`\, n.	   Same as {Throatlatch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Throatboll \Throat"boll`\, n. [Throat + boll a ball.]	   The Adam's apple in the neck. [Obs. or R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By the throatboll he caught Aleyn.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Throating \Throat"ing\, n. (Arch.)	   A drip, or drip molding.	   [1913 Webster]
Throatlatch \Throat"latch`\, n.	   A strap of a bridle, halter, or the like, passing under a	   horse's throat.	   [1913 Webster]
Throatwort \Throat"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Campanula Trachelium}) formerly considered a remedy	   for sore throats because of its throat-shaped corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Throaty \Throat"y\, a.	   Guttural; hoarse; having a guttural voice. "Hard, throaty	   words." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Throb \Throb\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Throbbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Throbbing}.] [OE. [thorn]robben; of uncertain origin; cf.	   Russ. trepete a trembling, and E. trepidation.]	   To beat, or pulsate, with more than usual force or rapidity;	   to beat in consequence of agitation; to palpitate; -- said of	   the heart, pulse, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         My heart	         Throbs to know one thing.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here may his head lie on my throbbing breast. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Throb \Throb\, n.	   A beat, or strong pulsation, as of the heart and arteries; a	   violent beating; a papitation:	   [1913 Webster]	         The impatient throbs and longings of a soul	         That pants and reaches after distant good. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Throdden \Throd"den\, v. i. [Prov. E. throdden, throddle, fat,	   thriving; cf. Icel. throask to grow.]	   To grow; to thrive. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Throe \Throe\, n. [OE. [thorn]rowe, [thorn]rawe, AS.	   [thorn]re['a] a threatening, oppression, suffering, perhaps	   influenced by Icel. [thorn]r[=a] a throe, a pang, a longing;	   cf. AS. [thorn]reowian to suffer.]	   1. Extreme pain; violent pang; anguish; agony; especially,	      one of the pangs of travail in childbirth, or purturition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Prodogious motion felt, and rueful throes. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool for splitting wood into shingles; a frow.	      [1913 Webster]	Throe \Throe\, v. i.	   To struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.	   [1913 Webster]	Throe \Throe\, v. t.	   To put in agony. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrombin \Throm"bin\, n. [See {Thrombus}.] (Biochem.)	   The enzyme which converts fibrinogen into fibrin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrombosis \Throm*bo"sis\, n. [NL. See {Thrombus}.] (Med.)	   The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the	   site of obstruction; -- distinguished from {embolism}, which	   is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a	   distance. -- {Throm*bot"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrombus \Throm"bus\, n.; pl. {Thrombi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a lump,	   a clot of blood.] (Med.)	   (a) A clot of blood formed of a passage of a vessel and	       remaining at the site of coagulation.	   (b) A tumor produced by the escape of blood into the	       subcutaneous cellular tissue.	       [1913 Webster]
Throne \Throne\, n. [OE. trone, F. tr[^o]ne, L. thronus, Gr. ?;	   cf. ? a bench, ? a footstool, ? to set one's self, to sit,	   Skr. dhara[.n]a supporting, dh[.r] to hold fast, carry, and	   E. firm, a.]	   1. A chair of state, commonly a royal seat, but sometimes the	      seat of a prince, bishop, or other high dignitary.	      [1913 Webster]	            The noble king is set up in his throne. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            High on a throne of royal state.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, sovereign power and dignity; also, the one who	      occupies a throne, or is invested with sovereign	      authority; an exalted or dignified personage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Only in the throne will I be greater than thou.	                                                  --Gen. xli.	                                                  40.	      [1913 Webster]	            To mold a mighty state's decrees,	            And shape the whisper of the throne.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. A high order of angels in the celestial hierarchy; --	      a meaning given by the schoolmen. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Sire! whom thrones celestial ceaseless sing.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	Throne \Throne\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Throned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Throning}.]	   1. To place on a royal seat; to enthrone. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in an elevated position; to give sovereignty or	      dominion to; to exalt.	      [1913 Webster]	            True image of the Father, whether throned	            In the bosom of bliss, and light of light. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Throne \Throne\, v. i.	   To be in, or sit upon, a throne; to be placed as if upon a	   throne. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Throneless \Throne"less\, a.	   Having no throne.	   [1913 Webster]
Throng \Throng\, n. [OE. [thorn]rong, [thorn]rang, AS.	   ge[thorn]rang, fr. [thorn]ringan to crowd, to press; akin to	   OS. thringan, D. & G. dringen, OHG. dringan, Icel.	   [thorn]ryngva, [thorn]r["o]ngva, Goth. [thorn]riehan, D. & G.	   drang a throng, press, Icel. [thorn]r["o]ng a throng, Lith.	   trenkti to jolt, tranksmas a tumult. Cf. {Thring}.]	   1. A multitude of persons or of living beings pressing or	      pressed into a close body or assemblage; a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great multitude; as, the heavenly throng.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Throng}, {Multitude}, {Crowd}.	   Usage: Any great number of persons form a multitude; a throng	          is a large number of persons who are gathered or are	          moving together in a collective body; a crowd is	          composed of a large or small number of persons who	          press together so as to bring their bodies into	          immediate or inconvenient contact. A dispersed	          multitude; the throngs in the streets of a city; the	          crowd at a fair or a street fight. But these	          distinctions are not carefully observed.	          [1913 Webster]	                So, with this bold opposer rushes on	                This many-headed monster, multitude. --Daniel.	          [1913 Webster]	                Not to know me argues yourselves unknown,	                The lowest of your throng.        --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                I come from empty noise, and tasteless pomp,	                From crowds that hide a monarch from himself.	                                                  --Johnson.	          [1913 Webster]	Throng \Throng\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thronged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thronging}.]	   To crowd together; to press together into a close body, as a	   multitude of persons; to gather or move in multitudes.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have seen the dumb men throng to see him. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Throng \Throng\, v. t.	   1. To crowd, or press, as persons; to oppress or annoy with a	      crowd of living beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much people followed him, and thronged him. --Mark	                                                  v. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To crowd into; to fill closely by crowding or pressing	      into, as a hall or a street. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Throng \Throng\, a.	   Thronged; crowded; also, much occupied; busy. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the intent the sick . . . should not lie too throng.	                                                  --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	   [1913 Webster]
Throngly \Throng"ly\, adv.	   In throngs or crowds. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Throp \Throp\, n.	   A thorp. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thropple \Throp"ple\, n. [Cf. {Thrapple}, and see {Throttle}.]	   The windpipe. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Thropple \Throp"ple\, v. t.	   To throttle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Throstle \Thros"tle\, n. [OE. throsel, AS. [thorn]rostle,	   [thorn]rosle; akin to MHG. trostel, G. drossel, Icel.	   [thorn]r["o]str, Sw. trast, Lith. strazdas, L. turdus.	   [root]238. Cf. {Thrush} the bird.]	   1. (Zool.) The song thrush. See under {Song}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for spinning wool, cotton, etc., from the rove,	      consisting of a set of drawing rollers with bobbins and	      flyers, and differing from the mule in having the twisting	      apparatus stationary and the processes continuous; -- so	      called because it makes a singing noise.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Throstle cock}, the missel thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Throstling \Thros"tling\, n. [Cf. {Throttle}.]	   A disease of bovine cattle, consisting of a swelling under	   the throat, which, unless checked, causes strangulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Throttle \Throt"tle\, n. [Dim. of throat. See {Throat}.]	   1. The windpipe, or trachea; the weasand. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Engine) The throttle valve.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Throttle lever} (Steam Engine), the hand lever by which a	      throttle valve is moved, especially in a locomotive.	   {Throttle valve} (Steam Engine), a valve moved by hand or by	      a governor for regulating the supply of steam to the steam	      chest. In one form it consists of a disk turning on a	      transverse axis.	      [1913 Webster]	Throttle \Throt"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Throttled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Throttling}.]	   1. To compress the throat of; to choke; to strangle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grant him this, and the Parliament hath no more	            freedom than if it sat in his noose, which, when he	            pleases to draw together with one twitch of his	            negative, shall throttle a whole nation, to the wish	            of Caligula, in one neck.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter with breaks and interruption, in the manner of a	      person half suffocated. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Throttle their practiced accent in their fears.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To shut off, or reduce flow of, as steam to an engine.	      [1913 Webster]	Throttle \Throt"tle\, v. i.	   1. To have the throat obstructed so as to be in danger of	      suffocation; to choke; to suffocate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To breathe hard, as when nearly suffocated.	      [1913 Webster]
Throttler \Throt"tler\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, throttles, or chokes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Flasher}, 3	      (b) . [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]
Through \Through\, prep. [OE. thurgh, [thorn]urh, [thorn]uruh,	   [thorn]oruh, AS. [thorn]urh; akin to OS. thurh, thuru,	   OFries. thruch, D. door, OHG. durh, duruh, G. durch, Goth.	   [thorn]a['i]rh; cf. Ir. tri, tre, W. trwy. [root]53. Cf.	   {Nostril}, {Thorough}, {Thrill}.]	   1. From end to end of, or from side to side of; from one	      surface or limit of, to the opposite; into and out of at	      the opposite, or at another, point; as, to bore through a	      piece of timber, or through a board; a ball passes through	      the side of a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Between the sides or walls of; within; as, to pass through	      a door; to go through an avenue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through the gate of ivory he dismissed	            His valiant offspring.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. By means of; by the agency of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through these hands this science has passed with	            great applause.                       --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Material things are presented only through their	            senses.                               --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Over the whole surface or extent of; as, to ride through	      the country; to look through an account.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Among or in the midst of; -- used to denote passage; as, a	      fish swims through the water; the light glimmers through a	      thicket.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. From the beginning to the end of; to the end or conclusion	      of; as, through life; through the year.	      [1913 Webster]	Through \Through\, adv.	   1. From one end or side to the other; as, to pierce a thing	      through.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From beginning to end; as, to read a letter through.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To the end; to a conclusion; to the ultimate purpose; as,	      to carry a project through.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Through was formerly used to form compound adjectives	         where we now use thorough; as, through-bred;	         through-lighted; through-placed, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To drop through}, to fall through; to come to naught; to	      fail.	   {To fall through}. See under {Fall}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Through \Through\, a.	   Going or extending through; going, extending, or serving from	   the beginning to the end; thorough; complete; as, a through	   line; a through ticket; a through train. Also, admitting of	   passage through; as, a through bridge.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Through bolt}, a bolt which passes through all the thickness	      or layers of that which it fastens, or in which it is	      fixed.	   {Through bridge}, a bridge in which the floor is supported by	      the lower chords of the tissues instead of the upper, so	      that travel is between the trusses and not over them. Cf.	      {Deck bridge}, under {Deck}.	   {Through cold}, a deep-seated cold. [Obs.] --Holland.	   {Through stone}, a flat gravestone. [Scot.] [Written also	      {through stane}.] --Sir W. Scott.	   {Through ticket}, a ticket for the whole journey.	   {Through train}, a train which goes the whole length of a	      railway, or of a long route.	      [1913 Webster]
Throughly \Through"ly\, adv.	   Thoroughly. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wash me throughly from mine iniquity.    --Ps. li. 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         To dare in fields is valor; but how few	         Dare to be throughly valiant to be true? --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Throughout \Through*out"\, prep.	   Quite through; from one extremity to the other of; also,	   every part of; as, to search throughout the house.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor to their idle orbs doth sight appear	         Of sun, or moon, or star, throughout the year.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Throughout \Through*out"\, adv.	   In every part; as, the cloth was of a piece throughout.	   [1913 Webster]
Throve \Throve\,	   imp. of {Thrive}.	   [1913 Webster]
Throw \Throw\ (thr[=o]), n. [See {Throe}.]	   Pain; especially, pain of travail; throe. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Throw \Throw\, n. [AS. [thorn]r[=a]h, [thorn]r[=a]g.]	   Time; while; space of time; moment; trice. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I will with Thomas speak a little throw. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Throw \Throw\, v. t. [imp. {Threw} (thr[udd]); p. p. {Thrown}	   (thr[=o]n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Throwing}.] [OE. [thorn]rowen,	   [thorn]rawen, to throw, to twist, AS. [thorn]r[=a]wan to	   twist, to whirl; akin to D. draaijen, G. drehen, OHG.	   dr[=a]jan, L. terebra an auger, gimlet, Gr. ? to bore, to	   turn, ? to pierce, ? a hole. Cf. {Thread}, {Trite}, {Turn},	   v. t.]	   1. To fling, cast, or hurl with a certain whirling motion of	      the arm, to throw a ball; -- distinguished from to toss,	      or to bowl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fling or cast in any manner; to drive to a distance	      from the hand or from an engine; to propel; to send; as,	      to throw stones or dust with the hand; a cannon throws a	      ball; a fire engine throws a stream of water to extinguish	      flames.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To drive by violence; as, a vessel or sailors may be	      thrown upon a rock.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mil.) To cause to take a strategic position; as, he threw	      a detachment of his army across the river.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To overturn; to prostrate in wrestling; as, a man throws	      his antagonist.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cast, as dice; to venture at dice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Set less than thou throwest.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To put on hastily; to spread carelessly.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er his fair limbs a flowery vest he threw. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To divest or strip one's self of; to put off.	      [1913 Webster]	            There the snake throws her enameled skin. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Pottery) To form or shape roughly on a throwing engine,	      or potter's wheel, as earthen vessels.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To give forcible utterance to; to cast; to vent.	       [1913 Webster]	             I have thrown	             A brave defiance in King Henry's teeth. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To bring forth; to produce, as young; to bear; -- said	       especially of rabbits.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To twist two or more filaments of, as silk, so as to form	       one thread; to twist together, as singles, in a direction	       contrary to the twist of the singles themselves; --	       sometimes applied to the whole class of operations by	       which silk is prepared for the weaver. --Tomlinson.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To throw away}.	       (a) To lose by neglect or folly; to spend in vain; to	           bestow without a compensation; as, to throw away	           time; to throw away money.	       (b) To reject; as, to throw away a good book, or a good	           offer.	   {To throw back}.	       (a) To retort; to cast back, as a reply.	       (b) To reject; to refuse.	       (c) To reflect, as light.	   {To throw by}, to lay aside; to discard; to neglect as	      useless; as, to throw by a garment.	   {To throw down}, to subvert; to overthrow; to destroy; as, to	      throw down a fence or wall.	   {To throw in}.	       (a) To inject, as a fluid.	       (b) To put in; to deposit with others; to contribute; as,	           to throw in a few dollars to help make up a fund; to	           throw in an occasional comment.	       (c) To add without enumeration or valuation, as something	           extra to clinch a bargain.	   {To throw off}.	       (a) To expel; to free one's self from; as, to throw off a	           disease.	       (b) To reject; to discard; to abandon; as, to throw off	           all sense of shame; to throw off a dependent.	       (c) To make a start in a hunt or race. [Eng.]	   {To throw on}, to cast on; to load.	   {To throw one's self down}, to lie down neglectively or	      suddenly.	   {To throw one's self on} or {To throw one's self upon}.	       (a) To fall upon.	       (b) To resign one's self to the favor, clemency, or	           sustain power of (another); to repose upon.	   {To throw out}.	       (a) To cast out; to reject or discard; to expel. "The	           other two, whom they had thrown out, they were	           content should enjoy their exile." --Swift. "The bill	           was thrown out." --Swift.	       (b) To utter; to give utterance to; to speak; as, to	           throw out insinuation or observation. "She throws out	           thrilling shrieks." --Spenser.	       (c) To distance; to leave behind. --Addison.	       (d) To cause to project; as, to throw out a pier or an	           abutment.	       (e) To give forth; to emit; as, an electric lamp throws	           out a brilliant light.	       (f) To put out; to confuse; as, a sudden question often	           throws out an orator.	   {To throw over}, to abandon the cause of; to desert; to	      discard; as, to throw over a friend in difficulties.	   {To throw up}.	       (a) To resign; to give up; to demit; as, to throw up a	           commission. "Experienced gamesters throw up their	           cards when they know that the game is in the enemy's	           hand." --Addison.	       (b) To reject from the stomach; to vomit.	       (c) To construct hastily; as, to throw up a breastwork of	           earth.	           [1913 Webster]	Throw \Throw\, v. i.	   To perform the act of throwing or casting; to cast;	   specifically, to cast dice.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To throw about}, to cast about; to try expedients. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Throw \Throw\, n.	   1. The act of hurling or flinging; a driving or propelling	      from the hand or an engine; a cast.	      [1913 Webster]	            He heaved a stone, and, rising to the throw,	            He sent it in a whirlwind at the foe. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stroke; a blow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor shield defend the thunder of his throws.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The distance which a missile is, or may be, thrown; as, a	      stone's throw.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cast of dice; the manner in which dice fall when cast;	      as, a good throw.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An effort; a violent sally. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Your youth admires	            The throws and swellings of a Roman soul. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mach.) The extreme movement given to a sliding or	      vibrating reciprocating piece by a cam, crank, eccentric,	      or the like; travel; stroke; as, the throw of a slide	      valve. Also, frequently, the length of the radius of a	      crank, or the eccentricity of an eccentric; as, the throw	      of the crank of a steam engine is equal to half the stroke	      of the piston.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Pottery) A potter's wheel or table; a jigger. See 2d	      {Jigger}, 2	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	   8. A turner's lathe; a throwe. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mining) The amount of vertical displacement produced by a	      fault; -- according to the direction it is designated as	      an upthrow, or a downthrow.	      [1913 Webster]
throw away \throw away\ v. t.	   1. to discard.	      [PJC]	   2. to waste or squander.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
throwaway \throw"a*way\ a.	   1. designed to be discarded after a single use; disposable.	      [PJC]	   2. spoken with deliberate underemphasis; as, a throwaway line	      in a play.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]	throwaway \throw"a*way\ n.	   1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a	      leaflet) intended for wide distribution.	   Syn: circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier,	        flyer	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. words spoken in a casual way with conscious underemphasis.	      [WordNet 1.5]	      [1913 Webster]
throwback \throw"back\, n.	   1. the reappearance in an organism of characteristics of an	      earlier ancestral type; atavism.	      [PJC]	   2. an organisms having characteristics of an earlier	      ancestral type.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
Throw back \Throw back\, v. i.	   to revert to an ancestral type or character. "A large	   proportion of the steerage passengers throw back to their	   Darwinian ancestry." --The Century.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Throw-crook \Throw"-crook`\, n. (Agric.)	   An instrument used for twisting ropes out of straw.	   [1913 Webster]
Throwe \Throwe\, n.	   A turning lathe. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrower \Throw"er\ (thr[=o]"[~e]r), n.	   One who throws. Specifically:	   (a) One who throws or twists silk; a throwster.	   (b) One who shapes vessels on a throwing engine.	       [1913 Webster]
Throwing \Throw"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Throw}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Throwing engine}, {Throwing mill}, {Throwing table}, or	   {Throwing wheel} (Pottery), a machine on which earthenware is	      first rudely shaped by the hand of the potter from a mass	      of clay revolving rapidly on a disk or table carried by a	      vertical spindle; a potter's wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	Throwing stick \Throw"ing stick`\ (Anthropol.)	   An instrument used by various savage races for throwing a	   spear; -- called also {throw stick} and {spear thrower}. One	   end of the stick receives the butt of the spear, as upon a	   hook or thong, and the other end is grasped with the hand,	   which also holds the spear, toward the middle, above it with	   the finger and thumb, the effect being to bring the place of	   support nearer the center of the spear, and practically	   lengthen the arm in the act of throwing. In Mexico, one such	   device is called the {atlatl}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrown \Thrown\ (thr[=o]n),	   a. & p. p. from {Throw}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thrown silk}, silk thread consisting of two or more singles	      twisted together like a rope, in a direction contrary to	      that in which the singles of which it is composed are	      twisted. --M'Culloch.	   {Thrown singles}, silk thread or cord made by three processes	      of twisting, first into singles, two or more of which are	      twisted together making dumb singles, and several of these	      twisted together to make thrown singles.	      [1913 Webster]
Throw-off \Throw"-off`\ (thr[=o]"[o^]f`; 115), n.	   A start in a hunt or a race. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Throwster \Throw"ster\ (thr[=o]"st[~e]r), n. [Throw + -ster.]	   One who throws or twists silk; a thrower.	   [1913 Webster]
Thru \Thru\ (thr[udd]), prep., adv. & a.	   Through. [Ref. spelling.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrum \Thrum\ (thr[u^]m), n. [OE. thrum, throm; akin to OD.	   drom, D. dreum, G. trumm, lump, end, fragment, OHG. drum end,	   Icel. [thorn]r["o]mr edge, brim, and L. terminus a limit,	   term. Cf. {Term}.] [Written also {thrumb}.]	   1. One of the ends of weaver's threads; hence, any soft,	      short threads or tufts resembling these.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any coarse yarn; an unraveled strand of rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A threadlike part of a flower; a stamen.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A shove out of place; a small displacement or	      fault along a seam.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) A mat made of canvas and tufts of yarn.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thrum cap}, a knitted cap. --Halliwell.	   {Thrum hat}, a hat made of coarse woolen cloth. --Minsheu.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrum \Thrum\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrummed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thrumming}.]	   1. To furnish with thrums; to insert tufts in; to fringe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Are we born to thrum caps or pick straw? --Quarles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To insert short pieces of rope-yarn or spun yarn	      in; as, to thrum a piece of canvas, or a mat, thus making	      a rough or tufted surface. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrum \Thrum\, v. i. [CF. Icel. ?ruma to rattle, to thunder, and	   E. drum.]	   1. To play rudely or monotonously on a stringed instrument	      with the fingers; to strum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to make a monotonous drumming noise; as, to thrum	      on a table.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrum \Thrum\, v. t.	   1. To play, as a stringed instrument, in a rude or monotonous	      manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to drum on; to strike in a monotonous manner; to	      thrum the table.	      [1913 Webster]
Thrum-eyed \Thrum"-eyed`\, a. (Bot.)	   Having the anthers raised above the stigma, and visible at	   the throat of the corolla, as in long-stamened primroses; --	   the reverse of pin-eyed.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrummy \Thrum"my\, a.	   Like thrums; made of, furnished with, or characterized by,	   thrums. --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]	         On her head thrummy cap she had.         --Chalkhill.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrumwort \Thrum"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of amaranth ({Amarantus caudatus}). --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Thruout \Thru*out"\	   Throughout. [Ref. spelling.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrush \Thrush\, n. [OE. [thorn]rusche, AS. [thorn]rysce; akin	   to OHG. drosca, droscea, droscela, and E. throstle. Cf.	   {Throstle}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds	      belonging to {Turdus} and allied genera. They are noted	      for the sweetness of their songs.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the best-known European species are the song	         thrush or throstle ({Turdus musicus}), the missel	         thrush (see under {Missel}), the European redwing, and	         the blackbird. The most important American species are	         the wood thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}), Wilson's thrush	         ({Turdus fuscescens}), the hermit thrush (see under	         {Hermit}), Swainson's thrush ({Turdus Aliciae}), and	         the migratory thrush, or American robin (see {Robin}).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of singing birds more	      or less resembling the true thrushes in appearance or	      habits; as the thunderbird and the American brown thrush	      (or thrasher). See {Brown thrush}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ant thrush}. See {Ant thrush}, {Breve}, and {Pitta}.	   {Babbling thrush}, any one of numerous species of Asiatic	      timaline birds; -- called also {babbler}.	   {Fruit thrush}, any species of bulbul.	   {Shrike thrush}. See under {Shrike}.	   {Stone thrush}, the missel thrush; -- said to be so called	      from its marbled breast.	   {Thrush nightingale}. See {Nightingale}, 2.	   {Thrush tit}, any one of several species of Asiatic singing	      birds of the genus {Cochoa}. They are beautifully colored	      birds allied to the tits, but resembling thrushes in size	      and habits.	   {Water thrush}.	      (a) The European dipper.	      (b) An American warbler ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).	          [1913 Webster]	Thrush \Thrush\, n. [Akin to Dan. tr["o]ske, Sw. trosk; cf. Dan.	   t["o]r dry, Sw. torr, Icel. [thorn]urr, AS. [thorn]yrr, OE.	   thrust thrist, E. thrist.]	   1. (Med.) An affection of the mouth, fauces, etc., common in	      newly born children, characterized by minute ulcers called	      aphthae. See {Aphthae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) An inflammatory and suppurative affection of the	      feet in certain animals. In the horse it is in the frog.	      [1913 Webster]
Thrushel \Thrush"el\, n.	   The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrusher \Thrush"er\, n.	   The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thrust \Thrust\, n. & v.	   Thrist. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Thrust \Thrust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thrust}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thrusting}.] [OE. ?rusten, ?risten, ?resten, Icel. ?r?st? to	   thrust, press, force, compel; perhaps akin to E. threat.]	   1. To push or drive with force; to drive, force, or impel; to	      shove; as, to thrust anything with the hand or foot, or	      with an instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Into a dungeon thrust, to work with slaves.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stab; to pierce; -- usually with through.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To thrust away} or {To thrust from}, to push away; to	      reject.	   {To thrust in}, to push or drive in.	   {To thrust off}, to push away.	   {To thrust on}, to impel; to urge.	   {To thrust one's self in} or {To thrust one's self into}, to	      obtrude upon, to intrude, as into a room; to enter (a	      place) where one is not invited or not welcome.	   {To thrust out}, to drive out or away; to expel.	   {To thrust through}, to pierce; to stab. "I am eight times	      thrust through the doublet." --Shak.	   {To thrust together}, to compress.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrust \Thrust\, v. i.	   1. To make a push; to attack with a pointed weapon; as, a	      fencer thrusts at his antagonist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enter by pushing; to squeeze in.	      [1913 Webster]	            And thrust between my father and the god. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To push forward; to come with force; to press on; to	      intrude. "Young, old, thrust there in mighty concourse."	      --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To thrust to}, to rush upon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As doth an eager hound	            Thrust to an hind within some covert glade.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Thrust \Thrust\, n.	   1. A violent push or driving, as with a pointed weapon moved	      in the direction of its length, or with the hand or foot,	      or with any instrument; a stab; -- a word much used as a	      term of fencing.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Polites] Pyrrhus with his lance pursues,	            And often reaches, and his thrusts renews. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An attack; an assault.	      [1913 Webster]	            One thrust at your pure, pretended mechanism. --Dr.	                                                  H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) The force or pressure of one part of a	      construction against other parts; especially (Arch.), a	      horizontal or diagonal outward pressure, as of an arch	      against its abutments, or of rafters against the wall	      which support them.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) The breaking down of the roof of a gallery under	      its superincumbent weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thrust bearing} (Screw Steamers), a bearing arranged to	      receive the thrust or endwise pressure of the screw shaft.	      	   {Thrust plane} (Geol.), the surface along which dislocation	      has taken place in the case of a reversed fault.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Push; shove; assault; attack.	   Usage: {Thrust}, {Push}, {Shove}. Push and shove usually	          imply the application of force by a body already in	          contact with the body to be impelled. Thrust, often,	          but not always, implies the impulse or application of	          force by a body which is in motion before it reaches	          the body to be impelled.	          [1913 Webster]
Thruster \Thrust"er\, n.	   One who thrusts or stabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Thrusting \Thrust"ing\, n.	   1. The act of pushing with force.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Dairies)	      (a) The act of squeezing curd with the hand, to expel the	          whey.	      (b) pl. The white whey, or that which is last pressed out	          of the curd by the hand, and of which butter is	          sometimes made. [Written also {thrutchthings}.] [Prov.	          Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Thrusting screw}, the screw of a screw press, as for	      pressing curd in making cheese. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Thrustle \Thrus"tle\, n. (Zool.)	   The throstle, or song thrust. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When he heard the thrustel sing.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thryes \Thryes\, a.	   Thrice. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thryfallow \Thry"fal`low\, v. t. [Perhaps fr. thrice + fallow.	   Cf. {Trifallow}.]	   To plow for the third time in summer; to trifallow. [R.]	   [Written also {thrifallow}.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Thud \Thud\ (th[u^]d), n. [Cf. AS. [thorn][=o]den a whirlwind,	   violent wind, or E. thump.]	   A dull sound without resonance, like that produced by	   striking with, or striking against, some comparatively soft	   substance; also, the stroke or blow producing such sound; as,	   the thrud of a cannon ball striking the earth.	   [1913 Webster]	         At every new thud of the blast, a sob arose. --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	         At intervals there came some tremendous thud on the	         side of the steamer.                     --C. Mackay.	   [1913 Webster]	Thud \Thud\ (th[u^]d), v. i. & t.	   To make, or strike so as to make, a dull sound, or thud.	         Hardly the softest thudding of velvety pads. --A. C.	                                                  Doyle.	         The waves break into spray, dash and rumble and thud	         below your feet.                         --H. F. Brown.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thug \Thug\ (th[u^]g; 277), n. [Hind. thag a deceiver, robber.]	   1. One of an association of robbers and murderers in India	      who practiced murder by stealthy approaches, and from	      religious motives. They have been nearly exterminated by	      the British government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An assassin; a ruffian; a rough. "Thugs and midnight	      rounders." --The Century.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      [1913 Webster]
Thuggee \Thug*gee"\, n. [Hind. [.t]hag[imac].]	   The practice of secret or stealthy murder by Thugs. "One of	   the suppressors of Thuggee." --J. D. Hooker.	   [1913 Webster] Thuggery
Thuggery \Thug"ger*y\, Thuggism \Thug"gism\, n.	   Thuggee.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Thuja \Thu"ja\ (th[=u]"j[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr. qyi`a an	   African tree with sweet-smelling wood.] (Bot.)	   A genus of evergreen trees, thickly branched, remarkable for	   the distichous arrangement of their branches, and having	   scalelike, closely imbricated, or compressed leaves. [Written	   also {thuya}.] See {Thyine wood}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: {Thuja occidentalis} is the {Arbor vitae} of the	         Eastern and Northern United States. {Thuja gigantea} of	         North-western America is a very large tree, there	         called {red cedar}, and {canoe cedar}, and furnishes a	         useful timber.	         [1913 Webster]
thujone \thu"jone\ (th[=u]"j[=o]n), n.	   An oil, {C10H16O}, the chief constituent of cedar leaf oil	   (thuja oil), which is obtained from the northern white cedar	   (arbor vitae, {Thuja occidentalis}) or the western Red Cedar	   ({Thuja plicatis}). It is a stimulant similar to camphor. It	   is also called {thujol}, {thuyol}, {absinthol}, {thuyone},	   {tanacetol}, and {tanacetone}. --Stedman.	   [PJC]
Thule \Thu"le\ (th[=u]"l[-e]), prop. n. [L. Thule, Thyle, Gr.	   Qoy`lh, Qy`lh.]	   The name given by ancient geographers to the northernmost	   part of the habitable world. According to some, this land was	   Norway, according to others, Iceland, or more probably	   Mainland, the largest of the Shetland islands; hence, the	   Latin phrase ultima Thule, farthest Thule.	   [1913 Webster]
Thulia \Thu"li*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   Oxide of thulium.	   [1913 Webster]
Thulium \Thu"li*um\, n. [NL. See {Thule}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of the lanthanide group having atomic	   number 69, and atomic weight 168.93. It is found in the	   mineral gadolinite and other minerals, together with other	   rare earths. For more information see the data from	   ChemGlobe.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Thumb \Thumb\, n. [OE. thombe, thoumbe, [thorn]ume, AS.	   [thorn][=u]ma; akin to OFries. th[=u]ma, D. duim, G. daumen,	   OHG. d[=u]mo, Icel. [thorn]umall, Dan. tommelfinger, Sw.	   tumme, and perhaps to L. tumere to swell. [root]56. Cf.	   {Thimble}, {Tumid}.]	   The short, thick first digit of the human hand, differing	   from the other fingers in having but two phalanges; the	   pollex. See {Pollex}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon his thumb he had of gold a ring.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thumb band}, a twist of anything as thick as the thumb.	      --Mortimer.	   {Thumb blue}, indigo in the form of small balls or lumps,	      used by washerwomen to blue linen, and the like.	   {Thumb latch}, a door latch having a lever formed to be	      pressed by the thumb.	   {Thumb mark}.	   (a) The mark left by the impression of a thumb, as on the	       leaves of a book. --Longfellow.	   (b) The dark spot over each foot in finely bred black and tan	       terriers.	   {Thumb nut}, a nut for a screw, having wings to grasp between	      the thumb and fingers in turning it; also, a nut with a	      knurled rim for the same perpose.	   {Thumb ring}, a ring worn on the thumb. --Shak.	   {Thumb stall}.	   (a) A kind of thimble or ferrule of iron, or leather, for	       protecting the thumb in making sails, and in other work.	   (b) (Mil.) A buckskin cushion worn on the thumb, and used to	       close the vent of a cannon while it is sponged, or	       loaded.	   {Under one's thumb}, completely under one's power or	      influence; in a condition of subservience. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Thumb \Thumb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thumbing}.]	   1. To handle awkwardly. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To play with the thumbs, or with the thumbs and fingers;	      as, to thumb over a tune.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To soil or wear with the thumb or the fingers; to soil, or	      wear out, by frequent handling; also, to cover with the	      thumb; as, to thumb the touch-hole of a cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gravely informed the enemy that all his cards had	            been thumbed to pieces, and begged them to let him	            have a few more packs.                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Thumb \Thumb\, v. i.	   To play with the thumb or thumbs; to play clumsily; to thrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Thumbbird \Thumb"bird`\, n.	   The goldcrest. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thumbed \Thumbed\, a.	   1. Having thumbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soiled by handling.	      [1913 Webster]
Thumbkin \Thumb"kin\, n.	   An instrument of torture for compressing the thumb; a	   thumbscrew.	   [1913 Webster]
Thumbless \Thumb"less\, a.	   Without a thumb. --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Thumbscrew \Thumb"screw`\, n.	   1. A screw having a flat-sided or knurled head, so that it	      may be turned by the thumb and forefinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old instrument of torture for compressing the thumb by	      a screw; a thumbkin.	      [1913 Webster]
Thummie \Thum"mie\, n.	   The chiff-chaff. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thummim \Thum"mim\, n. pl. [Heb., pl. of th[=o]m perfection.]	   A mysterious part or decoration of the breastplate of the	   Jewish high priest. See the note under {Urim}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thump \Thump\, n. [Probably of imitative origin; perhaps	   influenced by dump, v. t.]	   1. The sound made by the sudden fall or blow of a heavy body,	      as of a hammer, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The distant forge's swinging thump profound.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            With heavy thump, a lifeless lump,	            They dropped down, one by one.        --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blow or knock, as with something blunt or heavy; a heavy	      fall.	      [1913 Webster]	            The watchman gave so great a thump at my door, that	            I awaked at the knock.                --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	Thump \Thump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thumping}.]	   To strike or beat with something thick or heavy, or so as to	   cause a dull sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         These bastard Bretons; whom our hathers	         Have in their own land beaten, bobbed, and thumped.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Thump \Thump\, v. i.	   To give a thump or thumps; to strike or fall with a heavy	   blow; to pound.	   [1913 Webster]	         A watchman at midnight thumps with his pole. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Thumper \Thump"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, thumps.	   [1913 Webster]
Thumping \Thump"ing\, a.	   Heavy; large. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thunder \Thun"der\, n. [OE. [thorn]under, [thorn]onder,	   [thorn]oner, AS. [thorn]unor; akin to [thorn]unian to	   stretch, to thunder, D. donder thunder, G. donner, OHG.	   donar, Icel. [thorn][=o]rr Thor, L. tonare to thunder,	   tonitrus thunder, Gr. to`nos a stretching, straining, Skr.	   tan to stretch. [root]52. See {Thin}, and cf. {Astonish},	   {Detonate}, {Intone}, {Thursday}, {Tone}.]	   1. The sound which follows a flash of lightning; the report	      of a discharge of atmospheric electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The discharge of electricity; a thunderbolt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The revenging gods	            'Gainst parricides did all their thunders bend.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any loud noise; as, the thunder of cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An alarming or statrling threat or denunciation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The thunders of the Vatican could no longer strike	            into the heart of princes.            --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thunder pumper}. (Zool.)	      (a) The croaker ({Haploidontus grunniens}).	      (b) The American bittern or stake-driver.	   {Thunder rod}, a lightning rod. [R.]	   {Thunder snake}. (Zool.)	      (a) The chicken, or milk, snake.	      (b) A small reddish ground snake ({Carphophis amoena} syn.	          {Celuta amoena}) native to the Eastern United States;	          -- called also {worm snake}.	   {Thunder tube}, a fulgurite. See {Fulgurite}.	      [1913 Webster]	Thunder \Thun"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Thundered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Thundering}.] [AS. [thorn]unrian. See {Thunder}, n.]	   1. To produce thunder; to sound, rattle, or roar, as a	      discharge of atmospheric electricity; -- often used	      impersonally; as, it thundered continuously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? --Job xl.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To make a loud noise; esp. a heavy sound, of some	      continuance.	      [1913 Webster]	            His dreadful voice no more	            Would thunder in my ears.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter violent denunciation.	      [1913 Webster]	Thunder \Thun"der\, v. t.	   To emit with noise and terror; to utter vehemently; to	   publish, as a threat or denunciation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oracles severe	         Were daily thundered in our general's ear. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         An archdeacon, as being a prelate, may thunder out an	         ecclesiastical censure.                  --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderbird \Thun"der*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   An Australian insectivorous singing bird ({Pachycephala	   gutturalis}). The male is conspicuously marked with black and	   yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also	   {white-throated thickhead}, {orange-breasted thrust},	   {black-crowned thrush}, {guttural thrush}, and	   {black-breasted flycatcher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderbolt \Thun"der*bolt`\, n.	   1. A shaft of lightning; a brilliant stream of electricity	      passing from one part of the heavens to another, or from	      the clouds to the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something resembling lightning in suddenness and	      effectiveness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scipios' worth, those thunderbolts of war.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vehement threatening or censure; especially,	      ecclesiastical denunciation; fulmination.	      [1913 Webster]	            He severely threatens such with the thunderbolt of	            excommunication.                      --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Paleon.) A belemnite, or thunderstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thunderbolt beetle} (Zool.), a long-horned beetle	      ({Arhopalus fulminans}) whose larva bores in the trunk of	      oak and chestnut trees. It is brownish and bluish-black,	      with W-shaped whitish or silvery markings on the elytra.	      [1913 Webster]
Thunderburst \Thun"der*burst`\, n.	   A burst of thunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderclap \Thun"der*clap`\, n.	   A sharp burst of thunder; a sudden report of a discharge of	   atmospheric electricity. "Thunderclaps that make them quake."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         When suddenly the thunderclap was heard. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Thundercloud \Thun"der*cloud`\, n.	   A cloud charged with electricity, and producing lightning and	   thunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderer \Thun"der*er\, n.	   One who thunders; -- used especially as a translation of L.	   tonans, an epithet applied by the Romans to several of their	   gods, esp. to Jupiter.	   [1913 Webster]	         That dreadful oath which binds the Thunderer. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderfish \Thun"der*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large European loach ({Misgurnus fossilis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderhead \Thun"der*head`\, n.	   A rounded mass of cloud, with shining white edges; a cumulus,	   -- often appearing before a thunderstorm.	   [1913 Webster]
Thundering \Thun"der*ing\, a.	   1. Emitting thunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Roll the thundering chariot o'er the ground. --J.	                                                  Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very great; -- often adverbially. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster] -- {Thun"der*ing*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	Thundering \Thun"der*ing\, n.	   Thunder. --Rev. iv. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderless \Thun"der*less\, a.	   Without thunder or noise.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderous \Thun"der*ous\, a. [Written also thundrous.]	   1. Producing thunder. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How he before the thunderous throne doth lie.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Making a noise like thunder; sounding loud and deep;	      sonorous.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Thun"der*ous*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Thunderproof \Thun"der*proof`\, a.	   Secure against the effects of thunder or lightning.	   [1913 Webster]
Thundershower \Thun"der*show`er\, n.	   A shower accompanied with lightning and thunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderstone \Thun"der*stone`\, n.	   1. A thunderbolt, -- formerly believed to be a stone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear no more the lightning flash,	            Nor the all-dreaded thunderstone.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Paleon.) A belemnite. See {Belemnite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thunderstorm \Thun"der*storm`\, n.	   A storm accompanied with lightning and thunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunderstrike \Thun"der*strike`\, v. t. [imp. {Thunderstruck};	   p. p. {Thunderstruck}, {-strucken}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thunderstriking}.]	   1. To strike, blast, or injure by, or as by, lightning. [R.]	      --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To astonish, or strike dumb, as with something terrible;	      -- rarely used except in the past participle.	      [1913 Webster]	            drove before him, thunderstruck.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Thunderworm \Thun"der*worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small, footless, burrowing, snakelike lizard ({Rhineura	   Floridana}) allied to Amphisbaena, native of Florida; -- so	   called because it leaves its burrows after a thundershower.	   [1913 Webster] Thundery
Thundery \Thun"der*y\, a.	   Accompanied with thunder; thunderous. [R.] "Thundery	   weather." --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]
Thundrous \Thun"drous\, a.	   Thunderous; sonorous. "Scraps of thunderous epic."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Thunny \Thun"ny\, n. (Zool.)	   The tunny. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thurgh \Thurgh\, prep.	   Through. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thurghfare \Thurgh"fare`\, n.	   Thoroughfare. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This world is but a thurghfare full of woe. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thurible \Thu"ri*ble\, n. [L. thuribulum, turibulum, from thus,	   thuris, or better tus, turis, frankincense, fr. Gr. ? a	   sacrifice, an offering, from ? to sacrifice.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A censer of metal, for burning incense, having various forms,	   held in the hand or suspended by chains; -- used especially	   at mass, vespers, and other solemn services. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Thuriferous \Thu*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. thurifer, turifer; thus	   frankincense + -ferre to bear.]	   Producing or bearing frankincense.	   [1913 Webster]
Thurification \Thu`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. thus incense + -ficare	   (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.]	   The act of fuming with incense, or the act of burning	   incense.	   [1913 Webster]
Thuringian \Thu*rin"gi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Thuringia, a country in Germany, or its	   people. -- n. A native, or inhabitant of Thuringia.	   [1913 Webster]
Thuringite \Thu*rin"gite\, n. [From Thuringia, where it is	   found.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring as an aggregation of minute scales having	   an olive-green color and pearly luster. It is a hydrous	   silicate of aluminia and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Thurl \Thurl\, n. [AS. [thorn]yrel a hole. [root]53. See	   {Thirl}, {Thrill}.]	   1. A hole; an aperture. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining)	      (a) A short communication between adits in a mine.	      (b) A long adit in a coalpit.	          [1913 Webster]	Thurl \Thurl\, v. t. [See {Thrill}.]	   1. To cut through; to pierce. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) To cut through, as a partition between one	      working and another.	      [1913 Webster]
Thurling \Thurl"ing\, n. (Mining)	   Same as {Thurl}, n., 2	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Thurrok \Thur"rok\, n. [AS. [thorn]urruc a boat.]	   The hold of a ship; a sink. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Small drops of water that enter through a little	         crevice into the thurrok and into the bottom of a ship.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thursday \Thurs"day\, n. [OE. [thorn]ursdei, [thorn]orsday, from	   the Scand. name Thor + E. day. Icel. [thorn][=o]rr Thor, the	   god of thunder, is akin to AS. [thorn]unor thunder; D.	   Donderdag Thursday, G. Donnerstag, Icel. [thorn][=o]rsdagr,	   Sw. & Dan. Torsdag. [root]52. See {Thor}, {Thunder}, and	   {Day}.]	   The fifth day of the week, following Wednesday and preceding	   Friday.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Holy Thursday}. See under {Holy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Thurst \Thurst\, n. (Coal Mining)	   The ruins of the fallen roof resulting from the removal of	   the pillars and stalls. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Thus \Thus\, n. [L. thus, better tus, frankincense. See	   {Thurible}.]	   The commoner kind of frankincense, or that obtained from the	   Norway spruce, the long-leaved pine, and other conifers.	   [1913 Webster]	Thus \Thus\ ([th]us), adv. [OE. thus, AS. [eth]us; akin to	   OFries. & OS. thus, D. dus, and E. that; cf. OHG. sus. See	   {That}.]	   1. In this or that manner; on this wise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus did Noah; according to all that God commanded	            him, so did he.                       --Gen. vi. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus God the heaven created, thus the earth.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To this degree or extent; so far; so; as, thus wise; thus	      peaceble; thus bold. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus far extend, thus far thy bounds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Thussock \Thus"sock\, n.	   See {Tussock}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thuya \Thu"ya\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Thuja}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thuyin \Thu"yin\, n. (Chem.)	   A substance extracted from trees of the genus {Thuja}, or	   {Thuya}, and probably identical with quercitrin. [Written	   also {thujin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Thwack \Thwack\ (thw[a^]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwacked}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Thwacking}.] [Cf. OE. thakken to stroke, AS.	   [thorn]accian, E. whack.]	   1. To strike with something flat or heavy; to bang, or	      thrash: to thump. "A distant thwacking sound." --W.	      Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fill to overflow. [Obs.] --Stanyhurst.	      [1913 Webster]	Thwack \Thwack\, n.	   A heavy blow with something flat or heavy; a thump.	   [1913 Webster]	         With many a stiff thwack, many a bang,	         Hard crab tree and old iron rang.        --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Thwaite \Thwaite\, n. (Zool.)	   The twaite.	   [1913 Webster]	Thwaite \Thwaite\, n. [CF. Icel. [thorn]veit a piece of land,	   fr. [thorn]v[imac]ta to cut. See {Thwite}, and cf. {Doit},	   and {Twaite} land cleared of woods.]	   Forest land cleared, and converted to tillage; an assart.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Thwaite occurs in composition as the last element in	         many names of places in the north of England; as, in	         Rosthwaite, Stonethwaite.	         [1913 Webster]
Thwart \Thwart\, a. [OE. [thorn]wart, [thorn]wert, a. and adv.,	   Icel. [thorn]vert, neut. of [thorn]verr athwart, transverse,	   across; akin to AS. [thorn]weorh perverse, transverse, cross,	   D. dwars, OHG. dwerah, twerh, G. zwerch, quer, Dan. & Sw.	   tver athwart, transverse, Sw. tv[aum]r cross, unfriendly,	   Goth. [thorn]wa['i]rhs angry. Cf. {Queer}.]	   1. Situated or placed across something else; transverse;	      oblique.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moved contrary with thwart obliquities. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Perverse; crossgrained. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Thwart \Thwart\, adv. [See {Thwart}, a.]	   Thwartly; obliquely; transversely; athwart. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Thwart \Thwart\, prep.	   Across; athwart. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thwart ships}. See {Athwart ships}, under {Athwart}.	      [1913 Webster]	Thwart \Thwart\, n. (Naut.)	   A seat in an open boat reaching from one side to the other,	   or athwart the boat.	   [1913 Webster]	Thwart \Thwart\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Thwarted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Thwarting}.]	   1. To move across or counter to; to cross; as, an arrow	      thwarts the air. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift as a shooting star	            In autumn thwarts the night.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cross, as a purpose; to oppose; to run counter to; to	      contravene; hence, to frustrate or defeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            If crooked fortune had not thwarted me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proposals of the one never thwarted the	            inclinations of the other.            --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Thwart \Thwart\, v. i.	   1. To move or go in an oblique or crosswise manner. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to be in opposition; to clash. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Any proposition . . . that shall at all thwart with	            internal oracles.                     --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Thwarter \Thwart"er\, n. (Far.)	   A disease in sheep, indicated by shaking, trembling, or	   convulsive motions.	   [1913 Webster]
Thwartingly \Thwart"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a thwarting or obstructing manner; so as to thwart.	   [1913 Webster]
Thwartly \Thwart"ly\, adv.	   Transversely; obliquely.	   [1913 Webster]
Thwartness \Thwart"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being thwart; obliquity;	   perverseness.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Thwite \Thwite\, v. t. [AS. [thorn]w[imac]tan. See {Whittle},	   and cf. {Thwaite} a piece of land.]	   To cut or clip with a knife; to whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thwittle \Thwit"tle\, v. t. [See {Thwite}, and {Whittle}.]	   To cut or whittle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Palsgrave.	   [1913 Webster]	Thwittle \Thwit"tle\, n.	   A small knife; a whittle. [Written also {thwitel}.] [Obs.] "A	   Sheffield thwittle." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Thy \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 attributively, and	   chiefly in the solemn or grave style, and in poetry. Thine is	   used in the predicate; as, the knife is thine. See {Thine}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.	         Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done.      --Matt. vi.	                                                  9,10.	   [1913 Webster]	         These are thy glorious works, Parent of good. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyine wood \Thy"ine wood`\ [Gr. ? ?, fr. ?, adj., pertaining to	   the tree ? or ?, an African tree with sweet-smelling wood.]	   (Bot.)	   The fragrant and beautiful wood of a North African tree	   ({Callitris quadrivalvis}), formerly called {Thuja	   articulata}. The tree is of the Cedar family, and furnishes a	   balsamic resin called sandarach. --Rev. xviii. 12.	   [1913 Webster]
Thylacine \Thy"la*cine\, n. [Gr. ? a sack.] (Zool.)	   The zebra wolf. See under {Wolf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thymate \Thym"ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A compound of thymol analogous to a salt; as, sodium thymate.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyme \Thyme\ (t[imac]m), n. [OE. tyme, L. thymum, Gr. qy`mon,	   qy`mos; cf. qy`ein, to sacrifice, qy`os a sacrifice,	   offering, incense: cf. F. thym; -- perhaps so named because	   of its sweet smell. Cf. {Fume}, n.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the labiate genus {Thymus}. The garden thyme	   ({Thymus vulgaris}) is a warm, pungent aromatic, much used to	   give a relish to seasoning and soups.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ankle deep in moss and flowery thyme.    --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Cat thyme}, a labiate plant ({Teucrium Marum}) of the	      Mediterranean religion. Cats are said to be fond of	      rolling on it. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).	   {Wild thyme}, {Thymus Serpyllum}, common on banks and	      hillsides in Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know a bank where the wild thyme blows. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Thymene \Thym"ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A liquid terpene obtained from oil of thyme.	   [1913 Webster]
Thymiatechny \Thym"i*a*tech`ny\, n. [Gr. ? incense + te`chnh	   art.] (Med.)	   The art of employing perfumes in medicine. [R.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Thymic \Thym"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the thymus gland.	   [1913 Webster]	Thymic \Thy"mic\, a. (Med. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, thyme; as, thymic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Thymol \Thym"ol\, n. [Thyme + -ol.] (Chem.)	   A phenol derivative of cymene, {C10H13.OH}, isomeric with	   carvacrol, found in oil of thyme, and extracted as a white	   crystalline substance of a pleasant aromatic odor and strong	   antiseptic properties; -- called also {hydroxy cymene}.	   [1913 Webster]
thymus \thy"mus\ (th[imac]"m[u^]s), a. [NL., fr. Gr. qy`mos.]	   (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the thymus gland. -- n.	   The thymus gland.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Thymus gland}, or {Thymus body}, a ductless gland in the	      throat, or in the neighboring region, of nearly all	      vertebrates. In man and other mammals it is the throat, or	      neck, sweetbread, which lies in the upper part of the	      thorax and lower part of the throat. It is largest in	      fetal and early life, and disappears or becomes	      rudimentary in the adult. The thymus gland functions as	      the site of maturation of T-lymphocytes (T-cells), which	      confer cell-mediated immunity on the host organism; thus,	      removal or malfunciton of the thymus can lead to absence	      of cell-mediated immunity, and a consequent loss of	      resistance to infection.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Thymy \Thym"y\ (t[imac]m"[y^]), a.	   Abounding with thyme; fragrant; as, a thymy vale. --Akenside.	   [1913 Webster]	         Where'er a thymy bank he found,	         He rolled upon the fragrant ground.      --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
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Thyro- \Thy"ro-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the thyroid body or the thyroid cartilage;	   as, thyrohyal.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyroarytenoid \Thy`ro*a*ryt"e*noid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages	   of the larynx.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyrohyal \Thy`ro*hy"al\, n. (Anat.)	   One of the lower segments in the hyoid arch, often	   consolidated with the body of the hyoid bone and forming one	   of its great horns, as in man.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyrohyoid \Thy`ro*hy"oid\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and	   the hyoid arch.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyroid \Thy"roid\, a. [Gr. qyreoeidh`s shield-shaped; qyreo`s a	   large, oblong shield (from qy`ra a door) + e'i^dos form: cf.	   F. thyro["i]de, thyr['e]o["i]de.]	   1. Shaped like an oblong shield; shield-shaped; as, the	      thyroid cartilage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the thyroid body, thyroid	      cartilage, or thyroid artery; thyroideal.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Thyroid cartilage}. See under {Larynx}.	   {Thyroid body}, or {Thyroid gland} (Anat.), an endocrine	      gland having two lobes, located in the floor of the mouth	      or the region of the larynx, which secretes two hormones	      ({thyroxine} and {triiodothyronine}) that regulate the	      rates of growth and metabloism. In man and most mammals it	      is a highly vascular organ, partly surrounding the base of	      the larynx and the upper part of the trachea. Cases of	      hypothyroidism, where the gland is insufficiently active,	      can be treated by administration of thyroxine or a	      combination of thyroxine and triiodothyronine.	   {Thyroid dislocation} (Surg.), dislocation of the thigh bone	      into the thyroid foramen.	   {Thyroid foramen}, the obturator foramen.	      [1913 Webster]
Thyroideal \Thy*roid"e*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Thyroid.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyrotomy \Thy*rot"o*my\, n. [Thyro- + Gr. ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   The operation of cutting into the thyroid cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyrse \Thyrse\ (th[~e]rs), n. [Cf. F. thyrse.]	   A thyrsus.	   [1913 Webster] Thyrsoid
Thyrsoid \Thyr"soid\ (th[~e]r"soid), Thyrsoidal \Thyr*soid"al\	   (th[~e]r*soid"al), a. [Gr. ?; ? thyrsus + e'i^dos form,	   shape: cf. F. thyrso["i]de.]	   Having somewhat the form of a thyrsus.	   [1913 Webster]
Thyrsus \Thyr"sus\, n.; pl. {Thyrsi}. [L., fr. Gr. ?. Cf.	   {Torso}.]	   1. A staff entwined with ivy, and surmounted by a pine cone,	      or by a bunch of vine or ivy leaves with grapes or	      berries. It is an attribute of Bacchus, and of the satyrs	      and others engaging in Bacchic rites.	      [1913 Webster]	            A good to grow on graves	            As twist about a thyrsus.             --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            In my hand I bear	            The thyrsus, tipped with fragrant cones of pine.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A species of inflorescence; a dense panicle, as in	      the lilac and horse-chestnut.	      [1913 Webster]
Thysanopter \Thy`sa*nop"ter\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Thysanoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Thysanoptera \Thy`sa*nop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? a	   fringe + ? a wing.] (Zool.)	   A division of insects, considered by some writers a distinct	   order, but regarded by others as belonging to the Hemiptera.	   They are all of small size, and have narrow, broadly fringed	   wings with rudimentary nervures. Most of the species feed	   upon the juices of plants, and some, as those which attack	   grain, are very injurious to crops. Called also {Physopoda}.	   See {Thrips}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thysanopteran \Thy`sa*nop"ter*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Thysanoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Thysanopterous \Thy`sa*nop"ter*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Thysanoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Thysanura \Thys`a*nu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fringe + ?	   tail.] (Zool.)	   An order of wingless hexapod insects which have setiform	   caudal appendages, either bent beneath the body to form a	   spring, or projecting as bristles. It comprises the Cinura,	   or bristletails, and the Collembola, or springtails. Called	   also {Thysanoura}. See {Lepisma}, and {Podura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Thysanuran \Thys`a*nu"ran\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Thysanura. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Thysanurous \Thys`a*nu"rous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Thysanura.	   [1913 Webster]
Thysbe \Thys"be\, n. [NL., fr. L. Thisbe maiden beloved by	   Pyramus, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   A common clearwing moth ({Hemaris thysbe}).	   [1913 Webster]
Thyself \Thy*self"\, pron.	   An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second	   person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou	   thyself shalt go; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is	   sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without thou,	   and in the nominative as well as in the objective case.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thyself shalt see the act.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ere I do thee, thou to thyself wast cruel. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiar \Ti"ar\, n. [Cf. F. tiare. See {Tiara}.]	   A tiara. [Poetic] --Milton. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiara \Ti*a"ra\, n. [L., from Gr. ?, ?; of Persian origin.]	   1. A form of headdress worn by the ancient Persians.	      According to Xenophon, the royal tiara was encircled with	      a diadem, and was high and erect, while those of the	      people were flexible, or had rims turned over.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The pope's triple crown. It was at first a round, high	      cap, but was afterward encompassed with a crown,	      subsequently with a second, and finally with a third.	      Fig.: The papal dignity.	      [1913 Webster]
Tiaraed \Ti*a"raed\, a.	   Adorned with, or wearing, a tiara.	   [1913 Webster]
Tib-cat \Tib"-cat`\, n.	   A female cat. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tibia \Tib"i*a\, n.; pl. {Tibiae}. [L.]	   1. (Anat.) The inner, or preaxial, and usually the larger, of	      the two bones of the leg or hind limb below the knee.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The fourth joint of the leg of an insect. See	      Illust. under {Coleoptera}, and under {Hexapoda}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Antiq.) A musical instrument of the flute kind,	      originally made of the leg bone of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]
Tibial \Tib"i*al\, a. [L. tibialis, fr. tibia the shin bone;	   also, a pipe or flute, originally made of a bone: cf. F.	   tibial.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a tibia.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a pipe or flute.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tibial spur} (Zool.), a spine frequently borne on the tibia	      of insects. See Illust. under {Coleoptera}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tibial \Tib"i*al\, n. (Anat.)	   A tibial bone; a tibiale.	   [1913 Webster]
Tibiale \Tib`i*a"le\, n.; pl. {Tibialia}. [NL.] (Anat.)	   The bone or cartilage of the tarsus which articulates with	   the tibia and corresponds to a part of the astragalus in man	   and most mammals.	   [1913 Webster]
Tibicinate \Ti*bic"i*nate\, v. i. [L. tibicinare.]	   To play on a tibia, or pipe. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tibio- \Tib"i*o-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the tibia; as, tibiotarsus, tibiofibular.	   [1913 Webster]
Tibiotarsal \Tib`i*o*tar"sal\, a. (Anat.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to both to the tibia and the tarsus; as,	       the tibiotarsal articulation.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.	       [1913 Webster]
Tibiotarsus \Tib`i*o*tar"sus\, n.; pl. {Tibiotarsi}. (Anat.)	   The large bone between the femur and tarsometatarsus in the	   leg of a bird. It is formed by the union of the proximal part	   of the tarsus with the tibia.	   [1913 Webster]
Tibrie \Tib"rie\, n. (Zool.)	   The pollack. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tic \Tic\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   A local and habitual convulsive motion of certain muscles;	   especially, such a motion of some of the muscles of the face;	   twitching; velication; -- called also {spasmodic tic}.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tic douloureux}. [F., fr. tic a knack, a twitching +	      douloureux painful.] (Med.) Neuralgia in the face; face	      ague. See under {Face}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tical \Ti*cal"\, n.	   1. A bean-shaped coin of Siam, worth about sixty cents; also,	      a weight equal to 236 grains troy. --Malcom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A money of account in China, reckoning at about $1.60;	      also, a weight of about four ounces avoirdupois.	      [1913 Webster]
Tice \Tice\, v. t. [Aphetic form of entice.]	   To entice. [Obs.] --The Coronation.	   [1913 Webster]	Tice \Tice\, n. (Cricket)	   A ball bowled to strike the ground about a bat's length in	   front of the wicket.	   [1913 Webster]
Ticement \Tice"ment\, n.	   Enticement. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tichorrhine \Tich"or*rhine\, n. [Gr. ? a wall + ?, ?, the nose.]	   (Paleon.)	   A fossil rhinoceros with a vertical bony medial septum	   supporting the nose; the hairy rhinoceros.	   [1913 Webster]
Tick \Tick\, n. [Abbrev. from ticket.]	   Credit; trust; as, to buy on, or upon, tick.	   [1913 Webster]	Tick \Tick\, v. i.	   1. To go on trust, or credit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give tick; to trust.	      [1913 Webster]	Tick \Tick\, n. [OE. tike, teke; akin to D. teek, G. zecke. Cf.	   {Tike} a tick.] (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of large parasitic mites	          which attach themselves to, and suck the blood of,	          cattle, dogs, and many other animals. When filled with	          blood they become ovate, much swollen, and usually	          livid red in color. Some of the species often attach	          themselves to the human body. The young are active and	          have at first but six legs.	      (b) Any one of several species of dipterous insects having	          a flattened and usually wingless body, as the bird	          ticks (see under {Bird}) and sheep tick (see under	          {Sheep}).	          [1913 Webster]	   {Tick bean}, a small bean used for feeding horses and other	      animals.	   {Tick trefoil} (Bot.), a name given to many plants of the	      leguminous genus {Desmodium}, which have trifoliate	      leaves, and joined pods roughened with minute hooked hairs	      by which the joints adhere to clothing and to the fleece	      of sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	Tick \Tick\, n. [LL. techa, teca, L. theca case, Gr. ?, fr. ? to	   put. See {Thesis}.]	   1. The cover, or case, of a bed, mattress, etc., which	      contains the straw, feathers, hair, or other filling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ticking. See {Ticking}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Tick \Tick\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ticked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ticking}.] [Probably of imitative origin; cf. D. tikken, LG.	   ticken.]	   1. To make a small or repeating noise by beating or	      otherwise, as a watch does; to beat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike gently; to pat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stand not ticking and toying at the branches.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	Tick \Tick\, n.	   1. A quick, audible beat, as of a clock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small mark intended to direct attention to something,	      or to serve as a check. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The whinchat; -- so called from its note. [Prov.	      Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Death tick}. (Zool.) See {Deathwatch}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tick \Tick\, v. t.	   To check off by means of a tick or any small mark; to score.	   [1913 Webster]	         When I had got all my responsibilities down upon my	         list, I compared each with the bill and ticked it off.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Ticken \Tick"en\, n.	   See {Ticking}. [R.] --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Ticker \Tick"er\ (t[i^]k"[~e]r), n. [See {Tick}.]	   1. One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking	      sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically	      prints off stock quotations ({stock ticker}), market	      report, or other news on a paper ribbon or "tape."	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. an electronic instrument receiving information by	      transmision from a remote source and displaying it in	      readable fashion, not necessarily on paper tape (e.g. on a	      video display terminal or moving ribbon of electronically	      controlled lights).	      [PJC]	   4. The heart. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   {Ticker tape} Tape from or designed to be used in a stock	      ticker, usu. of paper and being narrow but long.	   {Stock ticker}, an electro-mechanical information receiving	      device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange,	      and which prints out the latest transactions or news on	      stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock	      brokers. By 1980 such devices were largely superseded by	      electronic stock quotation devices.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
ticker tape parade \ticker tape parade\	   A parade to honor a person or persons, held in New York City,	   during which people in the tall buildings of Manhattan throw	   large quantities of paper, confetti, paper ribbons, or the	   like onto the parading group. The name comes form the ticker	   tape originally thrown onto the parade when it passed	   stockbrokers' offices in lower Manhattan, before stock	   tickers became obsolete; in subsequent years other types of	   waste paper were used to serve the honorary function, as well	   as paper tape distributed specifically for the purpose of	   being thrown in such a parade.	   [PJC]
Ticket \Tick"et\, n. [F. ['e]tiquette a label, ticket, fr. OF.	   estiquette, or OF. etiquet, estiquet; both of Teutonic	   origin, and akin to E. stick. See {Stick}, n. & v., and cf.	   {Etiquette}, {Tick} credit.]	   A small piece of paper, cardboard, or the like, serving as a	   notice, certificate, or distinguishing token of something.	   Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) A little note or notice. [Obs. or Local]	       [1913 Webster]	             He constantly read his lectures twice a week for	             above forty years, giving notice of the time to his	             auditors in a ticket on the school doors. --Fuller.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) A tradesman's bill or account. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hence the phrase on ticket, on account; whence, by	         abbreviation, came the phrase on tick. See 1st {Tick}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Your courtier is mad to take up silks and velvets	               On ticket for his mistress.        --J. Cotgrave.	         [1913 Webster]	   (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.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) A label to show the character or price of goods.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) A certificate or token of a share in a lottery or other	       scheme for distributing money, goods, or the like.	       [1913 Webster]	   (f) (Politics) A printed list of candidates to be voted for	       at an election; a set of nominations by one party for	       election; a ballot. [U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]	             The old ticket forever! We have it by thirty-four	             votes.                               --Sarah	                                                  Franklin	                                                  (1766).	       [1913 Webster]	   {Scratched ticket}, a ticket from which the names of one or	      more of the candidates are scratched out.	   {Split ticket}, a ticket representing different divisions of	      a party, or containing candidates selected from two or	      more parties.	   {Straight ticket}, a ticket containing the regular	      nominations of a party, without change.	   {Ticket day} (Com.), the day before the settling or pay day	      on the stock exchange, when the names of the actual	      purchasers are rendered in by one stockbroker to another.	      [Eng.] --Simmonds.	   {Ticket of leave}, a license or permit given to a convict, or	      prisoner of the crown, to go at large, and to labor for	      himself before the expiration of his sentence, subject to	      certain specific conditions. [Eng.] --Simmonds.	   {Ticket porter}, a licensed porter wearing a badge by which	      he may be identified. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ticket \Tick"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ticketed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Ticketing}.]	   1. To distinguish by a ticket; to put a ticket on; as, to	      ticket goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish with a tickets; to book; as, to ticket	      passengers to California. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Ticketing \Tick"et*ing\, n.	   A periodical sale of ore in the English mining districts; --	   so called from the tickets upon which are written the bids of	   the buyers.	   [1913 Webster]
Ticking \Tick"ing\, n. [From {Tick} a bed cover. Cf. {Ticken}.]	   A strong, closely woven linen or cotton fabric, of which	   ticks for beds are made. It is usually twilled, and woven in	   stripes of different colors, as white and blue; -- called	   also {ticken}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tickle \Tic"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tickled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tickling}.] [Perhaps freq. of tick to beat; pat; but cf.	   also AS. citelian to tickle, D. kittelen, G. kitzlen, OHG.	   chizzil[=o]n, chuzzil[=o]n, Icel. kitla. Cf. {Kittle}, v. t.]	   1. To touch lightly, so as to produce a peculiar thrilling	      sensation, which commonly causes laughter, and a kind of	      spasm which become dengerous if too long protracted.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you tickle us, do we not laugh?    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To please; to gratify; to make joyous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pleased with a rattle, tickled with a straw. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such a nature	            Tickled with good success, disdains the shadow	            Which he treads on at noon.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tickle \Tic"kle\, v. i.	   1. To feel titillation.	      [1913 Webster]	            He with secret joy therefore	            Did tickle inwardly in every vein.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite the sensation of titillation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tickle \Tic"kle\, a.	   1. Ticklish; easily tickled. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to change; uncertain; inconstant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The world is now full tickle, sikerly. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            So tickle is the state of earthy things. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wavering, or liable to waver and fall at the slightest	      touch; unstable; easily overthrown. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy head stands so tickle on thy shoulders, that a	            milkmaid, if she be in love, may sigh it off.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Tickle-footed \Tic"kle-foot`ed\, a.	   Uncertain; inconstant; slippery. [Obs. & R.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Ticklenburg \Tick"len*burg\, n.	   A coarse, mixed linen fabric made to be sold in the West	   Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Tickleness \Tic"kle*ness\, n.	   Unsteadiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For hoard hath hate, and climbing tickleness.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tickler \Tic"kler\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, tickles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something puzzling or difficult.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A book containing a memorandum of notes and debts arranged	      in the order of their maturity. [Com. Cant, U. S.]	      --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A prong used by coopers to extract bungs from casks.	      [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ticklish \Tic"klish\, a.	   1. Sensible to slight touches; easily tickled; as, the sole	      of the foot is very ticklish; the hardened palm of the	      hand is not ticklish. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Standing so as to be liable to totter and fall at the	      slightest touch; unfixed; easily affected; unstable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can any man with comfort lodge in a condition so	            dismally ticklish?                    --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Difficult; nice; critical; as, a ticklish business.	      [1913 Webster]	            Surely princes had need, in tender matters and	            ticklish times, to beware what they say. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tic"klish*ly}, adv. --	      {Tic"klish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Tickseed \Tick"seed`\, n. [Tick the insect + seed; cf. G.	   wanzensamen, literally, bug seed.]	   1. A seed or fruit resembling in shape an insect, as that of	      certain plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Same as {Coreopsis}.	      (b) Any plant of the genus {Corispermum}, plants of the	          Goosefoot family.	          [1913 Webster]
Ticktack \Tick"tack`\, n. [See {Tick} to beat, to pat, and (for	   sense 2) cf. {Tricktrack}.]	   1. A noise like that made by a clock or a watch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of backgammon played both with men and pegs;	      tricktrack.	      [1913 Webster]	            A game at ticktack with words.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Ticktack \Tick"tack`\, adv.	   With a ticking noise, like that of a watch.	   [1913 Webster]
Ticpolonga \Tic`po*lon"ga\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A very venomous viper ({Daboia Russellii}), native of Ceylon	   and India; -- called also {cobra monil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tid \Tid\, a. [Cf. AS. tedre, tydere, weak, tender.]	   Tender; soft; nice; -- now only used in tidbit.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidal \Tid"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to tides; caused by tides; having tides;	   periodically rising and falling, or following and ebbing; as,	   tidal waters.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tidal wave of deeper souls	         Into our inmost being rolls,	         And lifts us unawares	         Out of all meaner cares.                 --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tidal air} (Physiol.), the air which passes in and out of	      the lungs in ordinary breathing. It varies from twenty to	      thirty cubic inches.	   {Tidal basin}, a dock that is filled at the rising of the	      tide.	   {Tidal wave}.	   (a) See {Tide wave}, under {Tide}. Cf. 4th {Bore}.	   (b) A vast, swift wave caused by an earthquake or some	       extraordinary combination of natural causes. It rises far	       above high-water mark and is often very destructive upon	       low-lying coasts.	       [1913 Webster]	Tidal wave \Tid"al wave\, n.	   1. an unusually high wave from the sea, sometimes reaching	      far inland and causing great destruction, and usually	      caused by some event, such as an earthquake, far from the	      shore. In Japan, such a wave is called a {tsunami}.	      [PJC]	   2. [fig.] an unusually large quantity of items or events	      requiring attention and causing strain on the capacity to	      handle them; as, a tidal wave of orders for a new product;	      a tidal wave of tourists.	      [PJC]
Tidbit \Tid"bit`\, n. [Tid + bit.]	   A delicate or tender piece of anything eatable; a delicious	   morsel. [Written also {titbit}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tidde \Tid"de\, obs.	   imp. of {Tide}, v. i. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Tidder
Tidder \Tid"der\, Tiddle \Tid"dle\, v. t. [Cf. AS. tyderian to	   grow tender. See {Tid}.]	   To use with tenderness; to fondle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tiddledywinks \Tid"dle*dy*winks`\, n.	   A game in which the object is to snap small disks of plastic,	   bone, ivory, or the like, from a flat surface, as of a table,	   into a small cup or basket; -- called also {tiddlywinks}. [U.	   S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tiddlywinks \Tid"dly*winks`\, n.	   Same as {Tiddledywinks}. --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tide \Tide\, n. [AS. t[imac]d time; akin to OS. & OFries.	   t[imac]d, D. tijd, G. zeit, OHG. z[imac]t, Icel. t[imac]?,	   Sw. & Dan. tid, and probably to Skr. aditi unlimited,	   endless, where a- is a negative prefix. [root]58. Cf.	   {Tidings}, {Tidy}, {Till}, prep., {Time}.]	   1. Time; period; season. [Obsoles.] "This lusty summer's	      tide." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And rest their weary limbs a tide.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which, at the appointed tide,	            Each one did make his bride.          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the tide of Christ his birth.      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The alternate rising and falling of the waters of the	      ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc., connected therewith. The	      tide ebbs and flows twice in each lunar day, or the space	      of a little more than twenty-four hours. It is occasioned	      by the attraction of the sun and moon (the influence of	      the latter being three times that of the former), acting	      unequally on the waters in different parts of the earth,	      thus disturbing their equilibrium. A high tide upon one	      side of the earth is accompanied by a high tide upon the	      opposite side. Hence, when the sun and moon are in	      conjunction or opposition, as at new moon and full moon,	      their action is such as to produce a greater than the	      usual tide, called the {spring tide}, as represented in	      the cut. When the moon is in the first or third quarter,	      the sun's attraction in part counteracts the effect of the	      moon's attraction, thus producing under the moon a smaller	      tide than usual, called the {neap tide}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The flow or rising of the water is called flood tide,	         and the reflux, ebb tide.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A stream; current; flood; as, a tide of blood. "Let in the	      tide of knaves once more; my cook and I'll provide."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tendency or direction of causes, influences, or events;	      course; current.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a tide in the affairs of men,	            Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Violent confluence. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) The period of twelve hours.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atmospheric tides}, tidal movements of the atmosphere	      similar to those of the ocean, and produced in the same	      manner by the attractive forces of the sun and moon.	   {Inferior tide}. See under {Inferior}, a.	   {To work double tides}. See under {Work}, v. t.	   {Tide day}, the interval between the occurrences of two	      consecutive maxima of the resultant wave at the same	      place. Its length varies as the components of sun and moon	      waves approach to, or recede from, one another. A	      retardation from this cause is called the lagging of the	      tide, while the acceleration of the recurrence of high	      water is termed the priming of the tide. See {Lag of the	      tide}, under 2d {Lag}.	   {Tide dial}, a dial to exhibit the state of the tides at any	      time.	   {Tide gate}.	      (a) An opening through which water may flow freely when	          the tide sets in one direction, but which closes	          automatically and prevents the water from flowing in	          the other direction.	      (b) (Naut.) A place where the tide runs with great	          velocity, as through a gate.	   {Tide gauge}, a gauge for showing the height of the tide;	      especially, a contrivance for registering the state of the	      tide continuously at every instant of time. --Brande & C.	   {Tide lock}, a lock situated between an inclosed basin, or a	      canal, and the tide water of a harbor or river, when they	      are on different levels, so that craft can pass either way	      at all times of the tide; -- called also {guard lock}.	   {Tide mill}. (a) A mill operated by the tidal currents.	      (b) A mill for clearing lands from tide water.	   {Tide rip}, a body of water made rough by the conflict of	      opposing tides or currents.	   {Tide table}, a table giving the time of the rise and fall of	      the tide at any place.	   {Tide water}, water affected by the flow of the tide; hence,	      broadly, the seaboard.	   {Tide wave}, or {Tidal wave}, the swell of water as the tide	      moves. That of the ocean is called primitive; that of bays	      or channels derivative. See also {tidal wave} in the	      vocabulary. --Whewell.	   {Tide wheel}, a water wheel so constructed as to be moved by	      the ebb or flow of the tide.	      [1913 Webster]	Tide \Tide\ (t[imac]d), v. t.	   To cause to float with the tide; to drive or carry with the	   tide or stream.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are tided down the stream.          --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	Tide \Tide\, v. i. [AS. t[imac]dan to happen. See {Tide}, n.]	   1. To betide; to happen. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            What should us tide of this new law?  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pour a tide or flood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To work into or out of a river or harbor by	      drifting with the tide and anchoring when it becomes	      adverse.	      [1913 Webster]
Tided \Tid"ed\, a.	   Affected by the tide; having a tide. "The tided Thames."	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tideland \Tide"land\, n.	   Land that is overflowed by tide water; hence, land near the	   sea.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tideless \Tide"less\, a.	   Having no tide.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidemark \Tide"mark\, n.	   1. a mark on a shore line indicating the normal level of the	      water at high tide, caused by the action of the flowing	      water; sometimes also used for the mark left at the point	      of the normal low tide; -- called also {high water mark}.	      [PJC]	   2. [fig.] the maximum level which some activity has reached	      and from which it has declined; -- called also {high water	      mark}.	      [PJC]
Tide-rode \Tide"-rode`\, a. (Naut.)	   Swung by the tide when at anchor; -- opposed to wind-rode.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidesman \Tides"man\, n.; pl. {Tidesmen}.	   A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to	   secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidewaiter \Tide"wait`er\, n.	   A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from	   merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Tideway \Tide"way`\, n.	   Channel in which the tide sets.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidife \Tid"ife\, n.	   The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The "tidif" mentioned in Chaucer is by some supposed to	         be the titmouse, by others the wren.	         [1913 Webster]
Tidily \Ti"di*ly\, adv.	   In a tidy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidiness \Ti"di*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tidy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiding \Ti"ding\, n.	   Tidings. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidings \Ti"dings\, n. pl. [OE. tidinge, ti?inge, tidinde, from	   or influenced by Icel. t[imac]?indi; akin to Dan. tidende,	   Sw. tidning, G. zeung, AS. t[imac]dan to happen, E. betide,	   tide. See {Tide}, v. i. & n.]	   Account of what has taken place, and was not before known;	   news.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall make my master glad with these tidings. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Full well the busy whisper, circling round,	         Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although tidings is plural in form, it has been used	         also as a singular. By Shakespeare it was used	         indiscriminately as a singular or plural.	         [1913 Webster]	               Now near the tidings of our comfort is. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               Tidings to the contrary	               Are brought your eyes.             --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: News; advice; information; intelligence.	   Usage: {Tidings}, {News}. The term news denotes recent	          intelligence from any quarter; the term tidings	          denotes intelligence expected from a particular	          quarter, showing what has there betided. We may be	          indifferent as to news, but are always more or less	          interested in tidings. We read the news daily; we wait	          for tidings respecting an absent friend or an	          impending battle. We may be curious to hear the news;	          we are always anxious for tidings.	          [1913 Webster]	                Evil news rides post, while good news baits.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                What tidings dost thou bring?     --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]
Tidley \Tid"ley\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The wren.	   (b) The goldcrest. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Tidology \Tid*ol"o*gy\, n. [Tide + -logy.]	   A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of science	   which treats of tides. --J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidy \Ti"dy\, n. (Zool.)	   The wren; -- called also {tiddy}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The tidy for her notes as delicate as they. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This name is probably applied also to other small	         singing birds, as the goldcrest.	         [1913 Webster]	Tidy \Ti"dy\, a. [Compar. {Tidier}; superl. {Tidiest}.] [From	   {Tide} time, season; cf. D. tijdig timely, G. zeitig, Dan. &	   Sw. tidig.]	   1. Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as,	      tidy weather. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If weather be fair and tidy.          --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept	      in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping	      things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the	      apartments are well furnished and tidy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	Tidy \Ti"dy\, n.; pl. {Tidies}.	   1. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental	      work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child's pinafore. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	Tidy \Ti"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tidied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tidying}.]	   To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to	   tidy one's dress.	   [1913 Webster]	Tidy \Ti"dy\, v. i.	   To make things tidy. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I have tidied and tidied over and over again.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Tidytips \Ti"dy*tips`\, n. (Bot.)	   A California composite plant ({Layia platyglossa}), the	   flower of which has yellow rays tipped with white.	   [1913 Webster]
Tie \Tie\, n.; pl. {Ties}. [AS. t[=e]ge, t?ge, t[imac]ge.	   [root]64. See {Tie}, v. t.]	   1. A knot; a fastening.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties	      of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance.	      [1913 Webster]	            No distance breaks the tie of blood.  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which	      prevents either party from being victorious; equality in	      any contest, as a race.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch. & Engin.) A beam or rod for holding two parts	      together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which	      support the track and keep it in place.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.) A line, usually straight, drawn across the stems of	      notes, or a curved line written over or under the notes,	      signifying that they are to be slurred, or closely united	      in the performance, or that two notes of the same pitch	      are to be sounded as one; a bind; a ligature.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. Low shoes fastened with lacings.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bale tie}, a fastening for the ends of a hoop for a bale.	      [1913 Webster]	Tie \Tie\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tied}(Obs. {Tight}); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tying}.] [OE. ti?en, teyen, AS. t[imac]gan,	   ti['e]gan, fr. te['a]g, te['a]h, a rope; akin to Icel. taug,	   and AS. te['o]n to draw, to pull. See {Tug}, v. t., and cf.	   {Tow} to drag.]	   1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. "Tie the	      kine to the cart." --1 Sam. vi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	            My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake	            not the law of thy mother: bind them continually	            upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.	                                                  --Prov. vi.	                                                  20,21.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord;	      also, to interlace, or form a knot in; as, to tie a cord	      to a tree; to knit; to knot. "We do not tie this knot with	      an intention to puzzle the argument." --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To unite firmly; to fasten; to hold.	      [1913 Webster]	            In bond of virtuous love together tied. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hold or constrain by authority or moral influence, as	      by knotted cords; to oblige; to constrain; to restrain; to	      confine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not tied to rules of policy, you find	            Revenge less sweet than a forgiving mind. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) To unite, as notes, by a cross line, or by a curved	      line, or slur, drawn over or under them.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make an equal score with, in a contest; to be even	      with.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To ride and tie}. See under {Ride}.	   {To tie down}.	      (a) To fasten so as to prevent from rising.	      (b) To restrain; to confine; to hinder from action.	   {To tie up}, to confine; to restrain; to hinder from motion	      or action.	      [1913 Webster]	Tie \Tie\, v. i.	   To make a tie; to make an equal score.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiebar \Tie"bar`\, n.	   A flat bar used as a tie.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiebeam \Tie"beam`\, n. (Arch.)	   A beam acting as a tie, as at the bottom of a pair of	   principal rafters, to prevent them from thrusting out the	   wall. See Illust. of Timbers, under {Roof}. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Tien an men \Tien an men\, n. [Chinese, square of heavenly	   peace.]	   a large plaza in Beijing, China.	   [PJC]
Tienda \Ti*en"da\, n. [Sp., prop., tent, awning.]	   In Cuba, Mexico, etc., a booth, stall, or shop where	   merchandise is sold.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tier \Ti"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, ties.	   [1913 Webster]	Tier \Ti"er\, n. [See {Tire} a headdress.]	   A chold's apron covering the upper part of the body, and tied	   with tape or cord; a pinafore. [Written also {tire}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tier \Tier\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. tire, F. tire; probably of	   Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. ziar[imac] ornament, G. zier, AS.	   t[imac]r glory, ti['e]r row, rank. But cf. also F. tirer to	   draw, pull; of Teutonic origin. Cf. {Attire}, v. t., {Tire} a	   headdress, but also {Tirade}.]	   A row or rank, especially one of two or more rows placed one	   above, or higher than, another; as, a tier of seats in a	   theater.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tiers of a cable}, the ranges of fakes, or windings, of a	      cable, laid one within another when coiled.	      [1913 Webster]
Tierce \Tierce\, n. [F. tierce a third, from tiers, tierce,	   third, fr. L. tertius the third; akin to tres three. See	   {Third}, {Three}, and cf. {Terce}, {Tercet}, {Tertiary}.]	   1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is,	      forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of	      forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead	      or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc., are	      packed for shipment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale. See {Mediant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sequence of three playing cards of the same suit. Tierce	      of ace, king, queen, is called tierce-major.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fencing) A position in thrusting or parrying in which the	      wrist and nails are turned downward.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (R. C. Ch.) The third hour of the day, or nine a. m,; one	      of the canonical hours; also, the service appointed for	      that hour.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Tierc'e \Tier*c['e]"\, a. [F.] (Her.)	   Divided into three equal parts of three different tinctures;	   -- said of an escutcheon.	   [1913 Webster] Tiercel
Tiercel \Tier"cel\, Tiercelet \Tierce"let\, n. [OE. tercel,	   tercelet, F. tiercelet, a dim. of (assumed) tiercel, or LL.	   tertiolus, dim. fr. L. tertius the third; -- so called,	   according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a	   male, or, according to others, because the male is the third	   part less than female. Cf. {Tercel}.] (Falconry)	   The male of various falcons, esp. of the peregrine; also, the	   male of the goshawk. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Tierce-major \Tierce"-ma`jor\, n. [Cf. F. tierce majeure.] (Card	   Playing)	   See {Tierce}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiercet \Tier"cet\, n. [F. tercet. See {Tercet}.] (Pros.)	   A triplet; three lines, or three lines rhyming together.	   [1913 Webster]
Tie-rod \Tie"-rod\, n.	   A rod used as a tie. See {Tie}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiers 'etat \Tiers` ['e]`tat"\ [F.]	   The third estate, or commonalty, in France, answering to the	   commons in Great Britain; -- so called in distinction from,	   and as inferior to, the nobles and clergy.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The refusal of the clergy and nobility to give the	         tiers ['e]tat a representation in the States-general	         proportioned to their actual numbers had an important	         influence in bringing on the French Revolution of 1789.	         Since that time the term has been purely historical.	         [1913 Webster]
Tietick \Tie"tick\, n.	   The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng].	   [1913 Webster]
Tiewig \Tie"wig`\, n.	   A wig having a tie or ties, or one having some of the curls	   tied up; also, a wig tied upon the head. --Wright. V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiff \Tiff\, n. [Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. ?efr a	   smell, ?efa to sniff, Norw. tev a drawing in of the breath,	   teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. t["u]v smell, scent, taste.]	   1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. "Sipping	      his tiff of brandy punch." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or	      contention. See {Tift}. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Tiff \Tiff\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tiffing}.]	   To be in a pet.	   [1913 Webster]	         She tiffed with Tim, she ran from Ralph. --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Tiff \Tiff\, v. t. [OE. tiffen, OF. tiffer, tifer, to bedizen;	   cf. D. tippen to clip the points or ends of the hair, E. tip,	   n.]	   To deck out; to dress. [Obs.] --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiffany \Tif"fa*ny\, n. [OE. tiffenay; cf. OF. tiffe ornament,	   tiffer to adjust, adorn. See {Tiff} to dress.]	   A species of gause, or very silk.	   [1913 Webster]	         The smoke of sulphur . . . is commonly used by women to	         whiten tiffanies.                        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Tiffany \Tif"fa*ny\, a. [After Louis Comfort Tiffany.]	   1. made of stained glass by, or in the style of objects made	      by, Louis C. Tiffany; as, a Tiffany lamp.	      [PJC]	   2. Made by or purchased from the Tiffany corporation (with	      headquarters in New York City); as, Tiffany jewelry.	      [PJC]
Tiffin \Tif"fin\, n. [Properly, tiffing a quaffing, a drinking.	   See {Tiff}, n.]	   A lunch, or slight repast between breakfast and dinner; --	   originally, a Provincial English word, but introduced into	   India, and brought back to England in a special sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiffish \Tiff"ish\, a.	   Inclined to tiffs; peevish; petulant.	   [1913 Webster]
Tift \Tift\, n. [Cf. Norw. teft a scent. See {Tiff}, n.]	   A fit of pettishness, or slight anger; a tiff.	   [1913 Webster]	         After all your fatigue you seem as ready for a tift	         with me as if you had newly come from church.	                                                  --Blackwood's	                                                  Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Tig \Tig\, n.	   1. A game among children. See {Tag}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A capacious, flat-bottomed drinking cup, generally with	      four handles, formerly used for passing around the table	      at convivial entertainment.	      [1913 Webster]
Tigella \Ti*gel"la\, n. [NL., from F. tige stem or stock.]	   (Bot.)	   That part of an embryo which represents the young stem; the	   caulicle or radicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tigelle \Ti*gelle"\, n. [F.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Tigella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiger \Ti"ger\, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris;	   probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri	   an arrow, Per. t[imac]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v. t.; --	   probably so named from its quickness.]	   1. A very large and powerful carnivore ({Felis tigris})	      native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and	      sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped	      with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and	      belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or	      exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also {royal	      tiger}, and {Bengal tiger}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person.	      [1913 Webster]	            As for heinous tiger, Tamora.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or	      mistress. --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three	      cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar.	      [1913 Webster]	   {American tiger}. (Zool.)	      (a) The puma.	      (b) The jaguar.	   {Clouded tiger} (Zool.), a handsome striped and spotted	      carnivore ({Felis macrocelis} or {Felis marmorata}) native	      of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about	      three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet	      long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark	      markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but	      there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending	      back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth.	      Called also {tortoise-shell tiger}.	   {Mexican tiger} (Zool.), the jaguar.	   {Tiger beetle} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of active	      carnivorous beetles of the family {Cicindelidae}. They	      usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly.	   {Tiger bittern}. (Zool.) See {Sun bittern}, under {Sun}.	   {Tiger cat} (Zool.), any one of several species of wild cats	      of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes	      somewhat resembling those of the tiger.	   {Tiger flower} (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus	      {Tigridia} (as {Tigridia conchiflora}, {Tigridia	      grandiflora}, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or	      streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger.	   {Tiger grass} (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm ({Chamaerops	      Ritchieana}). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J.	      Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).	   {Tiger lily}. (Bot.) See under {Lily}.	   {Tiger moth} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of moths of	      the family {Arctiadae} which are striped or barred with	      black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The	      larvae are called {woolly bears}.	   {Tiger shark} (Zool.), a voracious shark ({Galeocerdo	      tigrinus} syn. {Galeocerdo maculatus}) more or less barred	      or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic	      and Indian Ocean. Called also {zebra shark}.	   {Tiger shell} (Zool.), a large and conspicuously spotted	      cowrie ({Cypraea tigris}); -- so called from its fancied	      resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also	      {tiger cowrie}.	   {Tiger snake} (Zool.), either of two very venomous snakes of	      Tasmania and Australia, {Notechis scutatis} and {Notechis	      ater}, which grow up to 5 feet in length.	   {Tiger wolf} (Zool.), the spotted hyena ({Hyaena crocuta}).	      	   {Tiger wood}, the variegated heartwood of a tree ({Machaerium	      Schomburgkii}) found in Guiana.	      [1913 Webster]
Tiger-eye \Ti"ger-eye`\, n. (Min.)	   A siliceous stone of a yellow color and chatoyant luster,	   obtained in South Africa and much used for ornament. It is an	   altered form of the mineral crocidolite. See {Crocidolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiger-foot \Ti"ger-foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Tiger's-foot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiger-footed \Ti"ger-foot`ed\, a.	   Hastening to devour; furious.	   [1913 Webster]
Tigerine \Ti"ger*ine\, a.	   Tigerish; tigrine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tigerish \Ti"ger*ish\, a.	   Like a tiger; tigrish.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiger's-foot \Ti"ger's-foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to some species of morning-glory ({Ipomoea})	   having the leaves lobed in pedate fashion.	   [1913 Webster]
Tigh \Tigh\, n. [Perhaps akin to tight.]	   A close, or inclosure; a croft. [Obs.] --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tight \Tight\ (t[imac]t), obs.	   p. p. of {Tie}. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Tight \Tight\, a. [Compar. {Tighter} (t[imac]t"[~e]r); superl.	   {Tightest}.] [OE. tight, thiht; probably of Scand. origin;	   cf. Icel. [thorn][=e]ttr, Dan. t[ae]t, Sw. t[aum]t: akin to	   D. & G. dicht thick, tight, and perhaps to E. thee to thrive,	   or to thick. Cf. {Taut}.]	   1. Firmly held together; compact; not loose or open; as,	      tight cloth; a tight knot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other	      fluid; not leaky; as, a tight ship; a tight cask; a tight	      room; -- often used in this sense as the second member of	      a compound; as, water-tight; air-tight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fitting close, or too close, to the body; as, a tight coat	      or other garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not ragged; whole; neat; tidy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clad very plain, but clean and tight. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll spin and card, and keep our children tight.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Close; parsimonious; saving; as, a man tight in his	      dealings. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Not slack or loose; firmly stretched; taut; -- applied to	      a rope, chain, or the like, extended or stretched out.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Handy; adroit; brisk. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Com.) Pressing; stringent; not easy; firmly held; dear;	      -- said of money or the money market. Cf. {Easy}, 7.	      [1913 Webster]	Tight \Tight\, v. t.	   To tighten. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tighten \Tight"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tightened}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tightening}.]	   To draw tighter; to straiten; to make more close in any	   manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just where I please, with tightened rein	         I'll urge thee round the dusty plain.    --Fawkes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tightening pulley} (Mach.), a pulley which rests, or is	      forced, against a driving belt to tighten it.	      [1913 Webster]
Tightener \Tight"en*er\, n.	   That which tightens; specifically (Mach.), a tightening	   pulley.	   [1913 Webster]
Tighter \Tight"er\, n.	   A ribbon or string used to draw clothes closer. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tightly \Tight"ly\, adv.	   In a tight manner; closely; nearly.	   [1913 Webster]
Tightness \Tight"ness\, n.	   The quality or condition of being tight.	   [1913 Webster]
Tights \Tights\, n. pl.	   Close-fitting garments, especially for the lower part of the	   body and the legs.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiglic \Tig"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C4H7CO2H}	   (called also methyl crotonic acid), homologous with crotonic	   acid, and obtained from croton oil (from {Croton Tiglium}) as	   a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tigress \Ti"gress\, n. [From {Tiger}: cf. F. tigresse.] (Zool.)	   The female of the tiger. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Tigrine \Ti"grine\, a. [L. tigrinus, fr. tigris a tiger.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a tiger; like a tiger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Resembling the tiger in color; as, the tigrine cat	      ({Felis tigrina}) of South America.	      [1913 Webster]
Tigrish \Ti"grish\, a.	   Resembling a tiger; tigerish.	   [1913 Webster]
Tike \Tike\, n. (Zool.)	   A tick. See 2d {Tick}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tike \Tike\, n. [Icel. t[imac]k a bitch; akin to Sw. tik.]	   1. A dog; a cur. "Bobtail tike or trundle-tail." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A countryman or clown; a boorish, clumsy, or eccentric	      person; -- also spelled {tyke}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. a small child; -- variant of {tyke}.	      [PJC]
Tikor \Tik"or\, n. [Hind. tikhur.]	   A starch or arrow-root made from the tubes of an East Indian	   zinziberaceous plant ({Curcuma angustifolia}); also, the	   plant itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tikur
Tikur \Ti*kur"\, Tikoor \Ti*koor"\(t[-e]*t[=oo]r"), n. [Hind.	   tik[=u]r.]	   An East Indian tree ({Garcinia pedunculata}) having a large	   yellow fleshy fruit with a pleasant acid flavor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tikus \Ti"kus\, n. (Zool.)	   The bulau.	   [1913 Webster]
Til \Til\, prep. & conj.	   See {Till}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tilbury \Til"bu*ry\, n.; pl. {Tilburies}. [Probably from	   Tilburyfort, in the Country of Essex, in England.]	   A kind of gig or two-wheeled carriage, without a top or	   cover. [Written also {tilburgh}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tilde \Til"de\, n. [Sp., fr. L. titulus a superscription, title,	   token, sign. See {Title}, n.]	   The accentual mark placed over n, and sometimes over l, in	   Spanish words [thus, [~n], [~l]], indicating that, in	   pronunciation, the sound of the following vowel is to be	   preceded by that of the initial, or consonantal, y.	   [1913 Webster]
Tile \Tile\, v. t. [See 2d {Tiler}.]	   To protect from the intrusion of the uninitiated; as, to tile	   a Masonic lodge.	   [1913 Webster]	Tile \Tile\, n. [OE. tile, tigel, AS. tigel, tigol, fr. L.	   tegula, from tegere to cover. See {Thatch}, and cf.	   {Tegular}.]	   1. A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering	      the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often	      for ornamental mantel works.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A small slab of marble or other material used for	          flooring.	      (b) A plate of metal used for roofing.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.) A small, flat piece of dried earth or	      earthenware, used to cover vessels in which metals are	      fused.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A draintile.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A stiff hat. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tile drain}, a drain made of tiles.	   {Tile earth}, a species of strong, clayey earth; stiff and	      stubborn land. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Tile kiln}, a kiln in which tiles are burnt; a tilery.	   {Tile ore} (Min.), an earthy variety of cuprite.	   {Tile red}, light red like the color of tiles or bricks.	   {Tile tea}, a kind of hard, flat brick tea. See {Brick tea},	      under {Brick}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tile \Tile\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tiling}.]	   1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To cover, as if with tiles.	      [1913 Webster]	            The muscle, sinew, and vein,	            Which tile this house, will come again. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]
Tile-drain \Tile"-drain`\, v. t.	   To drain by means of tiles; to furnish with a tile drain.	   [1913 Webster]
Tilefish \Tile"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large, edible, deep-water food fish ({Lopholatilus	   chamaeleonticeps}) more or less thickly covered with large,	   round, yellow spots.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It was discovered off the Eastern coast of the United	         States in 1880, and was abundant in 1881, but is	         believed to have become extinct in 1882.	         [1913 Webster]
Tiler \Til"er\, n.	   A man whose occupation is to cover buildings with tiles.	   --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	Tiler \Til"er\, n. [Of uncertain origin, but probably from E.	   tile, n.]	   A doorkeeper or attendant at a lodge of Freemasons. [Written	   also {tyler}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tilery \Til"er*y\, n.; pl. {Tileries}. [From {Tile}; cf. F.	   tuilerie, fr. tuile a tile, L. tegula.]	   A place where tiles are made or burned; a tile kiln.	   [1913 Webster]
Tileseed \Tile"seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Geissois}, having seeds overlapping	   like tiles on a roof.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tilestone \Tile"stone`\, n.	   1. (Geol.) A kind of laminated shale or sandstone belonging	      to some of the layers of the Upper Silurian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tile of stone.	      [1913 Webster]
Tilia \Til"i*a\, n. [L., linden. Cf. {Teil}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees, the lindens, the type of the family	   {Tiliaceae}, distinguished by the winglike bract coalescent	   with the peduncle, and by the indehiscent fruit having one or	   two seeds. There are about twenty species, natives of	   temperate regions. Many species are planted as ornamental	   shade trees, and the tough fibrous inner bark is a valuable	   article of commerce. Also, a plant of this genus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tiliaceous \Til`i*a"ceous\, a. [OE. tilia the linden tree.]	   (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural family of plants	   ({Tiliaceae}) of which the linden ({Tilia}) is the type. The	   family includes many plants which furnish a valuable fiber,	   as the jute.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Tiling \Til"ing\, n.	   1. A surface covered with tiles, or composed of tiles.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . let him down through the tiling. --Luke	                                                  v. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tiles, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Till \Till\, n. [Abbrev. from lentil.]	   A vetch; a tare. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Till \Till\, n. [Properly, a drawer, from OE. tillen to draw.	   See {Tiller} the lever of a rudder.]	   A drawer. Specifically:	   (a) A tray or drawer in a chest.	   (b) A money drawer in a shop or store.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Till alarm}, a device for sounding an alarm when a money	      drawer is opened or tampered with.	      [1913 Webster]	Till \Till\, n.	   1. (Geol.) A deposit of clay, sand, and gravel, without	      lamination, formed in a glacier valley by means of the	      waters derived from the melting glaciers; -- sometimes	      applied to alluvium of an upper river terrace, when not	      laminated, and appearing as if formed in the same manner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of coarse, obdurate land. --Loudon.	      [1913 Webster]	Till \Till\, prep. [OE. til, Icel. til; akin to Dan. til, Sw.	   till, OFries. til, also to AS. til good, excellent, G. ziel	   end, limit, object, OHG. zil, Goth. tils, gatils, fit,	   convenient, and E. till to cultivate. See {Till}, v. t.]	   To; unto; up to; as far as; until; -- now used only in	   respect to time, but formerly, also, of place, degree, etc.,	   and still so used in Scotland and in parts of England and	   Ireland; as, I worked till four o'clock; I will wait till	   next week.	   [1913 Webster]	         He . . . came till an house.             --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Women, up till this	         Cramped under worse than South-sea-isle taboo.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Similar sentiments will recur to every one familiar	         with his writings -- all through them till the very	         end.                                     --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Till now}, to the present time.	   {Till then}, to that time.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Till \Till\, conj.	   As far as; up to the place or degree that; especially, up to	   the time that; that is, to the time specified in the sentence	   or clause following; until.	   [1913 Webster]	         And said unto them, Occupy till I come.  --Luke xix.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mediate so long till you make some act of prayer to	         God.                                     --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         There was no outbreak till the regiment arrived.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This use may be explained by supposing an ellipsis of	         when, or the time when, the proper conjunction or	         conjunctive adverb begin when.	         [1913 Webster]	Till \Till\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tilling}.] [OE. tilen, tilien, AS. tilian, teolian, to aim,	   strive for, till; akin to OS. tilian to get, D. telen to	   propagate, G. zielen to aim, ziel an end, object, and perhaps	   also to E. tide, time, from the idea of something fixed or	   definite. Cf. {Teal}, {Till}, prep..]	   1. To plow and prepare for seed, and to sow, dress, raise	      crops from, etc., to cultivate; as, to till the earth, a	      field, a farm.	      [1913 Webster]	            No field nolde [would not] tilye.     --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden,	            to till the ground from whence he was taken. --Gen.	                                                  iii. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare; to get. [Obs.] --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	Till \Till\, v. i.	   To cultivate land. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Tillable \Till"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being tilled; fit for the plow; arable.	   [1913 Webster]
Tillage \Till"age\, n.	   1. The operation, practice, or art of tilling or preparing	      land for seed, and keeping the ground in a proper state	      for the growth of crops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place tilled or cultivated; cultivated land.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cultivation; culture; husbandry; farming; agriculture.	        [1913 Webster]
Tillandsia \Til*land"si*a\, n. [NL., after Prof. Tillands, of	   Abo, in Finland.] (Bot.)	   An immense genus of epiphytic bromeliaceous plants confined	   to tropical and subtropical America. They usually bear a	   rosette of narrow overlapping basal leaves, which often hold	   a considerable quantity of water. The spicate or paniculate	   flowers have free perianth segments, and are often subtended	   by colored bracts. Also, a plant of this genus.	   Note: {Tillandsia usneoides}, called {Spanish moss}, {long	         moss}, {black moss}, and {Florida moss}, has a very	         slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great	         hanging tufts on the branches of trees in the	         Southeastern United States and south to Argentina. It	         is often used for stuffing mattresses	         [1913 Webster + Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From {Till}, v. t.]	   One who tills; a husbandman; a cultivator; a plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Tiller \Till"er\, n. [AS. telgor a small branch. Cf. {Till} to	   cultivate.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A shoot of a plant, springing from the root or bottom	          of the original stalk; a sucker.	      (b) A sprout or young tree that springs from a root or	          stump.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A young timber tree. [Prov. Eng.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Tiller \Till"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tillered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tillering}.]	   To put forth new shoots from the root, or round the bottom of	   the original stalk; as, wheat or rye tillers; some spread	   plants by tillering. [Sometimes written {tillow}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tiller \Till"er\, n. [From OE. tillen, tullen, to draw, pull;	   probably fr. AS. tyllan in fortyllan to lead astray; or cf.	   D. tillen to lift up. Cf. {Till} a drawer.]	   1. (Naut.) A lever of wood or metal fitted to the rudder head	      and used for turning side to side in steering. In small	      boats hand power is used; in large vessels, the tiller is	      moved by means of mechanical appliances. See Illust. of	      {Rudder}. Cf. 2d {Helm}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The stalk, or handle, of a crossbow; also, sometimes, the	      bow itself. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You can shoot in a tiller.            --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The handle of anything. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small drawer; a till. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tiller rope} (Naut.), a rope for turning a tiller. In a	      large vessel it forms the connection between the fore end	      of the tiller and the steering wheel.	      [1913 Webster] Tilley
Tilley \Til"ley\, n., or Tilley seed \Til"ley seed`\ (Bot.)	   The seeds of a small tree ({Croton Pavana}) common in the	   Malay Archipelago. These seeds furnish croton oil, like those	   of {Croton Tiglium}. [Written also {tilly}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tillman \Till"man\, n.; pl. {Tillmen}.	   A man who tills the earth; a husbandman. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tillodont \Til"lo*dont\, n.	   One of the Tillodontia.	   [1913 Webster]
Tillodontia \Til`lo*don"ti*a\, n. pl. (Paleon.)	   An extinct group of Mammalia found fossil in the Eocene	   formation. The species are related to the carnivores,	   ungulates, and rodents. Called also {Tillodonta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tillot \Til"lot\ (t[i^]l"l[o^]t), n.	   A bag made of thin glazed muslin, used as a wrapper for dress	   goods. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Tillow \Til"low\, v. i.	   See 3d {Tiller}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tilly-vally \Til"ly-val`ly\, interj., adv., or a.	   A word of unknown origin and signification, formerly used as	   expressive of contempt, or when anything said was rejected as	   trifling or impertinent. [Written also {tille-vally},	   {tilly-fally}, {tille-fally}, and otherwise.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tilmus \Til"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. tilmo`s, fr. ti`llein to	   pluck, pull.] (Med.)	   Floccillation.	   [1913 Webster]
Til seed \Til seed\ (t[i^]l; t[=e]l).	   (a) The seed of sesame.	   (b) The seed of an African asteraceous plant ({Guizotia	       abyssinica}), yielding a bland fixed oil used in	       medicine.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tilt \Tilt\ (t[i^]lt), n. [OE. telt (perhaps from the Danish),	   teld, AS. teld, geteld; akin to OD. telde, G. zelt, Icel.	   tjald, Sw. t[aum]lt, tj[aum]ll, Dan. telt, and AS. beteldan	   to cover.]	   1. A covering overhead; especially, a tent. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cloth covering of a cart or a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A cloth cover of a boat; a small canopy or awning	      extended over the sternsheets of a boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tilt boat} (Naut.), a boat covered with canvas or other	      cloth.	   {Tilt roof} (Arch.), a round-headed roof, like the canopy of	      a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	Tilt \Tilt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tilted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tilting}.]	   To cover with a tilt, or awning.	   [1913 Webster]	Tilt \Tilt\, v. t. [OE. tilten, tulten, to totter, fall, AS.	   tealt unstable, precarious; akin to tealtrian to totter, to	   vacillate, D. tel amble, ambling pace, G. zelt, Icel. t["o]lt	   an ambling pace, t["o]lta to amble. Cf. {Totter}.]	   1. To incline; to tip; to raise one end of for discharging	      liquor; as, to tilt a barrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To point or thrust, as a lance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sons against fathers tilt the fatal lance. --J.	                                                  Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To point or thrust a weapon at. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To hammer or forge with a tilt hammer; as, to tilt steel	      in order to render it more ductile.	      [1913 Webster]	Tilt \Tilt\, v. i.	   1. To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the	      military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a	      combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to	      engage in any combat or movement resembling that of	      horsemen tilting with lances.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tilts	            With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swords out, and tilting one at other's breast.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But in this tournament can no man tilt. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fleet, swift tilting, o'er the ?urges flew.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lean; to fall partly over; to tip.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trunk of the body is kept from tilting forward	            by the muscles of the back.           --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	Tilt \Tilt\, n.	   1. A thrust, as with a lance. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A military exercise on horseback, in which the combatants	      attacked each other with lances; a tournament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. See {Tilt hammer}, in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Inclination forward; as, the tilt of a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Full tilt}, with full force. --Dampier.	      [1913 Webster]
Tilter \Tilt"er\, n.	   1. One who tilts, or jousts; hence, one who fights.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me alone to match your tilter.    --Glanville.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who operates a tilt hammer.	      [1913 Webster]
Tilth \Tilth\, n. [AS. til?, fr. tilian to till. See {Till} to	   cultivate.]	   1. The state of being tilled, or prepared for a crop;	      culture; as, land is good tilth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tilth and rank fertility of its golden youth.	                                                  --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is tilled; tillage ground. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And so by tilth and grange . . .	            We gained the mother city.            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tilt hammer \Tilt" ham`mer\	   A tilted hammer; a heavy hammer, used in iron works, which is	   lifted or tilted by projections or wipers on a revolving	   shaft; a trip hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tilting \Tilt"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who tilts; a tilt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The process by which blister steel is rendered ductile by	      being forged with a tilt hammer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tilting helmet}, a helmet of large size and unusual weight	      and strength, worn at tilts.	      [1913 Webster]
Tilt-mill \Tilt"-mill`\, n.	   A mill where a tilt hammer is used, or where the process of	   tilting is carried on.	   [1913 Webster]
Til tree \Til tree\ (t[i^]l; t[=e]l). (Bot.)	   (a) Var. of {Teil tree}.	   (b) An ill-smelling lauraceous tree ({Ocotea foetens}) of the	       Canary Islands; -- sometimes distinguished as {Canary	       Island til tree}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tilt-up \Tilt"-up`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tip-up}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tilt-yard \Tilt"-yard`\, n.	   A yard or place for tilting. "The tilt-yard of Templestowe."	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Timal \Ti"mal\, n. (Zool.)	   The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Timaline \Tim"a*line\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the genus {Timalus} or family	   {Timalidae}, which includes the babblers thrushes, and	   bulbuls.	   [1913 Webster]
Timbal \Tim"bal\, n.	   A kettledrum. See {Tymbal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Timbale \Tim`bale"\, n. [F., prop., a kettledrum; -- so named	   from the form of the mold used. Cf. {Timbal}.] (Cookery)	   A seasoned preparation, as of chicken, lobster, cheese, or	   fish, cooked in a drum-shaped mold; also, a pastry case,	   usually small, filled with a cooked mixture.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [Probably the same word as timber sort of	   wood; cf. Sw. timber, LG. timmer, MHG. zimber, G. zimmer, F.	   timbre, LL. timbrium. Cf. {Timmer}.] (Com.)	   A certain quantity of fur skins, as of martens, ermines,	   sables, etc., packed between boards; being in some cases	   forty skins, in others one hundred and twenty; -- called also	   {timmer}. [Written also {timbre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [F. timbre. See {Timbre}.] (Her.)	   The crest on a coat of arms. [Written also {timbre}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t.	   To surmount as a timber does. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Timber \Tim"ber\, n. [AS. timbor, timber, wood, building; akin	   to OFries. timber, D. timmer a room, G. zimmer, OHG. zimbar	   timber, a dwelling, room, Icel. timbr timber, Sw. timmer,	   Dan. t["o]mmer, Goth. timrjan to build, timrja a builder, L.	   domus a house, Gr. ? house, ? to build, Skr. dama a house.	   [root]62. Cf. {Dome}, {Domestic}.]	   1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for	      tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and	      the like; -- usually said of felled trees, but sometimes	      of those standing. Cf. {Lumber}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . .	            And fiddled in the timber!            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Material for any structure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such dispositions are the very errors of human	            nature; and yet they are the fittest timber to make	            politics of.                          --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A single piece or squared stick of wood intended for	      building, or already framed; collectively, the larger	      pieces or sticks of wood, forming the framework of a	      house, ship, or other structure, in distinction from the	      covering or boarding.	      [1913 Webster]	            So they prepared timber . . . to build the house.	                                                  --1 Kings v.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many of the timbers were decayed.     --W. Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Woods or forest; wooden land. [Western U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Shipbuilding) A rib, or a curving piece of wood,	      branching outward from the keel and bending upward in a	      vertical direction. One timber is composed of several	      pieces united.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Timber and room}. (Shipbuilding) Same as {Room and space}.	      See under {Room}.	   {Timber beetle} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      beetles the larvae of which bore in timber; as, the silky	      timber beetle ({Lymexylon sericeum}).	   {Timber doodle} (Zool.), the American woodcock. [Local, U.	      S.]	   {Timber grouse} (Zool.), any species of grouse that inhabits	      woods, as the ruffed grouse and spruce partridge; --	      distinguished from prairie grouse.	   {Timber hitch} (Naut.), a kind of hitch used for temporarily	      marking fast a rope to a spar. See Illust. under {Hitch}.	      	   {Timber mare}, a kind of instrument upon which soldiers were	      formerly compelled to ride for punishment. --Johnson.	   {Timber scribe}, a metal tool or pointed instrument for	      marking timber. --Simmonds.	   {Timber sow}. (Zool.) Same as {Timber worm}, below. --Bacon.	   {Timber tree}, a tree suitable for timber.	   {Timber worm} (Zool.), any larval insect which burrows in	      timber.	   {Timber yard}, a yard or place where timber is deposited.	      [1913 Webster]	Timber \Tim"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Timbered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Timbering}.]	   To furnish with timber; -- chiefly used in the past	   participle.	   [1913 Webster]	         His bark is stoutly timbered.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Timber \Tim"ber\, v. i.	   1. To light on a tree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Falconry) To make a nest.	      [1913 Webster]
Timbered \Tim"bered\, a.	   1. Furnished with timber; -- often compounded; as, a	      well-timbered house; a low-timbered house. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Built; formed; contrived. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Massive, like timber. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His timbered bones all broken, rudely rumbled.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Covered with growth timber; wooden; as, well-timbered	      land.	      [1913 Webster]
Timberhead \Tim"ber*head`\, n. (Naut.)	   The top end of a timber, rising above the gunwale, and	   serving for belaying ropes, etc.; -- called also {kevel	   head}.	   [1913 Webster]
Timbering \Tim"ber*ing\, n.	   The act of furnishing with timber; also, timbers,	   collectively; timberwork; timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Timberling \Tim"ber*ling\, n. [Timber + -ling.]	   A small tree. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Timberman \Tim"ber*man\, n.; pl. {Timbermen}. (Mining)	   A man employed in placing supports of timber in a mine.	   --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Timberwork \Tim"ber*work`\, n.	   Work made of timbers.	   [1913 Webster]
Timbre \Tim"bre\, n.	   See 1st {Timber}.	   [1913 Webster]	Timbre \Tim"bre\, n. [F., a bell to be struck with a hammer,	   sound, tone, stamp, crest, in OF., a timbrel. Cf. {Timbrel}.]	   1. (Her.) The crest on a coat of arms.	      [1913 Webster]	   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}, under {Partial}.	      [1913 Webster]
Timbrel \Tim"brel\, n. [Dim. of OE. timbre, OF. timbre; probably	   fr. L. typmanum, Gr. ? a kettledrum, but influenced perhaps	   by Ar. tabl a drum; cf. Per. tambal a drum. See {Tympanum},	   and cf. 2d {Timbre}, {Tymbal}.] (Mus.)	   A kind of drum, tabor, or tabret, in use from the highest	   antiquity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Miriam . . . took a timbrel in her hand, and all the	         women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.	                                                  --Ex. xv. 20.	   [1913 Webster] Timbreled
Timbreled \Tim"breled\, Timbrelled \Tim"brelled\, a.	   Sung to the sound of the timbrel. "In vain with timbreled	   anthems dark." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Timbuctoo
Timbuctoo \Timbuctoo\, Timbuktoo \Timbuktoo\prop. n.,	   A city on the southern edge of the Sahara, in central Africa,	   some nine miles from the Niger. It is about three miles	   around, and was formerly surrounded by a clay wall. Timbuctoo	   has a large caravan trade, gold dust being the most important	   export. The people are negroes, Tuariks, Mandingoes, Arabs,	   Foolahs, etc. The city was founded in the 12th century, but	   was first seen by a white man in 1826. Timbuctoo now belongs	   to France, and a railroad is proposed to connect Algiers,	   Timbuctoo and Senegambia. Population, 13,000 (1893), greatly	   increased during the trading season from November to January.	   --Student's Cyclopedia, 1897.	   [PJC]
Timburine \Tim`bu*rine"\, n.	   A tambourine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Time \Time\, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[imac]ma, akin to	   t[imac]d time, and to Icel. t[imac]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw.	   timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.]	   1. Duration, considered independently of any system of	      measurement or any employment of terms which designate	      limited portions thereof.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time wasteth [i. e. passes away] night and day.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know of no ideas . . . that have a better claim to	            be accounted simple and original than those of space	            and time.                             --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A particular period or part of duration, whether past,	      present, or future; a point or portion of duration; as,	      the time was, or has been; the time is, or will be.	      [1913 Webster]	            God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake	            in time past unto the fathers by the prophets.	                                                  --Heb. i. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The period at which any definite event occurred, or person	      lived; age; period; era; as, the Spanish Armada was	      destroyed in the time of Queen Elizabeth; -- often in the	      plural; as, ancient times; modern times.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The duration of one's life; the hours and days which a	      person has at his disposal.	      [1913 Webster]	            Believe me, your time is not your own; it belongs to	            God, to religion, to mankind.         --Buckminster.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A proper time; a season; an opportunity.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is . . . a time to every purpose. --Eccl. iii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The time of figs was not yet.         --Mark xi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Hour of travail, delivery, or parturition.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was within one month of her time. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Performance or occurrence of an action or event,	      considered with reference to repetition; addition of a	      number to itself; repetition; as, to double cloth four	      times; four times four, or sixteen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Summers three times eight save one.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The present life; existence in this world as contrasted	      with immortal life; definite, as contrasted with infinite,	      duration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till time and sin together cease.     --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Gram.) Tense.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Mus.) The measured duration of sounds; measure; tempo;	       rate of movement; rhythmical division; as, common or	       triple time; the musician keeps good time.	       [1913 Webster]	             Some few lines set unto a solemn time. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Time is often used in the formation of compounds,	         mostly self-explaining; as, time-battered,	         time-beguiling, time-consecrated, time-consuming,	         time-enduring, time-killing, time-sanctioned,	         time-scorner, time-wasting, time-worn, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Absolute time}, time irrespective of local standards or	      epochs; as, all spectators see a lunar eclipse at the same	      instant of absolute time.	   {Apparent time}, the time of day reckoned by the sun, or so	      that 12 o'clock at the place is the instant of the transit	      of the sun's center over the meridian.	   {Astronomical time}, mean solar time reckoned by counting the	      hours continuously up to twenty-four from one noon to the	      next.	   {At times}, at distinct intervals of duration; now and then;	      as, at times he reads, at other times he rides.	   {Civil time}, time as reckoned for the purposes of common	      life in distinct periods, as years, months, days, hours,	      etc., the latter, among most modern nations, being divided	      into two series of twelve each, and reckoned, the first	      series from midnight to noon, the second, from noon to	      midnight.	   {Common time} (Mil.), the ordinary time of marching, in which	      ninety steps, each twenty-eight inches in length, are	      taken in one minute.	   {Equation of time}. See under {Equation}, n.	   {In time}.	       (a) In good season; sufficiently early; as, he arrived in	           time to see the exhibition.	       (b) After a considerable space of duration; eventually;	           finally; as, you will in time recover your health and	           strength.	   {Mean time}. See under 4th {Mean}.	   {Quick time} (Mil.), time of marching, in which one hundred	      and twenty steps, each thirty inches in length, are taken	      in one minute.	   {Sidereal time}. See under {Sidereal}.	   {Standard time}, the civil time that has been established by	      law or by general usage over a region or country. In	      England the standard time is Greenwich mean solar time. In	      the United States and Canada four kinds of standard time	      have been adopted by the railroads and accepted by the	      people, viz., Eastern, Central, Mountain, and Pacific	      time, corresponding severally to the mean local times of	      the 75th, 90th, 105th, and 120th meridians west from	      Greenwich, and being therefore five, six, seven, and eight	      hours slower than Greenwich time.	   {Time ball}, a ball arranged to drop from the summit of a	      pole, to indicate true midday time, as at Greenwich	      Observatory, England. --Nichol.	   {Time bargain} (Com.), a contract made for the sale or	      purchase of merchandise, or of stock in the public funds,	      at a certain time in the future.	   {Time bill}. Same as {Time-table}. [Eng.]	   {Time book}, a book in which is kept a record of the time	      persons have worked.	   {Time detector}, a timepiece provided with a device for	      registering and indicating the exact time when a watchman	      visits certain stations in his beat.	   {Time enough}, in season; early enough. "Stanly at Bosworth	      field, . . . came time enough to save his life." --Bacon.	   {Time fuse}, a fuse, as for an explosive projectile, which	      can be so arranged as to ignite the charge at a certain	      definite interval after being itself ignited.	   {Time immemorial}, or {Time out of mind}. (Eng. Law) See	      under {Immemorial}.	   {Time lock}, a lock having clockwork attached, which, when	      wound up, prevents the bolt from being withdrawn when	      locked, until a certain interval of time has elapsed.	   {Time of day}, salutation appropriate to the times of the	      day, as "good morning," "good evening," and the like;	      greeting.	   {To kill time}. See under {Kill}, v. t.	   {To make time}.	       (a) To gain time.	       (b) To occupy or use (a certain) time in doing something;	           as, the trotting horse made fast time.	   {To move against time}, {To run against time}, or {To go	   against time}, to move, run, or go a given distance without a	      competitor, in the quickest possible time; or, to	      accomplish the greatest distance which can be passed over	      in a given time; as, the horse is to run against time.	   {True time}.	       (a) Mean time as kept by a clock going uniformly.	       (b) (Astron.) Apparent time as reckoned from the transit	           of the sun's center over the meridian.	           [1913 Webster]	           [1913 Webster]	Time \Time\ (t[imac]m), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Timed} (t[imac]md);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Timing}.]	   1. To appoint the time for; to bring, begin, or perform at	      the proper season or time; as, he timed his appearance	      rightly.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no greater wisdom than well to time the	            beginnings and onsets of things.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To regulate as to time; to accompany, or agree with, in	      time of movement.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who overlooked the oars, and timed the stroke.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a thing of blood, whose every motion	            Was timed with dying cries.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ascertain or record the time, duration, or rate of; as,	      to time the speed of horses, or hours for workmen.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To measure, as in music or harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	Time \Time\, v. i.	   1. To keep or beat time; to proceed or move in time.	      [1913 Webster]	            With oar strokes timing to their song. --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass time; to delay. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Timeful \Time"ful\ (t[imac]m"f[.u]l), a.	   Seasonable; timely; sufficiently early. [Obs.] --Sir W.	   Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Time-honored \Time"-hon`ored\ (t[imac]m"[o^]n`[~e]rd), a.	   Honored for a long time; venerable, and worthy of honor, by	   reason of antiquity, or long continuance.	   [1913 Webster]
Timekeeper \Time"keep`er\ (t[imac]m"k[=e]p`[~e]r), n.	   1. A clock, watch, or other chronometer; a timepiece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person who keeps, marks, regulates, or determines the	      time. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A person who keeps a record of the time spent by	          workmen at their work.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) One who gives the time for the departure of	          conveyances.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) One who marks the time in musical performances.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) One appointed to mark and declare the time of	          participants in races or other contests.	          [1913 Webster]
Timeless \Time"less\ (t[imac]m"l[e^]s), a.	   1. Done at an improper time; unseasonable; untimely. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor fits it to prolong the heavenly feast	            Timeless, indecent.                   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done or occurring before the proper time; premature;	      immature; as, a timeless grave. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Must I behold thy timeless, cruel death? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having no end; interminable; unending. "Timeless night and	      chaos." --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Timelessly \Time"less*ly\, adv.	   In a timeless manner; unseasonably. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Timeliness \Time"li*ness\ (t[imac]m"l[=e]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being timely; seasonableness;	   opportuneness.	   [1913 Webster]
Timeling \Time"ling\ (t[imac]m"l[i^]ng), n.	   A timeserver. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Timely \Time"ly\ (t[imac]m"l[=e]), a. [Compar. {Timelier}	   (t[imac]m"l[=e]*[~e]r); superl. {Timeliest}.]	   1. Being or occurring in good time; sufficiently early;	      seasonable. "The timely dew of sleep." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Keeping time or measure. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Timely \Time"ly\, adv.	   Early; soon; in good season.	   [1913 Webster]	         Timely advised, the coming evil shun.    --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thanks to you,	         That called me timelier than my purpose hither,	         For I have gained by it.                 --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Timenoguy \Ti*men"o*guy\ (t[-i]*m[e^]n"[-o]*g[imac]), n. (Naut.)	   A rope carried taut between or over obstacles likely to	   engage or foul the running rigging in working a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Timeous \Time"ous\, a.	   Timely; seasonable. [R. or Scot.] -- {Time"ous*ly}, adv. [R.	   or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Timepiece \Time"piece`\, n.	   A clock, watch, or other instrument, to measure or show the	   progress of time; a chronometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Timepleaser \Time"pleas`er\, n.	   One who complies with prevailing opinions, whatever they may	   be; a timeserver.	   [1913 Webster]	         Timepleasers, flatterers, foes to nobleness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Time policy \Time policy\ (Insurance)	   A policy limited to become void at a specified time; -- often	   contrasted with {voyage policy}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Timer \Tim"er\, n.	   1. A timekeeper; especially, a watch by which small intervals	      of time can be measured; a kind of stop watch. It is used	      for timing the speed of horses, machinery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Internal-combustion Engines) In electric ignition, an	      adjustable device for automatically timing the spark.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Timesaving \Time"sav`ing\, a.	   Saving time; as, a timesaving expedient.	   [1913 Webster]
Timeserver \Time"serv`er\, n.	   One who adapts his opinions and manners to the times; one who	   obsequiously compiles with the ruling power; -- now used only	   in a bad sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Timeserving \Time"serv`ing\, a.	   Obsequiously complying with the spirit of the times, or the	   humors of those in power.	   [1913 Webster]	Timeserving \Time"serv`ing\, n.	   An obsequious compliance with the spirit of the times, or the	   humors of those in power, which implies a surrender of one's	   independence, and sometimes of one's integrity.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Temporizing.	   Usage: {Timeserving}, {Temporizing}. Both these words are	          applied to the conduct of one who adapts himself	          servilely to times and seasons. A timeserver is rather	          active, and a temporizer, passive. One whose policy is	          timeserving comes forward to act upon principles or	          opinions which may promote his advancement; one who is	          temporizing yields to the current of public sentiment	          or prejudice, and shrinks from a course of action	          which might injure him with others. The former is	          dishonest; the latter is weak; and both are	          contemptible.	          [1913 Webster]	                Trimming and timeserving, which are but two	                words for the same thing, . . . produce	                confusion.                        --South.	          [1913 Webster]	                [I] pronounce thee . . . a hovering temporizer,	                that	                Canst with thine eyes at once see good and evil,	                Inclining to them both.           --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]
Time signature \Time signature\ (Music)	   A sign at the beginning of a composition or movement, placed	   after the key signature, to indicate its time or meter. Also	   called {rhythmical signature}. It is in the form of a	   fraction, of which the denominator indicates the kind of note	   taken as time unit for the beat, and the numerator, the	   number of these to the measure.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Time-table \Time"-ta`ble\, n.	   1. A tabular statement of the time at which, or within which,	      several things are to take place, as the recitations in a	      school, the departure and arrival of railroad trains or	      other public conveyances, the rise and fall of the tides,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railroad) A plane surface divided in one direction with	      lines representing hours and minutes, and in the other	      with lines representing miles, and having diagonals	      (usually movable strings) representing the speed and	      position of various trains.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A table showing the notation, length, or duration	      of the several notes.	      [1913 Webster]
Timid \Tim"id\, a. [L. timidus, fr. timere to fear; cf. Skr. tam	   to become breathless, to become stupefief: cf. F. timide.]	   Wanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous;	   not bold; fearful; shy.	   [1913 Webster]	         Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fearful; timorous; afraid; cowardly; pusillanimous;	        faint-hearted; shrinking; retiring.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Tim"id*ly}, adv. -- {Tim"id*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Timidity \Ti*mid"i*ty\, n. [L. timiditas: cf. F. timidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being timid; timorousness; timidness.	   [1913 Webster]
Timidous \Tim"id*ous\, a.	   Timid. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Timist \Tim"ist\, n. [Written also timeist.]	   1. (Mus.) A performer who keeps good time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A timeserver. [Obs.] --Overbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Timmer \Tim"mer\, n.	   Same as 1st {Timber}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Timocracy \Ti*moc"ra*cy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? honor, worth (fr. ? to	   honor) + ? to govern: cf. F. timocratie.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   (a) A state in which the love of honor is the ruling motive.	   (b) A state in which honors are distributed according to a	       rating of property.	       [1913 Webster]
Timocratic \Ti`mo*crat"ic\, a.	   Belonging to, or constituted by, timocracy. --Sir G. C.	   Lewis.	   [1913 Webster]
Timoneer \Tim`o*neer"\, n. [F. timonier, fr. timon a helm, fr.	   L. temo, -onis, a pole.]	   A helmsman. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Timorous \Tim"or*ous\, a. [LL. timorosus, from L. timor fear;	   akin to timere to fear. See {Timid}.]	   1. Fearful of danger; timid; deficient in courage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indicating, or caused by, fear; as, timorous doubts. "The	      timorous apostasy of chuchmen." --Milman.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tim"or*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Tim"or*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Timorsome \Tim"or*some\, a.	   Easily frightened; timorous. [Written also {timersome}.]	   [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster] Timothy
Timothy \Tim"o*thy\, n., or Timothy grass \Tim"o*thy grass`\	   [From Timothy Hanson, who carried the seed from New England	   to Maryland about 1720.] (Bot.)	   A kind of grass ({Phleum pratense}) with long cylindrical	   spikes; -- called also {herd's grass}, in England,	   {cat's-tail grass}, and {meadow cat's-tail grass}. It is much	   prized for fodder. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	Timothy \Tim"o*thy\ (Bible)	   A disciple and companion of St. Paul. He was the son of a	   Greek and a Jewess, and his home was either at Derbe, or	   Lystra in Lycaonia. Paul set him apart as a minister of the	   new gospel, and after preaching in Macedonia and Achaia, he	   went, at Paul's request to Ephesus, and accompanied the	   apostle to Jerusalem. It was to him that the two epistles to	   Timothy were addressed by the apostle Paul. According to	   tradition, Timothy suffered martyrdom under Domitian. --The	   Student's Cyclopedia, 1897.	   [PJC]
Timour \Ti*mour"\ (t[=e]*m[=oo]r"), prop. n.	   See {Tamerlane}.	   Syn: Tamerlane, Timur.	        [PJC]
Timous \Tim"ous\, a. [Cf. {Timeous}.]	   Timely; seasonable. [Obs.] --Bacon. -- {Tim"ous*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Timpano \Tim"pa*no\, n.; pl. {Timpani}. [It.] (Mus.)	   See {Tympano}.	   [1913 Webster] Timur
Timur \Timur\, Timur-leng \Timur-leng\prop. n.	   See {Tamerlane}.	   Syn: Tamerlane, Timour.	        [PJC]
Tim-whiskey \Tim"-whis`key\, n.	   A kind of carriage. See {Whiskey}. --Southery.	   [1913 Webster]
Tin \Tin\, n. [As. tin; akin to D. tin, G. zinn, OHG. zin, Icel.	   & Dan. tin, Sw. tenn; of unknown origin.]	   1. (Chem.) An elementary substance found as an oxide in the	      mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft silvery-white	      crystalline metal, with a tinge of yellowish-blue, and a	      high luster. It is malleable at ordinary temperatures, but	      brittle when heated. It is softer than gold and can be	      beaten out into very thin strips called tinfoil. It is	      ductile at 2120, when it can be drawn out into wire which	      is not very tenacious; it melts at 4420, and at a higher	      temperature burns with a brilliant white light. Air and	      moisture act on tin very slightly. The peculiar properties	      of tin, especially its malleability, its brilliancy and	      the slowness with which it rusts make it very serviceable.	      With other metals it forms valuable alloys, as bronze, gun	      metal, bell metal, pewter and solder. It is not easily	      oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to	      protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with	      mercury to form the reflective surface of mirrors, and in	      solder, bronze, speculum metal, and other alloys. Its	      compounds are designated as stannous, or stannic. Symbol	      Sn (Stannum). Atomic weight 117.4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thin plates of iron covered with tin; tin plate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Money. [Cant] --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Block tin} (Metal.), commercial tin, cast into blocks, and	      partially refined, but containing small quantities of	      various impurities, as copper, lead, iron, arsenic, etc.;	      solid tin as distinguished from tin plate; -- called also	      {bar tin}.	   {Butter of tin}. (Old Chem.) See {Fuming liquor of Libavius},	      under {Fuming}.	   {Grain tin}. (Metal.) See under {Grain}.	   {Salt of tin} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, especially so	      called when used as a mordant.	   {Stream tin}. See under {Stream}.	   {Tin cry} (Chem.), the peculiar creaking noise made when a	      bar of tin is bent. It is produced by the grating of the	      crystal granules on each other.	   {Tin foil}, tin reduced to a thin leaf.	   {Tin frame} (Mining), a kind of buddle used in washing tin	      ore.	   {Tin liquor}, {Tin mordant} (Dyeing), stannous chloride, used	      as a mordant in dyeing and calico printing.	   {Tin penny}, a customary duty in England, formerly paid to	      tithingmen for liberty to dig in tin mines. [Obs.]	      --Bailey.	   {Tin plate}, thin sheet iron coated with tin.	   {Tin pyrites}. See {Stannite}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tin \Tin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tinning}.]	   To cover with tin or tinned iron, or to overlay with tin	   foil.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinamides \Ti*nam"i*des\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of struthious birds, including the tinamous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinamou \Tin"a*mou\, n. [From the native name: cf. F. tinamous.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of South American birds belonging	   to {Tinamus} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 wings are of moderate length, and they are able	         to fly a considerable distance.	         [1913 Webster]
Tincal \Tin"cal\, n. [Ar., Per. & Hind. tink[=a]r; cf. Malay	   tingkal; all fr. Skr. ?a?ka?a. Cf. {Altincar}.] (Chem.)	   Crude native borax, formerly imported from Thibet. It was	   once the chief source of boric compounds. Cf. {Borax}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinchel \Tin"chel\, n. [Written also {tinchill}.] [Gael.	   timchioll a circuit, compass.]	   A circle of sportsmen, who, by surrounding an extensive space	   and gradually closing in, bring a number of deer and game	   within a narrow compass. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We'll quell the savage mountaineer,	         As their tinchel cows the game!          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinct \Tinct\, a. [L. tinctus, p. p. of tingere to tinge. See	   {Tinge}.]	   Tined; tinged. [Archaic] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Tinct \Tinct\, n. [See {Tint}.]	   Color; tinge; tincture; tint. [Archaic] "Blue of heaven's own	   tinct." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the devices blazoned on the shield,	         In their own tinct.                      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Tinct \Tinct\, v. t. [See {Tinge}.]	   To color or stain; to imblue; to tint. [Archaic] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinctorial \Tinc*to"ri*al\, a. [L. tinctorius, from tinctor a	   dyer, tingere, tinctum, to dye: cf. F. tinctorial. See	   {Tinge}.]	   Of or relating to color or colors; imparting a color; as,	   tinctorial matter. --Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Tincture \Tinc"ture\, n. [L. tinctura a dyeing, from tingere,	   tinctum, to tinge, dye: cf. OE. tainture, teinture, F.	   teinture, L. tinctura. See {Tinge}.]	   1. A tinge or shade of color; a tint; as, a tincture of red.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) One of the metals, colors, or furs used in armory.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are two metals: gold, called or, and represented	         in engraving by a white surface covered with small	         dots; and silver, called argent, and represented by a	         plain white surface. The colors and their	         representations are as follows: red, called gules, or a	         shading of vertical lines; blue, called azure, or	         horizontal lines; black, called sable, or horizontal	         and vertical lines crossing; green, called vert, or	         diagonal lines from dexter chief corner; purple, called	         purpure, or diagonal lines from sinister chief corner.	         The furs are ermine, ermines, erminois, pean, vair,	         counter vair, potent, and counter potent. See	         Illustration in Appendix.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The finer and more volatile parts of a substance,	      separated by a solvent; an extract of a part of the	      substance of a body communicated to the solvent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A solution (commonly colored) of medicinal	      substance in alcohol, usually more or less diluted; spirit	      containing medicinal substances in solution.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: According to the United States Pharmacopoeia, the term	         tincture (also called alcoholic tincture, and	         spirituous tincture) is reserved for the alcoholic	         solutions of nonvolatile substances, alcoholic	         solutions of volatile substances being called spirits.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ethereal tincture}, a solution of medicinal substance in	      ether.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A slight taste superadded to any substance; as, a tincture	      of orange peel.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A slight quality added to anything; a tinge; as, a	      tincture of French manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            All manners take a tincture from our own. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man had a slight tincture of soldiership, and	            scarcely any man more than a slight tincture.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Tincture \Tinc"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinctured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tincturing}.]	   1. To communicate a slight foreign color to; to tinge; to	      impregnate with some extraneous matter.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little black paint will tincture and spoil twenty	            gay colors.                           --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To imbue the mind of; to communicate a portion of anything	      foreign to; to tinge.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stain of habitual sin may thoroughly tincture	            all our soul.                         --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]
Tind \Tind\, v. t. [OE. tenden, AS. tendan; akin to G.	   z["u]nden, OHG. zunten, Icel. tendra, Sw. t[aum]nda, Dan.	   t[ae]nde, Goth. tandjan to kindle, tundnan to be kindled, to	   burn. Cf. {Tinder}.]	   To kindle. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tindal \Tin"dal\, n. [From the native name: cf. Malayalam	   ta??al.]	   1. A petty officer among lascars, or native East Indian	      sailors; a boatswain's mate; a cockswain. [India]	      --Malcom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An attendant on an army. [India] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Tinder \Tin"der\, n. [OE. tinder, tunder, AS. tynder, tyndre;	   akin to tendan to kindle, D. tonder tinder, G. zunder, OHG.	   zuntara, zuntra, Icel. tundr, Sw. tunder, Dan. t["o]nder. See	   {Tind}.]	   Something very inflammable, used for kindling fire from a	   spark, as scorched linen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {German tinder}. Same as {Amadou}.	   {Tinder box}, a box in which tinder is kept.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Tine \Tine\, n. [See {Teen} affliction.]	   Trouble; distress; teen. [Obs.] "Cruel winter's tine."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Tine \Tine\, v. t. [See {Tind}.]	   To kindle; to set on fire. [Obs.] See {Tind}. "To tine the	   cloven wood." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Coals of contention and hot vengeance tind. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Tine \Tine\, v. i. [Cf. {Tine} distress, or {Tine} to kindle.]	   To kindle; to rage; to smart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine	         That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Tine \Tine\, v. t. [AS. t?nan, from t?n an inclosure. See	   {Town}.]	   To shut in, or inclose. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Tine \Tine\, n. [OE. tind, AS. tind; akin to MHG. zint, Icel.	   tindr, Sw. tinne, and probably to G. zinne a pinnacle, OHG.	   zinna, and E. tooth. See {Tooth}.]	   A tooth, or spike, as of a fork; a prong, as of an antler.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinea \Tin"e*a\, n. [L., a worm, a moth.]	   1. (Med.) A name applied to various skin diseases, but	      especially to ringworm. See {Ringworm}, and {Sycosis}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of small Lepidoptera, including the	      clothes moths and carpet moths.	      [1913 Webster]
Tinean \Tin"e*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Tinea, or of the family {Tineidae}, which	   includes numerous small moths, many of which are injurious to	   woolen and fur goods and to cultivated plants. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Tined \Tined\, a.	   Furnished with tines; as, a three-tined fork.	   [1913 Webster]
Tineid \Tin"e*id\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tinean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tineman \Tine"man\, n.; pl. {Tinemen}. [Probably akin to tine to	   shut or inclose.] (O. Eng. Forest Law)	   An officer of the forest who had the care of vert and venison	   by night. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tinet \Ti"net\, n. [From {Tine} to shut in, inclose.]	   Brushwood and thorns for making and repairing hedges. [Obs.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ting \Ting\, n. [An imitative word. Cf. {Tink}.]	   A sharp sound, as of a bell; a tinkling.	   [1913 Webster]	Ting \Ting\, v. i.	   To sound or ring, as a bell; to tinkle. [R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Ting \Ting\, n.	   The apartment in a Chinese temple where the idol is kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinge \Tinge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tingeing}.] [L. tingere, tinctum, to dye, stain, wet; akin	   to Gr. ?, and perhaps to G. tunken to dip, OHG. tunch[=o]n,	   dunch[=o]n, thunk[=o]n. Cf. {Distain}, {Dunker}, {Stain},	   {Taint} a stain, to stain, {Tincture}, {Tint}.]	   To imbue or impregnate with something different or foreign;	   as, to tinge a decoction with a bitter taste; to affect in	   some degree with the qualities of another substance, either	   by mixture, or by application to the surface; especially, to	   color slightly; to stain; as, to tinge a blue color with red;	   an infusion tinged with a yellow color by saffron.	   [1913 Webster]	         His [Sir Roger's] virtues, as well as imperfections,	         are tinged by a certain extravagance.    --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To color; dye; stain.	        [1913 Webster]	Tinge \Tinge\, n.	   A degree, usually a slight degree, of some color, taste, or	   something foreign, infused into another substance or mixture,	   or added to it; tincture; color; dye; hue; shade; taste.	   [1913 Webster]	         His notions, too, respecting the government of the	         state, took a tinge from his notions respecting the	         government of the church.                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tingent \Tin"gent\, a. [L. tingens, p. pr. of tingere to tinge.	   See {Tinge}.]	   Having the power to tinge. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As for the white part, it appears much less enriched	         with the tingent property.               --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinger \Tin"ger\, n.	   One who, or that which, tinges.	   [1913 Webster]
Tingid \Tin"gid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the genus Tingis.	   [1913 Webster]
Tingis \Tin"gis\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small hemipterous insects which injure trees by	   sucking the sap from the leaves. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Tingle \Tin"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tingled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tingling}.] [Freq. of ting. Cf. {Tinkle}.]	   1. To feel a kind of thrilling sensation, as in hearing a	      shrill sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            At which both the ears of every one that heareth it	            shall tingle.                         --1 Sam. iii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel a sharp, thrilling pain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pale boy senator yet tingling stands. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have, or to cause, a sharp, thrilling sensation, or a	      slight pricking sensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            They suck pollution through their tingling vein.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]
Tink \Tink\, v. i. [OE. tinken; of imitative origin. Cf. {Ting}	   a tinkling, {Tinker}.]	   To make a sharp, shrill noise; to tinkle. --Wyclif (1 Cor.	   xiii. 1).	   [1913 Webster]	Tink \Tink\, n.	   A sharp, quick sound; a tinkle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinker \Tink"er\, n. [From {Tink}, because the tinker's way of	   proclaiming his trade is to beat a kettle, or because in his	   work he makes a tinkling noise. Johnson.]	   1. A mender of brass kettles, pans, and other metal ware.	      "Tailors and tinkers." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One skilled in a variety of small mechanical work.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Ordnance) A small mortar on the end of a staff.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) A young mackerel about two years old.	      (b) The chub mackerel.	      (c) The silversides.	      (d) A skate. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The razor-billed auk.	      [1913 Webster]	Tinker \Tink"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinkered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tinkering}.]	   To mend or solder, as metal wares; hence, more generally, to	   mend.	   [1913 Webster]	Tinker \Tink"er\, v. i.	   To busy one's self in mending old kettles, pans, etc.; to	   play the tinker; to be occupied with small mechanical works.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinkering \Tink"er*ing\, n.	   The act or work of a tinker.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinkerly \Tink"er*ly\, a.	   After the manner of a tinker. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Tinkershire
Tinkershire \Tink"er*shire\, Tinkle \Tin"kle\, n. (Zool.)	   The common guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tinkle \Tin"kle\, v. i. [Freq. of tink. See {Tink}, {Tingle}.]	   1. To make, or give forth, small, quick, sharp sounds, as a	      piece of metal does when struck; to clink.	      [1913 Webster]	            As sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. --1 Cor.	                                                  xiii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sprightly horse	            Moves to the music of his tinkling bells. --Dodsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hear, or resound with, a small, sharp sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            And his ears tinkled, and the color fled. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Tinkle \Tin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinkled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tinkling}.]	   To cause to clonk, or make small, sharp, quick sounds.	   [1913 Webster]	Tinkle \Tin"kle\, n.	   A small, sharp, quick sound, as that made by striking metal.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinkler \Tin"kler\, n.	   A tinker. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tinkling \Tin"kling\, n.	   1. A tinkle, or succession of tinkles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Drowsy tinklings lull the distant folds. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A grackle ({Quiscalus crassirostris}) native of	      Jamaica. It often associates with domestic cattle, and	      rids them of insects.	      [1913 Webster]
Tinman \Tin"man\, n.; pl. {Tinmen}.	   A manufacturer of tin vessels; a dealer in tinware.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinmouth \Tin"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)	   The crappie. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tinned \Tinned\, a.	   1. Covered, or plated, with tin; as, a tinned roof; tinned	      iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Packed in tin cases; canned; as, tinned meats. --Cassell	      (Dict. of Cookery).	      [1913 Webster]
Tinnen \Tin"nen\, a.	   Made or consisting of tin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tinner \Tin"ner\, n.	   1. One who works in a tin mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes, or works in, tinware; a tinman.	      [1913 Webster]
Tinnient \Tin"ni*ent\, a. [L. tinniens, p. pr. of tinnire to	   ring, tinkle.]	   Emitting a clear sound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tinning \Tin"ning\, n.	   1. The act, art, or process of covering or coating anything	      with melted tin, or with tin foil, as kitchen utensils,	      locks, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The covering or lining of tin thus put on.	      [1913 Webster]
Tinnitus \Tin*ni"tus\, n. [L., fr. tinnire to jingle.] (Med.)	   A ringing, whistling, or other imaginary noise perceived in	   the ears; -- called also {tinnitus aurium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinnock \Tin"nock\, n. (Zool.)	   The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tinny \Tin"ny\, a.	   Pertaining to, abounding with, or resembling, tin. "The tinny	   strand." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinsel \Tin"sel\, n. [F. ['e]tincelle a spark, OF. estincelle,	   L. scintilla. Cf. {Scintillate}, {Stencil}.]	   1. A shining material used for ornamental purposes;	      especially, a very thin, gauzelike cloth with much gold or	      silver woven into it; also, very thin metal overlaid with	      a thin coating of gold or silver, brass foil, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who can discern the tinsel from the gold? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something shining and gaudy; something superficially	      shining and showy, or having a false luster, and more gay	      than valuable.	      [1913 Webster]	            O happy peasant! O unhappy bard!	            His the mere tinsel, hers the rich reward. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Tinsel \Tin"sel\, a.	   Showy to excess; gaudy; specious; superficial. "Tinsel	   trappings." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Tinsel \Tin"sel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinseled}or {Tinselled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Tinseling} or {Tinselling}.]	   To adorn with tinsel; to deck out with cheap but showy	   ornaments; to make gaudy.	   [1913 Webster]	         She, tinseled o'er in robes of varying hues. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinselly \Tin"sel*ly\, a.	   Like tinsel; gaudy; showy, but cheap.	   [1913 Webster]	Tinselly \Tin"sel*ly\, adv.	   In a showy and cheap manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinsmith \Tin"smith`\, n.	   One who works in tin; a tinner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinstone \Tin"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   Cassiterite.	   [1913 Webster]
Tint \Tint\, n. [For older tinct, fr. L. tinctus, p. p. of	   tingere to dye: cf. F. teinte, teint, It. tinta, tinto. See	   {Tinge}, and cf. {Taint} to stain, a stain, {Tent} a kind of	   wine, {Tinto}.]	   A slight coloring. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) A pale or faint tinge of any color.	       [1913 Webster]	             Or blend in beauteous tints the colored mass.	                                                  --Pope.	       [1913 Webster]	             Their vigor sickens, and their tints decline.	                                                  --Harte.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) A color considered with reference to other very similar	       colors; as, red and blue are different colors, but two	       shades of scarlet are different tints.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Engraving) A shaded effect produced by the juxtaposition	       of many fine parallel lines.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Tint tool} (Eng.), a species of graver used for cutting the	      parallel lines which produce tints in engraving.	      [1913 Webster]	Tint \Tint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tinted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tinting}.]	   To give a slight coloring to; to tinge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tintamar \Tin`ta*mar"\, n. [F. tintamarre.]	   A hideous or confused noise; an uproar. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinternell \Tin"ter*nell\, n.	   A certain old dance. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tintie \Tin"tie\ (t[i^]n"t[i^]), n. (Zool.)	   The wren. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Tintinnabular
Tintinnabular \Tin`tin*nab"u*lar\, Tintinnabulary
\Tin`tin*nab"u*la*ry\, a. [L. tintinnabulum a little bell, fr.	   tintinnare to ring, to jingle, tinnire to jingle.]	   Having or making the sound of a bell; tinkling.	   [1913 Webster]
Tintinnabulation \Tin`tin*nab`u*la"tion\, n.	   A tinkling sound, as of a bell or bells. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Tintinnabulous \Tin`tin*nab"u*lous\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the tinkling of a bell;	   having a tinkling sound; tintinnabular. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tintinnabulum \Tin`tin*nab"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Tintinnabula}. [L.,	   a bell. See {Tintinnabular}.]	   A bell; also, a set or combination of bells or metal plates	   used as a musical instrument or as a toy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tinto \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 tawny port.	   [1913 Webster]
Tintometer \Tint*om"e*ter\, n. [Tint + -meter.] (Physics)	   An apparatus for the determination of colors by comparison	   with arbitrary standards; a colorimeter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tintype \Tin"type`\, n.	   Same as {Ferrotype}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tinware \Tin"ware`\, n.	   Articles made of tinned iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiny \Ti"ny\, a. [Compar. {Tinier}; superl. {Tiniest}.]	   [Probably fr. tine, teen, trouble, distress, vexation.]	   Very small; little; puny.	   [1913 Webster]	         When that I was and a little tiny boy.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tip \Tip\, n. [Akin to D. & Dan. tip, LG. & Sw. tipp, G. zipfel,	   and probably to E. tap a plug, a pipe.]	   1. The point or extremity of anything; a pointed or somewhat	      sharply rounded end; the end; as, the tip of the finger;	      the tip of a spear.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the very tip of the nose.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An end piece or part; a piece, as a cap, nozzle, ferrule,	      or point, applied to the extreme end of anything; as, a	      tip for an umbrella, a shoe, a gas burner, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Hat Manuf.) A piece of stiffened lining pasted on the	      inside of a hat crown.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A thin, boarded brush made of camel's hair, used by	      gilders in lifting gold leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Rubbish thrown from a quarry.	      [1913 Webster]	Tip \Tip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tipping}.]	   To form a point upon; to cover the tip, top, or end of; as,	   to tip anything with gold or silver.	   [1913 Webster]	         With truncheon tipped with iron head.    --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tipped with jet,	         Fair ermines spotless as the snows they press.	                                                  --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Tip \Tip\, v. t. [Cf. LG. tippen to tap, Sw. tippa, and E. tap	   to strike gently.]	   1. To strike slightly; to tap.	      [1913 Webster]	            A third rogue tips me by the elbow.   --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bestow a gift, or douceur, upon; to give a present to;	      as, to tip a servant. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lower one end of, or to throw upon the end; to tilt;	      as, to tip a cask; to tip a cart.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tip off}, to pour out, as liquor.	   {To tip over}, to overturn.	   {To tip the wink}, to direct a wink; to give a hint or	      suggestion by, or as by, a wink. [Slang] --Pope.	   {To tip up}, to turn partly over by raising one end.	      [1913 Webster]	Tip \Tip\, v. i.	   To fall on, or incline to, one side. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To tip off}, to fall off by tipping.	      [1913 Webster]	Tip \Tip\, n. [See {Tip} to strike slightly, and cf. {Tap} a	   slight blow.]	   1. A light touch or blow; a tap.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gift; a douceur; a fee. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A hint, or secret intimation, as to the chances in a horse	      race, or the like. [Sporting Cant]	      [1913 Webster]
Tipcart \Tip"cart`\, n.	   A cart so constructed that the body can be easily tipped, in	   order to dump the load.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipcat \Tip"cat`\, n.	   A game in which a small piece of wood pointed at both ends,	   called a cat, is tipped, or struck with a stick or bat, so as	   to fly into the air.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the middle of a game at tipcat, he paused, and stood	         staring wildly upward with his stick in his hand.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipper \Tip"per\, n.	   A kind of ale brewed with brackish water obtained from a	   particular well; -- so called from the first brewer of it,	   one Thomas Tipper. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tippet \Tip"pet\, n. [OE. tipet, tepet, AS. t[ae]ppet, probably	   fr. L. tapete tapestry, hangings. Cf. {Tape}, {Tapestry},	   {Tapet}.]	   1. A cape, or scarflike garment for covering the neck, or the	      neck and shoulders, -- usually made of fur, cloth, or	      other warm material. --Chaucer. Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A length of twisted hair or gut in a fish line. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A handful of straw bound together at one end, and used for	      thatching. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tippet grebe} (Zool.), the great crested grebe, or one of	      several similar species.	   {Tippet grouse} (Zool.), the ruffed grouse.	   {To turn tippet}, to change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tipping \Tip"ping\, n. (Mus.)	   A distinct articulation given in playing quick notes on the	   flute, by striking the tongue against the roof of the mouth;	   double-tonguing.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipple \Tip"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tippled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tippling}.] [From tip a small end, or a word akin to it; cf.	   Norw. tipla to tipple, to drip, Prov. E. tip, tiff, tift, a	   draught of liquor, dial. G. zipfeln to eat and drink in small	   parts. See {Tip} a point, and cf. {Tipsy}.]	   To drink spirituous or strong liquors habitually; to indulge	   in the frequent and improper used of spirituous liquors;	   especially, to drink frequently in small quantities, but	   without absolute drunkeness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Few of those who were summoned left their homes, and	         those few generally found it more agreeable to tipple	         in alehouses than to pace the streets.   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Tipple \Tip"ple\, v. t.	   1. To drink, as strong liquors, frequently or in excess.	      [1913 Webster]	            Himself, for saving charges,	            A peeled, sliced onions eats, and tipples verjuice.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put up in bundles in order to dry, as hay.	      [1913 Webster]	Tipple \Tip"ple\, n.	   Liquor taken in tippling; drink.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pulque, the national tipple of Mexico.   --S. B.	                                                  Griffin.	   [1913 Webster]	Tipple \Tip"ple\, n. [Cf. 3d {Tip}.]	   An apparatus by which loaded cars are emptied by tipping;	   also, the place where such tipping is done.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tippled \Tip"pled\, a.	   Intoxicated; inebriated; tipsy; drunk. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Tippler \Tip"pler\, n.	   1. One who keeps a tippling-house. [Obs.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who habitually indulges in the excessive use of	      spirituous liquors, whether he becomes intoxicated or not.	      [1913 Webster]
Tippling-house \Tip"pling-house`\, n.	   A house in which liquors are sold in drams or small	   quantities, to be drunk on the premises.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipsify \Tip"si*fy\, v. t. [Tipsy + -fy.]	   To make tipsy. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipsily \Tip"si*ly\, adv.	   In a tipsy manner; like one tipsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipsiness \Tip"si*ness\, n.	   The state of being tipsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipstaff \Tip"staff`\, n.; pl. {Tipstaff}.	   1. A staff tipped with metal. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer who bears a staff tipped with metal; a	      constable. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Tipster \Tip"ster\, n. [Tip a hint + -ster.]	   One who makes a practice of giving or selling tips, or	   private hints or information, esp. for use in gambling upon	   the probable outcome of events, as horse races.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tipstock \Tip"stock`\, n.	   The detachable or movable fore part of a gunstock, lying	   beneath the barrel or barrels, and forming a hold for the	   left hand.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tipsy \Tip"sy\, a. [Compar. {Tipsier}; superl. {Tipsiest}.]	   [Akin to tipple; cf. Prov. G. tips drunkenness, betipst	   drunk, tipsy. See {Tipple}.]	   1. Being under the influence of strong drink; rendered weak	      or foolish by liquor, but not absolutely or completely	      drunk; fuddled; intoxicated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Staggering, as if from intoxication; reeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Midnight shout and revelry,	            Tipsy dance and jollity.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Tiptoe \Tip"toe`\, n.; pl. {Tiptoes}.	   The end, or tip, of the toe.	   [1913 Webster]	         He must . . . stand on his typtoon [tiptoes].	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon his tiptoes stalketh stately by.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To be a tiptoe}, {To stand a tiptoe}, {To stand on tiptoe}	      or {To be on tiptoe}, to be awake or alive to anything; to	      be roused; to be eager or alert; as, to be a tiptoe with	      expectation.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Tiptoe \Tip"toe`\, a.	   1. Being on tiptoe, or as on tiptoe; hence, raised as high as	      possible; lifted up; exalted; also, alert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day	            Stands tiptoe on the misty mountain tops. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Above the tiptoe pinnacle of glory.   --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noiseless; stealthy. "With tiptoe step." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tiptoe mirth}, the highest degree of mirth. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Tiptoe \Tip"toe`\, v. i.	   To step or walk on tiptoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiptop \Tip"top`\, n. [Tip end + top.]	   The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tiptop \Tip"top`\, a.	   Very excellent; most excellent; perfect. [Colloq.] "Four	   tiptop voices." --Gray. "Sung in a tiptop manner."	   --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipula \Tip"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Tipulae}, E. {Tipulas}. [L., the	   water spider, or water spinner.] (Zool.)	   Any one of many species of long-legged dipterous insects	   belonging to {Tipula} and allied genera. They have long and	   slender bodies. See {Crane fly}, under {Crane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tipulary \Tip"u*la*ry\, a. [Cf. F. tipulaire.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the tipulas.	   [1913 Webster]
Tip-up \Tip"-up`\, n. (Zool.)	   The spotted sandpiper; -- called also {teeter-tail}. See	   under {Sandpiper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tirade \Ti*rade"\, n. [F., fr. It. tirada, properly, a pulling;	   hence, a lengthening out, a long speech, a tirade, fr. tirare	   to draw; of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tear to redn. See	   {Tear} to rend, and cf. {Tire} to tear.]	   A declamatory strain or flight of censure or abuse; a	   rambling invective; an oration or harangue abounding in	   censorious and bitter language.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here he delivers a violent tirade against persons who	         profess to know anything about angels.   --Quarterly	                                                  Review.	   [1913 Webster]
Tirailleur \Ti`rail`leur"\, n. [F., from tirailler to skirmish,	   wrest, from tirer to draw.] (Mil.)	   Formerly, a member of an independent body of marksmen in the	   French army. They were used sometimes in front of the army to	   annoy the enemy, sometimes in the rear to check his pursuit.	   The term is now applied to all troops acting as skirmishers.	   [1913 Webster]
Tire \Tire\, n.	   A tier, row, or rank. See {Tier}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In posture to displode their second tire	         Of thunder.                              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Tire \Tire\, n. [Aphetic form of attire; OE. tir, a tir. See	   {Attire}.]	   1. Attire; apparel. [Archaic] "Having rich tire about you."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A covering for the head; a headdress.	      [1913 Webster]	            On her head she wore a tire of gold.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A child's apron, covering the breast and having no	      sleeves; a pinafore; a tier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Furniture; apparatus; equipment. [Obs.] "The tire of war."	      --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. [Probably the same word, and so called as being an attire	      or covering for the wheel.] A ring, hoop or band, as of	      rubber or metal, on the circumference of the wheel of a	      vehicle, to impart strength and receive the wear. In	      Britain, spelled {tyre}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The iron tire of a wagon wheel or cart wheel binds the	         fellies together. The tire of a locomotive or	         railroad-car wheel is a heavy hoop of iron or steel	         shrunk tightly upon an iron central part. The wheel of	         a bicycle or road vehicle (automobile, motorcyle,	         truck) has a tire of rubber, which is typically hollow	         inside and inflated with air to lessen the shocks from	         bumps on uneven roads.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	Tire \Tire\, v. t.	   To adorn; to attire; to dress. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         [Jezebel] painted her face, and tired her head. --2	                                                  Kings ix. 30.	   [1913 Webster]	Tire \Tire\, v. i. [F. tirer to draw or pull; of Teutonic	   origin, and akin to E. tear to rend. See {Tirade}.]	   1. To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Even as an empty eagle, sharp by fast,	            Tires with her beak on feathers, flesh, and bone.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye dregs of baseness, vultures among men,	            That tire upon the hearts of generous spirits. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To seize, rend, or tear something as prey; to be fixed	      upon, or engaged with, anything. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus made she her remove,	            And left wrath tiring on her son.     --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon that were my thoughts tiring.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tire \Tire\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tiring}.] [OE. teorien to become weary, to fail, AS. teorian	   to be tired, be weary, to tire, exhaust; perhaps akin to E.	   tear to rend, the intermediate sense being, perhaps, to wear	   out; or cf. E. tarry.]	   To become weary; to be fatigued; to have the strength fail;	   to have the patience exhausted; as, a feeble person soon	   tires.	   [1913 Webster]	Tire \Tire\, v. t.	   To exhaust the strength of, as by toil or labor; to exhaust	   the patience of; to wear out (one's interest, attention, or	   the like); to weary; to fatigue; to jade. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tired with toil, all hopes of safety past. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To tire out}, to weary or fatigue to exhaustion; to harass.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To jade; weary; exhaust; harass. See {Jade}.	        [1913 Webster]
Tired \Tired\, a.	   Weary; fatigued; exhausted.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiredness \Tired"ness\, n.	   The state of being tired, or weary.	   [1913 Webster]
Tire iron \Tire" iron\, n.	   a short steel bar with one end flattened so as to form a	   blade, used to remove rubber tires from the rim of a wheel.	   [PJC]
Tireless \Tire"less\, a.	   Untiring.	   [1913 Webster]
Tireling \Tire"ling\, a.	   Tired; fatigued. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tiresome \Tire"some\, a.	   Fitted or tending to tire; exhausted; wearisome; fatiguing;	   tedious; as, a tiresome journey; a tiresome discourse. --	   {Tire"some*ly}, adv. -- {Tire"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tire-woman \Tire"-wom`an\, n.; pl. {Tire-women}. [See {Tire}	   attire, {Attire}.]	   1. A lady's maid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fashionableness of the tire-woman's making. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dresser in a theater. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Tiring-house \Tir"ing-house`\, n. [For attiring house.]	   A tiring-room. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiring-room \Tir"ing-room`\, n. [For attiring room.]	   The room or place where players dress for the stage.	   [1913 Webster]
Tirl \Tirl\, v. i. [Cf. {Twirl}, {Thirl}.] [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   1. To quiver; to vibrate; to veer about.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To make a ratting or clattering sound by twirling or	      shaking; as, to tirl at the pin, or latch, of a door.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tirma \Tir"ma\, n.	   The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tiro \Ti"ro\, n. [L.]	   Same as {Tyro}.	   [1913 Webster]
T iron \T" i`ron\	   See under {T}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tironian \Ti*ro"ni*an\, a. [L. Tironianus, fr. Tiro, the learned	   freedman and amanuensis of Cicero.]	   Of or pertaining to Tiro, or a system of shorthand said to	   have been introduced by him into ancient Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Tirralirra \Tir"ra*lir`ra\, n.	   A verbal imitation of a musical sound, as of the note of a	   lark or a horn.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lark, that tirra lyra chants.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         "Tirralira, " by the river,	         Sang Sir Lancelot.                       --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tirrit \Tir"rit\, n.	   A word from the vocabulary of Mrs. Quickly, the hostess in	   Shakespeare's Henry IV., probably meaning terror.	   [1913 Webster]
Tirwit \Tir"wit\, n. [Cf. {Pewit}.] (Zool.)	   The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
'T is \'T is\	   A common contraction of it is.	   [1913 Webster]
Tisane \Ti*sane"\, n. [F.] (Med.)	   See {Ptisan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tisar \Ti"sar\, n. [F. tisard.] (Glass Manuf.)	   The fireplace at the side of an annealing oven. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster] Tisic
Tisic \Tis"ic\, Tisical \Tis"ic*al\, a. [For phthisic,	   phthisical.]	   Consumptive, phthisical.	   [1913 Webster]	Tisic \Tis"ic\, n.	   Consumption; phthisis. See {Phthisis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tisicky \Tis"ick*y\, a.	   Consumptive, phthisical.	   [1913 Webster]
Tisri \Tis"ri\, n. [Heb. tishr[imac], fr. Chald. sher[=a]' to	   open, to begin.]	   The seventh month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year,	   answering to a part of September with a part of October.	   [1913 Webster]
Tissue \Tis"sue\, n. [F. tissu, fr. tissu, p. p. of tisser,	   tistre, to weave, fr. L. texere. See {Text}.]	   1. A woven fabric.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fine transparent silk stuff, used for veils, etc.;	      specifically, cloth interwoven with gold or silver	      threads, or embossed with figures.	      [1913 Webster]	            A robe of tissue, stiff with golden wire. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            In their glittering tissues bear emblazed	            Holy memorials.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) One of the elementary materials or fibres, having	      a uniform structure and a specialized function, of which	      ordinary animals and plants are composed; a texture; as,	      epithelial tissue; connective tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term tissue is also often applied in a wider sense	         to all the materials or elementary tissues, differing	         in structure and function, which go to make up an	         organ; as, vascular tissue, tegumentary tissue, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Web; texture; complicated fabrication; connected	      series; as, a tissue of forgeries, or of falsehood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unwilling to leave the dry bones of Agnosticism	            wholly unclothed with any living tissue of religious	            emotion.                              --A. J.	                                                  Balfour.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tissue paper}, very thin, gauzelike paper, used for	      protecting engravings in books, for wrapping up delicate	      articles, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Tissue \Tis"sue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tissued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tissuing}.]	   To form tissue of; to interweave.	   [1913 Webster]	         Covered with cloth of gold tissued upon blue. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tissued \Tis"sued\, a.	   Clothed in, or adorned with, tissue; also, variegated; as,	   tissued flowers. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         And crested chiefs and tissued dames	         Assembled at the clarion's call.         --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tit \Tit\, n.	   1. A small horse. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A woman; -- used in contempt. --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A morsel; a bit. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   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}.] (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds	          belonging to the families {Paridae} and	          {Leiotrichidae}; a titmouse.	      (b) The European meadow pipit; a titlark.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Ground tit}. (Zool.) See {Wren tit}, under {Wren}.	   {Hill tit} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic	      singing birds belonging to {Siva}, {Milna}, and allied	      genera.	   {Tit babbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      East Indian and Asiatic timaline birds of the genus	      {Trichastoma}.	   {Tit for tat}. [Probably for tip for tap. See {Tip} a slight	      blow.] An equivalent; retaliation.	   {Tit thrush} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Asiatic	      and East Indian birds belonging to {Suthora} and allied	      genera. In some respects they are intermediate between the	      thrushes and titmice.	      [1913 Webster]
Titan \Ti"tan\ (t[imac]"tan), a.	   Titanic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Titan physical difficulties of his enterprise. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
titanate \ti"tan*ate\ (t[imac]"tan*[asl]t), n. (Chem.)	   A salt of titanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Titan crane \Ti"tan crane\ (Mach.)	   A massive crane with an overhanging counterbalanced arm	   carrying a traveler and lifting crab, the whole supported by	   a carriage mounted on track rails. It is used esp. for	   setting heavy masonry blocks for piers, breakwaters, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a.	   Of or relating to Titans, or fabled giants of ancient	   mythology; hence, enormous in size or strength; as, Titanic	   structures.	   [1913 Webster]
Titanic \Ti*tan"ic\, prop. n.	   The name of a large ocean liner which hit an iceberg and sank	   on its maiden voyage from England to New York in 1912, with	   the loss of hundreds of lives. Also, the name of several	   movies made about the incident.	   [PJC]
titanic \ti*tan"ic\ (t[-i]*t[a^]n"[i^]k), a. [Cf. F. titanique.]	   (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to titanium; derived from, or containing,	   titanium; specifically, designating those compounds of	   titanium in which it has a higher valence as contrasted with	   the {titanous} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {titanic acid} (Chem.), a white amorphous powder, {Ti(OH)4},	      obtained by decomposing certain titanates; -- called also	      {normal titanic acid}. By extension, any one of a series	      of derived acids, called also {metatitanic acid},	      {polytitanic acid}, etc.	   {Titanic iron ore}. (Min.) See {Menaccanite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Titaniferous \Ti`tan*if"er*ous\, a. [Titanium + -ferous: cf. F.	   titanif[`e]re.]	   Containing or affording titanium; as, titaniferous magnetite.	   [1913 Webster]
Titanite \Ti"tan*ite\, n. [Cf. F. titanite; -- so called from	   containing titanic acid.] (Min.)	   See {Sphene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Titanitic \Ti`tan*it"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to, or containing, titanium; as, a titanitic	   mineral.	   [1913 Webster]
Titanium \Ti*ta"ni*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. Titani or Titanes, Gr.	   ?, the sons of the earth.] (Chem.)	   An elementary substance found combined in the minerals	   manaccanite, rutile, sphene, etc., and isolated as an	   infusible iron-gray amorphous powder, having a metallic	   luster. It burns when heated in the air. Symbol Ti. Atomic	   weight 48.1.	   [1913 Webster]
Titano- \Ti"tan*o-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) designating certain	   double compounds of titanium with some other elements; as,	   titano-cyanide, titano-fluoride, titano-silicate, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Titanotherium \Ti`tan*o*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a Titan +	   ?, dim. of ? a beast.] (Paleon.)	   A large American Miocene mammal, allied to the rhinoceros,	   and more nearly to the extinct Brontotherium.	   [1913 Webster]
Titanous \Ti"tan*ous\, a.	   Designating certain compounds of titanium in which that	   element has a lower valence as contrasted with {titanic}	   compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Titbit \Tit"bit`\, n.	   Same as {Tidbit}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tith \Tith\, a. [See {Tight}, a.]	   Tight; nimble. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of a good stirring strain too, she goes tith. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Tithable \Tith"a*ble\, a.	   Subject to the payment of tithes; as, tithable lands.	   [1913 Webster]
Tithe \Tithe\, n. [OE. tithe, tethe, properly an adj., tenth,	   AS. te['o]?a the tenth; akin to ti['e]n, t?n, t[=e]n, ten, G.	   zehnte, adj., tenth, n., a tithe, Icel. t[imac]und the tenth;	   tithe, Goth. ta['i]hunda tenth. See {Ten}, and cf. {Tenth},	   {Teind}.]	   1. A tenth; the tenth part of anything; specifically, the	      tenthpart of the increase arising from the profits of land	      and stock, allotted to the clergy for their support, as in	      England, or devoted to religious or charitable uses.	      Almost all the tithes of England and Wales are commuted by	      law into rent charges.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tithes of the corn, the new wine, and the oil.	                                                  --Neh. xiii.	                                                  5.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tithes are called personal when accuring from labor,	         art, trade, and navigation; predial, when issuing from	         the earth, as hay, wood, and fruit; and mixed, when	         accuring from beaste fed from the ground. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a small part or proportion. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Great tithes}, tithes of corn, hay, and wood.	   {Mixed tithes}, tithes of wool, milk, pigs, etc.	   {Small tithes}, personal and mixed tithes.	   {Tithe commissioner}, one of a board of officers appointed by	      the government for arranging propositions for commuting,	      or compounding for, tithes. [Eng.] --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]	Tithe \Tithe\, a.	   Tenth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Every tithe soul, 'mongst many thousand. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Tithe \Tithe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tithed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tithing}.] [As. te['o]?ian.]	   To levy a tenth part on; to tax to the amount of a tenth; to	   pay tithes on.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye tithe mint and rue.                   --Luke xi. 42.	   [1913 Webster]	Tithe \Tithe\, v. i.	   Tp pay tithes. [R.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tither \Tith"er\, n.	   1. One who collects tithes. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who pays tithes. [R.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Tithing \Tith"ing\, n. [AS. te['o]?ung.]	   1. The act of levying or taking tithes; that which is taken	      as tithe; a tithe.	      [1913 Webster]	            To take tithing of their blood and sweat. --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) A number or company of ten householders who,	      dwelling near each other, were sureties or frankpledges to	      the king for the good behavior of each other; a decennary.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Tithingman \Tith"ing*man\, n.; pl. {Tithingmen}.	   1. (O. Eng. Law) The chief man of a tithing; a headborough;	      one elected to preside over the tithing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A peace officer; an under constable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A parish officer elected annually to preserve good order	      in the church during divine service, to make complaint of	      any disorderly conduct, and to enforce the observance of	      the Sabbath. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tithly \Tith"ly\, a. [From {Tith}.]	   Tightly; nimbly. [Obs.] "I have seen him trip it tithly."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Tithonic \Ti*thon"ic\, a. [L. Tithonius belonging to Tithonus,	   the consort of Aurora, Gr. ?.]	   Of, pertaining to, or denoting, those rays of light which	   produce chemical effects; actinic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tithonicity \Tith`o*nic"i*ty\, n. (Chem. & Physics)	   The state or property of being tithonic; actinism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tithonographic \Ti*thon`o*graph"ic\, a. [Tithonic + -graph +	   -ic.]	   Of, relating to, or produced by, the chemical action of rays	   of light; photographic.	   [1913 Webster]
Tithonometer \Tith`o*nom"e*ter\, n. [Tithonic + -meter.]	   An instrument or apparatus for measuring or detecting	   tithonicity; an actinometer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tithymal \Tith"y*mal\, n. [L. tithymalus a plant with a milklike	   sap, Gr. ?: cf. F. tithymale.] (Bot.)	   Any kind of spurge, esp. {Euphorbia Cyparissias}.	   [1913 Webster]
Titi \Ti"ti\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Teetee}.	   [1913 Webster]	Titi \Ti"ti\, n. [Orig. uncert.]	   1. A tree of the southern United States ({Cliftonia	      monophylla}) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant	      white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes; -- called	      also {black titi}, {buckwheat tree}, and {ironwood}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Any related tree of the genus {Cyrilla}, often disting. as	      {white titi}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Titillate \Tit"il*late\ (t[i^]t"[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp.	   & p. p. {Titillated} (t[i^]t"[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Titillating}.] [L. titillatus, p. p. of titillare.]	   1. To tickle; as, to titillate the nose with a feather.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pungent grains of titillating dust. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To arouse an agreeable sensation in; as, to titillate	      one's imagination; to titillate one's audience; to	      titillate the senses.	      [PJC]
titillation \tit`il*la"tion\ (t[i^]t`[i^]l*l[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   [L. titillatio: cf. F. titillation.]	   1. The act of tickling, or the state of being tickled; a	      tickling sensation. --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any pleasurable sensation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those titillations that reach no higher than the	            senses.                               --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Titillative \Tit"il*la*tive\, a.	   Tending or serving to titillate, or tickle; tickling.	   [1913 Webster] Titivate
Titivate \Tit"i*vate\, Tittivate \Tit"ti*vate\	   (t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Titivated}	   (t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Titivating}	   (t[i^]t"[i^]*v[=a]t`[i^]ng).] [Formed from an uncertain	   source, in imitation of words in -ate fr. L.]	   To dress or smarten up; to spruce. -- {Tit`i*va"tion},	   {Tit`ti*va"tion}, n. [Both Humorous]	         "Come here, an' let me titivate you." He sat down	         beside her, and submitted to be dusted.	                                                  --Quiller-Couch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Titlark \Tit"lark`\ (t[i^]t"l[aum]rk`), n. [Tit a small bird +	   lark.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous small spring birds belonging to {Anthus},	   {Corydalla}, and allied genera, which resemble the true larks	   in color and in having a very long hind claw; especially, the	   European meadow pipit ({Anthus pratensis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Title \Ti"tle\ (t[imac]"t'l), n. [OF. title, F. titre, L.	   titulus an inscription, label, title, sign, token. Cf.	   {Tilde}, {Titrate}, {Titular}.]	   1. An inscription put over or upon anything as a name by	      which it is known.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The inscription in the beginning of a book, usually	      containing the subject of the work, the author's and	      publisher's names, the date, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bookbindng) The panel for the name, between the bands of	      the back of a book.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A section or division of a subject, as of a law, a book,	      specif. (Roman & Canon Laws), a chapter or division of a	      law book.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An appellation of dignity, distinction, or preeminence	      (hereditary or acquired), given to persons, as duke	      marquis, honorable, esquire, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            With his former title greet Macbeth.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A name; an appellation; a designation.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law)	      (a) That which constitutes a just cause of exclusive	          possession; that which is the foundation of ownership	          of property, real or personal; a right; as, a good	          title to an estate, or an imperfect title.	      (b) The instrument which is evidence of a right.	      (c) (Canon Law) That by which a beneficiary holds a	          benefice.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Anc. Church Records) A church to which a priest was	      ordained, and where he was to reside.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Title deeds} (Law), the muniments or evidences of ownership;	      as, the title deeds to an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Epithet; name; appellation; denomination. See {epithet},	        and {Name}.	        [1913 Webster]	        [1913 Webster]	Title \Ti"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Titled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Titling}.] [Cf. L. titulare, F. titrer. See {Title}, n.]	   To call by a title; to name; to entitle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hadrian, having quieted the island, took it for honor	         to be titled on his coin, "The Restorer of Britain."	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Titled \Ti"tled\, a.	   Having or bearing a title.	   [1913 Webster]
Titleless \Ti"tle*less\, a.	   Not having a title or name; without legitimate title. "A	   titleless tyrant." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Title-page \Ti"tle-page`\, n.	   The page of a book which contains it title.	   [1913 Webster]	         The world's all title-page; there's no contents.	                                                  --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Titler \Tit"ler\, n.	   A large truncated cone of refined sugar.	   [1913 Webster]
Titling \Tit"ling\, n. [Icel. titlingr a tit sparrow. See {Tit}	   a small bird.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The hedge sparrow; -- called also {titlene}. Its nest	          often chosen by the cuckoo as a place for depositing	          its own eggs.	          [1913 Webster]	                The titling, . . . being thus deceived, hatcheth	                the egg, and bringeth up the chick of another	                bird.                             --Holland.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The meadow pipit.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Stockfish; -- formerly so called in customhouses.	      [1913 Webster]
Titmal \Tit"mal\, n.	   The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Titmouse \Tit"mouse`\, n.; pl. {Titmice}. [OE. titemose,	   titmase; tit small, or a small bird + AS. m[=a]se a kind of	   small bird; akin to D. mees a titmouse, G. meise, OHG. meisa,	   Icel. meisingr. The English form has been influenced by the	   unrelated word mouse. Cf. {Tit} a small bird.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous singing	   birds belonging to {Parus} and allied genera; -- called also	   {tit}, and {tomtit}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The blue titmouse ({Parus coeruleus}), the marsh	         titmouse ({Parus palustris}), the crested titmouse	         ({Parus cristatus}), the great titmouse ({Parus	         major}), and the long tailed titmouse ({Aegithalos	         caudatus}), are the best-known European species. See	         {Chickadee}.	         [1913 Webster]
Titrate \Ti"trate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Titrated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Titrating}.] [F. titrer, from titre standard, title. See	   {Title}, n.] (Chem.)	   To analyse, or determine the strength of, by means of	   standard solutions. Cf. {Standardized solution}, under	   {Solution}.	   [1913 Webster]
Titrated \Ti"tra*ted\, a. (Chem.)	   Standardized; determined or analyzed by titration; as,	   titrated solutions.	   [1913 Webster]
Titration \Ti*tra"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act or process of titrating; a substance obtained by	   titrating.	   [1913 Webster]
Titter \Tit"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tittered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tittering}.] [Probably of imitative origin.]	   To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the	   upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise;	   to giggle.	   [1913 Webster]	         A group of tittering pages ran before.   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Titter \Tit"ter\, n.	   A restrained laugh. "There was a titter of . . . delight on	   his countenance." --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Titter \Tit"ter\, v. i.	   To seesaw. See {Teeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Titterel \Tit"ter*el\, n.	   The whimbrel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Titter-totter \Tit"ter-tot`ter\, v. i.	   See {Teeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tittimouse \Tit"ti*mouse`\, n. (Zool.)	   Titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tittle \Tit"tle\, n. [OE. titel, titil, apparently a dim. of	   tit, in the sense of small; cf. G. t["u]ttel a tittle, dim.	   of OHG. tutta teat. Perhaps, however, the same word as title,	   n.]	   A particle; a minute part; a jot; an iota.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is easier for heaven and earth to pass, than one	         tittle of the law to fail.               --Luke xvi.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every tittle of this prophecy is most exactly verified.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Tittlebat \Tit"tle*bat\, n. (Zool.)	   The three-spined stickleback. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tittle-tattle \Tit"tle-tat`tle\, n. [A reduplication of tattle.]	   1. Idle, trifling talk; empty prattle. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An idle, trifling talker; a gossip. [R.] --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	Tittle-tattle \Tit"tle-tat`tle\, v. i.	   To talk idly; to prate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tittle-tattling \Tit"tle-tat`tling\, n.	   The act or habit of parting idly or gossiping.	   [1913 Webster]
Tittup \Tit"tup\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tittuped}or {Tittupped};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Tittuping} or {Tittupping}.] [Written also	   {titup}.] [Cf. {Teeter}.]	   To behave or move in a lively or restless manner, as an	   impatient horse; to caper; to prance; to frisk. --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tittup \Tit"tup\, n.	   The act of tittuping; lively, gay, or restless behavior or	   gait; a prance or caper. [Written also {titup}.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tittuppy \Tit"tup*py\, a.	   Given to tittuping; gay; lively; prancing; also, shaky;	   unsteady.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Titty \Tit"ty\, n.	   A little teat; a nipple. [Familiar]	   [1913 Webster]
Titubate \Tit"u*bate\, v. i. [L. titubatus, p. p. of titubare to	   stagger, totter.]	   1. To stumble. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rock or roll, as a curved body on a plane.	      [1913 Webster]
Titubation \Tit`u*ba"tion\, n. [L. titubatio: cf. F.	   titubation.]	   The act of stumbling, rocking, or rolling; a reeling.	   --Quain.	   [1913 Webster]
Titular \Tit"u*lar\, a. [F. titulaire, fr. L. titulus. See	   {Title}.]	   Existing in title or name only; nominal; having the title to	   an office or dignity without discharging its appropriate	   duties; as, a titular prince.	   [1913 Webster]	         If these magnificent titles yet remain	         Not merely titular.                      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Titular bishop}. See under {Bishop}.	      [1913 Webster]	Titular \Tit"u*lar\, n.	   A titulary. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Titularity \Tit`u*lar"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being titular. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Titularly \Tit"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a titular manner; nominally; by title only.	   [1913 Webster]
Titulary \Tit"u*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Titularies}. [Cf. F.	   titulaire.]	   A person invested with a title, in virtue of which he holds	   an office or benefice, whether he performs the duties of it	   or not.	   [1913 Webster]	Titulary \Tit"u*la*ry\, a.	   1. Consisting in a title; titular.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a title.	      [1913 Webster]
Tituled \Tit"uled\, a.	   Having a title. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiver \Tiv"er\, n. [AS. te['a]for, te['a]fur.]	   A kind of ocher which is used in some parts of England in	   marking sheep. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tiver \Tiv"er\, v. t.	   To mark with tiver. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tivoli \Tiv"o*li\, n. [Prob. fr. Tivoli in Italy, a pleasure	   resort not far from Rome.]	   A game resembling bagatelle, played on a special oblong board	   or table (	   {Tivoli board} or {Tivoli table}), which has a curved upper	      end, a set of numbered compartments at the lower end, side	      alleys, and the surface studded with pins and sometimes	      furnished with numbered depressions or cups.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tivy \Tiv"y\, adv. [See {Tantivy}.]	   With great speed; -- a huntsman's word or sound. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Tiza \Ti"za\, n. [CF. Sp. tiza whitening, a kind of chalk or	   pipe clay.] (Chem.)	   See {Ulexite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tlinkit \Tlin"kit\, n. pl.	   The Indians of a seafaring group of tribes of southern Alaska	   comprising the Koluschan stock. Previous to deterioration	   from contact with the whites they were the foremost traders	   of the northwest. They built substantial houses of cedar	   adorned with totem poles, and were expert stone carvers and	   copper workers. Slavery, the potlatch, and the use of immense	   labrets were characteristic. Many now work in the salmon	   industry.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
T lymphocyte \T` lym"pho*cyte\	   Same as {T cell}.	   [PJC]
Tmesis \Tme"sis\ (m[=e]"s[i^]s or t'm[=e]"s[i^]s; 277), n. [L.,	   from Gr. tmh^sis a cutting, fr. te`mnein to cut.] (Gram.)	   The separation of the parts of a compound word by the	   intervention of one or more words; as, in what place soever,	   for whatsoever place.	   [1913 Webster]
To- \To-\ (?, see {To}, prep.), [AS. to- asunder; akin to G.	   zer-, and perhaps to L. dis-, or Gr. ?.]	   An obsolete intensive prefix used in the formation of	   compound verbs; as in to-beat, to-break, to-hew, to-rend,	   to-tear. See these words in the Vocabulary. See the Note on	   {All to}, or {All-to}, under {All}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
To \To\ (?, emphatic or alone, ?, obscure or unemphatic), prep.	   [AS. t[=o]; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=o], D. toe, G. zu, OHG.	   zuo, zua, z[=o], Russ. do, Ir. & Gael. do, OL. -do, -du, as	   in endo, indu, in, Gr. ?, as in ? homeward. [root]200. Cf.	   {Too}, {Tatoo} a beat of drums.]	   1. The preposition to primarily indicates approach and	      arrival, motion made in the direction of a place or thing	      and attaining it, access; and also, motion or tendency	      without arrival; movement toward; -- opposed to {from}.	      "To Canterbury they wend." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stay with us, go not to Wittenberg.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            So to the sylvan lodge	            They came, that like Pomona's arbor smiled.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll to him again, . . .	            He'll tell me all his purpose.	            She stretched her arms to heaven.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, it indicates motion, course, or tendency toward a	      time, a state or condition, an aim, or anything capable of	      being regarded as a limit to a tendency, movement, or	      action; as, he is going to a trade; he is rising to wealth	      and honor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly, by omission of the verb denoting motion, to	         sometimes followed a form of be, with the sense of at,	         or in. "When the sun was [gone or declined] to rest."	         --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. In a very general way, and with innumerable varieties of	      application, to connects transitive verbs with their	      remoter or indirect object, and adjectives, nouns, and	      neuter or passive verbs with a following noun which limits	      their action. Its sphere verges upon that of for, but it	      contains less the idea of design or appropriation; as,	      these remarks were addressed to a large audience; let us	      keep this seat to ourselves; a substance sweet to the	      taste; an event painful to the mind; duty to God and to	      our parents; a dislike to spirituous liquor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Marks and points out each man of us to slaughter.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whilst they, distilled	            Almost to jelly with the act of fear,	            Stand dumb and speak not to him.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;	            and to knowledge temperance; and to temperance	            patience; and to patience godliness; and to	            godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly	            kindness charity.                     --2 Pet. i.	                                                  5,6,7.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have a king's oath to the contrary. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Numbers were crowded to death.        --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fate and the dooming gods are deaf to tears.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go, buckle to the law.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. As sign of the infinitive, to had originally the use of	      last defined, governing the infinitive as a verbal noun,	      and connecting it as indirect object with a preceding verb	      or adjective; thus, ready to go, i.e., ready unto going;	      good to eat, i.e., good for eating; I do my utmost to lead	      my life pleasantly. But it has come to be the almost	      constant prefix to the infinitive, even in situations	      where it has no prepositional meaning, as where the	      infinitive is direct object or subject; thus, I love to	      learn, i.e., I love learning; to die for one's country is	      noble, i.e., the dying for one's country. Where the	      infinitive denotes the design or purpose, good usage	      formerly allowed the prefixing of for to the to; as, what	      went ye out for see? (--Matt. xi. 8).	      [1913 Webster]	            Then longen folk to go on pilgrimages,	            And palmers for to seeken strange stranders.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Such usage is now obsolete or illiterate. In colloquial	         usage, to often stands for, and supplies, an infinitive	         already mentioned; thus, he commands me to go with him,	         but I do not wish to.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. In many phrases, and in connection with many other words,	      to has a pregnant meaning, or is used elliptically. Thus,	      it denotes or implies:	      (a) Extent; limit; degree of comprehension; inclusion as	          far as; as, they met us to the number of three	          hundred.	          [1913 Webster]	                We ready are to try our fortunes	                To the last man.                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Few of the Esquimaux can count to ten. --Quant.	                                                  Rev.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Effect; end; consequence; as, the prince was flattered	          to his ruin; he engaged in a war to his cost; violent	          factions exist to the prejudice of the state.	      (c) Apposition; connection; antithesis; opposition; as,	          they engaged hand to hand.	          [1913 Webster]	                Now we see through a glass, darkly; but then	                face to face.                     --1 Cor. xiii.	                                                  12.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Accord; adaptation; as, an occupation to his taste;	          she has a husband to her mind.	          [1913 Webster]	                He to God's image, she to his was made.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) Comparison; as, three is to nine as nine is to	          twenty-seven; it is ten to one that you will offend	          him.	          [1913 Webster]	                All that they did was piety to this. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) Addition; union; accumulation.	          [1913 Webster]	                Wisdom he has, and to his wisdom, courage.	                                                  --Denham.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) Accompaniment; as, she sang to his guitar; they danced	          to the music of a piano.	          [1913 Webster]	                Anon they move	                In perfect phalanx to the Dorian mood	                Of flutes and soft recorders.     --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) Character; condition of being; purpose subserved or	          office filled. [In this sense archaic] "I have a king	          here to my flatterer." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Made his masters and others . . . to consider	                him to a little wonder.           --Walton.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: To in to-day, to-night, and to-morrow has the sense or	         force of for or on; for, or on, (this) day, for, or on,	         (this) night, for, or on, (the) morrow. To-day,	         to-night, to-morrow may be considered as compounds, and	         usually as adverbs; but they are sometimes used as	         nouns; as, to-day is ours.	         [1913 Webster]	               To-morrow, and to-morrow, and to-morrow;	               Creeps in this petty pace from day to day.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To and again}, to and fro. [R.]	   {To and fro}, forward and back. In this phrase, to is	      adverbial.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was great showing both to and fro. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To-and-fro}, a pacing backward and forward; as, to commence	      a to-and-fro. --Tennyson.	   {To the face}, in front of; in behind; hence, in the presence	      of.	   {To wit}, to know; namely. See {Wit}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: To, without an object expressed, is used adverbially;	         as, put to the door, i. e., put the door to its frame,	         close it; and in the nautical expressions, to heave to,	         to come to, meaning to a certain position. To, like on,	         is sometimes used as a command, forward, set to. "To,	         Achilles! to, Ajax! to!" --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Toad \Toad\, n. [OE. tode, tade, AS. t[=a]die, t[=a]dige; of	   unknown origin. Cf. {Tadpole}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the	   genus {Bufo} and allied genera, especially those of the	   family {Bufonidae}. Toads are generally terrestrial in their	   habits except during the breeding season, when they seek the	   water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth in the	   daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night. Most	   toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that	   secrete an acrid fluid.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common toad ({Bufo vulgaris}) and the natterjack	         are familiar European species. The common American toad	         ({Bufo lentiginosus}) is similar to the European toad,	         but is less warty and is more active, moving chiefly by	         leaping.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Obstetrical toad}. (Zool.) See under {Obstetrical}.	   {Surinam toad}. (Zool.) See {Pita}.	   {Toad lizard} (Zool.), a horned toad.	   {Toad pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant ({Equisetum	      limosum}) growing in muddy places. --Dr. Prior.	   {Toad rush} (Bot.), a low-growing kind of rush ({Juncus	      bufonius}).	   {Toad snatcher} (Zool.), the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Toad spittle}. (Zool.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.	   {Tree toad}. (Zool.) See under {Tree}.	      [1913 Webster]
Toadeater \Toad"eat`er\, n. [Said to be so called in allusion to	   an old alleged practice among mountebanks' boys of eating	   toads (popularly supposed to be poisonous), in order that	   their masters might have an opportunity of pretending to	   effect a cure. The French equivalent expression is un avaleur	   de couleuvres. Cf. {Toady}.]	   A fawning, obsequious parasite; a mean sycophant; a	   flatterer; a toady. --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]	         You had nearly imposed upon me, but you have lost your	         labor. You're too zealous a toadeater, and betray	         yourself.                                --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Toadfish \Toad"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any marine fish of the genus {Batrachus}, having a large,	       thick head and a wide mouth, and bearing some resemblance	       to a toad. The American species ({Batrachus tau}) is very	       common in shallow water. Called also {oyster fish}, and	       {sapo}.	   (b) The angler.	   (c) A swellfish.	       [1913 Webster]
Toadflax \Toad"flax`\, n. (Bot.)	   An herb ({Linaria vulgaris}) of the Figwort family, having	   narrow leaves and showy orange and yellow flowers; -- called	   also {butter and eggs}, {flaxweed}, and {ramsted}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toadhead \Toad"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The golden plover. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Toadish \Toad"ish\, a.	   Like a toad. [Obs.] --A. Stafford.	   [1913 Webster]
Toadlet \Toad"let\, n.	   A small toad. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Toadstone \Toad"stone`\, n.	   1. (Min.) A local name for the igneous rocks of Derbyshire,	      England; -- said by some to be derived from the German	      todter stein, meaning dead stone, that is, stone which	      contains no ores.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bufonite, formerly regarded as a precious stone, and worn	      as a jewel. See {Bufonite}.	      [1913 Webster]
Toadstool \Toad"stool`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to many umbrella-shaped fungi, mostly of the	   genus {Agaricus}. The species are almost numberless. They	   grow on decaying organic matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Toady \Toad"y\, n.; pl. {Toadies}. [Shortened from toadeater.]	   1. A mean flatterer; a toadeater; a sycophant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before I had been standing at the window five	            minutes, they somehow conveyed to me that they were	            all toadies and humbugs.              --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coarse, rustic woman. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Toady \Toad"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toadied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toadying}.]	   To fawn upon with mean sycophancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Toadyism \Toad"y*ism\, n.	   The practice of meanly fawning on another; base sycophancy;	   servile adulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Toast \Toast\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toasting}.] [OF. toster to roast, toast, fr. L. torrere,	   tostum, to parch, roast. See {Torrid}.]	   1. To dry and brown by the heat of a fire; as, to toast	      bread.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To warm thoroughly; as, to toast the feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To name when a health is proposed to be drunk; to drink to	      the health, or in honor, of; as, to toast a lady.	      [1913 Webster]	Toast \Toast\, n. [OF. toste, or tost['e]e, toasted bread. See	   {Toast}, v.]	   1. Bread dried and browned before a fire, usually in slices;	      also, a kind of food prepared by putting slices of toasted	      bread into milk, gravy, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            My sober evening let the tankard bless,	            With toast embrowned, and fragrant nutmeg fraught.	                                                  --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lady in honor of whom persons or a company are invited	      to drink; -- so called because toasts were formerly put	      into the liquor, as a great delicacy.	      [1913 Webster]	            It now came to the time of Mr. Jones to give a toast	            . . . who could not refrain from mentioning his dear	            Sophia.                               --Fielding.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, any person, especially a person of distinction, in	      honor of whom a health is drunk; hence, also, anything so	      commemorated; a sentiment, as "The land we live in," "The	      day we celebrate," etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Toast rack}, a small rack or stand for a table, having	      partitions for holding slices of dry toast.	      [1913 Webster]
Toaster \Toast"er\, n.	   1. One who toasts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kitchen utensil for toasting bread, cheese, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Toasting \Toast"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Toast}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Toasting fork}, a long-handled fork for toasting bread,	      cheese, or the like, by the fire.	      [1913 Webster]
Toastmaster \Toast"mas`ter\, n.	   A person who presides at a public dinner or banquet, and	   announces the toasts.	   [1913 Webster]
Toat \Toat\, n.	   The handle of a joiner's plane. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Tobacco \To*bac"co\, n. [Sp. tabaco, fr. the Indian tabaco the	   tube or pipe in which the Indians or Caribbees smoked this	   plant. Some derive the word from Tabaco, a province of	   Yucatan, where it was said to be first found by the	   Spaniards; others from the island of Tobago, one of the	   Caribbees. But these derivations are very doubtful.]	   1. (Bot.) An American plant ({Nicotiana Tabacum}) of the	      Nightshade family, much used for smoking and chewing, and	      as snuff. As a medicine, it is narcotic, emetic, and	      cathartic. Tobacco has a strong, peculiar smell, and an	      acrid taste.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is extended to other species of the genus, and	         to some unrelated plants, as Indian tobacco ({Nicotiana	         rustica}, and also {Lobelia inflata}), mountain tobacco	         ({Arnica montana}), and Shiraz tobacco ({Nicotiana	         Persica}).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The leaves of the plant prepared for smoking, chewing,	      etc., by being dried, cured, and manufactured in various	      ways.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tobacco box} (Zool.), the common American skate.	   {Tobacco camphor}. (Chem.) See {Nicotianine}.	   {Tobacco man}, a tobacconist. [R.]	   {Tobacco pipe}.	      (a) A pipe used for smoking, made of baked clay, wood, or	          other material.	      (b) (Bot.) Same as {Indian pipe}, under {Indian}.	   {Tobacco-pipe clay} (Min.), a species of clay used in making	      tobacco pipes; -- called also {cimolite}.	   {Tobacco-pipe fish}. (Zool.) See {Pipemouth}.	   {Tobacco stopper}, a small plug for pressing down the tobacco	      in a pipe as it is smoked.	   {Tobacco worm} (Zool.), the larva of a large hawk moth	      ({Sphinx Carolina} syn. {Phlegethontius Carolina}). It is	      dark green, with seven oblique white stripes bordered	      above with dark brown on each side of the body. It feeds	      upon the leaves of tobacco and tomato plants, and is often	      very injurious to the tobacco crop. See Illust. of {Hawk	      moth}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tobacconing \To*bac"co*ning\, n.	   Smoking tobacco. [Obs.] "Tobacconing is but a smoky play."	   [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Tobacconist \To*bac"co*nist\, n.	   1. A dealer in tobacco; also, a manufacturer of tobacco.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A smoker of tobacco. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	      [1913 Webster]
To-beat \To-beat"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + beat.]	   To beat thoroughly or severely. [Obs.] --Layamon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tobias fish \To*bi"as fish`\ [See the Note under {Asmodeus}, in	   the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] (Zool.)	   The lant, or sand eel.	   [1913 Webster]
Tobie \To"bie\, n. [Cf. {Toby}.]	   A kind of inferior cigar of a long slender shape, tapered at	   one end. [Local, U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tobine \To"bine\, n. [Cf. G. tobin, D. tabijn. See {Tabby}.]	   A stout twilled silk used for dresses.	   [1913 Webster]
Tobit \To"bit\, n.	   A book of the Apocrypha.	   [1913 Webster]
Toboggan \To*bog"gan\, n. [Corruption of American Indian	   odabagan a sled.]	   A kind of sledge made of pliable board, turned up at one or	   both ends, used for coasting down hills or prepared inclined	   planes; also, a sleigh or sledge, to be drawn by dogs, or by	   hand, over soft and deep snow. [Written also {tobogan}, and	   {tarbogan}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Toboggan \To*bog"gan\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tobogganed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Tobogganing}.]	   To slide down hill over the snow or ice on a toboggan.	   --Barilett.	   [1913 Webster] Tobogganer
Tobogganer \To*bog"gan*er\, Tobogganist \To*bog"gan*ist\, n.	   One who practices tobogganing.	   [1913 Webster]
To-break \To-break"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + break.]	   To break completely; to break in pieces. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With nose and mouth to-broke.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
To-brest \To-brest"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + brest.]	   To burst or break in pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Toby \To"by\, n.; pl. {-bies}. [Perh. from the proper name.]	   A small jug, pitcher, or mug, generally used for ale, shaped	   somewhat like a stout man, with a cocked hat forming the	   brim.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toccata \Toc*ca"ta\, n. [It., fr. toccare to touch. See	   {Touch}.] (Mus.)	   An old form of piece for the organ or harpsichord, somewhat	   in the free and brilliant style of the prelude, fantasia, or	   capriccio.	   [1913 Webster] Toccatella
Toccatella \Toc`ca*tel"la\, Toccatina \Toc`ca*ti"na\, n.] [It.]	   (Music)	   A short or simple toccata.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tocher \Toch"er\, n. [Gael. tochradh.]	   Dowry brought by a bride to her husband. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Tockay \Tock"ay\, n. (Zool.)	   A spotted lizard native of India.	   [1913 Webster]
Toco \To"co\, n. (Zool.)	   A toucan ({Ramphastos toco}) having a very large beak. See	   Illust. under {Toucan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tocology \To*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? a birth + -logy.]	   The science of obstetrics, or midwifery; that department of	   medicine which treats of parturition. [Written also	   {tokology}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tocororo \To*co*ro"ro\, n. [Probably from the native name	   through the Spanish: cf. Sp. tocororo.] (Zool.)	   A cuban trogon ({Priotelus temnurus}) having a serrated bill	   and a tail concave at the end.	   [1913 Webster]
Tocsin \Toc"sin\, n. [F., fr. OF. toquier to touch, F. toquer	   (originally, a dialectic form of F. toucher) + seint (for	   sein) a bell, LL. signum, fr. L. signum a sign, signal. See	   {Touch}, and {Sign}.]	   An alarm bell, or the ringing of a bell for the purpose of	   alarm.	   [1913 Webster]	         The loud tocsin tolled their last alarm. --Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tod \Tod\ (t[o^]d), n. [Akin to D. todde a rag, G. zotte shag,	   rag, a tuft of hair, Icel. toddi a piece of a thing, a tod of	   wool.]	   1. A bush; a thick shrub; a bushy clump. [R.] "An ivy todde."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ivy tod is heavy with snow.       --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old weight used in weighing wool, being usually	      twenty-eight pounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A fox; -- probably so named from its bushy tail.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wolf, the tod, the brock.         --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tod stove}, a close stove adapted for burning small round	      wood, twigs, etc. [U. S.] --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Tod \Tod\, v. t. & i.	   To weigh; to yield in tods. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
To-day \To-day"\, adv. [AS. t[=o] d[ae]g. See {To}, prep., and	   {Day}.]	   On this day; on the present day.	   [1913 Webster]	         Worcester's horse came but to-day.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	To-day \To-day"\, n.	   The present day.	   [1913 Webster]	         On to-day	         Is worth for me a thousand yesterdays.   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Toddle \Tod"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toddling}.] [Akin to tottle, totter.]	   To walk with short, tottering steps, as a child.	   [1913 Webster]	Toddle \Tod"dle\, n.	   A toddling walk. --Trollope.	   [1913 Webster]
Toddler \Tod"dler\, n.	   One who toddles; especially, a young child. --Mrs. Gaskell.	   [1913 Webster]
Toddy \Tod"dy\, n. [Formed from Hind. t[=a]?[imac] the juice of	   the palmyra tree, popularly, toddy, fr. t[=a]? the palmyra	   tree, Skr. t[=a]la.]	   1. A juice drawn from various kinds of palms in the East	      Indies; or, a spirituous liquor procured from it by	      fermentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mixture of spirit and hot water sweetened.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Toddy differs from grog in having a less proportion of	         spirit, and is being made hot and sweetened.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Toddy bird} (Zool.), a weaver bird of the East Indies and	      India: -- so called from its fondness for the juice of the	      palm.	   {Toddy cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure; the palm cat.	      [1913 Webster]
To-do \To-do"\, n. [To + do. Cf. {Ado}.]	   Bustle; stir; commotion; ado. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tody \To"dy\, n.; pl. Todies . [Cf. NL. todus, F. todier, G.	   todvogel.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small insectivorous West Indian	   birds of the genus {Todus}. They are allied to the	   kingfishers.	   [1913 Webster]
Toe \Toe\, n. [OE. too, taa, AS. t[=a]; akin to D. teen, G.	   zehe, OHG. z[=e]ha, Icel. t[=a], Sw. t[*a], Dan. taa; of	   uncertain origin. [root]60.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the terminal members, or digits, of the	      foot of a man or an animal. "Each one, tripping on his	      toe." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The fore part of the hoof or foot of an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything, or any part, corresponding to the toe of the	      foot; as, the toe of a boot; the toe of a skate.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.)	      (a) The journal, or pivot, at the lower end of a revolving	          shaft or spindle, which rests in a step.	      (b) A lateral projection at one end, or between the ends,	          of a piece, as a rod or bolt, by means of which it is	          moved.	      (c) A projection from the periphery of a revolving piece,	          acting as a cam to lift another piece.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Toe biter} (Zool.), a tadpole; a polliwig.	   {Toe drop} (Med.), a morbid condition of the foot in which	      the toe is depressed and the heel elevated, as in talipes	      equinus. See {Talipes}.	      [1913 Webster]	Toe \Toe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toeing}.]	   To touch or reach with the toes; to come fully up to; as, to	   toe the mark.	   [1913 Webster]	Toe \Toe\, v. i.	   To hold or carry the toes (in a certain way).	   [1913 Webster]	   {To toe in}, to stand or carry the feet in such a way that	      the toes of either foot incline toward the other.	   {To toe out}, to have the toes of each foot, in standing or	      walking, incline from the other foot.	      [1913 Webster]
Toed \Toed\, a.	   1. Having (such or so many) toes; -- chiefly used in	      composition; as, narrow-toed, four-toed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Carp.) Having the end secured by nails driven obliquely,	      said of a board, plank, or joist serving as a brace, and	      in general of any part of a frame secured to other parts	      by diagonal nailing.	      [1913 Webster]
Toe drop \Toe drop\ (Med.)	   A morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed	   and the heel elevated.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Toe hold \Toe hold\ (Wrestling)	   A hold in which the agressor bends back his opponent's foot.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
To-fall \To-fall"\, n. (Arch.)	   A lean-to. See {Lean-to}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toff \Toff\, n. [Etym. uncertain.]	   A fop; a beau; a swell. [Slang, Eng.] --Kipling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Toffee
Toffee \Tof"fee\, Toffy \Tof"fy\, n.	   Taffy. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Tofore
Tofore \To*fore"\, Toforn \To*forn"\, prep. & adv. [AS.	   t[=o]foran. See {To}, prep., {Fore}.]	   Before. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Toforn him goeth the loud minstrelsy.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Would thou wert as thou tofore hast been! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Toft \Toft\, n. [OE. toft a knoll; akin to LG. toft a field	   hedged in, not far from a house, Icel. topt a green knoll,	   grassy place, place marked out for a house, Dan. toft.]	   1. A knoll or hill. [Obs.] "A tower on a toft." --Piers	      Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A grove of trees; also, a plain. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (O. Eng. Law) A place where a messuage has once stood; the	      site of a burnt or decayed house.	      [1913 Webster]
Toftman \Toft"man\, n.; pl. {Toftmen}.	   The owner of a toft. See {Toft}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Tofus \To"fus\, n. [L., tufa.]	   1. Tophus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Tufa. See under {Tufa}, and {Toph}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tog \Tog\, v. t. & i.	   To put toggery, or togs, on; to dress; -- usually with out,	   implying care, elaborateness, or the like. [Colloq. or Slang]	   --Harper's Weekly.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toga \To"ga\, n.; pl. E. {Togas}, L. {Togae}. [L., akin to	   tegere to cover. See {Thatch}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans,	   consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape	   approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the	   border of the toga praetexta.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Toga praetexta}. [L.], a toga with a broad purple border,	      worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by	      persons engaged in sacred rites.	   {Toga virilis} [L.], the manly gown; the common toga. This	      was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing	      their fourteenth year.	      [1913 Webster]
Togated \To"ga*ted\, a. [L. togatus, from toga a toga.]	   Dressed in a toga or gown; wearing a gown; gowned. [R.] --Sir	   M. Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Toged \To"ged\, a.	   Togated. [Obs. or R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Together \To*geth"er\, adv. [OE. togedere, togidere, AS.	   t[=o]g[ae]dere, t[=o]g[ae]dre, t[=o]gadere; t[=o] to + gador	   together. [root]29. See {To}, prep., and {Gather}.]	   1. In company or association with respect to place or time;	      as, to live together in one house; to live together in the	      same age; they walked together to the town.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soldiers can never stand idle long together.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In or into union; into junction; as, to sew, knit, or	      fasten two things together; to mix things together.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king joined humanity and policy together.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In concert; with mutual cooperation; as, the allies made	      war upon France together.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Together with}, in union with; in company or mixture with;	      along with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take the bad together with the good.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Toggery \Tog"ger*y\, n. [Cf. {Togated}.]	   Clothes; garments; dress; as, fishing toggery. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Toggle \Tog"gle\, n. [Cf. {Tug}.] [Written also {toggel}.]	   1. (Naut.) A wooden pin tapering toward both ends with a	      groove around its middle, fixed transversely in the eye of	      a rope to be secured to any other loop or bight or ring; a	      kind of button or frog capable of being readily engaged	      and disengaged for temporary purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) Two rods or plates connected by a toggle joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A toggle switch.	      [PJC]	Toggle \Tog"gle\, v. t. (Computer programming)	   To change the value of (a program variable) by activating a	   toggle switch; as, to toggle the view from character to	   graphic mode; to toggle the keyboard input from insert to	   overtype mode.	   [PJC]	   {Toggle iron}, a harpoon with a pivoted crosspiece in a	      mortise near the point to prevent it from being drawn out	      when a whale, shark, or other animal, is harpooned.	   {Toggle joint}, an elbow or knee joint, consisting of two	      bars so connected that they may be brought quite or nearly	      into a straight line, and made to produce great endwise	      pressure, when any force is applied to bring them into	      this position.	Toggle switch \Tog"gle switch`\, n.	   1. (Elec.) an electrical switch operated by pushing a lever	      through a small angle of deflection. The lever has a	      spring which returns it to its original position after the	      pressure applied by the operator is released.	      [PJC]	   2. (Computer programming) A mechanism for acquiring input	      from an operator, such that taking some action (such as	      pressing a function key on a keyboard) will cause a	      program variable to take a new value. The values are	      usually changed in cyclic fashion, so that a certain	      number of activations of the toggle returns the variable	      to its initial value. When there are two values to the	      variable, each activation of the toggle causes the	      variable to assume the alternate value.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
Toght \Toght\ (t[add]t), a.	   Taut. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Togider
Togider \To*gid"er\, Togidres \To*gid"res\, adv.	   Together. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Togs \Togs\, n. pl. [See {Toggery}.]	   Clothes; garments; toggery. [Colloq. or Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Togue \Togue\, n. [From the American Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The namaycush.	   [1913 Webster]
Tohew \To*hew"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + hew.]	   To hew in pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tohubohu \To"hu*bo"hu\ (t[=o]"h[=oo]-b[=o]"h[=oo]), n. [F.	   tohu-bohu, fr. Heb. toh[=u] wa boh[=u] without form and void	   (--Gen. i. 2).]	   Chaos; confusion. [Rare]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Was ever such a tohubohu of people as there assembles?	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toil \Toil\, n. [F. toiles, pl., toils, nets, fr. toile cloth,	   canvas, spider web, fr. L. tela any woven stuff, a web, fr.	   texere to weave. See {Text}, and cf. {Toilet}.]	   A net or snare; any thread, web, or string spread for taking	   prey; -- usually in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a Numidian lion, when first caught,	         Endures the toil that holds him.         --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then toils for beasts, and lime for birds, were found.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Toil \Toil\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toiling}.] [OE. toilen to pull about, to toil; of uncertain	   origin; cf. OD. teulen, tuylen, to labor, till, or OF.	   tooillier, toailler, to wash, rub (cf. {Towel}); or perhaps	   ultimately from the same root as E. tug.]	   To exert strength with pain and fatigue of body or mind,	   especially of the body, with efforts of some continuance or	   duration; to labor; to work.	   [1913 Webster]	Toil \Toil\, v. t.	   1. To weary; to overlabor. [Obs.] "Toiled with works of war."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To labor; to work; -- often with out. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Places well toiled and husbanded.     --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] toiled out my uncouth passage.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Toil \Toil\, n. [OE. toil turmoil, struggle; cf. OD. tuyl labor,	   work. See {Toil}, v.]	   Labor with pain and fatigue; labor that oppresses the body or	   mind, esp. the body.	   [1913 Webster]	         My task of servile toil.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         After such bloody toil, we bid good night. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Toil is used in the formation of compounds which are	         generally of obvious signification; as, toil-strung,	         toil-wasted, toil-worn, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Labor; drudgery; work; exertion; occupation; employment;	        task; travail.	   Usage: {Toil}, {Labor}, {Drudgery}. Labor implies strenuous	          exertion, but not necessary such as overtasks the	          faculties; toil denotes a severity of labor which is	          painful and exhausting; drudgery implies mean and	          degrading work, or, at least, work which wearies or	          disgusts from its minuteness or dull uniformity.	          [1913 Webster]	                You do not know the heavy grievances,	                The toils, the labors, weary drudgeries,	                Which they impose.                --Southern.	          [1913 Webster]	                How often have I blessed the coming day,	                When toil remitting lent its turn to play.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	          [1913 Webster]
Toiler \Toil"er\, n.	   One who toils, or labors painfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Toilet \Toi"let\, n. [F. toilette, dim. of toile cloth. See	   {Toil} a net.]	   1. A covering of linen, silk, or tapestry, spread over a	      table in a chamber or a dressing room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dressing table. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Act or mode of dressing, or that which is arranged in	      dressing; attire; dress; as, her toilet is perfect.	      [Written also {toilette}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Toilet glass}, a looking-glass for a toilet table or for a	      dressing room.	   {Toilet service}, {Toilet set}, earthenware, glass, and other	      utensils for a dressing room.	   {Toilet table}, a dressing table; a toilet. See def. 2 above.	      	   {To snake one's toilet}, to dress one's self; especially, to	      dress one's self carefully.	      [1913 Webster]
Toilette \Toi*lette"\, n. [F.]	   See {Toilet}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Toilful \Toil"ful\, a.	   Producing or involving much toil; laborious; toilsome; as,	   toilful care. --Mickle.	   [1913 Webster]
Toilinette \Toi`li*nette"\, n. [F. toilinet. See {Toil} a net.]	   A cloth, the weft of which is of woolen yarn, and the warp of	   cotton and silk, -- used for waistcoats.	   [1913 Webster]
Toilless \Toil"less\, a.	   Free from toil.	   [1913 Webster]
Toilsome \Toil"some\ (toil"s[u^]m), a.	   Attended with toil, or fatigue and pain; laborious;	   wearisome; as, toilsome work.	   [1913 Webster]	         What can be toilsome in these pleasant walks? --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Toil"some*ly}, adv. -- {Toil"some*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Toise \Toise\ (toiz), n. [F., fr. LL. tesa, fr. L. tensus, fem.	   tensa, p. p. of tendere to stretch, extend. See {Tense}, a.]	   An old measure of length in France, containing six French	   feet, or about 6.3946 French feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Toison \Toi`son"\ (tw[.a]`z[^o]n"), n. [F.]	   A sheep's fleece.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Toison d'or \Toi`son" d'or"\ (d[-o]r"). [F.]	   Lit., the golden fleece; specif., the order of the Golden	   Fleece, or its jewel.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tokay \To*kay"\ (t[-o]*k[=a]"), n. [Named fr. Tokay in Hungary.]	   1. (Bot.) A grape of an oval shape and whitish color.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rich Hungarian wine made from Tokay grapes.	      [1913 Webster]
Token \To"ken\ (t[=o]"k'n), n. [OE. token, taken, AS. t[=a]cen;	   akin to OFries. t[=e]ken, OS. t[=e]kan, D. teeken, G.	   zeichen, OHG. Zeihhan, Icel. t[=a]kan, teiken, Sw. tecken,	   Dan. tegn, Goth. taikns sign, token, gateihan to tell, show,	   AS. te['o]n to accuse, G. zeihen, OHG. z[imac]han, G. zeigen	   to show, OHG. zeig[=o]n, Icel. tj[=a], L. dicere to say, Gr.	   deikny`nai to show, Skr. di[,c]. Cf. {Diction}, {Teach}.]	   1. Something intended or supposed to represent or indicate	      another thing or an event; a sign; a symbol; as, the	      rainbow is a token of God's covenant established with	      Noah.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A memorial of friendship; something by which the	      friendship of another person is to be kept in mind; a	      memento; a souvenir.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is some token from a never friend. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something given or shown as a symbol or guarantee of	      authority or right; a sign of authenticity, of power, good	      faith, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Say, by this token, I desire his company. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of metal intended for currency, and issued by a	      private party, usually bearing the name of the issuer, and	      redeemable in lawful money. Also, a coin issued by	      government, esp. when its use as lawful money is limited	      and its intrinsic value is much below its nominal value.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is now made unlawful for private persons to issue	         tokens.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) A livid spot upon the body, indicating, or supposed	      to indicate, the approach of death. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the fearful tokens of the plague,	            Are mere forerunners of their ends.   --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Print.) Ten and a half quires, or, commonly, 250 sheets,	      of paper printed on both sides; also, in some cases, the	      same number of sheets printed on one side, or half the	      number printed on both sides.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Ch. of Scot.) A piece of metal given beforehand to each	      person in the congregation who is permitted to partake of	      the Lord's Supper.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mining) A bit of leather having a peculiar mark	      designating a particular miner. Each hewer sends one of	      these with each corf or tub he has hewn.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Weaving) In a Jacquard loom, a colored signal to show the	      weaver which shuttle to use.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Token money}, money which is lawfully current for more than	      its real value. See {Token}, n., 4.	   {Token sheet} (Print.), the last sheet of each token. --W.	      Savage.	      [1913 Webster]	Token \To"ken\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tokened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tokening}.] [AS. t[=a]cnian, fr. t[=a]cen token. See	   {Token}, n.]	   To betoken. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tokened \To"kened\, a.	   Marked by tokens, or spots; as, the tokened pestilence.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tokenless \To"ken*less\, a.	   Without a token.	   [1913 Webster]
Tokin \Tok"in\, n.	   A tocsin. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tol \Tol\ (t[=o]l), v. t. (Law)	   To take away. See {Toll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tola \To"la\, n. [Hind., from Skr. tul[=a] a balance.]	   A weight of British India. The standard tola is equal to 180	   grains.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolane \To*lane"\, n. [From {Toluene}.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C14H10}, related both to the acetylene and	   the aromatic series, and produced artificially as a white	   crystalline substance; -- called also {diphenyl acetylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolbooth \Tol"booth`\, n.	   See {Tollbooth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Told \Told\ (t[=o]ld),	   imp. & p. p. of {Tell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tole \Tole\ (t[=o]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Toling}.] [OE. tollen to draw, to entice; of uncertain	   origin. Cf. {Toll} to ring a bell.]	   To draw, or cause to follow, by displaying something pleasing	   or desirable; to allure by some bait. [Written also {toll}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever you observe him to be more frighted at then he	         should, tole him on to by insensible degrees, till at	         last he masters the difficulty.	   [1913 Webster]
Toledo \To*le"do\, n.	   A sword or sword blade made at Toledo in Spain, which city	   was famous in the 16th and 17th centuries for the excellence	   of its weapons.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolerability \Tol`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tolerable. [R.] --Fuller.	   Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolerable \Tol"er*a*ble\, a. [L. tolerabilis: cf. F.	   tol['e]rable. See {Tolerate}.]	   1. Capable of being borne or endured; supportable, either	      physically or mentally.	      [1913 Webster]	            As may affect the earth with cold and heat	            Scarce tolerable.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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, a tolerable administration; a tolerable	      entertainment; a tolerable translation. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tol"er*a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Tol"er*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Tolerance \Tol"er*ance\, n. [L. tolerantia: cf. F.	   tol['e]rance.]	   1. The power or capacity of enduring; the act of enduring;	      endurance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diogenes, one frosty morning, came into the market	            place, shaking, to show his tolerance. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The endurance of the presence or actions of objectionable	      persons, or of the expression of offensive opinions;	      toleration.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) The power possessed or acquired by some persons of	      bearing doses of medicine which in ordinary cases would	      prove injurious or fatal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Forestry) Capability of growth in more or less shade.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. the allowed amount of variation from the standard or from	      exact conformity to the specified dimensions, weight,	      hardness, voltage etc., in various mechanical or	      electrical devices or operations; -- caklled also	      {allowance} specif.: (Coinage) The amount which coins,	      either singly or in lots, are legally allowed to vary	      above or below the standard of weight or fineness.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   6. (Biochemistry) the capacity to resist the deleterious	      action of a chemical agent normally harmful to the	      organism; as, the acquired tolerance of bacteria to	      anitbiotics.	      [PJC]	   7. (Immunology) the acquired inability to respond with an	      immune reaction to an antigen to which the organism	      normally responds; -- called also {immunotolerance},	      {immunological tolerance}, or {immune tolerance}. Such	      tolerance may be induced by exposing an animal to the	      antigen at a very early stage of life, prior to maturation	      of the immune system, or, in adults, by exposing the	      animal to repeated low doses of a weak protein antigen	      ({low-zone tolerance}), or to a large amount of an antigen	      ({high-zone tolerance}).	      [PJC]	   {Tolerance of the mint}. (Coinage) Same as {Remedy of the	      mint}. See under {Remedy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tolerant \Tol"er*ant\, a. [L. tolerans, p. pr. of tolerare to	   tolerate: cf. F. tol['e]rant. See {Tolerate}.]	   Inclined to tolerate; favoring toleration; forbearing;	   indulgent.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolerate \Tol"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tolerated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tolerating}.] [L. toleratus, p. p. of tolerare, fr.	   the same root as tollere to lift up, tuli, used as perfect of	   ferre to bear, latus (for tlatus), used as p. p. of ferre to	   bear, and E. thole. See {Thole}, and cf. {Atlas},	   {Collation}, {Delay}, {Elate}, {Extol}, {Legislate},	   {Oblate}, {Prelate}, {Relate}, {Superlative}, {Talent},	   {Toll} to take away, {Translate}.]	   To suffer to be, or to be done, without prohibition or	   hindrance; to allow or permit negatively, by not preventing;	   not to restrain; to put up with; as, to tolerate doubtful	   practices.	   [1913 Webster]	         Crying should not be tolerated in children. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         We tolerate them because property and liberty, to a	         degree, require that toleration.         --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Permit}.	        [1913 Webster]
Toleration \Tol`er*a"tion\, n. [L. toleratio: cf. OF.	   toleration.]	   1. The act of tolerating; the allowance of that which is not	      wholly approved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the allowance of religious opinions and	      modes of worship in a state when contrary to, or different	      from, those of the established church or belief.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, freedom from bigotry and severity in judgment of	      the opinions or belief of others, especially in respect to	      religious matters.	      [1913 Webster]
Toll \Toll\, v. t. [L. tollere. See {Tolerate}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   To take away; to vacate; to annul.	   [1913 Webster]	Toll \Toll\, v. t. [See {Tole}.]	   1. To draw; to entice; to allure. See {Tole}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Probably the same word as toll to draw, and at first	      meaning, to ring in order to draw people to church.] To	      cause to sound, as a bell, with strokes slowly and	      uniformly repeated; as, to toll the funeral bell. "The	      sexton tolled the bell." --Hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strike, or to indicate by striking, as the hour; to	      ring a toll for; as, to toll a departed friend. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Slow tolls the village clock the drowsy hour.	                                                  --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To call, summon, or notify, by tolling or ringing.	      [1913 Webster]	            When hollow murmurs of their evening bells	            Dismiss the sleepy swains, and toll them to their	            cells.                                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Toll \Toll\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tolling}.]	   To sound or ring, as a bell, with strokes uniformly repeated	   at intervals, as at funerals, or in calling assemblies, or to	   announce the death of a person.	   [1913 Webster]	         The country cocks do crow, the clocks do toll. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now sink in sorrows with a tolling bell. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Toll \Toll\, n.	   The sound of a bell produced by strokes slowly and uniformly	   repeated.	   [1913 Webster]	Toll \Toll\, n. [OE. tol, AS. toll; akin to OS. & D. tol, G.	   zoll, OHG. zol, Icel. tollr, Sw. tull, Dan. told, and also to	   E. tale; -- originally, that which is counted out in payment.	   See {Tale} number.]	   1. A tax paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for	      the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or	      for that of vending goods in a fair, market, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sax. & O. Eng. Law) A liberty to buy and sell within the	      bounds of a manor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A portion of grain taken by a miller as a compensation for	      grinding.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Toll and team} (O. Eng. Law), the privilege of having a	      market, and jurisdiction of villeins. --Burrill.	   {Toll bar}, a bar or beam used on a canal for stopping boats	      at the tollhouse, or on a road for stopping passengers.	   {Toll bridge}, a bridge where toll is paid for passing over	      it.	   {Toll corn}, corn taken as pay for grinding at a mill.	   {Toll dish}, a dish for measuring toll in mills.	   {Toll gatherer}, a man who takes, or gathers, toll.	   {Toll hop}, a toll dish. [Obs.] --Crabb.	   {Toll thorough} (Eng. Law), toll taken by a town for beasts	      driven through it, or over a bridge or ferry maintained at	      its cost. --Brande & C.	   {Toll traverse} (Eng. Law), toll taken by an individual for	      beasts driven across his ground; toll paid by a person for	      passing over the private ground, bridge, ferry, or the	      like, of another.	   {Toll turn} (Eng. Law), a toll paid at the return of beasts	      from market, though they were not sold. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Tax; custom; duty; impost.	        [1913 Webster]	Toll \Toll\, v. i.	   1. To pay toll or tallage. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take toll; to raise a tax. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Well could he [the miller] steal corn and toll	            thrice.                               --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            No Italian priest	            Shall tithe or toll in our dominions. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Toll \Toll\, v. t.	   To collect, as a toll. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tollable \Toll"a*ble\, a.	   Subject to the payment of toll; as, tollable goods. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Tollage \Toll"age\, n.	   Payment of toll; also, the amount or quantity paid as toll.	   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tollbooth \Toll"booth`\, n. [Toll a tax + booth.] [Written also	   tolbooth.]	   1. A place where goods are weighed to ascertain the duties or	      toll. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw Levy . . . sitting at the tollbooth. --Wyclif	                                                  (Mark ii. 14).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In Scotland, a burgh jail; hence, any prison, especially a	      town jail. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Tollbooth \Toll"booth`\, v. t.	   To imprison in a tollbooth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That they might tollbooth Oxford men.    --Bp. Corbet.	   [1913 Webster]
Toller \Toll"er\, n. [AS. tollere.]	   A toll gatherer. "Tollers in markets." --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Toller \Toll"er\, n.	   One who tolls a bell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolletane \Tol"le*tane\, a. [L. Toletanus.]	   Of or pertaining to Toledo in Spain; made in Toledo. [Obs.]	   "Tables Tolletanes." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tollgate \Toll"gate`\, n.	   A gate where toll is taken.	   [1913 Webster]
Tollhouse \Toll"house`\, n.; pl. {Tollhouses}.	   A house occupied by a receiver of tolls.	   [1913 Webster]
Tollman \Toll"man\, n.; pl. {Tollmen}.	   One who receives or collects toll; a toll gatherer. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolmen \Tol"men\, n.	   See {Dolmen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolsester \Tol"ses*ter\, n. [LL. tolsestrum. Cf. {Toll} a tax.]	   (O. Eng. Law)	   A toll or tribute of a sextary of ale, paid to the lords of	   some manors by their tenants, for liberty to brew and sell	   ale. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolsey \Tol"sey\, n.	   A tollbooth; also, a merchants' meeting place, or exchange.	   [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Tolstoyan
Tolstoyan \Tol*stoy"an\, Tolstoian \Tol*stoi"an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Tolstoy (1828-1910). -- n. A follower of	   Tolstoy, who advocates and practices manual labor, simplicity	   of living, nonresistance, etc., holds that possession of	   wealth and ownership of property are sinful, and in religion	   rejects all teachings not coming from Christ himself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tolt \Tolt\, n. [LL. tolta, fr. L. tollere to take away.] (O.	   Eng. Law)	   A writ by which a cause pending in a court baron was removed	   into a country court. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Toltec \Tol"tec\, n. (Ethnol.)	   One of a race which formerly occupied Mexico. --	   {Tol"te*can}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolu \To*lu"\, n.	   A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from	   Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See {Balsam of Tolu}, under	   {Balsam}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tolu tree} (Bot.), a large tree ({Myroxylon toluiferum}),	      the wood of which is red in the center, and has an	      aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.	      [1913 Webster]
Toluate \Tol"u*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of any one of the toluic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Toluene \Tol"u*ene\, n. [Tolu + benzene.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C6H5.CH3}, of the aromatic series, homologous	   with benzene, and obtained as a light mobile colorless	   liquid, by distilling tolu balsam, coal tar, etc.; -- called	   also {methyl benzene}, {phenyl methane}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Toluenyl \Tol`u*e"nyl\, n. [Toluene + -yl.] (Chem.)	   Tolyl. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Toluic \To*lu"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, one of three metameric acids,	   {CH3.C6H4.CO2H}, which are related to toluene and analogous	   to benzoic acids. They are white crystalline substances, and	   are called respectively {orthotoluic} acid, {metatoluic}	   acid, and {paratoluic} acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Toluid \Tol"u*id\, n. (Chem.)	   A complex double tolyl and toluidine derivative of glycocoll,	   obtained as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Toluidine \To*lu"i*dine\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of three metameric amido derivatives of toluene	   analogous to aniline, and called respectively	   {orthtoluidine}, {metatoluidine}, and {paratoluidine};	   especially, the commonest one, or {paratoluidine}, which is	   obtained as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is used in the aniline dye industry, and constitutes	         the essential nucleus or radical of those dyes.	         [1913 Webster] Toluol
Toluol \Tol"u*ol\, Toluole \Tol"u*ole\, n. [Tolu + benzol.]	   (Chem.)	   Same as {Toluene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toluric \To*lu"ric\, a. [Toluic + uric.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, any one of three isomeric	   crystalline acids, {C9H10ON.CO2H}, which are toluyl	   derivatives of glycocoll.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolutation \Tol`u*ta"tion\, n. [L. tolutim on a trot, properly,	   lifting up the feet, akin to tollere to lift up.]	   A pacing or ambling. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Toluyl \Tol"u*yl\, n. [Toluic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   Any one of the three hypothetical radicals corresponding to	   the three toluic acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Toluylene \Tol"u*yl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) Same as {Stilbene}.	   (b) Sometimes, but less properly, tolylene.	       [1913 Webster]
Tolyl \Tol"yl\, n. [Toluic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hydrocarbon radical, {CH3.C6H4}, regarded as	   characteristic of certain compounds of the aromatic series	   related to toluene; as, tolyl carbinol.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolylene \Tol"yl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon radical, {C6H4.(CH2)2}, regarded as	   characteristic of certain toluene derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Tolypeutine \Tol`y*peu"tine\, n. (Zool.)	   The apar.	   [1913 Webster]
Tom \Tom\, n.	   The knave of trumps at gleek. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tom \Tom\, n.	   1. A familiar contraction of {Thomas}, a proper name of a	      man.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The male of certain animals; -- often used adjectively or	      in composition; as, tom turkey, tomcat, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tomahawk \Tom"a*hawk\, n. [Of American Indian origin; cf.	   Algonkin tomehagen, Mohegan tumnahegan, Delaware tamoihecan.]	   A kind of war hatchet used by the American Indians. It was	   originally made of stone, but afterwards of iron.	   [1913 Webster]	Tomahawk \Tom"a*hawk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tomahawked}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Tomahawking}.]	   To cut, strike, or kill, with a tomahawk.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomaley \Tom"a`ley\, n.	   The liver of the lobster, which becomes green when boiled; --	   called also {tomalline}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Toman \To*man"\, n. [Per. t[=o]m[=a]n; from a Mongol word	   signifying, ten thousand.]	   A money of account in Persia, whose value varies greatly at	   different times and places. Its average value may be reckoned	   at about two and a half dollars.	   [1913 Webster]
Tom and Jerry \Tom and Jerry\	   A hot sweetened drink of rum and water spiced with cinnamon,	   cloves, etc., and beaten up with eggs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tomato \To*ma"to\, n.; pl. {Tomatoes}. [Sp. or Pg. tomate, of	   American Indian origin; cf. Mexican tomail.] (Bot.)	   The fruit of a plant of the Nightshade family ({Lycopersicum	   esculentun}); also, the plant itself. The fruit, which is	   called also {love apple}, is usually of a rounded, flattened	   form, but often irregular in shape. It is of a bright red or	   yellow color, and is eaten either cooked or uncooked.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tomato gall} (Zool.), a large gall consisting of a mass of	      irregular swellings on the stems and leaves of grapevines.	      They are yellowish green, somewhat tinged with red, and	      produced by the larva of a small two-winged fly	      ({Lasioptera vitis}).	   {Tomato sphinx} (Zool.), the adult or imago of the {tomato	      worm}. It closely resembles the tobacco hawk moth. Called	      also {tomato hawk moth}. See Illust. of {Hawk moth}.	   {Tomato worm} (Zool.), the larva of a large hawk moth	      ({Manduca quinquemaculata}, {Protoparce quinquemaculata},	      {Sphinx quinquemaculata}, or {Macrosila quinquemaculata})	      which feeds upon the leaves of the tomato and potato	      plants, often doing considerable damage. Called also	      {tomato hornworm} and {potato worm}, and in the Southern	      U. S. {tobacco fly}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Tomb \Tomb\, n. [OE. tombe, toumbe, F. tombe, LL. tumba, fr. Gr.	   ? a tomb, grave; perhaps akin to L. tumulus a mound. Cf.	   {Tumulus}.]	   1. A pit in which the dead body of a human being is	      deposited; a grave; a sepulcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            As one dead in the bottom of a tomb.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house or vault, formed wholly or partly in the earth,	      with walls and a roof, for the reception of the dead. "In	      tomb of marble stones." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A monument erected to inclose the body and preserve the	      name and memory of the dead.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hang her an epitaph upon her tomb.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tomb bat} (Zool.), any one of species of Old World bats of	      the genus {Taphozous} which inhabit tombs, especially the	      Egyptian species ({Taphozous perforatus}).	      [1913 Webster]	Tomb \Tomb\,, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tombed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tombing}.]	   To place in a tomb; to bury; to inter; to entomb.	   [1913 Webster]	         I tombed my brother that I might be blessed. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Tombac \Tom"bac\, n. [Pg. tambaca,tambaque, fr. Malay tamb[=a]ga	   copper; cf. Skr. t[=a]mraka; cf. F. tombac.] (Metal.)	   An alloy of copper and zinc, resembling brass, and containing	   about 84 per cent of copper; -- called also {German brass} or	   {Dutch brass}. It is very malleable and ductile, and when	   beaten into thin leaves is sometimes called {Dutch metal}.	   The addition of arsenic makes {white tombac}. [Written also	   {tombak}, and {tambac}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tombester \Tom"bes*ter\, n. [See {Tumble}, and {-ster}.]	   A female dancer. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tombless \Tomb"less\, a.	   Destitute of a tomb.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomboy \Tom"boy`\, n. [Tom (for Thomas, L. Thomas, fr. Gr. ? )+	   boy.]	   A romping girl; a hoiden. [Colloq.] --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Tombstone \Tomb"stone`\ (t[=oo]m"st[=o]n`), n.	   A stone or small stone monument erected over a grave, bearing	   the name of the dead person interred there, to preserve the	   memory of the deceased.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomcat \Tom"cat`\ (t[o^]m"k[a^]t`), n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) +	   cat.]	   A male cat, especially when full grown or of large size.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomcod \Tom"cod`\ (t[o^]m"k[o^]d`), n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) +	   cod: cf. F. tacaud whiting pout, American Indian tacaud,	   literally, plenty fish.] (Zool.)	   (a) A small edible American fish ({Microgadus tomcod}) of the	       Codfish family, very abundant in autumn on the Atlantic	       coast of the Northen United States; -- called also	       {frostfish}. See Illust. under {Frostfish}.	   (b) The kingfish. See {Kingfish}	   (a) .	   (c) The jack. See 2d {Jack}, 8.	   (c) .	       [1913 Webster]
Tome \Tome\ (t[=o]m), n. [F. tome (cf. It., Sp., & Pg. tomo), L.	   tomus, fr. Gr. ? a piece cut off, a part of a book, a volume,	   akin to ? to cup, and perhaps to L. tondere to shear, E.	   tonsure. Cf. {Anatomy}, {Atom}, {Entomology}, {Epitome}. ]	   As many writings as are bound in a volume, forming part of a	   larger work; a book; -- usually applied to a ponderous	   volume.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tomes of fable and of dream.             --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         A more childish expedient than that to which he now	         resorted is not to be found in all the tomes of the	         casuists.                                --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomelet \Tome"let\, n.	   All small tome, or volume. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tomentose \To"men*tose`\, a. [L. tomentum a stuffing of wool,	   hair, or feathers: cf. F. tomenteux.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Covered with matted woolly hairs; as, a tomentose leaf; a	   tomentose leaf; a tomentose membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomentous \To*men"tous\, a.	   Tomentose.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomentum \To*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Tomenta}. [L. See {Tomentose}. ]	   (Bot.)	   The closely matted hair or downy nap covering the leaves or	   stems of some plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomfool \Tom"fool`\ (t[o^]m"f[=oo]l`), n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) +	   fool.]	   A great fool; a trifler.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomfoolery \Tom`fool"er*y\, n.	   Trifling or silly behavior done mostly for amusement;	   foolishness; fooling around.	   Syn: tomfoolishness.	        [1913 Webster]
Tomfoolishness \Tom`fool"ish*ness\, n.	   Same as {tomfoolery}.	   [PJC]
Tomium \To"mi*um\ (t[=o]"m[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. {Tomia}	   (t[=o]"m[i^]*[.a]) [NL., fr. Gr. te`mnein to cut.] (Zool.)	   The cutting edge of the bill of a bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomjohn \Tom"john`\, n. [Probably of East Indian origin.]	   A kind of open sedan used in Ceylon, carried by a single pole	   on men's shoulders.	   [1913 Webster]
Tommy \Tom"my\, n.	   1. Bread, -- generally a penny roll; the supply of food	      carried by workmen as their daily allowance. [Slang,Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A truck, or barter; the exchange of labor for goods, not	      money. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tommy is used adjectively or in compounds; as, tommy	         master, tommy-store,tommy-shop,etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as {Tommy Atkins}; -- a shortened form. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	Tommy Atkins \Tom"my At"kins\, prop. n.	   Any white regular soldier of the British army; also, such	   soldiers collectively; -- said to be fictitious name inserted	   in the models given to soldiers to guide them in filling out	   account blanks, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tomnoddy \Tom"nod`dy\, n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) + noddy.]	   1. (Zool.) A sea bird, the puffin. [Prov.Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fool; a dunce; a noddy.	      [1913 Webster]
Tom o' Bedlam \Tom o' Bed"lam\	   Formerly, a wandering mendicant discharged as incurable from	   Bethlehem Hospital, England; hence, a wandering mendicant,	   either mad or feigning to be so; a madman; a bedlamite.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tomopteris \To*mop"te*ris\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. to`mos a cut +	   ptero`n wing (but taken to mean, fin).] (Zool.)	   A genus of transparent marine annelids which swim actively at	   the surface of the sea. They have deeply divided or forked	   finlike organs (parapodia). This genus is the type of the	   order, or suborder, Gymnocopa.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomorn \To*morn"\, adv. [Prep. to + morn.]	   To-morrow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomorrow \To*mor"row\, adv. [Prep. to + morrow.]	   On the day after the present day; on the next day; on the	   morrow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Summon him to-morrow to the Tower.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Tomorrow \To*mor"row\, n.	   The day after the present; the morrow."To-morrow is our	   wedding day." -- Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         One today is worth two to-morrows.       --Franklin.	   [1913 Webster]
Tompion \Tom"pi*on\, n. [See {Tampios}]	   1. A stopper of a cannon or a musket. See {Tampion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A plug in a flute or an organ pipe, to modulate the	      tone. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The iron bottom to which grapeshot are fixed.	      [1913 Webster]
Tompon \Tom"pon\, n. [F. tampon. See {Tampion}.]	   An inking pad used in lithographic printing.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomrig \Tom"rig`\, n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) + rig.)]	   A rude, wild, wanton girl; a hoiden; a tomboy. --Dennis.	   [1913 Webster]
Tomtate \Tom"tate\, n.	   A Florida and West Indian grunt ({Bathystoma rimator} or	   {Haemulon rimator}); also, any of various allied species.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tomtit \Tom"tit`\, n. [Tom (see {Tomboy}) + tit the bird.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) A titmouse, especially the blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Tom-tom \Tom"-tom`\ (t[o^]m"t[o^]m`), n.	   See {Tam-tam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ton \Ton\ (t[o^]n), obs.	   pl. of {Toe}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ton \Ton\ (t[u^]n), n. [Cf. {Tunny}.] (Zool.)	   The common tunny, or horse mackerel.	   [1913 Webster]	Ton \Ton\ (t[^o]n), n. [F. See {Tone}.]	   The prevailing fashion or mode; vogue; as, things of ton.	   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         If our people of ton are selfish, at any rate they show	         they are selfish.                        --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bon ton}. See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]	Ton \Ton\ (t[u^]n), n. [OE. tonne, tunne, a tun, {AS}. tunne a	   tun, tub, a large vessel; akin to G. & F. tonne a ton, tun,	   LL. tunna a tun; all perhaps of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. &	   Gael. tunna a tun. Cf. {Tun},{Tunnel}.] (Com.)	   A measure of weight or quantity. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) The weight of twenty hundredweight.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the ton is 2,240 pounds. In the United	         States the ton is commonly estimated at 2,000 pounds,	         this being sometimes called the short ton, while that	         of 2,240 pounds is called the long ton.	         [1913 Webster]	   (b) (Naut. & Com.) Forty cubic feet of space, being the unit	       of measurement of the burden, or carrying capacity, of a	       vessel; as a vessel of 300 tons burden. See the Note	       under {Tonnage}.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Naut. & Com.) A certain weight or quantity of	       merchandise, with reference to transportation as freight;	       as, six hundred weight of ship bread in casks, seven	       hundred weight in bags, eight hundred weight in bulk; ten	       bushels of potatoes; eight sacks, or ten barrels, of	       flour; forty cubic feet of rough, or fifty cubic feet of	       hewn, timber, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ton and tun have the same etymology, and were formerly	         used interchangeably; but now ton generally designates	         the weight, and tun the cask. See {Tun}.	         [1913 Webster]
Tonality \To*nal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. tonalit['e].] (Mus.)	   The principle of key in music; the character which a	   composition has by virtue of the key in which it is written,	   or through the family relationship of all its tones and	   chords to the keynote, or tonic, of the whole.	   [1913 Webster]	         The predominance of the tonic as the link which	         connects all the tones of a piece, we may, with	         F['e]tis, term the principle of tonality. --Helmholtz.	   [1913 Webster]
To-name \To"-name`\ (t[=oo]"n[=a]m`), n. [prep. to + name.]	   A name added, for the sake of distinction, to one's surname,	   or used instead of it. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonca bean \Ton"ca bean`\ (Bot.)	   See {Tonka bean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tone \Tone\ (t[=o]n), n. [F. ton, L. tonus a sound, tone, fr.	   Gr. to`nos a stretching, straining, raising of the voice,	   pitch, accent, measure or meter, in pl., modes or keys	   differing in pitch; akin to tei`nein to stretch or strain.	   See {Thin}, and cf. {Monotonous}, {Thunder}, {Ton} fashion,	   {Tune}.]	   1. Sound, or the character of a sound, or a sound considered	      as of this or that character; as, a low, high, loud,	      grave, acute, sweet, or harsh tone.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Harmony divine] smooths her charming tones.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tones that with seraph hymns might blend. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet.) Accent, or inflection or modulation of the voice,	      as adapted to express emotion or passion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eager his tone, and ardent were his eyes. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A whining style of speaking; a kind of mournful or	      artificial strain of voice; an affected speaking with a	      measured rhythm ahd a regular rise and fall of the voice;	      as, children often read with a tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.)	      (a) A sound considered as to pitch; as, the seven tones of	          the octave; she has good high tones.	      (b) The larger kind of interval between contiguous sounds	          in the diatonic scale, the smaller being called a	          semitone as, a whole tone too flat; raise it a tone.	      (c) The peculiar quality of sound in any voice or	          instrument; as, a rich tone, a reedy tone.	      (d) A mode or tune or plain chant; as, the Gregorian	          tones.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The use of the word tone, both for a sound and for the	         interval between two sounds or tones, is confusing, but	         is common -- almost universal.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Nearly every musical sound is composite, consisting of	         several simultaneous tones having different rates of	         vibration according to fixed laws, which depend upon	         the nature of the vibrating body and the mode of	         excitation. The components (of a composite sound) are	         called partial tones; that one having the lowest rate	         of vibration is the fundamental tone, and the other	         partial tones are called harmonics, or overtones. The	         vibration ratios of the partial tones composing any	         sound are expressed by all, or by a part, of the	         numbers in the series 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, etc.; and the	         quality of any sound (the tone color) is due in part to	         the presence or absence of overtones as represented in	         this series, and in part to the greater or less	         intensity of those present as compared with the	         fundamental tone and with one another. Resultant tones,	         combination tones, summation tones, difference tones,	         Tartini's tones (terms only in part synonymous) are	         produced by the simultaneous sounding of two or more	         primary (simple or composite) tones.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) That state of a body, or of any of its organs or	      parts, in which the animal functions are healthy and	      performed with due vigor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, the word is metaphorically applied to	         character or faculties, intellectual and moral; as, his	         mind has lost its tone.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Physiol.) Tonicity; as, arterial tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. State of mind; temper; mood.	      [1913 Webster]	            The strange situation I am in and the melancholy	            state of public affairs, . . . drag the mind down .	            . . from a philosophical tone or temper, to the	            drudgery of private and public business.	                                                  --Bolingbroke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their tone was dissatisfied, almost menacing. --W.	                                                  C. Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Tenor; character; spirit; drift; as, the tone of his	      remarks was commendatory.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. General or prevailing character or style, as of morals,	      manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and	      low; as, a low tone of morals; a tone of elevated	      sentiment; a courtly tone of manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The general effect of a picture produced by the	       combination of light and shade, together with color in	       the case of a painting; -- commonly used in a favorable	       sense; as, this picture has tone.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Physiol.) Quality, with respect to attendant feeling;	       the more or less variable complex of emotion accompanying	       and characterizing a sensation or a conceptual state; as,	       feeling tone; color tone.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. Color quality proper; -- called also {hue}. Also, a	       gradation of color, either a hue, or a tint or shade.	             She was dressed in a soft cloth of a gray tone.	                                                  --Sir G.	                                                  Parker.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. (Plant Physiol.) The condition of normal balance of a	       healthy plant in its relations to light, heat, and	       moisture.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Tone color}. (Mus.) see the Note under def. 4, above.	   {Tone syllable}, an accented syllable. --M. Stuart.	      [1913 Webster]	Tone \Tone\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toning}.]	   1. To utter with an affected tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give tone, or a particular tone, to; to tune. See	      {Tune}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Photog.) To bring, as a print, to a certain required	      shade of color, as by chemical treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tone down}.	      (a) To cause to give lower tone or sound; to give a lower	          tone to.	      (b) (Paint.) To modify, as color, by making it less	          brilliant or less crude; to modify, as a composition	          of color, by making it more harmonius.	          [1913 Webster]	                Its thousand hues toned down harmoniusly. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Fig.: To moderate or relax; to diminish or weaken the	          striking characteristics of; to soften.	          [1913 Webster]	                The best method for the purpose in hand was to	                employ some one of a character and position	                suited to get possession of their confidence,	                and then use it to tone down their religious	                strictures.                       --Palfrey.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To tone up}, to cause to give a higher tone or sound; to	      give a higher tone to; to make more intense; to heighten;	      to strengthen.	      [1913 Webster]
Toned \Toned\, a.	   Having (such) a tone; -- chiefly used in composition; as,	   high-toned; sweet-toned.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Toned paper}, paper having a slight tint, in distinction	      from paper which is quite white.	      [1913 Webster]
Toneless \Tone"less\, a.	   Having no tone; unmusical.	   [1913 Webster] Tong
Tong \Tong\, Tonge \Tonge\, n.	   Tongue. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tong \Tong\, n. [Chinese t'ang, lit., hall.]	   In China, an association, secret society, or organization of	   any kind; in the United States, usually, a secret association	   of Chinese such as that of the highbinders; in the U. S. the	   tongs have been frequently associated with criminal activity	   and gang warfare.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Tonga \Ton"ga\, n. (Med.)	   A drug useful in neuralgia, derived from a Fijian plant	   supposed to be of the aroid genus {Epipremnum}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tonga \Ton"ga\, n. [Hind. t[=a]ng[=a], Skr. tama[.n]gaka.]	   A kind of light two-wheeled vehicle, usually for four	   persons, drawn by ponies or bullocks. [India]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tongkang \Tong"kang\, n. (Naut.)	   A kind of boat or junk used in the seas of the Malay	   Archipelago.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongo \Ton"go\, n.	   The mangrove; -- so called in the Pacific Islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongs \Tongs\, n. pl. [OE. tonge, tange, AS. tange; akin to D.	   tang, G. zanga, OHG. zanga, Don. tang, Sw. t[*a]ng, Icel.	   t["o]ng, Gr. da`knein to bite, Skr. da[~n]i[,c], da[,c].	   [root]59. Cf. {Tang} a strong taste, anything projecting.]	   An instrument, usually of metal, consisting of two parts, or	   long shafts, jointed together at or near one end, or united	   by an elastic bow, used for handling things, especially hot	   coals or metals; -- often called a {pair of tongs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongue \Tongue\, n. [OE. tunge, tonge, AS. tunge; akin to	   OFries. tunge, D. tong, OS. tunga, G. zunge, OHG. zunga,	   Icel. & Sw. tunga, Dan tunge, Goth. tugg[=o], OL. dingua, L.	   lingua. [root]243 Cf.{Language}, {Lingo}. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) an organ situated in the floor of the mouth of	      most vertebrates and connected with the hyoid arch.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The tongue is usually muscular, mobile, and free at one	         extremity, and in man other mammals is the principal	         organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in	         swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech.	         [1913 Webster]	               To make his English sweet upon his tongue.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The power of articulate utterance; speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parrots imitating human tongue.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Discourse; fluency of speech or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much tongue and much judgment seldom go together.	                                                  --L. Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Honorable discourse; eulogy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She was born noble; let that title find her a	            private grave, but neither tongue nor honor. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A language; the whole sum of words used by a particular	      nation; as, the English tongue. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose tongue thou shalt not understand. --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 49.	      [1913 Webster]	            To speak all tongues.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Speech; words or declarations only; -- opposed to thoughts	      or actions.	      [1913 Webster]	            My little children, let us love in word, neither in	            tongue, but in deed and in truth.     --1 John iii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A people having a distinct language.	      [1913 Webster]	            A will gather all nations and tongues. --Isa. lxvi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Zool.)	      (a) The lingual ribbon, or odontophore, of a mollusk.	      (b) The proboscis of a moth or a butterfly.	      (c) The lingua of an insect.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Zool.) Any small sole.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. That which is considered as resembing an animal's tongue,	       in position or form. Specifically: 	       [1913 Webster]	       (a) A projection, or slender appendage or fixture; as,	           the tongue of a buckle, or of a balance.	           [1913 Webster]	           [1913 Webster]	       (b) A projection on the side, as of a board, which fits	           into a groove.	           [1913 Webster]	       (c) A point, or long, narrow strip of land, projecting	           from the mainland into a sea or a lake.	           [1913 Webster]	       (d) The pole of a vehicle; especially, the pole of an ox	           cart, to the end of which the oxen are yoked.	           [1913 Webster]	       (e) The clapper of a bell.	           [1913 Webster]	       (f) (Naut.) A short piece of rope spliced into the upper	           part of standing backstays, etc.; also. the upper	           main piece of a mast composed of several pieces.	           [1913 Webster]	       (g) (Mus.) Same as {Reed}, n., 5.	           [1913 Webster]	   {To hold the tongue}, to be silent.	   {Tongue bone} (Anat.), the hyoid bone.	   {Tongue grafting}. See under {Grafting}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Language; speech; expression. See {Language}.	        [1913 Webster]	Tongue \Tongue\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tongued}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tonguing}.]	   1. To speak; to utter. "Such stuff as madmen tongue." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To chide; to scold.	      [1913 Webster]	            How might she tongue me.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) To modulate or modify with the tongue, as notes, in	      playing the flute and some other wind instruments.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To join means of a tongue and grove; as, to tongue boards	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	Tongue \Tongue\, v. i.	   1. To talk; to prate. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) To use the tongue in forming the notes, as in	      playing the flute and some other wind instruments.	      [1913 Webster]
Tonguebird \Tongue"bird`\, n.	   The wryneck.[Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tongued \Tongued\, a.	   Having a tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tongued like the night crow.             --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonguefish \Tongue"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A flounder ({Symphurus plagiusa}) native of the southern	   coast of the United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongueless \Tongue"less\, a.	   1. Having no tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, speechless; mute. "What tongueless blocks were	      they! would they not speak?" --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unnamed; not spoken of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            One good deed dying tongueless.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Tonguelet \Tongue"let\, n.	   A little tongue.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongue-pad \Tongue"-pad`\, n.	   A great talker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tongue-shaped \Tongue"-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like a tongue; specifically (Bot.), linear or oblong,	   and fleshy, blunt at the end, and convex beneath; as, a	   tongue-shaped leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongue-shell \Tongue"-shell`\, n.	   Any species of Lingula.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonguester \Tongue"ster\, n.	   One who uses his tongue; a talker; a story-teller; a gossip.	   [Poetic.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Step by step we rose to greatness; through the	         tonguesters we may fall.                 --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongue-tie \Tongue"-tie`\, n. (Med.)	   Impeded motion of the tongue because of the shortness of the	   fraenum, or of the adhesion of its margins to the gums.	   --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	Tongue-tie \Tongue"-tie`\, v. t.	   To deprive of speech or the power of speech, or of distinct	   articulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Tongue-tied \Tongue"-tied`\, a.	   1. Destitute of the power of distinct articulation; having an	      impediment in the speech, esp. when caused by a short	      fraenum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unable to speak freely, from whatever cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love, therefore, and tongue-tied simplicity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Tongueworm \Tongue"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Linguatulina.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonguing \Tongu"ing\, vb. n. (Music)	   Modification of tone for a rapid staccato effect by the	   performer's tongue, in playing a wind instrument, as a flute.	   In {single tonguing} only one kind of stroke is used, the	   tongue articulating a rapid "t;" in {double tonguing}, two	   strokes, as for "t" and "k," are alternated; in {triple	   tonguing}, "t, k, t," etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tonguy \Tongu"y\, a.	   Ready or voluble in speaking; as, a tonguy speaker. [Written	   also {tonguey}.] [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tonic \Ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. tonigue, Gr. ?. See {Tone}.]	   1. Of or relating to tones or sounds; specifically (Phon.),	      applied to, or distingshing, a speech sound made with tone	      unmixed and undimmed by obstruction, such sounds, namely,	      the vowels and diphthongs, being so called by Dr. James	      Rush (1833) " from their forming the purest and most	      plastic material of intonation."	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to tension; increasing tension; hence,	      increasing strength; as, tonic power.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Increasing strength, or the tone of the animal	      system; obviating the effects of debility, and restoring	      healthy functions.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Characterized by continuous muscular contraction;	      as, tonic convulsions.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Tonic spasm}. (Med.) See the Note under {Spasm}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tonic \Ton"ic\, n. [Cf. F. tonique, NL. tonicum.]	   1. (Phon.) A tonic element or letter; a vowel or a diphthong.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) The key tone, or first tone of any scale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A medicine that increases the strength, and gives	      vigor of action to the system.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      five lines, clefs, signature, etc., of the usual notation,	      it employs letters and the syllables do, re, mi, etc.,	      variously modified, with other simple signs of duration,	      of upper or lower octave, etc. See {Sol-fa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tonical \Ton"ic*al\, a.	   Tonic. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonicity \To*nic"i*ty\, n. (Physiol.)	   The state of healthy tension or partial contraction of muscle	   fibers while at rest; tone; tonus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonight \To*night"\, adv. [Prep. to + night]	   1. On this present or coming night.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On the last night past. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tonight \To*night"\, n.	   The present or the coming night; the night after the present	   day.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonite \Ton"ite\, n. [Cf.L. tonare to thunder.]	   An explosive compound; a preparation of gun cotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonka bean \Ton"ka bean`\ [Cf. F. onca, tonka.] (Bot.)	   The seed of a leguminous tree ({Dipteryx odorata}), native of	   Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed	   in the scenting of snuff. Called also {tonquin bean}.	   [Written also {tonca bean}, {tonga bean}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ton mile \Ton mile\ (Railroads)	   A unit of measurement of the freight transportation performed	   by a railroad during a given period, usually a year, the	   total of which consists of the sum of the products obtained	   by multiplying the aggregate weight of each shipment in tons	   during the given period by the number of miles for which it	   is carried.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Ton mileage \Ton mileage\ (Railroads)	   Ton miles collectively; esp., the total ton miles performed	   by a railroad in a given period.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tonnage \Ton"nage\ (?; 48), n. [From {Ton} a measure.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The weight of goods carried in a boat or a ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cubical content or burden of a vessel, or vessels, in	      tons; or, the amount of weight which one or several	      vessels may carry. See {Ton}, n.	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	                A fleet . . . with an aggregate tonnage of	                60,000 seemed sufficient to conquer the world.	                                                  --Motley.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A duty or impost on vessels, estimated per ton, or, a	      duty, toll, or rate payable on goods per ton transported	      on canals.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The whole amount of shipping estimated by tons; as, the	      tonnage of the United States. See {Ton}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are in common use the following terms relating to	         tonnage: (a) Displacement. (b) Register tonnage, gross	         and net. (c) Freight tonnage. (d) Builders'	         measurement. (e) Yacht measurement. The first is mainly	         used for war vessels, where the total weight is likely	         to be nearly constant. The second is the most	         important, being that used for commercial purposes. The	         third and fourth are different rules for ascertaining	         the actual burden-carrying power of a vessel, and the	         fifth is for the proper classification of pleasure	         craft. Gross tonnage expresses the total cubical	         interior of a vessel; net tonnage, the cubical space	         actually available for freight-carrying purposes. Rules	         for ascertaining these measurements are established by	         law.	         [1913 Webster]
Tonne \Tonne\, n.	   A tun. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tonne \Tonne\, n. [F.]	   A metric ton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tonneau \Ton`neau"\, n.; pl. {Tonneaux}. [F.]	   1. In France, a light-wheeled vehicle with square or rounded	      body and rear entrance.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Automobiles) Orig., the after part of the body with	      entrance at the rear (as in vehicle in def. 1); now, one	      with sides closing in the seat or seats and entered by a	      door usually at the side, also, the entire body of an	      automobile having such an after part.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. same as {Tonne}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tonnihood \Ton"ni*hood\, n. (Zool.)	   The female of the bullfinch; -- called also {tonyhoop}.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tonnish \Ton"nish\ (t[o^]n"n[i^]sh), a.	   In the ton; fashionable; modish. -- {Ton"nish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonometer \To*nom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a stretching, a tone +	   -meter.]	   1. (Physics.) An instrument for determining the rate of	      vibrations in tones.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.)	      (a) An apparatus for studying and registering the action	          of various fluids and drugs on the excised heart of	          lower animals.	      (b) An instrument for measuring tension, esp. that of the	          eyeball.	          [1913 Webster]
Tonometry \To*nom"e*try\, n.	   The act of measuring with a tonometer; specifically (Med.),	   measurement of tension, esp. the tension of the eyeball.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonophant \Ton"o*phant\ (t[=o]n"[-o]*fant), n. [Gr. to`nos a	   tone + fai`nein to show.] (Physics.)	   A modification of the kaleidophon, for showing composition of	   acoustic vibrations. It consists of two thin slips of steel	   welded together, their length being adjustable by a screw	   socket.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonous \Ton"ous\, a.	   Abounding in tone or sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonquin bean \Ton"quin bean`\ (t[o^][ng]"k[i^]n b[=e]n).	   See {Tonka bean}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsil \Ton"sil\, n. [L. tonsill?, pl.: cf. F. tonsille. ]	   (Anat.)	   One of the two glandular organs situated in the throat at the	   sides of the fauces. The tonsils are sometimes called the	   {almonds}, from their shape.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsilar \Ton"sil*ar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsilitic. [Written also	   {tonsillar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsile \Ton"sile\, a. [L. tonsilis, fr. tondere, tonsum, to	   shear, clip. See {Tonsure}. ]	   Capable of being clipped.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsilitic \Ton`sil*it"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Tonsilar. [Written also {tonsillitic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsilitis \Ton`sil*i"tis\, n. [NL. See {Tonsil}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the tonsils; quinsy. [Written also, and more	   usually, {tonsillitis}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsillectomy \Ton`sil*lec"to*my\, n. (Surg.)	   The operation of removing the tonsils; -- formerly also	   called {tonsilotomy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsillitis \Ton`sil*li"tis\, n. (Med.)	   Inflammation of the tonsils; --- same as {tonsilitis}.	   [PJC]
Tonsilotome \Ton*sil"o*tome\, n. [Tonsil + Gr. te`mnein to cut.]	   (Surg.)	   An instrument for removing the tonsils.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsilotomy \Ton`sil*ot"o*my\, n. (Surg.)	   The operation of removing the tonsils, or a portion thereof;	   -- called more commonly {tonsillectomy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsor \Ton"sor\, n. [L.]	   A barber. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsorial \Ton*so"ri*al\, a. [L. tonsorius, fr. tonsor a	   shearer, barber, fr. tondere, tonsum, to shear. See	   {Tonsure}.]	   Of or pertaining to a barber, or shaving.	   [1913 Webster]
Tonsure \Ton"sure\, n. [F., fr. L. tonsura a shearing, clipping,	   from tondere, tonsum, to shear, shave; cf. Gr. ? to gnaw;	   perhaps akin to Gr. ? to cut, and E. tome.]	   1. The act of clipping the hair, or of shaving the crown of	      the head; also, the state of being shorn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) The first ceremony used for devoting a person to the	          service of God and the church; the first degree of the	          clericate, given by a bishop, abbot, or cardinal	          priest, consisting in cutting off the hair from a	          circular space at the back of the head, with prayers	          and benedictions; hence, entrance or admission into	          minor orders.	      (b) The shaven corona, or crown, which priests wear as a	          mark of their order and of their rank.	          [1913 Webster]
Tonsured \Ton"sured\, a.	   Having the tonsure; shaven; shorn; clipped; hence, bald.	   [1913 Webster]	         A tonsured head in middle age forlorn.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tontine \Ton*tine"\, n. [F., from It. tontina; -- so called from	   its inventor, Tonti, an Italian, of the 17th century.]	   An annuity, with the benefit of survivorship, or a loan	   raised on life annuities with the benefit of survivorship.	   Thus, an annuity is shared among a number, on the principle	   that the share of each, at his death, is enjoyed by the	   survivors, until at last the whole goes to the last survivor,	   or to the last two or three, according to the terms on which	   the money is advanced. Used also adjectively; as, tontine	   insurance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too many of the financiers by professions are apt to	         see nothing in revenue but banks, and circulations, and	         annuities on lives, and tontines, and perpetual rents,	         and all the small wares of the shop.     --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Tontine insurance \Ton*tine" in*su"rance\ (Life Insurance)	   Insurance in which the benefits of the insurance are	   distributed upon the tontine principle. Under the old, or	   {full tontine}, plan, all benefits were forfeited on lapsed	      policies, on the policies of those who died within the	      tontine period only the face of the policy was paid	      without any share of the surplus, and the survivor at the	      end of the tontine period received the entire surplus.	      This plan of tontine insurance has been replaced in the	      United States by the	   {semitontine} plan, in which the surplus is divided among the	      holders of policies in force at the termination of the	      tontine period, but the reverse for the paid-up value is	      paid on lapsed policies, and on the policies of those that	      have died the face is paid. Other modified forms are	      called {free tontine}, {deferred dividend}, etc.,	      according to the nature of the tontine arrangement.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tonus \To"nus\, n. [L. a sound, tone. See {Tone}.] (Physiol.)	   Tonicity, or tone; as, muscular tonus.	   [1913 Webster]
Tony \To"ny\, n.; pl. {Tonies}. [Abbrev. from Anthony.]	   A simpleton. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	         A pattern and companion fit	         For all the keeping tonies of the pit.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Too \Too\, adv. [The same word as to, prep. See {To}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Over; more than enough; -- noting excess; as, a thing is	      too long, too short, or too wide; too high; too many; too	      much.	      [1913 Webster]	            His will, too strong to bend, too proud to learn.	                                                  --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Likewise; also; in addition.	      [1913 Webster]	            An honest courtier, yet a patriot too. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let those eyes that view	            The daring crime, behold the vengeance too. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Too too}, a duplication used to signify great excess.	      [1913 Webster]	            O that this too too solid flesh would melt. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such is not Charles his too too active age.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Also; likewise. See {Also}.	        [1913 Webster]
Took \Took\ (t[oo^]k),	   imp. of {Take}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tool \Tool\ (t[=oo]l), n. [OE. tol,tool. AS. t[=o]l; akin to	   Icel. t[=o]l, Goth. taijan to do, to make, taui deed, work,	   and perhaps to E. taw to dress leather. [root]64.]	   1. An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the	      like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical	      operations; any instrument used by a craftsman or laborer	      at his work; an implement; as, the tools of a joiner,	      smith, shoe-maker, etc.; also, a cutter, chisel, or other	      part of an instrument or machine that dresses work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for cutting or shaping materials; -- also called	      {machine tool}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, any instrument of use or service.	      [1913 Webster]	            That angry fool . . .	            Whipping her horse, did with his smarting tool	            Oft whip her dainty self.             --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A weapon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Him that is aghast of every tool.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A person used as an instrument by another person; -- a	      word of reproach; as, men of intrigue have their tools, by	      whose agency they accomplish their purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was not made for a minion or a tool. --Burks.	      [1913 Webster]	Tool \Tool\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tooled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {tooling}.]	   1. To shape, form, or finish with a tool. "Elaborately	      tooled." --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive, as a coach. [Slang, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tool \Tool\ (t[=oo]l), v. i. [Cf. {Tool}, v. t., 2.]	   To travel in a vehicle; to ride or drive. [Colloq.]	         Boys on their bicycles tooling along the well-kept	         roads.                                   --Illust.	                                                  American.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tooling \Tool"ing\, n.	   Work performed with a tool.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fine tooling and delicate tracery of the cabinet	         artist is lost upon a building of colossal proportions.	                                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster] Tool-post
Tool-post \Tool"-post`\, Tool-stock \Tool"-stock`\, n. (Mach.)	   The part of a tool-rest in which a cutting tool is clamped.	   [1913 Webster]
Tool-rest \Tool"-rest`\, n. (Mach.)	   the part that supports a tool-post or a tool.	   [1913 Webster]
Toolshed \Tool"shed\	   a small closed structure in which tools are stored, often	   found in the back yard of a residence.	   [[JC]
Tool steel \Tool steel\	   Hard steel, usually crucible steel, capable of being tempered	   so as to be suitable for tools.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toom \Toom\, a. [OE. tom, fr. Icel. t[=o]mr; akin to Dan. & Sw.	   tom, As. t[=o]me, adv. Cf. {Teem} to pour.]	   Empty. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Toom \Toom\, v. t.	   To empty. [Obs. or Prov.Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Toon \Toon\, obs.	   pl. of {Toe}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Toon \Toon\, n. [Hind. tun, t[=u]n, Skr. tunna.] (Bot.)	   The reddish brown wood of an East Indian tree ({Cedrela	   Toona}) closely resembling the Spanish cedar; also. the tree	   itself.	   [1913 Webster]
Toonwood \Toon"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Toon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toot \Toot\, v. i. [OE. toten, AS. totian to project; hence, to	   peep out.] [Written also {tout}.]	   1. To stand out, or be prominent. [Obs.] --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To peep; to look narrowly. [Obs.] --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For birds in bushes tooting.          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Toot \Toot\, v. t.	   To see; to spy. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	Toot \Toot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tooted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tooting}.] [Cf. D. toeten to blow a horn, G. tuten, Sw.	   tuta, Dan. tude; probably of imitative origin.]	   To blow or sound a horn; to make similar noise by contact of	   the tongue with the root of the upper teeth at the beginning	   and end of the sound; also, to give forth such a sound, as a	   horn when blown. "A tooting horn." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tooting horns and rattling teams of mail coaches.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Toot \Toot\, v. t.	   To cause to sound, as a horn, the note being modified at the	   beginning and end as if by pronouncing the letter t; to blow;	   to sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Tooter \Toot"er\, n.	   One who toots; one who plays upon a pipe or horn. --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tooth \Tooth\ (t[=oo]th), n.; pl. {Teeth} (t[=e]th). [OE.	   toth,tooth, AS. t[=o][eth]; akin to OFries. t[=o]th, OS. & D.	   tand, OHG. zang, zan, G. zahn, Icel. t["o]nn, Sw. & Dan.	   tand, Goth. tumpus, Lith. dantis, W. dant, L. dens, dentis,	   Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, Skr. danta; probably originally the	   p. pr. of the verb to eat. [root]239. Cf. {Eat}, {Dandelion},	   {Dent} the tooth of a wheel, {Dental}, {Dentist}, {Indent},	   {Tine} of a fork, {Tusk}. ]	   1. (Anat.) One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne	      on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth	      or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in	      the prehension and mastication of food.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The hard parts of teeth are principally made up of	         dentine, or ivory, and a very hard substance called	         enamel. These are variously combined in different	         animals. Each tooth consist of three parts, a crown, or	         body, projecting above the gum, one or more fangs	         imbedded in the jaw, and the neck, or intermediate	         part. In some animals one or more of the teeth are	         modified into tusks which project from the mouth, as in	         both sexes of the elephant and of the walrus, and in	         the male narwhal.	         In adult man there are thirty-two teeth, composed	         largely of dentine, but the crowns are covered with	         enamel, and the fangs with a layer of bone called	         cementum. Of the eight teeth on each half of each jaw,	         the two in front are incisors, then come one canine,	         cuspid, or dog tooth, two bicuspids, or false molars,	         and three molars, or grinding teeth. The milk, or	         temporary, teeth are only twenty in number, there being	         two incisors, one canine, and two molars on each half	         of each jaw. The last molars, or wisdom teeth, usually	         appear long after the others, and occasionally do not	         appear above the jaw at all.	         [1913 Webster]	               How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is	               To have a thankless child!         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Taste; palate.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are not dishes for thy dainty tooth. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any projection corresponding to the tooth of an animal, in	      shape, position, or office; as, the teeth, or cogs, of a	      cogwheel; a tooth, prong, or tine, of a fork; a tooth, or	      the teeth, of a rake, a saw, a file, a card.	      [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) A projecting member resembling a tenon, but fitting	          into a mortise that is only sunk, not pierced through.	      (b) One of several steps, or offsets, in a tusk. See	          {Tusk}.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Nat. Hist.) An angular or prominence on any edge; as, a	      tooth on the scale of a fish, or on a leaf of a plant;	      specifically (Bot.), one of the appendages at the mouth of	      the capsule of a moss. See {Peristome}.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) Any hard calcareous or chitinous organ found in	      the mouth of various invertebrates and used in feeding or	      procuring food; as, the teeth of a mollusk or a starfish.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In spite of the teeth}, in defiance of opposition; in	      opposition to every effort.	   {In the teeth}, directly; in direct opposition; in front.	      "Nor strive with all the tempest in my teeth." --Pope.	   {To cast in the teeth}, to report reproachfully; to taunt or	      insult one with.	   {Tooth and nail}, as if by biting and scratching; with one's	      utmost power; by all possible means. --L'Estrange. "I	      shall fight tooth and nail for international copyright."	      --Charles Reade.	   {Tooth coralline} (Zool.), any sertularian hydroid.	   {Tooth edge}, the sensation excited in the teeth by grating	      sounds, and by the touch of certain substances, as keen	      acids.	   {Tooth key}, an instrument used to extract teeth by a motion	      resembling that of turning a key.	   {Tooth net}, a large fishing net anchored. [Scot.]	      --Jamieson.	   {Tooth ornament}. (Arch.) Same as {Dogtooth}, n., 2.	   {Tooth powder}, a powder for cleaning the teeth; a	      dentifrice.	   {Tooth rash}. (Med.) See {Red-gum}, 1.	   {To show the teeth}, to threaten. "When the Law shows her	      teeth, but dares not bite." --Young.	   {To the teeth}, in open opposition; directly to one's face.	      "That I shall live, and tell him to his teeth ." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tooth \Tooth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toothed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toothing}.]	   1. To furnish with teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The twin cards toothed with glittering wire.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To indent; to jag; as, to tooth a saw.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lock into each other. See {Tooth}, n., 4. --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]
Toothache \Tooth"ache`\, n. (Med.)	   Pain in a tooth or in the teeth; odontalgia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Toothache grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Ctenium	      Americanum}) having a very pungent taste.	   {Toothache tree}. (Bot.)	   (a) The prickly ash.	   (b) A shrub of the genus {Aralia} ({Aralia spinosa}).	       [1913 Webster]
Toothback \Tooth"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any notodontian.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothbill \Tooth"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon ({Didunculus	   strigiostris}) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for	   its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct	   dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible	   has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is	   chocolate red. Called also {toothbilled pigeon}, and	   {manu-mea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothbrush \Tooth"brush`\, n.	   A brush for cleaning the teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothdrawer \Tooth"draw`er\, n.	   One whose business it is to extract teeth with instruments; a	   dentist. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothed \Toothed\, a.	   1. Having teeth; furnished with teeth. "Ruby-lipped and	      toothed with pearl." --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot. & Zool.) Having marginal projecting points; dentate.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Toothed whale} (Zool.), any whale of the order Denticete.	      See {Denticete}.	   {Toothed wheel}, a wheel with teeth or projections cut or set	      on its edge or circumference, for transmitting motion by	      their action on the engaging teeth of another wheel.	      [1913 Webster]
Toothful \Tooth"ful\, a.	   Toothsome. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Toothing \Tooth"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of indenting or furnishing with teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Masonry) Bricks alternately projecting at the end of a	      wall, in order that they may be bonded into a continuation	      of it when the remainder is carried up.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Toothing plane}, a plane of which the iron is formed into a	      series of small teeth, for the purpose of roughening	      surfaces, as of veneers.	      [1913 Webster]
Toothless \Tooth"less\, a.	   Having no teeth. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothlet \Tooth"let\, n.	   A little tooth, or like projection.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothleted \Tooth"let*ed\, a.	   Having a toothlet or toothlets; as, a toothleted leaf.	   [Written also {toothletted}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Toothpick \Tooth"pick`\, n.	   A pointed instrument for clearing the teeth of substances	   lodged between them.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothpicker \Tooth"pick`er\, n.	   A toothpick. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothshell \Tooth"shell"\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of {Dentalium} and allied genera having a	   tooth-shaped shell. See {Dentalium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothsome \Tooth"some\, a.	   Grateful to the taste; palatable. -- {Tooth"some*ly}, adv. --	   {Tooth"some*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though less toothsome to me, they were more wholesome	         for me.                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothwort \Tooth"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant whose roots are fancied to resemble teeth, as certain	   plants of the genus {Lathraea}, and various species of	   {Dentaria}. See {Coralwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toothy \Tooth"y\, a.	   Toothed; with teeth. [R] --Croxall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tootle \Too"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tootled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tootling}.] [Freq. of toot.]	   To toot gently, repeatedly, or continuously, on a wind	   instrument, as a flute; also, to make a similar noise by any	   means. "The tootling robin." --John Clare.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toozoo \Too*zoo"\, n.	   The ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Top \Top\, n. [CF. OD. dop, top, OHG., MNG., & dial. G. topf;	   perhaps akin to G. topf a pot.]	   1. A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear,	      made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string	      wound round its surface or stem, the motion being	      sometimes continued by means of a whip.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rope Making) A plug, or conical block of wood, with	      longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands	      of the rope slide in the process of twisting.	      [1913 Webster]	Top \Top\, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top,	   OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair,	   pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest,	   top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin.	   Cf. {Tuft}.]	   1. The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or	      extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex;	      vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a	      house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            The star that bids the shepherd fold,	            Now the top of heaven doth hold.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The top of my ambition is to contribute to that	            work.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost	      attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or	      at the top of the school.	      [1913 Webster]	            And wears upon his baby brow the round	            And top of sovereignty.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The chief person; the most prominent one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Other . . . aspired to be the top of zealots.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.	      "From top to toe" --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the stored vengeance of Heaven fall	            On her ungrateful top !               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The head, or upper part, of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The buds . . . are called heads, or tops, as	            cabbageheads.                         --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast	      and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the	      topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also	      furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Wool Manuf.) A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool,	      from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Eve; verge; point. [R.] "He was upon the top of his	      marriage with Magdaleine." --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or	       circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.	       --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. pl. Top-boots. [Slang] --Dickens.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Golf)	       (a) A stroke on the top of the ball.	       (b) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or	           near the top.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Top is often used adjectively or as the first part of	         compound words, usually self-explaining; as, top stone,	         or topstone; top-boots, or top boots; top soil, or	         top-soil.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Top and but} (Shipbuilding), a phrase used to denote a	      method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but	      of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant	      breadth in two layers.	   {Top minnow} (Zool.), a small viviparous fresh-water fish	      ({Gambusia patruelis}) abundant in the Southern United	      States. Also applied to other similar species.	   {From top to toe}, from head to foot; altogether.	      [1913 Webster]	Top \Top\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Topped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Topping}.]	   1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges	      and topping mountains. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To predominate; as, topping passions. "Influenced by	      topping uneasiness." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To excel; to rise above others.	      [1913 Webster]	            But write thy, and top.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Golf) To strike a ball above the center.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Naut.) To rise at one end, as a yard; -- usually with up.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Top \Top\, v. t.	   1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in	      the past participle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like moving mountains topped with snow. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            A mount	            Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Topping all others in boasting.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Edmund the base shall top the legitimate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To rise to the top of; to go over the top of.	      [1913 Webster]	            But wind about till thou hast topped the hill.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take off the or upper part of; to crop.	      [1913 Webster]	            Top your rose trees a little with your knife.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To perform eminently, or better than before.	      [1913 Webster]	            From endeavoring universally to top their parts,	            they will go universally beyond them. --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end	      becomes higher than the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Dyeing) To cover with another dye; as, to top aniline	      black with methyl violet to prevent greening and crocking.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. To arrange, as fruit, with the best on top. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. To strike the top of, as a wall, with the hind feet, in	       jumping, so as to gain new impetus; -- said of a horse.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. To improve (domestic animals, esp. sheep) by crossing	       certain individuals or breeds with other superior.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Naut.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end	       becomes higher than the other.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel	       ingot) to remove unsound metal.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   14. (Golf) To strike (the ball) above the center; also, to	       make (as a stroke) by hitting the ball in this way.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To top off},	       (a) to complete by putting on, or finishing, the top or	           uppermost part of; as, to top off a stack of hay;	           hence, to complete; to finish; to adorn.	       (b) to completely fill (an almost full tank) by adding	           more of the liquid it already contains.	           [1913 Webster +PJC]
Toparch \To"parch\, n. [L. toparcha, Gr. ?; ? a place + ? to	   govern, to rule.]	   The ruler or principal man in a place or country; the	   governor of a toparchy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The prince and toparch of that country.  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Toparchy \To"parch*y\, n.; pl. {Toparchies}. [L. toparchia, Gr.	   ?. See {Toparch}.]	   A small state, consisting of a few cities or towns; a petty	   country governed by a toparch; as, Judea was formerly divided	   into ten toparchies. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-armor \Top"-ar`mor\, n. (Naut.)	   A top railing supported by stanchions and equipped with	   netting.	   [1913 Webster]
Topau \To"pau\, n. (Zool.)	   The rhinocerous bird	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Topaz \To"paz\, n. [OE. topas, F. topaze, L. topazos, or	   topazion, a kind of precious stone, Gr. to`pazos, topa`zion;	   possibly akin to Skr. tap to glow (cf. {Tepid}). According to	   some, the name is from Topazos, a small island in the Red	   Sea, where the Romans obtained a stone which they called by	   this name, but which is the chrysolite of the moderns.]	   1. (Min.) A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally	      yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh,	      bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes occurs massive	      and opaque. It is a fluosilicate of alumina, and is used	      as a gem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Either one of two species of large, brilliantly	      colored humming birds of the genus {Topaza} ({Topaza	      pella} or {Topaza pyra}), of South America and the West	      Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The two tail feathers next to the central ones are much	         longer that the rest, curved, and crossed. The Throat	         is metallic yellowish-green, with a tint like topaz in	         the center, the belly is bright crimson, the back	         bright red. Called also {topaz hummer}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {False topaz}. (Min.) See the Note under {Quartz}.	      [1913 Webster]
Topazolite \To*paz"o*lite\, n. [Topaz + -lite; cf. F.	   topazolithe.] (Min.)	   A topaz-yellow variety of garnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Top billing \Top" bil*ling\, n.	   the most prominent place in an advertisement or program for a	   theatrical performance, movie, fundraising affair, etc.; the	   place where the star's name usually is located.	   [PJC]
Top-block \Top"-block`\, n. (Naut.)	   A large ironbound block strapped with a hook, and, when used,	   hung to an eyebolt in the cap, -- used in swaying and	   lowering the topmast. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-boots \Top"-boots\, n. pl.	   High boots, having generally a band of some kind of	   light-colored leather around the upper part of the leg;	   riding boots.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-chain \Top"-chain`\, n. (Naut.)	   A chain for slinging the lower yards, in time of action, to	   prevent their falling, if the ropes by which they are hung	   are shot away.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-cloth \Top"-cloth\, n. (Naut.)	   A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed	   to the top in action to protect the topmen.	   [1913 Webster]
Topcoat \Top"coat`\, n.	   An outer coat; an overcoat.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-drain \Top"-drain`\, v. t.	   To drain the surface of, as land; as, to top-drain a field or	   farm.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-draining \Top"-drain`ing\, n.	   The act or practice of drining the surface of land.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-dress \Top"-dress`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Top-dressed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Top-dressing}.]	   To apply a surface dressing of manureto,as land.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-dressing \Top"-dress`ing\, n.	   The act of applying a dressing of manure to the surface of	   land; also, manure so applied.	   [1913 Webster]
Tope \Tope\ (t[=o]p), n. [Probably from Skr. st[=u]pa a tope, a	   stupa, through Prakrit th[=u]po.]	   A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often	   erected over a Buddhist relic.	   [1913 Webster]	Tope \Tope\, n. [Tamil t[=o]ppu.]	   A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India]	   --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Tope \Tope\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A small shark or dogfish ({Galeorhinus galeus}	      syn. {Galeus galeus}), native of Europe, but found also on	      the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also	      {toper}, {oil shark}, {miller's dog}, and {penny dog}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tope \Tope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toped} (t[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Toping}.] [F. t[^o]per to cover a stake in playing at	   dice, to accept an offer, t[^o]pe agreed!; -- perhaps	   imitative of the sound of striking hands on concluding a	   bargain. From being used in English as a drinking term,	   probably at first in accepting a toast.]	   To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous	   liquors to excess.	   [1913 Webster]	         If you tope in form, and treat.          --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Topek \To"pek\, n. [Eskimo tupek.]	   An Eskimo house made of material other than snow, esp. one	   having walls of turf, driftwood, rock, or skin, and a roof of	   skins of the walrus or seal. In Alaska it is often partially	   underground and covered with timber and turf. Topeks are also	   used by Indians of the lower Yukon region.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toper \To"per\ (t[=o]"p[~e]r), n.	   One who topes, or drinks frequently or to excess; a drunkard;	   a sot.	   [1913 Webster]
Topet \Top"et\, n. [F. toupet tuft. See {Touper}.] (Zool.)	   The European crested titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Top fermentation \Top fermentation\	   An alcoholic fermentation during which the yeast cells are	   carried to the top of the fermenting liquid. It proceeds with	   some violence and requires a temperature of 14-30[deg] C.	   (58-86[deg] F.). It is used in the production of ale, porter,	   etc., and of wines high in alcohol, and in distilling.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Topflight \Top"flight\, a.	   unexcelled; of the highest grade; of greatest skill;	   exhibiting excellence; a topflight performance.	   [PJC]
Topful \Top"ful\, a.	   Full to the top, ore brim; brimfull. "Topful of direst	   cruelty." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] was so topful of himself, that he let it spill on	         all the company.                         --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Naut.) Situated above the topmast and below the royal	      mast; designatb, or pertaining to, the third spars in	      order from the deck; as, the topgallant mast, yards,	      braces, and the like. See Illustration of {Ship}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Highest; elevated; splendid. "The consciences of	      topgallant sparks." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Topgallant breeze}, a breeze in which the topgallant sails	      may properly be carried.	      [1913 Webster]	Topgallant \Top`gal"lant\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A topgallant mast or sail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Anything elevated or splendid. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Toph \Toph\, n. [L. tophus, tofus, tufa, or tuft. Cf. {Tufa},	   {Tofus}, {Tophus}.] (Min.)	   kind of sandstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tophaceous \To*pha"ceous\, a. [L. tophaceus, tofaceus.]	   Gritty; sandy; rough; stony.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-hamper \Top"-ham`per\, n. (Naut.)	   The upper rigging, spars, etc., of a ship. [Written also {top	   hamper}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All the ships of the fleet . . . were so encumbered	         with tophamper, so overweighted in proportion to their	         draught of water, that they could bear but little	         canvas, even with smooth seas and light and favorable	         winds.                                   --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-heavy \Top"-heav`y\, a.	   Having the top or upper part too heavy for the lower part.	   --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tophet \To"phet\, n. [Heb. t[=o]phet, literally, a place to be	   spit upon, an abominable place, fr. t[=u]ph to spit out.]	   A place lying east or southeast of Jerusalem, in the valley	   of Hinnom. [Written also {Topheth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And he defiled Topheth, which is in the valley of the	         children of Hinnom.                      --2 Kings	                                                  xxiii. 10.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It seems to have been at first part of the royal	         garden, but it was afterwards defiled and polluted by	         the sacrifices of Baal and the fires of Moloch, and	         resounded with the cries of burning infants. At a later	         period, its altars and high places were thrown down,	         and all the filth of the city poured into it, until it	         became the abhorrence of Jerusalem, and, in symbol, the	         place where are wailing and gnashing of teeth.	         [1913 Webster]	               The pleasant valley of Hinnom, Tophet thence	               And black Gehenna called, the type of hell.	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]
Tophin \Toph"in\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Toph}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tophus \To"phus\, n.; pl. {Tophi}. [NL.: cf. F. tophus a mineral	   concretion in the joint. See {Toph}.] [Written also {tofus}.]	   1. (Med.) One of the mineral concretions about the joints,	      and in other situations, occurring chiefly in gouty	      persons. They consist usually of urate of sodium; when	      occurring in the internal organs they are also composed of	      phosphate of calcium.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Calcareous tufa.	      [1913 Webster]
Topi \To"pi\, n.	   An antelope ({Damaliscus corrigum jimela}) having a glossy	   purplish brown coat. It is related to the blesbok and is	   native of East Africa. Also, any of various related varieties	   of other districts south of the Sahara.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Topiarian \Top`i*a"ri*an\, a. [See {Toplary}.]	   Of or pertaining to the ornamental cutting and trimming of	   trees, hedges, etc.; practicing ornamental gardening. [R.]	   "The topiarian artist." --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the pedantries of the topiarian art. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Topiary \Top"i*a*ry\, a. [L. topiarius belonging to ornamental	   gardening, fr. topia (sc. opera) ornamental gardening, fr.	   Gr. ? a place.]	   Of or pertaining to ornamental gardening; produced by	   cutting, trimming, etc.; topiarian.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Topiary work}, arbors, shrubbery, hedges, or the like, cut	      and trimmed into fanciful forms, as of animals, buildings,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Topic \Top"ic\, n. [F. topiques, pl., L. topica the title of a	   work of Aristotle, Gr. topika`, fr. topiko`s of or for place,	   concerning to`poi, or commonplaces, fr. to`pos a place.]	   (a) One of the various general forms of argument employed in	       probable as distinguished from demonstrative reasoning,	       -- denominated by Aristotle to`poi (literally, places),	       as being the places or sources from which arguments may	       be derived, or to which they may be referred; also, a	       prepared form of argument, applicable to a great variety	       of cases, with a supply of which the ancient rhetoricians	       and orators provided themselves; a commonplace of	       argument or oratory.	   (b) pl. A treatise on forms of argument; a system or scheme	       of forms or commonplaces of argument or oratory; as, the	       Topics of Aristotle.	       [1913 Webster]	             These topics, or loci, were no other than general	             ideas applicable to a great many different	             subjects, which the orator was directed to consult.	                                                  --Blair.	       [1913 Webster]	             In this question by [reason] I do not mean a	             distinct topic, but a transcendent that runs	             through all topics.                  --Jer. Taylor.	       [1913 Webster]	   2. An argument or reason. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Contumacious persons, who are not to be fixed by any	            principles, whom no topics can work upon. --Bp.	                                                  Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The subject of any distinct portion of a discourse, or	      argument, or literary composition; also, the general or	      main subject of the whole; a matter treated of; a subject,	      as of conversation or of thought; a matter; a point; a	      head.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) An external local application or remedy, as a	      plaster, a blister, etc. [Obsoles.] --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	Topic \Top"ic\, a.	   Topical. --Drayton. Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Topical \Top"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. topique, LL. topicus, Gr. ?. See	   {Topic}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a place; limited; logical application;	      as, a topical remedy; a topical claim or privilege.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rhet. & logic) Pertaining to, or consisting of, a topic	      or topics; according to topics.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling a topic, or general maxim; hence, not	      demonstrative, but merely probable, as an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Evidences of fact can be no more than topical and	            probable. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Topically \Top"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a topical manner; with application to, or limitation of, a	   particular place or topic.	   [1913 Webster]
Topknot \Top"knot`\, n.	   1. A crest or knot of feathers upon the head or top, as of a	      bird; also, an ornamental knot worn on top of the head, as	      by women.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great, stout servant girl, with cheeks as red as	            her topknot.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small Europen flounder ({Rhoumbus punctatus}).	      The name is also applied to allied species.	      [1913 Webster]
Topless \Top"less\, a.	   1. Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty;	      supreme; unequaled. " The topless Apennines." "Topless	      fortunes." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. wearing no clothes above the waist, said especially of	      women.	      [PJC]	   3. featuring entertainment by women wearing no clothes above	      the waist; as, a topless go-go joint.	      [PJC]
Top-light \Top"-light`\, n. (Naut.)	   A lantern or light on the top of a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Topman \Top"man\, n.; pl. {Topmem}.	   1. See {Topsman}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A man stationed in the top.	      [1913 Webster]
Topmast \Top"mast\, n. (Naut.)	   The second mast, or that which is next above the lower mast,	   and below the topgallant mast.	   [1913 Webster]
Topmost \Top"most`\, a.	   Highest; uppermost; as, the topmost cliff; the topmost branch	   of a tree.	   [1913 Webster]	         The nightngale may claim the topmost bough. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Topographer \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.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dante is the one authorized topographer of the	         mediaeval hell.                          --Milman.	   [1913 Webster] Topographic
Topographic \Top`o*graph"ic\, a. Topographical
\Top`o*graph"ic*al\, [Cf. F. topographique.]	   Of or pertaining to topography; descriptive of a place. --	   {Top`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Topographical map}. See under {Cadastral}. -- Topographical	      surveying. See under {Surveying}.	      [1913 Webster]
Topographist \To*pog"ra*phist\, n.	   A topographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Topography \To*pog"ra*phy\, n. [F. topographie, Gr. ?; ? a place	   + ? to write.]	   The description of a particular place, town, manor, parish,	   or tract of land; especially, the exact and scientific	   delineation and description in minute detail of any place or	   region.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Topography, as the description of particular places, is	         distinguished from chorography, the description of a	         region or a district, and for geography, the	         description of the earth or of countries. --Brande & C.	         [1913 Webster]
Topologist \To*pol"o*gist\, n.	   a mathematician specializing in topology. "A topologist is	   someone who doesn't know the difference between a donut and a	   coffee cup."	   []
Topology \To*pol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? place + -logy.]	   The art of, or method for, assisting the memory by	   associating the thing or subject to be remembered with some	   place. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. a branch of mathematics which studies the properties of	      geometrical forms which retain their identity under	      certain transformations, such as stretching or twisting,	      which are homeomorphic. See also {topologist}.	      [PJC]	   3. configuration, especially in three dimensions; -- used, e.	      g. of the configurations taken by macromolecules, such as	      superhelical DNA.	      [PJC]
Toponomy \To*pon"o*my\, n. [Gr. ? place + ? to distribute.]	   The designation of position and direction. --B. G. Wilder.	   [1913 Webster]
Toponym \Top"o*nym\, n.	   1. A name of a place.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a name, as in the binomial name of a plant, based on, or	      derived from, a place name, or based on the location of	      the thing named.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toponymy \To*pon"y*my\, n.	   A system of toponyms; the use of toponyms. -- {To*pon"y*mal},	   {Top`o*nym"ic}, {Top`o*nym"ic*al}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Topophone \Top"o*phone\, n. [Gr. ? place + Gr. ? sound.]	   A double ear trumpet for estimating the direction from which	   sounds proceed, esp. for the use of navigators.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Top out \Top out\ (Building)	   To top off; to finish by putting on a cap of top (uppermost)	   course (called a	   {top`ping-out" course}).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Topper \Top"per\, n.	   1. One that tops, in any sense of the verb; specif.:	      (a) A cover of a top layer or part. [Colloq.]	      (b) One that excels, surpasses, or is extraordinary of its	          kind. [Slang]	      (c) Any device for cutting off tops; as, a turnip topper.	      (d) One who tops steel ingots.	      (e) A three-square float (file) used by comb makers.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A top hat. [Slang or Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Tobacco left in the bottom of a pipe bowl; -- so called	      from its being often taken out and placed on top of the	      newly filled bowl. Also, a cigar stump. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toppiece \Top"piece`\, n.	   A small wig for the top of the head; a toupee.	   [1913 Webster]
Topping \Top"ping\, a.	   1. Rising above; surpassing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, assuming superiority; proud.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great and flourishing condition of some of the	            topping sinners of the world.         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fine; gallant. [Slang] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	Topping \Top"ping\, n.	   1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher	      than the other.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of	      hatcheling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Angling) The tail of an artificial fly.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. something placed on top of another thing, such as a sauce	      or garnish on food; as, a three-scoop banana split with	      three different toppings; an ice-cream cone with chocolate	      fudge topping.	      [PJC]	   {Topping lift} (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to	      raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.	      [1913 Webster]
Toppingly \Top"ping*ly\, adv.	   In a topping or proud manner.	   [1913 Webster]	Toppingly \Top"ping*ly\, a.	   Same as {Topping}, a., 3. [Obs.] "Topping quests." --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Topple \Top"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toppled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toppling}.] [From {Top} summit.]	   To fall forward; to pitch or tumble down.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though castles topple on their warders' heads. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Topple \Top"ple\, v. t.	   To throw down; to overturn.	   [1913 Webster]	         He topple crags from the precipice.      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-proud \Top"-proud`\, a.	   Proud to the highest degree. [R.] "This top-proud fellow."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Top rake \Top rake\ (Mech.)	   The angle that the front edge of the point of a tool is set	   back from the normal to the surface being cut.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Top-rope \Top"-rope`\, n. (Naut.)	   A rope used for hoisting and lowering a topmast, and for	   other purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Topsail \Top"sail`\, n. (Naut.)	   In a square-rigged vessel, the sail next above the lowermost	   sail on a mast. This sail is the one most frequently reefed	   or furled in working the ship. In a fore-and-aft rigged	   vessel, the sail set upon and above the gaff. See {Cutter},	   {Schooner}, {Sail}, and {Ship}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Topsail schooner}. (Naut.) See {Schooner}, and Illustration	      in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]
Tops-and-bottoms \Tops"-and-bot`toms\, n. pl.	   Small rolls of dough, baked, cut in halves, and then browned	   in an oven, -- used as food for infants.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is said that her top-and-bottoms were gilt. --Hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Top secret \Top" sec`ret\, a.	   1. (Mil.) containing information whose disclosure could	      result in grave danger to the national security; -- the	      highest of the three commonly known levels of national	      security classification, the others being {confidential}	      and {secret}.	   Note: The names of the higher levels of secrecy	         classification are themselves classified secrets.	         [PJC]	   2. kept secret by very careful and strict rules for	      disclosure.	      [PJC]	Top sergeant \Top" ser`geant\, n.	   same as First Sergeant.	   [PJC]
Top-shaped \Top"-shaped`\, a.	   Having the shape of a top; (Bot.) cone-shaped, with the apex	   downward; turbinate.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-shell \Top"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells of	   the genus {Trochus}, or family {Trochidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Topsman \Tops"man\, n.; pl. {Topsmen}.	   1. The chief drover of those who drive a herd of cattle. --P.	      Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The uppermost sawyer in a saw pit; a topman. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Topsoil \Top"soil`\, n.	   The upper layer of soil; surface soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Topsoiling \Top"soil`ing\, n. (Engin.)	   The act or art of taking off the top soil of land before an	   excavation or embankment is begun.	   [1913 Webster]
Topstone \Top"stone`\, n.	   A stone that is placed on the top, or which forms the top.	   [1913 Webster]
Topsy-turvy \Top"sy-tur"vy\, adv. [Earlier topside-turvey,	   topsy-tervy; probably for top so turvy; that is, the top as	   turvy, as it were turvy; where turvy probably means,	   overturned, fr. {AS}. torfian to throw.]	   In an inverted posture; with the top or head downward; upside	   down; as, to turn a carriage topsy-turvy.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-tackle \Top"-tac`kle\, n. (Naut.)	   A tackle used in hoisting and lowering the topmast.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-timbers \Top"-tim`bers\, n. (Naut.)	   The highest timbers on the side of a vessel, being those	   above the futtocks. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   [1913 Webster]
Top-tool \Top"-tool`\ (-t[=oo]l`), n. (Blacksmithing.)	   A tool applied to the top of the work, in distinction from a	   tool inserted in the anvil and on which the work is placed.	   [1913 Webster]
Toque \Toque\ (t[=o]k), n. [F. toque; of Celtic origin; cf. W.	   toc.]	   1. A kind of cap worn in the 16th century, and copied in	      modern fashions; -- called also {toquet}.	      [1913 Webster]	            His velvet toque stuck as airily as ever upon the	            side of his head.                     --Motley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A variety of the bonnet monkey.	      [1913 Webster]
Toquet \To*quet"\, n.	   See {Toque}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Tor \Tor\, n. [AS. torr; cf. Gael. torr. Cf. {Tower}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A tower; a turret. [R.] --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. High-pointed hill; a rocky pinnacle. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A rolling range of dreary moors, unbroken by tor or	            tree.                                 --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster] Torace
Torace \To*race"\, Torase \To*rase"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + {OE}.	   r?sen to rage.]	   To scratch to pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Torah
Torah \To"rah\, Tora \To"ra\, n.; pl. {Toroth}. [Heb.	   t[=o]r[=a]h.] (Jewish Lit.)	   (a) A law; a precept.	             A considerable body of priestly Toroth. --S. R.	                                                  Driver.	   (b) Divine instruction; revelation.	             Tora, . . . before the time of Malachi, is	             generally used of the revelations of God's will	             made through the prophets.           --T. K.	                                                  Cheyne.	   (c) The Pentateuch or "Law of Moses."	             The Hebrew Bible is divided into three parts: (1)	             The Torah, "Law," or Pentateuch. (2) The Prophets	             (Nevi'im in Hebrew) . . . (3) The Kethubim, or the	             "Writings," generally termed Hagiographa. From the	             first letters of these three parts, the word	             "Tanakh" is derived, and used by Jews as the name	             of their Bible, the Christian Old Testament. --C.	                                                  H. H. Wright.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Toran
Toran \To"ran\, Torana \To"ra*na\, n. [Skr. t[=o]ra[.n]a an	   arch, a gate.] (Indian Arch.)	   A gateway, commonly of wood, but sometimes of stone,	   consisting of two upright pillars carrying one to three	   transverse lintels. It is often minutely carved with symbolic	   sculpture, and serves as a monumental approach to a Buddhist	   temple.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torbernite \Tor"bern*ite\, n. [So named after Torber Bergmann, a	   Swedish chemist.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in emerald-green tabular crystals having	   a micaceous structure. It is a hydrous phosphate of uranium	   and copper. Called also {copper uranite}, and {chalcolite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Torc \Torc\ (t[^o]rk), n.	   Same as {Torque}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Torch \Torch\ (t[^o]rch), n. [OE. torche, F. torche a torch,	   rag, wisp, pad; probably from a derivative of L. torquere,	   tortum, to twist, because twisted like a rope; cf. F. torcher	   to rub, wipe, It. topcia a torch, torciare to wrap, twist,	   OF. torse a torse. Cf. {Torture}.]	   A light or luminary formed of some combustible substance, as	   of resinous wood; a large candle or flambeau, or a lamp	   giving a large, flaring flame.	   [1913 Webster]	         They light the nuptial torch.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Torch thistle}. (Bot.) See under {Thistle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Torchbearer \Torch"bear`er\, n.	   One whose office it is to carry a torch.	   [1913 Webster]
Torcher \Torch"er\, n.	   One who gives light with a torch, or as if with a torch.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Torchlight \Torch"light`\, n.	   The light of a torch, or of torches. Also adjectively; as, a	   torchlight procession.	   [1913 Webster]
Torchon lace \Tor"chon lace`\ [F. torchon a kind of coarse	   napkin.]	   a simple thread lace worked upon a pillow with coarse thread;	   also, a similar lace made by machinery.	   [1913 Webster]	Torchon paper \Tor"chon pa"per\ [F. papier torchon.]	   Paper with a rough surface; esp., handmade paper of great	   hardness for the use of painters in water colors.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torch race \Torch race\	   A race by men carrying torches, as in ancient Greece.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torch singer \Torch" sing`er\, n.	   one who sings torch songs.	   [PJC]	Torch song \Torch" song`\, n.	   a popular song with a sentimental theme of unrequited love or	   other form of unhappiness.	   [PJC]
Torchwood \Torch"wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The inflammable wood of certain trees ({Amyris balsamifera},	   {Amyris Floridana}, etc.); also, the trees themselves.	   [1913 Webster]
Torchwort \Torch"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The common mullein, the stalks of which, dipped in suet,	   anciently served for torches. Called also {torch}, and	   {hig-taper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tore \Tore\,	   imp. of {Tear}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tore \Tore\, n. [Probably from the root of tear; cf. W. t['o]r a	   break, cut, t['o]ri to break, cut.]	   The dead grass that remains on mowing land in winter and	   spring. [Prov. Eng.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tore \Tore\, n. [See {Torus}.]	   1. (Arch.) Same as {Torus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) same as {torus}.	      [PJC]
Toreador \To"re*a*dor`\, n. [Sp., fr. torear to fight bulls,	   fr.L. taurus a bull.]	   A bullfighter.	   [1913 Webster]
To-rend \To-rend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {To-rent}.] [Pref. to- +	   rend.]	   To rend in pieces. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The wolf hath many a sheep and lamb to-rent. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Toret \Tor"et\, n. [Probably dim. fr. tore, torus.]	   A Turret. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Toret \Tor"et\, n.	   A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses; also, a	   ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Toreumatography \To"reu`ma*tog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, embossed	   work, work in relief (from ? to bore through, to work in	   relief) + -graphy.]	   A description of sculpture such as bas-relief in metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Toreumatology \To*reu`ma*tol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? embossed work +	   -logy.]	   The art or the description of scupture such as bas-relief in	   metal; toreumatography.	   [1913 Webster]
Toreutic \To*reu"tic\, a. [Gr. ? belonging to work in relief.]	   (Sculp.)	   In relief; pertaining to sculpture in relief, especially of	   metal; also, pertaining to chasing such as surface	   ornamentation in metal.	   [1913 Webster]
Torgoch \Tor"goch\, n.	   The saibling. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Torilto \To*ril"to\, n. [Cf. Sp. torillo a little bull.] (Zool.)	   A species of Turnix ({Turnix sylvatica}) native of Spain and	   Northen Africa.	   [1913 Webster]
Torinese \To`rin*ese"\, a. [It.]	   Of or pertaining to Turin. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or	   inhabitant of Turin; collectively, the people of Turin.	   [1913 Webster]
Torment \Tor"ment\, n. [OF. torment, F. tourment, fr. L.	   tormentum an engine for hurling missiles, an instrument of	   torture, a rack, torture, fr. torquere to turn, to twist,	   hurl. See {Turture}.]	   1. (Mil. Antiq.) An engine for casting stones. [Obs.] --Sir	      T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extreme pain; anguish; torture; the utmost degree of	      misery, either of body or mind. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The more I see	            Pleasures about me, so much more I feel	            Torment within me.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which gives pain, vexation, or misery.	      [1913 Webster]	            They brought unto him all sick people that were	            taken with divers diseases and torments. --Matt. iv.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	Torment \Tor*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tormented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {tormenting}.] [OF. tormenter, F. tourmenter.]	   1. To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating	      misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture. " Art	      thou come hither to torment us before our time? " --Matt.	      viii. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pain; to distress; to afflict.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy,	            grievously tormented.                 --Matt. viii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with	      importunities, or with petty annoyances. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put into great agitation. [R.] "[They], soaring on main	      wing, tormented all the air." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Tormenter \Tor*ment"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, torments; a tormentor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An executioner. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Tormentful \Tor*ment"ful\, a.	   Full of torment; causing, or accompanied by, torment;	   excruciating. [R.] --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tormentil \Tor"men*til\, n. [F. tormentille; cf. Pr., It., & NL.	   tormentilla, Sp. tormentila; all fr. L. tormentum pain. So	   called because it is said to allay pain. See {Torment}.]	   (Bot.)	   A rosaceous herb ({Potentilla Tormentilla}), the root of	   which is used as a powerful astringent, and for alleviating	   gripes, or tormina, in diarrhea.	   [1913 Webster]
Tormenting \Tor*ment"ing\, a.	   Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream. --	   {Tor*ment"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tormentise \Tor"ment*ise\, n. [See {Torment}.]	   Torture; torment. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tormentor \Tor*ment"or\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, torments; one who inflicts penal	      anguish or tortures. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Agric.) An implement for reducing a stiff soil,	      resembling a harrow, but running upon wheels. --Hebert.	      [1913 Webster]
Tormentress \Tor*ment"ress\, n.	   A woman who torments.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fortune ordinarily cometh after to whip and punish	         them, as the scourge and tormentress of glory and	         honor.                                   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Tormentry \Tor"ment*ry\, n.	   Anything producing torment, annoyance, or pain. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tormina \Tor"mi*na\, n. pl. [L., a griping in the belly.] (Med.)	   acute, colicky pains; gripes.	   [1913 Webster]
Torminous \Tor"mi*nous\, a. (Med.)	   Affected with tormina; griping.	   [1913 Webster]
Torn \Torn\,	   p. p. of {Tear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tornado \Tor*na"do\, n.; pl. {Tornadoes}. [From Sp. or Pg.	   tornar to turn, return, L. tornare to turn, hence, a whirling	   wind. The Sp. & Pg. tornada is a return. See {Turn}.]	   A violent whirling wind; specifically (Meteorol.), a tempest	   distinguished by a rapid whirling and slow progressive	   motion, usually accompaned with severe thunder, lightning,	   and torrents of rain, and commonly of short duration and	   small breadth; a small cyclone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tornaria \Tor*na"ri*a\, n.; pl. {Tornariae} . [NL., fr. L.	   tornare to turn.] (Zool.)	   The peculiar free swimming larva of Balanoglossus. See	   Illust. in Append.	   [1913 Webster]
Torose \To*rose"\, a. [L. torosus full of muscle, brawny,	   fleshy. See {Torus}.]	   Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having	   the surface covered with rounded prominences.	   [1913 Webster]
Torosity \To*ros"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being torose.	   [1913 Webster]
Torous \Torous\, a.	   Torose.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpedinous \Tor*ped"i*nous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a torpedo; resembling a torpedo; exerting	   a benumbing influence; stupefying; dull; torpid.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fishy were his eyes; torpedinous was his manner. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, -inis,	   from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch fishes	      belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They are related	      to the rays, but have the power of giving electrical	      shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and {numbfish}. See	      {Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common European torpedo ({Torpedo vulgaris}) and	         the American species ({Torpedo occidentalis}) are the	         best known.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them	      up; a mine[4]. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	      (a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,	          beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so	          designed that they will explode when touched or	          approached by a vessel, or when an electric circuit is	          closed by an operator on shore; now called {marine	          mine}. [obsolete]	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	                Damn the torpedoes -- full speed ahead! --Adm.	                                                  David Glasgow	                                                  Farragut (At	                                                  the battle of	                                                  Mobile Bay,	                                                  1864).	      (b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive	          charge, and projected from a ship against another ship	          at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise	          automatic in its action against a distant ship.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be	      exploded by electricity or by stepping on it; now called	      {land mine}. [obsolete]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed	      on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive	      wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a	      bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of	      obstructions or to open communication with a source of	      supply of oil.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet,	      which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An automobile with a {torpedo body}. [Archaic Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {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 the end of a long spar	      which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against	      an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.	   {Torpedo boat}, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching,	      operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against	      an enemy's ship., especially, a small, fast boat with	      tubes for launching torpedoes.	   {Torpedo nettings}, nettings made of chains or bars, which	      can be suspended around a vessel and allowed to sink	      beneath the surface of the water, as a protection against	      torpedoes.	      [1913 Webster]	Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, v. t.	   1. to destroy by, or subject to the action of, a torpedo.	      --London Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Fig.] To destroy, cause to halt, or prevent from being	      accomplished; -- used esp. with reference to a plan or an	      enterprise, halted by some action before the plan is put	      into execution.	      [PJC]
Torpedo-boat destroyer \Tor*pe"do-boat` de*stroy"er\	   A larger, swifter, and more powerful armed type of torpedo	   boat, originally intended principally for the destruction of	   torpedo boats, but later used also as a more formidable	   torpedo boat.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torpedo body \Tor*pe"do body\	   An automobile body which is built so that the side surfaces	   are flush. [Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torpedo boom \Tor*pe"do boom\	   A spar formerly carried by men-of-war, having a torpedo on	   its end.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torpedo catcher \Tor*pe"do catch"er\	   A small fast vessel for pursuing and destroying torpedo	   boats.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torpedoist \Tor*pe"do*ist\, n. (Nav.)	   One skilled in the theory or use of torpedoes; also, one who	   favors the use of torpedoes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torpedo shell \Torpedo shell\ (Ordnance)	   A shell longer than a deck-piercing shell, with thinner walls	   and a larger cavity for the bursting charge, which consists	   of about 130 pounds of high explosive. It has no soft cap,	   and is intended to effect its damage by the powerful	   explosion which follows on slight resistance. It is used	   chiefly in 12-inch mortars.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torpedo station \Torpedo station\	   A headquarters for torpedo vessels and their supplies,	   usually having facilities for repairs and for instruction and	   experiments. The principal torpedo station of the United	   States is at Newport, R.I.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torpedo stern \Torpedo stern\	   A broad stern without overhang, flattened on the bottom, used	   in some torpedo and fast power boats. It prevents settling in	   the water at high speed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torpedo tube \Torpedo tube\ (Nav.)	   A tube fixed below or near the water line through which a	   torpedo is fired, usually by a small charge of gunpowder. On	   torpedo vessels the tubes are on deck and usually in	   broadside, on larger vessels usually submerged in broadside	   and fitted with a movable shield which is pushed out from the	   vessel's side to protect the torpedo until clear, but	   formerly sometimes in the bow. In submarine torpedo boats	   they are in the bow.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torpent \Tor"pent\, a. [L. torpens, p. pr. of torpere to be	   numb.]	   Having no motion or activity; incapable of motion; benumbed;	   torpid. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpescence \Tor*pes"cence\, n.	   The quality or state or being torpescent; torpidness;	   numbness; stupidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpescent \Tor*pes"cent\, a. [L. torpescens, p. pr. of	   torpescere to grow stiff, numb, or torpid, incho. fr.	   torpere. See {Torpid}.]	   Becoming torpid or numb. --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpid \Tor"pid\ (t[^o]r"p[i^]d), a. [L. torpidus, fr. torpere	   to be stiff, numb, or torpid; of uncertain origin.]	   1. Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling;	      numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without heat all things would be torpid. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	Torpid \Tor"pid\, n. [See {Torpid}, a.] [Slang, Oxford	   University, Eng.]	   1. An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. pl. The Lenten rowing races.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torpidity \Tor*pid"i*ty\, n.	   Same as {Torpidness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpidly \Tor"pid*ly\, adv.	   In a torpid manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpidness \Tor"pid*ness\, n.	   The qualityy or state of being torpid.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpify \Tor"pi*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Torpified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Torpifying}. .] [L. torpere to be torpid + -fy.]	   To make torpid; to numb, or benumb.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpitude \Tor"pi*tude\, n.	   Torpidness. [Obs.] "In a kind of torpitude, or sleeping	   state." --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Torpor \Tor"por\, n. [L., from torpere, to be torpid.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity	      with partial or total insensibility; numbness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the	      mental faculties.	      [1913 Webster]
Torporific \Tor`por*if"ic\, a. [L. torpor torpor + facere to	   make.]	   Tending to produce torpor.	   [1913 Webster]
Torquate \Tor"quate\, a. [L. torquatus wearing a collar.]	   (Zool.)	   Collared; having a torques, or distinct colored ring around	   the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
torquated \tor"qua*ted\, a. [L. Torqyatus.]	   Having or wearing a torque, or neck chain.	   [1913 Webster]
Torque \Torque\, n. [L. torques a twisted neck chain, fr.	   torquere to twist.]	   1. A collar or neck chain, usually twisted, especially as	      worn by ancient barbaric nations, as the Gauls, Germans,	      and Britons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. torquere to twist.] (Mech.) That which tends to	      produce torsion; a couple of forces. --J. Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Phys. Science) A turning or twisting; tendency to turn,	      or cause to turn, about an axis.	      [1913 Webster]
Torqued \Torqued\, a. [L. torquere to twist, to turn, to wind.]	   1. Wreathed; twisted. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Twisted; bent; -- said of a dolphin haurient, which	      forms a figure like the letter S.	      [1913 Webster]
Torques \Tor"ques\, n. [L., a necklace. See {Torque}, 1.]	   (Zool.)	   A cervical ring of hair or feathers, distinguished by its	   color or structure; a collar.	   [1913 Webster]
Torrefaction \Tor`re*fac"tion\, n. [L. torrefacere,torrefactum,	   to torrefy: cf. F. torr['e]faction. See {Torrefy}.]	   The act or process of torrefying, or the state of being	   torrefied. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Torrefy \Tor"re*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Torrefied}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Torrefying}.] [L. torrere to parch + -fy: cf. F.	   torr['e]fier, L. torrefacere.] [Written also {torrify}.]	   1. To dry by a fire. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metal.) To subject to scorching heat, so as to drive off	      volatile ingredients; to roast, as ores.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pharm.) To dry or parch, as drugs, on a metallic plate	      till they are friable, or are reduced to the state	      desired.	      [1913 Webster]
Torrens system \Tor"rens sys`tem\	   A system of registration of titles to land (as distinct from	   registration of deeds) introduced into South Australia by the	   Real Property (or Torrens) Act (act 15 of 1857-58), drafted	   by Sir Robert Torrens (1814-84). Its essential feature is the	   guaranty by the government of properly registered titles. The	   system has been generally adopted in Australia and British	   Columbia, and in its original or a modified form in some	   other countries, including some States of the United States.	   Hence	   {Torrens title}, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torrent \Tor"rent\, n. [F., fr. L. torrens, -entis, fr. torrens	   burning, roaring, boiling, p. pr. of torrere to dry by heat,	   to burn. See {Torrid}.]	   1. A violent stream, as of water, lava, or the like; a stream	      suddenly raised and running rapidly, as down a precipice.	      [1913 Webster]	            The roaring torrent is deep and wide. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A violent or rapid flow; a strong current; a flood;	      as, a torrent of vices; a torrent of eloquence.	      [1913 Webster]	            At length, Erasmus, that great injured name, . . .	            Stemmed the wild torrent of a barbarous age. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Torrent \Tor"rent\, a. [See {Torrent}, n.]	   Rolling or rushing in a rapid stream. "Waves of torrent	   fire." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Torrential
Torrential \Tor*ren"tial\, Torrentine \Tor*ren"tine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a torrent; having the character of a	   torrent; caused by a torrent . [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Torricellian \Tor`ri*cel"li*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Torricelli, an Italian philosopher and	   mathematician, who, in 1643, discovered that the rise of a	   liquid in a tube, as in the barometer, is due to atmospheric	   pressure. See {Barometer}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Torricellian tube}, a glass tube thirty or more inches in	      length, open at the lower end and hermetically sealed at	      the upper, such as is used in the barometer.	   {Torricellian vacuum} (Physics), a vacuum produced by filling	      with a fluid, as mercury, a tube hermetically closed at	      one end, and, after immersing the other end in a vessel of	      the same fluid, allowing the inclosed fluid to descend	      till it is counterbalanced by the pressure of the	      atmosphere, as in the barometer. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]
Torrid \Tor"rid\, a. [L. torridus, fr. torrere to parch, to	   burn, akin to E. Thist: cf. F. torride. See {Thirst}.]	   1. Parched; dried with heat; as, a torrid plain or desert.	      "Barca or Cyrene's torrid soil." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violenty hot; drying or scorching with heat; burning;	      parching. "Torrid heat." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Torrid zone} (Geog.), that space or board belt of the earth,	      included between the tropics, over which the sun is	      vertical at some period of every year, and the heat is	      always great.	      [1913 Webster]
Torridity \Tor*rid"i*ty\, n.	   Torridness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Torridness \Tor"rid*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being torrid or parched.	   [1913 Webster]
Torril \Tor"ril\, n.	   A worthless woman; also, a worthless horse. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Torrock \Tor"rock\, n. (Zool.)	   A gull. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Torsade \Tor*sade"\, n. [F.]	   A twisted cord; also, a molded or worked ornament of similar	   form.	         The crown decked with torsades of pearls. --Harper's	                                                  Mag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torsal \Tor"sal\, n. (Carp.)	   A torsel. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Torse \Torse\, n. [OF., fr. OF. & F. tors, torse, twisted,	   wreathed, p. p. of tordre to twist, L. torquere. See	   {Torture}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Her.) A wreath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [F. tors, torse, twisted.] (Geom.) A developable surface.	      See under {Developable}.	      [1913 Webster]
Torsel \Tor"sel\, n. (Carp.)	   A plate of timber for the end of a beam or joist to rest on.	   --Gwilt	   [1913 Webster]
Torsibillty \Tor`si*bil"l*ty\, n.	   The tendency, as of a rope, to untwist after being twisted.	   [1913 Webster]
Torsion \Tor"sion\, n. [F., fr. LL. torsio, fr. L. torquere,	   tortum, to twist. See {Torture}.]	   1. The act of turning or twisting, or the state of being	      twisted; the twisting or wrenching of a body by the	      exertion of a lateral force tending to turn one end or	      part of it about a longitudinal axis, while the other is	      held fast or turned in the opposite direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) That force with which a thread, wire, or rod of	      any material, returns, or tends to return, to a state of	      rest after it has been twisted; torsibility.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angle of torsion} (of a curve) (Geom.), the indefinitely	      small angle between two consecutive osculating planes of a	      curve of double curvature.	   {Moment of torsion} (Mech.) the moment of a pair of equal and	      opposite couples which tend to twist a body.	   {Torsion balance} (Physics.), an instrument for estimating	      very minute forces, as electric or magnetic attractions	      and repulsions, by the torsion of a very slender wire or	      fiber having at its lower extremity a horizontal bar or	      needle, upon which the forces act.	   {Torsion scale}, a scale for weighing in which the fulcra of	      the levers or beams are strained wires or strips acting by	      torsion.	      [1913 Webster]
Torsional \Tor"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to torsion; resulting from torsion, or the	   force with which a thread or wire returns to a state of rest	   after having been twisted round its axis; as, torsional	   force.	   [1913 Webster]
Torsion electrometer \Tor"sion e*lec*trom"e*ter\ (Elec.)	   A torsion balance used for measuring electric attraction or	   repulsion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torsion galvanometer \Torsion galvanometer\ (Elec.)	   A galvanometer in which current is measured by torsion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torsion head \Torsion head\	   That part of a torsion balance from which the wire or	   filament is suspended.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torsion indicator \Torsion indicator\	   An autographic torsion meter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Torsion meter \Torsion meter\ (Mech.)	   An instrument for determining the torque on a shaft, and	   hence the horse power of an engine, esp. of a marine engine	   of high power, by measuring the amount of twist of a given	   length of the shaft. Called also {torsimeter}, {torsiometer},	   {torsometer}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Torsk \Torsk\, n. [Dan.; akin to Icel. [thorn]orskr a codfish,	   G. dorsch.] (Zool.)	   (a) The cusk. See {Cusk}.	   (b) The codfish. Called also {tusk}.	       [1913 Webster]
Torso \Tor"so\, n.; pl. E. {Torsos}, It. {Torsi}. [It. torso,	   probably fr. L. thyrsus a stalk, stem, thyrsus, Gr. ?; cf.	   OHG. torso, turso, a stalk, stem, G. dorsche a cabbage stalk.	   Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Truss}.]	   The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in	   sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and	   limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.	   [1913 Webster]
Tort \Tort\, n. [F., from LL. tortum, fr. L. tortus twisted,	   crooked, p. p. of torqure to twist, bend. See {Torture}.]	   1. Mischief; injury; calamity. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That had them long opprest with tort. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Any civil wrong or injury; a wrongful act (not	      involving a breach of contract) for which an action will	      lie; a form of action, in some parts of the United States,	      for a wrong or injury.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Executor de son tort}. See under {Executor}.	   {Tort feasor} (Law), a wrongdoer; a trespasser. --Wharton.	      [1913 Webster]	Tort \Tort\, a.	   Stretched tight; taut. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet holds he them with tortest rein.     --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Torta \Tor"ta\, n. [Cf. Sp. torta a cake.] (Metal.)	   a flat heap of moist, crushed silver ore, prepared for the	   patio process.	   [1913 Webster]
Torteau \Tor"teau\, n.; pl. {Torteaus}. [Of. torteau, tortel,	   from L. tortus twisted. See {Tort}.] (Her.)	   A roundel of a red color.	   [1913 Webster]
Torticollis \Tor`ti*col"lis\, n. [F. toricolis; L. torquere,	   tortum, to twist + collum the neck.] (Med.)	   See {Wryneck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortile \Tor"tile\, a. [L. tortilis, fr. torquere, tortum, to	   twist: cf. F. tortile.]	   Twisted; wreathed; coiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortility \Tor*til"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tortile, twisted, or wreathed.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortilla \Tor*til"la\, n. [Sp.]	   An unleavened cake, as of maize flour, baked on a heated iron	   or stone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortion \Tor"tion\, n. [LL. tortio. See {Torsion}.]	   Torment; pain. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortious \Tor"tious\, a. [From {Tort}.]	   1. Injurious; wrongful. [Obs.] "Tortious power." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Imploying tort, or privat injury for which the law	      gives damages; involing tort.	      [1913 Webster]
Tortiously \Tor"tious*ly\, adv. (Law)	   In a tortous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortive \Tor"tive\, a. [L. tortus, p. p. of torquere to twist,	   wind.]	   Twisted; wreathed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortoise \Tor"toise\, n. [OE. tortuce, fr. OF. tortis crooked,	   fr. L. tortus twisted, crooked, contorted, p. p. of torquere,	   tortum, to wind; cf. F. tortue tortoise, LL. tortuca,	   tartuca, Pr. tortesa crookedness, tortis crooked. so called	   in allusion to its crooked feet. See {Torture}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of reptiles of the	      order {Testudinata}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is applied especially to the land and	         fresh-water species, while the marine species are	         generally called turtles, but the terms tortoise and	         turtle are used synonymously by many writers. See	         {Testudinata}, {Terrapin}, and {Turtle}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) Same as {Testudo}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Box tortoise}, {Land tortoise}, etc. See under {Box},	      {Land}, etc.	   {Painted tortoise}. (Zool.) See {Painted turtle}, under	      {Painted}.	   {Soft-shell tortoise}. (Zool.) See {Trionyx}.	   {Spotted tortoise}. (Zool.) A small American fresh-water	      tortoise ({Chelopus guttatus} or {Nanemys guttatus})	      having a blackish carapace on which are scattered round	      yellow spots.	   {Tortoise beetle} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      small tortoise-shaped beetles. Many of them have a	      brilliant metallic luster. The larvae feed upon the leaves	      of various plants, and protect themselves beneath a mass	      of dried excrement held over the back by means of the	      caudal spines. The golden tortoise beetle ({Cassida	      aurichalcea}) is found on the morning-glory vine and	      allied plants.	   {Tortoise plant}. (Bot.) See {Elephant's foot}, under	      {Elephant}.	   {Tortoise shell}, the substance of the shell or horny plates	      of several species of sea turtles, especially of the	      hawkbill turtle. It is used in inlaying and in the	      manufacture of various ornamental articles.	   {Tortoise-shell butterfly} (Zool.), any one of several	      species of handsomely colored butterflies of the genus	      {Aglais}, as {Aglais Milberti}, and {Aglais urticae}, both	      of which, in the larva state, feed upon nettles.	   {Tortoise-shell turtle} (Zool.), the hawkbill turtle. See	      {Hawkbill}.	      [1913 Webster]
tortoise-shell \tortoise-shell\, adj.	   Having a color like that of a tortoise's shell, black with	   white and orange spots; -- used mostly to describe cats of	   that color. n. a tortoise-shell cat.
Tortricid \Tor"tri*cid\, a. [See {Tortrix}.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to Tortix, or the family {Tortricidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortrix \Tor"trix\, n. [NL., fr. L. torquere, tortum, to twist.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small moths of the	      family {Tortricidae}, the larvae of which usually roll up	      the leaves of plants on which they live; -- also called	      {leaf roller}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of tropical short-tailed snakes, which are	      not venomous. One species ({Tortrix scytalae}) is	      handsomely banded with black, and is sometimes worn alive	      by the natives of Brazil for a necklace.	      [1913 Webster]
Tortulous \Tor"tu*lous\ (t[^o]r"t[-u]*l[u^]s; 135), a. (Nat.	   Hist.)	   Swelled out at intervals like a knotted cord.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortuose \Tor"tu*ose`\, a. [See Tortuous.]	   Wreathed; twisted; winding. --Loudon	   [1913 Webster]
Tortuoslty \Tor`tu*os"l*ty\, n. [L. tortuositas: cf. F.	   tortuosite.]	   the quality or state of being tortuous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tortuous \Tor"tu*ous\, a. [OE. tortuos, L. tortuosus, fr. tortus	   a twisting, winding, fr. torquere, tortum, to twist: cf. F.	   tortueux. See {Torture}.]	   1. Bent in different directions; wreathed; twisted; winding;	      as, a tortuous train; a tortuous leaf or corolla.	      [1913 Webster]	            The badger made his dark and tortuous hole on the	            side of every hill where the copsewood grew thick.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Deviating from rectitude; indirect; erroneous;	      deceitful.	      [1913 Webster]	            That course became somewhat lesstortuous, when the	            battle of the Boyne had cowed the spirit of the	            Jakobites.                            --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Injurious: tortious. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astrol.) Oblique; -- applied to the six signs of the	      zodiac (from Capricorn to Gemini) which ascend most	      rapidly and obliquely. [Obs.] --Skeat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Infortunate ascendent tortuous.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] --{Tor"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Tor"tu*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Torturable \Tor"tur*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being tortured.	   [1913 Webster]
Torture \Tor"ture\ (t[^o]r"t[-u]r; 135), n. [F., fr. L. tortura,	   fr. torquere, tortum, to twist, rack, torture; probably akin	   to Gr. tre`pein to turn, G. drechseln to turn on a lathe, and	   perhaps to E. queer. Cf. {Contort}, {Distort}, {Extort},	   {Retort}, {Tart}, n., {Torch}, {Torment}, {Tortion}, {Tort},	   {Trope.}]	   1. Extreme pain; anguish of body or mind; pang; agony;	      torment; as, torture of mind. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ghastly spasm or racking torture.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, severe pain inflicted judicially, either as	      punishment for a crime, or for the purpose of extorting a	      confession from an accused person, as by water or fire, by	      the boot or thumbkin, or by the rack or wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act or process of torturing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Torture, which had always been deciared illegal, and	            which had recently been declared illegal even by the	            servile judges of that age, was inflicted for the	            last time in England in the month of May, 1640.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
torture \tor"ture\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tortured}	   (t[^o]r"t[-u]rd; 135); p. pr. & vb. n. {tTorturing.}] [Cf. F.	   Torturer. ]	   1. To put to torture; to pain extremely; to harass; to vex.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To punish with torture; to put to the rack; as, to torture	      an accused person. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wrest from the proper meaning; to distort. --Jar.	      Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To keep on the stretch, as a bow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The bow tortureth the string.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Torturer \Tor"tur*er\ (t[^o]r"t[-u]r*[~e]r), n.	   One who tortures; a tormentor.	   [1913 Webster]
Torturingly \Tor"tur*ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to torture. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Torturous \Tor"tur*ous\ (t[^o]r"t[-u]r*[u^]s), a.	   Involving, or pertaining to, torture. [R.] "The torturous	   crucifixion." --I. Disraeli.	   [1913 Webster]
Torula \Tor"u*la\, n.; pl. {Torulae} [NL., dim. of L. torus a	   semicircular molding.] (Biol.)	   (a) A chain of special bacteria.	   (b) A genus of budding fungi. Same as {Saccharomyces}. Also	       used adjectively.	       [1913 Webster]
Torulaform \Tor"u*la*form`\, a. (Biol.)	   Having the appearance of a torula; in the form of a little	   chain; as, a torulaform string of micrococci.	   [1913 Webster]
Torulose \Tor"u*lose\, a. [L. torulus, dim. of torus: cf. F.	   toruleux. See {Torus}] (Bot.)	   Same as {Torose.}	   [1913 Webster]
Torulous \Tor"u*lous\, a.	   Same as {Torose.}	   [1913 Webster]
Torus \To"rus\ (t[=o]"r[u^]s), n.; pl. {Tori} (t[=o]"r[imac]).	   [L., a round, swelling, or bulging place, an elevation. Cf.	   3d {Tore}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A large molding used in the bases of columns. Its	      profile is semicircular. See Illust. of {Molding.}	      --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the ventral parapodia of tubicolous	      annelids. It usually has the form of an oblong thickening	      or elevation of the integument with rows of uncini or	      hooks along the center. See Illust. under {Tubicolae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The receptacle, or part of the flower on which the	      carpels stand.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.)	      (a) The surface described by the circumference of a circle	          revolving about a straight line in its own plane.	      (b) The solid inclosed by such a surface; -- sometimes	          called an {anchor ring}.	   Syn: Syn. --3d Tore[2].	        [1913 Webster]
Torved \Torved\, a.	   Stern; grim. See {Torvous.} [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But yesterday his breath	         Awed Rome, and his least torved frown was death. --J.	                                                  Webster	                                                  (1654).	   [1913 Webster]
Torvity \Tor"vi*ty\, a. [L. torvitas. See {Torvous}.]	   Sourness or severity of countenance; sternness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Torvous \Tor"vous\, a. [L. torvus. ]	   Sour of aspect; of a severe countenance; stern; grim. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That torvous, sour look produced by anger. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Tory \To"ry\, n.; pl. {Tories}. [ Properly used of the Irish	   bogtrotters who robbed and plundered during the English civil	   wars, professing to be in sympathy with the royal cause;	   hence transferred to those who sought to maintain the extreme	   prerogatives of the crown; probably from Ir. toiridhe, tor, a	   pursuer; akin to Ir. & Gael. toir a pursuit.]	   1. (Eng. Politics) A member of the conservative party, as	      opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called	      the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest	      supporter of existing royal and ecclesiastical authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word Tory first occurs in English history in 1679,	         during the struggle in Parliament occasioned by the	         introduction of the bill for the exclusion of the duke	         of York from the line of succession, and was applied by	         the advocates of the bill to its opponents as a title	         of obloquy or contempt. The Tories subsequently took a	         broader ground, and their leading principle became the	         maintenance of things as they were. The name, however,	         has for several years ceased to designate an existing	         party, but is rather applied to certain traditional	         maxims of public policy. The political successors of	         the Tories are now commonly known as Conservatives.	         --New Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Amer. Hist.) One who, in the time of the Revolution,	      favored submitting to the claims of Great Britain against	      the colonies; an adherent to the crown.	      [1913 Webster]	Tory \To"ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Tories.	   [1913 Webster]
Toryism \To"ry*ism\, n.	   The principles of the Tories.	   [1913 Webster]
Toscatter \To*scat"ter\, v. t. [Pref. to- + scatter.]	   To scatter in pieces; to divide. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tose \Tose\, v. t. [ See {Touse} ]	   To tease, or comb, as wool. [Obs.or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tosh \Tosh\, a. [Cf. OF. tonce shorn, clipped, and E. tonsure.]	   Neat; trim. [Scot.] --Jomieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Toshred \To*shred"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + shred. ]	   To cut into shreds or pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Toss \Toss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tossed} ; (less properly	   {Tost} ); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tossing}.] [ W. tosiaw, tosio, to	   jerk, toss, snatch, tosa quick jerk, a toss, a snatch. ]	   1. To throw with the hand; especially, to throw with the palm	      of the hand upward, or to throw upward; as, to toss a	      ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lift or throw up with a sudden or violent motion; as,	      to toss the head.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tossed his arm aloft, and proudly told me,	            He would not stay.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to rise and fall; as, a ship tossed on the waves	      in a storm.	      [1913 Webster]	            We being exceedingly tossed with a tempest. --Act	                                                  xxvii. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To agitate; to make restless.	      [1913 Webster]	            Calm region once,	            And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, to try; to harass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom devils fly, thus is he tossed of men.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To keep in play; to tumble over; as, to spend four years	      in tossing the rules of grammar. [Obs.] --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To toss off},	      (a) to drink hastily.	      (b) to accomplish easily or quickly.	      (c) to say in an offhand manner; as, to toss off a	          comment.	      (d) to masturbate; -- British slang.	   {To toss the cars}.See under Oar, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Toss \Toss\, v. i.	   1. To roll and tumble; to be in violent commotion; to write;	      to fling.	      [1913 Webster]	            To toss and fling, and to be restless, only frets	            and enrages our pain.                 --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be tossed, as a fleet on the ocean. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To toss for}, to throw dice or a coin to determine the	      possession of; to gamble for.	   {To toss up}, to throw a coin into the air, and wager on	      which side it will fall, or determine a question by its	      fall. --Bramsion.	      [1913 Webster]	Toss \Toss\, n.	   1. A throwing upward, or with a jerk; the act of tossing; as,	      the toss of a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A throwing up of the head; a particular manner of raising	      the head with a jerk. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Tossel \Tos"sel\, n.	   See {Tassel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tosser \Toss"er\, n.	   One who tosses. --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Tossily \Toss"i*ly\, adv.	   In a tossy manner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tossing \Toss"ing\, n.	   1. The act of throwing upward; a rising and falling suddenly;	      a rolling and tumbling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining)	      (a) A process which consists in washing ores by violent	          agitation in water, in order to separate the lighter	          or earthy particles; -- called also {tozing}, and	          {treloobing}, in Cornwall. --Pryce.	      (b) A process for refining tin by dropping it through the	          air while melted.	          [1913 Webster]
Tosspot \Toss"pot`\, n.	   A toper; one habitually given to strong drink; a drunkard.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tossy \Toss"y\, a.	   Tossing the head, as in scorn or pride; hence, proud;	   contemptuous; scornful; affectedly indifferent; as, a tossy	   commonplace. [R.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Tost \Tost\,	   imp. & p. p. of Toss.	   [1913 Webster]
Tosto \Tos"to\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Quick; rapid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Pui tosto}[It.] (Mus.), faster; more rapid.	      [1913 Webster]
Toswink \To*swink"\, v. i. [Pref. to- + swink.]	   To labor excessively. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tot \Tot\, n. [Cf. {Toddle}, {Tottle}, {Totter}.]	   1. Anything small; -- frequently applied as a term of	      endearment to a little child.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A drinking cup of small size, holding about half a pint.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A foolish fellow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Tot \Tot\, n. [L.]	   Lit., so much; -- a term used in the English exchequer to	   indicate that a debt was good or collectible for the amount	   specified, and often written opposite the item.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tot \Tot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Totted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Totting}.]	   1. To mark with the word "tot"; as, a totted debt. See {Tot},	      n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. [Cf. {Total}.] To add; to count; to make up the sum of; to	      total; -- often with up. [Colloq., Eng.]	            The last two tot up the bill.         --Thackeray.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tota \To"ta\, n. [From the native name in Egypt.] (Zool.)	   The grivet.	   [1913 Webster]
Total \To"tal\, a. [F., fr. LL. totalis, fr. L. tolus all,whole.	   Cf. {Factotum}, {Surtout}, {Teetotum}.]	   Whole; not divided; entire; full; complete; absolute; as, a	   total departure from the evidence; a total loss. " Total	   darkness." "To undergo myself the total crime." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Total abstinence}. See {Abstinence}, n., 1.	   {Total depravity}. (Theol.) See {Original sin}, under	      {Original}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Whole; entire; complete. See {Whole}.	        [1913 Webster]	Total \To"tal\, n.	   The whole; the whole sum or amount; as, these sums added make	   the grand total of five millions.	   [1913 Webster]	Total \To"tal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Totaled}or {Totalled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Totaling} or {Totalling}.]	   1. To bring to a total; also, to reach as a total; to amount	      to. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. to determine the total of (a set of numbers); to add; --	      often used with up; as, to total up the bill.	      [PJC]	   3. To damage beyond repair; -- used especially of vehicles	      damaged in an accident; as, he skid on an ice patch and	      totaled his Mercedes against a tree. From total loss.	      [colloq.]	      [PJC]
Totalis \To"tal*is\, n. [See {Total}, a.]	   The total.	         I look on nothing but totalis.           --B. Jonson.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Totalisator \To"tal*i*sa`tor\, n.	   Same as {Totalizator}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Totality \To*tal"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. totalite, LL. totalitas.]	   1. The quality or state of being total; as, the totality of	      an eclipse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The whole sum; the whole quantity or amount; the entirety;	      as, the totality of human knowledge. --Buckle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The totality of a sentence or passage. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Totalization \To`tal*i*za"tion\, n.	   Act of totalizing, or state of being totalized.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Totalizator \To"tal*i*za`tor\, n. [From {Totalize}: cf. F.	   totalisateur.]	   A machine for registering and indicating the number and	   nature of bets made on horse races. Called also {totalizer}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Totalize \To"tal*ize\, v. t.	   To make total, or complete; to reduce to completeness.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Totalize \To"tal*ize\, v. i.	   To use a totalizator.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Totalizer \To"tal*i`zer\, n.	   Same as {Totalizator}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Totally \To"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a total manner; wholly; entirely.	   [1913 Webster]
Totalness \To"tal*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being total; entireness; totality.	   [1913 Webster]
Totara \To"ta*ra\, n. [Maori.]	   A coniferous tree ({Podocarpus totara}), next to the kauri	   the most valuable timber tree of New Zealand. Its hard	   reddish wood is used for furniture and building, esp. in	   wharves, bridges, etc. Also {mahogany pine}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tote \Tote\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Toted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Toting}.] [Said to be of African origin.]	   To carry or bear; as, to tote a child over a stream; to tote	   a gun on one's hip; -- a colloquial word originating in the	   Southern States, and used there esp. by negroes, now common	   throughout the U. S.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Tote \Tote\, n. [L. totum, fr. totus all, whole.]	   The entire body, or all; as, the whole tote. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Totear \To*tear"\, v. t. [Pref. to- + tear. ]	   To tear or rend in pieces. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Totem \To"tem\, n. [Massachusetts Indian wutohtimoin that to	   which a person or place belongs.]	   1. A rude picture, as of a bird, beast, or the like, used by	      the North American Indians as a symbolic designation, as	      of a family or a clan; also, the object or animal itself,	      considered as an symbol of the family.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they painted on the grave posts	            Of the graves, yet unforgotten,	            Each his own ancestral totem	            Each the symbol of his household;	            Figures of the bear and reindeer,	            Of the turtle, crane, and beaver.     --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The totem, the clan deity, the beast or bird who in	            some supernatural way attends to the clan and	            watches over it.                      --Bagehot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which serves as a venerated or mystic symbol or	      emblem.	      [PJC]
Totemic \To*tem"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a totem, or totemism.	   [1913 Webster]
Totemism \To"tem*ism\, n.	   1. The system of distinguishing families, clans, etc., in a	      tribe by the totem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Superstitious regard for a totem; the worship of any real	      or imaginary object; nature worship. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Totemist \To"tem*ist\, n.	   One belonging to a clan or tribe having a totem. --	   {To`tem*is"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster] Totem pole
Totem pole \To"tem pole\ or Totem post \To"tem post\	   A pole or pillar, carved and painted with a series of totemic	   symbols, set up before the house of certain Indian tribes of	   the northwest coast of North America, esp. Indians of the	   Koluschan stock.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toter \Tot"er\, n. [See {Tote} to carry.] (Zool.)	   The stone roller. See {Stone roller}	   (a), under {Stone}.	       [1913 Webster]
T'other \T'oth"er\	   A colloquial contraction of the other, and formerly a	   contraction for that other. See the Note under {That}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tothir that was crucifield with him. --Wyclif(John	                                                  xix. 32)	   [1913 Webster]
Totipalmate \To`ti*pal"mate\, a. [L. totus all, whole + E.	   palmate.] (Zool.)	   Having all four toes united by a web; -- said of certain sea	   birds, as the pelican and the gannet. See Illust. under	   {Aves}.	   [1913 Webster]
Totipalmi \To`ti*pal"mi\, n. pl. [NL., from L. totus all, whole	   + palmus palm.] (Zool.)	   A division of swimming birds including those that have	   totipalmate feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Totipresence \To`ti*pres"ence\, n. [L. totus all, whole + E.	   presence.]	   Omnipresence. [Obs.] --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Totipresent \To`ti*pres"ent\, a. [L. totus all, whole + E.	   present.]	   Omnipresent. [Obs.] --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Totter \Tot"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tottered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tottering}.] [Probably for older tolter; cf. AS.	   tealtrian to totter, vacillate. Cf.{Tilt} to incline,	   {Toddle}, {Tottle}, {Totty}.]	   1. To shake so as to threaten a fall; to vacillate; to be	      unsteady; to stagger; as, an old man totters with age. "As	      a bowing wall shall ye be, and as a tottering fence."	      --Ps. lxii. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shake; to reel; to lean; to waver.	      [1913 Webster]	            Troy nods from high, and totters to her fall.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Totterer \Tot"ter*er\, n.	   One who totters.	   [1913 Webster]
Totteringly \Tot"ter*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a tottering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tottery \Tot"ter*y\, a.	   Trembling or vaccilating, as if about to fall; unsteady;	   shaking. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tottle \Tot"tle\ (t[o^]t"t'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tottled}	   (t[o^]t"t'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tottling} (t[o^]t"tl[i^]ng).]	   [See {Toddle}, {Totter}.]	   To walk in a wavering, unsteady manner; to toddle; to topple.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tottlish \Tot"tlish\ (t[o^]t"tl[i^]sh), a.	   Trembling or tottering, as if about to fall; unsteady.	   [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Totty \Tot"ty\, a. [OE. toti. Cf. {Totter}.]	   Unsteady; dizzy; tottery. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         For yet his noule [head] was totty of the must.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Toty \Tot"y\, a.	   Totty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My head is toty of my swink to-night.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Toty \To"ty\, n.	   A sailor or fisherman; -- so called in some parts of the	   Pacific.	   [1913 Webster]
Toucan \Tou"can\ (t[=oo]"k[a^]n; 277), n. [F., fr. Pg. tucano;	   from Brazilian name. ]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of fruit-eating birds	      of tropical America belonging to {Ramphastos},	      {Pteroglossus}, and allied genera of the family	      {Ramphastidae}. They have a very large, but light and	      thin, beak, often nearly as long as the body itself. Most	      of the species are brilliantly colored with red, yellow,	      white, and black in striking contrast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astronom.) A modern constellation of the southern	      hemisphere.	      [1913 Webster]
Toucanet \Tou"can*et\, n. (Zool.)	   A small toucan.	   [1913 Webster]
Touch \Touch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Touched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Touching}.] [F. toucher, OF. touchier, tuchier; of Teutonic	   origin; cf. OHG. zucchen, zukken, to twitch, pluck, draw, G.	   zukken, zukken, v. intens. fr. OHG. ziohan to draw, G.	   ziehen, akin to E. tug. See {Tuck}, v. t., {Tug}, and cf.	   {Tocsin}, {Toccata}.]	   1. To come in contact with; to hit or strike lightly against;	      to extend the hand, foot, or the like, so as to reach or	      rest on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Him thus intent Ithuriel with his spear	            Touched lightly.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perceive by the sense of feeling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing but body can be touched or touch. --Greech.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To come to; to reach; to attain to.	      [1913 Webster]	            The god, vindictive, doomed them never more	            Ah, men unblessed! -- to touch their natal shore.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To try; to prove, as with a touchstone. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherein I mean to touch your love indeed. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To relate to; to concern; to affect.	      [1913 Webster]	            The quarrel toucheth none but us alone. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To handle, speak of, or deal with; to treat of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Storial thing that toucheth gentilesse. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To meddle or interfere with; as, I have not touched the	      books. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To affect the senses or the sensibility of; to move; to	      melt; to soften; especially, to cause feelings of pity,	      compassion, sympathy, or gratitude in.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            What of sweet before	            Hath touched my sense, flat seems to this and harsh.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tender sire was touched with what he said.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To mark or delineate with touches; to add a slight stroke	      to with the pencil or brush.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lines, though touched but faintly, are drawn	            right.                                --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To infect; to affect slightly. --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. To make an impression on; to have effect upon.	       [1913 Webster]	             Its face . . . so hard that a file will not touch	             it.                                  --Moxon.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. To strike; to manipulate; to play on; as, to touch an	       instrument of music.	       [1913 Webster]	             [They] touched their golden harps.   --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. To perform, as a tune; to play.	       [1913 Webster]	             A person is the royal retinue touched a light and	             lively air on the flageolet.         --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. To influence by impulse; to impel forcibly. " No decree	       of mine, . . . [to] touch with lightest moment of impulse	       his free will," --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. To harm, afflict, or distress.	       [1913 Webster]	             Let us make a covenant with thee, that thou wilt do	             us no hurt, as we have not touched thee. --Gen.	                                                  xxvi. 28, 29.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. To affect with insanity, especially in a slight degree;	       to make partially insane; -- rarely used except in the	       past participle.	       [1913 Webster]	             She feared his head was a little touched. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Geom.) To be tangent to. See {Tangent}, a.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. To lay a hand upon for curing disease.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. To compare with; to be equal to; -- usually with a	       negative; as, he held that for good cheer nothing could	       touch an open fire. [Colloq.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   20. To induce to give or lend; to borrow from; as, to touch	       one for a loan; hence, to steal from. [Slang]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {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 touch up}, to repair; to improve by touches or	      emendation.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Touch \Touch\, v. i.	   1. To be in contact; to be in a state of junction, so that no	      space is between; as, two spheres touch only at points.	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fasten; to take effect; to make impression. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Strong waters pierce metals, and will touch upon	            gold, that will not touch upon silver. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat anything in discourse, especially in a slight or	      casual manner; -- often with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the antiquaries have touched upon it, they	            immediately	            quitted it.                           --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut) To be brought, as a sail, so close to the wind that	      its weather leech shakes.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To touch and go} (Naut.), to touch bottom lightly and	      without damage, as a vessel in motion.	   {To touch at}, to come or go to, without tarrying; as, the	      ship touched at Lisbon.	   {To touch on} or {To touch upon},	      (a) to come or go to for a short time. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]	                I made a little voyage round the lake, and	                touched on the several towns that lie on its	                coasts.                           --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) to discuss briefly, as only a small part of a	          discourse.	          [PJC]	Touch \Touch\, n. [Cf. F. touche. See {Touch}, v. ]	   1. The act of touching, or the state of being touched;	      contact.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their touch affrights me as a serpent's sting.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The sense by which pressure or traction exerted	      on the skin is recognized; the sense by which the	      properties of bodies are determined by contact; the	      tactile sense. See {Tactile sense}, under {Tactile}.	      [1913 Webster]	            The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pure tactile feelings are necessarily rare, since	         temperature sensations and muscular sensations are more	         or less combined with them. The organs of touch are	         found chiefly in the epidermis of the skin and certain	         underlying nervous structures.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Act or power of exciting emotion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not alone	            The death of Fulvia, with more urgent touches,	            Do strongly speak to us.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. An emotion or affection.	      [1913 Webster]	            A true, natural, and a sensible touch of mercy.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Personal reference or application. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Speech of touch toward others should be sparingly	            used.                                 --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A stroke; as, a touch of raillery; a satiric touch; hence,	      animadversion; censure; reproof.	      [1913 Webster]	            I never bare any touch of conscience with greater	            regret.                               --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A single stroke on a drawing or a picture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never give the least touch with your pencil till you	            have well examined your design.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Feature; lineament; trait.	      [1913 Webster]	            Of many faces, eyes, and hearts,	            To have the touches dearest prized.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The act of the hand on a musical instrument; bence, in the	      plural, musical notes.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft stillness and the night	            Become the touches of sweet harmony.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A small quantity intermixed; a little; a dash.	       [1913 Webster]	             Eyes La touch of Sir Peter Lely in them. --Hazlitt.	       [1913 Webster]	             Madam, I have a touch of your condition. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A hint; a suggestion; slight notice.	       [1913 Webster]	             A small touch will put him in mind of them.	                                                  --Bacon.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. A slight and brief essay. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Print my preface in such form as, in the	             booksellers' phrase, will make a sixpenny touch.	                                                  --Swift.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. A touchstone; hence, stone of the sort used for	       touchstone. [Obs.] " Now do I play the touch." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	             A neat new monument of touch and alabaster.	                                                  --Fuller.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. Hence, examination or trial by some decisive standard;	       test; proof; tried quality.	       [1913 Webster]	             Equity, the true touch of all laws.  --Carew.	       [1913 Webster]	             Friends of noble touch .             --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Mus.) The particular or characteristic mode of action,	       or the resistance of the keys of an instrument to the	       fingers; as, a heavy touch, or a light touch; also, the	       manner of touching, striking, or pressing the keys of a	       piano; as, a legato touch; a staccato touch.	       [1913 Webster]	   16. (Shipbilding) The broadest part of a plank worked top and	       but (see {Top and but}, under {Top}, n.), or of one	       worked anchor-stock fashion (that is, tapered from the	       middle to both ends); also, the angles of the stern	       timbers at the counters. --J. Knowles.	       [1913 Webster]	   17. (Football) That part of the field which is beyond the	       line of flags on either side. --Encyc. of Rural Sports.	       [1913 Webster]	   18. A boys' game; tag.	       [1913 Webster]	   19. (Change Ringing) A set of changes less than the total	       possible on seven bells, that is, less than 5,040.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   20. An act of borrowing or stealing. [Slang]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   21. Tallow; -- a plumber's term. [Eng.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {In touch}	       (a) (Football), outside of bounds. --T. Hughes.	       (b) in communication; communicating, once or repeatedly.	           	   {To be in touch},	       (a) to be in contact, communication, or in sympathy.	       (b) to be aware of current events.	   {To keep touch}.	       (a) To be true or punctual to a promise or engagement	           [Obs.]; hence, to fulfill duly a function.	           [1913 Webster]	                 My mind and senses keep touch and time. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	           [1913 Webster]	       (b) To keep in contact; to maintain connection or	           sympathy; -- with with or of. Also	   {to keep in touch}.	   {Touch and go}, a phrase descriptive of a narrow escape.	   {True as touch} (i. e., touchstone), quite true. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Touchable \Touch"a*ble\ (t[u^]ch"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being touched; tangible. -- {Touch"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Touchback \Touch"back`\ (t[u^]ch"b[a^]k`), n. (Football)	   The act of touching the football down by a player behind his	   own goal line when it received its last impulse from an	   opponent; -- distinguished from {safety} touchdown.	   [1913 Webster]
Touch-box \Touch"-box`\ (t[u^]ch"b[o^]ks`), n.	   A box containing lighted tinder, formerly carried by soldiers	   who used matchlocks, to kindle the match.	   [1913 Webster]
Touchdown \Touch"down`\ (t[u^]ch"doun`), n. (Football)	   The act of touching the football down behind the opponents'	   goal; also the score (6 points) resulting from such a play.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Safety touchdown}. See under {Safety}.	      [1913 Webster]
Touchhole \Touch"hole`\ (t[u^]ch"h[=o]l`), n.	   The vent of a cannon or other firearm, by which fire is	   communicateed to the powder of the charge.	   [1913 Webster]
Touchily \Touch"i*ly\ (t[u^]ch"[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a touchy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Touchiness \Touch"i*ness\ (t[u^]ch"[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   The quality or state of being touchy; peevishness;	   irritability; irascibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Touching \Touch"ing\ (t[u^]ch"[i^]ng), a.	   Affecting; moving; pathetic; as, a touching tale. --	   {Touch"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Touching \Touch"ing\, prep.	   Concerning; with respect to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now, as touching things offered unto idols. --1 Cor.	                                                  viii. 1.	   [1913 Webster]	Touching \Touch"ing\, n.	   The sense or act of feeling; touch.	   [1913 Webster]
Touch-me-not \Touch"-me-not`\ (t[u^]ch"m[-e]*n[o^]t`), n. (Bot.)	   (a) See {Impatiens}.	   (b) Squirting cucumber. See under {Cucumber}.	       [1913 Webster]
Touch-needle \Touch"-nee`dle\, n. (Metal.)	   A small bar of gold and silver, either pure, or alloyed in	   some known proportion with copper, for trying the purity of	   articles of gold or silver by comparison of the streaks made	   by the article and the bar on a touchstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Touch-paper \Touch"-pa`per\, n.	   Paper steeped in saltpeter, which burns slowly, and is used	   as a match for firing gunpowder, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Touchstone \Touch"stone`\, n.	   1. (Min.) Lydian stone; basanite; -- so called because used	      to test the purity of gold and silver by the streak which	      is left upon the stone when it is rubbed by the metal. See	      {Basanite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Any test or criterion by which the qualities of a	      thing are tried. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foregoing doctrine affords us also a touchstone	            for the trial of spirits.             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Irish touchstone} (Min.), basalt, the stone which composes	      the Giant's Causeway.	      [1913 Webster]
touch on \touch" on\, v. t.	   To mention briefly, or in passing.	   [PJC]	touch up \touch" up`\, n.	   To make minor improvements in, especially in the appearance.	   [PJC]	touch up paint \touch" up paint`\, n.	   A paint applied to small areas of a painted surface, to cover	   small blemishes, especially on an automobile.	   [PJC]
Touchwood \Touch"wood`\, n. [Probably for tachwood; OE. tache	   tinder (of uncertain origin) + wood.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Wood so decayed as to serve for tinder; spunk, or punk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Dried fungi used as tinder; especially, the {Polyporus	      igniarius}.	      [1913 Webster]
Touchy \Touch"y\, a. [For techy, tetchy.]	   Peevish; irritable; irascible; techy; apt to take fire.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It may be said of Dryden that he was at no time touchy	         about personal attacks.                  --Saintsbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Tough \Tough\, a. [Compar. {Tougher}; superl. {Toughest}.] [OE.	   tough, AS. t[=o]h, akin to D. taai, LG. taa, tage, tau, OHG.	   z[=a]hi, G. z[aum]he, and also to AS. getenge near to, close	   to, oppressive, OS. bitengi.]	   1. Having the quality of flexibility without brittleness;	      yielding to force without breaking; capable of resisting	      great strain; as, the ligaments of animals are remarkably	      tough. "Tough roots and stubs. " --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not easily broken; able to endure hardship; firm; strong;	      -- of objects and people; as, tough sinews. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            A body made of brass, the crone demands, . . .	            Tough to the last, and with no toil to tire.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The basis of his character was caution combined with	            tough tenacity of purpose.            --J. A.	                                                  Symonds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not easily separated; viscous; clammy; tenacious; as,	      tough phlegm.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Stiff; rigid; not flexible; stubborn; as, a tough bow.	      [1913 Webster]	            So tough a frame she could not bend.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Severe; violent; as, a tough storm. [Colloq.] " A tough	      debate. " --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Difficult to do, perform, or accomplish; as, a tough job.	      [PJC]	   7. Prone to aggressive or violent behavior; rowdyish; -- of	      people, or groups; as, a tough neighborhood; a tough	      character.	      [PJC]	   {To make it tough}, to make it a matter of difficulty; to	      make it a hard matter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
tough \tough\, n.	   A person who is tough[7]; a ruffian; a thug; as, a cluster of	   neighborhood toughs hanging out on the corner.	   [PJC]
Tough-cake \Tough"-cake`\, n.	   See {Tough-pitch}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Toughen \Tough"en\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Toughened}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Toughening}.]	   To grow or make tough, or tougher.	   [1913 Webster]
Tough-head \Tough"-head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The ruddy duck. [ Local U. S. ]	   [1913 Webster]
Toughish \Tough"ish\, a.	   Tough in a slight degree.	   [1913 Webster]
Toughly \Tough"ly\, adv.	   In a tough manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Toughness \Tough"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tough.	   [1913 Webster]
Tough-pitch \Tough"-pitch`\, n. (Metal.)	   (a) The exact state or quality of texture and consistency of	       well reduced and refined copper.	   (b) Copper so reduced; -- called also {tough-cake}.	       [1913 Webster]
Touite \Tou"ite\, n.	   The wood warbler. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Toupee
Toupee \Tou*pee"\ (?; 277), Toupet \Tou*pet"\ (?; 277), n. [F.	   toupet, dim. of OF. top a tuft; of Teutonic origin, and akin	   to E. top. See {Top} apex, and cf. {Topet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A little tuft; a curl or artificial lock of hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small wig, or a toppiece of a wig.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her powdered hair is turned backward over a toupee.	                                                  --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Toupettit \Tou"pet*tit\, n. [See {Topet}, {toupee}.] (Zool.)	   The crested titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tour \Tour\, n. [F. tour. See {Tower}.]	   A tower. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tour \Tour\, n. [F. tour. See {Turn}, v. t.]	   1. A going round; a circuit; hence, a journey in a circuit; a	      prolonged circuitous journey; a comprehensive excursion;	      as, the tour of Europe; the tour of France or England.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bird of Jove stooped from his airy tour.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A turn; a revolution; as, the tours of the heavenly	      bodies. [Obs.] --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) anything done successively, or by regular order; a	      turn; as, a tour of duty.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Journey; excursion. See {Journey}.	        [1913 Webster]	Tour \Tour\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toured}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Touring}.]	   To make a tourm; as, to tour throught a country. --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Touraco \Tou*ra"co\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Turacou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tourbillion \Tour*bil"lion\, n. [F. torbillion a whirlwind,	   tourbillion, fr. L. turbo, -inis, a whirl, whirlwind.]	   An ornamental firework which turns round, when in the air, so	   as to form a scroll of fire. --G. Francis.	   [1913 Webster]
Touring car \Tour"ing car\	   An automobile designed for touring; specif., a roomy car, not	   a limousine, for five or more passengers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tourist \Tour"ist\, n.	   One who makes a tour, or performs a journey, especially for	   pleasure.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Tourmaline \Tour"ma*line\, n. [F. tourmaline, cf. It. turmalina,	   tormalina, NL. turmalina, turmalinus; all fr. tournamal, a	   name given to this stone in Ceylon.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring usually in three-sided or six-sided	   prisms terminated by rhombohedral or scalenohedral planes.	   Black tourmaline (schorl) is the most common variety, but	   there are also other varieties, as the blue (indicolite), red	   (rubellite), also green, brown, and white. The red and green	   varieties when transparent are valued as jewels. [Written	   also {turmaline} .]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Crystals of tourmaline when heated exhibit electric	         polarity (see {Pyroelectric}, n.). Tourmaline is also	         used in the form of a polariscope called tourmaline	         tongs.	         [1913 Webster]
Tourn \Tourn\, n. [See {Turn}]	   1. A spinning wheel. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O.Eng.Law) The sheriff's turn, or court.	      [1913 Webster]
Tournament \Tour"na*ment\, n. [OE. turnement, tornement, OF.	   torneiement, tornoiement, F. tournoiement a turning or	   wheeling round. See {Tourney}.]	   1. A mock fight, or warlike game, formerly in great favor, in	      which a number of combatants were engaged, as an	      exhibition of their address and bravery; hence,	      figuratively, a real battle. "In battle and in	      tourneyment." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            With cruel tournament the squadrons join. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It different from the joust, which was a trial of skill	         between one man and another.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any contest of skill in which there are many contestents	      for championship; as, a chess tournament.	      [1913 Webster]
Tournery \Tourn"er*y\, n.	   Work turned on a lathe; turnery. [Obs.] See {Turnery}.	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Tourney \Tour"ney\, n. [OF. tornei, tornoi, F. tournoi, fr. OF.	   torneier, tornoier, tournoier, to tit, to tourney, F.	   tournoyer to turn round and round. See {Turn}, v. t.]	   A tournament. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         At tilt or tourney or like warlike game. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         We hold a tourney here to-morrow morn,	         And there is scantly time for half the work.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Tourney \Tour"ney\, v. i. [Cf.OF. torneier. See {Tourney}, n. ]	   To perform in tournaments; to tilt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well could he tourney, and in lists debate. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tourniquet \Tour"ni*quet\, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for arresting hemorrhage. It consists	   essentially of a pad or compress upon which pressure is made	   by a band which is tightened by a screw or other means.	   [1913 Webster]
Tournois \Tour`nois"\, n. [F., belonging to Tours in France.]	   A former French money of account worth 20 sous, or a franc.	   It was thus called in distinction from the Paris livre, which	   contained 25 sous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tournure \Tour*nure"\, n. [F., fr. tourner to turn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Turn; contour; figure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any device used by women to expand the skirt of a dress	      below the waist; a bustle.	      [1913 Webster] Touse
Touse \Touse\, Touze \Touze\ (touz), v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Toused} (touzd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tousing}.] [OE. tosen.	   [root]64. See {tease}, and cf. {Tose}, {Toze}.]	   To pull; to haul; to tear; to worry. [Prov. Eng.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a bear, whom angry curs have touzed.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Touse \Touse\ (touz), n.	   A pulling; a disturbance. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tousel \Tous"el\, v. t.	   Same as {Tousle}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Touser \Tous"er\, n.	   One who touses. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tousle \Tou"sle\, v. t. [Freq. of touse. Cf.{Tossle}.]	   To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tous-les-mois \Tous`-les`-mois"\, n. [F., all the months, i. e.,	   every month.]	   A kind of starch with very large, oval, flattened grains,	   often sold as arrowroot, and extensively used for	   adulterating cocoa. It is made from the rootstocks of a	   species of {Canna}, probably {Canna edulis}, the tubers of	   which are edible every month in the year.	   [1913 Webster]
Tousy \Tou"sy\, a. [See {Touse}, n. & v.]	   Tousled; tangled; rough; shaggy. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), v. i. [See 1st {Toot}.]	   1. To act as a tout. See 2d {Tout}. [Cant. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ply or seek for customers. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tout \Tout\ (tout; t[=oo]t; Scot. & dial. t[=oo]t), v. i. [imp.	   & p. p. {Touted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Touting}.]	   1. To look narrowly; spy. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Horse Racing)	      (a) To spy out the movements of race horses at their	          trials, or to get by stealth or other improper means	          the secrets of the stable, for betting purposes.	          [Cant, Eng.]	      (b) To act as a tout; to tout, or give a tip on, a race	          horse. [Cant, U. S.]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tout \Tout\, n.	   One who secretly watches race horses which are in course of	   training, to get information about their capabilities, for	   use in betting. [Cant. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   2. One who gives a tip on a race horses for an expected	      compensation, esp. in hopes of a share in any winnings; --	      usually contemptuous. [Cant, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. One who solicits custom, as a runner for a hotel, cab,	      gambling place. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A spy for a smuggler, thief, or the like. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tout \Tout\ (t[=oo]t), n. [Prob. fr. F. tout all.]	   In the game of solo, a proposal to win all eight tricks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tout \Tout\, v. i. [See 3d {Toot}. ]	   To toot a horn.	   [1913 Webster]	Tout \Tout\, v. t. (Horse Racing)	   (a) To spy out information about, as a racing stable or	       horse. [Cant, Eng.]	   (b) To give a tip on (a race horse) to a better with the	       expectation of sharing in the latter's winnings. [Cant,	       U. S.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tout \Tout\, n.	   The anus. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tout-ensemble \Tout`-en`sem"ble\, n. [F.]	   All together; hence, in costume, the fine arts, etc., the	   general effect of a work as a whole, without regard to the	   execution of the separate perts.	   [1913 Webster]
Touter \Tout"er\, n.	   One who seeks customers, as for an inn, a public conveyance,	   shops, and the like: hence, an obtrusive candidate for	   office. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The prey of ring droppers, . . . duffers, touters, or	         any of those bloodless sharpers who are, perhaps,	         better known to the police.              --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Touze \Touze\ (touz), v. t. & i.	   See {Touse}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tow \Tow\ (t[=o]), n. [OE. tow, AS. tow, akin to OD. touw, Icel.	   t[=o] a tuft of wool for spinning; cf. E. taw, v. t.]	   The coarse and broken part of flax or hemp, separated from	   the finer part by the hatchel or swingle.	   [1913 Webster]	Tow \Tow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Towed} (t[=o]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Towing}.] [OE. towen, to[yogh]en; akin to OFries. toga to	   pull about, OHG. zog[=o]n, Icel. toga, AS. tohline a towline,	   and AS. te['o]n to draw, p. p. getogen. See {Tug}.]	   To draw or pull through the water, as a vessel of any kind,	   by means of a rope.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Tow \Tow\, n. [Cf. Icel. taug a rope, from the same root as E.	   tow, v. t.]	   1. A rope by which anything is towed; a towline, or towrope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of towing, or the state of being towed; -- chiefly	      used in the phrase, to take in tow, that is to tow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is towed, or drawn by a towline, as a barge,	      raft, collection of boats, ect.	      [1913 Webster]
Towage \Tow"age\, n. [From {Tow}, v..cf. F. touage.]	   1. The act of towing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The price paid for towing.	      [1913 Webster]
Towall \Tow"all\, n.	   A towel. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Toward
Toward \To"ward\, Towards \To"wards\, prep.[AS. ? impending,	   imminent, future, toward, ? towards. See {To}, and -{ward},	   {wards}.]	   1. In the direction of; to.	      [1913 Webster]	            He set his face toward the wilderness. --Num. xxiv.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waves make towards the pebbled shore. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With direction to, in a moral sense; with respect or	      reference to; regarding; concerning.	      [1913 Webster]	            His eye shall be evil toward his brother. --Deut.	                                                  xxviii. 54.	      [1913 Webster]	            Herein do I exercise myself, to have always a	            conscience void of offense toward God, and toward	            men.                                  --Acts xxiv.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tending to; in the direction of; in behalf of.	      [1913 Webster]	            This was the first alarm England received towards	            any trouble.                          --Clarendom.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Near; about; approaching to.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am toward nine years older since I left you.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster] Toward	Toward \To"ward\, Towards \To"wards\ adv.	   Near; at hand; in state of preparation.	   [1913 Webster]	         Do you hear sught, sir, of a battle toward ? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have a trifling foolish banquet Towards. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Toward \To"ward\, a. [AS. ?. See {Toward}, prep.]	   1. Approaching; coming near. "His toward peril." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Readly to do or learn; compliant with duty; not froward;	      apt; docile; tractable; as, a toward youth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ready to act; forward; bold; valiant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why, that is spoken like a toward prince. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Towardliness \To"ward*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being towardly; docility;	   tractableness.	   [1913 Webster]	         The beauty and towardliness of these children moved her	         brethren to envy.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Towardly \To"ward*ly\, a.	   Same as {Toward}, a., 2.	   [1913 Webster]	         He's towardly and will come on apace.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Towardness \To"ward*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being toward.	   [1913 Webster]
Towards \To"wards\, prep. & adv.	   See {Toward}.	   [1913 Webster]
Towboat \Tow"boat`\, n.	   1. A vessel constructed for being towed, as a canal boat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steamer used for towing other vessels; a tug.	      [1913 Webster]
Towel \Tow"el\, n. [OE. towaille, towail, F. touaille, LL.	   toacula, of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. dwahila, swahilla, G.	   zwehle, fr. OHG. dwahan to wash; akin to D. dwaal a towel,	   AS. [thorn]we['a]n to wash, OS. thwahan, Icel. [thorn]v[=a],	   Sw. tv[*a], Dan. toe, Goth. [thorn]wahan. Cf. {Doily}.]	   A cloth used for wiping, especially one used for drying	   anything wet, as the person after a bath.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Towel gourd} (Bot.), the fruit of the cucurbitaceous plant	      {Luffa Aegyptiaca}; also, the plant itself. The fruit is	      very fibrous, and, when separated from its rind and seeds,	      is used as a sponge or towel. Called also {Egyptian bath	      sponge}, and {dishcloth}.	      [1913 Webster]	Towel \Tow"el\, v. t.	   To beat with a stick. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Toweling \Tow"el*ing\, n.	   Cloth for towels, especially such as is woven in long pieces	   to be cut at will, as distinguished from that woven in towel	   lengths with borders, etc. [Written also {towelling}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tower \Tow"er\, n. [OE. tour,tor,tur, F. tour, L. turris; akin	   to Gr. ?; cf. W. twr a tower, Ir. tor a castle, Gael. torr a	   tower, castle. Cf. {Tor}, {Turret}.]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) A mass of building standing alone and insulated,	          usually higher than its diameter, but when of great	          size not always of that proportion.	      (b) A projection from a line of wall, as a fortification,	          for purposes of defense, as a flanker, either or the	          same height as the curtain wall or higher.	      (c) A structure appended to a larger edifice for a special	          purpose, as for a belfry, and then usually high in	          proportion to its width and to the height of the rest	          of the edifice; as, a church tower.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A citadel; a fortress; hence, a defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong tower	            from the enemy.                       --Ps. lxi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A headdress of a high or towerlike form, fashionable about	      the end of the seventeenth century and until 1715; also,	      any high headdress.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lay trains of amorous intrigues	            In towers, and curls, and periwigs.   --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. High flight; elevation. [Obs.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Gay Lussac's tower} (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used	      in the sulphuric acid process, to absorb (by means of	      concentrated acid) the spent nitrous fumes that they may	      be returned to the Glover's tower to be reemployed. See	      {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}, and {Glover's tower},	      below.	   {Glover's tower} (Chem.), a large tower or chamber used in	      the manufacture of sulphuric acid, to condense the crude	      acid and to deliver concentrated acid charged with nitrous	      fumes. These fumes, as a catalytic, effect the conversion	      of sulphurous to sulphuric acid. See {Sulphuric acid},	      under {Sulphuric}, and {Gay Lussac's tower}, above.	   {Round tower}. See under {Round}, a.	   {Shot tower}. See under {Shot}.	   {Tower bastion} (Fort.), a bastion of masonry, often with	      chambers beneath, built at an angle of the interior	      polygon of some works.	   {Tower mustard} (Bot.), the cruciferous plant {Arabis	      perfoliata}.	   {Tower of London}, a collection of buildings in the eastern	      part of London, formerly containing a state prison, and	      now used as an arsenal and repository of various objects	      of public interest.	      [1913 Webster]	Tower \Tow"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {towered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {towering}.]	   To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high;	   hence, to soar.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the other side an high rock towered still.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         My lord protector's hawks do tower so well. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Tower \Tow"er\, v. t.	   To soar into. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Towered \Tow"ered\, a.	   Adorned or defended by towers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Towered cities please us then.           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Towering \Tow"er*ing\, a.	   1. Very high; elevated; rising aloft; as, a towering height.	      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, extreme; violent; surpassing.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man agitated by a towering passion. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Towery \Tow"er*y\, a.	   Having towers; adorned or defended by towers. [R.] "Towery	   cities." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Tow-head \Tow"-head`\, n.	   1. An urchin who has soft, whitish hair. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The hooded merganser. [ Local, U. S. ]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A low alluvial island or shoal in a river. [Local, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Towhee \To*whee"\, n. (Zool.)	   The chewink.	   [1913 Webster]
Towilly \To*wil"ly\, n. (Zool.)	   The sanderling; -- so called from its cry. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Towline \Tow"line`\, n. [AS. tohline. See {Tow}, v. t., and	   {Line}. ] (Naut.)	   A line used to tow vessels; a towrope.	   [1913 Webster]
Town \Town\ (toun), n. [OE. toun, tun, AS. tun inclosure, fence,	   village, town; akin to D. tuin a garden, G. zaun a hadge,	   fence, OHG. zun, Icel. tun an inclosure, homestead, house,	   Ir. & Gael. dun a fortress, W. din. Cf. {Down}, adv. & prep.,	   {Dune}, {tine} to inclose.]	   1. Formerly:	      (a) An inclosure which surrounded the mere homestead or	          dwelling of the lord of the manor. [Obs.]	      (b) The whole of the land which constituted the domain.	          [Obs.]	      (c) A collection of houses inclosed by fences or walls.	          [Obs.] --Palsgrave.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Any number or collection of houses to which belongs a	      regular market, and which is not a city or the see of a	      bishop. [Eng.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any collection of houses larger than a village, and not	      incorporated as a city; also, loosely, any large, closely	      populated place, whether incorporated or not, in	      distinction from the country, or from rural communities.	      [1913 Webster]	            God made the country, and man made the town.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The body of inhabitants resident in a town; as, the town	      voted to send two representatives to the legislature; the	      town voted to lay a tax for repairing the highways.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A township; the whole territory within certain limits,	      less than those of a country. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The court end of London; -- commonly with the.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The metropolis or its inhabitants; as, in winter the	      gentleman lives in town; in summer, in the country.	      [1913 Webster]	            Always hankering after the diversions of the town.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stunned with his giddy larum half the town. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The same form of expressions is used in regard to other	         populous towns.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. A farm or farmstead; also, a court or farmyard. [Prov.	      Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Town is often used adjectively or in combination with	         other words; as, town clerk, or town-clerk; town-crier,	         or town crier; townhall, town-hall, or town hall;	         townhouse, town house, or town-house.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Village; hamlet. See {Village}.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Town clerk}, an office who keeps the records of a town, and	      enters its official proceedings. See {Clerk}.	   {Town cress} (Bot.), the garden cress, or peppergrass. --Dr.	      Prior.	   {Town house}.	      (a) A house in town, in distinction from a house in the	          country.	      (b) See {Townhouse}.	   {Town meeting}, a legal meeting of the inhabitants of a town	      entitled to vote, for the transaction of public bisiness.	      [U. S.]	   {Town talk}, the common talk of a place; the subject or topic	      of common conversation.	      [1913 Webster]
town and gown \town" and gown"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to interactions between a college or	   university and the residents of the town in which the	   institution is located; as, a town and gown dispute.	   [PJC]
Town-crier \Town"-cri`er\, n.	   A town officer who makes proclamations to the people; the	   public crier of a town.	   [1913 Webster]
Towned \Towned\, a.	   Having towns; containing many towns. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Townhall \Town"hall`\, n.	   A public hall or building, belonging to a town, where the	   public offices are established, the town council meets, the	   people assemble in town meeting, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Townhouse \Town"house`\, n.	   A building devoted to the public used of a town; a townhall.	   [1913 Webster]
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Townish \Town"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of a town; like the town.	   [R.] --Turbervile.	   [1913 Webster]
Townless \Town"less\, a.	   Having no town. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Townlet \Town"let\, n.	   A small town. --North Brit. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Townsfolk \Towns"folk`\, n.	   The people of a town; especially, the inhabitants of a city,	   in distinction from country people; townspeople.	   [1913 Webster]
Township \Town"ship\, n.	   1. The district or territory of a town.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, many of the States are divided	         into townships of five, six, seven, or perhaps ten	         miles square, and the inhabitants of such townships are	         invested with certain powers for regulating their own	         affairs, such as repairing roads and providing for the	         poor. The township is subordinate to the county.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In surveys of the public land of the United States, a	      division of territory six miles square, containing 36	      sections.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In Canada, one of the subdivisions of a county.	      [1913 Webster]
Townsman \Towns"man\ (tounz"man), n.; pl. {Townsmen}	   (tounz"men).	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An inhabitant of a town; one of the same town with	      another. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A selectman, in New England. See {Selectman}.	      [1913 Webster]
Townspeople \Towns"peo`ple\, n.	   The inhabitants of a town or city, especially in distinction	   from country people; townsfolk.	   [1913 Webster] Townward
Townward \Town"ward\, Townwards \Town"wards\,, adv.	   Toward a town. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Towpath \Tow"path`\, n.	   A path traveled by men or animals in towing boats; -- called	   also {towing path}.	   [1913 Webster]
Towrope \Tow"rope`\, n.	   A rope used in towing vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Towser \Tow"ser\ (tou"z[~e]r), n. [See {Touse} to pull about. ]	   A familiar name for a dog. [ Written also {Towzer}. ]	   [1913 Webster]
Towy \Tow"y\ (t[=o]"[y^]), a.	   Composed of, or like, tow.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxaemia \Tox*[ae]"mi*a\ (t[o^]ks"[=e]"m[i^]*[.a]), a. [NL., fr.	   Gr. toxiko`n poison + a"i^ma blood.] (Med.)	   Blood poisoning. See under {Blood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxalbumin \Tox`al*bu"min\, n. [See {Toxic}; {Albumin}.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Any of a class of toxic substances of protein nature; a	   toxin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Toxic
Toxic \Tox"ic\, Toxical \Tox"ic*al\, a. [L. toxicum poison,	   originally, a poison in which arrows were dipped, Gr.	   toxiko`n (sc. ?) poison for smearing arrows with, fr.	   toxiko`s of or for the bow, from to`xon bow, arrow. Cf.	   {Intoxicate}.]	   Of or pertaining to poison; poisonous; as, toxic medicines.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxicant \Tox"i*cant\, n.	   A poisonous agent or drug, as opium; an intoxicant.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxication \Tox`i*ca"tion\, n. [L. toxicum a poison: cf.	   toxicatus smeared with poison.]	   Poisoning.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toxicity \Tox*ic"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being toxic or poisonous;	   poisonousness.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toxicogenic \Tox`i*co*gen"ic\, a. [See {Toxic}, and {-genic}.]	   (Physiol. & Med.)	   Producing toxic products; as, toxicogenic germs or bacteria.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toxicological \Tox`i*co*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf.F. toxicologique. ]	   Of or pertaining to toxicology. -- {Tox`i*co*log"ic*al*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxicologist \Tox`i*col"o*gist\, n.	   One versed in toxicology; the writer of a treatise on	   poisons.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxicology \Tox`i*col"o*gy\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n poison + -logy;	   cf. F. toxicologie. See {Toxic}. ]	   The science which treats of poisons, their effects,	   antidotes, and recognition; also, a discourse or treatise on	   the science.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxicomania \Tox`i*co*ma"ni*a\, n. [See. {Toxic}, and {Mania}.]	   1. (Med.) Toxiphobia. --A. S. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) An insane desire for intoxicating or poisonous	      drugs, as alcohol or opium. --B. W. Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]
Toxifera \Tox*if"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. to`xon a bow + L.	   ferre to bear.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Toxoglossa}.	   [1913 Webster] Toxin
Toxin \Tox"in\, Toxine \Tox"ine\, n. [Gr. toxiko`n. See {Toxic}.	   ]	   A poisonous product formed by an organism, such as a	   pathogenic bacterium, a plant or an animal, usually having a	   high molecular weight, often a protein or a polysaccharide,	   but occasionally a low-molecular weight agent such as	   {tetrodotoxin}.
Toxiphobia \Tox`i*pho"bi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. toxiko`n poison +	   fo`bos fear.] (Med.)	   An insane or greatly exaggerated dread of poisons.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxodon \Tox"o*don\, n. [Gr. to`xon a bow + ?, ?, a tooth.]	   (Paleon.)	   A gigantic extinct herbivorous mammal from South America,	   having teeth bent like a bow. It is the type of the order	   {Toxodonta}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxodonta \Tox`o*don"ta\, n.pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of Mammalia found in the South American	   Tertiary formation. The incisor teeth were long and curved	   and provided with a persistent pulp. They are supposed to be	   related both to the rodents and ungulates. Called also	   {Toxodontia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxoglossa \Tox`o*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. to`xon a bow +	   ? tongue.] (Zool.)	   A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula	   are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells ({Conus}),	   Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of {Cone},	   n., 4, {Pleurotoma}, and {Terebra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxoid \Tox"oid\, n. [Toxin + -oid.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An altered form of a toxin, possessing little or no toxic	   power.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Toxophilite \Tox*oph"i*lite\, n. [Gr. to`xon a bow + filei^n to	   love.]	   A lover of archery; one devoted to archery.	   [1913 Webster]
Toxotes \Tox"o*tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an archer.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes comprising the archer fishes. See {Archer	   fish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Toy \Toy\ (toi), n. [D. tuid tools, implements, stuff, trash,	   speeltuig playthings, toys; akin to G. zeug stuff, materials,	   MNG. ziuc, Icel. tygi gear; all ultimately from the root of	   E. tug, v. t.; cf. G. zeugen to beget, MHG. ziugen to beget,	   make ready, procure. See {Tug}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A plaything for children; a bawble. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A thing for amusement, but of no real value; an article of	      trade of little value; a trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            They exchange for knives, glasses, and such toys,	            great abundance of gold and pearl.    --Abr. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wild fancy; an odd conceit; idle sport; folly; trifling	      opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            To fly about playing their wanton toys. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            What if a toy take 'em in the heels now, and they	            all run away.                         --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor light and idle toys my lines may vainly swell.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Amorous dalliance; play; sport; pastime. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To dally thus with death is no fit toy. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An old story; a silly tale. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [Probably the same word.] A headdress of linen or woolen,	      that hangs down over the shoulders, worn by old women of	      the lower classes; -- called also {toy mutch}. [Scot.]	      "Having, moreover, put on her clean toy, rokelay, and	      scarlet plaid." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Toy \Toy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {toyed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {toying}.]	   To dally amorously; to trifle; to play.	   [1913 Webster]	         To toy, to wanton, dally, smile and jest. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Toy \Toy\, v. t.	   To treat foolishly. [Obs.] --E. Dering (1576).	   [1913 Webster]
Toyear \To*year\, adv. [To, prep. + year. ]	   This year. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Toyer \Toy"er\, n.	   One who toys; one who is full of trifling tricks; a trifler.	   [1913 Webster]
Toyful \Toy"ful\, a.	   Full of trifling play. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Toyhouse \Toy"house`\, n.	   A house for children to play in or to play with; a playhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Toyingly \Toy"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a toying manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Toyish \Toy"ish\, a.	   1. Sportive; trifling; wanton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling a toy.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Toy"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Toy"ish*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Toyman \Toy"man\ (toi"man), n.	   One who deals in toys.	   [1913 Webster]
Toyshop \Toy"shop`\ (-sh[o^]p`), n.	   A shop where toys are sold.	   [1913 Webster]
Toysome \Toy"some\ (toi"s[u^]m), a.	   Disposed to toy; trifling; wanton. [R.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Toze \Toze\, v. t.	   To pull violently; to touse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tozy \To"zy\, a. [See {Toze} ]	   Soft, like wool that has been teased. -- {To"zi*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Trabea \Tra"be*a\, n.; pl. {Trabeae}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A toga of purple, or ornamented with purple horizontal	   stripes. -- worn by kings, consuls, and augurs. --Dr. W.	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Trabeated \Tra"be*a`ted\, a. (Arch.)	   Furnished with an entablature.	   [1913 Webster]
Trabeation \Tra`be*a"tion\, n. [L. trabs, trabis, a beam, a	   timber.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Entablature}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trabecula \Tra*bec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Trabeculae} (-l[=e]). [L., a	   little beam.] (Anat.)	   A small bar, rod, bundle of fibers, or septal membrane, in	   the framework of an organ part.	   [1913 Webster]
Trabecular \Tra*bec"u*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a trabecula or trabeculae; composed of	   trabeculae.	   [1913 Webster]
Trabeculate \Tra*bec"u*late\, a. (Bot.)	   Crossbarred, as the ducts in a banana stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Trabu \Tra"bu\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Trubu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trais. pl. of trait. See {Trait}.]	   1. One of two straps, chains, or ropes of a harness,	      extending from the collar or breastplate to a whiffletree	      attached to a vehicle or thing to be drawn; a tug.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A connecting bar or rod, pivoted at each end to	      the end of another piece, for transmitting motion, esp.	      from one plane to another; specif., such a piece in an	      organ-stop action to transmit motion from the trundle to	      the lever actuating the stop slider.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Trace \Trace\, n. [F. trace. See {Trace}, v. t. ]	   1. A mark left by anything passing; a track; a path; a	      course; a footprint; a vestige; as, the trace of a	      carriage or sled; the trace of a deer; a sinuous trace.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem. & Min.) A very small quantity of an element or	      compound in a given substance, especially when so small	      that the amount is not quantitatively determined in an	      analysis; -- hence, in stating an analysis, often	      contracted to tr.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mark, impression, or visible appearance of anything left	      when the thing itself no longer exists; remains; token;	      vestige.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shady empire shall retain no trace	            Of war or blood, but in the sylvan chase. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Descriptive Geom. & Persp.) The intersection of a plane	      of projection, or an original plane, with a coordinate	      plane.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fort.) The ground plan of a work or works.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Syn}.-Vestige; mark; token. See {Vestige}.	      [1913 Webster]	Trace \Trace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {traced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {tracing}.] [OF. tracier, F. tracer, from (assumed) LL.	   tractiare, fr.L. tractus, p. p. of trahere to draw. Cf.	   {Abstract}, {Attract}, {Contract}, {Portratt}, {Tract},	   {Trail}, {Train}, {Treat}. ]	   1. To mark out; to draw or delineate with marks; especially,	      to copy, as a drawing or engraving, by following the lines	      and marking them on a sheet superimposed, through which	      they appear; as, to trace a figure or an outline; a traced	      drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some faintly traced features or outline of the	            mother and the child, slowly lading into the	            twilight of the woods.                --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To follow by some mark that has been left by a person or	      thing which has preceded; to follow by footsteps, tracks,	      or tokens. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            You may trace the deluge quite round the globe. --T.	                                                  Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            I feel thy power . . . to trace the ways	            Of highest agents.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to follow the trace or track of.	      [1913 Webster]	            How all the way the prince on footpace traced.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To copy; to imitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            That servile path thou nobly dost decline,	            Of tracing word, and line by line.    --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To walk over; to pass through; to traverse.	      [1913 Webster]	            We do tracethis alley up and down.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Trace \Trace\, v. i.	   To walk; to go; to travel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not wont on foot with heavy arms to trace. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Traceable \Trace"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being traced. -- {Trace"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Trace"a/bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracer \Tra"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, traces.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. A person engaged (esp. in the express or railway service)	      in tracing, or searching out, missing articles, as	      packages or freight cars.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. An inquiry sent out (esp. in transportation service) for a	      missing article, as a letter or an express package.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Mil.) a type of ammunition that emits light or smoke as	      it moves toward its target, providing a visible path of	      the projectile in flight so that the point of impact may	      be observed; -- called also {tracer ammunition}.	      [PJC]	   5. (Mil.) the chemical substance used in tracer ammunition to	      cause it to be visible in flight.	      [PJC]	   6. a chemical substance with properties, such as	      radioactivity or fluorescence, which make it easily	      measurable, used to observe the movements of chemically	      related substances through a biological, physical, or	      chemical system; -- in biochemistry, also called {labeled	      compounds}.	   Note: Radioactive tracers are used, for example, to measure	         the retention or distribution of residues of drugs	         after administration to an animal, to determine the	         type and rate of metabolism; also, to measure the rate	         of motion of molecules in electrophoresis or the	         leakage of small quantities of material from a	         container. Small fluorescent tracers may be attached in	         many cases to macromolecules such as proteins or	         nucleic acids, allowing the motions of such	         macromolecules to be easily observed by their acquired	         fluorescence, without appreciably changing their	         properties. In biological and biochemial systems the	         common radioactive isotopes used in tracers are	         carbon-14, tritium (hydrogen-3), sulfur-35,	         phosphorus-32, and iodine-131; other isotopes are also	         used, including non-radioactive isotopes such as	         carbon-13.	         [PJC]
Tracery \Tra"cer/y\, n.; pl. {Traceries} (Arch.)	   1. Ornamental work with rambled lines. Especially:	      (a) The decorative head of a Gothic window.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Window tracery is of two sorts, plate tracery and bar	         tracery. Plate tracery, common in Italy, consists of a	         series of ornamental patterns cut through a flat plate	         of stone. Bar tracery is a decorative pattern formed by	         the curves and intersections of the molded bars of the	         mullions. Window tracery is imitated in many decorative	         objects, as panels of wood or metal either pierced or	         in relief. See also Stump tracery under {Stump}, and	         Fan tracery under {Fan}.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) A similar decoration in some styles of vaulting, the	          ribs of the vault giving off the minor bars of which	          the tracery is composed.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A tracing of lines; a system of lines produced by, or as	      if by, tracing, esp. when interweaving or branching out in	      ornamental or graceful figures. "Knit with curious	      tracery." --Burns.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trachea \Tra"che*a\, n.; pl. {Tracheae}. [NL.,from L. trachia,	   Gr. trachei^a (sc. ? windpipe), from ? rough, rugged: cf. F.	   trach['e]e.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The windpipe. See Illust. of {Lung}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the respiratory tubes of insects and	      arachnids.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) One of the large cells in woody tissue which have	      spiral, annular, or other markings, and are connected	      longitudinally so as to form continuous ducts.	      [1913 Webster]
Tracheal \Tra"che*al\, a. [Cf.F. tracheal.]	   Of or pertaining to the trachea; like a trachea.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachearia \Tra`che*a"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Arachnida including those that breathe only by	   means of tracheae. It includes the mites, ticks, false	   scorpions, and harvestmen.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheary \Tra"che*a*ry\, a.	   Tracheal; breathing by means of tracheae. -- n. (Zool.) One	   of the Trachearia.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheata \Tra`che*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of arthropods comprising all those	   which breathe by tracheae, as distinguished from Crustacea,	   which breathe by means of branchiae.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheate \Tra"che*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Breathing by means of tracheae; of or pertaining to the	   Tracheata.	   [1913 Webster]	Tracheate \Tra"che*ate\, n. (Zool.)	   Any arthropod having tracheae; one of the Tracheata.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheid \Tra"che*id\, n. (Bot.)	   A wood cell with spiral or other markings and closed	   throughout, as in pine wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheitis \Tra`che*i"tis\ (tr[=a]`k[-e]*[imac]"t[i^]s), n. [NL.	   See {Trachea}; {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the trachea, or windpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachelidan \Tra*chel"i*dan\, n. [Gr. ? neck.] (Zool.)	   Any one of a tribe of beetles ({Trachelides}) which have the	   head supported on a pedicel. The oil beetles and the	   Cantharides are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachelipod \Tra*chel"i*pod\, n. [Gr.? neck + -pod:cf.F.	   trachelipode.] (Zool.)	   One of the Trachelipoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachelipoda \Tra`che*lip"o*da\, n. pl. [NL. See {Trachelipod}.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive artificial group of gastropods comprising all	   those which have a spiral shell and the foot attached to the	   base of the neck.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachelipodous \Tra`che*lip"o*dous\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the foot united with the neck; of or pertaining to the	   Trachelipoda.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachelobranchiate \Tra`che*lo*bran"chi*ate\, a. [Gr.? + E.	   tranchiate.] (Zool.)	   Having the gills situated upon the neck; -- said of certain	   mollusks.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachelorrhaphy \Tra`che*lor"rha*phy\, n. [Gr. ? neck + ? to	   sew.] (Med.)	   The operation of sewing up a laceration of the neck of the	   uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachenchyma \Tra*chen"chy*ma\, n. [NL.,fr. trachea + -enchyma	   as in E. parenchyma.] (Bot.)	   A vegetable tissue consisting of tracheae.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheobranchia \Tra`che*o*bran"chi*a\, n.; pl.	   {Tracheobranchlae}. [NL. See {Trachea}, and {Branchia}.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the gill-like breathing organs of certain aquatic	   insect larvae. They contain tracheal tubes somewhat similar	   to those of other insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheobronchial \Tra`che*o*bron"chi*al\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining both to the tracheal and bronchial tubes, or to	   their junction; -- said of the syrinx of certain birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheocele \Tra"che*o*cele\, n. [Gr. ? the windpipe + ? a	   tumor: cf.F. tracheocele. ] (Med.)	   (a) Goiter.	   (b) A tumor containing air and communicating with the	       trachea. --Morell Mackenzie.	       [1913 Webster]
Tracheophonae \Tra`che*oph"o*nae\, n. pl. [NL., from trachea +	   Gr. fonei^n to sound.] (Zool.)	   A group of passerine birds having the syrinx at the lower end	   of the trachea.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheoscopy \Tra`che*os"co*py\, n. [Trachea + -scopy.] (Med.)	   Examination of the interior of the trachea by means of a	   mirror.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracheotomy \Tra`che*ot"o*my\, n. [Trachea + Gr. ? to cut: cf.F.	   tracheotomie.] (Surg.)	   The operation of making an opening into the windpipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachinoid \Tra"chi*noid\, a. (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or like, {Trachinus}, a genus of fishes	   which includes the weevers. See {Weever}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachitis \Tra*chi"tis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Tracheitis.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachoma \Tra*cho"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? roughness, fr. ?	   rough.] (Med.)	   a contagious granular conjunctivitis caused by the bacterium	   {Chlamydia trachomatis}. It is a chronic inflammation of the	   conjunctiva -- {Tra*chom"a*tous}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trachycarpous \Tra`chy*car"pous\, a. [Gr. ? rough + ? fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Rough-fruited. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachymedusae \Tra`chy*me*du"sae\, n. pl. [NL., fr.Gr. ? rough +	   medusa.] (Zool.)	   A division of acalephs in which the development is direct	   from the eggs, without a hydroid stage. Some of the species	   are parasitic on other medusae.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachyspermous \Tra`chy*sper"mous\, a. [Gr. ? rough + ? seed.]	   (Bot.)	   Rough-seeded. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachystomata \Tra`chy*stom"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? rough	   + stoma.] (Zool.)	   An order of tailed aquatic amphibians, including {Siren} and	   {Pseudobranchus}. They have anterior legs only, are eel-like	   in form, and have no teeth except a small patch on the	   palate. The external gills are persistent through life.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachyte \Tra"chyte\, n. [Gr. ? rough, rugged: cg. F. trachyte.]	   (Geol.)	   An igneous rock, usually light gray in color and breaking	   with a rough surface. It consists chiefly of orthoclase	   feldspar with sometimes hornblende and mica.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachytic \Tra*chyt"ic\, a. [Cf. F. trachytique.]	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, trachyte.	   [1913 Webster]
Trachytoid \Trach"y*toid\, a. [Trachyte + -oid.] (Min.)	   Resembling trachyte; -- used to define the structure of	   certain rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Tracing \Tra"cing\, n.	   1. The act of one who traces; especially, the act of copying	      by marking on thin paper, or other transparent substance,	      the lines of a pattern placed beneath; also, the copy thus	      producted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A regular path or track; a course.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tracing cloth}, {Tracing paper}, specially prepared	      transparent cloth or paper, which enables a drawing or	      print to be clearly seen through it, and so allows the use	      of a pen or pencil to produce a facsimile by following the	      lines of the original placed beneath.	      [1913 Webster]
Track \Track\, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of	   animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to	   draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. {Trick}.]	   1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the	      track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the	      track of a sled or a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bright track of his fiery car.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or	      beast; trace; vestige; footprint.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far from track of men.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said of	      birds, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A road; a beaten path.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of	      land. [Obs.] "Small tracks of ground." --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Track scale}, a railway scale. See under {Railway}.	      [1913 Webster]	Track \Track\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tracked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {tracking}.]	   To follow the tracks or traces of; to pursue by following the	   marks of the feet; to trace; to trail; as, to track a deer in	   the snow.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was often found impossible to track the robbers to	         their retreats among the hills and morasses.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To draw along continuously, as a vessel, by a	      line, men or animals on shore being the motive power; to	      tow.	      [1913 Webster]
Trackage \Track"age\, n.	   1. The act of tracking, or towing, as a boat; towage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railroads) Lines of track, collectively; as, an extensive	      trackage.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tracker \Track"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, tracks or pursues, as a man or dog	      that follows game.	      [1913 Webster]	            And of the trackers of the deer	            Scarce half the lessening pack was near. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) In the organ, a light strip of wood connecting (in	      path) a key and a pallet, to communicate motion by	      pulling.	      [1913 Webster]
Tracklayer \Track"lay`er\, n. (Railroads)	   Any workman engaged in work involved in putting the track in	   place. [U. S. & Canada] -- {Track"lay`ing}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trackless \Track"less\, a.	   Having no track; marked by no footsteps; untrodden; as, a	   trackless desert.	   [1913 Webster]	         To climb the trackless mountain all unseen. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Track"less*ly}, adv.-{Track"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Trackman \Track"man\, n.; pl. {-men}. (Railroads)	   One employed on work on the track; specif., a trackwalker.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trackmaster \Track"mas`ter\, n. (Railroad)	   One who has charge of the track; -- called also {roadmaster}.	   [1913 Webster]
Track-road \Track"-road`\, n.	   A towing path.	   [1913 Webster]
Trackscout \Track"scout\, n.	   See {Trackschuyt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trackwalker \Track"walk`er\, n. (Railroads)	   A person employed to walk over and inspect a section of	   tracks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trackway \Track"way`\, n.	   Any of two or more narrow paths, of steel, smooth stone, or	   the like, laid in a public roadway otherwise formed of an	   inferior pavement, as cobblestones, to provide an easy way	   for wheels.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tract \Tract\, n. [Abbrev.fr. tractate.]	   A written discourse or dissertation, generally of short	   extent; a short treatise, especially on practical religion.	   [1913 Webster]	         The church clergy at that time writ the best collection	         of tracts against popery that ever appeared. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tracts for the Times}. See {Tractarian}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tract \Tract\, n. [L. tractus a drawing, train, track, course,	   tract of land, from trahere tractum, to draw. Senses 4 and 5	   are perhaps due to confusion with track. See {Trace},v., and	   cf. {Tratt}.]	   1. Something drawn out or extended; expanse. "The deep tract	      of hell." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A region or quantity of land or water, of indefinite	      extent; an area; as, an unexplored tract of sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            A very high mountain joined to the mainland by a	            narrow tract of earth.                --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Traits; features; lineaments. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The discovery of a man's self by the tracts of his	            countenance is a great weakness.      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The footprint of a wild beast. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Track; trace. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Efface all tract of its traduction.   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            But flies an eagle flight, bold, and forthon,	            Leaving no tract behind.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Treatment; exposition. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Continuity or extension of anything; as, the tract of	      speech. [Obs.] --Older.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Continued or protracted duration; length; extent.	      "Improved by tract of time." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (R. C. Ch.) Verses of Scripture sung at Mass, instead of	      the Alleluia, from Septuagesima Sunday till the Saturday	      befor Easter; -- so called because sung tractim, or	      without a break, by one voice, instead of by many as in	      the antiphons.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Region; district; quarter; essay; treatise;	        dissertation.	        [1913 Webster]	Tract \Tract\, v. t.	   To trace out; to track; also, to draw out; to protact. [Obs.]	   --Spenser. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractability \Tract`a*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. tractabilitas: cf.F.	   tractabilite.]	   The quality or state of being tractable or docile; docility;	   tractableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractable \Tract"a*ble\, a. [L. tractabilis, fr, tractare to	   draw violently, to handle, treat. See {Treat}, v. t.]	   1. Capable of being easily led, taught, or managed; docile;	      manageable; governable; as, tractable children; a	      tractable learner.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall find them tractable enough.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being handled; palpable; practicable; feasible;	      as, tractable measures. [Obs.] --Holder.	      [1913 Webster] --{Tract"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Tract"a/bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Tractarian \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 the sacramental system and authority of the	   Church, and the value of tradition, were brought into	   prominence. Also, a member of the High Church party, holding	   generally the principles of the Tractarian writers; a	   Puseyite.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Tractarian \Trac*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Tractarians, or their principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractarianism \Trac*ta"ri*an*ism\, n. (Ch. of England)	   The principles of the Tractarians, or of those persons	   accepting the teachings of the "Tracts for the Times."	   [1913 Webster]
Tractate \Tract"ate\, n. [L. tractatus a touching, handling,	   treatise. See Tractable, and {Tract} a treatise, {Treaty}.]	   A treatise; a tract; an essay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Agreeing in substance with Augustin's, from whose	         fourteenth Tractate on St. John the words are	         translated.                              --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractation \Trac*ta"tion\, n. [L. tractatio.]	   Treatment or handling of a subject; discussion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A full tractation of the points controverted. --Bp.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractator \Trac*ta"tor\, n. [L., a handler.]	   One who writes tracts; specif., a Tractarian. [R.] --C.	   Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractile \Tract"ile\, a. [L. trahere, tractum, to draw.]	   Capable of being drawn out in length; ductile. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractility \Trac*til"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being tractile; ductility. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Traction \Trac"tion\, n. [L. trahere, tractum, to draw: cf. F.	   traction.]	   1. The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the	      traction of a muscle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by	      motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or	      horses, the towing of a boat by a tug.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Attraction; a drawing toward. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a	      pulley, or the like; as, the car is stuck in the snow	      because it can;t get any traction. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Angle of traction} (Mech.), the angle made with a given	      plane by the line of direction in which a tractive force	      acts.	   {Traction engine}, a locomotive for drawing vehicles on	      highways or in the fields.	      [1913 Webster]
Tractional \Trac"tion*al\, a.	   Of or relating to traction.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Traction wheel \Traction wheel\ (Mach.)	   (a) A locomotive driving wheel which acts by friction	       adhesion to a smooth track.	   (b) A smooth-rimmed friction wheel for giving motion to an	       endless link belt or the like.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tractite \Tract"ite\, n.	   A Tractarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractitious \Trac*ti"tious\, a. [See {Tractate}.]	   Treating of; handling. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tractive \Tract"ive\, a.	   Serving to draw; pulling; attracting; as, tractive power.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractor \Tract"or\, n. [NL., from L. trahere, tractum, to draw.]	   1. That which draws, or is used for drawing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Med.) Two small, pointed rods of metal, formerly used	      in the treatment called Perkinism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a motor vehicle with a powerful engine and large wheels,	      used to pull farm equipment such as plows, harvesting	      machinery, etc., over farm land. Smaller forms of farm	      tractor are completely open, with only a seat for the	      driver.	      [PJC]	   4. a motor vehicle with a driver's cab and a powerful engine,	      fitted with a coupling at the rear, and designed to pull a	      large trailer or semi-trailer on the open highway; --	      called also {truck tractor}. The combination of such a	      tractor with its trailer is called a tractor-trailer, and	      is a common form of truck used for commercial shipping of	      freight.	      [PJC]	   5. (Aviation) A propeller screw placed in front of the	      supporting planes of an aeroplane instead of behind them,	      so that it exerts a pull instead of a push; -- called also	      {Tractor screw} and {Tractor propeller}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Aviation) An airplane having one or more tractor	      propellers; -- called also {tractor airplane}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tractor airplane \Trac"tor air"plane\, n. (Aviation)	   An airplane having one or more tractor propellers; -- called	   also {tractor}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tractoration \Trac`to*ra"tion\, n.	   See {Perkinism}.	   [1913 Webster] Tractor screw
Tractor screw \Tractor screw\ or Tractor propeller \Tractor
propeller\ (Aviation)	   A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of	   an airplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull	   instead of a push. Hence,	   {Tractor monoplane},	   {Tractor biplane}, etc. This is the most common arrangement	      for propellers on modern airplanes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tractor-trailer \Tract"o*r-trail"er\, n.	   a combination of a tractor[4] hooked up to a trailer, forming	   a common type of truck[7] used for carrying freight on	   highways. "Traffic was backed up for miles by a jackknifed	   tractor-trailer."	   [PJC]
Tractory \Tract"o*ry\, n. [L. tractorius of drawing, fr.	   trahere, tractum, to draw.] (Geom.)	   A tractrix.	   [1913 Webster]
Tractrix \Tract"rix\, n. [NL. See {Tractor}.] (Geom.)	   A curve such that the part of the tangent between the point	   of tangency and a given straight line is constant; -- so	   called because it was conceived as described by the motion of	   one end of a tangent line as the other end was drawn along	   the given line.	   [1913 Webster]
Trad \Trad\, obs.	   imp. of {Tread}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trade \Trade\, n. [Formerly, a path, OE. tred a footmark. See	   {Tread}, n. & v.]	   1. A track; a trail; a way; a path; also, passage; travel;	      resort. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A postern with a blind wicket there was,	            A common trade to pass through Priam's house.	                                                  --Surrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hath tracted forth some salvage beastes trade.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or, I'll be buried in the king's highway,	            Some way of common trade, where subjects' feet	            May hourly trample on their sovereign's head.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Course; custom; practice; occupation; employment. [Obs.]	      "The right trade of religion." --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	            There those five sisters had continual trade.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long did I love this lady,	            Long was my travel, long my trade to win her.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy sin's not accidental but a trade. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Business of any kind; matter of mutual consideration;	      affair; dealing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Have you any further trade with us?   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically: The act or business of exchanging	      commodities by barter, or by buying and selling for money;	      commerce; traffic; barter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Trade comprehends every species of exchange or dealing,	         either in the produce of land, in manufactures, in	         bills, or in money; but it is chiefly used to denote	         the barter or purchase and sale of goods, wares, and	         merchandise, either by wholesale or retail. Trade is	         either foreign or domestic. Foreign trade consists in	         the exportation and importation of goods, or the	         exchange of the commodities of different countries.	         Domestic, or home, trade is the exchange, or buying and	         selling, of goods within a country. Trade is also by	         the wholesale, that is, by the package or in large	         quantities, generally to be sold again, or it is by	         retail, or in small parcels. The carrying trade is the	         business of transporting commodities from one country	         to another, or between places in the same country, by	         land or water.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. The business which a person has learned, and which he	      engages in, for procuring subsistence, or for profit;	      occupation; especially, mechanical employment as	      distinguished from the liberal arts, the learned	      professions, and agriculture; as, we speak of the trade of	      a smith, of a carpenter, or mason, but not now of the	      trade of a farmer, or a lawyer, or a physician.	      [1913 Webster]	            Accursed usury was all his trade.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The homely, slighted, shepherd's trade. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will instruct thee in my trade.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Instruments of any occupation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The house and household goods, his trade of war.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A company of men engaged in the same occupation; thus,	      booksellers and publishers speak of the customs of the	      trade, and are collectively designated as the trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. The trade winds.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Refuse or rubbish from a mine. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Profession; occupation; office; calling; avocation;	        employment; commerce; dealing; traffic.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Board of trade}. See under {Board}.	   {Trade dollar}. See under {Dollar}.	   {Trade price}, the price at which goods are sold to members	      of the same trade, or by wholesale dealers to retailers.	      	   {Trade sale}, an auction by and for the trade, especially	      that of the booksellers.	   {Trade wind}, a wind in the torrid zone, and often a little	      beyond at, which blows from the same quarter throughout	      the year, except when affected by local causes; -- so	      called because of its usefulness to navigators, and hence	      to trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The general direction of the trade winds is from N. E.	         to S. W. on the north side of the equator, and from S.	         E. to N. W. on the south side of the equator. They are	         produced by the joint effect of the rotation of the	         earth and the movement of the air from the polar toward	         the equatorial regions, to supply the vacancy caused by	         heating, rarefaction, and consequent ascent of the air	         in the latter regions. The trade winds are principally	         limited to two belts in the tropical regions, one on	         each side of the equator, and separated by a belt which	         is characterized by calms or variable weather.	         [1913 Webster]	Trade \Trade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Traded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trading}.]	   1. To barter, or to buy and sell; to be engaged in the	      exchange, purchase, or sale of goods, wares, merchandise,	      or anything else; to traffic; to bargain; to carry on	      commerce as a business.	      [1913 Webster]	            A free port, where nations . . . resorted with their	            goods and traded.                     --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To buy and sell or exchange property in a single instance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have dealings; to be concerned or associated; --	      usually followed by with.	      [1913 Webster]	            How did you dare to trade and traffic with Macbeth?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Trade \Trade\, v. t.	   To sell or exchange in commerce; to barter.	   [1913 Webster]	         They traded the persons of men.          --Ezek. xxvii.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         To dicker and to swop, to trade rifles and watches.	                                                  --Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]	Trade \Trade\, obs.	   imp. of {Tread}.	   [1913 Webster]
Traded \Trad"ed\, a.	   Professional; practiced. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tradeful \Trade"ful\, a.	   Full of trade; busy in traffic; commercial. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
trade-in \trade-in\ n.	   1. an item of property, such as an automobile, that is given	      in part payment for a new one.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Tradeless \Trade"less\, a.	   Having no trade or traffic. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Trade-mark \Trade"-mark`\, n.	   A peculiar distinguishing mark or device affixed by a	   manufacturer or a merchant to his goods, the exclusive right	   of using which is recognized by law.	   [1913 Webster]
Trade name \Trade name\	   1.	      (a) The name by which an article is called among traders,	          etc.; as, tin spirits is a common trade name in the	          dyeing industry for various solutions of tin salts.	      (b) An invented or arbitrary adopted name given by a	          manufacturer or merchant to an article to distinguish	          it as produced or sold by him.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The name or style under which a concern or firm does	      business. This name becomes a part of the good will of a	      business; it is not protected by the registration acts,	      but a qualified common-law protection against its misuse	      exists, analogous to that existing in the case of	      trade-marks.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tradeoff
Tradeoff \Trade"off\, Trade-off \Trade"-off\, n.	   1. the exchange of one thing (object, right, opportunity) for	      another of approximately equal value, so as to seal a	      bargain, or effect a compromise.	      [PJC]	   2. the giving up of one desired objective in order to attain	      another, when both cannot be achieved at the same time;	      as, the factory workers viewed the trade-off of air	      quality for jobs as a necessary evil.	      [PJC]
Trader \Trad"er\, n.	   1. One engaged in trade or commerce; one who makes a business	      of buying and selling or of barter; a merchant; a	      trafficker; as, a trader to the East Indies; a country	      trader.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel engaged in the coasting or foreign trade.	      [1913 Webster]
Tradescantia \Trad`es*can"ti*a\, prop. n. (Bot.)	   A genus including spiderwort and Wandering Jew.	   [1913 Webster]
Tradesfolk \Trades"folk`\, n.	   People employed in trade; tradesmen. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Tradesman \Trades"man\, n.; pl. {Tradesmen}.	   1. One who trades; a shopkeeper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mechanic or artificer; esp., one whose livelihood	      depends upon the labor of his hands. [U. S.] --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Tradespeople \Trades"peo`ple\, n.	   People engaged in trade; shopkeepers.	   [1913 Webster] trades union
trades union \trades" un`ion\, or Trade union \Trade" un`ion\ .	   An organized combination among workmen for the purpose of	   maintaining their rights, privileges, and interests with	   respect to wages, hours of labor, customs, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Trades-unionist
Trades-unionist \Trades"-un`ion*ist\, Trade-unionist
\Trade"-un`ion*ist\, n.	   A member of a trades union, or a supporter of trades unions.	   [1913 Webster]
Tradeswoman \Trades"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Tradeswomen}.	   A woman who trades, or is skilled in trade.	   [1913 Webster]
Trading \Trad"ing\, a.	   1. Carrying on trade or commerce; engaged in trade; as, a	      trading company.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Frequented by traders. [R.] "They on the trading flood."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Venal; corrupt; jobbing; as, a trading politician.	      [1913 Webster]
Tradition \Tra*di"tion\, n. [OE. tradicioun, L. traditio, from	   tradere to give up, transmit. See {Treason}, {Traitor}.]	   1. The act of delivering into the hands of another; delivery.	      "A deed takes effect only from the tradition or delivery."	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions,	      doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to	      son, or from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of	      any knowledge, opinions, or practice, from forefathers to	      descendants by oral communication, without written	      memorials.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, that which is transmitted orally from father to	      son, or from ancestors to posterity; knowledge or belief	      transmitted without the aid of written memorials; custom	      or practice long observed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will you mock at an ancient tradition begun upon an	            honorable respect?                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Naught but tradition remains of the beautiful	            village of Grand-Pr['e].              --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Theol.)	      (a) An unwritten code of law represented to have been	          given by God to Moses on Sinai.	          [1913 Webster]	                Making the word of God of none effect through	                your tradition, which ye have delivered. --Mark	                                                  vii. 13.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) That body of doctrine and discipline, or any article	          thereof, supposed to have been put forth by Christ or	          his apostles, and not committed to writing.	          [1913 Webster]	                Stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye	                have been taught, whether by word or our	                epistle.                          --2 Thess. ii.	                                                  15.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Tradition Sunday} (Eccl.), Palm Sunday; -- so called because	      the creed was then taught to candidates for baptism at	      Easter.	      [1913 Webster]	Tradition \Tra*di"tion\, v. t.	   To transmit by way of tradition; to hand down. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The following story is . . . traditioned with very much	         credit amongst our English Catholics.    --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Traditional \Tra*di"tion*al\, a. [Cf. F. traditionnel, LL.	   traditionalis.]	   1. Of or pertaining to tradition; derived from tradition;	      communicated from ancestors to descendants by word only;	      transmitted from age to age without writing; as,	      traditional opinions; traditional customs; traditional	      expositions of the Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Observant of tradition; attached to old customs;	      old-fashioned. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Traditionalism \Tra*di"tion*al*ism\, n.	   A system of faith founded on tradition; esp., the doctrine	   that all religious faith is to be based solely upon what is	   delivered from competent authority, exclusive of rational	   processes.	   [1913 Webster]
Traditionalist \Tra*di"tion*al*ist\, n.	   An advocate of, or believer in, traditionalism; a	   traditionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Traditionally \Tra*di"tion*al*ly\, adv.	   In a traditional manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Traditionarily \Tra*di"tion*a*ri*ly\, adv.	   By tradition.	   [1913 Webster]
Traditionary \Tra*di"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Traditional.	   [1913 Webster]	         The reveries of the Talmud, a collection of Jewish	         traditionary interpolations.             --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]	Traditionary \Tra*di"tion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Traditionaries}. [Cf.	   F. traditionnare.]	   One, among the Jews, who acknowledges the authority of	   traditions, and explains the Scriptures by them.	   [1913 Webster] Traditioner
Traditioner \Tra*di"tion*er\, Traditionist \Tra*di"tion*ist\, n.	   [Cf. F. traditionniste.]	   One who adheres to tradition.	   [1913 Webster]
Traditive \Trad"i*tive\, a. [L. tradere, traditum, to transmit,	   give up: cf. F. traditif.]	   Transmitted or transmissible from father to son, or from age,	   by oral communication; traditional. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Suppose we on things traditive divide.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Traditor \Trad"i*tor\, n. [L., fr. tradere, traditum. See	   {Traitor}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A deliverer; -- a name of infamy given to Christians who	   delivered the Scriptures, or the goods of the church, to	   their persecutors to save their lives. --Milner.	   [1913 Webster]
Traduce \Tra*duce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Traduced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Traducing}.] [L. traducere, traductum, to lead	   across, lead along, exhibit as a spectacle, disgrace,	   transfer, derive; trans across, over + ducere to lead: cf. F.	   traduire to transfer, translate, arraign, fr. L. traducere.	   See {Duke}.]	   1. To transfer; to transmit; to hand down; as, to traduce	      mental qualities to one's descendants. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To translate from one language to another; as, to traduce	      and compose works. [Obs.] --Golden Boke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To increase or distribute by propagation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            From these only the race of perfect animals were	            propagated and traduced over the earth. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To draw away; to seduce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I can forget the weakness	            Of the traduced soldiers.             --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To represent; to exhibit; to display; to expose; to make	      an example of. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To expose to contempt or shame; to represent as blamable;	      to calumniate; to vilify; to defame.	      [1913 Webster]	            The best stratagem that Satan hath . . . is by	            traducing the form and manner of them [prayers], to	            bring them into contempt.             --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had the baseness . . . to traduce me in libel.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To calumniate; vilify; defame; disparage; detract;	        depreciate; decry; slander.	        [1913 Webster]
Traducement \Tra*duce"ment\, n.	   The act of traducing; misrepresentation; ill-founded censure;	   defamation; calumny. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Traducent \Tra*du"cent\, a. [L. traducens, p. pr. of traducere.	   See {Traduce}.]	   Slanderous. [R.] --Entick.	   [1913 Webster]
Traducer \Tra*du"cer\, n.	   1. One who traduces; a slanderer; a calumniator. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who derives or deduces. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Traducian \Tra*du"cian\, n.	   A believer in traducianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Traducianism \Tra*du"cian*ism\, n. (Theol.)	   The doctrine that human souls are produced by the act of	   generation; -- opposed to creationism, and infusionism.	   [1913 Webster]
Traducible \Tra*du"ci*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being derived or propagated. [Obs.] --Sir M.	      Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being traduced or calumniated. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Traducingly \Tra*du"cing*ly\, adv.	   In a traducing manner; by traduction; slanderously.	   [1913 Webster]
Traduct \Tra*duct"\, v. t. [L. traducere, traductum. See	   Traduce.]	   To derive or deduce; also, to transmit; to transfer. [Obs.]	   --Fotherby.	   [1913 Webster]	Traduct \Tra*duct"\, n.	   That which is traducted; that which is transferred; a	   translation. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Traduction \Tra*duc"tion\, n. [L. traductio a transferring: cf.	   F. traduction translation. See {Traduce}.]	   1. Transmission from one to another. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Traditional communication and traduction of truths.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Translation from one language to another. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Derivation by descent; propagation. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If by traduction came thy mind,	            Our wonder is the less to find	            A soul so charming from a stock so good. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of transferring; conveyance; transportation. [R.]	      "The traduction of brutes." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Transition. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Logic) A process of reasoning in which each conclusion	      applies to just such an object as each of the premises	      applies to. --Jevons.	      [1913 Webster]
Traductive \Tra*duc"tive\, a.	   Capable of being deduced; derivable. [R.] --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Traffic \Traf"fic\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trafficked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Trafficking}.] [F. trafiquer; cf. It. trafficare, Sp.	   traficar, trafagar, Pg. traficar, trafegar, trafeguear, LL.	   traficare; of uncertain origin, perhaps fr. L. trans across,	   over + -ficare to make (see {-fy}, and cf. G. ["u]bermachen	   to transmit, send over, e. g., money, wares); or cf. Pg.	   trasfegar to pour out from one vessel into another, OPg.	   also, to traffic, perhaps fr. (assumed) LL. vicare to	   exchange, from L. vicis change (cf. {Vicar}).]	   1. To pass goods and commodities from one person to another	      for an equivalent in goods or money; to buy or sell goods;	      to barter; to trade.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To trade meanly or mercenarily; to bargain.	      [1913 Webster]	Traffic \Traf"fic\, v. t.	   To exchange in traffic; to effect by a bargain or for a	   consideration.	   [1913 Webster]	Traffic \Traf"fic\, n. [Cf. F. trafic, It. traffico, Sp.	   tr['a]fico, tr['a]fago, Pg. tr['a]fego, LL. traficum,	   trafica. See {Traffic}, v.]	   1. Commerce, either by barter or by buying and selling;	      interchange of goods and commodities; trade.	      [1913 Webster]	            A merchant of great traffic through the world.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The traffic in honors, places, and pardons.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word, like trade, comprehends every species of	         dealing in the exchange or passing of goods or	         merchandise from hand to hand for an equivalent, unless	         the business of relating may be excepted. It signifies	         appropriately foreign trade, but is not limited to	         that.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Commodities of the market. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            You 'll see a draggled damsel	            From Billingsgate her fishy traffic bear. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The business done upon a railway, steamboat line, etc.,	      with reference to the number of passengers or the amount	      of freight carried.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Traffic return}, a periodical statement of the receipts for	      goods and passengers, as on a railway line.	   {Traffic taker}, a computer of the returns of traffic on a	      railway, steamboat line, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Trafficable \Traf"fic*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being disposed of in traffic; marketable. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Trafficker \Traf"fick*er\, n.	   One who traffics, or carries on commerce; a trader; a	   merchant.	   [1913 Webster]
Trafficless \Traf"fic*less\, a.	   Destitute of traffic, or trade.	   [1913 Webster]
Traffic mile \Traf"fic mile\ (Railroad Accounting)	   Any unit of the total obtained by adding the passenger miles	   and ton miles in a railroad's transportation for a given	   period; -- a term and practice of restricted or erroneous	   usage.	         Traffic mile is a term designed to furnish an excuse	         for the erroneous practice of adding together two	         things (ton miles and passenger miles) which, being of	         different kinds, cannot properly be added. --Hadley.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tragacanth \Trag"a*canth\, n. [L. tragacanthum tragacanth,	   tragacantha the plant producing tragacanth, Gr. ? ? a he-goat	   + ? a thorn: cf. F. tragacanthe.]	   A kind of gum procured from a spiny leguminous shrub	   ({Astragalus gummifer}) of Western Asia, and other species of	   Astragalus. It comes in hard whitish or yellowish flakes or	   filaments, and is nearly insoluble in water, but slowly	   swells into a mucilaginous mass, which is used as a	   substitute for gum arabic in medicine and the arts. Called	   also {gum tragacanth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tragedian \Tra*ge"di*an\, n. [Cf. F. trag['e]dien.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A writer of tragedy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thence what the lofty, grave, tragedians taught.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An actor or player in tragedy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Trag'edienne \Tra`g['e]`dienne"\ (tr[.a]`zh[asl]`dy[e^]n"; Eng.	   tr[.a]*j[=e]"d[i^]*[e^]n`), n. [F.]	   A woman who plays in tragedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tragedious \Tra*ge"di*ous\, a.	   Like tragedy; tragical. [Obs.] "Tragedious history."	   --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Tragedy \Trag"e*dy\, n.; pl. {Tragedies}. [OE. tragedie, OF.	   tragedie, F. trag['e]die, L. tragoedia, Gr. ?, fr. ? a tragic	   poet and singer, originally, a goat singer; ? a goat (perhaps	   akin to ? to gnaw, nibble, eat, and E. trout) + ? to sing;	   from the oldest tragedies being exhibited when a goat was	   sacrificed, or because a goat was the prize, or because the	   actors were clothed in goatskins. See {Ode}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A dramatic poem, composed in elevated style, representing	      a signal action performed by some person or persons, and	      having a fatal issue; that species of drama which	      represents the sad or terrible phases of character and	      life.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tragedy is to say a certain storie,	            As olde bookes maken us memorie,	            Of him that stood in great prosperitee	            And is yfallen out of high degree	            Into misery and endeth wretchedly.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            All our tragedies are of kings and princes. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            tragedy is poetry in its deepest earnest; comedy is	            poetry in unlimited jest.             --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fatal and mournful event; any event in which human lives	      are lost by human violence, more especially by	      unauthorized violence.	      [1913 Webster] Tragic
Tragic \Trag"ic\, Tragical \Trag"ic*al\, a. [L. tragicus, Gr.?:	   cf. F. tragique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to tragedy; of the nature or character of	      tragedy; as, a tragic poem; a tragic play or	      representation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fatal to life; mournful; terrible; calamitous; as, the	      tragic scenes of the French revolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mournful; expressive of tragedy, the loss of life, or of	      sorrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why look you still so stern and tragical ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Trag"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Trag"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Tragic \Trag"ic\, n.	   1. A writer of tragedy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tragedy; a tragic drama. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tragi-comedy \Trag`i-com"e*dy\, n. [Cf. F. tragicom['e]die, L.	   tragicocomoedia. See {Tragic}, and {Comedy}.]	   A kind of drama representing some action in which serious and	   comic scenes are blended; a composition partaking of the	   nature both of tragedy and comedy.	   [1913 Webster]	         The noble tragi-comedy of "Measure for Measure."	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] Tragi-comic
Tragi-comic \Trag`i-com"ic\, Tragi-comical \Trag`i-com"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. tragi-comique.]	   Of or pertaining to tragi-comedy; partaking of grave and	   comic scenes. -- {Trag`-com"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Julian felt toward him that tragi-comic sensation which	         makes us pity the object which excites it not the less	         that we are somewhat inclined to laugh amid our	         sympathy.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Tragi-comi-pastoral \Trag`i-com`i-pas"tor*al\, a.	   Partaking of the nature of, or combining, tragedy, comedy,	   and pastoral poetry. [R.] --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Tragopan \Trag"o*pan\, n. [NL., fr. L. tragopan a fabulous	   Ethiopian bird, Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of Asiatic pheasants of the genus	   {Ceriornis}. They are brilliantly colored with a variety of	   tints, the back and breast are usually covered with white or	   buff ocelli, and the head is ornamented with two	   bright-colored, fleshy wattles. The crimson tragopan, or	   horned pheasant ({Ceriornis satyra}), of India is one of the	   best-known species.	   [1913 Webster]
Tragus \Tra"gus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a part of the inner ear.]	   (Anat.)	   The prominence in front of the external opening of the ear.	   See Illust. under {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
T rail \T" rail`\	   See under T.	   [1913 Webster]
Trail \Trail\ (tr[=a]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trailed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Trailing}.] [OE. trailen, OF. trailler to trail a	   deer, or hunt him upon a cold scent, also, to hunt or pursue	   him with a limehound, F. trailler to trail a fishing line;	   probably from a derivative of L. trahere to draw; cf. L.	   traha a drag, sledge, tragula a kind of drag net, a small	   sledge, Sp. trailla a leash, an instrument for leveling the	   ground, D. treilen to draw with a rope, to tow, treil a rope	   for drawing a boat. See {Trace}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1.	      (a) To hunt by the track; to track.	      (b) to follow behind.	      (c) To pursue. --Halliwell.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. To draw or drag, as along the ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            And hung his head, and trailed his legs along.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall not trail me through their streets	            Like a wild beast.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long behind he trails his pompous robe. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) To carry, as a firearm, with the breech near the	      ground and the upper part inclined forward, the piece	      being held by the right hand near the middle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To tread down, as grass, by walking through it; to lay	      flat. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To take advantage of the ignorance of; to impose upon.	      [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I presently perceived she was (what is vernacularly	            termed) trailing Mrs. Dent; that is, playing on her	            ignorance.                            --C. Bronte.	      [1913 Webster]	Trail \Trail\, v. i.	   1. To be drawn out in length; to follow after.	      [1913 Webster]	            When his brother saw the red blood trail. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grow to great length, especially when slender and	      creeping upon the ground, as a plant; to run or climb.	      [1913 Webster]	Trail \Trail\, n.	   1. A track left by man or beast; a track followed by the	      hunter; a scent on the ground by the animal pursued; as, a	      deer trail.	      [1913 Webster]	            They traveled in the bed of the brook, leaving no	            dangerous trail.                      --Cooper.	      [1913 Webster]	            How cheerfully on the false trail they cry! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A footpath or road track through a wilderness or wild	      region; as, an Indian trail over the plains.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything drawn out to a length; as, the trail of a meteor;	      a trail of smoke.	      [1913 Webster]	            When lightning shoots in glittering trails along.	                                                  --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything drawn behind in long undulations; a train. "A	      radiant trail of hair." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything drawn along, as a vehicle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A frame for trailing plants; a trellis. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The entrails of a fowl, especially of game, as the	      woodcock, and the like; -- applied also, sometimes, to the	      entrails of sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woodcock is a favorite with epicures, and served	            with its trail in, is a delicious dish. --Baird.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mil.) That part of the stock of a gun carriage which	      rests on the ground when the piece is unlimbered. See	      Illust. of {Gun carriage}, under {Gun}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. The act of taking advantage of the ignorance of a person;	      an imposition. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trail boards} (Shipbuilding), the carved boards on both	      sides of the cutwater near the figurehead.	   {Trail net}, a net that is trailed or drawn behind a boat.	      --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Trailer \Trail"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, trails.	   [1913 Webster]	Trailer \Trail"er\, n.	   1. a wheeled vehicle without a motor, designed to be drawn by	      a motor vehicle in front of it; specifically:	      (a) such a vehicle used on street railroads. Called also	          {trail car}.	      (b) the large wheeled wagon or van pulled by a tractor in	          a tractor-trailer combination.	      (c) a vehicle equipped as a mobile dwelling unit, pulled	          by an automobile or other mtor vehicle, and used as a	          dwelling when parked; -- also called a {mobile home}.	      (d) A wheeled motorless open wagon designed to carry a	          heavy object, such as a boat trailer.	          [PJC]	   2. (Movies) A short blank segment of movie film attached to	      the end; -- used for convenient insertion of the film in a	      projector.	      [PJC]	   3. (Movies) A short film consisting primarily of one or more	      short portions of a film, used in promotions or	      advertisements shortly before initial release of a film.	      [PJC]	   4. A part of an object which extends some distance beyond the	      main body of the object; as, the trailer of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {trailer park}. An area equipped to accommodate trailers[2],	      often with outlets supplying electrical power and water.	      Called also {trailer camp}, {trailer court}.	      [PJC]
Trailing \Trail"ing\,	   a. & vb. n. from {Trail}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trailing arbutus}. (Bot.) See under {Arbutus}.	   {Trailing spring}, a spring fixed in the axle box of the	      trailing wheels of a locomotive engine, and so placed as	      to assist in deadening any shock which may occur. --Weale.	   {Trailing wheel}, a hind wheel of a locomotive when it is not	      a driving wheel; also, one of the hind wheels of a	      carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	Trailing edge \Trail"ing edge\ (Aeronautics)	   A following edge. See {Advancing edge}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trail rope \Trail rope\ (Aeronautics)	   Same as {Guide rope}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Train \Train\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trained}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Training}.] [OF. trahiner, tra["i]ner,F. tra[^i]ner, LL.	   trahinare, trainare, fr. L. trahere to draw. See {Trail}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To draw along; to trail; to drag.	      [1913 Webster]	            In hollow cube	            Training his devilish enginery.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw by persuasion, artifice, or the like; to attract	      by stratagem; to entice; to allure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If but a dozen French	            Were there in arms, they would be as a call	            To train ten thousand English to their side. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, train me not, sweet mermaid, with thy note.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This feast, I'll gage my life,	            Is but a plot to train you to your ruin. --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To teach and form by practice; to educate; to exercise; to	      discipline; as, to train the militia to the manual	      exercise; to train soldiers to the use of arms.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our trained bands, which are the trustiest and most	            proper strength of a free nation.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warrior horse here bred he's taught to train.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To break, tame, and accustom to draw, as oxen.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Hort.) To lead or direct, and form to a wall or espalier;	      to form to a proper shape, by bending, lopping, or	      pruning; as, to train young trees.	      [1913 Webster]	            He trained the young branches to the right hand or	            to the left.                          --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mining) To trace, as a lode or any mineral appearance, to	      its head.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To train a gun} (Mil. & Naut.), to point it at some object	      either forward or else abaft the beam, that is, not	      directly on the side. --Totten.	   {To train}, or {To train up}, to educate; to teach; to form	      by instruction or practice; to bring up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Train up a child in the way he should go; and when	            he is old, he will not depart from it. --Prov. xxii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            The first Christians were, by great hardships,	            trained up for glory.                 --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	Train \Train\, v. i.	   1. To be drilled in military exercises; to do duty in a	      military company.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To prepare by exercise, diet, instruction, etc., for any	      physical contest; as, to train for a boat race.	      [1913 Webster]	Train \Train\, n. [F. train, OF. tra["i]n, trahin; cf. (for some	   of the senses) F. traine. See {Train}, v.]	   1. That which draws along; especially, persuasion, artifice,	      or enticement; allurement. [Obs.] "Now to my charms, and	      to my wily trains." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, something tied to a lure to entice a hawk; also, a	      trap for an animal; a snare. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	            With cunning trains him to entrap un wares.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is drawn along in the rear of, or after,	      something; that which is in the hinder part or rear.	      Specifically : 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) That part of a gown which trails behind the wearer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Mil.) The after part of a gun carriage; the trail.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) The tail of a bird. "The train steers their flights,	          and turns their bodies, like the rudder of ship."	          --Ray.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A number of followers; a body of attendants; a retinue; a	      suite.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king's daughter with a lovely train. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            My train are men of choice and rarest parts. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A consecution or succession of connected things; a series.	      "A train of happy sentiments." --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            The train of ills our love would draw behind it.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rivers now	            Stream and perpetual draw their humid train.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Other truths require a train of ideas placed in	            order.                                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Regular method; process; course; order; as, things now in	      a train for settlement.	      [1913 Webster]	            If things were once in this train, . . . our duty	            would take root in our nature.        --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The number of beats of a watch in any certain time.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A line of gunpowder laid to lead fire to a charge, mine,	      or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A connected line of cars or carriages on a railroad; --	      called also {railroad train}.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A heavy, long sleigh used in Canada for the	       transportation of merchandise, wood, and the like.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Rolling Mill) A roll train; as, a 12-inch train.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mil.) The aggregation of men, animals, and vehicles	       which accompany an army or one of its subdivisions, and	       transport its baggage, ammunition, supplies, and reserve	       materials of all kinds.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Roll train}, or {Train of rolls} (Rolling Mill), a set of	      plain or grooved rolls for rolling metal into various	      forms by a series of consecutive operations.	   {Train mile} (Railroads), a unit employed in estimating	      running expenses, etc., being one of the total number of	      miles run by all the trains of a road, or system of roads,	      as within a given time, or for a given expenditure; --	      called also {mile run}.	   {Train of artillery}, any number of cannon, mortars, etc.,	      with the attendants and carriages which follow them into	      the field. --Campbell (Dict. Mil. Sci.).	   {Train of mechanism}, a series of moving pieces, as wheels	      and pinions, each of which is follower to that which	      drives it, and driver to that which follows it.	   {Train road}, a slight railway for small cars, -- used for	      construction, or in mining.	   {Train tackle} (Naut.), a tackle for running guns in and out.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cars.	   Usage: {Train}, {Cars}. At one time "train" meaning railroad	          train was also referred to in the U. S. by the phrase	          "the cars". In the 1913 dictionary the usage was	          described thus: "Train is the word universally used in	          England with reference to railroad traveling; as, I	          came in the morning train. In the United States, the	          phrase the cars has been extensively introduced in the	          room of train; as, the cars are late; I came in the	          cars. The English expression is obviously more	          appropriate, and is prevailing more and more among	          Americans, to the exclusion of the cars."	          [1913 Webster +PJC]
Trainable \Train"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being trained or educated; as, boys trainable to	   virtue. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Trainband \Train"band`\, n.; pl. {Trainbands}.	   A band or company of an organized military force instituted	   by James I. and dissolved by Charles II.; -- afterwards	   applied to the London militia. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He felt that, without some better protection than that	         of the trainbands and Beefeaters, his palace and person	         would hardly be secure.                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         A trainband captain eke was he	         Of famous London town.                   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Trainbearer \Train"bear`er\, n.	   One who holds up a train, as of a robe.	   [1913 Webster]
Train dispatcher \Train dispatcher\	   An official who gives the orders on a railroad as to the	   running of trains and their right of way.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trainel \Train"el\, n. [OF.]	   A dragnet. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Trainer \Train"er\, n.	   1. One who trains; an instructor; especially, one who trains	      or prepares men, horses, etc., for exercises requiring	      physical agility and strength.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A militiaman when called out for exercise or discipline.	      [U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Training \Train"ing\, n.	   The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,	   disciplining, etc.; education.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 operation of training	      fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall	      spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.	   {Training college}. See {Normal school}, under {Normal}, a.	      	   {Training day}, a day on which a military company assembles	      for drill or parade. [U. S.]	   {Training ship}, a vessel on board of which boys are trained	      as sailors.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Education}.	        [1913 Webster]	Training wheels \Train"ing wheels\	   a pair of small wheels attached to the rear of a bicycle to	   keep the bicycle upright; -- used to assist those, especially	   small children, learning how to ride a bicycle.	   [PJC]
Trainman \Train"man`\	   a member of the crew of a railroad train, often an assistant	   to a conductor.	   [PJC]
Train oil \Train" oil`\ (oil`). [D. or LG. traan train oil,	   blubber (cf. Dan. & Sw. tran, G. thran) + E. oil.]	   Oil procured from the blubber or fat of whales, by boiling.	   [1913 Webster]
Trainy \Train"y\, a.	   Belonging to train oil. [Obs.] --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Traipse \Traipse\, v. i. [Cf. G. trapsen, trappsen, trappen, to	   tread noisily, to walk stamping. See {Trample}, {Trape}.]	   To walk or run about in a slatternly, careless, or	   thoughtless manner. [Colloq.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] Trais
Trais \Trais\, Trays \Trays\, n. pl.	   Traces. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Four white bulls in the trays.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trait \Trait\, n. [F., fr. L. tractus, fr. trahere to draw. See	   {Trace}, v., and cf. {Tract} a region, {Trace} a strap,	   {Tret}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A stroke; a touch.	      [1913 Webster]	            By this single trait Homer makes an essential	            difference between the Iliad and Odyssey. --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A distinguishing or marked feature; a peculiarity; as, a	      trait of character.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Formerly pronounced tr[=a], as in French, and still so	         pronounced to some extent in England.	         [1913 Webster]
Traiteur \Trai`teur"\, n. [F.]	   The keeper of an eating house, or restaurant; a restaurateur.	   --Simmonds.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Traitor \Trai"tor\, n. [OE. traitour, OF. tra["i]tor,	   tra["i]teur, F. tre[^i]tre, L. traditor, fr. tradere,	   traditum, to deliver, to give up or surrender treacherously,	   to betray; trans across, over + dare to give. See {Date}	   time, and cf. {Betray},{Tradition}, {Traditor}, {Treason}.]	   1. One who violates his allegiance and betrays his country;	      one guilty of treason; one who, in breach of trust,	      delivers his country to an enemy, or yields up any fort or	      place intrusted to his defense, or surrenders an army or	      body of troops to the enemy, unless when vanquished; also,	      one who takes arms and levies war against his country; or	      one who aids an enemy in conquering his country. See	      {Treason}.	      [1913 Webster]	            O passing traitor, perjured and unjust! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, one who betrays any confidence or trust; a	      betrayer. "This false traitor death." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Traitor \Trai"tor\, a.	   Traitorous. [R.] --Spenser. Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Traitor \Trai"tor\, v. t.	   To act the traitor toward; to betray; to deceive. [Obs.] "	   But time, it traitors me." --Lithgow.	   [1913 Webster]
Traitoress \Trai"tor*ess\, n.	   A traitress. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Traitorly \Trai"tor*ly\, a.	   Like a traitor; treacherous; traitorous. [Obs.] "Traitorly	   rascals." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Traitorous \Trai"tor*ous\, a. [Cf. F. tra[^i]treux.]	   1. Guilty of treason; treacherous; perfidious; faithless; as,	      a traitorous officer or subject. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting in treason; partaking of treason; implying	      breach of allegiance; as, a traitorous scheme.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Trai"tor*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Trai"tor*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Traitory \Trai"tor*y\, n.	   Treachery. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Traitress \Trai"tress\, n. [F. tra[^i]tresse.]	   A woman who betrays her country or any trust; a traitoress.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Traject \Tra*ject"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trajected}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Trajecting}.] [L. trajectus, p. p. of trajicere to	   throw across; trans across + jacere to throw. See {Jet} a	   shooting forth.]	   To throw or cast through, over, or across; as, to traject the	   sun's light through three or more cross prisms. [R.] --Sir I.	   Newton.	   [1913 Webster]	Traject \Traj"ect\, n. [L. trajectus, fr. trajicere: cf. F.	   trajet, OF. traject. See {Traject}, v. t.]	   1. A place for passing across; a passage; a ferry. [Obs.]	      --Cotgrave.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of trajecting; trajection.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A trajectory. [R.] --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Trajection \Tra*jec"tion\, n. [L. trajectio a crossing over,	   transposition.]	   1. The act of trajecting; a throwing or casting through or	      across; also, emission. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transposition. [R.] --Knatchbull.	      [1913 Webster]
Trajectory \Tra*ject"o*ry\, n.; pl. {Trajectories}. [Cf. F.	   trajectoire.]	   The curve which a body describes in space, as a planet or	   comet in its orbit, or stone thrown upward obliquely in the	   air.	   [1913 Webster] Trajetour	   Trajet
Trajet \Tra"jet\, Trajetour \Tra"jet*our\, Trajetry
\Tra"jet*ry\, n.	   See {Treget}, {Tregetour}, and {Tregetry}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tralation \Tra*la"tion\, n. [L. tralatio, translatio.See	   {Translation}.]	   The use of a word in a figurative or extended sense;	   ametaphor; a trope. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tralatition \Tral`a*ti"tion\, n. [See {Tralatitious}.]	   A change, as in the use of words; a metaphor.	   [1913 Webster]
Tralatitious \Tral`a*ti"tious\, a. [L. tralatitius,	   translatitius, tralaticius, translaticius. See {Tralation}.]	   1. Passed along; handed down; transmitted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among biblical critics a tralatitious interpretation	            is one received by expositor from expositor. --W.	                                                  Withington.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Metaphorical; figurative; not literal. --Stackhouse.	      [1913 Webster]
Tralatitiously \Tral`a*ti"tious*ly\, adv.	   In a tralatitious manner; metephorically. --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]
Tralineate \Tra*lin"e*ate\, v. i. [L. trans across + linea a	   line: cf. It tralineare, tralignare.]	   To deviate; to stray; to wander. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Tralucency \Tra*lu"cen*cy\, n.	   Translucency; as, the tralucency of a gem. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tralucent \Tra*lu"cent\, a. [L. tralucens, translucens, p. pr.	   See {Translucent}.]	   Translucent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The air's tralucent gallery.             --Sir. J.	                                                  Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Tram \Tram\, n. [Prov. E. tram a coal wagon, the shaft of a cart	   or carriage, a beam or bar; probably of Scand, origin; cf.	   OSw. tr[*a]m, trum, a beam, OD. drom, Prov. & OHG. tram.]	   1. A four-wheeled truck running on rails, and used in a mine,	      as for carrying coal or ore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The shaft of a cart. [Prov. Eng.] --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the rails of a tramway.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A car on a horse railroad. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tram car}, a car made to run on a tramway, especially a	      street railway car.	   {Tram plate}, a flat piece of iron laid down as a rail.	   {Tram pot} (Milling), the step and support for the lower end	      of the spindle of a millstone.	      [1913 Webster]	Tram \Tram\, n. [Sp. trama weft, or F. trame.]	   A silk thread formed of two or more threads twisted together,	   used especially for the weft, or cross threads, of the best	   quality of velvets and silk goods.	   [1913 Webster]	Tram \Tram\, n. (Mech.)	   Same as {Trammel}, n., 6.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tram \Tram\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tramming}.]	   To convey or transport on a tramway or on a tram car.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tram \Tram\, v. i.	   To operate, or conduct the business of, a tramway; to travel	   by tramway.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trama \Tra"ma\, n. [L., woof.] (Bot.)	   The loosely woven substance which lines the chambers within	   the gleba in certain {Gasteromycetes}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tramble \Tram"ble\, v. t. (Mining)	   To wash, as tin ore, with a shovel in a frame fitted for the	   purpose. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Trammel \Tram"mel\, n. [F. tramail, tr['e]mail, a net, LL.	   tremaculum, tremacle, a kind of net for taking fish; L. tres	   three + macula a mesh. See {Three}, and {Mail} armor.]	   1. A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey.	      --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A net for confining a woman's hair. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of shackle used for regulating the motions of a	      horse and making him amble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Whatever impedes activity, progress, or freedom, as	      a net or shackle.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] disdain the trammels of any sordid contract.	                                                  --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An iron hook of various forms and sizes, used for handing	      kettles and other vessels over the fire.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.)	      (a) An instrument for drawing ellipses, one part of which	          consists of a cross with two grooves at right angles	          to each other, the other being a beam carrying two	          pins (which slide in those grooves), and also the	          describing pencil.	      (b) A beam compass. See under {Beam}.	          [1913 Webster]	Trammel \Tram"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trammeled}or	   {Trammelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Trammeling}, or	   {Trammelling}.]	   1. To entangle, as in a net; to catch. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confine; to hamper; to shackle.	      [1913 Webster]
Trammeled \Tram"meled\, a. (Man.)	   Having blazes, or white marks, on the fore and hind foot of	   one side, as if marked by trammels; -- said of a horse.	   [Written also {trammelled}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trammeler \Tram"mel*er\, n. [Written also {trammeller}.]	   1. One who uses a trammel net. --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, trammels or restrains.	      [1913 Webster]
Trammel wheel \Tram"mel wheel`\ (Mach.)	   A circular plate or a cross, with two or more cross grooves	   intersecting at the center, used on the end of a shaft to	   transmit motion to another shaft not in line with the first.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tramming \Tram"ming\, n. (Silk Manuf.)	   The act or process of forming trams. See 2d {Tram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tramontana \Tra`mon*ta"na\, n. [It. See {Tramontane}.] (Meteor.)	   A dry, cold, violent, northerly wind of the Adriatic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tramontane \Tra*mon"tane\, a. [OF. tramontain, It. tramontano,	   L. transmontanus; trans across, beyond + mons, montis,	   mountain.]	   Lying or being beyond the mountains; coming from the other	   side of the mountains; hence, foreign; barbarous.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Italians sometimes use this epithet for	         ultramontane, and apply it to the countries north of	         the Alps, as France and Germany, and especially to	         their ecclesiastics, jurists, painters, etc.; and a	         north wind is called a tramontane wind. The French	         lawyers call certain Italian canonists tramontane, or	         ultramontane, doctors; considering them as favoring too	         much the court of Rome. See {Ultramontane}.	         [1913 Webster]	Tramontane \Tra*mon"tane\, n.	   One living beyond the mountains; hence, a foreigner; a	   stranger.	   [1913 Webster]
Tramp \Tramp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tramped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tramping}.] [OE. trampen; akin to LG. trampen, G. trampeln,	   LG. & D. trappen, Dan. trampe, Sw. & Icel. trampa, Goth.	   anatrimpan to press upon; also to D. trap a step, G. treppe	   steps, stairs. Cf. {Trap} a kind of rock, {Trape}, {Trip}, v.	   i., {Tread}.]	   1. To tread upon forcibly and repeatedly; to trample.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To travel or wander through; as, to tramp the country.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water.	      [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	Tramp \Tramp\, v. i.	   To travel; to wander; to stroll.	   [1913 Webster]	Tramp \Tramp\, n.	   1. A foot journey or excursion; as, to go on a tramp; a long	      tramp. --Blackie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A foot traveler; a tramper; often used in a bad sense for	      a vagrant or wandering vagabond. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The sound of the foot, or of feet, on the earth, as in	      marching. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A tool for trimming hedges.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A plate of iron worn to protect the sole of the foot, or	      the shoe, when digging with a spade.	      [1913 Webster]
Tramper \Tramp"er\, n.	   One who tramps; a stroller; a vagrant or vagabond; a tramp.	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Trample \Tram"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trampled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Trampling}.] [OE. trampelen, freq. of trampen. See	   {Tramp}, v. t.]	   1. To tread under foot; to tread down; to prostrate by	      treading; as, to trample grass or flowers. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they	            trample them under their feet.        --Matt. vii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To treat with contempt and insult. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Trample \Tram"ple\, v. i.	   1. To tread with force and rapidity; to stamp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Diogenes trampled on Plato's pride with greater of	            his own.                              --Gov. of	                                                  Tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	Trample \Tram"ple\, n.	   The act of treading under foot; also, the sound produced by	   trampling. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The huddling trample of a drove of sheep. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Trampler \Tram"pler\, n.	   One who tramples; one who treads down; as, a trampler on	   nature's law. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Trampoose \Tram*poose"\, v. i. [See {Tramp}, {Trample}, and	   {Traipse}.]	   To walk with labor, or heavily; to tramp. [Law, U. S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Tramrail \Tram"rail`\, n. (Mach.)	   An overhead rail forming a track on which a trolley runs to	   convey a load, as in a shop.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tramroad \Tram"road`\, n. [Tram a coal wagon + road.]	   A road prepared for easy transit of trams or wagons, by	   forming the wheel tracks of smooth beams of wood, blocks of	   stone, or plates of iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Tramway \Tram"way`\, n.	   1. Same as {Tramroad}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A street railway laid in the streets of a town or city, or	      an interurban railway for local traffic, on which cable	      cars, or trolley cars, etc., are used, in distinction from	      an extended railway line for trains drawn by steam or	      electric locomotives.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tranation \Tra*na"tion\, n. [L. tranare, transnare, to swim	   over; trans across, over + nare to swim.]	   The act of swimming over. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Trance \Trance\, n. [F. transe fright, in OF. also, trance or	   swoon, fr. transir to chill, benumb, to be chilled, to	   shiver, OF. also, to die, L. transire to pass over, go over,	   pass away, cease; trans across, over + ire to go; cf. L.	   transitus a passing over. See {Issue}, and cf. {Transit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A tedious journey. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state in which the soul seems to have passed out of the	      body into another state of being, or to be rapt into	      visions; an ecstasy.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he became very hungry, and would have eaten; but	            while they made ready, he fell into a trance.	                                                  --Acts. x. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul was ravished quite as in a trance.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) A condition, often simulating death, in which there	      is a total suspension of the power of voluntary movement,	      with abolition of all evidences of mental activity and the	      reduction to a minimum of all the vital functions so that	      the patient lies still and apparently unconscious of	      surrounding objects, while the pulsation of the heart and	      the breathing, although still present, are almost or	      altogether imperceptible.	      [1913 Webster]	            He fell down in a trance.             --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Trance \Trance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tranced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trancing}.]	   1. To entrance.	      [1913 Webster]	            And three I left him tranced.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass over or across; to traverse. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Trance the world over.                --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            When thickest dark did trance the sky. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Trance \Trance\, v. i.	   To pass; to travel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tranect \Tran"ect\, n. [Cf. {Traject}.]	   A ferry. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Trangram \Tran"gram\, n. [OE. trangrain a strange thing,	   trangame a toy. See {Tangram}.]	   Something intricately contrived; a contrived; a puzzle. [Cant	   & Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Trannel \Tran"nel\, n. (Naut.)	   A treenail. [R.] --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tranquil \Tran"quil\, a. [L. tranquillus; probably fr. trans	   across, over + a word akin to quietus quiet: cf. F.	   tranquille. See {Quiet}.]	   Quiet; calm; undisturbed; peaceful; not agitated; as, the	   atmosphere is tranquil; the condition of the country is	   tranquil.	   [1913 Webster]	         A style clear, tranquil, easy to follow. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster] Tranquilization
Tranquilization \Tran`quil*i*za"tion\, Tranquillization
\Tran`quil*li*za"tion\, n.	   The act of tranquilizing, or the state of being tranquilized.	   [1913 Webster] Tranquilize
Tranquilize \Tran"quil*ize\, Tranquillize \Tran"quil*lize\, v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Tranquilized}or {Tranquilliized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Tranquilizing}or {Tranquillizing}.] [Cf. F.	   tranquilliser.]	   To render tranquil; to allay when agitated; to compose; to	   make calm and peaceful; as, to tranquilize a state disturbed	   by factions or civil commotions; to tranquilize the mind.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To quiet; compose; still; soothe; appease; calm; pacify.	        [1913 Webster] Tranquilizer
Tranquilizer \Tran"quil*i`zer\, Tranquillizer \Tran"quil*li`zer\
,  n.	   One who, or that which, tranquilizes.	   [1913 Webster] Tranquilizing
Tranquilizing \Tran"quil*i`zing\, Tranquillizing
\Tran"quil*li`zing\, a.	   Making tranquil; calming. " The tranquilizing power of time."	   --Wordsworth. -- {Tran"quil*i`zing*ly} or	   {Tran"quil*li`zing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tranquillity \Tran*quil"li*ty\, n. [F. tranquillit['e], L.	   tranquillitas.]	   The quality or state of being tranquil; calmness; composure.	   [1913 Webster]
Tranquilly \Tran"quil*ly\, adv.	   In a tranquil manner; calmly.	   [1913 Webster]
Tranquilness \Tran"quil*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being tranquil.	   [1913 Webster]
Trans- \Trans-\ [L. trans across, over.]	   A prefix, signifying over, beyond, through and through, on	   the other side, as in transalpine, beyond the Alps;	   transform, to form through and through, that is, anew,	   transfigure.	   [1913 Webster]
Transact \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 manage; as, to transact	   commercial business; to transact business by an agent.	   [1913 Webster]	Transact \Trans*act"\, v. i.	   To conduct matters; to manage affairs. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Transaction \Trans*ac"tion\, n. [L. transactio, fr. transigere,	   transactum, to drive through, carry through, accomplish,	   transact; trans across, over + agere to drive; cf. F.	   transaction. See {Act}, {Agent}.]	   1. The doing or performing of any business; management of any	      affair; performance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is done; an affair; as, the transactions on the	      exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Civil Law) An adjustment of a dispute between parties by	      mutual agreement.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Transaction of a society}, the published record of what it	      has done or accomplished.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Proceeding; action; process.	   Usage: {Transaction}, {Proceeding}. A transaction is	          something already done and completed; a proceeding is	          either something which is now going on, or, if ended,	          is still contemplated with reference to its progress	          or successive stages.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: " We the word proceeding in application to an affray in	         the street, and the word transaction to some commercial	         negotiation that has been carried on between certain	         persons. The proceeding marks the manner of proceeding,	         as when we speak of the proceedings in a court of law.	         The transaction marks the business transacted; as, the	         transactions on the Exchange." --Crabb.	         [1913 Webster]
Transactor \Trans*act"or\, n. [L.]	   One who transacts, performs, or conducts any business.	   --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Transalpine \Trans*al"pine\, a. [L. transalpinus; trans across,	   beyond + Alpinus Alpine, from Alpes the Alps: cf. F.	   transalpin.]	   Being on the farther side of the Alps in regard to Rome, that	   is, on the north or west side of the Alps; of or pertaining	   to the region or the people beyond the Alps; as, transalpine	   Gaul; -- opposed to {cisalpine}. " Transalpine garbs."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Transalpine \Trans*al"pine\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of a country beyond the Alps, that is,	   out of Italy.	   [1913 Webster]
Transanimate \Trans*an"i*mate\ (tr[a^]ns*[a^]n"[i^]*m[=a]t), v.	   t. [imp. & p. p. {Transanimated}	   (tr[a^]ns*[a^]n"[i^]*m[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Transanimating}.] [Trans- + animate.]	   To animate with a soul conveyed from another body. [R.] --Bp.	   J. King (1608).	   [1913 Webster]
Transanimation \Trans*an`i*ma"tion\	   (tr[a^]ns*[a^]n`[i^]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F.	   transanimation.]	   The conveyance of a soul from one body to another. [R.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Transatlantic \Trans`at*lan"tic\ (tr[a^]ns*[a^]t*l[a^]n"t[i^]k),	   a. [Pref. trans- + Atlantic: cf. F. transatlantique.]	   1. Lying or being beyond the Atlantic Ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When used by a person in Europe or Africa,	         transatlantic signifies being in America; when by a	         person in America, it denotes being or lying in Europe	         or Africa, especially the former.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean; as, a transatlantic flight.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Transaudient \Trans*au"di*ent\ (tr[a^]ns*[add]"d[i^]*ent), a.	   [See {Trans-}, and {Audient}.]	   Permitting the passage of sound. [R.] --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcalency \Trans*ca"len*cy\ (tr[a^]ns*k[=a]"len*s[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being transcalent.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcalent \Trans*ca"lent\ (tr[a^]ns*k[=a]"lent), a. [Pref.	   trans- + L. calens, p. pr. of calere to grow warm.]	   Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Transcended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transcending}.] [L.	   transcendere, transcensum; trans beyond, over + scandere to	   climb. See {Scan}.]	   1. To rise above; to surmount; as, lights in the heavens	      transcending the region of the clouds. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass over; to go beyond; to exceed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such popes as shall transcend their limits. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To surpass; to outgo; to excel; to exceed.	      [1913 Webster]	            How much her worth transcended all her kind.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Transcend \Tran*scend"\ (tr[a^]n*s[e^]nd"), v. i.	   1. To climb; to mount. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be transcendent; to excel. [R.]	      [1913 Webster] Transcendence
Transcendence \Tran*scend"ence\ (-ens), Transcendency
\Tran*scend"en*cy\ (-en*s[y^]), [Cf. L. transcendentia, F.	   transcendance.]	   1. The quality or state of being transcendent; superior	      excellence; supereminence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Augustinian theology rests upon the	            transcendence of Deity at its controlling principle.	                                                  --A. V. G.	                                                  Allen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Elevation above truth; exaggeration. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            "Where transcendencies are more allowed." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Transcendent \Tran*scend"ent\, a. [L. transcendens, -entis, p.	   pr. of transcendere to transcend: cf. F. transcendant, G.	   transcendent.]	   1. Very excellent; superior or supreme in excellence;	      surpassing others; as, transcendent worth; transcendent	      valor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Clothed with transcendent brightness. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Kantian Philos.) Transcending, or reaching beyond, the	      limits of human knowledge; -- applied to affirmations and	      speculations concerning what lies beyond the reach of the	      human intellect.	      [1913 Webster]	Transcendent \Tran*scend"ent\, n.	   That which surpasses or is supereminent; that which is very	   excellent.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcendental \Tran`scen*den"tal\, a. [Cf. F. transcendantal,	   G. transcendental.]	   1. Supereminent; surpassing others; as, transcendental being	      or qualities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Philos.) In the Kantian system, of or pertaining to that	      which can be determined a priori in regard to the	      fundamental principles of all human knowledge. What is	      transcendental, therefore, transcends empiricism; but is	      does not transcend all human knowledge, or become	      transcendent. It simply signifies the a priori or	      necessary conditions of experience which, though affording	      the conditions of experience, transcend the sphere of that	      contingent knowledge which is acquired by experience.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vaguely and ambitiously extravagant in speculation,	      imagery, or diction.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In mathematics, a quantity is said to be transcendental	         relative to another quantity when it is expressed as a	         transcendental function of the latter; thus, a^{x},	         10^{2x}, log x, sin x, tan x, etc., are transcendental	         relative to x.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Transcendental curve} (Math.), a curve in which one ordinate	      is a transcendental function of the other.	   {Transcendental equation} (Math.), an equation into which a	      transcendental function of one of the unknown or variable	      quantities enters.	   {Transcendental function}. (Math.) See under {Function}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Transcendental}, {Empirical}.	   Usage: These terms, with the corresponding nouns,	          transcendentalism and empiricism, are of comparatively	          recent origin. Empirical refers to knowledge which is	          gained by the experience of actual phenomena, without	          reference to the principles or laws to which they are	          to be referred, or by which they are to be explained.	          Transcendental has reference to those beliefs or	          principles which are not derived from experience, and	          yet are absolutely necessary to make experience	          possible or useful. Such, in the better sense of the	          term, is the transcendental philosophy, or	          transcendentalism. Each of these words is also used in	          a bad sense, empiricism applying to that one-sided	          view of knowledge which neglects or loses sight of the	          truths or principles referred to above, and trusts to	          experience alone; transcendentalism, to the opposite	          extreme, which, in its deprecation of experience,	          loses sight of the relations which facts and phenomena	          sustain to principles, and hence to a kind of	          philosophy, or a use of language, which is vague,	          obscure, fantastic, or extravagant.	          [1913 Webster]	Transcendental \Tran`scen*den"tal\, n.	   A transcendentalist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transcendentalism \Tran`scen*den"tal*ism\, n. [Cf. F.	   transcendantalisme, G. transcendentalismus.]	   1. (Kantian Philos.) The transcending, or going beyond,	      empiricism, and ascertaining a priori the fundamental	      principles of human knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As Schelling and Hegel claim to have discovered the	         absolute identity of the objective and subjective in	         human knowledge, or of things and human conceptions of	         them, the Kantian distinction between transcendent and	         transcendental ideas can have no place in their	         philosophy; and hence, with them, transcendentalism	         claims to have a true knowledge of all things, material	         and immaterial, human and divine, so far as the mind is	         capable of knowing them. And in this sense the word	         transcendentalism is now most used. It is also	         sometimes used for that which is vague and illusive in	         philosophy.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Ambitious and imaginative vagueness in thought, imagery,	      or diction.	      [1913 Webster]
Transcendentalist \Tran`scen*den"tal*ist\, n. [Cf. F.	   transcendantaliste.]	   One who believes in transcendentalism.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcendentality \Tran`scen*den*tal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being transcendental.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcendentally \Tran`scen*den"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a transcendental manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcendently \Tran*scend"ent*ly\, adv.	   In a transcendent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcendentness \Tran*scend"ent*ness\, n.	   Same as {Transcendence}.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcension \Tran*scen"sion\, n. [See {Transcend}.]	   The act of transcending, or surpassing; also, passage over.	   [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcolate \Trans"co*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transcolated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Transcolating}.] [Pref. trans- + L. colare,	   colatum, to filter, to strain.]	   To cause to pass through a sieve or colander; to strain, as	   through a sieve. [Obs.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcolation \Trans`co*la"tion\, n.	   Act of transcolating, or state of being transcolated. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Stillingfleet.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcontinental \Trans*con`ti*nen"tal\, a. [Pref. trans- +	   continental.]	   Extending or going across a continent; as, a transcontinental	   railroad or journey.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcorporate \Trans*cor"po*rate\, v. i. [Pref. trans- +	   corporate.]	   To transmigrate. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcribbler \Tran*scrib"bler\ (tr[a^]n*skr[i^]b"bl[~e]r), n.	   A transcriber; -- used in contempt.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Aristotle] has suffered vastly from the	         transcribblers, as all authors of great brevity	         necessarily must.                        --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcribe \Tran*scribe"\ (tr[a^]n*skr[imac]b"), v. t. [imp. &	   p. p. {Transcribed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transcribing}.] [L.	   transcribere, transcriptum; trans across, over + scribere to	   write. See {Scribe}.]	   To write over again, or in the same words; to copy; as, to	   transcribe Livy or Tacitus; to transcribe a letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcriber \Tran*scrib"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who transcribes, or writes from a copy; a copier; a	   copyist.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcript \Tran"script\ (tr[a^]n"skr[i^]pt), n. [L.	   transcriptum, neut. of transcriptus, p. p. of transcribere.	   See {Transcribe}.]	   1. That which has been transcribed; a writing or composition	      consisting of the same words as the original; a written	      copy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The decalogue of Moses was but a transcript.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A copy of any kind; an imitation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Grecian learning was but a transcript of the	            Chaldean and Egyptian.                --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Transcription \Tran*scrip"tion\ (tr[a^]n*skr[i^]p"sh[u^]n), n.	   [Cf. F. transcription, L. transcriptio a transfer.]	   1. The act or process of transcribing, or copying; as,	      corruptions creep into books by repeated transcriptions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A copy; a transcript. --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) An arrangement of a composition for some other	      instrument or voice than that for which it was originally	      written, as the translating of a song, a vocal or	      instrumental quartet, or even an orchestral work, into a	      piece for the piano; an adaptation; an arrangement; -- a	      name applied by modern composers for the piano to a more	      or less fanciful and ornate reproduction on their own	      instrument of a song or other piece not originally	      intended for it; as, Liszt's transcriptions of songs by	      Schubert.	      [1913 Webster]
Transcriptive \Tran*scrip"tive\ (-t[i^]v), a.	   Done as from a copy; having the style or appearance of a	   transcription. [R.] -- {Tran*scrip"tive*ly}, adv. [R.] --Sir	   T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcur \Trans*cur"\, v. i. [L. transcurrere, transcursum;	   trans across, over + currere to run.]	   To run or rove to and fro. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcurrence \Trans*cur"rence\, n. [L. transcurrens, p. pr. of	   transcurrere.]	   A roving hither and thither.	   [1913 Webster]
Transcursion \Trans*cur"sion\, n. [Cf. L. transcursio a passing	   over. See {Transcur}.]	   A rambling or ramble; a passage over bounds; an excursion.	   [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Transdialect \Trans*di"a*lect\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + dialect.]	   To change or translate from one dialect into another. [R.]	   --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Transduction \Trans*duc"tion\, n. [L. transducere, traducere,	   -dictum, to lead across or over. See {Traduce}.]	   The act of conveying over. [R.] --Entick.	   [1913 Webster]
Transe \Transe\, n.	   See {Trance}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Transelement
Transelement \Trans*el"e*ment\, Transelementate
\Trans*el`e*men"tate\, v. t. [Pref. trans- element.]	   To change or transpose the elements of; to transubstantiate.	   [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Transelementation \Trans*el`e*men*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   trans['e]l['e]mentation.] (Eccl.)	   Transubstantiation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transenne \Tran"senne\, n.	   A transom. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transept \Tran"sept\, n. [Pref. trans- + L. septum an inclosure.	   See {Septum}.] (Arch.)	   The transversal part of a church, which crosses at right	   angles to the greatest length, and between the nave and	   choir. In the basilicas, this had often no projection at its	   two ends. In Gothic churches these project these project	   greatly, and should be called the arms of the transept. It is	   common, however, to speak of the arms themselves as the	   transepts.	   [1913 Webster]
Transexion \Tran*sex"ion\, n. [Pref. trans- + L. sexus sex.]	   Change of sex. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfeminate \Trans*fem"i*nate\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + L.	   femina woman.]	   To change into a woman, as a man. [Obs. & R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfer \Trans*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transferred}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Transferring}.] [L. transferre; trans across, over	   + ferre to bear: cf. F. transf['e]rer. See {Bear} to carry.]	   1. To convey from one place or person another; to transport,	      remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as,	      to transfer the laws of one country to another; to	      transfer suspicion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to	      convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give;	      as, the title to land is transferred by deed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to	      transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone.	      --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To sell; give; alienate; estrange; sequester.	        [1913 Webster]	Transfer \Trans"fer\, n.	   1. The act of transferring, or the state of being	      transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one	      place or person to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The conveyance of right, title, or property, either	      real or personal, from one person to another, whether by	      sale, by gift, or otherwise.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall here only consider it as a transfer of	            property.                             --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is transferred. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A picture, or the like, removed from one body or	          ground to another, as from wood to canvas, or from one	          piece of canvas to another. --Fairholt.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A drawing or writing printed off from one surface on	          another, as in ceramics and in many decorative arts.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Mil.) A soldier removed from one troop, or body of	          troops, and placed in another.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) A pathological process by virtue of which a	      unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side	      of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding	      region upon the other side.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Transfer day}, one of the days fixed by the Bank of England	      for the transfer, free of charge, of bank stock and	      government funds. These days are the first five business	      days in the week before three o'clock. Transfers may be	      made on Saturdays on payment of a fee of 2s. 6d.	      --Bithell.	   {Transfer office}, an office or department where transfers of	      stocks, etc., are made.	   {Transfer paper}, a prepared paper used by draughtsmen,	      engravers, lithographers, etc., for transferring	      impressions.	   {Transfer table}. (Railroad) Same as {Traverse table}. See	      under {Traverse}.	      [1913 Webster]
Transferability \Trans*fer`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being transferable.	   [1913 Webster]
Transferable \Trans*fer"a*ble\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F.	   transf['e]rable.]	   1. Capable of being transferred or conveyed from one place or	      person to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Negotiable, as a note, bill of exchange, or other evidence	      of property, that may be conveyed from one person to	      another by indorsement or other writing; capable of being	      transferred with no loss of value; as, the stocks of most	      public companies are transferable; some tickets are not	      transferable.	      [1913 Webster]
Transferee \Trans`fer*ee"\, n.	   The person to whom a transfer in made.	   [1913 Webster]
Transference \Trans"fer*ence\, n.	   The act of transferring; conveyance; passage; transfer.	   [1913 Webster]
Transferography \Trans`fer*og"ra*phy\, n. [Transfer + -graphy.]	   The act or process of copying inscriptions, or the like, by	   making transfers.	   [1913 Webster]
Transferrence \Trans*fer"rence\, n.	   See {Transference}.	   [1913 Webster]
Transferrer \Trans*fer"rer\, n.	   One who makes a transfer or conveyance.	   [1913 Webster]
Transferrible \Trans*fer"ri*ble\, a.	   Capable of being transferred; transferable.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfigurate \Trans*fig"u*rate\, v. t.	   To transfigure; to transform. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transfiguratien \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	      Savior on the mount.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A feast held by some branches of the Christian	      church on the 6th of August, in commemoration of the	      miraculous change above mentioned.	      [1913 Webster]
Transfigure \Trans*fig"ure\ (?; 135), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Transfigured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transfiguring}.] [F.	   transfigurer, L. transfigurare, transfiguratum; trans across,	   over + figurare to form, shape. See {Figure}, v. t.]	   1. To change the outward form or appearance of; to	      metamorphose; to transform.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, to change to something exalted and glorious;	      to give an ideal form to.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Jesus] was transfigured before them; and his face	            did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as	            the light.                            --Matt. xvii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]
Transfix \Trans*fix"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transfixed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Transfixing}.] [L. transfixus, p. p. of transfigure	   to transfix; trans across, through + figere to fix, fasten.	   See {Fix}.]	   To pierce through, as with a pointed weapon; to impale; as,	   to transfix one with a dart.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfixion \Trans*fix"ion\, n.	   The act of transfixing, or the state of being transfixed, or	   pierced. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfluent \Trans"flu*ent\, a. [Pref. trans- + fluent.]	   1. Flowing or running across or through; as, a transfluent	      stream.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Passing or flowing through a bridge; -- said of	      water. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]
Transflux \Trans"flux\, n. [Pref. trans- + flux.]	   A flowing through, across, or beyond. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transforate \Trans"fo*rate\, v. t. [L. transforatus, p. p. of	   transforare to pierce through; trans through + forare to	   bore.]	   To bore through; to perforate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transform \Trans*form"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transformed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transforming}.] [L. transformare,	   transformatum; trans across, over + formare to from: cf. F.	   transformer. See {Form}, v. t.]	   1. To change the form of; to change in shape or appearance;	      to metamorphose; as, a caterpillar is ultimately	      transformed into a butterfly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love may transform me to an oyster.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change into another substance; to transmute; as, the	      alchemists sought to transform lead into gold.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To change in nature, disposition, heart, character, or the	      like; to convert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.	                                                  --Rom. xii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Math.) To change, as an algebraic expression or	      geometrical figure, into another from without altering its	      value.	      [1913 Webster]	Transform \Trans*form"\, v. i.	   To be changed in form; to be metamorphosed. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His hair transforms to down.             --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Transformable \Trans*form"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being transformed or changed.	   [1913 Webster]
Transformation \Trans`for*ma"tion\, n. [L. transformatio: cf.	   transformation.]	   The act of transforming, or the state of being transformed;	   change of form or condition. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) (Biol.) Any change in an organism which alters its	       general character and mode of life, as in the development	       of the germ into the embryo, the egg into the animal, the	       larva into the insect (metamorphosis), etc.; also, the	       change which the histological units of a tissue are prone	       to undergo. See {Metamorphosis}.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) (Physiol.) Change of one from of material into another,	       as in assimilation; metabolism; metamorphosis.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Alchemy) The imagined possible or actual change of one	       metal into another; transmutation.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) (Theol.) A change in disposition, heart, character, or	       the like; conversion.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) (Math.) The change, as of an equation or quantity, into	       another form without altering the value.	       [1913 Webster]
Transformative \Trans*form"a*tive\, a. [Cf. F. transformatif.]	   Having power, or a tendency, to transform.	   [1913 Webster]
Transformer \Trans*form"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, transforms. Specif. (Elec.), an	      apparatus for producing from a given electrical current	      another current of different voltage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (1990's) a toy consisting of a figure or representation of	      an object, constructed of interlocking parts in such a way	      that a series of turning or twisting motions of the parts	      can transform the object from one type of object to a	      different type of object, such as from an animal to an	      automobile.	      [PJC]	   {Multiple transformer}. (Elec.)	      (a) A transformer connected in multiple or in parallel	          with the primary circuit.	      (b) A transformer with more than one primary or more than	          one secondary coil.	   {Parallel transformer} (Elec.), a transformer connected in	      parallel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Transformism \Trans*form"ism\, n. [F. transformisme.] (Biol.)	   The hypothesis, or doctrine, that living beings have	   originated by the modification of some other previously	   existing forms of living matter; -- opposed to abiogenesis.	   --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Transfreight \Trans*freight"\, v. i.	   To transfrete. [Obs.] --Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfretation \Trans`fre*ta"tion\, n. [L. transfretatio. See	   {Transfrete}.]	   The act of passing over a strait or narrow sea. [Obs.] --Sir	   J. Davies.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfrete \Trans*frete"\, v. i. [L. transfretare; trans across,	   over + fretum a strait: cf. OF. transfreter.]	   To pass over a strait or narrow sea. [Written also	   {transfreight}.] [Obs.] --E. Hall.	   [1913 Webster] Transfuge
Transfuge \Trans"fuge\, Transfugitive \Trans*fu"gi*tive\, n. [L.	   transfuga; trans across, over + fugere to flee.]	   One who flees from one side to another; hence, a deserter; a	   turncoat; an apostate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transfund \Trans*fund"\, v. t. [L. transfundere; trans over,	   across + fundere to pour, pour out. See {Found} to cast, and	   cf. {Transfuse}.]	   To pour from one vessel into another; to transfuse. [Obs.]	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfuse \Trans*fuse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transfused}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transfusing}.] [L. transfusus, p. p. of	   transfundere: cf. F. transfuser. See {Transfund}.]	   1. To pour, as liquid, out of one vessel into another; to	      transfer by pouring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) To transfer, as blood, from the veins or arteries	      of one man or animal to those of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to pass from to another; to cause to be instilled	      or imbibed; as, to transfuse a spirit of patriotism into a	      man; to transfuse a love of letters.	      [1913 Webster]	            Into thee such virtue and grace	            Immense I have transfused.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Transfusible \Trans*fu"si*ble\, a.	   Capable of being transfused; transferable by transfusion.	   [1913 Webster]
Transfusion \Trans*fu"sion\, n. [L. transfusio: cf. F.	   transfusion.]	   1. The act of transfusing, or pouring, as liquor, out of one	      vessel into another. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The act or operation of transferring the blood of	      one man or animal into the vascular system of another;	      also, the introduction of any fluid into the blood	      vessels, or into a cavity of the body from which it can	      readily be adsorbed into the vessels; intrafusion; as, the	      peritoneal transfusion of milk.	      [1913 Webster]
Transfusive \Trans*fu"sive\, a.	   Tending to transfuse; having power to transfuse.	   [1913 Webster]
Transgress \Trans*gress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transgressed};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Transgressing}.] [Cf. F. transgresser. See	   {Transgression}.]	   1. To pass over or beyond; to surpass. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Surpassing common faith, transgressing nature's law.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to overpass, as any prescribed as the ?imit of	      duty; to break or violate, as a law, civil or moral.	      [1913 Webster]	            For man will hearken to his glozing lies,	            And easily transgress the sole command. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To offend against; to vex. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Why give you peace to this imperate beast	            That hath so long transgressed you ?  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Transgress \Trans*gress"\, v. i.	   To offend against the law; to sin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who transgressed in the thing accursed.  --I Chron. ii.	                                                  7.	   [1913 Webster]
Transgression \Trans*gres"sion\, n. [L. transgressio a going	   across, going over, transgression of the law, from	   transgredi, transgressus, to step across, go over; trans	   over, across + gradi to step, walk: cf. F. transgression. See	   {Grade}.]	   The act of transgressing, or of passing over or beyond any	   law, civil or moral; the violation of a law or known	   principle of rectitude; breach of command; fault; offense;	   crime; sin.	   [1913 Webster]	         Forgive thy people . . . all their transgressions	         wherein they have transgressed against thee. --I Kings	                                                  viii. 50.	   [1913 Webster]	         What rests, but that the mortal sentence pass	         On his transgression, death denounced that day ?	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The transgression is in the stealer.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fault; offense; crime; infringement; misdemeanor;	        misdeed; affront; sin.	        [1913 Webster]
Transgressional \Trans*gres"sion*al\, a.	   Of pertaining to transgression; involving a transgression.	   [1913 Webster]
Transgressive \Trans*gress"ive\, a. [Cf. L. transgressivus	   passing over into another class. F. transgressif.]	   Disposed or tending to transgress; faulty; culpable. 	   [1913 Webster]
Transgressively \Trans*gress"ive*ly\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Adam, perhaps, . . . from the transgressive infirmities	         of himself, might have erred alone.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Transgressor \Trans*gress"or\, n. [L.: cf. F.	   transgresseur.]	   One who transgresses; one who breaks a law, or violates a	   command; one who violates any known rule or principle of	   rectitude; a sinner.	   [1913 Webster]	         The way of transgressors is hard.        --Prov. xiii.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]
Transhape \Tran*shape"\, v. t.	   To transshape. [R.] --J. Webster (1623).	   [1913 Webster]
Tranship \Tran*ship"\, v. t.	   Same as {Transship}.	   [1913 Webster]
Transhipment \Tran*ship"ment\, n.	   Same as {Transshipment}.	   [1913 Webster]
Transhuman \Trans*hu"man\, a. [Pref. trans- + human.]	   More than human; superhuman. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Words may not tell of that transhuman change. --H. F.	                                                  Cary.	   [1913 Webster]
Transhumanize \Trans*hu"man*ize\, v. t.	   To make more than human; to purity; to elevate above	   humanity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Souls purified by sorrow and self-denial,	         transhumanized to the divine abstraction of pure	         contemplation.                           --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster] Transience
Transience \Tran"sience\, Transiency \Tran"sien*cy\, n.	   The quality of being transient; transientness.	   [1913 Webster]
Transient \Tran"sient\, a. [L. transiens, -entis, p. pr. of	   transire, transitum, to go or pass over. See {Trance}.]	   1. Passing before the sight or perception, or, as it were,	      moving over or across a space or scene viewed, and then	      disappearing; hence, of short duration; not permanent; not	      lasting or durable; not stationary; passing; fleeting;	      brief; transitory; as, transient pleasure. "Measured this	      transient world." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hasty; momentary; imperfect; brief; as, a transient view	      of a landscape.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Staying for a short time; not regular or permanent; as, a	      transient guest; transient boarders. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Transient}, {Transitory}, {Fleeting}.	   Usage: Transient represents a thing as brief at the best;	          transitory, as liable at any moment to pass away.	          Fleeting goes further, and represents it as in the act	          of taking its flight. Life is transient; its joys are	          transitory; its hours are fleeting.	          [1913 Webster]	                What is loose love? A transient gust. --Pope	          [1913 Webster]	                If [we love] transitory things, which soon	                decay,	                Age must be loveliest at the latest day.	                                                  --Donne.	          [1913 Webster]	                O fleeting joys	                Of Paradise, dear bought with lasting woes.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Tran"sient*ly}, adv. --	          {Tran"sient*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]	Transient \Tran"sient\, n.	   That which remains but for a brief time. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster] Transilience
Transilience \Tran*sil"i*ence\, Transiliency \Tran*sil"i*en*cy\,	   n. [L. transiliens, p. pr. of transilire to leap across or	   over; trans across, over + salire to leap.]	   A leap across or from one thing to another. [R.] "An	   unadvised transiliency." --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Transire \Trans*i"re\, n. [L. transire to pass through or	   across, to pass.] (End. Law)	   A customhouse clearance for a coasting vessel; a permit.	   [1913 Webster]
Transisthmian \Trans*isth"mi*an\, a.	   Extending across an isthmus, as at Suez or Panama.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Transistor \Trans*ist"or\, n. [transfer + resistor, from its	   ability to tranfer a current across a resistor.]	   (Electronics)	   a component used in electronic devices consisting of three	   regions of at least two types of a semiconducting material,	   such as doped silicon, connected to each other and to three	   electrodes in a conducting path so as to modify the current	   or voltage in an electronic circuit.	   Note: Transistors are used in almost all modern electronic	         devices, having replaced the vacuum tube in most	         applications. Since they are based on the electronic	         characteristics of solids, they are called solid-state	         devices. Typically a transistor is composed of p, n,	         and p-type semiconductors in series, or of n, p, and n,	         with the center region being a thin layer between the	         two outer regions. An electronic signal input to the	         central layer may be substantially amplified by such a	         device. In integrated circuits, many thousands of	         transistors may be etched into a single small wafer of	         silicon.	         [PJC]
Transit \Trans"it\, n. [L. transitus, from transire to go over:	   cf. F. transit. See {Transient}.]	   1. The act of passing; passage through or over.	      [1913 Webster]	            In France you are now . . . in the transit from one	            form of government to another.        --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or process of causing to pass; conveyance; as, the	      transit of goods through a country.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A line or route of passage or conveyance; as, the	      Nicaragua transit. --E. G. Squier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.)	      (a) The passage of a heavenly body over the meridian of a	          place, or through the field of a telescope.	      (b) The passage of a smaller body across the disk of a	          larger, as of Venus across the sun's disk, or of a	          satellite or its shadow across the disk of its	          primary.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. An instrument resembling a theodolite, used by surveyors	      and engineers; -- called also {transit compass}, and	      {surveyor's transit}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The surveyor's transit differs from the theodolite in	         having the horizontal axis attached directly to the	         telescope which is not mounted in Y's and can be turned	         completely over about the axis.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Lower transit} (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body	      across that part of the meridian which is below the polar	      axis.	   {Surveyor's transit}. See {Transit}, 5, above.	   {Transit circle} (Astron.), a transit instrument with a	      graduated circle attached, used for observing the time of	      transit and the declination at one observation. See	      {Circle}, n., 3.	   {Transit compass}. See {Transit}, 5, above.	   {Transit duty}, a duty paid on goods that pass through a	      country.	   {Transit instrument}. (Astron.)	      (a) A telescope mounted at right angles to a horizontal	          axis, on which it revolves with its line of	          collimation in the plane of the meridian, -- used in	          connection with a clock for observing the time of	          transit of a heavenly body over the meridian of a	          place.	      (b) (Surv.) A surveyor's transit. See {Transit}, 5, above.	          	   {Transit trade} (Com.), the business conected with the	      passage of goods through a country to their destination.	      	   {Upper transit} (Astron.), the passage of a heavenly body	      across that part of the meridian which is above the polar	      axis.	      [1913 Webster]	Transit \Trans"it\, v. t. (Astron.)	   To pass over the disk of (a heavenly body).	   [1913 Webster]
Transition \Tran*si"tion\, n. [L. transitio: cf. F. transition.	   See {Transient}.]	   1. Passage from one place or state to another; charge; as,	      the transition of the weather from hot to cold.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no death, what seems so is transition.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A direct or indirect passing from one key to	      another; a modulation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rhet.) A passing from one subject to another.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] with transition sweet, new speech resumes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Biol.) Change from one form to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is sometimes pronounced tran*sish"un; but	         according to Walker, Smart, and most other authorities,	         the customary and preferable pronunciation is	         tran*sizh"un, although this latter mode violates	         analogy. Other authorities say tran*zish"un.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Transition rocks} (Geol.), a term formerly applied to the	      lowest uncrystalline stratified rocks (graywacke) supposed	      to contain no fossils, and so called because thought to	      have been formed when the earth was passing from an	      uninhabitable to a habitable state.	      [1913 Webster]
Transitional \Tran*si"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to transition; involving or denoting	   transition; as, transitional changes; transitional stage.	   [1913 Webster]
Transitionary \Tran*si"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Transitional.	   [1913 Webster]
Transition zone \Tran*si"tion zone\ (Biogeography)	   The zone lying between the Boreal and Sonoran zones of North	   America. It includes an eastern or humid subdivision and a	   western arid one of corresponding temperature comprising the	   northern Great Plains and the lower slopes of the mountains	   of the western United States and Mexico. Called also {Neutral	   zone}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Transitive \Tran"si*tive\, a. [L. transitivus: cf. F. transitif.	   See {Transient}.]	   1. Having the power of making a transit, or passage. [R.]	      --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Effected by transference of signification.	      [1913 Webster]	            By far the greater part of the transitive or	            derivative applications of words depend on casual	            and unaccountable caprices of the feelings or the	            fancy.                                --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Passing over to an object; expressing an action	      which is not limited to the agent or subject, but which	      requires an object to complete the sense; as, a transitive	      verb, for example, he holds the book.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tran"si*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Tran"si*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Transitorily \Tran"si*to*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a transitory manner; with brief continuance.	   [1913 Webster]
Transitoriness \Tran"si*to*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being transitory; speedy passage or	   departure.	   [1913 Webster]
Transitory \Tran"si*to*ry\, a. [L. transitorius: cf. F.	   transitoire. See {Transient}.]	   Continuing only for a short time; not enduring; fleeting;	   evanescent.	   [1913 Webster]	         Comfort and succor all those who, in this transitory	         life, are in trouble.                    --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was not the transitory light of a comet, which	         shines and glows for a wile, and then . . . vanishes	         into nothing.                            --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Transitory action} (Law), an action which may be brought in	      any county, as actions for debt, and the like; -- opposed	      to local action. --Blackstone. Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: transient; short-lived; brief. See {Transient}.	        [1913 Webster]
Translatable \Trans*lat"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being translated, or rendered into another	   language.	   [1913 Webster]
Translate \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-}, and {Tolerate}, and cf. {Translation}.]	   1. To bear, carry, or remove, from one place to another; to	      transfer; as, to translate a tree. [Archaic] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the chapel of St. Catharine of Sienna, they show	            her head- the rest of her body being translated to	            Rome.                                 --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change to another condition, position, place, or	      office; to transfer; hence, to remove as by death.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove to heaven without a natural death.	      [1913 Webster]	            By faith Enoch was translated, that he should not	            see death; and was not found, because God had	            translatedhim.                        --Heb. xi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) To remove, as a bishop, from one see to another.	      "Fisher, Bishop of Rochester, when the king would have	      translated him from that poor bishopric to a better, . . .	      refused." --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To render into another language; to express the sense of	      in the words of another language; to interpret; hence, to	      explain or recapitulate in other words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Translating into his own clear, pure, and flowing	            language, what he found in books well known to the	            world, but too bulky or too dry for boys and girls.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To change into another form; to transform.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy is your grace,	            That can translatethe stubbornness of fortune	            Into so quiet and so sweet a style.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Med.) To cause to remove from one part of the body to	      another; as, to translate a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To cause to lose senses or recollection; to entrance.	      [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	Translate \Trans*late\, v. i.	   To make a translation; to be engaged in translation.	   [1913 Webster]
Translation \Trans*la"tion\, n. [F. translation, L. translatio a	   transferring, translation, version. See {Translate}, and cf.	   {Tralation}.]	   1. The act of translating, removing, or transferring;	      removal; also, the state of being translated or removed;	      as, the translation of Enoch; the translation of a bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of rendering into another language;	      interpretation; as, the translation of idioms is	      difficult.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is obtained by translating something a version;	      as, a translation of the Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Rhet.) A transfer of meaning in a word or phrase, a	      metaphor; a tralation. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Metaph.) Transfer of meaning by association; association	      of ideas. --A. Tucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Kinematics) Motion in which all the points of the moving	      body have at any instant the same velocity and direction	      of motion; -- opposed to rotation.	      [1913 Webster]
Translatitious \Trans`la*ti"tious\, a. [See {Tralatitious}.]	   Metaphorical; tralatitious; also, foreign; exotic. [Obs.]	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Translative \Trans*lat"ive\, a. [L. translativus that is to be	   transferred: cf. F. translatif.]	   tropical; figurative; as, a translative sense. [R.]	   --Puttenham.	   [1913 Webster]
Translator \Trans*lat"or\, n. [L. translator: cf. F.	   translateur.]	   1. One who translates; esp., one who renders into another	      language; one who expresses the sense of words in one	      language by equivalent words in another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Teleg.) A repeating instrument. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Translatorship \Trans*lat"or*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a translator.	   [1913 Webster]
Translatory \Trans*lat"o*ry\, a.	   Serving to translate; transferring. [R.] --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Translatress \Trans*lat"ress\, n.	   A woman who translates.	   [1913 Webster]
Translavation \Trans`la*va"tion\, n. [Pref. trans- + L. lavatio,	   -onis, washing.]	   A laving or lading from one vessel to another. [Obs.]	   --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Transliterate \Trans*lit"er*ate\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + L.	   litera, littera letter.]	   To express or represent in the characters of another	   alphabet; as, to transliterate Sanskrit words by means of	   English letters. --A. J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Transliteration \Trans*lit`er*a"tion\, n.	   The act or product of transliterating, or of expressing words	   of a language by means of the characters of another alphabet.	   [1913 Webster]
Translocation \Trans`lo*ca"tion\, n. [Pref. trans- + location.]	   removal of things from one place to another; substitution of	   one thing for another.	   [1913 Webster]	         There happened certain translocations at the deluge.	                                                  --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster] Translucence
Translucence \Trans*lu"cence\, Translucency \Trans*lu"cen*cy\,	   n.	   The quality or state of being translucent; clearness; partial	   transparency. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Translucent \Trans*lu"cent\, a. [L. translucens, -entis, p. pr.	   of translucere to shine through; trans across, through =	   lucere to shine. See {Lucid}.]	   1. Transmitting rays of light without permitting objects to	      be distinctly seen; partially transparent.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transparent; clear. [Poetic] "Fountain or fresh current .	      . . translucent, pure." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Replenished from the cool, translucent springs.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Translucent}, {Transparent}.	   Usage: A thing is translucent when it merely admits the	          passage of light, without enabling us to distinguish	          the color and outline of objects through it; it is	          transparent when we can clearly discern objects placed	          on the other side of it. Glass, water, etc., are	          transparent; ground glass is translucent; a	          translucent style.	          [1913 Webster]
Translucently \Trans*lu"cent*ly\, adv.	   In a translucent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Translucid \Trans*lu"cid\, a. [L. translucidus; trans across,	   through + lucidus lucid: cf. F. translucide. See	   {Translucent}.]	   Translucent. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Translunary \Trans"lu*na*ry\, a. [Pref. trans- + L. luna moon.]	   Being or lying beyond the moon; hence, ethereal; -- opposed	   to sublunary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Marlowe, bathed in the Thespian springs,	         Had in him those brave, translunary things	         That the first poets had.                --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmarine \Trans`ma*rine"\, a. [L. transmarinus; trans beyond	   + marinus marine: cf. F. transmarin. See {Marine}.]	   Lying or being beyond the sea. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster] Transmeable
Transmeable \Trans"me*a*ble\, Transmeatable \Trans`me*at"a*ble\,	   a. [L. transmeabilis.]	   Capable of being passed over or traversed; passable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transmeate \Trans"me*ate\, v. t. [L. transmeatus, p. p. of	   transmeare to pass across; trans across, over + meare to go.]	   To pass over or beyond. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transmeation \Trans`me*a"tion\, n.	   The act of transmeating; a passing through or beyond. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transmew \Trans*mew"\, v. t. & i. [F. transmuer, L. transmutare.	   See {Transmute}.]	   To transmute; to transform; to metamorphose. [Archaic]	   --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         To transmew thyself from a holy hermit into a sinful	         forester.                                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmigrant \Trans"mi*grant\, a. [L. transmigrans, p. pr. See	   {Transmigrate}.]	   Migrating or passing from one place or state to another;	   passing from one residence to another. -- n. One who	   transmigrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmigrate \Trans"mi*grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Transmigrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transmigrating}.] [L.	   transmigrare, transmigratum; trans across + migrare to	   migrate. See {Migrate}.]	   1. To pass from one country or jurisdiction to another for	      the purpose of residence, as men or families; to migrate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass from one body or condition into another.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their may transmigrate into each other. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Transmigration \Trans`mi*gra"tion\, n. [F. transmigration, L.	   transmigratio.]	   1. The act of passing from one country to another; migration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The passing of the soul at death into another mortal body;	      metempsychosis.	      [1913 Webster]
Transmigrator \Trans"mi*gra`tor\, n.	   One who transmigrates. --J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmigratory \Trans*mi"gra*to*ry\, a.	   Passing from one body or state to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmissibility \Trans*mis`si*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   transmissibilit['e].]	   The quality of being transmissible.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmissible \Trans*mis"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. transmissible.]	   Capable of being transmitted from one to another; capable of	   being passed through any body or substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmission \Trans*mis"sion\, n. [L. transmissio; cf. F.	   transmission. See {Transmit}.]	   1. The act of transmitting, or the state of being	      transmitted; as, the transmission of letters, writings,	      papers, news, and the like, from one country to another;	      the transmission of rights, titles, or privileges, from	      father to son, or from one generation to another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) The right possessed by an heir or legatee of	      transmitting to his successor or successors any	      inheritance, legacy, right, or privilege, to which he is	      entitled, even if he should die without enjoying or	      exercising it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) The mechanism within a vehicle which transmits	      rotational power from the engine to the axle of the wheel	      propelling the vehicle; it includes the gears and	      gear-changing mechanism as well as the propeller shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The process or event of sending signals by means of a	      radio-frequency wave from an electronic transmitter to a	      receiving device.	      [1913 Webster]	Transmission dynamometer \Trans*mis"sion dy`na*mom"e*ter\	   (Mach.)	   A dynamometer in which power is measured, without being	   absorbed or used up, during transmission.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Transmissionist \Trans*mis"sion*ist\, n.	   An adherent of a theory, the	   {transmission theory}, that the brain serves to "transmit,"	      rather than to originate, conclusions, and hence that	      consciousness may exist independently of the brain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Transmissive \Trans*mis"sive\, a.	   Capable of being transmitted; derived, or handed down, from	   one to another.	   [1913 Webster]	         Itself a sun, it with transmissive light	         Enlivens worlds denied to human sight.   --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmit \Trans*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transmitted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Transmitting}.] [L. transmittere, transmissum;	   trans across, over + mittere to send: cf. F. transmettre. See	   {Missile}.]	   1. To cause to pass over or through; to communicate by	      sending; to send from one person or place to another; to	      pass on or down as by inheritance; as, to transmit a	      memorial; to transmit dispatches; to transmit money, or	      bills of exchange, from one country to another.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ancientest fathers must be next removed, as	            Clement of Alexandria, and that Eusebian book of	            evangelic preparation, transmitting our ears through	            a hoard of heathenish obscenities to receive the	            gospel.                               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The scepter of that kingdom continued to be	            transmitted in the dynasty of Castile. --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer to pass through; as, glass transmits light;	      metals transmit, or conduct, electricity.	      [1913 Webster]
Transmittal \Trans*mit"tal\, n.	   Transmission. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmittance \Trans*mit"tance\, n.	   Transmission.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmitter \Trans*mit"ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, transmits; specifically, that portion	   of a telegraphic or telephonic instrument by means of which a	   message is sent; -- opposed to {receiver}.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmittible \Trans*mit"ti*ble\, a.	   Capable of being transmitted; transmissible.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmogrification \Trans*mog`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of transmogrifying, or the state of being	   transmogrified; transformation. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Clive, who wrote me about the transmogrification of our	         schoolfellow, an attorney's son.         --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmogrify \Trans*mog"ri*fy\, v. t. [A humorous coinage.]	   To change into a different shape; to transform. [Colloq.]	   --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmove \Trans*move"\, v. t. [Pref. trans + move.]	   To move or change from one state into another; to transform.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmutability \Trans*mu`ta*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F.	   transmutabilit['e].]	   The quality of being transmutable.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmutable \Trans*mut"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. transmutable. See	   {Transmute}.]	   Capable of being transmuted or changed into a different	   substance, or into into something of a different form a	   nature; transformable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fluids and solids of an animal body are easily	         transmutable into one another.           --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Trans*mut"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Trans*mut"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmutation \Trans`mu*ta"tion\, n. [F. transmutation, L.	   transmutatio. See {Transmute}.]	   1. The act of transmuting, or the state of being transmuted;	      as, the transmutation of metals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The change or reduction of one figure or body into	      another of the same area or solidity, but of a different	      form, as of a triangle into a square. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) The change of one species into another, which is	      assumed to take place in any development theory of life;	      transformism. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Transmutation of metals} (Alchem.), the conversion of base	      metals into gold or silver, a process often attempted by	      the alchemists. See {Alchemy}, and {Philosopher's stone},	      under {Philosopher}.	      [1913 Webster]
Transmutationist \Trans`mu*ta"tion*ist\, n.	   One who believes in the transmutation of metals or of	   species.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmute \Trans*mute"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transmuted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transmuting}.] [L. transmutare, transmutatum;	   trans across + mutare to change. See {Mutable}, and cf.	   {Transmew}.]	   To change from one nature, form, or substance, into another;	   to transform.	   [1913 Webster]	         The caresses of parents and the blandishments of	         friends transmute us into idols.         --Buckminster.	   [1913 Webster]	         Transmuting sorrow into golden joy	         Free from alloy.                         --H. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmuter \Trans*mut"er\, n.	   One who transmutes.	   [1913 Webster]
Transmutual \Trans*mu"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [Pref. trans +	   mutual.]	   Reciprocal; commutual. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Transnatation \Trans`na*ta"tion\, n. [L. transnatare to swim	   over; trans across, over + natare to swim.]	   The act of swimming across, as a river.	   [1913 Webster]
Transnature \Trans*na"ture\ (?; 135), v. t. [Pref. trans- +	   nature.]	   To transfer or transform the nature of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We are transelemented, or transnatured.  --Jewel.	   [1913 Webster]
Transom \Tran"som\, n. [Probably fr. L. transtrum a crossbeam,	   transom, from trans across. Cf. {Trestle}.]	   1. (Arch.) A horizontal crossbar in a window, over a door, or	      between a door and a window above it. Transom is the	      horizontal, as mullion is the vertical, bar across an	      opening. See Illust. of {Mullion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) One of the principal transverse timbers of the	      stern, bolted to the sternpost and giving shape to the	      stern structure; -- called also {transsummer}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gun.) The piece of wood or iron connecting the cheeks of	      some gun carriages.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Surg.) The vane of a cross-staff. --Chambers.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Railroad) One of the crossbeams connecting the side	      frames of a truck with each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Transom knees} (Shipbuilding), knees bolted to the transoms	      and after timbers.	   {Transom window}. (Arch.)	      (a) A window divided horizontally by a transom or	          transoms.	      (b) A window over a door, with a transom between.	          [1913 Webster]
Transpadane \Trans"pa*dane`\, a. [L. transpadanus; trans across	   + Padus the Po.]	   Lying or being on the further side of the river Po with	   reference to Rome, that is, on the north side; -- opposed to	   cispadane.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpalatine \Trans*pal"a*tine\, a. [Pref. trans- + palatine.]	   (Anat.)	   Situated beyond or outside the palatine bone; -- said of a	   bone in the skull of some reptiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpare \Trans*pare"\, v. t. & i. [See {Transparent}.]	   To be, or cause to be, transparent; to appear, or cause to	   appear, or be seen, through something. [Obs.] --Stirling.	   [1913 Webster]
Transparence \Trans*par"ence\, n. [Cf. F. transparence.]	   The quality or state of being transparent; transparency.	   [1913 Webster]
Transparency \Trans*par"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Transparencies}. [Cf.	   F. transparence.]	   1. The quality or condition of being transparent;	      transparence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is transparent; especially, a picture painted	      on thin cloth or glass, or impressed on porcelain, or the	      like, to be viewed by natural or artificial light, which	      shines through it. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Transparent \Trans*par"ent\, a. [F., from LL. transparens,	   -entis, p. pr. of transparere to be transparent; L. trans	   across, through + parere to appear. See {Appear}.]	   1. Having the property of transmitting rays of light, so that	      bodies can be distinctly seen through; pervious to light;	      diaphanous; pellucid; as, transparent glass; a transparent	      diamond; -- opposed to {opaque}. "Transparent elemental	      air." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Admitting the passage of light; open; porous; as, a	      transparent veil. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Translucent; pellucid; clear; bright; limpid; lucid;	        diaphanous. See {Translucent}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Trans*par"ent*ly}, adv. --	        {Trans*par"ent*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Transpass \Trans*pass"\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + pass: cf. LL.	   transpassare. Cf. {Trespass}.]	   To pass over; as, Alexander transpassed the river. [Obs.]	   --J. Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]	Transpass \Trans*pass"\, v. i.	   To pass by; to pass away. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transpassable \Trans*pass"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being transpassed, or crossed over. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transpatronize \Trans*pat"ron*ize\, v. t. [Trans- + patronize.]	   To transfer the patronage of. [Obs.] --Warner.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpeciate \Tran*spe"ci*ate\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + L. species	   form.]	   To change from one species to another; to transform. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Power to transpeciate a man into a horse. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpicuous \Tran*spic"u*ous\, a. [L. transpicere to see or	   look through + specere, spicere, to see. Cf. {Conspicuous}.]	   Transparent; pervious to the sight. [R.] "The wide,	   transpicuous air." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpierce \Trans*pierce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transpierced};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Transpiercing}.] [Pref. trans- + pierce: cf.	   F. transpercer.]	   To pierce through; to penetrate; to permeate; to pass	   through.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sides transpierced return a rattling sound.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpirable \Tran*spir"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. transpirable.]	   Capable of being transpired, or of transpiring.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpiration \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 membranes of the body; as, pulmonary transpiration,	      or the excretion of aqueous vapor from the lungs.	      Perspiration is a form of transpiration. --Cudworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (bot.) The evaporation of water, or exhalation of aqueous	      vapor, from cells and masses of tissue.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Physics) The passing of gases through fine tubes, porous	      substances, or the like; as, transpiration through	      membranes.	      [1913 Webster]
Transpiratory \Tran*spir"a*to*ry\, a.	   Of or relating to transpiration.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpire \Tran*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Transpired}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transpiring}.] [F. transpirer; L. trans across,	   through + spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.]	   1. (Physiol.) To pass off in the form of vapor or insensible	      perspiration; to exhale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) To evaporate from living cells.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To escape from secrecy; to become public; as, the	      proceedings of the council soon transpired.	      [1913 Webster]	            The story of Paulina's and Maximilian's mutual	            attachment had transpired through many of the	            travelers.                            --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To happen or come to pass; to occur.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This sense of the word, which is of comparatively	         recent introduction, is common in the United States,	         especially in the language of conversation and of	         newspaper writers, and is used to some extent in	         England. Its use, however, is censured by critics of	         both countries.	         [1913 Webster]	Transpire \Tran*spire"\, v. t.	   1. (Physiol.) To excrete through the skin; to give off in the	      form of vapor; to exhale; to perspire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) To evaporate (moisture) from living cells.	      [1913 Webster]
Transplace \Trans*place"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplaced}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transplacing}.] [Pref. trans- + place.]	   To remove across some space; to put in an opposite or another	   place. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It [an obelisk] was transplaced . . . from the left	         side of the Vatican into a more eminent place. --Bp.	                                                  Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Transplant \Trans*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transplanted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Transplanting}.] [F. transplanter, L.	   transplantare; trans across, over + plantare to plant. See	   {Plant}.]	   1. To remove, and plant in another place; as, to transplant	      trees. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove, and settle or establish for residence in	      another place; as, to transplant inhabitants.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being transplanted out of his cold, barren diocese	            of St. David into a warmer climate.   --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Transplantation \Trans`plan*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   transplantation.]	   1. The act of transplanting, or the state of being	      transplanted; also, removal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The transplantation of Ulysses to Sparta. --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Surg.) The removal of tissues from a healthy part, and	      the insertion of them in another place where there is a	      lesion; as, the transplantation of tissues in autoplasty.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Transplanter \Trans*plant"er\, n.	   One who transplants; also, a machine for transplanting trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Transplendency \Tran*splen"den*cy\, n.	   Quality or state of being transplendent. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Transplendent \Tran*splen"dent\, a. [Trans- + splendent.]	   Resplendent in the highest degree. [R.] --	   {Tran*splen"dent*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transport \Trans*port"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transported}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transporting}.] [F. transporter, L.	   transportare; trans across + portare to carry. See {Port}	   bearing, demeanor.]	   1. To carry or bear from one place to another; to remove; to	      convey; as, to transport goods; to transport troops.	      --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry, or cause to be carried, into banishment, as a	      criminal; to banish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To carry away with vehement emotion, as joy, sorrow,	      complacency, anger, etc.; to ravish with pleasure or	      ecstasy; as, music transports the soul.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] laugh as if transported with some fit	            Of passion.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We shall then be transported with a nobler . . .	            wonder.                               --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Transport \Trans"port\, n. [F. See {Transport}, v.]	   1. Transportation; carriage; conveyance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Romans . . . stipulated with the Carthaginians	            to furnish them with ships for transport and war.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel employed for transporting, especially for	      carrying soldiers, warlike stores, or provisions, from one	      place to another, or to convey convicts to their	      destination; -- called also {transport ship}, {transport	      vessel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Vehement emotion; passion; ecstasy; rapture.	      [1913 Webster]	            With transport views the airy rule his own,	            And swells on an imaginary throne.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Say not, in transports of despair,	            That all your hopes are fled.         --Doddridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A convict transported, or sentenced to exile.	      [1913 Webster]
Transportability \Trans*port`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being transportable.	   [1913 Webster]
Transportable \Trans*port"a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. transportable.]	   1. Capable of being transported.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incurring, or subject to, the punishment of	      transportation; as, a transportable offense.	      [1913 Webster]
Transportal \Trans*port"al\, n.	   Transportation; the act of removing from one locality to	   another. "The transportal of seeds in the wool or fur of	   quadrupeds." --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Transportance \Trans*port"ance\, n.	   Transportation. [Obs.] "Give me swift transportance." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Transportant \Trans*port"ant\, a.	   Transporting; ?avishing; as, transportant love. [Obs.] --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Transportation \Trans`por*ta"tion\, n. [L. transportatio: cf. F.	   transportation.]	   1. The act of transporting, or the state of being	      transported; carriage from one place to another; removal;	      conveyance.	      [1913 Webster]	            To provide a vessel for their transportation. --Sir	                                                  H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Transport; ecstasy. [R.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Transported \Trans*port"ed\, a.	   Conveyed from one place to another; figuratively, carried	   away with passion or pleasure; entranced. --	   {Trans*port"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Trans*port"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Transporter \Trans*port"er\, n.	   One who transports.	   [1913 Webster]
Transporting \Trans*port"ing\, a.	   That transports; fig., ravishing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your transporting chords ring out.       --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Transportingly \Trans*port"ing*ly\, adv.	   So as to transport.	   [1913 Webster]
Transportment \Trans*port"ment\, n.	   The act of transporting, or the state of being transported;	   transportation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transposable \Trans*pos"a*ble\, a.	   That may transposed; as, a transposable phrase.	   [1913 Webster]
Transposal \Trans*pos"al\, n.	   The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed;	   transposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpose \Trans*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transposed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transposing}.] [F. transposer; pref. trans- (L.	   trans across) + poser to put. See {Pose}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To change the place or order of; to substitute one for the	      other of; to exchange, in respect of position; as, to	      transpose letters, words, or propositions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change; to transform; to invert. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Things base and vile, holding no quantity,	            Love can transpose to form and dignity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Alg.) To bring, as any term of an equation, from one side	      over to the other, without destroying the equation; thus,	      if a + b = c, and we make a = c - b, then b is said to be	      transposed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Gram.) To change the natural order of, as words.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) To change the key of.	      [1913 Webster]
Transposer \Trans*pos"er\, n.	   One who transposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Transposition \Trans`po*si"tion\, n. [F. transposition, from L.	   transponere, transpositum, to set over, remove, transfer;	   trans across, over + ponere to place. See {Position}.]	   The act of transposing, or the state of being transposed.	   Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) (Alg.) The bringing of any term of an equation from one	       side over to the other without destroying the equation.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) (Gram.) A change of the natural order of words in a	       sentence; as, the Latin and Greek languages admit	       transposition, without inconvenience, to a much greater	       extent than the English.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Mus.) A change of a composition into another key.	       [1913 Webster]
Transpositional \Trans`po*si"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to transposition; involving transposition.	   --Pegge.	   [1913 Webster]
Transpositive \Trans*pos"i*tive\, a.	   Made by transposing; consisting in transposition;	   transposable.	   [1913 Webster]
Transprint \Trans*print"\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + print.]	   To transfer to the wrong place in printing; to print out of	   place. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Transprose \Trans*prose"\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + prose.]	   To change from prose into verse; to versify; also, to change	   from verse into prose. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Transregionate \Trans*re"gion*ate\, a. [Pref. trans- + region.]	   Foreign. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Transshape \Trans*shape"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transshaped}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transshaping}.] [Pref. trans- + shape.]	   To change into another shape or form; to transform. [Written	   also {transhape}.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Transship \Trans*ship"\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + ship.]	   To transfer from one ship or conveyance to another. [Written	   also {tranship}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transshipment \Trans*ship"ment\, n.	   The act of transshipping, or transferring, as goods, from one	   ship or conveyance to another. [Written also {transhipment}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transsummer \Trans"sum`mer\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Transom}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Transubstantiate \Tran`sub*stan"ti*ate\, v. t. [LL.	   transubstantiatus, p. p. of transubstantiare to	   transubstantiate; L. trans across, over + substantia	   substance. See {Substance}.]	   1. To change into another substance. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The spider love which transubstantiates all,	            And can convert manna to gall.        --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Theol.) To change, as the sacramental elements,	      bread and wine, into the flesh and blood of Christ.	      [1913 Webster]
Transubstantiation \Tran`sub*stan`ti*a"tion\, n. [LL.	   transubstantiatio: cf. F. transsubstantiation.]	   1. A change into another substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Theol.) The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that	      the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body	      and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from	      {consubstantiation}, and {impanation}.	      [1913 Webster]
Transubstantiator \Tran`sub*stan"ti*a`tor\, n. [Cf. F.	   transsubstantiateur.]	   One who maintains the doctrine of transubstantiation.	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Transudation \Tran`su*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. transsudation.]	   1. The act or process of transuding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) Same as {Exosmose}.	      [1913 Webster]
Transudatory \Tran*su"da*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to transudation; passing by transudation.	   [1913 Webster]
Transude \Tran*sude"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Transuded}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Transuding}.] [Pref. trans- + L. sudare to sweat: cf.	   F. transsuder.]	   To pass, as perspirable matter does, through the pores or	   interstices of textures; as, liquor may transude through	   leather or wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Transume \Tran*sume"\, v. t. [L. transumere, transsumere, to	   take from one to another; trans across + sumere to take.]	   To change; to convert. [R.] --Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Transumpt \Tran*sumpt"\, n. [L. transumere, transumptum, to take	   from one to another, in LL., to transcribe. See {Transume}.]	   A copy or exemplification of a record; a transcript. [Obs.]	   --Lord Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Transumption \Tran*sump"tion\, n. [L. transumptio.]	   Act of taking from one place to another. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Transumptive \Tran*sump"tive\, a. [L. transumptivus.]	   Taking from one to another; metaphorical. [R.] "A	   transumptive kind of speech." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fictive, descriptive, digressive, transumptive, and	         withal definitive.                       --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Transvasate \Trans*va"sate\, v. t. [See {Transvasation}.]	   To pour out of one vessel into another. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Transvasation \Trans`va*sa"tion\, n. [Pref. trans- + L. vas,	   vasis, vessel.]	   The act or process of pouring out of one vessel into another.	   [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Transvection \Trans*vec"tion\, n. [L. transvectio, from	   transvehere to carry across; trans across + vehere to carry.]	   The act of conveying or carrying over. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transverberate \Trans*ver"ber*ate\, v. t. [L. transverberatus,	   p. p. of transverberare to strike or pierce through.]	   To beat or strike through. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Transversal \Trans*ver"sal\, a. [Cf. F. transversal. See	   {Transverse}.]	   Running or lying across; transverse; as, a transversal line.	   -- {Trans*ver"sal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Transversal \Trans*ver"sal\, n. [Cf. F. transversale.] (Geom.)	   A straight line which traverses or intersects any system of	   other lines, as a line intersecting the three sides of a	   triangle or the sides produced.	   [1913 Webster]
Transverse \Trans*verse"\, a. [L. transversus, p. p. of	   transvertere to turn on direct across; trans across + vertere	   to turn: cf. F. transverse. See {Verse}, and cf. {Traverse}.]	   Lying or being across, or in a crosswise direction; athwart;	   -- often opposed to {longitudinal}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Transverse axis} (of an ellipse or hyperbola) (Geom.), that	      axis which passes through the foci.	   {Transverse partition} (Bot.), a partition, as of a pericarp,	      at right angles with the valves, as in the siliques of	      mustard.	      [1913 Webster]	Transverse \Trans"verse\, n.	   1. Anything that is transverse or athwart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) The longer, or transverse, axis of an ellipse.	      [1913 Webster]	Transverse \Trans*verse"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transversed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Transversing}.]	   To overturn; to change. [R.] --C. Leslie.	   [1913 Webster]	Transverse \Trans*verse"\, v. t. [Pref. trans- + verse, n.	   Cf.{Transpose}.]	   To change from prose into verse, or from verse into prose.	   [Obs.] --Duke of Buckingham.	   [1913 Webster]
Transversely \Trans*verse"ly\, adv.	   In a transverse manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Transversion \Trans*ver"sion\, n.	   The act of changing from prose into verse, or from verse into	   prose.	   [1913 Webster]
Transvert \Trans*vert"\, v. t. [L. transvertere. See	   {Transverse}, a.]	   To cause to turn across; to transverse. [Obs.] --Craft of	   Lovers (1448).	   [1913 Webster]
Transvertible \Trans*vert"i*ble\, a.	   Capable of being transverted. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Transvolation \Trans`vo*la"tion\, n. [L. transvolare to fly over	   or across; trans across + volare to fly.]	   The act of flying beyond or across. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Trant \Trant\, v. i. [Cf. OD. tranten to walk slowly, LG. & D.	   trant walk, pace.]	   To traffic in an itinerary manner; to peddle. [Written also	   {traunt}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tranter \Trant"er\, n.	   One who trants; a peddler; a carrier. [Written also	   {traunter}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trap \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 of	   cloth.]	   To dress with ornaments; to adorn; -- said especially of	   horses.	   [1913 Webster]	         Steeds . . . that trapped were in steel all glittering.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To deck his hearse, and trap his tomb-black steed.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         There she found her palfrey trapped	         In purple blazoned with armorial gold.   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Trap \Trap\, n. [Sw. trapp; akin to trappa stairs, Dan. trappe,	   G. treppe, D. trap; -- so called because the rocks of this	   class often occur in large, tabular masses, rising above one	   another, like steps. See {Tramp}.] (Geol.)	   An old term rather loosely used to designate various	   dark-colored, heavy igneous rocks, including especially the	   feldspathic-augitic rocks, basalt, dolerite, amygdaloid,	   etc., but including also some kinds of diorite. Called also	   {trap rock}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trap tufa}, {Trap tuff}, a kind of fragmental rock made up	      of fragments and earthy materials from trap rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	Trap \Trap\, a.	   Of or pertaining to trap rock; as, a trap dike.	   [1913 Webster]	Trap \Trap\, n. [OE. trappe, AS. treppe; akin to OD. trappe,	   OHG. trapo; probably fr. the root of E. tramp, as that which	   is trod upon: cf. F. trappe, which is trod upon: cf. F.	   trappe, which perhaps influenced the English word.]	   1. A machine or contrivance that shuts suddenly, as with a	      spring, used for taking game or other animals; as, a trap	      for foxes.	      [1913 Webster]	            She would weep if that she saw a mouse	            Caught in a trap.                     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A snare; an ambush; a stratagem; any device by which	      one may be caught unawares.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let their table be made a snare and a trap. --Rom.	                                                  xi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            God and your majesty	            Protect mine innocence, or I fall into	            The trap is laid for me!              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wooden instrument shaped somewhat like a shoe, used in	      the game of trapball. It consists of a pivoted arm on one	      end of which is placed the ball to be thrown into the air	      by striking the other end. Also, a machine for throwing	      into the air glass balls, clay pigeons, etc., to be shot	      at.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The game of trapball.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A bend, sag, or partitioned chamber, in a drain, soil	      pipe, sewer, etc., arranged so that the liquid contents	      form a seal which prevents passage of air or gas, but	      permits the flow of liquids.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A place in a water pipe, pump, etc., where air accumulates	      for want of an outlet.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A wagon, or other vehicle. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A kind of movable stepladder. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trap stairs}, a staircase leading to a trapdoor.	   {Trap tree} (Bot.) the jack; -- so called because it	      furnishes a kind of birdlime. See 1st {Jack}.	      [1913 Webster]	Trap \Trap\, v. t. [AS. treppan. See {Trap} a snare.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To catch in a trap or traps; as, to trap foxes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To insnare; to take by stratagem; to entrap. "I	      trapped the foe." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To provide with a trap; as, to trap a drain; to trap a	      sewer pipe. See 4th {Trap}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	Trap \Trap\, v. i.	   To set traps for game; to make a business of trapping game;	   as, to trap for beaver.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapan \Tra*pan"\, n. [OF. trappan. See {Trap}, and cf. {Trepan}	   a snare.]	   A snare; a stratagem; a trepan. See 3d {Trepan}. --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Trapan \Tra*pan"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trapanned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Trapanning}.]	   To insnare; to catch by stratagem; to entrap; to trepan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Having some of his people trapanned at Baldivia.	                                                  --Anson.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapanner \Tra*pan"ner\, n.	   One who trapans, or insnares.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapball \Trap"ball`\, n.	   An old game of ball played with a trap. See 4th {Trap}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapdoor \Trap"door`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) A lifting or sliding door covering an opening in a	      roof or floor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A door in a level for regulating the ventilating	      current; -- called also {weather door}. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trapdoor spider} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      large spiders which make a nest consisting of a vertical	      hole in the earth, lined with a hinged lid, like a	      trapdoor. Most of the species belong to the genus	      {Cteniza}, as the California species ({Cteniza	      Californica}).	      [1913 Webster]
Trape \Trape\, v. i. [See {Tramp}, and cf. {Traipse}.]	   To walk or run about in an idle or slatternly manner; to	   traipse. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trapes \Trapes\, n. [See {Trape}.]	   A slattern; an idle, sluttish, or untidy woman. [Obs. or	   Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Trapes \Trapes\, v. i.	   To go about in an idle or slatternly fashion; to trape; to	   traipse. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapezate \Trap"e*zate\, a. [See {Trapezium}.]	   Having the form of a trapezium; trapeziform.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapeze \Tra*peze"\, n. [Cf. F. trap[`e]ze.]	   1. (Geom.) A trapezium. See {Trapezium}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A swinging horizontal bar, suspended at each end by a	      rope; -- used by gymnasts.	      [1913 Webster]
Trapeziform \Tra*pe"zi*form\, a. [Trapezium + -form: cf. F.	   trap['e]ziforme.]	   Having the form of a trapezium; trapezoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapezium \Tra*pe"zi*um\, n.; pl. E. {Trapeziums}, L.	   {Trapezia}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a little table, an irregular	   four-sided figure, dim. of ? a table, for ?; ? (see {Tetra-})	   + ? foot, akin to ? foot; hence, originally, a table with	   four feet. See {Foot}.]	   1. (Geom.) A plane figure bounded by four right lines, of	      which no two are parallel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first	          metacarpal, or thumb.	      (b) A region on the ventral side of the brain, either just	          back of the pons Varolii, or, as in man, covered by	          the posterior extension of its transverse fibers.	          [1913 Webster]
Trapezohedral \Trap`e*zo*he"dral\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a trapezohedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapezohedron \Trap`e*zo*he"dron\, n. [NL., from trapezium + Gr.	   ? seat, base, fr. ? to sit.] (Crystalloq.)	   (a) A solid bounded by twenty-four equal and similar	       trapeziums; a tetragonal trisoctahedron. See the Note	       under {Trisoctahedron}.	   (b) A tetartohedral solid of the hexagonal system, bounded by	       six trapezoidal planes. The faces of this form are common	       on quartz crystals.	       [1913 Webster]
Trapezoid \Trap"e*zoid\, n. [Gr. ? trapezoid-shaped; ? table + ?	   shape, likeness: cf. F. trap['e]zo["i]de. See {Trapezium}.]	   1. (Geom.) A plane four-sided figure, having two sides	      parallel to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A bone of the carpus at the base of the second	      metacarpal, or index finger.	      [1913 Webster]	Trapezoid \Trap"e*zoid\, a.	   1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoidal; as, the	      trapezoid ligament which connects the coracoid process and	      the clavicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the trapezoid ligament; as,	      the trapezoid line.	      [1913 Webster]
Trapezoidal \Trap`e*zoid"al\, a. [Cf. F. trap['e]zo["i]dal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the form of a trapezoid; trapezoid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Trapezohedral.	      [1913 Webster]
Traphole \Trap"hole\, n. (Mil.)	   See {Trou-de-loup}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trappean \Trap"pe*an\, a. [Cf. F. trapp['e]en. See {Trap} a kind	   of rock.] (Min.)	   Of or pertaining to trap; being of the nature of trap.	   [1913 Webster]
Trapper \Trap"per\, n. [From {Trap} to insnare.]	   1. One who traps animals; one who makes a business of	      trapping animals for their furs. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A boy who opens and shuts a trapdoor in a gallery	      or level. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Trappings \Trap"pings\, n. pl. [From {Trap} to dress with	   ornaments.]	   1. That which serves to trap or adorn; ornaments; dress;	      superficial decorations.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trappings of life, for ornament, not use. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            These but the trappings and the suits of woe.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, ornaments to be put on horses.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caparisons and steeds,	            Bases and tinsel trappings.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Trappist \Trap"pist\, n. [F. trappiste.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A monk belonging to a branch of the Cistercian Order, which	   was established by Armand de Ranc['e] in 1660 at the	   monastery of La Trappe in Normandy. Extreme austerity	   characterizes their discipline. They were introduced	   permanently into the United States in 1848, and have	   monasteries in Iowa and Kentucky.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Trappous \Trap"pous\, n. [From {Trap} a kind of rock.] (Min.)	   Of or performance to trap; resembling trap, or partaking of	   its form or qualities; trappy.	   [1913 Webster]
Trappures \Trap"pures\, n. pl. [See {Trap} to dress.]	   Trappings for a horse. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trappy \Trap"py\, a. (Min.)	   Same as {Trappous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Traps \Traps\, n. pl. [See {Trappings}, and {Trap} to dress.]	   Small or portable articles for dress, furniture, or use;	   goods; luggage; things. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trap shooting \Trap shooting\ (Sport)	   Shooting at pigeons liberated, or glass balls or clay pigeons	   sprung into the air, from a trap. -- {Trap shooter}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trapstick \Trap"stick`\, n.	   A stick used in playing the game of trapball; hence, fig., a	   slender leg. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Trash \Trash\, n. [Cf. Icel. tros rubbish, leaves, and twigs	   picked up for fuel, trassi a slovenly fellow, Sw. trasa a	   rag, tatter.]	   1. That which is worthless or useless; rubbish; refuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who steals my purse steals trash.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A haunch of venison would be trash to a Brahmin.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, loppings and leaves of trees, bruised sugar	      cane, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the West Indies, the decayed leaves and stems of	         canes are called field trash; the bruised or macerated	         rind of canes is called cane trash; and both are called	         trash. --B. Edwards.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A worthless person. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A collar, leash, or halter used to restrain a dog in	      pursuing game. --Markham.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trash ice}, crumbled ice mixed with water.	      [1913 Webster]	Trash \Trash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trashing}.]	   1. To free from trash, or worthless matter; hence, to lop; to	      crop, as to trash the rattoons of sugar cane. --B.	      Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To treat as trash, or worthless matter; hence, to spurn,	      humiliate, or crush. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hold back by a trash or leash, as a dog in pursuing	      game; hence, to retard, encumber, or restrain; to clog; to	      hinder vexatiously. [R.] --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Trash \Trash\, v. i.	   To follow with violence and trampling. [R.] --The Puritan	   (1607).	   [1913 Webster]
Trashily \Trash"i*ly\, adv.	   In a trashy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Trashiness \Trash"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being trashy.	   [1913 Webster]
Trashy \Trash"y\, a. [Compar. {Trashier}; superl. {Trashiest}.]	   Like trash; containing much trash; waste; rejected;	   worthless; useless; as, a trashy novel.	   [1913 Webster]
Trass \Trass\, n. [D. tras or Gr. trass, probably fr. It.	   terrazzo terrace. See {Terrace}.] (Geol.)	   A white to gray volcanic tufa, formed of decomposed trachytic	   cinders; -- sometimes used as a cement. Hence, a coarse sort	   of plaster or mortar, durable in water, and used to line	   cisterns and other reservoirs of water. [Formerly written	   also {tarras}, {tarrace}, {terras}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Dutch trass is made by burning and grinding a soft	         grayish rock found on the lower Rhine.	         [1913 Webster]
Traulism \Trau"lism\, n. [Gr. ? a lisping, fr. ? to lisp, to	   mispronounce.]	   A stammering or stuttering. [Obs.] --Dalgarno.	   [1913 Webster]
Traumatic \Trau*mat"ic\, a. [L. traumaticus, Gr. ?, from ?, ?, a	   wound: cf. F. traumatique.] (Med.)	   (a) Of or pertaining to wounds; applied to wounds. --Coxe.	   (b) Adapted to the cure of wounds; vulnerary. --Wiseman.	   (c) Produced by wounds; as, traumatic tetanus. -- n. A	       traumatic medicine.	       [1913 Webster]
Traumatism \Trau"ma*tism\, n. (Med.)	   A wound or injury directly produced by causes external to the	   body; also, violence producing a wound or injury; as, rupture	   of the stomach caused by traumatism.	   [1913 Webster]
Traunce \Traunce\, n. & v.	   See {Trance}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Traunt \Traunt\, v. i.	   Same as {Trant}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Traunter \Traunt"er\, n.	   Same as {Tranter}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Travail \Trav"ail\ (?; 48), n. [F. travail; cf. Pr. trabalh,	   trebalh, toil, torment, torture; probably from LL. trepalium	   a place where criminals are tortured, instrument of torture.	   But the French word may be akin to L. trabs a beam, or have	   been influenced by a derivative from trabs (cf. {Trave}). Cf.	   {Travel}.]	   1. Labor with pain; severe toil or exertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            As everything of price, so this doth require	            travail.                              --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Parturition; labor; as, an easy travail.	      [1913 Webster]	Travail \Tra`vail"\, n. [Cf. F. travail, a frame for confining a	   horse, or OF. travail beam, and E. trave, n. Cf. {Travail},	   v. i.]	   Same as {Travois}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Travail \Trav"ail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Travailed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Travailing}.] [F. travailler, OF. traveillier,	   travaillier, to labor, toil, torment; cf. Pr. trebalhar to	   torment, agitate. See {Travail}, n.]	   1. To labor with pain; to toil. [Archaic] "Slothful persons	      which will not travail for their livings." --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer the pangs of childbirth; to be in labor.	      [1913 Webster]	Travail \Trav"ail\, v. t.	   To harass; to tire. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As if all these troubles had not been sufficient to	         travail the realm, a great division fell among the	         nobility.                                --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Travailous \Trav"ail*ous\, a.	   Causing travail; laborious. [Obs.] --Wyclif. --	   {Trav"ail*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Trave \Trave\, n. [Through French, fr. L. trabs, trabis, a beam;	   cf. OF. tref a beam, also F. travail a frame to confine a	   horse, OE. trave, trevys, travise, It. travaglio, F.	   trav['e]e the space between two beams.]	   1. (Arch.) A crossbeam; a lay of joists. --Maundrell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wooden frame to confine an unruly horse or ox while	      shoeing.	      [1913 Webster]	            She sprung as a colt doth in the trave. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Travel \Trav"el\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Traveled}or {Travelled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Traveling} or {Travelling}.] [Properly, to	   labor, and the same word as travail.]	   1. To labor; to travail. [Obsoles.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go or march on foot; to walk; as, to travel over the	      city, or through the streets.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To pass by riding, or in any manner, to a distant place,	      or to many places; to journey; as, a man travels for his	      health; he is traveling in California.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass; to go; to move.	      [1913 Webster]	            Time travels in divers paces with divers persons.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Travel \Trav"el\, v. t.	   1. To journey over; to traverse; as, to travel the continent.	      "I travel this profound." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To force to journey. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They shall not be traveled forth of their own	            franchises.                           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	Travel \Trav"el\, n.	   1. The act of traveling, or journeying from place to place; a	      journey.	      [1913 Webster]	            With long travel I am stiff and weary. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His travels ended at his country seat. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. An account, by a traveler, of occurrences and	      observations during a journey; as, a book of travels; --	      often used as the title of a book; as, Travels in Italy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) The length of stroke of a reciprocating piece; as,	      the travel of a slide valve.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Labor; parturition; travail. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Traveled \Trav"eled\, a.	   Having made journeys; having gained knowledge or experience	   by traveling; hence, knowing; experienced. [Written also	   {travelled}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The traveled thane, Athenian Aberdeen.   --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Traveler \Trav"el*er\, n. [Written also traveler.]	   1. One who travels; one who has traveled much.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A commercial agent who travels for the purpose of	      receiving orders for merchants, making collections, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A traveling crane. See under {Crane}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Spinning) The metal loop which travels around the ring	      surrounding the bobbin, in a ring spinner.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) An iron encircling a rope, bar, spar, or the like,	      and sliding thereon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Traveler's joy} (Bot.), the {Clematis vitalba}, a climbing	      plant with white flowers.	   {Traveler's tree}. (Bot.) See {Ravenala}.	      [1913 Webster]
Travel-tainted \Trav"el-taint`ed\, a.	   Harassed; fatigued with travel. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Travers \Trav"ers\, adv. [F. travers, breadth, extent from side,	   [`a] travers, en travers, de travers, across, athwart. See	   {Traverse}, a.]	   Across; athwart. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The earl . . . caused . . . high trees to be hewn down,	         and laid travers one over another.       --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Traversable \Trav"ers*a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being traversed, or passed over; as, a	      traversable region.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Deniable; specifically (Law), liable to legal objection;	      as, a traversable presentment. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]
Traverse \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 something else; as,	   paths cut with traverse trenches.	   [1913 Webster]	         Oak . . . being strong in all positions, may be better	         trusted in cross and traverse work.      --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ridges of the fallow field traverse. --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Traverse drill} (Mach.), a machine tool for drilling slots,	      in which the work or tool has a lateral motion back and	      forth; also, a drilling machine in which the spindle	      holder can be adjusted laterally.	      [1913 Webster]	Traverse \Trav"erse\, adv.	   Athwart; across; crosswise.	   [1913 Webster]	Traverse \Trav"erse\, n. [F. traverse. See {Traverse}, a.]	   1. Anything that traverses, or crosses. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Something that thwarts, crosses, or obstructs; a cross	          accident; as, he would have succeeded, had it not been	          for unlucky traverses not under his control.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A barrier, sliding door, movable screen, curtain, or	          the like.	          [1913 Webster]	                Men drinken and the travers draw anon.	                                                  --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                And the entrance of the king,	                The first traverse was drawn.     --F. Beaumont.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Arch.) A gallery or loft of communication from side	          to side of a church or other large building. --Gwilt.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Fort.) A work thrown up to intercept an enfilade, or	          reverse fire, along exposed passage, or line of work.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) (Law) A formal denial of some matter of fact alleged	          by the opposite party in any stage of the pleadings.	          The technical words introducing a traverse are absque	          hoc, without this; that is, without this which	          follows.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) (Naut.) The zigzag course or courses made by a ship in	          passing from one place to another; a compound course.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) (Geom.) A line lying across a figure or other lines; a	          transversal.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) (Surv.) A line surveyed across a plot of ground.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) (Gun.) The turning of a gun so as to make it point in	          any desired direction.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A turning; a trick; a subterfuge. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To work a traverse} or {To solve a traverse} (Naut.), to	      reduce a series of courses or distances to an equivalent	      single one; to calculate the resultant of a traverse.	   {Traverse board} (Naut.), a small board hung in the steerage,	      having the points of the compass marked on it, and for	      each point as many holes as there are half hours in a	      watch. It is used for recording the courses made by the	      ship in each half hour, by putting a peg in the	      corresponding hole.	   {Traverse jury} (Law), a jury that tries cases; a petit jury.	      	   {Traverse sailing} (Naut.), a sailing by compound courses;	      the method or process of finding the resulting course and	      distance from a series of different shorter courses and	      distances actually passed over by a ship.	   {Traverse table}.	      (a) (Naut. & Surv.) A table by means of which the	          difference of latitude and departure corresponding to	          any given course and distance may be found by	          inspection. It contains the lengths of the two sides	          of a right-angled triangle, usually for every quarter	          of a degree of angle, and for lengths of the	          hypothenuse, from 1 to 100.	      (b) (Railroad) A platform with one or more tracks, and	          arranged to move laterally on wheels, for shifting	          cars, etc., from one line of track to another.	          [1913 Webster]	Traverse \Trav"erse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Traversed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Traversing}.] [Cf. F. traverser. See {Traverse}, a.]	   1. To lay in a cross direction; to cross.	      [1913 Webster]	            The parts should be often traversed, or crossed, by	            the flowing of the folds.             --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cross by way of opposition; to thwart with obstacles;	      to obstruct; to bring to naught.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not but . . . admit the force of this	            reasoning, which I yet hope to traverse. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wander over; to cross in traveling; as, to traverse the	      habitable globe.	      [1913 Webster]	            What seas you traversed, and what fields you fought.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass over and view; to survey carefully.	      [1913 Webster]	            My purpose is to traverse the nature, principles,	            and properties of this detestable vice --	            ingratitude.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gun.) To turn to the one side or the other, in order to	      point in any direction; as, to traverse a cannon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Carp.) To plane in a direction across the grain of the	      wood; as, to traverse a board.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) To deny formally, as what the opposite party has	      alleged. When the plaintiff or defendant advances new	      matter, he avers it to be true, and traverses what the	      other party has affirmed. To traverse an indictment or an	      office is to deny it.	      [1913 Webster]	            And save the expense of long litigious laws,	            Where suits are traversed, and so little won	            That he who conquers is but last undone. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To traverse a yard} (Naut.), to brace it fore and aft.	      [1913 Webster]	Traverse \Trav"erse\, v. i.	   1. To use the posture or motions of opposition or	      counteraction, as in fencing.	      [1913 Webster]	            To see thee fight, to see thee foin, to see thee	            traverse.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn, as on a pivot; to move round; to swivel; as, the	      needle of a compass traverses; if it does not traverse	      well, it is an unsafe guide.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his	      croup to one side and his head to the other.	      [1913 Webster]	Traverse drill \Trav"erse drill\ (Mach.)	   A machine tool for drilling slots, in which the work or tool	   has a lateral motion back and forth; also, a drilling machine	   in which the spindle holder can be adjusted laterally.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Traverser \Trav"ers*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, traverses, or moves, as an index	      on a scale, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who traverses, or denies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroad) A traverse table. See under {Traverse}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Traversing \Trav"ers*ing\, a.	   Adjustable laterally; having a lateral motion, or a swinging	   motion; adapted for giving lateral motion.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Traversing plate} (Mil.), one of two thick iron plates at	      the hinder part of a gun carriage, where the handspike is	      applied in traversing the piece. --Wilhelm.	   {Traversing platform} (Mil.), a platform for traversing guns.	      [1913 Webster]
Travertine \Trav"er*tine\, n. [F. travertin, It. travertino,	   tiburtino, L. lapis Tiburtinus, fr. Tibur an ancient town of	   Latium, now Tivoli.] (Min.)	   A white concretionary form of calcium carbonate, usually hard	   and semicrystalline. It is deposited from the water of	   springs or streams holding lime in solution. Extensive	   deposits exist at Tivoli, near Rome.	   [1913 Webster]
Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, a. [F. travesti, p. p. of travestir to	   disguise, to travesty, It. travestire, fr. L. trans across,	   over + vestire to dress, clothe. See {Vest}.]	   Disguised by dress so as to be ridiculous; travestied; --	   applied to a book or shorter composition. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, n.; pl. {Travesties}.	   A burlesque translation or imitation of a work.	   [1913 Webster]	         The second edition is not a recast, but absolutely a	         travesty of the first.                   --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Travesty \Trav"es*ty\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Travestied}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Travesting}.]	   To translate, imitate, or represent, so as to render	   ridiculous or ludicrous.	   [1913 Webster]	         I see poor Lucan travestied, not appareled in his Roman	         toga, but under the cruel shears of an English tailor.	                                                  --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Travois \Tra`vois"\, n. [Cf. {Travail}.]	   1. A primitive vehicle, common among the North American	      Indians, usually two trailing poles serving as shafts and	      bearing a platform or net for a load.	            On the plains they will have horses dragging	            travoises; dogs with travoises, women and children	            loaded with impediments.              --Julian	                                                  Ralph.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A logging sled. [Northern U. S. & Canada]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trawl \Trawl\, v. i. [OF. trauler, troller, F. tr[^o]ter, to	   drag about, to stroll about; probably of Teutonic origin. Cf.	   {Troll}, v. t.]	   To take fish, or other marine animals, with a trawl.	   [1913 Webster]	Trawl \Trawl\, n.	   1. A fishing line, often extending a mile or more, having	      many short lines bearing hooks attached to it. It is used	      for catching cod, halibut, etc.; a boulter. [U. S. &	      Canada]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large bag net attached to a beam with iron frames at its	      ends, and dragged at the bottom of the sea, -- used in	      fishing, and in gathering forms of marine life from the	      sea bottom.	      [1913 Webster]
Trawlboat \Trawl"boat`\, n.	   A boat used in fishing with trawls or trawlnets.	   [1913 Webster]
Trawler \Trawl"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, trawls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fishing vessel which trails a net behind it.	      [1913 Webster]
Trawlerman \Trawl"er*man\, n.; pl. {Trawlermen}.	   A fisherman who used unlawful arts and engines to catch fish.	   [Obs.] --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Trawlnet \Trawl"net`\, n.	   Same as {Trawl}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Trawlwarp \Trawl"warp`\, n.	   A rope passing through a block, used in managing or dragging	   a trawlnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Tray \Tray\, v. t. [OF. tra["i]r, F. trahir, L. tradere. See	   {Traitor}.]	   To betray; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tray \Tray\, n.; pl. {Trays}. [OE. treye, AS. treg. Cf.	   {Trough}.]	   1. A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of	      a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making	      bread, chopping meat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are	      carried; a waiter; a salver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within	      a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for	      small or light articles.	      [1913 Webster]
Trayful \Tray"ful\, n.; pl. {Trayfuls}.	   As much as a tray will hold; enough to fill a tray.	   [1913 Webster]
Trays \Trays\, n. pl. [Obs.]	   See {Trais}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tray-trip \Tray"-trip`\, n. [From {Trey} a three.]	   An old game played with dice. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Treacher \Treach"er\, n. [OE. trichour, trichur, OF. tricheor	   deceiver, traitor, F. tricheur a cheat at play, a trickster.	   See {Treachery}.]	   A traitor; a cheat. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Treacher and coward both.                --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Treacherous \Treach"er*ous\, a. [See {Treacher}.]	   Like a traitor; involving treachery; violating allegiance or	   faith pledged; traitorous to the state or sovereign;	   perfidious in private life; betraying a trust; faithless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Loyal father of a treacherous son.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The treacherous smile, a mask for secret hate.	                                                  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Faithless; perfidious; traitorous; false; insidious;	        plotting.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Treach"er*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Treach"er*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Treachery \Treach"er*y\, n. [OE. trecher["i]e, trichere, OF.	   trecherie, tricherie, F. tricherie trickery, from tricher to	   cheat, to trick, OF. trichier, trechier; probably of Teutonic	   origin. See {Trickery}, {Trick}.]	   Violation of allegiance or of faith and confidence;	   treasonable or perfidious conduct; perfidy; treason.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	         Be ware, ye lords, of their treachery.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the council chamber at Edinburgh, he had contracted	         a deep taint of treachery and corruption. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster] Treachetour
Treachetour \Treach"e*tour\, Treachour \Treach"our\, n. [See	   {Treacher}.]	   A traitor. [Obs.] "Treachour full of false despite."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Treacle \Trea"cle\ (tr[=e]"k'l), n. [OE. triacle a sovereign	   remedy, theriac, OF. triacle, F. th['e]riaque (cf. Pr.	   triacla, tiriaca, Sp. & It. triaca, teriaca), L. theriaca an	   antidote against the bite of poisonous animals, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   of wild or venomous beasts, fr. qhri`on a beast, a wild	   beast, dim. of qh`r a beast. Cf. {Theriac}.]	   1. (Old Med.) A remedy against poison. See {Theriac}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            We kill the viper, and make treacle of him. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sovereign remedy; a cure. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Christ which is to every harm treacle. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Molasses; sometimes, specifically, the molasses which	      drains from the sugar-refining molds, and which is also	      called {sugarhouse molasses}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States molasses is the common name; in	         England, treacle.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. A saccharine fluid, consisting of the inspissated juices	      or decoctions of certain vegetables, as the sap of the	      birch, sycamore, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Treacle mustard} (Bot.), a name given to several species of	      the cruciferous genus {Erysimum}, especially the {Erysimum	      cheiranthoides}, which was formerly used as an ingredient	      in Venice treacle, or theriac.	   {Treacle water}, a compound cordial prepared in different	      ways from a variety of ingredients, as hartshorn, roots of	      various plants, flowers, juices of plants, wines, etc.,	      distilled or digested with Venice treacle. It was formerly	      regarded as a medicine of great virtue. --Nares.	   {Venice treacle}. (Old Med.) Same as {Theriac}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Treacly \Trea"cly\, a.	   Like, or composed of, treacle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tread \Tread\, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to	   OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG.	   tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[aum]da, Dan. tr[ae]de,	   Goth. trudan, and perhaps ultimately to F. tramp; cf. Gr. ? a	   running, Skr. dram to run. Cf. {Trade}, {Tramp}, {Trot}.]	   1. To set the foot; to step.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where'er you tread, the blushing flowers shall rise.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hard stone	            Under our feet, on which we tread and go. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a	      cautious step.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye that . . . stately tread, or lowly creep.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tread on} or {To tread upon}.	      (a) To trample; to set the foot on in contempt. "Thou	          shalt tread upon their high places." --Deut. xxxiii.	          29.	      (b) to follow closely. "Year treads on year."	          --Wordsworth.	   {To tread upon the heels of}, to follow close upon. "Dreadful	      consequences that tread upon the heels of those allowances	      to sin." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            One woe doth tread upon another's heel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tread \Tread\, v. t.	   1. To step or walk on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Methought she trod the ground with greater grace.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to	      tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the	      like. " I am resolved to forsake Malta, tread a pilgrimage	      to fair Jerusalem." --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            They have measured many a mile,	            To tread a measure with you on this grass. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred;	      to subdue.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through thy name will we tread them under that rise	            up against us.                        --Ps. xliv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the	      male bird. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tread out}, to press out with the feet; to press out, as	      wine or wheat; as, to tread out grain with cattle or	      horses.	   {To tread the stage}, to act as a stageplayer; to perform a	      part in a drama.	      [1913 Webster]	Tread \Tread\, n.	   1. A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep;	      as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is coming, my own, my sweet;	            Were it ever so airy a tread,	            My heart would hear her and beat.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse	      has a good tread.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Way; track; path. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of copulation in birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Arch.) The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the	      foot is placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Fort.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand	      to fire over the parapet.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.)	      (a) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.	      (b) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Biol.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Far.) A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle	      of a horse that interferes. See {Interfere}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Treadboard \Tread"board`\, n. [Arch.]	   See {Tread}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Treader \Tread"er\, n.	   One who treads. --Isa. xvi. 10.	   [1913 Webster]
Treadfowl \Tread"fowl`\, n.	   A cock. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Treadle \Trea"dle\, n. [OE. tredyl a step, AS. tredel. See	   {Tread}.]	   1. The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is	      pressed or moved by the foot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.	      [1913 Webster]
Treadmill \Tread"mill`\, n.	   A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery	   of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used	   principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill	   worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.	   [1913 Webster]
Tread-softly \Tread"-soft`ly\, n. (Bot.)	   Spurge nettle. See under {Nettle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Treadwheel \Tread"wheel`\, n.	   A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing,	   or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See	   {Treadmill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Treague \Treague\, n. [It. tregua; of Teutonic origin, and akin	   to E. true.]	   A truce. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Treason \Trea"son\, n. [OE. tresun, treisun, traisoun, OF.	   tra["i]son, F. trahison, L. traditio a giving up, a	   delivering up, fr. tradere to give up, betray. See {Traitor},	   and cf. {Tradition}.]	   1. The offense of attempting to overthrow the government of	      the state to which the offender owes allegiance, or of	      betraying the state into the hands of a foreign power;	      disloyalty; treachery.	      [1913 Webster]	            The treason of the murthering in the bed. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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, or of the heir apparent to the crown, is	         high treason, as are many other offenses created by	         statute. In the United States, treason is confined to	         the actual levying of war against the United States, or	         to an adhering to their enemies, giving them aid and	         comfort.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Loosely, the betrayal of any trust or confidence;	      treachery; perfidy.	      [1913 Webster]	            If he be false, she shall his treason see.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Petit treason}. See under {Petit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Treasonable \Trea"son*a*ble\, a.	   Pertaining to treason; consisting of treason; involving the	   crime of treason, or partaking of its guilt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Most men's heads had been intoxicated with imaginations	         of plots and treasonable practices.      --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Treacherous; traitorous; perfidious; insidious.	        [1913 Webster] --{Trea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. --	        {Trea"son*a*bly}, adv.	        [1913 Webster]
Treasonous \Trea"son*ous\, a.	   Treasonable. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The treasonous book of the Court of King James.	                                                  --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Treasure \Treas"ure\, n. [OE. tresor, tresour, F. tr['e]sor, L.	   thesaurus, Gr. ? a stone laid up, treasure, probably from the	   root of ? to put, place. See {Thesis}, and cf. {Thesaurus}.]	   1. Wealth accumulated; especially, a stock, or store of money	      in reserve.	      [1913 Webster]	            This treasure hath fortune unto us given. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A great quantity of anything collected for future use;	      abundance; plenty.	      [1913 Webster]	            We have treasures in the field, of wheat and of	            barley, and of oil and of honey.      --Jer. xli. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is very much valued.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye shall be peculiar treasure unto me. --Ex. xix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            From thy wardrobe bring thy chiefest treasure.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Treasure city}, a city for stores and magazines. --Ex. i.	      11.	      [1913 Webster]	Treasure \Treas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Treasured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Treasuring}.]	   To collect and deposit, as money or other valuable things,	   for future use; to lay up; to hoard; usually with up; as, to	   treasure up gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Treasure-house \Treas"ure-house`\, n.	   A house or building where treasures and stores are kept.	   [1913 Webster]
Treasurer \Treas"ur*er\, n. [OE. tresourer, F. tr['e]sorier.]	   One who has the care of a treasure or treasure or treasury;	   an officer who receives the public money arising from taxes	   and duties, or other sources of revenue, takes charge of the	   same, and disburses it upon orders made by the proper	   authority; one who has charge of collected funds; as, the	   treasurer of a society or corporation.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Lord high treasurer of England}, formerly, the third great	      officer of the crown. His office is now executed by five	      persons styled the lords commissioners of the treasury, or	      treasury lords.	      [1913 Webster]
Treasurership \Treas"ur*er*ship\, n.	   The office of treasurer.	   [1913 Webster]
Treasuress \Treas"ur*ess\, n.	   A woman who is a treasurer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Treasure-trove \Treas"ure-trove`\, n. [Treasure + OF. trov['e],	   F. trouv['e], p. p. of OF. trover to find, F. trouver. See	   {Trover}.] (Common Law)	   Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or	   otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England	   such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure	   found in the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to	   the finder if no owner appears.	   [1913 Webster]
Treasury \Treas"ur*y\, n.; pl. {Treasuries}. [OE. tresorie, F.	   tr['e]sorerie.]	   1. A place or building in which stores of wealth are	      deposited; especially, a place where public revenues are	      deposited and kept, and where money is disbursed to defray	      the expenses of government; hence, also, the place of	      deposit and disbursement of any collected funds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That department of a government which has charge of the	      finances.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A repository of abundance; a storehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, a book or work containing much valuable knowledge,	      wisdom, wit, or the like; a thesaurus; as, " Maunder's	      Treasury of Botany."	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A treasure. [Obs.] --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Board of treasury}, the board to which is intrusted the	      management of all matters relating to the sovereign's	      civil list or other revenues. [Eng.] --Brande & C.	   {Treasury bench}, the first row of seats on the right hand of	      the Speaker in the House of Commons; -- so called because	      occupied by the first lord of the treasury and chief	      minister of the crown. [Eng.]	   {Treasury lord}. See {Lord high treasurer of England}, under	      {Treasurer}. [Eng.]	   {Treasury note} (U. S. Finance), a circulating note or bill	      issued by government authority from the Treasury	      Department, and receivable in payment of dues to the	      government.	      [1913 Webster]	Treasury stock \Treas"ur*y stock\ (Finance)	   Issued stock of an incorporated company held by the company	   itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Treat \Treat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Treated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Treating}.] [{OE}. treten, OF. traitier, F. traiter, from L.	   tractare to draw violently, to handle, manage, treat, v.	   intens. from trahere, tractum, to draw. See {Trace}, v. t.,	   and cf. {Entreat}, {Retreat}, {Trait}.]	   1. To handle; to manage; to use; to bear one's self toward;	      as, to treat prisoners cruelly; to treat children kindly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To discourse on; to handle in a particular manner, in	      writing or speaking; as, to treat a subject diffusely.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To entertain with food or drink, especially the latter, as	      a compliment, or as an expression of friendship or regard;	      as, to treat the whole company.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To negotiate; to settle; to make terms for. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To treat the peace, a hundred senators	            Shall be commissioned.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Med.) To care for medicinally or surgically; to manage in	      the use of remedies or appliances; as, to treat a disease,	      a wound, or a patient.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To subject to some action; to apply something to; as, to	      treat a substance with sulphuric acid. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To entreat; to beseech. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	Treat \Treat\, v. i.	   1. To discourse; to handle a subject in writing or speaking;	      to make discussion; -- usually with of; as, Cicero treats	      of old age and of duties.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, shortly of this story for to treat. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now of love they treat.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To negotiate; to come to terms of accommodation; -- often	      followed by with; as, envoys were appointed to treat with	      France.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inform us, will the emperor treat!    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give a gratuitous entertainment, esp. of food or drink,	      as a compliment.	      [1913 Webster]	Treat \Treat\, n.	   1. A parley; a conference. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid him battle without further treat. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An entertainment given as an expression of regard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which affords entertainment; a gratification; a	      satisfaction; as, the concert was a rich treat.	      [1913 Webster]
Treatable \Treat"a*ble\, a. [OE. tretable, F. traitable, L.	   tractabilis. See {Treat}, and cf. {Tractable}.]	   Manageable; tractable; hence, moderate; not violent. [Obs.] "	   A treatable disposition, a strong memory." --R. Parr.	   [1913 Webster]	         A kind of treatable dissolution.         --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         The heats or the colds of seasons are less treatable	         than with us.                            --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Treatably \Treat"a*bly\, adv.	   In a treatable manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Treater \Treat"er\, n.	   One who treats; one who handles, or discourses on, a subject;	   also, one who entertains.	   [1913 Webster]
Treatise \Trea"tise\, n. [OE. tretis, OF. treitis, traitis, well	   made. See {Treat}.]	   1. A written composition on a particular subject, in which	      its principles are discussed or explained; a tract.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He published a treatise in which he maintained that	            a marriage between a member of the Church of England	            and a dissenter was a nullity.        --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A treatise implies more form and method than an essay,	         but may fall short of the fullness and completeness of	         a systematic exposition.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Story; discourse. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Treatiser \Trea"tis*er\, n.	   One who writes a treatise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Treatment \Treat"ment\, n. [Cf. F. traitement. See {Treat}.]	   1. The act or manner of treating; management; manipulation;	      handling; usage; as, unkind treatment; medical treatment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Entertainment; treat. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Accept such treatment as a swain affords. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Treature \Trea"ture\, n.	   Treatment. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Treaty \Trea"ty\, n.; pl. {Treaties}. [OE. tretee, F. trait['e],	   LL. tractatus; cf. L. tractatus a handling, treatment,	   consultation, tractate. See {Treat}, and cf. {Tractate}.]	   1. The act of treating for the adjustment of differences, as	      for forming an agreement; negotiation. "By sly and wise	      treaty." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            He cast by treaty and by trains	            Her to persuade.                      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agreement so made; specifically, an agreement, league,	      or contract between two or more nations or sovereigns,	      formally signed by commissioners properly authorized, and	      solemnly ratified by the several sovereigns, or the	      supreme power of each state; an agreement between two or	      more independent states; as, a treaty of peace; a treaty	      of alliance.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A proposal tending to an agreement. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A treatise; a tract. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Treble \Tre"ble\, a. [OE. treble threefold, OF. treble, treible,	   L. triplus. See {Triple}.]	   1. Threefold; triple.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lofty tower, and strong on every side	            With treble walls.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) Acute; sharp; as, a treble sound. --Bacon.	      (b) Playing or singing the highest part or most acute	          sounds; playing or singing the treble; as, a treble	          violin or voice.	          [1913 Webster]	Treble \Tre"ble\, adv.	   Trebly; triply. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Treble \Tre"ble\, n. [" It has been said to be a corruption of	   triplum [Lat.], a third part, superadded to the altus and	   bassus (high and low)." --Grove.] (Mus.)	   The highest of the four principal parts in music; the part	   usually sung by boys or women; soprano.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is sometimes called the first treble, to	         distinguish it from the second treble, or alto, which	         is sung by lower female voices.	         [1913 Webster]	Treble \Tre"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trebled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trebling}.]	   1. To make thrice as much; to make threefold. "Love trebled	      life." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter in a treble key; to whine. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He outrageously	            (When I accused him) trebled his reply. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	Treble \Tre"ble\, v. i.	   To become threefold. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Trebleness \Tre"ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being treble; as, the trebleness of	   tones. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Treblet \Treb"let\, n.	   Same as {Triblet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trebly \Tre"bly\, adv.	   In a treble manner; with a threefold number or quantity;	   triply. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] Trebuchet
Trebuchet \Treb"u*chet\, Trebucket \Tre"buck*et\, n. [OF.	   trebuchet, trebukiet, an engine of war for hurling stones, F.	   tr['e]buchet a gin, trap, a kind of balance, fr. OF.	   trebuchier, trebuquier, to stumble, trip, F. tr['e]bucher.]	   1. A cucking stool; a tumbrel. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A military engine used in the Middle Ages for throwing	      stones, etc. It acted by means of a great weight fastened	      to the short arm of a lever, which, being let fall, raised	      the end of the long arm with great velocity, hurling	      stones with much force.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of balance for weighing. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Trecentist \Tre*cen"tist\, n.	   A member of the trecento, or an imitator of its	   characteristics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trecento \Tre*cen"to\, n. & a. [It., three hundred, abbr. for	   thirteen hundred.]	   The fourteenth century, when applied to Italian art,	   literature, etc. It marks the period of Dante, Petrarch, and	   boccaccio in literature, and of Giotto in painting.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trechometer \Tre*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? to run + -meter.]	   An odometer for vehicles. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Treckschuyt \Treck"schuyt`\, n. [D. trekschuit; trekken to draw	   + schuit a boat. Cf. {Trackscout}.]	   A covered boat for goods and passengers, used on the Dutch	   and Flemish canals.	   [1913 Webster]
Treddle \Tred"dle\, n. [See {Treadle}.]	   1. See {Treadle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A prostitute; a strumpet. [Obs.] --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. The dung of sheep or hares. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Tredille \Tre*dille"\, n.	   A game at cards for three.	   [1913 Webster]
Tree \Tree\ (tr[=e]), n. [OE. tree, tre, treo, AS. tre['o],	   tre['o]w, tree, wood; akin to OFries. tr[=e], OS. treo, trio,	   Icel. tr[=e], Dan. trae, Sw. tr[aum], tr[aum]d, Goth. triu,	   Russ. drevo, W. derw an oak, Ir. darag, darog, Gr. dry^s a	   tree, oak, do`ry a beam, spear shaft, spear, Skr. dru tree,	   wood, d[=a]ru wood. [root]63, 241. Cf. {Dryad}, {Germander},	   {Tar}, n., {Trough}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Any perennial woody plant of considerable size	      (usually over twenty feet high) and growing with a single	      trunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The kind of tree referred to, in any particular case,	         is often indicated by a modifying word; as forest tree,	         fruit tree, palm tree, apple tree, pear tree, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Something constructed in the form of, or considered as	      resembling, a tree, consisting of a stem, or stock, and	      branches; as, a genealogical tree.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A piece of timber, or something commonly made of timber;	      -- used in composition, as in axletree, boottree,	      chesstree, crosstree, whiffletree, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A cross or gallows; as Tyburn tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Jesus] whom they slew and hanged on a tree. --Acts	                                                  x. 39.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Wood; timber. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a great house ben not only vessels of gold and of	            silver but also of tree and of earth. --Wyclif (2	                                                  Tim. ii. 20).	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Chem.) A mass of crystals, aggregated in arborescent	      forms, obtained by precipitation of a metal from solution.	      See {Lead tree}, under {Lead}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tree bear} (Zool.), the raccoon. [Local, U. S.]	   {Tree beetle} (Zool.) any one of numerous species of beetles	      which feed on the leaves of trees and shrubs, as the May	      beetles, the rose beetle, the rose chafer, and the	      goldsmith beetle.	   {Tree bug} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      hemipterous insects which live upon, and suck the sap of,	      trees and shrubs. They belong to {Arma}, {Pentatoma},	      {Rhaphigaster}, and allied genera.	   {Tree cat} (Zool.), the common paradoxure ({Paradoxurus	      musang}).	   {Tree clover} (Bot.), a tall kind of melilot ({Melilotus	      alba}). See {Melilot}.	   {Tree crab} (Zool.), the purse crab. See under {Purse}.	   {Tree creeper} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      arboreal creepers belonging to {Certhia}, {Climacteris},	      and allied genera. See {Creeper}, 3.	   {Tree cricket} (Zool.), a nearly white arboreal American	      cricket ({Ecanthus niv[oe]us}) which is noted for its loud	      stridulation; -- called also {white cricket}.	   {Tree crow} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World	      crows belonging to {Crypsirhina} and allied genera,	      intermediate between the true crows and the jays. The tail	      is long, and the bill is curved and without a tooth.	   {Tree dove} (Zool.) any one of several species of East Indian	      and Asiatic doves belonging to {Macropygia} and allied	      genera. They have long and broad tails, are chiefly	      arboreal in their habits, and feed mainly on fruit.	   {Tree duck} (Zool.), any one of several species of ducks	      belonging to {Dendrocygna} and allied genera. These ducks	      have a long and slender neck and a long hind toe. They are	      arboreal in their habits, and are found in the tropical	      parts of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia.	   {Tree fern} (Bot.), an arborescent fern having a straight	      trunk, sometimes twenty or twenty-five feet high, or even	      higher, and bearing a cluster of fronds at the top. Most	      of the existing species are tropical.	   {Tree fish} (Zool.), a California market fish ({Sebastichthys	      serriceps}).	   {Tree frog}. (Zool.)	      (a) Same as {Tree toad}.	      (b) Any one of numerous species of Old World frogs	          belonging to {Chiromantis}, {Rhacophorus}, and allied	          genera of the family {Ranidae}. Their toes are	          furnished with suckers for adhesion. The flying frog	          (see under {Flying}) is an example.	   {Tree goose} (Zool.), the bernicle goose.	   {Tree hopper} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small	      leaping hemipterous insects which live chiefly on the	      branches and twigs of trees, and injure them by sucking	      the sap. Many of them are very odd in shape, the prothorax	      being often prolonged upward or forward in the form of a	      spine or crest.	   {Tree jobber} (Zool.), a woodpecker. [Obs.]	   {Tree kangaroo}. (Zool.) See {Kangaroo}.	   {Tree lark} (Zool.), the tree pipit. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Tree lizard} (Zool.), any one of a group of Old World	      arboreal lizards (formerly grouped as the {Dendrosauria})	      comprising the chameleons; also applied to various lizards	      belonging to the families {Agamidae} or {Iguanidae},	      especially those of the genus {Urosaurus}, such as the	      {lined tree lizard} ({Urosaurus ornatus}) of the	      southwestern U.S.	   {Tree lobster}. (Zool.) Same as {Tree crab}, above.	   {Tree louse} (Zool.), any aphid; a plant louse.	   {Tree moss}. (Bot.)	      (a) Any moss or lichen growing on trees.	      (b) Any species of moss in the form of a miniature tree.	          	   {Tree mouse} (Zool.), any one of several species of African	      mice of the subfamily {Dendromyinae}. They have long claws	      and habitually live in trees.	   {Tree nymph}, a wood nymph. See {Dryad}.	   {Tree of a saddle}, a saddle frame.	   {Tree of heaven} (Bot.), an ornamental tree ({Ailantus	      glandulosus}) having long, handsome pinnate leaves, and	      greenish flowers of a disagreeable odor.	   {Tree of life} (Bot.), a tree of the genus Thuja; arbor	      vitae.	   {Tree onion} (Bot.), a species of garlic ({Allium	      proliferum}) which produces bulbs in place of flowers, or	      among its flowers.	   {Tree oyster} (Zool.), a small American oyster ({Ostrea	      folium}) which adheres to the roots of the mangrove tree;	      -- called also {raccoon oyster}.	   {Tree pie} (Zool.), any species of Asiatic birds of the genus	      {Dendrocitta}. The tree pies are allied to the magpie.	   {Tree pigeon} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      longwinged arboreal pigeons native of Asia, Africa, and	      Australia, and belonging to {Megaloprepia}, {Carpophaga},	      and allied genera.	   {Tree pipit}. (Zool.) See under {Pipit}.	   {Tree porcupine} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      Central and South American arboreal porcupines belonging	      to the genera {Chaetomys} and {Sphingurus}. They have an	      elongated and somewhat prehensile tail, only four toes on	      the hind feet, and a body covered with short spines mixed	      with bristles. One South American species ({Sphingurus	      villosus}) is called also {couiy}; another ({Sphingurus	      prehensilis}) is called also {c[oe]ndou}.	   {Tree rat} (Zool.), any one of several species of large	      ratlike West Indian rodents belonging to the genera	      {Capromys} and {Plagiodon}. They are allied to the	      porcupines.	   {Tree serpent} (Zool.), a tree snake.	   {Tree shrike} (Zool.), a bush shrike.	   {Tree snake} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of snakes	      of the genus {Dendrophis}. They live chiefly among the	      branches of trees, and are not venomous.	   {Tree sorrel} (Bot.), a kind of sorrel ({Rumex Lunaria})	      which attains the stature of a small tree, and bears	      greenish flowers. It is found in the Canary Islands and	      Tenerife.	   {Tree sparrow} (Zool.) any one of several species of small	      arboreal sparrows, especially the American tree sparrow	      ({Spizella monticola}), and the common European species	      ({Passer montanus}).	   {Tree swallow} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      swallows of the genus {Hylochelidon} which lay their eggs	      in holes in dead trees. They inhabit Australia and	      adjacent regions. Called also {martin} in Australia.	   {Tree swift} (Zool.), any one of several species of swifts of	      the genus {Dendrochelidon} which inhabit the East Indies	      and Southern Asia.	   {Tree tiger} (Zool.), a leopard.	   {Tree toad} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      amphibians belonging to {Hyla} and allied genera of the	      family {Hylidae}. They are related to the common frogs and	      toads, but have the tips of the toes expanded into suckers	      by means of which they cling to the bark and leaves of	      trees. Only one species ({Hyla arborea}) is found in	      Europe, but numerous species occur in America and	      Australia. The common tree toad of the Northern United	      States ({Hyla versicolor}) is noted for the facility with	      which it changes its colors. Called also {tree frog}. See	      also {Piping frog}, under {Piping}, and {Cricket frog},	      under {Cricket}.	   {Tree warbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      arboreal warblers belonging to {Phylloscopus} and allied	      genera.	   {Tree wool} (Bot.), a fine fiber obtained from the leaves of	      pine trees.	      [1913 Webster]	Tree \Tree\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Treed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Treeing}.]	   1. To drive to a tree; to cause to ascend a tree; as, a dog	      trees a squirrel. --J. Burroughs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place upon a tree; to fit with a tree; to stretch upon	      a tree; as, to tree a boot. See {Tree}, n., 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Treebeard \Tree"beard`\, n. (Bot.)	   A pendulous branching lichen ({Usnea barbata}); -- so called	   from its resemblance to hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Tree burial \Tree burial\	   Disposal of the dead by placing the corpse among the branches	   of a tree or in a hollow trunk, a practice among many	   primitive peoples.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tree calf \Tree calf\	   A bright brown polished calfskin binding of books, stained	   with a conventional treelike design.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Treeful \Tree"ful\, n.; pl. {Treefuls}.	   The quantity or number which fills a tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Treeless \Tree"less\, a.	   Destitute of trees. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Treen \Treen\, a. [AS. tre['o]wen.]	   1. Made of wood; wooden. [Obs.] " Treen cups." --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Relating to, or drawn from, trees. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Treen liquors, especially that of the date.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	Treen \Treen\, obs.	   pl. of {Tree}. " The shady treen." --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Treenail \Tree"nail`\, n. [Tree + nail.] (Shipbuilding)	   A long wooden pin used in fastening the planks of a vessel to	   the timbers or to each other. [Written also {trenail}, and	   {trunnel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tref \Tref\ (tr[e^]f), a. [Yiddish, fr. Heb. t[e^]r[=e]ph[=a]h	   an animal torn by wild beasts.]	   Ceremonially unclean, according to the Jewish law; -- opposed	   to {kosher}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trefle \Tre"fle\, n. [F. tr['e]fle. See {Trefoil}.] (Fort.)	   A species of time; -- so called from its resemblance in form	   to a trefoil.	   [1913 Webster]
Tr'efl'e \Tr['e]`fl['e]"\, a. [F. tr['e]fl['e]. See {Trefoil}.]	   (Her.)	   Having a three-lobed extremity or extremities, as a cross;	   also, more rarely, ornamented with trefoils projecting from	   the edges, as a bearing.	   [1913 Webster]
Trefoil \Tre"foil\, n. [L. tres three + E. foil leaf; cf. F.	   fr[`e]fle, It. trifoglio, L. trifolium. See {Tri-}, {Foil}	   leaf, and cf. {Trifoly}.]	   1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Trifolium}, which includes	      the white clover, red clover, etc.; -- less properly,	      applied also to the nonesuch, or black medic. See	      {Clover}, and {Medic}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An ornamental foliation consisting of three	      divisions, or foils.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) A charge representing the clover leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Trefoiled \Tre"foiled`\, a. (Her.)	   Same as {Tr['e]fl['e]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Treget \Treg"et\, n. [See {Tregetour}.]	   Guile; trickery. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Tregetour \Treg"et*our\, n. [OE. tresgeteor. See {Trans-}, and	   {Jet} a shooting forth.]	   A juggler who produces illusions by the use of elaborate	   machinery. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Divers appearances	         Such as these subtle tregetours play.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tregetry \Treg"et*ry\, n.	   Trickery; also, a trick. [Obs.] --Rom. of R.	   [1913 Webster]
Trehala \Tre*ha"la\, n. (Chem.)	   An amorphous variety of manna obtained from the nests and	   cocoons of a Syrian coleopterous insect ({Larinus maculatus},	   {Larinus nidificans}, etc.) which feeds on the foliage of a	   variety of thistle. It is used as an article of food, and is	   called also {nest sugar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trehalose \Tre"ha*lose`\, n. (Chem.)	   Mycose; -- so called because sometimes obtained from trehala.	   [1913 Webster]
Treillage \Treil"lage\, n. [F. treillage. See {Trellis}.]	   Latticework for supporting vines, etc.; an espalier; a	   trellis. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall plant the roses against my treillage to-morrow.	                                                  --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Trek \Trek\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trekked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trekking}.] [Written also {treck}.] [D. trekken. See	   {Track}, n.] [South Africa]	   1. To draw or haul a load, as oxen.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To travel, esp. by ox wagon; to go from place to place; to	      migrate. [Chiefly South Africa]	            One of the motives which induced the Boers of 1836	            to trek out of the Colony.            --James Bryce.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Trek \Trek\, n. [Written also {treck}.] [D. Cf. {Track}, n.]	   The act of trekking; a drawing or a traveling; a journey; a	   migration. [Chiefly South Africa]	         To the north a trek was projected, and some years later	         was nearly carried out, for the occupation of the	         Mashonaland.                             --James Bryce.	   {Great Trek}, the great emigration of Boers from Cape Colony	      which began in 1836, and resulted in the founding of the	      South African Republic and Orange Free State.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trekker \Trek"ker\, n. [D.]	   One that treks. [Written also {trecker}.] [South Africa]	   --James Bryce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trekometer \Trek*om"e*ter\, n. [Cf. {Trechometer}.] (Mil.)	   A field range finger used in the British service.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trellis \Trel"lis\, n. [OE. relis, F. treillis, fr. treille vine	   arbor, fr. L. tricla, triclea, triclia, a bower, arbor,	   summer house.]	   A structure or frame of crossbarred work, or latticework,	   used for various purposes, as for screens or for supporting	   plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Trellised \Trel"lised\, a.	   Having a trellis or trellises.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cottages trellised over with exotic plants. --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tremando \Tre*man"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Trembling; -- used as a direction to perform a passage with a	   general shaking of the whole chord.	   [1913 Webster]
Trematode \Trem"a*tode\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Trematodea. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Trematodea \Trem`a*to"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. ? having	   holes, from ?, ?, a hole.] (Zool.)	   An extensive order of parasitic worms. They are found in the	   internal cavities of animals belonging to all classes. Many	   species are found, also, on the gills and skin of fishes. A	   few species are parasitic on man, and some, of which the	   fluke is the most important, are injurious parasites of	   domestic animals. The trematodes usually have a flattened	   body covered with a chitinous skin, and are furnished with	   two or more suckers for adhesion. Most of the species are	   hermaphrodite. Called also {Trematoda}, and {Trematoidea}.	   See {Fluke}, {Tristoma}, and {Cercaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trematoid \Trem"a*toid\, a. [From Gr. ?, ?, a hole + e'i^dos	   form.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Trematodea. See Illustration in	   Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Tremble \Trem"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trembled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Trembling}.] [F. trembler, fr. L. tremulus trembling,	   tremulous, fr. tremere to shake, tremble; akin to Gr. ?,	   Lith. trimti. Cf. {Tremulous}, {Tremor}.]	   1. To shake involuntarily, as with fear, cold, or weakness;	      to quake; to quiver; to shiver; to shudder; -- said of a	      person or an animal.	      [1913 Webster]	            I tremble still with fear.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Frighted Turnus trembled as he spoke. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To totter; to shake; -- said of a thing.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Mount of Sinai, whose gray top	            Shall tremble.                        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To quaver or shake, as sound; to be tremulous; as the	      voice trembles.	      [1913 Webster]	Tremble \Trem"ble\, n.	   An involuntary shaking or quivering.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am all of a tremble when I think of it. --W. Black.	   [1913 Webster]
Trembler \Trem"bler\, n.	   One who trembles.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Any of certain West Indian birds of the genera	      {Cinclocerthia} and {Rhamphocinclus}, of the family	      {Mimidae}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Elec.) The vibrating hammer, or spring contact piece of a	      hammer break, as of the electric ignition apparatus for an	      internal-combustion engine.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trembling \Trem"bling\, a.	   Shaking; tottering; quivering. -- {Trem"bling*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trembling poplar} (Bot.), the aspen.	      [1913 Webster]
Tremella \Tre*mel"la\, n. [NL., fr. L. tremere, to tremble: cf.	   It. tremella, F. tremelle.] (Bot.)	   A genus of gelatinous fungi found in moist grounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Tremendous \Tre*men"dous\, a. [L. tremendus that is to be	   trembled at, fearful, fr. tremere to tremble. See {Tremble}.]	   Fitted to excite fear or terror; such as may astonish or	   terrify by its magnitude, force, or violence; terrible;	   dreadful; as, a tremendous wind; a tremendous shower; a	   tremendous shock or fall.	   [1913 Webster]	         A tremendous mischief was a foot.        --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Terrible; dreadful; frightful; terrific; horrible;	        awful.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Tre*men"dous*ly}, adv. --	        {Tre*men"dous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Tremex \Tre"mex\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large hymenopterous insects allied to the	   sawflies. The female lays her eggs in holes which she bores	   in the trunks of trees with her large and long ovipositor,	   and the larva bores in the wood. See Illust. of {Horntail}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The pigeon tremex ({Tremex columba}), a common American	         species, infests the elm, pear, and other trees.	         [1913 Webster]
Tremie \Trem"ie\, n. [F. tr['e]mie hopper.] (Hydraulic Engin.)	   An apparatus for depositing and consolidating concrete under	   water, essentially a tube of wood or sheet metal with a	   hooperlike top. It is usually handled by a crane.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tremolando \Tre*mo*lan"do\, a. [It.] (Mus.)	   Same as {Tremando}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tremolite \Trem"o*lite\, n. [From Tremola, a valley in the Alps,	   where it was discovered.] (Min.)	   A white variety of amphibole, or hornblende, occurring in	   long, bladelike crystals, and coarsely fibrous masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Tremolo \Tre"mo*lo\, n. [It. Cf. {Tremulous}.] (Mus.)	   (a) The rapid reiteration of tones without any apparent	       cessation, so as to produce a tremulous effect.	   (b) A certain contrivance in an organ, which causes the notes	       to sound with rapid pulses or beats, producing a	       tremulous effect; -- called also {tremolant}, and	       {tremulant}.	       [1913 Webster]
Tremor \Tre"mor\, n. [L., from tremere to tremble. See	   {Tremble}, v.]	   A trembling; a shivering or shaking; a quivering or vibratory	   motion; as, the tremor of a person who is weak, infirm, or	   old.	   [1913 Webster]	         He fell into an universal tremor of all his joints.	                                                  --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster] Tremulant
Tremulant \Trem"u*lant\, Tremulent \Trem"u*lent\, a.	   Tremulous; trembling; shaking. [R.] " With tremulent white	   rod." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tremulous \Trem"u*lous\, a. [L. tremulus, fr. tremere to	   tremble. See {Tremble}.]	   1. Shaking; shivering; quivering; as, a tremulous limb; a	      tremulous motion of the hand or the lips; the tremulous	      leaf of the poplar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with fear or timidity; trembling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tender, tremulous Christian.      --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Trem"u*lous*ly}, adv. --	      {Trem"u*lous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Tren \Tren\, n. [See {Treen} wooden.]	   A fish spear. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Trenail \Tre"nail`\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   Same as {Treenail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trench \Trench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trenching}.] [OF. trenchier to cut, F. trancher; akin to Pr.	   trencar, trenchar, Sp. trinchar, It. trinciare; of uncertain	   origin.]	   1. To cut; to form or shape by cutting; to make by incision,	      hewing, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wide wound that the boar had trenched	            In his soft flank.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This weak impress of love is as a figure	            Trenched in ice, which with an hour's heat	            Dissolves to water, and doth lose its form. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fort.) To fortify by cutting a ditch, and raising a	      rampart or breastwork with the earth thrown out of the	      ditch; to intrench. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            No more shall trenching war channel her fields.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut furrows or ditches in; as, to trench land for the	      purpose of draining it.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To dig or cultivate very deeply, usually by digging	      parallel contiguous trenches in succession, filling each	      from the next; as, to trench a garden for certain crops.	      [1913 Webster]	Trench \Trench\, v. i.	   1. To encroach; to intrench.	      [1913 Webster]	            Does it not seem as if for a creature to challenge	            to itself a boundless attribute, were to trench upon	            the prerogative of the divine nature? --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have direction; to aim or tend. [R.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To trench at}, to make trenches against; to approach by	      trenches, as a town in besieging it. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Like powerful armies, trenching at a town	            By slow and silent, but resistless, sap. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	Trench \Trench\, n. [OE. trenche, F. tranch['e]e. See {Trench},	   v. t.]	   1. A long, narrow cut in the earth; a ditch; as, a trench for	      draining land. --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An alley; a narrow path or walk cut through woods,	      shrubbery, or the like. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In a trench, forth in the park, goeth she.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To open the trenches} (Mil.), to begin to dig or to form the	      lines of approach.	   {Trench cavalier} (Fort.), an elevation constructed (by a	      besieger) of gabions, fascines, earth, and the like, about	      half way up the glacis, in order to discover and enfilade	      the covered way.	   {Trench plow}, or {Trench plough}, a kind of plow for opening	      land to a greater depth than that of common furrows.	      [1913 Webster]
Trenchand \Trench"and\, a.	   Trenchant. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Trenchant \Trench"ant\, a. [OF. trenchant, F. tranchant, p. pr.	   See {Trench}, v. t.]	   1. Fitted to trench or cut; gutting; sharp. " Trenchant was	      the blade." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Keen; biting; severe; as, trenchant wit.	      [1913 Webster]
Trenchantly \Trench"ant*ly\, adv.	   In a trenchant, or sharp, manner; sharply; severely.	   [1913 Webster]
Trencher \Trench"er\, n. [OE. trencheoir, F. tranchoir, fr.	   trancher to cut, carve. See {Trench}, v. t.]	   1. One who trenches; esp., one who cuts or digs ditches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large wooden plate or platter, as for table use.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The table; hence, the pleasures of the table; food.	      [1913 Webster]	            It could be no ordinary declension of nature that	            could bring some men, after an ingenuous education,	            to place their "summum bonum" upon their trenchers.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trencher cap}, the cap worn by studens at Oxford and	      Cambridge Universities, having a stiff, flat, square	      appendage at top. A similar cap used in the United States	      is called {Oxford cap}, {mortar board}, etc.	   {Trencher fly}, a person who haunts the tables of others; a	      parasite. [R.] --L'Estrange.	   {Trencher friend}, one who frequents the tables of others; a	      sponger.	   {Trencher mate}, a table companion; a parasite; a trencher	      fly. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Trencher-man \Trench"er-man\, n.; pl. {Trencher-men}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A feeder; a great eater; a gormandizer. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cook. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The skillfulest trencher-men of Media. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A table companion; a trencher mate. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Trenchmore \Trench"more\, n.	   A kind of lively dance of a rude, boisterous character. Also,	   music in triple time appropriate to the dance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         All the windows in the town dance new trenchmore.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	Trenchmore \Trench"more\, v. i.	   To dance the trenchmore. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster] Trench-plow
Trench-plow \Trench"-plow"\, Trench-plough \Trench"-plough`\	   (-plou`), v. t.	   To plow with deep furrows, for the purpose of loosening the	   land to a greater depth than usual.	   [1913 Webster]
Trend \Trend\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trending}.] [OE. trenden to roll or turn about; akin to	   OFries. trind, trund, round, Dan. & Sw. trind, AS. trendel a	   circle, ring, and E. trendle, trundle.]	   To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend;	   as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.	   [1913 Webster]	Trend \Trend\, v. t.	   To cause to turn; to bend. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends	         Her silver stream.                       --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Trend \Trend\, n.	   Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general	   direction; as, the trend of a coast.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trend of an anchor}. (Naut.)	   (a) The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same	       distance on the shank from the throat that the arm	       measures from the throat to the bill. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   (b) The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the	       direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at	       anchor.	       [1913 Webster]	Trend \Trend\, v. t. [Cf. G. & OD. trennen to separate.]	   To cleanse, as wool. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Trend \Trend\, n.	   Clean wool. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trender \Trend"er\, n.	   One whose business is to free wool from its filth. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trendle \Tren"dle\, n. [AS. trendel, tryndel, circle, ring. See	   {Trend}, v. i., and cf. {Trundle}.]	   A wheel, spindle, or the like; a trundle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The shaft the wheel, the wheel, the trendle turns.	                                                  --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Trennel \Tren"nel\, n.	   Corrupt form of {Treenail}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trental \Tren"tal\, n. [LL. trentale, fr. L. triginta thirty;	   akin to tres three: cf. OF. trentel. See {Three}, and cf.	   {Trigintal}.]	   1. (R. C. Ch.) An office and mass for the dead on the	      thirtieth day after death or burial. "Their trentals and	      their shrifts." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a dirge; an elegy.	      [1913 Webster]
Trente et quarante \Trente" et` qua`rante"\ [F., lit., thirty	   and forty.]	   Same as {Rouge et noir}, under {Rouge}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trenton period \Tren"ton pe"ri*od\ (Geol.)	   A subdivision in the lower Silurian system of America; -- so	   named from Trenton Falls, in New York. The rocks are mostly	   limestones, and the period is divided into the Trenton,	   Utica, and Cincinnati epochs. See the Chart of {Geology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trepan \Tre*pan"\, n. [F. tr['e]pan (cf. Sp. tr['e]pano, It.	   trepano, trapano), LL. trepanum, fr. Gr. ? a borer, auger,	   trepan, fr. ? to bore, ? a hole. Cf. {Trephine}.]	   1. (Surg.) A crown-saw or cylindrical saw for perforating the	      skull, turned, when used, like a bit or gimlet. See	      {Trephine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A kind of broad chisel for sinking shafts.	      [1913 Webster]	Trepan \Tre*pan"\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Trepanned}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Trepanning}.] [Cf. F. tr['e]paner. See {Trepan} a	   saw.] (Surg.)	   To perforate (the skull) with a trepan, so as to remove a	   portion of the bone, and thus relieve the brain from pressure	   or irritation; to perform an operation with the trepan.	   [1913 Webster]	Trepan \Tre*pan"\, n. [See {Trapan}.]	   1. A snare; a trapan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Snares and trepans that common life lays in its way.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a deceiver; a cheat.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had been from the beginning a spy and a trepan.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Trepan \Tre*pan"\, v. t.	   To insnare; to trap; to trapan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Guards even of a dozen men were silently trepanned from	         their stations.                          --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Trepang \Tre*pang"\, n. [Malay tr[imac]pang.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large holothurians, some of	   which are dried and extensively used as food in China; --	   called also {b[^e]che de mer}, {sea cucumber}, and {sea	   slug}. [Written also {tripang}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The edible trepangs are mostly large species of	         {Holothuria}, especially {Holothuria edulis}. They are	         taken in vast quantities in the East Indies, where they	         are dried and smoked, and then shipped to China. They	         are used as an ingredient in certain kinds of soup.	         [1913 Webster]
Trepanize \Trep"an*ize\, v. t.	   To trepan. [Obs.] "By trepanizing the skull." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Trepanner \Tre*pan"ner\, n.	   One who trepans. " Pitiful trepanners and impostors."	   --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Trepeget \Trep"e*get\, n. (Mil.)	   A trebuchet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trephine \Tre*phine"\ (?; 277), n. [A dim. of 1st trepan: cf. F.	   tr['e]phine.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for trepanning, being an improvement on the	   trepan. It is a circular or cylindrical saw, with a handle	   like that of a gimlet, and a little sharp perforator called	   the center pin.	   [1913 Webster]	Trephine \Tre*phine"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trephined}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Trephining}.]	   To perforate with a trephine; to trepan.	   [1913 Webster]
Trepid \Trep"id\, a. [L. trepidus.]	   Trembling; quaking. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Trepidation \Trep`i*da"tion\, n. [F. tr['e]pidation, L.	   trepidatio, fr. trepidare to hurry with alarm, to tremble,	   from trepidus agitated, disturbed, alarmed; cf. trepit he	   turns, Gr. ? to turn, E. torture.]	   1. An involuntary trembling, sometimes an effect of	      paralysis, but usually caused by terror or fear; quaking;	      quivering.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a state of terror or alarm; fear; confusion;	      fright; as, the men were in great trepidation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anc. Astron.) A libration of the starry sphere in the	      Ptolemaic system; a motion ascribed to the firmament, to	      account for certain small changes in the position of the	      ecliptic and of the stars.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Tremor; agitation; disturbance; fear.	        [1913 Webster]
Trepidity \Tre*pid"i*ty\, n.	   Trepidation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tresayle \Tres"ayle`\ (tr[e^]s"[=a]l`), n. [F. trisa["i]eul,	   from L. tris, tres, three + F. a["i]eul grandfather. Cf.	   {Besaiel}, and see {Ayle}.]	   A grandfather's grandfather. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of tresayle} (O. Eng. Law), a writ which lay for a man	      claiming as heir to his grandfather's grandfather, to	      recover lands of which he had been deprived by an	      abatement happening on the ancestor's death. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
Tresor \Tres"or\, n.	   Treasure. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trespass \Tres"pass\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trespassed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Trespassing}.] [{OF}. trespasser to go across or	   over, transgress, F. tr['e]passer to die; pref. tres- (L.	   trans across, over) + passer to pass. See {Pass}, v. i., and	   cf. {Transpass}.]	   1. To pass beyond a limit or boundary; hence, to depart; to	      go. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Soon after this, noble Robert de Bruce . . .	            trespassed out of this uncertain world. --Ld.	                                                  Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To commit a trespass; esp., to enter unlawfully upon	      the land of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go too far; to put any one to inconvenience by demand	      or importunity; to intrude; as, to trespass upon the time	      or patience of another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To commit any offense, or to do any act that injures or	      annoys another; to violate any rule of rectitude, to the	      injury of another; hence, in a moral sense, to transgress	      voluntarily any divine law or command; to violate any	      known rule of duty; to sin; -- often followed by against.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the time of his distress did he trespass yet more	            against the Lord.                     --2 Chron.	                                                  xxviii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	Trespass \Tres"pass\, n. [OF. trespas, F. tr['e]pas death. See	   {Trespass}, v.]	   1. Any injury or offence done to another.	      [1913 Webster]	            I you forgive all wholly this trespass. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will	            your Father forgive your trespasses.  --Matt. vi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any voluntary transgression of the moral law; any	      violation of a known rule of duty; sin.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fatal trespass done by Eve.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            You . . . who were dead in trespasses and sins.	                                                  --Eph. if. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) An unlawful act committed with force and violence (vi	          et armis) on the person, property, or relative rights	          of another.	      (b) An action for injuries accompanied with force.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Trespass offering} (Jewish Antiq.), an offering in expiation	      of a trespass.	   {Trespass on the case}. (Law) See {Action on the case}, under	      {Case}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Offense; breach; infringement; transgression;	        misdemeanor; misdeed.	        [1913 Webster]
Trespasser \Tres"pass*er\, n.	   One who commits a trespass; as:	   (a) (Law) One who enters upon another's land, or violates his	       rights.	   (b) A transgressor of the moral law; an offender; a sinner.	       [1913 Webster]
Tress \Tress\, n. [OE. tresse, OF. trece, F. tresse, LL. tricia,	   fr. Gr. tri`cha threefold, because a tress is usually formed	   by interlacing three pieces; akin to trei^s three. See	   {Three}.]	   1. A braid, knot, or curl, of hair; a ringlet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her yellow hair was braided in a tress. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair tresses man's imperial race insnare. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A knot or festoon, as of flowers. --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]
Tressed \Tressed\, a.	   1. Having tresses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed into ringlets or braided; braided; curled.	      --Spenser. Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]
Tressel \Tres"sel\, n.	   A trestle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tressful \Tress"ful\, a.	   Tressy. [R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Tressure \Tres"sure\, n. [F. tresser to twist, plait. See	   {Tress}, n.] (Her.)	   A kind of border similar to the orle, but of only half the	   breadth of the latter.	   [1913 Webster]
Tressured \Tres"sured\, a. (Her.)	   Provided or bound with a tressure; arranged in the form of a	   tressure.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tressured fleur-de-lis he claims	         To wreathe his shield.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Tressy \Tress"y\, a.	   Abounding in tresses. --J. Baillie.	   [1913 Webster]
Tres-tine \Tres"-tine`\, n. [Cf. L. tris, tres, three, and E.	   tyne, tine, a prong.]	   The third tine above the base of a stag's antler; the royal	   antler.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trestle \Tres"tle\, n. [OF. trestel, tresteay, F. tr['e]teau;	   probably from L. transtillum a little crossbeam, dim. of	   transtrum a crossbeam. Cf. {Transom}.] [Written also	   {tressel}.]	   1. A movable frame or support for anything, as scaffolding,	      consisting of three or four legs secured to a top piece,	      and forming a sort of stool or horse, used by carpenters,	      masons, and other workmen; also, a kind of framework of	      strong posts or piles, and crossbeams, for supporting a	      bridge, the track of a railway, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The frame of a table.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trestle board}, a board used by architects, draughtsmen, and	      the like, for drawing designs upon; -- so called because	      commonly supported by trestles.	   {Trestle bridge}. See under {Bridge}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Trestletree \Tres"tle*tree`\, n. (Naut.)	   One of two strong bars of timber, fixed horizontally on the	   opposite sides of the masthead, to support the crosstrees and	   the frame of the top; -- generally used in the plural.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Trestlework \Tres"tle*work`\, n.	   A viaduct, pier, scaffold, or the like, resting on trestles	   connected together.	   [1913 Webster]
Tres-tyne \Tres"-tyne`\, n. [L. tris, tres, three + E. tyne.]	   (Zool.)	   In the antler of a stag, the third tyne above the base. This	   tyne appears in the third year. In those deer in which the	   brow tyne does not divide, the tres-tyne is the second tyne	   above the base. See Illust. under {Rucervine}, and under	   {Rusine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tret \Tret\, obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Tread}, for treadeth. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Tret \Tret\, n. [F. traite a drawing, trading, journey, tax on	   wares in transit, anything diminishing the value of coins,	   fr. OF. traire to draw, L. trahere. See {Trait}.] (Com.)	   An allowance to purchasers, for waste or refuse matter, of	   four pounds on every 104 pounds of suttle weight, or weight	   after the tare deducted. --M'Culloch.	   [1913 Webster]
Tretable \Tret"a*ble\, a. [See {Treatable}.]	   Tractable; moderate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By nature debonaire and tretable.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trething \Treth"ing\, n. [W. treth an allowance, contribution,	   tribute, or tax, trethu to rate or tax.]	   A tax; an impost. [Obs.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster] Tretis
Tretis \Tre"tis\, Tretys \Tre"tys\, n. [See {Treatise}.]	   A treatise; also, a treaty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Tretis	Tretis \Tre*tis"\, Tretys \Tre*tys"\, a. [OF. traitis.]	   Long and well-proportioned; nicely made; pretty. [Obs.] "Her	   nose tretys." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trevat \Tre"vat\, n.	   A weaver's cutting instrument; for severing the loops of the	   pile threads of velvet.	   [1913 Webster]
Trevet \Trev"et\, n. [See {Trivet}.]	   A stool or other thing supported by three legs; a trivet.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster] Trew
Trew \Trew\, Trewe \Trewe\, a.	   True. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trews \Trews\, n. pl.	   Trowsers; especially, those of the Scotch Highlanders. "He	   wore the trews, or close trowsers, made of tartan." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Trewth \Trewth\, n.	   Truth. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trey \Trey\, n. [OF. treis three, F. trois, L. tres. See	   {Three}, and cf. {Tray-trip}.]	   Three, at cards, dice, or dominoes; a card, die, or domino of	   three spots or pips.	   [1913 Webster]	         Seven is my chance and thine is cinq and trey.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tri- \Tri-\ [Gr. tri- or L. tri-, sometimes through French; akin	   to L. tres three, and E. three. See {Three}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A prefix meaning three, thrice, threefold; as in	      tricolored, tridentate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A prefix (also used adjectively) denoting three	      proportional or combining part, or the third degree of	      that to the name of which it is prefixed; as in	      trisulphide, trioxide, trichloride.	      [1913 Webster]
Triable \Tri"a*ble\, a. [From {Try}.]	   1. Fit or possible to be tried; liable to be subjected to	      trial or test. "Experiments triable." --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Liable to undergo a judicial examination; properly	      coming under the cognizance of a court; as, a cause may be	      triable before one court which is not triable in another.	      [1913 Webster]
Triableness \Tri"a*ble*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being triable.	   [1913 Webster]
Triacid \Tri*ac"id\, a. [Pref. tri- + acid.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monobasic acid	   or the equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms which may be	   acid radicals; -- said of certain bases; thus, glycerin is a	   triacid base.	   [1913 Webster]
Triacle \Tri"a*cle\, n.	   See {Treacle}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Triacontahedral \Tri`a*con`ta*he"dral\, a. [Gr. ? thirty + ?	   seat, base.]	   Having thirty sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Triaconter \Tri"a*con`ter\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? thirty.] (Gr.	   Antiq.)	   A vessel with thirty banks of oars, or, as some say, thirty	   ranks of rowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Triad \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 ternary;	      a trinity; as, a triad of deities.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) A chord of three notes.	      (b) The common chord, consisting of a tone with its third	          and fifth, with or without the octave.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) An element or radical whose valence is three.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Triads of the Welsh bards}, poetical histories, in which the	      facts recorded are grouped by threes, three things or	      circumstances of a kind being mentioned together.	   {Hindu triad}. See {Trimurti}.	      [1913 Webster]
Triadelphous \Tri`a*del"phous\, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? brother.]	   (Bot.)	   Having stamens joined by filaments into three bundles. See	   Illust. under {Adelphous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triadic \Tri*ad"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Having the characteristics of a triad; as, boron is triadic.	   [1913 Webster]
Triakisoctahedron \Tri"a*kis*oc`ta*he"dron\, n. [Gr. ? thrice +	   E. octahedron.] (Crystalloq.)	   A trigonal trisoctahedron.	   [1913 Webster]
Trial \Tri"al\, n. [From {Try}.]	   1. The act of trying or testing in any manner. Specifically:	      	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Any effort or exertion of strength for the purpose of	          ascertaining what can be done or effected.	          [1913 Webster]	                [I] defy thee to the trial of mortal fight.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The act of testing by experience; proof; test.	          [1913 Webster]	                Repeated trials of the issues and events of	                actions.                          --Bp. Wilkins.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Examination by a test; experiment, as in chemistry,	          metallurgy, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering	      that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like;	      affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the	      graces or virtues of men.	      [1913 Webster]	            Others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings.	                                                  --Heb. xi. 36.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which tries or afflicts; that which harasses; that	      which tries the character or principles; that which tempts	      to evil; as, his child's conduct was a sore trial.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every station is exposed to some trials. --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) The formal examination of the matter in issue in a	      cause before a competent tribunal; the mode of determining	      a question of fact in a court of law; the examination, in	      legal form, of the facts in issue in a cause pending	      before a competent tribunal, for the purpose of	      determining such issue.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Test; attempt; endeavor; effort; experiment; proof;	        essay. See {Test}, and {Attempt}.	        [1913 Webster]
trial and error \tri"al and er"ror\	   The method of discovering something desirable by trying many	   different things until one works; as, the traditional method	   of finding new drugs is by trial and error.	   [PJC]	         And millions miss for one that hits.     --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Trial balance \Tri"al bal`ance\ (Bookkeeping)	   The testing of a ledger to discover whether the debits and	   credits balance, by finding whether the sum of the personal	   credits increased by the difference between the debit and	   credit sums in the merchandise and other impersonal accounts	   equals the sum of personal debits. The equality would not	   show that the items were all correctly posted.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Triality \Tri*al"i*ty\, n. [L. tres, tria, three.]	   Three united; state of being three. [R.] --H. Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]
Trialogue \Tri"a*logue\, n. [LL. trialogus; tri- (see {Tri-}) +	   -logus as, in L. dialogus, E. dialogue.]	   A discourse or colloquy by three persons.	   [1913 Webster]
Triamide \Tri*am"ide\, n. [tri- + amine.] (Chem.)	   An amide containing three amido groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Triamine \Tri*am"ine\, n. [Pref. tri- + amine.] (Chem.)	   An amine containing three amido groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Triander \Tri"an`der\, n. (Bot.)	   Any one of the Triandria.	   [1913 Webster]
Triandria \Tri*an"dri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tri-}, and	   {-androus}.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean class of plants having three distinct and equal	   stamens.	   [1913 Webster] Triandrian
Triandrian \Tri*an"dri*an\, Triandrous \Tri*an"drous\, a. [Cf.	   F. triandre.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to the Triandria; having three distinct and	   equal stamens in the same flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Triangle \Tri"an`gle\, n. [L. triangulum, fr. triangulus	   triangular; tri- (see {Tri-}) + angulus angle: cf. F.	   triangle. See {Angle} a corner.]	   1. (Geom.) A figure bounded by three lines, and containing	      three angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A triangle is either plane, spherical, or curvilinear,	         according as its sides are straight lines, or arcs of	         great circles of a sphere, or any curved lines	         whatever. A plane triangle is designated as scalene,	         isosceles, or equilateral, according as it has no two	         sides equal, two sides equal, or all sides equal; and	         also as right-angled, or oblique-angled, according as	         it has one right angle, or none; and oblique-angled	         triangle is either acute-angled, or obtuse-angled,	         according as all the angles are acute, or one of them	         obtuse. The terms scalene, isosceles, equilateral,	         right-angled, acute-angled, and obtuse-angled, are	         applied to spherical triangles in the same sense as to	         plane triangles.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) An instrument of percussion, usually made of a rod	      of steel, bent into the form of a triangle, open at one	      angle, and sounded by being struck with a small metallic	      rod.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A draughtsman's square in the form of a right-angled	      triangle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) A kind of frame formed of three poles stuck in the	      ground and united at the top, to which soldiers were bound	      when undergoing corporal punishment, -- now disused.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Astron.)	      (a) A small constellation situated between Aries and	          Andromeda.	      (b) A small constellation near the South Pole, containing	          three bright stars.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Triangle spider} (Zool.), a small American spider	      ({Hyptiotes Americanus}) of the family {Ciniflonidae},	      living among the dead branches of evergreen trees. It	      constructs a triangular web, or net, usually composed of	      four radii crossed by a double elastic fiber. The spider	      holds the thread at the apex of the web and stretches it	      tight, but lets go and springs the net when an insect	      comes in contact with it.	      [1913 Webster]
Triangled \Tri"an`gled\, a.	   Having three angles; triangular.	   [1913 Webster]
Triangular \Tri*an"gu*lar\, a. [L. triangularis: cf. F.	   triangulaire.]	   1. Having three angles; having the form of a triangle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Oblong or elongated, and having three lateral	      angles; as, a triangular seed, leaf, or stem.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Triangular compasses}, compasses with three legs for taking	      off the angular points of a triangle, or any three points	      at the same time.	   {Triangular crab} (Zool.), any maioid crab; -- so called	      because the carapace is usually triangular.	   {Triangular numbers} (Math.), the series of numbers formed by	      the successive sums of the terms of an arithmetical	      progression, of which the first term and the common	      difference are 1. See {Figurate numbers}, under	      {Figurate}.	      [1913 Webster]
Triangulares \Tri*an`gu*la"res\, n. pl. [L.] (Zool.)	   The triangular, or maioid, crabs. See Illust. under {Maioid},	   and Illust. of {Spider crab}, under {Spider}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triangularity \Tri*an`gu*lar"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being triangular. --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Triangularly \Tri*an"gu*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a triangular manner; in the form of a triangle. --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]
Triangulate \Tri*an"gu*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Triangulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Triangulating}.]	   1. To divide into triangles; specifically, to survey by means	      of a series of triangles properly laid down and measured.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make triangular, or three-cornered.	      [1913 Webster]
Triangulation \Tri*an`gu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. triangulation.]	   (Surv.)	   The series or network of triangles into which the face of a	   country, or any portion of it, is divided in a	   trigonometrical survey; the operation of measuring the	   elements necessary to determine the triangles into which the	   country to be surveyed is supposed to be divided, and thus to	   fix the positions and distances of the several points	   connected by them.	   [1913 Webster]
Triarchy \Tri"ar*chy\, n.; pl. {Triarchies}. [Gr. ?; ? (see	   {Tri-}) + ? to rule.]	   Government by three persons; a triumvirate; also, a country	   under three rulers. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Triarian \Tri*a"ri*an\, a. [L. triarii, pl., a class of Roman	   soldiers who formed the third rank from the front, fr. tres,	   tria, three.]	   Occupying the third post or rank. [Obs.] --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Triarticulate \Tri`ar*tic"u*late\, a. [Pref. tri- + articulate.]	   (Zool.)	   Having three joints.	   [1913 Webster]
Trias \Tri"as\, n. [L., triad. See {Triad}.] (Geol.)	   The formation situated between the Permian and Lias, and so	   named by the Germans, because consisting of three series of	   strata, which are called in German the Bunter sandstein,	   Muschelkalk, and Keuper.	   [1913 Webster]
Triassic \Tri*as"sic\, a. (Geol.)	   Of the age of, or pertaining to, the Trias. -- n. The	   Triassic formation.	   [1913 Webster]
Triatic \Tri*at"ic\, a. (Naut.)	   A term used in the phrase {triatic stay}. See under {Stay}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triatomic \Tri`a*tom"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + atomic.] (Chem.)	   (a) Having three atoms; -- said of certain elements or	       radicals.	   (b) Having a valence of three; trivalent; sometimes, in a	       specific sense, having three hydroxyl groups, whether	       acid or basic; thus, glycerin, glyceric acid, and	       tartronic acid are each triatomic.	       [1913 Webster]
Tribal \Trib"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a tribe or tribes; as, a tribal scepter.	   --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribalism \Trib"al*ism\, n.	   The state of existing in tribes; also, tribal feeling; tribal	   prejudice or exclusiveness; tribal peculiarities or	   characteristics.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribasic \Tri*ba"sic\, a. [Pref. tri- + basic.] (Chem.)	   Capable of neutralizing three molecules of a monacid base, or	   their equivalent; having three hydrogen atoms capable of	   replacement by basic elements on radicals; -- said of certain	   acids; thus, citric acid is a tribasic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribble \Trib"ble\, n. (Paper Manuf.)	   A frame on which paper is dried. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribe \Tribe\, n. [L. tribus, originally, a third part of the	   Roman people, afterwards, a division of the people, a tribe;	   of uncertain origin: cf. F. tribu.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A family, race, or series of generations, descending from	      the same progenitor, and kept distinct, as in the case of	      the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from the twelve	      sons of Jacob. "The Lion of the tribe of Juda." --Rev. v.	      5.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A number of species or genera having certain	      structural characteristics in common; as, a tribe of	      plants; a tribe of animals.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By many recent naturalists, tribe has been used for a	         group of animals or plants intermediate between order	         and genus.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A nation of savages or uncivilized people; a body of rude	      people united under one leader or government; as, the	      tribes of the Six Nations; the Seneca tribe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A division, class, or distinct portion of a people, from	      whatever cause that distinction may have originated; as,	      the city of Athens was divided into ten tribes.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Stock Breeding) A family of animals descended from some	      particular female progenitor, through the female line; as,	      the Duchess tribe of shorthorns.	      [1913 Webster]	Tribe \Tribe\, v. t.	   To distribute into tribes or classes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our fowl, fish, and quadruped are well tribed. --Abp.	                                                  Nicolson.	   [1913 Webster] Triblet
Triblet \Trib"let\, Tribolet \Trib"o*let\, n.] [F. triboulet.]	   1. A goldsmith's tool used in making rings. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A steel cylinder round which metal is drawn in the process	      of forming tubes. --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Blacksmithing) A tapering mandrel.	      [1913 Webster]
tribo- \trib"o-\, n. [Gr. tri`bein to rub.]	   a combining form relating to friction.	   [PJC]
triboelectricity \trib`o*e*lec*tric"i*ty\, n. [tribo- +	   electricity.]	   electrical charge developed by rubbing objects together, suc	   as amber on cat fur.	   [PJC]
tribology \tri*bol"o*gy\, n. [tribo- + -ology.]	   the study of the effects of friction on parts of machinery	   moving in contact with each other, and of methods, such as	   lubrication, to counteract negative effects such as wear.	   [PJC]
Tribometer \Tri*bom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. tri`bein to rub + -meter:	   cf. F. tribom[`e]tre.]	   An instrument to ascertain the degree of friction in rubbing	   surfaces. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribrach \Tri"brach\, n. [L. tribrachys, Gr. ? consisting of	   three short syllables; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? short.] (Gr. & L.	   Pros.)	   A poetic foot of three short syllables, as, m[^e]l[^i][^u]s.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribracteate \Tri*brac"te*ate\, a. [Pref. tri- + bracteate.]	   (Bot.)	   Having three bracts.	   [1913 Webster] Tribromophenol
Tribromophenol \Tri*bro`mo*phe"nol\, Tribromphenol
\Tri`brom*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.)	   A colorless crystalline substance ({C6H3OBr3}) prepared by	   the reaction of carbolic acid with bromine. The predominant	   isomer is 2,4,6-tribromophenol; -- called also {bromol}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] Tribual
Tribual \Trib"u*al\, Tribular \Trib"u*lar\, a.	   Of or relating to a tribe; tribal; as, a tribual	   characteristic; tribular worship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The tribual lispings of the Ephraimites. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribulation \Trib`u*la"tion\, n. [OE. tribulacium, F.	   tribulation, L. tribulatio, from tribulare to press, afflict,	   fr. tribulum a thrashing sledge, akin to terere, tritum, to	   rub. See {Trite}.]	   That which occasions distress, trouble, or vexation; severe	   affliction.	   [1913 Webster]	         When tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the	         word, by and by he is offended.          --Matt. xiii.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the world ye shall have tribulation.  --John. xvi.	                                                  33.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribunal \Tri*bu"nal\, n. [L. tribunal, fr. tribunus a tribune	   who administered justice: cf. F. tribunal. See {Tribune}.]	   1. The seat of a judge; the bench on which a judge and his	      associates sit for administering justice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a court or forum; as, the House of Lords, in	      England, is the highest tribunal in the kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	Tribunal \Tri`bu*nal"\, n. [Sp.]	   In villages of the Philippine Islands, a kind of townhall. At	   the tribunal the head men of the village met to transact	   business, prisoners were confined, and troops and travelers	   were often quartered.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tribunary \Trib"u*na*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to tribunes; as, tribunary powers or	   authority.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribunate \Trib"u*nate\, n. [L. tribunatus: cf. F. tribunat.]	   The state or office of a tribune; tribuneship.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribune \Trib"une\, n. [L. tribunus, properly, the chief of a	   tribe, fr. tribus tribe: cf. F. tribun. See {Tribe}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) An officer or magistrate chosen by the	      people, to protect them from the oppression of the	      patricians, or nobles, and to defend their liberties	      against any attempts that might be made upon them by the	      senate and consuls.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The tribunes were at first two, but their number was	         increased ultimately to ten. There were also military	         tribunes, officers of the army, of whom there were from	         four to six in each legion. Other officers were also	         called tribunes; as, tribunes of the treasury, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Anciently, a bench or elevated place, from which speeches	      were delivered; in France, a kind of pulpit in the hall of	      the legislative assembly, where a member stands while	      making an address; any place occupied by a public orator.	      [1913 Webster]
Tribuneship \Trib"une*ship\, n.	   The office or power of a tribune.	   [1913 Webster] Tribunitial	   Tribunician
Tribunician \Trib`u*ni"cian\, Tribunitial \Trib`u*ni"tial\,
Tribunitian \Trib`u*ni*tian\, a. [L. tribunicius, tribunitius:	   cf. F. tribunitien.]	   Of or pertaining to tribunes; befitting a tribune; as,	   tribunitial power or authority. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A kind of tribunician veto, forbidding that which is	         recognized to be wrong.                  --Hare.	   [1913 Webster]
Tribunitious \Trib`u*ni"tious\, a.	   Tribunician; tribunitial. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tributarily \Trib"u*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a tributary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tributariness \Trib"u*ta*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tributary.	   [1913 Webster]
Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, a. [OE. tributaire, F. tributaire, L.	   tributarius. See {Tribute}.]	   1. Paying tribute to another, either from compulsion, as an	      acknowledgment of submission, or to secure protection, or	      for the purpose of purchasing peace.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Julius] unto Rome made them tributary. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, subject; subordinate; inferior.	      [1913 Webster]	            He to grace his tributary gods.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Paid in tribute. "Tributary tears." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Yielding supplies of any kind; serving to form or make up,	      a greater object of the same kind, as a part, branch,	      etc.; contributing; as, the Ohio has many tributary	      streams, and is itself tributary to the Mississippi.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Tributary \Trib"u*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Tributaries}.	   1. A ruler or state that pays tribute, or a stated sum, to a	      conquering power, for the purpose of securing peace and	      protection, or as an acknowledgment of submission, or for	      the purchase of security.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a	      lake; an affluent.	      [1913 Webster]
Tribute \Trib"ute\, n. [OE. tribut, L. tributum, fr. tribuere,	   tributum, to bestow, grant, pay, allot, assign, originally,	   to a tribe, from tribus tribe; cf. F. tribut. See {Tribe},	   and cf. {Attribute}, {Contribute}.]	   1. An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing,	      paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an	      acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and	      protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans	      made their conquered countries pay tribute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Millions for defense, but not one cent for tribute.	                                                  --C. C.	                                                  Pinckney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A personal contribution, as of money, praise, service,	      etc., made in token of services rendered, or as that which	      is due or deserved; as, a tribute of affection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Implores the passing tribute of a sigh. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A certain proportion of the ore raised, or of its	      value, given to the miner as his recompense. --Pryce.	      Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tribute money}, money paid as a tribute or tax.	   {Tribute pitch}. (Mining) See under {Tributer}. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Subsidy}.	        [1913 Webster]	Tribute \Trib"ute\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tributed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tributing}.]	   To pay as tribute. [R.] --Whitlock (1654).	   [1913 Webster]
Tributer \Trib"u*ter\, n. (Mining)	   One who works for a certain portion of the ore, or its value.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 receive a certain portion of the ore, or so	         much per pound, as agreed upon, of the value of what	         they raise. --Weale.	         [1913 Webster]
Trica \Tri"ca\, n.; pl. {Tricae}. [NL.] (Bot.)	   An apothecium in certain lichens, having a spherical surface	   marked with spiral or concentric ridges and furrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricarballylic \Tri*car`bal*lyl"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + carboxyl +	   allyl + -ic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex tribasic organic	   acid, {C3H5.(CO2H)3} occurring naturally in unripe beet	   roots, and produced artificially from glycerin as a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricarbimide \Tri*car"bi*mide\, n. [Pref. tri- + carbimide.]	   (Chem.)	   See under {Cyanuric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trice \Trice\, v. t. [OE. trisen; of Scand. or Low German	   origin; cf. Sw. trissa a sheave, pulley, triss a spritsail	   brace, Dan. tridse a pulley, tridse to haul by means of a	   pulley, to trice, LG. trisse a pulley, D. trijsen to hoist.]	   [Written also {trise}.]	   1. To pull; to haul; to drag; to pull away. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Out of his seat I will him trice.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) To haul and tie up by means of a rope.	      [1913 Webster]	Trice \Trice\, n. [Sp. tris the noise made by the breaking of	   glass, an instant, en un tris in an instant; probably of	   imitative origin.]	   A very short time; an instant; a moment; -- now used only in	   the phrase in a trice. "With a trice." --Turbervile. " On a	   trice." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man shall make his fortune in a trice. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricennarious \Tri`cen*na"ri*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to thirty years; tricennial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tricennial \Tri*cen"ni*al\, a. [L. tricennium thirty years;	   triginta thirty + annus year: cf. L. tricennalis.]	   Of or pertaining to thirty years; consisting of thirty years;	   occurring once in every thirty years.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricentenary \Tri*cen"te*na*ry\, a. [Pref. tri- + centenary.]	   Including, or relating to, the interval of three hundred	   years; tercentenary. -- n. A period of three centuries, or	   three hundred years, also, the three-hundredth anniversary of	   any event; a tercentenary.	   [1913 Webster]
Triceps \Tri"ceps\, n. [NL., fr. L. triceps, having three beads;	   tres, tria, three + caput head: cf. F. triceps. See {Three},	   and Chief.] (Anat.)	   A muscle having three heads; specif., the great extensor of	   the forearm, arising by three heads and inserted into the	   olecranon at the elbow.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichiasis \Tri*chi"a*sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. tri`x,	   tricho`s, hair.] (Med.)	   A disease of the eye, in which the eyelashes, being turned in	   upon the eyeball, produce constant irritation by the motion	   of the lids.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichina \Tri*chi"na\ (-n[.a]), n.; pl. {Trichinae}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. ? hairy, made of hair, fr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair.]	   (Zool.)	   A small, slender nematoid worm ({Trichina spiralis}) which,	   in the larval state, is parasitic, often in immense numbers,	   in the voluntary muscles of man, the hog, and many other	   animals. When insufficiently cooked meat containing the	   larvae is swallowed by man, they are liberated and rapidly	   become adult, pair, and the ovoviviparous females produce in	   a short time large numbers of young which find their way into	   the muscles, either directly, or indirectly by means of the	   blood. Their presence in the muscles and the intestines in	   large numbers produces trichinosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichiniasis \Trich`i*ni"a*sis\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Trichinosis.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichinize \Trich"i*nize\, v. t.	   To render trichinous; to affect with trichinae; -- chiefly	   used in the past participle; as, trichinized pork.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichinoscope \Tri*chi"no*scope\, n. [Trichina + -scope.]	   An apparatus for the detection of trichinae in the flesh of	   animals, as of swine.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichinosis \Trich`i*no"sis\, n. [NL. See {Trichina}.] (Med.)	   The disease produced by the presence of trichinae in the	   muscles and intestinal track. It is marked by fever, muscular	   pains, and symptoms resembling those of typhoid fever, and is	   frequently fatal.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichinous \Trich"i*nous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to trichinae or trichinosis; affected with,	   or containing, trichinae; as, trichinous meat.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichite \Trich"ite\, n. [Gr. ?, ?, hair.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Min.) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs,	      common in obsidian. See Illust. of {Crystallite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in	      certain sponges.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trichite sheaf} (Zool.), one of the small sheaflike	      fascicles of slender setae characteristic of certain	      sponges. See Illust. under {Spicule}.	      [1913 Webster]
Trichiuriform \Trich`i*u"ri*form\, a. (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the genus Trichiurus or family	   {Trichiuridae}, comprising the scabbard fishes and hairtails.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichiuroid \Trich`i*u"roid\, a. [Trichiurus + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of, like, or pertaining to, Trichiurus.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichiurus \Trich`i*u"rus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, a	   hair + o'yra` tail.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fishes comprising the hairtails. See {Hairtail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichloride \Tri*chlo"ride\, n. [Pref. tri- + chloride.] (Chem.)	   A chloride having three atoms of chlorine in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichobranchia \Trich`o*bran"chi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. tri`x,	   tricho`s, hair + branchia.] (Zool.)	   The gill of a crustacean in which the branchial filaments are	   slender and cylindrical, as in the crawfishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichocyst \Trich"o*cyst\, n. [Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, a hair + ?	   bag.] (Zool.)	   A lasso cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichogyne \Trich"o*gyne\, n. [F., fr. Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair	   + ? woman, female.] (Bot.)	   The slender, hairlike cell which receives the fertilizing	   particles, or antherozoids, in red seaweeds. --	   {Trich`o*gyn"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichomanes \Tri*chom"a*nes\, n. [L., a kind of plant, from Gr.	   ?.] (Bot.)	   Any fern of the genus {Trichomanes}. The fronds are very	   delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne	   on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of	   cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in	   conservatories; two are native in the United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichomatose \Tri*chom"a*tose`\, a. [Gr. ?, ?, a growth of	   hair.] (Med.)	   Affected with a disease which causes agglutination and	   matting together; -- said of the hair when affected with	   plica. See {Plica}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichome \Trich"ome\, n. [See {Trichomatose}.] (Bot.)	   A hair on the surface of leaf or stem, or any modification of	   a hair, as a minute scale, or star, or gland. The sporangia	   of ferns are believed to be of the nature of trichomes. --	   {Tri*chom"a*tous}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichophore \Trich"o*phore\, n. [Gr. tri`x, tricho`s, hair +	   fe`rein to bear.]	   1. (Bot.) The special cell in red algae which produces or	      bears a trichogyne. See Illust. of {Trichogyne}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the saclike organs from which the setae of	      annelids arise.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Trich`o*phor"ic}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Trichopter \Tri*chop"ter\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Trichoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichoptera \Tri*chop"te*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. tri`x,	   tricho`s, a hair + ? wing.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Neuroptera usually having the wings covered	   with minute hairs. It comprises the caddice flies, and is	   considered by some to be a distinct order.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichopteran \Tri*chop"ter*an\, (Zool.)	   One of the Trichoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichopterous \Tri*chop"ter*ous\, a. (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or characterizing, the Trichoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichord \Tri"chord\, n. [Gr. ? three stringed; ? (see {Tri-}) +	   ? chord, or string.] (Mus.)	   An instrument, as a lyre or harp, having three strings.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichoscolices \Trich`o*scol"i*ces\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   tri`x, tricho`s, hair + skw`lhx a worm.] (Zool.)	   An extensive group of wormlike animals characterized by being	   more or less covered with cilia.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichotomous \Tri*chot"o*mous\, a. [See {Trichotomy}.]	   Divided into three parts, or into threes; three-forked; as, a	   trichotomous stem. --Martyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichotomy \Tri*chot"o*my\, n. [Gr. tri`cha threefold, in three	   parts + te`mnein to cut or divide: cf. F. trichotomie.]	   Division into three parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichroic \Tri*chro"ic\, a.	   Exhibiting trichroism; pleochroic; pleochroism.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichroism \Tri"chro*ism\, n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? color: cf. F.	   trichro["i]sme.] (Min.)	   The quality possessed by some crystals of presenting	   different colors in three different directions.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichromatic \Tri`chro*mat"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + chromatic.]	   (Zool.)	   Having or existing in three different phases of color; having	   three distinct color varieties; -- said of certain birds and	   insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichromatism \Tri*chro"ma*tism\, n. (Zool.)	   The quality, state, or phenomenon of being trichromatic.	   [1913 Webster]
Trichromic \Tri*chro"mic\, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? color.] (Opt.)	   Of, pertaining to, or consisting of, three colors or color	   sensations.	   [1913 Webster]	Trichromic \Tri*chro"mic\, a. [Pref. tri- + chromic.] (Chem.)	   Containing three atoms of chromium.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricipital \Tri*cip"i*tal\, a. [See {Triceps}.] (Anat.)	   Having three heads, or three origins; as, a tricipital	   muscle.	   [1913 Webster]
Trick \Trick\, n. [D. trek a pull, or drawing, a trick, trekken	   to draw; akin to LG. trekken, MHG. trecken, trechen, Dan.	   tr[ae]kke, and OFries. trekka. Cf. {Track}, {Trachery},	   {Trig}, a., {Trigger}.]	   1. An artifice or stratagem; a cunning contrivance; a sly	      procedure, usually with a dishonest intent; as, a trick in	      trade.	      [1913 Webster]	            He comes to me for counsel, and I show him a trick.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know a trick worth two of that.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sly, dexterous, or ingenious procedure fitted to puzzle	      or amuse; as, a bear's tricks; a juggler's tricks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mischievous or annoying behavior; a prank; as, the tricks	      of boys. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A particular habit or manner; a peculiarity; a trait; as,	      a trick of drumming with the fingers; a trick of frowning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trick of that voice I do well remember. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath a trick of C[oe]ur de Lion's face. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A knot, braid, or plait of hair. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Card Playing) The whole number of cards played in one	      round, and consisting of as many cards as there are	      players.	      [1913 Webster]	            On one nice trick depends the general fate. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Naut.) A turn; specifically, the spell of a sailor at the	      helm, -- usually two hours.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A toy; a trifle; a plaything. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Stratagem; wile; fraud; cheat; juggle; finesse; sleight;	        deception; imposture; delusion; imposition.	        [1913 Webster]	Trick \Trick\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tricked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tricking}.]	   1. To deceive by cunning or artifice; to impose on; to	      defraud; to cheat; as, to trick another in the sale of a	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress; to decorate; to set off; to adorn fantastically;	      -- often followed by up, off, or out. " Trick her off in	      air." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            People lavish it profusely in tricking up their	            children in fine clothes, and yet starve their	            minds.                                --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are simple, but majestic, records of the	            feelings of the poet; as little tricked out for the	            public eye as his diary would have been. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To draw in outline, as with a pen; to delineate or	      distinguish without color, as arms, etc., in heraldry.	      [1913 Webster]	            They forget that they are in the statutes: . . .	            there they are tricked, they and their pedigrees.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tricker \Trick"er\, n.	   One who tricks; a trickster.	   [1913 Webster]	Tricker \Trick"er\, n.	   A trigger. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Trickery \Trick"er*y\, n.	   The art of dressing up; artifice; stratagem; fraud;	   imposture.	   [1913 Webster]
Trickiness \Trick"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being tricky.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricking \Trick"ing\, a.	   Given to tricks; tricky. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Tricking \Trick"ing\, n.	   Dress; ornament. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Trickish \Trick"ish\, a.	   Given to tricks; artful in making bargains; given to	   deception and cheating; knavish. -- {Trick"ish*ly}, adv. --	   {Trick"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Trickle \Tric"kle\ (tr[i^]k"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trickled}	   (tr[i^]k"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Trickling}	   (tr[i^]k"kl[i^]ng).] [OE. triklen, probably for striklen,	   freq. of striken to flow, AS. str[imac]can. See {Strike}, v.	   t.]	   To flow in a small, gentle stream; to run in drops.	   [1913 Webster]	         His salt tears trickled down as rain.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fast beside there trickled softly down	         A gentle stream.                         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Trickle \Tric"kle\, n.	   The act or state of trickling; also, that which trickles; a	   small stream; drip.	         Streams that . . . are short and rapid torrents after a	         storm, but at other times dwindle to feeble trickles of	         mud.                                     --James Bryce.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trickment \Trick"ment\, n.	   Decoration. [Obs.] " No trickments but my tears." --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricksiness \Trick"si*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tricksy; trickiness. --G.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Trickster \Trick"ster\, n.	   One who tricks; a deceiver; a tricker; a cheat.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricksy \Trick"sy\, a. [From {Trick}.]	   Exhibiting artfulness; trickish. "My tricksy spirit!" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         he tricksy policy which in the seventeenth century	         passed for state wisdom.                 --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricktrack \Trick"track`\, n. [F. trictrac. Cf. {Ticktack}	   backgammon.]	   An old game resembling backgammon.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricky \Trick"y\, a.	   Given to tricks; practicing deception; trickish; knavish.	   [1913 Webster]
Triclinate \Tric"li*nate\, a. (Min.)	   Triclinic.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricliniary \Tri*clin"i*a*ry\, a. [L. tricliniaris. See	   {Triclinium}.]	   Of or pertaining to a triclinium, or to the ancient mode of	   reclining at table.	   [1913 Webster]
Triclinic \Tri*clin"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? to incline.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Having, or characterized by, three unequal axes intersecting	   at oblique angles. See the Note under {crystallization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triclinium \Tri*clin"i*um\, n.; pl. {Triclinia}. [L., from Gr.	   ?, ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + {?} a couch.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   (a) A couch for reclining at meals, extending round three	       sides of a table, and usually in three parts.	   (b) A dining room furnished with such a triple couch.	       [1913 Webster]
Tricoccous \Tri*coc"cous\, a. [Gr. tri`kokkos with three grains	   or berries; ? (see {Tri-}) + ko`kkos grain, seed.] (Bot.)	   Having three cocci, or roundish carpels. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricolor \Tri"col`or\, n. [F. tricolore, drapeau tricolore a	   tricolored flag, fr. tricolore three-colored; tri (see	   {Tri-}) + L. color color.] [Written also {tricolour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The national French banner, of three colors, blue, white,	      and red, adopted at the first revolution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any three-colored flag.	      [1913 Webster]
Tricolored \Tri"col`ored\, a.	   Having three colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricornigerous \Tri`cor*nig"er*ous\, a. [L. tricorniger;	   tricornis three-horned (see {Tri-}, and {Horn}) + -gerere to	   bear.]	   Having three horns.	   [1913 Webster] Tricorporal
Tricorporal \Tri*cor"po*ral\, Tricorporate \Tri*cor"po*rate\, a.	   [L. tricorpor; tri- (see {Tri-}) + corpus, -oris, body.]	   (Her.)	   Represented with three bodies conjoined to one head, as a	   lion.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricostate \Tri*cos"tate\, a. [Pref. tri- + costate.] (Bot.)	   Three-ribbed; having three ribs from the base.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricot \Tri`cot"\, n. [F.]	   A fabric of woolen, silk, or cotton knitted, or women to	   resemble knitted work.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricrotic \Tri*crot"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? to beat.]	   (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to tricrotism; characterized by tricrotism.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricrotism \Tri"cro*tism\, n. (Physiol.)	   That condition of the arterial pulse in which there is a	   triple beat. The pulse curve obtained in the sphygmographic	   tracing characteristic of tricrotism shows two secondary	   crests in addition to the primary.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tricrotous \Tri"cro*tous\ (tr[imac]"kr[-o]*t[u^]s), a.	   (Physiol.)	   Tricrotic.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricurvate \Tri*cur"vate\ (tr[-i]*k[^u]r"v[asl]t), a. [Pref.	   tri- + curvate.] (Zool.)	   Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see	   Illust. of {Spicule}).	   [1913 Webster]
Tricuspid \Tri*cus"pid\, a. [L. tricuspis, -idis; tri- (see	   {Tri-}) + cuspis a point: cf. F. tricuspide.]	   1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a	      tricuspid molar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as,	      tricuspid obstruction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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; -- sometimes called the {tricuspid valves}, each	      flap being regarded as a valve.	      [1913 Webster]
Tricuspidate \Tricus"pid*ate\, a.	   Three-pointed; ending in three points; as, a tricuspidate	   leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Tricycle \Tri"cy*cle\, n. [Pref. tri- + cycle as inbicycle.]	   A three-wheeled velocipede. See Illust. under {Velocipede}.	   Cf. {Bicycle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridacna \Tri*dac"na\, n. [L., pl., a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. ?	   eaten at three bites, ? tri- + ? to bite.] (Zool.)	   A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the	   coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species	   ({Tridacna gigas}) often weighs four or five hundred pounds,	   and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also {paw	   shell}, and {fountain shell}.	   [1913 Webster] Tridactyl
Tridactyl \Tri*dac"tyl\ Tridactyle \Tri*dac"tyle\, a. [Gr. ?: ?	   (see {Tri-}) + ? digit: cf. F. tridactyle.] (Biol.)	   Having three fingers or toes, or composed of three movable	   parts attached to a common base.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridactylous \Tri*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Biol.)	   Tridactyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Triddler \Trid"dler\, n. (Zool.)	   The jacksnipe. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tride \Tride\, a. [Cf. F. tride lively, quick.]	   Short and ready; fleet; as, a tride pace; -- a term used by	   sportsmen. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridecane \Tri*dec"ane\ (tr[-i]*d[e^]k"[=a]n), n. [Pref. tri- +	   Gr. ? ten. So called from the number of carbon atoms in the	   molecule.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C13H28}, of the methane series, which is a	   probable ingredient both of crude petroleum and of kerosene,	   and is produced artificially as a light colorless liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridecatoic \Tri`dec*a*to"ic\ (tr[-i]`d[e^]k*[.a]*t[=o]"[i^]k),	   a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. de`katos tenth.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, that acid of the fatty	   acids heterologous with tridecane. It is a white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridecatylene \Tri`de*cat"y*lene\	   (tr[-i]`d[-e]*k[a^]t"[i^]*l[=e]n), n. [Pref. tri-+ Gr.	   de`katos tenth + E. ethylene.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C13H26}, of the ethylene series,	   corresponding to tridecane, and obtained from Burmah	   petroleum as a light colorless liquid; -- called also	   {tridecylene}, and {tridecene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trident \Tri"dent\ (tr[imac]"dent), n. [L. tridens, -entis; tri-	   (see {Tri-}) + dens tooth: cf. F. trident. See {Tooth}.]	   1. (Class Myth.) A kind of scepter or spear with three	      prongs, -- the common attribute of Neptune.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rom. Antiq.) A three-pronged spear or goad, used for	      urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of	      gladiators.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A three-pronged fish spear.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) A curve of third order, having three infinite	      branches in one direction and a fourth infinite branch in	      the opposite direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trident bat} (Zool.), an Asiatic rhinolophid bat ({Triaenops	      Persicus}), having the nose membrane in the shape of a	      trident.	      [1913 Webster]	Trident \Tri"dent\, a. [L. tridens.]	   Having three teeth or prongs; tridentate.	   [1913 Webster] Tridentate
Tridentate \Tri*den"tate\, Tridentated \Tri*den"ta*ted\, a. [NL.	   tridentatus. See {Trident}.]	   Having three teeth; three-toothed. --Lee.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridented \Tri"dent*ed\, a.	   Having three prongs; trident; tridentate; as, a tridented	   mace. [R.] --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridentiferous \Tri`dent*if"er*ous\, a. [L. tridentifer; tridens	   trident + ferre to bear.]	   Bearing a trident.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridentine \Tri*den"tine\, a. [From L. Tridentum Trent.]	   Of or pertaining to Trent, or the general church council held	   in that city.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridiapason \Tri*di`a*pa"son\, n. [Pref. tri- + diaposon.] (Anc.	   Mus.)	   A triple octave, or twenty-second. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridimensional \Tri`di*men"sion*al\, a. [Pref. tri- +	   dimensional.] (Chem.)	   Having three dimensions; extended in three different	   directions.	   [1913 Webster]
Triding \Tri"ding\, n.	   A riding. See {Trithing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triduan \Trid"u*an\, a. [L. triduanus, fr. triduum space of	   three days; tri- + dies day.]	   Lasting three lays; also, happening every third day. [R.]	   --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Tridymite \Trid"y*mite\, n. [Gr. ? threefold. So called in	   allusion to the supposed threefold nature of the twin	   crystals.] (Min.)	   Pure silica, like quartz, but crystallizing in hexagonal	   tables. It is found in trachyte and similar rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Tried \Tried\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Try.} Also adj. Proved; tested; faithful;	   trustworthy; as, a tried friend.	   [1913 Webster]
Triedral \Tri*e"dral\, a.	   See {Trihedral}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triennial \Tri*en"ni*al\, a. [L. triennium the space of three	   years; tri- (see {Tri-}) + annus year. See {Annual}.]	   1. Continuing three years; as, triennial parliaments; a	      triennial reign. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Happening, coming about, or appearing once in every three	      years; as, triennial elections; a triennial catalogue; a	      triennial visitation. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	Triennial \Tri*en"ni*al\, n.	   Something which takes place or appears once in three years.	   [1913 Webster]
Triennially \Tri*en"ni*al*ly\, adv.	   Once in three years.	   [1913 Webster]
Triens \Tri"ens\, n. [L., from tres, tria, three.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A Roman copper coin, equal to one third of the as. See 3d	   {As}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Trier \Tri"er\, n. [From {Try}.]	   1. One who tries; one who makes experiments; one who examines	      anything by a test or standard. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who tries judicially.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A person appointed according to law to try	      challenges of jurors; a trior. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which tries or approves; a test. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Trierarch \Tri"er*arch\, n. [L. trierarchus, Gr. ?; ? a trireme	   + ? a leader, a chief.] (Gr. Antiq.)	      (a) The commander of a trireme.	      (b) At Athens, one who (singly, or jointly with other	          citizens) had to fit out a trireme for the public	          service.	          [1913 Webster]
Trierarchy \Tri"er*arch`y\, n.; pl. {Trierarchises}. [ Gr. ?.]	   The office duty of a trierarch.	   [1913 Webster]
Trieterical \Tri`e*ter"ic*al\, a. [L. trietericus, Gr. ?, fr. ?	   (sc. ?) a triennial festival; ? (see {Tri-}.) + ? a year.]	   Kept or occurring once in three years; triennial. [R.] --J.	   Gregory.	   [1913 Webster]
Trieterics \Tri`e*ter"ics\, n. pl. [L. trieterica, pl., fr. Gr.	   ? of a triennial festival.] (Class. Antiq.)	   Festival games celebrated once in three years. [R.] --May.	   [1913 Webster]
Triethylamine \Tri*eth`yl*am"ine\, n. [Pref. tri- + ethylamine.]	   (Chem.)	   A tertiary amine analogous to trimethylamine.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifacial \Tri*fa"cial\, a. [Pref. tri- + facial.] (Anat.)	   See {Trigeminal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifallow \Tri"fal`low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trifallowed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Trifallowing}.] [Pref. tri- + fallow. Cf.	   {Thryfallow}.]	   To plow the third time before sowing, as land. --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifarious \Tri*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. trifarius of three sorts or	   ways, threefold; cf. Gr. ?. Cf. {Bifarious}.] (Bot.)	   Facing three ways; arranged in three vertical ranks, as the	   leaves of veratrum.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifasciated \Tri*fas"ci*a`ted\, a. [Pref. tri- + fasciated.]	   Having, or surrounded by, three fasciae, or bands.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifid \Tri"fid\, a. [L. trifidus; tri- (see {Tri-}) + the root	   of findere to split: cf. F. trifide.]	   Cleft to the middle, or slightly beyond the middle, into	   three parts; three-cleft.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifistulary \Tri*fis"tu*la*ry\, a. [Pref. tri- + fistula,	   fistular.]	   Having three pipes. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifle \Tri"fle\, n. [OE. trifle, trufle, OF. trufle mockery,	   raillery, trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe	   truffle, the word being applied to any small or worthless	   object. See {Truffle}.]	   1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or	      trivial, affair.	      [1913 Webster]	            With such poor trifles playing.       --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trifles light as air	            Are to the jealous confirmation strong	            As proofs of holy writ.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Small sands the mountain, moments make year,	            And frifles life.                     --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc.,	      with syllabub poured over it.	      [1913 Webster]	Trifle \Tri"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trifled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trifling}.] [OE. trifelen, truflen. See {Trifle}, n.]	   To act or talk without seriousness, gravity, weight, or	   dignity; to act or talk with levity; to indulge in light or	   trivial amusements.	   [1913 Webster]	         They trifle, and they beat the air about nothing which	         toucheth us.                             --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To trifle with}, to play the fool with; to treat without	      respect or seriousness; to mock; as, to trifle with one's	      feelings, or with sacred things.	      [1913 Webster]	Trifle \Tri"fle\, v. t.	   1. To make of no importance; to treat as a trifle. [Obs.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To spend in vanity; to fritter away; to waste; as, to	      trifle away money. "We trifle time." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Trifler \Tri"fler\, n.	   One who trifles. --Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifling \Tri"fling\, a.	   Being of small value or importance; trivial; paltry; as, a	   trifling debt; a trifling affair. -- {Tri"fling*ly}, adv. --	   {Tri"fling*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Trifloral
Trifloral \Tri*flo"ral\, Triflorous \Tri*flo"rous\, a. [Pref.	   tri- + L. flos, floris, flower.] (Bot.)	   Three-flowered; having or bearing three flowers; as, a	   triflorous peduncle.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifluctuation \Tri*fluc`tu*a"tion\, n. [Pref. tri- +	   fluctuation.]	   A concurrence of three waves. [Obs.] "A trifluctuation of	   evils." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Trifoliate
Trifoliate \Tri*fo"li*ate\, Trifoliated \Tri*fo"li*a`ted\, a.	   [Tri- + foliate. Cf. {Trefoil}.] (Bot.)	   Having three leaves or leaflets, as clover. See Illust. of	   {Shamrock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifoliolate \Tri*fo"li*o*late\, a. [Pref. tri- + foliolate.]	   (Bot.)	   Having three leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifolium \Tri*fo"li*um\, n. [L., clover.] (Bot.)	   A genus of leguminous herbs with densely spiked flowers and	   usually trifoliate leaves; trefoil. There are many species,	   all of which are called clover. See {Clover}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trifoly \Tri"fo*ly\, n. [L. trifolium. See {Trifoliate},	   {Trefoil}.] (Bot.)	   Sweet trefoil. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She was crowned with a chaplet of trifoly. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Triforium \Tri*fo"ri*um\, n. [LL., fr. L. tri- (see {Tri-}) +	   foris, pl. fores, a door.] (Arch.)	   The gallery or open space between the vaulting and the roof	   of the aisles of a church, often forming a rich arcade in the	   interior of the church, above the nave arches and below the	   clearstory windows.	   [1913 Webster]
Triform \Tri"form\, a. [L. triformis; tri- (see {Tri-}) + forma	   form.]	   Having a triple form or character. "This triform antagonism."	   --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Goddess Triform, I own thy triple spell. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Triformity \Tri*form"i*ty\, n. [L. triformitas.]	   The state of being triform, or of having a threefold shape.	   [1913 Webster] Trifurcate
Trifurcate \Tri*fur"cate\, Trifurcated \Tri*fur"ca*ted\, a. [L.	   trifurcus; tri- (see {Tri-}) + furca fork.]	   Having three branches or forks; trichotomous.	   [1913 Webster]
Trig \Trig\, v. t. [Cf. Dan. trykke to press, Sw. trycka.]	   To fill; to stuff; to cram. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Trig \Trig\, a. [Formerly written trick, akin to trick to	   dress.]	   Full; also, trim; neat. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To sit on a horse square and trig.       --Brit. Quart.	                                                  Rev.	   [1913 Webster]	Trig \Trig\, v. t. [See {Trigger}.]	   To stop, as a wheel, by placing something under it; to	   scotch; to skid.	   [1913 Webster]	Trig \Trig\, n. [See {Trigger}.]	   A stone, block of wood, or anything else, placed under a	   wheel or barrel to prevent motion; a scotch; a skid. [Eng.]	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigamist \Trig"a*mist\, n. [See {Trigamy}.]	   One who has been married three times; also, one who has three	   husbands or three wives at the same time.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigamous \Trig"a*mous\, a. [L. trigamus a thrice-married man,	   Gr. ? thrice married; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? marriage: cf. F.	   trigame.] (Bot.)	   Having three sorts of flowers in the same head, -- male,	   female, and hermaphrodite, or perfect, flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigamy \Trig"a*my\, n. [L. trigamia,Gr. ?: cf. F. trigamie. See	   {Trigamous}.]	   The act of marrying, or the state of being married, three	   times; also, the offense of having three husbands or three	   wives at the same time.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigastric \Tri*gas"tric\, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? belly.]	   (Anat.)	   Having three bellies; -- said of a muscle. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigeminal \Tri*gem"i*nal\, a. [See {Trigeminous}.] (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the fifth pair of cranial	   nerves, which divide on each side of the head into three main	   branches distributed to the orbits, jaws, and parts of the	   mouth; trifacial.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigeminous \Tri*gem"i*nous\, a. [L. trigeminus born three	   together; tri- (see {Tri-}) + geminus twin. Cf.	   {Tergeminous}.]	   Born three together; being one of three born at the same	   birth; also, threefold. --E. Phillip?.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigenic \Tri*gen"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + gen- + -ic. So named in	   reference to its composition, it being supposed to contain	   the radicals of three molecules of cyanic acid.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C4H7N3O2},	   obtained, by the action of the vapor of cyanic acid on cold	   aldehyde, as a white crystalline substance having a slightly	   acid taste and faint smell; -- called also {ethidene-biuret}	   or {ethylidene-biuret}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triger process \Tri`ger proc"ess\ [After M. Triger, French	   engineer.] (Engin. & Mining)	   A method of sinking through water-bearing ground, in which	   the shaft is lined with tubbing and provided with an air	   lock, work being proceeded with under air pressure.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trigesimo-secundo \Tri*ges"i*mo-se*cun"do\, a. [L. in	   trigesimo-secundo in the thirty-second.]	   Having thirty-two leaves to a sheet; as, a trigesimo-secundo	   form, book, leaf, size, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Trigesimo-secundo \Tri*ges"i*mo-se*cun"do\, n.	   A book composed of sheets so folded that each one makes	   thirty-two leaves; hence, indicating, more or less	   definitely, a size of book; -- usually written {32mo}, or	   32[deg], and called {thirty-twomo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigger \Trig"ger\, n. [For older tricker, from D. trekker, fr.	   trekken to draw, pull. See {Trick}, n.]	   1. A catch to hold the wheel of a carriage on a declivity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) A piece, as a lever, which is connected with a	      catch or detent as a means of releasing it; especially	      (Firearms), the part of a lock which is moved by the	      finger to release the cock and discharge the piece.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trigger fish} (Zool.), a large plectognath fish ({Balistes	      Carolinensis} or {Balistes capriscus}) common on the	      southern coast of the United States, and valued as a food	      fish in some localities. Its rough skin is used for	      scouring and polishing in the place of sandpaper. Called	      also {leather jacket}, and {turbot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Trigintal \Tri*gin`tal\, n. [LL. trigintate, fr. L. triginta	   thirty. See {Trental}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A trental.	   [1913 Webster]
Triglyceride \Tri*glyc"er*ide\, n. [Pref. tri- + glyceride.]	   (Chem.)	   A glyceride formed by the replacement of three hydrogen atoms	   in glycerin by acid radicals.	   [1913 Webster]
Triglyph \Tri"glyph\, n. [L. triglyphus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) +	   ? to carve: cf. F. triglyphe.] (Arch.)	   An ornament in the frieze of the Doric order, repeated at	   equal intervals. Each triglyph consists of a rectangular	   tablet, slightly projecting, and divided nearly to the top by	   two parallel and perpendicular gutters, or channels, called	   glyphs, into three parts, or spaces, called femora. A half	   channel, or glyph, is also cut upon each of the perpendicular	   edges of the tablet. See Illust. of {Entablature}.	   [1913 Webster] Triglyphic
Triglyphic \Tri*glyph"ic\, Triglyphical \Tri*glyph"ic*al\, a.	   1. Consisting of, or pertaining to, triglyphs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing three sets of characters or sculptures.	      [1913 Webster]
Trigness \Trig"ness\, n. [See {Trig} trim, neat.]	   The quality or state of being trig; smartness; neatness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their spars had no man-of-war trigness.  --Kane.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigon \Tri"gon\, n. [L. trigonum, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? a	   corner, angle: cf. F. trigone.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A figure having three angles; a triangle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astrol.)	      (a) A division consisting of three signs.	      (b) Trine, an aspect of two planets distant 120 degrees	          from each other. --Hutton.	          [1913 Webster]	   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.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The cutting region of the crown of an upper molar,	      usually the anterior part. That of a lower molar is the
Trigonid \Tri"go*nid\	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Trigonal \Trig"o*nal\, a.	   Having three angles, or corners; triangular; as, a trigonal	   stem, one having tree prominent longitudinal angles.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Trigone \Tri`gone"\, n. [F., literally, a trigon.] (Anat.)	   A smooth triangular area on the inner surface of the bladder,	   limited by the apertures of the ureters and urethra.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigonia \Tri*go"ni*a\, n. [NL. See {Trigon}. So called in	   allusion to the triangular shape of some species.] (Zool.)	   A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of	   which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living	   species exist on the coast of Australia.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigonocerous \Trig`o*noc"er*ous\, a. [Gr. ? triangle + ? horn.]	   (Zool.)	   Having horns with three angles, like those of some species of	   goats.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigonodont \Trig"o*no*dont`\, a. [See {Trigon}; {Odonto}.]	   See {Trituberculy}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Trigonometric
Trigonometric \Trig`o*no*met"ric\, Trigonometrical
\Trig`o*no*met"ric*al\, [Cf. F. trigonom['e]trique.]	   Of or pertaining to trigonometry; performed by the rules of	   trigonometry.	   [1913 Webster] --{Trig`o*no*met"ric*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trigonometrical curve}, a curve one of whose coordinates is	      a trigonometric function of the other.	   {Trigonometrical function}. See under {Function}.	   {Trigonometrical lines}, lines which are employed in solving	      the different cases of plane and spherical trigonometry,	      as sines, tangents, secants, and the like. These lines, or	      the lengths of them, are trigonometrical functions of the	      arcs and angles to which they belong.	   {Trigonometrical survey}. See under {Survey}.	      [1913 Webster]
Trigonometry \Trig`o*nom"e*try\, n.; pl. {-tries}. [Gr. ? a	   triangle + -metry: cf. F. trigonom['e]trie. See {Trigon}.]	   1. That branch of mathematics which treats of the relations	      of the sides and angles of triangles, which the methods of	      deducing from certain given parts other required parts,	      and also of the general relations which exist between the	      trigonometrical functions of arcs or angles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise in this science.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Analytical trigonometry}, that branch of trigonometry which	      treats of the relations and properties of the	      trigonometrical functions.	   {Plane trigonometry}, and {Spherical trigonometry}, those	      branches of trigonometry in which its principles are	      applied to plane triangles and spherical triangles	      respectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Trigonous \Trig"o*nous\, a. [L. trigonus, Gr. ?. See {Trigon}.]	   Same as {Trigonal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigram \Tri"gram\, n. [Pref. tri- + -gram.]	   Same as {Trigraph}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigrammatic \Tri`gram*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; ? + ? a letter.]	   Containing three letters or characters, or three sets of	   letters or characters.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigrammic \Tri*gram"mic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Trigrammatic}.]	   Same as {Trigrammatic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigraph \Tri"graph\, n. [Pref. tri- + -graph.]	   Three letters united in pronunciation so as to have but one	   sound, or to form but one syllable, as -ieu in adieu; a	   triphthong.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigyn \Tri"gyn\, n. (Bot.)	   Any one of the Trigynia.	   [1913 Webster]
Trigynia \Tri*gyn"i*a\, n. pl. [NL., Gr. ? (see {Tri-}) + ? a	   woman, a female.] (Bot.)	   A Linnaean order of plants having three pistils or styles.	   [1913 Webster] Trigynian
Trigynian \Tri*gyn"i*an\, Trigynous \Trig"y*nous\, a. (Bot.)	   Having three pistils or styles; of or pertaining to the	   Trigynia.	   [1913 Webster]
Trihedral \Tri*he"dral\, a. [See {Trihedron}.] (Geom.)	   Having three sides or faces; thus, a trihedral angle is a	   solid angle bounded by three plane angles. [Written also	   {triedral}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trihedron \Tri*he"dron\, n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? a seat, base.]	   (Geom.)	   A figure having three sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Trihoral \Tri*ho"ral\, a. [Pref. tri- + horal.]	   Occurring once in every three hours.	   [1913 Webster]
Trihybrid \Tri*hy"brid\, n. (Biol.)	   A hybrid whose parents differ by three pairs of contrasting	   Mendelian characters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trijugate \Trij"u*gate\, a. [See {Trijugous}.] (Bot.)	   In three pairs; as, a trijugate leaf, or a pinnate leaf with	   three pairs of leaflets.	   [1913 Webster]
Trijugous \Trij"u*gous\, a. [L. trijugus threefold; tri- + jugum	   a yoke.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Trijugate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trikosane \Tri"ko*sane\, n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? twenty.] (Chem.)	   A hydrocarbon, {C23H48}, of the methane series, resembling	   paraffin; -- so called because it has twenty-three atoms of	   carbon in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilateral \Tri*lat"er*al\, a.[L. trilaterus; tri- (see {Tri-})	   + latus, lateris, side: cf. F. trilat['e]ral. See {Lateral}.]	   (Geom.)	   Having three sides; being three-sided; as, a trilateral	   triangle. -- {Tri*lat"er*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Tri*lat"er*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilemma \Tri*lem"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see {Tri-}) + {?} any	   thing received, in logic, an assumption. Cf. {Dilemma}.]	   1. (Logic) A syllogism with three conditional propositions,	      the major premises of which are disjunctively affirmed in	      the minor. See {Dilemma}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of things in which it is difficult to determine	      which one of three courses to pursue.	      [1913 Webster]
Trilinear \Tri*lin"e*ar\, a. (Math.)	   Of, pertaining to, or included by, three lines; as, trilinear	   coordinates.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilingual \Tri*lin"gual\, a. [L. trilinguis; tri- (see {Tri-})	   + lingua tongue, language. See {Lingual}.]	   Containing, or consisting of, three languages; expressed in	   three languages.	   [1913 Webster]	         The much-noted Rosetta stone . . . bears upon its	         surface a trilingual inscription.        --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilinguar \Tri*lin"guar\, a.	   See {Trilingual}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triliteral \Tri*lit"er*al\, a. [Pref. tri- + literal.]	   Consisting of three letters; trigrammic; as, a triliteral	   root or word. -- n. A triliteral word.	   [1913 Webster]
Triliteralism \Tri*lit"er*al*ism\, n.	   Same as {Triliterality}.	   [1913 Webster] Triliterality
Triliterality \Tri*lit`er*al"i*ty\, Triliteralness
\Tri*lit"er*al*ness\, n.	   The quality of being triliteral; as, the triliterality of	   Hebrew roots. --W. D. Whitney.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilith \Tri"lith\, n.	   Same as {Trilithon}. --Mollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilithic \Tri*lith"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to a trilith.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilithon \Tril"i*thon\ (tr[i^]l"[i^]*th[o^]n), n.; pl.	   {Trilithons}. [NL., fr. Gr.? of or with three stones; ? (see	   {Tri-}) + ? stone.] (Archaeol.)	   A monument consisting of three stones; especially, such a	   monument forming a kind of doorway, as among the ancient	   Celts.	   [1913 Webster]
Trill \Trill\, v. i. [OE. trillen to roll, turn round; of Scand.	   origin; cf. Sw. trilla to roll, Dan. trilde, Icel.	   [thorn]yrla to whirl, and E. thrill. Cf. {Thrill}.]	   To flow in a small stream, or in drops rapidly succeeding	   each other; to trickle. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now and then an ample tear trilled down	         Her delicate cheek.                      --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whispered sounds	         Of waters, trilling from the riven stone. --Glover.	   [1913 Webster]	Trill \Trill\, v. t. [OE. trillen; cf. Sw. trilla to roll.]	   To turn round; to twirl. [Obs.] --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bid him descend and trill another pin.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Trill \Trill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trilled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trilling}.] [It. trillare; probably of imitative origin.]	   To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a	   trill; as, to trill the r; to trill a note.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sober-suited songstress trills her lay. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Trill \Trill\, v. i.	   To utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous	   vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.	   [1913 Webster]	         To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Trill \Trill\, n. [It. trillo, fr. trillare. See {Trill} to	   shake.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sound, of consonantal character, made with a rapid	      succession of partial or entire intermissions, by the	      vibration of some one part of the organs in the mouth --	      tongue, uvula, epiglottis, or lip -- against another part;	      as, the r is a trill in most languages.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The action of the organs in producing such sounds; as, to	      give a trill to the tongue. d	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A shake or quaver of the voice in singing, or of	      the sound of an instrument, produced by the rapid	      alternation of two contiguous tones of the scale; as, to	      give a trill on the high C. See {Shake}.	      [1913 Webster]
Trillachan \Tril"la*chan\, n. (Zool.)	   The oyster catcher. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trilling \Tril"ling\, n. [Cf. G. drilling.]	   1. One of tree children born at the same birth. --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Crystallog.) A compound crystal, consisting of three	      individuals.	      [1913 Webster]
Trillion \Tril"lion\, n. [F. trillion, formed from the pref.	   tri- in imitation of million a million. Cf. {Billion}.]	   According to the French notation, which is used upon the	   Continent generally and in the United States, the number	   expressed by a unit with twelve ciphers annexed; a million	   millions; according to the English notation, the number	   produced by involving a million to the third power, or the	   number represented by a unit with eighteen ciphers annexed.	   See the Note under {Numeration}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trillium \Tril"li*um\, n. [NL.; cf. L. trilix triple-woven,	   triple.] (Bot.)	   A genus of liliaceous plants; the three-leaved nightshade; --	   so called because all the parts of the plant are in threes.	   [1913 Webster]
Trillo \Tril"lo\, n. [It. See {Trill}.] (Mus.)	   A trill or shake. See {Trill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilobate \Tri*lo"bate\, a. [Pref. tri- + lobate.]	   Having three lobes.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilobation \Tri`lo*ba"tion\, n.	   The state of being trilobate.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilobed \Tri"lobed\, a. [Pref. tri- + lobe.]	   Same as {Trilobate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilobita \Tri`lo*bi"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct order of arthropods comprising the trilobites.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilobite \Tri"lo*bite\ (tr[imac]"l[-o]*b[imac]t), n. [Cf. F.	   trilobite. See {Trilobate}.] (Paleon.)	   Any one of numerous species of extinct arthropods belonging	   to the order Trilobita. Trilobites were very common in the	   Silurian and Devonian periods, but became extinct at the	   close of the Paleozoic. So named from the three lobes usually	   seen on each segment.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilobitic \Tri`lo*bit"ic\, a.	   Of, pertaining to or containing, trilobites; as, trilobitic	   rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilocular \Tri*loc"u*lar\, a. [Pref. tri- + locular: cf. F.	   triloculaire.]	   Having three cells or cavities; as, a trilocular capsule; a	   trilocular heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Trilogy \Tril"o*gy\, n. [Gr. trilogi`a; pref. tri- (see {Tri-})	   + lo`gos speech, discourse: cf. F. trilogie.]	   A series of three dramas which, although each of them is in	   one sense complete, have a close mutual relation, and form	   one historical and poetical picture. Shakespeare's " Henry	   VI." is an example.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the Greek stage, a drama, or acted story, consisted	         in reality of three dramas, called together a trilogy,	         and performed consecutively in the course of one day.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster] Triluminar
Triluminar \Tri*lu"mi*nar\, Triluminous \Tri*lu"mi*nous\, a.	   [Pref. tri- + L. lumen, luminis, light.]	   Having three lights [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trim \Trim\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trimmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trimming}.] [OE. trimen, trumen, AS. trymian, trymman, to	   prepare, dispose, make strong, fr. trum firm, strong; of	   uncertain origin.]	   1. To make trim; to put in due order for any purpose; to make	      right, neat, or pleasing; to adjust.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hermit trimmed his little fire.   --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dress; to decorate; to adorn; to invest; to embellish;	      as, to trim a hat.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rotten building newly trimmed over. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was trimmed in Julia's gown.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make ready or right by cutting or shortening; to clip	      or lop; to curtail; as, to trim the hair; to trim a tree.	      " And trimmed the cheerful lamp." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Carp.) To dress, as timber; to make smooth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) To adjust, as a ship, by arranging the cargo, or	          disposing the weight of persons or goods, so equally	          on each side of the center and at each end, that she	          shall sit well on the water and sail well; as, to trim	          a ship, or a boat.	      (b) To arrange in due order for sailing; as, to trim the	          sails.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. To rebuke; to reprove; also, to beat. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To trim in} (Carp.), to fit, as a piece of timber, into	      other work.	   {To trim up}, to dress; to put in order.	      [1913 Webster]	            I found her trimming up the diadem	            On her dead mistress.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Trim \Trim\, v. i.	   To balance; to fluctuate between parties, so as to appear to	   favor each.	   [1913 Webster]	Trim \Trim\, n.	   1. Dress; gear; ornaments.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seeing him just pass the window in his woodland	            trim.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Order; disposition; condition; as, to be in good trim. "	      The trim of an encounter." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of a ship or her cargo, ballast, masts, etc., by	      which she is well prepared for sailing.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch) The lighter woodwork in the interior of a building;	      especially, that used around openings, generally in the	      form of a molded architrave, to protect the plastering at	      those points.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In ballast trim} (Naut.), having only ballast on board. --R.	      H. Dana, Jr.	   {Trim of the masts} (Naut.), their position in regard to the	      ship and to each other, as near or distant, far forward or	      much aft, erect or raking.	   {Trim of sails} (Naut.), that adjustment, with reference to	      the wind, witch is best adapted to impel the ship forward.	      [1913 Webster]	Trim \Trim\, a. [Compar. {Trimmer}; superl. {Trimmest}.] [See	   {Trim}, v. t.]	   Fitly adjusted; being in good order., or made ready for	   service or use; firm; compact; snug; neat; fair; as, the ship	   is trim, or trim built; everything about the man is trim; a	   person is trim when his body is well shaped and firm; his	   dress is trim when it fits closely to his body, and appears	   tight and snug; a man or a soldier is trim when he stands	   erect.	   [1913 Webster]	         With comely carriage of her countenance trim.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         So deemed I till I viewed their trim array	         Of boats last night.                     --Trench.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimaculated \Tri*mac"u*la`ted\, a. [Pref. tri- + maculated.]	   Marked with three spots, or maculae.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimellic \Tri*mel"lic\, a. [Pref. tri- + L. mel, gen. mellis,	   honey.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain tribasic acid	   (called also trimellitic acid) metameric with trimesitic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimembral \Tri*mem"bral\, a. [L. trimembris triplemembered. See	   {Tri-}, and {Member}.]	   Having, or consisting of, three members.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimera \Tri"me*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Tri-}, and {-mere}.]	   (Zool.)	   A division of Coleoptera including those which have but three	   joints in the tarsi.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimeran \Tri"mer*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Trimera. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimerous \Tri"mer*ous\, a. [See {Trimera}.] (Bot.)	   Having the parts in threes.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimesitic \Tri`me*sit"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + mesitylene + -ic.]	   (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a tribasic acid,	   {C6H3.(CO2)3}, of the aromatic series, obtained, by the	   oxidation of mesitylene, as a white crystalline substance.	   [Written also {trimesic}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trimester \Tri*mes"ter\, n. [L. trimestris of three months; tri-	   (see {Tri-}) + mensis month: cf. F. trimestre.]	   A term or period of three months.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimestral \Tri*mes"tral\, a.	   Trimestrial. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimestrial \Tri*mes"tri*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a trimester, or period of three months;	   occurring once in every three months; quarterly.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimeter \Trim"e*ter\, a. [L. trimetrus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) +	   {?} measure. See {Meter} measure.] (Pros.)	   Consisting of three poetical measures. -- n. A poetical	   division of verse, consisting of three measures. --Lowth.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimethyl \Tri*meth"yl\ (Chem.)	   A prefix or combining form (also used adjectively) indicating	   the presence of three methyl groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimethylamine \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	   herringlike odor. It is regarded as a substituted ammonia	   containing three methyl groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimethylene \Tri*meth"yl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A gaseous hydrocarbon, {C3H6}, isomeric with propylene and	   obtained from it indirectly. It is the base of a series of	   compounds analogous to the aromatic hydrocarbons.
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Trimetric \Tri*met"ric\, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? measure.]	   (Crystallog.)	   Same as {Orthorhombic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimetrical \Tri*met"ric*al\, a.	   Same as {Trimeter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimly \Trim"ly\, adv.	   In a trim manner; nicely.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimmer \Trim"mer\, n.	   1. One who trims, arranges, fits, or ornaments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who does not adopt extreme opinions in politics, or	      the like; one who fluctuates between parties, so as to	      appear to favor each; a timeserver.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus Halifax was a trimmer on principle. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument with which trimming is done.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A beam, into which are framed the ends of headers	      in floor framing, as when a hole is to be left for stairs,	      or to avoid bringing joists near chimneys, and the like.	      See Illust. of {Header}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Coal Storage) An apparatus used for piling the coal in	      gradually increasing piles made by building up at the	      point of the cone or top of the prism.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      [1913 Webster]
Trimming \Trim"ming\,	   a. from {Trim}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Whigs are, essentially, an inefficient, trimming,	         halfway sort of a party.                 --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trimming joist} (Arch.), a joist into which timber trimmers	      are framed; a header. See {Header}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Trimming \Trim"ming\, n.	   1. The act of one who trims.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which serves to trim, make right or fitting, adjust,	      ornament, or the like; especially, the necessary or the	      ornamental appendages, as of a garment; hence, sometimes,	      the concomitants of a dish; a relish; -- usually in the	      plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of reprimanding or chastisting; as, to give a boy	      a trimming. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Trimmingly \Trim"ming*ly\, adv.	   In a trimming manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimness \Trim"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being trim; orderliness; compactness;	   snugness; neatness.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimorph \Tri"morph\, n. [See {Trimorphous}.] (Crystallog.)	   A substance which crystallizes in three distinct forms, or	   which has three distinct physical states; also, any one of	   these distinct forms. See {Trimorphism}, 1.	   [1913 Webster] Trimorphic
Trimorphic \Tri*mor"phic\, Trimorphous \Tri*mor"phous\, a. [Gr.	   ? three-formed; ? (see {Tri-}) + morfh` form.]	   Of, pertaining to, or characterized by, trimorphism; --	   contrasted with {monomorphic}, {dimorphic}, and	   {polymorphic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trimorphism \Tri*mor"phism\, n. [See {Trimorphic}.]	   1. (Crystallog.) The property of crystallizing in three forms	      fundamentally distinct, as is the case with titanium	      dioxide, which crystallizes in the forms of rutile,	      octahedrite, and brookite. See {Pleomorphism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The coexistence among individuals of the same	      species of three distinct forms, not connected, as a rule,	      by intermediate gradations; the condition among	      individuals of the same species of having three different	      shapes or proportions of corresponding parts; --	      contrasted with {polymorphism}, and dimorphism.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Heterogonous trimporphism} (Bot.), that condition in which	      flowers of plants of the same species have three different	      lengths of stamens, short, medium, and long, the blossoms	      of one individual plant having short and medium stamens	      and a long style, those of another having short and long	      stamens and a style of medium length, and those of a third	      having medium and long stamens and a short style, the	      style of each blossom thus being of a length not	      represented by its stamens.	      [1913 Webster]
Trimurti \Tri*mur"ti\, n. [Skr. trim[=u]rti; tri three +	   m[=u]rti body.] (Hindu Myth.)	   The triad, or trinity, of Hindu gods, consisting of Brahma,	   the Creator, Vishnu, the Preserver, and Siva, the Destroyer.	   [Spelled also {Trimurtti}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trimyarian \Trim`y*a"ri*an\, n. [Pref. tri + Gr. ?, ?, a	   muscle.] (Zool.)	   A lamellibranch which has three muscular scars on each valve.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinal \Tri"nal\, a. [L. trinus triple, trini three each, fr.	   tres, tria, three. See {Three}, and cf. {Trine}, a. & n.,	   {Tern}, a.]	   Threefold. "Trinal unity." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         In their trinal triplicities on high.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Trindle \Trin"dle\, v. t. & n.	   See {Trundle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trine \Trine\, a. [See {Trinal}.]	   Threefold; triple; as, trine dimensions, or length, breadth,	   and thickness.	   [1913 Webster]	Trine \Trine\, n. [F. trine, trin. See {Trinal}.]	   1. (Astrol.) The aspect of planets distant from each other	      120 degrees, or one third of the zodiac; trigon.	      [1913 Webster]	            In sextile, square, and trine.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A triad; trinity. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A single trine of brazen tortoises.   --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eternal One, Almighty Trine!          --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	Trine \Trine\, v. t.	   To put in the aspect of a trine. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         By fortune he [Saturn] was now to Venus trined.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinervate \Tri*nerv"ate\, a. [NL. trinervatus; pref. tri- + L.	   nervus nerve.] (Bot.)	   Having three ribs or nerves extending unbranched from the	   base to the apex; -- said of a leaf. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster] Trinerve
Trinerve \Tri"nerve`\, Trinerved \Tri"nerved`\, a. [Pref. tri- +	   nerve.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Trinervate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tringa \Trin"ga\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of limicoline birds including many species of	   sandpipers. See {Dunlin}, {Knot}, and {Sandpiper}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tringle \Trin"gle\, n. [F. tringle.]	   A curtain rod for a bedstead.	   [1913 Webster]
Tringoid \Trin"goid\, a. [Tringa + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to Tringa, or the Sandpiper family.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinitarian \Trin`i*ta"ri*an\, a. [Cf. F. trinitaire. See	   {Trinity}.]	   Of or pertaining to the Trinity, the doctrine of the Trinity,	   or believers in that doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]	Trinitarian \Trin`i*ta"ri*an\, n.	   1. One who believes in the doctrine of the Trinity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a monastic order founded in Rome in	      1198 by St. John of Matha, and an old French hermit, Felix	      of Valois, for the purpose of redeeming Christian captives	      from the Moslems.	      [1913 Webster]
Trinitarianism \Trin`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The doctrine of the Trinity; the doctrine that there are	   three distinct persons in the Godhead.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinitrocellulose \Tri*ni`tro*cel"lu*lose"\, n.	   Gun cotton; -- so called because regarded as containing three	   nitro groups.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinitrophenol \Tri*ni`tro*phe"nol\, n. (Chem.)	   Picric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinity \Trin"i*ty\, n. [OE. trinitee, F. trinit['e], L.	   trinitas, fr. trini three each. See {Trinal}.]	   1. (Christian Theol.) The union of three persons (the Father,	      the Son, and the Holy Ghost) in one Godhead, so that all	      the three are one God as to substance, but three persons	      as to individuality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any union of three in one; three units treated as one; a	      triad, as the Hindu trinity, or Trimurti.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any symbol of the Trinity employed in Christian art,	      especially the triangle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trinity House}, an institution in London for promoting	      commerce and navigation, by licensing pilots, ordering and	      erecting beacons, and the like.	   {Trinity Sunday}, the Sunday next after Whitsunday; -- so	      called from the feast held on that day in honor of the	      Holy Trinity.	   {Trinity term}. (Law) See the Note under {Term}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Triniunity \Trin`i*u"ni*ty\, n. [See {Trinity}, and {Unity}.]	   Triunity; trinity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As for terms of trinity, triniunity, . . . and the	         like, they reject them as scholastic notions. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Trink \Trink\, n.	   A kind of fishing net. [Obs.] --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinket \Trin"ket\, n. [F. trinquet foremast, also, a certain	   sail, trinquette a triangular sail, or Sp. trinquete	   triangular.] (Naut.)	   A three-cornered sail formerly carried on a ship's foremast,	   probably on a lateen yard.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sailing always with the sheets of mainsail and trinket	         warily in our hands.                     --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]	Trinket \Trin"ket\, n. [OE. trenket a sort of knife, hence,	   probably, a toy knife worn as an ornament; probably from an	   Old French dialectic form of trenchier to cut. Cf. {Trench},	   v. t.]	   1. A knife; a cutting tool. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small ornament, as a jewel, ring, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing of little value; a trifle; a toy.	      [1913 Webster]	Trinket \Trin"ket\, v. i.	   To give trinkets; hence, to court favor; to intrigue. [Obs.]	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinketer \Trin"ket*er\, n.	   One who trinkets. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trinketry \Trin"ket*ry\, n.	   Ornaments of dress; trinkets, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	         No trinketry on front, or neck, or breast. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinkle \Trin"kle\, v. i.	   To act secretly, or in an underhand way; to tamper. [Obs.]	   --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinoctial \Tri*noc"tial\, a. [L. trinoctialis for three nights;	   tri- (see {Tri-}) + nox, noctis, night.]	   Lasting during three nights; comprising three nights.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinodal \Tri*nod"al\, a. [L. trinodis three-knotted; tri- (see	   {Tri-}) + nodus knot.]	   1. (Bot.) Having three knots or nodes; having three points	      from which a leaf may shoot; as, a trinodal stem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) Having three nodal points.	      [1913 Webster]
Trinomial \Tri*no"mi*al\, n. [Pref. tri- + -nomial as in	   binomial: cf. F. trin[^o]me.] (Math.)	   A quantity consisting of three terms, connected by the sign +	   or -; as, x + y + z, or ax + 2b - c^{2}.	   [1913 Webster]	Trinomial \Tri*no"mi*al\, a.	   1. (Math.) Consisting of three terms; of or pertaining to	      trinomials; as, a trinomial root.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Consisting of, or involving the use of, three	      terms; as, a trinomial systematic name specifying the	      genus, species, and variety.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trinominal \Tri*nom"i*nal\, n. & a. [Pref. tri- + L. nomen,	   nominis, name: cf. L. trinominis three-named.] (Math.)	   Trinomial.	   [1913 Webster]
Trinucleus \Tri*nu"cle*us\, n. [Pref. tri- + nucleus.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of Lower Silurian trilobites in which the glabella	   and cheeks form three rounded elevations on the head.	   [1913 Webster]
Trio \Tri"o\, n. [It., fr. L. tres, tria, three: cf. F. trio,	   from the Italian. See {Three}.]	   1. Three, considered collectively; three in company or acting	      together; a set of three; three united.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trio were well accustomed to act together, and	            were linked to each other by ties of mutual	            interest.                             --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) A composition for three parts or three instruments.	      (b) The secondary, or episodical, movement of a minuet or	          scherzo, as in a sonata or symphony, or of a march, or	          of various dance forms; -- not limited to three parts	          or instruments.	          [1913 Webster] Triobolar
Triobolar \Tri*ob"o*lar\, Triobolary \Tri*ob"o*la*ry\, a. [LL.	   triobolaris, fr. L. triobolus a piece of three oboli, Gr. ?.	   See Tri-, and {Obolus}.]	   Of the value of three oboli; hence, mean; worthless. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It may pass current . . . for a triobolar ballad.	                                                  --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Trioctile \Tri*oc"tile\ (-[o^]k"t[i^]l), n. [Pref. tri- +	   octile.] (Astrol.)	   An aspect of two planets with regard to the earth when they	   are three octants, or three eighths of a circle, that is, 135	   degrees, distant from each other. --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Trioecia \Tri*[oe]"ci*a\ (-[=e]"sh[i^]*[.a]), n. pl. [NL. See	   {Tri[oe]cious}.] (Bot.)	   The third order of the Linnaean class Polygamia.	   [1913 Webster]
Trioecious \Tri*[oe]"cious\ (-sh[u^]s), a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ?	   house.] (Bot.)	   Having three sorts of flowers on the same or on different	   plants, some of the flowers being staminate, others	   pistillate, and others both staminate and pistillate;	   belonging to the order Tri[oe]cia.	   [1913 Webster]
Triole \Tri"ole\ (tr[=e]"[=o]l), n. [See {Triolet}.] (Mus.)	   Same as {Triplet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triolein \Tri*o"le*in\ (tr[-i]*[=o]"l[-e]*[i^]n), n. [Pref. tri-	   + olein.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   See {Olein}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triolet \Tri"o*let\ (tr[imac]"[-o]*l[e^]t), n. [F. triolet. See	   {Trio}.]	   A short poem or stanza of eight lines, in which the first	   line is repeated as the fourth and again as the seventh line,	   the second being, repeated as the eighth. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Trional \Tri"o*nal\, n. [Pref. tri- + sulphonal; -- so called	   because it contains three ethyls.] (Chem.)	   A compound similar to sulphonal, used as a hypnotic in	   medicine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trionychoidea \Tri*on`y*choi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Trionyx},	   and {-old}.] (Zool.)	   A division of chelonians which comprises Trionyx and allied	   genera; -- called also {Trionychoides}, and {Trionychina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trionyx \Tri*on"yx\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (see {Tri-}) + ? a	   claw.] (Zool.)	   A genus of fresh-water or river turtles which have the shell	   imperfectly developed and covered with a soft leathery skin.	   They are noted for their agility and rapacity. Called also	   {soft tortoise}, {soft-shell tortoise}, and {mud turtle}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common American species ({Trionyx ferox} syn.	         {Aspidonectus ferox}) becomes over a foot in length and	         is very voracious. Similar species are found in Asia	         and Africa.	         [1913 Webster]
Trior \Tri"or\, n. (Law)	   Same as {Trier}, 2 and 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Triose \Tri"ose\, n. [Tri- + -ose.] (Chem.)	   (a) A sugar derived from a trihydric alcohol.	   (b) A trisaccharide.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trioxide \Tri*ox"ide\, n. [Pref. tri- + oxide.] (Chem.)	   An oxide containing three atoms of oxygen; as, sulphur	   trioxide, {SO3}; -- formerly called {tritoxide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trip \Trip\ (tr[i^]p), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tripped} (tr[i^]pt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Tripping}.] [OE. trippen; akin to D.	   trippen, Dan. trippe, and E. tramp. See {Tramp}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move with light, quick steps; to walk or move lightly;	      to skip; to move the feet nimbly; -- sometimes followed by	      it. See {It}, 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            This horse anon began to trip and dance. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, and trip it, as you go,	            On the light fantastic toe.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            She bounded by, and tripped so light	            They had not time to take a steady sight. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a brief journey or pleasure excursion; as, to trip	      to Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take a quick step, as when in danger of losing one's	      balance; hence, to make a false step; to catch the foot;	      to lose footing; to stumble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: To be guilty of a misstep; to commit an offense	      against morality, propriety, or rule; to err; to mistake;	      to fail. "Till his tongue trip." --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A blind will thereupon comes to be led by a blind	            understanding; there is no remedy, but it must trip	            and stumble.                          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virgil is so exact in every word that none can be	            changed but for a worse; he pretends sometimes to	            trip, but it is to make you think him in danger when	            most secure.                          --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            What? dost thou verily trip upon a word? --R.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Trip \Trip\, v. t.	   1. To cause to stumble, or take a false step; to cause to	      lose the footing, by striking the feet from under; to	      cause to fall; to throw off the balance; to supplant; --	      often followed by up; as, to trip up a man in wrestling.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words of Hobbes's defense trip up the heels of	            his cause.                            --Abp.	                                                  Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fig.): To overthrow by depriving of support; to put an	      obstacle in the way of; to obstruct; to cause to fail.	      [1913 Webster]	            To trip the course of law, and blunt the sword.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To detect in a misstep; to catch; to convict; also called	      {trip up}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These her women can trip me if I err. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) To raise (an anchor) from the bottom, by its cable or	          buoy rope, so that it hangs free.	      (b) To pull (a yard) into a perpendicular position for	          lowering it.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mach.) To release, let fall, or set free, as a weight or	      compressed spring, as by removing a latch or detent; to	      activate by moving a release mechanism, often	      unintentionally; as, to trip an alarm.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Trip \Trip\, n.	   1. A quick, light step; a lively movement of the feet; a	      skip.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart bounded as he sometimes could hear the	            trip of a light female step glide to or from the	            door.                                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brief or rapid journey; an excursion or jaunt.	      [1913 Webster]	            I took a trip to London on the death of the queen.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A false step; a stumble; a misstep; a loss of footing or	      balance. Fig.: An error; a failure; a mistake.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imperfect words, with childish trips. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each seeming trip, and each digressive start.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small piece; a morsel; a bit. [Obs.] "A trip of cheese."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A stroke, or catch, by which a wrestler causes his	      antagonist to lose footing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And watches with a trip his foe to foil. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a	            man to the ground.                    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) A single board, or tack, in plying, or beating, to	      windward.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A herd or flock, as of sheep, goats, etc. [Prov. Eng. &	      Scott.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A troop of men; a host. [Obs.] --Robert of Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Zool.) A flock of widgeons.	      [1913 Webster]
Tripalmitate \Tri*pal"mi*tate\, n. [Pref. tri- + palmitate.]	   (Chem.)	   A palmitate derived from three molecules of palmitic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripalmitin \Tri*pal"mi*tin\, n. [Pref. tri- + palmitin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   See {Palmitin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripang \Tri*pang"\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Trepang}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triparted \Tri"part`ed\, a. [Pref. tri- + parted.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Her.) Parted into three piece; having three parts or	      pieces; -- said of the field or of a bearing; as, a cross	      triparted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Divided nearly to the base into three segments or	      lobes.	      [1913 Webster]
Tripartible \Tri*part"i*ble\, a.	   Divisible into three parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripartient \Tri*par"tient\, a. [See {Tripartite}.] (Arith.)	   Dividing into three parts; -- said of a number which exactly	   divides another into three parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripartite \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 tripartite	      leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having three corresponding parts or copies; as, to make	      indentures tripartite. --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Made between three parties; as, a tripartite treaty.	      [1913 Webster]
Tripartitely \Trip`ar*tite*ly\, adv.	   In a tripartite manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripartition \Trip`ar*ti"tion\, n. [Cf. F. tripartition.]	   A division by threes, or into three parts; the taking of a	   third part of any number or quantity.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripaschal \Tri*pas"chal\, a. [Pref. tri- + paschal.]	   Including three passovers.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripe \Tripe\, n. [OE. tripe, F. tripe; of uncertain origin; cf.	   Sp. & Pg. tripa, It. trippa, OD. tripe, W. tripa, Armor.	   stripen.]	   1. The large stomach of ruminating animals, when prepared for	      food.	      [1913 Webster]	            How say you to a fat tripe finely broiled ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The entrails; hence, humorously or in contempt, the belly;	      -- generally used in the plural. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Tripedal \Trip"e*dal\, a. [L. tripedalis; tri- (see {Tri-}) +	   pes, pedis, a foot.]	   Having three feet.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripe-de-roche \Tripe`-de-roche"\, n. [F.] (Bot.)	   Same as Rock tripe, under {Rock}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripel \Trip"el\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Tripoli}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripeman \Tripe"man\, n.; pl. {-men}.	   A man who prepares or sells tripe.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripennate \Tri*pen"nate\, a. [Pref. tri- + pennate.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Tripinnate}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tripersonal \Tri*per"son*al\ (tr[-i]*p[~e]r"s[u^]n*al), a.	   [Pref. tri- + personal.]	   Consisting of three persons. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripersonalist \Tri*per"son*al*ist\, n.	   A Trinitarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripersonality \Tri*per`son*al"i*ty\, n.	   The state of existing as three persons in one Godhead;	   trinity.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripery \Trip"er*y\ (tr[imac]p"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Cf. F.	   triperie.]	   A place where tripe is prepared or sold. --London Quart. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripestone \Tripe"stone`\ (tr[imac]p"st[=o]n`), n. (Min.)	   A variety of anhydrite composed of contorted plates fancied	   to resemble pieces of tripe.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripetaloid \Tri*pet"al*oid\, a. [Pref. tri- + petaloid.] (Bot.)	   Having the form or appearance of three petals; appearing as	   if furnished with three petals.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripetalous \Tri*pet"al*ous\, a. [Pref. tri- + petalous: cf. F.	   trip['e]tale.] (Bot.)	   Having three petals, or flower leaves; three-petaled.	   [1913 Webster]
Trip hammer \Trip" ham`mer\	   A tilt hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Triphane \Tri"phane\, n. [Gr. ? appearing three-fold; ? (see	   {Tri-}) + {?} to appear cf. F. triphane.] (Min.)	   Spodumene.	   [1913 Webster]
Triphthong \Triph"thong\, n. [Pref. tri- + -phthong, as in	   diphthong: cf. F. triphthonque.] (Orthoepy)	   A combination of three vowel sounds in a single syllable,	   forming a simple or compound sound; also, a union of three	   vowel characters, representing together a single sound; a	   trigraph; as, eye, -ieu in adieu, -eau in beau, are examples	   of triphthongs.	   [1913 Webster]
Triphthongal \Triph*thon"gal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a triphthong; consisting of three vowel	   sounds pronounced together in a single syllable.	   [1913 Webster]
Triphyline \Triph"y*line\, n.	   Triphylite.	   [1913 Webster]
Triphylite \Triph"y*lite\, n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? a family,	   class. So called in allusion to its containing three	   phosphates.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a grayish-green or bluish color, consisting of	   the phosphates of iron, manganese, and lithia.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A salmon-colored or clove-brown variety containing but	         little iron is known as lithiophilite.	         [1913 Webster]
Triphyllous \Triph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + {?} a	   leaf: cf. F. triphylle.] (Bot.)	   Having three leaves; three-leaved.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripinnate \Tri*pin"nate\, a. [Pref. tri- + pinnate.] (Bot.)	   Having bipinnate leaflets arranged on each side of a rhachis.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripinnatifid \Tri`pin*nat"i*fid\, a. [Pref. tri- + pinnatifid.]	   (Bot.)	   Thrice pinnately cleft; -- said of a pinnatifid leaf when its	   segments are pinnatifid, and the subdivisions of these also	   are pinnatifid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripitaka \Tri*pit"a*ka\, n. [Skr. tripi[.t]aka.]	   The three divisions, or "baskets" (pitakas), of buddhist	   scriptures, -- the Vinayapitaka [Skr. Vinayapi[.t]aka], or	   Basket of Discipline; Suttapitaka [Pali], or Basket of	   Discourses; and Abhidhammapitaka [Pali], or Basket of	   Metaphysics.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Triplasian \Tri*pla"sian\, a. [Gr. ? thrice as many.]	   Three-fold; triple; treble. [Obs.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Triple \Tri"ple\, a. [L. triplus; tri- (see {Tri-}) + -plus, as	   in duplus double: cf. F. triple. See {Double}, and cf.	   {Treble}.]	   1. Consisting of three united; multiplied by three;	      threefold; as, a triple knot; a triple tie.	      [1913 Webster]	            By thy triple shape as thou art seen. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Three times repeated; treble. See {Treble}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of three; third. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Triple crown}, the crown, or tiara, of the pope. See	      {Tiara}, 2.	   {Triple-expansion steam engine}, a compound steam engine in	      which the same steam performs work in three cylinders	      successively.	   {Triple measure} (Mus.), a measure of tree beats of which	      first only is accented.	   {Triple ratio} (Math.), a ratio which is equal to 3.	   {Triple salt} (Chem.), a salt containing three distinct basic	      atoms as radicals; thus, microcosmic salt is a triple	      salt.	   {Triple star} (Astron.), a system of three stars in close	      proximity.	   {Triple time} (Mus.), that time in which each measure is	      divided into three equal parts.	   {Triple valve}, in an automatic air brake for railroad cars,	      the valve under each car, by means of which the brake is	      controlled by a change of pressure in the air pipe leading	      from the locomotive.	      [1913 Webster]	Triple \Tri"ple\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tripled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tripling}.] [Cf. F. tripler. See {Triple}, a.]	   To make threefold, or thrice as much or as many; to treble;	   as, to triple the tax on coffee.	   [1913 Webster]
Triple-crowned \Tri"ple-crowned`\, a.	   Having three crowns; wearing the triple crown, as the pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Triple-headed \Tri"ple-head`ed\, a.	   Having three heads; three-headed; as, the triple-headed dog	   Cerberus.	   [1913 Webster]
Triplet \Trip"let\, n. [From {Triple}.]	   1. A collection or combination of three of a kind; three	      united.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Poetry) Three verses rhyming together.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) A group of three notes sung or played in the tree	      of two.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Three children or offspring born at one birth.	      [1913 Webster]
Triple-tail \Tri"ple-tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   An edible fish ({Lobotes Surinamensis}) found in the warmer	   parts of all the oceans, and common on the southern and	   middle coasts of the United States. When living it is silvery	   gray, and becomes brown or blackish when dead. Its dorsal and	   anal fins are long, and extend back on each side of the tail.	   It has large silvery scales which are used in the manufacture	   of fancy work. Called also, locally, {black perch},	   {grouper}, and {flasher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triplex \Tri"plex\, a. (Mach.)	   Having three principal operative parts or motions, so as to	   produce a three-fold effect.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Triplicate \Trip"li*cate\, a. [L. triplicatus, p. p. of	   triplicare to triple, treble; tri- (see {Tri-}) + plicare to	   fold. See {Ply}, v. t.]	   Made thrice as much; threefold; tripled.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Triplicate ratio} (Math.), the ratio of the cubes of two	      quantities; thus, the triplicate ratio of a to b is a^{3}:	      b^{3}.	      [1913 Webster]	Triplicate \Trip"li*cate\, n.	   A third thing corresponding to two others of the same kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Triplicate-ternate \Trip"li*cate-ter`nate\, a. (Bot.)	   Triternate.	   [1913 Webster]
Triplication \Trip"li*ca"tion\, n. [L. triplicatio: cf. F.	   triplication.]	   1. The act of tripling, or making threefold, or adding three	      together. --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civil Law) Same as {Surrejoinder}.	      [1913 Webster]
Triplicity \Tri*plic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. triplicit['e], fr. L.	   triplex, triplicis, threefold. See {Triplicate}, a.]	   The quality or state of being triple, or threefold;	   trebleness.	   [1913 Webster]	         In their trinal triplicities on high.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Triplicostate \Trip`li*cos"tate\, a. [Triple + costate.] (Bot.)	   Three-ribbed.	   [1913 Webster]
Triplite \Trip"lite\, n. [Cf. F. triplite. See {Triple}.] (Min.)	   A mineral of a dark brown color, generally with a fibrous,	   massive structure. It is a fluophosphate of iron and	   manganese.	   [1913 Webster]
Triploblastic \Trip`lo*blas"tic\, a. [Gr. ? threefold + -blast +	   -ic.] (Biol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, that condition of the ovum	   in which there are three primary germinal layers, or in which	   the blastoderm splits into three layers.	   [1913 Webster]
Triploidite \Trip*loi"dite\, n. (Min.)	   A manganese phosphate near triplite, but containing hydroxyl	   instead of fluorine.	   [1913 Webster]
Triply \Trip"ly\, adv.	   In a triple manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripmadam \Trip"mad`am\, n. [F. tripe-madame, trique-madame.]	   (Bot.)	   Same as {Prickmadam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripod \Tri"pod\, n. [L. tripus, -odis, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) +	   ?, ?, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Tripos}, {Trivet}.]	   1. Any utensil or vessel, as a stool, table, altar, caldron,	      etc., supported on three feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: On such, a stool, in the temple of Apollo at Delphi,	         the Pythian priestess sat while giving responses to	         those consulting the Delphic oracle.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A three-legged frame or stand, usually jointed at top, for	      supporting a theodolite, compass, telescope, camera, or	      other instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tripod of life}, or {Vital tripod} (Physiol.), the three	      organs, the heart, lungs, and brain; -- so called because	      their united action is necessary to the maintenance of	      life.	      [1913 Webster]
Tripodian \Tri*po"di*an\, n. (Mus.)	   An ancient stringed instrument; -- so called because, in	   form, it resembled the Delphic tripod.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripody \Trip"o*dy\, n. [Pref. tri- + -pody, as in dipody.]	   (Pros.)	   Three metrical feet taken together, or included in one	   measure.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripoli \Trip"o*li\, n. (Min.)	   An earthy substance originally brought from Tripoli, used in	   polishing stones and metals. It consists almost wholly of the	   siliceous shells of diatoms.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripoline \Trip"o*line\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants;	      Tripolitan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to tripoli, the mineral.	      [1913 Webster]
Tripolitan \Tri*pol"i*tan\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Tripoli or its inhabitants; Tripoline. --	   n. A native or inhabitant of Tripoli.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripos \Tri"pos\, n.; pl. {Triposes}. [Gr. ? a tripod. See	   {Tripod}.]	   1. A tripod. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A university examination of questionists, for honors;	      also, a tripos paper; one who prepares a tripos paper.	      [Cambridge University, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Classical tripos examination}, the final university	      examination for classical honors, optional to all who have	      taken the mathematical honors. --C. A. Bristed.	   {Tripos paper}, a printed list of the successful candidates	      for mathematical honors, accompanied by a piece in Latin	      verse. There are two of these, designed to commemorate the	      two tripos days. The first contains the names of the	      wranglers and senior optimes, and the second the names of	      the junior optimes. The word tripos is supposed to refer	      to the three-legged stool formerly used at the	      examinations for these honors, though some derive it from	      the three brackets formerly printed on the back of the	      paper. --C. A. Bristed.	      [1913 Webster]
Trippant \Trip"pant\, a. (Her.)	   See {Tripping}, a., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripper \Trip"per\, n.	   1. One who trips or supplants; also, one who walks or trips	      nimbly; a dancer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excursionist.	      [1913 Webster]
Trippet \Trip"pet\, n. (Mach.)	   A cam, wiper, or projecting piece which strikes another piece	   repeatedly.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripping \Trip"ping\, a.	   1. Quick; nimble; stepping lightly and quickly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) Having the right forefoot lifted, the others	      remaining on the ground, as if he were trotting; trippant;	      -- said of an animal, as a hart, buck, and the like, used	      as a bearing.	      [1913 Webster]	Tripping \Trip"ping\, n.	   1. Act of one who, or that which, trips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A light dance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Other trippings to be trod of lighter toes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) The loosing of an anchor from the ground by means	      of its cable or buoy rope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tripping line} (Naut.), a small rope attached to the	      topgallant or royal yard, used to trip the yard, and in	      lowering it to the deck; also, a line used in letting go	      the anchor. --Luce.	      [1913 Webster]
Trippingly \Trip"ping*ly\, adv.	   In a tripping manner; with a light, nimble, quick step; with	   agility; nimbly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sing, and dance it trippingly.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Speak the speech . . . trippingly on the tongue.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripsis \Trip"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to rub.] (Med.)	   (a) Trituration. [R.]	   (b) Shampoo. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]
Triptote \Trip"tote\, n. [L. triptotum, Gr. ? with three cases;	   ? (see {Tri-}) + ? falling, fr. ? to fall.] (Gram.)	   A noun having three cases only.	   [1913 Webster]
Triptych \Trip"tych\, n. [Gr. ? consisting of three layers or	   plates; ? (see {Tri-}) + ?, ?, a fold, layer.]	   Anything in three parts or leaves. Specifically:	   (a) A writing tablet in three parts, two of which fold over	       on the middle part.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) A picture or altarpiece in three compartments.	       [1913 Webster]
Tripudiary \Tri*pu"di*a*ry\, a. [L. tripudium a measured	   stamping, a leaping, a solemn religious dance.]	   Of or pertaining to dancing; performed by dancing. [R.] "	   Tripudiary augurations." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripudiate \Tri*pu"di*ate\, v. i. [L. tripudiare, tripudiatum.]	   To dance. [R.] --Cockeram.	   [1913 Webster]
Tripudiation \Tri*pu`di*a"tion\, n. [L. tripudiatio.]	   The act of dancing. [R.] --Bacon. Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Triquadrantal \Tri`quad*ran"tal\, a. [Pref. tri- + quadrantal.]	   (Spherical Trig.)	   Having three quadrants; thus, a triquadrantal triangle is one	   whose three sides are quadrants, and whose three angles are	   consequently right angles.	   [1913 Webster]
Triquetral \Tri*que"tral\, a.	   Triquetrous.	   [1913 Webster]
Triquetrous \Tri*que"trous\, a. [L. triquetrus.]	   Three sided, the sides being plane or concave; having three	   salient angles or edges; trigonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Triquetrum \Tri*que"trum\, n.; pl. {Triquetra}. [NL.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones of the carpus; the cuneiform. See	   {Cuneiform}	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster] Triradiate
Triradiate \Tri*ra"di*ate\, Triradiated \Tri*ra"di*a`ted\, a.	   [Pref. tri- + radiate.]	   Having three rays.	   [1913 Webster]
Trirectangular \Tri`rec*tan"gu*lar\, a. [Pref. tri- +	   rectangular.] (Spherical Trig.)	   Having three right angles. See {Triquadrantal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trireme \Tri"reme\, n. [L. triremis; tri- (see {Tri-}) + remus	   an oar, akin to E. row. See Row to propel with an oar.]	   (Class. Antiq.)	   An ancient galley or vessel with tree banks, or tiers, of	   oars.	   [1913 Webster]
Trirhomboidal \Tri`rhom*boid"al\, a. [Pref. tri- + rhomboidal.]	   Having three rhombic faces or sides.	   [1913 Webster] Trisaccharide
Trisaccharide \Tri*sac"cha*ride\, n. Also -rid \-rid\ (Chem.)	   A complex sugar, as raffinose, yielding by hydrolysis three	   simple sugar molecules.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trisacramentarian \Tri*sac`ra*men*ta"ri*an\, n. [Pref. tri- +	   sacramentarian.] (Eccl.)	   One who recognizes three sacraments, and no more; -- namely,	   baptism, the Lord's Supper, and penance. See {Sacrament}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisagion \Tris*ag"i*on\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? thrice holy; ?	   thrice + ? holy.] (Eccl.)	   An ancient anthem, -- usually known by its Latin name	   tersanctus.See {Tersanctus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisect \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 parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) To cut or divide into three equal parts.	      [1913 Webster]
Trisected \Tri*sect"ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Divided into three parts or segments by incisions extending	   to the midrib or to the base; -- said of leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisection \Tri*sec"tion\, n. [Cf. F. trisection.]	   The division of a thing into three parts, Specifically:	   (Geom.) the division of an angle into three equal parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Triseralous \Tri*ser"al*ous\, a. [Pref. tri- + sepal.] (Bot.)	   Having three sepals, or calyx leaves.	   [1913 Webster] Triserial
Triserial \Tri*se"ri*al\, Triseriate \Tri*se"ri*ate\, a. [Pref.	   tri- + serial, seriate.] (Bot.)	   Arranged in three vertical or spiral rows.	   [1913 Webster] Triskelion
Triskelion \Tris*kel"i*on\, or Triskele \Tris"kele\, n. [Gr. ?	   three-legged. See {Tri-}; {Isosceles}.]	   A figure composed of three branches, usually curved,	   radiating from a center, as the figure composed of three	   human legs, with bent knees, which has long been used as a	   badge or symbol of Sicily and of the Isle of Man.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trismus \Tris"mus\, n. [NL., form Gr. ? gnashing of the teeth.]	   (Med.)	   The lockjaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisnitrate \Tris*ni"trate\, n. [Gr. ? thrice + E. nitrate.]	   (Chem.)	   A nitrate formed from three molecules of nitric acid; also,	   less properly, applied to certain basic nitrates; as,	   trisnitrate of bismuth.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisoctahedron \Tris*oc`ta*he"dron\, n. [Gr. ? thrice + FE.	   octahedron.] (Crystallog.)	   A solid of the isometric system bounded by twenty-four equal	   faces, three corresponding to each face of an octahedron.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tetragonal trisoctahedron}, a trisoctahedron each face of	      which is a quadrilateral; called also {trapezohedron} and	      {icositetrahedron}.	   {Trigonal trisoctahedron}, a trisoctahedron each face of	      which is an isosceles triangle.	      [1913 Webster] Trispast
Trispast \Tri"spast\, Trispaston \Tri*spas"ton\, n. [NL.	   trispaston, fr. Gr. ? drawn threefold; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? to	   draw.] (Mech.)	   A machine with three pulleys which act together for raising	   great weights. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Trispermous \Tri*sper"mous\, a. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? seed.]	   (Bot.)	   Containing three seeds; three-seeded; as, a trispermous	   capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisplanchnic \Tri*splanch"nic\, a. [Tri- + splanchnic.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the three great splanchnic cavities,	   namely, that of the head, the chest, and the abdomen; --	   applied to the sympathetic nervous system.	   [1913 Webster]
Trist \Trist\, v. t. & i. [imp. {Triste}.]	   To trust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Trist \Trist\, n. [See {Tryst}.]	   1. Trust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A post, or station, in hunting. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A secret meeting, or the place of such meeting; a tryst.	      See {Tryst}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            George Douglas caused a trist to be set between him	            and the cardinal and four lords; at the which trist	            he and the cardinal agreed finally.   --Letter dated	                                                  Sept., 1543.	      [1913 Webster]	Trist \Trist\, a. [F. triste, L. tristis.]	   Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Triste \Triste\, n.	   A cattle fair. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tristearate \Tri*ste"a*rate\, n.	   Tristearin.	   [1913 Webster]
Tristearin \Tri*ste"a*rin\, n. [Pref. tri- + stearin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   See {Stearin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tristful \Trist"ful\ (tr[i^]st"f[.u]l), a.	   Sad; sorrowful; gloomy. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eyes so tristful, eyes so tristful,	         Heart so full of care and cumber.        --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tristfully \Trist"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a tristful manner; sadly.	   [1913 Webster]
Tristichous \Tris"tich*ous\, a. [Gr. ? in three rows; ? (see	   {Tri-}) + ? a row.] (Bot.)	   Arranged in three vertical rows.	   [1913 Webster] Tristigmatic
Tristigmatic \Tri`stig*mat"ic\, Tristigmatose
\Tri*stig"ma*tose`\, a. [Pref. tri- + stigma.] (Bot.)	   Having, or consisting of, three stigmas. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Tristitiate \Tris*ti"ti*ate\, v. t. [L. tristitia sadness, fr.	   tristis sad.]	   To make sad. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tristoma \Tris"to*ma\ (tr[i^]s"t[-o]*m[.a]), n. [NL., from Gr.	   tri- (see {Tri-}) + sto`ma mouth.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of trematode worms belonging to	   {Tristoma} and allied genera having a large posterior sucker	   and two small anterior ones. They usually have broad, thin,	   and disklike bodies, and are parasite on the gills and skin	   of fishes.	   [1913 Webster]
Tristy \Trist"y\, a.	   See {Trist}, a. [Obs.] --Ashmole.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisulc \Tri"sulc\ (tr[imac]"s[u^]lk), n. [L. trisulcus; tri-	   (see {Tri-}) + sulcus a furrow.]	   Something having three forks or prongs, as a trident. [Obs.]	   "Jupiter's trisulc." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisulcate \Tri*sul"cate\, a. [Pref. tri- + sulcate.]	   Having three furrows, forks, or prongs; having three grooves	   or sulci; three-grooved.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisulphide \Tri*sul"phide\, n. [Pref. tri- + sulphide.] (Chem.)	   A sulphide containing three atoms of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster] Trisyllabic
Trisyllabic \Tris`yl*lab"ic\, Trisyllabical \Tris`yl*lab"ic*al\,	   a. [L. trisyllabus, Gr. ?; ? (see {Tri-}) + ? a syllable: cf.	   F. trissyllabique.]	   Of or pertaining to a trisyllable; consisting of three	   syllables; as, "syllable" is a trisyllabic word. --	   {Tris`yllab"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Trisyllable \Tri*syl"la*ble\, n. [Pref. tri- + syllable.]	   A word consisting of three syllables only; as, a-ven-ger.	   [1913 Webster]
Trite \Trite\ (tr[imac]t), a. [L. tritus, p. p. of terere to	   rub, to wear out; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and	   cf. {Contrite}, {Detriment}, {Tribulation}, {Try}.]	   Worn out; common; used until so common as to have lost	   novelty and interest; hackneyed; stale; as, a trite remark; a	   trite subject. -- {Trite"ly}, adv. -- {Trite"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Triternate \Tri*ter"nate\, a. [Pref. tri- + ternate.] (Bot.)	   Three times ternate; -- applied to a leaf whose petiole	   separates into three branches, each of which divides into	   three parts which each bear three leafiets.	   [1913 Webster]
Tritheism \Tri"the*ism\, n. [Pref. tri- + Gr. ? God: cf. F.	   trith['e]isme.]	   The opinion or doctrine that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit	   are three distinct Gods.	   [1913 Webster]
Tritheist \Tri"the*ist\, n. [Cf. F. trith['e]iste.]	   One who believes in tritheism.	   [1913 Webster] Tritheistic
Tritheistic \Tri`the*is"tic\, Tritheistical \Tri`the*is"tic*al\,	   a.	   Of or pertaining to tritheism. --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Tritheite \Tri"the*ite\, n. [Cf. F. trith['e]ite.]	   A tritheist. [Obs.] --E. Phillips.	   [1913 Webster]
Trithing \Tri"thing\, n. [See Ist {Riding}.]	   One of three ancient divisions of a county in England; -- now	   called {riding}. [Written also {riding}.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Trithionate \Tri*thi"on*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of trithionic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Trithionic \Tri`thi*on"ic\, a. [Pref. tri- + thionic.] (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to, or designating, a certain thionic acid,	   {H2S3O6} which is obtained as a colorless, odorless liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tritiated \Trit"i*at*ed\ (tr[i^]t"[i^]*[=a]t*[e^]d), a. (Chem.)	   containing {tritium}; -- of chemical compounds; as, tritiated	   thymine.	   Note: Compounds which are tritiated are, as a consequence,	         radioactive, and may be used as tracers in biochemical	         or chemical analysis.	         [PJC]
Tritical \Trit"ic*al\, a.	   Trite. [Obs.] --T. Warton. -- {Trit"ic*al*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --	   {Trit"ic*al*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Triticin \Trit"i*cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin, obtained from quitch	   grass ({Agropyrum repens}, formerly {Triticum repens}) as a	   white amorphous substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Triticum \Trit"i*cum\, n. [L., perhaps fr. tritus, p. p. of	   terere to grind.] (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses including the various species of wheat.	   [1913 Webster]
tritium \trit"i*um\ (tr[i^]t"[i^]*[u^]m), n. (Chem.)	   A radioactive isotope of hydrogen having one proton and two	   neutrons in the nucleus. It decays spontaneously to Helium-3	   by the emission of an electron (beta ray), with a half-life	   of 12.3 years. Symbol 1H3. Atomic weight 3.01605 (C-12 =	   12.0000). It is one of the radioisotopes commonly used to	   label chemical compounds for use as tracers in biochemistry	   and chemistry. It is also used as one of the fusionable	   components of a hydrogen bomb.	   [PJC]
Triton \Tri"ton\ (tr[imac]"t[o^]n), n. [L., fr. Gr. Tri`twn.]	   (Gr. Myth.)	   A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and	   the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and	   painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a	   man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a	   trumpet made of a shell.	   [1913 Webster]	         Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea,	         Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods	      belonging to {Triton} and allied genera, having a stout	      spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with	      prominent varices. Some of the species are among the	      largest of all gastropods. Called also {trumpet shell},	      and {sea trumpet}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic	      salamanders. The common European species are	      {Hemisalamandra cristata}, {Molge palmata}, and {Molge	      alpestris}, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland.	      The most common species of the United States is	      {Diemyctylus viridescens}. See Illust. under {Salamander}.	      [1913 Webster]
Tritone \Tri"tone`\, n. [Gr. tri`tonos of three tones; tri- tri-	   + to`nos a tone.] (Mus.)	   A superfluous or augmented fourth. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tritorium \Tri*to"ri*um\, n. [NL.]	   Same as {Triturium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tritovum \Tri*to"vum\, n.; pl. {Tritova}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? third	   + L. ovum egg.] (Zool.)	   An embryonic insect which has twice cast its skin previous to	   hatching from the egg.	   [1913 Webster]
Tritozooid \Tri`to*zo"oid\, n. [Gr. ? third + zo^,on an animal.]	   (Zool.)	   A zooid of the third generation in asexual reproduction.	   [1913 Webster]
Tritubercular \Tri`tu*ber"cu*lar\, a.	   (a) Having or designating teeth with three cusps or	       tubercles; tricuspid.	   (b) Pertaining to trituberculy.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trituberculy \Tri`tu*ber"cu*ly\, n. [Pref. tri- + L. tuberculum	   tubercle.] (Zool.)	   A theory of the development of mammalian molar teeth. The	   primitive stage is that of simple cones, as in reptiles. The	   simple cone then developed a smaller cone in front and	   another behind. Next, a cingulum was developed, and the three	   cones became arranged in a triangle, the two smaller cusps	   having moved to the outer side in upper and to the inner in	   lower molars. This primitive triangle is called the trigon or	   trigonid and this stage the tritubercular or trigonodont. The	   trigon being a cutting apparatus, an extension of the	   posterior part of the crown was developed in lower molars for	   crushing, and a smaller corresponding part appeared in upper	   molars. Another large cone then arose, usually from the	   cingulum. In more complex forms, smaller intermediate cusps	   appeared.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Triturable \Trit"u*ra*ble\, a. [Cf. F. triturable.]	   Capable of being triturated. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Triturate \Trit"u*rate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Triturated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Triturating}.] [L. trituratus, p. p. of	   triturate to thrash (grain), fr. terere, tritum, to rub, rub	   to pieces. See {Trite}.]	   1. To rub, grind, bruise, or thrash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rub or grind to a very fine or impalpable powder; to	      pulverize and comminute thoroughly.	      [1913 Webster]
Trituration \Trit`u*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. trituration, L.	   trituratio a thrashing of grain.]	   The act of triturating, or reducing to a fine or impalpable	   powder by grinding, rubbing, bruising, etc. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Triture \Trit"ure\, n. [L. tritura, from terere, tritum, to rub,	   rub to pieces.]	   A rubbing or grinding; trituration. [Obs.] --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Triturium \Tri*tu"ri*um\, n. [NL.; cf. L. terere, tritum to	   rub.]	   A vessel for separating liquids of different densities.	   [Written also {tritorium}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trityl \Tri"tyl\, n. [Gr. ? third + -yl.] (Chem.)	   Propyl. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tritylene \Tri"tyl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   Propylene. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Triumph \Tri"umph\, n. [L. triumphus, OL. triumpus; of uncertain	   origin; cf. Gr. ? a procession in honor of Bacchus: cf. F.	   triomphe. Cf. {Trump} at cards.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A magnificent and imposing ceremonial	      performed in honor of a general who had gained a decisive	      victory over a foreign enemy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The general was allowed to enter the city crowned with	         a wreath of laurel, bearing a scepter in one hand, and	         a branch of laurel in the other, riding in a circular	         chariot, of a peculiar form, drawn by four horses. He	         was preceded by the senate and magistrates, musicians,	         the spoils, the captives in fetters, etc., and followed	         by his army on foot in marching order. The procession	         advanced in this manner to the Capitoline Hill, where	         sacrifices were offered, and victorious commander	         entertained with a public feast.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any triumphal procession; a pompous exhibition; a	      stately show or pageant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Our daughter,	            In honor of whose birth these triumphs are,	            Sits here, like beauty's child.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A state of joy or exultation for success.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great triumph and rejoicing was in heaven. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hercules from Spain	            Arrived in triumph, from Geryon slain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Success causing exultation; victory; conquest; as, the	      triumph of knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A trump card; also, an old game at cards. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Triumph \Tri"umph\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Triumphed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Triumphing}.] [L. triumphare: cf. F. triompher. See	   {Triumph}, n.]	   1. To celebrate victory with pomp; to rejoice over success;	      to exult in an advantage gained; to exhibit exultation.	      [1913 Webster]	            How long shall the wicked triumph?    --Ps. xciv. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sorrow on thee and all the pack of you	            That triumph thus upon my misery!     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To obtain victory; to be successful; to prevail.	      [1913 Webster]	            Triumphing over death, and chance, and thee, O Time.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            On this occasion, however, genius triumphed.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be prosperous; to flourish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where commerce triumphed on the favoring gales.	                                                  --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To play a trump card. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Triumph \Tri"umph\, v. t.	   To obtain a victory over; to prevail over; to conquer. Also,	   to cause to triumph. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Two and thirty legions that awe	         All nations of the triumphed word.       --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Triumphal \Tri*um"phal\, a. [L. triumphalis: cf. F. triomphal.]	   Of or pertaining to triumph; used in a triumph; indicating,	   or in honor of, a triumph or victory; as, a triumphal crown;	   a triumphal arch.	   [1913 Webster]	         Messiah his triumphal chariot turned.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Triumphal \Tri*um"phal\, n.	   A token of victory. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Joyless triumphals of his hoped success. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Triumphant \Tri*um"phant\, a. [L. triumphans, p. pr. of	   triumphare: cf. F. triomphant. See {Triumph}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Rejoicing for victory; triumphing; exultant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Successful beyond hope to lead ye forth	            Triumphant out of this infernal pit.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Celebrating victory; expressive of joy for success; as, a	      triumphant song or ode.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Graced with conquest; victorious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Athena, war's triumphant maid.        --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            So shall it be in the church triumphant. --Perkins.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to triumph; triumphal. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Captives bound to a triumphant car.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Church triumphant}, the church in heaven, enjoying a state	      of triumph, her warfare with evil being over; --	      distinguished from {church militant}. See under	      {Militant}.	      [1913 Webster]
Triumphantly \Tri*um"phant*ly\, adv.	   In a triumphant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Triumpher \Tri"umph*er\, n.	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) One who was honored with a triumph; a	      victor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who triumphs or rejoices for victory.	      [1913 Webster]
Triumphing \Tri"umph*ing\, a.	   Having or celebrating a triumph; victorious; triumphant. --	   {Tri"umph*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Triumvir \Tri*um"vir\, n.; pl. L. {Triumviri}, E. {Triumvirs}.	   [L., fr. res, gen. trium, three + vir a man. See {Three}, and	   {Virile}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   One of tree men united in public office or authority.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In later times the triumvirs of Rome were three men who	         jointly exercised sovereign power. Julius Caesar,	         Crassus, and Pompey were the first triumvirs;	         Octavianus (Augustus), Antony, and Lepidus were the	         second and last.	         [1913 Webster]
Triumvirate \Tri*um"vi*rate\, n. [L. triumviratus: cf. F.	   triumvirat.]	   1. Government by three in coalition or association; the term	      of such a government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coalition or association of three in office or	      authority; especially, the union of three men who obtained	      the government of the Roman empire.	      [1913 Webster]
Triumviry \Tri*um"vi*ry\, n.	   A triumvirate. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Triune \Tri"une\, a. [Pref. tri- + L. unus one. See {One}.]	   Being three in one; -- an epithet used to express the unity	   of a trinity of persons in the Godhead.	   [1913 Webster]
Triungulus \Tri*un"gu*lus\, n.; pl. {Triunguli}. [NL. See	   {Tri-}, and {Ungulate}.] (Zool.)	   The active young larva of any oil beetle. It has feet armed	   with three claws, and is parasitic on bees. See Illust. of	   {Oil beetle}, under {Oil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Triunity \Tri*u"ni*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being triune; trinity. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivalence \Triv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.)	   The quality or state of being trivalent.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivalent \Triv"a*lent\, a. [Pref. tri- + L. valens, -entis, p.	   pr. See {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of three; capable of being combined with,	   substituted for, or compared with, three atoms of hydrogen;	   -- said of triad atoms or radicals; thus, nitrogen is	   trivalent in ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivalve \Tri"valve\, n. [Pref. tri- + valve.]	   Anything having three valves, especially a shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivalvular \Tri*val"vu*lar\, a. [Pref. tri- + valvular.]	   Having three valves; three-valved.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivant \Triv"ant\, n.	   A truant. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Triverbial \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 the three	   characteristic words of his office, do, dico, addico. They	   were called dies fasti.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivet \Triv"et\, n. [Probably through French fr. L. tripes,	   -edis, three-footed; tri- (see {Tri-})+ pes, pedis, foot: cf.	   F. tr['e]pied. See {Foot}, and cf. {Tripod}.]	   1. A tree-legged stool, table, or other support; especially,	      a stand to hold a kettle or similar vessel near the fire;	      a tripod. [Written also {trevet}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A weaver's knife. See {Trevat}. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trivet table}, a table supported by three legs. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Trivial \Triv"i*al\, a. [L. trivialis, properly, that is in, or	   belongs to, the crossroads or public streets; hence, that may	   be found everywhere, common, fr. trivium a place where three	   roads meet, a crossroad, the public street; tri- (see {Tri-})	   + via a way: cf. F. trivial. See {Voyage}.]	   1. Found anywhere; common. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ordinary; commonplace; trifling; vulgar.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a scholar, meantime, he was trivial, and	            incapable of labor.                   --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of little worth or importance; inconsiderable; trifling;	      petty; paltry; as, a trivial subject or affair.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trivial round, the common task.   --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of or pertaining to the trivium.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trivial name} (Nat. Hist.), the specific name.	      [1913 Webster]	Trivial \Triv"i*al\, n.	   One of the three liberal arts forming the trivium. [Obs.]	   --Skelton. Wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivialism \Triv"i*al*ism\, n.	   A trivial matter or method; a triviality. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Triviality \Triv`i*al"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Trivialities}. [Cf. F.	   trivialit['e]]	   1. The quality or state of being trivial; trivialness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is trivial; a trifle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The philosophy of our times does not expend itself	            in furious discussions on mere scholastic	            trivialities.                         --Lyon	                                                  Playfair.	      [1913 Webster]
Trivially \Triv"i*al*ly\, adv.	   In a trivial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivialness \Triv"i*al*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being trivial.	   [1913 Webster]
Trivium \Triv"i*um\, n. [LL. See {Trivial}.]	   1. The three " liberal" arts, grammar, logic, and rhetoric;	      -- being a triple way, as it were, to eloquence.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The trivium and quadrivium together made up the seven	         liberal arts. See {Quadrivium}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms,	      collectively.	      [1913 Webster]
Triweekly \Tri"week`ly\, a. [Pref. tri- + weekly.]	   Occurring or appearing three times a week; thriceweekly; as,	   a triweekly newspaper. -- adv. Three times a week. -- n. A	   triweekly publication.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is a convenient word, but is not legitimately	         formed. It should mean occurring once in three weeks,	         as triennial means once in three years. Cf. {Biweekly}.	         [1913 Webster]
Troad \Troad\, n.	   See {Trode}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Troat \Troat\, v. i. [Either onomatopoetic, or akin to throat.]	   To cry, as a buck in rutting time.	   [1913 Webster]	Troat \Troat\, n.	   The cry of a buck in rutting time.	   [1913 Webster]
Trocar \Tro"car\, n. [F. trocart (or trois-quarts, i. e., three	   quarters); trois three (L. tres) + carre the side of a sword	   blade; -- so called from its triangular point.] (Surg.)	   A stylet, usually with a triangular point, used for exploring	   tissues or for inserting drainage tubes, as in dropsy.	   [Written also {trochar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trocha \Tro"cha\, n. [Sp., bypath, crossroad.] (Mil.)	   A line of fortifications, usually rough, constructed to	   prevent the passage of an enemy across a region. [Sp. Amer.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trochaic \Tro*cha"ic\, n. (Pros.)	   A trochaic verse or measure. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Trochaic	Trochaic \Tro*cha"ic\, Trochaical \Tro*cha"ic*al\, a. [L.	   trocha["i]cus, Gr. ? or ?. See {Trochee}.] (Pros.)	   Of or pertaining to trochees; consisting of trochees; as,	   trochaic measure or verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochal \Tro"chal\, a. [From Gr. ? a wheel.] (Zool.)	   Resembling a wheel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trochal disk} (Zool.), the cephalic disk of a rotifer. It is	      usually surrounded by a fringe of cilia.	      [1913 Webster]
Trochanter \Tro*chan"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?.]	   1. (Anat.) One of two processes near the head of the femur,	      the outer being called the {great trochanter}, and the	      inner the {small trochanter}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The third joint of the leg of an insect, or the	      second when the trochantine is united with the coxa.	      [1913 Webster]
Trochanteric \Tro`chan*ter"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to one or both of the trochanters.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochantine \Tro*chan"tine\, n. (Zool.)	   The second joint of the leg of an insect, -- often united	   with the coxa.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochar \Tro"char\, n. (Surg.)	   See {Trocar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Troche \Tro"che\ (tr[=o]"k[=e]), n. [Gr. trocho`s anything round	   or circular, a wheel, properly, a runner, fr. tre`chein to	   run. Cf. {Trochee}.] (Pharm.)	   A medicinal tablet or lozenge; strictly, one of circular	   form.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Trochee \Tro"chee\, n. [L. trochaeus, Gr. ? (sc.?), from ?	   running, from ? to run. Cf. {Troche}, {Truck} a wheel.]	   (Pros.)	   A foot of two syllables, the first long and the second short,	   as in the Latin word ante, or the first accented and the	   second unaccented, as in the English word motion; a choreus.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochil \Tro"chil\, n. [Cf. F. trochile. See {Trochilus}.]	   (Zool.)	   The crocodile bird.	   [1913 Webster]	         The crocodile . . . opens his chaps to let the trochil	         in to pick his teeth, which gives it the usual feeding.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochili \Troch"i*li\, n. pl. [NL. See {Trochilus}.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds comprising the humming birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochilic \Tro*chil"ic\, a. [See {Trochilics}.]	   OF or pertaining to rotary motion; having power to draw out	   or turn round. "By art trochilic." --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochilics \Tro*chil"ics\, n. [Gr. ? the sheaf of a pulley,	   roller of a windlass, from ? to run.]	   The science of rotary motion, or of wheel work. --Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochilidist \Tro*chil"i*dist\, n. [See {Trochilus}.]	   One who studies, or is versed in, the nature and habits of	   humming birds, or the Trochilidae. --Gould.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochilos \Troch"i*los\, n. [NL. See {Trochilus}.] (Zool.)	   The crocodile bird, or trochil.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochilus \Troch"i*lus\, n.; pl. {Trochili}. [L. trochilus a	   kind of small bird. Gr. ?, fr. ? to run.]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A genus of humming birds. It Formerly included all the	          known species.	      (b) Any one of several species of wrens and kinglets.	          [Obs.]	      (c) The crocodile bird.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) An annular molding whose section is concave, like	      the edge of a pulley; -- called also {scotia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Troching \Tro"ching\, n. [OF. troche cluster, group; cf. F.	   trochure a surantler, troch['e]e branches of a seedling,	   trochet cluster of flowers or fruits.] (Zool.)	   One of the small branches of a stag's antler.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochiscus \Tro*chis"cus\, n.; pl. {Trochisci}. [L., fr. Gr. ? a	   small ball, dim. of ? a wheel. See {Troche}.] (Pharm.)	   A kind of tablet or lozenge; a troche.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochisk \Tro"chisk\, n. [Cf. F. trochisque.]	   See {Trochiscus}. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochite \Tro"chite\, n. [Gr. ? a wheel.] (Paleon.)	   A wheel-like joint of the stem of a fossil crinoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochlea \Troch"le*a\, n. [L., a case or sheaf containing one or	   more pulleys, Gr. ?. See {Trochilics}.]	   1. (Mach.) A pulley. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A pulley, or a structure resembling a pulley; as,	      the trochlea, or pulleylike end, of the humerus, which	      articulates with the ulna; or the trochlea, or fibrous	      ring, in the upper part of the orbit, through which the	      superior oblique, or trochlear, muscle of the eye passes.	      [1913 Webster]
Trochlear \Troch"le*ar\, n. [L. trochlea block or pulley.]	   (Anat.)	   Shaped like, or resembling, a pulley; pertaining to, or	   connected with, a trochlea; as, a trochlear articular	   surface; the trochlear muscle of the eye.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trochlear nerve}. See {Pathetic nerve}, under {Pathetic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Trochleary \Troch"le*a*ry\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to, or connected with, a trochlea; trochlear; as,	   the trochleary, or trochlear, nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochoid \Tro"choid\, n. [Gr. ? a wheel + -oid; cf. F.	   trocho["i]de. See {Troche}.] (Geom.)	   The curve described by any point in a wheel rolling on a	   line; a cycloid; a roulette; in general, the curve described	   by any point fixedly connected with a moving curve while the	   moving curve rolls without slipping on a second fixed curve,	   the curves all being in one plane. Cycloids, epicycloids,	   hypocycloids, cardioids, etc., are all trochoids.	   [1913 Webster]	Trochoid \Tro"choid\, a.	   1. (Anat.) Admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes	      applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and	      axis in the vertebral column.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Top-shaped; having a flat base and conical spire;	      -- said of certain shells.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the genus Trochus or family	      {Trochidae}.	      [1913 Webster]
Trochoidal \Tro*choid"al\, a.	   1. (Geom.) Of or pertaining to a trochoid; having the	      properties of a trochoid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat. & Zool.) See {Trochoid}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Trochometer \Tro*chom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. ? a wheel + -meter.]	   A contrivance for computing the revolutions of a wheel; an	   odometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochosphere \Troch"o*sphere\, n. [Gr. ? a wheel + sphere.]	   (Zool.)	   A young larval form of many annelids, mollusks, and	   bryozoans, in which a circle of cilia is developed around the	   anterior end.	   [1913 Webster]
Trochus \Tro"chus\, n.; pl. {Trochi}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a wheel.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells	   belonging to {Trochus} and many allied genera of the family	   {Trochidae}. Some of the species are called also {topshells}.	   [1913 Webster]
Troco \Tro"co\, n.	   An old English game; -- called also {lawn billiards}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trod \Trod\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Tread}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trodden \Trod"den\,	   p. p. of {Tread}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trode \Trode\, archaic	   imp. of {Tread}.	   [1913 Webster]	         On burnished hooves his war-horse trode. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Trode \Trode\, n. [AS. trod, fr. tredan to tread. See {Tread}.]	   Tread; footing. [Written also {troad}.][Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Troglodyte \Trog"lo*dyte\, n. [L. troglodytae, pl., Gr. ? one	   who creeps into holes; ? a hole, cavern (fr. ? to gnaw) + ?	   enter: cf. F. troglodyte.]	   1. (Ethnol.) One of any savage race that dwells in caves,	      instead of constructing dwellings; a cave dweller, or cave	      man. Most of the primitive races of man were troglodytes.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the troglodytes' country there is a lake, for the	            hurtful water it beareth called the "mad lake."	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An anthropoid ape, as the chimpanzee.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The wren.	      [1913 Webster]
Troglodytes \Trog`lo*dy"tes\, n. [NL. See {Troglodyte}.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of apes including the chimpanzee.	   Note: The chimpanzee is now named {Pan troglodytes}., and its	         genus is {Pan}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of singing birds including the common	      wrens.	      [1913 Webster] Troglodytic
Troglodytic \Trog`lo*dyt"ic\, Troglodytical \Trog`lo*dyt"ic*al\,	   a. [L. troglodyticus, Gr. ?.]	   Of or pertaining to a troglodyte, or dweller in caves.	   [1913 Webster]
Trogon \Tro"gon\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of beautiful tropical birds	   belonging to the family {Trogonidae}. They are noted for the	   brilliant colors and the resplendent luster of their plumage.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some of the species have a train of long brilliant	         feathers lying over the tail and consisting of the	         upper tail coverts. Unlike other birds having two toes	         directed forward and two backward, they have the inner	         toe turned backward. A few species are found in Africa	         and India, but the greater number, including the most	         brilliant species, are found in tropical America. See	         Illust. of {Quesal}.	         [1913 Webster]
Trogonoid \Tro"gon*oid\, a. [Trogon + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the trogons.	   [1913 Webster]
Trogue \Trogue\, n. [Cf. G. trog trough, E. trough.] (Mining)	   A wooden trough, forming a drain. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Troic \Tro"ic\, a. [L. Troicus, Gr. ?, fr. ?. See {Trojan}.]	   Pertaining to Troy; Trojan. --Gladstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Troilite \Tro"i*lite\, n. [Named after Dominico Troili, an	   Italian of the 18th century.] (Min.)	   Native iron protosulphide, {FeS}. It is known only in	   meteoric irons, and is usually in imbedded nodular masses of	   a bronze color.	   [1913 Webster]
Troilus \Tro"i*lus\, n.; pl. L. {Troili}, E. {Troiluses}. [NL.,	   fr. L. Troilus, Gr. ?, the son of Priam.] (Zool.)	   A large, handsome American butterfly ({Euph[oe]ades troilus},	   or {Papilio troilus}). It is black, with yellow marginal	   spots on the front wings, and blue spots on the rear wings;	   -- also called {troilus butterfly}.	   [1913 Webster]	Troilus butterfly \Tro"i*lus butterfly\	   A large American butterfly ({Papilio troilus}). It is black,	   with yellow marginal spots on the front wings, and blue on	   the rear; -- also called {troilus}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trois point \Trois` point"\ [F. trois three.] (Backgammon)	   The third point from the outer edge on each player's home	   table.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trojan \Tro"jan\, a. [L. Trojanus, fr. Troja, Troia, Troy, from	   Tros, Gr. Trw`s, Trwo`s, Tros, the mythical founder of Troy.]	   1. Of or pertaining to ancient Troy or its inhabitants. -- n.	      A native or inhabitant of Troy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who shows the pluck, endurance, determined energy,	      strength, or the like, attributed to the defenders of	      Troy; -- used chiefly or only in the phrase	   {like a Trojan}; as, he endured the pain like a Trojan; he	      studies like a Trojan.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	            Tim jumped like a Trojan from the bed. --Finnegan's	                                                  Wake (Irish	                                                  song)	      [PJC]	Trojan horse \Tro"jan horse`\, n. [from the incident described	   in Homer's Iliad.]	   1. (Classical mythology) a large hollow wooden horse built by	      Greek soldiers besieging Troy during the Trojan War, and	      left as a "gift" when they pretended to abandon their	      seige. It was taken into the city by the Trojans, and	      Greek soldiers concealed inside came out and opened the	      gates to the city, enabling the capture of the city by the	      Greeks.	      [RP + PJC]	   2. Hence, any thing or person which appears harmless but is	      designed to destroy or attack from within. It may	      sometimes refer to a group; -- see also {fifth column}.	      [RP + PJC]	   3. (Computers) A computer program designed to evade the	      security precautions within a computer system and perform	      illicit operations, or to do malicious damage, and often	      designed to look like a different kind of program, such as	      a game, archiver, or directory lister. This term is not	      applied to a program that replicates itself, such as a	      {virus}.	      [RP + PJC]
Troll \Troll\, n. [Icel. troll. Cf. {Droll}, {Trull}.] (Scand.	   Myth.)	   A supernatural being, often represented as of diminutive	   size, but sometimes as a giant, and fabled to inhabit caves,	   hills, and like places; a witch.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Troll flower}. (Bot.) Same as {Globeflower}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]	Troll \Troll\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trolled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trolling}.] [OE. trollen to roll, F. tr[^o]ler, Of. troller	   to drag about, to ramble; probably of Teutonic origin; cf. G.	   trollen to roll, ramble, sich trollen to be gone; or perhaps	   for trotler, fr. F. trotter to trot (cf. {Trot}.). Cf.	   {Trawl}.]	   1. To move circularly or volubly; to roll; to turn.	      [1913 Webster]	            To dress and troll the tongue, and roll the eye.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send about; to circulate, as a vessel in drinking.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then doth she troll to the bowl.      --Gammer	                                                  Gurton's	                                                  Needle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Troll the brown bowl.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sing the parts of in succession, as of a round, a	      catch, and the like; also, to sing loudly or freely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will you troll the catch ?            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sonnets charmed the attentive crowd,	            By wide-mouthed mortaltrolled aloud.  --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To angle for with a trolling line, or with a book drawn	      along the surface of the water; hence, to allure.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fish in; to seek to catch fish from.	      [1913 Webster]	            With patient angle trolls the finny deep.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	Troll \Troll\, v. i.	   1. To roll; to run about; to move around; as, to troll in a	      coach and six.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move rapidly; to wag. --F. Beaumont.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To take part in trolling a song.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fish with a rod whose line runs on a reel; also, to	      fish by drawing the hook through the water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their young men . . . trolled along the brooks that	            abounded in fish.                     --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	Troll \Troll\, n.	   1. The act of moving round; routine; repetition. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A song the parts of which are sung in succession; a catch;	      a round.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thence the catch and troll, while "Laughter, holding	            both his sides," sheds tears to song and ballad	            pathetic on the woes of married life. --Prof.	                                                  Wilson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A trolley.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Troll plate} (Mach.), a rotative disk with spiral ribs or	      grooves, by which several pieces, as the jaws of a chuck,	      can be brought together or spread radially.	      [1913 Webster]
Troller \Troll"er\, n.	   One who trolls.	   [1913 Webster] Trolley
Trolley \Trol"ley\, Trolly \Trol"ly\, n.	   (a) A form of truck which can be tilted, for carrying	       railroad materials, or the like. [Eng.]	   (b) A narrow cart that is pushed by hand or drawn by an	       animal. [Eng.]	   (c) (Mach.) A truck from which the load is suspended in some	       kinds of cranes.	   (d) (Electric Railway) A truck which travels along the fixed	       conductors, and forms a means of connection between them	       and a railway car.	   (e) A trolley car.	       [1913 Webster]	Trolley car \Trol"ley car\ (Elec.)	   A motor car powered by electricity drawn from a trolley, and	   thus constrained to follow the trolley lines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Trolley line},	   (a) A trolley	   (f) .	   (b) The path along which a trolley car runs.	       [PJC]	Trolley wire \Trolley wire\	   A heavy conducting wire on which the trolley car runs and	   from which it receives the current.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trollmydames \Troll"my*dames`\, n. [F. trou-madame pigeon	   holes.]	   The game of nineholes. [Written also {trolmydames}.] [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Trollop \Trol"lop\, n. [From {Troll} to roll, to stroll; but cf.	   also {Trull}.]	   A stroller; a loiterer; esp., an idle, untidy woman; a	   slattern; a slut; a whore.	   [1913 Webster]
Trollopee \Trol`lop*ee"\, n.	   A kind of loose dress for women. [Obs.] --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Trombone \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 ancient sackbut, consisting of a	      tube in three parts, bent twice upon itself and ending in	      a bell. The middle part, bent double, slips into the outer	      parts, as in a telescope, so that by change of the	      vibrating length any tone within the compass of the	      instrument (which may be bass or tenor or alto or even, in	      rare instances, soprano) is commanded. It is the only	      member of the family of wind instruments whose scale, both	      diatonic and chromatic, is complete without the aid of	      keys or pistons, and which can slide from note to note as	      smoothly as the human voice or a violin. Softly blown, it	      has a rich and mellow sound, which becomes harsh and	      blatant when the tones are forced; used with discretion,	      its effect is often solemn and majestic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The common European bittern.	      [1913 Webster]
Trommel \Trom"mel\, n. [Cf. G. trommel a drum.] (Mining)	   A revolving buddle or sieve for separating, or sizing, ores.	   --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Tromp \Tromp\, n. [F. trombe, trompe, a waterspout, a	   water-blowing machine. Cf. {Trump} a trumpet.]	   A blowing apparatus, in which air, drawn into the upper part	   of a vertical tube through side holes by a stream of water	   within, is carried down with the water into a box or chamber	   below which it is led to a furnace. [Written also {trompe},	   and {trombe}.]	   [1913 Webster] Tromp	Tromp \Tromp\, Trompe \Trompe\, n. [See {Trump} a trumpet.]	   A trumpet; a trump. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trompil \Tromp"il\, n. [OF. trompille, equiv. to F. trompette a	   trumpet.]	   An aperture in a tromp.	   [1913 Webster]
Tron \Tron\, n.	   See 3d {Trone}, 2. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trona \Tro"na\, n. [Of Egyptian or North African origin.] (Chem.	   & Min.)	   A native double salt, consisting of a combination of neutral	   and acid sodium carbonate, {Na2CO3.2HNaCO3.2H2O}, occurring	   as a white crystalline fibrous deposit from certain soda	   brine springs and lakes; -- called also {urao}, and by the	   ancients {nitrum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tronage \Tron"age\, n. [From {Trone} a steelyard.]	   A toll or duty paid for weighing wool; also, the act of	   weighing wool. [Obs.] --Nares.	   [1913 Webster]
Tronator \Tro*na"tor\, n. [LL. See {Tronage}.]	   An officer in London whose duty was to weigh wool. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trone \Trone\, n.	   A throne. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Trone \Trone\, n. [Cf. Prov. F. trogne a belly.]	   A small drain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Trone	Trone \Trone\, Trones \Trones\, n. [LL. trona, fr. L. trutina a	   balance; cf. Gr. ?.]	   1. A steelyard. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A form of weighing machine for heavy wares, consisting of	      two horizontal bars crossing each other, beaked at the	      extremities, and supported by a wooden pillar. It is now	      mostly disused. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trone stone}, a weight equivalent to nineteen and a half	      pounds. [Scot.]	   {Trone weight}, a weight formerly used in Scotland, in which	      a pound varied from 21 to 28 ounces avoirdupois.	      [1913 Webster]
Troop \Troop\, n. [F. troupe, OF. trope, trupe, LL. troppus; of	   uncertain origin; cf. Icel. [thorn]orp a hamlet, village, G.	   dorf a village, dial. G. dorf a meeting. Norw. torp a little	   farm, a crowd, E. thorp. Cf. {Troupe}.]	   1. A collection of people; a company; a number; a multitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which should accompany old age 	            As honor, love, obedience, troops of friends 	            I must not look to have.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soldiers, collectively; an army; -- now generally used in	      the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Farewell the plumed troop, and the big wars. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His troops moved to victory with the precision of	            machines.                             --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) Specifically, a small body of cavalry, light horse,	      or dragoons, consisting usually of about sixty men,	      commanded by a captain; the unit of formation of cavalry,	      corresponding to the company in infantry. Formerly, also,	      a company of horse artillery; a battery.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A company of stageplayers; a troupe. --W. Coxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) A particular roll of the drum; a quick march.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. See {Boy scout}, above.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Troop \Troop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trooping}.]	   1. To move in numbers; to come or gather in crowds or troops.	      "Armies . . . troop to their standard." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To march on; to go forward in haste.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,	            Troop in the throngs of military men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Troop \Troop\, v. t.	   {To troop the colors} or {To troop the colours} (Mil.),	   in the British army, to perform a ceremony consisting	   essentially in carrying the colors, accompanied by the band	   and escort, slowly before the troops drawn up in single file	   and usually in a hollow square, as in London on the	   sovereign's birthday.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Troopbird \Troop"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any troupial.	   [1913 Webster]
Trooper \Troop"er\, n.	   1. A soldier in a body of cavalry; a cavalryman; also, the	      horse of a cavalryman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state police officer; -- also called {state trooper}.	      [U. S.]	      [PJC]	   3. A mounted policeman. [Australia]	   Note: The {black troopers} of Queensland are a regiment of	         aboriginal police, employed chiefly for dispersing wild	         aborigines who encroach on sheep runs.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Trouper.	      [PJC]	   {like a trooper}, with energy, endurance, or enthusiasm; as,	      to work like a trooper.
Troopfowl \Troop"fowl`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American scaup duck. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Troopial \Troop"i*al\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Troupial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Troopmeal \Troop"meal`\, adv. [Troop + -meal as in piecemeal.]	   By troops; in crowds. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So, troopmeal, Troy pursued a while, laying on with	         swords and darts.                        --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Troopship \Troop"ship`\, n.	   A vessel built or fitted for the conveyance of troops; a	   transport. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Troostite \Troost"ite\, n. [So named after Dr. Gerard Troost, of	   Nashville, Tenn.] (Min.)	   Willemite.	   [1913 Webster]
Tropaeolin \Tro*pae"o*lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A name given to any one of a series of orange-red dyestuffs	   produced artificially from certain complex sulphonic acid	   derivatives of azo and diazo hydrocarbons of the aromatic	   series; -- so called because of the general resemblance to	   the shades of nasturtium ({Tropaeolum}).	   [1913 Webster]
Trope \Trope\, n. [L. tropus, Gr. ?, fr. ? to turn. See	   {Torture}, and cf. {Trophy}, {Tropic}, {Troubadour},	   {Trover}.] (Rhet.)	   (a) The use of a word or expression in a different sense from	       that which properly belongs to it; the use of a word or	       expression as changed from the original signification to	       another, for the sake of giving life or emphasis to an	       idea; a figure of speech.	   (b) The word or expression so used.	       [1913 Webster]	             In his frequent, long, and tedious speeches, it has	             been said that a trope never passed his lips.	                                                  --Bancroft.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tropes are chiefly of four kinds: metaphor, metonymy,	         synecdoche, and irony. Some authors make figures the	         genus, of which trope is a species; others make them	         different things, defining trope to be a change of	         sense, and figure to be any ornament, except what	         becomes so by such change.	         [1913 Webster]
Tropeine \Tro*pe"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of a series of artificial ethereal salts derived from	   the alkaloidal base tropine.	   [1913 Webster]
Trophi \Tro"phi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a feeder, fr. ? to	   feed.] (Zool.)	   The mouth parts of an insect, collectively, including the	   labrum, labium, maxillae, mandibles, and lingua, with their	   appendages.	   [1913 Webster]
Trophic \Troph"ic\, a. [Gr. ? nursing. See {Trophi}.] (Physiol.)	   Of or connected with nutrition; nitritional; nourishing; as,	   the so-called trophic nerves, which have a direct influence	   on nutrition.	   [1913 Webster]
Trophied \Tro"phied\, a.	   Adorned with trophies.	   [1913 Webster]	         The trophied arches, storied halls, invade. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Trophonian \Tro*pho"ni*an\, a. [L. Trophonianus, fr. Trophonius,	   Gr. ?, a Grecian architect, fabled to have been the builder	   of the first temple of Apollo at Delphi. He was worshiped	   after death, and had a celebrated oracle in a cave in	   B[oe]otia.]	   Of or pertaining to Trophonius, his architecture, or his cave	   and oracle.	   [1913 Webster]
Trophosome \Troph"o*some\, n. [Gr. ? a feeder + -some body.]	   (Zool.)	   The nutritive zooids of a hydroid, collectively, as	   distinguished from the gonosome, or reproductive zooids.	   [1913 Webster]
Trophosperm \Troph"o*sperm\, n. [Gr. ? a feeder + ? seed: cf. F.	   trophosperme. See {Trophi}.] (Bot.)	   The placenta.	   [1913 Webster]
Trophy \Tro"phy\, n.; pl. {Trophies}. [F. troph['e]e (cf. It. &	   Sp. trofeo), L. tropaeum, trophaeum, Gr. ?, strictly, a	   monument of the enemy's defeat, fr.? a turn, especially, a	   turning about of the enemy, a putting to flight or routing	   him, fr. ? to turn. See {Trope}.]	   1. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) A sign or memorial of a victory raised	      on the field of battle, or, in case of a naval victory, on	      the nearest land. Sometimes trophies were erected in the	      chief city of the conquered people.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A trophy consisted originally of some of the armor,	         weapons, etc., of the defeated enemy fixed to the trunk	         of a tree or to a post erected on an elevated site,	         with an inscription, and a dedication to a divinity.	         The Romans often erected their trophies in the Capitol.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The representation of such a memorial, as on a medal; esp.	      (Arch.), an ornament representing a group of arms and	      military weapons, offensive and defensive.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything taken from an enemy and preserved as a memorial	      of victory, as arms, flags, standards, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Around the posts hung helmets, darts, and spears,	            And captive chariots, axes, shields, and bars,	            And broken beaks of ships, the trophies of their	            wars.                                 --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any evidence or memorial of victory or conquest; as, every	      redeemed soul is a trophy of grace.	      [1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]	   {Trophy money}, a duty paid formerly in England, annually, by	      housekeepers, toward providing harness, drums, colors, and	      the like, for the militia.	      [1913 Webster]
Tropic \Trop"ic\, a. [Atropine + -ic.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid obtained from	   atropine and certain other alkaloids, as a white crystalline	   substance slightly soluble in water.	   [1913 Webster]	Tropic \Trop"ic\, n. [F. tropique, L. tropicus of or belonging	   to a turn, i. e., of the sun, Gr. ? of the solstice, ? (sc.	   ?) the tropic or solstice, fr. ? to turn. See {Trope}.]	   1. (Astron.) One of the two small circles of the celestial	      sphere, situated on each side of the equator, at a	      distance of 23[deg] 28[min], and parallel to it, which the	      sun just reaches at its greatest declination north or	      south, and from which it turns again toward the equator,	      the northern circle being called the {Tropic of Cancer},	      and the southern the {Tropic of Capricorn}, from the names	      of the two signs at which they touch the ecliptic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geog.)	      (a) One of the two parallels of terrestrial latitude	          corresponding to the celestial tropics, and called by	          the same names.	      (b) pl. The region lying between these parallels of	          latitude, or near them on either side.	          [1913 Webster]	                The brilliant flowers of the tropics bloom from	                the windows of the greenhouse and the saloon.	                                                  --Bancroft.	          [1913 Webster]	Tropic \Trop"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the tropics; tropical.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tropic bird} (Zool.), any one of three species of oceanic	      belonging to the genus {Phaethon}, found chiefly in	      tropical seas. They are mostly white, and have two central	      tail feathers very long and slender. The yellow-billed	      tropic bird. {Phaethon flavirostris} (called also	      {boatswain}), is found on the Atlantic coast of America,	      and is common at the Bermudas, where it breeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Tropical \Trop"ic*al\, a. [Cf. L. tropicus of turning, Gr. ?.	   See {Tropic}, n.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the tropics; characteristic of, or	      incident to, the tropics; being within the tropics; as,	      tropical climate; tropical latitudes; tropical heat;	      tropical diseases.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From {Trope}.] Rhetorically changed from its exact	      original sense; being of the nature of a trope;	      figurative; metaphorical. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foundation of all parables is some analogy or	            similitude between the tropical or allusive part of	            the parable and the thing intended by it. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tropic month}. See {Lunar month}, under {Month}.	   {Tropic year}, the solar year; the period occupied by the sun	      in passing from one tropic or one equinox to the same	      again, having a mean length of 365 days, 5 hours, 48	      minutes, 46.0 seconds, which is 20 minutes, 23.3 seconds	      shorter than the sidereal year, on account of the	      precession of the equinoxes.	      [1913 Webster]
Tropically \Trop"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a tropical manner; figuratively; metaphorically.	   [1913 Webster]
Tropidine \Trop"i*dine\, n. [See {Tropine}.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid, {C8H13N}, obtained by the chemical dehydration	   of tropine, as an oily liquid having a coninelike odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Tropilidene \Tro*pil"i*dene\, n. [See {Tropine}.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the dry distillation of	   tropine with quicklime. It is regarded as being homologous	   with dipropargyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Tropine \Tro"pine\, n. [From {Atropine}.] (Chem.)	   A white crystalline alkaloid, {C8H15NO}, produced by	   decomposing atropine.	   [1913 Webster]
Tropism \Tro"pism\ (tr[=o]"p[i^]z'm), n. [Gr. troph` a turning,	   tre`pein to turn + -ism.] (Physiol.)	   Modification of the direction of growth, caused by some	   external influence, such as light; -- sometimes used for	   motion of an organism toward or away from an external	   stimulus, more properly called {taxis}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Tropist \Trop"ist\, n. [Cf. F. tropiste. See {Trope}.]	   One who deals in tropes; specifically, one who avoids the	   literal sense of the language of Scripture by explaining it	   as mere tropes and figures of speech.	   [1913 Webster] Tropologic
Tropologic \Trop`o*log"ic\, Tropological \Trop`o*log"ic*al\, a.	   [Gr. ?: cf. F. tropologique. See {Tropology}.]	   Characterized by tropes; varied by tropes; tropical.	   --Burton. -- {Trop`o*log"ic*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tropologize \Tro*pol"o*gize\, v. t.	   To use in a tropological sense, as a word; to make a trope	   of. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If . . . Minerva be tropologized into prudence.	                                                  --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tropology \Tro*pol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? a trope + ? discourse:	   cf. F. tropologie.]	   A rhetorical mode of speech, including tropes, or changes	   from the original import of the word. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Troppo \Trop"po\, adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Too much; as, allegro ma non troppo, brisk but not too much	   so.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trossers \Tros"sers\, n. pl.	   Trousers. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Trot \Trot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trotted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trotting}.] [OE. trotten, OF. troter, F. trotter; probably	   of Teutonic origin, and akin to E. tread; cf. OHG. trott?n to	   tread. See {Tread}.]	   1. To proceed by a certain gait peculiar to quadrupeds; to	      ride or drive at a trot. See {Trot}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To run; to jog; to hurry.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that rises late must trot all day, and will	            scarcely overtake his business at night. --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	Trot \Trot\, v. t.	   To cause to move, as a horse or other animal, in the pace	   called a trot; to cause to run without galloping or	   cantering.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To trot out}, to lead or bring out, as a horse, to show his	      paces; hence, to bring forward, as for exhibition.	      [Slang.]	      [1913 Webster]	Trot \Trot\, n. [F. See {Trot}, v. i.]	   1. The pace of a horse or other quadruped, more rapid than a	      walk, but of various degrees of swiftness, in which one	      fore foot and the hind foot of the opposite side are	      lifted at the same time. "The limbs move diagonally in	      pairs in the trot." --Stillman (The Horse in Motion).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A jogging pace, as of a person hurrying.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who trots; a child; a woman.	      [1913 Webster]	            An old trot with ne'er a tooth.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Troth \Troth\, n. [A variant of truth. See {Truth}.]	   1. Belief; faith; fidelity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bid her alight	            And hertroth plight.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Truth; verity; veracity; as, by my troth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In troth, thou art able to instruct gray hairs.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Betrothal.	      [1913 Webster]
Trothless \Troth"less\, a.	   Faitless; false; treacherous.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thrall to the faithless waves and trothless sky.	                                                  --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Trothplight \Troth"plight`\, v. t.	   To betroth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Trothplight \Troth"plight`\, a.	   Betrothed; espoused; affianced. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Trothplight \Troth"plight`\, n.	   The act of betrothing, or plighting faith; betrothing. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Trothplighted \Troth"plight`ed\, a.	   Having fidelity pledged.	   [1913 Webster]
Trotter \Trot"ter\, n.	   1. One that trots; especially, a horse trained to be driven	      in trotting matches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The foot of an animal, especially that of a sheep; also,	      humorously, the human foot.	      [1913 Webster]
Trottoir \Trot"toir\, n. [F., from trotter to trot. See {Trot}.]	   Footpath; pavement; sidewalk.	   [1913 Webster]	         Headless bodies trailed along the trottoirs. --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Troubadour \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 song,	   Gr. ? a turn, way, manner, particular mode in music, a trope.	   See {Trope}, and cf. {Trouv?re}.]	   One of a school of poets who flourished from the eleventh to	   the thirteenth century, principally in Provence, in the south	   of France, and also in the north of Italy. They invented, and	   especially cultivated, a kind of lyrical poetry characterized	   by intricacy of meter and rhyme, and usually of a romantic,	   amatory strain.	   [1913 Webster]
Troublable \Trou"bla*ble\, a.	   Causing trouble; troublesome. [Obs.] "troublable ire."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Trouble \Trou"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Troubled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Troubling}.] [F. troubler, OF. trobler, trubler,	   tourbler,fr. (assumed) LL. turbulare, L. turbare to	   disorderly group, a little crowd; both from turba a disorder,	   tumult, crowd; akin to Gr. ?, and perhaps to E. thorp; cf.	   Skr. tvar, tur,o hasten. Cf. {Turbid}.]	   1. To put into confused motion; to disturb; to agitate.	      [1913 Webster]	            An angel went down at a certain season into the	            pool, and troubled the water.         --John v. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            God looking forth will trouble all his host.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb; to perplex; to afflict; to distress; to	      grieve; to fret; to annoy; to vex.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now is my soul troubled.              --John xii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take the boy to you; he so troubles me	            'T is past enduring.                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never trouble yourself about those faults which age	            will cure.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give occasion for labor to; -- used in polite	      phraseology; as, I will not trouble you to deliver the	      letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To disturb; perplex; afflict; distress; grieve; harass;	        annoy; tease; vex; molest.	        [1913 Webster]	Trouble \Trou"ble\, a.	   Troubled; dark; gloomy. [Obs.] "With full trouble cheer."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Trouble \Trou"ble\, n. [F. trouble, OF. troble, truble. See	   {Trouble}, v. t.]	   1. The state of being troubled; disturbance; agitation;	      uneasiness; vexation; calamity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest the fiend . . . some new trouble raise.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Foul whisperings are abroad; unnatural deeds	            Do breed unnatural troubles.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which gives disturbance, annoyance, or vexation; that	      which afflicts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A fault or interruption in a stratum.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To get into trouble}, to get into difficulty or danger.	      [Colloq.]	   {To take the trouble}, to be at the pains; to exert one's	      self; to give one's self inconvenience.	      [1913 Webster]	            She never took the trouble to close them. --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Affliction; disturbance; perplexity; annoyance;	        molestation; vexation; inconvenience; calamity;	        misfortune; adversity; embarrassment; anxiety; sorrow;	        misery.	        [1913 Webster]
Troubler \Trou"bler\, n.	   One who troubles or disturbs; one who afflicts or molests; a	   disturber; as, a troubler of the peace.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rich troublers of the world's repose. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Troublesome \Trou"ble*some\, a.	   Giving trouble or anxiety; vexatious; burdensome; wearisome.	   [1913 Webster]	         This troublesome world.                  --Book of	                                                  Common Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	         These troublesome disguises that we wear. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         My mother will never be troublesome to me. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Uneasy; vexatious; perplexing; harassing; annoying;	        disgusting; irksome; afflictive; burdensome; tiresome;	        wearisome; importunate.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Trou"ble*some*ly}, adv. --	        {Trou"ble*some*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Troublous \Trou"blous\, a.	   Full of trouble; causing trouble. "In doubtful time of	   troublous need." --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	         A tall ship tossed in troublous seas.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Trou-de-loup \Trou"-de-loup"\, n.; pl. {Trous-de-loup}. [F. trou	   hole + de of + loup wolf.] (Mil.)	   A pit in the form of an inverted cone or pyramid, constructed	   as an obstacle to the approach of an enemy, and having a	   pointed stake in the middle. The pits are called also	   {trapholes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trough \Trough\ (tr[o^]f), n. [OE. trough, trogh, AS. trog,	   troh; akin to D., G., & Icel. trog, Sw. tr[*a]g, Dan. trug;	   probably originally meaning, made of wood, and akin to E.	   tree. [root]63 & 241. See {Tree}, and cf. {Trug}.]	   1. A long, hollow vessel, generally for holding water or	      other liquid, especially one formed by excavating a log	      longitudinally on one side; a long tray; also, a wooden	      channel for conveying water, as to a mill wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any channel, receptacle, or depression, of a long and	      narrow shape; as, trough between two ridges, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Meteor.) The transverse section of a cyclonic area where	      the barometric pressure, neither rising nor falling, has	      reached its lowest point.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Trough gutter} (Arch.), a rectangular or V-shaped gutter,	      usually hung below the eaves of a house.	   {Trough of the sea}, the depression between two waves.	      [1913 Webster]
Trough-shell \Trough"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See {Mactra}.	   [1913 Webster]
Troul \Troul\, v. t. & i.	   See {Troll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trounce \Trounce\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trounced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Trouncing}.] [F. tronce, tronche, a stump, piece of wood.	   See {Truncheon}.]	   To punish or beat severely; to whip smartly; to flog; to	   castigate. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Troupe \Troupe\, n. [F., troop. See {Troop}.]	   A company or troop, especially the company pf performers in a	   play or an opera.	   [1913 Webster]
Troupial \Troup"i*al\, n. [F. troupiale.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of bright-colored American birds	   belonging to {Icterus} and allied genera, especially {Icterus	   icterus}, a native of the West Indies and South America. Many	   of the species are called {orioles} in America. [Written also	   {troopial}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trouse \Trouse\, n.	   Trousers. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Trousering \Trou"ser*ing\, n.	   Cloth or material for making trousers.	   [1913 Webster]
Trousers \Trou"sers\, n. pl. [OF. trousses breeches worn by	   pages, from trousse, trosse, a bundle, a truss. See {Truss},	   and cf. {Trossers}, {Trouse}.]	   A garment worn by men and boys, extending from the waist to	   the knee or to the ankle, and covering each leg separately.	   [1913 Webster]
Trousse \Trousse\ (tr[=oo]s), n. [F. See {Truss}; cf.	   {Trousseau}.]	   A case for small implements; as, a surgeon's trousse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trousseau \Trous`seau"\ (tr[=oo]`s[=o]"), n. [F., fr. OF.	   trossel, dim. of trousse a bundle, truss. See {Truss}.]	   The collective lighter equipments or outfit of a bride,	   including clothes, jewelry, and the like; especially, that	   which is provided for her by her family.	   [1913 Webster]
Trout \Trout\ (trout), n. [AS. truht, L. tructa, tructus; akin	   to Gr. trw`kths a sea fish with sharp teeth, fr. trw`gein to	   gnaw.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of fishes belonging to	      {Salmo}, {Salvelinus}, and allied genera of the family	      {Salmonidae}. They are highly esteemed as game fishes and	      for the quality of their flesh. All the species breed in	      fresh water, but after spawning many of them descend to	      the sea if they have an opportunity.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most important European species are the river, or	         brown, trout ({Salmo fario}), the salmon trout, and the	         sewen. The most important American species are the	         brook, speckled, or red-spotted, trout ({Salvelinus	         fontinalis}) of the Northern United States and Canada;	         the red-spotted trout, or Dolly Varden (see {Malma});	         the lake trout (see {Namaycush}); the black-spotted,	         mountain, or silver, trout ({Salmo purpuratus}); the	         golden, or rainbow, trout (see under {Rainbow}); the	         blueback trout (see {Oquassa}); and the salmon trout	         (see under {Salmon}.) The European trout has been	         introduced into America.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine fishes more	      or less resembling a trout in appearance or habits, but	      not belonging to the same family, especially the	      California rock trouts, the common squeteague, and the	      southern, or spotted, squeteague; -- called also	      {salt-water trout}, {sea trout}, {shad trout}, and {gray	      trout}. See {Squeteague}, and {Rock trout} under {Rock}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trout perch} (Zool.), a small fresh-water American fish	      ({Percopsis guttatus}), allied to the trout, but	      resembling a perch in its scales and mouth.	      [1913 Webster]
Troutbird \Trout"bird`\ (trout"b[~e]rd`), n. (Zool.)	   The American golden plover. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trout-colored \Trout"-col`ored\ (-k[u^]l`[~e]rd), a.	   White, with spots of black, bay, or sorrel; as, a	   trout-colored horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Troutlet \Trout"let\ (-l[e^]t), n.	   A little trout; a troutling. --Hood.	   [1913 Webster]
Troutling \Trout"ling\ (-l[i^]ng), n.	   A little trout; a troutlet.	   [1913 Webster] Trouvere
Trouvere \Trou`v[`e]re"\, Trouveur \Trou`veur"\, n. [F.	   trouveur, trouv[`e]re. See {Troubadour}.]	   One of a school of poets who flourished in Northern France	   from the eleventh to the fourteenth century.	   [1913 Webster]
Trover \Tro"ver\ (tr[=o]"v[~e]r), n. [OF. trover, truver, to	   find, F. trouver; probably originally, to invent or compose	   (melodies), fr. (assumed) LL. tropare. See {Troubadour},	   {Trope}, and cf. {Contrive}, {Reirieve}, {Trouveur}.] (Law)	   (a) The gaining possession of any goods, whether by finding	       or by other means.	   (b) An action to recover damages against one who found goods,	       and would not deliver them to the owner on demand; an	       action which lies in any case to recover the value of	       goods wrongfully converted by another to his own use. In	       this case the finding, though alleged, is an immaterial	       fact; the injury lies in the conversion.	       [1913 Webster]
Trow \Trow\, n.	   A boat with an open well amidships. It is used in spearing	   fish. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	Trow \Trow\, v. i. & t. [OE. trowen, AS. tre['o]wan to trust,	   believe, fr. tre['o]w trust, tre['o]we true, faithful. See	   {True}.]	   To believe; to trust; to think or suppose. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         So that ye trow in Christ, and you baptize. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         A better priest, I trow, there nowhere none is.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         It never yet was worn, I trow.           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: I trow, or trow alone, was formerly sometimes added to	         questions to express contemptuous or indignant	         surprise.	         [1913 Webster]	               What tempest, I trow, threw this whale . . .	               ashore?                            --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               What is the matter, trow?          --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Trowel \Trow"el\, n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL.	   truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to	   Gr. ? a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel, OHG.	   dwiril, Icel. [thorn]vara, AS. [thorn]wiril. Cf. {Twirl}.]	   1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and	      breaking bricks to shape them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking	      up plants, stirring the earth, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Founding) A tool used for smoothing a mold.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trowel bayonet}. See {Spade bayonet}, under {Spade}.	   {Fish trowel}. See {Fish slice}, under {Fish}.	      [1913 Webster]
Troweled \Trow"eled\	   Formed with a trowel; smoothed with a trowel; as, troweled	   stucco, that is, stucco laid on and ready for the reception	   of paint. [Written also {trowelled}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trowelful \Trow"el*ful\, n.; pl. {Trowelfuls}.	   As much as a trowel will hold; enough to fill a trowel.	   [1913 Webster]
Trowl \Trowl\, n.	   See {Troll}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trowsed \Trowsed\, a.	   Wearing trousers. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trowsers \Trow"sers\, n. pl.	   Same as {Trousers}.	   [1913 Webster]
Troy \Troy\, n.	   Troy weight.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Troy weight}, the weight which gold and silver, jewels, and	      the like, are weighed. It was so named from Troyes, in	      France, where it was first adopted in Europe. The troy	      ounce is supposed to have been brought from Cairo during	      the crusades. In this weight the pound is divided into 12	      ounces, the ounce into 20 pennyweights, and the	      pennyweight into 24 grains; hence, the troy ounce contains	      480 grains, and the troy pound contains 5760 grains. The	      avoirdupois pound contains 7000 troy grains; so that 175	      pounds troy equal 144 pounds avoirdupois, or 1 pound troy	      = 0.82286 of a pound avoirdupois, and 1 ounce troy =	      117/175 or 1.09714 ounce avoirdupois. Troy weight when	      divided, the pound into 12 ounces, the ounce into 8 drams,	      the dram into 3 scruples, and the scruple into 20 grains,	      is called apothecaries' weight, used in weighing	      medicines, etc. In the standard weights of the United	      States, the troy ounce is divided decimally down to the	      1/10000 part.	      [1913 Webster]
Troyounce \Troy"ounce\, n.	   See {Troy ounce}, under {Troy weight}, above, and under	   {Ounce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Truage \Tru"age\, n. [Cf. OF. truage a tax. See {True}.]	   1. A pledge of truth or peace made on payment of a tax.	      [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tax or impost; tribute. [Obs.] --R. of Gloucester.	      [1913 Webster]
Truancy \Tru"an*cy\, n.	   The act of playing truant, or the state of being truant; as,	   addicted to truancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Truand \Tru"and\ (-and), n. & a.	   See {Truant}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Truant \Tru"ant\, n. [F. truand, OF. truant, a vagrant, beggar;	   of Celtic origin; cf. W. tru, truan, wretched, miserable,	   truan a wretch, Ir. trogha miserable, Gael. truaghan a poor,	   distressed, or wretched creature, truagh wretched.]	   One who stays away from business or any duty; especially, one	   who stays out of school without leave; an idler; a loiterer;	   a shirk. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a truant been to chivalry.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To play truant}, to stray away; to loiter; especially, to	      stay out of school without leave. --Sir T. Browne	      [1913 Webster]	Truant \Tru"ant\, a.	   Wandering from business or duty; loitering; idle, and	   shirking duty; as, a truant boy.	   [1913 Webster]	         While truant Jove, in infant pride,	         Played barefoot on Olympus' side.        --Trumbull.	   [1913 Webster]	Truant \Tru"ant\, v. i. [Cf. F. truander.]	   To idle away time; to loiter, or wander; to play the truant.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         By this means they lost their time and truanted on the	         fundamental grounds of saving knowledge. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Truant \Tru"ant\, v. t.	   To idle away; to waste. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I dare not be the author	         Of truanting the time.                   --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Truantly \Tru"ant*ly\, adv.	   Like a truant; in idleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Truantship \Tru"ant*ship\, n.	   The conduct of a truant; neglect of employment; idleness;	   truancy. --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]
Trub \Trub\, n. [Cf. {Truffle}.]	   A truffle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trubtall \Trub"tall`\, n. [Prov. E. trub slut; cf. Sw. trubbig	   stumpy.]	   A short, squat woman. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Trubu \Tru*bu"\, n. (Zool.)	   An East India herring ({Clupea toli}) which is extensively	   caught for the sake of its roe and for its flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Truce \Truce\, n. [OE. trewes, triwes, treowes, pl. of trewe a	   truce, properly, pledge of fidelity, truth, AS. tre['o]w	   fidelity, faith, troth. See {True}.]	   1. (Mil.) A suspension of arms by agreement of the commanders	      of opposing forces; a temporary cessation of hostilities,	      for negotiation or other purpose; an armistice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, intermission of action, pain, or contest; temporary	      cessation; short quiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where he may likeliest find	            Truce to his restless thoughts.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Flag of truce} (Mil.), a white flag carried or exhibited by	      one of the hostile parties, during the flying of which	      hostilities are suspended.	   {Truce of God}, a suspension of arms promulgated by the	      church, which occasionally took place in the Middle Ages,	      putting a stop to private hostilities at or within certain	      periods.	      [1913 Webster]
Trucebreaker \Truce"break`er\, n.	   One who violates a truce, covenant, or engagement.	   [1913 Webster]
Truceless \Truce"less\, a.	   Without a truce; unforbearing.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two minds in one, and each a truceless guest. --H.	                                                  Brooke.	   [1913 Webster]
Truchman \Truch"man\, n. [Cf. F. trucheman. See {Dragoman}.]	   An interpreter. See {Dragoman}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And after, by the tongue,	         Her truchman, she reports the mind's each throw. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Trucidation \Tru`ci*da"tion\, n. [L. trucidatio, fr. trucidare	   to slaughter.]	   The act of killing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Truck \Truck\, n. [L. trochus an iron hoop, Gr. ? a wheel, fr. ?	   to run. See {Trochee}, and cf. {Truckle}, v. i.]	   1. A small wheel, as of a vehicle; specifically (Ord.), a	      small strong wheel, as of wood or iron, for a gun	      carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low, wheeled vehicle or barrow for carrying goods,	      stone, and other heavy articles.	      [1913 Webster]	            Goods were conveyed about the town almost	            exclusively in trucks drawn by dogs.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Railroad Mach.) A swiveling carriage, consisting of a	      frame with one or more pairs of wheels and the necessary	      boxes, springs, etc., to carry and guide one end of a	      locomotive or a car; -- sometimes called bogie in England.	      Trucks usually have four or six wheels.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) A small wooden cap at the summit of a flagstaff or a	          masthead, having holes in it for reeving halyards	          through.	      (b) A small piece of wood, usually cylindrical or	          disk-shaped, used for various purposes.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A freight car. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A frame on low wheels or rollers; -- used for various	      purposes, as for a movable support for heavy bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. a motorized vehicle larger than an automobile with a	      compartment in front for the driver, behind which is a	      separate compartment for freight; esp.	      (a) such a vehicle with an inflexible body.	      (b) A vehicle with a short body and a support for	          attaching a trailer; -- also called a {tractor[4]}.	      (c) the combination of tractor and trailer, also called a	          {tractor-trailer} (a form of articulated vehicle); it	          is a common form of truck, and is used primarily for	          hauling freight on a highway.	      (d) a tractor with more than one trailer attached in a	          series. In Australia, often referred to as a {road	          train}.	          [PJC]
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Truck \Truck\, v. t.	   To transport on a truck or trucks.	   [1913 Webster]	Truck \Truck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {trucking}.] [OE. trukken,F. troquer; akin to Sp. & Pg.	   trocar; of uncertain origin.]	   To exchange; to give in exchange; to barter; as, to truck	   knives for gold dust.	   [1913 Webster]	         We will begin by supposing the international trade to	         be in form, what it always is in reality, an actual	         trucking of one commodity against another. --J. S.	                                                  Mill.	   [1913 Webster]	Truck \Truck\, v. i.	   To exchange commodities; to barter; to trade; to deal.	   [1913 Webster]	         A master of a ship, who deceived them under color of	         trucking with them.                      --Palfrey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Despotism itself is obliged to truck and huckster.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         To truck and higgle for a private good.  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]	Truck \Truck\, n. [Cf. F. troc.]	   1. Exchange of commodities; barter. --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Commodities appropriate for barter, or for small trade;	      small commodities; esp., in the United States, garden	      vegetables raised for the market. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The practice of paying wages in goods instead of money; --	      called also {truck system}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Garden truck}, vegetables raised for market. [Colloq.] [U.	      S.]	   {Truck farming}, raising vegetables for market: market	      gardening. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Truckage \Truck"age\, n.	   The practice of bartering goods; exchange; barter; truck.	   [1913 Webster]	         The truckage of perishing coin.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Truckage \Truck"age\, n.	   Money paid for the conveyance of goods on a truck; freight.	   [1913 Webster]
Trucker \Truck"er\, n.	   One who trucks; a trafficker.	   [1913 Webster]	         No man having ever yet driven a saving bargain with	         this great trucker for souls.            --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Trucking \Truck"ing\, n.	   The business of conveying goods on trucks.	   [1913 Webster]
Truckle \Truc"kle\, n. [Dim. of truck a wheel; or from the	   kindred L. trochlea a block, sheaf containing one or more	   pulleys. See {Truck} a wheel.]	   A small wheel or caster. --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Truckle \Truc"kle\, v. i. [From truckle in truckle-bed, in	   allusion to the fact that the truckle-bed on which the pupil	   slept was rolled under the large bed of the master.]	   To yield or bend obsequiously to the will of another; to	   submit; to creep. "Small, trucking states." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Religion itself is forced to truckle to worldly poliey.	                                                  --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]	Truckle \Truc"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Truckled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Truckling}.]	   To roll or move upon truckles, or casters; to trundle.	   [1913 Webster]
Truckle-bed \Truc"kle-bed`\, n.	   A low bed on wheels, that may be pushed under another bed; a	   trundle-bed. "His standing bed and truckle-bed." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Truckler \Truc"kler\, n.	   One who truckles, or yields servilely to the will of another.	   [1913 Webster]
Truckman \Truck"man\, n.; pl. {Truckmen}.	   1. [From {Truck} barter.] One who does business in the way of	      barter or exchange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From {Truck} a carriage.] One who drives a truck, or	      whose business is the conveyance of goods on trucks.	      [1913 Webster] Truculence
Truculence \Tru"cu*lence\, Truculency \Tru"cu*len*cy\, n. [L.	   truculentia.]	   The quality or state of being truculent; savageness of	   manners; ferociousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Truculent \Tru"cu*lent\, a. [L. truculentus, fr. trux, gen.	   trucis, wild, fierce: cf. F. truculent.]	   1. Fierce; savage; ferocious; barbarous; as, the truculent	      inhabitants of Scythia. --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cruel; destructive; ruthless.	      [1913 Webster]	            More or less truculent plagues.       --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]
Truculently \Tru"cu*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a truculent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Trudge \Trudge\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trudged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trudging}.] [Perhaps of Scand. origin, and originally	   meaning, to walk on snowshoes; cf. dial. Sw. truga, trudja, a	   snowshoe, Norw. truga, Icel. [thorn]r[=u]ga.]	   To walk or march with labor; to jog along; to move wearily.	   [1913 Webster]	         And trudged to Rome upon my naked feet.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Trudgeman \Trudge"man\, n.	   A truchman. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trudgen stroke \Trudg"en stroke\ (Swimming)	   A racing stroke in which a double over-arm motion is used; --	   so called from its use by an amateur named Trudgen, but often	   erroneously written {trudgeon}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
True \True\ (tr[udd]), a. [Compar. {Truer} (tr[udd]"[~e]r);	   superl. {Truest}.] [OE. trewe, AS. tre['o]we faithful, true,	   from tre['o]w fidelity, faith, troth; akin to OFries. triuwe,	   adj., treuwa, n., OS. triuwi, adj., trewa, n., D. trouw, adj.	   & n., G. treu, adj., treue, n., OHG. gitriuwi, adj., triuwa,	   n., Icel. tryggr, adj., Dan. tro, adj. & n., Sw. trogen,	   adj., tro, n., Goth. triggws, adj., triggwa, n., trauan to	   trust, OPruss druwis faith. Cf. {Trow}, {Trust}, {Truth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Conformable to fact; in accordance with the actual state	      of things; correct; not false, erroneous, inaccurate, or	      the like; as, a true relation or narration; a true	      history; a declaration is true when it states the facts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern;	      exact; accurate; as, a true copy; a true likeness of the	      original.	      [1913 Webster]	            Making his eye, foot, and hand keep true time. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince,	      or the like; unwavering; faithful; loyal; not false,	      fickle, or perfidious; as, a true friend; a wife true to	      her husband; an officer true to his charge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy so true,	            So faithful, love unequaled.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dare to be true: nothing can need a lie. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Actual; not counterfeit, adulterated, or pretended;	      genuine; pure; real; as, true balsam; true love of	      country; a true Christian.	      [1913 Webster]	            The true light which lighteth every man that cometh	            into the world.                       --John i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            True ease in writing comes from art, not chance.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Biol.) Genuine; real; not deviating from the essential	      characters of a class; as, a lizard is a true reptile; a	      whale is a true, but not a typical, mammal.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: True is sometimes used elliptically for It is true.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Out of true}, varying from correct mechanical form,	      alignment, adjustment, etc.; -- said of a wall that is not	      perpendicular, of a wheel whose circumference is not in	      the same plane, and the like. [Colloq.]	   {A true bill} (Law), a bill of indictment which is returned	      by the grand jury so indorsed, signifying that the charges	      to be true.	   {True time}. See under {Time}.	      [1913 Webster]	True \True\, adv.	   In accordance with truth; truly. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
True-blue \True"-blue`\, a.	   Of inflexible honesty and fidelity; -- a term derived from	   the true, or Coventry, blue, formerly celebrated for its	   unchanging color. See {True blue}, under {Blue}.	   [1913 Webster]	True-blue \True"-blue`\, n.	   A person of inflexible integrity or fidelity.	   [1913 Webster]
True-born \True"-born`\, a.	   Of genuine birth; having a right by birth to any title; as, a	   true-born Englishman.	   [1913 Webster]
True-bred \True"-bred`\, a.	   1. Of a genuine or right breed; as, a true-bred beast.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being of real breeding or education; as, a true-bred	      gentleman.	      [1913 Webster]
True-hearted \True"-heart`ed\, a.	   Of a faithful heart; honest; sincere; not faithless or	   deceitful; as, a truhearted friend. -- {True"-heart`ed*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Truelove \True"love`\, n.	   1. One really beloved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A plant. See {Paris}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An unexplained word occurring in Chaucer, meaning,	      perhaps, an aromatic sweetmeat for sweetening the breath.	      --T. R. Lounsbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under his tongue a truelove he bore.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Truelove knot}, a complicated, involved knot that does not	      readily untie; the emblem of interwoven affection or	      engagement; -- called also {true-lover's knot}.	      [1913 Webster]
Trueness \True"ness\, n.	   The quality of being true; reality; genuineness;	   faithfulness; sincerity; exactness; truth.	   [1913 Webster]
True-penny \True"-pen`ny\, n.	   An honest fellow. --Shak. Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Truffle \Truf"fle\ (?; 277), n. [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to	   Sp. trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L.	   tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. {Tuber}, {Trifle}.]	   Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi,	   usually of a blackish color. The French truffle ({Tuber	   melanosporum}) and the English truffle ({Tuber aestivum}) are	   much esteemed as articles of food.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Truffle worm} (Zool.), the larva of a fly of the genus	      {Leiodes}, injurious to truffles.	      [1913 Webster]
Truffled \Truf"fled\, a.	   Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as,	   a truffled turkey.	   [1913 Webster]
Trug \Trug\, n. [Cf. {Trough}.]	   1. A trough, or tray. Specifically:	      (a) A hod for mortar.	      (b) An old measure of wheat equal to two thirds of a	          bushel. --Bailey.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A concubine; a harlot. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630).	      [1913 Webster]
Trugging-house \Trug"ging-house`\, n. [See {Trug}, n., 2.]	   A brothel. [Obs.] --Robert Greene.	   [1913 Webster]
Truism \Tru"ism\, n. [From {True}.]	   An undoubted or self-evident truth; a statement which is	   pliantly true; a proposition needing no proof or argument; --	   opposed to falsism.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trifling truisms clothed in great, swelling words. --J.	                                                  P. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Truismatic \Tru`is*mat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to truisms; consisting of truisms. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Truit'e \Trui`t['e]"\, a. [F., fr. truite trout.]	   Having a delicately crackled surface; -- applied to	   porcelian, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trull \Trull\, n. [G. trolle, trulle; cf. OD. drol a jester,	   Dan. trold an elf, imp, Sw. troll a goblin, Icel. troll,	   tr["o]ll, a giant, fiend, demon. Cf. {Droll}, {Troll}.]	   1. A drab; a strumpet; a harlot; a trollop. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A girl; a wench; a lass. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Trullization \Trul`li*za"tion\, n. [L. trullissatio, from	   trullissare to trowel, to plaster, fr. trulla a trowel.]	   The act of laying on coats of plaster with a trowel.	   [1913 Webster]
Truly \Tru"ly\, adv. [From {True}.]	   1. In a true manner; according to truth; in agreement with	      fact; as, to state things truly; the facts are truly	      represented.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not truly say how I came here.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exactly; justly; precisely; accurately; as, to estimate	      truly the weight of evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly	      attached to a lover; the citizens are truly loyal to their	      prince or their country. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Conformably to law; legally; legitimately.	      [1913 Webster]	            His innocent babe [is] truly begotten. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. In fact; in deed; in reality; in truth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beauty is excelled by manly grace	            And wisdom, which alone is truly fair. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Trump \Trump\, n. [OE. trumpe, trompe, F. trompe; probably fr.	   L. triumphare to triumph, to exult, hence, probably, to make	   a joyous sound or noise. See {Triumph}, v. i. & n., and cf.	   {Trombone}, {Tromp}, {Trump} at cards, {Trumpery}, {Trumpet},	   {Trunk} a proboscis.]	   A wind instrument of music; a trumpet, or sound of a trumpet;	   -- used chiefly in Scripture and poetry.	   [1913 Webster]	         We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling	         of an eye, at the last trump.            --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  51, 52.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wakeful trump of doom.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Trump \Trump\, v. i. [Cf. OF. tromper. See {Trump} a trumpet.]	   To blow a trumpet. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Matt. vi. 2).	   [1913 Webster]	Trump \Trump\, n. [A corruption of triumph, F. triomphe. See	   {Triumph}, and cf. {Trump} a trumpet.]	   1. A winning card; one of a particular suit (usually	      determined by chance for each deal) any card of which	      takes any card of the other suits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old game with cards, nearly the same as whist; --	      called also {ruff}. --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A good fellow; an excellent person. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	            Alfred is a trump, I think you say.   --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To put to one's trumps}, or {To put on one's trumps}, to	      force to the last expedient, or to the utmost exertion.	      [1913 Webster]	            But when kings come so low as to fawn upon	            philosophy, which before they neither valued nor	            understood, it is a sign that fails not, they are	            then put to their last trump.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Put the housekeeper to her trumps to accommodate	            them.                                 --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Trump \Trump\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Trumped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trumping}.]	   To play a trump card when one of another suit has been led.	   [1913 Webster]	Trump \Trump\, v. t.	   To play a trump card upon; to take with a trump card; as, she	   trumped the first trick.	   [1913 Webster]	Trump \Trump\, v. t. [F. tromper to deceive, in OF., to blow a	   trumpet, se tromper de to mock. See {Trump} a trumpet.]	   1. To trick, or impose on; to deceive. [Obs.] "To trick or	      trump mankind." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impose unfairly; to palm off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Authors have been trumped upon us.    --C. Leslie.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To trump up}, to devise; to collect with unfairness; to	      fabricate; as, to trump up a charge.	      [1913 Webster]
Trumpery \Trump"er*y\, n. [F. tromperie deceit, fr. tromper to	   deceive. See {Trump} to trick.]	   1. Deceit; fraud. [Obs.] --Grenewey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something serving to deceive by false show or pretense;	      falsehood; deceit; worthless but showy matter; hence,	      things worn out and of no value; rubbish.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trumpery in my house, go bring it hither,	            for state to catch these thieves.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon the coming of Christ, very much, though not	            all, of this idolatrous trumpery and superstition	            was driven out of the world.          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Trumpery \Trump"er*y\, a.	   Worthless or deceptive in character. "A trumpery little	   ring." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Trumpet \Trump"et\, n. [F. trompette, dim. of trompe. See	   {Trump} a trumpet.]	   1. (Mus.) A wind instrument of great antiquity, much used in	      war and military exercises, and of great value in the	      orchestra. In consists of a long metallic tube, curved	      (once or twice) into a convenient shape, and ending in a	      bell. Its scale in the lower octaves is limited to the	      first natural harmonics; but there are modern trumpets	      capable, by means of valves or pistons, of producing every	      tone within their compass, although at the expense of the	      true ringing quality of tone.	      [1913 Webster]	            The trumpet's loud clangor	            Excites us to arms.                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A trumpeter. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who praises, or propagates praise, or is the	      instrument of propagating it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That great politician was pleased to have the	            greatest wit of those times . . . to be the trumpet	            of his praises.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach) A funnel, or short, fiaring pipe, used as a guide	      or conductor, as for yarn in a knitting machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ear trumpet}. See under {Ear}.	   {Sea trumpet} (Bot.), a great seaweed ({Ecklonia buccinalis})	      of the Southern Ocean. It has a long, hollow stem,	      enlarging upwards, which may be made into a kind of	      trumpet, and is used for many purposes.	   {Speaking trumpet}, an instrument for conveying articulate	      sounds with increased force.	   {Trumpet animalcule} (Zool.), any infusorian belonging to	      Stentor and allied genera, in which the body is	      trumpet-shaped. See {Stentor}.	   {Trumpet ash} (Bot.), the trumpet creeper. [Eng.]	   {Trumpet conch} (Zool.), a trumpet shell, or triton.	   {Trumpet creeper} (Bot.), an American climbing plant ({Tecoma	      radicans}) bearing clusters of large red trumpet-shaped	      flowers; -- called also {trumpet flower}, and in England	      {trumpet ash}.	   {Trumpet fish}. (Zool.)	      (a) The bellows fish.	      (b) The fistularia.	   {Trumpet flower}. (Bot.)	      (a) The trumpet creeper; also, its blossom.	      (b) The trumpet honeysuckle.	      (c) A West Indian name for several plants with	          trumpet-shaped flowers.	   {Trumpet fly} (Zool.), a botfly.	   {Trumpet honeysuckle} (Bot.), a twining plant ({Lonicera	      sempervirens}) with red and yellow trumpet-shaped flowers;	      -- called also {trumpet flower}.	   {Trumpet leaf} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the genus	      {Sarracenia}.	   {Trumpet major} (Mil.), the chief trumpeter of a band or	      regiment.	   {Trumpet marine} (Mus.), a monochord, having a thick string,	      sounded with a bow, and stopped with the thumb so as to	      produce the harmonic tones; -- said to be the oldest bowed	      instrument known, and in form the archetype of all others.	      It probably owes its name to "its external resemblance to	      the large speaking trumpet used on board Italian vessels,	      which is of the same length and tapering shape." --Grove.	   {Trumpet shell} (Zool.), any species of large marine univalve	      shells belonging to Triton and allied genera. See	      {Triton}, 2.	   {Trumpet tree}. (Bot.) See {Trumpetwood}.	      [1913 Webster]	Trumpet \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 trumpet good tidings.	   [1913 Webster]	         They did nothing but publish and trumpet all the	         reproaches they could devise against the Irish.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Trumpet \Trump"et\, v. i.	   To sound loudly, or with a tone like a trumpet; to utter a	   trumplike cry.	   [1913 Webster]
Trumpeter \Trump"et*er\, n.	   1. One who sounds a trumpet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who proclaims, publishes, or denounces.	      [1913 Webster]	            These men are good trumpeters.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of long-legged South	          American birds of the genus {Psophia}, especially	          {Psophia crepitans}, which is abundant, and often	          domesticated and kept with other poultry by the	          natives. They are allied to the cranes. So called from	          their loud cry. Called also {agami}, and {yakamik}.	      (b) A variety of the domestic pigeon.	      (c) An American swan ({Olor buccinator}) which has a very	          loud note.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A large edible fish ({Latris hecateia}) of the	      family {Cirrhitidae}, native of Tasmania and New Zealand.	      It sometimes weighs as much as fifty or sixty pounds, and	      is highly esteemed as a food fish.	      [1913 Webster]
Trumpeting \Trump"et*ing\, n. (Mining)	   A channel cut behind the brick lining of a shaft. --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Trumpets \Trump"ets\, n. pl. (Bot.)	   A plant ({Sarracenia flava}) with long, hollow leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Trumpet-shaped \Trump"et-shaped`\, a.	   Tubular with one end dilated, as the flower of the trumpet	   creeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Trumpet-tongued \Trump"et-tongued`\, a.	   Having a powerful, far-reaching voice or speech.	   [1913 Webster]
Trumpetweed \Trump"et*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) An herbaceous composite plant ({Eupatorium purpureum}),	       often having hollow stems, and bearing purplish flowers	       in small corymbed heads.	   (b) The sea trumpet.	       [1913 Webster]
Trumpetwood \Trump"et*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   A tropical American tree ({Cecropia peltata}) of the	   Breadfruit family, having hollow stems, which are used for	   wind instruments; -- called also {snakewood}, and {trumpet	   tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trumpie \Trum"pie\, n. (Zool.)	   The Richardson's skua ({Stercorarius parasiticus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Trumplike \Trump"like`\, a.	   Resembling a trumpet, esp. in sound; as, a trumplike voice.	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Truncal \Trun"cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the trunk, or body.	   [1913 Webster]
Truncate \Trun"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Truncated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Truncating}.] [L. truncatus, p. p. of truncare to cut	   off, mutilate, fr. truncus maimed, mutilated, cut short. See	   {Trunk}.]	   To cut off; to lop; to maim.	   [1913 Webster]	Truncate \Trun"cate\, a. [L. truncatus, p. p. ]	   Appearing as if cut off at the tip; as, a truncate leaf or	   feather.	   [1913 Webster]
Truncated \Trun"ca*ted\, a.	   1. Cut off; cut short; maimed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Replaced, or cut off, by a plane, especially when	      equally inclined to the adjoining faces; as, a truncated	      edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Lacking the apex; -- said of certain spiral shells	      in which the apex naturally drops off.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Truncated cone} or {Truncated pyramid} (Geom.), a cone or	      pyramid whose vertex is cut off by a plane, the plane	      being usually parallel to the base.	      [1913 Webster]
Truncation \Trun*ca"tion\, n. [L. truncatio.]	   1. The act of truncating, lopping, or cutting off.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being truncated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Min.) The replacement of an edge or solid angle by a	      plane, especially when the plane is equally inclined to	      the adjoining faces.	      [1913 Webster]
Trunch \Trunch\, n. [See {Truncheon}.]	   A stake; a small post. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Truncheon \Trun"cheon\, n. [OE. tronchoun the shaft of a broken	   spear, broken piece, OF. tronchon, tron?on, F. tron?on, fr.	   OF. & F. tronce, tronche, a piece of wood; cf. OF. trons,	   tros, trois; all perhaps from L. thyrsus a stalk, stem,	   staff. See {Thyrsus}, and cf. {Trounce}.]	   1. A short staff, a club; a cudgel; a shaft of a spear.	      [1913 Webster]	            With his truncheon he so rudely struck. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A baton, or military staff of command.	      [1913 Webster]	            The marshal's truncheon nor the judges robe. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A stout stem, as of a tree, with the branches lopped off,	      to produce rapid growth. --Gardner.	      [1913 Webster]	Truncheon \Trun"cheon\, v. t.	   To beat with a truncheon. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Truncheoned \Trun"cheoned\, a.	   Having a truncheon.	   [1913 Webster]
Truncheoneer \Trun`cheon*eer"\, n.	   A person armed with a truncheon. [Written also	   {truncheoner}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Truncus \Trun"cus\, n. [L.] (Zool.)	   The thorax of an insect. See {Trunk}, n., 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Trundle \Trun"dle\, n. [AS. tryndel a little shield. See	   {Trend}, v. i.]	   1. A round body; a little wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lind of low-wheeled cart; a truck.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A motion as of something moving upon little wheels or	      rollers; a rolling motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mach.)	      (a) A lantern wheel. See under {Lantern}.	      (b) One of the bars of a lantern wheel.	          [1913 Webster]	Trundle \Trun"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trundled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Trundling}.]	   1. To roll (a thing) on little wheels; as, to trundle a bed	      or a gun carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to roll or revolve; to roll along; as, to trundle	      a hoop or a ball. --R. A. Proctor.	      [1913 Webster]	Trundle \Trun"dle\, v. i.	   1. To go or move on small wheels; as, a bed trundles under	      another.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To roll, or go by revolving, as a hoop.	      [1913 Webster]
Trundle-bed \Trun"dle-bed`\, n.	   A low bed that is moved on trundles, or little wheels, so	   that it can be pushed under a higher bed; a truckle-bed;	   also, sometimes, a simiral bed without wheels. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Trundlehead \Trun"dle*head`\, n.	   1. (Gearing) One of the disks forming the ends of a lantern	      wheel or pinion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The drumhead of a capstan; especially, the drumhead of the	      lower of two capstans on the sane axis.	      [1913 Webster]
Trundletail \Trun"dle*tail`\, n.	   A round or curled-up tail; also, a dog with such a tail.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Trunk \Trunk\, n. [F. tronc, L. truncus, fr. truncus maimed,	   mutilated; perhaps akin to torquere to twist wrench, and E.	   torture. Trunk in the sense of proboscis is fr. F. trompe	   (the same word as trompe a trumpet), but has been confused in	   English with trunk the stem of a tree (see {Trump} a	   trumpet). Cf. {Truncate}.]	   1. The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and	      roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.	      [1913 Webster]	            About the mossy trunk I wound me soon,	            For, high from ground, the branches would require	            Thy utmost reach.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body of an animal, apart from the head and limbs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The main body of anything; as, the trunk of a vein or of	      an artery, as distinct from the branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch) That part of a pilaster which is between the base	      and the capital, corresponding to the shaft of a column.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) That segment of the body of an insect which is	      between the head and abdomen, and bears the wings and	      legs; the thorax; the truncus.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.)	      (a) The proboscis of an elephant.	      (b) The proboscis of an insect.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. A long tube through which pellets of clay, p?as, etc., are	      driven by the force of the breath.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shot sugarplums them out of a trunk. --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A box or chest usually covered with leather, metal, or	      cloth, or sometimes made of leather, hide, or metal, for	      containing clothes or other goods; especially, one used to	      convey the effects of a traveler.	      [1913 Webster]	            Locked up in chests and trunks.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Mining) A flume or sluice in which ores are separated	      from the slimes in which they are contained.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Steam Engine) A large pipe forming the piston rod of a	       steam engine, of sufficient diameter to allow one end of	       the connecting rod to be attached to the crank, and the	       other end to pass within the pipe directly to the piston,	       thus making the engine more compact.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A long, large box, pipe, or conductor, made of plank or	       metal plates, for various uses, as for conveying air to a	       mine or to a furnace, water to a mill, grain to an	       elevator, etc.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Trunk engine}, a marine engine, the piston rod of which is a	      trunk. See {Trunk}, 10.	   {Trunk hose}, large breeches formerly worn, reaching to the	      knees.	   {Trunk line}, the main line of a railway, canal, or route of	      conveyance.	   {Trunk turtle} (Zool.), the leatherback.	      [1913 Webster]	Trunk \Trunk\, v. t. [Cf. F. tronquer. See {Truncate}.]	   1. To lop off; to curtail; to truncate; to maim. [Obs.] "Out	      of the trunked stock." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) To extract (ores) from the slimes in which they	      are contained, by means of a trunk. See {Trunk}, n., 9.	      --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]
Trunkback \Trunk"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   The leatherback.	   [1913 Webster]
Trunked \Trunked\, a.	   Having (such) a trunk.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thickset with strong and well-trunked trees. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Trunk engine \Trunk engine\	   An engine having a trunk piston, as most internal combustion	   engines.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trunkfish \Trunk"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of plectognath fishes, belonging	   to the genus {Ostracion}, or the family {Ostraciontidae},	   having an angular body covered with a rigid integument	   consisting of bony scales. Some of the species are called	   also {coffer fish}, and {boxfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trunkful \Trunk"ful\, n.; pl. {Trunkfuls}.	   As much as a trunk will hold; enough to fill a trunk.	   [1913 Webster]
Trunk piston \Trunk piston\	   In a single-acting engine, an elongated hollow piston, open	   at the end, in which the end of the connecting rod is	   pivoted. The piston rod, crosshead and stuffing box are thus	   dispensed with.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Trunk steamer \Trunk steamer\	   A freight steamer having a high hatch coaming extending	   almost continuously fore and aft, but not of whaleback form	   at the sides.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trunkwork \Trunk"work`\, n.	   Work or devices suitable to be concealed; a secret stratagem.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Trunnel \Trun"nel\, n.	   A trundle. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Trunnel \Trun"nel\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   See {Treenail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Trunnion \Trun"nion\, n. [OF. trognon the stock, stump, or truck	   of a tree, F. trognon a core, stalk, fr. tron a trunk, stem.	   Cf. {Trunk}.]	   1. (Gun.) A cylindrical projection on each side of a piece,	      whether gun, mortar, or howitzer, serving to support it on	      the cheeks of the carriage. See Illust. of {Cannon}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Steam Engine) A gudgeon on each side of an oscillating	      steam cylinder, to support it. It is usually tubular, to	      convey steam.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trunnion plate} (Gun.), a plate in the carriage of a gun,	      mortar, or howitzer, which covers the upper part of the	      cheek, and forms a bearing under the trunnion.	   {Trunnion ring} (Gun.), a ring on a cannon next before the	      trunnions. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Trunnioned \Trun"nioned\, a.	   Provided with trunnions; as, the trunnioned cylinder of an	   oscillating steam engine.	   [1913 Webster]
Trusion \Tru"sion\, n. [L. trudere, trusum, to thrust, shove:	   cf. F. trusion.]	   The act of pushing or thrusting. [R.] --Bentley.	   [1913 Webster]
Truss \Truss\, n. [OE. trusse, F. trousse, OF. also tourse;	   perhaps fr. L. tryrsus stalk, stem. Cf. {Thyrsus}, {Torso},	   {Trousers}, {Trousseau}.]	   1. A bundle; a package; as, a truss of grass. --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bearing a truss of trifles at his back. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A truss of hay in England is 56 lbs. of old and 60 lbs.	         of new hay; a truss of straw is 36 lbs.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A padded jacket or dress worn under armor, to protect the	      body from the effects of friction; also, a part of a	      woman's dress; a stomacher. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            Puts off his palmer's weed unto his truss, which	            bore	            The stains of ancient arms.           --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Surg.) A bandage or apparatus used in cases of hernia, to	      keep up the reduced parts and hinder further protrusion,	      and for other purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A tuft of flowers formed at the top of the main	      stalk, or stem, of certain plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) The rope or iron used to keep the center of a yard	      to the mast.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Arch. & Engin.) An assemblage of members of wood or	      metal, supported at two points, and arranged to transmit	      pressure vertically to those points, with the least	      possible strain across the length of any member.	      Architectural trusses when left visible, as in open timber	      roofs, often contain members not needed for construction,	      or are built with greater massiveness than is requisite,	      or are composed in unscientific ways in accordance with	      the exigencies of style.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Truss rod}, a rod which forms the tension member of a	      trussed beam, or a tie rod in a truss.	      [1913 Webster]	Truss \Truss\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trussed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trussing}.] [F. trousser. See {Truss}, n.]	   1. To bind or pack close; to tie up tightly; to make into a	      truss. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It [his hood] was trussed up in his wallet.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take fast hold of; to seize and hold firmly; to pounce	      upon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Who trussing me as eagle doth his prey. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To strengthen or stiffen, as a beam or girder, by means of	      a brace or braces.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the	      body in cooking it.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To execute by hanging; to hang; -- usually with up.	      [Slang.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To truss a person} or {To truss one's self}, to adjust and	      fasten the clothing of; especially, to draw tight and tie	      the laces of garments. [Obs.] "Enter Honeysuckle, in his	      nightcap, trussing himself." --J. Webster (1607).	   {To truss up}, to strain; to make close or tight.	   {Trussed beam}, a beam which is stiffened by a system of	      braces constituting a truss of which the beam is a chord.	      [1913 Webster]
Trussing \Truss"ing\, n.	   1. (Arch. & Engin.) The timbers, etc., which form a truss,	      taken collectively. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch. & Engin.) The art of stiffening or bracing a set of	      timbers, or the like, by putting in struts, ties, etc.,	      till it has something of the character of a truss.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of a hawk, or other bird of prey, in seizing its	      quarry, and soaring with it into air. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Trust \Trust\, n. [OE. trust, trost, Icel. traust confidence,	   security; akin to Dan. & Sw. tr["o]st comfort, consolation,	   G. trost, Goth. trausti a convention, covenant, and E. true.	   See {True}, and cf. {Tryst}.]	   1. Assured resting of the mind on the integrity, veracity,	      justice, friendship, or other sound principle, of another	      person; confidence; reliance; reliance. "O ever-failing	      trust in mortal strength!" --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Most take things upon trust.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Credit given; especially, delivery of property or	      merchandise in reliance upon future payment; exchange	      without immediate receipt of an equivalent; as, to sell or	      buy goods on trust.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Assured anticipation; dependence upon something future or	      contingent, as if present or actual; hope; belief. "Such	      trust have we through Christ." --2 Cor. iii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            His trust was with the Eternal to be deemed	            Equal in strength.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is committed or intrusted to one; something	      received in confidence; charge; deposit.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The condition or obligation of one to whom anything is	      confided; responsible charge or office.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] serve him truly that will put me in trust.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Reward them well, if they observe their trust.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. That upon which confidence is reposed; ground of reliance;	      hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Lord God, thou art my trust from my youth. --Ps.	                                                  lxxi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) An estate devised or granted in confidence that the	      devisee or grantee shall convey it, or dispose of the	      profits, at the will, or for the benefit, of another; an	      estate held for the use of another; a confidence	      respecting property reposed in one person, who is termed	      the trustee, for the benefit of another, who is called the	      cestui que trust.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. An equitable right or interest in property distinct from	      the legal ownership thereof; a use (as it existed before	      the Statute of Uses); also, a property interest held by	      one person for the benefit of another. Trusts are active,	      or special, express, implied, constructive, etc. In a	   {passive trust} the trustee simply has title to the trust	      property, while its control and management are in the	      beneficiary.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. A business organization or combination consisting of a	      number of firms or corporations operating, and often	      united, under an agreement creating a trust (in sense 1),	      esp. one formed mainly for the purpose of regulating the	      supply and price of commodities, etc.; often,	      opprobriously, a combination formed for the purpose of	      controlling or monopolizing a trade, industry, or	      business, by doing acts in restraint or trade; as, a sugar	      trust. A trust may take the form of a corporation or of a	      body of persons or corporations acting together by mutual	      arrangement, as under a contract or a so-called	      gentlemen's agreement. When it consists of corporations it	      may be effected by putting a majority of their stock	      either in the hands of a board of trustees (whence the	      name trust for the combination) or by transferring a	      majority to a holding company. The advantages of a trust	      are partly due to the economies made possible in carrying	      on a large business, as well as the doing away with	      competition. In the United States severe statutes against	      trusts have been passed by the Federal government and in	      many States, with elaborate statutory definitions.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: Confidence; belief; faith; hope; expectation.	        [1913 Webster]	   {Trust deed} (Law), a deed conveying property to a trustee,	      for some specific use.	      [1913 Webster]	Trust \Trust\, a.	   Held in trust; as, trust property; trustmoney.	   [1913 Webster]	Trust \Trust\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Trusted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trusting}.] [OE. trusten, trosten. See {Trust}, n.]	   1. To place confidence in; to rely on, to confide, or repose	      faith, in; as, we can not trust those who have deceived	      us.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will never trust his word after.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that trusts every one without reserve will at	            last be deceived.                     --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give credence to; to believe; to credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trust me, you look well.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To hope confidently; to believe; -- usually with a phrase	      or infinitive clause as the object.	      [1913 Webster]	            I trust to come unto you, and speak face to face.	                                                  --2 John 12.	      [1913 Webster]	            We trustwe have a good conscience.    --Heb. xiii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. to show confidence in a person by intrusting (him) with	      something.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom, with your power and fortune, sir, you trust,	            Now to suspect is vain.               --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To commit, as to one's care; to intrust.	      [1913 Webster]	            Merchants were not willing to trust precious cargoes	            to any custody but that of a man-of-war. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To give credit to; to sell to upon credit, or in	      confidence of future payment; as, merchants and	      manufacturers trust their customers annually with goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To risk; to venture confidently.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Beguiled] by thee	            to trust thee from my side.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Trust \Trust\, v. i.	   1. To have trust; to be credulous; to be won to confidence;	      to confide.	      [1913 Webster]	            More to know could not be more to trust. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be confident, as of something future; to hope.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will trust and not be afraid.       --Isa. xii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sell or deliver anything in reliance upon a promise of	      payment; to give credit.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is happier sometimes to be cheated than not to	            trust.                                --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her widening streets on new foundations trust.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To trust to} or {To trust unto}, to depend on; to have	      confidence in; to rely on; as, to trust to luck.	      [1913 Webster]	            They trusted unto the liers in wait.  --Judges xx.	                                                  36.	      [1913 Webster]	Trust company \Trust company\	   Any corporation formed for the purpose of acting as trustee.	   Such companies usually do more or less of a banking business.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trustee \Trus*tee"\, n. (Law)	   A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to	   be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals,	   or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for	   the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the	   effects of another are attached in a trustee process.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trustee process} (Law), a process by which a creditor may	      attach his debtor's goods, effects, and credits, in the	      hands of a third person; -- called, in some States, the	      {process of foreign attachment}, {garnishment}, or	      {factorizing process}. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Trustee \Trus*tee"\, v. t.	   1. To commit (property) to the care of a trustee; as, to	      trustee an estate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) To attach (a debtor's wages, credits, or property in	      the hands of a third person) in the interest of the	      creditor. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Trustee process \Trus*tee" proc"ess\ (Law)	   The process of attachment by garnishment. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trusteeship \Trus*tee"ship\, n.	   The office or duty of a trustee.	   [1913 Webster]
Trustee stock \Trustee stock\ (Finance)	   High-grade stock in which trust funds may be legally	   invested. [Colloq.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Truster \Trust"er\, n.	   1. One who trusts, or credits.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) One who makes a trust; -- the correlative of	      trustee.	      [1913 Webster]
Trustful \Trust"ful\, a.	   1. Full of trust; trusting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy of trust; faithful; trusty; trustworthy.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Trust"ful*ly},adv. -- {Trust"ful*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Trustily \Trust"i*ly\, adv.	   In a trusty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Trustiness \Trust"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being trusty.	   [1913 Webster]
Trusting \Trust"ing\, a.	   Having or exercising trust; confiding; unsuspecting;	   trustful. -- {Trust"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Trustless \Trust"less\, a.	   That may not be trusted; not worthy of trust; unfaithful. --	   {Trust"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Trustworthy \Trust"wor`thy\, a.	   Worthy of trust or confidence; trusty. --	   {Trust"wor`thi*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Trusty \Trust"y\, a. [Compar. {Trustier}; superl. {Trustiest}.]	   1. Admitting of being safely trusted; justly deserving	      confidence; fit to be confided in; trustworthy; reliable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your trusty and most valiant servitor. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, not liable to fail; strong; firm.	      [1913 Webster]	            His trusty sword he called to his aid. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Involving trust; as, a trusty business. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Truth \Truth\, n.; pl. {Truths}. [OE. treuthe, trouthe, treowpe,	   AS. tre['o]w?. See {True}; cf. {Troth}, {Betroth}.]	   1. The quality or being true; as:	      (a) Conformity to fact or reality; exact accordance with	          that which is, or has been; or shall be.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Conformity to rule; exactness; close correspondence	          with an example, mood, object of imitation, or the	          like.	          [1913 Webster]	                Plows, to go true, depend much on the truth of	                the ironwork.                     --Mortimer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Fidelity; constancy; steadfastness; faithfulness.	          [1913 Webster]	                Alas! they had been friends in youth,	                But whispering tongues can poison truth.	                                                  --Coleridge.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) The practice of speaking what is true; freedom from	          falsehood; veracity.	          [1913 Webster]	                If this will not suffice, it must appear	                That malice bears down truth.     --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is true or certain concerning any matter or	      subject, or generally on all subjects; real state of	      things; fact; verity; reality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor.	                                                  --Zech. viii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            I long to know the truth here of at large. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The truth depends on, or is only arrived at by, a	            legitimate deduction from all the facts which are	            truly material.                       --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A true thing; a verified fact; a true statement or	      proposition; an established principle, fixed law, or the	      like; as, the great truths of morals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even so our boasting . . . is found a truth. --2	                                                  Cor. vii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Righteousness; true religion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grace and truth came by Jesus Christ. --John i. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth.	                                                  --John xvii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In truth}, in reality; in fact.	   {Of a truth}, in reality; certainly.	   {To do truth}, to practice what God commands.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that doeth truth cometh to the light. --John iii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]	Truth \Truth\, v. t.	   To assert as true; to declare. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Had they [the ancients] dreamt this, they would have	         truthed it heaven.                       --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Truthful \Truth"ful\, a.	   Full of truth; veracious; reliable. -- {Truth"ful*ly}, adv.	   -- {Truth"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Truthless \Truth"less\, a.	   Devoid of truth; dishonest; dishonest; spurious; faithless.	   -- {Truth"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Truth-lover \Truth"-lov`er\, n.	   One who loves the truth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Truth-lover was our English Duke.        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Truthness \Truth"ness\, n.	   Truth. [Obs. & R.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Truth-teller \Truth"-tell`er\, n.	   One who tells the truth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Truth-teller was our England's Alfred named.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Truthy \Truth"y\, a.	   Truthful; likely; probable. [R.] "A more truthy import." --W.	   G. Palgrave.	   [1913 Webster]
Trutination \Tru`ti*na"tion\, n. [L. trutinari to weigh, from	   trutina a balance. See {Trone} a steelyard.]	   The act of weighing. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Truttaceous \Trut*ta"ceous\, a. [LL. trutta a trout, L. tructa.	   See {Trout}.] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a trout; as, fish of the	   truttaceous kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Try \Try\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {tried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Trying}.] [OE. trien to select, pick out, F. trier to cull,	   to out, LL. tritare to triturate (hence the sense of, to	   thresh, to separate the grain from the straw, to select), L.	   terere, tritum, to rub, bruise, grind, thresh. See {Trite}.]	   1. To divide or separate, as one sort from another; to	      winnow; to sift; to pick out; -- frequently followed by	      out; as, to try out the wild corn from the good. [Obs.]	      --Sir T. Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To purify or refine, as metals; to melt out, and procure	      in a pure state, as oil, tallow, lard, etc. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words of the Lord are pure words: as silver	            tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.	                                                  --Ps. xii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            For thou, O God, hast proved us: thou hast tried us,	            as silver is tried.                   --Ps. lxvi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the	      purpose of determining the quality; to examine; to prove;	      to test; as, to try weights or measures by a standard; to	      try a man's opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the end try the man.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To subject to severe trial; to put to the test; to cause	      suffering or trouble to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus far to try thee, Adam, I was pleased. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are the times that try men's souls. --Thomas	                                                  Paine (1776)	      [PJC]	   5. To experiment with; to test by use; as, to try a remedy	      for disease; to try a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, try upon yourselves what you have seen me.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To ease her cares the force of sleep she tries.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To strain; to subject to excessive tests; as, the light	      tries his eyes; repeated disappointments try one's	      patience.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) To examine or investigate judicially; to examine by	      witnesses or other judicial evidence and the principles of	      law; as, to try a cause, or a criminal.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To settle; to decide; to determine; specifically, to	      decide by an appeal to arms; as, to try rival claims by a	      duel; to try conclusions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Left I the court, to see this quarrel tried. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To experience; to have or gain knowledge of by experience.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or try the Libyan heat or Scythian cold. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To essay; to attempt; to endeavor.	       [1913 Webster]	             Let us try . . . to found a path.    --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To try on}.	       (a) To put on, as a garment, to ascertain whether it fits	           the person.	       (b) To attempt; to undertake. [Slang] --Dickens.	           [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To attempt; endeavor; strive; aim; examine.	   Usage: {Try}, {Attempt}. To try is the generic, to attempt is	          the specific, term. When we try, we are usually	          uncertain as to success; when we attempt, we have	          always some definite object in view which we seek to	          accomplish. We may be indifferent as to the result of	          a trial, but we rarely attempt anything without a	          desire to succeed.	          [1913 Webster]	                He first deceased: she for a little tried	                To live without him; liked it not, and died.	                                                  --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Alack, I am afraid they have a waked,	                And 't is not done. The attempt, and not the	                deed,	                Confounds us.                     --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	Try \Try\, v. i.	   1. To exert strength; to endeavor; to make an effort or an	      attempt; as, you must try hard if you wish to learn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do; to fare; as, how do you try! [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Try \Try\, n.	   1. A screen, or sieve, for grain. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of trying; attempt; experiment; trial.	      [1913 Webster]	            This breaking of his has been but a try for his	            friends.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In Rugby and Northern Union football, a score (counting	      three points) made by grounding the ball on or behind the	      opponent's goal line; -- so called because it entitles the	      side making it to a place kick for a goal (counting two	      points more if successful).	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Try \Try\, a. [Cf. {Try}, v. t.]	   Refined; select; excellent; choice. [Obs.] "Sugar that is	   try." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Try cock \Try cock\	   A cock for withdrawing a small quantity of liquid, as for	   testing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Trygon \Try"gon\ (tr[imac]"g[o^]n), n. [L., a sting ray, from	   Gr.? a kind of fish with a prickle in the tail.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large sting rays belonging to	   {Trygon} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Trying \Try"ing\, a.	   Adapted to try, or put to severe trial; severe; afflictive;	   as, a trying occasion or position.	   [1913 Webster]
Tryout \Try"out\, n.	   1. a test of the performance capability of a person, to	      ascertain fitness for a particular task; in sports, a test	      by which the fitness of a player or contestant to remain	      in a certain class is determined.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. (Theater) one or more performances of a play prior to the	      official opening, held at a location outside of the city	      where it is to be formally presented, conducted for the	      purpose of determining audience response or ascertaining	      weaknesses needing correction.	      [PJC]
Try out \Try out\, v. i.	   to compete for a postition, as on a sports team or in a	   theatrical presentation.	   [PJC]	Try out \Try out\, v. t.	   to use (something not previously used) to determine its	   fitness for a particular purpose; also, to attempt (a deed)	   to determine if it will accomplish a particular purpose.	   [PJC]
Trypsin \Tryp"sin\, n. [Gr. ? a rubbing, fr. ? to rub, grind. So	   called because it causes protein to break up or to fall	   apart.] (physiol.)	   A proteolytic enzyme present in the pancreatic juice. Unlike	   the pepsin of the gastric juice, it acts in a neutral or	   alkaline fluid, and not only converts the albuminous matter	   of the food into soluble peptones, but also, in part, into	   leucin and tyrosin.	   [1913 Webster]
Trypsinogen \Tryp*sin"o*gen\, n. [Trypsin + -gen.] (Physiol.)	   The antecedent of trypsin, a substance which is contained in	   the cells of the pancreas and gives rise to the trypsin.	   [1913 Webster]
Tryptic \Tryp"tic\, a. (Physiol.)	   Relating to trypsin or to its action; produced by trypsin;	   as, trypsin digestion.	   [1913 Webster]
Tryptone \Tryp"tone\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   The peptone formed by pancreatic digestion; -- so called	   because it is formed through the agency of the ferment	   trypsin.	   [1913 Webster]
Trysail \Try"sail\, n. (Naut.)	   A fore-and-aft sail, bent to a gaff, and hoisted on a lower	   mast or on a small mast, called the trysail mast, close abaft	   a lower mast; -- used chiefly as a storm sail. Called also	   {spencer}. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Try-square \Try"-square`\, n.	   An instrument used by carpenters, joiners, etc., for laying	   off right angles off right angles, and testing whether work	   is square.	   [1913 Webster]
Tryst \Tryst\, n. [OE. trist, tryst, a variant of trust; cf.	   Icel. treysta to make trusty, fr. traust confidence,	   security. See {Trust}, n.]	   1. Trust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An appointment to meet; also, an appointed place or time	      of meeting; as, to keep tryst; to break tryst. [Scot. or	      Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bide tryst}, to wait, at the appointed time, for one with	      whom a tryst or engagement is made; to keep an engagement	      or appointment.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tenderest-hearted maid	            That ever bided tryst at village stile. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Tryst \Tryst\, v. t. [OE. tristen, trysten. See {Tryst}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To trust. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To agree with to meet at a certain place; to make an	      appointment with. [Scot.] --Burns.	      [1913 Webster]	Tryst \Tryst\, v. i.	   To mutually agree to meet at a certain place. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tryster \Tryst"er\, n.	   One who makes an appointment, or tryst; one who meets with	   another.	   [1913 Webster]
Trysting \Tryst"ing\, n.	   An appointment; a tryst.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Trysting day}, an arranged day of meeting or assembling, as	      of soldiers, friends, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            And named a trysting day,	            And bade his messengers ride forth	            East and west and south and north,	            To summon his array.                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Trysting place}, a place designated for the assembling of	      soldiers, the meeting of parties for an interview, or the	      like; a rendezvous. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Tsar \Tsar\, n.	   The title of the emperor of Russia. See {Czar}.	   [1913 Webster] Tsarina
Tsarina \Tsa*ri"na\, Tsaritsa \Tsa*rit"sa\, n. [Russ. tsaritsa.	   Cf. {Czarina}.]	   The title of the empress of Russia. See {Czarina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tschakmeck \Tschak*meck"\, n. (Zool.)	   The chameck.	   [1913 Webster]
Tschego \Tsche"go\, n. [From a native name.] (Zool.)	   A West African anthropoid ape allied to the gorilla and	   chimpanzee, and by some considered only a variety of the	   chimpanzee. It is noted for building large, umbrella-shaped	   nests in trees. Called also {tscheigo}, {tschiego},	   {nschego}, {nscheigo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tsebe \Tse"be\, n. (Zool.)	   The springbok.	   [1913 Webster]
Tsetse \Tset"se\, n. (Zool.)	   A venomous two-winged African fly ({Glossina morsitans})	   whose bite is very poisonous, and even fatal, to horses and	   cattle, but harmless to men. It renders extensive districts	   in which it abounds uninhabitable during certain seasons of	   the year. [Written also {tzetze}, and {tsetze}.]	   [1913 Webster]
T square \T" square`\	   See under {T}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tsung-li Yamen \Tsung"-li Ya"men\ [Written also {Tsung-li-Yamen}	   or {Tsungli Yamen}.] [Chin.]	   The board or department of foreign affairs in the Chinese	   government. See {Yamen}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tsung tu \Tsung" tu`\	   A viceroy or governor-general, the highest provincial	   official in China, with civil and military authority over one	   or more provinces.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tuatara \Tu`a*ta"ra\, n. [Maori tuat[`a]ra; tua on the farther	   side (the back) + tara spine.] (Zool.)	   A large iguanalike reptile ({Sphenodon punctatum}) formerly	   common in New Zealand, but by 1900 confined to certain islets	   near the coast. It reaches a length of two and a half feet,	   is dark olive-green with small white or yellowish specks on	   the sides, and has yellow spines along the back, except on	   the neck. It is the only surviving member of the order	   {Rhyncocephala}. Also called {tuatera} and {hatteria}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Tuatera \Tu`a*te"ra\, n.	   Same as {tuatara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tub \Tub\, n. [OE. tubbe; of Dutch or Low German origin; cf. LG.	   tubbe, D. tobbe.]	   1. An open wooden vessel formed with staves, bottom, and	      hoops; a kind of short cask, half barrel, or firkin,	      usually with but one head, -- used for various purposes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The amount which a tub contains, as a measure of quantity;	      as, a tub of butter; a tub of camphor, which is about 1	      cwt., etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any structure shaped like a tub: as, a certain old form of	      pulpit; a short, broad boat, etc., -- often used jocosely	      or opprobriously.	      [1913 Webster]	            All being took up and busied, some in pulpits and	            some in tubs, in the grand work of preaching and	            holding forth.                        --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sweating in a tub; a tub fast. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small cask; as, a tub of gin.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A box or bucket in which coal or ore is sent up a shaft;	      -- so called by miners.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tub fast}, an old mode of treatment for the venereal	      disease, by sweating in a close place, or tub, and	      fasting. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {Tub wheel}, a horizontal water wheel, usually in the form of	      a short cylinder, to the circumference of which spiral	      vanes or floats, placed radially, are attached, turned by	      the impact of one or more streams of water, conducted so	      as to strike against the floats in the direction of a	      tangent to the cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	Tub \Tub\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tubbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tubbing}.]	   To plant or set in a tub; as, to tub a plant.	   [1913 Webster]	Tub \Tub\, v. i.	   To make use of a bathing tub; to lie or be in a bath; to	   bathe. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Don't we all tub in England ?            --London	                                                  Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuba \Tu"ba\, n. [L., trumpet.] (Mus.)	   (a) An ancient trumpet.	   (b) A sax-tuba. See {Sax-tuba}.	       [1913 Webster]
Tubal \Tub"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a tube; specifically, of or pertaining to	   one of the Fallopian tubes; as, tubal pregnancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubbing \Tub"bing\, n.	   1. The forming of a tub; also, collectively, materials for	      tubs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lining of timber or metal around the shaft of a mine;	      especially, a series of cast-iron cylinders bolted	      together, used to enable those who sink a shaft to	      penetrate quicksand, water, etc., with safety.	      [1913 Webster]
Tubby \Tub"by\, a.	   Resembling a tub; specifically sounding dull and without	   resonance, like a tub; wanting elasticity or freedom of	   sound; as, a tubby violin.	   [1913 Webster]
Tube \Tube\, n. [L. tubus; akin to tuba a trumpet: cf F. tube.]	   1. A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the	      conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a	      pipe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A telescope. "Glazed optic tube." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid	      or other substance.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gun.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under	      {Priming}, and {Friction}.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      to pass through.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.)	      (a) A more or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case	          secreted or constructed by many annelids, crustaceans,	          insects, and other animals, for protection or	          concealment. See Illust. of {Tubeworm}.	      (b) One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Elec. Railways) A tunnel for a tube railway; also	      (Colloq.), a tube railway; a subway. [Chiefly Eng.]	   Note: In the New York area, the subways running under the	         Hudson River are sometimes referred to as the tube.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Capillary tube}, a tube of very fine bore. See {Capillary}.	      	   {Fire tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube which forms a flue.	   {Tube coral}. (Zool.) Same as {Tubipore}.	   {Tube foot} (Zool.), one of the ambulacral suckers of an	      echinoderm.	   {Tube plate}, or {Tube sheet} (Steam Boilers), a flue plate.	      See under {Flue}.	   {Tube pouch} (Mil.), a pouch containing priming tubes.	   {Tube spinner} (Zool.), any one of various species of spiders	      that construct tubelike webs. They belong to {Tegenaria},	      {Agelena}, and allied genera.	   {Water tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube containing water and	      surrounded by flame or hot gases.	      [1913 Webster]	Tube \Tube\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tubed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tubing}.]	   To furnish with a tube; as, to tube a well.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubeform \Tube"form\, a.	   In the form of a tube; tubular; tubiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Tube-nosed \Tube"-nosed`\, a. (Zool.)	   (a) Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes	       along the sides of the beak; -- said of certain sea	       birds.	   (b) Belonging to the Tubinares.	       [1913 Webster]
Tuber \Tu"ber\, n.[L., a hump. knob; probably akin to tumere to	   swell. Cf. {Tumid}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A fleshy, rounded stem or root, usually containing	          starchy matter, as the potato or arrowroot; a	          thickened root-stock. See Illust. of {Tuberous}.	      (b) A genus of fungi. See {Truffle}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A tuberosity; a tubercle.	      [1913 Webster]
Tube railway \Tube rail"way\, n.	   an electrically powered railroad with tracks running through	   a tunnel underground; a subway.	   [PJC]
Tubercle \Tu"ber*cle\, n. [L. tuberculum, dim. of tuber: cf. F.	   tubercule, OF. also tubercle. See {Tuber}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small knoblike prominence or excrescence, whether	      natural or morbid; as, a tubercle on a plant; a tubercle	      on a bone; the tubercles appearing on the body in leprosy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A small mass or aggregation of morbid matter;	      especially, the deposit which accompanies scrofula or	      phthisis. This is composed of a hard, grayish, or	      yellowish, translucent or opaque matter, which gradually	      softens, and excites suppuration in its vicinity. It is	      most frequently found in the lungs, causing consumption.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tubercle bacillus} (Med.), a minute vegetable organism	      ({Mycobacterium tuberculosis}, formerly {Bacillus	      tuberculosis}, and also called {Koch's bacillus})	      discovered by Koch, a German physician, in the sputum of	      consumptive patients and in tuberculous tissue. It is the	      causative agent of tuberculosis.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Tubercled \Tu"ber*cled\, a.	   Having tubercles; affected with, tubercles; tuberculate; as,	   a tubercled lung or stalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubercular \Tu*ber"cu*lar\, a.	   1. Having tubercles; affected with tubercles; tubercled;	      tuberculate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like a tubercle; as, a tubercular excrescence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) Characterized by the development of tubercles; as,	      tubercular diathesis.	      [1913 Webster]
Tubercularize \Tu*ber"cu*lar*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-ized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {i-zing}.] [Tubercular + -ize.] (Med.)	   To infect with tuberculosis. -- {Tu*ber`cu*lar*i*za"tion}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tuberculate
Tuberculate \Tu*ber"cu*late\, Tuberculated \Tu*ber"cu*la`ted\,	   a. [NL. tuberculatus: cf. F. tubercul['e].]	   Tubercled; tubercular.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuberculin \Tu*ber"cu*lin\, n. [See {Tubercle}.]	   A fluid containing the products formed by the growth of the	   tubercle bacillus in a suitable culture medium.	   [1913 Webster]	Tuberculin test \Tu*ber"cu*lin test\	   The hypodermic injection of tuberculin, used as a test for	   past or present infection with tuberculosis. It is used both	   for humans and cattle.	   Note: In humans, a previous or acive infection with	         tuberculosis will cause a distinct reaction to the	         injection of tuberculin. The test is thus used to	         screen populations to discover those who may harbor an	         active tuberculosis infection, and more definitive	         tests are performed on those showing a positive	         reaction, to determine if the infection is active. In	         cattle there is little or no effect of the injection of	         tuberculin on healthy animals, but there is a marked	         rise in temperature in tuberculous animals.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Tuberculization \Tu*ber`cu*li*za"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The development of tubercles; the condition of one who is	   affected with tubercles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuberculocidal \Tu*ber"cu*lo*cid`al\, a. [Tuberculum + root of	   L. caedere to kill.]	   able to kill {Mycobacterum tuberculosis}.	   [PJC]
Tuberculocidin \Tu*ber"cu*lo*ci`din\, n. [Tuberculum + root of	   L. caedere to kill.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A special substance contained in tuberculin, supposed to be	   the active agent of the latter freed from various impurities.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tuberculoid \Tu*ber"cu*loid\, a. [Tuberculum + -oid.] (Med.)	   Resembling a tubercle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tuberculose
Tuberculose \Tu*ber"cu*lose`\, Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a.	   Having tubercles; affected with, or characterized by,	   tubercles; tubercular.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuberculosed \Tu*ber"cu*losed`\, a. (Med.)	   Affected with tuberculosis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tuberculosis \Tu*ber`cu*lo"sis\, n. [NL. See {Tubercle}.] (Med.)	   A constitutional disease caused by infection with	   {Mycobacterium tuberculosis} (also called the {Tubercle	   bacillus}), characterized by the production of tubercles in	   the internal organs, and especially in the lungs, where it	   constitutes the most common variety of pulmonary phthisis	   (consumption). The Mycobacteria are slow-growing and without	   cell walls, and are thus not affected by the beta-lactam	   antibiotics; treatment is difficult, usually requiring	   simultaneous administration of multiple antibiotics to effect	   a cure. Prior to availability of antibiotic treatment, the	   cure required extensive rest, for which special sanatoriums	   were constructed.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Tuberculous \Tu*ber"cu*lous\, a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or affected with, a tuberculosis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tuberculum \Tu*ber"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Tubercula}. [L., dim. of	   tuber a swelling.] (Zool.)	   A tubercle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuberiferous \Tu`ber*if"er*ous\, a. [Tuber + -ferous.]	   Producing or bearing tubers.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuberose \Tube"rose`\, n. [Cf. G. tuberose, F. tub['e]reuse, NL.	   Polianthes tuberosa. See {Tuberous}.] (Bot.)	   A plant ({Polianthes tuberosa}) with a tuberous root and a	   liliaceous flower. It is much cultivated for its beautiful	   and fragrant white blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]	Tuberose \Tu"ber*ose`\, a.	   Tuberous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuberosity \Tu`ber*os"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Tuberosities}. [Cf. F.	   tub['e]rosit['e].]	   1. The state of being tuberous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An obtuse or knoblike prominence; a protuberance.	      [1913 Webster]
Tuberous \Tu"ber*ous\, a. [L. tuberosus: cf. F. tub['e]reux. See	   {Tuber}, and cf. also {Tuberose}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Covered with knobby or wartlike prominences; knobbed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Consisting of, or bearing, tubers; resembling a	      tuber.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tu"ber*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Tube-shell \Tube"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its	   siphon, as the watering-shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubeworm \Tube"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any annelid which constructs a tube; one of the Tubicolae.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubfish \Tub"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The sapphirine gurnard ({Trigla hirundo}). See Illust. under	   {Gurnard}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tubful \Tub"ful\, n.; pl. {Tubfuls}.	   As much as a tub will hold; enough to fill a tub.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubicinate \Tu*bic"i*nate\, v. i. [L. tubicen trumpeter.]	   To blow a trumpet.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubicolae \Tu*bic"o*lae\, n. pl. [L. tubus a tube + colere to	   inhabit.] (Zool.)	   A division of annelids including those which construct, and	   habitually live in, tubes. The head or anterior segments	   usually bear gills and cirri. Called also {Sedentaria}, and	   {Capitibranchiata}. See {Serpula}, and {Sabella}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubicolar \Tu*bic"o*lar\, a. (Zool.)	   Tubicolous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubicole \Tu"bi*cole\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Tubicolae.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubicolous \Tu*bic"o*lous\, a. [See {Tubicolae}.] (Zool.)	   Inhabiting a tube; as, tubicolous worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubicorn \Tu"bi*corn\, n. [L. tubus tube + cornu horn: cf. F.	   tubicorne.] (Zool.)	   Any ruminant having horns composed of a bony axis covered	   with a horny sheath; a hollow-horned ruminant.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubicornous \Tu"bi*corn`ous\, a.	   Having hollow horns.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubiform \Tu"bi*form\, a.	   Having the form of a tube; tubeform. "Tubiform cells."	   --Carpenter.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubinares \Tu`bi*na"res\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. tubus tube + nares	   the nostrils.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of sea birds comprising the petrels, shearwaters,	   albatrosses, hagdons, and allied birds having tubular horny	   nostrils.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tubing \Tub"ing\, n.	   1. The act of making tubes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A series of tubes; tubes, collectively; a length or piece	      of a tube; material for tubes; as, leather tubing.	      [1913 Webster]
Tubipora \Tu*bip"o*ra\, n. [NL., from L. tubus tube + porus	   passage, pore.] (Zool.)	   A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral	   (called organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel	   cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates.	   These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses.	   They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and	   Pacific Oceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubipore \Tu"bi*pore\, n. [Cf. F. tubipore.] (Zool.)	   Any species of the genus Tubipora.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubiporite \Tu"bi*po*rite\, n. (Paleon.)	   Any fossil coral of the genus {Syringopora} consisting of a	   cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse	   tubules.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubivalve \Tu"bi*valve\, n. [See {Tube}, {Valve}.] (Zool.)	   A shell or tube formed by an annelid, as a serpula.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubman \Tub"man\, n.; pl. {Tubmen}. (Eng. Law)	   One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of	   Exchequer. Cf. {Postman}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubular \Tu"bu*lar\, a. [L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a tube, or	   pipe. See {Tube}.]	   Having the form of a tube, or pipe; consisting of a pipe;	   fistular; as, a tubular snout; a tubular calyx. Also,	   containing, or provided with, tubes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tubular boiler}. See under {Boiler}.	   {Tubular breathing} (Med.), a variety of respiratory sound,	      heard on auscultation over the lungs in certain cases of	      disease, resembling that produced by the air passing	      through the trachea.	   {Tubular bridge}, a bridge in the form of a hollow trunk or	      tube, made of iron plates riveted together, as the	      Victoria bridge over the St. Lawrence, at Montreal,	      Canada, and the Britannia bridge over the Menai Straits.	      	   {Tubular girder}, a plate girder having two or more vertical	      webs with a space between them.	      [1913 Webster]
Tubularia \Tu`bu*la"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of hydroids having large, naked, flowerlike hydranths	   at the summits of long, slender, usually simple, stems. The	   gonophores are small, and form clusters at the bases of the	   outer tentacles.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulariae \Tu`bu*la"ri*ae\, n. pl. [NL.]	   See {Tubularida}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubularian \Tu`bu*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any hydroid belonging to the suborder Tubularida.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These hydroids usually form tufts of delicate tubes,	         and both gonophores and hydranths are naked. The	         gonophores of many of the species become free	         jellyfishes; those of other species remain permanently	         attached as medusoid buds or sporosacs. See Illust.	         under {Gonosome}, and {Cymnoblastea}.	         [1913 Webster]	Tubularian \Tu`bu*la"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the tubularians.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubularida \Tu"bu*lar`i*da\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of Hydroidea; the tubularians; --	   called also {Athecata}, {Gymnoblastea}, and {Tubulariae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulate \Tu"bu*late\, a. [L. tubulatus. See {Tubular}.]	   Tubular; tubulated; tubulous.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulated \Tu"bu*la`ted\, a.	   Made in the form of a small tube; provided with a tube, or	   elongated opening.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tubulated bottle} or {Tubulated retort} (Chem.), a bottle or	      retort having a stoppered opening for the introduction or	      removal of materials.	      [1913 Webster]
Tubulation \Tu`bu*la"tion\, n. (Chem.)	   The act of shaping or making a tube, or of providing with a	   tube; also, a tube or tubulure; as, the tubulation of a	   retort.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulature \Tu"bu*la`ture\, n. (Chem.)	   A tubulure.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubule \Tu"bule\, n. [F. tubule, or L. tubulus, dim. of tubus a	   tube, a pipe.]	   1. A small pipe or fistular body; a little tube.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) A minute tube lined with glandular epithelium; as,	      the uriniferous tubules of the kidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Tubulibranchian \Tu`bu*li*bran"chi*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Tubulibranchiata.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulibranchiata \Tu`bu*li*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from L.	   tubulus a little tube + branchia a gill.] (Zool.)	   A group of gastropod mollusks having a tubular shell.	   Vermetus is an example.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulicole \Tu"bu*li*cole`\, n. [L. tubulus little tube + colere	   to inhabit.] (Zool.)	   Any hydroid which has tubular chitinous stems.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulidentate \Tu`bu*li*den"tate\, a. [Tubule + dentate.]	   (Zool.)	   Having teeth traversed by canals; -- said of certain	   edentates.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubuliform \Tu"bu*li*form`\, a. [Cf. F. tubuliforme.]	   Having the form of a small tube.	   [1913 Webster]
Tubulipore \Tu"bu*li*pore"\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of Bryozoa belonging to	   {Tubulipora} and allied genera, having tubular calcareous	   calicles.	   [1913 Webster] Tubulose
Tubulose \Tu"bu*lose`\, Tubulous \Tu"bu*lous\, a. [Cf. F.	   tubuleux. See {Tubule}.]	   1. Resembling, or in the form of, a tube; longitudinally	      hollow; specifically (Bot.), having a hollow cylindrical	      corolla, often expanded or toothed at the border; as, a	      tubulose flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing, or consisting of, small tubes; specifically	      (Bot.), composed wholly of tubulous florets; as, a	      tubulous compound flower.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tubulous boiler}, a steam boiler composed chiefly of tubes	      containing water and surrounded by flame and hot gases; --	      sometimes distinguished from tubular boiler.	      [1913 Webster]
Tubulure \Tu"bu*lure\, n. [Cf. F. tubulure.] (Chem.)	   A short tubular opening at the top of a retort, or at the top	   or side of a bottle; a tubulation.	   [1913 Webster]
Tucan \Tu*can"\, n. (Zool.)	   The Mexican pocket gopher ({Geomys Mexicanus}). It resembles	   the common pocket gopher of the Western United States, but is	   larger. Called also {tugan}, and {tuza}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tucet \Tu"cet\, n.	   See {Tucket}, a steak. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tuch \Tuch\, n. [See {Touchstone}.]	   A dark-colored kind of marble; touchstone. [Obs.] --Sir J.	   Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuck \Tuck\, n. [F. estoc; cf. It. stocco; both of German	   origin, and akin to E. stock. See {Stock}.]	   A long, narrow sword; a rapier. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He wore large hose, and a tuck, as it was then called,	         or rapier, of tremendous length.         --Sir W. Scot.	   [1913 Webster]	Tuck \Tuck\, n. [Cf. {Tocsin}.]	   The beat of a drum. --Scot.	   [1913 Webster]	Tuck \Tuck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tucked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tucking}.] [OE. tukken, LG. tukken to pull up, tuck up,	   entice; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G. zucken to draw with	   a short and quick motion, and E. tug. See {Tug}.]	   1. To draw up; to shorten; to fold under; to press into a	      narrower compass; as, to tuck the bedclothes in; to tuck	      up one's sleeves.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a tuck or tucks in; as, to tuck a dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To inclose; to put within; to press into a close place;	      as, to tuck a child into a bed; to tuck a book under one's	      arm, or into a pocket.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Perhaps originally, to strike, beat: cf. F. toquer to	      touch. Cf. {Tocsin}.] To full, as cloth. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Tuck \Tuck\, v. i.	   To contract; to draw together. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tuck \Tuck\, n.	   1. A horizontal sewed fold, such as is made in a garment, to	      shorten it; a plait.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small net used for taking fish from a larger one; --	      called also {tuck-net}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A pull; a lugging. [Obs.] See {Tug}. --Life of A. Wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) The part of a vessel where the ends of the bottom	      planks meet under the stern.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Food; pastry; sweetmeats. [Slang] --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]
Tuckahoe \Tuck"a*hoe\, n. [North American Indian, bread.] (Bot.)	   A curious vegetable production of the Southern Atlantic	   United States, growing under ground like a truffle and often	   attaining immense size. The real nature is unknown. Called	   also {Indian bread}, and {Indian loaf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tucker \Tuck"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, tucks; specifically, an instrument	      with which tuck are made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A narrow piece of linen or the like, folded across the	      breast, or attached to the gown at the neck, forming a	      part of a woman's dress in the 17th century and later.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [See {Tuck}, v. t., 4.] A fuller. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. {Tuck}, n., 5.] Daily food; meals; also, food in	      general. [Slang or Colloq.]	            Tobacco, matches, and tucker, the latter comprising	            almost anything within the province of food. --C. L.	                                                  Money.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tucker \Tuck"er\, v. t.	   To tire; to weary; -- usually with out. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tucket \Tuck"et\, n. [It toccata a prelude, fr. toccare to	   touch. See {Toccata}, {Touch}.]	   A slight flourish on a trumpet; a fanfare. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tucket sonance}, the sound of the tucket. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the trumpets sound	            The tucket sonance and the note to mount. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tucket \Tuck"et\, n. [Cf. It. tocchetto a ragout of fish, meat,	   fr. tocco a bit, morsel, LL. tucetum, tuccetum, a thick	   gravy.]	   A steak; a collop. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuck-net \Tuck"-net`\, n.	   See {Tuck}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuck pointing \Tuck pointing\ (Masonry)	   The finishing of joints along the center lines with a narrow	   ridge of putty or fine lime mortar.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tucum \Tu"cum\, n. [So called by the Indians of Brazil.]	   A fine, strong fiber obtained from the young leaves of a	   Brazilian palm ({Astrocaryum vulgare}), used for cordage,	   bowstrings, etc.; also, the plant yielding this fiber. Called	   also {tecum}, and {tecum fiber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tucuma \Tu*cu"ma\, n. (Bot.)	   A Brazilian palm ({Astrocaryum Tucuma}) which furnishes an	   edible fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Tudor \Tu"dor\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a royal line of England, descended from	   Owen Tudor of Wales, who married the widowed queen of Henry	   V. The first reigning Tudor was Henry VII.; the last,	   Elizabeth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tudor style} (Arch.), the latest development of Gothic	      architecture in England, under the Tudors, characterized	      by flat four-centered arches, shallow moldings, and a	      profusion of paneling on the walls.	      [1913 Webster]
Tue \Tu"e\, n. (Zool.)	   The parson bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuefall \Tue"fall\, n. (Arch.)	   See {To-fall}. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tue-iron \Tue"-i`ron\, n.	   See {Tuy[`e]re}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tue-irons \Tue"-i`rons\, n. pl.	   A pair of blacksmith's tongs.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuesday \Tues"day\ (t[=u]z"d[asl]; 48), n. [OE. Tewesday, AS.	   Tiwes d[ae]g the day of Tiw the god of war; akin to OHG. Zio,	   Icel. T[=y]r, L. Jupiter, Gr. Zey`s;, cf. OHG. Ziostac	   Tuesday, G. Dienstag, Icel. T[=y]sdagr. [root]244. See	   {Deity}, {Day}, and cf. {Jovial}.]	   The third day of the week, following Monday and preceding	   Wednesday.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuet \Tu"et\, n. (Zool.)	   The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tufa \Tu"fa\, [It. fufo soft, sandy stone, L. tofus, tophus. Cf.	   {Tofus}, {Toph}, and {Tophin}.] (Min.)	   (a) A soft or porous stone formed by depositions from water,	       usually calcareous; -- called also {calcareous tufa}.	   (b) A friable volcanic rock or conglomerate, formed of	       consolidated cinders, or scoria.	       [1913 Webster]
Tufaceous \Tu*fa"ceous\, a. [Cf. It. tufaceo, L. tofaceus,	   tofacius. See {Tufa}.] (Min.)	   Pertaining to tufa; consisting of, or resembling, tufa.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuff \Tuff\, n. (Min.)	   Same as {Tufa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuffoon \Tuf*foon"\, n.	   See {Typhoon}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tuft \Tuft\, n. [Prov. E. tuff, F. touffe; of German origin; cf.	   G. zopf a weft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree. See {Top}	   summit.]	   1. A collection of small, flexible, or soft things in a knot	      or bunch; a waving or bending and spreading cluster; as, a	      tuft of flowers or feathers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cluster; a clump; as, a tuft of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under a tuft of shade.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Green lake, and cedar fuft, and spicy glade.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A nobleman, or person of quality, especially in the	      English universities; -- so called from the tuft, or gold	      tassel, on the cap worn by them. [Cant, Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Several young tufts, and others of the faster men.	                                                  --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	Tuft \Tuft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tufted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tufting}.]	   1. To separate into tufts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To adorn with tufts or with a tuft. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	Tuft \Tuft\, v. i.	   To grow in, or form, a tuft or tufts.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuf-taffeta \Tuf-taf"fe*ta\, n.	   A silk fabric formerly in use, having a nap or pile. [Written	   also {tuft-taffeta}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tufted \Tuft"ed\, a.	   1. Adorned with a tuft; as, the tufted duck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing in tufts or clusters; tufty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tufted crowtoe, and pale jessamine. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tufted trees and springing corn.      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tufted duck} (Zool.), the ring-necked duck. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tufthunter \Tuft"hunt`er\, n.	   A hanger-on to noblemen, or persons of quality, especially in	   English universities; a toady. See 1st {Tuft}, 3. [Cant,	   Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tufthunting \Tuft"hunt`ing\, n.	   The practice of seeking after, and hanging on, noblemen, or	   persons of quality, especially in English universities.	   [Cant, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tufty \Tuft"y\, a.	   1. Abounding with tufts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both in the tufty frith and in the mossy fell.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing in tufts or clusters.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where tufty daisies nod at every gale. --W. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Tug \Tug\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tugged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tugging}.] [OE. toggen; akin to OD. tocken to entice, G.	   zucken to jerk, draw, Icel. toga to draw, AS. t['e]on, p. p.	   togen, to draw, G. ziehen, OHG. ziohan, Goth. tiuhan, L.	   ducere to lead, draw. Cf. {Duke}, {Team}, {Tie}, v. t.,	   {Touch}, {Tow}, v. t., {Tuck} to press in, {Toy} a	   plaything.]	   1. To pull or draw with great effort; to draw along with	      continued exertion; to haul along; to tow; as, to tug a	      loaded cart; to tug a ship into port.	      [1913 Webster]	            There sweat, there strain, tug the laborious oar.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pull; to pluck. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To ease the pain,	            His tugged cars suffered with a strain. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Tug \Tug\, v. i.	   1. To pull with great effort; to strain in labor; as, to tug	      at the oar; to tug against the stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            He tugged, he shook, till down they came. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To labor; to strive; to struggle.	      [1913 Webster]	            England now is left	            To tug and scamble and to part by the teeth	            The unowed interest of proud-swelling state. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tug \Tug\, n.	   1. A pull with the utmost effort, as in the athletic contest	      called tug of war; a supreme effort.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the tug he falls,	            Vast ruins come along, rent from the smoking walls.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sort of vehicle, used for conveying timber and heavy	      articles. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A small, powerful steamboat used to tow vessels;	      -- called also {steam tug}, {tugboat}, and {towboat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A trace, or drawing strap, of a harness.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining.) An iron hook of a hoisting tub, to which a	      tackle is affixed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tug iron}, an iron hook or button to which a tug or trace	      may be attached, as on the shaft of a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]
Tugan \Tu*gan"\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tucan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tugboat \Tug"boat`\, n.	   See {Tug}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Tugger \Tug"ger\, n.	   One who tugs.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuggingly \Tug"ging*ly\, adv.	   In a tugging manner; with laborious pulling.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuille \Tuille\ (tw[i^]l), n. [Cf. F. tuile a tile.]	   In plate armor, a suspended plate in from of the thigh. See	   Illust. of {Tasses}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuition \Tu*i"tion\, n. [L. tuitio protection, guarding, from	   tueri, p. p. tuitus, to see, watch, protect: cf. F. tuition.	   Cf. {Tutor}.]	   1. Superintending care over a young person; the particular	      watch and care of a tutor or guardian over his pupil or	      ward; guardianship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, the act, art, or business of teaching;	      instruction; as, children are sent to school for tuition;	      his tuition was thorough.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The money paid for instruction; the price or payment for	      instruction; as, tuition must be paid in full before	      graduation.	      [1913 Webster]
Tuitionary \Tu*i"tion*a*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to tuition.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuko-tuko \Tu"ko-tu*ko\, n. [From the native name .] (Zool.)	   A burrowing South American rodent ({Ctenomys Braziliensis}).	   It has small eyes and ears and a short tail. It resembles the	   pocket gopher in size, form, and habits, but is more nearly	   allied to the porcupines. [Written also {tucu-tuco}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tula metal \Tu"la met`al\	   An alloy of silver, copper, and lead made at Tula in Russia.	   [Written also {toola metal}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tule \Tu"le\, n. [Mex.] (Bot.)	   A large bulrush ({Scirpus lacustris}, and {Scirpus Tatora})	   growing abundantly on overflowed land in California and	   elsewhere.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tulip \Tu"lip\ (t[=u]"l[i^]p), n. [F. tulipe, OF. also tulipan,	   It. tulipano, tulipa, from Turk. tulbend, dulbend, literally,	   a turban, Per. dulband; -- so called from the resemblance of	   the form of this flower to a turban. See {Turban}.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the liliaceous genus {Tulipa}. Many varieties	   are cultivated for their beautiful, often variegated flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tulip tree}.	   (a) A large American tree ({Liriodendron tulipifera}) of the	       magnolia family ({Magnoliaceae}) bearing tuliplike	       flowers. See {Liriodendron}.	   (b) A West Indian malvaceous tree ({Paritium tiliaceum} syn.	       {Hibiscus tiliaceum}).	       [1913 Webster + PJC]
Tulip-eared \Tu"lip-eared`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having erect, pointed ears; prick-eared; -- said of certain	   dogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Tulipist \Tu"lip*ist\, n.	   A person who is especially devoted to the cultivation of	   tulips. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Tulipomania \Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Tulip + mania.]	   A violent passion for the acquisition or cultivation of	   tulips; -- a word said by Beckman to have been coined by	   Menage.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Holland, in the first half of the 17th century, the	         cultivation of tulips became a mania. It began about	         the year 1634, and, like a violent epidemic, seized	         upon all classes of the community, leading to disasters	         and misery such as the records of commerce or of	         bankruptcies can scarcely parallel. In 1636, tulip	         marts had been established in Amsterdam, Rotterdam,	         Haarlem, Leyden, and various other towns, where tulip	         bulbs were sold and resold in the same manner as stocks	         are on the Stock Exchange of London. --Baird.	         [1913 Webster]
Tulipomaniac \Tu`lip*o*ma"ni*ac\, n.	   One who is affected with tulipomania.	   [1913 Webster]
Tulip-shell \Tu"lip-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell	   ({Fasciolaria tulipa}) native of the Southern United States.	   The name is sometimes applied also to other species of	   {Fasciolaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tulipwood \Tu"lip*wood`\, n.	   The beautiful rose-colored striped wood of a Brazilian tree	   ({Physocalymna floribunda}), much used by cabinetmakers for	   inlaying.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Queensland tulipwood}, the variegated wood of an Australian	      sapindaceous tree ({Harpullia pendula}). --J. Smith (Dict.	      Econ. Plants).	      [1913 Webster]
Tull \Tull\, v. t. [OE. tullen. See {Tole}.]	   To allure; to tole. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With empty hands men may no hawkes tull. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tulle \Tulle\, n. [F.; -- so called from the town of Tulle, in	   France.]	   A kind of silk lace or light netting, used for veils, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Tullian \Tul"li*an\, a. [L. Tullianus, from Tullius, the name of	   a Roman gens.]	   Belonging to, or in the style of, Tully (Marcus Tullius	   Cicero).	   [1913 Webster]
Tullibee \Tul"li*bee\, n. (Zool.)	   A whitefish ({Coregonus tullibee}) found in the Great Lakes	   of North America; -- called also {mongrel whitefish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumble \Tum"ble\ (t[u^]m"b'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Tumbled}	   (t[u^]m"b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Tumbling} (t[u^]m"bl[i^]ng).]	   [OE. tumblen, AS. tumbian to turn heels over head, to dance	   violently; akin to D. tuimelen to fall, Sw. tumla, Dan.	   tumle, Icel. tumba; and cf. G. taumeln to reel, to stagger.]	   1. To roll over, or to and fro; to throw one's self about;	      as, a person in pain tumbles and tosses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To roll down; to fall suddenly and violently; to be	      precipitated; as, to tumble from a scaffold.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who tumbles from a tower surely has a greater	            blow than he who slides from a molehill. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To play tricks by various movements and contortions of the	      body; to perform the feats of an acrobat. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To tumble home} (Naut.), to incline inward, as the sides of	      a vessel, above the bends or extreme breadth; -- used esp.	      in the phrase tumbling home. Cf. {Wall-sided}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tumble \Tum"ble\, v. t.	   1. To turn over; to turn or throw about, as for examination	      or search; to roll or move in a rough, coarse, or	      unceremonious manner; to throw down or headlong; to	      precipitate; -- sometimes with over, about, etc.; as, to	      tumble books or papers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disturb; to rumple; as, to tumble a bed.	      [1913 Webster]	Tumble \Tum"ble\, n.	   Act of tumbling, or rolling over; a fall.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumblebug \Tum"ble*bug`\, n.	   See {Tumbledung}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumble-down \Tum"ble-down`\, a.	   Ready to fall; dilapidated; ruinous; as, a tumble-down house.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tumbledung \Tum"ble*dung`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of scaraboid beetles belonging to	   {Scarabaeus}, {Copris}, {Phanaeus}, and allied genera. The	   female lays her eggs in a globular mass of dung which she	   rolls by means of her hind legs to a burrow excavated in the	   earth in which she buries it.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumbler \Tum"bler\, n.	   1. One who tumbles; one who plays tricks by various motions	      of the body; an acrobat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A movable obstruction in a lock, consisting of a lever,	      latch, wheel, slide, or the like, which must be adjusted	      to a particular position by a key or other means before	      the bolt can be thrown in locking or unlocking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Firearms) A piece attached to, or forming part of, the	      hammer of a gunlock, upon which the mainspring acts and in	      which are the notches for the sear point to enter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A drinking glass, without a foot or stem; -- so called	      because originally it had a pointed or convex base, and	      could not be set down with any liquor in it, thus	      compelling the drinker to finish his measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon remarkable for	      its habit of tumbling, or turning somersaults, during its	      flight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) A breed of dogs that tumble when pursuing game.	      They were formerly used in hunting rabbits.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A kind of cart; a tumbrel. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tumblerful \Tum"bler*ful\, n.; pl. {Tumblerfuls}.	   As much as a tumbler will hold; enough to fill a tumbler.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumbleweed \Tum"ble*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the	   autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass,	   over the fields and prairies; such as witch grass, wild	   indigo, {Amarantus albus}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumbling \Tum"bling\,	   a. & vb. n. from {Tumble}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tumbling barrel}. Same as {Rumble}, n., 4.	   {Tumbling bay}, an overfall, or weir, in a canal.	      [1913 Webster] Tumbrel
Tumbrel \Tum"brel\, Tumbril \Tum"bril\, n. [OF. tomberel, F.	   tombereau, fr. tomber to fall, to tumble; of Teutonic origin.	   Cf. {Tumble}.]	   1. A cucking stool for the punishment of scolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rough cart. --Tusser. --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A cart or carriage with two wheels, which	      accompanies troops or artillery, to convey the tools of	      pioneers, cartridges, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of basket or cage of osiers, willows, or the like,	      to hold hay and other food for sheep. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tumefacient \Tu`me*fa"cient\, a. [L. tumefaciens, -entis, p. pr.	   of tumefacere to tumefy; tumere to swell + facere to make.]	   Producing swelling; tumefying.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tumefaction \Tu`me*fac"tion\, n. [Cf. F. tum['e]faction.]	   The act or process of tumefying, swelling, or rising into a	   tumor; a tumor; a swelling. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\ (t[=u]"m[-e]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Tumefied} (t[=u]"m[-e]*f[imac]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tumefying}.] [F. tum['e]fier, fr. L. tumere to swell +	   -ficare (in comp.) to make; cf. L. tumefacere to tumefy. See	   {Tumid}, and {-fy}.]	   To swell; to cause to swell, or puff up.	   [1913 Webster]	         To swell, tumefy, stiffen, not the diction only, but	         the tenor of the thought.                --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Tumefy \Tu"me*fy\, v. i.	   To rise in a tumor; to swell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumescence \Tu*mes"cence\, n. [L. tumescens, -entis, p.pr. of	   tumescere to swell up, v. incho. fr. tumere to swell.]	   The act of becoming tumid; the state of being swollen;	   intumescence; -- applied especially to the state of swelling	   of the vascular tissue in the male and female sex organs when	   they have been stimulated to readiness for sexual	   intercourse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Tumescent \Tu*mes"cent\, a.	   Slightly tumid; swollen, as certain moss capsules.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tumid \Tu"mid\, a. [L. tumidus, fr. tumere to swell; cf. Skr.	   tumra strong, fat. Cf. {Thumb}.]	   1. Swelled, enlarged, or distended; as, a tumid leg; tumid	      flesh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rising above the level; protuberant.	      [1913 Webster]	            So high as heaved the tumid hills.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Swelling in sound or sense; pompous; puffy; inflated;	      bombastic; falsely sublime; turgid; as, a tumid	      expression; a tumid style.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tu"mid*ly}, adv. -- {Tu"mid*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Tumidity \Tu*mid"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tumid.	   [1913 Webster]
Tummals \Tum"mals\, n. (Mining)	   A great quantity or heap. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumor \Tu"mor\ (t[=u]"m[~e]r), n. [L., fr. tumere to swell: cf.	   F. tume['u]r. See {Tumid}.]	   1. (Med.) A morbid swelling, prominence, or growth, on any	      part of the body; especially, a growth produced by	      deposition of new tissue; a neoplasm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected pomp; bombast; swelling words or expressions;	      false magnificence or sublimity. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Better, however, to be a flippant, than, by a	            revolting form of tumor and perplexity, to lead men	            into habits of intellect such as result from the	            modern vice of English style.         --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Encysted tumor}, a tumor which is inclosed in a membrane	      called a cyst, connected with the surrounding parts by the	      neighboring cellular substance.	   {Fatty tumor}. See under {Fatty}.	   {Innocent tumor}, or {Benign tumor}, one which does not of	      itself threaten life, and does not usually tend to recur	      after extirpation; a tumor which has not metastesized.	   {Malignant tumor}, a tumor which tends continually to spread,	      to become generalized in different parts of the body, and	      to recur after extirpation, and which, if left to itself,	      causes death.	      [1913 Webster]
Tumored \Tu"mored\ (t[=u]"m[~e]rd), a.	   Distended; swelled. [R.] "His tumored breast." --R. Junius.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumorous \Tu"mor*ous\, a. [L. tumorosus inflated.]	   1. Swelling; protuberant. [R.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inflated; bombastic. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Tump \Tump\ (t[u^]mp), n. [W. twmp, twm, a round mass or heap, a	   hillock.]	   A little hillock; a knoll. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Tump \Tump\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tumped} (t[u^]mt; 215); p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Tumping}.]	   1. To form a mass of earth or a hillock about; as, to tump	      teasel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw or drag, as a deer or other animal after it has	      been killed. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Tumpline \Tump"line`\, n.	   A strap placed across a man's forehead to assist him in	   carrying a pack on his back. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Tum-tum \Tum"-tum`\, n.	   A dish made in the West Indies by beating boiled plantain	   quite soft in a wooden mortar.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumular \Tu"mu*lar\, a. [L. tumulus a mound: cf. F. tumulaire.	   See {Tumulus}.]	   Consisting in a heap; formed or being in a heap or hillock.	   --Pinkerton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumulate \Tu"mu*late\, v. t. [L. tumulatus, p. p. of tumulare to	   tumulate. See {Tumulus}.]	   To cover, as a corpse, with a mound or tomb; to bury. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tumulate \Tu"mu*late\, v. i.	   To swell. [Obs.] --Wilkins.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumulose \Tu"mu*lose`\, a.	   Tumulous. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumulosity \Tu`mu*los"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being tumulous; hilliness. [R.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumulous \Tu"mu*lous\, a. [L. tumulosus, fr. tumulus a mound.]	   Full of small hills or mounds; hilly; tumulose. [R.]	   --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumult \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 multitude, usually	      accompanied with great noise, uproar, and confusion of	      voices; hurly-burly; noisy confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	            What meaneth the noise of this tumult ? --1 Sam. iv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till in loud tumult all the Greeks arose. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent commotion or agitation, with confusion of sounds;	      as, the tumult of the elements. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Irregular or confused motion; agitation; high excitement;	      as, the tumult of the spirits or passions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Uproar; ferment; disturbance; turbulence; disorder;	        confusion; noise; bluster; hubbub; bustle; stir; brawl;	        riot.	        [1913 Webster]	Tumult \Tu"mult\, v. i.	   To make a tumult; to be in great commotion. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Importuning and tumulting even to the fear of a revolt.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumulter \Tu"mult*er\, n.	   A maker of tumults. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He severely punished the tumulters.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumultuarily \Tu*mul"tu*a*ri*ly\	   (t[-u]*m[u^]l"t[-u]*[asl]*r[i^]*l[y^]), adv.	   In a tumultuary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumultuariness \Tu*mul"tu*a*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being tumultuary.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumultuary \Tu*mul"tu*a*ry\ (t[-u]*m[u^]l"t[-u]*[asl]*r[y^];	   135), a. [L. tumultuarius: cf. F. tumultuaire.]	   1. Attended by, or producing, a tumult; disorderly;	      promiscuous; confused; tumultuous. "A tumultuary	      conflict." --Eikon Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tumultuary attack of the Celtic peasantry.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sudden flight or tumultuary skirmish. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Restless; agitated; unquiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who live without religion live always in a	            tumultuary and restless state.        --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Tumultuate \Tu*mul"tu*ate\ (t[-u]*m[u^]l"t[-u]*[=a]t), v. i. [L.	   tumultuatus, p. p. of tumultuari to make a tumult.]	   To make a tumult. [Obs.] "He will murmur and tumultuate."	   --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumultuation \Tu*mul`tu*a"tion\	   (t[-u]*m[u^]l`t[-u]*[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. tumultuatio.]	   Irregular or disorderly movement; commotion; as, the	   tumultuation of the parts of a fluid. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tumultuous \Tu*mul"tu*ous\ (t[-u]*m[u^]l"t[-u]*[u^]s), a. [L.	   tumultuosus: cf. F. tumultueux.]	   1. Full of tumult; characterized by tumult; disorderly;	      turbulent.	      [1913 Webster]	            The flight became wild and tumultuous. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Conducted with disorder; noisy; confused; boisterous;	      disorderly; as, a tumultuous assembly or meeting.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Agitated, as with conflicting passions; disturbed.	      [1913 Webster]	            His dire attempt, which, nigh the birth	            Now rolling, boils in his tumultuous breast.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Turbulent; violent; as, a tumultuous speech.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disorderly; irregular; noisy; confused; turbulent;	        violent; agitated; disturbed; boisterous; lawless;	        riotous; seditious.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Tu*mul"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --	        {Tu*mul"tu*ous*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Tumulus \Tu"mu*lus\, n.; pl. {Tumuli}. [L., a mound, a	   sepulchral mound, probably from tumere to swell. Cf.	   {Tumid}.]	   An artificial hillock, especially one raised over a grave,	   particularly over the graves of persons buried in ancient	   times; a barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Tun \Tun\ (t[u^]n), n. [AS. tunne. See {Ton} a weight.]	   1. A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like	      a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a wine cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Brewing) A fermenting vat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A certain measure for liquids, as for wine, equal to two	      pipes, four hogsheads, or 252 gallons. In different	      countries, the tun differs in quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) A weight of 2,240 pounds. See {Ton}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An indefinite large quantity. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tun of man in thy large bulk is writ. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A drunkard; -- so called humorously, or in contempt.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) Any shell belonging to {Dolium} and allied genera;	      -- called also {tun-shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tun \Tun\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tunned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tunning}.]	   To put into tuns, or casks. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuna \Tu"na\, n. (Bot.)	   The {Opuntia Tuna}. See {Prickly pear}, under {Prickly}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tuna \Tu"na\, n. [Cf. {Tunny}.]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large oceanic fishes	      belonging to the mackerel family {Scombridae}, especially	      the {bluefin tuna} ({Thunnus thynnus}, formerly {Orcynus	      thynnus} or {Albacora thynnus}), called also the {common	      tunny} or {great tunny}, a native of the Mediterranean Sea	      and of temperate parts of the Atlantic Ocean. It sometimes	      weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is caught	      commercially in large quantity for use as food; -- also	      called, especially in Britain, {tunny}. It is also one of	      the favorite fishes used by the Japanese in preparing	      sushi. On the American coast, especially in New England,	      it is sometimes called the {horse mackerel}. Another	      well-known species is the {yellowfin tuna} ({Thunnus	      albacares}) of warm seas. the See Illust. of {Horse	      mackerel}, under {Horse}.	   Note: The little tunny ({Gymnosarda alletterata}) of the	         Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned	         tunny, or albacore ({Thunnus alalunga}) (see	         {Albacore}), are related species of smaller size.	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. The bonito, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. the meat of the tuna, used as food; -- also called {tuna	      fish}.	      [PJC]
Tunable \Tun"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being tuned, or made harmonious; hence,	   harmonious; musical; tuneful. -- {Tun"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Tun"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         And tunable as sylvan pipe or song.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tun-bellied \Tun"-bel`lied\, a.	   Having a large, protuberant belly, or one shaped like a tun;	   pot-bellied.	   [1913 Webster]
Tun-dish \Tun"-dish`\, n.	   A tunnel. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Tundra \Tun"dra\ (t[=oo]n"dr[.a]), n. [Russ.]	   One of the level or undulating treeless plains characteristic	   of northern arctic regions in both hemispheres; the term is	   most commony associated with the arctic plains of Siberia.	   The tundras mark the limit of arborescent vegetation; they	   consist of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen	   subsoil, but support a dense growth of mosses and lichens,	   and dwarf herbs and shrubs, often showy-flowered.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tune \Tune\ (t[=u]n), n. [A variant of tone.]	   1. A sound; a note; a tone. "The tune of your voices."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.)	      (a) A rhythmical, melodious, symmetrical series of tones	          for one voice or instrument, or for any number of	          voices or instruments in unison, or two or more such	          series forming parts in harmony; a melody; an air; as,	          a merry tune; a mournful tune; a slow tune; a psalm	          tune. See {Air}.	      (b) The state of giving the proper sound or sounds; just	          intonation; harmonious accordance; pitch of the voice	          or an instrument; adjustment of the parts of an	          instrument so as to harmonize with itself or with	          others; as, the piano, or the organ, is not in tune.	          [1913 Webster]	                Like sweet bells jangled, out of tune and harsh.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Order; harmony; concord; fit disposition, temper, or	      humor; right mood.	      [1913 Webster]	            A child will learn three times as much when he is in	            tune, as when he . . . is dragged unwillingly to	            [his task].                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Tune \Tune\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tuned} (t[=u]nd); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Tuning}.]	   1. To put into a state adapted to produce the proper sounds;	      to harmonize, to cause to be in tune; to correct the tone	      of; as, to tune a piano or a violin. " Tune your harps."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give tone to; to attune; to adapt in style of music; to	      make harmonious.	      [1913 Webster]	            For now to sorrow must I tune my song. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sing with melody or harmony.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fountains, and ye, that warble, as ye flow,	            Melodious murmurs, warbling tune his praise.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To put into a proper state or disposition. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tune \Tune\ (t[=u]n), v. i.	   1. To form one sound to another; to form accordant musical	      sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whilst tuning to the water's fall,	            The small birds sang to her.          --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter inarticulate harmony with the voice; to sing	      without pronouncing words; to hum. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tuneful \Tune"ful\ (-f[.u]l), a.	   Harmonious; melodious; musical; as, tuneful notes. " Tuneful	   birds." --Milton. -- {Tune"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Tune"ful*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuneless \Tune"less\ (t[=u]n"l[e^]s), a.	   1. Without tune; inharmonious; unmusical. " Thy tuneless	      serenade." --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            How often have I led thy sportive choir,	            With tuneless pipe, beside the murmuring Loire!	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not employed in making music; as, tuneless harps.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not expressed in music or poetry; unsung. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tuner \Tun"er\ (t[=u]n"[~e]r), n.	   One who tunes; especially, one whose occupation is to tune	   musical instruments.	   [1913 Webster]
Tun-great \Tun"-great`\, a.	   Having the circumference of a tun. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tungstate \Tung"state\ (t[u^]ng"st[asl]t), n. [Cf. F.	   tungstate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of tungstic acid; a wolframate.	   [1913 Webster]
Tungsten \Tung"sten\ (t[u^]ng"st[e^]n), n. [Sw. tungsten (cf.	   Dan. tungsteen, G. tungstein); tung heavy (akin to Dan. tung,	   Icel. [thorn]ungr) + sten stone. See {Stone}.]	   1. (Chem.) A rare element of the chromium group found in	      certain minerals, as wolfram and scheelite, and isolated	      as a heavy steel-gray metal which is very hard and	      infusible. It has both acid and basic properties. When	      alloyed in small quantities with steel, it greatly	      increases its hardness. Symbol W (Wolframium). Atomic	      weight, 183.6. Specific gravity, 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Min.) Scheelite, or calcium tungstate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tungsten ocher}, or {Tungstic ocher} (Min.), tungstite.	      [1913 Webster]
Tungstenic \Tung*sten"ic\ (t[u^]ng*st[e^]n"[i^]k), a.	   Of or pertaining to tungsten; containing tungsten; as,	   tungstenic ores. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tungsten lamp \Tung"sten lamp\	   An electric glow lamp having filaments of metallic tungsten,	   and contained in a glass bulb which is evacuated or has an	   inert gas, to avoid oxidation of the tungsten; a common form	   of light bulb. Such lamps, owing to the refractory nature of	   the metal, may be maintained at a very high temperature and	   require an expenditure of only about 1.25 watts per candle	   power, depending on the total wattage and the design of the	   bulb. By mid-20th century tungsten lamps became the most	   common type of incandescent (as contrasted with fluorescent)	   lamp; thus the phrase	   {incandescent lamp} or	   {incandescent light} typically refers to a tungsten lamp.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Tungsten steel \Tungsten steel\ (Metal.)	   A steel containing a small amount of tungsten, noted for	   tenacity and hardness, even under a considerable degree of	   heat. Magnets made of it are said to be highly permanent. It	   often contains manganese.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tungstic \Tung"stic\ (t[u^]ng"st[i^]k), a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to tungsten; derived from, or resembling,	   tungsten; wolframic; as, tungstic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tungstic acid}, an acid of tungsten, {H2WO4}, analogous to	      sulphuric and chromic acids.	      [1913 Webster]
Tungstite \Tung"stite\ (t[u^]ng"st[imac]t), n. (Min.)	   The oxide of tungsten, a yellow mineral occurring in a	   pulverulent form. It is often associated with wolfram.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunguses \Tun*gus"es\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A group of roving Turanian tribes occupying Eastern Siberia	   and the Amur valley. They resemble the Mongols. [Written also	   {Tungooses}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tungusic \Tun*gus"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Tunguses; as, the Tungusic dialects.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunhoof \Tun"hoof`\ (t[u^]n"h[=oo]f`), n. [Cf. {Alehoof}.]	   (Bot.)	   Ground ivy; alehoof.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunic \Tu"nic\ (t[=u]"n[i^]k), n. [L. tunica: cf. F. tunique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) An under-garment worn by the ancient Romans	      of both sexes. It was made with or without sleeves,	      reached to or below the knees, and was confined at the	      waist by a girdle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any similar garment worn by ancient or Oriental peoples;	      also, a common name for various styles of loose-fitting	      under-garments and over-garments worn in modern times by	      Europeans and others.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) Same as {Tunicle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) A membrane, or layer of tissue, especially when	      enveloping an organ or part, as the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A natural covering; an integument; as, the tunic of	      a seed.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) See {Mantle}, n., 3	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Tunicary \Tu"ni*ca*ry\, n.; pl. {Tunicaries}. [L. tunica a	   tunic.] (Zool.)	   One of the Tunicata.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunicata \Tu`ni*ca"ta\, pr. n. pl. [NL. See {Tunicate}.] (Zool.)	   A grand division of the animal kingdom, intermediate, in some	   respects, between the invertebrates and vertebrates, and in	   modern classifications considered a subphylum of the	   vertebrates; called also urochordata. They were formerly	   classed with acephalous mollusks. The body is usually covered	   with a firm external tunic, consisting in part of cellulose,	   and having two openings, one for the entrance and one for the	   exit of water. The pharynx is usually dilated in the form of	   a sac, pierced by several series of ciliated slits, and	   serves as a gill.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most of the species when mature are firmly attached to	         foreign substances, but have free-swimming larvae which	         are furnished with an elongated tail and somewhat	         resemble a tadpole. In this state the larva has a	         urochord and certain other structures resembling some	         embryonic vertebrates. See {Ascidian}, {Doliolum},	         {Salpa}, {Urochord}, and Illust. of {Social ascidian},	         under {Social}.	         [1913 Webster] Tunicate
Tunicate \Tu"ni*cate\, Tunicated \Tu"ni*ca`ted\, a. [L.	   tunicatus, p. p. of tunicare to clothe with a tunic, fr.	   tunica a tunic.]	   1. (Bot.) Covered with a tunic; covered or coated with	      layers; as, a tunicated bulb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Having a tunic, or mantle; of or pertaining to the	          Tunicata.	      (b) Having each joint buried in the preceding	          funnel-shaped one, as in certain antennae of insects.	          [1913 Webster]	Tunicate \Tu"ni*cate\, pr. n. (Zool.)	   One of the Tunicata.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunicin \Tu"ni*cin\, n. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Animal cellulose; a substance present in the mantle, or	   tunic, of the Tunicates, which resembles, or is identical	   with, the cellulose of the vegetable kingdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunicle \Tu"ni*cle\, n. [L. tunicula a little tunic, coat, or	   membrane, dim. of tunica a tunic: cf. OF. tunicle.]	   1. A slight natural covering; an integument.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tunicles that make the ball or apple of the eye.	                                                  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A short, close-fitting vestment worn by	      bishops under the dalmatic, and by subdeacons.	      [1913 Webster]
Tuning \Tun"ing\ (t[=u]n"[i^]ng),	   a. & n. from {Tune}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tuning fork} (Mus.), a steel instrument consisting of two	      prongs and a handle, which, being struck, gives a certain	      fixed tone. It is used for tuning instruments, or for	      ascertaining the pitch of tunes.	      [1913 Webster]
Tunk \Tunk\ (t[u^][ng]k), n.	   A sharp blow; a thump. [Prov. Eng. or Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tunker \Tun"ker\ (t[u^][ng]"k[~e]r), n. (Eccl.)	   Same as {Dunker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunnage \Tun"nage\ (t[u^]n"n[asl]j; 48), n. [From {Tun}; cf.	   {Tonnage}.]	   See {Tonnage}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tunnel \Tun"nel\ (t[u^]n"n[e^]l), n. [F. tonnelle a	   semicircular, wagon-headed vault, a tunnel net, an arbor, OF.	   also tonnel; dim. of tonne a tun; -- so named from its	   resemblance to a tun in shape. See {Ton}.]	   1. A vessel with a broad mouth at one end, and a pipe or tube	      at the other, for conveying liquor, fluids, etc., into	      casks, bottles, or other vessels; a funnel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The opening of a chimney for the passage of smoke; a flue;	      a funnel.	      [1913 Webster]	            And one great chimney, whose long tunnel thence	            The smoke forth threw.                --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An artificial passage or archway for conducting canals,	      roads, or railroads under elevated ground, for the	      formation of roads under rivers or canals, and the	      construction of sewers, drains, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A level passage driven across the measures, or at	      right angles to veins which it is desired to reach; --	      distinguished from the {drift}, or {gangway}, which is led	      along the vein when reached by the tunnel.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tunnel head} (Metal.), the top of a smelting furnace where	      the materials are put in.	   {Tunnel kiln}, a limekiln in which coal is burned, as	      distinguished from a {flame kiln}, in which wood or peat	      is used.	   {Tunnel net}, a net with a wide mouth at one end and narrow	      at the other.	   {Tunnel pit}, {Tunnel shaft}, a pit or shaft sunk from the	      top of the ground to the level of a tunnel, for drawing up	      the earth and stones, for ventilation, lighting, and the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	Tunnel \Tun"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tunneled}	   (t[u^]n"n[e^]ld) or {Tunnelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tunneling}	   or {Tunnelling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form into a tunnel, or funnel, or to form like a	      tunnel; as, to tunnel fibrous plants into nests. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To catch in a tunnel net.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make an opening, or a passageway, through or under; as,	      to tunnel a mountain; to tunnel a river.	      [1913 Webster]	Tunnel \Tun"nel\, v. i.	   To make a tunnel; as, to tunnel under a river.	   [PJC]	Tunnel stern \Tun"nel stern\	   A design of motor-boat stern, for use in shallow waters, in	   which the propeller is housed in a tunnel and does not extend	   below the greatest draft.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tunny \Tun"ny\ (t[u^]n"n[y^]), n.; pl. {Tunnies}. [L. thunnus,	   thynnus, Gr. qy`nnos, qy^nos: cf. It. tonno, F. & Pr. thon.]	   (Zool.)	   The chiefly British equivalent of {tuna}; any one of several	   species of large oceanic fishes belonging to the Mackerel	   family, especially the common or great tunny ({Thunnus	   thynnus} syn. {Albacora thynnus}, formerly {Orcynus thynnus})	   native of the Mediterranean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It	   sometimes weighs a thousand pounds or more, and is	   extensively caught in the Mediterranean. On the American	   coast it is called {horse mackerel}. See Illust. of {Horse	   mackerel}, under {Horse}. [Written also {thynny}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The little tunny ({Gymnosarda alletterata}) of the	         Mediterranean and North Atlantic, and the long-finned	         tunny, or albicore ({Thunnus alalunga}, see	         {Albacore}), are related species of smaller size.	         [1913 Webster]
Tup \Tup\ (t[u^]p), v. t. & i. [Probably akin to top summit,	   head.]	   1. To butt, as a ram does. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover; -- said of a ram. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Tup \Tup\, n. (Zool.)	   A ram.	   [1913 Webster]
Tupai \Tu*pai"\ (t[oo^]*p[imac]"), n. (Zool.)	   Any one of the tupaiids.	   [1913 Webster]
Tupaiid \Tu*pai"id\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic	   insectivores of the family {Tupaiidae}, somewhat resembling	   squirrels in size and arboreal habits. The nose is long and	   pointed.	   [1913 Webster]
Tupelo \Tu"pe*lo\, n. [Tupelo, or tupebo, the native American	   Indian name.] (Bot.)	   A North American tree ({Nyssa multiflora}) of the Dogwood	   family, having brilliant, glossy foliage and acid red	   berries. The wood is crossgrained and very difficult to	   split. Called also {black gum}, {sour gum}, and {pepperidge}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Largo tupelo}, or {Tupelo gum} (Bot.), an American tree	      ({Nyssa uniflora}) with softer wood than the tupelo.	   {Sour tupelo} (Bot.), the Ogeechee lime.	      [1913 Webster]
Tupi \Tu"pi\, pr. n.	   An Indian of the tribe from which the Tupian stock takes its	   name, dwelling, at the advent of the Portuguese, about the	   mouth of the Amazon. Also, their language, which is the basis	   of the Indian trade language of the Amazon.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tupian \Tu"pi*an\, a.	   Designating, or pertaining to, a linguistic stock of South	   American Indians comprising the most important Brazilian	   tribes. Agriculture, pottery, and stone working were	   practiced by them at the time of the conquest. The Tupi and	   the Guarani were originally the most powerful of the stock,	   which is hence also called {Tupi-Guaranian}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tupman \Tup"man\, n.; pl. {Tupmen}.	   A man who breeds, or deals in tups. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
tuppence \tuppence\ n.	   1. [contraction from two pence.] A former U.K. silver coin; a	      U.K. bronze decimal coin worth two pennies.	   Syn: twopence	        [WordNet 1.5] Tupperware
Tupperware \Tupperware\, Tupper ware \Tup"per ware\, n. [Trade	   name.]	   1. the collective trade name for a type of plastic	      food-storage container with a translucent bottom and a	      close-fitting lid designed to seal the container tightly.	      It is in common use in the late 20th century and early	      21st century in the U. S. It comes in a variety of shapes	      and sizes, suitable for storing a variety of items. Also	      used attributively. She saved the leftovers in a couple of	      Tupperware containers.	      [PJC]	Tupperware party \Tupperware party\ n.	   a social gathering at which the host (or more typically	   hostess) entertains the guests, and provides them with an	   opportunity to order Tupperware. This was used as an	   effective sales strategy by the Tupperware manufacturer, and	   provided income to the host(ess) from commissions on sales.	   [PJC]
Tuque \Tuque\, n. [Canadian F. See {Toque}.]	   A kind of warm cap winter wear, made from a knit bag with	   closed tapered ends by pushing one end within the other, thus	   making a conical cap of double thickness.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         Picturesque fellow with tuques, red sashes, and fur	         coats.                                   --F.	                                                  Remington.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tur \Tur\ (t[=oo]r), n. [Pol.] (Zool.)	   The {urus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turacin \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 copper.	   [1913 Webster] turaco
turaco \turaco\, turacou \tu*ra"cou\, n. [Cf. F. touraco.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large brightly crested birds of	   the genus {Turacus}, native of Africa. They eat plantain and	   are remarkable for the peculiar green and red pigments found	   in their feathers. [Written also {touraco}, {touracou}, and	   {turakoo}.]	   [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
Turacoverdin \Tu*ra`co*ver"din\, n. [See {Turacou}, and	   {Verdant}.] (Physiol.) (Chem.)	   A green pigment found in the feathers of the turacou. See	   {Turacin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turanian \Tu*ra"ni*an\, pr. a. [From Tur, the name, in Persian	   legendary history, of one of the three brothers from whom	   sprang the races of mankind.]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of	   languages of simple structure and low grade (called also	   {Altaic}, {Ural-Altaic}, and {Scythian}), spoken in the	   northern parts of Europe and Asia and in Central Asia; of	   pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these	   languages.	   [1913 Webster]	Turanian \Tu*ra"ni*an\, pr. n.	   One of the Turanians.	   [1913 Webster]
Turanians \Tu*ra"ni*ans\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   (a) An extensive division of mankind including the Mongols	       and allied races of Asia, together with the Malays and	       Polynesians.	   (b) A group of races or tribes inhabiting Asia and closely	       related to the Mongols.	       [1913 Webster]
Turatt \Tu"ratt\, n. (Zool.)	   The hare kangaroo.	   [1913 Webster]
Turban \Tur"ban\ (t[^u]r"ban), n. [OE. turband, turbant,	   tolibant, F. turban, It. turbante, Turk. tulbend, dulbend,	   fr. Per. dulband. Cf. {Tulip}.]	   1. A headdress worn by men in the Levant and by many Muslims	      of the male sex, consisting of a cap, and a sash, scarf,	      or shawl, usually of cotton or linen, wound about the cap,	      and sometimes hanging down the neck.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of headdress worn by women.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The whole set of whorls of a spiral shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Turband \Tur"band\ (t[^u]r"band), n.	   A turban. --Balfour (Cyc. of Ind.).	   [1913 Webster]
Turbaned \Tur"baned\ (t[^u]r"band), a.	   Wearing a turban. " A malignant and a turbaned Turk." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Turban-shell \Tur"ban-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   A sea urchin when deprived of its spines; -- popularly so	   called from a fancied resemblance to a turban.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbant \Tur"bant\ (t[^u]r"bant), n.	   A turban. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         I see the Turk nodding with his turbant. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Turban-top \Tur"ban-top`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of fungus with an irregularly wrinkled, somewhat	   globular pileus ({Helvella esculenta} syn. {Gyromitra	   esculenta}.).	   [1913 Webster]
Turbary \Tur"ba*ry\, n.; pl. {Turbaries}. [LL. turbaria a place	   for digging peat, from turba peat. See {Turf}.] (Eng. Law)	   A right of digging turf on another man's land; also, the	   ground where turf is dug.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbellaria \Tur`bel*la"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL., dim. fr. L. turbo a	   whirling.] (Zool.)	   An extensive group of worms which have the body covered	   externally with vibrating cilia. It includes the	   Rhabdoc[oe]la and Dendroc[oe]la. Formerly, the nemerteans	   were also included in this group.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbellarian \Tur`bel*la"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Turbellaria. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbeth \Tur"beth\ (t[^u]r"b[e^]th), n.	   See {Turpeth}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbid \Tur"bid\ (t[^u]r"b[i^]d), a. [L. turbidus, from turba	   tumult, disturbance, akin to turbare to disturb. See	   {Trouble}, and cf. {Disturb}, {Perturb}.]	   1. Not clear; having suspended matter that scatters light	      passing through; having the lees or sediment disturbed;	      roiled; muddy; thick; -- used of liquids of any kind; as,	      turbid water; turbid wine.	      [1913 Webster]	            On that strong, turbid water, a small boat,	            Guided by one weak hand, was seen to float.	                                                  --Whittier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disturbed; confused; disordered. " Such turbid intervals	      that use to attend close prisoners." --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]
Turbidity \Tur*bid"i*ty\, n.	   Turbidness.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbidly \Tur"bid*ly\, adv.	   1. In a turbid manner; with muddiness or confusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proudly; haughtily. [A Latinism. R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            One of great merit turbidly resents them. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]
Turbidness \Tur"bid*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being turbid; muddiness; foulness.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbillion \Tur*bil"lion\, n. [F. tourbillon, from L. turbo a	   whirl.]	   A whirl; a vortex. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbinaceous \Tur`bi*na"ceous\, a. [See {Turbary}.]	   Of or pertaining to peat, or turf; of the nature of peat, or	   turf; peaty; turfy. --Sir. W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbinal \Tur"bi*nal\, a. [L. turbo, turben, -inis, a top,	   whirl.] (Anat.)	   Rolled in a spiral; scroll-like; turbinate; -- applied to the	   thin, plicated, bony or cartilaginous plates which support	   the olfactory and mucous membranes of the nasal chambers.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are usually several of these plates in each nasal	         chamber. The upper ones, connected directly with the	         ethmoid bone, are called {ethmoturbinals}, and the	         lower, connected with the maxillae,	         {maxillo-turbinals}. Incurved portions of the wall of	         the nasal chamber are sometimes called	         {pseudoturbinals}, to distinguish them from the true	         turbinals which are free outgrowths into the chambers.	         [1913 Webster]	Turbinal \Tur"bi*nal\, n. (Anat.)	   A turbinal bone or cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbinate \Tur"bi*nate\, v. i.	   To revolve or spin like a top; to whirl. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Turbinate	Turbinate \Tur"bi*nate\, Turbinated \Tur"bi*na`ted\, a. [L.	   turbinatus, fr. turbo, turben, turbinis, a whirl, top.]	   1. Whirling in the manner of a top.	      [1913 Webster]	            A spiral and turbinated motion of the whole.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Shaped like a top, or inverted cone; narrow at the	      base, and broad at the apex; as, a turbinated ovary,	      pericarp, or root.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) Turbinal.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Spiral with the whorls decreasing rapidly from a	      large base to a pointed apex; -- said of certain shells.	      [1913 Webster]
Turbination \Tur`bi*na"tion\, n. [Cf. L. tirbinatio a pointing	   in the form of a cone. See {Turbinate}.]	   The act of spinning or whirling, as a top.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Turbine \Tur"bine\ (t[^u]r"b[i^]n), n. [L. turbo, -inis, that	   which spins or whirls round, whirl.]	   1. A water wheel, commonly horizontal, variously constructed,	      but usually having a series of curved floats or buckets,	      against which the water acts by its impulse or reaction in	      flowing either outward from a central chamber, inward from	      an external casing, or from above downward, etc.; -- also	      called {turbine wheel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some turbines, the water is supplied to the wheel	         from below, instead of above. Turbines in which the	         water flows in a direction parallel to the axis are	         called parallel-flow turbines.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A type of rotary engine with a set of rotating vanes,	      diagonally inclined and often curved, attached to a	      central spindle, and obtaining its motive force from the	      passage of a fluid, as water, steam, combusted gases, or	      air, over the vanes. Water turbines are frequently used	      for generating power at hydroelectric power stations, and	      steam turbines are used for generating power from coal- or	      oil-fired electric power stations. Turbines are also found	      in jet engines, and in some automobile engines.	   Note: In the 1913 dictionary, the turbine was further	         decribed thus: "There are practically only two distinct	         kinds, and they are typified in the de Laval and the	         Parsons and Curtis turbines. The	   {de Laval turbine} is an impulse turbine, in which steam	      impinges upon revolving blades from a flared nozzle. The	      flare of the nozzle causes expansion of the steam, and	      hence changes its pressure energy into kinetic energy. An	      enormous velocity (30,000 revolutions per minute in the 5	      H. P. size) is requisite for high efficiency, and the	      machine has therefore to be geared down to be of practical	      use. Some recent development of this type include turbines	      formed of several de Laval elements compounded as in the	      ordinary expansion engine. The Parsons turbine is an	      impulse-and-reaction turbine, usually of the axial type.	      The steam is constrained to pass successively through	      alternate rows of fixed and moving blades, being expanded	      down to a condenser pressure of about 1 lb. per square	      inch absolute. The Curtis turbine is somewhat simpler than	      the Parsons, and consists of elements each of which has at	      least two rows of moving blades and one row of stationary.	      The bucket velocity is lowered by fractional velocity	      reduction. Both the Parsons and Curtis turbines are	      suitable for driving dynamos and steamships directly. In	      efficiency, lightness, and bulk for a given power, they	      compare favorably with reciprocating engines."	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Turbinella \Tur`bi*nel"la\, pr. n. [NL., dim. fr. L. turbo,	   -inis, a top.] (Zool.)	   A genus of large marine gastropods having a thick heavy shell	   with conspicuous folds on the columella.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbinite \Tur"bi*nite\, n. [NL. Turbo, the generic name, fr. L.	   turbo a whirl, top: cf. F. turbinite.] (Paleon.)	   A petrified shell resembling a member of the genus {Turbo}.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Turbinoid \Tur"bi*noid\, a. [See {Turbo}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to {Turbo} or the family {Turbinidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbit \Tur"bit\, n. [Cf. {Turbot}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) The turbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A variety of the domestic pigeon, remarkable for	      its short beak.	      [1913 Webster]
Turbite \Tur"bite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil turbo.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbith \Tur"bith\, n. [F., fr. Per. See {Turpeth}.]	   See {Turpeth}.	   [1913 Webster]
turbo \tur"bo\, n. [L. turbo, -inis, a top. See {Turbine}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus {Turbo} or	   family {Turbinidae}, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly	   on the inside, and a calcareous operculum.	   [1913 Webster]
turbo- \tur"bo-\, n.	   Sontaining or using a turbine; -- a combining form; as,	   turbojet.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbogenerator \Tur`bo*gen"er*a`tor\, n. [See {Turbine}, and	   {Generator}.]	   An electric generator or dynamo which is combined on one	   frame with a turbomotor, by which it is driven.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turbot \Tur"bot\, n. [F.; -- probably so named from its shape,	   and from L. turbo a top, a whirl.] (Zool.)	   (a) A large European flounder ({Rhombus maximus}) highly	       esteemed as a food fish. It often weighs from thirty to	       forty pounds. Its color on the upper side is brownish	       with small roundish tubercles scattered over the surface.	       The lower, or blind, side is white. Called also {bannock	       fluke}.	   (b) Any one of numerous species of flounders more or less	       related to the true turbots, as the American plaice, or	       summer flounder (see {Flounder}), the halibut, and the	       diamond flounder ({Hypsopsetta guttulata}) of California.	   (c) The filefish; -- so called in Bermuda.	   (d) The trigger fish.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Spotted turbot}. See {Windowpane}.	      [1913 Webster]
Turbulence \Tur"bu*lence\, n. [L. turbulentia: cf. F.	   turbulence.]	   The quality or state of being turbulent; a disturbed state;	   tumult; disorder; agitation. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The years of . . . warfare and turbulence which ensued.	                                                  --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Agitation; commotion; tumult; tumultuousness;	        termagance; unruliness; insubordination; rioting.	        [1913 Webster]
Turbulency \Tur"bu*len*cy\, n.	   Turbulence.	   [1913 Webster]	         What a tale of terror now its turbulency tells! --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Turbulent \Tur"bu*lent\, a. [L. turbulentus, fr. turba disorder,	   tumult: cf. F. turbulent. See {Turbid}.]	   1. Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; roused to violent	      commotion; as, the turbulent ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Calm region once,	            And full of peace, now tossed and turbulent.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disposed to insubordination and disorder; restless;	      unquiet; refractory; as, turbulent spirits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sagacious, bold, and turbulent of wit. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Producing commotion; disturbing; exciting.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose heads that turbulent liquor fills with fumes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Disturbed; agitated; tumultuous; riotous; seditious;	        insubordinate; refractory; unquiet.	        [1913 Webster]
Turbulently \Tur"bu*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a turbulent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Turcism \Tur"cism\, n.	   A mode of speech peculiar to the Turks; a Turkish idiom or	   expression; also, in general, a Turkish mode or custom. Same	   as {Turkism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turcoman \Tur"co*man\, pr. n.; pl. {Turcomans}.	   1. A member of a tribe of Turanians inhabiting a region east	      of the Caspian Sea.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A Turcoman carpet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Turcoman carpet} or {Turcoman rug}, a kind of carpet or rug	      supposed to be made by the Turcomans.	      [1913 Webster]
Turdiformes \Tur`di*for"mes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. turdus a	   thrush + forma form.] (Zool.)	   A division of singing birds including the thrushes and allied	   kinds.	   [1913 Webster]
Turdus \Tur"dus\, pr. n. [L., a thrush.] (Zool.)	   A genus of singing birds including the true thrushes.	   [1913 Webster]
Tureen \Tu*reen"\, n. [F. terrine, L. terra earth. See	   {Terrace}.]	   A large, deep vessel for holding soup, or other liquid food,	   at the table. [Written also {terreen}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tureenful \Tu*reen"ful\, n.; pl. {Tureenfuls}.	   As much as a tureen can hold; enough to fill a tureen.	   [1913 Webster]
Turf \Turf\ (t[^u]rf), n.; pl. {Turfs} (t[^u]rfs), Obs. {Turves}	   (t[^u]rvz). [AS. turf; akin to D. turf peat, G. torf, OHG.	   zurba turf, Sw. & Icel. torf turf, peat, Dan. t["o]rv, Skr.	   darbha a kind of grass, a tuft of grass. [root]242.]	   1. That upper stratum of earth and vegetable mold which is	      filled with the roots of grass and other small plants, so	      as to adhere and form a kind of mat; sward; sod.	      [1913 Webster]	            At his head a grass-green turf.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Greek historian sets her in the field on a high	            heap of turves.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Peat, especially when prepared for fuel. See {Peat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Race course; horse racing; -- preceded by the. "We . . .	      claim the honors of the turf." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Turf is often used adjectively, or to form compounds	         which are generally self-explaining; as, turf ashes,	         turf cutter or turf-cutter, turf pit or turf-pit,	         turf-built, turf-clad, turf-covered, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Turf ant} (Zool.), a small European ant ({Formica flava})	      which makes small ant-hills on heaths and commons.	   {Turf drain}, a drain made with turf or peat.	   {Turf hedge}, a hedge or fence formed with turf and plants of	      different kinds.	   {Turf house}, a house or shed formed of turf, common in the	      northern parts of Europe.	   {Turf moss} a tract of turfy, mossy, or boggy land.	   {Turf spade}, a spade for cutting and digging turf, longer	      and narrower than the common spade.	      [1913 Webster]	Turf \Turf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Turfing}.]	   To cover with turf or sod; as, to turf a bank, or the border	   of a terrace. --A. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Turfen \Turf"en\, a.	   Made of turf; covered with turf.	   [1913 Webster]
Turfiness \Turf"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being turfy.	   [1913 Webster]
Turfing \Turf"ing\, n.	   The act or process of providing or covering with turf.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Turfing iron}, {Turfing spade}, an implement for cutting,	      and paring off, turf.	      [1913 Webster]
Turfite \Turf"ite\ (t[^u]rf"[imac]t), n.	   A votary of the turf, or race course; hence, sometimes, a	   blackleg. [Colloq.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Turfless \Turf"less\ (t[^u]rf"l[e^]s), a.	   Destitute of turf.	   [1913 Webster]
Turfman \Turf"man\ (t[^u]rf"man), n.; pl. {Turfmen}	   (t[^u]rf"men).	   A turfite; a votary of the turf, or race course. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Turfy \Turf"y\ (t[^u]rf"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Turfier}; superl.	   {Turfiest}.]	   1. Abounding with turf; made of, or covered with, turf. "The	      turfy mountains." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the nature or appearance of turf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to the turf, or horse racing.	      [1913 Webster]
Turgent \Tur"gent\ (t[^u]r"jent), a. [L. turgens, -entis, p. pr.	   of turgere to swell.]	   1. Rising into a tumor, or a puffy state; swelling; tumid;	      as, turgent humors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inflated; bombastic; turgid; pompous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Recompensed with turgent titles.      --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]
Turgesce \Tur*gesce"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Turgesced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Turgescing}.] [L. turgescere, v. incho. fr. turgere	   to swell.]	   To become turgid; to swell or be inflated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Turgescence
Turgescence \Tur*ges"cence\, Turgescency \Tur*ges"cen*cy\, n.	   [Cf. F. turgescence. See {Turgescent}.]	   1. The act of swelling, or the state of being swollen, or	      turgescent. --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Empty magnificence or pompousness; inflation; bombast;	      turgidity. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Turgescent \Tur*ges"cent\, a. [L. turgescens, -entis, p. pr. of	   turgescere: cf. F. turgescent. See {Turgesce}.]	   Becoming turgid or inflated; swelling; growing big.	   [1913 Webster]
Turgid \Tur"gid\ (t[^u]r"j[i^]d), a. [L. turgidus, from turgere	   to swell.]	   1. Distended beyond the natural state by some internal agent	      or expansive force; swelled; swollen; bloated; inflated;	      tumid; -- especially applied to an enlarged part of the	      body; as, a turgid limb; turgid fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bladder . . . held near the fire grew turgid.	                                                  --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Swelling in style or language; vainly ostentatious;	      bombastic; pompous; as, a turgid style of speaking.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Tur"gid*ly}, adv. -- {Tur"gid*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Turgidity \Tur*gid"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being turgid.	   [1913 Webster]
Turgidous \Tur"gid*ous\ (t[^u]r"j[i^]d*[u^]s), a.	   Turgid. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Turio \Tu"ri*o\, n.; pl. {Turiones}. [L.] (Bot.)	   A shoot or sprout from the ground. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Turiole \Tu"ri*ole\, n.	   The golden oriole. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Turion \Tu"ri*on\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Turio}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turioniferous \Tu`ri*o*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. turio a sprout +	   -ferous.]	   Producing shoots, as asparagus. --Barton.	   [1913 Webster]
Turk \Turk\ (t[^u]rk), n. [Per. Turk; probably of Tartar origin:	   cf. F. Turc.]	   1. A member of any of numerous Tartar tribes of Central Asia,	      etc.; esp., one of the dominant race in Turkey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A native or inhabitant of Turkey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Muslim; esp., one living in Turkey. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            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.                       --Chillingworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The plum weevil. See {Curculio}, and {Plum	      weevil}, under {Plum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Turk's cap}. (Bot.)	      (a) Turk's-cap lily. See under {Lily}.	      (b) A tulip.	      (c) A plant of the genus {Melocactus}; Turk's head. See	          {Melon cactus}, under {Melon}.	   {Turk's head}.	      (a) (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope	          with a piece of small line. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      (b) (Bot.) See {Turk's cap}	      (c) above.	   {Turk's turban} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Ranunculus};	      crowfoot.	      [1913 Webster]
Turkeis \Tur"keis\, a. [Cf. {Turquoise}.]	   Turkish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Turkey \Tur"key\, pr. n. [Cf. 2d {Turkey}.]	   A country in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Turkey carpet}, a superior kind of carpet made in Asia Minor	      and adjoining countries, having a deep pile and composed	      of pure wool with a weft of different material. It is	      distinguishable by its coloring and patterns from similar	      carpets made in India and elsewhere.	   {Turkey oak}. (Bot.) See {Cerris}.	   {Turkey red}.	   (a) A brilliant red imparted by madder to cottons, calicoes,	       etc., the fiber of which has been prepared previously	       with oil or other fatty matter.	   (b) Cloth dyed with this red.	   {Turkey sponge}. (Zool.) See {Toilet sponge}, under {Sponge}.	      	   {Turkey stone}, a kind of oilstone from Turkey; novaculite;	      -- called also {Turkey oilstone}.	      [1913 Webster]	Turkey \Tur"key\ (t[^u]r"k[=e]), n.; pl. {Turkeys}. [So called	   because it was formerly erroneously believed that it came	   originally from Turkey: cf. F. Turquie Turkey. See {Turk}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus	   {Meleagris}, especially the North American wild turkey	   ({Meleagris gallopavo}), and the domestic turkey, which was	   probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been	   domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of	   America.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Mexican wild turkey is now considered a variety of	         the northern species (var. Mexicana). Its tail feathers	         and coverts are tipped with white instead of brownish	         chestnut, and its flesh is white. The Central American,	         or ocellated, turkey ({Meleagris ocellata}) is more	         elegantly colored than the common species. See under	         {Ocellated}. The Australian, or native, turkey is a	         bustard ({Choriotis australis}). See under {Native}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Turkey beard} (Bot.), a name of certain American perennial	      liliaceous herbs of the genus {Xerophyllum}. They have a	      dense tuft of hard, narrowly linear radical leaves, and a	      long raceme of small whitish flowers. Also called	      {turkey's beard}.	   {Turkey berry} (Bot.), a West Indian name for the fruit of	      certain kinds of nightshade ({Solanum mammosum}, and	      {Solanum torvum}).	   {Turkey bird} (Zool.), the wryneck. So called because it	      erects and ruffles the feathers of its neck when	      disturbed. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Turkey buzzard} (Zool.), a black or nearly black buzzard	      ({Cathartes aura}), abundant in the Southern United	      States. It is so called because its naked and warty head	      and neck resemble those of a turkey. It is noted for its	      high and graceful flight. Called also {turkey vulture}.	   {Turkey cock} (Zool.), a male turkey.	   {Turkey hen} (Zool.), a female turkey.	   {Turkey pout} (Zool.), a young turkey. [R.]	   {Turkey vulture} (Zool.), the turkey buzzard.	      [1913 Webster]
Turkeys \Tur"keys\, a.	   Turkish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Turkey-trot \Tur"key-trot`\, n.	   An eccentric ragtime dance, danced with the feet well apart	   and with a characteristic rise on the ball of the foot,	   followed by a drop upon the heel. The original form, owing to	   the positions assumed by the dancers, is offensively	   suggestive. Similar dances are the	   {bunny hug} and	   {grizzly bear}, so called in allusion to the movements and	      the positions assumed by the partners in dancing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turkic \Turk"ic\, a.	   Turkish.	   [1913 Webster]
Turkis \Tur"kis\, n. (Min.)	   Turquois. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Turkish \Turk"ish\, pr. a.	   Of or pertaining to Turkey or the Turks. -- n. The language	   spoken by Turks, esp. that of the people of Turkey. --	   {Turk"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Turk"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Turkism \Turk"ism\, n.	   A Turkish idiom or expression; also, in general, a Turkish	   mode or custom. Same as {Turcism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turkle \Tur"kle\, n.	   A turtle. [Obs. or Illiterate]	   [1913 Webster]
Turko \Turk"o\, n.; pl. {Turkos}. [F. turco.]	   One of a body of native Algerian tirailleurs in the French	   army, dressed as a Turk. [Written also {Turco}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Turko-Iranian \Tur`ko-I*ra"ni*an\, pr. a. (Ethnol.)	   Designating, or pert. to, a mixed racial type including the	   Afghans, and characterized chiefly by stature above mean,	   fair complexion, dark, or sometimes gray, eyes,	   brachycephaly, and very long, prominent, and moderately	   narrow nose.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Turko-Iranian \Tur`ko-I*ra"ni*an\, pr. n.	   A member of any race of the Turko-Iranian type.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turkois \Tur*kois"\, n. & a.	   Turquoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Turkoman \Tur"ko*man\, n.; pl. {Turkomans}.	   Same as {Turcoman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turk's-head \Turk's"-head`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A knot of turbanlike form worked on a rope with a	      piece of small line.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2.	      (a) The melon cactus. [West Indies]	      (b) Any of several species of {Echinocactus}. [California]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A long-handled, round-headed broom for sweeping ceilings,	      etc. [Colloq. or Dial.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turlupin \Tur"lu*pin\, n. [F.] (Fr. Eccl. Hist.)	   One of the precursors of the Reformation; -- a nickname	   corresponding to Lollard, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Turm \Turm\, n. [L. turma.]	   A troop; a company. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Legions and cohorts, turms of horse and wings.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Turmaline \Tur"ma*line\, n. (Min.)	   See {Tourmaline}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turmeric \Tur"mer*ic\, n. [F. terre-m['e]rite, NL. terramerita,	   turmerica; apparently meaning, excellent earth, but perhaps a	   corruption of Ar. kurkum. Cf. {Curcuma}.]	   1. (Bot.) An East Indian plant of the genus {Curcuma}, of the	      Ginger family.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The root or rootstock of the {Curcuma longa}. It is	      externally grayish, but internally of a deep, lively	      yellow or saffron color, and has a slight aromatic smell,	      and a bitterish, slightly acrid taste. It is used for a	      dye, a medicine, a condiment, and a chemical test.	      [1913 Webster]	Turmeric \Tur"mer*ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to turmeric; resembling, or obtained from,	   turmeric; specif., designating an acid obtained by the	   oxidation of turmerol.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Turmeric paper} (Chem.), paper impregnated with turmeric and	      used as a test for alkaline substances, by which it is	      changed from yellow to brown.	   {Turmeric root}. (Bot.)	   (a) Bloodroot.	   (b) Orangeroot.	       [1913 Webster]
Turmerol \Tur"mer*ol\, n. [Turmeric + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   Turmeric oil, a brownish yellow, oily substance extracted	   from turmeric by ligroin.	   [1913 Webster]
Turmoil \Tur"moil\ (t[^u]r"moil) sometimes (t[^u]r*moil"), n.	   [Of uncertain origin; perhaps fr. OF. tremouille the hopper	   of a mill, trembler to tremble (cf. E. tremble); influenced	   by E. turn and moil.]	   Harassing labor; trouble; molestation by tumult; disturbance;	   worrying confusion.	   [1913 Webster]	         And there I'll rest, as after much turmoil,	         A blessed soul doth in Elysium.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Turmoil \Tur*moil"\ (t[^u]r*moil"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Turmoiled} (t[^u]r*moil"d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Turmoiling}.]	   To harass with commotion; to disquiet; to worry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is her fatal misfortune . . . to be miserably tossed	         and turmoiled with these storms of affliction.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Turmoil \Tur*moil"\, v. i.	   To be disquieted or confused; to be in commotion. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turned} (t[^u]rnd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Turning}.] [OE. turnen, tournen, OF.	   tourner, torner, turner, F. tourner, LL. tornare, fr. L.	   tornare to turn in a lathe, to round off, fr. tornus a lathe,	   Gr. to`rnos a turner's chisel, a carpenter's tool for drawing	   circles; probably akin to E. throw. See {Throw}, and cf.	   {Attorney}, {Return}, {Tornado}, {Tour}, {Tournament}.]	   1. To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to	      give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to	      move round, either partially, wholly, or repeatedly; to	      make to change position so as to present other sides in	      given directions; to make to face otherwise; as, to turn a	      wheel or a spindle; to turn the body or the head.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn the adamantine spindle round.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The monarch turns him to his royal guest. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to present a different side uppermost or outmost;	      to make the upper side the lower, or the inside to be the	      outside of; to reverse the position of; as, to turn a box	      or a board; to turn a coat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give another direction, tendency, or inclination to; to	      direct otherwise; to deflect; to incline differently; --	      used both literally and figuratively; as, to turn the eyes	      to the heavens; to turn a horse from the road, or a ship	      from her course; to turn the attention to or from	      something. "Expert when to advance, or stand, or, turn the	      sway of battle." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrice I deluded her, and turned to sport	            Her importunity.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            My thoughts are turned on peace.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To change from a given use or office; to divert, as to	      another purpose or end; to transfer; to use or employ; to	      apply; to devote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Therefore he slew him, and turned the kingdom unto	            David.                                --1 Chron. x.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            God will make these evils the occasion of a greater	            good, by turning them to advantage in this world.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the passage is open, land will be turned most	            to cattle; when shut, to sheep.       --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To change the form, quality, aspect, or effect of; to	      alter; to metamorphose; to convert; to transform; -- often	      with to or into before the word denoting the effect or	      product of the change; as, to turn a worm into a winged	      insect; to turn green to blue; to turn prose into verse;	      to turn a Whig to a Tory, or a Hindu to a Christian; to	      turn good to evil, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Lord thy God will turn thy captivity, and have	            compassion upon thee.                 --Deut. xxx.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            And David said, O Lord, I pray thee, turn the	            counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness. --2 Sam. xv.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impatience turns an ague into a fever. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To form in a lathe; to shape or fashion (anything) by	      applying a cutting tool to it while revolving; as, to turn	      the legs of stools or tables; to turn ivory or metal.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had rather hear a brazen canstick turned. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence, to give form to; to shape; to mold; to put in	      proper condition; to adapt. "The poet's pen turns them to	      shapes." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His limbs how turned, how broad his shoulders spread	            !                                     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was perfectly well turned for trade. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Specifically:	      (a) To translate; to construe; as, to turn the Iliad.	          [1913 Webster]	                Who turns a Persian tale for half a crown.	                                                  --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To make acid or sour; to ferment; to curdle, etc.: as,	          to turn cider or wine; electricity turns milk quickly.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To sicken; to nauseate; as, an emetic turns one's	          stomach.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. To make a turn about or around (something); to go or pass	      around by turning; as, to turn a corner.	            The ranges are not high or steep, and one can turn a	            kopje instead of cutting or tunneling through it.	                                                  --James Bryce.	   {To be turned of}, to be advanced beyond; as, to be turned of	      sixty-six.	   {To turn a cold shoulder to}, to treat with neglect or	      indifference.	   {To turn a corner},	      (a) to go round a corner.	      (b) [Fig.] To advance beyond a difficult stage in a	          project, or in life.	   {To turn adrift}, to cast off, to cease to care for.	   {To turn a flange} (Mech.), to form a flange on, as around a	      metal sheet or boiler plate, by stretching, bending, and	      hammering, or rolling the metal.	   {To turn against}.	      (a) To direct against; as, to turn one's arguments against	          himself.	      (b) To make unfavorable or hostile to; as, to turn one's	          friends against him.	   {To turn a hostile army}, {To turn the enemy's flank}, or the	      like (Mil.), to pass round it, and take a position behind	      it or upon its side.	   {To turn a penny}, or {To turn an honest penny}, to make a	      small profit by trade, or the like.	   {To turn around one's finger}, to have complete control of	      the will and actions of; to be able to influence at	      pleasure.	   {To turn aside}, to avert.	   {To turn away}.	      (a) To dismiss from service; to discard; as, to turn away	          a servant.	      (b) To avert; as, to turn away wrath or evil.	   {To turn back}.	      (a) To give back; to return.	          [1913 Webster]	                We turn not back the silks upon the merchants,	                When we have soiled them.         --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To cause to return or retrace one's steps; hence, to	          drive away; to repel. --Shak.	   {To turn down}.	      (a) To fold or double down.	      (b) To turn over so as to conceal the face of; as, to turn	          down cards.	      (c) To lower, or reduce in size, by turning a valve,	          stopcock, or the like; as, turn down the lights.	   {To turn in}.	      (a) To fold or double under; as, to turn in the edge of	          cloth.	      (b) To direct inwards; as, to turn the toes in when	          walking.	      (c) To contribute; to deliver up; as, he turned in a large	          amount. [Colloq.]	   {To turn in the mind}, to revolve, ponder, or meditate upon;	      -- with about, over, etc. " Turn these ideas about in your	      mind." --I. Watts.	   {To turn off}.	      (a) To dismiss contemptuously; as, to turn off a sycophant	          or a parasite.	      (b) To give over; to reduce.	      (c) To divert; to deflect; as, to turn off the thoughts	          from serious subjects; to turn off a joke.	      (d) To accomplish; to perform, as work.	      (e) (Mech.) To remove, as a surface, by the process of	          turning; to reduce in size by turning.	      (f) To shut off, as a fluid, by means of a valve,	          stopcock, or other device; to stop the passage of; as,	          to turn off the water or the gas.	   {To turn one's coat}, to change one's uniform or colors; to	      go over to the opposite party.	   {To turn one's goods} or {To turn one's money}, and the like,	      to exchange in the course of trade; to keep in lively	      exchange or circulation; to gain or increase in trade.	   {To turn one's hand to}, to adapt or apply one's self to; to	      engage in.	   {To turn out}.	      (a) To drive out; to expel; as, to turn a family out of	          doors; to turn a man out of office.	          [1913 Webster]	                I'll turn you out of my kingdom.  -- Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) to put to pasture, as cattle or horses.	      (c) To produce, as the result of labor, or any process of	          manufacture; to furnish in a completed state.	      (d) To reverse, as a pocket, bag, etc., so as to bring the	          inside to the outside; hence, to produce.	      (e) To cause to cease, or to put out, by turning a	          stopcock, valve, or the like; as, to turn out the	          lights.	   {To turn over}.	      (a) To change or reverse the position of; to overset; to	          overturn; to cause to roll over.	      (b) To transfer; as, to turn over business to another	          hand.	      (c) To read or examine, as a book, while, turning the	          leaves. "We turned o'er many books together." --Shak.	      (d) To handle in business; to do business to the amount	          of; as, he turns over millions a year. [Colloq.]	   {To turn over a new leaf}. See under {Leaf}.	   {To turn tail}, to run away; to retreat ignominiously.	   {To turn the back}, to flee; to retreat.	   {To turn the back on} or	   {To turn the back upon}, to treat with contempt; to reject or	      refuse unceremoniously.	   {To turn the corner}, to pass the critical stage; to get by	      the worst point; hence, to begin to improve, or to	      succeed.	   {To turn the die} or {To turn the dice}, to change fortune.	      	   {To turn the edge of} or {To turn the point of}, to bend over	      the edge or point of so as to make dull; to blunt.	   {To turn the head of} or {To turn the brain of}, to make	      giddy, wild, insane, or the like; to infatuate; to	      overthrow the reason or judgment of; as, a little success	      turned his head.	   {To turn the scale} or {To turn the balance}, to change the	      preponderance; to decide or determine something doubtful;	      to tip the balance.	   {To turn the stomach of}, to nauseate; to sicken.	   {To turn the tables}, to reverse the chances or conditions of	      success or superiority; to give the advantage to the	      person or side previously at a disadvantage.	   {To turn tippet}, to make a change. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   {To turn to profit}, {To turn to advantage}, etc., to make	      profitable or advantageous.	   {To turn turtle}, to capsize bottom upward; -- said of a	      vessel. [Naut. slang]	   {To turn under} (Agric.), to put, as soil, manure, etc.,	      underneath from the surface by plowing, digging, or the	      like.	   {To turn up}.	      (a) To turn so as to bring the bottom side on top; as, to	          turn up the trump.	      (b) To bring from beneath to the surface, as in plowing,	          digging, etc.	      (c) To give an upward curve to; to tilt; as, to turn up	          the nose.	   {To turn upon}, to retort; to throw back; as, to turn the	      arguments of an opponent upon himself.	   {To turn upside down}, to confuse by putting things awry; to	      throw into disorder.	      [1913 Webster]	            This house is turned upside down since Robin Ostler	            died.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), v. i.	   1. To move round; to have a circular motion; to revolve	      entirely, repeatedly, or partially; to change position, so	      as to face differently; to whirl or wheel round; as, a	      wheel turns on its axis; a spindle turns on a pivot; a man	      turns on his heel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gate . . . on golden hinges turning. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to revolve as if upon a point of support; to hinge;	      to depend; as, the decision turns on a single fact.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conditions of peace certainly turn upon events of	            war.                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To result or terminate; to come about; to eventuate; to	      issue.	      [1913 Webster]	            If we repent seriously, submit contentedly, and	            serve him faithfully, afflictions shall turn to our	            advantage.                            --Wake.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be deflected; to take a different direction or	      tendency; to be directed otherwise; to be differently	      applied; to be transferred; as, to turn from the road.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn from thy fierce wrath.           --Ex. xxxii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways. --Ezek.	                                                  xxxiii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            The understanding turns inward on itself, and	            reflects on its own operations.       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be changed, altered, or transformed; to become	      transmuted; also, to become by a change or changes; to	      grow; as, wood turns to stone; water turns to ice; one	      color turns to another; to turn Muslim.	      [1913 Webster]	            I hope you have no intent to turn husband. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cygnets from gray turn white.         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To undergo the process of turning on a lathe; as, ivory	      turns well.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) To become acid; to sour; -- said of milk, ale, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To become giddy; -- said of the head or brain.	          [1913 Webster]	                I'll look no more;	                Lest my brain turn.               --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To be nauseated; -- said of the stomach.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To become inclined in the other direction; -- said of	          scales.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) To change from ebb to flow, or from flow to ebb; --	          said of the tide.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) (Obstetrics) To bring down the feet of a child in the	          womb, in order to facilitate delivery.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Print.) To invert a type of the same thickness, as	      temporary substitute for any sort which is exhausted.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 to.	   {To turn aside} or {To turn away}.	      (a) To turn from the direct course; to withdraw from a	          company; to deviate.	      (b) To depart; to remove.	      (c) To avert one's face.	   {To turn back}, to turn so as to go in an opposite direction;	      to retrace one's steps.	   {To turn in}.	      (a) To bend inward.	      (b) To enter for lodgings or entertainment.	      (c) To go to bed. [Colloq.]	   {To turn into}, to enter by making a turn; as, to turn into a	      side street.	   {To turn off}, to be diverted; to deviate from a course; as,	      the road turns off to the left.	   {To turn on} or {To turn upon}.	      (a) To turn against; to confront in hostility or anger.	      (b) To reply to or retort.	      (c) To depend on; as, the result turns on one condition.	          	   {To turn out}.	      (a) To move from its place, as a bone.	      (b) To bend or point outward; as, his toes turn out.	      (c) To rise from bed. [Colloq.]	      (d) To come abroad; to appear; as, not many turned out to	          the fire.	      (e) To prove in the result; to issue; to result; as, the	          crops turned out poorly.	   {To turn over}, to turn from side to side; to roll; to	      tumble.	   {To turn round}.	      (a) To change position so as to face in another direction.	      (b) To change one's opinion; to change from one view or	          party to another.	   {To turn to}, to apply one's self to; to have recourse to; to	      refer to. "Helvicus's tables may be turned to on all	      occasions." --Locke.	   {To turn to account}, {profit}, {advantage}, or the like, to	      be made profitable or advantageous; to become worth the	      while.	   {To turn under}, to bend, or be folded, downward or under.	   {To turn up}.	      (a) To bend, or be doubled, upward.	      (b) To appear; to come to light; to transpire; to occur;	          to happen.	          [1913 Webster]	Turn \Turn\ (t[^u]rn), n.	   1. The act of turning; movement or motion about, or as if	      about, a center or axis; revolution; as, the turn of a	      wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Change of direction, course, or tendency; different order,	      position, or aspect of affairs; alteration; vicissitude;	      as, the turn of the tide.	      [1913 Webster]	            At length his complaint took a favorable turn.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            The turns and varieties of all passions. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too well the turns of mortal chance I know. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One of the successive portions of a course, or of a series	      of occurrences, reckoning from change to change; hence, a	      winding; a bend; a meander.	      [1913 Webster]	            And all its [the river's] thousand turns disclose.	            Some fresher beauty varying round.    --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A circuitous walk, or a walk to and fro, ending where it	      began; a short walk; a stroll.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, you and I must walk a turn together. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will take a turn in your garden.    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Successive course; opportunity enjoyed by alternation with	      another or with others, or in due order; due chance;	      alternate or incidental occasion; appropriate time.	      "Nobleness and bounty . . . had their turns in his [the	      king's] nature."	      [1913 Webster]	            His turn will come to laugh at you again. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every one has a fair turn to be as great as he	            pleases.                              --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Incidental or opportune deed or office; occasional act of	      kindness or malice; as, to do one an ill turn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had I not done a friendes turn to thee? --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            thanks are half lost when good turns are delayed.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Convenience; occasion; purpose; exigence; as, this will	      not serve his turn.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have enough to serve mine own turn. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Form; cast; shape; manner; fashion; -- used in a literal	      or figurative sense; hence, form of expression; mode of	      signifying; as, the turn of thought; a man of a sprightly	      turn in conversation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The turn of both his expressions and thoughts is	            unharmonious.                         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Roman poets, in their description of a beautiful	            man, often mention the turn of his neck and arms.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. A change of condition; especially, a sudden or recurring	      symptom of illness, as a nervous shock, or fainting spell;	      as, a bad turn. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. A fall off the ladder at the gallows; a hanging; -- so	       called from the practice of causing the criminal to stand	       on a ladder which was turned over, so throwing him off,	       when the signal was given. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	   11. A round of a rope or cord in order to secure it, as about	       a pin or a cleat.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Mining) A pit sunk in some part of a drift.	       [1913 Webster]	   13. (Eng. Law) A court of record, held by the sheriff twice a	       year in every hundred within his county. --Blount.	       [1913 Webster]	   14. pl. (Med.) Monthly courses; menses. [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	   15. (Mus.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus, ?),	       commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on	       which the turn is made, with the note above, and the	       semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the	       principal note next, and the semitone below last, the	       three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the	       marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with	       the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed	       on end thus ?, or drawn thus ?.	       [1913 Webster]	   {By turns}.	       (a) One after another; alternately; in succession.	       (b) At intervals. "[They] feel by turns the bitter	           change." --Milton.	   {In turn}, in due order of succession.	   {To a turn}, exactly; perfectly; as, done to a turn; -- a	      phrase alluding to the practice of cooking on a revolving	      spit.	   {To take turns}, to alternate; to succeed one another in due	      order.	   {Turn and turn about}, by equal alternating periods of	      service or duty; by turns.	   {Turn bench}, a simple portable lathe, used on a bench by	      clock makers and watchmakers.	   {Turn buckle}. See {Turnbuckle}, in Vocabulary.	   {Turn cap}, a sort of chimney cap which turns round with the	      wind so as to present its opening to the leeward. --G.	      Francis.	   {Turn of life} (Med.), change of life. See under {Change}.	   {Turn screw}, a screw driver.	      [1913 Webster]
Turnbroach \Turn"broach`\ (t[^u]rn"br[=o]ch`), n.	   A turnspit. [Obs.] " One that was her turnbroach." --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Turn-buckle \Turn"-buc`kle\ (t[^u]rn"b[u^]k`k'l), n. (Mech.)	   (a) A loop or sleeve with a screw thread at one end and a	       swivel at the other, -- used for tightening a rod, stay,	       etc.	   (b) A gravitating catch, as for fastening a shutter, the end	       of a chain, or a hasp.	       [1913 Webster]
Turnbull's blue \Turn"bull's blue`\ (t[^u]rn"b[.u]lz bl[=u]`).	   (Chem.)	   The double cyanide of ferrous and ferric iron, a dark blue	   amorphous substance having a coppery luster, used in dyeing,	   calico printing, etc. Cf. {Prussian blue}, under {Prussian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turncoat \Turn"coat`\ (t[^u]rn"k[=o]t`), n.	   One who forsakes his party or his principles; a renegade; an	   apostate; a defector to the enemy.	   [1913 Webster]	         He is a turncoat, he was not true to his profession.	                                                  --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
Turndown \Turn"down`\ (t[^u]rn"doun`), a.	   1. Capable of being turned down; specif. (Elec.),	      Designating, or pertaining to, an incandescent lamp with a	      small additional filament which can be made incandescent	      when only a small amount of light is required.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Made to wear with the upper part turned down; as, a	      turndown collar.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Turndown \Turn"down`\ (t[^u]rn"doun`), n.	   1. An act of refusing or of being refused; as, to get a	      turndown in an application for a job, a grant, etc.	      [PJC]	   2. A decline in activity, especially business; a downturn;	      as, they expect a turndown in housing construction in the	      fall.	      [PJC]
Turnep \Tur"nep\ (t[^u]r"n[e^]p), n. (Bot.)	   See {Turnip}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Turner \Turn"er\ (t[^u]rn"[~e]r), n.	   1. One who turns; especially, one whose occupation is to form	      articles with a lathe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.	      [1913 Webster]	Turner \Tur"ner\ (t[=oo]r"n[~e]r), n. [G.]	   A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnerite \Tur"ner*ite\ (t[^u]r"n[~e]r*[imac]t), n. [So called	   from the English chemist and mineralogist, C. H. Turner.]	   (Min.)	   A variety of monazite.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnery \Turn"er*y\ (t[^u]rn"[~e]r*[y^]), n. [Cf. F. tournerie.]	   1. The art of fashioning solid bodies into cylindrical or	      other forms by means of a lathe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Things or forms made by a turner, or in the lathe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chairs of wood, the seats triangular, the backs,	            arms, and legs loaded with turnery.   --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Turney \Tur"ney\ (t[^u]r"n[y^]), n. & v.	   Tourney. [Obs.] --Chaucer. "In open turney." --Spenser.	   Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnhalle \Turn"hal`le\, n. [G., from turnen to exercise	   gymnastics + halle hall.]	   A building used as a school of gymnastics.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnicimorphae \Tur`ni*ci*mor"phae\, pr. n. pl. [NL. See	   {Turnix}, and {-morphous}.] (Zool.)	   A division of birds including {Turnix} and allied genera,	   resembling quails in appearance but differing from them	   anatomically.	   [1913 Webster]
Turning \Turn"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, turns; also, a winding;	      a bending course; a flexure; a meander.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through paths and turnings often trod by day.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The place of a turn; an angle or corner, as of a road.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is preached at every turning.      --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deviation from the way or proper course. --Harmar.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Turnery, or the shaping of solid substances into various	      forms by means of a lathe and cutting tools.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. The pieces, or chips, detached in the process of	      turning from the material turned; -- usually used in the	      plural.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil.) A maneuver by which an enemy or a position is	      turned.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Turning and boring mill}, a kind of lathe having a vertical	      spindle and horizontal face plate, for turning and boring	      large work.	   {Turning bridge}. See the Note under {Drawbridge}.	   {Turning engine}, an engine lathe.	   {Turning lathe}, a lathe used by turners to shape their work.	      	   {Turning pair}. See the Note under {Pair}, n.	   {Turning point}, the point upon which a question turns, and	      which decides a case.	      [1913 Webster]
Turningness \Turn"ing*ness\, n.	   The quality of turning; instability; tergiversation. [Obs.]	   --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnip \Tur"nip\ (t[^u]r"n[i^]p), n. [OE. turnep; probably fr.	   turn, or F. tour a turn, turning lathe + OE. nepe a turnip,	   AS. n[=ae]pe, L. napus. Cf. {Turn}, v. t., {Navew}.] (Bot.)	   The edible, fleshy, roundish, or somewhat conical, root of a	   cruciferous plant ({Brassica campestris}, var. Napus); also,	   the plant itself. [Formerly written also {turnep}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Swedish turnip} (Bot.), a kind of turnip. See {Ruta-baga}.	      	   {Turnip flea} (Zool.), a small flea-beetle ({Haltica,	      striolata} syn. {Phyllotreta striolata}), which feeds upon	      the turnip, and often seriously injures it. It is black	      with a stripe of yellow on each elytron. The name is also	      applied to several other small insects which are injurious	      to turnips. See Illust. under {Flea-beetle}.	   {Turnip fly}. (Zool.)	   (a) The turnip flea.	   (b) A two-winged fly ({Anthomyia radicum}) whose larvae live	       in the turnip root.	       [1913 Webster]
Turnip-shell \Tur"nip-shell"\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells	   belonging to {Rapa} and allied genera, somewhat	   turnip-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnix \Tur"nix\, n. [NL., fr. L. coturnix a quail.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of birds belonging to {Turnix} or	   {Hemipodius} and allied genera of the family {Turnicidae}.	   These birds resemble quails and partridges in general	   appearance and in some of their habits, but differ in	   important anatomical characteristics. The hind toe is usually	   lacking. They are found in Asia, Africa, Southern Europe, the	   East Indian Islands, and esp. in Australia and adjacent	   islands, where they are called {quails} (see {Quail}, n.,	   3.). See {Turnicimorphae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnkey \Turn"key`\ (t[^u]rn"k[=e]`), n.; pl. {Turnkeys}	   (t[^u]r"k[=e]z`).	   1. A person who has charge of the keys of a prison, for	      opening and fastening the doors; a warder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Dentistry) An instrument with a hinged claw, -- used for	      extracting teeth with a twist.	      [1913 Webster]
turnkey \turn"key`\ (t[^u]rn"k[=e]`), a.	   Of or pertaining to a building, complex device, system, or	   industrial installation which is sold by a contractor only	   after it is ready for immediate occupation or use; fully	   functional and ready for use; -- used of complex systems of a	   type which often require preparation or installation by the	   user before being capable of functioning as intended; as, a	   turnkey ethylene production plant; a turnkey apartment	   building.	   [PJC]
Turn-out \Turn"-out`\ (t[^u]rn"out`), n.; pl. {Turn-outs}	   (t[^u]rn"outs`).	   1. The act of coming forth; a leaving of houses, shops, etc.;	      esp., a quitting of employment for the purpose of forcing	      increase of wages; a strike; -- opposed to lockout.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short side track on a railroad, which may be occupied by	      one train while another is passing on a main track; a	      shunt; a siding; a switch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is prominently brought forward or exhibited;	      hence, an equipage; as, a man with a showy carriage and	      horses is said to have a fine turn-out.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The aggregate number of persons who have come out, as from	      their houses, for a special purpose; the number in	      attendance at a gathering; as, a light turnout for the	      election.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   5. Net quantity of produce yielded.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A space alongside a highway where vehicles may stop, esp.	      for emergency purposes, or to admire the view.	      [PJC]
Turnover \Turn"o`ver\ (t[^u]rn"[=o]`v[~e]r), n.	   1. The act or result of turning over; an upset; as, a bad	      turnover in a carriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A semicircular pie or tart made by turning one half of a	      circular crust over the other, inclosing the fruit or	      other materials; as, an apple turnover.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An apprentice, in any trade, who is handed over from one	      master to another to complete his time.	      [1913 Webster]	Turnover \Turn"o`ver\, a.	   Admitting of being turned over; made to be turned over; as, a	   turnover collar, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnpike \Turn"pike`\, n. [Turn + pike.]	   1. A frame consisting of two bars crossing each other at	      right angles and turning on a post or pin, to hinder the	      passage of beasts, but admitting a person to pass between	      the arms; a turnstile. See {Turnstile}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            I move upon my axle like a turnpike.  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A gate or bar set across a road to stop carriages,	      animals, and sometimes people, till toll is paid for	      keeping the road in repair; a tollgate.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A turnpike road. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A winding stairway. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) A beam filled with spikes to obstruct passage; a	      cheval-de-frise. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Turnpike man}, a man who collects tolls at a turnpike.	   {Turnpike road}, a road on which turnpikes, or tollgates, are	      established by law, in order to collect from the users	      tolls to defray the cost of building, repairing, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Turnpike \Turn"pike`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Turnpiked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Turnpiking}.]	   To form, as a road, in the manner of a turnpike road; to	   throw into a rounded form, as the path of a road. --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnplate \Turn"plate`\, n.	   A turntable.	   [1913 Webster]
Turn-sick \Turn"-sick`\, a.	   Giddy. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Turn-sick \Turn"-sick`\, n. (Far.)	   A disease with which sheep are sometimes affected; gid;	   sturdy. See {Gid}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnsole \Turn"sole`\, n. [F. tournesol, It. tornasole; tornare	   to turn (LL. tornare) + sole the sun, L. sol. See {Turn},	   {Solar}, a., and cf. {Heliotrope}.] [Written also {turnsol}.]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) A plant of the genus {Heliotropium}; heliotrope; -- so	          named because its flowers are supposed to turn toward	          the sun.	      (b) The sunflower.	      (c) A kind of spurge ({Euphorbia Helioscopia}).	      (d) The euphorbiaceous plant {Chrozophora tinctoria}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) Litmus. [Obs.]	      (b) A purple dye obtained from the plant turnsole. See	          def. 1	      (d) .	          [1913 Webster]
Turnspit \Turn"spit`\, n.	   1. One who turns a spit; hence, a person engaged in some	      menial office.	      [1913 Webster]	            His lordship is his majesty's turnspit. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small breed of dogs having a long body and short	      crooked legs. These dogs were formerly much used for	      turning a spit on which meat was roasting.	      [1913 Webster]
Turnstile \Turn"stile`\, n.	   1. A revolving frame in a footpath, preventing the passage of	      horses or cattle, but admitting that of persons; a	      turnpike. See {Turnpike}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A similar arrangement for registering the number of	      persons passing through a gateway, doorway, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Turnstone \Turn"stone`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of limicoline birds of the genera {Strepsilas}	   and {Arenaria}, allied to the plovers, especially the common	   American and European species ({Strepsilas interpres}). They	   are so called from their habit of turning up small stones in	   search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also	   {brant bird}, {sand runner}, {sea quail}, {sea lark},	   {sparkback}, and {skirlcrake}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Black turnstone}, the California turnstone ({Arenaria	      melanocephala}). The adult in summer is mostly black,	      except some white streaks on the chest and forehead, and	      two white loral spots.	      [1913 Webster]
Turntable \Turn"ta`ble\, n.	   A large revolving platform, for turning railroad cars,	   locomotives, etc., in a different direction; -- called also	   {turnplate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnus \Tur"nus\, n. [NL., fr. L. Turnus, the king of the	   Rutuli, mentioned in the Aeneid.] (Zool.)	   A common, large, handsome, American swallowtail butterfly,	   now regarded as one of the forms of {Papilio glaucus} syn.	   {Jasoniades glaucus}. The wings are yellow, margined and	   barred with black, and with an orange-red spot near the	   posterior angle of the hind wings. Called also {tiger	   swallowtail}. See Illust. under {Swallowtail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnverein \Turn"ve*rein`\, n. [G., from turnen to exercise +	   verein a union.]	   A company or association of gymnasts and athletes.	   [1913 Webster]
Turnwrest \Turn"wrest`\ (t[^u]rn"r[e^]st`), n.	   (a) Designating a cumbersome style of plow used in England,	       esp. in Kent.	   (b) Designating a kind of hillside plow. [Eng.] --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]
Turonian \Tu*ro"ni*an\, n. (Geol.)	   One of the subdivisions into which the Upper Cretaceous	   formation of Europe is divided.	   [1913 Webster]
Turpentine \Tur"pen*tine\ (t[^u]r"p[e^]n*t[imac]n), n. [F.	   t['e]r['e]benthine, OF. also turbentine; cf. Pr. terebentina,	   terbentina, It. terebentina, trementina; fr. L. terebinthinus	   of the turpentine tree, from terebinthus the turpentine tree.	   Gr. tere`binqos, te`rminqos. See {Terebinth}.]	   A semifluid or fluid oleoresin, primarily the exudation of	   the terebinth, or turpentine, tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}),	   a native of the Mediterranean region. It is also obtained	   from many coniferous trees, especially species of pine,	   larch, and fir.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are many varieties of turpentine. Chian	         turpentine is produced in small quantities by the	         turpentine tree ({Pistacia Terebinthus}). Venice,	         Swiss, or larch turpentine, is obtained from {Larix	         Europaea}. It is a clear, colorless balsam, having a	         tendency to solidify. Canada turpentine, or Canada	         balsam, is the purest of all the pine turpentines (see	         under {Balsam}). The Carpathian and Hungarian varieties	         are derived from {Pinus Cembra} and {Pinus Mugho}.	         Carolina turpentine, the most abundant kind, comes from	         the long-leaved pine ({Pinus palustris}). Strasburg	         turpentine is from the silver fir ({Abies pectinata}).	         [1913 Webster]	   {Oil of turpentine} (Chem.), a colorless oily hydrocarbon,	      {C10H16}, of a pleasant aromatic odor, obtained by the	      distillation of crude turpentine. It is used in making	      varnishes, in medicine, etc. It is the type of the	      terpenes and is related to cymene. Called also	      {terebenthene}, {terpene}, etc.	   {Turpentine moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      small tortricid moths whose larvae eat the tender shoots	      of pine and fir trees, causing an exudation of pitch or	      resin.	   {Turpentine tree} (Bot.), the terebinth tree, the original	      source of turpentine. See {Turpentine}, above.	      [1913 Webster]	Turpentine State \Tur"pen*tine State\	   North Carolina; -- a nickname alluding to its extensive	   production of turpentine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turpeth \Tur"peth\, n. [NL. turpethum, fr. Per. tirbid a	   cathartic, turbad a purgative root. Cf. {Turbith}.] [Written	   also {turbeth}, and {turbith}.]	   1. (Bot.) The root of {Ipom[oe]a Turpethum}, a plant of	      Ceylon, Malabar, and Australia, formerly used in medicine	      as a purgative; -- sometimes called {vegetable turpeth}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A heavy yellow powder, {Hg3O2SO4}, which consists	      of a basic mercuric sulphate; -- called also {turpeth	      mineral}.	      [1913 Webster]
Turpin \Tur"pin\, n. (Zool.)	   A land tortoise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Turpitude \Tur"pi*tude\, n. [L. turpitudo, from turpis foul,	   base.]	   Inherent baseness or vileness of principle, words, or	   actions; shameful wickedness; depravity. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Turquoise
Turquoise \Tur*quoise"\, Turquois \Tur*quois"\ (?; 277), n. [F.	   turquoise; cf. Pr. & Sp. turquesa, It. turchese, turchina,	   LL. turchesius, turchina; -- so called because first brought	   from Turkey. See 1st {Turkey}.] (Min.)	   A hydrous phosphate of alumina containing a little copper;	   calaite. It has a blue, or bluish green, color, and usually	   occurs in reniform masses with a botryoidal surface.	   [Formerly written also {turcois}, and {turkois}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Turquoise is susceptible of a high polish, and when of	         a bright blue color is much esteemed as a gem. The	         finest specimens come from Persia. It is also found in	         New Mexico and Arizona, and is regarded as identical	         with the chalchihuitl of the Mexicans.	         [1913 Webster]	Turquoise \Tur*quoise"\, a.	   Having a fine light blue color, like that of choice mineral	   turquoise.	   [1913 Webster]
Turrel \Tur"rel\, n. [Cf. OF. touroul a little wooden instrument	   to fasten doors or windows.]	   A certain tool used by coopers. --Sherwood.	   [1913 Webster]
Turret \Tur"ret\, n. [OE. touret, OF. tourette, dim. of tour a	   tower, L. turris. See {Tower}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) A little tower, frequently a merely ornamental	      structure at one of the angles of a larger structure.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anc. Mil.) A movable building, of a square form,	      consisting of ten or even twenty stories and sometimes one	      hundred and twenty cubits high, usually moved on wheels,	      and employed in approaching a fortified place, for	      carrying soldiers, engines, ladders, casting bridges, and	      other necessaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) A revolving tower constructed of thick iron plates,	      within which cannon are mounted. Turrets are used on	      vessels of war and on land.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Railroads) The elevated central portion of the roof of a	      passenger car. Its sides are pierced for light and	      ventilation.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Turret clock}, a large clock adapted for an elevated	      position, as in the tower of a church.	   {Turret head} (Mach.), a vertical cylindrical revolving tool	      holder for bringing different tools into action	      successively in a machine, as in a lathe.	   {Turret lathe}, a turning lathe having a turret head.	   {Turret ship}, an ironclad war vessel, with low sides, on	      which heavy guns are mounted within one or more iron	      turrets, which may be rotated, so that the guns may be	      made to bear in any required direction.	      [1913 Webster]	Turret deck \Tur"ret deck\	   A narrow superstructure running from stem to stern on the	   upper deck of a steam cargo vessel having a rounded gunwale	   and sides curved inward convexly.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turreted \Tur"ret*ed\, a.	   1. Furnished with a turret or turrets; specifically (Zool.),	      having the whorls somewhat flattened on the upper side and	      often ornamented by spines or tubercles; -- said of	      certain spiral shells.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed like a tower; as, a turreted lamp. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Turrethead \Tur"ret*head\	   an attachment fitted to a lathe or other machinery which	   holds a variety of tools which can act on the object being	   worked, and which are interchangeable by a pivoting motion,	   thus allowing efficient performance of multiple operations;	   -- also called a {turret}.	   [PJC]
Turret lathe \Tur"ret lathe\	   a lathe fitted with a turrethead.	   [PJC]	Turret steamer \Tur"ret steam`er\	   A whaleback steamer with a hatch coaming, usually about seven	   feet high, extending almost continuously fore and aft.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turribant \Tur"ri*bant\, n. [See {Turban}.]	   A turban. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With hundred turrets like a turribant.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Turrical \Tur"ric*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a turret, or tower; resembling a tower.	   [1913 Webster] Turriculate
Turriculate \Tur*ric"u*late\, Turriculated \Tur*ric"u*la`ted\,	   a. [L. turricula small tower, turret.]	   Furnished with, or formed like, a small turret or turrets;	   somewhat turreted.	   [1913 Webster]
Turrilite \Tur"ri*lite\, n. [L. turris tower + Gr. ? stone: cf.	   F. turrilite.] (Paleon.)	   Any fossil ammonite of the genus {Turrilites}. The shell	   forms an open spiral with the later whorls separate.	   [1913 Webster]
Turritella \Tur`ri*tel"la\, n. [NL., dim fr. L. turris tower.]	   (Zool.)	   Any spiral marine gastropod belonging to {Turritella} and	   allied genera. These mollusks have an elongated, turreted	   shell, composed of many whorls. They have a rounded aperture,	   and a horny multispiral operculum.	   [1913 Webster]
Turritelloid \Tur`ri*tel"loid\, a. [Turritella + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the turritellas.	   [1913 Webster]
Turtle \Tur"tle\ (t[^u]r"t'l), n. [AS. turtle, L. turtur;	   probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Turtle} the sea tortoise.]	   (Zool.)	   The turtledove.	   [1913 Webster]	Turtle \Tur"tle\, n. [Probably the same word as the word	   preceding, and substituted (probably by sailors) for the	   Spanish or Portuguese name; cf. Sp. tortuga tortoise, turtle,	   Pg. tartaruga, also F. tortue, and E. tortoise.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of the numerous species of Testudinata,	      especially a sea turtle, or chelonian.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States the land and fresh-water tortoises	         are also called turtles.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Printing) The curved plate in which the form is held in a	      type-revolving cylinder press.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Alligator turtle}, {Box turtle}, etc. See under {Alligator},	      {Box}, etc.	   {green turtle} (Zool.), a marine turtle of the genus	      {Chelonia}, having usually a smooth greenish or	      olive-colored shell. It is highly valued for the delicacy	      of its flesh, which is used especially for turtle soup.	      Two distinct species or varieties are known; one of which	      ({Chelonia Midas}) inhabits the warm part of the Atlantic	      Ocean, and sometimes weighs eight hundred pounds or more;	      the other ({Chelonia virgata}) inhabits the Pacific Ocean.	      Both species are similar in habits and feed principally on	      seaweed and other marine plants, especially the turtle	      grass.	   {Turtle cowrie} (Zool.), a large, handsome cowrie ({Cypraea	      testudinaria}); the turtle-shell; so called because of its	      fancied resemblance to a tortoise in color and form.	   {Turtle grass} (Bot.), a marine plant ({Thalassia	      testudinum}) with grasslike leaves, common about the West	      Indies.	   {Turtle shell}, tortoise shell. See under {Tortoise}.	      [1913 Webster]
Turtleback \Tur"tle*back`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-b[a^]k`), n.	   1. (Archaeol.) A rude stone celt of a form suggesting the	      back of a turtle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Naut.) A convex deck at the bow or stern of a vessel, so	      made to shed the seas quickly.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turtledove \Tur"tle*dove`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-d[u^]v`), n. [See 1st	   {Turtle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of pigeons belonging	      to {Turtur} and allied genera, native of various parts of	      the Old World; especially, the common European species	      ({Turtur vulgaris}), which is noted for its plaintive	      note, affectionate disposition, and devotion to its mate.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The South African turtledove ({Turtur albiventris}),	         and the ashy turtledove of India ({Turtur rubicolus}),	         are similar to the European species in their habits.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of pigeons more or less	      resembling the true turtledoves, as the American mourning	      dove (see under {Dove}), and the Australian turtledove	      ({Stictopelia cuneata}).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The turtledove of the Scriptures is probably Turtur	         risorius, a species which is still plentiful in Egypt	         and other Eastern countries. It is closely allied to	         the European turtledove.	         [1913 Webster]
Turtle-footed \Tur"tle-foot`ed\, a.	   Slow-footed. [R.] "Turtle-footed Peace." --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Turtlehead \Tur"tle*head`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-h[e^]d`), n. (Bot.)	   An American perennial herb ({Chelone glabra}) having white	   flowers shaped like the head of a turtle. Called also	   {snakehead}, {shell flower}, and {balmony}.	   [1913 Webster]
Turtle peg \Tur"tle peg\	   A sharp steel spear attached to a cord, used in taking sea	   turtles. -- {Turtle pegging}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Turtler \Tur"tler\ (t[^u]r"tl[~e]r), n.	   One who catches turtles or tortoises. "The Jamaica turtlers."	   --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]
Turtle-shell \Tur"tle-shell`\ (t[^u]r"t'l-sh[e^]l`), n.	   The turtle cowrie.	   [1913 Webster]
Turtling \Tur"tling\, n.	   The act, practice, or art of catching turtles. --Marryat.	   [1913 Webster]
Turves \Turves\ (t[^u]rvz), obs.	   pl. of {Turf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuscan \Tus"can\ (t[u^]s"kan), a. [L. Tuscanus, Tuscus.]	   Of or pertaining to Tuscany in Italy; -- specifically	   designating one of the five orders of architecture recognized	   and described by the Italian writers of the 16th century, or	   characteristic of the order. The original of this order was	   not used by the Greeks, but by the Romans under the Empire.	   See {Order}, and Illust. of {Capital}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tuscan \Tus"can\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Tuscany.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuscaroras \Tus`ca*ro"ras\, n. pl.; sing. {Tuscarora}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians formerly living on the	   Neuse and Tar rivers in North Carolina. They were conquered	   in 1713, after which the remnant of the tribe joined the Five	   Nations, thus forming the Six Nations. See {Six Nations},	   under {Six}.	   [1913 Webster] Tushe	   Tusche
Tusche \Tusch"e\, n. Also Tushe \Tushe\, Tousche \Tousche\, etc.	   [G. tusche, fr. F. toucher to touch.]	   A lithographic drawing or painting material of the same	   nature as lithographic ink. It is also used as a resistant in	   the biting-in process.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tuscor \Tus"cor\, n. [See {Tusk}.]	   A tush of a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Tush \Tush\ (t[u^]sh), interj.	   An exclamation indicating check, rebuke, or contempt; as,	   tush, tush! do not speak of it.	   [1913 Webster]	         Tush, say they, how should God perceive it? --Bk. of	                                                  Com. Prayer	                                                  (Ps. lxxiii.	                                                  11).	   [1913 Webster]	Tush \Tush\, n. [OE. tusch, AS. tusc; akin to OFries. tusk,	   tusch, and probably to AS. t[=o][eth] tooth. See {Tooth}, and	   cf. {Tusk}.]	   A long, pointed tooth; a tusk; -- applied especially to	   certain teeth of horses.	   [1913 Webster]
tush \tush\ (t[oo^]sh), n. [Shortened form of tushie.]	   The buttocks; -- a euphemism.	   [PJC]
tushie \tush"ie\ (t[oo^]sh"[-e]), n. [Fr. Yiddish tokhes. Ca.	   1960-65.]	   The buttocks; -- a euphemism.	   [PJC]
Tusk \Tusk\ (t[u^]sk), n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Torsk}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tusk \Tusk\, n. [OE. tusk, the same word as tusch, AS. tusc. See	   {Tush} a tooth.]	   1. (Zool.) One of the elongated incisor or canine teeth of	      the wild boar, elephant, etc.; hence, any long, protruding	      tooth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A toothshell, or Dentalium; -- called also	      {tusk-shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) A projecting member like a tenon, and serving the	      same or a similar purpose, but composed of several steps,	      or offsets. Thus, in the illustration, a is the tusk, and	      each of the several parts, or offsets, is called a tooth.	      [1913 Webster]	Tusk \Tusk\ (t[u^]sk), v. i.	   To bare or gnash the teeth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tusked \Tusked\ (t[u^]sk), a.	   Furnished with tusks.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tusked boar out of the wood.         --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Tusker \Tusk"er\ (t[u^]sk"[~e]r), n.	   1. (Zool.) An elephant having large tusks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large wild boar.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tusk-shell \Tusk"-shell`\ (t[u^]sk"-sh[e^]l`), n. (Zool.)	   See 2d {Tusk}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Tusky \Tusk"y\ (t[u^]sk"[y^]), a.	   Having tusks. "The scar indented by the tusky boar."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Tussac grass \Tus"sac grass`\	   Tussock grass.	   [1913 Webster] Tussah
Tussah \Tus"sah\ Tusseh \Tus"seh\(t[u^]s"s[.a]), n. [Also	   {tussa}, {tussar}, {tusser}, {tussur}, etc.] [Prob. fr. Hind.	   tasar a shuttle, Skr. tasara, trasara.]	   An undomesticated East Indian silkworn ({Antheraea mylitta}),	   that feeds on the leaves of the oak and other plants.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Tussah silk \Tus"sah silk`\ [Probably fr. Hind. tasar a shuttle,	   Skr. tasara, trasara.]	   (a) A silk cloth made from the cocoons of a caterpillar other	       than the common silkworm, much used in Bengal and China.	   (b) The silk fiber itself. [Written also {tusseh silk}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Tussal \Tus"sal\, a. [L. tussis cough.] (Med.)	   Pertaining to, or manifested by, cough.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tussicular \Tus*sic"u*lar\, a. [L. tussicularis, fr. tussicula,	   dim. of tussis a cough.]	   Of or pertaining to a cough. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Tussis \Tus"sis\, n. [L.] (Med.)	   A cough.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tussive \Tus"sive\, a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to a cough; caused by coughing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tussle \Tus"sle\, v. i. & t. [See {Tousle}.]	   To struggle, as in sport; to scuffle; to struggle with.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tussle \Tus"sle\, n.	   A struggle; a scuffle. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tussock \Tus"sock\, n. [From {Tuz}.] [Written also {tussuck}.]	   1. A tuft, as of grass, twigs, hair, or the like; especially,	      a dense tuft or bunch of grass or sedge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such laying of the hair in tussocks and tufts.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Same as {Tussock grass}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A caterpillar of any one of numerous species of	      bombycid moths. The body of these caterpillars is covered	      with hairs which form long tufts or brushes. Some species	      are very injurious to shade and fruit trees. Called also	      {tussock caterpillar}. See {Orgyia}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tussock grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) A tall, strong grass of the genus {Dactylis}	          ({Dactylis caespitosa}), valuable for fodder,	          introduced into Scotland from the Falkland Islands.	      (b) A tufted grass ({Aira caespitosa}).	      (c) Any kind of sedge ({Carex}) which forms dense tufts in	          a wet meadow or boggy place.	   {Tussock moth} (Zool.), the imago of any tussock caterpillar.	      They belong to {Orgyia}, {Halecidota}, and allied genera.	      [1913 Webster]
Tussocky \Tus"sock*y\, a.	   Having the form of tussocks; full of, or covered with,	   tussocks, or tufts.	   [1913 Webster]
Tussuck \Tus"suck\, n.	   See {Tussock}. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Tut \Tut\ (t[u^]t), interj.	   Be still; hush; -- an exclamation used for checking or	   rebuking.	   [1913 Webster]	Tut \Tut\, n. [Cf. Sw. tut a point, pipe, tube, Dan. tut a	   cornet.]	   1. An imperial ensign consisting of a golden globe with a	      cross on it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hassock. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Tutelage \Tu"te*lage\ (t[=u]"t[-e]*l[asl]j; 48), n. [L. tutela	   protection, fr. tutus safe, fr. tueri to watch, defend. Cf.	   {Tuition}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of guarding or protecting; guardianship;	      protection; as, the king's right of seigniory and	      tutelage.	      [1913 Webster]	            The childhood of the European nations was passed	            under the tutelage of the clergy.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being under a guardian; care or protection	      enjoyed. --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster] Tutelar
Tutelar \Tu"te*lar\, Tutelary \Tu"te*la*ry\, a. [L. tutelaris:	   cf. F. tut['e]laire. See {Tutelage}.]	   Having the guardianship or charge of protecting a person or a	   thing; guardian; protecting; as, tutelary goddesses.	   [1913 Webster]	         This, of all advantages, is the greatest . . . the most	         tutelary of morals.                      --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutele \Tu"tele\, n. [L. tutela: cf. F. tutelle. See	   {Tutelage}.]	   Tutelage. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutenag \Tu"te*nag\, n. [F. toutenague; cf. Pg. tutenaga,	   tutanaga. See {Tutty}.] (Metal.)	   (a) Crude zinc. [India]	   (b) Packfong. [Written also {tutenague}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Tut-mouthed \Tut"-mouthed`\, a.	   Having a projecting under jaw; prognathous. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Tut-nose \Tut"-nose`\, n.	   A snub nose. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tutor \Tu"tor\, n. [OE. tutour, L. tutor, fr. tueri to watch,	   defend: cf. F. tuteur. Cf. {Tuition}.]	   One who guards, protects, watches over, or has the care of,	   some person or thing. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) A treasurer; a keeper. "Tutour of your treasure." --Piers	       Plowman.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) (Civ. Law) One who has the charge of a child or pupil and	       his estate; a guardian.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) A private or public teacher.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) (Eng. Universities) An officer or member of some hall,	       who instructs students, and is responsible for their	       discipline.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) (Am. Colleges) An instructor of a lower rank than a	       professor.	       [1913 Webster]	Tutor \Tu"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tutored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tutoring}.]	   1. To have the guardianship or care of; to teach; to	      instruct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their sons are well tutored by you.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To play the tutor toward; to treat with authority or	      severity. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Tutorage \Tu"tor*age\ (?; 48), n.	   The office or occupation of a tutor; tutorship; guardianship.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutoress \Tu"tor*ess\, n.	   A woman who performs the duties of a tutor; an instructress.	   --E. Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutorial \Tu*to"ri*al\ (t[-u]*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a. [L. tutorius.]	   Of or pertaining to a tutor; belonging to, or exercised by, a	   tutor.	   [1913 Webster]
tutorial \tu*to"ri*al\ (t[-u]*t[=o]r"[-e]*al), n.	   1. A class[6] or short series of classes in which one or more	      instructors provide intensive instruction on some subject	      to a small group. Such short courses of instruction may be	      held at an institution of learning, or in any other place	      where a small group may desire a brief but thorough	      introduction to a topic.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: (Computers) A set of instructions on how to use a	      particular computer program, built into the software	      package itself, displayed on the computer screen, and	      organized in a stepwise manner so as to familiarize a new	      user with all of or the most important features of the	      program.	      [PJC]
Tutorism \Tu"tor*ism\, n.	   Tutorship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tutorize \Tu"tor*ize\, v. t.	   To teach; to instruct.	   [1913 Webster]	         I . . . shall tutorize him some day.     --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutorship \Tu"tor*ship\, n.	   The office, duty, or care of a tutor; guardianship; tutelage.	   --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutory \Tu"tor*y\, n.	   Tutorage. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutress \Tu"tress\, n.	   Tutoress. [Obs.] --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutrix \Tu"trix\, n. [L. See {Tutor}.]	   A female guardian; a tutoress. [R.] --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutsan \Tut"san\, n. [F. toutesaine; tout, toute, all (L. totus)	   + sain, saine, sound, healthy, L. sanus.] (Bot.)	   A plant of the genus {Hypericum} ({Hypericum Androsoemum}),	   from which a healing ointment is prepared in Spain; -- called	   also {parkleaves}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tutti \Tut"ti\, n. pl. [It., fr. L. totus, pl. toti, all.]	   (Mus.)	   All; -- a direction for all the singers or players to perform	   together. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).	   [1913 Webster]
Tutti-frutti \Tut"ti-frut`ti\, n. [It., lit., all fruits.]	   A confection of different kinds of preserved fruits. -- a.	   Flavored with, or containing, various fruits.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tutty \Tut"ty\, n. [F. tutie; cf. Sp. tutia, atutia, LL. tutia;	   all from Per. t[=u]tiy[=a].] (Chem.)	   A yellow or brown amorphous substance obtained as a	   sublimation product in the flues of smelting furnaces of	   zinc, and consisting of a crude zinc oxide.	   [1913 Webster]
Tut-work \Tut"-work`\, n. (Mining)	   Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the	   amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom.	   --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tut-workman \Tut"-work`man\, n.; pl. {Tut-workmen}. (Mining)	   One who does tut-work. --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuum \Tu"um\, n. [L.]	   Lit., thine; that which is thine; -- used in meum and tuum.	   See 2d {Meum}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Tu-whit
Tu-whit \Tu-whit"\, Tu-whoo \Tu-whoo"\, n. & interj.	   Words imitative of the notes of the owl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy tu-whits are lulled, I wot,	         Thy tu-whoos of yesternight.             --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
tux \tux\	   Shortened form of {tuxedo}. [informal]	   [PJC] Tuxedo
Tuxedo \Tux*e"do\, Tuxedo coat \Tux*e"do coat`\, n.	   1. A kind of black jacket for semiformal evening dress made	      without tails, usually of black or dark blue color and	      having satin or grosgrain facing on the lapels; -- so	      named after a fashionable country club at Tuxedo Park, New	      York. [U. S.] --[RHUD]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   2. The complete semiformal evening suit, including the tuxedo	      jacket, matching trousers, and black bow tie, and usually	      including a cummerbund; -- the style of shirt worn with	      this suit varies, and the outfit may include a dickey.	      --[RHUD]	      [PJC]
Tuyere \Tu`y[`e]re"\, n. [F.; akin to tuyau a pipe; of Teutonic	   origin. Cf. {Tweer}, {Tewel}.]	   A nozzle, mouthpiece, or fixture through which the blast is	   delivered to the interior of a blast furnace, or to the fire	   of a forge. [Corruptly written also {tweer}, and {twier}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Tuy[`e]re arch}, the embrasure, in the wall of a blast	      furnace through which the tuy[`e]re enters.	      [1913 Webster]
Tuz \Tuz\ (t[u^]z), n. [Cf. W. tusw a wisp, a bunch, tus that	   binds or wraps, tusiaw to bind round, to wrap. Cf.	   {Tussock}.]	   A lock or tuft of hair. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Tuza \Tu"za\, n. (Zool.)	   The tucan.	   [1913 Webster] Twaddell
Twaddell \Twad"dell\, n., Twaddell's hydrometer \Twad"dell's
hy*drom"e*ter\ [After one Twaddell, its inventor.]	   A form of hydrometer for liquids heavier than water,	   graduated with an arbitrary scale such that the readings when	   multiplied by .005 and added to unity give the specific	   gravity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Twaddle \Twad"dle\, v. i. & t. [See {Twattle}.]	   To talk in a weak and silly manner, like one whose faculties	   are decayed; to prate; to prattle. --Stanyhurst.	   [1913 Webster]	Twaddle \Twad"dle\, n.	   Silly talk; gabble; fustian.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have put in this chapter on fighting . . . because of	         the cant and twaddle that's talked of boxing and	         fighting with fists now-a-days.          --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Twaddler \Twad"dler\, n.	   One who prates in a weak and silly manner, like one whose	   faculties are decayed.	   [1913 Webster]
Twaddling \Twad"dling\,	   a. & n. from {Twaddle}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Twaddy \Twad"dy\, n.	   Idle trifling; twaddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Twagger \Twag"ger\, n.	   A lamb. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Twain \Twain\ (tw[=a]n), a. & n. [OE. twein, tweien, tweyne, AS.	   tw[=e]gen, masc. See {Two}.]	   Two; -- nearly obsolete in common discourse, but used in	   poetry and burlesque. "Children twain." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go with	         him twain.                               --Matt. v. 41.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In twain}, in halves; into two parts; asunder.	      [1913 Webster]	            When old winter split the rocks in twain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Twain cloud}. (Meteor.) Same as {Cumulo-stratus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Twaite \Twaite\ (tw[=a]t), n. [Prov. E.] (Zool.)	   A European shad; -- called also {twaite shad}. See {Shad}.	   [1913 Webster]	Twaite \Twaite\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A piece of cleared ground. See {Thwaite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Twang \Twang\, n.	   A tang. See {Tang} a state. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Twang \Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twanged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Twanging}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. {Tang} a sharp sound,	   {Tinkle}.]	   To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a	   tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring	   twanged.	   [1913 Webster]	Twang \Twang\, v. t.	   To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it	   go suddenly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Twang \Twang\, n.	   1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string	      when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a	      bowstring.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal	      sound.	      [1913 Webster]	            He has such a twang in his discourse. --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]
Twangle \Twan"gle\, v. i. & t.	   To twang.	   [1913 Webster]	         While the twangling violin	         Struck up with Soldier-laddie.           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Twank \Twank\, v. t.	   To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or	   twangle. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Twankay \Twan"kay\, n.	   See Note under {Tea}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
'T was \'T was\	   A contraction of it was.	   [1913 Webster]
Twattle \Twat"tle\, v. i. [Cf. {Tattle}, {Twaddle}.]	   To prate; to talk much and idly; to gabble; to chatter; to	   twaddle; as, a twattling gossip. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Twattle \Twat"tle\, v. t.	   To make much of, as a domestic animal; to pet. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Twattle \Twat"tle\, n.	   Act of prating; idle talk; twaddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Twattler \Twat"tler\, n.	   One who twattles; a twaddler.	   [1913 Webster]
Tway \Tway\, a. & n. [OE. twei. See {Twain}.]	   Two; twain. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Twayblade \Tway"blade`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any one of several orchidaceous plants which have only two	   leaves, as the species of {Listera} and of {Liparis}.	   [Written also {twyblade}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tweag \Tweag\, v. t.	   To tweak. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Tweag	Tweag \Tweag\, Tweague \Tweague\, n.	   A pinching condition; perplexity; trouble; distress. [Obs. or	   Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This put the old fellow in a rare tweague. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Tweak \Tweak\, v. t. [OE. twikken, originally the same word as	   twicchen; cf. LG. twikken. See {Twitch}.]	   To pinch and pull with a sudden jerk and twist; to twitch;	   as, to tweak the nose. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Tweak \Tweak\, n.	   1. A sharp pinch or jerk; a twist or twitch; as, a tweak of	      the nose. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Trouble; distress; tweag. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A prostitute. [Obs.] --Brathwait.	      [1913 Webster]
Tweed \Tweed\, n. [Probably a corruption of twills. See	   {Twill}.]	   A soft and flexible fabric for men's wear, made wholly of	   wool except in some inferior kinds, the wool being dyed,	   usually in two colors, before weaving.	   [1913 Webster]
Tweedle \Twee"dle\, v. t. [Cf. {Twiddle}.] [Written also	   {twidle}.]	   1. To handle lightly; -- said with reference to awkward	      fiddling; hence, to influence as if by fiddling; to coax;	      to allure.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fiddler brought in with him a body of lusty young	            fellows, whom he had tweedled into the service.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twist. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Tweedledum and Tweedledee \Twee"dle*dum` and Twee"dle*dee`\	   Two things practically alike; -- a phrase coined by John	   Byrom (1692-1793) in his satire "On the Feuds between Handel	   and Bononcini."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tweel \Tweel\, n. & v.	   See {Twill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tweer \Tweer\, n.	   Same as {Tuy[`e]re}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster] Tweese
Tweese \Tweese\, Tweeze \Tweeze\ (tw[=e]z), n. [OE. tweeze,	   tweese, fr. F. ['e]tuis, pl. of ['e]tui a case, sheath, box;	   probably of Teutonic origin; cf. MNG. stuche a wide sleeve in	   which articles could be carried, OHG. st[=u]hha, G. stauche a	   short and narrow muff. Cf {Etui}, {Tweezers}.]	   A surgeon's case of instruments. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Tweezers \Twee"zers\ (tw[=e]"z[~e]rz), n. pl. [See {Tweese}.]	   Small pinchers used to pluck out hairs, and for other	   purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelfth \Twelfth\ (tw[e^]lfth), a. [For twelft, OE. twelfte, AS.	   twelfta. See {Twelve}.]	   1. Next in order after the eleventh; coming after eleven	      others; -- the ordinal of twelve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting, or being one of, twelve equal parts into	      which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Twelfth \Twelfth\, n.	   1. The quotient of a unit divided by twelve; one of twelve	      equal parts of one whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The next in order after the eleventh.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.) An interval comprising an octave and a fifth.	      [1913 Webster]
Twelfth-cake \Twelfth"-cake`\ (-k[=a]k`), n.	   An ornamented cake distributed among friends or visitors on	   the festival of Twelfth-night.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelfth-day \Twelfth"-day`\, n.	   See {Twelfthtide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelfth-night \Twelfth"-night`\, n.	   The evening of Epiphany, or the twelfth day after Christmas,	   observed as a festival by various churches.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelfth-second \Twelfth"-sec`ond\, n. (Physics)	   A unit for the measurement of small intervals of time, such	   that 10^{12} (ten trillion) of these units make one second.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelfthtide \Twelfth"tide`\, n.	   The twelfth day after Christmas; Epiphany; -- called also	   {Twelfth-day}.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelve \Twelve\, a. [OE. twelve, twelf, AS. twelf; akin to	   OFries. twelf, twelef, twilif, OS. twelif, D. twaalf, G.	   zw["o]lf, OHG. zwelif, Icel. t[=o]lf, Sw. tolf, Dan. tolv,	   Goth. twalif, from the root of E. two + the same element as	   in the second part of E. eleven. See {Two}, and {Eleven}.]	   One more that eleven; two and ten; twice six; a dozen.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Twelve-men's morris}. See the Note under {Morris}.	   {Twelve Tables}. (Rom. Antiq.) See under {Table}.	      [1913 Webster]	Twelve \Twelve\, n.	   1. The number next following eleven; the sum of ten and two,	      or of twice six; twelve units or objects; a dozen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing twelve units, as 12, or xii.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Twelve} (Script.), the twelve apostles. --Matt. xxvi.	      20.	      [1913 Webster]
Twelvemo \Twelve"mo\, a. & n.	   See {Duodecimo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelvemonth \Twelve"month\, n.	   A year which consists of twelve calendar months.	   [1913 Webster]	         I shall laugh at this a twelvemonth hence. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelvepence \Twelve"pence\, n.	   A shilling sterling, being about twenty-four cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelvepenny \Twelve"pen*ny\, a.	   Sold for a shilling; worth or costing a shilling.	   [1913 Webster]
Twelvescore \Twelve"score`\, n. & a.	   Twelve times twenty; two hundred and forty.	   [1913 Webster]
Twentieth \Twen"ti*eth\, a. [From {Twenty}; cf. AS.	   twentigo[eth]a. See {Twenty}.]	   1. Next in order after the nineteenth; tenth after the tenth;	      coming after nineteen others; -- the ordinal of twenty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting, or being, one of twenty equal parts into	      which anything is divided.	      [1913 Webster]	Twentieth \Twen"ti*eth\, n.	   1. The next in order after the nineteenth; one coming after	      nineteen others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quotient of a unit divided by twenty; one of twenty	      equal parts of one whole.	      [1913 Webster]
Twenty \Twen"ty\ (tw[e^]n"t[y^]), a. [OE. twenty, AS.	   tw[=e]ntig, twentig; akin to OFries. twintich, OS.	   tw[=e]ntig, D. & LG. twintig, OHG. zweinzug, G. zwanzig,	   Goth. twai tigjis; that is, two tens. See {Twain}, {Two}, and	   {Ten}.]	   1. One more than nineteen; twice ten; as, twenty men.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An indefinite number more or less that twenty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maximilian, upon twenty respects, could not have	            been the man.                         --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Twenty \Twen"ty\, n.; pl. {Twenties}.	   1. The number next following nineteen; the sum of twelve and	      eight, or twice ten; twenty units or objects; a score.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing twenty units, as 20, or xx.	      [1913 Webster]
Twentyfold \Twen"ty*fold`\, a.	   Twenty times as many.	   [1913 Webster]
Twenty-fourmo \Twen`ty-four"mo\, a.	   Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a twenty-fourmo	   form, book, leaf, size, etc. -- n. A book composed of sheets,	   each of which is folded into twenty-four leaves; hence,	   indicating more or less definitely a size of book whose	   sheets are so folded; -- usually written 24mo, or 24[deg].	   [1913 Webster]
twenty-four-seven \twenty-four-seven\ adj. & adv.	   (tw[e^]n"t[=e]f[^o]r-s[e^]v"en) [From 24 hours per day, 7	   days per week.]	   Without interruption; non-stop; continuous; as, the computer	   manufacturer provides 24/7 technical help.	   Syn: 24/7, 7/24	        [PJC]
Twey \Twey\, a. [See {Two}.]	   Two. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tweyfold \Twey"fold`\, a.	   Twofold. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Twibil \Twi"bil\, n. [AS. twibill; twi- (in comp.) two + bill,	   bil, an ax, hoe, bill. See {Twice}, and {Bill} a cutting	   instrument.]	   1. A kind of mattock, or ax; esp., a tool like a pickax, but	      having, instead of the points, flat terminations, one of	      which is parallel to the handle, the other perpendicular	      to it. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool for making mortises. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A reaping hook.	      [1913 Webster]
Twibilled \Twi"billed\, a.	   Armed or provided with a twibil or twibils.	   [1913 Webster]
Twice \Twice\ (tw[imac]s), adv. [OE. twies (where the s is the	   adverbial ending; see {-wards}), twie, AS. twiges, twiwa;	   akin to twi- (in comp.) two, G. zwie-, OHG. zwi-, Icel.	   tv[imac]-, L. bi-, Gr. di-, Skr. dvi-, and E. two. See	   {Two}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Two times; once and again.	      [1913 Webster]	            He twice essayed to cast his son in gold. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Doubly; in twofold quantity or degree; as, twice the sum;	      he is twice as fortunate as his neighbor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Twice is used in the formation of compounds, mostly	         self-explaining; as, twice-born, twice-conquered,	         twice-planted, twice-told, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]
Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. t. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf.	   {Tweedle}.]	   To touch lightly, or play with; to tweedle; to twirl; as, to	   twiddle one's thumbs; to twiddle a watch key. [Written also	   twidle.] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Twiddle \Twid"dle\, v. i.	   To play with anything; hence, to be busy about trifles.	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]	Twiddle \Twid"dle\, n.	   1. A slight twist with the fingers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pimple. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Twifallow \Twi"fal`low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twifallowed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Twifallowing}.] [AS. twi- (see {Twice}) two +	   fallow.]	   To plow, or fallow, a second time (land that has been once	   fallowed).	   [1913 Webster]
Twifold \Twi"fold`\, a. [AS. twifeald. See {Twice}, and cf.	   {Twofold}.]	   Twofold; double. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Twig \Twig\ (tw[i^]g), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twigged} (tw[i^]gd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Twigging}.] [Cf. {Tweak}.]	   To twitch; to pull; to tweak. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Twig \Twig\, v. t. [Gael. tuig, or Ir. tuigim I understand.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To understand the meaning of; to comprehend; as, do you	      twig me? [Colloq.] --Marryat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To observe slyly; also, to perceive; to discover. "Now	      twig him; now mind him." --Foote.	      [1913 Webster]	            As if he were looking right into your eyes and	            twigged something there which you had half a mind to	            conceal.                              --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	Twig \Twig\, n. [AS. twig; akin to D. twijg, OHG. zw[imac]g,	   zw[imac], G. zweig, and probably to E. two.]	   A small shoot or branch of a tree or other plant, of no	   definite length or size.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Britons had boats made of willow twigs, covered on	         the outside with hides.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Twig borer} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      beetles which bore into twigs of shrubs and trees, as the	      apple-tree twig borer ({Amphicerus bicaudatus}).	   {Twig girdler}. (Zool.) See {Girdler}, 3.	   {Twig rush} (Bot.), any rushlike plant of the genus {Cladium}	      having hard, and sometimes prickly-edged, leaves or	      stalks. See {Saw grass}, under {Saw}.	      [1913 Webster]	Twig \Twig\, v. t.	   To beat with twigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Twiggen \Twig"gen\, a.	   Made of twigs; wicker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Twigger \Twig"ger\, n.	   A fornicator. [Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Twiggy \Twig"gy\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a twig or twigs; like a twig or twigs;	   full of twigs; abounding with shoots. " Twiggy trees."	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Twight \Twight\, v. t.	   To twit. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Twight \Twight\, obs.	   p. p. of {Twitch}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Twighte \Twight"e\, obs.	   imp. of {Twitch}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Twigless \Twig"less\, a.	   Having no twigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Twigsome \Twig"some\, a.	   Full of, or abounding in, twigs; twiggy. [R.] " Twigsome	   trees." --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Twilight \Twi"light`\, n. [OE. twilight, AS. twi- (see {Twice})	   + le['o]ht light; hence the sense of doubtful or half light;	   cf. LG. twelecht, G. zwielicht. See {Light}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The light perceived before the rising, and after the	      setting, of the sun, or when the sun is less than 18[deg]	      below the horizon, occasioned by the illumination of the	      earth's atmosphere by the direct rays of the sun and their	      reflection on the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. faint light; a dubious or uncertain medium through which	      anything is viewed.	      [1913 Webster]	            As when the sun . . . from behind the moon,	            In dim eclipse, disastrous twilight sheds. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The twilight of probability.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Twilight \Twi"light`\, a.	   1. Seen or done by twilight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Imperfectly illuminated; shaded; obscure.	      [1913 Webster]	            O'er the twilight groves and dusky caves. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Twill \Twill\ (tw[i^]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twilled}	   (tw[i^]l); p. pr. & vb. n. {Twilling}.] [Scotch tweel;	   probably from LG. twillen to make double, from twi- two; akin	   to AS. twi-, E. twi- in twilight. See {Twice}, and cf.	   {Tweed}, {Tweel}.]	   To weave, as cloth, so as to produce the appearance of	   diagonal lines or ribs on the surface.	   [1913 Webster]	Twill \Twill\, n. [Scotch tweel. See {Twill}, v. t.]	   1. An appearance of diagonal lines or ribs produced in	      textile fabrics by causing the weft threads to pass over	      one and under two, or over one and under three or more,	      warp threads, instead of over one and under the next in	      regular succession, as in plain weaving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fabric woven with a twill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perhaps fr. quill.] A quill, or spool, for yarn.	      [1913 Webster]
Twilly \Twil"ly\, n. [Cf. {Willy}.]	   A machine for cleansing or loosening wool by the action of a	   revolving cylinder covered with long iron spikes or teeth; a	   willy or willying machine; -- called also {twilly devil}, and	   {devil}. See {Devil}, n., 6, and {Willy}. --Tomlinson.	   [1913 Webster]
Twilt \Twilt\ (tw[i^]lt), n. [See {Quilt}.]	   A quilt. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Twin \Twin\ (tw[i^]n), a. [OE. twin double, AS. getwinne two and	   two, pl., twins; akin to D. tweeling a twin, G. zwilling,	   OHG. zwiniling, Icel. tvennr, tvinnr, two and two, twin, and	   to AS. twi- two. See {Twice}, {Two}.]	   1. Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or	      sister.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing	      in the relation of a twin to something else; -- often	      followed by to or with. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding	      parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Crystallog.) Composed of parts united according to some	      definite law of twinning. See {Twin}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Twin boat}, or {Twin ship} (Naut.), a vessel whose deck and	      upper works rest on two parallel hulls.	   {Twin crystal}. See {Twin}, n., 4.	   {Twin flower} (Bot.), a delicate evergreen plant ({Linnaea	      borealis}) of northern climates, which has pretty,	      fragrant, pendulous flowers borne in pairs on a slender	      stalk.	   {Twin-screw steamer}, a steam vessel propelled by two screws,	      one on either side of the plane of the keel.	      [1913 Webster]	Twin \Twin\, n.	   1. One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal	      that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; -- used	      chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of beasts	      as well as to human young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Astron.) A sign and constellation of the zodiac;	      Gemini. See {Gemini}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person or thing that closely resembles another.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Crystallog.) A compound crystal composed of two or more	      crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with	      reference to each other.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The relative position of the parts of a twin may be	         explained by supposing one part to be revolved 180[deg]	         about a certain axis (called the twinning axis), this	         axis being normal to a plane (called the twinning	         plane) which is usually one of the fundamental planes	         of the crystal. This revolution brings the two parts	         into parallel position, or vice versa. A contact twin	         is one in which the parts are united by a plane	         surface, called the composition face, which is usually	         the same as the twinning plane. A penetration twin is	         one in which the parts interpenetrate each other, often	         very irregularly. Twins are also called, according to	         form, cruciform, geniculated, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Twin \Twin\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twinned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Twinning}.]	   1. To bring forth twins. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be born at the same birth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Twin \Twin\, v. t.	   1. To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Still we moved	            Together, twinned, as horse's ear and eye.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to	      remove; also, to strip; to rob. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The life out of her body for to twin. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Twin \Twin\, v. i.	   To depart from a place or thing. [Obs.] "Ere that we farther	   twin." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinborn \Twin"born`\, a.	   Born at the same birth.	   [1913 Webster]
Twine \Twine\ (tw[imac]n), n. [AS. tw[imac]n, properly, a	   twisted or double thread; akin to D. twijn, Icel. tvinni;	   from twi-. See {Twice}, and cf. {Twin}.]	   1. A twist; a convolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strong thread composed of two or three smaller threads	      or strands twisted together, and used for various	      purposes, as for binding small parcels, making nets, and	      the like; a small cord or string.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of twining or winding round. --J. Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Twine reeler}, a kind of machine for twisting twine; a kind	      of mule, or spinning machine.	      [1913 Webster]	Twine \Twine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twined}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Twining}.] [OE. twinen, fr. AS. tw[imac]n a twisted thread;	   akin to D. twijnen to twine, Icel. & Sw. tvinna, Dan. tvinde.	   See {Twine}, n.]	   1. To twist together; to form by twisting or winding of	      threads; to wreathe; as, fine twined linen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wind, as one thread around another, or as any flexible	      substance around another body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me twine	            Mine arms about that body.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wind about; to embrace; to entwine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let wreaths of triumph now my temples twine. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To change the direction of. [Obs.] --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] --Crashaw.	      [1913 Webster]	Twine \Twine\, v. i.	   1. To mutually twist together; to become mutually involved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wind; to bend; to make turns; to meander.	      [1913 Webster]	            As rivers, though they bend and twine,	            Still to the sea their course incline. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To turn round; to revolve. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To ascend in spiral lines about a support; to climb	      spirally; as, many plants twine.	      [1913 Webster]
Twiner \Twin"er\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant which twines about a support.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinge \Twinge\ (tw[i^]nj), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twinged}	   (tw[i^]njd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinging}.] [OE. twengen, AS.	   twengan; akin to OE. twingen to pain, afflict, OFries.	   thwinga, twinga, dwinga, to constrain, D. dwingen, OS.	   thwingan, G. zwingen, OHG. dwingan, thwingan, to press,	   oppress, overcome, Icel. [thorn]vinga, Sw. tvinga to subdue,	   constrain, Dan. tvinge, and AS. [thorn]["u]n to press, OHG.	   d[=u]hen, and probably to E. thong. Perhaps influenced by	   twitch. Cf. {Thong}.]	   1. To pull with a twitch; to pinch; to tweak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a man is past his sense,	            There's no way to reduce him thence,	            But twinging him by the ears or nose,	            Or laying on of heavy blows.          --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To affect with a sharp, sudden pain; to torment with	      pinching or sharp pains.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gnat . . . twinged him [the lion] till he made	            him tear	            himself, and so mastered him.         --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	Twinge \Twinge\, v. i.	   To have a sudden, sharp, local pain, like a twitch; to suffer	   a keen, darting, or shooting pain; as, the side twinges.	   [1913 Webster]	Twinge \Twinge\, n.	   1. A pinch; a tweak; a twitch.	      [1913 Webster]	            A master that gives you . . . twinges by the ears.	                                                  --L' Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sudden sharp pain; a darting local pain of momentary	      continuance; as, a twinge in the arm or side. " A twinge	      for my own sin." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Twining \Twin"ing\, a.	   Winding around something; twisting; embracing; climbing by	   winding about a support; as, the hop is a twining plant.	   [1913 Webster]	Twining \Twin"ing\, a.	   The act of one who, or that which, twines; (Bot.) the act of	   climbing spirally.	   [1913 Webster]
Twink \Twink\ (tw[i^][ng]k), v. i. [OE. twinken. See {Twinkle}.]	   To twinkle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Twink \Twink\ (tw[i^][ng]k), n.	   1. A wink; a twinkling. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Twinkle \Twin"kle\ (tw[i^][ng]"k'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Twinkled} (tw[i^][ng]"k'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Twinkling}	   (tw[i^][ng]"kl[i^]ng).] [OE. twinklen, AS. twinclian; akin to	   OE. twinken to blink, wink, G. zwinken, zwinkern, and perhaps	   to E. twitch.]	   1. To open and shut the eye rapidly; to blink; to wink.	      [1913 Webster]	            The owl fell a moping and twinkling.  --L' Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shine with an intermitted or a broken, quavering light;	      to flash at intervals; to sparkle; to scintillate.	      [1913 Webster]	            These stars do not twinkle when viewed through	            telescopes that have large apertures. --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The western sky twinkled with stars.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Twinkle \Twin"kle\, n.	   1. A closing or opening, or a quick motion, of the eye; a	      wink or sparkle of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	            Suddenly, with twinkle of her eye,	            The damsel broke his misintended dart. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A brief flash or gleam, esp. when rapidly repeated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time of a wink; a twinkling. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Twinkler \Twin"kler\, n.	   One who, or that which, twinkles, or winks; a winker; an eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinkling \Twin"kling\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or of that which, twinkles; a quick	      movement of the eye; a wink; a twinkle. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A shining with intermitted light; a scintillation; a	      sparkling; as, the twinkling of the stars.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The time of a wink; a moment; an instant.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last	            trump, . . . the dead shall be raised incorruptible.	                                                  --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  52.	      [1913 Webster]
Twinleaf \Twin"leaf`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Jeffersonia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinlike \Twin"like`\, a.	   Closely resembling; being a counterpart. -- {Twin"like`ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinling \Twin"ling\, n. [Twin + 1st -ling.]	   A young or little twin, especially a twin lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinned \Twinned\, a. (Crystallog.)	   Composed of parts united according to a law of twinning. See	   {Twin}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinner \Twin"ner\, n.	   One who gives birth to twins; a breeder of twins. --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Twinning \Twin"ning\, n. (Crystallog.)	   The assemblage of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals,	   in reversed position with reference to each other in	   accordance with some definite law; also, rarely, in	   artificial twinning (accomplished for example by pressure),	   the process by which this reversal is brought about.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Polysynthetic twinning}, repeated twinning of crystal	      lamellae, as that of the triclinic feldspars.	   {Repeated twinning}, twinning of more than two crystals, or	      parts of crystals.	   {Twinning axis}, {Twinning plane}. See the Note under {Twin},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Twinter \Twin"ter\, n. [AS. twi- two + winter winter. See	   {Twice}, and {Winter}.]	   A domestic animal two winters old. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Twire \Twire\, n. [Cf. D. tweern, G. zwirn, and E. twine.]	   A twisted filament; a thread. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	Twire \Twire\, v. i. [Cf. MHG. zwieren, E. thwart, and queer.]	   1. To peep; to glance obliquely; to leer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Which maids will twire at 'tween their fingers. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw the wench that twired and twinkled at thee.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twinkle; to glance; to gleam. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When sparkling stars twire not.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Twire \Twire\, v. i.	   To sing, or twitter. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Twire-pipe \Twire"-pipe`\, n.	   A vagabond musician. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         You are an ass, a twire-pipe.            --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         You looked like Twire-pipe, the taborer. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Twirl \Twirl\ (tw[~e]rl), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twirled}	   (tw[~e]rld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Twirling}.] [Cf. AS.	   [thorn]wiril a churn staff, a stirrer, flail, [thorn]weran,	   [=a][thorn]weran, to agitate, twirl, G. zwirlen, quirlen,	   querlen to twirl, to turn round or about, quirl a twirling	   stick, OHG. dweran to twirl, stir. Cf. {Trowel}.]	   To move or turn round rapidly; to whirl round; to move and	   turn rapidly with the fingers.	   [1913 Webster]	         See ruddy maids,	         Some taught with dexterous hand to twirl the wheel.	                                                  --Dodsley.	   [1913 Webster]	         No more beneath soft eve's consenting star	         Fandango twirls his jocund castanet.     --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]	Twirl \Twirl\, v. i.	   To revolve with velocity; to be whirled round rapidly.	   [1913 Webster]	Twirl \Twirl\, n.	   1. The act of twirling; a rapid circular motion; a whirl or	      whirling; quick rotation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A twist; a convolution. --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]
Twist \Twist\ (tw[i^]st), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twisted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Twisting}.] [OE. twisten, AS. twist a rope, as made	   of two (twisted) strands, fr. twi- two; akin to D. twist a	   quarrel, dissension, G. zwist, Dan. & Sw. tvist, Icel. tvistr	   the deuce in cards, tvistr distressed. See {Twice}, {Two}.]	   1. To contort; to writhe; to complicate; to crook spirally;	      to convolve.	      [1913 Webster]	            Twist it into a serpentine form.      --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to turn from the true form or meaning; to pervert;	      as, to twist a passage cited from an author.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To distort, as a solid body, by turning one part	      relatively to another about an axis passing through both;	      to subject to torsion; as, to twist a shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To wreathe; to wind; to encircle; to unite by intertexture	      of parts. "Longing to twist bays with that ivy." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are pillars of smoke twisted about with	            wreaths of flame.                     --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To wind into; to insinuate; -- used reflexively; as,	      avarice twists itself into all human concerns.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To unite by winding one thread, strand, or other flexible	      substance, round another; to form by convolution, or	      winding separate things round each other; as, to twist	      yarn or thread. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Hence, to form as if by winding one part around another;	      to wreathe; to make up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Was it not to this end	            That thou began'st to twist so fine a story? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To form into a thread from many fine filaments; as, to	      twist wool or cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	Twist \Twist\, v. i.	   1. To be contorted; to writhe; to be distorted by torsion; to	      be united by winding round each other; to be or become	      twisted; as, some strands will twist more easily than	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To follow a helical or spiral course; to be in the form of	      a helix.	      [1913 Webster]	Twist \Twist\, n.	   1. The act of twisting; a contortion; a flexure; a	      convolution; a bending.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not the least turn or twist in the fibers of any one	            animal which does not render them more proper for	            that particular animal's way of life than any other	            cast or texture.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The form given in twisting.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] shrunk at first sight of it; he found fault	            with the length, the thickness, and the twist.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is formed by twisting, convoluting, or uniting	      parts. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A cord, thread, or anything flexible, formed by	          winding strands or separate things round each other.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A kind of closely twisted, strong sewing silk, used by	          tailors, saddlers, and the like.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A kind of cotton yarn, of several varieties.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) A roll of twisted dough, baked.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) A little twisted roll of tobacco.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) (Weaving) One of the threads of a warp, -- usually	          more tightly twisted than the filling.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) (Firearms) A material for gun barrels, consisting of	          iron and steel twisted and welded together; as,	          Damascus twist.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) (Firearms & Ord.) The spiral course of the rifling of	          a gun barrel or a cannon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) A beverage made of brandy and gin. [Slang]	          [1913 Webster]	   4. [OE.; -- so called as being a two-forked branch. See	      {Twist}, v. t.] A twig. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Act of imparting a turning or twisting motion, as to a	      pitched ball; also, the motion thus imparted; as, the	      twist of a billiard ball.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. A strong individual tendency, or bent; a marked	      inclination; a bias; -- often implying a peculiar or	      unusual tendency; as, a twist toward fanaticism.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Gain twist}, or {Gaining twist} (Firearms), twist of which	      the pitch is less, and the inclination greater, at the	      muzzle than at the breech.	   {Twist drill}, a drill the body of which is twisted like that	      of an auger. See Illust. of {Drill}.	   {Uniform twist} (Firearms), a twist of which the spiral	      course has an equal pitch throughout.	      [1913 Webster]
Twiste \Twist"e\, obs.	   imp. of {Twist}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Twisted \Twist"ed\, a.	   Contorted; crooked spirally; subjected to torsion; hence,	   perverted.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Twisted curve} (Geom.), a curve of double curvature. See	      {Plane curve}, under {Curve}.	   {Twisted surface} (Geom.), a surface described by a straight	      line moving according to any law whatever, yet so that the	      consecutive positions of the line shall not be in one	      plane; a warped surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Twister \Twist"er\, n.	   1. One who twists; specifically, the person whose occupation	      is to twist or join the threads of one warp to those of	      another, in weaving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The instrument used in twisting, or making twists.	      [1913 Webster]	            He, twirling his twister, makes a twist of the	            twine.                                --Wallis.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) A girder. --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Man.) The inner part of the thigh, the proper place to	      rest upon when on horseback. --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Twistical \Twist"ic*al\, a.	   Crooked; tortuous; hence, perverse; unfair; dishonest.	   [Slang, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Twisting \Twist"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Twist}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Twisting pair}. (Kinematics) See under {Pair}, n., 7.	      [1913 Webster]
Twit \Twit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Twitting}.] [OE. atwiten, AS. [ae]tw[imac]tan to reproach,	   blame; aet at + w[imac]tan to reproach, blame; originally, to	   observe, see, hence, to observe what is wrong (cf. the	   meanings of E. animadvert; akin to G. verweisen to censure,	   OHG. firw[imac]zan, Goth. fraweitan to avenge, L. videre to	   see. See {Vision}, {Wit}.]	   To vex by bringing to notice, or reminding of, a fault,	   defect, misfortune, or the like; to revile; to reproach; to	   upbraid; to taunt; as, he twitted his friend of falsehood.	   [1913 Webster]	         This these scoffers twitted the Christians with.	                                                  --Tillotson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Aesop minds men of their errors, without twitting them	         for what is amiss.                       --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Twitch \Twitch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Twitched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Twitching}.] [OE. twicchen, fr. (doubtful) AS. twiccian;	   akin to AS. angeltwicca a worm used for bait, literally, a	   hook twitcher, LG. twikken to tweak, G. zwicken. Cf.	   {Tweak}.]	   To pull with a sudden jerk; to pluck with a short, quick	   motion; to snatch; as, to twitch one by the sleeve; to twitch	   a thing out of another's hand; to twitch off clusters of	   grapes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thrice they twitched the diamond in her ear. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Twitch \Twitch\, n.	   1. The act of twitching; a pull with a jerk; a short, sudden,	      quick pull; as, a twitch by the sleeve.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A short, spastic contraction of the fibers or muscles; a	      simple muscular contraction; as, convulsive twitches; a	      twitch in the side.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Far.) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes	      a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or	      an ear of a horse. By twisting the stick the compression	      is made sufficiently painful to keep the animal quiet	      during a slight surgical operation. --J. H. Walsh.	      [1913 Webster]
Twitcher \Twitch"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, twitches.	   [1913 Webster]
Twitch grass \Twitch" grass`\ (Bot.)	   See {Quitch grass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Twite \Twite\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The European tree sparrow.	   (b) The mountain linnet ({Linota flavirostris}). [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Twitlark \Twit"lark`\, n. (Zool.)	   The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Twitter \Twit"ter\, n. [From {Twit}.]	   One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.	   [1913 Webster]	Twitter \Twit"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twittered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Twittering}.] [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf.	   G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir[=o]n, D. kwetteren, Sw. qvittra,	   Dan. quiddre. Cf. {Titter}.]	   1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted	      noises.	      [1913 Webster]	            The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed.	                                                  --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter;	      to giggle. --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perhaps influenced by twitch.] To have a slight trembling	      of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.	      [1913 Webster]	Twitter \Twit"ter\, v. t.	   To utter with a twitter. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Twitter \Twit"ter\, n.	   1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted	      noise, as that made by a swallow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially	      restrained; a titter; a giggle. --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.	      [1913 Webster]
Twittering \Twit"ter*ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, twitters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slight nervous excitement or agitation, such as is	      caused by desire, expectation, or suspense.	      [1913 Webster]	            A widow, who had a twittering towards a second	            husband, took a gossiping companion to manage the	            job.                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Twittingly \Twit"ting*ly\, adv.	   In a twitting manner; with upbraiding.	   [1913 Webster]
Twittle-twattle \Twit"tle-twat`tle\, n. [See {Twattle}.]	   Tattle; gabble. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
'Twixt \'Twixt\	   An abbreviation of {Betwixt}, used in poetry, or in	   colloquial language.	   [1913 Webster]
'Twixt-brain \'Twixt"-brain`\, n. (Anat.)	   The thalamencephalon.	   [1913 Webster]
Two \Two\ (t[=oo]), a. [OE. two, twa, properly fem. & neut.,	   twei, twein, tweien, properly masc. (whence E. twain), AS.	   tw[=a], fem. & neut., tw[=e]gen, masc., t[=u], neut.; akin to	   OFries. tw[=e]ne, masc., tw[=a], fem. & neut., OS. tw[=e]ne,	   masc., tw[=a], fem., tw[=e], neut., D. twee, OHG. zw[=e]ne,	   zw[=o], zwei, G. zwei, Icel. tveir, tv[ae]r, tvau, Sw.	   tv[*a], Dan. to, Goth. twai, tw[=o]s, twa; Lith. du, Russ.	   dva, Ir. & Gael. da, W. dau, dwy, L. duo, Gr. dy`o, Skr. dva.	   [root]300. Cf. {Balance}, {Barouche}, {Between}, {Bi-},	   {Combine}, {Deuce} two in cards, {Double}, {Doubt}, {Dozen},	   {Dual}, {Duet}, {Dyad}, {Twain}, {Twelve}, {Twenty}, {Twice},	   {Twilight}, {Twig}, {Twine}, n., {Twist}.]	   One and one; twice one. "Two great lights." --Gen. i. 16.	   "Two black clouds." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Two is often joined with other words, forming compounds	         signifying divided into, consisting of, or having, two	         parts, divisions, organs, or the like; as two-bladed,	         two-celled, two-eared, two-flowered, twohand,	         two-headed, two-horse, two-leafed or two-leaved,	         two-legged, two-lobed, two-masted, two-named, two-part,	         two-petaled, two-pronged, two-seeded, two-sided,	         two-story, two-stringed, two-toothed, two-valved,	         two-winged, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {One or two}, a phrase often used indefinitely for a small	      number.	      [1913 Webster]	Two \Two\, n.	   1. The sum of one and one; the number next greater than one,	      and next less than three; two units or objects.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A symbol representing two units, as 2, II., or ii.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In two}, asunder; into two parts; in halves; in twain; as,	      cut in two.	      [1913 Webster]
Two-capsuled \Two"-cap`suled\, a. (Bot.)	   Having two distinct capsules; bicapsular.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-cleft \Two"-cleft`\, a. (Bot.)	   Divided about half way from the border to the base into two	   segments; bifid.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-cycle \Two"-cy`cle\, n. (Thermodynamics)	   A two-stroke cycle for an internal-combustion engine. --	   {Two"-cy`cle}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-decker \Two"-deck`er\, n.	   A vessel of war carrying guns on two decks.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-edged \Two"-edged`\, a.	   Having two edges, or edges on both sides; as, a two-edged	   sword.	   [1913 Webster]
Twofold \Two"fold`\, a. [Cf. {Twifold}.]	   Double; duplicate; multiplied by two; as, a twofold nature; a	   twofold sense; a twofold argument.	   [1913 Webster]	Twofold \Two"fold`\, adv.	   In a double degree; doubly.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-foot \Two"-foot`\, a.	   Measuring two feet; two feet long, thick, or wide; as, a	   two-foot rule.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-forked \Two"-forked`\, a.	   Divided into two parts, somewhat after the manner of a fork;	   dichotomous.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-hand \Two"-hand`\, a.	   Employing two hands; as, the two-hand alphabet. See	   {Dactylology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-handed \Two"-hand`ed\, a.	   1. Having two hands; -- often used as an epithet equivalent	      to large, stout, strong, or powerful. "Two-handed sway."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Used with both hands; as, a two-handed sword.	      [1913 Webster]	            That two-handed engine [the sword].   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Using either hand equally well; ambidextrous.	      [1913 Webster]
Two-lipped \Two"-lipped`\, a.	   1. Having two lips.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Divided in such a manner as to resemble the two	      lips when the mouth is more or less open; bilabiate.	      [1913 Webster]
Two-name \Two"-name`\, a. (Banking)	   Having or bearing two names; as,	   {two-name paper}, that is, negotiable paper on which at least	      two persons are severally liable as separate makers, or,	      usually, one as maker and one as indorser. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-parted \Two"-part`ed\ (-p[aum]rt`[e^]d), a. (Bot.)	   Divided from the border to the base into two distinct parts;	   bipartite.	   [1913 Webster]
Twopence \Two"pence\ (?; 277), n.	   A small coin, and money of account, in England, equivalent to	   two pennies, -- minted to a fixed annual amount, for	   almsgiving by the sovereign on Maundy Thursday.	   [1913 Webster]
Twopenny \Two"pen*ny\, a.	   Of the value of twopence.	   [1913 Webster] Two-phase
Two-phase \Two"-phase`\, a., Two-phaser \Two"-phas`er\, n.	   (Elec.)	   Same as {Diphase}, {Diphaser}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-ply \Two"-ply`\, a.	   1. Consisting of two thicknesses, as cloth; double.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Woven double, as cloth or carpeting, by incorporating two	      sets of warp thread and two of weft.	      [1913 Webster]
Two-port \Two"-port`\, a.	   Having two ports; specif.: Designating a type of two-cycle	   internal-combustion engine in which the admission of the	   mixture to the crank case is through a suction valve.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-ranked \Two"-ranked`\, a. (Bot.)	   Alternately disposed on exactly opposite sides of the stem so	   as to from two ranks; distichous.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-sided \Two"-sid`ed\, a.	   1. Having two sides only; hence, double-faced; hypocritical.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Symmetrical.	      [1913 Webster]
Two-speed \Two"-speed`\, a.	   Adapted for producing or for receiving either of two speeds;	   -- said of a power-transmitting device.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-step \Two"-step`\, n.	   A kind of round dance in march or polka time; also, a piece	   of music for this dance. [U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-throw \Two"-throw`\, a. (Mach.)	   (a) Capable of being thrown or cranked in two directions,	       usually opposite to one another; as, a two-throw crank; a	       two-throw switch.	   (b) Having two crank set near together and opposite to one	       another; as, a two-throw crank shaft.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-tongued \Two"-tongued`\, a.	   Double-tongued; deceitful. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Two-to-one \Two"-to-one"\, a. (Mach.)	   Designating, or pert. to, a gear for reducing or increasing a	   velocity ratio two to one.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Two-way \Two"-way`\, a. (Pipe Fitting)	   Serving to connect at will one pipe or channel with either of	   two others; as, a two-way cock.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Twyblade \Twy"blade`\, n.	   See {Twayblade}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ty-all \Ty"-all`\, n.	   Something serving to tie or secure. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyburn ticket \Ty"burn tick`et\ [So called in allusion to	   Tyburn, formerly a place of execution in England.] (O. Eng.	   Law)	   A certificate given to one who prosecutes a felon to	   conviction, exempting him from certain parish and ward	   offices.	   [1913 Webster]
Tychism \Ty"chism\, n. [Gr. ty`chh fortune, chance + -ism.]	   Any theory which conceives chance as an objective reality;	   esp., a theory of evolution which considers that variation	   may be purely fortuitous.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Tychonic \Ty*chon"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Tycho Brahe, or his system of astronomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Tycoon \Ty*coon"\ (t[-i]`k[=oo]n"), n. [Chinese tai-kun great	   prince.]	   The title by which the shogun, or former commander in chief	   of the Japanese army, was known to foreigners.	   [1913 Webster]
Tydy \Ty"dy\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tidy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tye \Tye\, n.	   1. A knot; a tie. [R.] See {Tie}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A chain or rope, one end of which passes through	      the mast, and is made fast to the center of a yard; the	      other end is attached to a tackle, by means of which the	      yard is hoisted or lowered.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) A trough for washing ores. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	Tye \Tye\, v. t.	   See {Tie}, the proper orthography.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyer \Ty"er\, n.	   One who ties, or unites. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tyfoon \Ty*foon"\, n.	   See {Typhoon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyger \Ty"ger\, n. (Zool.)	   A tiger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tying \Ty"ing\,	   p. pr. of {Tie}.	   [1913 Webster]	Tying \Ty"ing\, n. (Mining)	   The act or process of washing ores in a buddle.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyke \Tyke\, n.	   1. See 2d {Tike}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a small child.	      [PJC]
Tylarus \Ty"la*rus\, n.; pl. {Tylari}. [NL., fr. Gr. ty`lh a	   cushion.] (Zool.)	   One of the pads on the under surface of the toes of birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Tyler \Ty"ler\ (t[imac]"l[~e]r), n.	   See 2d {Tiler}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tylopoda \Ty*lop"o*da\ (t[imac]*l[o^]p"[-o]*d[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   from ty`lh a cushion + -poda.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of ungulates comprising the camels.	   [1913 Webster]
Tylosis \Ty*lo"sis\, n.; pl. {Tyloses}. [NL., fr. Gr. ty`los a	   lump, knot.] (Bot.)	   An intrusion of one vegetable cell into the cavity of	   another, sometimes forming there an irregular mass of cells.	   --Goodale.	   [1913 Webster]
Tymbal \Tym"bal\, n. [F. timbale, Sp. timbal; cf. atabal;	   probably of Arabic origin. Cf. {Atabal}, {Timbrel}.]	   A kind of kettledrum. [Written also {timbal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A tymbal's sound were better than my voice. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Tymp \Tymp\, n. [Cf. {Tympan}.] (Blast Furnace)	   A hollow water-cooled iron casting in the upper part of the	   archway in which the dam stands.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympan \Tym"pan\, n. [F., fr. L. tympanum a kettledrum, a panel	   of a door. See {Tympanum}, and cf. {Tymp}.]	   1. A drum. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A panel; a tympanum.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Print.) A frame covered with parchment or cloth, on which	      the blank sheets are put, in order to be laid on the form	      to be impressed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tympan sheet} (Print.), a sheet of paper of the same size as	      that to be printed, pasted on the tympan, and serving as a	      guide in laying the sheets evenly for printing. --W.	      Savage.	      [1913 Webster]
Tympanal \Tym"pa*nal\, n.	   Tympanic.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanic \Tym*pan"ic\ (?; 277), a. [See {Tympanum}.]	   1. Like a tympanum or drum; acting like a drumhead; as, a	      tympanic membrane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the tympanum.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tympanic bone} (Anat.), a bone of the skull which incloses a	      part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane.	      	   {Tympanic membrane}. (Anat.) See the Note under {Ear}.	      [1913 Webster]	Tympanic \Tym*pan"ic\, n. (Anat.)	   The tympanic bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanist \Tym"pa*nist\, n. [L. tympaniste, Gr. tympanisth`s.]	   One who beats a drum. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanites \Tym`pa*ni"tes\, n. [L., fr. Gr. tympani`ths, fr.	   ty`mpanon a kettledrum.] (Med.)	   A flatulent distention of the belly; tympany.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanitic \Tym`pa*nit"ic\, a. [L. tympaniticus one afflicted	   with tympanites.] (Med.)	   Of, pertaining to, or affected with, tympanites.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanitis \Tym`pa*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Tympanum}, {and}	   {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the lining membrane of the middle ear.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanize \Tym"pa*nize\, v. i. [L. tympanizare to beat a drum,	   Gr. tympani`zein.]	   To drum. [R.] --Coles.	   [1913 Webster]	Tympanize \Tym"pa*nize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tympanized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Tympanizing}.]	   To stretch, as a skin over the head of a drum; to make into a	   drum or drumhead, or cause to act or sound like a drum.	   [Obs.] "Tympanized, as other saints of God were." --Oley.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympano \Tym"pa*no\, n.; pl. {Tympani}. [It. timpano. See	   {Tympanum}.] (Mus.)	   A kettledrum; -- chiefly used in the plural to denote the	   kettledrums of an orchestra. See {Kettledrum}. [Written also	   {timpano}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tympano- \Tym"pa*no-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the tympanum; as in tympanohyal,	   tympano-Eustachian.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanohyal \Tym`pa*no*hy"al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the tympanum and the hyoidean arch. -- n.	   The proximal segment in the hyoidean arch, becoming a part of	   the styloid process of the temporal bone in adult man.	   [1913 Webster]
Tympanum \Tym"pa*num\, n.; pl. E. {Tympanums}, L. {Tympana}.	   [L., a kettledrum, a drum or wheel in machines, the	   triangular area in a pediment, the panel of a door, Gr.	   ty`mpanon, ty`panon, fr. ? to strike, beat. See {Type}, and	   cf. {Timbrel}.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The ear drum, or middle ear. Sometimes applied	          incorrectly to the tympanic membrane. See {Ear}.	      (b) A chamber in the anterior part of the syrinx of birds.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the naked, inflatable air sacs on the neck	      of the prairie chicken and other species of grouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.)	      (a) The recessed face of a pediment within the frame made	          by the upper and lower cornices, being usually a	          triangular space or table.	      (b) The space within an arch, and above a lintel or a	          subordinate arch, spanning the opening below the arch.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mech.) A drum-shaped wheel with spirally curved	      partitions by which water is raised to the axis when the	      wheel revolves with the lower part of the circumference	      submerged, -- used for raising water, as for irrigation.	      [1913 Webster]
Tympany \Tym"pa*ny\, n. [Gr. ?, fr. ? a kettledrum. See	   {Tympanites}.]	   1. (Med.) A flatulent distention of the belly; tympanites.	      --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, inflation; conceit; bombast; turgidness. "Thine's a	      tympany of sense." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A plethoric a tautologic tympany of sentence. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Tynd \Tynd\, v. t. [See {Tine} to shut in.]	   To shut; to close. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyne \Tyne\, v. t. [Icel. t[=y]na.]	   To lose. [Obs. or Scot.] "His bliss gan he tyne." --Piers	   Plowman. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Tyne \Tyne\, v. i.	   To become lost; to perish. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Tyne \Tyne\, n. [See {Tine} a prong.] (Zool.)	   A prong or point of an antler.	   [1913 Webster]	Tyne \Tyne\, n. [See {Teen}, n.]	   Anxiety; tine. [Obs.] "With labor and long tyne." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyny \Ty"ny\, a. [See {Tiny}.]	   Small; tiny. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Typal \Typ"al\, a.	   Relating to a type or types; belonging to types; serving as a	   type; typical. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
-type \-type\ [See {Type}, n.]	   A combining form signifying impressed form; stamp; print;	   type; typical form; representative; as in stereotype	   phototype, ferrotype, monotype.	   [1913 Webster]
Type \Type\ (t[imac]p), n. [F. type; cf. It. tipo, from L. typus	   a figure, image, a form, type, character, Gr. ty`pos the mark	   of a blow, impression, form of character, model, from the	   root of ty`ptein to beat, strike; cf. Skr. tup to hurt.]	   1. The mark or impression of something; stamp; impressed	      sign; emblem.	      [1913 Webster]	            The faith they have in tennis, and tall stockings,	            Short blistered breeches, and those types of travel.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Form or character impressed; style; semblance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy father bears the type of king of Naples. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A figure or representation of something to come; a token;	      a sign; a symbol; -- correlative to antitype.	      [1913 Webster]	            A type is no longer a type when the thing typified	            comes to be actually exhibited.       --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which possesses or exemplifies characteristic	      qualities; the representative. Specifically:	      (a) (Biol.) A general form or structure common to a number	          of individuals; hence, the ideal representation of a	          species, genus, or other group, combining the	          essential characteristics; an animal or plant	          possessing or exemplifying the essential	          characteristics of a species, genus, or other group.	          Also, a group or division of animals having a certain	          typical or characteristic structure of body maintained	          within the group.	          [1913 Webster]	                Since the time of Cuvier and Baer . . . the	                whole animal kingdom has been universally held	                to be divisible into a small number of main	                divisions or types.               --Haeckel.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Fine Arts) The original object, or class of objects,	          scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject	          of a copy; esp., the design on the face of a medal or	          a coin.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Chem.) A simple compound, used as a model or pattern	          to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as	          being related, and from which they may be actually or	          theoretically derived.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The fundamental types used to express the simplest and	         most essential chemical relations are hydrochloric	         acid, {HCl}; water, {H2O}; ammonia, {NH3}; and methane,	         {CH4}.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Typog.)	      (a) A raised letter, figure, accent, or other character,	          cast in metal or cut in wood, used in printing.	      (b) Such letters or characters, in general, or the whole	          quantity of them used in printing, spoken of	          collectively; any number or mass of such letters or	          characters, however disposed.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Type are mostly made by casting type metal in a mold,	         though some of the larger sizes are made from maple,	         mahogany, or boxwood. In the cut, a is the body; b, the	         face, or part from which the impression is taken; c,	         the shoulder, or top of the body; d, the nick	         (sometimes two or more are made), designed to assist	         the compositor in distinguishing the bottom of the face	         from t`e top; e, the groove made in the process of	         finishing, -- each type as cast having attached to the	         bottom of the body a jet, or small piece of metal	         (formed by the surplus metal poured into the mold),	         which, when broken off, leaves a roughness that	         requires to be removed. The fine lines at the top and	         bottom of a letter are technically called ceriphs, and	         when part of the face projects over the body, as in the	         letter f, the projection is called a kern.	         [1913 Webster] The type which compose an ordinary book	         font consist of Roman CAPITALS, small capitals, and	         lower-case letters, and Italic CAPITALS and lower-case	         letters, with accompanying figures, points, and	         reference marks, -- in all about two hundred	         characters. Including the various modern styles of	         fancy type, some three or four hundred varieties of	         face are made. Besides the ordinary Roman and Italic,	         some of the most important of the varieties are 	         [1913 Webster] Old English. Black Letter. Old Style.	         French Elzevir. Boldface. Antique. Clarendon. Gothic.	         Typewriter. Script.	         [1913 Webster] The smallest body in common use is	         diamond; then follow in order of size, pearl, agate,	         nonpareil, minion, brevier, bourgeois (or two-line	         diamond), long primer (or two-line pearl), small pica	         (or two-line agate), pica (or two-line nonpareil),	         English (or two-line minion), Columbian (or two-line	         brevier), great primer (or two-line bourgeois), paragon	         (or two-line long primer), double small pica (or	         two-line small pica), double pica (or two-line pica),	         double English (or two-line English), double great	         primer (or two-line great primer), double paragon (or	         two-line paragon), canon (or two-line double pica).	         Above this, the sizes are called five-line pica,	         six-line pica, seven-line pica, and so on, being made	         mostly of wood. The following alphabets show the	         different sizes up to great primer.	         [1913 Webster] Brilliant . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz	         Diamond . . abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Pearl . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Agate . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Nonpareil . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Minion . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Brevier . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Bourgeois . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Long primer . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Small pica . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Pica . . . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz English . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Columbian . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Great primer . . .	         abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz	         [1913 Webster] The foregoing account is conformed to	         the designations made use of by American type founders,	         but is substantially correct for England. Agate,	         however, is called ruby, in England, where, also, a	         size intermediate between nonpareil and minion is	         employed, called emerald.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Point system of type bodies} (Type Founding), a system	      adopted by the type founders of the United States by which	      the various sizes of type have been so modified and	      changed that each size bears an exact proportional	      relation to every other size. The system is a modification	      of a French system, and is based on the pica body. This	      pica body is divided into twelfths, which are termed	      "points," and every type body consist of a given number of	      these points. Many of the type founders indicate the new	      sizes of type by the number of points, and the old names	      are gradually being done away with. By the point system	      type founders cast type of a uniform size and height,	      whereas formerly fonts of pica or other type made by	      different founders would often vary slightly so that they	      could not be used together. There are no type in actual	      use corresponding to the smaller theoretical sizes of the	      point system. In some cases, as in that of ruby, the term	      used designates a different size from that heretofore so	      called.	      [1913 Webster] 1 American 9 Bourgeois [bar] [bar] 11/2	      German [bar] 2 Saxon 10 Long Primer [bar] [bar] 21/2 Norse	      [bar] 3 Brilliant 11 Small Pica [bar] [bar] 31/2 Ruby 12	      Pica [bar] [bar] 4 Excelsior [bar] 41/2 Diamond 14 English	      [bar] [bar] 5 Pearl 16 Columbian [bar] [bar] 51/2 Agate	      [bar] 6 Nonpareil 18 Great Primer [bar] [bar] 7 Minion	      [bar] 8 Brevier 20 Paragon [bar] [bar] Diagram of the	      "points" by which sizes of Type are graduated in the	      "Point System".	      [1913 Webster]	   {Type founder}, one who casts or manufacture type.	   {Type foundry}, {Type foundery}, a place for the manufacture	      of type.	   {Type metal}, an alloy used in making type, stereotype	      plates, etc., and in backing up electrotype plates. It	      consists essentially of lead and antimony, often with a	      little tin, nickel, or copper.	   {Type wheel}, a wheel having raised letters or characters on	      its periphery, and used in typewriters, printing	      telegraphs, etc.	   {Unity of type} (Biol.), that fundamental agreement in	      structure which is seen in organic beings of the same	      class, and is quite independent of their habits of life.	      --Darwin.	      [1913 Webster]	Type \Type\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Typing}.]	   1. To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to	      prefigure. [R.] --White (Johnson).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to	      typify. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us type them now in our own lives. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Typesetter \Type"set`ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, sets type; a compositor; a machine	   for setting type.	   [1913 Webster]
Typesetting \Type"set`ting\, n.	   The act or art of setting type.	   [1913 Webster]
Typewrite \Type"write`\, v. t. & i.	   To write with a typewriter. [Recent]	   [1913 Webster]
Typewriter \Type"writ`er\, n.	   1. An instrument for writing by means of type, a typewheel,	      or the like, in which the operator makes use of a sort of	      keyboard, in order to obtain printed impressions of the	      characters upon paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who uses such an instrument.	      [1913 Webster]
Typewriting \Type"writ`ing\, n.	   The act or art of using a typewriter; also, a print made with	   a typewriter.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhlitis \Typh*li"tis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? blind, closed (as	   applied to the caecum) + -itis.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the caecum.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhlosole \Typh"lo*sole\, n. [Gr. ? blind + ? channel.] (Zool.)	   A fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the	   intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes,	   and some other animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhoean \Ty*pho"e*an\, a. [L. Typhoius, from Typhoeus, Gr. ?,	   ?.]	   Of or pertaining to Typhoeus (t[-i]*f[=o]"[=u]s), the fabled	   giant of Greek mythology, having a hundred heads; resembling	   Typhoeus.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes incorrectly written and pronounced	         Ty-ph[oe][bprime]an, or Ty-phe[bprime]an.	         [1913 Webster]
Typhoid \Ty"phoid\, a. [Typhus + -oid: cf. F. typho["i]de, Gr.	   ?. See {Typhus}.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to typhus; resembling typhus; of a low grade	   like typhus; as, typhoid symptoms.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Typhoid fever}, a disease formerly confounded with typhus,	      but essentially different from the latter. It is	      characterized by fever, lasting usually three or more	      weeks, diarrhaea with evacuations resembling pea soup in	      appearance, and prostration and muscular debility,	      gradually increasing and often becoming profound at the	      acme of the disease. Its local lesions are a scanty	      eruption of spots, resembling flea bites, on the belly,	      enlargement of the spleen, and ulceration of the	      intestines over the areas occupied by Peyer's glands. The	      virus, or contagion, of this fever is supposed to be a	      microscopic vegetable organism, or bacterium. Called also	      {enteric fever}. See {Peyer's glands}.	   {Typhoid state}, a condition common to many diseases,	      characterized by profound prostration and other symptoms	      resembling those of typhus.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Typhomalarial \Ty`pho*ma*la"ri*al\	   (t[imac]`f[-o]*m[.a]*l[=a]*r[i^]*al), a. (Med.)	   Pertaining to typhoid fever and malaria; as, typhomalarial	   fever, a form of fever having symptoms both of malarial and	   typhoid fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhomania \Ty`pho*ma"ni*a\, n. [NL. See {Typhus}, and {Mania}.]	   (Med.)	   A low delirium common in typhus fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhon \Ty"phon\, n. [Gr. ?, and ?. See {Typhoon}.] (Class.	   Mythol.)	   1. According to Hesiod, the son of Typhoeus, and father of	      the winds, but later identified with him.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: By modern writers, Typhon is identified with the	         Egyptian Set, who represents physical evil. --Encyc.	         Brit.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A violent whirlwind; a typhoon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The circling typhon whirled from point to point.	                                                  --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Typhoon \Ty*phoon"\, n. [Earlier tuffoon, tuffon, Pg. tuf[~a]o,	   Ar. tuf[=a]n a violent storm; probably fr. Gr. tyfw^n,	   tyfw^s, a violent whirlwind, that rushes upward from the	   earth, whirling clouds of dust (cf. {Typhus}); or perhaps	   from Chin. t'ai-fung a cyclonic wind.]	   A violent whirlwind; specifically, a violent whirlwind	   occurring in the Chinese seas.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhos \Ty"phos\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Typhus. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Typhotoxin \Ty`pho*tox"in\, n. [Typhoid + -toxic.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A basic substance, {C7H17NO2}, formed from the growth of the	   typhoid bacillus on meat pulp. It induces in small animals	   lethargic conditions with liquid dejecta.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhous \Ty"phous\, a. [Cf. F. typheux.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of typhus.	   [1913 Webster]
Typhus \Ty"phus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? smoke, cloud, stupor	   arising from fever; akin to ? to smoke, Skr. dh?pa smoke.]	   (Med.)	   A contagious continued fever lasting from two to three weeks,	   attended with great prostration and cerebral disorder, and	   marked by a copious eruption of red spots upon the body. Also	   called {jail fever}, {famine fever}, {putrid fever},	   {spottled fever}, etc. See {Jail fever}, under {Jail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Typic \Typ"ic\, a.	   Typical. "Typic shades." --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Typical \Typ"ic*al\, a. [L. typicus, Gr. ?, from ? type: cf. F.	   typique. See {Type}.]	   1. Of the nature of a type; representing something by a form,	      model, or resemblance; emblematic; prefigurative.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Levitical priesthood was only typical of the	            Christian.                            --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Combining or exhibiting the essential	      characteristics of a group; as, a typical genus.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Typ"ic*al*ly}, adv. --	      {Typ"ic*al*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Typification \Typ`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act of typifying, or representing by a figure.	   [1913 Webster]
Typifier \Typ"i*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, typifies. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Typify \Typ"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Typified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Typifying}.] [Type + -fy.]	   1. To represent by an image, form, model, or resemblance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Savior was typified, indeed, by the goat that	            was slain, and the scapegoat in the wilderness.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To embody the essential or salient characteristics of; to	      be the type of; as, the genus {Rosa} typifies the family	      {Rosaceae}, which in turn typifies the series {Rosales}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Typist \Typ"ist\, n.	   A person who operates a typewriting machine; a typewriter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Typo \Ty"po\, n. [An abbreviation of typographer.]	   A compositor. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Typo \Ty"po\, n. [An abbreviation of typographical error.]	   a typographical error; an error in typing, printing, etc.	   [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
Typocosmy \Typ"o*cos`my\, n. [Gr. ty`pos type + ko`smos the	   world.]	   A representation of the world. [R.]            --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Typograph \Ty"po*graph\, n. [Type + -graph.]	   A machine for setting type or for casting lines of type and	   setting them.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Typographer \Ty*pog"ra*pher\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. typographe.	   See {Typography}.]	   A printer. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster] Typographic
Typographic \Ty`po*graph"ic\ (?; 277), Typographical
\Ty`po*graph"ic*al\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. typographique.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the act or art of representing by	      types or symbols; emblematic; figurative; typical. [Obs.]	      --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to typography or printing; as, the	      typographic art.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ty`po*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Typography \Ty*pog"ra*phy\, n. [Type + -graphy: cf. F.	   typographie.]	   1. The act or art of expressing by means of types or symbols;	      emblematical or hieroglyphic representation. [Obs.] --Sir	      T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of printing with types; the use of types to	      produce impressions on paper, vellum, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Typolite \Typ"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? image, type + -lite: cf. F.	   typolithe.] (Min.)	   A stone or fossil which has on it impressions or figures of	   plants and animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Typolithography \Ty`po*li*thog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ? type +	   lithography.]	   A branch of lithography in which impressions from printers'	   types are transferred to stone for reproduction. --	   {Ty`po*lith`o*graph"ic}, a.
Typology \Ty*pol"o*gy\, n. [Type + -logy.]	   1. (Theol.) A discourse or treatise on types.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The doctrine of types.	      [1913 Webster]
Typothetae \Ty*poth"e*tae\, n. pl. [NL., fr. E. type + Gr. ? to	   put, set.]	   Printers; -- used in the name of an association of the master	   printers of the United States and Canada, called The United	   Typothetae of America.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyran \Ty"ran\, n. [See {Tyrant}.]	   A tyrant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Lordly love is such a tyran fell.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyranness \Ty"ran*ness\, n.	   A female tyrant. [Obs.] "That proud tyranness." --Spenser.	   --Akenside.	   [1913 Webster] Tyrannic
Tyrannic \Ty*ran"nic\ (?; 277), Tyrannical \Ty*ran"nic*al\, a.	   [L. tyrannicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. tyrannique. See {Tyrant}.]	   Of or pertaining to a tyrant; suiting a tyrant; unjustly	   severe in government; absolute; imperious; despotic; cruel;	   arbitrary; as, a tyrannical prince; a tyrannical master;	   tyrannical government. "A power tyrannical." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our sects a more tyrannic power assume.  --Roscommon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The oppressor ruled tyrannic where he durst. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ty*ran"nic*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Ty*ran"nic*al*ness}, .	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrannicidal \Ty*ran"ni*ci`dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to tyrannicide, or the murder of a tyrant.	   --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrannicide \Ty*ran"ni*ci`de\, n. [L. tyrannicidium the killing	   of a tyrant, tyrannicida the killer of a tyrant; tyrannus a	   tyrant + caedere to kill: cf. F. tyrannicide.]	   1. The act of killing a tyrant. --Hume.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who kills a tyrant.	      [1913 Webster]
Tyrannish \Tyr"an*nish\ (t[i^]r"an*n[i^]sh), a.	   Like a tyrant; tyrannical. [Obs.] "The proud tyrannish	   Roman." --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrannize \Tyr"an*nize\ (t[i^]r"an*n[imac]z), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Tyrannized} (t[i^]r"an*n[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Tyrannizing} (t[i^]r"an*n[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F.	   tyranniser, Gr. tyranni`zein to take the part of tyrants.]	   To act the tyrant; to exercise arbitrary power; to rule with	   unjust and oppressive severity; to exercise power over others	   not permitted by law or required by justice, or with a	   severity not necessary to the ends of justice and government;	   as, a prince will often tyrannize over his subjects; masters	   sometimes tyrannize over their servants or apprentices.	   [1913 Webster]	Tyrannize \Tyr"an*nize\, v. t.	   To subject to arbitrary, oppressive, or tyrannical treatment;	   to oppress.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrannous \Tyr"an*nous\ (t[i^]r"an*n[u^]s), a.	   Tyrannical; arbitrary; unjustly severe; despotic. --Sir P.	   Sidney. -- {Tyr"an*nous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyranny \Tyr"an*ny\ (t[i^]r"an*n[y^]), n. [OE. tirannye, OF.	   tirannie, F. tyrannie; cf. It. tirannia; Gr. tyranni`a,	   tyranni`s, L. tyrannis. See {Tyrant}.]	   1. The government or authority of a tyrant; a country	      governed by an absolute ruler; hence, arbitrary or	      despotic exercise of power; exercise of power over	      subjects and others with a rigor not authorized by law or	      justice, or not requisite for the purposes of government.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Sir," would he [Seneca] say, "an emperor mote need	            Be virtuous and hate tyranny."        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cruel government or discipline; as, the tyranny of a	      schoolmaster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Severity; rigor; inclemency.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tyranny of the open night's too rough	            For nature to endure.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Tyrant \Tyr"ant\ (t[imac]"rant), n. [OE. tirant, tiraunt,	   tyraunt, OF. tiran, tirant (probably from confusion with the	   p. pr. of verbs), F. tyran, L. tyrannus, Gr. ty`rannos,	   originally, an absolute sovereign, but afterwards, a severe	   or cruel ruler.]	   1. An absolute ruler; a sovereign unrestrained by law or	      constitution; a usurper of sovereignty.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Free governments [in Greece] having superseded the old	         hereditary sovereignties (basilei^ai), all who obtained	         absolute power in a state were called ty`rannoi,	         tyrants, or rather despots; -- for the term rather	         regards the irregular way in which the power was	         gained, whether force or fraud, than the way in which	         it was exercised, being applied to the mild	         Pisistratus, but not to the despotic kings of Persia.	         However, the word soon came to imply reproach, and was	         then used like our tyrant. --Liddell & Scott.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a monarch, or other ruler or master, who	      uses power to oppress his subjects; a person who exercises	      unlawful authority, or lawful authority in an unlawful	      manner; one who by taxation, injustice, or cruel	      punishment, or the demand of unreasonable services,	      imposes burdens and hardships on those under his control,	      which law and humanity do not authorize, or which the	      purposes of government do not require; a cruel master; an	      oppressor. "This false tyrant, this Nero." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love, to a yielding heart, is a king, but to a	            resisting, is a tyrant.               --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of American	      clamatorial birds belonging to the family {Tyrannidae}; --	      called also {tyrant bird}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: These birds are noted for their irritability and	         pugnacity, and for the courage with which they attack	         rapacious birds far exceeding them in size and	         strength. They are mostly plain-colored birds, but	         often have a bright-colored crown patch. A few species,	         as the scissorstail, are handsomely colored. The	         kingbird and pewee are familiar examples.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Tyrant flycatcher} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      tyrants which have a flattened bill, toothed at the tip,	      and resemble the true flycatchers in habits. The Acadian	      flycatcher ({Empidonax Acadicus}) and the vermilion	      flycatcher ({Pyrocephalus rubineus}) are examples.	   {Tyrant shrike} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      American tyrants of the genus {Tyrannus} having a strong	      toothed bill and resembling the shrikes in habits. The	      kingbird is an example.	      [1913 Webster]	Tyrant \Ty"rant\, v. i.	   To act like a tyrant; to play the tyrant; be to tyrannical.	   [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyre \Tyre\, n. [Tamil tayir.]	   Curdled milk. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
tyre \tyre\, n.	   Same as 2nd {tire}, n., sense 5. [British spelling]	   [PJC]
Tyre \Tyre\, n. & v.	   Attire. See 2d and 3d {Tire}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Tyre \Tyre\, v. i.	   To prey upon. See 4th {Tire}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrian \Tyr"i*an\, a. [L. Tyrius, from Tyrus Tyre, Gr. ?.]	   1. Of or pertaining to Tyre or its people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being of the color called Tyrian purple.	      [1913 Webster]	            The bright-eyed perch with fins of Tyrian dye.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Tyrian purple}, or {Tyrian dye}, a celebrated purple dye	      prepared in ancient Tyre from several mollusks, especially	      Ianthina, Murex, and Purpura. See the Note under {Purple},	      n., 1, and {Purple of mollusca}, under {Purple}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Tyrian \Tyr"i*an\, n. [L. Tyrius.]	   A native of Tyre.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyro \Ty"ro\, n.; pl. {Tyros}. [L. tiro a newlylevied soldier, a	   beginner.]	   A beginner in learning; one who is in the rudiments of any	   branch of study; a person imperfectly acquainted with a	   subject; a novice. [Written also {tiro}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The management of tyros of eighteen	         Is difficult.                            --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrociny \Ty"ro*cin*y\, n. [L. tirocinium first service or	   trial, fr. tiro. See {Tyro}.]	   The state of being a tyro, or beginner; apprenticeship.	   [Obs.] --Blount.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrolite \Tyr"o*lite\, n. [From Tyrol, where it occurs.] (Min.)	   A translucent mineral of a green color and pearly or vitreous	   luster. It is a hydrous arseniate of copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyronism \Ty"ro*nism\, n.	   The state of being a tyro, or beginner. [Written also	   {tironism}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrosin \Tyr"o*sin\, n. [Gr. ? cheese.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A white crystalline nitrogenous substance present in small	   amount in the pancreas and spleen, and formed in large	   quantity from the decomposition of proteid matter by various	   means, -- as by pancreatic digestion, by putrefaction as of	   cheese, by the action of boiling acids, etc. Chemically, it	   consists of oxyphenol and amidopropionic acid, and by	   decomposition yields oxybenzoic acid, or some other benzol	   derivative. [Written also {tyrosine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrotoxicon \Tyr`o*tox"i*con\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cheese + ?.	   See {Toxic}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A ptomaine discovered by Vaughan in putrid cheese and other	   dairy products, and producing symptoms similar to cholera	   infantum. Chemically, it appears to be related to, or	   identical with, diazobenzol.	   [1913 Webster]
Tyrotoxine \Tyr`o*tox"ine\, n.	   Same as {Tyrotoxicon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tysonite \Ty"son*ite\, n. [After S. T. Tyson.] (Min.)	   A fluoride of the cerium metals occurring in hexagonal	   crystals of a pale yellow color. Cf. {Fluocerite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tystie \Ty"stie\, n. [Cf. Icel. [thorn]eisti, Norw. teiste.]	   (Zool.)	   The black guillemot. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Tythe \Tythe\, n.	   See {Tithe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tything \Tyth"ing\, n.	   See {Tithing}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tzar \Tzar\, n.	   The emperor of Russia. See {Czar}.	   [1913 Webster] Tzarina
Tzarina \Tza*ri"na\, Tzaritza \Tza*rit"za\, n.	   The empress of Russia. See {Czarina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Tzetze \Tzet"ze\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Tsetse}.	   [1913 Webster]
U \U\ ([=u]),	   the twenty-first letter of the English alphabet, is a cursive	   form of the letter V, with which it was formerly used	   interchangeably, both letters being then used both as vowels	   and consonants. U and V are now, however, differentiated, U	   being used only as a vowel or semivowel, and V only as a	   consonant. The true primary vowel sound of U, in Anglo-Saxon,	   was the sound which it still retains in most of the languages	   of Europe, that of long oo, as in tool, and short oo, as in	   wood, answering to the French ou in tour. Etymologically U is	   most closely related to o, y (vowel), w, and v; as in two,	   duet, dyad, twice; top, tuft; sop, sup; auspice, aviary. See	   {V}, also {O} and {Y}.	   [1913 Webster] See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]	   130-144.	   [1913 Webster]
Uakari \Ua*ka"ri\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Ouakari}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uberous \U"ber*ous\, a. [L. uber.]	   Fruitful; copious; abundant; plentiful. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Uberty \U"ber*ty\, n. [L. ubertas.]	   Fruitfulness; copiousness; abundance; plenty. [Obs.]	   --Florio.	   [1913 Webster] Ubication
Ubication \U`bi*ca"tion\, Ubiety \U*bi"e*ty\, n. [NL. ubicatio,	   ubietas, fr. L. ubi where.]	   The quality or state of being in a place; local relation;	   position or location; whereness. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Ubiquarian \U`bi*qua"ri*an\, a.	   Ubiquitous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Ubiquist
Ubiquist \U"bi*quist\, Ubiquitarian \U*biq`ui*ta"ri*an\, n. [L.	   ubique everywhere: cf. F. ubiquiste, ubiquitaire. See	   {Ubiquity}.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body	   of Christ is present everywhere, and especially in the	   eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence. Called also	   {ubiquitist}, and {ubiquitary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ubiquitariness \U*biq"ui*ta*ri*ness\	   ([-u]*b[i^]k"w[i^]*t[asl]*r[i^]*n[e^]s), n.	   Quality or state of being ubiquitary, or ubiquitous. [R.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ubiquitary \U*biq"ui*ta*ry\ ([-u]*b[i^]k"w[i^]*t[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   [L. ubique everywhere. See {Ubiquitarian}.]	   Ubiquitous. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]	Ubiquitary \U*biq"ui*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Ubiquitaries}.	   1. One who exists everywhere. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl. Hist.) A ubiquist. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Ubiquitist \U*biq"ui*tist\ ([-u]*b[i^]k"w[i^]*t[i^]st), n.	   Same as {Ubiquist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ubiquitous \U*biq"ui*tous\ ([-u]*b[i^]k"w[i^]*t[u^]s), a. [See	   {Ubiquity}.]	   Existing or being everywhere, or in all places, at the same	   time; omnipresent. -- {U*biq"ui*tous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         In this sense is he ubiquitous.          --R. D.	                                                  Hitchcock.	   [1913 Webster]
Ubiquity \U*biq"ui*ty\ ([-u]*b[i^]k"w[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. ubique	   everywhere, fr. ubi where, perhaps for cubi, quobi (cf.	   alicubi anywhere), and if so akin to E. who: cf. F.	   ubiquit['e].]	   1. Existence everywhere, or in all places, at the same time;	      omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by	      those who admit his existence.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the	            wide spaces to be traversed and the ubiquity of the	            enemy.                                --C. Merivale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Theol.) The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that	      Christ's glorified body is omnipresent.	      [1913 Webster]
Uchees \U"chees\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians belonging to the Creek	   confederation.	   [1913 Webster]
Uckewallist \Uck`e*wal"list\, prop. n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a sect of rigid Anabaptists, which originated in 1637,	   and whose tenets were essentially the same as those of the	   Mennonists. In addition, however, they held that Judas and	   the murderers of Christ were saved. So called from the	   founder of the sect, Ucke Wallis, a native of Friesland.	   --Eadie.	   [1913 Webster] Udaler	   Udalborn	   Udal
Udal \U"dal\ ([=u]"dal), n. & a. Udalborn \U"dal*born`\, Udaler
\U"dal*er\, Udalman \U"dal*man\, etc.[Icel. [=o][eth]al	   allodium, an hereditary estate; akin to Sw. odal allodial,	   Dan. odel.]	   Vars. of {Odal}, etc.; property held by udal, or allodial,	   right -- Obs. exc. in Shetland and the Orkney Islands, where	   udal designates a freehold, land held in fee simple without	   any charter and free of any feudal character.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Udal \U"dal\, a.	   Allodial; -- a term used in Finland, Shetland, and Orkney.	   See {Allodial}. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster] Udaler
Udaler \U"dal*er\, Udalman \U"dal*man\, n.	   In the Shetland and Orkney Islands, one who holds property by	   udal, or allodial, right. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Udder \Ud"der\, n. [OE. uddir, AS. [=u]der; akin to D. uijer, G.	   euter, OHG. [=u]tar, [=u]tiro, Icel. j[=u]gr, Sw. jufver,	   jur, Dan. yver, L. uber, Gr. o"y^qar, Skr. [=u]dhar.	   [root]216. Cf. {Exuberant}.]	   1. (Anat.) The glandular organ in which milk is secreted and	      stored; -- popularly called the {bag} in cows and other	      quadrupeds. See {Mamma}.	      [1913 Webster]	            A lioness, with udders all drawn dry. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of the breasts of a woman. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Yon Juno of majestic size,	            With cowlike udders, and with oxlike eyes. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Uddered \Ud"dered\, a.	   Having an udder or udders.	   [1913 Webster]
Udderless \Ud"der*less\, a.	   1. Destitute or deprived of an udder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, without mother's milk; motherless; as, udderless	      lambs. [Poetic] --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]
Udometer \U*dom"e*ter\, n. [L. udus wet, moist + -meter.]	   (Meteor.)	   A rain gauge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ugh \Ugh\ ([oo^]), interj.	   An exclamation expressive of disgust, horror, or recoil. Its	   utterance is usually accompanied by a shudder.	   [1913 Webster]
Uglesome \Ug"le*some\ ([u^]g"'l*s[u^]m), a. [[root]3. See	   {Ugly}.]	   Ugly. [Obs.] "Such an uglesome countenance." --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uglify \Ug"li*fy\, v. t. [Ugly + -fy.]	   To disfigure; to make ugly. [R.] --Mad. D'Arblay.	   [1913 Webster]
Uglily \Ug"li*ly\, adv.	   In an ugly manner; with deformity.	   [1913 Webster]
Ugliness \Ug"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being ugly.	   [1913 Webster]
Ugly \Ug"ly\, a. [Compar. {Uglier}; superl. {Ugliest}.] [Icel.	   uggligr fearful, dreadful; uggr fear (akin to ugga to fear) +	   -ligr (akin to E. -ly, like). ??. Cf. {Awe}.]	   1. Offensive to the sight; contrary to beauty; being of	      disagreeable or loathsome aspect; unsightly; repulsive;	      deformed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ugly view of his deformed crimes. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the toad, ugly and venomous.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, I have passed a miserable night,	            So full of ugly sights, of ghastly dreams. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ill-natured; crossgrained; quarrelsome; as, an ugly	      temper; to feel ugly. [Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unpleasant; disagreeable; likely to cause trouble or loss;	      as, an ugly rumor; an ugly customer. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ugly \Ug"ly\, n.	   A shade for the face, projecting from the bonnet. [Colloq.	   Eng.] --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]	Ugly \Ug"ly\, v. t.	   To make ugly. [R.] --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ugrian \U"gri*an\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A Mongolian race, ancestors of the Finns. [Written also	   {Uigrian}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ugsome \Ug"some\, a. [??. See {Ugly}.]	   Ugly; offensive; loathsome. [Obs.] -- {Ug"some*ness}, n.	   [Obs.] "The horror and ugsomeness of death." --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uhlan \Uh"lan\, n. [G. uhlan, Pol. ulan, hulan, from Turk.	   ogl[=a]n a youth, lad; of Tartar origin.] [Written also	   {ulan}, and formerly {hulan}.]	   1. One of a certain description of militia among the Tartars.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) One of a kind of light cavalry of Tartaric origin,	      first introduced into European armies in Poland. They are	      armed with lances, pistols, and sabers, and are employed	      chiefly as skirmishers.	      [1913 Webster]
Uintatherium \U*in`ta*the"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. Uinta, the Indian	   name of the region where the animals were discovered + Gr.	   qhri`on beast.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of large Eocene ungulates allied to	   Dinoceras. This name is sometimes used for nearly all the	   known species of the group. See {Dinoceras}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uitlander \Uit"land`er\, n. [D. Cf. {Outlander}.]	   A foreigner; an outlander. [South Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ukase \U*kase"\, n. [F., fr. Russ. ukas'; pref. u- + kazate to	   show, to say.]	   1. In Russia, a published proclamation or imperial order,	      having the force of law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. an order or edict by someone holding absolute authority.	      [PJC]
Ulan \U"lan\, n.	   See {Uhlan}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ularburong \U*lar"bu*rong\, n. [From the native Malay name.]	   (Zool.)	   A large East Indian nocturnal tree snake ({Dipsas	   dendrophila}). It is not venomous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulcer \Ul"cer\, n. [F. ulc[`e]re, L. ulcus, gen. ulceris, akin	   to Gr. ?.]	   1. (Med.) A solution of continuity in any of the soft parts	      of the body, discharging purulent matter, found on a	      surface, especially one of the natural surfaces of the	      body, and originating generally in a constitutional	      disorder; a sore discharging pus. It is distinguished from	      an abscess, which has its beginning, at least, in the	      depth of the tissues.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Anything that festers and corrupts like an open	      sore; a vice in character.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cold ulcer} (Med.), an ulcer on a finger or toe, due to	      deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the	      extremities are cold.	      [1913 Webster]	Ulcer \Ul"cer\, v. t.	   To ulcerate. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulcerable \Ul"cer*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of ulcerating.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ulcerated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ulcerating}.] [L. ulceratus, p. p. of ulcerare, fr.	   ulcus ulcer.]	   To be formed into an ulcer; to become ulcerous.	   [1913 Webster]	Ulcerate \Ul"cer*ate\, v. t.	   To affect with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers. --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulcerated \Ul"cer*a`ted\, a.	   Affected with, or as with, an ulcer or ulcers; as, an	   ulcerated sore throat.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulceration \Ul`cer*a"tion\, n. [L. ulceratio: cf. F.	   ulc['e]ration.] (Med.)	   The process of forming an ulcer, or of becoming ulcerous; the	   state of being ulcerated; also, an ulcer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulcerative \Ul"cer*a*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ulcers; as, an ulcerative process.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulcered \Ul"cered\, a.	   Ulcerous; ulcerated.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulcerous \Ul"cer*ous\, a. [L. ulcerosus: cf. F. ulc['e]reux.]	   1. Having the nature or character of an ulcer; discharging	      purulent or other matter. --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with an ulcer or ulcers; ulcerated.	      [1913 Webster]	            It will but skin and film the ulcerous place.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ul"cer*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Ul"cer*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster] Ulcuscle
Ulcuscle \Ul"cus*cle\, Ulcuscule \Ul*cus"cule\, n. [L.	   ulcusculum, dim. of ulcus. See {Ulcer}.]	   A little ulcer. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ule \U"le\ ([=u]"l[-e]), n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	   A Mexican and Central American tree ({Castilloa elastica} and	   {Castilloa Markhamiana}) related to the breadfruit tree. Its	   milky juice contains {caoutchouc}. Called also {ule tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulema \U`le*ma"\, n. [Turk. & Ar. 'ulam[=a] the wise or learned	   men, pl. of '[=a]lim wise, learned, fr. alima to know.]	   (Islam)	   A college or body composed of the hierarchy (the imams, or	   ministers of religion, the muftis, or doctors of law, and the	   cadis, or administrators of justice). That of Turkey alone	   now has political power; its head is the sheik ul Islam.	   Note: This definition was written ca. 1900. The government of	         Turkey in 1998 is exclusively secular, whereas Iran in	         2001 is dominated by Moslem clergy.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Ulexite \U"lex*ite\, n. [After a German chemist.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in white rounded crystalline masses. It	   is a hydrous borate of lime and soda.	   [1913 Webster] Uliginose
Uliginose \U*lig"i*nose`\, Uliginous \U*lig"i*nous\, a. [L.	   uliginosus, fr. uligo, -inis, moisture, fr. uvere to be	   moist.]	   Muddy; oozy; slimy; also, growing in muddy places. [R.]	   --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
ullage \ul"lage\ ([u^]l"l[asl]j; 48), n. [OF. eullage, ouillage,	   the filling up of a cask, fr. ouillier, oillier, euillier, to	   fill a wine cask; properly, to add oil to prevent	   evaporation, as to a flask that is nearly full, fr. OF. oile	   oil. See {Oil}.] (Com.)	   The amount which a vessel, as a cask, of liquor lacks of	   being full; wantage; deficiency.	   [1913 Webster]
ullet \ul"let\ ([u^]l"l[e^]t), n. [Cf. OF. hullote, E. howlet.]	   (Zool.)	   A European owl ({Syrnium aluco}) of a tawny color; -- called	   also {uluia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ullmannite \Ull"mann*ite\, n. [So named after J. C. Ullman, a	   German chemist.] (Min.)	   A brittle mineral of a steel-gray color and metallic luster,	   containing antimony, arsenic, sulphur, and nickel.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulluco \Ul*lu"co\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Melluc?o}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulmaceous \Ul*ma"ceous\, a. [L. ulmus an elm.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a suborder of urticaceous plants, of	   which the elm is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulmate \Ul"mate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of ulmic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulmic \Ul"mic\, a. [L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmique.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to ulmin; designating an acid obtained from ulmin.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulmin \Ul"min\, n. [L. ulmus an elm: cf. F. ulmine.] (Chem.)	   A brown amorphous substance found in decaying vegetation. Cf.	   {Humin}. [Formerly written {ulmine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ulmus \Ul"mus\, n. [L., an elm.] (Bot.)	   A genus of trees including the elm.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulna \Ul"na\ ([u^]l"n[.a]), n. [L., the elbow. See {Ell}.]	   1. (Anat.) The postaxial bone of the forearm, or brachium,	      corresponding to the fibula of the hind limb. See	      {Radius}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) An ell; also, a yard. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Ulnage \Ul"nage\, n. [See {Ulna}, and cf. {Alnage}.] (Old Eng.	   Law)	   Measurement by the ell; alnage.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulnar \Ul"nar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar	   nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulnare \Ul*na"re\, n.; pl. {Ulnaria}. [NL. See {Ulna}.] (Anat.)	   One of the bones or cartilages of the carpus, which	   articulates with the ulna and corresponds to the cuneiform in	   man.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulodendron \U`lo*den"dron\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, for ? whole + ?	   tree.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of fossil trees.	   [1913 Webster]
Uloid \U"loid\, a. [Written also {ouloid}.] [Gr. ? scar + -oid.]	   (Med.)	   Resembling a scar; scarlike.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ulonata \U`lo*na"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of insects nearly equivalent to the true	   Orthoptera.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulotrichan \U*lot"ri*chan\, a. (Anthropol.)	   Of or pertaining to the Ulotrichi. -- n. One of the	   Ulotrichi.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulotrichi \U*lot"ri*chi\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, ?,	   woolly-haired; ? woolly + ?, ?, hair.] (Anthropol.)	   The division of mankind which embraces the races having	   woolly or crispy hair. Cf. {Leiotrichi}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulotrichous \U*lot"ri*chous\, a. (Anthropol.)	   Having woolly or crispy hair; -- opposed to leiotrichous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulster \Ul"ster\, n.	   A long, loose overcoat, worn by men and women, originally	   made of frieze from Ulster, Ireland.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulterior \Ul*te"ri*or\, a. [L., comp. of ultra, ultro, beyond,	   on the other side, properly cases of an old adjective, formed	   with a comparative suffix, which is akin to OL. uls beyond,	   L. olim formerly, hereafter, orig., at that time, ille that,	   OL. olle, ollus. Cf. {Outrage}.]	   1. Situated beyond, or on the farther side; thither; --	      correlative with hither.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Further; remoter; more distant; succeeding; as, ulterior	      demands or propositions; ulterior views; what ulterior	      measures will be adopted is uncertain.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ulterior motive}, {Ulterior object} or {Ulterior aim}, a	      motive, object or aim beyond that which is avowed.	      [1913 Webster]	Ulterior \Ul*te"ri*or\, n.	   Ulterior side or part. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulteriorly \Ul*te"ri*or*ly\, adv.	   More distantly or remotely.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultima \Ul"ti*ma\ ([u^]l"i[i^]*m[.a]), a. [L., fem. of ultimus	   last.]	   Most remote; furthest; final; last.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ultima ratio} [L.], the last reason or argument; the last	      resort.	   {Ultima Thule}. [L.] See {Thule}.	      [1913 Webster]	Ultima \Ul"ti*ma\, n. [L., fem. of ultimus last.] (Gram. &	   Pros.)	   The last syllable of a word.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultimate \Ul"ti*mate\, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L.	   ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last,	   superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and	   cf. {Ultimatum}.]	   1. Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme; last;	      final.	      [1913 Webster]	            My harbor, and my ultimate repose.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many actions apt to procure fame are not conductive	            to this our ultimate happiness.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Last in a train of progression or consequences; tended	      toward by all that precedes; arrived at, as the last	      result; final.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those ultimate truths and those universal laws of	            thought which we can not rationally contradict.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Incapable of further analysis; incapable of further	      division or separation; constituent; elemental; as, an	      ultimate particle; an ultimate constituent of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Ultimate analysis} (Chem.), organic analysis. See under	      {Organic}.	   {Ultimate belief}. See under {Belief}.	   {Ultimate ratio} (Math.), the limiting value of a ratio, or	      that toward which a series tends, and which it does not	      pass.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Final; conclusive. See {Final}.	        [1913 Webster]	Ultimate \Ul"ti*mate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Ultimated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ultimating}.]	   1. To come or bring to an end or issue; to eventuate; to end.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To come or bring into use or practice. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Ultimately \Ul"ti*mate*ly\, adv.	   As a final consequence; at last; in the end; as, afflictions	   often tend to correct immoral habits, and ultimately prove	   blessings.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultimation \Ul`ti*ma"tion\ ([u^]l`t[i^]*m[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   State of being ultimate; that which is ultimate, or final;	   ultimatum. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultimatum \Ul`ti*ma"tum\ ([u^]l`t[i^]*m[=a]"t[u^]m), n.; pl. E.	   {Ultimatums} ([u^]l`t[i^]*m[=a]"t[u^]mz), L. {Ultimata}. [NL.	   See {Ultimate}.]	   1. A final proposition, concession, or condition; especially,	      the final propositions, conditions, or terms, offered by	      either of the parties in a diplomatic negotiation; the	      most favorable terms that a negotiator can offer, the	      rejection of which usually puts an end to the hesitation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A final demand, the rejection of which may lead to a	      resort to force or other compelling action by the party	      presenting the ultimatum. In international diplomacy, an	      ultimatum may be used as by the demanding country as a	      signal to other countries that it gave the other country a	      seemingly reasonable opportunity to avoid a war; in this	      way, the demanding country may seek to avoid	      responsibility for starting a war.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
Ultime \Ul"time\ ([u^]l"t[i^]m), a.	   Ultimate; final. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultimity \Ul*tim"i*ty\ ([u^]l*t[i^]m"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [LL.	   ultimitus extremity, fr. L. ultimus the last.]	   The last stage or consequence; finality. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultimo \Ul"ti*mo\ [L. ultimo (mense) in the last month.]	   In the month immediately preceding the present; as, on the	   1st ultimo; -- usually abbreviated to ult. Cf. {Proximo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultion \Ul"tion\, n. [L. ultio.]	   The act of taking vengeance; revenge. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultra- \Ul"tra-\, a.	   A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see {Ulterior}), having	   in composition the signification beyond, on the other side,	   chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place;	   as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical,	   etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively,	   exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or	   proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic,	   ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultra \Ul"tra\, a. [See {Ultra-}.]	   Going beyond others, or beyond due limit; extreme; fanatical;	   uncompromising; as, an ultra reformer; ultra measures.	   [1913 Webster]	Ultra \Ul"tra\, n.	   One who advocates extreme measures; an ultraist; an	   extremist; a radical. --Brougham.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultragaseous \Ul`tra*gas"e*ous\, a. [Pref. ultra + gaseous.]	   (Physics)	   Having the properties exhibited by gases under very low	   pressures (one millionth of an atmosphere or less). Matter	   under this condition, which has been termed the fourth state	   of matter, is sometimes called radiant matter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ultrage \Ul"trage\, n.	   Outrage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ultraism \Ul"tra*ism\ ([u^]l"tr[.a]*[i^]z'm), n. [Cf. F.	   ultra["i]sme. See {Ultra-}.]	   The principles of those who advocate extreme measures, as	   radical reform, and the like. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultraist \Ul"tra*ist\, n.	   One who pushes a principle or measure to extremes; an	   extremist; a radical; an ultra.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultramarine \Ul`tra*ma*rine"\ ([u^]l`tr[.a]*m[.a]*r[=e]n"), a.	   [Pref. ultra- + marine.]	   Situated or being beyond the sea. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Ultramarine \Ul`tra*ma*rine"\, n. [Cf. Sp. ultramarino. So	   called because the lapis lazuli was originally brought from	   beyond the sea, -- from Asia.] (Chem.)	   A blue pigment formerly obtained by powdering lapis lazuli,	   but now produced in large quantities by fusing together	   silica, alumina, soda, and sulphur, thus forming a glass,	   colored blue by the sodium polysulphides made in the fusion.	   Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Green ultramarine}, a green pigment obtained as a first	      product in the manufacture of ultramarine, into which it	      is changed by subsequent treatment.	   {Ultramarine ash} or {Ultramarine ashes} (Paint.), a pigment	      which is the residuum of lapis lazuli after the	      ultramarine has been extracted. It was used by the old	      masters as a middle or neutral tint for flesh, skies, and	      draperies, being of a purer and tenderer gray than that	      produced by the mixture of more positive colors.	      --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Ultramontane \Ul`tra*mon"tane\, a. [LL. ultramontanus; L. ultra	   beyond + montanus belonging to a mountain, from mons, montis,	   mountain: cf. F. ultramontain, It. ultramontano. See	   {Ultra-}, and {Mountain}.]	   Being beyond the mountains; specifically, being beyond the	   Alps, in respect to the one who speaks.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This term was first applied, somewhat contemptuously,	         by the Italians, to the nations north of the Alps,	         especially the Germans and French, their painters,	         jurists, etc. At a later period, the French and Germans	         applied it to the Italians. It is now more particularly	         used in respect to religious matters; and ultramontane	         doctrines, when spoken of north of the Alps, denote the	         extreme views of the pope's rights and supremacy	         maintained by Bellarmin and other Italian writers.	         [1913 Webster]	Ultramontane \Ul`tra*mon"tane\, n.	   1. One who resides beyond the mountains, especially beyond	      the Alps; a foreigner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who maintains extreme views favoring the pope's	      supremacy. See {Ultramontanism}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ultramontanism \Ul`tra*mon"ta*nism\, n. [Cf. F.	   ultramontanisme.]	   The principles of those within the Roman Catholic Church who	   maintain extreme views favoring the pope's supremacy; -- so	   used by those living north of the Alps in reference to the	   Italians; -- rarely used in an opposite sense, as referring	   to the views of those living north of the Alps and opposed to	   the papal claims. Cf. {Gallicanism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultramontanist \Ul`tra*mon"ta*nist\, n.	   One who upholds ultramontanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultramundane \Ul`tra*mun"dane\, a. [L. ultramundanus. See	   {Ultra-}, and {Mundane}.]	   Being beyond the world, or beyond the limits of our system.	   --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultrared \Ul`tra*red"\, a. [Pref. ultra- + red.] (Physics)	   Situated beyond or below the red rays; as, the ultrated rays	   of the spectrum, which are less refrangible than the red.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultratropical \Ul`tra*trop"ic*al\, a. [Pref. ultra- + tropical.]	   Situated beyond, or outside of, the tropics; extratropical;	   also, having an excessively tropical temperature; warmer than	   the tropics.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultraviolet \Ul`tra*vi"o*let\, a. [Pref. ultra- + violet.]	   (Physics)	   Lying outside the visible spectrum at its blue-violet end; --	   said of light more refrangible (i. e. having a shorter	   wavelength) than the extreme violet rays of the visible	   spectrum. Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths shorter	   than those of ultrviolet light are not usually considered as	   light waves, but are classified differently. The ultraviolet	   region of the electromagnetic spectrum is generally	   considered as comprising those electromagnetic emissions with	   wavelengths lying between those of visible light and those of	   X-rays, i. e. between 4000 Angstroms and 100 Angstroms.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Ultra vires \Ul`tra vi"res\, [Law Latin, from L. prep. ultra	   beyond + vires, pl. of. vis strength.]	   Beyond power; transcending authority; -- a phrase used	   frequently in relation to acts or enactments by corporations	   in excess of their chartered or statutory rights.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultrazodiacal \Ul`tra*zo*di"a*cal\, a. [Pref. ultra- +	   zodiacal.] (Astron.)	   Outside the zodiac; being in that part of the heavens that is	   more than eight degrees from the ecliptic; as, ultrazodiacal	   planets, that is, those planets which in part of their orbits	   go beyond the zodiac.	   [1913 Webster]
Ultroneous \Ul*tro"ne*ous\, a. [L. ultroneus, from ultro to the	   further side, on his part, of one's own accord. See	   {Ultra-}.]	   Spontaneous; voluntary. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. --	   {Ul*tro"ne*ous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Ul*tro"ne*ous*ness}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ulula \Ul"u*la\, prop. n. [L., a screech owl.] (Zool.)	   A genus of owls including the great gray owl ({Ulula	   cinerea}) of Arctic America, and other similar species. See	   Illust. of {Owl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ululant \Ul"u*lant\, a.	   Howling; wailing.	   [1913 Webster]
Ululate \Ul"u*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ululated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Ululating}.] [L. ululatus, p. p. of ululare to howl,	   yell, shriek.]	   To howl, as a dog or a wolf; to wail; as, ululating jackals.	   --Sir T. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]
Ululation \Ul`u*la"tion\, n. [L. ululatio.]	   A howling, as of a dog or wolf; a wailing.	   [1913 Webster]	         He may fright others with his ululation. --Wither.	   [1913 Webster]
Ulva \Ul"va\, prop. n. [L., sedge.] (Bot.)	   A genus of thin papery bright green seaweeds including the	   kinds called {sea lettuce}.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbe \Um"be\, prep. [AS. ymbe; akin to OHG. umbi, G. um. Cf.	   {Amb-}.]	   About. [Obs.] --Layamon.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbecast \Um"be*cast`\, v. i. [Umbe + cast.]	   To cast about; to consider; to ponder. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Malory.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbel \Um"bel\, n. [L. umbella a little shadow, umbrella, dim.	   of umbra shade. See {Umbrella}.] (Bot.)	   A kind of flower cluster in which the flower stalks radiate	   from a common point, as in the carrot and milkweed. It is	   simple or compound; in the latter case, each peduncle bears	   another little umbel, called umbellet, or umbellule.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbellar \Um"bel*lar\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to an umbel; having the form of an umbel.	   [1913 Webster] Umbellate
Umbellate \Um"bel*late\, Umbellated \Um"bel*la`ted\, a. [NL.	   umbellatus.] (Bot.)	   Bearing umbels; pertaining to an umbel; umbel-like; as,	   umbellate plants or flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbellet \Um"bel*let\, n. (Bot.)	   A small or partial umbel; an umbellule.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbellic \Um*bel"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain umbelliferous	   plants; as, umbellic acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Umbellic acid}. (Chem.)	   (a) Anisic acid. [Obs.]	   (b) A yellow powder obtained from umbelliferone.	       [1913 Webster]
Umbellifer \Um*bel"li*fer\, n. [NL. See {Umbelliferous}.] (Bot.)	   A plant producing an umbel or umbels.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbelliferone \Um`bel*lif"er*one\, n. (Chem.)	   A tasteless white crystalline substance, {C9H6O3}, found in	   the bark of a certain plant ({Daphne Mezereum}), and also	   obtained by the distillation of certain gums from the	   {Umbelliferae}, as galbanum, asafetida, etc. It is analogous	   to coumarin. Called also {hydroxy-coumarin}. Its strong	   fluorescence under ultraviolet light makes it useful in	   analytical biochemistry, as, for example, to detect	   phosphatase activity by hydrolysis of umbelliferyl phosphate.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Umbelliferous \Um`bel*lif"er*ous\, a. [Umbel + -ferous: cf. F.	   ombellif[`e]re.] (Bot.)	   (a) Producing umbels.	   (b) Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Umbelliferae}) of	       plants, of which the parsley, carrot, parsnip, and fennel	       are well-known examples.	       [1913 Webster]
Umbellularia \Um*bel`lu*la"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL. See	   {Umbellule}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of deep-sea alcyonaria consisting of a cluster of	   large flowerlike polyps situated at the summit of a long,	   slender stem which stands upright in the mud, supported by a	   bulbous base.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbellule \Um"bel*lule\, n. [NL. umbellula, dim. of umbella: cf.	   F. ombellule.] (Bot.)	   An umbellet.	   [1913 Webster]
Umber \Um"ber\, n. [F. ombre ocherous ore of iron, terre	   d'ombre, It. terra d'ombra, literally, earth of shadow or	   shade, L. umbra shadow, shade. Cf. {Umber}, 3 & 4,	   {Umbrage}.]	   1. (Paint.) A brown or reddish pigment used in both oil and	      water colors, obtained from certain natural clays	      variously colored by the oxides of iron and manganese. It	      is commonly heated or burned before being used, and is	      then called {burnt umber}; when not heated, it is called	      {raw umber}. See {Burnt umber}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An umbrere. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [F. ombre, umbre, L. umbra.] (Zool.) See {Grayling}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Cf. NL. scopus umbretta, F. ombrette; probably fr. L.	      umbra shade, in allusion to its dark brown color. See	      {Umber} a pigment.] (Zool.) An African wading bird	      ({Scopus umbretta}) allied to the storks and herons. It is	      dull dusky brown, and has a large occipital crest. Called	      also {umbrette}, {umbre}, and {umber bird}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Burnt umber} (Paint.), a pigment made by burning raw umber,	      which is changed by this process from an olive brown to a	      bright reddish brown.	   {Cologne umber}, or {German umber}, a brown pigment obtained	      from lignite. See {Cologne earth}.	      [1913 Webster]	Umber \Um"ber\, a.	   Of or pertaining to umber; resembling umber; olive-brown;	   dark brown; dark; dusky.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their harps are of the umber shade	         That hides the blush of waking day.      --J. R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]	Umber \Um"ber\, v. t.	   To color with umber; to shade or darken; as, to umber over	   one's face. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbery \Um"ber*y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to umber; like umber; as, umbery gold.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbilic \Um*bil"ic\, n. [From L. umbilicus: cf. F. ombilic. See	   {Navel}.]	   1. The navel; the center. [Obs.] "The umbilic of the world."	      --Sir T. Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) An umbilicus. See {Umbilicus}, 5	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	Umbilic \Um*bil"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   See {Umbilical}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbilical \Um*bil"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. ombilical. See {Umbilic},	   n.]	   1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an umbilicus, or umbilical	      cord; umbilic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the center; central. [R.] --DeFoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Umbilical cord}.	      (a) (Anat.) The cord which connects the fetus with the	          placenta, and contains the arteries and the vein	          through which blood circulates between the fetus and	          the placenta; the navel-string.	      (b) (Bot.) The little stem by which the seeds are attached	          to the placenta; -- called also {funicular cord}.	   {Umbilical hernia} (Med.), hernia of the bowels at the	      umbilicus.	   {Umbilical point} (Geom.), an umbilicus. See {Umbilicus}, 5.	      	   {Umbilical region} (Anat.), the middle region of the abdomen,	      bounded above by the epigastric region, below by the	      hypogastric region, and on the sides by the lumbar	      regions.	   {Umbilical vesicle} (Anat.), a saccular appendage of the	      developing embryo, containing the nutritive and	      unsegmented part of the ovum; the yolk sac. See Illust. in	      Appendix.	      [1913 Webster] Umbilicate
Umbilicate \Um*bil"i*cate\, Umbilicated \Um*bil"i*ca`ted\, a.	   [L. umbilicatus. See {Umbilic}.]	      (a) Depressed in the middle, like a navel, as a flower,	          fruit, or leaf; navel-shaped; having an umbilicus; as,	          an umbilicated smallpox vesicle.	      (b) (Bot.) Supported by a stalk at the central point.	          [1913 Webster]
Umbilication \Um*bil"i*ca"tion\, n.	   A slight, navel-like depression, or dimpling, of the center	   of a rounded body; as, the umbilication of a smallpox	   vesicle; also, the condition of being umbilicated.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbilicus \Um`bi*li"cus\, n. [L. See {Umbilic}.]	   1. (Anat.) The depression, or mark, in the median line of the	      abdomen, which indicates the point where the umbilical	      cord separated from the fetus; the navel; the belly	      button, in humans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An ornamented or painted ball or boss	      fastened at each end of the stick on which manuscripts	      were rolled. --Dr. W. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The hilum.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.)	      (a) A depression or opening in the center of the base of	          many spiral shells.	      (b) Either one of the two apertures in the calamus of a	          feather.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Geom.)	      (a) One of the foci of an ellipse, or other curve. [Obs.]	      (b) A point of a surface at which the curvatures of the	          normal sections are all equal to each other. A sphere	          may be osculatory to the surface in every direction at	          an umbilicus. Called also {umbilic}.	          [1913 Webster]
Umble pie \Um"ble pie`\	   A pie made of umbles. See {To eat humble pie}, under	   {Humble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbles \Um"bles\, n. pl. [See {Nombles}.]	   The entrails and coarser parts of a deer; hence, sometimes,	   entrails, in general. [Written also {humbles}.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbo \Um"bo\, n.; pl. L. {Umbones}, E. {Umbos}. [L.]	   1. The boss of a shield, at or near the middle, and usually	      projecting, sometimes in a sharp spike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boss, or rounded elevation, or a corresponding	      depression, in a palate, disk, or membrane; as, the umbo	      in the integument of the larvae of echinoderms or in the	      tympanic membrane of the ear.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the lateral prominences just above the	      hinge of a bivalve shell.	      [1913 Webster] Umbonate
Umbonate \Um"bo*nate\, Umbonated \Um"bo*na`ted\, a. [NL.	   umbonatus. See {Umbo}.]	   Having a conical or rounded projection or protuberance, like	   a boss.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbra \Um"bra\, n.; pl. {Umbrae}. [L., a shadow.]	   1. (Astron.)	      (a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or	          satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within	          which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's	          disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See	          {Penumbra}.	      (b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.	      (c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly	          called penumbra.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of several species of sciaenoid food	      fishes of the genus {Umbrina}, especially the	      Mediterranean species ({Umbrina cirrhosa}), which is	      highly esteemed as a market fish; -- called also {ombre},	      and {umbrine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Umbra tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Phytolacca dioica}) of the same	      genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is	      now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves,	      and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for	      coloring wine. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).	      [1913 Webster]
Umbraculiferous \Um*brac`u*lif"er*ous\	   ([u^]m*br[a^]k`[-u]*l[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L. umbraculum	   umbrella (dim. of umbra shade) + -ferous.] (Bot.)	   Bearing something like an open umbrella.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbraculiform \Um*brac`u*li*form\	   ([u^]m*br[a^]k"[-u]*l[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. umbraculum any	   thing that furnishes shade, a bower, umbrella (dim. of umbra	   a shade) + -form.]	   Having the form of anything that serves to shade, as a tree	   top, an umbrella, and the like; specifically (Bot.), having	   the form of an umbrella; umbrella-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Umbrage \Um"brage\ ([u^]m"br[asl]j; 48), n. [F. ombrage shade,	   suspicion, umbrage, L. umbraticus belonging to shade, fr.	   umbra a shade. Cf. {Umber}, {Umbratic}.]	   1. Shade; shadow; obscurity; hence, that which affords a	      shade, as a screen of trees or foliage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where highest woods, impenetrable	            To star or sunlight, spread their umbrage broad.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shadowy resemblance; shadow. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The opinion carries no show of truth nor umbrage of	            reason on its side.                   --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The feeling of being overshadowed; jealousy of another, as	      standing in one's light or way; hence, suspicion of injury	      or wrong; offense; resentment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which gave umbrage to wiser than myself. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons who feel most umbrage from the overshadowing	            aristocracy.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
umbrageous \um*bra"geous\ ([u^]m*br[=a]"j[u^]s; 277), a. [Cf. F.	   ombrageux shy, skittish, suspicious, in OF. also, shady. See	   {Umbrage}.]	   1. Forming or affording a shade; shady; shaded; as,	      umbrageous trees or foliage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Umbrageous grots and caves	            Of cool recess, o'er which the mantling vine	            Lays forth her purple grape.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not easily perceived, as if from being darkened or shaded;	      obscure. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Feeling jealousy or umbrage; taking, or disposed to take,	      umbrage; suspicious. [Obs.] --Bp. Warburton. --	      {Um*bra"geous*ly}, adv. -- {Um*bra"geous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Umbrate \Um"brate\ ([u^]m"br[=a]t), v. t. [L. umbratus, p. p. of	   umbrare to shade, fr. umbra a shade.]	   To shade; to shadow; to foreshadow. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Umbratic
Umbratic \Um*brat"ic\ ([u^]m*br[a^]t"[i^]k), Umbratical
\Um*brat"ic*al\ ([u^]m*br[a^]t"[i^]*kal), a. [L. umbraticus,	   from umbra shade. See {Umbrage}.]	   Of or pertaining to the shade or darkness; shadowy; unreal;	   secluded; retired. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbratile \Um"bra*tile\, a. [L. umbratilus, fr. umbra shade.]	   Umbratic. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbratious \Um*bra"tious\, a. [L. umbra a shade. Cf.	   {Umbrageous}.]	   Suspicious; captious; disposed to take umbrage. [Obs. & R.]	   --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbre \Um"bre\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Umber}.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbrel \Um*brel"\, n.	   An umbrella. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Each of them besides bore their umbrels. --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbrella \Um*brel"la\, n. [It. ombrella, fr. ombra a shade, L.	   umbra; cf. L. umbella a sunshade, a parasol. Cf. {Umbel},	   {Umbrage}.]	   1. A shade, screen, or guard, carried in the hand for	      sheltering the person from the rays of the sun, or from	      rain or snow. It is formed of silk, cotton, or other	      fabric, extended on strips of whalebone, steel, or other	      elastic material, inserted in, or fastened to, a rod or	      stick by means of pivots or hinges, in such a way as to	      allow of being opened and closed with ease. See {Parasol}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Underneath the umbrella's oily shed.  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The umbrellalike disk, or swimming bell, of a	      jellyfish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any marine tectibranchiate gastropod of the genus	      {Umbrella}, having an umbrella-shaped shell; -- called	      also {umbrella shell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Umbrella ant} (Zool.), the sauba ant; -- so called because	      it carries bits of leaves over its back when foraging.	      Called also {parasol ant}.	   {Umbrella bird} (Zool.), a South American bird	      ({Cephalopterus ornatus}) of the family {Cotingidae}. It	      is black, with a large and handsome crest consisting of a	      mass of soft, glossy blue feathers curved outward at the	      tips. It also has a cervical plume consisting of a long,	      cylindrical dermal process covered with soft hairy	      feathers. Called also {dragoon bird}.	   {Umbrella leaf} (Bot.), an American perennial herb	      ({Dyphylleia cymosa}), having very large peltate and lobed	      radical leaves.	   {Umbrella shell}. (Zool.) See {Umbrella}, 3.	   {Umbrella tree} (Bot.), a kind of magnolia ({Magnolia	      Umbrella}) with the large leaves arranged in umbrellalike	      clusters at the ends of the branches. It is a native of	      Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Kentucky. Other plants in	      various countries are called by this name, especially a	      kind of screw pine ({Pandanus odoratissimus}).	      [1913 Webster] Umbrere
Umbrere \Um*brere\, Umbriere \Um*briere\, n. [F. ombre a shade,	   L. umbra; cf. F. ombrelle a sunshade, OF. also ombri[`e]re.	   See {Umbrella}.]	   In ancient armor, a visor, or projection like the peak of a	   cap, to which a face guard was sometimes attached. This was	   sometimes fixed, and sometimes moved freely upon the helmet	   and could be raised like the beaver. Called also {umber}, and	   umbril. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         But only vented up her umbriere.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbrette \Um*brette"\, n. [F. ombrette.] (Zool.)	   See {Umber}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbriferous \Um*brif"er*ous\, a. [L. umbrifer; umbra a shade +	   ferre to bear.]	   Casting or making a shade; umbrageous. --	   {Um*brif"er*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
umbril \um"bril\ ([u^]m"br[i^]l), n.	   An umbrere. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
umbrine \um"brine\ ([u^]m"br[imac]n), n. (Zool.)	   See {Umbra}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Umbrose \Um"brose`\, a. [L. umbrosus, fr. umbra a shade.]	   Shady; umbrageous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Umbrosity \Um*bros"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being umbrose; shadiness. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
umhofo \um*ho"fo\ ([u^]m*h[=o]"f[-o]), n. (Zool.)	   An African two-horned rhinoceros ({Atelodus simus} or	   {Rhinoceros simus}); -- called also {chukuru}, and {white	   rhinoceros}.	   [1913 Webster]
umlaut \um"laut\ ([=oo]m"lout), n. [G., from um about + laut	   sound.] (Philol.)	   The euphonic modification of a root vowel sound by the	   influence of a, u, or especially i, in the syllable which	   formerly followed.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is peculiar to the Teutonic languages, and was	         common in Anglo-Saxon. In German the umlauted vowels	         resulting from a, o, u, followed by old i, are written	         [aum], ["o], ["u], or ae, oe, ue; as, m[aum]nner or	         maenner, men, from mann, man. Examples of forms	         resulting from umlaut in English are geese pl. of	         goose, men pl. of man, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Umlauted \Um"laut*ed\, a. (Philol.)	   Having the umlaut; as, umlauted vowels.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no natural connection between umlauted forms	         and plurality.                           --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Umpirage \Um"pi*rage\ (?; 48), n. [From {Umpire}.]	   1. The office of an umpire; the power, right, or authority of	      an umpire to decide.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mild umpirage of the federal Union. --E.	                                                  Everett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of umpiring; arbitrament. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Umpire \Um"pire\, n. [OE. nompere, nounpere (also impier, fr. F.	   impair uneven), fr. OF. nomper uneven, F. non-pair; hence the	   meaning, uneven, i. e., third person; non not + OF. per even,	   equal, peer, F. pair; cf. L. impar uneven, unequal. See	   {Non-}, and {Peer}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A person to whose sole decision a controversy or question	      between parties is referred; especially, one chosen to see	      that the rules of a game, as cricket, baseball, or the	      like, are strictly observed.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man, in questions of this kind, is able to be a	            skillful umpire between himself and others.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A third person, who is to decide a controversy or	      question submitted to arbitrators in case of their	      disagreement. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Judge; arbitrator; referee. See {Judge}.	        [1913 Webster]	Umpire \Um"pire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Umpired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Umpiring}.]	   1. To decide as umpire; to arbitrate; to settle, as a	      dispute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Judges appointed to umpire the matter in contest	            between them, and to decide where the right lies.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perform the duties of umpire in or for; as, to umpire a	      game. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Umpire \Um"pire\, v. i.	   To act as umpire or arbitrator.	   [1913 Webster]
Umpireship \Um"pire*ship\, n.	   Umpirage; arbitrament. --Jewel.	   [1913 Webster]
Umpress \Um"press\, n.	   Female umpire. [R.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
umpteen \ump"teen\, a.	   An indefinite number, usu. more than ten and less than one	   hundred; a lot. Often used hyperbolically, and usually	   expressing the notion of more than the usual number or more	   than I would like. [Colloq.] "I've told you umpteen times not	   to do that."	   [PJC]
umpteenth \ump"teenth\, a.	   Ordinal of {umpteen}, with corresponding signification; as,	   for the umpteenth time, I'm telling you to stop. [Colloq.]	   [PJC]
umquhile \um"quhile\ ([u^]m"kw[i^]l), adv. [Cf. OF. umwhile for	   a time. See {While}.]	   Some time ago; formerly. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. -- a.	   Former. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Un- \Un-\ [OE. un-, on-, the unaccented form of the accented	   prefix and- (cf. {Answer}); akin to D. ont-, G. ent-, OHG.	   int-, Goth. and-. See {Anti-}.]	   An inseparable verbal prefix or particle. It is prefixed:	   (a) To verbs to express the contrary, and not the simple	       negative, of the action of the verb to which it is	       prefixed; as in unbend, uncoil, undo, unfold.	   (b) To nouns to form verbs expressing privation of the thing,	       quality, or state expressed by the noun, or separation	       from it; as in unchild, unsex. Sometimes particles and	       participial adjectives formed with this prefix coincide	       in form with compounds of the negative prefix un- (see 2d	       {Un-}); as in undone (from undo), meaning unfastened,	       ruined; and undone (from 2d un- and done) meaning not	       done, not finished. Un- is sometimes used with an	       intensive force merely; as in unloose.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Compounds of this prefix are given in full in their	         proper order in the Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]	Un- \Un-\ [OE. & AS. un-; akin to OFries. un-, D. on-, OS.,	   OHG., & G. un-, Icel. [=o]-, [=u]-, Sw. o-, Dan. u-, W. an-,	   L. in-, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. an-, a-. [root]193. Cf. {A-} not {In-}	   not, No, adv.]	   An inseparable prefix, or particle, signifying not; in-;	   non-. In- is prefixed mostly to words of Latin origin, or	   else to words formed by Latin suffixes; un- is of much wider	   application, and is attached at will to almost any adjective,	   or participle used adjectively, or adverb, from which it may	   be desired to form a corresponding negative adjective or	   adverb, and is also, but less freely, prefixed to nouns. Un-	   sometimes has merely an intensive force; as in unmerciless,	   unremorseless.	   [1913 Webster]	   I . Un- is prefixed to adjectives, or to words used	     adjectively. Specifically: 	     [1913 Webster]	   (a) To adjectives, to denote the absence of the quality	       designated by the adjective; as, 	       [1913 Webster]
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Undomestic
Undivine
Undividable
Undistinguishable
Undissolvable
Undiscoverable
Undiscordant
Undisciplinable
Undiscernible
Undiminishable
Undiligent
Undiaphanous
Undevout
Undespondent
Undesirous
Undesirable
Undescribable
Undescendible
Underogatory
Undeniable
Undemonstrative
Undemonstrable
Undemocratic
Undeliverable
Undelightful
Undeliberate
Undelectable
Undefinable
Undecomposable
Undeclinable
Undecipherable
Undecidable
Undeceivable
Undead
Undaughterly
Undangerous
Uncustomary
Uncurious
Uncultivable
Uncrystalline
Uncritical
Uncreatable
Uncrafty
Uncourtly
Uncourtierlike
Uncourteous
Uncounterfeit
Uncountable
Uncounselable
Uncostly
Uncorruptive
Uncorruptible
Uncorrespondent
Uncorpulent
Uncordial
Uncoquettish
Unconvertible
Unconversant
Unconversable
Unconventional
Unconvenable
Uncontrite
Uncontradictable
Uncontaminate
Uncontainable
Unconsecrate
Unconquerable
Unconjunctive
Unconjugal
Uncongenial
Uncongealable
Unconfutable
Unconfinable
Unconditionate
Unconcurrent
Unconcealable
Uncomplimentary
Uncompliant
Uncomplaisant
Uncompetitive
Uncompellable
Uncompassionate
Uncompanionable
Uncompact
Uncommunicative
Uncommunicable
Uncommercial
Uncommendable
Uncomic
Uncollectible
Uncogitable
Uncoagulable
Unclubbable
Uncloudy
Unclose
Unclerklike
Unclerical
Unclear
Uncleanly
Unclassical
Unclassic
Unclassible
Uncivic
Uncircumspect
Unchristianlike
Uncholeric
Unchivalrous
Unchildish
Uncheery
Uncheerful
Unchastisable
Unchary
Unchangeable
Unchallengeable
Unceremonious
Uncelestial
Uncareful
Uncaptious
Uncanonical
Uncandid
Unbusy
Unbusinesslike
Unburdensome
Unbrotherly
Unbribable
Unbounteous
Unbookish
Unbold
Unboastful
Unblissful
Unblemishable
Unblamable
Unbenevolent
Unbeneficial
Unbelievable
Unbeliefful
Unbeautiful
Unbearable
Unbailable
Unavailable
Unauthentic
Unattentive
Unattainable
Unassailable
Unartistic
Unartificial
Unapproachable
Unapprehensive
Unapprehensible
Unappreciable
Unapplausive
Unappeasable
Unapparent
Unapostolic
Unapocryphal
Unanxious
Unangular
Unamusive
Un-American
Unamendable
Unambitious
Unambiguous
Unalterable
Unallowable
Unalliable
Unafraid
Unaffectionate
Unaffable
Unadventurous
Unadoptable
Unaccordant
Unabundant
Unabsurd
Unabsolvable
Unabolishable	Unabolishable \Unabolishable\	   See {abolishable}.
Unabsolvable \Unabsolvable\	   See {absolvable}.
Unabsurd \Unabsurd\	   See {absurd}.
Unabundant \Unabundant\	   See {abundant}.
Unaccordant \Unaccordant\	   See {accordant}.
Unadoptable \Unadoptable\	   See {adoptable}.
Unadventurous \Unadventurous\	   See {adventurous}.
Unaffable \Unaffable\	   See {affable}.
Unaffectionate \Unaffectionate\	   See {affectionate}.
Unafraid \Unafraid\	   See {afraid}.
Unalliable \Unalliable\	   See {alliable}.
Unallowable \Unallowable\	   See {allowable}.
Unalterable \Unalterable\	   See {alterable}.
Unambiguous \Unambiguous\	   See {ambiguous}.
Unambitious \Unambitious\	   See {ambitious}.
Unamendable \Unamendable\	   See {amendable}.
Un-American \Un-American\	   See {-American}.
Unamusive \Unamusive\	   See {amusive}.
Unangular \Unangular\	   See {angular}.
Unanxious \Unanxious\	   See {anxious}.
Unapocryphal \Unapocryphal\	   See {apocryphal}.
Unapostolic \Unapostolic\	   See {apostolic}.	   [break]
Unapparent \Unapparent\	   See {apparent}.
Unappeasable \Unappeasable\	   See {appeasable}.
Unapplausive \Unapplausive\	   See {applausive}.
Unappreciable \Unappreciable\	   See {appreciable}.
Unapprehensible \Unapprehensible\	   See {apprehensible}.
Unapprehensive \Unapprehensive\	   See {apprehensive}.
Unapproachable \Unapproachable\	   See {approachable}.
Unartificial \Unartificial\	   See {artificial}.
Unartistic \Unartistic\	   See {artistic}.
Unassailable \Unassailable\	   See {assailable}.
Unattainable \Unattainable\	   See {attainable}.
Unattentive \Unattentive\	   See {attentive}.
Unauthentic \Unauthentic\	   See {authentic}.
Unavailable \Unavailable\	   See {available}.
Unbailable \Unbailable\	   See {bailable}.
Unbearable \Unbearable\	   See {bearable}.
Unbeautiful \Unbeautiful\	   See {beautiful}.
Unbeliefful \Unbeliefful\	   See {beliefful}.
Unbelievable \Unbelievable\	   See {believable}.
Unbeneficial \Unbeneficial\	   See {beneficial}.
Unbenevolent \Unbenevolent\	   See {benevolent}.
Unblamable \Unblamable\	   See {blamable}.	   [break]
Unblemishable \Unblemishable\	   See {blemishable}.
Unblissful \Unblissful\	   See {blissful}.
Unboastful \Unboastful\	   See {boastful}.
Unbold \Unbold\	   See {bold}.
Unbookish \Unbookish\	   See {bookish}.
Unbounteous \Unbounteous\	   See {bounteous}.
Unbribable \Unbribable\	   See {bribable}.
Unbrotherly \Unbrotherly\	   See {brotherly}.
Unburdensome \Unburdensome\	   See {burdensome}.
Unbusinesslike \Unbusinesslike\	   See {businesslike}.
Unbusy \Unbusy\	   See {busy}.
Uncandid \Uncandid\	   See {candid}.
Uncanonical \Uncanonical\	   See {canonical}.
Uncaptious \Uncaptious\	   See {captious}.
Uncareful \Uncareful\	   See {careful}.
Uncelestial \Uncelestial\	   See {celestial}.
Unceremonious \Unceremonious\	   See {ceremonious}.
Unchallengeable \Unchallengeable\	   See {challengeable}.
Unchangeable \Unchangeable\	   See {changeable}.
Unchary \Unchary\	   See {chary}.
Unchastisable \Unchastisable\	   See {chastisable}.
Uncheerful \Uncheerful\	   See {cheerful}.
Uncheery \Uncheery\	   See {cheery}.
Unchildish \Unchildish\	   See {childish}.
Unchivalrous \Unchivalrous\	   See {chivalrous}.
Uncholeric \Uncholeric\	   See {choleric}.
Unchristianlike \Unchristianlike\	   See {christianlike}.
Uncircumspect \Uncircumspect\	   See {circumspect}.
Uncivic \Uncivic\	   See {civic}.
Unclassible \Unclassible\	   See {classible}.
Unclassic \Unclassic\	   See {classic}.
Unclassical \Unclassical\	   See {classical}.
Uncleanly \Uncleanly\	   See {cleanly}.
Unclear \Unclear\	   See {clear}.
Unclerical \Unclerical\	   See {clerical}.
Unclerklike \Unclerklike\	   See {clerklike}.
Unclose \Unclose\	   See {close}.
Uncloudy \Uncloudy\	   See {cloudy}.
Unclubbable \Unclubbable\	   See {clubbable}.
Uncoagulable \Uncoagulable\	   See {coagulable}.
Uncogitable \Uncogitable\	   See {cogitable}.
Uncollectible \Uncollectible\	   See {collectible}.
Uncomic \Uncomic\	   See {comic}.
Uncommendable \Uncommendable\	   See {commendable}.
Uncommercial \Uncommercial\	   See {commercial}.
Uncommunicable \Uncommunicable\	   See {communicable}.
Uncommunicative \Uncommunicative\	   See {communicative}.
Uncompact \Uncompact\	   See {compact}.
Uncompanionable \Uncompanionable\	   See {companionable}.
Uncompassionate \Uncompassionate\	   See {compassionate}.
Uncompellable \Uncompellable\	   See {compellable}.
Uncompetitive \Uncompetitive\	   See {competitive}.
Uncomplaisant \Uncomplaisant\	   See {complaisant}.
Uncompliant \Uncompliant\	   See {compliant}.
Uncomplimentary \Uncomplimentary\	   See {complimentary}.
Unconcealable \Unconcealable\	   See {concealable}.
Unconcurrent \Unconcurrent\	   See {concurrent}.
Unconditionate \Unconditionate\	   See {conditionate}.
Unconfinable \Unconfinable\	   See {confinable}.
Unconfutable \Unconfutable\	   See {confutable}.
Uncongealable \Uncongealable\	   See {congealable}.
Uncongenial \Uncongenial\	   See {congenial}.
Unconjugal \Unconjugal\	   See {conjugal}.
Unconjunctive \Unconjunctive\	   See {conjunctive}.
Unconquerable \Unconquerable\	   See {conquerable}.
Unconsecrate \Unconsecrate\	   See {consecrate}.
Uncontainable \Uncontainable\	   See {containable}.
Uncontaminate \Uncontaminate\	   See {contaminate}.
Uncontradictable \Uncontradictable\	   See {contradictable}.
Uncontrite \Uncontrite\	   See {contrite}.
Unconvenable \Unconvenable\	   See {convenable}.
Unconventional \Unconventional\	   See {conventional}.
Unconversable \Unconversable\	   See {conversable}.
Unconversant \Unconversant\	   See {conversant}.
Unconvertible \Unconvertible\	   See {convertible}.
Uncoquettish \Uncoquettish\	   See {coquettish}.
Uncordial \Uncordial\	   See {cordial}.
Uncorpulent \Uncorpulent\	   See {corpulent}.
Uncorrespondent \Uncorrespondent\	   See {correspondent}.
Uncorruptible \Uncorruptible\	   See {corruptible}.
Uncorruptive \Uncorruptive\	   See {corruptive}.
Uncostly \Uncostly\	   See {costly}.
Uncounselable \Uncounselable\	   See {counselable}.
Uncountable \Uncountable\	   See {countable}.
Uncounterfeit \Uncounterfeit\	   See {counterfeit}.
Uncourteous \Uncourteous\	   See {courteous}.
Uncourtierlike \Uncourtierlike\	   See {courtierlike}.
Uncourtly \Uncourtly\	   See {courtly}.
Uncrafty \Uncrafty\	   See {crafty}.
Uncreatable \Uncreatable\	   See {creatable}.
Uncritical \Uncritical\	   See {critical}.
Uncrystalline \Uncrystalline\	   See {crystalline}.
Uncultivable \Uncultivable\	   See {cultivable}.
Uncurious \Uncurious\	   See {curious}.
Uncustomary \Uncustomary\	   See {customary}.
Undangerous \Undangerous\	   See {dangerous}.
Undaughterly \Undaughterly\	   See {daughterly}.
Undead \Undead\	   See {dead}.
Undeceivable \Undeceivable\	   See {deceivable}.
Undecidable \Undecidable\	   See {decidable}.
Undecipherable \Undecipherable\	   See {decipherable}.
Undeclinable \Undeclinable\	   See {declinable}.
Undecomposable \Undecomposable\	   See {decomposable}.
Undefinable \Undefinable\	   See {definable}.
Undelectable \Undelectable\	   See {delectable}.
Undeliberate \Undeliberate\	   See {deliberate}.
Undelightful \Undelightful\	   See {delightful}.
Undeliverable \Undeliverable\	   See {deliverable}.
Undemocratic \Undemocratic\	   See {democratic}.
Undemonstrable \Undemonstrable\	   See {demonstrable}.
Undemonstrative \Undemonstrative\	   See {demonstrative}.
Undeniable \Undeniable\	   See {deniable}.
Underogatory \Underogatory\	   See {derogatory}.
Undescendible \Undescendible\	   See {descendible}.
Undescribable \Undescribable\	   See {describable}.
Undesirable \Undesirable\	   See {desirable}.
Undesirous \Undesirous\	   See {desirous}.
Undespondent \Undespondent\	   See {despondent}.
Undevout \Undevout\	   See {devout}.
Undiaphanous \Undiaphanous\	   See {diaphanous}.
Undiligent \Undiligent\	   See {diligent}.
Undiminishable \Undiminishable\	   See {diminishable}.
Undiscernible \Undiscernible\	   See {discernible}.
Undisciplinable \Undisciplinable\	   See {disciplinable}.
Undiscordant \Undiscordant\	   See {discordant}.
Undiscoverable \Undiscoverable\	   See {discoverable}.
Undissolvable \Undissolvable\	   See {dissolvable}.
Undistinguishable \Undistinguishable\	   See {distinguishable}.
Undividable \Undividable\	   See {dividable}.
Undivine \Undivine\	   See {divine}.
Undomestic \Undomestic\	   See {domestic}.
Undoubtful \Undoubtful\	   See {doubtful}.	   [break]
[1913 Webster] Unhelpful
Unheedful
Unheavenly
Unhealthy
Unhealthful
Unhealable
Unhazardous
Unhasty
Unharmful
Unhardy
Unhandy
Unhale
Unhabitable
Unhabile
Unguilty
Unguidable
Ungrave
Ungrammatical
Ungorgeous
Ungoodly
Ungood
Ungodlike
Unglad
Unghostly
Ungeometrical
Ungentlemanly
Ungentlemanlike
Ungentle
Ungenteel
Ungenial
Ungallant
Ungainful
Ungainable
Unfull
Unfrustrable
Unfrightful
Unfriable
Unfraternal
Unframable
Unformal
Unforgivable
Unforgetful
Unforeseeable
Unforeknowable
Unfordable
Unforcible
Unfluent
Unfleshy
Unfine
Unfestival
Unfermentable
Unfeminine
Unfelt
Unfelicitous
Unfeasible
Unfearful
Unfaulty
Unfathomable
Unfatherly
Unfast
Unfashionable
Unfamous
Unfamiliar
Unfain
Unfadable
Unfactious
Unextinct
Unexpugnable
Unexpressible
Unexpress
Unexplainable
Unexpectant
Unexpectable
Unexistent
Unexhaustible
Unexempt
Unexemplary
Unexclusive
Unexceptionable
Unexaminable
Unexact
Unevident
Uneventful
Unevangelical
Unescapable
Unerrable
Unequable
Unepiscopal
Unenvious
Unenviable
Unentire
Un-English
Unendurable
Unemployable
Unemphatic
Unemotional
Unelusive
Unelective
Unelaborate
Unedible
Unecclesiastical
Uneatable
Unearnest
Undutiful
Unduteous
Undurable
Undrinkable
Undramatic
Undrainable	Undrainable \Undrainable\	   See {drainable}.
Undramatic \Undramatic\	   See {dramatic}.
Undrinkable \Undrinkable\	   See {drinkable}.
Undurable \Undurable\	   See {durable}.
Unduteous \Unduteous\	   See {duteous}.
Undutiful \Undutiful\	   See {dutiful}.
Unearnest \Unearnest\	   See {earnest}.
Uneatable \Uneatable\	   See {eatable}.
Unecclesiastical \Unecclesiastical\	   See {ecclesiastical}.
Unedible \Unedible\	   See {edible}.
Unelaborate \Unelaborate\	   See {elaborate}.
Unelective \Unelective\	   See {elective}.
Unelusive \Unelusive\	   See {elusive}.
Unemotional \Unemotional\	   See {emotional}.
Unemphatic \Unemphatic\	   See {emphatic}. See {employable}.
Unemployable \Unemployable\	   See {employable}.
Unendurable \Unendurable\	   See {endurable}.
Un-English \Un-English\	   See {-English}.
Unentire \Unentire\	   See {entire}.
Unenviable \Unenviable\	   See {enviable}.
Unenvious \Unenvious\	   See {envious}.
Unepiscopal \Unepiscopal\	   See {episcopal}.
Unequable \Unequable\	   See {equable}.
Unerrable \Unerrable\	   See {errable}.
Unescapable \Unescapable\	   See {escapable}.
Unevangelical \Unevangelical\	   See {evangelical}.
Uneventful \Uneventful\	   See {eventful}.
Unevident \Unevident\	   See {evident}.
Unexact \Unexact\	   See {exact}.
Unexaminable \Unexaminable\	   See {examinable}.
Unexceptionable \Unexceptionable\	   See {exceptionable}.
Unexclusive \Unexclusive\	   See {exclusive}.
Unexemplary \Unexemplary\	   See {exemplary}.
Unexempt \Unexempt\	   See {exempt}.
Unexhaustible \Unexhaustible\	   See {exhaustible}.
Unexistent \Unexistent\	   See {existent}.
Unexpectable \Unexpectable\	   See {expectable}.
Unexpectant \Unexpectant\	   See {expectant}.
Unexplainable \Unexplainable\	   See {explainable}.
Unexpress \Unexpress\	   See {express}.
Unexpressible \Unexpressible\	   See {expressible}.
Unexpugnable \Unexpugnable\	   See {expugnable}.
Unextinct \Unextinct\	   See {extinct}.
Unfactious \Unfactious\	   See {factious}.
Unfadable \Unfadable\	   See {fadable}.
Unfain \Unfain\	   See {fain}.
Unfamiliar \Unfamiliar\	   See {familiar}.
Unfamous \Unfamous\	   See {famous}.
Unfashionable \Unfashionable\	   See {fashionable}.
Unfast \Unfast\	   See {fast}.
Unfatherly \Unfatherly\	   See {fatherly}.
Unfathomable \Unfathomable\	   See {fathomable}.
Unfaulty \Unfaulty\	   See {faulty}.
Unfearful \Unfearful\	   See {fearful}.
Unfeasible \Unfeasible\	   See {feasible}.
Unfelicitous \Unfelicitous\	   See {felicitous}.
Unfelt \Unfelt\	   See {felt}.
Unfeminine \Unfeminine\	   See {feminine}.
Unfermentable \Unfermentable\	   See {fermentable}.
Unfestival \Unfestival\	   See {festival}.
Unfine \Unfine\	   See {fine}.
Unfleshy \Unfleshy\	   See {fleshy}.
Unfluent \Unfluent\	   See {fluent}.
Unforcible \Unforcible\	   See {forcible}.
Unfordable \Unfordable\	   See {fordable}.
Unforeknowable \Unforeknowable\	   See {foreknowable}.
Unforeseeable \Unforeseeable\	   See {foreseeable}.
Unforgetful \Unforgetful\	   See {forgetful}.
Unforgivable \Unforgivable\	   See {forgivable}.
Unformal \Unformal\	   See {formal}.
Unframable \Unframable\	   See {framable}.
Unfraternal \Unfraternal\	   See {fraternal}.
Unfriable \Unfriable\	   See {friable}.
Unfrightful \Unfrightful\	   See {frightful}.
Unfrustrable \Unfrustrable\	   See {frustrable}.
Unfull \Unfull\	   See {full}.
Ungainable \Ungainable\	   See {gainable}.
Ungainful \Ungainful\	   See {gainful}.
Ungallant \Ungallant\	   See {gallant}.
Ungenial \Ungenial\	   See {genial}.
Ungenteel \Ungenteel\	   See {genteel}.
Ungentle \Ungentle\	   See {gentle}.
Ungentlemanlike \Ungentlemanlike\	   See {gentlemanlike}.
Ungentlemanly \Ungentlemanly\	   See {gentlemanly}.
Ungeometrical \Ungeometrical\	   See {geometrical}.
Unghostly \Unghostly\	   See {ghostly}.
Unglad \Unglad\	   See {glad}.
Ungodlike \Ungodlike\	   See {godlike}.
Ungood \Ungood\	   See {good}.
Ungoodly \Ungoodly\	   See {goodly}.
Ungorgeous \Ungorgeous\	   See {gorgeous}.
Ungrammatical \Ungrammatical\	   See {grammatical}.
Ungrave \Ungrave\	   See {grave}.
Unguidable \Unguidable\	   See {guidable}.
Unguilty \Unguilty\	   See {guilty}.
Unhabile \Unhabile\	   See {habile}.
Unhabitable \Unhabitable\	   See {habitable}.
Unhale \Unhale\	   See {hale}.
Unhandy \Unhandy\	   See {handy}.
Unhardy \Unhardy\	   See {hardy}.
Unharmful \Unharmful\	   See {harmful}.
Unhasty \Unhasty\	   See {hasty}.
Unhazardous \Unhazardous\	   See {hazardous}.
Unhealable \Unhealable\	   See {healable}.
Unhealthful \Unhealthful\	   See {healthful}.
Unhealthy \Unhealthy\	   See {healthy}.
Unheavenly \Unheavenly\	   See {heavenly}.
Unheedful \Unheedful\	   See {heedful}.
Unhelpful \Unhelpful\	   See {helpful}.
Unheritable \Unheritable\	   See {heritable}.	   [break]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster] Unnoble	   Unniggard	   Unnegotiable	   Unneedful	   Unnavigable	   Unnative	   Unnamable	   Unmysterious	   Unmusical	   Unmuscular	   Unmotherly	   Unmonkish	   Unmoist	   Unmodish	   Unmodifiable	   Unmitigable	   Unmiry	   Unmiraculous	   Unmingleable	   Unmindful	   Unmilitary	   Unmild	   Unmighty	   Unmetaphorical	   Unmerry	   Unmeritable	   Unmerciable	   Unmercenary	   Unmentionable	   Unmendable	   Unmelodious	   Unmeet	   Unmeek	   Unmatronlike	   Unmatchable	   Unmasculine	   Unmarvelous	   Unmarriageable	   Unmarriable	   Unmarketable	   Unmanly	   Unmanlike	   Unmanful	   Unmanageable	   Unmalleable	   Unmakable	   Unmaidenly	   Unlusty	   Unlustrous	   Unluminous	   Unlucent	   Unlovable	   Unlosable	   Unlordly	   Unlogical	   Unlineal	   Unlimber	   Unlightsome	   Unlibidinous	   Unlevel	   Unladylike	   Unlaborious	   Unknowable	   Unknotty	   Unknightly	   Unkingly	   Unjustifiable	   Unjoyous	   Unjoyful	   Unjealous	   Uninvestigable	   Uninventive	   Uninterpretable	   Uninteresting	   Unintentional	   Unintelligible	   Unintelligent	   Uninstructive	   Uninquisitive	   Uninjurious	   Uninhabitable	   Uningenuous	   Uningenious	   Uninfluential	   Uninflammable	   Unindustrious	   Unindulgent	   Unindifferent	   Unincreasable	   Unincidental	   Unimpugnable	   Unimprovable	   Unimpressionable	   Unimpressible	   Unimportant	   Unimplicit	   Unimmortal	   Unimaginative	   Unimaginable	   Unillusory	   Unidle	   Unideal	   Unhygienic	   Unhhurtful	   Unhurt	   Unhostile	   Unhopeful	   Unhonorable	   Unhigh
Unhigh \Unhigh\	   See {high}.
Unhonorable \Unhonorable\	   See {honorable}.
Unhopeful \Unhopeful\	   See {hopeful}.
Unhostile \Unhostile\	   See {hostile}.
Unhurt \Unhurt\	   See {hurt}.
Unhhurtful \Unhhurtful\	   See {hhurtful}.
Unhygienic \Unhygienic\	   See {hygienic}.
Unideal \Unideal\	   See {ideal}.
Unidle \Unidle\	   See {idle}.
Unillusory \Unillusory\	   See {illusory}.
Unimaginable \Unimaginable\	   See {imaginable}.
Unimaginative \Unimaginative\	   See {imaginative}.
Unimmortal \Unimmortal\	   See {immortal}.
Unimplicit \Unimplicit\	   See {implicit}.
Unimportant \Unimportant\	   See {important}.
Unimpressible \Unimpressible\	   See {impressible}. See {>Unimpressible}.
Unimpressionable \Unimpressionable\	   See {impressionable}.
Unimprovable \Unimprovable\	   See {improvable}.
Unimpugnable \Unimpugnable\	   See {impugnable}.
Unincidental \Unincidental\	   See {incidental}.
Unincreasable \Unincreasable\	   See {increasable}.
Unindifferent \Unindifferent\	   See {indifferent}.
Unindulgent \Unindulgent\	   See {indulgent}.
Unindustrious \Unindustrious\	   See {industrious}.
Uninflammable \Uninflammable\	   See {inflammable}.
Uninfluential \Uninfluential\	   See {influential}.
Uningenious \Uningenious\	   See {ingenious}.
Uningenuous \Uningenuous\	   See {ingenuous}.
Uninhabitable \Uninhabitable\	   See {inhabitable}.
Uninjurious \Uninjurious\	   See {injurious}.
Uninquisitive \Uninquisitive\	   See {inquisitive}.
Uninstructive \Uninstructive\	   See {instructive}.
Unintelligent \Unintelligent\	   See {intelligent}.
Unintelligible \Unintelligible\	   See {intelligible}.
Unintentional \Unintentional\	   See {intentional}.
Uninteresting \Uninteresting\	   See {interesting}.
Uninterpretable \Uninterpretable\	   See {interpretable}.
Uninventive \Uninventive\	   See {inventive}.
Uninvestigable \Uninvestigable\	   See {investigable}.
Unjealous \Unjealous\	   See {jealous}.
Unjoyful \Unjoyful\	   See {joyful}.
Unjoyous \Unjoyous\	   See {joyous}.
Unjustifiable \Unjustifiable\	   See {justifiable}.
Unkingly \Unkingly\	   See {kingly}.
Unknightly \Unknightly\	   See {knightly}.
Unknotty \Unknotty\	   See {knotty}.
Unknowable \Unknowable\	   See {knowable}.
Unlaborious \Unlaborious\	   See {laborious}.
Unladylike \Unladylike\	   See {ladylike}.
Unlevel \Unlevel\	   See {level}.
Unlibidinous \Unlibidinous\	   See {libidinous}.
Unlightsome \Unlightsome\	   See {lightsome}.
Unlimber \Unlimber\	   See {limber}.
Unlineal \Unlineal\	   See {lineal}.
Unlogical \Unlogical\	   See {logical}.
Unlordly \Unlordly\	   See {lordly}.
Unlosable \Unlosable\	   See {losable}.
Unlovable \Unlovable\	   See {lovable}.
Unlucent \Unlucent\	   See {lucent}.
Unluminous \Unluminous\	   See {luminous}.
Unlustrous \Unlustrous\	   See {lustrous}.
Unlusty \Unlusty\	   See {lusty}.
Unmaidenly \Unmaidenly\	   See {maidenly}.
Unmakable \Unmakable\	   See {makable}.
Unmalleable \Unmalleable\	   See {malleable}.
Unmanageable \Unmanageable\	   See {manageable}.
Unmanful \Unmanful\	   See {manful}.
Unmanlike \Unmanlike\	   See {manlike}.
Unmanly \Unmanly\	   See {manly}.
Unmarketable \Unmarketable\	   See {marketable}.
Unmarriable \Unmarriable\	   See {marriable}.
Unmarriageable \Unmarriageable\	   See {marriageable}.
Unmarvelous \Unmarvelous\	   See {marvelous}.
Unmasculine \Unmasculine\	   See {masculine}.
Unmatchable \Unmatchable\	   See {matchable}.
Unmatronlike \Unmatronlike\	   See {matronlike}.
Unmeek \Unmeek\	   See {meek}.
Unmeet \Unmeet\	   See {meet}.
Unmelodious \Unmelodious\	   See {melodious}.
Unmendable \Unmendable\	   See {mendable}.
Unmentionable \Unmentionable\	   See {mentionable}.
Unmercenary \Unmercenary\	   See {mercenary}.
Unmerciable \Unmerciable\	   See {merciable}.
Unmeritable \Unmeritable\	   See {meritable}.
Unmerry \Unmerry\	   See {merry}.
Unmetaphorical \Unmetaphorical\	   See {metaphorical}.
Unmighty \Unmighty\	   See {mighty}.
Unmild \Unmild\	   See {mild}.
Unmilitary \Unmilitary\	   See {military}.
Unmindful \Unmindful\	   See {mindful}.
Unmingleable \Unmingleable\	   See {mingleable}.
Unmiraculous \Unmiraculous\	   See {miraculous}.
Unmiry \Unmiry\	   See {miry}.
Unmitigable \Unmitigable\	   See {mitigable}.
Unmodifiable \Unmodifiable\	   See {modifiable}.
Unmodish \Unmodish\	   See {modish}.
Unmoist \Unmoist\	   See {moist}.
Unmonkish \Unmonkish\	   See {monkish}.
Unmotherly \Unmotherly\	   See {motherly}.
Unmuscular \Unmuscular\	   See {muscular}.
Unmusical \Unmusical\	   See {musical}.
Unmysterious \Unmysterious\	   See {mysterious}.
Unnamable \Unnamable\	   See {namable}.
Unnative \Unnative\	   See {native}.
Unnavigable \Unnavigable\	   See {navigable}.
Unneedful \Unneedful\	   See {needful}.
Unnegotiable \Unnegotiable\	   See {negotiable}.
Unniggard \Unniggard\	   See {niggard}.
Unnoble \Unnoble\	   See {noble}.
Unobjectionable \Unobjectionable\	   See {objectionable}.	   [break]	   [1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster] Unwritable
Unwrathful
Unworshipful
Unworldly
Unworkmanlike
Unworkable
Unwomanly
Unwitty
Unwily
Unwillful
Unwieldsome
Unwholesome
Unwet
Unwelcome
Unweary
Unwearable
Unwealthy
Unwatery
Unwatchful
Unwarlike
Unwalkable
Unvulgar
Unvoyageable
Unvoluptuous
Unvoidable
Unvocal
Unvitrifiable
Unvital
Unvirtuous
Unvigorous
Unvigilant
Unveritable
Unverdant
Unveracious
Unvenomous
Unvenerable
Unvariant
Unvanquishable
Unuseful
Unusable
Ununiform
Untunable
Untumultous
Untrusty
Untrustworthy
Untrimphant
Untremulous
Untraversable
Untranspassable
Untransparent
Untransmutable
Untranslatable
Untransferable
Untranquil
Untragic
Untractable
Untraceable
Untouchable
Untoothsome
Untillable
Untidy
Unthoughtful
Unthorny
Unthirsty
Unthinkable
Untheological
Unthankful
Unterrific
Unterrestrial
Untender
Untenable
Untellable
Untechnical
Unteachable
Untame
Untamable
Unsystematic
Unsympathetic
Unsymbolic
Unsyllogistical
Unsweet
Unsustainable
Unsuspicious
Unsuspectable
Unsuspect
Unsusceptible
Unsurpassable
Unsure
Unsupple
Unsuperfluous
Unsunny
Unsuitable
Unsuggestive
Unsuccorable
Unsuccessive
Unsubstantial
Unsubordinate
Unsubmissive
Unsubject
Unsubduable
Unstrong
Unstout
Unstormy
Unsteady
Unsteadfast
Unstatutable
Unsportsmanlike
Unsportful
Unspontaneous
Unspiritual
Unspeedy
Unspeakable
Unsolvable
Unsoliciutous
Unsolemn
Unsocial
Unsociable
Unsober
Unsmutty
Unsmotherable
Unsmooth
Unsly
Unslumberous
Unsleek
Unsizable
Unsinewy
Unsimple
Unsightly
Unsicker
Unsick
Unshy
Unshapely
Unshamefast
Unshamefaced
Unsevere
Unserviceable
Unsentimental
Unsentient
Unselfish
Unsedentary
Unsecular
Unsectarian
Unseaworthy
Unsculptural
Unscriptural
Unscornful
Unscientific
Unscholastic
Unscholarly
Unscaly
Unscalable
Unsavory
Unsaturable
Unsatisfiable
Unsatisfactory
Unsanitary
Unsanguine
Unsane
Unsalable
Unsailable
Unsage
Unsafe
Unsacrificial
Unruly
Unruinable
Unroyal
Unrough
Unromantic
Unrightful
Unridiculous
Unridable
Unrevengeful
Unreturnable
Unretentive
Unrestful
Unrespectable
Unresolvable
Unrequitable
Unrequisite
Unrepugnant
Unreprovable
Unrepentant
Unrepealable
Unrepairable
Unremunerative
Unremovable
Unremorseful
Unrememberable
Unremediable
Unremarkable
Unreluctant
Unrelievable
Unrelative
Unregardant
Unregardable
Unrefusable
Unreformable
Unrecumbent
Unrecoverable
Unreconcilable
Unrecognizable
Unreclaimable
Unrecallable
Unreasonable
Unreadable
Unrational
Unquiet
Unquenchable
Unqualifiable
Unpure
Unpunishable
Unpunctual
Unpunctilious
Unprovable
Unprosperous
Unproportionate
Unproportionable
Unpropitious
Unprophetic
Unpronounceable
Unprolific
Unprofitable
Unprofessional
Unproductive
Unproducible
Unprocurable
Unprincely
Unprimitive
Unpriestly
Unprevalent
Unpretty
Unpretentious
Unpresumptuous
Unpreservable
Unpresentable
Unpremeditable
Unprelatical
Unprejudicate
Unpregnant
Unprecise
Unprecarious
Unpotable
Unportable
Unpopulous
Unpopular
Unpolitical
Unpoetical
Unpoetic
Unplumb
Unpliant
Unpliable
Unpleasurable
Unpleadable
Unplausive
Unplausible
Unplain
Unpitiful
Unpierceable
Unpicturesque
Unphysical
Unphilosophical
Unphilosophic
Unphilanthropic
Unpersuasive
Unpersuadable
Unperspirable
Unpersonable
Unpermanent
Unperilous
Unperceptible
Unperceivable
Unpedantic
Unpeaceful
Unpeaceable
Unpatriotic
Unpathetic
Unpastoral
Unpassionate
Unparticipant
Unpartable
Unpardonable
Unparallelable
Unpalatable
Unpainful
Unpacific
Unpacifiable
Unostentatious
Unorthodox
Unornamental
Unoriginal
Unordinate
Unordinary
Unoppressive
Unofficious
Unofficial
Unobvious
Unobstructive
Unobservant
Unobservable
Unobnoxious	Unobnoxious \Unobnoxious\	   See {obnoxious}.
Unobservable \Unobservable\	   See {observable}.
Unobservant \Unobservant\	   See {observant}.
Unobstructive \Unobstructive\	   See {obstructive}.
Unobvious \Unobvious\	   See {obvious}.
Unofficial \Unofficial\	   See {official}.
Unofficious \Unofficious\	   See {officious}.
Unoppressive \Unoppressive\	   See {oppressive}.
Unordinary \Unordinary\	   See {ordinary}.
Unordinate \Unordinate\	   See {ordinate}.
Unoriginal \Unoriginal\	   See {original}.
Unornamental \Unornamental\	   See {ornamental}.
Unorthodox \Unorthodox\	   See {orthodox}.
Unostentatious \Unostentatious\	   See {ostentatious}.
Unpacifiable \Unpacifiable\	   See {pacifiable}.
Unpacific \Unpacific\	   See {pacific}.
Unpainful \Unpainful\	   See {painful}.
Unpalatable \Unpalatable\	   See {palatable}.
Unparallelable \Unparallelable\	   See {parallelable}.
Unpardonable \Unpardonable\	   See {pardonable}.
Unpartable \Unpartable\	   See {partable}.
Unparticipant \Unparticipant\	   See {participant}.
Unpassionate \Unpassionate\	   See {passionate}.
Unpastoral \Unpastoral\	   See {pastoral}.
Unpathetic \Unpathetic\	   See {pathetic}.
Unpatriotic \Unpatriotic\	   See {patriotic}.
Unpeaceable \Unpeaceable\	   See {peaceable}.
Unpeaceful \Unpeaceful\	   See {peaceful}.
Unpedantic \Unpedantic\	   See {pedantic}.
Unperceivable \Unperceivable\	   See {perceivable}.
Unperceptible \Unperceptible\	   See {perceptible}.
Unperilous \Unperilous\	   See {perilous}.
Unpermanent \Unpermanent\	   See {permanent}.
Unpersonable \Unpersonable\	   See {personable}.
Unperspirable \Unperspirable\	   See {perspirable}.
Unpersuadable \Unpersuadable\	   See {persuadable}.
Unpersuasive \Unpersuasive\	   See {persuasive}.
Unphilanthropic \Unphilanthropic\	   See {philanthropic}.
Unphilosophic \Unphilosophic\	   See {philosophic}.
Unphilosophical \Unphilosophical\	   See {philosophical}.
Unphysical \Unphysical\	   See {physical}.
Unpicturesque \Unpicturesque\	   See {picturesque}.
Unpierceable \Unpierceable\	   See {pierceable}.
Unpitiful \Unpitiful\	   See {pitiful}.
Unplain \Unplain\	   See {plain}.
Unplausible \Unplausible\	   See {plausible}.
Unplausive \Unplausive\	   See {plausive}.
Unpleadable \Unpleadable\	   See {pleadable}.
Unpleasurable \Unpleasurable\	   See {pleasurable}.
Unpliable \Unpliable\	   See {pliable}.
Unpliant \Unpliant\	   See {pliant}.
Unplumb \Unplumb\	   See {plumb}.
Unpoetic \Unpoetic\	   See {poetic}.
Unpoetical \Unpoetical\	   See {poetical}.
Unpolitical \Unpolitical\	   See {political}.
Unpopular \Unpopular\	   See {popular}.
Unpopulous \Unpopulous\	   See {populous}.
Unportable \Unportable\	   See {portable}.
Unpotable \Unpotable\	   See {potable}.
Unprecarious \Unprecarious\	   See {precarious}.
Unprecise \Unprecise\	   See {precise}.
Unpregnant \Unpregnant\	   See {pregnant}.
Unprejudicate \Unprejudicate\	   See {prejudicate}.
Unprelatical \Unprelatical\	   See {prelatical}.
Unpremeditable \Unpremeditable\	   See {premeditable}.
Unpresentable \Unpresentable\	   See {presentable}.
Unpreservable \Unpreservable\	   See {preservable}.
Unpresumptuous \Unpresumptuous\	   See {presumptuous}.
Unpretentious \Unpretentious\	   See {pretentious}.
Unpretty \Unpretty\	   See {pretty}.
Unprevalent \Unprevalent\	   See {prevalent}.
Unpriestly \Unpriestly\	   See {priestly}.
Unprimitive \Unprimitive\	   See {primitive}.
Unprincely \Unprincely\	   See {princely}.
Unprocurable \Unprocurable\	   See {procurable}.
Unproducible \Unproducible\	   See {producible}.
Unproductive \Unproductive\	   See {productive}.
Unprofessional \Unprofessional\	   See {professional}.
Unprofitable \Unprofitable\	   See {profitable}.
Unprolific \Unprolific\	   See {prolific}.
Unpronounceable \Unpronounceable\	   See {pronounceable}.
Unprophetic \Unprophetic\	   See {prophetic}.
Unpropitious \Unpropitious\	   See {propitious}.
Unproportionable \Unproportionable\	   See {proportionable}.
Unproportionate \Unproportionate\	   See {proportionate}.
Unprosperous \Unprosperous\	   See {prosperous}.
Unprovable \Unprovable\	   See {provable}.
Unpunctilious \Unpunctilious\	   See {punctilious}.
Unpunctual \Unpunctual\	   See {punctual}.
Unpunishable \Unpunishable\	   See {punishable}.
Unpure \Unpure\	   See {pure}.
Unqualifiable \Unqualifiable\	   See {qualifiable}.
Unquenchable \Unquenchable\	   See {quenchable}.
Unquiet \Unquiet\	   See {quiet}.
Unrational \Unrational\	   See {rational}.
Unreadable \Unreadable\	   See {readable}.
Unreasonable \Unreasonable\	   See {reasonable}.
Unrecallable \Unrecallable\	   See {recallable}.
Unreclaimable \Unreclaimable\	   See {reclaimable}.
Unrecognizable \Unrecognizable\	   See {recognizable}.
Unreconcilable \Unreconcilable\	   See {reconcilable}.
Unrecoverable \Unrecoverable\	   See {recoverable}.
Unrecumbent \Unrecumbent\	   See {recumbent}.
Unreformable \Unreformable\	   See {reformable}.
Unrefusable \Unrefusable\	   See {refusable}.
Unregardable \Unregardable\	   See {regardable}.
Unregardant \Unregardant\	   See {regardant}.
Unrelative \Unrelative\	   See {relative}.
Unrelievable \Unrelievable\	   See {relievable}.
Unreluctant \Unreluctant\	   See {reluctant}.
Unremarkable \Unremarkable\	   See {remarkable}.
Unremediable \Unremediable\	   See {remediable}.
Unrememberable \Unrememberable\	   See {rememberable}.
Unremorseful \Unremorseful\	   See {remorseful}.
Unremovable \Unremovable\	   See {removable}.
Unremunerative \Unremunerative\	   See {remunerative}.
Unrepairable \Unrepairable\	   See {repairable}.
Unrepealable \Unrepealable\	   See {repealable}.
Unrepentant \Unrepentant\	   See {repentant}.
Unreprovable \Unreprovable\	   See {reprovable}.
Unrepugnant \Unrepugnant\	   See {repugnant}.
Unrequisite \Unrequisite\	   See {requisite}.
Unrequitable \Unrequitable\	   See {requitable}.
Unresolvable \Unresolvable\	   See {resolvable}.
Unrespectable \Unrespectable\	   See {respectable}.
Unrestful \Unrestful\	   See {restful}.
Unretentive \Unretentive\	   See {retentive}.
Unreturnable \Unreturnable\	   See {returnable}.
Unrevengeful \Unrevengeful\	   See {revengeful}.
Unridable \Unridable\	   See {ridable}.
Unridiculous \Unridiculous\	   See {ridiculous}.
Unrightful \Unrightful\	   See {rightful}.
Unromantic \Unromantic\	   See {romantic}.
Unrough \Unrough\	   See {rough}.
Unroyal \Unroyal\	   See {royal}.
Unruinable \Unruinable\	   See {ruinable}.
Unruly \Unruly\	   See {ruly}.
Unsacrificial \Unsacrificial\	   See {sacrificial}.
Unsafe \Unsafe\	   See {safe}.
Unsage \Unsage\	   See {sage}.
Unsailable \Unsailable\	   See {sailable}.
Unsalable \Unsalable\	   See {salable}.
Unsane \Unsane\	   See {sane}.
Unsanguine \Unsanguine\	   See {sanguine}.
Unsanitary \Unsanitary\	   See {sanitary}.
Unsatisfactory \Unsatisfactory\	   See {satisfactory}.
Unsatisfiable \Unsatisfiable\	   See {satisfiable}.
Unsaturable \Unsaturable\	   See {saturable}.
Unsavory \Unsavory\	   See {savory}.
Unscalable \Unscalable\	   See {scalable}.
Unscaly \Unscaly\	   See {scaly}.
Unscholarly \Unscholarly\	   See {scholarly}.
Unscholastic \Unscholastic\	   See {scholastic}.
Unscientific \Unscientific\	   See {scientific}.
Unscornful \Unscornful\	   See {scornful}.
Unscriptural \Unscriptural\	   See {scriptural}.
Unsculptural \Unsculptural\	   See {sculptural}.
Unseaworthy \Unseaworthy\	   See {seaworthy}.
Unsectarian \Unsectarian\	   See {sectarian}.
Unsecular \Unsecular\	   See {secular}.
Unsedentary \Unsedentary\	   See {sedentary}.
Unselfish \Unselfish\	   See {selfish}.
Unsentient \Unsentient\	   See {sentient}.
Unsentimental \Unsentimental\	   See {sentimental}.
Unserviceable \Unserviceable\	   See {serviceable}.
Unsevere \Unsevere\	   See {severe}.
Unshamefaced \Unshamefaced\	   See {shamefaced}.
Unshamefast \Unshamefast\	   See {shamefast}.
Unshapely \Unshapely\	   See {shapely}.
Unshy \Unshy\	   See {shy}.
Unsick \Unsick\	   See {sick}.
Unsicker \Unsicker\	   See {sicker}.
Unsightly \Unsightly\	   See {sightly}.
Unsimple \Unsimple\	   See {simple}.
Unsinewy \Unsinewy\	   See {sinewy}.
Unsizable \Unsizable\	   See {sizable}.
Unsleek \Unsleek\	   See {sleek}.
Unslumberous \Unslumberous\	   See {slumberous}.
Unsly \Unsly\	   See {sly}.
Unsmooth \Unsmooth\	   See {smooth}.
Unsmotherable \Unsmotherable\	   See {smotherable}.
Unsmutty \Unsmutty\	   See {smutty}.
Unsober \Unsober\	   See {sober}.
Unsociable \Unsociable\	   See {sociable}.
Unsocial \Unsocial\	   See {social}.
Unsolemn \Unsolemn\	   See {solemn}.
Unsoliciutous \Unsoliciutous\	   See {soliciutous}.
Unsolvable \Unsolvable\	   See {solvable}.
Unspeakable \Unspeakable\	   See {speakable}.
Unspeedy \Unspeedy\	   See {speedy}.
Unspiritual \Unspiritual\	   See {spiritual}.
Unspontaneous \Unspontaneous\	   See {spontaneous}.
Unsportful \Unsportful\	   See {sportful}.
Unsportsmanlike \Unsportsmanlike\	   See {sportsmanlike}.
Unstatutable \Unstatutable\	   See {statutable}.
Unsteadfast \Unsteadfast\	   See {steadfast}.
Unsteady \Unsteady\	   See {steady}.
Unstormy \Unstormy\	   See {stormy}.
Unstout \Unstout\	   See {stout}.
Unstrong \Unstrong\	   See {strong}.
Unsubduable \Unsubduable\	   See {subduable}.
Unsubject \Unsubject\	   See {subject}.
Unsubmissive \Unsubmissive\	   See {submissive}.
Unsubordinate \Unsubordinate\	   See {subordinate}.
Unsubstantial \Unsubstantial\	   See {substantial}.
Unsuccessive \Unsuccessive\	   See {successive}.
Unsuccorable \Unsuccorable\	   See {succorable}.
Unsuggestive \Unsuggestive\	   See {suggestive}.
Unsuitable \Unsuitable\	   See {suitable}.
Unsunny \Unsunny\	   See {sunny}.
Unsuperfluous \Unsuperfluous\	   See {superfluous}.
Unsupple \Unsupple\	   See {supple}.
Unsure \Unsure\	   See {sure}.
Unsurpassable \Unsurpassable\	   See {surpassable}.
Unsusceptible \Unsusceptible\	   See {susceptible}.
Unsuspect \Unsuspect\	   See {suspect}.
Unsuspectable \Unsuspectable\	   See {suspectable}.
Unsuspicious \Unsuspicious\	   See {suspicious}.
Unsustainable \Unsustainable\	   See {sustainable}.
Unsweet \Unsweet\	   See {sweet}.
Unsyllogistical \Unsyllogistical\	   See {syllogistical}.
Unsymbolic \Unsymbolic\	   See {symbolic}.
Unsympathetic \Unsympathetic\	   See {sympathetic}.
Unsystematic \Unsystematic\	   See {systematic}.
Untamable \Untamable\	   See {tamable}.
Untame \Untame\	   See {tame}.
Unteachable \Unteachable\	   See {teachable}.
Untechnical \Untechnical\	   See {technical}.
Untellable \Untellable\	   See {tellable}.
Untenable \Untenable\	   See {tenable}.
Untender \Untender\	   See {tender}.
Unterrestrial \Unterrestrial\	   See {terrestrial}.
Unterrific \Unterrific\	   See {terrific}.
Unthankful \Unthankful\	   See {thankful}.
Untheological \Untheological\	   See {theological}.
Unthinkable \Unthinkable\	   See {thinkable}.
Unthirsty \Unthirsty\	   See {thirsty}.
Unthorny \Unthorny\	   See {thorny}.
Unthoughtful \Unthoughtful\	   See {thoughtful}.
Untidy \Untidy\	   See {tidy}.
Untillable \Untillable\	   See {tillable}.
Untoothsome \Untoothsome\	   See {toothsome}.
Untouchable \Untouchable\	   See {touchable}.
Untraceable \Untraceable\	   See {traceable}.
Untractable \Untractable\	   See {tractable}.
Untragic \Untragic\	   See {tragic}.
Untranquil \Untranquil\	   See {tranquil}.
Untransferable \Untransferable\	   See {transferable}.
Untranslatable \Untranslatable\	   See {translatable}.
Untransmutable \Untransmutable\	   See {transmutable}.
Untransparent \Untransparent\	   See {transparent}.
Untranspassable \Untranspassable\	   See {transpassable}.
Untraversable \Untraversable\	   See {traversable}.
Untremulous \Untremulous\	   See {tremulous}.
Untrimphant \Untrimphant\	   See {trimphant}.
Untrustworthy \Untrustworthy\	   See {trustworthy}.
Untrusty \Untrusty\	   See {trusty}.
Untumultous \Untumultous\	   See {tumultous}.
Untunable \Untunable\	   See {tunable}.
Ununiform \Ununiform\	   See {uniform}.
Unusable \Unusable\	   See {usable}.
Unuseful \Unuseful\	   See {useful}.
Unvanquishable \Unvanquishable\	   See {vanquishable}.
Unvariant \Unvariant\	   See {variant}.
Unvenerable \Unvenerable\	   See {venerable}.
Unvenomous \Unvenomous\	   See {venomous}.
Unveracious \Unveracious\	   See {veracious}.
Unverdant \Unverdant\	   See {verdant}.
Unveritable \Unveritable\	   See {veritable}.
Unvigilant \Unvigilant\	   See {vigilant}.
Unvigorous \Unvigorous\	   See {vigorous}.
Unvirtuous \Unvirtuous\	   See {virtuous}.
Unvital \Unvital\	   See {vital}.
Unvitrifiable \Unvitrifiable\	   See {vitrifiable}.
Unvocal \Unvocal\	   See {vocal}.
Unvoidable \Unvoidable\	   See {voidable}.
Unvoluptuous \Unvoluptuous\	   See {voluptuous}.
Unvoyageable \Unvoyageable\	   See {voyageable}.
Unvulgar \Unvulgar\	   See {vulgar}.
Unwalkable \Unwalkable\	   See {walkable}.
Unwarlike \Unwarlike\	   See {warlike}.
Unwatchful \Unwatchful\	   See {watchful}.
Unwatery \Unwatery\	   See {watery}.
Unwealthy \Unwealthy\	   See {wealthy}.
Unwearable \Unwearable\	   See {wearable}.
Unweary \Unweary\	   See {weary}.
Unwelcome \Unwelcome\	   See {welcome}.
Unwet \Unwet\	   See {wet}.
Unwholesome \Unwholesome\	   See {wholesome}.
Unwieldsome \Unwieldsome\	   See {wieldsome}.
Unwillful \Unwillful\	   See {willful}.
Unwily \Unwily\	   See {wily}.
Unwitty \Unwitty\	   See {witty}.
Unwomanly \Unwomanly\	   See {womanly}.
Unworkable \Unworkable\	   See {workable}.
Unworkmanlike \Unworkmanlike\	   See {workmanlike}.
Unworldly \Unworldly\	   See {worldly}.
Unworshipful \Unworshipful\	   See {worshipful}.
Unwrathful \Unwrathful\	   See {wrathful}.
Unwritable \Unwritable\	   See {writable}.
Unzealous \Unzealous\	   See {zealous}.	   ------ and the like.	   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Untouched	   Untortured	   Untorn	   Untormented	   Untombed	   Untoiled	   Untired	   Untinged	   Untinctured	   Untimbered	   Untilled	   Untiled	   Untickled	   Unthrown	   Unthreshed	   Unthreatened	   Unthought	   Unthinned	   Unthawed	   Unterrified	   Untendered	   Untempted	   Untempered	   Untaught	   Untasted	   Untasked	   Untarnished	   Untanned	   Untamed	   Untalented	   Untaken	   Untainted	   Untagged	   Unsystematized	   Unsyllabled	   Unsworn	   Unswilled	   Unswept	   Unswayed	   Unsustained	   Unsuspended	   Unsuspected	   Unsurrounded	   Unsurrendered	   Unsurpassed	   Unsuppressed	   Unsupported	   Unsupplied	   Unsupplanted	   Unsupped	   Unsuperscribed	   Unsunned	   Unsunk	   Unsung	   Unsummoned	   Unsummed	   Unsullied	   Unsuited	   Unsugared	   Unsued	   Unsucked	   Unsuccored	   Unsucceeded	   Unsubstantiated	   Unsubscribed	   Unsuborned	   Unsubdued	   Unstuffed	   Unstudied	   Unstrung	   Unstruck	   Unstripped	   Unstringed	   Unstrewed	   Unstrengthened	   Unstraitened	   Unstowed	   Unstormed	   Unstopped	   Unstirred	   Unstinted	   Unstimulated	   Unstigmatized	   Unstifled	   Unsteeped	   Unsteadied	   Unstayed	   Unstationed	   Unstartled	   Unstanched	   Unstamped	   Unstained	   Unstaid	   Unstabled	   Unsqueezed	   Unsquared	   Unspread	   Unspoken	   Unspoiled	   Unspied	   Unspent	   Unspecked	   Unspecified	   Unspared	   Unsown	   Unsoured	   Unsounded	   Unsouled	   Unsought	   Unsoothed	   Unsolved	   Unsolid	   Unsolicited	   Unsold	   Unsoiled	   Unsoftened	   Unsodden	   Unsoaped	   Unsmote	   Unsmoked	   Unsmitten	   Unsmirched	   Unslaughtered	   Unslain	   Unslackened	   Unskilled	   Unsingled	   Unsinged	   Unsinewed	   Unshut	   Unshunned	   Unshriven	   Unshrined	   Unshown	   Unshortened	   Unshorn	   Unshored	   Unshook	   Unshod	   Unshocked	   Unshivered	   Unshielded	   Unsheltered	   Unshaven	   Unshattered	   Unsharpened	   Unshared	   Unshamed	   Unshaken	   Unshadowed	   Unshaded	   Unshackled	   Unsewn	   Unsevered	   Unsettled	   Unserved	   Unsequestered	   Unsepulchred	   Unsepulchered	   Unsentenced	   Unsent	   Unseized	   Unseduced	   Unsecured	   Unsearched	   Unsealed	   Unscreened	   Unscratched	   Unscoured	   Unscorched	   Unscissored	   Unschooled	   Unscattered	   Unscathed	   Unscanted	   Unscanned	   Unsaved	   Unsatisfied	   Unsated	   Unsapped	   Unsandaled	   Unsanctioned	   Unsanctified	   Unsalved	   Unsaluted	   Unsalted	   Unsalaried	   Unsaid	   Unsacked	   Unruined	   Unrouted	   Unrounded	   Unrotted	   Unroiled	   Unrobed	   Unrobbed	   Unroasted	   Unriven	   Unrippled	   Unripened	   Unrighted	   Unrigged	   Unrifled	   Unrhymed	   Unrewarded	   Unrevoked	   Unreverted	   Unreversed	   Unrevenged	   Unrevealed	   Unreturned	   Unretracted	   Unretarded	   Unrestricted	   Unrestrained	   Unrestored	   Unrested	   Unrespited	   Unrespected	   Unresolved	   Unresisted	   Unreserved	   Unresented	   Unrequited	   Unrequired	   Unrequested	   Unreproached	   Unreprieved	   Unrepressed	   Unrepresented	   Unreplenished	   Unrepented	   Unrepeated	   Unrepealed	   Unrepaired	   Unrepaid	   Unrenewed	   Unremoved	   Unremitted	   Unremembered	   Unremedied	   Unrelinquished	   Unrelieved	   Unrelaxed	   Unrelated	   Unrejoiced	   Unreined	   Unrehearsed	   Unregretted	   Unregistered	   Unregarded	   Unrefreshed	   Unrefracted	   Unreformed	   Unreflected	   Unrefined	   Unreduced	   Unredressed	   Unrecruited	   Unrecovered	   Unrecounted	   Unrecorded	   Unreconciled	   Unrecompensed	   Unrecognized	   Unreclaimed	   Unreckoned	   Unrecked	   Unreceived	   Unrecalled	   Unrebuked	   Unrebated	   Unreaved	   Unreasoned	   Unrealized	   Unread	   Unreached	   Unrazed	   Unravaged	   Unraptured	   Unransomed	   Unransacked	   Unraked	   Unracked	   Unquickened	   Unquenched	   Unquelled	   Unqualified	   Unquailed	   Unquaffed	   Unputrefied	   Unpurveyed	   Unpursued	   Unpurposed	   Unpurified	   Unpurged	   Unpunished	   Unpulled	   Unpublished	   Unpruned	   Unprovoked	   Unprovided	   Unproved	   Unprotected	   Unpropped	   Unproposed	   Unproportioned	   Unpronounced	   Unpromised	   Unprojected	   Unprohibited	   Unprofessed	   Unprofaned	   Unprocured	   Unproclaimed	   Unprobed	   Unprized	   Unprivileged	   Unpressed	   Unpresented	   Unprescribed	   Unprepossessed	   Unprepared	   Unpremeditated	   Unpreferred	   Unpraised	   Unpracticed	   Unposted	   Unpossessed	   Unportioned	   Unpolluted	   Unpolished	   Unpointed	   Unplumbed	   Unplucked	   Unploughed	   Unpledged	   Unpleased	   Unpleaded	   Unplanted	   Unplagued	   Unpinked	   Unpinioned	   Unpiloted	   Unpillowed	   Unpillared	   Unpierced	   Unphysicked	   Unpetrified	   Unperverted	   Unperused	   Unperturbed	   Unpersuaded	   Unpersecuted	   Unperplexed	   Unperjured	   Unperished	   Unperformed	   Unperfected	   Unpercussed	   Unperceived	   Unpeppered	   Unpeopled	   Unpensioned	   Unpenciled	   Unpawned	   Unpatterened	   Unpatronized	   Unpastured	   Unpassioned	   Unpassionated	   Unparticipated	   Unparted	   Unparroted	   Unpardoned	   Unpanged	   Unpainted	   Unpained	   Unpaid	   Unpacked	   Unpacified	   Unoxidized	   Unovertaken	   Unornamented	   Unordered	   Unordained	   Unopposed	   Unopened	   Unoiled	   Unoffered	   Unoccupied	   Unobtained	   Unobstructed	   Unobserved	   Unobscured	   Unobjected	   Unobeyed	   Unnurtured	   Unnourished	   Unnoticed	   Unnoted	   Unnotched	   Unnetted	   Unnerved	   Unnavigated	   Unnaturalized	   Unnamed	   Unmutilated	   Unmuscled	   Unmurmured	   Unmummied	   Unmown	   Unmourned	   Unmounded	   Unmortified	   Unmortgaged	   Unmortared	   Unmolested	   Unmoistened	   Unmodified	   Unmodernized	   Unmocked	   Unmoaned	   Unmixed	   Unmitigated	   Unmissed	   Unmingled	   Unminded	   Unmilled	   Unmilked	   Unmethodized	   Unmeted	   Unmet	   Unmerited	   Unmentioned	   Unmelted	   Unmelodized	   Unmellowed	   Unmeditated	   Unmeasured	   Unmatriculated	   Unmated	   Unmatched	   Unmastered	   Unmasked	   Unmarshaled	   Unmarried	   Unmarred	   Unmarked	   Unmanured	   Unmanufactured	   Unmannered	   Unmangled	   Unmanaged	   Unmaimed	   Unmacadamized	   Unloved	   Unlost	   Unlooped	   Unlisted	   Unliquored	   Unliquefied	   Unlighted	   Unlifted	   Unlicensed	   Unleveled	   Unlettered	   Unlessoned	   Unleft	   Unled	   Unlectured	   Unleavened	   Unlavished	   Unlaureled	   Unlashed	   Unlarded	   Unlamented	   Unladen	   Unlackeyed	   Unknotted	   Unkneaded	   Unkissed	   Unkindled	   Unkilled	   Unkept	   Unkenned	   Unjudged	   Unjaundiced	   Uninvolved	   Uninvoked	   Uninvited	   Uninvented	   Uninvaded	   Uninured	   Unintroduced	   Unintricated	   Unintrenched	   Unintombed	   Uninthralled	   Uninterrupted	   Uninterred	   Uninterpreted	   Unintermixed	   Unintermitted	   Unintended	   Uninstructed	   Uninspired	   Uninscribed	   Uninjured	   Uninitiated	   Uninhabited	   Uninfringed	   Uninformed	   Uninfluenced	   Uninflamed	   Uninfected	   Unindented	   Unincorporated	   Uninclosed	   Unincensed	   Unimpressed	   Unimposed	   Unimportuned	   Unimplored	   Unimpeded	   Unimpeached	   Unimpassioned	   Unimparted	   Unimpared	   Unimmured	   Unimmersed	   Unimagined	   Unillustrated	   Unilluminated	   Unillumed	   Unhushed	   Unhusbanded	   Unhung	   Unhumbled	   Unhorned	   Unhooked	   Unhonored	   Unholpen	   Unhired	   Unhindered	   Unhidden	   Unhewn	   Unhewed	   Unhelped	   Unheired	   Unheeded	   Unhedged	   Unheated	   Unhealed	   Unhazarded	   Unhatched	   Unharmed	   Unhardened	   Unhanged	   Unhandled	   Unhampered	   Unhalsed	   Unhailed	   Unhackneyed	   Unhacked	   Unhabited	   Unguided	   Unguessed	   Unguerdoned	   Unguarded	   Ungrudged	   Ungrown	   Ungrounded	   Unground	   Ungraven	   Ungraved	   Ungratified	   Ungranted	   Ungraced	   Ungoverned	   Ungorged	   Unglutted	   Ungloved	   Unglorified	   Ungloomed	   Unglazed	   Ungirt	   Ungirded	   Unginned	   Ungilt	   Ungilded	   Ungenerated	   Ungauged	   Ungathered	   Ungartered	   Ungarrisoned	   Ungarnished	   Ungarmented	   Ungalled	   Ungainsaid	   Ungained	   Unfused	   Unfurrowed	   Unfurnished	   Unfunded	   Unfulfilled	   Unfueled	   Unfructed	   Unfrozen	   Unfrighted	   Unfranchised	   Unframed	   Unfractured	   Unfouled	   Unfought	   Unfostered	   Unfossilized	   Unfortified	   Unforsaken	   Unformalized	   Unforgotten	   Unforgiven	   Unforfeited	   Unforewarned	   Unforetold	   Unforethought	   Unforeseen	   Unforeknown	   Unforded	   Unforced	   Unforbidden	   Unfooted	   Unfollowed	   Unfoiled	   Unfleshed	   Unflatterd	   Unflanked	   Unfixed	   Unfitted	   Unfired	   Unfingered	   Unfilleted	   Unfilled	   Unfigured	   Unfettered	   Unfetched	   Unfermented	   Unfenced	   Unfeed	   Unfed	   Unfeathered	   Unfeared	   Unfatigued	   Unfathomed	   Unfashioned	   Unfascinated	   Unfarrowed	   Unfanned	   Unfamed	   Unfalsified	   Unfallowed	   Unfallen	   Unfaded	   Unfabled	   Uneyed	   Unextorted	   Unextirpated	   Unextinguished	   Unexpressed	   Unexpounded	   Unexposed	   Unexplored	   Unexplicated	   Unexplained	   Unexpired	   Unexpected	   Unexpanded	   Unexhausted	   Unexerted	   Unexercised	   Unexempted	   Unexemplified	   Unexecuted	   Unexcised	   Unexchanged	   Unexcelled	   Unexampled	   Unexamined	   Unexaggerated	   Unexacted	   Unevolved	   Unessayed	   Unespied	   Unescutcheoned	   Unenvied	   Unentranced	   Unentombed	   Unenthralled	   Unentered	   Unentangled	   Unenslaved	   Unelivened	   Unenlightened	   Unenlarged	   Unenjoyed	   Un-Englished	   Unengaged	   Unenfranchised	   Unenfeebled	   Unendowed	   Unendeared	   Unendangered	   Unencumbered	   Unenclosed	   Unenchanted	   Unenabled	   Unemptied	   Unemployed	   Unemotioned	   Unembowered	   Unembittered	   Unelected	   Unelbowed	   Unegested	   Uneffaced	   Uneducated	   Unedified	   Uneclipsed	   Uneaten	   Uneased	   Undubbed	   Undrowned	   Undriven	   Undrilled	   Undressed	   Undrenched	   Undreaded	   Undrawn	   Undraped	   Undowered	   Undoubted	   Undoomed	   Undomesticated	   Undivulged	   Undivorced	   Undivided	   Undiverted	   Undisturbed	   Undistributed	   Undistressed	   Undistracted	   Undistorted	   Undistinguished	   Undistempered	   Undissolved	   Undissipated	   Undissevered	   Undissembled	   Undisquieted	   Undisputed	   Undispunged	   Undispleased	   Undisplayed	   Undispersed	   Undispatched	   Undismissed	   Undismayed	   Undisjoined	   Undishonored	   Undisguised	   Undisgraced	   Undisfigured	   Undiseased	   Undiscovered	   Undiscoursed	   Undiscouraged	   Undiscomfitted	   Undisciplined	   Undischarged	   Undiscerned	   Undisbanded	   Undipped	   Undinted	   Undiminished	   Undiluted	   Undiked	   Undigested	   Undevoted	   Undevised	   Undeterred	   Undetermined	   Undestroyed	   Undestined	   Undesired	   Undesigned	   Undeserved	   Undescried	   Undescribed	   Underived	   Undeprived	   Undepressed	   Undepreciated	   Undepraved	   Undeplored	   Undephlegmated	   Undemolished	   Undelved	   Undeluged	   Undeluded	   Undelivered	   Undelighted	   Undelegated	   Undelayed	   Undejected	   Undegraded	   Undefouled	   Undeformed	   Undeflowered	   Undefined	   Undefiled	   Undefied	   Undefensed	   Undefended	   Undefecated	   Undefaced	   Undedicated	   Undecorated	   Undeclined	   Undeclared	   Undeciphered	   Undecided	   Undeceived	   Undebauched	   Undebased	   Undazzled	   Undashed	   Undangered	   Undamped	   Undamaged	   Uncurst	   Uncursed	   Uncurled	   Uncured	   Uncurbed	   Uncumbered	   Uncultured	   Uncultivated	   Unculled	   Uncuckolded	   Uncrowned	   Uncrowded	   Uncrossed	   Uncropped	   Uncrooked	   Uncrippled	   Uncredited	   Uncrannied	   Uncowled	   Uncoveted	   Uncourted	   Uncountenanced	   Uncounted	   Uncounseled	   Uncorrupted	   Uncorroborated	   Uncorrected	   Unconvinced	   Uncontroverted	   Uncontrolled	   Uncontradicted	   Uncontested	   Uncontented	   Uncontended	   Uncontemned	   Unconsulted	   Unconstrained	   Unconsoled	   Unconsecrated	   Unconquered	   Unconnected	   Uncongealed	   Unconfuted	   Unconfused	   Unconfirmed	   Unconfined	   Unconfessed	   Unconferred	   Unconducted	   Uncondited	   Uncondemned	   Unconcocted	   Unconceived	   Unconcealed	   Uncomprised	   Uncompressed	   Uncompounded	   Uncompleted	   Uncompensated	   Uncompelled	   Uncompassioned	   Uncompassed	   Uncompanioned	   Uncompanied	   Uncompacted	   Uncommunicated	   Uncommixed	   Uncommitted	   Uncommissioned	   Uncommended	   Uncommanded	   Uncomforted	   Uncombed	   Uncolored	   Uncollected	   Uncoifed	   Uncoffined	   Uncoacted	   Uncloven	   Unclouded	   Uncleared	   Unclarified	   Unclaimed	   Uncircumscribed	   Uncircumcised	   Uncinctured	   Unchosen	   Unchilled	   Unchewed	   Uncheered	   Unchecked	   Unchastised	   Unchastened	   Uncharged	   Unchanted	   Unchanged	   Unchallenged	   Unchained	   Uncertified	   Uncertificated	   Uncelebrated	   Uncaught	   Uncatechised	   Uncastled	   Uncast	   Uncarpeted	   Uncapped	   Uncanopied	   Uncanonized	   Uncanceled	   Uncalled	   Uncalcined	   Uncalcified	   Uncabled	   Unburnished	   Unburned	   Unburied	   Unbuilt	   Unbudded	   Unbuckramed	   Unbruised	   Unbroken	   Unbroke	   Unbroached	   Unbridged	   Unbribed	   Unbreeched	   Unbranded	   Unbraided	   Unbounden	   Unbounded	   Unbought	   Unbooted	   Unbooklearned	   Unbonneted	   Unbolted	   Unboiled	   Unbodied	   Unblunted	   Unblown	   Unblotted	   Unbloodied	   Unblighted	   Unblest	   Unblessed	   Unblenched	   Unbleached	   Unblasted	   Unblamed	   Unbitten	   Unbitted	   Unbit	   Unbigoted	   Unbiased	   Unbewailed	   Unbetrayed	   Unbestowed	   Unbespoken	   Unbesought	   Unbenighted	   Unbenefited	   Unbeneficed	   Unbeloved	   Unbeheld	   Unbeguiled	   Unbegirt	   Unbefriended	   Unbedewed	   Unbedded	   Unbeclouded	   Unbeavered	   Unbeaten	   Unbearded	   Unbattered	   Unbathed	   Unbated	   unbarbered	   unbaptized	   Unbaked	   Unbagged	   Unbaffled	   Unawed	   Unawaked	   Unavowed	   Unavised	   Unavenged	   Unauthorized	   Unauthenticated	   Unattracted	   Unattired	   Unattested	   Unattended	   Unattempted	   Unattainted	   Unattained	   Unattacked	   Unatoned	   Unastonished	   Unassisted	   Unassayed	   Unassaulted	   Unassailed	   Unaspirated	   Unasked	   Unascertained	   Unarticulated	   Unarrived	   Unarrested	   Unarrayed	   Unarraigned	   Unarmored	   Unarmed	   Unapproved	   Unapproached	   Unapprised	   Unapprehended	   Unappreciated	   Unappointed	   Unapplied	   Unappeased	   Unappareled	   Unanticipated	   Unanswered	   Unanointed	   Unannoyed	   Unannealed	   Unanimated	   Unanalyzed	   Unamused	   Unamended	   Unamazed	   Unaltered	   Unallayed	   Unalarmed	   Unaided	   Unaffrighted	   Unafflicted	   Unaffeared	   Unadvantaged	   Unadulterated	   Unadorned	   Unadored	   Unadmonished	   Unadmitted	   Unadmired	   Unadjusted	   Unadjectived	   Unactuated	   Unacted	   Unacquired	   Unacknowledged	   Unachieved	   Unaccursed	   Unaccredited	   Unaccorded	   Unaccompanied	   Unaccomodated	   Unaccented	   Unabsolved	   Unabolished	   Unabated	   Unabashed	   Unabased	   (b) To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the	       analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the	       condition or state expressed by them; as, 
Unabased \Unabased\	   See {abased}.
Unabashed \Unabashed\	   See {abashed}.
Unabated \Unabated\	   See {abated}.
Unabolished \Unabolished\	   See {abolished}.
Unabsolved \Unabsolved\	   See {absolved}.
Unaccented \Unaccented\	   See {accented}.
Unaccomodated \Unaccomodated\	   See {accomodated}.
Unaccompanied \Unaccompanied\	   See {accompanied}.
Unaccorded \Unaccorded\	   See {accorded}.
Unaccredited \Unaccredited\	   See {accredited}.
Unaccursed \Unaccursed\	   See {accursed}.
Unachieved \Unachieved\	   See {achieved}.
Unacknowledged \Unacknowledged\	   See {acknowledged}.
Unacquired \Unacquired\	   See {acquired}.
Unacted \Unacted\	   See {acted}.	   [break]
Unactuated \Unactuated\	   See {actuated}.
Unadjectived \Unadjectived\	   See {adjectived}.
Unadjusted \Unadjusted\	   See {adjusted}.
Unadmired \Unadmired\	   See {admired}.
Unadmitted \Unadmitted\	   See {admitted}.
Unadmonished \Unadmonished\	   See {admonished}.
Unadored \Unadored\	   See {adored}.
Unadorned \Unadorned\	   See {adorned}.
Unadulterated \Unadulterated\	   See {adulterated}.
Unadvantaged \Unadvantaged\	   See {advantaged}.
Unaffeared \Unaffeared\	   See {affeared}.
Unafflicted \Unafflicted\	   See {afflicted}.
Unaffrighted \Unaffrighted\	   See {affrighted}.
Unaided \Unaided\	   See {aided}.
Unalarmed \Unalarmed\	   See {alarmed}.
Unallayed \Unallayed\	   See {allayed}.
Unaltered \Unaltered\	   See {altered}.
Unamazed \Unamazed\	   See {amazed}.
Unamended \Unamended\	   See {amended}.
Unamused \Unamused\	   See {amused}.
Unanalyzed \Unanalyzed\	   See {analyzed}.
Unanimated \Unanimated\	   See {animated}.
Unannealed \Unannealed\	   See {annealed}.
Unannoyed \Unannoyed\	   See {annoyed}.
Unanointed \Unanointed\	   See {anointed}.
Unanswered \Unanswered\	   See {answered}.
Unanticipated \Unanticipated\	   See {anticipated}.
Unappareled \Unappareled\	   See {appareled}.
Unappeased \Unappeased\	   See {appeased}.
Unapplied \Unapplied\	   See {applied}.
Unappointed \Unappointed\	   See {appointed}.
Unappreciated \Unappreciated\	   See {appreciated}.
Unapprehended \Unapprehended\	   See {apprehended}.
Unapprised \Unapprised\	   See {apprised}.
Unapproached \Unapproached\	   See {approached}.
Unapproved \Unapproved\	   See {approved}.
Unarmed \Unarmed\	   See {armed}.
Unarmored \Unarmored\	   See {armored}.
Unarraigned \Unarraigned\	   See {arraigned}.
Unarrayed \Unarrayed\	   See {arrayed}.
Unarrested \Unarrested\	   See {arrested}.
Unarrived \Unarrived\	   See {arrived}.
Unarticulated \Unarticulated\	   See {articulated}.
Unascertained \Unascertained\	   See {ascertained}.
Unasked \Unasked\	   See {asked}.
Unaspirated \Unaspirated\	   See {aspirated}.
Unassailed \Unassailed\	   See {assailed}.
Unassaulted \Unassaulted\	   See {assaulted}.
Unassayed \Unassayed\	   See {assayed}.
Unassisted \Unassisted\	   See {assisted}.
Unastonished \Unastonished\	   See {astonished}.
Unatoned \Unatoned\	   See {atoned}.
Unattacked \Unattacked\	   See {attacked}.
Unattained \Unattained\	   See {attained}.
Unattainted \Unattainted\	   See {attainted}.
Unattempted \Unattempted\	   See {attempted}.
Unattended \Unattended\	   See {attended}.
Unattested \Unattested\	   See {attested}.
Unattired \Unattired\	   See {attired}.
Unattracted \Unattracted\	   See {attracted}.
Unauthenticated \Unauthenticated\	   See {authenticated}.
Unauthorized \Unauthorized\	   See {authorized}.
Unavenged \Unavenged\	   See {avenged}.
Unavised \Unavised\	   See {avised}.
Unavowed \Unavowed\	   See {avowed}.
Unawaked \Unawaked\	   See {awaked}.
Unawed \Unawed\	   See {awed}.
Unbaffled \Unbaffled\	   See {baffled}.
Unbagged \Unbagged\	   See {bagged}.
Unbaked \Unbaked\	   See {baked}.
unbaptized \unbaptized\	   See {baptized}.
unbarbered \unbarbered\	   See {barbered}.
Unbated \Unbated\	   See {bated}.
Unbathed \Unbathed\	   See {bathed}.
Unbattered \Unbattered\	   See {battered}.
Unbearded \Unbearded\	   See {bearded}.
Unbeaten \Unbeaten\	   See {beaten}.
Unbeavered \Unbeavered\	   See {beavered}.
Unbeclouded \Unbeclouded\	   See {beclouded}.
Unbedded \Unbedded\	   See {bedded}.
Unbedewed \Unbedewed\	   See {bedewed}.
Unbefriended \Unbefriended\	   See {befriended}.
Unbegirt \Unbegirt\	   See {begirt}.
Unbeguiled \Unbeguiled\	   See {beguiled}.
Unbeheld \Unbeheld\	   See {beheld}.
Unbeloved \Unbeloved\	   See {beloved}.
Unbeneficed \Unbeneficed\	   See {beneficed}.
Unbenefited \Unbenefited\	   See {benefited}.
Unbenighted \Unbenighted\	   See {benighted}.
Unbesought \Unbesought\	   See {besought}.
Unbespoken \Unbespoken\	   See {bespoken}.
Unbestowed \Unbestowed\	   See {bestowed}.
Unbetrayed \Unbetrayed\	   See {betrayed}.
Unbewailed \Unbewailed\	   See {bewailed}.
Unbiased \Unbiased\	   See {biased}.
Unbigoted \Unbigoted\	   See {bigoted}.
Unbit \Unbit\	   See {bit}.
Unbitted \Unbitted\	   See {bitted}.
Unbitten \Unbitten\	   See {bitten}.
Unblamed \Unblamed\	   See {blamed}.
Unblasted \Unblasted\	   See {blasted}.
Unbleached \Unbleached\	   See {bleached}.
Unblenched \Unblenched\	   See {blenched}.
Unblessed \Unblessed\	   See {blessed}.
Unblest \Unblest\	   See {blest}.
Unblighted \Unblighted\	   See {blighted}.
Unbloodied \Unbloodied\	   See {bloodied}.
Unblotted \Unblotted\	   See {blotted}.
Unblown \Unblown\	   See {blown}.
Unblunted \Unblunted\	   See {blunted}.
Unbodied \Unbodied\	   See {bodied}.
Unboiled \Unboiled\	   See {boiled}.
Unbolted \Unbolted\	   See {bolted}.
Unbonneted \Unbonneted\	   See {bonneted}.
Unbooklearned \Unbooklearned\	   See {booklearned}.
Unbooted \Unbooted\	   See {booted}.
Unbought \Unbought\	   See {bought}.
Unbounded \Unbounded\	   See {bounded}.
Unbounden \Unbounden\	   See {bounden}.
Unbraided \Unbraided\	   See {braided}.
Unbranded \Unbranded\	   See {branded}.
Unbreeched \Unbreeched\	   See {breeched}.
Unbribed \Unbribed\	   See {bribed}.
Unbridged \Unbridged\	   See {bridged}.
Unbroached \Unbroached\	   See {broached}.
Unbroke \Unbroke\	   See {broke}.
Unbroken \Unbroken\	   See {broken}.
Unbruised \Unbruised\	   See {bruised}.
Unbuckramed \Unbuckramed\	   See {buckramed}.
Unbudded \Unbudded\	   See {budded}.
Unbuilt \Unbuilt\	   See {built}.
Unburied \Unburied\	   See {buried}.
Unburned \Unburned\	   See {burned}.
Unburnished \Unburnished\	   See {burnished}.
Uncabled \Uncabled\	   See {cabled}.
Uncalcified \Uncalcified\	   See {calcified}.
Uncalcined \Uncalcined\	   See {calcined}.
Uncalled \Uncalled\	   See {called}.
Uncanceled \Uncanceled\	   See {canceled}.
Uncanonized \Uncanonized\	   See {canonized}.
Uncanopied \Uncanopied\	   See {canopied}.
Uncapped \Uncapped\	   See {capped}.
Uncarpeted \Uncarpeted\	   See {carpeted}.
Uncast \Uncast\	   See {cast}.
Uncastled \Uncastled\	   See {castled}.
Uncatechised \Uncatechised\	   See {catechised}.
Uncaught \Uncaught\	   See {caught}.
Uncelebrated \Uncelebrated\	   See {celebrated}.
Uncertificated \Uncertificated\	   See {certificated}.
Uncertified \Uncertified\	   See {certified}.
Unchained \Unchained\	   See {chained}.
Unchallenged \Unchallenged\	   See {challenged}.
Unchanged \Unchanged\	   See {changed}.
Unchanted \Unchanted\	   See {chanted}.
Uncharged \Uncharged\	   See {charged}.
Unchastened \Unchastened\	   See {chastened}.
Unchastised \Unchastised\	   See {chastised}.
Unchecked \Unchecked\	   See {checked}.
Uncheered \Uncheered\	   See {cheered}.
Unchewed \Unchewed\	   See {chewed}.
Unchilled \Unchilled\	   See {chilled}.
Unchosen \Unchosen\	   See {chosen}.
Uncinctured \Uncinctured\	   See {cinctured}.
Uncircumcised \Uncircumcised\	   See {circumcised}.
Uncircumscribed \Uncircumscribed\	   See {circumscribed}.
Unclaimed \Unclaimed\	   See {claimed}.
Unclarified \Unclarified\	   See {clarified}.
Uncleared \Uncleared\	   See {cleared}.
Unclouded \Unclouded\	   See {clouded}.
Uncloven \Uncloven\	   See {cloven}.
Uncoacted \Uncoacted\	   See {coacted}.
Uncoffined \Uncoffined\	   See {coffined}.
Uncoifed \Uncoifed\	   See {coifed}.
Uncollected \Uncollected\	   See {collected}.
Uncolored \Uncolored\	   See {colored}.
Uncombed \Uncombed\	   See {combed}.
Uncomforted \Uncomforted\	   See {comforted}.
Uncommanded \Uncommanded\	   See {commanded}.
Uncommended \Uncommended\	   See {commended}.
Uncommissioned \Uncommissioned\	   See {commissioned}.
Uncommitted \Uncommitted\	   See {committed}.
Uncommixed \Uncommixed\	   See {commixed}.
Uncommunicated \Uncommunicated\	   See {communicated}.
Uncompacted \Uncompacted\	   See {compacted}.
Uncompanied \Uncompanied\	   See {companied}.
Uncompanioned \Uncompanioned\	   See {companioned}.
Uncompassed \Uncompassed\	   See {compassed}.
Uncompassioned \Uncompassioned\	   See {compassioned}.
Uncompelled \Uncompelled\	   See {compelled}.
Uncompensated \Uncompensated\	   See {compensated}.
Uncompleted \Uncompleted\	   See {completed}.
Uncompounded \Uncompounded\	   See {compounded}.
Uncompressed \Uncompressed\	   See {compressed}.
Uncomprised \Uncomprised\	   See {comprised}.
Unconcealed \Unconcealed\	   See {concealed}.
Unconceived \Unconceived\	   See {conceived}.
Unconcocted \Unconcocted\	   See {concocted}.
Uncondemned \Uncondemned\	   See {condemned}.
Uncondited \Uncondited\	   See {condited}.
Unconducted \Unconducted\	   See {conducted}.
Unconferred \Unconferred\	   See {conferred}.
Unconfessed \Unconfessed\	   See {confessed}.
Unconfined \Unconfined\	   See {confined}.
Unconfirmed \Unconfirmed\	   See {confirmed}.
Unconfused \Unconfused\	   See {confused}.
Unconfuted \Unconfuted\	   See {confuted}.
Uncongealed \Uncongealed\	   See {congealed}.
Unconnected \Unconnected\	   See {connected}.
Unconquered \Unconquered\	   See {conquered}.
Unconsecrated \Unconsecrated\	   See {consecrated}.
Unconsoled \Unconsoled\	   See {consoled}.
Unconstrained \Unconstrained\	   See {constrained}.
Unconsulted \Unconsulted\	   See {consulted}.
Uncontemned \Uncontemned\	   See {contemned}.
Uncontended \Uncontended\	   See {contended}.
Uncontented \Uncontented\	   See {contented}.
Uncontested \Uncontested\	   See {contested}.
Uncontradicted \Uncontradicted\	   See {contradicted}.
Uncontrolled \Uncontrolled\	   See {controlled}.
Uncontroverted \Uncontroverted\	   See {controverted}.
Unconvinced \Unconvinced\	   See {convinced}.
Uncorrected \Uncorrected\	   See {corrected}.
Uncorroborated \Uncorroborated\	   See {corroborated}.
Uncorrupted \Uncorrupted\	   See {corrupted}.
Uncounseled \Uncounseled\	   See {counseled}.
Uncounted \Uncounted\	   See {counted}.
Uncountenanced \Uncountenanced\	   See {countenanced}.
Uncourted \Uncourted\	   See {courted}.
Uncoveted \Uncoveted\	   See {coveted}.
Uncowled \Uncowled\	   See {cowled}.
Uncrannied \Uncrannied\	   See {crannied}.
Uncredited \Uncredited\	   See {credited}.
Uncrippled \Uncrippled\	   See {crippled}.
Uncrooked \Uncrooked\	   See {crooked}.
Uncropped \Uncropped\	   See {cropped}.
Uncrossed \Uncrossed\	   See {crossed}.
Uncrowded \Uncrowded\	   See {crowded}.
Uncrowned \Uncrowned\	   See {crowned}.
Uncuckolded \Uncuckolded\	   See {cuckolded}.
Unculled \Unculled\	   See {culled}.
Uncultivated \Uncultivated\	   See {cultivated}.
Uncultured \Uncultured\	   See {cultured}.
Uncumbered \Uncumbered\	   See {cumbered}.
Uncurbed \Uncurbed\	   See {curbed}.
Uncured \Uncured\	   See {cured}.
Uncurled \Uncurled\	   See {curled}.
Uncursed \Uncursed\	   See {cursed}.
Uncurst \Uncurst\	   See {curst}.
Undamaged \Undamaged\	   See {damaged}.
Undamped \Undamped\	   See {damped}.
Undangered \Undangered\	   See {dangered}.
Undashed \Undashed\	   See {dashed}.
Undazzled \Undazzled\	   See {dazzled}.
Undebased \Undebased\	   See {debased}.
Undebauched \Undebauched\	   See {debauched}.
Undeceived \Undeceived\	   See {deceived}.
Undecided \Undecided\	   See {decided}.
Undeciphered \Undeciphered\	   See {deciphered}.
Undeclared \Undeclared\	   See {declared}.
Undeclined \Undeclined\	   See {declined}.
Undecorated \Undecorated\	   See {decorated}.
Undedicated \Undedicated\	   See {dedicated}.
Undefaced \Undefaced\	   See {defaced}.
Undefecated \Undefecated\	   See {defecated}.
Undefended \Undefended\	   See {defended}.
Undefensed \Undefensed\	   See {defensed}.
Undefied \Undefied\	   See {defied}.
Undefiled \Undefiled\	   See {defiled}.
Undefined \Undefined\	   See {defined}.
Undeflowered \Undeflowered\	   See {deflowered}.
Undeformed \Undeformed\	   See {deformed}.
Undefouled \Undefouled\	   See {defouled}.
Undegraded \Undegraded\	   See {degraded}.
Undejected \Undejected\	   See {dejected}.
Undelayed \Undelayed\	   See {delayed}.
Undelegated \Undelegated\	   See {delegated}.
Undelighted \Undelighted\	   See {delighted}.
Undelivered \Undelivered\	   See {delivered}.
Undeluded \Undeluded\	   See {deluded}.
Undeluged \Undeluged\	   See {deluged}.
Undelved \Undelved\	   See {delved}.
Undemolished \Undemolished\	   See {demolished}.
Undephlegmated \Undephlegmated\	   See {dephlegmated}.
Undeplored \Undeplored\	   See {deplored}.
Undepraved \Undepraved\	   See {depraved}.
Undepreciated \Undepreciated\	   See {depreciated}.
Undepressed \Undepressed\	   See {depressed}.
Undeprived \Undeprived\	   See {deprived}.
Underived \Underived\	   See {derived}.
Undescribed \Undescribed\	   See {described}.
Undescried \Undescried\	   See {descried}.
Undeserved \Undeserved\	   See {deserved}.
Undesigned \Undesigned\	   See {designed}.
Undesired \Undesired\	   See {desired}.
Undestined \Undestined\	   See {destined}.
Undestroyed \Undestroyed\	   See {destroyed}.
Undetermined \Undetermined\	   See {determined}.
Undeterred \Undeterred\	   See {deterred}.
Undevised \Undevised\	   See {devised}.
Undevoted \Undevoted\	   See {devoted}.
Undigested \Undigested\	   See {digested}.
Undiked \Undiked\	   See {diked}.
Undiluted \Undiluted\	   See {diluted}.
Undiminished \Undiminished\	   See {diminished}.
Undinted \Undinted\	   See {dinted}.
Undipped \Undipped\	   See {dipped}.
Undisbanded \Undisbanded\	   See {disbanded}.
Undiscerned \Undiscerned\	   See {discerned}.
Undischarged \Undischarged\	   See {discharged}.
Undisciplined \Undisciplined\	   See {disciplined}.
Undiscomfitted \Undiscomfitted\	   See {discomfitted}.
Undiscouraged \Undiscouraged\	   See {discouraged}.
Undiscoursed \Undiscoursed\	   See {discoursed}.
Undiscovered \Undiscovered\	   See {discovered}.
Undiseased \Undiseased\	   See {diseased}.
Undisfigured \Undisfigured\	   See {disfigured}.
Undisgraced \Undisgraced\	   See {disgraced}.
Undisguised \Undisguised\	   See {disguised}.
Undishonored \Undishonored\	   See {dishonored}.
Undisjoined \Undisjoined\	   See {disjoined}.
Undismayed \Undismayed\	   See {dismayed}.
Undismissed \Undismissed\	   See {dismissed}.
Undispatched \Undispatched\	   See {dispatched}.
Undispersed \Undispersed\	   See {dispersed}.
Undisplayed \Undisplayed\	   See {displayed}.
Undispleased \Undispleased\	   See {displeased}.
Undispunged \Undispunged\	   See {dispunged}.
Undisputed \Undisputed\	   See {disputed}.
Undisquieted \Undisquieted\	   See {disquieted}.
Undissembled \Undissembled\	   See {dissembled}.	   [break]
Undissevered \Undissevered\	   See {dissevered}.
Undissipated \Undissipated\	   See {dissipated}.
Undissolved \Undissolved\	   See {dissolved}.
Undistempered \Undistempered\	   See {distempered}.
Undistinguished \Undistinguished\	   See {distinguished}.
Undistorted \Undistorted\	   See {distorted}.
Undistracted \Undistracted\	   See {distracted}.
Undistressed \Undistressed\	   See {distressed}.
Undistributed \Undistributed\	   See {distributed}.
Undisturbed \Undisturbed\	   See {disturbed}.
Undiverted \Undiverted\	   See {diverted}.
Undivided \Undivided\	   See {divided}.
Undivorced \Undivorced\	   See {divorced}.
Undivulged \Undivulged\	   See {divulged}.
Undomesticated \Undomesticated\	   See {domesticated}.
Undoomed \Undoomed\	   See {doomed}.
Undoubted \Undoubted\	   See {doubted}.
Undowered \Undowered\	   See {dowered}.
Undraped \Undraped\	   See {draped}.
Undrawn \Undrawn\	   See {drawn}.
Undreaded \Undreaded\	   See {dreaded}.
Undrenched \Undrenched\	   See {drenched}.
Undressed \Undressed\	   See {dressed}.
Undrilled \Undrilled\	   See {drilled}.
Undriven \Undriven\	   See {driven}.
Undrowned \Undrowned\	   See {drowned}.
Undubbed \Undubbed\	   See {dubbed}.
Uneased \Uneased\	   See {eased}.
Uneaten \Uneaten\	   See {eaten}.
Uneclipsed \Uneclipsed\	   See {eclipsed}.
Unedified \Unedified\	   See {edified}.
Uneducated \Uneducated\	   See {educated}.
Uneffaced \Uneffaced\	   See {effaced}.
Unegested \Unegested\	   See {egested}.
Unelbowed \Unelbowed\	   See {elbowed}.
Unelected \Unelected\	   See {elected}.
Unembittered \Unembittered\	   See {embittered}.
Unembowered \Unembowered\	   See {embowered}.
Unemotioned \Unemotioned\	   See {emotioned}.
Unemployed \Unemployed\	   See {employed}.
Unemptied \Unemptied\	   See {emptied}.
Unenabled \Unenabled\	   See {enabled}.
Unenchanted \Unenchanted\	   See {enchanted}.
Unenclosed \Unenclosed\	   See {enclosed}.
Unencumbered \Unencumbered\	   See {encumbered}.
Unendangered \Unendangered\	   See {endangered}.
Unendeared \Unendeared\	   See {endeared}.
Unendowed \Unendowed\	   See {endowed}.
Unenfeebled \Unenfeebled\	   See {enfeebled}.
Unenfranchised \Unenfranchised\	   See {enfranchised}.
Unengaged \Unengaged\	   See {engaged}.
Un-Englished \Un-Englished\	   See {-Englished}.
Unenjoyed \Unenjoyed\	   See {enjoyed}.
Unenlarged \Unenlarged\	   See {enlarged}.
Unenlightened \Unenlightened\	   See {enlightened}.
Unelivened \Unelivened\	   See {elivened}.
Unenslaved \Unenslaved\	   See {enslaved}.
Unentangled \Unentangled\	   See {entangled}.
Unentered \Unentered\	   See {entered}.
Unenthralled \Unenthralled\	   See {enthralled}.
Unentombed \Unentombed\	   See {entombed}.
Unentranced \Unentranced\	   See {entranced}.
Unenvied \Unenvied\	   See {envied}.
Unescutcheoned \Unescutcheoned\	   See {escutcheoned}.
Unespied \Unespied\	   See {espied}.
Unessayed \Unessayed\	   See {essayed}.
Unevolved \Unevolved\	   See {evolved}.
Unexacted \Unexacted\	   See {exacted}.
Unexaggerated \Unexaggerated\	   See {exaggerated}.
Unexamined \Unexamined\	   See {examined}.
Unexampled \Unexampled\	   See {exampled}.
Unexcelled \Unexcelled\	   See {excelled}.
Unexchanged \Unexchanged\	   See {exchanged}.
Unexcised \Unexcised\	   See {excised}.
Unexecuted \Unexecuted\	   See {executed}.
Unexemplified \Unexemplified\	   See {exemplified}.
Unexempted \Unexempted\	   See {exempted}.
Unexercised \Unexercised\	   See {exercised}.
Unexerted \Unexerted\	   See {exerted}.
Unexhausted \Unexhausted\	   See {exhausted}.
Unexpanded \Unexpanded\	   See {expanded}.
Unexpected \Unexpected\	   See {expected}.
Unexpired \Unexpired\	   See {expired}.
Unexplained \Unexplained\	   See {explained}.
Unexplicated \Unexplicated\	   See {explicated}.
Unexplored \Unexplored\	   See {explored}.
Unexposed \Unexposed\	   See {exposed}.
Unexpounded \Unexpounded\	   See {expounded}.
Unexpressed \Unexpressed\	   See {expressed}.
Unextinguished \Unextinguished\	   See {extinguished}.
Unextirpated \Unextirpated\	   See {extirpated}.
Unextorted \Unextorted\	   See {extorted}.
Uneyed \Uneyed\	   See {eyed}.
Unfabled \Unfabled\	   See {fabled}.
Unfaded \Unfaded\	   See {faded}.
Unfallen \Unfallen\	   See {fallen}.
Unfallowed \Unfallowed\	   See {fallowed}.
Unfalsified \Unfalsified\	   See {falsified}.
Unfamed \Unfamed\	   See {famed}.
Unfanned \Unfanned\	   See {fanned}.
Unfarrowed \Unfarrowed\	   See {farrowed}.
Unfascinated \Unfascinated\	   See {fascinated}.
Unfashioned \Unfashioned\	   See {fashioned}.
Unfathomed \Unfathomed\	   See {fathomed}.
Unfatigued \Unfatigued\	   See {fatigued}.
Unfeared \Unfeared\	   See {feared}.
Unfeathered \Unfeathered\	   See {feathered}.
Unfed \Unfed\	   See {fed}.
Unfeed \Unfeed\	   See {feed}.
Unfenced \Unfenced\	   See {fenced}.
Unfermented \Unfermented\	   See {fermented}.
Unfetched \Unfetched\	   See {fetched}.
Unfettered \Unfettered\	   See {fettered}.
Unfigured \Unfigured\	   See {figured}.
Unfilled \Unfilled\	   See {filled}.
Unfilleted \Unfilleted\	   See {filleted}.
Unfingered \Unfingered\	   See {fingered}.
Unfired \Unfired\	   See {fired}.
Unfitted \Unfitted\	   See {fitted}.
Unfixed \Unfixed\	   See {fixed}.
Unflanked \Unflanked\	   See {flanked}.
Unflatterd \Unflatterd\	   See {flatterd}.
Unfleshed \Unfleshed\	   See {fleshed}.
Unfoiled \Unfoiled\	   See {foiled}.
Unfollowed \Unfollowed\	   See {followed}.
Unfooted \Unfooted\	   See {footed}.
Unforbidden \Unforbidden\	   See {forbidden}.
Unforced \Unforced\	   See {forced}.
Unforded \Unforded\	   See {forded}.
Unforeknown \Unforeknown\	   See {foreknown}.
Unforeseen \Unforeseen\	   See {foreseen}.
Unforethought \Unforethought\	   See {forethought}.
Unforetold \Unforetold\	   See {foretold}.
Unforewarned \Unforewarned\	   See {forewarned}.
Unforfeited \Unforfeited\	   See {forfeited}.
Unforgiven \Unforgiven\	   See {forgiven}.
Unforgotten \Unforgotten\	   See {forgotten}.
Unformalized \Unformalized\	   See {formalized}.
Unforsaken \Unforsaken\	   See {forsaken}.
Unfortified \Unfortified\	   See {fortified}.
Unfossilized \Unfossilized\	   See {fossilized}.
Unfostered \Unfostered\	   See {fostered}.
Unfought \Unfought\	   See {fought}.
Unfouled \Unfouled\	   See {fouled}.
Unfractured \Unfractured\	   See {fractured}.
Unframed \Unframed\	   See {framed}.
Unfranchised \Unfranchised\	   See {franchised}.
Unfrighted \Unfrighted\	   See {frighted}.
Unfrozen \Unfrozen\	   See {frozen}.
Unfructed \Unfructed\	   See {fructed}.
Unfueled \Unfueled\	   See {fueled}.
Unfulfilled \Unfulfilled\	   See {fulfilled}.
Unfunded \Unfunded\	   See {funded}.
Unfurnished \Unfurnished\	   See {furnished}.
Unfurrowed \Unfurrowed\	   See {furrowed}.
Unfused \Unfused\	   See {fused}.
Ungained \Ungained\	   See {gained}.
Ungainsaid \Ungainsaid\	   See {gainsaid}.
Ungalled \Ungalled\	   See {galled}.
Ungarmented \Ungarmented\	   See {garmented}.
Ungarnished \Ungarnished\	   See {garnished}.
Ungarrisoned \Ungarrisoned\	   See {garrisoned}.
Ungartered \Ungartered\	   See {gartered}.
Ungathered \Ungathered\	   See {gathered}.
Ungauged \Ungauged\	   See {gauged}.
Ungenerated \Ungenerated\	   See {generated}.
Ungilded \Ungilded\	   See {gilded}.
Ungilt \Ungilt\	   See {gilt}.
Unginned \Unginned\	   See {ginned}.
Ungirded \Ungirded\	   See {girded}.
Ungirt \Ungirt\	   See {girt}.
Unglazed \Unglazed\	   See {glazed}.
Ungloomed \Ungloomed\	   See {gloomed}.
Unglorified \Unglorified\	   See {glorified}.
Ungloved \Ungloved\	   See {gloved}.
Unglutted \Unglutted\	   See {glutted}.
Ungorged \Ungorged\	   See {gorged}.
Ungoverned \Ungoverned\	   See {governed}.
Ungraced \Ungraced\	   See {graced}.
Ungranted \Ungranted\	   See {granted}.
Ungratified \Ungratified\	   See {gratified}.
Ungraved \Ungraved\	   See {graved}.
Ungraven \Ungraven\	   See {graven}.
Unground \Unground\	   See {ground}.
Ungrounded \Ungrounded\	   See {grounded}.
Ungrown \Ungrown\	   See {grown}.
Ungrudged \Ungrudged\	   See {grudged}.
Unguarded \Unguarded\	   See {guarded}.
Unguerdoned \Unguerdoned\	   See {guerdoned}.
Unguessed \Unguessed\	   See {guessed}.
Unguided \Unguided\	   See {guided}.
Unhabited \Unhabited\	   See {habited}.
Unhacked \Unhacked\	   See {hacked}.
Unhackneyed \Unhackneyed\	   See {hackneyed}.
Unhailed \Unhailed\	   See {hailed}.
Unhalsed \Unhalsed\	   See {halsed}.
Unhampered \Unhampered\	   See {hampered}.
Unhandled \Unhandled\	   See {handled}.
Unhanged \Unhanged\	   See {hanged}.
Unhardened \Unhardened\	   See {hardened}.
Unharmed \Unharmed\	   See {harmed}.
Unhatched \Unhatched\	   See {hatched}.
Unhazarded \Unhazarded\	   See {hazarded}.
Unhealed \Unhealed\	   See {healed}.
Unheated \Unheated\	   See {heated}.
Unhedged \Unhedged\	   See {hedged}.
Unheeded \Unheeded\	   See {heeded}.
Unheired \Unheired\	   See {heired}.
Unhelped \Unhelped\	   See {helped}.
Unhewed \Unhewed\	   See {hewed}.
Unhewn \Unhewn\	   See {hewn}.
Unhidden \Unhidden\	   See {hidden}.
Unhindered \Unhindered\	   See {hindered}.
Unhired \Unhired\	   See {hired}.
Unholpen \Unholpen\	   See {holpen}.
Unhonored \Unhonored\	   See {honored}.
Unhooked \Unhooked\	   See {hooked}.
Unhorned \Unhorned\	   See {horned}.
Unhumbled \Unhumbled\	   See {humbled}.
Unhung \Unhung\	   See {hung}.
Unhusbanded \Unhusbanded\	   See {husbanded}.
Unhushed \Unhushed\	   See {hushed}.
Unillumed \Unillumed\	   See {illumed}.
Unilluminated \Unilluminated\	   See {illuminated}.
Unillustrated \Unillustrated\	   See {illustrated}.
Unimagined \Unimagined\	   See {imagined}.
Unimmersed \Unimmersed\	   See {immersed}.
Unimmured \Unimmured\	   See {immured}.
Unimpared \Unimpared\	   See {impared}.
Unimparted \Unimparted\	   See {imparted}.
Unimpassioned \Unimpassioned\	   See {impassioned}.
Unimpeached \Unimpeached\	   See {impeached}.
Unimpeded \Unimpeded\	   See {impeded}.
Unimplored \Unimplored\	   See {implored}.
Unimportuned \Unimportuned\	   See {importuned}.
Unimposed \Unimposed\	   See {imposed}.
Unimpressed \Unimpressed\	   See {impressed}.
Unincensed \Unincensed\	   See {incensed}.
Uninclosed \Uninclosed\	   See {inclosed}.
Unincorporated \Unincorporated\	   See {incorporated}.
Unindented \Unindented\	   See {indented}.
Uninfected \Uninfected\	   See {infected}.
Uninflamed \Uninflamed\	   See {inflamed}.
Uninfluenced \Uninfluenced\	   See {influenced}.
Uninformed \Uninformed\	   See {informed}.
Uninfringed \Uninfringed\	   See {infringed}.
Uninhabited \Uninhabited\	   See {inhabited}.
Uninitiated \Uninitiated\	   See {initiated}.
Uninjured \Uninjured\	   See {injured}.
Uninscribed \Uninscribed\	   See {inscribed}.
Uninspired \Uninspired\	   See {inspired}.
Uninstructed \Uninstructed\	   See {instructed}.
Unintended \Unintended\	   See {intended}.
Unintermitted \Unintermitted\	   See {intermitted}.
Unintermixed \Unintermixed\	   See {intermixed}.
Uninterpreted \Uninterpreted\	   See {interpreted}.
Uninterred \Uninterred\	   See {interred}.
Uninterrupted \Uninterrupted\	   See {interrupted}.
Uninthralled \Uninthralled\	   See {inthralled}.
Unintombed \Unintombed\	   See {intombed}.
Unintrenched \Unintrenched\	   See {intrenched}.
Unintricated \Unintricated\	   See {intricated}.
Unintroduced \Unintroduced\	   See {introduced}.
Uninured \Uninured\	   See {inured}.
Uninvaded \Uninvaded\	   See {invaded}.
Uninvented \Uninvented\	   See {invented}.
Uninvited \Uninvited\	   See {invited}.
Uninvoked \Uninvoked\	   See {invoked}.
Uninvolved \Uninvolved\	   See {involved}.
Unjaundiced \Unjaundiced\	   See {jaundiced}.
Unjudged \Unjudged\	   See {judged}.
Unkenned \Unkenned\	   See {kenned}.
Unkept \Unkept\	   See {kept}.
Unkilled \Unkilled\	   See {killed}.
Unkindled \Unkindled\	   See {kindled}.
Unkissed \Unkissed\	   See {kissed}.
Unkneaded \Unkneaded\	   See {kneaded}.
Unknotted \Unknotted\	   See {knotted}.
Unlackeyed \Unlackeyed\	   See {lackeyed}.
Unladen \Unladen\	   See {laden}.
Unlamented \Unlamented\	   See {lamented}.
Unlarded \Unlarded\	   See {larded}.
Unlashed \Unlashed\	   See {lashed}.
Unlaureled \Unlaureled\	   See {laureled}.
Unlavished \Unlavished\	   See {lavished}.
Unleavened \Unleavened\	   See {leavened}.
Unlectured \Unlectured\	   See {lectured}.
Unled \Unled\	   See {led}.
Unleft \Unleft\	   See {left}.
Unlessoned \Unlessoned\	   See {lessoned}.
Unlettered \Unlettered\	   See {lettered}.
Unleveled \Unleveled\	   See {leveled}.
Unlicensed \Unlicensed\	   See {licensed}.
Unlifted \Unlifted\	   See {lifted}.
Unlighted \Unlighted\	   See {lighted}.
Unliquefied \Unliquefied\	   See {liquefied}.
Unliquored \Unliquored\	   See {liquored}.
Unlisted \Unlisted\	   See {listed}.
Unlooped \Unlooped\	   See {looped}.
Unlost \Unlost\	   See {lost}.
Unloved \Unloved\	   See {loved}.
Unmacadamized \Unmacadamized\	   See {macadamized}.
Unmaimed \Unmaimed\	   See {maimed}.
Unmanaged \Unmanaged\	   See {managed}.
Unmangled \Unmangled\	   See {mangled}.
Unmannered \Unmannered\	   See {mannered}.
Unmanufactured \Unmanufactured\	   See {manufactured}.
Unmanured \Unmanured\	   See {manured}.
Unmarked \Unmarked\	   See {marked}.
Unmarred \Unmarred\	   See {marred}.
Unmarried \Unmarried\	   See {married}.
Unmarshaled \Unmarshaled\	   See {marshaled}.
Unmasked \Unmasked\	   See {masked}.
Unmastered \Unmastered\	   See {mastered}.
Unmatched \Unmatched\	   See {matched}.
Unmated \Unmated\	   See {mated}.
Unmatriculated \Unmatriculated\	   See {matriculated}.
Unmeasured \Unmeasured\	   See {measured}.
Unmeditated \Unmeditated\	   See {meditated}.
Unmellowed \Unmellowed\	   See {mellowed}.
Unmelodized \Unmelodized\	   See {melodized}.
Unmelted \Unmelted\	   See {melted}.
Unmentioned \Unmentioned\	   See {mentioned}.
Unmerited \Unmerited\	   See {merited}.
Unmet \Unmet\	   See {met}.
Unmeted \Unmeted\	   See {meted}.
Unmethodized \Unmethodized\	   See {methodized}.
Unmilked \Unmilked\	   See {milked}.
Unmilled \Unmilled\	   See {milled}.
Unminded \Unminded\	   See {minded}.
Unmingled \Unmingled\	   See {mingled}.
Unmissed \Unmissed\	   See {missed}.
Unmitigated \Unmitigated\	   See {mitigated}.
Unmixed \Unmixed\	   See {mixed}.
Unmoaned \Unmoaned\	   See {moaned}.
Unmocked \Unmocked\	   See {mocked}.
Unmodernized \Unmodernized\	   See {modernized}.
Unmodified \Unmodified\	   See {modified}.
Unmoistened \Unmoistened\	   See {moistened}.
Unmolested \Unmolested\	   See {molested}.
Unmortared \Unmortared\	   See {mortared}.
Unmortgaged \Unmortgaged\	   See {mortgaged}.
Unmortified \Unmortified\	   See {mortified}.
Unmounded \Unmounded\	   See {mounded}.
Unmourned \Unmourned\	   See {mourned}.
Unmown \Unmown\	   See {mown}.
Unmummied \Unmummied\	   See {mummied}.
Unmurmured \Unmurmured\	   See {murmured}.
Unmuscled \Unmuscled\	   See {muscled}.
Unmutilated \Unmutilated\	   See {mutilated}.
Unnamed \Unnamed\	   See {named}.
Unnaturalized \Unnaturalized\	   See {naturalized}.
Unnavigated \Unnavigated\	   See {navigated}.
Unnerved \Unnerved\	   See {nerved}.
Unnetted \Unnetted\	   See {netted}.
Unnotched \Unnotched\	   See {notched}.
Unnoted \Unnoted\	   See {noted}.
Unnoticed \Unnoticed\	   See {noticed}.
Unnourished \Unnourished\	   See {nourished}.
Unnurtured \Unnurtured\	   See {nurtured}.
Unobeyed \Unobeyed\	   See {obeyed}.
Unobjected \Unobjected\	   See {objected}.
Unobscured \Unobscured\	   See {obscured}.
Unobserved \Unobserved\	   See {observed}.
Unobstructed \Unobstructed\	   See {obstructed}.
Unobtained \Unobtained\	   See {obtained}.
Unoccupied \Unoccupied\	   See {occupied}.
Unoffered \Unoffered\	   See {offered}.
Unoiled \Unoiled\	   See {oiled}.
Unopened \Unopened\	   See {opened}.
Unopposed \Unopposed\	   See {opposed}.
Unordained \Unordained\	   See {ordained}.
Unordered \Unordered\	   See {ordered}.
Unornamented \Unornamented\	   See {ornamented}.
Unovertaken \Unovertaken\	   See {overtaken}.
Unoxidized \Unoxidized\	   See {oxidized}.
Unpacified \Unpacified\	   See {pacified}.
Unpacked \Unpacked\	   See {packed}.
Unpaid \Unpaid\	   See {paid}.
Unpained \Unpained\	   See {pained}.
Unpainted \Unpainted\	   See {painted}.
Unpanged \Unpanged\	   See {panged}.
Unpardoned \Unpardoned\	   See {pardoned}.
Unparroted \Unparroted\	   See {parroted}.
Unparted \Unparted\	   See {parted}.
Unparticipated \Unparticipated\	   See {participated}.
Unpassionated \Unpassionated\	   See {passionated}.
Unpassioned \Unpassioned\	   See {passioned}.
Unpastured \Unpastured\	   See {pastured}.
Unpatronized \Unpatronized\	   See {patronized}.
Unpatterened \Unpatterened\	   See {patterened}.
Unpawned \Unpawned\	   See {pawned}.
Unpenciled \Unpenciled\	   See {penciled}.
Unpensioned \Unpensioned\	   See {pensioned}.
Unpeopled \Unpeopled\	   See {peopled}.
Unpeppered \Unpeppered\	   See {peppered}.
Unperceived \Unperceived\	   See {perceived}.
Unpercussed \Unpercussed\	   See {percussed}.
Unperfected \Unperfected\	   See {perfected}.
Unperformed \Unperformed\	   See {performed}.
Unperished \Unperished\	   See {perished}.
Unperjured \Unperjured\	   See {perjured}.
Unperplexed \Unperplexed\	   See {perplexed}.
Unpersecuted \Unpersecuted\	   See {persecuted}.
Unpersuaded \Unpersuaded\	   See {persuaded}.
Unperturbed \Unperturbed\	   See {perturbed}.
Unperused \Unperused\	   See {perused}.
Unperverted \Unperverted\	   See {perverted}.
Unpetrified \Unpetrified\	   See {petrified}.
Unphysicked \Unphysicked\	   See {physicked}.
Unpierced \Unpierced\	   See {pierced}.
Unpillared \Unpillared\	   See {pillared}.
Unpillowed \Unpillowed\	   See {pillowed}.
Unpiloted \Unpiloted\	   See {piloted}.
Unpinioned \Unpinioned\	   See {pinioned}.
Unpinked \Unpinked\	   See {pinked}.
Unplagued \Unplagued\	   See {plagued}.
Unplanted \Unplanted\	   See {planted}.
Unpleaded \Unpleaded\	   See {pleaded}.
Unpleased \Unpleased\	   See {pleased}.
Unpledged \Unpledged\	   See {pledged}.
Unploughed \Unploughed\	   See {ploughed}.
Unplucked \Unplucked\	   See {plucked}.
Unplumbed \Unplumbed\	   See {plumbed}.
Unpointed \Unpointed\	   See {pointed}.
Unpolished \Unpolished\	   See {polished}.
Unpolluted \Unpolluted\	   See {polluted}.
Unportioned \Unportioned\	   See {portioned}.
Unpossessed \Unpossessed\	   See {possessed}.
Unposted \Unposted\	   See {posted}.
Unpracticed \Unpracticed\	   See {practiced}.
Unpraised \Unpraised\	   See {praised}.
Unpreferred \Unpreferred\	   See {preferred}.
Unpremeditated \Unpremeditated\	   See {premeditated}.
Unprepared \Unprepared\	   See {prepared}.
Unprepossessed \Unprepossessed\	   See {prepossessed}.
Unprescribed \Unprescribed\	   See {prescribed}.
Unpresented \Unpresented\	   See {presented}.
Unpressed \Unpressed\	   See {pressed}.
Unprivileged \Unprivileged\	   See {privileged}.
Unprized \Unprized\	   See {prized}.
Unprobed \Unprobed\	   See {probed}.
Unproclaimed \Unproclaimed\	   See {proclaimed}.
Unprocured \Unprocured\	   See {procured}.
Unprofaned \Unprofaned\	   See {profaned}.
Unprofessed \Unprofessed\	   See {professed}.
Unprohibited \Unprohibited\	   See {prohibited}.
Unprojected \Unprojected\	   See {projected}.
Unpromised \Unpromised\	   See {promised}.
Unpronounced \Unpronounced\	   See {pronounced}.
Unproportioned \Unproportioned\	   See {proportioned}.
Unproposed \Unproposed\	   See {proposed}.
Unpropped \Unpropped\	   See {propped}.
Unprotected \Unprotected\	   See {protected}.
Unproved \Unproved\	   See {proved}.
Unprovided \Unprovided\	   See {provided}.
Unprovoked \Unprovoked\	   See {provoked}.
Unpruned \Unpruned\	   See {pruned}.
Unpublished \Unpublished\	   See {published}.
Unpulled \Unpulled\	   See {pulled}.
Unpunished \Unpunished\	   See {punished}.
Unpurged \Unpurged\	   See {purged}.
Unpurified \Unpurified\	   See {purified}.
Unpurposed \Unpurposed\	   See {purposed}.
Unpursued \Unpursued\	   See {pursued}.
Unpurveyed \Unpurveyed\	   See {purveyed}.
Unputrefied \Unputrefied\	   See {putrefied}.
Unquaffed \Unquaffed\	   See {quaffed}.
Unquailed \Unquailed\	   See {quailed}.
Unqualified \Unqualified\	   See {qualified}.
Unquelled \Unquelled\	   See {quelled}.
Unquenched \Unquenched\	   See {quenched}.
Unquickened \Unquickened\	   See {quickened}.
Unracked \Unracked\	   See {racked}.
Unraked \Unraked\	   See {raked}.
Unransacked \Unransacked\	   See {ransacked}.
Unransomed \Unransomed\	   See {ransomed}.
Unraptured \Unraptured\	   See {raptured}.
Unravaged \Unravaged\	   See {ravaged}.
Unrazed \Unrazed\	   See {razed}.
Unreached \Unreached\	   See {reached}.
Unread \Unread\	   See {read}.
Unrealized \Unrealized\	   See {realized}.
Unreasoned \Unreasoned\	   See {reasoned}.
Unreaved \Unreaved\	   See {reaved}.
Unrebated \Unrebated\	   See {rebated}.
Unrebuked \Unrebuked\	   See {rebuked}.
Unrecalled \Unrecalled\	   See {recalled}.
Unreceived \Unreceived\	   See {received}.
Unrecked \Unrecked\	   See {recked}.
Unreckoned \Unreckoned\	   See {reckoned}.
Unreclaimed \Unreclaimed\	   See {reclaimed}.
Unrecognized \Unrecognized\	   See {recognized}.
Unrecompensed \Unrecompensed\	   See {recompensed}.
Unreconciled \Unreconciled\	   See {reconciled}.
Unrecorded \Unrecorded\	   See {recorded}.
Unrecounted \Unrecounted\	   See {recounted}.
Unrecovered \Unrecovered\	   See {recovered}.
Unrecruited \Unrecruited\	   See {recruited}.
Unredressed \Unredressed\	   See {redressed}.
Unreduced \Unreduced\	   See {reduced}.
Unrefined \Unrefined\	   See {refined}.
Unreflected \Unreflected\	   See {reflected}.
Unreformed \Unreformed\	   See {reformed}.
Unrefracted \Unrefracted\	   See {refracted}.
Unrefreshed \Unrefreshed\	   See {refreshed}.
Unregarded \Unregarded\	   See {regarded}.
Unregistered \Unregistered\	   See {registered}.
Unregretted \Unregretted\	   See {regretted}.
Unrehearsed \Unrehearsed\	   See {rehearsed}.
Unreined \Unreined\	   See {reined}.
Unrejoiced \Unrejoiced\	   See {rejoiced}.
Unrelated \Unrelated\	   See {related}.
Unrelaxed \Unrelaxed\	   See {relaxed}.
Unrelieved \Unrelieved\	   See {relieved}.
Unrelinquished \Unrelinquished\	   See {relinquished}.
Unremedied \Unremedied\	   See {remedied}.
Unremembered \Unremembered\	   See {remembered}.
Unremitted \Unremitted\	   See {remitted}.
Unremoved \Unremoved\	   See {removed}.
Unrenewed \Unrenewed\	   See {renewed}.
Unrepaid \Unrepaid\	   See {repaid}.
Unrepaired \Unrepaired\	   See {repaired}.
Unrepealed \Unrepealed\	   See {repealed}.
Unrepeated \Unrepeated\	   See {repeated}.
Unrepented \Unrepented\	   See {repented}.
Unreplenished \Unreplenished\	   See {replenished}.
Unrepresented \Unrepresented\	   See {represented}.
Unrepressed \Unrepressed\	   See {repressed}.
Unreprieved \Unreprieved\	   See {reprieved}.
Unreproached \Unreproached\	   See {reproached}.
Unrequested \Unrequested\	   See {requested}.
Unrequired \Unrequired\	   See {required}.
Unrequited \Unrequited\	   See {requited}.
Unresented \Unresented\	   See {resented}.
Unreserved \Unreserved\	   See {reserved}.
Unresisted \Unresisted\	   See {resisted}.
Unresolved \Unresolved\	   See {resolved}.
Unrespected \Unrespected\	   See {respected}.
Unrespited \Unrespited\	   See {respited}.
Unrested \Unrested\	   See {rested}.
Unrestored \Unrestored\	   See {restored}.
Unrestrained \Unrestrained\	   See {restrained}.
Unrestricted \Unrestricted\	   See {restricted}.
Unretarded \Unretarded\	   See {retarded}.
Unretracted \Unretracted\	   See {retracted}.
Unreturned \Unreturned\	   See {returned}.
Unrevealed \Unrevealed\	   See {revealed}.
Unrevenged \Unrevenged\	   See {revenged}.
Unreversed \Unreversed\	   See {reversed}.
Unreverted \Unreverted\	   See {reverted}.
Unrevoked \Unrevoked\	   See {revoked}.
Unrewarded \Unrewarded\	   See {rewarded}.
Unrhymed \Unrhymed\	   See {rhymed}.
Unrifled \Unrifled\	   See {rifled}.
Unrigged \Unrigged\	   See {rigged}.
Unrighted \Unrighted\	   See {righted}.
Unripened \Unripened\	   See {ripened}.
Unrippled \Unrippled\	   See {rippled}.
Unriven \Unriven\	   See {riven}.
Unroasted \Unroasted\	   See {roasted}.
Unrobbed \Unrobbed\	   See {robbed}.
Unrobed \Unrobed\	   See {robed}.
Unroiled \Unroiled\	   See {roiled}.
Unrotted \Unrotted\	   See {rotted}.
Unrounded \Unrounded\	   See {rounded}.
Unrouted \Unrouted\	   See {routed}.
Unruined \Unruined\	   See {ruined}.
Unsacked \Unsacked\	   See {sacked}.
Unsaid \Unsaid\	   See {said}.
Unsalaried \Unsalaried\	   See {salaried}.
Unsalted \Unsalted\	   See {salted}.
Unsaluted \Unsaluted\	   See {saluted}.
Unsalved \Unsalved\	   See {salved}.
Unsanctified \Unsanctified\	   See {sanctified}.
Unsanctioned \Unsanctioned\	   See {sanctioned}.
Unsandaled \Unsandaled\	   See {sandaled}.
Unsapped \Unsapped\	   See {sapped}.
Unsated \Unsated\	   See {sated}.
Unsatisfied \Unsatisfied\	   See {satisfied}.
Unsaved \Unsaved\	   See {saved}.
Unscanned \Unscanned\	   See {scanned}.
Unscanted \Unscanted\	   See {scanted}.
Unscathed \Unscathed\	   See {scathed}.
Unscattered \Unscattered\	   See {scattered}.
Unschooled \Unschooled\	   See {schooled}.
Unscissored \Unscissored\	   See {scissored}.
Unscorched \Unscorched\	   See {scorched}.
Unscoured \Unscoured\	   See {scoured}.
Unscratched \Unscratched\	   See {scratched}.
Unscreened \Unscreened\	   See {screened}.
Unsealed \Unsealed\	   See {sealed}.
Unsearched \Unsearched\	   See {searched}.
Unsecured \Unsecured\	   See {secured}.
Unseduced \Unseduced\	   See {seduced}.
Unseized \Unseized\	   See {seized}.
Unsent \Unsent\	   See {sent}.
Unsentenced \Unsentenced\	   See {sentenced}.
Unsepulchered \Unsepulchered\	   See {sepulchered}.
Unsepulchred \Unsepulchred\	   See {sepulchred}.
Unsequestered \Unsequestered\	   See {sequestered}.
Unserved \Unserved\	   See {served}.
Unsettled \Unsettled\	   See {settled}.
Unsevered \Unsevered\	   See {severed}.
Unsewn \Unsewn\	   See {sewn}.
Unshackled \Unshackled\	   See {shackled}.
Unshaded \Unshaded\	   See {shaded}.
Unshadowed \Unshadowed\	   See {shadowed}.
Unshaken \Unshaken\	   See {shaken}.
Unshamed \Unshamed\	   See {shamed}.
Unshared \Unshared\	   See {shared}.
Unsharpened \Unsharpened\	   See {sharpened}.
Unshattered \Unshattered\	   See {shattered}.
Unshaven \Unshaven\	   See {shaven}.
Unsheltered \Unsheltered\	   See {sheltered}.
Unshielded \Unshielded\	   See {shielded}.
Unshivered \Unshivered\	   See {shivered}.
Unshocked \Unshocked\	   See {shocked}.
Unshod \Unshod\	   See {shod}.
Unshook \Unshook\	   See {shook}.
Unshored \Unshored\	   See {shored}.
Unshorn \Unshorn\	   See {shorn}.
Unshortened \Unshortened\	   See {shortened}.
Unshown \Unshown\	   See {shown}.
Unshrined \Unshrined\	   See {shrined}.
Unshriven \Unshriven\	   See {shriven}.
Unshunned \Unshunned\	   See {shunned}.
Unshut \Unshut\	   See {shut}.
Unsinewed \Unsinewed\	   See {sinewed}.
Unsinged \Unsinged\	   See {singed}.
Unsingled \Unsingled\	   See {singled}.
Unskilled \Unskilled\	   See {skilled}.
Unslackened \Unslackened\	   See {slackened}.
Unslain \Unslain\	   See {slain}.
Unslaughtered \Unslaughtered\	   See {slaughtered}.
Unsmirched \Unsmirched\	   See {smirched}.
Unsmitten \Unsmitten\	   See {smitten}.
Unsmoked \Unsmoked\	   See {smoked}.
Unsmote \Unsmote\	   See {smote}.
Unsoaped \Unsoaped\	   See {soaped}.
Unsodden \Unsodden\	   See {sodden}.
Unsoftened \Unsoftened\	   See {softened}.
Unsoiled \Unsoiled\	   See {soiled}.
Unsold \Unsold\	   See {sold}.
Unsolicited \Unsolicited\	   See {solicited}.
Unsolid \Unsolid\	   See {solid}.
Unsolved \Unsolved\	   See {solved}.
Unsoothed \Unsoothed\	   See {soothed}.
Unsought \Unsought\	   See {sought}.
Unsouled \Unsouled\	   See {souled}.
Unsounded \Unsounded\	   See {sounded}.
Unsoured \Unsoured\	   See {soured}.
Unsown \Unsown\	   See {sown}.
Unspared \Unspared\	   See {spared}.
Unspecified \Unspecified\	   See {specified}.
Unspecked \Unspecked\	   See {specked}.
Unspent \Unspent\	   See {spent}.
Unspied \Unspied\	   See {spied}.
Unspoiled \Unspoiled\	   See {spoiled}.
Unspoken \Unspoken\	   See {spoken}.	   [break]
Unspread \Unspread\	   See {spread}.
Unsquared \Unsquared\	   See {squared}.
Unsqueezed \Unsqueezed\	   See {squeezed}.
Unstabled \Unstabled\	   See {stabled}.
Unstaid \Unstaid\	   See {staid}.
Unstained \Unstained\	   See {stained}.
Unstamped \Unstamped\	   See {stamped}.
Unstanched \Unstanched\	   See {stanched}.
Unstartled \Unstartled\	   See {startled}.
Unstationed \Unstationed\	   See {stationed}.
Unstayed \Unstayed\	   See {stayed}.
Unsteadied \Unsteadied\	   See {steadied}.
Unsteeped \Unsteeped\	   See {steeped}.
Unstifled \Unstifled\	   See {stifled}.
Unstigmatized \Unstigmatized\	   See {stigmatized}.
Unstimulated \Unstimulated\	   See {stimulated}.
Unstinted \Unstinted\	   See {stinted}.
Unstirred \Unstirred\	   See {stirred}.
Unstopped \Unstopped\	   See {stopped}.
Unstormed \Unstormed\	   See {stormed}.
Unstowed \Unstowed\	   See {stowed}.
Unstraitened \Unstraitened\	   See {straitened}.
Unstrengthened \Unstrengthened\	   See {strengthened}.
Unstrewed \Unstrewed\	   See {strewed}.
Unstringed \Unstringed\	   See {stringed}.
Unstripped \Unstripped\	   See {stripped}.
Unstruck \Unstruck\	   See {struck}.
Unstrung \Unstrung\	   See {strung}.
Unstudied \Unstudied\	   See {studied}.
Unstuffed \Unstuffed\	   See {stuffed}.
Unsubdued \Unsubdued\	   See {subdued}.
Unsuborned \Unsuborned\	   See {suborned}.
Unsubscribed \Unsubscribed\	   See {subscribed}.
Unsubstantiated \Unsubstantiated\	   See {substantiated}.
Unsucceeded \Unsucceeded\	   See {succeeded}.
Unsuccored \Unsuccored\	   See {succored}.
Unsucked \Unsucked\	   See {sucked}.
Unsued \Unsued\	   See {sued}.
Unsugared \Unsugared\	   See {sugared}.
Unsuited \Unsuited\	   See {suited}.
Unsullied \Unsullied\	   See {sullied}.
Unsummed \Unsummed\	   See {summed}.
Unsummoned \Unsummoned\	   See {summoned}.
Unsung \Unsung\	   See {sung}.
Unsunk \Unsunk\	   See {sunk}.
Unsunned \Unsunned\	   See {sunned}.
Unsuperscribed \Unsuperscribed\	   See {superscribed}.
Unsupped \Unsupped\	   See {supped}.
Unsupplanted \Unsupplanted\	   See {supplanted}.
Unsupplied \Unsupplied\	   See {supplied}.
Unsupported \Unsupported\	   See {supported}.
Unsuppressed \Unsuppressed\	   See {suppressed}.
Unsurpassed \Unsurpassed\	   See {surpassed}.
Unsurrendered \Unsurrendered\	   See {surrendered}.
Unsurrounded \Unsurrounded\	   See {surrounded}.
Unsuspected \Unsuspected\	   See {suspected}.
Unsuspended \Unsuspended\	   See {suspended}.
Unsustained \Unsustained\	   See {sustained}.
Unswayed \Unswayed\	   See {swayed}.
Unswept \Unswept\	   See {swept}.
Unswilled \Unswilled\	   See {swilled}.
Unsworn \Unsworn\	   See {sworn}.
Unsyllabled \Unsyllabled\	   See {syllabled}.
Unsystematized \Unsystematized\	   See {systematized}.
Untagged \Untagged\	   See {tagged}.
Untainted \Untainted\	   See {tainted}.
Untaken \Untaken\	   See {taken}.
Untalented \Untalented\	   See {talented}.
Untamed \Untamed\	   See {tamed}.
Untanned \Untanned\	   See {tanned}.
Untarnished \Untarnished\	   See {tarnished}.
Untasked \Untasked\	   See {tasked}.
Untasted \Untasted\	   See {tasted}.
Untaught \Untaught\	   See {taught}.
Untempered \Untempered\	   See {tempered}.
Untempted \Untempted\	   See {tempted}.
Untendered \Untendered\	   See {tendered}.
Unterrified \Unterrified\	   See {terrified}.
Unthawed \Unthawed\	   See {thawed}.
Unthinned \Unthinned\	   See {thinned}.
Unthought \Unthought\	   See {thought}.
Unthreatened \Unthreatened\	   See {threatened}.
Unthreshed \Unthreshed\	   See {threshed}.
Unthrown \Unthrown\	   See {thrown}.
Untickled \Untickled\	   See {tickled}.
Untiled \Untiled\	   See {tiled}.
Untilled \Untilled\	   See {tilled}.
Untimbered \Untimbered\	   See {timbered}.
Untinctured \Untinctured\	   See {tinctured}.
Untinged \Untinged\	   See {tinged}.
Untired \Untired\	   See {tired}.
Untoiled \Untoiled\	   See {toiled}.
Untombed \Untombed\	   See {tombed}.
Untormented \Untormented\	   See {tormented}.
Untorn \Untorn\	   See {torn}.
Untortured \Untortured\	   See {tortured}.
Untouched \Untouched\	   See {touched}.
Untraced \Untraced\	   See {traced}.
Untracked \Untracked\	   See {tracked}.
Untrampled \Untrampled\	   See {trampled}.
Untranslated \Untranslated\	   See {translated}.
Untrenched \Untrenched\	   See {trenched}.
Untried \Untried\	   See {tried}.
Untrimmed \Untrimmed\	   See {trimmed}.
Untrod \Untrod\	   See {trod}.
Untrodden \Untrodden\	   See {trodden}.
Untrolled \Untrolled\	   See {trolled}.
Untroubled \Untroubled\	   See {troubled}.
Untrumpeted \Untrumpeted\	   See {trumpeted}.
Untrussed \Untrussed\	   See {trussed}.
Untuned \Untuned\	   See {tuned}.
Unturbaned \Unturbaned\	   See {turbaned}.
Untutored \Untutored\	   See {tutored}.
Ununited \Ununited\	   See {united}.
Unurged \Unurged\	   See {urged}.
Unutilized \Unutilized\	   See {utilized}.
Unuttered \Unuttered\	   See {uttered}.
Unvanquished \Unvanquished\	   See {vanquished}.
Unvantaged \Unvantaged\	   See {vantaged}.
Unvaried \Unvaried\	   See {varied}.
Unvariegated \Unvariegated\	   See {variegated}.
Unvarnished \Unvarnished\	   See {varnished}.
Unvenomed \Unvenomed\	   See {venomed}.
Unvented \Unvented\	   See {vented}.
Unventilated \Unventilated\	   See {ventilated}.
Unverified \Unverified\	   See {verified}.
Unversed \Unversed\	   See {versed}.
Unvexed \Unvexed\	   See {vexed}.
Unvictualed \Unvictualed\	   See {victualed}.
Unviolated \Unviolated\	   See {violated}.
Unvisited \Unvisited\	   See {visited}.
Unvoiced \Unvoiced\	   See {voiced}.
Unvowed \Unvowed\	   See {vowed}.
Unwaked \Unwaked\	   See {waked}.
Unwakened \Unwakened\	   See {wakened}.
Unwalled \Unwalled\	   See {walled}.
Unwanted \Unwanted\	   See {wanted}.
Unwappered \Unwappered\	   See {wappered}.
Unwarded \Unwarded\	   See {warded}.
Unwarmed \Unwarmed\	   See {warmed}.
Unwarned \Unwarned\	   See {warned}.
Unwarranted \Unwarranted\	   See {warranted}.
Unwasted \Unwasted\	   See {wasted}.
Unwatered \Unwatered\	   See {watered}.
Unweakened \Unweakened\	   See {weakened}.
Unweaned \Unweaned\	   See {weaned}.
Unweaponed \Unweaponed\	   See {weaponed}.
Unwebbed \Unwebbed\	   See {webbed}.
Unwed \Unwed\	   See {wed}.
Unwedded \Unwedded\	   See {wedded}.
Unweeded \Unweeded\	   See {weeded}.
Unwept \Unwept\	   See {wept}.
Unwhipped \Unwhipped\	   See {whipped}.
Unwhipt \Unwhipt\	   See {whipt}.
Unwhirled \Unwhirled\	   See {whirled}.
Unwinged \Unwinged\	   See {winged}.
Unwiped \Unwiped\	   See {wiped}.
Unwished \Unwished\	   See {wished}.
Unwithered \Unwithered\	   See {withered}.
Unwithheld \Unwithheld\	   See {withheld}.
Unwithstood \Unwithstood\	   See {withstood}.
Unwitnessed \Unwitnessed\	   See {witnessed}.
Unwived \Unwived\	   See {wived}.
Unwooed \Unwooed\	   See {wooed}.
Unworn \Unworn\	   See {worn}.
Unworshiped \Unworshiped\	   See {worshiped}.
Unwounded \Unwounded\	   See {wounded}.
Unwoven \Unwoven\	   See {woven}.
Unwreaked \Unwreaked\	   See {wreaked}.
Unwrecked \Unwrecked\	   See {wrecked}.
Unwrinkled \Unwrinkled\	   See {wrinkled}.
Unwrought \Unwrought\	   See {wrought}.
Unwrung \Unwrung\	   See {wrung}.
Unyielded \Unyielded\	   See {yielded}.	   ----- and the like.	   (c) To present participles which come from intransitive	       verbs, or are themselves employed as adjectives, to mark	       the absence of the activity, disposition, or condition	       implied by the participle; as, 	       [1913 Webster] Unwriting	       Unworking	       Unwondering	       Unwithering	       Unwithdrawing	       Unwinning	       Unwinking	       Unweeping	       Unwavering	       Unwasting	       Unwaning	       Unwandering	       Unwalking	       Unvarying	       Unvacillating	       Untrifling	       Untrespassing	       Untrembling	       Untrading	       Untoiling	       Untiring	       Unthriving	       Untasting	       Unsympathizing	       Unswerving	       Unsweating	       Unsuspecting	       Unsurging	       Unsuiting	       Unsufficing	       Unsubmitting	       Unstooping	       Unstirring	       Unstinting	       Unspeaking	       Unslumbering	       Unslipping	       Unsleeping	       Unsinking	       Unshrinking	       Unsetting	       Unseeing	       Unsearching	       Unsatisfying	       Unsanctifying	       Unrewarding	       Unreturning	       Unresting	       Unresolving	       Unresisting	       Unrepulsing	       Unreproving	       Unrepining	       Unrepenting	       Unremembering	       Unrelishing	       Unrelaxing	       Unrejoicing	       Unrefusing	       Unrefunding	       Unreflecting	       Unreferring	       Unrecurring	       Unreclining	       Unrecalling	       Unreasoning	       Unquestioning	       Unquailing	       Unproving	       Unpromising	       Unprofiting	       Unprevaricating	       Unprevailing	       Unpretending	       Unpresuming	       Unprepossessing	       Unpreaching	       Unpossessing	       Unpleasing	       Unpitying	       Unperishing	       Unperforming	       Unperceiving	       Unpaying	       Unpardoning	       Unopening	       Unoffending	       Unobserving	       Unobliging	       Unmurmuring	       Unmoving	       Unmistrusting	       Unmeriting	       Unmeddling	       Unloving	       Unlistening	       Unlingering	       Unlaboring	       Unjarring	       Uninviting	       Unintoxicating	       Unintermitting	       Uninteresting	       Unimproving	       Unimposing	       Unimporting	       Unhurting	       Unhoping	       Unhesitating	       Unheeding	       Unharming	       Ungrudging	       Ungiving	       Unforgiving	       Unforeseeing	       Unforeboding	       Unforbearing	       Unfolding	       Unflinching	       Unflattering	       Unflagging	       Unfitting	       Unfighting	       Unfeigning	       Unfearing	       Unfaltering	       Unfainting	       Unfading	       Unfadging	       Unexisting	       Unenvying	       Unentertaining	       Unenterprising	       Unentering	       Unenjoying	       Unengaging	       Unenduring	       Unending	       Unedifying	       Unechoing	       Unebbing	       Undrooping	       Undreading	       Undoubting	       Undisturbing	       Undistracting	       Undistinguishing	       Undissolving	       Undissembling	       Undispensing	       Undisobliging	       Undiscriminating	       Undiscording	       Undiscerning	       Undifferencing	       Undeviating	       Undetesting	       Undespairing	       Undesiring	       Undeserving	       Underogating	       Undepending	       Undelaying	       Undecaying	       Undawning	       Unconvincing	       Unconversing	       Uncontriving	       Uncontending	       Unconsuming	       Unconsulting	       Unconspiring	       Unconsidering	       Unconsenting	       Unconniving	       Unconfessing	       Unconducing	       Unconceiving	       Uncomplying	       Uncomplaining	       Uncommunicating	       Uncharming	       Unchanging	       Unceasing	       Uncalculating	       Unburning	       Unbreathing	       Unbranching	       Unboding	       Unblushing	       Unblossoming	       Unblenching	       Unblemishing	       Unbleeding	       Unbleaching	       Unbelieving	       Unbeginning	       Unbefitting	       Unbearing	       Unattending	       Unattempting	       Unassisting	       Unaspiring	       Unapproving	       Unappreciating	       Unaltering	       Unalarming	       Unaiming	       Unailing	       Unaching	       Unaccommodating
Unaccommodating \Unaccommodating\	   See {accommodating}.
Unaching \Unaching\	   See {aching}.
Unailing \Unailing\	   See {ailing}.
Unaiming \Unaiming\	   See {aiming}.
Unalarming \Unalarming\	   See {alarming}.
Unaltering \Unaltering\	   See {altering}.
Unappreciating \Unappreciating\	   See {appreciating}.
Unapproving \Unapproving\	   See {approving}.
Unaspiring \Unaspiring\	   See {aspiring}.
Unassisting \Unassisting\	   See {assisting}.
Unattempting \Unattempting\	   See {attempting}.
Unattending \Unattending\	   See {attending}.
Unbearing \Unbearing\	   See {bearing}.
Unbefitting \Unbefitting\	   See {befitting}.
Unbeginning \Unbeginning\	   See {beginning}.
Unbelieving \Unbelieving\	   See {believing}.
Unbleaching \Unbleaching\	   See {bleaching}.
Unbleeding \Unbleeding\	   See {bleeding}.
Unblemishing \Unblemishing\	   See {blemishing}.
Unblenching \Unblenching\	   See {blenching}.
Unblossoming \Unblossoming\	   See {blossoming}.
Unblushing \Unblushing\	   See {blushing}.
Unboding \Unboding\	   See {boding}.
Unbranching \Unbranching\	   See {branching}.
Unbreathing \Unbreathing\	   See {breathing}.
Unburning \Unburning\	   See {burning}.
Uncalculating \Uncalculating\	   See {calculating}.
Unceasing \Unceasing\	   See {ceasing}.
Unchanging \Unchanging\	   See {changing}.
Uncharming \Uncharming\	   See {charming}.
Uncommunicating \Uncommunicating\	   See {communicating}.
Uncomplaining \Uncomplaining\	   See {complaining}.
Uncomplying \Uncomplying\	   See {complying}.
Unconceiving \Unconceiving\	   See {conceiving}.
Unconducing \Unconducing\	   See {conducing}.
Unconfessing \Unconfessing\	   See {confessing}.
Unconniving \Unconniving\	   See {conniving}.
Unconsenting \Unconsenting\	   See {consenting}.
Unconsidering \Unconsidering\	   See {considering}.
Unconspiring \Unconspiring\	   See {conspiring}.
Unconsulting \Unconsulting\	   See {consulting}.
Unconsuming \Unconsuming\	   See {consuming}.
Uncontending \Uncontending\	   See {contending}.
Uncontriving \Uncontriving\	   See {contriving}.
Unconversing \Unconversing\	   See {conversing}.
Unconvincing \Unconvincing\	   See {convincing}.
Undawning \Undawning\	   See {dawning}.
Undecaying \Undecaying\	   See {decaying}.
Undelaying \Undelaying\	   See {delaying}.
Undepending \Undepending\	   See {depending}.
Underogating \Underogating\	   See {derogating}.
Undeserving \Undeserving\	   See {deserving}.
Undesiring \Undesiring\	   See {desiring}.
Undespairing \Undespairing\	   See {despairing}.
Undetesting \Undetesting\	   See {detesting}.
Undeviating \Undeviating\	   See {deviating}.
Undifferencing \Undifferencing\	   See {differencing}.
Undiscerning \Undiscerning\	   See {discerning}.
Undiscording \Undiscording\	   See {discording}.
Undiscriminating \Undiscriminating\	   See {discriminating}.
Undisobliging \Undisobliging\	   See {disobliging}.
Undispensing \Undispensing\	   See {dispensing}.
Undissembling \Undissembling\	   See {dissembling}.
Undissolving \Undissolving\	   See {dissolving}.
Undistinguishing \Undistinguishing\	   See {distinguishing}.
Undistracting \Undistracting\	   See {distracting}.
Undisturbing \Undisturbing\	   See {disturbing}.
Undoubting \Undoubting\	   See {doubting}.
Undreading \Undreading\	   See {dreading}.
Undrooping \Undrooping\	   See {drooping}.
Unebbing \Unebbing\	   See {ebbing}.
Unechoing \Unechoing\	   See {echoing}.
Unedifying \Unedifying\	   See {edifying}.
Unending \Unending\	   See {ending}.
Unenduring \Unenduring\	   See {enduring}.
Unengaging \Unengaging\	   See {engaging}.
Unenjoying \Unenjoying\	   See {enjoying}.
Unentering \Unentering\	   See {entering}.
Unenterprising \Unenterprising\	   See {enterprising}.
Unentertaining \Unentertaining\	   See {entertaining}.
Unenvying \Unenvying\	   See {envying}.
Unexisting \Unexisting\	   See {existing}.
Unfadging \Unfadging\	   See {fadging}.
Unfading \Unfading\	   See {fading}.
Unfainting \Unfainting\	   See {fainting}.
Unfaltering \Unfaltering\	   See {faltering}.
Unfearing \Unfearing\	   See {fearing}.
Unfeigning \Unfeigning\	   See {feigning}.
Unfighting \Unfighting\	   See {fighting}.
Unfitting \Unfitting\	   See {fitting}.
Unflagging \Unflagging\	   See {flagging}.
Unflattering \Unflattering\	   See {flattering}.
Unflinching \Unflinching\	   See {flinching}.
Unfolding \Unfolding\	   See {folding}.
Unforbearing \Unforbearing\	   See {forbearing}.
Unforeboding \Unforeboding\	   See {foreboding}.
Unforeseeing \Unforeseeing\	   See {foreseeing}.
Unforgiving \Unforgiving\	   See {forgiving}.
Ungiving \Ungiving\	   See {giving}.
Ungrudging \Ungrudging\	   See {grudging}.
Unharming \Unharming\	   See {harming}.
Unheeding \Unheeding\	   See {heeding}.
Unhesitating \Unhesitating\	   See {hesitating}.
Unhoping \Unhoping\	   See {hoping}.
Unhurting \Unhurting\	   See {hurting}.
Unimporting \Unimporting\	   See {importing}.
Unimposing \Unimposing\	   See {imposing}.
Unimproving \Unimproving\	   See {improving}.
Uninteresting \Uninteresting\	   See {interesting}.
Unintermitting \Unintermitting\	   See {intermitting}.
Unintoxicating \Unintoxicating\	   See {intoxicating}.
Uninviting \Uninviting\	   See {inviting}.
Unjarring \Unjarring\	   See {jarring}.
Unlaboring \Unlaboring\	   See {laboring}.
Unlingering \Unlingering\	   See {lingering}.
Unlistening \Unlistening\	   See {listening}.
Unloving \Unloving\	   See {loving}.
Unmeddling \Unmeddling\	   See {meddling}.
Unmeriting \Unmeriting\	   See {meriting}.
Unmistrusting \Unmistrusting\	   See {mistrusting}.
Unmoving \Unmoving\	   See {moving}.
Unmurmuring \Unmurmuring\	   See {murmuring}.
Unobliging \Unobliging\	   See {obliging}.
Unobserving \Unobserving\	   See {observing}.
Unoffending \Unoffending\	   See {offending}.
Unopening \Unopening\	   See {opening}.
Unpardoning \Unpardoning\	   See {pardoning}.
Unpaying \Unpaying\	   See {paying}.
Unperceiving \Unperceiving\	   See {perceiving}.
Unperforming \Unperforming\	   See {performing}.
Unperishing \Unperishing\	   See {perishing}.
Unpitying \Unpitying\	   See {pitying}.
Unpleasing \Unpleasing\	   See {pleasing}.
Unpossessing \Unpossessing\	   See {possessing}.
Unpreaching \Unpreaching\	   See {preaching}.
Unprepossessing \Unprepossessing\	   See {prepossessing}.
Unpresuming \Unpresuming\	   See {presuming}.
Unpretending \Unpretending\	   See {pretending}.
Unprevailing \Unprevailing\	   See {prevailing}.
Unprevaricating \Unprevaricating\	   See {prevaricating}.	   [break]
Unprofiting \Unprofiting\	   See {profiting}.
Unpromising \Unpromising\	   See {promising}.
Unproving \Unproving\	   See {proving}.
Unquailing \Unquailing\	   See {quailing}.
Unquestioning \Unquestioning\	   See {questioning}.
Unreasoning \Unreasoning\	   See {reasoning}.
Unrecalling \Unrecalling\	   See {recalling}.
Unreclining \Unreclining\	   See {reclining}.
Unrecurring \Unrecurring\	   See {recurring}.
Unreferring \Unreferring\	   See {referring}.
Unreflecting \Unreflecting\	   See {reflecting}.
Unrefunding \Unrefunding\	   See {refunding}.
Unrefusing \Unrefusing\	   See {refusing}.
Unrejoicing \Unrejoicing\	   See {rejoicing}.
Unrelaxing \Unrelaxing\	   See {relaxing}.
Unrelishing \Unrelishing\	   See {relishing}.
Unremembering \Unremembering\	   See {remembering}.
Unrepenting \Unrepenting\	   See {repenting}.
Unrepining \Unrepining\	   See {repining}.
Unreproving \Unreproving\	   See {reproving}.
Unrepulsing \Unrepulsing\	   See {repulsing}.
Unresisting \Unresisting\	   See {resisting}.
Unresolving \Unresolving\	   See {resolving}.
Unresting \Unresting\	   See {resting}.
Unreturning \Unreturning\	   See {returning}.
Unrewarding \Unrewarding\	   See {rewarding}.
Unsanctifying \Unsanctifying\	   See {sanctifying}.
Unsatisfying \Unsatisfying\	   See {satisfying}.
Unsearching \Unsearching\	   See {searching}.
Unseeing \Unseeing\	   See {seeing}.
Unsetting \Unsetting\	   See {setting}.
Unshrinking \Unshrinking\	   See {shrinking}.
Unsinking \Unsinking\	   See {sinking}.
Unsleeping \Unsleeping\	   See {sleeping}.
Unslipping \Unslipping\	   See {slipping}.
Unslumbering \Unslumbering\	   See {slumbering}.
Unspeaking \Unspeaking\	   See {speaking}.
Unstinting \Unstinting\	   See {stinting}.
Unstirring \Unstirring\	   See {stirring}.
Unstooping \Unstooping\	   See {stooping}.
Unsubmitting \Unsubmitting\	   See {submitting}.
Unsufficing \Unsufficing\	   See {sufficing}.
Unsuiting \Unsuiting\	   See {suiting}.
Unsurging \Unsurging\	   See {surging}.
Unsuspecting \Unsuspecting\	   See {suspecting}.
Unsweating \Unsweating\	   See {sweating}.
Unswerving \Unswerving\	   See {swerving}.
Unsympathizing \Unsympathizing\	   See {sympathizing}.
Untasting \Untasting\	   See {tasting}.
Unthriving \Unthriving\	   See {thriving}.
Untiring \Untiring\	   See {tiring}.
Untoiling \Untoiling\	   See {toiling}.
Untrading \Untrading\	   See {trading}.
Untrembling \Untrembling\	   See {trembling}.
Untrespassing \Untrespassing\	   See {trespassing}.
Untrifling \Untrifling\	   See {trifling}.
Unvacillating \Unvacillating\	   See {vacillating}.
Unvarying \Unvarying\	   See {varying}.
Unwalking \Unwalking\	   See {walking}.
Unwandering \Unwandering\	   See {wandering}.
Unwaning \Unwaning\	   See {waning}.
Unwasting \Unwasting\	   See {wasting}.
Unwavering \Unwavering\	   See {wavering}.
Unweeping \Unweeping\	   See {weeping}.
Unwinking \Unwinking\	   See {winking}.
Unwinning \Unwinning\	   See {winning}.
Unwithdrawing \Unwithdrawing\	   See {withdrawing}.
Unwithering \Unwithering\	   See {withering}.
Unwondering \Unwondering\	   See {wondering}.
Unworking \Unworking\	   See {working}.
Unwriting \Unwriting\	   See {writing}.
Unyielding \Unyielding\	   See {yielding}.	   ----- and the like.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The above classes of words are unlimited in extent, and	         such compounds may be formed by any writer or speaker	         at will from almost all the adjectives or participles	         in the language, excepting those which have a	         recognized and usual negative correspondent with the	         prefix -in. No attempt will be made, therefore, to	         define them all in this Dictionary; many will be	         omitted from its Vocabulary which are negations of the	         simple word, and are readily explained by prefixing a	         not to the latter. Derivatives of these words in -ly	         and -ness will also, for the most part, be omitted for	         the same or similar reasons.	         [1913 Webster] There will be inserted as separate	         articles with definitions, the following: 	         [1913 Webster] 1. Those which have acquired an opposed	         or contrary, instead of a merely negative, meaning; as,	         unfriendly, ungraceful, unpalatable, unquiet, and the	         like; or else an intensive sense more than a prefixed	         not would express; as, unending, unparalleled,	         undisciplined, undoubted, unsafe, and the like.	         [1913 Webster] 2. Those which have the value of	         independent words, inasmuch as the simple words are	         either not used at all, or are rarely, or at least much	         less frequently, used; as, unavoidable, unconscionable,	         undeniable, unspeakable, unprecedented, unruly, and the	         like; or inasmuch as they are used in a different sense	         from the usual meaning of the primitive, or especially	         in one of the significations of the latter; as,	         unaccountable, unalloyed, unbelieving, unpretending,	         unreserved, and the like; or inasmuch as they are so	         frequently and familiarly used that they are hardly	         felt to be of negative origin; as, uncertain, uneven,	         and the like.	         [1913 Webster] 3. Those which are anomalous,	         provincial, or, for some other reason, not desirable to	         be used, and are so indicated; as, unpure for impure,	         unsatisfaction for dissatisfaction, unexpressible for	         inexpressible, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   II . Un- is prefixed to nouns to express the absence of, or	      the contrary of, that which the noun signifies; as,	      unbelief, unfaith, unhealth, unrest, untruth, and the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Compounds of this last class are given in full in their	         proper order in the Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]
Unability \Un`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Inability. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unable \Un*a"ble\, a.	   Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge,	   skill, or the like; impotent; weak; helpless; incapable; --	   now usually followed by an infinitive or an adverbial phrase;	   as, unable for work; unable to bear fatigue.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sapless age and weak unable limbs.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unabled \Un*a"bled\, a.	   Disabled. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unableness \Un*a"ble*ness\, n.	   Inability. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Una boat \U"na boat`\ (Naut.)	   The English name for a catboat; -- so called because Una was	   the name of the first boat of this kind taken to England.	   --D. Kemp.	   [1913 Webster]
Unabridged \Un`a*bridged"\, a.	   Not abridged, or shortened; full; complete; entire; whole.	   [1913 Webster]
Unabsorbable \Un`ab*sorb"a*ble\, a.	   Not absorbable; specifically (Physiol.), not capable of	   absorption; unable to pass by osmosis into the circulating	   blood; as, the unabsorbable portion of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Unacceptability \Un`ac*cept`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being unacceptable; unacceptableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Unacceptable \Un`ac*cept"a*ble\, a.	   Not acceptable; not pleasing; not welcome; unpleasant;	   disagreeable; displeasing; offensive. --	   {Un`ac*cept"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un`ac*cept"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaccessible \Un`ac*cess"i*ble\, a.	   Inaccessible. --Herbert. -- { Un`ac*cess"i*bleness , n. -- {	   Un`ac*cess"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaccomplished \Un`ac*com"plished\, a.	   Not accomplished or performed; unfinished; also, deficient in	   accomplishment; unrefined.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaccomplishment \Un`ac*com"plish*ment\, n.	   The state of being unaccomplished. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaccountability \Un`ac*count`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being unaccountable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaccountable \Un`ac*count"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not accountable or responsible; free from control.	      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be accounted for; inexplicable; not consonant with	      reason or rule; strange; mysterious.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`ac*count"a*ble*ness}], n. --	      {Un`ac*count"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Unaccurate \Un*ac"cu*rate\, a.	   Inaccurate. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaccurateness \Un*ac"cu*rate*ness\, n.	   Inaccuracy. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaccustomed \Un`ac*cus"tomed\, a.	   1. Not used; not habituated; unfamiliar; unused; -- with to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Chastened as a bullock unaccustomed to the yoke.	                                                  --Jer. xxxi.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not usual; uncommon; strange; new.	      [1913 Webster]	            What unaccustomed cause procures her hither? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unacquaintance \Un`ac*quaint"ance\, n.	   The quality or state of being unacquainted; want of	   acquaintance; ignorance.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was then in happy unacquaintance with everything	         connected with that obnoxious cavity.    --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unacquainted \Un`ac*quaint"ed\, a.	   1. Not acquainted. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not usual; unfamiliar; strange. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And the unacquainted light began to fear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Unacquaintedness \Un`ac*quaint"ed*ness\, n.	   Unacquaintance. --Whiston.	   [1913 Webster]
Unactive \Un*ac"tive\, a.	   Inactive; listless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         While other animals unactive range.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Unactive \Un*ac"tive\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + active; or from	   unactive, a.]	   To render inactive or listless. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unactiveness \Un*ac"tive*ness\, n.	   Inactivity. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster] Unadmissible
Unadmissible \Un`ad*mis"si*ble\, Unadmittable
\Un`ad*mit"ta*ble\, a.	   Inadmissible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Unadulterate
Unadulterate \Un`a*dul"ter*ate\, Unadulterated
\Un`a*dul"ter*a`ted\, a.	   Not adulterated; pure. "Unadulterate air." --Cowper. --	   {Un`a*dul"ter*ate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unadvisable \Un`ad*vis"a*ble\, a.	   Not advisable; inadvisable; inexpedient. --Lowth. --	   {Un`ad*vis"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unadvised \Un`ad*vised"\, a.	   1. Not prudent; not discreet; ill advised. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done without due consideration; wanton; rash;	      inconsiderate; as, an unadvised proceeding.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`ad*vis"ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Un`ad*vis"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unaffected \Un`af*fect"ed\, a.	   1. Not affected or moved; destitute of affection or emotion;	      uninfluenced.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poor, cold, unspirited, unmannered,	            Unhonest, unaffected, undone fool.    --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from affectation; plain; simple; natural; real;	      sincere; genuine; as, unaffected sorrow.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`af*fect"ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Un`af*fect"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unafiled \Un`a*filed"\, a.	   Undefiled. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Unagreeable \Un`a*gree"a*ble\, a.	   1. Disagreeable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not agreeing or consistent; unsuitable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`a*gree"a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Un`a*gree"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Unaidable \Un*aid"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being aided. "Her unaidable estate." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unalienable \Un*al"ien*a*ble\, a.	   Inalienable; as, unalienable rights. --Swift. --	   {Un*al"ien*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unalist \U"nal*ist\ ([=u]"nal*[i^]st), n. [L. unus one.] (Eccl.)	   An ecclesiastic who holds but one benefice; -- distinguished	   from {pluralist}. [Eng.] --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Unallied \Un`al*lied"\ ([u^]n`[a^]l*l[imac]d"), a.	   Not allied; having no ally; having no connection or relation;	   as, unallied species or genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Unalloyed \Un`al*loyed"\ ([u^]n`[a^]l*loid"), a.	   Not alloyed; not reduced by foreign admixture; unmixed;	   unqualified; pure; as, unalloyed metals; unalloyed happiness.	   [1913 Webster]	         I enjoyed unalloyed satisfaction in his company.	                                                  --Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Unalmsed \Un*almsed"\ ([u^]n*[aum]mzd"), a.	   Not having received alms. [Obs. & R.] --Pollock.	   [1913 Webster]
Unambiguity \Un*am`bi*gu"i*ty\, n.	   Absence of ambiguity; clearness; perspicuity.	   [1913 Webster]
Unambition \Un`am*bi"tion\, n.	   The absence of ambition. [R.] --F. W. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unamiability \Un*a`mi*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being unamiable; moroseness.	   [1913 Webster]
Unamiable \Un*a"mi*a*ble\, a.	   Not amiable; morose; ill-natured; repulsive. --	   {Un*a"mi*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unanchor \Un*an"chor\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + anchor.]	   To loose from the anchor, as a ship. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaneled \Un`a*neled"\, a.	   Not aneled; not having received extreme unction. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unanimate \U*nan"i*mate\, a. [See {Unanimous}.]	   Unanimous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unanimity \U`na*nim"i*ty\, n. [L. unanimitas: cf. F.	   unanimit['e].]	   The quality or state of being unanimous.	   [1913 Webster]
Unanimous \U*nan"i*mous\ ([-u]*n[a^]n"[i^]*m[u^]s), a. [L.	   unanimus, unanimis; unus one + animus mind: cf. F. unanime.	   See {Unit}, and {Animate}.]	   1. Being of one mind; agreeing in opinion, design, or	      determination; consentient; not discordant or dissentient;	      harmonious; as, the assembly was unanimous; the members of	      the council were unanimous. "Both in one faith unanimous."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formed with unanimity; indicating unanimity; having the	      agreement and consent of all; agreed upon without the	      opposition or contradiction of any; as, a unanimous	      opinion; a unanimous vote.	      [1913 Webster] -- {U*nan"i*mous*ly}, adv. --	      {U*nan"i*mous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unanswerability \Un*an`swer*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being unanswerable; unanswerableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Unanswerable \Un*an"swer*a*ble\, a.	   Not answerable; irrefutable; conclusive; decisive; as, he	   gave an unanswerable argument. -- {Un*an"swer*a*ble*ness}, n.	   -- {Un*an"swer*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unanswered \Un*an"swered\, a.	   1. Not answered; not replied to; as, an unanswered letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not refuted; as, an unanswered argument.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not responded to in kind; unrequited; as, unanswered	      affection.	      [1913 Webster]
Unappalled \Un`ap*palled"\, a.	   Not appalled; not frightened; dauntless; undaunted. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unapparel \Un`ap*par"el\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + apparel.]	   To divest of clothing; to strip. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unappealable \Un`ap*peal"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not appealable; that can not be carried to a higher	      tribunal by appeal; as, an unappealable suit or action.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be appealed from; -- said of a judge or a judgment	      that can not be overruled.	      [1913 Webster]	            The infallible, unappealable Judge [God]. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            We submitted to a galling yet unappealable	            necessity.                            --Shelley.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`ap*peal"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Unappliable \Un`ap*pli"a*ble\, a.	   Inapplicable. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unapplicable \Un*ap"pli*ca*ble\, a.	   Inapplicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unappropriate \Un`ap*pro"pri*ate\, a. [Pref. un- not +	   appropriate, a.]	   1. Inappropriate; unsuitable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not appropriated. --Bp. Warburton.	      [1913 Webster]	Unappropriate \Un`ap*pro"pri*ate\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   appropriate, v. t.]	   To take from private possession; to restore to the possession	   or right of all; as, to unappropriate a monopoly. [R.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unappropriated \Un`ap*pro"pri*a`ted\, a. [Pref. un- not +	   appropriated.]	   1. Not specially appropriate; having no special application.	      --J. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not granted to any person, corporation, or the like, to	      the exclusion of others; as, unappropriated lands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not granted for, or applied to, any specific purpose; as,	      the unappropriated moneys in the treasury.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the proceedings of the United States congress, money	         for specific purposes must first be authorized by law,	         and must subsequently be appropriated in a separate	         action. Money authorized but not appropriated may be	         described as unappropriated.	         [PJC]
Unapproved \Un`ap*proved"\, a.	   1. Not approved.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not proved. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Unapt \Un*apt"\, a.	   1. Inapt; slow; dull. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unsuitable; unfit; inappropriate. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not accustomed and not likely; not disposed.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a soldier and unapt to weep.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*apt"ly}, adv. -- {Un*apt"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unaquit \Un`a*quit"\, a. [See {Un-} not, and {Acquit}.]	   Unrequited. [R. & Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Unargued \Un*ar"gued\, a.	   1. Not argued or debated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not argued against; undisputed. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not censured. [A Latinism. Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Unarm \Un*arm"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + arm.]	   To disarm. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Unarm \Un*arm"\, v. i.	   To put off, or lay down, one's arms or armor. "I'll unarm	   again." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unarmed \Un*armed"\, a. [Pref. un- not + armed.]	   1. Not armed or armored; having no arms or weapons.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Having no hard and sharp projections, as	      spines, prickles, spurs, claws, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not in a state in which it may be detonated; unable to be	      detonated; -- used of nuclear and certain other explosive	      devices, which, as a safety precaution, are stored and	      transported in a state in which normal triggering	      mechanisms will not function to cause the device to	      detonate. The weapon must first be armed by a separate	      action, and only subsequent to such arming will the weapon	      be able to detonate.	      [PJC]
Unarted \Un*art"ed\, a.	   1. Ignorant of the arts. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not artificial; plain; simple. [Obs.] --Feltham.	      [1913 Webster]
unartful \un*art"ful\, a.	   Lacking art or skill; artless. --Congreve. --	   {Un*art"ful*ly}, adv. --Swift. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
unartistic \un`ar*tis"tic\, a.	   Inartistic.	   [1913 Webster]
unascried \un`a*scried"\ ([u^]n`[.a]*skr[imac]d"), a.	   Not descried. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
unaserved \un`a*served"\, a.	   Not served. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unassented \Un`as*sent"ed\, a.	   Not assented; -- said specif. of stocks or bonds the holders	   of which refuse to deposit them by way of assent to an	   agreement altering their status, as in a readjustment.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Unassuming \Un`as*sum"ing\, a.	   Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming;	   humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming	   manners.	   [1913 Webster]
Unassured \Un`as*sured"\, a.	   1. Not assured; not bold or confident.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be trusted. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not insured against loss; as, unassured goods.	      [1913 Webster]
Unatonable \Un`a*ton"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not capable of being brought into harmony; irreconcilable.	      "Unatonable matrimony." [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being atoned for; inexpiable.	      [1913 Webster]
Unattached \Un`at*tached"\, a.	   1. Not attached; not adhering; having no engagement; free.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) Not assigned to any company or regiment.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Not taken or arrested. --R. Junius.	      [1913 Webster]
Unattentive \Un`at*ten"tive\, a.	   Inattentive; careless.	   [1913 Webster]
Unattire \Un`at*tire"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + attire.]	   To divest of attire; to undress.	   [1913 Webster]
Unau \U*nau"\ ([-u]*n[add]"), n. [Brazilian.] (Zool.)	   The two-toed sloth ({Cholopus didactylus}), native of South	   America. It is about two feet long. Its color is a uniform	   grayish brown, sometimes with a reddish tint.	   [1913 Webster]
Unaudienced \Un*au"di*enced\, a.	   Not given an audience; not received or heard.	   [1913 Webster]
Unauspicious \Un`aus*pi"cious\, a.	   Inauspicious. --Rowe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unauthorize \Un*au"thor*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + authorize.]	   To disown the authority of; to repudiate.	   [1913 Webster]
Unavailing \Unavailing\	   Ineffective in achieving the desired result; ineffectual;	   futile; of no use; useless; pointless.	   [PJC]
Unavoidable \Un`a*void"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not avoidable; incapable of being shunned or prevented;	      inevitable; necessary; as, unavoidable troubles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Not voidable; incapable of being made null or void.	      --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unavoidable hemorrhage} (Med.), hemorrhage produced by the	      afterbirth, or placenta, being situated over the mouth of	      the womb so as to require detachment before the child can	      be born.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`a*void"a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Un`a*void"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Unavoided \Un`a*void"ed\, a.	   1. Not avoided or shunned. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] -- B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Unaware \Un`a*ware"\, a.	   Not aware; not noticing; giving no heed; thoughtless;	   inattentive. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Unaware \Un`a*ware"\, adv.	   Unawares. [Poetic] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unawares \Un`a*wares"\, adv.	   Without design or preparation; suddenly; without	   premeditation, unexpectedly. "Mercies lighting unawares."	   --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest unawares we lose	         This our high place, our sanctuary, our hill. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {At unaware}, or {At unawares}, unexpectedly; by surprise.	      [1913 Webster]	            He breaks at unawares upon our walks. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            So we met	            In this old sleepy town at unaware.   --R. Browning.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbacked \Un*backed"\, a.	   1. Never mounted by a rider; unbroken. "Unbacked colts."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not supported or encouraged; not countenanced; unaided.	      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbag \Un*bag"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bag.]	   To pour, or take, or let go, out of a bag or bags.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbalanced \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 insufficient counterpoise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let Earth unbalanced from her orbit fly. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Com.) Not adjusted; not settled; not brought to an	      equality of debt and credit; as, an unbalanced account;	      unbalanced books.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being, or being thrown, out of equilibrium; hence,	      disordered or deranged in sense; unsteady; unsound; as, an	      unbalanced mind. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Unballast \Un*bal"last\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ballast.]	   To free from ballast; to discharge ballast from. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]	Unballast \Un*bal"last\, a.	   Not ballasted. [Obs. & R.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unballasted \Un*bal"last*ed\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of unballast.] Freed from ballast; having	      discharged ballast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + ballasted.] Not furnished with ballast;	      not kept steady by ballast; unsteady; as, unballasted	      vessels; unballasted wits.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unballasted by any sufficient weight of plan. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbanded \Un*band"ed\, a. [1st un- + band + -ed.]	   Wanting a band or string; unfastened. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbank \Un*bank"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bank.]	   To remove a bank from; to open by, or as if by, the removal	   of a bank. --H. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbar \Un*bar"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bar.]	   To remove a bar or bars from; to unbolt; to open; as, to	   unbar a gate. --Heber.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbarbed \Un*barbed"\, a.	   1. Not shaven. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of barbs, or of reversed points, hairs, or	      plumes; as, an unbarbed feather.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbark \Un*bark"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bark rind.]	   To deprive of the bark; to decorticate; to strip; as, to	   unbark a tree. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Unbark \Un*bark"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bark the vessel.]	   To cause to disembark; to land. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbarrel \Un*bar"rel\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + barrel.]	   To remove or release from a barrel or barrels.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbarricade \Un*bar`ri*cade"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   barricade.]	   To unbolt; to unbar; to open.	   [1913 Webster]	         You shall not unbarricade the door.      --J. Webster	                                                  (1623).	   [1913 Webster]
Unbarricadoed \Un*bar`ri*ca"doed\, a.	   Not obstructed by barricades; open; as, unbarricadoed	   streets. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbashful \Un*bash"ful\, a.	   Not bashful or modest; bold; impudent; shameless. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbay \Un*bay"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bay to dam.]	   To free from the restraint of anything that surrounds or	   incloses; to let loose; to open. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I ought . . . to unbay the current of my passion.	                                                  --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbe \Un*be"\ ([u^]n*b[=e]"), v. t. [1st pref. un- + be.]	   To cause not to be; to cause to be another. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         How oft, with danger of the field beset,	         Or with home mutinies, would he unbe	         Himself!                                 --Old Play.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbear \Un*bear"\ ([u^]n*b[^a]r"), v. t. [1st pref. un- + bear	   to support.]	   To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeast \Un*beast"\ ([u^]n*b[=e]st"), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   beast.]	   To deliver from the form or nature of a beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbecome \Un`be*come"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + become.]	   To misbecome. [Obs.] --Bp. Sherlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbecoming \Un`be*com"ing\, a. [Pref. un- not + becoming.]	   Not becoming; unsuitable; unfit; indecorous; improper.	   [1913 Webster]	         My grief lets unbecoming speeches fall.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un`be*com"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Un`be*com"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbed \Un*bed"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bed.]	   To raise or rouse from bed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Eels unbed themselves and stir at the noise of thunder.	                                                  --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbedinned \Un`be*dinned"\, a.	   Not filled with din.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbefool \Un`be*fool"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + befool.]	   To deliver from the state of a fool; to awaken the mind of;	   to undeceive.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeget \Un`be*get"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + beget.]	   To deprive of existence. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbegilt \Un`be*gilt"\, a.	   Not gilded; hence, not rewarded with gold.	   [1913 Webster] Unbegot
Unbegot \Un`be*got"\, Unbegotten \Un`be*got"ten\, a. [Pref. un-	   not + begot, begotten.]	   Not begot; not yet generated; also, having never been	   generated; self-existent; eternal.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeguile \Un`be*guile"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbeguiled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Unbeguiling}.] [1st pref. un- + beguile.]	   To set free from the influence of guile; to undeceive. "Then	   unbeguile thyself." --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbegun \Un`be*gun"\, a.	   Not yet begun; also, existing without a beginning.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbehovely \Un`be*hove"ly\, a.	   Not behooving or becoming; unseemly. [Obs. & R.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeing \Un*be"ing\, a.	   Not existing. [Obs.] "Beings yet unbeing." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeknown \Un`be*known"\, a.	   Not known; unknown. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unbelief \Un`be*lief"\, n. [Pref. un- not + belief: cf. AS.	   ungele['a]fa.]	   1. The withholding of belief; doubt; incredulity; skepticism.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disbelief; especially, disbelief of divine revelation, or	      in a divine providence or scheme of redemption.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blind unbelief is sure to err,	            And scan his work in vain.            --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Disbelief}.	        [1913 Webster]
Unbelieved \Un`be*lieved"\, a.	   Not believed; disbelieved.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeliever \Un`be*liev"er\, n.	   1. One who does not believe; an incredulous person; a	      doubter; a skeptic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disbeliever; especially, one who does not believe that	      the Bible is a divine revelation, and holds that Christ	      was neither a divine nor a supernatural person; an	      infidel; a freethinker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Infidel}.	        [1913 Webster]
Unbelieving \Un`be*liev"ing\, a.	   1. Not believing; incredulous; doubting; distrusting;	      skeptical.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Believing that the thing alleged is not true;	      disbelieving; especially, believing that the Bible is not	      a divine revelation, or that Christ was not a divine or a	      supernatural person. "Unbelieving Jews." --Acts xiv. 2.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`be*liev"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {Un`be*liev"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbelt \Un*belt"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]lt"), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   belt.]	   To remove or loose the belt of; to ungird.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbend \Un*bend"\ ([u^]n*b[e^]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbent}	   ([u^]n*b[e^]nt"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbending}.] [1st pref.	   un- + bend.]	   1. To free from flexure; to make, or allow to become,	      straight; to loosen; as, to unbend a bow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A remit from a strain or from exertion; to set at ease for	      a time; to relax; as, to unbend the mind from study or	      care.	      [1913 Webster]	            You do unbend your noble strength.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) To unfasten, as sails, from the spars or stays to	          which they are attached for use.	      (b) To cast loose or untie, as a rope.	          [1913 Webster]	Unbend \Un*bend"\, v. i.	   1. To cease to be bent; to become straight or relaxed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relax in exertion, attention, severity, or the like;	      hence, to indulge in mirth or amusement.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbending \Un*bend"ing\, a. [In senses 1, 2, and 3, pref. un-	   not + bending; in sense 4, properly p. pr. of unbend.]	   1. Not bending; not suffering flexure; not yielding to	      pressure; stiff; -- applied to material things.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flies o'er the unbending corn, and skims along the	            main.                                 --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unyielding in will; not subject to persuasion or	      influence; inflexible; resolute; -- applied to persons.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unyielding in nature; unchangeable; fixed; -- applied to	      abstract ideas; as, unbending truths.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Devoted to relaxation or amusement. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It may entertain your lordships at an unbending	            hour.                                 --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*bend"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*bend"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbenevolence \Un`be*nev"o*lence\, n.	   Absence or want of benevolence; ill will.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbenign \Un`be*nign"\, a.	   Not benign; malignant.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbenumb \Un`be*numb"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + benumb.]	   To relieve of numbness; to restore sensation to.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbereaven \Un`be*reav"en\, a.	   Unbereft. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unbereft \Un`be*reft"\, a.	   Not bereft; not taken away.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeseem \Un`be*seem"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + beseem.]	   To be unbecoming or unsuitable to; to misbecome.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeseeming \Un`be*seem"ing\, a. [Pref. un- not + beseeming.]	   Unbecoming; not befitting. -- {Un`be*seem"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Un`be*seem"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbespeak \Un`be*speak"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bespeak.]	   To unsay; hence, to annul or cancel. [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbethink \Un`be*think"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bethink.]	   To change the mind of (one's self). [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unbeware \Un`be*ware"\, adv.	   Unawares. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbewitch \Un`be*witch"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bewitch.]	   To free from a spell; to disenchant. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbias \Un*bi"as\ ([u^]n*b[imac]"as), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   bias.]	   To free from bias or prejudice. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbiased \Un*bi"ased\ ([u^]n*b[imac]"ast), a. [Pref. un- not +	   biased.]	   Free from bias or prejudice; unprejudiced; impartial. --	   {Un*bi"ased*ly}, adv. --{Un*bi"ased*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Unbid
Unbid \Un*bid"\ ([u^]n*b[i^]d"), Unbidden \Un*bid"den\, a.	   1. Not bidden; not commanded.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thorns also and thistles it shall bring thee forth	            Unbid; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uninvited; as, unbidden guests. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being without a prayer. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbind \Un*bind"\ ([u^]n*b[imac]nd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Unbound} ([u^]n*bound"); p. pr. & vb. n. {Unbinding}.] [AS.	   unbindan. See {Un-}, and {Bind}.]	   To remove a band from; to set free from shackles or	   fastenings; to untie; to unfasten; to loose; as, unbind your	   fillets; to unbind a prisoner's arms; to unbind a load.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbishop \Un*bish"op\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bishop.]	   To deprive, as a city, of a bishop; to deprive, as a	   clergyman, of episcopal dignity or rights. [R.] "Then he	   unbishops himself." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbit \Un*bit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Unbitting}.] [1st pref. un- + bit.] (Naut.)	   To remove the turns of (a rope or cable) from the bits; as,	   to unbit a cable. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Unblemished \Un*blem"ished\, a.	   Not blemished; pure; spotless; as, an unblemished reputation	   or life. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbless \Un*bless"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bless.]	   To deprive of blessings; to make wretched. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Unblessed
Unblessed \Un*blessed"\, Unblest \Un*blest\, a. [Pref. un- not +	   blessed, blest.]	   Not blest; excluded from benediction; hence, accursed;	   wretched. "Unblessed enchanter." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unblestful \Un*blest"ful\, a.	   Unblessed. [R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Unblind \Un*blind"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + blind.]	   To free from blindness; to give or restore sight to; to open	   the eyes of. [R.] --J. Webster (1607).	   [1913 Webster]
Unblindfold \Un*blind"fold`\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + blindfold.]	   To free from that which blindfolds. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbloody \Un*blood"y\, a.	   Not bloody. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unbloody sacrifice}.	   (a) A sacrifice in which no victim is slain.	   (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Mass.	       [1913 Webster]
Unblushing \Un*blush"ing\, a.	   Not blushing; shameless. -- {Un*blush"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbody \Un*bod"y\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + body.]	   To free from the body; to disembody.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her soul unbodied of the burdenous corse. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Unbody \Un*bod"y\, v. i.	   To leave the body; to be disembodied; -- said of the soul or	   spirit. [R.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbolt \Un*bolt"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bolt.]	   To remove a bolt from; to unfasten; to unbar; to open. "He	   shall unbolt the gates." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Unbolt \Un*bolt"\, v. i.	   To explain or unfold a matter; to make a revelation. [Obs.]	   "I will unbolt to you." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbone \Un*bone"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bone.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deprive of bones, as meat; to bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twist about, as if boneless. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbonnet \Un*bon"net\, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + bonnet.]	   To take a bonnet from; to take off one's bonnet; to uncover;	   as, to unbonnet one's head. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbooked \Un*booked"\, a.	   Not written in a book; unrecorded. "UnbookedEnglish life."	   --Masson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unboot \Un*boot"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + boot.]	   To take off the boots from.	   [1913 Webster]
Unborn \Un*born"\, a.	   Not born; not yet brought into life; being still to appear;	   future.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some unborn sorrow, ripe in fortune's womb. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         See future sons, and daughters yet unborn. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Unborrowed \Un*bor"rowed\, a.	   Not borrowed; being one's own; native; original.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbosom \Un*bos"om\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbosomed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Unbosoming}.] [1st pref. un- + bosom.]	   To disclose freely; to reveal in confidence, as secrets; to	   confess; -- often used reflexively; as, to unbosom one's	   self. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbosomer \Un*bos"om*er\, n.	   One who unbosoms, or discloses. [R.] "An unbosomer of	   secrets." --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbottomed \Un*bot"tomed\, a.	   1. [1st pref. un- + bottom + -ed.] Deprived of a bottom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + bottomed.] Having no bottom; bottomless.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbound \Un*bound"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Unbind}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unboundably \Un*bound"a*bly\, adv.	   Infinitely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am . . . unboundably beholding to you. --J. Webster	                                                  (1607).	   [1913 Webster]
Unbounded \Un*bound"ed\, a.	   Having no bound or limit; as, unbounded space; an, unbounded	   ambition. --Addison. -- {Un*bound"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*bound"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbow \Un*bow"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bow.]	   To unbend. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbowed \Un*bowed"\, a. [Pref. un- not + bowed.]	   Not bent or arched; not bowed down. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbowel \Un*bow"el\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unboweled}or	   {Unbowelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unboweling} or {Unbowelling}.]	   [1st pref. un- + bowel.]	   To deprive of the entrails; to disembowel. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbox \Un*box"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + box.]	   To remove from a box or boxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Unboy \Un*boy"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + boy.]	   To divest of the traits of a boy. [R.] --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbrace \Un*brace"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + brace.]	   To free from tension; to relax; to loose; as, to unbrace a	   drum; to unbrace the nerves. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbraid \Un*braid"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + braid.]	   To separate the strands of; to undo, as a braid; to unravel;	   to disentangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbreast \Un*breast"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + breast.]	   To disclose, or lay open; to unbosom. [Obs.] --P. Fletcher,	   [1913 Webster]
Unbreathed \Un*breathed"\, a.	   1. Not breathed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not exercised; unpracticed. [Obs.] "Their unbreathed	      memories." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbred \Un*bred"\, a.	   1. Not begotten; unborn. [Obs.] "Thou age unbred." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not taught or trained; -- with to. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not well-bred; ill-bred. [Obs.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbreech \Un*breech"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unbreeched}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Unbreeching}.] [1st pref. un- + breech.]	   1. To remove the breeches of; to divest or strip of breeches.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) To free the breech of, as a cannon, from its	      fastenings or coverings. --Pennant.	      [1913 Webster]
Unbrewed \Un*brewed"\, a.	   Not made by brewing; unmixed; pure; genuine. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbridle \Un*bri"dle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bridle.]	   To free from the bridle; to set loose.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbridled \Un*bri"dled\, a. [Pref. un- not + bridled.]	   Loosed from the bridle, or as from the bridle; hence,	   unrestrained; licentious; violent; as, unbridled passions.	   "Unbridled boldness." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lands deluged by unbridled floods.       --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*bri"dled*ness}, n. --Abp. Leighton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbroken \Un*bro"ken\, a.	   Not broken; continuous; unsubdued; as, an unbroken colt.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbuckle \Un*buc"kle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + buckle.]	   To loose the buckles of; to unfasten; as, to unbuckle a shoe.	   "Unbuckle anon thy purse." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbuild \Un*build\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + build.]	   To demolish; to raze. "To unbuild the city." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbundle \Un*bun"dle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bundle.]	   To release, as from a bundle; to disclose.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbung \Un*bung"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bung.]	   To remove the bung from; as, to unbung a cask.	   [1913 Webster]
Unburden \Un*bur"den\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + burden.]	   1. To relieve from a burden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw off, as a burden; to unload.	      [1913 Webster]
Unburiable \Un*bur"i*a*ble\, a.	   Not ready or not proper to be buried. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unburrow \Un*bur"row\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + burrow.]	   To force from a burrow; to unearth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unburthen \Un*bur"then\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + burthen.]	   To unburden; to unload.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbury \Un*bur"y\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + bury.]	   To disinter; to exhume; fig., to disclose.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbusied \Un*bus"ied\, a.	   Not required to work; unemployed; not busy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         These unbusied persons can continue in this playing	         idleness till it become a toil.          --Bp. Rainbow	   [1913 Webster]
Unbutton \Un*but"ton\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + button.]	   To loose the buttons of; to unfasten.	   [1913 Webster]
Unbuxom \Un*bux"om\, a.	   Disobedient. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. -- {Un*bux"om*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.] -- {Un*bux"om*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncage \Un*cage"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cage.]	   To loose, or release, from, or as from, a cage.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncalled-for \Un*called"-for`\, a.	   Not called for; not required or needed; improper; gratuitous;	   wanton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncalm \Un*calm"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + calm.]	   To disturb; to disquiet. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncamp \Un*camp"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + camp.]	   To break up the camp of; to dislodge from camp. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If they could but now uncamp their enemies. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncanny \Un*can"ny\, a.	   Not canny; unsafe; strange; weird; ghostly. --Sir W. Scott.	   -- {Un*can"ni*ness}, n. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncanonize \Un*can"on*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + canonize.]	   1. To deprive of canonical authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce from the rank of a canonized saint.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncap \Un*cap"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cap.]	   To remove a cap or cover from.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncapable \Un*ca"pa*ble\, a.	   Incapable. [Obs.] "Uncapable of conviction." --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncape \Un*cape"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cape.]	   To remove a cap or cape from. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncapper \Un*cap"per\, n.	   An instrument for removing an exploded cap from a cartridge	   shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncardinal \Un*car"di*nal\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cardinal.]	   To degrade from the cardinalship.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncared \Un*cared"\, a.	   Not cared for; not heeded; -- with for.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncarnate \Un*car"nate\, a.	   Not fleshly; specifically, not made flesh; not incarnate.	   [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	Uncarnate \Un*car"nate\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + carnate.]	   To divest of flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncart \Un*cart"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cart.]	   To take from, or set free from, a cart; to unload.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncase \Un*case"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + case.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take out of a case or covering; to remove a case or	      covering from; to uncover. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strip; to flay. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mil.) To display, or spread to view, as a flag, or the	      colors of a military body.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncastle \Un*cas"tle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + castle.]	   To take a castle from; to turn out of a castle.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncaused \Un*caused"\, a.	   Having no antecedent cause; uncreated; self-existent;	   eternal. --A. Baxter.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncautelous \Un*cau"te*lous\, a.	   Incautious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncautious \Un*cau"tious\, a.	   Incautious.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncautiously \Un*cau"tious*ly\, adv.	   Incautiously.	   [1913 Webster]
Unce \Unce\, n. [L. uncus hook.]	   A claw. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Unce \Unce\, n. [L. uncia ounce. See {Ounce} a weight.]	   An ounce; a small portion. [Obs.] "By unces hung his locks."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unceasable \Un*ceas"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being ended; unceasing. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Uncenter
Uncenter \Un*cen"ter\, Uncentre \Un*cen"tre\, v. t. [1st pref.	   un- + center.]	   To throw from its center.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncentury \Un*cen"tu*ry\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + century.]	   To remove from its actual century. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It has first to uncentury itself.        --H. Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\ ([u^]n*s[~e]r"t[i^]n), a. [Pref. un- not	   + certain. Cf. {Incertain}.]	   1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in	      mind; distrustful. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . .	            . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an	      uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.	      [1913 Webster]	            O woman! in our hours of ease,	            Uncertain, coy, and hard to please!   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "The	      fashion of uncertain evils." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            From certain dangers to uncertain praise. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Precarious}.	        [1913 Webster]	Uncertain \Un*cer"tain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr.	   uncertain, a.]	   To make uncertain. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncertainly \Un*cer"tain*ly\, adv.	   In an uncertain manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncertainty \Un*cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. {Uncertainties}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being uncertain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is uncertain; something unknown.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our shepherd's case is every man's case that quits a	            moral certainty for an uncertainty.   --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncessant \Un*ces"sant\, a.	   Incessant. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More. -- {Un*ces"sant*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unchain \Un*chain"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + chain.]	   To free from chains or slavery; to let loose. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchancy \Un*chan"cy\, a. [Pref un- + Scot. chancy fortunate,	   safe.]	   1. Happening at a bad time; unseasonable; inconvenient. --A.	      Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ill-fated; unlucky. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unsafe to meddle with; dangerous. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Unchaplain \Un*chap"lain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + chaplain.]	   To remove from a chaplaincy.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncharge \Un*charge"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + charge.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To free from a charge or load; to unload. --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from an accusation; to make no charge against; to	      acquit. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unchariot \Un*char"i*ot\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + chariot.]	   To throw out of a chariot. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncharitable \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. --	   {Un*char"i*ta*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncharity \Un*char"i*ty\, n.	   Uncharitableness. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T were much uncharity in you.           --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncharm \Un*charm"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + charm.]	   To release from a charm, fascination, or secret power; to	   disenchant. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncharnel \Un*char"nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uncharneled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Uncharneling}.] [1st pref. un- + charnel.]	   To remove from a charnel house; to raise from the grave; to	   exhume. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchaste \Un*chaste"\, a.	   Not chaste; not continent; lewd. -- {Un*chaste"ly}, adv. --	   {Un*chaste"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchastity \Un*chas"ti*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being unchaste; lewdness;	   incontinence.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncheckable \Un*check"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being checked or stopped. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unchild \Un*child"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + child.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bereave of children; to make childless. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make unlike a child; to divest of the characteristics	      of a child. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Unchristen \Un*chris"ten\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + christen.]	   To render unchristian. [Obs. & R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Unchristened \Un*chris"tened\, a. [Pref. un- not + christened.]	   Not christened; as, an unchristened child.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchristian \Un*chris"tian\, a. [Pref. un- not + Christian.]	   1. Not Christian; not converted to the Christian faith;	      infidel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrary to Christianity; not like or becoming a	      Christian; as, unchristian conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	Unchristian \Un*chris"tian\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + Christian.]	   To make unchristian. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchristianize \Un*chris"tian*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   Christianize.]	   To turn from the Christian faith; to cause to abandon the	   belief and profession of Christianity.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchristianly \Un*chris"tian*ly\, a.	   Unchristian. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Unchristianly \Un*chris"tian*ly\, adv.	   In an unchristian manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchristianness \Un*chris"tian*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unchristian. [R.] --Eikon	   Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]
Unchurch \Un*church"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + church.]	   1. To expel, or cause to separate, from a church; to	      excommunicate. --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of the character, privileges, and authority of	      a church. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncia \Un"ci*a\, n.; pl. {Unciae}. [L. See {Ounce} a measure of	   weight.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A twelfth part, as of the Roman as; an	      ounce.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Alg.) A numerical coefficient in any particular case of	      the binomial theorem. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Uncial \Un"cial\, a. [L. uncialis amounting to the twelfth part	   of a pound or a foot, from uncia the twelfth part of a pound	   or of a foot, an ounce, an inch: cf. F. oncial. See {Inch} a	   measure.]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a certain style of letters	   used in ancient manuscripts, esp. in Greek and Latin	   manuscripts. The letters are somewhat rounded, and the	   upstrokes and downstrokes usually have a slight inclination.	   These letters were used as early as the 1st century b. c.,	   and were seldom used after the 10th century a. d., being	   superseded by the cursive style.	   [1913 Webster]	Uncial \Un"cial\, n.	   An uncial letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Unciatim \Un`ci*a"tim\, adv. [L.]	   Ounce by ounce.	   [1913 Webster]
Unciform \Un"ci*form\ ([u^]n"s[i^]*f[^o]rm), a. [L. uncus a hook	   + -form.]	   Having the shape of a hook; being of a curved or hooked form;	   hooklike.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unciform bone} (Anat.), a bone of the carpus at the bases of	      the fourth and fifth metacarpals; the hamatum.	      [1913 Webster]	Unciform \Un"ci*form\, n. (Anat.)	   The unciform bone. See Illust. of {Perissodactyla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncinata \Un`ci*na"ta\ ([u^]n"s[i^]*n[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. L. uncinus a hook.] (Zool.)	   A division of marine chaetopod annelids which are furnished	   with uncini, as the serpulas and sabellas.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncinate \Un"ci*nate\, a. [L. uncinatus, from uncinus a hook,	   from uncus a hook.]	   Hooked; bent at the tip in the form of a hook; as, an	   uncinate process.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncinatum \Un`ci*na"tum\, n. [NL., from L. uncinatus hooked.]	   (Anat.)	   The unciform bone.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncinus \Un*ci"nus\, n.; pl. {Uncini}. [L., a hook.] (Zool.)	   One of the peculiar minute chitinous hooks found in large	   numbers in the tori of tubicolous annelids belonging to the	   Uncinata.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncipher \Un*ci"pher\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cipher.]	   To {decipher}; as, to uncipher a letter. [Obs.] --Sir W.	   Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncircumcised \Un*cir"cum*cised\, n.	   Not circumcised; hence, not of the Israelites. "This	   uncircumcised Philistine." --1 Sam. xvii. 26.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncircumcision \Un*cir`cum*ci"sion\, n.	   1. The absence or want of circumcision.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) People not circumcised; the Gentiles.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncircumstandtial \Un*cir`cum*stand"tial\, a.	   1. Not circumstantial; not entering into minute particulars.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not important; not pertinent; trivial. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Uncity \Un*cit"y\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + city.]	   To deprive of the rank or rights of a city. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncivil \Un*civ"il\, a.	   1. Not civilized; savage; barbarous; uncivilized.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men can not enjoy the rights of an uncivil and of a	            civil state together.                 --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not civil; not complaisant; discourteous; impolite; rude;	      unpolished; as, uncivil behavior.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncivility \Un`ci*vil"i*ty\, n.	   Incivility. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncivilization \Un*civ`i*li*za"tion\, n.	   The state of being uncivilized; savagery or barbarism. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncivilized \Un*civ"i*lized\, a.	   1. Not civilized; not reclaimed from savage life; rude;	      barbarous; savage; as, the uncivilized inhabitants of	      Central Africa.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not civil; coarse; clownish. [R.] --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncivilty \Un*civ"il*ty\, adv.	   In an uncivil manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclasp \Un*clasp"\ ([u^]n*kl[.a]sp"), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   clasp.]	   To loose the clasp of; to open, as something that is fastened	   with, or as with, a clasp; as, to unclasp a book; to unclasp	   the hands; to unclasp one's heart.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncle \Un"cle\, n. [OE. uncle, OF. oncle, uncle, F. oncle, fr.	   L. avunculus a maternal uncle, dim. of avus a grandfather;	   akin to Lith. avynas uncle, Goth. aw? grandmother, Icel.	   [=a]i great grandfather.]	   1. The brother of one's father or mother; also applied to an	      aunt's husband; -- the correlative of aunt in sex, and of	      nephew and niece in relationship.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pawnbroker. [Slang] --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An eldery man; -- used chiefly as a kindly or familiar	      appellation, esp. (Southern U. S.) for a worthy old negro;	      as, "Uncle Remus." [Colloq.]	            Plain old uncle as he [Socrates] was, with his great	            ears, -- an immense talker.           --Emerson.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {My uncle}, a pawnbroker. [Slang]	   {Uncle Sam}, a humorous appellation given to the United	      States Government. See {Uncle Sam}, in Dictionary of Noted	      Names in Fiction.	      [1913 Webster]
Unclean \Un*clean"\ ([u^]n*kl[=e]n"), a. [AS. uncl[=ae]ne. See	   {Unnot}, and {Clean}.]	   1. Not clean; foul; dirty; filthy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ceremonially impure; needing ritual cleansing.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be	            unclean seven days.                   --Num. xix.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Morally impure. "Adultery of the heart, consisting of	      inordinate and unclean affections." --Perkins.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*clean"ly}, adv. -- {Un*clean"ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unclean animals} (Script.), those which the Israelites were	      forbidden to use for food.	   {Unclean spirit} (Script.), a wicked spirit; a demon. --Mark	      i. 27.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncleansable \Un*cleans"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being cleansed or cleaned.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclench \Un*clench"\, v. t.	   Same as {Unclinch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncleship \Un"cle*ship\, n.	   The office or position of an uncle. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclew \Un*clew"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clew.]	   To unwind, unfold, or untie; hence, to undo; to ruin. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclinch \Un*clinch"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clinch.]	   To cause to be no longer clinched; to open; as, to unclinch	   the fist. [Written also {unclench}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncling \Un*cling"\, v. i. [1st pref. un- + cling.]	   To cease from clinging or adhering. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncloak \Un*cloak"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloak.]	   To remove a cloak or cover from; to deprive of a cloak or	   cover; to unmask; to reveal.	   [1913 Webster]	Uncloak \Un*cloak"\, v. i.	   To remove, or take off, one's cloak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclog \Un*clog"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clog.]	   To disencumber of a clog, or of difficulties and	   obstructions; to free from encumbrances; to set at liberty.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncloister \Un*clois"ter\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloister.]	   To release from a cloister, or from confinement or seclusion;	   to set free; to liberate.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclose \Un*close"\, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + close.]	   1. To open; to separate the parts of; as, to unclose a	      letter; to unclose one's eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disclose; to lay open; to reveal.	      [1913 Webster]
Unclosed \Un*closed"\, a. [Pref. un- not + closed.]	   1. Not separated by inclosures; open. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not finished; not concluded. [R.] --Madison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not closed; not sealed; open. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]
Unclothe \Un*clothe"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clothe.]	   To strip of clothes or covering; to make naked. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]	         [We] do groan being burdened; not for that we would be	         unclothed, but clothed upon.             --2 Cor. v. 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclothed \Un*clothed"\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of unclothe.] Divested or stripped of	      clothing. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + clothed.] Not yet clothed; wanting	      clothes; naked.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*cloth"ed*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncloud \Un*cloud"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cloud.]	   To free from clouds; to unvail; to clear from obscurity,	   gloom, sorrow, or the like. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclue \Un*clue"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clue.]	   To unwind; to untangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unclutch \Un*clutch"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + clutch.]	   1. To open, as something closely shut. "Unclutch his griping	      hand." --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) To disengage, as a clutch.	      [1913 Webster]
Unco \Un"co\, a. [Scot. The same word as E. uncouth.]	   Unknown; strange, or foreign; unusual, or surprising; distant	   in manner; reserved. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Unco \Un"co\, adv.	   In a high degree; to a great extent; greatly; very. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Unco \Un"co\, n.	   A strange thing or person. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncoach \Un*coach"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + coach.]	   To detach or loose from a coach. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncock \Un*cock"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cock.]	   1. To let down the cock of, as a firearm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of its cocked shape, as a hat, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To open or spread from a cock or heap, as hay.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncoffle \Un*cof"fle\ (?; 115), v. t. [1st pref. un- + coffle.]	   To release from a coffle.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncoif \Un*coif"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + coif.]	   To deprive of the coif or cap. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncoil \Un*coil"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + coil.]	   To unwind or open, as a coil of rope. --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncoined \Un*coined"\, a.	   1. Not coined, or minted; as, uncoined silver. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not fabricated; not artificial or counterfeit; natural.	      "Plain and uncoined constancy." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncolt \Un*colt"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + colt.]	   To unhorse. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncombine \Un`com*bine"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + combine.]	   To separate, as substances in combination; to release from	   combination or union. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncomeatable \Un`come*at"a*ble\, a.	   Not to be come at, or reached; inaccessible. [Colloq.]	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         My honor is infallible and uncomeatable. --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncomely \Un*come"ly\, a.	   Not comely. -- adv. In an uncomely manner. --1 Cor. vii. 36.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncomfortable \Un*com"fort*a*ble\, a.	   1. Feeling discomfort; uneasy; as, to be uncomfortable on	      account of one's position.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing discomfort; disagreeable; unpleasant; as, an	      uncomfortable seat or situation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most dead, uncomfortable time of the year.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*com"fort*a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Un*com"fort*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncommon \Un*com"mon\, a.	   Not common; unusual; infrequent; rare; hence, remarkable;	   strange; as, an uncommon season; an uncommon degree of cold	   or heat; uncommon courage.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Rare; scarce; infrequent; unwonted.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*com"mon*ly}, adv. --	        {Un*com"mon*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Uncomplete \Un`com*plete"\, a.	   Incomplete. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncomprehend \Un*com`pre*hend\, v. t. [1st un- + comprehend.]	   To fail to comprehend. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncomprehensive \Un*com`pre*hen"sive\, a.	   1. Unable to comprehend.	      [1913 Webster]	            Narrow-spirited, uncomprehensive zealots. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incomprehensible. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncompromising \Un*com"pro*mi`sing\, a.	   Not admitting of compromise; making no truce or concessions;	   obstinate; unyielding; inflexible. --	   {Un*com"pro*mi`sing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconceivable \Un`con*ceiv"a*ble\, a.	   Inconceivable. [Obs.] --Locke. -- {Un`con*ceiv"a*ble*ness},	   n. [Obs.] -- {Un`con*ceiv"a*bly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unconcern \Un`con*cern"\, n.	   Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude;	   indifference.	   [1913 Webster]	         A listless unconcern,	         Cold, and averting from our neighbor's good. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconcerned \Un`con*cerned"\, a.	   Not concerned; not anxious or solicitous; easy in mind;	   carelessly secure; indifferent; as, to be unconcerned at what	   has happened; to be unconcerned about the future. --	   {Un`con*cern"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Un`con*cern"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Happy mortals, unconcerned for more.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconcerning \Un`con*cern"ing\, a.	   Not interesting or affecting; insignificant; not belonging to	   one. [Obs.] --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconcernment \Un`con*cern"ment\, n.	   The state of being unconcerned, or of having no share or	   concern; unconcernedness. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster] Unconcludent
Unconcludent \Un`con*clud"ent\, Unconcluding \Un`con*clud"ing\,	   a.	   Inconclusive. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un`con*clud"ing*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconclusive \Un`con*clu"sive\, a.	   Inconclusive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unconditional \Un`con*di"tion*al\, a.	   Not conditional, limited, or conditioned; made without	   condition; absolute; unreserved; as, an unconditional	   surrender.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, pass not, Lord, an absolute decree,	         Or bind thy sentence unconditional.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un`con*di"tion*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconditioned \Un`con*di"tioned\, a.	   1. Not conditioned or subject to conditions; unconditional.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Metaph.) Not subject to conditions or limitations;	      infinite; absolute; hence, inconceivable; incogitable.	      --Sir W. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The unconditioned} (Metaph.), all that which is	      inconceivable and beyond the realm of reason; whatever is	      inconceivable under logical forms or relations.	      [1913 Webster]
Unconfidence \Un*con"fi*dence\, n.	   Absence of confidence; uncertainty; doubt.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconform \Un`con*form"\, a.	   Unlike. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Not unconform to other shining globes.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconformability \Un`con*form`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being unconformable;	      unconformableness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Lack of parallelism between one series of strata	      and another, especially when due to a disturbance of the	      position of the earlier strata before the latter were	      deposited.	      [1913 Webster]
Unconformable \Un`con*form"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not conformable; not agreeable; not conforming.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moral evil is an action unconformable to it [the	            rule of our duty].                    --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Not conformable; not lying in a parallel position;	      as, unconformable strata.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`con*form"a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Un`con*form"a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Unconformist \Un`con*form"ist\, n.	   A nonconformist. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unconformity \Un`con*form"i*ty\, n.	   1. Want of conformity; incongruity; inconsistency. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Want of parallelism between strata in contact.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: With some authors unconformity is equivalent to	         unconformability; but it is often used more broadly,	         for example, to include the case when the parallelism	         of strata once conformable has been disturbed by	         faulting and the like.	         [1913 Webster]
Unconfound \Un`con*found"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + confound.]	   To free from a state of confusion, or of being confounded.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconfounded \Un`con*found"ed\, a. [Pref. un- not + confounded.]	   Not confounded. --Bp. Warburton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncongeal \Un`con*geal"\, v. i. [1st pref. un- + congeal.]	   To thaw; to become liquid again. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconning \Un*con"ning\, a.	   Not knowing; ignorant. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- n. Ignorance.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unconquerable \Un*con"quer*a*ble\, a.	   Not conquerable; indomitable. -- {Un*con"quer*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconscionable \Un*con"scion*a*ble\	   ([u^]n*k[o^]n"sh[u^]n*[.a]*b'l), a.	   1. Not conscionable; exceeding the limits of any reasonable	      claim or expectation; not conforming to reason;	      unreasonable; inordinate; extravagant; as, an	      unconscionable person or demand; unconscionable size.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which use of reason, most reasonless and	            unconscionable, is the utmost that any tyrant ever	            pretended.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His giantship is gone somewhat crestfallen,	            Stalking with less unconscionable strides. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not guided by, or conformed to, conscience; that cannot be	      done in good conscience; as, unconscionable profits.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Ungenerous as well as unconscionable practices.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*con"scion*a*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Un*con"scion*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
unconscious \un*con"scious\ ([u^]n*k[o^]n"sh[u^]s), a.	   1. Not conscious; having no consciousness or power of mental	      perception; without cerebral appreciation; hence, not	      knowing or regarding; ignorant; as, an unconscious man.	      --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not known or apprehended by consciousness; resulting from	      neural activity of which a person is not aware; as, an	      unconscious movement; unconscious cerebration.	      "Unconscious causes." --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having no knowledge by experience; -- followed by of; as,	      a mule unconscious of the yoke. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unintentional; as, an unconscious insult.	      [PJC] -- {Un*con"scious*ly}, adv. -- {Un*con"scious*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]	unconscious \un*con"scious\ ([u^]n*k[o^]n"sh[u^]s), n.	   (Psychoanalysis)	   Usually	   {the unconscious}; that part of the mind in which mental	      processes occur that are not accesible to the awareness,	      but may significantly influence behavior.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
Unconsecrate \Un*con"se*crate\ ([u^]n*k[o^]n"s[-e]*kr[=a]t), v.	   t. [1st pref. un- + consecrate.]	   To render not sacred; to deprive of sanctity; to desecrate.	   [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconsequential \Un*con`se*quen"tial\, a.	   Inconsequential. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconsiderate \Un`con*sid"er*ate\, a.	   Inconsiderate; heedless; careless. [Obs.] --Daniel. --	   {Un`con*sid"er*ate*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconsidered \Un`con*sid"ered\, a.	   Not considered or attended to; not regarded; inconsiderable;	   trifling.	   [1913 Webster]	         A snapper-up of unconsidered trifles.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconsonant \Un*con"so*nant\, a.	   Incongruous; inconsistent. "A thing unconsonant." --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconspicuous \Un`con*spic"u*ous\, a.	   Inconspicuous. [R.] --Ed. Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconstancy \Un*con"stan*cy\, n.	   Inconstancy. [Obs.] "The unconstancy of the foundation."	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconstant \Un*con"stant\, a.	   Not constant; inconstant; fickle; changeable. [Obs.] --Shak.	   -- {Un*con"stant*ly}, adv. [Obs.] -- {Un*con"stant*ness}, n.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unconstitutional \Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al\, a.	   Not constitutional; not according to, or consistent with, the	   terms of a constitution of government; contrary to the	   constitution; as, an unconstitutional law, or act of an	   officer. --Burke. -- {Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al"i*ty}, n. --	   {Un*con`sti*tu"tion*al-ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconstraint \Un`con*straint"\, n.	   Freedom from constraint; ease. --Felton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconsummate \Un`con*sum"mate\, a.	   Not consummated; not accomplished. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncontestable \Un`con*test"a*ble\, a.	   Incontestable.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncontinent \Un*con"ti*nent\, a.	   Not continent; incontinent. --Wyclif (2 Tim. iii. 3).	   [1913 Webster]
Uncontrollable \Un`con*trol"la*ble\, a.	   1. Incapable of being controlled; ungovernable; irresistible;	      as, an uncontrollable temper; uncontrollable events.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Indisputable; irrefragable; as, an uncontrollable maxim;	      an uncontrollable title. [R.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`con*trol"la*ble*ness}, n. --	      {Un`con*trol"la*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncontroversory \Un*con`tro*ver"so*ry\, a.	   Not involving controversy. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncontrovertible \Un*con`tro*ver"ti*ble\, a.	   Incontrovertible.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncontrovertibly \Un*con`tro*ver"ti*bly\, adv.	   Incontrovertibly.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconvenient \Un`con*ven"ient\, a.	   Inconvenient. --Bale. -- {Un`con*ven"ient*ly}, adv. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unconversion \Un`con*ver"sion\, n.	   The state of being unconverted; impenitence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unconverted \Un`con*vert"ed\, a.	   1. Not converted or exchanged.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not changed in opinion, or from one faith to another.	      Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Not persuaded of the truth of the Christian religion;	          heathenish. --Hooker.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Unregenerate; sinful; impenitent. --Baxter.	          [1913 Webster]
Uncord \Un*cord"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cord.]	   To release from cords; to loosen the cord or cords of; to	   unfasten or unbind; as, to uncord a package.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncork \Un*cork"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + {cork}.]	   To draw the cork from; as, to uncork a bottle.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncorrect \Un`cor*rect"\, a.	   Incorrect. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncorrigible \Un*cor"ri*gi*ble\, a.	   Incorrigible; not capable of correction. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncorrupt \Un`cor*rupt"\, a.	   Incorrupt.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncorruptible \Un`cor*rupt"i*ble\, a.	   Incorruptible. "The glory of the uncorruptible God." --Rom.	   i. 23.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncorruption \Un`cor*rup"tion\, n.	   Incorruption.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncouple \Un*cou"ple\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + couple.]	   To loose, as dogs, from their couples; also, to set loose; to	   disconnect; to disjoin; as, to uncouple railroad cars.	   [1913 Webster]	Uncouple \Un*cou"ple\, v. i.	   To roam at liberty. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncourtliness \Un*court"li*ness\, n.	   Absence of courtliness; rudeness; rusticity. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncous \Un"cous\, a. [L. uncus hooked, as n., a hook.]	   Hooklike; hooked. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncouth \Un*couth"\ ([u^]n*k[=oo]th"), a. [OE. uncouth, AS.	   unc[=u][eth] unknown, strange: un- (see {Un-} not) +	   c[=u][eth] known, p. p. of cunnan to know. See {Can} to be	   able, and cf. {Unco}, {Unked}.]	   1. Unknown. [Obs.] "This uncouth errand." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To leave the good that I had in hand,	            In hope of better that was uncouth.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncommon; rare; exquisite; elegant. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Harness . . . so uncouth and so rich. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unfamiliar; strange; hence, mysterious; dreadful; also,	      odd; awkward; boorish; as, uncouth manners. "Uncouth in	      guise and gesture." --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am surprised with an uncouth fear.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus sang the uncouth swain.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Awkward}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*couth"ly}, adv. --	        {Un*couth"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Uncovenable \Un*cov"e*na*ble\, a.	   Not covenable; inconvenient. [Obs.] --Wyclif (1 Tim. iv. 7).	   [1913 Webster]
Uncovenanted \Un*cov"e*nant*ed\, a.	   1. Not covenanted; not granted or entered into under a	      covenant, agreement, or contract. --Bp. Horsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not having joined in a league, or assented to a covenant	      or agreement, as to the Solemn League and Covenant of the	      Scottish people in the times of the Stuarts.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Scotland a few fanatical nonjurors may have	            grudged their allegiance to an uncovenanted king.	                                                  --Sir T. E.	                                                  May.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) Not having entered into relationship with God	      through the appointed means of grace; also, not promised	      or assured by the divine promises or conditions; as,	      uncovenanted mercies.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncover \Un*cov"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uncovered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Uncovering}.] [1st pref. un- + cover.]	   1. To take the cover from; to divest of covering; as, to	      uncover a box, bed, house, or the like; to uncover one's	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To show openly; to disclose; to reveal. "To uncover his	      perjury to the oath of his coronation." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To divest of the hat or cap; to bare the head of; as, to	      uncover one's head; to uncover one's self.	      [1913 Webster]	Uncover \Un*cov"er\, v. i.	   1. To take off the hat or cap; to bare the head in token of	      respect.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are forced to uncover after them.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove the covers from dishes, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uncover, dogs, and lap.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncowl \Un*cowl"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + cowl.]	   To divest or deprive of a cowl. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncreate \Un`cre*ate"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + create.]	   To deprive of existence; to annihilate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who can uncreate thee, thou shalt know.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Uncreate \Un`cre*ate"\, a. [Pref. un- not + create, a.]	   Uncreated; self-existent. --Book of Common Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncreated \Un`cre*at"ed\, a. [In sense 1, properly p. p. of	   uncreate; in senses 2 and 3, pref. un- not + created.]	   1. Deprived of existence; annihilated. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not yet created; as, misery uncreated. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not existing by creation; self-existent; eternal; as, God	      is an uncreated being. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Uncreatedness \Un`cre*at"ed*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being uncreated.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncredible \Un*cred"i*ble\, a.	   Incredible. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncredit \Un*cred"it\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + credit.]	   To cause to be disbelieved; to discredit. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncreditable \Un*cred"it*a*ble\, a.	   Discreditable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncrown \Un*crown"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + crown.]	   To deprive of a crown; to take the crown from; hence, to	   discrown; to dethrone.	   [1913 Webster]	         He hath done me wrong,	         And therefore I'll uncrown him ere't be long. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncrudded \Un*crud"ded\, a. [See {Un-} not, and {Curd}.]	   Not cruddled, or curdled. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Her breast like to a bowl of cream uncrudded.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unction \Unc"tion\, n. [OE. unccioun, uncioun, OF. oncion,	   onction, F. onction, fr. L. unctio, fr. ungere, unctum, to	   anoint. See {Unguent}.]	   1. The act of anointing, smearing, or rubbing with an	      unguent, oil, or ointment, especially for medical	      purposes, or as a symbol of consecration; as, mercurial	      unction.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be heir, and to be king	            By sacred unction, thy deserved right. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is used for anointing; an unguent; an ointment;	      hence, anything soothing or lenitive.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king himself the sacred unction made. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lay not that flattering unction to your soul.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Divine or sanctifying grace. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That quality in language, address, or the like, which	      excites emotion; especially, strong devotion; religious	      fervor and tenderness; sometimes, a simulated, factitious,	      or unnatural fervor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The delightful equivoque and unction of the passage	            in Farquhar.                          --Hazlitt.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mention of thy glory	            Is unction to the breast.             --Neale	                                                  (Rhythm of St.	                                                  Bernard).	      [1913 Webster]	   {Extreme unction} (R. C. Ch. & Gr. Ch.), the sacrament of	      anointing in the last hours; the application of	      consecrated oil by a priest to all the senses, that is, to	      eyes, ears, nostrils, etc., of a person when in danger of	      death from illness, -- done for remission of sins. [James	      v. 14, 15.]	      [1913 Webster]
Unctious \Unc"tious\, a.	   Unctuous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unctuosity \Unc`tu*os"i*ty\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. F. onctuosit['e].]	   Quality or state of being unctuous. --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unctuous \Unc"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [F. onctueux, LL. unctuosus,	   fr. L. unctus anointment, fr. ungere, unctum, to anoint. See	   {Unguent}.]	   1. Of the nature or quality of an unguent or ointment; fatty;	      oily; greasy. "The unctuous cheese." --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a smooth, greasy feel, as certain minerals.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Bland; suave; also, tender; fervid; as, an unctuous	      speech; sometimes, insincerely suave or fervid.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Unc"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Unc"tu*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unculpable \Un*cul"pa*ble\, a.	   Inculpable; not blameworthy. [R.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncult \Un*cult"\, a. [Pref. un- not + L. cultus, p. p. of	   colere to cultivate. Cf. {Incult}.]	   Not cultivated; rude; illiterate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unculture \Un*cul"ture\ (?; 135), n.	   Want of culture. "Idleness, ill husbandry . . . unculture."	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncunning \Un*cun"ning\, a.	   Ignorant. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I am young and uncunning, as thou wost [knowest].	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncunningly \Un*cun"ning*ly\, adv.	   Ignorantly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncunningness \Un*cun"ning*ness\, n.	   Ignorance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncurable \Un*cur"a*ble\, a.	   Incurable.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncurably \Un*cur"a*bly\, adv.	   In an uncurable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncurbable \Un*curb"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being curbed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncurl \Un*curl"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + curl.]	   To loose from curls, or ringlets; to straighten out, as	   anything curled or curly.	   [1913 Webster]	         He sheaths his paw, uncurls his angry mane. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Uncurl \Un*curl"\, v. i.	   To become uncurled, or straight.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncurrent \Un*cur"rent\, a.	   Not current. Specifically: Not passing in common payment; not	   receivable at par or full value; as, uncurrent notes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncurse \Un*curse"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + curse.]	   To free from a curse or an execration. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncurtain \Un*cur"tain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + curtain.]	   To remove a curtain from; to reveal. --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncus \Un"cus\, n.; pl. {Unci}. [L.] (Zool.)	   A hook or claw.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncustomable \Un*cus"tom*a*ble\, a.	   Not customable, or subject to customs duties.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncustomed \Un*cus"tomed\, a.	   Uncustomable; also, not having paid duty or customs.	   --Smollett.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncut \Un*cut"\, a.	   1. Not cut; not separated or divided by cutting or otherwise;	      -- said especially of books, periodicals, and the like,	      when the leaves have not been separated by trimming in	      binding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not ground, or otherwise cut, into a certain shape; as, an	      uncut diamond.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not shortened; not condensed; unabridged; -- said of	      books, plays, and movies; as, an uncut edition of the	      film.	      [PJC]	   4. Not diluted; -- said especially of illegal narcotic drugs;	      as, uncut heroin. Such illegal drugs are often diluted by	      admixture with harmless foodstuffs such as sugars.	      [PJC]
Uncuth \Un*cuth"\, a.	   Unknown; strange. [Obs.] -- n. A stranger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uncut velvet \Un*cut" vel"vet\	   A fabric woven like velvet, but with the loops of the warp	   threads uncut.	   [1913 Webster]
Uncypher \Un*cy"pher\, v. t.	   alternate spelling of {Uncipher}; same as {decipher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undam \Un*dam"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dam.]	   To free from a dam, mound, or other obstruction. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Undampned \Un*damp"ned\, a.	   Uncondemned. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Acts xvi. 37).	   [1913 Webster]
Undated \Un"da*ted\ ([u^]n"d[asl]*t[e^]d), a. [L. undatus, p. p.	   of undare to rise in waves, to wave, to undulate, fr. unda a	   wave. See {Undulate}.] (Bot.)	   Rising and falling in waves toward the margin, as a leaf;	   waved.	   [1913 Webster]	Undated \Un*dat"ed\ ([u^]n*d[=a]t"[e^]d), a. [Pref. un- not +	   dated.]	   Not dated; having no date; of unknown age; as, an undated	   letter.	   [1913 Webster]
Undauntable \Un*daunt"a*ble\ ([u^]n*d[aum]nt"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Incapable of being daunted; intrepid; fearless; indomitable.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Undaunted \Un*daunt"ed\, a.	   Not daunted; not subdued or depressed by fear. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Bold; fearless; brave; courageous; intrepid.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*daunt"ed*ly}, adv. --	        {Un*daunt"ed*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Und'e \Un"d['e]\, a. [F. ond['e].] (Her.)	   Waving or wavy; -- applied to ordinaries, or division lines.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeadly \Un*dead"ly\, a.	   Not subject to death; immortal. [Obs.] -- {Un*dead"li*ness},	   n. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeaf \Un*deaf"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + deaf.]	   To free from deafness; to cause to hear. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecagon \Un*dec"a*gon\, n. [L. undecim eleven + Gr. ? an	   angle.] (Geom.)	   A figure having eleven angles and eleven sides.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecane \Un"de*cane\, n. [L. undecim eleven.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C11H24}, of the methane series, found	   in petroleum; -- so called from its containing eleven carbon	   atoms in the molecule.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeceive \Un`de*ceive"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + deceive.]	   To cause to be no longer deceived; to free from deception,	   fraud, fallacy, or mistake. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecency \Un*de"cen*cy\, n.	   Indecency. [Obs.] "Decency and undecency." --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecennary \Un`de*cen"na*ry\, a. [L. undecim eleven (unus one +	   decem ten) + -ennary as in decennary. Cf. {Undecennial}.]	   Occurring once in every period of eleven years; undecennial.	   [1913 Webster]	         An undecennary account laid before Parliament. --E.	                                                  Stiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecennial \Un`de*cen"ni*al\, a. [See {Undecennary}, and cf.	   {Decennial}.]	   Occurring or observed every eleventh year; belonging to, or	   continuing, a period of eleven years; undecennary; as, an	   undecennial festival.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecent \Un*de"cent\, a.	   Indecent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undecide \Un`de*cide"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + decide.]	   To reverse or recant, as a previous decision.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecisive \Un`de*ci"sive\, a.	   Indecisive. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeck \Un*deck"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + deck.]	   To divest of ornaments. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecked \Un*decked\, a.	   1. Not decked; unadorned.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Eve] undecked, save with herself, more lovely fair	            Than wood nymph.                      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not having a deck; as, an undecked vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Undecolic \Un`de*col"ic\, a. [Undecylenic + propiolic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C11H18O2}, of the	   propiolic acid series, obtained indirectly from undecylenic	   acid as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecreed \Un`de*creed"\, a.	   1. [Pref. un- not + decreed.] Not decreed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [1st pref. un- + decree.] Reversed or nullified by decree,	      as something previously decreed.	      [1913 Webster]
Undecyl \Un"de*cyl\, n. [Undecane + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The radical regarded as characteristic of undecylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecylenic \Un*dec`y*len"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid {C11H20O2}, homologous	   with acrylic acid, and obtained as a white crystalline	   substance by the distillation of castor oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Undecylic \Un`de*cyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Related to, derived from, or containing, the undecyl radical;	   specifically, designating that member of the fatty acids	   which corresponds to undecane, and is obtained as a white	   crystalline substance, {C10H21.CO2H}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeeded \Un*deed"ed\, a.	   1. Not deeded or transferred by deed; as, undeeded land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not made famous by any great action. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Undefatigable \Un`de*fat"i*ga*ble\, a.	   Indefatigable. [Obs.] "Undefatigable pains." --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Undefeasible \Un`de*fea"si*ble\, a.	   Indefeasible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undefine \Un`de*fine"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + define.]	   To make indefinite; to obliterate or confuse the definition	   or limitations of.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeify \Un*de"i*fy\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + deify.]	   To degrade from the state of deity; to deprive of the	   character or qualities of a god; to deprive of the reverence	   due to a god. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeniable \Un`de*ni"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not deniable; incapable of denial; palpably true;	      indisputable; obvious; as, undeniable evidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unobjectionable; unquestionably excellent; as, a person of	      undeniable connections. [Colloq.] --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]
Undeniably \Un`de*ni"a*bly\, adv.	   In an undeniable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Undepartable \Un`de*part"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being parted; inseparable. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Under \Un"der\ ([u^]n"d[~e]r), prep. [AS. under, prep. & adv.;	   akin to OFries. under, OS. undar, D. onder, G. unter, OHG.	   untar, Icel. undir, Sw. & Dan. under, Goth. undar, L. infra	   below, inferior lower, Skr. adhas below. [root]201. Cf.	   {Inferior}.]	   1. Below or lower, in place or position, with the idea of	      being covered; lower than; beneath; -- opposed to {over};	      as, he stood under a tree; the carriage is under cover; a	      cellar extends under the whole house.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fruit put in bottles, and the bottles let down into	            wells under water, will keep long.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be gathered now, ye waters under heaven,	            Into one place.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in many figurative uses which may be classified as	      follows; 	      [1913 Webster]	      (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 subjection, subordination, obligation,	          liability, or the like; as, to travel under a heavy	          load; to live under extreme oppression; to have	          fortitude under the evils of life; to have patience	          under pain, or under misfortunes; to behave like a	          Christian under reproaches and injuries; under the	          pains and penalties of the law; the condition under	          which one enters upon an office; under the necessity	          of obeying the laws; under vows of chastity.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	                Both Jews and Gentiles . . . are all under sin.	                                                  --Rom. iii. 9.	          [1913 Webster]	                That led the embattled seraphim to war	                Under thy conduct.                --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Who have their provand	                Only for bearing burdens, and sore blows	                For sinking under them.           --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Denoting relation to something that exceeds in rank or	          degree, in number, size, weight, age, or the like; in	          a relation of the less to the greater, of inferiority,	          or of falling short.	          [1913 Webster]	                Three sons he dying left under age. --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Medicines take effect sometimes under, and	                sometimes above, the natural proportion of their	                virtue.                           --Hooker.	          [1913 Webster]	                There are several hundred parishes in England	                under twenty pounds a year.       --Swift.	          [1913 Webster]	                It was too great an honor for any man under a	                duke.                             --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Hence, it sometimes means at, with, or for, less than;	         as, he would not sell the horse under sixty dollars.	         [1913 Webster]	               Several young men could never leave the pulpit	               under half a dozen conceits.       --Swift.	         [1913 Webster]	      (c) Denoting relation to something that comprehends or	          includes, that represents or designates, that	          furnishes a cover, pretext, pretense, or the like; as,	          he betrayed him under the guise of friendship;	          Morpheus is represented under the figure of a boy	          asleep.	          [1913 Webster]	                A crew who, under names of old renown . . .	                abused	                Fanatic Egypt.                    --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Mr. Duke may be mentioned under the double	                capacity of a poet and a divine.  --Felton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Under this head may come in the several contests	                and wars betwixt popes and the secular princes.	                                                  --C. Leslie.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Less specifically, denoting the relation of being	          subject, of undergoing regard, treatment, or the like;	          as, a bill under discussion.	          [1913 Webster]	                Abject and lost, lay these, covering the flood,	                Under amazement of their hideous change.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Under arms}. (Mil.)	      (a) Drawn up fully armed and equipped.	      (b) Enrolled for military service; as, the state has a	          million men under arms.	   {Under canvas}.	      (a) (Naut.) Moved or propelled by sails; -- said of any	          vessel with her sail set, but especially of a steamer	          using her sails only, as distinguished from one under	          steam. Under steam and canvas signifies that a vessel	          is using both means of propulsion.	      (b) (Mil.) Provided with, or sheltered in, tents.	   {Under fire}, exposed to an enemy's fire; taking part in a	      battle or general engagement.	   {Under foot}. See under {Foot}, n.	   {Under ground}, below the surface of the ground.	   {Under one's signature}, with one's signature or name	      subscribed; attested or confirmed by one's signature. Cf.	      the second Note under {Over}, prep.	   {Under sail}. (Naut.)	      (a) With anchor up, and under the influence of sails;	          moved by sails; in motion.	      (b) With sails set, though the anchor is down.	      (c) Same as {Under canvas}	      (a), above. --Totten.	   {Under sentence}, having had one's sentence pronounced.	   {Under the breath}, {Under one's breath}, with low voice;	      very softly.	   {Under the lee} (Naut.), to the leeward; as, under the lee of	      the land.	   {Under the gun}. Under psychological pressure, such as the	      need to meet a pressing deadline; feeling pressured	   {Under water}, below the surface of the water.	   {Under way}, or {Under weigh} (Naut.), in a condition to make	      progress; having started.	      [1913 Webster]	Under \Un"der\ ([u^]n"d[~e]r), adv.	   In a lower, subject, or subordinate condition; in subjection;	   -- used chiefly in a few idiomatic phrases; as, to bring	   under, to reduce to subjection; to subdue; to keep under, to	   keep in subjection; to control; to go under, to be	   unsuccessful; to fail; to go bankrupt.	   [1913 Webster]	         I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection. --1	                                                  Cor. ix. 27.	   [1913 Webster]	         The minstrel fell, but the foeman's chain	         Could not bring his proud soul under.    --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Under is often used in composition with a verb to	         indicate lowness or inferiority in position or degree,	         in the act named by the verb; as, to underline; to	         undermine; to underprop.	         [1913 Webster]	Under \Un"der\, a.	   Lower in position, intensity, rank, or degree; subject;	   subordinate; -- generally in composition with a noun, and	   written with or without the hyphen; as, an undercurrent;	   undertone; underdose; under-garment; underofficer;	   undersheriff.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Under covert} (Zool.), one of the feathers situated beneath	      the bases of the quills in the wings and tail of a bird.	      See Illust. under {Bird}.	      [1913 Webster]
Underact \Un`der*act"\, v. t.	   To perform inefficiently, as a play; to act feebly.	   [1913 Webster]
Underaction \Un"der*ac`tion\, n.	   Subordinate action; a minor action incidental or subsidiary	   to the main story; an episode.	   [1913 Webster]	         The least episodes or underactions . . . are parts	         necessary or convenient to carry on the main design.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Underactor \Un"der*ac`tor\, n.	   A subordinate actor.	   [1913 Webster]
underage \un"der*age`\ ([u^]n"d[~e]r*[i^]j), a.	   Shortage or deficiency in amount; shortfall. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Under-age \Un"der-age`\, a.	   1. Not having arrived at adult age; hence, incapable legally	      of performing certain acts restricted to adults.	      [PJC]	   2. Not having arrived at adult age, or at years of	      discretion; hence, raw; green; immature; boyish; childish.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I myself have loved a lady, and pursued her with a	            great deal of under-age protestation. --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]
Underagent \Un"der*a`gent\, n.	   A subordinate agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Underaid \Un`der*aid"\, v. t.	   To aid clandestinely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Under-arm \Un"der-arm\, a. (Cricket)	   1. Done (as bowling) with the arm not raised above the elbow,	      that is, not swung far out from the body; underhand. Cf.	      {Over-arm} and {Round-Arm}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. For use under the arms, specifically in the armpit; as, an	      underarm deodorant.	      [PJC]
Underback \Un"der*back`\, n. (Brewing)	   A vessel which receives the wort as it flows from the mashing	   tub.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbear \Un`der*bear"\, v. t. [AS. underberan. See {Under},	   and {Bear} to support.]	   1. To support; to endure. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To line; to guard; to face; as, cloth of gold underborne	      with blue tinsel. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Underbearer \Un"der*bear`er\, n.	   One who supports or sustains; especially, at a funeral, one	   of those who bear the corpse, as distinguished from a	   {bearer}, or {pallbearer}, who helps to hold up the pall.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbelly \Un"der*bel`ly\, n.	   1. The lower ventral part of the abdomen of an animal,	      especially one that walks on four feet.	      [PJC]	   2. The surface of an object closest to the ground, especially	      of an extended object such as an airplane.	      [PJC]	   3. The weak point of an object vulnerable to attack; used	      especially in the phrase "the soft underbelly".	      [PJC]
Underbid \Un`der*bid"\, v. t.	   To bid less than, as when a contract or service is offered to	   the lowest bidder; to offer to contract, sell, or do for a	   lower price than.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbind \Un`der*bind"\, v. t.	   To bind beneath. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Underboard \Un"der*board`\, adv.	   Under the board, or table; hence, secretly; unfairly;	   underhand. See the Note under {Aboveboard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbrace \Un`der*brace\, v. t.	   To brace, fasten, or bind underneath or below. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbranch \Un"der*branch`\, n.	   1. A lower branch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A twig or branchlet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Underbred \Un"der*bred`\, a.	   Not thoroughly bred; ill-bred; as, an underbred fellow.	   --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbrush \Un"der*brush`\, n.	   Shrubs, small trees, and the like, in a wood or forest,	   growing beneath large trees; undergrowth.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbuilder \Un"der*build`er\, n.	   A subordinate or assistant builder.	   [1913 Webster]	         An underbuilder in the house of God.     --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbuilding \Un"der*build`ing\, n.	   Same as {Substruction}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underbuy \Un`der*buy"\, v. t.	   To buy at less than the real value or worth; to buy cheaper	   than. [R.] --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercast \Un`der*cast"\, v. t.	   To cast under or beneath.	   [1913 Webster]
Underchamberlain \Un`der*cham"ber*lain\, n.	   A deputy chamberlain of the exchequer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underchanter \Un`der*chant"er\, n.	   Same as {Subchanter}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underchaps \Un"der*chaps`\, n. pl.	   The lower chaps or jaw. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercharge \Un`der*charge"\, v. t.	   1. To charge below or under; to charge less than is usual or	      suitable for; as, to undercharge goods or services.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put too small a charge into; as, to undercharge a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Undercharged mine} (Mil.), a mine whose crater is not as	      wide at top as it is deep. --W. P. Craighill.	      [1913 Webster]	Undercharge \Un"der*charge`\, n.	   A charge that is less than is usual or suitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Underclay \Un"der*clay`\, n. (Geol.)	   A stratum of clay lying beneath a coal bed, often containing	   the roots of coal plants, especially the {Stigmaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercliff \Un"der*cliff`\, n.	   A subordinate cliff on a shore, consisting of material that	   has fallen from the higher cliff above.	   [1913 Webster]
Underclothes \Un"der*clothes`\, n. pl.	   Clothes worn under others, especially those worn next the	   skin for warmth; underwear.	   [1913 Webster]
Underclothing \Un"der*cloth`ing\, n.	   Same as {Underclothes}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercoat \Un"der*coat`\, n.	   1. A coat worn under another; a light coat, as distinguished	      from an overcoat, or a greatcoat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A growth of short hair or fur partially concealed by a	      longer growth; as, a dog's undercoat.	      [1913 Webster]
Underconduct \Un"der*con`duct\, n.	   A lower conduit; a subterranean conduit. [Obs.] --Sir H.	   Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Underconsumption \Un`der*con*sump"tion\, n. (Polit. Econ.)	   Consumption of less than is produced; consumption of less	   than the usual amount. --F. A. Walker.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercraft \Un"der*craft`\, n.	   A sly trick or device; as, an undercraft of authors. [R.]	   --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercreep \Un`der*creep"\, v. i.	   To creep secretly or privily. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercrest \Un`der*crest"\, v. t.	   To support as a crest; to bear. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercroft \Un"der*croft\, n. [Under + Prov. E. croft a vault;	   cf. OD. krochte crypt, and E. crypt.] (Arch.)	   A subterranean room of any kind; esp., one under a church	   (see {Crypt}), or one used as a chapel or for any sacred	   purpose.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercry \Un`der*cry"\, v. i.	   To cry aloud. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, n.	   1. A current below the surface of water, sometimes flowing in	      a contrary direction to that on the surface. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, figuratively, a tendency of feeling, opinion, or	      the like, in a direction contrary to what is publicly	      shown; an unseen influence or tendency; as, a strong	      undercurrent of sentiment in favor of a prisoner.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the while there was a busy undercurrent in her.	                                                  --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	Undercurrent \Un"der*cur`rent\, a.	   Running beneath the surface; hidden. [R.] "Undercurrent woe."	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Undercut \Un"der*cut`\, n.	   The lower or under side of a sirloin of beef; the fillet.	   [1913 Webster]	Undercut \Un`der*cut"\, v. t.	   1. To cut away, as the side of an object, so as to leave an	      overhanging portion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to sell goods or services at a price below that of (the	      competition or a competitor's price).	      [PJC]	   3. to weaken the effectiveness of; to undermine or sabotage	      (an activity).	      [PJC]	   4. (Forestry) To cut a notch in one side of (a tree) so as to	      control the direction in which the tree falls when it is	      felled.	      [PJC]	Undercut \Un"der*cut`\, p. a.	   Cut away below.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Underdealing \Un"der*deal`ing\, n.	   Crafty, unfair, or underhand dealing; unfair practice;	   trickery. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Underdelve \Un`der*delve"\, v. t.	   To delve under. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Underdig \Un`der*dig"\, v. t.	   To dig under or beneath; to undermine. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Underditch \Un`der*ditch"\, v. t.	   To dig an underground ditch or ditches in, so as to drain the	   surface; to underdrain; as, to underditch a field or a farm.	   [1913 Webster]
Underdo \Un`der*do"\, v. i.	   To do less than is requisite or proper; -- opposed to	   {overdo}. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	Underdo \Un`der*do"\, v. t.	   To do less thoroughly than is requisite; specifically, to	   cook insufficiently; as, to underdo the meat; -- opposed to	   {overdo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underdoer \Un"der*do`er\, n.	   One who underdoes; a shirk.	   [1913 Webster]
Underdolven \Un`der*dolv"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Underdelve}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underdose \Un"der*dose`\, n.	   A dose which is less than required; a small or insufficient	   dose.	   [1913 Webster]	Underdose \Un`der*dose"\, v. t. & i.	   To give an underdose or underdoses to; to practice giving	   insufficient doses.	   [1913 Webster]
Underdrain \Un"der*drain`\, n.	   An underground drain or trench with openings through which	   the water may percolate from the soil or ground above.	   [1913 Webster]	Underdrain \Un`der*drain"\, v. t.	   To drain by forming an underdrain or underdrains in; as, to	   underdrain land.	   [1913 Webster]
Underdressed \Un`der*dressed"\, a.	   Not dresses enough.	   [1913 Webster]
Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, v. t.	   To set too low a value on; to estimate below the truth.	   [1913 Webster]	Underestimate \Un`der*es"ti*mate\, n.	   The act of underestimating; too low an estimate.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfaction \Un"der*fac`tion\, n.	   A subordinate party or faction.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfaculty \Un"der*fac`ul*ty\, n.	   An inferior or subordinate faculty.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfarmer \Un"der*farm`er\, n.	   An assistant farmer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfeed \Un`der*feed"\, v. t.	   To feed with too little food; to supply with an insufficient	   quantity of food.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfellow \Un"der*fel`low\, n.	   An underling; a mean, low fellow. [R.] -- Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfilling \Un"der*fill`ing\, n.	   The filling below or beneath; the under part of a building.	   --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfollow \Un`der*fol"low\, v. t.	   To follow closely or immediately after. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfong \Un`der*fong"\, v. t. [AS. underfongen, p. p. of	   underf[=o]n to undertake; under under + f[=o]n to take. See	   {Fang} to seize.]	   1. To undertake; to take in hand; to receive. [Obs.] --Piers	      Plowman. --Rom. of R.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To insnare; to circumvent. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sustain; to support; to guard. [Obs.] --Nash.	      [1913 Webster]
Underfoot \Un`der*foot"\, adv.	   Under the feet; underneath; below. See {Under foot}, under	   {Foot}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Underfoot \Un`der*foot"\, a.	   Low; base; abject; trodden down.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfringe \Un"der*fringe`\, n.	   A lower fringe; a fringe underneath something.	   [1913 Webster]	         Broad-faced, with underfringe of russet beard.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfurnish \Un`der*fur"nish\, v. t.	   To supply with less than enough; to furnish insufficiently.	   --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Underfurrow \Un`der*fur"row\, v. t.	   To cover as under a furrow; to plow in; as, to underfurrow	   seed or manure.	   [1913 Webster]
Under-garment \Un"der-gar`ment\, n.	   A garment worn below another.	   [1913 Webster]
Underget \Un`der*get"\, v. t.	   To get under or beneath; also, to understand. [Obs.] --R. of	   Gloucester.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergird \Un`der*gird"\, v. t.	   To bind below; to gird round the bottom.	   [1913 Webster]	         They used helps, undergirding the ship.  --Acts xxvii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]
Underglaze \Un"der*glaze`\, a.	   Applied under the glaze, that is, before the glaze is put on;	   fitted to be so applied; -- said of colors in porcelain	   painting.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergo \Un`der*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Underwent}; p. p. {Undergone}	   (?; 115); p. pr. & vb. n. {Undergoing}.] [AS. underg[=a]n.	   See {Under}, and {Go}.]	   1. To go or move below or under. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be subjected to; to bear up against; to pass through;	      to endure; to suffer; to sustain; as, to undergo toil and	      fatigue; to undergo pain, grief, or anxiety; to undergothe	      operation of amputation; food in the stomach undergoes the	      process of digestion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain to undergo like doom.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be the bearer of; to possess. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their virtues else, be they as pure as grace,	            As infinite as man may undergo.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To undertake; to engage in; to hazard. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I have moved already	            Some certain of the noblest-minded Romans	            To undergo with me an enterprise.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be subject or amenable to; to underlie. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Claudio undergoes my challenge.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Undergod \Un"der*god`\, n.	   A lower or inferior god; a subordinate deity; a demigod.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergore \Un`der*gore"\, v. t.	   To gore underneath.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergown \Un"der*gown`\, n.	   A gown worn under another, or under some other article of	   dress.	   [1913 Webster]	         An undergown and kirtle of pale sea-green silk. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergraduate \Un`der*grad"u*ate\, n.	   A member of a university or a college who has not taken his	   first degree; a student in any school who has not completed	   his course. Contrasted with {graduate student}.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Undergraduate \Un`der*grad"u*ate\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an undergraduate, or the body of	   undergraduates.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergraduateship \Un`der*grad"u*ate*ship\, n.	   The position or condition of an undergraduate.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergroan \Un`der*groan\, v. t.	   To groan beneath. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Earth undergroaned their high-raised feet. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Underground \Un"der*ground`\, n.	   1. The place or space beneath the surface of the ground;	      subterranean space.	      [1913 Webster]	            A spirit raised from depth of underground. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a subway or subway system, especially in the United	      Kingdom. [chiefly British]	      [PJC]	   3. a secret organization opposed to the prevailing	      government; as, the French underground during the Nazi	      occupation.	      [PJC]	   4. a group or movement holding unorthodox views in an	      environment where conventional ideas dominate, as in	      artistic circles.	      [PJC]	Underground insurance \Un"der*ground` in*sur"ance\	   Wildcat insurance.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Underground \Un"der*ground`\, a.	   1. Being below the surface of the ground; as, an underground	      story or apartment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done or occurring out of sight; secret. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Underground railroad} or {Underground railway}. See under	      {Railroad}.	      [1913 Webster]	Underground \Un"der*ground`\, adv.	   Beneath the surface of the earth.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergrove \Un"der*grove`\, n.	   A grove of shrubs or low trees under taller ones.	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergrow \Un`der*grow"\, v. i.	   To grow to an inferior, or less than the usual, size or	   height. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Undergrow \Un`der*grow"\, a.	   Undergrown. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergrown \Un`der*grown"\, a.	   Of small stature; not grown to a full height or size.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergrowth \Un"der*growth`\, n.	   That which grows under trees; specifically, shrubs or small	   trees growing among large trees. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Undergrub \Un`der*grub"\, v. t.	   To undermine. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Underhand \Un"der*hand`\ ([u^]n"d[~e]r*h[a^]nd`), a.	   1. Secret; clandestine; hence, mean; unfair; fraudulent.	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) Done, as pitching, with the hand	      lower than the shoulder, or, as bowling, with the hand	      lower than the elbow.	      [1913 Webster]	Underhand \Un"der*hand`\ ([u^]n"d[~e]r*h[a^]nd`), adv.	   1. By secret means; in a clandestine manner; hence, by fraud;	      unfairly; dishonorably.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such mean revenge, committed underhand. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Baillie Macwheeble provided Janet, underhand, with	            meal for their maintenance.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In modern usage, the sense is usually negative.	         [PJC]	   2. (Baseball, Cricket, etc.) In an underhand manner; thrown	      with the hand no higher than the shoulder and the palm	      turned upward during part of the pitch; -- said of	      pitching or bowling a ball.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Underhanded \Un"der*hand`ed\, a.	   1. Underhand; clandestine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Insufficiently provided with hands or workers;	      short-handed; sparsely populated; obsolete in this sense,	      {short-handed} or {understaffed} being the preferrred	      term.	      [1913 Webster +JG]	            Norway . . . might defy the world, . . . but it is	            much underhanded now.                 --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Underhandedly \Un"der*hand`ed*ly\	   ([u^]n"d[~e]r*h[a^]nd`[e^]d*l[y^]), adv.	   In an underhand manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Underhang \Un`der*hang"\ ([u^]n`d[~e]r*h[a^]ng"), v. t. & i.	   To hang under or down; to suspend. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Underhangman \Un"der*hang`man\, n.	   An assistant or deputy hangman. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Underhead \Un"der*head`\, n.	   A blockhead, or stupid person; a dunderhead. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Underheave \Un`der*heave"\, v. i.	   To heave or lift from below. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Underhew \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 greater number of cubic feet	   than it really does contain. --Haldeman.	   [1913 Webster]
Underhonest \Un`der*hon"est\, a.	   Not entirely honest. [R.] "We think him overproud and	   underhonest." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Underhung \Un`der*hung"\, a.	   1. (Carp.) Resting on a track at the bottom, instead of being	      suspended; -- said of a sliding door. --Forney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the lower jaw projecting. --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]
Underjaw \Un"der*jaw`\, n.	   The lower jaw. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Underjoin \Un`der*join"\, v. t.	   To join below or beneath; to subjoin. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Underkeep \Un`der*keep"\, v. t.	   To keep under, or in subjection; to suppress. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Underkeeper \Un"der*keep`er\, n.	   A subordinate keeper or guardian. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Underkind \Un"der*kind`\, n.	   An inferior kind. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Underkingdom \Un"der*king`dom\, n.	   A subordinate or dependent kingdom. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Underlaborer \Un"der*la`bor*er\, n.	   An assistant or subordinate laborer. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Underlaid \Un`der*laid"\, a.	   Laid or placed underneath; also, having something laid or	   lying underneath.	   [1913 Webster]
Underlay \Un`der*lay"\, v. t. [AS. underlecgan. See {Under}, and	   {Lay}, v. t.]	   1. To lay beneath; to put under.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise or support by something laid under; as, to	      underlay a cut, plate, or the like, for printing. See	      {Underlay}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To put a tap on (a shoe). [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Underlay \Un`der*lay"\, v. i. (Mining)	   To incline from the vertical; to hade; -- said of a vein,	   fault, or lode.	   [1913 Webster]	Underlay \Un"der*lay`\, n.	   1. (Mining) The inclination of a vein, fault, or lode from	      the vertical; a hade; -- called also {underlie}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Print.) A thickness of paper, pasteboard, or the like,	      placed under a cut, or stereotype plate, or under type, in	      the form, to bring it, or any part of it, to the proper	      height; also, something placed back of a part of the	      tympan, so as to secure the right impression.	      [1913 Webster]
Underlayer \Un"der*lay`er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, underlays or is underlaid; a lower	      layer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A perpendicular shaft sunk to cut the lode at any	      required depth. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]
Underleaf \Un"der*leaf`\, n.	   A prolific sort of apple, good for cider. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underlease \Un"der*lease\, n. (Law)	   A lease granted by a tenant or lessee; especially, a lease	   granted by one who is himself a lessee for years, for any	   fewer or less number of years than he himself holds; a	   sublease. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Underlet \Un`der*let"\, v. t.	   1. To let below the value.	      [1913 Webster]	            All my farms were underlet.           --Smollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To let or lease at second hand; to sublet.	      [1913 Webster]
Underletter \Un"der*let`ter\, n.	   A tenant or lessee who grants a lease to another.	   [1913 Webster]
Underlie \Un`der*lie"\, v. t. [AS. underlicgan. See {Under}, and	   {Lie} to be prostrate.]	   1. To lie under; to rest beneath; to be situated under; as, a	      stratum of clay underlies the surface gravel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be at the basis of; to form the foundation of; to	      support; as, a doctrine underlying a theory.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be subject or amenable to. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The knight of Ivanhoe . . . underlies the challenge	            of Brian der Bois Guilbert.           --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Underlie \Un`der*lie"\, v. i.	   To lie below or under.	   [1913 Webster]	Underlie \Un"der*lie`\, n.	   See {Underlay}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Underline \Un`der*line"\, v. t.	   1. To mark a line below, as words; to underscore.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To influence secretly. [Obs.] --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Emphasize or call attention to; highlight; as, Long waits	      at the emergency room underline the need for a larger	      hospital.	            .	      [JG]
Underling \Un"der*ling\, n. [Under + -ling.]	   1. An inferior person or agent; a subordinate; a low-ranking	      employee. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, A mean, sorry fellow. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars,	            But in ourselves, that we are underlings. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Underlip \Un"der*lip`\, n.	   The lower lip.	   [1913 Webster]
Underload \Un"der*load\, v. t.	   to load (a truck, etc.) with less than its full capacity; --	   in certain circumstances, an inefficient use of resources.	   [PJC]	Underload starter \Un"der*load start`er\ (Elec.)	   A motor starter provided with an underload switch.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Underload switch \Underload switch\ (Elec.)	   A switch which opens a circuit when the current falls below a	   certain predetermined value, used to protect certain types of	   motors from running at excessive speed upon decrease of load.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
underlock \un"der*lock`\, n.	   A lock of wool hanging under the belly of a sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
underlooker \un"der*look`er\, n. (Mining)	   A person who inspects a mine daily; -- called also	   {underviewer}.	   [1913 Webster]
underlying \un`der*ly"ing\, a.	   1. Lying under or beneath; as, the underlying strata of a	      locality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Fundamental; basic; as, underlying principles;	      underlying causes.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. Implicit; not immediately obvious; requiring careful	      scrutiny to discover; as, the underlying sarcasm in her	      seemingly innocuous remark..	      [PJC]
Undermanned \Un`der*manned"\, a. (Naut.)	   Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.	   [1913 Webster]
Undermasted \Un"der*mast`ed\, a. (Naut.)	   Having masts smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of	   vessels. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Undermaster \Un"der*mas`ter\, n.	   A master subordinate to the principal master; an assistant	   master.	   [1913 Webster]
Undermatch \Un"der*match`\, n.	   One who is not a match for another. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Undermeal \Un"der*meal`\, n. [AS. under under + m?l part or	   portion; cf. AS. underm?l midday. See {Under}, {Meal} a part,	   and cf. {Undern}.]	   1. The inferior, or after, part of the day; the afternoon.	      [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In undermeals and in mornings.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, something occurring or done in the afternoon; esp.,	      an afternoon meal; supper; also, an afternoon nap; a	      siesta. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Another great supper, or undermeal, was made ready	            for them, coming home from ditching and plowing.	                                                  --Withals	                                                  (1608).	      [1913 Webster]	            I think I am furnished with Cattern [Catharine]	            pears for one undermeal.              --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a narrower limit than the forty years' undermeal	            of the seven sleepers.                --Nash.	      [1913 Webster]
Undermine \Un`der*mine"\, v. t.	   1. To excavate the earth beneath, or the part of, especially	      for the purpose of causing to fall or be overthrown; to	      form a mine under; to sap; as, to undermine a wall.	      [1913 Webster]	            A vast rock undermined from one end to the other,	            and a highway running through it.     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To remove the foundation or support of by	      clandestine means; to ruin in an underhand way; as, to	      undermine reputation; to undermine the constitution of the	      state.	      [1913 Webster]	            He should be warned who are like to undermine him.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]
Underminer \Un`der*min"er\, n.	   One who undermines.	   [1913 Webster]
Underminister \Un`der*min"is*ter\, v. t.	   To serve, or minister to, in a subordinate relation. [Obs.]	   --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Underministry \Un`der*min"is*try\, n.	   A subordinate or inferior ministry. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Undermirth \Un"der*mirth`\, n.	   Suppressed or concealed mirth. [Obs.] --The Coronation.	   [1913 Webster]
Undermoneyed \Un`der*mon"eyed\, a.	   Bribed. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Undermost \Un"der*most\, a. [From {Under}; cf. {Aftermost}.]	   Lowest, as in place, rank, or condition. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Undern \Un"dern\, n. [AS. undern; akin to OS. undorn, OHG.	   untarn, untorn, Icel. undorn mid afternoon, mid forenoon,	   Goth. unda['u]rnimats the midday meal. Cf. {Undermeal},	   {Undertime}.]	   The time between; the time between sunrise and noon;	   specifically, the third hour of the day, or nine o'clock in	   the morning, according to ancient reckoning; hence, mealtime,	   because formerly the principal meal was eaten at that hour;	   also, later, the afternoon; the time between dinner and	   supper. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Betwixt undern and noon was the field all won. --R. of	                                                  Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]	         In a bed of worts still he lay	         Till it was past undern of the day.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underneath \Un`der*neath"\, adv. [OE. undirnepe. See {Under},	   and {Beneath}.]	   Beneath; below; in a lower place; under; as, a channel	   underneath the soil.	   [1913 Webster]	         Or sullen mole, that runneth underneath. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Underneath \Un`der*neath"\, prep.	   Under; beneath; below.	   [1913 Webster]	         Underneath this stone lie	         As much beauty as could die.             --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Underniceness \Un`der*nice"ness\, n.	   A want of niceness; indelicacy; impropriety.	   [1913 Webster]
Undernime \Un`der*nime"\, v. t. [imp. {Undernom}.] [OE.	   undernimen. See {Under}, and {Nim}.]	   1. To receive; to perceive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He the savor undernom	            Which that the roses and the lilies cast. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reprove; to reprehend. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]
Underofficer \Un"der*of`fi*cer\, n.	   A subordinate officer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpart \Un"der*part`\, n.	   A subordinate part.	   [1913 Webster]	         It should be lightened with underparts of mirth.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpay \Un`der*pay"\, v. t.	   To pay inadequately.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpeep \Un`der*peep"\, v. t.	   To peep under. "The flame . . . would underpeep her lids."	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpeer \Un`der*peer"\, v. t.	   To peer under. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Underpeopled \Un`der*peo"pled\, a.	   Not fully peopled.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpight \Un`der*pight"\,	   imp. of {Underpitch}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpin \Un`der*pin"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Underpinned}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Underpinning}.]	   1. To lay stones, masonry, etc., under, as the sills of a	      building, on which it is to rest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support by some solid foundation; to place something	      underneath for support.	      [1913 Webster]
Underpinning \Un"der*pin`ning\, n.	   1. The act of one who underpins; the act of supporting by	      stones, masonry, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) That by which a building is underpinned; the material	          and construction used for support, introduced beneath	          a wall already constructed.	      (b) The foundation, esp. of a frame house. [Local, U. S.]	          [1913 Webster]
Underpitch \Un`der*pitch"\, v. t. [imp. {Underpight}.] [OE.	   underpicchen. See {Under}, and {Pitch} to throw, fix.]	   To fill underneath; to stuff. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He drank and well his girdle underpight. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underplant \Un`der*plant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Underplanted};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Underplanting}.]	   To plant under; specif. (Forestry), to plant (young trees)	   under an existing stand.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Underplay \Un`der*play"\, v. i.	   1. To play in a subordinate, or in an inferior manner; to	      underact a part.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Card Playing) To play a low card when holding a high one,	      in the hope of a future advantage.	      [1913 Webster]	Underplay \Un"der*play`\, n. (Card Playing)	   The act of underplaying.	   [1913 Webster]
Underplot \Un"der*plot`\, n.	   1. A series of events in a play, proceeding collaterally with	      the main story, and subservient to it. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clandestine scheme; a trick. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Underpoise \Un`der*poise"\, v. t.	   To weigh, estimate, or rate below desert; to undervalue. [R.]	   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpossessor \Un"der*pos*sess`or\, n.	   One who possesses or holds anything subject to the superior	   of another. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpraise \Un`der*praise"\, v. t.	   To praise below desert.	   [1913 Webster]
Underprize \Un`der*prize"\, v. t.	   To undervalue; to underestimate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Underproduction \Un`der*pro*duc"tion\, n. (Polit. Econ.)	   The production of less than is demanded or of less than the	   usual supply. --F. A. Walker.	   [1913 Webster]
Underproof \Un"der*proof`\, a.	   Containing less alcohol than proof spirit. See {Proof	   spirit}, under {Spirit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underprop \Un`der*prop"\, v. t.	   To prop from beneath; to put a prop under; to support; to	   uphold.	   [1913 Webster]	         Underprop the head that bears the crown. --Fenton.	   [1913 Webster]
Underproportioned \Un`der*pro*por"tioned\, a.	   Of inadequate or inferior proportions; small; poor.	   [1913 Webster]	         Scanty and underproportioned returns of civility.	                                                  --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpropper \Un"der*prop`per\, n.	   One who, or that which, underprops or supports.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpull \Un`der*pull"\, v. i.	   To exert one's influence secretly. [Obs.] --Ld. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Underpuller \Un"der*pull`er\, n.	   One who underpulls. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Underput \Un`der*put"\, v. t.	   To put or send under. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Underrate \Un`der*rate"\, v. t.	   To rate too low; to rate below the value; to undervalue.	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Underrate \Un"der*rate`\, n.	   A price less than the value; as, to sell a thing at an	   underrate. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Underreckon \Un`der*reck"on\, v. t.	   To reckon below what is right or proper; to underrate. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Underrun \Un`der*run"\, v. t.	   To run or pass under; especially (Naut.), to pass along and	   under, as a cable, for the purpose of taking it in, or of	   examining it.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cable passes over the bows and stern of the boat	         used, while the men haul the boat along by pulling upon	         the cable. --Totten.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To underrun a hose} (Naut.), to lift it up at one end, then	      walk along shifting one hand after another so that the	      water will run out.	   {To underrun a tackle} (Naut.), to separate its parts and put	      them in order.	      [1913 Webster]
Undersail \Un`der*sail"\, v. i.	   To sail alongshore. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undersailed \Un"der*sailed`\, a.	   Inadequately equipped with sails. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undersaturated \Un`der*sat"u*ra`ted\, a.	   Not fully saturated; imperfectly saturated.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersay \Un`der*say"\, v. t.	   To say by way of derogation or contradiction. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Underscore \Un`der*score"\, v. t.	   To draw a mark or line under; to underline. --J. Tucker.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersecretary \Un`der*sec"re*ta*ry\, n.	   A secretary who is subordinate to the chief secretary; an	   assistant secretary; as, an undersecretary of the Treasury.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersell \Un`der*sell"\, v. t.	   To sell the same articles at a lower price than; to sell	   cheaper than.	   [1913 Webster]
Underservant \Un"der*serv`ant\, n.	   An inferior servant.	   [1913 Webster]
Underset \Un`der*set"\, v. t.	   To prop or support. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Underset \Un"der*set`\, n. (Naut.)	   Undercurrent.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersetter \Un"der*set`ter\, n.	   One who, or that which, undersets or supports; a prop; a	   support; a pedestal.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersetting \Un"der*set`ting\, n.	   Something set or built under as a support; a pedestal. --Sir	   H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Undershapen \Un"der*shap`en\, a.	   Under the usual shape or size; small; dwarfish. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         His dwarf, a vicious undershapen thing.  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersheriff \Un"der*sher`iff\, n.	   A sheriff's deputy.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersheriffry \Un"der*sher`iff*ry\, n.	   Undershrievalty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undershirt \Un"der*shirt`\, n.	   A shirt worn next the skin, under another shirt; -- called	   also {undervest}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undershoot \Un`der*shoot"\, v. t.	   To shoot short of (a mark).	   [1913 Webster]
Undershot \Un"der*shot`\, a.	   1. (Zool.) Having the lower incisor teeth projecting beyond	      the upper ones, as in the bulldog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moved by water passing beneath; -- said of a water wheel,	      and opposed to overshot; as, an undershot wheel.	      [1913 Webster]
Undershrievalty \Un"der*shriev"al*ty\, n.	   The office or position of an undersheriff.	   [1913 Webster]
Undershrieve \Un"der*shrieve`\, n. (Bot.)	   A low shrub; a woody plant of low stature.	   [1913 Webster]
Undershrub \Un"der*shrub`\, a.	   Partly shrublike.	   [1913 Webster]
Undershut \Un"der*shut`\, a.	   Closed from beneath.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Undershut valve} (Mach.), a valve which shuts by being	      lifted against a seat facing downward. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Underside \Un"der*side`\, n.	   The lower or lowest side of anything. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersign \Un`der*sign"\, v. t.	   To write one's name at the foot or end of, as a letter or any	   legal instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The undersigned}, the person whose name is signed, or the	      persons whose names are signed, at the end of a document;	      the subscriber or subscribers.	      [1913 Webster]
Undersized \Un"der*sized`\, a.	   Of a size less than is common.	   [1913 Webster]
Underskinker \Un"der*skink`er\, n.	   Undertapster. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Underskirt \Un"der*skirt`\, n.	   A petticoat; the foundation skirt of a draped dress.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersky \Un"der*sky`\, n.	   The lower region of the sky.	   [1913 Webster]	         Floating about the undersky.             --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersleeve \Un"der*sleeve`\, n.	   A sleeve of an under-garment; a sleeve worn under another,	   [1913 Webster] Underslung
Underslung \Un"der*slung`\, Underhung \Un"der*hung"\, a.	   Of an automobile body, suspended from the springs in such a	   manner that the frame of the chassis is below the axles, the	   object being to lower the center of gravity of the car.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Undersoil \Un"der*soil`\, n.	   The soil beneath the surface; understratum; subsoil.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersold \Un`der*sold"\,	   p. p. of {Undersell}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersong \Un"der*song`\, n.	   1. The burden of a song; the chorus; the refrain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Accompanying strain; subordinate and underlying meaning;	      accompaniment; undertone.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the very [poetry] there often an undersong of	            sense which none beside the poetic mind . . . can	            comprehend.                           --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]
Undersparred \Un"der*sparred`\, a. (Naut.)	   Having spars smaller than the usual dimension; -- said of	   vessels.	   [1913 Webster]
Underspend \Un`der*spend"\, v. t.	   To spend less than.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersphere \Un"der*sphere`\, n.	   1. A sphere which is smaller than, and in its movements	      subject to, another; a satellite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inferior sphere, or field of action.	      [1913 Webster]
Underspore \Un`der*spore"\, v. t.	   To raise with a spar, or piece of wood, used as a lever.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Give me a staff that I may underspore.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Understair \Un"der*stair`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the kitchen, or the servants' quarters;	   hence, subordinate; menial. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Understairs \Un"der*stairs`\, n.	   The basement or cellar.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Understand \Un`der*stand"\ ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"), v. t. [imp.	   & p. p. {Understood} ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[oo^]d"), and Archaic	   {Understanded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Understanding}.] [OE.	   understanden, AS. understandan, literally, to stand under;	   cf. AS. forstandan to understand, G. verstehen. The	   development of sense is not clear. See {Under}, and {Stand}.]	   1. To have just and adequate ideas of; to apprehended the	      meaning or intention of; to have knowledge of; to	      comprehend; to know; as, to understand a problem in	      Euclid; to understand a proposition or a declaration; the	      court understands the advocate or his argument; to	      understand the sacred oracles; to understand a nod or a	      wink.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speaketh [i. e., speak thou] so plain at this time,	            I you pray,	            That we may understande what ye say.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I understand not what you mean by this. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Understood not all was but a show.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A tongue not understanded of the people. --Bk. of	                                                  Com. Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be apprised, or have information, of; to learn; to be	      informed of; to hear; as, I understand that Congress has	      passed the bill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recognize or hold as being or signifying; to suppose to	      mean; to interpret; to explain.	      [1913 Webster]	            The most learned interpreters understood the words	            of sin, and not of Abel.              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To mean without expressing; to imply tacitly; to take for	      granted; to assume.	      [1913 Webster]	            War, then, war,	            Open or understood, must be resolved. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To stand under; to support. [Jocose & R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give one to understand}, to cause one to know.	   {To make one's self understood}, to make one's meaning clear.	      [1913 Webster]	Understand \Un`der*stand"\, v. i.	   1. To have the use of the intellectual faculties; to be an	      intelligent being.	      [1913 Webster]	            Imparadised in you, in whom alone	            I understand, and grow, and see.      --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be informed; to have or receive knowledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that	            Eliashib did for Tobiah.              --Neh. xiii.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]
Understandable \Un`der*stand"a*ble\	   ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"[.a]*b'l), a.	   Capable of being understood; intelligible. --Chillingworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Understander \Un`der*stand"er\ ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"[~e]r), n.	   One who understands, or knows by experience. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Understanding \Un`der*stand"ing\ ([u^]n`d[~e]r*st[a^]nd"[i^]ng),	   a.	   Knowing; intelligent; skillful; as, he is an understanding	   man.	   [1913 Webster]	Understanding \Un`der*stand"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who understands a thing, in any sense of	      the verb; knowledge; discernment; comprehension;	      interpretation; explanation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An agreement of opinion or feeling; adjustment of	      differences; harmony; anything mutually understood or	      agreed upon; as, to come to an understanding with another.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hoped the loyalty of his subjects would concur	            with him in the preserving of a good understanding	            between him and his people.           --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power to understand; the intellectual faculty; the	      intelligence; the rational powers collectively conceived	      an designated; the higher capacities of the intellect; the	      power to distinguish truth from falsehood, and to adapt	      means to ends.	      [1913 Webster]	            But there is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of	            the Almighty giveth them understanding. --Job xxxii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	            The power of perception is that which we call the	            understanding. Perception, which we make the act of	            the understanding, is of three sorts: 1. The	            perception of ideas in our mind; 2. The perception	            of the signification of signs; 3. The perception of	            the connection or repugnancy, agreement or	            disagreement, that there is between any of our	            ideas. All these are attributed to the	            understanding, or perceptive power, though it be the	            two latter only that use allows us to say we	            understand.                           --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            In its wider acceptation, understanding is the	            entire power of perceiving an conceiving, exclusive	            of the sensibility: the power of dealing with the	            impressions of sense, and composing them into	            wholes, according to a law of unity; and in its most	            comprehensive meaning it includes even simple	            apprehension.                         --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically, the discursive faculty; the faculty of	      knowing by the medium or use of general conceptions or	      relations. In this sense it is contrasted with, and	      distinguished from, the reason.	      [1913 Webster]	            I use the term understanding, not for the noetic	            faculty, intellect proper, or place of principles,	            but for the dianoetic or discursive faculty in its	            widest signification, for the faculty of relations	            or comparisons; and thus in the meaning in which	            "verstand" is now employed by the Germans. --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sense; intelligence; perception. See {Sense}.	        [1913 Webster]
Understandingly \Un`der*stand"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge	   or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question	   understandingly; to act or judge understandingly.	   [1913 Webster]	         The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be	         understandingly disbelieved.             --J. Hawes.	   [1913 Webster]
Understate \Un`der*state"\, v. t.	   To state or represent less strongly than may be done	   truthfully.	   [1913 Webster]
Understatement \Un"der*state`ment\, n.	   The act of understating, or the condition of being	   understated; that which is understated; a statement below the	   truth.	   [1913 Webster]
Understock \Un`der*stock"\, v. t.	   To supply insufficiently with stock. --A. Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Understood \Un`der*stood"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Understand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Understrapper \Un"der*strap`per\, n.	   A petty fellow; an inferior agent; an underling.	   [1913 Webster]	         This was going to the fountain head at once, not	         applying to the understrappers.          --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Understrapping \Un"der*strap`ping\, a.	   Becoming an understrapper; subservient. [R.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Understratum \Un"der*stra`tum\, n.; pl. L. {Understrata}, E.	   {Understratums}.	   The layer, or stratum, of earth on which the mold, or soil,	   rests; subsoil.	   [1913 Webster]
Understroke \Un`der*stroke"\, v. t.	   To underline or underscore. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Understudy \Un"der*stud`y\, v. t. & i. (Theater)	   To study, as another actor's part, in order to be his	   substitute in an emergency; to study another actor's part.	   [1913 Webster]	Understudy \Un"der*stud`y\, n.	   One who studies another's part with a view to assuming it in	   an emergency.	   [1913 Webster]
Undersuit \Un"der*suit`\, n.	   A suit worn under another suit; a suit of underclothes.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertakable \Un`der*tak"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being undertaken; practicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertake \Un`der*take"\, v. t. [imp. {Undertook}; p. p.	   {Undertaken}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Undertaking}.] [Under + take.]	   1. To take upon one's self; to engage in; to enter upon; to	      take in hand; to begin to perform; to set about; to	      attempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            To second, or oppose, or undertake	            The perilous attempt.                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to take upon one's self solemnly or	      expressly; to lay one's self under obligation, or to enter	      into stipulations, to perform or to execute; to covenant;	      to contract.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll undertake to land them on our coast. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to guarantee; to promise; to affirm.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he was not right fat, I undertake. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And those two counties I will undertake	            Your grace shall well and quietly enjoiy. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I dare undertake they will not lose their labor.	                                                  --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To assume, as a character. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To engage with; to attack. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not fit your lordship should undertake every	            companion that you give offense to.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To have knowledge of; to hear. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To take or have the charge of. [Obs.] "Who undertakes you	      to your end." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Keep well those that ye undertake.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Undertake \Un`der*take"\, v. i.	   1. To take upon one's self, or assume, any business, duty, or	      province.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me. --Isa.	                                                  xxxviii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To venture; to hazard. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is the cowish terror of his spirit	            That dare not undertake.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give a promise or guarantee; to be surety.	      [1913 Webster]	            But on mine honor dare I undertake	            For good lord Titus' innocence in all. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Undertaker \Un`der*tak"er\, n.	   1. One who undertakes; one who engages in any project or	      business. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who stipulates or covenants to perform any work for	      another; a contractor.	      [1913 Webster]	            To sign deputations for undertakes to furnish their	            proportions of saltpeter.             --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            In come some other undertakes, and promise us the	            same or greater wonders.              --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, one who takes the charge and management of	      funerals.	      [1913 Webster]
Undertaking \Un`der*tak"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who undertakes, or engages in, any project	      or business. --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is undertaken; any business, work, or project	      which a person engages in, or attempts to perform; an	      enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, the business of an undertaker, or the	      management of funerals.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A promise or pledge; a guarantee. --A. Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]
Undertapster \Un`der*tap"ster\, n.	   Assistant to a tapster.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertaxed \Un"der*taxed`\, a.	   Taxed too little, or at a lower rate than others.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertenancy \Un"der*ten`an*cy\, n.	   Tenancy or tenure under a tenant or lessee; the tenure of an	   undertenant.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertenant \Un"der*ten`ant\, n.	   The tenant of a tenant; one who holds lands or tenements of a	   tenant or lessee.	   [1913 Webster]
Underthing \Un"der**thing`\, n.	   Something that is inferior and of little worth. [Obs.]	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster] Undertide
Undertide \Un"der*tide`\, Undertime \Un"der*time`\, n. [Under +	   {tide}, time. Cf. {Undern}.]	   The under or after part of the day; undermeal; evening.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He, coming home at undertime, there found	         The fairest creature that he ever saw.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertone \Un"der*tone`\, n.	   A low or subdued tone or utterance; a tone less loud than	   usual.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertook \Un`der*took"\,	   imp. of {Undertake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertow \Un"der*tow`\, n. (Naut.)	   The current that sets seaward near the bottom when waves are	   breaking upon the shore.	   [1913 Webster]
Undertreasurer \Un"der*treas`ur*er\, n.	   An assistant treasurer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underturn \Un`der*turn\, v. t.	   To turn upside down; to subvert; to upset. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Undervaluation \Un`der*val`u*a"tion\, n.	   The act of undervaluing; a rate or value not equal to the	   real worth.	   [1913 Webster]
Undervalue \Un`der*val"ue\, v. t.	   1. To value, rate, or estimate below the real worth; to	      depreciate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To esteem lightly; to treat as of little worth; to hold in	      mean estimation; to despise.	      [1913 Webster]	            In comparison of it I undervalued all ensigns of	            authority.                            --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            I write not this with the least intention to	            undervalue the other parts of poetry. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Undervalue \Un`der*val"ue\, n.	   A low rate or price; a price less than the real worth;	   undervaluation. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Undervaluer \Un"der*val"u*er\, n.	   One who undervalues.	   [1913 Webster]
Underverse \Un"der*verse`\, n.	   The lower or second verse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undervest \Un"der*vest`\, n.	   An undershirt.	   [1913 Webster]
Underviewer \Un"der*view`er\, n.	   See {Underlooker}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underwear \Un"der*wear`\, n.	   That which is worn under the outside clothing; underclothes.	   [1913 Webster]
Underween \Un`der*ween"\, v. t.	   To undervalue. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Underwent \Un`der*went"\,	   imp. of {Undergo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Underwhelm \Un`der*whelm"\, v. t.	   To interest less than anticipated; to be dull to (a person).	   [PJC]
Underwhelming \Un`der*whelm"ing\, a.	   1. Less interesting than expected; dull.	      [PJC]	   2. Smaller than expected or hoped; as, an underwhelming	      response.	      [PJC]
Underwing \Un"der*wing`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) One of the posterior wings of an insect.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of noctuid moths	      belonging to {Catocala} and allied genera, in which the	      hind wings are banded with red and black or other	      conspicuous colors. Many of the species are called {red	      underwing}.	      [1913 Webster]
Underwitted \Un"der*wit`ted\, a.	   Weak in intellect; half-witted; silly. [R.] --Bp. Kennet.	   [1913 Webster]
Underwood \Un"der*wood`\, n.	   Small trees and bushes that grow among large trees; coppice;	   underbrush; -- formerly used in the plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shrubs and underwoods look well enough while they grow	         within the shade of oaks and cedars.     --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Underwork \Un`der*work"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Underworked}or	   {Underwrought}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Underworking}.]	   1. To injure by working secretly; to destroy or overthrow by	      clandestine measure; to undermine.	      [1913 Webster]	            But thou from loving England art so far,	            That thou hast underwrought his lawful king. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expend too little work upon; as, to underwork a	      painting. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To do like work at a less price than; as, one mason may	      underwork another.	      [1913 Webster]	Underwork \Un`der*work"\, v. i.	   1. To work or operate in secret or clandestinely. --B.	      Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do less work than is proper or suitable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To do work for a less price than current rates.	      [1913 Webster]	Underwork \Un"der*work`\, n.	   Inferior or subordinate work; petty business. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Underworker \Un"der*work`er\, n.	   1. One who underworks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inferior or subordinate workman. --Waterland.	      [1913 Webster]
Underworld \Un"der*world`\, n.	   1. The lower of inferior world; the world which is under the	      heavens; the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            That overspreads (with such a reverence)	            This underworld.                      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The mythological place of departed souls; Hades.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The portion of the world which is below the horizon; the	      opposite side of the world; the antipodes. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fresh as the first beam glittering on a sail,	            That brings our friends up from the underworld.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The inferior part of mankind. [R.] --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]
Underwrite \Un`der*write"\, v. t. [imp. {Underwrote}, Obs.	   {Underwrit}; p. p. {Underwritten}, Obs. {Underwrit}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Underwriting}.]	   1. To write under something else; to subscribe.	      [1913 Webster]	            What addition and change I have made I have here	            underwritten.                         --Bp.	                                                  Sanderson.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      becoming answerable for loss or damage, on consideration	      of receiving a certain premium per cent; as, individuals,	      as well as companies, may underwrite policies of	      insurance. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            The broker who procures the insurance ought not, by	            underwriting the policy, to deprive the parties of	            his unbiased testimony.               --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	Underwrite \Un`der*write"\, v. i.	   To practice the business of insuring; to take a risk of	   insurance on a vessel or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Underwriter \Un"der*writ`er\, n.	   One who underwrites his name to the conditions of an	   insurance policy, especially of a marine policy; an insurer.	   [1913 Webster]
Underwriting \Un"der*writ`ing\, n.	   The business of an underwriter,	   [1913 Webster]
Underyoke \Un`der*yoke"\, v. t.	   To subject to the yoke; to make subject. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeserve \Un`de*serve"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + deserve.]	   To fail to deserve. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeserver \Un`de*serv"er\, n.	   One of no merit; one who is nor deserving or worthy. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Undesigning \Un`de*sign"ing\, a.	   Having no artful, ulterior, or fraudulent purpose; sincere;	   artless; simple.	   [1913 Webster]
Undestroyable \Un`de*stroy"a*ble\, a.	   Indestructible.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeterminable \Un`de*ter"mi*na*ble\, a.	   Not determinable; indeterminable. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Undeterminate \Un`de*ter"mi*nate\, a.	   Nor determinate; not settled or certain; indeterminate.	   --South. -- {Un`de*ter"mi*nate*ness}, n. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Undetermination \Un`de*ter`mi*na"tion\, n.	   Indetermination. --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Undevil \Un*dev"il\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + devil.]	   To free from possession by a devil or evil spirit; to	   exorcise. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They boy having gotten a habit of counterfeiting . . .	         would not be undeviled by all their exorcisms.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Undevotion \Un`de*vo"tion\, n.	   Absence or want of devotion.	   [1913 Webster]
Undid \Un*did"\,	   imp. of {Undo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Undifferentiated \Un*dif`fer*en"ti*a`ted\, a.	   Not differentiated; specifically (Biol.), homogenous, or	   nearly so; -- said especially of young or embryonic tissues	   which have not yet undergone differentiation (see	   {Differentiation}, 3), that is, which show no visible	   separation into their different structural parts.	   [1913 Webster]
Undigenous \Un*dig"e*nous\, a. [L. unda a wave + -genous.]	   Generated by water. [R.] --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Undigestible \Un`di*gest"i*ble\, a.	   Indigestible.	   [1913 Webster]
Undight \Un*dight"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dight.]	   To put off; to lay aside, as a garment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Undigne \Un*digne"\, a.	   Unworthy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Undine \Un*dine"\, n. [G. undine, or F. ondin, ondine, from L.	   unda a wave, water.]	   One of a class of fabled female water spirits who might	   receive a human soul by intermarrying with a mortal.	   [1913 Webster]
Undiocesed \Un*di"o*cesed\, a.	   Unprovided with a diocese; having no diocese. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Undirect \Un`di*rect"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + direct, v. t.]	   To misdirect; to mislead. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         who make false fires to undirect seamen in a tempest.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Undirect \Un`di*rect"\, a. [Pref. un- not + direct.]	   Indirect.	   [1913 Webster]
Undirected \Un`di*rect"ed\, a. [In senses 1 and 2, pref. un- not	   + directed; in sense 3 properly p. p. of undirect.]	   1. Not directed; not guided; left without direction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not addressed; not superscribed, as a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Misdirected; misled; led astray. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Undirectly \Un`di*rect"ly\, adv.	   Indirectly. --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Undiscerning \Un`dis*cern"ing\, n.	   Want of discernment. [R.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Undisclose \Un`dis*close"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + disclose.]	   To keep close or secret. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Undiscreet \Un`dis*creet"\, a.	   Indiscreet. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un`dis*creet"ly}, adv. -- --	   {Un`dis*creet"ness}.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un`dis*cre"tion}, n. Indiscretion.	   [1913 Webster]
Undispensable \Un`dis*pen"sa*ble\, a.	   1. Indispensable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unavoidable; inevitable. [Obs.] --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not to be freed by dispensation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Undispensed \Un`dis*pensed"\, a.	   1. Not dispensed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not freed by dispensation. [R.] --Tooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Undisposedness \Un`dis*pos"ed*ness\, n.	   Indisposition; disinclination.	   [1913 Webster]
Undisputable \Un*dis"pu*ta*ble\, a.	   Indisputable. --Addison. -- {Un*dis"pu*ta*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Undistinctive \Un`dis*tinc"tive\, a.	   Making no distinctions; not discriminating; impartial.	   [1913 Webster]	         As undistinctive Death will come here one day.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Undistinctly \Un`dis*tinct"ly\, adv.	   Indistinctly.	   [1913 Webster]
Undivided \Un`di*vid"ed\, a.	   1. Not divided; not separated or disunited; unbroken; whole;	      continuous; as, plains undivided by rivers or mountains.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not set off, as a share in a firm; not made actually	      separate by division; as, a partner, owning one half in a	      firm, is said to own an undivided half so long as the	      business continues and his share is not set off to him.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not directed or given to more than one object; as,	      undivided attention or affection. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Not lobed, cleft, or branched; entire.	      [1913 Webster]
Undividual \Un`di*vid"u*al\, a.	   Indivisible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         True courage and courtesy are undividual companions.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Undivisible \Un`di*vis"i*ble\, a.	   Indivisible.	   [1913 Webster]
Undo \Un*do"\, v. t. [AS. und?n. See 1st {Un-}, and Do to	   perform.]	   1. To reverse, as what has been done; to annul; to bring to	      naught.	      [1913 Webster]	            What's done can not be undone.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow, ere the setting sun,	            She 'd all undo that she had done.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To loose; to open; to take to piece; to unfasten; to	      untie; hence, to unravel; to solve; as, to undo a knot; to	      undo a puzzling question; to undo a riddle. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pray you, undo this button.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She took the spindle, and undoing the thread	            gradually, measured it.               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to poverty; to impoverish; to ruin, as in	      reputation, morals, hopes, or the like; as, many are	      undone by unavoidable losses, but more undo themselves by	      vices and dissipation, or by indolence.	      [1913 Webster]	            That quaffing and drinking will undo you, --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Undock \Un*dock"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dock.] (Naut.)	   To take out of dock; as, to undock a ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Undoer \Un*do"er\, n.	   One who undoes anything; especially, one who ruins another.	   [1913 Webster]
Undoing \Un*do"ing\, n.	   1. The reversal of what has been done.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ruin. "The utter undoing of some." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]
Undomesticate \Un`do*mes"ti*cate\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   domesticate.]	   To make wild or roving.	   [1913 Webster]
Undone \Un*done"\,	   p. p. of {Undo}.	   [1913 Webster]	Undone \Un*done"\, a. [Pref. un- not + done.]	   Not done or performed; neglected.	   [1913 Webster]
Undouble \Un*dou"ble\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + double.]	   To unfold, or render single.	   [1913 Webster]
Undoubtable \Un*doubt"a*ble\, a.	   Indubitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Undoubted \Un*doubt"ed\, a.	   Not doubted; not called in question; indubitable;	   indisputable; as, undoubted proof; undoubted hero. --	   {Un*doubt"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Undrape \Un*drape"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + drape.]	   To strip of drapery; to uncover or unveil.	   [1913 Webster]
Undraw \Un*draw"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + draw.]	   To draw aside or open; to draw back.	   [1913 Webster]	         Angels undrew the curtain of the throne. --Young.	   [1913 Webster] Undreamed
Undreamed \Un*dreamed"\, Undreamt \Un*dreamt"\, a.	   Not dreamed, or dreamed of; not th?ught of; not imagined; --	   often followed by of.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unpathed waters, undreamed shores.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Undress \Un*dress"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dress.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To divest of clothes; to strip.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divest of ornaments to disrobe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To take the dressing, or covering, from; as, to	      undress a wound.	      [1913 Webster]	Undress \Un"dress\, n.	   1. A loose, negligent dress; ordinary dress, as distinguished	      from full dress.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil. & Naval) An authorized habitual dress of officers	      and soldiers, but not full-dress uniform.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Undress parade} (Mil.), a substitute for dress parade,	      allowed in bad weather, the companies forming without	      arms, and the ceremony being shortened.	      [1913 Webster]
Undubitable \Un*du"bi*ta*ble\, a.	   Indubitable; as, an undubitable principle. [Obs.] --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Undue \Un*due"\, a.	   1. Not due; not yet owing; as, an undue debt, note, or bond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not right; not lawful or legal; improper; as, an undue	      proceeding. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not agreeable to a rule or standard, or to duty;	      disproportioned; excessive; immoderate; inordinate; as, an	      undue attachment to forms; an undue rigor in the execution	      of law.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Undue influence} (Law), any improper or wrongful constraint,	      machination, or urgency of persuasion, by which one's will	      is overcome and he is induced to do or forbear an act	      which he would not do, or would do, if left to act freely.	      --Abbott.	      [1913 Webster]
Undueness \Un*due"ness\, n.	   The quality of being undue.	   [1913 Webster]
Unduke \Un*duke"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + duke.]	   To deprive of dukedom. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Undulant \Un"du*lant\, a.	   Undulating. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undulary \Un"du*la*ry\, a. [See {Undulate}.]	   Moving like waves; undulatory. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Undulate \Un"du*late\, a. [L. undulatus undulated, wavy, a dim.	   from unda a wave; cf. AS. ??, Icel. unnr; perhaps akin to E.	   water. Cf. {Abound}, {Inundate}, {Redound}, {Surround}.]	   Same as {Undulated}.	   [1913 Webster]	Undulate \Un"du*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Undulated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Undulating}.]	   To cause to move backward and forward, or up and down, in	   undulations or waves; to cause to vibrate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated and undulated.	                                                  --Holder.	   [1913 Webster]	Undulate \Un"du*late\, v. i.	   To move in, or have, undulations or waves; to vibrate; to	   wave; as, undulating air.	   [1913 Webster]
Undulated \Un"du*la`ted\, a.	   1. Resembling, or in the nature of, waves; having a wavy	      surface; undulatory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Waved obtusely up and down, near the margin, as a	      leaf or corolla; wavy.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Formed with elevations and depressions resembling	      waves; having wavelike color markings; as, an undulated	      shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Undulating \Un"du*la`ting\, a.	   Rising and falling like waves; resembling wave form or	   motion; undulatory; rolling; wavy; as, an undulating medium;	   undulating ground. -- {Un"du*la`ting*ly}. adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Undulation \Un`du*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ondulation.]	   1. The act of undulating; a waving motion or vibration; as,	      the undulations of a fluid, of water, or of air; the	      undulations of sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wavy appearance or outline; waviness. --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mus.)	      (a) The tremulous tone produced by a peculiar pressure of	          the finger on a string, as of a violin.	      (b) The pulsation caused by the vibrating together of two	          tones not quite in unison; -- called also {beat}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physics) A motion to and fro, up and down, or from side	      to side, in any fluid or elastic medium, propagated	      continuously among its particles, but with no translation	      of the particles themselves in the direction of the	      propagation of the wave; a wave motion; a vibration.	      [1913 Webster]
Undulationist \Un`du*la"tion*ist\, n.	   One who advocates the undulatory theory of light. --Whewell.	   [1913 Webster]
Undulative \Un"du*la*tive\, a.	   Consisting in, or accompanied by, undulations; undulatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Undulatory \Un"du*la*to*ry\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. ondulatoire.]	   Moving in the manner of undulations, or waves; resembling the	   motion of waves, which successively rise or swell rise or	   swell and fall; pertaining to a propagated alternating	   motion, similar to that of waves.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Undulatory theory}, or {Wave theory} (of light) (Opt.), that	      theory which regards the various phenomena of light as due	      to undulations in an ethereal medium, propagated from the	      radiant with immense, but measurable, velocities, and	      producing different impressions on the retina according to	      their amplitude and frequency, the sensation of brightness	      depending on the former, that of color on the latter. The	      undulations are supposed to take place, not in the	      direction of propagation, as in the air waves constituting	      sound, but transversely, and the various phenomena of	      refraction, polarization, interference, etc., are	      attributable to the different affections of these	      undulations in different circumstances of propagation. It	      is computed that the frequency of the undulations	      corresponding to the several colors of the spectrum ranges	      from 458 millions of millions per second for the extreme	      red ray, to 727 millions of millions for the extreme	      violet, and their lengths for the same colors, from the	      thirty-eight thousandth to the sixty thousandth part of an	      inch. The theory of ethereal undulations is applicable not	      only to the phenomena of light, but also to those of heat.	      [1913 Webster]
Undull \Un*dull"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dull.]	   To remove the dullness of; to clear. [Obs.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Undulous \Un"du*lous\, a.	   Undulating; undulatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Unduly \Un*du"ly\, adv.	   In an undue manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Undumpish \Un*dump"ish\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dumpish.]	   To relieve from the dumps. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Undust \Un*dust"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + dust.]	   To free from dust. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Undwellable \Un*dwell"a*ble\, a.	   Uninhabitable. [Obs.] "A land undwellable." --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Undwelt \Un*dwelt"\, a.	   Not lived (in); -- with in.	   [1913 Webster]
Undying \Un*dy"ing\, a.	   Not dying; imperishable; unending; immortal; as, the undying	   souls of men.	   [1913 Webster]
Uneared \Un*eared"\, a.	   Not eared, or plowed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unearned \Un*earned"\, a.	   Not earned; not gained by labor or service.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unearned increment} (Polit. Econ.), a increase in the value	      of land due to no labor or expenditure on the part of the	      owner, but to natural causes, such as the increase of	      population, the growth of a town in the vicinity, or the	      like. Some hold that this should belong to the nation.	      [1913 Webster]
Unearth \Un*earth"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unearthed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Unearthing}.] [1st pref. un- + earth.]	   To drive or draw from the earth; hence, to uncover; to bring	   out from concealment; to bring to light; to disclose; as, to	   unearth a secret.	   [1913 Webster]	         To unearth the roof of an old tree.      --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unearthly \Un*earth"ly\, a.	   Not terrestrial; supernatural; preternatural; hence, weird;	   appalling; terrific; as, an unearthly sight or sound. --	   {Un*earth"li*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unease \Un*ease"\, n.	   Want of ease; uneasiness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uneasily \Un*eas"i*ly\, adv.	   In an easy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Uneasiness \Un*eas"i*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being uneasy; restlessness;	      disquietude; anxiety.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of making uneasy; discomfort; as, the	      uneasiness of the road. [Obs.] -- Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]
Uneasy \Un*eas"y\, a.	   1. Not easy; difficult. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Things . . . so uneasy to be satisfactorily	            understood.                           --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The road will be uneasy to find.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety, or the like;	      disquieted; perturbed.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul, uneasy and confined from home,	            Rests and expatiates in a life to come. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not easy in manner; constrained; stiff; awkward; not	      graceful; as, an uneasy deportment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Occasioning want of ease; constraining; cramping;	      disagreeable; unpleasing. "His uneasy station." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sour, untractable nature makes him uneasy to those	            who approach him.                     --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Uneath \Un*eath"\, a. [AS. une['a]?e; un- not + e['a]?? easily,	   easy; akin to OS. ??i easy, OHG. ?di.]	   Not easy; difficult; hard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Who he was, uneath was to descry.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Uneath \Un*eath"\, adv.	   Not easily; hardly; scarcely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Uneath may she endure the flinty streets. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unedge \Un*edge"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + edge.]	   To deprive of the edge; to blunt. --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Unefectual \Un`e*fec"tu*al\, a.	   Ineffectual. "His uneffectual fire." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unelastic \Un`e*las"tic\, a.	   Not elastic; inelastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Unelasticity \Un`e*las*tic"i*ty\, n.	   Inelasticity.	   [1913 Webster]
Unelegant \Un*el"e*gant\, a.	   Inelegant.	   [1913 Webster]
Uneligible \Un*el"i*gi*ble\, a.	   Ineligible. --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]
Unembarrassed \Un`em*bar"rassed\, a.	   Not embarrassed. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) Not perplexed in mind; not confused; as, the speaker	       appeared unembarrassed.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Free from pecuniary difficulties or encumbrances; as, he	       and his property are unembarrassed.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) Free from perplexing connection; as, the question comes	       into court unembarrassed with irrelevant matter.	       [1913 Webster]
Unembarrassment \Un`em*bar"rass*ment\, n.	   Freedom from embarrassment.	   [1913 Webster]
Unembodied \Un`em*bod"ied\, a.	   1. Free from a corporeal body; disembodied; as, unembodied	      spirits. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not embodied; not collected into a body; not yet	      organized; as, unembodied militia.	      [1913 Webster]
Unempirically \Un`em*pir"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Not empirically; without experiment or experience.	   [1913 Webster]
Unemployed \Un`em*ployed"\, a.	   1. Not employed in manual or other labor; having no regular	      work.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not invested or used; as, unemployed capital.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Economics) actively seeking employment but unable to find	      a suitable job.	      [1913 Webster]
Unemployment \Un`em*ploy"ment\, n.	   Quality or state of being not employed; -- used esp. in	   economics, of the condition of various social classes when	   temporarily thrown out of employment, as those engaged for	   short periods, those whose trade is decaying, and those least	   competent.	   Note: Unemployment is usually cointed as the condition of	         those who wish to work, but cannot find a suitable job,	         rather than others who may voluntarily refrain from	         working, such as retired persons, youth, or those	         remaining at home to care for young children. The	   {unemployment rate} in economics is thus the proportion of	      those actively seeking work but unable to find it, to the	      total labor force, expressed as a percentage.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Unencumber \Un`en*cum"ber\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + encumber.]	   To free from incumbrance; to disencumber.	   [1913 Webster]
Unendly \Un*end"ly\, a. [Pref. un- not + end + -ly.]	   Unending; endless. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Unentangle \Un`en*tan"gle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + entangle.]	   To disentangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unequal \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, the fingers are of unequal	      length; peers and commoners are unequal in rank.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ill balanced or matched; disproportioned; hence, not	      equitable; partial; unjust; unfair.	      [1913 Webster]	            Against unequal arms to fight in pain. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jerome, a very unequal relator of the opinion of his	            adversaries.                          --John	                                                  Worthington.	      [1913 Webster]	            To punish me for what you make me do	            Seems much unequal.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not uniform; not equable; irregular; uneven; as, unequal	      pulsations; an unequal poem.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not adequate or sufficient; inferior; as, the man was	      unequal to the emergency; the timber was unequal to the	      sudden strain.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Not having the two sides or the parts symmetrical.	      [1913 Webster]
Unequalable \Un*e"qual*a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being equaled or paralleled. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unequaled \Un*e"qualed\, a.	   Not equaled; unmatched; unparalleled; unrivaled; exceeding;	   surpassing; -- in a good or bad sense; as, unequaled	   excellence; unequaled ingratitude or baseness. [Written also	   {unequalled}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unequally \Un*e"qual*ly\, adv.	   In an unequal manner.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unequally pinnate} (Bot.), pinnate, but with an odd number	      of leaflets.	      [1913 Webster]
Unequalness \Un*e"qual*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unequal; inequality;	   unevenness. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Unequitable \Un*eq"ui*ta*ble\, a.	   Inequitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unequity \Un*eq"ui*ty\, n.	   Want of equity or uprightness; injustice; wickedness;	   iniquity. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unequivocal \Un`e*quiv"o*cal\, a.	   Not equivocal; not doubtful; not ambiguous; evident; sincere;	   plain; as, unequivocal evidence; unequivocal words. --	   {Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ly}, adv. -- {Un`e*quiv"o*cal*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unerring \Un*err"ing\, a.	   Committing no mistake; incapable or error or failure certain;	   sure; unfailing; as, the unerring wisdom of God.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hissing in air the unerring weapon flew. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unerringly \Un*err"ing*ly\, adv.	   In an unerring manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unessential \Un`es*sen"tial\, a.	   1. Not essential; not of prime importance; not indispensable;	      unimportant. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Void of essence, or real being. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Unessential \Un`es*sen"tial\, n.	   Something not constituting essence, or something which is not	   of absolute necessity; as, forms are among the unessentials	   of religion.	   [1913 Webster]
Unessentially \Un`es*sen"tial*ly\, adv.	   In an unessential manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unestablish \Un`es*tab"lish\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + establish.]	   To disestablish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The Parliament demanded of the king to unestablish that	         prelatical government.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Uneth
Uneth \Un*eth"\ ([u^]n*[e^]th"), Unethes \Un*ethes"\, adv.	   With difficulty; scarcely. See {Uneath}. [Written also	   {unethe}, {unneth}, {unnethe}, {unnethes}, etc.] [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uneven \Un*e"ven\, a. [AS. unefen. See {Un-} not, and {Even},	   a.]	   1. Not even; not level; not uniform; rough; as, an uneven	      road or way; uneven ground.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not equal; not of equal length.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hebrew verse consists of uneven feet. --Peacham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not divisible by two without a remainder; odd; -- said of	      numbers; as, 3, 7, and 11 are uneven numbers.	      [1913 Webster] {Un*e"ven*ly}, adv. -- {Un*e"ven*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unevitable \Un*ev"i*ta*ble\, a.	   Inevitable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unexact \Un`ex*act"\, a.	   Not exact; inexact.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexampled \Un`ex*am"pled\, a.	   Having no example or similar case; being without precedent;	   unprecedented; unparalleled. "A revolution . . . unexampled	   for grandeur of results." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexceptionable \Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble\, a.	   Not liable to any exception or objection; unobjectionable;	   faultless; good; excellent; as, a man of most unexceptionable	   character. -- {Un`ex*cep"tion*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Un`ex*cep"tion*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	         Chesterfield is an unexceptionable witness. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexceptive \Un`ex*cept"ive\, a.	   Not exceptive; not including, admitting, or being, an	   exception.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexcusable \Un`ex*cus"a*ble\, a.	   Inexcusable. --Hayward. -- {Un`ex*cus"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexhaustible \Un`ex*haust"i*ble\, a.	   Inexhaustible.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpectation \Un*ex`pec*ta"tion\, n.	   Absence of expectation; want of foresight. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpected \Un`ex*pect"ed\, a.	   Not expected; coming without warning; sudden. --	   {Un`ex*pect"ed*ly}, adv. -- {Un`ex*pect"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpedient \Un`ex*pe"di*ent\, a.	   Inexpedient. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpensive \Un`ex*pen"sive\, a.	   Inexpensive. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexperience \Un`ex*pe"ri*ence\, n.	   Inexperience. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unexperienced \Un`ex*pe"ri*enced\, a.	   1. Not experienced; being without experience; inexperienced.	      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Untried; -- applied to things. --Cheyne.	      [1913 Webster]
Unexperient \Un`ex*pe"ri*ent\, a.	   Inexperienced. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpert \Un`ex*pert"\, a.	   Not expert; inexpert. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpertly \Un`ex*pert"ly\, adv.	   In an unexpert manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpressible \Un`ex*press"i*ble\, a.	   Inexpressible. --Tillotson. -- {Un`ex*press"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unexpressive \Un`ex*press"ive\, a.	   1. Not expressive; not having the power of utterance;	      inexpressive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Incapable of being expressed; inexpressible; unutterable;	      ineffable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Run, run, Orlando; carve on every tree	            The fair, the chaste and unexpressive she. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un`ex*press"ive*ly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Unextinguishable \Un`ex*tin"guish*a*ble\, a.	   Inextinguishable. -- {Un`ex*tin"guish*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unextricable \Un*ex"tri*ca*ble\, a.	   Not extricable; inextricable. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Unface \Un*face"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + face.]	   To remove the face or cover from; to unmask; to expose.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfailable \Un*fail"a*ble\, a.	   Infallible. [Obs.] "This unfailable word of truth." --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfailing \Un*fail"ing\, a.	   Not failing; not liable to fail; inexhaustible; certain;	   sure. --Dryden. -- {Un*fail"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*fail"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfair \Un*fair"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fair.]	   To deprive of fairness or beauty. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Unfair \Un*fair"\, a. [AS. unf[ae]ger unlovely. See {Un-} not,	   and {Fair}, a.]	   Not fair; not honest; not impartial; disingenuous; using or	   involving trick or artifice; dishonest; unjust; unequal.	   [1913 Webster]	         You come, like an unfair merchant, to charge me with	         being in your debt.                      --Swift.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*fair"ly}, adv. -- {Un*fair"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfaith \Un*faith"\, n.	   Absence or want of faith; faithlessness; distrust; unbelief.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Faith and unfaith can ne'er be equal powers:	         Unfaith in aught is want of faith in all. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfaithful \Un*faith"ful\, a.	   1. Not faithful; not observant of promises, vows, allegiance,	      or duty; violating trust or confidence; treacherous;	      perfidious; as, an unfaithful subject; an unfaithful agent	      or servant.	      [1913 Webster]	            My feet, through wine, unfaithful to their weight.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            His honor rooted in dishonor stood,	            And faith unfaithful kept him falsely true.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not possessing faith; infidel. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*faith"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*faith"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfalcated \Un*fal"ca*ted\, a.	   1. Not falcated, or hooked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no deductions; not curtailed, or shortened;	      undiminished. [R.] --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfallible \Un*fal"li*ble\, a.	   Infallible. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfasten \Un*fas"ten\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fasten.]	   To loose; to unfix; to unbind; to untie.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfathered \Un*fa"thered\, a.	   1. Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to	      nature. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no acknowledged father; hence, illegitimate;	      spurious; bastard.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfavorable \Un*fa"vor*a*ble\, a.	   Not favorable; not propitious; adverse; contrary;	   discouraging. -- {Un*fa"vor*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Un*fa"vor*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfeather \Un*feath"er\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + feather.]	   To deprive of feathers; to strip. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unfeatured \Un*fea"tured\ (?; 135), a.	   Wanting regular features; deformed. "Visage rough, deformed,	   unfeatured, and a skin of buff." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfeaty \Un*feat"y\, a. [Un- not + feat, a.]	   Not feat; not dexterous; unskillful; clumsy. [Obs.] --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfeeling \Un*feel"ing\, a.	   1. Destitute of feeling; void of sensibility; insensible;	      insensate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Without kind feelings; cruel; hard-hearted.	      [1913 Webster]	            To each his sufferings: all are men,	            Condemned alike to groan;	            The tender for another's pain,	            Th' unfeeling for his own.            --Gray.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*feel"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*feel"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfeigned \Un*feigned"\, a.	   Not feigned; not counterfeit; not hypocritical; real;	   sincere; genuine; as, unfeigned piety; unfeigned love to man.	   "Good faith unfeigned." --Chaucer. -- {Un*feign"ed*ly}, adv.	   -- {Un*feign"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfellow \Un*fel"low\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fellow.]	   To prevent from being a fellow or companion; to separate from	   one's fellows; to dissever.	   [1913 Webster]	         Death quite unfellows us.                --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfellowed \Un*fel"lowed\, a. [Pref. un- + fellowed.]	   Being without a fellow; unmatched; unmated. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfence \Un*fence"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fence.]	   To strip of a fence; to remove a fence from.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfertile \Un*fer"tile\, a.	   Not fertile; infertile; barren. -- {Un*fer"tile*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfestlich \Un*fest"lich\, a.	   Unfit for a feast; hence, jaded; worn. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfetter \Un*fet"ter\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fetter.]	   To loose from fetters or from restraint; to unchain; to	   unshackle; to liberate; as, to unfetter the mind.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfeudalize \Un*feu"dal*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + feudalize.]	   To free from feudal customs or character; to make not feudal.	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfile \Un*file"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + file.]	   To remove from a file or record.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfiled \Un*filed"\, a. [Pref. un- not + filed, p. p. of file to	   defile.]	   Not defiled; pure. [Obs.] --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfilial \Un*fil"ial\, a.	   Unsuitable to a son or a daughter; undutiful; not becoming a	   child. -- {Un*fil"ial*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfinished \Un*fin"ished\, a.	   Not finished, not brought to an end; imperfect; incomplete;	   left in the rough; wanting the last hand or touch; as, an	   unfinished house; an unfinished picture; an unfinished iron	   casting.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfirm \Un*firm"\, a.	   Infirm. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfirmness \Un*firm"ness\, n.	   Infirmness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unfit \Un*fit"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fit.]	   To make unsuitable or incompetent; to deprive of the	   strength, skill, or proper qualities for anything; to	   disable; to incapacitate; to disqualify; as, sickness unfits	   a man for labor; sin unfits us for the society of holy	   beings.	   [1913 Webster]	Unfit \Un*fit"\, a. [Pref. un- + fit.]	   Not fit; unsuitable. -- {Un*fit"ly}, adv. -- {Un*fit"ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfix \Un*fix"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fix.]	   1. To loosen from a fastening; to detach from anything that	      holds; to unsettle; as, to unfix a bayonet; to unfix the	      mind or affections.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make fluid; to dissolve. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountain stands; nor can the rising sun	            Unfix her frosts.                     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfledged \Un*fledged"\, a.	   Not fledged; not feathered; hence, not fully developed;	   immature. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unflesh \Un*flesh"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + flesh.]	   To deprive of flesh; to reduce a skeleton. "Unfleshed	   humanity." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfleshly \Un*flesh"ly\, a.	   Not pertaining to the flesh; spiritual.	   [1913 Webster]
Unflexible \Un*flex"i*ble\, a.	   Inflexible.	   [1913 Webster]
Unflinching \Un*flinch"ing\, a.	   Not flinching or shrinking; unyielding. --	   {Un*flinch"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unflower \Un*flow"er\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + flower.]	   To strip of flowers. [R.] --G. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. t. [AS. unfealdan. See 1st {Un-}, and	   {Fold}, v. t.]	   1. To open the folds of; to expand; to spread out; as, to	      unfold a tablecloth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unfold thy forehead gathered into frowns. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; to elucidate; to explain; as, to unfold one's	      designs; to unfold the principles of a science.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unfold the passion of my love.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To release from a fold or pen; as, to unfold sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	Unfold \Un*fold"\, v. i.	   To open; to expand; to become disclosed or developed.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wind blows cold	         While the morning doth unfold.           --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfolder \Un*fold"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, unfolds.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfoldment \Un*fold"ment\, n.	   The acct of unfolding, or the state of being unfolded.	   [1913 Webster]	         The extreme unfoldment of the instinctive powers. --C.	                                                  Morris.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfool \Un*fool"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fool.]	   To restore from folly, or from being a fool. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unforesee \Un`fore*see"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + foresee.]	   To fail to foresee. --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Unforeseeable \Un`fore*see"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being foreseen. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unforeskinned \Un*fore"skinned\, a. [1st pref. un- + foreskin +	   -ed.]	   Deprived of the foreskin; circumcised. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unforgettable \Un`for*get"ta*ble\, a.	   Not forgettable; enduring in memory.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pungent and unforgettable truths.        --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unform \Un*form"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + form.]	   To decompose, or resolve into parts; to destroy the form of;	   to unmake. [R.] --Good.	   [1913 Webster]
Unformed \Un*formed"\, a. [In sense 1 properly p. p. of un form;	   in senses 2 and 3 pref. un- not + formed.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Decomposed, or resolved into parts; having the form	      destroyed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not formed; not arranged into regular shape, order, or	      relations; shapeless; amorphous.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Unorganized; without definite shape or structure;	      as, an unformed, or unorganized, ferment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unformed stars} (Astron.), stars not grouped into any	      constellation; informed stars. See {Sporades}.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfortunate \Un*for"tu*nate\, a.	   Not fortunate; unsuccessful; not prosperous; unlucky;	   attended with misfortune; unhappy; as, an unfortunate	   adventure; an unfortunate man; an unfortunate commander;	   unfortunate business. -- n. An unfortunate person. --Hood.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*for"tu*nate*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*for"tu*nate*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfounded \Un*found"ed\, a.	   1. Not founded; not built or established. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no foundation; baseless; vain; idle; as, unfounded	      expectations. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]
Unframe \Un*frame"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + frame.]	   To take apart, or destroy the frame of. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfrangible \Un*fran"gi*ble\, a.	   Infrangible. [Obs.] "Impassible and unfrangible." --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfrankable \Un*frank"a*ble\, a.	   Not frankable; incapable of being sent free by public	   conveyance.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfraught \Un*fraught"\, a.	   1. [Pref. un- not + fraught.] Not fraught; not burdened.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [1st pref. un- + fraught.] Removed, as a burden; unloaded.	      --P. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfree \Un*free"\, a.	   Not free; held in bondage.	   [1913 Webster]	         There had always been a slave class, a class of the	         unfree, among the English as among all German peoples.	                                                  --J. R. Green	   [1913 Webster]
Unfreeze \Un*freeze"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + freeze.]	   To thaw. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unfrequency \Un*fre"quen*cy\, n.	   Infrequency.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfrequent \Un*fre"quent\, a. [Pref. un- not + frequent.]	   Infrequent. --J. H. Newman. -- {Un*fre"quent*ly} adv.	   [1913 Webster]	Unfrequent \Un`fre*quent"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + frequent.]	   To cease to frequent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They quit their thefts and unfrequent the fields. --J.	                                                  Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfrequented \Un`fre*quent"ed\, a. [Pref. un- + frequented.]	   Rarely visited; seldom or never resorted to by human beings;	   as, an unfrequented place or forest. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfret \Un*fret"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + fret.]	   To smooth after being fretted. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unfriend \Un*friend"\, n.	   One not a friend; an enemy. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfriended \Un*friend"ed\, a.	   Wanting friends; not befriended; not countenanced or	   supported. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]	         If Richard indeed does come back, it must be alone,	         unfollowed, unfriended.                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfriendly \Un*friend"ly\, a.	   1. Not friendly; not kind or benevolent; hostile; as, an	      unfriendly neighbor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not favorable; not adapted to promote or support any	      object; as, weather unfriendly to health.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*friend"li*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unfriendship \Un*friend"ship\, n.	   The state or quality of being unfriendly; unfriendliness;	   enmity.	   [1913 Webster]	         An act of unfriendship to my sovereign person. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfrock \Un*frock"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + frock.]	   To deprive or divest or a frock; specifically, to deprive of	   priestly character or privilege; as, to unfrock a priest.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfruitful \Un*fruit"ful\, a.	   Not producing fruit or offspring; unproductive; infertile;	   barren; sterile; as, an unfruitful tree or animal; unfruitful	   soil; an unfruitful life or effort. -- {Un*fruit"ful*ly},	   adv. -- {Un*fruit"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfumed \Un*fumed"\, a.	   Not exposed to fumes; not fumigated. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfurl \Un*furl"\, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + furl.]	   To loose from a furled state; to unfold; to expand; to open	   or spread; as, to unfurl sails; to unfurl a flag.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfurnish \Un*fur"nish\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + furnish.]	   To strip of furniture; to divest; to strip.	   [1913 Webster]
Unfusible \Un*fu"si*ble\, a.	   Infusible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ungain \Un*gain"\, a. [OE. ungein. See {Ungainly}.]	   Ungainly; clumsy; awkward; also, troublesome; inconvenient.	   [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] -- Beau. & Pl.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungainliness \Un*gain"li*ness\, n.	   The state or quality of being ungainly; awkwardness.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, a. [OE. ungeinliche, adv., fr. ungein	   inconvenient; un- + Icel. gegn ready, serviceable; adv.,	   against, opposite. See {Un-} not, and {Gain}, a., {Again}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not gainly; not expert or dexterous; clumsy; awkward;	      uncouth; as, an ungainly strut in walking.	      [1913 Webster]	            His ungainly figure and eccentric manners.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unsuitable; unprofitable. [Obs.] --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	Ungainly \Un*gain"ly\, adv.	   In an ungainly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungear \Un*gear"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + gear.]	   To strip of gear; to unharness; to throw out of gear.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungeld \Un*geld"\, n. [Pref. un- not + geld payment.]	   (Anglo-Sax. Law)	   A person so far out of the protection of the law, that if he	   were murdered, no geld, or fine, should be paid, or	   composition made by him that killed him. --Cowell. Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungenerous \Un*gen"er*ous\, a.	   Not generous; illiberal; ignoble; unkind; dishonorable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The victor never will impose on Cato	         Ungenerous terms.                        --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungenerously \Un*gen"er*ous*ly\, adv.	   In an ungenerous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungenitured \Un*gen"i*tured\, a. [Pref. un- not + geniture.]	   Destitute of genitals; impotent. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungentle \Un*gen"tle\, a.	   Not gentle; lacking good breeding or delicacy; harsh.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vicious, ungentle, foolish, blunt, unkind. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         That ungentle flavor which distinguishes nearly all our	         native and uncultivated grapes.          --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*gen"tle*ness}, n. -- {Un*gen"tly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unget \Un*get"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + get.]	   To cause to be unbegotten or unborn, or as if unbegotten or	   unborn. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I 'll disown you, I 'll disinherit you, I 'll unget	         you.                                     --Sheridan.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungifted \Un*gift"ed\, a.	   Being without gifts, especially native gifts or endowments.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungird \Un*gird"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + gird.]	   To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.	   [1913 Webster]	         He ungirded his camels.                  --Gen. xxiv.	                                                  32.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungive \Un*give"\, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- (intensive) +	   give.]	   To yield; to relax; to give way. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ungka \Ung"ka\, n. (Zool.)	   The siamang; -- called also {ungka ape}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungka-puti \Ung"ka-pu`ti\, n. (Zool.)	   The agile gibbon; -- called also {ungka-pati}, and	   {ungka-etam}. See {Gibbon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unglaze \Un*glaze"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + glaze.]	   To strip of glass; to remove the glazing, or glass, from, as	   a window.	   [1913 Webster]
Unglorify \Un*glo"ri*fy\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + glorify.]	   To deprive of glory. [R.] --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Unglorious \Un*glo"ri*ous\, a.	   Inglorious. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unglove \Un*glove"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + glove.]	   To take off the glove or gloves of; as, to unglove the hand.	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Unglue \Un*glue"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + glue.]	   To separate, part, or open, as anything fastened with glue.	   [1913 Webster]	         She stretches, gapes, unglues her eyes,	         And asks if it be time to rise.          --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungod \Un*god"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + god.]	   1. To deprive of divinity; to undeify. [R.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to recognize no god; to deprive of a god; to make	      atheistical. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Ungodly \Un*god"ly\, a.	   1. Not godly; not having regard for God; disobedient to God;	      wicked; impious; sinful.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Polluted by sin or wickedness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hours of this ungodly day.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*god"li*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*god"li*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Ungored \Un*gored"\, a. [Pref. un- + gore blood.]	   Not stained with gore; not bloodied. --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]	Ungored \Un*gored"\, a. [Pref. un- + gored, p. p. of 3d gore.]	   Not gored or pierced.	   [1913 Webster] Ungot
Ungot \Un*got"\, Ungotten \Un*got"ten\, a.	   1. Not gotten; not acquired.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not begotten. [Obs. or Poetic] "His loins yet full of	      ungot princes." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]
Ungovernable \Un*gov"ern*a*ble\, a.	   Not governable; not capable of being governed, ruled, or	   restrained; licentious; wild; unbridled; as, ungovernable	   passions. -- {Un*gov"ern*a*bly}, adv. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungown \Un*gown"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + gown.]	   To strip of a gown; to unfrock.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungowned \Un*gowned"\, a.	   1. [1st pref. un- + gown.] Stripped of a gown; unfrocked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + gowned.] Not having, or not wearing, a	      gown.	      [1913 Webster]
Ungraceful \Un*grace"ful\, a.	   Not graceful; not marked with ease and dignity; deficient in	   beauty and elegance; inelegant; awkward; as, ungraceful	   manners; ungraceful speech.	   [1913 Webster]	         The other oak remaining a blackened and ungraceful	         trunk.                                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*grace"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*grace"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungracious \Un*gra"cious\, a.	   1. Not gracious; showing no grace or kindness; being without	      good will; unfeeling. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no grace; graceless; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not well received; offensive; unpleasing; unacceptable;	      not favored.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anything of grace toward the Irish rebels was as	            ungracious at Oxford as at London.    --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*gra"cious*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*gra"cious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Ungrate \Un*grate"\, a.	   Displeasing; ungrateful; ingrate. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungrateful \Un*grate"ful\, a.	   1. Not grateful; not thankful for favors; making no returns,	      or making ill return for kindness, attention, etc.;	      ingrateful. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unpleasing; unacceptable; disagreeable; as, harsh sounds	      are ungrateful to the ear.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*grate"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*grate"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Ungrave \Un*grave"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + grave.]	   To raise or remove from the grave; to disinter; to untomb; to	   exhume. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungual \Un"gual\, a. [L. unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a nail, claw, talon, or hoof, or	      resembling one.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a nail, claw, or hoof attached; -- said of certain	      bones of the feet.	      [1913 Webster]
Unguard \Un*guard"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + guard.]	   To deprive of a guard; to leave unprotected. [R.] --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungueal \Un"gue*al\, a. [Cf. F. ongu['e]al. See {Ungual}.]	   Ungual.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguent \Un"guent\ (?; 277), n. [L. unguentum, from unguere,	   ungere, to anoint: cf. F. onguent. See {Ointment}, and cf.	   {Unction}, {Unctuous}.]	   A lubricant or salve for sores, burns, or the like; an	   ointment. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: An unguent is stiffer than a liniment, but softer than	         a cerate.	         [1913 Webster]
Unguentary \Un"guen*ta*ry\, a. [L. unguentarius.]	   Like an unguent, or partaking of its qualities.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguentous \Un*guen"tous\, a.	   Unguentary.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguestlike \Un*guest"like\, adv.	   In a manner not becoming to a guest. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguical \Un"guic*al\, a. [L. unguis a nail or claw. Cf.	   {Ungual}.]	   Ungual.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguicular \Un*guic"u*lar\, a. [L. unguiculus, dim. of unguis a	   nail.]	   Of or pertaining to a claw or a nail; ungual.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguiculata \Un*guic`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. unguiculus a	   finger nail.] (Zool.)	   An extensive division of Mammalia including those having	   claws or nails, as distinguished from the hoofed animals	   (Ungulata).	   [1913 Webster]
Unguiculate \Un*guic"u*late\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Unguiculata.	   [1913 Webster] Unguiculate	Unguiculate \Un*guic"u*late\, Unguiculated \Un*guic"u*la`ted\,	   a.	   1. Furnished with nails, claws, or hooks; clawed. See the	      Note under {Nail}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Furnished with a claw, or a narrow stalklike base,	      as the petals of a carnation.	      [1913 Webster]
Unguiferous \Un*guif"er*ous\, a. [L. unguis nail or claw +	   -ferous.]	   Producing, having, or supporting nails or claws.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguiform \Un"gui*form\, a. [L. unguis a nail or claw + -form.]	   Having the form of a claw or claws.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguinous \Un"gui*nous\, a. [L. unguinosus, fr. unguen, -inis,	   fat, ointment.]	   Consisting of, or resembling, fat or oil; oily; unctuous;	   oleaginous.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguis \Un"guis\, n.; pl. {Ungues}. [L., nail, claw, or hoof.]	   1. The nail, claw, talon, or hoof of a finger, toe, or other	      appendage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the terminal hooks on the foot of an	      insect.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The slender base of a petal in some flowers; a	      claw; called also {ungula}.	      [1913 Webster]
Ungula \Un"gu*la\, n.; pl. {Ungulae}. [L., a claw, hoof, from	   unguis a nail, claw, hoof.]	   1. A hoof, claw, or talon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A section or part of a cylinder, cone, or other	      solid of revolution, cut off by a plane oblique to the	      base; -- so called from its resemblance to the hoof of a	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Same as {Unguis}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Spherical ungula} (Geom.), a part of a sphere bounded by two	      planes intersecting in a diameter and by a line of the	      surface of the sphere.	      [1913 Webster]
Ungular \Un"gu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a hoof, claw, or talon; ungual.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungulata \Un`gu*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. ungula hoof.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive group of mammals including all those that have	   hoofs. It comprises the Artiodactyla and Perissodactyla.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungulate \Un"gu*late\, a. [L. ungulatus. See {Ungula}.]	   1. Shaped like a hoof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Furnished with hoofs. See the Note under {Nail},	      n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Ungulate \Un"gu*late\, n. (Zool.)	   Any hoofed quadruped; one of the Ungulata.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguled \Un"guled\, a. [L. ungula a claw.] (Her.)	   Hoofed, or bearing hoofs; -- used only when these are of a	   tincture different from the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Unguligrade \Un"gu*li*grade\, a. [L. ungula hoof + gradi to	   walk.] (Zool.)	   Having, or walking on, hoofs.	   [1913 Webster]
Ungulous \Un"gu*lous\, a. [See {Ungula}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Ungulate}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhair \Un*hair"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hair.]	   To deprive of hair, or of hairs; as, to unhair hides for	   leather.	   [1913 Webster]	         I 'll unhair thy head.                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhallow \Un*hal"low\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hallow.]	   To profane; to desecrate.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vanity unhallows the virtue.         --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhallowed \Un*hal"lowed\, a. [Pref. un- not + hallowed.]	   Not consecrated; hence, profane; unholy; impious; wicked.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the cause of truth, no unhallowed violence . . . is	         either necessary or admissible.          --E. D.	                                                  Griffin.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhand \Un*hand"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hand.]	   To loose from the hand; to let go.	   [1913 Webster]	         Hold off! unhand me, gray beard loon!	         Eftsoons his hand dropped he.            --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhandsome \Un*hand"some\, a.	   1. Not handsome; not beautiful; ungraceful; not comely or	      pleasing; plain; homely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were she other than she is, she were unhandsome.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not admit that there is anything unhandsome or	            irregular . . . in the globe.         --Woodward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting noble or amiable qualities; dishonorable;	      illiberal; low; disingenuous; mean; indecorous; as,	      unhandsome conduct, treatment, or imputations. "Unhandsome	      pleasures." --J. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unhandy; clumsy; awkward; inconvenient. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The ships were unwieldy and unhandsome. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            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.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*hand"some*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*hand"some*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unhandy \Un*hand"y\, a.	   Clumsy; awkward; as, an Unhandy man.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhang \Un*hang"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hang.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To divest or strip of hangings; to remove the hangings, as	      a room.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove (something hanging or swinging) from that which	      supports it; as, to unhang a gate.	      [1913 Webster]
Unhap \Un*hap"\, n.	   Ill luck; misfortune. [Obs.] "The cause of her unhap." --Sir	   P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhappied \Un*hap"pied\, a.	   Made unhappy. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhappy \Un*hap"py\, a.	   1. Not happy or fortunate; unfortunate; unlucky; as, affairs	      have taken an unhappy turn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In a degree miserable or wretched; not happy; sad;	      sorrowful; as, children render their parents unhappy by	      misconduct.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Marked by infelicity; evil; calamitous; as, an unhappy	      day. "The unhappy morn." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Mischievous; wanton; wicked. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*hap"pi*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*hap"pi*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unharbor \Un*har"bor\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + harbor.]	   To drive from harbor or shelter.	   [1913 Webster]
Unharbored \Un*har"bored\, a. [Pref. un- not + harbored.]	   1. Having no harbor or shelter; unprotected.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affording no harbor or shelter. "Unharbored heaths."	      [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unharmonious \Un`har*mo"ni*ous\, a.	   Inharmonious; unsymmetrical; also, unmusical; discordant.	   --Swift. -- {Un`har*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unharness \Un*har"ness\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + harness.]	   1. To strip of harness; to loose from harness or gear; as, to	      unharness horses or oxen. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disarm; to divest of armor. --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]
Unhasp \Un*hasp"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hasp.]	   To unloose the hasp of; to unclose.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhat \Un*hat"\, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + hat.]	   To take off the hat of; to remove one's hat, especially as a	   mark of respect. --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhead \Un*head"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + head.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take out the head of; as, to unhead a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To decapitate; to behead. [Obs.] --T. Brown.	      [1913 Webster]
Unheal \Un*heal"\, n. [Pref. un- not + heal health.]	   Misfortune; calamity; sickness. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Unheal \Un*heal"\, v. t.	   To uncover. See {Unhele}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unhealth \Un"health\, n.	   Unsoundness; disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Unheard \Un*heard"\, a.	   1. Not heard; not perceived by the ear; as, words unheard by	      those present.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not granted an audience or a hearing; not allowed to	      speak; not having made a defense, or stated one's side of	      a question; disregarded; unheeded; as, to condem? a man	      unheard.	      [1913 Webster]	            What pangs I feel, unpitied and unheard! --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not known to fame; not illustrious or celebrated; obscure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor was his name unheard or unadored. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unheard of}.	      (a) Not heard of; of which there are no tidings.	      (b) Unknown to fame; obscure. --Glanvill.	          [1913 Webster]
Unheard-of \Un*heard"-of\, a.	   New; unprecedented; unparalleled. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Unheart \Un*heart"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + heart.]	   To cause to lose heart; to dishearten. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unheedy \Un*heed"y\, a.	   Incautious; precipitate; heedless. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unheired \Un*heired"\, a.	   Destitute of an heir.	   [1913 Webster]	         To leave him utterly unheired.           --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhele \Un*hele"\, n.	   Same as {Unheal}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Unhele \Un*hele"\, v. t. [AS. unhelian. See 1st {Un-}, and	   {Hele} to cover.]	   To uncover. [Obs.] --Spenser. Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhelm \Un*helm"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + helm.]	   To deprive of the helm or helmet. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhelmed \Un*helmed"\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of unhelm.] Divested or deprived of the	      helm or helmet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + helm.] Not wearing a helmet; without a	      helmet. --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Unhelmet \Un*hel"met\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + helmet.]	   To deprive of the helmet. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhide \Un*hide"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hide.]	   To bring out from concealment; to discover. [Obs.] --P.	   Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhinge \Un*hinge"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hinge.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take from the hinges; as, to unhinge a door.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To displace; to unfix by violence. --Blackmore.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render unstable or wavering; to unsettle; as, to	      unhinge one's mind or opinions; to unhinge the nerves.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should I then unhinge my brains, ruin my mind?	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            His sufferings, nay the revolutions of his fate, had	            not in the least unhinged his mind.   --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]
Unhingement \Un*hinge"ment\, n.	   The act unhinging, or the state of being unhinged.	   [1913 Webster]
unhitch \un*hitch"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hitch.]	   To free from being hitched, or as if from being hitched; to	   unfasten; to loose; as, to unhitch a horse, or a trace.	   [1913 Webster]
unhive \un*hive"\ ([u^]n*h[imac]v"), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   hive.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To drive or remove from a hive.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of habitation or shelter, as a crowd.	      [1913 Webster]
unhoard \un*hoard"\ ([u^]n*h[=o]rd"), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   hoard.]	   To take or steal from a hoard; to pilfer. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
unhold \un*hold"\ ([u^]n*h[=o]ld"), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   hold.]	   To cease to hold; to unhand; to release. [Obs.] --Otway.	   [1913 Webster]
unholy \un*ho"ly\ ([u^]n*h[=o]"l[y^]), a.	   Not holy; unhallowed; not consecrated; hence, profane;	   wicked; impious. -- {un*ho"li*ly}, adv. -- {un*ho"li*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
unhonest \un*hon"est\, a.	   Dishonest; dishonorable. --Ascham. -- {Un*hon"est*ly}, adv.	   --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
unhood \un*hood"\ ([u^]n*h[oo^]d"), v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   hood.]	   To remove a hood or disguise from. --Quarterly Rev.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhook \Un*hook"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hook.]	   To loose from a hook; to undo or open by loosening or	   unfastening the hooks of; as, to unhook a fish; to unhook a	   dress.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhoop \Un*hoop"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + hoop.]	   To strip or deprive of hoops; to take away the hoops of.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhoped \Un*hoped"\, a.	   Not hoped or expected. "With unhoped success." --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Blessings of friends, which to my door	         Unasked, unhoped, have come.             --J. N.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhoped-for \Un*hoped"-for\, a.	   Unhoped; unexpected.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhorse \Un*horse"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + horse.]	   To throw from a horse; to cause to dismount; also, to take a	   horse or horses from; as, to unhorse a rider; to unhorse a	   carriage. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhosed \Un*hosed"\, a.	   Without hose.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhospitable \Un*hos"pi*ta*ble\, a.	   Inhospitable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhouse \Un*house"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + house.]	   To drive from a house or habitation; to dislodge; hence, to	   deprive of shelter.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhoused \Un*housed"\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of unhouse.] Driven from a house; deprived	      of shelter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- + housed.] Not provided with a house or	      shelter; houseless; homeless.	      [1913 Webster]
Unhouseled \Un*hou"seled\, a.	   Not having received the sacrament. [Obs.] [Written also	   {unhouselled}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To die like the houseless dog on yonder common,	         unshriven and unhouseled.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhuman \Un*hu"man\, a.	   Not human; inhuman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhumanize \Un*hu"man*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + humanize.]	   To render inhuman or barbarous. --J. Barlow.	   [1913 Webster]
Unhusked \Un*husked"\, a.	   1. [Pref. un- not + husked.] Not husked; having the husk on.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [1st pref. un- + husk, n.] Having the husk removed;	      without husk. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Uni- \U"ni-\ [L. unus one. See {One}.]	   A prefix signifying one, once; as in uniaxial, unicellular.	   [1913 Webster] Uniat
Uniat \U"ni*at\, Uniate \U"ni*ate\, n. (Eccl.)	   A member of the Greek Church, who nevertheless acknowledges	   the supremacy of the Pope of Rome; one of the United Greeks.	   Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniaxal \U`ni*ax"al\, a. [Uni + axal.]	   Uniaxial. -- {U`ni*ax"al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniaxial \U`ni*ax"i*al\, a. [Uni + axial.]	   1. (Crystallog.) Having but one optic axis, or line of no	      double refraction.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In uniaxial crystals, the optic axis has the direction	         of the vertical crystallographic axis. All tetragonal	         and hexagonal crystals are uniaxial.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Having only one axis; developing along a single	      line or plane; -- opposed to multiaxial.	      [1913 Webster]
Uniaxially \U`ni*ax"i*al*ly\, adv.	   In a uniaxial manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unibranchiate \U`ni*bran"chi*ate\, a. [Uni- + branchiate.]	   (Zool.)	   Having but one gill, as certain molluscs.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Unicameral \U`ni*cam"e*ral\, a. [Uni- + L. camera vault.]	   Having, or consisting of, a single chamber; -- said of a	   legislative assembly. [R.] --F. Lieber.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicapsular \U`ni*cap"su*lar\ [Uni- + capsular: cf. F.	   unicapsulaire.] (Bot.)	   Having but one capsule to each flower.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicarinated \U`ni*car"i*na`ted\, a. [Uni- + carinated.]	   Having one ridge or keel. --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicelled \U"ni*celled`\, a. [Uni- + cell.] (Biol.)	   Unicellular.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicellular \U`ni*cel"lu*lar\, a. [Uni- + cellular.]	   Having, or consisting of, but a single cell; as, a	   unicellular organism.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicentral \U`ni*cen"tral\, a. [Uni- + central.] (Biol.)	   Having a single center of growth.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unicentral development}, that form of development which	      takes place primarily around a single central point, as in	      the lowest of unicellular organisms.	      [1913 Webster]
Unicity \U*nic"i*ty\, n. [L. unicus single. See {Unique}.]	   The condition of being united; quality of the unique;	   unification.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not unity, but what the schoolmen call unicity. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         The unicity we strive not to express, for that is	         impossible, but to designate by the nearest analogy.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniclinal \U`ni*cli"nal\, a. [Uni- + Gr. ? to incline.] (Geol.)	   See {Nonoclinal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicolorous \U`ni*col"or*ous\, a. [Uni- + color.] (Zool.)	   Having the surface of a uniform color.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicorn \U"ni*corn\, n. [OE. unicorne, F. unicorne, L. unicornis	   one-horned, having a single horn; unus one + cornu a horn;	   cf. L. unicornuus a unicorn. See {One}, and {Horn}.]	   1. A fabulous animal with one horn; the monoceros; -- often	      represented in heraldry as a supporter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A two-horned animal of some unknown kind, so called in the	      Authorized Version of the Scriptures.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the	            furrow?                               --Job xxxix.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The unicorn mentioned in the Scripture was probably the	         urus. See the Note under {Reem}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) Any large beetle having a hornlike prominence on the	          head or prothorax.	      (b) The larva of a unicorn moth.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The kamichi; -- called also {unicorn bird}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mil.) A howitzer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fossil unicorn}, or {Fossil unicorn's horn} (Med.), a	      substance formerly of great repute in medicine; -- named	      from having been supposed to be the bone or the horn of	      the unicorn.	   {Unicorn fish}, {Unicorn whale} (Zool.), the narwhal.	   {Unicorn moth} (Zool.), a notodontian moth ({Coelodasys	      unicornis}) whose caterpillar has a prominent horn on its	      back; -- called also {unicorn prominent}.	   {Unicorn root} (Bot.), a name of two North American plants,	      the yellow-flowered colicroot ({Aletris farinosa}) and the	      blazing star ({Chamaelirium luteum}). Both are used in	      medicine.	   {Unicorn shell} (Zool.), any one of several species of marine	      gastropods having a prominent spine on the lip of the	      shell. Most of them belong to the genera {Monoceros} and	      {Leucozonia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Unicornous \U`ni*cor"nous\, a. [See {Unicorn}.] (Zool.)	   Having but a single horn; -- said of certain insects.	   "Unicornous beetles." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicostate \U`ni*cos"tate\, a. [Uni- + costate.] (Bot.)	   Having a single rib or strong nerve running upward from the	   base; -- said of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Unicursal \U`ni*cur"sal\, a. [Uni- + L. currere, cursum, to	   run.] (Geom.)	   That can be passed over in a single course; -- said of a	   curve when the coordinates of the point on the curve can be	   expressed as rational algebraic functions of a single	   parameter [theta].	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: As [theta] varies minus infinity to plus infinity, to	         each value of [theta] there corresponds one, and only	         one, point of the curve, while to each point on the	         curve there corresponds one, and only one, value of	         [theta]. Straight lines, conic sections, curves of the	         third order with a nodal point, curves of the fourth	         order with three double points, etc., are unicursal.	         [1913 Webster]
Unideaed \Un`i*de"aed\, a.	   Having no ideas; senseless; frivolous. "Unideaed girls."	   --Mrs. Hemans.	   [1913 Webster]	         He [Bacon] received the unideaed page [Villiers] into	         his intimacy.                            --Lord	                                                  Campbell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unideal \Un`i*de"al\, a.	   1. Not ideal; real; unimaginative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unideaed. [R.] --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Unidimensional \Un`i*di*men"sion*al\, a. [Uni- + dimensional.]	   (Math.)	   Having but one dimension. See {Dimension}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unifacial \U`ni*fa"cial\, a. [Uni- + facial.]	   Having but one front surface; as, some foliaceous corals are	   unifacial, the polyp mouths being confined to one surface.	   [1913 Webster]
Unific \U*nif"ic\, a.	   Making one or unity; unifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Unification \U`ni*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Unify}.]	   The act of unifying, or the state of being unified.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unification with God was the final aim of the	         Neoplatonicians.                         --Fleming.	   [1913 Webster]
Unifier \U"ni*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, unifies; as, a natural law is a	   unifier of phenomena.	   [1913 Webster]
Unifilar \U`ni*fi"lar\, a. [Uni- + L. filum a thread.]	   Having only one thread; involving the use of only one thread,	   wire, fiber, or the like; as, unifilar suspension.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 accurately measuring magnetic intensities, also for	      determining declinations of the magnetic needle.	      [1913 Webster]
Uniflagellate \U`ni*fla*gel"late\, a. [Uni- + flagellate.]	   (Biol.)	   Having but one flagellum; as, uniflagellate organisms.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniflorous \U`ni*flo"rous\, a. [Uni- + L. flos, floris, a	   flower: cf. F. uniflore.] (Bot.)	   Bearing one flower only; as, a uniflorous peduncle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unifolliate \U`ni*fol"li*ate\, a. [Uni- + foliate.] (Bot.)	   Having only one leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Unifollilate \U`ni*fol"li*late\, a. [Uni- + foliolate.] (Bot.)	   Having only one leaflet, as the leaves of the orange tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniform \U"ni*form\, a. [L. uniformis; unus one + forma from:	   cf. F. uniforme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having always the same form, manner, or degree; not	      varying or variable; unchanging; consistent; equable;	      homogenous; as, the dress of the Asiatics has been uniform	      from early ages; the temperature is uniform; a stratum of	      uniform clay. --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the same form with others; agreeing with each other;	      conforming to one rule or mode; consonant.	      [1913 Webster]	            The only doubt is . . . how far churches are bound	            to be uniform in their ceremonies.    --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Uniform matter}, that which is all of the same kind and	      texture; homogenous matter.	   {Uniform motion}, the motion of a body when it passes over	      equal spaces in equal times; equable motion. --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	Uniform \U"ni*form\, n. [F. uniforme. See {Uniform}, a.]	   A dress of a particular style or fashion worn by persons in	   the same service or order by means of which they have a	   distinctive appearance; as, the uniform of the artillery, of	   the police, of the Freemasons, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         There are many things which, a soldier will do in his	         plain clothes which he scorns to do in his uniform.	                                                  --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In full uniform} (Mil.), wearing the whole of the prescribed	      uniform, with ornaments, badges of rank, sash, side arms,	      etc.	   {Uniform sword}, an officer's sword of the regulation pattern	      prescribed for the army or navy.	      [1913 Webster]	Uniform \U"ni*form\, v. t.	   1. To clothe with a uniform; as, to uniform a company of	      soldiers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make conformable. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Uniformal \U`ni*form"al\, a.	   Uniform. [Obs.] --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniformism \U"ni*form`ism\, n. [From {Uniform}.] (Geol.)	   The doctrine of uniformity in the geological history of the	   earth; -- in part equivalent to uniformitarianism, but also	   used, more broadly, as opposed to catastrophism.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniformitarian \U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an\, a. (Geol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the view or doctrine that	   existing causes, acting in the same manner and with	   essentially the same intensity as at the present time, are	   sufficient to account for all geological changes.	   [1913 Webster]	Uniformitarian \U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an\, n. (Geol.)	   One who accepts uniformitarianism, or the uniformitarian	   doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniformitarianism \U`ni*form`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n. (Geol.)	   The uniformitarian doctrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniformity \U`ni*form"i*ty\, n. [L. uniformitas: cf. F.	   uniformit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being uniform; freedom from	      variation or difference; resemblance to itself at all	      times; sameness of action, effect, etc., under like	      conditions; even tenor; as, the uniformity of design in a	      poem; the uniformity of nature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consistency; sameness; as, the uniformity of a man's	      opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Similitude between the parts of a whole; as, the	      uniformity of sides in a regular figure; beauty is said to	      consist in uniformity with variety.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Continued or unvaried sameness or likeness.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Conformity to a pattern or rule; resemblance, consonance,	      or agreement; as, the uniformity of different churches in	      ceremonies or rites.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Act of Uniformity} (Eng. Hist.), an act of Parliament,	      passed in 1661, prescribing the form of public prayers,	      administration of sacraments, and other rites of the	      Established Church of England. Its provisions were	      modified by the "Act of Uniformity Amendment Act," of	      1872.	      [1913 Webster]
Uniformly \U"ni*form`ly\, adv.	   In a uniform manner; without variation or diversity; by a	   regular, constant, or common ratio of change; with even	   tenor; as, a temper uniformly mild.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To vary uniformly} (Math.), to vary with the ratio of the	      corresponding increments constant; -- said of two	      dependent quantities with regard to each other.	      [1913 Webster]
Unifromness \U"ni*from`ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being uniform; uniformity.	   [1913 Webster]
Unify \U"ni*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unified}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Unifying}.] [Uni- + -fy: cf. F. unifier.]	   To cause to be one; to make into a unit; to unite; to view as	   one.	   [1913 Webster]	         A comprehensive or unifying act of the judging faculty.	                                                  --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Perception is thus a unifying act.       --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unigeniture \U`ni*gen"i*ture\, n. [L. unigenitus only-begotten;	   unus one + gignere, genitum, to beget.]	   The state of being the only begotten. [R.] --Bp. Pearson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unigenous \U*nig"e*nous\, a. [L. unigena; unus one + genere,	   gignere, to beget.] (Biol.)	   Being of one kind; being of the same genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Unijugate \U*nij"u*gate\, a. [Uni- + L. jugum yoke, pair: cf. L.	   unijugus having one yoke.] (Bot.)	   Having but one pair of leaflets; -- said of a pinnate leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Unilabiate \U`ni*la"bi*ate\, a. [Uni- + labiate.] (Bot.)	   Having one lip only; as, a unilabiate corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Unilateral \U`ni*lat"er*al\, a. [Uni- + lateral: cf. F.	   unilat['e]ral.]	   1. Being on one side only; affecting but one side; one-sided.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Pertaining to one side; one-sided; as, a	      unilateral raceme, in which the flowers grow only on one	      side of a common axis, or are all turned to one side.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unilateral contract} (Law), a contract or engagement	      requiring future action only by one party.	      [1913 Webster]
Uniliteral \U`ni*lit"er*al\, a. [Uni- + literal.]	   Consisting of one letter only; as, a uniliteral word or sign.	   [1913 Webster]
Unilobar \U`ni*lo"bar\, a. [Uni- + lobar.]	   Consisting of a single lobe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unilocular \U`ni*loc"u*lar\, a. [Uni- + locular: cf. F.	   uniloculaire.] (Biol.)	   Having one cell or cavity only; as, a unilocular capsule or	   shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unimitable \Un*im"i*ta*ble\, a.	   Inimitable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unimpairable \Un`im*pair"a*ble\, a.	   That can not be impaired. --Hakewill.	   [1913 Webster]
Unimpeachable \Un`im*peach"a*ble\, a.	   Not impeachable; not to be called in question; exempt from	   liability to accusation; free from stain, guilt, or fault;	   irreproachable; blameless; as, an unimpeachable reputation;	   unimpeachable testimony. --Burke. --	   {Un`im*peach"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un`im*peach"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unimplicate \Un*im"pli*cate\, a.	   Not implicated. "Unimplicate in folly." --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Unimportance \Un`im*por"tance\, n.	   Want of importance; triviality. --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unimproved \Un`im*proved"\, a.	   1. Not improved; not made better or wiser; not advanced in	      knowledge, manners, or excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not used; not employed; especially, not used or employed	      for a valuable purpose; as, unimproved opportunities;	      unimproved blessings. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not tilled, cultivated, or built upon; yielding no	      revenue; as, unimproved land or soil.	      [1913 Webster]
Unimuscular \U`ni*mus"cu*lar\, a. [Uni- muscular.] (Zool.)	   Having only one adductor muscle, and one muscular impression	   on each valve, as the oyster; monomyarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Unincumbered \Un`in*cum"bered\, a.	   1. Not incumbered; not burdened.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Free from any temporary estate or interest, or from	      mortgage, or other charge or debt; as, an estate	      unincumbered with dower.	      [1913 Webster]
Uninfringible \Un`in*frin"gi*ble\, a.	   That may not be infringed; as, an uninfringible monopoly.	   [1913 Webster]
Unintelligence \Un`in*tel"li*gence\, n.	   Absence or lack of intelligence; unwisdom; ignorance. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Uninteressed \Un*in"ter*essed\, a.	   Uninterested; unaffected. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Uninterested \Un*in"ter*est*ed\, a.	   1. Not interested; not having any interest or property in;	      having nothing at stake; as, to be uninterested in any	      business.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not having the mind or the passions engaged; as,	      uninterested in a discourse or narration.	      [1913 Webster]
Unintermission \Un*in`ter*mis"sion\, n.	   Want or failure of intermission. [R.] --Bp. Parker.	   [1913 Webster]
Uninucleated \U`ni*nu"cle*a`ted\, a. [Uni- + nucleated.] (Biol.)	   Possessed of but a single nucleus; as, a uninucleated cell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unio \U"ni*o\, n. [NL., fr. L. unio unity, union, a single large	   pearl. See {Union}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of fresh-water mussels belonging	   to {Unio} and many allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniocular \U`ni*oc"u*lar\, a. [Uni- + ocular.]	   Of, pertaining to, or seated in, one eye; monocular.	   [1913 Webster]
Union \Un"ion\ (?; 277), n. [F., from L. unio oneness, union, a	   single large pearl, a kind of onion, fr. unus one. See {One},	   and cf. {Onion}, {Unit}.]	   1. The act of uniting or joining two or more things into one,	      or the state of being united or joined; junction;	      coalition; combination.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Union differs from connection, as it implies that the	         bodies are in contact, without an inter?ening body;	         whereas things may be connected by the in???vention of	         a third body, as by a cord or chain.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Agreement and conjunction of mind, spirit, will,	      affections, or the like; harmony; concord.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is united, or made one; something formed by a	      combination or coalition of parts or members; a	      confederation; a consolidated body; a league; as, the	      weavers have formed a union; trades unions have become	      very numerous; the United States of America are often	      called the Union. --A. Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A textile fabric composed of two or more materials, as	      cotton, silk, wool, etc., woven together.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A large, fine pearl. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If they [pearls] be white, great, round, smooth, and	            weighty . . . our dainties and delicates here at	            Rome . . . call them unions, as a man would say	            "singular," and by themselves alone.  --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the cup an union shall he throw,	            Richer than that which four successive kings	            In Denmark's crown have worn.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A device emblematic of union, used on a national flag or	      ensign, sometimes, as in the military standard of Great	      Britain, covering the whole field; sometimes, as in the	      flag of the United States, and the English naval and	      marine flag, occupying the upper inner corner, the rest of	      the flag being called the fly. Also, a flag having such a	      device; especially, the flag of Great Britain.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The union of the United States ensign is a cluster of	         white stars, denoting the union of the States, and,	         properly, equal in number to that of the States,	         displayed on a blue field; the fly being composed of	         alternate stripes of red and white. The union of the	         British ensign is the three crosses of St. George, St.	         Andrew, and St. Patrick in combination, denoting the	         union of England, Scotland and Ireland, displayed on a	         blue field in the national banner used on shore, on a	         red, white, or blue field in naval ensigns, and with a	         white border or fly in the merchant service.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach.) A joint or other connection uniting parts of	      machinery, or the like, as the elastic pipe of a tender	      connecting it with the feed pipe of a locomotive engine;	      especially, a pipe fitting for connecting pipes, or pipes	      and fittings, in such a way as to facilitate	      disconnection.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Brewing) A cask suspended on trunnions, in which	      fermentation is carried on.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Hypostatic union} (Theol.) See under {Hypostatic}.	   {Latin union}. See under {Latin}.	   {Legislative Union} (Eng. Hist.), the union of Great Britain	      and Ireland, which took place Jan. 1, 1801.	   {Union}, or {Act of Union} (Eng. Hist.), the act by which	      Scotland was united to England, or by which the two	      kingdoms were incorporated into one, in 1707.	   {Union by the first intention}, or {Union by the second	   intention}. (Surg.) See {To heal by the first intention}, or	      {To heal by the second intention}, under {Intention}.	   {Union down} (Naut.), a signal of distress at sea made by	      reversing the flag, or turning its union downward.	   {Union jack}. (Naut.) See {Jack}, n., 10.	   {Union joint}. (Mech.)	      (a) A joint formed by means of a union.	      (b) A piece of pipe made in the form of the letter T.	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unity; junction; connection; concord; alliance;	        coalition; combination; confederacy.	   Usage: {Union}, {Unity}. Union is the act of bringing two or	          more things together so as to make but one, or the	          state of being united into one. Unity is a state of	          simple oneness, either of essence, as the unity of	          God, or of action, feeling, etc., as unity of design,	          of affection, etc. Thus, we may speak of effecting a	          union of interests which shall result in a unity of	          labor and interest in securing a given object.	          [1913 Webster]	                One kingdom, joy, and union without end.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                [Man] is to . . . beget	                Like of his like, his image multiplied.	                In unity defective; which requires	                Collateral love, and dearest amity. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]
Unionism \Un"ion*ism\, n.	   1. The sentiment of attachment to a federal union, especially	      to the federal union of the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The principles, or the system, of combination among	      workmen engaged in the same occupation or trade.	      [1913 Webster]
Unionist \Un"ion*ist\, n.	   1. One who advocates or promotes union; especially a loyal	      supporter of a federal union, as that of the United	      States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A member or supporter of a trades union.	      [1913 Webster]
Unionistic \Un`ion*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to union or unionists; tending to promote or	   preserve union.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniovulate \U`ni*o"vu*late\, a. [Uni- + ovulate.] (Bot.)	   Containing but one ovule.	   [1913 Webster]
Unipara \U*nip"a*ra\, n. [NL. See {Uniparous}.]	   A woman who has borne one child.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniparous \U*nip"a*rous\, a. [Uni- + L. parere to bring forth.]	   1. (Zool.) Producing but one egg or young at a time.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Producing but one axis of inflorescence; -- said of	      the scorpioid cyme.	      [1913 Webster]
Uniped \U"ni*ped\, a. [Uni- + L. pes, pedis, foot.]	   Having only one foot. --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Unipersonal \U"ni*per"son*al\, a. [Uni- + personal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Existing as one, and only one, person; as, a unipersonal	      God.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Used in only one person, especially only in the	      third person, as some verbs; impersonal.	      [1913 Webster]
Unipersonalist \U`ni*per"so*nal*ist\, n. (Theol.)	   One who believes that the Deity is unipersonal.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniphonous \U*niph"o*nous\, a. [Uni- + Gr. ? sound.]	   Having but one sound, as the drum. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uniplicate \U*nip"li*cate\, a. [Uni- + plicate.]	   Having, or consisting of, but one fold.	   [1913 Webster]
Unipolar \U`ni*po"lar\, a. [Uni- + polar.]	   1. (Physics) Having, or acting by means of, one pole only.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Having but one pole or process; -- applied to	      those ganglionic nerve cells which have but one radiating	      process; -- opposed to multipolar.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unipolar induction} (Elec.), induction, as in a conducting	      circuit, by only one pole of a magnet.	   {Unipolar stimulation} (Physiol.), the simulation sometimes	      produced when one electrode of an induction apparatus is	      applied to a nerve; -- called also {unipolar induction	      action}. --Du Bois-Reymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Unique \U*nique"\, a. [F. unique; cf. It. unico; from L. unicus,	   from unus one. See {One}.]	   Being without a like or equal; unmatched; unequaled;	   unparalleled; single in kind or excellence; sole. --	   {U*nique"ly}, adv. -- {U*nique"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	Unique \U*nique"\, n.	   A thing without a like; something unequaled or unparalleled.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The phenix, the unique pf birds.         --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniquity \U*niq"ui*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being unique; uniqueness. [R.]	   --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniradiated \U`ni*ra"di*a`ted\, a. [Uni- + radiated.]	   Having but one ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniramous \U`ni*ra"mous\, a. [Uni- + L. ramus branch.] (Biol.)	   Having but one branch.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniseptate \U`ni*sep"tate\, a. [Uni- + septate.] (Bot.)	   Having but one septum, or partition; -- said of two-celled	   fruits, such as the silicles of cruciferous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniserial \U`ni*se"ri*al\, a. [Uni- + serial.]	   Having only one row or series.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniseriate \U`ni*se"ri*ate\, a. [Uni- + seriate.]	   Having one line or series; uniserial. -- {U`ni*se"ri*ate*ly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unisexual \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 which the	   sexes are in separate individuals; di[oe]cious; --	   distinguished from bisexual, or hermaphrodite. See	   {Di[oe]cious}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unisilicate \U`ni*sil"i*cate\, n. [Uni- + silicate.] (Min.)	   A salt of orthosilicic acid, {H4SiO4}; -- so called because	   the ratio of the oxygen atoms united to the basic metals and	   silicon respectively is 1:1; for example, {Mg2SiO4} or	   2{MgO.SiO2}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unison \U"ni*son\ (?; 277), n. [LL. unisonus having the same	   sound; L. unus one + sonus a sound: cf. F. unisson, It.	   unisono. See {One}, and {Sound} a noise.]	   1. Harmony; agreement; concord; union.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Identity in pitch; coincidence of sounds proceeding	      from an equality in the number of vibrations made in a	      given time by two or more sonorous bodies. Parts played or	      sung in octaves are also said to be in unison, or in	      octaves.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: If two cords of the same substance have equal length,	         thickness, and tension, they are said to be in unison,	         and their sounds will be in unison. Sounds of very	         different qualities and force may be in unison, as the	         sound of a bell may be in unison with a sound of a	         flute. Unison, then, consists in identity of pitch	         alone, irrespective of quality of sound, or timbre,	         whether of instruments or of human voices. A piece or	         passage is said to be sung or played in unison when all	         the voices or instruments perform the same part, in	         which sense unison is contradistinguished from harmony.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A single, unvaried. [R.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {In unison}, in agreement; agreeing in tone; in concord.	      [1913 Webster]	Unison \U"ni*son\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. It. unisono. See {Unison},	   n.]	   1. Sounding alone. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [sounds] intermixed with voice,	            Choral or unison.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) Sounded alike in pitch; unisonant; unisonous; as,	      unison passages, in which two or more parts unite in	      coincident sound.	      [1913 Webster]
Unisonal \U*nis"o*nal\, a.	   Being in unison; unisonant. -- {U*nis"o*nal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unisonance \U*nis"o*nance\, n. [See {Unisonant}.]	   Accordance of sounds; unison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unisonant \U*nis"o*nant\, a. [Uni- + sonant. See {Unison}.]	   Being in unison; having the same degree of gravity or	   acuteness; sounded alike in pitch.	   [1913 Webster]
Unisonous \U*nis"o*nous\, a. [See {Unison}.]	   Being in unison; unisonant. --Busby.	   [1913 Webster]
Unit \U"nit\, n. [Abbrev. from unity.]	   1. A single thing or person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arith.) The least whole number; one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Units are the integral parts of any large number.	                                                  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of	      twenty shillings. --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time,	      heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for	      other amounts or quantities of the same kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Math.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded	      as an undivided whole.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Abstract unit}, the unit of numeration; one taken in the	      abstract; the number represented by 1. The term is used in	      distinction from concrete, or determinate, unit, that is,	      a unit in which the kind of thing is expressed; a unit of	      measure or value; as 1 foot, 1 dollar, 1 pound, and the	      like.	   {Complex unit} (Theory of Numbers), an imaginary number of	      the form a + broot{-1}, when a^{2} + b^{2} = 1.	   {Duodecimal unit}, a unit in the scale of numbers increasing	      or decreasing by twelves.	   {Fractional unit}, the unit of a fraction; the reciprocal of	      the denominator; thus, 1/4 is the unit of the fraction	      3/4.	   {Integral unit}, the unit of integral numbers, or 1.	   {Physical unit}, a value or magnitude conventionally adopted	      as a unit or standard in physical measurements. The	      various physical units are usually based on given units of	      length, mass, and time, and on the density or other	      properties of some substance, for example, water. See	      {Dyne}, {Erg}, {Farad}, {Ohm}, {Poundal}, etc.	   {Unit deme} (Biol.), a unit of the inferior order or orders	      of individuality.	   {Unit jar} (Elec.), a small, insulated Leyden jar, placed	      between the electrical machine and a larger jar or	      battery, so as to announce, by its repeated discharges,	      the amount of electricity passed into the larger jar.	   {Unit of heat} (Physics), a determinate quantity of heat	      adopted as a unit of measure; a thermal unit (see under	      {Thermal}). Water is the substance generally employed, the	      unit being one gram or one pound, and the temperature	      interval one degree of the Centigrade or Fahrenheit scale.	      When referred to the gram, it is called the gram degree.	      The British unit of heat, or thermal unit, used by	      engineers in England and in the United States, is the	      quantity of heat necessary to raise one pound of pure	      water at and near its temperature of greatest density	      (39.1[deg] Fahr.) through one degree of the Fahrenheit	      scale. --Rankine.	   {Unit of illumination}, the light of a sperm candle burning	      120 grains per hour. Standard gas, burning at the rate of	      five cubic feet per hour, must have an illuminating power	      equal to that of fourteen such candles.	   {Unit of measure} (as of length, surface, volume, dry	      measure, liquid measure, money, weight, time, and the	      like), in general, a determinate quantity or magnitude of	      the kind designated, taken as a standard of comparison for	      others of the same kind, in assigning to them numerical	      values, as 1 foot, 1 yard, 1 mile, 1 square foot, 1 square	      yard, 1 cubic foot, 1 peck, 1 bushel, 1 gallon, 1 cent, 1	      ounce, 1 pound, 1 hour, and the like; more specifically,	      the fundamental unit adopted in any system of weights,	      measures, or money, by which its several denominations are	      regulated, and which is itself defined by comparison with	      some known magnitude, either natural or empirical, as, in	      the United States, the dollar for money, the pound	      avoirdupois for weight, the yard for length, the gallon of	      8.3389 pounds avoirdupois of water at 39.8[deg] Fahr.	      (about 231 cubic inches) for liquid measure, etc.; in	      Great Britain, the pound sterling, the pound troy, the	      yard, or 1/108719 part of the length of a second's	      pendulum at London, the gallon of 277.274 cubic inches,	      etc.; in the metric system, the meter, the liter, the	      gram, etc.	   {Unit of power}. (Mach.) See {Horse power}.	   {Unit of resistance}. (Elec.) See {Resistance}, n., 4, and	      {Ohm}.	   {Unit of work} (Physics), the amount of work done by a unit	      force acting through a unit distance, or the amount	      required to lift a unit weight through a unit distance	      against gravitation. See {Erg}, {Foot Pound},	      {Kilogrammeter}.	   {Unit stress} (Mech. Physics), stress per unit of area;	      intensity of stress. It is expressed in ounces, pounds,	      tons, etc., per square inch, square foot, or square yard,	      etc., or in atmospheres, or inches of mercury or water, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Unitable \U*nit"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of union by growth or otherwise. --Owen.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitarian \U`ni*ta"ri*an\, n. [Cf. F. unitaire, unitairien, NL.	   unitarius. See {Unity}.]	   1. (Theol.) One who denies the doctrine of the Trinity,	      believing that God exists only in one person; a	      unipersonalist; also, one of a denomination of Christians	      holding this belief.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who rejects the principle of dualism.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A monotheist. [R.] --Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]	Unitarian \U`ni*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Unitarians, or their doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitarianism \U`ni*ta"ri*an*ism\, n. [Cf. F. unitairianisme.]	   The doctrines of Unitarians.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitarianize \U`ni*ta"ri*an*ize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Unitarianized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Unitarianizing}.]	   To change or turn to Unitarian views.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitary \U"nit*a*ry\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a unit or units; relating to unity;	      as, the unitary method in arithmetic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the nature of a unit; not divided; united.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unitary theory} (Chem.), the modern theory that the	      molecules of all complete compounds are units, whose parts	      are bound together in definite structure, with mutual and	      reciprocal influence on each other, and are not mere	      aggregations of more or less complex groups; --	      distinguished from the dualistic theory.	      [1913 Webster]
Unite \U*nite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {United}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Uniting}.] [L. unitus, p. p. of unire to unite, from unus	   one. See {One}.]	   1. To put together so as to make one; to join, as two or more	      constituents, to form a whole; to combine; to connect; to	      join; to cause to adhere; as, to unite bricks by mortar;	      to unite iron bars by welding; to unite two armies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to join by a legal or moral bond, as families by	      marriage, nations by treaty, men by opinions; to join in	      interest, affection, fellowship, or the like; to cause to	      agree; to harmonize; to associate; to attach.	      [1913 Webster]	            Under his great vicegerent reign abide,	            United as one individual soul.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king proposed nothing more than to unite his	            kingdom in one form of worship.       --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To add; join; annex; attach. See {Add}.	        [1913 Webster]	Unite \U*nite"\, v. i.	   1. To become one; to be cemented or consolidated; to combine,	      as by adhesion or mixture; to coalesce; to grow together.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join in an act; to concur; to act in concert; as, all	      parties united in signing the petition.	      [1913 Webster]	Unite \U*nite"\, a. [L. unitus, p. p. See {Unite}, v. t.]	   United; joint; as, unite consent. [Obs.] --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
United \U*nit"ed\, a.	   Combined; joined; made one.	   [1913 Webster]	   {United Brethren}. (Eccl.) See {Moravian}, n.	   {United flowers} (Bot.), flowers which have the stamens and	      pistils in the same flower.	   {The United Kingdom}, Great Britain and Ireland; -- so named	      since January 1, 1801, when the Legislative Union went	      into operation.	   {United Greeks} (Eccl.), those members of the Greek Church	      who acknowledge the supremacy of the pope; -- called also	      {uniats}.	      [1913 Webster]
Unitedly \U*nit"ed*ly\, adv.	   In an united manner. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniter \U*nit"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, unites.	   [1913 Webster]
Uniterable \U*nit"er*a*ble\, a.	   Not iterable; incapable of being repeated. [Obs.] "To play	   away an uniterable life." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unition \U*ni"tion\, n. [LL. unitio, from L. unire. See	   {Unite},v. t.]	   The act of uniting, or the state of being united; junction.	   [Obs.] --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitive \U"ni*tive\, a. [LL. unitivus: cf. F. unitif.]	   Having the power of uniting; causing, or tending to produce,	   union. --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitively \U"ni*tive*ly\, adv.	   In a unitive manner. --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitize \U"nit*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unitized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Unitizing}.]	   To reduce to a unit, or one whole; to form into a unit; to	   unify.	   [1913 Webster]
Unitude \U"ni*tude\, n.	   Unity. [R.] --H. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unity \U"ni*ty\, n.; pl. {Unities}. [OE. unite, F. unit['e], L.	   unitas, from unus one. See {One}, and cf. {Unit}.]	   1. The state of being one; oneness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatever we can consider as one thing suggests to	            the understanding the idea of unity.  --Locks.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Unity is affirmed of a simple substance or indivisible	         monad, or of several particles or parts so intimately	         and closely united as to constitute a separate body or	         thing. See the Synonyms under {Union}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Concord; harmony; conjunction; agreement; uniformity; as,	      a unity of proofs; unity of doctrine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren	            to dwell together in unity!           --Ps. cxxxiii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) Any definite quantity, or aggregate of quantities	      or magnitudes taken as one, or for which 1 is made to	      stand in calculation; thus, in a table of natural sines,	      the radius of the circle is regarded as unity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The number 1, when it is not applied to any particular	         thing, is generally called unity.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Poetry & Rhet.) In dramatic composition, one of the	      principles by which a uniform tenor of story and propriety	      of representation are preserved; conformity in a	      composition to these; in oratory, discourse, etc., the due	      subordination and reference of every part to the	      development of the leading idea or the eastablishment of	      the main proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Greek drama, the three unities required were	         those of action, of time, and of place; that is, that	         there should be but one main plot; that the time	         supposed should not exceed twenty-four hours; and that	         the place of the action before the spectators should be	         one and the same throughout the piece.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Fine Arts & Mus.) Such a combination of parts as to	      constitute a whole, or a kind of symmetry of style and	      character.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) The peculiar characteristics of an estate held by	      several in joint tenancy.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The properties of it are derived from its unity, which	         is fourfold; unity of interest, unity of title, unity	         of time, and unity of possession; in other words, joint	         tenants have one and the same interest, accruing by one	         and the same conveyance, commencing at the same time,	         and held by one and the same undivided possession.	         Unity of possession is also a joint possession of two	         rights in the same thing by several titles, as when a	         man, having a lease of land, afterward buys the fee	         simple, or, having an easement in the land of another,	         buys the servient estate.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   {At unity}, at one.	   {Unity of type}. (Biol.) See under {Type}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Union; oneness; junction; concord; harmony. See {Union}.	        [1913 Webster]
Univalence \U*niv"a*lence\, n. (Chem.)	   The quality or state of being univalent.	   [1913 Webster]
Univalent \U*niv"a*lent\, a. [Uni- + L. valens, -entis, p. pr.	   See {Valence}.] (Chem.)	   Having a valence of one; capable of combining with, or of	   being substituted for, one atom of hydrogen; monovalent; --	   said of certain atoms and radicals.	   [1913 Webster]
Univalve \U"ni*valve\, n. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.]	   (Zool.)	   A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell	   is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of	         gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and	         pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the	         gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as	         the limpets.	         [1913 Webster] Univalve	Univalve \U"ni*valve\, Univalved \U"ni*valved\, a. [Cf. F.	   univalve.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Univalvia \U`ni*val"vi*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Gastropoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Univalvular \U`ni*val"vu*lar\, a. (Bot. & Zool.)	   Same as {Univalve}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Univariant \U`ni*va"ri*ant\, a. (Chem.)	   Having one degree of freedom or variability.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Universal \U`ni*ver"sal\, a. [L. universalis: cf. F. universel,	   OF. also universal. See {Universe}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the universe; extending to, including,	      or affecting, the whole number, quantity, or space;	      unlimited; general; all-reaching; all-pervading; as,	      universal ruin; universal good; universal benevolence or	      benefice. "Anointed universal King." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The universal cause	            Acts not by partial, but by general laws. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            This universal frame began.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Universal and its derivatives are used in common	         discourse for general and its derivatives. See	         {General}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Constituting or considered as a whole; total; entire;	      whole; as, the universal world. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At which the universal host up dent	            A shout that tore Hell's concave.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mech.) Adapted or adaptable to all or to various uses,	      shapes, sizes, etc.; as, a universal milling machine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Logic) Forming the whole of a genus; relatively unlimited	      in extension; affirmed or denied of the whole of a	      subject; as, a universal proposition; -- opposed to	      {particular}; e. g. (universal affirmative) All men are	      animals; (universal negative) No men are omniscient.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 of God in the world; the	      catholic church. See the Note under {Catholic}, a., 1.	   {Universal coupling}. (Mach.) Same as {Universal joint},	      below.	   {Universal dial}, a dial by which the hour may be found in	      any part of the world, or under any elevation of the pole.	      	   {Universal instrument} (Astron.), a species of altitude and	      azimuth instrument, the peculiarity of which is, that the	      object end of the telescope is placed at right angles to	      the eye end, with a prism of total reflection at the	      angle, and the eye end constitutes a portion of the	      horizontal axis of the instrument, having the eyepiece at	      the pivot and in the center of the altitude circle, so	      that the eye has convenient access to both at the same	      time.	   {Universal joint} (Mach.), a contrivance used for joining two	      shafts or parts of a machine endwise, so that the one may	      give rotary motion to the other when forming an angle with	      it, or may move freely in all directions with respect to	      the other, as by means of a cross connecting the forked	      ends of the two shafts (Fig. 1). Since this joint can not	      act when the angle of the shafts is less than 140[deg], a	      double joint of the same kind is sometimes used for giving	      rotary motion at angles less than 140[deg] (Fig. 2).	   {Universal umbel} (Bot.), a primary or general umbel; the	      first or largest set of rays in a compound umbel; --	      opposed to partial umbel. A universal involucre is not	      unfrequently placed at the foot of a universal umbel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: General; all; whole; total. See {General}.	        [1913 Webster]	Universal \U`ni*ver"sal\, n.	   1. The whole; the general system of the universe; the	      universe. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Plato calleth God the cause and original, the nature	            and reason, of the universal.         --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Logic)	      (a) A general abstract conception, so called from being	          universally applicable to, or predicable of, each	          individual or species contained under it.	      (b) A universal proposition. See {Universal}, a., 4.	          [1913 Webster]	Universal donor \U`ni*ver"sal do"nor\, n. (Med.)	   a person belonging to the O blood group (of the ABO	   classification), who can safely donate blood to anyone.	   [PJC]	Universal grammar \U`ni*ver"sal gram"mar\, n.	   1. (Linguistics) the principles forming the basis for the	      human ability to understand language.	      [PJC]	   2. (Linguistics) the general properties and constraints	      common to all human languages; also, the study of such	      principles.	      [PJC]
Universalian \U`ni*ver*sa"li*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Universalism; Universalist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Universalism \U`ni*ver"sal*ism\, n. [Cf. F. universalisme.]	   (Theol.)	   The doctrine or belief that all men will be saved, or made	   happy, in the future state.	   [1913 Webster]
Universalist \U`ni*ver"sal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. universaliste.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Theol.) One who believes in Universalism; one of a	      denomination of Christians holding this faith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who affects to understand all the particulars in	      statements or propositions. [Obs.] --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	Universalist \U`ni*ver"sal*ist\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Unversalists of their doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Universalistic \U`ni*ver`sal*is"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the whole; universal.	   [1913 Webster]
Universality \U`ni*ver*sal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Universalties}. [Cf.	   F. universalit['e].]	   The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension	   or application; generality; -- distinguished from	   particularity; as, the unversality of a proposition; the	   unversality of sin; the unversality of the Deluge.	   [1913 Webster]
Universalize \U`ni*ver"sal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Universalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Universalizing}.] [Cf. F.	   universaliser.]	   To make universal; to generalize. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Universally \U`ni*ver"sal*ly\, adv.	   In a universal manner; without exception; as, God's laws are	   universally binding on his creatures.	   [1913 Webster]
Universalness \U`ni*ver"sal*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being universal; universality.	   [1913 Webster]
Universe \U"ni*verse\, n. [L. universum, from universus	   universal; unus one + vertere, versum, to turn, that is,	   turned into one, combined into one whole; cf. F. univers. See	   {One}, and {Verse}.]	   All created things viewed as constituting one system or	   whole; the whole body of things, or of phenomena; the to~	   pa^n of the Greeks, the mundus of the Latins; the world;	   creation.	   [1913 Webster]	         How may I	         Adore thee, Author of this universe	         And all this good to man!                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Universe of discourse \U"ni*verse of dis"course\, n.	   everything which may be considered, explicitly or implicitly,	   in a particular theory or discussion.	   [PJC]
University \U`ni*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Universities}. [OE.	   universite, L. universitas all together, the whole, the	   universe, a number of persons associated into one body, a	   society, corporation, fr. universus all together, universal:	   cf. F. universit['e]. See {Universe}.]	   1. The universe; the whole. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An association, society, guild, or corporation, esp. one	      capable of having and acquiring property. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The universities, or corporate bodies, at Rome were	            very numerous. There were corporations of bakers,	            farmers of the revenue, scribes, and others. --Eng.	                                                  Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An institution organized and incorporated for the purpose	      of imparting instruction, examining students, and	      otherwise promoting education in the higher branches of	      literature, science, art, etc., empowered to confer	      degrees in the several arts and faculties, as in theology,	      law, medicine, music, etc. A university may exist without	      having any college connected with it, or it may consist of	      but one college, or it may comprise an assemblage of	      colleges established in any place, with professors for	      instructing students in the sciences and other branches of	      learning. In modern usage, a university is expected to	      have both an undergraduate division, granting bachelor's	      degrees, and a graduate division, granting master's or	      doctoral degrees, but there are some exceptions. In	      addition, a modern university typically also supports	      research by its faculty	      [1913 Webster]	            The present universities of Europe were, originally,	            the greater part of them, ecclesiastical	            corporations, instituted for the education of	            churchmen . . . What was taught in the greater part	            of those universities was suitable to the end of	            their institutions, either theology or something	            that was merely preparatory to theology. --A. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: From the Roman words universitas, collegium, corpus,	         are derived the terms university, college, and	         corporation, of modern languages; and though these	         words have obtained modified significations in modern	         times, so as to be indifferently applicable to the same	         things, they all agree in retaining the fundamental	         signification of the terms, whatever may have been	         added to them. There is now no university, college, or	         corporation, which is not a juristical person in the	         sense above explained [see def. 2, above]; wherever	         these words are applied to any association of persons	         not stamped with this mark, it is an abuse of terms.	         --Eng. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]	University extension \U`ni*ver"si*ty ex*ten"sion\	   The extension of the advantages of university[3] instruction	   by means of lectures and classes at various centers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Universological \U`ni*ver`so*log"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to universology.	   [1913 Webster]
Universologist \U`ni*ver*sol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is versed in universology.	   [1913 Webster]
Universology \U`ni*ver*sol"o*gy\, n. [Universe + -logy.]	   The science of the universe, and the relations which it	   involves.	   [1913 Webster]
Univocacy \U*niv"o*ca*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being univocal. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Univocal \U*niv"o*cal\, a. [L. univocus; unus one + vox, vocis,	   a voice, word. See {One}, and {Voice}.]	   1. Having one meaning only; -- contrasted with {equivocal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having unison of sound, as the octave in music. See	      {Unison}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having always the same drift or tenor; uniform; certain;	      regular. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unequivocal; indubitable. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Univocal \U*niv"o*cal\, n.	   1. (Aristotelian Logic) A generic term, or a term applicable	      in the same sense to all the species it embraces.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A word having but one meaning.	      [1913 Webster]
Univocally \U*niv"o*cal*ly\, adv.	   In a univocal manner; in one term; in one sense; not	   equivocally.	   [1913 Webster]	         How is sin univocally distinguished into venial and	         mortal, if the venial be not sin?        --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Univocation \U*niv`o*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. univocation.]	   Agreement of name and meaning. [Obs.] --Whiston.	   [1913 Webster]
Unjoin \Un*join"\, v. t. [1st un- + join.]	   To disjoin.	   [1913 Webster]
Unjoint \Un*joint"\, v. t. [1st un- + joint.]	   To disjoint.	   [1913 Webster]
Unjointed \Un*joint"ed\, a. [Properly p. p. of unjoint.]	   1. Disjointed; unconnected; hence, incoherent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- + jointed.] Having no joint or articulation;	      as, an unjointed stem.	      [1913 Webster]
Unjust \Un*just"\, a.	   1. Acting contrary to the standard of right; not animated or	      controlled by justice; false; dishonest; as, an unjust man	      or judge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrary to justice and right; prompted by a spirit of	      injustice; wrongful; as, an unjust sentence; an unjust	      demand; an unjust accusation.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*just"ly}, adv. -- {Un*just"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unjustice \Un*jus"tice\, n.	   Want of justice; injustice. [Obs.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlisted \Un*list"ed\, a.	   Not listed; specif.	   (a) (New York Stock Exchange), admitted to quotation in the	       unlisted department, that is, admitted to be dealt in on	       the floor, but not to the "regular list."	   (b) not listed in the telephone directory; -- of telephone	       numbers; as, an unlisted number.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Unkard \Un"kard\, a.	   See {Unked}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unke \Un"ke\, n. [G. unke.] (Zool.)	   A European aquatic toad ({Bombinator igneus}). Its back is	   dark; its belly is marked with crimson. Called also	   {feuerkr["o]te}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unked \Un"ked\, a. [Corrupted fr. uncouth, or OE. unkid; un- +	   p. p. of AS. c[=y][eth]an to make known, fr. c[=u][eth]	   known. See {Uncouth}.]	   1. Odd; strange; ugly; old; uncouth. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lonely; dreary; unkard. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Weston is sadly unked without you.    --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Unkemmed \Un*kemmed"\, a.	   Unkempt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unkempt \Un*kempt"\ (?; 215), a. [Pref. un- not + kempt, p. p.	   of kemb.]	   1. Not combed; disheveled; as, an urchin with unkempt hair.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.; Not smoothed; unpolished; rough.	      [1913 Webster]	            My rhymes be rugged and unkempt.      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Unkennel \Un*ken"nel\, v. t. [1st un- + kennel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To drive from a kennel or hole; as, to unkennel a fox.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To discover; to disclose. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unkent \Un*kent"\, a. [Un- knot + ken to know.]	   Unknown; strange. [Obs. or Scot.] --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unketh \Un*keth"\, a.	   Uncouth. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unkind \Un*kind"\, a. [See {Kin} kindred.]	   Having no race or kindred; childless. [Obs. & R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Unkind \Un*kind"\, a.	   1. Not kind; contrary to nature, or the law of kind or	      kindred; unnatural. [Obs.] "Such unkind abominations."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting in kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or	      the like; cruel; harsh; unjust; ungrateful.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is unkind that recompenseth not; but he is most	            unkind that forgetteth.               --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*kind"ly}, adv. -- {Un*kind"ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unkindliness \Un*kind"li*ness\, n.	   Unkindness. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unkindly \Un*kind"ly\, a.	   1. Not kindly; unkind; ungracious.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unnatural; contrary to nature. [Obs.] "Unkindly crime."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unfavorable; annoying; malignant. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unkindred \Un*kin"dred\, a.	   Not kindred; not of the same kin. [Obs.] --Rowe. --	   {Un*kin"dred*ly}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Unking \Un*king"\, v. t. [1st un- + king.]	   To cause to cease to be a king. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall his condescension, therefore, unking him?	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unkingship \Un*king"ship\, n.	   The quality or condition of being unkinged; abolition of	   monarchy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Unkingship was proclaimed, and his majesty's statues	         thrown down.                             --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Unkiss \Un*kiss"\, v. t. [1st un- + king.]	   To cancel or annul what was done or sealed by a kiss; to	   cancel by a kiss. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Let me unkiss the oath 'twixt thee and me. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unkle \Un"kle\, n.	   See {Uncle}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unknight \Un*knight"\, v. t. [1st un- + knight.]	   To deprive of knighthood. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unknit \Un*knit"\, v. t. [1st un- + knit.]	   To undo or unravel what is knitted together.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fie, fie! unknit that threatening unkind brow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unknot \Un*knot"\, v. t. [1st un- + knot.]	   To free from knots; to untie.	   [1913 Webster]
Unknow \Un*know"\, v. t. [1st un- + know.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cease to know; to lose the knowledge of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail of knowing; to be ignorant of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Unknow \Un*know"\, a. [See Un- not, {Know}.]	   Unknown. [Obs.] "French of Paris was to her unknow."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unknowledged \Un*knowl"edged\, a.	   Not acknowledged or recognized. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         For which bounty to us lent	         Of him unknowledged or unsent.           --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unknown \Un*known"\, a.	   Not known; not apprehended. -- {Un*known"ness}, n. [R.]	   --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlabored \Un*la"bored\, a.	   1. Not produced by labor or toil. "Unlabored harvests."	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not cultivated; untitled; as, an unlabored field.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not laboriously produced, or not evincing labor; as, an	      unlabored style or work. --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlace \Un*lace"\, v. t. [1st un- + lace.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To loose by undoing a lacing; as, to unlace a shoe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To loose the dress of; to undress; hence, to expose; to	      disgrace.	      [1913 Webster]	            What's the matter,	            That you unlace your reputation thus? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To loose, and take off, as a bonnet from a sail,	      or to cast off, as any lacing in any part of the rigging	      of a vessel. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlade \Un*lade"\ v. t. [1st un- + lade.]	   1. To take the load from; to take out the cargo of; as, to	      unlade a ship or a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The venturous merchant . . .	            Shall here unlade him and depart no more. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To unload; to remove, or to have removed, as a load or a	      burden; to discharge.	      [1913 Webster]	            There the ship was to unlade her burden. --Acts.	                                                  xxi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlaid \Un*laid"\, a.	   1. Not laid or placed; not fixed. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not allayed; not pacified; not laid finally to rest. [R.]	      "Stubborn, unlaid ghost." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not laid out, as a corpse. [R.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unlaid paper}. See {Laid paper}, under {Laid}.	      [1913 Webster]
Unland \Un*land"\, v. t. [1st un- + land.]	   To deprive of lands.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlap \Un*lap"\, v. t. [1st un- + lap.]	   To unfold. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlash \Un*lash"\, v. t. [1st un- + lash.] (Naut.)	   To loose, as that which is lashed or tied down.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlatch \Un*latch"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Unlatched}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Unlatching}.] [1st un- + latch.]	   To open or loose by lifting the latch; as, to unlatch a door.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlaugh \Un*laugh"\, v. t. [1st un- + laugh.]	   To recall, as former laughter. [Obs. & R.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlaw \Un*law"\, v. t. [1st un- + law.]	   1. To deprive of the authority or character of law. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put beyond protection of law; to outlaw. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Scots Law) To impose a fine upon; to fine.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Unlaw \Un*law"\, n. [Pref. un- + law.] (Scots Law)	      (a) Any transgression or offense against the law.	      (b) A fine imposed as a penalty for violation of the law.	          [1913 Webster]
Unlawed \Un*lawed"\, a. [Pref. un- + lawed, p. p. of lawe.]	   Not having the claws and balls of the forefeet cut off; --	   said of dogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlawful \Un*law"ful\, a.	   Not lawful; contrary to law. -- {Un*law"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*law"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unlawful assembly}. (Law) See under {Assembly}.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlawlike \Un*law"like`\, a.	   Not according to law; being or done in violation of law;	   unlawful. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlay \Un*lay"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + lay.] (Naut.)	   To untwist; as, to unlay a rope.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlearn \Un*learn"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + learn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To forget, as what has been learned; to lose from memory;	      also, to learn the contrary of.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had learned nothing right; I had to unlearn	            everything.                           --Milner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fail to learn. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlearned \Un*learn"ed\, a. [Pref. un- + learned.]	   1. Not learned; untaught; uneducated; ignorant; illiterate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not gained by study; not known.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not exhibiting learning; as, unlearned verses.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*learn"ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*learn"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unleash \Un*leash"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + leash.]	   To free from a leash, or as from a leash; to let go; to	   release; as, to unleash dogs.	   [1913 Webster]
Unleavened \Un*leav"ened\, a.	   Not leavened; containing no leaven; as, unleavened bread.	   [1913 Webster]
Unless \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 the	   sentence or clause which follows); if not; supposing that	   not; if it be not; were it not that; except; as, we shall	   fail unless we are industrious.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By the omission of the verb in the dependent clause,	         unless was frequently used prepositionally, -- a	         construction common in Shakespeare and still employed	         colloquially.	         [1913 Webster]	               Here nothing breeds unless the nightly owl.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Unlicked \Un*licked"\, a.	   Not licked; hence, not properly formed; ungainly. Cf. {To	   lick into shape}, under {Lick}, v. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlike \Un*like"\, a.	   1. Not like; dissimilar; diverse; having no resemblance; as,	      the cases are unlike.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not likely; improbable; unlikely. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unlike quantities} (Math.), quantities expressed by letters	      which are different or of different powers, as a, b, c,	      a^{2}, a^{3}, x^{n}, and the like.	   {Unlike signs} (Math.), the signs plus (+) and minus (-).	      [1913 Webster]
Unlikelihood \Un*like"li*hood\, n.	   Absence of likelihood.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlikeliness \Un*like"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unlikely.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, a.	   1. Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected; as,	      an unlikely event; the thing you mention is very unlikely.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not holding out a prospect of success; likely to fail;	      unpromising; as, unlikely means. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not such as to inspire liking; unattractive; disagreeable.	      [Obs.] "The unlikely eld of me." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Unlikely \Un*like"ly\, adv.	   In an unlikely manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unliken \Un*lik"en\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + liken.]	   To make unlike; to dissimilate. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlikeness \Un*like"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unlike; want of resemblance;	   dissimilarity. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlimber \Un*lim"ber\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + limber.] (Mil.)	   To detach the limber from; as, to unlimber a gun.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlimitable \Un*lim"it*a*ble\, a.	   Illimitable. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlimited \Un*lim"it*ed\, a.	   1. Not limited; having no bounds; boundless; as, an unlimited	      expanse of ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Undefined; indefinite; not bounded by proper exceptions;	      as, unlimited terms. "Nothing doth more prevail than	      unlimited generalities." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Unconfined; not restrained; unrestricted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ascribe not unto God such an unlimited exercise of	            mercy as may destroy his justice.     --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unlimited problem} (Math.), a problem which is capable of an	      infinite number of solutions.	   {Unlimited pump}, a kind of deep-well pump placed at the	      level of the water, and operated from above ground.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*lim"it*ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*lim"it*ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unline \Un*line"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + line.]	   To take the lining out of; hence, to empty; as, to unline	   one's purse.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlink \Un*link"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + link.]	   To separate or undo, as links; to uncoil; to unfasten.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unliquidated \Un*liq"ui*da`ted\, a.	   Not liquidated; not exactly ascertained; not adjusted or	   settled.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unliquidated damages} (Law), penalties or damages not	      ascertained in money. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Unliquored \Un*liq"uored\, a.	   1. Not moistened or wet with liquor; dry. "Unliquored coach."	      --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not in liquor; not intoxicated; sober.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like an unliquored Silenus.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlive \Un*live"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + live.]	   To ??ve in a contrary manner, as a life; to live in a manner	   contrary to. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlived \Un*lived"\, a. [See 1st pref. {Un-}, and {Life},	   {Live}.]	   Bereft or deprived of life. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unload \Un*load"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + load.]	   1. To take the load from; to discharge of a load or cargo; to	      disburden; as, to unload a ship; to unload a beast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to relieve from anything onerous.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To discharge or remove, as a load or a burden; as, to	      unload the cargo of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To draw the charge from; as, to unload a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To sell in large quantities, as stock; to get rid of.	      [Brokers' Cant, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Unload \Un*load"\, v. i.	   To perform the act of unloading anything; as, let unload now.	   [1913 Webster]
Unloader \Un*load"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, unloads; a device for unloading, as	   hay from a wagon.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlocated \Un*lo"ca*ted\, a.	   1. Not located or placed; not fixed in a place.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not surveyed, or designated by marks, limits, or	      boundaries, as appropriated to some individual, company,	      or corporation; as, unlocated lands.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlock \Un*lock"\, v. t. [Cf. AS. unl?can. See 1st {Un-}, and	   {Lock}, v. t.]	   1. To unfasten, as what is locked; as, to unlock a door or a	      chest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To open, in general; to lay open; to undo.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unlock your springs, and open all your shades.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Lord] unlock the spell of sin.       --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlodge \Un*lodge"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + lodge.]	   To dislodge; to deprive of lodgment. --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlook \Un*look"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + look.]	   To recall or retract, as a look. [R.] --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlooked \Un*looked"\, a. [Pref. un- not + looked.]	   Not observed or foreseen; unexpected; -- generally with for.	   "Unlooked success." --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]	         She comes unlooked for, if she comes at all. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlooked-for \Un*looked"-for\, a.	   Not looked for; unexpected; as, an unlooked-for event.	   [1913 Webster]
Unloose \Un*loose"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + loose.]	   To make loose; to loosen; to set free. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Unloose \Un*loose"\, v. i.	   To become unfastened; to lose all connection or union.	   [1913 Webster]
Unloosen \Un*loos"en\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) +	   loosen.]	   To loosen; to unloose.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlord \Un*lord"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + lord.]	   To deprive of the rank or position of a lord. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlorded \Un*lord"ed\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of unlord.] Deprived of the rank of a	      lord.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- + lorded.] Not raised to the rank of a lord.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unlove \Un*love"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + love.]	   To cease to love; to hate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unlovely \Un*love"ly\, a.	   Not lovely; not amiable; possessing qualities that excite	   dislike; disagreeable; displeasing; unpleasant. --	   {Un*love"li*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unluckily \Un*luck"i*ly\, adv.	   In an unlucky manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unluckiness \Un*luck"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being unlucky.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlucky \Un*luck"y\, a.	   1. Not lucky; not successful; unfortunate; ill-fated;	      unhappy; as, an unlucky man; an unlucky adventure; an	      unlucky throw of dice; an unlucky game.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is properly applied to incidents in which	         failure results from chance or fortuity, as in games of	         hazard, rather than from lack or feebleness of effort.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Bringing bad luck; ill-omened; inauspicious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Haunt me not with that unlucky face.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Mischievous; as, an unlucky wag. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Unlust \Un*lust"\, n.	   Listlessness; disinclination. [Obs.] "Idleness and unlust."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unlute \Un*lute"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + lute.]	   To separate, as things cemented or luted; to take the lute or	   the clay from. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmade \Un*made"\, a.	   1. [Pref. un- not + made.] Not yet made or formed; as, an	      unmade grave. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Properly p. p. of unmake.] Deprived of form, character,	      etc.; disunited.	      [1913 Webster]
Unmagistrate \Un*mag"is*trate\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   magistrate.]	   To divest of the office or authority of a magistrate. [Obs.]	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmaiden \Un*maid"en\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + maiden.]	   To ravish; to deflower. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unmake \Un*make"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + make.]	   To destroy the form and qualities of; to deprive of being; to	   uncreate.	   [1913 Webster]	         God does not make or unmake things to try experiments.	                                                  --T. Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Unman \Un*man"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + man.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deprive of the distinctive qualities of a human being,	      as reason, or the like. [R.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emasculate; to deprive of virility.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To deprive of the courage and fortitude of a man; to break	      or subdue the manly spirit in; to cause to despond; to	      dishearten; to make womanish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's not unman each other.           --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deprive of men; as, to unman a ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Unmanacle \Un*man"a*cle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + manacle.]	   To free from manacles. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmanhood \Un*man"hood\, n.	   Absence or lack of manhood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmanned \Un*manned"\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of unman.] Deprived of manly qualities;	      deficient in vigor, strength, courage, etc.; weak;	      effeminate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + man + -ed.] (Falconry) Not tamed; not	      made familiar with, or subject to, man; -- also used	      figuratively. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hood my unmanned blood bating in my cheeks	            With thy black mantle.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Pref. un- not + manned.] Not furnished with men; as, an	      unmanned ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Unmannerly \Un*man"ner*ly\, a.	   Not mannerly; ill-bred; rude. -- adv. Uncivilly; rudely. --	   {Un*man"ner*li*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmantle \Un*man"tle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mantle.]	   To divest of a mantle; to uncover.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nay, she said, but I will unmantle you.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmarry \Un*mar"ry\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + marry.]	   To annul the marriage of; to divorce. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmartyr \Un*mar"tyr\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + martyr.]	   To degrade from the rank of a martyr. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmasculate \Un*mas"cu*late\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + masculate.]	   To emasculate. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmask \Un*mask"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mask.]	   To strip of a mask or disguise; to lay open; to expose.	   [1913 Webster]	Unmask \Un*mask"\, v. i.	   To put off a mask. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmasterable \Un*mas"ter*a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being mastered or subdued. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmaterial \Un`ma*te"ri*al\, a.	   Not material; immaterial. [Obs.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmeaning \Un*mean"ing\, a.	   1. Having no meaning or signification; as, unmeaning words.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not indicating intelligence or sense; senseless;	      expressionless; as, an unmeaning face.	      [1913 Webster]	            There pride sits blazoned on the unmeaning brow.	                                                  --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*mean"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*mean"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unmeant \Un*meant"\, a.	   Not meant or intended; unintentional. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmeasurable \Un*meas"ur*a*ble\, a.	   Immeasurable. --Swift. -- {Un*meas"ur*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Un*meas"ur*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmechanize \Un*mech"an*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mechanize.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To undo the mechanism of; to unmake; as, to unmechanize a	      structure. [Obs.] --Sterne.	      [1913 Webster]
Unmechanized \Un*mech"an*ized\, a. [Pref. un- + mechanized.]	   Not mechanized. --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmeet \Un*meet"\, a.	   Not meet or fit; not proper; unbecoming; unsuitable; --	   usually followed by for. "Unmeet for a wife." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         And all unmeet our carpet floors.        --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*meet"ly}, adv. -- {Un*meet"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmember \Un*mem"ber\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + member.]	   To deprive of membership, as in a church.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmentionables \Un*men"tion*a*bles\, n. pl.	   The breeches; trousers. [Jocose]	   [1913 Webster]
Unmerchantable \Un*mer"chant*a*ble\, a. (Com.)	   Not merchantable; not fit for market; being of a kind,	   quality, or quantity that is unsalable. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmercied \Un*mer"cied\, a. [Pref. un- not + mercy.]	   Unmerciful; merciless. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmerciful \Un*mer"ci*ful\, a.	   Not merciful; indisposed to mercy or grace; cruel; inhuman;	   merciless; unkind. -- {Un*mer"ci*ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*mer"ci*ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmerciless \Un*mer"ci*less\, a. [Pref. un- (intensive) +	   merciless.]	   Utterly merciless. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmew \Un*mew"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mew to confine.]	   To release from confinement or restraint. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmingle \Un*min"gle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mingle.]	   To separate, as things mixed. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmistakable \Un`mis*tak"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being mistaken or misunderstood; clear; plain;	   obvious; evident. -- {Un`mis*tak"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster] Unmiter
Unmiter \Un*mi"ter\, Unmitre \Un*mi"tre\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   miter.]	   To deprive of a miter; to depose or degrade from the rank of	   a bishop. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] Unmold
Unmold \Un*mold"\, Unmould \Un*mould"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   mold.]	   To change the form of; to reduce from any form. "Unmolding	   reason's mintage." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmoneyed \Un*mon"eyed\, a.	   Destitute of money; not rich. [Written also {unmonied}.]	   --Shenstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmonopolize \Un`mo*nop"o*lize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   monopolize.]	   To recover or release from the state of being monopolized.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Unmonopolizing the rewards of learning and industry.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmoor \Un*moor"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + moor.] (Naut.)	   (a) To cause to ride with one anchor less than before, after	       having been moored by two or more anchors.	   (b) To loose from anchorage. See {Moor}, v. t.	       [1913 Webster]	Unmoor \Un*moor"\, v. i.	   To weigh anchor. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmoral \Un*mor"al\, a.	   Having no moral perception, quality, or relation; involving	   no idea of morality; -- distinguished from both moral and	   immoral. -- {Un`mo*ral"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmoralized \Un*mor"al*ized\, a.	   Not restrained or tutored by morality. --Norris.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmorrised \Un*mor"rised\, a.	   Not arrayed in the dress of a morris dancer. [Obs.] --Beau. &	   Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmortise \Un*mor"tise\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + mortise.]	   To loosen, unfix, or separate, as things mortised together.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Un-Mosaic \Un`-Mo*sa"ic\, a.	   Not according to Moses; unlike Moses or his works.	   [1913 Webster]	         By this reckoning Moses should be most un Mosaic.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmothered \Un*moth"ered\, [1st pref. un- + mother.]	   Deprived of a mother; motherless.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmovable \Un*mov"a*ble\, a.	   Immovable. "Steadfast, unmovable." --1 Cor. xv. 58. Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmovably \Un*mov"a*bly\, adv.	   Immovably. [R.] --J. Ellis.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmoved \Un*moved"\, a.	   Not moved; fixed; firm; unshaken; calm; apathetic. --	   {Un*mov"ed*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unmuffle \Un*muf"fle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + muffle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove the muffling of, as a drum.	      [1913 Webster]
Unmutable \Un*mu"ta*ble\, a.	   Immutable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unmuzzle \Un*muz"zle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + muzzle.]	   To loose from a muzzle; to remove a muzzle from.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnail \Un*nail"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + nail.]	   To remove the nails from; to unfasten by removing nails.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnapped \Un*napped"\, a.	   Finished without a nap.	   [1913 Webster]	         I did not attempt her with a threadbare name,	         Unnapped with meritorious actions.       --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnatural \Un*nat"u*ral\ (?; 135), a.	   Not natural; contrary, or not conforming, to the order of	   nature; being without natural traits; as, unnatural crimes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Factitious}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Un*nat"u*ral*ly}, adv. --	        {Un*nat"u*ral*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Unnaturalize \Un*nat"u*ral*ize\, v. t.	   To make unnatural. [R.] --Hales.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnature \Un*na"ture\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + nature.]	   To change the nature of; to invest with a different or	   contrary nature. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A right heavenly nature, indeed, as if were unnaturing	         them, doth so bridle them [the elements]. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Unnature \Un*na"ture\, n. [Pref. un- not + nature.]	   The contrary of nature; that which is unnatural. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         So as to be rather unnature, after all, than nature.	                                                  --H. Bushnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnear \Un*near"\, prep.	   Not near; not close to; at a distance from. [Obs.] --Davies	   (Muse's Sacrifice).	   [1913 Webster]
Unnecessary \Un*nec"es*sa*ry\, a.	   Not necessary; not required under the circumstances; unless;	   needless; as, unnecessary labor, care, or rigor. --	   {Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ly}, adv. -- {Un*nec"es*sa*ri*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Unnecessity \Un`ne*ces"si*ty\, n.	   The state of being unnecessary; something unnecessary. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unneighbored \Un*neigh"bored\, a.	   Being without neigbors. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Unneighborly \Un*neigh"bor*ly\, a.	   Not neighborly; distant; reserved; solitary; exclusive. --	   adv. Not in a neighborly manner. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnervate \Un*nerv"ate\, a.	   Enervate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unnerve \Un*nerve"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + nerve.]	   To deprive of nerve, force, or strength; to weaken; to	   enfeeble; as, to unnerve the arm.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unequal match'd, . . .	         The unnerved father falls.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnest \Un*nest\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + nest.]	   To eject from a nest; to unnestle. [R.] --T. Adams.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnestle \Un*nes"tle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + nestle.]	   Same as {Unnest}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Unnethe
Unnethe \Un*nethe"\, Unnethes \Un*nethes"\, adv.	   With difficulty. See {Uneath}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnoble \Un*no"ble\, a.	   Ignoble. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnobly \Un*no"bly\, adv.	   Ignobly. --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnooked \Un*nooked"\, a.	   Without nooks and corners; guileless. [Obs.] "Unnooked	   simplicity." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnotify \Un*no"ti*fy\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + notify.]	   To retract or withdraw a notice of. --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnumbered \Un*num"bered\, a.	   Not numbered; not counted or estimated; innumerable.	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnumerable \Un*nu"mer*a*ble\, a.	   Innumerable. [Obs.] "An unnumerable multitude." --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unnun \Un*nun"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + nun.]	   To remove from condition of being a nun. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many did quickly unnun and disfriar themselves.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unobedience \Un`o*be"di*ence\, n.	   Disobedience. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unobedient \Un`o*be"di*ent\, a.	   Disobedient. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unobservance \Un`ob*serv"ance\, n.	   Want or neglect of observance; inobservance. --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Unobtrusive \Un`ob*tru"sive\, a.	   Not obtrusive; not presuming; modest. -- {Un`ob*tru"sive*ly},	   adv. -- {Un`ob*tru"sive*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unoffensive \Un`of*fen"sive\, a.	   Inoffensive.	   [1913 Webster]
Unoften \Un*of"ten\ (?; 115), adv.	   Not often. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unoil \Un*oil"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + oil.]	   To remove the oil from. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unoperative \Un*op"er*a*tive\, a.	   Producing no effect; inoperative. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unoperculated \Un`o*per"cu*la`ted\, a.	   Destitute of an operculum, or cover.	   [1913 Webster]
Unorder \Un*or"der\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + order.]	   To countermand an order for. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unorderly \Un*or"der*ly\, a.	   Disorderly. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unordinate \Un*or"di*nate\, a.	   Disorderly; irregular; inordinate. [R.] --	   {Un*or"di*nate*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unorganized \Un*or"gan*ized\, a.	   Not organized; being without organic structure; specifically	   (Biol.), not having the different tissues and organs	   characteristic of living organisms, nor the power of growth	   and development; as, the unorganized ferments. See the Note	   under {Ferment}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Unoriginated \Un`o*rig"i*na`ted\, a.	   1. Not originated; existing from all eternity. --F. W.	      Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not yet caused to be, or to be made; as, possible	      inventions still unoriginated.	      [1913 Webster]
Unoriginately \Un`o*rig"i*nate*ly\, adv.	   Without origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Unossified \Un*os"si*fied\, a. (Zool.)	   Destitute of a bony structure.	   [1913 Webster]
Unowed \Un*owed"\, a.	   1. Ownerless. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not owed; as, to pay money unowed.	      [1913 Webster]
Unowned \Un*own"ed\, a. [Pref. un- not + (sense 1) owned	   possessed, and (sense 2) owned granted, acknowledged.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not owned; having no owner. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not acknowledged; not avowed. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpack \Un*pack"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pack.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To separate and remove, as things packed; to open and	      remove the contents of; as, to unpack a trunk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To relieve of a pack or burden. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpacker \Un*pack"er\, n.	   One who unpacks.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpaganize \Un*pa"gan*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + paganize.]	   To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character.	   [R.] --Cudworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpaint \Un*paint"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + paint.]	   To remove the paint from; to efface, as a painting.	   --Parnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpaired \Un*paired\, a.	   Not paired; not suited or matched.	   [1913 Webster]	         And minds unpaired had better think alone. --Crabbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpalped \Un*palped"\, a. (Zool.)	   Destitute of a palp.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpannel \Un*pan"nel\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pannel.]	   To take the saddle off; to unsaddle. [Obs.] --Jervas.	   [1913 Webster]
Unparadise \Un*par"a*dise\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + paradise.]	   To deprive of happiness like that of paradise; to render	   unhappy. [R.] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Unparagoned \Un*par"a*goned\, a.	   Having no paragon or equal; matchless; peerless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Your unparagoned mistress is dead.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unparalleled \Un*par"al*leled\, a.	   Having no parallel, or equal; unequaled; unmatched.	   [1913 Webster]	         The unparalleled perseverance of the armies of the	         United States, under every suffering and	         discouragement, was little short of a miracle.	                                                  --Washington.	   [1913 Webster]
Unparched \Un*parched"\, a. [Pref. un- not (intensive) parched.]	   Dried up; withered by heat. [Obs.] "My tongue . . .	   unparched." -- Crashaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpardonable \Un*par"don*a*ble\, a.	   Not admitting of pardon or forgiveness; inexcusable.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Unparented \Un*par"ent*ed\, a.	   Having no parent, or no acknowledged parent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unparliamentary \Un*par`lia*men"ta*ry\, a.	   Not parliamentary; contrary to the practice of parliamentary	   bodies. -- {Un*par`lia*men"ta*ri*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpartial \Un*par"tial\, a.	   Impartial. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson. -- {Un*par"tial*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpassable \Un*pass"a*ble\, a.	   Impassable. --E. A. Freeman. -- {Un*pass"a*ble*ness}, n.	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpassionate \Un*pas"sion*ate\, a.	   Not passionate; dispassionate. -- {Un*pas"sion*ate*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpastor \Un*pas"tor\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pastor.]	   To cause to be no longer pastor; to deprive of pastorship.	   [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpathed \Un*pathed"\, a.	   Not having a path. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpathwayed \Un*path"wayed`\, a.	   Pathless. [R.] "The smooth, unpathwayed plain." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpatience \Un*pa"tience\, n.	   Impatience. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unpatient \Un*pa"tient\, a.	   Impatient. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpaved \Un*paved"\, a.	   1. Not paved; not furnished with a pavement. --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Castrated. [Obs.] "Unpaved eunuch." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpay \Un*pay"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pay.]	   To undo, take back, or annul, as a payment. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpeace \Un*peace"\, n.	   Absence or lack of peace. [Obs.] --Testament of Love.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpedigreed \Un*ped"i*greed\, a.	   Not distinguished by a pedigree. [R.] --Pollok.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpeeled \Un*peeled\, a.	   1. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + peel.] Thoroughly stripped;	      pillaged. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + peeled.] Not peeled.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpeerable \Un*peer"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of having a peer, or equal.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpeered \Un*peered\, a.	   Having no peer; unequaled; unparalleled. "Unpeered	   excellence." --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpeg \Un*peg"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + peg.]	   To remove a peg or pegs from; to unfasten; to open. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpen \Un*pen"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pen.]	   To release from a pen or from confinement. "If a man unpens	   another's water." --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpenetrable \Un*pen"e*tra*ble\, a.	   Impenetrable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpenitent \Un*pen"i*tent\, a.	   Impenitent. --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpeople \Un*peo"ple\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + people.]	   To deprive of inhabitants; to depopulate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unperegal \Un`per*e"gal\, a. [Pref. un- not + peregal.]	   Unequal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unperfect \Un*per"fect\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + perfect.]	   To mar or destroy the perfection of. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Unperfect \Un*per"fect\, a. [Pref. un- + perfect.]	   Imperfect. [Obs.] --Holland. -- {Un*per"fect*ly}, adv. [Obs.]	   --Hales. -- {Un*per"fect*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unperfection \Un`per*fec"tion\, n.	   Want of perfection; imperfection. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unperishable \Un*per"ish*a*ble\, a.	   Imperishable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unperishably \Un*per"ish*a*bly\, adv.	   Imperishably.	   [1913 Webster]
Unperplex \Un`per*plex"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + perplex.]	   To free from perplexity. [R.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpersuasion \Un`per*sua"sion\, n.	   The state of not being persuaded; disbelief; doubt. [R.]	   --Abp. Leighton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpervert \Un`per*vert\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pervert.]	   To free from perversion; to deliver from being perverted; to	   reconvert. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unphilosophize \Un`phi*los"o*phize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   philosophize.]	   To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpick \Un*pick\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + pick.]	   To pick out; to undo by picking.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpicked \Un*picked"\, a. [Properly p. p. of unpick.]	   Picked out; picked open.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + picked.] Not picked. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpin \Un*pin"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pin.]	   To loose from pins; to remove the pins from; to unfasten; as,	   to unpin a frock; to unpin a frame.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpinion \Un*pin"ion\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pinion.]	   To loose from pinions or manacles; to free from restraint.	   --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpitied \Un*pit"ied\, a.	   1. Not pitied.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pitiless; merciless. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpitious \Un*pi"tious\, a.	   1. Impious; wicked. [Obs.] "The life of the unpitous."	      --Wyclif (Prov. xv. 8).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of pity; pitiless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*pi"tous*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --	      {Un*pi"tous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpitousty \Un*pi"tous*ty\, n.	   Impiety. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpity \Un*pit"y\, n.	   Want of piety. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unplacable \Un*pla"ca*ble\, a.	   Implacable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unplaced \Un*placed"\, a.	   Not placed.	   [1913 Webster]
Unplaid \Un*plaid"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + plaid.]	   To deprive of a plaid.	   [1913 Webster]
Unplained \Un*plained"\, a.	   Not deplored or bewailed; unlamented. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unplat \Un*plat"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + plat.]	   To take out the folds or twists of, as something previously	   platted; to unfold; to unwreathe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unplausive \Un*plau"sive\, a.	   Not approving; disapproving. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpleaded \Un*plead"ed\, a.	   1. Not used as a plea; not urged; as, an unpleaded excuse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not supported by pleas; undefended; as, an unpleaded suit.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpleasant \Un*pleas"ant\, a.	   Not pleasant; not amiable or agreeable; displeasing;	   offensive. -- {Un*pleas"ant*ly}, adv. -- {Un*pleas"ant*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpleasantry \Un*pleas"ant*ry\, n.; pl. {Unpleasantries}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Want of pleasantry. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of disagreement; a falling out. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpleasive \Un*pleas"ive\, a.	   Unpleasant. [Obs.] "An unpleasive passion." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpleat \Un*pleat"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pleat.]	   To remove the plaits of; to smooth. --W. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unplight \Un*plight"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + plight.]	   To unfold; to lay open; to explain. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unplumb \Un*plumb"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + plumb.]	   To deprive of lead, as of a leaden coffin. [R.] --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unplume \Un*plume"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + plume.]	   To strip of plumes or feathers; hence, to humiliate.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpoised \Un*poised"\, a.	   1. Not poised or balanced.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not poised or weighed; hence, regardless of consequences;	      unhesitating. [Obs.] --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpoison \Un*poi"son\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + poison.]	   To remove or expel poison from. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpolicied \Un*pol"i*cied\, a.	   1. Not having civil polity, or a regular form of government.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Impolitic; imprudent. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpolish \Un*pol"ish\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + polish.]	   To deprive of polish; to make impolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpolite \Un`po*lite"\, a.	   Not polite; impolite; rude. -- {Un`po*lite"ly}, adv. --	   {Un`po*lite"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpolitic \Un*pol"i*tic\, a.	   Impolitic; imprudent.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpolled \Un*polled"\, a.	   Not polled. Specifically:	   (a) Not enumerated or registered; as, an unpolled vote or	       voter.	   (b) Not plundered. [Obs.] "Unpoll'd Arabian wealth."	       --Fanshawe.	       [1913 Webster]
Unpope \Un*pope"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pope.]	   1. To divest of the character, office, or authority of a	      pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of a pope. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rome will never so far unpope herself as to part	            with her pretended supremacy.         --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]
Unportunate \Un*por"tu*nate\, a.	   Importunate; troublesome with requests. [Obs.] --Golden Boke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unportuous \Un*por"tu*ous\, a.	   Having no ports. [Obs.] "An unportuous coast." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpossess \Un`pos*sess"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + possess.]	   To be without, or to resign, possession of. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unpossibility \Un*pos`si*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Impossibility. [R.] "Utter unpossibility." --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpossible \Un*pos"si*ble\, a.	   Impossible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unpower \Un*pow"er\, n.	   Want of power; weakness. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpowerful \Un*pow"er*ful\, a.	   Not powerful; weak. --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpracticable \Un*prac"ti*ca*ble\, a.	   Impracticable; not feasible.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpractical \Un*prac"ti*cal\, a.	   Not practical; impractical. "Unpractical questions." --H.	   James.	   [1913 Webster]	         I like him none the less for being unpractical.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpraise \Un*praise"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + praise.]	   To withhold praise from; to deprive of praise. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unpray \Un*pray\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pray.]	   To revoke or annul by prayer, as something previously prayed	   for. [R.] --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprayable \Un*pray"a*ble\, a.	   Not to be influenced or moved by prayers; obdurate. [R.]	   --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprayed \Un*prayed"\, a. [With for.]	   Not prayed for. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpreach \Un*preach"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + preach.]	   To undo or overthrow by preaching. [R.] --De Foe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprecedented \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*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpredict \Un`pre*dict"\, v. i. [1st pref. un- + predict.]	   To retract or falsify a previous prediction. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprejudiced \Un*prej"u*diced\, a.	   1. Not prejudiced; free from undue bias or prepossession; not	      preoccupied by opinion; impartial; as, an unprejudiced	      mind; an unprejudiced judge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not warped or biased by prejudice; as, an unprejudiced	      judgment.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*prej"u*diced*ness}, n. --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]
Unprelated \Un*prel"a*ted\, a. [1st pref. un- + prelate.]	   Deposed from the office of prelate.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprevented \Un`pre*vent"ed\, a.	   1. Not prevented or hindered; as, unprevented sorrows.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not preceded by anything. [Obs.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unpriced \Un*priced"\, a.	   Not priced; being without a fixed or certain value; also,	   priceless. "Amethyst unpriced." --Neale (Rhythm of St.	   Bernard).	   [1913 Webster]
Unpriest \Un*priest"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + priest.]	   To deprive of priesthood; to unfrock. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprince \Un*prince"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + prince.]	   To deprive of the character or authority of a prince; to	   divest of principality of sovereignty. [R.] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprinciple \Un*prin"ci*ple\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + principle.]	   To destroy the moral principles of. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unprincipled \Un*prin"ci*pled\, a. [Pref. un- not + principled.]	   Being without principles; especially, being without right	   moral principles; also, characterized by absence of	   principle. -- {Un*prin"ci*pled*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprison \Un*pris"on\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + prison.]	   To take or deliver from prison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprizable \Un*priz"a*ble\, a.	   1. Not prized or valued; being without value. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Invaluable; being beyond estimation. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Unprobably \Un*prob"a*bly\, adv. [Pref. un- not + probably.]	   Improbably.	   [1913 Webster]	Unprobably \Un*prob"a*bly\, adv. [Un- + L. probabilis	   approvable, fr. probare to approve. Cf. {Probable}.]	   In a manner not to be approved of; improperly. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To diminish, by the authority of wise and knowing men,	         things unjustly and unprobably crept in. --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Unproficiency \Un`pro*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   Want of proficiency or improvement. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprofit \Un*prof"it\, n.	   Want of profit; unprofitableness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprofited \Un*prof"it*ed\, a.	   Profitless. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpromise \Un*prom"ise\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + promise.]	   To revoke or annul, as a promise. --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprop \Un*prop"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + prop.]	   To remove a prop or props from; to deprive of support.	   [1913 Webster]
Unproper \Un*prop"er\, a.	   Not proper or peculiar; improper. [Obs.] -- {Un*prop"er*ly},	   adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unproselyte \Un*pros"e*lyte\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + proselyte.]	   To convert or recover from the state of a proselyte.	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprotestantize \Un*prot"es*tant*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   protestantize.]	   To render other than Protestant; to cause to change from	   Protestantism to some other form of religion; to deprive of	   some Protestant feature or characteristic.	   [1913 Webster]	         The attempt to unprotestantize the Church of England.	                                                  --Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprovide \Un`pro*vide\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + provide.]	   To deprive of necessary provision; to unfurnish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lest her . . . beauty unprovide my mind again. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprovident \Un*prov"i*dent\, a.	   Improvident. [Obs.] "Who for thyself art so unprovident."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unprudence \Un*pru"dence\, n.	   Imprudence. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Unprudent \Un*pru"dent\, a.	   Imprudent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unprudential \Un`pru*den"tial\, a.	   Imprudent. [Obs.] "The most unwise and unprudential act."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpucker \Un*puck"er\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + pucker.]	   To smooth away the puckers or wrinkles of.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpure \Un*pure"\, a.	   Not pure; impure.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*pure"ly}, adv. -- {Un*pure"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unpursed \Un*pursed"\, a. [1st pref. un- + purse + -ed.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Robbed of a purse, or of money. [R.] --Pollock.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Taken from the purse; expended. [Obs.] --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]
Unqualify \Un*qual"i*fy\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + quality.]	   To disqualify; to unfit. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Unqualitied \Un*qual"i*tied\, a. [1st pref. un- + quality.]	   Deprived of the usual faculties. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unqueen \Un*queen"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + queen.]	   To divest of the rank or authority of queen. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unquestionable \Un*ques"tion*a*ble\, a.	   1. Not questionable; as, an unquestionable title.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not inviting questions or conversation. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*ques"tion*a*bly}, adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Unquestioned \Un*ques"tioned\, a.	   1. Not called in question; not doubted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not interrogated; having no questions asked; not examined	      or examined into. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She muttering prayers, as holy rites she meant,	            Through the divided crowd unquestioned went.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Indisputable; not to be opposed or impugned.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their unquestioned pleasures must be served. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Unquick \Un*quick"\, a.	   Not quick. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Unquiet \Un*qui"et\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + quiet.]	   To disquiet. [Obs.] --Ld. Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Unquiet \Un*qui"et\, a. [Pref. un- + quiet.]	   Not quiet; restless; uneasy; agitated; disturbed. --	   {Un*qui"et*ly}, adv. -- {Un*qui"et*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unquietude \Un*qui"e*tude\, n.	   Uneasiness; inquietude.	   [1913 Webster]
Unravel \Un*rav"el\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + ravel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To disentangle; to disengage or separate the threads of;	      as, to unravel a stocking.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to clear from complication or difficulty; to	      unfold; to solve; as, to unravel a plot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To separate the connected or united parts of; to throw	      into disorder; to confuse. "Art shall be conjured for it,	      and nature all unraveled." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Unravel \Un*rav"el\, v. i.	   To become unraveled, in any sense.	   [1913 Webster]
Unravelment \Un*rav"el*ment\, n.	   The act of unraveling, or the state of being unraveled.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrazored \Un*ra"zored\, a.	   Not shaven. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unread \Un*read"\, a.	   1. Not read or perused; as, an unread book. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not versed in literature; illiterate. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Unreadiness \Un*read"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unready.	   [1913 Webster]
Unready \Un*read"y\, a.	   1. Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward; clumsy.	      --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor need the unready virgin strike her breast.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not dressed; undressed. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Unready \Un*read"y\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ready.]	   To undress. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreal \Un*re"al\, a.	   Not real; unsubstantial; fanciful; ideal.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreality \Un`re*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being unreal; want of reality.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrealize \Un*re"al*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + realize.]	   To make unreal; to idealize.	   [1913 Webster]	         His fancy . . . unrealizes everything at a touch.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreally \Un*re"al*ly\, adv.	   In an unreal manner; ideally.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreason \Un*rea"son\, n. [Pref. un- not + reason.]	   Want of reason; unreasonableness; absurdity.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Abbot of Unreason}. See {Abbot of Misrule}, under {Abbot}.	      [1913 Webster]	Unreason \Un*rea"son\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + reason.]	   To undo, disprove, or refute by reasoning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To unreason the equity of God's proceedings. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreasonable \Un*rea"son*a*ble\, a.	   Not reasonable; irrational; immoderate; exorbitant. --	   {Un*rea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un*rea"son*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreasoned \Un*rea"soned\, a.	   Not supported by reason; unreasonable. "Unreasoned habits."	   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreave \Un*reave"\, v. t. [See {Unreeve}.]	   To unwind; to disentangle; to loose. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreaved \Un*reaved"\, a. [See {Un-} not, and, for -reaved, cf.	   {Rive}, and AS. re['o]fan to break.]	   Not torn, split, or parted; not torn to pieces. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrebukable \Un`re*buk"a*ble\, a.	   Not deserving rebuke or censure; blameless. --1 Tim. vi. 14.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrecuring \Un`re*cur"ing\, a.	   Incurable. [Obs.] "Some unrecuring wound." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unredeemed \Un`re*deemed"\, a.	   Not redeemed.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreeve \Un*reeve"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + reeve, v. t.]	   (Naut.)	   To withdraw, or take out, as a rope from a block, thimble, or	   the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreformation \Un*ref`or*ma"tion\, n.	   Want of reformation; state of being unreformed. [Obs.] --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unregeneracy \Un`re*gen"er*a*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being unregenerate. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster] Unregenerate
Unregenerate \Un`re*gen"er*ate\, Unregenerated
\Un`re*gen"er*a`ted\, a.	   Not regenerated; not renewed in heart; remaining or being at	   enmity with God.	   [1913 Webster]
Unregeneration \Un`re*gen`er*a"tion\, n.	   Unregeneracy.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrein \Un*rein"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + rein.]	   To loosen the reins of; to remove restraint from. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrelenting \Un`re*lent"ing\, a.	   Not relenting; unyielding; rigid; hard; stern; cruel. --	   {Un`re*lent"ing*ly}, adv. -- {Un`re*lent"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreliable \Un`re*li"a*ble\, a.	   Not reliable; untrustworthy. See {Reliable}. --	   {Un`re*li"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Alcibiades . . . was too unsteady, and (according to	         Mr. Coleridge's coinage) "unreliable;" or perhaps, in	         more correct English, too "unrelyuponable." --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreligious \Un`re*li"gious\, a.	   Irreligious. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unremembrance \Un`re*mem"brance\, n.	   Want of remembrance; forgetfulness. --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Unremitting \Un`re*mit"ting\, a.	   Not remitting; incessant; continued; persevering; as,	   unremitting exertions. --Cowper. -- {Un`re*mit"ting*ly}, adv.	   -- {Un`re*mit"ting*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unremorseless \Un`re*morse"less\, a. [Pref. un- not (intensive)	   + remorseless.]	   Utterly remorseless. [Obs. & R.] "Unremorseless death."	   --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrepentance \Un`re*pent"ance\, n.	   Impenitence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unreprievable \Un`re*priev"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being reprieved. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreproachable \Un`re*proach"a*ble\, a.	   Not liable to be reproached; irreproachable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreproved \Un`re*proved\, a.	   1. Not reproved. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not having incurred reproof, blameless. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In unreproved pleasures free.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unreputable \Un*rep"u*ta*ble\, a.	   Disreputable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreserve \Un`re*serve"\, n.	   Absence of reverse; frankness; freedom of communication. --T.	   Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreserved \Un`re*served"\, a.	   Not reserved; not kept back; not withheld in part;	   unrestrained. -- {Un`re*serv"ed*ly}, adv. --	   {Un`re*serv"ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unresistance \Un`re*sist"ance\, n.	   Nonresistance; passive submission; irresistance. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unresisted \Un`re*sist"ed\, a.	   1. Not resisted; unopposed. --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resistless; as, unresisted fate. [R.] --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Unresistible \Un`re*sist"i*ble\, a.	   Irresistible. --W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrespect \Un`re*spect"\, n.	   Disrespect. [Obs.] "Unrespect of her toil." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unresponsible \Un`re*spon"si*ble\, a.	   Irresponsible. --Fuller. -- {Un`re*spon"si*ble*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrest \Un*rest"\, n.	   Want of rest or repose; unquietness; sleeplessness;	   uneasiness; disquietude.	   [1913 Webster]	         Is this, quoth she, the cause of your unrest!	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Can calm despair and wild unrest	         Be tenants of a single breast?           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrestraint \Un`re*straint"\, n.	   Freedom from restraint; freedom; liberty; license.	   [1913 Webster]
Unresty \Un*rest"y\, a.	   Causing unrest; disquieting; as, unresty sorrows. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrevenued \Un*rev"e*nued\, a.	   Not furnished with a revenue. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreverence \Un*rev"er*ence\, n.	   Absence or lack of reverence; irreverence. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreverend \Un*rev"er*end\, a.	   1. Not reverend.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Disrespectful; irreverent. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unreverent \Un*rev"er*ent\, a.	   Irreverent. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unreverently \Un*rev"er*ent*ly\, adv.	   Irreverently. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unriddle \Un*rid"dle\, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + riddle.]	   To read the riddle of; to solve or explain; as, to unriddle	   an enigma or a mystery. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         And where you can't unriddle, learn to trust.	                                                  --Parnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unriddler \Un*rid"dler\, n.	   One who unriddles. --Lovelace.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrig \Un*rig"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + rig.] (Naut.)	   To strip of rigging; as, to unrig a ship. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Unright \Un*right"\, a. [AS. unriht. See {Un-} not, and	   {Right}.]	   Not right; wrong. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	Unright \Un*right"\, n.	   A wrong. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor did I you never unright.             --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Unright \Un*right"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + right.]	   To cause (something right) to become wrong. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrighteous \Un*right"eous\, a. [OE. unrightwise, AS.	   unrihtw[imac]s. See {Un-} not, and {Righteous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not righteous; evil; wicked; sinful; as, an unrighteous	      man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contrary to law and equity; unjust; as, an unrighteous	      decree or sentence.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*right"eous*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*right"eous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unrightwise \Un*right"wise`\, a.	   Unrighteous. [Obs.] --Wyclif. -- {Un*right"wise`ly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unringed \Un*ringed"\, a.	   Not having a ring, as in the nose. "Pigs unringed."	   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrioted \Un*ri"ot*ed\, a.	   Free from rioting. [Obs.] "A chaste, unrioted house." --May	   (Lucan).	   [1913 Webster]
Unrip \Un*rip"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- (intensive) + rip.]	   To rip; to cut open. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Unripe \Un*ripe"\, a.	   1. Not ripe; as, unripe fruit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Developing too early; premature. --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Unripeness \Un*ripe"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being unripe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrivaled \Un*ri"valed\, a.	   Having no rival; without a competitor; peerless. [Spelt also	   {unrivalled}.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrivet \Un*riv"et\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + rivet.]	   To take out, or loose, the rivets of; as, to unrivet boiler	   plates.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrobe \Un*robe"\, v. t. & i. [1st pref. un- + robe.]	   To disrobe; to undress; to take off the robes.	   [1913 Webster]
Unroll \Un*roll"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + roll.] [Written also	   {unrol}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To open, as what is rolled or convolved; as, to unroll	      cloth; to unroll a banner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To display; to reveal. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To remove from a roll or register, as a name.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I make not this cheat bring out another . . . let	            me be unrolled and my name put in the book of	            virtue!                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Un-Romanized \Un-Ro"man*ized\, a.	   1. Not subjected to Roman arms or customs. --J. Whitaker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Not subjected to the principles or usages of the	      Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]
Unroof \Un*roof"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + roof.]	   To strip off the roof or covering of, as a house. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unroofed \Un*roofed"\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of unroof.] Stripped of a roof, or similar	      covering.	      [1913 Webster]	            Broken carriages, dead horses, unroofed cottages,	            all indicated the movements.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + roofed.] Not yet roofed.	      [1913 Webster]
Unroost \Un*roost"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + roost.]	   To drive from the roost. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unroot \Un*root"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + root.]	   To tear up by the roots; to eradicate; to uproot.	   [1913 Webster]	Unroot \Un*root"\, v. i.	   To be torn up by the roots. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrude \Un*rude"\, a. [Pref. un- + rude. In sense 2 un- is	   intensive.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not rude; polished. --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Excessively rude. [Obs. & R.] "See how the unrude rascal	      backbites him." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Unruffle \Un*ruf"fle\, v. i. [1st pref. un- + ruffle.]	   To cease from being ruffled or agitated. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unruffled \Un*ruf"fled\, a. [Pref. un- not + ruffled.]	   Not ruffled or agitated; smooth; calm; tranquil; quiet.	   [1913 Webster]	         Calm and unruffled as a summer's sea.    --Addison.	   [1913 Webster] Unruinate
Unruinate \Un*ru"in*ate\, Unruinated \Un*ru"in*a`ted\, a.	   Not ruined or destroyed. [Obs.] "Unruinated towers." --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unruled \Un*ruled"\, a.	   1. Not governed or controlled. "Unruled and undirected."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not ruled or marked with lines; as, unruled paper.	      [1913 Webster]
Unruliment \Un*rul"i*ment\, n.	   Unruliness. [Obs.] "Breaking forth with rude unruliment."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unruliness \Un*rul"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state unruly.	   [1913 Webster]
Unruly \Un*rul"y\, a. [Compar. {Unrulier}, superl. {Unruliest}.]	   [Pref. un- not + rule. Cf. {Ruly}.]	   Not submissive to rule; disregarding restraint; disposed to	   violate; turbulent; ungovernable; refractory; as, an unruly	   boy; unruly boy; unruly conduct.	   [1913 Webster]	         But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil,	         full of deadly poison.                   --James iii.	                                                  8.	   [1913 Webster]
Unrumple \Un*rum"ple\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + rumple.]	   To free from rumples; to spread or lay even,	   [1913 Webster]
Unsacrament \Un*sac"ra*ment\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sacrament.]	   To deprive of sacramental character or efficacy; as, to	   unsacrament the rite of baptism. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsad \Un*sad"\, a. [AS. uns[ae]d unsated, insatiable. See {Un-}	   not, and {Sad}.]	   Unsteady; fickle. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         O, stormy people, unsad and ever untrue. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsadden \Un*sad"den\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sadden.]	   To relieve from sadness; to cheer. [R.] --Whitlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsaddle \Un*sad"dle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + saddle.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To strip of a saddle; to take the saddle from, as a horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw from the saddle; to unhorse.	      [1913 Webster]
Unsadness \Un*sad"ness\, n. [From {Unsad}.]	   Infirmity; weakness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsafety \Un*safe"ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being in peril; absence of safety;	   insecurity. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsaint \Un*saint"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + saint.]	   To deprive of saintship; to deny sanctity to. [R.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsaintly \Un*saint"ly\, a.	   Unbecoming to a saint. --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsalable \Un*sal"a*ble\, a.	   Not salable; unmerchantable. -- n. That which can not be	   sold. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsanctification \Un*sanc`ti*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   Absence or lack of sanctification. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsatiability \Un*sa`ti*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Quality of being unsatiable; insatiability. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsatiable \Un*sa"ti*a*ble\, a.	   Insatiable. [Obs.] --Hooker. -- {Un*sa"ti*a*ble*ness}, n.	   [Obs.] -- {Un*sa"ti*a*bly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsatiate \Un*sa"ti*ate\, a.	   Insatiate. --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsatisfaction \Un*sat`is*fac"tion\, n.	   Dissatisfaction. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsaturated \Un*sat"u*ra`ted\, a.	   1. Capable of absorbing or dissolving to a greater degree;	      as, an unsaturated solution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Capable of taking up, or of uniting with, certain	      other elements or compounds, without the elimination of	      any side product; thus, aldehyde, ethylene, and ammonia	      are unsaturated; benzene has three unsaturated bonds. The	      term is applied most commonly to compounds with a double	      or triple bond between two carbon atoms (as in ethylene).	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Unsaturation \Un*sat`u*ra"tion\, n.	   The quality or state of being unsaturated.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsay \Un*say\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + say.]	   To recant or recall, as what has been said; to refract; to	   take back again; to make as if not said.	   [1913 Webster]	         You can say and unsay things at pleasure. --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Unscale \Un*scale"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + scale.]	   To divest of scales; to remove scales from.	   [1913 Webster]	         [An eagle] purging and unscaling her long-abused sight	         at the fountain itself of heavenly radiance. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unscapable \Un*scap"a*ble\, a.	   Not be escaped; inevitable. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster] Unsceptered
Unsceptered \Un*scep"tered\, Unsceptred \Un*scep"tred\, a.	   1. [Pref. un- not + sceptered.] Having no scepter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [1st pref. un- + scepter.] Deprived of a scepter.	      [1913 Webster]
Unscience \Un*sci"ence\, n.	   Want of science or knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If that any wight ween a thing to be otherwise than it	         is, it is not only unscience, but it is deceivable	         opinion.                                 --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unscrew \Un*screw"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + screw.]	   To draw the screws from; to loose from screws; to loosen or	   withdraw (anything, as a screw) by turning it.	   [1913 Webster]
Unscrupulous \Un*scru"pu*lous\, a.	   Not scrupulous; unprincipled. -- {Un*scru"pu*lous*ly}, adv.	   -- {Un*scru"pu*lous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unscrutable \Un*scru"ta*ble\, a.	   Inscrutable. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unscutcheoned \Un*scutch"eoned\, a.	   Destitute of an escutcheon. [R.] --Pollock.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseal \Un*seal"\ ([u^]n*s[=e]l"), v. t. [1st pref. un- + seal.]	   1. To break or remove the seal of; to open, as what is	      sealed; as, to unseal a letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unable to unseal his lips beyond the width of a	            quarter of an inch.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disclose, as a secret. [Obs.] --The Coronation.	      [1913 Webster]
Unseam \Un*seam\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + seam.]	   To open the seam or seams of; to rip; to cut; to cut open.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsearchable \Un*search"a*ble\, a.	   Not searchable; inscrutable; hidden; mysterious.	   [1913 Webster]	         The counsels of God are to us unsearchable. --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*search"a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Un*search"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseason \Un*sea"son\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + season.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make unseasoned; to deprive of seasoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike unseasonably; to affect disagreeably or	      unfavorably. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Why do I send this rustic madrigal,	            That may thy tuneful ear unseason quite? --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Unseasonable \Un*sea"son*a*ble\, a.	   Not seasonable; being, done, or occurring out of the proper	   season; ill-timed; untimely; too early or too late; as, he	   called at an unseasonable hour; unseasonable advice;	   unseasonable frosts; unseasonable food. --	   {Un*sea"son*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un*sea"son*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseasoned \Un*sea"soned\, a.	   1. Not seasoned.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Untimely; ill-timed. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unseat \Un*seat"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + seat.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw from one's seat; to deprive of a seat. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, to deprive of the right to sit in a	      legislative body, as for fraud in election. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Unseconded \Un*sec"ond*ed\, a.	   1. Not seconded; not supported, aided, or assisted; as, the	      motion was unseconded; the attempt was unseconded.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not exemplified a second time. [Obs.] "Strange and	      unseconded shapes of worms." --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Unsecret \Un*se"cret\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + secret.]	   To disclose; to divulge. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Unsecret \Un*se"cret\, a. [Pref. un- not + secret.]	   Not secret; not close; not trusty; indiscreet. [Obs.] "We are	   unsecret to ourselves." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsecularize \Un*sec"u*lar*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   secularize.]	   To cause to become not secular; to detach from secular	   things; to alienate from the world.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsecure \Un`se*cure"\, a.	   Insecure. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseel \Un*seel"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + seel.]	   To open, as the eyes of a hawk that have been seeled; hence,	   to give light to; to enlighten. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseem \Un*seem"\, v. i. [1st pref. un- + seem.]	   Not to seem. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseeming \Un*seem"ing\, a.	   Unbeseeming; not fit or becoming.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseemliness \Un*seem"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unseemly; unbecomingness.	   --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseemly \Un*seem"ly\, a.	   Not seemly; unbecoming; indecent.	   [1913 Webster]	         An unseemly outbreak of temper.          --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	Unseemly \Un*seem"ly\, adv.	   In an unseemly manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseen \Un*seen"\, a.	   1. Not seen or discovered.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unskilled; inexperienced. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]
Unseldom \Un*sel"dom\, adv.	   Not seldom; frequently. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsely \Un*se"ly\, a. [AS. uns?lig. See {Un-} not, and {Silly}.]	   Not blessed or happy; wretched; unfortunate. [Written also	   {unsilly}.] [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- {Un*se"li*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseminared \Un*sem"i*nared\, a. [See 1st {Un-}, and {Semen}.]	   Deprived of virility, or seminal energy; made a eunuch.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsensed \Un*sensed\, a.	   Wanting a distinct meaning; having no certain signification.	   [R.] --Puller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsensible \Un*sen"si*ble\, a.	   Insensible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsensualize \Un*sen"su*al*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   sensualize.]	   To elevate from the domain of the senses; to purify.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseparable \Un*sep"a*ra*ble\, a.	   Inseparable. [Obs.] "In love unseparable." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unservice \Un*serv"ice\, n.	   Neglect of duty; idleness; indolence. [Obs.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Unset \Un*set"\, a.	   Not set; not fixed or appointed.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsettle \Un*set"tle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + settle.]	   To move or loosen from a settled position or state; to unfix;	   to displace; to disorder; to confuse.	   [1913 Webster]	Unsettle \Un*set"tle\, v. i.	   To become unsettled or unfixed; to be disordered. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsettledness \Un*set"tled*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unsettled.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsettlement \Un*set"tle*ment\, n.	   The act of unsettling, or state of being unsettled;	   disturbance. --J. H. Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unseven \Un*sev"en\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + seven.]	   To render other than seven; to make to be no longer seven.	   [Obs. & R.] "To unseven the sacraments of the church of	   Rome." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsew \Un*sew"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sew.]	   To undo, as something sewn, or something inclosed by sewing;	   to rip apart; to take out the stitches of.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsex \Un*sex"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Unsexed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Unsexing}.] [1st pref. un- + sex.]	   To deprive of sex, or of qualities becoming to one's sex;	   esp., to make unfeminine in character, manners, duties, or	   the like; as, to unsex a woman.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsexual \Un*sex"u*al\, a.	   Not sexual; not proper or peculiar to one of the sexes. --De	   Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshackle \Un*shac"kle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shackle.]	   To loose from shackles or bonds; to set free from restraint;	   to unfetter. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshakable \Un*shak"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being shaken; firm; fixed. --Shak. J. S. Mill.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshaked \Un*shaked"\, a.	   Unshaken. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshale \Un*shale"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shale.]	   To strip the shale, or husk, from; to uncover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I will not unshale the jest before it be ripe.	                                                  --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshape \Un*shape\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shape.]	   To deprive of shape, or of proper shape; to disorder; to	   confound; to derange. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Unshaped
Unshaped \Un*shaped"\, Unshapen \Un*shap"en\, a. [Pref. un- not	   + shaped, shapen.]	   Not shaped; shapeless; misshapen; deformed; ugly.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsheathe \Un*sheathe"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheath.]	   To deprive of a sheath; to draw from the sheath or scabbard,	   as a sword.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To unsheathe the sword}, to make war.	      [1913 Webster]
Unshed \Un*shed"\, a.	   1. Not parted or divided, as the hair. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not spilt, or made to flow, as blood or tears. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unshell \Un*shell"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shell.]	   To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshelve \Un*shelve"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shelve.]	   To remove from, or as from, a shelf.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshent \Un*shent\, a.	   Not shent; not disgraced; blameless. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsheriff \Un*sher"iff\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sheriff.]	   To depose from the office of sheriff. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unshet \Un*shet"\, v. t.	   To unshut. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshiftable \Un*shift"a*ble\, a.	   1. That may ?ot be shifted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shiftless; helpless. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Unship \Un*ship"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + ship.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take out of a ship or vessel; as, to unship goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]
Unshipment \Un*ship"ment\, n.	   The act of unshipping, or the state of being unshipped;	   displacement.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshot \Un*shot"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shot.]	   To remove the shot from, as from a shotted gun; to unload.	   [1913 Webster]	Unshot \Un*shot"\, a. [Pref. un- + shot.]	   Not hit by a shot; also, not discharged or fired off.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshout \Un*shout"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shout.]	   To recall what is done by shouting. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshroud \Un*shroud"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shroud.]	   To remove the shroud from; to uncover. --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshrubbed \Un*shrubbed"\, a.	   Being without shrubs.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshut \Un*shut"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shut.]	   To open, or throw open. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unshutter \Un*shut"ter\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + shutter.]	   To open or remove the shutters of. --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsight \Un*sight"\, a.	   Doing or done without sight; not seeing or examining.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unsight unseen}, a colloquial phrase, denoting unseeing	      unseen, or unseen repeated; as, to buy a thing unsight	      unseen, that is, without seeing it.	      [1913 Webster]	            For to subscribe, unsight, unseen,	            To a new church discipline.           --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a great confluence of chapmen, that	            resorted from every part, with a design to purchase,	            which they were to do "unsight unseen." --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Unsightable \Un*sight"a*ble\, a.	   Invisible. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsighted \Un*sight"ed\, a.	   1. Not sighted, or seen. --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gun.) Not aimed by means of a sight; also, not furnished	      with a sight, or with a properly adjusted sight; as, to	      shoot and unsighted rife or cannon.	      [1913 Webster]
Unsignificant \Un`sig*nif"i*cant\, a.	   Insignificant. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsilly \Un*sil"ly\, a.	   See {Unsely}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsimplicity \Un`sim*plic"i*ty\, n.	   Absence of simplicity; artfulness. --C. Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsin \Un*sin"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sin.]	   To deprive of sinfulness, as a sin; to make sinless. [Obs.]	   --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsincere \Un`sin*cere"\, a.	   Not sincere or pure; insincere. [Obs.] --Dryden. --	   {Un`sin*cere"ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsincerity \Un`sin*cer"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being unsincere or impure;	   insincerity. [Obs.] --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsinew \Un*sin"ew\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sinew.]	   To deprive of sinews or of strength. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsister \Un*sis"ter\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sister.]	   To separate, as sisters; to disjoin. [Poetic & R.]	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsisterly \Un*sis"ter*ly\, a.	   Not sisterly. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsisting \Un*sist"ing\, a.	   Unresisting. [Obs.] "The unsisting postern." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsitting \Un*sit"ting\, a.	   Not sitting well; unbecoming. [Obs.] "Unsitting words." --Sir	   T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Unskill \Un*skill"\, n.	   Want of skill; ignorance; unskillfulness. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Unskillful \Un*skill"ful\, a. [Spelt also unskilful.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not skillful; inexperienced; awkward; bungling; as, an	      unskillful surgeon or mechanic; an unskillful logician.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking discernment; injudicious; ignorant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though it make the unskillful laugh, can not but	            make the judicious grieve.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*skill"ful*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*skill"ful*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unslacked \Un*slacked"\, a.	   Not slacked; unslaked; as, unslacked lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Unslaked \Un*slaked"\, a.	   Not slaked; unslacked; as, an unslaked thirst; unslaked lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsling \Un*sling"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sling.] (Naut.)	   To take off the slings of, as a yard, a cask, or the like; to	   release from the slings. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsluice \Un*sluice"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sluice.]	   To sluice; to open the sluice or sluices of; to let flow; to	   discharge. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsociability \Un*so`cia*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being unsociable; unsociableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsociable \Un*so"cia*ble\, a.	   Not sociable; not inclined to society; averse to	   companionship or conversation; solitary; reserved; as, an	   unsociable person or temper. -- {Un*so"cia*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Un*so"cia*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsocket \Un*sock"et\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + socket.]	   To loose or take from a socket.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsoft \Un*soft"\ (?; 115), a.	   Not soft; hard; coarse; rough. [Obs.] "Bristles of his beard	   unsoft." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Unsoft \Un*soft"\, adv. [AS. uns?fte. See {Un-} not, and	   {Soft}.]	   Not softly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Great climbers fall unsoft.              --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsolder \Un*sol"der\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + solder.]	   To separate or disunite, as what has been soldered; hence, to	   divide; to sunder. [Formerly written also {unsoder}.]	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsoldiered \Un*sol"diered\ (?; 106), a.	   Not equipped like a soldier; unsoldierlike. [Obs.] --J.	   Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsolemnize \Un*sol"em*nize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + solemnize.]	   To divest of solemnity.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsonable \Un*so"na*ble\, a. [Pref. un- + L. sonabilis sounding,	   from sonare to sound.]	   Incapable of being sounded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsonsy \Un*son"sy\, a. [See {Un-} not, and {Soncy}.]	   Not soncy (sonsy); not fortunate. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsoot \Un*soot"\, a. [AS. unsw?te. See {Un-} not, and {Sweet}.]	   Not sweet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Unsophisticate
Unsophisticate \Un`so*phis"ti*cate\, Unsophisticated
\Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted\, a.	   Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsorrowed \Un*sor"rowed\, a.	   Not sorrowed for; unlamented. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsorted \Un*sort"ed\, a.	   1. Not sorted; not classified; as, a lot of unsorted goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not well selected; ill-chosen.	      [1913 Webster]	            The purpose you undertake is dangerous; the friends	            you named uncertain; the time itself unsorted.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unsoul \Un*soul"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + soul.]	   To deprive of soul, spirit, or principle. [R.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsound \Un*sound"\, a.	   Not sound; not whole; not solid; defective; infirm; diseased.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*sound"ly}, adv. -- {Un*sound"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspar \Un*spar"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spar.]	   To take the spars, stakes, or bars from. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsparing \Un*spar"ing\, a. [Pref. un- not + sparing, p. pr. of	   spare.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not sparing; not parsimonious; liberal; profuse. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not merciful or forgiving. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*spar"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*spar"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unspeak \Un*speak"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + speak.]	   To retract, as what has been spoken; to recant; to unsay.	   [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspeakable \Un*speak"a*ble\, a. [Pref. un- not + speakable.]	   Not speakable; incapable of being uttered or adequately	   described; inexpressible; unutterable; ineffable; as,	   unspeakable grief or rage. -- {Un*speak"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory. --1	                                                  Pet. i. 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspecialized \Un*spe"cial*ized\, a.	   Not specialized; specifically (Biol.), not adapted, or set	   apart, for any particular purpose or function; as, an	   unspecialized unicellular organism. --W. K. Brooks.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsped \Un*sped"\, a.	   Not performed; not dispatched. [Obs.] --Garth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspell \Un*spell"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spell.]	   To break the power of (a spell); to release (a person) from	   the influence of a spell; to disenchant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such practices as these, . . .	         The more judicious Israelites unspelled. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsphere \Un*sphere"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sphere.]	   To remove, as a planet, from its sphere or orb. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspike \Un*spike"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spike.]	   To remove a spike from, as from the vent of a cannon.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspilt \Un*spilt"\, a.	   Not spilt or wasted; not shed.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspin \Un*spin"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spin.]	   To untwist, as something spun.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspirit \Un*spir"it\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + spirit.]	   To dispirit. [Obs.] --Sir W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspiritalize \Un*spir"it*al*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   spiritualize.]	   To deprive of spiritually. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspleened \Un*spleened"\, a. [1st pref. un- + spleen.]	   Deprived of a spleen.	   [1913 Webster]
Unspotted \Un*spot"ted\, a.	   Not spotted; free from spot or stain; especially, free from	   moral stain; unblemished; immaculate; as, an unspotted	   reputation. -- {Un*spot"ted*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsquire \Un*squire"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + squire.]	   To divest of the title or privilege of an esquire. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstable \Un*sta"ble\, a. [Cf. {Instable}.]	   Not stable; not firm, fixed, or constant; subject to change	   or overthrow. -- {Un*sta"ble*ness}, n. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Unstable equilibrium}. See {Stable equilibrium}, under	      {Stable}.	      [1913 Webster]
Unstack \Un*stack"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + stack.]	   To remove, or take away, from a stack; to remove, as	   something constituting a stack.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstarch \Un*starch"\, v. t. [Pref. un- + starch.]	   To free from starch; to make limp or pliable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstate \Un*state"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + state.]	   To deprive of state or dignity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         High-battled Caesar will unstate his happiness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsteel \Un*steel"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + steel.]	   To disarm; to soften. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstep \Un*step"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + step.] (Naut.)	   To remove, as a mast, from its step.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstick \Un*stick"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + stick.]	   To release, as one thing stuck to another. --Richardson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstill \Un*still"\, a. [AS. unstille. See {Un-} not, and	   {Still}, a.]	   Not still; restless. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsting \Un*sting"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sting.]	   To disarm of a sting; to remove the sting of. [R.] "Elegant	   dissertations on virtue and vice . . . will not unsting	   calamity." --J. M. Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstitch \Un*stitch"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + stitch.]	   To open by picking out stitches; to take out, or undo, the	   stitches of; as, to unstitch a seam. --Collier.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstock \Un*stock"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + stock.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deprive of a stock; to remove the stock from; to loose	      from that which fixes, or holds fast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove from the stocks, as a ship.	      [1913 Webster]
Unstockinged \Un*stock"inged\, a.	   1. [Pref. un- not + stocking.] Destitute of stockings. --Sir	      W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [1st pref. un- + stocking.] Deprived of stockings.	      [1913 Webster]
Unstop \Un*stop"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + stop.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take the stopple or stopper from; as, to unstop a	      bottle or a cask.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from any obstruction; to open.	      [1913 Webster]
Unstrain \Un*strain"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + strain.]	   To relieve from a strain; to relax. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstrained \Un*strained"\, a. [Pref. un- not + strain.]	   1. Not strained; not cleared or purified by straining; as,	      unstrained oil or milk.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not forced; easy; natural; as, a unstrained deduction or	      inference. --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]
Unstratified \Un*strat"i*fied\, a. (Geol.)	   Not stratified; -- applied to massive rocks, as granite,	   porphyry, etc., and also to deposits of loose material, as	   the glacial till, which occur in masses without layers or	   strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstrength \Un*strength"\, n.	   Want of strength; weakness; feebleness. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstriated \Un*stri"a*ted\, a. (Nat. Hist.)	   Nonstriated; unstriped.	   [1913 Webster]
Unstring \Un*string"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + string.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deprive of a string or strings; also, to take from a	      string; as, to unstring beads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To loosen the string or strings of; as, to unstring a harp	      or a bow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To relax the tension of; to loosen. "His garland they	      unstring." --Dryden. Used also figuratively; as, his	      nerves were unstrung by fear.	      [1913 Webster]
Unstriped \Un*striped"\, a.	   1. Not striped.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Nat. Hist.) Without marks or striations; nonstriated; as,	      unstriped muscle fibers.	      [1913 Webster]
Unstudied \Un*stud"ied\, a.	   1. Not studied; not acquired by study; unlabored; natural.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not skilled; unversed; -- followed by in.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not spent in study. [Obs.] "To cloak the defects of their	      unstudied years." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Unsubstantial \Un`sub*stan"tial\, a.	   Lacking in matter or substance; visionary; chimerical.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsubstantialize \Un`sub*stan"tial*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- +	   substantialize.]	   To make unsubstantial. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsubstantiation \Un`sub*stan`ti*a"tion\, n. [1st pref. un- +	   substantiation.]	   A divesting of substantiality.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsucceedable \Un`suc*ceed"a*ble\, a.	   Not able or likely to succeed. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsuccess \Un`suc*cess"\, n.	   Want of success; failure; misfortune. --Prof. Wilson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsuccessful \Un`suc*cess"ful\, a.	   Not successful; not producing the desired event; not	   fortunate; meeting with, or resulting in, failure; unlucky;	   unhappy. -- {Un`suc*cess"ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Un`suc*cess"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsufferable \Un*suf"fer*a*ble\, a.	   Insufferable. [Obs.] --Hooker. -- {Un*suf"fer*a*bly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsuffering \Un*suf"fer*ing\, n.	   Inability or incapability of enduring, or of being endured.	   [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster] Unsufficience
Unsufficience \Un`suf*fi"cience\, Unsufficiency
\Un`suf*fi"cien*cy\, n.	   Insufficiency. [Obs.] --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsufficient \Un`suf*fi"cient\, a.	   Insufficient. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unsuit \Un*suit"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + suit.]	   Not to suit; to be unfit for. [Obs.] --Quarles.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsupportable \Un`sup*port"a*ble\, a.	   Insupportable; unendurable. -- {Un`sup*port"a*ble*ness}, n.	   --Bp. Wilkins. -- {Un`sup*port"a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsured \Un*sured"\, a.	   Not made sure. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy now unsured assurance to the crown.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsurety \Un*sure"ty\, n.	   Want of surety; uncertainty; insecurity; doubt. [Obs.] --Sir	   T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsurmountable \Un`sur*mount"a*ble\, a.	   Insurmountable. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsuspicion \Un`sus*pi"cion\, n.	   The quality or state of being unsuspecting. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Unswaddle \Un*swad"dle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + swaddle.]	   To take a swaddle from; to unswathe.	   [1913 Webster]
Unswathe \Un*swathe"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + swathe.]	   To take a swathe from; to relieve from a bandage; to	   unswaddle. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Unswayable \Un*sway"a*ble\, a.	   Not capable of being swayed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unswear \Un*swear"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + swear.]	   To recant or recall, as an oath; to recall after having	   sworn; to abjure. --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]	Unswear \Un*swear"\, v. i.	   To recall an oath. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsweat \Un*sweat"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + sweat.]	   To relieve from perspiration; to ease or cool after exercise	   or toil. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unswell \Un*swell"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + swell.]	   To sink from a swollen state; to subside. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsymmetrical \Un`sym*met"ric*al\, a.	   1. Wanting in symmetry, or due proportion pf parts.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      in number. See {Symmetry}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Being without symmetry of chemical structure or	      relation; as, an unsymmetrical carbon atom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unsymmetrical carbon atom} (Chem.), one which is united at	      once to four different atoms or radicals. This condition	      usually occasions physical isomerism, with the attendant	      action on polarized light.	      [1913 Webster]
Unsymmetrically \Un`sym*met"ric*al*ly\, adv.	   Not symmetrically.	   [1913 Webster]
Unsympathy \Un*sym"pa*thy\, n.	   Absence or lack of sympathy.	   [1913 Webster]
Untack \Un*tack"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tack.]	   To separate, as what is tacked; to disjoin; to release.	   [1913 Webster]	         being untacked from honest cares.        --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Untackle \Un*tac"kle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tackle.]	   To unbitch; to unharness. [Colloq.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Untalked \Un*talked"\, a.	   Not talked; not mentioned; -- often with of. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Untangibility \Un*tan`gi*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Intangibility.	   [1913 Webster]
Untangible \Un*tan"gi*ble\, a.	   Intangible. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untangibly \Un*tan"gi*bly\, adv.	   Intangibly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untangle \Un*tan"gle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tangle.]	   To loose from tangles or intricacy; to disentangle; to	   resolve; as, to untangle thread.	   [1913 Webster]	         Untangle but this cruel chain.           --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Untappice \Un*tap"pice\, v. i. [1st pref. un- + tappice.]	   to come out of concealment. [Obs.] --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Untaste \Un*taste"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + taste.]	   To deprive of a taste for a thing. [R.] --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Unteach \Un*teach"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + teach.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to forget, or to lose from memory, or to	      disbelieve what has been taught.	      [1913 Webster]	            Experience will unteach us.           --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            One breast laid open were a school	            Which would unteach mankind the lust to shine or	            rule.                                 --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to be forgotten; as, to unteach what has been	      learned. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Unteam \Un*team"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + team.]	   To unyoke a team from. [R.] --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Untemper \Un*tem"per\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + temper.]	   To deprive of temper, or of the proper degree of temper; to	   make soft.	   [1913 Webster]
Untemperate \Un*tem"per*ate\, a.	   Intemperate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untemperately \Un*tem"per*ate*ly\, adv.	   Intemperately. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untempter \Un*tempt"er\ (?; 215), n.	   One who does not tempt, or is not a tempter. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Untenant \Un*ten"ant\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tenant.]	   To remove a tenant from. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Untent \Un*tent"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tent.]	   To bring out of a tent. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Untented \Un*tent"ed\, a. [Pref. un- not + tent a covering.]	   Having no tent or tents, as a soldier or a field.	   [1913 Webster]	Untented \Un*tent"ed\, a. [Pref. un- not + tented, p. p. of tent	   to probe.]	   Not tended; not dressed. See 4th {Tent}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The untented woundings of a father's curse	         Pierce every sense about thee!           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unthank \Un*thank"\, n. [AS. unpank. See {Un-} not, {Thank}.]	   No thanks; ill will; misfortune. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Unthank come on his head that bound him so. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unthink \Un*think"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + think.]	   To recall or take back, as something thought. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unthinker \Un*think"er\, n. [Pref. un- + thinker.]	   A person who does not think, or does not think wisely.	   [1913 Webster]
Unthinking \Un*think"ing\, a.	   1. Not thinking; not heedful; thoughtless; inconsiderate; as,	      unthinking youth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not indicating thought or reflection; thoughtless.	      [1913 Webster]	            With earnest eyes, and round unthinking face,	            He first the snuffbox opened, then the case. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*think"ing*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*think"ing*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unthread \Un*thread"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + thread.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To draw or take out a thread from; as, to unthread a	      needle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of ligaments; to loose the ligaments of.	      [1913 Webster]	            He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make one's way through; to traverse; as, to unthread a	      devious path. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]
Unthrift \Un"thrift`\, n.	   1. Want of thrift; unthriftiness; prodigality.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unthrifty person. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Unthrift \Un*thrift"\, a.	   Unthrifty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unthriftfully \Un*thrift"ful*ly\, adv.	   Not thriftily. [Obs.] "Unthriftfully spent." --Sir J. Cheke.	   [1913 Webster] Unthriftihead
Unthriftihead \Un*thrift"i*head\, Unthriftihood
\Un*thrift"i*hood\, n.	   Unthriftiness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unthriftily \Un*thrift"i*ly\, adv.	   1. Not thriftily.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Improperly; unbecomingly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Unthriftiness \Un*thrift"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state or being unthrifty; profuseness;	   lavishness. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Unthrifty \Un*thrift"y\, a.	   Not thrifty; profuse. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Unthrone \Un*throne"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + throne.]	   To remove from, or as from, a throne; to dethrone. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Untidy \Un*ti"dy\, a.	   1. Unseasonable; untimely. [Obs.] "Untidy tales." --Piers	      Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not tidy or neat; slovenly.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*ti"di*ly}, adv. -- {Un*ti"di*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Untie \Un*tie"\, v. t. [AS. unt[=y]gan. See 1st {Un-}, and	   {Tie}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To loosen, as something interlaced or knotted; to	      disengage the parts of; as, to untie a knot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sacharissa's captive fain	            Would untie his iron chain.           --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her snakes untied, sulphurous waters drink. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To free from fastening or from restraint; to let loose; to	      unbind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though you untie the winds, and let them fight	            Against the churches.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the evils of an untied tongue we put upon the	            accounts of drunkenness.              --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To resolve; to unfold; to clear.	      [1913 Webster]	            They quicken sloth, perplexities untie. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	Untie \Un*tie"\, v. i.	   To become untied or loosed.	   [1913 Webster]
Untighten \Un*tight"en\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tighten.]	   To make less tight or tense; to loosen.	   [1913 Webster]
Until \Un*til"\, prep. [OE. until, ontil; un- (as in unto) + til	   till; cf. Dan. indtil, Sw. intill. See {Unto}, and {Till},	   prep.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To; unto; towards; -- used of material objects. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Taverners until them told the same.   --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He roused himself full blithe, and hastened them	            until.                                --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To; up to; till; before; -- used of time; as, he staid	      until evening; he will not come back until the end of the	      month.	      [1913 Webster]	            He and his sons were priests to the tribe of Dan	            until the day of the captivity.       --Judg. xviii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In contracts and like documents until is construed as	         exclusive of the date mentioned unless it was the	         manifest intent of the parties to include it.	         [1913 Webster]	Until \Un*til"\, conj.	   As far as; to the place or degree that; especially, up to the	   time that; till. See {Till}, conj.	   [1913 Webster]	         In open prospect nothing bounds our eye,	         Until the earth seems joined unto the sky. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         But the rest of the dead lives not again until the	         thousand years were finished.            --Rev. xx. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Untile \Un*tile"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tile.]	   To take the tiles from; to uncover by removing the tiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Untime \Un*time"\, n.	   An unseasonable time. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A man shall not eat in untime.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Untimeliness \Un*time"li*ness\, n.	   Unseasonableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Untimely \Un*time"ly\, a.	   Not timely; done or happening at an unnatural, unusual, or	   improper time; unseasonable; premature; inopportune; as,	   untimely frosts; untimely remarks; an untimely death.	   [1913 Webster]	Untimely \Un*time"ly\, adv.	   Out of the natural or usual time; inopportunely; prematurely;	   unseasonably. "Let them know . . . what's untimely done."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Untimeous \Un*time"ous\, a.	   Untimely. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Untimeously \Un*time"ous*ly\, adv.	   Untimely; unseasonably. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untithed \Un*tithed"\, a.	   Not subjected tithes.	   [1913 Webster]
Untitled \Un*ti"tled\, a.	   1. Not titled; having no title, or appellation of dignity or	      distinction. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being without title or right; not entitled. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unto \Un"to\, prep. [OE. unto; un- (only in unto, until) unto,	   as far as + to to; this un- is akin to AS. ?? until, OFries.	   und OS. und until, conj. (cf. OS. unt? unto, OHG. unzi),	   Goth. und unto, until. See {To}, and cf. {Until}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To; -- now used only in antiquated, formal, or scriptural	      style. See {To}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Until; till. [Obs.] "He shall abide it unto the death of	      the priest." --Num. xxxv. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	Unto \Un"to\, conj.	   Until; till. [Obs.] "Unto this year be gone." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Untold \Un*told"\, a.	   1. Not told; not related; not revealed; as, untold secrets.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not numbered or counted; as, untold money.	      [1913 Webster]
Untolerable \Un*tol"er*a*ble\, a.	   Intolerable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untomb \Un*tomb"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tomb.]	   To take from the tomb; to exhume; to disinter. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Untongue \Un*tongue\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tongue.]	   To deprive of a tongue, or of voice. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Untooth \Un*tooth"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tooth.]	   To take out the teeth of. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Untoward \Un*to"ward\, prep. [Unto + -ward.]	   Toward. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	Untoward \Un*to"ward\, a. [Pref. un- not + toward.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Froward; perverse. "Save yourselves from this untoward	      generation." --Acts ii. 40.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Awkward; ungraceful. "Untoward words." --Creech. "Untoward	      manner." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Inconvenient; troublesome; vexatious; unlucky;	      unfortunate; as, an untoward wind or accident.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*to"ward*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*to"ward*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Untowardly \Un*to"ward*ly\, a.	   Perverse; froward; untoward. "Untowardly tricks and vices."	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Untraded \Un*trad"ed\, a.	   1. Not dealt with in trade; not visited for purposes of	      trade. [Obs.] --Hakluyt	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unpracticed; inexperienced. [Obs.] --Udall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not traded in or bartered; hence, not hackneyed; unusual;	      not common. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Untrained \Un*trained"\, a.	   1. Not trained. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not trainable; indocile. [Obs.] --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]
Untrammeled \Un*tram"meled\, a.	   Not hampered or impeded; free. [Written also {untrammelled}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untraveled \Un*trav"eled\, a. [Written also untravelled.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not traveled; not trodden by passengers; as, an untraveled	      forest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having never visited foreign countries; not having gained	      knowledge or experience by travel; as, an untraveled	      Englishman. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Untread \Un*tread"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tread.]	   To tread back; to retrace. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Untreasure \Un*treas"ure\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + treasure.]	   To bring forth or give up, as things previously treasured.	   "The quaintness with which he untreasured, as by rote, the	   stores of his memory." --J. Mitford.	   [1913 Webster]
Untreasured \Un*treas"ured\, a.	   1. [Properly p. p. of untreasure.] Deprived of treasure.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Pref. un- not + treasured.] Not treasured; not kept as	      treasure.	      [1913 Webster]
Untreatable \Un*treat"a*ble\, a.	   Incapable of being treated; not practicable. [R.] --Dr. H.	   More.	   [1913 Webster]
Untrenched \Un*trenched"\, a.	   Being without trenches; whole; intact. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untressed \Un*tressed"\, a.	   Not tied up in tresses; unarranged; -- said of the hair.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Untrowable \Un*trow"a*ble\, a.	   Incredible. [Obs.] "Untrowable fairness." --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Untrue \Un*true"\, a.	   1. Not true; false; contrary to the fact; as, the story is	      untrue.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not faithful; inconstant; false; disloyal. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Untrue \Un*true\, adv.	   Untruly. [Obs. or Poetic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Untruism \Un*tru"ism\, n.	   Something not true; a false statement. [Recent & R.] --A.	   Trollope.	   [1913 Webster]
Untrunked \Un*trunked"\, a. [1st pref. un- + trunk.]	   Separated from its trunk or stock. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Untruss \Un*truss"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + truss.]	   To loose from a truss, or as from a truss; to untie or	   unfasten; to let out; to undress. [R.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Untruss	Untruss \Un*truss"\, Untrusser \Un*truss"er\, n.	   One who untrussed persons for the purpose of flogging them; a	   public whipper. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Untrust \Un*trust"\, n.	   Distrust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Untrustful \Un*trust"ful\, a.	   1. Not trustful or trusting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not to be trusted; not trusty. [R.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Untruth \Un*truth"\, n.	   1. The quality of being untrue; contrariety to truth; want of	      veracity; also, treachery; faithlessness; disloyalty.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is untrue; a false assertion; a falsehood; a	      lie; also, an act of treachery or disloyalty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lie; falsehood. See {Lie}.	        [1913 Webster]
Untruthful \Un*truth"ful\, a.	   Not truthful; unveracious; contrary to the truth or the fact.	   -- {Un*truth"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Un*truth"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Untuck \Un*tuck"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tuck.]	   To unfold or undo, as a tuck; to release from a tuck or fold.	   [1913 Webster]
Untune \Un*tune"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + tune.]	   To make incapable of harmony, or of harmonious action; to put	   out of tune. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unturn \Un*turn"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + turn.]	   To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something;	   as, to unturn a key. --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Unturned \Un*turned"\, a. [Pref. un- + turned.]	   Not turned; not revolved or reversed.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To leave no stone unturned}, to leave nothing untried for	      accomplishing one's purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] left unturned no stone	            To make my guilt appear, and hide his own. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Untwain \Un*twain"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + twain.]	   To rend in twain; to tear in two. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Untwine \Un*twine"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + twine.]	   To untwist; to separate, as that which is twined or twisted;	   to disentangle; to untie.	   [1913 Webster]	         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.	   [1913 Webster]	Untwine \Un*twine"\, v. i.	   To become untwined. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Untwirl \Un*twirl"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + twirl.]	   To untwist; to undo. --Ash.	   [1913 Webster]
Untwist \Un*twist"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + twist.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To separate and open, as twisted threads; to turn back, as	      that which is twisted; to untwine.	      [1913 Webster]	            If one of the twines of the twist do untwist,	            The twine that untwisteth, untwisteth the twist.	                                                  --Wallis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To untie; to open; to disentangle. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Unty \Un*ty"\, v. t.	   To untie. [Archaic] --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Unusage \Un*us"age\ (?; 48), n.	   Want or lack of usage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unused \Un*used"\, a.	   1. Not used; as, an unused book; an unused apartment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not habituated; unaccustomed.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unused to bend, impatient of control. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]
Unusual \Un*u"su*al\, a.	   Not usual; uncommon; rare; as, an unusual season; a person of	   unusual grace or erudition. -- {Un*u"su*al*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*u"su*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unusuality \Un*u`su*al"i*ty\, n.	   Unusualness. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Unutterable \Un*ut"ter*a*ble\, a.	   Not utterable; incapable of being spoken or voiced;	   inexpressible; ineffable; unspeakable; as, unutterable	   anguish.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sighed and looked unutterable things.    --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*ut"ter*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {Un*ut"ter*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvail \Un*vail"\, v. t. & i.	   See {Unveil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvaluable \Un*val"u*a*ble\, a.	   1. Invaluable; being beyond price. [Obs.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not valuable; having little value. [R.] --T. Adams.	      [1913 Webster]
Unvalued \Un*val"ued\, a.	   1. Not valued; not appraised; hence, not considered;	      disregarded; valueless; as, an unvalued estate. "Unvalued	      persons." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having inestimable value; invaluable. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The golden apples of unvalued price.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Unvariable \Un*va"ri*a*ble\, a.	   Invariable. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unveil \Un*veil"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + veil.]	   To remove a veil from; to divest of a veil; to uncover; to	   disclose to view; to reveal; as, she unveiled her face.	   [1913 Webster]	Unveil \Un*veil"\, v. i.	   To remove a veil; to reveal one's self.	   [1913 Webster]
Unveiler \Un*veil"er\, n.	   One who removes a veil.	   [1913 Webster]
Unveracity \Un`ve*rac"i*ty\, n.	   Want of veracity; untruthfulness; as, unveracity of heart.	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvessel \Un*ves"sel\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + vessel.]	   To cause to be no longer a vessel; to empty. [Obs.] --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvicar \Un*vi"car\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + vicar.]	   To deprive of the position or office a vicar. [R.] --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Unviolable \Un*vi"o*la*ble\, a.	   Inviolable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvisard \Un*vis"ard\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + vizard.]	   To take the vizard or mask from; to unmask. [Written also	   {unvizard}.] [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvisible \Un*vis"i*ble\, a.	   Invisible. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvisibly \Un*vis"i*bly\, adv.	   Invisibly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unvitiated \Un*vi"ti*a`ted\, a.	   Not vitiated; pure.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvoluntary \Un*vol"un*ta*ry\, a.	   Involuntary. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvote \Un*vote"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + vote.]	   To reverse or annul by vote, as a former vote. [R.] --Bp,	   Burnet.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvoweled \Un*vow"eled\, a.	   Having no vowel sounds or signs. [Written also {unvowelled}.]	   --Skinner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvulgarize \Un*vul"gar*ize\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + vulgarize.]	   To divest of vulgarity; to make to be not vulgar. --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Unvulnerable \Un*vul"ner*a*ble\, a.	   Invulnerable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unware \Un*ware"\, a. [AS. unw[ae]r unwary. See {Un-} not, and	   {Wary}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Unaware; not foreseeing; being off one's guard. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer. --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Happening unexpectedly; unforeseen. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The unware woe of harm that cometh behind.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*ware"ly}, adv. [Obs.] --	      {Un*ware"ness}, n. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Unwares \Un*wares"\, adv.	   Unawares; unexpectedly; -- sometimes preceded by at. [Obs.]	   --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwarily \Un*wa"ri*ly\, adv.	   In an unwary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwariness \Un*wa"ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being unwary; carelessness;	   heedlessness.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwarm \Un*warm"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + warm.]	   To lose warmth; to grow cold. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unwarp \Un*warp"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + warp.]	   To restore from a warped state; to cause to be linger warped.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwarped \Un*warped"\, a. [Pref. un- not + warped.]	   Not warped; hence, not biased; impartial.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwarrantable \Un*war"rant*a*ble\, a.	   Not warrantable; indefensible; not vindicable; not	   justifiable; illegal; unjust; improper. --	   {Un*war"rant*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Un*war"rant*a*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwarranted \Un*war"rant*ed\, a.	   Not warranted; being without warrant, authority, or guaranty;	   unwarrantable.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwary \Un*wa"ry\, a. [Cf. {Unware}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not vigilant against danger; not wary or cautious;	      unguarded; precipitate; heedless; careless.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unexpected; unforeseen; unware. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Unwashed \Un*washed"\, a.	   Not washed or cleansed; filthy; unclean.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Unwashen \Un*wash"en\, a.	   Not washed. [Archaic] "To eat with unwashen hands." --Matt.	   xv. 20.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwayed \Un*wayed"\, a.	   1. Not used to travel; as, colts that are unwayed. [Obs.]	      --Suckling.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no ways or roads; pathless. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Unwearied \Un*wea"ried\, a.	   Not wearied; not fatigued or tired; hence, persistent; not	   tiring or wearying; indefatigable. -- {Un*wea"ried*ly}, adv.	   -- {Un*wea"ried*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unweary \Un*wea"ry\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + weary.]	   To cause to cease being weary; to refresh. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Unweave \Un*weave"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + weave.]	   To unfold; to undo; to ravel, as what has been woven.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwedgeable \Un*wedge"a*ble\, a.	   Not to be split with wedges. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unweeting \Un*weet"ing\, a. [See {Un-} not, and {Weet}, {Wit}.]	   Unwitting. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*weet"ing*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unweighed \Un*weighed"\, a.	   Not weighed; not pondered or considered; as, an unweighed	   statement.	   [1913 Webster]
Unweighing \Un*weigh"ing\, a.	   Not weighing or pondering; inconsiderate. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] Unweld
Unweld \Un*weld"\, Unweldy \Un*weld"y\, a.	   Unwieldy; unmanageable; clumsy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our old limbs move [may] well be unweld. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwell \Un*well"\, a.	   1. Not well; indisposed; not in good health; somewhat ill;	      ailing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Specifically, ill from menstruation; affected with,	      or having, catamenial; menstruant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word was formerly regarded as an Americanism, but	         is now in common use among all who speak the English	         language.	         [1913 Webster]
Unwellness \Un*well"ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being unwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwemmed \Un*wemmed"\, a.	   Not blemished; undefiled; pure. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         With body clean and with unwemmed thought. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwhole \Un*whole"\, a. [AS. unh[=a]l. See {Un-} not, and	   {Whole}.]	   Not whole; unsound. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unwieldy \Un*wield"y\, a.	   Not easily wielded or carried; unmanageable; bulky;	   ponderous. "A fat, unwieldy body of fifty-eight years old."	   --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*wield"i*ly}, adv. -- {Un*wield"i*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwild \Un*wild"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + wild.]	   To tame; to subdue. [Obs. & R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwill \Un*will"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + will.]	   To annul or reverse by an act of the will. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwilled \Un*willed"\, a. [1st pref. un- + will.]	   Deprived of the faculty of will or volition. --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwilling \Un*will"ing\, a.	   Not willing; loath; disinclined; reluctant; as, an unwilling	   servant.	   [1913 Webster]	         And drop at last, but in unwilling ears,	         This saving counsel, "Keep your piece nine years."	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Un*will"ing*ly}, adv. --	   {Un*will"ing*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. t. [AS. unwindan. See 1st {Un-}, and	   {Wind} to coil.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To wind off; to loose or separate, as what or convolved;	      to untwist; to untwine; as, to unwind thread; to unwind a	      ball of yarn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To disentangle. [Obs.] --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	Unwind \Un*wind"\, v. i.	   To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or	   untwisted.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwisdom \Un*wis"dom\, n.	   Want of wisdom; unwise conduct or action; folly; simplicity;	   ignorance.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sumptuary laws are among the exploded fallacies which	         we have outgrown, and we smile at the unwisdom which	         could except to regulate private habits and manners by	         statute.                                 --J. A.	                                                  Froude.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwise \Un*wise"\, a. [AS. unw[imac]s. See {Un-} not, and	   {Wise}, a.]	   Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet;	   foolish; as, an unwise man; unwise kings; unwise measures.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwisely \Un*wise"ly\, adv. [AS. unw[imac]slice.]	   In an unwise manner; foolishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwish \Un*wish"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + wish.]	   To wish not to be; to destroy by wishing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Now thou hast unwished five thousand men. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwist \Un*wist"\, a.	   1. Not known; unknown. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not knowing; unwitting. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]
Unwit \Un*wit"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + wit.]	   To deprive of wit. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Unwit \Un*wit"\, n. [Pref. un- not + wit.]	   Want of wit or understanding; ignorance. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwitch \Un*witch"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + witch.]	   To free from a witch or witches; to fee from witchcraft. [R.]	   --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwitting \Un*wit"ting\, a.	   Not knowing; unconscious; ignorant. -- {Un*wit"ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwoman \Un*wom"an\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + woman.]	   To deprive of the qualities of a woman; to unsex. [R.] --R.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwonder \Un*won"der\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + wonder.]	   To divest of the quality of wonder or mystery; to interpret;	   to explain. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwont \Un*wont"\ ([u^]n*w[u^]nt"), a.	   Unwonted; unused; unaccustomed. [Archaic] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwonted \Un*wont"ed\ ([u^]n*w[u^]nt"[e^]d), a.	   1. Not wonted; unaccustomed; unused; not made familiar by	      practice; as, a child unwonted to strangers. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uncommon; unusual; infrequent; rare; as, unwonted changes.	      "Unwonted lights." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Un*wont"ed*ly}, adv. --	      {Un*wont"ed*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Unwork \Un*work"\ ([u^]n*w[^u]k"), v. t. [1st pref. un- + work.]	   To undo or destroy, as work previously done.	   [1913 Webster]
Unworldly \Un*world"ly\, a.	   Not worldly; spiritual; holy. --Hawthorne. --	   {Un*world"li*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwormed \Un*wormed"\, a.	   Not wormed; not having had the worm, or lytta, under the	   tongue cut out; -- said of a dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Unworship \Un*wor"ship\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + worship.]	   To deprive of worship or due honor; to dishonor. [Obs.]	   --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Unworship \Un*wor"ship\, n. [Pref. un- not + worship.]	   Lack of worship or respect; dishonor. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Unworth \Un*worth"\ ([u^]n*w[^u]th"), a. [AS. unweor[eth].]	   Unworthy. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Unworth \Un*worth"\, n.	   Unworthiness. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Unworthy \Un*wor"thy\, a.	   Not worthy; wanting merit, value, or fitness; undeserving;	   worthless; unbecoming; -- often with of. -- {Un*wor"thi*ly},	   adv. -- {Un*wor"thi*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwrap \Un*wrap"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + wrap.]	   To open or undo, as what is wrapped or folded. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwray \Un*wray"\, v. t.	   See {Unwrie}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Unwreathe \Un*wreathe"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + wreathe.]	   To untwist, uncoil, or untwine, as anything wreathed.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwrie \Un*wrie"\, v. t. [AS. onwre['o]n; on- (see 1st {Un-}) +	   wre['o]n to cover.]	   To uncover. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwrinkle \Un*wrin"kle\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + wrinkle.]	   To reduce from a wrinkled state; to smooth.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwrite \Un*write"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + write.]	   To cancel, as what is written; to erase. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Unwritten \Un*writ"ten\, a.	   1. Not written; not reduced to writing; oral; as, unwritten	      agreements.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing no writing; blank; as, unwritten paper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Unwritten doctrines} (Theol.), such doctrines as have been	      handed down by word of mouth; oral or traditional	      doctrines.	   {Unwritten law}. [Cf. L. lex non scripta.] That part of the	      law of England and of the United States which is not	      derived from express legislative enactment, or at least	      from any enactment now extant and in force as such. This	      law is now generally contained in the reports of judicial	      decisions. See {Common law}, under {Common}.	   {Unwritten laws}, such laws as have been handed down by	      tradition or in song. Such were the laws of the early	      nations of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]
Unwroken \Un*wro"ken\, a. [See {Un-} not, and {Wreak}.]	   Not revenged; unavenged. [Obs.] --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Unyoke \Un*yoke"\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + yoke.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To loose or free from a yoke. "Like youthful steers	      unyoked, they take their courses." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To part; to disjoin; to disconnect. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unyoked \Un*yoked"\, a. [In sense 1 pref. un- not + yoked; in	   senses 2 and 3 properly p. p. of unyoke.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not yet yoked; not having worn the yoke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freed or loosed from a yoke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Licentious; unrestrained. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Unyolden \Un*yold"en\, a.	   Not yielded. [Obs.] "[By] force . . . is he taken unyolden."	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Unzoned \Un*zoned"\, a.	   Not zoned; not bound with a girdle; as, an unzoned bosom.	   --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Up \Up\ ([u^]p), adv. [AS. up, upp, [=u]p; akin to OFries. up,	   op, D. op, OS. [=u]p, OHG. [=u]f, G. auf, Icel. & Sw. upp,	   Dan. op, Goth. iup, and probably to E. over. See {Over}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Aloft; on high; in a direction contrary to that of	      gravity; toward or in a higher place or position; above;	      -- the opposite of {down}.	      [1913 Webster]	            But up or down,	            By center or eccentric, hard to tell. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in many derived uses, specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) From a lower to a higher position, literally or	          figuratively; as, from a recumbent or sitting	          position; from the mouth, toward the source, of a	          river; from a dependent or inferior condition; from	          concealment; from younger age; from a quiet state, or	          the like; -- used with verbs of motion expressed or	          implied.	          [1913 Webster]	                But they presumed to go up unto the hilltop.	                                                  --Num. xiv.	                                                  44.	          [1913 Webster]	                I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth	                up.                               --Ps.	                                                  lxxxviii. 15.	          [1913 Webster]	                Up rose the sun, and up rose Emelye. --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                We have wrought ourselves up into this degree of	                Christian indifference.           --Atterbury.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) In a higher place or position, literally or	          figuratively; in the state of having arisen; in an	          upright, or nearly upright, position; standing;	          mounted on a horse; in a condition of elevation,	          prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement,	          insurrection, or the like; -- used with verbs of rest,	          situation, condition, and the like; as, to be up on a	          hill; the lid of the box was up; prices are up.	          [1913 Webster]	                And when the sun was up, they were scorched.	                                                  --Matt. xiii.	                                                  6.	          [1913 Webster]	                Those that were up themselves kept others low.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Helen was up -- was she?          --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Rebels there are up,	                And put the Englishmen unto the sword. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                His name was up through all the adjoining	                provinces, even to Italy and Rome; many desiring	                to see who he was that could withstand so many	                years the Roman puissance.        --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thou hast fired me; my soul's up in arms.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                Grief and passion are like floods raised in	                little brooks by a sudden rain; they are quickly	                up.                               --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                A general whisper ran among the country people,	                that Sir Roger was up.            --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                Let us, then, be up and doing,	                With a heart for any fate.        --Longfellow.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To or in a position of equal advance or equality; not	          short of, back of, less advanced than, away from, or	          the like; -- usually followed by to or with; as, to be	          up to the chin in water; to come up with one's	          companions; to come up with the enemy; to live up to	          engagements.	          [1913 Webster]	                As a boar was whetting his teeth, up comes a fox	                to him.                           --L'Estrange.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) To or in a state of completion; completely; wholly;	          quite; as, in the phrases to eat up; to drink up; to	          burn up; to sum up; etc.; to shut up the eyes or the	          mouth; to sew up a rent.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some phrases of this kind are now obsolete; as, to	         spend up (--Prov. xxi. 20); to kill up (--B. Jonson).	         [1913 Webster]	      (e) Aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches;	          put up your weapons.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Up is used elliptically for get up, rouse up, etc.,	         expressing a command or exhortation. "Up, and let us be	         going." --Judg. xix. 28.	         [1913 Webster]	               Up, up, my friend! and quit your books,	               Or surely you 'll grow double.     --Wordsworth.	         [1913 Webster]	   {It is all up with him}, it is all over with him; he is lost.	      	   {The time is up}, the allotted time is past.	   {To be up in}, to be informed about; to be versed in.	      "Anxious that their sons should be well up in the	      superstitions of two thousand years ago." --H. Spencer.	   {To be up to}.	      (a) To be equal to, or prepared for; as, he is up to the	          business, or the emergency. [Colloq.]	      (b) To be engaged in; to purpose, with the idea of doing	          ill or mischief; as, I don't know what he's up to.	          [Colloq.]	   {To blow up}.	      (a) To inflate; to distend.	      (b) To destroy by an explosion from beneath.	      (c) To explode; as, the boiler blew up.	      (d) To reprove angrily; to scold. [Slang]	   {To bring up}. See under {Bring}, v. t.	   {To come up with}. See under {Come}, v. i.	   {To cut up}. See under {Cut}, v. t. & i.	   {To draw up}. See under {Draw}, v. t.	   {To grow up}, to grow to maturity.	   {Up anchor} (Naut.), the order to man the windlass	      preparatory to hauling up the anchor.	   {Up and down}.	      (a) First up, and then down; from one state or position to	          another. See under {Down}, adv.	                Fortune . . . led him up and down. --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Naut.) Vertical; perpendicular; -- said of the cable	          when the anchor is under, or nearly under, the hawse	          hole, and the cable is taut. --Totten.	   {Up helm} (Naut.), the order given to move the tiller toward	      the upper, or windward, side of a vessel.	   {Up to snuff}. See under {Snuff}. [Slang]	   {What is up?} What is going on? [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Up \Up\, prep.	   1. From a lower to a higher place on, upon, or along; at a	      higher situation upon; at the top of.	      [1913 Webster]	            In going up a hill, the knees will be most weary; in	            going down, the thihgs.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From the coast towards the interior of, as a country; from	      the mouth towards the source of, as a stream; as, to	      journey up the country; to sail up the Hudson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Upon. [Obs.] "Up pain of death." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Up \Up\, n.	   The state of being up or above; a state of elevation,	   prosperity, or the like; -- rarely occurring except in the	   phrase ups and downs. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ups and downs}, alternate states of elevation and	      depression, or of prosperity and the contrary. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They had their ups and downs of fortune.	                                                  --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	Up \Up\, a.	   Inclining up; tending or going up; upward; as, an up look; an	   up grade; the up train.	   [1913 Webster]
Upas \U"pas\ ([=u]"p[.a]s), n. [Malay p[=u]hn-[=u]pas; p[=u]hn a	   tree + [=u]pas poison.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}) of the Breadfruit	      family, common in the forests of Java and the neighboring	      islands. Its secretions are poisonous, and it has been	      fabulously reported that the atmosphere about it is	      deleterious. Called also {bohun upas}.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A virulent poison used in Java and the adjacent islands	      for poisoning arrows. One kind, {upas antiar}, is derived	      from the upas tree ({Antiaris toxicaria}). {Upas tieute}	      is prepared from a climbing plant ({Strychnos Tieute}).	      [1913 Webster]
Upbar \Up*bar"\, v. t.	   1. To fasten with a bar. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove the bar or bards of, as a gate; to under. [Obs.]	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Upbear \Up*bear"\, v. t.	   To bear up; to raise aloft; to support in an elevated	   situation; to sustain. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         One short sigh of breath, upbore	         Even to the seat of God.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         A monstrous wave upbore	         The chief, and dashed him on the craggy shore. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Upbind \Up*bind"\, v. t.	   To bind up. [R.] --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Upblow \Up*blow"\, v. t.	   To inflate. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Upblow \Up*blow"\, v. i.	   To blow up; as, the wind upblows from the sea. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upbraid \Up*braid"\ ([u^]p*br[=a]d"), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Upbraided}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Upbraiding}.] [OE. upbreiden;	   AS. upp up + bregdan to draw, twist, weave, or the kindred	   Icel. breg[eth]a to draw, brandish, braid, deviate from,	   change, break off, upbraid. See {Up}, and {Braid}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To charge with something wrong or disgraceful; to	      reproach; to cast something in the teeth of; -- followed	      by with or for, and formerly of, before the thing imputed.	      [1913 Webster]	            And upbraided them with their unbelief. --Mark xvi.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vet do not	            Upbraid us our distress.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reprove severely; to rebuke; to chide.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of	            his mighty works were done.           --Matt. xi. 20	      [1913 Webster]	            How much doth thy kindness upbraid my wickedness!	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat with contempt. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To object or urge as a matter of reproach; to cast up; --	      with to before the person. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reproach; blame; censure; condemn.	        [1913 Webster]	Upbraid \Up*braid"\, v. i.	   To utter upbraidings. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Upbraid \Up*braid"\, n.	   The act of reproaching; contumely. [Obs.] " Foul upbraid."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upbreak \Up*break"\ ([u^]p*br[=a]k"), v. i.	   To break upwards; to force away or passage to the surface.	   [1913 Webster]	Upbreak \Up"break`\ ([u^]p"br[=a]k`), n.	   A breaking upward or bursting forth; an upburst. --Mrs.	   Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Upbreathe \Up*breathe"\ ([u^]p*br[=e][th]"), v. i.	   To breathe up or out; to exhale. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Upbreed \Up*breed"\ ([u^]p*br[=e]d"), v. t.	   To rear, or bring up; to nurse. "Upbred in a foreign	   country." --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Upbrought \Up*brought"\, a.	   Brought up; educated. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upbuoyance \Up*buoy"ance\, n.	   The act of buoying up; uplifting. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Upburst \Up"burst`\, n.	   The act of bursting upwards; a breaking through to the	   surface; an upbreak or uprush; as, an upburst of molten	   matter.	   [1913 Webster]
Upcast \Up"cast`\, a.	   Cast up; thrown upward; as, with upcast eyes. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Upcast \Up"cast`\, n.	   1. (Bowling) A cast; a throw. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining.) The ventilating shaft of a mine out of which the	      air passes after having circulated through the mine; --	      distinguished from the downcast. Called also {upcast pit},	      and {upcast shaft}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An upset, as from a carriage. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A taunt; a reproach. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Upcast \Up*cast"\, v. t.	   1. To cast or throw up; to turn upward. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To taunt; to reproach; to upbraid. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Upcaught \Up"caught`\, a.	   Seized or caught up. " She bears upcaught a mariner away."	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Upcheer \Up*cheer"\, v. t.	   To cheer up. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upclimb \Up*climb"\, v. t. & i.	   To climb up; to ascend.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upclomb the shadowy pine above the woven copse.	                                                  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Upcoil \Up*coil"\, v. t. & i.	   To coil up; to make into a coil, or to be made into a coil.	   [1913 Webster]
Upcountry \Up"coun`try\, adv.	   In an upcountry direction; as, to live upcountry. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Upcountry \Up"coun`try\, a.	   Living or situated remote from the seacoast; as, an upcountry	   residence. [Colloq.] -- n. The interior of the country.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Upcurl \Up*curl"\, v. t.	   To curl up. [R.] --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
update \up"date\ ([u^]p"d[=a]t` or [u^]p*d[=a]t"), v. t.	   1. To make corrections or to add new information to (a	      document) so as to include the most recent information;	      as, we update the sales database every night; the book was	      updated and sold as a new edition. Used often of	      computerized data bases and documents.	      [PJC]	   2. To inform (a person) of the most recent information	      concerning a topic; as, I updated the director on the	      status of the project.	      [PJC]	update \up"date\ ([u^]p"d[=a]t`), n.	   1. The event or process of updating (in either sense); the	      information provided in the process of updating; as, I	      gave the director the latest update on the project; the	      update took over an hour.	      [PJC]	   2. The document or database which results from a process of	      updating; and updated document or database; as, they	      distributed the update over the internet.	      [PJC]
Updive \Up*dive"\, v. i.	   To spring upward; to rise. [R.] --Davies (Microcosmos).	   [1913 Webster]
Updraw \Up*draw"\, v. t.	   To draw up. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Upend \Up*end"\, v. t.	   To end up; to set on end, as a cask.	   [1913 Webster]
Upeygan \U`pey*gan"\, n. (Zool.)	   The borele.	   [1913 Webster]
Upfill \Up*fill"\, v. t.	   To fill up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Upflow \Up*flow"\, v. i.	   To flow or stream up. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Upflung \Up*flung"\, a.	   Flung or thrown up.	   [1913 Webster]
Upgather \Up*gath"er\, v. t.	   To gather up; to contract; to draw together. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Himself he close upgathered more and more. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upgaze \Up*gaze"\, v. i.	   To gaze upward. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Upgive \Up*give"\, v. t.	   To give up or out. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Upgrow \Up*grow"\, v. i.	   To grow up. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Upgrowth \Up"growth`\, n.	   The process or result of growing up; progress; development.	   [1913 Webster]	         The new and mighty upgrowth of poetry in Italy. --J. R.	                                                  Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Upgush \Up"gush`\, n.	   A gushing upward. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	Upgush \Up*gush"\, v. i.	   To gush upward.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphaf \Up*haf"\, obs.	   imp. of {Upheave}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphand \Up"hand`\, a.	   Lifted by the hand, or by both hands; as, the uphand sledge.	   [R.] --Moxon.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphang \Up*hang"\, v. t.	   To hang up. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphasp \Up*hasp"\, v. t.	   To hasp or faster up; to close; as, sleep uphasps the eyes.	   [R.] --Stanyhurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Upheaped \Up"heaped`\, a.	   Piled up; accumulated.	   [1913 Webster]	         God, which shall repay all with upheaped measure.	                                                  --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Upheaval \Up*heav"al\, n.	   The act of upheaving, or the state of being upheaved; esp.,	   an elevation of a portion of the earth's crust. --Lubbock.	   [1913 Webster]
Upheave \Up*heave"\, v. t.	   To heave or lift up from beneath; to raise. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Upheld \Up*held"\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Uphold}.	   [1913 Webster]
Upher \Up"her\, n. (Arch.)	   A fir pole of from four to seven inches diameter, and twenty	   to forty feet long, sometimes roughly hewn, used for	   scaffoldings, and sometimes for slight and common roofs, for	   which use it is split. [Spelt also {ufer}.] [Eng.] --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphill \Up*hill"\, adv.	   Upwards on, or as on, a hillside; as, to walk uphill.	   [1913 Webster]	Uphill \Up"hill`\, a.	   1. Ascending; going up; as, an uphill road.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Attended with labor; difficult; as, uphill work.	      [1913 Webster]
Uphilt \Up*hilt"\, v. t.	   To thrust in up to the hilt; as, to uphilt one's sword into	   an enemy. [R.] --Stanyhurst.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphoard \Up*hoard"\, v. t.	   To hoard up. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphold \Up*hold"\, v. t.	   1. To hold up; to lift on high; to elevate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mournful train with groans, and hands upheld.	            Besought his pity.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To keep erect; to support; to sustain; to keep from	      falling; to maintain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Honor shall uphold the humble in spirit. --Prov.	                                                  xxix 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faulconbridge,	            In spite of spite, alone upholds the day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To aid by approval or encouragement; to countenance; as,	      to uphold a person in wrongdoing.	      [1913 Webster]
Upholder \Up*hold"er\, n. [Up + holder. Cf. {Upholsterer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A broker or auctioneer; a tradesman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An undertaker, or provider for funerals. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The upholder, rueful harbinger of death. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An upholsterer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who, or that which, upholds; a supporter; a defender;	      a sustainer.	      [1913 Webster]
Upholster \Up*hol"ster\, v. t. [See {Upholsterer}.]	   To furnish (rooms, carriages, bedsteads, chairs, etc.) with	   hangings, coverings, cushions, etc.; to adorn with	   furnishings in cloth, velvet, silk, etc.; as, to upholster a	   couch; to upholster a room with curtains.	   [1913 Webster]	Upholster \Up*hol"ster\, n.	   1. A broker. [Obs.] --Caxton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An upholsterer. [Obs.] --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]
Upholsterer \Up*hol"ster*er\, n. [A substitution for older	   upholder, in OE., broker, tradesman, and formerly also	   written {upholster}, {upholdster}. See {Upholder}, and	   {-ster}.]	   One who provides hangings, coverings, cushions, curtains, and	   the like; one who upholsters.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Upholsterer bee}. (Zool.) See {Poppy bee}, under {Poppy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Upholstery \Up*hol"ster*y\, n.	   The articles or goods supplied by upholsterers; the business	   or work of an upholsterer.	   [1913 Webster]
Uphroe \U"phroe\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Euphroe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Upkeep \Up"keep`\, n.	   1. The act of keeping up, or maintaining; maintenance of	      persons, organizations, or objects such as machinery, by	      providing a location, repairs, and consumable items when	      necessary. "Horse artillery . . . expensive in the	      upkeep." --Scribner's Mag.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	            Small outlays for repairs or upkeep of buildings.	                                                  --A. R.	                                                  Colquhoun.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the cost of providing upkeep[1].	      [PJC]
Upland \Up"land\, n.	   1. High land; ground elevated above the meadows and intervals	      which lie on the banks of rivers, near the sea, or between	      hills; land which is generally dry; -- opposed to	      {lowland}, {meadow}, {marsh}, {swamp}, {interval}, and the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of	      towns. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Upland \Up"land\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in	      situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sometimes, with secure delight	            The upland hamlets will invite.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the	      neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]	      " The race of upland giants." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Upland moccasin}. (Zool.) See {Moccasin}.	   {Upland sandpiper}, or {Upland plover} (Zool.), a large	      American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as	      a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields	      and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},	      {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},	      {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie	      plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},	      {quaily}, and {uplander}.	   {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus	      Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.	      [1913 Webster]
Uplander \Up"land*er\, n.	   1. One dwelling in the upland; hence, a countryman; a rustic.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The upland sandpiper. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Uplandish \Up*land"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to uplands; dwelling on high lands. [Obs.]	   --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Rude; rustic; unpolished; uncivilized. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His presence made the rudest peasant melt,	            That in the wild, uplandish country dwelt.	                                                  --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]
Uplay \Up*lay"\, v. t.	   To hoard. [Obs.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Uplead \Up*lead"\, v. t.	   To lead upward. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uplean \Up*lean"\, v. i.	   To lean or incline upon anything. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Uplift \Up*lift"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uplifting}.]	   To lift or raise aloft; to raise; to elevate; as, to uplift	   the arm; to uplift a rock. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Satan, talking to his nearest mate,	         With head uplift above the wave, and eyes	         That sparkling blazed.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Uplift \Up"lift`\, n. (Geol.)	   A raising or upheaval of strata so as to disturb their	   regularity and uniformity, and to occasion folds,	   dislocations, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Up-line \Up"-line`\, n. (Railroad)	   A line or track leading from the provinces toward the	   metropolis or a principal terminus; the track upon which	   up-trains run. See {Up-train}. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uplock \Up*lock"\, v. t.	   To lock up. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uplook \Up*look"\, v. i.	   To look or gaze up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Upmost \Up"most`\, a. [Cf. {Uppermost}.]	   Highest; topmost; uppermost. --Spenser. Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Upokororo \U`po*ko*ro"ro\, n. [From the native Maori name.]	   (Zool.)	   An edible fresh-water New Zealand fish ({Prototroctes	   oxyrhynchus}) of the family {Haplochitonidae}. In general	   appearance and habits, it resembles the northern lake	   whitefishes and trout. Called also {grayling}.	   [1913 Webster]
Upon \Up*on"\, prep.[AS. uppan, uppon; upp up + on, an, on. See	   {Up}, and {On}.]	   On; -- used in all the senses of that word, with which it is	   interchangeable. "Upon an hill of flowers." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our host upon his stirrups stood anon.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar.	                                                  --Ex. xxix.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Philistines be upon thee, Samson.    --Judg. xvi.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster]	         As I did stand my watch upon the hill.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He made a great difference between people that did	         rebel upon wantonness, and them that did rebel upon	         want.                                    --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         This advantage we lost upon the invention of firearms.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Upon the whole, it will be necessary to avoid that	         perpetual repetition of the same epithets which we find	         in Homer.                                --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had abandoned the frontiers, retiring upon Glasgow.	                                                  --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         Philip swore upon the Evangelists to abstain from	         aggression in my absence.                --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Upon conveys a more distinct notion that on carries	         with it of something that literally or metaphorically	         bears or supports. It is less employed than it used to	         be, on having for the most part taken its place. Some	         expressions formed with it belong only to old style;	         as, upon pity they were taken away; that is, in	         consequence of pity: upon the rate of thirty thousand;	         that is, amounting to the rate: to die upon the hand;	         that is, by means of the hand: he had a garment upon;	         that is, upon himself: the time is coming fast upon;	         that is, upon the present time. By the omission of its	         object, upon acquires an adverbial sense, as in the	         last two examples.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To assure upon} (Law), to promise; to undertake.	   {To come upon}. See under {Come}.	   {To take upon}, to assume.	      [1913 Webster]
Up-over \Up"-o`ver\, a. (Mining & Civil Eng.)	   Designating a method of shaft excavation by drifting to a	   point below, and then raising instead of sinking.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Uppent \Up*pent`\, a.	   A Pent up; confined. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Upper \Up"per\, a.; comp. of {Up}.	   Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place,	   position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper	   lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a	   legislature.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The upper hand}, the superiority; the advantage. See {To	      have the upper hand}, under {Hand}. --Jowett (Thucyd.).	   {Upper Bench} (Eng. Hist.), the name of the highest court of	      common law (formerly King's Bench) during the	      Commonwealth.	   {Upper case}, the top one of a pair of compositor's cases.	      See the Note under 1st {Case}, n., 3.	   {Upper covert} (Zool.), one of the coverts situated above the	      bases of the tail quills.	   {Upper deck} (Naut.), the topmost deck of any vessel; the	      spar deck.	   {Upper leather}, the leather for the vamps and quarters of	      shoes.	   {Upper strake} (Naut.), the strake next to the deck, usually	      of hard wood, and heavier than the other strakes.	   {Upper ten thousand}, or (abbreviated) {Upper ten}, the ten	      thousand, more or less, who are highest in position or	      wealth; the upper class; the aristocracy. [Colloq.]	   {Upper topsail} (Naut.), the upper half of a double topsail.	      	   {Upper works} (Naut.), all those parts of the hull of a	      vessel that are properly above water.	   {Upper world}.	   (a) The atmosphere.	   (b) Heaven.	   (c) This world; the earth; -- in distinction from the	       {underworld}.	       [1913 Webster]	Upper \Up"per\, n.	   The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.	   [1913 Webster]
Uppermost \Up"per*most`\, a. [From {Up}, {Upper}; formed like	   aftermost. Cf. {Upmost}.]	   Highest in place, position, rank, power, or the like; upmost;	   supreme.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever faction happens to be uppermost. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Uppertendom \Up`per*ten"dom\, n. [Upper ten + -dom.]	   The highest class in society; the upper ten. See {Upper ten},	   under {Upper}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uppile \Up*pile"\, v. t.	   To pile, or heap, up. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Uppish \Up"pish\, a. [From {Up}.]	   Proud; arrogant; assuming; putting on airs of superiority.	   [Colloq.] --T. Brown. -- {Up"pish*ly}, adv. [Colloq.] --	   {Up"pish*ness}, n. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Upplight \Up*plight"\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Uppluck}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uppluck \Up*pluck"\, v. t.	   To pull or pluck up. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uppricked \Up*pricked"\, a.	   Upraised; erect; -- said of the ears of an animal. --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Upprop \Up*prop"\, v. t.	   To prop up. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Upraise \Up*raise"\, v. t.	   To raise; to lift up.	   [1913 Webster]
Uprear \Up*rear"\, v. t.	   To raise; to erect. --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Upridged \Up*ridged"\, a.	   Raised up in a ridge or ridges; as, a billow upridged.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Upright \Up"right`\, a. [AS. upright, uppriht. See {Up}, and	   {Right}, a.]	   1. In an erect position or posture; perpendicular; vertical,	      or nearly vertical; pointing upward; as, an upright tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            With chattering teeth, and bristling hair upright.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            All have their ears upright.          --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Morally erect; having rectitude; honest; just; as, a man	      upright in all his ways.	      [1913 Webster]	            And that man [Job] was perfect and upright. --Job i.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Conformable to moral rectitude.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conscience rewards upright conduct with pleasure.	                                                  --J. M. Mason.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Stretched out face upward; flat on the back. [Obs.] " He	      lay upright." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Golf) Designating a club in which the head is	      approximately at a right angle with the shaft.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Upright drill} (Mach.), a drilling machine having the	      spindle vertical.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word and its derivatives are usually pronounced in	         prose with the accent on the first syllable. But they	         are frequently pronounced with the accent on the second	         in poetry, and the accent on either syllable is	         admissible.	         [1913 Webster]	Upright \Up"right`\, n.	   1. Something standing upright, as a piece of timber in a	      building. See Illust. of {Frame}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Basketwork) A tool made from a flat strip of steel with	      chisel edges at both ends, bent into horseshoe, the	      opening between the cutting edges being adjustable, used	      for reducing splits to skeins. Called in full {upright	      shave}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. (Football) the vertical part of a goalpost, especially the	      part above the horizontal bar; as, a field goal directly	      between the uprights.	      [PJC]
Uprighteously \Up*right"eous*ly\, adv. [See {Righteous}.]	   In an upright or just manner. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Uprightly \Up"right`ly\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`l[y^]), adv.	   In an upright manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Uprightness \Up"right`ness\ ([u^]p"r[imac]t`n[e^]s), n.	   the quality or state of being upright.	   [1913 Webster]
Uprise \Up*rise"\ ([u^]p*r[imac]z"), v. i.	   1. To rise; to get up; to appear from below the horizon.	      "Uprose the sun." --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uprose the virgin with the morning light. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have an upward direction or inclination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Uprose the mystic mountain range.     --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Uprise \Up*rise"\, n.	   The act of rising; appearance above the horizon; rising. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Did ever raven sing so like a lark,	         That gives sweet tidings of the sun's uprise? --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uprising \Up*ris"ing\, n.	   1. Act of rising; also, a steep place; an ascent. "The steep	      uprising of the hill." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An insurrection; a popular revolt. --J. P. Peters.	      [1913 Webster]
Uprist \Up*rist"\ ([u^]p*r[i^]st"), n.	   Uprising. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Uprist \Up*rist"\, obs.	   imp. of {Uprise}. Uprose. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor dim nor red, like God's own head	         The glorious sun uprist.                 --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Uproar \Up"roar\ ([u^]p"r[=o]r`), n. [D. oproer; akin to G.	   aufruhr, Dan. opr["o]r, Sw. uppror; D. op up + roeren to	   stir; akin to AS. hr[=e]ran to stir, hr[=o]r stirring,	   active, G. r["u]hren to stir, OHG. ruoren, Icel. hr[ae]ra,	   Dan. r["o]re, Sw. r["o]ra. Cf. {Rearmouse}.]	   Note: [In verse, sometimes accented on the second syllable.]	   Great tumult; violent disturbance and noise; noisy confusion;	   bustle and clamor.	   [1913 Webster]	         But the Jews which believed not, . . . set all the city	         on an uproar.                            --Acts xvii.	                                                  5.	   [1913 Webster]	Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. t.	   To throw into uproar or confusion. [Obs.] "Uproar the	   universal peace." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Uproar \Up*roar"\, v. i.	   To make an uproar. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Uproarious \Up*roar"i*ous\, a.	   Making, or accompanied by, uproar, or noise and tumult; as,	   uproarious merriment.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Up*roar"i*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Up*roar"i*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Uproll \Up*roll"\, v. t.	   To roll up. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uproot \Up*root"\, v. t.	   To root up; to tear up by the roots, or as if by the roots;	   to remove utterly; to eradicate; to extirpate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trees uprooted left their place.         --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         At his command the uprooted hills retired. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uprouse \Up*rouse"\, v. t.	   To rouse up; to rouse from sleep; to awake; to arouse.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Uprun \Up*run"\, v. i.	   To run up; to ascend.	   [1913 Webster]	         The young sun	         That in the Ram is four degrees uprun.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         [A son] of matchless might, who, like a thriving plant,	         Upran to manhood.                        --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Uprush \Up*rush"\, v. i.	   To rush upward. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	Uprush \Up"rush`\, n.	   Act of rushing upward; an upbreak or upburst; as, an uprush	   of lava. --R. A. Proctor.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsarokas \Up`sar*o"kas\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   See {Crows}.	   [1913 Webster]
Upscale \Up"scale\, a.	   1. relating to, or characteristic of, affluent people or	      people in the upper social classes.	      [PJC]	   2. expensive or of high quality.	      [PJC]
Upseek \Up*seek"\, v. i.	   To seek or strain upward. "Upseeking eyes suffused with . . .	   tears." --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsend \Up*send"\, v. t.	   To send, cast, or throw up.	   [1913 Webster]	         As when some island situate afar . . .	         Upsends a smoke to heaven.               --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Upset \Up*set"\, v. t.	   1. To set up; to put upright. [Obs.] "With sail on mast	      upset." --R. of Brunne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) To thicken and shorten, as a heated piece of iron, by	          hammering on the end.	      (b) To shorten (a tire) in the process of resetting,	          originally by cutting it and hammering on the ends.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To overturn, overthrow, or overset; as, to upset a	      carriage; to upset an argument. "Determined somehow to	      upset the situation." --Mrs. Humphry Ward.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To disturb the self-possession of; to disorder the nerves	      of; to make ill; as, the fright upset her. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Basketwork) To turn upwards the outer ends of (stakes) so	      as to make a foundation for the side of a basket or the	      like; also, to form (the side) in this manner.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Upset \Up*set"\, v. i.	   To become upset.	   [1913 Webster]	Upset \Up"set`\, a.	   Set up; fixed; determined; -- used chiefly or only in the	   phrase upset price; that is, the price fixed upon as the	   minimum for property offered in a public sale, or, in an	   auction, the price at which property is set up or started by	   the auctioneer, and the lowest price at which it will be	   sold.	   [1913 Webster]	         After a solemn pause, Mr. Glossin offered the upset	         price for the lands and barony of Ellangowan. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	Upset \Up"set`\, n.	   The act of upsetting, or the state of being upset; an	   overturn; as, the wagon had an upset.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsetting \Up*set"ting\, a.	   1. Conceited; assuming; as, an upsetting fellow. [Scot.]	      --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. such as to disturb the self-possession of; unnerving;	      causing mental distress; as, the sight was an upsetting	      experience.	      [PJC]	Upsetting thermometer \Up*set"ting ther*mom"e*ter\	   A thermometer by merely inverting which the temperature may	   be registered. The column of mercury is broken and, as it	   remains until the instrument is reset, the reading may be	   made at leisure.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Upshoot \Up*shoot"\, v. i.	   To shoot upward. "Trees upshooting high." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upshot \Up"shot`\, n. [Up + shot, equivalent to scot share,	   reckoning. Cf. the phrase to cast up an account.]	   Final issue; conclusion; the sum and substance; the end; the	   result; the consummation.	   [1913 Webster]	         I can not pursue with any safety this sport to the	         upshot.                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         We account it frailty that threescore years and ten	         make the upshot of man's pleasurable existence. --De	                                                  Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Upside \Up"side`\, n.	   1. The upper side; the part that is uppermost.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. the benefits; the positive features; -- said of a	      situation or event that has both positive (good) and	      negative (bad) aspects.	      [PJC]	   {To be upsides with}, to be even with. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      --Sir W. Scott. --T. Hughes.	   {Upside down}. [Perhaps a corruption of OE. up so down,	      literally, up as down.] With the upper part undermost;	      hence, in confusion; in complete disorder; topsy-turvy.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            These that have turned the world upside down are	            come hither also.                     --Acts xvii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]
Upside-down \Up"side-down`\, a.	   having the part normally pointed upward pointed downward;	   inverted.	   [PJC]
Upside down \Up"side down`\, adv.	   in such a manner that the part normally pointed upward is	   pointed downward; same as {upsidown} and {upsodown}.	   [PJC]
Upsidown \Up"si*down`\, adv.	   See {Upsodown}. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsilon \Up"si*lon\, n. [Gr. 'y^ psilo`n bare, mere, simple y.]	   The 20th letter ([Upsilon], [upsilon]) of the Greek alphabet,	   a vowel having originally the sound of [=oo] as in room,	   becoming before the 4th century b. c. that French u or Ger.	   ["u]. Its equivalent in English is u or y.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Upsitting \Up"sit`ting\, n.	   A sitting up of a woman after her confinement, to receive and	   entertain her friends. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To invite your lady's upsitting.         --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Upskip \Up*skip`\, n.	   An upstart. [Obs.] --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsnatch \Up*snatch"\, v. t.	   To snatch up. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Upsoar \Up*soar"\, v. i.	   To soar or mount up. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsodown \Up"so*down`\, adv. [Up + so as + down.]	   Upside down. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         In man's sin is every manner order or ordinance turned	         upsodown.                                --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Upspear \Up*spear"\, v. i.	   To grow or shoot up like a spear; as, upspearing grass. [R.]	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Upspring \Up*spring"\, v. i.	   To spring up. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Upspring \Up"spring`\, n.	   1. An upstart. [Obs.] "The swaggering upspring." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spring or leap into the air. [R.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]
Upspurner \Up"spurn`er\, n.	   A spurner or contemner; a despiser; a scoffer. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstairs \Up*stairs"\, adv.	   Up the stairs; in or toward an upper story.	   [1913 Webster]	Upstairs \Up"stairs`\, a.	   Being above stairs; as, an upstairs room.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstand \Up*stand"\, v. i.	   To stand up; to be erected; to rise. --Spenser. Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         At once upstood the monarch, and upstood	         The wise Ulysses.                        --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstare \Up*stare"\, v. i.	   To stare or stand upward; hence, to be uplifted or	   conspicuous. "Rearing fiercely their upstaring crests."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstart \Up*start"\, v. i.	   To start or spring up suddenly. --Spenser. Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Upstart \Up"start`\, n.	   1. One who has risen suddenly, as from low life to wealth,	      power, or honor; a parvenu. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The meadow saffron. --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Upstart \Up"start`\, a.	   Suddenly raised to prominence or consequence. "A race of	   upstart creatures." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstay \Up*stay"\, v. t.	   To sustain; to support. [Obs.] "His massy spear upstayed."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsterte \Up*stert"e\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Upstart}.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstir \Up"stir`\, n.	   Insurrection; commotion; disturbance. [Obs.] --Sir J. Cheke.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstream \Up*stream"\, adv.	   Toward the higher part of a stream; against the current.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstreet \Up*street"\, adv.	   Toward the higher part of a street; as, to walk upstreet.	   --G. W. Gable.	   [1913 Webster]
Upstroke \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 the part of a letter	   thus made.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some upstroke of an Alpha and Omega.     --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsun \Up"sun`\, n. (Scots Law)	   The time during which the sun is up, or above the horizon;	   the time between sunrise and sunset.	   [1913 Webster]
Upswarm \Up*swarm"\, v. i. & i.	   To rise, or cause to rise, in a swarm or swarms. [R.] --Shak.	   Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsway \Up*sway"\, v. t.	   To sway or swing aloft; as, to upsway a club. [R.] --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Upswell \Up*swell"\, v. i.	   To swell or rise up.	   [1913 Webster]
Upsyturvy \Up"sy*tur"vy\, adv. [Cf. Upside down, under {Upside},	   and {Topsy-turvy}.]	   Upside down; topsy-turvy. [Obs.] --Robert Greene.	   [1913 Webster]
Uptails all \Up"tails` all"\	   1. An old game at cards. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Revelers; roysterers. [Obs.] --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Revelry; confusion; frolic. [Obs.] --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]
Uptake \Up*take"\, v. t.	   To take into the hand; to take up; to help. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Uptake \Up"take`\, n. (Steam Boilers)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The pipe leading upward from the smoke box of a steam	      boiler to the chimney, or smokestack; a flue leading	      upward.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Understanding; apprehension. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Uptear \Up*tear"\, v. t.	   To tear up. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Upthrow \Up*throw"\, v. t.	   To throw up. --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	Upthrow \Up"throw`\, n. (Mining)	   See {Throw}, n., 9.	   [1913 Webster]
Upthunder \Up*thun"der\, v. i.	   To send up a noise like thunder. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Uptie \Up*tie"\, v. t.	   To tie up. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Uptill \Up*till"\, prep.	   To; against. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She, poor bird, as all forlorn,	         Leaned her breast uptill a thorn.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Up-to-date \Up`-to-date"\, a.	   Extending to the present time; having style, manners,	   knowledge, or other qualities that are abreast of the times.	   "A general up-to-date style of presentment." --Nature.	   "Everything's up-to-date in Kansas City."	         I must prefer to translate the poet in a manner more	         congenial if less up-to-date.            --Andrew Lang.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
up-to-the-minute \up-to-the-minute\, a.	   being the most recent available; completely up-to-date	   especially, including information obtained within the past	   few minutes; as, up-to-the-minute news.	   [PJC]
Uptown \Up*town"\, adv.	   To or in the upper part of a town; as, to go uptown. [Colloq.	   U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Uptown \Up"town`\, a.	   Situated in, or belonging to, the upper part of a town or	   city; as, a uptown street, shop, etc.; uptown society.	   [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uptrace \Up*trace"\, v. t.	   To trace up or out.	   [1913 Webster]
Uptrain \Up*train"\, v. t.	   To train up; to educate. [Obs.] "Daughters which were well	   uptrained." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Up-train \Up"-train`\	   1. A train going in the direction of the metropolis or the	      main terminus. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A train going in the direction conventionally called up.	      [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Upturn \Up*turn"\, v. t.	   To turn up; to direct upward; to throw up; as, to upturn the	   ground in plowing. "A sea of upturned faces." --D. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]	         So scented the grim feature, and upturned	         His nostril wide into the murky air.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Upupa \U"pu*pa\ (?; 277), n. [L., the hoopoe.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds which includes the common hoopoe.	   [1913 Webster]
Upwaft \Up*waft"\, v. t.	   To waft upward. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster] Upward
Upward \Up"ward\, Upwards \Up"wards\, adv. [AS. upweardes. See	   {Up-}, and {-wards}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In a direction from lower to higher; toward a higher	      place; in a course toward the source or origin; -- opposed	      to downward; as, to tend or roll upward. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking inward, we are stricken dumb; looking	            upward, we speak and prevail.         --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the upper parts; above.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dagon his name, sea monster, upward man,	            And down ward fish.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Yet more; indefinitely more; above; over.	      [1913 Webster]	            From twenty years old and upward.     --Num. i. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Upward of}, or {Upwards of}, more than; above.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have been your wife in this obedience	            Upward of twenty years.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Upward \Up"ward\, a. [AS. upweard. See {Up}, and {-ward}.]	   Directed toward a higher place; as, with upward eye; with	   upward course.	   [1913 Webster]	Upward \Up"ward\, n.	   The upper part; the top. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From the extremest upward of thy head.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Upwhirl \Up*whirl"\, v. t. & i.	   To rise upward in a whirl; to raise upward with a whirling	   motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Upwind \Up*wind"\, v. t.	   To wind up. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Up-wind \Up"-wind`\, adv.	   Against the wind; toward the direction from which the wind is	   blowing.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
upwind \up"wind`\, a.	   being or moving in the direction from which the wind is	   blowing.	   [PJC]
Upwreath \Up*wreath"\, v. i.	   To rise with a curling motion; to curl upward, as smoke.	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Upyat \Up*yat"\, obs.	   imp. of {Upgive}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Ur
Ur \Ur\, Ure \Ure\, n. (Zool.)	   The urus.	   [1913 Webster]
Urachus \U"ra*chus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? urine + ? to hold.]	   (Anat.)	   A cord or band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder	   to the umbilicus.	   [1913 Webster]
Uraemia \U*rae"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? urine + ? blood.]	   (Med.)	   Accumulation in the blood of the principles of the urine,	   producing dangerous disease.	   [1913 Webster]
Uraemic \U*rae"mic\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to uraemia; as, uraemic convulsions.	   [1913 Webster]
Uraeum \U*rae"um\, n. [NL., from Gr. ? ?, fr. ? of the tail; cf.	   L. uraeus, adj.] (Zool.)	   The posterior half of an animal.	   [1913 Webster]
Uraeus \U*rae"us\, n. [NL., fr. L. uraeus pertaining to a tail,	   Gr. ?, fr. ? tail.] (Egypt. Archaeol.)	   A serpent, or serpent's head and neck, represented on the	   front of the headdresses of divinities and sovereigns as an	   emblem of supreme power.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ural \U"ral\, a.	   Pertaining to, or designating, the Urals, a mountain range	   between Europe and Asia.	   [1913 Webster]
Ural-Altaic \U"ral-Al*ta"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Urals and the Altai; as the	   Ural-Altaic, or Turanian, languages.	   [1913 Webster]
Urali \U"ra*li\, n. [See {Wourali}.]	   See {Curare}.	   [1913 Webster] Uralian
Uralian \U*ra"li*an\, Uralic \U*ral"ic\, a.	   Of or relating to the Ural Mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Uralite \U"ral*ite\, n. [So called because first observed in the	   Ural Mountains.] (Min.)	   Amphibole resulting from the alternation of pyroxene by	   paramorphism. It is not uncommon in massive eruptive rocks.	   [1913 Webster]
Uralitization \U`ral*i`ti*za"tion\, n. (Geol.)	   The change of pyroxene to amphibole by paramorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Uramil \U*ram"il\, n. (Chem.)	   Murexan.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranate \U"ra*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of uranic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Urania \U*ra"ni*a\, n. [L., from Gr. ?, i. e., the Heavenly, fr.	   ? heavenly, fr. ? heaven.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Class. Myth.) One of the nine Muses, daughter of Zeus by	      Mnemosyne, and patron of astronomy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A genus of large, brilliantly colored moths native	      of the West Indies and South America. Their bright colored	      and tailed hind wings and their diurnal flight cause them	      to closely resemble butterflies.	      [1913 Webster]
Uranian \U*ra"ni*an\, a. (Astron.)	   Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus; as, the Uranian year.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranic \U*ran"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to the heavens; celestial; astronomical.	      [1913 Webster]	            On I know not what telluric or uranic principles.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) Pertaining to, resembling, or containing uranium;	      specifically, designating those compounds in which uranium	      has a valence relatively higher than in uranous compounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Uranin \U"ra*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaline salt of fluorescein, obtained as a brownish red	   substance, which is used as a dye; -- so called from the	   peculiar yellowish green fluorescence (resembling that of	   uranium glass) of its solutions. See {Fluorescein}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uraninite \U*ran"i*nite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral consisting chiefly of uranium oxide with some lead,	   thorium, etc., occurring in black octahedrons, also in masses	   with a pitchlike luster; pitchblende.	   [1913 Webster]
Uraniscoplasty \U`ra*nis"co*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. ? top of a tent,	   plate (fr. ? sky) + -plasty.] (Surg.)	   The process of forming an artificial palate.	   [1913 Webster] Uraniscoraphy
Uraniscoraphy \U`ra*nis*cor"a*phy\, Uraniscorrhaphy
\U`ra*nis*cor"rha*phy\, n. [Gr. ? the top of a tent, the palate	   (fr. ? sky) + ? a seam.] (Surg.)	   Suture of the palate. See {Staphyloraphy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranite \U"ra*nite\, n. [Cf. G. uranit, F. uranite.] (Min.)	   A general term for the uranium phosphates, autunite, or lime	   uranite, and torbernite, or copper uranite.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranitic \U`ra*nit"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to uranium; containing uranium.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranium \U*ra"ni*um\, n. [NL., from Uranus the planet. See	   {Uranus}.] (Chem.)	   An element of the chromium group, found in certain rare	   minerals, as pitchblende, uranite, etc., and reduced as a	   heavy, hard, nickel-white metal which is quite permanent. Its	   yellow oxide is used to impart to glass a delicate	   greenish-yellow tint which is accompanied by a strong	   fluorescence, and its black oxide is used as a pigment in	   porcelain painting. Symbol U. Atomic weight 239.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Uranium was discovered in the state of an oxide by	         Klaproth in 1789, and so named in honor of Herschel's	         discovery of the planet Uranus in 1781.	         [1913 Webster] Uran-ocher
Uran-ocher \U"ran-o`cher\, Uran-ochre \U"ran-o`chre\, n. [Cf. F.	   uranochre.] (Min.)	   (a) A yellow, earthy incrustation, consisting essentially of	       the oxide of uranium, but more or less impure.	       [1913 Webster] Uranographic
Uranographic \U`ra*no*graph"ic\, Uranographical
\U`ra*no*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to uranography; as, an uranographic	   treatise.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranographist \U`ra*nog"ra*phist\, n.	   One practiced in uranography.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranography \U`ra*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. ?; ? heaven + ? to	   write.]	   A description or plan of the heavens and the heavenly bodies;	   the construction of celestial maps, globes, etc.; uranology.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranolite \U*ran"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? heaven + -lite.]	   A meteorite or aerolite. [Obs.] --Hutton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranology \U`ra*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? heaven + -logy.]	   A discourse or treatise on the heavens and the heavenly	   bodies; the study of the heavens; uranography.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranometria \U`ra*nom`e*tri"a\, n. [NL.]	   A uranometry.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranometry \U`ra*nom"e*try\, n. [Gr. ? heaven + -metry.]	   (Astron.)	   A chart or catalogue of fixed stars, especially of stars	   visible to the naked eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranoplasty \U"ra*no*plas`ty\, n. [See {Uraniscoplasty}.]	   (Surg.)	   The plastic operation for closing a fissure in the hard	   palate.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranoscopy \U`ra*nos"co*py\, n. [Gr. ? + -scopy.]	   Observation of the heavens or heavenly bodies.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranoso- \U`ra*no"so-\, a. (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) from uranium; --	   used in naming certain complex compounds; as in	   uranoso-uranic oxide, uranoso-uranic sulphate.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Uranous \U"ra*nous\ ([=u]"r[.a]*n[u^]s), a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, uranium; designating those	   compounds in which uranium has a lower valence as contrasted	   with the {uranic} compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Uranus \U"ra*nus\ (-n[u^]s), n. [L. Uranus, Gr. O'yrano`s	   Uranus, o'yrano`s heaven, sky. Cf. {Uranium}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gr. Myth.) The son or husband of Gaia (Earth), and father	      of Chronos (Time) and the Titans.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) One of the primary planets. It is about	      1,800,000,000 miles from the sun, about 36,000 miles in	      diameter, and its period of revolution round the sun is	      nearly 84 of our years.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This planet has also been called {Herschel}, from Sir	         William Herschel, who discovered it in 1781, and who	         named it {Georgium Sidus}, in honor of George III.,	         then King of England.	         [1913 Webster]
Uran-utan \U*ran"-u*tan`\, (Zool.)	   The orang-utang	   [1913 Webster]
Uranyl \U"ra*nyl\, n. [Uranium + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The radical {UO2}, conveniently regarded as a residue of many	   uranium compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Urao \U*ra"o\, n. [Sp.] (Min.)	   See {Trona}.	   [1913 Webster] Urare
Urare \U*ra"re\, Urari \U*ra"ri\, n.	   See {Curare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urate \U"rate\, n. [Cf. F. urate.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A salt of uric acid; as, sodium urate; ammonium urate.	   [1913 Webster]
Uratic \U*rat"ic\, (Physiol. Chem.)	   Of or containing urates; as, uratic calculi.	   [1913 Webster]
Urban \Ur"ban\, a. [L. urbanus belonging to the ?ity or town,	   refined, polished, fr. urbs, urbis, a city: cf. F. urbain.	   Cf. {Urbane}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or belonging to a city or town; as, an urban	      population.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging to, or suiting, those living in a city;	      cultivated; polite; urbane; as, urban manners.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Urban servitude}. See {Predial servitude}, under	      {Servitude}.	      [1913 Webster]
Urbane \Ur*bane"\, a. [See {Urban}.]	   Courteous in manners; polite; refined; elegant.	   [1913 Webster]
Urbaniste \Ur"ban*iste\, n. (Bot.)	   A large and delicious pear or Flemish origin.	   [1913 Webster]
Urbanity \Ur*ban"i*ty\, n. [L. urbanitas; cf. F. urbanit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being urbane; civility or courtesy	      of manners; politeness; refinement.	      [1913 Webster]	            The marquis did the honors of his house with the	            urbanity of his country.              --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Polite wit; facetiousness. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Raillery in the sauce of civil entertainment; and	            without some such tincture of urbanity, good humor	            falters.                              --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Politeness; suavity; affability; courtesy.	        [1913 Webster]
Urbanize \Ur"ban*ize\, v. t.	   To render urban, or urbane; to refine; to polish. --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Urbicolae \Ur*bic"o*lae\, prop. n. pl. [NL., fr. L. urbs, urbis,	   a city + colere to inhabit.] (Zool.)	   An extensive family of butterflies ({Hesperidae}), including	   those known as skippers.	   [1913 Webster]
Urbicolous \Ur*bic"o*lous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a city; urban. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Urceolar \Ur"ce*o*lar\ ([^u]"s[-e]*[-o]*l[~e]r), a.	   Urceolate.	   [1913 Webster]
Urceolate \Ur"ce*o*late\, a. [L. urceolus, dim. of urceus a	   pitcher or waterpot.] (Nat. Hist.)	   Shaped like a pitcher or urn; swelling below, and contracted	   at the orifice, as a calyx or corolla.	   [1913 Webster]
Urceole \Ur"ce*ole\, n. [See {Urceolate}.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A vessel for water for washing the hands; also, one to hold	   wine or water.	   [1913 Webster]
Urceolus \Ur*ce"o*lus\, n.; pl. {Urceoli}. [L., a little	   pitcher.] (Bot.)	   Any urn-shaped organ of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]
Urchin \Ur"chin\ ([^u]"ch[i^]n), n. [OE. urchon, irchon, a	   hedgehog, OF. ire[,c]on, eri[,c]on, heri[,c]on, herichon, F.	   h['e]risson, a derivative fr. L. ericius, from er a hedgehog,	   for her; akin to Gr. chh`r. Cf. {Herisson}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A hedgehog.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A sea urchin. See {Sea urchin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mischievous elf supposed sometimes to take the form a	      hedgehog. "We 'll dress [them] like urchins, ouphes, and	      fairies." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A pert or roguish child; -- now commonly used only of a	      boy.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the urchins that stand with their thievish eyes	            Forever on watch ran off each with a prize. --W.	                                                  Howitt.	      [1913 Webster]	            You did indeed dissemble, you urchin you; but	            where's the girl that won't dissemble for an	            husband?                              --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of a pair in a series of small card cylinders,	      arranged around a carding drum; -- so called from its	      fancied resemblance to the hedgehog. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Urchin fish} (Zool.), a diodon.	      [1913 Webster]	Urchin \Ur"chin\, a.	   Rough; pricking; piercing. [R.] "Helping all urchin blasts."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Urchon \Ur"chon\, n. (Zool.)	   The urchin, or hedgehog.	   [1913 Webster]
Urdu \Ur"du\, n. [Hind. urd[=u].]	   The language more generally called {Hindustanee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ure \Ure\, n. [OE. ure, OF. oevre, ovre, ouvre, work, F.	   [oe]uvre, L. opera. See {Opera}, {Operate}, and cf. {Inure},	   {Manure}.]	   Use; practice; exercise. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let us be sure of this, to put the best in ure	         That lies in us.                         --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]	Ure \Ure\, v. t.	   To use; to exercise; to inure; to accustom by practice.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The French soldiers . . . from their youth have been	         practiced and ured in feats of arms.     --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Urea \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 present in small quantity in blood, serous fluids,	   lymph, the liver, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is the main product of the regressive metamorphosis	         (katabolism) of proteid matter in the body, and is	         excreted daily to the amount of about 500 grains by a	         man of average weight. Chemically it is carbamide,	         {CO(NH2)2}, and when heated with strong acids or	         alkalies is decomposed into carbonic acid and ammonia.	         It unites with acids to form salts, as nitrate of urea,	         and it can be made synthetically from ammonium cyanate,	         with which it is isomeric.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Urea ferment}, a soluble ferment formed by certain bacteria,	      which, however, yield the ferment from the body of their	      cells only after they have been killed by alcohol. It	      causes urea to take up water and decompose into carbonic	      acid and ammonia. Many different bacteria possess this	      property, especially {Bacterium ureae} and {Micrococcus	      ureae}, which are found abundantly in urines undergoing	      alkaline fermentation.	      [1913 Webster]
Ureal \U"re*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to urea; containing, or consisting of, urea;	   as, ureal deposits.	   [1913 Webster]
Ureameter \U`re*am"e*ter\, n. [Urea + -meter.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An apparatus for the determination of the amount of urea in	   urine, in which the nitrogen evolved by the action of certain	   reagents, on a given volume of urine, is collected and	   measured, and the urea calculated accordingly.	   [1913 Webster]
Urechitin \U`re*chi"tin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from the leaves of a certain plant	   ({Urechitis suberecta}) as a bitter white crystalline	   substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Urechitoxin \U`re*chi*tox"in\, n. [Urechitin + toxic + -in.]	   (Chem.)	   A poisonous glucoside found accompanying urechitin, and	   extracted as a bitter white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Uredinales \Uredinales\, prop. n. pl. (Biol.)	   An order of fungi of the phylum Basidiomycota, comprising the	   rust fungi.	   [PJC]	         The order {Uredinales} includes between an estimated	         5,000 and 7,000 species of diverse plant pathogens.	         They have been around since the Carboniferous Age	         (250-300 million years ago), and were well established	         on the very first ferns. Members of Uredinales are well	         enough adapted that they inhabit every continent except	         for Antarctica. Commonly known as the "rust fungi,"	         they attack nearly all types of plant life, and are	         economically devastating to many crops. Members of	         Uredinales have a very diverse and complex life	         cycle-that may affect more than one host family and	         include up to five different stages.	         Morphological Features:	         Uredinales includes both autoecious and heteroecious	         parasites. Autoecious genera infect only one plant	         host, while heteroecious genera carry out different	         parts of their life cycle on two different hosts. One	         example of a heteroecious fungus, Puccinia graminis,	         the black stem rust of wheat, requires both the	         barberry bush and a grass to complete its complicated	         life cycle.	         Life cycles of Uredinales are very diverse and complex.	         Some genera have up to five stages of their life cycle:	         Spermagonia, Aecia, Uredinia, Telia, and Basidia.	         Spores are produced in each stage with differing	         ploidy: spermatia (n), aeciospores (n+n),	         unidiniospores (n+n), teliospores (n+n to 2n), and	         basidiospores (n). Genera that do not exhibit all five	         of these stages either show three or four instead.	         Ecology:	         Uredinales comprise the most devastating plant	         pathogens of all Basidiomycota. Genera of Uredinales	         are responsible for diseases such as: coffee rust,	         cedar-apple rust, black stem rust of cereals, carnation	         rust, and peanut rust. There are thousands of other	         rusts that havent been listed that are also	         responsible for being seriously detrimental to many	         genera of plants.	         Despite all of the ecological problems that these fungi	         cause to plants, recent efforts have attempted to use	         some of these rusts to control weedy pests.	   --Kari Jensen (University of Wisconsin, course material)	   [available at:	   http://botit.botany.wisc.edu/courses/Botany_332/uredinales.html]	   [PJC]
Uredo \U*re"do\, n. [L., a blast, blight, a burning itch, fr.	   urere to burn, to scorch.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) One of the stages in the life history of certain	      rusts (order {Uredinales}), regarded at one time as a	      distinct genus. It is a summer stage preceding the	      teleutospore, or winter stage. See {Uredinales}, in the	      Supplement.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Nettle rash. See {Urticaria}.	      [1913 Webster]
Uredospore \U*re"do*spore\, n. (Bot.)	   The thin-walled summer spore which is produced during the	   so-called Uredo stage of certain rusts. See (in the	   Supplement) {Uredinales}, {Heter[oe]cious}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ureide \U"re*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of the many complex derivatives of urea; thus,	   hydantoin, and, in an extended dense, guanidine, caffeine,	   et., are ureides. [Written also {ureid}.]	   [1913 Webster]
-uret \-u*ret\	   A suffix with the same meaning as -ide. See {-ide}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Ureter \U*re"ter\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Urine}.]	   (Anat.)	   The duct which conveys the urine from the kidney to the	   bladder or cloaca. There are two ureters, one for each	   kidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Ureteritis \U*re`ter*i"tis\, n. [NL. See {Ureter}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the ureter. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Urethane \U*reth"ane\, n. [F. ur['e]thane. See {Urea}; {Ether}.]	   1. (Org. Chem.) A white crystalline substance,	      {NH2.CO.OC2H5}, produced by the action of ammonia on ethyl	      carbonate or by heating urea nitrate and ethyl alcohol. It	      is used as a hypnotic, antipyretic, and antispasmodic.	      Hence, any ester of carbamic acid.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. same as {polyurethane}.	      [PJC]
Urethra \U*re"thra\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Urine}.] (Anat.)	   The canal by which the urine is conducted from the bladder	   and discharged.	   [1913 Webster]
Urethral \U*re"thral\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the urethra.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Urethral fever} (Med.), fever occurring as a consequence of	      operations upon the urethra.	      [1913 Webster]
Urethritis \U`re*thri"tis\, n. [NL. See {Urethra}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the urethra.	   [1913 Webster]
Urethroplasty \U*re"thro*plas`ty\, n. [Urethra + -plasty.]	   (Surg.)	   An operation for the repair of an injury or a defect in the	   walls of the urethra. -- {U*re`thro*plas"tic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Urethroscope \U*re"thro*scope\, n. [Urethra + -scope.] (Med.)	   An instrument for viewing the interior of the urethra.	   [1913 Webster]
Urethroscopy \U`re*thros"co*py\, n. (Med.)	   Examination of the urethra by means of the urethroscope.	   [1913 Webster]
Urethrotome \U*re"thro*tome\, n. [Urethra + Gr. ? to cut.]	   An instrument for cutting a urethral stricture.	   [1913 Webster]
Urethrotomy \U`re*throt"o*my\, n. [Urethra + Gr. ? to cut.]	   (Surg.)	   An incision of the urethra, esp. incision for relief of	   urethral stricture.	   [1913 Webster]
Uretic \U*ret"ic\, a. [L. ureticus, Gr. ?. See {Urine}.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to the urine; diuretic; urinary; as, uretic	   medicine.	   [1913 Webster]
Urge \Urge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Urged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Urging}.] [L. urgere; akin to E. wreak. See {Wreak}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through the thick deserts headlong urged his flight.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives,	      arguments, persuasion, or importunity.	      [1913 Webster]	            My brother never	            Did urge me in his act; I did inquire it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To provoke; to exasperate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Urge not my father's anger.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To press hard upon; to follow closely	      [1913 Webster]	            Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To present in an urgent manner; to press upon attention;	      to insist upon; as, to urge an argument; to urge the	      necessity of a case.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent	      measures with; as, to urge an ore with intense heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To animate; incite; impel; instigate; stimulate;	        encourage.	        [1913 Webster]	Urge \Urge\, v. i.	   1. To press onward or forward. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.	      [1913 Webster]
Urgence \Ur"gence\, n.	   Urgency. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Urgency \Ur"gen*cy\, n. [Cf. F. urgence.]	   The quality or condition of being urgent; insistence;	   pressure; as, the urgency of a demand or an occasion.	   [1913 Webster]
Urgent \Ur"gent\, a. [L. urgens, p. pr. of urgere: cf. F.	   urgent. See {Urge}.]	   Urging; pressing; besetting; plying, with importunity;	   calling for immediate attention; instantly important. "The	   urgent hour." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some urgent cause to ordain the contrary. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Egyptians were urgent upon the people that they	         might send them out of the land in haste. --Ex. xii.	                                                  33.	   [1913 Webster]
Urgently \Ur"gent*ly\, adv.	   In an urgent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Urger \Ur"ger\, n.	   One who urges. --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Uric \U"ric\, a. [Gr. ? urine: cf. F. urique. See {Urine}.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to urine; obtained from urine; as, uric	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Uric acid}, a crystalline body, present in small quantity in	      the urine of man and most mammals. Combined in the form of	      urate of ammonia, it is the chief constituent of the urine	      of birds and reptiles, forming the white part. Traces of	      it are also found in the various organs of the body. It is	      likewise a common constituent, either as the free acid or	      as a urate, of urinary or renal calculi and of the	      so-called gouty concretions. From acid urines, uric acid	      is frequently deposited, on standing in a cool place, in	      the form of a reddish yellow sediment, nearly always	      crystalline. Chemically, it is composed of carbon,	      hydrogen, nitrogen, and oxygen, {C5H4N4O3}, and by	      decomposition yields urea, among other products. It can be	      made synthetically by heating together urea and glycocoll.	      It was formerly called also {lithic acid}, in allusion to	      its occurrence in stone, or calculus.	      [1913 Webster]
Urim \U"rim\, n. [Heb. ?r[imac]m, pl. of ?r, fire ?r light.]	   A part or decoration of the breastplate of the high priest	   among the ancient Jews, by which Jehovah revealed his will on	   certain occasions. Its nature has been the subject of	   conflicting conjectures.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shall put in the breastplate of judgment the Urim	         and the Thummim.                         --Ex. xxviii.	                                                  30.	   [1913 Webster]	         And when Saul inquired of the Lord, the Lord answered	         him not, neither by dreams, nor by Urim, nor by	         prophets.                                --1 Sam.	                                                  xxviii. 6.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Professor Plumptre supposes the Urim to have been a	         clear and colorless stone set in the breastplate of the	         high priest as a symbol of light, answering to the	         mystic scarab in the pectoral plate of the ancient	         Egyptian priests, and that the Thummim was an image	         corresponding to that worn by the priestly judges of	         Egypt as a symbol of truth and purity of motive. By	         gazing steadfastly on these, he may have been thrown	         into a mysterious, half ecstatic state, akin to	         hypnotism, in which he lost all personal consciousness,	         and received a spiritual illumination and insight.	         [1913 Webster]
Urinal \U"ri*nal\, n. [L. urinal, fr. urina urine: cf. F.	   urinal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A vessel for holding urine; especially, a bottle or tube	      for holding urine for inspection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place or convenience for urinating purposes.	      [1913 Webster]
Urinarium \U`ri*na"ri*um\, n. [LL. urinarium.] (Agric.)	   A reservoir for urine, etc., for manure.	   [1913 Webster]
Urinary \U"ri*na*ry\, a. [L. urina urine: cf. F. urinaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the urine; as, the urinary bladder;	      urinary excretions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling, or being of the nature of, urine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Urinary calculus} (Med.), a concretion composed of some one	      or more crystalline constituents of the urine, liable to	      be found in any portion of the urinary passages or in the	      pelvis of the kidney.	   {Urinary pigments}, (Physiol. Chem.), certain colored	      substances, urochrome, or urobilin, uroerythrin, etc.,	      present in the urine together with indican, a colorless	      substance which by oxidation is convertible into colored	      bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	Urinary \U"ri*na*ry\, n.	   A urinarium; also, a urinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Urinate \U"ri*nate\, v. i. [LL. urinare.]	   To discharge urine; to make water.	   [1913 Webster]
Urination \U`ri*na"tion\, n.	   The act or process of voiding urine; micturition.	   [1913 Webster]
Urinative \U"ri*na*tive\, a.	   Provoking the flow of urine; uretic; diuretic. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Urinator \U"ri*na`tor\, n. [L., from urinari to plunge under	   water, to dive.]	   One who dives under water in search of something, as for	   pearls; a diver. [R.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Urine \U"rine\, n. [F. urine, L. urina; akin to urinari to	   plunge under water, to dive, Gr. ? urine; cf. Skr. v[=a]r	   water, Icel. ?r drizzling rain, AS. w[ae]r the sea.]	   (Physiol.)	   In mammals, a fluid excretion from the kidneys; in birds and	   reptiles, a solid or semisolid excretion.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In man, the urine is a clear, transparent fluid of an	         amber color and peculiar odor, with an average density	         of 1.02. The average amount excreted in 24 hours is	         from 40 to 60 ounces (about 1,200 cubic centimeters).	         Chemically, the urine is mainly an aqueous solution of	         urea, salt (sodium chloride), and uric acid, together	         with some hippuric acid and peculiar pigments. It	         usually has an acid reaction, owing to the presence of	         acid phosphates of soda or free uric acid. Normally, it	         contains about 960 parts of water to 40 parts of solid	         matter, and the daily average excretion is 35 grams	         (540 grains) of urea, 0.75 gram (11 grains) of uric	         acid, and 16.5 grams (260 grains) of salt. Abnormally,	         it may contain sugar as in diabetes, protein as in	         Bright's disease, bile pigments as in jaundice, or	         abnormal quantities of some one or more of the normal	         constituents.	         [1913 Webster]	Urine \U"rine\, v. i.	   To urinate. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Uriniferous \U`ri*nif"er*ous\, a. [Urine + -ferous.]	   Bearing or conveying urine; as, uriniferous tubules.	   [1913 Webster]
Uriniparous \U`ri*nip"a*rous\, a. [Urine + L. parere to produce:	   cf. F. urinipare.] (Physiol.)	   Producing or preparing urine; as, the uriniparous tubes in	   the cortical portion of the kidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Urinogenital \U`ri*no*gen"i*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining to the urinary and genital organs; genitourinary;	   urogenital; as, the urinogenital canal.	   [1913 Webster]
Urinometer \U`ri*nom"e*ter\, n. [Urine + -meter.]	   A small hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of	   urine.	   [1913 Webster]
Urinometry \U`ri*nom"e*try\, n.	   The estimation of the specific gravity of urine by the	   urinometer.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster] Urinose
Urinose \U"ri*nose\, Urinous \U"ri*nous\, a. [Cf. F. urineux.	   See {Urine}.]	   Of or pertaining to urine, or partaking of its qualities;	   having the character or odor of urine; similar to urine.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Urite \U"rite\, n. [Gr. ? tail.] (Zool.)	   One of the segments of the abdomen or post-abdomen of	   arthropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Urith \U"rith\, n.	   The bindings of a hedge. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Urn \Urn\, n. [OE. urne, L. urna; perhaps fr. urere to burn, and	   sop called as being made of burnt clay (cf. {East}): cf. F.	   urne.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A vessel of various forms, usually a vase furnished with a	      foot or pedestal, employed for different purposes, as for	      holding liquids, for ornamental uses, for preserving the	      ashes of the dead after cremation, and anciently for	      holding lots to be drawn.	      [1913 Webster]	            A rustic, digging in the ground by Padua, found an	            urn, or earthen pot, in which there was another urn.	                                                  --Bp. Wilkins.	      [1913 Webster]	            His scattered limbs with my dead body burn,	            And once more join us in the pious urn. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Any place of burial; the grave.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or lay these bones in an unworthy urn,	            Tombless, with no remembrance over them. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rom. Antiq.) A measure of capacity for liquids,	      containing about three gallons and a haft, wine measure.	      It was haft the amphora, and four times the congius.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) A hollow body shaped like an urn, in which the	      spores of mosses are contained; a spore case; a theca.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A tea urn. See under {Tea}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Urn mosses} (Bot.), the order of true mosses; -- so called	      because the capsules of many kinds are urn-shaped.	      [1913 Webster]	Urn \Urn\, v. t.	   To inclose in, or as in, an urn; to inurn.	   [1913 Webster]	         When horror universal shall descend,	         And heaven's dark concave urn all human race. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Urnal \Urn"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to an urn; effected by an urn or urns.	   "Urnal interments." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Urnful \Urn"ful\, n.; pl. {Urnfuls}.	   As much as an urn will hold; enough to fill an urn.	   [1913 Webster]
Urn-shaped \Urn"-shaped`\, a.	   Having the shape of an urn; as, the urn-shaped capsules of	   some mosses.	   [1913 Webster]
Uro- \U"ro-\	   A combining form fr. Gr. o'y^ron, urine.	   [1913 Webster]	Uro- \U"ro-\	   A combining form from Gr. o'yra`, the tail, the caudal	   extremity.	   [1913 Webster]
Urobilin \U`ro*bi"lin\, n. [1st uro- + bile + -in.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A yellow pigment identical with hydrobilirubin, abundant in	   the highly colored urine of fever, and also present in normal	   urine. See {Urochrome}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urocele \U"ro*cele\, n. [1st uro + Gr. ? tumor.] (Med.)	   A morbid swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of	   urine into it.	   [1913 Webster]
Urocerata \U`ro*cer"a*ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? tail + ?, ?,	   horn.] (Zool.)	   A division of boring Hymenoptera, including Tremex and allied	   genera. See Illust. of {Horntail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urochord \U"ro*chord\, n. [2d uro- + chord.] (Zool.)	   The central axis or cord in the tail of larval ascidians and	   of certain adult tunicates. [Written also {urocord}.]	   [1913 Webster] Urochorda
Urochorda \U`ro*chor"da\, Urochordata \U`ro*chor`da"ta\, prop.	   n. pl. [NL. See {Urochord}.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Tunicata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urochordal \U`ro*chor"dal\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Urochorda.	   [1913 Webster]
Urochrome \U"ro*chrome\, n. [1st uro- + Gr. ? color.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A yellow urinary pigment, considered by Thudichum as the only	   pigment present in normal urine. It is regarded by Maly as	   identical with urobilin.	   [1913 Webster]
Urochs \U"rochs\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Aurochs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urocord \U"ro*cord\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Urochord}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urocyst \U"ro*cyst\, n. [1st uro- + cyst.] (Anat.)	   The urinary bladder.	   [1913 Webster]
Urodela \U`ro*de"la\, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. ? tail + ? visible.]	   (Zool.)	   An order of amphibians having the tail well developed and	   often long. It comprises the salamanders, tritons, and allied	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Urodele \U"ro*dele\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Urodela.	   [1913 Webster]
Urodelian \U`ro*de"li*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Urodela. -- n. One of the Urodela.	   [1913 Webster]
Uroerythrin \U`ro*e*ryth"rin\, n. [See 1st {Uro-}, and	   {Erythrin}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A reddish urinary pigment, considered as the substance which	   gives to the urine of rheumatism its characteristic color. It	   also causes the red color often seen in deposits of urates.	   [1913 Webster]
Urogastric \U`ro*gas"tric\, a. [2d uro- + gastric.] (Zool.)	   Behind the stomach; -- said of two lobes of the carapace of	   certain crustaceans.	   [1913 Webster]
Urogenital \U`ro*gen"i*tal\, a. [1st uro- + genital.] (Anat.)	   Same as {Urinogenital}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uroglaucin \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 readily formed by	   oxidation or decomposition of indican.	   [1913 Webster]
Urohaematin \U`ro*haem"a*tin\, n. [1st uro- + haematin.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   Urinary haematin; -- applied to the normal coloring matter of	   the urine, on the supposition that it is formed either	   directly or indirectly (through bilirubin) from the haematin	   of the blood. See {Urochrome}, and {Urobilin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urohyal \U`ro*hy"al\, a. [2d uro- + the Gr. letter [Upsilon].]	   (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements	   in the hyoidean arch of fishes. -- n. A urohyal bone or	   cartilage.	   [1913 Webster]
Urology \U*rol"o*gy\, n. [1st uro- + -logy.] (Med.)	   See {Uronology}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uromere \U"ro*mere\, n. [2d uro- + -mere.] (Zool.)	   Any one of the abdominal segments of an arthropod.	   [1913 Webster]
Uronology \U`ro*nol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. ? urine + -logy.] (Med.)	   That part of medicine which treats of urine. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Uropod \U"ro*pod\, n. [2d uro- + -pod.] (Zool.)	   Any one of the abdominal appendages of a crustacean,	   especially one of the posterior ones, which are often larger	   than the rest, and different in structure, and are used	   chiefly in locomotion. See Illust. of {Crustacea}, and	   {Stomapoda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uropodal \U*rop"o*dal\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a uropod.	   [1913 Webster]
Uropoetic \U`ro*po*et"ic\, a. [1st uro- + Gr. ? to make.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) Producing, or favoring the production of, urine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a system of	      organs which eliminate nitrogenous waste matter from the	      blood of certain invertebrates.	      [1913 Webster]
Uropygial \U`ro*pyg"i*al\, a. [See {Uropygium}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the uropygium, or prominence at the base	   of the tail feathers, in birds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Uropygial gland}, a peculiar sebaceous gland at the base of	      the tail feathers in most birds. It secretes an oily fluid	      which is spread over the feathers by preening.	      [1913 Webster]
Uropygium \U`ro*pyg"i*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, (corrupted form)	   ?; ? the end of the os sacrum + ? rump.] (Anat.)	   The prominence at the posterior extremity of a bird's body,	   which supports the feathers of the tail; the rump; --	   sometimes called pope's nose.	   [1913 Webster]
Urosacral \U`ro*sa"cral\, a. [2d uro- + sacral.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to both the caudal and sacral parts of the	   vertebral column; as, the urosacral vertebrae of birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Uroscopy \U*ros"co*py\, n. [1st uro- + -scopy: cf. F.	   uroscopie.]	   The diagnosis of diseases by inspection of urine. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Urosome \U"ro*some\, n. [2d uro- + -some body.] (Zool.)	   The abdomen, or post-abdomen, of arthropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Urostege \U"ro*stege\, n. [2d uro- + Gr. ? roof.] (Zool.)	   One of the plates on the under side of the tail of a serpent.	   [1913 Webster]
Urosteon \U*ros"te*on\, n.; pl. L. {Urostea}, E. {Urosteons}.	   [NL., fr. Gr. ? the tail + ? a bone.] (Anat.)	   A median ossification back of the lophosteon in the sternum	   of some birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Urosternite \U`ro*ster"nite\, n. [2d uro- + sternum.] (Zool.)	   The sternal, or under piece, of any one of the uromeres of	   insects and other arthropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Urostyle \U"ro*style\, n. [2d uro- + Gr. ? a pillar.] (Anat.)	   A styliform process forming the posterior extremity of the	   vertebral column in some fishes and amphibians.	   [1913 Webster]
Urox \U"rox\, n. [See {Aurochs}, and cf. {Urus}.] (Zool.)	   The aurochs.	   [1913 Webster]
Uroxanate \U*rox"a*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of uroxanic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Uroxanic \U`rox*an"ic\, a. [Uric + alloxan.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C5H8N4O6}, which is	   obtained, as a white crystalline substance, by the slow	   oxidation of uric acid in alkaline solution.	   [1913 Webster]
Uroxanthin \U`ro*xan"thin\, n. [1st uro- + xanthin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Same as {Indican}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urrhodin \Ur*rho"din\, n. [1st uro- + Gr. ? a rose.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   Indigo red, a product of the decomposition, or oxidation, of	   indican. It is sometimes found in the sediment of	   pathological urines. It is soluble in ether or alcohol,	   giving the solution a beautiful red color. Also called	   {indigrubin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urry \Ur"ry\, n. [Cf. Gael. uir, uireach, mold, clay.]	   A sort of blue or black clay lying near a vein of coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ursa \Ur"sa\, n. [L. ursa a she-bear, also, a constellation,	   fem. of ursus a bear. Cf. {Arctic}.] (Astron.)	   Either one of the Bears. See the Phrases below.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ursa Major} [L.], the Great Bear, one of the most	      conspicuous of the northern constellations. It is situated	      near the pole, and contains the stars which form the	      Dipper, or Charles's Wain, two of which are the Pointers,	      or stars which point towards the North Star.	   {Ursa Minor} [L.], the Little Bear, the constellation nearest	      the north pole. It contains the north star, or polestar,	      which is situated in the extremity of the tail.	      [1913 Webster]
Ursal \Ur"sal\, n. (Zool.)	   The ursine seal. See the Note under 1st {Seal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ursiform \Ur"si*form\, a. [L. ursus, ursa, a bear + -form.]	   Having the shape of a bear.	   [1913 Webster]
Ursine \Ur"sine\, a. [L. ursinus, from ursus a bear. See	   {Ursa}.]	   Of or pertaining to a bear; resembling a bear.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ursine baboon}. (Zool.) See {Chacma}.	   {Ursine dasyure} (Zool.), the Tasmanian devil.	   {Ursine howler} (Zool.), the araguato. See Illust. under	      {Howler}.	   {Ursine seal}. (Zool.) See {Sea bear}, and the Note under 1st	      {Seal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Urson \Ur"son\, n. [Cf. {Urchin}.] (Zool.)	   The Canada porcupine. See {Porcupine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ursuk \Ur"suk\, n. (Zool.)	   The bearded seal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ursula \Ur"su*la\, n. (Zool.)	   A beautiful North American butterfly ({Basilarchia astyanax}	   syn. {Limenitis astyanax}). Its wings are nearly black with	   red and blue spots and blotches. Called also {red-spotted	   purple}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ursuline \Ur"su*line\, n. [Cf. F. ursuline.] (R. C. Ch.)	   One of an order of nuns founded by St. Angela Merici, at	   Brescia, in Italy, about the year 1537, and so called from	   St. Ursula, under whose protection it was placed. The order	   was introduced into Canada as early as 1639, and into the	   United States in 1727. The members are devoted entirely to	   education.	   [1913 Webster]	Ursuline \Ur"su*line\, a.	   Of or pertaining to St. Ursula, or the order of Ursulines;	   as, the Ursuline nuns.	   [1913 Webster]
Ursus \Ur"sus\, n. [L., a bear.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Carnivora including the common bears.	   [1913 Webster]
Urtica \Ur*ti"ca\, n. [L., a nettle.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including the common nettles. See {Nettle},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Urticaceous \Ur`ti*ca"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Urticaceae}) of plants,	   of which the nettle is the type. The order includes also the	   hop, the elm, the mulberry, the fig, and many other plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Urtical \Ur"tic*al\, a.	   Resembling nettles; -- said of several natural orders allied	   to urticaceous plants.	   [1913 Webster]
Urticaria \Ur`ti*ca"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Urtica}.] (Med.)	   The nettle rash, a disease characterized by a transient	   eruption of red pimples and of wheals, accompanied with a	   burning or stinging sensation and with itching; uredo.	   [1913 Webster]
Urticate \Ur"ti*cate\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Urticated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Urticating}.]	   To sting with, or as with, nettles; to irritate; to annoy.	   --G. A. Sala.	   [1913 Webster]
Urtication \Ur`ti*ca"tion\, n. (Med.)	   The act or process of whipping or stinging with nettles; --	   sometimes used in the treatment of paralysis.	   [1913 Webster]
Urubu \U*ru*bu"\, n. [Cf. Pg. urub['u] a certain Brazilian	   bird.] (Zool.)	   The black vulture ({Catharista atrata}). It ranges from the	   Southern United States to South America. See {Vulture}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urus \U"rus\, n. [L.; of Teutonic origin. See {Aurochs}.]	   (Zool.)	   A very large, powerful, and savage extinct bovine animal	   ({Bos urus} or {Bos primigenius}) anciently abundant in	   Europe. It appears to have still existed in the time of	   Julius Caesar. It had very large horns, and was hardly	   capable of domestication. Called also, {ur}, {ure}, and	   {tur}.	   [1913 Webster]
Urva \Ur"va\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The crab-eating ichneumon ({Herpestes urva}), native of	   India. The fur is black, annulated with white at the tip of	   each hair, and a white streak extends from the mouth to the	   shoulder.	   [1913 Webster]
Us \Us\, pron. [OE. us, AS. ?s; akin to OFries. & OS. ?s, D.	   ons, G. uns, Icel. & Sw. oss, Dan. os, Goth. uns, L. nos we,	   us, Gr. ? we, Skr. nas us. ????. Cf. {Nostrum}, {Our}.]	   The persons speaking, regarded as an object; ourselves; --	   the objective case of we. See {We}. "Tell us a tale."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Give us this day our daily bread.        --Matt. vi.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]
Usable \Us"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being used.	   [1913 Webster]
Usage \Us"age\, n. [F. usage, LL. usaticum. See {Use}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of using; mode of using or treating; treatment;	      conduct with respect to a person or a thing; as, good	      usage; ill usage; hard usage.	      [1913 Webster]	            My brother	            Is prisoner to the bishop here, at whose hands	            He hath good usage and great liberty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Manners; conduct; behavior. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A gentle nymph was found,	            Hight Astery, excelling all the crew	            In courteous usage.                   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Long-continued practice; customary mode of procedure;	      custom; habitual use; method. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            It has now been, during many years, the grave and	            decorous	            usage of Parliaments to hear, in respectful silence,	            all expressions, acceptable or unacceptable, which	            are uttered from the throne.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Customary use or employment, as of a word or phrase in a	      particular sense or signification.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Experience. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In eld [old age] is both wisdom and usage.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Custom; use; habit.	   Usage: {Usage}, {Custom}. These words, as here compared,	          agree in expressing the idea of habitual practice; but	          a custom is not necessarily a usage. A custom may	          belong to many, or to a single individual. A usage	          properly belongs to the great body of a people. Hence,	          we speak of usage, not of custom, as the law of	          language. Again, a custom is merely that which has	          been often repeated, so as to have become, in a good	          degree, established. A usage must be both often	          repeated and of long standing. Hence, we speak of a	          "hew custom," but not of a "new usage." Thus, also,	          the "customs of society" is not so strong an	          expression as the "usages of society." "Custom, a	          greater power than nature, seldom fails to make them	          worship." --Locke. "Of things once received and	          confirmed by use, long usage is a law sufficient."	          --Hooker. In law, the words usage and custom are often	          used interchangeably, but the word custom also has a	          technical and restricted sense. See {Custom}, n., 3.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]
Usager \Us"a*ger\, n. [F. usager.]	   One who has the use of anything in trust for another. [Obs.]	   --Daniel.	   [1913 Webster]
Usance \Us"ance\, n. [F. See {Use}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Use; usage; employment. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Custom; practice; usage. [Obs.] --Gower. Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Interest paid for money; usury. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Com.) The time, fixed variously by the usage between	      different countries, when a bill of exchange is payable;	      as, a bill drawn on London at one usance, or at double	      usance.	      [1913 Webster]
Usant \Us"ant\, a. [OF.]	   Using; accustomed. [Obs.] "Usant for to steal." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Usbegs
Usbegs \Us"begs\, Usbeks \Us"beks\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century	   conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called	   Turkestan. [Written also {Uzbecks}, and {Uzbeks}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Use \Use\, n. [OE. us use, usage, L. usus, from uti, p. p. usus,	   to use. See {Use}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of employing anything, or of applying it to one's	      service; the state of being so employed or applied;	      application; employment; conversion to some purpose; as,	      the use of a pen in writing; his machines are in general	      use.	      [1913 Webster]	            Books can never teach the use of books. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            This Davy serves you for good uses.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When he framed	            All things to man's delightful use.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Occasion or need to employ; necessity; as, to have no	      further use for a book. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Yielding of service; advantage derived; capability of	      being used; usefulness; utility.	      [1913 Webster]	            God made two great lights, great for their use	            To man.                               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is use alone that sanctifies expense. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Continued or repeated practice; customary employment;	      usage; custom; manner; habit.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let later age that noble use envy.    --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable,	            Seem to me all the uses of this world! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Common occurrence; ordinary experience. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O Caesar! these things are beyond all use. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eccl.) The special form of ritual adopted for use in any	      diocese; as, the Sarum, or Canterbury, use; the Hereford	      use; the York use; the Roman use; etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            From henceforth all the whole realm shall have but	            one use.                              --Pref. to	                                                  Book of Common	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The premium paid for the possession and employment of	      borrowed money; interest; usury. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art more obliged to pay duty and tribute, use	            and principal, to him.                --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. [In this sense probably a corruption of OF. oes, fr. L.	      opus need, business, employment, work. Cf. {Operate}.]	      (Law) The benefit or profit of lands and tenements. Use	      imports a trust and confidence reposed in a man for the	      holding of lands. He to whose use or benefit the trust is	      intended shall enjoy the profits. An estate is granted and	      limited to A for the use of B.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Forging) A stab of iron welded to the side of a forging,	      as a shaft, near the end, and afterward drawn down, by	      hammering, so as to lengthen the forging.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Contingent use}, or {Springing use} (Law), a use to come	      into operation on a future uncertain event.	   {In use}.	      (a) In employment; in customary practice observance.	      (b) In heat; -- said especially of mares. --J. H. Walsh.	   {Of no use}, useless; of no advantage.	   {Of use}, useful; of advantage; profitable.	   {Out of use}, not in employment.	   {Resulting use} (Law), a use, which, being limited by the	      deed, expires or can not vest, and results or returns to	      him who raised it, after such expiration.	   {Secondary use}, or {Shifting use}, a use which, though	      executed, may change from one to another by circumstances.	      --Blackstone.	   {Statute of uses} (Eng. Law), the stat. 27 Henry VIII., cap.	      10, which transfers uses into possession, or which unites	      the use and possession.	   {To make use of}, {To put to use}, to employ; to derive	      service from; to use.	      [1913 Webster]	Use \Use\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Used}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Using}.]	   [OE. usen, F. user to use, use up, wear out, LL. usare to	   use, from L. uti, p. p. usus, to use, OL. oeti, oesus; of	   uncertain origin. Cf. {Utility}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make use of; to convert to one's service; to avail	      one's self of; to employ; to put a purpose; as, to use a	      plow; to use a chair; to use time; to use flour for food;	      to use water for irrigation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Launcelot Gobbo, use your legs.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some other means I have which may be used. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To behave toward; to act with regard to; to treat; as, to	      use a beast cruelly. "I will use him well." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How wouldst thou use me now?          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cato has used me ill.                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To practice customarily; to make a practice of; as, to use	      diligence in business.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use hospitality one to another.       --1 Pet. iv.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To accustom; to habituate; to render familiar by practice;	      to inure; -- employed chiefly in the passive participle;	      as, men used to cold and hunger; soldiers used to	      hardships and danger.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am so used in the fire to blow.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou with thy compeers,	            Used to the yoke, draw'st his triumphant wheels.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To use one's self}, to behave. [Obs.] "Pray, forgive me, if	      I have used myself unmannerly." --Shak.	   {To use up}.	      (a) To consume or exhaust by using; to leave nothing of;	          as, to use up the supplies.	      (b) To exhaust; to tire out; to leave no capacity of force	          or use in; to overthrow; as, he was used up by	          fatigue. [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Employ.	   Usage: {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	          channel. We use words to express our general meaning;	          we employ certain technical terms in reference to a	          given subject. To make use of, implies passivity in	          the thing; as, to make use of a pen; and hence there	          is often a material difference between the two words	          when applied to persons. To speak of "making use of	          another" generally implies a degrading idea, as if we	          had used him as a tool; while employ has no such	          sense. A confidential friend is employed to negotiate;	          an inferior agent is made use of on an intrigue.	          [1913 Webster]	                I would, my son, that thou wouldst use the power	                Which thy discretion gives thee, to control	                And manage all.                   --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	                To study nature will thy time employ:	                Knowledge and innocence are perfect joy.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	Use \Use\, v. i.	   1. To be wont or accustomed; to be in the habit or practice;	      as, he used to ride daily; -- now disused in the present	      tense, perhaps because of the similarity in sound, between	      "use to," and "used to."	      [1913 Webster]	            They use to place him that shall be their captain on	            a stone.                              --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fears use to be represented in an imaginary.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus we use to say, it is the room that smokes, when	            indeed it is the fire in the room.    --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now Moses used to take the tent and to pitch it	            without the camp.                     --Ex. xxxiii.	                                                  7 (Rev. Ver.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be accustomed to go; to frequent; to inhabit; to dwell;	      -- sometimes followed by of. [Obs.] "Where never foot did	      use." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He useth every day to a merchant's house. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye valleys low, where the mild whispers use	            Of shades, and wanton winds, and gushing brooks.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Useful \Use"ful\, a.	   Full of use, advantage, or profit; producing, or having power	   to produce, good; serviceable for any end or object; helpful	   toward advancing any purpose; beneficial; profitable;	   advantageous; as, vessels and instruments useful in a family;	   books useful for improvement; useful knowledge; useful arts.	   [1913 Webster]	         To what can I useful!                    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Usefully \Use"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a useful manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Usefulness \Use"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being useful; utility;	   serviceableness; advantage. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Utility; value; profit. See {Utility}.	        [1913 Webster]
Useless \Use"less\, a.	   Having, or being of, no use; unserviceable; producing no good	   end; answering no valuable purpose; not advancing the end	   proposed; unprofitable; ineffectual; as, a useless garment;	   useless pity.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not to sit idle with so great a gift	         Useless, and thence ridiculous.          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fruitless; ineffectual.	   Usage: {Useless}, {Fruitless}, {Ineffectual}. We speak of an	          attempt, effort, etc., as being useless when there are	          in it inherent difficulties which forbid the hope of	          success, as fruitless when it fails, not from any such	          difficulties, but from some unexpected hindrance	          arising to frustrate it; as, the design was rendered	          fruitless by the death of its projector. Ineffectual	          nearly resembles fruitless, but implies a failure of a	          less hopeless character; as, after several ineffectual	          efforts, I at last succeeded.	          [1913 Webster]	                Useless are all words	                Till you have writ "performance" with your	                swords.	                The other is for waiving.         --Beau. & Fl.	          [1913 Webster]	                Waiving all searches into antiquity, in relation	                to this controversy, as being either needless or	                fruitless.                        --Waterland.	          [1913 Webster]	                Even our blessed Savior's preaching, who spake	                as never man spake, was ineffectual to many.	                                                  --Bp.	                                                  Stillingfleet.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Use"less*ly}, adv. --	          {Use"less*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
User \Us"er\, n.	   1. One who uses. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Enjoyment of property; use. --Mozley & W.	      [1913 Webster]
U-shaped \U"-shaped`\, a.	   Having the form of the letter U; specif. (Phys. Geog.), of	   valleys, resembling a broad U in cross profile.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Usher \Ush"er\, n. [OE. ussher, uschere, OF. ussier, uisser,	   oissier, hussier, huissier, fr. L. ostiarius a doorkeeper,	   fr. ostium a door, entrance, fr. os mouth. See {Oral}, and	   cf. {Ostiary}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An officer or servant who has the care of the door of a	      court, hall, chamber, or the like; hence, an officer whose	      business it is to introduce strangers, or to walk before a	      person of rank. Also, one who escorts persons to seats in	      a church, theater, etc. "The ushers and the squires."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are the ushers of Marcius.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: There are various officers of this kind attached to the	         royal household in England, including the gentleman	         usher of the black rod, who attends in the House of	         Peers during the sessions of Parliament, and twelve or	         more gentlemen ushers. See {Black rod}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. An under teacher, or assistant master, in a school.	      [1913 Webster]	Usher \Ush"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ushered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Ushering}.]	   To introduce or escort, as an usher, forerunner, or	   harbinger; to forerun; -- sometimes followed by in or forth;	   as, to usher in a stranger; to usher forth the guests; to	   usher a visitor into the room.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stars that usher evening rose.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Examiner was ushered into the world by a letter,	         setting forth the great genius of the author.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Usherance \Ush"er*ance\, n.	   The act of ushering, or the state of being ushered in. [Obs.]	   --Shaftesbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Usherdom \Ush"er*dom\, n.	   The office or position of an usher; ushership; also, ushers,	   collectively. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Usherless \Ush"er*less\, a.	   Destitute of an usher. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Ushership \Ush"er*ship\, n.	   The office of an usher; usherdom.	   [1913 Webster]
Usitative \Us"i*ta*tive\, a. [L. usitari to use often.]	   Denoting usual or customary action. "The usitative aorist."	   --Alford.	   [1913 Webster]
Usnea \Us"ne*a\, n. [NL., from Ar. usnah moss.] (Bot.)	   A genus of lichens, most of the species of which have long,	   gray, pendulous, and finely branched fronds. Usnea barbata is	   the common bearded lichen which grows on branches of trees in	   northern forests.	   [1913 Webster]
Usnic \Us"nic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid obtained, as a	   yellow crystalline substance, from certain genera of lichens	   ({Usnea}, {Parmelia}, etc.).	   [1913 Webster]
Usquebaugh \Us"que*baugh\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha,	   literally, water of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to	   Gr. bi`os life. See {Quick}, a., and cf. {Whisky}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland;	      whisky.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white	            hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit,	      raisins, cinnamon and other spices. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]
Usself \Us`self"\, n. pl.	   Ourselves. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Piers Plowman. Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ustion \Us"tion\, n. [L. ustio, fr. urere, ustum, to burn: cf.	   F. ustion.]	   The act of burning, or the state of being burned. [R.]	   --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Ustorious \Us*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. urere, ustum, to burn.]	   Having the quality of burning. [R.] --I. Watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Ustulate \Us"tu*late\, a. [L. ustulatus, p. p. of ustulare to	   scorch, urere to burn.]	   Blackened as if burned.	   [1913 Webster]
Ustulation \Us`tu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. ustulation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of burning or searing. [R.] --Sir W. Petty.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Old Chem.) The operation of expelling one substance from	      another by heat, as sulphur or arsenic from ores, in a	      muffle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pharm.)	      (a) The roasting or drying of moist substances so as	          prepare them for pulverizing.	      (b) The burning of wine.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Lascivious passion; concupiscence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not certain that they took the better part	            when they chose ustulation before marriage,	            expressly against the apostle.        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Usual \U"su*al\, a. [L. usualis, from usus use: cf. F. usuel.	   See {Use}, n.]	   Such as is in common use; such as occurs in ordinary	   practice, or in the ordinary course of events; customary;	   ordinary; habitual; common.	   [1913 Webster]	         Consultation with oracles was a thing very usual and	         frequent in their times.                 --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]	         We can make friends of these usual enemies. --Baxter.	   [1913 Webster] -- {U"su*al*ly}, adv. -- {U"su*al*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Usucaption \U`su*cap"tion\ (?; 277), n. [L. usucapere,	   usucaptum, to acquire by long use; usu (ablative of usus use)	   + capere to take: cf. usucapio usucaption.] (Roman Law)	   The acquisition of the title or right to property by the	   uninterrupted possession of it for a certain term prescribed	   by law; -- the same as {prescription} in common law.	   [1913 Webster]
Usufruct \U"su*fruct\ (?; 277), n. [L. usufructus, ususfructus,	   usus et fructus; usus use + fructus fruit.] (Law)	   The right of using and enjoying the profits of an estate or	   other thing belonging to another, without impairing the	   substance. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Usufructuary \U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry\, n. [L. usufructuarius.] (Law)	   A person who has the use of property and reaps the profits of	   it. --Wharton.	   [1913 Webster]	Usufructuary \U`su*fruc"tu*a*ry\, a. (Law)	   Of or pertaining to a usufruct; having the nature of a	   usufruct.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ordinary graces bequeathed by Christ to his church,	         as the usufructuary property of all its members.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster] Usurarious
Usurarious \U`su*ra"ri*ous\, Usurary \U"su*ra*ry\, a. [L.	   usurarius that serves for use, that pays interest. See	   {Usurer}.]	   Usurious. [Obs.] "Usurarious contracts." --Jer. Taylor. Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Usure \U"sure\ (?; 115), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Usured}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Usuring}.] [Cf. OF. usurer, LL. usurare.]	   To practice usury; to charge unlawful interest. [Obs.] "The	   usuringb senate." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         I usured not ne to me usured any man.    --Wyclif (Jer.	                                                  xv. 10).	   [1913 Webster]	Usure \U"sure\, n. [F.]	   Usury. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         Foul usure and lucre of villainy.        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Usurer \U"su*rer\, n. [F. usurier, LL. usurarius. See {Usury},	   and cf. {Usurarious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who lends money and takes interest for it; a money	      lender. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou lend money to any of my people that is poor	            by thee, thou shalt not be to him as a usurer,	            neither shalt thou lay upon him usury. --Ex. xxii.	                                                  25.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who lends money at a rate of interest beyond that	      established by law; one who exacts an exorbitant rate of	      interest for the use of money.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was wont to call me usurer.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Usurious \U*su"ri*ous\ (?; 277), a. [From {Usury}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Practicing usury; taking illegal or exorbitant interest	      for the use of money; as, a usurious person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Partaking of usury; containing or involving usury; as, a	      usurious contract.	      [1913 Webster] -- {U*su"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {U*su"ri*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Usurp \U*surp"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Usurped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Usurping}.] [L. usurpare, usurpatum, to make use of, enjoy,	   get possession of, usurp; the first part of usurpare is akin	   to usus use (see {Use}, n.): cf. F. usurper.]	   To seize, and hold in possession, by force, or without right;	   as, to usurp a throne; to usurp the prerogatives of the	   crown; to usurp power; to usurp the right of a patron is to	   oust or dispossess him.	   [1913 Webster]	         Alack, thou dost usurp authority.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Another revolution, to get rid of this illegitimate and	         usurped government, would of course be perfectly	         justifiable.                             --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Usurp is applied to seizure and use of office,	         functions, powers, rights, etc.; it is not applied to	         common dispossession of private property.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To arrogate; assume; appropriate.	        [1913 Webster]	Usurp \U*surp"\, v. i.	   To commit forcible seizure of place, power, functions, or the	   like, without right; to commit unjust encroachments; to be,	   or act as, a usurper.	   [1913 Webster]	         The parish churches on which the Presbyterians and	         fanatics had usurped.                    --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now the Spirits of the Mind	         Are busy with poor Peter Bell;	         Upon the rights of visual sense	         Usurping, with a prevalence	         More terrible than magic spell.          --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Usurpant \U*surp"ant\, a. [L. usurpans, p. pr.]	   Usurping; encroaching. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Usurpation \U`sur*pa"tion\, n. [L. usurpatio ? making use,	   usurpation: cf. F. usurpation.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of usurping, or of seizing and enjoying; an	      authorized, arbitrary assumption and exercise of power,	      especially an infringing on the rights of others;	      specifically, the illegal seizure of sovereign power; --	      commonly used with of, also used with on or upon; as, the	      usurpation of a throne; the usurpation of the supreme	      power.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	            He contrived their destruction, with the usurpation	            of the regal dignity upon him.        --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            A law [of a State] which is a usurpation upon the	            general government.                   --O.	                                                  Ellsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Manifest usurpation on the rights of other States.	                                                  --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Usurpation, in a peculiar sense, formerly denoted the	         absolute ouster and dispossession of the patron of a	         church, by a stranger presenting a clerk to a vacant	         benefice, who us thereupon admitted and instituted.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Use; usage; custom. [Obs.] --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]
Usurpatory \U*surp"a*to*ry\, a. [L. usurpatorius.]	   Marked by usurpation; usurping. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Usurpature \U*surp"a*ture\, n.	   Usurpation. [R.] "Beneath man's usurpature." --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Usurper \U*surp"er\, n.	   One who usurps; especially, one who seizes illegally on	   sovereign power; as, the usurper of a throne, of power, or of	   the rights of a patron.	   [1913 Webster]	         A crown will not want pretenders to claim it, not	         usurpers, if their power serves them, to possess it.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Usurpingly \U*surp"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a usurping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Usury \U"su*ry\, n. [OE. usurie, usure, F. usure, L. usura use,	   usury, interest, fr. uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v.	   t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A premium or increase paid, or stipulated to be paid, for	      a loan, as of money; interest. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not lend upon usury to thy brother; usury	            of money, usury of victuals, usury of anything that	            is lent upon usury.                   --Deut. xxiii.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the	            exchanges, and then at my coming I should have	            received mine own with usury.         --Matt. xxv.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            What he borrows from the ancients, he repays with	            usury of ??is own.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The practice of taking interest. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Usury . . . bringeth the treasure of a realm or	            state into a few ??nds.               --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Interest in excess of a legal rate charged to a	      borrower for the use of money.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The practice of requiring in repayment of money lent	         anything more than the amount lent, was formerly	         thought to be a great moral wrong, and the greater, the	         more was taken. Now it is not deemed more wrong to take	         pay for the use of money than for the use of a house,	         or a horse, or any other property. But the lingering	         influence of the former opinion, together with the fact	         that the nature of money makes it easier for the lender	         to oppress the borrower, has caused nearly all	         Christian nations to fix by law the rate of	         compensation for the use of money. Of late years,	         however, the opinion that money should be borrowed and	         repaid, or bought and sold, upon whatever terms the	         parties should agree to, like any other property, has	         gained ground everywhere. --Am. Cyc.	         [1913 Webster]
Ut \Ut\, n. (Min.)	   The first note in Guido's musical scale, now usually	   superseded by do. See {Solmization}.	   [1913 Webster]
Utas \U"tas\, n. [OF. huitieves, witieves, witaves, oitieves,	   pl. of huitieve, witieve, etc., eighth, L. octavus. See	   {Octave}, n.] [Written also {utis}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (O. Eng. Law) The eighth day after any term or feast; the	      octave; as, the utas of St. Michael. --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The marriage was celebrated and Canterbury, and in	            the utas of St. Hilary next ensuing she was crowned.	                                                  --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, festivity; merriment. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Utensil \U*ten"sil\ (?; 277), n. [F. utensile, ustensile, L.	   utensile, fr. utensilis that may be used, fit for use, fr.	   uti, p. p. usus, to use. See {Use}, v. t.]	   That which is used; an instrument; an implement; especially,	   an instrument or vessel used in a kitchen, or in domestic and	   farming business.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wagons fraught with utensils of war.     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Uterine \U"ter*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. uterinus born of the same	   mother, from uterus womb: cf. F. ut['e]rin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or instrument to the uterus, or womb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Born of the same mother, but by a different father.	      [1913 Webster]	            Walter Pope, uterine brother to Dr. Joh. Wilki??.	                                                  --Wood.	      [1913 Webster]
Uterogestation \U`te*ro*ges*ta"tion\, n. [Uterus + gestation.]	   Gestation in the womb from conception to birth; pregnancy.	   --Pritchard.	   [1913 Webster]
Uterovaginal \U`te*ro*vag"i*nal\, n. [Uterus + vaginal.]	   Pertaining to both the uterus and the vagina.	   [1913 Webster]
Uterus \U"te*rus\, n. [L.]	   1. (Anat.) The organ of a female mammal in which the young	      are developed previous to birth; the womb.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         united into one. In many male mammals there is a small	         vesicle, opening into the urinogenital canal, which	         corresponds to the uterus of the female and is called	         the male uterus, or [NL.] uterus masculinus.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A receptacle, or pouch, connected with the	      oviducts of many invertebrates in which the eggs are	      retained until they hatch or until the embryos develop	      more or less. See Illust. of {Hermaphrodite} in Append.	      [1913 Webster]
Utes \Utes\, n. pl.; sing. {Ute}. (Ethnol.)	   An extensive tribe of North American Indians of the Shoshone	   stock, inhabiting Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, and	   adjacent regions. They are subdivided into several	   subordinate tribes, some of which are among the most degraded	   of North American Indians.	   [1913 Webster]
Utia \U"ti*a\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Any species of large West Indian rodents of the genus	   {Capromys}, or {Utia}. In general appearance and habits they	   resemble rats, but they are as large as rabbits.	   [1913 Webster]
Utica \U"ti*ca\, a. [So called from Utica, in New York.] (Geol.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a subdivision of the	   Trenton Period of the Lower Silurian, characterized in the	   State of New York by beds of shale.	   [1913 Webster]
Utile \U"tile\, a. [L. utilis, fr. uti to use: cf. F. utile. See	   {Use}, v. t.]	   Profitable; useful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Utilitarian \U*til`i*ta"ri*an\, a. [See {Utility}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to utility; consisting in utility; ?iming	      at utility as distinguished from beauty, ornament, etc.;	      sometimes, reproachfully, evincing, or characterized by, a	      regard for utility of a lower kind, or marked by a sordid	      spirit; as, utilitarian narrowness; a utilitarian	      indifference to art.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to utilitarianism; supporting	      utilitarianism; as, the utilitarian view of morality; the	      Utilitarian Society. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	Utilitarian \U*til`i*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One who holds the doctrine of utilitarianism.	   [1913 Webster]	         The utilitarians are for merging all the particular	         virtues into one, and would substitute in their place	         the greatest usefulness, as the alone principle to	         which every question respecting the morality of actions	         should be referred.                      --Chalmers.	   [1913 Webster]	         But what is a utilitarian? Simply one who prefers the	         useful to the useless; and who does not? --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	   [1913 Webster]
Utilitarianism \U*til`i*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   1. The doctrine that the greatest happiness of the greatest	      number should be the end and aim of all social and	      political institutions. --Bentham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that	      virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote	      the highest happiness of the universe. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The doctrine that utility is the sole standard of	      morality, so that the rectitude of an action is determined	      by its usefulness.	      [1913 Webster]
Utility \U*til"i*ty\, n. [OE. utilite, F. utilit['e], L.	   utilitas, fr. utilis useful. See {Utile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being useful; usefulness;	      production of good; profitableness to some valuable end;	      as, the utility of manure upon land; the utility of the	      sciences; the utility of medicines.	      [1913 Webster]	            The utility of the enterprises was, however, so	            great and obvious that all opposition proved	            useless.                              --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Polit. Econ.) Adaptation to satisfy the desires or wants;	      intrinsic value. See Note under {Value}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Value in use is utility, and nothing else, and in	            political economy should be called by that name and	            no other.                             --F. A.	                                                  Walker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Happiness; the greatest good, or happiness, of the	      greatest number, -- the foundation of utilitarianism. --J.	      S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Usefulness; advantageous; benefit; profit; avail;	        service.	   Usage: {Utility}, {Usefulness}. Usefulness has an Anglo-Saxon	          prefix, utility is Latin; and hence the former is used	          chiefly of things in the concrete, while the latter is	          employed more in a general and abstract sense. Thus,	          we speak of the utility of an invention, and the	          usefulness of the thing invented; of the utility of an	          institution, and the usefulness of an individual. So	          beauty and utility (not usefulness) are brought into	          comparison. Still, the words are often used	          interchangeably.	          [1913 Webster]
Utilizable \U"til*i`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being utilized; as, the utilizable products of the	   gas works.	   [1913 Webster]
Utilization \U`til*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. utilization.]	   The act of utilizing, or the state of being utilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Utilize \U"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Utilized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Utilizing}.] [Cf. F. utiliser.]	   To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make	   use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to	   utilize one's opportunities.	   [1913 Webster]	         In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their	         numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . .	         dungeons.                                --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Uti possidetis \U`ti pos`si*de"tis\ [L., as you possess.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Internat. Law) The basis or principle of a treaty which	      leaves belligerents mutually in possession of what they	      have acquired by their arms during the war. --Brande & C.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Roman Law) A species of interdict granted to one who was	      in possession of an immovable thing, in order that he	      might be declared the legal possessor. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Utis \U"tis\, n.	   See {Utas}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Utlary \Ut"la*ry\, n.	   Outlawry. [Obs.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Utmost \Ut"most`\, a. [OE. utmeste, utemest, AS. ?temest, a	   superlative fr. ?te out. ????. See {Out}, and cf.	   {Aftermost}, {Outmost}, {Uttermost}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Situated at the farthest point or extremity; farthest out;	      most distant; extreme; as, the utmost limits of the land;	      the utmost extent of human knowledge. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            We coasted within two leagues of Antibes, which is	            the utmost town in France.            --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Betwixt two thieves I spend my utmost breath.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in the greatest or highest degree, quantity, number,	      or the like; greatest; as, the utmost assiduity; the	      utmost harmony; the utmost misery or happiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall answer . . . to his utmost peril. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Six or seven thousand is their utmost power. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Utmost \Ut"most`\, n.	   The most that can be; the farthest limit; the greatest power,	   degree, or effort; as, he has done his utmost; try your	   utmost.	   [1913 Webster]	         We have tried the utmost of our friends. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Utopia \U*to"pi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. not + ? a place.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a	      work called Utopia, as enjoying the greatest perfection in	      politics, laws, and the like. See {Utopia}, in the	      Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any place or state of ideal perfection.	      [1913 Webster]
Utopian \U*to"pi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Utopia; resembling Utopia; hence, ideal;	   chimerical; fanciful; founded upon, or involving, imaginary	   perfections; as, Utopian projects; Utopian happiness.	   [1913 Webster]	Utopian \U*to"pi*an\, n.	   An inhabitant of Utopia; hence, one who believes in the	   perfectibility of human society; a visionary; an idealist; an	   optimist. --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Utopianism \U*to"pi*an*ism\, n.	   The ideas, views, aims, etc., of a Utopian; impracticable	   schemes of human perfection; optimism.	   [1913 Webster]
Utopianist \U*to"pi*an*ist\, n.	   An Utopian; an optimist.	   [1913 Webster]
Utopical \U*to"pic*al\, a.	   Utopian; ideal. [Obs.] "Utopical perfection." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Utopist \U*to"pist\, n.	   A Utopian.	   [1913 Webster]
Utraquist \U"tra*quist\, n. [L. uterque, fem. utraque, both.]	   One who receives the eucharist in both kinds; esp., one of a	   body of Hussites who in the 15th century fought for the right	   to do this. Called also {Calixtines}.	   [1913 Webster]
Utricle \U"tri*cle\, n. [L. utriculus a little womb, a calycle,	   dim. of uter, utris, a bag or bottle made of an animal's	   hide: cf. F. utricule.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A little sac or vesicle, as the air cell of fucus, or	      seaweed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) A microscopic cell in the structure of an egg,	      animal, or plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A small, thin-walled, one-seeded fruit, as of	      goosefoot. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) A utriculus.	      [1913 Webster]
Utricular \U*tric"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. utriculaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a utricle, or utriculus; containing,	      or furnished with, a utricle or utricles; utriculate; as,	      a utricular plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling a utricle or bag, whether large or minute; --	      said especially with reference to the condition of certain	      substances, as sulphur, selenium, etc., when condensed	      from the vaporous state and deposited upon cold bodies, in	      which case they assume the form of small globules filled	      with liquid.	      [1913 Webster]
Utricularia \U*tric`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of aquatic flowering plants, in which the submersed	   leaves bear many little utricles, or ascidia. See {Ascidium},	   [1913 Webster]
Utriculate \U*tric"u*late\, a.	   Resembling a bladder; swollen like a bladder; inflated;	   utricular. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Utriculoid \U*tric"u*loid\, a. [L. utriculus a little womb, a	   calycle + -oid.]	   Resembling a bladder; utricular; utriculate. --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Utriculus \U*tric"u*lus\, n. [L., a little womb or matrix, a	   calycle.] (Anat.)	   A little sac, or bag; a utricle; especially, a part of the	   membranous labyrinth of the ear. See the Note under {Ear}.	   [1913 Webster]
Utro- \U"tro-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the uterus; as in utro-ovarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Utter \Ut"ter\, a. [OE. utter, originally the same word as	   outer. See {Out}, and cf. {Outer}, {Utmost}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Outer. "Thine utter eyen." --Chaucer. [Obs.] "By him a	      shirt and utter mantle laid." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            As doth an hidden moth	            The inner garment fret, not th' utter touch.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Situated on the outside, or extreme limit; remote from the	      center; outer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Through utter and through middle darkness borne.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The very utter part pf Saint Adelmes point is five	            miles from Sandwich.                  --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Complete; perfect; total; entire; absolute; as, utter	      ruin; utter darkness.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . are utter strangers to all those anxious	            thoughts which disquiet mankind.      --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Peremptory; unconditional; unqualified; final; as, an	      utter refusal or denial. --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Utter bar} (Law), the whole body of junior barristers. See	      {Outer bar}, under 1st {Outer}. [Eng.]	   {Utter barrister} (Law), one recently admitted as barrister,	      who is accustomed to plead without, or outside, the bar,	      as distinguished from the benchers, who are sometimes	      permitted to plead within the bar. [Eng.] --Cowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Utter \Ut"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Uttered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Uttering}.] [OE. outren, freq. of outen to utter, put out,	   AS. [=u]tian to put out, eject, fr. [=u]t out. [root]198. See	   {Out}, and cf. {Utter}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put forth or out; to reach out. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How bragly [proudly] it begins to bud,	            And utter his tender head.            --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispose of in trade; to sell or vend. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Such mortal drugs I have, but Mantua's law	            Is death to any he that utters them.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They bring it home, and utter it commonly by the	            name of Newfoundland fish.            --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. hence, to put in circulation, as money; to put off, as	      currency; to cause to pass in trade; -- often used,	      specifically, of the issue of counterfeit notes or coins,	      forged or fraudulent documents, and the like; as, to utter	      coin or bank notes.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole kingdom should continue in a firm	            resolution never to receive or utter this fatal	            coin.                                 --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give public expression to; to disclose; to publish; to	      speak; to pronounce. "Sweet as from blest, uttering joy."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words I utter	            Let none think flattery, for they 'll find 'em	            truth.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the last words he uttered called me cruel.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To deliver; give forth; issue; liberate; discharge;	        pronounce. See {Deliver}.	        [1913 Webster]
Utterable \Ut"ter*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being uttered.	   [1913 Webster]
Utterance \Ut"ter*ance\, n.	   1. The act of uttering. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Sale by offering to the public. [Obs.] --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Putting in circulation; as, the utterance of false	          coin, or of forged notes.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Vocal expression; articulation; speech.	          [1913 Webster]	                At length gave utterance to these words.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Power or style of speaking; as, a good utterance.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . began to speak with other tongues, as the	            Spirit gave them utterance.           --Acts ii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, how unlike	            To that large utterance of the early gods! --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	Utterance \Ut"ter*ance\, n. [F. outrance. See {Outrance}.]	   The last extremity; the end; death; outrance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Annibal forced those captives whom he had taken of our	         men to skirmish one against another to the utterance.	                                                  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Utterer \Ut"ter*er\, n.	   One who utters. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Utterest \Ut"ter*est\, obs. superl. of {Utter}.	   Uttermost.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the utterest proof of her courage.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Utterless \Ut"ter*less\, a.	   Incapable of being uttered. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A clamoring debate of utterless things.  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Utterly \Ut"ter*ly\, adv.	   In an utter manner; to the full extent; fully; totally; as,	   utterly ruined; it is utterly vain.	   [1913 Webster]
Uttermore \Ut"ter*more`\, a. [Cf. {Uttermost}.]	   Further; outer; utter. [Obs. & R.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Uttermost \Ut"ter*most\, a. [From {Utter}, a.; cf. {Utmost}, and	   {Outermost}.]	   Extreme; utmost; being; in the farthest, greatest, or highest	   degree; as, the uttermost extent or end. "In this uttermost	   distress." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Uttermost \Ut"ter*most`\, n.	   The utmost; the highest or greatest degree; the farthest	   extent. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost	         that come unto God by him.               --Heb. vii.	                                                  25.	   [1913 Webster]	         He cannot have sufficient honor done unto him; but the	         uttermost we can do, we must.            --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Utterness \Ut"ter*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being utter, or extreme; extremity;	   utmost; uttermost. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Uva \U"va\, n. [L., a grape.] (Bot.)	   A small pulpy or juicy fruit containing several seeds and	   having a thin skin, as a grape.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvate \U"vate\, n. [L. uva grape.]	   A conserve made of grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Uva-ursi \U`va-ur"si\, n. [NL., fr. L. uva grape + ursus bear.]	   (Bot.)	   The bearberry.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvea \U"ve*a\, n. [NL., fr. L. uva grape.] (Anat.)	   The posterior pigmented layer of the iris; -- sometimes	   applied to the whole iris together with the choroid coat.	   [1913 Webster]
Uveous \U"ve*ous\, a. [See {Uvea}.]	   Resembling a grape.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvic \U"vic\, a. [L. uva grape.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, grapes; specifically,	   designating an organic acid, {C7H8O3} (also called	   pyrotritartaric acid), obtained as a white crystalline	   substance by the decomposition of tartaric and pyrotartaric	   acids.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvitic \U*vit"ic\, a. [From L. uva a grape. So called because it	   may be produced indirectly from tartaric acid, which is found	   in the grape.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {CH3C6H3(CO2H)2},	   obtained as a white crystalline substance by the partial	   oxidation of mesitylene; -- called also mesitic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvitonic \U`vi*ton"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which is obtained as a	   white crystalline substance by the action of ammonia on	   pyrotartaric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvrou \U"vrou\, n.	   See {Euphroe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvula \U"vu*la\, n. [NL., dim of L. uva a grape, the uvula.]	   (Anat.)	   The pendent fleshy lobe in the middle of the posterior border	   of the soft palate.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term is also applied to a somewhat similar lobe on	         the under side of the cerebellum and to another on the	         inner surface of the neck of the bladder.	         [1913 Webster]
Uvular \U"vu*lar\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a uvula.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvulatome \U"vu*la*tome\, n. [Uvula + Gr. ? to cut.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for removing the uvula.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvulatomy \U`vu*lat"o*my\, n. (Surg.)	   The operation of removing the uvula.	   [1913 Webster]
Uvulitis \U`vu*li"tis\, n. [NL. See {Uvula}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the uvula.
Uwarowite \U*wa"ro*wite\, n. (Min.)	   Ouvarovite.	   [1913 Webster]
Uxorial \Ux*o"ri*al\, a. [See {Uxorious}.]	   Dotingly fond of, or servilely submissive to, a wife;	   uxorious; also, becoming a wife; pertaining to a wife. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The speech [of Zipporah, Ex. iv. 25] is not a speech of	         reproach or indignation, but of uxorial endearment.	                                                  --Geddes.	   [1913 Webster]
Uxoricidal \Ux*or"i*ci`dal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to uxoricide; tending to uxoricide.	   [1913 Webster]
Uxoricide \Ux*or"i*cide\, n. [L. uxor wife + caedere to kill.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The murder of a wife by her husband.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who murders his wife.	      [1913 Webster]
Uxorious \Ux*o"ri*ous\, a. [L. uxorius, fr. uxor a wife.]	   Excessively fond of, or submissive to, a wife; being a	   dependent husband. "Uxorious magistrates." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         How wouldst thou insult,	         When I must live uxorious to thy will	         In perfect thraldom!                     --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ux*o"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Ux*o"ri*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Uzema \U"ze*ma\, n.	   A Burman measure of twelve miles.	   [1913 Webster]
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V \V\ (v[=e]).	   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 better	      adapted for engraving, as in stone. The two letters were	      formerly used indiscriminately, and till a comparatively	      recent date words containing them were often classed	      together in dictionaries and other books of reference (see	      {U}). The letter V is from the Latin alphabet, where it	      was used both as a consonant (about like English w) and as	      a vowel. The Latin derives it from a form (V) of the Greek	      vowel [Upsilon] (see {Y}), this Greek letter being either	      from the same Semitic letter as the digamma F (see {F}),	      or else added by the Greeks to the alphabet which they	      took from the Semitic. Etymologically v is most nearly	      related to u, w, f, b, p; as in vine, wine; avoirdupois,	      habit, have; safe, save; trover, troubadour, trope. See U,	      F, etc.	      [1913 Webster] See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 265;	      also [sect][sect] 155, 169, 178-179, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As a numeral, V stands for five, in English and Latin.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaagmer \Vaag"mer\, n. [Icel. v[=a]gmeri a kind of flounder,	   literally, wave mare.] (Zool.)	   The dealfish. [Written also {vaagmaer}, and {vaagmar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vacancy \Va"can*cy\, n.; pl. {Vacancies}. [Cf. F. vacance.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being vacant; emptiness; hence,	      freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness;	      listlessness.	      [1913 Webster]	            All dispositions to idleness or vacancy, even before	            they are habits, are dangerous.       --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is vacant. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Empty space; vacuity; vacuum.	          [1913 Webster]	                How is't with you,	                That you do bend your eye on vacancy? --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) An open or unoccupied space between bodies or things;	          an interruption of continuity; chasm; gap; as, a	          vacancy between buildings; a vacancy between sentences	          or thoughts.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Unemployed time; interval of leisure; time of	          intermission; vacation.	          [1913 Webster]	                Time lost partly in too oft idle vacancies given	                both to schools and universities. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                No interim, not a minute's vacancy. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Those little vacancies from toil are sweet.	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) A place or post unfilled; an unoccupied office; as, a	          vacancy in the senate, in a school, etc.	          [1913 Webster]
Vacant \Va"cant\, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, -antis, p. pr. of	   vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have	   leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to	   E. void. Cf. {Evacuate}, {Void}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Deprived of contents; not filled; empty; as, a vacant	      room.	      [1913 Webster]	            Stuffs out his vacant garments with his form.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being of those virtues vacant.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no fireside, howsoe'er defended,	            But has one vacant chair.             --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unengaged with business or care; unemployed; unoccupied;	      disengaged; free; as, vacant hours.	      [1913 Webster]	            Religion is the interest of all; but philosophy of	            those . . . at leisure, and vacant from the affairs	            of the world.                         --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was not a minute of the day which he left	            vacant.                               --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not filled or occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or	      officer; unoccupied; as, a vacant throne; a vacant house;	      a vacant apartment; a vacant parish.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            Special dignities which vacant lie	            For thy best use and wearing.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Empty of thought; thoughtless; not occupied with study or	      reflection; as, a vacant mind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The duke had a pleasant and vacant face. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When on my couch I lie	            In vacant or in pensive mood.         --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Abandoned; having no heir, possessor, claimant, or	      occupier; as, a vacant estate. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vacant succession} (Law), one that is claimed by no person,	      or where all the heirs are unknown, or where all the known	      heirs to it have renounced it. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Empty; void; devoid; free; unemployed; disengaged;	        unincumbered; uncrowded; idle.	   Usage: {Vacant}, {Empty}. A thing is empty when there is	          nothing in it; as, an empty room, or an empty noddle.	          Vacant adds the idea of having been previously filled,	          or intended to be filled or occupied; as, a vacant	          seat at table; a vacant office; vacant hours. When we	          speak of a vacant look or a vacant mind, we imply the	          absence of the intelligence naturally to be expected	          there.	          [1913 Webster]
Vacantly \Va"cant*ly\, adv.	   In a vacant manner; inanely.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacate \Va"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vacated}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vacating}.] [L. vacare, vacatum, to be empty. See {Vacant}.]	   1. To make vacant; to leave empty; to cease from filling or	      occupying; as, it was resolved by Parliament that James	      had vacated the throne of England; the tenant vacated the	      house.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To annul; to make void; to deprive of force; to make of no	      authority or validity; as, to vacate a commission or a	      charter; to vacate proceedings in a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	            That after act vacating the authority of the	            precedent.                            --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	      [1913 Webster]	            The necessity of observing the Jewish Sabbath was	            vacated by the apostolical institution of the Lord's	            Day.                                  --R. Nelson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To defeat; to put an end to. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He vacates my revenge.                --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Vacation \Va*ca"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. vacatio a being free from	   a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. See {Vacate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the	      vacation of an office or a charter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office;	      a period of intermission; rest; leisure.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was not in his nature, however, at least till	            years had chastened it, to take any vacation from	            controversy.                          --Palfrey.	      [1913 Webster] Hence, specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space	          of time between the end of one term and the beginning	          of the next; nonterm; recess. "With lawyers in the	          vacation." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A period of intermission of regular paid work or	          employment, or of studies and exercises at an	          educational institution; the time during which a	          person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind	          and performs other activites, usually some form of	          liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); as, the	          spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling;	          to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is	          typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but	          may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of	          vacation is usually referred to as {holiday}.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	      (c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the	          time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is	          vacant.	          [1913 Webster]
Vacatur \Va*ca"tur\, n. [NL., it is made void, fr. L. vacare to	   be empty. See {Vacant}.] (Law)	   An order of court by which a proceeding is set aside or	   annulled.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vaccary \Vac"ca*ry\, n. [LL. vaccarium, from L. vacca cow. Cf.	   {Vachery}.]	   A cow house, dairy house, or cow pasture. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaccina \Vac*ci"na\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   Vaccinia.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaccinal \Vac"ci*nal\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to vaccinia or vaccination.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaccinate \Vac"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaccinated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Vaccinating}.] [See {Vaccine}.]	   To inoculate with the cowpox by means of a virus, called	   vaccine, taken either directly or indirectly from cows; now,	   generally, to administer (by injection or otherwise) any	   vaccine with the objective of rendering the recipient immune	   to an infectious disease. One who has been thus immunized by	   vaccination is said to be	   {vaccinated against} a particular disease. One may be thus	      immunized (vaccinated) also by oral ingestion or	      inhalation of a vaccine.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Vaccination \Vac`ci*na"tion\, n.	   1. The act, art, or practice of vaccinating, or inoculating	      with the cowpox, in order to prevent or mitigate an attack	      of smallpox. Cf. {Inoculation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In recent use, vaccination sometimes includes	         inoculation with any virus as a preventive measure; as,	         vaccination against cholera.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any inoculation intended to raise immunity to a disease.	      [PJC]
Vaccinator \Vac"ci*na`tor\, n.	   One who, or that which, vaccinates.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaccine \Vac"cine\ (v[a^]k"s[imac]n or v[a^]k"s[i^]n; 277), a.	   [L. vaccinus, fr. vacca a cow; cf. Skr. v[=a][,c] to bellow,	   to groan.]	   1. Of or pertaining to cows; pertaining to, derived from, or	      caused by, vaccinia; as, vaccine virus; the vaccine	      disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to a vaccine or vaccination.	      [PJC]	Vaccine \Vac"cine\ (v[a^]k*s[=e]n" or v[a^]k"s[=e]n), n.	   1. The virus of vaccinia used in vaccination.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. any preparation used to render an organism immune to some	      disease, by inducing or increasing the natural immunity	      mechanisms. Prior to 1995, such preparations usually	      contained killed organisms of the type for which immunity	      was desired, and sometimes used live organisms having	      attenuated virulence. Since that date, preparations	      containing only specific antigenic portions of the	      pathogenic organism have also been used. Some of these are	      prepared by genetic engineering techniques.	      [PJC]	   3. (Computers) A program designed to protect a computer from	      software viruses, by detecting and or eliminating them.	      [PJC]	Vaccine point \Vac"cine point`\ (Med.)	   See {Point}, n., 26.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vaccinia \Vac*cin"i*a\, n. [NL. See {Vaccine}.] (Med.)	   Cowpox; vaccina. See {Cowpox}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaccinist \Vac"ci*nist\, n.	   A vaccinator.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaccinium \Vac*cin"i*um\, n. [L., the blueberry, or	   whortleberry.] (Bot.)	   A genus of ericaceous shrubs including the various kinds of	   blueberries and the true cranberries.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacher \Va`cher"\, n. [F., from vache a cow. Cf. {Vaquero}.]	   A keeper of stock or cattle; a herdsman. [Southwestern U. S.]	   --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Vachery \Vach"er*y\, n. [F. vacherie, from vache a cow, L.	   vacca. Cf. {Vaccary}.]	   1. An inclosure for cows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A dairy. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Prompt. Parv.	      [1913 Webster]
Vachette clasp \Va`chette" clasp\ [Cf. F. vachette cowhide	   leather used for ligatures.] (Veter.)	   A piece of strong steel wire with the ends curved and	   pointed, used on toe or quarter cracks to bind the edges	   together and prevent motion. It is clasped into two notches,	   one on each side of the crack, burned into the wall with a	   cautery iron.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vacillancy \Vac"il*lan*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being vacillant, or wavering. [R.]	   --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacillant \Vac"il*lant\, a. [L. vacillans, p. pr. of vacillare:	   cf. F. vacillant. See {Vacillate}.]	   Vacillating; wavering; fluctuating; irresolute.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacillate \Vac"il*late\ (v[a^]s"[i^]l*l[=a]t), v. i. [imp. & p.	   p. {Vacillated} (v[a^]s"[i^]l*l[=a]`t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vacillating}.] [L. vacillare, vacillatum; cf. Skr. va[~n]c.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move one way and the other; to reel or stagger; to	      waver.	      [1913 Webster]	            [A spheroid] is always liable to shift and	            vacillatefrom one axis to another.    --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To fluctuate in mind or opinion; to be unsteady or	      inconstant; to waver.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Fluctuate}.	        [1913 Webster]
Vacillating \Vac"il*la`ting\, a.	   Inclined to fluctuate; wavering. --Tennyson. --	   {Vac"il*la`ting*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacillation \Vac`il*la"tion\, n. [L. vacillatio: cf. F.	   vacillation.]	   1. The act of vacillating; a moving one way and the other; a	      wavering.	      [1913 Webster]	            His vacillations, always exhibited most pitiably in	            emergencies.                          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unsteadiness of purpose; changeableness.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a vacillation, or an alternation of	            knowledge and doubt.                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Vacillatory \Vac"il*la*to*ry\, a.	   Inclined to vacillate; wavering; irresolute. --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuate \Vac"u*ate\, v. t. [L. vacuatus, p. p. of vacuare to	   empty, from vacuus empty. See {Vacant}.]	   To make void, or empty. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuation \Vac`u*a"tion\, n.	   The act of emptying; evacuation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuist \Vac"u*ist\, n. [Cf. F. vacuiste.]	   One who holds the doctrine that the space between the bodies	   of the universe, or the molecules and atoms of matter, is a	   vacuum; -- opposed to {plenist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuity \Va*cu"i*ty\ (v[.a]*k[=u]"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [L. vacuitas.	   See {Vacuous}.]	   1. The quality or state of being vacuous, or not filled;	      emptiness; vacancy; as, vacuity of mind; vacuity of	      countenance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hunger is such a state of vacuity as to require a	            fresh supply of aliment.              --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Space unfilled or unoccupied, or occupied with an	      invisible fluid only; emptiness; void; vacuum.	      [1913 Webster]	            A vacuity is interspersed among the particles of	            matter.                               --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . alone can answer all our longings and fill	            every vacuity of our soul.            --Rogers.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Want of reality; inanity; nihility. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their expectations will meet with vacuity.	                                                  --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Vacuna \Va*cu"na\ (v[.a]*k[=u]"n[.a]), prop. n. [L. fr. vacuus	   unoccupied.] (Rom. Myth.)	   The goddess of rural leisure, to whom the husbandmen	   sacrificed at the close of the harvest. She was especially	   honored by the Sabines.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuolated \Vac"u*o*la`ted\, a. (Biol.)	   Full of vacuoles, or small air cavities; as, vacuolated	   cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuolation \Vac"u*o*la"tion\, n. (Biol.)	   Formation into, or multiplication of, vacuoles.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuole \Vac"u*ole\, n. [L. vacuus empty: cf. F. vacuole.]	   (Biol.)	   A small air cell, or globular space, in the interior of	   organic cells, either containing air, or a pellucid watery	   liquid, or some special chemical secretions of the cell	   protoplasm.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Contractile vacuole}. (Zool.) See under {Contractile}, and	      see Illusts. of {Infusoria}, and {Lobosa}.	   {Food vacuole}. (Zool.) See under {Food}, and see Illust. of	      {Infusoria}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vacuometer \Vac`u*om"e*ter\, n. [Vacuum + -meter.] (Physics)	   (a) An instrument for the comparison of barometers.	   (b) An apparatus for the measurement of low pressures.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vacuous \Vac"u*ous\ (v[a^]k"[-u]*[u^]s), a. [L. vacuus. See	   {Vacant}.]	   Empty; unfilled; void; vacant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Boundless the deep, because I am who fill	         Infinitude; nor vacuous the space.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         That the few may lead selfish and vacuous days. --J.	                                                  Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuousness \Vac"u*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being vacuous; emptiness; vacuity.	   --W. Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Vacuum \Vac"u*um\ (v[a^]k"[-u]*[u^]m), n.; pl. E. {Vacuums}	   (v[a^]k"[-u]*[u^]mz), L. {Vacua} (v[a^]k"[-u]*[.a]). [L., fr.	   vacuus empty. See {Vacuous}.]	   1. (Physics) A space entirely devoid of matter (called also,	      by way of distinction, absolute vacuum); hence, in a more	      general sense, a space, as the interior of a closed	      vessel, which has been exhausted to a high or the highest	      degree by an air pump or other artificial means; as, water	      boils at a reduced temperature in a vacuum.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The condition of rarefaction, or reduction of pressure	      below that of the atmosphere, in a vessel, as the	      condenser of a steam engine, which is nearly exhausted of	      air or steam, etc.; as, a vacuum of 26 inches of mercury,	      or 13 pounds per square inch.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vacuum brake}, a kind of continuous brake operated by	      exhausting the air from some appliance under each car, and	      so causing the pressure of the atmosphere to apply the	      brakes.	   {Vacuum pan} (Technol.), a kind of large closed metallic	      retort used in sugar making for boiling down sirup. It is	      so connected with an exhausting apparatus that a partial	      vacuum is formed within. This allows the evaporation and	      concentration to take place at a lower atmospheric	      pressure and hence also at a lower temperature, which	      largely obviates the danger of burning the sugar, and	      shortens the process.	   {Vacuum pump}. Same as {Pulsometer}, 1.	   {Vacuum tube} (Phys.),	      (a) a glass tube provided with platinum electrodes and	          exhausted, for the passage of the electrical	          discharge; a Geissler tube.	      (a) any tube used in electronic devices, containing a	          vacuum and used to control the flow of electrons in a	          circuit, as a vacuum diode, triode, tetrode, or	          pentode.	   {Vacuum valve}, a safety valve opening inward to admit air to	      a vessel in which the pressure is less than that of the	      atmosphere, in order to prevent collapse.	   {Torricellian vacuum}. See under {Torricellian}.	      [1913 Webster]	Vacuum cleaner \Vac"u*um clean"er\	   A machine for cleaning carpets, tapestry, upholstered work,	   etc., by suction; -- sometimes called a {vacuum}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vadantes \Va*dan"tes\, n. pl. [NL., from L. vadans, p. pr. of	   vadare to wade, to ford.] (Zool.)	   An extensive artificial group of birds including the wading,	   swimming, and cursorial birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Vade \Vade\ (v[=a]d), v. i. [For fade.]	   To fade; hence, to vanish. [Obs.] " Summer leaves all vaded."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         They into dust shall vade.               --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Vade mecum \Va`de me"cum\ [L., go with me.]	   A book or other thing that a person carries with him as a	   constant companion; a manual; a handbook.	   [1913 Webster]
Vadimony \Vad"i*mo*ny\, n. [L. vadimonium.] (Law)	   A bond or pledge for appearance before a judge on a certain	   day. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vadium \Va"di*um\, n. [LL., from L. vas, vadis, bail.] (Law)	   Pledge; security; bail. See {Mortgage}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vadium vivum} [LL.] (Law), a living pledge, which exists	      where an estate is granted until a debt is paid out of its	      proceeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Vae \Vae\, n.	   See {Voe}. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vafrous \Va"frous\, a. [L. vafer.]	   Crafty; cunning; sly; as, vafrous tricks. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagabond \Vag"a*bond\, a. [F., fr. L. vagabundus, from vagari to	   stroll about, from vagus strolling. See {Vague}.]	   1. Moving from place to place without a settled habitation;	      wandering. "Vagabond exile." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Floating about without any certain direction; driven to	      and fro.	      [1913 Webster]	            To heaven their prayers	            Flew up, nor missed the way, by envious winds	            Blown vagabond or frustrate.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being a vagabond; strolling and idle or vicious.	      [1913 Webster]	Vagabond \Vag"a*bond\, n.	   One who wanders from place to place, having no fixed	   dwelling, or not abiding in it, and usually without the means	   of honest livelihood; a vagrant; a tramp; hence, a worthless	   person; a rascal.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fugitive and a vagabond shalt thou be. --Gen. iv. 12.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In English and American law, vagabond is used in bad	         sense, denoting one who is without a home; a strolling,	         idle, worthless person. Vagabonds are described in old	         English statutes as "such as wake on the night and	         sleep on the day, and haunt customable taverns and	         alehouses, and routs about; and no man wot from whence	         they came, nor whither they go." In American law, the	         term vagrant is employed in the same sense. Cf {Rogue},	         n., 1. --Burrill. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	Vagabond \Vag"a*bond\, v. i.	   To play the vagabond; to wander like a vagabond; to stroll.	   [1913 Webster]	         On every part my vagabonding sight	         Did cast, and drown mine eyes in sweet delight.	                                                  --Drummond.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagabondage \Vag"a*bond`age\, n. [Cf. F. vagabondage.]	   The condition of a vagabond; a state or habit of wandering	   about in idleness; vagrancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagabondism \Vag"a*bond`ism\, n.	   Vagabondage.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagabondize \Vag"a*bond`ize\, v. i.	   To play the vagabond; to wander about in idleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagabondry \Vag"a*bond`ry\, n.	   Vagabondage.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagal \Va"gal\, a. [See {Vagus}.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the vagus, or pneumogastric nerves;	   pneumogastric.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagancy \Va"gan*cy\ (v[=a]"gan*s[y^]), n. [From L. vagans, p.	   pr. See {Vagantes}.]	   A wandering; vagrancy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A thousand vagancies of glory and delight. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagantes \Va*gan"tes\ (v[.a]*g[a^]n"t[=e]z), prop. n. pl. [NL.,	   fr. L. vagans, p. pr. of vagari to stroll or wander.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of spiders, comprising some of those which take their	   prey in a web, but which also frequently run with agility,	   and chase and seize their prey.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagarious \Va*ga"ri*ous\ (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[i^]*[u^]s), a.	   Given to, or characterized by, vagaries; capricious;	   whimsical; crochety.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagary \Va*ga"ry\ (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[y^] or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]), n.;	   pl. {Vagaries} (v[.a]*g[=a]"r[i^]z or v[a^]g"[.a]*r[-e]z).	   [L. vagari to stroll about. See {Vague}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wandering or strolling. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a wandering of the thoughts; a wild or fanciful	      freak; a whim; a whimsical purpose. "The vagaries of a	      child." --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            They changed their minds,	            Flew off, and into strange vagaries fell. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Vagient \Va"gi*ent\, a. [L. vagiens, p. pr. of vagire to cry	   like a young child.]	   Crying like a child. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vagina \Va*gi"na\, n.; pl. {Vaginae}. [L. vagina a scabbard or	   sheath.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) A sheath; a theca; as, the vagina of the portal vein.	      (b) Specifically, the canal which leads from the uterus to	          the external orifice of the genital canal, or to the	          cloaca.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The terminal part of the oviduct in insects and	      various other invertebrates. See Illust., of	      {Spermatheca}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The basal expansion of certain leaves, which	      inwraps the stem; a sheath.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) The shaft of a terminus, from which the bust or	      figure seems to issue or arise.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaginal \Vag"i*nal\, a. [Cf. F. vaginal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a vagina; resembling a vagina, or	      sheath; thecal; as, a vaginal synovial membrane; the	      vaginal process of the temporal bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the vagina of the genital	      canal; as, the vaginal artery.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaginant \Vag"i*nant\, a. [Cf. F. vaginant. See {Vagina}.]	   Serving to invest, or sheathe; sheathing.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vaginant leaf} (Bot.), a leaf investing the stem or branch	      by its base, which has the form of a tube.	      [1913 Webster] Vaginate
Vaginate \Vag"i*nate\, Vaginated \Vag"i*na`ted\, a. [See	   {Vagina}.]	   Invested with, or as if with, a sheath; as, a vaginate stem,	   or one invested by the tubular base of a leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaginati \Vag`i*na"ti\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of birds comprising the sheathbills.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaginervose \Vag`i*ner*vose"\, a. [L. vagus wandering + E.	   nervose.] (Bot.)	   Having the nerves, or veins, placed in apparent disorder.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaginicola \Vag`i*nic"o*la\, prop. n. [NL., from L. vagina	   sheath + colere to inhabit.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Infusoria which form minute vaselike or tubular	   cases in which they dwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaginismus \Vag`i*nis"mus\, n. [NL.] (Med.)	   A painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often	   rendering copulation impossible.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaginitis \Vag`i*ni"tis\, n. [NL. See {Vagina}, and {-itis}.]	   (Med.)	   Inflammation of the vagina, or the genital canal, usually of	   its mucous lining membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaginopennous \Vag`i*no*pen"nous\, a. [L. vagina a sheath +	   penna a feather, pl. pennae a wing.] (Zool.)	   Having elytra; sheath-winged. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vaginula \Va*gin"u*la\, n. [L., dim. of vagina sheath.] (Bot.)	   (a) A little sheath, as that about the base of the pedicel of	       most mosses.	   (b) One of the tubular florets in composite flowers.	       --Henslow.	       [1913 Webster]
Vaginule \Vag"i*nule\, n. (Bot.)	   A vaginula.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagissate \Vag"is*sate\, v. i. [L. vagari to stroll or wander.]	   To caper or frolic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vagous \Va"gous\, a. [L. vagus. See {Vague}.]	   Wandering; unsettled. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagrancy \Va"gran*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being a vagrant; a wandering without	   a settled home; an unsettled condition; vagabondism.	   [1913 Webster]	         Threatened away into banishment and vagrancy. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagrant \Va"grant\, a. [Probably fr. OF. waucrant, wacrant, p.	   p. of waucrer, wacrer, walcrer, to wander (probably of	   Teutonic origin), but influenced by F. vagant, p. pr. of	   vaguer to stray, L. vagari. Cf. {Vagary}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Moving without certain direction; wandering; erratic;	      unsettled.	      [1913 Webster]	            That beauteous Emma vagrant courses took. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            While leading this vagrant and miserable life,	            Johnson fell in love.                 --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wandering from place to place without any settled	      habitation; as, a vagrant beggar.	      [1913 Webster]	Vagrant \Va"grant\, n.	   One who strolls from place to place; one who has no settled	   habitation; an idle wanderer; a sturdy beggar; an	   incorrigible rogue; a vagabond.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vagrants and outlaws shall offend thy view. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagrantly \Va"grant*ly\, adv.	   In a vagrant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagrantness \Va"grant*ness\, n.	   State of being vagrant; vagrancy.	   [1913 Webster]
Vague \Vague\ (v[=a]g), a. [Compar. {Vaguer} (v[=a]g"[~e]r);	   superl. {Vaguest}.] [F. vague, or L. vagus. See {Vague}, v.	   i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Wandering; vagrant; vagabond. [Archaic] "To set upon the	      vague villains." --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	            She danced along with vague, regardless eyes.	                                                  --Keats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unsettled; unfixed; undetermined; indefinite; ambiguous;	      as, a vague idea; a vague proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            This faith is neither a mere fantasy of future	            glory, nor a vague ebullition of feeling. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The poet turned away, and gave himself up to a sort	            of vague revery, which he called thought.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proceeding from no known authority; unauthenticated;	      uncertain; flying; as, a vague report.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some legend strange and vague.        --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vague year}. See {Sothiac year}, under {Sothiac}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Unsettled; indefinite; unfixed; ill-defined; ambiguous;	        hazy; loose; lax; uncertain.	        [1913 Webster]	Vague \Vague\, n. [Cf. F. vague.]	   An indefinite expanse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The gray vague of unsympathizing sea.    --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Vague \Vague\, v. i. [F. vaguer, L. vagari, fr. vagus roaming.]	   To wander; to roam; to stray. [Obs.] "[The soul] doth vague	   and wander." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Vague \Vague\, n.	   A wandering; a vagary. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaguely \Vague"ly\, adv.	   In a vague manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         What he vaguely hinted at, but dared not speak.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagueness \Vague"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being vague.	   [1913 Webster]
Vagus \Va"gus\, a. [L., wandering.] (Anat.)	   Wandering; -- applied especially to the pneumogastric nerve.	   -- n. The vagus, or pneumogastric, nerve.	   [1913 Webster]
Vail \Vail\ (v[=a]l), n. & v. t.	   Same as {Veil}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vail \Vail\, n. [Aphetic form of avail, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            My house is as 'twere the cave where the young	            outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or	      benefit; a windfall. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; --	      usually in the plural. [Written also {vale}.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Vail \Vail\, v. t. [Aphetic form of avale. See {Avale}, {Vale}.]	   [Written also {vale}, and {veil}.]	   1. To let fall; to allow or cause to sink. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Vail your regard	            Upon a wronged, I would fain have said, a maid!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence,	      submission, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any	            reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic.	                                                  --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Vail \Vail\ (v[=a]l), v. i.	   To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by	   yielding, uncovering, or the like. [Written also {vale}, and	   {veil}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Vail \Vail\, n.	   Submission; decline; descent. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vailer \Vail"er\, n.	   One who vails. [Obs.] --Overbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaimure \Vai"mure\, n.	   An outer, or exterior, wall. See {Vauntmure}. [Obs.]	   --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Vain \Vain\ (v[=a]n), a. [Compar. {Vainer}; superl. {Vainest}.]	   [F. vain, L. vanus empty, void, vain. Cf. {Vanish}, {Vanity},	   {Vaunt} to boast.]	   1. Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty;	      void; worthless; unsatisfying. "Thy vain excuse." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man walketh in a vain show.     --Ps. xxxix.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let no man deceive you with vain words. --Eph. v. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vain pomp, and glory of this world, I hate ye!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vain wisdom all, and false philosophy. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of force or efficacy; effecting no purpose;	      fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bring no more vain oblations.         --Isa. i. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vain is the force of man	            To crush the pillars which the pile sustain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having	      a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight	      reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated.	      [1913 Webster]	            But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith apart	            from works is barren?                 --James ii. 20	                                                  (Rev. Ver.).	      [1913 Webster]	            The minstrels played on every side,	            Vain of their art.                    --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Showy; ostentatious.	      [1913 Webster]	            Load some vain church with old theatric state.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Empty; worthless; fruitless; ineffectual; idle; unreal;	        shadowy; showy; ostentatious; light; inconstant;	        deceitful; delusive; unimportant; trifling.	        [1913 Webster]	Vain \Vain\, n.	   Vanity; emptiness; -- now used only in the phrase	   {in vain}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {For vain}. See {In vain}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {In vain}, to no purpose; without effect; ineffectually. " In	      vain doth valor bleed." --Milton. " In vain they do	      worship me." --Matt. xv. 9.	   {To take the name of God in vain}, to use the name of God	      with levity or profaneness.	      [1913 Webster]
Vainglorious \Vain`glo"ri*ous\, a.	   Feeling or indicating vainglory; elated by vanity; boastful.	   "Arrogant and vainglorious expression." --Sir M. Hale. --	   {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vain`glo"ri*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Vainglory \Vain`glo"ry\, n. [Vain + glory.]	   Excessive vanity excited by one's own performances; empty	   pride; undue elation of mind; vain show; boastfulness.	   [1913 Webster]	         He had nothing of vainglory.             --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The man's undone forever; for if Hector break not his	         neck i' the combat, he'll break't himself in vainglory.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vainly \Vain"ly\, adv.	   In a vain manner; in vain.	   [1913 Webster]
Vainness \Vain"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being vain.	   [1913 Webster]
Vair \Vair\ (v[^a]r), n. [F. vair, from OF. vair, a., L. varius	   various, variegated. See {Various}, and cf. {Meniver}.]	   The skin of the squirrel, much used in the fourteenth century	   as fur for garments, and frequently mentioned by writers of	   that period in describing the costly dresses of kings,	   nobles, and prelates. It is represented in heraldry by a	   series of small shields placed close together, and	   alternately white and blue. --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]	         No vair or ermine decked his garment.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Counter vair} (Her.), a fur resembling vair, except in the	      arrangement of the patches or figures.	      [1913 Webster]
Vairy \Vair"y\, a. [F. vair['e]. See {Vair}, n.] (Her.)	   Charged with vair; variegated with shield-shaped figures. See	   {Vair}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaishnava \Vaish"na*va\ (v[imac]sh"n[.a]*v[.a]), n. [Skr.	   vaish[.n]ava.] (Hindu Myth.)	   A worshiper of the god Vishnu in any of his incarnations.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaishnavism \Vaish"na*vism\, n.	   The worship of Vishnu.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaisya \Vais"ya\, n. [Skr. vai[,c]ya.]	   The third of the four great original castes among the Hindus,	   now either extinct or partially represented by the mercantile	   class of Banyas. See the Note under {Caste}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaivode \Vai"vode\, n. [Cf. F. vayvode. See {Waywode}.]	   See {Waywode}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vakeel \Va*keel"\, n. [Ar. wak[imac]l.]	   A native attorney or agent; also, an ambassador. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Valance \Val"ance\, n. [Perhaps fr. OF. avalant descending,	   hanging down, p. pr. of avaler to go down, let down, descend	   (cf. {Avalanche}); but probably from the town of Valence in	   France.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Hanging drapery for a bed, couch, window, or the like,	      especially that which hangs around a bedstead, from the	      bed to the floor. [Written also {valence}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Valance of Venice gold in needlework. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The drooping edging of the lid of a trunk, which covers	      the joint when the lid is closed.	      [1913 Webster]	Valance \Val"ance\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valanced}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Valancing}.]	   To furnish with a valance; to decorate with hangings or	   drapery.	   [1913 Webster]	         His old fringed chair valanced around with	         party-colored worsted bobs.              --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vale \Vale\ (v[=a]l), n. [OE. val, F. val, L. vallis; perhaps	   akin to Gr. 'e`los low ground, marsh meadow. Cf. {Avalanche},	   {Vail} to lower, {Valley}.]	   A tract of low ground, or of land between hills; a valley. "	   Make me a cottage in the vale." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beyond this vale of tears there is a life above.	                                                  --Montgomery.	   [1913 Webster]	         In those fair vales, by nature formed to please.	                                                  --Harte.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Vale is more commonly used in poetry, and valley in	         prose and common discourse.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Valley; dingle; dell; dale.	        [1913 Webster]	Vale \Vale\, n.	   See 2d {Vail}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Valediction \Val`e*dic"tion\, n. [L., valedicere, valedictum, to	   say farewell; vale farewell (imperative of valere to be	   strong or well) + dicere to say. See {Valiant}, {Diction}.]	   A farewell; a bidding farewell. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Valedictorian \Val`e*dic*to"ri*an\, n.	   One who pronounces a valedictory address; especially, in	   American colleges, the student who pronounces the valedictory	   of the graduating class at the annual commencement, usually	   the student who ranks first in scholarship.	   [1913 Webster]
Valedictory \Val`e*dic"to*ry\, a.	   Bidding farewell; suitable or designed for an occasion of	   leave-taking; as, a valedictory oration.	   [1913 Webster]	Valedictory \Val`e*dic"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Valedictories}.	   A valedictory oration or address spoken at commencement in	   American colleges or seminaries by one of the graduating	   class, usually by the leading scholar.	   [1913 Webster]
Valence \Va"lence\, n. [From L. valens, -entis, p. pr. of valere	   to have power, to be strong. See {Valiant}.] (Chem.)	   The degree of combining power of an atom (or radical) as	   shown by the number of atoms of hydrogen (or of other monads,	   as chlorine, sodium, etc.) with which it will combine, or for	   which it can be substituted, or with which it can be	   compared; thus, an atom of hydrogen is a monad, and has a	   valence of one; the atoms of oxygen, nitrogen, and carbon are	   respectively dyads, triads, and tetrads, and have a valence	   respectively of two, three, and four.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The valence of certain elements varies in different	         compounds. Valence in degree may extend as high as	         seven or eight, as in the cases of iodine and osmium	         respectively. The doctrine of valence has been of	         fundamental importance in distinguishing the	         equivalence from the atomic weight, and is an essential	         factor in explaining the chemical structures of	         compounds.	         [1913 Webster]
Valencia \Va*len"ci*a\, n. [Perhaps fr. Valence in France.]	   A kind of woven fabric for waistcoats, having the weft of	   wool and the warp of silk or cotton. [Written also	   {valentia}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Valenciennes lace \Va*len`ci*ennes" lace"\ [F.; -- so called	   after the town of Valenciennes.]	   A rich kind of lace made at Valenciennes, in France. Each	   piece is made throughout, ground and pattern, by the same	   person and with the same thread, the pattern being worked in	   the net.	   [1913 Webster]
Valency \Val"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Valencies}. (Chem.)	   (a) See {Valence}.	   (b) A unit of combining power; a so-called bond of affinity.	       [1913 Webster]
Valentia \Va*len"ti*a\, n.	   See {Valencia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Valentine \Val"en*tine\, n.	   1. A sweetheart chosen on St. Valentine's Day.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A letter containing professions of love, or a missive of a	      sentimental, comic, or burlesque character, sent on St.	      Valentine's Day.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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,	      perhaps, arose the custom of sending love tokens at that	      time.	      [1913 Webster]
Valentinian \Val`en*tin"i*an\, n. (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a school of Judaizing Gnostics in the second century;	   -- so called from Valentinus, the founder.	   [1913 Webster]
Valeramide \Val`er*am"ide\, n. [Valeric + amide.] (Chem.)	   The acid amide derivative of valeric acid, obtained as a	   white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Valerate \Val"er*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of valeric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Valerian \Va*le"ri*an\, n. [LL. valeriana, perhaps from some	   person named Valerius, or fr. L. valere to be strong.	   powerful, on account of its medicinal virtues: cf. F.	   val['e]riane.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Valeriana}. The root of the officinal	   valerian ({Valeriana officinalis}) has a strong smell, and is	   much used in medicine as an antispasmodic.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Greek valerian} (Bot.), a plant ({Polemonium caeruleum})	      with blue or white flowers, and leaves resembling those of	      the officinal valerian.	      [1913 Webster]
Valerianaceous \Va*le`ri*an*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of a natural order	   ({Valerianaceae}) of which the valerian is the type. The	   order includes also the corn salads and the oriental	   spikenard.	   [1913 Webster]
Valerianate \Va*le"ri*an*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A valerate.	   [1913 Webster]
Valerianic \Va*le`ri*an"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, valerian root; specifically,	   designating an acid which is usually called valeric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Valeric \Va*ler"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Valerianic; specifically, designating any one of three	   metameric acids, of which the typical one (called also	   {inactive valeric acid}), {C4H9CO2H}, is obtained from	   valerian root and other sources, as a corrosive, mobile, oily	   liquid, having a strong acid taste, and an odor of old	   cheese.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Active valeric acid}, a metameric variety which turns the	      plane of polarization to the right, although formed by the	      oxidation of a levorotatory amyl alcohol.	      [1913 Webster]
Valeridine \Va*ler"i*dine\, n. (Chem.)	   A base, {C10H19N}, produced by heating valeric aldehyde with	   ammonia. It is probably related to the conine alkaloids.	   [1913 Webster]
Valerin \Val"er*in\, n. [Valeric + glycerin.] (Chem.)	   A salt of valeric acid with glycerin, occurring in butter,	   dolphin oil, etc., and forming an oily liquid with a slightly	   unpleasant odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Valeritrine \Va*ler"i*trine\, n. [Valeric + tropine + -ine.]	   (Chem.)	   A base, {C15H27N}, produced together with valeridine, which	   it resembles.	   [1913 Webster]
Valero- \Val"er*o-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) indicating	   derivation from, or relation to, valerian or some of its	   products, as valeric acid; as in valerolactone, a colorless	   oily liquid produced as the anhydride of an hydroxy valeric	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Valerone \Val"er*one\, n. (Chem.)	   A ketone of valeric acid obtained as an oily liquid.	   [1913 Webster]
Valeryl \Val"er*yl\, n. [Valeric + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {C5H9O}, regarded as the essential	   nucleus of certain valeric acid derivatives.	   [1913 Webster]
Valerylene \Val`er*yl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon, {C5H8}; -- called also {pentine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Valet \Val"et\ (v[a^]l"[e^]t or v[a^]l"[asl]; 277), n. [F.	   valet, OF. vallet, varlet, vaslet. See {Varlet}, and	   {Vassal}.]	   1. A male waiting servant; a servant who attends on a	      gentleman's person; a body servant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Man.) A kind of goad or stick with a point of iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Valet de chambre}[F.], a body servant, or personal	      attendant.	      [1913 Webster]
Valetudinarian \Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an\, a. [L. valetudinarius,	   from valetudo state of health, health, ill health, fr. valere	   to be strong or well: cf. F. val['e]tudinaire. See	   {Valiant}.]	   Of infirm health; seeking to recover health; sickly; weakly;	   infirm.	   [1913 Webster]	         My feeble health and valetudinarian stomach.	                                                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	         The virtue which the world wants is a healthful virtue,	         not a valetudinarian virtue.             --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Valetudinarian \Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an\, n.	   A person of a weak or sickly constitution; one who is seeking	   to recover health.	   [1913 Webster]	         Valetudinarians must live where they can command and	         scold.                                   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Valetudinarianism \Val`e*tu`di*na"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The condition of a valetudinarian; a state of feeble health;	   infirmity.	   [1913 Webster]
Valetudinary \Val`e*tu"di*na*ry\, a.	   Infirm; sickly; valetudinarian. -- {Val`e*tu"di*na*ri*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	         It renders the habit of society dangerously	         valetudinary.                            --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Valetudinary \Val`e*tu"di*na*ry\, n.	   A valetudinarian.	   [1913 Webster]
Valetudinous \Val`e*tu"di*nous\, a.	   Valetudinarian. [Obs.] "The valetudinous condition of King	   Edward." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Valhalla \Val*hal"la\, n. [Icel. valh["o]ll, literally, hall of	   the slain; valr the slain (akin to AS. w[ae]l, OHG. wal	   battlefield, wuol defeat, slaughter, AS. w[=o]l pestilence) +	   h["o]ll a royal hall. See {Hall}, and cf. {Walhalla}.]	   [Written also {walhalla}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Scand. Myth.) The palace of immortality, inhabited by the	      souls of heroes slain in battle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A hall or temple adorned with statues and memorials	      of a nation's heroes; specifically, the Pantheon near	      Ratisbon, in Bavaria, consecrated to the illustrious dead	      of all Germany.	      [1913 Webster] Valiance
Valiance \Val"iance\, Valiancy \Val"ian*cy\, n. [Cf. F.	   vaillance. See {Valiant}.]	   The quality or state of being valiant; bravery; valor. [Obs.]	   "His doughty valiance." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Valiant \Val"iant\, a. [OE. valiant, F. vaillant, OF. vaillant,	   valant, originally p. pr. of OF. & F. valoir to be worth, L.	   valere to be strong. See {Wield}, and cf. {Avail},	   {Convalesce}, {Equivalent}, {Prevail}, {Valid}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Vigorous in body; strong; powerful; as, a valiant fencer.	      [Obs.] --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Intrepid in danger; courageous; brave.	      [1913 Webster]	            A valiant and most expert gentleman.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Saul said to David . . . be thou valiant for me,	            and fight the Lord's battles.         --1 Sam.	                                                  xviii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Performed with valor or bravery; heroic. "Thou bearest the	      highest name for valiant acts." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The saints] have made such valiant confessions.	                                                  --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Val"iant*ly}, adv. -- {Val"iant*ness},	      {n}.	      [1913 Webster]
Valid \Val"id\, a. [F. valide, L. validus strong, from valere to	   be strong. See {Valiant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Strong; powerful; efficient. [Obs.] "Perhaps more valid	      arms . . . may serve to better us." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having sufficient strength or force; founded in truth;	      capable of being justified, defended, or supported; not	      weak or defective; sound; good; efficacious; as, a valid	      argument; a valid objection.	      [1913 Webster]	            An answer that is open to no valid exception. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) Having legal strength or force; executed with the	      proper formalities; incapable of being rightfully	      overthrown or set aside; as, a valid deed; a valid	      covenant; a valid instrument of any kind; a valid claim or	      title; a valid marriage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prevalent; available; efficacious; just; good; weighty;	        sufficient; sound; well-grounded.	        [1913 Webster]
Validate \Val"i*date\, v. t. [See {Valid}.]	   To confirm; to render valid; to give legal force to.	   [1913 Webster]	         The chamber of deputies . . . refusing to validate at	         once the election of an official candidate. --London	                                                  Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Validation \Val`i*da"tion\, n. [Cf. F. validation.]	   The act of giving validity. [R.] --Knowles.	   [1913 Webster]
Validity \Va*lid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. validit['e], L. validitas	   strength.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being valid; strength; force;	      especially, power to convince; justness; soundness; as,	      the validity of an argument or proof; the validity of an	      objection.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Legal strength, force, or authority; that quality of	      a thing which renders it supportable in law, or equity;	      as, the validity of a will; the validity of a contract,	      claim, or title.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Value. [Obs.] "Rich validity." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Validly \Val"id*ly\, adv.	   In a valid manner; so as to be valid.	   [1913 Webster]
Validness \Val"id*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being valid.	   [1913 Webster]
Valinch \Val"inch\, n. [Cf. F. avaler to let down, drink up. Cf.	   {Avalanche}.]	   A tube for drawing liquors from a cask by the bunghole.	   [Written also {velinche}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Valise \Va*lise"\, n. [F. valise; cf. It. valigia, Sp. balija,	   LL. valisia, valesia; of uncertain origin, perhaps through	   (assumed) LL. vidulitia, from L. vidulus a leathern trunk; a	   knapsack.]	   A small sack or case, usually of leather, but sometimes of	   other material, for containing the clothes, toilet articles,	   etc., of a traveler; a traveling bag; a portmanteau.	   [1913 Webster]
Valkyria \Val*kyr"i*a\, n. [Icel. valkyrja (akin to AS.	   w[ae]lcyrie); valr the slain + kj[=o]sa to choose. See	   {Valhalla}, and {Choose}.] (Scand. Myth.)	   One of the maidens of Odin, represented as awful and	   beautiful, who presided over battle and marked out those who	   were to be slain, and who also ministered at the feasts of	   heroes in Valhalla. Now commonly written {Valkyrie}. [Written	   also {Valkyr}, {Valkyrie}, {Walkyrie} and {Walkyr}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Valkyrian \Val*kyr"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Valkyries; hence, relating to battle.	   "Ourself have often tried Valkyrian hymns." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vallancy \Val*lan"cy\, n. [From {Valance}.]	   A large wig that shades the face. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vallar \Val"lar\, a. [L. vallaris.]	   Of or pertaining to a rampart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vallar crown} (Rom. Antiq.), a circular gold crown with	      palisades, bestowed upon the soldier who first surmounted	      the rampart and broke into the enemy's camp.	      [1913 Webster]	Vallar \Val"lar\, n.	   A vallar crown.	   [1913 Webster]
Vallary \Val"la*ry\, a.	   Same as {Vallar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vallation \Val*la"tion\, n. [L. vallatio, fr. vallare to	   surround with a rampart, fr. vallum rampart. See {Wall}, n.]	   A rampart or intrenchment.	   [1913 Webster]
Vallatory \Val"la*to*ry\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a vallation; used for a vallation; as,	   vallatory reeds. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vallecula \Val*lec"u*la\, n.; pl. {Valleculae}. [NL., dim. fr.	   L. vallis, valles, a valley.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A groove; a fossa; as, the vallecula, or fossa,	      which separates the hemispheres of the cerebellum.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the grooves, or hollows, between the ribs of	      the fruit of umbelliferous plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Vallet's pills \Val`let's pills"\ [From Dr. Vallet of Paris.]	   (Med.)	   Pills containing sulphate of iron and carbonate of sodium,	   mixed with saccharine matter; -- called also {Vallet's mass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Valley \Val"ley\, n.; pl. {Valleys}. [OE. vale, valeie, OF.	   val['e]e, valede, F. vall['e]e, LL. vallata, L. vallis,	   valles. See {Vale}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The space inclosed between ranges of hills or mountains;	      the strip of land at the bottom of the depressions	      intersecting a country, including usually the bed of a	      stream, with frequently broad alluvial plains on one or	      both sides of the stream. Also used figuratively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The valley of the shadow of death.    --Ps. xxiii.	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sweet interchange	            Of hill and valley, rivers, woods, and plains.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Deep and narrow valleys with abrupt sides are usually	         the results of erosion by water, and are called	         {gorges}, {ravines}, {canyons}, {gulches}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) The place of meeting of two slopes of a roof, which	          have their plates running in different directions, and	          form on the plan a reentrant angle.	      (b) The depression formed by the meeting of two slopes on	          a flat roof.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Valley board} (Arch.), a board for the reception of the lead	      gutter in the valley of a roof. The valley board and lead	      gutter are not usual in the United States.	   {Valley rafter}, or {Valley piece} (Arch.), the rafter which	      supports the valley.	   {Valley roof} (Arch.), a roof having one or more valleys. See	      {Valley}, 2, above.	      [1913 Webster]
Vallum \Val"lum\, n.; pl. L. {Valla}, E. {Vallums}. [L. See	   {Wall}.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A rampart; a wall, as in a fortification.	   [1913 Webster]
Valonia \Va*lo"ni*a\, n. [It. vallonia, vallonea, fr. NGr.	   balania`, balanidia`, the holm oak, bala`ni, balani`di, an	   acorn, Gr. ba`lanos.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The acorn cup of two kinds of oak ({Quercus macrolepis},	      and {Quercus vallonea}) found in Eastern Europe. It	      contains an abundance of tannin, and is much used by	      tanners and dyers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perhaps named from its resemblance to an acorn.] (Bot.) A	      genus of marine green algae, in which the whole frond	      consists of a single oval or cylindrical cell, often an	      inch in length.	      [1913 Webster]
Valor \Val"or\, n. [OE. valour, OF. valor, valur, valour, F.	   valeur, LL. valor, fr. L. valere to be strong, or worth. See	   {Valiant}.] [Written also {valour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Value; worth. [Obs.] "The valor of a penny." --Sir T.	      More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which	      enables a man to encounter danger with firmness; personal	      bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity.	      [1913 Webster]	            For contemplation he and valor formed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When valor preys on reason,	            It eats the sword it fights with.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear to do base, unworthy things is valor. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A brave man; a man of valor. [R.] --Ld. Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Courage; heroism; bravery; gallantry; boldness;	        fearlessness. See {Courage}, and {Heroism}.	        [1913 Webster]
Valorization \Val`or*i*za"tion\, n. [Pg. valorizac[~a]o.]	   Act or process of attempting to give an arbitrary market	   value or price to a commodity by governmental interference,	   as by maintaining a purchasing fund, making loans to	   producers to enable them to hold their products, etc.; --	   used chiefly of such action by Brazil.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Valorous \Val"or*ous\, a. [Cf. F. valeureux, LL. valorosus.]	   Possessing or exhibiting valor; brave; courageous; valiant;	   intrepid. -- {Val"or*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Valsalvian \Val*sal"vi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Valsalva, an Italian anatomist of the	   17th century.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Valsalvian experiment} (Med.), the process of inflating the	      middle ear by closing the mouth and nostrils, and blowing	      so as to puff out the cheeks.	      [1913 Webster]
Valuable \Val"u*a*ble\, a.	   1. Having value or worth; possessing qualities which are	      useful and esteemed; precious; costly; as, a valuable	      horse; valuable land; a valuable cargo.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worthy; estimable; deserving esteem; as, a valuable	      friend; a valuable companion.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Valuable consideration} (Law), an equivalent or compensation	      having value given for a thing purchased, as money,	      marriage, services, etc. --Blackstone. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Valuable \Val"u*a*ble\, n.	   A precious possession; a thing of value, especially a small	   thing, as an article of jewelry; -- used mostly in the	   plural.	   [1913 Webster]	         The food and valuables they offer to the gods. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Valuableness \Val"u*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality of being valuable.	   [1913 Webster]
Valuably \Val"u*a*bly\, adv.	   So as to be of value.	   [1913 Webster]
Valuation \Val`u*a"tion\, n.	   1. The act of valuing, or of estimating value or worth; the	      act of setting a price; estimation; appraisement; as, a	      valuation of lands for the purpose of taxation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Value set upon a thing; estimated value or worth; as, the	      goods sold for more than their valuation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since of your lives you set	            So slight a valuation.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Valuator \Val"u*a`tor\, n.	   One who assesses, or sets a value on, anything; an appraiser.	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Value \Val"ue\ (v[a^]l"[=u]), n. [OF. value, fr. valoir, p. p.	   valu, to be worth, fr. L. valere to be strong, to be worth.	   See {Valiant}.]	   1. The property or aggregate properties of a thing by which	      it is rendered useful or desirable, or the degree of such	      property or sum of properties; worth; excellence; utility;	      importance.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye are all physicians of no value.    --Job xiii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye are of more value than many sparrows. --Matt. x.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caesar is well acquainted with your virtue,	            And therefore sets this value on your life.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Before events shall have decided on the value of the	            measures.                             --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Trade & Polit. Econ.) Worth estimated by any standard of	      purchasing power, especially by the market price, or the	      amount of money agreed upon as an equivalent to the	      utility and cost of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            An article may be possessed of the highest degree of	            utility, or power to minister to our wants and	            enjoyments, and may be universally made use of,	            without possessing exchangeable value. --M'Culloch.	      [1913 Webster]	            Value is the power to command commodities generally.	                                                  --A. L. Chapin	                                                  (Johnson's	                                                  Cys.).	      [1913 Webster]	            Value is the generic term which expresses power in	            exchange.                             --F. A.	                                                  Walker.	      [1913 Webster]	            His design was not to pay him the value of his	            pictures, because they were above any price.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 men. Exchangeable value is that in an article	         or product which disposes individuals to give for it	         some quantity of labor, or some other article or	         product obtainable by labor; as, pure air has an	         intrinsic value, but generally not an exchangeable	         value.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Precise signification; import; as, the value of a word;	      the value of a legal instrument --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Esteem; regard. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            My relation to the person was so near, and my value	            for him so great                      --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) The relative length or duration of a tone or note,	      answering to quantity in prosody; thus, a quarter note [?]	      has the value of two eighth notes [?].	      [1913 Webster]	   6. In an artistical composition, the character of any one	      part in its relation to other parts and to the whole; --	      often used in the plural; as, the values are well given,	      or well maintained.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Valor. [Written also {valew}.] [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   8.	      (a) That property of a color by which it is distinguished	          as bright or dark; luminosity.	      (b) Degree of lightness as conditioned by the presence of	          white or pale color, or their opposites.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Math.) Any particular quantitative determination; as, a	      function's value for some special value of its argument.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. [pl.] The valuable ingredients to be obtained by	       treatment from any mass or compound; specif., the	       precious metals contained in rock, gravel, or the like;	       as, the vein carries good values; the values on the	       hanging walls.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Value received}, a phrase usually employed in a bill of	      exchange or a promissory note, to denote that a	      consideration has been given for it. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Value \Val"ue\ (v[a^]l"[=u]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Valued}	   (v[a^]l"[=u]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Valuing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To estimate the value, or worth, of; to rate at a certain	      price; to appraise; to reckon with respect to number,	      power, importance, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mind doth value every moment.     --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queen is valued thirty thousand strong. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king must take it ill,	            That he's so slightly valued in his messenger.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Neither of them valued their promises according to	            rules of honor or integrity.          --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect	      and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one	      for his works or his virtues.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which of the dukes he values most.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To raise to estimation; to cause to have value, either	      real or apparent; to enhance in value. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some value themselves to their country by jealousies	            of the crown.                         --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be worth; to be equal to in value. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The peace between the French and us not values	            The cost that did conclude it.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To compute; rate; appraise; esteem; respect; regard;	        estimate; prize; appreciate.	        [1913 Webster]
Valued \Val"ued\ (v[a^]l"[=u]d), a.	   Highly regarded; esteemed; prized; as, a valued contributor;	   a valued friend.	   [1913 Webster]	Valued policy \Val"ued pol"i*cy\ (Fire Insurance)	   A policy in which the value of the goods, property, or	   interest insured is specified; -- opposed to {open policy}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Valued-policy law \Valued-policy law\ (Fire Insurance)	   A law requiring insurance companies to pay to the insured, in	   case of total loss, the full amount of the insurance,	   regardless of the actual value of the property at the time of	   the loss.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Valueless \Val"ue*less\, a.	   Being of no value; having no worth.	   [1913 Webster]
Valuer \Val"u*er\, n.	   One who values; an appraiser.	   [1913 Webster]
Valure \Val"ure\, n.	   Value. [Obs.] --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster] Valval
Valval \Valv"al\, Valvar \Valv"ar\, a. (Biol.)	   Valvular.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Valvasor \Val"va*sor\, n. (Feud. Law)	   See {Vavasor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Valvata \Val*va"ta\, n. [NL.; cf. L. valvatus having folding	   doors. See {Valve}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of small spiral fresh-water gastropods having an	   operculum.	   [1913 Webster]
Valvate \Valv"ate\, a. [L. valvatus having folding doors.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Resembling, or serving as, a valve; consisting of, or	      opening by, a valve or valves; valvular.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Meeting at the edges without overlapping; -- said of	          the sepals or the petals of flowers in aestivation,	          and of leaves in vernation.	      (b) Opening as if by doors or valves, as most kinds of	          capsules and some anthers.	          [1913 Webster]
Valve \Valve\, n. [L. valva the leaf, fold, or valve of a door:	   cf. F. valve.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A door; especially, one of a pair of folding doors, or one	      of the leaves of such a door.	      [1913 Webster]	            Swift through the valves the visionary fair	            Repassed.                             --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heavily closed, . . . the valves of the barn doors.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A lid, plug, or cover, applied to an aperture so that by	      its movement, as by swinging, lifting and falling,	      sliding, turning, or the like, it will open or close the	      aperture to permit or prevent passage, as of a fluid.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A valve may act automatically so as to be opened by the	         effort of a fluid to pass in one direction, and closed	         by the effort to pass in the other direction, as a	         clack valve; or it may be opened or closed by hand or	         by mechanism, as a screw valve, or a slide valve.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) One or more membranous partitions, flaps, or	      folds, which permit the passage of the contents of a	      vessel or cavity in one direction, but stop or retard the	      flow in the opposite direction; as, the ileocolic, mitral,	      and semilunar valves.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.)	      (a) One of the pieces into which a capsule naturally	          separates when it bursts.	      (b) One of the two similar portions of the shell of a	          diatom.	      (c) A small portion of certain anthers, which opens like a	          trapdoor to allow the pollen to escape, as in the	          barberry.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) One of the pieces or divisions of bivalve or	      multivalve shells.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Air valve}, {Ball valve}, {Check valve}, etc. See under	      {Air}. {Ball}, {Check}, etc.	   {Double-beat valve}, a kind of balance valve usually	      consisting of a movable, open-ended, turban-shaped shell	      provided with two faces of nearly equal diameters, one	      above another, which rest upon two corresponding seats	      when the valve is closed.	   {Equilibrium valve}.	      (a) A balance valve. See under {Balance}.	      (b) A valve for permitting air, steam, water, etc., to	          pass into or out of a chamber so as to establish or	          maintain equal pressure within and without.	   {Valve chest} (Mach.), a chamber in which a valve works;	      especially (Steam Engine), the steam chest; -- called in	      England {valve box}, and {valve casing}. See {Steam	      chest}, under {Steam}.	   {Valve face} (Mach.), that part of the surface of a valve	      which comes in contact with the {valve seat}.	   {Valve gear}, or {Valve motion} (Steam Engine), the system of	      parts by which motion is given to the valve or valves for	      the distribution of steam in the cylinder. For an	      illustration of one form of valve gear, see {Link motion}.	      	   {Valve seat}. (Mach.)	      (a) The fixed surface on which a valve rests or against	          which it presses.	      (b) A part or piece on which such a surface is formed.	   {Valve stem} (Mach.), a rod attached to a valve, for moving	      it.	   {Valve yoke} (Mach.), a strap embracing a slide valve and	      connecting it to the valve stem.	      [1913 Webster]
Valved \Valved\, a.	   Having a valve or valves; valvate.	   [1913 Webster]
Valvelet \Valve"let\, n.	   A little valve; a valvule; especially, one of the pieces	   which compose the outer covering of a pericarp.	   [1913 Webster]
Valve-shell \Valve"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fresh-water gastropod of the genus {Valvata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Valvula \Val"vu*la\, n.; pl. {Valvulae}. [NL., dim. fr. L. valva	   fold, valve of a door.] (Anat.)	   A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule.	   [1913 Webster]
Valvular \Valv"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. valvulaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a valve or valves; specifically	      (Med.), of or pertaining to the valves of the heart; as,	      valvular disease.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing valves; serving as a valve; opening by valves;	      valvate; as, a valvular capsule.	      [1913 Webster]
Valvule \Valv"ule\, n. [Cf. F. valvule.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A little valve; a valvelet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A small valvelike process.	      [1913 Webster]
Valylene \Val"yl*ene\, n. [Valerian + -yl.] (Chem.)	   A volatile liquid hydrocarbon, {C5H6}, related to ethylene	   and acetylene, but possessing the property of unsaturation in	   the third degree. It is the only known member of a distinct	   series of compounds. It has a garlic odor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vambrace \Vam"brace\, n. [See {Vantbrass}.] (Anc. Armor)	   The piece designed to protect the arm from the elbow to the	   wrist.	   [1913 Webster]
vamoose \va*moose"\ (v[a^]*m[=oo]s"), v. i. & t. [Sp. vamos let	   us go.]	   To depart quickly; to depart from. [Written also {vamos}, and	   {vamose}.] [Slang, Eng. & U. S.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
vamose \va*mose"\ (v[.a]*m[=o]s"), v. i. & t. [Sp. vamos let us	   go.]	   To vamoose; -- an older spelling and pronunciation variant.	   [Written also {vamos}, and {vamoose}.] [Slang, Eng. & U. S.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Vamp \Vamp\ (v[a^]mp), v. i.	   To advance; to travel. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vamp \Vamp\, n. [OE. vampe, vaumpe, vauntpe, F. avantpied the	   forefoot, vamp; avant before, fore + pied foot, L. pes. See	   {Advance}, {Van} of an army, and {Foot}.]	   1. The part of a boot or shoe above the sole and welt, and in	      front of the ankle seam; an upper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any piece added to an old thing to give it a new	      appearance. See {Vamp}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Music) A usually improvized Jazz accompaniment,	      consisting of simple chords in sucession.	      [PJC]
vamp \vamp\, n.	   A woman who seduces men with her charm and wiles, in order to	   exploit them.	   [PJC]
Vamp \Vamp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vamped} (?; 215); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Vamping}.]	   1. To provide, as a shoe, with new upper leather; hence, to	      to piece, as any old thing, with a new part; to repair; to	      patch; -- often followed by up.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had never much hopes of your vamped play. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To create with little skill; to concoct; to invent; --	      usually with up; as, he vamped up an implausible excuse.	      [PJC]
vamp \vamp\, v. t. & i.	   To seduce (a man) sexually for purpose of exploitation.	   [PJC]
Vamper \Vamp"er\, n.	   1. One who vamps; one who pieces an old thing with something	      new; a cobbler.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as 2nd {vamp}, n.	      [PJC]	Vamper \Vamp"er\, v. i. [Cf. {Vaunt}.]	   To swagger; to make an ostentatious show. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vampire \Vam"pire\, n. [F. vampire (cf. It. vampiro, G. & D.	   vampir), fr. Servian vampir.] [Written also {vampyre}.]	   1. A blood-sucking ghost; a soul of a dead person	      superstitiously believed to come from the grave and wander	      about by night sucking the blood of persons asleep, thus	      causing their death. This superstition was once prevalent	      in parts of Eastern Europe, and was especially current in	      Hungary about the year 1730. The vampire was often said to	      have the ability to transform itself into the form of a	      bat, as presented in the novel depicting the legend of	      Dracula published by Bram Stoker in 1897, which has	      inspired several movies.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	            The persons who turn vampires are generally wizards,	            witches, suicides, and persons who have come to a	            violent end, or have been cursed by their parents or	            by the church,                        --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: One who lives by preying on others; an extortioner;	      a bloodsucker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Either one of two or more species of South	      American blood-sucking bats belonging to the genera	      {Desmodus} and {Diphylla}; also called {vampire bat}.	      These bats are destitute of molar teeth, but have strong,	      sharp cutting incisors with which they make punctured	      wounds from which they suck the blood of horses, cattle,	      and other animals, as well as man, chiefly during sleep.	      They have a caecal appendage to the stomach, in which the	      blood with which they gorge themselves is stored.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any one of several species of harmless tropical	      American bats of the genus {Vampyrus}, especially	      {Vampyrus spectrum}. These bats feed upon insects and	      fruit, but were formerly erroneously supposed to suck the	      blood of man and animals. Called also {false vampire}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vampire bat} (Zool.), a vampire, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Vampirism \Vam"pir*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vampirisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Belief in the existence of vampires.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The actions of a vampire; the practice of bloodsucking.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: The practice of extortion. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Vamplate \Vam"plate`\, n. [F. avant before, fore + E. plate.]	   A round plate of iron on the shaft of a tilting spear, to	   protect the hand. [Written also {vamplet}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vamure \Va"mure\, n.	   See {Vauntmure}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Van \Van\, n. [Abbrev. fr. vanguard.]	   The front of an army; the first line or leading column; also,	   the front line or foremost division of a fleet, either in	   sailing or in battle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Standards and gonfalons, twixt van and rear,	         Stream in the air.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Van \Van\, n. [Cornish.] (Mining)	   A shovel used in cleansing ore.	   [1913 Webster]	Van \Van\, v. t. (Mining)	   To wash or cleanse, as a small portion of ore, on a shovel.	   --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]	Van \Van\, n. [Abbreviated from caravan.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A light wagon, either covered or open, used by tradesmen	      and others for the transportation of goods. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large covered wagon for moving furniture, etc., also for	      conveying wild beasts, etc., for exhibition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A closed railway car for baggage. See the Note under	      {Car}, 2. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Van \Van\, n. [L. vannus a van, or fan for winnowing grain: cf.	   F. van. Cf. {Fan}, {Van} a wing {Winnow}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A fan or other contrivance, as a sieve, for winnowing	      grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [OF. vanne, F. vanneau beam feather (cf. It. vanno a wing)	      fr. L. vannus. See Etymology above.] A wing with which the	      air is beaten. [Archaic] "[/Angels] on their plumy vans	      received him. " --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wheeled in air, and stretched his vans in vain;	            His vans no longer could his flight sustain.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Van \Van\, v. t. [Cf. F. vanner to winnow, to fan. See {Van} a	   winnowing machine.]	   To fan, or to cleanse by fanning; to winnow. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanadate \Van"a*date\, n. [Cf. F. vanadate.] (Chem.)	   A salt of vanadic acid. [Formerly also {vanadiate}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vanadic \Va*nad"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or obtained from, vanadium; containing	   vanadium; specifically, designating those compounds in which	   vanadium has a relatively higher valence as contrasted with	   the {vanadous} compounds; as, vanadic oxide.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vanadic acid} (Chem.), an acid analogous to phosphoric acid,	      not known in the free state but forming a well-known	      series of salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Vanadinite \Va*nad"i*nite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in yellowish, brownish, and ruby-red	   hexagonal crystals. It consists of lead vanadate with a small	   proportion of lead chloride.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanadious \Va*na"di*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or containing, vanadium; specifically,	   designating those compounds in which vanadium has a lower	   valence as contrasted with the {vanadic} compounds; as,	   vanadious acid. Usually written {vanadous}. [Sometimes	   written also {vanadous}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vanadite \Van"a*dite\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of vanadious acid, analogous to a nitrite or a	   phosphite.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanadium \Va*na"di*um\, n. [NL., fr. Icel. Vanad[imac]s, a	   surname of the Scandinavian goddess Freya.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of the nitrogen-phosphorus group, found	   combined, in vanadates, in certain minerals, and reduced as	   an infusible, grayish-white metallic powder. It is	   intermediate between the metals and the non-metals, having	   both basic and acid properties. Symbol V (or Vd, rarely).	   Atomic weight 50.94 (C12=12.000).	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Vanadium bronze \Va*na"di*um bronze`\ (Chem.)	   A yellow pigment consisting of a compound of vanadium.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vanadous \Van"a*dous\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to vanadium; obtained from vanadium; -- said	   of an acid containing one equivalent of vanadium and two of	   oxygen; specifically, designating those compounds in which	   vanadium has a lower valence as contrasted with the {vanadic}	   compounds; as, vanadous acid [Sometimes written also	   {vanadious}.].	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Vanadyl \Van"a*dyl\, n. [Vanadium + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {VO}, regarded as a characteristic	   residue of certain vanadium compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Van-courier \Van"-cou`ri*er\, n. [F. avant-courrier. See	   {Avant}, {Van} of an army, and {Courier}, and cf.	   {Avant-courier}, {Vaunt-courier}.]	   One sent in advance; an avant-courier; a precursor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vandal \Van"dal\, n. [L. Vandalus, Vandalius; of Teutonic	   origin, and probably originally signifying, a wanderer. Cf.	   {Wander}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anc. Hist.) One of a Teutonic race, formerly dwelling on	      the south shore of the Baltic, the most barbarous and	      fierce of the northern nations that plundered Rome in the	      5th century, notorious for destroying the monuments of art	      and literature.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, one who willfully destroys or defaces any work of	      art or literature, or anything valluable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Vandals of our isle,	            Sworn foes to sense and law.          --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster] Vandal	Vandal \Van"dal\, Vandalic \Van*dal"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Vandals; resembling the Vandals in	   barbarism and destructiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Vandalism \Van"dal*ism\, n.	   The spirit or conduct of the Vandals; ferocious cruelty;	   hostility to the arts and literature, or willful destruction	   or defacement of any object of beauty or value.	   [1913 Webster]
Vandyke \Van*dyke"\ (v[a^]n*d[imac]k"), a.	   Of or pertaining to the style of Vandyke the painter; used or	   represented by Vandyke. "His Vandyke dress." --Macaulay.	   [Written also {Vandyck}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vandyke brown} (Paint.), a pigment of a deep semitransparent	      brown color, supposed to be the color used by Vandyke in	      his pictures.	   {Vandyke collar} or {Vandyke cape}, a broad collar or cape of	      linen and lace with a deep pointed or scalloped edge, worn	      lying on the shoulders; -- so called from its appearance	      in pictures by Vandyke.	   {Vandyke edge}, an edge having ornamental triangular points.	      [1913 Webster]	Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, prop. n.	   A picture by Vandyke. Also, a Vandyke collar, or a Vandyke	   edge. [Written also {Vandyck}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vandyke \Van*dyke"\, v. t.	   To fit or furnish with a Vandyke; to form with points or	   scallops like a Vandyke. [R.] [Written also {Vandyck}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vandyke beard \Van*dyke" beard`\	   A trim, pointed beard, such as those often seen in pictures	   by Vandyke.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vane \Vane\ (v[=a]n), n. [OE. & Prov. E. fane weathercock,	   banner, AS. fana a banner, flag; akin to D. vaan, G. fahne,	   OHG. fano cloth, gund fano flag, Icel. f[=a]ni, Sw. fana,	   Dan. fane, Goth. fana cloth, L. pannus, and perhaps to Gr.	   ph^nos a web, phni`on a bobbin, spool. Cf. {Fanon}, {Pane} a	   compartment, panel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A contrivance attached to some elevated object for the	      purpose of showing which way the wind blows; a	      weathercock. It is usually a plate or strip of metal, or	      slip of wood, often cut into some fanciful form, and	      placed upon a perpendicular axis around which it moves	      freely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Aye undiscreet, and changing as a vane. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any flat, extended surface attached to an axis and moved	      by the wind; as, the vane of a windmill; hence, a similar	      fixture of any form moved in or by water, air, or other	      fluid; as, the vane of a screw propeller, a fan blower, an	      anemometer, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the sights of a compass, quadrant, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vane of a leveling staff}. (Surv.) Same as {Target}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]
Vanessa \Van*es"sa\ (v[a^]n*[e^]s"s[.a]), n. [Probably from	   Swift's poem of Cadenus and Vanessa. See {Vanessa}, in the	   Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of handsomely colored butterflies	   belonging to {Vanessa} and allied genera. Many of these	   species have the edges of the wings irregularly scalloped.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanessian \Van*es"si*an\, n. (Zool.)	   A vanessa.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanfoss \Van"foss`\ (v[a^]n"f[o^]s`), n. [F. avant-foss['e];	   avant before + foss['e] ditch. Cf. {Fosse}.] (Fort.)	   A ditch on the outside of the counterscarp, usually full of	   water.	   [1913 Webster]
Vang \Vang\, n. [D. vangen to catch, seize. See {Fang}.] (Naut.)	   A rope to steady the peak of a gaff.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanglo \Van"glo\, n. (Bot.)	   Benne ({Sesamum orientale}); also, its seeds; -- so called in	   the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanguard \Van"guard`\, n. [For vantguard, avantguard, F.	   avant-garde; avant before, fore + garde guard. See {Avant},	   {Ab-},{Ante-}, and {Guard}, and cf. {Advance}, {Vamp}, {Van}	   of an army, {Vaward}.] (Mil.)	   The troops who march in front of an army; the advance guard;	   the van.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanilla \Va*nil"la\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. vainilla, dim. of Sp.	   vaina a sheath, a pod, L. vagina; because its grains, or	   seeds, are contained in little pods.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of climbing orchidaceous plants, natives of	      tropical America.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The long podlike capsules of {Vanilla planifolia}, and	      {Vanilla claviculata}, remarkable for their delicate and	      agreeable odor, for the volatile, odoriferous oil	      extracted from them; also, the flavoring extract made from	      the capsules, extensively used in confectionery,	      perfumery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As a medicine, vanilla is supposed to possess powers	         analogous to valerian, while, at the same time, it is	         far more grateful.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Cuban vanilla}, a sweet-scented West Indian composite shrub	      ({Eupatorium Dalea}).	   {Vanilla bean}, the long capsule of the vanilla plant.	   {Vanilla grass}. Same as {Holy grass}, under {Holy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vanillate \Va*nil"late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of vanillic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanillic \Va*nil"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, vanilla or vanillin;	   resembling vanillin; specifically, designating an alcohol and	   an acid respectively, vanillin being the intermediate	   aldehyde.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanillin \Va*nil"lin\, n. (Chem.)	   A white crystalline aldehyde having a burning taste and	   characteristic odor of vanilla. It is extracted from vanilla	   pods, and is also obtained by the decomposition of coniferin,	   and by the oxidation of eugenol.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanilloes \Va*nil"loes\, n. pl.	   An inferior kind of vanilla, the pods of {Vanilla Pompona}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanillyl \Va*nil"lyl\, n. [Vanillic + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical characteristic of vanillic alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaniloquence \Va*nil"o*quence\, n. [L. vaniloquentia; vanus vain	   + loquentia talk, loqui to speak.]	   Vain or foolish talk. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vaniloquent \Va*nil"o*quent\, a.	   Talking foolishly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vanish \Van"ish\ (v[a^]n"[i^]sh), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vanished}	   (v[a^]n"[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Vanishing}.] [OE.	   vanissen, OF. vanir (in comp.): cf. OF. envanir, esvanir,	   esvanu["i]r, F. s'['e]vanouir; fr. L. vanus empty, vain; cf.	   L. vanescere, evanescere, to vanish. See {Vain}, and cf.	   {Evanescent},{-ish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pass from a visible to an invisible state; to go out of	      sight; to disappear; to fade; as, vapor vanishes from the	      sight by being dissipated; a ship vanishes from the sight	      of spectators on land.	      [1913 Webster]	            The horse vanished . . . out of sight. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go; vanish into air; away!            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The champions vanished from their posts with the	            speed of lightning.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gliding from the twilight past to vanish among	            realities.                            --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be annihilated or lost; to pass away. "All these	      delights will vanish." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Vanish \Van"ish\ (v[a^]n"[i^]sh), n. (Phon.)	   The brief terminal part of a vowel or vocal element,	   differing more or less in quality from the main part; as, a	   as in ale ordinarily ends with a vanish of i as in ill, o as	   in old with a vanish of oo as in foot. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The vanish is included by Mr. Bell under the general	         term glide.	         [1913 Webster]
Vanishing \Van"ish*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Vanish}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vanishing fraction} (Math.), a fraction which reduces to the	      form 0/0 for a particular value of the variable which	      enters it, usually in consequence of the existence of a	      common factor in both terms of the fraction, which factor	      becomes 0 for this particular value of the variable.	      --Math. Dict.	   {Vanishing line} (Persp.), the intersection of the parallel	      of any original plane and the picture; one of the lines	      converging to the vanishing point.	   {Vanishing point} (Persp.), the point to which all parallel	      lines in the same plane tend in the representation.	      --Gwilt.	   {Vanishing stress} (Phon.), stress of voice upon the closing	      portion of a syllable. --Rush.	      [1913 Webster]
Vanishment \Van"ish*ment\, n.	   A vanishing. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vanity \Van"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Vanities}. [OE. vanite, F.	   vanit['e], L. vanitas, fr. vanus empty, vain. See {Vain}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being vain; want of substance to	      satisfy desire; emptiness; unsubstantialness; unrealness;	      falsity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of	            vanities; all is vanity.              --Eccl. i. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here I may well show the vanity of that which is	            reported in the story of Walsingham.  --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inflation of mind upon slight grounds; empty pride	      inspired by an overweening conceit of one's personal	      attainments or decorations; an excessive desire for notice	      or approval; pride; ostentation; conceit.	      [1913 Webster]	            The exquisitely sensitive vanity of Garrick was	            galled.                               --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is vain; anything empty, visionary, unreal, or	      unsubstantial; fruitless desire or effort; trifling labor	      productive of no good; empty pleasure; vain pursuit; idle	      show; unsubstantial enjoyment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher. --Eccl. i.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vanity possesseth many who are desirous to know the	            certainty of things to come.          --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Sin] with vanity had filled the works of men.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Think not, when woman's transient breath is fled,	            That all her vanities at once are dead;	            Succeeding vanities she still regards. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the established characters in the old moralities	      and puppet shows. See {Morality}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            You . . . take vanity the puppet's part. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. same as {dressing table}.	      [PJC]	   6. A cabinet built around a bathroom sink, usually with a	      countertop and sometimes drawers.	      [PJC]	   Syn: Egotism; pride; emptiness; worthlessness;	        self-sufficiency. See {Egotism}, and {Pride}.	        [1913 Webster]	Vanity box \Van"i*ty box\	   A small box, usually jeweled or of precious metal and worn on	   a chain, containing a mirror, powder puff, and other small	   toilet articles for a woman.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vanjas \Van"jas\, n. (Zool.)	   The Australian pied crow shrike ({Strepera graculina}). It is	   glossy bluish black, with the under tail coverts and the tips	   and bases of the tail feathers white.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanner \Van"ner\, n. (Mining)	   A machine for concentrating ore. See {Frue vanner}.	   [1913 Webster]	Vanner hawk \Van"ner hawk`\	   The kestrel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vanning \Van"ning\, n. (Mining)	   A process by which ores are washed on a shovel, or in a	   vanner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanquish \Van"quish\ (v[a^][ng]"kw[i^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Vanquished} (v[a^][ng]"kw[i^]sht); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vanquishing}.] [OE. venquishen, venquissen, venkisen, F.	   vaincre, pret. vainquis, OF. veintre, pret. venqui, venquis	   (cf. an OF. infin. vainquir), fr. L. vincere; akin to AS.	   w[imac]g war, battle, w[imac]gend a warrior, w[imac]gan to	   contend, fight, OHG. w[imac]gant a warrior, w[imac]gan to	   fight, Icel. v[imac]g battle, Goth. weihan to fight, contend.	   Cf. {Convince}, {Evict}, {Invincible}, {Victor}.]	   1. To conquer, overcome, or subdue in battle, as an enemy.	      --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . vanquished the rebels in all encounters.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to defeat in any contest; to get the better of; to	      put down; to refute.	      [1913 Webster]	            This bold assertion has been fully vanquished in a	            late reply to the Bishop of Meaux's treatise.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            For e'en though vanquished, he could argue still.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To conquer; surmount; overcome; confute; silence. See	        {Conquer}.	        [1913 Webster]	Vanquish \Van"quish\, n. (Far.)	   A disease in sheep, in which they pine away. [Written also	   {vinquish}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vanquishable \Van"quish*a*ble\, a.	   That may be vanquished.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanquisher \Van"quish*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, vanquishes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vanquishment \Van"quish*ment\, n.	   The act of vanquishing, or the state of being vanquished.	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Vansire \Van"sire\, n. [The native name: cf. F. vansire.]	   (Zool.)	   An ichneumon ({Herpestes galera}) native of Southern Africa	   and Madagascar. It is reddish brown or dark brown, grizzled	   with white. Called also {vondsira}, and {marsh ichneumon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vant \Vant\, v. i.	   See {Vaunt}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vantage \Van"tage\ (v[.a]n"t[asl]j; 48), n. [Aphetic form of OE.	   avantage, fr. F. avantage. See {Advantage}.]	   1. Superior or more favorable situation or opportunity; gain;	      profit; advantage. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O happy vantage of a kneeling knee!   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A position offering a superior view of a scene or	      situation; -- used literally and figuratively; as, from	      the vantage of hindsight; also called {vantage point}.	      [PJC]	   3. (Tennis) The first point scored after deuce; advantage[5].	      [Brit.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When the server wins this point, it is called vantage	         in; when the receiver, or striker out, wins, it is	         called vantage out.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To have at vantage}, to have the advantage of; to be in a	      more favorable condition than. "He had them at vantage,	      being tired and harassed with a long march." --Bacon.	   {Vantage ground}, superiority of state or place; the place or	      condition which gives one an advantage over another. "The	      vantage ground of truth." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is these things that give him his actual	            standing, and it is from this vantage ground that he	            looks around him.                     --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	Vantage \Van"tage\, v. t.	   To profit; to aid. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Vantage game \Van"tage game\ (Lawn Tennis)	   The first game after the set is deuce. See {Set}, n., 9.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Vantage point \Vantage point\	   A point giving advantage; vantage ground.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Vantbrace
Vantbrace \Vant"brace\ (v[.a]nt"br[=a]s), Vantbrass \Vant"brass\	   (v[.a]nt"br[.a]s), n. [F. avant fore + bras arm: cf. F.	   brassard armor for the arm, brace, forearm. Cf. {Vambrace}.]	   (Anc. Armor)	   Armor for the arm; vambrace. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vant-courier \Vant"-cou`ri*er\ (v[.a]nt"k[=oo]`r[i^]*[~e]r), n.	   An avant-courier. See {Van-courier}. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Van't Hoff's law \Van't Hoff's law\ [After J. H. van't Hoff,	   Dutch physical chemist.] (Phys. Chem.)	   The generalization that: when a system is in equilibrium, of	   the two opposed interactions the endothermic is promoted by	   raising the temperature, the exothermic by lowering it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vanward \Van"ward\, a.	   Being on, or towards, the van, or front. "The vanward	   frontier." --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Vap \Vap\ (v[a^]p), n. [See {Vapid}.]	   That which is vapid, insipid, or lifeless; especially, the	   lifeless part of liquor or wine. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In vain it is to wash a goblet, if you mean to put into	         it nothing but the dead lees and vap of wine. --Jer.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vapid \Vap"id\ (v[a^]p"[i^]d), a. [L. vapidus having lost its	   life and spirit, vapid; akin to vappa vapid wine, vapor	   vapor. See {Vapor}.]	   Having lost its life and spirit; dead; spiritless; insipid;	   flat; dull; unanimated; as, vapid beer; a vapid speech; a	   vapid state of the blood.	   [1913 Webster]	         A cheap, bloodless reformation, a guiltless liberty,	         appear flat and vapid to their taste.    --Burke.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Vap"id*ly}, adv. -- {Vap"id*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Vapidity \Va*pid"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being vapid; vapidness.	   [1913 Webster]
Vapor \Va"por\, n. [OE. vapour, OF. vapour, vapor, vapeur, F.	   vapeur, L. vapor; probably for cvapor, and akin to Gr. ?	   smoke, ? to breathe forth, Lith. kvepti to breathe, smell,	   Russ. kopote fine soot. Cf. {Vapid}.] [Written also	   {vapour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Physics) Any substance in the gaseous, or aeriform,	      state, the condition of which is ordinarily that of a	      liquid or solid.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term vapor is sometimes used in a more extended	         sense, as identical with gas; and the difference	         between the two is not so much one of kind as of	         degree, the latter being applied to all permanently	         elastic fluids except atmospheric air, the former to	         those elastic fluids which lose that condition at	         ordinary temperatures. The atmosphere contains more or	         less vapor of water, a portion of which, on a reduction	         of temperature, becomes condensed into liquid water in	         the form of rain or dew. The vapor of water produced by	         boiling, especially in its economic relations, is	         called steam.	         [1913 Webster]	               Vapor is any substance in the gaseous condition	               at the maximum of density consistent with that	               condition. This is the strict and proper meaning	               of the word vapor.                 --Nichol.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. In a loose and popular sense, any visible diffused	      substance floating in the atmosphere and impairing its	      transparency, as smoke, fog, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vapour which that fro the earth glood [glided].	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fire and hail; snow and vapors; stormy wind	            fulfilling his word.                  --Ps. cxlviii.	                                                  8.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wind; flatulence. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Something unsubstantial, fleeting, or transitory; unreal	      fancy; vain imagination; idle talk; boasting.	      [1913 Webster]	            For what is your life? It is even a vapor, that	            appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth	            away.                                 --James iv.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. An old name for hypochondria, or melancholy; the	      blues. "A fit of vapors." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pharm.) A medicinal agent designed for administration in	      the form of inhaled vapor. --Brit. Pharm.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vapor bath}.	      (a) A bath in vapor; the application of vapor to the body,	          or part of it, in a close place; also, the place	          itself.	      (b) (Chem.) A small metallic drying oven, usually of	          copper, for drying and heating filter papers,	          precipitates, etc.; -- called also {air bath}. A	          modified form is provided with a jacket in the outside	          partition for holding water, or other volatile liquid,	          by which the temperature may be limited exactly to the	          required degree.	   {Vapor burner}, a burner for burning a vaporized hydrocarbon.	      	   {Vapor density} (Chem.), the relative weight of gases and	      vapors as compared with some specific standard, usually	      hydrogen, but sometimes air. The vapor density of gases	      and vaporizable substances as compared with hydrogen, when	      multiplied by two, or when compared with air and	      multiplied by 28.8, gives the molecular weight.	   {Vapor engine}, an engine worked by the expansive force of a	      vapor, esp. a vapor other than steam.	      [1913 Webster]	Vapor \Va"por\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vapored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vaporing}.] [From {Vapor}, n.: cf. L. vaporare.] [Written	   also {vapour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pass off in fumes, or as a moist, floating substance,	      whether visible or invisible, to steam; to be exhaled; to	      evaporate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To emit vapor or fumes. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Running waters vapor not so much as standing waters.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To talk idly; to boast or vaunt; to brag.	      [1913 Webster]	            Poets used to vapor much after this manner.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            We vapor and say, By this time Matthews has beaten	            them.                                 --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	Vapor \Va"por\, v. t.	   To send off in vapor, or as if in vapor; as, to vapor away a	   heated fluid. [Written also {vapour}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He'd laugh to see one throw his heart away,	         Another, sighing, vapor forth his soul.  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporability \Vap`o*ra*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being vaporable.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporable \Vap"o*ra*ble\, a.	   Capable of being converted into vapor by the agency of heat;	   vaporizable.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporate \Vap"o*rate\, v. i. [L. vaporare, vaporatum. See	   {Vapor}.]	   To emit vapor; to evaporate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporation \Vap`o*ra"tion\, n. [Cf. F. vaporation, L.	   vaporatio.]	   The act or process of converting into vapor, or of passing	   off in vapor; evaporation. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vapored \Va"pored\, a.	   1. Wet with vapors; moist.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with the vapors. See {Vapor}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaporer \Va"por*er\, n.	   One who vapors; a braggart.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vaporer moth}. (Zool.) See {Orgyia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vapor galvanizing \Va"por gal"va*niz`ing\ (Metal.)	   A process for coating metal (usually iron or steel) surfaces	   with zinc by exposing them to the vapor of zinc instead of,	   as in ordinary galvanizing, to molten zinc; -- called also	   {Sherardizing}. Vapor galvanizing is accomplished by heating	   the articles to be galvanized together with zinc dust in an	   air tight receptacle to a temperature of about 600[deg] F.,	   which is 188[deg] below the melting point of zinc, or by	   exposing the articles to vapor from molten zinc in a separate	   receptacle, using hydrogen or other reducing gas to prevent	   oxidation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vaporiferous \Vap`o*rif"er*ous\, a. [L. vaporifer; vapor + ferre	   to bear.]	   Conveying or producing vapor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporific \Vap`o*rif"ic\, a. [L. vapor vapor + facere to make.]	   (Chem.)	   Producing vapor; tending to pass, or to cause to pass, into	   vapor; thus, volatile fluids are vaporific; heat is a	   vaporific agent.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporiform \Va*por"i*form\, a.	   Existing in a vaporous form or state; as, steam is a	   vaporiform substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporimeter \Vap`o*rim"e*ter\, n. [Vapor + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the volume or the tension of any	   vapor; specifically, an instrument of this sort used as an	   alcoholometer in testing spirituous liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporing \Va"por*ing\, a.	   Talking idly; boasting; vaunting. -- {Va"por*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporish \Va"por*ish\, a.	   1. Full of vapors; vaporous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hypochondriacal; affected by hysterics; splenetic;	      peevish; humorsome.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pallas grew vap'rish once and odd.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaporizable \Vap"o*ri`za*ble\ (v[a^]p"[-o]*r[imac]`z[.a]*b'l or	   v[=a]"p[~e]r*[imac]`z[.a]*b'l; 110), a.	   Capable of being vaporized, or converted into vapor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporization \Vap`o*ri*za"tion\	   (v[a^]p`[-o]*r[imac]*z[.a]"sh[u^]n or	   v[=a]`p[~e]r*[imac]*z[.a]"sh[u^]n), n. [Cf. F. vaporisation.]	   The act or process of vaporizing, or the state of being	   converted into vapor; the artificial formation of vapor;	   specifically, the conversion of water into steam, as in a	   steam boiler.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporize \Vap"o*rize\ (v[a^]p"[-o]*r[imac]z or	   v[=a]"p[~e]r*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaporized}	   (-r[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaporizing}	   (-r[imac]`z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. vaporiser.]	   To convert into vapor, as by the application of heat, whether	   naturally or artificially.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vaporizing surface}. (Steam Boilers) See {Evaporating	      surface}, under {Evaporate}, v. t.	      [1913 Webster]	Vaporize \Vap"o*rize\, v. i.	   To pass off in vapor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporizer \Vap"o*ri`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, vaporizes, or converts into vapor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporose \Va"por*ose`\ (v[=a]"p[~e]r*[=o]s`), a.	   Full of vapor; vaporous.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaporous \Va"por*ous\ (v[=a]"p[~e]r*[u^]s`), a. [L. vaporosus:	   cf. F. vaporeux.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the form or nature of vapor. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of vapors or exhalations. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warmer and more vaporous air of the valleys.	                                                  --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Producing vapors; hence, windy; flatulent. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The food which is most vaporous and perspirable is	            the most easily digested.             --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unreal; unsubstantial; vain; whimsical.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such vaporous speculations were inevitable.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaporousness \Va"por*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality of being vaporous.	   [1913 Webster] Vapor pressure
Vapor pressure \Vapor pressure\ or Vapor tension \Vapor tension\	   . (Physics)	   The pressure or tension of a confined body of vapor of a	   chemical substance in equilibrium with the solid or liquid	   form of the substance. The pressure of a given saturated	   vapor is a function of the temperature only, and may be	   measured by introducing a small quantity of the substance	   into a barometer and noting the depression of the column of	   mercury.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Vapory \Va"por*y\, a.	   1. Full of vapors; vaporous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hypochondriacal; splenetic; peevish.	      [1913 Webster]
Vapulation \Vap`u*la"tion\, n. [L. vapulare to be flogged.]	   The act of beating or whipping. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vaquero \Va*que"ro\ (v[aum]*k[asl]"r[-o]), n. [Sp., cowherd, fr.	   vaca a cow, L. vacca. Cf. {Vacher}.]	   One who has charge of cattle, horses, etc.; a herdsman; a	   cowboy. [Southwestern U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vara \Va"ra\, n. [Sp. See 1st {Vare}.]	   A Spanish measure of length equal to about one yard. The vara	   now in use equals 33.385 inches. --Johnson's Cyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Varan \Va"ran\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The monitor. See {Monitor}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Varangian \Va*ran"gi*an\, n.	   One of the Northmen who founded a dynasty in Russia in the	   9th century; also, one of the Northmen composing, at a later	   date, the imperial bodyguard at Constantinople.	   [1913 Webster]
Varanus \Va*ra"nus\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Ar. uaran, uaral; cf. F.	   varan, from the Arabic.] (Zool.)	   A genus of very large lizards native of Asia and Africa. It	   includes the monitors. See {Monitor}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Vare \Vare\, n. [Sp. vara staff, wand, L. vara forked pole.]	   A wand or staff of authority or justice. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His hand a vare of justice did uphold.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Vare \Vare\, n. (Zool.)	   A weasel. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vare widgeon} (Zool.), a female or young male of the smew; a	      weasel duck; -- so called from the resemblance of the head	      to that of a vare, or weasel. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Varec \Var"ec\, n. [F. varech; of Teutonic origin. See {Wrack}	   seaweed, wreck.]	   The calcined ashes of any coarse seaweed used for the	   manufacture of soda and iodine; also, the seaweed itself;	   fucus; wrack.	   [1913 Webster]
Vargueno \Var*gue"no\ (v[aum]r*g[=a]"n[=o]), n. [Said to be fr.	   Vargas, name of a village in Spain.] (Art)	   A decorative cabinet, of a form originating in Spain, the	   body being rectangular and supported on legs or an ornamental	   framework and the front opening downwards on hinges to serve	   as a writing desk.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vari \Va"ri\, n. [Cf. F. vari.] (Zool.)	   The ringtailed lemur ({Lemur catta}) of Madagascar. Its long	   tail is annulated with black and white.	   [1913 Webster]
Variability \Va`ri*a*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. variabilit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being variable; variableness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The power possessed by living organisms, both	      animal and vegetable, of adapting themselves to	      modifications or changes in their environment, thus	      possibly giving rise to ultimate variation of structure or	      function.	      [1913 Webster]
Variable \Va"ri*a*ble\, a. [L. variabilis: cf. F. variable.]	   1. Having the capacity of varying or changing; capable of	      alternation in any manner; changeable; as, variable winds	      or seasons; a variable quantity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to vary; too susceptible of change; mutable;	      fickle; unsteady; inconstant; as, the affections of men	      are variable; passions are variable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest that thy love prove likewise variable. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart, I know, how variable and vain! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Variable exhaust} (Steam Eng.), a blast pipe with an	      adjustable opening.	   {Variable quantity} (Math.), a variable.	   {Variable-rate mortgage} (Finance), a mortgage whose	      percentage interest rate varies depending on some agreed	      standard, such as the prime rate; -- used often in	      financing the purchase of a home. Such a mortgage usually	      has a lower initial interest rate than a {fixed-rate	      mortgage}, and this permits buyers of a home to finance	      the purchase a house of higher price than would be	      possible with a fixed-rate loan.	   {Variable stars} (Astron.), fixed stars which vary in their	      brightness, usually in more or less uniform periods.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Changeable; mutable; fickle; wavering; unsteady;	        versatile; inconstant.	        [1913 Webster]	Variable \Va"ri*a*ble\, n.	   1. That which is variable; that which varies, or is subject	      to change.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A quantity which may increase or decrease; a	      quantity which admits of an infinite number of values in	      the same expression; a variable quantity; as, in the	      equation x^{2} - y^{2} = R^{2}, x and y are variables.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.)	      (a) A shifting wind, or one that varies in force.	      (b) pl. Those parts of the sea where a steady wind is not	          expected, especially the parts between the trade-wind	          belts.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Independent variable} (Math.), that one of two or more	      variables, connected with each other in any way whatever,	      to which changes are supposed to be given at will. Thus,	      in the equation x^{2} - y^{2} = R^{2}, if arbitrary	      changes are supposed to be given to x, then x is the	      independent variable, and y is called a function of x.	      There may be two or more independent variables in an	      equation or problem. Cf. {Dependent variable}, under	      {Dependent}.	      [1913 Webster]
Variableness \Va"ri*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being variable; variability. --James	   i. 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Variably \Va"ri*a*bly\, adv.	   In a variable manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Variance \Va"ri*ance\, n. [L. variantia.]	   1. The quality or state of being variant; change of	      condition; variation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Difference that produces dispute or controversy;	      disagreement; dissension; discord; dispute; quarrel.	      [1913 Webster]	            That which is the strength of their amity shall	            prove the immediate author of their variance.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A disagreement or difference between two parts of	      the same legal proceeding, which, to be effectual, ought	      to agree, -- as between the writ and the declaration, or	      between the allegation and the proof. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Statistics) The expected value of the square of the	      deviation from the mean of a randomly distributed	      variable; the second moment about the mean. This is also	      the square of the {standard deviation}.	      [PJC]	   {At variance}, in disagreement; in a state of dissension or	      controversy; at enmity. "What cause brought him so soon at	      variance with himself?" --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Variant \Va"ri*ant\, a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to	   change: cf. F. variant. See {Vary}.]	   1. Varying in form, character, or the like; variable;	      different; diverse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He is so variant, he abit [abides] nowhere.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Variant \Va"ri*ant\, n. [Cf. F. variante.]	   Something which differs in form from another thing, though	   really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural	   history; a variant of a story or a word.	   [1913 Webster]
Variate \Va"ri*ate\, v. t. & i. [L. variatus, p. p. of variare.	   See {Vary}.]	   To alter; to make different; to vary.	   [1913 Webster]
Variation \Va`ri*a"tion\, n. [OE. variatioun, F. variation, L.	   variatio. See {Vary}.]	   1. The act of varying; a partial change in the form,	      position, state, or qualities of a thing; modification;	      alteration; mutation; diversity; deviation; as, a	      variation of color in different lights; a variation in	      size; variation of language.	      [1913 Webster]	            The essences of things are conceived not capable of	            any such variation.                   --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extent to which a thing varies; amount of departure from a	      position or state; amount or rate of change.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.) Change of termination of words, as in declension,	      conjugation, derivation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful	      embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or	      harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a	      musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the	      essential features of the original shall still preserve	      their identity.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Alg.) One of the different arrangements which can be made	      of any number of quantities taking a certain number of	      them together.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Annual variation} (Astron.), the yearly change in the right	      ascension or declination of a star, produced by the	      combined effects of the precession of the equinoxes and	      the proper motion of the star.	   {Calculus of variations}. See under {Calculus}.	   {Variation compass}. See under {Compass}.	   {Variation of the moon} (Astron.), an inequality of the	      moon's motion, depending on the angular distance of the	      moon from the sun. It is greater at the octants, and zero	      at the quadratures.	   {Variation of the needle} (Geog. & Naut.), the angle included	      between the true and magnetic meridians of a place; the	      deviation of the direction of a magnetic needle from the	      true north and south line; -- called also {declination of	      the needle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Change; vicissitude; variety; deviation.	        [1913 Webster]
Varicella \Var`i*cel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of LL. variola	   smallpox.] (Med.)	   Chicken pox.	   [1913 Webster]
Varices \Var"i*ces\, n. pl.	   See {Varix}.	   [1913 Webster]
Variciform \Va*ric"i*form\, a. [Varix + -form.] (Med.)	   Resembling a varix.	   [1913 Webster]
Varicocele \Var"i*co*cele\, n. [Varix a dilated vein + Gr. ?	   tumor: cf. F. varicoc[`e]le.] (Med.)	   A varicose enlargement of the veins of the spermatic cord;	   also, a like enlargement of the veins of the scrotum.	   [1913 Webster]
Varicose \Var"i*cose`\ (?; 277), a. [L. varicosus, from varix,	   -icis, a dilated vein; cf. varus bent, stretched, crooked.]	   1. Irregularly swollen or enlarged; affected with, or	      containing, varices, or varicosities; of or pertaining to	      varices, or varicosities; as, a varicose nerve fiber; a	      varicose vein; varicose ulcers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Intended for the treatment of varicose veins; --	      said of elastic stockings, bandages, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Varicosis \Var`i*cos"is\, n. [NL. See {Varix}, and {-osis}.]	   (Med.)	   The formation of varices; varicosity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Varicosity \Var`i*cos"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being varicose.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An enlargement or swelling in a vessel, fiber, or the	      like; a varix; as, the varicosities of nerve fibers.	      [1913 Webster]
Varicotomy \Var`i*cot"o*my\, n. [See {Varix}; {-tomy}.] (Surg.)	   Excision of a varicosity.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Varicous \Var"i*cous\, a.	   Varicose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Varied \Va"ried\, a.	   Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied	   experience; varied interests; varied scenery. --	   {Va"ried*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         The varied fields of science, ever new.  --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Variegate \Va"ri*e*gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Variegated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Variegating}.] [L. variegatus, p. p. of	   variegare to variegate; varius various + agere to move, make.	   See {Various}, and {Agent}.]	   To diversify in external appearance; to mark with different	   colors; to dapple; to streak; as, to variegate a floor with	   marble of different colors.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shells are filled with a white spar, which	         variegates and adds to the beauty of the stone.	                                                  --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Variegated \Va"ri*e*ga`ted\, a.	   Having marks or patches of different colors; as, variegated	   leaves, or flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ladies like variegated tulips show.      --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Variegation \Va`ri*e*ga"tion\, n.	   The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being	   diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Varier \Va"ri*er\, n. [From {Vary}.]	   A wanderer; one who strays in search of variety. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Pious variers from the church.           --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Varietal \Va*ri"e*tal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a variety; characterizing a variety;	   constituting a variety, in distinction from an individual or	   species.	   [1913 Webster]	         Perplexed in determining what differences to consider	         as specific, and what as varietal.       --Darwin.	   [1913 Webster]
Varietas \Va*ri"e*tas\, n. [L.]	   A variety; -- used in giving scientific names, and often	   abbreviated to var.	   [1913 Webster]
Variety \Va*ri"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Varieties}. [L. varietas: cf. F.	   vari['e]t['e]. See {Various}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being various; intermixture or	      succession of different things; diversity;	      multifariousness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Variety is nothing else but a continued novelty.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            The variety of colors depends upon the composition	            of light.                             --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	            For earth hath this variety from heaven. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a variety in the tempers of good men.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is various. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A number or collection of different things; a varied	          assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.	          [1913 Webster]	                He . . . wants more time to do that variety of	                good which his soul thirsts after. --Law.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Something varying or differing from others of the same	          general kind; one of a number of things that are akin;	          a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Biol.) An individual, or group of individuals, of a	          species differing from the rest in some one or more of	          the characteristics typical of the species, and	          capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or	          of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a	          subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Varieties usually differ from species in that any two,	         however unlike, will generally propagate indefinitely	         (unless they are in their nature unfertile, as some	         varieties of rose and other cultivated plants); in	         being a result of climate, food, or other extrinsic	         conditions or influences, but generally by a sudden,	         rather than a gradual, development; and in tending in	         many cases to lose their distinctive peculiarities when	         the individuals are left to a state of nature, and	         especially if restored to the conditions that are	         natural to typical individuals of the species. Many	         varieties of domesticated animals and of cultivated	         plants have been directly produced by man.	         [1913 Webster]	      (d) In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a	          species may occur, which differ in minor	          characteristics of structure, color, purity of	          composition, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: These may be viewed as variations from the typical	         species in its most perfect and purest form, or, as is	         more commonly the case, all the forms, including the	         latter, may rank as Varieties. Thus, the sapphire is a	         blue variety, and the ruby a red variety, of corundum;	         again, calcite has many Varieties differing in form and	         structure, as Iceland spar, dogtooth spar, satin spar,	         and also others characterized by the presence of small	         quantities of magnesia, iron, manganese, etc. Still	         again, there are varieties of granite differing in	         structure, as graphic granite, porphyritic granite, and	         other varieties differing in composition, as albitic	         granite, hornblendic, or syenitic, granite, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theaters) Such entertainment as in given in variety	      shows; the production of, or performance in, variety	      shows. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Geographical variety} (Biol.), a variety of any species	      which is coincident with a geographical region, and is	      usually dependent upon, or caused by, peculiarities of	      climate.	   {Variety hybrid} (Biol.), a cross between two individuals of	      different varieties of the same species; a mongrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Diversity; difference; kind.	   Usage: {Variety}, {Diversity}. A man has a variety of	          employments when he does many things which are not a	          mere repetition of the same act; he has a diversity of	          employments when the several acts performed are unlike	          each other, that is, diverse. In most cases, where	          there is variety there will be more or less of	          diversity, but not always. One who sells railroad	          tickets performs a great variety of acts in a day,	          while there is but little diversity in his employment.	          [1913 Webster]	                All sorts are here that all the earth yields!	                Variety without end.              --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                But see in all corporeal nature's scene,	                What changes, what diversities, have been!	                                                  --Blackmore.	          [1913 Webster]	Variety show \Variety show\	   A stage entertainment, live or televised, of successive	   separate performances, usually songs, dances, acrobatic	   feats, dramatic sketches, exhibitions of trained animals, or	   any specialties. When performed live in a theater, it was	   often called a {vaudeville show}, but when television became	   a dominant form of entertainment live vaudeville performances	   almost completely ceased.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Variety store \Variety store\	   a retail store selling a wide variety of items, especially of	   low price, as in a {five and ten}.	   [PJC]
Variform \Va"ri*form\, a. [L. varius various + -form.]	   Having different shapes or forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Variformed \Va"ri*formed\, a.	   Formed with different shapes; having various forms; variform.	   [1913 Webster]
Varify \Va"ri*fy\, v. t. [L. varius various + -fy.]	   To make different; to vary; to variegate. [R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Variola \Va*ri"o*la\, n. [LL., fr. L. varius various. See	   {Various}.] (Med.)	   The smallpox.	   [1913 Webster]
Variolar \Va*ri"o*lar\, a. (Med.)	   Variolous.	   [1913 Webster]
Variolation \Va`ri*o*la"tion\, n. (Med.)	   Inoculation with smallpox.	   [1913 Webster]
Variole \Va"ri*ole\, n. [Cf. F. variole smallpox. See	   {Variola}.]	   1. A foveola.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Geol.) A spherule of a variolite.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Variolic \Va`ri*ol"ic\, a. (Med.)	   Variolous.	   [1913 Webster]
Variolite \Va"ri*o*lite\, n. [L. varius various + -lite: cf. F.	   variolite.] (Geol.)	   A kind of diorite or diabase containing imbedded whitish	   spherules, which give the rock a spotted appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Variolitic \Va`ri*o*lit"ic\, a. [From {Variola}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Thickly marked with small, round specks; spotted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, variolite.	      [1913 Webster]
Varioloid \Va"ri*o*loid\ (?; 277), a. [Variola + -oid: cf. F.	   variolo["i]de.] (Med.)	   Resembling smallpox; pertaining to the disease called	   varioloid.	   [1913 Webster]	Varioloid \Va"ri*o*loid\, n. [Cf. F. variolo["i]de. See	   {Varioloid}, a.] (Med.)	   The smallpox as modified by previous inoculation or	   vaccination.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is almost always a milder disease than smallpox, and	         this circumstance, with its shorter duration, exhibits	         the salutary effects of previous vaccination or	         inoculation. --Dunglison.	         [1913 Webster]
Variolous \Va*ri"o*lous\, a. [LL. variolosus, fr. variola the	   smallpox: cf. F. varioleux.] (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to the smallpox; having pits, or sunken	   impressions, like those of the smallpox; variolar; variolic.	   [1913 Webster]
Variometer \Va`ri*om"e*ter\, n. [L. varius various + -meter.]	   (Elec.)	   An instrument for comparing magnetic forces, esp. in the	   earth's magnetic field.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Variorum \Va`ri*o"rum\, a. [L., abbrev. fr. cum notis variorum	   with notes of various persons.]	   Containing notes by different persons; -- applied to a	   publication; as, a variorum edition of a book.	   [1913 Webster]
Various \Va"ri*ous\, a. [L. varius. Cf. {Vair}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various	      names; various occupations; various colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            So many and so various laws are given. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man so various, that he seemed to be	            Not one, but all mankind's epitome.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The names of mixed modes . . . are very various.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.	      [1913 Webster]	            A happy rural seat of various view.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Variously \Va"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In various or different ways.	   [1913 Webster]
Variscite \Var"is*cite\, n. [So called from Variscia in	   Germany.] (Min.)	   An apple-green mineral occurring in reniform masses. It is a	   hydrous phosphate of alumina.	   [1913 Webster]
Varisse \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 often	   growing to an unsightly size.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Varix \Va"rix\ (v[=a]"r[i^]ks), n.; pl. {Varices}	   (v[a^]r"[i^]*s[=e]z). [L.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) A uneven, permanent dilatation of a vein.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Varices are owing to local retardation of the venous	         circulation, and in some cases to relaxation of the	         parietes of the veins. They are very common in the	         superficial veins of the lower limbs. --Dunglison.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the prominent ridges or ribs extending	      across each of the whorls of certain univalve shells.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The varices usually indicate stages of growth, each one	         showing a former position of the outer lip of the	         aperture.	         [1913 Webster]
Vark \Vark\ (v[aum]rk), n. [D. varken a pig.] (Zool.)	   The bush hog, or boshvark.	   [1913 Webster]
Varlet \Var"let\, n. [OF. varlet, vaslet, vallet, servant, young	   man, young noble, dim. of vassal. See {Vassal}, and cf.	   {Valet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A servant, especially to a knight; an attendant; a valet;	      a footman. [Obs.] --Spenser. Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a low fellow; a scoundrel; a rascal; as, an	      impudent varlet.	      [1913 Webster]	            What a brazen-faced varlet art thou ! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In a pack of playing cards, the court card now called the	      {knave}, or {jack}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Varletry \Var"let*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. valeterie the young unmarried	   nobles.]	   The rabble; the crowd; the mob.	   [1913 Webster]	         Shall they hoist me up,	         And show me to the shouting varletry	         Of censuring Rome.                       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Varnish \Var"nish\, n. [OE. vernish, F. vernis, LL. vernicium;	   akin to F. vernir to varnish, fr. (assumed) LL. vitrinire to	   glaze, from LL. vitrinus glassy, fr. L. vitrum glass. See	   {Vitreous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A viscid liquid, consisting of a solution of resinous	      matter in an oil or a volatile liquid, laid on work with a	      brush, or otherwise. When applied the varnish soon dries,	      either by evaporation or chemical action, and the resinous	      part forms thus a smooth, hard surface, with a beautiful	      gloss, capable of resisting, to a greater or less degree,	      the influences of air and moisture.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: According to the sorts of solvents employed, the	         ordinary kinds of varnish are divided into three	         classes: spirit, turpentine, and oil varnishes.	         --Encyc. Brit	         [1913 Webster]	   2. That which resembles varnish, either naturally or	      artificially; a glossy appearance.	      [1913 Webster]	            The varnish of the holly and ivy.     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An artificial covering to give a fair appearance to any	      act or conduct; outside show; gloss.	      [1913 Webster]	            And set a double varnish on the fame	            The Frenchman gave you.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Varnish tree} (Bot.), a tree or shrub from the juice or	      resin of which varnish is made, as some species of the	      genus {Rhus}, especially {Rhus vernicifera} of Japan. The	      black varnish of Burmah is obtained from the	      {Melanorrh[oe]a usitatissima}, a tall East Indian tree of	      the Cashew family. See {Copal}, and {Mastic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Varnish \Var"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Varnished}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Varnishing}.] [Cf. F. vernir, vernisser. See	   {Varnish}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To lay varnish on; to cover with a liquid which produces,	      when dry, a hard, glossy surface; as, to varnish a table;	      to varnish a painting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover or conceal with something that gives a fair	      appearance; to give a fair coloring to by words; to gloss	      over; to palliate; as, to varnish guilt. "Beauty doth	      varnish age." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Close ambition, varnished o'er with zeal. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cato's voice was ne'er employed	            To clear the guilty and to varnish crimes.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Varnisher \Var"nish*er\, n.	   1. One who varnishes; one whose occupation is to varnish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who disguises or palliates; one who gives a fair	      external appearance. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Varnishing \Var"nish*ing\, n.	   The act of laying on varnish; also, materials for varnish.	   [1913 Webster]
Varsity \Var"si*ty\, n.	   1. Colloquial contraction of {University}. [Brit.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. the team with the best players of a school or club, being	      the main representative of the organization in competitive	      play between schools or organizations. In schools,	      contrasted with {junior varsity}. Also used attributively,	      as, the varsity football team.	      [PJC]
Varsovienne \Var`so`vienne"\, n. [F., prop. fem. of varsovien	   pertaining to Warsaw, fr. Varsovie Warsaw, Pol. Warszawa.]	      (a) A kind of Polish dance.	      (b) Music for such a dance or having its slow triple time	          characteristic strong accent beginning every second	          measure.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vartabed \Var"ta*bed\, n. [Armen., a doctor, master, preceptor.]	   (Eccl.)	   A doctor or teacher in the Armenian church. Members of this	   order of ecclesiastics frequently have charge of dioceses,	   with episcopal functions.	   [1913 Webster]
Varuna \Va*ru"na\ (v[.a]*r[udd]"n[.a]), n. [Skr. Varu[.n]a.]	   (Hindu Myth.)	   The god of the waters; the Indian Neptune. He is regarded as	   regent of the west, and lord of punishment, and is	   represented as riding on a sea monster, holding in his hand a	   snaky cord or noose with which to bind offenders, under	   water.	   [1913 Webster]
Varus \Va"rus\, n. [NL., fr. L., bent, grown inwards.] (Med.)	   A deformity in which the foot is turned inward. See	   {Talipes}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Varvel \Var"vel\, n. [F. vervelle.]	   In falconry, one of the rings secured to the ends of the	   jesses. [Written also {vervel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Varveled \Var"veled\, a.	   Having varvels, or rings. [Written also {varvelled}, and	   {vervelled}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In heraldry, when the jesses attached to the legs of	         hawks hang loose, or have pendent ends with rings at	         the tips, the blazon is a hawk (or a hawk's leg) jessed	         and varveled.	         [1913 Webster]
Vary \Va"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Varied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Varying}.] [OE. varien, F. varier, L. variare, fr. varius	   various. See {Various}, and cf. {Variate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To change the aspect of; to alter in form, appearance,	      substance, position, or the like; to make different by a	      partial change; to modify; as, to vary the properties,	      proportions, or nature of a thing; to vary a posture or an	      attitude; to vary one's dress or opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall we vary our device at will,	            Even as new occasion appears?         --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change to something else; to transmute; to exchange; to	      alternate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gods, that never change their state,	            Vary oft their love and hate.         --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are to vary the customs according to the time and	            country where the scene of action lies. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To make of different kinds; to make different from one	      another; to diversify; to variegate.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath varied their inclinations.   --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	            God hath here	            Varied his bounty so with new delights. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mus.) To embellish; to change fancifully; to present	      under new aspects, as of form, key, measure, etc. See	      {Variation}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Vary \Va"ry\, v. i.	   1. To alter, or be altered, in any manner; to suffer a	      partial change; to become different; to be modified; as,	      colors vary in different lights.	      [1913 Webster]	            That each from other differs, first confess;	            Next, that he varies from himself no less. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To differ, or be different; to be unlike or diverse; as,	      the laws of France vary from those of England.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To alter or change in succession; to alternate; as, one	      mathematical quantity varies inversely as another.	      [1913 Webster]	            While fear and anger, with alternate grace,	            Pant in her breast, and vary in her face. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To deviate; to depart; to swerve; -- followed by from; as,	      to vary from the law, or from reason. -- Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To disagree; to be at variance or in dissension; as, men	      vary in opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rich jewel which we vary for.     --Webster	                                                  (1623).	      [1913 Webster]	Vary \Va"ry\, n.	   Alteration; change. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Varying \Va"ry*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Vary}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Varying hare} (Zool.), any hare or rabbit which becomes	      white in winter, especially the common hare of the	      Northern United States and Canada.	      [1913 Webster]
Vas \Vas\, n.; pl. {Vasa}. [L., a vessel. See {Vase}.] (Anat.)	   A vessel; a duct.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vas deferens}; pl. {Vasa deferentia}. [L. vas vessel +	      deferens carrying down.] (Anat.) The excretory duct of a	      testicle; a spermatic duct.	      [1913 Webster]
Vascular \Vas"cu*lar\, a. [L. vasculum a small vessel, dim. of	   vas vessel: cf. F. vasculaire. See {Vase}, and cf. Vessel.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.)	      (a) Consisting of, or containing, vessels as an essential	          part of a structure; full of vessels; specifically	          (Bot.), pertaining to, or containing, special ducts,	          or tubes, for the circulation of sap.	      (b) Operating by means of, or made up of an arrangement	          of, vessels; as, the vascular system in animals,	          including the arteries, veins, capillaries, lacteals,	          etc.	      (c) Of or pertaining to the vessels of animal and	          vegetable bodies; as, the vascular functions.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the higher division of plants,	      that is, the phaenogamous plants, all of which are	      vascular, in distinction from the cryptogams, which to a	      large extent are cellular only.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vascular plants} (Bot.), plants composed in part of vascular	      tissue, as all flowering plants and the higher	      cryptogamous plants, or those of the class Pteridophyta.	      Cf. {Cellular plants}, under {Cellular}.	   {Vascular system} (Bot.), the body of associated ducts and	      woody fiber; the fibrovascular part of plants.	   {Vascular tissue} (Bot.), vegetable tissue composed partly of	      ducts, or sap tubes.	   {Water vascular system} (Zool.), a system of vessels in	      annelids, nemerteans, and many other invertebrates,	      containing a circulating fluid analogous to blood, but not	      of the same composition. In annelids the fluid which they	      contain is usually red, but in some it is green, in others	      yellow, or whitish.	      [1913 Webster]
Vascularity \Vas`cu*lar"i*ty\ (v[a^]s`k[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[y^]),	   n.; pl. {Vascularities} (v[a^]s`k[-u]*l[a^]r"[i^]*t[i^]z).	   (Biol.)	   The quality or state of being vascular.	   [1913 Webster]
Vascularization \Vas`cu*lar*i*za"tion\	   (v[a^]s`k[-u]*l[~e]r*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. (Physiol.)	   The process of becoming vascular, or the condition of being	   vascular; as, the vascularization of cartilege.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasculose \Vas"cu*lose`\, n. (Bot.)	   One of the substances of which vegetable tissue is composed,	   differing from cellulose in respect to its solubility in	   certain media.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasculum \Vas"cu*lum\, n.; pl. {Vascula}. [L., a small vessel.]	   1. (Bot.) Same as {Ascidium}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tin box, commonly cylindrical or flattened, used in	      collecting plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Vase \Vase\ (v[=a]s or v[aum]z; 277), n. [F. vase; cf. Sp. & It.	   vaso; fr. L. vas, vasum. Cf. {Vascular}, {Vessel}.]	   1. A vessel adapted for various domestic purposes, and	      anciently for sacrificial uses; especially, a vessel of	      antique or elegant pattern used for ornament; as, a	      porcelain vase; a gold vase; a Grecian vase. See Illust.	      of {Portland vase}, under {Portland}.	      [1913 Webster]	            No chargers then were wrought in burnished gold,	            Nor silver vases took the forming mold. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.)	      (a) A vessel similar to that described in the first	          definition above, or the representation of one in a	          solid block of stone, or the like, used for an	          ornament, as on a terrace or in a garden. See Illust.	          of {Niche}.	      (b) The body, or naked ground, of the Corinthian and	          Composite capital; -- called also {tambour}, and	          {drum}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Until the time of Walker (1791), vase was made to rhyme	         with base, case, etc., and it is still commonly so	         pronounced in the United States. Walker made it to	         rhyme with phrase, maze, etc. Of modern English	         practice, Mr. A. J. Ellis (1874) says: "Vase has four	         pronunciations in English: v[add]z, which I most	         commonly say, is going out of use, v[aum]z I hear most	         frequently, v[=a]z very rarely, and v[=a]s I only know	         from Cull's marking. On the analogy of case, however,	         it should be the regular sound."	         The Merriam-Webster's 10th Colletgiate Dictionary says:	         "U. S. oftenest v[=a]s; Canada usu. and U. S. also	         v[=a]z; Canada also & U. S. sometimes v[aum]z."	         One wit has noted that "a v[aum]z is a v[=a]z that	         costs more than $100.", suggesting that the former is	         considered a higher-class pronunciation.	         [1913 Webster + PJC]	   3. (Bot.) The calyx of a plant.	      [1913 Webster]	Vase clock \Vase clock\ (Art)	   A clock whose decorative case has the general form of a vase,	   esp. one in which there is no ordinary dial, but in which a	   part of a vase revolves while a single stationary indicator	   serves as a hand.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vasectomy \Vas*ec"to*my\ (v[a^]s*[e^]k"t[-o]*m[y^]), n. [Vas +	   -ecmoty.] (Surg.)	   Resection or excision of the vas deferens.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vaseline \Vas"e*line\, n. [Said by the manufacturer to be	   derived from G. wasser water + Gr. 'e`laion olive oil.]	   A yellowish translucent substance, almost odorless and	   tasteless, obtained as a residue in the purification of crude	   petroleum, and consisting essentially of a mixture of several	   of the higher members of the paraffin series. It is used as	   an unguent, and for various purposes in the arts. See the	   Note under {Petrolatum}. [Written also {vaselin}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vase-shaped \Vase"-shaped`\, a.	   Formed like a vase, or like a common flowerpot.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasiform \Vas"i*form\, a. [L. vas a vessel + -form.] (Biol.)	   Having the form of a vessel, or duct.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vasiform tissue} (Bot.), tissue containing vessels, or	      ducts.	      [1913 Webster]
Vasoconstrictor \Vas`o*con*strict"or\, a. (Physiol.)	   Causing constriction of the blood vessels; as, the	   vasoconstrictor nerves, stimulation of which causes	   constriction of the blood vessels to which they go. These	   nerves are also called {vasohypertonic}.	   [1913 Webster]	Vasoconstrictor \Vas`o*con*strict"or\, n. (Medicine, Physiology)	   A substance which causes constriction of the blood vessels.	   Such substances are used in medicine to raise abnormally low	   blood pressure.	   [PJC]
Vasodentine \Vas`o*den"tine\, n. [L. vas a vessel + E. dentine.]	   (Anat.)	   A modified form of dentine, which is permeated by blood	   capillaries; vascular dentine.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasodilator \Vas`o*di*lat"or\, a. [L. vas a vessel + dilator.]	   (Physiol.)	   Causing dilation or relaxation of the blood vessels; as, the	   vasodilator nerves, stimulation of which causes dilation of	   the blood vessels to which they go. These nerves are also	   called {vaso-inhibitory}, and {vasohypotonic} nerves, since	   their stimulation causes relaxation and rest.	   [1913 Webster]	Vasodilator \Vas`o*di*lat"or\, n. [L. vas a vessel + dilator.]	   (Medicine & Physiology)	   A substance which causes dilation of blood vessels.	   [PJC]
Vasoformative \Vas`o*form"a*tive\, a. [L. vas a vessel +	   formative.] (Physiol.)	   Concerned in the development and formation of blood vessels	   and blood corpuscles; as, the vasoformative cells.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasohypertonic \Vas`o*hy`per*ton"ic\, a. [See {Hyper-}, and	   {Tonic}.]	   See {Vasoconstrictor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasohypotonic \Vas`o*hy`po*ton"ic\, a. [See {Hypo-}, and	   {Tonic}.]	   See {Vasodilator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaso-inhibitory \Vas`o-in*hib"i*to*ry\, a. (Physiol.)	   See {Vasodilator}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasomotor \Vas`o*mo"tor\, a. [L. vas a vessel + motor that which	   moves fr. movere to move.] (Physiol.)	   Causing movement in the walls of vessels; as, the vasomotor	   mechanisms; the vasomotor nerves, a system of nerves	   distributed over the muscular coats of the blood vessels.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vasomotor center}, the chief dominating or general center	      which supplies all the unstriped muscles of the arterial	      system with motor nerves, situated in a part of the	      medulla oblongata; a center of reflex action by the	      working of which afferent impulses are changed into	      efferent, -- vasomotor impulses leading either to dilation	      or constriction of the blood vessels.	      [1913 Webster]
Vassal \Vas"sal\, n. [F., fr. LL. vassallus, vassus; of Celtic	   origin; cf. W. & Corn. gwas a youth, page, servant, Arm. gwaz	   a man, a male. Cf. {Valet}, {Varlet}, {Vavasor}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Feud. Law) The grantee of a fief, feud, or fee; one who	      holds land of a superior, and who vows fidelity and homage	      to him; a feudatory; a feudal tenant. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A subject; a dependent; a servant; a bondman; a slave.	      "The vassals of his anger." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Rear vassal}, the vassal of a vassal; an arriere vassal.	      [1913 Webster]	Vassal \Vas"sal\, a.	   Resembling a vassal; slavish; servile.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sun and every vassal star.           --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	Vassal \Vas"sal\, v. t.	   To treat as a vassal; to subject to control; to enslave.	   [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Vassalage \Vas"sal*age\, n. [OE. vassalage, F. vasselage, LL.	   vassallaticum.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of being a vassal, or feudatory.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Political servitude; dependence; subjection; slavery; as,	      the Greeks were held in vassalage by the Turks.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A territory held in vassalage. "The Countship of Foix,	      with six territorial vassalages." --Milman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Vassals, collectively; vassalry. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Valorous service, such as that performed by a vassal;	      valor; prowess; courage. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Vassaless \Vas"sal*ess\, n.	   A female vassal. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vassalry \Vas"sal*ry\, n.	   The body of vassals. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vast \Vast\ (v[.a]st), a. [Compar. {Vaster} (v[.a]st"[~e]r);	   superl. {Vastest}.] [L. vastus empty, waste, enormous,	   immense: cf. F. vaste. See {Waste}, and cf. {Devastate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Waste; desert; desolate; lonely. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The empty, vast, and wandering air.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of great extent; very spacious or large; also, huge in	      bulk; immense; enormous; as, the vast ocean; vast	      mountains; the vast empire of Russia.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through the vast and boundless deep.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Very great in numbers, quantity, or amount; as, a vast	      army; a vast sum of money.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Very great in force; mighty; as, vast labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Very great in importance; as, a subject of vast concern.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Enormous; huge; immense; mighty.	        [1913 Webster]	Vast \Vast\, n.	   A waste region; boundless space; immensity. "The watery	   vast." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Michael bid sound	         The archangel trumpet. Through the vast of heaven	         It sounded.                              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vastation \Vas*ta"tion\, n. [L. vastatio, fr. vastare to lay	   waste, fr. vastus empty, waste.]	   A laying waste; waste; depopulation; devastation. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Vastel \Vas"tel\, n.	   See {Wastel}. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Vastidity \Vas*tid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. OF. vastit['e], L. vastitas.]	   Vastness; immensity. [Obs.] "All the world's vastidity."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vastitude \Vas"ti*tude\, n. [L. vastitudo.]	   1. Vastness; immense extent. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destruction; vastation. [Obs.] --Joye.	      [1913 Webster]
Vastity \Vast"i*ty\, n. [L. vastitas.]	   Vastness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The huge vastity of the world.           --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Vastly \Vast"ly\, adv.	   To a vast extent or degree; very greatly; immensely. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vastness \Vast"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being vast.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasty \Vas"ty\, a. [From {Vast}.]	   Vast; immense. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I can call spirits from the vasty deep.  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vasum \Va"sum\, n. [L., a vase. See {Vase}.] (Zool.)	   A genus including several species of large marine gastropods	   having massive pyriform shells, with conspicuous folds on the	   columella.	   [1913 Webster]
Vat \Vat\ (v[a^]t), n. [A dialectic form for fat, OE. fat, AS.	   f[ae]t; akin to D. vat, OS. fat, G. fass, OHG. faz, Icel. &	   Sw. fat, Dan. fad, Lith. p[*u]das a pot, and probably to G.	   fassen to seize, to contain, OHG. fazz[=o]n, D. vatten. Cf.	   {Fat} a vat.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large vessel, cistern, or tub, especially one used for	      holding liquors in an immature state, chemical	      preparations for dyeing, or for tanning, or for tanning	      leather, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let him produce his vats and tubs, in opposition to	            heaps of arms and standards.          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A measure for liquids, and also a dry measure; especially,	      a liquid measure in Belgium and Holland, corresponding to	      the hectoliter of the metric system, which contains 22.01	      imperial gallons, or 26.4 standard gallons in the United	      States.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The old Dutch grain vat averaged 0.762 Winchester	         bushel. The old London coal vat contained 9 bushels.	         The solid-measurement vat of Amsterdam contains 40	         cubic feet; the wine vat, 241.57 imperial gallons, and	         the vat for olive oil, 225.45 imperial gallons.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Metal.)	      (a) A wooden tub for washing ores and mineral substances	          in.	      (b) A square, hollow place on the back of a calcining	          furnace, where tin ore is laid to dry.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (R. C. Ch.) A vessel for holding holy water.	      [1913 Webster]	Vat \Vat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vatting}.]	   To put or transfer into a vat.	   [1913 Webster]
Vatful \Vat"ful\, n.; pl. {Vatfuls}.	   As much as a vat will hold; enough to fill a vat.	   [1913 Webster]
Vatical \Vat"ic*al\, a. [L. vates a prophet.]	   Of or pertaining to a prophet; prophetical. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Vatican \Vat"i*can\, n. [L. Vaticanus, mons, or collis,	   Vaticanus, the Vatican hill, in Rome, on the western bank of	   the Tiber: cf. F. Vatican, It. Vaticano.]	   A magnificent assemblage of buildings at Rome, near the	   church of St. Peter, including the pope's palace, a museum, a	   library, a famous chapel, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is often used to indicate the papal authority.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Thunders of the Vatican}, the anathemas, or denunciations,	      of the pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Vatican Council \Vat"i*can Coun"cil\ (R. C. Ch.)	   The council held under Pope Pius IX. in Vatican at Rome, in	   1870, which promulgated the dogma of papal infallibility.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vaticanism \Vat"i*can*ism\, n.	   The doctrine of papal supremacy; extreme views in support of	   the authority of the pope; ultramontanism; -- a term used	   only by persons who are not Roman Catholics.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaticanist \Vat"i*can*ist\, n.	   One who strongly adheres to the papal authority; an	   ultramontanist.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaticide \Vat"i*cide\, n. [L. vates a prophet + caedere to	   kill.]	   The murder, or the murderer, of a prophet. "The caitiff	   vaticide." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaticinal \Va*tic"i*nal\, a. [See {Vaticinate}.]	   Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic. --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaticinate \Va*tic"i*nate\, v. i. & t. [L. vaticinatus, p. p. of	   vaticinari to prophesy, fr. vaticinus prophetical, fr. vates	   a prophet.]	   To prophesy; to foretell; to practice prediction; to utter	   prophecies.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaticination \Va*tic`i*na"tion\, n. [L. vaticinatio.]	   Prediction; prophecy.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not a false utterance; it is a true, though an	         impetuous, vaticination.                 --I. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaticinator \Va*tic"i*na`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who vaticinates; a prophet.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaticine \Vat"i*cine\, n. [L. vaticinium.]	   A prediction; a vaticination. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaudeville \Vaude"ville\, n. [F., fr. Vau-de-vire, a village in	   Normandy, where Olivier Basselin, at the end of the 14th	   century, composed such songs.] [Written also {vaudevil}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A kind of song of a lively character, frequently embodying	      a satire on some person or event, sung to a familiar air	      in couplets with a refrain; a street song; a topical song.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A theatrical piece, usually a comedy, the dialogue of	      which is intermingled with light or satirical songs, set	      to familiar airs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The early vaudeville, which is the forerunner of the	            opera bouffe, was light, graceful, and piquant.	                                                  --Johnson's	                                                  Cyc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a {variety show} when performed live in a theater (see	      above); as, to play in vaudeville; a vaudeville actor.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vaudois \Vau*dois"\ (v[=o]*dw[aum]"), n. sing. & pl. [F.]	   1. An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of the Swiss canton of	      Vaud.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A modern name of the Waldenses.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaudoux \Vau*doux"\, n. & a.	   See {Voodoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vault \Vault\ (v[add]lt; see Note, below), n. [OE. voute, OF.	   voute, volte, F. vo[^u]te, LL. volta, for voluta, volutio,	   fr. L. volvere, volutum, to roll, to turn about. See	   {Voluble}, and cf. {Vault} a leap, {Volt} a turn, {Volute}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.) An arched structure of masonry, forming a ceiling	      or canopy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The long-drawn aisle and fretted vault. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An arched apartment; especially, a subterranean room, used	      for storing articles, for a prison, for interment, or the	      like; a cell; a cellar. "Charnel vaults." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The silent vaults of death.           --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            To banish rats that haunt our vault.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The canopy of heaven; the sky.	      [1913 Webster]	            That heaven's vault should crack.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [F. volte, It. volta, originally, a turn, and the same	      word as volta an arch. See the Etymology above.] A leap or	      bound. Specifically:	      (a) (Man.) The bound or leap of a horse; a curvet.	      (b) A leap by aid of the hands, or of a pole, springboard,	          or the like.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The l in this word was formerly often suppressed in	         pronunciation.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Barrel vault}, {Cradle vault}, {Cylindrical vault}, or	   {Wagon vault} (Arch.), a kind of vault having two parallel	      abutments, and the same section or profile at all points.	      It may be rampant, as over a staircase (see {Rampant	      vault}, under {Rampant}), or curved in plan, as around the	      apse of a church.	   {Coved vault}. (Arch.) See under 1st {Cove}, v. t.	   {Groined vault} (Arch.), a vault having groins, that is, one	      in which different cylindrical surfaces intersect one	      another, as distinguished from a barrel, or wagon, vault.	      	   {Rampant vault}. (Arch.) See under {Rampant}.	   {Ribbed vault} (Arch.), a vault differing from others in	      having solid ribs which bear the weight of the vaulted	      surface. True Gothic vaults are of this character.	   {Vault light}, a partly glazed plate inserted in a pavement	      or ceiling to admit light to a vault below.	      [1913 Webster]	Vault \Vault\ (v[add]lt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vaulted}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Vaulting}.] [OE. vouten, OF. volter, vouter, F.	   vo[^u]ter. See {Vault} an arch.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form with a vault, or to cover with a vault; to give	      the shape of an arch to; to arch; as, to vault a roof; to	      vault a passage to a court.	      [1913 Webster]	            The shady arch that vaulted the broad green alley.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [See {Vault}, v. i.] To leap over; esp., to leap over by	      aid of the hands or a pole; as, to vault a fence.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will vault credit, and affect high pleasures.	                                                  --Webster	                                                  (1623).	      [1913 Webster]	Vault \Vault\, v. i. [Cf. OF. volter, F. voltiger, It. voltare	   to turn. See {Vault}, n., 4.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To leap; to bound; to jump; to spring.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vaulting ambition, which o'erleaps itself. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leaning on his lance, he vaulted on a tree.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lucan vaulted upon Pegasus with all the heat and	            intrepidity of youth.                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To exhibit feats of tumbling or leaping; to tumble.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaultage \Vault"age\, n.	   Vaulted work; also, a vaulted place; an arched cellar. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaulted \Vault"ed\, a.	   1. Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with an arch, or vault.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip	      of many ringent flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaulter \Vault"er\, n.	   One who vaults; a leaper; a tumbler. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaulting \Vault"ing\, n.	   1. The act of constructing vaults; a vaulted construction.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of one who vaults or leaps.	      [1913 Webster]
Vaulty \Vault"y\, a.	   Arched; concave. [Obs.] "The vaulty heaven." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaunce \Vaunce\, v. i. [See {Advance}.]	   To advance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaunt \Vaunt\ (v[aum]nt or v[add]nt; 277), v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Vaunted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vaunting}.] [F. vanter, LL.	   vanitare, fr. L. vanus vain. See {Vain}.]	   To boast; to make a vain display of one's own worth,	   attainments, decorations, or the like; to talk	   ostentatiously; to brag.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pride, which prompts a man to vaunt and overvalue what	         he is, does incline him to disvalue what he has. --Gov.	                                                  of Tongue.	   [1913 Webster]	Vaunt \Vaunt\, v. t.	   To boast of; to make a vain display of; to display with	   ostentation. In the latter sense, the term usually used is	   {flaunt}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. --1 Cor.	                                                  xiii. 4.	   [1913 Webster]	         My vanquisher, spoiled of his vaunted spoil. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Vaunt \Vaunt\, n.	   A vain display of what one is, or has, or has done;	   ostentation from vanity; a boast; a brag.	   [1913 Webster]	         The spirits beneath, whom I seduced	         With other promises and other vaunts.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Vaunt \Vaunt\, n. [F. avant before, fore. See {Avant},	   {Vanguard}.]	   The first part. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Vaunt \Vaunt\, v. t. [See {Avant}, {Advance}.]	   To put forward; to display. [Obs.] "Vaunted spear."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         And what so else his person most may vaunt. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaunt-courier \Vaunt"-cou`ri*er\, n.	   See {Van-courier}. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaunter \Vaunt"er\, n.	   One who vaunts; a boaster.	   [1913 Webster]
Vauntful \Vaunt"ful\, a.	   Given to vaunting or boasting; vainly ostentatious; boastful;	   vainglorious.	   [1913 Webster]
Vauntingly \Vaunt"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a vaunting manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vauntmure \Vaunt"mure`\, n. [F. avant-mur. See {Vanguard}, and	   {Mure}.] (Fort.)	   A false wall; a work raised in front of the main wall.	   [Written also {vaimure}, and {vamure}.] --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Vauquelinite \Vauque"lin*ite\, n. [So called after the French	   chemist Vauquelin, who died in 1829: cf. F. vauquelinite.]	   (Min.)	   Chromate of copper and lead, of various shades of green.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaut \Vaut\, v. i.	   To vault; to leap. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Vaut \Vaut\, n.	   A vault; a leap. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vauty \Vaut"y\, a.	   Vaulted. "The haughty vauty welkin." [Obs.] --Taylor (1611).	   [1913 Webster]
Vavasor \Vav"a*sor\, n. [OE. vavasour, OF. vavassor, vavassour,	   F. vavasseur, LL. vavassor, probably contr. from vassus	   vassorum vassal of the vassals. See {Vassal}.] (Feud. Law)	   The vassal or tenant of a baron; one who held under a baron,	   and who also had tenants under him; one in dignity next to a	   baron; a title of dignity next to a baron. --Burrill. "A	   worthy vavasour." --Chaucer. [Also written {vavasour},	   {vavassor}, {valvasor}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Vavasours subdivide again to vassals, exchanging land	         and cattle, human or otherwise, against fealty.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Vavasory \Vav"a*so*ry\, n. [F. vavassorie.] (Feud. Law)	   The quality or tenure of the fee held by a vavasor; also, the	   lands held by a vavasor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaward \Va"ward`\, n. [For vanward, equivalent to vanguard. See	   {Vanguard}, {Ward} guard.]	   The fore part; van. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Since we have the vaward of the day.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vaza parrot \Va"za par`rot\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of parrots of the genus	   {Coracopsis}, native of Madagascar; -- called also {vasa	   parrot}.	   [1913 Webster]
VCR \VCR\ (v[=e]"s[=e]*[aum]r`), n.	   a {videocasette recorder}. [acronym]	   [PJC]
Veadar \Ve"a*dar\, n.	   The thirteenth, or intercalary, month of the Jewish	   ecclesiastical calendar, which is added about every third	   year.	   [1913 Webster]
Veal \Veal\ (v[=e]l), n.[OE. veel, OF. veel, F. veau, L.	   vitellus, dim. of vitulus a calf; akin to E. wether. See	   {Wether}, and cf. {Vellum}, {Vituline}.]	   The flesh of a calf when killed and used for food.	   [1913 Webster]
Vection \Vec"tion\, n. [L. vectio, from vehere, vectum, to	   carry.]	   Vectitation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vectitation \Vec`ti*ta"tion\, n. [L. vectitatus borne about, fr.	   vectare, v. intens. fr. vehere, vectum, to carry.]	   The act of carrying, or state of being carried. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vector \Vec"tor\, n. [L., a bearer, carrier. fr. vehere, vectum,	   to carry.]	   1. Same as {Radius vector}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A directed quantity, as a straight line, a force,	      or a velocity. Vectors are said to be equal when their	      directions are the same and their magnitudes equal. Cf.	      {Scalar}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a triangle, either side is the vector sum of the	         other two sides taken in proper order; the process	         finding the vector sum of two or more vectors is vector	         addition (see under {Addition}).	         [1913 Webster]
Vecture \Vec"ture\, n. [L. vectura, from vehere, vectum, to	   carry. Cf. {Vettura}, {Voiture}.]	   The act of carrying; conveyance; carriage. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Veda \Ve"da\ (v[=a]"d[.a]or v[=e]"d[.a]; 277), n. [Skr. v[=e]da,	   properly, knowledge, from vid to know. See {Wit}.]	   The ancient sacred literature of the Hindus; also, one of the	   four collections, called {Rig-Veda}, {Yajur-Veda},	   {Sama-Veda}, and {Atharva-Veda}, constituting the most	   ancient portions of that literature.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The language of the Vedas is usually called	   {Vedic Sanskrit}, as distinguished from the later and more	      settled form called	   {classical Sanskrit}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vedanta \Ve*dan"ta\, n. [Skr. V[=e]danta.]	   A system of philosophy among the Hindus, founded on scattered	   texts of the Vedas, and thence termed the "Anta," or end or	   substance. --Balfour (Cyc. of India.)	   [1913 Webster]
Vedantic \Ve*dan"tic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Vedas.	   [1913 Webster]
Vedantist \Ve*dan"tist\, n.	   One versed in the doctrines of the Vedantas.	   [1913 Webster]
Veddahs \Ved"dahs\ (v[e^]d"d[.a]z), n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   A primitive people of Ceylon. [Written also {Weddars}.]	   --Encyc Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Vedette \Ve*dette"\, n. [F. vedette, It. vedetta, for veletta	   (influenced by vedere to see, L. videre), from It. veglia	   watch, L. vigilia. See {Vigil}.]	   A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of	   an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a	   vidette.	   [1913 Webster]
Vedic \Ve"dic\ (v[=a]"d[i^]k or v[=e]"-), a.	   Of or pertaining to the Vedas or one of the Vedas. --Max	   M["u]ller)	   [1913 Webster]
Vedro \Ve"dro\, n. [Russ., pail.]	   A Russian liquid measure, equal to 3.249 gallons of U. S.	   standard measure, or 2.706 imperial gallons. --McElrath.	   [1913 Webster]
Veer \Veer\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Veered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Veering}.] [F. virer (cf. Sp. virar, birar), LL. virare;	   perhaps fr. L. vibrare to brandish, vibrate (cf. {Vibrate});	   or cf. L. viriae armlets, bracelets, viriola a little	   bracelet (cf. {Ferrule}). Cf. {Environ}.]	   To change direction; to turn; to shift; as, wind veers to the	   west or north. "His veering gait." --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         And as he leads, the following navy veers. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         an ordinary community which is hostile or friendly as	         passion or as interest may veer about.   --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to vary the course or direction;	      -- said of the wind, which veers aft and hauls forward.	      The wind is also said to veer when it shifts with the sun.	      [1913 Webster]	Veer \Veer\, v. t.	   To direct to a different course; to turn; to wear; as, to	   veer, or wear, a vessel.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To veer and haul} (Naut.), to pull tight and slacken	      alternately. --Totten.	   {To veer away} or {To veer out} (Naut.), to let out; to	      slacken and let run; to pay out; as, to veer away the	      cable; to veer out a rope.	      [1913 Webster]
Veerable \Veer"a*ble\ (-[.a]*b'l), a.	   Changeable; shifting; as, winds veerable to southwest.	   --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]
Veering \Veer"ing\, a.	   Shifting. -- {Veer"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Veery \Veer"y\, n. (Zool.)	   An American thrush ({Turdus fuscescens}) common in the	   Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown	   above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown.	   Called also {Wilson's thrush}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.    --Thoreau.	   [1913 Webster]
Vega \Ve"ga\ (v[=e]"g[.a]), n. (Astron.) [Ar. w[=a]gi',	   properly, falling: cf. F. W['e]ga.]	   A brilliant star of the first magnitude, the brightest of	   those constituting the constellation Lyra.	   [1913 Webster]	Vega \Ve"ga\, n. [Sp.]	   An open tract of ground; a plain, esp. one which is moist and	   fertile, as those used for tobacco fields. [Sp. Amer. & Phil.	   Islands]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
vegan \ve"gan\ (v[=e]"g[u^]n or v[=e]j"[u^]n), n.	   A vegetarian who does not eat any animal products, not even	   fish, eggs, or milk.	   [PJC]
Vegetability \Veg`e*ta*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being vegetable. [Obs.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vegetable \Veg`e*ta*ble\, a. [F. v['e]g['e]table growing,	   capable of growing, formerly also, as a noun, a vegetable,	   from L. vegetabilis enlivening, from vegetare to enliven,	   invigorate, quicken, vegetus enlivened, vigorous, active,	   vegere to quicken, arouse, to be lively, akin to vigere to be	   lively, to thrive, vigil watchful, awake, and probably to E.	   wake, v. See {Vigil}, {Wake}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to plants; having the nature of, or	      produced by, plants; as, a vegetable nature; vegetable	      growths, juices, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blooming ambrosial fruit	            Of vegetable gold.                    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of, or comprising, plants; as, the vegetable	      kingdom.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vegetable alkali} (Chem.), an alkaloid.	   {Vegetable brimstone}. (Bot.) See {Vegetable sulphur}, below.	      	   {Vegetable butter} (Bot.), a name of several kinds of	      concrete vegetable oil; as that produced by the Indian	      butter tree, the African shea tree, and the {Pentadesma	      butyracea}, a tree of the order {Guttiferae}, also	      African. Still another kind is pressed from the seeds of	      cocoa ({Theobroma}).	   {Vegetable flannel}, a textile material, manufactured in	      Germany from pine-needle wool, a down or fiber obtained	      from the leaves of the {Pinus sylvestris}.	   {Vegetable ivory}. See {Ivory nut}, under {Ivory}.	   {Vegetable jelly}. See {Pectin}.	   {Vegetable kingdom}. (Nat. Hist.) See the last Phrase, below.	      	   {Vegetable leather}.	      (a) (Bot.) A shrubby West Indian spurge ({Euphorbia	          punicea}), with leathery foliage and crimson bracts.	      (b) See {Vegetable leather}, under {Leather}.	   {Vegetable marrow} (Bot.), an egg-shaped gourd, commonly	      eight to ten inches long. It is noted for the very tender	      quality of its flesh, and is a favorite culinary vegetable	      in England. It has been said to be of Persian origin, but	      is now thought to have been derived from a form of the	      American pumpkin.	   {Vegetable oyster} (Bot.), the oyster plant. See under	      {Oyster}.	   {Vegetable parchment}, papyrine.	   {Vegetable sheep} (Bot.), a white woolly plant ({Raoulia	      eximia}) of New Zealand, which grows in the form of large	      fleecy cushions on the mountains.	   {Vegetable silk}, a cottonlike, fibrous material obtained	      from the coating of the seeds of a Brazilian tree	      ({Chorisia speciosa}). It is used for various purposes, as	      for stuffing cushions, and the like, but is incapable of	      being spun on account of a want of cohesion among the	      fibers.	   {Vegetable sponge}. See 1st {Loof}.	   {Vegetable sulphur}, the fine and highly inflammable spores	      of the club moss ({Lycopodium clavatum}); witch meal.	   {Vegetable tallow}, a substance resembling tallow, obtained	      from various plants; as, {Chinese vegetable tallow},	      obtained from the seeds of the tallow tree. {Indian	      vegetable tallow} is a name sometimes given to piney	      tallow.	   {Vegetable wax}, a waxy excretion on the leaves or fruits of	      certain plants, as the bayberry.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vegetable kingdom} (Nat. Hist.), that primary division of	      living things which includes all plants. The classes of	      the vegetable kingdom have been grouped differently by	      various botanists. The following is one of the best of the	      many arrangements of the principal subdivisions.	      [1913 Webster] I. {Phaenogamia} (called also	      {Phanerogamia}). Plants having distinct flowers and true	      seeds. [ 1. {Dicotyledons} (called also {Exogens}). --	      Seeds with two or more cotyledons. Stems with the pith,	      woody fiber, and bark concentrically arranged. Divided	      into two subclasses: {Angiosperms}, having the woody fiber	      interspersed with dotted or annular ducts, and the seeds	      contained in a true ovary; {Gymnosperms}, having few or no	      ducts in the woody fiber, and the seeds naked. 2.	      {Monocotyledons} (called also {Endogens}). -- Seeds with	      single cotyledon. Stems with slender bundles of woody	      fiber not concentrically arranged, and with no true bark.]	      [1913 Webster] II. {Cryptogamia}. Plants without true	      flowers, and reproduced by minute spores of various kinds,	      or by simple cell division. [ 1. {Acrogens}. -- Plants	      usually with distinct stems and leaves, existing in two	      alternate conditions, one of which is nonsexual and	      sporophoric, the other sexual and oophoric. Divided into	      {Vascular Acrogens}, or {Pteridophyta}, having the	      sporophoric plant conspicuous and consisting partly of	      vascular tissue, as in Ferns, Lycopods, and Equiseta, and	      {Cellular Acrogens}, or {Bryophyta}, having the sexual	      plant most conspicuous, but destitute of vascular tissue,	      as in Mosses and Scale Mosses. 2. {Thallogens}. -- Plants	      without distinct stem and leaves, consisting of a simple	      or branched mass of cellular tissue, or reduced to a	      single cell. Reproduction effected variously. Divided into	      {Algae}, which contain chlorophyll or its equivalent, and	      which live upon air and water, and {Fungi}, which contain	      no chlorophyll, and live on organic matter. (Lichens are	      now believed to be fungi parasitic on included algae.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many botanists divide the Phaenogamia primarily into	         Gymnosperms and Angiosperms, and the latter into	         Dicotyledons and Monocotyledons. Others consider	         Pteridophyta and Bryophyta to be separate classes.	         Thallogens are variously divided by different writers,	         and the places for diatoms, slime molds, and stoneworts	         are altogether uncertain.	         [1913 Webster] For definitions, see these names in the	         Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]	Vegetable \Veg"e*ta*ble\, n.	   1. (Biol.) A plant. See {Plant}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plant used or cultivated for food for man or domestic	      animals, as the cabbage, turnip, potato, bean, dandelion,	      etc.; also, the edible part of such a plant, as prepared	      for market or the table.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person who has permanently lost consciousness, due to	      damage to the brain, but remains alive; sometimes	      continued life requires support by machinery such as	      breathing tubes. Such a person is said to be in a	      vegetative state.	      [PJC]	   Note: Vegetables and fruits are sometimes loosely	         distinguished by the usual need of cooking the former	         for the use of man, while the latter may be eaten raw;	         but the distinction often fails, as in the case of	         quinces, barberries, and other fruits, and lettuce,	         celery, and other vegetables. Tomatoes if cooked are	         vegetables, if eaten raw are fruits.	         [1913 Webster]
Vegetal \Veg"e*tal\, a. [F. v['e]g['e]tal. See {Vegetable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to vegetables, or the vegetable kingdom;	      of the nature of a vegetable; vegetable.	      [1913 Webster]	            All creatures vegetal, sensible, and rational.	                                                  --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, that class of	      vital phenomena, such as digestion, absorption,	      assimilation, secretion, excretion, circulation,	      generation, etc., which are common to plants and animals,	      in distinction from sensation and volition, which are	      peculiar to animals.	      [1913 Webster]	Vegetal \Veg"e*tal\, n. [F.]	   A vegetable. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vegetality \Veg`e*tal"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being vegetal, or vegetable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) The quality or state of being vegetal, or	      exhibiting those physiological phenomena which are common	      to plants and animals. See {Vegetal}, a., 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Vegetarian \Veg`e*ta"ri*an\, n.	   One who holds that vegetables and fruits are the only proper	   food for man. Strict vegetarians eat no meat, eggs, or milk,	   and are sometimes referred tro as {vegans}.	   [1913 Webster]	Vegetarian \Veg`e*ta"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to vegetarianism; as, a vegetarian diet.	   [1913 Webster]
Vegetarianism \Veg`e*ta"ri*an*ism\, n.	   The theory or practice of living upon vegetables and fruits.	   [1913 Webster]
Vegetate \Veg"e*tate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vegetated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Vegetating}.] [L. vegetatus, p. p. of vegetare to	   enliven. See {Vegetable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To grow, as plants, by nutriment imbibed by means of roots	      and leaves; to start into growth; to sprout; to germinate.	      [1913 Webster]	            See dying vegetables life sustain,	            See life dissolving vegetate again.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To lead a life too low for an animate creature; to	      do nothing but eat and grow. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Persons who . . . would have vegetated stupidly in	            the places where fortune had fixed them. --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) To grow exuberantly; to produce fleshy or warty	      outgrowths; as, a vegetating papule.	      [1913 Webster]
Vegetation \Veg`e*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. v['e]g['e]tation, L.	   vegetatio an enlivening. See {Vegetable}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act or process of vegetating, or growing as a plant	      does; vegetable growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sum of vegetable life; vegetables or plants in	      general; as, luxuriant vegetation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Med.) An exuberant morbid outgrowth upon any part,	      especially upon the valves of the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vegetation of salts} (Old Chem.), a crystalline growth of an	      arborescent form.	      [1913 Webster]
Vegetative \Veg"e*ta*tive\, a. [Cf. F. v['e]g['e]tatif.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Growing, or having the power of growing, as plants;	      capable of vegetating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having the power to produce growth in plants; as, the	      vegetative properties of soil.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Biol.) Having relation to growth or nutrition; partaking	      of simple growth and enlargement of the systems of	      nutrition, apart from the sensorial or distinctively	      animal functions; vegetal.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Veg"e*ta*tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Veg"e*ta*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Vegete \Ve*gete"\, a. [L. vegetus. See {Vegetable}.]	   Lively; active; sprightly; vigorous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Even her body was made airy and vegete.  --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vegetism \Veg"e*tism\, n.	   Vegetal state or characteristic.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vegetive \Veg"e*tive\, a. [See {Vegetate}, and {Vegetative}.]	   Having the nature of a plant; vegetable; as, vegetive life.	   [R.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]	Vegetive \Veg"e*tive\, n.	   A vegetable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The blest infusions	         That dwell in vegetives, in metals, stones. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vegeto-animal \Veg"e*to-an"i*mal\, a. (Biol.)	   Partaking of the nature both of vegetable and animal matter;	   -- a term sometimes applied to vegetable albumen and gluten,	   from their resemblance to similar animal products.	   [1913 Webster]
Vegetous \Veg"e*tous\, a. [L. vegetus. See {Vegete}.]	   Vigorous; lively; active; vegete. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehemence \Ve"he*mence\, n. [L. vehementia: cf. F.	   v['e]h['e]mence.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being vehement; impetuous force;	      impetuosity; violence; fury; as, the vehemence of the	      wind; to speak with vehemence.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Violent ardor; great heat; animated fervor; as, the	      vehemence of love, anger, or other passions.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . tremble at his vehemence of temper.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Vehemency \Ve"he*men*cy\, n.	   Vehemence. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The vehemency of your affection.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehement \Ve"he*ment\, a. [L. vehemens, the first part of which	   is perhaps akin to vehere to carry, and the second mens mind:	   cf. F. v['e]h['e]ment. Cf. {Vehicle}, and {Mental}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Acting with great force; furious; violent; impetuous;	      forcible; mighty; as, a vehement wind; a vehement torrent;	      a vehement fire or heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very ardent; very eager or urgent; very fervent;	      passionate; as, a vehement affection or passion. "Vehement	      instigation." --Shak. "Vehement desire." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Furious; violent; raging; impetuous; passionate; ardent;	        eager; hot; fervid; burning.	        [1913 Webster]
Vehemently \Ve"he*ment*ly\, adv.	   In a vehement manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehicle \Ve"hi*cle\, n. [L. vehiculum, fr. vehere to carry; akin	   to E. way, wain. See {Way}, n., and cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh},	   {Veil}, {Vex}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That in or on which any person or thing is, or may be,	      carried, as a coach, carriage, wagon, cart, car, sleigh,	      bicycle, etc.; a means of conveyance; specifically, a	      means of conveyance upon land.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is used as the instrument of conveyance or	      communication; as, matter is the vehicle of energy.	      [1913 Webster]	            A simple style forms the best vehicle of thought to	            a popular assembly.                   --Wirt.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Pharm.) A substance in which medicine is taken.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Paint.) Any liquid with which a pigment is applied,	      including whatever gum, wax, or glutinous or adhesive	      substance is combined with it.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Water is used in fresco and in water-color painting,	         the colors being consolidated with gum arabic; size is	         used in distemper painting. In oil painting, the fixed	         oils of linseed, nut, and poppy, are used; in	         encaustic, wax is the vehicle. --Fairholt.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Chem.) A liquid used to spread sensitive salts upon glass	      and paper for use in photography.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vehicled \Ve"hi*cled\, a.	   Conveyed in a vehicle; furnished with a vehicle. --M. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehicular \Ve*hic"u*lar\, a. [L. vehicularis: cf. F.	   v['e]hiculaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a vehicle; serving as a vehicle; as, a	   vehicular contrivance.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehiculary \Ve*hic"u*la*ry\, a.	   Vehicular.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehiculate \Ve*hic"u*late\, v. t. & i.	   To convey by means of a vehicle; to ride in a vehicle.	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehiculation \Ve*hic`u*la"tion\, n.	   Movement of vehicles.	   [1913 Webster]
Vehiculatory \Ve*hic"u*la*to*ry\, a.	   Vehicular. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster] Vehm
Vehm \Vehm\, Vehme \Vehme\, n.; pl. {Vehme}. [See	   {Vehmgericht}.]	   A vehmic court.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vehmgericht \Vehm"ge*richt\, n.; pl. {Vehmgerichte}. [G. vefm,	   fehm criminal tribunal + gerichte court, judgment. Cf.	   {Vehmic}.]	   A vehmic court.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vehmic \Veh"mic\ (v[=e]"m[i^]k or v[=a]"m[i^]k; 277), a. [G.	   vehm, fehm, fehme, a secret tribunal of punishment, MHG.	   veime, veme: cf. F. vehmique.]	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain secret tribunals	   which flourished in Germany from the end of the 12th century	   to the middle of the 16th, usurping many of the functions of	   the governments which were too weak to maintain law and	   order, and inspiring dread in all who came within their	   jurisdiction. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Veil \Veil\ (v[=a]l), n. [OE. veile, OF. veile, F. voile, L.	   velum a sail, covering, curtain, veil, probably fr. vehere to	   bear, carry, and thus originally, that which bears the ship	   on. See {Vehicle}, and cf. {Reveal}.] [Written also {vail}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something hung up, or spread out, to intercept the view,	      and hide an object; a cover; a curtain; esp., a screen,	      usually of gauze, crape, or similar diaphnous material, to	      hide or protect the face.	      [1913 Webster]	            The veil of the temple was rent in twain. --Matt.	                                                  xxvii. 51.	      [1913 Webster]	            She, as a veil down to the slender waist,	            Her unadorn['e]d golden tresses wore. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cover; a disguise; a mask; a pretense.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I will] pluck the borrowed veil of modesty from the	            so seeming Mistress Page.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.)	      (a) The calyptra of mosses.	      (b) A membrane connecting the margin of the pileus of a	          mushroom with the stalk; -- called also {velum}.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Eccl.) A covering for a person or thing; as, a nun's	      veil; a paten veil; an altar veil.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Same as {Velum}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To take the veil} (Eccl.), to receive or be covered with, a	      veil, as a nun, in token of retirement from the world; to	      become a nun.	      [1913 Webster]	Veil \Veil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Veiling}.] [Cf. OF. veler, F. voiler, L. velarc. See {Veil},	   n.] [Written also {vail}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw a veil over; to cover with a veil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her face was veiled; yet to my fancied sight,	            Love, sweetness, goodness, in her person shined.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To invest; to cover; to hide; to conceal.	      [1913 Webster]	            To keep your great pretenses veiled.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Veiled \Veiled\, a.	   Covered by, or as by, a veil; hidden. "Words used to convey a	   veiled meaning." --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]	Veiled plate \Veiled plate\ (Photog.)	   A fogged plate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Veiling \Veil"ing\, n.	   A veil; a thin covering; also, material for making veils.	   [1913 Webster]
Veilless \Veil"less\, a.	   Having no veil. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vein \Vein\, n. [OE. veine, F. veine, L. vena.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the vessels which carry blood, either	      venous or arterial, to the heart. See {Artery}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of the similar branches of the framework of a	      leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) One of the ribs or nervures of the wings of	      insects. See {Venation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geol. or Mining) A narrow mass of rock intersecting other	      rocks, and filling inclined or vertical fissures not	      corresponding with the stratification; a lode; a dike; --	      often limited, in the language of miners, to a mineral	      vein or lode, that is, to a vein which contains useful	      minerals or ores.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A fissure, cleft, or cavity, as in the earth or other	      substance. "Down to the veins of earth." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the glass of the prisms be free from veins.	                                                  --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A streak or wave of different color, appearing in wood,	      and in marble and other stones; variegation.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A train of associations, thoughts, emotions, or the like;	      a current; a course; as, reasoning in the same vein.	      [1913 Webster]	            He can open a vein of true and noble thinking.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 vein	      of humor; a satirical vein. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Certain discoursing wits which are of the same	            veins.                                --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Invoke the Muses, and improve my vein. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Vein \Vein\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veined}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Veining}.]	   To form or mark with veins; to fill or cover with veins.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Veinal \Vein"al\, a.	   Pertaining to veins; venous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Veined \Veined\, a.	   1. Full of veins; streaked; variegated; as, veined marble.	      "Veined follies." --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Having fibrovascular threads extending throughout	      the lamina; as, a veined leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Veinless \Vein"less\, a.	   Having no veins; as, a veinless leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Veinlet \Vein"let\, n.	   A small vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Veinous \Vein"ous\, a.	   Marked with veins; veined; veiny.	   [1913 Webster]	         The excellent old gentleman's nails are long and	         leaden, and his hands lean and veinous.  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Vein quartz \Vein quartz\	   Quartz occurring as gangue in a vein.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Veinstone \Vein"stone`\, n. (Mining)	   The valueless nonmetalliferous mineral or rock material which	   surrounds the ores in a vein, as quartz, calcite, barite,	   fluor spar, etc.; gangue; matrix; -- called also {veinstuff}.	   [1913 Webster]
Veiny \Vein"y\, a. [From {Vein}: cf. F. vein['e].]	   Full of veins; veinous; veined; as, veiny marble.	   [1913 Webster]
Velar \Ve"lar\, a. [See {Velum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to a velum; esp. (Anat.) of or pertaining	      to the soft palate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Having the place of articulation on the soft	      palate; guttural; as, the velar consonants, such as k and	      hard g.	      [1913 Webster]
Velarium \Ve*la"ri*um\, n.; pl. {Velaria}. [L., a covering.]	   (Zool.)	   The marginal membrane of certain medusae belonging to the	   Discophora.	   [1913 Webster]
Velate \Ve"late\, a. [L. velatus, p. p. of velare to veil. See	   {Veil}.] (Bot.)	   Having a veil; veiled.	   [1913 Webster]
Veldt \Veldt\, n. [D. veld. Cf. {Field}, n.]	   A region or tract of land; esp., the open field, thinly	   forested or with bushes and shrubs; grass country. [South	   Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Veldt sore \Veldt sore\ (Med.)	   An infective sore mostly on the hands and feet, often	   contracted in walking on the veldt and apparently due to a	   specific microorganism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vele \Vele\, n.	   A veil. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Velella \Ve*lel"la\, n. [NL., dim. from L. velum a veil, a	   sail.] (Zool.)	   Any species of oceanic Siphonophora belonging to the genus	   {Velella}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These creatures are brilliantly colored and float at	         the surface of the sea. They have an oblong, disklike	         body, supported by a thin chitinous plate, from which	         rises a thin diagonal crest which acts as a sail. The	         feeding and reproductive zooids hang down from the	         under side of the disk.	         [1913 Webster]
Veliferous \Ve*lif"er*ous\ (v[-e]*l[i^]f"[~e]r*[u^]s), a. [L.	   velifer; velum a sail + ferre to bear.]	   Carrying or bearing sails. [Obs.] "Veliferous chariots."	   --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Veliger \Vel"i*ger\ (v[e^]l"[i^]*j[~e]r), n. [NL., fr. L. velum	   a veil + gerere bear.] (Zool.)	   Any larval gastropod or bivalve mollusk in the stage when it	   is furnished with one or two ciliated membranes for swimming.	   [1913 Webster]
Velitation \Vel`i*ta"tion\ (v[e^]l`[i^]*t[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L.	   velitatio, fr. velitari, velitatus, to skirmish, from veles,	   -itis, a light-armed soldier.]	   A dispute or contest; a slight contest; a skirmish. [R.]	   --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	         After a short velitation we parted.      --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Velivolant \Ve*liv"o*lant\, a. [L. velivolans; velum a sail +	   volare to fly.]	   Flying with sails; passing under full sail. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vell \Vell\, n. [Cf. L. vellus the skin of a sheep with the wool	   on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt, or E. fell a hide.]	   The salted stomach of a calf, used in making cheese; a rennet	   bag. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vell \Vell\, v. i. [Cf. {Vell}, n.]	   To cut the turf from, as for burning. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Velleity \Vel*le"i*ty\, n. [F. vell['e]it['e] (cf. It.	   velleit[`a]), fr. L. velle to will, to be willing.]	   The lowest degree of desire; imperfect or incomplete	   volition. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Vellet \Vel"let\, n.	   Velvet. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vellicate \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 cause to twitch convulsively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Convulsions, arising from something vellicating a nerve	         in its extremity, are not very dangerous. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Vellicate \Vel"li*cate\, v. i.	   To move spasmodically; to twitch; as, a nerve vellicates.	   [1913 Webster]
Vellication \Vel`li*ca"tion\, [L. vellicatio.]	   1. The act of twitching, or of causing to twitch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A local twitching, or convulsive motion, of a	      muscular fiber, especially of the face.	      [1913 Webster]
Vellicative \Vel"li*ca*tive\, a.	   Having the power of vellicating, plucking, or twitching;	   causing vellication.	   [1913 Webster]
Vellon \Vel*lon"\, n. [Sp.]	   A word occurring in the phrase {real vellon}. See the Note	   under 1st {Real}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vellum \Vel"lum\, n. [OE. velim, F. v['e]lin, fr. L. vitulinus	   of a calf, fr. vitulus a calf. See {Veal}.]	   A fine kind of parchment, usually made from calfskin, and	   rendered clear and white, -- used as for writing upon, and	   for binding books.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vellum cloth}, a fine kind of cotton fabric, made very	      transparent, and used as a tracing cloth.	      [1913 Webster]
Vellumy \Vel"lum*y\, a.	   Resembling vellum.	   [1913 Webster]
Velocimeter \Vel`o*cim"e*ter\, n. [L. velox, -ocis, rapid +	   -meter.]	   An apparatus for measuring speed, as of machinery or vessels,	   but especially of projectiles.	   [1913 Webster]
Velocipede \Ve*loc"i*pede\, n. [L. velox, -ocis, swift + pes,	   pedis, a foot. See {Velocity}, and {Foot}.]	   A light road carriage propelled by the feet of the rider.	   Originally it was propelled by striking the tips of the toes	   on the roadway, but commonly now by the action of the feet on	   a pedal or pedals connected with the axle of one or more of	   the wheels, and causing their revolution. They are made in	   many forms, with two, three, or four wheels. See {Bicycle},	   and {Tricycle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Velocipedist \Ve*loc"i*pe`dist\, n.	   One who rides on a velocipede; a cyclist.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Velocity \Ve*loc"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Velocities}. [L. velocitas,	   from velox, -ocis, swift, quick; perhaps akin to volare to	   fly (see {Volatile}): cf. F. v['e]locit['e].]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Quickness of motion; swiftness; speed; celerity; rapidity;	      as, the velocity of wind; the velocity of a planet or	      comet in its orbit or course; the velocity of a cannon	      ball; the velocity of light.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In such phrases, velocity is more generally used than	         celerity. We apply celerity to animals; as, a horse or	         an ostrich runs with celerity; but bodies moving in the	         air or in ethereal space move with greater or less	         velocity, not celerity. This usage is arbitrary, and	         perhaps not universal.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) Rate of motion; the relation of motion to time,	      measured by the number of units of space passed over by a	      moving body or point in a unit of time, usually the number	      of feet passed over in a second. See the Note under	      {Speed}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Angular velocity}. See under {Angular}.	   {Initial velocity}, the velocity of a moving body at	      starting; especially, the velocity of a projectile as it	      leaves the mouth of a firearm from which it is discharged.	      	   {Relative velocity}, the velocity with which a body	      approaches or recedes from another body, whether both are	      moving or only one.	   {Uniform velocity}, velocity in which the same number of	      units of space are described in each successive unit of	      time.	   {Variable velocity}, velocity in which the space described	      varies from instant to instant, either increasing or	      decreasing; -- in the former case called accelerated	      velocity, in the latter, retarded velocity; the	      acceleration or retardation itself being also either	      uniform or variable.	   {Virtual velocity}. See under {Virtual}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In variable velocity, the velocity, strictly, at any	         given instant, is the rate of motion at that instant,	         and is expressed by the units of space, which, if the	         velocity at that instant were continued uniform during	         a unit of time, would be described in the unit of time;	         thus, the velocity of a falling body at a given instant	         is the number of feet which, if the motion which the	         body has at that instant were continued uniformly for	         one second, it would pass through in the second. The	         scientific sense of velocity differs from the popular	         sense in being applied to all rates of motion, however	         slow, while the latter implies more or less rapidity or	         quickness of motion.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Swiftness; celerity; rapidity; fleetness; speed.	        [1913 Webster]
Velours \Ve*lours"\, n. [F. See {Velure}.]	   One of many textile fabrics having a pile like that of	   velvet.	   [1913 Webster] Veloute
Velout'e \Ve*lou`t['e]"\, n., or Sauce velout'e \Sauce
velout['e]\ [F. velout['e], lit., velvety.] (Cookery)	   A white sauce or stock made by boiling down ham, veal, beef,	   fowl, bouillon, etc., then adding soup stock, seasoning,	   vegetables, and thickening, and again boiling and straining.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Veltfare \Velt"fare\, n. [See {Fieldfare}.] (Zool.)	   The fieldfare. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Velum \Ve"lum\, n.; pl. {Vela}. [L., an awning, a veil. See	   {Veil}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) A curtain or covering; -- applied to various	      membranous partitions, especially to the soft palate. See	      under {Palate}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) See {Veil}, n., 3	      (b) .	      (b) A thin membrane surrounding the sporocarps of	          quillworts {Isoetes}).	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A veil-like organ or part. Especially:	      (a) The circular membrane that partially incloses the	          space beneath the umbrella of hydroid medusae.	      (b) A delicate funnel-like membrane around the flagellum	          of certain Infusoria. See Illust. a of {Protozoa}.	          [1913 Webster]
Velure \Vel"ure\, n. [F. velours, OF. velous, from L. villosus	   hairy. See {Velvet}.]	   1. Velvet. [Obs.] "A woman's crupper of velure." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A substance resembling velvet.	      [PJC]
Velutina \Vel`u*ti"na\, n. [NL. See {Velvet}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of marine gastropods belonging to	   {Velutina} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Velutinous \Ve*lu"ti*nous\, a. [It. velluto velvet. See	   {Velvet}.] (Bot.)	   Having the surface covered with a fine and dense silky	   pubescence; velvety; as, a velutinous leaf.	   [1913 Webster]
Velverd \Vel"verd\, n.	   The veltfare. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Velveret \Vel`ver*et"\, n.	   A kind of velvet having cotton back.	   [1913 Webster]
Velvet \Vel"vet\, n. [OE. velouette, veluet, velwet; cf. OF.	   velluau, LL. velluetum, vellutum, It. velluto, Sp. velludo;	   all fr. (assumed) LL. villutus shaggy, fr L. villus shaggy	   hair; akin to vellus a fleece, and E. wool. See {Wool}, and	   cf. {Villous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A silk fabric, having a short, close nap of erect threads.	      Inferior qualities are made with a silk pile on a cotton	      or linen back, or with other soft fibers such as nylon,	      acetate, or rayon.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   2. The soft and highly vascular deciduous skin which envelops	      and nourishes the antlers of deer during their rapid	      growth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something likened to velvet[1] in being soft or luxurious;	      as, a lawn of velvet.	      [PJC]	   {Cotton velvet}, an imitation of velvet, made of cotton.	   {Velvet cork}, the best kind of cork bark, supple, elastic,	      and not woody or porous.	   {Velvet crab} (Zool.), a European crab ({Portunus puber}).	      When adult the black carapace is covered with a velvety	      pile. Called also {lady crab}, and {velvet fiddler}.	   {Velvet dock} (Bot.), the common mullein.	   {Velvet duck}. (Zool.)	      (a) A large European sea duck, or scoter ({Oidemia	          fusca}). The adult male is glossy, velvety black, with	          a white speculum on each wing, and a white patch	          behind each eye.	      (b) The American whitewinged scoter. See {Scoter}.	   {Velvet flower} (Bot.), love-lies-bleeding. See under {Love}.	      	   {Velvet grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Holcus lanatus}) with	      velvety stem and leaves; -- called also {soft grass}.	   {Velvet runner} (Zool.), the water rail; -- so called from	      its quiet, stealthy manner of running. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Velvet scoter}. (Zool.) Same as {Velvet duck}, above.	   {Velvet sponge}. (Zool.) See under {Sponge}.	   {in velvet} having a coating of velvet[2] over the antlers;	      in the annual stage where the antlers are still growing;	      -- of deer.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	Velvet \Vel"vet\, a.	   Made of velvet; soft and delicate, like velvet; velvety. "	   The cowslip's velvet head." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Velvet \Vel"vet\, v. i.	   To pain velvet. [R.] --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]	Velvet \Vel"vet\, v. t.	   To make like, or cover with, velvet. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Velvetbreast \Vel"vet*breast`\, n. (Zool.)	   The goosander. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Velveteen \Vel`vet*een"\, n. [Cf. F. velvantine. See {Velvet}.]	   A kind of cloth, usually cotton, made in imitation of velvet;	   cotton velvet.	   [1913 Webster]
Velveting \Vel"vet*ing\, n.	   The fine shag or nap of velvet; a piece of velvet; velvet	   goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Velvetleaf \Vel"vet*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several plants which have soft, velvety	   leaves, as the {Abutilon Avicennae}, the {Cissampelos	   Pareira}, and the {Lavatera arborea}, and even the common	   mullein.	   [1913 Webster]
Velvety \Vel"vet*y\, a.	   Made of velvet, or like velvet; soft; smooth; delicate.	   [1913 Webster]
Vena \Ve"na\, n.; pl. {Venae}. [L. See {Vein}.]	   A vein.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vena cava}; pl. {Venae cavae}. [L., literally, hollow vein.]	      (Anat.) Any one of the great systemic veins connected	      directly with the heart.	   {Vena contracta}. [L., literally, contracted vein.]	      (Hydraulics) The contracted portion of a liquid jet at and	      near the orifice from which it issues.	   {Vena portae}; pl. {Venae portae}. [L., literally, vein of	      the entrance.] (Anat.) The portal vein of the liver. See	      under {Portal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Venada \Ve*na"da\, n. [Cf. Sp. venado a deer, stag.] (Zool.)	   The pudu.	   [1913 Webster]
Venal \Ve"nal\ (v[=e]"nal), a. [L. vena a vein.]	   Of or pertaining to veins; venous; as, venal blood. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Venal \Ve"nal\, a. [L. venalis, from venus sale; akin to Gr.	   'w^nos price, Skr. vasna: cf. F. v['e]nal.]	   Capable of being bought or obtained for money or other	   valuable consideration; made matter of trade or barter; held	   for sale; salable; mercenary; purchasable; hireling; as,	   venal services. " Paid court to venal beauties." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         The venal cry and prepared vote of a passive senate.	                                                  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Mercenary; hireling; vendible.	   Usage: {Venal}, {Mercenary}. One is mercenary who is either	          actually a hireling (as, mercenary soldiers, a	          mercenary judge, etc.), or is governed by a sordid	          love of gain; hence, we speak of mercenary motives, a	          mercenary marriage, etc. Venal goes further, and	          supposes either an actual purchase, or a readiness to	          be purchased, which places a person or thing wholly in	          the power of the purchaser; as, a venal press. Brissot	          played ingeniously on the latter word in his	          celebrated saying, " My pen is venal that it may not	          be mercenary," meaning that he wrote books, and sold	          them to the publishers, in order to avoid the	          necessity of being the hireling of any political	          party.	          [1913 Webster]	                Thus needy wits a vile revenue made,	                And verse became a mercenary trade. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	                This verse be thine, my friend, nor thou refuse	                This, from no venal or ungrateful muse. --Pope.	          [1913 Webster]
Venality \Ve*nal"i*ty\, n. [L. venalitas: cf. F.	   v['e]nalit['e].]	   The quality or state of being venal, or purchasable;	   mercenariness; prostitution of talents, offices, or services,	   for money or reward; as, the venality of a corrupt court; the	   venality of an official.	   [1913 Webster]	         Complaints of Roman venality became louder. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Venally \Ve"nal*ly\, adv.	   In a venal manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Venantes \Ve*nan"tes\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. venans, p. pr. of	   venari to hunt.] (Zool.)	   The hunting spiders, which run after, or leap upon, their	   prey.	   [1913 Webster]
Venary \Ven"a*ry\, a. [LL. venarius, fr. L. venari, p. p.	   venatus, to hunt.]	   Of or, pertaining to hunting.	   [1913 Webster] Venatic
Venatic \Ve*nat"ic\, Venatical \Ve*nat"ic*al\, a. [L. venaticus,	   fr. venatus hunting, fr. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt.]	   Of or pertaining to hunting; used in hunting. [R.] "	   Venatical pleasure." --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Venatica \Ve*nat"i*ca\, n.	   See {Vinatico}.	   [1913 Webster]
Venation \Ve*na"tion\, n. [L. vena a vein.]	   The arrangement or system of veins, as in the wing of an	   insect, or in the leaves of a plant. See Illust. in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]	Venation \Ve*na"tion\, n. [L. venatio, fr. venari, p. p.	   venatus, to hunt. See {Venison}.]	   The act or art of hunting, or the state of being hunted.	   [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Venatorial \Ven`a*to"ri*al\, a. [L. venatorius.]	   Or or pertaining to hunting; venatic. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vend \Vend\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vended}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vending}.] [F. vendre, L. vendere, from venum dare; venus	   sale + dare to give. See 2d {Venal}, {Date}, time.]	   To transfer to another person for a pecuniary equivalent; to	   make an object of trade; to dispose of by sale; to sell; as,	   to vend goods; to vend vegetables.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Vend differs from barter. We vend for money; we barter	         for commodities. Vend is used chiefly of wares,	         merchandise, or other small articles, not of lands and	         tenements.	         [1913 Webster]	Vend \Vend\, n.	   1. The act of vending or selling; a sale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The total sales of coal from a colliery. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Vendace \Ven"dace\, n. (Zool.)	   A European lake whitefish ({Coregonus Willughbii}, or	   {Coregonus Vandesius}) native of certain lakes in Scotland	   and England. It is regarded as a delicate food fish. Called	   also {vendis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vendee \Vend*ee"\, n.	   The person to whom a thing is vended, or sold; -- the	   correlative of vendor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vend'emiaire \Ven`d['e]`miaire"\, n. [F., fr. L. vindemia	   vintage.]	   The first month of the French republican calendar, dating	   from September 22, 1792.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This calendar was substituted for the ordinary	         calendar, dating from the Christian era, by a decree of	         the National Convention in 1793. The 22d of September,	         1792, which had been fixed upon as the day of the	         foundation of the republic, was also the date of the	         new calendar. In this calendar, the year, which began	         at midnight of the day of the autumnal equinox, was	         divided into twelve months of thirty days, with five	         additional days for festivals, and every fourth year	         six. Each month was divided into three decades of ten	         days each, the week being abolished. The names of the	         months in their order were, Vend['e]miaire, Brumaire,	         Frimaire Nivose, Pluviose, Ventose, Germinal,	         Flor['e]al, Prairial, Messidor, Thermidor (sometimes	         called Fervidor), and Fructidor. This calendar was	         abolished December 31, 1805, and the ordinary one	         restored January 1, 1806.	         [1913 Webster]
Vender \Vend"er\, n. [From {Vend}: cf. F. vendeur, OF. vendeor.	   Cf. {Vendor}.]	   One who vends; one who transfers the exclusive right of	   possessing a thing, either his own, or that of another as his	   agent, for a price or pecuniary equivalent; a seller; a	   vendor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vendetta \Ven*det"ta\, n. [It.]	   1. A blood feud; private revenge for the murder of a kinsman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any feud or contention that is bitter and prolonged;	      however, the deep enmity may be held by only one party to	      the dispute; as, the former Mayor nurtured a lifelong	      vendetta against the candidate who defeated him.	      [PJC]
Vendibility \Vend`i*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being vendible, or salable.	   [1913 Webster]
Vendible \Vend"i*ble\, a. [L. vendibilis: cf. OF. vendible, F.	   vendable.]	   Capable of being vended, or sold; that may be sold; salable.	   [1913 Webster]	         The regulating of prices of things vendible. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Vendible differs from marketable; the latter signifies	         proper or fit for market, according to the laws or	         customs of a place. Vendible has no reference to such	         legal fitness.	         [1913 Webster]	Vendible \Vend"i*ble\, n.	   Something to be sold, or offered for sale. --	   {Vend"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vend"i*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Venditate \Ven"di*tate\, v. t. [See {Venditation}.]	   To cry up. as if for sale; to blazon. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Venditation \Ven`di*ta"tion\, n. [L. venditatio, fr. venditare,	   venditatum, to offer again and again for sale, v. freq. of	   vendere. See {Vend}.]	   The act of setting forth ostentatiously; a boastful display.	   [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vendition \Ven*di"tion\ (v[e^]n*d[i^]sh"[u^]n), n. [L. venditio:	   cf. F. vendition.]	   The act of vending, or selling; sale.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Vendor \Vend"or\ (v[e^]nd"[o^]r), n. [See {Vender}.]	   A vender; a seller; the correlative of vendee.	   [1913 Webster]
Vendor's lien \Vend"or's lien\ (Law)	   An implied lien (that is, one not created by mortgage or	   other express agreement) given in equity to a vendor of lands	   for the unpaid purchase money.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vends \Vends\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   See {Wends}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vendue \Ven*due"\, n. [OF. vendue, from F. vendre, p. p. vendu,	   vendue, to sell.]	   A public sale of anything, by outcry, to the highest bidder;	   an auction. [Obsoles.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vendue master}, one who is authorized to sell any property	      by vendue; an auctioneer. [Obsoles.]	      [1913 Webster]
Veneer \Ve*neer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Veneered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Veneering}.] [G. furnieren, fourniren, fr. F. fournir to	   furnish. See {Furnish}.]	   To overlay or plate with a thin layer of wood or other	   material for outer finish or decoration; as, to veneer a	   piece of furniture with mahogany. Used also figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         As a rogue in grain	         Veneered with sanctimonious theory.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Veneer \Ve*neer"\, n. [Cf. G. furnier or fournier. See {Veneer},	   v. t.]	   A thin leaf or layer of a more valuable or beautiful material	   for overlaying an inferior one, especially such a thin leaf	   of wood to be glued to a cheaper wood; hence, external show;	   gloss; false pretense.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Veneer moth} (Zool.), any moth of the genus {Chilo}; -- so	      called because the mottled colors resemble those of	      veneering.	      [1913 Webster]
Veneering \Ve*neer"ing\, n.	   1. The act or art of one who veneers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Thin wood or other material used as a veneer.	      [1913 Webster]
Venefical \Ve*nef"ic*al\, a. [L. veneficus.]	   Veneficial. [Obs.] "Venefical instruments." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Venefice \Ven"e*fice\, n. [L. veneficium, fr. veneficus	   poisoning; venenum poison + facere to make: cf. F.	   v['e]n['e]fice.]	   The act or practice of poisoning. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Veneficial
Veneficial \Ven`e*fi"cial\, Veneficious \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. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Venemous \Ven"e*mous\, a.	   Venomous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Venenate \Ven"e*nate\, v. t. [L. venenatus, p. p. venenare to	   poison, from venenum poison. Cf. {Venom}.]	   To poison; to infect with poison. [R.] --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]	Venenate \Ven"e*nate\, a.	   Poisoned. --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Venenation \Ven`e*na"tion\, n.	   1. The act of poisoning.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Poison; venom. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Venene \Ve*nene"\, a.	   Poisonous; venomous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Venenose \Ven"e*nose`\, a. [L. venenosus, fr. venenum poison.	   Cf. {Venomous}.]	   Poisonous. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Venerability \Ven`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being venerable; venerableness. --Dr.	   H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Venerable \Ven"er*a*ble\, a. [L. venerabilis: cf. F.	   v['e]n['e]rable.]	   1. Capable of being venerated; worthy of veneration or	      reverence; deserving of honor and respect; -- generally	      implying an advanced age; as, a venerable magistrate; a	      venerable parent.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was a man of eternal self-sacrifice, and that is	            always venerable.                     --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Venerable men! you have come down to us from a	            former generation.                    --D. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rendered sacred by religious or other associations; that	      should be regarded with awe and treated with reverence;	      as, the venerable walls of a temple or a church.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is employed in the Church of England as a	         title for an archdeacon. In the Roman Catholic Church,	         venerable is applied to those who have attained to the	         lowest of the three recognized degrees of sanctity, but	         are not among the beatified, nor the canonized.	         [1913 Webster] -- {Ven"er*a*ble*ness}, n. --	         {Ven"er*a*bly}, adv.	         [1913 Webster]
Veneracea \Ven`e*ra"ce*a\, prop. n. pl. [NL. See {Venus}.]	   (Zool.)	   An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus	   {Venus} is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat	   heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See {Venus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Venerate \Ven"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Venerated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Venerating}.] [L. veneratus, p. p. of venerari to	   venerate; akin to Venus Venus, Skr. van to like, to wish, and	   E. winsome. See {Winsome}.]	   To regard with reverential respect; to honor with mingled	   respect and awe; to reverence; to revere; as, we venerate	   parents and elders.	   [1913 Webster]	         And seemed to venerate the sacred shade. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         I do not know a man more to be venerated for	         uprightness of heart and loftiness of genius. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reverence; revere; adore; respect.	        [1913 Webster]
Veneration \Ven`er*a"tion\, n. [L. veneratio: cf. F.	   v['e]n['e]ration.]	   The act of venerating, or the state of being venerated; the	   highest degree of respect and reverence; respect mingled with	   awe; a feeling or sentiment excited by the dignity, wisdom,	   or superiority of a person, by sacredness of character, by	   consecration to sacred services, or by hallowed associations.	   [1913 Webster]	         We find a secret awe and veneration for one who moves	         about us in a regular and illustrious course of virtue.	                                                  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Awe; reverence; respect. See {Reverence}.	        [1913 Webster]
Venerator \Ven"er*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who venerates. --Jer. Taylor	   [1913 Webster]
Venereal \Ve*ne"re*al\, a. [L. venereus, venerius, fr. Venus,	   Veneris, Venus, the goddess of love. See {Venerate}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to venery, or sexual love; relating to	      sexual intercourse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Into the snare I fell	            Of fair, fallacious looks, venereal trains,	            Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) Arising from sexual intercourse; as, a venereal	          disease; venereal virus or poison.	      (b) Adapted to the cure of venereal diseases; as, venereal	          medicines.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Adapted to excite venereal desire; aphrodisiac.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Consisting of, or pertaining to, copper, formerly called	      by chemists Venus. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	Venereal \Ve*ne"re*al\, n. (Med.)	   The venereal disease; syphilis.	   [1913 Webster]
Venerean \Ve*ne"re*an\, a. [Cf. F. v['e]n['e]rien.]	   Devoted to the offices of Venus, or love; venereal. [Obs.] "I	   am all venerean in feeling." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Venereous \Ve*ne"re*ous\, a. [L. venereus.]	   1. Venereal; exciting lust; aphrodisiac. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lustful; lascivious; libidinous. [R.] --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]
Venerous \Ven"er*ous\, a.	   Venereous. [Obs.] --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [L. Venus, Veneris, the goddess of love.]	   Sexual love; sexual intercourse; coition.	   [1913 Webster]	         Contentment, without the pleasure of lawful venery, is	         continence; of unlawful, chastity.       --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]	Venery \Ven"er*y\, n. [OE. venerie, F. v['e]nerie, fr. OF. vener	   to hunt, L. venari. See {Venison}.]	   The art, act, or practice of hunting; the sports of the	   chase. "Beasts of venery and fishes." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]	         I love hunting and venery.               --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Venesection \Ve`ne*sec"tion\, n. [NL. venaesectio; L. vena vein	   + sectio section.] (Med.)	   The act or operation of opening a vein for letting blood;	   bloodletting; phlebotomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, a. [Cf. It. Veneziano, L. Venetianus.]	   Of or pertaining to Venice in Italy.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Venetian blind}, a blind for windows, doors, etc., made of	      thin slats, either fixed at a certain angle in the	      shutter, or movable, and in the latter case so disposed as	      to overlap each other when closed, and to show a series of	      open spaces for the admission of air and light when in	      other positions.	   {Venetian carpet}, an inexpensive carpet, used for passages	      and stairs, having a woolen warp which conceals the weft;	      the pattern is therefore commonly made up of simple	      stripes.	   {Venetian chalk}, a white compact talc or steatite, used for	      marking on cloth, etc.	   {Venetian door} (Arch.), a door having long, narrow windows	      or panes of glass on the sides.	   {Venetian glass}, a kind of glass made by the Venetians, for	      decorative purposes, by the combination of pieces of glass	      of different colors fused together and wrought into	      various ornamental patterns.	   {Venetian red}, a brownish red color, prepared from sulphate	      of iron; -- called also {scarlet ocher}.	   {Venetian soap}. See {Castile soap}, under {Soap}.	   {Venetian sumac} (Bot.), a South European tree ({Rhus	      Cotinus}) which yields the yellow dyewood called {fustet};	      -- also called {smoke tree}.	   {Venetian window} (Arch.), a window consisting of a main	      window with an arched head, having on each side a long and	      narrow window with a square head.	      [1913 Webster]	Venetian \Ve*ne"tian\, n.	   1. A native or inhabitant of Venice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Galligaskins. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A Venetian blind. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Venew \Ven"ew\, n. [F. venue, lit., an arrival, from venir, p.	   p. venu, venue, to come. See {Venue}.]	   A bout, or turn, as at fencing; a thrust; a hit; a veney.	   [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Veney \Ven"ey\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. {Venew} or {Visne}.]	   A bout; a thrust; a venew. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Three veneys for a dish of stewed prunes. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Venge \Venge\, v. t. [F. venger. See {Vengeance}.]	   To avenge; to punish; to revenge. [Obs.] See {Avenge}, and	   {Revenge}. --Chaucer. "To venge me, as I may." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vengeable \Venge"a*ble\, a.	   Revengeful; deserving revenge. [Obs.] --Spenser. --	   {Venge"a*bly}, adv. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vengeance \Venge"ance\, n. [F. vengeance, fr. venger to avenge,	   L. vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge, fr. vindex a	   claimant, defender, avenger, the first part of which is of	   uncertain origin, and the last part akin to dicere to say.	   See {Diction}, and cf. {Avenge}, {Revenge}, {Vindicate}.]	   1. Punishment inflicted in return for an injury or an	      offense; retribution; -- often, in a bad sense, passionate	      or unrestrained revenge.	      [1913 Webster]	            To me belongeth vengeance and recompense. --Deut.	                                                  xxxii. 35.	      [1913 Webster]	            To execute fierce vengeance on his foes. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Harm; mischief. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {What a vengeance}, or {What the vengeance}, what! --	      emphatically. [Obs.] "But what a vengeance makes thee	      fly!" --Hudibras. "What the vengeance! Could he not speak	      'em fair?" --Shak.	   {With a vengeance},	      (a) with great violence; as, to strike with a vengeance.	          [Colloq.]	      (b) with even greater intensity; as, to return one's	          insult with a vengeance.	          [1913 Webster + PJC]
Vengeancely \Venge"ance*ly\, adv.	   Extremely; excessively. [Obs.] "He loves that vengeancely."	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Vengeful \Venge"ful\, a.	   Vindictive; retributive; revengeful. "Vengeful ire."	   --Milton. -- {Venge"ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Vengement \Venge"ment\, n. [OF. vengement.]	   Avengement; penal retribution; vengeance. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Venger \Ven"ger\, n.	   An avenger. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Veniable \Ve"ni*a*ble\, a. [L. veniabilis, fr. venia	   forgiveness, pardon.]	   Venial; pardonable. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. -- {Ve"ni*a*bly},	   adv. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Venial \Ve"ni*al\, a. [OF. venial, F. v['e]niel, L. venialis,	   from venia forgiveness, pardon, grace, favor, kindness; akin	   to venerari to venerate. See {Venerate}.]	   1. Capable of being forgiven; not heinous; excusable;	      pardonable; as, a venial fault or transgression.	      [1913 Webster]	            So they do nothing, 't is a venial slip. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Allowed; permitted. [Obs.] "Permitting him the while	      venial discourse unblamed." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Venial sin} (R. C. Theol.), a sin which weakens, but does	      not wholly destroy, sanctifying grace, as do mortal, or	      deadly, sins.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ve"ni*al*ly}, adv. -- {Ve"ni*al*ness},	      n. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]
Veniality \Ve`ni*al"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being venial; venialness. --Jer.	   Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Venin \Ven"in\, n. [L. venenum poison.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A toxic substance contained in the venom of poisonous snakes;	   also, a (supposedly identical) toxic substance obtained by	   the cleavage of an albumose.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Venire facias \Ve*ni"re fa"ci*as\ [L., make, or cause, to come.]	   (Law)	   (a) A judicial writ or precept directed to the sheriff,	       requiring him to cause a certain number of qualified	       persons to appear in court at a specified time, to serve	       as jurors in said court.	   (b) A writ in the nature of a summons to cause the party	       indicted on a penal statute to appear. Called also	       {venire}.	       [1913 Webster]
Venison \Ven"i*son\ (?; 277), n. [OE. veneison, veneson,	   venison, OF. veneison, F. venaison, L. venatio hunting, the	   chase, game, fr. venari, p. p. venatus, to hunt; perhaps akin	   to OHG. weidin[=o]n, weidenen, to pasture, to hunt, G. weide	   pasturage. Cf. {Gain} to acquire, {Venation}.]	   1. Beasts of the chase. [Obs.] --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, the flesh of any of the edible beasts of the	      chase, also of game birds; now, the flesh of animals of	      the deer kind exclusively.	      [1913 Webster]
Venite \Ve*ni"te\, n. [L., come, imperative 2d person pl. So	   called from its opening word in the Latin version.] (Eccl.)	   The 95th Psalm, which is said or sung regularly in the public	   worship of many churches. Also, a musical composition adapted	   to this Psalm.	   [1913 Webster]
Venom \Ven"om\, n. [OE. venim, OF. venim, venin, F. venin, L.	   venenum. Cf. {Venenate}.]	   1. Matter fatal or injurious to life; poison; particularly,	      the poisonous matter which certain animals, such as	      serpents, scorpions, bees, etc., secrete in a state of	      health, and communicate by biting or stinging.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or hurtful worm with cankered venom bites. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spite; malice; malignity; evil quality. --Chaucer. "The	      venom of such looks." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Venom; virus; bane. See {Poison}.	        [1913 Webster]	Venom \Ven"om\, v. t. [OE. venimen, OF. venimer, L. venenare.	   See {Venom}, n.]	   To infect with venom; to envenom; to poison. [R.] "Venomed	   vengeance." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Venomous \Ven"om*ous\, a. [OE. venemous, venimous, F. venimeux,	   L. venenosus, fr. venenum poison. See {Venom}, and cf.	   {Venenose}.]	   1. Full of venom; noxious to animal life; poisonous; as, the	      bite of a serpent may be venomous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having a poison gland or glands for the secretion	      of venom, as certain serpents and insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Noxious; mischievous; malignant; spiteful; as, a venomous	      progeny; a venomous writer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Venomous snake} (Zool.), any serpent which has poison glands	      and fangs, whether dangerous to man or not. These serpents	      constitute two tribes, the viperine serpents, or	      Solenoglypha, and the cobralike serpents, or	      Proteroglypha. The former have perforated, erectile fangs	      situated in the front part of the upper jaw, and are	      without ordinary teeth behind the fangs; the latter have	      permanently erect and grooved fangs, with ordinary	      maxillary teeth behind them.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ven"om*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Ven"om*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Venose \Ve*nose"\, a. [See {Venous}.]	   Having numerous or conspicuous veins; veiny; as, a venose	   frond.	   [1913 Webster]
Venosity \Ve*nos"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being venous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A condition in which the circulation is retarded,	      and the entire mass of blood is less oxygenated than it	      normally is.	      [1913 Webster]
Venous \Ven"ous\, a. [L. venosus, from vena a vein. See {Vein}.]	   1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vein or veins; as, the	      venous circulation of the blood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contained in the veins, or having the same qualities as if	      contained in the veins, that is, having a dark bluish	      color and containing an insufficient amount of oxygen so	      as no longer to be fit for oxygenating the tissues; --	      said of the blood, and opposed to arterial.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Marked with veins; veined; as, a venous leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Venous leaf} (Bot.), a leaf having vessels branching, or	      variously divided, over its surface.	   {Venous hum} (Med.), a humming sound, or bruit, heard during	      auscultation of the veins of the neck in anaemia.	   {Venous pulse} (Physiol.), the pulse, or rhythmic	      contraction, sometimes seen in a vein, as in the neck,	      when there is an obstruction to the passage of blood from	      the auricles to the ventricles, or when there is an	      abnormal rigidity in the walls of the greater vessels.	      There is normally no pulse in a vein.	      [1913 Webster]
Vent \Vent\ (v[e^]nt), n. [F. vente, fr. L. vendere, -itum, to	   sell; perh. confused with E. vent an opening. See {Vend}.]	   Sale; opportunity to sell; market. [Obs.] --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is no vent for any commodity but of wool. --Sir	                                                  W. Temple.	   [1913 Webster]	Vent \Vent\, v. t.	   To sell; to vend. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Therefore did those nations vent such spice. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Vent \Vent\, n. [Sp. venta a poor inn, sale, market. See {Vent}	   sale.]	   A baiting place; an inn. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vent \Vent\, v. i. [Cf. F. venter to blow, vent wind (see	   {Ventilate}); but prob influenced by E. vent an opening.]	   To snuff; to breathe or puff out; to snort. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Vent \Vent\ (v[e^]nt), n. [OE. fent, fente, a slit, F. fente a	   slit, cleft, fissure, from fendre to split, L. findere; but	   probably confused with F. vent wind, L. ventus. See	   {Fissure}, and cf. Vent to snuff.]	   1. A small aperture; a hole or passage for air or any fluid	      to escape; as, the vent of a cask; the vent of a mold; a	      volcanic vent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look, how thy wounds do bleed at many vents. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Long 't was doubtful, both so closely pent,	            Which first should issue from the narrow vent.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) (Zool.) The anal opening of certain invertebrates and	          fishes; also, the external cloacal opening of	          reptiles, birds, amphibians, and many fishes.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Gun.) The opening at the breech of a firearm, through	          which fire is communicated to the powder of the	          charge; touchhole.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Steam Boilers) Sectional area of the passage for	          gases divided by the length of the same passage in	          feet.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Opportunity of escape or passage from confinement or	      privacy; outlet.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Emission; escape; passage to notice or expression;	      publication; utterance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without the vent of words.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou didst make tolerable vent of thy travel.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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} (Zool.), one of the anal, or crissal, feathers	      of a bird.	   {Vent field} (Gun.), a flat raised surface around a vent.	   {Vent piece}. (Gun.)	      (a) A bush. See 4th {Bush}, n., 2.	      (b) A breech block.	          [1913 Webster]	Vent \Vent\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vented}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Venting}.]	   1. To let out at a vent, or small aperture; to give passage	      or outlet to.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To suffer to escape from confinement; to let out; to	      utter; to pour forth; as, to vent passion or complaint.	      [1913 Webster]	            The queen of heaven did thus her fury vent.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To utter; to report; to publish. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By mixing somewhat true to vent more lies. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou hast framed and vented very curious orations.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To scent, as a hound. [Obs.] --Turbervile.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To furnish with a vent; to make a vent in; as, to vent. a	      mold.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Ventage \Vent"age\ (v[e^]nt"[asl]j), n.	   A small hole, as the stop in a flute; a vent. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventail \Vent"ail\ (v[e^]nt"[=a]l), n. [OF. ventaille, F.	   ventail. See {Ventilate}, and cf. {Aventail}.]	   That part of a helmet which is intended for the admission of	   air, -- sometimes in the visor. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Her ventail up so high that he descried	         Her goodly visage and her beauty's pride. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Venter \Vent"er\, n.	   One who vents; one who utters, reports, or publishes. [R.]	   --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Venter \Vent"er\, n. [L.]	   1. (Anat.)	      (a) The belly; the abdomen; -- sometimes applied to any	          large cavity containing viscera.	      (b) The uterus, or womb.	      (c) A belly, or protuberant part; a broad surface; as, the	          venter of a muscle; the venter, or anterior surface,	          of the scapula.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The lower part of the abdomen in insects.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Rom. & O. E. Law) A pregnant woman; a mother; as, A has a	      son B by one venter, and a daughter C by another venter;	      children by different venters.	      [1913 Webster]
Venthole \Vent"hole\, n.	   A touchhole; a vent.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventiduct \Ven"ti*duct\, n. [L. ventus wind + ductus a leading,	   conduit, fr. ducere, ductum, to lead.]	   A passage for wind or air; a passage or pipe for ventilating	   apartments. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventilate \Ven"ti*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ventilated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Ventilating}.] [L. ventilatus, p. p. of	   ventilare to toss, brandish in the air, to fan, to winnow,	   from ventus wind; akin to E. wind. See {Wind} rushing air.]	   1. To open and expose to the free passage of air; to supply	      with fresh air, and remove impure air from; to air; as, to	      ventilate a room; to ventilate a cellar; to ventilate a	      mine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To provide with a vent, or escape, for air, gas, etc.; as,	      to ventilate a mold, or a water-wheel bucket.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To change or renew, as the air of a room. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To winnow; to fan; as, to ventilate wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To sift and examine; to bring out, and subject to	      penetrating scrutiny; to expose to examination and	      discussion; as, to ventilate questions of policy.	      --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To give vent to; to utter; to make public.	      [1913 Webster]	            Macaulay took occasion to ventilate one of those	            startling, but not very profound, paradoxes. --J. C.	                                                  Shairp.	      [1913 Webster]
Ventilation \Ven`ti*la"tion\, n. [L. ventilatio: cf. F.	   ventilation.]	   1. The act of ventilating, or the state of being ventilated;	      the art or process of replacing foul air by that which is	      pure, in any inclosed place, as a house, a church, a mine,	      etc.; free exposure to air.	      [1913 Webster]	            Insuring, for the laboring man, better ventilation.	                                                  --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of refrigerating, or cooling; refrigeration; as,	      ventilation of the blood. [Obs.] --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of fanning, or winnowing, for the purpose of	      separating chaff and dust from the grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of sifting, and bringing out to view or	      examination; free discussion; public exposure.	      [1913 Webster]	            The ventilation of these points diffused them to the	            knowledge of the world.               --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The act of giving vent or expression. "Ventilation of his	      thoughts." --Sir H. Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]
Ventilative \Ven"ti*la*tive\, a.	   Of or pertaining to ventilation; adapted to secure	   ventilation; ventilating; as, ventilative apparatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventilator \Ven"ti*la`tor\, n. [Cf. F. ventilateur, L.	   ventilator a winnower.]	   A contrivance for effecting ventilation; especially, a	   contrivance or machine for drawing off or expelling foul or	   stagnant air from any place or apartment, or for introducing	   that which is fresh and pure.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventose \Ven*tose"\, n.	   A ventouse. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Ventose \Ven*tose"\, a. [L. ventosus windy. See {Ventilate}.]	   Windy; flatulent. --Richardson (Dict.).	   [1913 Webster]	Ventose \Ven`tose"\, n. [F. vent[^o]se. See {Ventose}, a.]	   The sixth month of the calendar adopted by the first French	   republic. It began February 19, and ended March 20. See	   {Vend['e]miaire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventosity \Ven*tos"i*ty\, n. [L. ventositas: cf. F.	   ventosit['e]. See {Ventose}, n.]	   Quality or state of being ventose; windiness; hence,	   vainglory; pride. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventouse \Ven"touse\, n. [F.]	   A cupping glass. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ventouse \Ven"touse\, v. t. & i.	   To cup; to use a cupping glass. [Obs.] [Written also	   {ventuse}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventrad \Ven"trad\, adv. [L. venter belly + ad to.] (Anat.)	   Toward the ventral side; on the ventral side; ventrally; --	   opposed to dorsad.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventral \Ven"tral\, a. [L. ventralis, fr. venter the belly;	   perhaps akin to G. wanst: cf. F. ventral.]	   1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or situated near, the belly, or	      ventral side, of an animal or of one of its parts; hemal;	      abdominal; as, the ventral fin of a fish; the ventral root	      of a spinal nerve; -- opposed to {dorsal}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.)	      (a) Of or pertaining to that surface of a carpel, petal,	          etc., which faces toward the center of a flower.	      (b) Of or pertaining to the lower side or surface of a	          creeping moss or other low flowerless plant. Opposed	          to {dorsal}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Ventral fins} (Zool.), the posterior pair of fins of a fish.	      They are often situated beneath the belly, but sometimes	      beneath the throat.	   {Ventral segment}. (Acoustics) See {Loop}, n., 5.	      [1913 Webster]
Ventricle \Ven"tri*cle\, n. [L. ventriculus the stomach, a	   ventricle, dim. of venter the belly: cf. F. ventricule. See	   {Ventral}.]	   1. (Anat.) A cavity, or one of the cavities, of an organ, as	      of the larynx or the brain; specifically, the posterior	      chamber, or one of the two posterior chambers, of the	      heart, which receives the blood from the auricle and	      forces it out from the heart. See {Heart}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal ventricles of the brain are the fourth in	         the medulla, the third in the midbrain, the first and	         second, or lateral, ventricles in the cerebral	         hemispheres, all of which are connected with each	         other, and the fifth, or pseudoc[oe]le, situated	         between the hemispheres, in front of, or above, the	         fornix, and entirely disconnected with the other	         cavities. See {Brain}, and {C[oe]lia}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The stomach. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether I will or not, while I live, my heart beats,	            and my ventricle digests what is in it. --Sir M.	                                                  Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Any cavity, or hollow place, in which any function	      may be conceived of as operating.	      [1913 Webster]	            These [ideas] are begot on the ventricle of memory.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Ventricose
Ventricose \Ven"tri*cose`\, Ventricous \Ven"tri*cous\, a. [NL.	   ventricosus, fr. L. venter belly.] (Nat. Hist.)	   Swelling out on one side or unequally; bellied; ventricular;	   as, a ventricose corolla.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ventricose shell}. (Zool.)	   (a) A spiral shell having the body whorls rounded or swollen	       in the middle.	   (b) A bivalve shell in which the valves are strongly convex.	       [1913 Webster]
Ventricular \Ven*tric"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. ventriculaire.]	   Of or pertaining to a ventricle; bellied.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventriculite \Ven*tric"u*lite\, n. [See {Ventriculus}.]	   (Paleon.)	   Any one of numerous species of siliceous fossil sponges	   belonging to {Ventriculites} and allied genera,	   characteristic of the Cretaceous period.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many of them were shaped like vases, others like	         mushrooms. They belong to the hexactinellids, and are	         allied to the Venus's basket of modern seas.	         [1913 Webster]
Ventriculous \Ven*tric"u*lous\, a. [L. ventriculosus of the	   belly.]	   Somewhat distended in the middle; ventricular.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventriculus \Ven*tric"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Ventriculi}. [L., belly,	   dim. fr. venter belly.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of the stomachs of certain insects.	   (b) The body cavity of a sponge.	       [1913 Webster]
Ventrilocution \Ven`tri*lo*cu"tion\, n. [See {Ventriloquous}.]	   Ventriloquism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventriloquial \Ven`tri*lo"qui*al\, a.	   Ventriloquous.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventriloquism \Ven*tril"o*quism\, n. [See {Ventriloquous}.]	   The act, art, or practice of speaking in such a manner that	   the voice appears to come, not from the person speaking, but	   from some other source, as from a dummy held by the	   ventriloquist, from the opposite side of the room, from the	   cellar, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventriloquist \Ven*tril"o*quist\, n.	   One who practices, or is skilled in, ventriloquism.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ventriloquist monkey} (Zool.), the onappo; -- so called from	      the character of its cry.	      [1913 Webster]
Ventriloquize \Ven*tril"o*quize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Ventriloquized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ventriloquizing}.]	   To practice ventriloquism; to speak like a ventriloquist.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventriloquous \Ven*tril"o*quous\, a. [L. ventriloquus a	   ventriloquist; venter the belly + loqui, p. p. locutus, to	   speak. See {Ventral}, and {Loquacious}.]	   Of or pertaining to a ventriloquist or ventriloquism.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventriloquy \Ven*tril"o*quy\, n. [Cf. F. ventriloquie.]	   Same as {Ventriloquism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventrimeson \Ven`tri*mes"on\, n. [NL. See {Venter}, and	   {Meson}.] (Anat.)	   See {Meson}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventro- \Ven"tro-\ [L. venter belly.]	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the abdomen; also, connection with, relation	   to, or direction toward, the ventral side; as, ventrolateral;	   ventro-inguinal.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventro-inguinal \Ven`tro-in"gui*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining both to the abdomen and groin, or to the abdomen	   and inguinal canal; as, ventro-inguinal hernia.	   [1913 Webster]
Venture \Ven"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Aphetic form of OE. aventure.	   See {Adventure}.]	   1. An undertaking of chance or danger; the risking of	      something upon an event which can not be foreseen with	      certainty; a hazard; a risk; a speculation.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, in this venture, double gains pursue. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An event that is not, or can not be, foreseen; an	      accident; chance; hap; contingency; luck. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The thing put to hazard; a stake; a risk; especially,	      something sent to sea in trade.	      [1913 Webster]	            My ventures are not in one bottom trusted. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At a venture}, at hazard; without seeing the end or mark;	      without foreseeing the issue; at random.	      [1913 Webster]	            A certain man drew a bow at a venture. --1 Kings	                                                  xxii. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	            A bargain at a venture made.          --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The phrase at a venture was originally at aventure,	         that is, at adventure.	         [1913 Webster]	Venture \Ven"ture\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ventured}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Venturing}.]	   1. To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption	      to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the	      chances.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who freights a ship to venture on the seas. --J.	                                                  Dryden, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To venture at}, or {To venture on} or {To venture upon}, to	      dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of	      success; as, it is rash to venture upon such a project.	      "When I venture at the comic style." --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	Venture \Ven"ture\, v. t.	   1. To expose to hazard; to risk; to hazard; as, to venture	      one's person in a balloon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am afraid; and yet I'll venture it. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put or send on a venture or chance; as, to venture a	      horse to the West Indies.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To confide in; to rely on; to trust. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A man would be well enough pleased to buy silks of	            one whom he would not venture to feel his pulse.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Venturer \Ven"tur*er\, n.	   1. One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer.	      --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A strumpet; a prostitute. [R.] --J. Webster (1607).	      [1913 Webster]
Venturesome \Ven"ture*some\, a.	   Inclined to venture; not loth to run risk or danger;	   venturous; bold; daring; adventurous; as, a venturesome boy	   or act. -- {Ven"ture*some*ly}, adv. -- {Ven"ture*some*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Venturine \Ven"tur*ine\, n. [Cf. {Aventurine}.] (Japanning)	   Gold powder for covering varnished surfaces.	   [1913 Webster]
Venturous \Ven"tur*ous\, a. [Aphetic form of OE. aventurous. See	   {Adventurous}, {Venture}, n.]	   Daring; bold; hardy; fearless; venturesome; adventurous; as,	   a venturous soldier. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         This said, he paused not, but with venturous arm	         He plucked, he tasted.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ven"tur*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Ven"tur*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Ventuse \Ven"tuse\, v. t. & i.	   See {Ventouse}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Venue \Ven"ue\ (v[e^]n"[-u]), n. [F. venue a coming, arrival,	   fr. venir to come, L. venire; hence, in English, the place	   whither the jury are summoned to come. See {Come}, and cf.	   {Venew}, {Veney}.]	   1. (Law) A neighborhood or near place; the place or county in	      which anything is alleged to have happened; also, the	      place where an action is laid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The twelve men who are to try the cause must be of	            the same venue where the demand is made.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In certain cases, the court has power to change the	         venue, which is to direct the trial to be had in a	         different county from that where the venue is laid.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A bout; a hit; a turn. See {Venew}. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lay a venue} (Law), to allege a place.	      [1913 Webster]
Venule \Ven"ule\ (v[e^]n"[-u]l), n. [L. venula, dim. from vena	   vein.]	   A small vein; a veinlet; specifically (Zool.), one of the	   small branches of the veins of the wings in insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Venulose \Ven"u*lose`\, a.	   Full of venules, or small veins.	   [1913 Webster]
Venus \Ve"nus\ (v[=e]"n[u^]s), n. [L. Venus, -eris, the goddess	   of love, the planet Venus.]	   1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is,	      beauty or love deified.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the	      sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of	      the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about	      67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its	      sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was	      called by the ancients {Lucifer}; as the evening star,	      {Hesperus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Alchem.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from	      the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror	      being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve	      shells of the genus {Venus} or family {Veneridae}. Many of	      these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful	      frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored.	      Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog,	      are valued for food.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 called {Venus's bath}.	   {Venus's basket} (Zool.), an elegant, cornucopia-shaped,	      hexactinellid sponge ({Euplectella speciosa}) native of	      the East Indies. It consists of glassy, transparent,	      siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together so as to	      form a firm network, and has long, slender, divergent	      anchoring fibers at the base by means of which it stands	      erect in the soft mud at the bottom of the sea. Called	      also {Venus's flower basket}, and {Venus's purse}.	   {Venus's comb}.	      (a) (Bot.) Same as {Lady's comb}.	      (b) (Zool.) A species of {Murex} ({Murex tenuispinus}). It	          has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender	          spines along both of its borders, and rows of similar	          spines covering the body of the shell. Called also	          {Venus's shell}.	   {Venus's fan} (Zool.), a common reticulated, fanshaped	      gorgonia ({Gorgonia flabellum}) native of Florida and the	      West Indies. When fresh the color is purple or yellow, or	      a mixture of the two.	   {Venus's flytrap}. (Bot.) See {Flytrap}, 2.	   {Venus's girdle} (Zool.), a long, flat, ribbonlike, very	      delicate, transparent and iridescent ctenophore ({Cestum	      Veneris}) which swims in the open sea. Its form is due to	      the enormous development of two spheromeres. See Illust.	      in Appendix.	   {Venus's hair} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful fern	      ({Adiantum Capillus-Veneris}) having a slender, black and	      shining stem and branches.	   {Venus's hair stone} (Min.), quartz penetrated by acicular	      crystals of rutile.	   {Venus's looking-glass} (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus	      {Specularia} allied to the bellflower; -- also called	      {lady's looking-glass}.	   {Venus's navelwort} (Bot.), any one of several species of	      {Omphalodes}, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or	      white flowers.	   {Venus's pride} (Bot.), an old name for Quaker ladies. See	      under {Quaker}.	   {Venus's purse}. (Zool.) Same as {Venus's basket}, above.	   {Venus's shell}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any species of Cypraea; a cowrie.	      (b) Same as {Venus's comb}, above.	      (c) Same as {Venus}, 4.	   {Venus's slipper}.	      (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Cypripedium}. See	          {Lady's slipper}.	      (b) (Zool.) Any heteropod shell of the genus {Carinaria}.	          See {Carinaria}.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]
Venust \Ve*nust"\ (v[-e]*n[u^]st"), a. [L. venustus, from Venus	   the goddess of love.]	   Beautiful. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Veracious \Ve*ra"cious\, a. [L. verax, -acis, fr. verus true.	   See {Very}.]	   1. Observant of truth; habitually speaking truth; truthful;	      as, veracious historian.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Spirit is most perfectly and absolutely	            veracious.                            --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by truth; true; not false; as, a veracious	      account or narrative.	      [1913 Webster]	            The young, ardent soul that enters on this world	            with heroic purpose, with veracious insight, will	            find it a mad one.                    --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Veraciously \Ve*ra"cious*ly\, adv.	   In a veracious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Veracity \Ve*rac"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. v['e]racit['e].]	   The quality or state of being veracious; habitual observance	   of truth; truthfulness; truth; as, a man of veracity.	   [1913 Webster]
Veranda \Ve*ran"da\, n. [A word brought by the English from	   India; of uncertain origin; cf. Skr. vara[.n][dsdot]a, Pg.	   varanda, Sp. baranda, Malay baranda.] (Arch.)	   An open, roofed gallery or portico, adjoining a dwelling	   house, forming an out-of-door sitting room. See {Loggia}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The house was of adobe, low, with a wide veranda on the	         three sides of the inner court.          --Mrs. H. H.	                                                  Jackson.	   [1913 Webster]
Veratralbine \Ver`a*tral"bine\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellowish amorphous alkaloid extracted from the rootstock	   of Veratrum album.	   [1913 Webster]
Veratrate \Ve*ra"trate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of veratric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Veratria \Ve*ra"tri*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   Veratrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Veratric \Ve*ra"tric\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, plants of the genus Veratrum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Veratric acid} (Chem.), an acid occurring, together with	      veratrine, in the root of white hellebore ({Veratrum	      album}), and in sabadilla seed; -- extracted as a white	      crystalline substance which is related to protocatechuic	      acid.	      [1913 Webster]
Veratrina \Ver`a*tri"na\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Veratrine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Veratrine \Ve*ra"trine\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F. v['e]ratrine. See	   {Veratrum}.] (Chem.)	   A poisonous alkaloid obtained from the root of hellebore	   ({Veratrum}) and from sabadilla seeds as a white crystalline	   powder, having an acrid, burning taste. It is sometimes used	   externally, as in ointments, in the local treatment of	   neuralgia and rheumatism. Called also {veratria}, and	   {veratrina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Veratrol \Ve*ra"trol\, n. [Veratric + ol.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon obtained by the decomposition of	   veratric acid, and constituting the dimethyl ether of	   pyrocatechin.	   [1913 Webster]
Veratrum \Ve*ra"trum\, prop. n. [L. veratrum hellebore.] (Bot.)	   A genus of coarse liliaceous herbs having very poisonous	   qualities.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Veratrum album of Europe, and Veratrum viride of	         America, are both called hellebore. They grow in wet	         land, have large, elliptical, plicate leaves in three	         vertical ranks, and bear panicles of greenish flowers.	         [1913 Webster]
Verb \Verb\, n. [F. verbe, L. verbum a word, verb. See {Word}.]	   1. A word; a vocable. [Obs.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) A word which affirms or predicates something of	      some person or thing; a part of speech expressing being,	      action, or the suffering of action.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A verb is a word whereby the chief action of the mind	         [the assertion or the denial of a proposition] finds	         expression. --Earle.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Active verb}, {Auxiliary verb}, {Neuter verb}, etc. See	      {Active}, {Auxiliary}, {Neuter}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Verbal \Ver"bal\, a. [F., fr. L. verbalis. See {Verb}.]	   1. Expressed in words, whether spoken or written, but	      commonly in spoken words; hence, spoken; oral; not	      written; as, a verbal contract; verbal testimony.	      [1913 Webster]	            Made she no verbal question?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We subjoin an engraving . . . which will give the	            reader a far better notion of the structure than any	            verbal description could convey to the mind.	                                                  --Mayhew.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting in, or having to do with, words only; dealing	      with words rather than with the ideas intended to be	      conveyed; as, a verbal critic; a verbal change.	      [1913 Webster]	            And loses, though but verbal, his reward. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mere verbal refinements, instead of substantial	            knowledge.                            --Whewell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having word answering to word; word for word; literal; as,	      a verbal translation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Abounding with words; verbose. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Gram.) Of or pertaining to a verb; as, a verbal group;	      derived directly from a verb; as, a verbal noun; used in	      forming verbs; as, a verbal prefix.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Verbal inspiration}. See under {Inspiration}.	   {Verbal noun} (Gram.), a noun derived directly from a verb or	      verb stem; a verbal. The term is specifically applied to	      infinitives, and nouns ending in -ing, esp. to the latter.	      See {Gerund}, and {-ing}, 2. See also, {Infinitive mood},	      under {Infinitive}.	      [1913 Webster]	Verbal \Ver"bal\, n. (Gram.)	   A noun derived from a verb.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbalism \Ver"bal*ism\, n.	   Something expressed verbally; a verbal remark or expression.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbalist \Ver"bal*ist\, n.	   A literal adherent to, or a minute critic of, words; a	   literalist.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbality \Ver*bal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being verbal; mere words; bare	   literal expression. [R.] "More verbality than matter." --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbalization \Ver`bal*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of verbalizing, or the state of being verbalized.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbalize \Ver"bal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbalized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Verbalizing}.] [Cf. F. verbaliser.]	   1. To convert into a verb; to verbify.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To express in words.	      [PJC]	Verbalize \Ver"bal*ize\, v. i.	   To be verbose.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbally \Ver"bal*ly\, adv.	   1. In a verbal manner; orally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Word for word; verbatim. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Verbarian \Ver*ba"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to words; verbal. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Verbarian \Ver*ba"ri*an\, n.	   One who coins words; a neologist. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Southey gives himself free scope as a verbarian.	                                                  --Fitzed.	                                                  Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbarium \Ver*ba"ri*um\, n. [NL., fr. L. verbum word.]	   A game in word making. See {Logomachy}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbatim \Ver*ba"tim\, adv. [LL., fr. L. verbum word.]	   Word for word; in the same words; verbally; as, to tell a	   story verbatim as another has related it.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Verbatim et literatim} [LL.], word for word, and letter for	      letter.	      [1913 Webster]
Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are	   extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;	   vervain.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the	         Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites.	         --Brewer.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared	      from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly	      called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}.	   {Lemon verbena}, or {Sweet verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous	      plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which	      exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.	      [1913 Webster]
Verbenaceous \Ver`be*na"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Verbenaceae}) of	   gamopetalous plants of which Verbena is the type. The order	   includes also the black and white mangroves, and many plants	   noted for medicinal use or for beauty of bloom.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbenate \Ver"be*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Verbenated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Verbenating}.] [L. verbenatus crowned with a	   wreath of sacred boughs. See {Verbena}.]	   To strew with verbena, or vervain, as in ancient sacrifices	   and rites.	   [1913 Webster]
Verberate \Ver"ber*ate\, v. t. [L. verberatus, p. p. of	   verberare to beat, from verber a lash, a whip.]	   To beat; to strike. [Obs.] "The sound . . . rebounds again	   and verberates the skies." --Mir. for Mag.	   [1913 Webster]
Verberation \Ver`ber*a"tion\, n. [L. verberatio: cf. F.	   verb['e]ration.]	   1. The act of verberating; a beating or striking.	      --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The impulse of a body, which causes sound. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Verbiage \Ver"bi*age\ (?; 48), n. [F. verbiage, from OF. verbe a	   word. See {Verb}.]	   The use of many words without necessity, or with little	   sense; a superabundance of words; verbosity; wordiness.	   [1913 Webster]	         Verbiage may indicate observation, but not thinking.	                                                  --W. Irving.	   [1913 Webster]	         This barren verbiage current among men.  --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbify \Verb"i*fy\, v. t. [Verb + -fy.]	   To make into a verb; to use as a verb; to verbalize. [R.]	   --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbigerate \Ver*big"er*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p.	   {verbigerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {verbigerating}.] [L.	   verbigerate, -atum, to talk.]	   1. To talk; chat. [Obs.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Med.) To repeat a word or sentence, in speaking or	      writing, without wishing to do so or in spite of efforts	      to cease. -- {Ver*big`er*a"tion}, n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Verbose \Ver*bose"\, a. [L. verbosus, from verbum a word. See	   {Verb}.]	   Abounding in words; using or containing more words than are	   necessary; tedious by a multiplicity of words; prolix; wordy;	   as, a verbose speaker; a verbose argument.	   [1913 Webster]	         Too verbose in their way of speaking.    --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Ver*bose"ly}, adv. -- {Ver*bose"ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Verbosity \Ver*bos"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verbosities}. [L. verbositas:	   cf. F. verbosit['e].]	   The quality or state of being verbose; the use of more words	   than are necessary; prolixity; wordiness; verbiage.	   [1913 Webster]	         The worst fault, by far, is the extreme diffuseness and	         verbosity of his style.                  --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Verd \Verd\, n. [See {Vert}, {Verdant}.]	   1. (Eng. Forest Law)	      (a) The privilege of cutting green wood within a forest	          for fuel.	      (b) The right of pasturing animals in a forest. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Greenness; freshness. [Obs.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]
Verdancy \Ver"dan*cy\, n.	   The quality or state of being verdant.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdant \Ver"dant\, a. [F. verdoyant, p. pr. of verdoyer to be	   verdant, to grow green, OF. verdoier, verdeier, fr. verd,	   vert, green, fr. L. viridis green, fr. virere to be green:	   cf. OF. verdant verdant, L. viridans, p. pr. of viridare to	   make green. Cf. {Farthingale}, {Verjuice}, {Vert}.]	   1. Covered with growing plants or grass; green; fresh;	      flourishing; as, verdant fields; a verdant lawn.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let the earth	            Put forth the verdant grass.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw;	      green; as, a verdant youth. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Verd antique \Verd` an*tique"\ [F. vert antique a kind of	   marble; verd, vert, green + antique ancient: cf. It. verde	   antico.] (Min.)	      (a) A mottled-green serpentine marble.	      (b) A green porphyry called {oriental verd antique}.	          [1913 Webster]
Verdantly \Ver"dant*ly\, adv.	   In a verdant manner.	   [1913 Webster] Verderer
Verderer \Ver"der*er\, Verderor \Ver"der*or\, n. [F. verdier,	   LL. viridarius, fr. L. viridis green.] (Eng. Forest Law)	   An officer who has the charge of the king's forest, to	   preserve the vert and venison, keep the assizes, view,	   receive, and enroll attachments and presentments of all	   manner of trespasses. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdict \Ver"dict\, n. [OE. verdit, OF. verdit, veirdit, LL.	   verdictum, veredictum; L. vere truly (fr. verus true) +	   dictum a saying, a word, fr. dicere, dictum, to say. See	   {Very}, and {Dictum}.]	   1. (Law) The answer of a jury given to the court concerning	      any matter of fact in any cause, civil or criminal,	      committed to their examination and determination; the	      finding or decision of a jury on the matter legally	      submitted to them in the course of the trial of a cause.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The decision of a judge or referee, upon an issue of	         fact, is not called a verdict, but a finding, or a	         finding of fact. --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Decision; judgment; opinion pronounced; as, to be	      condemned by the verdict of the public.	      [1913 Webster]	            These were enormities condemned by the most natural	            verdict of common humanity.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two generations have since confirmed the verdict	            which was pronounced on that night.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Verdigris \Ver"di*gris\, n. [F. vert-de-gris, apparently from	   verd, vert, green + de of + gris gray, but really a	   corruption of LL. viride aeris (equivalent to L. aerugo),	   from L. viridis green + aes, aeris, brass. See {Verdant}, and	   2d {Ore}.]	   1. (Chem.) A green poisonous substance used as a pigment and	      drug, obtained by the action of acetic acid on copper, and	      consisting essentially of a complex mixture of several	      basic copper acetates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The green rust formed on copper. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This rust is a carbonate of copper, and should not be	         confounded with true verdigris. --U. S. Disp.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blue verdigris} (Chem.), a verdigris having a blue color,	      used as a pigment, etc.	   {Distilled verdigris} (Old Chem.), an acid copper acetate; --	      so called because the acetic acid used in making it was	      obtained from distilled vinegar.	   {Verdigris green}, clear bluish green, the color of	      verdigris.	      [1913 Webster]	Verdigris \Ver"di*gris\, v. t.	   To cover, or coat, with verdigris. [R.] "An old verdigrised	   brass bugle." --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdin \Ver"din\, n. [Cf. Sp. verdino bright green, F. verdin	   the yellow-hammer.] (Zool.)	   A small yellow-headed bird ({Auriparus flaviceps}) of Lower	   California, allied to the titmice; -- called also {goldtit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdine \Ver"dine\, n. [F. verd, vert, green.] (Chem.)	   A commercial name for a green aniline dye.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdingale \Ver"din*gale\, n.	   See {Farthingale}. [Spelled also {verdingall}.] [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Verdit \Ver"dit\, n.	   Verdict. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Verditer \Ver"di*ter\, n. [F. vert-de-terre, literally, green of	   earth.] (Chem.)	   (a) Verdigris. [Obs.]	   (b) Either one of two pigments (called {blue verditer}, and	       {green verditer}) which are made by treating copper	       nitrate with calcium carbonate (in the form of lime,	       whiting, chalk, etc.) They consist of hydrated copper	       carbonates analogous to the minerals azurite and	       malachite.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Verditer blue}, a pale greenish blue color, like that of the	      pigment verditer.	      [1913 Webster]
Verditure \Ver"di*ture\ (?; 135), n. [Cf. {Verditer}.]	   The faintest and palest green.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdoy \Ver"doy\, a. [F. verdoyer to become green. See	   {Verdant}.] (Her.)	   Charged with leaves, fruits, flowers, etc.; -- said of a	   border.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdure \Ver"dure\, n. [F., fr. L. viridis green. See	   {Verdant}.]	   Green; greenness; freshness of vegetation; as, the verdure of	   the meadows in June.	   [1913 Webster]	         A wide expanse of living verdure, cultivated gardens,	         shady groves, fertile cornfields, flowed round it like	         a sea.                                   --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdured \Ver"dured\, a.	   Covered with verdure. --Poe.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdureless \Ver"dure*less\, a.	   Destitute of verdure.	   [1913 Webster]
Verdurous \Ver"dur*ous\, a.	   Covered with verdure; clothed with the fresh green of	   vegetation; verdured; verdant; as, verdurous pastures.	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Verecund \Ver"e*cund\, a. [L. verecundus, fr. vereri to feel	   awe.]	   Bashful; modest. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Verecundious \Ver`e*cun"di*ous\, a.	   Verecund. [Obs.] "Verecundious generosity." --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Verecundity \Ver`e*cun"di*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being verecund; modesty. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Verein \Ver*ein"\, n. [G.]	   A union, association, or society; -- used in names of German	   organizations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Veretillum \Ver`e*til"lum\, n. [L., dim. of veretrum the private	   parts.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of club-shaped, compound	   Alcyonaria belonging to {Veretillum} and allied genera, of	   the tribe {Pennatulacea}. The whole colony can move about as	   if it were a simple animal.	   [1913 Webster] Vergalieu
Vergalieu \Ver"ga*lieu\, Vergaloo \Ver"ga*loo\	   (v[~e]r"g[.a]*l[=oo]), n. [Cf. {Virgouleuse}.] (Bot.)	   See {Virgalieu}.	   [1913 Webster]
Verge \Verge\ (v[~e]rj), n. [F. verge, L. virga; perhaps akin to	   E. wisp.]	   1. A rod or staff, carried as an emblem of authority; as, the	      verge, carried before a dean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The stick or wand with which persons were formerly	      admitted tenants, they holding it in the hand, and	      swearing fealty to the lord. Such tenants were called	      tenants by the verge. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eng. Law) The compass of the court of Marshalsea and the	      Palace court, within which the lord steward and the	      marshal of the king's household had special jurisdiction;	      -- so called from the verge, or staff, which the marshal	      bore.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A virgate; a yardland. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A border, limit, or boundary of a space; an edge, margin,	      or brink of something definite in extent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even though we go to the extreme verge of	            possibility to invent a supposition favorable to it,	            the theory . . . implies an absurdity. --J. S. Mill.	      [1913 Webster]	            But on the horizon's verge descried,	            Hangs, touched with light, one snowy sail. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A circumference; a circle; a ring.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inclusive verge	            Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.)	      (a) The shaft of a column, or a small ornamental shaft.	          --Oxf. Gloss.	      (b) The edge of the tiling projecting over the gable of a	          roof. --Encyc. Brit.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Horol.) The spindle of a watch balance, especially one	      with pallets, as in the old vertical escapement. See under	      {Escapement}.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Hort.)	      (a) The edge or outside of a bed or border.	      (b) A slip of grass adjoining gravel walks, and dividing	          them from the borders in a parterre.	          [1913 Webster]	   10. The penis.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Zool.) The external male organ of certain mollusks,	       worms, etc. See Illustration in Appendix.	       [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Border; edge; rim; brim; margin; brink.	        [1913 Webster]	        [1913 Webster]	Verge \Verge\ (v[~e]rj), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Verged}	   (v[~e]rjd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Verging} (v[~e]r"j[i^]ng).] [L.	   vergere to bend, turn, incline; cf. Skr. v[.r]j to turn.]	   1. To border upon; to tend; to incline; to come near; to	      approach.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tend downward; to bend; to slope; as, a hill verges to	      the north.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our soul, from original instinct, vergeth towards	            him as its center.                    --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            I find myself verging to that period of life which	            is to be labor and sorrow.            --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Vergeboard \Verge"board`\, n. [Verge + board. Cf. {Bargeboard}.]	   (Arch.)	   The ornament of woodwork upon the gable of a house, used	   extensively in the 15th century. It was generally suspended	   from the edge of the projecting roof (see {Verge}, n., 4),	   and in a position parallel to the gable wall. Called also	   bargeboard.	   [1913 Webster]
Vergency \Ver"gen*cy\, n.	   1. The act of verging or approaching; tendency; approach.	      [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Opt.) The reciprocal of the focal distance of a lens,	      used as measure of the divergence or convergence of a	      pencil of rays. [R.] --Humphrey Lloyd.	      [1913 Webster]
Verger \Ver"ger\, n. [F. verger, from verge a rod. See 1st	   {Verge}.]	   One who carries a verge, or emblem of office. Specifically:	   	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) An attendant upon a dignitary, as on a bishop, a dean, a	       justice, etc. [Eng.] --Strype.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) The official who takes care of the interior of a church	       building.	       [1913 Webster]	Verger \Ver"ger\, n. [F.]	   A garden or orchard. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vergett'e \Ver`get`t['e]"\, a. [Cf. F. verget['e].]	   Divided by pallets, or pales; paly. --W. Berry.	   [1913 Webster]
Vergette \Ver*gette"\, n. (Her.)	   A small pale.	   [1913 Webster]
Veridical \Ve*rid"ic*al\, a. [L. veridicus; verus true + dicere	   to say, tell.]	   Truth-telling; truthful; veracious. [R.] --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Verifiable \Ver"i*fi`a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being verified; confirmable. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Verification \Ver`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. v['e]rification.]	   1. The act of verifying, or the state of being verified;	      confirmation; authentication.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Confirmation by evidence.	      (b) A formal phrase used in concluding a plea.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Verification of an equation} (Math.), the operation of	      testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it	      expresses truly the conditions of the problem. --Davies &	      Peck. (Math. Dict.)	      [1913 Webster]
Verificative \Ver"i*fi*ca*tive\, a.	   Serving to verify; verifying; authenticating; confirming.	   [1913 Webster]
Verifier \Ver"i*fi`er\, n.	   One who, or that which, verifies.	   [1913 Webster]
Verify \Ver"i*fy\ (v[e^]r"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Verified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Verifying}.] [F. v['e]rifier,	   LL. verificare, from L. verus true + -ficare to make. See	   {Very}, and -fy.]	   1. To prove to be true or correct; to establish the truth of;	      to confirm; to substantiate.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is verified by a number of examples. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            So shalt thou best fulfill, best verify.	            The prophets old, who sung thy endless reign.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To confirm or establish the authenticity of by examination	      or competent evidence; to authenticate; as, to verify a	      written statement; to verify an account, a pleading, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            To verify our title with their lives. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To maintain; to affirm; to support. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Veriloquent \Ve*ril"o*quent\, a. [L. verus true + loquens	   speaking.]	   Speaking truth; truthful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Verily \Ver"i*ly\, adv. [From {Very}.]	   In very truth; beyond doubt or question; in fact; certainly.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Trust in the Lord and do good; so shalt thou dwell in	         the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.  --Ps. xxxvii.	                                                  3.	   [1913 Webster]
Verine \Ver"ine\, n. [Contr. from veratrine.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid obtained as a yellow amorphous substance by the	   decomposition of veratrine.	   [1913 Webster]
Verisimilar \Ver`i*sim"i*lar\, a. [L. verisimilis; verus true +	   similis like, similar. See {Very}, and {Similar}.]	   Having the appearance of truth; probable; likely. "How	   verisimilar it looks." --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Verisimilitude \Ver`i*si*mil"i*tude\, n. [L. verisimilitudo: cf.	   OF. verisimilitude. See {Verisimilar}.]	   The quality or state of being verisimilar; the appearance of	   truth; probability; likelihood.	   [1913 Webster]	         Verisimilitude and opinion are an easy purchase; but	         true knowledge is dear and difficult.    --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	         All that gives verisimilitude to a narrative. --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Verisimility \Ver`i*si*mil"i*ty\, n.	   Verisimilitude. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The verisimility or probable truth.      --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Verisimilous \Ver`i*sim"i*lous\, a.	   Verisimilar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Veritable \Ver"i*ta*ble\, a. [F. v['e]ritable. See {Verity}.]	   Agreeable to truth or to fact; actual; real; true; genuine.	   "The veritable Deity." --Sir W. Hamilton. -- {Ver"i*ta*bly},	   adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Veritas \Ver"i*tas\, n. [Cf. F. v['e]ritas. See {Verity}.]	   The Bureau Veritas. See under {Bureau}.	   [1913 Webster]
Verity \Ver"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Verities}. [F. v['e]rit['e], L.	   veritas, fr. verus true. See {Very}.]	   1. The quality or state of being true, or real; consonance of	      a statement, proposition, or other thing, with fact;	      truth; reality. "The verity of certain words." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is a proposition of eternal verity, that none can	            govern while he is despised.          --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is true; a true assertion or tenet; a truth; a	      reality.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mark what I say, which you shall find	            By every syllable a faithful verity.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Verjuice \Ver"juice`\, n. [OE. vergeous, F. verjus, that is, the	   juice of green fruits; verd, vert, green + jus juice. See	   {Verdant}, and {Juice}.]	   1. The sour juice of crab apples, of green or unripe grapes,	      apples, etc.; also, an acid liquor made from such juice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Tartness; sourness, as of disposition.	      [1913 Webster]
Vermeil \Ver"meil\, n. [F., vermilion, fr. LL. vermiculus, fr.	   L. vermiculus a little worm, the coccus Indicus, from vermis	   a worm. See {Worm}, and cf. {Vermicule}.]	   1. Vermilion; also, the color of vermilion, a bright,	      beautiful red. [Poetic & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In her cheeks the vermeill red did show	            Like roses in a bed of lilies shed.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Silver gilt or gilt bronze.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A liquid composition applied to a gilded surface to give	      luster to the gold. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Vermeologist \Ver`me*ol"o*gist\, n.	   One who treats of vermes, or worms; a helminthologist.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermeology \Ver`me*ol"o*gy\, n. [L. vermes worms + -logy.]	   (Zool.)	   A discourse or treatise on worms; that part of Zoology which	   treats of worms; helminthology. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vermes \Ver"mes\, n. pl. [L. vermes, pl. of vermis a worm.]	   (Zool.)	   (a) An extensive artificial division of the animal kingdom,	       including the parasitic worms, or helminths, together	       with the nemerteans, annelids, and allied groups. By some	       writers the branchiopods, the bryzoans, and the tunicates	       are also included. The name was used in a still wider	       sense by Linnaeus and his followers.	   (b) A more restricted group, comprising only the helminths	       and closely allied orders.	       [1913 Webster]
Vermetid \Ver"me*tid\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of vermetus.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermetus \Ver*me"tus\, n. [NL., from L. vermis worm.] (Zool.)	   Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to	   {Vermetus} and allied genera, of the family {Vermetidae}.	   Their shells are regularly spiral when young, but later in	   life the whorls become separate, and the shell is often	   irregularly bent and contorted like a worm tube.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermicelli \Ver`mi*cel"li\, n. [It., pl. of vermicello,	   literally, a little worm, dim. of verme a worm, L. vermis.	   See {Worm}, and cf. {Vermicule}, {Vermeil}.]	   The flour of a hard and small-grained wheat made into dough,	   and forced through small cylinders or pipes till it takes a	   slender, wormlike form, whence the Italian name. When the	   paste is made in larger tubes, it is called macaroni.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermicide \Ver"mi*cide\, n. [L. vermis a worm + caedere to	   kill.]	   A medicine which destroys intestinal worms; a worm killer.	   --Pereira.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermicious \Ver*mi"cious\, a. [L. vermis a worm.]	   Of or pertaining to worms; wormy.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermicular \Ver*mic"u*lar\, a. [L. vermiculus a little worm,	   dim. of vermis a worm: cf. F. vermiculaire. See	   {Vermicelli}.]	   Of or pertaining to a worm or worms; resembling a worm;	   shaped like a worm; especially, resembling the motion or	   track of a worm; as, the vermicular, or peristaltic, motion	   of the intestines. See {Peristaltic}. "A twisted form	   vermicular." --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vermicular work}. See under {Vermiculated}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vermiculate \Ver*mic"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Vermiculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vermiculating}.] [L.	   vermiculatus inlaid so as to resemble the tracks of worms, p.	   p. of vermiculari to be full of worms, vermiculus a little	   worm. See {Vermicular}.]	   To form or work, as by inlaying, with irregular lines or	   impressions resembling the tracks of worms, or appearing as	   if formed by the motion of worms.	   [1913 Webster]	Vermiculate \Ver*mic"u*late\, a.	   1. Wormlike in shape; covered with wormlike elevations;	      marked with irregular fine lines of color, or with	      irregular wavy impressed lines like worm tracks; as, a	      vermiculate nut.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Crawling or creeping like a worm; hence, insinuating;	      sophistical. "Vermiculate questions." --Bacon.	      "Vermiculate logic." --R. Choate.	      [1913 Webster]
Vermiculated \Ver*mic"u*la`ted\, a.	   Made or marked with irregular wavy lines or impressions;	   vermiculate.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vermiculated work}, or {Vermicular work} (Arch.), rustic	      work so wrought as to have the appearance of convoluted	      worms, or of having been eaten into by, or covered with	      tracks of, worms. --Gwilt.	      [1913 Webster]
Vermiculation \Ver*mic`u*la"tion\, n. [L. vermiculatio a being	   worm-eaten.]	   1. The act or operation of moving in the manner of a worm;	      continuation of motion from one part to another; as, the	      vermiculation, or peristaltic motion, of the intestines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of vermiculating, or forming or inlaying so as to	      resemble the motion, track, or work of a worm.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Penetration by worms; the state of being wormeaten.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A very fine wavy crosswise color marking, or a	      patch of such markings, as on the feathers of birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Vermicule \Ver"mi*cule\, n. [L. vermiculus, dim. of vermis a	   worm. See {Vermicular}.]	   A small worm or insect larva; also, a wormlike body. [R.]	   --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermiculite \Ver*mic"u*lite\, n. [L. vermiculus, dim. of vermis	   worm.] (Min.)	   A group of minerals having, a micaceous structure. They are	   hydrous silicates, derived generally from the alteration of	   some kind of mica. So called because the scales, when heated,	   open out into wormlike forms.	   [1913 Webster] Vermiculose
Vermiculose \Ver*mic"u*lose`\, Vermiculous \Ver*mic"u*lous\, a.	   [L. vermiculosus. See {Vermicule}.]	   Containing, or full of, worms; resembling worms.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermiform \Ver"mi*form\, a. [L. vermis a worm + -form.]	   Resembling a worm in form or motions; vermicular; as, the	   vermiform process of the cerebellum.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vermiform appendix} (Anat.), a slender blind process of the	      caecum in man and some other animals; -- called also	      {vermiform appendage}, and {vermiform process}. Small	      solid bodies, such as grape seeds or cherry stones,	      sometimes lodge in it, causing serious, or even fatal,	      inflammation. See Illust. under {Digestion}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vermiformia \Ver`mi*for"mi*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of worms including Phoronis. See {Phoronis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermifugal \Ver*mif"u*gal\, a. [L. vermis a worm + fugare to	   drive away, fr. fugere to flee. See {Worm}, and {Fugitive}.]	   (Med.)	   Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel, worms or vermin;	   anthelmintic.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermifuge \Ver"mi*fuge\, n. [Cf. F. vermifuge. See	   {Vermifugal}.] (Med.)	   A medicine or substance that expels worms from animal bodies;	   an anthelmintic.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermil \Ver"mil\, n.	   See {Vermeil}. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermilinguia \Ver`mi*lin"gui*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. vermis worm	   + lingua tongue.] [Called also {Vermilingues}.] (Zool.)	   (a) A tribe of edentates comprising the South American	       ant-eaters. The tongue is long, slender, exsertile, and	       very flexible, whence the name.	   (b) A tribe of Old World lizards which comprises the	       chameleon. They have long, flexible tongues.	       [1913 Webster]
Vermilion \Ver*mil"ion\, n. [F. vermillon. See {Vermeil}.]	   1. (Chem.) A bright red pigment consisting of mercuric	      sulphide, obtained either from the mineral cinnabar or	      artificially. It has a fine red color, and is much used in	      coloring sealing wax, in printing, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The kermes insect has long been used for dyeing red or	         scarlet. It was formerly known as the worm dye,	         vermiculus, or vermiculum, and the cloth was called	         vermiculatia. Hence came the French vermeil for any red	         dye, and hence the modern name vermilion, although the	         substance it denotes is very different from the kermes,	         being a compound of mercury and sulphur. --R. Hunt.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a red color like the pigment; a lively and	      brilliant red; as, cheeks of vermilion.	      [1913 Webster]	Vermilion \Ver*mil"ion\, v. t.	   To color with vermilion, or as if with vermilion; to dye red;	   to cover with a delicate red.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermily \Ver"mi*ly\, n.	   Vermeil. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermin \Ver"min\, n. sing. & pl.; used chiefly as plural. [OE.	   vermine, F. vermine, from L. vermis a worm; cf. LL. vermen a	   worm, L. verminosus full of worms. See {Vermicular}, {Worm}.]	   1. An animal, in general. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherein were all manner of fourfooted beasts of the	            earth, and vermin, and worms, and fowls. --Acts x.	                                                  12. (Geneva	                                                  Bible).	      [1913 Webster]	            This crocodile is a mischievous fourfooted beast, a	            dangerous vermin, used to both elements. --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A noxious or mischievous animal; especially, noxious	      little animals or insects, collectively, as squirrels,	      rats, mice, worms, flies, lice, bugs, etc. "Cruel hounds	      or some foul vermin." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great injuries these vermin, mice and rats, do in	            the field.                            --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They disdain such vermin when the mighty boar of the	            forest . . . is before them.          --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, in contempt, noxious human beings.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are my prisoners, base vermin.    --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]
Verminate \Ver"mi*nate\, v. i. [L. verminare to have worms, fr.	   vermis a worm.]	   To breed vermin.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermination \Ver`mi*na"tion\, n. [L. verminatio the worms, a	   disease of animals, a crawling, itching pain.]	   1. The generation or breeding of vermin. --Derham.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A griping of the bowels.	      [1913 Webster]
Verminly \Ver"min*ly\, a. & adv.	   Resembling vermin; in the manner of vermin. [Obs.] --Gauden.	   [1913 Webster]
Verminous \Ver"min*ous\, a. [L. verminosus, fr. vermis a worm:	   cf. F. vermineux.]	   1. Tending to breed vermin; infested by vermin.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some . . . verminous disposition of the body.	                                                  --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Caused by, or arising from the presence of, vermin; as,	      verminous disease.	      [1913 Webster]
Verminously \Ver"min*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a verminous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermiparous \Ver*mip"a*rous\, a. [L. vermis a worm + parere to	   bring forth.]	   Producing or breeding worms. "Vermiparous animals." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermivorous \Ver*miv"o*rous\, a. [L. vermis a worm + vorare to	   devour: cf. F. vermivore.] (Zool.)	   Devouring worms; feeding on worms; as, vermivorous birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Vermuth \Ver"muth\, n. [F. vermout.]	   A liqueur made of white wine, absinthe, and various aromatic	   drugs, used to excite the appetite. [Written also	   {vermouth}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vernacle \Ver"na*cle\, n.	   See {Veronica}, 1. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vernacular \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.]	   Belonging to the country of one's birth; one's own by birth	   or nature; native; indigenous; -- now used chiefly of	   language; as, English is our vernacular language. "A	   vernacular disease." --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]	         His skill in the vernacular dialect of the Celtic	         tongue.                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which in our vernacular idiom may be thus interpreted.	                                                  --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Vernacular \Ver*nac"u*lar\, n.	   The vernacular language; one's mother tongue; often, the	   common forms of expression in a particular locality, opposed	   to {literary} or {learned} forms.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Vernacularism \Ver*nac"u*lar*ism\, n.	   A vernacular idiom.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernacularization \Ver*nac"u*lar*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of making vernacular, or the state of	   being made vernacular. --Fitzed. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernacularly \Ver*nac"u*lar*ly\, adv.	   In a vernacular manner; in the vernacular. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernaculous \Ver*nac"u*lous\, a. [L. vernaculus. See	   {Vernacular}.]	   1. Vernacular. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. vernaculi, pl., buffoons, jesters.] Scoffing;	      scurrilous. [A Latinism. Obs.] "Subject to the petulancy	      of every vernaculous orator." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Vernage \Ver"nage\ (v[~e]r"n[asl]j), n. [It. vernaccia.]	   A kind of sweet wine from Italy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
vernal \ver"nal\ (v[~e]r"nal), a. [L. vernalis, fr. vernus	   vernal, ver spring; akin to Gr. 'e`ar, Skr. vasanta, Icel.	   v[=a]r, and E. Easter, east.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the spring; appearing in the spring;	      as, vernal bloom.	      [1913 Webster]	            And purple all the ground with vernal flowers.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Belonging to youth, the spring of life.	      [1913 Webster]	            When after the long vernal day of life. --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            And seems it hard thy vernal years	            Few vernal joys can show?             --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vernal equinox} (Astron.), the point of time in each year	      when the sun crosses the equator when proceeding	      northward, about March 21, when day and night are of	      approximately equal duration. The beginning of the Spring	      season.	   {Vernal grass} (Bot.), a low, soft grass ({Anthoxanthum	      odoratum}), producing in the spring narrow spikelike	      panicles, and noted for the delicious fragrance which it	      gives to new-mown hay; -- also called {sweet vernal	      grass}. See Illust. in Appendix.	   {Vernal signs} (Astron.), the signs, Aries, Taurus, and	      Gemini, in which the sun appears between the vernal	      equinox and summer solstice.	      [1913 Webster]
Vernant \Ver"nant\ (v[~e]r"nant), a. [L. vernans, p. pr. vernare	   to flourish, from ver spring.]	   Flourishing, as in spring; vernal. [Obs.] "Vernant flowers."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernate \Ver"nate\, v. i. [See {Vernant}.]	   To become young again. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vernation \Ver*na"tion\, n. [F. vernation: cf. L. vernatio the	   sloughing of the skin of snakes.] (Bot.)	   The arrangement of the leaves within the leaf bud, as regards	   their folding, coiling, rolling, etc.; prefoliation.	   [1913 Webster]
Verner's law \Ver"ner's law\ (Philol.)	   A statement, propounded by the Danish philologist Karl Verner	   in 1875, which explains certain apparent exceptions to	   Grimm's law by the original position of the accent. Primitive	   Indo-European k, t, p, became first in Teutonic h, th, f, and	   appear without further change in old Teutonic, if the accent	   rested on the preceding syllable; but these sounds became	   voiced and produced g, d, b, if the accent was originally on	   a different syllable. Similarly s either remained unchanged,	   or it became z and later r. Example: Skt. sapt[=a] (accent on	   ultima), Gr. 'e`pta, Gothic sibun (seven). Examples in	   English are dead by the side of death, to rise and to rear.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vernicle \Ver"ni*cle\, n.	   A Veronica. See {Veronica}, 1. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         A vernicle had he sowed upon his cap.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernicose \Ver"ni*cose`\, a. [See {Varnish}.] (Bot.)	   Having a brilliantly polished surface, as some leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernier \Ver"ni*er\, n. [So named after the inventor, Pierre	   Vernier.]	   A short scale made to slide along the divisions of a	   graduated instrument, as the limb of a sextant, or the scale	   of a barometer, for indicating parts of divisions. It is so	   graduated that a certain convenient number of its divisions	   are just equal to a certain number, either one less or one	   more, of the divisions of the instrument, so that parts of a	   division are determined by observing what line on the vernier	   coincides with a line on the instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vernier calipers}, {Vernier gauge}, a gauge with a graduated	      bar and a sliding jaw bearing a vernier, used for accurate	      measurements.	   {Vernier compass}, a surveyor's compass with a vernier for	      the accurate adjustment of the zero point in accordance	      with magnetic variation.	   {Vernier transit}, a surveyor's transit instrument with a	      vernier compass.	      [1913 Webster]
Vernile \Ver"nile\, a. [L. vernilis servile. See {Vernacular}.]	   Suiting a slave; servile; obsequious. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The example . . . of vernile scurrility. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernility \Ver*nil"i*ty\, n. [L. vernilitas.]	   Fawning or obsequious behavior; servility. [R.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernine \Ver"nine\, n. [Vernal + -ine.] (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from the shoots of the vetch, red	   clover, etc., as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernish \Ver"nish\, n. & v.	   Varnish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vernonin \Ver"no*nin\, n. (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from the root of a South African plant	   of the genus {Vernonia}, as a deliquescent powder, and used	   as a mild heart tonic.	   [1913 Webster]
Veronese \Ver`o*nese"\, a. [It. Veronese.]	   Of or pertaining to Verona, in Italy. -- n. sing. & pl. A	   native of Verona; collectively, the people of Verona.	   [1913 Webster]
Veronica \Ve*ron"i*ca\, n. [LL.; -- so called from Veronica, a	   woman who, according to an old legend, as Christ was carrying	   the cross, wiped his face with a cloth, which received an	   impression of his countenance; Veronica is fr. MGr.	   Beroni`kh, fr. Macedonian Bereni`kh, for Gr. Fereni`kh,	   literally, carrying off victory, victorious.]	   1. A portrait or representation of the face of our Savior on	      the alleged handkerchief of Saint Veronica, preserved at	      Rome; hence, a representation of this portrait, or any	      similar representation of the face of the Savior. Formerly	      called also {Vernacle}, and {Vernicle}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A genus of scrophulariaceous plants; the speedwell.	      See {Speedwell}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several herbaceous species are common in both Europe	         and America, most of which have small blue flowers. A	         few shrubby species from New Zealand are sometimes	         found in cultivation.	         [1913 Webster]
Verray \Ver"ray\, a.	   Very; true. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Verrayment \Ver"ray*ment\, adv. [OF. veraiement. See {Very}.]	   Verily; truly. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Verrel \Ver"rel\, n.	   See {Ferrule}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Verriculate \Ver*ric"u*late\, a. [L. verriculum a net, seine.]	   (Zool.)	   Having thickset tufts of parallel hairs, bristles, or	   branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Verruca \Ver*ru"ca\, n.; pl. {Verrucae}. [L. Cf. {Verrugas}.]	   1. (Med.) A wart.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Zool.) A wartlike elevation or roughness.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Verruciform \Ver*ru"ci*form\, a. [L. verruca wart + -form.]	   Shaped like a wart or warts.	   [1913 Webster]
Verrucose \Ver"ru*cose`\, a. [L. verrucosus, fr. verruca a	   wart.]	   Covered with wartlike elevations; tuberculate; warty;	   verrucous; as, a verrucose capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Verrucous \Ver"ru*cous\, a.	   Verrucose.	   [1913 Webster]
Verruculose \Ver*ru"cu*lose`\, a. [L. verrucula, dim. of verruca	   a wart.]	   Minutely verrucose; as, a verruculose leaf or stalk.	   [1913 Webster]
Verrugas \Ver*ru"gas\, n. [Sp., warts. Cf. {Verruca}.] (Med.)	   An endemic disease occurring in the Andes in Peru,	   characterized by warty tumors which ulcerate and bleed. It is	   probably due to a special bacillus, and is often fatal.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vers \Vers\, n. sing. & pl.	   A verse or verses. See {Verse}, n. [Obs.] "Ten vers or	   twelve." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Versability \Ver`sa*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being versable. [R.] --Sterne	   [1913 Webster]
Versable \Ver"sa*ble\, a. [L. versabilis: cf. F. versable. See	   {Versatile}.]	   Capable of being turned. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Versableness \Ver"sa*ble*ness\, n.	   Versability. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Versal \Ver"sal\, a.	   Universal. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Versant \Ver"sant\, a. [L. versans, p. pr. of versare to turn	   about frequently, to turn over in the mind, to meditate. See	   {Versatile}.]	   Familiar; conversant. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Men not versant with courts of justice.  --Sydney	                                                  Smith.	   [1913 Webster]	Versant \Ver"sant\, n. [F.]	   The slope of a side of a mountain chain; hence, the general	   slope of a country; aspect.	   [1913 Webster]
Versatile \Ver"sa*tile\, a. [L. versatilis, fr. versare to turn	   around, v. freq. of vertere: cf. F. versatile. See {Verse}.]	   1. Capable of being turned round. --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to be turned in opinion; changeable; variable;	      unsteady; inconstant; as, a versatile disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Turning with ease from one thing to another; readily	      applied to a new task, or to various subjects; many-sided;	      as, versatile genius; a versatile politician.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conspicuous among the youths of high promise . . .	            was the quick and versatile [Charles] Montagu.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Nat. Hist.) Capable of turning; freely movable; as, a	      versatile anther, which is fixed at one point to the	      filament, and hence is very easily turned around; a	      versatile toe of a bird.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ver"sa*tile*ly}, adv. -- --	      {Ver"sa*tile*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Versatility \Ver`sa*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. versatilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being versatile; versatileness.	   [1913 Webster]
Vers de soci'et'e \Vers` de so`ci['e]`t['e]"\ [F.]	   See {Society verses}, under {Society}.	   [1913 Webster]
Verse \Verse\ (v[~e]rs), n. [OE. vers, AS. fers, L. versus a	   line in writing, and, in poetry, a verse, from vertere,	   versum, to turn, to turn round; akin to E. worth to become:	   cf. F. vers. See {Worth} to become, and cf. {Advertise},	   {Averse}, {Controversy}, {Convert}, {Divers}, {Invert},	   {Obverse}, {Prose}, {Suzerain}, {Vortex}.]	   1. A line consisting of a certain number of metrical feet	      (see {Foot}, n., 9) disposed according to metrical rules.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Verses are of various kinds, as {hexameter},	         {pentameter}, {tetrameter}, etc., according to the	         number of feet in each. A verse of twelve syllables is	         called an {Alexandrine}. Two or more verses form a	         stanza or strophe.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Metrical arrangement and language; that which is composed	      in metrical form; versification; poetry.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such prompt eloquence	            Flowed from their lips in prose or numerous verse.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue was taught in verse.           --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	            Verse embalms virtue.                 --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A short division of any composition. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A stanza; a stave; as, a hymn of four verses.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although this use of verse is common, it is	         objectionable, because not always distinguishable from	         the stricter use in the sense of a line.	         [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Script.) One of the short divisions of the chapters	          in the Old and New Testaments.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The author of the division of the Old Testament into	         verses is not ascertained. The New Testament was	         divided into verses by Robert Stephens [or Estienne], a	         French printer. This arrangement appeared for the first	         time in an edition printed at Geneva, in 1551.	         [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Mus.) A portion of an anthem to be performed by a	          single voice to each part.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A piece of poetry. "This verse be thine." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Blank verse}, poetry in which the lines do not end in	      rhymes.	   {Heroic verse}. See under {Heroic}.	      [1913 Webster]	Verse \Verse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Versed} (v[~e]rst); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Versing}.]	   To tell in verse, or poetry. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Playing on pipes of corn and versing love. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Verse \Verse\, v. i.	   To make verses; to versify. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is not rhyming and versing that maketh a poet. --Sir	                                                  P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Versed \Versed\ (v[~e]rst), a. [Cf. F. vers['e], L. versatus, p.	   p. of versari to turn about frequently, to turn over, to be	   engaged in a thing, passive of versare. See {Versant}, a.]	   Acquainted or familiar, as the result of experience, study,	   practice, etc.; skilled; practiced; knowledgeable; expert.	   [1913 Webster]	         Deep versed in books and shallow in himself. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Opinions . . . derived from studying the Scriptures,	         wherein he was versed beyond any person of his age.	                                                  --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]	         These men were versed in the details of business.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	Versed \Versed\, a. [L. versus turned, p. p. vertere. See 1st	   {Versed}.] (Math.)	   Turned.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Versed sine}. See under {Sine}, and Illust. of {Functions}.	      [1913 Webster]
Verseman \Verse"man\ (v[~e]rs"man), n.	   Same as {Versemonger}. --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Versemonger \Verse"mon`ger\ (v[~e]rs"m[u^][ng]`g[~e]r), n.	   A writer of verses; especially, a writer of commonplace	   poetry; a poetaster; a rhymer; -- used humorously or in	   contempt.	   [1913 Webster]
Verser \Vers"er\ (v[~e]rs"[~e]r), n.	   A versifier. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Verset \Vers"et\ (v[~e]rs"[e^]t), n. [F.]	   A verse. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Versicle \Ver"si*cle\, n. [L. versiculus, dim. of versus. See	   {Verse}.]	   A little verse; especially, a short verse or text said or	   sung in public worship by the priest or minister, and	   followed by a response from the people.	   [1913 Webster]	         The psalms were in number fifteen, . . . being digested	         into versicles.                          --Strype.	   [1913 Webster] Versicolor
Versicolor \Ver"si*col`or\, Versicolored \Ver"si*col`ored\, a.	   [L. versicolor; versare to change + color color.]	   Having various colors; changeable in color. "Versicolor,	   sweet-smelling flowers." --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Versicular \Ver*sic"u*lar\, a. [See {Versicle}.]	   Of or pertaining to verses; designating distinct divisions of	   a writing.	   [1913 Webster]
Versification \Ver`si*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. versificatio: cf. F.	   versification.]	   The act, art, or practice, of versifying, or making verses;	   the construction of poetry; metrical composition.	   [1913 Webster]
Versificator \Ver"si*fi*ca`tor\, n. [L.]	   A versifier. [R.] "The best versificator next Virgil."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Versifier \Ver"si*fi`er\, n.	   1. One who versifies, or makes verses; as, not every	      versifier is a poet. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who converts into verse; one who expresses in verse	      the ideas of another written in prose; as, Dr. Watts was a	      versifier of the Psalms.	      [1913 Webster]
Versify \Ver"si*fy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Versified}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Versifying}.] [OE. versifien, F. versifier, L.	   versificare; versus a verse + -ficare to make. See {Verse},	   and {-fy}.]	   To make verses.	   [1913 Webster]	         I'll versify in spite, and do my best.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Versify \Ver"si*fy\, v. t.	   1. To relate or describe in verse; to compose in verse.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll versify the truth, not poetize.  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn into verse; to render into metrical form; as, to	      versify the Psalms. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Version \Ver"sion\, n. [F., from L. vertere, versum, to turn, to	   change, to translate. See {Verse}.]	   1. A change of form, direction, or the like; transformation;	      conversion; turning.	      [1913 Webster]	            The version of air into water.        --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) A condition of the uterus in which its axis is	      deflected from its normal position without being bent upon	      itself. See {Anteversion}, and {Retroversion}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of translating, or rendering, from one language	      into another language.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A translation; that which is rendered from another	      language; as, the Common, or Authorized, Version of the	      Scriptures (see under {Authorized}); the Septuagint	      Version of the Old Testament.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An account or description from a particular point of view,	      especially as contrasted with another account; as, he gave	      another version of the affair.	      [1913 Webster]
Versionist \Ver"sion*ist\, n.	   One who makes or favors a version; a translator. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Verso \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}.	   [1913 Webster]
Versor \Ver"sor\, n. [NL., fr. L. vertere, versus, to turn. See	   {Version}.] (Geom.)	   The turning factor of a quaternion.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The change of one vector into another is considered in	         quaternions as made up of two operations; 1st, the	         rotation of the first vector so that it shall be	         parallel to the second; 2d, the change of length so	         that the first vector shall be equal to the second.	         That which expresses in amount and kind the first	         operation is a versor, and is denoted geometrically by	         a line at right angles to the plane in which the	         rotation takes place, the length of this line being	         proportioned to the amount of rotation. That which	         expresses the second operation is a tensor. The product	         of the versor and tensor expresses the total operation,	         and is called a quaternion. See {Quaternion}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Quadrantal versor}. See under {Quadrantal}.	      [1913 Webster]
Verst \Verst\, n. [Russ. versta: cf. F. verste.]	   A Russian measure of length containing 3,500 English feet.	   [Written also {werst}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Versual \Ver"su*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a verse.	   [1913 Webster]
Versus \Ver"sus\, prep. [L., toward, turned in the direction of,	   from vertere, versum, to turn. See {Verse}.]	   Against; as, John Doe versus Richard Roe; -- chiefly used in	   legal language, and abbreviated to v. or vs.	   [1913 Webster]
Versute \Ver*sute"\, a. [L. versutus, fr. vertere, versum, to	   turn.]	   Crafty; wily; cunning; artful. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vert \Vert\, n. [F., green, from L. viridis. See {Verdant}, and	   cf. {Verd}.]	   1. (Eng. Forest Law)	      (a) Everything that grows, and bears a green leaf, within	          the forest; as, to preserve vert and venison is the	          duty of the verderer.	      (b) The right or privilege of cutting growing wood.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) The color green, represented in a drawing or	      engraving by parallel lines sloping downward toward the	      right.	      [1913 Webster]
Verteber \Ver"te*ber\ (v[~e]r"t[-e]*b[~e]r), n.	   A vertebra. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vertebra \Ver"te*bra\ (v[~e]r"t[-e]*br[.a]), n.; pl.	   {Vertebrae}. [L. vertebra, fr. vertere to turn, change. See	   {Verse}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) One of the serial segments of the spinal column.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In many fishes the vertebrae are simple cartilaginous	         disks or short cylinders, but in the higher vertebrates	         they are composed of many parts, and the vertebrae in	         different portions of the same column vary very	         greatly. A well-developed vertebra usually consists of	         a more or less cylindrical and solid body, or centrum,	         which is surmounted dorsally by an arch, leaving an	         opening which forms a part of the canal containing the	         spinal cord. From this dorsal, or neural, arch spring	         various processes, or apophyses, which have received	         special names: a dorsal, or neural, spine, spinous	         process, or neurapophysis, on the middle of the arch;	         two anterior and two posterior articular processes, or	         zygapophyses; and one or two transverse processes on	         each side. In those vertebrae which bear well-developed	         ribs, a tubercle near the end of the rib articulates at	         a tubercular facet on the transverse process	         (diapophysis), while the end, or head, of the rib	         articulates at a more ventral capitular facet which is	         sometimes developed into a second, or ventral,	         transverse process (parapophysis). In vertebrates with	         well-developed hind limbs, the spinal column is divided	         into five regions in each of which the vertebrae are	         specially designated: those vertebrae in front of, or	         anterior to, the first vertebra which bears ribs	         connected with the sternum are cervical; all those	         which bear ribs and are back of the cervicals are	         dorsal; the one or more directly supporting the pelvis	         are sacral and form the sacrum; those between the	         sacral and dorsal are lumbar; and all those back of the	         sacral are caudal, or coccygeal. In man there are seven	         cervical vertebrae, twelve dorsal, five lumbar, five	         sacral, and usually four, but sometimes five and rarely	         three, coccygeal.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the central ossicles in each joint of the	      arms of an ophiuran.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Vertebral \Ver"te*bral\ (v[~e]r"t[-e]*bral), a. [Cf. F.	   vert['e]bral.]	   1. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a vertebra, vertebrae, or the	      vertebral column; spinal; rachidian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vertebrate.	      [1913 Webster]	Vertebral \Ver"te*bral\, n. (Zool.)	   A vertebrate. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vertebrally \Ver"te*bral*ly\, adv. (Anat.)	   At or within a vertebra or vertebrae; -- distinguished from	   interverterbrally.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertebrarterial \Ver`te*brar*te"ri*al\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to a vertebra or vertebrae and an artery; --	   said of the foramina in the transverse processes of cervical	   vertebrae and of the canal which they form for the vertebral	   artery and vein.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertebrata \Ver`te*bra"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, comprising	   all animals that have a backbone composed of bony or	   cartilaginous vertebrae, together with Amphioxus in which the	   backbone is represented by a simple undivided notochord. The	   Vertebrata always have a dorsal, or neural, cavity above the	   notochord or backbone, and a ventral, or visceral, cavity	   below it. The subdivisions or classes of Vertebrata are	   Mammalia, Aves, Reptilia, Amphibia, Pisces, Marsipobranchia,	   and Leptocardia.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertebrate \Ver"te*brate\, n. (Zool.)	   One of the Vertebrata.	   [1913 Webster] Vertebrate	Vertebrate \Ver"te*brate\, Vertebrated \Ver"te*bra`ted\, a. [L.	   vertebratus.]	   1. (Anat.) Having a backbone, or vertebral column, containing	      the spinal marrow, as man, quadrupeds, birds, amphibia,	      and fishes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Contracted at intervals, so as to resemble the	      spine in animals. --Henslow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Having movable joints resembling vertebrae; --	      said of the arms of ophiurans.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Of or pertaining to the Vertebrata; -- used only	      in the form vertebrate.	      [1913 Webster]
Vertebre \Ver"te*bre\, n. (Anat.)	   A vertebra. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vertebro- \Ver"te*bro-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, a vertebra, vertebrae, or the vertebral	   column; as in vertebrocostal.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertebro-iliac \Ver"te*bro-il"i*ac\, a. (Anat.)	   Iliolumbar.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertex \Ver"tex\, n.; pl. E. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L.	   vertex, -icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from	   vertere to turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.]	   A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit;	   crown; apex. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) (Anat.) The top, or crown, of the head.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) (Astron.) The zenith, or the point of the heavens	       directly overhead.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Math.) The point in any figure opposite to, and farthest	       from, the base; the terminating point of some particular	       line or lines in a figure or a curve; the top, or the	       point opposite the base.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: The principal vertex of a conic section is, in the	         parabola, the vertex of the axis of the curve: in the	         ellipse, either extremity of either axis, but usually	         the left-hand vertex of the transverse axis; in the	         hyperbola, either vertex, but usually the right-hand	         vertex of the transverse axis.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Vertex of a curve} (Math.), the point in which the axis of	      the curve intersects it.	   {Vertex of an angle} (Math.), the point in which the sides of	      the angle meet.	   {Vertex of a solid}, or {Vertex of a surface of revolution}	      (Math.), the point in which the axis pierces the surface.	      [1913 Webster]
Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, a. [Cf. F. vertical. See {Vertex}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the vertex; situated at the vertex, or	      highest point; directly overhead, or in the zenith;	      perpendicularly above one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Charity . . . is the vertical top of all religion.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Perpendicular to the plane of the horizon; upright; plumb;	      as, a vertical line.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vertical angle} (Astron. & Geod.), an angle measured on a	      vertical circle, called an angle of elevation, or	      altitude, when reckoned from the horizon upward, and of	      depression when downward below the horizon.	   {Vertical anthers} (Bot.), such anthers as stand erect at the	      top of the filaments.	   {Vertical circle} (Astron.), an azimuth circle. See under	      {Azimuth}.	   {Vertical drill}, an upright drill. See under {Upright}.	   {Vertical fire} (Mil.), the fire, as of mortars, at high	      angles of elevation.	   {Vertical leaves} (Bot.), leaves which present their edges to	      the earth and the sky, and their faces to the horizon, as	      in the Australian species of Eucalyptus.	   {Vertical limb}, a graduated arc attached to an instrument,	      as a theodolite, for measuring vertical angles.	   {Vertical line}.	      (a) (Dialing) A line perpendicular to the horizon.	      (b) (Conic Sections) A right line drawn on the vertical	          plane, and passing through the vertex of the cone.	      (c) (Surv.) The direction of a plumb line; a line normal	          to the surface of still water.	      (d) (Geom., Drawing, etc.) A line parallel to the sides of	          a page or sheet, in distinction from a horizontal line	          parallel to the top or bottom.	   {Vertical plane}.	      (a) (Conic Sections) A plane passing through the vertex of	          a cone, and through its axis.	      (b) (Projections) Any plane which passes through a	          vertical line.	      (c) (Persp.) The plane passing through the point of sight,	          and perpendicular to the ground plane, and also to the	          picture.	   {Vertical sash}, a sash sliding up and down. Cf. {French	      sash}, under 3d {Sash}.	   {Vertical steam engine}, a steam engine having the crank	      shaft vertically above or below a vertical cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	Vertical \Ver"ti*cal\, n.	   1. Vertical position; zenith. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A vertical line, plane, or circle.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Prime vertical}, {Prime vertical dial}. See under {Prime},	      a.	      [1913 Webster]
Verticality \Ver`ti*cal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being vertical; verticalness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The different points of the verticality. --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertically \Ver"ti*cal*ly\, adv.	   In a vertical manner, position, or direction;	   perpendicularly; as, to look down vertically; to raise a	   thing vertically.	   [1913 Webster]
Verticalness \Ver"ti*cal*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being vertical.	   [1913 Webster]
Verticil \Ver"ti*cil\, n. [L. verticillus, dim. of vertex a	   whirl: cf. F. verticille. See {Vertex}.] (Bot.)	   A circle either of leaves or flowers about a stem at the same	   node; a whorl. [Written also {verticel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Verticillaster \Ver`ti*cil*las"ter\, a. [NL., fr. L. verticillus	   a whirl + aster a star.] (Bot.)	   A whorl of flowers apparently of one cluster, but composed of	   two opposite axillary cymes, as in mint. See Illust. of	   {Whorl}.	   [1913 Webster] Verticillate
Verticillate \Ver*tic"il*late\ (?; 277), Verticillated
\Ver*tic"il*la`ted\, a. [See {Verticil}.] (Bot. & Zool.)	   Arranged in a transverse whorl or whorls like the rays of a	   wheel; as, verticillate leaves of a plant; a verticillate	   shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Verticillus \Ver`ti*cil"lus\, n. [L., a whirl.] (Bot.)	   A whorl; a verticil.	   [1913 Webster]
Verticity \Ver*tic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. verticit['e]. See	   {Vertex}.]	   The quality or power of turning; revolution; rotation. [R.]	   --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         I hardly believe he hath from elder times unknown the	         verticity of the loadstone.              --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Verticle \Ver"ti*cle\, n. [L. verticula a joint.]	   An axis; a hinge; a turning point. --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertiginate \Ver*tig"i*nate\, a.	   Turned round; giddy. [R.] --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Vertiginous \Ver*tig"i*nous\, a. [L. vertiginosus, fr. vertigo a	   whirling around, giddiness: cf. F. vertigineux. See	   {Vertigo}.]	   1. Turning round; whirling; rotary; revolving; as, a	      vertiginous motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some vertiginous whirl of fortune.    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected with vertigo; giddy; dizzy.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [the angels] grew vertiginous, and fell from	            the battlements of heaven.            --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Ver*tig"i*nous*ly}, adv. --	      {Ver*tig"i*nous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Vertigo \Ver"ti*go\ (?; 277), n.; pl. E. {Vertigoes}, L.	   {Vertigines}. [L., fr. vertere to turn. See {Verse}.]	   1. (Med.) Dizziness or swimming of the head; an affection of	      the head in which objects, though stationary, appear to	      move in various directions, and the person affected finds	      it difficult to maintain an erect posture; giddiness.	      --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small land snails	      belonging to the genus {Vertigo}, having an elongated or	      conical spiral shell and usually teeth in the aperture.	      [1913 Webster]
Vertilinear \Ver`ti*lin"e*ar\, a. [Vertical + linear.]	   Straight; rectilinear. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vertu \Ver"tu\, n.	   1. Virtue; power. See {Virtue}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. See {Virtu}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vertuous \Ver"tu*ous\, a.	   Virtuous; powerful. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Verumontanum \Ver`u*mon*ta"num\, n. [NL.] (Anat.)	   An elevation, or crest, in the wall of the urethra where the	   seminal ducts enter it.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is sometimes written veru montanum.	         [1913 Webster]
Vervain \Ver"vain\, n. [OE. verveine, F. verveine, fr. L.	   verbena, pl. verbenae sacred boughs of laurel, olive, or	   myrtle, a class of plants; cf. verbenaca vervain. Cf.	   {Verbena}.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Verbena}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vervain mallow} (Bot.), a species of mallow ({Malva Alcea})	      with rose-colored flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Verve \Verve\, n. [F.]	   Excitement of imagination such as animates a poet, artist, or	   musician, in composing or performing; rapture; enthusiasm;	   spirit; energy.	   [1913 Webster]
Vervel \Ver"vel\, n.	   See {Varvel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vervet \Ver"vet\, n. (Zool.)	   A South African monkey ({Cercopithecus pygerythrus} syn.	   {Cercopithecus Lelandii}). The upper parts are grayish green,	   finely specked with black. The cheeks and belly are reddish	   white.	   [1913 Webster]
Very \Ver"y\ (v[e^]r"[y^]), a. [Compar. {Verier}	   (v[e^]r"[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Veriest}.] [OE. verai, verray,	   OF. verai, vrai, F. vrai, (assumed) LL. veracus, for L. verax	   true, veracious, fr. verus true; akin to OHG. & OS. w[=a]r,	   G. wahr, D. waar; perhaps originally, that is or exists, and	   akin to E. was. Cf. {Aver}, v. t., {Veracious}, {Verdict},	   {Verity}.]	   True; real; actual; veritable.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether thou be my very son Esau or not. --Gen. xxvii.	                                                  21.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he	         that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.	                                                  --Prov. xvii.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster]	         The very essence of truth is plainness and brightness.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         I looked on the consideration of public service or	         public ornament to be real and very justice. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Very is sometimes used to make the word with which it	         is connected emphatic, and may then be paraphrased by	         same, self-same, itself, and the like. "The very hand,	         the very words." --Shak. "The very rats instinctively	         have quit it." --Shak. "Yea, there where very	         desolation dwells." --Milton. Very is used occasionally	         in the comparative degree, and more frequently in the	         superlative. "Was not my lord the verier wag of the	         two?" --Shak. "The veriest hermit in the nation."	         --Pope. "He had spoken the very truth, and transformed	         it into the veriest falsehood." --Hawthorne.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Very Reverend}. See the Note under {Reverend}.	      [1913 Webster]	Very \Ver"y\ (v[e^]r"[y^]), adv.	   In a high degree; to no small extent; exceedingly;	   excessively; extremely; as, a very great mountain; a very	   bright sun; a very cold day; the river flows very rapidly; he	   was very much hurt.	   [1913 Webster] Very's night signals
Very's night signals \Ver"y's night signals\, or Very night
signals \Ver"y night signals\ . [After Lieut. Samuel W. Very,	   who invented the system in 1877.] (Naut.)	   A system of signaling in which balls of red and green fire	   are fired from a pistol, the arrangement in groups denoting	   numbers having a code significance. The pistol used to fire	   the signal flare is called a	   {Very pistol}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Vesbium \Ves"bi*um\, n. [NL., from L. Vesuvius, contr. Vesbius,	   Vesuvius.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of which little is known. It is said	   by Scacchi to have been extracted from a yellowish	   incrustation from the cracks of a Vesuvian lava erupted in	   1631.	   Note: It is not a recognized element. Actual identity?	         [1913 Webster]
Vese \Vese\ (v[=e]z), n. [Cf. {Feese}, n.]	   Onset; rush; violent draught or wind. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesica \Ve*si"ca\, n. [L.]	   A bladder.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vesica piscis}. [L., fish bladder.] (Eccl. Art) A glory, or	      aureole, of oval shape, or composed of two arcs of circles	      usually represented as surrounding a divine personage.	      More rarely, an oval composed of two arcs not representing	      a glory; a solid oval, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Vesical \Ves"i*cal\, a. [L. vesica bladder.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the bladder. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicant \Ves"i*cant\, n. [L. vesica blister: cf. F.	   v['e]sicant.] (Med.)	   A vesicatory.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicate \Ves"i*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vesicated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Vesicating}.] [See {Vesicant}.] (Med.)	   To raise little bladders or blisters upon; to inflame and	   separate the cuticle of; to blister. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesication \Ves`i*ca"tion\, n. [Cf. F. v['e]sication.] (Med.)	   The process of vesicating, or of raising blisters.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicatory \Ves"i*ca*to*ry\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F.	   v['e]sicatoire.] (Med.)	   Tending, or having power, to raise a blister. -- n. A	   blistering application or plaster; a vesicant; an epispastic.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicle \Ves"i*cle\, n. [L. vesicula, dim. of vesica a bladder,	   blister; akin to Skr. vasti bladder: cf. F. v['e]sicule.]	   A bladderlike vessel; a membranous cavity; a cyst; a cell.	   Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) (Bot.) A small bladderlike body in the substance of a	       vegetable, or upon the surface of a leaf.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) (Med.) A small, and more or less circular, elevation of	       the cuticle, containing a clear watery fluid.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) (Anat.) A cavity or sac, especially one filled with	       fluid; as, the umbilical vesicle.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) (Zool.) A small convex hollow prominence on the surface	       of a shell or a coral.	       [1913 Webster]	   (e) (Geol.) A small cavity, nearly spherical in form, and	       usually of the size of a pea or smaller, such as are	       common in some volcanic rocks. They are produced by the	       liberation of watery vapor in the molten mass.	       [1913 Webster]
Vesico- \Ves"i*co-\	   A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with,	   or relation to, the bladder; as in vesicoprostatic,	   vesicovaginal.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicoprostatic \Ves`i*co*pro*stat"ic\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the bladder and the prostate gland.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicouterine \Ves`i*co*u"ter*ine\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the bladder and the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicovaginal \Ves`i*co*vag"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the bladder and the vagina.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicula \Ve*sic"u*la\, n.; pl. {Vesiculae} . [L., dim. of	   vesica.] (Anat. & Med.)	   A vesicle.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesicular \Ve*sic"u*lar\, a. [Cf. F. v['e]siculaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to vesicles; esp., of or pertaining to	      the air vesicles, or air cells, of the lungs; as,	      vesicular breathing, or normal breathing, in which the air	      enters freely the air vesicles of the lungs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Containing, or composed of, vesicles or vesiclelike	      structures; covered with vesicles or bladders; vesiculate;	      as, a vesicular coral; vesicular lava; a vesicular leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the form or structure of a vesicle; as, a vesicular	      body.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vesicular column} (Anat.), a series of nerve cells forming	      one of the tracts distinguished in the spinal cord; --	      also called the {ganglionic column}.	   {Vesicular emphysema} (Med.), emphysema of the lungs, in	      which the air vesicles are distended and their walls	      ruptured.	   {Vesicular murmur} (Med.), the sound, audible on auscultation	      of the chest, made by the air entering and leaving the air	      vesicles of the lungs in respiration.	      [1913 Webster]
Vesicularia \Ve*sic`u*la"ri*a\, n. [NL. See {Vesicle}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of marine Bryozoa belonging to	   {Vesicularia} and allied genera. They have delicate tubular	   cells attached in clusters to slender flexible stems.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesiculata \Ve*sic`u*la"ta\, n. pl. [NL. See {Vesicle}.] (Zool.)	   The campanularian medusae.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesiculate \Ve*sic"u*late\, a.	   Bladdery; full of, or covered with, bladders; vesicular.	   [1913 Webster]	Vesiculate \Ve*sic"u*late\, v. t.	   To form vesicles in, as lava.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesiculation \Ve*sic`u*la"tion\, n. (Geol.)	   The state of containing vesicles, or the process by which	   vesicles are formed.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesiculitis \Ve*sic`u*li"tis\, n. [NL.; vesicula + -itis.]	   Inflammation of a vesicle.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Vesiculose
Vesiculose \Ve*sic"u*lose`\, Vesiculous \Ve*sic"u*lous\, a. [L.	   vesiculosus: cf. F. v['e]siculeux.]	   Bladdery; vesicular; vesiculate; composed of vesicles;	   covered with vesicles; as, a vesiculose shell.	   [1913 Webster]
Vespa \Ves"pa\ (v[e^]s"p[.a]), prop. n. [L., wasp.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Hymenoptera including the common wasps and	   hornets.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Vesper \Ves"per\ (v[e^]s"p[~e]r), n. [L., the evening, the	   evening star, the west; akin to Gr. "e`speros, "espe`ra, and	   perhaps to E. west. Cf. {Hesperian}, {Vespers}.]	   The evening star; Hesper; Venus, when seen after sunset;	   hence, the evening. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Vesper \Ves"per\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the evening, or to the service of	   vespers; as, a vesper hymn; vesper bells.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vesper sparrow}, the grass finch. See under {Grass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vesperal \Ves"per*al\, a.	   Vesper; evening. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vespers \Ves"pers\, n. pl. [OF. vespres, F. v[^e]pres, LL.	   vesperae, fr. L. vespera evening. See {Vesper}, n.] (R. C.	   Ch.)	   (a) One of the little hours of the Breviary.	   (b) The evening song or service.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Sicilian vespers}. See under {Sicilian}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Vespertilio \Ves`per*til"i*o\, n. [L., a bat.] (Zool.)	   A genus of bats including some of the common small	   insectivorous species of North America and Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Vespertiliones \Ves`per*til`i*o"nes\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A tribe of bats including the common insectivorous bats of	   America and Europe, belonging to {Vespertilio} and allied	   genera. They lack a nose membrane.	   [1913 Webster]
Vespertilionine \Ves`per*til`i*o"nine\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Vespertiliones.	   [1913 Webster]
Vespertinal \Ves"per*ti`nal\, a.	   Vespertine. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Vespertine \Ves"per*tine\, a. [L. vespertinus. See {Vesper}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the evening; happening or being in the	      evening. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Blossoming in the evening.	      [1913 Webster]
Vespiary \Ves"pi*a*ry\, n. [L. vespa a wasp.]	   A nest, or habitation, of insects of the wasp kind.	   [1913 Webster]
Vespillo \Ves*pil"lo\, n.; pl. {Vespilloes}. [L.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   One who carried out the dead bodies of the poor at night for	   burial.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like vespilloes or grave makers.         --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vessel \Ves"sel\, n. [OF. vessel, veissel, vaissel, vaissiel, F.	   vaisseau, fr. L. vascellum, dim. of vasculum, dim. of vas a	   vessel. Cf. {Vascular}, {Vase}.]	   1. A hollow or concave utensil for holding anything; a hollow	      receptacle of any kind, as a hogshead, a barrel, a firkin,	      a bottle, a kettle, a cup, a bowl, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They drank] out of these noble vessels. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A general name for any hollow structure made to float upon	      the water for purposes of navigation; especially, one that	      is larger than a common rowboat; as, a war vessel; a	      passenger vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] began to build a vessel of huge bulk. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: A person regarded as receiving or containing	      something; esp. (Script.), one into whom something is	      conceived as poured, or in whom something is stored for	      use; as, vessels of wrath or mercy.	      [1913 Webster]	            He is a chosen vessel unto me.        --Acts ix. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The serpent] fit vessel, fittest imp of fraud, in	            whom	            To enter.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Anat.) Any tube or canal in which the blood or other	      fluids are contained, secreted, or circulated, as the	      arteries, veins, lymphatics, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) A continuous tube formed from superposed large	      cylindrical or prismatic cells (tracheae), which have lost	      their intervening partitions, and are usually marked with	      dots, pits, rings, or spirals by internal deposition of	      secondary membranes; a duct.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Acoustic vessels}. See under {Acoustic}.	   {Weaker vessel}, a woman; -- now applied humorously. "Giving	      honor unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel." --1 Peter	      iii. 7. "You are the weaker vessel." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Vessel \Ves"sel\, v. t.	   To put into a vessel. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesselful \Ves"sel*ful\, n.; pl. {Vesselfuls}.	   As much as a vessel will hold; enough to fill a vessel.	   [1913 Webster] Vesses
Vesses \Ves"ses\, Vessets \Ves"sets\, n.	   A kind of worsted; also, a worsted cloth. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Vessicnon
Vessicnon \Ves"sic*non\, Vessignon \Ves"sig*non\, n. [F.	   vessigon, fr. L. vesica a bladder, blister.] (Far.)	   A soft swelling on a horse's leg; a windgall.	   [1913 Webster]
Vest \Vest\ (v[e^]st), n. [L. vestis a garment, vesture; akin to	   Goth. wasti, and E. wear: cf. F. veste. See {Wear} to carry	   on the person, and cf. {Divest}, {Invest}, {Travesty}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An article of clothing covering the person; an outer	      garment; a vestment; a dress; a vesture; a robe.	      [1913 Webster]	            In state attended by her maiden train,	            Who bore the vests that holy rites require.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any outer covering; array; garb.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not seldom clothed in radiant vest	            Deceitfully goes forth the morn.      --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, a waistcoat, or sleeveless body garment, for	      men, worn under the coat.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Garment; vesture; dress; robe; vestment; waistcoat.	   Usage: {Vest}, {Waistcoat}. In England, the original word	          waistcoat is generally used for the body garment worn	          over the shirt and immediately under the coat. In the	          United States this garment is commonly called a vest,	          and the waistcoat is often improperly given to an	          under-garment.	          [1913 Webster]	Vest \Vest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vested}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vesting}.] [Cf. L. vestire, vestitum, OF. vestir, F.	   v[^e]tir. See {Vest}, n.]	   1. To clothe with, or as with, a vestment, or garment; to	      dress; to robe; to cover, surround, or encompass closely.	      [1913 Webster]	            Came vested all in white, pure as her mind.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            With ether vested, and a purple sky.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clothe with authority, power, or the like; to put in	      possession; to invest; to furnish; to endow; -- followed	      by with before the thing conferred; as, to vest a court	      with power to try cases of life and death.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had I been vested with the monarch's power. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To place or give into the possession or discretion of some	      person or authority; to commit to another; -- with in	      before the possessor; as, the power of life and death is	      vested in the king, or in the courts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Empire and dominion was [were] vested in him.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To invest; to put; as, to vest money in goods, land, or	      houses. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) To clothe with possession; as, to vest a person with	      an estate; also, to give a person an immediate fixed right	      of present or future enjoyment of; as, an estate is vested	      in possession. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Vest \Vest\ (v[e^]st), v. i.	   To come or descend; to be fixed; to take effect, as a title	   or right; -- followed by in; as, upon the death of the	   ancestor, the estate, or the right to the estate, vests in	   the heir at law.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesta \Ves"ta\ (v[e^]s"t[.a]), n. [L. Vesta, akin to Gr. "Esti`a	   Vesta, "esti`a the hearth of the house, and perhaps to Skr.	   ush to burn (see East), or perhaps to Skr. vas to dwell, and	   E. was.]	   1. (Rom. Myth.) One of the great divinities of the ancient	      Romans, identical with the Greek Hestia. She was a virgin,	      and the goddess of the hearth; hence, also, of the fire on	      it, and the family round it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) An asteroid, or minor planet, discovered by	      Olbers in 1807.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wax friction match. --Simmonds.	      [1913 Webster]
Vestal \Ves"tal\, a. [L. Vestalis belonging to Vesta, vestal.	   See {Vesta}.]	   Of or pertaining to Vesta, the virgin goddess of the hearth;	   hence, pure; chaste.	   [1913 Webster]	Vestal \Ves"tal\, n. [L. Vestalis (sc. virgo): cf. F. vestale.	   See {Vestal}, a.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) A virgin consecrated to Vesta, and to the	      service of watching the sacred fire, which was to be	      perpetually kept burning upon her altar.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Vestals were originally four, but afterward six, in	         number. Their term of service lasted thirty years, the	         period of admission being from the sixth to the tenth	         year of the candidate's age.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A virgin; a woman pure and chaste; also, a nun.	      [1913 Webster]	            How happy is the blameless vestal's lot! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Vestales \Ves*ta"les\, n. pl. [NL. See {Vestal}.] (Zool.)	   A group of butterflies including those known as virgins, or	   gossamer-winged butterflies.	   [1913 Webster]
Vested \Vest"ed\, a.	   1. Clothed; robed; wearing vestments. "The vested priest."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Not in a state of contingency or suspension; fixed;	      as, vested rights; vested interests.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vested legacy} (Law), a legacy the right to which commences	      in praesenti, and does not depend on a contingency; as, a	      legacy to one to be paid when he attains to twenty-one	      years of age is a vested legacy, and if the legatee dies	      before the testator, his representative shall receive it.	      --Blackstone.	   {Vested remainder} (Law), an estate settled, to remain to a	      determined person, after the particular estate is spent.	      --Blackstone. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	Vested interest \Vest"ed interest\	   1. a special personal interest, usually financial, in an	      existing system, law, or institution, which hinders a	      person from making objective decisions regarding that	      system, law, or institution. A vested interest may be one	      which benefits a relative, or, in an extended sense, one	      which defends a person's own reputation or previously	      expressed views.	      [PJC]	   2. a right given to an employee by a pension plan, which	      cannot be taken away.	      [PJC]	   3. pl. the persons, corporations, or other groups which	      benefit most (usually financially) from the existing	      system of institutions, laws, and customs.	      [PJC]	Vested school \Vest"ed school\	   In Ireland, a national school which has been built by the aid	   of grants from the board of Commissioners of National	   Education and is secured for educational purposes by leases	   to the commissioners themselves, or to the commissioners and	   the trustees.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vestiarian \Ves`ti*a"ri*an\, a. [See {Vestiary}.]	   Of or pertaining to a vestiary or vestments.	   [1913 Webster]
Vestiary \Ves"ti*a*ry\, n. [L. vestiarium. See {Vestry}.]	   A wardrobe; a robing room; a vestry. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Vestiary \Ves"ti*a*ry\, a.	   Pertaining to clothes, or vestments.	   [1913 Webster]
Vestibular \Ves*tib"u*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a vestibule; like a vestibule.	   [1913 Webster]
Vestibule \Ves"ti*bule\, n. [L. vestibulum, of uncertain origin:	   cf. F. vestibule.]	   The porch or entrance into a house; a hall or antechamber	   next the entrance; a lobby; a porch; a hall.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vestibule of the ear}. (Anat.) See under {Ear}.	   {Vestibule of the vulva} (Anat.), a triangular space between	      the nymphae, in which the orifice of the urethra is	      situated.	   {Vestibule train} (Railroads), a train of passenger cars	      having the space between the end doors of adjacent cars	      inclosed, so as to admit of leaving the doors open to	      provide for intercommunication between all the cars.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hall; passage.	   Usage: {Vestibule}, {Hall}, {Passage}. A vestibule is a small	          apartment within the doors of a building. A hall is	          the first large apartment beyond the vestibule, and,	          in the United States, is often long and narrow,	          serving as a passage to the several apartments. In	          England, the hall is generally square or oblong, and a	          long, narrow space of entrance is called a passage,	          not a hall, as in America. Vestibule is often used in	          a figurative sense to denote a place of entrance. "The	          citizens of Rome placed the images of their ancestors	          in the vestibules of their houses." --Bolingbroke	          [1913 Webster]	Vestibule \Ves"ti*bule\, v. t.	   To furnish with a vestibule or vestibules. --Brander	   Matthews.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vestibuled train \Vestibuled train\ (Railroad)	   Same as {Vestibule train}, under {Vestibule}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vestibulum \Ves*tib"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Vestibula}. [L.,	   vestibule.] (Zool.)	   A cavity into which, in certain bryozoans, the esophagus and	   anus open.	   [1913 Webster]
Vestigate \Ves"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. vestigatus, p. p. of	   vestigare. See {Vestige}.]	   To investigate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vestige \Ves"tige\, n. [F., from L. vestigium footprint, trace,	   sign; the last part (-stigium) is probably akin to E. sty, v.	   i. Cf. {Investigate}.]	   1. The mark of the foot left on the earth; a track or	      footstep; a trace; a sign; hence, a faint mark or visible	      sign left by something which is lost, or has perished, or	      is no longer present; remains; as, the vestiges of ancient	      magnificence in Palmyra; vestiges of former population.	      [1913 Webster]	            What vestiges of liberty or property have they left?	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ridicule has followed the vestiges of Truth, but	            never usurped her place.              --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Biol.) A small, degenerate, or imperfectly developed part	      or organ which has been more fully developed in some past	      generation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: Trace; mark; sign; token.	   Usage: {Vestige}, {Trace}. These words agree in marking some	          indications of the past, but differ to some extent in	          their use and application. Vestige is used chiefly in	          a figurative sense, for the remains of something long	          passed away; as, the vestiges of ancient times;	          vestiges of the creation. A trace is literally	          something drawn out in a line, and may be used in this	          its primary sense, or figuratively, to denote a sign	          or evidence left by something that has passed by, or	          ceased to exist. Vestige usually supposes some	          definite object of the past to be left behind; while a	          trace may be a mere indication that something has been	          present or is present; as, traces of former	          population; a trace of poison in a given substance.	          [1913 Webster]
Vestigial \Ves*tig"i*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a vestige.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesting \Vest"ing\, n.	   Cloth for vests; a vest pattern.	   [1913 Webster]
Vestiture \Ves"ti*ture\ (?; 135), n. [See {Vesture}.]	   Investiture. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vestlet \Vest"let\, n. [Dim. of vest.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of actinians belonging to the	   genus {Cerianthus}. These animals have a long, smooth body	   tapering to the base, and two separate circles of tentacles	   around the mouth. They form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube	   with a smooth internal lining, in which they dwell, whence	   the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Vestment \Vest"ment\, n. [OE. vestement, vestiment, OF.	   vestement, vestiment, F. v[^e]tement, fr. L. vestimentum, fr.	   vestire to clothe, fr. vestis a garment, clothing. See	   {Vest}.]	   A covering or garment; some part of clothing or dress;	   specifically (Eccl.), any priestly garment. "Royal	   vestiment." --Chaucer. "Priests in holy vestments." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sculptor could not give vestments suitable to the	         quality of the persons represented.      --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Vestry \Ves"try\, n.; pl. {Vestries}. [OE. vestrye, F.	   vestiaire, L. vestiarium, fr. vestiarius belonging to	   clothes, fr. vestis a garment. See {Vest}, n., and cf.	   {Vestiary}.]	   1. A room appendant to a church, in which sacerdotal	      vestments and sacred utensils are sometimes kept, and	      where meetings for worship or parish business are held; a	      sacristy; -- formerly called revestiary.	      [1913 Webster]	            He said unto him that was over the vestry, Bring	            forth vestments for all the worshipers of Baal. --2	                                                  Kings x. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Ch. of Eng.) A parochial assembly; an assembly of persons	      who manage parochial affairs; -- so called because usually	      held in a vestry.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Prot. Epis. Ch.) A body, composed of wardens and	      vestrymen, chosen annually by a parish to manage its	      temporal concerns.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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	      repair of churches, care of highways, the appointment of	      certain officers, etc.	   {Select vestry}, a select number of persons chosen in large	      and populous English parishes to represent and manage the	      concerns of the parish for one year. --Mozley & W.	   {Vestry board} (Ch. of Eng.), a vestry. See def. 2, above.	   {Vestry clerk}, an officer chosen by the vestry, who keeps a	      record of its proceedings; also, in England, one who keeps	      the parish accounts and books.	   {Vestry meeting}, the meeting of a vestry or vestry board;	      also, a meeting of a parish held in a vestry or other	      place.	      [1913 Webster]
Vestryman \Ves"try*man\, n.; pl. {Vestrymen}.	   A member of a vestry; especially (Prot. Epis. Ch.), a member	   other than a warden. See {Vestry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesture \Ves"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OF. vesture, vesteure, F.	   v[^e]ture, LL. vestitura, from L. vestire to clothe, dress.	   See {Vest}, v. t., and cf. {Vestiture}.]	   1. A garment or garments; a robe; clothing; dress; apparel;	      vestment; covering; envelope. --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Approach, and kiss her sacred vesture's hem.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rocks, precipices, and gulfs, appareled with a	            vesture of plants.                    --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	            There polished chests embroidered vestures graced.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law)	      (a) The corn, grass, underwood, stubble, etc., with which	          land was covered; as, the vesture of an acre.	      (b) Seizin; possession.	          [1913 Webster]
Vestured \Ves"tured\, a.	   Covered with vesture or garments; clothed; enveloped.	   [1913 Webster]	         We be vestured with poor cloth.          --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, a. [Cf. F. V['e]suvien, It. Vesuviano.]	   Of or pertaining to Vesuvius, a volcano near Naples.	   [1913 Webster]	Vesuvian \Ve*su"vi*an\, n. [G. vesuvian. See {Vesuvian}, a.]	   1. (Min.) Vesuvianite.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of match or fusee for lighting cigars, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vesuvianite \Ve*su"vi*an*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in tetragonal crystals, and also massive,	   of a brown to green color, rarely sulphur yellow and blue. It	   is a silicate of alumina and lime with some iron magnesia,	   and is common at Vesuvius. Also called {idocrase}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vesuvine \Ve*su"vine\, n.	   A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic	   azo compounds of benzene; -- called also {Bismarck brown},	   {Manchester brown}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Vetch \Vetch\ (v[e^]ch), n. [Also fitch; OE. ficche, feche, for	   veche, OF. veche, vecce, vesche, vesce, F. vesce, fr. L.	   vicia.] (Bot.)	   Any leguminous plant of the genus {Vicia}, some species of	   which are valuable for fodder. The common species is {Vicia	   sativa}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to many other leguminous	         plants of different genera; as the chichling vetch, of	         the genus {Lathyrus}; the horse vetch, of the genus	         {Hippocrepis}; the kidney vetch ({Anthyllis	         vulneraria}); the milk vetch, of the genus	         {Astragalus}; the licorice vetch, or wild licorice	         ({Abrus precatorius}).	         [1913 Webster]
Vetchling \Vetch"ling\ (v[e^]ch"l[i^]ng), n. [Vetch + -ling.]	   (Bot.)	   Any small leguminous plant of the genus {Lathyrus},	   especially {Lathyrus Nissolia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vetchy \Vetch"y\, a.	   1. Consisting of vetches or of pea straw. "A vetchy bed."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding with vetches.	      [1913 Webster]
Veteran \Vet"er*an\ (v[e^]t"[~e]r*an), a. [L. veteranus, from	   vetus, veteris, old; akin to Gr. 'e`tos year, Skr. vatsara.	   See {Wether}.]	   Long exercised in anything, especially in military life and	   the duties of a soldier; long practiced or experienced; as, a	   veteran officer or soldier; veteran skill.	   [1913 Webster]	         The insinuating eloquence and delicate flattery of	         veteran diplomatists and courtiers.      --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Veteran \Vet"er*an\ (v[e^]t"[~e]r*an), n. [L. veteranus (sc.	   miles): cf. F. v['e]t['e]ran.]	   One who has been long exercised in any service or art,	   particularly in war; one who has had much experience, or has	   grown old or decrepit in service.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ensigns that pierced the foe's remotest lines,	         The hardy veteran with tears resigns.    --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, during the civil war, soldiers	         who had served through one term of enlistment and had	         reenlisted were specifically designated veterans.	         [1913 Webster]
Veteranize \Vet"er*an*ize\ (v[e^]t"[~e]r*an*[imac]z), v. i.	   To reenlist for service as a soldier. [U. S.] --Gen. W. T.	   Sherman.	   [1913 Webster]
veterinarian \vet`er*i*na"ri*an\	   (v[e^]t`[~e]r*[i^]*n[=a]"r[i^]*an), n. [L. veterinarius. See	   {Veterinary}.]	   One skilled in the treatment of diseases of cattle or	   domestic animals; a veterinary surgeon. Often abbreviated to	   {vet}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Veterinary \Vet"er*i*na*ry\ (v[e^]t"[~e]r*[i^]*n[asl]*r[y^]), a.	   [L. veterinarius of or belonging to beasts of burden and	   draught, fr. veterinus, probably originally, of or pertaining	   to yearlings: cf. F. v['e]t['e]rinaire. See {Veteran},	   {Wether}.]	   Of or pertaining to the art of healing or treating the	   diseases of domestic animals, as oxen, horses, sheep, various	   pets, etc.; as, a veterinary writer or school.	   [1913 Webster]
Vetiver \Vet"i*ver\, n. (Bot.)	   An East Indian grass ({Andropogon muricatus}); also, its	   fragrant roots which are much used for making mats and	   screens. Also called {kuskus}, and {khuskhus}. [Sometimes	   written {vetivert}, and {vitivert}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Veto \Ve"to\ (v[=e]"t[-o]), n.; pl. {Vetoes} (v[=e]"t[=o]z). [L.	   veto I forbid.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An authoritative prohibition or negative; a forbidding; an	      interdiction.	      [1913 Webster]	            This contemptuous veto of her husband's on any	            intimacy with her family.             --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A power or right possessed by one department of	          government to forbid or prohibit the carrying out of	          projects attempted by another department; especially,	          in a constitutional government, a power vested in the	          chief executive to prevent the enactment of measures	          passed by the legislature. Such a power may be	          absolute, as in the case of the Tribunes of the People	          in ancient Rome, or limited, as in the case of the	          President of the United States. Called also {the veto	          power}.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The exercise of such authority; an act of prohibition	          or prevention; as, a veto is probable if the bill	          passes.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A document or message communicating the reasons of the	          executive for not officially approving a proposed law;	          -- called also {veto message}. [U. S.]	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Veto is not a term employed in the Federal	         Constitution, but seems to be of popular use only.	         --Abbott.	         [1913 Webster]	Veto \Ve"to\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vetoed} (v[=e]"t[=o]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Vetoing}.]	   To prohibit; to negative; also, to refuse assent to, as a	   legislative bill, and thus prevent its enactment; as, to veto	   an appropriation bill.	   [1913 Webster]
Vetoist \Ve"to*ist\, n.	   One who uses, or sustains the use of, the veto.	   [1913 Webster]
Vettura \Vet*tu"ra\, n.; pl. {Vetture}. [It. vettura, fr. L.	   vectura conveyance. Cf. {Vecture}.]	   An Italian four-wheeled carriage, esp. one let for hire; a	   hackney coach.	   [1913 Webster]
Vetturino \Vet`tu*ri"no\, n.; pl. {Vetturini}. [It.]	   1. One who lets or drives a vettura.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vettura.	      [1913 Webster]
Vetust \Ve*tust"\, a. [L. vetustus old, ancient.]	   Venerable from antiquity; ancient; old. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vex \Vex\ (v[e^]ks), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vexed} (v[e^]kst); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Vexing}.] [F. vexer, L. vexare, vexatum, to	   vex, originally, to shake, toss, in carrying, v. intens. fr.	   vehere, vectum, to carry. See {Vehicle}.]	   1. To toss back and forth; to agitate; to disquiet.	      [1913 Webster]	            White curl the waves, and the vexed ocean roars.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make angry or annoyed by little provocations; to	      irritate; to plague; to torment; to harass; to afflict; to	      trouble; to tease. "I will not vex your souls." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ten thousand torments vex my heart.   --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To twist; to weave. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Some English wool, vexed in a Belgian loom.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Tease}.	        [1913 Webster]	Vex \Vex\, v. i.	   To be irritated; to fret. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Vexation \Vex*a"tion\, n. [L. vexatio: cf. F. vexation.]	   1. The act of vexing, or the state of being vexed; agitation;	      disquiet; trouble; irritation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Passions too violent . . . afford us nothing but	            vexation and pain.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who saw him after a defeat looked in vain for	            any trace of vexation.                --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The cause of trouble or disquiet; affliction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your children were vexation to your youth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A harassing by process of law; a vexing or troubling, as	      by a malicious suit. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Chagrin; agitation; mortification; uneasiness; trouble;	        grief; sorrow; distress. See {Chagrin}.	        [1913 Webster]
Vexatious \Vex*a"tious\, a. [See {Vexation}.]	   1. Causing vexation; agitating; afflictive; annoying; as, a	      vexatious controversy; a vexatious neighbor. "Continual	      vexatious wars." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of vexation, trouble, or disquiet; disturbed.	      [1913 Webster]	            He leads a vexatious life.            --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vexatious suit} (Law), a suit commenced for the purpose of	      giving trouble, or without cause.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vex*a"tious*ly}, adv. --	      {Vex*a"tious*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Vexed \Vexed\, a.	   1. Annoyed; harassed; troubled.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Much debated or contested; causing discussion; as, a vexed	      question.	      [1913 Webster]
Vexer \Vex"er\, n.	   One who vexes or troubles.	   [1913 Webster]
Vexil \Vex"il\, n.	   A vexillum.	   [1913 Webster] Vexillar
Vexillar \Vex"il*lar\, Vexillary \Vex"il*la*ry\, [Cf. F.	   vexillaire, L. vexillarius a standard bearer.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to an ensign or standard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to the vexillum, or upper petal of	      papilionaceous flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vexilary aestivation} (Bot.), a mode of aestivation in which	      one large upper petal folds over, and covers, the other	      smaller petals, as in most papilionaceous plants.	      [1913 Webster]
Vexillary \Vex"il*la*ry\, n. [L. vexillarius: cf. F.	   vexillaire.]	   A standard bearer. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vexillation \Vex`il*la"tion\, n. [L. vexillatio.] (Rom. Antiq.)	   A company of troops under one vexillum.	   [1913 Webster]
Vexillum \Vex*il"lum\, n.; pl. {Vexilla}. [L., a standard, a	   flag.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.)	      (a) A flag or standard.	      (b) A company of troops serving under one standard.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.)	      (a) A banner.	      (b) The sign of the cross.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The upper petal of a papilionaceous flower; the	      standard.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The rhachis and web of a feather taken together;	      the vane.	      [1913 Webster]
Vexingly \Vex"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a vexing manner; so as to vex, tease, or irritate.	   --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
V hook \V" hook`\ (Steam Engine)	   A gab at the end of an eccentric rod, with long jaws, shaped	   like the letter V.	   [1913 Webster]
Via \Vi"a\ (v[imac]"[.a] or v[=e]"[.a]), n. [L. See {Way}.]	   A road or way.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Via Lactea} [L.] (Astron.), the Milky Way, or Galaxy. See	      {Galaxy}, 1.	   {Via media} [L.] (Theol.), the middle way; -- a name applied	      to their own position by the Anglican high-churchmen, as	      being between the Roman Catholic Church and what they term	      extreme Protestantism.	      [1913 Webster]	Via \Vi"a\, prep. [L., ablative of via way. See {Way}.]	   By the way of; as, to send a letter via Queenstown to London.	   [1913 Webster]
Viability \Vi`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being viable. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) (Law) The capacity of living after birth. --Bouvier.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) The capacity of living, or being distributed, over wide	       geographical limits; as, the viability of a species.	       [1913 Webster]
Viable \Vi"a*ble\, a. [F., from vie life, L. vita. See {Vital}.]	   (Law)	   Capable of living; born alive and with such form and	   development of organs as to be capable of living; -- said of	   a newborn, or a prematurely born, infant.	   [1913 Webster]	         VIABLE, Vitae habilis, capable of living. This is said	         of a child who is born alive in such an advanced state	         of formation as to be capable of living. Unless be is	         born viable he acquires no rights and cannot transmit	         them to his heirs, and is considered as if he had never	         been born.                               --Bouvier (Law	                                                  Dictionary,	                                                  1856).	   [1913 Webster]
Viaduct \Vi`a*duct\, n. [L. via a way + -duct, as in aqueduct:	   cf. F. viaduc. See {Via}, and {Aqueduct}.]	   A structure of considerable magnitude, usually with arches or	   supported on trestles, for carrying a road, as a railroad,	   high above the ground or water; a bridge; especially, one for	   crossing a valley or a gorge. Cf. {Trestlework}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viage \Vi"age\, n. [See {Voyage}.]	   A voyage; a journey. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Vial \Vi"al\ (v[imac]"al), n. [OE. viole, fiole, F. fiole. See	   {Phial}.]	   A small bottle, usually of glass; a little glass vessel with	   a narrow aperture intended to be closed with a stopper; as, a	   vial of medicine. [Written also {phial}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Take thou this vial, being then in bed,	         And this distilled liquor drink thou off. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Vial \Vi"al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vialed}or {Vialled}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Vialing} or {Vialling}.]	   To put in a vial or vials. "Precious vialed liquors."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Viameter \Vi*am"e*ter\, n. [L. via a way + -meter.]	   An odometer; -- called also {viatometer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viand \Vi"and\, n. [F. viande meat, food, LL. vianda, vivanda,	   vivenda, properly, things to live on, fr. L. vivere to live;	   akin to vivus living. See {Vivid}, and cf. {Victuals}.]	   An article of food; provisions; food; victuals; -- used	   chiefly in the plural. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Viands of various kinds allure the taste. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Viander \Vi"and*er\, n.	   A feeder; an eater; also, one who provides viands, or food; a	   host. [Obs.] --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Vi-apple \Vi"-ap`ple\, n.	   See {Otaheite apple}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viary \Vi"a*ry\, a. [L. viarius, fr. via a way, road.]	   Of or pertaining to roads; happening on roads. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Viatecture \Vi"a*tec`ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. via way + -tecture,	   as in architecture.]	   The art of making roads or ways for traveling, including the	   construction of bridges, canals, viaducts, etc. [R.] --R.	   Park.	   [1913 Webster]
Viatic \Vi*at"ic\, a. [L. viaticus, fr. via a way. See	   {Voyage}.]	   Of or pertaining to a journey or traveling.	   [1913 Webster]
Viaticum \Vi*at"i*cum\, n. [L., from viaticus, a. See {Viatic}.]	   1. (Rom. Antiq.) An allowance for traveling expenses made to	      those who were sent into the provinces to exercise any	      office or perform any service.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Provisions for a journey. --Davies (Wit's Pilgr.).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (R. C. Ch.) The communion, or eucharist, when given to	      persons in danger of death.	      [1913 Webster]
Viatometer \Vi`a*tom"e*ter\, n.	   A viameter.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibices \Vi*bi"ces\, n. pl. [L., pl. of vibex, -icis, the mark	   of a blow.] (Med.)	   More or less extensive patches of subcutaneous extravasation	   of blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibraculum \Vi*brac"u*lum\, n.; pl. {Vibracula}. [NL., dim. from	   L. vibrare to vibrate.] (Zool.)	   One of the movable, slender, spinelike organs or parts with	   which certain bryozoans are furnished. They are regarded as	   specially modified zooids, of nearly the same nature as	   Avicularia.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibrancy \Vi"bran*cy\, n.	   The state of being vibrant; resonance.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibrant \Vi"brant\, a. [L. vibrans, p. pr.: cf. F. vibrant. See	   {Vibrate}.]	   Vibrating; tremulous; resonant; as, vibrant drums.	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vibrated}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Vibrating}.] [L. vibratus, p. p. of vibrare, v. t. & v.	   i., to shake, brandish, vibrate; akin to Skr. vip to tremble,	   Icel. veifa to wave, vibrate. See {Waive} and cf. {Whip}, v.	   t.]	   1. To brandish; to move to and fro; to swing; as, to vibrate	      a sword or a staff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To mark or measure by moving to and fro; as, a pendulum	      vibrating seconds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To affect with vibratory motion; to set in vibration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Breath vocalized, that is, vibrated or undulated,	            may . . . impress a swift, tremulous motion.	                                                  --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	            Star to star vibrates light.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Vibrate \Vi"brate\, v. i.	   1. To move to and fro, or from side to side, as a pendulum,	      an elastic rod, or a stretched string, when disturbed from	      its position of rest; to swing; to oscillate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have the constituent particles move to and fro, with	      alternate compression and dilation of parts, as the air,	      or any elastic body; to quiver.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To produce an oscillating or quivering effect of sound;	      as, a whisper vibrates on the ear. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pass from one state to another; to waver; to fluctuate;	      as, a man vibrates between two opinions.	      [1913 Webster]
Vibratile \Vi"bra*tile\, a. [Cf. F. vibratile.]	   Adapted to, or used in, vibratory motion; having the power of	   vibrating; vibratory; as, the vibratile organs of insects.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibratility \Vi`bra*til"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. vibratilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being vibratile; disposition to	   vibration or oscillation. --Rush.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibration \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 of a pendulum or musical string.	      [1913 Webster]	            As a harper lays his open palm	            Upon his harp, to deaden its vibrations.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A limited reciprocating motion of a particle of	      an elastic body or medium in alternately opposite	      directions from its position of equilibrium, when that	      equilibrium has been disturbed, as when a stretched cord	      or other body produces musical notes, or particles of air	      transmit sounds to the ear. The path of the particle may	      be in a straight line, in a circular arc, or in any curve	      whatever.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Vibration and oscillation are both used, in mechanics,	         of the swinging, or rising and falling, motion of a	         suspended or balanced body; the latter term more	         appropriately, as signifying such motion produced by	         gravity, and of any degree of slowness, while the	         former applies especially to the quick, short motion to	         and fro which results from elasticity, or the action of	         molecular forces among the particles of a body when	         disturbed from their position of rest, as in a spring.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Amplitude of vibration}, the maximum displacement of a	      vibrating particle or body from its position of rest.	   {Phase of vibration}, any part of the path described by a	      particle or body in making a complete vibration, in	      distinction from other parts, as while moving from one	      extreme to the other, or on one side of the line of rest,	      in distinction from the opposite. Two particles are said	      to be in the same phase when they are moving in the same	      direction and with the same velocity, or in corresponding	      parts of their paths.	      [1913 Webster]
Vibratiuncle \Vi*bra"ti*un`cle\, n. [Dim. of vibration.]	   A small vibration. [R.] --Chambers.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibrative \Vi"bra*tive\, a.	   Vibrating; vibratory. "A vibrative motion." --Sir I. Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibrator \Vi"bra*tor\, n.	   One that vibrates, or causes vibration or oscillation of any	   kind; specif.	   (a) (Elec.) (1) A trembler, as of an electric bell. (2) A	       vibrating reed for transmitting or receiving pulsating	       currents in a harmonic telegraph system. (3) A device for	       vibrating the pen of a siphon recorder to diminish	       frictional resistance on the paper. (4) An oscillator.	   (b) An ink-distributing roller in a printing machine, having	       an additional vibratory motion.	   (a) (Music) A vibrating reed, esp. in a reed organ.	   (d) (Weaving) Any of various vibrating devices, as one for	       slackening the warp as a shed opens.	   (e) An attachment, usually pneumatic, in a molding machine to	       shake the pattern loose.	   (f) a small electrical device held in the hand, with a motor	       that causes the device and hand to vibrate, and is used	       for vibratory massage.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Vibratory \Vi"bra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. vibratoire.]	   Consisting in, or causing, vibration, or oscillation;	   vibrating; as, a vibratory motion; a vibratory power.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibrio \Vib"ri*o\, prop. n.; pl. E. {Vibrios}, L. {Vibriones}.	   [NL., fr. L. vibrare to vibrate, to move by undulations.]	   (Biol.)	   A genus of motile bacteria characterized by short, slightly	   sinuous filaments and an undulatory motion; also, an	   individual of this genus.	   [1913 Webster]
Vibrissa \Vi*bris"sa\, n.; pl. {Vibrissae}. [L. vibrissae, pl.,	   the hairs in the nostrils of man, fr. vibrare to vibrate; --	   so called because touching them tickles a person, and causes	   him to shake his head.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the specialized or tactile hairs which grow	      about the nostrils, or on other parts of the face, in many	      animals, as the so-called whiskers of the cat, and the	      hairs of the nostrils of man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The bristlelike feathers near the mouth of many	      birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Vibrograph \Vi"bro*graph\, n. [Vibrate + -graph.]	   An instrument to observe and record vibrations.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vibroscope \Vi"bro*scope\, n.	   1. An instrument for observing or tracing vibrations.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument resembling the phenakistoscope.	      [1913 Webster]
Viburnum \Vi*bur"num\, n. [L., the wayfaring tree.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubs having opposite, petiolate leaves and	   cymose flowers, several species of which are cultivated as	   ornamental plants, as the laurestine and the guelder-rose.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicar \Vic"ar\ (v[i^]k"[~e]r), n. [OE. vicar, viker, vicair, F.	   vicaire, fr. L. vicarius. See {Vicarious}.]	   1. One deputed or authorized to perform the functions of	      another; a substitute in office; a deputy. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Eccl. Law) The incumbent of an appropriated	      benefice.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The distinction between a parson [or rector] and vicar	         is this: The parson has, for the most part, the whole	         right to the ecclesiastical dues in his parish; but a	         vicar has generally an appropriator over him, entitled	         to the best part of the profits, to whom he is in fact	         perpetual curate with a standing salary. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Apostolic vicar}, or {Vicar apostolic}. (R. C. Ch.)	      (a) A bishop to whom the Roman pontiff delegates a portion	          of his jurisdiction.	      (b) Any ecclesiastic acting under a papal brief,	          commissioned to exercise episcopal authority.	      (c) A titular bishop in a country where there is no	          episcopal see, or where the succession has been	          interrupted.	   {Vicar forane}. [Cf. LL. foraneus situated outside of the	      episcopal city, rural. See {Vicar}, and {Foreign}.] (R. C.	      Ch.) A dignitary or parish priest appointed by a bishop to	      exercise a limited jurisdiction in a particular town or	      district of a diocese. --Addis & Arnold.	   {Vicar-general}.	      (a) (Ch. of Eng.) The deputy of the Archbishop of	          Canterbury or York, in whose court the bishops of the	          province are confirmed. --Encyc. Brit.	      (b) (R. C. Ch.) An assistant to a bishop in the discharge	          of his official functions.	   {Vicar of Jesus Christ} (R. C. Ch.), the pope as representing	      Christ on earth.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Vicarage \Vic"ar*age\ (v[i^]k"[~e]r*[asl]j; 48), n.	   1. The benefice of a vicar.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The house or residence of a vicar.	      [1913 Webster]
Vicarial \Vi*ca"ri*al\ (v[-i]*k[=a]"[i^]*al), a. [Cf. F.	   vicarial.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a vicar; as, vicarial tithes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Delegated; vicarious; as, vicarial power.	      [1913 Webster]
Vicarian \Vi*ca"ri*an\, n.	   A vicar. [Obs.] --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, a.	   Having delegated power, as a vicar; vicarious. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]	Vicariate \Vi*ca"ri*ate\, n. [LL. vicariatus, or F. vicariat.]	   Delegated office or power; vicarship; the office or oversight	   of a vicar.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vicariate of that part of Germany which is governed	         by the Saxon laws devolved on the elector of Saxony.	                                                  --Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicarious \Vi*ca"ri*ous\ (v[-i]*k[=a]"[i^]*[u^]s), a. [L.	   vicarius, from vicis change, alternation, turn, the position,	   place, or office of one person as assumed by another; akin to	   Gr. e'i`kein to yield, give way, G. wechsel a change, and	   probably also to E. weak. See {Weak}, and cf. {Vice}, prep.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a vicar, substitute, or deputy;	      deputed; delegated; as, vicarious power or authority.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting or suffering for another; as, a vicarious agent or	      officer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The soul in the body is but a subordinate efficient,	            and vicarious . . . in the hands of the Almighty.	                                                  --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Performed,experienced, or suffered in the place of	      another; substituted; as, a vicarious sacrifice; vicarious	      punishment; vicarious pleasure.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	            The vicarious work of the Great Deliverer. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Med.) Acting as a substitute; -- said of abnormal action	      which replaces a suppressed normal function; as, vicarious	      hemorrhage replacing menstruation.	      [1913 Webster]
Vicariously \Vi*ca"ri*ous*ly\, adv.	   In a vicarious manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicarship \Vic"ar*ship\, n.	   The office or dignity of a vicar.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicary \Vic"ar*y\, n. [L. vicarius.]	   A vicar. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vice \Vice\ (v[imac]s), n. [F., from L. vitium.]	   1. A defect; a fault; an error; a blemish; an imperfection;	      as, the vices of a political constitution; the vices of a	      horse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Withouten vice of syllable or letter. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mark the vice of the procedure.       --Sir W.	                                                  Hamilton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A moral fault or failing; especially, immoral conduct or	      habit, as in the indulgence of degrading appetites;	      customary deviation in a single respect, or in general,	      from a right standard, implying a defect of natural	      character, or the result of training and habits; a harmful	      custom; immorality; depravity; wickedness; as, a life of	      vice; the vice of intemperance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do confess the vices of my blood.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ungoverned appetite . . . a brutish vice. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway,	            The post of honor is a private station. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The buffoon of the old English moralities, or moral	      dramas, having the name sometimes of one vice, sometimes	      of another, or of Vice itself; -- called also {Iniquity}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This character was grotesquely dressed in a cap with	         ass's ears, and was armed with a dagger of lath: one of	         his chief employments was to make sport with the Devil,	         leaping on his back, and belaboring him with the dagger	         of lath till he made him roar. The Devil, however,	         always carried him off in the end. --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]	               How like you the Vice in the play?	               . . . I would not give a rush for a Vice that has	               not a wooden dagger to snap at everybody. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Crime; sin; iniquity; fault. See {Crime}.	        [1913 Webster]	Vice \Vice\, n. [See {Vise}.]	   1. (Mech.) A kind of instrument for holding work, as in	      filing. Same as {Vise}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tool for drawing lead into cames, or flat grooved rods,	      for casements. [Written also {vise}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gripe or grasp. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Vice \Vice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vicing}.]	   To hold or squeeze with a vice, or as if with a vice. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The coachman's hand was viced between his upper and	         lower thigh.                             --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	Vice \Vi"ce\, prep. [L., abl. of vicis change, turn. See	   {Vicarious}.]	   In the place of; in the stead; as, A. B. was appointed	   postmaster vice C. D. resigned.	   [1913 Webster]	Vice \Vice\, a. [Cf. F. vice-. See {Vice}, prep.]	   Denoting one who in certain cases may assume the office or	   duties of a superior; designating an officer or an office	   that is second in rank or authority; as, vice president; vice	   agent; vice consul, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vice admiral}. [Cf. F. vice-amiral.]	   (a) An officer holding rank next below an admiral. By the	       existing laws, the rank of admiral and vice admiral in	       the United States Navy will cease at the death of the	       present incumbents.	   (b) A civil officer, in Great Britain, appointed by the lords	       commissioners of the admiralty for exercising admiralty	       jurisdiction within their respective districts.	   {Vice admiralty}, the office of a vice admiral.	   {Vice-admiralty court}, a court with admiralty jurisdiction,	      established by authority of Parliament in British	      possessions beyond the seas. --Abbott.	   {Vice chamberlain}, an officer in court next in rank to the	      lord chamberlain. [Eng.]	   {Vice chancellor}.	   (a) (Law) An officer next in rank to a chancellor.	   (b) An officer in a university, chosen to perform certain	       duties, as the conferring of degrees, in the absence of	       the chancellor.	   (c) (R. C. Ch.) The cardinal at the head of the Roman	       Chancery.	   {Vice consul} [cf. F. vice-consul], a subordinate officer,	      authorized to exercise consular functions in some	      particular part of a district controlled by a consul.	   {Vice king}, one who acts in the place of a king; a viceroy.	      	   {Vice legate} [cf. F. vice-l['e]gat], a legate second in rank	      to, or acting in place of, another legate.	   {Vice presidency}, the office of vice president.	   {Vice president} [cf. F. vice-pr['e]sident], an officer next	      in rank below a president.	      [1913 Webster]
Viced \Viced\, a.	   Vicious; corrupt. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicegerency \Vice*ge"ren*cy\, n.	   The office of a vicegerent. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, a. [Vice, a. + gerent: cf. F.	   vice-g['e]rant.]	   Having or exercising delegated power; acting by substitution,	   or in the place of another. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Vicegerent \Vice*ge"rent\, n.	   An officer who is deputed by a superior, or by proper	   authority, to exercise the powers of another; a lieutenant; a	   vicar. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The symbol and vicegerent of the Deity.  --C. A. Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Viceman \Vice"man\, n.; pl. {Vicemen}.	   A smith who works at the vice instead of at the anvil.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicenary \Vic"e*na*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. vicenarius, fr. viceni	   twenty each; akin to viginti twenty.]	   Of or pertaining to twenty; consisting of twenty.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicennial \Vi*cen"ni*al\, a. [L. vicennium a period of twenty	   years; viceni twenty + annus year.]	   1. Lasting or comprising twenty years.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Happening once in twenty years; as, a vicennial	      celebration.	      [1913 Webster]
Vice-regal \Vice`-re"gal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a viceroy or viceroyalty. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Viceroy \Vice"roy\, n. [F. vice-roi; pref. vice- in the place of	   (L. vice) + roi a king, L. rex. See {Vice}, prep. and Royal.]	   1. The governor of a country or province who rules in the	      name of the sovereign with regal authority, as the king's	      substitute; as, the viceroy of India.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A large and handsome American butterfly	      ({Basilarchia archippus} syn. {Limenitis archippus}). Its	      wings are orange-red, with black lines along the nervures	      and a row of white spots along the outer margins. The	      larvae feed on willow, poplar, and apple trees.	      [1913 Webster]
Viceroyalty \Vice*roy"al*ty\, n.	   The dignity, office, or jurisdiction of a viceroy.	   [1913 Webster]
Viceroyship \Vice"roy*ship\, n.	   Viceroyalty.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicety \Vi"ce*ty\, n. [From {Vice} a fault.]	   Fault; defect; coarseness. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vichy water \Vi"chy wa`ter\, prop. n.	   A mineral water found at Vichy, France. It is essentially an	   effervescent aqueous solution of sodium, calcium, and	   magnesium carbonates, with sodium and potassium chlorides;	   also, by extension, any artificial or natural water	   resembling in composition the Vichy water proper. Called	   also, colloquially, {Vichy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viciate \Vi"ci*ate\, v. t.	   See {Vitiate}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vicinage \Vic"i*nage\ (?; 48), n. [OF. veisinage, F. voisinage,	   from OF. veisin, F. voisin, neighboring, a neighbor, L.	   vicinus. See {Vicinity}.]	   The place or places adjoining or near; neighborhood;	   vicinity; as, a jury must be of the vicinage. "To summon the	   Protestant gentleman of the vicinage." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Civil war had broken up all the usual ties of vicinage	         and good neighborhood.                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicinal \Vic"i*nal\ (?; 277), a. [L. vicinalis: cf. F. vicinal.]	   1. Near; vicine. --T. Warton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Organic Chem.) Having the substituted groups on the same	      carbon atom.	      [PJC]	   {Vicinal planes} (Min.), subordinate planes on a crystal,	      which are very near to the fundamental planes in angles,	      and sometimes take their place. They have in general very	      complex symbols.	      [1913 Webster]
Vicine \Vic"ine\, a. [L. vicinus: cf. F. voisin.]	   Near; neighboring; vicinal. [R.] --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]	Vicine \Vic"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the vetch ({Vicia	   sativa}) as a white crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicinity \Vi*cin"i*ty\ (v[i^]*s[i^]n"[i^]*t[y^]; 277), n. [L.	   vicinitas, from vicinus neighboring, near, from vicus a row	   of houses, a village; akin to Gr. o'i^kos a house, Skr.	   v[=e][,c]a a house, vi[,c] to enter, Goth. weihs town: cf.	   OF. vicinit['e]. Cf. {Diocese}, {Economy}, {Parish},	   {Vicinage}, {Wick} a village.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being near, or not remote;	      nearness; propinquity; proximity; as, the value of the	      estate was increased by the vicinity of two country seats.	      [1913 Webster]	            A vicinity of disposition and relative tempers.	                                                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is near, or not remote; that which is adjacent	      to anything; adjoining space or country; neighborhood.	      "The vicinity of the sun." --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Neighborhood; vicinage. See {Neighborhood}.	        [1913 Webster]
Viciosity \Vi`ci*os"i*ty\, n.	   Vitiosity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vicious \Vi"cious\, a. [OF. vicious, F. vicieux, fr. L.	   vitiosus, fr. vitium vice. See {Vice} a fault.]	   1. Characterized by vice or defects; defective; faulty;	      imperfect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though I perchance am vicious in my guess. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The title of these lords was vicious in its origin.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            A charge against Bentley of vicious reasoning. --De	                                                  Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Addicted to vice; corrupt in principles or conduct;	      depraved; wicked; as, vicious children; vicious examples;	      vicious conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who . . . heard this heavy curse,	            Servant of servants, on his vicious race. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wanting purity; foul; bad; noxious; as, vicious air,	      water, etc. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not correct or pure; corrupt; as, vicious language;	      vicious idioms.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not well tamed or broken; given to bad tricks; unruly;	      refractory; as, a vicious horse.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Bitter; spiteful; malignant. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Corrupt; faulty; wicked; depraved.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Vi"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Vi"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Vicissitude \Vi*cis"si*tude\, n. [L. vicissitudo, fr. vicis	   change, turn: cf. F. vicissitude. See {Vicarious}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Regular change or succession from one thing to another;	      alternation; mutual succession; interchange.	      [1913 Webster]	            God made two great lights . . .	            To illuminate the earth and rule the day	            In their vicissitude, and rule the night. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Irregular change; revolution; mutation.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (pl.) Changing conditions of fortune in one's life; life's	      ups and downs.	      [PJC]	            This man had, after many vicissitudes of fortune,	            sunk at last into abject and hopeless poverty.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Vicissitudinary \Vi*cis`si*tu"di*na*ry\, a.	   Subject to vicissitudes. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicissitudinous \Vi*cis`si*tu"di*nous\, a.	   Full of, or subject to, changes.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicissy duck \Vi*cis"sy duck`\ (Zool.)	   A West Indian duck, sometimes domesticated.	   [1913 Webster]
Vickers' gun \Vick"ers' gun\ (Ordnance)	   One of a system of guns manufactured by the firm of Vickers'	   Sons, at Sheffield, Eng. now included in Vickers-Maxim guns.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vickers-Maxim automatic machine gun \Vick"ers-Max"im automatic
machine gun\	   An automatic machine gun in which the mechanism is worked by	   the recoil, assisted by the pressure of gases from the	   muzzle, which expand in a gas chamber against a disk attached	   to the end of the barrel, thus moving the latter to the rear	   with increased recoil, and against the front wall of the gas	   chamber, checking the recoil of the system.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vickers-Maxim gun \Vickers-Maxim gun\ (Ordnance)	   One of a system of ordnance, including machine, quick-fire,	   coast, and field guns, of all calibers, manufactured by the	   combined firms of Vickers' Sons of Sheffield and Maxim of	   Birmingham and elsewhere, England.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vicontiel \Vi*con"ti*el\, a. [From OE. vicounte a viscount. See	   {Viscount}.] (O. Eng. Law)	   Of or pertaining to the viscount or sheriff of a county.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vicontiel rents}. See {Vicontiels}.	   {Vicontiel writs}, such writs as were triable in the sheriff,	      or county, court.	      [1913 Webster]
Vicontiels \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	   rent to the king.	   [1913 Webster]
Vicount \Vi"count\, n.	   See {Viscount}.	   [1913 Webster]
Victim \Vic"tim\, n. [L. victima: cf. F. victime.]	   1. A living being sacrificed to some deity, or in the	      performance of a religious rite; a creature immolated, or	      made an offering of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Led like a victim, to my death I'll go. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person or thing destroyed or sacrificed in the pursuit	      of an object, or in gratification of a passion; as, a	      victim to jealousy, lust, or ambition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A person or living creature destroyed by, or suffering	      grievous injury from, another, from fortune or from	      accident; as, the victim of a defaulter; the victim of a	      railroad accident.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, one who is duped, or cheated; a dupe; a gull.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Victimate \Vic"tim*ate\, v. t. [L. victimatus, p. p. of	   victimare to sacrifice.]	   To make a victim of; to sacrifice; to immolate. [Obs.]	   --Bullokar.	   [1913 Webster]
Victimize \Vic"tim*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Victimized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Victimizing}.]	   To make a victim of, esp. by deception; to dupe; to cheat.	   [1913 Webster]
Victor \Vic"tor\, n. [L. victor, fr. vincere, victum, to	   vanquish, to conquer. See {Vanquish}.]	   1. The winner in a contest; one who gets the better of	      another in any struggle; esp., one who defeats an enemy in	      battle; a vanquisher; a conqueror; -- often followed by	      at, rarely by of.	      [1913 Webster]	            In love, the victors from the vanquished fly;	            They fly that wound, and they pursue that die.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A destroyer. [R. & Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends,	            And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Victor \Vic"tor\, a.	   Victorious. "The victor Greeks." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Victoress \Vic"tor*ess\, n.	   A victress. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Victoria \Vic*to"ri*a\, prop. n. [NL.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants named in honor of Queen	      Victoria. The {Victoria regia} is a native of Guiana and	      Brazil. Its large, spreading leaves are often over five	      feet in diameter, and have a rim from three to five inches	      high; its immense rose-white flowers sometimes attain a	      diameter of nearly two feet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of low four-wheeled pleasure carriage, with a	      calash top, designed for two persons and the driver who	      occupies a high seat in front.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) An asteroid discovered by Hind in 1850; --	      called also {Clio}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of an American breed of medium-sized white hogs with a	      slightly dished face and very erect ears.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Victoria cross}, a bronze Maltese cross, awarded for valor	      to members of the British army or navy. It was first	      bestowed in 1857, at the close of the Crimean war. The	      recipients also have a pension of [pounds]10 a year.	   {Victoria green}. (Chem.) See {Emerald green}, under {Green}.	      	   {Victoria lily} (Bot.), the {Victoria regia}. See def. 1,	      above.	      [1913 Webster]	Victoria crape \Victoria crape\	   A kind of cotton crape.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Victorian \Vic*to"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England;	   as, the Victorian poets.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Victorian period}. See {Dionysian period}, under	      {Dyonysian}.	      [1913 Webster]
Victorine \Vic`tor*ine"\, n.	   A woman's fur tippet.	   [1913 Webster]
Victorious \Vic*to"ri*ous\, a. [L. victoriosus: cf. F.	   victorieux. See {Victory}.]	   Of or pertaining to victory, or a victor; being a victor;	   bringing or causing a victory; conquering; winning;	   triumphant; as, a victorious general; victorious troops; a	   victorious day.	   [1913 Webster]	         But I shall rise victorious, and subdue	         My vanquisher.                           --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now are our brows bound with victorious wreaths.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Vic*to"ri*ous*ly}, adv. --	   {Vic*to"ri*ous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Victorium \Vic*to"ri*um\, n. [NL. So named after Victoria, queen	   of Great Britain.] (Chem.)	   A probable chemical element discovered by Sir William Crookes	   in 1898. Its nitrate is obtained byy practical decomposition	   and crystallization of yttrium nitrate. At. wt., about 117.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Victory \Vic"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Victories}. [OE. victorie, OF.	   victorie, victoire, F. victoire, L. victoria. See {Victor}.]	   The defeat of an enemy in battle, or of an antagonist in any	   contest; a gaining of the superiority in any struggle or	   competition; conquest; triumph; -- the opposite of {defeat}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Death is swallowed up in victory.        --1 Cor. xv.	                                                  54.	   [1913 Webster]	         God on our side, doubt not of victory.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Victory may be honorable to the arms, but shameful to	         the counsels, of a nation.               --Bolingbroke.	   [1913 Webster]
Victress \Vic"tress\, n. [Cf. L. victrix.]	   A woman who wins a victory; a female victor.	   [1913 Webster]
Victrice \Vic"trice\, n.	   A victress. [R.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Victrix \Vic"trix\, n. [L.]	   A victress. --C. Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Victual \Vict"ual\ (v[i^]t"'l), n.	   1. Food; -- now used chiefly in the plural. See {Victuals}.	      --2 Chron. xi. 23. Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was not able to keep that place three days for	            lack of victual.                      --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	            There came a fair-hair'd youth, that in his hand	            Bare victual for the mowers.          --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Short allowance of victual.           --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Grain of any kind. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	      [1913 Webster]	Victual \Vict"ual\ (v[i^]t"'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Victualed}	   (v[i^]t"'ld) or {Victualled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Victualing} or	   {Victualling}.]	   To supply with provisions for subsistence; to provide with	   food; to store with sustenance; as, to victual an army; to	   victual a ship.	   [1913 Webster]	         I must go victual Orleans forthwith.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Victualage \Vict"ual*age\ (v[i^]t"'l*[asl]j; 48), n.	   Victuals; food. [R.] "With my cargo of victualage." --C.	   Bront['e].	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Victualer \Vict"ual*er\ (v[i^]t"'l*[~e]r), n. [F. victuailleur.]	   [Written also {victualler}.]	   1. One who furnishes victuals.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps a house of entertainment; a tavern keeper;	      an innkeeper. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vessel employed to carry provisions, usually for	      military or naval use; a provision ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who deals in grain; a corn factor. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Licensed victualer}. See under {Licensed}.	      [1913 Webster]
Victualing \Vict"ual*ing\, a.	   Of or pertaining to victuals, or provisions; supplying	   provisions; as, a victualing ship.	   [1913 Webster]
Victuals \Vict"uals\ (v[i^]t"'lz), n. pl. [OE. vitaille, OF.	   vitaille, F. victuaille, pl. victuailles, fr. L. victualia,	   pl. of. victualis belonging to living or nourishment, fr.	   victus nourishment, from vivere, victum, to live; akin to	   vivus living. See {Vivid}.]	   Food for human beings, esp. when it is cooked or prepared for	   the table; that which supports human life; provisions;	   sustenance; meat; viands.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then had we plenty of victuals.          --Jer. xliv.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]
Victus \Vic"tus\, n. [L.] (Zool.)	   Food; diet.	   [1913 Webster] Vicuna
Vicuna \Vi*cu"[~n]a\, Vicugna \Vi*cu"gna\, n. [Sp. vicu[~n]a.	   Cf. {Vigonia}.] (Zool.)	   A South American mammal ({Auchenia vicunna}) native of the	   elevated plains of the Andes, allied to the llama but	   smaller. It has a thick coat of very fine reddish brown wool,	   and long, pendent white hair on the breast and belly. It is	   hunted for its wool and flesh.	   [1913 Webster]
Vida finch \Vid"a finch`\ (Zool.)	   The whidah bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Vidame \Vi*dame"\, n. [F., fr. LL. vice-dominus, fr. L. vice	   instead of + dominus master, lord.] (Fr. Feud. Law)	   One of a class of temporal officers who originally	   represented the bishops, but later erected their offices into	   fiefs, and became feudal nobles.	   [1913 Webster]
Vide \Vi"de\,	   imperative sing. of L. videre, to see; -- used to direct	   attention to something; as, vide supra, see above.	   [1913 Webster]
Videlicet \Vi*del"i*cet\, adv. [L., contr. fr. videre licet,	   literally, it is easy to see, one may or can see.]	   To wit; namely; -- often abbreviated to viz.	   [1913 Webster]
videocasette \videocasette\ n.	   a casette containing magnetic tape, which can be used in a	   videocasette recorder to record and play back electronic	   signals, such as from television programs. The long magnetic	   tape in the videocasette is moved between two spindles, and a	   small portion of the tape at any one time is passed over a	   recording or playback head.	   [PJC]	videocasette recorder \videocasette recorder\ n.	   an electronic device which can record electronic signals, as	   from a television program, on magnetic tape contained in a	   videocassette, and can also play back the recording. It is	   used, for example, to record television programs broadcast at	   some particular time, which can then be viewed at any	   subsequent time by attaching the videocasette recorder to a	   television receiver and playing the signals throught the	   television receiver. Also called {VCR}.	   [PJC]
videotape \videotape\ n.	   1. a video recording made on magnetic tape.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. a relatively wide magnetic tape for use in recording	      visual images and associated sound.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Vidette \Vi*dette"\, n. (Mil.)	   Same as {Vedette}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vidonia \Vi*do"ni*a\, n. [Cf. Pg. vidonho the quality of grapes,	   Sp. vedu[~n]o.]	   A dry white wine, of a tart flavor, produced in Teneriffe; --	   called also {Teneriffe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viduage \Vid"u*age\, n. [See {Vidual}.]	   The state of widows or of widowhood; also, widows,	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Vidual \Vid"u*al\, a. [L. vidualis, fr. vidua a widow, fr.	   viduus widowed. See {Widow}.]	   Of or pertaining to the state of a widow; widowed. [R.]	   --Jer. Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Viduation \Vid`u*a"tion\, n.	   The state of being widowed or bereaved; loss; bereavement.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Viduity \Vi*du"i*ty\, n. [L. viduitas: cf. F. viduit['e].]	   Widowhood. [R.] "Chaste viduity." --Ld. Ellenborough.	   [1913 Webster]
Vie \Vie\ (v[imac]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vied} (v[imac]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Vying} (v[imac]"[i^]ng).] [OE. vien, shortened	   fr. envien, OF. envier to invite, to challenge, a word used	   in gambling, L. invitare to invite; of uncertain origin. Cf.	   {Invite}, {Envie}.]	   1. To stake a sum upon a hand of cards, as in the old game of	      gleek. See {Revie}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strive for superiority; to contend; to use emulous	      effort, as in a race, contest, or competition.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a trading nation, the younger sons may be placed	            in such a way of life as . . . to vie with the best	            of their family.                      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            While Waterloo with Cannae's carnage vies. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	Vie \Vie\, v. t.	   1. To stake; to wager. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do or produce in emulation, competition, or rivalry; to	      put in competition; to bandy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She hung about my neck; and kiss on kiss	            She vied so fast.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor was he set over us to vie wisdom with his	            Parliament, but to be guided by them. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And vying malice with my gentleness,	            Pick quarrels with their only happiness. --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	Vie \Vie\, n.	   A contest for superiority; competition; rivalry; strife;	   also, a challenge; a wager. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         We 'll all to church together instantly,	         And then a vie for boys.                 --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Vielle \Vi*elle"\, n. [F. Cf. {Viol}.]	   An old stringed instrument played upon with a wheel; a	   hurdy-gurdy.	   [1913 Webster]
Vienna paste \Vi*en"na paste`\ (Pharm.)	   A caustic application made up of equal parts of caustic	   potash and quicklime; -- called also {Vienna caustic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viennese \Vi`en*nese"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Vienna, or the people of Vienna. -- n.	   sing. & pl. An inhabitant, or the inhabitants, of Vienna.	   [1913 Webster]
Vierkleur \Vier"kleur`\, n. [D., fr. vier four + kleur color, F.	   couleur.]	   The four-colored flag of the South African Republic, or	   Transvaal, -- red, white, blue, and green.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
View \View\ (v[=u]), n. [OF. veue, F. vue, fr. OF. veoir to see,	   p. p. veu, F. voir, p. p. vu, fr. L. videre to see. See	   {Vision}, and cf. {Interview}, {Purview}, {Review}, {Vista}.]	   1. The act of seeing or beholding; sight; look; survey;	      examination by the eye; inspection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thenceforth I thought thee worth my nearer view.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Objects near our view are thought greater than those	            of a larger size that are more remote. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Surveying nature with too nice a view. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Mental survey; intellectual perception or examination; as,	      a just view of the arguments or facts in a case.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have with exact view perused thee, Hector. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Power of seeing, either physically or mentally; reach or	      range of sight; extent of prospect.	      [1913 Webster]	            The walls of Pluto's palace are in view. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. That which is seen or beheld; sight presented to the	      natural or intellectual eye; scene; prospect; as, the view	      from a window.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is distance lends enchantment to the view.	                                                  --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The pictorial representation of a scene; a sketch, either	      drawn or painted; as, a fine view of Lake George.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension;	      conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of	      the policy which ought to be pursued.	      [1913 Webster]	            To give a right view of this mistaken part of	            liberty.                              --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. That which is looked towards, or kept in sight, as object,	      aim, intention, purpose, design; as, he did it with a view	      of escaping.	      [1913 Webster]	            No man sets himself about anything but upon some	            view or other which serves him for a reason.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Appearance; show; aspect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [Graces] which, by the splendor of her view	            Dazzled, before we never knew.        --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Field of view}. See under {Field}.	   {Point of view}. See under {Point}.	   {To have in view}, to have in mind as an incident, object, or	      aim; as, to have one's resignation in view.	   {View halloo}, the shout uttered by a hunter upon seeing the	      fox break cover.	   {View of frankpledge} (Law), a court of record, held in a	      hundred, lordship, or manor, before the steward of the	      leet. --Blackstone.	   {View of premises} (Law), the inspection by the jury of the	      place where a litigated transaction is said to have	      occurred.	      [1913 Webster]	View \View\ (v[=u]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viewed} (v[=u]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Viewing}.]	   1. To see; to behold; especially, to look at with attention,	      or for the purpose of examining; to examine with the eye;	      to inspect; to explore.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, let me view his visage, being dead. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nearer to view his prey, and, unespied,	            To mark what of their state he more might learn.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To survey or examine mentally; to consider; as, to view	      the subject in all its aspects.	      [1913 Webster]	            The happiest youth, viewing his progress through.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Viewer \View"er\, n.	   1. One who views or examines.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A person appointed to inspect highways, fences, or	      the like, and to report upon the same.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The superintendent of a coal mine. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Viewiness \View"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being viewy, or of having unpractical	   views.	   [1913 Webster]
Viewless \View"less\, a.	   Not perceivable by the eye; invisible; unseen. "Viewless	   winds." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Swift through the valves the visionary fair	         Repassed, and viewless mixed with common air. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] Viewly
Viewly \View"ly\, Viewsome \View"some\, a.	   Pleasing to the sight; sightly. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Viewy \View"y\, a.	   1. Having peculiar views; fanciful; visionary; unpractical;	      as, a viewy person.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spectacular; pleasing to the eye or the imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            A government intent on showy absurdities and viewy	            enterprises rather than solid work.   --London	                                                  Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]
Vifda \Vif"da\, n.	   In the Orkney and Shetland Islands, beef and mutton hung and	   dried, but not salted. [Scot.] [Written also {vivda}.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigesimal \Vi*ges"i*mal\, a. [L. vigesimus twentieth, from	   viginti twenty.]	   Twentieth; divided into, or consisting of, twenties or twenty	   parts. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigesimation \Vi*ges`i*ma"tion\, n.	   The act of putting to death every twentieth man. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vigesimo-quarto \Vi*ges"i*mo-quar"to\, a. [L. vigesimus quartus	   twenty-fourth. Cf. {Duodecimo}.]	   Having twenty-four leaves to a sheet; as, a vigesimo-quarto	   form, book, leaf, size, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Vigesimo-quarto \Vi*ges"i*mo-quar"to\, n.; pl. {-tos}.	   A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into	   twenty-four leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely	   a size of book so made; -- usually written 24mo, or 24[deg].	   [1913 Webster]
Vigil \Vig"il\, n. [OE. vigile, L. vigilia, from vigil awake,	   watchful, probably akin to E. wake: cf. F. vigile. See	   {Wake}, v. i., and cf. {Reveille}, {Surveillance}, {Vedette},	   {Vegetable}, {Vigor}.]	   1. Abstinence from sleep, whether at a time when sleep is	      customary or not; the act of keeping awake, or the state	      of being awake; sleeplessness; wakefulness; watch. "Worn	      out by the labors and vigils of many months." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing wears out a fine face like the vigils of the	            card table and those cutting passions which attend	            them.                                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, devotional watching; waking for prayer, or other	      religious exercises.	      [1913 Webster]	            So they in heaven their odes and vigils tuned.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be sober and keep vigil,	            The Judge is at the gate.             --Neale	                                                  (Rhythm of St.	                                                  Bernard).	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.)	      (a) Originally, the watch kept on the night before a	          feast.	      (b) Later, the day and the night preceding a feast.	          [1913 Webster]	                He that shall live this day, and see old age,	                Will yearly on the vigil feast his neighbors,	                And say, "To-morrow is St. Crispian." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A religious service performed in the evening preceding	          a feast.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Vigils of flowers} or {Watchings of flowers} (Bot.), a	      peculiar faculty belonging to the flowers of certain	      plants of opening and closing their petals at certain	      hours of the day. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Vigilance \Vig"i*lance\, n. [L. vigilantia: cf. F. vigilance.]	   1. The quality or state of being vigilant; forbearance of	      sleep; wakefulness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Watchfulness in respect of danger; care; caution;	      circumspection. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            And flaming ministers to watch and tend	            Their earthly charge; of these the vigilance	            I dread.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Guard; watch. [Obs.] "In at this gate none pass the	      vigilance here placed." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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, as when the processes of law appear inadequate.	      [1913 Webster]
Vigilancy \Vig"i*lan*cy\, n.	   Vigilance. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigilant \Vig"i*lant\, a. [L. vigilans, -antis, p. pr. of	   vigilare to watch, fr. vigil awake: cf. F. vigilant. See	   {Vigil}.]	   Attentive to discover and avoid danger, or to provide for	   safety; wakeful; watchful; circumspect; wary. "Be sober, be	   vigilant." --1 Pet. v. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sirs, take your places, and be vigilant. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigilantly \Vig"i*lant*ly\, adv.	   In a vigilant manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigily \Vig"i*ly\, n. [L. vigilia.]	   A vigil. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigintivirate \Vi`gin*tiv"i*rate\, n. [L. vigintiviratus, fr.	   vigintiviri; viginti twenty + vir a man.]	   The office of the vigintiviri, a body of officers of	   government consisting of twenty men; also, the vigintiviri.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vignette \Vi*gnette"\ (?; 277), n. [F. vignette, fr. vigne a	   vine. See {Vine}, and cf. {Vinette}.]	   1. (Arch.) A running ornament consisting of leaves and	      tendrils, used in Gothic architecture.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A decorative design, originally representing vine branches	      or tendrils, at the head of a chapter, of a manuscript or	      printed book, or in a similar position; hence, by	      extension, any small picture in a book; hence, also, as	      such pictures are often without a definite bounding line,	      any picture, as an engraving, a photograph, or the like,	      which vanishes gradually at the edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A picture, illustration, or depiction in words, esp. one	      of a small or dainty kind.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Vignette \Vi*gnette"\, v. t.	   To make, as an engraving or a photograph, with a border or	   edge insensibly fading away.	   [1913 Webster]
Vignetter \Vi*gnett"er\, n.	   1. A device used by photographers in printing vignettes,	      consisting of a screen of paper or glass with a central	      aperture the edges of which become opaque by insensible	      gradations.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A maker of vignettes.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vigonia \Vi*go"ni*a\, a. [Cf. F. vigogne vicu[~n]a. See	   {Vicu[~n]a}.]	   Of or pertaining to the vicu[~n]a; characterizing the	   vicu[~n]a; -- said of the wool of that animal, used in	   felting hats, and for other purposes. --Prescott.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigor \Vig"or\, n. [OE. vigour, vigor, OF. vigor, vigur, vigour,	   F. vigueur, fr. L. vigor, fr. vigere to be lively or strong.	   See {Vegetable}, {Vigil}.]	   1. Active strength or force of body or mind; capacity for	      exertion, physically, intellectually, or morally; force;	      energy.	      [1913 Webster]	            The vigor of this arm was never vain. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Strength or force in animal or vegetable nature or action;	      as, a plant grows with vigor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Strength; efficacy; potency.	      [1913 Webster]	            But in the fruithful earth . . .	            His beams, unactive else, their vigor find.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Vigor and its derivatives commonly imply active	         strength, or the power of action and exertion, in	         distinction from passive strength, or strength to	         endure.	         [1913 Webster]	Vigor \Vig"or\, v. t.	   To invigorate. [Obs.] --Feltham.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigorite \Vig"or*ite\, n. [L. vigor strength.]	   An explosive containing nitroglycerin. It is used in	   blasting.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigoroso \Vig`o*ro"so\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Vigorous; energetic; with energy; -- a direction to perform a	   passage with energy and force.	   [1913 Webster]
Vigorous \Vig"or*ous\, a. [Cf. OF. vigoros, F. vigoureux, LL.	   vigorosus.]	   1. Possessing vigor; full of physical or mental strength or	      active force; strong; lusty; robust; as, a vigorous youth;	      a vigorous plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Famed for his valor, young,	            At sea successful, vigorous and strong. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Exhibiting strength, either of body or mind; powerful;	      strong; forcible; energetic; as, vigorous exertions; a	      vigorous prosecution of a war.	      [1913 Webster]	            The beginnings of confederacies have been always	            vigorous and successful.              --Davenant.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vig"or*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Vig"or*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Viking \Vi"king\, n. [Icel. v[imac]kingr, fr. v[imac]k a bay,	   inlet.]	   One belonging to the pirate crews from among the Northmen,	   who plundered the coasts of Europe in the eighth, ninth, and	   tenth centuries.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of grim Vikings, and the rapture	         Of the sea fight, and the capture,	         And the life of slavery.                 --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Viking differs in meaning from sea king, with which it	         is frequently confounded. "The sea king was a man	         connected with a royal race, either of the small kings	         of the country, or of the Haarfager family, and who, by	         right, received the title of king as soon he took the	         command of men, although only of a single ship's crew,	         and without having any land or kingdom . . . Vikings	         were merely pirates, alternately peasants and pirates,	         deriving the name of viking from the vicks, wicks, or	         inlets, on the coast in which they harbored with their	         long ships or rowing galleys." --Laing.	         [1913 Webster]
Vilany \Vil"a*ny\ (v[i^]l"[.a]*n[y^]), n.	   Villainy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vilayet \Vi`la*yet"\, n. [Turk., from Ar. wil[=a]yah.]	   One of the chief administrative divisions or provinces of the	   Ottoman Empire; -- formerly called eyalet.	   [1913 Webster]
Vild \Vild\, a. [As if the p. p. of a verb to vile. See {Vile},	   a.]	   Vile. [Obs.] "That vild race." --Spenser. -- {Vild"ly}, adv.	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Vile \Vile\ (v[imac]l), a. [Comp. {Viler} (v[imac]l"[~e]r);	   superl. {Vilest}.] [OE. vil, F. vil, from L. vilis cheap,	   worthless, vile, base.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Low; base; worthless; mean; despicable.	      [1913 Webster]	            A poor man in vile raiment.           --James ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The craft either of fishing, which was Peter's, or	            of making tents, which was Paul's, were [was] more	            vile than the science of physic.      --Ridley.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inhabitants account gold but as a vile thing.	                                                  --Abp. Abbot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Morally base or impure; depraved by sin; hateful in the	      sight of God and men; sinful; wicked; bad. "Such vile base	      practices." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee ? --Job	                                                  xl. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Base}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Vile"ly}, adv. -- {Vile"ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Viled \Viled\ (v[imac]ld), a. [See {Vild}.]	   Abusive; scurrilous; defamatory; vile. [Obs.] "Viled	   speeches." --Hayward.	   [1913 Webster]
Vileyns \Vil"eyns\, a. [See {Villain}.]	   Villainous. [Obs.] "Vileyns sinful deeds make a churl."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vilification \Vil`i*fi*ca"tion\	   (v[i^]l`[i^]*f[i^]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n.	   The act of vilifying or defaming; abuse. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Vilifier \Vil"i*fi`er\ (v[i^]l"[i^]*f[imac]`[~e]r), n.	   One who vilifies or defames.	   [1913 Webster]
Vilify \Vil"i*fy\ (v[i^]l"[i^]*f[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Vilified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Vilifying}.] [L. vilis vile +	   -fy; cf. L. vilificare to esteem of little value.]	   1. To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to disgrace. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When themselves they vilified	            To serve ungoverned appetite.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To degrade or debase by report; to defame; to traduce; to	      calumniate. --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many passions dispose us to depress and vilify the	            merit of one rising in the esteem of mankind.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To treat as vile; to despise. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I do vilify your censure.             --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Vilipend \Vil"i*pend\, v. t. [L. vilipendere; vilis vile +	   pendere to weigh, to value: cf. F. vilipender.]	   To value lightly; to depreciate; to slight; to despise.	   [1913 Webster]	         To vilipend the art of portrait painting. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Vilipendency \Vil"i*pend"en*cy\, n.	   Disesteem; slight; disparagement. [R.] --E. Waterhouse.	   [1913 Webster]
Vility \Vil"i*ty\, n. [L. vilitas: cf. F. vilet['e], vilit['e],	   OF. vilt['e].]	   Vileness; baseness. [Obs.] --Kennet.	   [1913 Webster]
Vill \Vill\, n. [OF. ville, vile, a village, F. ville a town,	   city. See {Villa}.]	   A small collection of houses; a village. "Every manor, town,	   or vill." --Sir M. Hale.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not should e'er the crested fowl	         From thorp or vill his matins sound for me.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A word of various significations in English, law; as, a	         manor; a tithing; a town; a township; a parish; a part	         of a parish; a village. The original meaning of vill,	         in England, seems to have been derived from the Roman	         sense of the term villa, a single country residence or	         farm; a manor. Later, the term was applied only to a	         collection of houses more than two, and hence came to	         comprehend towns. Burrill. The statute of Exeter, 14	         Edward I., mentions entire-vills, demivills, and	         hamlets.	         [1913 Webster]
Villa \Vil"la\, n.; pl. {Villas}. [L. villa, LL. also village,	   dim. of L. vicus a village: cf. It. & F. villa. See	   {Vicinity}, and cf. {Vill}, {Village}, {Villain}.]	   A country seat; a country or suburban residence of some	   pretensions to elegance. --Dryden. Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Village \Vil"lage\ (?; 48), n. [F., fr. L. villaticus belonging	   to a country house or villa. See {Villa}, and cf.	   {Villatic}.]	   A small assemblage of houses in the country, less than a town	   or city.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Village cart}, a kind of two-wheeled pleasure carriage	      without a top.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: {Village}, {Hamlet}, {Town}, {City}.	   Usage: In England, a hamlet denotes a collection of houses,	          too small to have a parish church. A village has a	          church, but no market. A town has both a market and a	          church or churches. A city is, in the legal sense, an	          incorporated borough town, which is, or has been, the	          place of a bishop's see. In the United States these	          distinctions do not hold.	          [1913 Webster]
Villager \Vil"la*ger\, n.	   An inhabitant of a village.	   [1913 Webster]	         Brutus had rather be a villager	         Than to repute himself a son of Rome	         Under these hard condition.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Villagery \Vil"lage*ry\, n.	   Villages; a district of villages. [Obs.] "The maidens of the	   villagery." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Villain \Vil"lain\, n. [OE. vilein, F. vilain, LL. villanus,	   from villa a village, L. villa a farm. See {Villa}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Feudal Law) One who holds lands by a base, or servile,	      tenure, or in villenage; a feudal tenant of the lowest	      class, a bondman or servant. [In this sense written also	      {villan}, and {villein}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If any of my ansectors was a tenant, and a servant,	            and held his lands as a villain to his lord, his	            posterity also must do so, though accidentally they	            become noble.                         --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Villains were of two sorts; villains regardant, that	         is, annexed to the manor (LL. adscripti glebae); and	         villains in gross, that is, annexed to the person of	         their lord, and transferable from one to another.	         --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A baseborn or clownish person; a boor. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pour the blood of the villain in one basin, and the	            blood of the gentleman in another, what difference	            shall there be proved?                --Becon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A vile, wicked person; a man extremely depraved, and	      capable or guilty of great crimes; a deliberate scoundrel;	      a knave; a rascal; a scamp.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like a villain with a smiling cheek.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Calm, thinking villains, whom no faith could fix.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Villain \Vil"lain\, a. [F. vilain.]	   Villainous. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Villain \Vil"lain\, v. t.	   To debase; to degrade. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Villainous \Vil"lain*ous\, a. [Written also villanous.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Base; vile; mean; depraved; as, a villainous person or	      wretch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Proceeding from, or showing, extreme depravity; suited to	      a villain; as, a villainous action.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sorry; mean; mischievous; -- in a familiar sense. "A	      villainous trick of thine eye." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Villainous judgment} (O. E. Law), a judgment that casts	      reproach on the guilty person.	      [1913 Webster] --- {Vil"lain*ous*ly}, adv.	      {Vil"lain*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Villainy \Vil"lain*y\, n.; pl. {Villainies}. [OE. vilanie, OF.	   vilanie, vilainie, vileinie, vilanie, LL. villania. See	   {Villain}, n.] [Written also {villany}.]	   1. The quality or state of being a villain, or villainous;	      extreme depravity; atrocious wickedness; as, the villainy	      of the seducer. "Lucre of vilanye." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The commendation is not in his wit, but in his	            villainy.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abusive, reproachful language; discourteous speech; foul	      talk. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            He never yet not vileinye ne said	            In all his life, unto no manner wight. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In our modern language, it [foul language] is termed	            villainy, as being proper for rustic boors, or men	            of coarsest education and employment. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Villainy till a very late day expressed words foul	            and disgraceful to the utterer much oftener than	            deeds.                                --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The act of a villain; a deed of deep depravity; a crime.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such villainies roused Horace into wrath. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            That execrable sum of all villainies commonly called	            a slave trade. --John Wesley.	      [1913 Webster]
Villakin \Vil"la*kin\, n.	   A little villa. [R.] --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]
Villan \Vil"lan\, n.	   A villain. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Villanage \Vil"lan*age\ (?; 48), n. [OF. villenage, vilenage.	   See {Villain}.]	   1. (Feudal Law) The state of a villain, or serf; base	      servitude; tenure on condition of doing the meanest	      services for the lord. [In this sense written also	      {villenage}, and {villeinage}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I speak even now as if sin were condemned in a	            perpetual villanage, never to be manumitted.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some faint traces of villanage were detected by the	            curious so late as the days of the Stuarts.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Baseness; infamy; villainy. [Obs.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Villanel \Vil`la*nel"\, n. [See {Villanelle}.]	   A ballad. [Obs.] --Cotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Villanella \Vil`la*nel"la\, n.; pl. {Villanelle}. [It., a pretty	   country girl.] (Mus.)	   An old rustic dance, accompanied with singing.	   [1913 Webster]
Villanelle \Vil`la*nelle"\, n. [F.]	   A poem written in tercets with but two rhymes, the first and	   third verse of the first stanza alternating as the third	   verse in each successive stanza and forming a couplet at the	   close. --E. W. Gosse.	   [1913 Webster]
Villanette \Vil`la*nette"\, n. [Dim. of villa; formed on the	   analogy of the French.]	   A small villa. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Villanize \Vil"lan*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Villanized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Villanizing}.]	   To make vile; to debase; to degrade; to revile. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Were virtue by descent, a noble name	         Could never villanize his father's fame. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Villanizer \Vil"lan*i`zer\, n.	   One who villanizes. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Villanously	   Villanous
Villanous \Vil"lan*ous\, a. Villanously \Vil"lan*ous*ly\, adv.,
Villanousness \Vil"lan*ous*ness\, n.,	   See {Villainous}, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Villany \Vil"lan*y\, n.	   See {Villainy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Villatic \Vil*lat"ic\, a. [L. villaticus belonging to a country	   house. See {Village}.]	   Of or pertaining to a farm or a village; rural. "Tame	   villatic fowl." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Villein \Vil"lein\, n. (Feudal Law)	   See {Villain}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Villenage \Vil"len*age\, n. [See {Villanage}.] (Feudal Law)	   Villanage. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Villenous \Vil"len*ous\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a villein.	   [1913 Webster]
Villi \Vil"li\, n.,	   pl. of {Villus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Villiform \Vil"li*form\, a. [Villus + -form.]	   Having the form or appearance of villi; like close-set	   fibers, either hard or soft; as, the teeth of perch are	   villiform.	   [1913 Webster]
Villose \Vil*lose"\, a. (Bot.)	   See {Villous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Villosity \Vil*los"i*ty\, n.	   1. State of being villous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A coating of long, slender hairs.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) A villus.	      [1913 Webster]
Villous \Vil"lous\, a. [L. villosus: cf. F. villeux. Cf.	   {Velvet}.]	   1. Abounding in, or covered with, fine hairs, or a woolly	      substance; shaggy with soft hairs; nappy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) Furnished or clothed with villi.	      [1913 Webster]
Villus \Vil"lus\, n.; pl. {Villi}. [L., shaggy hair, a tuft of	   hair.]	   1. (Anat.) One of the minute papillary processes on certain	      vascular membranes; a villosity; as, villi cover the	      lining of the small intestines of many animals and serve	      to increase the absorbing surface.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. (Bot.) Fine hairs on plants, resembling the pile of	      velvet.	      [1913 Webster]
Vim \Vim\, n. [L., accusative of vis strength.]	   Power; force; energy; spirit; activity; vigor. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vimen \Vi"men\, n. [L., a twig.] (Bot.)	   A long, slender, flexible shoot or branch.	   [1913 Webster]
Viminal \Vim"i*nal\ (?; 277), a. [L. viminalis pertaining to	   osiers, fr. vimen a pliant twig, osier.]	   Of or pertaining to twigs; consisting of twigs; producing	   twigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Vimineous \Vi*min"e*ous\ (?; 277), a. [L. vimineus, fr. vimen	   pliant twig.]	   1. Of or pertaining to twigs; made of pliant twigs. "In the	      hive's vimineous dome." --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Producing long, slender twigs or shoots.	      [1913 Webster]
Vinaceous \Vi*na"ceous\ (?; 277), a. [L. vinaceus. See {Vine}.]	   1. Belonging to, or like, wine or grapes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the color of wine, especially of red wine.	      [1913 Webster]
Vinaigrette \Vin`ai*grette"\, n. [F., fr. vinaigre vinegar.]	   1. (Cookery) A sauce, made of vinegar, oil, and other	      ingredients, -- used esp. for cold meats.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small perforated box for holding aromatic vinegar	      contained in a sponge, or a smelling bottle for smelling	      salts; -- called also {vinegarette}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small, two-wheeled vehicle, like a Bath chair, to be	      drawn or pushed by a boy or man. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Vinaigrous \Vin"ai*grous\, a. [F. vinaigre vinegar.]	   1. Resembling vinegar; sour.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Fig.]: Unamiable; morose. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Vinasse \Vi*nasse"\, n. [F.] (Chem.)	   The waste liquor remaining in the process of making beet	   sugar, -- used in the manufacture of potassium carbonate.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinatico \Vi*nat"i*co\, n. [Pg. vinhatico.]	   Madeira mahogany; the coarse, dark-colored wood of the	   {Persea Indica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vincentian \Vin*cen"tian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Saint Vincent de Paul, or founded by him.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vincentian \Vin*cen"tian\, n. (R. C. Ch.)	   (a) Same as {Lazarist}.	   (b) A member of certain charitable sisterhoods.	       [1913 Webster]
Vincetoxin \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 amorphous substance; -- called also	   {asclepiadin}, and {cynanchin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vincibility \Vin`ci*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being vincible, vincibleness.	   [1913 Webster]
Vincible \Vin"ci*ble\, a. [L. vincibilis, fr. vincere to	   vanquish, conquer: cf. F. vincible. See {Victor}.]	   Capable of being overcome or subdued; conquerable. "He, not	   vincible in spirit . . . drew his sword." --Hayward.	   "Vincible by human aid." --Paley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vincible ignorance} (Theol.), ignorance within the	      individual's control and for which, therefore, he is	      responsible before God.	      [1913 Webster]
Vincibleness \Vin"ci*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being vincible.	   [1913 Webster]
Vincture \Vinc"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. vinctura, fr. vincire,	   vinctum, to bind.]	   A binding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vinculum \Vin"cu*lum\, n.; pl. L. {Vincula}, E. {Vinculums}.	   [L., from vincire, vinctum, to bind.]	   1. A bond of union; a tie.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Math.) A straight, horizontal mark placed over two or	      more members of a compound quantity, which are to be	      subjected to the same operation, as in the expression	      x^{2} + y^{2} - vinc{x + y}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Anat.) A band or bundle of fibers; a fraenum.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) A commissure uniting the two main tendons in the	      foot of certain birds.	      [1913 Webster]
Vindemial \Vin*de"mi*al\, a. [L. vindemialis, fr. vindemia a	   vintage. See {Vintage}.]	   Of or pertaining to a vintage, or grape harvest. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vindemiate \Vin*de"mi*ate\, v. i. [L. vindemiare. See	   {Vindemial}.]	   To gather the vintage. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Vindemiation \Vin*de`mi*a"tion\, n. [LL. vindemiatio.]	   The operation of gathering grapes. [Obs.] --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Vindicable \Vin"di*ca*ble\, a.	   Capable of being vindicated. -- {Vin`di*ca*bil"i*ty}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Vindicate \Vin"di*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vindicated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Vindicating}.] [L. vindicatus, p. p. of	   vindicare to lay claim to, defend, avenge. See {Vengeance}.]	   1. To lay claim to; to assert a right to; to claim. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Is thine alone the seed that strews the plain?	            The birds of heaven shall vindicate their grain.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To maintain or defend with success; to prove to be valid;	      to assert convincingly; to sustain against assault; as, to	      vindicate a right, claim, or title.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To support or maintain as true or correct, against denial,	      censure, or objections; to defend; to justify.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the respondent denies any proposition, the	            opponent must directly vindicate . . . that	            proposition.                          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laugh where we must, be candid where we can,	            But vindicate the ways of God to man. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To maintain, as a law or a cause, by overthrowing enemies.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To liberate; to set free; to deliver. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I am confident he deserves much more	            That vindicates his country from a tyrant	            Than he that saves a citizen.         --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To avenge; to punish; as, a war to vindicate or punish	      infidelity. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            God is more powerful to exact subjection and to	            vindicate rebellion.                  --Bp. Pearson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To assert; maintain; claim. See {Assert}.	        [1913 Webster]
Vindication \Vin`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. vindicatio a laying claim,	   defense, vindication. See {Vindicate}.]	   1. The act of vindicating, or the state of being vindicated;	      defense; justification against denial or censure; as, the	      vindication of opinions; his vindication is complete.	      [1913 Webster]	            Occasion for the vindication of this passage in my	            book.                                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Civil Law) The claiming a thing as one's own; the	      asserting of a right or title in, or to, a thing.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Vindicative \Vin"di*ca*tive\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. vindicatif.	   Cf. {Vindictive}.]	   1. Tending to vindicate; vindicating; as, a vindicative	      policy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Revengeful; vindictive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Vindicative persons live the life of witches, who,	            as they are mischievous, so end they infortunate.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vin"di*ca*tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Vindicator \Vin"di*ca`tor\, n. [LL., an avenger.]	   One who vindicates; one who justifies or maintains. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Vindicatory \Vin"di*ca*to*ry\, a.	   1. Tending or serving to vindicate or justify; justificatory;	      vindicative.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Inflicting punishment; avenging; punitory.	      [1913 Webster]	            The afflictions of Job were no vindicatory	            punishments to take vengeance of his sins. --Abp.	                                                  Bramhall.	      [1913 Webster]
Vindictive \Vin*dic"tive\, a. [For vindicative, confused with L.	   vindicta revenge, punishment, fr. vindicare to vindicate. Cf.	   {Vindicative}.]	   1. Disposed to revenge; prompted or characterized by revenge;	      revengeful.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am vindictive enough to repel force by force.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Punitive. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vindictive damages}. (Law) See under {Damage}, n.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vin*dic"tive*ly}, adv. --	      {Vin*dic"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Vine \Vine\, n. [F. vigne, L. vinea a vineyard, vine from vineus	   of or belonging to wine, vinum wine, grapes. See {Wine}, and	   cf. {Vignette}.] (Bot.)	      (a) Any woody climbing plant which bears grapes.	      (b) Hence, a climbing or trailing plant; the long, slender	          stem of any plant that trails on the ground, or climbs	          by winding round a fixed object, or by seizing	          anything with its tendrils, or claspers; a creeper;	          as, the hop vine; the bean vine; the vines of melons,	          squashes, pumpkins, and other cucurbitaceous plants.	          [1913 Webster]	                There shall be no grapes on the vine. --Jer.	                                                  viii. 13.	          [1913 Webster]	                And one went out into the field to gather herbs,	                and found a wild vine, and gathered thereof wild	                gourds.                           --2 Kings iv.	                                                  89.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Vine apple} (Bot.), a small kind of squash. --Roger	      Williams.	   {Vine beetle} (Zool.), any one of several species of beetles	      which are injurious to the leaves or branches of the	      grapevine. Among the more important species are the	      grapevine fidia (see {Fidia}), the spotted Pelidnota	      ({Pelidnota punctata}) (see {Rutilian}), the vine	      fleabeetle ({Graptodera chalybea}), the rose beetle (see	      under {Rose}), the vine weevil, and several species of	      {Colaspis} and {Anomala}.	   {Vine borer}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of beetles whose larvae	          bore in the wood or pith of the grapevine, especially	          {Sinoxylon basilare}, a small species the larva of	          which bores in the stems, and {Ampeloglypter	          sesostris}, a small reddish brown weevil (called also	          {vine weevil}), which produces knotlike galls on the	          branches.	      (b) A clearwing moth ({Aegeria polistiformis}), whose	          larva bores in the roots of the grapevine and is often	          destructive.	   {Vine dragon}, an old and fruitless branch of a vine. [Obs.]	      --Holland.	   {Vine forester} (Zool.), any one of several species of moths	      belonging to {Alypia} and allied genera, whose larvae feed	      on the leaves of the grapevine.	   {Vine fretter} (Zool.), a plant louse, esp. the phylloxera	      that injuries the grapevine.	   {Vine grub} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of insect	      larvae that are injurious to the grapevine.	   {Vine hopper} (Zool.), any one of several species of leaf	      hoppers which suck the sap of the grapevine, especially	      {Erythroneura vitis}. See Illust. of {Grape hopper}, under	      {Grape}.	   {Vine inchworm} (Zool.), the larva of any species of	      geometrid moths which feed on the leaves of the grapevine,	      especially {Cidaria diversilineata}.	   {Vine-leaf rooer} (Zool.), a small moth ({Desmia maculalis})	      whose larva makes a nest by rolling up the leaves of the	      grapevine. The moth is brownish black, spotted with white.	      	   {Vine louse} (Zool.), the phylloxera.	   {Vine mildew} (Bot.), a fungous growth which forms a white,	      delicate, cottony layer upon the leaves, young shoots, and	      fruit of the vine, causing brown spots upon the green	      parts, and finally a hardening and destruction of the	      vitality of the surface. The plant has been called {Oidium	      Tuckeri}, but is now thought to be the conidia-producing	      stage of an {Erysiphe}.	   {Vine of Sodom} (Bot.), a plant named in the Bible (--Deut.	      xxxii. 32), now thought to be identical with the apple of	      Sodom. See {Apple of Sodom}, under {Apple}.	   {Vine sawfly} (Zool.), a small black sawfiy ({Selandria	      vitis}) whose larva feeds upon the leaves of the	      grapevine. The larvae stand side by side in clusters while	      feeding.	   {Vine slug} (Zool.), the larva of the vine sawfly.	   {Vine sorrel} (Bot.), a climbing plant ({Cissus acida})	      related to the grapevine, and having acid leaves. It is	      found in Florida and the West Indies.	   {Vine sphinx} (Zool.), any one of several species of hawk	      moths. The larvae feed on grapevine leaves.	   {Vine weevil}. (Zool.) See {Vine borer}	      (a) above, and {Wound gall}, under {Wound}.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]
Vineal \Vi"ne*al\, a. [L. vinealis.]	   Of or pertaining to vines; containing vines. [R.] --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vine-clad \Vine"-clad`\, a.	   Covered with vines.	   [1913 Webster]
Vined \Vined\, a.	   Having leaves like those of the vine; ornamented with vine	   leaves. "Vined and figured columns." --Sir H. Wotton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinedresser \Vine"dress`er\, n.	   One who cultivates, prunes, or cares for, grapevines; a	   laborer in a vineyard.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sons of the shall be your plowmen and your	         vinedressers.                            --Isa. lxi. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinegar \Vin"e*gar\, n. [OE. vinegre, F. vinaigre; vin wine (L.	   vinum) + aigre sour. See {Wine}, and {Eager}, a.]	   1. A sour liquid used as a condiment, or as a preservative,	      and obtained by the spontaneous (acetous) fermentation, or	      by the artificial oxidation, of wine, cider, beer, or the	      like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The characteristic sourness of vinegar is due to acetic	         acid, of which it contains from three to five per cent.	         Wine vinegar contains also tartaric acid, citric acid,	         etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, anything sour; -- used also metaphorically.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here's the challenge: . . . I warrant there's	            vinegar and pepper in't.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Aromatic vinegar}, strong acetic acid highly flavored with	      aromatic substances.	   {Mother of vinegar}. See 4th {Mother}.	   {Radical vinegar}, acetic acid.	   {Thieves' vinegar}. See under {Thief}.	   {Vinegar eel} (Zool.), a minute nematode worm ({Leptodera	      oxophila}, or {Anguillula acetiglutinis}), commonly found	      in great numbers in vinegar, sour paste, and other	      fermenting vegetable substances; -- called also {vinegar	      worm}.	   {Vinegar lamp} (Chem.), a fanciful name of an apparatus	      designed to oxidize alcohol to acetic acid by means of	      platinum.	   {Vinegar plant}. See 4th {Mother}.	   {Vinegar tree} (Bot.), the stag-horn sumac ({Rhus typhina}),	      whose acid berries have been used to intensify the	      sourness of vinegar.	   {Wood vinegar}. See under {Wood}.	      [1913 Webster]	Vinegar \Vin"e*gar\, v. t.	   To convert into vinegar; to make like vinegar; to render sour	   or sharp. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Hoping that he hath vinegared his senses	         As he was bid.                           --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinegarette \Vin`e*gar*ette"\, n.	   See {Vinaigrette}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinegar fly \Vin"e*gar fly\	   Any of several fruit flies, esp. {Drosophila ampelopophila},	   which breed in imperfectly sealed preserves and in pickles.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vinegarroon \Vin`e*gar*roon"\, n. [Cf. Sp. vinagre vinegar.]	   A whip scorpion, esp. a large Mexican species ({Thelyphonus	   giganteus}) popularly supposed to be very venomous; -- from	   the odor that it emits when alarmed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vinegary \Vin"e*gar*y\, a.	   Having the nature of vinegar; sour; unamiable.	   [1913 Webster]
Viner \Vin"er\, n.	   A vinedresser. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vinery \Vin"er*y\, n.	   1. A vineyard. [Obs.] "The vinery of Ramer." --Fabyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A structure, usually inclosed with glass, for rearing and	      protecting vines; a grapery.	      [1913 Webster]
Vinette \Vi*nette"\, n. [Cf. {Vignette}.]	   A sprig or branch. [Archaic] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinewed \Vin"ewed\, a.	   Same as {Vinnewed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vineyard \Vine"yard\, n. [For OE. winyard, AS. w[imac]ngeard;	   influenced by E. vine. See {Wine}, and {Yard} an inclosure.]	   An inclosure or yard for grapevines; a plantation of vines	   producing grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Vineyardist \Vine"yard*ist\, n.	   One who cultivates a vineyard.	   [1913 Webster]
Vingt et un \Vingt` et` un"\ [F., twenty and one.]	   A game at cards, played by two or more persons. The fortune	   of each player depends upon obtaining from the dealer such	   cards that the sum of their pips, or spots, is twenty-one, or	   a number near to it; -- also called {blackjack}, or	   {twenty-one}.	   Note: There are several variations (such as {Caribbean	         blackjack}). In the most common variation played in	         casinos, there is one dealer who plays for the house,	         and up to seven players. The players and dealer each	         receive two cards, the dealer's cards usually being one	         face up and one face down. The players each in turn	         decide whether they will request additional cards	         ("hit"), the objective being to reach a sum of card	         values as close as possible to twenty-one, without	         exceeding that number. If, on hitting, the player's	         total card values exceed 21, he has "busted", and lost	         his bet. Otherwise, the player wins only if his total	         card values exceed those of the dealer. "picture cards"	         (or "face cards", being the jack, queen, and king) are	         counted as having a value of ten. The ace may count as	         one or eleven, at the player's option. Other than to	         hit, there are also other possible actions by the	         player, such as to "double down" (receive only one	         additional card, while doubling the initial bet), or to	         "split" (if the first two cards have the same value).	         [1913 Webster +PJC]
Vingtun \Vingt`un"\, n.	   Contraction for {Vingt et un}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinic \Vin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to wine; as, vinic alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Viniculture \Vin"i*cul`ture\, n. [L. vinum wine + cultura	   culture.]	   The cultivation of the vine, esp. for making wine;	   viticulture.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinification \Vin`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. vinum wine + E.	   -fication.]	   The conversion of a fruit juice or other saccharine solution	   into alcohol by fermentation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vinnewed \Vin"newed\, a. [See {Fenowed}.]	   Moldy; musty. [Written also {vinewed}.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] -- {Vin"newed*ness}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Many of Chaucer's words are become, as it were,	         vinnewed and hoary with over-long lying. --F. Beaumont.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinny \Vin"ny\, a.	   Vinnewed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vinolency \Vin"o*len*cy\, n. [L. vinolentina. See {Vinolent}.]	   Drunkennes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vinolent \Vin"o*lent\, a. [L. vinolentus, fr. vinum wine.]	   Given to wine; drunken; intemperate. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinometer \Vin*om"e*ter\, n. [L. vinum vine + -meter.]	   An instrument for determining the strength or purity of wine	   by measuring its density.	   [1913 Webster]
Vin ordinaire \Vin` or`di`naire"\ [F., lit., common wine.]	   A cheap claret, used as a table wine in France.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinose \Vi*nose"\, a.	   Vinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinosity \Vi*nos"i*ty\, n. [L. vinositas: cf. F. vinosit['e].]	   The quality or state of being vinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinous \Vi"nous\, a. [L. vinosus, fr. vinum wine: cf. F. vineux.	   See {Wine}.]	   Of or pertaining to wine; having the qualities of wine; as, a	   vinous taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinquish \Vin"quish\, n. (Far.)	   See {Vanquish}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Vintage \Vint"age\ (?; 48), n. [Corrupted by influence of	   vintner, vintry, from OE. vindage, vendage, for vendange, OF.	   vendenge, F. vendange, from L. vindemia; vinum wine, grapes +	   demere to take off; de + emere, originally, to take. See	   {Wine}, {Redeem}, and cf. {Vindemial}.]	   1. The produce of the vine for one season, in grapes or in	      wine; as, the vintage is abundant; the vintage of 1840.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or time of gathering the crop of grapes, or making	      the wine for a season.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vintage spring}, a wine fount.	   {Vintage time}, the time of gathering grapes and making wine.	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Vintager \Vint"a*ger\, n. [From {Vintage}: cf. F. vendangeur.]	   One who gathers the vintage.	   [1913 Webster]
Vintaging \Vint"a*ging\, n.	   The act of gathering the vintage, or crop of grapes.	   [1913 Webster]
Vintner \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 seller, or wine merchant.	   [1913 Webster]
Vintry \Vint"ry\, n. [OE. viniterie, from OF. vinotier,	   vinetier, wine merchant. See {Vintner}.]	   A place where wine is sold. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinum \Vi"num\, n.; pl. {Vina}. [L. See {Wine}.]	   Wine, -- chiefly used in Pharmacy in the name of solutions of	   some medicinal substance in wine; as:	   {vina medicata}, medicated wines;	   {vinum opii}, wine of opium.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Viny \Vin"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to vines; producing, or abounding in, vines.	   --P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Vinyl \Vi"nyl\, n. [L. vinum wine + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The hypothetical radical {C2H3}, regarded as the	   characteristic residue of ethylene and that related series of	   unsaturated hydrocarbons with which the allyl compounds are	   homologous.	   [1913 Webster]
Viol \Vi"ol\, n. [F. viole; cf. Pr. viola, viula, Sp., Pg., &	   It. viola, LL. vitula; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L.	   vitulari to celebrate a festival, keep holiday, be joyful,	   perhaps originally, to sacrifice a calf (vitulus; cf.	   {Veal}). Cf. {Fiddle}, {Vielle}, 2d {Viola}, {Violin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mus.) A stringed musical instrument formerly in use, of	      the same form as the violin, but larger, and having six	      strings, to be struck with a bow, and the neck furnished	      with frets for stopping the strings.	      [1913 Webster]	            Me softer airs befit, and softer strings	            Of lute, or viol still, more apt for mournful	            things.                               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is now applied as a general term to designate	         instruments of the violin kind, as tenor viol, bass	         viol, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A large rope sometimes used in weighing anchor.	      [Written also {voyal}, and {voyal}.] --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [L., a violet. See {Violet}.] (Bot.)	   A genus of polypetalous herbaceous plants, including all	   kinds of violets.	   [1913 Webster]	Viola \Vi"o*la\, n. [It. See {Viol}.] (Mus.)	   An instrument in form and use resembling the violin, but	   larger, and a fifth lower in compass.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Viola da braccio} [It., viol for the arm], the tenor viol,	      or viola, a fifth lower than the violin. Its part is	      written in the alto clef, hence it is sometimes called the	      {alto}.	   {Viola da gamba} [It., viol for the leg], an instrument	      resembling the viola, but larger, and held between the	      knees. It is now rarely used.	   {Viola da spalla} [It., viol for the shoulder], an instrument	      formerly used, resembling the viola, and intermediate in	      size between the viola and the viola da gamba.	   {Viola di amore} [It., viol of love: cf. F. viole d'amour], a	      viol, larger than the viola, having catgut strings upon,	      and brass or steel wires under, the keyboard. These,	      sounding sympathetically with the strings, yield a	      peculiarly soft and silvery sound. It is now seldom used.	      [1913 Webster]
Violable \Vi"o*la*ble\, a. [L. violabilis: cf. F. violable. See	   {Violate}.]	   Capable of being violated, broken, or injured. --	   {Vi"o*la*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Violaceous \Vi`o*la"ceous\, a. [L. violaceus, fr. viola a	   violet.]	   1. Resembling violets in color; bluish purple.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to a natural order of plants, of	      which the violet is the type. It contains about twenty	      genera and two hundred and fifty species.	      [1913 Webster]
Violaniline \Vi`o*lan"i*line\, n. [Violet + aniline.] (Chem.)	   A dyestuff of the induline group, made from aniline, and used	   as a substitute for indigo in dyeing wool and silk a	   violet-blue or a gray-blue color.	   [1913 Webster]
Violantin \Vi`o*lan"tin\, n. [See {Violuric}.] (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous substance, produced as a yellow	   crystalline substance, and regarded as a complex derivative	   of barbituric acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Violaquercitrin \Vi`o*la*quer"cit*rin\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow crystalline glucoside obtained from the pansy	   ({Viola tricolor}), and decomposing into glucose and	   quercitrin.	   [1913 Webster]
Violascent \Vi`o*las"cent\, a.	   Violescent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Violate \Vi"o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Violates}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Violating}.] [L. violatus, p. p. of violare to	   violate, fr. vis strength, force. See {Violent}.]	   1. To treat in a violent manner; to abuse.	      [1913 Webster]	            His wife Boadicea violated with stripes, his	            daughters with rape.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To do violence to, as to anything that should be held	      sacred or respected; to profane; to desecrate; to break	      forcibly; to trench upon; to infringe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Violated vows	            'Twixt the souls of friend and friend. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oft have they violated	            The temple, oft the law, with foul affronts.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To disturb; to interrupt. "Employed, it seems, to violate	      sleep." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To commit rape on; to ravish; to outrage.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To injure; disturb; interrupt; infringe; transgress;	        profane; deflour; debauch; dishonor.	        [1913 Webster]
Violation \Vi`o*la"tion\, n. [L. violatio: cf. F. violation.]	   The act of violating, treating with violence, or injuring;	   the state of being violated. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) Infringement; transgression; nonobservance; as, the	       violation of law or positive command, of covenants,	       promises, etc. "The violation of my faith." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) An act of irreverence or desecration; profanation or	       contemptuous treatment of sacred things; as, the	       violation of a church. --Udall.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) Interruption, as of sleep or peace; disturbance.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Ravishment; rape; outrage. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]
Violative \Vi"o*la*tive\, a.	   Violating, or tending to violate.	   [1913 Webster]
Violator \Vi"o*la`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who violates; an infringer; a profaner; a ravisher.	   [1913 Webster]
Viole \Vi"ole\, n.	   A vial. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Violence \Vi"o*lence\, n. [F., fr. L. violentia. See {Violent}.]	   1. The quality or state of being violent; highly excited	      action, whether physical or moral; vehemence; impetuosity;	      force.	      [1913 Webster]	            That seal	            You ask with such a violence, the king,	            Mine and your master, with his own hand gave me.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the elements	            At least had gone to wrack, disturbed and torn	            With the violence of this conflict.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Injury done to that which is entitled to respect,	      reverence, or observance; profanation; infringement;	      unjust force; outrage; assault.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do violence to do man.                --Luke iii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            We can not, without offering violence to all	            records, divine and human, deny an universal deluge.	                                                  --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Looking down, he saw	            The whole earth filled with violence. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ravishment; rape; constupration.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To do violence on}, to attack; to murder. "She . . . did	      violence on herself." --Shak.	   {To do violence to}, to outrage; to injure; as, he does	      violence to his own opinions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Vehemence; outrage; fierceness; eagerness; violation;	        infraction; infringement; transgression; oppression.	        [1913 Webster]	Violence \Vi"o*lence\, v. t.	   To assault; to injure; also, to bring by violence; to compel.	   [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Violent \Vi"o*lent\, a. [F., from L. violentus, from vis	   strength, force; probably akin to Gr. ? a muscle, strength.]	   1. Moving or acting with physical strength; urged or impelled	      with force; excited by strong feeling or passion;	      forcible; vehement; impetuous; fierce; furious; severe;	      as, a violent blow; the violent attack of a disease.	      [1913 Webster]	            Float upon a wild and violent sea.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A violent cross wind from either coast. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Acting, characterized, or produced by unjust or improper	      force; outrageous; unauthorized; as, a violent attack on	      the right of free speech.	      [1913 Webster]	            To bring forth more violent deeds.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some violent hands were laid on Humphrey's life.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Produced or effected by force; not spontaneous; unnatural;	      abnormal.	      [1913 Webster]	            These violent delights have violent ends. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No violent state can be perpetual.    --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ease would recant	            Vows made in pain, as violent and void. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Violent presumption} (Law), presumption of a fact that	      arises from proof of circumstances which necessarily	      attend such facts.	   {Violent profits} (Scots Law), rents or profits of an estate	      obtained by a tenant wrongfully holding over after	      warning. They are recoverable in a process of removing.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fierce; vehement; outrageous; boisterous; turbulent;	        impetuous; passionate; severe; extreme.	        [1913 Webster]	Violent \Vi"o*lent\, n.	   An assailant. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]	Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. t. [Cf. F. violenter.]	   To urge with violence. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	Violent \Vi"o*lent\, v. i.	   To be violent; to act violently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The grief is fine, full, perfect, that I taste,	         And violenteth in a sense as strong	         As that which causeth it.                --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Violently \Vi"o*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a violent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Violescent \Vi`o*les"cent\, a. [L. viola a violet.]	   Tending to a violet color; violascent.	   [1913 Webster]
Violet \Vi"o*let\, n. [F. violette a violet (cf. violet	   violet-colored), dim. of OF. viole a violet, L. viola; akin	   to Gr. ?. Cf. {Iodine}.]	   1. (Bot.) Any plant or flower of the genus {Viola}, of many	      species. The violets are generally low, herbaceous plants,	      and the flowers of many of the species are blue, while	      others are white or yellow, or of several colors, as the	      pansy ({Viola tricolor}).	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The cultivated sweet violet is {Viola odorata} of	         Europe. The common blue violet of the eastern United	         States is {Viola cucullata}; the sand, or bird-foot,	         violet is {Viola pedata}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The color of a violet, or that part of the spectrum	      farthest from red. It is the most refrangible part of the	      spectrum.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In art, a color produced by a combination of red and blue	      in equal proportions; a bluish purple color. --Mollett.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small	      violet-colored butterflies belonging to {Lycaena}, or	      {Rusticus}, and allied genera.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Corn violet}. See under {Corn}.	   {Dame's violet}. (Bot.) See {Damewort}.	   {Dogtooth violet}. (Bot.) See under {Dogtooth}.	   {Water violet} (Bot.), an aquatic European herb ({Hottonia	      palustris}) with pale purplish flowers and pinnatifid	      leaves.	      [1913 Webster]	Violet \Vi"o*let\, a. [Cf. F. violet. See {Violet}, n.]	   Dark blue, inclining to red; bluish purple; having a color	   produced by red and blue combined.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Violet shell} (Zool.), any species of Ianthina; -- called	      also {violet snail}. See {Ianthina}.	   {Violet wood}, a name given to several kinds of hard purplish	      or reddish woods, as king wood, myall wood, and the wood	      of the {Andira violacea}, a tree of Guiana.	      [1913 Webster]
Violet-ear \Vi"o*let-ear`\, n.	   Any tropical humming bird of the genus {Petasophora}, having	   violet or purplish ear tufts.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Violet-tip \Vi"o*let-tip"\, n. (Zool.)	   A very handsome American butterfly ({Polygonia	   interrogationis}). Its wings are mottled with various shades	   of red and brown and have violet tips.	   [1913 Webster]
Violin \Vi`o*lin"\, n. [It. violino, dim. of viola. See {Viol}.]	   (Mus.)	   A small instrument with four strings, played with a bow; a	   fiddle.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The violin is distinguished for the brilliancy and	         gayety, as well as the power and variety, of its tones,	         and in the orchestra it is the leading and most	         important instrument.	         [1913 Webster]
Violine \Vi"o*line\, n. (Chem.)	   (a) A pale yellow amorphous substance of alkaloidal nature	       and emetic properties, said to have been extracted from	       the root and foliage of the violet ({Viola}).	   (b) Mauve aniline. See under {Mauve}.	       [1913 Webster]
Violinist \Vi`o*lin"ist\, n. [Cf. F. violiniste, violoniste, It.	   violonista.]	   A player on the violin.	   [1913 Webster]
Violist \Vi"ol*ist\, n. [Cf. F. violiste.]	   A player on the viol.	   [1913 Webster]
Violoncellist \Vi`o*lon*cel"list\, n. [Cf. F. violoncelliste,	   It. violoncellista.]	   A player on the violoncello.	   [1913 Webster]
Violoncello \Vi`o*lon*cel"lo\ (?; 277), n. [It. violoncello,	   dim. of violone a bass viol. See {Violone}.] (Mus.)	   A stringed instrument of music; a bass viol of four strings,	   or a bass violin with long, large strings, giving sounds an	   octave lower than the viola, or tenor or alto violin.	   [1913 Webster]
Violone \Vi`o*lo"ne\, n. [It. violone, augment. of viola a viol.	   See {Viol}.] (Mus.)	   The largest instrument of the bass-viol kind, having strings	   tuned an octave below those of the violoncello; the	   contrabasso; -- called also {double bass}. [Written also	   {violono}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Violous \Vi"o*lous\, a.	   Violent. [Obs.] --J. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Violuric \Vi`o*lu"ric\, a. [Violet + barbituric.] (Chem.)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitroso	   derivative of barbituric acid. It is obtained as a white or	   yellow crystalline substance, and forms characteristic	   yellow, blue, and violet salts.	   [1913 Webster]
VIOXX \VI`OXX\ (v[imac]"[o^]ks), prop. n. [Trade name, used by	   Merck & Co.] (Chem. & Med.)	   A trade name for {rofecoxib}. [Trade name]	   [PJC]
viper \vi"per\ (v[imac]"p[~e]r), n. [F. vip[`e]re, L. vipera,	   probably contr. fr. vivipera; vivus alive + parere to bring	   forth, because it was believed to be the only serpent that	   brings forth living young. Cf. {Quick}, a., {Parent},	   {Viviparous}, {Wivern}, {Weever}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of Old World venomous	      snakes belonging to {Vipera}, {Clotho}, {Daboia}, and	      other genera of the family {Viperidae}.	      [1913 Webster]	            There came a viper out of the heat, and fastened on	            his hand.                             --Acts xxviii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the best-known species are the European adder	         ({Pelias berus}), the European asp ({Vipera aspis}),	         the African horned viper ({Vipera cerastes}), and the	         Indian viper ({Daboia Russellii}).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A dangerous, treacherous, or malignant person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who committed	            To such a viper his most sacred trust	            Of secrecy.                           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Loosely, any venomous or presumed venomous snake.	      [PJC]	   {Horned viper}. (Zool.) See {Cerastes}.	   {Red viper} (Zool.), the copperhead.	   {Viper fish} (Zool.), a small, slender, phosphorescent	      deep-sea fish ({Chauliodus Sloanii}). It has long ventral	      and dorsal fins, a large mouth, and very long, sharp	      teeth.	   {Viper's bugloss} (Bot.), a rough-leaved biennial herb	      ({Echium vulgare}) having showy purplish blue flowers. It	      is sometimes cultivated, but has become a pestilent weed	      in fields from New York to Virginia. Also called {blue	      weed}.	   {Viper's grass} (Bot.), a perennial composite herb	      ({Scorzonera Hispanica}) with narrow, entire leaves, and	      solitary heads of yellow flowers. The long, white,	      carrot-shaped roots are used for food in Spain and some	      other countries. Called also {viper grass}.	      [1913 Webster]
Viperina \Vi`per*i"na\, n. pl. (Zool.)	   See {Viperoidea}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viperine \Vi"per*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. viperinus: cf. F.	   vip['e]rin.]	   Of or pertaining to a viper or vipers; resembling a viper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Viperine snake}. (Zool.)	   (a) Any venomous snake of the family {Viperidae}.	   (b) A harmless snake resembling a viper in form or color,	       esp. {Tropidonotus viperinus}, a small European species	       which resembles the viper in color.	       [1913 Webster]
Viperish \Vi"per*ish\, a.	   Somewhat like a viper; viperous.	   [1913 Webster]
Viperoid \Vi"per*oid\, a. [Viper + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Like or pertaining to the vipers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Viperoidea
Viperoidea \Vi`per*oi"de*a\, Viperoides \Vi`per*oi"des\, n. pl.	   [NL. See {Viper}, and {-oid}.] (Zool.)	   A division of serpents which includes the true vipers of the	   Old World and the rattlesnakes and moccasin snakes of	   America; -- called also {Viperina}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viperous \Vi"per*ous\, a.	   Having the qualities of a viper; malignant; venomous; as, a	   viperous tongue. "This viperous slander." --Shak. --	   {Vi"per*ous*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Viraginian \Vi`ra*gin"i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a virago; having the qualities of a	   virago. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Viraginity \Vi`ra*gin"i*ty\, n.	   The qualities or characteristics of a virago.	   [1913 Webster]
Virago \Vi*ra"go\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Viragoes}. [L. virago,	   -intis, from vir a man. See {Virile}.]	   1. A woman of extraordinary stature, strength, and courage; a	      woman who has the robust body and masculine mind of a man;	      a female warrior.	      [1913 Webster]	            To arms! to arms! the fierce virago cries. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a mannish woman; a bold, turbulent woman; a	      termagant; a vixen.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virago . . . serpent under femininity. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Vire \Vire\, n. [OF. vire, fr. virer to turn. Cf. {Veer},	   {Vireton}.]	   An arrow, having a rotary motion, formerly used with the	   crossbow. Cf. {Vireton}. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Virelay \Vir"e*lay\, n. [F. virelai; virer to turn + lai a song,	   a lay.]	   An ancient French song, or short poem, wholly in two rhymes,	   and composed in short lines, with a refrain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of such matter made he many lays,	         Songs, complains, roundels, virelayes.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         To which a lady sung a virelay.          --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The virelay admitted only two rhymes, and, after	         employing one for some time, the poet was virer, or to	         turn, to the other." --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]
Virent \Vi"rent\, a. [L. virens, p. pr. of virere to be green.]	   Green; not withered. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vireo \Vir"e*o\, n. [L., a species of bird.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of American singing birds	   belonging to {Vireo} and allied genera of the family	   {Vireonidae}. In many of the species the back is greenish, or	   olive-colored. Called also {greenlet}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Eastern United States the most common species	         are the white-eyed vireo ({Vireo Noveboracensis}), the	         red-eyed vireo ({Vireo olivaceus}), the blue-headed, or	         solitary, vireo ({Vireo solitarius}), the warbling	         vireo ({Vireo gilvus}), and the yellow-throated vireo	         ({Vireo flavifrons}). All these are noted for the	         sweetness of their songs.	         [1913 Webster]
Virescence \Vi*res"cence\, (Bot.)	   The act or state of becoming green through the formation of	   chlorophyll.	   [1913 Webster]
Virescent \Vi*res"cent\, a. [L. virescens, p. pr. of virescere	   to grow green, verb incho. fr. virere to be green.]	   Beginning to be green; slightly green; greenish.	   [1913 Webster]
Vireton \Vir"e*ton\, n. [F. See {Vire}.]	   An arrow or bolt for a crossbow having feathers or brass	   placed at an angle with the shaft to make it spin in flying.	   [1913 Webster]
Virgalieu \Vir"ga*lieu\, n. [Cf. {Virgouleuse}.] (Bot.)	   A valuable kind of pear, of an obovate shape and with melting	   flesh of delicious flavor; -- more properly called White	   Doyenn['e]. [Written also {virgaloo}, {vergalieu},	   {vergaloo}, etc.]	   [1913 Webster]
Virgate \Vir"gate\, a. [L. virgatus made of twigs, fr. virga a	   twig, rod. See {Verge} a rod.] (Bot.)	   Having the form of a straight rod; wand-shaped; straight and	   slender.	   [1913 Webster]	Virgate \Vir"gate\, n. [LL. virgata, virgata terrae, so much	   land as virga terrae, a land measure, contains, fr. L. virga	   a twig, rod.]	   A yardland, or measure of land varying from fifteen to forty	   acres. [Obs.] --T. Warton.	   [1913 Webster]
Virgated \Vir"ga*ted\, a. [L. virgatus striped. See {Virgate},	   a.]	   Striped; streaked. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Virge \Virge\, n.	   A wand. See {Verge}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Virger \Vir"ger\, n.	   See {Verger}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Virgilian \Vir*gil"i*an\, a. [L. Virgilianus, better	   Vergilianus.]	   Of or pertaining to Virgil, the Roman poet; resembling the	   style of Virgil. [Spelt also {Vergilian}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The rich Virgilian rustic measure	         Of Lari Maxume.                          --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Virgin \Vir"gin\, n. [L. virgo, -inis: cf. OF. virgine, virgene,	   virge, vierge, F. vierge.]	   1. A woman who has had no carnal knowledge of man; a maid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A person of the male sex who has not known sexual	      indulgence. [Archaic] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	            These are they which were not defiled with women;	            for they are virgins.                 --Rev. xiv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            He his flesh hath overcome;	            He was a virgin, as he said.          --Gower.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Astron.) See {Virgo}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any one of several species of gossamer-winged	      butterflies of the family {Lycaenidae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A female insect producing eggs from which young	      are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a	      male; a parthenogenetic insect.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Virgin}, or {The Blessed Virgin}, the Virgin Mary, the	      Mother of Jesus Christ.	   {Virgin's bower} (Bot.), a name given to several climbing	      plants of the genus {Clematis}, as {Clematis Vitalba} of	      Europe, and {Clematis Virginiana} of North America.	      [1913 Webster]	Virgin \Vir"gin\, a.	   1. Being a virgin; chaste; of or pertaining to a virgin;	      becoming a virgin; maidenly; modest; indicating modesty;	      as, a virgin blush. "Virgin shame." --Cowley.	      [1913 Webster]	            Innocence and virgin modesty . . .	            That would be wooed, and unsought be won. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pure; undefiled; unmixed; fresh; new; as, virgin soil;	      virgin gold. "Virgin Dutch." --G. W. Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	            The white cold virgin snow upon my heart. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A few ounces of mutton, with a little virgin oil.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not yet pregnant; impregnant. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Virgin \Vir"gin\, v. i.	   To act the virgin; to be or keep chaste; -- followed by it.	   See {It}, 5. [Obs.] "My true lip hath virgined it e'er since	   [that kiss]." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, a. [L. virginalis: cf. F. virginal.]	   Of or pertaining to a virgin; becoming a virgin; maidenly.	   "Chastity and honor virginal." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Virginal generation} (Biol.), parthenogenesis.	   {Virginal membrane} (Anat.), the hymen.	      [1913 Webster]	Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, n. [Cf. F. virginale; -- probably so	   called from being used by young girls, or virgins.] (Mus.)	   An instrument somewhat resembling the spinet, but having a	   rectangular form, like the small piano. It had strings and	   keys, but only one wire to a note. The instrument was used in	   the sixteenth century, but is now wholly obsolete. It was	   sometimes called a pair of virginals.	   [1913 Webster]	Virginal \Vir"gin*al\, v. i.	   To play with the fingers, as if on a virginal; to tap or pat.	   [Obs.] "Still virginaling upon his palm!" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Virginhood \Vir"gin*hood\, n.	   Virginity; maidenhood.	   [1913 Webster]
Virginia \Vir*gin"i*a\, n.	   One of the States of the United States of America. -- a. Of	   or pertaining to the State of Virginia.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Virginia cowslip} (Bot.), the American lungwort ({Mertensia	      Virginica}).	   {Virginia creeper} (Bot.), a common ornamental North American	      woody vine ({Ampelopsis quinquefolia}), climbing	      extensively by means of tendrils; -- called also	      {woodbine}, and {American ivy}. [U. S.]	   {Virginia fence}. See {Worm fence}, under {Fence}.	   {Virginia nightingale} (Zool.), the cardinal bird. See under	      {Cardinal}.	   {Virginia quail} (Zool.), the bobwhite.	   {Virginia reel}, an old English contradance; -- so called in	      the United States. --Bartlett.	   {Virginia stock}. (Bot.) See {Mahon stock}.	      [1913 Webster]
Virginity \Vir*gin"i*ty\, n. [OE. virgintee, F. virginit['e], L.	   virginitas.]	   1. The quality or state of being a virgin; undefiled purity	      or chastity; maidenhood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The unmarried life; celibacy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Virgo \Vir"go\, n. [L. virgo a virgin, the constellation Virgo	   in the zodiac. See {Virgin}.] (Astron.)	      (a) A sign of the zodiac which the sun enters about the	          21st of August, marked thus [[Virgo]] in almanacs.	      (b) A constellation of the zodiac, now occupying chiefly	          the sign Libra, and containing the bright star Spica.	          [1913 Webster]
Virgouleuse \Vir"gou*leuse\, n. [F. virgouleuse, from the	   village of Virgoul['e]e, near Limoges.] (Bot.)	   An old French variety of pear, of little value.	   [1913 Webster]
Virgularian \Vir`gu*la"ri*an\, n. [From. L. virgula a small	   rod.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of long, slender Alcyonaria	   belonging to {Virgularia} and allied genera of the family	   {Virgularidae}. These corals are allied to the sea-pens, but	   have a long rodlike rhachis inclosing a slender, round or	   square, calcareous axis. The polyps are arranged in	   transverse rows or clusters along each side of the rhachis.	   [1913 Webster]
Virgulate \Vir"gu*late\, a.	   Shaped like a little twig or rod.	   [1913 Webster]
Virgule \Vir"gule\, n. [F. virgule, fr. L. virgula, dim. of	   virga. See {Verge} a rod.]	   A comma. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         In the MSS. of Chaucer, the line is always broken by a	         caesura in the middle, which is pointed by a virgule.	                                                  --Hallam.	   [1913 Webster]
Virial \Vir"i*al\, n. [L. vis, viris, force.] (Physics)	   A certain function relating to a system of forces and their	   points of application, -- first used by Clausius in the	   investigation of problems in molecular physics.	   [1913 Webster]
Virid \Vir"id\, a. [L. viridis green. See {Verdant}.]	   Green. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The virid marjoram	         Her sparkling beauty did but see.        --Crompton.	   [1913 Webster]
Viridescence \Vir`i*des"cence\, n.	   Quality or state of being viridescent.	   [1913 Webster]
Viridescent \Vir`i*des"cent\, a. [L. viridescens, p. pr. of	   viridescere to grow green.]	   Slightly green; greenish.	   [1913 Webster]
Viridine \Vir"i*dine\, n. [L. viridis green.] (Chem.)	   A greenish, oily, nitrogenous hydrocarbon, {C12H19N7},	   obtained from coal tar, and probably consisting of a mixture	   of several metameric compounds which are higher derivatives	   of the base pyridine.	   [1913 Webster]
Viridite \Vir"i*dite\, n. [L. viridis green.] (Min.)	   A greenish chloritic mineral common in certain igneous rocks,	   as diabase, as a result of alternation.	   [1913 Webster]
Viridity \Vi*rid"i*ty\, n. [L. viriditas, fr. viridis green: cf.	   F. viridit['e]. See {Verdant}.]	   1. Greenness; verdure; the color of grass and foliage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Freshness; soundness. [Obs.] --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]
Viridness \Vir"id*ness\, n.	   Viridity; greenness.	   [1913 Webster]
Virile \Vi"rile\ (?; 277), a. [L. virilis, fr. vir a man; akin	   to AS. wer: cf. F. viril. See {Werewolf}, {World}, and cf.	   {Decemvir}, {Virago}, {Virtue}.]	   Having the nature, properties, or qualities, of an adult man;	   characteristic of developed manhood; hence, masterful;	   forceful; specifically, capable of begetting; -- opposed to	   womanly, feminine, and puerile; as, virile age, virile power,	   virile organs.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Virility \Vi*ril"i*ty\, n. [L. virilitas: cf. F. virilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being virile; developed manhood;	   manliness; specif., the power of procreation; as, exhaustion.	   "Virility of visage." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Viripotent \Vi*rip"o*tent\, a. [L. vir man + potens fit for.]	   Developed in manhood; hence, able to beget; marriageable.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Being not of ripe years, not viripotent. --Holinshed.	   [1913 Webster]
Virmilion \Vir*mil"ion\, n.	   See {Vermilion}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Virole \Vi*role"\, n. [F., a ferrule. See {Ferrule}.] (Her.)	   A ring surrounding a bugle or hunting horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Viroled \Vi*roled"\, a. (Her.)	   Furnished with a virole or viroles; -- said of a horn or a	   bugle when the rings are of different tincture from the rest	   of the horn.	   [1913 Webster]
Virose \Vi*rose"\, a. [L. virosus. See {Virus}.]	   Having a nauseous odor; fetid; poisonous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Virtu \Vir*tu"\ (?; 277), n. [It. virt[`u] virtue, excellence,	   from L. virtus. See {Virtue}.]	   A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. --J.	   Spence.	   [1913 Webster]	   {An article of virtu}, or {a piece of virtu} an object of art	      or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums	      or private collections.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view,	            To be shown to my friends as a piece of virt[`u].	                                                  --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]
Virtual \Vir"tu*al\ (?; 135), a. [Cf. F. virtuel. See {Virtue}.]	   1. Having the power of acting or of invisible efficacy	      without the agency of the material or sensible part;	      potential; energizing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Heat and cold have a virtual transition, without	            communication of substance.           --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every kind that lives,	            Fomented by his virtual power, and warmed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in essence or effect, not in fact; as, the virtual	      presence of a man in his agent or substitute.	      [1913 Webster]	            A thing has a virtual existence when it has all the	            conditions necessary to its actual existence.	                                                  --Fleming.	      [1913 Webster]	            To mask by slight differences in the manners a	            virtual identity in the substance.    --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Principle of virtual velocities} (Mech.), the law that when	      several forces are in equilibrium, the algebraic sum of	      their virtual moments is equal to zero.	   {Virtual focus} (Opt.), the point from which rays, having	      been rendered divergent by reflection of refraction,	      appear to issue; the point at which converging rays would	      meet if not reflected or refracted before they reach it. 	   {Virtual image}. (Optics) See under {Image}.	   {Virtual moment} (of a force) (Mech.), the product of the	      intensity of the force multiplied by the virtual velocity	      of its point of application; -- sometimes called {virtual	      work}.	   {Virtual velocity} (Mech.), a minute hypothetical	      displacement, assumed in analysis to facilitate the	      investigation of statical problems. With respect to any	      given force of a number of forces holding a material	      system in equilibrium, it is the projection, upon the	      direction of the force, of a line joining its point of	      application with a new position of that point indefinitely	      near to the first, to which the point is conceived to have	      been moved, without disturbing the equilibrium of the	      system, or the connections of its parts with each other.	      Strictly speaking, it is not a velocity but a length.	   {Virtual work}. (Mech.) See {Virtual moment}, above.	      [1913 Webster]
Virtuality \Vir`tu*al"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. virtualit['e].]	   1. The quality or state of being virtual.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Potentiality; efficacy; potential existence. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In one grain of corn, there lieth dormant a	            virtuality of many other.             --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Virtually \Vir"tu*al*ly\, adv.	   In a virtual manner; in efficacy or effect only, and not	   actually; to all intents and purposes; practically.	   [1913 Webster]
Virtuate \Vir"tu*ate\, v. t.	   To make efficacious; to give virtue of efficacy. [Obs.]	   --Harvey.	   [1913 Webster]
Virtue \Vir"tue\ (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus	   strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See	   {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.]	   1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Built too strong	            For force or virtue ever to expugn.   --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the	      production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;	      efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue	            had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man was driven to depend for his security against	            misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his	            syntax.                               --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The virtue of his midnight agony.     --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the	      material or sensible substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            She moves the body which she doth possess,	            Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir.	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.	      [1913 Webster]	            I made virtue of necessity.           --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is	            better observed than in Terence, who thought the	            sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in	            of sentences.                         --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;	      purity of soul; performance of duty.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue only makes our bliss below.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            If there's Power above us,	            And that there is all nature cries aloud	            Through all her works, he must delight in virtue.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of	      temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of	      compassion." --Shak. "Remember all his virtues."	      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity	      of women; virginity.	      [1913 Webster]	            H. I believe the girl has virtue.	            M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the	            world to attempt to corrupt it.       --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cardinal virtues}. See under {Cardinal}, a.	   {In virtue of}, or {By virtue of}, through the force of; by	      authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue	      of this fable, which procured him reception in all the	      towns." --Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in	      virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of	      piety." --Atterbury.	   {Theological virtues}, the three virtues, faith, hope, and	      charity. See --1 Cor. xiii. 13.	      [1913 Webster]
Virtueless \Vir"tue*less\, a.	   Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities;	   powerless.	   [1913 Webster]	         Virtueless she wished all herbs and charms. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Virtuosity \Vir`tu*os"i*ty\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being a virtuoso; in a bad sense,	      the character of one in whom mere artistic feeling or	      aesthetic cultivation takes the place of religious	      character; sentimentalism.	      [1913 Webster]	            This famous passage . . . over which the virtuosity	            of modern times, rejoicing in evil, has hung so	            fondly.                               --C. Kingsley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Virtuosos, collectively. --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An art or study affected by virtuosos.	      [1913 Webster]
Virtuoso \Vir`tu*o"so\, n.; pl. {Virtuosos}; It. {Virtuosi}.	   [It. See {Virtuous}.]	   1. One devoted to virtu; one skilled in the fine arts, in	      antiquities, and the like; a collector or ardent admirer	      of curiosities, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtuoso the Italians call a man who loves the noble	            arts, and is a critic in them.        --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A performer on some instrument, as the violin or	      the piano, who excels in the technical part of his art; a	      brilliant concert player.	      [1913 Webster]
Virtuosoship \Vir`tu*o"so*ship\, n.	   The condition, pursuits, or occupation of a virtuoso. --Bp.	   Hurd.	   [1913 Webster]
Virtuous \Vir"tu*ous\ (?; 135), a. [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos,	   vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See {Virtue}, and cf.	   {Virtuoso}.]	   1. Possessing or exhibiting virtue. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous;	          valiant; brave. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Old Priam's son, amongst them all, was chiefly	                virtuous.                         --Chapman.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Having power or efficacy; powerfully operative;	          efficacious; potent. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                Lifting up his virtuous staff on high,	                He smote the sea, which calm['e]d was with	                speed.                            --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                Every virtuous plant and healing herb. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Having moral excellence; characterized by morality;	          upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action.	          [1913 Webster]	                The virtuous mind that ever walks attended	                By a strong siding champion, conscience.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mistress Ford . . . the virtuous creature, that hath	            the jealous fool to her husband.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vir"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Vir"tu*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster] Virulence
Virulence \Vir"u*lence\, Virulency \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; malignancy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extreme bitterness or malignity of disposition. "Refuted	      without satirical virulency." --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            The virulence of one declaimer, or the profundities	            and sublimities of the other.         --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Virulent \Vir"u*lent\, a. [L. virulentus, fr. virus poison: cf.	   F. virulent. See {Virus}.]	   1. Extremely poisonous or venomous; very active in doing	      injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            A contagious disorder rendered more virulent by	            uncleanness.                          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very bitter in enmity; actuated by a desire to injure;	      malignant; as, a virulent invective.	      [1913 Webster]
Virulented \Vir"u*lent*ed\, a.	   Made virulent; poisoned. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Virulently \Vir"u*lent*ly\, adv.	   In a virulent manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Virus \Vi"rus\, n. [L., a slimy liquid, a poisonous liquid,	   poison, stench; akin to Gr. ? poison, Skr. visha. Cf.	   {Wizen}, v. i.]	   1. (Med.) Contagious or poisonous matter, as of specific	      ulcers, the bite of snakes, etc.; -- applied to organic	      poisons. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. the causative agent of a disease, . [obsolescent]	      [PJC]	   3. any of numerous submicroscopic complex organic objects	      which have genetic material and may be considered as	      living organisms but have no proper cell membrane, and	      thus cannot by themselves perform metabolic processes,	      requiring entry into a host cell in order to multiply. The	      simplest viruses have no lipid envelope and may be	      considered as complex aggregates of molecules, sometimes	      only a nucleic acid (DNA or RNA) and a coat protein. They	      are sometimes viewed as being on the borderline between	      living and nonliving objects. They are smaller than living	      cells in size, usually between 20 and 300 nm; thus they	      pass through standard filters, and were previously	      referred to as {filterable virus}. The manifestations of	      disease caused by multiplication of viruses in cells may	      be due to destruction of the cells caused by subversion of	      the cellular metabolic processes by the virus, or by	      synthesis of a virus-specific toxin. Viruses may infect	      animals, plants, or microorganisms; those infecting	      bacteria are also called {bacteriophages}. Certain	      bacteriophages may be non-destructive and benign in the	      host; -- see {bacteriophage}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   4. Fig.: Any morbid corrupting quality in intellectual or	      moral conditions; something that poisons the mind or the	      soul; as, the virus of obscene books.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Computers) a program or segment of program code that may	      make copies of itself (replicate), attach itself to other	      programs, and perform unwanted actions within a computer;	      also called {computer virus} or {virus program}. Such	      programs are almost always introduced into a computer	      without the knowledge or assent of its owner, and are	      often malicious, causing destructive actions such as	      erasing data on disk, but sometime only annoying, causing	      peculiar objects to appear on the display. The form of	      sociopathic mental disease that causes a programmer to	      write such a program has not yet been given a name.	      Compare {trojan horse[3]}.	      [PJC]
Vis \Vis\, n.	   1. Force; power.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law)	      (a) Physical force.	      (b) Moral power.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Principle of vis viva} (Mech.), the principle that the	      difference between the aggregate work of the accelerating	      forces of a system and that of the retarding forces is	      equal to one half the vis viva accumulated or lost in the	      system while the work is being done.	   {Vis impressa} [L.] (Mech.), force exerted, as in moving a	      body, or changing the direction of its motion; impressed	      force.	   {Vis inertiae}. [L.]	      (a) The resistance of matter, as when a body at rest is	          set in motion, or a body in motion is brought to rest,	          or has its motion changed, either in direction or in	          velocity.	      (b) Inertness; inactivity.	   Note: Vis intertiae and inertia are not strictly synonymous.	         The former implies the resistance itself which is	         given, while the latter implies merely the property by	         which it is given.	   {Vis mortua} [L.] (Mech.), dead force; force doing no active	      work, but only producing pressure.	   {Vis vitae}, or {Vis vitalis} [L.] (Physiol.), vital force.	      	   {Vis viva} [L.] (Mech.), living force; the force of a body	      moving against resistance, or doing work, in distinction	      from vis mortua, or dead force; the kinetic energy of a	      moving body; the capacity of a moving body to do work by	      reason of its being in motion. See {Kinetic energy}, in	      the Note under {Energy}. The term vis viva is not usually	      understood to include that part of the kinetic energy of	      the body which is due to the vibrations of its molecules.	      [1913 Webster]
Visa \Vi"sa\, n. [F.]	   A written stamp or document obtained by a citizen of one	   country from the proper authorities of another country,	   denoting that that person's passport has been examined, and	   that the person who bears the visa is permitted to enter or	   pass through the second country. It is usually in the form of	   an endorsement on the passport of the person seeking	   permission to enter a foreign country; however, in some cases	   a separate document is issued that does not create a mark in	   the passport. Same as {Vis['e]}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC] Visa card	Visa \Vi"sa\ (v[=e]"z[.a]), Visa card \Vi"sa card`\ (v[=e]"z[.a]	   k[aum]rd`), prop. n.	   A credit card issued with the Trade Name "Visa" on it; as, he	   charged the dinner to his Visa. Visa is a competitor of	   {Master Card}, {Discover}, {MBNA}, and {American Express},	   and other credit card companies.	   [PJC]	Visa \Vi"sa\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visaed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Visaing}.]	   To indorse, after examination, with the word vis['e], as a	   passport; to vis['e].	   [1913 Webster]
Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), n. [F. visage, from L. visus a seeing,	   a look, fr. videre, visum, to see. See {Vision}.]	   The face, countenance, or look of a person or an animal; --	   chiefly applied to the human face. --Chaucer. "A visage of	   demand." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         His visage was so marred more than any man. --Isa. lii.	                                                  14.	   [1913 Webster]	         Love and beauty still that visage grace. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]	Visage \Vis"age\ (?; 48), v. t.	   To face. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Visaged \Vis"aged\, a.	   Having a visage. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Visard \Vis"ard\, n.	   A mask. See {Visor}.	   [1913 Webster]	Visard \Vis"ard\, v. t.	   To mask.	   [1913 Webster]
Vis-a-vis \Vis`-a-vis"\, n. [F., opposite, face to face.]	   1. One who, or that which, is face to face with another;	      esp., one who faces another in dancing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A carriage in which two persons sit face to face. Also, a	      form of sofa with seats for two persons, so arranged that	      the occupants are face to face while sitting on opposite	      sides.	      [1913 Webster]	Vis-a-vis \Vis`-a-vis"\, adv.	   Face to face.	   [1913 Webster]
Visayan \Vi*sa"yan\, n. [Cf. Sp. Bisayo a Visayan.]	   A member of the most numerous of the native races of the	   Philippines, occupying the Visayan Islands and the northern	   coast Mindanao; also, their language. The Visayans possessed	   a native culture and alphabet.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Viz-cacha
Viscacha \Vis*ca"cha\, Viz-cacha \Viz-ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   A large burrowing South American rodent ({Lagostomus	   trichodactylus}) allied to the chinchillas, but much larger.	   Its fur is soft and rather long, mottled gray above, white or	   yellowish white beneath. There is a white band across the	   muzzle, and a dark band on each cheek. It inhabits grassy	   plains, and is noted for its extensive burrows and for	   heaping up miscellaneous articles at the mouth of its	   burrows. Called also {biscacha}, {bizcacha}, {vischacha},	   {vishatscha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscera \Vis"ce*ra\, n.,	   pl. of {Viscus}.	   [1913 Webster]
Visceral \Vis"cer*al\, a. [Cf. F. visc['e]ral, LL. visceralis.]	   1. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or affecting the viscera;	      splanchnic.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: Having deep sensibility. [R.] --Bp. Reynolds.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. proceeding from emotion or instinct rather than from	      intellect; deeply emotional; -- as, a visceral reaction.	      [PJC]	   4. dealing with coarse or base emotions; -- as, a visceral	      literary style. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]	   {Visceral arches} (Anat.), the bars or ridges between the	      visceral clefts.	   {Visceral cavity} or {Visceral tube} (Anat.), the ventral	      cavity of a vertebrate, which contains the alimentary	      canal, as distinguished from the dorsal, or	      cerebro-spinal, canal.	   {Visceral clefts} (Anat.), transverse clefts on the sides	      just back of the mouth in the vertebrate embryo, which	      open into the pharyngeal portion of the alimentary canal,	      and correspond to the branchial clefts in adult fishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Viscerate \Vis"cer*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Viscerated}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Viscerating}.]	   To deprive of the viscera, or entrails; to eviscerate; to	   disembowel.	   [1913 Webster]
Visceroskeletal \Vis`cer*o*skel"e*tal\, a. (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, or skeleton,	   of the viscera; as, the visceroskeletal system of muscles.	   --Mivart.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscid \Vis"cid\, a. [L. viscidus, fr. viscum the mistletoe,	   birdlime made from the berries of the mistletoe; akin to Gr.	   ?: cf. F. viscide.]	   Sticking or adhering, and having a ropy or glutinous	   consistency; viscous; glutinous; sticky; tenacious; clammy;	   as, turpentine, tar, gums, etc., are more or less viscid.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscidity \Vis*cid"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. viscidit['e].]	   The quality or state of being viscid; also, that which is	   viscid; glutinous concretion; stickiness.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscin \Vis"cin\, n. (Chem.)	   A clear, viscous, tasteless substance extracted from the	   mucilaginous sap of the mistletoe ({Viscum album}), holly,	   etc., and constituting an essential ingredient of birdlime.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscoidal \Vis*coid"al\, a.	   Somewhat viscous. Cf. {Mobile}, a., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscosimeter \Vis`co*sim"e*ter\, n. [Viscosity + -meter.]	   An instrument for measuring the degree of viscosity of	   liquids, as solutions of gum.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscosity \Vis*cos"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. viscosit['e], LL.	   viscositas.]	   1. The quality or state of being viscous.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A property possessed by a viscous fluid, being a	      resistance to the forces causing a fluid to flow, caused	      by interactions between the molecules of the fluid and	      between the fluid and the walls of the conduit through	      which it moves; also, a measure of such a property.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Viscount \Vis"count`\, n. [OE. vicounte, OF. visconte, vescunte,	   F. vicomte, LL. vicecomes; L. vice (see {Vice}, a.) + comes a	   companion, LL., a count. See {Count}.]	   1. (O. Eng. Law) An officer who formerly supplied the place	      of the count, or earl; the sheriff of the county.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A nobleman of the fourth rank, next in order below an earl	      and next above a baron; also, his degree or title of	      nobility. See {Peer}, n., 3. [Eng.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Viscountcy \Vis"count`cy\, n.	   The dignity or jurisdiction of a viscount. --Sir B. Burke.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscountess \Vis"count`ess\, n. [F. vicomtesse, LL.	   vicecomitissa.]	   The wife of a viscount.	   [1913 Webster] Viscountship
Viscountship \Vis"count`ship\, Viscounty \Vis"count`y\, n. [F.	   vicomt['e].]	   The quality, rank, or office of a viscount.	   [1913 Webster]
Viscous \Vis"cous\, a. [L. viscosus. See {Viscid}.]	   Adhesive or sticky, and having a ropy or glutinous	   consistency; viscid; glutinous; clammy; tenacious; as, a	   viscous juice. -- {Vis"cous*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: There is no well-defined distinction in meaning between	         viscous and viscid.	         [1913 Webster]
Viscum \Vis"cum\, n. [L.]	   1. (Bot.) A genus of parasitic shrubs, including the	      mistletoe of Europe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Birdlime, which is often made from the berries of the	      European mistletoe.	      [1913 Webster]
Viscus \Vis"cus\, n.; pl. {Viscera}. [L., perhaps akin to E.	   viscid.] (Anat.)	   One of the organs, as the brain, heart, or stomach, in the	   great cavities of the body of an animal; -- especially used	   in the plural, and applied to the organs contained in the	   abdomen.	   [1913 Webster]
Vise \Vise\, n. [F. vis a screw, winding stairs, OF. vis, viz,	   fr. L. vitis a vine; probably akin to E. withy.]	   An instrument consisting of two jaws, closing by a screw,	   lever, cam, or the like, for holding work, as in filing.	   [Written also {vice}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, n. [F. vis['e], p. p. of viser to put a visa	   to, fr. L. visus seen, p. p. of videre to see.]	   A document or an indorsement made on a passport by the proper	   authorities of certain countries, denoting that the passport	   has been examined, and that the person who bears it is	   permitted to proceed on her journey. Same as {visa}; -- an	   older spelling now used less frequently than {visa}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   [1913 Webster]	Vis'e \Vi*s['e]"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vis['e]ed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Vis['e]ing}.]	   To examine and indorse, as a passport; to visa.	   [1913 Webster]
Vishnu \Vish"nu\ (v[i^]sh"n[=oo]), n. [Skr. Vish[.n]u, from vish	   to pervade., to extend through nature.] (Hindu Myth.)	   A divinity of the modern Hindu trimurti, or trinity. He is	   regarded as the preserver, while Brahma is the creator, and	   Siva the destroyer of the creation.	   [1913 Webster]
Visibility \Vis`i*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. visibilitas: cf. F.	   visibilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being visible.	   [1913 Webster]
Visible \Vis"i*ble\, a. [L. visibilis, fr. videre, visum, to	   see: cf. F. visible. See {Vision}.]	   1. Perceivable by the eye; capable of being seen;	      perceptible; in view; as, a visible star; the least spot	      is visible on white paper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible	            and invisible.                        --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Virtue made visible in outward grace. --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Noticeable; apparent; open; conspicuous. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The factions at court were greater, or more visible,	            than before.                          --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Visible church} (Theol.), the apparent church of Christ on	      earth; the whole body of professed believers in Christ, as	      contradistinguished from the invisible, or real, church,	      consisting of sanctified persons.	   {Visible horizon}. Same as {Apparent horizon}, under	      {Apparent}.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vis"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vis"i*bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]	Visible speech \Vis"i*ble speech"\ (Phon.)	   A system of characters invented by Prof. Alexander Melville	   Bell to represent all sounds that may be uttered by the	   speech organs, and intended to be suggestive of the position	   of the organs of speech in uttering them.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Visigoth \Vis"i*goth\, n. [L. Visegothae, pl. Cf. {West}, and	   {Goth}.]	   One of the West Goths. See the Note under {Goth}. --	   {Vis`i*goth"ic}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Vision \Vi"sion\, n. [OE. visioun, F. vision, fr. L. visio, from	   videre, visum, to see: akin to Gr. ? to see, ? I know, and E.	   wit. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Advice}, {Clairvoyant}, {Envy},	   {Evident}, {Provide}, {Revise}, {Survey}, {View}, {Visage},	   {Visit}.]	   1. The act of seeing external objects; actual sight.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faith here is turned into vision there. --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) The faculty of seeing; sight; one of the five	      senses, by which colors and the physical qualities of	      external objects are appreciated as a result of the	      stimulating action of light on the sensitive retina, an	      expansion of the optic nerve.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is seen; an object of sight. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Especially, that which is seen otherwise than by the	      ordinary sight, or the rational eye; a supernatural,	      prophetic, or imaginary sight; an apparition; a phantom; a	      specter; as, the visions of Isaiah.	      [1913 Webster]	            The baseless fabric of this vision.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            No dreams, but visions strange.       --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Hence, something unreal or imaginary; a creation of fancy.	      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Arc of vision} (Astron.), the arc which measures the least	      distance from the sun at which, when the sun is below the	      horizon, a star or planet emerging from his rays becomes	      visible.	   {Beatific vision} (Theol.), the immediate sight of God in	      heaven.	   {Direct vision} (Opt.), vision when the image of the object	      falls directly on the yellow spot (see under {Yellow});	      also, vision by means of rays which are not deviated from	      their original direction.	   {Field of vision}, field of view. See under {Field}.	   {Indirect vision} (Opt.), vision when the rays of light from	      an object fall upon the peripheral parts of the retina.	   {Reflected vision}, or {Refracted vision}, vision by rays	      reflected from mirrors, or refracted by lenses or prisms,	      respectively.	   {Vision purple}. (Physiol.) See {Visual purple}, under	      {Visual}.	      [1913 Webster]	Vision \Vi"sion\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visioned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Visioning}.]	   To see in a vision; to dream.	   [1913 Webster]	         For them no visioned terrors daunt,	         Their nights no fancied specters haunt.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Visional \Vi"sion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a vision.	   [1913 Webster]
Visionariness \Vi"sion*a*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being visionary.	   [1913 Webster]
Visionary \Vi"sion*a*ry\, a. [Cf. F. visionnaire.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a visions or visions; characterized	      by, appropriate to, or favorable for, visions.	      [1913 Webster]	            The visionary hour	            When musing midnight reigns.          --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Affected by phantoms; disposed to receive impressions on	      the imagination; given to reverie; apt to receive, and act	      upon, fancies as if they were realities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or lull to rest the visionary maid.   --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Existing in imagination only; not real; fanciful;	      imaginary; having no solid foundation; as, visionary	      prospect; a visionary scheme or project. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fanciful; fantastic; unreal. See {Fanciful}.	        [1913 Webster]	Visionary \Vi"sion*a*ry\, n.; pl. {Visionaries}.	   1. One whose imagination is disturbed; one who sees visions	      or phantoms.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One whose imagination overpowers his reason and controls	      his judgment; an unpractical schemer; one who builds	      castles in the air; a daydreamer.	      [1913 Webster]
Visioned \Vi"sioned\, a.	   Having the power of seeing visions; inspired; also, seen in	   visions. [R.] --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Visionist \Vi"sion*ist\, n.	   A visionary.	   [1913 Webster]
Visionless \Vi"sion*less\, a.	   Destitute of vision; sightless.	   [1913 Webster]
Visit \Vis"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Visited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Visiting}.] [F. visiter, L. visitare, fr. visere to go to	   see, to visit, fr. videre, visum to see. See {Vision.}]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To go or come to see, as for the purpose of friendship,	      business, curiosity, etc.; to attend; to call upon; as,	      the physician visits his patient.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: To go or come to see for inspection,	      examination, correction of abuses, etc.; to examine, to	      inspect; as, a bishop visits his diocese; a superintendent	      visits persons or works under his charge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Script.) To come to for the purpose of chastising,	      rewarding, comforting; to come upon with reward or	      retribution; to appear before or judge; as, to visit in	      mercy; to visit one in wrath.	      [1913 Webster]	            [God] hath visited and redeemed his people. --Like	                                                  i. 68.	      [1913 Webster]	Visit \Vis"it\, v. i.	   To make a visit or visits; to maintain visiting relations; to	   practice calling on others.	   [1913 Webster]	Visit \Vis"it\, n. [Cf. F. visite. See {Visit}, v. t., and cf.	   {Visite}.]	   1. The act of visiting, or going to see a person or thing; a	      brief stay of business, friendship, ceremony, curiosity,	      or the like, usually longer than a call; as, a visit of	      civility or respect; a visit to Saratoga; the visit of a	      physician.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of going to view or inspect; an official or formal	      inspection; examination; visitation; as, the visit of a	      trustee or inspector.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Right of visit} (Internat. Law), the right of visitation.	      See {Visitation}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]
Visitable \Vis"it*a*ble\, a.	   Liable or subject to be visited or inspected. "All hospitals	   built since the Reformation are visitable by the king or lord	   chancellor." --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]
Visitant \Vis"it*ant\, n. [L. visitans, -antis; p. pr.: cf. F.	   visitant.]	   One who visits; a guest; a visitor.	   [1913 Webster]	         When the visitant comes again, he is no more a	         stranger.                                --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Visitant \Vis"it*ant\, a.	   Visiting. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Visitation \Vis`it*a"tion\, n. [L. visitatio: cf. F.	   visitation.]	   1. The act of visiting, or the state of being visited; access	      for inspection or examination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing but peace and gentle visitation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 is conducted, and see that its laws and	      regulations are duly observed and executed; as, the	      visitation of a diocese by a bishop.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The object of a visit. [Obs.] "O flowers, . . . my early	      visitation and my last." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Internat. Law) The act of a naval commander who visits,	      or enters on board, a vessel belonging to another nation,	      for the purpose of ascertaining her character and object,	      but without claiming or exercising a right of searching	      the vessel. It is, however, usually coupled with the right	      of search (see under {Search}), visitation being used for	      the purpose of search.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Special dispensation; communication of divine favor and	      goodness, or, more usually, of divine wrath and vengeance;	      retributive calamity; retribution; judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            What will ye do in the day of visitation? --Isa. x.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eccl.) A festival in honor of the visit of the Virgin	      Mary to Elisabeth, mother of John the Baptist, celebrated	      on the second of July.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Order of the Visitation of Our Lady} (R. C. Ch.), a	      religious community of nuns, founded at Annecy, in Savoy,	      in 1610, and in 1808 established in the United States. In	      America these nuns are devoted to the education of girls.	      [1913 Webster]
Visitatorial \Vis`it*a*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. LL. visitator a bishop	   temporarily put in place of another.]	   Of or pertaining to visitation, or a judicial visitor or	   superintendent; visitorial.	   [1913 Webster]	         An archdeacon has visitatorial power.    --Ayliffe.	   [1913 Webster]	         The queen, however, still had over the church a	         visitatorial power of vast and undefined extent.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Visite \Vi*site"\, n. [F. See {Visit}, n.]	   A light cape or short cloak of silk or lace worn by women in	   summer.	   [1913 Webster]
Visiter \Vis"it*er\, n.	   A visitor.	   [1913 Webster]
Visiting \Vis"it*ing\,	   a. & vb. n. from {Visit}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Visiting ant}. (Zool.) See {Driver ant}, under {Driver}.	   {Visiting book}, a book in which a record of visits received,	      made, and to be made, is kept. --Thackeray.	   {Visiting card}. See under {Card}.	      [1913 Webster]
Visitor \Vis"it*or\ [Cf. F. visiteur.] [Written also {visiter}.]	   1. One who visits; one who comes or goes to see another, as	      in civility or friendship. "This great flood of visitors."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A superior, or a person lawfully appointed for the	      purpose, who makes formal visits of inspection to a	      corporation or an institution. See {Visit}, v. t., 2, and	      {Visitation}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king is the visitor of all lay corporations.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]
Visitorial \Vis`it*o"ri*al\, a.	   Same as {Visitatorial}.	   [1913 Webster]
Visive \Vi"sive\, a. [Cf. F. visif, LL. visivus. See {Vision}.]	   Of or pertaining to the sight; visual. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I can not satisfy myself how men should be so little	         surprised about this visive faculty.     --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]
Vis major \Vis ma"jor\ [L. major greater.] (Law)	   A superior force which under certain circumstances is held to	   exempt from contract obligations; inevitable accident; -- a	   civil-law term used as nearly equivalent to, but broader	   than, the common-law term {act of God} (which see).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Visne \Visne\ (?; 277), n. [OF. visn['e], veisin['e], visnet,	   neighborhood, LL. vicinatus, fr. L. vicunus neighboring, a	   neighbor. See {Vicinity}.] (Law)	   Neighborhood; vicinity; venue. See {Venue}.	   [1913 Webster]
Visnomy \Vis"no*my\, n. [Contr. fr. physiognomy.]	   Face; countenance. [Colloq.] --Spenser. Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Vison \Vi"son\, n. [F.] (Zool.)	   The mink.	   [1913 Webster]
Visor \Vis"or\, n. [OE. visere, F. visi[`e]re, fr. OF. vis. See	   {Visage}, {Vision}.] [Written also {visar}, {visard},	   {vizard}, and {vizor}.]	   1. A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so	      show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are	      generally in it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mask used to disfigure or disguise. "My very visor began	      to assume life." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My weaker government since, makes you pull off the	            visor.                                --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting	      the eyes.	      [1913 Webster]
Visored \Vis"ored\, a.	   Wearing a visor; masked.	   [1913 Webster]	         Visored falsehood and base forgery.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vista \Vis"ta\, n.; pl. {Vistas}. [It., sight, view, fr. vedere,	   p. p. visto, veduto, to see, fr. L. videre, visum. See	   {View}, {Vision}.]	   A view; especially, a view through or between intervening	   objects, as trees; a view or prospect through an avenue, or	   the like; hence, the trees or other objects that form the	   avenue.	   [1913 Webster]	         The finished garden to the view	         Its vistas opens, and its alleys green.  --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	         In the groves of their academy, at the end of every	         vista, you see nothing but the gallows.  --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shattered tower which now forms a vista from his	         window.                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Visto \Vis"to\, n.	   A vista; a prospect. [R.] --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	         Through the long visto of a thousand years. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
Visual \Vis"u*al\, a. [L. visualis, from visus a seeing, sight:	   cf. F. visuel. See {Vision}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to sight; used in sight; serving as the	      instrument of seeing; as, the visual nerve.	      [1913 Webster]	            The air,	            Nowhere so clear, sharpened his visual ray.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That can be seen; visible. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Visual angle}. (Opt.) See under {Angle}.	   {Visual cone} (Persp.), a cone whose vertex is at the point	      of sight, or the eye.	   {Visual plane}, any plane passing through the point of sight.	      	   {Visual point}, the point at which the visual rays unite; the	      position of the eye.	   {Visual purple} (Physiol.), a photochemical substance, of a	      purplish red color, contained in the retina of human eyes	      and in the eyes of most animals. It is quickly bleached by	      light, passing through the colors, red, orange, and	      yellow, and then disappearing. Also called {rhodopsin},	      and {vision purple}. See {Optography}.	   {Visual ray}, a line from the eye, or point of sight.	   {Visual white} (Physiol.), the final product in the action of	      light on visual purple. It is reconverted into visual	      purple by the regenerating action of the choroidal	      epithelium.	   {Visual yellow} (Physiol.), a product intermediate between	      visual purple and visual white, formed in the	      photochemical action of light on visual purple.	      [1913 Webster]
Visualize \Vis"u*al*ize\, v. t.	   1. To make visual, or visible. [Written also {visualise}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. to see in the imagination; to form a mental image of.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            No one who has not seen them [glaciers] can possibly	            visualize them.                       --Lubbock.	      [1913 Webster]	Visualize \Vis"u*al*ize\, v. i.	   To form a mental image of something not present before the	   eye at the time.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Visualizer \Vis"u*al*iz`er\, n.	   One who visualizes or is proficient in visualization; esp.	   (Physiol.), one whose mental imagery is prevailingly	   visualization.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitaille \Vi*taille\, n. [See {Victuals}.]	   Food; victuals. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vital \Vi"tal\, a. [F., fr. L. vitalis, fr. vita life; akin to	   vivere to live. See {Vivid}.]	   1. Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable;	      as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contributing to life; necessary to, or supporting, life;	      as, vital blood.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do the heavens afford him vital food? --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            And vital virtue infused, and vital warmth.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Containing life; living. "Spirits that live throughout,	      vital in every part." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Being the seat of life; being that on which life depends;	      mortal.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dart flew on, and pierced a vital part. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Very necessary; highly important; essential.	      [1913 Webster]	            A competence is vital to content.     --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Capable of living; in a state to live; viable. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pythagoras and Hippocrates . . . affirm the birth of	            the seventh month to be vital.        --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vital air}, oxygen gas; -- so called because essential to	      animal life. [Obs.]	   {Vital capacity} (Physiol.), the breathing capacity of the	      lungs; -- expressed by the number of cubic inches of air	      which can be forcibly exhaled after a full inspiration.	   {Vital force}. (Biol.) See under {Force}. The vital forces,	      according to Cope, are nerve force (neurism), growth force	      (bathmism), and thought force (phrenism), all under the	      direction and control of the vital principle. Apart from	      the phenomena of consciousness, vital actions no longer	      need to be considered as of a mysterious and unfathomable	      character, nor vital force as anything other than a form	      of physical energy derived from, and convertible into,	      other well-known forces of nature.	   {Vital functions} (Physiol.), those functions or actions of	      the body on which life is directly dependent, as the	      circulation of the blood, digestion, etc.	   {Vital principle}, an immaterial force, to which the	      functions peculiar to living beings are ascribed.	   {Vital statistics}, statistics respecting the duration of	      life, and the circumstances affecting its duration.	   {Vital tripod}. (Physiol.) See under {Tripod}.	   {Vital vessels} (Bot.), a name for latex tubes, now disused.	      See {Latex}.	      [1913 Webster]	Vital \Vi"tal\, n.	   A vital part; one of the vitals. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vitalic \Vi*tal"ic\, a.	   Pertaining to life; vital. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vitalism \Vi"tal*ism\, n. (Biol.)	   The doctrine that all the functions of a living organism are	   due to an unknown vital principle distinct from all chemical	   and physical forces.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitalist \Vi`tal*ist\, n. (Biol.)	   A believer in the theory of vitalism; -- opposed to	   physicist.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitalistic \Vi`tal*is"tic\, a. (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or involving, vitalism, or the theory of a	   special vital principle.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitality \Vi*tal"i*ty\ (?; 277), n. [L. vitalitas: cf. F.	   vitalit['e].]	   The quality or state of being vital; the principle of life;	   vital force; animation; as, the vitality of eggs or vegetable	   seeds; the vitality of an enterprise.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitalization \Vi`tal*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of vitalizing, or infusing the vital	   principle.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitalize \Vi"tal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitalized}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Vitalizing}.] [Cf. F. vitaliser.]	   To endow with life, or vitality; to give life to; to make	   alive; as, vitalized blood.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitally \Vi"tal*ly\, adv.	   In a vital manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitals \Vi"tals\, n. pl.	   1. Organs that are necessary for life; more especially, the	      heart, lungs, and brain.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The part essential to the life or health of	      anything; as, the vitals of a state. "The vitals of the	      public body." --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Vitamin \Vit"a*min\ (v[imac]t"[.a]*m[i^]n), n.	   any of several organic chemical substances not synthesized by	   an animal and required in small quantities for normal	   metabolism, present in and obtained from the natural foods	   eaten by the animal. Human vitamins are also produced	   synthetically, and taken in pure form or in mixtures, as	   dietary supplements. Deficiencies of specific vitamins lead	   to certain specific disorders, such as scurvy, caused by an	   insufficiency of vitamin C (ascorbic acid).	   Note: Most vitamins act as coenzymes or precursors to	         coenzymes, and are not consumed for energy production	         or incorporated into structural units of the cell.	         [PJC]
vitamin A \vitamin A\ n.	   any of several related fat-soluble vitamins (such as retinol)	   essential for normal vision; it also prevents night blindness	   or inflammation or dryness of the eyes.	   Syn: antiophthalmic factor, axerophthol.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin A1 \vitamin A1\ n.	   retinol ({C20H30O}), one of the substances also called	   {vitamin A}. It is also called more specifically {vitamin A	   alcohol}. It is a required factor for human nutrition. The	   USP unit of activity is equal to 0.30 micrograms of retinol.	   Syn: retinol.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	vitamin A2 \vitamin A2\ n.	   dehydroretinol ({C20H28O}), one of the substances also called	   {vitamin A}. It has about 40% of the bioactivity of vitamin	   A1.	   Syn: dehydroretinol.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	vitamin B \vitamin B\ n.	   a group of water-soluble vitamins originally thought to be a	   single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins.	   Syn: B-complex vitamin, B complex, vitamin B complex, B	        vitamin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin B1 \vitamin B1\ n.	   a B vitamin {(C12H17N4OS)Cl} that prevents beriberi and	   maintains appetite and growth. Same as {thiamine}.	   Syn: thiamin, aneurin, antiberiberi factor.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin B12 \vitamin B12\ n.	   a B vitamin that is used to treat pernicious anemia.	   Syn: cobalamin, cyanocobalamin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin B2 \vitamin B2\ n.	   a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss.	   Syn: vitamin G, riboflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin,	        hepatoflavin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin B3 \vitamin B3\ n.	   See {nicotinamide}.	   Syn: nicotinamide.	        [PJC]	vitamin B5 \vitamin B5\ n.	   See {nicotinic acid}.	   Syn: nicotinic acid.	        [PJC]	vitamin B6 \vitamin B6\ n.	   a B vitamin that is essential for metabolism of amino acids	   and starch.	   Syn: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, pyridoxamine, adermin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin Bc \vitamin Bc\ n.	   a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and	   reproduction. Also called {folic acid}	   Syn: vitamin M, folic acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic acid,	        pteroylmonoglutamic acid.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin B complex \vitamin B complex\ n.	   a mixture of water-soluble vitamins originally thought to be	   a single vitamin but now known to be a mixture of several	   compounds with vitaminic activity.	   Syn: B complex, vitamin B complex, vitamin B, B vitamin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin C \vitamin C\ n.	   a vitamin that prevents scurvy. Also called {ascorbic acid}.	   Syn: ascorbic acid.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin D \vitamin D\ n.	   any of several chemically related fat-soluble vitamins that	   prevent rickets. It is found in fish-liver oils, egg yolks	   and milk. Component vitamin D2 is also called {calciferol},	   and vitamin D3 is called {cholecalciferol}.	   Syn: calciferol, ergocalciferol, cholecalciferol.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin E \vitamin E\ n.	   a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal	   reproduction. It is found in vegetable oils, butter, and	   eggs.	   Syn: tocopherol, alpha-tocopherol.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin G \vitamin G\ n.	   same as {vitamin B2}.	   Syn: vitamin B2, riboflavin, lactoflavin, ovoflavin,	        hepatoflavin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin H \vitamin H\ n.,	   a B vitamin that aids in body growth.	   Syn: biotin.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin K \vitamin K\ n. (1929) [from G. Koagulationsvitamin.]	   either of two fat-soluble vitamins (vitamin K1 or vitamin K2)	   that help clot blood by participating in the fromation of	   prothrombin.	   Syn: naphthoquinone.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	vitamin K1 \vitamin K1\ n.	   one of the two K vitamins, ({C31H46O2}). It is fat-soluble	   and occurs naturally as the trans isomer. Chemically it is	   2-methyl-3-phytyl-1,4,-naphthoquinone.	   Syn: phylloquinone, phytonadione, antihemorrhagic vitamin..	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] vitamin K2	vitamin K2 \vitamin K2\, vitamins K2 \vitamins K2\n.	   one of the two K vitamins, actually a mixture of homologous	   fat-soluble substituted naphthoquinones (called	   {menaquinones}), ({C11H7O2[C5H8]nH}), where n may be 1 to 13	   but is mostly 7 to 9. The term is also used for synthetic	   compounds resembling vitamin K2 and having the same	   physiological action. The individual components of vitamin K2	   are also referred to by the number of isoprenyl units in the	   side chain (the number n in the formula), as for menadione,	   having no units at that position of the naphthaquinone ring,	   and also called vitamin K2(0) (and also called {vitamin K3}).	   --[MI11]	   Syn: menaquinones, antihemorrhagic vitamin..	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]	vitamin K3 \vitamin K3\ n.	   menadione, ({C11H8O2}) being chemically	   2-methyl-1,4,-naphthoquinone. Having no side chain in the 3	   position, it cannot exert all functions of a true K vitamin	   and the designation as vitamin K3 has been discouraged	   --[MI11]	   Syn: vitaminK2(0); menaphthone.	        [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin M \vitamin M\ n.	   same as {vitamin Bc}; folic acid.	   [WordNet 1.5]	vitamin p \vitamin p\ n.	   a water-soluble vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell	   and capillary walls to permeation.	   Syn: bioflavinoid, citrin.)	        [WordNet 1.5]
Vitascope \Vi"ta*scope\, n. [L. vita life + -scope.]	   A form of machine for exhibiting animated pictures.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitellary \Vit"el*la*ry\ (?; 277), a. [L. vitellus a little	   calf, the yolk of an egg.] (Biol.)	   Vitelline.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitelligenous \Vit`el*lig"e*nous\, a. (Zool.)	   Producing yolk, or vitelline substance; -- applied to certain	   cells (also called nutritive, or yolk, cells) formed in the	   ovaries of many insects, and supposed to supply nutriment to	   the developing ova.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitellin \Vi*tel"lin\, n. [See {Vitellus}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An albuminous body, belonging to the class of globulins,	   obtained from yolk of egg, of which it is the chief proteid	   constituent, and from the seeds of many plants. From the	   latter it can be separated in crystalline form.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Vitelline \Vi*tel"line\, a. [L. vitellus the yolk of an egg.]	   (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to the yolk of eggs; as, the vitelline	   membrane, a smooth, transparent membrane surrounding the	   vitellus.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitellogene \Vi*tel"lo*gene\, n. [See {Vitellus}, and {-gen}.]	   (Zool.)	   A gland secreting the yolk of the eggs in trematodes,	   turbellarians, and some other helminths.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitellus \Vi*tel"lus\, n. [L., the yolk of an egg.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Biol.) The contents or substance of the ovum; egg yolk.	      See Illust. of {Ovum}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Perisperm in an early condition.	      [1913 Webster]
Vitiate \Vi"ti*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitiated}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Vitiating}.] [L. vitiatus, p. p. vitiare to vitiate,	   fr. vitium a fault, vice. See {Vice} a fault.] [Written also	   {viciate}.]	   1. To make vicious, faulty, or imperfect; to render	      defective; to injure the substance or qualities of; to	      impair; to contaminate; to spoil; as, exaggeration	      vitiates a style of writing; sewer gas vitiates the air.	      [1913 Webster]	            A will vitiated and growth out of love with the	            truth disposes the understanding to error and	            delusion.                             --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without care it may be used to vitiate our minds.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            This undistinguishing complaisance will vitiate the	            taste of readers.                     --Garth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to fail of effect, either wholly or in part; to	      make void; to destroy, as the validity or binding force of	      an instrument or transaction; to annul; as, any undue	      influence exerted on a jury vitiates their verdict; fraud	      vitiates a contract.	      [1913 Webster]
Vitiation \Vi`ti*a"tion\, n. [L. vitiatio.]	   The act of vitiating, or the state of being vitiated;	   depravation; corruption; invalidation; as, the vitiation of	   the blood; the vitiation of a contract.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vitiation that breeds evil acts.     --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Viticulose \Vi*tic"u*lose`\, a. [L. viticula, dim. of vitis	   vine.] (Bot.)	   Having long and slender trailing stems.	   [1913 Webster]
Viticultural \Vit`i*cul"tur*al\ (?; 135), a.	   Of or pertaining to viticulture.	   [1913 Webster]
Viticulture \Vit"i*cul`ture\, n. [L. vitis vine + E. culture.]	   The cultivation of the vine; grape growing.	   [1913 Webster]
Viticulturist \Vit`i*cul"tur*ist\, n.	   One engaged in viticulture.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitiligo \Vit`i*li"go\, n. [L., a kind of tetter, fr. vitium	   blemish, vice.] (Med.)	   A rare skin disease consisting in the development of smooth,	   milk-white spots upon various parts of the body.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitilitigate \Vit`i*lit"i*gate\, v. i. [L. vitilitigare to	   quarrel disgracefully; vitium vice + litigare to quarrel.]	   To contend in law litigiously or cavilously. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vitilitigation \Vit`i*lit`i*ga"tion\, n.	   Cavilous litigation; cavillation. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitiosity \Vi`ti*os"i*ty\, n. [L. vitiositas. See {Vicious}.]	   Viciousness; depravity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The perverseness and vitiosity of man's will. --South.	   [1913 Webster] Vitiously	   Vitious
Vitious \Vi"tious\, a., Vitiously \Vi"tious*ly\, adv.,
Vitiousness \Vi"tious*ness\, n.	   See {Vicious}, {Viciously}, {Viciousness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitis \Vi"tis\, prop. n. [L., a vine.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants including all true grapevines.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitoe \Vi"to*e\, a. (Zool.)	   See {Durukuli}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrage \Vit"rage\, n. [F., prop., glazing, glass window.]	   A curtain of light and translucent material intended to be	   secured directly to the woodwork of a French casement window	   or a glazed door.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitrella \Vi*trel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. vitrum glass.]	   (Zool.)	   One of the transparent lenslike cells in the ocelli of	   certain arthropods.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitre-o-electic \Vit`re-o-e*lec"tic\, a. [See {Vitreous}, and	   {Electric}.] (Physics)	   Containing or exhibiting positive, or vitreous, electricity.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitreous \Vit"re*ous\, a. [L. vitreous, from vitrum glass;	   perhaps akin to videre to see (see {Vision}). Cf. {Varnish}.]	   1. Consisting of, or resembling, glass; glassy; as, vitreous	      rocks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to glass; derived from glass; as,	      vitreous electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vitreous body} (Anat.), the vitreous humor. See the Note	      under {Eye}.	   {Vitreous electricity} (Elec.), the kind of electricity	      excited by rubbing glass with certain substances, as silk;	      positive electricity; -- opposed to resinous, or negative,	      electricity.	   {Vitreous humor}. (Anat.) See the Note under {Eye}.	   {Vitreous sponge} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      siliceous sponges having, often fibrous, glassy spicules	      which are normally six-rayed; a hexactinellid sponge. See	      {Venus's basket}, under {Venus}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vitreousness \Vit"re*ous*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being vitreous.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrescence \Vi*tres"cence\, n.	   The quality or state of being vitreous; glassiness, or the	   quality of being vitrescent; capability of conversion into	   glass; susceptibility of being formed into glass. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrescent \Vi*tres"cent\, a. [See {Vitreous}.]	   Capable of being formed into glass; tending to become glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrescible \Vi*tres"ci*ble\, a. [Cf. F. vitrescible.]	   That may be vitrified; vitrifiable.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitric \Vit"ric\, a. [L. vitrum glass.]	   Having the nature and qualities of glass; glasslike; --	   distinguished from {ceramic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrics \Vit"rics\, n. [See {Vitric}.]	   1. The art or study of the manufacture and decoration of	      glassware.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. pl. Articles of glassware, glassware in general.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitrifaction \Vit`ri*fac"tion\, n. [Cf. {Vitrification}.]	   The act, art, or process of vitrifying; also, the state of	   being vitrified.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrifacture \Vit`ri*fac"ture\ (?; 135), n. [L. vitrum glass +	   facere, factum, to make.]	   The manufacture of glass and glassware.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrifiable \Vit"ri*fi`a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. vitrifiable.]	   Capable of being vitrified, or converted into glass by heat	   and fusion; as, flint and alkalies are vitrifiable.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrificable \Vi*trif"i*ca*ble\, a.	   Vitrifiable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrificate \Vit"ri*fi*cate\, v. t.	   To convert into glass; to vitrify. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrification \Vit`ri*fi*ca"tion\, n. [See {Vitrify}.]	   Same as {Vitrifaction}. --Sir T. Browne. Ure.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrified \Vit"ri*fied\, a.	   Converted into glass.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitriform \Vit"ri*form\, a. [L. vitrum glass + -form.]	   Having the form or appearance of glass; resembling glass;	   glasslike.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrify \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, or cause to resemble, glass or a glassy	   substance, by heat and fusion.	   [1913 Webster]	Vitrify \Vit"ri*fy\, v. t.	   To become glass; to be converted into glass.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chymists make vessels of animal substances, calcined,	         which will not vitrify in the fire.      --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrina \Vi*tri"na\, n. [NL., fr. L. vitrum glass.] (Zool.)	   A genus of terrestrial gastropods, having transparent, very	   thin, and delicate shells, -- whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrine \Vit"rine\, n. [F.]	   A glass show case for displaying fine wares, specimens, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitriol \Vit"ri*ol\, n. [F. vitriol; cf. Pr. vitriol, vetriol,	   Sp. & Pg. vitriolo, It. vitriuolo; fr. L. vitreolus of glass,	   vitreus vitreous. See {Vitreous}.] (Chem.)	   (a) A sulphate of any one of certain metals, as copper, iron,	       zinc, cobalt. So called on account of the glassy	       appearance or luster.	   (b) Sulphuric acid; -- called also {oil of vitriol}. So	       called because first made by the distillation of green	       vitriol. See {Sulphuric acid}, under {Sulphuric}.	       [Colloq.]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Blue vitriol}. See under {Blue}.	   {Green vitriol}, ferrous sulphate; copperas. See under	      {Green}.	   {Oil of vitriol}, sulphuric or vitriolic acid; -- popularly	      so called because it has the consistency of oil.	   {Red vitriol}, a native sulphate of cobalt.	   {Vitriol of Mars}, ferric sulphate, a white crystalline	      substance which dissolves in water, forming a red	      solution.	   {White vitriol}, zinc sulphate, a white crystalline substance	      used in medicine and in dyeing. It is usually obtained by	      dissolving zinc in sulphuric acid, or by roasting and	      oxidizing certain zinc ores. Formerly called also {vitriol	      of zinc}.	      [1913 Webster]	Vitriol \Vit"ri*ol\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {-oled}or {-olled}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {-oling} or {-olling}.] [From {Vitriol}, n.]	   1. (Metal.) To dip in dilute sulphuric acid; to pickle.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To vitriolize. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitriolate \Vit"ri*o*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vitriolated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Vitriolating}.] (Old Chem.)	      (a) To convert into, or change to, a vitriol; to make into	          sulphuric acid or a sulphate.	      (b) To subject to the action of, or impregnate with,	          vitriol.	          [1913 Webster]	Vitriolate \Vit"ri*o*late\, a.	   Vitriolated. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Vitriolate \Vit"ri*o*late\, n. (Old Chem.)	   A sulphate.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitriolated \Vit"ri*o*la`ted\, a. (Old Chem.)	   Changed into a vitriol or a sulphate, or subjected to the	   action of sulphuric acid or of a sulphate; as, vitriolated	   potash, i. e., potassium sulphate.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitriolation \Vit`ri*o*la"tion\, n. (Old Chem.)	   The act, process, or result of vitriolating.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitriolic \Vit`ri*ol"ic\, a. [Cf. F. vitriolique.]	   1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to vitriol; derived from, or	      resembling, vitriol; vitriolous; as, a vitriolic taste.	      Cf. {Vitriol}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Biting, bitter or caustic; having or expressing strong and	      unpleasantly negative feelings; -- of speech or feelings;	      the vitriolic denunciations of opponents by partisan	      columnists.	      [PJC]	   {Vitriolic acid} (Old Chem.),	      (a) sulphuric acid. See {Vitriol}	      (b) . [Colloq.]	          [1913 Webster]
Vitriolizable \Vit"ri*ol*i`za*ble\, a.	   Capable of being converted into a vitriol.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitriolization \Vit`ri*ol*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   vitriolisation.] (Old Chem.)	   The act of vitriolizing, or the state of being vitriolized;	   vitriolation.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitriolize \Vit"ri*ol*ize\, v. t. [Cf. F. vitrioliser.]	   1. To convert into a vitriol; to vitriolate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To injure (a person) with vitriol, or sulphuric acid, as	      by throwing it upon the face.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitriolous \Vi*tri"o*lous\, a.	   See {Vitriolic}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vitrite \Vit"rite\, n. [L. vitrum glass.]	   A kind of glass which is very hard and difficult to fuse,	   used as an insulator in electrical lamps and other apparatus.	   [1913 Webster]
Vitro-di-trina \Vit"ro-di-tri"na\, n. [It. vetro di trina glass	   of lace.]	   A kind of Venetian glass or glassware in which white threads	   are embedded in transparent glass with a lacelike or netlike	   effect.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vitruvian \Vi*tru"vi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Vitruvius, an ancient Roman architect.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vitruvian scroll} (Arch.), a name given to a peculiar	      pattern of scrollwork, consisting of convolved	      undulations. It is used in classical architecture. --Oxf.	      Gloss.	      [1913 Webster]
Vitta \Vit"ta\, n.; pl. {Vittae}. [L. vitta ribbon, fillet.]	   1. (Bot.) One of the oil tubes in the fruit of umbelliferous	      plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A band, or stripe, of color.	      [1913 Webster]
Vittate \Vit"tate\, a. [L. vittatus bound with a fillet, fr.	   vitta fillet.]	   1. (Bot.) Bearing or containing vittae.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Striped longitudinally.	      [1913 Webster]
Vituline \Vit"u*line\ (?; 277), a. [L. vitulinus, fr. vitulus a	   calf. See {Veal}.]	   Of or pertaining to a calf or veal.	   [1913 Webster]
Vituperable \Vi*tu"per*a*ble\, a. [L. vituperabilis: cf. F.	   vitup['e]rable.]	   Liable to, or deserving, vituperation, or severe censure.	   [1913 Webster]
Vituperate \Vi*tu"per*ate\ (?; 277), v. t. [L. vituperatus, p.	   p. of vituperare to blame, vituperate; vitium a fault +	   parare to prepare. See {Vice} a fault, and {Pare}, v. t.]	   To find fault with; to scold; to overwhelm with wordy abuse;	   to censure severely or abusively; to rate.	   [1913 Webster]
Vituperation \Vi*tu`per*a"tion\, n. [L. vituperatio: cf. OF.	   vituperation. See {Vituperate}.]	   The act of vituperating; abuse; severe censure; blame.	   [1913 Webster]	         When a man becomes untractable and inaccessible by	         fierceness and pride, then vituperation comes upon him.	                                                  --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Vituperative \Vi*tu"per*a*tive\, a.	   Uttering or writing censure; containing, or characterized by,	   abuse; scolding; abusive. -- {Vi*tu"per*a*tive*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vituperative appellations derived from their real or	         supposed ill qualities.                  --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vituperator \Vi*tu"per*a`tor\, n. [L.]	   One who vituperates, or censures abusively.	   [1913 Webster]
Vituperrious \Vi`tu*per"ri*ous\, a.	   Worthy of vituperation; shameful; disgraceful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Viva \Vi"va\, interj. [It.]	   Lit., (long) live; -- an exclamation expressing good will,	   well wishing, etc. -- n. The word viva, or a shout or sound	   made in uttering it.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	         A wilder burst of "vivas".               --R. H. Davis.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vivace \Vi*va"ce\, a. & adv. [It.] (Mus.)	   Brisk; vivacious; with spirit; -- a direction to perform a	   passage in a brisk and lively manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivacious \Vi*va"cious\ (?; 277), a. [L. v['i]vax, -acis, fr.	   vivere to live. See {Vivid}.]	   1. Having vigorous powers of life; tenacious of life;	      long-lived. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hitherto the English bishops have been vivacious	            almost to wonder. . . . But five died for the first	            twenty years of her [Queen Elizabeth's] reign.	                                                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	            The faith of Christianity is far more vivacious than	            any mere ravishment of the imagination can ever be.	                                                  --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sprightly in temper or conduct; lively; merry; as, a	      vivacious poet. "Vivacious nonsense." --V. Knox.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Living through the winter, or from year to year;	      perennial. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sprightly; active; animated; sportive; gay; merry;	        jocund; light-hearted.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Vi*va"cious*ly}, adv. --	        {Vi*va"cious*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Vivacity \Vi*vac"i*ty\, n. [L. vivicitas: cf. F. vivacit['e].]	   The quality or state of being vivacious. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) Tenacity of life; vital force; natural vigor. [Obs.]	       [1913 Webster]	             The vivacity of some of these pensioners is little	             less than a miracle, they lived so long. --Fuller.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Life; animation; spiritedness; liveliness; sprightliness;	       as, the vivacity of a discourse; a lady of great	       vivacity; vivacity of countenance.	       [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Liveliness; gayety. See {Liveliness}.	        [1913 Webster]
Vivandier \Vi`van`dier"\, n. [OF. & F. vivandier, fr. LL.	   vivanda, vivenda, provisions. Cf. {Viand}.]	   In Continental armies, esp. the French, a sutler.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vivandiere \Vi`van`di[`e]re"\, n. [F. See {Viand}.]	   In Continental armies, especially in the French army, a woman	   accompanying a regiment, who sells provisions and liquor to	   the soldiers; a female sutler.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivant \Vi`vant"\, n. [F., p. pr., living.]	   In mort, bridge, and similar games, the partner of dummy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vivarium \Vi*va"ri*um\, n.; pl. E. {Vivariums}, L. {Vivaria}.	   [L., fr. vivarius belonging to living creatures, fr. vivus	   alive, living. See {Vivid}.]	   A place artificially arranged for keeping or raising living	   animals, as a park, a pond, an aquarium, a warren, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivary \Vi"va*ry\ (v[imac]"v[.a]*r[y^]), n.; pl. {Vivaries}	   (-r[i^]z).	   A vivarium. "That . . . vivary of fowls and beasts." --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Viva voce \Vi"va vo"ce\ (v[imac]"v[.a] v[=o]"s[-e]). [L.]	   By word of mouth; orally.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivda \Viv"da\ (v[i^]v"d[.a]), n.	   See {Vifda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vive \Vive\ (v[=e]v). [F., imperative sing. pres. fr. vivre to	   live, L. vivere.]	   Long live, that is, success to; as, vive le roi, long live	   the king; vive la bagatelle, success to trifles or sport.	   [1913 Webster]	Vive \Vive\ (v[imac]v), a. [L. vivus: cf. F. vif. See {Vivid}.]	   Lively; animated; forcible. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Vively \Vive"ly\, adv.	   In a lively manner. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         If I see a thing vively represented on the stage. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivency \Vi"ven*cy\, n. [L. vivens, p. pr. of vivere to live.]	   Manner of supporting or continuing life or vegetation. [Obs.]	   --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Viverra \Vi*ver"ra\ (v[i^]*v[e^]r"r[.a]), prop. n. [L., a	   ferret.] (Zool.)	   A genus of carnivores which comprises the civets.	   [1913 Webster]
viverrine \vi*ver"rine\ (v[i^]*v[e^]r"r[imac]n), a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the {Viverridae}, or Civet family.	   [1913 Webster]
vivers \vi"vers\ (v[=e]"v[~e]rz), n. pl. [F. vivres, pl. of	   vivre, orig., to live.]	   Provisions; victuals. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I 'll join you at three, if the vivers can tarry so	         long.                                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
vives \vives\ (v[imac]vz), n. [OF. vives, F. avives (cf. Sp.	   abivas, adiva) fr. Ar. ad-dh[imac]ba. Cf. {Fives} vives.]	   (Far.)	   A disease of brute animals, especially of horses, seated in	   the glands under the ear, where a tumor is formed which	   sometimes ends in suppuration.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivianite \Viv"i*an*ite\, n. [So called by Werner after the	   English mineralogist F. G. Vivian.] (Min.)	   A hydrous phosphate of iron of a blue to green color, growing	   darker on exposure. It occurs in monoclinic crystals, also	   fibrous, massive, and earthy.	   [1913 Webster]
vivid \viv"id\ (v[i^]v"[i^]d), a. [L. vividus, from vivere to	   life; akin to vivus living. See {Quick}, a., and cf.	   {Revive}, {Viand}, {Victuals}, {Vital}.]	   1. True to the life; exhibiting the appearance of life or	      freshness; animated; spirited; bright; strong; intense;	      as, vivid colors.	      [1913 Webster]	            In dazzling streaks the vivid lightnings play.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arts which present, with all the vivid charms of	            painting, the human face and human form divine.	                                                  --Bp. Hobart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Forming brilliant images, or painting in lively colors;	      lively; sprightly; as, a vivid imagination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Body is a fit workhouse for sprightly, vivid	            faculties to exercise . . . themselves in. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Clear; lucid; bright; strong; striking; lively; quick;	        sprightly; active.	        [1913 Webster] -- {viv"id*ly}, adv. -- {viv"id*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
vividity \vi*vid"i*ty\ (v[i^]*v[i^]d"[i^]*t[y^]), n.	   The quality or state of being vivid; vividness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] vivific
vivific \vi*vif"ic\ (v[i^]*v[i^]f"[i^]k), vivifical
\vi*vif"ic*al\ (v[i^]*v[i^]f"[i^]*kal), a. [L. vivificus: cf. F.	   vivifique. See {Vivify}.]	   Giving life; reviving; enlivening. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vivificate \Vi*vif"i*cate\, v. t. [L. vivificatus, p. p.	   vivificare. See {Vivify}.]	   1. To give life to; to animate; to revive; to vivify. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            God vivificates and actuates the whole world. --Dr.	                                                  H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) To bring back a metal to the metallic form, as	      from an oxide or solution; to reduce. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Vivification \Viv`i*fi*ca"tion\, n. [L. vivificatio: cf.	   vivification.]	   1. The act of vivifying, or the state of being vivified;	      restoration of life; revival. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physiol.) One of the changes of assimilation, in which	      proteid matter which has been transformed, and made a part	      of the tissue or tissue cells, is endowed with life, and	      thus enabled to manifest the phenomena of irritability,	      contractility, etc. --McKendrick.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) The act or process of vivificating. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Vivificative \Viv"i*fi*ca*tive\, a.	   Able or tending to vivify, animate, or give life; vivifying.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivify \Viv"i*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vivified}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Vivifying}.] [F. vivifier, L. vivificare. See {Vivid},	   {-fy}; cf. {Vivificate}.]	   To endue with life; to make to be living; to quicken; to	   animate.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sitting on eggs doth vivify, not nourish. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivipara \Vi*vip"a*ra\, n. pl. [NL. See {Viviparous}.] (Zool.)	   An artificial division of vertebrates including those that	   produce their young alive; -- opposed to {Ovipara}.	   [1913 Webster]
Viviparity \Viv`i*par"i*ty\, n. (Biol.)	   The quality or condition of being viviparous. --H. Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Viviparous \Vi*vip"a*rous\, a. [L. viviparus; vivus alive +	   parere to bear, bring forth. Cf. {Viper}.] (Biol.)	   Producing young in a living state, as most mammals, or as	   those plants the offspring of which are produced alive,	   either by bulbs instead of seeds, or by the seeds themselves	   germinating on the plant, instead of falling, as they usually	   do; -- opposed to {oviparous}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Viviparous fish}. (Zool.) See {Embiotocoid}.	   {Viviparous shell} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      operculated fresh-water gastropods belonging to	      {Viviparus}, {Melantho}, and allied genera. Their young,	      when born, have a well-developed spiral shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Viviparously \Vi*vip"a*rous*ly\, adv. (Biol.)	   In a viviparous manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Viviparousness \Vi*vip"a*rous*ness\, n. (Biol.)	   The quality of being viviparous; viviparity.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivisect \Viv"i*sect`\, v. t.	   To perform vivisection upon; to dissect alive. [Colloq.]	   --Pop. Sci. Monthly.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivisection \Viv`i*sec"tion\, n. [L. vivus alive + E. section:	   cf. F. vivisection. See {Vivid}, and {Section}.]	   The dissection of an animal while alive, for the purpose of	   making physiological investigations.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivisectional \Viv`i*sec"tion*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to vivisection.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivisectionist \Viv`i*sec"tion*ist\, n.	   One who practices or advocates vivisection; a vivisector.	   [1913 Webster]
Vivisector \Viv`i*sec"tor\, n.	   A vivisectionist.	   [1913 Webster]
Vixen \Vix"en\, n. [AS. fixen a she-fox, for fyxen, fem. of fox.	   See {Fox}.]	   1. A female fox. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cross, ill-tempered person; -- formerly used of either	      sex, now only of a woman. --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            She was a vixen when she went to school. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Vixenish \Vix"en*ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a vixen; resembling a vixen.	   [1913 Webster]
Vixenly \Vix"en*ly\, a.	   Like a vixen; vixenish. --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Viz \Viz\, adv. [Contr. fr. videlicet.]	   To wit; that is; namely.	   [1913 Webster]
Vizard \Viz"ard\, n. [See {Visor}.]	   A mask; a visor. [Archaic] "A grotesque vizard." --Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         To mislead and betray them under the vizard of law.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Vizarded \Viz"ard*ed\, a.	   Wearing a vizard. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vizcacha \Viz*ca"cha\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Viscacha}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vizier \Viz"ier\, n. [Ar. wez[imac]r, waz[imac]r, properly, a	   bearer of burdens, a porter, from wazara to bear a burden:	   cf. F. vizir, visir. Cf. {Alguazil}.]	   A councilor of state; a high executive officer in Turkey and	   other Oriental countries. [Written also {visier}, {vizir},	   and {vizer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Grand vizier}, the chief minister of the Turkish empire; --	      called also {vizier-azem}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vizierate \Viz"ier*ate\, n. [Cf. F. vizirat.]	   The office, dignity, or authority of a vizier.	   [1913 Webster]
Vizier-azem \Vi*zier`-a*zem"\, n. [Ar. azam great. See	   {Vizier}.]	   A grand vizier. See under {Vizier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vizierial \Vi*zier"i*al\, a. [Cf. F. vizirial.]	   Of, pertaining to, or issued by, a vizier. [Written also	   {vizirial}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vizir \Vi*zir"\, n.	   See {Vizier}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vizor \Viz"or\, n.	   See {Visor}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vlissmaki \Vliss*ma"ki\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The diadem indris. See {Indris}.	   [1913 Webster]
V moth \V" moth`\ (Zool.)	   A common gray European moth ({Halia vauaria}) having a	   V-shaped spot of dark brown on each of the fore wings.	   [1913 Webster]
Vocable \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; specifically, a word considered as	   composed of certain sounds or letters, without regard to its	   meaning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Swamped near to drowning in a tide of ingenious	         vocables.                                --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Vocabulary \Vo*cab"u*la*ry\ (v[-o]*k[a^]b"[-u]*l[asl]*r[y^]),	   n.; pl. {Vocabularies}. [LL. vocabularium, vocabularius: cf.	   F. vocabulaire. See {Vocable}.]	   1. A list or collection of words arranged in alphabetical	      order and explained; a dictionary or lexicon, either of a	      whole language, a single work or author, a branch of	      science, or the like; a word-book.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The "vocabulary" of this dictionary referred to within	         the definitions of certain collocations are those words	         serving as headwords for main entries, and	         distinguished from word combinations ("collocations")	         which follow the main part of certain entries. In the	         XML-tagged version, these headwords are marked by the	         tags
\. . .\	   [PJC]	   2. A sum or stock of words employed.	      [1913 Webster]	            His vocabulary seems to have been no larger than was	            necessary for the transaction of business.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Vocabulist \Vo*cab"u*list\ (v[-o]*k[a^]b"[-u]*l[i^]st), n. [Cf.	   F. vocabuliste.]	   The writer or maker of a vocabulary; a lexicographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vocal \Vo"cal\ (v[=o]"kal), a. [L. vocalis, fr. vox, vocis,	   voice: cf. F. vocal. See {Voice}, and cf. {Vowel}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice;	      endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.	      [1913 Webster]	            To hill or valley, fountain, or fresh shade,	            Made vocal by my song.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Uttered or modulated by the voice; oral; as, vocal melody;	      vocal prayer. "Vocal worship." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to a vowel or voice sound; also, spoken	      with tone, intonation, and resonance; sonant; sonorous; --	      said of certain articulate sounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Phon.)	      (a) Consisting of, or characterized by, voice, or tone	          produced in the larynx, which may be modified, either	          by resonance, as in the case of the vowels, or by	          obstructive action, as in certain consonants, such as	          v, l, etc., or by both, as in the nasals m, n, ng;	          sonant; intonated; voiced. See {Voice}, and {Vowel},	          also Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 199-202.	      (b) Of or pertaining to a vowel; having the character of a	          vowel; vowel.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Vocal cords} or {Vocal chords}. n. pl. (Anat.) The two pairs	      of mucous membranes that project into the larynx, and	      which produce the sounds of speech by vibrating under the	      influence of air exhaled from the lungs. See {Larynx}, and	      the Note under {Voice}, n., 1.	   {Vocal fremitus} [L. fremitus a dull roaring or murmuring]	      (Med.), the perceptible vibration of the chest wall,	      produced by the transmission of the sonorous vibrations	      during the act of using the voice.	   {Vocal music}, music made by the voice, in distinction from	      {instrumental music}; hence, music or tunes set to words,	      to be performed by the human voice.	   {Vocal tube} (Anat.), the part of the air passages above the	      inferior ligaments of the larynx, including the passages	      through the nose and mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	Vocal \Vo"cal\ (v[=o]"kal), n. [Cf. F. vocal, LL. vocalis.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Phon.) A vocal sound; specifically, a purely vocal	      element of speech, unmodified except by resonance; a vowel	      or a diphthong; a tonic element; a tonic; -- distinguished	      from a subvocal, and a nonvocal.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (R. C. Ch.) A man who has a right to vote in certain	      elections.	      [1913 Webster]
Vocalic \Vo*cal"ic\ (v[-o]*k[a^]l"[i^]k), a. [L. vocalis (sc.	   littera) a vowel. See {Vocal}, a.]	   Of or pertaining to vowel sounds; consisting of the vowel	   sounds. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Gaelic language being uncommonly vocalic. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Vocalism \Vo"cal*ism\ (v[=o]"kal*[i^]z'm), n.	   1. The exercise of the vocal organs; vocalization.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vocalic sound. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Vocalist \Vo"cal*ist\, n. [Cf. F. vocaliste.]	   A singer, or vocal musician, as opposed to an	   {instrumentalist}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vocality \Vo*cal"i*ty\ (v[-o]*k[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. L.	   vocalitas euphony.]	   1. The quality or state of being vocal; utterableness;	      resonance; as, the vocality of the letters.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of being a vowel; vocalic character.	      [1913 Webster]
Vocalization \Vo`cal*i*za"tion\, n.	   1. The act of vocalizing, or the state of being vocalized.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The formation and utterance of vocal sounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Vocalize \Vo"cal*ize\ (v[=o]"kal*[imac]z), v. t. [imp. & p. p.	   {Vocalized} (v[=o]"kal*[imac]zd); p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vocalizing} (v[=o]"kal*[imac]*z[i^]ng).] [Cf. F. vocaliser.]	   1. To form into voice; to make vocal or sonant; to give	      intonation or resonance to.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is one thing to give an impulse to breath alone,	            another thing to vocalize that breath. --Holder.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To practice singing on the vowel sounds.	      [1913 Webster]
Vocally \Vo"cal*ly\, adv.	   1. In a vocal manner; with voice; orally; with audible sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In words; verbally; as, to express desires vocally.	      [1913 Webster]
Vocalness \Vo"cal*ness\, n.	   The quality of being vocal; vocality.	   [1913 Webster]
Vocation \Vo*ca"tion\ (v[-o]*k[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. [L. vocatio a	   bidding, invitation, fr. vocare to call, fr. vox, vocis,	   voice: cf. F. vocation. See {Vocal}.]	   1. A call; a summons; a citation; especially, a designation	      or appointment to a particular state, business, or	      profession.	      [1913 Webster]	            What can be urged for them who not having the	            vocation of poverty to scribble, out of mere	            wantonness make themselves ridiculous? --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destined or appropriate employment; calling; occupation;	      trade; business; profession.	      [1913 Webster]	            He would think his service greatly rewarded, if he	            might obtain by that means to live in the sight of	            his prince, and yet practice his own chosen	            vocation.                             --Sir. P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Theol.) A calling by the will of God. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) The bestowment of God's distinguishing grace upon a	          person or nation, by which that person or nation is	          put in the way of salvation; as, the vocation of the	          Jews under the old dispensation, and of the Gentiles	          under the gospel. "The golden chain of vocation,	          election, and justification." --Jer. Taylor.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A call to special religious work, as to the ministry.	          [1913 Webster]	                Every member of the same [the Church], in his	                vocation and ministry.            --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	          [1913 Webster]
Vocative \Voc"a*tive\, a. [L. vocativus, fr. vocare to call.]	   Of or pertaining to calling; used in calling; specifically	   (Gram.), used in address; appellative; -- said of that case	   or form of the noun, pronoun, or adjective, in which a person	   or thing is addressed; as, Domine, O Lord.	   [1913 Webster]	Vocative \Voc"a*tive\, n. [L. vocativus (sc. casus): cf. F.	   vocatif.] (Gram.)	   The vocative case.	   [1913 Webster]
Vociferance \Vo*cif"er*ance\, n.	   Vociferation; noise; clamor. [R.] --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Vociferant \Vo*cif"er*ant\, a. [L. vociferans, p. pr.]	   Noisy; clamorous. --Gauden. R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Vociferate \Vo*cif"er*ate\, v. i. [L. vociferatus, p. p.	   vociferari to vociferate; vox, vocis, voice + ferre to bear.	   See {Voice}, and {Bear} to carry.]	   To cry out with vehemence; to exclaim; to bawl; to clamor.	   --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Vociferate \Vo*cif"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vociferated};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Vociferating}.]	   To utter with a loud voice; to shout out.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though he may vociferate the word liberty. --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Vociferation \Vo*cif`er*a"tion\, n. [L. vociferatio: cf. F.	   vocif['e]ration.]	   The act of vociferating; violent outcry; vehement utterance	   of the voice.	   [1913 Webster]	         Violent gesture and vociferation naturally shake the	         hearts of the ignorant.                  --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plaintive strains succeeding the vociferations of	         emotion or of pain.                      --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Vociferator \Vo*cif"er*a`tor\, n.	   One who vociferates, or is clamorous. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vociferous \Vo*cif"er*ous\, a. [Cf. F. vocif[`e]re.]	   Making a loud outcry; clamorous; noisy; as, vociferous	   heralds. -- {Vo*cif"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*cif"er*ous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Vocule \Voc"ule\, n. [L. vocula, dim. of vox, vocis, voice.]	   (Phon.)	   A short or weak utterance; a faint or feeble sound, as that	   heard on separating the lips in pronouncing p or b. --Rush.	   -- {Voc"u*lar}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Vodanium \Vo*da"ni*um\, n. [NL.] (Old Chem.)	   A supposed element, afterward found to be a mixture of	   several metals, as copper, iron, lead, nickel, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Vodka \Vod"ka\, n. [Russ.]	   A Russian drink distilled from rye.	   [1913 Webster]
Voe \Voe\, n. [Cf. Icel ver sea, v["o]ar a fenced-in landing	   place.]	   An inlet, bay, or creek; -- so called in the Orkney and	   Shetland Islands. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vogle \Vo"gle\, n. (Mining)	   Same as {Vugg}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vogue \Vogue\, n. [F. vogue a rowing, vogue, fashion, It. voga,	   fr. vogare to row, to sail; probably fr. OHG. wag?n to move,	   akin to E. way. Cf. {Way}.]	   1. The way or fashion of people at any particular time;	      temporary mode, custom, or practice; popular reception for	      the time; -- used now generally in the phrase in vogue.	      [1913 Webster]	            One vogue, one vein,	            One air of thoughts usurps my brain.  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whatsoever its vogue may be, I still flatter myself	            that the parents of the growing generation will be	            satisfied with what ?? to be taught to their	            children in Westminster, in Eton, or in Winchester.	                                                  --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use may revive the obsoletest words,	            And banish those that now are most in vogue.	                                                  --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Influence; power; sway. [Obs.] --Strype.	      [1913 Webster]
Voice \Voice\, n. [OE. vois, voys, OF. vois, voiz, F. voix, L.	   vox, vocis, akin to Gr. ? a word, ? a voice, Skr. vac to say,	   to speak, G. erw[aum]hnen to mention. Cf. {Advocate},	   {Advowson}, {Avouch}, {Convoke}, {Epic}, {Vocal}, {Vouch},	   {Vowel}.]	   1. Sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by	      human beings in speech or song; sound thus uttered	      considered as possessing some special quality or	      character; as, the human voice; a pleasant voice; a low	      voice.	      [1913 Webster]	            He with a manly voice saith his message. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her voice was ever soft,	            Gentle, and low; an excellent thing in woman.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy voice is music.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Join thy voice unto the angel choir.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Sound of the kind or quality heard in speech or	      song in the consonants b, v, d, etc., and in the vowels;	      sonant, or intonated, utterance; tone; -- distinguished	      from mere breath sound as heard in f, s, sh, etc., and	      also whisper.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Voice, in this sense, is produced by vibration of the	         so-called vocal cords in the larynx (see Illust. of	         {Larynx}) which act upon the air, not in the manner of	         the strings of a stringed instrument, but as a pair of	         membranous tongues, or reeds, which, being continually	         forced apart by the outgoing current of breath, and	         continually brought together again by their own	         elasticity and muscular tension, break the breath	         current into a series of puffs, or pulses, sufficiently	         rapid to cause the sensation of tone. The power, or	         loudness, of such a tone depends on the force of the	         separate pulses, and this is determined by the pressure	         of the expired air, together with the resistance on the	         part of the vocal cords which is continually overcome.	         Its pitch depends on the number of aerial pulses within	         a given time, that is, on the rapidity of their	         succession. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5,	         146, 155.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. The tone or sound emitted by anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            After the fire a still small voice.   --1 Kings xix.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Canst thou thunder with a voice like him? --Job xl.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            The floods have lifted up their voice. --Ps. xciii.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Marcus, I am warm'd; my heart	            Leaps at the trumpet's voice.         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The faculty or power of utterance; as, to cultivate the	      voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Language; words; speech; expression; signification of	      feeling or opinion.	      [1913 Webster]	            I desire to be present with you now, and to change	            my voice; for I stand in doubt of you. --Gal. iv.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	            My voice is in my sword.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us call on God in the voice of his church. --Bp.	                                                  Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Opinion or choice expressed; judgment; a vote.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sic. How now, my masters! have you chose this man?	            1 Cit. He has our voices, sir.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some laws ordain, and some attend the choice	            Of holy senates, and elect by voice.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Command; precept; -- now chiefly used in scriptural	      language.	      [1913 Webster]	            So shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient	            unto the voice of the Lord your God.  --Deut. viii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. One who speaks; a speaker. "A potent voice of Parliament."	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Gram.) A particular mode of inflecting or conjugating	      verbs, or a particular form of a verb, by means of which	      is indicated the relation of the subject of the verb to	      the action which the verb expresses.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Active voice} (Gram.), that form of the verb by which its	      subject is represented as the agent or doer of the action	      expressed by it.	   {Chest voice} (Phon.), a kind of voice of a medium or low	      pitch and of a sonorous quality ascribed to resonance in	      the chest, or thorax; voice of the thick register. It is	      produced by vibration of the vocal cords through their	      entire width and thickness, and with convex surfaces	      presented to each other.	   {Head voice} (Phon.), a kind of voice of high pitch and of a	      thin quality ascribed to resonance in the head; voice of	      the thin register; falsetto. In producing it, the	      vibration of the cords is limited to their thin edges in	      the upper part, which are then presented to each other.	   {Middle voice} (Gram.), that form of the verb by which its	      subject is represented as both the agent, or doer, and the	      object of the action, that is, as performing some act to	      or upon himself, or for his own advantage.	   {Passive voice}. (Gram.) See under {Passive}, a.	   {Voice glide} (Pron.), the brief and obscure neutral vowel	      sound that sometimes occurs between two consonants in an	      unaccented syllable (represented by the apostrophe), as in	      able (a"b'l). See {Glide}, n., 2.	   {Voice stop}. See {Voiced stop}, under {Voiced}, a.	   {With one voice}, unanimously. "All with one voice . . .	      cried out, Great is Diana of the Ephesians." --Acts xix.	      34.	      [1913 Webster]	Voice \Voice\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Voiced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Voicing}.]	   1. To give utterance or expression to; to utter; to publish;	      to announce; to divulge; as, to voice the sentiments of	      the nation. "Rather assume thy right in silence and . . .	      then voice it with claims and challenges." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was voiced that the king purposed to put to death	            Edward Plantagenet.                   --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) To utter with sonant or vocal tone; to pronounce	      with a narrowed glottis and rapid vibrations of the vocal	      cords; to speak above a whisper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fit for producing the proper sounds; to regulate the	      tone of; as, to voice the pipes of an organ.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To vote; to elect; to appoint. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Voice \Voice\, v. i.	   To clamor; to cry out. [Obs.] --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Voiced \Voiced\, a.	   1. Furnished with a voice; expressed by the voice.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Uttered with voice; pronounced with vibrations of	      the vocal cords; sonant; -- said of a sound uttered with	      the glottis narrowed.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Voiced stop}, {Voice stop} (Phon.), a stopped consonant made	      with tone from the larynx while the mouth organs are	      closed at some point; a sonant mute, as b, d, g hard.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Voiceful \Voice"ful\, a.	   Having a voice or vocal quality; having a loud voice or many	   voices; vocal; sounding.	   [1913 Webster]	         Beheld the Iliad and the Odyssey	         Rise to the swelling of the voiceful sea. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Voiceless \Voice"less\, a.	   1. Having no voice, utterance, or vote; silent; mute; dumb.	      [1913 Webster]	            I live and die unheard,	            With a most voiceless thought, sheathing it as a	            sword.                                --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) Not sounded with voice; as, a voiceless consonant;	      surd.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Voiceless stop} (Phon.), a consonant made with no audible	      sound except in the transition to or from another sound; a	      surd mute, as p, t, k.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Voice"less*ly}, adv. --	      {Voice"less*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Void \Void\, a. [OE. voide, OF. voit, voide, vuit, vuide, F.	   vide, fr. (assumed) LL. vocitus, fr. L. vocare, an old form	   of vacare to be empty, or a kindred word. Cf. {Vacant},	   {Avoid}.]	   1. Containing nothing; empty; vacant; not occupied; not	      filled.	      [1913 Webster]	            The earth was without form, and void. --Gen. i. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll get me to a place more void.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I 'll chain him in my study, that, at void hours,	            I may run over the story of his country.	                                                  --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having no incumbent; unoccupied; -- said of offices and	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Divers great offices that had been long void.	                                                  --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being without; destitute; free; wanting; devoid; as, void	      of learning, or of common use. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A conscience void of offense toward God. --Acts	                                                  xxiv. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor.	                                                  --Prov. xi.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not producing any effect; ineffectual; vain.	      [1913 Webster]	            [My word] shall not return to me void, but it shall	            accomplish that which I please.       --Isa. lv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will make void the counsel of Judah. --Jer. xix.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Containing no immaterial quality; destitute of mind or	      soul. "Idol, void and vain." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) Of no legal force or effect, incapable of	      confirmation or ratification; null. Cf. {Voidable}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Void space} (Physics), a vacuum.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Empty; vacant; devoid; wanting; unfurnished; unsupplied;	        unoccupied.	        [1913 Webster]	Void \Void\, n.	   An empty space; a vacuum.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pride, where wit fails, steps in to our defense,	         And fills up all the mighty void of sense. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Void \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; to leave; as, to void a table.	      [1913 Webster]	            Void anon her place.                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they will fight with us, bid them come down,	            Or void the field.                    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw or send out; to evacuate; to emit; to discharge;	      as, to void excrements.	      [1913 Webster]	            A watchful application of mind in voiding	            prejudices.                           --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	            With shovel, like a fury, voided out	            The earth and scattered bones.        --J. Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To render void; to make to be of no validity or effect; to	      vacate; to annul; to nullify.	      [1913 Webster]	            After they had voided the obligation of the oath he	            had taken.                            --Bp. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was become a practice . . . to void the security	            that was at any time given for money so borrowed.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Void \Void\, v. i.	   To be emitted or evacuated. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]
Voidable \Void"a*ble\, a.	   1. Capable of being voided, or evacuated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) Capable of being avoided, or of being adjudged void,	      invalid, and of no force; capable of being either avoided	      or confirmed.	      [1913 Webster]	            If the metropolitan . . . grants letters of	            administration, such administration is not, but	            voidable by sentence.                 --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A voidable contract may be ratified and confirmed; to	         render it null and of no effect, it must be avoided; a	         void contract can not be ratified.	         [1913 Webster]
Voidance \Void"ance\, n.	   1. The act of voiding, emptying, ejecting, or evacuating.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A ejection from a benefice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being void; vacancy, as of a benefice which	      is without an incumbent.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Evasion; subterfuge. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]
Voided \Void"ed\, a.	   1. Emptied; evacuated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Annulled; invalidated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Having the inner part cut away, or left vacant, a	      narrow border being left at the sides, the tincture of the	      field being seen in the vacant space; -- said of a charge.	      [1913 Webster]
Voider \Void"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, voids, ?mpties, vacates, or	      annuls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tray, or basket, formerly used to receive or convey that	      which is voided or cleared away from a given place;	      especially, one for carrying off the remains of a meal, as	      fragments of food; sometimes, a basket for containing	      household articles, as clothes, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Piers Plowman laid the cloth, and Simplicity brought	            in the voider.                        --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The cloth whereon the earl dined was taken away, and	            the voider, wherein the plate was usually put, was	            set upon the cupboard's head.         --Hist. of	                                                  Richard	                                                  Hainam.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A servant whose business is to void, or clear away, a	      table after a meal. [R.] --Decker.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Her.) One of the ordinaries, much like the flanch, but	      less rounded and therefore smaller.	      [1913 Webster]
Voiding \Void"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, voids. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is voided; that which is ejected or evacuated;	      a remnant; a fragment. [R.] --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Voiding knife}, a knife used for gathering up fragments of	      food to put them into a voider.	      [1913 Webster]	Voiding \Void"ing\, a.	   Receiving what is ejected or voided. "How in our voiding	   lobby hast thou stood?" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Voidness \Void"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being void; emptiness; vacuity;	   nullity; want of substantiality.	   [1913 Webster]
Voir dire \Voir dire\ [OF., to say the truth, fr. L. verus true	   + dicere to say.] (Law)	   An oath administered to a witness, usually before being sworn	   in chief, requiring him to speak the truth, or make true	   answers in reference to matters inquired of, to ascertain his	   competency to give evidence. --Greenleaf. Ld. Abinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Voiture \Voi"ture\, n. [F., fr. L. vectura a carrying,	   conveying. Cf. {Vettura}.]	   A carriage. --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]
Voivode \Voi"vode\, n.	   See {Waywode}. --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Volacious \Vo*la"cious\, a. [L. volare to fly.]	   Apt or fit to fly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Volador \Vo*la*dor"\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   (a) A flying fish of California ({Exoc[oe]tus Californicus}):	       -- called also {volator}.	   (b) The Atlantic flying gurnard. See under {Flying}.	       [1913 Webster]
Volage \Vo*lage"\, a. [F.]	   Light; giddy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They wroughten all their lust volage.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Volant \Vo"lant\ (?; 277), a. [L. volans, -antis, p. pr. of	   volare to fly: cf. F. volant.]	   1. Passing through the air upon wings, or as if upon wings;	      flying; hence, passing from place to place; current.	      [1913 Webster]	            English silver now was current, and our gold volant	            in the pope's court.                  --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Nimble; light and quick; active; rapid. "His volant	      touch." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Represented as flying, or having the wings spread;	      as, an eagle volant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Volant piece} (Anc. Armor), an adjustable piece of armor,	      for guarding the throat, etc., in a joust.	      [1913 Webster]
Volante \Vo*lan"te\, n. [Sp., prop., flying.]	   A two-wheeled carriage formerly much used in Cuba. The body	   is in front of the axle; the driver rides on the horse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Volapuek
Volapuk \Vol`a*p["u]k"\, n.	   Literally, world's speech; the name of an artificial language	   invented by Johan Martin Schleyer, of Constance, Switzerland,	   about 1879. For more about "planned languages", see	   {Esperanto}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Volapukist \Vol`a*p["u]k"ist\, n.	   One who is conversant with, or who favors adoption of,	   Volap["u]k.	   [1913 Webster]
Volar \Vo"lar\, a. [L. vola the palm of the hand, the sole of	   the foot.] (Anat.)	   Of or pertaining to the palm of the hand or the sole of the	   foot.	   [1913 Webster]
Volary \Vol"a*ry\, n.	   See {Volery}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Volatile \Vol"a*tile\, a. [F. volatil, L. volatilis, fr. volare	   to fly, perhaps akin to velox swift, E. velocity. Cf.	   {Volley}.]	   1. Passing through the air on wings, or by the buoyant force	      of the atmosphere; flying; having the power to fly. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of wasting away, or of easily passing into the	      aeriform state; subject to evaporation.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Substances which affect the smell with pungent or	         fragrant odors, as musk, hartshorn, and essential oils,	         are called volatile substances, because they waste away	         on exposure to the atmosphere. Alcohol and ether are	         called volatile liquids for a similar reason, and	         because they easily pass into the state of vapor on the	         application of heat. On the contrary, gold is a fixed	         substance, because it does not suffer waste, even when	         exposed to the heat of a furnace; and oils are called	         fixed when they do not evaporate on simple exposure to	         the atmosphere.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Light-hearted; easily affected by circumstances;	      airy; lively; hence, changeable; fickle; as, a volatile	      temper.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are as giddy and volatile as ever. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Volatile alkali}. (Old Chem.) See under {Alkali}.	   {Volatile liniment}, a liniment composed of sweet oil and	      ammonia, so called from the readiness with which the	      latter evaporates.	   {Volatile oils}. (Chem.) See {Essential oils}, under	      {Essential}.	      [1913 Webster]	Volatile \Vol"a*tile\, n. [Cf. F. volatile.]	   A winged animal; wild fowl; game. [Obs.] --Chaucer. --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster] Volatileness
Volatileness \Vol"a*tile*ness\, Volatility \Vol`a*til"i*ty\, n.	   [Cf. F. volatilit['e].]	   Quality or state of being volatile; disposition to evaporate;	   changeableness; fickleness.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Levity}.	        [1913 Webster]
Volatilizable \Vol"a*til*i`za*ble\, a. [Cf. F. volatisable.]	   Capable of being volatilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Volatilization \Vol`a*til*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F.	   volatilisation.]	   The act or process of volatilizing, or rendering volatile;	   the state of being volatilized.	   [1913 Webster]
Volatilize \Vol"a*til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volatilized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Volatilizing}.] [Cf. F. volatiliser.]	   To render volatile; to cause to exhale or evaporate; to cause	   to pass off in vapor.	   [1913 Webster]	         The water . . . dissolving the oil, and volatilizing it	         by the action.                           --Sir I.	                                                  Newton.	   [1913 Webster]
Volator \Vo*la"tor\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Volador}, 1.	   [1913 Webster]
Vol-au-vent \Vol`-au`-vent"\, n. [F.] (Cookery)	   A light puff paste, with a raised border, filled, after	   baking, usually with a ragout of fowl, game, or fish.	   [1913 Webster]
Volborthite \Vol"borth*ite\, n. [So named after Volborth, who	   first discovered it.] (Min.)	   A mineral occurring in small six-sided tabular crystals of a	   green or yellow color. It is a hydrous vanadate of copper and	   lime.	   [1913 Webster]
Volcanian \Vol*ca"ni*an\, a.	   Volcanic. [R.] --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Volcanic \Vol*can"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volcanique, It. vulcanico.]	   1. Of or pertaining to a volcano or volcanoes; as, volcanic	      heat.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Produced by a volcano, or, more generally, by igneous	      agencies; as, volcanic tufa.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Changed or affected by the heat of a volcano.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Volcanic bomb}, a mass ejected from a volcano, often of	      molten lava having a rounded form.	   {Volcanic cone}, a hill, conical in form, built up of	      cinders, tufa, or lava, during volcanic eruptions.	   {Volcanic foci}, the subterranean centers of volcanic action;	      the points beneath volcanoes where the causes producing	      volcanic phenomena are most active.	   {Volcanic glass}, the vitreous form of lava, produced by	      sudden cooling; obsidian. See {Obsidian}.	   {Volcanic mud}, fetid, sulphurous mud discharged by a	      volcano.	   {Volcanic rocks}, rocks which have been produced from the	      discharges of volcanic matter, as the various kinds of	      basalt, trachyte, scoria, obsidian, etc., whether compact,	      scoriaceous, or vitreous.	      [1913 Webster]
Volcanically \Vol*can"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   Like a volcano.	   [1913 Webster]
Volcanicity \Vol`can*ic"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. volcanicit['e].]	   Quality or state of being volcanic; volcanic power.	   [1913 Webster]
Volcanic neck \Vol*can"ic neck\ (Geol.)	   A column of igneous rock formed by congelation of lava in the	   conduit of a volcano and later exposed by the removal of	   surrounding rocks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Volcanic wind \Volcanic wind\ (Meteorol.)	   A wind associated with a volcanic outburst and due to the	   eruption or to convection currents over hot lava.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volcanism \Vol"can*ism\, n.	   Volcanic power or action; volcanicity.	   [1913 Webster]
Volcanist \Vol"can*ist\, n. [Cf. F. volcaniste, vulcaniste.]	   1. One versed in the history and phenomena of volcanoes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who believes in the igneous, as opposed to the	      aqueous, origin of the rocks of the earth's crust; a	      vulcanist. Cf. {Neptunist}.	      [1913 Webster]
Volcanity \Vol*can"i*ty\, n. [See {Volcanic}, and	   {Volcanicity}.]	   The quality or state of being volcanic, or volcanic origin;	   volcanicity. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Volcanization \Vol`can*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act of volcanizing, or the state of being volcanized; the	   process of undergoing volcanic heat, and being affected by	   it.	   [1913 Webster]
Volcanize \Vol"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volcanized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Volcanizing}.] [Cf. {Vulcanize}.]	   To subject to, or cause to undergo, volcanic heat, and to be	   affected by its action.	   [1913 Webster]
Volcano \Vol*ca"no\, n.; pl. {Volcanoes}. [It. volcano, vulcano,	   fr. L. Vulcanus Vulkan, the god of fire. See {Vulkan}.]	   (Geol.)	   A mountain or hill, usually more or less conical in form,	   from which lava, cinders, steam, sulphur gases, and the like,	   are ejected; -- often popularly called a {burning mountain}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Volcanoes include many of the most conspicuous and	         lofty mountains of the earth, as Mt. Vesuvius in Italy	         (4,000 ft. high), Mt. Loa in Hawaii (14,000 ft.),	         Cotopaxi in South America (nearly 20,000 ft.), which	         are examples of active volcanoes. The crater of a	         volcano is usually a pit-shaped cavity, often of great	         size. The summit crater of Mt. Loa has a maximum length	         of 13,000 ft., and a depth of nearly 800 feet. Beside	         the chief crater, a volcano may have a number of	         subordinate craters.	         [1913 Webster]
Vole \Vole\, n. [F.]	   A deal at cards that draws all the tricks. --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Vole \Vole\, v. i. (Card Playing)	   To win all the tricks by a vole. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Vole \Vole\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to	   {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily {Arvicolinae}.	   They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola	         amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The	         short-tailed field vole ({Arvicola agrestis}) of	         Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern	         field vole ({Arvicola arvalis}), and the Siberian root	         vole ({Arvicola oeconomus}), are important European	         species. The common species of the Eastern United	         States ({Arvicola riparius}) (called also {meadow	         mouse}) and the prairie mouse ({Arvicola austerus}) are	         abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other	         species are found in Canada.	         [1913 Webster]
Volery \Vol"er*y\, n. [F. volerie a flying, voli[`e]re a large	   bird cage, fr. voler to fly, L. volare. See {Volatile}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A flight of birds. [R.] --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A large bird cage; an aviary.	      [1913 Webster]
Volge \Volge\, n. [L. vulgus.]	   The common sort of people; the crowd; the mob. [Obs.]	   --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Volitable \Vol"i*ta*ble\, a.	   Volatilizable. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Volitation \Vol`i*ta"tion\, n. [L. volitare, volitatum, to fly	   to and fro, v. freq. from volare to fly.]	   The act of flying; flight. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Volitient \Vo*li"tient\, a. [See {Volition}.]	   Exercising the will; acting from choice; willing, or having	   power to will. "What I do, I do volitient, not obedient."	   --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Volition \Vo*li"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. volo I will, velle to	   will, be willing. See {Voluntary}.]	   1. The act of willing or choosing; the act of forming a	      purpose; the exercise of the will.	      [1913 Webster]	            Volition is the actual exercise of the power the	            mind has to order the consideration of any idea, or	            the forbearing to consider it.        --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            Volition is an act of the mind, knowingly exerting	            that dominion it takes itself to have over any part	            of the man, by employing it in, or withholding it	            from, any particular action.          --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The result of an act or exercise of choosing or willing; a	      state of choice.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The power of willing or determining; will.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Will; choice; preference; determination; purpose.	   Usage: {Volition}, {Choice}. Choice is the familiar, and	          volition the scientific, term for the same state of	          the will; viz., an "elective preference." When we have	          "made up our minds" (as we say) to a thing, i. e.,	          have a settled state of choice respecting it, that	          state is called an immanent volition; when we put	          forth any particular act of choice, that act is called	          an emanent, or executive, or imperative, volition.	          When an immanent, or settled state of, choice, is one	          which controls or governs a series of actions, we call	          that state a predominant volition; while we give the	          name of subordinate volitions to those particular acts	          of choice which carry into effect the object sought	          for by the governing or "predominant volition." See	          {Will}.	          [1913 Webster]
Volitional \Vo*li"tion*al\, a.	   Belonging or relating to volition. "The volitional impulse."	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Volitive \Vol"i*tive\, a. [See {Volition}.]	   1. Of or pertaining to the will; originating in the will;	      having the power to will. "They not only perfect the	      intellectual faculty, but the volitive." --Sir M. Hale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Gram.) Used in expressing a wish or permission as,	      volitive proposition.	      [1913 Webster]
Volkslied \Volks"lied\, n.; pl. {Volkslieder}. [G.] (Mus.)	   A popular song, or national air.	   [1913 Webster]
Volksraad \Volks"raad`\, n. [D.]	   A legislative assembly or parliament of any one of several	   countries colonized by the Dutch, esp. that of the South	   African Republic, or the Transvaal, and that of the Orange	   Free State.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volley \Vol"ley\, n.; pl. {Volleys}. [F. vol['e]e; flight, a	   volley, or discharge of several guns, fr. voler to fly, L.	   volare. See {Volatile}.]	   1. A flight of missiles, as arrows, bullets, or the like; the	      simultaneous discharge of a number of small arms.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fiery darts in flaming volleys flew.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each volley tells that thousands cease to breathe.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A burst or emission of many things at once; as, a volley	      of words. "This volley of oaths." --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rattling nonsense in full volleys breaks. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball before it touches the	          ground.	      (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball full to the top of the	          wicket.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Half volley}.	      (a) (Tennis) A return of the ball immediately after is has	          touched the ground.	      (b) (Cricket) A sending of the ball so that after touching	          the ground it flies towards the top of the wicket.	          --R. A. Proctor.	   {On the volley}, at random. [Obs.] "What we spake on the	      volley begins work." --Massinger.	   {Volley gun}, a gun with several barrels for firing a number	      of shots simultaneously; a kind of mitrailleuse.	      [1913 Webster]	Volley \Vol"ley\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volleyed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Volleying}.]	   To discharge with, or as with, a volley.	   [1913 Webster]	Volley \Vol"ley\, v. i.	   1. To be thrown out, or discharged, at once; to be discharged	      in a volley, or as if in a volley; to make a volley or	      volleys. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) (Tennis) To return the ball before it touches the	          ground.	      (b)	      (Cricket) To send the ball full to the top of the wicket.	                --R. A. Proctor.	                [1913 Webster]	Volley ball \Vol"ley ball\	   A game played by volleying a large inflated ball with the	   hands over a net 7 ft. 6 in. high.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volleyed \Vol"leyed\, a.	   Discharged with a sudden burst, or as if in a volley; as,	   volleyed thunder.	   [1913 Webster]
Volost \Vo"lost\, n. [Russ. volost'.]	   In the greater part of Russia, a division for local	   government consisting of a group of mirs, or village	   communities; a canton.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volow \Vol"ow\, v. t. [From the answer, Volo I will, in the	   baptismal service. --Richardson (Dict.).]	   To baptize; -- used in contempt by the Reformers. [Obs.]	   --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Volplane \Vol"plane`\, v. i. [F. vol plan['e] act of volplaning;	   vol flight + plan['e], p.p.; cf. planer to hover.]	   (Aeronautics)	   To glide in a flying machine.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volt \Volt\, n. [F. volte; cf. It. volta. See {Vault}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Man.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going	      sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Fencing) A sudden movement to avoid a thrust.	      [1913 Webster]	Volt \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	   States Statute as, that electro-motive force which steadily	   applied to a conductor whose resistance is one ohm will	   produce a current of one amp[`e]re. It is practically	   equivalent to 1000/1434 the electro-motive force of a	   standard Clark's cell at a temperature of 15[deg] C.	   [1913 Webster]
Volta \Vol"ta\, n.; pl. {Volte}. [It. volta a turn, turning, a	   time. See {Volt} a tread.] (Mus.)	   A turning; a time; -- chiefly used in phrases signifying that	   the part is to be repeated one, two, or more times; as, una	   volta, once. Seconda volta, second time, points to certain	   modifications in the close of a repeated strain.	   [1913 Webster]
Volta-electric \Vol"ta-e*lec"tric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to voltaic electricity, or voltaism.	   [1913 Webster]
Volta-electrometer \Vol`ta-e`lec*trom"e*ter\, n.	   An instrument for the exact measurement of electric currents.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltage \Vol"tage\, n. (Elec.)	   Electric potential or potential difference, expressed in	   volts.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltagraphy \Vol*tag"ra*phy\, n. [Voltaic + -graphy.]	   In electrotypy, the act or art of copying, in metals	   deposited by electrolytic action, a form or pattern which is	   made the negative electrode. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Voltaic \Vol*ta"ic\, a. [Cf. F. volta["i]que, It. voltaico.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to Alessandro Volta, who first devised	      apparatus for developing electric currents by chemical	      action, and established this branch of electric science;	      discovered by Volta; as, voltaic electricity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to voltaism, or voltaic electricity; as,	      voltaic induction; the voltaic arc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the Note under {Galvanism}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Voltaic arc}, a luminous arc, of intense brilliancy, formed	      between carbon points as electrodes by the passage of a	      powerful voltaic current.	   {Voltaic battery}, an apparatus variously constructed,	      consisting of a series of plates or pieces of dissimilar	      metals, as copper and zinc, arranged in pairs, and	      subjected to the action of a saline or acid solution, by	      which a current of electricity is generated whenever the	      two poles, or ends of the series, are connected by a	      conductor; a galvanic battery. See {Battery}, 4.	      (b), and Note.	   {Voltaic circuit}. See under {Circuit}.	   {Voltaic couple} or {Voltaic element}, a single pair of the	      connected plates of a battery.	   {Voltaic electricity}. See the Note under {Electricity}.	   {Voltaic pile}, a kind of voltaic battery consisting of	      alternate disks of dissimilar metals, separated by	      moistened cloth or paper. See 5th {Pile}.	   {Voltaic protection of metals}, the protection of a metal	      exposed to the corrosive action of sea water, saline or	      acid liquids, or the like, by associating it with a metal	      which is positive to it, as when iron is galvanized, or	      coated with zinc.	      [1913 Webster]
Voltairean \Vol*tair"e*an\, a. [Cf. F. voltairien.]	   Of or relating to Voltaire, the French author. --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltairism \Vol*tair"ism\, n.	   The theories or practice of Voltaire. --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltaism \Vol"ta*ism\, n. [Cf. F. volta["i]sme.] (Physics)	   That form of electricity which is developed by the chemical	   action between metals and different liquids; voltaic	   electricity; also, the science which treats of this form of	   electricity; -- called also {galvanism}, from Galvani, on	   account of his experiments showing the remarkable influence	   of this agent on animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltameter \Vol*tam"e*ter\, n. [Voltaic + -meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the voltaic electricity passing	   through it, by its effect in decomposing water or some other	   chemical compound acting as an electrolyte.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltammeter \Volt*am"me`ter\, n.	   A wattmeter.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Volt-amp
Volt ampere \Volt amp[`e]re\ (Elec.)	   A unit of electric measurement equal to the product of a volt	   and an ampere. For direct current it is a measure of power	   and is the same as a watt; for alternating current it is a	   measure of apparent power.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Voltaplast \Vol"ta*plast\, n. [Voltaic + Gr. ? molded.]	   A form of voltaic, or galvanic, battery suitable for use	   electrotyping. --G. Francis.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltatype \Vol"ta*type\, n. [Voltaic + type.]	   An electrotype. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Volti \Vol"ti\, imperative. [It., fr. voltare to turn. See	   {Volt} a tread.] (Mus.)	   Turn, that is, turn over the leaf.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Volti subito} [It.] (Mus.), turn over quickly.	      [1913 Webster]
Voltigeur \Vol`ti*geur\, n. [F., fr. voltiger to vault, It.	   volteggiare. See {Volt} a tread.]	   1. A tumbler; a leaper or vaulter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) One of a picked company of irregular riflemen in	      each regiment of the French infantry.	      [1913 Webster]
Voltmeter \Volt"me`ter\, n. [2d volt + -meter.] (elec.)	   An instrument for measuring in volts the differences of	   potential between different points of an electrical circuit.	   [1913 Webster]
Voltzite \Voltz"ite\, n. [So named in honor of Voltz, a French	   engineer.] (Min.)	   An oxysulphide of lead occurring in implanted spherical	   globules of a yellowish or brownish color; -- called also	   {voltzine}.	   [1913 Webster] Volubilate
Volubilate \Vo*lu"bi*late\, Volubile \Vol"u*bile\],a. [See	   {Voluble}.]	   Turning, or whirling; winding; twining; voluble.	   [1913 Webster]
Volubility \Vol`u*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. volubilitas: cf. F.	   volubilit['e].]	   The quality or state of being voluble (in any of the senses	   of the adjective).	   [1913 Webster]
Voluble \Vol"u*ble\, a. [L. volubilis, fr. volvere, volutum, to	   roll, to turn round; akin to Gr. ? to infold, to inwrap, ? to	   roll, G. welle a wave: cf. F. voluble. Cf. F. {Well} of	   water, {Convolvulus}, {Devolve}, {Involve}, {Revolt}, {Vault}	   an arch, {Volume}, {Volute}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Easily rolling or turning; easily set in motion; apt to	      roll; rotating; as, voluble particles of matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moving with ease and smoothness in uttering words; of	      rapid speech; nimble in speaking; glib; as, a flippant,	      voluble, tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Cassio,] a knave very voluble.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Voluble was used formerly to indicate readiness of	         speech merely, without any derogatory suggestion. "A	         grave and voluble eloquence." --Bp. Hacket.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Changeable; unstable; fickle. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Having the power or habit of turning or twining;	      as, the voluble stem of hop plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Voluble stem} (Bot.), a stem that climbs by winding, or	      twining, round another body.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vol"u*ble*ness}, n. -- {Vol"u*bly},	      adv.	      [1913 Webster]
Volume \Vol"ume\, n. [F., from L. volumen a roll of writing, a	   book, volume, from volvere, volutum, to roll. See {Voluble}.]	   1. A roll; a scroll; a written document rolled up for keeping	      or for use, after the manner of the ancients. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The papyrus, and afterward the parchment, was joined	            together [by the ancients] to form one sheet, and	            then rolled upon a staff into a volume (volumen).	                                                  --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, a collection of printed sheets bound together,	      whether containing a single work, or a part of a work, or	      more than one work; a book; a tome; especially, that part	      of an extended work which is bound up together in one	      cover; as, a work in four volumes.	      [1913 Webster]	            An odd volume of a set of books bears not the value	            of its proportion to the set.         --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything of a rounded or swelling form resembling a roll;	      a turn; a convolution; a coil.	      [1913 Webster]	            So glides some trodden serpent on the grass,	            And long behind wounded volume trails. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Undulating billows rolling their silver volumes.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Dimensions; compass; space occupied, as measured by cubic	      units, that is, cubic inches, feet, yards, etc.; mass;	      bulk; as, the volume of an elephant's body; a volume of	      gas.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mus.) Amount, fullness, quantity, or caliber of voice or	      tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atomic volume}, {Molecular volume} (Chem.), the ratio of the	      atomic and molecular weights divided respectively by the	      specific gravity of the substance in question.	   {Specific volume} (Physics & Chem.), the quotient obtained by	      dividing unity by the specific gravity; the reciprocal of	      the specific gravity. It is equal (when the specific	      gravity is referred to water at 4[deg] C. as a standard)	      to the number of cubic centimeters occupied by one gram of	      the substance.	      [1913 Webster]
Volumed \Vol"umed\, a.	   1. Having the form of a volume, or roil; as, volumed mist.	      [1913 Webster]	            The distant torrent's rushing sound	            Tells where the volumed cataract doth roll. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having volume, or bulk; massive; great.	      [1913 Webster]
Volumenometer \Vol`u*me*nom"e*ter\, n. [L. volumen volume +	   -meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the volume of a body, especially	   a solid, by means of the difference in tension caused by its	   presence and absence in a confined portion of air.	   [1913 Webster]
Volumenometry \Vol`u*me*nom"e*try\, n. (Chem. & Physics)	   The method or process of measuring volumes by means of the	   volumenometer.	   [1913 Webster]
Volumescope \Vo*lu"me*scope\, n. [Volume + -scope.] (Physics)	   An instrument consisting essentially of a glass tube provided	   with a graduated scale, for exhibiting to the eye the changes	   of volume of a gas or gaseous mixture resulting from chemical	   action, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Volumeter \Vo*lu"me*ter\, n. [Cf. F. volum[`e]tre. See	   {Volumetric}.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring the volumes of gases or liquids	   by introducing them into a vessel of known capacity.	   [1913 Webster]
Volumetric \Vol`u*met"ric\, a. [Volume + -metric.]	   Of or pertaining to the measurement of volume.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Volumetric analysis} (Chem.), that system of the	      quantitative analysis of solutions which employs definite	      volumes of standardized solutions of reagents, as measured	      by burettes, pipettes, etc.; also, the analysis of gases	      by volume, as by the eudiometer.	      [1913 Webster]
Volumetrical \Vol`u*met"ric*al\, a.	   Volumetric. -- {Vol`u*met"ric*al*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Voluminous \Vo*lu"mi*nous\, a. [L. voluminosus: cf. F.	   volumineux.]	   Of or pertaining to volume or volumes. Specifically: 	   [1913 Webster]	   (a) Consisting of many folds, coils, or convolutions.	       [1913 Webster]	             But ended foul in many a scaly fold,	             Voluminous and vast.                 --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	             Over which dusky draperies are hanging, and	             voluminous curtains have long since fallen. --De	                                                  Quincey.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Of great volume, or bulk; large. --B. Jonson.	       [1913 Webster]	   (c) Consisting of many volumes or books; as, the collections	       of Muratori are voluminous.	       [1913 Webster]	   (d) Having written much, or produced many volumes; copious;	       diffuse; as, a voluminous writer.	       [1913 Webster] -- {Vo*lu"mi*nous*ly}, adv. --	       {Vo*lu"mi*nous*ness}, n.	       [1913 Webster]
Volumist \Vol"u*mist\, n.	   One who writes a volume; an author. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Voluntarily \Vol"un*ta*ri*ly\, adv.	   In a voluntary manner; of one's own will; spontaneously.	   [1913 Webster]
Voluntariness \Vol"un*ta*ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being voluntary; spontaneousness;	   specifically, the quality or state of being free in the	   exercise of one's will.	   [1913 Webster]
Voluntarism \Vol"un*ta*rism\, n.	   1. (Philosophy) Any theory which conceives will to be the	      dominant factor in experience or in the constitution of	      the world; -- contrasted with {intellectualism}.	      Schopenhauer and Fichte are typical exponents of the two	      types of metaphysical voluntarism, Schopenhauer teaching	      that the evolution of the universe is the activity of a	      blind and irrational will, Fichte holding that the	      intelligent activity of the ego is the fundamental fact of	      reality.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The principle or practice of depending on volunteers to	      support institutions or perform some desired action.	      [PJC]	   3. A political philosophy opposed to dependence on	      governmental action or support for social services that	      might be performed by private groups.	      [PJC]
Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, a. [L. voluntarius, fr. voluntas will,	   choice, from the root of velle to will, p. pr. volens; akin	   to E. will: cf. F. volontaire, Of. also voluntaire. See	   {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Benevolent}, {Volition},	   {Volunteer}.]	   1. Proceeding from the will; produced in or by an act of	      choice.	      [1913 Webster]	            That sin or guilt pertains exclusively to voluntary	            action is the true principle of orthodoxy. --N. W.	                                                  Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unconstrained by the interference of another; unimpelled	      by the influence of another; not prompted or persuaded by	      another; done of his or its own accord; spontaneous;	      acting of one's self, or of itself; free.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our voluntary service he requires.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            She fell to lust a voluntary prey.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Done by design or intention; intentional; purposed;	      intended; not accidental; as, if a man kills another by	      lopping a tree, it is not voluntary manslaughter.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Physiol.) Of or pertaining to the will; subject to, or	      regulated by, the will; as, the voluntary motions of an	      animal, such as the movements of the leg or arm (in	      distinction from involuntary motions, such as the	      movements of the heart); the voluntary muscle fibers,	      which are the agents in voluntary motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Endowed with the power of willing; as, man is a voluntary	      agent.	      [1913 Webster]	            God did not work as a necessary, but a voluntary,	            agent, intending beforehand, and decreeing with	            himself, that which did outwardly proceed from him.	                                                  --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Law) Free; without compulsion; according to the will,	      consent, or agreement, of a party; without consideration;	      gratuitous; without valuable consideration.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Eccl.) Of or pertaining to voluntaryism; as, a voluntary	      church, in distinction from an established or state	      church.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Voluntary affidavit} or {Voluntary oath} (Law), an affidavit	      or oath made in an extrajudicial matter.	   {Voluntary conveyance} (Law), a conveyance without valuable	      consideration.	   {Voluntary escape} (Law), the escape of a prisoner by the	      express consent of the sheriff.	   {Voluntary jurisdiction}. (Eng. Eccl. Law) See {Contentious	      jurisdiction}, under {Contentious}.	   {Voluntary waste}. (Law) See {Waste}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Spontaneous}.	        [1913 Webster]	Voluntary \Vol"un*ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Voluntaries}.	   1. One who engages in any affair of his own free will; a	      volunteer. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mus.) A piece played by a musician, often extemporarily,	      according to his fancy; specifically, an organ solo played	      before, during, or after divine service.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Eccl.) One who advocates voluntaryism.	      [1913 Webster]
Voluntaryism \Vol"un*ta*ry*ism\, n. (Eccl.)	   The principle of supporting a religious system and its	   institutions by voluntary association and effort, rather than	   by the aid or patronage of the state.	   [1913 Webster]
Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, n. [F. volontaire. See {Voluntary},	   a.]	   1. One who enters into, or offers for, any service of his own	      free will.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) One who enters into service voluntarily, but who,	      when in service, is subject to discipline and regulations	      like other soldiers; -- opposed to {conscript};	      specifically, a voluntary member of the organized militia	      of a country as distinguished from the standing army.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A grantee in a voluntary conveyance; one to whom a	      conveyance is made without valuable consideration; a	      party, other than a wife or child of the grantor, to whom,	      or for whose benefit, a voluntary conveyance is made.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A plant, especially a flowering plant in a garden, that	      appears spontaneously without having been intentionally	      planted.	      [RDH]	Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a volunteer or volunteers; consisting of	   volunteers; voluntary; as, volunteer companies; volunteer	   advice.	   [1913 Webster]	Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Volunteered}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Volunteering}.]	   To offer or bestow voluntarily, or without solicitation or	   compulsion; as, to volunteer one's services.	   [1913 Webster]	Volunteer \Vol`un*teer"\, v. i.	   To enter into, or offer for, any service of one's own free	   will, without solicitation or compulsion; as, he volunteered	   in that undertaking.	   [1913 Webster]	Volunteer navy \Vol`un*teer" na"vy\	   A navy of vessels fitted out and manned by volunteers who	   sail under the flag of the regular navy and subject to naval	   discipline. Prussia in 1870, in the Franco-German war,	   organized such a navy, which was commanded by merchant seamen	   with temporary commissions, with the claim (in which England	   acquiesced) that it did not come within the meaning of the	   term privateer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volunteers of America \Vol`un*teers" of America\	   A religious and philanthropic organization, similar to the	   Salvation Army, founded (1896) by Commander and Mrs.	   Ballington Booth.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volunteer State \Volunteer State\	   Tennessee; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Volupere \Vol"u*pere\, n. [Cf. {Envelop}.]	   A woman's cap. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Voluptuary \Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\ (?; 135), n.; pl. {Voluptuaries}.	   [L. voluptuarius or voluptarius, fr. voluptas pleasure.]	   A voluptuous person; one who makes his physical enjoyment his	   chief care; one addicted to luxury, and the gratification of	   sensual appetites.	   [1913 Webster]	         A good-humored, but hard-hearted, voluptuary. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Sensualist; epicure.	        [1913 Webster]	Voluptuary \Vo*lup"tu*a*ry\, a.	   Voluptuous; luxurious.	   [1913 Webster]
Voluptuous \Vo*lup"tu*ous\, a. [F. voluptueux, L. voluptuosus,	   fr. voluptas pleasure, volup agreeably, delightfully;	   probably akin to Gr. ? to hope, ? hope, and to L. velle to	   wish. See {Voluntary}.]	   1. Full of delight or pleasure, especially that of the	      senses; ministering to sensuous or sensual gratification;	      exciting sensual desires; luxurious; sensual.	      [1913 Webster]	            Music arose with its voluptuous swell. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sink back into your voluptuous repose. --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Given to the enjoyments of luxury and pleasure; indulging	      to excess in sensual gratifications. "The jolly and	      voluptuous livers." --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            Softened with pleasure and voluptuous life.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ly}, adv. --	      {Vo*lup"tu*ous*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Volupty \Vo*lup"ty\, n. [Cf. F. volupt['e] pleasure. See	   {Voluptuous}.]	   Voluptuousness. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Voluta \Vo*lu"ta\, n.; pl. E. {Volutas}, L. {Volutae}. [L., a	   spiral scroll. See {Volute}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of large, handsome marine	   gastropods belonging to {Voluta} and allied genera.	   [1913 Webster]
Volutation \Vol`u*ta"tion\, n. [L. volutatio, from volutare to	   roll, wallow, verb freq. volvere, volutum, to roll.]	   A rolling of a body; a wallowing. [R.] --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Volute \Vo*lute"\, n. [F. volute (cf. It. voluta), L. voluta,	   from volvere, volutum, to roll. See {Voluble}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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	      Illust. of {Capital}, also {Helix}, and {Stale}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A spiral turn, as in certain shells.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any voluta.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Volute spiring}, a spring formed of a spiral scroll of	      plate, rod, or wire, extended or extensible in the	      direction of the axis of the coil, in which direction its	      elastic force is exerted and employed.	      [1913 Webster]
Voluted \Vo*lut"ed\, a.	   Having a volute, or spiral scroll.	   [1913 Webster]
Volution \Vo*lu"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. volutio an arch, vault.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A spiral turn or wreath.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A whorl of a spiral shell.	      [1913 Webster]
Volva \Vol"va\, n. [L. volva, vulva, covering.] (Bot.)	   A saclike envelope of certain fungi, which bursts open as the	   plant develops.	   [1913 Webster]
Volvox \Vol"vox\, n. (Bot.)	   A genus of minute, pale-green, globular, organisms, about one	   fiftieth of an inch in diameter, found rolling through water,	   the motion being produced by minute colorless cilia. It has	   been considered as belonging to the flagellate Infusoria, but	   is now referred to the vegetable kingdom, and each globule is	   considered a colony of many individuals. The commonest	   species is {Volvox globator}, often called {globe	   animalcule}.	   [1913 Webster]
Volvulus \Vol"vu*lus\, n. [NL., fr. L. volvere to turn about, to	   roll.] (Med.)	   (a) The spasmodic contraction of the intestines which causes	       colic.	   (b) Any twisting or displacement of the intestines causing	       obstruction; ileus. See {Ileus}.	       [1913 Webster]
Volyer \Vol"yer\, n. (Zool.)	   A lurcher. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vomer \Vo"mer\, n. [L., a plowshare.] (Anat.)	   (a) A bone, or one of a pair of bones, beneath the ethmoid	       region of the skull, forming a part a part of the	       partition between the nostrils in man and other mammals.	   (b) The pygostyle.	       [1913 Webster]
Vomerine \Vo"mer*ine\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the vomer.	   [1913 Webster]
Vomica \Vom"i*ca\, n. [L., fr. vomere to throw up, vomit.]	   (Med.)	   (a) An abscess cavity in the lungs.	   (b) An abscess in any other parenchymatous organ.	       [1913 Webster]
Vomicine \Vom"i*cine\, n. [From nux vomica.] (Chem.)	   See {Brucine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vomic nut \Vom"ic nut`\ [Cf. F. noix vomique.]	   Same as {Nux vomica}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vomit \Vom"it\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Vomited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vomiting}.] [Cf. L. vomere, vomitum, and v. freq. vomitare.	   See {Vomit}, n.]	   To eject the contents of the stomach by the mouth; to puke;	   to spew.	   [1913 Webster]	Vomit \Vom"it\, v. t.	   1. To throw up; to eject from the stomach through the mouth;	      to disgorge; to puke; to spew out; -- often followed by up	      or out.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fish . . . vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.	                                                  --Jonah ii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to eject from any hollow place; to belch forth; to	      emit; to throw forth; as, volcanoes vomit flame, stones,	      etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the sons of Vulcan, vomit smoke. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Vomit \Vom"it\, n. [L. vomitus, from vomere, vomitum, to vomit;	   akin to Gr. ?, Skr. vam, Lith. vemiti. Cf. {Emetic},	   {Vomito}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Matter that is vomited; esp., matter ejected from the	      stomach through the mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like vomit from his yawning entrails poured.	                                                  --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) That which excites vomiting; an emetic.	      [1913 Webster]	            He gives your Hollander a vomit.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black vomit}. (Med.) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Vomit nut}, nux vomica.	      [1913 Webster]
Vomiting \Vom"it*ing\, n.	   The spasmodic ejection of matter from the stomach through the	   mouth.	   [1913 Webster]
Vomition \Vo*mi"tion\, n. [L. vomitio.]	   The act or power of vomiting. --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Vomitive \Vom"i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. vomitif.]	   Causing the ejection of matter from the stomach; emetic.	   [1913 Webster]
Vomito \Vo*mi"to\, n. [Sp. v['o]mito, fr. L. vomitus. See	   {Vomit}, n.] (Med.)	   The yellow fever in its worst form, when it is usually	   attended with black vomit. See {Black vomit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vomitory \Vom"i*to*ry\, a. [L. vomitorious.]	   Causing vomiting; emetic; vomitive.	   [1913 Webster]	Vomitory \Vom"i*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Vomitories}.	   1. An emetic; a vomit. --Harvey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [L. vomitorium.] (Arch.) A principal door of a large	      ancient building, as of an amphitheater.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sixty-four vomitories . . . poured forth the immense	            multitude.                            --Gibbon.	      [1913 Webster]
Vomiturition \Vom`i*tu*ri"tion\, n. [Cf. F. vomiturition.]	   (Med.)	      (a) An ineffectual attempt to vomit.	      (b) The vomiting of but little matter; also, that vomiting	          which is effected with little effort. --Dunglison.	          [1913 Webster]
Vondsira \Vond*si"ra\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Vansire}.	   [1913 Webster]
Voodoo \Voo"doo\, n.	   1. See {Voodooism}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who practices voodooism; a negro sorcerer.	      [1913 Webster]	Voodoo \Voo"doo\, a.	   Of or pertaining to voodooism, or a voodoo; as, voodoo	   incantations.	   [1913 Webster]	Voodoo economics \Voo"doo economics\, n. (Politics)	   an economic hypothesis, proposed by President Ronald Regan,	   that large cuts in tax rates would so stimulate the economy	   that the tax revenue on the increases in business and	   personal income would offset the anticipated tax revenue	   losses, so that such tax cuts would not increasing the	   federal budget deficit. Its believers do not consider the	   actual massive deficit increases subsequent to the 1982-83	   tax cut as being caused by the tax cut itself, but by other	   governmental policies. This hypothesis was graphically	   illustrated by the {Laffer curve}.	   [PJC]
Voodooism \Voo"doo*ism\, n. [Probably (through Creole French	   vaudoux a negro sorcerer) fr. F. Vaudois Waldensian, because	   the Waldenses were accused of sorcery.]	   A degraded form of superstition and sorcery, said to include	   human sacrifices and cannibalism in some of its rites. It is	   prevalent among the negroes of Haiti, and to some extent in	   the United States, and is regarded as a relic of African	   barbarism.	   [1913 Webster]
Voortreker \Voor"trek`er\, n. [D. (in South Africa).]	   One who treks before or first; a pioneer. [South Africa]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Voracious \Vo*ra"cious\, a. [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to	   devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf.	   {Devour}.]	   Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow;	   ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious	   man or appetite; a voracious gulf or whirlpool. --Dampier. --	   {Vo*ra"cious*ly}, adv. -- {Vo*ra"cious*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Voracity \Vo*rac"i*ty\, n. [L. voracitas: cf. F. voracit['e].]	   The quality of being voracious; voraciousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Voraginous \Vo*rag"i*nous\, a. [L. voraginosus, fr. vorago an	   abyss, fr. vorare to swallow up.]	   Pertaining to a gulf; full of gulfs; hence, devouring. [R.]	   --Mallet.	   [1913 Webster]
Vortex \Vor"tex\, n.; pl. E. {Vortexes}, L. {Vortices}. [L.	   vortex, vertex, -icis, fr. vortere, vertere, to turn. See	   {Vertex}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A mass of fluid, especially of a liquid, having a whirling	      or circular motion tending to form a cavity or vacuum in	      the center of the circle, and to draw in towards the	      center bodies subject to its action; the form assumed by a	      fluid in such motion; a whirlpool; an eddy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Cartesian System) A supposed collection of particles of	      very subtile matter, endowed with a rapid rotary motion	      around an axis which was also the axis of a sun or a	      planet. Descartes attempted to account for the formation	      of the universe, and the movements of the bodies composing	      it, by a theory of vortices.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Turbellaria	      belonging to {Vortex} and allied genera. See Illustration	      in Appendix.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vortex atom} (Chem.), a hypothetical ring-shaped mass of	      elementary matter in continuous vortical motion. It was	      conveniently regarded in certain early mathematical models	      as the typical form and structure of the chemical atom,	      but is no longer considered a useful model, having been	      superseded by quantum mechanics.	   {Vortex wheel}, a kind of turbine.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	Vortex filament \Vor"tex fil"a*ment\	   A vortex tube of infinitesimal cross section.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Vortex fringe \Vor"tex fringe\	   The region immediately surrounding a disk moving flatwise	   through air; -- so called because the air has a cyclic motion	   as in vortex ring.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Vortex line \Vortex line\	   A line, within a rotating fluid, whose tangent at every point	   is the instantaneous axis of rotation as that point of the	   fluid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Vortex ring \Vortex ring\ (Physics)	   A ring-shaped mass of moving fluid which, by virtue of its	   motion of rotation around an axis disposed in circular form,	   attains a more or less distinct separation from the	   surrounding medium and has many of the properties of a solid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Vortex theory \Vortex theory\ (Chem. & Physics)	   The theory, advanced by Thomson (Lord Kelvin) on the basis of	   investigation by Helmholtz, that the atoms are vortically	   moving ring-shaped masses (or masses of other forms having a	   similar internal motion) of a homogeneous, incompressible,	   frictionless fluid. Various properties of such atoms (	   {vortex atoms}) can be mathematically deduced. This theory is	      now (1998) obsolete, and has been superseded by quantum	      mechanics, which provides more accurate and detailed	      explanations of atomic behavior.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Vortex tube \Vortex tube\ (Physics)	   An imaginary tube within a rotating fluid, formed by drawing	   the vortex lines through all points of a closed curve.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Vortical \Vor"ti*cal\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a vortex or vortexes; resembling a vortex	   in form or motion; whirling; as, a vortical motion. --	   {Vor"ti*cal*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Vorticel \Vor"ti*cel\, n. [Cf. F. vorticelle. See {Vortex}.]	   (Zool.)	   A vorticella.	   [1913 Webster]
Vorticella \Vor`ti*cel"la\, n.; pl. E. {Vorticellas}, L.	   {Vorticellae}. [NL., dim. fr. L. vortex. See {Vortex}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of ciliated Infusoria belonging	   to {Vorticella} and many other genera of the family	   {Vorticellidae}. They have a more or less bell-shaped body	   with a circle of vibrating cilia around the oral disk. Most	   of the species have slender, contractile stems, either simple	   or branched.	   [1913 Webster]
Vorticose \Vor"ti*cose`\, a. [L. vorticosus.]	   Vortical; whirling; as, a vorticose motion.	   [1913 Webster]
Vortiginous \Vor*tig"i*nous\, a. [Cf. {Vertiginous}.]	   Moving rapidly round a center; vortical. [R.] --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Votaress \Vo"ta*ress\, n. [See {Votary}, n.]	   A woman who is a votary. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Votarist \Vo"ta*rist\, n. [See {Votary}.]	   A votary.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like a sad votarist in palmer's weed.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Votary \Vo"ta*ry\, a. [From L. votus, p. p. vovere to vow, to	   devote. See {Vote}, {Vow}.]	   Consecrated by a vow or promise; consequent on a vow;	   devoted; promised.	   [1913 Webster]	         Votary resolution is made equipollent to custom.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	Votary \Vo"ta*ry\, n.; pl. {Votaries}.	   One devoted, consecrated, or engaged by a vow or promise;	   hence, especially, one devoted, given, or addicted, to some	   particular service, worship, study, or state of life. "You	   are already love's firm votary." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T was coldness of the votary, not the prayer, that was	         in fault.                                --Bp. Fell.	   [1913 Webster]	         But thou, my votary, weepest thou?       --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vote \Vote\, n. [L. votum a vow, wish, will, fr. vovere, votum,	   to vow: cf. F. vote. See {Vow}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An ardent wish or desire; a vow; a prayer. [Obs.]	      --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wish, choice, or opinion, of a person or a body of	      persons, expressed in some received and authorized way;	      the expression of a wish, desire, will, preference, or	      choice, in regard to any measure proposed, in which the	      person voting has an interest in common with others,	      either in electing a person to office, or in passing laws,	      rules, regulations, etc.; suffrage.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That by means of which will or preference is expressed in	      elections, or in deciding propositions; voice; a ballot; a	      ticket; as, a written vote.	      [1913 Webster]	            The freeman casting with unpurchased hand	            The vote that shakes the turrets of the land.	                                                  --Holmes.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Expression of judgment or will by a majority; legal	      decision by some expression of the minds of a number; as,	      the vote was unanimous; a vote of confidence.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Votes, collectively; as, the Tory vote; the labor vote.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Casting vote}, {Cumulative vote}, etc. See under {Casting},	      {Cumulative}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Vote \Vote\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Voted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Voting}.] [Cf. F. voter.]	   To express or signify the mind, will, or preference, either	   viva voce, or by ballot, or by other authorized means, as in	   electing persons to office, in passing laws, regulations,	   etc., or in deciding on any proposition in which one has an	   interest with others.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vote for a duelist is to assist in the prostration	         of justice, and, indirectly, to encourage the crime.	                                                  --L. Beecher.	   [1913 Webster]	         To vote on large principles, to vote honestly, requires	         a great amount of information.           --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	   [1913 Webster]	Vote \Vote\, v. t.	   1. To choose by suffrage; to elec?; as, to vote a candidate	      into office.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enact, establish, grant, determine, etc., by a formal	      vote; as, the legislature voted the resolution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parliament voted them one hundred thousand pounds.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To declare by general opinion or common consent, as if by	      a vote; as, he was voted a bore. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To condemn; to devote; to doom. [Obs.] --Glanvill.	      [1913 Webster]
Voter \Vot"er\, n.	   One who votes; one who has a legal right to vote, or give his	   suffrage; an elector; a suffragist; as, an independent voter.	   [1913 Webster]
Voting \Vot"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Vote}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Voting paper}, a form of ballot containing the names of more	      candidates than there are offices to be filled, the voter	      making a mark against the preferred names. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Votist \Vot"ist\, n.	   One who makes a vow. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Votive \Vo"tive\, a. [L. votivus, fr. votum a vow: cf. F. votif.	   See {Vow}.]	   Given by vow, or in fulfillment of a vow; consecrated by a	   vow; devoted; as, votive offerings; a votive tablet. "Votive	   incense." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	         We reached a votive stone, that bears the name	         Of Aloys Reding.                         --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Embellishments of flowers and votive garlands.	                                                  --Motley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Votive medal}, a medal struck in grateful commemoration of	      some auspicious event.	   {Votive offering}, an offering in fulfillment of a religious	      vow, as of one's person or property.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Vo"tive*ly}, adv. -- {Vo"tive*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Votress \Vo"tress\, n.	   A votaress. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Vouch \Vouch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vouched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vouching}.] [OE. vouchen, OF. vochier to call, fr. L. vocare	   to call, fr. vox, vocis, voice. See {Voice}, and cf.	   {Avouch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To call; to summon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] vouch (as I might say) to their aid the	            authority of the writers.             --Sir T.	                                                  Elyot.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To call upon to witness; to obtest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Vouch the silent stars and conscious moon. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To warrant; to maintain by affirmations; to attest; to	      affirm; to avouch.	      [1913 Webster]	            They made him ashamed to vouch the truth of the	            relation, and afterwards to credit it. --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To back; to support; to confirm; to establish.	      [1913 Webster]	            Me damp horror chilled	            At such bold words vouched with a deed so bold.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) To call into court to warrant and defend, or to make	      good a warranty of title.	      [1913 Webster]	            He vouches the tenant in tail, who vouches over the	            common vouchee.                       --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To obtest; declare; affirm; attest; warrant; confirm;	        asseverate; aver; protest; assure.	        [1913 Webster]	Vouch \Vouch\, v. i.	   1. To bear witness; to give testimony or full attestation.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will not believe her until the elector of Hanover	            shall vouch for the truth of what she has . . .	            affirmed.                             --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assert; to aver; to declare. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Vouch \Vouch\, n.	   Warrant; attestation. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The vouch of very malice itself.         --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vouchee \Vouch*ee"\, n. (Law)	   The person who is vouched, or called into court to support or	   make good his warranty of title in the process of common	   recovery. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Voucher \Vouch"er\, n.	   1. One who vouches, or gives witness or full attestation, to	      anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will his vouchers vouch him no more?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great writers of that age stand up together as	            vouchers for one another's reputation. --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A book, paper, or document which serves to vouch the truth	      of accounts, or to confirm and establish facts of any	      kind; also, any acquittance or receipt showing the payment	      of a debt; as, the merchant's books are his vouchers for	      the correctness of his accounts; notes, bonds, receipts,	      and other writings, are used as vouchers in proving facts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) The act of calling in a person to make good his	          warranty of title in the old form of action for the	          recovery of lands.	      (b) The tenant in a writ of right; one who calls in	          another to establish his warranty of title. In common	          recoveries, there may be a single voucher or double	          vouchers. --Blackstone.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A document attesting to a credit against certain defined	      expenditures; a recipt for prepayment; -- often used in	      pre-arranged travel plans, to provide evidence of	      pre-payment of the cost of lodging, transportation, or	      meals.	      [PJC]
Vouchment \Vouch"ment\, n.	   A solemn assertion. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vouchor \Vouch"or\, n. (Law)	   Same as {Voucher}, 3	   (b) .	       [1913 Webster]
Vouchsafe \Vouch*safe"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vouchsafed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Vouchsafing}.] [Vouch + safe, that is, to vouch	   or answer for safety.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To condescend to grant; to concede; to bestow.	      [1913 Webster]	            If ye vouchsafe that it be so.        --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall I vouchsafe your worship a word or two?	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not said by the apostle that God vouchsafed to	            the heathens the means of salvation.  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To receive or accept in condescension. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Vouchsafe \Vouch*safe"\, v. i.	   To condescend; to deign; to yield; to descend or stoop.	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vouchsafe, O Lord, to keep us this day without sin.	                                                  --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Vouchsafe, illustrious Ormond, to behold	         What power the charms of beauty had of old. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Vouchsafement \Vouch*safe"ment\, n.	   The act of vouchsafing, or that which is vouchsafed; a gift	   or grant in condescension. --Glanvill.	   [1913 Webster]
Voussoir \Vous`soir"\, n. [F., akin to vo[^u]te an arch, a	   vault.] (Arch.)	   One of the wedgelike stones of which an arch is composed.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Vow \Vow\, n. [OE. vou, OF. vou, veu, vo, vu, F. v?u, from L.	   votum, from vovere, to vow. Cf. {Avow}, {Devout}, {Vote}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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	      time, to some act, service, or condition; a devotion of	      one's possessions; as, a baptismal vow; a vow of poverty.	      "Nothing . . . that may . . . stain my vow of Nazarite."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray thee, let me go and pay my vow. --2 Sam. xv.	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am combined by a sacred vow.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, a promise of fidelity; a pledge of love or	      affection; as, the marriage vow.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knights of love, who never broke their vow;	            Firm to their plighted faith.         --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Vow \Vow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Vowing}.] [OE. vouen, OF. vouer, voer, F. vouer, LL. votare.	   See {Vow}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give, consecrate, or dedicate to God, or to some deity,	      by a solemn promise; to devote; to promise solemnly. "When	      thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it." --Eccl.	      v. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Men] that vow a long and weary pilgrimage. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To assert solemnly; to asseverate.	      [1913 Webster]	Vow \Vow\, v. i.	   To make a vow, or solemn promise.	   [1913 Webster]	         Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that	         thou shouldest vow and not pay.          --Eccl. v. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Vowel \Vow"el\, n. [F. voyelle, or an OF. form without y, L.	   vocalis (sc. littera), from vocalis sounding, from vox,	   vocis, a voice, sound. See {Vocal}.] (Phon.)	   A vocal, or sometimes a whispered, sound modified by	   resonance in the oral passage, the peculiar resonance in each	   case giving to each several vowel its distinctive character	   or quality as a sound of speech; -- distinguished from a	   {consonant} in that the latter, whether made with or without	   vocality, derives its character in every case from some kind	   of obstructive action by the mouth organs. Also, a letter or	   character which represents such a sound. See Guide to	   Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 146-149.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the English language, the written vowels are a, e,	         i, o, u, and sometimes w and y. The spoken vowels are	         much more numerous.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Close vowel}. See under {Close}, a.	   {Vowel point}. See under {Point}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Vowel \Vow"el\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a vowel; vocal.	   [1913 Webster]
Voweled \Vow"eled\, a.	   Furnished with vowels. [Written also {vowelled}.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Vowelish \Vow"el*ish\, a.	   Of the nature of a vowel. [R.] "The power [of w] is always	   vowelish." --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Vowelism \Vow"el*ism\, n.	   The use of vowels. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vowelize \Vow"el*ize\, v. t.	   To give the quality, sound, or office of a vowel to.	   [1913 Webster]
Vower \Vow"er\, n.	   One who makes a vow. --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Vow-fellow \Vow"-fel`low\, n.	   One bound by the same vow as another. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Vox \Vox\, n. [L. See {Voice}.]	   A voice.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vox humana}[L., human voice] (Mus.), a reed stop in an	      organ, made to imitate the human voice.	      [1913 Webster]	Vox angelica \Vox` an*gel"i*ca\ [L. angelica angelic.] (Music)	   An organ stop of delicate stringlike quality, having for each	   finger key a pair of pipes, of which one is tuned slightly	   sharp to give a wavy effect to their joint tone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Voyage \Voy"age\ (?; 48), n. [OE. veage, viage, OF. veage,	   viage, veiage, voiage, F. voyage, LL. viaticum, fr. L.	   viaticum traveling money, provision for a journey, from	   viaticus belonging to a road or journey, fr. via way, akin to	   E. way. See {Way}, n., and cf. {Convey}, {Deviate},	   {Devious}, {Envoy}, {Trivial}, {Viaduct}, {Viaticum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Formerly, a passage either by sea or land; a journey, in	      general; but not chiefly limited to a passing by sea or	      water from one place, port, or country, to another;	      especially, a passing or journey by water to a distant	      place or country.	      [1913 Webster]	            I love a sea voyage and a blustering tempest. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            So steers the prudent crane	            Her annual voyage, borne on winds.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the voyage of their life	            Is bound in shallows and in miseries. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or practice of traveling. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Nations have interknowledge of one another by voyage	            into foreign parts, or strangers that come to them.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Course; way. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Voyage \Voy"age\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Voyaged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Voyaging}.] [Cf. F. voyager.]	   To take a voyage; especially, to sail or pass by water.	   [1913 Webster]	         A mind forever	         Voyaging through strange seas of thought alone.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Voyage \Voy"age\, v. t.	   To travel; to pass over; to traverse.	   [1913 Webster]	         With what pain	         [I] voyaged the unreal, vast, unbounded deep. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Voyageable \Voy"age*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. voyageable.]	   That may be sailed over, as water or air; navigable.	   [1913 Webster]
Voyager \Voy"a*ger\, n. [Cf. F. voyager traveling.]	   One who voyages; one who sails or passes by sea or water.	   [1913 Webster]
Voyageur \Voy`a`geur"\, n. [F., fr. voyager to travel. See	   {Voyage}.]	   A traveler; -- applied in Canada to a man employed by the fur	   companies in transporting goods by the rivers and across the	   land, to and from the remote stations in the Northwest.	   [1913 Webster]
Voyol \Voy"ol\, n. (Naut.)	   (a) See {Viol}, 2.	   (b) The block through which a messenger passes. [Written also	       {viol}, and {voyal}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Vraisemblance \Vrai`sem`blance"\, n. [F.]	   The appearance of truth; verisimilitude.	   [1913 Webster] Vugg
Vugg \Vugg\, Vugh \Vugh\, n. (Mining)	   A cavity in a lode; -- called also {vogle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcan \Vul"can\, n. [L. Vulcanus, Volcanus: cf. Skr. ulk[=a] a	   firebrand, meteor. Cf. {Volcano}.] (Rom. Myth.)	   The god of fire, who presided over the working of metals; --	   answering to the Greek Hephaestus.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcanian \Vul*ca"ni*an\, a. [L. Vulcanius.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; hence, of or	      pertaining to works in iron or other metals.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ingenious allusions to the Vulcanian panoply which	            Achilles lent to his feebler friend.  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Volcanic.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulcanic \Vul*can"ic\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to Vulcan; made by Vulcan; Vulcanian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to volcanoes; specifically, relating to	      the geological theory of the Vulcanists, or Plutonists.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulcanicity \Vul`can*ic"i*ty\, n.	   Volcanicity.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcanism \Vul"can*ism\, n.	   Volcanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcanist \Vul"can*ist\, n.	   A volcanist.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcanite \Vul"can*ite\, n.	   Hard rubber produced by vulcanizing with a large proportion	   of sulphur.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcanization \Vul`can*i*za"tion\, n. [See {Vulcan}.]	   The act or process of imparting to caoutchouc, gutta-percha,	   or the like, greater elasticity, durability, or hardness by	   heating with sulphur under pressure.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcanize \Vul"can*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Vulcanized}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Vulcanizing}.]	   To change the properties of, as caoutchouc, or India rubber,	   by the process of vulcanization.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vulcanized fiber}, paper, paper pulp, or other fiber,	      chemically treated, as with metallic chlorides, so as to	      form a substance resembling ebonite in texture, hardness,	      etc. --Knight.	   {Vulcanized rubber}, India rubber, vulcanized.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulcanizer \Vul"can*i`zer\, n.	   One who, or that which, vulcanizes; esp., an apparatus for	   vulcanizing caoutchouc.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcano \Vul*ca"no\, n.	   A volcano. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcanology \Vul`can*ol"o*gy\, n. [See {Vulcan}, and {-logy}.]	   The science which treats of phenomena due to plutonic action,	   as in volcanoes, hot springs, etc. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vulcan powder \Vul"can pow"der\	   A dynamite composed of nitroglycerin (30 parts), sodium	   nitrate (52.5), charcoal (10.5), and sulphur (7), used in	   mining and blasting.
Vulgar \Vul"gar\, a. [L. vulgaris, from vulgus the multitude,	   the common people; of uncertain origin: cf. F. vulgaire. Cf.	   {Divulge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the mass, or multitude, of people;	      common; general; ordinary; public; hence, in general use;	      vernacular. "As common as any the most vulgar thing to	      sense. " -- Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things vulgar, and well-weighed, scarce worth the	            praise.                               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It might be more useful to the English reader . . .	            to write in our vulgar language.      --Bp. Fell.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mechanical process of multiplying books had	            brought the New Testament in the vulgar tongue	            within the reach of every class.      --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging or relating to the common people, as	      distinguished from the cultivated or educated; pertaining	      to common life; plebeian; not select or distinguished;	      hence, sometimes, of little or no value. "Like the vulgar	      sort of market men." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men who have passed all their time in low and vulgar	            life.                                 --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            In reading an account of a battle, we follow the	            hero with our whole attention, but seldom reflect on	            the	            vulgar heaps of slaughter.            --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, lacking cultivation or refinement; rustic; boorish;	      also, offensive to good taste or refined feelings; low;	      coarse; mean; base; as, vulgar men, minds, language, or	      manners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be thou familiar, but by no means vulgar. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Vulgar fraction}. (Arith.) See under {Fraction}.	      [1913 Webster]	Vulgar \Vul"gar\, n. [Cf. F. vulgaire.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the common people; a vulgar person. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These vile vulgars are extremely proud. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The vernacular, or common language. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Vulgarian \Vul*ga"ri*an\, n.	   A vulgar person; one who has vulgar ideas. Used also	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulgarism \Vul"gar*ism\, n. [Cf. F. vulgarisme.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Grossness; rudeness; vulgarity.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vulgar phrase or expression.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fastidious taste will find offense in the	            occasional vulgarisms, or what we now call "slang,"	            which not a few of our writers seem to have	            affected.                             --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulgarity \Vul*gar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. vulgarit['e], L. vulgaritas	   the multitude.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being vulgar; mean condition of	      life; the state of the lower classes of society. --Sir T.	      Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Grossness or clownishness of manners of language; absence	      of refinement; coarseness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reprobate vulgarity of the frequenters of	            Bartholomew Fair.                     --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulgarization \Vul`gar*i*za"tion\, n.	   The act or process of making vulgar, or common.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulgarize \Vul"gar*ize\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Vulgarized};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Vulgarizing}.] [Cf. F. vulgariser, LL.	   vulgarizare.]	   To make vulgar, or common.	   [1913 Webster]	         Exhortation vulgarized by low wit.       --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulgarly \Vul"gar*ly\, adv.	   In a vulgar manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulgarness \Vul"gar*ness\, n.	   The quality of being vulgar.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulgate \Vul"gate\, n. [NL. vulgata, from L. vulgatus usual,	   common, p. p. of vulgare to make general, or common, fr.	   vulgus the multitude: cf. F. vulgate. See {Vulgar}, a.]	   An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only	   version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; -- so	   called from its common use in the Latin Church.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Vulgate was made by Jerome at the close of the 4th	         century. The Old Testament he translated mostly from	         the Hebrew and Chaldaic, and the New Testament he	         revised from an older Latin version. The Douay version,	         so called, is an English translation from the Vulgate.	         See {Douay Bible}.	         [1913 Webster]	Vulgate \Vul"gate\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Vulgate, or the old Latin version of	   the Scriptures.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulnerability \Vul`ner*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being vulnerable; vulnerableness.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulnerable \Vul"ner*a*ble\, a. [L. vulnerabilis wounding,	   injurious, from vulnerare to wound, vulnus a wound; akin to	   Skr. vra?a: cf. F. vuln['e]rable.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Capable of being wounded; susceptible of wounds or	      external injuries; as, a vulnerable body.	      [1913 Webster]	            Achilles was vulnerable in his heel; and there will	            be wanting a Paris to infix the dart. --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Liable to injury; subject to be affected injuriously;	      assailable; as, a vulnerable reputation.	      [1913 Webster]	            His skill in finding out the vulnerable parts of	            strong minds was consummate.          --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulnerableness \Vul"ner*a*ble*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being vulnerable; vulnerability.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulnerary \Vul"ner*a*ry\, a. [L. vulnearius: cf. F.	   vuln['e]raire.]	   Useful in healing wounds; adapted to the cure of external	   injuries; as, vulnerary plants or potions. "Such vulnerary	   remedies." --Sir W. Scott. -- n. [Cf. F. vuln['e]raire.]	   (Med.) A vulnerary remedy.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulnerate \Vul"ner*ate\, v. t. [L. vulneratus, p. p. of	   vulnerare to wound.]	   To wound; to hurt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vulneration \Vul`ner*a"tion\, n. [L. vulneratio.]	   The act of wounding, or the state of being wounded. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vulnerose \Vul"ner*ose`\, a.	   Full of wounds; wounded.	   [1913 Webster] Vulnific
Vulnific \Vul*nif"ic\, Vulnifical \Vul*nif"ic*al\, a. [L.	   vulnificus; vulnus a wound + facere to make.]	   Causing wounds; inflicting wounds; wounding.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulnose \Vul*nose"\, a.	   Having wounds; vulnerose. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vulpes \Vul"pes\, n. [L., a fox.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Carnivora including the foxes.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulpic \Vul"pic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid obtained	   from a lichen ({Cetraria vulpina}) as a yellow or red	   crystalline substance which on decomposition yields pulvinic	   acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulpicide \Vul"pi*cide\, n. [L. vulpes a fox + caedere to kill.]	   One who kills a fox, except in hunting; also, the act of so	   killing a fox. [Written also {vulpecide}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Vulpine \Vul"pine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulpinus, from vulpes a	   fox.]	   Of or pertaining to the fox; resembling the fox; foxy;	   cunning; crafty; artful.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Vulpine phalangist} (Zool.), an Australian carnivorous	      marsupial ({Phalangista vulpina} syn. {Trichosurus	      vulpina}); -- called also {vulpine phalanger}, and	      {vulpine opossum}.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulpinic \Vul*pin"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Same as {Vulpic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulpinism \Vul"pin*ism\, n.	   The quality of being cunning like the fox; craft; artfulness.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He was without guile, and had no vulpinism at all.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulpinite \Vul"pi*nite\, n. [So called after Vulpino, in Italy.]	   (Min.)	   A scaly granular variety of anhydrite of a grayish white	   color, used for ornamental purposes.	   [1913 Webster]
Vultern \Vul"tern\, n. (Zool.)	   The brush turkey ({Talegallus Lathami}) of Australia. See	   {Brush turkey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulture \Vul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [OE. vultur, L. vultur: cf. OF.	   voltour, F. vautour.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of rapacious birds belonging to	   {Vultur}, {Cathartes}, {Catharista}, and various other genera	   of the family {Vulturidae}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In most of the species the head and neck are naked or	         nearly so. They feed chiefly on carrion. The condor,	         king vulture, turkey buzzard, and black vulture	         ({Catharista atrata}) are well known American species.	         The griffin, lammergeir, and Pharaoh's chicken, or	         Egyptian vulture, are common Old World vultures.	         [1913 Webster]
Vulturine \Vul"tur*ine\ (?; 277), a. [L. vulturinus.]	   Of or pertaining to a vulture; resembling a vulture in	   qualities or looks; as, the vulturine sea eagle ({Gypohierax	   Angolensis}); vulturine rapacity.	   [1913 Webster]	         The vulturine nose, which smells nothing but	         corruption, is no credit to its possessor. --C.	                                                  Kingsley.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulturish \Vul"tur*ish\, a.	   Vulturous.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulturism \Vul"tur*ism\, n.	   The quality or state of being like a vulture; rapaciousness.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulturous \Vul"tur*ous\, a.	   Like a vulture; rapacious.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulva \Vul"va\, n. [L. vulva, volva, from volvere to roll.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The external parts of the female genital organs;	      sometimes, the opening between the projecting parts of the	      external organs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The orifice of the oviduct of an insect or other	      invertebrate.	      [1913 Webster]
Vulviform \Vul"vi*form\, a. [L. vulva, volva, a wrapper +	   -form.] (Bot.)	   Like a cleft with projecting edges.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulvitis \Vul*vi"tis\, n. [NL. See {Vulva}, and {-itis}.] (Med.)	   Inflammation of the vulva.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulvo-uterine \Vul`vo-u"ter*ine\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining both to the vulva and the uterus.	   [1913 Webster]
Vulvovaginal \Vul`vo*vag"i*nal\, a. (Anat.)	   Pertaining both to the vulva and the vagina.	   [1913 Webster]
Vyce \Vyce\, n. [Cf. {Vise}.] (Coopering)	   A kind of clamp with gimlet points for holding a barrel head	   while the staves are being closed around it. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Vying \Vy"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Vie}. -- {Vy"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
W \W\ (d[u^]b"'l [=u]),	   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. It takes its	   written form and its name from the repetition of a V, this	   being the original form of the Roman capital letter which we	   call U. Etymologically it is most related to v and u. See V,	   and U. Some of the uneducated classes in England, especially	   in London, confuse w and v, substituting the one for the	   other, as weal for veal, and veal for weal; wine for vine,	   and vine for wine, etc. See Guide to Pronunciation,	   [sect][sect] 266-268.	   [1913 Webster]
Waag \Waag\ (w[aum]g), n. (Zool.)	   The grivet.	   [1913 Webster]
Waahoo \Waa*hoo"\ (w[aum]*h[=oo]"), n. (Bot.)	   The burning bush; -- said to be called after a quack medicine	   made from it.	   [1913 Webster]
Wabble \Wab"ble\ (w[o^]b"b'l), v. i. [Cf. Prov. G. wabbeln to	   wabble, and E. whap. Cf. {Quaver}.]	   To move staggeringly or unsteadily from one side to the	   other; to vacillate; to move the manner of a rotating disk	   when the axis of rotation is inclined to that of the disk; --	   said of a turning or whirling body; as, a top wabbles; a buzz	   saw wabbles.	   [1913 Webster]	Wabble \Wab"ble\, n.	   A hobbling, unequal motion, as of a wheel unevenly hung; a	   staggering to and fro.	   [1913 Webster]
Wabbly \Wab"bly\, a.	   Inclined to wabble; wabbling.	   [1913 Webster] Wacke
Wacke \Wack"e\, Wacky \Wack"y\, n. [G. wacke, MHG. wacke a large	   stone, OHG. waggo a pebble.] (Geol.)	   A soft, earthy, dark-colored rock or clay derived from the	   alteration of basalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Wad \Wad\, n. [See {Woad}.]	   Woad. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wad \Wad\, n. [Probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. vadd wadding,	   Dan vat, D. & G. watte. Cf. {Wadmol}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A little mass, tuft, or bundle, as of hay or tow.	      --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically: A little mass of some soft or flexible	      material, such as hay, straw, tow, paper, or old rope	      yarn, used for retaining a charge of powder in a gun, or	      for keeping the powder and shot close; also, to diminish	      or avoid the effects of windage. Also, by extension, a	      dusk of felt, pasteboard, etc., serving a similar purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A soft mass, especially of some loose, fibrous substance,	      used for various purposes, as for stopping an aperture,	      padding a garment, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wed hook}, a rod with a screw or hook at the end, used for	      removing the wad from a gun.	      [1913 Webster]	Wad \Wad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wadding}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form into a mass, or wad, or into wadding; as, to wad	      tow or cotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To insert or crowd a wad into; as, to wad a gun; also, to	      stuff or line with some soft substance, or wadding, like	      cotton; as, to wad a cloak.	      [1913 Webster] Wad	Wad \Wad\, Wadd \Wadd\, n. (Min.)	      (a) An earthy oxide of manganese, or mixture of different	          oxides and water, with some oxide of iron, and often	          silica, alumina, lime, or baryta; black ocher. There	          are several varieties.	      (b) Plumbago, or black lead.	          [1913 Webster]
Waddie \Wad"die\, n. & v.	   See {Waddy}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wadding \Wad"ding\, n. [See {Wad} a little mass.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wad, or the materials for wads; any pliable substance of	      which wads may be made.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any soft stuff of loose texture, used for stuffing or	      padding garments; esp., sheets of carded cotton prepared	      for the purpose.	      [1913 Webster]
Waddle \Wad"dle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waddled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waddling}.] [Freq. of wade; cf. AS. w[ae]dlian to beg, from	   wadan to go. See {Wade}.]	   To walk with short steps, swaying the body from one side to	   the other, like a duck or very fat person; to move clumsily	   and totteringly along; to toddle; to stumble; as, a child	   waddles when he begins to walk; a goose waddles. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         She drawls her words, and waddles in her pace. --Young.	   [1913 Webster]	Waddle \Wad"dle\, v. t.	   To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through	   it. [R.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Waddler \Wad"dler\, n.	   One who, or that which, waddles.	   [1913 Webster]
Waddlingly \Wad"dling*ly\, adv.	   In a waddling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Waddy \Wad"dy\, n.; pl. {Waddies}. [Written also {waddie},	   {whaddie}.] [Native name. Thought by some to be a corrup. of	   E. wood.] [Australia]	   1. An aboriginal war club.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A piece of wood; stick; peg; also, a walking stick.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Waddy \Wad"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waddied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waddying}.]	   To attack or beat with a waddy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Waddywood \Wad"dy*wood`\, n.	   An Australian tree ({Pittosporum bicolor}); also, its wood,	   used in making waddies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wade \Wade\, n.	   Woad. [Obs.] --Mortimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wade \Wade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wading}.] [OE. waden to wade, to go, AS. wadan; akin to	   OFries. wada, D. waden, OHG. watan, Icel. va?a, Sw. vada,	   Dan. vade, L. vadere to go, walk, vadum a ford. Cf. {Evade},	   {Invade}, {Pervade}, {Waddle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To go; to move forward. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When might is joined unto cruelty,	            Alas, too deep will the venom wade.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forbear, and wade no further in this speech. --Old	                                                  Play.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To walk in a substance that yields to the feet; to move,	      sinking at each step, as in water, mud, sand, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            So eagerly the fiend . . .	            With head, hands, wings, or feet, pursues his way,	            And swims, or sinks, or wades, or creeps, or flies.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to move with difficulty or labor; to proceed ?lowly	      among objects or circumstances that constantly ?inder or	      embarrass; as, to wade through a dull book.	      [1913 Webster]	            And wades through fumes, and gropes his way.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king's admirable conduct has waded through all	            these difficulties.                   --Davenant.	      [1913 Webster]	Wade \Wade\, v. t.	   To pass or cross by wading; as, he waded ?he rivers and	   swamps.	   [1913 Webster]	Wade \Wade\, n.	   The act of wading. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wader \Wad"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, wades.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any long-legged bird that wades in the water in	      search of food, especially any species of limicoline or	      grallatorial birds; -- called also {wading bird}. See	      Illust. g, under {Aves}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wading \Wad"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Wade}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wading bird}. (Zool.) See {Wader}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Wadmol \Wad"mol\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. va?m[=a]l a	   woollen stuff, Dan vadmel. Cf. {Wad} a small mass, and	   {Woodmeil}.]	   A coarse, hairy, woolen cloth, formerly used for garments by	   the poor, and for various other purposes. [Spelled also	   {wadmal}, {wadmeal}, {wadmoll}, {wadmel}, etc.] --Beck	   (Draper's Dict.). Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wadset \Wad"set\, n. [Scot. wad a pledge; akin to Sw. vad a	   wager. See {Wed}.] (Scots Law)	   A kind of pledge or mortgage. [Written also {wadsett}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wadsetter \Wad"set*ter\, n.	   One who holds by a wadset.	   [1913 Webster]
Wady \Wad"y\, n.; pl. {Wadies}. [Ar. w[=a]d[imac] a valley, a	   channel of a river, a river.]	   A ravine through which a brook flows; the channel of a water	   course, which is dry except in the rainy season.	   [1913 Webster]
Wae \Wae\, n.	   A wave. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Waeg \Waeg\, n. (Zool.)	   The kittiwake. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wafer \Wa"fer\, n. [OE. wafre, OF. waufre, qaufre, F. qaufre; of	   Teutonic origin; cf. LG. & D. wafel, G. waffel, Dan. vaffel,	   Sw. v[*a]ffla; all akin to G. wabe a honeycomb, OHG. waba,	   being named from the resemblance to a honeycomb. G. wabe is	   probably akin to E. weave. See {Weave}, and cf. {Waffle},	   {Gauffer}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Cookery) A thin cake made of flour and other ingredients.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wafers piping hot out of the gleed.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The curious work in pastry, the fine cakes, wafers,	            and marchpanes.                       --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman's oaths are wafers -- break with making --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) A thin cake or piece of bread (commonly	      unleavened, circular, and stamped with a crucifix or with	      the sacred monogram) used in the Eucharist, as in the	      Roman Catholic Church.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An adhesive disk of dried paste, made of flour, gelatin,	      isinglass, or the like, and coloring matter, -- used in	      sealing letters and other documents.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any thin but rigid plate of solid material, esp. of	      discoidal shape; -- a term used commonly to refer to the	      thin slices of silicon used as starting material for the	      manufacture of integrated circuits.	      [PJC]	   {Wafer cake}, a sweet, thin cake. --Shak.	   {Wafer irons}, or {Wafer tongs} (Cookery), a pincher-shaped	      contrivance, having flat plates, or blades, between which	      wafers are baked.	   {Wafer woman}, a woman who sold wafer cakes; also, one	      employed in amorous intrigues. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Wafer \Wa"fer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wafered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wafering}.]	   To seal or close with a wafer.	   [1913 Webster]
Waferer \Wa"fer*er\, n.	   A dealer in the cakes called wafers; a confectioner. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Waffle \Waffle\, n. [D. wafel. See {Wafer}.]	   1. A thin cake baked and then rolled; a wafer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A soft indented cake cooked in a waffle iron.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Waffle iron}, an iron utensil or mold made in two parts	      shutting together, -- used for cooking waffles over a	      fire.	      [1913 Webster]
Waft \Waft\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wafted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wafting}.] [Prob. originally imp. & p. p. of wave, v. t. See	   {Wave} to waver.]	   1. To give notice to by waving something; to wave the hand	      to; to beckon. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            But soft: who wafts us yonder?        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to move or go in a wavy manner, or by the impulse	      of waves, as of water or air; to bear along on a buoyant	      medium; as, a balloon was wafted over the channel.	      [1913 Webster]	            A gentle wafting to immortal life.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Speed the soft intercourse from soul to soul,	            And waft a sigh from Indus to the pole. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to float; to keep from sinking; to buoy. [Obs.]	      --Sir T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This verb is regular; but waft was formerly som?times	         used, as by Shakespeare, instead of wafted.	         [1913 Webster]	Waft \Waft\, v. i.	   To be moved, or to pass, on a buoyant medium; to float.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now the shouts waft near the citadel. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Waft \Waft\, n.	   1. A wave or current of wind. "Everywaft of the air."	      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            In this dire season, oft the whirlwind's wing	            Sweeps up the burden of whole wintry plains	            In one wide waft.                     --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A signal made by waving something, as a flag, in the air.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An unpleasant flavor. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A knot, or stop, in the middle of a flag. [Written	      also {wheft}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A flag with a waft in it, when hoisted at the staff, or	         half way to the gaff, means, a man overboard; at the	         peak, a desire to communicate; at the masthead, "Recall	         boats."	         [1913 Webster]
Waftage \Waft"age\, n.	   Conveyance on a buoyant medium, as air or water. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Boats prepared for waftage to and fro.   --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wafter \Waft"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, wafts.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Charon,	            Thou wafter of the soul to bliss or bane. --Beau. &	                                                  FL.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A boat for passage. --Ainsworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Wafture \Waf"ture\, n.	   The act of waving; a wavelike motion; a waft. --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         An angry wafture of your hand.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wag \Wag\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wagging}.] [OE. waggen; probably of Scand. origin; cf. Sw.	   vagga to rock a cradle, vagga cradle, Icel. vagga, Dan.	   vugge; akin to AS. wagian to move, wag, wegan to bear, carry,	   G. & D. bewegen to move, and E. weigh. [root]136. See	   {Weigh}.]	   To move one way and the other with quick turns; to shake to	   and fro; to move vibratingly; to cause to vibrate, as a part	   of the body; as, to wag the head.	   [1913 Webster]	         No discerner durst wag his tongue in censure. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished, and	         wag his head.                            --Jer. xviii.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wag expresses specifically the motion of the head and	         body used in buffoonery, mirth, derision, sport, and	         mockery.	         [1913 Webster]	Wag \Wag\, v. i.	   1. To move one way and the other; to be shaken to and fro; to	      vibrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The resty sieve wagged ne'er the more. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in action or motion; to move; to get along; to	      progress; to stir. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            "Thus we may see," quoth he, "how the world wags."	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go; to depart; to pack oft. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will provoke him to 't, or let him wag. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Wag \Wag\, n. [From {Wag}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of wagging; a shake; as, a wag of the head.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [Perhaps shortened from wag-halter a rogue.] A man full of	      sport and humor; a ludicrous fellow; a humorist; a wit; a	      joker.	      [1913 Webster]	            We wink at wags when they offend.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A counselor never pleaded without a piece of pack	            thread in his hand, which he used to twist about a	            finger all the while he was speaking; the wags used	            to call it the thread of his discourse. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Wagati \Wa*ga"ti\, n. (Zool.)	   A small East Indian wild cat ({Felis wagati}), regarded by	   some as a variety of the leopard cat.	   [1913 Webster]
Wage \Wage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waging}.] [OE. wagen, OF. wagier, gagier, to pledge,	   promise, F. gager to wager, lay, bet, fr. LL. wadium a	   pledge; of Teutonic origin; cf. Goth. wadi a pledge,	   gawadj[=o]n to pledge, akin to E. wed, G. wette a wager. See	   {Wed}, and cf. {Gage}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pledge; to hazard on the event of a contest; to stake;	      to bet, to lay; to wager; as, to wage a dollar. --Hakluyt.	      [1913 Webster]	            My life I never but as a pawn	            To wage against thy enemies.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To expose one's self to, as a risk; to incur, as a danger;	      to venture; to hazard. "Too weak to wage an instant trial	      with the king." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To wake and wage a danger profitless. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To engage in, as a contest, as if by previous gage or	      pledge; to carry on, as a war.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He pondered] which of all his sons was fit	            To reign and wage immortal war with wit. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The two are waging war, and the one triumphs by the	            destruction of the other.             --I. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To adventure, or lay out, for hire or reward; to hire out.	      [Obs.] "Thou . . . must wage thy works for wealth."	      --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To put upon wages; to hire; to employ; to pay wages to.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Abundance of treasure which he had in store,	            wherewith he might wage soldiers.     --Holinshed.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would have them waged for their labor. --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (O. Eng. Law) To give security for the performance of.	      --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wage battle} (O. Eng. Law), to give gage, or security,	      for joining in the duellum, or combat. See {Wager of	      battel}, under {Wager}, n. --Burrill.	   {To wage one's law} (Law), to give security to make one's	      law. See {Wager of law}, under {Wager}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Wage \Wage\, v. i.	   To bind one's self; to engage. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wage \Wage\, n. [OF. wage, gage, guarantee, engagement. See	   {Wage}, v. t. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which is staked or ventured; that for which one	      incurs risk or danger; prize; gage. [Obs.] "That warlike	      wage." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That for which one labors; meed; reward; stipulated	      payment for service performed; hire; pay; compensation; --	      at present generally used in the plural. See {Wages}. "My	      day's wage." --Sir W. Scott. "At least I earned my wage."	      --Thackeray. "Pay them a wage in advance." --J. Morley.	      "The wages of virtue." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            By Tom Thumb, a fairy page,	            He sent it, and doth him engage,	            By promise of a mighty wage,	            It secretly to carry.                 --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our praises are our wages.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Existing legislation on the subject of wages.	                                                  --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wage is used adjectively and as the first part of	         compounds which are usually self-explaining; as, wage	         worker, or wage-worker; wage-earner, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Board wages}. See under 1st {Board}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Hire; reward; stipend; salary; allowance; pay;	        compensation; remuneration; fruit.	        [1913 Webster]
Wagel \Wag"el\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Waggel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagenboom \Wa"gen*boom`\, n. [D., literally, wagon tree.] (Bot.)	   A south African proteaceous tree ({Protea grandiflora});	   also, its tough wood, used for making wagon wheels.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
wager \wa"ger\ (w[=a]"j[~e]r), n. [OE. wager, wajour, OF.	   wagiere, or wageure, F. gageure. See {Wage}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something deposited, laid, or hazarded on the event of a	      contest or an unsettled question; a bet; a stake; a	      pledge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Besides these plates for horse races, the wagers may	            be as the persons please.             --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	            If any atheist can stake his soul for a wager	            against such an inexhaustible disproportion, let him	            never hereafter accuse others of credulity.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A contract by which two parties or more agree that a	      certain sum of money, or other thing, shall be paid or	      delivered to one of them, on the happening or not	      happening of an uncertain event. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 detriment of the public, or affecting the interest,	         feelings, or character of a third person. In many of	         the United States an action can not be sustained upon	         any wager or bet. --Chitty. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. That on which bets are laid; the subject of a bet.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wager of battel}, or {Wager of battle} (O. Eng. Law), the	      giving of gage, or pledge, for trying a cause by single	      combat, formerly allowed in military, criminal, and civil	      causes. In writs of right, where the trial was by	      champions, the tenant produced his champion, who, by	      throwing down his glove as a gage, thus waged, or	      stipulated, battle with the champion of the demandant,	      who, by taking up the glove, accepted the challenge. The	      wager of battel, which has been long in disuse, was	      abolished in England in 1819, by a statute passed in	      consequence of a defendant's having waged his battle in a	      case which arose about that period. See {Battel}.	   {Wager of law} (Law), the giving of gage, or sureties, by a	      defendant in an action of debt, that at a certain day	      assigned he would take a law, or oath, in open court, that	      he did not owe the debt, and at the same time bring with	      him eleven neighbors (called compurgators), who should	      avow upon their oaths that they believed in their	      consciences that he spoke the truth.	   {Wager policy}. (Insurance Law) See under {Policy}.	   {Wagering contract} or {gambling contract}. A contract which	      is of the nature of wager. Contracts of this nature	      include various common forms of valid commercial	      contracts, as contracts of insurance, contracts dealing in	      futures, options, etc. Other wagering contracts and bets	      are now generally made illegal by statute against betting	      and gambling, and wagering has in many cases been made a	      criminal offence. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      [1913 Webster]	wager \wa"ger\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {wagered} (w[=a]"j[~e]rd);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {wagering}.]	   To hazard on the issue of a contest, or on some question that	   is to be decided, or on some eventuality; to lay; to stake;	   to bet.	   [1913 Webster]	         And wagered with him	         Pieces of gold 'gainst this which he wore. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wager \Wa"ger\, v. i.	   To make a bet; to lay a wager.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T was merry when	         You wagered on your angling.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagerer \Wa"ger*er\ (w[=a]"j[~e]r*[~e]r), n.	   One who wagers, or lays a bet.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagering \Wa"ger*ing\, a.	   Hazarding; pertaining to the act of one who wagers.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wagering policy}. (Com.) See {Wager policy}, under {Policy}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wages \Wa"ges\ (w[=a]"j[e^]z), n. plural in termination, but	   singular in signification. [Plural of wage; cf. F. gages,	   pl., wages, hire. See {Wage}, n.]	   1. A compensation given to a hired person for services; price	      paid for labor; recompense; hire. See {Wage}, n., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wages of sin is death.            --Rom. vi. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Economics) The share of the annual product or national	      dividend which goes as a reward to labor, as distinct from	      the remuneration received by capital in its various forms.	      This economic or technical sense of the word wages is	      broader than the current sense, and includes not only	      amounts actually paid to laborers, but the remuneration	      obtained by those who sell the products of their own work,	      and the wages of superintendence or management, which are	      earned by skill in directing the work of others.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Wages fund} (Polit. Econ.), the aggregate capital existing	      at any time in any country, which theoretically is	      unconditionally destined to be paid out in wages. It was	      formerly held, by Mill and other political economists,	      that the average rate of wages in any country at any time	      depended upon the relation of the wages fund to the number	      of laborers. This theory has been greatly modified by the	      discovery of other conditions affecting wages, which it	      does not take into account. --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See under {Wage}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Waggel \Wag"gel\ (w[a^]g"g[e^]l), n. (Zool.)	   The young of the great black-backed gull ({Larus marinus}),	   formerly considered a distinct species. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waggery \Wag"ger*y\ (-g[~e]r*[y^]), n.; pl. {Waggeries}. [From	   {Wag}.]	   The manner or action of a wag; mischievous merriment;	   sportive trick or gayety; good-humored sarcasm; pleasantry;	   jocularity; as, the waggery of a schoolboy. --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         A drollery and lurking waggery of expression. --W.	                                                  Irving.	   [1913 Webster]
Waggie \Wag"gie\ (-g[i^]), n.	   The pied wagtail. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waggish \Wag"gish\ (-g[i^]sh), a.	   1. Like a wag; mischievous in sport; roguish in merriment or	      good humor; frolicsome. "A company of waggish boys."	      --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Done, made, or laid in waggery or for sport; sportive;	      humorous; as, a waggish trick.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Wag"gish*ly}, adv. -- {Wag"gish*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Waggle \Wag"gle\, v. i. [Freq. of wag; cf. D. waggelen, G.	   wackeln.]	   To reel, sway, or move from side to side; to move with a	   wagging motion; to waddle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why do you go nodding and waggling so?   --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Waggle \Wag"gle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waggling}.]	   To move frequently one way and the other; to wag; as, a bird	   waggles his tail.	   [1913 Webster]	Waggle \Wag"gle\, n.	   A waggling or wagging; specif. (Golf), the preliminary	   swinging of the club head back and forth over the ball in the	   line of the proposed stroke.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wag-halter \Wag"-hal`ter\, n. [Wag + halter.]	   One who moves or wears a halter; one likely to be hanged.	   [Colloq. & Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I can tell you, I am a mad wag-halter.   --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagnerian \Wag*ne"ri*an\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling the style of, Richard	   Wagner, the German musical composer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wagnerite \Wag"ner*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A fluophosphate of magnesia, occurring in yellowish crystals,	   and also in massive forms.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagon \Wag"on\, n. [D. wagen. [root]136. See {Wain}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wheeled carriage; a vehicle on four wheels, and usually	      drawn by horses; especially, one used for carrying freight	      or merchandise.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the United States, light wagons are used for the	         conveyance of persons and light commodities.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A freight car on a railway. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chariot [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Astron.) The Dipper, or Charles's Wain.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word and its compounds are often written with two	         g's (waggon, waggonage, etc.), chiefly in England. The	         forms wagon, wagonage, etc., are, however,	         etymologically preferable, and in the United States are	         almost universally used.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Wagon boiler}. See the Note under {Boiler}, 3.	   {Wagon ceiling} (Arch.), a semicircular, or wagon-headed,	      arch or ceiling; -- sometimes used also of a ceiling whose	      section is polygonal instead of semicircular.	   {Wagon master}, an officer or person in charge of one or more	      wagons, especially of those used for transporting freight,	      as the supplies of an army, and the like.	   {Wagon shoe}, a skid, or shoe, for retarding the motion of a	      wagon wheel; a drag.	   {Wagon vault}. (Arch.) See under 1st {Vault}.	      [1913 Webster]	Wagon \Wag"on\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wagoned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wagoning}.]	   To transport in a wagon or wagons; as, goods are wagoned from	   city to city.	   [1913 Webster]	Wagon \Wag"on\, v. i.	   To wagon goods as a business; as, the man wagons between	   Philadelphia and its suburbs.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagonage \Wag"on*age\, n.	   1. Money paid for carriage or conveyance in wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A collection of wagons; wagons, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wagonage, provender, and a piece or two of cannon.	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Wagoner \Wag"on*er\, n.	   1. One who conducts a wagon; one whose business it is to	      drive a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron.) The constellation Charles's Wain, or Ursa Major.	      See {Ursa major}, under {Ursa}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wagonette \Wag`on*ette"\, n.	   A kind of pleasure wagon, uncovered and with seats extended	   along the sides, designed to carry six or eight persons	   besides the driver.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagonful \Wag"on*ful\, n.; pl. {Wagonfuls}.	   As much as a wagon will hold; enough to fill a wagon; a	   wagonload.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagon-headed \Wag"on-head`ed\, a.	   Having a top, or head, shaped like the top of a covered	   wagon, or resembling in section or outline an inverted U,	   thus ?; as, a wagonheaded ceiling.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagonload \Wag"on*load`\, n.	   Same as {Wagonful}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagon-roofed \Wag"on-roofed`\, a.	   Having a roof, or top, shaped like an inverted U;	   wagon-headed.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagonry \Wag"on*ry\, n.	   Conveyance by means of a wagon or wagons. [Obs.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagonwright \Wag"on*wright`\, n.	   One who makes wagons.	   [1913 Webster]
Wagtail \Wag"tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging	   to {Motacilla} and several allied genera of the family	   {Motacillidae}. They have the habit of constantly jerking	   their long tails up and down, whence the name.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Field wagtail}, any one of several species of wagtails of	      the genus {Budytes} having the tail shorter, the legs	      longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do	      the water wagtails. Most of the species are yellow	      beneath. Called also {yellow wagtail}.	   {Garden wagtail}, the Indian black-breasted wagtail	      ({Nemoricola Indica}).	   {Pied wagtail}, the common European water wagtail ({Motacilla	      lugubris}). It is variegated with black and white. The	      name is applied also to other allied species having	      similar colors. Called also {pied dishwasher}.	   {Wagtail flycatcher}, a true flycatcher ({Sauloprocta	      motacilloides}) common in Southern Australia, where it is	      very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often	      builds its nest about houses; -- called also {black	      fantail}.	   {Water wagtail}.	   (a) Any one of several species of wagtails of the restricted	       genus {Motacilla}. They live chiefly on the shores of	       ponds and streams.	   (b) The American water thrush. See {Water thrush}.	   {Wood wagtail}, an Asiatic wagtail; ({Calobates sulphurea})	      having a slender bill and short legs.	      [1913 Webster]
Wah \Wah\ (w[aum]), n. (Zool.)	   The panda.	   [1913 Webster]
Wahabee \Wa*ha"bee\, n. [Ar. wah[=a]bi.]	   A follower of Abdel Wahab (b. 1691; d. 1787), a reformer of	   Islam. His doctrines prevail particularly among the Bedouins,	   and the sect, though checked in its influence, extends to	   most parts of Arabia, and also into India. [Written also	   {Wahaby}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wahoo \Wa*hoo"\, n.	   Any of various American trees or shrubs; specif.:	   (a) A certain shrub ({Evonymus atropurpureus}) having purple	       capsules which in dehiscence expose the scarlet-ariled	       seeds; -- called also {burning bush}.	   (b) Cascara buckthorn.	   (c) Basswood.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Wahoo \Wa*hoo"\, n.	   A dark blue scombroid food fish ({Acanthocibium solandri} or	   {Acanthocibium petus}) of Florida and the West Indies.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Waid \Waid\, a. [For weighed.]	   Oppressed with weight; crushed; weighed down. [Obs.]	   --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Waif \Waif\, n. [OF. waif, gaif, as adj., lost, unclaimed, chose	   gaive a waif, LL. wayfium, res vaivae; of Scand. origin. See	   {Waive}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eng. Law.) Goods found of which the owner is not known;	      originally, such goods as a pursued thief threw away to	      prevent being apprehended, which belonged to the king	      unless the owner made pursuit of the felon, took him, and	      brought him to justice. --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, anything found, or without an owner; that which	      comes along, as it were, by chance. "Rolling in his mind	      old waifs of rhyme." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wanderer; a castaway; a stray; a homeless child.	      [1913 Webster]	            A waif	            Desirous to return, and not received. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]
Waift \Waift\, n.	   A waif. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wail \Wail\, v. t. [Cf. Icel. val choice, velja to choose, akin	   to Goth. waljan, G. w[aum]hlen.]	   To choose; to select. [Obs.] "Wailed wine and meats."	   --Henryson.	   [1913 Webster]	Wail \Wail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wailed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wailing}.] [OE. wailen, weilen, probably fr. Icel. v[ae]la;	   cf. Icel. v[ae], vei, woe, and E. wayment, also OE. wai, wei,	   woe. Cf. {Woe}.]	   To lament; to bewail; to grieve over; as, to wail one's	   death. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Wail \Wail\, v. i.	   To express sorrow audibly; to make mournful outcry; to weep.	   [1913 Webster]	         Therefore I will wail and howl. --Micah i. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	Wail \Wail\, n.	   Loud weeping; violent lamentation; wailing. "The wail of the	   forest." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Wailer \Wail"er\, n.	   One who wails or laments.	   [1913 Webster]
Waileress \Wail"er*ess\, n.	   A woman who wails. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wailful \Wail"ful\, a.	   Sorrowful; mournful. " Like wailful widows." --Spenser.	   "Wailful sonnets." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wailingly \Wail"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a wailing manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Wailment \Wail"ment\, n.	   Lamentation; loud weeping; wailing. [Obs.] --Bp. Hacket.	   [1913 Webster]
Waiment \Wai"ment\ v. & n.	   See {Wayment}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wain \Wain\, n. [OE. wain, AS. w[ae]gn; akin to D. & G. wagen,	   OHG. wagan, Icel. & Sw. vagn, Dan. vogn, and E. way. ????.	   See {Way}, {Weigh}, and cf. {Wagon}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A four-wheeled vehicle for the transportation of goods,	      produce, etc.; a wagon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wardens see nothing but a wain of hay.	                                                  --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	            Driving in ponderous wains their household goods to	            the seashore.                         --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chariot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {The Wain}. (Astron.) See {Charles's Wain}, in the	      Vocabulary.	   {Wain rope}, a cart rope. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Wainable \Wain"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being plowed or cultivated; arable; tillable.	   [Obs.] --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Wainage \Wain"age\ (?; 48), n. [From {Wain}.]	   A finding of carriages, carts, etc., for the transportation	   of goods, produce, etc. --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	Wainage \Wain"age\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   See {Gainage}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Wainbote \Wain"bote`\, n. [Wain + bote.] (O. Eng. Law)	   See {Cartbote}. See also the Note under {Bote}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wainscot \Wain"scot\, n. [OD. waeghe-schot, D. wagen-schot, a	   clapboard, fr. OD. waeg, weeg, a wall (akin to AS. wah; cf.	   Icel. veggr) + schot a covering of boards (akin to E. shot,	   shoot).]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Oaken timber or boarding. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A wedge wainscot is fittest and most proper for	            cleaving of an oaken tree.            --Urquhart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Inclosed in a chest of wainscot.      --J. Dart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A wooden lining or boarding of the walls of	      apartments, usually made in panels.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of European moths of	      the family {Leucanidae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: They are reddish or yellowish, streaked or lined with	         black and white. Their larvae feed on grasses and	         sedges.	         [1913 Webster]	Wainscot \Wain"scot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wainscoted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Wainscoting}.]	   To line with boards or panelwork, or as if with panelwork;	   as, to wainscot a hall.	   [1913 Webster]	         Music soundeth better in chambers wainscoted than	         hanged.                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         The other is wainscoted with looking-glass. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Wainscoting \Wain"scot*ing\, n.	   1. The act or occupation of covering or lining with boards in	      panel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material used to wainscot a house, or the wainscot as	      a whole; panelwork.	      [1913 Webster]
Wainwright \Wain"wright`\, n.	   Same as {Wagonwright}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wair \Wair\, n. (Carp.)	   A piece of plank two yard? long and a foot broad. --Bailey.	   [1913 Webster]
Waist \Waist\, n. [OE. wast; originally, growth, akin to AS.	   weaxan to grow; cf. AS. w[ae]stm growth. See {Wax} to grow.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That part of the human body which is immediately below the	      ribs or thorax; the small part of the body between the	      thorax and hips. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am in the waist two yards about.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the middle part of other bodies; especially	      (Naut.), that part of a vessel's deck, bulwarks, etc.,	      which is between the quarter-deck and the forecastle; the	      middle part of the ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A garment, or part of a garment, which covers the body	      from the neck or shoulders to the waist line.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A girdle or belt for the waist. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Waist anchor}. See {Sheet anchor}, 1, in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Waistband \Waist"band\, n.	   1. The band which encompasses the waist; esp., one on the	      upper part of breeches, trousers, pantaloons, skirts, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sash worn by women around the waist. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Waistcloth \Waist"cloth\, n.	   1. A cloth or wrapper worn about the waist; by extension,	      such a garment worn about the hips and passing between the	      thighs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A covering of canvas or tarpaulin for the	      hammocks, stowed on the nettings, between the quarterdeck	      and the forecastle.	      [1913 Webster]
Waistcoat \Waist"coat\, n.	      (a) A short, sleeveless coat or garment for men, worn	          under the coat, extending no lower than the hips, and	          covering the waist; a vest.	      (b) A garment occasionally worn by women as a part of	          fashionable costume.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The waistcoat was a part of female attire as well as	         male . . . It was only when the waistcoat was worn	         without a gown or upper dress that it was considered	         the mark of a mad or profligate woman. --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Vest}.	        [1913 Webster]
Waistcoateer \Waist`coat*eer"\, n.	   One wearing a waistcoat; esp., a woman wearing one uncovered,	   or thought fit for such a habit; hence, a loose woman;	   strumpet. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Do you think you are here, sir,	         Amongst your waistcoateers, your base wenches? --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Waistcoating \Waist"coat*ing\, n.	   A fabric designed for waistcoats; esp., one in which there is	   a pattern, differently colored yarns being used.	   [1913 Webster]
Waister \Waist"er\, n. (Naut.)	   A seaman, usually a green hand or a broken-down man,	   stationed in the waist of a vessel of war. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	   [1913 Webster]
Wait \Wait\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waiting}.] [OE. waiten, OF. waitier, gaitier, to watch,	   attend, F. guetter to watch, to wait for, fr. OHG. wahta a	   guard, watch, G. wacht, from OHG. wahh[=e]n to watch, be	   awake. [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To watch; to observe; to take notice. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            "But [unless] ye wait well and be privy,	            I wot right well, I am but dead," quoth she.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To stay or rest in expectation; to stop or remain	      stationary till the arrival of some person or event; to	      rest in patience; to stay; not to depart.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the days of my appointed time will I wait, till	            my change come.                       --Job xiv. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            They also serve who only stand and wait. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Haste, my dear father; 't is no time to wait.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wait on} or {To wait 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 must	          wait on myself, must I?" --Shak.	      (b) To attend; to go to see; to visit on business or for	          ceremony.	      (c) To follow, as a consequence; to await. "That ruin that	          waits on such a supine temper." --Dr. H. More.	      (d) To look watchfully at; to follow with the eye; to	          watch. [R.] "It is a point of cunning to wait upon him	          with whom you speak with your eye." --Bacon.	      (e) To attend to; to perform. "Aaron and his sons . . .	          shall wait on their priest's office." --Num. iii. 10.	      (f) (Falconry) To fly above its master, waiting till game	          is sprung; -- said of a hawk. --Encyc. Brit.	          [1913 Webster]	Wait \Wait\, v. t.	   1. To stay for; to rest or remain stationary in expectation	      of; to await; as, to wait orders.	      [1913 Webster]	            Awed with these words, in camps they still abide,	            And wait with longing looks their promised guide.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To attend as a consequence; to follow upon; to accompany;	      to await. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To attend on; to accompany; especially, to attend with	      ceremony or respect. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He chose a thousand horse, the flower of all	            His warlike troops, to wait the funeral. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remorse and heaviness of heart shall wait thee,	            And everlasting anguish be thy portion. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To cause to wait; to defer; to postpone; -- said of a	      meal; as, to wait dinner. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wait \Wait\, n. [OF. waite, guaite, gaite, F. guet watch,	   watching, guard, from OHG. wahta. See {Wait}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of waiting; a delay; a halt.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is a wait of three hours at the border Mexican	            town of El Paso.                      --S. B.	                                                  Griffin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ambush. "An enemy in wait." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who watches; a watchman. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. pl. Hautboys, or oboes, played by town musicians; not used	      in the singular. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. pl. Musicians who sing or play at night or in the early	      morning, especially at Christmas time; serenaders; musical	      watchmen. [Written formerly {wayghtes}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Hark! are the waits abroad?           --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sound of the waits, rude as may be their	            minstrelsy, breaks upon the mild watches of a winter	            night with the effect of perfect harmony. --W.	                                                  Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To lay wait}, to prepare an ambuscade.	   {To lie in wait}. See under 4th {Lie}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wait-a-bit \Wait"-a-bit`\, n.	   Any of several plants bearing thorns or stiff hooked	   appendages, which catch and tear the clothing, as:	   (a) The greenbrier.	   (b) Any of various species of hawthorn.	   (c) In South Africa, one of numerous acacias and mimosas.	   (d) The grapple plant.	   (e) The prickly ash.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wait-a-while \Wait"-a-while`\, n.	   (a) One of the Australian wattle trees ({Acacia	       colletioides}), so called from the impenetrability of the	       thicket which it makes.	   (b) same as {Wait-a-bit}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Waiter \Wait"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, waits; an attendant; a servant in	      attendance, esp. at table.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waiters stand in ranks; the yeomen cry,	            "Make room," as if a duke were passing by. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel or tray on which something is carried, as dishes,	      etc.; a salver.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Coast waiter}. See under {Coast}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Waiting \Wait"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Wait}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {In waiting}, in attendance; as, lords in waiting. [Eng.]	   {Waiting gentlewoman}, a woman who waits upon a person of	      rank.	   {Waiting maid}, {Waiting woman}, a maid or woman who waits	      upon another as a personal servant.	      [1913 Webster]
Waitingly \Wait"ing*ly\, adv.	   By waiting.	   [1913 Webster]
Waitress \Wait"ress\, n.	   A female waiter or attendant; a waiting maid or waiting	   woman.	   [1913 Webster]
Waive \Waive\, n. [See {Waive}, v. t. ]	   1. A waif; a castaway. [Obs.] --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (O. Eng. Law) A woman put out of the protection of the	      law. See {Waive}, v. t., 3	      (b), and the Note.	          [1913 Webster]	Waive \Waive\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waived}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waiving}.] [OE. waiven, weiven, to set aside, remove, OF.	   weyver, quesver, to waive, of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. veifa	   to wave, to vibrate, akin to Skr. vip to tremble. Cf.	   {Vibrate}, {Waif}.] [Written also {wave}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To relinquish; to give up claim to; not to insist on or	      claim; to refuse; to forego.	      [1913 Webster]	            He waiveth milk, and flesh, and all.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We absolutely do renounce or waive our own opinions,	            absolutely yielding to the direction of others.	                                                  --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To throw away; to cast off; to reject; to desert.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law)	      (a) To throw away; to relinquish voluntarily, as a right	          which one may enforce if he chooses.	      (b) (O. Eng. Law) To desert; to abandon. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The term was applied to a woman, in the same sense as	         outlaw to a man. A woman could not be outlawed, in the	         proper sense of the word, because, according to	         Bracton, she was never in law, that is, in a	         frankpledge or decennary; but she might be waived, and	         held as abandoned. --Burrill.	         [1913 Webster]	Waive \Waive\, v. i.	   To turn aside; to recede. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To waive from the word of Solomon.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Waiver \Waiv"er\, n. (Law)	   The act of waiving, or not insisting on, some right, claim,	   or privilege.	   [1913 Webster]
Waivure \Waiv"ure\, n.	   See {Waiver}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waiwode \Wai"wode\, n.	   See {Waywode}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wai Wu Pu \Wai Wu Pu\ [Chinese wai foreign + wu affairs + pu	   office.]	   The Department of Foreign Affairs in the Chinese government.	         The Tsung-li Yamen, or Foreign Office, created by a	         decree of January 19, 1861, was in July, 1902,	         superseded by the formation of a new Foreign Office	         called the Wai Wu Pu, . . . with precedence before all	         other boards.                            --J. Scott	                                                  Keltie.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wake \Wake\, n. [Originally, an open space of water s?rrounded	   by ice, and then, the passage cut through ice for a vessel,	   probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v["o]k a hole, opening	   in ice, Sw. vak, Dan. vaage, perhaps akin to E. humid.]	   The track left by a vessel in the water; by extension, any	   track; as, the wake of an army.	   [1913 Webster]	         This effect followed immediately in the wake of his	         earliest exertions.                      --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Several humbler persons . . . formed quite a procession	         in the dusty wake of his chariot wheels. --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	Wake \Wake\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waked}or {Woke} (?); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Waking}.] [AS. wacan, wacian; akin to OFries. waka,	   OS. wak?n, D. waken, G. wachen, OHG. wahh?n, Icel. vaka, Sw.	   vaken, Dan. vaage, Goth. wakan, v. i., uswakjan, v. t., Skr.	   v[=a]jay to rouse, to impel. ????. Cf. {Vigil}, {Wait}, v.	   i., {Watch}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be or to continue awake; to watch; not to sleep.	      [1913 Webster]	            The father waketh for the daughter.   --Ecclus.	                                                  xlii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though wisdom wake, suspicion sleeps. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not think any time, waking or sleeping,	            without being sensible of it.         --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sit up late festive purposes; to hold a night revel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king doth wake to-night, and takes his rouse,	            Keeps wassail, and the swaggering upspring reels.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be excited or roused from sleep; to awake; to be	      awakened; to cease to sleep; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            He infallibly woke up at the sound of the concluding	            doxology.                             --G. Eliot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be exited or roused up; to be stirred up from a	      dormant, torpid, or inactive state; to be active.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gentle airs due at their hour	            To fan the earth now waked.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then wake, my soul, to high desires.  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	Wake \Wake\, v. t.	   1. To rouse from sleep; to awake.	      [1913 Webster]	            The angel . . . came again and waked me. --Zech. iv.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put in motion or action; to arouse; to excite. "I shall	      waken all this company." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest fierce remembrance wake my sudden rage.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Even Richard's crusade woke little interest in his	            island realm.                         --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bring to life again, as if from the sleep of death; to	      reanimate; to revive.	      [1913 Webster]	            To second life	            Waked in the renovation of the just.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To watch, or sit up with, at night, as a dead body.	      [1913 Webster]	Wake \Wake\, n.	   1. The act of waking, or being awaked; also, the state of	      being awake. [Obs. or Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Making such difference 'twixt wake and sleep.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Singing her flatteries to my morning wake. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of forbearing sleep, especially for solemn or	      festive purposes; a vigil.	      [1913 Webster]	            The warlike wakes continued all the night,	            And funeral games played at new returning light.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wood nymphs, decked with daises trim,	            Their merry wakes and pastimes keep.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically:	      (a) (Ch. of Eng.) An annual parish festival formerly held	          in commemoration of the dedication of a church.	          Originally, prayers were said on the evening	          preceding, and hymns were sung during the night, in	          the church; subsequently, these vigils were	          discontinued, and the day itself, often with	          succeeding days, was occupied in rural pastimes and	          exercises, attended by eating and drinking, often to	          excess.	          [1913 Webster]	                Great solemnities were made in all churches, and	                great fairs and wakes throughout all England.	                                                  --Ld. Berners.	          [1913 Webster]	                And every village smokes at wakes with lusty	                cheer.                            --Drayton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The sitting up of persons with a dead body, often	          attended with a degree of festivity, chiefly among the	          Irish. "Blithe as shepherd at a wake." --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Wake play}, the ceremonies and pastimes connected with a	      wake. See {Wake}, n., 3	      (b), above. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]
Wakeful \Wake"ful\, a.	   Not sleeping; indisposed to sleep; watchful; vigilant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dissembling sleep, but wakeful with the fright.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Wake"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wake"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Waken \Wak"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. pr. {Wakened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wakening}.] [OE. waknen, AS. w[ae]cnan; akin to Goth.	   gawaknan. See {Wake}, v. i.]	   To wake; to cease to sleep; to be awakened.	   [1913 Webster]	         Early, Turnus wakening with the light.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Waken \Wak"en\, v. t.	   1. To excite or rouse from sleep; to wake; to awake; to	      awaken. "Go, waken Eve." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To excite; to rouse; to move to action; to awaken.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then Homer's and Tyrtaeus' martial muse	            Wakened the world.                    --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Venus now wakes, and wakens love.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            They introduce	            Their sacred song, and waken raptures high.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wakener \Wak"en*er\, n.	   One who wakens.	   [1913 Webster]
Wakening \Wak"en*ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who wakens; esp., the act of ceasing to	      sleep; an awakening.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) The revival of an action. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were too much ashamed to bring any wakening of	            the process against Janet.            --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Waker \Wak"er\, n.	   One who wakes.	   [1913 Webster]
Wake-robin \Wake"-rob`in\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Arum}, especially, in England, the	   cuckoopint ({Arum maculatum}).	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In America the name is given to several species of	         Trillium, and sometimes to the Jack-in-the-pulpit.	         [1913 Webster]
Waketime \Wake"time`\, n.	   Time during which one is awake. [R.] --Mrs. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Wakf \Wakf\ (w[u^]kf), n. [Ar. waqf.] (Moham. Law)	   The granting or dedication of property in trust for a pious	   purpose, that is, to some object that tends to the good of	   mankind, as to support a mosque or caravansary, to provide	   for support of one's family, kin, or neighbors, to benefit	   some particular person or persons and afterward the poor,	   etc.; also, the trust so created, or the property in trust.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wakif \Wa"kif\ (w[aum]"k[i^]f), n. [Ar. w[=a]qif.] (Moham. Law)	   The person creating a wakf.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Waking \Wak"ing\, n.	   1. The act of waking, or the state or period of being awake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A watch; a watching. [Obs.] "Bodily pain . . . standeth in	      prayer, in wakings, in fastings." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the fourth waking of the night.    --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. xiv.	                                                  25).	      [1913 Webster]
Walaway \Wa"la*way\, interj.	   See {Welaway}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wald \Wald\, n. [AS. weald. See {Wold}.]	   A forest; -- used as a termination of names. See {Weald}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waldenses \Wal*den"ses\ (?; 277), n. pl. [So called from Petrus	   Waldus, or Peter Waldo, a merchant of Lyons, who founded this	   sect about a. d. 1170.] (Eccl. Hist.)	   A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the	   Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by	   persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect	   survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles.	   [1913 Webster]
Waldensian \Wal*den"sian\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Waldenses. -- n. One Holding the	   Waldensian doctrines.	   [1913 Webster]
Waldgrave \Wald"grave\, n. [See {Wald}, and {Margrave}.]	   In the old German empire, the head forest keeper.	   [1913 Webster]
Waldheimia \Wald*hei"mi*a\, n. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A genus of brachiopods of which many species are found in the	   fossil state. A few still exist in the deep sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Wale \Wale\, n. [AS. walu a mark of stripes or blows, probably	   originally, a rod; akin to Icel. v["o]lr, Goth. walus a rod,	   staff. [root]146. Cf. {Goal}, {Weal} a wale.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A streak or mark made on the skin by a rod or whip; a	      stripe; a wheal. See {Wheal}. --Holland.	   Syn: welt; weal; wheal.	        [1913 Webster]	   2. A ridge or streak rising above the surface, as of cloth;	      hence, the texture of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou 'rt rougher far,	            And of a coarser wale, fuller of pride. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Carp.) A timber bolted to a row of piles to secure them	      together and in position. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) pl. Certain sets or strakes of the outside planking of	          a vessel; as, the main wales, or the strakes of	          planking under the port sills of the gun deck; channel	          wales, or those along the spar deck, etc.	      (b) A wale knot, or wall knot.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Wale knot}. (Naut.) See {Wall knot}, under 1st {Wall}.	      [1913 Webster]	Wale \Wale\, v. t.	   1. To mark with wales, or stripes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To choose; to select; specifically (Mining), to pick out	      the refuse of (coal) by hand, in order to clean it. [Prov.	      Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]
Waler \Wal"er\, n. [From Wales, i.e., New South Wales.]	   A horse imported from New South Wales; also, any Australian	   horse. [Colloq.] --Kipling.	   Note: The term originated in India, whither many horses are	         exported from Australia (mostly from New South Wales),	         especially for the use of cavalry.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Walhalla \Wal*hal"la\, n. [Cf. G. walhalla, See {Valhalla}.]	   See {Valhalla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waling \Wal"ing\, n. (Naut.)	   Same as {Wale}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Walk \Walk\ (w[add]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Walked}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Walking}.] [OE. walken, probably from AS. wealcan to	   roll, turn, revolve, akin to D. walken to felt hats, to work	   a hat, G. walken to full, OHG. walchan to beat, to full,	   Icel. v[=a]lka to roll, to stamp, Sw. valka to full, to roll,	   Dan. valke to full; cf. Skr. valg to spring; but cf. also AS.	   weallian to roam, ramble, G. wallen. [root]130.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To move along on foot; to advance by steps; to go on at a	      moderate pace; specifically, of two-legged creatures, to	      proceed at a slower or faster rate, but without running,	      or lifting one foot entirely before the other touches the	      ground.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the end of twelve months, he walked in the palace	            of the kingdom of Babylon.            --Dan. iv. 29.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked	            on the water, to go to Jesus.         --Matt. xiv.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the walk of quadrupeds, there are always two, and	         for a brief space there are three, feet on the ground	         at once, but never four.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To move or go on the feet for exercise or amusement; to	      take one's exercise; to ramble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be stirring; to be abroad; to go restlessly about; --	      said of things or persons expected to remain quiet, as a	      sleeping person, or the spirit of a dead person; to go	      about as a somnambulist or a specter.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have heard, but not believed, the spirits of the	            dead	            May walk again.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When was it she last walked?          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be in motion; to act; to move; to wag. [Obs.] "Her	      tongue did walk in foul reproach." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Do you think I'd walk in any plot?    --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            I heard a pen walking in the chimney behind the	            cloth.                                --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To behave; to pursue a course of life; to conduct one's	      self.	      [1913 Webster]	            We walk perversely with God, and he will walk	            crookedly toward us.                  --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To move off; to depart. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He will make their cows and garrans to walk.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To walk} in, to go in; to enter, as into a house.	   {To walk after the flesh} (Script.), to indulge sensual	      appetites, and to live in sin. --Rom. viii. 1.	   {To walk after the Spirit} (Script.), to be guided by the	      counsels and influences of the Spirit, and by the word of	      God. --Rom. viii. 1.	   {To walk by faith} (Script.), to live in the firm belief of	      the gospel and its promises, and to rely on Christ for	      salvation. --2 Cor. v. 7.	   {To walk in darkness} (Script.), to live in ignorance, error,	      and sin. --1 John i. 6.	   {To walk in the flesh} (Script.), to live this natural life,	      which is subject to infirmities and calamities. --2 Cor.	      x. 3.	   {To walk in the light} (Script.), to live in the practice of	      religion, and to enjoy its consolations. --1 John i. 7.	   {To walk over}, in racing, to go over a course at a walk; --	      said of a horse when there is no other entry; hence,	      colloquially, to gain an easy victory in any contest.	   {To walk through the fire} (Script.), to be exercised with	      severe afflictions. --Isa. xliii. 2.	   {To walk with God} (Script.), to live in obedience to his	      commands, and have communion with him.	      [1913 Webster]	Walk \Walk\, v. t.	   1. To pass through, over, or upon; to traverse; to	      perambulate; as, to walk the streets.	      [1913 Webster]	            As we walk our earthly round.         --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to walk; to lead, drive, or ride with a slow	      pace; as, to walk one's horses; to walk the dog. " I will	      rather trust . . . a thief to walk my ambling gelding."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. [AS. wealcan to roll. See {Walk} to move on foot.] To	      subject, as cloth or yarn, to the fulling process; to	      full. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Sporting) To put or keep (a puppy) in a walk; to train	      (puppies) in a walk. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. To move in a manner likened to walking. [Colloq.]	            She walked a spinning wheel into the house, making	            it use first one and then the other of its own	            spindling legs to achieve progression rather than	            lifting it by main force.             --C. E.	                                                  Craddock.	   {To walk one's chalks}, to make off; take French leave.	   {To walk the plank}, to walk off the plank into the water and	      be drowned; -- an expression derived from the practice of	      pirates who extended a plank from the side of a ship, and	      compelled those whom they would drown to walk off into the	      water; figuratively, to vacate an office by compulsion.	      --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	Walk \Walk\, n.	   1. The act of walking, or moving on the feet with a slow	      pace; advance without running or leaping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of walking for recreation or exercise; as, a	      morning walk; an evening walk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Manner of walking; gait; step; as, we often know a person	      at a distance by his walk.	      [1913 Webster]	   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; road; hence, a place or region in which	      animals may graze; place of wandering; range; as, a sheep	      walk.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woody mountain . . . with goodliest trees	            Planted, with walks and bowers.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had walk for a hundred sheep.      --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amid the sound of steps that beat	            The murmuring walks like rain.        --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A frequented track; habitual place of action; sphere; as,	      the walk of the historian.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mountains are his walks.          --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	            He opened a boundless walk for his imagination.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Conduct; course of action; behavior.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The route or district regularly served by a vender; as, a	      milkman's walk. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. In coffee, coconut, and other plantations, the space	      between them.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Sporting)	      (a) A place for keeping and training puppies.	      (b) An inclosed area of some extent to which a gamecock is	          confined to prepare him for fighting.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	          [1913 Webster]
Walkable \Walk"a*ble\, a.	   Fit to be walked on; capable of being walked on or over. [R.]	   --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Walker \Walk"er\, n.	   1. One who walks; a pedestrian.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That with which one walks; a foot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Lame Mulciber, his walkers quite misgrown.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A forest officer appointed to walk over a certain	      space for inspection; a forester.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [AS. wealcere. See {Walk}, v. t., 3.] A fuller of cloth.	      [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She cursed the weaver and the walker	            The cloth that had wrought.           --Percy's	                                                  Reliques.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Any ambulatorial orthopterous insect, as a stick	      insect.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (construction, tunneling) A shift superintendent or	      assistant superintendent who supervises several	      shifters[4] and their crews. Since these crews are usually	      separated by some distance, the walker is frequently seen	      walking between them. Also called {walking boss}.	      [RDH]	   7. A low frame having casters or wheels, designed to enclose	      a baby on its sides and provide support while the baby is	      learning to walk; it usually has a seat so that the baby	      can sit while not walking.	   Syn: go-cart, baby-walker.	        [PJC]	   8. A low rectangular frame of light metal about waist high,	      usually having two horizontal arms mounted on four legs	      with an open rear, designed to be carried or pushed in	      front of a person whose legs are impaired, to provide	      support while walking; it may have wheels on two of the	      four legs.	      [PJC]
Walking \Walk"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Walk}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Walking beam}. See {Beam}, 10.	   {Walking crane}, a kind of traveling crane. See under	      {Crane}.	   {Walking fern}. (Bot.) See {Walking leaf}, below.	   {Walking fish} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      Asiatic fishes of the genus {Ophiocephalus}, some of	      which, as {Ophiocephalus marulius}, become over four feet	      long. They have a special cavity over the gills lined with	      a membrane adapted to retain moisture to aid in	      respiration, and are thus able to travel considerable	      distances over the land at night, whence the name. They	      construct a curious nest for their young. Called also	      {langya}.	   {Walking gentleman} (Theater), an actor who usually fills	      subordinate parts which require a gentlemanly appearance	      but few words. [Cant]	   {Walking lady} (Theater), an actress who usually fills such	      parts as require only a ladylike appearance on the stage.	      [Cant]	   {Walking leaf}.	   (a) (Bot.) A little American fern ({Camptosorus	       rhizophyllus}); -- so called because the fronds taper	       into slender prolongations which often root at the apex,	       thus producing new plants.	   (b) (Zool.) A leaf insect. See under {Leaf}.	   {Walking papers}, or {Walking ticket}, an order to leave;	      dismissal, as from office; as, to get one's walking	      papers, i. e. to be dismissed or fired. [Colloq.]	      --Bartlett.	   {Walking stick}.	   (a) A stick or staff carried in the hand for hand for support	       or amusement when walking; a cane.	   (b) (Zool.) A stick insect; -- called also {walking straw}.	       See Illust. of {Stick insect}, under {Stick}.	   {Walking wheel} (Mach.), a prime mover consisting of a wheel	      driven by the weight of men or animals walking either in	      it or on it; a treadwheel.	      [1913 Webster]
Walk-mill \Walk"-mill`\, n. [Walk to Walking Leaf, or full +	   mill.]	   A fulling mill. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
walk-off \walk"-off`\, a. (Baseball)	   Game-ending and game-winning; such as to end the game	   immediately, and allow the players to walk off the field; --	   of hits, especially home runs, which occur in the last half	   of the ninth or a later inning, which put the home team ahead	   of the visiting team and thereby end the game immediatey.	   This occurs in baseball because, when the last half of the	   ninth inning arrives, if the home team (which bats last) is	   already ahead in the score the last half of that inning is	   not played, the winner of the game having already been	   decided. Likewise, as soon as the home team gets ahead in the	   score after the visiting team has batted in the ninth inning,	   the game is ended. [Baseball jargon]	   [PJC]	         Curtis's homer over the left-center-field fence beat	         the Braves and was the first walk-off homer by a Yankee	         in the World Series since Mickey Mantle slugged one	         against the St. Louis Cardinals in game 3 in 1964.	                                                  --Jack Curry	                                                  (New York	                                                  Times, Oct.	                                                  28, 1999 p.	                                                  D4)	   [PJC]	         There are so many people in here who are happy for	         Chad. We know what he's been through. Those hits could	         make Chad Curtis's whole year. When you hit a walk-off	         homer in the World Series, that's something he's going	         to remember for a long time.             --Paul O'Neill	                                                  (the Yankee	                                                  outfielder,	                                                  quoted by Jack	                                                  Curry in the	                                                  New York	                                                  Times, Oct.	                                                  27, 1999 p.	                                                  D4)	   [PJC]
Walk-over \Walk"-o`ver\, n.	   In racing, the going over a course by a horse which has no	   competitor for the prize.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: (colloquially) A one-sided contest; an uncontested,	      or an easy, victory.	   Syn: walk; cake-walk.	        [1913 Webster +PJC]
Walkyr \Wal"kyr\, n. (Scand. Myth.)	   See {Valkyria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wall \Wall\, n. (Naut.)	   A kind of knot often used at the end of a rope; a wall knot;	   a wale.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wall knot}, a knot made by unlaying the strands of a rope,	      and making a bight with the first strand, then passing the	      second over the end of the first, and the third over the	      end of the second and through the bight of the first; a	      wale knot. Wall knots may be single or double, crowned or	      double-crowned.	      [1913 Webster]	Wall \Wall\, n. [AS. weall, from L. vallum a wall, vallus a	   stake, pale, palisade; akin to Gr. ? a nail. Cf. {Interval}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A work or structure of stone, brick, or other materials,	      raised to some height, and intended for defense or	      security, solid and permanent inclosing fence, as around a	      field, a park, a town, etc., also, one of the upright	      inclosing parts of a building or a room.	      [1913 Webster]	            The plaster of the wall of the King's palace. --Dan.	                                                  v. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A defense; a rampart; a means of protection; in the	      plural, fortifications, in general; works for defense.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waters were a wall unto them on their right	            hand, and on their left.              --Ex. xiv. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a night,	            Troilus, methinks, mounted the Troyan walls. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            To rush undaunted to defend the walls. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inclosing part of a receptacle or vessel; as, the walls	      of a steam-engine cylinder.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining)	      (a) The side of a level or drift.	      (b) The country rock bounding a vein laterally. --Raymond.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wall is often used adjectively, and also in the	         formation of compounds, usually of obvious	         signification; as in wall paper, or wall-paper; wall	         fruit, or wall-fruit; wallflower, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Blank wall}, Blind wall, etc. See under {Blank}, {Blind},	      etc.	   {To drive to the wall}, to bring to extremities; to push to	      extremes; to get the advantage of, or mastery over.	   {To go to the wall}, to be hard pressed or driven; to be the	      weaker party; to be pushed to extremes.	   {To take the wall}. to take the inner side of a walk, that	      is, the side next the wall; hence, to take the precedence.	      "I will take the wall of any man or maid of Montague's."	      --Shak.	   {Wall barley} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Hordeum murinum})	      much resembling barley; squirrel grass. See under	      {Squirrel}.	   {Wall box}. (Mach.) See {Wall frame}, below.	   {Wall creeper} (Zool.), a small bright-colored bird	      ({Tichodroma muraria}) native of Asia and Southern Europe.	      It climbs about over old walls and cliffs in search of	      insects and spiders. Its body is ash-gray above, the wing	      coverts are carmine-red, the primary quills are mostly red	      at the base and black distally, some of them with white	      spots, and the tail is blackish. Called also {spider	      catcher}.	   {Wall cress} (Bot.), a name given to several low cruciferous	      herbs, especially to the mouse-ear cress. See under	      {Mouse-ear}.	   {Wall frame} (Mach.), a frame set in a wall to receive a	      pillow block or bearing for a shaft passing through the	      wall; -- called also {wall box}.	   {Wall fruit}, fruit borne by trees trained against a wall.	   {Wall gecko} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old World	      geckos which live in or about buildings and run over the	      vertical surfaces of walls, to which they cling by means	      of suckers on the feet.	   {Wall lizard} (Zool.), a common European lizard ({Lacerta	      muralis}) which frequents houses, and lives in the chinks	      and crevices of walls; -- called also {wall newt}.	   {Wall louse}, a wood louse.	   {Wall moss} (Bot.), any species of moss growing on walls.	   {Wall newt} (Zool.), the wall lizard. --Shak.	   {Wall paper}, paper for covering the walls of rooms; paper	      hangings.	   {Wall pellitory} (Bot.), a European plant ({Parictaria	      officinalis}) growing on old walls, and formerly esteemed	      medicinal.	   {Wall pennywort} (Bot.), a plant ({Cotyledon Umbilicus})	      having rounded fleshy leaves. It is found on walls in	      Western Europe.	   {Wall pepper} (Bot.), a low mosslike plant ({Sedum acre})	      with small fleshy leaves having a pungent taste and	      bearing yellow flowers. It is common on walls and rocks in	      Europe, and is sometimes seen in America.	   {Wall pie} (Bot.), a kind of fern; wall rue.	   {Wall piece}, a gun planted on a wall. --H. L. Scott.	   {Wall plate} (Arch.), a piece of timber placed horizontally	      upon a wall, and supporting posts, joists, and the like.	      See Illust. of {Roof}.	   {Wall rock}, granular limestone used in building walls. [U.	      S.] --Bartlett.	   {Wall rue} (Bot.), a species of small fern ({Asplenium	      Ruta-muraria}) growing on walls, rocks, and the like.	   {Wall spring}, a spring of water issuing from stratified	      rocks.	   {Wall tent}, a tent with upright cloth sides corresponding to	      the walls of a house.	   {Wall wasp} (Zool.), a common European solitary wasp	      ({Odynerus parietus}) which makes its nest in the crevices	      of walls.	      [1913 Webster]	Wall \Wall\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Walled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Walling}.]	   1. To inclose with a wall, or as with a wall. "Seven walled	      towns of strength." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king of Thebes, Amphion,	            That with his singing walled that city. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defend by walls, or as if by walls; to fortify.	      [1913 Webster]	            The terror of his name that walls us in. --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To close or fill with a wall, as a doorway.	      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Wallaba \Wal"la*ba\, n. (Bot.)	   A leguminous tree ({Eperua falcata}) of Demerara, with	   pinnate leaves and clusters of red flowers. The reddish brown	   wood is used for palings and shingles. --J. Smith (Dict.	   Econ. Plants).	   [1913 Webster]
Wallaby \Wal"la*by\, n.; pl. {Wallabies}. [From a native name.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of kangaroos belonging to the	   genus {Halmaturus}, native of Australia and Tasmania,	   especially the smaller species, as the brush kangaroo	   ({Halmaturus Bennettii}) and the pademelon ({Halmaturus	   thetidis}). The wallabies chiefly inhabit the wooded district	   and bushy plains. [Written also {wallabee}, and {whallabee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wallachian \Wal*la"chi*an\, a. [Also Walachian, Wallach,	   Wallack, Vlach, etc.]	   Of or pertaining to Wallachia, a former principality, now	   part of the kingdom, of Roumania. -- n. An inhabitant of	   Wallachia; also, the language of the Wallachians; Roumanian.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wallack \Wal"lack\, a. & n.	   See {Wallachian}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wallah \Wal"lah\, n. (Zool.)	   A black variety of the jaguar; -- called also {tapir tiger}.	   [Written also {walla}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wallaroo \Wal`la*roo"\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus	   {Macropus}, especially {Macropus robustus}, sometimes called	   the {great wallaroo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wallbird \Wall"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The spotted flycatcher. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waller \Wall"er\, n.	   One who builds walls.	   [1913 Webster]	Waller \Wall"er\, n. [G.] (Zool.)	   The wels.	   [1913 Webster]
Wallerian degeneration \Wal*le"ri*an de*gen`er*a"tion\ (Med.)	   A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result	   of their division; -- so called from Dr. Waller, who	   published an account of it in 1850.	   [1913 Webster]
Wallet \Wal"let\, n. [OE. walet, probably the same word as OE.	   watel a bag. See {Wattle}.]	   1. A bag or sack for carrying about the person, as a bag for	      carrying the necessaries for a journey; a knapsack; a	      beggar's receptacle for charity; a peddler's pack.	      [1913 Webster]	            [His hood] was trussed up in his walet. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pocketbook for keeping money about the person.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Anything protuberant and swagging. "Wallets of flesh."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Walleteer \Wal`let*eer"\, n.	   One who carries a wallet; a foot traveler; a tramping beggar.	   [Colloq.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
Wall-eye \Wall"-eye`\, n. [See {Wall-eyed}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An eye in which the iris is of a very light gray or	      whitish color; -- said usually of horses. --Booth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Jonson has defined wall-eye to be "a disease in the	         crystalline humor of the eye; glaucoma." But glaucoma	         is not a disease of the crystalline humor, nor is	         wall-eye a disease at all, but merely a natural	         blemish. --Tully. In the north of England, as Brockett	         states, persons are said to be wall-eyed when the white	         of the eye is very large and distorted, or on one side.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) An American fresh-water food fish ({Stizostedion	          vitreum}) having large and prominent eyes; -- called	          also {glasseye}, {pike perch}, {yellow pike}, and	          {wall-eyed perch}.	      (b) A California surf fish ({Holconotus argenteus}).	      (c) The alewife; -- called also {wall-eyed herring}.	          [1913 Webster]
Wall-eyed \Wall"-eyed`\, a. [Icel. valdeyg[eth]r, or vagleygr;	   fr. vagl a beam, a beam in the eye (akin to Sw. vagel a	   roost, a perch, a sty in the eye) + eygr having eyes (from	   auga eye). See {Eye}.]	   Having an eye of a very light gray or whitish color. --Booth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shakespeare, in using wall-eyed as a term of reproach	         (as "wall-eyed rage," a "wall-eyed wretch"), alludes	         probably to the idea of unnatural or distorted vision.	         See the Note under {Wall-eye}. It is an eye which is	         utterly and incurably perverted, an eye that knows no	         pity.	         [1913 Webster]
Wallflower \Wall"flow`er\, n.	   1. (Bot.) A perennial, cruciferous plant ({Cheiranthus	      Cheiri}), with sweet-scented flowers varying in color from	      yellow to orange and deep red. In Europe it very common on	      old walls.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes extended to other species of	         {Cheiranthus} and of the related genus {Erysimum},	         especially the American {Western wallflower} ({Erysimum	         asperum}), a biennial herb with orange-yellow flowers.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A lady at a ball, who, either from choice, or because not	      asked to dance, remains a spectator. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) In Australia, the desert poison bush ({Gastrolobium	      grandiflorum}); -- called also {native wallflower}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wallhick \Wall"hick`\, n. (Zool.)	   The lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dryobates minor}). [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Walling \Wall"ing\, n.	   1. The act of making a wall or walls.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Walls, in general; material for walls.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Walling wax}, a composition of wax and tallow used by	      etchers and engravers to make a bank, or wall, round the	      edge of a plate, so as to form a trough for holding the	      acid used in etching, and the like. --Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]
Walloons \Wal*loons"\, n. pl.; sing. {Walloon}. [Cf. F. wallon.]	   A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which	   comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Li['e]ge, and	   Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the	   language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively.	   [Written also Wallons.] "A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot	   with a spear." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Walloon guard}, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so	      called because formerly consisting of Walloons.	      [1913 Webster]
Wallop \Wal"lop\, v. i. [Cf. OFlem. walop a gallop; of uncertain	   origin. Cf. {Gallop}.]	   To move quickly, but with great effort; to gallop. [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wallop \Wal"lop\, n.	   A quick, rolling movement; a gallop. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wallop \Wal"lop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Walloped}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Walloping}.] [Probably fr. AS. weallan to spring up, to	   boil or bubble. [root]147. See {Well}, n. & v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling,	      with noise. [Prov. Eng.] --Brockett.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle. [Prov.	      Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be slatternly. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Wallop \Wal"lop\, v. t.	   1. To beat soundly; to flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng., Scot., &	      Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wrap up temporarily. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw or tumble over. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wallop \Wal"lop\, n.	   1. A thick piece of fat. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blow. [Prov. Eng., Scot., & Colloq. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wallow \Wal"low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wallowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wallowing}.] [OE. walwen, AS. wealwian; akin to Goth.	   walwjan (in comp.) to roll, L. volvere; cf. Skr. val to turn.	   [root]147. Cf. {Voluble Well}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To roll one's self about, as in mire; to tumble and roll	      about; to move lazily or heavily in any medium; to	      flounder; as, swine wallow in the mire.	      [1913 Webster]	            I may wallow in the lily beds.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To live in filth or gross vice; to disport one's self in a	      beastly and unworthy manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            God sees a man wallowing in his native impurity.	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wither; to fade. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wallow \Wal"low\, v. t.	   To roll; esp., to roll in anything defiling or unclean.	   "Wallow thyself in ashes." --Jer. vi. 26.	   [1913 Webster]	Wallow \Wal"low\, n.	   A kind of rolling walk.	   [1913 Webster]	         One taught the toss, and one the new French wallow.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Act of wallowing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A place to which an animal comes to wallow; also, the	      depression in the ground made by its wallowing; as, a	      buffalo wallow.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wallower \Wal"low*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, wallows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A lantern wheel; a trundle.	      [1913 Webster]
Wallowish \Wal"low*ish\, a. [Scot. wallow to fade or wither.]	   Flat; insipid. [Obs.] --Overbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Wall-plat \Wall"-plat`\, n. (Zool.)	   The spotted flycatcher. It builds its nest on walls. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wall-sided \Wall"-sid`ed\, a. (Naut.)	   Having sides nearly perpendicular; -- said of certain vessels	   to distinguish them from those having flaring sides, or sides	   tumbling home (see under {Tumble}, v. i.).	   [1913 Webster]
Wall Street \Wall Street\	   A street towards the southern end of the borough of	   Manhattan, New York City, extending from Broadway to the East	   River; -- so called from the old wall which extended along it	   when the city belonged to the Dutch. It is the chief	   financial center of the United States, hence the name is	   often used for the money market and the financial interests	   of the country; -- in American financial publications, also	   referred to as {the street}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Wallwort \Wall"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   The dwarf elder, or danewort ({Sambucus Ebulus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Walm \Walm\, v. i. [AS. weallan; cf. w[ae]lm, billow.	   [root]147.]	   To roll; to spout; to boil up. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Walnut \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	   name of a Celtic tribe, in L. Volcae) + hnutu a nut; akin to	   D. walnoot, G. walnuss, Icel. valhnot, Sw. valn["o]t, Dan	   valn["o]d. See {Nut}, and cf. {Welsh}.] (Bot.)	   The fruit or nut of any tree of the genus {Juglans}; also,	   the tree, and its timber. The seven or eight known species	   are all natives of the north temperate zone.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In some parts of America, especially in New England,	         the name walnut is given to several species of hickory	         ({Carya}), and their fruit.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Ash-leaved walnut}, a tree ({Juglans fraxinifolia}), native	      in Transcaucasia.	   {Black walnut}, a North American tree ({Juglans nigra})	      valuable for its purplish brown wood, which is extensively	      used in cabinetwork and for gunstocks. The nuts are	      thick-shelled, and nearly globular.	   {English walnut}, or {European walnut}, a tree ({Juglans	      regia}), native of Asia from the Caucasus to Japan,	      valuable for its timber and for its excellent nuts, which	      are also called {Madeira nuts}.	   {Walnut brown}, a deep warm brown color, like that of the	      heartwood of the black walnut.	   {Walnut oil}, oil extracted from walnut meats. It is used in	      cooking, making soap, etc.	   {White walnut}, a North American tree ({Juglans cinerea}),	      bearing long, oval, thick-shelled, oily nuts, commonly	      called {butternuts}. See {Butternut}.	      [1913 Webster]
Walrus \Wal"rus\, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan	   valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse;	   akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshwael. See {Whale}, and	   {Horse}.] (Zool.)	   A very large marine mammal ({Trichecus rosmarus}) of the Seal	   family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and	   powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these	   in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil,	   ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also	   {morse}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait	         ({Trichecus obesus}) is regarded by some as a distinct	         species, by others as a variety of the common walrus.	         [1913 Webster]
Walter \Wal"ter\, v. i. [See {Welter}.]	   To roll or wallow; to welter. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waltron \Wal"tron\, n.	   A walrus. [Obs.] --Woodward.	   [1913 Webster]
Walty \Wal"ty\, a. [Cf. {Walter} to roll.]	   Liable to roll over; crank; as, a walty ship. [R.]	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Waltz \Waltz\, n. [G. walzer, from walzen to roll, revolve,	   dance, OHG. walzan to roll; akin to AS. wealtan. See	   {Welter}.]	   A dance performed by two persons in circular figures with a	   whirling motion; also, a piece of music composed in triple	   measure for this kind of dance.	   [1913 Webster]	Waltz \Waltz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waltzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waltzing}.]	   To dance a waltz.	   [1913 Webster]
Waltzer \Waltz"er\, n.	   A person who waltzes.	   [1913 Webster]
Walwe \Wal"we\, v.	   To wallow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Waly \Wa"ly\, interj. [Cf. {Welaway}.]	   An exclamation of grief. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wamble \Wam"ble\, v. i. [Cf. Dan. vamle, and vammel squeamish,	   ready to vomit, Icel. v[ae]ma to feel nausea, v[ae]minn	   nauseous.]	   1. To heave; to be disturbed by nausea; -- said of the	      stomach. --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move irregularly to and fro; to roll.	      [1913 Webster]	Wamble \Wam"ble\, n.	   Disturbance of the stomach; a feeling of nausea. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Wamble-cropped \Wam"ble-cropped`\, a.	   Sick at the stomach; also, crestfallen; dejected. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Wammel \Wam"mel\, v. i.	   To move irregularly or awkwardly; to wamble, or wabble.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wamp \Wamp\, n. [From the North American Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The common American eider.	   [1913 Webster]
Wampee \Wam*pee"\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A tree ({Cookia punctata}) of the Orange family, growing	       in China and the East Indies; also, its fruit, which is	       about the size of a large grape, and has a hard rind and	       a peculiar flavor.	   (b) The pickerel weed. [Southern U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]
Wampum \Wam"pum\, n. [North American Indian wampum, wompam, from	   the Mass. w['o]mpi, Del. w[=a]pe, white.]	   Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as	   money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament.	   [1913 Webster]	         Round his waist his belt of wampum.      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Girded with his wampum braid.            --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These beads were of two kinds, one white, and the other	         black or dark purple. The term wampum is properly	         applied only to the white; the dark purple ones are	         called suckanhock. See {Seawan}. "It [wampum] consisted	         of cylindrical pieces of the shells of testaceous	         fishes, a quarter of an inch long, and in diameter less	         than a pipestem, drilled . . . so as to be strung upon	         a thread. The beads of a white color, rated at half the	         value of the black or violet, passed each as the	         equivalent of a farthing in transactions between the	         natives and the planters." --Palfrey.	         [1913 Webster]
Wan \Wan\, obs. imp. of {Win}.	   Won. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wan \Wan\, a. [AS. wann, wonn, wan, won, dark, lurid, livid,	   perhaps originally, worn out by toil, from winnan to labor,	   strive. See {Win}.]	   Having a pale or sickly hue; languid of look; pale; pallid.	   "Sad to view, his visage pale and wan." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         My color . . . [is] wan and of a leaden hue. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why so pale and wan, fond lover?         --Suckling.	   [1913 Webster]	         With the wan moon overhead.              --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Wan \Wan\, n.	   The quality of being wan; wanness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Tinged with wan from lack of sleep.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Wan \Wan\, v. i.	   To grow wan; to become pale or sickly in looks. "All his	   visage wanned." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         And ever he mutter'd and madden'd, and ever wann'd with	         despair.                                 --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Wand \Wand\, n. [Of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v["o]ndr, akin to	   Dan. vaand, Goth. wandus; perhaps originally, a pliant twig,	   and akin to E. wind to turn.]	   1. A small stick; a rod; a verge.	      [1913 Webster]	            With good smart blows of a wand on his back.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically:	      (a) A staff of authority.	          [1913 Webster]	                Though he had both spurs and wand, they seemed	                rather marks of sovereignty than instruments of	                punishment.                       --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A rod used by conjurers, diviners, magicians, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                Picus bore a buckler in his hand;	                His other waved a long divining wand. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Wand of peace} (Scots Law), a wand, or staff, carried by the	      messenger of a court, which he breaks when deforced (that	      is, hindered from executing process), as a symbol of the	      deforcement, and protest for remedy of law. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Wander \Wan"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wandered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wandering}.] [OE. wandren, wandrien, AS. wandrian; akin	   to G. wandern to wander; fr. AS. windan to turn. See {Wind}	   to turn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To ramble here and there without any certain course or	      with no definite object in view; to range about; to	      stroll; to rove; as, to wander over the fields.	      [1913 Webster]	            They wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins.	                                                  --Heb. xi. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wandereth abroad for bread.        --Job xv. 23.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To go away; to depart; to stray off; to deviate; to go	      astray; as, a writer wanders from his subject.	      [1913 Webster]	            When God caused me to wander from my father's house.	                                                  --Gen. xx. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, let me not wander from thy commandments. --Ps.	                                                  cxix. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be delirious; not to be under the guidance of reason;	      to rave; as, the mind wanders.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To roam; rove; range; stroll; gad; stray; straggly; err;	        swerve; deviate; depart.	        [1913 Webster]	Wander \Wan"der\, v. t.	   To travel over without a certain course; to traverse; to	   stroll through. [R.] "[Elijah] wandered this barren waste."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanderer \Wan"der*er\, n.	   One who wanders; a rambler; one who roves; hence, one who	   deviates from duty.	   [1913 Webster]
Wandering \Wan"der*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Wander}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wandering albatross} (Zool.), the great white albatross. See	      Illust. of {Albatross}.	   {Wandering cell} (Physiol.), an animal cell which possesses	      the power of spontaneous movement, as one of the white	      corpuscles of the blood.	   {Wandering Jew} (Bot.), any one of several creeping species	      of {Tradescantia}, which have alternate, pointed leaves,	      and a soft, herbaceous stem which roots freely at the	      joints. They are commonly cultivated in hanging baskets,	      window boxes, etc.	   {Wandering kidney} (Med.), a morbid condition in which one	      kidney, or, rarely, both kidneys, can be moved in certain	      directions; -- called also {floating kidney}, {movable	      kidney}.	   {Wandering liver} (Med.), a morbid condition of the liver,	      similar to wandering kidney.	   {Wandering mouse} (Zool.), the whitefooted, or deer, mouse.	      See Illust. of {Mouse}.	   {Wandering spider} (Zool.), any one of a tribe of spiders	      that wander about in search of their prey.	      [1913 Webster]
Wanderingly \Wan"der*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a wandering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanderment \Wan"der*ment\, n.	   The act of wandering, or roaming. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanderoo \Wan`der*oo"\, n. [Cingalese wanderu a monkey.] (Zool.)	   A large monkey ({Macacus silenus}) native of Malabar. It is	   black, or nearly so, but has a long white or gray beard	   encircling the face. Called also {maha}, {silenus},	   {neelbhunder}, {lion-tailed baboon}, and {great wanderoo}.	   [Written also {ouanderoo}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is sometimes applied also to other allied	         species.	         [1913 Webster]
Wandy \Wand"y\, a.	   Long and flexible, like a wand. [Prov. Eng.] --Brockett.	   [1913 Webster]
Wane \Wane\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waning}.] [OE. wanien, AS. wanian, wonian, from wan, won,	   deficient, wanting; akin to D. wan-, G. wahnsinn, insanity,	   OHG. wan, wana-, lacking, wan?n to lessen, Icel. vanr	   lacking, Goth. vans; cf. Gr. ? bereaved, Skr. ?na wanting,	   inferior. ????. Cf. {Want} lack, and {Wanton}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be diminished; to decrease; -- contrasted with {wax},	      and especially applied to the illuminated part of the	      moon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like the moon, aye wax ye and wane.	            Waning moons their settled periods keep. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To decline; to fail; to sink.	      [1913 Webster]	            You saw but sorrow in its waning form. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Land and trade ever will wax and wane together.	                                                  --Sir J.	                                                  Child.	      [1913 Webster]	Wane \Wane\, v. t.	   To cause to decrease. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	Wane \Wane\, n.	   1. The decrease of the illuminated part of the moon to the	      eye of a spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Decline; failure; diminution; decrease; declension.	      [1913 Webster]	            An age in which the church is in its wane. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though the year be on the wane.       --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An inequality in a board. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Forestry) The natural curvature of a log or of the edge	      of a board sawed from a log.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Waney \Wan"ey\, n.	   A sharp or uneven edge on a board that is cut from a log not	   perfectly squared, or that is made in the process of	   squaring. See {Wany}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Wang \Wang\, n. [OE. wange, AS. wange, wonge, cheek, jaw; akin	   to D. wang, OS. & OHG. wanga, G. wange.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The jaw, jawbone, or cheek bone. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So work aye the wangs in his head.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A slap; a blow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wang tooth}, a cheek tooth; a molar. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Wang \Wang\, n.	   See {Whang}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wangan \Wan"gan\, n. [American Indian.]	   A boat for conveying provisions, tools, etc.; -- so called by	   Maine lumbermen. [Written also {wangun}.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanger \Wang"er\, n. [AS. wangere. See 1st {Wang}.]	   A pillow for the cheek; a pillow. [Obs. & R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His bright helm was his wanger.          --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanghee \Wang*hee"\, n. [Chin. wang yellow + he? a root.] (Bot.)	   The Chinese name of one or two species of bamboo, or jointed	   cane, of the genus {Phyllostachys}. The slender stems are	   much used for walking sticks. [Written also {whanghee}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wango \Wang"o\, n.	   A boomerang.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanhope \Wan"hope`\, n. [AS. wan, won, deficient, wanting + hopa	   hope: cf. D. wanhoop. ????. See {Wane}, and {Hope}.]	   Want of hope; despair; also, faint or delusive hope;	   delusion. [Obs.] Piers Plowman. "Wanhope and distress."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanhorn \Wan"horn`\, n. [Corruption fr. Siamese wanhom.] (Bot.)	   An East Indian plant ({Kaempferia Galanga}) of the Ginger	   family. See {Galanga}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waniand \Wan"i*and\, n. [See {Wanion}.]	   The wane of the moon. [Obs.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Waning \Wan"ing\, n.	   The act or process of waning, or decreasing.	   [1913 Webster]	         This earthly moon, the Church, hath fulls and wanings,	         and sometimes her eclipses.              --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanion \Wan"ion\, n. [Probably for OE. waniand waning, p. pr. of	   wanien; hence, used of the waning of the moon, supposed to be	   an unlucky time. See {Wane}.]	   A word of uncertain signification, used only in the phrase	   with a wanion, apparently equivalent to with a vengeance,	   with a plague, or with misfortune. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wankle \Wan"kle\, a. [AS. wancol.]	   Not to be depended on; weak; unstable. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanly \Wan"ly\, adv.	   In a wan, or pale, manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanned \Wanned\, a.	   Made wan, or pale.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanness \Wan"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wan; a sallow, dead, pale	   color; paleness; pallor; as, the wanness of the cheeks after	   a fever.	   [1913 Webster]
Wannish \Wan"nish\, a.	   Somewhat wan; of a pale hue.	   [1913 Webster]	         No sun, but a wannish glare,	         In fold upon fold of hueless cloud.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Want \Want\ (277), n. [Originally an adj., from Icel. vant,	   neuter of vanr lacking, deficient. [root]139. See {Wane}, v.	   i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of not having; the condition of being without	      anything; absence or scarcity of what is needed or	      desired; deficiency; lack; as, a want of power or	      knowledge for any purpose; want of food and clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            And me, his parent, would full soon devour	            For want of other prey.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            From having wishes in consequence of our wants, we	            often feel wants in consequence of our wishes.	                                                  --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pride is as loud a beggar as want, and more saucy.	                                                  --Franklin.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, absence or lack of necessaries; destitution;	      poverty; penury; indigence; need.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches,	            as to conceive how others can be in want. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is needed or desired; a thing of which the loss	      is felt; what is not possessed, and is necessary for use	      or pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Habitual superfluities become actual wants. --Paley.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Mining) A depression in coal strata, hollowed out before	      the subsequent deposition took place. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Indigence; deficiency; defect; destitution; lack;	        failure; dearth; scarceness.	        [1913 Webster]	Want \Want\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wanted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wanting}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be without; to be destitute of, or deficient in; not to	      have; to lack; as, to want knowledge; to want judgment; to	      want learning; to want food and clothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that want honesty, want anything. --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor think, though men were none,	            That heaven would want spectators, God want praise.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unhappy never want enemies.       --Richardson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have occasion for, as useful, proper, or requisite; to	      require; to need; as, in winter we want a fire; in summer	      we want cooling breezes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To feel need of; to wish or long for; to desire; to crave.	      " What wants my son?" --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            I want to speak to you about something. --A.	                                                  Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	Want \Want\, v. i. [Icel. vanta to be wanting. See {Want} to	   lack.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be absent; to be deficient or lacking; to fail; not to	      be sufficient; to fall or come short; to lack; -- often	      used impersonally with of; as, it wants ten minutes of	      four.	      [1913 Webster]	            The disposition, the manners, and the thoughts are	            all before it; where any of those are wanting or	            imperfect, so much wants or is imperfect in the	            imitation of human life.              --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be in a state of destitution; to be needy; to lack.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have a gift, sir (thank your education),	            Will never let you want.              --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	            For as in bodies, thus in souls, we find	            What wants in blood and spirits, swelled with wind.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Want was formerly used impersonally with an indirect	         object. "Him wanted audience." --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]
Wa'n't \Wa'n't\	   A colloquial contraction of was not.	   [1913 Webster]
Wantage \Want"age\, n.	   That which is wanting; deficiency.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanting \Want"ing\, a.	   Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy;	   as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in	   exertion.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Wantless \Want"less\, a.	   Having no want; abundant; fruitful.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanton \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['o]n to draw, to	   educate, bring up; hence, properly, ill bred. See {Tug}, v.	   t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Untrained; undisciplined; unrestrained; hence, loose;	      free; luxuriant; roving; sportive. "In woods and wanton	      wilderness." --Spenser. "A wild and wanton herd." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wanton and a merry [friar].         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [She] her unadorned golden tresses wore	            Disheveled, but in wanton ringlets waved. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            How does your tongue grow wanton in her praise!	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wandering from moral rectitude; perverse; dissolute. "Men	      grown wanton by prosperity." --Roscommon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically: Deviating from the rules of chastity; lewd;	      lustful; lascivious; libidinous; lecherous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not with wanton looking of folly.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Thou art] froward by nature, enemy to peace,	            Lascivious, wanton.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Reckless; heedless; as, wanton mischief.	      [1913 Webster]	Wanton \Wan"ton\, n.	   1. A roving, frolicsome thing; a trifler; -- used rarely as a	      term of endearment.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am afeard you make a wanton of me.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peace, my wantons; he will do	            More than you can aim unto.           --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.	      [1913 Webster]	            Anything, sir,	            That's dry and wholesome; I am no bred wanton.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A lewd person; a lascivious man or woman.	      [1913 Webster]	Wanton \Wan"ton\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wantoned}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wantoning}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To rove and ramble without restraint, rule, or limit; to	      revel; to play loosely; to frolic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nature here wantoned as in her prime. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            How merrily we would sally into the fields, and	            strip under the first warmth of the sun, and wanton	            like young dace in the streams!       --Lamb.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sport in lewdness; to play the wanton; to play	      lasciviously.	      [1913 Webster]	Wanton \Wan"ton\, v. t.	   To cause to become wanton; also, to waste in wantonness.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wantonize \Wan"ton*ize\, v. i.	   To behave wantonly; to frolic; to wanton. [R.] --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Wantonly \Wan"ton*ly\, adv.	   1. In a wanton manner; without regularity or restraint;	      loosely; sportively; gayly; playfully; recklessly;	      lasciviously.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Unintentionally; accidentally. [Obs.] --J. Dee.	      [1913 Webster]
Wantonness \Wan"ton*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wanton; negligence of	   restraint; sportiveness; recklessness; lasciviousness.	   --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         The tumults threatened to abuse all acts of grace, and	         turn them into wantonness.               --Eikon	                                                  Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]	         Young gentlemen would be as sad as night	         Only for wantonness.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wantrust \Wan"trust`\, n. [Pref. wan- as in wanton + trust.]	   Failing or diminishing trust; want of trust or confidence;	   distrust. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wantwit \Want"wit`\, n.	   One destitute of wit or sense; a blockhead; a fool. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wanty \Wan"ty\, n. [For womb tie, that is, belly?and. See	   {Womb}, and {Tie}.]	   A surcingle, or strap of leather, used for binding a load	   upon the back of a beast; also, a leather tie; a short wagon	   rope. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wany \Wan"y\, v. i.	   To wane. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wany \Wan"y\, a.	   1. Waning or diminished in some parts; not of uniform size	      throughout; -- said especially of sawed boards or timber	      when tapering or uneven, from being cut too near the	      outside of the log.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spoiled by wet; -- said of timber. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Wanze \Wanze\, v. i.	   To wane; to wither. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wap \Wap\, v. t. & i. [See {Whap}.]	   To beat; to whap. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Sir T. Malory.	   [1913 Webster]	Wap \Wap\, n.	   A blow or beating; a whap. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wapacut \Wap"a*cut\, n. (Zool.)	   The American hawk owl. See under {Hawk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wapatoo \Wap"a*too`\, n. (Bot.)	   The edible tuber of a species of arrowhead ({Sagittaria	   variabilis}); -- so called by the Indians of Oregon. [Written	   also {wappato}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waped \Waped\, a. [Prov. E. wape pale, v., to stupefy, akin to	   wap to beat. Cf. {Whap}, and {Wappened}.]	   Cast down; crushed by misery; dejected. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wapentake \Wap"en*take\ (?; 277), n. [AS. w?penge??c,	   w?pent[=a]c, from Icel. v[=a]pnat[=a]k, literally, a weapon	   taking or weapon touching, hence an expression of assent ("si	   displicuit sententia fremitu aspernantur; sin placuit frameas	   concutiunt." --Tacitus, "Germania," xi.). See {Weapon}, and	   {Take}. This name had its origin in a custom of touching	   lances or spears when the hundreder, or chief, entered on his	   office. "Cum quis accipiebat praefecturam wapentachii, die	   statuto in loco ubi consueverant congregari, omnes majores	   natu contra eum conveniebant, et descendente eo de equo suo,	   omnes assurgebant ei. Ipse vero, erecta lancea sua, ab	   omnibus secundum morem f[oe]dus accipiebat; omnes enim	   quot-quot venissent cum lanceis suis ipsius hastam tangebant,	   et ita se confirmabant per contactum armorum, pace palam	   concessa. Waepnu enim arma sonat; tac, tactus est -- hac de	   causa totus ille conventus dicitur Wapentac, eo quod per	   tactum armorum suorum ad invicem conf[oe]derati sunt." --L L.	   Edward Confessor, 33. D. Wilkins.]	   In some northern counties of England, a division, or	   district, answering to the hundred in other counties.	   Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, and Nottinghamshire are divided into	   wapentakes, instead of hundreds. [Written also {wapentac}.]	   --Selden. Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Wapinschaw \Wap"in*schaw\, n. [Scot. See {Weapon}, and {Show}.]	   An exhibition of arms. according to the rank of the	   individual, by all persons bearing arms; -- formerly made at	   certain seasons in each district. [Scot.] --Jamieson. Sir W.	   Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wapiti \Wap"i*ti\, n. [Probably the Iroquois name. Bartlett.]	   (Zool.)	   The American elk ({Cervus Canadensis}). It is closely related	   to the European red deer, which it somewhat exceeds in size.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By some writers it is thought to be a variety of the	         red deer, but it is considered a distinct species by	         others. It is noted for the large, branching antlers of	         the male.	         [1913 Webster]
Wapp \Wapp\, n. [CF. Prov. E. wap to wrap up.] (Naut.)	   (a) A fair-leader.	   (b) A rope with wall knots in it with which the shrouds are	       set taut.	       [1913 Webster]
Wappato \Wap"pa*to\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Wapatoo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wappened \Wap"pened\, a. [Cf. {Waped}, {Wapper}.]	   A word of doubtful meaning used once by Shakespeare.	   [1913 Webster]	         This [gold] is it	   [1913 Webster]	         That makes the wappen'd widow wed again.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is conjectured by some that it is an error for	         wappered, meaning tremulous or exhausted.	         [1913 Webster]
Wapper \Wap"per\, v. t. & i. [freq. of wap, v.; cf. dial. G.	   wappern, wippern, to move up and down, to rock.]	   To cause to shake; to tremble; to move tremulously, as from	   weakness; to totter. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wapper \Wap"per\, n. (Zool.)	   A gudgeon. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wappet \Wap"pet\, n.	   A small yelping cur. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wapping \Wap"ping\, n.	   Yelping. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
War \War\, a.	   Ware; aware. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	War \War\, n. [OE. & AS. werre; akin to OHG. werra scandal,	   quarrel, sedition, werran to confound, mix, D. warren, G.	   wirren, verwirren, to embroil, confound, disturb, and perhaps	   to E. worse; cf. OF. werre war, F. querre, of Teutonic	   origin. Cf. {Guerrilla}, {Warrior}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A contest between nations or states, carried on by force,	      whether for defence, for revenging insults and redressing	      wrongs, for the extension of commerce, for the acquisition	      of territory, for obtaining and establishing the	      superiority and dominion of one over the other, or for any	      other purpose; armed conflict of sovereign powers;	      declared and open hostilities.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men will ever distinguish war from mere bloodshed.	                                                  --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: As war is the contest of nations or states, it always	         implies that such contest is authorized by the monarch	         or the sovereign power of the nation. A war begun by	         attacking another nation, is called an offensive war,	         and such attack is aggressive. War undertaken to repel	         invasion, or the attacks of an enemy, is called	         defensive.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) A condition of belligerency to be maintained by	      physical force. In this sense, levying war against the	      sovereign authority is treason.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Instruments of war. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            His complement of stores, and total war. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Forces; army. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            On their embattled ranks the waves return,	            And overwhelm their war.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The profession of arms; the art of war.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art but a youth, and he is a man of war from	            his youth.                            --1 Sam. xvii.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. a state of opposition or contest; an act of opposition; an	      inimical contest, act, or action; enmity; hostility.	      "Raised impious war in heaven." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words of his mouth were smoother than butter,	            but war was in his heart.             --Ps. lv. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Civil war}, a war between different sections or parties of	      the same country or nation.	   {Holy war}. See under {Holy}.	   {Man of war}. (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Public war}, a war between independent sovereign states.	   {War cry}, a cry or signal used in war; as, the Indian war	      cry.	   {War dance}, a dance among savages preliminary to going to	      war. Among the North American Indians, it is begun by some	      distinguished chief, and whoever joins in it thereby	      enlists as one of the party engaged in a warlike	      excursion. --Schoolcraft.	   {War field}, a field of war or battle.	   {War horse}, a horse used in war; the horse of a cavalry	      soldier; especially, a strong, powerful, spirited horse	      for military service; a charger.	   {War paint}, paint put on the face and other parts of the	      body by savages, as a token of going to war. "Wash the war	      paint from your faces." --Longfellow.	   {War song}, a song of or pertaining to war; especially, among	      the American Indians, a song at the war dance, full of	      incitements to military ardor.	   {War whoop}, a war cry, especially that uttered by the	      American Indians.	      [1913 Webster]	War \War\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Warred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Warring}.]	   1. To make war; to invade or attack a state or nation with	      force of arms; to carry on hostilities; to be in a state	      by violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Rezin the king of Syria, and Pekah the son of	            Remaliah, king of Israel, went up toward Jerusalem	            to war against it.                    --Isa. vii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should I war without the walls of Troy? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our countrymen were warring on that day! --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contend; to strive violently; to fight. "Lusts which	      war against the soul." --1 Pet. ii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	War \War\, v. t.	   1. To make war upon; to fight. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To war the Scot, and borders to defend. --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry on, as a contest; to wage. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            That thou . . . mightest war a good warfare. --Tim.	                                                  i. 18.	      [1913 Webster]
War-beaten \War"-beat`en\, a.	   Warworn.	   [1913 Webster]
Warble \War"ble\, n. [Cf. {Wormil}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Far.)	      (a) A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a	          horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in	          traveling.	      (b) A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in	          the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also	          {warblet}, {warbeetle}, {warnles}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Wormil}.	      [1913 Webster]	Warble \War"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Warbling}.] [OE. werbelen, OF. werbler; of Teutonic origin;	   cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen, akin to E.	   whirl. See {Whirl}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to	      modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain	      birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.	      [1913 Webster]	            If she be right invoked in warbled song. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.       --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. "And touch the warbled	      string." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Warble \War"ble\, v. i.	   1. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.	                                                  --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and	      variations. "Birds on the branches warbling." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to	      yodel.	      [1913 Webster]	Warble \War"ble\, n.	   A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.	   [1913 Webster]	         And he, the wondrous child,	         Whose silver warble wild	         Outvalued every pulsing sound.           --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Warbler \War"bler\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, warbles; a singer; a songster; --	      applied chiefly to birds.	      [1913 Webster]	            In lulling strains the feathered warblers woo.	                                                  --Tickell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small Old World	      singing birds belonging to the family {Sylviidae}, many of	      which are noted songsters. The bluethroat, blackcap, reed	      warbler (see under {Reed}), and sedge warbler (see under	      {Sedge}) are well-known species.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small, often bright	      colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily	      {Mniotiltidae}, or {Sylvicolinae}. They are allied to the	      Old World warblers, but most of them are not particularly	      musical.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The American warblers are often divided, according to	         their habits, into bush warblers, creeping warblers,	         fly-catching warblers, ground warblers, wood warblers,	         wormeating warblers, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bush warbler} (Zool.) any American warbler of the genus	      {Opornis}, as the Connecticut warbler ({Opornis agilis}).	      	   {Creeping warbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      very small American warblers belonging to {Parula},	      {Mniotilta}, and allied genera, as the blue yellow-backed	      warbler ({Parula Americana}), and the black-and-white	      creeper ({Mniotilta varia}).	   {Fly-catching warbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      warblers belonging to {Setophaga}, {Sylvania}, and allied	      genera having the bill hooked and notched at the tip, with	      strong rictal bristles at the base, as the hooded warbler	      ({Sylvania mitrata}), the black-capped warbler ({Sylvania	      pusilla}), the Canadian warbler ({Sylvania Canadensis}),	      and the American redstart (see {Redstart}).	   {Ground warbler} (Zool.), any American warbler of the genus	      {Geothlypis}, as the mourning ground warbler ({Geothlypis	      Philadelphia}), and the Maryland yellowthroat (see	      {Yellowthroat}).	   {Wood warbler} (Zool.), any one of numerous American warblers	      of the genus {Dendroica}. Among the most common wood	      warblers in the Eastern States are the yellowbird, or	      yellow warbler (see under {Yellow}), the black-throated	      green warbler ({Dendroica virens}), the yellow-rumped	      warbler ({Dendroica coronata}), the blackpoll ({Dendroica	      striata}), the bay-breasted warbler ({Dendroica	      castanea}), the chestnut-sided warbler ({Dendroica	      Pennsylvanica}), the Cape May warbler ({Dendroica	      tigrina}), the prairie warbler (see under {Prairie}), and	      the pine warbler ({Dendroica pinus}). See also {Magnolia	      warbler}, under {Magnolia}, and {Blackburnian warbler}.	      [1913 Webster]
Warblingly \War"bling*ly\, adv.	   In a warbling manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Warburg's tincture \War"burg's tinc"ture\ (Pharm.)	   A preparation containing quinine and many other ingredients,	   often used in the treatment of malarial affections. It was	   invented by Dr. Warburg of London.	   [1913 Webster] -ward
-ward \-ward\ (w[~e]rd), -wards \-wards\ (w[~e]rdz). [AS.	   -weard, -weardes; akin to OS. & OFries. -ward. OHG. -wert, G.	   -w[aum]rts, Icel. -ver[eth]r, Goth. -va['i]r[thorn]s, L.	   vertere to turn, versus toward, and E. worth to become.	   [root]143. See {Worth}. v. i., and cf. {Verse}. Adverbs	   ending in -wards (AS. -weardes) and some other adverbs, such	   as besides, betimes, since (OE. sithens). etc., were	   originally genitive forms used adverbially.]	   Suffixes denoting course or direction to; motion or tendency	   toward; as in backward, or backwards; toward, or towards,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Ward \Ward\, n. [AS. weard, fem., guard, weard, masc., keeper,	   guard; akin to OS. ward a watcher, warden, G. wart, OHG.	   wart, Icel. v["o]r[eth]r a warden, a watch, Goth. -wards in	   da['u]rawards a doorkeeper, and E. wary; cf. OF. warde guard,	   from the German. See {Ware}, a., {Wary}, and cf. {Guard},	   {Wraith}.]	   1. The act of guarding; watch; guard; guardianship;	      specifically, a guarding during the day. See the Note	      under {Watch}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and ward.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, guards; garrison; defender;	      protector; means of guarding; defense; protection.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the best ward of mine honor.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The assieged castle's ward	            Their steadfast stands did mightily maintain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            For want of other ward,	            He lifted up his hand, his front to guard. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The state of being under guard or guardianship;	      confinement under guard; the condition of a child under a	      guardian; custody.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he put them in ward in the house of the captain	            of the guard.                         --Gen. xl. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            I must attend his majesty's command, to whom I am	            now in ward.                          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is also inconvenient, in Ireland, that the wards	            and marriages of gentlemen's children should be in	            the disposal of any of those lords.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A guarding or defensive motion or position, as in fencing;	      guard. "Thou knowest my old ward; here I lay, and thus I	      bore my point." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One who, or that which, is guarded. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A minor or person under the care of a guardian; as, a	          ward in chancery. "You know our father's ward, the	          fair Monimia." --Otway.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A division of a county. [Eng. & Scot.]	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A division, district, or quarter of a town or city.	          [1913 Webster]	                Throughout the trembling city placed a guard,	                Dealing an equal share to every ward. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) A division of a forest. [Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) A division of a hospital; as, a fever ward.	          [1913 Webster]	   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 corresponding to a ridge in	          the lock which it fits; a ward notch. --Knight.	          [1913 Webster]	                The lock is made . . . more secure by attaching	                wards to the front, as well as to the back,	                plate of the lock, in which case the key must be	                furnished with corresponding notches.	                                                  --Tomlinson.	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	   {Ward penny} (O. Eng. Law), money paid to the sheriff or	      castellan for watching and warding a castle.	   {Ward staff}, a constable's or watchman's staff. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ward \Ward\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Warding}.] [OE. wardien, AS. weardian to keep, protect; akin	   to OS. ward?n to watch, take care, OFries. wardia, OHG.	   wart?n, G. warten to wait, wait on, attend to, Icel. var?a to	   guarantee defend, Sw. v[*a]rda to guard, to watch; cf. OF.	   warder, of German origin. See {Ward}, n., and cf. {Award},	   {Guard}, {Reward}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To keep in safety; to watch; to guard; formerly, in a	      specific sense, to guard during the day time.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose gates he found fast shut, no living wight	            To ward the same.                     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To defend; to protect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell him it was a hand that warded him	            From thousand dangers.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To defend by walls, fortifications, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To fend off; to repel; to turn aside, as anything	      mischievous that approaches; -- usually followed by off.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now wards a felling blow, now strikes again.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            The pointed javelin warded off his rage. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            It instructs the scholar in the various methods of	            warding off the force of objections.  --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	Ward \Ward\, v. i.	   1. To be vigilant; to keep guard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To act on the defensive with a weapon.	      [1913 Webster]	            She redoubling her blows drove the stranger to no	            other shift than to ward and go back. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]
Ward-corn \Ward"-corn`\, n. [Ward + F. corne horn, L. cornu.]	   (O. Eng. Law)	   The duty of keeping watch and ward (see the Note under	   {Watch}, n., 1) with a horn to be blown upon any occasion of	   surprise. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Wardcorps \Ward"corps`\, n. [Wars + corps.]	   Guardian; one set to watch over another. [Obs.] "Though thou	   preyedest Argus . . . to be my wardcorps." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Warden \Ward"en\, n. [OE. wardein, OF. wardein, gardein,	   gardain, F. gardien. See {Guardian}, and {Ward} guard.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A keeper; a guardian; a watchman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He called to the warden on the . . . battlements.	                                                  --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An officer who keeps or guards; a keeper; as, the warden	      of a prison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A head official; as, the warden of a college; specifically	      (Eccl.), a churchwarden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. [Properly, a keeping pear.] A large, hard pear, chiefly	      used for baking and roasting. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I would have had him roasted like a warden. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Warden pie}, a pie made of warden pears. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Wardenry
Wardenry \Ward"en*ry\, Wardenship \Ward"en*ship\, n.	   The office or jurisdiction of a warden.	   [1913 Webster]
Warder \Ward"er\, n.	   1. One who wards or keeps; a keeper; a guard. "The warders of	      the gate." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A truncheon or staff carried by a king or a commander in	      chief, and used in signaling his will.	      [1913 Webster]	            When, lo! the king suddenly changed his mind,	            Casts down his warder to arrest them there.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wafting his warder thrice about his head,	            He cast it up with his auspicious hand,	            Which was the signal, through the English spread,	            This they should charge.              --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wardian \Ward"i*an\, a.	   Designating, or pertaining to, a kind of glass inclosure for	   keeping ferns, mosses, etc., or for transporting growing	   plants from a distance; as, a Wardian case of plants; -- so	   named from the inventor, Nathaniel B. Ward, an Englishman.	   [1913 Webster]
Wardmote \Ward"mote`\, n.	   Anciently, a meeting of the inhabitants of a ward; also, a	   court formerly held in each ward of London for trying	   defaults in matters relating to the watch, police, and the	   like. --Brande & C. "Wards and wardmotes." --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Wardrobe \Ward"robe`\, n. [OE. warderobe, OF. warderobe, F.	   garderobe; of German origin. See {Ward}, v. t., and {Robe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing	      apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up	      clothes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wearing apparel, in general; articles of dress or personal	      decoration.	      [1913 Webster]	            Flowers that their gay wardrobe wear. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a pair of saddlebags containing his wardrobe.	                                                  --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A privy. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Wardroom \Ward"room`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A room occupied as a messroom by the commissioned	      officers of a war vessel. See {Gunroom}. --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A room used by the citizens of a city ward, for meetings,	      political caucuses, elections, etc. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
-wards \-wards\	   See {-ward}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wardship \Ward"ship\, n.	   1. The office of a ward or keeper; care and protection of a	      ward; guardianship; right of guardianship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wardship is incident to tenure in socage.	                                                  --Blackstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of begin under a guardian; pupilage.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was the wisest act . . . in my wardship. --B.	                                                  Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Wardsman \Wards"man\, n.; pl. {Wardsmen}.	   A man who keeps ward; a guard. [R.] --Sydney Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Ware \Ware\, obs. imp. of {Wear}.	   Wore.	   [1913 Webster]	Ware \Ware\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To wear, or veer. See {Wear}.	   [1913 Webster]	Ware \Ware\, n. [AS. w[=a]r.] (Bot.)	   Seaweed. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ware goose} (Zool.), the brant; -- so called because it	      feeds on ware, or seaweed. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Ware \Ware\, n. [OE. ware, AS. waru; akin to D. waar, G. waare,	   Icel. & Sw. vara, Dan. vare; and probably to E. worth, a. See	   {Worth}, a.]	   Articles of merchandise; the sum of articles of a particular	   kind or class; style or class of manufactures; especially, in	   the plural, goods; commodities; merchandise. "Retails his	   wares at wakes." --Shak. "To chaffer with them and eke to	   sell them their ware." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         It the people of the land bring ware or any victuals on	         the Sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy it of	         them on the Sabbath, or on the holy day. --Neh. x. 31.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although originally and properly a collective noun, it	         admits of a plural form, when articles of merchandise	         of different kinds are meant. It is often used in	         composition; as in hardware, glassware, tinware, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	Ware \Ware\, a. [OE. war, AS. w[ae]r. [root]142. See {Wary}.]	   A ware; taking notice; hence, wary; cautious; on one's guard.	   See {Beware}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She was ware and knew it bet [better] than he.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of whom be thou ware also.               --2. Tim. iv.	                                                  15.	   [1913 Webster]	         He is ware enough; he is wily and circumspect for	         stirring up any sedition.                --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The only good that grows of passed fear	         Is to be wise, and ware of like again.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Ware \Ware\, n. [AS. waru caution.]	   The state of being ware or aware; heed. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Ware \Ware\, v. t. [As. warian.]	   To make ware; to warn; to take heed of; to beware of; to	   guard against. "Ware that I say." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         God . . . ware you for the sin of avarice. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then ware a rising tempest on the main.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wareful \Ware"ful\, a.	   Wary; watchful; cautious. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Warefulness \Ware"ful*ness\, n.	   Wariness; cautiousness. [Obs.] "Full of warefulness." --Sir	   P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Warega fly \Wa*re"ga fly`\ (Zool.)	   A Brazilian fly whose larvae live in the skin of man and	   animals, producing painful sores.	   [1913 Webster]
Warehouse \Ware"house`\, n.; pl. {Warehouses}.	   A storehouse for wares, or goods. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Warehouse \Ware"house`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warehoused}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Warehousing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To deposit or secure in a warehouse.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place in the warehouse of the government or customhouse	      stores, to be kept until duties are paid.	      [1913 Webster]
Warehouseman \Ware"house`man\, n.; pl. {Warehousemen}.	   1. One who keeps a warehouse; the owner or keeper of a dock	      warehouse or wharf store.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who keeps a wholesale shop or store for Manchester or	      woolen goods. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Warehouseman's itch} (Med.), a form of eczema occurring on	      the back of the hands of warehousemen.	      [1913 Webster]
Warehousing \Ware"hous`ing\, n.	   The act of placing goods in a warehouse, or in a customhouse	   store.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Warehousing system}, an arrangement for lodging imported	      articles in the customhouse stores, without payment of	      duties until they are taken out for home consumption. If	      reexported, they are not charged with a duty. See {Bonded	      warehouse}, under {Bonded}, a.	      [1913 Webster]
Wareless \Ware"less\, a. [See {Ware}, n.]	   Unwary; incautious; unheeding; careless; unaware. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And wareless of the evil	         That by themselves unto themselves is wrought.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Warely \Ware"ly\, adv.	   Cautiously; warily. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They bound him hand and foot with iron chains,	         And with continual watch did warely keep. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Warence \War"ence\, n. [OF. warance. F. garance, LL. warentia,	   garantia.] (Bot.)	   Madder.	   [1913 Webster]
Wareroom \Ware"room`\, n.	   A room in which goods are stored or exhibited for sale.	   [1913 Webster]
Wares \Wares\, n. pl.	   See 4th {Ware}.	   [1913 Webster]
Warfare \War"fare`\, n. [War + OE. fare a journey, a passage,	   course, AS. faru. See {Fare}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Military service; military life; contest carried on by	      enemies; hostilities; war.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Philistines gathered their armies together for	            warfare, to fight with Israel.        --I Sam.	                                                  xxviii. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            This day from battle rest;	            Faithful hath been your warfare.      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contest; struggle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor.	                                                  x. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Warfare \War"fare`\, v. i.	   To lead a military life; to carry on continual wars.	   --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Warfarer \War"far`er\, n.	   One engaged in warfare; a military man; a soldier; a warrior.	   [1913 Webster]
Warhable \War"ha`ble\, a. [War + hable.]	   Fit for war. [Obs.] "Warhable youth." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wariangle \War`i*an"gle\, n. [OE. wariangel, weryangle; cf. AS.	   wearg outlaw, criminal, OHG, warg, warch, Goth. wargs (in	   comp.), G. w["u]rgengel, i. e., destroying angel, destroyer,	   killer, and E. worry.] (Zool.)	   The red-backed shrike ({Lanius collurio}); -- called also	   {w["u]rger}, {worrier}, and {throttler}. [Written also	   {warriangle}, {weirangle}, etc.] [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Warily \Wa"ri*ly\, adv.	   In a wary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Wariment \Wa"ri*ment\, n.	   Wariness. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Warine \War"ine\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American monkey, one of the sapajous.	   [1913 Webster]
Wariness \Wa"ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wary; care to foresee and guard	   against evil; cautiousness. "An almost reptile wariness."	   --G. W. Cable.	   [1913 Webster]	         To determine what are little things in religion, great	         wariness is to be used.                  --Sprat.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Caution; watchfulness; circumspection; foresight; care;	        vigilance; scrupulousness.	        [1913 Webster]
Warish \War"ish\, v. t. [OF. warir to protect, heal, cure, F.	   gu['e]ri? to cure; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. werian,	   weren, to protect, to hinder. See {Garret}.]	   To protect from the effects of; hence, to cure; to heal.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         My brother shall be warished hastily.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Varro testifies that even at this day there be some who	         warish and cure the stinging of serpents with their	         spittle.                                 --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Warish \War"ish\, v. i.	   To be cured; to recover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Your daughter . . . shall warish and escape. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Warison \War"i*son\, n. [OF. warison safety, supplies, cure, F.	   gu['e]rison cure. See {Warish}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Preparation; protection; provision; supply. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Reward; requital; guerdon. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit and wisdom is good warysoun.      --Proverbs of	                                                  Hending.	      [1913 Webster]
Wark \Wark\, n. [See {Work}.]	   Work; a building. [Obs. or Scot.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Warkloom \Wark"loom\, n.	   A tool; an implement. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Warlike \War"like`\, a.	   1. Fit for war; disposed for war; as, a warlike state; a	      warlike disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old Siward, with ten thousand warlike men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Belonging or relating to war; military; martial.	      [1913 Webster]	            The great archangel from his warlike toil Surceased.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Martial; hostile; soldierly. See {Martial}.	        [1913 Webster]
Warlikeness \War"like`ness\, n.	   Quality of being warlike.	   [1913 Webster]
Warling \War"ling\, n.	   One often quarreled with; -- ? word coined, perhaps, to rhyme	   with darling. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Better be an old man's darling than a young man's	         warling.                                 --Camde?.	   [1913 Webster]
Warlock \War"lock\, n. [OE. warloghe a deceiver, a name or the	   Devil, AS. w?rloga a belier or breaker of his agreement,	   word, or pledge; w?r covenant, troth (aki? to L. verus true;	   see {Very}) + loga a liar (in comp.), le['o]gan to lie. See	   3d {Lie}.]	   A male witch; a wizard; a sprite; an imp. [Written also	   {warluck}.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         It was Eyvind Kallda's crew	         Of warlocks blue,	         With their caps of darkness hooded!      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Warlock \War"lock\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a warlock or warlock; impish. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou shalt win the warlock fight.        --J. R. Drak?.	   [1913 Webster]
Warlockry \War"lock*ry\, n.	   Impishness; magic.	   [1913 Webster]
Warly \War"ly\, a.	   Warlike. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Warm \Warm\, a. [Compar. {Warmer}; superl. {Warmest}.] [AS.	   wearm; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. warm, Icel. varmr, Sw.	   & Dan. varm, Goth. warmjan to warm; probably akin to Lith.	   virti to cook, boil; or perhaps to Skr. gharma heat, OL.	   formus warm. ???, ???.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having heat in a moderate degree; not cold as, warm milk.	      "Whose blood is warm within." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Warm and still is the summer night.   --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a sensation of heat, esp. of gentle heat; glowing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Subject to heat; having prevalence of heat, or little or	      no cold weather; as, the warm climate of Egypt.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Not cool, indifferent, lukewarm, or the like, in	      spirit or temper; zealous; ardent; fervent; excited;	      sprightly; irritable; excitable.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mirth, and youth, and warm desire!    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each warm wish springs mutual from the heart.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            They say he's warm man and does not care to be mad?	            mouths at.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            I had been none of the warmest of partisans.	                                                  --Hawthor??.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Violent; vehement; furious; excited; passionate; as, a	      warm contest; a warm debate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Welcome, daylight; we shall have warm work on't.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Being well off as to property, or in good circumstances;	      forehanded; rich. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Warm householders, every one of them. --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	            You shall have a draft upon him, payable at sight:	            and let me tell you he as warm a man as any within	            five miles round him.                 --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. In children's games, being near the object sought for;	      hence, being close to the discovery of some person, thing,	      or fact concealed. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Here, indeed, young Mr. Dowse was getting "warm," ??	            children say at blindman's buff.      --Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Paint.) Having yellow or red for a basis, or in their	      composition; -- said of colors, and opposed to cold which	      is of blue and its compounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ardent; zealous; fervent; glowing; enthusiastic;	        cordial; keen; violent; furious; hot.	        [1913 Webster]	Warm \Warm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Warming}.] [AS. wearmian. See {Warm}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To communicate a moderate degree of heat to; to render	      warm; to supply or furnish heat to; as, a stove warms an	      apartment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shall it [an ash tree] be for a man to burn;	            for he will take thereof and warm himself. --Isa.	                                                  xliv 15	      [1913 Webster]	            Enough to warm, but not enough to burn.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make engaged or earnest; to interest; to engage; to	      excite ardor or zeal; to enliven.	      [1913 Webster]	            I formerly warmed my head with reading controversial	            writings.                             --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bright hopes, that erst bosom warmed. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Warm \Warm\, v. i. [AS. wearmian.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To become warm, or moderately heated; as, the earth soon	      warms in a clear day summer.	      [1913 Webster]	            There shall not be a coal to warm at. --Isa. xlvii.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become ardent or animated; as, the speake? warms as he	      proceeds.	      [1913 Webster]	Warm \Warm\, n.	   The act of warming, or the state of being warmed; a warming;	   a heating. [Colloq.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Warm-blooded \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 maintaining a nearly uniform temperature	   whatever the temperature of the surrounding air. See	   {Homoiothermal}.	   [1913 Webster]
Warmer \Warm"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, warms.	   [1913 Webster]
Warmful \Warm"ful\, a.	   Abounding in capacity to warm; giving warmth; as, a warmful	   garment. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Warm-hearted \Warm"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having strong affection; cordial; sincere; hearty;	   sympathetic. -- {Warm"-heart`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Warming \Warm"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Warm}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Warming pan}, a long-handled covered pan into which live	      coals are put, -- used for warming beds. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Warmly \Warm"ly\, adv.	   In a warm manner; ardently.	   [1913 Webster]
Warmness \Warm"ness\, n.	   Warmth. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Warmonger \War"mon`ger\, n.	   One who makes ar a trade or business; a mercenary. [R.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Warmouth \War"mouth\, n. (Zool.)	   An American freshwater bream, or sunfish ({Chaenobryttus	   gulosus}); -- called also {red-eyed bream}.	   [1913 Webster]
Warmth \Warmth\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being warm; gentle heat; as, the	      warmth of the sun; the warmth of the blood; vital warmth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here kindly warmth their mounting juice ferments.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A state of lively and excited interest; zeal; ardor;	      fervor; passion; enthusiasm; earnestness; as, the warmth	      of love or piety; he replied with much warmth. "Spiritual	      warmth, and holy fires." --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            That warmth . . . which agrees with Christian zeal.	                                                  --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Paint.) The glowing effect which arises from the use of	      warm colors; hence, any similar appearance or effect in a	      painting, or work of color.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Zeal; ardor; fervor; fervency; heat; glow; earnestness;	        cordiality; animation; eagerness; excitement; vehemence.	        [1913 Webster]
Warmthless \Warmth"less\, a.	   Being without warmth; not communicating warmth; cold. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Warn \Warn\ (w[add]rn), v. t. [OE. wernen, AS. weornan, wyrnan.	   Cf. {Warn} to admonish.]	   To refuse. [Written also {wern}, {worn}.] [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Warn \Warn\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Warning}.] [OE. warnen, warnien, AS. warnian, wearnian, to	   take heed, to warn; akin to AS. wearn denial, refusal, OS.	   warning, wernian, to refuse, OHG. warnen, G. warnen to warn,	   OFries. warna, werna, Icel. varna to refuse; and probably to	   E. wary. ????.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make ware or aware; to give previous information to; to	      give notice to; to notify; to admonish; hence, to notify	      or summon by authority; as, to warn a town meeting; to	      warn a tenant to quit a house. "Warned of the ensuing	      fight." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cornelius the centurion . . . was warned from God by	            an holy angel to send for thee.       --Acts x. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who is it that hath warned us to the walls? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give notice to, of approaching or probable danger or	      evil; to caution against anything that may prove	      injurious. "Juturna warns the Daunian chief of Lausus'	      danger, urging swift relief." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To ward off. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Warner \Warn"er\, n.	   One who warns; an admonisher.	   [1913 Webster]	Warner \Warn"er\, n.	   A warrener. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Warning \Warn"ing\, a.	   Giving previous notice; cautioning; admonishing; as, a	   warning voice.	   [1913 Webster]	         That warning timepiece never ceased.     --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Warning piece}, {Warning wheel} (Horol.), a piece or wheel	      which produces a sound shortly before the clock strikes.	      [1913 Webster]	Warning \Warn"ing\, n.	   1. Previous notice. "At a month's warning." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            A great journey to take upon so short a warning.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Caution against danger, or against faults or evil	      practices which incur danger; admonition; monition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Could warning make the world more just or wise.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Warningly \Warn"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a warning manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Warnstore \Warn"store\, v. t. [Cf. OF. warnesture, garnesture,	   provisions, supplies, and E. garnish.]	   To furnish. [Obs.] "To warnstore your house." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Warp \Warp\ (w[add]rp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warped}	   (w[add]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Warping}.] [OE. warpen; fr.	   Icel. varpa to throw, cast, varp a casting, fr. verpa to	   throw; akin to Dan. varpe to warp a ship, Sw. varpa, AS.	   weorpan to cast, OS. werpan, OFries. werpa, D. & LG. werpen,	   G. werfen, Goth. wa['i]rpan; cf. Skr. v[.r]j to twist.	   [root]144. Cf. {Wrap}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw; hence, to send forth, or throw out, as words; to	      utter. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn or twist out of shape; esp., to twist or bend out	      of a flat plane by contraction or otherwise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The planks looked warped.             --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Walter warped his mouth at this	            To something so mock solemn, that I laughed.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To turn aside from the true direction; to cause to bend or	      incline; to pervert.	      [1913 Webster]	            This first avowed, nor folly warped my mind.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have no private considerations to warp me in this	            controversy.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are divested of all those passions which cloud	            the intellects, and warp the understandings, of men.	                                                  --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To weave; to fabricate. [R. & Poetic.] --Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            While doth he mischief warp.          --Sternhold.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To tow or move, as a vessel, with a line, or warp,	      attached to a buoy, anchor, or other fixed object.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To cast prematurely, as young; -- said of cattle, sheep,	      etc. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Agric.) To let the tide or other water in upon (lowlying	      land), for the purpose of fertilization, by a deposit of	      warp, or slimy substance. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Rope Making) To run off the reel into hauls to be tarred,	      as yarns.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Weaving) To arrange (yarns) on a warp beam.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Aeronautics) To twist the end surfaces of (an aerocurve	       in an airfoil) in order to restore or maintain	       equilibrium.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Warped surface} (Geom.), a surface generated by a straight	      line moving so that no two of its consecutive positions	      shall be in the same plane. --Davies & Peck.	      [1913 Webster]	Warp \Warp\, v. i.	   1. To turn, twist, or be twisted out of shape; esp., to be	      twisted or bent out of a flat plane; as, a board warps in	      seasoning or shrinking.	      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[1913 Webster]	Warp \Warp\, n. [AS. wearp; akin to Icel. varp a casting,	   throwing, Sw. varp the draught of a net, Dan. varp a towline,	   OHG. warf warp, G. werft. See {Warp}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Weaving) The threads which are extended lengthwise in the	      loom, and crossed by the woof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A rope used in hauling or moving a vessel, usually	      with one end attached to an anchor, a post, or other fixed	      object; a towing line; a warping hawser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Agric.) A slimy substance deposited on land by tides,	      etc., by which a rich alluvial soil is formed. --Lyell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A premature casting of young; -- said of cattle, sheep,	      etc. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Four; esp., four herrings; a cast. See {Cast}, n., 17.	      [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. [From {Warp}, v.] The state of being warped or twisted;	      as, the warp of a board.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Warp beam}, the roller on which the warp is wound in a loom.	      	   {Warp fabric}, fabric produced by warp knitting.	   {Warp frame}, or {Warp-net frame}, a machine for making warp	      lace having a number of needles and employing a thread for	      each needle.	   {Warp knitting}, a kind of knitting in which a number of	      threads are interchained each with one or more contiguous	      threads on either side; -- also called {warp weaving}.	   {Warp lace}, or {Warp net}, lace having a warp crossed by	      weft threads.	      [1913 Webster]
Warpage \Warp"age\, n.	   The act of warping; also, a charge per ton made on shipping	   in some harbors.	   [1913 Webster]
Warpath \War"path`\, n.	   The route taken by a party of Indians going on a warlike	   expedition. --Schoolcraft.	   [1913 Webster]	   {On the warpath}, on a hostile expedition; hence,	      colloquially, about to attack a person or measure.	      [1913 Webster]
Warper \Warp"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, warps or twists out of shape.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who, or that which, forms yarn or thread into warps or	      webs for the loom.	      [1913 Webster]
Warping \Warp"ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of one who, or that which, warps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art or occupation of preparing warp or webs for the	      weaver. --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Warping bank}, a bank of earth raised round a field to	      retain water let in for the purpose of enriching land.	      --Craig.	   {Warping hook}, a hook used by rope makers for hanging the	      yarn on, when warping it into hauls for tarring.	   {Warping mill}, a machine for warping yarn.	   {Warping penny}, money, varying according to the length of	      the thread, paid to the weaver by the spinner on laying	      the warp. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   {Warping post}, a strong post used in warping rope-yarn.	      [1913 Webster]
Warp knitting \Warp knitting\	   A kind of knitting in which a number of threads are	   interchained each with one or more contiguous threads on	   either side.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Warproof \War"proof`\, n.	   Valor tried by war.	   [1913 Webster]
Warp speed \Warp speed\ [From science fiction tales of spaceship	   drives operating by warping the shape of space or of time.]	   literally, a speed faster than the speed of light; fig., an	   extremely high speed, usually the fastest possible; -- used	   only in the figurative sense except in fiction.	   [PJC]
Warragal \War"ra*gal\, n. (Zool.)	   The dingo.	   [1913 Webster]
Warrandice \War"ran*dice\, n. [See {Warrantise}.] (Scots Law)	   The obligation by which a person, conveying a subject or a	   right, is bound to uphold that subject or right against every	   claim, challenge, or burden arising from circumstances prior	   to the conveyance; warranty. [Written also {warrandise}.]	   --Craig.	   [1913 Webster]
Warrant \War"rant\, n. [OE. warant, OF. warant a warrant, a	   defender, protector, F. garant, originally a p. pr. pf German	   origin, fr. OHG. wer[=e]n to grant, warrant, G. gew[aum]hren;	   akin to OFries. wera. Cf. {Guarantee}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which warrants or authorizes; a commission giving	      authority, or justifying the doing of anything; an act,	      instrument, or obligation, by which one person authorizes	      another to do something which he has not otherwise a right	      to do; an act or instrument investing one with a right or	      authority, and thus securing him from loss or damage;	      commission; authority. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A writing which authorizes a person to receive money	          or other thing.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) (Law) A precept issued by a magistrate authorizing an	          officer to make an arrest, a seizure, or a search, or	          do other acts incident to the administration of	          justice.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Mil. & Nav.) An official certificate of appointment	          issued to an officer of lower rank than a commissioned	          officer. See {Warrant officer}, below.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. That which vouches or insures for anything; guaranty;	      security.	      [1913 Webster]	            I give thee warrant of thy place.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His worth is warrant for his welcome hither. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which attests or proves; a voucher.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Right; legality; allowance. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bench warrant}. (Law) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Dock warrant} (Com.), a customhouse license or authority.	   {General warrant}. (Law) See under {General}.	   {Land warrant}. See under {Land}.	   {Search warrant}. (Law) See under {Search}, n.	   {Warrant of attorney} (Law), written authority given by one	      person to another empowering him to transact business for	      him; specifically, written authority given by a client to	      his attorney to appear for him in court, and to suffer	      judgment to pass against him by confession in favor of	      some specified person. --Bouvier.	   {Warrant officer}, a noncommissioned officer, as a sergeant,	      corporal, bandmaster, etc., in the army, or a	      quartermaster, gunner, boatswain, etc., in the navy.	   {Warrant to sue and defend}.	      (a) (O. Eng. Law) A special warrant from the crown,	          authorizing a party to appoint an attorney to sue or	          defend for him.	      (b) A special authority given by a party to his attorney	          to commence a suit, or to appear and defend a suit in	          his behalf. This warrant is now disused. --Burrill.	          [1913 Webster]	Warrant \War"rant\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warranted}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Warranting}.] [OE. waranten, OF. warantir, garantir,	   guarantir, garentir, garandir, F. garantir to warrant, fr.	   OF. warant, garant, guarant, a warrant, a protector, a	   defender, F. garant. [root]142. See {Warrant}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make secure; to give assurance against harm; to	      guarantee safety to; to give authority or power to do, or	      forbear to do, anything by which the person authorized is	      secured, or saved harmless, from any loss or damage by his	      action.	      [1913 Webster]	            That show I first my body to warrant. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll warrant him from drowning.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a place	            Less warranted than this, or less secure,	            I can not be.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To support by authority or proof; to justify; to maintain;	      to sanction; as, reason warrants it.	      [1913 Webster]	            True fortitude is seen in great exploits,	            That justice warrants, and that wisdom guides.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            How little while it is since he went forth out of	            his study, -- chewing a Hebrew text of Scripture in	            his mouth, I warrant.                 --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give a warrant or warranty to; to assure as if by	      giving a warrant to.	      [1913 Webster]	            [My neck is] as smooth as silk, I warrant ye. --L'	                                                  Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) To secure to, as a grantee, an estate granted; to	          assure.	      (b) To secure to, as a purchaser of goods, the title to	          the same; to indemnify against loss.	      (c) To secure to, as a purchaser, the quality or quantity	          of the goods sold, as represented. See {Warranty}, n.,	          2.	      (d) To assure, as a thing sold, to the purchaser; that is,	          to engage that the thing is what it appears, or is	          represented, to be, which implies a covenant to make	          good any defect or loss incurred by it.	          [1913 Webster]
Warrantable \War"rant*a*ble\, a.	   Authorized by commission, precept, or right; justifiable;	   defensible; as, the seizure of a thief is always warrantable	   by law and justice; falsehood is never warrantable.	   [1913 Webster]	         His meals are coarse and short, his employment	         warrantable, his sleep certain and refreshing. --South.	   [1913 Webster] -- {War"rant*a*ble*ness}, n. --	   {War"rant*bly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Warrantee \War`ran*tee"\, n. (Law)	   The person to whom a warrant or warranty is made.	   [1913 Webster]
Warranter \War"rant*er\, n.	   1. One who warrants, gives authority, or legally empowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who assures, or covenants to assure; one who	      contracts to secure another in a right, or to make good	      any defect of title or quality; one who gives a warranty;	      a guarantor; as, the warranter of a horse.	      [1913 Webster]
Warrantise \War"rant*ise\, n. [OF. warentise, warandise,	   garantise. See {Warrant}, n.]	   Authority; security; warranty. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Warrantise \War"rant*ise\, v. t.	   To warrant. [Obs.] --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Warrantor \War"rant*or\, n. (Law)	   One who warrants.	   [1913 Webster]
Warranty \War"rant*y\, n.; pl. {Warranties}. [OF. warantie, F.	   garantie. See {Warrant}, n., and cf. {Guaranty}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anc. Law) A covenant real, whereby the grantor of an	      estate of freehold and his heirs were bound to warrant and	      defend the title, and, in case of eviction by title	      paramount, to yield other lands of equal value in	      recompense. This warranty has long singe become obsolete,	      and its place supplied by personal covenants for title.	      Among these is the covenant of warranty, which runs with	      the land, and is in the nature of a real covenant. --Kent.	      [1913 Webster]	   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	      declared or promised to be. In sales of goods by persons	      in possession, there is an implied warranty of title, but,	      as to the quality of goods, the rule of every sale is,	      Caveat emptor. --Chitty. Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Insurance Law) A stipulation or engagement by a party	      insured, that certain things, relating to the subject of	      insurance, or affecting the risk, exist, or shall exist,	      or have been done, or shall be done. These warranties,	      when express, should appear in the policy; but there are	      certain implied warranties. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Justificatory mandate or precept; authority; warrant. [R.]	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they disobey precept, that is no excuse to us,	            nor gives us any warranty . . . to disobey likewise.	                                                  --Kettlewe??.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Security; warrant; guaranty.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stamp was a warranty of the public. --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Guarantee}.	        [1913 Webster]	Warranty \War"rant*y\, v. t.	   To warrant; to guarantee.	   [1913 Webster]
Warray \War"ray\, v. t. [OF. werreier, werrier, guerroier, F.	   guerroyer, from OF. werre war, F. guerre; of German origin.	   See {War}.]	   To make war upon. [Obs.] Fairfax. "When a man warrayeth	   truth." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Warre \Warre\, a. [OE. werre; of Scand. origin. See {Worse}.]	   Worse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They say the world is much warre than it wont.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Warren \War"ren\ (w[o^]r"r[e^]n), n. [OF. waresne, warenne,	   garene, F. garenne, from OF. warer, garer, to beware, to take	   care; of Teutonic origin; cf. OHG. war[=o]n (in comp.), OS.	   war[=o]n to take care, to observe, akin to E. wary.	   [root]142. See {Wary}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eng Law)	      (a) A place privileged, by prescription or grant the king,	          for keeping certain animals (as hares, conies,	          partridges, pheasants, etc.) called beasts and fowls	          of warren. --Burrill.	      (b) A privilege which one has in his lands, by royal grant	          or prescription, of hunting and taking wild beasts and	          birds of warren, to the exclusion of any other person	          not entering by his permission. --Spelman.	          [1913 Webster]	                They wend both warren and in waste. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: The warren is the next franchise in degree to the park;	         and a forest, which is the highest in dignity,	         comprehends a chase, a park, and a free warren.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of ground for the breeding of rabbits.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A place for keeping flash, in a river.	      [1913 Webster]
Warrener \War"ren*er\, n.	   The keeper of a warren.	   [1913 Webster]
Warriangle \War`ri*an"gle\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wariangle}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Warrie \War"rie\, v. t.	   See {Warye}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Warrin \War"rin\, n. [From a native name.] (Zool.)	   An Australian lorikeet ({Trichoglossus multicolor})	   remarkable for the variety and brilliancy of its colors; --	   called also {blue-bellied lorikeet}, and {blue-bellied	   parrot}.	   [1913 Webster]
Warrior \War"rior\ (?; 277), n. [OE. werreour, OF. werreour,	   guerreor, from guerre, werre, war. See {War}, and {Warray}.]	   A man engaged or experienced in war, or in the military life;	   a soldier; a champion.	   [1913 Webster]	         Warriors old with ordered spear and shield. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Warrior ant} (Zool.), a reddish ant ({Formica sanguinea})	      native of Europe and America. It is one of the species	      which move in armies to capture and enslave other ants.	      [1913 Webster]
Warrioress \War"rior*ess\, n.	   A female warrior. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
War room \War" room`\	   1. a room in a military headquarters to which the current	      status of military operations is reported from the field,	      and the situation is evaluated, as by use of maps showing	      the locations of all relevant military units, both	      friendly and hostile. The room may also be used to plan	      tactics or strategy.	      [PJC]	   2. A room at the center of operations of an organization,	      such as a large business enterprise, where the status of	      operations may be discussed, or plans made, and often	      containing special equipment, such as charts, maps, or	      computers, to assist such functions.	      [PJC]	War story \War story\	   A recounting of a memorable personal experience, especially	   one involving challenge, hardship, danger, or other	   interesting features.	   [PJC]
Warry \War"ry\, v. t.	   See {Warye}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Warsaw \War"saw\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The black grouper ({Epinephelus nigritus}) of the	       southern coasts of the United States.	   (b) The jewfish; -- called also {guasa}.	       [1913 Webster]
Wart \Wart\, n. [OE. werte, AS. wearte; akin to D. wrat, G.	   warze, OHG. warza, Icel. varta, Sw. v[*a]rta, Dan. vorte;	   perh. orig., a growth, and akin to E. wort; or cf. L. verruca	   wart.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) A small, usually hard, tumor on the skin formed by	      enlargement of its vascular papillae, and thickening of	      the epidermis which covers them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An excrescence or protuberance more or less resembling a	      true wart; specifically (Bot.), a glandular excrescence or	      hardened protuberance on plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Fig wart}, {Moist wart} (Med.), a soft, bright red, pointed	      or tufted tumor found about the genitals, often massed	      into groups of large size. It is a variety of condyloma.	      Called also {pointed wart}, {venereal wart}. --L. A.	      Duhring.	   {Wart cress} (Bot.), the swine's cress. See under {Swine}.	   {Wart snake} (Zool.), any one of several species of East	      Indian colubrine snakes of the genus {Acrochordus}, having	      the body covered with wartlike tubercles or spinose	      scales, and lacking cephalic plates and ventral scutes.	   {Wart spurge} (Bot.), a kind of wartwort ({Euphorbia	      Helioscopia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Warted \Wart"ed\, a. (Bot.)	   Having little knobs on the surface; verrucose; as, a warted	   capsule.	   [1913 Webster]
Wart hog \Wart" hog`\ (Zool.)	   Either one of two species of large, savage African wild hogs	   of the genus {Phacoch[oe]rus}. These animals have a pair of	   large, rough, fleshy tubercles behind the tusks and second	   pair behind the eyes. The tusks are large and strong, and	   both pairs curve upward. The body is scantily covered with	   bristles, but there is long dorsal mane. The South African	   species ({Phacoch[oe]rus Aethiopicus}) is the best known.	   Called also {vlacke vark}. The second species	   ({Phacoch[oe]rus Aeliani}) is native of the coasts of the Red	   Sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Wartless \Wart"less\, a.	   Having no wart.	   [1913 Webster]
Wartweed \Wart"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Wartwort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wartwort \Wart"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A name given to several plants because they were thought to	   be a cure for warts, as a kind of spurge ({Euphorbia	   Helioscopia}), and the nipplewort ({Lampsana communis}).	   [1913 Webster]
Warty \Wart"y\, a.	   1. Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a	      warty leaf.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of the nature of warts; as, a warty excrescence.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Warty egg} (Zool.), a marine univalve shell ({Ovulum	      verrucosum}), having the surface covered with wartlike	      elevations.	      [1913 Webster]
Warty-back \Wart"y-back`\, n.	   An American fresh-water mussel ({Quadrula pustulosa}). Its	   shell is used in making buttons.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Warwickite \War"wick*ite\, n. (Min.)	   A dark brown or black mineral, occurring in prismatic	   crystals imbedded in limestone near Warwick, New York. It	   consists of the borate and titanate of magnesia and iron.	   [1913 Webster]
Warworn \War"worn`\, a.	   Worn with military service; as, a warworn soldier; a warworn	   coat. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wary \Wa"ry\, a. [Compar. {Warier}; superl. {Wariest}.] [OE.	   war, AS. w[ae]r; akin to Icel. v?rr, Dan. & Sw. var, Goth.	   wars, G. gewahr aware, OHG. wara notice, attention, Gr. ? to	   see. Cf. {Aware}, {Garment}, {Garnish}, {Garrison},	   {Panorama}, {Ward}, v. t. {Ware}, a., {Warren}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Cautious of danger; carefully watching and guarding	      against deception, artifices, and dangers; timorously or	      suspiciously prudent; circumspect; scrupulous; careful.	      "Bear a wary eye." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We should be wary, therefore, what persecution we	            raise against the living labors of public men.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Characterized by caution; guarded; careful.	      [1913 Webster]	            It behoveth our words to be wary and few. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cautious; circumspect; watchful. See {Cautious}.	        [1913 Webster]
Warye \War"ye\, v. t. [AS. wergian, wyrgean. Cf. {Worry}.]	   To curse; to curse; to execrate; to condemn; also, to vex.	   [Obs.] [Spelled also {warrie}, {warry}, and {wary}.] "Whom I	   thus blame and warye." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Was \Was\ (w[o^]z). [AS. w[ae]s, 2d pers. w[=ae]re, 3d pers.	   w[ae]s, pl. w[=ae]ron, with the inf. wesan to be; akin to D.	   wezen, imp. was, OHG. wesan, imp. was, G. wesen, n., a being,	   essence, war was, Icel. vera to be, imp. var, Goth. wisan to	   be, to dwell, to remain, imp. was, Skr. vas to remain, to	   dwell. [root]148. Cf. {Vernacular}, {Wassail}, {Were}, v.]	   The first and third persons singular of the verb be, in the	   indicative mood, preterit (imperfect) tense; as, I was; he	   was.	   [1913 Webster]
Wase \Wase\ (w[=a]s), n. [Cf. Sw. vase a sheaf.]	   A bundle of straw, or other material, to relieve the pressure	   of burdens carried upon the head. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Wash \Wash\ (w[o^]sh), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Washed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Washing}.] [OE. waschen, AS. wascan; akin to D.	   wasschen, G. waschen, OHG. wascan, Icel. & Sw. vaska, Dan.	   vaske, and perhaps to E. water. [root]150.]	   1. To cleanse by ablution, or dipping or rubbing in water; to	      apply water or other liquid to for the purpose of	      cleansing; to scrub with water, etc., or as with water;	      as, to wash the hands or body; to wash garments; to wash	      sheep or wool; to wash the pavement or floor; to wash the	      bark of trees.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Pilate saw that he could prevail nothing, . . .	            he took water and washed his hands before the	            multitude, saying, I am innocent of the blood of	            this just person.                     --Matt. xxvii.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and	      moisten; hence, to overflow or dash against; as, waves	      wash the shore.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fresh-blown roses washed with dew.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The landscape] washed with a cold, gray mist.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To waste or abrade by the force of water in motion; as,	      heavy rains wash a road or an embankment.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To remove by washing to take away by, or as by, the action	      of water; to drag or draw off as by the tide; -- often	      with away, off, out, etc.; as, to wash dirt from the	      hands.	      [1913 Webster]	            Arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins.	                                                  --Acts xxii.	                                                  16.	      [1913 Webster]	            The tide will wash you off.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cover with a thin or watery coat of color; to tint	      lightly and thinly.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To overlay with a thin coat of metal; as, steel washed	      with silver.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause dephosphorisation of (molten pig iron) by adding	      substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese	      oxide.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a	      liquid for the purpose of purifying it, esp. by removing	      soluble constituents.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {To wash gold}, etc., to treat earth or gravel, or crushed	      ore, with water, in order to separate the gold or other	      metal, or metallic ore, through their higher density.	   {To wash the hands of}. See under {Hand}.	      [1913 Webster]	Wash \Wash\, v. i.	   1. To perform the act of ablution.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wash in Jordan seven times.           --2 Kings v.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clean anything by rubbing or dipping it in water; to	      perform the business of cleansing clothes, ore, etc., in	      water. "She can wash and scour." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bear without injury the operation of being washed; as,	      some calicoes do not wash. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a	      running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the	      sea; -- said of road, a beach, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To use washes, as for the face or hair.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. To move with a lapping or swashing sound, or the like; to	      lap; splash; as, to hear the water washing.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   7. to be accepted as true or valid; to be proven true by	      subsequent evidence; -- usually used in the negative; as,	      his alibi won't wash. [informal]	      [PJC]	Wash \Wash\, n.	   1. The act of washing; an ablution; a cleansing, wetting, or	      dashing with water; hence, a quantity, as of clothes,	      washed at once.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A piece of ground washed by the action of a sea or river,	      or sometimes covered and sometimes left dry; the	      shallowest part of a river, or arm of the sea; also, a	      bog; a marsh; a fen; as, the washes in Lincolnshire. "The	      Wash of Edmonton so gay." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	            These Lincoln washes have devoured them. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Substances collected and deposited by the action of water;	      as, the wash of a sewer, of a river, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wash of pastures, fields, commons, and roads,	            where rain water hath a long time settled.	                                                  --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Waste liquid, the refuse of food, the collection from	      washed dishes, etc., from a kitchen, often used as food	      for pigs. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Distilling)	      (a) The fermented wort before the spirit is extracted.	      (b) A mixture of dunder, molasses, water, and scummings,	          used in the West Indies for distillation. --B.	          Edwards.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. That with which anything is washed, or wetted, smeared,	      tinted, etc., upon the surface. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A liquid cosmetic for the complexion.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A liquid dentifrice.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A liquid preparation for the hair; as, a hair wash.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) A medical preparation in a liquid form for external	          application; a lotion.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) (Painting) A thin coat of color, esp. water color.	          [1913 Webster]	      (j) A thin coat of metal applied in a liquid form on any	          object, for beauty or preservation; -- called also	          {washing}.	          [1913 Webster +PJC]	   7. (Naut.)	      (a) The blade of an oar, or the thin part which enters the	          water.	      (b) The backward current or disturbed water caused by the	          action of oars, or of a steamer's screw or paddles,	          etc.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. The flow, swash, or breaking of a body of water, as a	      wave; also, the sound of it.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Ten strikes, or bushels, of oysters. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   10. [Western U. S.] (Geol.)	       (a) Gravel and other rock d['e]bris transported and	           deposited by running water; coarse alluvium.	       (b) An alluvial cone formed by a stream at the base of a	           mountain.	           [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. The dry bed of an intermittent stream, sometimes at the	       bottom of a canyon; as, the Amargosa wash, Diamond wash;	       -- called also {dry wash}. [Western U. S.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   12. (Arch.) The upper surface of a member or material when	       given a slope to shed water. Hence, a structure or	       receptacle shaped so as to receive and carry off water,	       as a carriage wash in a stable.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   13. an action or situation in which the gains and losses are	       equal, or closely compensate each other.	       [PJC]	   14. (Aeronautics) the disturbance of the air left behind in	       the wake of a moving airplane or one of its parts.	       [PJC]	   {Wash ball}, a ball of soap to be used in washing the hands	      or face. --Swift.	   {Wash barrel} (Fisheries), a barrel nearly full of split	      mackerel, loosely put in, and afterward filled with salt	      water in order to soak the blood from the fish before	      salting.	   {Wash bottle}. (Chem.)	       (a) A bottle partially filled with some liquid through	           which gases are passed for the purpose of purifying	           them, especially by removing soluble constituents.	       (b) A washing bottle. See under {Washing}.	   {Wash gilding}. See {Water gilding}.	   {Wash leather}, split sheepskin dressed with oil, in	      imitation of chamois, or shammy, and used for dusting,	      cleaning glass or plate, etc.; also, alumed, or buff,	      leather for soldiers' belts.	      [1913 Webster]	Wash \Wash\, a.	   1. Washy; weak. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Their bodies of so weak and wash a temper. --Beau. &	                                                  Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of being washed without injury; washable; as, wash	      goods. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Washable \Wash"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being washed without damage to fabric or color.	   [1913 Webster]
Washboard \Wash"board`\, n.	   1. A fluted, or ribbed, board on which clothes are rubbed in	      washing them.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A board running round, and serving as a facing for, the	      walls of a room, next to the floor; a mopboard.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) A broad, thin plank, fixed along the gunwale of	      boat to keep the sea from breaking inboard; also, a plank	      on the sill of a lower deck port, for the same purpose; --	      called also {wasteboard}. --Mar. Dict.	      [1913 Webster]
Washbowl \Wash"bowl`\, n.	   A basin, or bowl, to hold water for washing one's hands,	   face, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Washdish \Wash"dish`\, n.	   1. A washbowl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Same as {Washerwoman}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wash drawing \Wash drawing\ (Art)	   In water-color painting, work in, or a work done chiefly in,	   washes, as distinguished from that done in stipple, in body	   color, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Washed \Washed\, a. (Zool.)	   Appearing as if overlaid with a thin layer of different	   color; -- said of the colors of certain birds and insects.	   [1913 Webster]	Washed sale \Washed sale\	   Same as {Wash sale}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Washen \Wash"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Wash}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Washer \Wash"er\, n. [AS. w[ae]scere.]	   1. One who, or that which, washes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A ring of metal, leather, or other material, or a	      perforated plate, used for various purposes, as around a	      bolt or screw to form a seat for the head or nut, or	      around a wagon axle to prevent endwise motion of the hub	      of the wheel and relieve friction, or in a joint to form a	      packing, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Plumbing) A fitting, usually having a plug, applied to a	      cistern, tub, sink, or the like, and forming the outlet	      opening.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The common raccoon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) Same as {Washerwoman}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Washerman \Wash"er*man\, n.; pl. {Washermen}.	   A man who washes clothes, esp. for hire, or for others.	   [1913 Webster]
Washerwoman \Wash"er*wom`an\, n.; pl. {Washerwomen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A woman who washes clothes, especially for hire, or for	      others.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The pied wagtail; -- so called in allusion to its	      beating the water with its tail while tripping along the	      leaves of water plants. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Washhouse \Wash"house`\, n.	   An outbuilding for washing, esp. one for washing clothes; a	   laundry.	   [1913 Webster]
Washiness \Wash"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being washy, watery, or weak.	   [1913 Webster]
Washing \Wash"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who washes; the act of cleansing with	      water; ablution.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The clothes washed, esp. at one time; a wash.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining) Gold dust procured by washing; also, a place	      where this is done; a washery.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A thin covering or coat; as, a washing of silver.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Stock Exchanges) The operation of simultaneously buying	      and selling the same stock for the purpose of manipulating	      the market. The transaction is fictitious, and is	      prohibited by stock-exchange rules.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible	      powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports,	      while receiving the glaze.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Washing bear} (Zool.), the raccoon.	   {Washing bottle} (Chem.), a bottle fitted with glass tubes	      passing through the cork, so that on blowing into one of	      the tubes a stream of water issuing from the other may be	      directed upon anything to be washed or rinsed, as a	      precipitate upon a filter, etc.	   {Washing fluid}, a liquid used as a cleanser, and consisting	      usually of alkaline salts resembling soaps in their	      action.	   {Washing machine}, a machine for washing; specifically, a	      machine for washing clothes.	   {Washing soda}. (Chem.) See {Sodium carbonate}, under	      {Sodium}.	   {Washing stuff}, any earthy deposit containing gold enough to	      pay for washing it; -- so called among gold miners.	      [1913 Webster]
Washingtonian \Wash`ing*to"ni*an\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or characteristic of, George Washington;	      as, a Washingtonian policy. --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Designating, or pertaining to, a temperance society and	      movement started in Baltimore in 1840 on the principle of	      total abstinence. -- n. A member of the Washingtonian	      Society.	      [1913 Webster]
Washoe process \Wash"oe proc`ess\ [From the Washoe district,	   Nevada.]	   The process of treating silver ores by grinding in pans or	   tubs with the addition of mercury, and sometimes of chemicals	   such as blue vitriol and salt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wash-off \Wash"-off`\, a. (Calico Printing)	   Capable of being washed off; not permanent or durable; --	   said of colors not fixed by steaming or otherwise.	   [1913 Webster]
Washout \Wash"out`\, n.	   1. The washing out or away of earth, etc., especially of a	      portion of the bed of a road or railroad by a fall of rain	      or a freshet; also, a place, especially in the bed of a	      road or railroad, where the earth has been washed away.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a complete failure; -- of an enterprise.	      [PJC]	   3. a person who has failed a course of study or training,	      leaving the program before its completion.	      [PJC]
Wash out \Wash out\, v. i. & t.	   1. to be removed by washing; -- of spots and stains,	      especially on clothing.	      [PJC]	   2. to be removed, broken, or destroyed by the action of	      flowing water; as, the bridge was washed out by the flood.	      [PJC]	   3. to fail in a course of study or training, especially to	      leave before completion of the course.	      [PJC]
Washpot \Wash"pot`\, n.	   1. A pot or vessel in which anything is washed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Tin-Plate Manuf.) A pot containing melted tin into which	      the plates are dipped to be coated.	      [1913 Webster]
Wash sale \Wash sale\ (Stock Exchange)	   A sale made in washing. See {Washing}, n., 3, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Washstand \Wash"stand`\, n.	   A piece of furniture holding the ewer or pitcher, basin, and	   other requisites for washing the person.	   [1913 Webster]
Wash stand \Wash stand\	   In a stable or garage, a place in the floor prepared so that	   carriages or automobiles may be washed there and the water	   run off. [Cant]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Washtub \Wash"tub`\, n.	   A tub in which clothes are washed.	   [1913 Webster]
Washy \Wash"y\, a. [From {Wash}.]	   1. Watery; damp; soft. "Washy ooze." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lacking substance or strength; weak; thin; dilute; feeble;	      as, washy tea; washy resolutions.	      [1913 Webster]	            A polish . . . not over thin and washy. --Sir H.	                                                  Wotton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not firm or hardy; liable to sweat profusely with labor;	      as, a washy horse. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wasite \Wa"site\, n. [See {Wasium}.] (Min.)	   A variety of allanite from Sweden supposed to contain wasium.	   [1913 Webster]
Wasium \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, but now identified with thorium.	   [1913 Webster]
Wasp \Wasp\, n. [OE. waspe, AS. w[ae]ps, w[ae]fs; akin to D.	   wesp, G. wespe, OHG. wafsa, wefsa, Lith. vapsa gadfly, Russ.	   osa wasp, L. vespa, and perhaps to E. weave.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of stinging hymenopterous	   insects, esp. any of the numerous species of the genus	   {Vespa}, which includes the true, or social, wasps, some of	   which are called {yellow jackets}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The social wasps make a complex series of combs, of a	         substance like stiff paper, often of large size, and	         protect them by a paperlike covering. The larvae are	         reared in the cells of the combs, and eat insects and	         insect larvae brought to them by the adults, but the	         latter feed mainly on the honey and pollen of flowers,	         and on the sweet juices of fruit. See Illust. in	         Appendix.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Digger wasp}, any one of numerous species of solitary wasps	      that make their nests in burrows which they dig in the	      ground, as the sand wasps. See {Sand wasp}, under {Sand}.	      	   {Mud wasp}. See under {Mud}.	   {Potter wasp}. See under {Potter}.	   {Wasp fly}, a species of fly resembling a wasp, but without a	      sting.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Waspish \Wasp"ish\, a.	   1. Resembling a wasp in form; having a slender waist, like a	      wasp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Quick to resent a trifling affront; characterized by	      snappishness; irritable; irascible; petulant; snappish.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was naturally a waspish and hot man. --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            Much do I suffer, much, to keep in peace	            This jealous, waspish, wrong-head, rhyming race.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Snappish; petulant; irritable; irascible; testy;	        peevish; captious.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Wasp"ish*ly}, adv. --	        {Wasp"ish*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Wassail \Was"sail\, n. [AS. wes h[=a]l (or an equivalent form in	   another dialect) be in health, which was the form of drinking	   a health. The form wes is imperative. See {Was}, and	   {Whole}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An ancient expression of good wishes on a festive	      occasion, especially in drinking to some one.	      [1913 Webster]	            Geoffrey of Monmouth relates, on the authority of	            Walter Calenius, that this lady [Rowena], the	            daughter of Hengist, knelt down on the approach of	            the king, and, presenting him with a cup of wine,	            exclaimed, Lord king waes heil, that is, literally,	            Health be to you.                     --N. Drake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An occasion on which such good wishes are expressed in	      drinking; a drinking bout; a carouse. "In merry wassail he	      . . . peals his loud song." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king doth wake to-night and takes his rouse,	            Keeps wassail.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The victors abandoned themselves to feasting and	            wassail.                              --Prescott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The liquor used for a wassail; esp., a beverage formerly	      much used in England at Christmas and other festivals,	      made of ale (or wine) flavored with spices, sugar, toast,	      roasted apples, etc.; -- called also {lamb's wool}.	      [1913 Webster]	            A jolly wassail bowl,	            A wassail of good ale.                --Old Song.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A festive or drinking song or glee. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Have you done your wassail! 'T is a handsome, drowsy	            ditty, I'll assure you.               --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	Wassail \Was"sail\, a.	   Of or pertaining to wassail, or to a wassail; convivial; as,	   a wassail bowl. "Awassail candle, my lord, all tallow."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wassail bowl}, a bowl in which wassail was mixed, and placed	      upon the table. "Spiced wassail bowl." --J. Fletcher.	      "When the cloth was removed, the butler brought in a huge	      silver vessel . . . Its appearance was hailed with	      acclamation, being the wassail bowl so renowned in	      Christmas festivity." --W. Irving.	   {Wassail cup}, a cup from which wassail was drunk.	      [1913 Webster]	Wassail \Was"sail\, v. i.	   To hold a wassail; to carouse.	   [1913 Webster]	         Spending all the day, and good part of the night, in	         dancing, caroling, and wassailing.       --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Wassailer \Was"sail*er\, n.	   One who drinks wassail; one who engages in festivity,	   especially in drinking; a reveler.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rudeness and swilled insolence	         Of such late wassailers.                 --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wast \Wast\	   The second person singular of the verb be, in the indicative	   mood, imperfect tense; -- now used only in solemn or poetical	   style. See {Was}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wastage \Wast"age\, n.	   Loss by use, decay, evaporation, leakage, or the like; waste.	   [1913 Webster]
Waste \Waste\, a. [OE. wast, OF. wast, from L. vastus,	   influenced by the kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosti, G.	   w["u]st, OS. w?sti, D. woest, AS. w[=e]ste. Cf. {Vast}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Desolate; devastated; stripped; bare; hence, dreary;	      dismal; gloomy; cheerless.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dismal situation waste and wild.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            His heart became appalled as he gazed forward into	            the waste darkness of futurity.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lying unused; unproductive; worthless; valueless; refuse;	      rejected; as, waste land; waste paper.	      [1913 Webster]	            But his waste words returned to him in vain.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not a waste or needless sound,	            Till we come to holier ground.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ill day which made this beauty waste. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lost for want of occupiers or use; superfluous.	      [1913 Webster]	            And strangled with her waste fertility. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Waste gate}, a gate by which the superfluous water of a	      reservoir, or the like, is discharged.	   {Waste paper}. See under {Paper}.	   {Waste pipe}, a pipe for carrying off waste, or superfluous,	      water or other fluids. Specifically:	      (a) (Steam Boilers) An escape pipe. See under {Escape}.	      (b) (Plumbing) The outlet pipe at the bottom of a bowl,	          tub, sink, or the like.	   {Waste steam}.	      (a) Steam which escapes the air.	      (b) Exhaust steam.	   {Waste trap}, a trap for a waste pipe, as of a sink.	      [1913 Webster]	Waste \Waste\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wasted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wasting}.] [OE. wasten, OF. waster, guaster, gaster, F.	   g[^a]ter to spoil, L. vastare to devastate, to lay waste, fr.	   vastus waste, desert, uncultivated, ravaged, vast, but	   influenced by a kindred German word; cf. OHG. wuosten, G.	   w["u]sten, AS. w[=e]stan. See {Waste}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bring to ruin; to devastate; to desolate; to destroy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou barren ground, whom winter's wrath hath wasted,	            Art made a mirror to behold my plight. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Tiber	            Insults our walls, and wastes our fruitful grounds.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wear away by degrees; to impair gradually; to diminish	      by constant loss; to use up; to consume; to spend; to wear	      out.	      [1913 Webster]	            Until your carcasses be wasted in the wilderness.	                                                  --Num. xiv.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, were I able	            To waste it all myself, and leave ye none! --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here condemned	            To waste eternal days in woe and pain. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wasted by such a course of life, the infirmities of	            age daily grew on him.                --Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To spend unnecessarily or carelessly; to employ	      prodigally; to expend without valuable result; to apply to	      useless purposes; to lavish vainly; to squander; to cause	      to be lost; to destroy by scattering or injury.	      [1913 Webster]	            The younger son gathered all together, and . . .	            wasted his substance with riotous living. --Luke xv.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full many a flower is born to blush unseen,	            And waste its sweetness on the desert air. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) To damage, impair, or injure, as an estate,	      voluntarily, or by suffering the buildings, fences, etc.,	      to go to decay.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To squander; dissipate; lavish; desolate.	        [1913 Webster]	Waste \Waste\ (w[=a]st), v. i.	   1. To be diminished; to lose bulk, substance, strength,	      value, or the like, gradually; to be consumed; to dwindle;	      to grow less; -- commonly used with away.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	            The time wasteth night and day.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The barrel of meal shall not waste.   --1 Kings	                                                  xvii. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            But man dieth, and wasteth away.      --Job xiv. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Sporting) To procure or sustain a reduction of flesh; --	      said of a jockey in preparation for a race, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Waste \Waste\, n. [OE. waste; cf. the kindred AS. w[=e]sten,	   OHG. w[=o]st[imac], wuost[imac], G. w["u]ste. See {Waste}, a.	   & v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of wasting, or the state of being wasted; a	      squandering; needless destruction; useless consumption or	      expenditure; devastation; loss without equivalent gain;	      gradual loss or decrease, by use, wear, or decay; as, a	      waste of property, time, labor, words, etc. "Waste . . .	      of catel and of time." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For all this waste of wealth loss of blood.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            He will never . . . in the way of waste, attempt us	            again.                                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Little wastes in great establishments, constantly	            occurring, may defeat the energies of a mighty	            capital.                              --L. Beecher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is wasted or desolate; a devastated,	      uncultivated, or wild country; a deserted region; an	      unoccupied or unemployed space; a dreary void; a desert; a	      wilderness. "The wastes of Nature." --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the leafy nation sinks at last,	            And Vulcan rides in triumph o'er the waste.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gloomy waste of waters which bears his name is	            his tomb and his monument.            --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is of no value; worthless remnants; refuse.	      Specifically: Remnants of cops, or other refuse resulting	      from the working of cotton, wool, hemp, and the like, used	      for wiping machinery, absorbing oil in the axle boxes of	      railway cars, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law) Spoil, destruction, or injury, done to houses,	      woods, fences, lands, etc., by a tenant for life or for	      years, to the prejudice of the heir, or of him in	      reversion or remainder.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Waste is voluntary, as by pulling down buildings; or	         permissive, as by suffering them to fall for want of	         necessary repairs. Whatever does a lasting damage to	         the freehold is a {waste}. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) Old or abandoned workings, whether left as vacant	      space or filled with refuse.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Phys. Geog.) Material derived by mechanical and chemical	      erosion from the land, carried by streams to the sea.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Syn: Prodigality; diminution; loss; dissipation; destruction;	        devastation; havoc; desolation; ravage.	        [1913 Webster]
Wastebasket \Waste"bas`ket\, n.	   A basket used in offices, libraries, etc., as a receptacle	   for waste paper.	   [1913 Webster]
Wasteboard \Waste"board`\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Washboard}, 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Wastebook \Waste"book`\, n. (Com.)	   A book in which rough entries of transactions are made,	   previous to their being carried into the journal.	   [1913 Webster]
Wasteful \Waste"ful\, a.	   1. Full of waste; destructive to property; ruinous; as,	      wasteful practices or negligence; wasteful expenses.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expending, or tending to expend, property, or that which	      is valuable, in a needless or useless manner; lavish;	      prodigal; as, a wasteful person; a wasteful disposition.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Waste; desolate; unoccupied; untilled. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            In wilderness and wasteful desert strayed.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Lavish; profuse; prodigal; extravagant.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Waste"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Waste"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Wastel \Was"tel\, n. [OF. wastel, gastel, F. g[^a]teau, LL.	   wastellus, fr. MHG. wastel a kind of bread; cf. OHG. & AS.	   wist food.]	   A kind of white and fine bread or cake; -- called also	   {wastel bread}, and {wastel cake}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Roasted flesh or milk and wasted bread.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The simnel bread and wastel cakes, which were only used	         at the tables of the highest nobility.   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wasteness \Waste"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being waste; a desolate state or	      condition; desolation.	      [1913 Webster]	            A day of trouble and distress, a day of wasteness.	                                                  --Zeph. i. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is waste; a desert; a waste. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Through woods and wasteness wide him daily sought.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Waster \Wast"er\, n. [OE. wastour, OF. wasteor, gasteor. See	   {Waste}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, wastes; one who squanders; one who	      consumes or expends extravagantly; a spendthrift; a	      prodigal.	      [1913 Webster]	            He also that is slothful in his work is brother to	            him that is a great waster.           --Prov. xviii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sconces are great wasters of candles. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An imperfection in the wick of a candle, causing it to	      waste; -- called also a {thief}. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A kind of cudgel; also, a blunt-edged sword used as a	      foil.	      [1913 Webster]	            Half a dozen of veneys at wasters with a good fellow	            for a broken head.                    --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being unable to wield the intellectual arms of	            reason, they are fain to betake them unto wasters.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]
Wastethrift \Waste"thrift`\, n.	   A spendthrift. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wasteweir \Waste"weir`\, n.	   An overfall, or weir, for the escape, or overflow, of	   superfluous water from a canal, reservoir, pond, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Wasting \Wast"ing\, a.	   Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a	   wasting disease; a wasting fortune.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wasting palsy} (Med.), progressive muscular atrophy. See	      under {Progressive}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wastor \Wast"or\, n.	   A waster; a thief. [Obs. or R.] [Written also {wastour}.]	   --Chaucer. Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Wastorel \Wast"o*rel\, n.	   See {Wastrel}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wastrel \Wast"rel\, n.	   1. Any waste thing or substance; as:	      (a) Waste land or common land. [Obs.] --Carew.	      (b) A profligate. [Prov. Eng.]	      (c) A neglected child; a street Arab. [Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything cast away as bad or useless, as imperfect bricks,	      china, etc. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Watch \Watch\ (w[o^]ch), n. [OE. wacche, AS. w[ae]cce, fr.	   wacian to wake; akin to D. wacht, waak, G. wacht, wache.	   [root]134. See {Wake}, v. i. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful,	      vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close	      observation; guard; preservative or preventive vigilance;	      formerly, a watching or guarding by night.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shepherds keeping watch by night.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the long night their mournful watch they keep.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Watch was formerly distinguished from ward, the former	         signifying a watching or guarding by night, and the	         latter a watching, guarding, or protecting by day	         Hence, they were not unfrequently used together,	         especially in the phrase to keep watch and ward, to	         denote continuous and uninterrupted vigilance or	         protection, or both watching and guarding. This	         distinction is now rarely recognized, watch being used	         to signify a watching or guarding both by night and by	         day, and ward, which is now rarely used, having simply	         the meaning of guard, or protection, without reference	         to time.	         [1913 Webster]	               Still, when she slept, he kept both watch and	               ward.                              --Spenser.	         [1913 Webster]	               Ward, guard, or custodia, is chiefly applied to	               the daytime, in order to apprehend rioters, and	               robbers on the highway . . . Watch, is properly	               applicable to the night only, . . . and it begins	               when ward ends, and ends when that begins.	                                                  --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. One who watches, or those who watch; a watchman, or a body	      of watchmen; a sentry; a guard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pilate said unto them, Ye have a watch; go your way,	            make it as sure as ye can.            --Matt. xxvii.	                                                  65.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The post or office of a watchman; also, the place where a	      watchman is posted, or where a guard is kept.	      [1913 Webster]	            He upbraids Iago, that he made him	            Brave me upon the watch.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The period of the night during which a person does duty as	      a sentinel, or guard; the time from the placing of a	      sentinel till his relief; hence, a division of the night.	      [1913 Webster]	            I did stand my watch upon the hill.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Might we but hear . . .	            Or whistle from the lodge, or village cock	            Count the night watches to his feathery dames.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the	      person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Watches are often distinguished by the kind of	         escapement used, as an {anchor watch}, a {lever watch},	         a {chronometer watch}, etc. (see the Note under	         {Escapement}, n., 3); also, by the kind of case, as a	         {gold} or {silver watch}, an {open-faced watch}, a	         {hunting watch}, or {hunter}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.)	      (a) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for	          standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf.	          {Dogwatch}.	      (b) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew,	          who together attend to the working of a vessel for an	          allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are	          designated as the {port watch}, and the {starboard	          watch}.	          [1913 Webster]	   {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 ward} (Law), the charge or care of certain	      officers to keep a watch by night and a guard by day in	      towns, cities, and other districts, for the preservation	      of the public peace. --Wharton. --Burrill.	   {Watch and watch} (Naut.), the regular alternation in being	      on watch and off watch of the two watches into which a	      ship's crew is commonly divided.	   {Watch barrel}, the brass box in a watch, containing the	      mainspring.	   {Watch bell} (Naut.), a bell struck when the half-hour glass	      is run out, or at the end of each half hour. --Craig.	   {Watch bill} (Naut.), a list of the officers and crew of a	      ship as divided into watches, with their stations.	      --Totten.	   {Watch case}, the case, or outside covering, of a watch;	      also, a case for holding a watch, or in which it is kept.	      	   {Watch chain}. Same as {watch guard}, below.	   {Watch clock}, a watchman's clock; see under {Watchman}.	   {Watch fire}, a fire lighted at night, as a signal, or for	      the use of a watch or guard.	   {Watch glass}.	      (a) A concavo-convex glass for covering the face, or dial,	          of a watch; -- also called {watch crystal}.	      (b) (Naut.) A half-hour glass used to measure the time of	          a watch on deck.	   {Watch guard}, a chain or cord by which a watch is attached	      to the person.	   {Watch gun} (Naut.), a gun sometimes fired on shipboard at 8	      p. m., when the night watch begins.	   {Watch light}, a low-burning lamp used by watchers at night;	      formerly, a candle having a rush wick.	   {Watch night}, The last night of the year; -- so called by	      the Methodists, Moravians, and others, who observe it by	      holding religious meetings lasting until after midnight.	      	   {Watch paper}, an old-fashioned ornament for the inside of a	      watch case, made of paper cut in some fanciful design, as	      a vase with flowers, etc.	   {Watch tackle} (Naut.), a small, handy purchase, consisting	      of a tailed double block, and a single block with a hook.	      [1913 Webster]	Watch \Watch\, v. i. [Cf. AS. w[oe]ccan, wacian. [root]134. See	   {Watch}, n., {Wake}, v. i. ]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be awake; to be or continue without sleep; to wake; to	      keep vigil.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have two nights watched with you.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Couldest thou not watch one hour ?    --Mark xiv.	                                                  37.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be attentive or vigilant; to give heed; to be on the	      lookout; to keep guard; to act as sentinel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Take ye heed, watch and pray.         --Mark xiii.	                                                  33.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Son gave signal high	            To the bright minister that watched.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be expectant; to look with expectation; to wait; to	      seek opportunity.	      [1913 Webster]	            My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that	            watch for the morning.                --Ps. cxxx. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant; to	      attend on the sick during the night; as, to watch with a	      man in a fever.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating	      properly in its place; -- said of a buoy.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To watch over}, to be cautiously observant of; to inspect,	      superintend, and guard.	      [1913 Webster]	Watch \Watch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Watched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Watching}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give heed to; to observe the actions or motions of, for	      any purpose; to keep in view; not to lose from sight and	      observation; as, to watch the progress of a bill in the	      legislature.	      [1913 Webster]	            Saul also sent messengers unto David's house to	            watch him, and to slay him.           --1 Sam. xix.	                                                  11	      [1913 Webster]	            I must cool a little, and watch my opportunity.	                                                  --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	            In lazy mood I watched the little circles die.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To tend; to guard; to have in keeping.	      [1913 Webster]	            And flaming ministers, to watch and tend	            Their earthy charge.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Paris watched the flocks in the groves of Ida.	                                                  --Broome.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Watchdog \Watch"dog`\ (w[o^]ch"d[o^]g`), n.	   A dog kept to watch and guard premises or property, and to	   give notice of the approach of intruders.	   [1913 Webster]
Watcher \Watch"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent	   observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during	   the night.	   [1913 Webster]
Watches \Watch"es\ (-[e^]z), n. pl. (Bot.)	   The leaves of {Saracenia flava}. See {Trumpets}.	   [1913 Webster]
Watchet \Watchet\ (-[e^]t), a. [Probably from F. vaciet	   bilberry, whortleberry; cf. L. vaccinium blueberry,	   whortleberry.]	   Pale or light blue. [Obs.] "Watchet mantles." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who stares in Germany at watchet eyes?   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Watchful \Watch"ful\, a.	   Full of watch; vigilant; attentive; careful to observe	   closely; observant; cautious; -- with of before the thing to	   be regulated or guarded; as, to be watchful of one's	   behavior; and with against before the thing to be avoided;	   as, to be watchful against the growth of vicious habits.	   "Many a watchful night." --Shak. "Happy watchful shepherds."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         'Twixt prayer and watchful love his heart dividing.	                                                  --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Vigilant; attentive; cautious; observant; circumspect;	        wakeful; heedful.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Watch"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Watch"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Watchhouse \Watch"house`\, n.; pl. {Watchhouses}.	   1. A house in which a watch or guard is placed.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A place where persons under temporary arrest by the police	      of a city are kept; a police station; a lockup.	      [1913 Webster]
Watchmaker \Watch"mak`er\, n.	   One whose occupation is to make and repair watches.	   [1913 Webster]
Watchman \Watch"man\, n.; pl. {Watchmen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a	      sentinel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically, one who guards a building, or the streets of	      a city, by night.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Watchman beetle} (Zool.), the European dor.	   {Watchman's clock}, a watchman's detector in which the	      apparatus for recording the times of visiting several	      stations is contained within a single clock.	   {Watchman's detector}, or {Watchman's time detector}, an	      apparatus for recording the time when a watchman visits a	      station on his rounds.	   {Watchman's rattle}, an instrument having at the end of a	      handle a revolving arm, which, by the action of a strong	      spring upon cogs, produces, when in motion, a loud, harsh,	      rattling sound.	      [1913 Webster]
Watch meeting \Watch meeting\	   A religious meeting held in the closing hours of the year.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Watchtower \Watch"tow`er\, n.	   A tower in which a sentinel is placed to watch for enemies,	   the approach of danger, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Watchword \Watch"word`\, n.	   1. A word given to sentinels, and to such as have occasion to	      visit the guards, used as a signal by which a friend is	      known from an enemy, or a person who has a right to pass	      the watch from one who has not; a countersign; a password.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sentiment or motto; esp., one used as a rallying cry or	      a signal for action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor deal in watchwords overmuch.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Water \Wa"ter\ (w[add]"t[~e]r), n. [AS. w[ae]ter; akin to OS.	   watar, OFries. wetir, weter, LG. & D. water, G. wasser, OHG.	   wazzar, Icel. vatn, Sw. vatten, Dan. vand, Goth. wat[=o], O.	   Slav. & Russ. voda, Gr. 'y`dwr, Skr. udan water, ud to wet,	   and perhaps to L. unda wave. [root]137. Cf. {Dropsy},	   {Hydra}, {Otter}, {Wet}, {Whisky}.]	   1. The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and	      which forms rivers, lakes, seas, etc. "We will drink	      water." --Shak. "Powers of fire, air, water, and earth."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Pure water consists of hydrogen and oxygen, {H2O}, and	         is a colorless, odorless, tasteless, transparent	         liquid, which is very slightly compressible. At its	         maximum density, 39[deg] Fahr. or 4[deg] C., it is the	         standard for specific gravities, one cubic centimeter	         weighing one gram. It freezes at 32[deg] Fahr. or	         0[deg] C. and boils at 212[deg] Fahr. or 100[deg] C.	         (see {Ice}, {Steam}). It is the most important natural	         solvent, and is frequently impregnated with foreign	         matter which is mostly removed by distillation; hence,	         rain water is nearly pure. It is an important	         ingredient in the tissue of animals and plants, the	         human body containing about two thirds its weight of	         water.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or	      other collection of water.	      [1913 Webster]	            Remembering he had passed over a small water a poor	            scholar when first coming to the university, he	            kneeled.                              --Fuller.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling	      water; esp., the urine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Pharm.) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily	      volatile substance; as, ammonia water. --U. S. Pharm.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a	      diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is,	      perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water,	      that is, of the first excellence.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted	      to linen, silk, metals, etc. See {Water}, v. t., 3,	      {Damask}, v. t., and {Damaskeen}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. An addition to the shares representing the capital of a	      stock company so that the aggregate par value of the	      shares is increased while their value for investment is	      diminished, or "diluted." [Brokers' Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Water is often used adjectively and in the formation of	         many self-explaining compounds; as, water drainage;	         water gauge, or water-gauge; waterfowl, water-fowl, or	         water fowl; water-beaten; water-borne, water-circled,	         water-girdled, water-rocked, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Hard water}. See under {Hard}.	   {Inch of water}, a unit of measure of quantity of water,	      being the quantity which will flow through an orifice one	      inch square, or a circular orifice one inch in diameter,	      in a vertical surface, under a stated constant head; also	      called {miner's inch}, and {water inch}. The shape of the	      orifice and the head vary in different localities. In the	      Western United States, for hydraulic mining, the standard	      aperture is square and the head from 4 to 9 inches above	      its center. In Europe, for experimental hydraulics, the	      orifice is usually round and the head from 1/2 of an inch	      to 1 inch above its top.	   {Mineral water}, waters which are so impregnated with foreign	      ingredients, such as gaseous, sulphureous, and saline	      substances, as to give them medicinal properties, or a	      particular flavor or temperature.	   {Soft water}, water not impregnated with lime or mineral	      salts.	   {To hold water}. See under {Hold}, v. t.	   {To keep one's head above water}, to keep afloat; fig., to	      avoid failure or sinking in the struggles of life.	      [Colloq.]	   {To make water}.	      (a) To pass urine. --Swift.	      (b) (Naut.) To admit water; to leak.	   {Water of crystallization} (Chem.), the water combined with	      many salts in their crystalline form. This water is	      loosely, but, nevertheless, chemically, combined, for it	      is held in fixed and definite amount for each substance	      containing it. Thus, while pure copper sulphate, {CuSO4},	      is a white amorphous substance, blue vitriol, the	      crystallized form, {CuSO4.5H2O}, contains five molecules	      of water of crystallization.	   {Water on the brain} (Med.), hydrocephalus.	   {Water on the chest} (Med.), hydrothorax.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Other phrases, in which water occurs as the first	         element, will be found in alphabetical order in the	         Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]	Water \Wa"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Watered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Watering}.] [AS. w[ae]terian, gew[ae]terian.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with	      water; to irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	            With tears watering the ground.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men whose lives gilded on like rivers that water the	            woodlands.                            --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to	      drink; as, to water cattle and horses.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a	      lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with	      wavelike lines; as, to water silk. Cf. {Water}, n., 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity	      or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to extend;	      to dilute; to weaken.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To water stock}, to increase the capital stock of a company	      by issuing new stock, thus diminishing the value of the	      individual shares. Cf. {Water}, n., 7. [Brokers' Cant]	      [1913 Webster]	Water \Wa"ter\, v. i.	   1. To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter;	      as, his eyes began to water.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thine eyes can water for his death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The mouth waters}, a phrase denoting that a person or animal	      has a longing desire for something, since the sight of	      food often causes one who is hungry to have an increased	      flow of saliva.	      [1913 Webster]	Water adder \Wa"ter ad"der\ (Zool.)	      (a) The water moccasin.	      (b) The common, harmless American water snake	          ({Tropidonotus sipedon}). See Illust. under {Water	          Snake}.	          [1913 Webster]
Waterage \Wa"ter*age\ (?; 48), n.	   Money paid for transportation of goods, etc., by water.	   [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Water agrimony \Wa"ter ag"ri*mo*ny\ (Bot.)	   A kind of bur marigold ({Bidens tripartita}) found in wet	   places in Europe.	   [1913 Webster]	Water aloe \Wa"ter al"oe\ (Bot.)	   See {Water soldier}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water antelope \Wa"ter an"te*lope\	   See {Water buck}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water arum \Wa"ter a"rum\ (Bot.)	   An aroid herb ({Calla palustris}) having a white spathe. It	   is an inhabitant of the north temperate zone.	   [1913 Webster]	Water back \Wa"ter back`\	   See under 1st {Back}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water bailiff \Wa"ter bail"iff\	   An officer of the customs, whose duty it is to search	   vessels. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Water ballast \Wa"ter bal"last\ (Naut.)	   Water confined in specially constructed compartments in a	   vessel's hold, to serve as ballast.	   [1913 Webster]	Water barometer \Wa"ter ba*rom"e*ter\ (Physics)	   A barometer in which the changes of atmospheric pressure are	   indicated by the motion of a column of water instead of	   mercury. It requires a column of water about thirty-three	   feet in height.	   [1913 Webster]	Water bath \Wa"ter bath`\	   A device for regulating the temperature of anything subjected	   to heat, by surrounding the vessel containing it with another	   vessel containing water which can be kept at a desired	   temperature; also, a vessel designed for this purpose.	   [1913 Webster]	Water battery \Wa"ter bat"ter*y\	   1. (Elec.) A voltaic battery in which the exciting fluid is	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mil.) A battery nearly on a level with the water.	      [1913 Webster]	Water bear \Wa"ter bear`\ (Zool.)	   Any species of Tardigrada, 2. See Illust. of {Tardigrada}.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-bearer \Wa"ter-bear`er\, n. (Astron.)	   The constellation Aquarius.	   [1913 Webster]
Water bed \Wa"ter bed`\	   A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof	   fabric and filled with water, thus providing uniform support	   to the body lying on it; -- also a bed constructed so as to	   contain such a mattress. It is used in hospitals for	   bedridden patients, as well as in some private homes.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	Water beech \Wa"ter beech`\ (Bot.)	   The American hornbeam. See {Hornbeam}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water beetle \Wa"ter bee"tle\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of aquatic beetles belonging to	   {Dytiscus} and allied genera of the family {Dytiscidae}, and	   to various genera of the family {Hydrophilidae}. These	   beetles swim with great agility, the fringed hind legs acting	   together like oars.	   [1913 Webster]	Water bellows \Wa"ter bel"lows\	   Same as {Tromp}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water bird \Wa"ter bird`\ (Zool.)	   Any aquatic bird; a water fowl.	   [1913 Webster]	Water blackbird \Wa"ter black"bird\ (Zool.)	   The European water ousel, or dipper.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterboard \Wa"ter*board`\, n.	   A board set up to windward in a boat, to keep out water.	   --Ham. Nav. Encyc.	   [1913 Webster]
Water boatman \Wa"ter boat`man\ (Zool.)	   A boat bug.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterbok \Wa"ter*bok`\, n. [D.] (Zool.)	   A water buck.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-bound \Wa"ter-bound`\, a.	   Prevented by a flood from proceeding.	   [1913 Webster]
Water brain \Wa"ter brain`\	   A disease of sheep; gid.	   [1913 Webster]	Water brash \Wa"ter brash`\ (Med.)	   See under {Brash}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water breather \Wa"ter breath"er\ (Zool.)	   Any arthropod that breathes by means of gills.	   [1913 Webster]	Water bridge \Wa"ter bridge`\ (Steam Boilers)	   See {Water table}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water buck \Wa"ter buck`\ (Zool.)	   A large, heavy antelope ({Kobus ellipsiprymnus}) native of	   Central Africa. It frequents the banks of rivers and is a	   good swimmer. It has a white ring around the rump. Called	   also {photomok}, {water antelope}, and {waterbok}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as	         the leche ({Kobus leche}), which has similar habits.	         [1913 Webster]	Water buffalo \Wa"ter buf"fa*lo\ (Zool.)	   The European buffalo.	   [1913 Webster]	Water bug \Wa"ter bug`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The Croton bug.	   (b) Any one of numerous species of large, rapacious, aquatic,	       hemipterous insects belonging to {Belostoma}, {Benacus},	       {Zaitha}, and other genera of the family	       {Belostomatidae}. Their hind legs are long and fringed,	       and act like oars. Some of these insects are of great	       size, being among the largest existing Hemiptera. Many of	       them come out of the water and fly about at night.	       [1913 Webster]	Water butt \Wa"ter butt`\	   A large, open-headed cask, set up on end, to contain water.	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Water caltrop \Wa"ter cal"trop\ (Bot.)	   The water chestnut.	   [1913 Webster]	Water can \Wa"ter can`\ (Bot.)	   Any one of several species of Nuphar; the yellow frog lily;	   -- so called from the shape of the seed vessel. See {Nuphar},	   and cf. {Candock}. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Water canker \Wa"ter can"ker\ (Med.)	   See {Canker}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]	Water carriage \Wa"ter car"riage\	   1. Transportation or conveyance by water; means of	      transporting by water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A vessel or boat. [Obs.] --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Water cart \Wa"ter cart`\	   A cart carrying water; esp., one carrying water for sale, or	   for sprinkling streets, gardens, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	Water cavy \Wa"ter ca"vy\ (Zool.)	   The capybara.	   [1913 Webster]	Water celery \Wa"ter cel"er*y\ (Bot.)	   A very acrid herb ({Ranunculus sceleratus}) growing in	   ditches and wet places; -- called also {cursed crowfoot}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water cell \Wa"ter cell`\	   A cell containing water; specifically (Zool.), one of the	   cells or chambers in which water is stored up in the stomach	   of a camel.	   [1913 Webster]	Water cement \Wa"ter ce*ment"\	   Hydraulic cement.	   [1913 Webster]	Water chestnut \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, the plant itself; -- called also	   {water caltrop}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water chevrotain \Wa"ter chev`ro*tain"\ (Zool.)	   A large West African chevrotain ({Hyaemoschus aquaticus}). It	   has a larger body and shorter legs than the other allied	   species. Called also {water deerlet}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water chicken \Wa"ter chick"en\ (Zool.)	   The common American gallinule.	   [1913 Webster]	Water chickweed \Wa"ter chick"weed`\ (Bot.)	   A small annual plant ({Montia fontana}) growing in wet places	   in southern regions.	   [1913 Webster]	Water chinquapin \Wa"ter chin"qua*pin\ (Bot.)	   The American lotus, and its edible seeds, which somewhat	   resemble chinquapins. Cf. {Yoncopin}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water clock \Wa"ter clock`\	   An instrument or machine serving to measure time by the fall,	   or flow, of a certain quantity of water; a clepsydra.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-closet \Wa"ter-clos`et\, n.	   A privy; especially, a privy furnished with a contrivance for	   introducing a stream of water to cleanse it.	   [1913 Webster]
Water cock \Wa"ter cock`\ (Zool.)	   A large gallinule ({Gallicrex cristatus}) native of	   Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season	   the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on	   the top of its head. Called also {kora}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water color \Wa"ter col`or\ (Paint.)	   1. A color ground with water and gum or other glutinous	      medium; a color the vehicle of which is water; -- so	      called in distinction from {oil color}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: It preserves its consistency when dried in a solid	         cake, which is used by rubbing off a portion on a	         moistened palette. Moist water colors are water colors	         kept in a semifluid or pasty state in little metal	         tubes or pans.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A picture painted with such colors.	      [1913 Webster]
Water-colorist \Wa"ter-col`or*ist\, n.	   One who paints in water colors.	   [1913 Webster]
Watercourse \Wa"ter*course`\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   One of the holes in floor or other plates to permit water to	   flow through.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Water course \Wa"ter course`\	   1. A stream of water; a river or brook. --Isa. xliv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A natural channel for water; also, a canal for the	      conveyance of water, especially in draining lands.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) A running stream of water having a bed and banks;	      the easement one may have in the flowing of such a stream	      in its accustomed course. A water course may be sometimes	      dry. --Angell. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Water craft \Wa"ter craft`\	   Any vessel or boat plying on water; vessels and boats,	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	Water crake \Wa"ter crake`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The dipper.	   (b) The spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}). See Illust. of	       {Crake}.	   (c) The swamp hen, or crake, of Australia.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	Water crane \Wa"ter crane`\	   A goose-neck apparatus for supplying water from an elevated	   tank, as to the tender of a locomotive.	   [1913 Webster]	Water cress \Wa"ter cress`\ (Bot.)	   A perennial cruciferous herb ({Nasturtium officinale})	   growing usually in clear running or spring water. The leaves	   are pungent, and used for salad and as an antiscorbutic.	   [1913 Webster]	Water crow \Wa"ter crow`\ [So called in allusion to its dark	   plumage.] (Zool.)	   (a) The dipper.	   (b) The European coot.	       [1913 Webster]	Water crowfoot \Wa"ter crow"foot`\ (Bot.)	   An aquatic kind of buttercup ({Ranunculus aquatilis}), used	   as food for cattle in parts of England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Great water crowfoot}, an American water plant ({Ranunculus	      multifidus}), having deep yellow flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	Water cure \Wa"ter cure`\	   1. (Med.) Hydropathy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hydropathic institution.	      [1913 Webster]	Water deck \Wa"ter deck`\	   A covering of painting canvas for the equipments of a	   dragoon's horse. --Wilhelm.	   [1913 Webster]	Water deer \Wa"ter deer`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A small Chinese deer ({Hydropotes inermis}). Both sexes	       are destitute of antlers, but the male has large,	       descending canine tusks.	   (b) The water chevrotain.	       [1913 Webster]	Water deerlet \Wa"ter deer"let\	   See {Water chevrotain}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water devil \Wa"ter dev"il\ (Zool.)	   The rapacious larva of a large water beetle ({Hydrophilus	   piceus}), and of other similar species. See Illust. of Water	   beetle.	   [1913 Webster]	Water dock \Wa"ter dock`\ (Bot.)	   A tall, coarse dock growing in wet places. The American water	   dock is {Rumex orbiculatus}, the European is {Rumex	   Hydrolapathum}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water doctor \Wa"ter doc"tor\ (Med.)	   (a) One who professes to be able to divine diseases by	       inspection of the urine.	   (b) A physician who treats diseases with water; an	       hydropathist.	       [1913 Webster]	Water dog \Wa"ter dog`\	   1. (Zool.) A dog accustomed to the water, or trained to	      retrieve waterfowl. Retrievers, waters spaniels, and	      Newfoundland dogs are so trained.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The menobranchus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small floating cloud, supposed to indicate rain.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A sailor, esp. an old sailor; an old salt. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Water drain \Wa"ter drain`\	   A drain or channel for draining off water.	   [1913 Webster]	Water drainage \Wa"ter drain"age\ (?; 48).	   The draining off of water.	   [1913 Webster]	Water dressing \Wa"ter dress"ing\ (Med.)	   The treatment of wounds or ulcers by the application of	   water; also, a dressing saturated with water only, for	   application to a wound or an ulcer.	   [1913 Webster]	Water dropwort \Wa"ter drop"wort`\ (Bot.)	   A European poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Enanthe	   fistulosa}) with large hollow stems and finely divided	   leaves.	   [1913 Webster]	Water eagle \Wa"ter ea"gle\ (Zool.)	   The osprey.	   [1913 Webster]	Water elder \Wa"ter el"der\ (Bot.)	   The guelder-rose.	   [1913 Webster]	Water elephant \Wa"ter el"e*phant\ (Zool.)	   The hippopotamus. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Water engine \Wa"ter en"gine\	   An engine to raise water; or an engine moved by water; also,	   an engine or machine for extinguishing fires; a fire engine.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterer \Wa"ter*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, waters.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterfall \Wa"ter*fall`\, n.	   1. A fall, or perpendicular descent, of the water of a river	      or stream, or a descent nearly perpendicular; a cascade; a	      cataract.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hairdressing) An arrangement of a woman's back hair over	      a cushion or frame in some resemblance to a waterfall.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A certain kind of neck scarf. --T. Hughes.	      [1913 Webster] Water feather
Water feather \Wa"ter feath"er\ Water feather-foil \Wa"ter
feath"er-foil`\ (Bot.)	   The water violet ({Hottonia palustris}); also, the less showy	   American plant {Hottonia inflata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Water flag \Wa"ter flag`\ (Bot.)	   A European species of Iris ({Iris Pseudacorus}) having bright	   yellow flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	Water flannel \Wa"ter flan"nel\ (Bot.)	   A floating mass formed in pools by the entangled filaments of	   a European fresh-water alga ({Cladophora crispata}).	   [1913 Webster]	Water flea \Wa"ter flea`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small aquatic Entomostraca	   belonging to the genera {Cyclops}, {Daphnia}, etc; -- so	   called because they swim with sudden leaps, or starts.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterflood \Wa"ter*flood`\, n. [AS. w[ae]terfl[=o]d.]	   A flood of water; an inundation.	   [1913 Webster]
Water flounder \Wa"ter floun"der\ (Zool.)	   The windowpane ({Pleuronectes maculatus}). [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waterfowl \Wa"ter*fowl`\, n.	   Any bird that frequents the water, or lives about rivers,	   lakes, etc., or on or near the sea; an aquatic fowl; -- used	   also collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of aquatic fowls, some are waders, or furnished with	         long legs; others are swimmers, or furnished with	         webbed feet.	         [1913 Webster]
Water fox \Wa"ter fox`\ (Zool.)	   The carp; -- so called on account of its cunning. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]	Water frame \Wa"ter frame`\	   A name given to the first power spinning machine, because	   driven by water power.	   [1913 Webster]	Water furrow \Wa"ter fur"row\ (Agric.)	   A deep furrow for conducting water from the ground, and	   keeping the surface soil dry.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-furrow \Wa"ter-fur"row\, v. t.	   To make water furrows in.	   [1913 Webster]
Water gage \Wa"ter gage`\	   See {Water gauge}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water gall \Wa"ter gall`\	   1. A cavity made in the earth by a torrent of water; a	      washout.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A watery appearance in the sky, accompanying the rainbow;	      a secondary or broken rainbow.	      [1913 Webster]	            These water galls, in her dim element,	            Foretell new storms to those already spent. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            False good news are [is] always produced by true	            good, like the water gall by the rainbow. --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	Water gang \Wa"ter gang`\ (O. E. Law)	   A passage for water, such as was usually made in a sea wall,	   to drain water out of marshes. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]	Water gas \Wa"ter gas`\ (Chem.)	   See under {Gas}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water gate \Wa"ter gate`\	   A gate, or valve, by which a flow of water is permitted,	   prevented, or regulated.	   [1913 Webster]	Water gauge \Wa"ter gauge`\ [Written also {water gage}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wall or bank to hold water back. --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument for measuring or ascertaining the depth or	      quantity of water, or for indicating the height of its	      surface, as in the boiler of a steam engine. See {Gauge}.	      [1913 Webster]	Water gavel \Wa"ter gav"el\ (O. Eng. Law)	   A gavel or rent paid for a privilege, as of fishing, in some	   river or water.	   [1913 Webster]	Water germander \Wa"ter ger*man"der\ (Bot.)	   A labiate plant ({Teucrium Scordium}) found in marshy places	   in Europe.	   [1913 Webster]	Water gilding \Wa"ter gild"ing\	   The act, or the process, of gilding metallic surfaces by	   covering them with a thin coating of amalgam of gold, and	   then volatilizing the mercury by heat; -- called also {wash	   gilding}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water glass \Wa"ter glass`\	   1. (Chem.) See {Soluble glass}, under {Glass}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A clepsydra.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. An instrument consisting of an open box or tube with a	      glass bottom, used for examining objects in the water, as	      upon the sea bottom in shallow places.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. A water gauge for a steam boiler.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water god \Wa"ter god`\ (Myth.)	   A fabulous deity supposed to dwell in, and preside over, some	   body of water.	   [1913 Webster]	Water grass \Water grass\	   (a) A tall march perennial grass ({Paspalum dilatatum}) of	       the southern United States and the American tropics.	   (b) Manna grass.	   (c) The grass {Chloris elegans}.	   (d) [Dial. Eng.] (1) Velvet grass. (2) The water cress. (3)	       One of various horsetails.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water gruel \Wa"ter gru"el\	   A liquid food composed of water and a small portion of meal,	   or other farinaceous substance, boiled and seasoned.	   [1913 Webster]	Water hammer \Wa"ter ham"mer\ (Physics)	   1. A vessel partly filled with water, exhausted of air, and	      hermetically sealed. When reversed or shaken, the water	      being unimpeded by air, strikes the sides in solid mass	      with a sound like that of a hammer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A concussion, or blow, made by water in striking, as	      against the sides of a pipe or vessel containing it.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A metal hammer used when heated, as by dipping in hot	      water, to blister the skin, as for counterritation.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water hare \Wa"ter hare\ (Zool.)	   A small American hare or rabbit ({Lepus aquaticus}) found on	   or near the southern coasts of the United States; -- called	   also {water rabbit}, and {swamp hare}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water hemlock \Wa"ter hem"lock\ (Bot)	   (a) A poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta virosa}) of	       Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus.	   (b) A poisonous plant ({[OE]nanthe crocata}) resembling the	       above.	       [1913 Webster]	Water hemp \Wa"ter hemp`\ (Bot.)	   See under {Hemp}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water hen \Wa"ter hen`\	   1. (Zool.) Any gallinule.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The common American coot.	      [1913 Webster]	Water hog \Wa"ter hog`\ (Zool.)	   The capybara.	   [1913 Webster]	Water horehound \Wa"ter hore"hound`\ (Bot.)	   Bugleweed.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterhorse \Wa"ter*horse`\, n.	   A pile of salted fish heaped up to drain.	   [1913 Webster]
Water hyacinth \Wa"ter hy"a*cinth\ (Bot.)	   Either of several tropical aquatic plants of the genus	   {Eichhornia}, related to the pickerel weed.	   [1913 Webster]	Water ice \Wa"ter ice`\	   Water flavored, sweetened, and frozen, to be eaten as a	   confection.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterie \Wa"ter*ie\, n. (Zool.)	   The pied wagtail; -- so called because it frequents ponds.	   [1913 Webster]
Water inch \Wa"ter inch`\	   Same as {Inch of water}, under {Water}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wateriness \Wa"ter*i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being watery; moisture; humidity.	   [1913 Webster]
Watering \Wa"ter*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Water}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Watering call} (Mil.), a sound of trumpet or bugle summoning	      cavalry soldiers to assemble for the purpose of watering	      their horses.	   {Watering cart}, a sprinkling cart. See {Water}.	   {Watering place}.	   (a) A place where water may be obtained, as for a ship, for	       cattle, etc.	   (b) A place where there are springs of medicinal water, or a	       place by the sea, or by some large body of water, to	       which people resort for bathing, recreation, boating,	       etc.	   {Watering pot}.	   (a) A kind of bucket fitted with a rose, or perforated	       nozzle, -- used for watering flowers, paths, etc.	   (b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of marine bivalve	       shells of the genus {Aspergillum}, or {Brechites}. The	       valves are small, and consolidated with the capacious	       calcareous tube which incases the entire animal. The tube	       is closed at the anterior end by a convex disk perforated	       by numerous pores, or tubules, and resembling the rose of	       a watering pot.	   {Watering trough}, a trough from which cattle, horses, and	      other animals drink.	      [1913 Webster]
Waterish \Wa"ter*ish\, a. [AS. w[ae]terisc.]	   1. Resembling water; thin; watery.	      [1913 Webster]	            Feed upon such nice and waterish diet. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Somewhat watery; moist; as, waterish land.	      [1913 Webster]
Waterishness \Wa"ter*ish*ness\, n.	   The quality of being waterish.	   [1913 Webster]
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Water joint \Wa"ter joint`\ (Arch.)	   A joint in a stone pavement where the stones are left	   slightly higher than elsewhere, the rest of the surface being	   sunken or dished. The raised surface is intended to prevent	   the settling of water in the joints.	   [1913 Webster]	Water junket \Wa"ter jun"ket\ (Zool.)	   The common sandpiper.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-laid \Wa"ter-laid`\, a.	   Having a left-hand twist; -- said of cordage; as, a	   water-laid, or left-hand, rope.	   [1913 Webster] Waterlander
Waterlander \Wa`ter*land"er\, Waterlandian \Wa`ter*land"i*an\n.	   (Eccl. Hist.)	   One of a body of Dutch Anabaptists who separated from the	   Mennonites in the sixteenth century; -- so called from a	   district in North Holland denominated Waterland.	   [1913 Webster]
Water laverock \Wa"ter la"ver*ock\ (Zool.)	   The common sandpiper.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterleaf \Wa"ter*leaf`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the American genus {Hydrophyllum}, herbs having	   white or pale blue bell-shaped flowers. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Water leg \Wa"ter leg`\ (Steam Boilers)	   See {Leg}, 7.	   [1913 Webster]	Water lemon \Wa"ter lem"on\ (Bot.)	   The edible fruit of two species of passion flower	   ({Passiflora laurifolia}, and {Passiflora maliformis}); -- so	   called in the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterless \Wa"ter*less\, a.	   Destitute of water; dry. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Water lettuce \Wa"ter let"tuce\ (Bot.)	   A plant ({Pistia stratiotes}) which floats on tropical	   waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves.	   --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).	   [1913 Webster]	Water level \Wa"ter lev"el\	   1. The level formed by the surface of still water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of leveling instrument. See under {Level}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Water lily \Wa"ter lil`y\ (Bot.)	   A blossom or plant of any species of the genus Nymphaea,	   distinguished for its large floating leaves and beautiful	   flowers. See {Nymphaea}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is extended to various plants of other related	         genera, as {Nuphar}, {Euryale}, {Nelumbo}, and	         {Victoria}. See {Euryale}, {Lotus}, and {Victoria}, 1.	         [1913 Webster]	Water lime \Wa"ter lime`\	   Hydraulic lime.	   [1913 Webster]	Water line \Wa"ter line`\	   1. (Shipbuilding) Any one of certain lines of a vessel,	      model, or plan, parallel with the surface of the water at	      various heights from the keel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In a half-breadth plan, the water lines are outward	         curves showing the horizontal form of the ship at their	         several heights; in a sheer plan, they are projected as	         straight horizontal lines.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) Any one of several lines marked upon the outside	      of a vessel, corresponding with the surface of the water	      when she is afloat on an even keel. The lowest line	      indicates the vessel's proper submergence when not loaded,	      and is called the {light water line}; the highest, called	      the {load water line}, indicates her proper submergence	      when loaded.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Water-line model} (Shipbuilding), a model of a vessel formed	      of boards which are shaped according to the water lines as	      shown in the plans and laid upon each other to form a	      solid model.	      [1913 Webster]	Water lizard \Wa"ter liz"ard\ (Zool.)	   Any aquatic lizard of the genus {Varanus}, as the monitor of	   the Nile. See {Monitor}, n., 3.	   [1913 Webster]	Water locust \Wa"ter lo"cust\ (Bot.)	   A thorny leguminous tree ({Gleditschia monosperma}) which	   grows in the swamps of the Mississippi valley.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-logged \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 hold, she has	   become so heavy as not to be manageable by the helm.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterman \Wa"ter*man\, n.; pl. {Watermen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A man who plies for hire on rivers, lakes, or canals, or	      in harbors, in distinction from a seaman who is engaged on	      the high seas; a man who manages fresh-water craft; a	      boatman; a ferryman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An attendant on cab stands, etc., who supplies water to	      the horses. [Eng.] --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A water demon. --Tylor.	      [1913 Webster]
Watermanship \Wa"ter*man*ship`\, n.	   1. The business or skill of a waterman.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Art of, or skill in, rowing; oarsmanship; specif., skill	      in managing the blade in the water, as distinguished from	      managing arms, body, etc., in the stroke.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Watermark \Wa"ter*mark`\, n.	   1. A mark indicating the height to which water has risen, or	      at which it has stood; the usual limit of high or low	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A letter, device, or the like, wrought into paper during	      the process of manufacture.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The watermark in paper is produced by bending the	         wires of the mold, or by wires bent into the shape of	         the required letter or device, and sewed to the surface	         of the mold; -- it has the effect of making the paper	         thinner in places. The old makers employed watermarks	         of an eccentric kind. Those of Caxton and other early	         printers were an oxhead and star, a collared dog's	         head, a crown, a shield, a jug, etc. A fool's cap and	         bells, employed as a watermark, gave the name to	         foolscap paper; a postman's horn, such as was formerly	         in use, gave the name to post paper." --Tomlinson.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) See {Water line}, 2. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Water meadow \Wa"ter mead"ow\ (Agric.)	   A meadow, or piece of low, flat land, capable of being kept	   in a state of fertility by being overflowed with water from	   some adjoining river or stream.	   [1913 Webster]	Water measure \Wa"ter meas"ure\	   A measure formerly used for articles brought by water, as	   coals, oysters, etc. The water-measure bushel was three	   gallons larger than the Winchester bushel. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Water measurer \Wa"ter meas"ur*er\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of water; the skater. See	   {Skater}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Watermelon \Wa"ter*mel`on\, n. (Bot.)	   The very large ovoid or roundish fruit of a cucurbitaceous	   plant ({Citrullus vulgaris}) of many varieties; also, the	   plant itself. The fruit sometimes weighs many pounds; its	   pulp is usually pink in color, and full of a sweet watery	   juice. It is a native of tropical Africa, but is now	   cultivated in many countries. See Illust. of {Melon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Water meter \Wa"ter me"ter\	   A contrivance for measuring a supply of water delivered or	   received for any purpose, as from a street main.	   [1913 Webster]	Water milfoil \Wa"ter mil"foil\ (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Myriophyllum}, aquatic herbs with	   whorled leaves, the submersed ones pinnately parted into	   capillary divisions.	   [1913 Webster]	Water mill \Wa"ter mill`\	   A mill whose machinery is moved by water; -- distinguished	   from a {windmill}, and a {steam mill}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water mint \Wa"ter mint`\	   A kind of mint ({Mentha aquatica}) growing in wet places, and	   sometimes having a perfume resembling bergamot.	   [1913 Webster]	Water mite \Wa"ter mite`\ (Zool.)	   Any of numerous species of aquatic mites belonging to	   {Hydrachna} and allied genera of the family {Hydrachnidae},	   usually having the legs fringed and adapted for swimming.	   They are often red or red and black in color, and while young	   are parasites of fresh-water insects and mussels. Called also	   {water tick}, and {water spider}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Water moccasin \Wa"ter moc"ca*sin\ (Zool.)	   A venomous North American snake ({Ancistrodon piscivorus})	   allied to the rattlesnake but destitute of a rattle. It lives	   in or about pools and ponds, and feeds largely of fishes.	   Called also {water snake}, {water adder}, {water viper}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water mole \Wa"ter mole`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The shrew mole. See under {Shrew}.	   (b) The duck mole. See under {Duck}.	       [1913 Webster]	Water monitor \Wa"ter mon"i*tor\ (Zool.)	   A very large lizard ({Varanaus salvator}) native of India. It	   frequents the borders of streams and swims actively. It	   becomes five or six feet long. Called also {two-banded	   monitor}, and {kabaragoya}. The name is also applied to other	   aquatic monitors.	   [1913 Webster]	Water monkey \Water monkey\	   A jar or bottle, as of porous earthenware, in which water is	   cooled by evaporation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water motor \Wa"ter mo"tor\	   1. A water engine.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A water wheel; especially, a small water wheel driven by	      water from a street main.	      [1913 Webster]	Water mouse \Wa"ter mouse`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of mice belonging to the genus	   {Hydromys}, native of Australia and Tasmania. Their hind legs	   are strong and their toes partially webbed. They live on the	   borders of streams, and swim well. They are remarkable as	   being the only rodents found in Australia.	   [1913 Webster]	Water murrain \Wa"ter mur"rain\	   A kind of murrain affecting cattle. --Crabb.	   [1913 Webster]	Water newt \Wa"ter newt`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders; a triton.	   [1913 Webster]	Water nymph \Wa"ter nymph`\	   1. (Myth.) A goddess of any stream or other body of water,	      whether one of the Naiads, Nereids, or Oceanides.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A water lily ({Nymphaea}).	      [1913 Webster]	Water oat \Wa"ter oat`\	   Indian rice. See under {Rice}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water opossum \Wa"ter o*pos"sum\ (Zool.)	   See {Yapock}, and the Note under {Opossum}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water ordeal \Wa"ter or"de*al\	   Same as {Ordeal by water}. See the Note under {Ordeal}, n.,	   1.	   [1913 Webster] Water ousel	Water ousel \Wa"ter ou"sel\, Water ouzel \Wa"ter ou"zel\ .	   (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the	   genus {Cinclus} (or {Hydrobates}), especially the European	   water ousel ({Cinclus aquaticus}), and the American water	   ousel ({Cinclus Mexicanus}). These birds live about the	   water, and are in the habit of walking on the bottom of	   streams beneath the water in search of food.	   [1913 Webster]	Water parsnip \Wa"ter pars"nip\ (Bot.)	   Any plant of the aquatic umbelliferous genus {Sium},	   poisonous herbs with pinnate or dissected leaves and small	   white flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	Water parting \Water parting\ (Phys. Geog.)	   A summit from the opposite sides of which rain waters flow to	   different streams; a line separating the drainage districts	   of two streams or coasts; a divide; a watershed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water partridge \Wa"ter par"tridge\ (Zool.)	   The ruddy duck. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Water pennywort \Wa"ter pen"ny*wort`\ (Bot.)	   Marsh pennywort. See under {Marsh}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water pepper \Wa"ter pep"per\ (Bot.)	   (a) Smartweed.	   (b) Waterwort.	       [1913 Webster]	Water pheasant \Wa"ter pheas"ant\ (Zool.)	   (a) The pintail. See {Pintail}, n., 1.	   (b) The goosander.	   (c) The hooded merganser.	       [1913 Webster]	Water piet \Wa"ter pi"et\ (Zool.)	   The water ousel.	   [1913 Webster]	Water pig \Wa"ter pig`\	   1. (Zool.) The capybara.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The gourami.	      [1913 Webster]	Water pillar \Wa"ter pil"lar\	   A waterspout. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Water pimpernel \Wa"ter pim"per*nel\ (Bot.)	   A small white-flowered shrub; brookweed.	   [1913 Webster]	Water pipe \Wa"ter pipe\	   A pipe for conveying water.	   [1913 Webster]	Water pitcher \Wa"ter pitch"er\	   1. A pitcher for water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of a family of plants having pitcher-shaped	      leaves. The sidesaddle flower ({Sarracenia purpurea}) is	      the type.	      [1913 Webster]	Water plant \Wa"ter plant`\	   A plant that grows in water; an aquatic plant.	   [1913 Webster]	Water plantain \Wa"ter plan"tain\ (Bot.)	   A kind of plant with acrid leaves. See under 2d {Plantain}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water plate \Wa"ter plate`\	   A plate heated by hot water contained in a double bottom or	   jacket. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]	Water poa \Wa"ter po"a\ (Bot.)	   Meadow reed grass. See under {Reed}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water pocket \Water pocket\	   A water hole in the bed of an intermittent stream, esp. the	   bowl at the foot of a cliff over which the stream leaps when	   in the flood stage. [Western U. S.]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water poise \Wa"ter poise`\	   A hydrometer.	   [1913 Webster]	Water pore \Wa"ter pore`\,	   1. (Zool.) A pore by which the water tubes of various	      invertebrates open externally.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) One of certain minute pores in the leaves of some	      plants. They are without true guardian cells, but in other	      respects closely resemble ordinary stomata. --Goodale.	      [1913 Webster]
Waterpot \Wa"ter*pot`\, n.	   A vessel for holding or conveying water, or for sprinkling	   water on cloth, plants, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Water power \Wa"ter pow"er\	   1. The power of water employed to move machinery, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fall of water which may be used to drive machinery; a	      site for a water mill; a water privilege.	      [1913 Webster]	Water pox \Wa"ter pox`\ (Med.)	   A variety of chicken pox, or varicella. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]	Water privilege \Wa"ter priv"i*lege\	   The advantage of using water as a mechanical power; also, the	   place where water is, or may be, so used. See under	   {Privilege}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterproof \Wa"ter*proof`\, a.	   Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious	   to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.	   [1913 Webster]	Waterproof \Wa"ter*proof`\, n.	   1. A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather,	      etc., impervious to water.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth,	      or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer	      garment made of such material.	      [1913 Webster]	Waterproof \Wa"ter*proof`\, v. t.	   To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterproofing \Wa"ter*proof`ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of making waterproof.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Waterproof}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]
Water purslane \Wa"ter purs"lane\ (Bot.)	   See under {Purslane}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water qualm \Wa"ter qualm`\ (Med.)	   See {Water brash}, under {Brash}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water rabbit \Wa"ter rab"bit\ (Zool.)	   See {Water hare}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water radish \Wa"ter rad"ish\ (Bot.)	   A coarse yellow-flowered plant ({Nasturtium amphibium})	   related to the water cress and to the horse-radish.	   [1913 Webster]	Water rail \Wa"ter rail`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of rails of the genus {Rallus},	   as the common European species ({Rallus aquaticus}). See	   Illust. of {Rail}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water ram \Wa"ter ram`\	   An hydraulic ram.	   [1913 Webster]	Water rat \Wa"ter rat`\	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The water vole. See under {Vole}.	      (b) The muskrat.	      (c) The beaver rat. See under {Beaver}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A thief on the water; a pirate.	      [1913 Webster]	Water rate \Wa"ter rate`\	   A rate or tax for a supply of water.	   [1913 Webster] Water rattle	Water rattle \Wa"ter rat"tle\ Water rattler \Wa"ter rat"tler\	   (Zool.)	   The diamond rattlesnake ({Crotalus adamanteus}); -- so called	   from its preference for damp places near water.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-ret \Wa"ter-ret`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-retted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Water-retting}.]	   To ret, or rot, in water, as flax; to water-rot.	   [1913 Webster]
Water rice \Wa"ter rice"\	   Indian rice. See under {Rice}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water rocket \Wa"ter rock"et\	   1. (Bot.) A cruciferous plant ({Nasturtium sylvestre}) with	      small yellow flowers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of firework to be discharged in the water.	      [1913 Webster]
Water-rot \Wa"ter-rot`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Water-rotted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Water-rotting}.]	   To rot by steeping in water; to water-ret; as, to water-rot	   hemp or flax.	   [1913 Webster]
Water sail \Wa"ter sail`\ (Naut.)	   A small sail sometimes set under a studding sail or under a	   driver boom, and reaching nearly to the water.	   [1913 Webster]	Water sapphire \Wa"ter sap"phire\ [Equiv. to F. saphir d'eau.]	   (Min.)	   A deep blue variety of iolite, sometimes used as a gem; --	   called also {saphir d'eau}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterscape \Wa"ter*scape"\, n. [Cf. {Landscape}.]	   A sea view; -- distinguished from {landscape}. [Jocose]	   --Fairholt.	   [1913 Webster]
Water scorpion \Wa"ter scor"pi*on\ (Zool.)	   See {Nepa}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water screw \Wa"ter screw`\	   A screw propeller.	   [1913 Webster]
Watershed \Wa"ter*shed`\, n. [Cf. G. wasserscheide; wasser water	   + scheide a place where two things separate, fr. scheiden to	   separate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The whole region or extent of country which contributes to	      the supply of a river or lake.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The line of division between two adjacent rivers or lakes	      with respect to the flow of water by natural channels into	      them; the natural boundary of a basin; -- called also	      {divide} and {water parting}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   3. a point in time marking an important transition between	      two situations, or phases of an activity; a turning point.	      [PJC]
Water shield \Wa"ter shield`\ (Bot.)	   An aquatic American plant ({Brasenia peltata}) having	   floating oval leaves, and the covered with a clear jelly.	   [1913 Webster]
Watershoot \Wa"ter*shoot`\, n.	   1. A sprig or shoot from the root or stock of a tree. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) That which serves to guard from falling water; a	      drip or dripstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A trough for discharging water.	      [1913 Webster]
Water shrew \Wa"ter shrew`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and	   capable of swimming actively. The two common European species	   ({Crossopus fodiens}, and {Crossopus ciliatus}) are the best	   known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew	   ({Neosorex palustris}), is rarely seen, owing to its	   nocturnal habits.	   [1913 Webster]	Water snail \Wa"ter snail`\	   1. (Zool.) Any aquatic pulmonate gastropod belonging to	      {Planorbis}, {Limnaea}, and allied genera; a pond snail.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mech.) The Archimedean screw. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Water snake \Wa"ter snake`\ (Zool.)	      (a) A common North American colubrine snake ({Tropidonotus	          sipedon}) which lives chiefly in the water.	      (b) Any species of snakes of the family {Homalopsidae},	          all of which are aquatic in their habits.	          [1913 Webster]
Water-soak \Wa"ter-soak`\, v. t.	   To soak water; to fill the interstices of with water.	   [1913 Webster]
Water soldier \Wa"ter sol`dier\ (Bot.)	   An aquatic European plant ({Stratiotes aloides}) with	   bayonet-shaped leaves.	   [1913 Webster]	Water souchy \Wa"ter souch`y\ (Cookery)	   A dish consisting of small fish stewed and served in a little	   water. [Written also {water souchet}.] See {Zoutch}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water spaniel \Wa"ter span"iel\	   A curly-haired breed of spaniels, naturally very fond of the	   water.	   [1913 Webster]	Water sparrow \Wa"ter spar"row\ (Zool.)	   (a) The reed warbler. [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) The reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	Water speedwell \Wa"ter speed"well\ (Bot.)	   A kind of speedwell ({Veronica Anagallis}) found in wet	   places in Europe and America.	   [1913 Webster]	Water spider \Wa"ter spi"der\ (Zool.)	   (a) An aquatic European spider ({Argyoneta aquatica}) which	       constructs its web beneath the surface of the water on	       water plants. It lives in a bell-shaped structure of	       silk, open beneath like a diving bell, and filled with	       air which the spider carries down in the form of small	       bubbles attached one at a time to the spinnerets and hind	       feet. Called also {diving spider}.	   (b) A water mite.	   (c) Any spider that habitually lives on or about the water,	       especially the large American species ({Dolomedes	       lanceolatus}) which runs rapidly on the surface of water;	       -- called also {raft spider}.	       [1913 Webster]	Water spinner \Wa"ter spin`ner\ (Zool.)	   The water spider.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterspout \Wa"ter*spout`\, n.	   A remarkable meteorological phenomenon, of the nature of a	   tornado or whirlwind, usually observed over the sea, but	   sometimes over the land.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Tall columns, apparently of cloud, and reaching from	         the sea to the clouds, are seen moving along, often	         several at once, sometimes straight and vertical, at	         other times inclined and tortuous, but always in rapid	         rotation. At their bases, the sea is violently agitated	         and heaped up with a leaping or boiling motion, water,	         at least in some cases, being actually carried up in	         considerable quantity, and scattered round from a great	         height, as solid bodies are by tornadoes on land. --Sir	         J. Herschel.	         [1913 Webster]
Water sprite \Wa"ter sprite`\	   A sprite, or spirit, imagined as inhabiting the water. --J.	   R. Drake.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-standing \Wa"ter-stand`ing\, a.	   Tear-filled. [R.] "Many an orphan's water-standing eye."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Water star grass \Wa"ter star" grass`\ (Bot.)	   An aquatic plant ({Schollera graminea}) with grassy leaves,	   and yellow star-shaped blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]	Water starwort \Wa"ter star"wort`\	   See under {Starwort}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water supply \Wa"ter sup*ply"\	   A supply of water; specifically, water collected, as in	   reservoirs, and conveyed, as by pipes, for use in a city,	   mill, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]	Water tabby \Wa"ter tab"by\	   A kind of waved or watered tabby. See {Tabby}, n., 1.	   [1913 Webster]	Water table \Wa"ter ta"ble\	   1. (Arch.) A molding, or other projection, in the wall of a	      building, to throw off the water, -- generally used in the	      United States for the first table above the surface of the	      ground (see {Table}, n., 9), that is, for the table at the	      top of the foundation and the beginning of the upper wall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hydraulic Engin.) The upper limit of the portion of the	      ground wholly saturated with water. The water table may be	      within a few inches of the surface or many feet below it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Watertath \Wa"ter*tath`\, n. [Water + tath, n.]	   A kind of coarse grass growing in wet grounds, and supposed	   to be injurious to sheep. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Water telescope \Water telescope\	   1. (Optics) A telescope in which the medium between the	      objective and the eye piece is water instead of air, used	      in some experiments in aberration.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A telescope devised for looking into a body of water.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water tender \Water tender\ (Nav.)	   In the United States navy, a first-class petty officer in	   charge in a fireroom. He "tends" water to the boilers, sees	   that fires are properly cleaned and stoked, etc. There is	   also a rating of {chief water tender}, who is a chief petty	   officer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water thermometer \Wa"ter ther*mom"e*ter\ (Physics)	   A thermometer filled with water instead of mercury, for	   ascertaining the precise temperature at which water attains	   its maximum density. This is about 39[deg] Fahr., or 4[deg]	   Centigrade; and from that point down to 32[deg] Fahr., or	   0[deg] Centigrade, or the freezing point, it expands.	   [1913 Webster]	Water thief \Wa"ter thief`\	   A pirate. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Water thrush \Wa"ter thrush`\ (Zool.)	   (a) A North American bird of the genus {Seiurus}, belonging	       to the Warbler family, especially the common species	       ({Seiurus Noveboracensis}).	   (b) The European water ousel.	   (b) The pied wagtail.	       [1913 Webster]	Water thyme \Wa"ter thyme`\ (Bot.)	   See {Anacharis}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water tick \Wa"ter tick`\	   Same as {Water mite}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water tiger \Wa"ter ti"ger\ (Zool.)	   A diving, or water, beetle, especially the larva of a water	   beetle. See Illust. b of {Water beetle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Water-tight \Wa"ter-tight`\, a.	   So tight as to retain, or not to admit, water; not leaky.	   [1913 Webster]
Water torch \Wa"ter torch`\ (Bot.)	   The common cat-tail ({Typha latifolia}), the spike of which	   makes a good torch soaked in oil. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	Water tower \Wa"ter tow"er\	   1. A large metal pipe made to be extended vertically by	      sections, and used for discharging water upon burning	      buildings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tower or standpipe used as a water storage reservoir, to	      deliver water at a required head of pressure, as to a	      fountain.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	Water tree \Wa"ter tree`\ (Bot.)	   A climbing shrub ({Tetracera alnifolia} syn. {Tetracera	   potatoria}) of Western Africa, which pours out a watery sap	   from the freshly cut stems.	   [1913 Webster]	Water trefoil \Wa"ter tre"foil`\ (Bot.)	   The buck bean.	   [1913 Webster]	Water tube \Wa"ter tube`\ (w[add]"t[~e]r t[=u]b`).	   1. (Zool.) One of a system of tubular excretory organs having	      external openings, found in many invertebrates. They are	      believed to be analogous in function to the kidneys of	      vertebrates. See Illust. under {Trematodea}, and	      {Sporocyst}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any tube for passing or holding water; specif., in some	      steam boilers, a tube in which water circulates and steam	      is generated.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Water tupelo \Wa"ter tu"pe*lo\ (w[add]"t[~e]r	   t[=u]"p[-e]*l[=o]). (Bot.)	   A species of large tupelo ({Nyssa aquatica}) growing in	   swamps in the southern of the United States. See {Ogeechee	   lime}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water turkey \Wa"ter tur"key\ (w[add]"t[~e]r t[^u]r"k[y^]).	   (Zool.)	   The American snakebird. See {Snakebird}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water tuyere \Wa"ter tu`y[`e]re"\ (w[add]"t[~e]r	   tw[-e]`y[^a]r").	   A tuy[`e]re kept cool by water circulating within a casing.	   It is used for hot blast.	   [1913 Webster]	Water twist \Wa"ter twist`\ (w[add]"t[~e]r tw[i^]st`).	   Yarn made by the throstle, or water frame.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Water vine \Wa"ter vine`\ (Bot.)	   Any plant of the genus {Phytocrene}, climbing shrubs of Asia	   and Africa, the stems of which are singularly porous, and	   when cut stream with a limpid potable juice.	   [1913 Webster]	Water violet \Wa"ter vi"o*let\ (Bot.)	   See under {Violet}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water viper \Wa"ter vi"per\ (Zool.)	   See {Water moccasin}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water vole \Wa"ter vole`\ (Zool.)	   See under {Vole}.	   [1913 Webster]	Water wagtail \Wa"ter wag"tail`\	   See under {Wagtail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterway \Wa"ter*way`\, n. (Naut.)	   Heavy plank or timber extending fore and aft the whole length	   of a vessel's deck at the line of junction with the sides,	   forming a channel to the scuppers, which are cut through it.	   In iron vessels the waterway is variously constructed.	   [1913 Webster]
Water way \Wa"ter way`\	   Same as {Water course}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterweed \Wa"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Anacharis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Water wheel \Wa"ter wheel`\	   1. Any wheel for propelling machinery or for other purposes,	      that is made to rotate by the direct action of water; --	      called an {overshot wheel} when the water is applied at	      the top, an {undershot wheel} when at the bottom, a	      {breast wheel} when at an intermediate point; other forms	      are called {reaction wheel}, {vortex wheel}, {turbine	      wheel}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The paddle wheel of a steam vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wheel for raising water; a noria, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	Water willow \Wa"ter wil`low\ (Bot.)	   An American aquatic plant ({Dianthera Americana}) with long	   willowlike leaves, and spikes of small purplish flowers.	   [1913 Webster]	Water wing \Wa"ter wing`\ (Arch.)	   One of two walls built on either side of the junction of a	   bridge with the bank of a river, to protect the abutment of	   the bridge and the bank from the action of the current.	   [1913 Webster]	Water witch \Wa"ter witch`\ (Zool.)	   (a) The dabchick.	   (b) The stormy petrel. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Water-withe \Wa"ter-withe`\, n. (Bot.)	   A vinelike plant ({Vitis Caribaea}) growing in parched	   districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount	   of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterwork \Wa"ter*work`\, n.	   1. (Paint.) Painting executed in size or distemper, on canvas	      or walls, -- formerly, frequently taking the place of	      tapestry. --Shak. Fairholt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An hydraulic apparatus, or a system of works or fixtures,	      by which a supply of water is furnished for useful or	      ornamental purposes, including dams, sluices, pumps,	      aqueducts, distributing pipes, fountains, etc.; -- used	      chiefly in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Waterworn \Wa"ter*worn`\, a.	   Worn, smoothed, or polished by the action of water; as,	   waterworn stones.	   [1913 Webster]
Waterwort \Wa"ter*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any plant of the natural order {Elatineae}, consisting of two	   genera ({Elatine}, and {Bergia}), mostly small annual herbs	   growing in the edges of ponds. Some have a peppery or acrid	   taste.	   [1913 Webster]
Watery \Wa"ter*y\, a. [AS. waeterig.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to water; consisting of water. "The	      watery god." --Dryden. "Fish within their watery	      residence." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding with water; wet; hence, tearful.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling water; thin or transparent, as a liquid; as,	      watery humors.	      [1913 Webster]	            The oily and watery parts of the aliment.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, abounding in thin, tasteless, or insipid fluid;	      tasteless; insipid; vapid; spiritless.	      [1913 Webster]
Watt \Watt\, n. [From the distinguished mechanician and	   scientist, James Watt.] (Physics)	   A unit of power or activity equal to 10^{7} C.G.S. units of	   power, or to work done at the rate of one joule a second. An	   English horse power is approximately equal to 746 watts.	   [1913 Webster]
Watteau \Wat*teau"\, a. (Art)	   Having the appearance of that which is seen in pictures by	   Antoine Watteau, a French painter of the eighteenth century;	   -- said esp. of women's garments; as, a Watteau bodice.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Watteau back \Watteau back\	   The back of a woman's gown in which one or more very broad	   folds are carried from the neck to the floor without being	   held in at the waist, while the front and sides of the gown	   are shaped to the person and have a belt or its equivalent.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wattmeter \Watt"me`ter\, n. [Watt + meter.] (Physics)	   An instrument for measuring power in watts, -- much used in	   measuring the energy of an electric current.	   [1913 Webster]
Wattle \Wat"tle\, n. [AS. watel, watul, watol, hurdle, covering,	   wattle; cf. OE. watel a bag. Cf. {Wallet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A twig or flexible rod; hence, a hurdle made of such rods.	      [1913 Webster]	            And there he built with wattles from the marsh	            A little lonely church in days of yore. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rod laid on a roof to support the thatch.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.)	      (a) A naked fleshy, and usually wrinkled and highly	          colored, process of the skin hanging from the chin or	          throat of a bird or reptile.	      (b) Barbel of a fish.	          [1913 Webster]	   4.	      (a) The astringent bark of several Australian trees of the	          genus {Acacia}, used in tanning; -- called also	          {wattle bark}.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Material consisting of wattled twigs, withes, etc., used	      for walls, fences, and the like. "The pailsade of wattle."	      --Frances Macnab.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Bot.) In Australasia, any tree of the genus {Acacia}; --	      so called from the wattles, or hurdles, which the early	      settlers made of the long, pliable branches or of the	      split stems of the slender species. The bark of such trees	      is also called wattle. See also {Savanna wattle}, under	      {Savanna}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Wattle turkey}. (Zool.) Same as {Brush turkey}.	      [1913 Webster]	Wattle \Wat"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wattled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wattling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bind with twigs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twist or interweave, one with another, as twigs; to	      form a network with; to plat; as, to wattle branches.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To form, by interweaving or platting twigs.	      [1913 Webster]	            The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wattlebird \Wat"tle*bird`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of honey eaters	      belonging to {Anthochaera} and allied genera of the family	      {Meliphagidae}. These birds usually have a large and	      conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below each	      ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent islands.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The best-known species ({Anthochaera carunculata}) has	         the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe on	         each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark brown	         or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in life,	         are light blood-red. Called also {wattled crow},	         {wattled bee-eater}, {wattled honey eater}. Another	         species ({Anthochaera inauris}) is streaked with black,	         gray, and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped	         with orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the	         genus {Anellobia}, are closely related, but lack	         conspicuous wattles. The most common species	         ({Anthochaera mellivora}) is dark brown, finely	         streaked with white. Called also {goruck creeper}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The Australian brush turkey.	      [1913 Webster]
Wattled \Wat"tled\, a.	   Furnished with wattles, or pendent fleshy processes at the	   chin or throat.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wattled cocks strut to and fro.      --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Wattless \Watt"less\, a. (Elec.)	   Without any power (cf. {Watt}); -- said of an alternating	   current or component of current when it differs in phase by	   ninety degrees from the electromotive force which produces	   it, or of an electromotive force or component thereof when	   the current it produces differs from it in phase by 90	   degrees.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wattling \Wat"tling\, n.	   The act or process of binding or platting with twigs; also,	   the network so formed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Made with a wattling of canes or sticks. --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster] Waucht
Waucht \Waucht\, Waught \Waught\, n. [Cf. {Quaff}.]	   A large draught of any liquid. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Waul \Waul\, v. i. [Of imitative origin.]	   To cry as a cat; to squall; to wail. [Written also {wawl}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The helpless infant, coming wauling and crying into the	         world.                                   --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Waur \Waur\ (w[add]r), a. [See {Worse}.]	   Worse. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Murder and waur than murder.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wave \Wave\ (w[=a]v), v. t.	   See {Waive}. --Sir H. Wotton. --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	Wave \Wave\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waved}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waving}.] [OE. waven, AS. wafian to waver, to hesitate, to	   wonder; akin to w[ae]fre wavering, restless, MHG. wabern to	   be in motion, Icel. vafra to hover about; cf. Icel. v[=a]fa	   to vibrate. Cf. {Waft}, {Waver}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To play loosely; to move like a wave, one way and the	      other; to float; to flutter; to undulate.	      [1913 Webster]	            His purple robes waved careless to the winds.	                                                  --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where the flags of three nations has successively	            waved.                                --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be moved to and fro as a signal. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To fluctuate; to waver; to be in an unsettled state; to	      vacillate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He waved indifferently 'twixt doing them neither	            good nor harm.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Wave \Wave\, v. t.	   1. To move one way and the other; to brandish. "[Aeneas]	      waved his fatal sword." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To raise into inequalities of surface; to give an	      undulating form a surface to.	      [1913 Webster]	            Horns whelked and waved like the enridged sea.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To move like a wave, or by floating; to waft. [Obs.] --Sir	      T. Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To call attention to, or give a direction or command to,	      by a waving motion, as of the hand; to signify by waving;	      to beckon; to signal; to indicate.	      [1913 Webster]	            Look, with what courteous action	            It waves you to a more removed ground. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            She spoke, and bowing waved	            Dismissal.                            --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Wave \Wave\, n. [From {Wave}, v.; not the same word as OE. wawe,	   waghe, a wave, which is akin to E. wag to move. [root]138.	   See {Wave}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An advancing ridge or swell on the surface of a liquid, as	      of the sea, resulting from the oscillatory motion of the	      particles composing it when disturbed by any force their	      position of rest; an undulation.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wave behind impels the wave before. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) A vibration propagated from particle to particle	      through a body or elastic medium, as in the transmission	      of sound; an assemblage of vibrating molecules in all	      phases of a vibration, with no phase repeated; a wave of	      vibration; an undulation. See {Undulation}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Water; a body of water. [Poetic] "Deep drank Lord Marmion	      of the wave." --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            Build a ship to save thee from the flood,	            I 'll furnish thee with fresh wave, bread, and wine.	                                                  --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Unevenness; inequality of surface. --Sir I. Newton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A waving or undulating motion; a signal made with the	      hand, a flag, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The undulating line or streak of luster on cloth watered,	      or calendered, or on damask steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Something resembling or likened to a water wave, as in	      rising unusually high, in being of unusual extent, or in	      progressive motion; a swelling or excitement, as of	      feeling or energy; a tide; flood; period of intensity,	      usual activity, or the like; as, a wave of enthusiasm;	      waves of applause.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Wave front} (Physics), the surface of initial displacement	      of the particles in a medium, as a wave of vibration	      advances.	   {Wave length} (Physics), the space, reckoned in the direction	      of propagation, occupied by a complete wave or undulation,	      as of light, sound, etc.; the distance from a point or	      phase in a wave to the nearest point at which the same	      phase occurs.	   {Wave line} (Shipbuilding), a line of a vessel's hull, shaped	      in accordance with the wave-line system.	   {Wave-line system}, {Wave-line theory} (Shipbuilding), a	      system or theory of designing the lines of a vessel, which	      takes into consideration the length and shape of a wave	      which travels at a certain speed.	   {Wave loaf}, a loaf for a wave offering. --Lev. viii. 27.	   {Wave moth} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small	      geometrid moths belonging to {Acidalia} and allied genera;	      -- so called from the wavelike color markings on the	      wings.	   {Wave offering}, an offering made in the Jewish services by	      waving the object, as a loaf of bread, toward the four	      cardinal points. --Num. xviii. 11.	   {Wave of vibration} (Physics), a wave which consists in, or	      is occasioned by, the production and transmission of a	      vibratory state from particle to particle through a body.	      	   {Wave surface}.	      (a) (Physics) A surface of simultaneous and equal	          displacement of the particles composing a wave of	          vibration.	      (b) (Geom.) A mathematical surface of the fourth order	          which, upon certain hypotheses, is the locus of a wave	          surface of light in the interior of crystals. It is	          used in explaining the phenomena of double refraction.	          See under {Refraction}.	   {Wave theory}. (Physics) See {Undulatory theory}, under	      {Undulatory}.	      [1913 Webster]
Waved \Waved\, a.	   1. Exhibiting a wavelike form or outline; undulating;	      intended; wavy; as, waved edge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a wavelike appearance; marked with wavelike lines	      of color; as, waved, or watered, silk.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) Having undulations like waves; -- said of one of	      the lines in heraldry which serve as outlines to the	      ordinaries, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Waveless \Wave"less\, a.	   Free from waves; undisturbed; not agitated; as, the waveless	   sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Wavelet \Wave"let\, n.	   A little wave; a ripple.	   [1913 Webster]
Wavellite \Wa"vel*lite\, n. [After Dr. Wm. Wavel, the	   discoverer.] (Min.)	   A hydrous phosphate of alumina, occurring usually in	   hemispherical radiated forms varying in color from white to	   yellow, green, or black.	   [1913 Webster]
Waver \Wa"ver\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wavered}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wavering}.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering,	   restless. See {Wave}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other;	      hence, to totter; to reel; to swing; to flutter.	      [1913 Webster]	            With banners and pennons wavering with the wind.	                                                  --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wouldst waver on one of these trees as a terror	            to all evil speakers against dignities. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be unsettled in opinion; to vacillate; to be	      undetermined; to fluctuate; as, to water in judgment.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us hold fast . . . without wavering. --Heb. x.	                                                  23.	      [1913 Webster]	            In feeble hearts, propense enough before	            To waver, or fall off and join with idols. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To reel; totter; vacillate. See {Fluctuate}.	        [1913 Webster]	Waver \Wa"ver\, n. [From {Wave}, or {Waver}, v.]	   A sapling left standing in a fallen wood. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Waverer \Wa"ver*er\, n.	   One who wavers; one who is unsettled in doctrine, faith,	   opinion, or the like. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Waveringly \Wa"ver*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a wavering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Waveringness \Wa"ver*ing*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of wavering.	   [1913 Webster]
Waveson \Wave"son\, n. [From {Wave}; cf. {Jetsam}.] (O. Eng.	   Law)	   Goods which, after shipwreck, appear floating on the waves,	   or sea.	   [1913 Webster]
Wave-worn \Wave"-worn`\, a.	   Worn by the waves.	   [1913 Webster]	         The shore that o'er his wave-worn basis bowed. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wavey \Wa"vey\, n. (Zool.)	   The snow goose. [Canadian, & Local U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waviness \Wav"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wavy.	   [1913 Webster]
Wavure \Wav"ure\, n.	   See {Waivure}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wavy \Wav"y\, a.	   1. Rising or swelling in waves; full of waves. "The wavy	      seas." --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Playing to and fro; undulating; as, wavy flames.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let her glad valleys smile with wavy corn. --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Undulating on the border or surface; waved.	      [1913 Webster]
Wawaskeesh \Wa*was"keesh\, n. [From an Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The wapiti, or wapiti, or American elk.	   [1913 Webster]
Wawe \Wawe\ (w[add]), n. [See {Woe}.]	   Woe. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wawe \Wawe\ (w[add]), n. [OE. wawe, waghe; cf. Icel. v[=a]gr;	   akin to E. wag; not the same word as wave.]	   A wave. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wawl \Wawl\ (w[add]l), v. i.	   See {Waul}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wax \Wax\ (w[a^]ks), 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,	   G. wachsen, Icel. vaxa, Sw. v[aum]xa, Dan. voxe, Goth.	   wahsjan, Gr. ? to increase, Skr. waksh, uksh, to grow.	   [root]135. Cf. {Waist}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To increase in size; to grow bigger; to become larger or	      fuller; -- opposed to wane.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waxing and the waning of the moon. --Hakewill.	      [1913 Webster]	            Truth's treasures . . . never shall wax ne wane.	                                                  --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pass from one state to another; to become; to grow; as,	      to wax strong; to wax warmer or colder; to wax feeble; to	      wax old; to wax worse and worse.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your clothes are not waxen old upon you. --Deut.	                                                  xxix. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where young Adonis oft reposes,	            Waxing well of his deep wound.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Waxing kernels} (Med.), small tumors formed by the	      enlargement of the lymphatic glands, especially in the	      groins of children; -- popularly so called, because	      supposed to be caused by growth of the body. --Dunglison.	      [1913 Webster]	Wax \Wax\, n. [AS. weax; akin to OFries. wax, D. was, G. wachs,	   OHG. wahs, Icel. & Sw. vax, Dan. vox, Lith. vaszkas, Russ.	   vosk'.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed	      by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually	      called {beeswax}. It is first excreted, from a row of	      pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which,	      being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened	      and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Beeswax consists essentially of cerotic acid	         (constituting the more soluble part) and of myricyl	         palmitate (constituting the less soluble part).	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any substance resembling beeswax in consistency or	      appearance. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) (Physiol.) Cerumen, or earwax. See {Cerumen}.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A waxlike composition used for uniting surfaces, for	          excluding air, and for other purposes; as, sealing	          wax, grafting wax, etching wax, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) A waxlike composition used by shoemakers for rubbing	          their thread.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Zool.) A substance similar to beeswax, secreted by	          several species of scale insects, as the Chinese wax.	          See {Wax insect}, below.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) (Bot.) A waxlike product secreted by certain plants.	          See {Vegetable wax}, under {Vegetable}.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) (Min.) A substance, somewhat resembling wax, found in	          connection with certain deposits of rock salt and	          coal; -- called also mineral wax, and ozocerite.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) Thick sirup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar	          maple, and then cooling. [Local U. S.]	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) any of numerous substances or mixtures composed	          predominantly of the longer-chain saturated	          hydrocarbons such as the paraffins, which are solid at	          room teperature, or their alcohol, carboxylic acid, or	          ester derivatives.	          [PJC]	   {Japanese wax}, a waxlike substance made in Japan from the	      berries of certain species of {Rhus}, esp. {Rhus	      succedanea}.	   {Mineral wax}. (Min.) See {Wax}, 2	      (f), above.	   {Wax cloth}. See {Waxed cloth}, under {Waxed}.	   {Wax end}. See {Waxed end}, under {Waxed}.	   {Wax flower}, a flower made of, or resembling, wax.	   {Wax insect} (Zool.), any one of several species of scale	      insects belonging to the family {Coccidae}, which secrete	      from their bodies a waxlike substance, especially the	      Chinese wax insect ({Coccus Sinensis}) from which a large	      amount of the commercial Chinese wax is obtained. Called	      also {pela}.	   {Wax light}, a candle or taper of wax.	   {Wax moth} (Zool.), a pyralid moth ({Galleria cereana}) whose	      larvae feed upon honeycomb, and construct silken galleries	      among the fragments. The moth has dusky gray wings	      streaked with brown near the outer edge. The larva is	      yellowish white with brownish dots. Called also {bee	      moth}.	   {Wax myrtle}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry}.	   {Wax painting}, a kind of painting practiced by the ancients,	      under the name of encaustic. The pigments were ground with	      wax, and diluted. After being applied, the wax was melted	      with hot irons and the color thus fixed.	   {Wax palm}. (Bot.)	      (a) A species of palm ({Ceroxylon Andicola}) native of the	          Andes, the stem of which is covered with a secretion,	          consisting of two thirds resin and one third wax,	          which, when melted with a third of fat, makes	          excellent candles.	      (b) A Brazilian tree ({Copernicia cerifera}) the young	          leaves of which are covered with a useful waxy	          secretion.	   {Wax paper}, paper prepared with a coating of white wax and	      other ingredients.	   {Wax plant} (Bot.), a name given to several plants, as:	      (a) The Indian pipe (see under {Indian}).	      (b) The {Hoya carnosa}, a climbing plant with polished,	          fleshy leaves.	      (c) Certain species of {Begonia} with similar foliage.	   {Wax tree} (Bot.)	      (a) A tree or shrub ({Ligustrum lucidum}) of China, on	          which certain insects make a thick deposit of a	          substance resembling white wax.	      (b) A kind of sumac ({Rhus succedanea}) of Japan, the	          berries of which yield a sort of wax.	      (c) A rubiaceous tree ({Elaeagia utilis}) of New Grenada,	          called by the inhabitants "arbol del cera."	   {Wax yellow}, a dull yellow, resembling the natural color of	      beeswax.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Wax \Wax\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Waxing}.]	   To smear or rub with wax; to treat with wax; as, to wax a	   thread or a table.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Waxed cloth}, cloth covered with a coating of wax, used as a	      cover, of tables and for other purposes; -- called also	      {wax cloth}.	   {Waxed end}, a thread pointed with a bristle and covered with	      shoemaker's wax, used in sewing leather, as for boots,	      shoes, and the like; -- called also {wax end}. --Brockett.	      [1913 Webster]
Waxberry \Wax"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The wax-covered fruit of the wax myrtle, or bayberry. See	   {Bayberry}, and {Candleberry tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waxbill \Wax"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of finchlike birds belonging to	   {Estrelda} and allied genera, native of Asia, Africa, and	   Australia. The bill is large, conical, and usually red in	   color, resembling sealing wax. Several of the species are	   often kept as cage birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Waxbird \Wax"bird`\, (Zool.)	   The waxwing.	   [1913 Webster]
Waxen \Wax"en\, a.	   1. Made of wax. "The female bee, that . . . builds her waxen	      cells." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Covered with wax; waxed; as, a waxen tablet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Resembling wax; waxy; hence, soft; yielding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men have marble, women waxen, minds.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Waxen chatterer} (Zool.), the Bohemian chatterer.	      [1913 Webster]
Waxiness \Wax"i*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being waxy.	   [1913 Webster]
Waxwing \Wax"wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small birds of the genus	   {Ampelis}, in which some of the secondary quills are usually	   tipped with small horny ornaments resembling red sealing wax.	   The Bohemian waxwing (see under {Bohemian}) and the cedar	   bird are examples. Called also {waxbird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Waxwork \Wax"work`\, n.	   1. Work made of wax; especially, a figure or figures formed	      or partly of wax, in imitation of real beings.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) An American climbing shrub ({Celastrus scandens}).	      It bears a profusion of yellow berrylike pods, which open	      in the autumn, and display the scarlet coverings of the	      seeds.	      [1913 Webster]
Waxworks \Wax"works`\, n. pl.	   An exhibition of wax figures, or the place of exhibition; as,	   Madame Toussaud's Waxworks.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Waxworker \Wax"work`er\, n.	   1. One who works in wax; one who makes waxwork.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A bee that makes or produces wax.	      [1913 Webster]
Waxy \Wax"y\, a.	   Resembling wax in appearance or consistency; viscid;	   adhesive; soft; hence, yielding; pliable; impressible. "Waxy	   to persuasion." --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Waxy degeneration} (Med.), amyloid degeneration. See under	      {Amyloid}.	   {Waxy kidney}, {Waxy liver}, etc. (Med.), a kidney or liver	      affected by waxy degeneration.	      [1913 Webster]
Way \Way\, adv. [Aphetic form of away.]	   Away. [Obs. or Archaic] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To do way}, to take away; to remove. [Obs.] "Do way your	      hands." --Chaucer.	   {To make way with}, to make away with. See under {Away}.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	Way \Way\, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., &	   G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[aum]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L.	   via, and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah.	   [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via},	   {Voyage}, {Wag}, {Wagon}, {Wee}, {Weigh}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes;	      opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage;	      road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a	      way to the mine. "To find the way to heaven." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I shall him seek by way and eke by street.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The way seems difficult, and steep to scale.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The season and ways were very improper for his	            majesty's forces to march so great a distance.	                                                  --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a	      long way.	      [1913 Webster]	            And whenever the way seemed long,	            Or his heart began to fail.           --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A moving; passage; procession; journey.	      [1913 Webster]	            I prythee, now, lead the way.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of	      action; advance.	      [1913 Webster]	            If that way be your walk, you have not far.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And let eternal justice take the way. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The means by which anything is reached, or anything is	      accomplished; scheme; device; plan.	      [1913 Webster]	            My best way is to creep under his gaberdine. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            By noble ways we conquest will prepare. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            What impious ways my wishes took!     --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of	      expressing one's ideas.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of	      conduct; mode of dealing. "Having lost the way of	      nobleness." --Sir. P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths	            are peace.                            --Prov. iii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	            When men lived in a grander way.      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. Sphere or scope of observation. --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	            The public ministers that fell in my way. --Sir W.	                                                  Temple.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as,	      to have one's way.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Naut.)	       (a) Progress; as, a ship has way.	       (b) pl. The timbers on which a ship is launched.	           [1913 Webster]	   11. pl. (Mach.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces,	       on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a	       table or carriage moves.	       [1913 Webster]	   12. (Law) Right of way. See below.	       [1913 Webster]	   {By the way}, in passing; apropos; aside; apart from, though	      connected with, the main object or subject of discourse.	      	   {By way of}, for the purpose of; as being; in character of.	      	   {Covert way}. (Fort.) See {Covered way}, under {Covered}.	   {In the family way}. See under {Family}.	   {In the way}, so as to meet, fall in with, obstruct, hinder,	      etc.	   {In the way with}, traveling or going with; meeting or being	      with; in the presence of.	   {Milky way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1.	   {No way}, {No ways}. See {Noway}, {Noways}, in the	      Vocabulary.	   {On the way}, traveling or going; hence, in process;	      advancing toward completion; as, on the way to this	      country; on the way to success.	   {Out of the way}. See under {Out}.	   {Right of way} (Law), a right of private passage over	      another's ground. It may arise either by grant or	      prescription. It may be attached to a house, entry, gate,	      well, or city lot, as well as to a country farm. --Kent.	      	   {To be under way}, or {To have way} (Naut.), to be in motion,	      as when a ship begins to move.	   {To give way}. See under {Give}.	   {To go one's way}, or {To come one's way}, to go or come; to	      depart or come along. --Shak.	   {To go one's way} to proceed in a manner favorable to one; --	      of events.	   {To come one's way} to come into one's possession (of	      objects) or to become available, as an opportunity; as,	      good things will come your way.	   {To go the way of all the earth} or	   {to go the way of all flesh} to die.	   {To make one's way}, to advance in life by one's personal	      efforts.	   {To make way}. See under {Make}, v. t.	   {Ways and means}.	       (a) Methods; resources; facilities.	       (b) (Legislation) Means for raising money; resources for	           revenue.	   {Way leave}, permission to cross, or a right of way across,	      land; also, rent paid for such right. [Eng]	   {Way of the cross} (Eccl.), the course taken in visiting in	      rotation the stations of the cross. See {Station}, n., 7	       (c) .	   {Way of the rounds} (Fort.), a space left for the passage of	      the rounds between a rampart and the wall of a fortified	      town.	   {Way pane}, a pane for cartage in irrigated land. See {Pane},	      n., 4. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Way passenger}, a passenger taken up, or set down, at some	      intermediate place between the principal stations on a	      line of travel.	   {Ways of God}, his providential government, or his works.	   {Way station}, an intermediate station between principal	      stations on a line of travel, especially on a railroad.	   {Way train}, a train which stops at the intermediate, or way,	      stations; an accommodation train.	   {Way warden}, the surveyor of a road.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Street; highway; road.	   Usage: {Way}, {Street}, {Highway}, {Road}. Way is generic,	          denoting any line for passage or conveyance; a highway	          is literally one raised for the sake of dryness and	          convenience in traveling; a road is, strictly, a way	          for horses and carriages; a street is, etymologically,	          a paved way, as early made in towns and cities; and,	          hence, the word is distinctively applied to roads or	          highways in compact settlements.	          [1913 Webster]	                All keep the broad highway, and take delight	                With many rather for to go astray. --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	                There is but one road by which to climb up.	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	                When night	                Darkens the streets, then wander forth the sons	                Of Belial, flown with insolence and wine.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Way \Way\, v. t.	   To go or travel to; to go in, as a way or path. [Obs.] "In	   land not wayed." --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	Way \Way\, v. i.	   To move; to progress; to go. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         On a time as they together wayed.        --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Waybill \Way"bill`\, n.	   A list of passengers in a public vehicle, or of the baggage	   or gods transported by a common carrier on a land route. When	   the goods are transported by water, the list is called a bill	   of lading.	   [1913 Webster]
Waybread \Way"bread`\, n. [AS. wegbr?de. See {Way}, and	   {Broad}.] (Bot.)	   The common dooryard plantain ({Plantago major}).	   [1913 Webster]
Waybung \Way"bung`\, n. (Zool.)	   An Australian insessorial bird ({Corcorax melanorhamphus})	   noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding	   season. It is black with a white patch on each wing.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayed \Wayed\, a.	   Used to the way; broken. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A horse that is not well wayed; he starts at every bird	         that flies out the hedge.                --Selden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayfare \Way"fare`\, v. i. [Way + fare to go.]	   To journey; to travel; to go to and fro. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A certain Laconian, as he wayfared, came unto a place	         where there dwelt an old friend of his.  --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]	Wayfare \Way"fare`\, n.	   The act of journeying; travel; passage. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayfarer \Way"far`er\, n.	   One who travels; a traveler; a passenger.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayfaring \Way"far`ing\, a.	   Traveling; passing; being on a journey. "A wayfaring man."	   --Judg. xix. 17.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wayfaring tree} (Bot.), a European shrub ({Viburnum	      lantana}) having large ovate leaves and dense cymes of	      small white flowers.	   {American wayfaring tree} (Bot.), the ({Viburnum	      lantanoides}).	      [1913 Webster]
Waygate \Way"gate`\, n.	   The tailrace of a mill. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Way-going \Way"-go`ing\, a.	   Going away; departing; of or pertaining to one who goes away.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Way-going crop} (Law of Leases), a crop of grain to which	      tenants for years are sometimes entitled by custom; grain	      sown in the fall to be reaped at the next harvest; a crop	      which will not ripen until after the termination of the	      lease. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Way-goose \Way"-goose`\, n.	   See {Wayz-goose}, n., 2. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wayk \Wayk\, a.	   Weak. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Waylay \Way"lay`\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Waylaid}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Waylaying}.] [Way + lay.]	   To lie in wait for; to meet or encounter in the way;	   especially, to watch for the passing of, with a view to	   seize, rob, or slay; to beset in ambush.	   [1913 Webster]	         Falstaff, Bardolph, Peto, and Gadshill shall rob those	         men that we have already waylaid.        --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         She often contrived to waylay him in his walks. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Waylayer \Way"lay`er\, n.	   One who waylays another.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayless \Way"less\, a.	   Having no road or path; pathless.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayleway \Way"le*way\, interj.	   See {Welaway}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waymaker \Way"mak`er\, n.	   One who makes a way; a precursor. [R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Waymark \Way"mark`\, n.	   A mark to guide in traveling.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayment \Way"ment\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Waymented}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Waymenting}.] [OE. waymenten, OF. waimenter,	   gaimenter, guaimenter, from wai, guai, woe! (of Teutonic	   origin; see {Woe}) and L. lamentari to lament. See {Lament}.]	   To lament; to grieve; to wail. [Written also {waiment}.]	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thilke science . . . maketh a man to waymenten.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         For what boots it to weep and wayment,	         When ill is chanced?                     --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Wayment \Way"ment\, n.	   Grief; lamentation; mourning. [Written also {waiment}.]	   [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
-ways \-ways\	   A suffix formed from way by the addition of the adverbial -s	   (see {-wards}). It is often used interchangeably with wise;	   as, endways or endwise; noways or nowise, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Way shaft \Way" shaft`\	   1. (Mach.) A rock shaft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) An interior shaft, usually one connecting two	      levels. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]
Wayside \Way"side`\, n.	   The side of the way; the edge or border of a road or path.	   [1913 Webster]	Wayside \Way"side`\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the wayside; as, wayside flowers. "A	   wayside inn." --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayward \Way"ward\, a. [OE. weiward, for aweiward, i. e., turned	   away. See {Away}, and {-ward}.]	   Taking one's own way; disobedient; froward; perverse;	   willful.	   [1913 Webster]	         My wife is in a wayward mood.            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wayward beauty doth not fancy move.      --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wilt thou forgive the wayward thought?   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Way"ward*ly}, adv. -- {Way"ward*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Way-wise \Way"-wise`\, a.	   Skillful in finding the way; well acquainted with the way or	   route; wise from having traveled.	   [1913 Webster]
Waywiser \Way"wis`er\, n. [Cf. G. wegweiser a waymark, a guide;	   weg way + weisen to show, direct.]	   An instrument for measuring the distance which one has	   traveled on the road; an odometer, pedometer, or	   perambulator.	   [1913 Webster]	         The waywiser to a coach, exactly measuring the miles,	         and showing them by an index.            --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Waywode \Way"wode\, n. [Russ. voevoda, or Pol. woiewoda;	   properly, a leader of an army, a leader in war. Cf.	   {Vaivode}.]	   Originally, the title of a military commander in various	   Slavonic countries; afterwards applied to governors of towns	   or provinces. It was assumed for a time by the rulers of	   Moldavia and Wallachia, who were afterwards called hospodars,	   and has also been given to some inferior Turkish officers.	   [Written also {vaivode}, {voivode}, {waiwode}, and	   {woiwode}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Waywodeship \Way"wode*ship\, n.	   The office, province, or jurisdiction of a waywode.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayworn \Way"worn`\, a.	   Wearied by traveling.	   [1913 Webster]
Wayz-goose \Wayz"-goose`\, n. [Wase stubble + goose.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A stubble goose. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An annual feast of the persons employed in a printing	      office. [Written also {way-goose}.] [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
We \We\ (w[=e]), pron.; pl. of I. [Poss. {Our} (our) or {Ours}	   (ourz); obj. {Us} ([u^]s). See {I}.] [As. w[=e]; akin to OS.	   w[imac], OFries. & LG. wi, D. wij, G. wir, Icel. v[=e]r, Sw.	   & Dan. vi, Goth. weis, Skr. vayam. [root]190.]	   The plural nominative case of the pronoun of the first	   person; the word with which a person in speaking or writing	   denotes a number or company of which he is one, as the	   subject of an action expressed by a verb.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: We is frequently used to express men in general,	         including the speaker. We is also often used by	         individuals, as authors, editors, etc., in speaking of	         themselves, in order to avoid the appearance of egotism	         in the too frequent repetition of the pronoun I. The	         plural style is also in use among kings and other	         sovereigns, and is said to have been begun by King John	         of England. Before that time, monarchs used the	         singular number in their edicts. The German and the	         French sovereigns followed the example of King John in	         a. d. 1200.	         [1913 Webster]
Weak \Weak\ (w[=e]k), a. [Compar. {Weaker} (w[=e]k"[~e]r);	   superl. {Weakest}.] [OE. weik, Icel. veikr; akin to Sw. vek,	   Dan. veg soft, flexible, pliant, AS. w[=a]c weak, soft,	   pliant, D. week, G. weich, OHG. weih; all from the verb seen	   in Icel. v[imac]kja to turn, veer, recede, AS. w[imac]can to	   yield, give way, G. weichen, OHG. w[imac]hhan, akin to Skr.	   vij, and probably to E. week, L. vicis a change, turn, Gr.	   e'i`kein to yield, give way. [root]132. Cf. {Week}, {Wink},	   v. i. {Vicissitude}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Wanting physical strength. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Deficient in strength of body; feeble; infirm; sickly;	          debilitated; enfeebled; exhausted.	          [1913 Webster]	                A poor, infirm, weak, and despised old man.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Weak with hunger, mad with love.  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Not able to sustain a great weight, pressure, or	          strain; as, a weak timber; a weak rope.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Not firmly united or adhesive; easily broken or	          separated into pieces; not compact; as, a weak ship.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Not stiff; pliant; frail; soft; as, the weak stalk of	          a plant.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) Not able to resist external force or onset; easily	          subdued or overcome; as, a weak barrier; as, a weak	          fortress.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) Lacking force of utterance or sound; not sonorous;	          low; small; feeble; faint.	          [1913 Webster]	                A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish.	                                                  --Ascham.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) Not thoroughly or abundantly impregnated with the	          usual or required ingredients, or with stimulating and	          nourishing substances; of less than the usual	          strength; as, weak tea, broth, or liquor; a weak	          decoction or solution; a weak dose of medicine.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) Lacking ability for an appropriate function or office;	          as, weak eyes; a weak stomach; a weak magistrate; a	          weak regiment, or army.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Not possessing or manifesting intellectual, logical,	      moral, or political strength, vigor, etc. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Feeble of mind; wanting discernment; lacking vigor;	          spiritless; as, a weak king or magistrate.	          [1913 Webster]	                To think every thing disputable is a proof of a	                weak mind and captious temper.    --Beattie.	          [1913 Webster]	                Origen was never weak enough to imagine that	                there were two Gods.              --Waterland.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Resulting from, or indicating, lack of judgment,	          discernment, or firmness; unwise; hence, foolish.	          [1913 Webster]	                If evil thence ensue,	                She first his weak indulgence will accuse.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Not having full confidence or conviction; not decided	          or confirmed; vacillating; wavering.	          [1913 Webster]	                Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, but	                not to doubtful disputations.     --Rom. xiv. 1.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) Not able to withstand temptation, urgency, persuasion,	          etc.; easily impressed, moved, or overcome;	          accessible; vulnerable; as, weak resolutions; weak	          virtue.	          [1913 Webster]	                Guard thy heart	                On this weak side, where most our nature fails.	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) Wanting in power to influence or bind; as, weak ties;	          a weak sense of honor of duty.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) Not having power to convince; not supported by force	          of reason or truth; unsustained; as, a weak argument	          or case. "Convinced of his weak arguing." --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                A case so weak . . . hath much persisted in.	                                                  --Hooker.	          [1913 Webster]	      (g) Wanting in point or vigor of expression; as, a weak	          sentence; a weak style.	          [1913 Webster]	      (h) Not prevalent or effective, or not felt to be	          prevalent; not potent; feeble. "Weak prayers." --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (i) Lacking in elements of political strength; not	          wielding or having authority or energy; deficient in	          the resources that are essential to a ruler or nation;	          as, a weak monarch; a weak government or state.	          [1913 Webster]	                I must make fair weather yet awhile,	                Till Henry be more weak, and I more strong.	                                                  --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (k) (Stock Exchange) Tending towards lower prices; as, a	          weak market.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Gram.)	      (a) Pertaining to, or designating, a verb which forms its	          preterit (imperfect) and past participle by adding to	          the present the suffix -ed, -d, or the variant form	          -t; as in the verbs abash, abashed; abate, abated;	          deny, denied; feel, felt. See {Strong}, 19	      (a) .	      (b) Pertaining to, or designating, a noun in Anglo-Saxon,	          etc., the stem of which ends in -n. See {Strong}, 19	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Stock Exchange) Tending toward a lower price or lower	      prices; as, wheat is weak; a weak market.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. (Card Playing) Lacking in good cards; deficient as to	      number or strength; as, a hand weak in trumps.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. (Photog.) Lacking contrast; as, a weak negative.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Weak is often used in the formation of self-explaining	         compounds; as, weak-eyed, weak-handed, weak-hearted,	         weak-minded, weak-spirited, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   {Weak conjugation} (Gram.), the conjugation of weak verbs; --	      called also {new conjugation}, or {regular conjugation},	      and distinguished from the {old conjugation}, or	      {irregular conjugation}.	   {Weak declension} (Anglo-Saxon Gram.), the declension of weak	      nouns; also, one of the declensions of adjectives.	   {Weak side}, the side or aspect of a person's character or	      disposition by which he is most easily affected or	      influenced; weakness; infirmity.	   {weak sore} or {weak ulcer} (Med.), a sore covered with pale,	      flabby, sluggish granulations.	      [1913 Webster]	Weak \Weak\, v. t. & i. [Cf. AS. w?can. w[=a]cian. See {Weak},	   a.]	   To make or become weak; to weaken. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Never to seek weaking variety.           --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Weaken \Weak"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weakened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Weakening}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make weak; to lessen the strength of; to deprive of	      strength; to debilitate; to enfeeble; to enervate; as, to	      weaken the body or the mind; to weaken the hands of a	      magistrate; to weaken the force of an objection or an	      argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their hands shall be weakened from the work, that it	            be not done.                          --Neh. vi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To reduce in quality, strength, or spirit; as, to weaken	      tea; to weaken any solution or decoction.	      [1913 Webster]	Weaken \Weak"en\, v. i.	   To become weak or weaker; to lose strength, spirit, or	   determination; to become less positive or resolute; as, the	   patient weakened; the witness weakened on cross-examination.	   "His notion weakens, his discernings are lethargied." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weakener \Weak"en*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, weakens. "[Fastings] weakeners of	   sin." --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Weakfish \Weak"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any fish of the genus {Cynoscion}; a squeteague; -- so called	   from its tender mouth. See {Squeteague}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spotted weakfish} (Zool.), the spotted squeteague.	      [1913 Webster]
Weak-hearted \Weak"-heart`ed\, a.	   Having little courage; of feeble spirit; dispirited;	   faint-hearted. "Weak-hearted enemies." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weakish \Weak"ish\, a.	   Somewhat weak; rather weak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weakishness \Weak"ish*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being weakish.	   [1913 Webster]
Weak-kneed \Weak"-kneed`\, a.	   Having weak knees; hence, easily yielding; wanting	   resolution. --H. James.	   [1913 Webster]
Weakling \Weak"ling\, n. [Weak + -ling.]	   A weak or feeble creature. --Shak. "All looking on him as a	   weakling, which would post to the grave." --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         We may not be weaklings because we have a strong enemy.	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Weakling \Weak"ling\, a.	   Weak; feeble. --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Weakly \Weak"ly\, adv.	   In a weak manner; with little strength or vigor; feebly.	   [1913 Webster]	Weakly \Weak"ly\, a. [Compar. {Weaklier}; superl. {Weakliest}.]	   Not strong of constitution; infirm; feeble; as, a weakly	   woman; a man of a weakly constitution.	   [1913 Webster]
Weak-minded \Weak"-mind`ed\, a.	   Having a weak mind, either naturally or by reason of disease;	   feebleminded; foolish; idiotic. -- {Weak"-mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Weakness \Weak"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being weak; want of strength or	      firmness; lack of vigor; want of resolution or of moral	      strength; feebleness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is a mark of lack of strength or resolution; a	      fault; a defect.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many take pleasure in spreading abroad the weakness	            of an exalted character.              --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Feebleness; debility; languor; imbecility; infirmness;	        infirmity; decrepitude; frailty; faintness.	        [1913 Webster]
Weal \Weal\, n.	   The mark of a stripe. See {Wale}.	   [1913 Webster]	Weal \Weal\, v. t.	   To mark with stripes. See {Wale}.	   [1913 Webster]	Weal \Weal\, n. [OE. wele, AS. wela, weola, wealth, from wel	   well. See {Well}, adv., and cf. {Wealth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sound, healthy, or prosperous state of a person or	      thing; prosperity; happiness; welfare.	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . grant you wele and prosperity. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            As we love the weal of our souls and bodies.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            To him linked in weal or woe.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never was there a time when it more concerned the	            public weal that the character of the Parliament	            should stand high.                    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The body politic; the state; common wealth. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The special watchmen of our English weal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Weal \Weal\, v. t.	   To promote the weal of; to cause to be prosperous. [Obs.]	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Weal-balanced \Weal"-bal`anced\, a.	   Balanced or considered with reference to public weal. [Obs.]	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weald \Weald\, n. [AS. See {Wold}.]	   A wood or forest; a wooded land or region; also, an open	   country; -- often used in place names.	   [1913 Webster]	         Fled all night long by glimmering waste and weald,	         And heard the spirits of the waste and weald	         Moan as she fled.                        --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Weald clay} (Geol.), the uppermost member of the Wealden	      strata. See {Wealden}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wealden \Weald"en\ (?; 277), a. [AS. weald, wald, a forest, a	   wood. So called because this formation occurs in the wealds,	   or woods, of Kent and Sussex. See {Weald}.] (Geol.)	   Of or pertaining to the lowest division of the Cretaceous	   formation in England and on the Continent, which overlies the	   Oolitic series.	   [1913 Webster]	Wealden \Weald"en\, n. (Geol.)	   The Wealden group or strata.	   [1913 Webster]
Wealdish \Weald"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a weald, esp. to the weald in the county	   of Kent, England. [Obs.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Wealful \Weal"ful\, a.	   Weleful. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wealsman \Weals"man\, n.; pl. {Wealsmen}. [Weal + man.]	   A statesman; a politician. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wealth \Wealth\, n. [OE. welthe, from wele; cf. D. weelde	   luxury. See {Weal} prosperity.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Weal; welfare; prosperity; good. [Obs.] "Let no man seek	      his own, but every man another's wealth." --1 Cor. x. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Large possessions; a comparative abundance of things which	      are objects of human desire; esp., abundance of worldly	      estate; affluence; opulence; riches.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have little wealth to lose.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each day new wealth, without their care, provides.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wealth comprises all articles of value and nothing	            else.                                 --F. A.	                                                  Walker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Econ.)	      (a) In the private sense, all property which has a money	          value.	      (b) In the public sense, all objects, esp. material	          objects, which have economic utility.	      (c) Those energies, faculties, and habits directly	          contributing to make people industrially efficient; in	          this sense, specifically called {personal wealth}.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Active wealth}. See under {Active}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Riches; affluence; opulence; abundance.	        [1913 Webster]
Wealthful \Wealth"ful\, a.	   Full of wealth; wealthy; prosperous. [R.] --Sir T. More. --	   {Wealth"ful*ly}, adv. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wealthily \Wealth"i*ly\, adv.	   In a wealthy manner; richly.	   [1913 Webster]	         I come to wive it wealthily in Padua.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wealthiness \Wealth"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wealthy, or rich; richness;	   opulence.	   [1913 Webster]
Wealthy \Wealth"y\, a. [Compar. {Wealthier}; superl.	   {Wealthiest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having wealth; having large possessions, or larger than	      most men, as lands, goods, money, or securities; opulent;	      affluent; rich.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wealthy Hebrew of my tribe.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou broughtest us out into a wealthy place. --Ps.	                                                  lxvi. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, ample; full; satisfactory; abundant. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The wealthy witness of my pen.        --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Wean \Wean\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Weaning}.] [OE. wenen, AS. wenian, wennan, to accustom; akin	   to D. wennen, G. gew["o]hnen, OHG. giwennan, Icel. venja, Sw.	   v[aum]nja, Dan. v[ae]nne, Icel. vanr accustomed, wont; cf.	   AS. [=a]wenian to wean, G. entw["o]hnen. See {Wont}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To accustom and reconcile, as a child or other young	      animal, to a want or deprivation of mother's milk; to take	      from the breast or udder; to cause to cease to depend on	      the mother nourishment.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the child grew, and was weaned; and Abraham made	            a great feast the same day that Isaac was weaned.	                                                  --Gen. xxi. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to detach or alienate the affections of, from any	      object of desire; to reconcile to the want or loss of	      anything. "Wean them from themselves." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The troubles of age were intended . . . to wean us	            gradually from our fondness of life.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Wean \Wean\, n.	   A weanling; a young child.	   [1913 Webster]	         I, being but a yearling wean.            --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Weanedness \Wean"ed*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being weaned.	   [1913 Webster]
Weanel \Wean"el\, n.	   A weanling. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Weanling \Wean"ling\,	   a. & n. from {Wean}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	         The weaning of the whelp is the great test of the skill	         of the kennel man.                       --J. H. Walsh.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Weaning brash}. (Med.) See under {Brash}.	      [1913 Webster]	Weanling \Wean"ling\, n. [Wean + -ling.]	   A child or animal newly weaned; a wean.	   [1913 Webster]	Weanling \Wean"ling\, a.	   Recently weaned. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Weapon \Weap"on\ (w[e^]p"[u^]n; 277), n. [OE. wepen, AS.	   w[=ae]pen; akin to OS. w[=a]pan, OFries. w[=e]pin, w[=e]pen,	   D. wapen, G. waffe, OHG. waffan, w[=a]fan, Icel. v[=a]pn,	   Dan. vaaben, Sw. vapen, Goth. w[=e]pna, pl.; of uncertain	   origin. Cf. {Wapentake}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An instrument of offensive of defensive combat; something	      to fight with; anything used, or designed to be used, in	      destroying, defeating, or injuring an enemy, as a gun, a	      sword, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The weapons of our warfare are not carnal. --2 Cor.	                                                  x. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            They, astonished, all resistance lost,	            All courage; down their idle weapons dropped.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: The means or instrument with which one contends	      against another; as, argument was his only weapon.	      "Woman's weapons, water drops." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A thorn, prickle, or sting with which many plants	      are furnished.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Concealed weapons}. See under {Concealed}.	   {Weapon salve}, a salve which was supposed to cure a wound by	      being applied to the weapon that made it. [Obs.] --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Weaponed \Weap"oned\, a.	   Furnished with weapons, or arms; armed; equipped.	   [1913 Webster]
Weaponless \Weap"on*less\, a.	   Having no weapon.	   [1913 Webster]
Weaponry \Weap"on*ry\, n.	   Weapons, collectively; as, an array of weaponry. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]
Wear \Wear\ (w[=e]r; 277), n.	   Same as {Weir}.	   [1913 Webster]	Wear \Wear\ (w[^a]r), 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, and her stern is presented to, the wind,	   and, as she turns still farther, her sails fill on the other	   side; to veer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wear \Wear\, v. t. [imp. {Wore} (w[=o]r); p. p. {Worn}	   (w[=o]rn); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wearing}. Before the 15th century	   wear was a weak verb, the imp. & p. p. being {Weared}.] [OE.	   weren, werien, AS. werian to carry, to wear, as arms or	   clothes; akin to OHG. werien, weren, to clothe, Goth. wasjan,	   L. vestis clothing, vestire to clothe, Gr. "enny`nai, Skr.	   vas. Cf. {Vest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To carry or bear upon the person; to bear upon one's self,	      as an article of clothing, decoration, warfare, bondage,	      etc.; to have appendant to one's body; to have on; as, to	      wear a coat; to wear a shackle.	      [1913 Webster]	            What compass will you wear your farthingale? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            On her white breast a sparkling cross she wore,	            Which Jews might kiss, and infidels adore. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have or exhibit an appearance of, as an aspect or	      manner; to bear; as, she wears a smile on her countenance.	      "He wears the rose of youth upon him." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            His innocent gestures wear	            A meaning half divine.                --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To use up by carrying or having upon one's self; hence, to	      consume by use; to waste; to use up; as, to wear clothes	      rapidly.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impair, waste, or diminish, by continual attrition,	      scraping, percussion, on the like; to consume gradually;	      to cause to lower or disappear; to spend.	      [1913 Webster]	            That wicked wight his days doth wear. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The waters wear the stones.           --Job xiv. 19.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cause or make by friction or wasting; as, to wear a	      channel; to wear a hole.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To form or shape by, or as by, attrition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Trials wear us into a liking of what, possibly, in	            the first essay, displeased us.       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wear away}, to consume; to impair, diminish, or destroy,	      by gradual attrition or decay.	   {To wear off}, to diminish or remove by attrition or slow	      decay; as, to wear off the nap of cloth.	   {To wear on} or {To wear upon}, to wear. [Obs.] "[I] weared	      upon my gay scarlet gites [gowns.]" --Chaucer.	   {To wear out}.	      (a) To consume, or render useless, by attrition or decay;	          as, to wear out a coat or a book.	      (b) To consume tediously. "To wear out miserable days."	          --Milton.	      (c) To harass; to tire. "[He] shall wear out the saints of	          the Most High." --Dan vii. 25.	      (d) To waste the strength of; as, an old man worn out in	          military service.	   {To wear the breeches}. See under {Breeches}. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wear \Wear\, v. i.	   1. To endure or suffer use; to last under employment; to bear	      the consequences of use, as waste, consumption, or	      attrition; as, a coat wears well or ill; -- hence,	      sometimes applied to character, qualifications, etc.; as,	      a man wears well as an acquaintance.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be wasted, consumed, or diminished, by being used; to	      suffer injury, loss, or extinction by use or time; to	      decay, or be spent, gradually. "Thus wore out night."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Away, I say; time wears.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wilt surely wear away, both thou and this	            people that is with thee.             --Ex. xviii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	            His stock of money began to wear very low. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            The family . . . wore out in the earlier part of the	            century.                              --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wear off}, to pass away by degrees; as, the follies of	      youth wear off with age.	   {To wear on}, to pass on; as, time wears on. --G. Eliot.	   {To wear weary}, to become weary, as by wear, long	      occupation, tedious employment, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Wear \Wear\, n.	   1. The act of wearing, or the state of being worn;	      consumption by use; diminution by friction; as, the wear	      of a garment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The thing worn; style of dress; the fashion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Motley 's the only wear.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The result of wearing or use; consumption, diminution, or	      impairment due to use, friction, or the like; as, the wear	      of this coat has been good.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Wear and tear}, the loss by wearing, as of machinery in use;	      the loss or injury to which anything is subjected by use,	      accident, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Wearable \Wear"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being worn; suitable to be worn.	   [1913 Webster]
Wearer \Wear"er\, n.	   1. One who wears or carries as appendant to the body; as, the	      wearer of a cloak, a sword, a crown, a shackle, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cowls, hoods, and habits, with their wearers,	            tossed,	            And fluttered into rags.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which wastes or diminishes.	      [1913 Webster]
Weariable \Wea"ri*a*ble\, a.	   That may be wearied.	   [1913 Webster]
Weariful \Wea"ri*ful\, a.	   Abounding in qualities which cause weariness; wearisome. --	   {Wea"ri*ful*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Weariless \Wea"ri*less\, a.	   Incapable of being wearied.	   [1913 Webster]
Wearily \Wea"ri*ly\, adv.	   In a weary manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Weariness \Wea"ri*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being weary or tried; lassitude;	   exhaustion of strength; fatigue.	   [1913 Webster]	         With weariness and wine oppressed.       --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A man would die, though he were neither valiant nor	         miserable, only upon a weariness to do the same thing	         so oft over and over.                    --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Wearing \Wear"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who wears; the manner in which a thing	      wears; use; conduct; consumption.	      [1913 Webster]	            Belike he meant to ward, and there to see his	            wearing.                              --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is worn; clothes; garments. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Give me my nightly wearing and adieu. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Wearing \Wear"ing\, a.	   Pertaining to, or designed for, wear; as, wearing apparel.	   [1913 Webster]
Wearish \Wear"ish\, a. [Etymol. uncertain, but perhaps akin to	   weary.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Weak; withered; shrunk. [Obs.] "A wearish hand." --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little, wearish old man, very melancholy by	            nature.                               --Burton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Insipid; tasteless; unsavory. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wearish as meat is that is not well tasted.	                                                  --Palsgrave.	      [1913 Webster]
Wearisome \Wea"ri*some\, a.	   Causing weariness; tiresome; tedious; weariful; as, a	   wearisome march; a wearisome day's work; a wearisome book.	   [1913 Webster]	         These high wild hills and rough uneven ways	         Draws out our miles, and makes them wearisome. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Irksome; tiresome; tedious; fatiguing; annoying;	        vexatious. See {Irksome}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Wea"ri*some*ly}, adv. --	        {Wea"ri*some*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Weary \Wea"ry\, a. [Compar. {Wearier}; superl. {Weariest}.] [OE.	   weri, AS. w?rig; akin to OS. w?rig, OHG. wu?rag; of uncertain	   origin; cf. AS. w?rian to ramble.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having the strength exhausted by toil or exertion; worn	      out in respect to strength, endurance, etc.; tired;	      fatigued.	      [1913 Webster]	            I care not for my spirits if my legs were not weary.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] am weary, thinking of your task.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing weariness; tiresome. "Weary way." --Spenser.	      "There passed a weary time." --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having one's patience, relish, or contentment exhausted;	      tired; sick; -- with of before the cause; as, weary of	      marching, or of confinement; weary of study.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Fatigued; tiresome; irksome; wearisome.	        [1913 Webster]	Weary \Wea"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wearied}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wearying}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To reduce or exhaust the physical strength or endurance	      of; to tire; to fatigue; as, to weary one's self with	      labor or traveling.	      [1913 Webster]	            So shall he waste his means, weary his soldiers.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make weary of anything; to exhaust the patience of, as	      by continuance.	      [1913 Webster]	            I stay too long by thee; I weary thee. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To harass by anything irksome.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would not cease	            To weary him with my assiduous cries. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To weary out}, to subdue or exhaust by fatigue.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To jade; tire; fatigue; fag. See {Jade}.	        [1913 Webster]	Weary \Wea"ry\, v. i.	   To grow tired; to become exhausted or impatient; as, to weary	   of an undertaking.	   [1913 Webster]
Weasand \Wea"sand\, n. [OE. wesand, AS. w[=a]send; akin to	   OFries. w[=a]sende, w[=a]sande; cf. OHG. weisunt.]	   The windpipe; -- called also, formerly, {wesil}. [Formerly,	   written also, {wesand}, and {wezand}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Cut his weasand with thy knife.          --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weasel \Wea"sel\, n. [OE. wesele, AS. wesle; akin to D. wezel,	   G. wiesel, OHG. wisala, Icel. hreyiv[imac]sla, Dan.	   v[aum]sel, Sw. vessla; of uncertain origin; cf. Gr. ?, ?,	   cat, weasel.] (Zool.)	   Any one of various species of small carnivores belonging to	   the genus {Putorius}, as the ermine and ferret. They have a	   slender, elongated body, and are noted for the quickness of	   their movements and for their bloodthirsty habit in	   destroying poultry, rats, etc. The ermine and some other	   species are brown in summer, and turn white in winter; others	   are brown at all seasons.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Malacca weasel}, the rasse.	   {Weasel coot}, a female or young male of the smew; -- so	      called from the resemblance of the head to that of a	      weasel. Called also {weasel duck}.	   {Weasel lemur}, a short-tailed lemur ({Lepilemur	      mustelinus}). It is reddish brown above, grayish brown	      below, with the throat white.	      [1913 Webster]
Weasel-faced \Wea"sel-faced`\, a.	   Having a thin, sharp face, like a weasel.	   [1913 Webster]
Weaser \Wea"ser\, n. (Zool.)	   The American merganser; -- called also {weaser sheldrake}.	   [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weasiness \Wea"si*ness\, n.	   Quality or state of being weasy; full feeding; sensual	   indulgence. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Weasy \Wea"sy\, a. [Cf. {Weasand}.]	   Given to sensual indulgence; gluttonous. [Obs.] --Joye.	   [1913 Webster]
Weather \Weath"er\, n. [OE. weder, AS. weder; akin to OS. wedar,	   OFries. weder, D. weder, we[^e]r, G. wetter, OHG. wetar,	   Icel. ve[eth]r, Dan. veir, Sw. v[aum]der wind, air, weather,	   and perhaps to OSlav. vedro fair weather; or perhaps to Lith.	   vetra storm, Russ. vieter', vietr', wind, and E. wind. Cf.	   {Wither}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The state of the air or atmosphere with respect to heat or	      cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or	      cloudiness, or any other meteorological phenomena;	      meteorological condition of the atmosphere; as, warm	      weather; cold weather; wet weather; dry weather, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not amiss to cool a man's stomach this hot weather.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fair weather cometh out of the north. --Job xxxvii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Vicissitude of season; meteorological change; alternation	      of the state of the air. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Storm; tempest.	      [1913 Webster]	            What gusts of weather from that gathering cloud	            My thoughts presage!                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A light rain; a shower. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Stress of weather}, violent winds; force of tempests.	   {To make fair weather}, to flatter; to give flattering	      representations. [R.]	   {To make good weather}, or {To make bad weather} (Naut.), to	      endure a gale well or ill; -- said of a vessel. --Shak.	   {Under the weather}, ill; also, financially embarrassed.	      [Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.	   {Weather box}. Same as {Weather house}, below. --Thackeray.	   {Weather breeder}, a fine day which is supposed to presage	      foul weather.	   {Weather bureau}, a popular name for the signal service. See	      {Signal service}, under {Signal}, a. [U. S.]	   {Weather cloth} (Naut.), a long piece of canvas of tarpaulin	      used to preserve the hammocks from injury by the weather	      when stowed in the nettings.	   {Weather door}. (Mining) See {Trapdoor}, 2.	   {Weather gall}. Same as {Water gall}, 2. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	   {Weather house}, a mechanical contrivance in the form of a	      house, which indicates changes in atmospheric conditions	      by the appearance or retirement of toy images.	      [1913 Webster]	            Peace to the artist whose ingenious thought	            Devised the weather house, that useful toy!	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Weather molding}, or	   {Weather moulding} (Arch.), a canopy or cornice over a door	      or a window, to throw off the rain.	   {Weather of a windmill sail}, the obliquity of the sail, or	      the angle which it makes with its plane of revolution.	   {Weather report}, a daily report of meteorological	      observations, and of probable changes in the weather;	      esp., one published by government authority.	   {Weather spy}, a stargazer; one who foretells the weather.	      [R.] --Donne.	   {Weather strip} (Arch.), a strip of wood, rubber, or other	      material, applied to an outer door or window so as to	      cover the joint made by it with the sill, casings, or	      threshold, in order to exclude rain, snow, cold air, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Weather \Weath"er\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weathered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Weathering}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To expose to the air; to air; to season by exposure to	      air.	      [1913 Webster]	            [An eagle] soaring through his wide empire of the	            air	            To weather his broad sails.           --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            This gear lacks weathering.           --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to sustain the trying effect of; to bear up against	      and overcome; to sustain; to endure; to resist; as, to	      weather the storm.	      [1913 Webster]	            For I can weather the roughest gale.  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	            You will weather the difficulties yet. --F. W.	                                                  Robertson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) To sail or pass to the windward of; as, to weather	      a cape; to weather another ship.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Falconry) To place (a hawk) unhooded in the open air.	      --Encyc. Brit.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To weather a point}.	      (a) (Naut.) To pass a point of land, leaving it on the lee	          side.	      (b) Hence, to gain or accomplish anything against	          opposition.	   {To weather out}, to encounter successfully, though with	      difficulty; as, to weather out a storm.	      [1913 Webster]	Weather \Weath"er\, v. i.	   To undergo or endure the action of the atmosphere; to suffer	   meteorological influences; sometimes, to wear away, or alter,	   under atmospheric influences; to suffer waste by weather.	   [1913 Webster]	         The organisms . . . seem indestructible, while the hard	         matrix in which they are imbedded has weathered from	         around them.                             --H. Miller.	   [1913 Webster]	Weather \Weath"er\, a. (Naut.)	   Being toward the wind, or windward -- opposed to lee; as,	   weather bow, weather braces, weather gauge, weather lifts,	   weather quarter, weather shrouds, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Weather gauge}.	   (a) (Naut.) The position of a ship to the windward of	       another.	   (b) Fig.: A position of advantage or superiority; advantage	       in position.	       [1913 Webster]	             To veer, and tack, and steer a cause	             Against the weather gauge of laws.   --Hudibras.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Weather helm} (Naut.), a tendency on the part of a sailing	      vessel to come up into the wind, rendering it necessary to	      put the helm up, that is, toward the weather side.	   {Weather shore} (Naut.), the shore to the windward of a ship.	      --Totten.	   {Weather tide} (Naut.), the tide which sets against the lee	      side of a ship, impelling her to the windward. --Mar.	      Dict.	      [1913 Webster]
Weather-beaten \Weath"er-beat`en\, a.	   Beaten or harassed by the weather; worn by exposure to the	   weather, especially to severe weather. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weather-bit \Weath"er-bit`\, n. (Naut.)	   A turn of the cable about the end of the windlass, without	   the bits.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherbit \Weath"er*bit`\, v. t. (Naut.)	   To take another turn with, as a cable around a windlass.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Weather-bitten \Weath"er-bit`ten\, a.	   Eaten into, defaced, or worn, by exposure to the weather.	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherboard \Weath"er*board`\, n.	   1. (Naut.)	      (a) That side of a vessel which is toward the wind; the	          windward side.	      (b) A piece of plank placed in a porthole, or other	          opening, to keep out water.	          [1913 Webster]	   2.	      (a) (Arch.) A board extending from the ridge to the eaves	          along the slope of the gable, and forming a close	          junction between the shingling of a roof and the side	          of the building beneath.	      (b) A clapboard or feather-edged board used in	          weatherboarding.	          [1913 Webster]
Weather-board \Weath"er-board`\, v. t. (Arch.)	   To nail boards upon so as to lap one over another, in order	   to exclude rain, snow, etc. --Gwilt.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherboarding \Weath"er*board`ing\, n. (Arch.)	   (a) The covering or siding of a building, formed of boards	       lapping over one another, to exclude rain, snow, etc.	   (b) Boards adapted or intended for such use.	       [1913 Webster]
Weather-bound \Weath"er-bound`\, a.	   Kept in port or at anchor by storms; delayed by bad weather;	   as, a weather-bound vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Weathercock \Weath"er*cock`\, n.	   1. A vane, or weather vane; -- so called because originally	      often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a	      spire with the wind, and showing its direction. "As a	      wedercok that turneth his face with every wind."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Noisy weathercocks rattled and sang of mutation.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, any thing or person that turns easily and	      frequently; one who veers with every change of current	      opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.	      [1913 Webster]	Weathercock \Weath"er*cock`\, v. t.	   To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Weather-driven \Weath"er-driv`en\, a.	   Driven by winds or storms; forced by stress of weather.	   --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Weathered \Weath"ered\, a.	   1. (Arch.) Made sloping, so as to throw off water; as, a	      weathered cornice or window sill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geol.) Having the surface altered in color, texture, or	      composition, or the edges rounded off by exposure to the	      elements.	      [1913 Webster]
Weather-fend \Weath"er-fend`\, v. t.	   To defend from the weather; to shelter. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         [We] barked the white spruce to weather-fend the roof.	                                                  --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherglass \Weath"er*glass`\, n.	   An instrument to indicate the state of the atmosphere,	   especially changes of atmospheric pressure, and hence changes	   of weather, as a barometer or baroscope.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Poor man's weatherglass}. (Bot.) See under {Poor}.	      [1913 Webster]
Weathering \Weath"er*ing\, n. (Geol.)	   The action of the elements on a rock in altering its color,	   texture, or composition, or in rounding off its edges.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherliness \Weath"er*li*ness\, n. (Naut.)	   The quality of being weatherly.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherly \Weath"er*ly\, a. (Naut.)	   Working, or able to sail, close to the wind; as, a weatherly	   ship. --Cooper.	   [1913 Webster]
Weather map \Weath"er map\	   A map or chart showing the principal meteorological elements	   at a given hour and over an extended region. Such maps	   usually show the height of the barometer, the temperature of	   the air, the relative humidity, the state of the weather, and	   the direction and velocity of the wind. Isobars and isotherms	   outline the general distribution of temperature and pressure,	   while shaded areas indicate the sections over which rain has	   just fallen. Other lines inclose areas where the temperature	   has fallen or risen markedly. In tabular form are shown	   changes of pressure and of temperature, maximum and minimum	   temperatures, and total rain for each weather station since	   the last issue, usually 12 hours.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Weathermost \Weath"er*most`\, a. (Naut.)	   Being farthest to the windward.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherproof \Weath"er*proof`\, a.	   Proof against rough weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Weather signal \Weather signal\	   Any signal giving information about the weather. The system	   used by the United States Weather Bureau includes	   temperature, cold or hot wave, rain or snow, wind direction,	   storm, and hurricane signals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Weather station \Weather station\ (Meteor.)	   A station for taking meteorological observations, making	   weather forecasts, or disseminating such information. Such	   stations are of the first order when they make observations	   of all the important elements either hourly or by	   self-registering instruments; of the second order when only	   important observations are taken; of the third order when	   simpler work is done, as to record rainfall and maximum and	   minimum temperatures.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Weatherwise \Weath"er*wise`\, a.	   Skillful in forecasting the changes of the weather.	   --Hakluyt.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherwiser \Weath"er*wis`er\, n. [Cf. {Waywiser}.]	   Something that foreshows the weather. [Obs.] --Derham.	   [1913 Webster]
Weatherworn \Weath"er*worn`\, a.	   Worn by the action of, or by exposure to, the weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Weave \Weave\ (w[=e]v), v. t. [imp. {Wove} (w[=o]v); p. p.	   {Woven} (w[=o]v"'n), {Wove}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Weaving}. The	   regular imp. & p. p. {Weaved} (w[=e]vd), is rarely used.]	   [OE. weven, AS. wefan; akin to D. weven, G. weben, OHG.	   weban, Icel. vefa, Sw. v[aum]fva, Dan. v[ae]ve, Gr.	   "yfai`nein, v., "y`fos web, Skr. [=u]r[.n]av[=a]bhi spider,	   lit., wool weaver. Cf. {Waper}, {Waffle}, {Web}, {Weevil},	   {Weft}, {Woof}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To unite, as threads of any kind, in such a manner as to	      form a texture; to entwine or interlace into a fabric; as,	      to weave wool, silk, etc.; hence, to unite by close	      connection or intermixture; to unite intimately.	      [1913 Webster]	            This weaves itself, perforce, into my business.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            That in their green shops weave the smooth-haired	            silk	            To deck her sons.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And for these words, thus woven into song. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To form, as cloth, by interlacing threads; to compose, as	      a texture of any kind, by putting together textile	      materials; as, to weave broadcloth; to weave a carpet;	      hence, to form into a fabric; to compose; to fabricate;	      as, to weave the plot of a story.	      [1913 Webster]	            When she weaved the sleided silk.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her starry wreaths the virgin jasmin weaves. --Ld.	                                                  Lytton.	      [1913 Webster]	Weave \Weave\, v. i.	   1. To practice weaving; to work with a loom.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To become woven or interwoven.	      [1913 Webster]	Weave \Weave\, n.	   A particular method or pattern of weaving; as, the cassimere	   weave.	   [1913 Webster]
Weaver \Weav"er\, n.	   1. One who weaves, or whose occupation is to weave. "Weavers	      of linen." --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A weaver bird.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) An aquatic beetle of the genus {Gyrinus}. See	      {Whirling}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Weaver bird} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      Asiatic, Fast Indian, and African birds belonging to	      {Ploceus} and allied genera of the family {Ploceidae}.	      Weaver birds resemble finches and sparrows in size,	      colors, and shape of the bill. They construct pensile	      nests composed of interlaced grass and other similar	      materials. In some of the species the nest is	      retort-shaped, with the opening at the bottom of the tube.	      	   {Weavers' shuttle} (Zool.), an East Indian marine univalve	      shell ({Radius volva}); -- so called from its shape. See	      Illust. of {Shuttle shell}, under {Shuttle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Weaverfish \Weav"er*fish`\, n. [See {Weever}.] (Zool.)	   See {Weever}.	   [1913 Webster]
Weaving \Weav"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one who, or that which, weaves; the act or art	      of forming cloth in a loom by the union or intertexture of	      threads.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) An incessant motion of a horse's head, neck, and	      body, from side to side, fancied to resemble the motion of	      a hand weaver in throwing the shuttle. --Youatt.	      [1913 Webster]
Weazand \Wea"zand\, n.	   See {Weasand}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weazen \Wea"zen\, a. [See {Wizen}.]	   Thin; sharp; withered; wizened; as, a weazen face.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were weazen and shriveled.          --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Weazeny \Wea"zen*y\, a.	   Somewhat weazen; shriveled. [Colloq.] "Weazeny, baked pears."	   --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Web \Web\, n. [OE. webbe, AS. webba. See {Weave}.]	   A weaver. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Web \Web\, n. [OE. web, AS. webb; akin to D. web, webbe, OHG.	   weppi, G. gewebe, Icel. vefr, Sw. v[aum]f, Dan. v[ae]v. See	   {Weave}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which is woven; a texture; textile fabric; esp.,	      something woven in a loom.	      [1913 Webster]	            Penelope, for her Ulysses' sake,	            Devised a web her wooers to deceive.  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not web might be woven, not a shuttle thrown, or	            penalty of exile.                     --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A whole piece of linen cloth as woven.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The texture of very fine thread spun by a spider for	      catching insects at its prey; a cobweb. "The smallest	      spider's web." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: Tissue; texture; complicated fabrication.	      [1913 Webster]	            The somber spirit of our forefathers, who wove their	            web of life with hardly a . . . thread of rose-color	            or gold.                              --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such has been the perplexing ingenuity of	            commentators that it is difficult to extricate the	            truth from the web of conjectures.    --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Carriages) A band of webbing used to regulate the	      extension of the hood.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A thin metal sheet, plate, or strip, as of lead.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Christians slain roll up in webs of lead.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster] Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) The blade of a sword. [Obs.]	          [1913 Webster]	                The sword, whereof the web was steel,	                Pommel rich stone, hilt gold.     --Fairfax.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) The blade of a saw.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) The thin, sharp part of a colter.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) The bit of a key.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mach. & Engin.) A plate or thin portion, continuous or	      perforated, connecting stiffening ribs or flanges, or	      other parts of an object. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) The thin vertical plate or portion connecting the	          upper and lower flanges of an lower flanges of an iron	          girder, rolled beam, or railroad rail.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A disk or solid construction serving, instead of	          spokes, for connecting the rim and hub, in some kinds	          of car wheels, sheaves, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) The arm of a crank between the shaft and the wrist.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) The part of a blackmith's anvil between the face and	          the foot.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. (Med.) Pterygium; -- called also {webeye}. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Anat.) The membrane which unites the fingers or toes,	      either at their bases, as in man, or for a greater part of	      their length, as in many water birds and amphibians.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Zool.) The series of barbs implanted on each side of the	       shaft of a feather, whether stiff and united together by	       barbules, as in ordinary feathers, or soft and separate,	       as in downy feathers. See {Feather}.	       [1913 Webster]	       [1913 Webster]	   {Pin and web} (Med.), two diseases of the eye, caligo and	      pterygium; -- sometimes wrongly explained as one disease.	      See {Pin}, n., 8, and {Web}, n., 8. "He never yet had	      pinne or webbe, his sight for to decay." --Gascoigne.	   {Web member} (Engin.), one of the braces in a web system.	   {Web press}, a printing press which takes paper from a roll	      instead of being fed with sheets.	   {Web system} (Engin.), the system of braces connecting the	      flanges of a lattice girder, post, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
web \web\ (w[e^]b), n.	   The {world-wide web}; -- usually referred to as {the web}.	   [PJC]
Web \Web\ (w[e^]b), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Webbed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Webbing}.]	   To unite or surround with a web, or as if with a web; to	   envelop; to entangle.	   [1913 Webster]
Webbed \Webbed\, a.	   1. Provided with a web.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having the toes united by a membrane, or web; as,	      the webbed feet of aquatic fowls.	      [1913 Webster]
Webber \Web"ber\, n.	   One who forms webs; a weaver; a webster. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Webbing \Web"bing\, n.	   A woven band of cotton or flax, used for reins, girths, bed	   bottoms, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Webby \Web"by\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a web or webs; like a web; filled or	   covered with webs.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bats on their webby wings in darkness move. --Crabbe.	   [1913 Webster]
Weber \We"ber\, n. [From the name of Professor Weber, a German	   electrician.] (Elec.)	   The standard unit of electrical quantity, and also of	   current. See {Coulomb}, and {Amp?re}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Webeye \Web"eye`\, n. (Med.)	   See {Web}, n., 8.	   [1913 Webster]
Web-fingered \Web"-fin`gered\, a.	   Having the fingers united by a web for a considerable part of	   their length.	   [1913 Webster]
Webfoot \Web"foot`\, n.; pl. {Webfeet}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A foot the toes of which are connected by a membrane.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any web-footed bird.	      [1913 Webster]
Web-footed \Web"-foot`ed\, a.	   Having webbed feet; palmiped; as, a goose or a duck is a	   web-footed fowl.	   [1913 Webster]
Webster \Web"ster\, n. [AS. webbestre. See {Web}, {Weave}, and	   {-ster}.]	   A weaver; originally, a female weaver. [Obs.] --Brathwait.	   [1913 Webster]
Websterite \Web"ster*ite\, n. [So named after Webster, the	   geologist.] (Min.)	   A hydrous sulphate of alumina occurring in white reniform	   masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Web-toed \Web"-toed`\, a.	   Having the toes united by a web for a considerable part of	   their length.	   [1913 Webster]
Webworm \Web"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of various species of moths whose gregarious larvae	   eat the leaves of trees, and construct a large web to which	   they retreat when not feeding.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most destructive webworms belong to the family	         {Bombycidae}, as the fall webworm ({Hyphantria	         textor}), which feeds on various fruit and forest	         trees, and the common tent caterpillar, which feeds on	         various fruit trees (see {Tent caterpillar}, under	         {Tent}.) The grapevine webworm is the larva of a	         geometrid moth (see {Vine inchworm}, under {Vine}).	         [1913 Webster]
Wed \Wed\ (w[e^]d), n. [AS. wedd; akin to OFries. wed, OD.	   wedde, OHG, wetti, G. wette a wager, Icel. ve[eth] a pledge,	   Sw. vad a wager, an appeal, Goth. wadi a pledge, Lith.	   vad[*u]ti to redeem (a pledge), LL. vadium, L. vas, vadis,	   bail, security, vadimonium security, and Gr. ?, ? a prize.	   Cf. {Athlete}, {Gage} a pledge, {Wage}.]	   A pledge; a pawn. [Obs.] --Gower. Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let him be ware, his neck lieth to wed [i. e., for a	         security].                               --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wed \Wed\, v. t. [imp. {Wedded}; p. p. {Wedded} or {Wed}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Wedding}.] [OE. wedden, AS. weddian to covenant,	   promise, to wed, marry; akin to OFries. weddia to promise, D.	   wedden to wager, to bet, G. wetten, Icel. ve[eth]ja, Dan.	   vedde, Sw. v[aum]dja to appeal, Goth. gawadj[=o]n to betroth.	   See {Wed}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To take for husband or for wife by a formal ceremony; to	      marry; to espouse.	      [1913 Webster]	            With this ring I thee wed.            --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I saw thee first, and wedded thee.    --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To join in marriage; to give in wedlock.	      [1913 Webster]	            And Adam, wedded to another Eve,	            Shall live with her.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: To unite as if by the affections or the bond of	      marriage; to attach firmly or indissolubly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art wedded to calamity.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men are wedded to their lusts.        --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Flowers] are wedded thus, like beauty to old age.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To take to one's self and support; to espouse. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They positively and concernedly wedded his cause.	                                                  --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	Wed \Wed\, v. i.	   To contact matrimony; to marry. "When I shall wed." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weddahs \Wed"dahs\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)	   See {Veddahs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedded \Wed"ded\, a.	   1. Joined in wedlock; married.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let w?alth, let honor, wait the wedded dame. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to wedlock, or marriage. "Wedded love."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wedder \Wed"der\, n.	   See {Wether}. --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedding \Wed"ding\, n. [AS. wedding.]	   Nuptial ceremony; nuptial festivities; marriage; nuptials.	   [1913 Webster]	         Simple and brief was the wedding, as that of Ruth and	         of Boaz.                                 --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Certain anniversaries of an unbroken marriage have	         received fanciful, and more or less appropriate, names.	         Thus, the fifth anniversary is called the wooden	         wedding; the tenth, the tin wedding; the fifteenth, the	         crystal wedding; the twentieth, the china wedding; the	         twenty-fifth, the silver wedding; the fiftieth, the	         golden wedding; the sixtieth, the diamond wedding.	         These anniversaries are often celebrated by appropriate	         presents of wood, tin, china, silver, gold, etc., given	         by friends.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wedding is often used adjectively; as, wedding cake,	         wedding cards, wedding clothes, wedding day, wedding	         feast, wedding guest, wedding ring, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	               Let her beauty be her wedding dower. --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Wedding favor}, a marriage favor. See under {Marriage}.	      [1913 Webster]
Weder \Wed"er\, n.	   Weather. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedge \Wedge\ (w[e^]j), n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig,	   wigge, OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel.	   veggr, Dan. v[ae]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a	   peg. Cf. {Wigg}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one	      end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in	      splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and	      the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called	      the mechanical powers. See Illust. of {Mechanical powers},	      under {Mechanical}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geom.) A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base,	      two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge,	      and two triangular ends.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form.	      "Wedges of gold." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn	      up in such a form.	      [1913 Webster]	            In warlike muster they appear,	            In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the	      classical tripos; -- so called after a person (Wedgewood)	      who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.	      [Cant, Cambridge Univ., Eng.] --C. A. Bristed.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Golf) A golf club having an iron head with the face	      nearly horizontal, used for lofting the golf ball at a	      high angle, as when hitting the ball out of a sand trap or	      the rough.	      [PJC]	   {Fox wedge}. (Mach. & Carpentry) See under {Fox}.	   {Spherical wedge} (Geom.), the portion of a sphere included	      between two planes which intersect in a diameter.	      [1913 Webster]	Wedge \Wedge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wedged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wedging}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cleave or separate with a wedge or wedges, or as with a	      wedge; to rive. "My heart, as wedged with a sigh, would	      rive in twain." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To force or drive as a wedge is driven.	      [1913 Webster]	            Among the crowd in the abbey where a finger	            Could not be wedged in more.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He 's just the sort of man to wedge himself into a	            snug berth.                           --Mrs. J. H.	                                                  Ewing.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To force by crowding and pushing as a wedge does; as, to	      wedge one's way. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To press closely; to fix, or make fast, in the manner of a	      wedge that is driven into something.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wedged in the rocky shoals, and sticking fast.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To fasten with a wedge, or with wedges; as, to wedge a	      scythe on the snath; to wedge a rail or a piece of timber	      in its place.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Pottery) To cut, as clay, into wedgelike masses, and work	      by dashing together, in order to expel air bubbles, etc.	      --Tomlinson.	      [1913 Webster]
Wedgebill \Wedge"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   An Australian crested insessorial bird ({Sphenostoma	   cristatum}) having a wedge-shaped bill. Its color is dull	   brown, like the earth of the plains where it lives.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedge-formed \Wedge"-formed`\, a.	   Having the form of a wedge; cuneiform.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wedge-formed characters}, {Wedge-shaped characters}. See	      {Arrow-headed characters}, under {Arrowheaded}, and cf.	      {cuneiform}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC] wedge gauge
wedge gauge \wedge gauge\ or wedge gage \wedge gage\ .	   A wedge with a graduated edge, to measure the width of a	   space into which it is thrust.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wedge gear \Wedge gear\	   A friction gear wheel with wedge-shaped circumferential	   grooves. -- {Wedge gearing}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wedge-shaped \Wedge"-shaped`\, a.	   1. Having the shape of a wedge; cuneiform.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Broad and truncate at the summit, and tapering down	      to the base; as, a wedge-shaped leaf.	      [1913 Webster]
Wedge-shell \Wedge"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of small marine bivalves	   belonging to {Donax} and allied genera in which the shell is	   wedge-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedge-tailed \Wedge"-tailed"\, a. (Zool.)	   Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest,	   the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or	   less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of	   {Wood hoopoe}, under {Wood}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {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 hawk}.	   {Wedge-tailed gull}, an arctic gull ({Rhodostethia rosea}) in	      which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also	      {Ross's gull}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wedgewise \Wedge"wise`\, adv.	   In the manner of a wedge.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedgwood ware \Wedg"wood` ware`\ [From the name of the inventor,	   Josiah Wedgwood, of England.]	   A kind of fine pottery, the most remarkable being what is	   called {jasper}, either white, or colored throughout the	   body, and capable of being molded into the most delicate	   forms, so that fine and minute bas-reliefs like cameos were	   made of it, fit even for being set as jewels.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedgy \Wedg"y\, a.	   Like a wedge; wedge-shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Wedlock \Wed"lock\, n. [AS. wedl[=a]c a pledge, be trothal; wedd	   a pledge + l[=a]c a gift, an offering. See {Wed}, n., and cf.	   {Lake}, v. i., {Knowledge}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The ceremony, or the state, of marriage; matrimony. "That	      blissful yoke . . . that men clepeth [call] spousal, or	      wedlock." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For what is wedlock forced but a hell,	            An age of discord or continual strife? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wife; a married woman. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Marriage}.	        [1913 Webster]	Wedlock \Wed"lock\, v. t.	   To marry; to unite in marriage; to wed. [R.] "Man thus	   wedlocked." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wednesday \Wednes"day\ (?; 48), n. [OE. wednesdai, wodnesdei,	   AS. W[=o]dnes d[ae]g, i. e., Woden's day (a translation of L.	   dies Mercurii); fr. W[=o]den the highest god of the Teutonic	   peoples, but identified with the Roman god Mercury; akin to	   OS. W[=o]dan, OHG. Wuotan, Icel. O[eth]inn, D. woensdag	   Wednesday, Icel. [=o][eth]insdagr, Dan. & Sw. onsdag. See	   {Day}, and cf. {Woden}, {Wood}, a.]	   The fourth day of the week; the next day after Tuesday.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Ash Wednesday}. See in the Vocabulary.	      [1913 Webster]
Wee \Wee\, n. [OE. we a bit, in a little we, probably originally	   meaning, a little way, the word we for wei being later taken	   as synonymous with little. See {Way}.]	   A little; a bit, as of space, time, or distance. [Obs. or	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wee \Wee\, a.	   Very small; little. [Colloq. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A little wee face, with a little yellow beard. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weech-elm \Weech"-elm`\, n. (Bot.)	   The wych-elm. [Obs.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Weed \Weed\ (w[=e]d), n. [OE. wede, AS. w[=ae]de, w[=ae]d; akin	   to OS. w[=a]di, giw[=a]di, OFries, w[=e]de, w[=e]d, OD. wade,	   OHG. w[=a]t, Icel. v[=a][eth], Zend vadh to clothe.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A garment; clothing; especially, an upper or outer	      garment. "Lowly shepherd's weeds." --Spenser. "Woman's	      weeds." --Shak. "This beggar woman's weed." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He on his bed sat, the soft weeds he wore	            Put off.                              --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An article of dress worn in token of grief; a mourning	      garment or badge; as, he wore a weed on his hat;	      especially, in the plural, mourning garb, as of a woman;	      as, a widow's weeds.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a mourning weed, with ashes upon her head, and	            tears abundantly flowing.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Weed \Weed\, n.	   A sudden illness or relapse, often attended with fever, which	   attacks women in childbed. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Weed \Weed\, n. [OE. weed, weod, AS. we['o]d, wi['o]d, akin to	   OS. wiod, LG. woden the stalks and leaves of vegetables D.	   wieden to weed, OS. wiod[=o]n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Underbrush; low shrubs. [Obs. or Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            One rushing forth out of the thickest weed.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wild and wanton pard . . .	            Crouched fawning in the weed.         --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any plant growing in cultivated ground to the injury of	      the crop or desired vegetation, or to the disfigurement of	      the place; an unsightly, useless, or injurious plant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too much manuring filled that field with weeds.	                                                  --Denham.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word has no definite application to any particular	         plant, or species of plants. Whatever plants grow among	         corn or grass, in hedges, or elsewhere, and are useless	         to man, injurious to crops, or unsightly or out of	         place, are denominated weeds.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Something unprofitable or troublesome; anything	      useless.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Stock Breeding) An animal unfit to breed from.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Tobacco, or a cigar. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Weed hook}, a hook used for cutting away or extirpating	      weeds. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	Weed \Weed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weeded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Weeding}.] [AS. we['o]dian. See 3d {Weed}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To free from noxious plants; to clear of weeds; as, to	      weed corn or onions; to weed a garden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take away, as noxious plants; to remove, as something	      hurtful; to extirpate; -- commonly used with out; as, to	      weed out inefficiency from an enterprise. "Weed up thyme."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wise fathers . . . weeding from their children ill	            things.                               --Ascham.	      [1913 Webster]	            Revenge is a kind of wild justice, which the more	            man's nature runs to, the more ought law to weed it	            out.                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To free from anything hurtful or offensive.	      [1913 Webster]	            He weeded the kingdom of such as were devoted to	            Elaiana.                              --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Stock Breeding) To reject as unfit for breeding purposes.	      [1913 Webster]
Weeder \Weed"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, weeds, or frees from anything	   noxious.	   [1913 Webster]
Weedery \Weed"er*y\, n.	   Weeds, collectively; also, a place full of weeds or for	   growing weeds. [R.] --Dr. H. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Weeding \Weed"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Weed}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Weeding chisel}, a tool with a divided chisel-like end, for	      cutting the roots of large weeds under ground.	   {Weeding forceps}, an instrument for taking up some sorts of	      plants in weeding.	   {Weeding fork}, a strong, three-pronged fork, used in	      clearing ground of weeds; -- called also {weeding iron}.	      	   {Weeding hook}. Same as {Weed hook}, under 3d {Weed}.	   {Weeding iron}. See {Weeding fork}, above.	   {Weeding tongs}. Same as {Weeding forceps}, above.	      [1913 Webster]
Weeding-rhim \Weed"ing-rhim`\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. rim to remove.]	   A kind of implement used for tearing up weeds esp. on summer	   fallows. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weedless \Weed"less\, a.	   1. Free from weeds or noxious matter.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Free from weeds; -- said of a kind of motor-boat propeller	      the blades of which curve backwardly, as respects the	      direction of rotation, so that they draw through the	      water, and so do not gather weeds with which they come in	      contact.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Weed out \Weed out\, v. t.	   to selectively remove; same as {weed[2]}, v. t.; -- of things	   that are useless or harmful.	   [PJC]
Weedy \Weed"y\, a. [Compar. {Weedier}; superl. {Weediest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to weeds; consisting of weeds. "Weedy	      trophies." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Abounding with weeds; as, weedy grounds; a weedy garden;	      weedy corn.	      [1913 Webster]	            See from the weedy earth a rivulet break. --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Scraggy; ill-shaped; ungainly; -- said of colts or horses,	      and also of persons. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Weedy \Weed"y\, a.	   Dressed in weeds, or mourning garments. [R. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         She was as weedy as in the early days of her mourning.	                                                  --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Week \Week\, n. [OE. weke, wike, woke, wuke AS. weocu, wicu,	   wucu; akin to OS. wika, OFries. wike, D. week, G. woche, OHG.	   wohha, wehha, Icel. vika, Sw. vecka, Dan. uge, Goth. wik?,	   probably originally meaning, a succession or change, and akin	   to G. wechsel change, L. vicis turn, alternation, and E.	   weak. Cf. {Weak}.]	   A period of seven days, usually that reckoned from one	   Sabbath or Sunday to the next.	   [1913 Webster]	         I fast twice in the week.                --Luke xviii.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Although it [the week] did not enter into the calendar	         of the Greeks, and was not introduced at Rome till	         after the reign of Theodesius, it has been employed	         from time immemorial in almost all Eastern countries.	         --Encyc. Brit.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Feast of Weeks}. See {Pentecost}, 1.	   {Prophetic week}, a week of years, or seven years. --Dan. ix.	      24.	   {Week day}. See under {Day}.	      [1913 Webster]
Week-end \Week"-end"\, n.	   The end of the week, usually comprising the period from	   Friday evening to Monday morning, observed commonly as a	   period of respite from work or school; as, to visit one for a	   week-end; also, a house party during a week-end. Contrasted	   to {work days}.	   Note: Where work days continue throught Saturday morning, the	         weekend starts on Saturday at noon.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Weekly \Week"ly\, a.	   1. Of or pertaining to a week, or week days; as, weekly	      labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coming, happening, or done once a week; hebdomadary; as, a	      weekly payment; a weekly gazette.	      [1913 Webster]	Weekly \Week"ly\, n.; pl. {Weeklies}.	   A publication issued once in seven days, or appearing once a	   week.	   [1913 Webster]	Weekly \Week"ly\, adv.	   Once a week; by hebdomadal periods; as, each performs service	   weekly.	   [1913 Webster]
Weekwam \Week"wam\, n.	   See {Wigwam}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weel \Weel\, a. & adv.	   Well. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Weel \Weel\, n. [AS. w[=ae]l. [root]147.]	   A whirlpool. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Weel	Weel \Weel\, Weely \Weel"y\, [Prov. E. weel, weal, a wicker	   basket to catch eels; prob. akin to willow, and so called as	   made of willow twigs.]	   A kind of trap or snare for fish, made of twigs. [Obs.]	   --Carew.	   [1913 Webster]
Ween \Ween\, v. i. [OE. wenen, AS. w?nan, fr. w?n hope,	   expectation, opinion; akin to D. waan, OFries. w?n, OS. &	   OHG. w[=a]n, G. wahn delusion, Icel. v[=a]n hope,	   expectation, Goth. w?ns, and D. wanen to fancy, G.	   w[aum]hnen, Icel. v[=a]na to hope, Goth. w?njan, and perhaps	   to E. winsome, wish.]	   To think; to imagine; to fancy. [Obs. or Poetic] --Spenser.	   Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have lost more than thou wenest.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         For well I ween,	         Never before in the bowers of light	         Had the form of an earthly fay been seen. --J. R.	                                                  Drake.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though never a dream the roses sent	         Of science or love's compliment,	         I ween they smelt as sweet.              --Mrs.	                                                  Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Weep \Weep\, n. (Zool.)	   The lapwing; the wipe; -- so called from its cry.	   [1913 Webster]	Weep \Weep\, obs.	   imp. of {Weep}, for wept. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Weep \Weep\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wept} (w[e^]pt); p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Weeping}.] [OE. wepen, AS. w[=e]pan, from w[=o]p	   lamentation; akin to OFries. w?pa to lament, OS. w[=o]p	   lamentation, OHG. wuof, Icel. [=o]p a shouting, crying, OS.	   w[=o]pian to lament, OHG. wuoffan, wuoffen, Icel. [oe]pa,	   Goth. w[=o]pjan. [root]129.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Formerly, to express sorrow, grief, or anguish, by outcry,	      or by other manifest signs; in modern use, to show grief	      or other passions by shedding tears; to shed tears; to	      cry.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they all wept sore, and fell on Paul's neck.	                                                  --Acts xx. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	            Phocion was rarely seen to weep or to laugh.	                                                  --Mitford.	      [1913 Webster]	            And eyes that wake to weep.           --Mrs. Hemans.	      [1913 Webster]	            And they wept together in silence.    --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lament; to complain. "They weep unto me, saying, Give	      us flesh, that we may eat." --Num. xi. 13.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To flow in drops; to run in drops.	      [1913 Webster]	            The blood weeps from my heart.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To drop water, or the like; to drip; to be soaked.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To hang the branches, as if in sorrow; to be pendent; to	      droop; -- said of a plant or its branches.	      [1913 Webster]	Weep \Weep\, v. t.	   1. To lament; to bewail; to bemoan. "I weep bitterly the	      dead." --A. S. Hardy.	      [1913 Webster]	            We wandering go	            Through dreary wastes, and weep each other's woe.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shed, or pour forth, as tears; to shed drop by drop, as	      if tears; as, to weep tears of joy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tears, such as angels weep, burst forth. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Groves whose rich trees wept odorous gums and balm.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Weeper \Weep"er\, n.	   1. One who weeps; esp., one who sheds tears.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A white band or border worn on the sleeve as a badge of	      mourning. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The capuchin. See {Capuchin}, 3	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Weepful \Weep"ful\, a.	   Full of weeping or lamentation; grieving. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Weeping \Weep"ing\, n.	   The act of one who weeps; lamentation with tears; shedding of	   tears.	   [1913 Webster]	Weeping \Weep"ing\, a.	   1. Grieving; lamenting; shedding tears. "Weeping eyes." --I.	      Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Discharging water, or other liquid, in drops or very	      slowly; surcharged with water. "Weeping grounds."	      --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having slender, pendent branches; -- said of trees; as,	      weeping willow; a weeping ash.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Pertaining to lamentation, or those who weep.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Weeping cross}, a cross erected on or by the highway,	      especially for the devotions of penitents; hence, to	      return by the weeping cross, to return from some	      undertaking in humiliation or penitence.	   {Weeping rock}, a porous rock from which water gradually	      issues.	   {Weeping sinew}, a ganglion. See {Ganglion}, n., 2. [Colloq.]	      	   {Weeping spring}, a spring that discharges water slowly.	      [1913 Webster]
weeping beech \weeping beech\ n.	   a variety of European beech ({Fagus pendula}, {Fagus	   sylvatica} pendula) with pendulous limbs.	   [WordNet 1.5]	weeping love grass \weeping love grass\ n.	   a perennial South African grass ({Eragrostis curvula}) having	   densly clumped flimsy stems; introduced into U.S. esp. for	   erosion control.	   Syn: African love grass.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Weepingly \Weep"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a weeping manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Weeping-ripe \Weep"ing-ripe`\, a.	   Ripe for weeping; ready to weep. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
weeping spruce \weeping spruce\ n.	   a medium-sized spruce of California and Oregon ({Picea	   breweriana}) having pendulous branches.	   Syn: Brewer's spruce.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Weeping tree \Weep"ing tree\	   (a) Any tree having pendulous branches.	   (b) A tree from which honeydew or other liquid secretions of	       insects drip in considerable quantities, esp. one	       infested by the larvae of any species of the genus	       {Ptylus}, allied to the cuckoo spits, which in tropical	       countries secrete large quantities of a watery fluid.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
weeping tree broom \weeping tree broom\ n.	   a small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches	   and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly	   indehiscent 2-seeded pods.	   Note: a broom is any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus	         or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and	         racemes of yellow flowers.	         [WordNet 1.5]	weeping widow \weeping widow\ n.	   same as {crumblecap}.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Weeping willow \Weep"ing wil"low\ (Bot.)	   a tree ({Salix babylonica}) of the willow family with slender	   leaves, native to China, whose branches grow very long and	   slender, and hang down almost perpendicularly. It grows best	   where soil is moist, as by the banks of streams and is widely	   cultivated as an ornamental tree.	   Syn: Babylonian weeping willow. [PJC]
Weerish \Weer"ish\, a.	   See {Wearish}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weesel \Wee"sel\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Weasel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Weet \Weet\, a. & n.	   Wet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Weet \Weet\, v. i. [imp. {Wot}.] [See {Wit} to know.]	   To know; to wit. [Obs.] --Tyndale. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Weet-bird \Weet"-bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The wryneck; -- so called from its cry. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weetingly \Weet"ing*ly\, adv.	   Knowingly. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Weetless \Weet"less\, a.	   Unknowing; also, unknown; unmeaning. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Weet-weet \Weet"-weet`\, n. [So called from its piping cry when	   disturbed.] (Zool.)	   (a) The common European sandpiper.	   (b) The chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	Weet-weet \Weet"-weet`\, n. [Native name in Victoria.]	   A throwing toy, or implement, of the Australian aborigines,	   consisting of a cigar-shaped stick fastened at one end to a	   flexible twig. It weighs in all about two ounces, and is	   about two feet long.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Weever \Wee"ver\, n. [Probably from F. vive, OF. vivre, a kind	   of fish, L. vipera viper. Cf. {Viper}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of edible marine fishes belonging	   to the genus {Trachinus}, of the family {Trachinidae}. They	   have a broad spinose head, with the eyes looking upward. The	   long dorsal fin is supported by numerous strong, sharp spines	   which cause painful wounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The two British species are the great, or greater,	         weever ({Trachinus draco}), which becomes a foot long	         (called also {gowdie}, {sea cat}, {stingbull}, and	         {weaverfish}), and the lesser weever ({Trachinus	         vipera}), about half as large (called also {otter	         pike}, and {stingfish}).	         [1913 Webster]
Weevil \Wee"vil\, n. [OE. wivel, wevil, AS. wifel, wibil; akin	   to OD. wevel, OHG. wibil, wibel, G. wiebel, wibel, and	   probably to Lith. vabalas beetle, and E. weave. See {Weave}.]	   (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or	   Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually	   curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to	   cultivated plants. The larvae of some of the species live in	   nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the	   plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain	   weevil (see under {Plum}, {Nut}, and {Grain}). The larvae of	   other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees	   and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under	   {Pine}). See also {Pea weevil}, {Rice weevil}, {Seed weevil},	   under {Pea}, {Rice}, and {Seed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Weeviled \Wee"viled\, a.	   Infested by weevils; as, weeviled grain. [Written also	   {weevilled}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weevily \Wee"vil*y\, a.	   Having weevils; weeviled. [Written also {weevilly}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weezel \Wee"zel\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Weasel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Weft \Weft\, obs.	   imp. & p. p. of {Wave}.	   [1913 Webster]	Weft \Weft\, n. [Cf. {Waif}.]	   A thing waved, waived, or cast away; a waif. [Obs.] "A	   forlorn weft." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Weft \Weft\, n. [AS. weft, wefta, fr. wefan, to weave. See	   {Weave}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The woof of cloth; the threads that cross the warp from	      selvage to selvage; the thread carried by the shuttle in	      weaving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A web; a thing woven.	      [1913 Webster]
Weftage \Weft"age\, n.	   Texture. [Obs.] --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Wegotism \We"go*tism\, n. [From we, in imitation of egotism.]	   Excessive use of the pronoun we; -- called also {weism}.	   [Colloq. or Cant]	   [1913 Webster] Wehrgeld
Wehrgeld \Wehr"geld`\, Wehrgelt \Wehr"gelt`\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   See {Weregild}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wehrwolf \Wehr"wolf`\, n.	   See {Werewolf}.	   [1913 Webster] Weigela
Weigela \Wei"gel*a\, Weigelia \Wei*ge"li*a\, n. [NL. So named	   after C. E. Weigel, a German naturalist.] (Bot.)	   A hardy garden shrub ({Diervilla Japonica}) belonging to the	   Honeysuckle family, with white or red flowers. It was	   introduced from China.	   [1913 Webster]
Weigh \Weigh\ (w[=a]), n. (Naut.)	   A corruption of {Way}, used only in the phrase {under weigh}.	   [1913 Webster]	         An expedition was got under weigh from New York.	                                                  --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Athenians . . . hurried on board and with	         considerable difficulty got under weigh. --Jowett	                                                  (Thucyd.).	   [1913 Webster]	Weigh \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[aum]gen, wiegen, to	   weigh, bewegen to move, OHG. wegan, Icel. vega to move,	   carry, lift, weigh, Sw. v[aum]ga to weigh, Dan. veie, Goth.	   gawigan to shake, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah. ????. See	   {Way}, and cf. {Wey}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To bear up; to raise; to lift into the air; to swing up;	      as, to weigh anchor. "Weigh the vessel up." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To examine by the balance; to ascertain the weight of,	      that is, the force with which a thing tends to the center	      of the earth; to determine the heaviness, or quantity of	      matter of; as, to weigh sugar; to weigh gold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou art weighed in the balances, and art found	            wanting.                              --Dan. v. 27.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To be equivalent to in weight; to counterbalance; to have	      the heaviness of. "A body weighing divers ounces."	      --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To pay, allot, take, or give by weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            They weighed for my price thirty pieces of silver.	                                                  --Zech. xi.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To examine or test as if by the balance; to ponder in the	      mind; to consider or examine for the purpose of forming an	      opinion or coming to a conclusion; to estimate	      deliberately and maturely; to balance.	      [1913 Webster]	            A young man not weighed in state affairs. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Had no better weighed	            The strength he was to cope with, or his own.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Regard not who it is which speaketh, but weigh only	            what is spoken.                       --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            In nice balance, truth with gold she weighs. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without sufficiently weighing his expressions. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To consider as worthy of notice; to regard. [Obs. or	      Archaic] "I weigh not you." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that she so dear did weigh.       --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To weigh down}.	      (a) To overbalance.	      (b) To oppress with weight; to overburden; to depress. "To	          weigh thy spirits down." --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Weigh \Weigh\, v. i.	   1. To have weight; to be heavy. "They only weigh the	      heavier." --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be considered as important; to have weight in the	      intellectual balance.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your vows to her and me . . . will even weigh.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This objection ought to weigh with those whose	            reading is designed for much talk and little	            knowledge.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To bear heavily; to press hard.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff	            Which weighs upon the heart.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To judge; to estimate. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Could not weigh of worthiness aright. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To weigh down}, to sink by its own weight.	      [1913 Webster]	Weigh \Weigh\, n. [See {Wey}.]	   A certain quantity estimated by weight; an English measure of	   weight. See {Wey}.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighable \Weigh"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being weighed.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighage \Weigh"age\ (?; 48), n.	   A duty or toil paid for weighing merchandise. --Bouvier.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighbeam \Weigh"beam`\, n.	   A kind of large steelyard for weighing merchandise; -- also	   called {weighmaster's beam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighboard \Weigh"board`\, n. (Mining)	   Clay intersecting a vein. --Weale.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighbridge \Weigh"bridge`\, n.	   A weighing machine on which loaded carts may be weighed;	   platform scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Weigher \Weigh"er\, n.	   One who weighs; specifically, an officer whose duty it is to	   weigh commodities.	   [1913 Webster]
Weigh-house \Weigh"-house`\, n.; pl. {Weigh-houses}.	   A building at or within which goods, and the like, are	   weighed.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighing \Weigh"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Weigh}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Weighing cage}, a cage in which small living animals may be	      conveniently weighed.	   {Weighing house}. See {Weigh-house}.	   {Weighing machine}, any large machine or apparatus for	      weighing; especially, platform scales arranged for	      weighing heavy bodies, as loaded wagons.	      [1913 Webster]
Weighlock \Weigh"lock`\, n.	   A lock, as on a canal, in which boats are weighed and their	   tonnage is settled.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighmaster \Weigh"mas`ter\, n.	   One whose business it is to weigh ore, hay, merchandise,	   etc.; one licensed as a public weigher.	   [1913 Webster]
Weight \Weight\, n. [OE. weght, wight, AS. gewiht; akin to D.	   gewigt, G. gewicht, Icel. v[ae]tt, Sw. vigt, Dan. v[ae]gt.	   See {Weigh}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being heavy; that property of bodies by	      which they tend toward the center of the earth; the effect	      of gravitative force, especially when expressed in certain	      units or standards, as pounds, grams, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Weight differs from gravity in being the effect of	         gravity, or the downward pressure of a body under the	         influence of gravity; hence, it constitutes a measure	         of the force of gravity, and being the resultant of all	         the forces exerted by gravity upon the different	         particles of the body, it is proportional to the	         quantity of matter in the body.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The quantity of heaviness; comparative tendency to the	      center of the earth; the quantity of matter as estimated	      by the balance, or expressed numerically with reference to	      some standard unit; as, a mass of stone having the weight	      of five hundred pounds.	      [1913 Webster]	            For sorrow, like a heavy-hanging bell,	            Once set on ringing, with his own weight goes.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, pressure; burden; as, the weight of care or	      business. "The weight of this said time." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            For the public all this weight he bears. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] who singly bore the world's sad weight.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Importance; power; influence; efficacy; consequence;	      moment; impressiveness; as, a consideration of vast	      weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            In such a point of weight, so near mine honor.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A scale, or graduated standard, of heaviness; a mode of	      estimating weight; as, avoirdupois weight; troy weight;	      apothecaries' weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A ponderous mass; something heavy; as, a clock weight; a	      paper weight.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man leapeth better with weights in his hands.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A definite mass of iron, lead, brass, or other metal, to	      be used for ascertaining the weight of other bodies; as,	      an ounce weight.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Mech.) The resistance against which a machine acts, as	      opposed to the power which moves it. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Atomic weight}. (Chem.) See under {Atomic}, and cf.	      {Element}.	   {Dead weight}, {Feather weight}, {Heavy weight}, {Light	   weight}, etc. See under {Dead}, {Feather}, etc.	   {Weight of observation} (Astron. & Physics), a number	      expressing the most probable relative value of each	      observation in determining the result of a series of	      observations of the same kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ponderousness; gravity; heaviness; pressure; burden;	        load; importance; power; influence; efficacy;	        consequence; moment; impressiveness.	        [1913 Webster]	Weight \Weight\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Weighted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Weighting}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To load with a weight or weights; to load down; to make	      heavy; to attach weights to; as, to weight a horse or a	      jockey at a race; to weight a whip handle.	      [1913 Webster]	            The arrows of satire, . . . weighted with sense.	                                                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Astron. & Physics) To assign a weight to; to express by a	      number the probable accuracy of, as an observation. See	      {Weight of observations}, under {Weight}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Dyeing) To load (fabrics) as with barite, to increase the	      weight, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. (Math.) to assign a numerical value expressing relative	      importance to (a measurement), to be multiplied by the	      value of the measurement in determining averages or other	      aggregate quantities; as, they weighted part one of the	      test twice as heavily as part 2.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]
Weightily \Weight"i*ly\, adv.	   In a weighty manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Weightiness \Weight"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being weighty; weight; force;	   importance; impressiveness.	   [1913 Webster]
Weightless \Weight"less\, a.	   Having no weight; imponderable; hence, light. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weighty \Weight"y\, a. [Compar. {Weightier}; superl.	   {Weightiest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having weight; heavy; ponderous; as, a weighty body.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Adapted to turn the balance in the mind, or to convince;	      important; forcible; serious; momentous. "For sundry	      weighty reasons." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me have your advice in a weighty affair.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Rigorous; severe; afflictive. [R.] "Attend our weightier	      judgment." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Heavy; ponderous; burdensome; onerous; forcible;	        momentous; efficacious; impressive; cogent.	        [1913 Webster]
Weil's disease \Weil's disease\ (Med.)	   An acute infectious febrile disease, resembling typhoid	   fever, with muscular pains, disturbance of the digestive	   organs, jaundice, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Weir
Weir \Weir\ (w[=e]r), Wear \Wear\,n. [OE. wer, AS. wer; akin to	   G. wehr, AS. werian to defend, protect, hinder, G. wehren,	   Goth. warjan; and perhaps to E. wary; or cf. Skr. v[.r] to	   check, hinder. [root]142. Cf. {Garret}.]	   1. A dam in a river to stop and raise the water, for the	      purpose of conducting it to a mill, forming a fish pond,	      or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fence of stakes, brushwood, or the like, set in a	      stream, tideway, or inlet of the sea, for taking fish.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A long notch with a horizontal edge, as in the top of a	      vertical plate or plank, through which water flows, --	      used in measuring the quantity of flowing water.	      [1913 Webster]
Weird \Weird\ (w[=e]rd), n. [OE. wirde, werde, AS. wyrd fate,	   fortune, one of the Fates, fr. weor[eth]an to be, to become;	   akin to OS. wurd fate, OHG. wurt, Icel. ur[eth]r. [root]143.	   See {Worth} to become.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Fate; destiny; one of the Fates, or Norns; also, a	      prediction. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A spell or charm. [Obs. or Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Weird \Weird\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to fate; concerned with destiny.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to witchcraft; caused by, or suggesting,	      magical influence; supernatural; unearthly; wild; as, a	      weird appearance, look, sound, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Myself too had weird seizures.        --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those sweet, low tones, that seemed like a weird	            incantation.                          --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Weird sisters}, the Fates. [Scot.] --G. Douglas.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Shakespeare uses the term for the three witches in	         Macbeth.	         [1913 Webster]	               The weird sisters, hand in hand,	               Posters of the sea and land.       --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	Weird \Weird\, v. t.	   To foretell the fate of; to predict; to destine to. [Scot.]	   --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
Weirdness \Weird"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being weird.	   [1913 Webster]
Weism \We"ism\, n.	   Same as {Wegotism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Weismannism \Weis"mann*ism\, n. (Biol.)	   The theories and teachings in regard to heredity propounded	   by the German biologist August Weismann, esp. in regard to	   germ plasm as the basis of heredity and the impossibility of	   transmitting acquired characteristics; -- often called	   {neo-Darwinism}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Weiss beer \Weiss beer\ [G. weissbier white beer.]	   A light-colored highly effervescent beer made by the	   top-fermentation process.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Weive \Weive\, v. t.	   See {Waive}. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Weka \We"ka\, n. (Zool.)	   A New Zealand rail ({Ocydromus australis}) which has wings so	   short as to be incapable of flight.	   [1913 Webster]
Wekau \We"kau\, n. (Zool.)	   A small New Zealand owl ({Sceloglaux albifacies}). It has	   short wings and long legs, and lives chiefly on the ground.	   [1913 Webster]
Wekeen \We*keen"\, n. (Zool.)	   The meadow pipit. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Welaway \Wel"a*way\, interj. [OE. welaway, walaway, weilawey;	   wei wo! (Icel. vei) + la lo! (AS. l[=a]) + wei wo!; cf. AS.	   w[=a] l[=a] w[=a]. See {Woe}.]	   Alas! [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Then welaway, for she undone was clean.  --Wyatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Wel-begone \Wel"-be*gone`\, a. [OE. wel-begon. See {Well}, and	   {Begone}.]	   Surrounded with happiness or prosperity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Fair and rich and young and wel-begone.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Welch \Welch\, a.	   See {Welsh}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Welcher \Welch"er\, n.	   See {Welsher}.	   [1913 Webster]
Welchman \Welch"man\, n.	   See {Welshman}. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Welcome \Wel"come\, a. [OE. welcome, welcume, wilcume, AS.	   wilcuma a welcome guest, from wil-, as a prefix, akin to	   willa will + cuma a comer, fr. cuman to come; hence,	   properly, one who comes so as to please another's will; cf.	   Icel. velkominn welcome, G. willkommen. See {Will}, n., and	   Come.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Received with gladness; admitted willingly to the house,	      entertainment, or company; as, a welcome visitor.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the glad soul is made Heaven's welcome guest.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Producing gladness; grateful; as, a welcome present;	      welcome news. "O, welcome hour!" --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Free to have or enjoy gratuitously; as, you are welcome to	      the use of my library.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Welcome is used elliptically for you are welcome.	         "Welcome, great monarch, to your own." --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Welcome-to-our-house} (Bot.), a kind of spurge ({Euphorbia	      Cyparissias}). --Dr. Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Welcome \Wel"come\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Salutation to a newcomer. "Welcome ever smiles." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Kind reception of a guest or newcomer; as, we entered the	      house and found a ready welcome.	      [1913 Webster]	            His warmest welcome at an inn.        --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	            Truth finds an entrance and a welcome too. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To bid welcome}, to receive with professions of kindness.	      [1913 Webster]	            To thee and thy company I bid	            A hearty welcome.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Welcome \Wel"come\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welcomed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Welcoming}.] [AS. wilcumian.]	   To salute with kindness, as a newcomer; to receive and	   entertain hospitably and cheerfully; as, to welcome a	   visitor; to welcome a new idea. "I welcome you to land."	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	         Thus we salute thee with our early song,	         And welcome thee, and wish thee long.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Welcomely \Wel"come*ly\, adv.	   In a welcome manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Welcomeness \Wel"come*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being welcome; gratefulness;	   agreeableness; kind reception.	   [1913 Webster]
Welcomer \Wel"com*er\, n.	   One who welcomes; one who salutes, or receives kindly, a	   newcomer. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Weld \Weld\ (w[e^]ld), v. t.	   To wield. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Weld \Weld\ (w[e^]ld), n. [OE. welde; akin to Scot. wald, Prov.	   G. waude, G. wau, Dan. & Sw. vau, D. wouw.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) An herb ({Reseda luteola}) related to mignonette,	      growing in Europe, and to some extent in America; dyer's	      broom; dyer's rocket; dyer's weed; wild woad. It is used	      by dyers to give a yellow color. [Written also {woald},	      {wold}, and {would}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Coloring matter or dye extracted from this plant.	      [1913 Webster]	Weld \Weld\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Welding}.] [Probably originally the same word as well to	   spring up, to gush; perhaps from the Scand.; cf. Sw.	   v[aum]lla to weld, uppv[aum]lla to boil up, to spring up,	   Dan. v[ae]lde to gush, G. wellen to weld. See {Well} to	   spring.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To press or beat into intimate and permanent union, as two	      pieces of iron when heated almost to fusion.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Very few of the metals, besides iron and platinum. are	         capable of being welded. Horn and tortoise shell	         possess this useful property.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To unite closely or intimately.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two women faster welded in one love.  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Weld \Weld\, n.	   The state of being welded; the joint made by welding.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Butt weld}. See under {Butt}.	   {Scarf weld}, a joint made by overlapping, and welding	      together, the scarfed ends of two pieces.	      [1913 Webster]
Weldable \Weld"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being welded.	   [1913 Webster]
Welder \Weld"er\, n.	   One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.	   [1913 Webster]	Welder \Weld"er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who welds, or wields. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A manager; an actual occupant. [Ireland. Obs.] "The welder	      . . . who . . . lives miserably." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Weldon's process \Wel"don's proc"ess\, (Chem.)	   A process for the recovery or regeneration of manganese	   dioxide in the manufacture of chlorine, by means of milk of	   lime and the oxygen of the air; -- so called after the	   inventor.	   [1913 Webster]
Weld steel \Weld steel\	   A compound of iron, such as puddled steel, made without	   complete fusion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wele \Wele\, n. [See {Weal} prosperity.]	   Prosperity; happiness; well-being; weal. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Weleful \Wele"ful\, a.	   Producing prosperity or happiness; blessed. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Welew \We"lew\, v. t.	   To welk, or wither. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Welfare \Wel"fare`\, n. [Well + fare to go, to proceed, to	   happen.]	   Well-doing or well-being in any respect; the enjoyment of	   health and the common blessings of life; exemption from any	   evil or calamity; prosperity; happiness.	   [1913 Webster]	         How to study for the people's welfare.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In whose deep eyes	         Men read the welfare of the times to come. --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Welfaring \Wel"far`ing\, a.	   Faring well; prosperous; thriving. [Obs.] "A welfaring	   person." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Welk \Welk\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Welked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Welking}.] [OE. welken; cf. D. & G. welken to wither, G.	   welk withered, OHG. welc moist. See {Welkin}, and cf.	   {Wilt}.]	   To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When ruddy Ph?bus 'gins to welk in west. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The church, that before by insensible degrees welked	         and impaired, now with large steps went down hill	         decaying.                                --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Welk \Welk\, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to wither; to wilt. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Mot thy welked neck be to-broke [broken]. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To contract; to shorten. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now sad winter welked hath the day.   --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To soak; also, to beat severely. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Welk \Welk\, n.	   A pustule. See 2d {Whelk}.	   [1913 Webster]	Welk \Welk\, n. (Zool.)	   A whelk. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Welked \Welked\, v. t.	   See {Whelked}.	   [1913 Webster]
Welkin \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, and	   probably to G. welk withered, OHG. welc moist, Russ. & OSlav.	   vlaga moisture, Lith. vilgyti to moisten.]	   The visible regions of the air; the vault of heaven; the sky.	   [1913 Webster]	         On the welkne shoon the sterres lyght.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fair welkin foully overcast.         --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         When storms the welkin rend.             --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Used adjectively by Shakespeare in the phase, "Your	         welkin eye," with uncertain meaning.	         [1913 Webster]
Well \Well\, n. [OE. welle, AS. wella, wylla, from weallan to	   well up, surge, boil; akin to D. wel a spring or fountain.	   ????. See {Well}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Begin, then, sisters of the sacred well. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to	      reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form,	      and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth	      from caving in.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woman said unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing to	            draw with, and the well is deep.      --John iv. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. "This well	      of mercy." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dan Chaucer, well of English undefiled. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            A well of serious thought and pure.   --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Naut.)	      (a) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around	          the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to	          preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their	          inspection.	      (b) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing	          vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes	          perforated in the bottom to let in water for the	          preservation of fish alive while they are transported	          to market.	      (c) A vertical passage in the stern into which an	          auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of	          water.	      (d) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; --	          often called the cockpit.	          [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mil.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from	      which run branches or galleries.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Arch.) An opening through the floors of a building, as	      for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Metal.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal	      falls.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Artesian well}, {Driven well}. See under {Artesian}, and	      {Driven}.	   {Pump well}. (Naut.) See {Well}, 5	      (a), above.	   {Well boring}, the art or process of boring an artesian well.	      	   {Well drain}.	      (a) A drain or vent for water, somewhat like a well or	          pit, serving to discharge the water of wet land.	      (b) A drain conducting to a well or pit.	   {Well room}.	      (a) A room where a well or spring is situated; especially,	          one built over a mineral spring.	      (b) (Naut.) A depression in the bottom of a boat, into	          which water may run, and whence it is thrown out with	          a scoop.	   {Well sinker}, one who sinks or digs wells.	   {Well sinking}, the art or process of sinking or digging	      wells.	   {Well staircase} (Arch.), a staircase having a wellhole (see	      {Wellhole}	      (b) ), as distinguished from one which occupies the whole	          of the space left for it in the floor.	   {Well sweep}. Same as {Sweep}, n., 12.	   {Well water}, the water that flows into a well from	      subterraneous springs; the water drawn from a well.	      [1913 Webster]	Well \Well\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Welled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Welling}.] [OE. wellen, AS. wyllan, wellan, fr. weallan;	   akin to OFries. walla, OS. & OHG. wallan, G. wallen, Icel.	   vella, G. welle, wave, OHG. wella, walm, AS. wylm; cf. L.	   volvere to roll, Gr. ? to inwrap, ? to roll. Cf. {Voluble},	   {Wallop} to boil, {Wallow}, {Weld} of metal.]	   To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring.	   "[Blood] welled from out the wound." --Dryden. "[Yon spring]	   wells softly forth." --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]	         From his two springs in Gojam's sunny realm,	         Pure welling out, he through the lucid lake	         Of fair Dambea rolls his infant streams. --Thomson.	   [1913 Webster]	Well \Well\, v. t.	   To pour forth, as from a well. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Well \Well\, adv. [Compar. and superl. wanting, the deficiency	   being supplied by better and best, from another root.] [OE.	   wel, AS. wel; akin to OS., OFries., & D. wel, G. wohl, OHG.	   wola, wela, Icel. & Dan. vel, Sw. v[aum]l, Goth. wa['i]la;	   originally meaning, according to one's will or wish. See	   {Will}, v. t., and cf. {Wealth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or	      wickedly.	      [1913 Webster]	            If thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door.	                                                  --Gen. iv. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a	      proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully;	      adequately; thoroughly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lot . . . beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it	            was well watered everywhere.          --Gen. xiii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            WE are wellable to overcome it.       --Num. xiii.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	            She looketh well to the ways of her household.	                                                  --Prov. xxxi.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Servant of God, well done! well hast thou fought	            The better fight.                     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fully or about; -- used with numbers. [Obs.] "Well a ten	      or twelve." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Well nine and twenty in a company.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish;	      satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently.	      "It boded well to you." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Know	            In measure what the mind may well contain. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the world speaks well of you.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Considerably; not a little; far.	      [1913 Webster]	            Abraham and Sarah were old and well stricken in age.	                                                  --Gen. xviii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Well is sometimes used elliptically for it is well, as	         an expression of satisfaction with what has been said	         or done, and sometimes it expresses concession, or is	         merely expletive; as, well, the work is done; well, let	         us go; well, well, be it so.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Well, like above, ill, and so, is used before many	         participial adjectives in its usual adverbial senses,	         and subject to the same custom with regard to the use	         of the hyphen (see the Note under {Ill}, adv.); as, a	         well-affected supporter; he was well affected toward	         the project; a well-trained speaker; he was well	         trained in speaking; well-educated, or well educated;	         well-dressed, or well dressed; well-appearing;	         well-behaved; well-controlled; well-designed;	         well-directed; well-formed; well-meant; well-minded;	         well-ordered; well-performed; well-pleased;	         well-pleasing; well-seasoned; well-steered;	         well-tasted; well-told, etc. Such compound epithets	         usually have an obvious meaning, and since they may be	         formed at will, only a few of this class are given in	         the Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster]	   {As well}. See under {As}.	   {As well as}, and also; together with; not less than; one as	      much as the other; as, a sickness long, as well as severe;	      London is the largest city in England, as well as the	      capital.	   {Well enough}, well or good in a moderate degree; so as to	      give satisfaction, or so as to require no alteration.	   {Well off}, in good condition; especially, in good condition	      as to property or any advantages; thriving; prosperous.	   {Well to do}, well off; prosperous; -- used also adjectively.	      "The class well to do in the world." --J. H. Newman.	   {Well to live}, in easy circumstances; well off; well to do.	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Well \Well\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a	      natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient;	      advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that	      the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was	      discovered.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was well with us in Egypt.         --Num. xi. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or	      sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly	      well. "Your friends are well." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Is your father well, the old man of whom ye spake?	                                                  --Gen. xliii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Being in favor; favored; fortunate.	      [1913 Webster]	            He followed the fortunes of that family, and was	            well with Henry the Fourth.           --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Marine Insurance) Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a	      certain day and place. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Welladay \Well"a*day\, interj. [Corrupted from wela way.]	   Alas! Welaway! --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wellat \Wel"lat\, n. (Zool.)	   The king parrakeet See under {King}.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-being \Well"-be`ing\, n.	   The state or condition of being well; welfare; happiness;	   prosperity; as, virtue is essential to the well-being of men	   or of society.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-born \Well"-born`\, a.	   Born of a noble or respect able family; not of mean birth.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-bred \Well"-bred`\, a.	   Having good breeding; refined in manners; polite; cultivated.	   [1913 Webster]	         I am as well-bred as the earl's granddaughter.	                                                  --Thackera?.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Welldoer \Well"do`er\, n.	   One who does well; one who does good to another; a	   benefactor.	   [1913 Webster]
Welldoing \Well"do`ing\, n.	   A doing well; right performance of duties. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Welldrain \Well"drain`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Welldrained}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Well-draining}.]	   To drain, as land; by means of wells, or pits, which receive	   the water, and from which it is discharged by machinery.	   [1913 Webster]
Wellfare \Well"fare`\, n.	   See {Welfare}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Well-favored \Well"-fa"vored\, a.	   Handsome; wellformed; beautiful; pleasing to the eye.	   [1913 Webster]	         Rachel was beautiful and well-favored.   --Gen. xxix.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]
Wellhead \Well"head`\, n.	   A source, spring, or fountain.	   [1913 Webster]	         At the wellhead the purest streams arise. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our public-school and university life is a great	         wellhead of new and irresponsible words. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Wellhole \Well"hole`\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arch.)	      (a) The open space in a floor, to accommodate a staircase.	      (b) The open space left beyond the ends of the steps of a	          staircase.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A cavity which receives a counterbalancing weight in	      certain mechanical contrivances, and is adapted also for	      other purposes. --W. M. Buchanan.	      [1913 Webster]
Well-informed \Well`-in*formed"\, a.	   Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished	   with authentic knowledge; intelligent.	   [1913 Webster]
Wellington boot \Wel"ling*ton boot\ [After the Duke of	   Wellington.]	   A riding boot for men, the front of which came above the	   knee; also, a similar shorter boot worn under the trousers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wellingtonia \Wel`ling*to"ni*a\, n. [NL. So named after the Duke	   of Wellington.] (Bot.)	   A name given to the "big trees" ({Sequoia gigantea}) of	   California, and still used in England. See {Sequoia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wellingtons \Wel"ling*tons\, n. pl. [After the Duke of	   Wellington.]	   A kind of long boots for men.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-intentioned \Well`-in*ten"tioned\, a.	   Having upright intentions or honorable purposes.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dutchmen who had sold themselves to France, as the	         wellintentioned party.                   --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-known \Well"-known`\, a.	   Fully known; generally known or acknowledged.	   [1913 Webster]	         A church well known with a well-known rite. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-liking \Well"-lik`ing\, a.	   Being in good condition. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         They also shall bring forth more fruit in their age,	         and shall be fat and well-liking.        --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer (Ps.	                                                  xcii.).	   [1913 Webster]
Well-mannered \Well`-man"nered\, a.	   Polite; well-bred; complaisant; courteous. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-meaner \Well"-mean`er\, n.	   One whose intention is good. "Well-meaners think no harm."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-meaning \Well"-mean`ing\, a.	   Having a good intention.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-natured \Well`-na"tured\, a.	   Good-natured; kind.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well-natured, temperate, and wise.       --Denham.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-nigh \Well"-nigh`\, adv.	   Almost; nearly. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-plighted \Well"-plight`ed\, a.	   Being well folded. [Obs.] "Her well-plighted frock."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-read \Well"-read`\, a.	   Of extensive reading; deeply versed; -- often followed by in.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-seen \Well"-seen`\, a.	   Having seen much; hence, accomplished; experienced. [Obs.]	   --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well-seen in arms and proved in many a fight.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-set \Well"-set`\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Properly or firmly set.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Well put together; having symmetry of parts.	      [1913 Webster]
Well-sped \Well"-sped`\, a.	   Having good success.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-spoken \Well"-spo`ken\, a. [Well + speak.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Speaking well; speaking with fitness or grace; speaking	      kindly. "A knight well-spoken." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spoken with propriety; as, well-spoken words.	      [1913 Webster]
Wellspring \Well"spring`\, n.	   A fountain; a spring; a source of continual supply.	   [1913 Webster]	         Understanding is a wellspring of life unto him that	         hath it; but the instruction of fools is folly. --Prov.	                                                  xvi. 22.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-willer \Well"-will`er\, n.	   One who wishes well, or means kindly. [R.] "A well-willer of	   yours." --Brydges.	   [1913 Webster]
Well-wish \Well"-wish`\, n.	   A wish of happiness. "A well-wish for his friends."	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Wellwisher \Well"wish`er\, n.	   One who wishes another well; one who is benevolently or	   friendlily inclined.	   [1913 Webster]
We'll \We'll\	   Contraction for we will or we shall. "We'll follow them."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wels \Wels\, n. [G.] (Zool.)	   The sheatfish; -- called also {waller}.	   [1913 Webster]
Welsbach \Wels"bach\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Auer von Welsbach or the incandescent gas	   burner invented by him.	   {Welsbach burner}, a burner in which the combustion of a	      mixture of air and gas or vapor is employed to heat to	      incandescence a mantle composed of thoria and ceria. The	      mantle is made by soaking a "stocking" in a solution of	      nitrates of thorium and cerium (approx. 99:1), drying,	      and, for use, igniting to burn the thread and convert the	      nitrates into oxides, which remain as a fragile ash. The	      light far exceeds that obtained from the same amount of	      gas with the ordinary fishtail burner, but has a slight	      greenish hue.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Welsh \Welsh\, a. [AS. w[ae]lisc, welisc, from wealh a stranger,	   foreigner, not of Saxon origin, a Welshman, a Celt, Gael;	   akin to OHG. walh, whence G. w[aum]lsch or welsch, Celtic,	   Welsh, Italian, French, Foreign, strange, OHG. walhisc; from	   the name of a Celtic tribe. See {Walnut}.]	   Of or pertaining to Wales, or its inhabitants. [Sometimes	   written also {Welch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Welsh flannel}, a fine kind of flannel made from the fleece	      of the flocks of the Welsh mountains, and largely	      manufactured by hand.	   {Welsh glaive}, or {Welsh hook}, a weapon of war used in	      former times by the Welsh, commonly regarded as a kind of	      poleax. --Fairholt. --Craig.	   {Welsh mortgage} (O. Eng. Law), a species of mortgage, being	      a conveyance of an estate, redeemable at any time on	      payment of the principal, with an understanding that the	      profits in the mean time shall be received by the	      mortgagee without account, in satisfaction of interest.	      --Burrill.	   {Welsh mutton}, a choice and delicate kind of mutton obtained	      from a breed of small sheep in Wales.	   {Welsh onion} (Bot.), a kind of onion ({Allium fistulosum})	      having hollow inflated stalks and leaves, but scarcely any	      bulb, a native of Siberia. It is said to have been	      introduced from Germany, and is supposed to have derived	      its name from the German term w[aum]lsch foreign.	   {Welsh parsley}, hemp, or halters made from hemp. [Obs. &	      Jocular] --J. Fletcher.	   {Welsh rabbit}. See under {Rabbit}.	      [1913 Webster]	Welsh \Welsh\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The language of Wales, or of the Welsh people.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. The natives or inhabitants of Wales.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Welsh call themselves Cymry, in the plural, and a	         Welshman Cymro, and their country Cymru, of which the	         adjective is Cymreig, and the name of their language	         Cymraeg. They are a branch of the Celtic family, and a	         relic of the earliest known population of England,	         driven into the mountains of Wales by the Anglo-Saxon	         invaders.	         [1913 Webster]	Welsh \Welsh\, v. t. & i.	      (a) To cheat by avoiding payment of bets; -- said esp. of	          an absconding bookmaker at a race track. [Slang]	      (b) To avoid dishonorably the fulfillment of a pecuniary	          obligation. [Slang]	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Welsher \Welsh"er\, n.	   One who cheats at a horse race; one who bets, without a	   chance of being able to pay; one who receives money to back	   certain horses and absconds with it. [Written also	   {welcher}.] [Slang, Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Welshman \Welsh"man\, n.; pl. {Welshmen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A native or inhabitant of Wales; one of the Welsh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) A squirrel fish.	      (b) The large-mouthed black bass. See {Black bass}.	          [Southern U. S.]	          [1913 Webster]
Welsh rarebit \Welsh rarebit\, n.	   same as {Welsh rabbit}.	   [PJC]
Welsome \Wel"some\, a.	   Prosperous; well. [Obs.] --Wyclif. -- {Wel"some*ly}, adv.	   --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
welt \welt\ (w[e^]lt), n. [OE. welte, probably fr. W. gwald a	   hem, a welt, gwaldu to welt or to hem.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which, being sewed or otherwise fastened to an edge	      or border, serves to guard, strengthen, or adorn it; as:	      (a) A small cord covered with cloth and sewed on a seam or	          border to strengthen it; an edge of cloth folded on	          itself, usually over a cord, and sewed down.	      (b) A hem, border, or fringe. [Obs.]	      (c) In shoemaking, a narrow strip of leather around a	          shoe, between the upper leather and sole.	      (d) In steam boilers and sheet-iron work, a strip riveted	          upon the edges of plates that form a butt joint.	      (e) In carpentry, a strip of wood fastened over a flush	          seam or joint, or an angle, to strengthen it.	      (f) In machine-made stockings, a strip, or flap, of which	          the heel is formed.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Her.) A narrow border, as of an ordinary, but not	      extending around the ends.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A raised ridge on the surface of the skin, produced by a	      blow, as from a stick or whip; a wale; a weal; as, to	      raise welts on the back with a whip.	   Syn: wale; weal; wheal.	        [PJC]	   4. A blow that produces a welt[3].	      [PJC]	   {Welt joint}, a joint, as of plates, made with a welt,	      instead of by overlapping the edges. See {Weld}, n., 1	      (d) .	          [1913 Webster]
Welt \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.	   [1913 Webster]	Welt \Welt\, v. t.	   To wilt. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weltanschauung \Welt"an"schau`ung\, n.; pl. {Weltanschauungen}.	   [G.]	   Lit., world view; a conception of the course of events in,	   and of the purpose of, the world as a whole, forming a	   philosophical view or apprehension of the universe; the	   general idea embodied in a cosmology.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Welte \Welte\, obs.	   imp. of {Weld}, to wield. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Welter \Wel"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Weltered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Weltering}.] [Freq. of OE. walten to roll over, AS.	   wealtan; akin to LG. weltern, G. walzen to roll, to waltz,	   sich w[aum]lzen to welter, OHG. walzan to roll, Icel. velta,	   Dan. v[ae]lte, Sw. v[aum]ltra, v[aum]lta; cf. Goth. waltjan;	   probably akin to E. wallow, well, v. i. [root]146. See	   {Well}, v. i., and cf. {Waltz}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To roll, as the body of an animal; to tumble about,	      especially in anything foul or defiling; to wallow.	      [1913 Webster]	            When we welter in pleasures and idleness, then we	            eat and drink with drunkards.         --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            These wizards welter in wealth's waves. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must not float upon his watery bier	            Unwept, and welter to the parching wind,	            Without the meed of some melodious tear. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priests at the altar . . . weltering in their	            blood.                                --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rise and fall, as waves; to tumble over, as billows.	      "The weltering waves." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Waves that, hardly weltering, die away.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Through this blindly weltering sea.   --Trench.	      [1913 Webster]	Welter \Wel"ter\, v. t. [Cf. {Wilt}, v. i.]	   To wither; to wilt. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Weltered hearts and blighted . . . memories. --I.	                                                  Taylor.	   [1913 Webster]	Welter \Wel"ter\, a. (Horse Racing)	   Of, pertaining to, or designating, the most heavily weighted	   race in a meeting; as, a welter race; the welter stakes.	   [1913 Webster]	Welter \Wel"ter\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That in which any person or thing welters, or wallows;	      filth; mire; slough.	      [1913 Webster]	            The foul welter of our so-called religious or other	            controversies.                        --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A rising or falling, as of waves; as, the welter of the	      billows; the welter of a tempest.	      [1913 Webster]
Welterweight \Wel"ter*weight`\, n.	   1. (Horse Racing) A weight of 28 pounds (one of 40 pounds is	      called a {heavy welterweight}) sometimes imposed in	      addition to weight for age, chiefly in steeplechases and	      hurdle races.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A boxer or wrestler whose weight is intermediate between	      that of a lightweight and that of a middleweight.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Weltschmertz \Welt"schmertz`\ (v[e^]lt"shm[e^]rts`), n. [G., fr.	   welt world + schmertz pain. See {World}; {Smart}, v. i.]	   Sorrow or sadness over the present or future evils or woes of	   the world in general; sentimental pessimism.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Welwitschia \Wel*witsch"i*a\, n. [NL. So named after the	   discoverer, Dr. Friedrich Welwitsch.] (Bot.)	   An African plant ({Welwitschia mirabilis}) belonging to the	   order {Gnetaceae}. It consists of a short, woody, topshaped	   stem, and never more than two leaves, which are the	   cotyledons enormously developed, and at length split into	   diverging segments.	   [1913 Webster]
Wem \Wem\, n. [Cf. {Womb}.]	   The abdomen; the uterus; the womb. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wem \Wem\, n. [AS. wam, wamm.]	   Spot; blemish; harm; hurt. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         Withouten wem of you, through foul and fair. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wem \Wem\, v. t. [AS. wemman.]	   To stain; to blemish; to harm; to corrupt. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wemless \Wem"less\, a.	   Having no wem, or blemish; spotless. [Obs.] "Virgin wemless."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wen \Wen\ (w[e^]n), n. [AS. wenn; akin to D. wen, LG. wenne.]	   (Med.)	   An indolent, encysted tumor of the skin; especially, a	   sebaceous cyst.	   [1913 Webster]
Wench \Wench\ (w[e^]nch), n. [OE. wenche, for older wenchel a	   child, originally, weak, tottering; cf. AS. wencle a maid, a	   daughter, wencel a pupil, orphan, wincel, winclu, children,	   offspring, wencel weak, wancol unstable, OHG. wanchol;	   perhaps akin to E. wink. See {Wink}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A young woman; a girl; a maiden. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lord and lady, groom and wench.       --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            That they may send again	            My most sweet wench, and gifts to boot. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            He was received by the daughter of the house, a	            pretty, buxom, blue-eyed little wench. --W. Black.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A low, vicious young woman; a drab; a strumpet.	      [1913 Webster]	            She shall be called his wench or his leman.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is not a digression to talk of bawds in a	            discourse upon wenches.               --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A colored woman; a negress. [Archaic, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wench \Wench\ (w[e^]nch), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wenched}	   (w[e^]ncht); p. pr. & vb. n. {Wenching}.]	   To frequent the company of wenches, or women of ill fame.	   [1913 Webster]
Wencher \Wench"er\ (w[e^]nch"[~e]r), n.	   One who wenches; a lewd man.	   [1913 Webster]
Wenchless \Wench"less\, a.	   Being without a wench. --Shak. "Mr. Clinton, wenchless of	   late, has sublimated with public apologies."	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Wend \Wend\ (w[e^]nd), obs.	   p. p. of {Wene}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wend \Wend\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wended}, Obs. {Went}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Wending}.] [AS. wendan to turn, to go, caus. of	   windan to wind; akin to OS. wendian, OFries. wenda, D. wenden	   to turn, G. wenden, Icel. venda, Sw. v[aum]nda, Dan. vende,	   Goth. wandjan. See {Wind} to turn, and cf. {Went}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To go; to pass; to betake one's self. "To Canterbury they	      wend." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            To Athens shall the lovers wend.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn round. [Obs.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	Wend \Wend\, v. t.	   To direct; to betake; -- used chiefly in the phrase to wend	   one's way. Also used reflexively. "Great voyages to wend."	   --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Wend \Wend\, n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A large extent of ground; a perambulation; a circuit. [Obs.]	   --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Wende \Wende\, obs.	   imp. of {Wene}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Wendic
Wendic \Wend"ic\, Wendish \Wend"ish\, a.	   Of or pertaining the Wends, or their language.	   [1913 Webster]	Wendic \Wend"ic\, n.	   The language of the Wends.	   [1913 Webster]
Wends \Wends\, n. pl.; sing. {Wend}. (Ethnol.)	   A Slavic tribe which once occupied the northern and eastern	   parts of Germany, of which a small remnant exists.	   [1913 Webster]
Wene \Wene\, v. i.	   To ween. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wen-li \W[^e]n"-li`\, n. [Chin. w[^e]n li.]	   The higher literary idiom of Chinese, that of the canonical	   books and of all composition pretending to literary standing.	   It employs a classical or academic diction, and a more	   condensed and sententious style than Mandarin, and differs	   also in the doubling and arrangement of words.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wenlock group \Wen"lock group`\, (Geol.)	   The middle subdivision of the Upper Silurian in Great	   Britain; -- so named from the typical locality in Shropshire.	   [1913 Webster]
Wennel \Wen"nel\, n.	   See {Weanel}. [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster] Wennish
Wennish \Wen"nish\, Wenny \Wen"ny\, a. [From {Wen}.]	   Having the nature of a wen; resembling a wen; as, a wennish	   excrescence.	   [1913 Webster]
Wenona \We*no"na\, n. (Zool.)	   A sand snake ({Charina plumbea}) of Western North America, of	   the family {Erycidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Went \Went\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Wend}; -- now obsolete except as the	   imperfect of go, with which it has no etymological	   connection. See {Go}.	   [1913 Webster]	         To the church both be they went.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Went \Went\, n.	   Course; way; path; journey; direction. [Obs.] "At a turning	   of a wente." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         But here my weary team, nigh overspent,	         Shall breathe itself awhile after so long a went.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         He knew the diverse went of mortal ways. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wentletrap \Wen"tle*trap`\, n. [D. wenteltrap a winding	   staircase; cf. G. wendeltreppe.] [Obs.]	   Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine	   shells of the genus Scalaria, especially {Scalaria pretiosa},	   which was formerly highly valued; -- called also {staircase	   shell}. See {Scalaria}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wep \Wep\, obs.	   imp. of {Weep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wepen \Wep"en\, n.	   Weapon. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wept \Wept\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Weep}.	   [1913 Webster]
Werche \Werche\, v. t. & i.	   To work. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Were \Were\, v. t. & i.	   To wear. See 3d {Wear}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Were \Were\, n.	   A weir. See {Weir}. [Obs.] --Chaucer. Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	Were \Were\, v. t. [AS. werian.]	   To guard; to protect. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Were \Were\ (w[~e]r; 277). [AS. w[=ae]re (thou) wast, w[=ae]ron	   (we, you, they) were, w[=ae]re imp. subj. See {Was}.]	   The imperfect indicative plural, and imperfect subjunctive	   singular and plural, of the verb be. See {Be}.	   [1913 Webster]	Were \Were\ (w[=e]r), n. [AS. wer; akin to OS. & OHG. wer, Goth.	   wa['i]r, L. vir, Skr. v[imac]ra. Cf. {Weregild}, and	   {Werewolf}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A man. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fine for slaying a man; the money value set upon a man's	      life; weregild. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Every man was valued at a certain sum, which was	            called his were.                      --Bosworth.	      [1913 Webster]
Weregild \Were"gild`\, n. [AS. wergild; wer a man, value set on	   a man's life + gild payment of money; akin to G. wehrgeld.	   [root]285. See {Were} a man, and {Geld}, n.] (O. Eng. Law)	   The price of a man's head; a compensation paid of a man	   killed, partly to the king for the loss of a subject, partly	   to the lord of a vassal, and partly to the next of kin. It	   was paid by the murderer. [Written also {weregeld},	   {weregelt}, etc.] --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Werewolf \Were"wolf`\, n.; pl. {Werewolves}. [AS. werwulf; wer a	   man + wulf a wolf; cf. G. w[aum]rwolf, w[aum]hrwolf,	   wehrwolf, a werewolf, MHG. werwolf. [root]285. See {Were} a	   man, and {Wolf}, and cf. {Virile}, {World}.]	   A person transformed into a wolf in form and appetite, either	   temporarily or permanently, whether by supernatural	   influences, by witchcraft, or voluntarily; a lycanthrope.	   Belief in werewolves, formerly general, is not now extinct.	   [1913 Webster]	         The werwolf went about his prey.         --William of	                                                  Palerne.	   [1913 Webster]	         The brutes that wear our form and face,	         The werewolves of the human race.        --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster] Werk
Werk \Werk\, n., Werke \Werke\, v.	   See {Work}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wern \Wern\, v. t. [See 1st {Warn}.]	   To refuse. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He is too great a niggard that will wern	         A man to light a candle at his lantern.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wernerian \Wer*ne"ri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to A. G. Werner, The German mineralogist and	   geologist, who classified minerals according to their	   external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata	   of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water;	   designating, or according to, Werner's system.	   [1913 Webster]
Wernerite \Wer"ner*ite\, n. [See {Wernerian}.] (Min.)	   The common grayish or white variety of soapolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Weroole \We*roo"le\, n. (Zool.)	   An Australian lorikeet ({Ptilosclera versicolor}) noted for	   the variety of its colors; -- called also {varied lorikeet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Werre \Werre\, n.	   War. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Werrey \Wer"rey\ (w[~e]r"r[=a]), v. t.	   To warray. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Werst \Werst\ (w[~e]rst), n.	   See {Verst}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wert \Wert\ (w[~e]rt),	   The second person singular, indicative and subjunctive moods,	   imperfect tense, of the verb be. It is formed from were, with	   the ending -t, after the analogy of wast. Now used only in	   solemn or poetic style.	   [1913 Webster]	Wert \Wert\, n.	   A wart. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Weryangle \Wer`y*an"gle\, n.	   See {Wariangle}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wesand \We"sand\, n.	   See {Weasand}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wesh \Wesh\, obs. imp. of {Wash}.	   Washed. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wesil \We"sil\, n.	   See {Weasand}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wesleyan \Wes"ley*an\, a. [See {Wesleyanism}.]	   Of or pertaining to Wesley or Wesleyanism.	   [1913 Webster]	Wesleyan \Wes"ley*an\, n. (Eccl.)	   One who adopts the principles of Wesleyanism; a Methodist.	   [1913 Webster]
Wesleyanism \Wes"ley*an*ism\, n. (Eccl.)	   The system of doctrines and church polity inculcated by John	   Wesley (b. 1703; d. 1791), the founder of the religious sect	   called Methodist; Methodism. See {Methodist}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
West \West\, n. [AS. west, adv.; akin to D. west, G. west,	   westen, OHG. westan, Icel. vestr, Sw. vest, vester, vestan,	   Dan. vest, vesten, and perhaps to L. vesper evening, Gr. ?.	   ????. Cf. {Vesper}, {Visigoth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The point in the heavens where the sun is seen to set at	      the equinox; or, the corresponding point on the earth;	      that one of the four cardinal points of the compass which	      is in a direction at right angles to that of north and	      south, and on the left hand of a person facing north; the	      point directly opposite to east.	      [1913 Webster]	            And fresh from the west is the free wind's breath.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A country, or region of country, which, with regard to	      some other country or region, is situated in the direction	      toward the west.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically:	      (a) The Westen hemisphere, or the New World so called, it	          having been discovered by sailing westward from	          Europe; the Occident.	      (b) (U. S. Hist. & Geog.) Formerly, that part of the	          United States west of the Alleghany mountains; now,	          commonly, the whole region west of the Mississippi	          river; esp., that part which is north of the Indian	          Territory, New Mexico, etc. Usually with the definite	          article.	          [1913 Webster]	   {West by north}, {West by south}, according to the notation	      of the mariner's compass, that point which lies 111/4[deg]	      to the north or south, respectively, of the point due	      west.	   {West northwest}, {West southwest}, that point which lies	      221/2[deg] to the north or south of west, or halfway	      between west and northwest or southwest, respectively. See	      Illust. of {Compass}.	      [1913 Webster]	West \West\, a.	   1. Lying toward the west; situated at the west, or in a	      western direction from the point of observation or	      reckoning; proceeding toward the west, or coming from the	      west; as, a west course is one toward the west; an east	      and west line; a west wind blows from the west.	      [1913 Webster]	            This shall be your west border.       --Num. xxxiv.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eccl.) Designating, or situated in, that part of a church	      which is opposite to, and farthest from, the east, or the	      part containing the chancel and choir.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {West end}, the fashionable part of London, commencing from	      the east, at Charing Cross.	      [1913 Webster]	West \West\, adv. [AS. west.]	   Westward.	   [1913 Webster]	West \West\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pass to the west; to set, as the sun. [Obs.] "The hot	      sun gan to west." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn or move toward the west; to veer from the north or	      south toward the west.	      [1913 Webster]
Westering \West"er*ing\, a.	   Passing to the west.	   [1913 Webster]	         Toward heaven's descent had sloped his westering wheel.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Westerly \West"er*ly\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the west; toward the west; coming from	   the west; western.	   [1913 Webster]	Westerly \West"er*ly\, adv.	   Toward the west; westward.	   [1913 Webster]
Western \West"ern\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to the west; situated in the west, or in	      the region nearly in the direction of west; being in that	      quarter where the sun sets; as, the western shore of	      France; the western ocean.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far o'er the glowing western main.    --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Moving toward the west; as, a ship makes a western course;	      coming from the west; as, a western breeze.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Western Church}. See {Latin Church}, under {Latin}.	   {Western empire} (Hist.), the western portion of the Roman	      empire, as divided, by the will of Theodosius the Great,	      between his sons Honorius and Arcadius, a. d. 395.	      [1913 Webster]
Westerner \West"ern*er\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of the west.	   [1913 Webster]
Westernmost \West"ern*most`\, a.	   Situated the farthest towards the west; most western.	   [1913 Webster] West India
West India \West` In"di*a\, West Indian \West` In"di*an\	   Belonging or relating to the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]	   {West India tea} (Bot.), a shrubby plant ({Capraria biflora})	      having oblanceolate toothed leaves which are sometimes	      used in the West Indies as a substitute for tea.	      [1913 Webster]	West Indian \West` In"di*an\	   A native of, or a dweller in, the West Indies.	   [1913 Webster]
Westing \West"ing\, n. (Naut. & Surv.)	   The distance, reckoned toward the west, between the two	   meridians passing through the extremities of a course, or	   portion of a ship's path; the departure of a course which	   lies to the west of north.	   [1913 Webster]
Westling \West"ling\, n.	   A westerner. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Westminster Assembly \West"min`ster As*sem"bly\	   See under {Assembly}.	   [1913 Webster]
Westmost \West"most`\, a.	   Lying farthest to the west; westernmost.	   [1913 Webster] Westward
Westward \West"ward\, Westwards \West"wards\, adv. [AS.	   westweard. See {West}, and {-ward}. ]	   Toward the west; as, to ride or sail westward.	   [1913 Webster]	         Westward the course of empire takes its way.	                                                  --Berkeley.	   [1913 Webster]	Westward \West"ward\, a.	   Lying toward the west.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yond same star that's westward from the pole. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Westward \West"ward\, n.	   The western region or countries; the west.	   [1913 Webster]
Westwardly \West"ward*ly\, adv.	   In a westward direction.	   [1913 Webster]
Westy \West"y\, a.	   Dizzy; giddy. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wet \Wet\ (w[e^]t), a. [Compar. {Wetter}; superl. {Wettest}.]	   [OE. wet, weet, AS. w[=ae]t; akin to OFries. w[=e]t, Icel.	   v[=a]tr, Sw. v[*a]t, Dan. vaad, and E. water. [root]137. See	   {Water}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Containing, or consisting of, water or other liquid;	      moist; soaked with a liquid; having water or other liquid	      upon the surface; as, wet land; a wet cloth; a wet table.	      "Wet cheeks." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very damp; rainy; as, wet weather; a wet season. "Wet	      October's torrent flood." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) Employing, or done by means of, water or some	      other liquid; as, the wet extraction of copper, in	      distinction from dry extraction in which dry heat or	      fusion is employed.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Refreshed with liquor; drunk. [Slang] --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wet blanket}, {Wet dock}, etc. See under {Blanket}, {Dock},	      etc.	   {Wet goods}, intoxicating liquors. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Nasty; humid; damp; moist. See {Nasty}.	        [1913 Webster]	Wet \Wet\, n. [AS. w[=ae]ta. See {Wet}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Water or wetness; moisture or humidity in considerable	      degree.	      [1913 Webster]	            Have here a cloth and wipe away the wet. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now the sun, with more effectual beams,	            Had cheered the face of earth, and dried the wet	            From drooping plant.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Rainy weather; foggy or misty weather.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A dram; a drink. [Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Wet \Wet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wet} (rarely {Wetted}); p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Wetting}.] [AS. w[=ae]tan.]	   To fill or moisten with water or other liquid; to sprinkle;	   to cause to have water or other fluid adherent to the	   surface; to dip or soak in a liquid; as, to wet a sponge; to	   wet the hands; to wet cloth. "[The scene] did draw tears from	   me and wetted my paper." --Burke.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye mists and exhalations, that now rise . . .	         Whether to deck with clouds the uncolored sky,	         Or wet the thirsty earth with falling showers.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To wet one's whistle}, to moisten one's throat; to drink a	      dram of liquor. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let us drink the other cup to wet our whistles.	                                                  --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]
wetback \wet"back\ n.	   1. A Mexican who enters the United States illegally, by	      wading across the Rio Grande; -- disparaging and	      offensive.	      [PJC]	   2. Hence: An offensive term for a person of Mexican descent,	      usually intended and considered as an ethnic slur.	      [WordNet sense 1]	   Syn: greaser, taco.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Wetbird \Wet"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The chaffinch, whose cry is thought to foretell rain. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wet-bulb thermometer \Wet-bulb thermometer\ (Physics)	   That one of the two similar thermometers of a psychrometer	   the bulb of which is moistened; also, the entire instrument.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wether \Weth"er\, n. [OE. wether, AS. we[eth]er; akin to OS.	   wethar, withar, a ram, D. weder, G. widder, OHG. widar, Icel.	   ve[eth]r, Sw. v[aum]dur, Dan. v[ae]dder, Goth. wi[thorn]rus a	   lamb, L. vitulus calf, Skr. vatsa, L. vetus old, Gr. 'e`tos	   year; -- originally meaning, a yearling. Cf. {Veal},	   {Veteran}.]	   A castrated ram.	   [1913 Webster]
Wetness \Wet"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being wet; moisture; humidity; as,	      the wetness of land; the wetness of a cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A watery or moist state of the atmosphere; a state of	      being rainy, foggy, or misty; as, the wetness of weather	      or the season.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wetness generally implies more water or liquid than is	         implied by humidness or moisture.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Sweat or sweating; -- a euphemism. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]
Wet nurse \Wet" nurse`\	   A nurse who suckles a child, especially the child of another	   woman. Cf. {Dry nurse}.	   [1913 Webster]	Wet plate \Wet plate\ (Photog.)	   A plate the film of which retains its sensitiveness only	   while wet. The film used in such plates is of collodion	   impregnated with bromides and iodides. Before exposure the	   plate is immersed in a solution of silver nitrate, and	   immediately after exposure it is developed and fixed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wet-shod \Wet"-shod`\, a.	   Having the feet, or the shoes on the feet, wet.	   [1913 Webster]
Wettish \Wet"tish\, a.	   Somewhat wet; moist; humid.	   [1913 Webster]
Wevil \We"vil\, n.	   See {Weevil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wex \Wex\, v. t. & i.	   To grow; to wax. [Obs.] --Chaucer. "Each wexing moon."	   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Wex \Wex\, obs. imp. of {Wex}.	   Waxed. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wex \Wex\, n.	   Wax. [Obs.] "Yelwe as wex." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wey \Wey\, n.	   Way; road; path. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wey \Wey\, v. t. & i.	   To weigh. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wey \Wey\, n. [OE. weye, AS. w?ge weight. ????. See {Weight}.]	   A certain measure of weight. [Eng.] "A weye of Essex cheese."	   --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: A wey is 6? tods, or 182 pounds, of wool; a load, or	         five quarters, of wheat, 40 bushels of salt, each	         weighing 56 pounds; 32 cloves of cheese, each weighing	         seven pounds; 48 bushels of oats and barley; and from	         two cwt. to three cwt. of butter. --Simmonds.	         [1913 Webster]
Weyle \Weyle\, v. t. & i.	   To wail. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Weyleway \Wey"le*way\, interj.	   See {Welaway}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Weyve \Weyve\, v. t.	   To waive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wezand \We"zand\, n.	   See {Weasand}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whaap \Whaap\, n. [So called from one of its notes.] (Zool.)	   (a) The European curlew; -- called also {awp}, {whaup},	       {great whaup}, and {stock whaup}.	   (b) The whimbrel; -- called also {May whaup}, {little whaup},	       and {tang whaup}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	       [1913 Webster]
whachamacallit \whachamacallit\, n.	   Any object whose name is forgotten, or not known. [Also	   spelled {whatchamacallit}.]	   Syn: thingumbob, doohickey, dingus, whatsis,	        what-do-you-call-it. [PJC]
Whack \Whack\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whacked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whacking}.] [Cf. {Thwack}.]	   1. To strike; to beat; to give a heavy or resounding blow to;	      to thrash; to make with whacks. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Rodsmen were whackingtheir way through willow	            brakes.                               --G. W. Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To divide into shares; as, to whack the spoils of a	      robbery; -- often with up. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Whack \Whack\, v. i.	   To strike anything with a smart blow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To whack away}, to continue striking heavy blows; as, to	      whack away at a log. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Whack \Whack\, n.	   1. A smart resounding blow. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A portion; share; allowance. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. an attempt; as, to take a whack at it. [Colloq.]	      [PJC]	   {Out of whack}, out of order. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whacker \Whack"er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who whacks. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything very large; specif., a great lie; a whopper.	      [Colloq.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Whacking \Whack"ing\, a.	   Very large; whapping. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whack off \Whack" off\, v. t.	   to sever with a blow; to cut off.	   [PJC]	Whack off \Whack" off\, v. i.	   to masturbate. [Vulgar]	   [PJC]
Whahoo \Wha*hoo"\, n. (Bot.)	   An American tree, the winged elm. ({Ulmus alata}).	   [1913 Webster]
Whala \Whala\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whaled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whaling}.] [Cf. {Wale}. ]	   To lash with stripes; to wale; to thrash; to drub. [Prov.	   Eng. & Colloq. U. S.] --Halliwell. Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Whale \Whale\, n. [OE. whal, AS. hw[ae]l; akin to D. walvisch,	   G. wal, walfisch, OHG. wal, Icel. hvalr, Dan. & Sw. hval,	   hvalfisk. Cf. {Narwhal}, {Walrus}.] (Zool.)	   Any aquatic mammal of the order {Cetacea}, especially any one	   of the large species, some of which become nearly one hundred	   feet long. Whales are hunted chiefly for their oil and	   baleen, or whalebone.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The existing whales are divided into two groups: the	         toothed whales ({Odontocete}), including those that	         have teeth, as the cachalot, or sperm whale (see {Sperm	         whale}); and the baleen, or whalebone, whales	         ({Mysticete}), comprising those that are destitute of	         teeth, but have plates of baleen hanging from the upper	         jaw, as the right whales. The most important species of	         whalebone whales are the bowhead, or Greenland, whale	         (see Illust. of {Right whale}), the Biscay whale, the	         Antarctic whale, the gray whale (see under {Gray}), the	         humpback, the finback, and the rorqual.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Whale bird}. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of large Antarctic petrels	       which follow whaling vessels, to feed on the blubber and	       floating oil; especially, {Prion turtur} (called also	       {blue petrel}), and {Pseudoprion desolatus}.	   (b) The turnstone; -- so called because it lives on the	       carcasses of whales. [Canada]	   {Whale fin} (Com.), whalebone. --Simmonds.	   {Whale fishery}, the fishing for, or occupation of taking,	      whales.	   {Whale louse} (Zool.), any one of several species of degraded	      amphipod crustaceans belonging to the genus {Cyamus},	      especially {Cyamus ceti}. They are parasitic on various	      cetaceans.	   {Whale's bone}, ivory. [Obs.]	   {Whale shark}. (Zool.)	   (a) The basking, or liver, shark.	   (b) A very large harmless shark ({Rhinodon typicus}) native	       of the Indian Ocean. It sometimes becomes sixty feet	       long.	   {Whale shot}, the name formerly given to spermaceti.	   {Whale's tongue} (Zool.), a balanoglossus.	      [1913 Webster]
Whaleback \Whale"back`\, n. (Naut.)	   A form of vessel, often with steam power, having sharp ends	   and a very convex upper deck, much used on the Great Lakes,	   esp. for carrying grain.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whaleboat \Whale"boat`\, n. (Naut.)	   A long, narrow boat, sharp at both ends, used by whalemen.	   [1913 Webster]
Whalebone \Whale"bone`\, n.	   A firm, elastic substance resembling horn, taken from the	   upper jaw of the right whale; baleen. It is used as a	   stiffening in stays, fans, screens, and for various other	   purposes. See {Baleen}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Whalebone is chiefly obtained from the bowhead, or	         Greenland, whale, the Biscay whale, and the Antarctic,	         or southern, whale. It is prepared for manufacture by	         being softened by boiling, and dyed black.	         [1913 Webster]
Whaleman \Whale"man\, n.; pl. {Whalemen}.	   A man employed in the whale fishery.	   [1913 Webster]
Whaler \Whal"er\, n.	   A vessel or person employed in the whale fishery.	   [1913 Webster]	Whaler \Whal"er\, n.	   One who whales, or beats; a big, strong fellow; hence,	   anything of great or unusual size. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whaling \Whal"ing\, n.	   The hunting of whales.	   [1913 Webster]	Whaling \Whal"ing\, a.	   Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a	   whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.	   [1913 Webster]
Whall \Whall\, n. [See {Wall-eye}.]	   A light color of the iris in horses; wall-eye. [Written also	   {whaul}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whally \Whall"y\, a.	   Having the iris of light color; -- said of horses. "Whally	   eyes." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Whame \Whame\, n. (Zool.)	   A breeze fly.	   [1913 Webster]
Whammel \Wham"mel\, v. t. [Cf. {Whelm}.]	   To turn over. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whan \Whan\, adv.	   When. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Whang \Whang\, n. [Cf. {Thong}.]	   A leather thong. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Whang \Whang\, v. t.	   1. To beat; thrash; bang; also, to throw, hurl, or fling	      about, violently. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To slice, esp. in large pieces; to chop. [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Whang \Whang\, n.	   1. A blow; whack. [Dial. or Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. A large piece or slice; chunk. [Scot. & Dial. Eng.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Formerly, a house-cleaning party. [Local, U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whangdoodle \Whang"doo`dle\, n.	   An imaginary creature, of undefined character. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whanghee \Whang*hee"\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Wanghee}.	   [1913 Webster] Whap
Whap \Whap\, Whop \Whop\, v. i. [Cf. OE. quappen to palpitate,	   E. quob, quaver, wabble, awhape, wap.]	   To throw one's self quickly, or by an abrupt motion; to turn	   suddenly; as, she whapped down on the floor; the fish whapped	   over. --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is used adverbially in the north of England,	         as in the United States, when anything vanishes, or is	         gone suddenly; as, whap went the cigar out of my mouth.	         [1913 Webster] Whap	Whap \Whap\, Whop \Whop\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whapped}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Whapping}.]	   To beat or strike.	   [1913 Webster] Whap	Whap \Whap\, Whop \Whop\, n.	   A blow, or quick, smart stroke.	   [1913 Webster] Whapper
Whapper \Whap"per\, Whopper \Whop"per\, n. [See {Whap}.]	   Something uncommonly large of the kind; something	   astonishing; -- applied especially to a bold lie. Now (1998)	   usually spelled {whopper}. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC] Whapping
Whapping \Whap"ping\, Whopping \Whop"ping\, a.	   Very large; monstrous; astonishing; as, a whapping story.	   [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wharf \Wharf\, n.; pl. {Wharfs}or {Wharves}. [AS. hwerf, hwearf,	   a returning, a change, from hweorfan to turn, turn about, go	   about; akin to D. werf a wharf, G. werft, Sw. varf a	   shipbuilder's yard, Dan. verft wharf, dockyard, G. werben to	   enlist, to engage, woo, OHG. werban to turn about, go about,	   be active or occupied, Icel. hverfa to turn, Goth.	   hwa['i]rban, hwarb[=o]n, to walk. Cf. {Whirl}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A structure or platform of timber, masonry, iron, earth,	      or other material, built on the shore of a harbor, river,	      canal, or the like, and usually extending from the shore	      to deep water, so that vessels may lie close alongside to	      receive and discharge cargo, passengers, etc.; a quay; a	      pier.	      [1913 Webster]	            Commerce pushes its wharves into the sea.	                                                  --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Out upon the wharfs they came,	            Knight and burgher, lord and dame.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The plural of this word is generally written wharves in	         the United States, and wharfs in England; but many	         recent English writers use wharves.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. [AS. hwearf.] The bank of a river, or the shore of the	      sea. [Obs.] "The fat weed that roots itself in ease on	      Lethe wharf." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wharf boat}, a kind of boat moored at the bank of a river,	      and used for a wharf, in places where the height of the	      water is so variable that a fixed wharf would be useless.	      [U. S.] --Bartlett.	   {Wharf rat}. (Zool.)	      (a) The common brown rat.	      (b) A neglected boy who lives around the wharfs. [Slang]	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]	Wharf \Wharf\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wharfed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wharfing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To guard or secure by a firm wall of timber or stone	      constructed like a wharf; to furnish with a wharf or	      wharfs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place upon a wharf; to bring to a wharf.	      [1913 Webster]
Wharfage \Wharf"age\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The fee or duty paid for the privilege of using a wharf	      for loading or unloading goods; pierage, collectively;	      quayage.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wharf or wharfs, collectively; wharfing.	      [1913 Webster]
Wharfing \Wharf"ing\, n.	   1. Wharfs, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Hydraul. Engin.) A mode of facing sea walls and	      embankments with planks driven as piles and secured by	      ties. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Wharfinger \Wharf"in*ger\, n. [For wharfager.]	   A man who owns, or has the care of, a wharf.	   [1913 Webster] Wharl
Wharl \Wharl\ (hw[add]rl), Wharling \Wharl"ing\, n.	   A guttural pronunciation of the letter r; a burr. See {Burr},	   n., 6.	   [1913 Webster]	         A strange, uncouth wharling in their speech. --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Wharp \Wharp\ (hw[add]rp), n.	   A kind of fine sand from the banks of the Trent, used as a	   polishing powder. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
What \What\ (hw[o^]t), pron., a., & adv. [AS. hw[ae]t, neuter of	   hw[=a] who; akin to OS. hwat what, OFries. hwet, D. & LG.	   wat, G. was, OHG. waz, hwaz, Icel. hvat, Sw. & Dan. hvad,	   Goth. hwa. [root]182. See {Who}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. As an interrogative pronoun, used in asking questions	      regarding either persons or things; as, what is this? what	      did you say? what poem is this? what child is lost?	      [1913 Webster]	            What see'st thou in the ground?       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            What is man, that thou art mindful of him? --Ps.	                                                  viii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            What manner of man is this, that even the winds and	            the sea obey him!                     --Matt. viii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Originally, what, when, where, which, who, why, etc.,	         were interrogatives only, and it is often difficult to	         determine whether they are used as interrogatives or	         relatives.	         [1913 Webster] What in this sense, when it refers to	         things, may be used either substantively or	         adjectively; when it refers to persons, it is used only	         adjectively with a noun expressed, who being the	         pronoun used substantively.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. As an exclamatory word:	      (a) Used absolutely or independently; -- often with a	          question following. "What welcome be thou." --Chaucer.	          [1913 Webster]	                What, could ye not watch with me one hour?	                                                  --Matt. xxvi.	                                                  40.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Used adjectively, meaning how remarkable, or how	          great; as, what folly! what eloquence! what courage!	          [1913 Webster]	                What a piece of work is man!      --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                O what a riddle of absurdity!     --Young.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: What in this use has a or an between itself and its	         noun if the qualitative or quantitative importance of	         the object is emphasized.	         [1913 Webster]	      (c) Sometimes prefixed to adjectives in an adverbial	          sense, as nearly equivalent to how; as, what happy	          boys!	          [1913 Webster]	                What partial judges are our love and hate!	                                                  --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. As a relative pronoun: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) Used substantively with the antecedent suppressed,	          equivalent to that which, or those [persons] who, or	          those [things] which; -- called a compound relative.	          [1913 Webster]	                With joy beyond what victory bestows. --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	                I'm thinking Captain Lawton will count the noses	                of what are left before they see their	                whaleboats.                       --Cooper.	          [1913 Webster]	                What followed was in perfect harmony with this	                beginning.                        --Macaulay.	          [1913 Webster]	                I know well . . . how little you will be	                disposed to criticise what comes to you from me.	                                                  --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Used adjectively, equivalent to the . . . which; the	          sort or kind of . . . which; rarely, the . . . on, or	          at, which.	          [1913 Webster]	                See what natures accompany what colors. --Bacon.	          [1913 Webster]	                To restrain what power either the devil or any	                earthly enemy hath to work us woe. --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                We know what master laid thy keel,	                What workmen wrought thy ribs of steel.	                                                  --Longfellow.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) Used adverbially in a sense corresponding to the	          adjectival use; as, he picked what good fruit he saw.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. Whatever; whatsoever; what thing soever; -- used	      indefinitely. "What after so befall." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether it were the shortness of his foresight, the	            strength of his will, . . . or what it was. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Used adverbially, in part; partly; somewhat; -- with a	      following preposition, especially, with, and commonly with	      repetition.	      [1913 Webster]	            What for lust [pleasure] and what for lore.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus, what with the war, what with the sweat, what	            with the gallows, and what with poverty, I am custom	            shrunk.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The year before he had so used the matter that what	            by force, what by policy, he had taken from the	            Christians above thirty small castles. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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,	         corporal Bardolph, I could tear her." --Shak. Here what	         relates to the last clause, "I could tear her;" this is	         what I tell you.	         What not is often used at the close of an enumeration	         of several particulars or articles, it being an	         abbreviated clause, the verb of which, being either the	         same as that of the principal clause or a general word,	         as be, say, mention, enumerate, etc., is omitted. "Men	         hunt, hawk, and what not." --Becon. "Some dead puppy,	         or log, or what not." --C. Kingsley. "Battles,	         tournaments, hunts, and what not." --De Quincey. Hence,	         the words are often used in a general sense with the	         force of a substantive, equivalent to anything you	         please, a miscellany, a variety, etc. From this arises	         the name whatnot, applied to an ['e]tag[`e]re, as being	         a piece of furniture intended for receiving	         miscellaneous articles of use or ornament.	         [1913 Webster] But what is used for but that, usually	         after a negative, and excludes everything contrary to	         the assertion in the following sentence. "Her needle is	         not so absolutely perfect in tent and cross stitch but	         what my superintendence is advisable." --Sir W. Scott.	         "Never fear but what our kite shall fly as high." --Ld.	         Lytton.	         [1913 Webster]	   {What ho!} an exclamation of calling.	   {What if}, what will it matter if; what will happen or be the	      result if. "What if it be a poison?" --Shak.	   {What of this?} {What of that?} {What of it?} etc., what	      follows from this, that, it, etc., often with the	      implication that it is of no consequence; so what? "All	      this is so; but what of this, my lord?" --Shak. "The night	      is spent, why, what of that?" --Shak.	   {What though}, even granting that; allowing that; supposing	      it true that. "What though the rose have prickles, yet't	      is plucked." --Shak.	   {What time}, or {What time as}, when. [Obs. or Archaic] "What	      time I am afraid, I will trust in thee." --Ps. lvi. 3.	      [1913 Webster]	            What time the morn mysterious visions brings.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	What \What\, n.	   Something; thing; stuff. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         And gave him for to feed,	         Such homely what as serves the simple clown. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	What \What\, interrog. adv.	   Why? For what purpose? On what account? [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         What should I tell the answer of the knight. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         But what do I stand reckoning upon advantages and gains	         lost by the misrule and turbulency of the prelates?	         What do I pick up so thriftily their scatterings and	         diminishings of the meaner subject?      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
whatchamacallit \whatchamacallit\, n.	   Any object whose name is forgotten, or not known. [Also	   spelled {whachamacallit}.]	   Syn: thingumbob, doohickey, dingus, whatsis,	        what-do-you-call-it. [PJC]
Whate'er \What*e'er"\, pron.	   A contraction of what-ever; -- used in poetry. "Whate'er is	   in his way." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whatever \What*ev"er\, pron.	   Anything soever which; the thing or things of any kind; being	   this or that; of one nature or another; one thing or another;	   anything that may be; all that; the whole that; all	   particulars that; -- used both substantively and adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever fortune stays from his word.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever Earth, all-bearing mother, yields. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatever be its intrinsic value.         --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Whatever often follows a noun, being used elliptically.	         "There being no room for any physical discovery	         whatever" [sc. it may be]. --Whately.	         [1913 Webster] Whatnot
Whatnot \What"not\ (hw[o^]t"n[o^]t), Whatnot shelf \What"not
shelf`\ (hw[o^]t"n[o^]t sh[e^]lf`), n. [See the Note under	   {What}, pron., 5.]	   A kind of stand, or piece of furniture, having shelves for	   books, ornaments, etc.; an ['e]tag[`e]re.	   [1913 Webster]
Whatso \What"so\, indef. pron.	   Whatsoever; whosoever; whatever; anything that. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatso he were, of high or low estate.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatso the heaven in his wide vault contains.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Whatsoe'er \What`so*e'er"\, pron.	   A contraction of whatsoever; -- used in poetry. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whatsoever \What`so*ev"er\, pron. & a.	   Whatever. "In whatsoever shape he lurk." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatsoever God hath said unto thee, do.  --Gen. xxxi.	                                                  16.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word is sometimes divided by tmesis. "What things	         soever ye desire." --Mark xi. 24.	         [1913 Webster]
Whaul \Whaul\ (hw[add]l), n.	   Same as {Whall}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whaup \Whaup\ (hw[add]p), n. (Zool.)	   See {Whaap}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wheal \Wheal\, n. [OE. whele, AS. hwele putrefaction, hwelian to	   putrefy.]	   A pustule; a whelk. --Wiseman.	   [1913 Webster]	Wheal \Wheal\, n. [Cf. {Wale}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A more or less elongated mark raised by a stroke; also, a	      similar mark made by any cause; a weal; a wale.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Specifically (Med.), a flat, burning or itching eminence	      on the skin, such as is produced by a mosquito bite, or in	      urticaria.	      [1913 Webster]	Wheal \Wheal\, n. [Cornish hwel.] (Mining)	   A mine.	   [1913 Webster]
Whealworm \Wheal"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   The harvest mite; -- so called from the wheals, caused by its	   bite.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheat \Wheat\ (hw[=e]t), n. [OE. whete, AS. hw[=ae]te; akin to	   OS. hw[=e]ti, D. weit, G. weizen, OHG. weizzi, Icel. hveiti,	   Sw. hvete, Dan. hvede, Goth. hwaiteis, and E. white. See	   {White}.] (Bot.)	   A cereal grass ({Triticum vulgare}) and its grain, which	   furnishes a white flour for bread, and, next to rice, is the	   grain most largely used by the human race.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Of this grain the varieties are numerous, as red wheat,	         white wheat, bald wheat, bearded wheat, winter wheat,	         summer wheat, and the like. Wheat is not known to exist	         as a wild native plant, and all statements as to its	         origin are either incorrect or at best only guesses.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Buck wheat}. (Bot.) See {Buckwheat}.	   {German wheat}. (Bot.) See 2d {Spelt}.	   {Guinea wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.	   {Indian wheat}, or {Tartary wheat} (Bot.), a grain	      ({Fagopyrum Tartaricum}) much like buckwheat, but only	      half as large.	   {Turkey wheat} (Bot.), a name for Indian corn.	   {Wheat aphid}, or {Wheat aphis} (Zool.), any one of several	      species of {Aphis} and allied genera, which suck the sap	      of growing wheat.	   {Wheat beetle}. (Zool.)	   (a) A small, slender, rusty brown beetle ({Sylvanus	       Surinamensis}) whose larvae feed upon wheat, rice, and	       other grains.	   (b) A very small, reddish brown, oval beetle ({Anobium	       paniceum}) whose larvae eat the interior of grains of	       wheat.	   {Wheat duck} (Zool.), the American widgeon. [Western U. S.]	      	   {Wheat fly}. (Zool.) Same as {Wheat midge}, below.	   {Wheat grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Agropyrum caninum})	      somewhat resembling wheat. It grows in the northern parts	      of Europe and America.	   {Wheat jointworm}. (Zool.) See {Jointworm}.	   {Wheat louse} (Zool.), any wheat aphid.	   {Wheat maggot} (Zool.), the larva of a wheat midge.	   {Wheat midge}. (Zool.)	   (a) A small two-winged fly ({Diplosis tritici}) which is very	       destructive to growing wheat, both in Europe and America.	       The female lays her eggs in the flowers of wheat, and the	       larvae suck the juice of the young kernels and when full	       grown change to pupae in the earth.	   (b) The Hessian fly. See under {Hessian}.	   {Wheat moth} (Zool.), any moth whose larvae devour the grains	      of wheat, chiefly after it is harvested; a grain moth. See	      {Angoumois Moth}, also {Grain moth}, under {Grain}.	   {Wheat thief} (Bot.), gromwell; -- so called because it is a	      troublesome weed in wheat fields. See {Gromwell}.	   {Wheat thrips} (Zool.), a small brown thrips ({Thrips	      cerealium}) which is very injurious to the grains of	      growing wheat.	   {Wheat weevil}. (Zool.)	   (a) The grain weevil.	   (b) The rice weevil when found in wheat.	       [1913 Webster]
Wheatbird \Wheat"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   A bird that feeds on wheat, especially the chaffinch.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheatear \Wheat"ear`\, n. (Zool.)	   A small European singing bird ({Saxicola [oe]nanthe}). The	   male is white beneath, bluish gray above, with black wings	   and a black stripe through each eye. The tail is black at the	   tip and in the middle, but white at the base and on each	   side. Called also {checkbird}, {chickell}, {dykehopper},	   {fallow chat}, {fallow finch}, {stonechat}, and {whitetail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheaten \Wheat"en\, a. [AS. hw[ae]ten.]	   Made of wheat; as, wheaten bread. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheat rust \Wheat rust\	   A disease of wheat and other grasses caused by the rust	   fungus {Puccinia graminis}; also, the fungus itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Wheat sawfly \Wheat sawfly\	   (a) A small European sawfly ({Cephus pygmaeus}) whose larva	       does great injury to wheat by boring in the stalks.	   (b) Any of several small American sawflies of the genus	       {Dolerus}, as {Dolerus sericeus} and {Dolerus arvensis},	       whose larvae injure the stems or heads of wheat.	   (c) {Pachynematus extensicornis}, whose larvae feed chiefly	       on the blades of wheat; -- called also {grass sawfly}.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wheatsel bird \Wheat"sel bird`\ (Zool.)	   The male of the chaffinch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wheatstone's bridge \Wheat"stone's bridge`\ (Elec.)	   See under {Bridge}.	   [1913 Webster]	Wheatstone's rods \Wheat"stone's rods\ (Acoustics)	   Flexible rods the period of vibration of which in two planes	   at right angles are in some exact ratio to one another. When	   one end of such a rod is fixed, the free end describes in	   vibrating the corresponding Lissajous figure. So called	   because devised by Sir Charles Wheatstone.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wheatworm \Wheat"worm`\, n.	   A small nematode worm ({Tylenchus tritici}, formerly	   {Anguillula tritici}) which attacks wheat, advancing through	   the stem to the grains in the ear. In wheat affected with	   smut, each of the diseased grains may contain a large number	   of the minute young of the worm.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wheder \Whed"er\, pron. & conj.	   Whether. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheedled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wheedling}.] [Cf. G. wedeln to wag with the tail, as a	   dog, wedel a fan, tail, brush, OHG. wadal; akin to G. wehen	   to blow, and E. wind, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To entice by soft words; to cajole; to flatter; to coax.	      [1913 Webster]	            The unlucky art of wheedling fools.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            And wheedle a world that loves him not. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To grain, or get away, by flattery.	      [1913 Webster]	            A deed of settlement of the best part of her estate,	            which I wheedled out of her.          --Congreve.	      [1913 Webster]	Wheedle \Whee"dle\, v. i.	   To flatter; to coax; to cajole.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheel \Wheel\ (hw[=e]l), n. [OE. wheel, hweol, AS. hwe['o]l,	   hweogul, hweowol; akin to D. wiel, Icel. hv[=e]l, Gr.	   ky`klos, Skr. cakra; cf. Icel. hj[=o]l, Dan. hiul, Sw. hjul.	   [root]218. Cf. {Cycle}, {Cyclopedia}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A circular frame turning about an axis; a rotating disk,	      whether solid, or a frame composed of an outer rim, spokes	      or radii, and a central hub or nave, in which is inserted	      the axle, -- used for supporting and conveying vehicles,	      in machinery, and for various purposes; as, the wheel of a	      wagon, of a locomotive, of a mill, of a watch, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            The gasping charioteer beneath the wheel	            Of his own car.                       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any instrument having the form of, or chiefly consisting	      of, a wheel. Specifically: 	      [1913 Webster]	      (a) A spinning wheel. See under {Spinning}.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) An instrument of torture formerly used.	          [1913 Webster]	                His examination is like that which is made by	                the rack and wheel.               --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: This mode of torture is said to have been first	         employed in Germany, in the fourteenth century. The	         criminal was laid on a cart wheel with his legs and	         arms extended, and his limbs in that posture were	         fractured with an iron bar. In France, where its use	         was restricted to the most atrocious crimes, the	         criminal was first laid on a frame of wood in the form	         of a St. Andrew's cross, with grooves cut transversely	         in it above and below the knees and elbows, and the	         executioner struck eight blows with an iron bar, so as	         to break the limbs in those places, sometimes finishing	         by two or three blows on the chest or stomach, which	         usually put an end to the life of the criminal, and	         were hence called coups-de-grace -- blows of mercy. The	         criminal was then unbound, and laid on a small wheel,	         with his face upward, and his arms and legs doubled	         under him, there to expire, if he had survived the	         previous treatment. --Brande.	         [1913 Webster]	      (c) (Naut.) A circular frame having handles on the	          periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the	          tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder	          for the purpose of steering.	          [1913 Webster]	      (d) (Pottery) A potter's wheel. See under {Potter}.	          [1913 Webster]	                Then I went down to the potter's house, and,	                behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. --Jer.	                                                  xviii. 3.	          [1913 Webster]	                Turn, turn, my wheel! This earthen jar	                A touch can make, a touch can mar. --Longfellow.	          [1913 Webster]	      (e) (Pyrotechny) A firework which, while burning, is	          caused to revolve on an axis by the reaction of the	          escaping gases.	          [1913 Webster]	      (f) (Poetry) The burden or refrain of a song.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: "This meaning has a low degree of authority, but is	         supposed from the context in the few cases where the	         word is found." --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]	               You must sing a-down a-down,	               An you call him a-down-a.	               O, how the wheel becomes it!       --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   3. A bicycle or a tricycle; a velocipede.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A rolling or revolving body; anything of a circular form;	      a disk; an orb. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A turn revolution; rotation; compass.	      [1913 Webster]	            According to the common vicissitude and wheel of	            things, the proud and the insolent, after long	            trampling upon others, come at length to be trampled	            upon themselves.                      --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] throws his steep flight in many an aery wheel.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {A wheel within a wheel}, or {Wheels within wheels}, a	      complication of circumstances, motives, etc.	   {Balance wheel}. See in the Vocab.	   {Bevel wheel}, {Brake wheel}, {Cam wheel}, {Fifth wheel},	   {Overshot wheel}, {Spinning wheel}, etc. See under {Bevel},	      {Brake}, etc.	   {Core wheel}. (Mach.)	      (a) A mortise gear.	      (b) A wheel having a rim perforated to receive wooden	          cogs; the skeleton of a mortise gear.	   {Measuring wheel}, an odometer, or perambulator.	   {Wheel and axle} (Mech.), one of the elementary machines or	      mechanical powers, consisting of a wheel fixed to an axle,	      and used for raising great weights, by applying the power	      to the circumference of the wheel, and attaching the	      weight, by a rope or chain, to that of the axle. Called	      also {axis in peritrochio}, and {perpetual lever}, -- the	      principle of equilibrium involved being the same as in the	      lever, while its action is continuous. See {Mechanical	      powers}, under {Mechanical}.	   {Wheel animal}, or {Wheel animalcule} (Zool.), any one of	      numerous species of rotifers having a ciliated disk at the	      anterior end.	   {Wheel barometer}. (Physics) See under {Barometer}.	   {Wheel boat}, a boat with wheels, to be used either on water	      or upon inclined planes or railways.	   {Wheel bug} (Zool.), a large North American hemipterous	      insect ({Prionidus cristatus}) which sucks the blood of	      other insects. So named from the curious shape of the	      prothorax.	   {Wheel carriage}, a carriage moving on wheels.	   {Wheel chains}, or {Wheel ropes} (Naut.), the chains or ropes	      connecting the wheel and rudder.	   {Wheel cutter}, a machine for shaping the cogs of gear	      wheels; a gear cutter.	   {Wheel horse}, one of the horses nearest to the wheels, as	      opposed to a leader, or forward horse; -- called also	      {wheeler}.	   {Wheel lathe}, a lathe for turning railway-car wheels.	   {Wheel lock}.	      (a) A letter lock. See under {Letter}.	      (b) A kind of gunlock in which sparks were struck from a	          flint, or piece of iron pyrites, by a revolving wheel.	      (c) A kind of brake a carriage.	   {Wheel ore} (Min.), a variety of bournonite so named from the	      shape of its twin crystals. See {Bournonite}.	   {Wheel pit} (Steam Engine), a pit in the ground, in which the	      lower part of the fly wheel runs.	   {Wheel plow}, or {Wheel plough}, a plow having one or two	      wheels attached, to render it more steady, and to regulate	      the depth of the furrow.	   {Wheel press}, a press by which railway-car wheels are forced	      on, or off, their axles.	   {Wheel race}, the place in which a water wheel is set.	   {Wheel rope} (Naut.), a tiller rope. See under {Tiller}.	   {Wheel stitch} (Needlework), a stitch resembling a spider's	      web, worked into the material, and not over an open space.	      --Caulfeild & S. (Dict. of Needlework).	   {Wheel tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Aspidosperma excelsum}) of	      Guiana, which has a trunk so curiously fluted that a	      transverse section resembles the hub and spokes of a	      coarsely made wheel. See {Paddlewood}.	   {Wheel urchin} (Zool.), any sea urchin of the genus {Rotula}	      having a round, flat shell.	   {Wheel window} (Arch.), a circular window having radiating	      mullions arranged like the spokes of a wheel. Cf. {Rose	      window}, under {Rose}.	      [1913 Webster]	Wheel \Wheel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wheeled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wheeling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To convey on wheels, or in a wheeled vehicle; as, to wheel	      a load of hay or wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put into a rotatory motion; to cause to turn or	      revolve; to cause to gyrate; to make or perform in a	      circle. "The beetle wheels her droning flight." --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now heaven, in all her glory, shone, and rolled	            Her motions, as the great first mover's hand	            First wheeled their course.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Wheel \Wheel\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To turn on an axis, or as on an axis; to revolve; to more	      about; to rotate; to gyrate.	      [1913 Webster]	            The moon carried about the earth always shows the	            same	            face to us, not once wheeling upon her own center.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change direction, as if revolving upon an axis or	      pivot; to turn; as, the troops wheeled to the right.	      [1913 Webster]	            Being able to advance no further, they are in a fair	            way to	            wheel about to the other extreme.     --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go round in a circuit; to fetch a compass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then wheeling down the steep of heaven he flies.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To roll forward.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thunder mixed with hail,	            Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky,	            And wheel on the earth, devouring where it rolls.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wheelband \Wheel"band`\, n.	   The tire of a wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheelbarrow \Wheel"bar`row\, n.	   A light vehicle for conveying small loads. It has two handles	   and one wheel, and is rolled by a single person.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheel base \Wheel base\	   The figure inclosed by lines through the points contact of	   the wheels of a vehicle, etc., with the surface or rails on	   which they run; more esp., the length of this figure between	   the points of contact of the two extreme wheels on either	   side.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wheelbird \Wheel"bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wheeled \Wheeled\, a.	   Having wheels; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a	   four-wheeled carriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheeler \Wheel"er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who wheels, or turns.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A maker of wheels; a wheelwright. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A wheel horse. See under {Wheel}.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) A steam vessel propelled by a paddle wheel or by	      paddle wheels; -- used chiefly in the terms side-wheeler	      and stern-wheeler.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A worker on sewed muslin. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) The European goatsucker. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wheelhouse \Wheel"house`\, n. (Naut.)	      (a) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing	          the steering wheel.	      (b) A paddle box. See under {Paddle}.	          [1913 Webster]
Wheeling \Wheel"ing\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of conveying anything, or traveling, on wheels, or	      in a wheeled vehicle.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or practice of using a cycle; cycling.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Condition of a road or roads, which admits of passing on	      wheels; as, it is good wheeling, or bad wheeling.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A turning, or circular movement.	      [1913 Webster]
Wheelman \Wheel"man\, n.; pl. {Wheelmen}.	   One who rides a bicycle or tricycle; a cycler, or cyclist.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheel of fortune \Wheel of fortune\	   A gambling or lottery device consisting of a wheel which is	   spun horizontally, articles or sums to which certain marks on	   its circumference point when it stops being distributed	   according to varying rules.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wheel-shaped \Wheel"-shaped`\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Shaped like a wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Expanding into a flat, circular border at top, with	      scarcely any tube; as, a wheel-shaped corolla.	      [1913 Webster]
Wheelswarf \Wheel"swarf`\, n.	   See {Swarf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheelwork \Wheel"work`\, n. (Mach.)	   A combination of wheels, and their connection, in a machine	   or mechanism.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheel-worn \Wheel"-worn`\, a.	   Worn by the action of wheels; as, a wheel-worn road.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheelwright \Wheel"wright`\, n.	   A man whose occupation is to make or repair wheels and	   wheeled vehicles, as carts, wagons, and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheely \Wheel"y\, a.	   Circular; suitable to rotation.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheen \Wheen\, n. [Cf. AS. hw[=e]ne, hw[=ae]ne, a little,	   somewhat, hw[=o]n little, few.]	   A quantity; a goodly number. [Scot.] "A wheen other dogs."	   --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheeze \Wheeze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wheezed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wheezing}.] [OE. whesen, AS. hw[=e]san (cf. Icel. hv[ae]sa	   to hiss, Sw. hv[aum]sa, Dan. hv[ae]se); akin to AS. hw[=o]sta	   a cough, D. hoest, G. husten, OHG. huosto, Icel. h[=o]sti,	   Lith. kosti to cough, Skr. k[=a]s. [root]43. Cf. {Husky}	   hoarse.]	   To breathe hard, and with an audible piping or whistling	   sound, as persons affected with asthma. "Wheezing lungs."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Wheeze \Wheeze\, n.	   1. A piping or whistling sound caused by difficult	      respiration.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Phon.) An ordinary whisper exaggerated so as to produce	      the hoarse sound known as the "stage whisper." It is a	      forcible whisper with some admixture of tone.	      [1913 Webster]
Wheezy \Wheez"y\, a.	   Breathing with difficulty and with a wheeze; wheezing. Used	   also figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheft \Wheft\, n.	   1. (Naut.) See {Waft}, n., 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) A kind of streamer or flag used either as a	      signal, or at the masthead for ornament or to indicate the	      direction of the wind to aid in steering.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whelk \Whelk\ (hw[e^]lk), n. [OE. welk, wilk, AS. weoloc, weloc,	   wiloc. Cf. {Whilk}, and {Wilk}.] (Zool.)	   Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging	   to {Buccinum} and allied genera; especially, {Buccinum	   undatum}, common on the coasts both of Europe and North	   America, and much used as food in Europe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whelk tingle}, a dog whelk. See under {Dog}.	      [1913 Webster]	Whelk \Whelk\, n. [OE. whelke, dim. of whele. See {Wheal} a	   pustule.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A papule; a pustule; acne. "His whelks white." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chin whelk} (Med.), sycosis.	   {Rosy whelk} (Med.), grog blossom.	      [1913 Webster]
Whelked \Whelked\, a.	   Having whelks; whelky; as, whelked horns. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whelky \Whelk"y\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having whelks, ridges, or protuberances; hence, streaked;	      striated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shelly. "Whelky pearls." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]
Whelm \Whelm\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whelmed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whelming}.] [OE. whelmen to turn over, akin to OE. whelven,	   AS. whelfan, hwylfan, in ?whylfan, ?whelfan, to overwhelm,	   cover over; akin to OS. bihwelbian, D. welven to arch, G.	   w["o]lben, OHG. welben, Icel. hvelfa to overturn; cf. Gr. ?	   bosom, a hollow, a gulf.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion	      in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to	      ingulf.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is my prize, or ocean whelm them all! --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whelming billow and the faithless oar. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse;	      to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows. "The whelming	      weight of crime." --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it.	      [Obs.] --Mortimer.	      [1913 Webster]
Whelp \Whelp\, n. [AS. hwelp; akin to D. welp, G. & OHG. welf,	   Icel. hvelpr, Dan. hvalp, Sw. valp.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a	      cub; as, a lion's whelps. "A bear robbed of her whelps."	      --2 Sam. xvii. 8.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A child; a youth; -- jocosely or in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	            That awkward whelp with his money bags would have	            made his entrance.                    --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the	      barrel of a capstan or a windless; -- usually in the	      plural; as, the whelps of a windlass.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel.	      [1913 Webster]	Whelp \Whelp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whelped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whelping}.]	   To bring forth young; -- said of the female of the dog and	   some beasts of prey.	   [1913 Webster]	Whelp \Whelp\, v. t.	   To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to.	   [1913 Webster]	         Unless she had whelped it herself, she could not have	         loved a thing better.                    --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Did thy foul fancy whelp so black a scheme? --Young.	   [1913 Webster]
When \When\, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS.	   hw[ae]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG.	   wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to	   E. who. ????. See {Who}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. At what time; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            When shall these things be?           --Matt. xxiv.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the Note under {What}, pron., 1.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. At what time; at, during, or after the time that; at or	      just after, the moment that; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Kings may	            Take their advantage when and how they list.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Book lore ne'er served, when trial came,	            Nor gifts, when faith was dead.       --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. While; whereas; although; -- used in the manner of a	      conjunction to introduce a dependent adverbial sentence or	      clause, having a causal, conditional, or adversative	      relation to the principal proposition; as, he chose to	      turn highwayman when he might have continued an honest	      man; he removed the tree when it was the best in the	      grounds.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Which time; then; -- used elliptically as a noun.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was adopted heir by his consent;	            Since when, his oath is broke.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: When was formerly used as an exclamation of surprise or	         impatience, like what!	         [1913 Webster]	               Come hither; mend my ruff:	               Here, when! thou art such a tedious lady! --J.	                                                  Webster.	         [1913 Webster]	   {When as}, {When that}, at the time that; when. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When as sacred light began to dawn.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            When that mine eye is famished for a look. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Whenas \When"as`\, conj.	   Whereas; while [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whenas, if they would inquire into themselves, they	         would find no such matter.               --Barrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Whence \Whence\, adv. [OE. whennes, whens (with adverbial s,	   properly a genitive ending; -- see {-wards}), also whenne,	   whanene, AS. hwanan, hwanon, hwonan, hwanone; akin to D.	   when. See {When}, and cf. {Hence}, {Thence}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. From what place; hence, from what or which source, origin,	      antecedent, premise, or the like; how; -- used	      interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence hath this man this wisdom?     --Matt. xiii.	                                                  54.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whence and what art thou?             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. From what or which place, source, material, cause, etc.;	      the place, source, etc., from which; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Grateful to acknowledge whence his good	            Descends.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: All the words of this class, whence, where, whither,	         whereabouts, etc., are occasionally used as pronouns by	         a harsh construction.	         [1913 Webster]	               O, how unlike the place from whence they fell?	                                                  --Milton.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: From whence, though a pleonasm, is fully authorized by	         the use of good writers.	         [1913 Webster]	               From whence come wars and fightings among you?	                                                  --James iv. 1.	         [1913 Webster] Of whence, also a pleonasm, has become	         obsolete.	         [1913 Webster]
Whenceever \Whence*ev"er\, adv. & conj.	   Whencesoever. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whenceforth \Whence`forth"\, adv.	   From, or forth from, what or which place; whence. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Whencesoever \Whence`so*ev"er\, adv. & conj.	   From what place soever; from what cause or source soever.	   [1913 Webster]	         Any idea, whencesoever we have it.       --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]
Whene'er \When*e'er\, adv. & conj.	   Whenever.	   [1913 Webster]
Whenever \When*ev"er\, adv. & conj.	   At whatever time. "Whenever that shall be." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Whennes \When"nes\, adv.	   Whence. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Whensoever \When`so*ev"er\, adv. & conj.	   At what time soever; at whatever time; whenever. --Mark xiv.	   7.	   [1913 Webster] Wher
Wher \Wher\, Where \Where\, pron. & conj. [See {Whether}.]	   Whether. [Sometimes written {whe'r}.] [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men must enquire (this is mine assent),	         Wher she be wise or sober or dronkelewe. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Where \Where\, adv. [OE. wher, whar, AS. hw?r; akin to D. waar,	   OS. hw?r, OHG. hw[=a]r, w[=a]r, w[=a], G. wo, Icel. and Sw.	   hvar, Dan. hvor, Goth. hwar, and E. who; cf. Skr. karhi when.	   [root]182. See {Who}, and cf. {There}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. At or in what place; hence, in what situation, position,	      or circumstances; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            God called unto Adam, . . . Where art thou? --Gen.	                                                  iii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: See the Note under {What}, pron., 1.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. At or in which place; at the place in which; hence, in the	      case or instance in which; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            She visited that place where first she was so happy.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where I thought the remnant of mine age	            Should have been cherished by her childlike duty.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where one on his side fights, thousands will fly.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            But where he rode one mile, the dwarf ran four.	                                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To what or which place; hence, to what goal, result, or	      issue; whither; -- used interrogatively and relatively;	      as, where are you going?	      [1913 Webster]	            But where does this tend?             --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lodged in sunny cleft,	            Where the gold breezes come not.      --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Where is often used pronominally with or without a	         preposition, in elliptical sentences for a place in	         which, the place in which, or what place.	         [1913 Webster]	               The star . . . stood over where the young child	               was.                               --Matt. ii. 9.	         [1913 Webster]	               The Son of man hath not where to lay his head.	                                                  --Matt. viii.	                                                  20.	         [1913 Webster]	               Within about twenty paces of where we were.	                                                  --Goldsmith.	         [1913 Webster]	               Where did the minstrels come from? --Dickens.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Where is much used in composition with preposition, and	         then is equivalent to a pronoun. Cf. {Whereat},	         {Whereby}, {Wherefore}, {Wherein}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Where away} (Naut.), in what direction; as, where away is	      the land?	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Whither}.	        [1913 Webster]	Where \Where\, conj.	   Whereas.	   [1913 Webster]	         And flight and die is death destroying death;	         Where fearing dying pays death servile breath. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Where \Where\, n.	   Place; situation. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Finding the nymph asleep in secret where. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster] Whereabout
Whereabout \Where"a*bout`\, Whereabouts \Where"a*bouts`\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. About where; near what or which place; -- used	      interrogatively and relatively; as, whereabouts did you	      meet him?	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, whereabouts is the common form.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Concerning which; about which. "The object whereabout they	      are conversant." --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster] Whereabout	Whereabout \Where"a*bout`\, Whereabouts \Where"a*bouts`\, n.	   The place where a person or thing is; as, they did not know	   his whereabouts. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A puzzling notice of thy whereabout.     --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Whereas \Where*as"\, adv.	   At which place; where. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         At last they came whereas that lady bode. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Whereas \Where*as"\, conj.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Considering that; it being the case that; since; -- used	      to introduce a preamble which is the basis of	      declarations, affirmations, commands, requests, or like,	      that follow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. When in fact; while on the contrary; the case being in	      truth that; although; -- implying opposition to something	      that precedes; or implying recognition of facts, sometimes	      followed by a different statement, and sometimes by	      inferences or something consequent.	      [1913 Webster]	            Are not those found to be the greatest zealots who	            are most notoriously ignorant? whereas true zeal	            should always begin with true knowledge. --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]
Whereat \Where*at"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. At which; upon which; whereupon; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            They vote; whereat his speech he thus renews.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereat he was no less angry and ashamed than	            desirous to obey Zelmane.             --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At what; -- used interrogatively; as, whereat are you	      offended?	      [1913 Webster]
Whereby \Where*by"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. By which; -- used relatively. "You take my life when you	      take the means whereby I life." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. By what; how; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereby shall I know this?            --Luke i. 18.	      [1913 Webster]
Where'er \Wher*e'er"\, adv.	   Wherever; -- a contracted and poetical form. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherefore \Where"fore\, adv. & conj. [Where + for.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. For which reason; so; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.	                                                  --Matt. vii.	                                                  20.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. For what reason; why; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            But wherefore that I tell my tale.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherefore didst thou doubt?           --Matt. xiv.	                                                  31.	      [1913 Webster]	Wherefore \Where"fore\, n.	   the reason why. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whereform \Where*form"\, adv. [Where + from.]	   From which; from which or what place. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherein \Where*in"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In which; in which place, thing, time, respect, or the	      like; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her clothes wherein she was clad.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            There are times wherein a man ought to be cautious	            as well as innocent.                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In what; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him! --Mal. ii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]
Whereinto \Where`in*to"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Into which; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where is that palace whereinto foul things	            Sometimes intrude not?                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brook, whereinto he loved to look. --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Into what; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]
Whereness \Where"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of having a place; ubiety; situation;	   position. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A point hath no dimensions, but only a whereness, and	         is next to nothing.                      --Grew.	   [1913 Webster]
Whereof \Where*of"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of which; of whom; formerly, also, with which; -- used	      relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            I do not find the certain numbers whereof their	            armies did consist.                   --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let it work like Borgias' wine,	            Whereof his sire, the pope, was poisoned. --Marlowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Edward's seven sons, whereof thyself art one.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of what; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereof was the house built?          --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]
Whereon \Where*on"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. On which; -- used relatively; as, the earth whereon we	      live.	      [1913 Webster]	            O fair foundation laid whereon to build. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. On what; -- used interrogatively; as, whereon do we stand?	      [1913 Webster]
Whereout \Where*out"\, adv.	   Out of which. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The cleft whereout the lightning breaketh. --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Whereso \Where"so\, adv.	   Wheresoever. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wheresoe'er \Where`so*e'er"\, adv.	   Wheresoever. [Poetic] "Wheresoe'er they rove." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheresoever \Where`so*ev"er\, adv.	   In what place soever; in whatever place; wherever.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherethrough \Where*through"\, adv.	   Through which. [R.] "Wherethrough that I may know."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Windows . . . wherethrough the sun	         Delights to peep, to gaze therein on thee. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whereto \Where*to"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To which; -- used relatively. "Whereto we have already	      attained." --Phil. iii. 16.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whereto all bonds do tie me day by day. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To what; to what end; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]
Whereunto \Where`un*to"\, adv.	   Same as {Whereto}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whereupon \Where`up*on"\, adv.	   Upon which; in consequence of which; after which.	   [1913 Webster]	         The townsmen mutinied and sent to Essex; whereupon he	         came thither.                            --Clarendon.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherever \Wher*ev"er\, adv.	   At or in whatever place; wheresoever.	   [1913 Webster]	         He can not but love virtue wherever it is. --Atterbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherewith \Where*with"\, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. With which; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            The love wherewith thou hast loved me. --John xvii.	                                                  26.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. With what; -- used interrogatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wherewith shall I save Israel?        --Judg. vi.	                                                  15.	      [1913 Webster]	Wherewith \Where*with"\, n.	   The necessary means or instrument.	   [1913 Webster]	         So shall I have wherewith to answer him. --Ps. cxix.	                                                  42.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wherewith to meet excessive loss by radiation. --H.	                                                  Spencer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherewithal \Where`with*al"\, adv. & n.	   Wherewith. "Wherewithal shall we be clothed?" --Matt. vi. 31.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way? --Ps.	                                                  cxix. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	         [The builders of Babel], still with vain design,	         New Babels, had they wherewithal, would build.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherret \Wher"ret\, v. t. [From {Whir}.] [Also spelled	   {whirret}.]	   1. To hurry; to trouble; to tease. [Obs.] --Bickerstaff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To box (one) on the ear; to strike or box (the ear); as,	      to wherret a child. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wherret \Wher"ret\, n.	   A box on the ear. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl. [Also spelled	   {whirret}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wherry \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	       kind of light, half-decked vessel used in fishing. [Eng.]	   (b) A long, narrow, light boat, sharp at both ends, for fast	       rowing or sailing; esp., a racing boat rowed by one	       person with sculls.	       [1913 Webster]	Wherry \Wher"ry\, n. [Cf. W. chwerw bitter.]	   A liquor made from the pulp of crab apples after the verjuice	   is expressed; -- sometimes called {crab wherry}. [Prov. Eng.]	   --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster]
Wherso \Wher"so\, adv.	   Wheresoever. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Whet \Whet\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whetted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whetting}.] [AS. hwettan; akin to D. wetten, G. wetzen, OHG.	   wezzen, Icel. hvetja, Sw. v[aum]ttja, and AS. hw[ae]t	   vigorous, brave, OS. hwat, OHG. waz, was, sharp, Icel. hvatr,	   bold, active, Sw. hvass sharp, Dan. hvas, Goth. hwassaba	   sharply, and probably to Skr. cud to impel, urge on.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for	      the purpose of sharpening; to sharpen by attrition; as, to	      whet a knife.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mower whets his scythe.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here roams the wolf, the eagle whets his beak.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate;	      as, to whet the appetite or the courage.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since Cassius first did whet me against Caesar,	            I have not slept.                     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To whet on}, {To whet forward}, to urge on or forward; to	      instigate. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Whet \Whet\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of whetting.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer. "Sips,	      drams, and whets." --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whet slate} (Min.), a variety of slate used for sharpening	      cutting instruments; novaculite; -- called also {whetstone	      slate}, and {oilstone}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whether \Wheth"er\, pron. [OE. whether, AS. hw[ae]?er; akin to	   OS. hwe?ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder,	   conj., neither, Icel. hv[=a]rr whether, Goth. hwa?ar, Lith.	   katras, L. uter, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. katara, from the	   interrogatively pronoun, in AS. hw[=a] who. ????. See {Who},	   and cf. {Either}, {Neither}, {Or}, conj.]	   Which (of two); which one (of two); -- used interrogatively	   and relatively. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Now choose yourself whether that you liketh. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         One day in doubt I cast for to compare	         Whether in beauties' glory did exceed.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether of them twain did the will of his father?	                                                  --Matt. xxi.	                                                  31.	   [1913 Webster]	Whether \Wheth"er\, conj.	   In case; if; -- used to introduce the first or two or more	   alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by	   or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is	   the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only	   indicated by the particle not or no after the correlative,	   and sometimes it is omitted entirely as being distinctly	   implied in the whether of the first.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now who knows	         But you, Lorenzo, whether I am yours?    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest	         judge.                                   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether	         we die, we die unto the Lord; whether we live	         therefore, or die, we are the Lord's.    --Rom. xiv. 8.	   [1913 Webster]	         But whether thus these things, or whether not;	         Whether the sun, predominant in heaven,	         Rise on the earth, or earth rise on the sun, . . .	         Solicit not thy thoughts with matters hid. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whether or no}, in either case; in any case; as, I will go	      whether or no.	   {Whether that}, whether. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Whethering \Wheth"er*ing\, n.	   The retention of the afterbirth in cows. --Gardner.	   [1913 Webster]
Whetile \Whet"ile\, n. [Cf. {Whitile}.] (Zool.)	   The green woodpecker, or yaffle. See {Yaffle}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whetstone \Whet"stone`\, n. [AS. hwetst[=a]n.]	   A piece of stone, natural or artificial, used for whetting,	   or sharpening, edge tools.	   [1913 Webster]	         The dullness of the fools is the whetstone of the wits.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Diligence is to the understanding as the whetstone to	         the razor.                               --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some whetstones are used dry, others are moistened with	         water, or lubricated with oil.	         [1913 Webster]	   {To give the whetstone}, to give a premium for extravagance	      in falsehood. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Whetter \Whet"ter\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, whets, sharpens, or stimulates.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tippler; one who drinks whets. [Obs.] --Steele.	      [1913 Webster]
Whettlebones \Whet"tle*bones\, n. pl.	   The vertebrae of the back. [Prov. Eng.] --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Whew \Whew\ (hw[=u]), n. & interj.	   A sound like a half-formed whistle, expressing astonishment,	   scorn, or dislike.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whew duck}, the European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Whew \Whew\, v. i.	   To whistle with a shrill pipe, like a plover. [Prov. Eng. &	   Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whewellite \Whew"ell*ite\, n. [So named after Prof. Whewell of	   Cambridge, England.] (Min.)	   Calcium oxalate, occurring in colorless or white monoclinic	   crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Whewer \Whew"er\, n. [Cf. W. chwiwell a widgeon, chwiws	   widgeons, waterfowls; or cf. E. whew, v. i.] (Zool.)	   The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whey \Whey\, n. [AS. hw[ae]g; cf. D. wei, hui, Fries. weye, LG.	   wey, waje. ]	   The serum, or watery part, of milk, separated from the more	   thick or coagulable part, esp. in the process of making	   cheese.	   Note: In this process, the thick part is called {curd}, and	         the thin part whey.	         [1913 Webster]	Whey cure \Whey cure\	   Treatment with whey as a drink and in baths.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wheyey \Whey"ey\, a.	   Of the nature of, or containing, whey; resembling whey;	   wheyish. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheyface \Whey"face`\, n.	   One who is pale, as from fear.	   [1913 Webster]
Whey-faced \Whey"-faced`\, a.	   Having a pale or white face, as from fright. "Whey-faced	   cavaliers." --Aytoun.	   [1913 Webster]
Wheyish \Whey"ish\, a.	   Somewhat like whey; wheyey. --J. Philips. -- {Whey"ish*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Which \Which\, pron. [OE. which, whilk, AS. hwilc, hwylc, hwelc,	   from the root of hw[=a] who + l[imac]c body; hence properly,	   of what sort or kind; akin to OS. hwilik which, OFries.	   hwelik, D. welk, G. welch, OHG. wel[imac]h, hwel[imac]h,	   Icel. hv[imac]l[imac]kr, Dan. & Sw. hvilken, Goth. hwileiks,	   hw?leiks; cf. L. qualis. ????. See {Who}, and {Like}, a., and	   cf. {Such}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of what sort or kind; what; what a; who. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And which they weren and of what degree. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A interrogative pronoun, used both substantively and	      adjectively, and in direct and indirect questions, to ask	      for, or refer to, an individual person or thing among	      several of a class; as, which man is it? which woman was	      it? which is the house? he asked which route he should	      take; which is best, to live or to die? See the Note under	      {What}, pron., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which of you convinceth me of sin?    --John viii.	                                                  46.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A relative pronoun, used esp. in referring to an	      antecedent noun or clause, but sometimes with reference to	      what is specified or implied in a sentence, or to a	      following noun or clause (generally involving a reference,	      however, to something which has preceded). It is used in	      all numbers and genders, and was formerly used of persons.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when thou fail'st -- as God forbid the hour! 	            Must Edward fall, which peril heaven forfend!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            God . . . rested on the seventh day from all his	            work which he had made.               --Gen. ii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our Father, which art in heaven.      --Matt. vi. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	            The temple of God is holy, which temple ye are. --1	                                                  Cor. iii. 17.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A compound relative or indefinite pronoun, standing for	      any one which, whichever, that which, those which, the . .	      . which, and the like; as, take which you will.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The which was formerly often used for which. The	         expressions which that, which as, were also sometimes	         used by way of emphasis.	         [1913 Webster]	               Do not they blaspheme that worthy name by the	               which ye are called?               --James ii. 7.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Which, referring to a series of preceding sentences, or	         members of a sentence, may have all joined to it	         adjectively. "All which, as a method of a proclamation,	         is very convenient." --Carlyle.	         [1913 Webster] Whichever
Whichever \Which*ev"er\, Whichsoever \Which`so*ev"er\, pron. &	   a.	   Whether one or another; whether one or the other; which; that	   one (of two or more) which; as, whichever road you take, it	   will lead you to town.	   [1913 Webster]
Whidah bird \Whid"ah bird`\, (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to	   the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding	   season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called	   also {vida finch}, {whidah finch}, {whydah bird}, {whydah	   finch}, {widow bird}, and {widow finch}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some of the species are often kept as cage birds,	         especially {Vidua paradisea}, which is dark brownish	         above, pale buff beneath, with a reddish collar around	         the neck.	         [1913 Webster]
Whider \Whid"er\, adv.	   Whither. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiff \Whiff\, n. [OE. weffe vapor, whiff, probably of imitative	   origin; cf. Dan. vift a puff, gust, W. chwiff a whiff, puff.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sudden expulsion of air from the mouth; a quick puff or	      slight gust, as of air or smoke.	      [1913 Webster]	            But with the whiff and wind of his fell sword	            The unnerved father falls.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The skipper, he blew a whiff from his pipe,	            And a scornful laugh laughed he.      --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A glimpse; a hasty view. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The marysole, or sail fluke.	      [1913 Webster]	Whiff \Whiff\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whiffing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw out in whiffs; to consume in whiffs; to puff.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To carry or convey by a whiff, or as by a whiff; to puff	      or blow away.	      [1913 Webster]	            Old Empedocles, . . . who, when he leaped into Etna,	            having a dry, sear body, and light, the smoke took	            him, and whiffed him up into the moon. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Whiff \Whiff\, v. i.	   To emit whiffs, as of smoke; to puff.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiffet \Whif"fet\, n.	   A little whiff or puff.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiffing \Whiff"ing\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of one who, or that which, whiffs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A mode of fishing with a hand line for pollack, mackerel,	      and the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whiffled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Whiffling}.] [Freq. of whiff to puff, perhaps influenced	   by D. weifelen to waver.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To waver, or shake, as if moved by gusts of wind; to	      shift, turn, or veer about. --D?mpier.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To change from one opinion or course to another; to use	      evasions; to prevaricate; to be fickle.	      [1913 Webster]	            A person of whiffing and unsteady turn of mind can	            not keep close to a point of controversy. --I.	                                                  Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	Whiffle \Whif"fle\, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To disperse with, or as with, a whiff, or puff; to	      scatter. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wave or shake quickly; to cause to whiffle.	      [1913 Webster]	Whiffle \Whif"fle\, n.	   A fife or small flute. [Obs.] --Douce.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiffler \Whif"fler\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who whiffles, or frequently changes his opinion or	      course; one who uses shifts and evasions in argument;	      hence, a trifler.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every whiffler in a laced coat who frequents the	            chocolate house shall talk of the constitution.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who plays on a whiffle; a fifer or piper. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An officer who went before procession to clear the way by	      blowing a horn, or otherwise; hence, any person who	      marched at the head of a procession; a harbinger.	      [1913 Webster]	            Which like a mighty whiffler 'fore the king,	            Seems to prepare his way.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Whifflers, or fifers, generally went first in a	         procession, from which circumstance the name was	         transferred to other persons who succeeded to that	         office, and at length was given to those who went	         forward merely to clear the way for the procession. . .	         . In the city of London, young freemen, who march at	         the head of their proper companies on the Lord Mayor's	         day, sometimes with flags, were called whifflers, or	         bachelor whifflers, not because they cleared the way,	         but because they went first, as whifflers did."	         --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The golden-eye. [Local, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Whiffletree \Whif"fle*tree`\, n.	   Same as {Whippletree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whig \Whig\, n. [See {Whey}.]	   Acidulated whey, sometimes mixed with buttermilk and sweet	   herbs, used as a cooling beverage. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Whig \Whig\, n. [Said to be from whiggam, a term used in	   Scotland in driving horses, whiggamore one who drives horses	   (a term applied to some western Scotchmen), contracted to	   whig. In 1648, a party of these people marched to Edinburgh	   to oppose the king and the duke of Hamilton (the Whiggamore	   raid), and hence the name of Whig was given to the party	   opposed to the court. Cf. Scot. whig to go quickly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Eng. Politics) One of a political party which grew up in	      England in the seventeenth century, in the reigns of	      Charles I. and II., when great contests existed respecting	      the royal prerogatives and the rights of the people. Those	      who supported the king in his high claims were called	      Tories, and the advocates of popular rights, of	      parliamentary power over the crown, and of toleration to	      Dissenters, were, after 1679, called Whigs. The terms	      Liberal and Radical have now generally superseded Whig in	      English politics. See the note under {Tory}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Amer. Hist.)	      (a) A friend and supporter of the American Revolution; --	          opposed to {Tory}, and {Royalist}.	      (b) One of the political party in the United States from	          about 1829 to 1856, opposed in politics to the	          Democratic party.	          [1913 Webster]	Whig \Whig\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Whigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiggamore \Whig"ga*more\, n. [See {Whig}.]	   A Whig; -- a cant term applied in contempt to Scotch	   Presbyterians. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiggarchy \Whig"gar*chy\, n. [Whig + -archy.]	   Government by Whigs. [Cont] --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiggery \Whig"ger*y\, n.	   The principles or practices of the Whigs; Whiggism.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiggish \Whig"gish\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Whigs; partaking of, or characterized by,	   the principles of Whigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiggishly \Whig"gish*ly\, adv.	   In a Whiggish manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiggism \Whig"gism\, n.	   The principles of the Whigs.	   [1913 Webster]
Whigling \Whig"ling\, n.	   A petty or inferior Whig; -- used in contempt. --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
While \While\, n. [AS. hw[imac]l; akin to OS. hw[imac]l,	   hw[imac]la, OFries. hw[imac]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG.	   w[imac]la, hw[imac]la, hw[imac]l, Icel. hv[imac]la a bed,	   hv[imac]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time,	   and probably to L. quietus quiet, and perhaps to Gr. ? the	   proper time of season. [root]20. Cf. {Quiet}, {Whilom}.]	   1. Space of time, or continued duration, esp. when short; a	      time; as, one while we thought him innocent. "All this	      while." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This mighty queen may no while endure. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Some guest that] hath outside his welcome while,	            And tells the jest without the smile. --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will go forth and breathe the air a while.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which requires time; labor; pains. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Satan . . . cast him how he might quite her while.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {At whiles}, at times; at intervals.	      [1913 Webster]	            And so on us at whiles it falls, to claim	            Powers that we dread.                 --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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; worth the	      time and pains; hence, worth the expense; as, it is not	      always worth while for a man to prosecute for small debts.	      [1913 Webster]	While \While\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whiled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whiling}.]	   To cause to pass away pleasantly or without irksomeness or	   disgust; to spend or pass; -- usually followed by away.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lovely lady whiled the hours away.   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	While \While\, v. i.	   To loiter. [R.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]	While \While\, conj.	   1. During the time that; as long as; whilst; at the same time	      that; as, while I write, you sleep. "While I have time and	      space." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Use your memory; you will sensibly experience a	            gradual improvement, while you take care not to	            overload it.                          --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, under which circumstances; in which case; though;	      whereas.	      [1913 Webster]	   {While as}, {While that}, during or at the time that. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	While \While\, prep.	   Until; till. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         I may be conveyed into your chamber;	         I'll lie under your bed while midnight.  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Whilere \Whil`ere"\, adv. [While + ere]	   A little while ago; recently; just now; erewhile. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Helpeth me now as I did you whilere.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He who, with all heaven's heraldry, whilere	         Entered the world.                       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiles \Whiles\, adv. [See {While}, n., and {-wards}.]	   1. Meanwhile; meantime. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of	            some majored troubadour.              --Sir. W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. sometimes; at times. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The whiles}. See under {While}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Whiles \Whiles\, conj.	   During the time that; while. [Archaic] --Chaucer. Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in	         the way with him.                        --Matt. v. 25.	   [1913 Webster]
Whilk \Whilk\, n. [See {Whelk} a mollusk.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A kind of mollusk, a whelk. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The scoter. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Whilk \Whilk\, pron.	   Which. [Obs. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Whilk is sometimes used in Chaucer to represent the	         Northern dialect.	         [1913 Webster]
Whilom \Whi"lom\ (hw[imac]"l[u^]m), adv. [AS. hw[imac]lum,	   properly, at times, dative pl. of hw[imac]l; akin to G.	   weiland formerly, OHG. hw[imac]l[=o]m, See {While}, n.]	   Formerly; once; of old; erewhile; at times. [Obs. or Poetic]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whilom, as olde stories tellen us,	         There was a duke that highte Theseus.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Whilst \Whilst\, adv. [From {Whiles}; cf. {Amongst}.]	   While. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whilst the emperor lay at Antioch.       --Gibbon.	   [1913 Webster]	   {The whilst}, in the meantime; while. [Archaic.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. {Whimbrel}.] (Zool.)	   The European widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Whim \Whim\, n. [Cf. Icel. hwima to wander with the eyes, vim	   giddiness, Norw. kvima to whisk or flutter about, to trifle,	   Dan. vimse to skip, whisk, jump from one thing to another,	   dial. Sw. hvimsa to be unsteady, dizzy, W. chwimio to move	   briskly.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sudden turn or start of the mind; a temporary	      eccentricity; a freak; a fancy; a capricious notion; a	      humor; a caprice.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let every man enjoy his whim.         --Churchill.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A large capstan or vertical drum turned by horse	      power or steam power, for raising ore or water, etc., from	      mines, or for other purposes; -- called also {whim gin},	      and {whimsey}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whim gin} (Mining), a whim. See {Whim}, 2.	   {Whim shaft} (Mining), a shaft through which ore, water,	      etc., is raised from a mine by means of a whim.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Freak; caprice; whimsey; fancy.	   Usage: {Whim}, {Freak}, {Caprice}. Freak denotes an	          impulsive, inconsiderate change of mind, as by a child	          or a lunatic. Whim is a mental eccentricity due to	          peculiar processes or habits of thought. Caprice is	          closely allied in meaning to freak, but implies more	          definitely a quality of willfulness or wantonness.	          [1913 Webster]	Whim \Whim\, v. i.	   To be subject to, or indulge in, whims; to be whimsical,	   giddy, or freakish. [R.] --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the	   European species ({Numenius phaeopus}), called also {Jack	   curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See	   Illustration in {Appendix}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Hudsonian} or, {Eskimo}, {whimbreal}, the Hudsonian curlew.	      [1913 Webster]
Whimling \Whim"ling\, n. [Whim + -ling.]	   One given to whims; hence, a weak, childish person; a child.	   [1913 Webster]	         Go, whimling, and fetch two or three grating loaves.	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimmy \Whim"my\, a.	   Full of whims; whimsical.	   [1913 Webster]	         The study of Rabbinical literature either finds a man	         whimmy or makes him so.                  --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimper \Whim"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whimpered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Whimpering}.] [Cf. Scot. whimmer, G. wimmern.]	   To cry with a low, whining, broken voice; to whine; to	   complain; as, a child whimpers.	   [1913 Webster]	         Was there ever yet preacher but there were gainsayers	         that spurned, that winced, that whimpered against him?	                                                  --Latimer.	   [1913 Webster]	Whimper \Whim"per\, v. t.	   To utter in alow, whining tone.	   [1913 Webster]	Whimper \Whim"per\, n.	   A low, whining, broken cry; a low, whining sound, expressive	   of complaint or grief.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimperer \Whim"per*er\, n.	   One who whimpers.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimple \Whim"ple\, v. t.	   See {Wimple}.	   [1913 Webster]	Whimple \Whim"ple\, v. i. [Cf. {Whiffle}.]	   To whiffle; to veer.	   [1913 Webster] Whimsey
Whimsey \Whim"sey\, Whimsy \Whimsy\, n.; pl. {Whimseys}or	   {Whimsies}. [See {Whim}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A whim; a freak; a capricious notion, a fanciful or odd	      conceit. "The whimsies of poets and painters." --Ray.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men's folly, whimsies, and inconstancy. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mistaking the whimseys of a feverish brain for the	            calm revelation of truth.             --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mining) A whim.	      [1913 Webster]	Whimsey \Whim"sey\, v. t.	   To fill with whimseys, or whims; to make fantastic; to craze.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To have a man's brain whimsied with his wealth. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimsical \Whim"si*cal\, a. [From {Whimsey}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Full of, or characterized by, whims; actuated by a whim;	      having peculiar notions; queer; strange; freakish. "A	      whimsical insult." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            My neighbors call me whimsical.       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Odd or fantastic in appearance; quaintly devised;	      fantastic. "A whimsical chair." --Evelyn.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Quaint; capricious; fanciful; fantastic.	        [1913 Webster]
Whimsicality \Whim`si*cal"i*ty\, n.	   The quality or state of being whimsical; whimsicalness.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimsically \Whim"si*cal*ly\, adv.	   In a whimsical manner; freakishly.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimsicalness \Whim"si*cal*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being whimsical; freakishness;	   whimsical disposition.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimsy \Whim"sy\, n.	   A whimsey.	   [1913 Webster]
Whimwham \Whim"wham\, n. [Formed from whim by reduplication.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A whimsical thing; an odd device; a trifle; a trinket; a	      gimcrack. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They'll pull ye all to pieces for your whimwhams.	                                                  --Bear. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A whim, or whimsey; a freak.	      [1913 Webster]
Whin \Whin\, n. [W. chwyn weeds, a single weed.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.)	      (a) Gorse; furze. See {Furze}.	          [1913 Webster]	                Through the whins, and by the cairn. --Burns.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) Woad-waxed. --Gray.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Same as {Whinstone}. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Moor whin} or {Petty whin} (Bot.), a low prickly shrub	      ({Genista Anglica}) common in Western Europe.	   {Whin bruiser}, a machine for cutting and bruising whin, or	      furze, to feed cattle on.	   {Whin Sparrow} (Zool.), the hedge sparrow. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Whin Thrush} (Zool.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Whinberry \Whin"ber*ry\, n. (Bot.)	   The English bilberry; -- so called because it grows on moors	   among the whins, or furze. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Whinchat \Whin"chat`\, n. [So called because it frequents	   whins.] (Zool.)	   A small warbler ({Pratincola rubetra}) common in Europe; --	   called also {whinchacker}, {whincheck}, {whin-clocharet}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whine \Whine\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whined}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whining}.] [OE. whinen, AS. hw[imac]nan to make a whistling,	   whizzing sound; akin to Icel. hv[imac]na, Sw. hvina, Dan.	   hvine, and probably to G. wiehern to neigh, OHG. wih[=o]n,	   hweij[=o]n; perhaps of imitative origin. Cf. {Whinny}, v. i.]	   To utter a plaintive cry, as some animals; to moan with a	   childish noise; to complain, or to tell of sorrow, distress,	   or the like, in a plaintive, nasal tone; hence, to complain	   or to beg in a mean, unmanly way; to moan basely. "Whining	   plovers." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         The hounds were . . . staying their coming, but with a	         whining accent, craving liberty.         --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dost thou come here to whine?            --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Whine \Whine\, v. t.	   To utter or express plaintively, or in a mean, unmanly way;	   as, to whine out an excuse.	   [1913 Webster]	Whine \Whine\, n.	   A plaintive tone; the nasal, childish tone of mean complaint;	   mean or affected complaint.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiner \Whin"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, whines.	   [1913 Webster]
Whinge \Whinge\, v. i.	   To whine. [Scot.] --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Whinger \Whing"er\, n. [See {Whinyard}.]	   A kind of hanger or sword used as a knife at meals and as a	   weapon. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The chief acknowledged that he had corrected her with	         his whinger.                             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiningly \Whin"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a whining manner; in a tone of mean complaint.	   [1913 Webster]
Whinner \Whin"ner\, v. i.	   To whinny. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whinny \Whin"ny\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whinnied}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Whinnying}.] [From {Whine}]	   To utter the ordinary call or cry of a horse; to neigh.	   [1913 Webster]	Whinny \Whin"ny\, n.; pl. {Whinnies}.	   The ordinary cry or call of a horse; a neigh. "The stately	   horse . . . stooped with a low whinny." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	Whinny \Whin"ny\, a.	   Abounding in whin, gorse, or furze.	   [1913 Webster]	         A fine, large, whinny, . . . unimproved common.	                                                  --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Whinock \Whin"ock\ (hw[i^]n"[u^]k), n. [Cf. Scot. whin, quhene,	   a few, AS. hw[=e]ne, hw[=ae]ne, a little, hw[=o]n little,	   few. Cf. {Wheen}.]	   The small pig of a litter. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whinstone \Whin"stone"\, n. [Whin + stone; cf. Scot.	   quhynstane.]	   A provincial name given in England to basaltic rocks, and	   applied by miners to other kind of dark-colored unstratified	   rocks which resist the point of the pick. -- for example, to	   masses of chert. Whin-dikes, and whin-sills, are names	   sometimes given to veins or beds of basalt.	   [1913 Webster]
Whinyard \Whin"yard\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. & Scot. whingar, whinger;	   perhaps from AS. winn contention, war + geard, gyrd, a staff,	   rod, yard; or cf. AS. hw[imac]nan to whistle, E. whine.]	   1. A sword, or hanger. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. [From the shape of the bill.] (Zool.)	      (a) The shoveler. [Prov. Eng.]	      (b) The poachard. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]
Whip \Whip\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whipping}.] [OE. whippen to overlay, as a cord, with other	   cords, probably akin to G. & D. wippen to shake, to move up	   and down, Sw. vippa, Dan. vippe to swing to and fro, to	   shake, to toss up, and L. vibrare to shake. Cf. {Vibrate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To strike with a lash, a cord, a rod, or anything slender	      and lithe; to lash; to beat; as, to whip a horse, or a	      carpet.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To drive with lashes or strokes of a whip; to cause to	      rotate by lashing with a cord; as, to whip a top.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To punish with a whip, scourge, or rod; to flog; to beat;	      as, to whip a vagrant; to whip one with thirty nine	      lashes; to whip a perverse boy.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who, for false quantities, was whipped at school.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To apply that which hurts keenly to; to lash, as with	      sarcasm, abuse, or the like; to apply cutting language to.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would whip me with their fine wits. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To thrash; to beat out, as grain, by striking; as, to whip	      wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To beat (eggs, cream, or the like) into a froth, as with a	      whisk, fork, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To conquer; to defeat, as in a contest or game; to beat;	      to surpass. [Slang, U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To overlay (a cord, rope, or the like) with other cords	      going round and round it; to overcast, as the edge of a	      seam; to wrap; -- often with about, around, or over.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its string is firmly whipped about with small gut.	                                                  --Moxon.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. To sew lightly; specifically, to form (a fabric) into	      gathers by loosely overcasting the rolled edge and drawing	      up the thread; as, to whip a ruffle.	      [1913 Webster]	            In half-whipped muslin needles useless lie. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. To take or move by a sudden motion; to jerk; to snatch;	       -- with into, out, up, off, and the like.	       [1913 Webster]	             She, in a hurry, whips up her darling under her	             arm.                                 --L'Estrange.	       [1913 Webster]	             He whips out his pocketbook every moment, and	             writes descriptions of everything he sees.	                                                  --Walpole.	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Naut.)	       (a) To hoist or purchase by means of a whip.	       (b) To secure the end of (a rope, or the like) from	           untwisting by overcasting it with small stuff.	           [1913 Webster]	   12. To fish (a body of water) with a rod and artificial fly,	       the motion being that employed in using a whip.	       [1913 Webster]	             Whipping their rough surface for a trout.	                                                  --Emerson.	       [1913 Webster]	   {To whip in}, to drive in, or keep from scattering, as hounds	      in a hurt; hence, to collect, or to keep together, as	      member of a party, or the like.	   {To whip the cat}.	       (a) To practice extreme parsimony. [Prov. Eng.] --Forby.	       (b) To go from house to house working by the day, as	           itinerant tailors and carpenters do. [Prov. & U. S.]	           [1913 Webster]	           [1913 Webster]	Whip \Whip\, v. i.	   To move nimbly; to start or turn suddenly and do something;	   to whisk; as, he whipped around the corner.	   [1913 Webster]	         With speed from thence he whipped.       --Sackville.	   [1913 Webster]	         Two friends, traveling, met a bear upon the way; the	         one whips up a tree, and the other throws himself flat	         upon the ground.                         --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Whip \Whip\, n. [OE. whippe. See {Whip}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An instrument or driving horses or other animals, or for	      correction, consisting usually of a lash attached to a	      handle, or of a handle and lash so combined as to form a	      flexible rod. "[A] whip's lash." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his right hand he holds a whip, with which he is	            supposed to drive the horses of the sun. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A coachman; a driver of a carriage; as, a good whip.	      --Beaconsfield.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.)	      (a) One of the arms or frames of a windmill, on which the	          sails are spread.	      (b) The length of the arm reckoned from the shaft.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.)	      (a) A small tackle with a single rope, used to hoist light	          bodies.	      (b) The long pennant. See {Pennant}	      (a)	          [1913 Webster]	   5. A huntsman who whips in the hounds; whipper-in.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Eng. Politics)	      (a) A person (as a member of Parliament) appointed to	          enforce party discipline, and secure the attendance of	          the members of a Parliament party at any important	          session, especially when their votes are needed.	      (b) A call made upon members of a Parliament party to be	          in their places at a given time, as when a vote is to	          be taken.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. A whipping motion; a thrashing about; as, the whip of a	      tense rope or wire which has suddenly parted; also, the	      quality of being whiplike or flexible; flexibility;	      suppleness, as of the shaft of a golf club.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Mech.) Any of various pieces that operate with a quick	      vibratory motion, as a spring in certain electrical	      devices for making a circuit, or a rocking certain piano	      actions.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {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 rope wound around larger drum on	      the same axle.	   {Whip gin}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}.	   {Whip grafting}. See under {Grafting}.	   {Whip hand}, the hand with which the whip is used; hence,	      advantage; mastery; as, to have or get the whip hand of a	      person. --Dryden.	   {Whip ray} (Zool.), the European eagle ray. See under {Ray}.	      	   {Whip roll} (Weaving), a roll or bar, behind the reeds in a	      loom, on which the warp threads rest.	   {Whip scorpion} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      arachnids belonging to {Thelyphonus} and allied genera.	      They somewhat resemble true scorpions, but have a long,	      slender bristle, or lashlike organ, at the end of the	      body, instead of a sting.	   {Whip snake} (Zool.), any one of various species of slender	      snakes. Specifically:	      (a) A bright green South American tree snake ({Philodryas	          viridissimus}) having a long and slender body. It is	          not venomous. Called also {emerald whip snake}.	      (b) The coachwhip snake.	          [1913 Webster]
Whipcord \Whip"cord`\, n.	   A kind of hard-twisted or braided cord, sometimes used for	   making whiplashes.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipgraft \Whip"graft`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whipgrafted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Whipgrafting}.]	   To graft by cutting the scion and stock in a certain manner.	   See {Whip grafting}, under {Grafting}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiplash \Whip"lash`\, n.	   1. The lash of a whip, -- usually made of thongs of leather,	      or of cords, braided or twisted.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a sudden change of direction, resembling the motion of the	      tip of a whip when it is cracked.	      [PJC]	   3. a stinging psychological effect reminiscent of being stung	      by a whip.	      [PJC]	   4. a {whiplash injury}.	      [PJC]	Whiplash injury \Whip"lash` in"ju*ry\, n.	   an injury to the neck caused by the sudden motion of the head	   backward and forward, as occurs to the occupants of a vehicle	   hit from behind by another vehicle.	   [PJC]
Whipparee \Whip`pa*ree"\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) A large sting ray ({Dasybatis Sayi}, or {Trygon Sayi})	       native of the Southern United States. It is destitute of	       large spines on the body and tail.	   (b) A large sting ray ({Rhinoptera bonasus}, or {Rhinoptera	       quadriloba}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States.	       Its snout appears to be four-lobed when viewed in front,	       whence it is also called {cow-nosed ray}.	       [1913 Webster]
Whipper \Whip"per\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who whips; especially, an officer who inflicts the	      penalty of legal whipping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who raises coal or merchandise with a tackle from a	      chip's hold. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Spinning) A kind of simple willow.	      [1913 Webster]
Whipperin \Whip"per*in`\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A huntsman who keeps the hounds from wandering, and whips	      them in, if necessary, to the of chase.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, one who enforces the discipline of a party, and	      urges the attendance and support of the members on all	      necessary occasions.	      [1913 Webster]
Whippersnapper \Whip"per*snap`per\, n.	   A diminutive, insignificant, or presumptuous person.	   [Colloq.] "Little whippersnappers like you." --T. Hughes.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipping \Whip"ping\,	   a & n. from {Whip}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whipping post}, a post to which offenders are tied, to be	      legally whipped.	      [1913 Webster]
Whippletree \Whip"ple*tree`\, n. [See {Whip}, and cf.	   {Whiffletree}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The pivoted or swinging bar to which the traces, or tugs,	      of a harness are fastened, and by which a carriage, a	      plow, or other implement or vehicle, is drawn; a	      whiffletree; a swingletree; a singletree. See	      {Singletree}.	      [1913 Webster]	            [People] cut their own whippletree in the woodlot.	                                                  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) The cornel tree. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Whip-poor-will \Whip"-poor-will`\, n. (Zool.)	   An American bird ({Antrostomus vociferus}) allied to the	   nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the	   peculiar notes which it utters in the evening. [Written also	   {whippowil}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whipsaw \Whip"saw`\, n.	   1. A saw for dividing timber lengthwise, usually set in a	      frame, and worked by two persons; also, a fret saw.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of narrow ripsaw, tapering from butt to point, with	      hook teeth and averaging from 5 to 71/2 feet in length,	      used by one or two men.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Whipsaw \Whip"saw`\, v. t.	   1. To saw with the whipsaw.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. To defeat in, or cause to lose, two different bets at the	      same turn or in one play, as a player at faro who has made	      two bets at the same time, one that a card will lose and	      another that a different card will win; hence, to defeat	      in spite of every effort.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. to cause to suffer a setback or losses by subjecting to	      two forces at the same time or in rapid succession; as,	      consumers were whipsawed by both inflation and higher	      sales taxes.	      [PJC]	   4. (Finance) to cause to suffer a series of losses in trading	      when buying and selling at the wrong times in a rapidly	      fluctuating market; -- especially used when an attempt is	      made, by selling short, to recover losses from a long	      purchase in a declining market, and the short sale also	      results in a loss when the market subsequently rises. Used	      mostly in the passive; as, to be whipsawed by exaggerated	      responses to a changing outlook.	      [PJC]
Whip-shaped \Whip"-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like the lash of a whip; long, slender, round, and	   tapering; as, a whip-shaped root or stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipstaff \Whip"staff`\, n. (Naut.)	   A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipstalk \Whip"stalk`\, n.	   A whipstock.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipster \Whip"ster\, n. [Whip + -ster.]	   A nimble little fellow; a whippersnapper.	   [1913 Webster]	         Every puny whipster gets my sword.       --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipstick \Whip"stick`\, n.	   Whip handle; whipstock.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipstitch \Whip"stitch`\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A tailor; -- so called in contempt.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything hastily put or stitched together; hence, a hasty	      composition. [R.] --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Agric.) The act or process of whipstitching.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A small bit; esp., a small interval of time; an instant; a	      minute. [Dial. or Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Whipstitch \Whip"stitch`\, v. t.	   1. (Agric.) To rafter; to plow in ridges, as land. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sew by passing the thread over and over; to overcast;	      whip.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whipstock \Whip"stock`\, n.	   The rod or handle to which the lash of a whip is fastened.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipt \Whipt\, imp. & p. p. of {Whip}.	   Whipped.	   [1913 Webster]
Whip-tom-kelly \Whip"-tom`-kel"ly\, n. [So called in imitation	   of its notes.] (Zool.)	   A vireo ({Vireo altiloquus}) native of the West Indies and	   Florida; -- called also {black-whiskered vireo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whipworm \Whip"worm`\, n. [So called from its shape.] (Zool.)	   A nematode worm ({Trichocephalus dispar}) often found	   parasitic in the human intestine. Its body is thickened	   posteriorly, but is very long and threadlike anteriorly.	   [1913 Webster]
Whir \Whir\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whirred}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whirring}.] [Perhaps of imitative origin; cf. D. hvirre to	   whirl, and E. hurr, hurry, whirl. ???.]	   To whirl round, or revolve, with a whizzing noise; to fly or	   more quickly with a buzzing or whizzing sound; to whiz.	   [1913 Webster]	         The partridge bursts away on whirring wings. --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]	Whir \Whir\, v. t. [See {Whir} to whiz.]	   To hurry a long with a whizzing sound. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This world to me is like a lasting storm,	         Whirring me from my friends.             --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Whir \Whir\, n.	   A buzzing or whizzing sound produced by rapid or whirling	   motion; as, the whir of a partridge; the whir of a spinning	   wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirl \Whirl\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whirled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whirling}.] [OE. whirlen, probably from the Scand.; cf.	   Icel. & Sw. hvirfla, Dan. hvirvle; akin to D. wervelen, G.	   wirbeln, freq. of the verb seen in Icel. hverfa to turn.	   [root]16. See {Wharf}, and cf. {Warble}, {Whorl}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To turn round rapidly; to cause to rotate with velocity;	      to make to revolve.	      [1913 Webster]	            He whirls his sword around without delay. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove or carry quickly with, or as with, a revolving	      motion; to snatch; to harry. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            See, see the chariot, and those rushing wheels,	            That whirled the prophet up at Chebar flood.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passionate heart of the poet is whirl'd into	            folly.                                --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Whirl \Whirl\, v. i.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be turned round rapidly; to move round with velocity;	      to revolve or rotate with great speed; to gyrate. "The	      whirling year vainly my dizzy eyes pursue." --J. H.	      Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wooden engine flies and whirls about. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move hastily or swiftly.	      [1913 Webster]	            But whirled away to shun his hateful sight.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Whirl \Whirl\, n. [Cf. Dan. hvirvel, Sw. hvirfvel, Icel.	   hvirfill the crown of the head, G. wirbel whirl, crown of the	   head, D. wervel. See {Whirl}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A turning with rapidity or velocity; rapid rotation or	      circumvolution; quick gyration; rapid or confusing motion;	      as, the whirl of a top; the whirl of a wheel. "In no	      breathless whirl." --J. H. Newman.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rapid . . . whirl of things here below interrupt	            not the inviolable rest and calmness of the noble	            beings above.                         --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything that moves with a whirling motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw Falmouth under gray, iron skies, and whirls	            of March dust.                        --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A revolving hook used in twisting, as the hooked spindle	      of a rope machine, to which the threads to be twisted are	      attached.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot. & Zool.) A whorl. See {Whorl}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whirlabout \Whirl"a*bout`\, n.	   Something that whirls or turns about in a rapid manner; a	   whirligig.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirlbat \Whirl"bat`\, n.	   Anything moved with a whirl, as preparatory for a blow, or to	   augment the force of it; -- applied by poets to the cestus of	   ancient boxers.	   [1913 Webster]	         The whirlbat and the rapid race shall be	         Reserved for Caesar.                     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirl-blast \Whirl"-blast`\, n.	   A whirling blast or wind.	   [1913 Webster]	         A whirl-blast from behind the hill.      --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirlbone \Whirl"bone`\, n. (Anat.)	   (a) The huckle bone. [Obs.]	   (b) The patella, or kneepan. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	       [1913 Webster]
Whirler \Whirl"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, whirls.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirlicote \Whirl"i*cote\, n.	   An open car or chariot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Of old time coaches were not known in this island, but	         chariots, or whirlicotes.                --Stow.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirligig \Whirl"i*gig\, n. [Whirl + gig.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A child's toy, spun or whirled around like a wheel upon an	      axis, or like a top. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or	      things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden	      horses.	      [1913 Webster]	            With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning	            about each head.                      --G. W. Cable.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders,	      being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which	      the offender was whirled round with great velocity.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging	      to {Gyrinus} and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or	      boatlike in form, and usually dark colored with a	      bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the	      surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a	      gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to	      dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic. Called also	      {weaver}, {whirlwig}, and {whirlwig beetle}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whirling \Whirl"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Whirl}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whirling table}.	   (a) (Physics) An apparatus provided with one or more	       revolving disks, with weights, pulleys, and other	       attachments, for illustrating the phenomena and laws of	       centrifugal force, and the like.	   (b) A potter's wheel.	       [1913 Webster]
Whirlpit \Whirl"pit`\, n.	   A whirlpool. [Obs.] "Raging whirlpits." --Sandys.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirlpool \Whirl"pool`\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An eddy or vortex of water; a place in a body of water	      where the water moves round in a circle so as to produce a	      depression or cavity in the center, into which floating	      objects may be drawn; any body of water having a more or	      less circular motion caused by its flowing in an irregular	      channel, by the coming together of opposing currents, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sea monster of the whale kind. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            The Indian Sea breedeth the most and the biggest	            fishes that are; among which the whales and	            whirlpools, called "balaenae," take up in length as	            much as four . . . arpents of land.   --Holland.	      [1913 Webster]
Whirlwig \Whirl"wig`\, n. [Cf. {Earwig}.] (Zool.)	   A whirligig.	   [1913 Webster]
Whirlwind \Whirl"wind`\, n. [Cf. Icel. hvirfilvindr, Sw.	   hvirfvelvind, Dan. hvirvelvind, G. wirbelwind. See {Whirl},	   and {Wind}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A violent windstorm of limited extent, as the tornado,	      characterized by an inward spiral motion of the air with	      an upward current in the center; a vortex of air. It	      usually has a rapid progressive motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            The swift dark whirlwind that uproots the woods.	            And drowns the villages.              --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some meteorologists apply the word whirlwind to the	         larger rotary storm also, such as cyclones.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A body of objects sweeping violently onward. "The	      whirlwind of hounds and hunters." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]
Whirry \Whir"ry\, v. i.	   To whir. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whirtle \Whir"tle\, n. (Mech.)	   A perforated steel die through which wires or tubes are drawn	   to form them.	   [1913 Webster]
Whisk \Whisk\, n. [See {Whist}, n.]	   A game at cards; whist. [Obs.] --Taylor (1630).	   [1913 Webster]	Whisk \Whisk\, n. [Probably for wisk, and of Scand. origin; cf.	   Icel. visk a wisp; akin to Dan. visk, Sw. viska, D. wisch,	   OHG. wisc, G. wisch. See {Wisp}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The act of whisking; a rapid, sweeping motion, as of	      something light; a sudden motion or quick puff.	      [1913 Webster]	            This first sad whisk	            Takes off thy dukedom; thou art but an earl. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small bunch of grass, straw, twigs, hair, or the like,	      used for a brush; hence, a brush or small besom, as of	      broom corn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A small culinary instrument made of wire, or the like, for	      whisking or beating eggs, cream, etc. --Boyle.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A kind of cape, forming part of a woman's dress.	      [1913 Webster]	            My wife in her new lace whisk.        --Pepys.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An impertinent fellow. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A plane used by coopers for evening chines.	      [1913 Webster]	Whisk \Whisk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whisked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whisking}.] [Cf. Dan. viske, Sw. viska, G. wischen, D.	   wisschen. See {Whisk}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To sweep, brush, or agitate, with a light, rapid motion;	      as, to whisk dust from a table; to whisk the white of eggs	      into a froth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move with a quick, sweeping motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that walks in gray, whisking his riding rod. --J.	                                                  Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	            I beg she would not impale worms, nor whisk carp out	            of one element into another.          --Walpole.	      [1913 Webster]	Whisk \Whisk\, v. i.	   To move nimbly at with velocity; to make a sudden agile	   movement.	   [1913 Webster]
Whisker \Whisk"er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, whisks, or moves with a quick,	      sweeping motion.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Formerly, the hair of the upper lip; a mustache; --	      usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hoary whiskers and a forky beard.     --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. That part of the beard which grows upon the sides of	      the face, or upon the chin, or upon both; as, side	      whiskers; chin whiskers.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A hair of the beard.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. One of the long, projecting hairs growing at the sides of	      the mouth of a cat, or other animal.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. pl. (Naut.) Iron rods extending on either side of the	      bowsprit, to spread, or guy out, the stays, etc.	      [1913 Webster]
Whiskered \Whisk"ered\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Formed into whiskers; furnished with whiskers; having or	      wearing whiskers.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our forefathers, a grave, whiskered race. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Having elongated hairs, feathers, or bristles on	      the cheeks.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whiskered vermin race.            --Grainger.	      [1913 Webster]
Whiskerless \Whisk"er*less\, a.	   Being without whiskers.	   [1913 Webster]
Whisket \Whis"ket\, n. [Cf. {Wisket}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A basket; esp., a straw provender basket. [Prov. Eng.]	      --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A small lathe for turning wooden pins.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Whiskey \Whis"key\, n.	   Same as {Whisky}, a liquor.	   [1913 Webster] Whiskey	Whiskey \Whis"key\, Whisky \Whis"ky\, n.; pl. {Whiskeys}or	   {Whiskies}. [See {Whisk}, v. t. & n.]	   A light carriage built for rapid motion; -- called also	   {tim-whiskey}.	   [1913 Webster] Whiskey Ring	Whiskey Ring \Whiskey Ring\, or Whisky Ring \Whisky Ring\ . (U.	   S. Hist.)	   A conspiracy of distillers and government officials during	   the administration of President Grant to defraud the	   government of the excise taxes. The frauds were detected in	   1875 through the efforts of the Secretary of the Treasury B.	   H. Bristow, and most of the offenders were convicted.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whiskin \Whisk"in\, n.	   A shallow drinking bowl. [Prov. Eng.] --Ray.	   [1913 Webster]
Whisking \Whisk"ing\, a.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Sweeping along lightly.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Large; great. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster] Whisky
Whisky \Whis"ky\, Whiskey \Whis"key\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge	   water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha	   whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. {Usquebaugh}.]	   An intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc.,	   especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In	   the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize,	   rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made	   from malted barley.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bourbon whisky}, corn whisky made in Bourbon County,	      Kentucky.	   {Crooked whisky}. See under {Crooked}.	   {Whisky Jack} (Zool.), the Canada jay ({Perisoreus	      Canadensis}). It is noted for its fearless and familiar	      habits when it frequents the camps of lumbermen in the	      winter season. Its color is dull grayish blue, lighter	      beneath. Called also {moose bird}.	      [1913 Webster] Whiskyfied
Whiskyfied \Whis"ky*fied\, Whiskeyfied \Whis"key*fied\, a.	   [Whisky + -fy.]	   Drunk with whisky; intoxicated. [Humorous] --Thackeray.	   [1913 Webster]
Whisp \Whisp\, n.	   See {Wisp}.	   [1913 Webster]	Whisp \Whisp\, n. (Zool.)	   A flock of snipe.	   [1913 Webster]
Whisper \Whis"per\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whispered}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Whispering}.] [AS. hwisprian; akin to G. wispern,	   wispeln, OHG. hwispal?n, Icel. hv[imac]skra, Sw. hviska, Dan.	   hviske; of imitative origin. Cf. {Whistle}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To speak softly, or under the breath, so as to be heard	      only by one near at hand; to utter words without sonant	      breath; to talk without that vibration in the larynx which	      gives sonorous, or vocal, sound. See {Whisper}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a low, sibilant sound or noise.	      [1913 Webster]	            The hollow, whispering breeze.        --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To speak with suspicion, or timorous caution; to converse	      in whispers, as in secret plotting.	      [1913 Webster]	            All that hate me whisper together against me. --Ps.	                                                  xli. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	Whisper \Whis"per\, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To utter in a low and nonvocal tone; to say under the	      breath; hence, to mention privately and confidentially, or	      in a whisper.	      [1913 Webster]	            They might buzz and whisper it one to another.	                                                  --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To address in a whisper, or low voice. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            And whisper one another in the ear.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where gentlest breezes whisper souls distressed.	                                                  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To prompt secretly or cautiously; to inform privately.	      [Obs.] "He came to whisper Wolsey." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Whisper \Whis"per\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   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 edges of the vocal cords and arytenoid cartilages	      taking the place of the vibration of the cords that	      produces tone; sometimes, in a limited sense, the sound	      produced by such friction as distinguished from breath	      sound made by friction against parts of the mouth. See	      {Voice}, n., 2, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect]	      5, 153, 154.	      [1913 Webster]	            The inward voice or whisper can not give a tone.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Soft whispers through the assembly went. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A cautious or timorous speech. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Something communicated in secret or by whispering; a	      suggestion or insinuation.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A low, sibilant sound. "The whispers of the leaves."	      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Whisperer \Whis"per*er\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who whispers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A tattler; one who tells secrets; a conveyer of	      intelligence secretly; hence; a backbiter; one who	      slanders secretly. --Prov. xvi. 28.	      [1913 Webster]
Whispering \Whis"per*ing\,	   a. & n. from {Whisper}. v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whispering gallery}, or {Whispering dome}, one of such a	      form that sounds produced in certain parts of it are	      concentrated by reflection from the walls to another part,	      so that whispers or feeble sounds are audible at a much	      greater distance than under ordinary circumstances. The	      dome of the U. S. capitol building is one example.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Whisperingly \Whis"per*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a whisper, or low voice; in a whispering manner; with	   whispers. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Whisperously \Whis"per*ous*ly\, adv.	   Whisperingly. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whist \Whist\, interj. [Cf. G. st! pst! bst! ???. Cf. {Hist}.]	   Be silent; be still; hush; silence.	   [1913 Webster]	Whist \Whist\, n. [From {Whist}, interj.]	   A certain game at cards; -- so called because it requires	   silence and close attention. It is played by four persons	   (those who sit opposite each other being partners) with a	   complete pack of fifty-two cards. Each player has thirteen	   cards, and when these are played out, the hand is finished,	   and the cards are again shuffled and distributed.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Points are scored for the tricks taken in excess of	         six, and for the honors held. In long whist, now seldom	         played, ten points make the game; in short whist, now	         usually played in England, five points make the game.	         In American whist, so-called, honors are not counted,	         and seven points by tricks make the game.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Bridge whist}. See {Bridge}, n., above.	   {Duplicate whist}, a form of whist in playing which the hands	      are preserved as dealt and played again by other players,	      as when each side holds in the second round the cards	      played by the opposing side in the first round.	   {Solo whist}. See {Solo whist}, above.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Whist \Whist\, v. t. [From {Whist}, interj.]	   To hush or silence. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Whist \Whist\, v. i.	   To be or become silent or still; to be hushed or mute. [R.]	   --Surrey.	   [1913 Webster]	Whist \Whist\, a. [Properly p. p. of whist, v.]	   Not speaking; not making a noise; silent; mute; still; quiet.	   "So whist and dead a silence." --Sir J. Harrington.	   [1913 Webster]	         The winds, with wonder whist,	         Smoothly the waters kissed.              --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This adjective generally follows its noun, or is used	         predicatively.	         [1913 Webster]
Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whistled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Whistling}.] [AS. hwistlian; akin to Sw. hvissla, Dan.	   hvisle, Icel. hv[imac]sla to whisper, and E. whisper.	   [root]43. See {Whisper}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make a kind of musical sound, or series of sounds, by	      forcing the breath through a small orifice formed by	      contracting the lips; also, to emit a similar sound, or	      series of notes, from the mouth or beak, as birds.	      [1913 Webster]	            The weary plowman leaves the task of day,	            And, trudging homeward, whistles on the way. --Gay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make a shrill sound with a wind or steam instrument,	      somewhat like that made with the lips; to blow a sharp,	      shrill tone.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To sound shrill, or like a pipe; to make a sharp, shrill	      sound; as, a bullet whistles through the air.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wild winds whistle, and the billows roar.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Whistle \Whis"tle\, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form, utter, or modulate by whistling; as, to whistle a	      tune or an air.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send, signal, or call by a whistle.	      [1913 Webster]	            He chanced to miss his dog; we stood still till he	            had whistled him up.                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To whistle off}.	      (a) To dismiss by a whistle; -- a term in hawking. "AS a	          long-winged hawk when he is first whistled off the	          fist, mounts aloft." --Burton.	      (b) Hence, in general, to turn loose; to abandon; to	          dismiss.	          [1913 Webster]	                I 'ld whistle her off, and let her down the wind	                To prey at fortune.               --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: "A hawk seems to have been usually sent off in this	         way, against the wind when sent in search of prey; with	         or down the wind, when turned loose, and abandoned."	         --Nares.	         [1913 Webster]	Whistle \Whis"tle\, n. [AS. hwistle a pipe, flute, whistle. See	   {Whistle}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A sharp, shrill, more or less musical sound, made by	      forcing the breath through a small orifice of the lips, or	      through or instrument which gives a similar sound; the	      sound used by a sportsman in calling his dogs; the shrill	      note of a bird; as, the sharp whistle of a boy, or of a	      boatswain's pipe; the blackbird's mellow whistle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Might we but hear	            The folded flocks, penned in their wattled cotes, .	            . .	            Or whistle from the lodge.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The countryman could not forbear smiling, . . . and	            by that means lost his whistle.       --Spectator.	      [1913 Webster]	            They fear his whistle, and forsake the seas.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The shrill sound made by wind passing among trees or	      through crevices, or that made by bullet, or the like,	      passing rapidly through the air; the shrill noise (much	      used as a signal, etc.) made by steam or gas escaping	      through a small orifice, or impinging against the edge of	      a metallic bell or cup.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity,	      or against a thin edge, produces a sound more or less like	      that made by one who whistles through the compressed lips;	      as, a child's whistle; a boatswain's whistle; a steam	      whistle (see {Steam whistle}, under {Steam}).	      [1913 Webster]	            The bells she jingled, and the whistle blew. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The mouth and throat; -- so called as being the organs of	      whistling. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            So was her jolly whistle well ywet.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let's drink the other cup to wet our whistles.	                                                  --Walton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whistle duck} (Zool.), the American golden-eye.	      [1913 Webster]
Whistlefish \Whis"tle*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A gossat, or rockling; -- called also {whistler},	   {three-bearded rockling}, {sea loach}, and {sorghe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whistler \Whis"tler\, n. [AS. hwistlere.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, whistles, or produces or a	      whistling sound.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) The ring ousel.	      (b) The widgeon. [Prov. Eng.]	      (c) The golden-eye.	      (d) The golden plover and the gray plover.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) The hoary, or northern, marmot ({Arctomys	      pruinosus}).	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Zool.) The whistlefish.	      [1913 Webster]
Whistlewing \Whis"tle*wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American golden-eye.	   [1913 Webster]
Whistlewood \Whis"tle*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The moosewood, or striped maple. See {Maple}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whistling \Whis"tling\,	   a. & n. from {Whistle}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whistling buoy}. (Naut.) See under {Buoy}.	   {Whistling coot} (Zool.), the American black scoter.	   {Whistling Dick}. (Zool.)	   (a) An Australian shrike thrush ({Colluricincla Selbii}).	   (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Whistling duck}. (Zool.)	   (a) The golden-eye.	   (b) A tree duck.	   {Whistling eagle} (Zool.), a small Australian eagle	      ({Haliastur sphenurus}); -- called also {whistling hawk},	      and {little swamp eagle}.	   {Whistling plover}. (Zool.)	   (a) The golden plover.	   (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.	   {Whistling snipe} (Zool.), the American woodcock.	   {Whistling swan}. (Zool.)	   (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also {wild swan},	       and {elk}.	   (b) An American swan ({Olor columbianus}). See under {Swan}.	       	   {Whistling teal} (Zool.), a tree duck, as {Dendrocygna	      awsuree} of India.	   {Whistling thrush}. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus	       {Myiophonus}, native of Asia, Australia, and the East	       Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and	       have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note	       is a loud and clear whistle.	   (b) The song thrush. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Whistlingly \Whis"tling*ly\, adv.	   In a whistling manner; shrilly.	   [1913 Webster]
Whistly \Whist"ly\, adv.	   In a whist manner; silently. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whit \Whit\, n. [OE. wight, wiht, AS. wiht a creature, a thing.	   See {Wight}, and cf. {Aught}, {Naught}.]	   The smallest part or particle imaginable; a bit; a jot; an	   iota; -- generally used in an adverbial phrase in a negative	   sentence. "Samuel told him every whit." --1 Sam. iii. 18.	   "Every whit as great." --South.	   [1913 Webster]	         So shall I no whit be behind in duty.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         It does not me a whit displease.         --Cowley.	   [1913 Webster]
White \White\ (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter}	   (hw[imac]t"[~e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS.	   hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[imac]t, D. wit, G.	   weiss, OHG. w[imac]z, hw[imac]z, Icel. hv[imac]tr, Sw. hvit,	   Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith. szveisti, to make bright,	   Russ. sviet' light, Skr. [,c]v[=e]ta white, [,c]vit to be	   bright. [root]42. Cf. {Wheat}, {Whitsunday}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum	      combined; not tinted with any of the proper colors or	      their mixtures; having the color of pure snow; snowy; --	      the opposite of {black} or {dark}; as, white paper; a	      white skin. "Pearls white." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            White as the whitest lily on a stream. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of	      blood color; pale; pallid; as, white with fear.	      [1913 Webster]	            Or whispering with white lips, "The foe!	            They come! they come!"                --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having the color of purity; free from spot or blemish, or	      from guilt or pollution; innocent; pure.	      [1913 Webster]	            White as thy fame, and as thy honor clear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            No whiter page than Addison's remains. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Gray, as from age; having silvery hair; hoary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your high engendered battles 'gainst a head	            So old and white as this.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the	      like; fortunate; happy; favorable.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the whole, however, the dominie reckoned this as	            one of the white days of his life.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Regarded with especial favor; favorite; darling.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come forth, my white spouse.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am his white boy, and will not be gullet. --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: White is used in many self-explaining compounds, as	         white-backed, white-bearded, white-footed.	         [1913 Webster]	   {White alder}. (Bot.) See {Sweet pepper bush}, under	      {Pepper}.	   {White ant} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of social	      pseudoneuropterous insects of the genus {Termes}. These	      insects are very abundant in tropical countries, and form	      large and complex communities consisting of numerous	      asexual workers of one or more kinds, of large-headed	      asexual individuals called soldiers, of one or more queens	      (or fertile females) often having the body enormously	      distended by the eggs, and, at certain seasons of numerous	      winged males, together with the larvae and pupae of each	      kind in various stages of development. Many of the species	      construct large and complicated nests, sometimes in the	      form of domelike structures rising several feet above the	      ground and connected with extensive subterranean galleries	      and chambers. In their social habits they closely resemble	      the true ants. They feed upon animal and vegetable	      substances of various kinds, including timber, and are	      often very destructive to buildings and furniture.	   {White arsenic} (Chem.), arsenious oxide, {As2O3}, a	      substance of a white color, and vitreous adamantine	      luster, having an astringent, sweetish taste. It is a	      deadly poison.	   {White bass} (Zool.), a fresh-water North American bass	      ({Roccus chrysops}) found in the Great Likes.	   {White bear} (Zool.), the polar bear. See under {Polar}.	   {White blood cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.	   {White brand} (Zool.), the snow goose.	   {White brass}, a white alloy of copper; white copper.	   {White campion}. (Bot.)	      (a) A kind of catchfly ({Silene stellata}) with white	          flowers.	      (b) A white-flowered Lychnis ({Lychnis vespertina}).	   {White canon} (R. C. Ch.), a Premonstratensian.	   {White caps}, the members of a secret organization in various	      of the United States, who attempt to drive away or reform	      obnoxious persons by lynch-law methods. They appear masked	      in white. Their actions resembled those of the Ku Klux	      Klan in some ways but they were not formally affiliated	      with the Klan, and their victims were often not black.	   {White cedar} (Bot.), an evergreen tree of North America	      ({Thuja occidentalis}), also the related {Cupressus	      thyoides}, or {Chamaecyparis sphaeroidea}, a slender	      evergreen conifer which grows in the so-called cedar	      swamps of the Northern and Atlantic States. Both are much	      valued for their durable timber. In California the name is	      given to the {Libocedrus decurrens}, the timber of which	      is also useful, though often subject to dry rot.	      --Goodale. The white cedar of Demerara, Guiana, etc., is a	      lofty tree ({Icica altissima} syn. {Bursera altissima})	      whose fragrant wood is used for canoes and cabinetwork, as	      it is not attacked by insect.	   {White cell}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.	   {White cell-blood} (Med.), leucocythaemia.	   {White clover} (Bot.), a species of small perennial clover	      bearing white flowers. It furnishes excellent food for	      cattle and horses, as well as for the honeybee. See also	      under {Clover}.	   {White copper}, a whitish alloy of copper. See {German	      silver}, under {German}.	   {White copperas} (Min.), a native hydrous sulphate of iron;	      coquimbite.	   {White coral} (Zool.), an ornamental branched coral	      ({Amphihelia oculata}) native of the Mediterranean.	   {White corpuscle}. (Physiol.) See {Leucocyte}.	   {White cricket} (Zool.), the tree cricket.	   {White crop}, a crop of grain which loses its green color, or	      becomes white, in ripening, as wheat, rye, barley, and	      oats, as distinguished from a green crop, or a root crop.	      	   {White currant} (Bot.), a variety of the common red currant,	      having white berries.	   {White daisy} (Bot.), the oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.	   {White damp}, a kind of poisonous gas encountered in coal	      mines. --Raymond.	   {White elephant} (Zool.),	      (a) a whitish, or albino, variety of the Asiatic elephant.	      (b) see {white elephant} in the vocabulary.	   {White elm} (Bot.), a majestic tree of North America ({Ulmus	      Americana}), the timber of which is much used for hubs of	      wheels, and for other purposes.	   {White ensign}. See {Saint George's ensign}, under {Saint}.	      	   {White feather}, a mark or symbol of cowardice. See {To show	      the white feather}, under {Feather}, n.	   {White fir} (Bot.), a name given to several coniferous trees	      of the Pacific States, as {Abies grandis}, and {Abies	      concolor}.	   {White flesher} (Zool.), the ruffed grouse. See under	      {Ruffed}. [Canada]	   {White frost}. See {Hoarfrost}.	   {White game} (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.	   {White garnet} (Min.), leucite.	   {White grass} (Bot.), an American grass ({Leersia Virginica})	      with greenish-white paleae.	   {White grouse}. (Zool.)	      (a) The white ptarmigan.	      (b) The prairie chicken. [Local, U. S.]	   {White grub} (Zool.), the larva of the June bug and other	      allied species. These grubs eat the roots of grasses and	      other plants, and often do much damage.	   {White hake} (Zool.), the squirrel hake. See under	      {Squirrel}.	   {White hawk}, or {White kite} (Zool.), the hen harrier.	   {White heat}, the temperature at which bodies become	      incandescent, and appear white from the bright light which	      they emit.	   {White hellebore} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Veratrum}	      ({Veratrum album}) See {Hellebore}, 2.	   {White herring}, a fresh, or unsmoked, herring, as	      distinguished from a red, or cured, herring. [R.] --Shak.	   {White hoolet} (Zool.), the barn owl. [Prov. Eng.]	   {White horses} (Naut.), white-topped waves; whitecaps.	   {The White House}. See under {House}.	   {White ibis} (Zool.), an American ibis ({Guara alba}) having	      the plumage pure white, except the tips of the wings,	      which are black. It inhabits tropical America and the	      Southern United States. Called also {Spanish curlew}.	   {White iron}.	      (a) Thin sheets of iron coated with tin; tinned iron.	      (b) A hard, silvery-white cast iron containing a large	          proportion of combined carbon.	   {White iron pyrites} (Min.), marcasite.	   {White land}, a tough clayey soil, of a whitish hue when dry,	      but blackish after rain. [Eng.]	   {White lark} (Zool.), the snow bunting.	   {White lead}.	      (a) A carbonate of lead much used in painting, and for	          other purposes; ceruse.	      (b) (Min.) Native lead carbonate; cerusite.	   {White leather}, buff leather; leather tanned with alum and	      salt.	   {White leg} (Med.), milk leg. See under {Milk}.	   {White lettuce} (Bot.), rattlesnake root. See under	      {Rattlesnake}.	   {White lie}. See under {Lie}.	   {White light}.	      (a) (Physics) Light having the different colors in the	          same proportion as in the light coming directly from	          the sun, without having been decomposed, as by passing	          through a prism. See the Note under {Color}, n., 1.	      (b) A kind of firework which gives a brilliant white	          illumination for signals, etc.	   {White lime}, a solution or preparation of lime for	      whitewashing; whitewash.	   {White line} (Print.), a void space of the breadth of a line,	      on a printed page; a blank line.	   {White meat}.	      (a) Any light-colored flesh, especially of poultry.	      (b) Food made from milk or eggs, as butter, cheese, etc.	          [1913 Webster]	                Driving their cattle continually with them, and	                feeding only upon their milk and white meats.	                                                  --Spenser.	          [1913 Webster]	   {White merganser} (Zool.), the smew.	   {White metal}.	      (a) Any one of several white alloys, as pewter, britannia,	          etc.	      (b) (Metal.) A fine grade of copper sulphide obtained at a	          certain stage in copper smelting.	   {White miller}. (Zool.)	      (a) The common clothes moth.	      (b) A common American bombycid moth ({Spilosoma	          Virginica}) which is pure white with a few small black	          spots; -- called also {ermine moth}, and {virgin	          moth}. See {Woolly bear}, under {Woolly}.	   {White money}, silver money.	   {White mouse} (Zool.), the albino variety of the common	      mouse.	   {White mullet} (Zool.), a silvery mullet ({Mugil curema})	      ranging from the coast of the United States to Brazil; --	      called also {blue-back mullet}, and {liza}.	   {White nun} (Zool.), the smew; -- so called from the white	      crest and the band of black feathers on the back of its	      head, which give the appearance of a hood.	   {White oak}. (Bot.) See under {Oak}.	   {White owl}. (Zool.)	      (a) The snowy owl.	      (b) The barn owl.	   {White partridge} (Zool.), the white ptarmigan.	   {White perch}. (Zool.)	      (a) A North American fresh-water bass ({Morone Americana})	          valued as a food fish.	      (b) The croaker, or fresh-water drum.	      (c) Any California surf fish.	   {White pine}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Pine}.	   {White poplar} (Bot.), a European tree ({Populus alba}) often	      cultivated as a shade tree in America; abele.	   {White poppy} (Bot.), the opium-yielding poppy. See {Poppy}.	      	   {White powder}, a kind of gunpowder formerly believed to	      exist, and to have the power of exploding without noise.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A pistol charged with white powder.   --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {White precipitate}. (Old Chem.) See under {Precipitate}.	   {White rabbit}. (Zool.)	      (a) The American northern hare in its winter pelage.	      (b) An albino rabbit.	   {White rent},	      (a) (Eng. Law) Formerly, rent payable in silver; --	          opposed to black rent. See {Blackmail}, n., 3.	      (b) A rent, or duty, of eight pence, payable yearly by	          every tinner in Devon and Cornwall to the Duke of	          Cornwall, as lord of the soil. [Prov. Eng.]	   {White rhinoceros}. (Zool.)	      (a) The one-horned, or Indian, rhinoceros ({Rhinoceros	          Indicus}). See {Rhinoceros}.	      (b) The umhofo.	   {White ribbon}, the distinctive badge of certain	      organizations for the promotion of temperance or of moral	      purity; as, the White-ribbon Army.	   {White rope} (Naut.), untarred hemp rope.	   {White rot}. (Bot.)	      (a) Either of several plants, as marsh pennywort and	          butterwort, which were thought to produce the disease	          called rot in sheep.	      (b) A disease of grapes. See {White rot}, under {Rot}.	   {White sage} (Bot.), a white, woolly undershrub ({Eurotia	      lanata}) of Western North America; -- called also {winter	      fat}.	   {White salmon} (Zool.), the silver salmon.	   {White salt}, salt dried and calcined; decrepitated salt.	   {White scale} (Zool.), a scale insect ({Aspidiotus Nerii})	      injurious to the orange tree. See {Orange scale}, under	      {Orange}.	   {White shark} (Zool.), a species of man-eating shark. See	      under {Shark}.	   {White softening}. (Med.) See {Softening of the brain}, under	      {Softening}.	   {White spruce}. (Bot.) See {Spruce}, n., 1.	   {White squall} (Naut.), a sudden gust of wind, or furious	      blow, which comes up without being marked in its approach	      otherwise than by whitecaps, or white, broken water, on	      the surface of the sea.	   {White staff}, the badge of the lord high treasurer of	      England. --Macaulay.	   {White stork} (Zool.), the common European stork.	   {White sturgeon}. (Zool.) See {Shovelnose}	      (d) .	   {White sucker}. (Zool.)	      (a) The common sucker.	      (b) The common red horse ({Moxostoma macrolepidotum}).	   {White swelling} (Med.), a chronic swelling of the knee,	      produced by a strumous inflammation of the synovial	      membranes of the kneejoint and of the cancellar texture of	      the end of the bone forming the kneejoint; -- applied also	      to a lingering chronic swelling of almost any kind.	   {White tombac}. See {Tombac}.	   {White trout} (Zool.), the white weakfish, or silver	      squeteague ({Cynoscion nothus}), of the Southern United	      States.	   {White vitriol} (Chem.), hydrous sulphate of zinc. See {White	      vitriol}, under {Vitriol}.	   {White wagtail} (Zool.), the common, or pied, wagtail.	   {White wax}, beeswax rendered white by bleaching.	   {White whale} (Zool.), the beluga.	   {White widgeon} (Zool.), the smew.	   {White wine}. any wine of a clear, transparent color,	      bordering on white, as Madeira, sherry, Lisbon, etc.; --	      distinguished from wines of a deep red color, as port and	      Burgundy. "White wine of Lepe." --Chaucer.	   {White witch}, a witch or wizard whose supernatural powers	      are supposed to be exercised for good and beneficent	      purposes. --Addison. --Cotton Mather.	   {White wolf}. (Zool.)	      (a) A light-colored wolf ({Canis laniger}) native of	          Thibet; -- called also {chanco}, {golden wolf}, and	          {Thibetan wolf}.	      (b) The albino variety of the gray wolf.	   {White wren} (Zool.), the willow warbler; -- so called from	      the color of the under parts.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	White \White\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The color of pure snow; one of the natural colors of	      bodies, yet not strictly a color, but a composition of all	      colors; the opposite of black; whiteness. See the Note	      under {Color}, n., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Finely attired in a of white.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something having the color of snow; something white, or	      nearly so; as, the white of the eye.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery,	      which was formerly painted white; the center of a mark at	      which a missile is shot.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T was I won the wager, though you hit the white.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person with a white skin; a member of the white, or	      Caucasian, races of men.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. A white pigment; as, Venice white.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies	      belonging to {Pieris}, and allied genera in which the	      color is usually white. See {Cabbage butterfly}, under	      {Cabbage}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black and white}. See under {Black}.	   {Flake white}, {Paris white}, etc. See under {Flack},	      {Paris}, etc.	   {White of a seed} (Bot.), the albumen. See {Albumen}, 2.	   {White of egg}, the viscous pellucid fluid which surrounds	      the yolk in an egg, particularly in the egg of a fowl. In	      a hen's egg it is alkaline, and contains about 86 per cent	      of water and 14 per cent of solid matter, the greater	      portion of which is egg albumin. It likewise contains a	      small amount of globulin, and traces of fats and sugar,	      with some inorganic matter. Heated above 60[deg] C. it	      coagulates to a solid mass, owing to the albumin which it	      contains. --Parr.	   {White of the eye} (Anat.), the white part of the ball of the	      eye surrounding the transparent cornea.	      [1913 Webster]	White \White\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whited}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whiting}.] [AS. hw[imac]tan.]	   To make white; to whiten; to whitewash; to bleach.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whited sepulchers, which indeed appear beautiful	         outward, but are within full of . . . uncleanness.	                                                  --Matt. xxiii.	                                                  27.	   [1913 Webster]	         So as no fuller on earth can white them. --Mark. ix. 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiteback \White"back`\, n. (Zool.)	   The canvasback.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitebait \White"bait`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of	       the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures	       in England.	   (b) A small translucent fish ({Salanx Chinensis}) abundant at	       certain seasons on the coasts of China and Japan, and	       used in the same manner as the European whitebait.	       [1913 Webster]
Whitebeam \White"beam`\, n. (Bot.)	   The common beam tree of England ({Pyrus Aria}); -- so called	   from the white, woolly under surface of the leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitebeard \White"beard`\, n.	   An old man; a graybeard.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitebelly \White"bel`ly\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The American widgeon, or baldpate.	   (b) The prairie chicken.	       [1913 Webster]
Whitebill \White"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American coot.	   [1913 Webster]
White-blaze \White"-blaze`\, n.	   See {White-face}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiteblow \White"blow`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Whitlow grass}, under {Whitlow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiteboy \White"boy`\, n.	   1. A favorite. [Obs.] See {White}, a., 6. "One of God's	      whiteboys." --Bunyan.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One of an association of poor Roman catholics which arose	      in Ireland about 1760, ostensibly to resist the collection	      of tithes, the members of which were so called from the	      white shirts they wore in their nocturnal raids.	      [1913 Webster]
Whiteboyism \White"boy`ism\, n.	   The conduct or principle of the Whiteboys.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitecap \White"cap`\, n.	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) The European redstart; -- so called from its white	          forehead.	      (b) The whitethroat; -- so called from its gray head.	      (c) The European tree sparrow.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the	      wind is freshening.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A member of a self-appointed vigilance committee	      attempting by lynch-law methods to drive away or coerce	      persons obnoxious to it. Some early ones wore white hoods	      or masks. [U. S.] -- {White"cap`}, v. -- {White"cap`per},	      n.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whitecoat \White"coat`\, n.	   The skin of a newborn seal; also, the seal itself. [Sealers'	   Cant]	   [1913 Webster]
White-ear \White"-ear`\, n. (Zool.)	   The wheatear.	   [1913 Webster]
White elephant \White elephant\	   Something requiring much care and expense to maintain and	   yielding little profit, and often difficult to sell; any	   burdensome possession. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
White-eye \White"-eye`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the	   genus {Zosterops}, as {Zosterops palpebrosus} of India, and	   {Zosterops c[oe]rulescens} of Australia. The eyes are	   encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name.	   Called also {bush creeper}, and {white-eyed tit}.	   [1913 Webster]
White-face \White"-face`\, n.	   A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to	   the nose; -- called also {white-blaze}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitefish \White"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of {Coregonus}, a genus of	       excellent food fishes allied to the salmons. They inhabit	       the lakes of the colder parts of North America, Asia, and	       Europe. The largest and most important American species	       ({Coregonus clupeiformis}) is abundant in the Great	       Lakes, and in other lakes farther north. Called also	       {lake whitefish}, and {Oswego bass}.	   (b) The menhaden.	   (c) The beluga, or white whale.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Various other fishes are locally called whitefish, as	         the silver salmon, the whiting	   (a), the yellowtail, and the young of the bluefish	       ({Pomatomus saltatrix}).	       [1913 Webster]
Whiteflaw \White"flaw`\, n. [See {Whitlow}.] (Med.)	   A whitlow. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
White fly \White fly\	   Any one of numerous small injurious hemipterous insects of	   the genus {Aleyrodes}, allied to scale insects. They are	   usually covered with a white or gray powder.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
White-foot \White"-foot`\, n. (Far.)	   A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and	   the coffin.	   [1913 Webster]
White friar \White" fri`ar\ (Eccl.)	   A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the	   white cloaks worn by the order. See {Carmelite}.	   [1913 Webster]
White-fronted \White`-front"ed\, a.	   Having a white front; as, the white-fronted lemur.	   [1913 Webster]	   {White-fronted goose} (Zool.), the white brant, or snow	      goose. See {Snow goose}, under {Snow}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitehead \White"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The blue-winged snow goose.	   (b) The surf scoter.	       [1913 Webster] Whitehead torpedo	Whitehead torpedo \White"head` tor*pe"do\, or Whitehead
\White"head`\, n.	   A form of self-propelling torpedo.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
White-heart \White"-heart`\, n. (Bot.)	   A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin.	   [1913 Webster]
whitehorse \white"horse\	   a {whitecap[2]} (the wave).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
White horse \White horse\	   A large mass of tough sinewy substance in the head of sperm	   whales, just above the upper jaw and extending in streaks	   into the junk above it. It resembles blubber, but contains no	   oil. Also, the part of the head in which it occurs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
White-hot \White"-hot`\, a.	   White with heat; heated to whiteness, or incandescence.	   [1913 Webster]
White-limed \White"-limed`\, a.	   Whitewashed or plastered with lime. "White-limed walls."	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
White list \White list\	   (a) A list of business concerns regarded as worthy of	       patronage by reason of compliance with certain	       conditions, as in regard to treatment of employees; as,	       the white list of the Consumers' League. [Cant]	   (b) (New York Stock Exchange) The official list of all	       transactions, published daily on white paper, divided	       into sales from 10 to 12, 12 to 2, and 2 to 3.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
White-livered \White"-liv`ered\, a.	   Having a pale look; feeble; hence, cowardly; pusillanimous;	   dastardly.	   Syn: lily-livered. [1913 Webster]	              They must not be milksops, nor white-livered	              knights.                            --Latimer.	        [1913 Webster]
Whitely \White"ly\, a.	   Like, or coming near to, white. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
White mustard \White mustard\	   A kind of mustard ({Sinapis alba}) with rough-hairy foliage,	   a long-beaked hispid pod, and pale seeds, which yield mustard	   and mustard oil. The plant is also grown for forage.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whiten \Whit"en\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whitened}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Whitening}.] [OE. whitenen; cf. Icel. hv[imac]tna.]	   To grow white; to turn or become white or whiter; as, the	   hair whitens with age; the sea whitens with foam; the trees	   in spring whiten with blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]	Whiten \Whit"en\, v. t.	   To make white; to bleach; to blanch; to whitewash; as, to	   whiten a wall; to whiten cloth.	   [1913 Webster]	         The broad stream of the Foyle then whitened by vast	         flocks of wild swans.                    --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Blanch}.	        [1913 Webster]
Whitener \Whit"en*er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, whitens; a bleaching agent; a	      bleach; a bleacher; a blancher; a whitewasher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A chemical used as an adjunct to laundering white cloth,	      which makes white cloth appear whiter. A bluing agent.	      [PJC]
Whiteness \White"ness\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tness.]	   1. The quality or state of being white; white color, or	      freedom from darkness or obscurity on the surface.	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Want of a sanguineous tinge; paleness; as from terror,	      grief, etc. "The whiteness in thy cheek." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Freedom from stain or blemish; purity; cleanness.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had kept	            The whiteness of his soul, and thus men o'er him	            wept.                                 --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Nakedness. [Obs.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) A flock of swans.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitening \Whit"en*ing\, n.	   1. The act or process of making or becoming white.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is used to render white; whiting. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whitening stone}, a sharpening and polishing stone used by	      cutlers; also, a finishing grindstone of fine texture.	      [1913 Webster]
White person \White person\	   A person of the Caucasian race (--6 Fed. Rep. 256).	   Note: In the time of slavery in the United States white	         person was generally construed as a person without	         admixture of colored blood. In various statutes and	         decisions in different States since 1865 white person	         is construed as in effect (as of 1913): one not having	         any negro blood (Ark., Okla.); one having less than one	         eighth of negro blood (Ala., Fla., Ga., Ind., Ky., Md.,	         Minn., Miss., Mo., N.C., S.C., Tenn., Tex.); one having	         less than one fourth (Mich., Neb., Ore., Va.); one	         having less than one half (Ohio). Since the passage of	         civil rights legislation in the 1960's and 1970's, the	         term has little legal significance -- for some	         purposes, as in filling out questionnaires, a person's	         race is whatever the person claims it to be.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	White noise \White noise\, n.	   a mixture or random noise sounds extending over the entire	   audible frequency spectrum with approximately equal intensity	   at all frequencies. It is used in certain experiments, as in	   psychology, to prevent subjects from hearing meaningful	   sounds.	   [PJC]	White plague \White plague\	   Tuberculosis, esp. of the lungs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
White-pot \White"-pot`\, n.	   A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread,	   etc., baked in a pot. --King.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiterump \White"rump`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American black-tailed godwit.	   [1913 Webster]
Whites \Whites\, n. pl.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) Leucorrh?a.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The finest flour made from white wheat.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Cloth or garments of a plain white color.	      [1913 Webster]
Whiteside \White"side`\, n. (Zool.)	   The golden-eye.	   [1913 Webster]
White slave \White slave\	   A woman held in involuntary confinement for purposes of	   prostitution; loosely, any woman forced into unwilling	   prostitution.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	White slaver \White slaver\	   A person engaged in procuring or holding a woman or women for	   unwilling prostitution.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	White slaving \White slaving\	   The action of one who procures or holds a woman or women for	   unwilling prostitution.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Whitesmith \White"smith`\, n.	   1. One who works in tinned or galvanized iron, or white iron;	      a tinsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A worker in iron who finishes or polishes the work, in	      distinction from one who forges it.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitester \White"ster\, n. [White + -ster.]	   A bleacher of linen; a whitener; a whitster. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whitetail \White"tail`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) The Virginia deer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The wheatear. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Whitethorn \White"thorn`\, n. (Bot.)	   The hawthorn.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitethroat \White"throat`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of Old World warblers, esp. the	   common European species ({Sylvia cinerea}), called also	   {strawsmear}, {nettlebird}, {muff}, and {whitecap}, the	   {garden whitethroat}, or {golden warbler} ({Sylvia	   hortensis}), and the {lesser whitethroat} ({Sylvia curruca}).	   [1913 Webster]
White-tie \White-tie\, a.	   requiring formal evening clothes, usually interpreted as a	   white bow tie and a tailcoat for men, and a formal evening	   dress for women; -- as, a white-tie reception at the embassy.	   Contrasting with {black-tie} and {informal}.	   [PJC]
Whitetop \White"top`\, n. (Bot.)	   Fiorin.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitewall \White"wall`\, n. (Zool.)	   The spotted flycatcher; -- so called from the white color of	   the under parts. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whitewash \White"wash`\, n.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Any wash or liquid composition for whitening something, as	      a wash for making the skin fair. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A composition of line and water, or of whiting size, and	      water, or the like, used for whitening walls, ceilings,	      etc.; milk of lime.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. a glossing over or cover up (of crimes or misfeasance).	      [PJC]	Whitewash \White"wash`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whitewashed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Whitewashing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To apply a white liquid composition to; to whiten with	      whitewash.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make white; to give a fair external appearance to; to	      clear from imputations or disgrace; hence, to clear (a	      bankrupt) from obligation to pay debts.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. In various games, to defeat (an opponent) so that he fails	      to score, or to reach a certain point in the game; to	      skunk. [Colloq., U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. to gloss over or cover up (crimes or misfeasance).	      [PJC]
Whitewasher \White"wash`er\, n.	   One who whitewashes.	   [1913 Webster]
White-water \White"-wa`ter\, n. (Far.)	   A dangerous disease of sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiteweed \White"weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial composite herb ({Chrysanthemum Leucanthemum})	   with conspicuous white rays and a yellow disk, a common weed	   in grass lands and pastures; -- called also {oxeye daisy}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitewing \White"wing`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The chaffinch; -- so called from the white bands on the	       wing.	   (b) The velvet duck.	       [1913 Webster]
Whitewood \White"wood`\, n.	   The soft and easily-worked wood of the tulip tree	   ({Liriodendron tulipifera}). It is much used in cabinetwork,	   carriage building, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several other kinds of light-colored wood are called	         whitewood in various countries, as the wood of	         {Bignonia leucoxylon} in the West Indies, of	         {Pittosporum bicolor} in Tasmania, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Whitewood bark}. See the Note under {Canella}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitewort \White"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) Wild camomile.	   (b) A kind of Solomon's seal ({Polygonum officinale}).	       [1913 Webster]
Whitflaw \Whit"flaw`\, n. [See {Whitlow}.]	   Whitlow. [Obs.] "The nails fallen off by whitflaws."	   --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Whither \Whith"er\, adv. [OE. whider. AS. hwider; akin to E.	   where, who; cf. Goth. hvadr[=e] whither. See {Who}, and cf.	   {Hither}, {Thither}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To what place; -- used interrogatively; as, whither goest	      thou? "Whider may I flee?" --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sir Valentine, whither away so fast?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To what or which place; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            That no man should know . . . whither that he went.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            We came unto the land whither thou sentest us.	                                                  --Num. xiii.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To what point, degree, end, conclusion, or design;	      whereunto; whereto; -- used in a sense not physical.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor have I . . . whither to appeal.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Any whither}, to any place; anywhere. [Obs.] "Any whither,	      in hope of life eternal." --Jer. Taylor.	   {No whither}, to no place; nowhere. [Obs.] --2 Kings v. 25.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Where.	   Usage: {Whither}, {Where}. Whither properly implies motion to	          place, and where rest in a place. Whither is now,	          however, to a great extent, obsolete, except in	          poetry, or in compositions of a grave and serious	          character and in language where precision is required.	          Where has taken its place, as in the question, "Where	          are you going?"	          [1913 Webster]	          [1913 Webster]
Whithersoever \Whith`er*so*ev"er\, adv. [Whither + soever.]	   To whatever place; to what place soever; wheresoever; as, I	   will go whithersoever you lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitherward \Whith"er*ward\, adv.	   In what direction; toward what or which place. --R. of	   Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whitherward to turn for a good course of life was by no	         means too apparent.                      --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitile \Whit"ile\, n. [Perhaps properly, the cutter (see	   {Whittle}, v.), or cf. whitewall, witwal.] (Zool.)	   The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whiting \Whit"ing\, n. [From {White}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.)	      (a) A common European food fish ({Melangus vulgaris}) of	          the Codfish family; -- called also {fittin}.	      (b) A North American fish ({Merlucius vulgaris}) allied to	          the preceding; -- called also {silver hake}.	      (c) Any one of several species of North American marine	          sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus	          {Menticirrhus}, especially {Menticirrhus Americanus},	          found from Maryland to Brazil, and {Menticirrhus	          littoralis}, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called	          also {silver whiting}, and {surf whiting}.	          [1913 Webster]	   Note: Various other fishes are locally called whiting, as the	         kingfish	      (a), the sailor's choice	      (b), the Pacific tomcod, and certain species of lake	          whitefishes.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and	      repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in	      putty, for cleaning silver, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whiting pollack}. (Zool.) Same as {Pollack}.	   {Whiting pout} (Zool.), the bib, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Whiting-mop \Whit"ing-mop`\, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) A young whiting. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fair lass. "This pretty whiting-mop." --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitish \Whit"ish\, a. [From {White}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Somewhat white; approaching white; white in a moderate	      degree.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Covered with an opaque white powder.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitishness \Whit"ish*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being whitish or somewhat white.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitleather \Whit"leath`er\, n. [White + leather.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Leather dressed or tawed with alum, salt, etc., remarkable	      for its pliability and toughness; white leather.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The paxwax. See {Paxwax}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitling \Whit"ling\, n. [White + -ling.] (Zool.)	   A young full trout during its second season. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whitlow \Whit"low\, n. [Prov. E. whickflaw, for quickflaw, i.	   e., a flaw or sore at the quick; cf. Icel. kvika the quick	   under the nail or under a horse's hoof. See {Quick}, a., and	   {Flaw}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Med.) An inflammation of the fingers or toes, generally	      of the last phalanx, terminating usually in suppuration.	      The inflammation may occupy any seat between the skin and	      the bone, but is usually applied to a felon or	      inflammation of the periosteal structures of the bone.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) An inflammatory disease of the feet. It occurs	      round the hoof, where an acrid matter is collected.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whitlow grass} (Bot.), name given to several inconspicuous	      herbs, which were thought to be a cure for the whitlow, as	      {Saxifraga tridactylites}, {Draba verna}, and several	      species of {Paronychia}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitlow-wort \Whit"low-wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Whitlow grass}, under {Whitlow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitmonday \Whit"mon`day\, n. (Eccl.)	   The day following Whitsunday; -- called also {Whitsun	   Monday}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitneyite \Whit"ney*ite\, n. [So called after J.D. Whitney, an	   American geologist.] (Min.)	   an arsenide of copper from Lake Superior.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitson \Whit"son\, a.	   See {Whitsun}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whitsour \Whit"sour`\, n. [White + sour.] (Bot.)	   A sort of apple.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitster \Whit"ster\, n. [Contracted fr. whitester.]	   A whitener; a bleacher; a whitester. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The whitsters in Datchet mead.           --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitsun \Whit"sun\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or observed at, Whitsuntide; as, Whitsun	   week; Whitsun Tuesday; Whitsun pastorals.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitsunday \Whit"sun*day\, n. [White + Sunday.]	   1. (Eccl.) The seventh Sunday, and the fiftieth day, after	      Easter; a festival of the church in commemoration of the	      descent of the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost;	      Pentecost; -- so called, it is said, because, in the	      primitive church, those who had been newly baptized	      appeared at church between Easter and Pentecost in white	      garments.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) See the Note under {Term}, n., 12.	      [1913 Webster]
Whitsuntide \Whit"sun*tide`\, n. [Whitsunday + tide.]	   The week commencing with Whitsunday, esp. the first three	   days -- Whitsunday, Whitsun Monday, and Whitsun Tuesday; the	   time of Pentecost. --R. of Gloucester.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitten tree \Whit"ten tree`\ [Probably from white; cf. AS.	   hwitingtre['o]w.] (Bot.)	   Either of two shrubs ({Viburnum Lantana}, and {Viburnum	   Opulus}), so called on account of their whitish branches.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitterick \Whit"ter*ick\, n.	   The curlew. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [AS. hw[imac]tel, from hwit white; akin	   to Icel. hv[imac]till a white bed cover. See {White}.]	   (a) A grayish, coarse double blanket worn by countrywomen, in	       the west of England, over the shoulders, like a cloak or	       shawl. --C. Kingsley.	   (b) Same as {Whittle shawl}, below.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Whittle shawl}, a kind of fine woolen shawl, originally and	      especially a white one.	      [1913 Webster]	Whittle \Whit"tle\, n. [OE. thwitel, fr. AS. pw[imac]tan to cut.	   Cf. {Thwittle}, {Thwaite} a piece of ground.]	   A knife; esp., a pocket, sheath, or clasp knife. "A butcher's	   whittle." --Dryden. "Rude whittles." -- Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         He wore a Sheffield whittle in his hose. --Betterton.	   [1913 Webster]	Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Whittled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Whittling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pare or cut off the surface of with a small knife; to	      cut or shape, as a piece of wood held in the hand, with a	      clasp knife or pocketknife.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To edge; to sharpen; to render eager or excited; esp., to	      excite with liquor; to inebriate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            "In vino veritas." When men are well whittled, their	            tongues run at random.                --Withals.	      [1913 Webster]	Whittle \Whit"tle\, v. i.	   To cut or shape a piece of wood with am small knife; to cut	   up a piece of wood with a knife.	   [1913 Webster]	         Dexterity with a pocketknife is a part of a Nantucket	         education; but I am inclined to think the propensity is	         national. Americans must and will whittle. --Willis.	   [1913 Webster]
Whittlings \Whit"tlings\, n. pl.	   Chips made by one who whittles; shavings cut from a stick	   with a knife.	   [1913 Webster]
Whittret \Whit"tret\, n. (Zool.)	   A weasel. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whittuesday \Whit"tues`day\, n. (Eccl.)	   The day following Whitmonday; -- called also {Whitsun	   Tuesday}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitwall \Whit"wall`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Whetile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whitworth ball \Whit"worth ball`\ (Gun.)	   A prejectile used in the Whitworth gun.	   [1913 Webster]	Whitworth gun \Whit"worth gun`\ (Gun.)	   A form of rifled cannon and small arms invented by Sir Joseph	   Whitworth, of Manchester, England.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Mr. Whitworth's system, the bore of the gun has a	         polygonal section, and the twist is rapid. The ball,	         which is pointed in front, is made to fit the bore	         accurately, and is very much elongated, its length	         being about three and one half times as great as its	         diameter. --H. L. Scott.	         [1913 Webster]
Whity-brown \Whit"y-brown`\, a.	   Of a color between white and brown. --Pegge.	   [1913 Webster]
Whiz \Whiz\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whizzed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whizzing}.] [Of imitative origin. ???. Cf. {Whistle}, and	   {Hiss}.]	   To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball	   flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp	   hissing or whistling sound. [Written also {whizz}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It flew, and whizzing, cut the liquid way. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Whiz \Whiz\, n.	   A hissing and humming sound.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like the whiz of my crossbow.            --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Whizzingly \Whiz"zing*ly\, adv.	   With a whizzing sound.	   [1913 Webster]
Who \Who\, pron. [Possess. {whose}; object. {Whom}.] [OE. who,	   wha, AS. hw[=a], interrogative pron., neut. hw[ae]t; akin to	   OFries. hwa, neut. hwet, OS. hw[=e], neut. hwat, D. wie,	   neut. wat, G. wer, neut. was, OHG. wer, hwer, neut. waz,	   hwaz, Icel. hvat, neut., Dan. hvo, neut. hvad, Sw. ho, hvem,	   neut. hvad, Goth. hwas, fem. hw[=o], neut. hwa, Lith. kas,	   Ir. & Gael. co, W. pwy, L. quod, neuter of qui, Gr. po`teros	   whether, Skr. kas. [root]182. Cf. {How}, {Quantity},	   {Quorum}, {Quote}, {Ubiquity}, {What}, {When}, {Where},	   {Whether}, {Which}, {Whither}, {Whom}, {Why}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   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 interrogative pronouns, who and whom ask the question:	      What or which person or persons? Who and whom, as relative	      pronouns (in the sense of that), are properly used of	      persons (corresponding to which, as applied to things),	      but are sometimes, less properly and now rarely, used of	      animals, plants, etc. Who and whom, as compound relatives,	      are also used especially of persons, meaning the person	      that; the persons that; the one that; whosoever. "Let who	      will be President." --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] should not tell whose children they were.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            There thou tell'st of kings, and who aspire;	            Who fall, who rise, who triumph, who do moan.	                                                  --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Adders who with cloven tongues	            Do hiss into madness.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whom I could pity thus forlorn.       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            How hard is our fate, who serve in the state.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who cheapens life, abates the fear of death.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            The brace of large greyhounds, who were the	            companions of his sports.             --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One; any; one. [Obs., except in the archaic phrase, as who	      should say.]	      [1913 Webster]	            As who should say, it were a very dangerous matter	            if a man in any point should be found wiser than his	            forefathers were.                     --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia).	      [1913 Webster]
Whoa \Whoa\, interj.	   Stop; stand; hold. See {Ho}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Whobub \Who"bub\, n.	   Hubbub. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Whoever \Who*ev"er\, pron.	   Whatever person; any person who; be or she who; any one who;	   as, he shall be punished, whoever he may be. "Whoever envies	   or repines." --Milton. "Whoever the king favors." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whole \Whole\, a. [OE. hole, hol, hal, hool, AS. h[=a]l well,	   sound, healthy; akin to OFries. & OS. h?l, D. heel, G. heil,	   Icel. heill, Sw. hel whole, Dan. heel, Goth. hails well,	   sound, OIr. c?l augury. Cf. {Hale}, {Hail} to greet, {Heal}	   to cure, {Health}, {Holy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Containing the total amount, number, etc.; comprising all	      the parts; free from deficiency; all; total; entire; as,	      the whole earth; the whole solar system; the whole army;	      the whole nation. "On their whole host I flew unarmed."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whole race of mankind.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Complete; entire; not defective or imperfect; not broken	      or fractured; unimpaired; uninjured; integral; as, a whole	      orange; the egg is whole; the vessel is whole.	      [1913 Webster]	            My life is yet whole in me.           --2 Sam. i. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Possessing, or being in a state of, heath and soundness;	      healthy; sound; well.	      [1913 Webster]	            [She] findeth there her friends hole and sound.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that be whole need not a physician. --Matt. ix.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Sir Lancelot's deadly hurt was whole.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Whole blood}. (Law of Descent) See under {Blood}, n., 2.	   {Whole note} (Mus.), the note which represents a note of	      longest duration in common use; a semibreve.	   {Whole number} (Math.), a number which is not a fraction or	      mixed number; an integer.	   {Whole snipe} (Zool.), the common snipe, as distinguished	      from the smaller jacksnipe. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: All; total; complete; entire; integral; undivided;	        uninjured; unimpaired; unbroken; healthy.	   Usage: {Whole}, {Total}, {Entire}, {Complete}. When we use	          the word whole, we refer to a thing as made up of	          parts, none of which are wanting; as, a whole week; a	          whole year; the whole creation. When we use the word	          total, we have reference to all as taken together, and	          forming a single totality; as, the total amount; the	          total income. When we speak of a thing as entire, we	          have no reference to parts at all, but regard the	          thing as an integer, i. e., continuous or unbroken;	          as, an entire year; entire prosperity. When we speak	          of a thing as complete, there is reference to some	          progress which results in a filling out to some end or	          object, or a perfected state with no deficiency; as,	          complete success; a complete victory.	          [1913 Webster]	                All the whole army stood agazed on him. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                One entire and perfect chrysolite. --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	                Lest total darkness should by night regain	                Her old possession, and extinguish life.	                                                  --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	                So absolute she seems,	                And in herself complete.          --Milton.	          [1913 Webster]	Whole \Whole\, n.	   1. The entire thing; the entire assemblage of parts;	      totality; all of a thing, without defect or exception; a	      thing complete in itself.	      [1913 Webster]	            This not the whole of life to live,	            Nor all of death to die.              --J.	                                                  Montgomery.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A regular combination of parts; a system.	      [1913 Webster]	            Parts answering parts shall slide into a whole.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Committee of the whole}. See under {Committee}.	   {Upon the whole}, considering all things; taking everything	      into account; in view of all the circumstances or	      conditions.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Totality; total; amount; aggregate; gross.	        [1913 Webster]
Whole-hoofed \Whole"-hoofed`\, a.	   Having an undivided hoof, as the horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Whole-length \Whole"-length`\, a.	   Representing the whole figure; -- said of a picture or	   statue. -- n. A portrait or statue representing the whole	   figure.	   [1913 Webster]
Wholeness \Whole"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being whole, entire, or sound;	   entireness; totality; completeness.	   [1913 Webster]
Wholesale \Whole"sale`\, n.	   Sale of goods by the piece or large quantity, as	   distinguished from retail.	   [1913 Webster]	   {By wholesale}, in the mass; in large quantities; without	      distinction or discrimination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some, from vanity or envy, despise a valuable book,	            and throw contempt upon it by wholesale. --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	Wholesale \Whole"sale`\, a.	   1. Pertaining to, or engaged in, trade by the piece or large	      quantity; selling to retailers or jobbers rather than to	      consumers; as, a wholesale merchant; the wholesale price.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Extensive and indiscriminate; as, wholesale slaughter. "A	      time for wholesale trust." --Mrs. Humphry Ward.	      [1913 Webster]
Wholesome \Whole"some\, a. [Compar. {Wholesomer}; superl.	   {Wholesomest}.] [Whole + some; cf. Icel. heilsamr, G.	   heilsam, D. heilzaam.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Tending to promote health; favoring health; salubrious;	      salutary.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wholesome thirst and appetite.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            From which the industrious poor derive an agreeable	            and wholesome variety of food.        --A Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Contributing to the health of the mind; favorable to	      morals, religion, or prosperity; conducive to good;	      salutary; sound; as, wholesome advice; wholesome	      doctrines; wholesome truths; wholesome laws.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wholesome tongue is a tree of life. --Prov. xv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	            I can not . . . make you a wholesome answer; my	            wit's diseased.                       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wholesome suspicion began to be entertained. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Sound; healthy. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Whole"some*ly}, adv. --	      {Whole"some*ness}, n.	      [1913 Webster]
Whole-souled \Whole"-souled`\, a.	   Thoroughly imbued with a right spirit; noble-minded; devoted.	   [1913 Webster]
Wholly \Whol"ly\, adv.	   1. In a whole or complete manner; entirely; completely;	      perfectly.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor wholly overcome, nor wholly yield. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To the exclusion of other things; totally; fully.	      [1913 Webster]	            They employed themselves wholly in domestic life.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]
Whom \Whom\, pron. [OE. wham, AS. dative hw[=a]m, hw?m. See	   {Who}.]	   The objective case of who. See {Who}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Old English, whom was also commonly used as a	         dative. Cf. {Him}.	         [1913 Webster]	               And every grass that groweth upon root	               She shall eke know, and whom it will do boot.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]
Whomsoever \Whom`so*ev"er\, pron.	   The objective of whosoever. See {Whosoever}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Most High ruleth in the kingdow of men, and giveth	         it to whomsoever he will.                --Dan. iv. 17.	   [1913 Webster]
Whoobub \Whoo"bub\, n.	   Hubbub. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whoop \Whoop\, n. [See Hoopoe.] (Zool.)	   The hoopoe.	   [1913 Webster]	Whoop \Whoop\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whooped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whooping}.] [OE. houpen. See {Hoop}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To utter a whoop, or loud cry, as eagerness, enthusiasm,	      or enjoyment; to cry out; to shout; to halloo; to utter a	      war whoop; to hoot, as an owl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each whooping with a merry shout.     --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            When naught was heard but now and then the howl	            Of some vile cur, or whooping of the owl. --W.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cough or breathe with a sonorous inspiration, as in	      whooping cough.	      [1913 Webster]	Whoop \Whoop\, v. t.	   To insult with shouts; to chase with derision.	   [1913 Webster]	         And suffered me by the voice of slaves to be	         Whooped out of Rome.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Whoop \Whoop\, n.	   1. A shout of pursuit or of war; a very of eagerness,	      enthusiasm, enjoyment, vengeance, terror, or the like; an	      halloo; a hoot, or cry, as of an owl.	      [1913 Webster]	            A fox, crossing the road, drew off a considerable	            detachment, who clapped spurs to their horses, and	            pursued him with whoops and halloos.  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The whoop of the crane.               --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A loud, shrill, prolonged sound or sonorous inspiration,	      as in whooping cough.	      [1913 Webster]
Whooper \Whoop"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, whooops.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Woopher swan}. (Zool.) See the Note under {Swan}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whooping \Whoop"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Whoop}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Whooping cough} (Med.), a violent, convulsive cough,	      returning at longer or shorter intervals, and consisting	      of several expirations, followed by a sonorous	      inspiration, or whoop; chin cough; hooping cough.	      --Dunglison.	   {Whooping crane} (Zool.), a North American crane ({Crus	      Americana}) noted for the loud, whooplike note which it	      utters.	   {Whooping swan} (Zool.), the whooper swan. See the Note under	      {Swan}.	      [1913 Webster]
Whoot \Whoot\, v. i. [See {Hoot}.]	   To hoot. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Whop \Whop\, v. t.	   Same as {Whap}. --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]	Whop \Whop\, n.	   Same as {Whap}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whopper \Whop"per\, n. [Cf. {Whapper}.]	   1. One who, or that which, whops.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. something very large, especially a big lie. Same as	      {Whapper}, but the more common spelling.	      [1913 Webster]
Whore \Whore\ (h[=o]r), n. [OE. hore, AS. h[=o]re; akin to D.	   hoer, hoere, G. hure, OHG. huora, huorra, Icel. h[=o]ra, Dan.	   hore, Sw. hora, Goth. h[=o]rs an adulterer, AS. h[=o]r	   adultery, OHG. huor, and probably to L. carus dear. Cf.	   {Charity}.]	   A woman who practices unlawful sexual commerce with men,	   especially one who prostitutes her body for hire; a	   prostitute; a harlot. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Harlot; courtesan; prostitute; strumpet.	        [1913 Webster]	Whore \Whore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Whored}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Whoring}.] [Cf. Icel. h?ra. See {Whore}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To have unlawful sexual intercourse; to practice lewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) To worship false and impure gods.	      [1913 Webster]	Whore \Whore\, v. t.	   To corrupt by lewd intercourse; to make a whore of; to	   debauch. [R.] --Congreve.	   [1913 Webster]
Whoredom \Whore"dom\, n. [OE. hordom; cf. Icel. h?rd?mr.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The practice of unlawful intercourse with the other sex;	      fornication; lewdness.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Script.) The sin of worshiping idols; idolatry.	      [1913 Webster]	            O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is	            defiled; they will not . . . turn unto their God.	                                                  --Hos. v. 3,	                                                  4.	      [1913 Webster]
Whoremaster \Whore"mas`ter\, n.	   1. A man who practices lewdness; a lecher; a whoremonger.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One keeps or procures whores for others; a pimp; a	      procurer.	      [1913 Webster]
Whoremasterly \Whore"mas`ter*ly\, a.	   Having the character of a whoremaster; lecherous; libidinous.	   [1913 Webster]
Whoremonger \Whore"mon`ger\, n.	   A whoremaster; a lecher; a man who frequents the society of	   whores.	   [1913 Webster]
Whoreson \Whore"son\, n.	   A bastard; colloquially, a low, scurvy fellow; -- used	   generally in contempt, or in coarse humor. Also used	   adjectively. [Archaic] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Whorish \Whor"ish\, a.	   Resembling a whore in character or conduct; addicted to	   unlawful pleasures; incontinent; lewd; unchaste.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Whor"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Whor"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Whorl \Whorl\, n. [OE. whorvil the whirl of a spindle; akin to	   AS. hweorfa the whirl of a spindle, hweorfan to turn; cf. OD.	   worvel the whirl of a spindle. See {Whirl}, n. & v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A circle of two or more leaves, flowers, or other	      organs, about the same part or joint of a stem.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A volution, or turn, of the spire of a univalve	      shell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Spinning) The fly of a spindle.	      [1913 Webster]
Whorled \Whorled\, a.	   Furnished with whorls; arranged in the form of a whorl or	   whorls; verticillate; as, whorled leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Whorler \Whorl"er\, n.	   A potter's wheel.	   [1913 Webster]
Whort \Whort\, n. [See {Whortleberry}.] (Bot.)	   The whortleberry, or bilberry. See {Whortleberry}	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Whortle \Whor"tle\, n. (Bot.)	   The whortleberry, or bilberry.	   [1913 Webster]	         [He] looked ahead of him from behind a tump of	         whortles.                                --R. D.	                                                  Blackmore.	   [1913 Webster]
Whortleberry \Whor"tle*ber`ry\, n. [AS. wyrtil a small shrub	   (dim. of wyrt wort) + E. berry. See {Wort}, and cf.	   {Huckleberry}, {Hurtleberry}.] (Bot.)	   (a) In England, the fruit of {Vaccinium Myrtillus}; also, the	       plant itself. See {Bilberry}, 1.	   (b) The fruit of several shrubby plants of the genus	       {Gaylussacia}; also, any one of these plants. See	       {Huckleberry}.	       [1913 Webster]
Whose \Whose\ (h[=oo]z), pron. [OE. whos, whas, AS. hw[ae]s,	   gen. of hw[=a]. See {Who}.]	   The possessive case of who or which. See {Who}, and {Which}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whose daughter art thou? tell me, I pray thee. --Gen.	                                                  xxiv. 23.	   [1913 Webster]	         The question whose solution I require.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Whosesoever \Whose`so*ev"er\ (-s[-o]*[e^]v"[~e]r), pron.	   The possessive of whosoever. See {Whosoever}.	   [1913 Webster]
Whoso \Who"so\, pron.	   Whosoever. -- Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whoso shrinks or falters now, . . .	         Brand the craven on his brow!            --Whittier.	   [1913 Webster]
Whosoever \Who`so*ev"er\ (h[=oo]`s[-o]*[e^]v"[~e]r), pron.	   Whatsoever person; any person whatever that; whoever.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whosoever will, let him take . . . freely. --Rev. xxii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]
Whot \Whot\, a.	   Hot. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Whur \Whur\, v. i. [Probably of imitative origin. Cf. {Hurr},	   {Hurry}, {Whir}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To make a rough, humming sound, like one who pronounces	      the letter r with too much force; to whir; to birr.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To snarl or growl, as a dog. --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	Whur \Whur\, n.	   A humming or whirring sound, like that of a body moving	   through the air with velocity; a whir.	   [1913 Webster]
Whurry \Whur"ry\, v. t. [See {Hurry}.]	   To whisk along quickly; to hurry. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Whurrying the chariot with them to the shore. --Vicars.	   [1913 Webster]
Whurt \Whurt\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Whort}.	   [1913 Webster]
Why \Why\, adv. [OE. whi, why, AS. hw[imac], hw?, instrumental	   case of hw[=a], hw[ae]t; akin to Icel. hv[imac] why, Dan. &	   Sw. hvi; cf. Goth. hw?. ?. See {Who}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. For what cause, reason, or purpose; on what account;	      wherefore; -- used interrogatively. See the Note under	      {What}, pron., 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will	            ye die, O house of Israel?            --Ezek.	                                                  xxxiii. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. For which; on account of which; -- used relatively.	      [1913 Webster]	            No ground of enmity between us known	            Why he should mean me ill or seek to harm. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Turn the discourse; I have a reason why	            I would not have you speak so tenderly. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The reason or cause for which; that on account of which;	      on what account; as, I know not why he left town so	      suddenly; -- used as a compound relative.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Why is sometimes used as an interjection or an	         expletive in expression of surprise or content at a	         turn of affairs; used also in calling. "Why, Jessica!"	         --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               If her chill heart I can not move,	               Why, I'll enjoy the very love.     --Cowley.	         [1913 Webster] Sometimes, also, it is used as a noun.	         [1913 Webster]	               The how and the why and the where. --Goldsmith.	         [1913 Webster]	   {For why}, because; why. See {Forwhy}. [Obs. or Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Why \Why\, n.	   A young heifer. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster] Whydah bird
Whydah bird \Whyd"ah bird`\, or Whydah finch \Whyd"ah finch`\	   (Zool.)	   The whidah bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Why-not \Why"-not`\, n.	   A violent and peremptory procedure without any assigned	   reason; a sudden conclusive happening. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         When the church	         Was taken with a why-not in the lurch.   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	         This game . . . was like to have been lost with a	         why-not.                                 --Nugae Antiq.	   [1913 Webster]
Wicca \Wic"ca\ (w[i^]k"k[.a]), prop. n. [OE. wicche wizard, AS.	   wicce, fem., wicca, masc.; see also {witch} and {wicked}.]	   1. A religion derived from pre-Christian times, also called	      {Witchcraft}[4], which practices a benevolent reverence	      for nature, and recognizes two deities, variously viewed	      as Mother & Father, Goddess & God, Female & Male, etc.;	      its practitioners are called Wiccans, Wiccas, or witches.	      Since there is no central authority to propagate dogma,	      the beliefs and practices of Wiccans vary significantly.	      [PJC]	            Encouraged by court rulings recognizing witchcraft	            as a legal religion, an increasing number of books	            related to the subject, and the continuing cultural	            concern for the environment, Wicca -- as	            contemporary witchcraft is often called -- has been	            growing in the United States and abroad. It is a	            major element in the expanding "neo-pagan" movement	            whose members regard nature itself as charged with	            divinity.                             --Gustav	                                                  Niebuhr (N. Y.	                                                  Times, Oct.	                                                  31, 1999, p.	                                                  1)	      [PJC]	            "I don't worship Satan, who I don't think exists,	            but I do pray to the Goddess of Creation." said	            Margot S. Adler, a New York correspondent for	            National Public Radio and a Wiccan practitioner.	            "Wicca is not anti-Christian or pro-Christian, it's	            pre-Christian."                       --Anthony	                                                  Ramirez (N. Y.	                                                  Times Aug. 22,	                                                  1999, p. wk 2)	      [PJC]	   Note: Wicca is a ditheistic religion, also called Witchcraft,	         founded on the beliefs and doctrines of pre-Roman	         Celts, including the reverence for nature and the	         belief in a universal balance. Though frequently	         practiced in covens, solitary practitioners do exist.	         The modern form of the religion was popularized in 1954	         by Gerald Gardener's Witchcraft Today. It is viewed as	         a form of neo-paganism.	         Wicca recognizes two deities, visualized as Mother &	         Father, Goddess & God, Female & Male, etc. These	         dieties are nameless, but many Wiccans adopt a name	         with which they refer to the two: Diana is a popular	         name for the Goddess to take, among others such as	         Artemis, Isis, Morrigan, etc. Some of her symbols are:	         the moon; the ocean; a cauldron; and the labrys	         (two-headed axe), among others. The God is of equal	         power to the Goddess, and takes on names such as	         Apollo, Odin, Lugh, etc. A small number of his symbols	         are: the sun; the sky; a horn (or two horns); and	         others.	         Witchcraft is not a Christian denomination; there is no	         devil in its mythos, thus the devil cannot be	         worshiped, and the medieval view of Witches as	         Satan-worshipers is erroneous. Satanists are not	         Witches and Witches are not Satanists. Both have a	         tendency to be offended when the two are confused.	         In the Wiccan religion male Witches are not "Warlocks".	         The term Warlock comes from Scottish, meaning	         'oathbreaker', 'traitor', or 'devil'. Its application	         to male witches is of uncertain origin.	         The Wiccan Rede, "An it harm none, do what thou wilt"	         comes in many variations. All of them say the same	         thing, "Do as you wish, just don't do anything to harm	         anyone." It is implied that 'anyone' includes one's	         self.	         Witches practice in groups called Covens or as solitary	         practitioners, and some practice "magic", which is to	         say, they pray. Since the one rule that Witches have	         requires that they can not do harm, harmful magic does	         not exist in Wicca. In Wicca, "magic" is simply subtly	         altering small things, to gain a desired effect.	         Wicca, sometimes called Neo-Witchcraft, was revived in	         the 1950s, when the last laws against Witchcraft were	         repealed. Gerald Gardner founded Gardnerian Wicca	         sometime after his book, Witchcraft Today, was	         published in 1954. Raymond Buckland, in America, did	         much the same that Gardner did in Europe -- stood up to	         the misconceptions about Witchcraft.	         Two other books describing the modern practice of Wicca	         are:	         Wicca: A Guide for the Solitary Practitioner, by Scott	         Cunningham, Llewellyn Publications, 1988.	         Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft, by Raymond	         Buckland, Llewellyn Publications, 1975.	         A Web site devoted to elucidation of modern witchcraft	         is:	         [a href="http:]/www.witchvox.com">Witchvox --Cody Scott	         [PJC]	   2. A practitioner of Wicca, also commonly called a {Wiccan},	      {Wicca}, or {witch} .	      [PJC]	            For at least one person who has seen "The Blair	            Witch Project", the surprise hit movie of the summer	            did not so much terrify as infuriate. One long slur	            against witches, said Selena Fox, a witch, or Wicca,	            as male and female American witches prefer to call	            themselves.                           --Anthony	                                                  Ramirez (N. Y.	                                                  Times, Aug.	                                                  22, 1999, p.	                                                  wk 2)	      [PJC]
Wiccan \Wic"can\ (w[i^]k"k[i^]n), prop. a.	   Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, {Wicca} or its	   adherents.	   [PJC]	Wiccan \Wic"can\ (w[i^]k"k[i^]n), prop. n.	   An adherent or practitioner of {Wicca}.	   [PJC]
wich \wich\ (w[i^]ch), n.	   A variant of 1st {wick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wichitas \Wich"i*tas\ (w[i^]ch"[i^]*t[add]z), prop. n. pl.;	   sing. {Wichita} (w[i^]ch"[i^]*t[add]). (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians native of the region between the Arkansas	   and Red rivers. They are related to the Pawnees. See	   {Pawnees}.	   [1913 Webster] wick
wick \wick\ (w[i^]k), or Wich \Wich\ (w[i^]ch), n. [AS. w[imac]c	   village, fr. L. vicus. In some names of places, perhaps fr.	   Icel. v[imac]k an inlet, creek, bay. See {Vicinity}, and cf.	   {Villa}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A street; a village; a castle; a dwelling; a place of	      work, or exercise of authority; -- now obsolete except in	      composition; as, bailiwick, Warwick, Greenwick. --Stow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Curling) A narrow port or passage in the rink or course,	      flanked by the stones of previous players.	      [1913 Webster]	wick \wick\ (w[i^]k), n. [OE. wicke, weyke, weke, AS. weoca or	   wecca; cf. D. wiek a roll of lint, Prov. G. wicke, and	   wieche, OHG. wiohha, Sw. veke, Dan. v[ae]ge; of uncertain	   origin.]	   A bundle of fibers, or a loosely twisted or braided cord,	   tape, or tube, usually made of soft spun cotton threads,	   which by capillary attraction draws up a steady supply of the	   oil in lamps, the melted tallow or wax in candles, or other	   material used for illumination, in small successive portions,	   to be burned.	   [1913 Webster]	         But true it is, that when the oil is spent	         The light goes out, and wick is thrown away. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	wick \wick\, v. i. (Curling)	   To strike a stone in an oblique direction. --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]
wicke \wick"e\ (w[i^]k"e), a.	   Wicked. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. "With full wikke intent."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wicked \Wicked\ (w[i^]kt), a.	   Having a wick; -- used chiefly in composition; as, a	   two-wicked lamp.	   [1913 Webster]	Wicked \Wick"ed\ (w[i^]k"[e^]d), a. [OE. wicked, fr. wicke	   wicked; probably originally the same word as wicche wizard,	   witch. See {Witch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Evil in principle or practice; deviating from morality;	      contrary to the moral or divine law; addicted to vice or	      sin; sinful; immoral; profligate; -- said of persons and	      things; as, a wicked king; a wicked woman; a wicked deed;	      wicked designs.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hence, then, and evil go with thee along,	            Thy offspring, to the place of evil, hell,	            Thou and thy wicked crew!             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Never, never, wicked man was wise.    --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cursed; baneful; hurtful; bad; pernicious; dangerous.	      [Obs.] "Wicked dew." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This were a wicked way, but whoso had a guide. --P.	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Ludicrously or sportively mischievous; disposed to	      mischief; roguish. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pen looked uncommonly wicked.         --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Iniquitous; sinful; criminal; guilty; immoral; unjust;	        unrighteous; unholy; irreligious; ungodly; profane;	        vicious; pernicious; atrocious; nefarious; heinous;	        flagrant; flagitious; abandoned. See {Iniquitous}.	        [1913 Webster]
Wickedly \Wick"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a wicked manner; in a manner, or with motives and designs,	   contrary to the divine law or the law of morality; viciously;	   corruptly; immorally.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have sinned, and I have done wickedly. --2 Sam. xxiv.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster]
Wickedness \Wick"ed*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being wicked; departure from the	      rules of the divine or the moral law; evil disposition or	      practices; immorality; depravity; sinfulness.	      [1913 Webster]	            God saw that the wickedness of man was great. --Gen.	                                                  vi. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their inward part is very wickedness. --Ps. v. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wicked thing or act; crime; sin; iniquity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I'll never care what wickedness I do,	            If this man comes to good.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Wicken tree \Wick"en tree`\	   Same as {Quicken tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wicker \Wick"er\, n. [OE. wiker, wikir, osier, probably akin to	   AS. w[imac]can to give way. Cf. {Weak}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small pliant twig or osier; a rod for making basketwork	      and the like; a withe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wickerwork; a piece of wickerwork, esp. a basket.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then quick did dress	            His half milk up for cheese, and in a press	            Of wicker pressed it.                 --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Same as 1st {Wike}. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wicker \Wick"er\, a.	   Made of, or covered with, twigs or osiers, or wickerwork.	   [1913 Webster]	         Each one a little wicker basket had,	         Made of fine twigs, entrail['e]d curiously. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wickered \Wick"ered\, a.	   Made of, secured by, or covered with, wickers or wickerwork.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ships of light timber, wickered with osier between, and	         covered over with leather.               --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wickerwork \Wick"er*work`\, n.	   A texture of osiers, twigs, or rods; articles made of such a	   texture.	   [1913 Webster]
Wicket \Wick"et\, n. [OE. wiket, OF. wiket, guichet, F. quichet;	   probably of Scand. origin; cf. Icel. v?k a small creek,	   inlet, bay, vik a corner.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small gate or door, especially one forming part of, or	      placed near, a larger door or gate; a narrow opening or	      entrance cut in or beside a door or gate, or the door	      which is used to close such entrance or aperture. Piers	      Plowman. "Heaven's wicket." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And so went to the high street, . . . and came to	            the great tower, but the gate and wicket was fast	            closed.                               --Ld. Berners.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wicket, often opened, knew the key. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A small gate by which the chamber of canal locks is	      emptied, or by which the amount of water passing to a	      water wheel is regulated.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Cricket)	      (a) A small framework at which the ball is bowled. It	          consists of three rods, or stumps, set vertically in	          the ground, with one or two short rods, called bails,	          lying horizontally across the top.	      (b) The ground on which the wickets are set.	          [1913 Webster]	   4. A place of shelter made of the boughs of trees, -- used by	      lumbermen, etc. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) The space between the pillars, in postand-stall	      working. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wicket door}, {Wicket gate}, a small door or gate; a wicket.	      See def. 1, above. --Bunyan.	   {Wicket keeper} (Cricket), the player who stands behind the	      wicket to catch the balls and endeavor to put the batsman	      out.	      [1913 Webster]
Wicking \Wick"ing\, n.	   the material of which wicks are made; esp., a loosely braided	   or twisted cord or tape of cotton.	   [1913 Webster] Wickiup
Wickiup \Wick"i*up\ Wickyup \Wick"y*up\, n.	   Vars of {Wikiup}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Wiclifite
Wiclifite \Wic"lif*ite\, Wickliffite \Wick"liff*ite\, n.	   See {Wyclifite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wicopy \Wic"o*py\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Leatherwood}.	   [1913 Webster] Widal test	   Widal's test
Widal's test \Wi*dal's" test\, or Widal test \Wi*dal" test\ or
Widal reaction \Wi*dal" reaction\ . [After Fernand Widal (b.	   1862), French physician.] (Med.)	   A test for typhoid fever based on the fact that blood serum	   of one affected, in a bouillon culture of typhoid bacilli,	   causes the bacilli to agglutinate and lose their motility.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Widdy \Wid"dy\, n. [Cf. {Withy}.]	   A rope or halter made of flexible twigs, or withes, as of	   birch. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wide \Wide\ (w[imac]d), a. [Compar. {Wider} (-[~e]r); superl.	   {Widest}.] [OE. wid, wyde, AS. w[imac]d; akin to OFries. &	   OS. w[imac]d, D. wijd, G. weit, OHG. w[imac]t, Icel.	   v[imac][eth]r, Sw. & Dan. vid; of uncertain origin.]	   1. Having considerable distance or extent between the sides;	      spacious across; much extended in a direction at right	      angles to that of length; not narrow; broad; as, wide	      cloth; a wide table; a wide highway; a wide bed; a wide	      hall or entry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The chambers and the stables weren wyde. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wide is the gate . . . that leadeth to destruction.	                                                  --Matt. vii.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having a great extent every way; extended; spacious;	      broad; vast; extensive; as, a wide plain; the wide ocean;	      a wide difference. "This wyde world." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For sceptered cynics earth were far too wide a den.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the wide bloom, on earth that lies,	            Seems of a brighter world than ours.  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of large scope; comprehensive; liberal; broad; as, wide	      views; a wide understanding.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men of strongest head and widest culture. --M.	                                                  Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Of a certain measure between the sides; measuring in a	      direction at right angles to that of length; as, a table	      three feet wide.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Remote; distant; far.	      [1913 Webster]	            The contrary being so wide from the truth of	            Scripture and the attributes of God.  --Hammond.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Far from truth, from propriety, from necessity, or the	      like. "Our wide expositors." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is far wide that the people have such judgments.	                                                  --Latimer.	      [1913 Webster]	            How wide is all this long pretense !  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. On one side or the other of the mark; too far side-wise	      from the mark, the wicket, the batsman, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            Surely he shoots wide on the bow hand. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            I was but two bows wide.              --Massinger.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a less tense, and more open	      and relaxed, condition of the mouth organs; -- opposed to	      primary as used by Mr. Bell, and to narrow as used by Mr.	      Sweet. The effect, as explained by Mr. Bell, is due to the	      relaxation or tension of the pharynx; as explained by Mr.	      Sweet and others, it is due to the action of the tongue.	      The wide of [=e] ([=e]ve) is [i^] ([i^]ll); of [=a]	      ([=a]te) is [e^] ([e^]nd), etc. See Guide to	      Pronunciation, [sect] 13-15.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Stock Exchanges) Having or showing a wide difference	      between the highest and lowest price, amount of supply,	      etc.; as, a wide opening; wide prices, where the prices	      bid and asked differ by several points.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Wide is often prefixed to words, esp. to participles	         and participial adjectives, to form self-explaining	         compounds; as, wide-beaming, wide-branched,	         wide-chopped, wide-echoing, wide-extended,	         wide-mouthed, wide-spread, wide-spreading, and the	         like.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Far and wide}. See under {Far}.	   {Wide gauge}. See the Note under {Cauge}, 6.	      [1913 Webster]	Wide \Wide\, adv. [As. w[imac]de.]	   1. To a distance; far; widely; to a great distance or extent;	      as, his fame was spread wide.	      [1913 Webster]	            [I] went wyde in this world, wonders to hear.	                                                  --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. So as to leave or have a great space between the sides; so	      as to form a large opening. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. So as to be or strike far from, or on one side of, an	      object or purpose; aside; astray.	      [1913 Webster]	Wide \Wide\, n.	   1. That which is wide; wide space; width; extent. "The waste	      wide of that abyss." --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which goes wide, or to one side of the mark.	      [1913 Webster]
Wide-angle \Wide"-an`gle\, a. (Photog. & Optics)	   Having or covering an angle wider than the ordinary; --	   applied to certain lenses of relatively short focus. Lenses	   for ordinary purposes have an angle of 50[deg] or less.	   Wide-angle lenses may cover as much as 100[deg] and are	   useful for photographing at short range, but the pictures	   appear distorted.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wide-awake \Wide`-a*wake"\ (w[imac]d`[.a]*w[=a]k"), a.	   Fully awake; not drowsy or dull; hence, knowing; keen; alert.	   --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Wide-awake \Wide`-a*wake"\, n.	   A broad-brimmed, low-crowned felt hat.	   [1913 Webster]
Widegap \Wide"gap`\, n. (Zool.)	   The angler; -- called also {widegab}, and {widegut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Widely \Wide"ly\, adv.	   1. In a wide manner; to a wide degree or extent; far;	      extensively; as, the gospel was widely disseminated by the	      apostles.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Very much; to a great degree or extent; as, to differ	      widely in opinion.	      [1913 Webster]
Widen \Wid"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Widened}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Widening}.]	   To make wide or wider; to extend in breadth; to increase the	   width of; as, to widen a field; to widen a breach; to widen a	   stocking.	   [1913 Webster]	Widen \Wid"en\, v. i.	   To grow wide or wider; to enlarge; to spread; to extend.	   [1913 Webster]	         Arches widen, and long aisles extend.    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Wideness \Wide"ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being wide; breadth; width; great	      extent from side to side; as, the wideness of a room. "I	      landed in a small creek about the wideness of my canoe."	      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Large extent in all directions; broadness; greatness; as,	      the wideness of the sea or ocean.	      [1913 Webster]
Widespread \Wide"spread`\, a.	   Spread to a great distance; widely extended; extending far	   and wide; as, widespread wings; a widespread movement.	   [1913 Webster]
Widewhere \Wide"where`\, adv. [See {Wide}, and {Where}.]	   Widely; far and wide. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Widgeon \Widg"eon\, n. [Probably from an old French form of F.	   vigeon, vingeon, gingeon; of uncertain origin; cf. L. vipio,	   -onis, a kind of small crane.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of fresh-water ducks, especially	   those belonging to the subgenus {Mareca}, of the genus	   {Anas}. The common European widgeon ({Anas penelope}) and the	   American widgeon ({Anas Americana}) are the most important	   species. The latter is called also {baldhead}, {baldpate},	   {baldface}, {baldcrown}, {smoking duck}, {wheat}, {duck}, and	   {whitebelly}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Bald-faced widgeon}, or {Green-headed widgeon}, the American	      widgeon.	   {Black widgeon}, the European tufted duck.	   {Gray widgeon}.	   (a) The gadwall.	   (b) The pintail duck.	   {Great headed widgeon}, the poachard.	   {Pied widgeon}.	   (a) The poachard.	   (b) The goosander.	   {Saw-billed widgeon}, the merganser.	   {Sea widgeon}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Spear widgeon}, the goosander. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Spoonbilled widgeon}, the shoveler.	   {White widgeon}, the smew.	   {Wood widgeon}, the wood duck.	      [1913 Webster]
Widish \Wid"ish\, a.	   Moderately wide. --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Widmanstaumtten figures \Wid"man*st[aum]t`ten fig"ures\ (Min.)	   Certain figures appearing on etched meteoric iron; -- so	   called after A. B. Widmanst[aum]tten, of Vienna, who first	   described them in 1808. See the Note and Illust. under	   {Meteorite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Widow \Wid"ow\ (w[i^]d"[-o]), n. [OE. widewe, widwe, AS.	   weoduwe, widuwe, wuduwe; akin to OFries. widwe, OS. widowa,	   D. weduwe, G. wittwe, witwe, OHG. wituwa, witawa, Goth.	   widuw[=o], Russ. udova, OIr. fedb, W. gweddw, L. vidua, Skr.	   vidhav[=a]; and probably to Skr. vidh to be empty, to lack;	   cf. Gr. "hi`qeos a bachelor. [root]248. Cf. {Vidual}.]	   A woman who has lost her husband by death, and has not	   married again; one living bereaved of a husband. "A poor	   widow." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. (Card Playing) In various games (such as "hearts"), any	      extra hand or part of a hand, as one dealt to the table.	      It may be taken by one of the players under certain	      circumstances.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Grass widow}. See under {Grass}.	   {Widow bewitched}, a woman separated from her husband; a	      grass widow. [Colloq.]	   {Widow-in-mourning} (Zool.), the macavahu.	   {Widow monkey} (Zool.), a small South American monkey	      ({Callithrix lugens}); -- so called on account of its	      color, which is black except the dull whitish arms, neck,	      and face, and a ring of pure white around the face.	   {Widow's chamber} (Eng. Law), in London, the apparel and	      furniture of the bedchamber of the widow of a freeman, to	      which she was formerly entitled.	      [1913 Webster]	Widow \Wid"ow\, a.	   Widowed. "A widow woman." --1 Kings xvii. 9. "This widow	   lady." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Widow \Wid"ow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Widowed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Widowing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To reduce to the condition of a widow; to bereave of a	      husband; -- rarely used except in the past participle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Though in thus city he	            Hath widowed and unchilded many a one,	            Which to this hour bewail the injury. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deprive of one who is loved; to strip of anything	      beloved or highly esteemed; to make desolate or bare; to	      bereave.	      [1913 Webster]	            The widowed isle, in mourning,	            Dries up her tears.                   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tress of their shriveled fruits	            Are widowed, dreary storms o'er all prevail. --J.	                                                  Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	            Mourn, widowed queen; forgotten Sion, mourn.	                                                  --Heber.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To endow with a widow's right. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To become, or survive as, the widow of. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me be married to three kings in a forenoon, and	            widow	            them all.                             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Widow bird \Wid"ow bird`\ (Zool.)	   See {Whidan bird}.	   [1913 Webster]
Widower \Wid"ow*er\, n.	   A man who has lost his wife by death, and has not married	   again. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Widowerhood \Wid"ow*er*hood\, n.	   The state of being a widower.	   [1913 Webster]
Widowhood \Wid"ow*hood\, n.	   1. The state of being a widow; the time during which a woman	      is widow; also, rarely, the state of being a widower.	      [1913 Webster]	            Johnson clung to her memory during a widowhood of	            more than thirty years.               --Leslie	                                                  Stephen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Estate settled on a widow. [Obs.] "I 'll assure her of her	      widowhood . . . in all my lands." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Widow-hunter \Wid"ow-hunt`er\, n.	   One who courts widows, seeking to marry one with a fortune.	   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Widowly \Wid"ow*ly\, a.	   Becoming or like a widow.	   [1913 Webster]
Widow-maker \Wid"ow-mak`er\, n.	   One who makes widows by destroying husbands. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Widow-wail \Wid"ow-wail`\, n. (Bot.)	   A low, narrowleaved evergreen shrub ({Cneorum tricoccon})	   found in Southern Europe.	   [1913 Webster]
Width \Width\, n. [From {Wide}.]	   The quality of being wide; extent from side to side; breadth;	   wideness; as, the width of cloth; the width of a door.	   [1913 Webster]
Widual \Wid"u*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a widow; vidual. [Obs.] --Bale.	   [1913 Webster]
Widwe \Wid"we\, n.	   A widow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wield \Wield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wielded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wielding}.] [OE. welden to govern, to have power over, to	   possess, AS. geweldan, gewyldan, from wealdan; akin to OS.	   waldan, OFries. walda, G. walten, OHG. waltan, Icel. valda,	   Sw. v[*a]lla to occasion, to cause, Dan. volde, Goth. waldan	   to govern, rule, L. valere to be strong. Cf. {Herald},	   {Valiant}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To govern; to rule; to keep, or have in charge; also, to	      possess. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            When a strong armed man keepeth his house, all	            things that he wieldeth ben in peace. --Wyclif (Luke	                                                  xi. 21).	      [1913 Webster]	            Wile [ne will] ye wield gold neither silver ne money	            in your girdles.                      --Wyclif	                                                  (Matt. x. 9.)	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To direct or regulate by influence or authority; to	      manage; to control; to sway.	      [1913 Webster]	            The famous orators . . . whose resistless eloquence	            Wielded at will that fierce democraty. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her newborn power was wielded from the first by	            unprincipled and ambitions men.       --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   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.	      [1913 Webster]	            Base Hungarian wight! wilt thou the spigot wield!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Part wield their arms, part curb the foaming steed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nothing but the influence of a civilized power could	            induce a savage to wield a spade.     --S. S. Smith.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wield the scepter}, to govern with supreme command.	      [1913 Webster]
Wieldable \Wield"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being wielded.	   [1913 Webster]
Wieldance \Wield"ance\, n.	   The act or power of wielding. [Obs.] "Our weak wieldance."	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Wielder \Wield"er\, n.	   One who wields or employs; a manager; a controller.	   [1913 Webster]	         A wielder of the great arm of the war.   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wielding \Wield"ing\, n.	   Power; authority; rule. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To have them in your might and in your wielding.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wieldless \Wield"less\, a.	   Not to be wielded; unmanageable; unwieldy. [R.] "Wieldless	   might." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wieldsome \Wield"some\, a.	   Admitting of being easily wielded or managed. [Obs.]	   --Golding.	   [1913 Webster]
Wieldy \Wield"y\, a.	   Capable of being wielded; manageable; wieldable; -- opposed	   to unwieldy. [R.] --Johnson.	   [1913 Webster]
Wiener Schnitzel \Wie"ner Schnit"zel\ [G., Vienna cutlet.]	   A veal cutlet variously seasoned garnished, often with lemon,	   sardines, and capers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wier \Wier\, n.	   Same as {Weir}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wierangle \Wier`an"gle\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Wariangle}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wiery \Wier"y\, a. [Cf. {Wearish}.]	   Wet; moist; marshy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wiery \Wi"er*y\, a. [From {Wire}; cf. {Fiery}.]	   Wiry. [Obs.] "Wiery gold." --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Wife \Wife\, n.; pl. {Wives}. [OE. wif, AS. wif; akin to OFries.	   & OS. wif, D. wijf, G. weib, OHG. w[imac]b, Icel. v[imac]f,	   Dan. viv; and perhaps to Skr. vip excited, agitated,	   inspired, vip to tremble, L. vibrare to vibrate, E. vibrate.	   Cf. Tacitus, [" Germania" 8]: Inesse quin etiam sanctum	   aliquid et providum putant, nec aut consilia earum	   aspernantur aut responsa neglegunt. Cf. {Hussy} a jade,	   {Woman}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A woman; an adult female; -- now used in literature only	      in certain compounds and phrases, as alewife, fishwife,	      goodwife, and the like. " Both men and wives." --Piers	      Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            On the green he saw sitting a wife.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The lawful consort of a man; a woman who is united to a	      man in wedlock; a woman who has a husband; a married	      woman; -- correlative of husband. " The husband of one	      wife." --1 Tin. iii. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let every one you . . . so love his wife even as	            himself, and the wife see that she reverence her	            husband.                              --Eph. v. 33.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To give to wife}, {To take to wife}, to give or take (a	      woman) in marriage.	   {Wife's equity} (Law), the equitable right or claim of a	      married woman to a reasonable and adequate provision, by	      way of settlement or otherwise, out of her choses in	      action, or out of any property of hers which is under the	      jurisdiction of the Court of Chancery, for the support of	      herself and her children. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]
Wifehood \Wife"hood\, n. [AS. wifh[=a]d.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Womanhood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The state of being a wife; the character of a wife.	      [1913 Webster]
Wifeless \Wife"less\, a.	   Without a wife; unmarried. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wifelike \Wife"like`\, a.	   Of, pertaining to, or like, a wife or a woman. " Wifelike	   government." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wifely \Wife"ly\, a. [AS. w[imac]flic.]	   Becoming or life; of or pertaining to a wife. "Wifely	   patience." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         With all the tenderness of wifely love.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wig \Wig\, n. [Abbreviation from periwig.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A covering for the head, consisting of hair interwoven or	      united by a kind of network, either in imitation of the	      natural growth, or in abundant and flowing curls, worn to	      supply a deficiency of natural hair, or for ornament, or	      according to traditional usage, as a part of an official	      or professional dress, the latter especially in England by	      judges and barristers.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An old seal; -- so called by fishermen.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wig tree}. (Bot.) See {Smoke tree}, under {Smoke}.	      [1913 Webster]	Wig \Wig\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wigged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wigging}.]	   To censure or rebuke; to hold up to reprobation; to scold.	   [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Wigan \Wig"an\, n.	   A kind of canvaslike cotton fabric, used to stiffen and	   protect the lower part of trousers and of the skirts of	   women's dresses, etc.; -- so called from Wigan, the name of a	   town in Lancashire, England.	   [1913 Webster]
Wigeon \Wi"geon\, n. (Zool.)	   A widgeon. [R.]	   [1913 Webster] Wigg
Wigg \Wigg\, Wig \Wig\, n. [Cf. D. wegge a sort of bread, G.	   weck, orig., a wedge-shaped loaf or cake. See {Wedge}.]	   A kind of raised seedcake. "Wiggs and ale." --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Wigged \Wigged\, a.	   Having the head covered with a wig; wearing a wig.	   [1913 Webster]
Wiggery \Wig"ger*y\, n.	   1. A wig or wigs; false hair. [R.] --A. Trollope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any cover or screen, as red-tapism. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fire peels the wiggeries away from them [facts.]	                                                  --Carlyle.	      [1913 Webster]
Wiggle \Wig"gle\, v. t. & i. [Cf. {Wag}, v. t., {Waggle}.]	   To move to and fro with a quick, jerking motion; to bend	   rapidly, or with a wavering motion, from side to side; to	   wag; to squirm; to wriggle; as, the dog wiggles his tail; the	   tadpole wiggles in the water. [Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wiggle \Wig"gle\, n.	   Act of wiggling; a wriggle. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wiggler \Wig"gler\, n. (Zool.)	   The young, either larva or pupa, of the mosquito; -- called	   also {wiggletail}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wigher \Wig"her\, v. i. [Cf. G. wiehern, E. whine.]	   To neigh; to whinny. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Wight \Wight\, n.	   Weight. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wight \Wight\, n. [OE. wight, wiht, a wight, a whit, AS. wiht,	   wuht, a creature, a thing; skin to D. wicht a child, OS. &	   OHG. wiht a creature, thing, G. wicht a creature, Icel.	   v[ae]tt? a wight, v[ae]tt? a whit, Goth. wa['i]hts, wa['i]ht,	   thing; cf. Russ. veshche a thing. ?. Cf. {Whit}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A whit; a bit; a jot. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She was fallen asleep a little wight. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A supernatural being. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A human being; a person, either male or female; -- now	      used chiefly in irony or burlesque, or in humorous	      language. "Worst of all wightes." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Every wight that hath discretion.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Oh, say me true if thou wert mortal wight. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Wight \Wight\, a. [OE. wight, wiht, probably of Scand. origin;	   cf. Icel. v[imac]gr in fighting condition, neut. v[imac]gh	   ??? v[imac]g war, akin to AS. w[imac]g See {Vanquish}.]	   Swift; nimble; agile; strong and active. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is full wight, God wot, as is a roe.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was so wimble and so wight.           --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         They were Night and Day, and Day and Night,	         Pilgrims wight with steps forthright.    --Emerson.	   [1913 Webster]
Wightly \Wight"ly\, adv.	   Swiftly; nimbly; quickly. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wigless \Wig"less\, a.	   Having or wearing no wig.	   [1913 Webster]
Wigwag \Wig"wag`\, v. i. [See {Wag}, v. t.] (Naut.)	   To signal by means of a flag waved from side to side	   according to a code adopted for the purpose. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wigwag \Wig"wag`\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Wigwagged}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Wigwagging}.]	   To move to and fro, to wag.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Wigwag \Wig"wag`\, n. [See {Wigwag}, v. t. & i.]	   Act or art of wigwagging; a message wigwagged; -- chiefly	   attributive; as, the wigwag code. -- {Wig"wag`er}, n.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wigwam \Wig"wam\, n. [From the Algonquin or Massachusetts Indian	   word w[=e]k, "his house," or "dwelling place;" with	   possessive and locative affixes, w[=e]-kou-om-ut, "in his (or	   their) house," contracted by the English to weekwam, and	   wigwam.]	   An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made	   of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; --	   called also {tepee}. [Sometimes written also {weekwam}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Very spacious was the wigwam,	         Made of deerskin dressed and whitened,	         With the gods of the Dacotahs	         Drawn and painted on its curtains.       --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The wigwam, or Indian house, of a circular or oval	         shape, was made of bark or mats laid over a framework	         of branches of trees stuck in the ground in such a	         manner as to converge at the top, where was a central	         aperture for the escape of smoke from the fire beneath.	         The better sort had also a lining of mats. For entrance	         and egress, two low openings were left on opposite	         sides, one or the other of which was closed with bark	         or mats, according to the direction of the wind."	         --Palfrey.	         [1913 Webster]
Wike \Wike\, n.	   A temporary mark or boundary, as a bough of a tree set up in	   marking out or dividing anything, as tithes, swaths to be	   mowed in common ground, etc.; -- called also {wicker}. [Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wike \Wike\, n. [AS. wic. See {Wick} a village.]	   A home; a dwelling. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wikiup \Wik"i*up`\, n. [Of North American Indian origin; cf.	   Dakota wakeya, wokeya.]	   The hut used by the nomadic Indian tribes of the arid regions	   of the west and southwest United States, typically elliptical	   in form, with a rough frame covered with reed mats or grass	   or brushwood.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wikke \Wik"ke\, a.	   Wicked. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wild \Wild\, a. [Compar. {Wilder}; superl. {Wildest}.] [OE.	   wilde, AS. wilde; akin to OFries. wilde, D. wild, OS. & OHG.	   wildi, G. wild, Sw. & Dan. vild, Icel. villr wild,	   bewildered, astray, Goth. wilpeis wild, and G. & OHG. wild	   game, deer; of uncertain origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as	      the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily	      approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild	      boar; a wild ox; a wild cat.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winter's not gone yet, if the wild geese fly that	            way.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared	      without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated;	      brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not	      domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild	      strawberry, wild honey.	      [1913 Webster]	            The woods and desert caves,	            With wild thyme and gadding vine o'ergrown.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Desert; not inhabited or cultivated; as, wild land. "To	      trace the forests wild." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Savage; uncivilized; not refined by culture; ferocious;	      rude; as, wild natives of Africa or America.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Not submitted to restraint, training, or regulation;	      turbulent; tempestuous; violent; ungoverned; licentious;	      inordinate; disorderly; irregular; fanciful; imaginary;	      visionary; crazy. "Valor grown wild by pride." --Prior. "A	      wild, speculative project." --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            What are these	            So withered and so wild in their attire ? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            With mountains, as with weapons, armed; which makes	            Wild work in heaven.                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wild winds howl.                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Search then the ruling passion, there, alone	            The wild are constant, and the cunning known.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild	      roadstead.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Indicating strong emotion, intense excitement, or	      ?ewilderment; as, a wild look.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Naut.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Many plants are named by prefixing wild to the names of	         other better known or cultivated plants to which they a	         bear a real or fancied resemblance; as, wild allspice,	         wild pink, etc. See the Phrases below.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	   {To run wild}, to go unrestrained or untamed; to live or	      untamed; to live or grow without culture or training.	   {To sow one's wild oats}. See under {Oat}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wild allspice}. (Bot.), spicewood.	   {Wild balsam apple} (Bot.), an American climbing	      cucurbitaceous plant ({Echinocystis lobata}).	   {Wild basil} (Bot.), a fragrant labiate herb ({Calamintha	      Clinopodium}) common in Europe and America.	   {Wild bean} (Bot.), a name of several leguminous plants,	      mostly species of {Phaseolus} and {Apios}.	   {Wild bee} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      undomesticated social bees, especially the domestic bee	      when it has escaped from domestication and built its nest	      in a hollow tree or among rocks.	   {Wild bergamot}. (Bot.) See under {Bergamot}.	   {Wild boar} (Zool.), the European wild hog ({Sus scrofa}),	      from which the common domesticated swine is descended.	   {Wild brier} (Bot.), any uncultivated species of brier. See	      {Brier}.	   {Wild bugloss} (Bot.), an annual rough-leaved plant	      ({Lycopsis arvensis}) with small blue flowers.	   {Wild camomile} (Bot.), one or more plants of the composite	      genus {Matricaria}, much resembling camomile.	   {Wild cat}. (Zool.)	      (a) A European carnivore ({Felis catus}) somewhat	          resembling the domestic cat, but larger stronger, and	          having a short tail. It is destructive to the smaller	          domestic animals, such as lambs, kids, poultry, and	          the like.	      (b) The common American lynx, or bay lynx.	      (c) (Naut.) A wheel which can be adjusted so as to revolve	          either with, or on, the shaft of a capstan. --Luce.	   {Wild celery}. (Bot.) See {Tape grass}, under {Tape}.	   {Wild cherry}. (Bot.)	      (a) Any uncultivated tree which bears cherries. The wild	          red cherry is {Prunus Pennsylvanica}. The wild black	          cherry is {Prunus serotina}, the wood of which is much	          used for cabinetwork, being of a light red color and a	          compact texture.	      (b) The fruit of various species of {Prunus}.	   {Wild cinnamon}. See the Note under {Canella}.	   {Wild comfrey} (Bot.), an American plant ({Cynoglossum	      Virginicum}) of the Borage family. It has large bristly	      leaves and small blue flowers.	   {Wild cumin} (Bot.), an annual umbelliferous plant	      ({Lag[oe]cia cuminoides}) native in the countries about	      the Mediterranean.	   {Wild drake} (Zool.) the mallard.	   {Wild elder} (Bot.), an American plant ({Aralia hispida}) of	      the Ginseng family.	   {Wild fowl} (Zool.) any wild bird, especially any of those	      considered as game birds.	   {Wild goose} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      undomesticated geese, especially the Canada goose ({Branta	      Canadensis}), the European bean goose, and the graylag.	      See {Graylag}, and {Bean goose}, under {Bean}.	   {Wild goose chase}, the pursuit of something unattainable, or	      of something as unlikely to be caught as the wild goose.	      --Shak.	   {Wild honey}, honey made by wild bees, and deposited in	      trees, rocks, the like.	   {Wild hyacinth}. (Bot.) See {Hyacinth}, 1	      (b) .	   {Wild Irishman} (Bot.), a thorny bush ({Discaria Toumatou})	      of the Buckthorn family, found in New Zealand, where the	      natives use the spines in tattooing.	   {Wild land}.	      (a) Land not cultivated, or in a state that renders it	          unfit for cultivation.	      (b) Land which is not settled and cultivated.	   {Wild licorice}. (Bot.) See under {Licorice}.	   {Wild mammee} (Bot.), the oblong, yellowish, acid fruit of a	      tropical American tree ({Rheedia lateriflora}); -- so	      called in the West Indies.	   {Wild marjoram} (Bot.), a labiate plant ({Origanum vulgare})	      much like the sweet marjoram, but less aromatic.	   {Wild oat}. (Bot.)	      (a) A tall, oatlike kind of soft grass ({Arrhenatherum	          avenaceum}).	      (b) See {Wild oats}, under {Oat}.	   {Wild pieplant} (Bot.), a species of dock ({Rumex	      hymenosepalus}) found from Texas to California. Its acid,	      juicy stems are used as a substitute for the garden	      rhubarb.	   {Wild pigeon}. (Zool.)	      (a) The rock dove.	      (b) The passenger pigeon.	   {Wild pink} (Bot.), an American plant ({Silene	      Pennsylvanica}) with pale, pinkish flowers; a kind of	      catchfly.	   {Wild plantain} (Bot.), an arborescent endogenous herb	      ({Heliconia Bihai}), much resembling the banana. Its	      leaves and leaf sheaths are much used in the West Indies	      as coverings for packages of merchandise.	   {Wild plum}. (Bot.)	      (a) Any kind of plum growing without cultivation.	      (b) The South African prune. See under {Prune}.	   {Wild rice}. (Bot.) See {Indian rice}, under {Rice}.	   {Wild rosemary} (Bot.), the evergreen shrub {Andromeda	      polifolia}. See {Marsh rosemary}, under {Rosemary}.	   {Wild sage}. (Bot.) See {Sagebrush}.	   {Wild sarsaparilla} (Bot.), a species of ginseng ({Aralia	      nudicaulis}) bearing a single long-stalked leaf.	   {Wild sensitive plant} (Bot.), either one of two annual	      leguminous herbs ({Cassia Chamaecrista}, and {Cassia	      nictitans}), in both of which the leaflets close quickly	      when the plant is disturbed.	   {Wild service}.(Bot.) See {Sorb}.	   {Wild Spaniard} (Bot.), any one of several umbelliferous	      plants of the genus {Aciphylla}, natives of New Zealand.	      The leaves bear numerous bayonetlike spines, and the	      plants form an impenetrable thicket.	   {Wild turkey}. (Zool.) See 2d {Turkey}.	      [1913 Webster]	Wild \Wild\, n.	   An uninhabited and uncultivated tract or region; a forest or	   desert; a wilderness; a waste; as, the wilds of America; the	   wilds of Africa.	   [1913 Webster]	         then Libya first, of all her moisture drained,	         Became a barren waste, a wild of sand.   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Wild \Wild\, adv.	   Wildly; as, to talk wild. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wild-cat \Wild"-cat`\, a.	   1. Unsound; worthless; irresponsible; unsafe; -- said to have	      been originally applied to the notes of an insolvent bank	      in Michigan upon which there was the figure of a panther.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Railroad) Running without control; running along the line	      without a train; as, a wild-cat locomotive.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Wildebeest \Wilde"beest`\, n. [D. wild wild + beeste beast.]	   (Zool.)	   The gnu.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilded \Wild"ed\, a.	   Become wild. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         An old garden plant escaped and wilded.  --J. Earle.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilder \Wil"der\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wildered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wildering}.] [Akin to E. wild, Dan. forvilde to bewilder,	   Icel. villr bewildered, villa to bewilder; cf. AS. wildor a	   wild animal. See {Wild}, a., and cf. {Wilderness}.]	   To bewilder; to perplex.	   [1913 Webster]	         Long lost and wildered in the maze of fate. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Again the wildered fancy dreams	         Of spouting fountains, frozen as they rose. --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Wildering \Wild"er*ing\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant growing in a state of nature; especially, one which	   has run wild, or escaped from cultivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilderment \Wil"der*ment\, n.	   The state of being bewildered; confusion; bewilderment.	   [1913 Webster]	         And snatched her breathless from beneath	         This wilderment of wreck and death.      --Moore.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilderness \Wil"der*ness\, n. [OE. wildernesse,	   wilderne,probably from AS. wildor a wild beast; cf. D.	   wildernis wilderness. See {Wilder}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A tract of land, or a region, uncultivated and uninhabited	      by human beings, whether a forest or a wide, barren plain;	      a wild; a waste; a desert; a pathless waste of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wat'ry wilderness yields no supply. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A disorderly or neglected place. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Quality or state of being wild; wildness. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            These paths and bowers doubt not but our joint	            hands.	            Will keep from wilderness with ease.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wildfire \Wild"fire\, n.	   1. A composition of inflammable materials, which, kindled, is	      very hard to quench; Greek fire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Brimstone, pitch, wildfire . . . burn cruelly, and	            hard to quench.                       --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.)	      (a) An old name for erysipelas.	      (b) A disease of sheep, attended with inflammation of the	          skin.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A sort of lightning unaccompanied by thunder. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wildgrave \Wild"grave`\, n. [G. wildgraf or D. wildgraaf. See	   {Wild}, and cf. {Margrave}.]	   A waldgrave, or head forest keeper. See {Waldgrave}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The wildgrave winds his bugle horn.      --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilding \Wild"ing\, n. (Bot.)	   A wild or uncultivated plant; especially, a wild apple tree	   or crab apple; also, the fruit of such a plant. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ten ruddy wildings in the wood I found.  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         The fruit of the tree . . . is small, of little juice,	         and bad quality. I presume it to be a wilding.	                                                  --Landor.	   [1913 Webster]	Wilding \Wild"ing\, a.	   Not tame, domesticated, or cultivated; wild. [Poetic]	   "Wilding flowers." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ground squirrel gayly chirps by his den,	         And the wilding bee hums merrily by.     --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Wildish \Wild"ish\, a.	   Somewhat wild; rather wild. "A wildish destiny."	   --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Wildly \Wild"ly\, adv.	   In a wild manner; without cultivation; with disorder; rudely;	   distractedly; extravagantly.	   [1913 Webster]
Wildness \Wild"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wild; an uncultivated or	   untamed state; disposition to rove or go unrestrained;	   rudeness; savageness; irregularity; distraction.	   [1913 Webster]
Wildwood \Wild"wood\, n.	   A wild or unfrequented wood. Also used adjectively; as,	   wildwood flowers; wildwood echoes. --Burns.	   [1913 Webster]
Wile \Wile\, n. [OE. wile, AS. w[imac]l; cf. Icel. v?l, v[ae]l.	   Cf. {Guile}.]	   A trick or stratagem practiced for insnaring or deception; a	   sly, insidious; artifice; a beguilement; an allurement.	   [1913 Webster]	         Put on the whole armor of God, that ye may be able to	         stand against the wiles of the devil.    --Eph. vi. 11.	   [1913 Webster]	         Not more almighty to resist our might,	         Than wise to frustrate all our plots and wiles.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Wile \Wile\, v. t.	   1. To practice artifice upon; to deceive; to beguile; to	      allure. [R.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw or turn away, as by diversion; to while or while	      away; to cause to pass pleasantly. --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]
Wileful \Wile"ful\, a.	   Full of wiles; trickish; deceitful.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilfley table \Wil"fley ta`ble\ (Ore Dressing)	   An inclined percussion table, usually with longitudinal	   grooves in its surface, agitated by side blows at right	   angles to the flow of the pulp; -- so called after the	   inventor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Wilfully	   Wilful
Wilful \Wil"ful\, a., Wilfully \Wil"ful*ly\, adv., Wilfulness
\Wil"ful*ness\, n.	   See {Willful}, {Willfully}, and {Willfulness}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wiliness \Wi"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wily; craftiness; cunning;	   guile.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilk \Wilk\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Whelk}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Will \Will\, n. [OE. wille, AS. willa; akin to OFries. willa,	   OS. willeo, willio, D. wil, G. wille, Icel. vili, Dan.	   villie, Sw. vilja, Goth wilja. See {Will}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The power of choosing; the faculty or endowment of the	      soul by which it is capable of choosing; the faculty or	      power of the mind by which we decide to do or not to do;	      the power or faculty of preferring or selecting one of two	      or more objects.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is necessary to form a distinct notion of what is	            meant by the word "volition" in order to understand	            the import of the word will, for this last word	            expresses the power of mind of which "volition" is	            the act.                              --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will is an ambiguous word, being sometimes put for	            the faculty of willing; sometimes for the act of	            that faculty, besides [having] other meanings. But	            "volition" always signifies the act of willing, and	            nothing else.                         --Reid.	      [1913 Webster]	            Appetite is the will's solicitor, and the will is	            appetite's controller; what we covet according to	            the one, by the other we often reject. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	            The will is plainly that by which the mind chooses	            anything.                             --J. Edwards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The choice which is made; a determination or preference	      which results from the act or exercise of the power of	      choice; a volition.	      [1913 Webster]	            The word "will," however, is not always used in this	            its proper acceptation, but is frequently	            substituted for "volition", as when I say that my	            hand mover in obedience to my will.   --Stewart.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The choice or determination of one who has authority; a	      decree; a command; discretionary pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy will be done.                     --Matt. vi.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our prayers should be according to the will of God.	                                                  --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Strong wish or inclination; desire; purpose.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: "Inclination is another word with which will is	         frequently confounded. Thus, when the apothecary says,	         in Romeo and Juliet, 	         [1913 Webster]	               My poverty, but not my will, consents; . . .	               Put this in any liquid thing you will,	               And drink it off.	         [1913 Webster] the word will is plainly used as,	         synonymous with inclination; not in the strict logical	         sense, as the immediate antecedent of action. It is	         with the same latitude that the word is used in common	         conversation, when we speak of doing a thing which duty	         prescribes, against one's own will; or when we speak of	         doing a thing willingly or unwillingly." --Stewart.	         [1913 Webster]	   5. That which is strongly wished or desired.	      [1913 Webster]	            What's your will, good friar?         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mariner hath his will.            --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Arbitrary disposal; power to control, dispose, or	      determine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies.	                                                  --Ps. xxvii.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Law) The legal declaration of a person's mind as to the	      manner in which he would have his property or estate	      disposed of after his death; the written instrument,	      legally executed, by which a man makes disposition of his	      estate, to take effect after his death; testament; devise.	      See the Note under {Testament}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wills are written or nuncupative, that is, oral. See	         {Nuncupative will}, under {Nuncupative}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {At will} (Law), at pleasure. To hold an estate at the will	      of another, is to enjoy the possession at his pleasure,	      and be liable to be ousted at any time by the lessor or	      proprietor. An estate at will is at the will of both	      parties.	   {Good will}. See under {Good}.	   {Ill will}, enmity; unfriendliness; malevolence.	   {To have one's will}, to obtain what is desired; to do what	      one pleases.	   {Will worship}, worship according to the dictates of the will	      or fancy; formal worship. [Obs.]	   {Will worshiper}, one who offers will worship. [Obs.] --Jer.	      Taylor.	   {With a will}, with willingness and zeal; with all one's	      heart or strength; earnestly; heartily.	      [1913 Webster]	Will \Will\, v. t. & auxiliary. [imp. {Would}. Indic. present, I	   will (Obs. I wol), thou wilt, he will (Obs. he wol); we, ye,	   they will.] [OE. willen, imp. wolde; akin to OS. willan,	   OFries. willa, D. willen, G. wollen, OHG. wollan, wellan,	   Icel. & Sw. vilja, Dan. ville, Goth. wiljan, OSlav. voliti,	   L. velle to wish, volo I wish; cf. Skr. v[.r] to choose, to	   prefer. Cf. {Voluntary}, {Welcome}, {Well}, adv.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To wish; to desire; to incline to have.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wife as of herself no thing ne sholde [should]	            Wille in effect, but as her husband wolde [would].	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Caleb said unto her, What will thou ? --Judg. i. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            They would none of my counsel.        --Prov. i. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. As an auxiliary, will is used to denote futurity dependent	      on the verb. Thus, in first person, "I will" denotes	      willingness, consent, promise; and when "will" is	      emphasized, it denotes determination or fixed purpose; as,	      I will go if you wish; I will go at all hazards. In the	      second and third persons, the idea of distinct volition,	      wish, or purpose is evanescent, and simple certainty is	      appropriately expressed; as, "You will go," or "He will	      go," describes a future event as a fact only. To emphasize	      will denotes (according to the tone or context) certain	      futurity or fixed determination.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Will, auxiliary, may be used elliptically for will go.	         "I'll to her lodgings." --Marlowe.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: As in shall (which see), the second and third persons	         may be virtually converted into the first, either by	         question or indirect statement, so as to receive the	         meaning which belongs to will in that person; thus,	         "Will you go?" (answer, "I will go") asks assent,	         requests, etc.; while "Will he go?" simply inquires	         concerning futurity; thus, also,"He says or thinks he	         will go," "You say or think you will go," both signify	         willingness or consent.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Would, as the preterit of will, is chiefly employed in	         conditional, subjunctive, or optative senses; as, he	         would go if he could; he could go if he would; he said	         that he would go; I would fain go, but can not; I would	         that I were young again; and other like phrases. In the	         last use, the first personal pronoun is often omitted;	         as, would that he were here; would to Heaven that it	         were so; and, omitting the to in such an adjuration.	         "Would God I had died for thee." Would is used for both	         present and future time, in conditional propositions,	         and would have for past time; as, he would go now if he	         were ready; if it should rain, he would not go; he	         would have gone, had he been able. Would not, as also	         will not, signifies refusal. "He was angry, and would	         not go in." --Luke xv. 28. Would is never a past	         participle.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Ireland, Scotland, and the United States, especially	         in the southern and western portions of the United	         States, shall and will, should and would, are often	         misused, as in the following examples: 	         [1913 Webster]	               I am able to devote as much time and attention to	               other subjects as I will [shall] be under the	               necessity of doing next winter.    --Chalmers.	         [1913 Webster]	               A countryman, telling us what he had seen,	               remarked that if the conflagration went on, as it	               was doing, we would [should] have, as our next	               season's employment, the Old Town of Edinburgh to	               rebuild.                           --H. Miller.	         [1913 Webster]	               I feel assured that I will [shall] not have the	               misfortune to find conflicting views held by one	               so enlightened as your excellency. --J. Y. Mason.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	Will \Will\, v. i.	   To be willing; to be inclined or disposed; to be pleased; to	   wish; to desire.	   [1913 Webster]	         And behold, there came a leper and worshiped him,	         saying, Lord if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.	         And Jesus . . . touched him, saying, I will; be thou	         clean.                                   --Matt. viii.	                                                  2, 3.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word has been confused with will, v. i., to	         choose, which, unlike this, is of the weak conjugation.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Will I, nill I}, or {Will ye, hill ye}, or {Will he, nill	   he}, whether I, you, or he will it or not; hence, without	      choice; compulsorily; -- commonly abbreviated to {willy	      nilly}. "If I must take service willy nilly." --J. H.	      Newman. "Land for all who would till it, and reading and	      writing will ye, nill ye." --Lowell.	      [1913 Webster]	Will \Will\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Willed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Willing}. Indic. present I will, thou willeth, he wills; we,	   ye, they will.] [Cf. AS. willian. See {Will}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form a distinct volition of; to determine by an act of	      choice; to ordain; to decree. "What she will to do or	      say." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            By all law and reason, that which the Parliament	            will not, is no more established in this kingdom.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Two things he [God] willeth, that we should be good,	            and that we should be happy.          --Barrow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To enjoin or command, as that which is determined by an	      act of volition; to direct; to order. [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            They willed me say so, madam.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Send for music,	            And will the cooks to use their best of cunning	            To please the palate.                 --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            As you go, will the lord mayor . . .	            To attend our further pleasure presently. --J.	                                                  Webster.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give or direct the disposal of by testament; to	      bequeath; to devise; as, to will one's estate to a child;	      also, to order or direct by testament; as, he willed that	      his nephew should have his watch.	      [1913 Webster]	Will \Will\, v. i.	   To exercise an act of volition; to choose; to decide; to	   determine; to decree.	   [1913 Webster]	         At Winchester he lies, so himself willed. --Robert of	                                                  Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]	         He that shall turn his thoughts inward upon what passes	         in his own mind when he wills.           --Locke.	   [1913 Webster]	         I contend for liberty as it signifies a power in man to	         do as he wills or pleases.               --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Willemite \Wil"lem*ite\, n. [From Willem I., king of the	   Netherlands.] (Min.)	   A silicate of zinc, usually occurring massive and of a	   greenish yellow color, also in reddish crystals (troostite)	   containing manganese.	   [1913 Webster]
Willer \Will"er\, n.	   One who wills.	   [1913 Webster]
Willet \Wil"let\, n. (Zool.)	   A large North American snipe ({Symphemia semipalmata}); --	   called also {pill-willet}, {will-willet}, {semipalmated	   tattler}, or {snipe}, {duck snipe}, and {stone curlew}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Carolina willet}, the Hudsonian godwit.	      [1913 Webster]
Willful \Will"ful\, a. [Will + full.] [Written also wilful.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of set purpose; self-determined; voluntary; as, willful	      murder. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	            In willful poverty chose to lead his life.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou to me	            Art all things under heaven, all places thou,	            Who, for my willful crime, art banished hence.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Governed by the will without yielding to reason;	      obstinate; perverse; inflexible; stubborn; refractory; as,	      a willful man or horse.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Will"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Will"ful*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Willier \Wil"li*er\, n.	   One who works at a willying machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Willing \Will"ing\, a. [From {Will}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Free to do or to grant; having the mind inclined; not	      opposed in mind; not choosing to refuse; disposed; not	      averse; desirous; consenting; complying; ready.	      [1913 Webster]	            Felix, willing to show the Jews a pleasure, left	            Paul bound.                           --Acts xxiv.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            With wearied wings and willing feet.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [Fruit] shaken in August from the willing boughs.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Received of choice, or without reluctance; submitted to	      voluntarily; chosen; desired.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] are held, with his melodious harmony,	            In willing chains and sweet captivity. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Spontaneous; self-moved. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            No spouts of blood run willing from a tree.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]
Willingly \Will"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a willing manner; with free will; without reluctance;	   cheerfully. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The condition of that people is not so much to be	         envied as some would willingly represent it. --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Willingness \Will"ing*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being willing; free choice or consent	   of the will; freedom from reluctance; readiness of the mind	   to do or forbear.	   [1913 Webster]	         Sweet is the love which comes with willingness.	                                                  --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster] Williwaw
Williwaw \Wil"li*waw\, Willywaw \Wil"ly*waw\, n. (Naut.)	   A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits	   of Magellan. --W. C. Russell.	   [1913 Webster]
Willock \Wil"lock\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The common guillemot.	   (b) The puffin. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]
Will-o'-the-wisp \Will"-o'-the-wisp`\, n.	   See {Ignis fatuus} and {phosphine}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]
Willow \Wil"low\, n. [OE. wilowe, wilwe, AS. wilig, welig; akin	   to OD. wilge, D. wilg, LG. wilge. Cf. {Willy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Salix}, including	      many species, most of which are characterized often used	      as an emblem of sorrow, desolation, or desertion. "A	      wreath of willow to show my forsaken plight." --Sir W.	      Scott. Hence, a lover forsaken by, or having lost, the	      person beloved, is said to wear the willow.	      [1913 Webster]	            And I must wear the willow garland	            For him that's dead or false to me.   --Campbell.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 spikes; -- probably so called from having	      been originally a cylindrical cage made of willow rods,	      though some derive the term from winnow, as denoting the	      winnowing, or cleansing, action of the machine. Called	      also {willy}, {twilly}, {twilly devil}, and {devil}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Almond willow}, {Pussy willow}, {Weeping willow}. (Bot.) See	      under {Almond}, {Pussy}, and {Weeping}.	   {Willow biter} (Zool.) the blue tit. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Willow fly} (Zool.), a greenish European stone fly	      ({Chloroperla viridis}); -- called also {yellow Sally}.	   {Willow gall} (Zool.), a conical, scaly gall produced on	      willows by the larva of a small dipterous fly ({Cecidomyia	      strobiloides}).	   {Willow grouse} (Zool.), the white ptarmigan. See	      {ptarmigan}.	   {Willow lark} (Zool.), the sedge warbler. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Willow ptarmigan} (Zool.)	      (a) The European reed bunting, or black-headed bunting.	          See under {Reed}.	      (b) A sparrow ({Passer salicicolus}) native of Asia,	          Africa, and Southern Europe.	   {Willow tea}, the prepared leaves of a species of willow	      largely grown in the neighborhood of Shanghai, extensively	      used by the poorer classes of Chinese as a substitute for	      tea. --McElrath.	   {Willow thrush} (Zool.), a variety of the veery, or Wilson's	      thrush. See {Veery}.	   {Willow warbler} (Zool.), a very small European warbler	      ({Phylloscopus trochilus}); -- called also {bee bird},	      {haybird}, {golden wren}, {pettychaps}, {sweet William},	      {Tom Thumb}, and {willow wren}.	      [1913 Webster]	Willow \Wil"low\, v. t.	   To open and cleanse, as cotton, flax, or wool, by means of a	   willow. See {Willow}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Willowed \Wil"lowed\, a.	   Abounding with willows; containing willows; covered or	   overgrown with willows. "Willowed meads." --Collins.	   [1913 Webster]
Willower \Wil"low*er\, n.	   A willow. See {Willow}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Willow-herb \Wil"low-herb`\, n. (Bot.)	   A perennial herb ({Epilobium spicatum}) with narrow	   willowlike leaves and showy rose-purple flowers. The name is	   sometimes made to include other species of the same genus.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Spiked willow-herb}, a perennial herb ({Lythrum Salicaria})	      with willowy leaves and spiked purplish flowers.	      [1913 Webster]
Willowish \Wil"low*ish\, a.	   Having the color of the willow; resembling the willow;	   willowy. --Walton.	   [1913 Webster]
Willow-thorn \Wil"low-thorn`\, n. (Bot.)	   A thorny European shrub ({Hippophae rhamnoides}) resembling a	   willow.	   [1913 Webster]
Willow-weed \Wil"low-weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A European species of loosestrife ({Lysimachia	       vulgaris}).	   (b) Any kind of Polygonum with willowlike foliage.	       [1913 Webster]
Willow-wort \Wil"low-wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) Same as {Willow-weed}.	   (b) Any plant of the order {Salicaceae}, or the Willow	       family.	       [1913 Webster]
Willowy \Wil"low*y\, a.	   1. Abounding with willows.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where willowy Camus lingers with delight. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling a willow; pliant; flexible; pendent; drooping;	      graceful.	      [1913 Webster]
Willsome \Will"some\, a. [Written also wilsome.]	   1. Willful; obstinate. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fat; indolent. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Doubtful; uncertain. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Will"some*ness}, n. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]
Willy \Wil"ly\, n. [Cf. {Willow}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large wicker basket. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Textile Manuf.) Same as 1st {Willow}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Willying \Wil"ly*ing\, n.	   The process of cleansing wool, cotton, or the like, with a	   willy, or willow.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Willying machine}. Same as 1st {Willow}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Willy nilly \Wil"ly nil"ly\	   Whether I (he, she, they) want to or not. See {Will I, nill	   I}, etc., under 3d {Will}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilne \Wil"ne\, v. t. [AS. wilnian.]	   To wish; to desire. [Obs.] "He willneth no destruction."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilt \Wilt\,	   2d pers. sing. of {Will}.	   [1913 Webster]	Wilt \Wilt\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wilting}.] [Written also welt,	   a modification of welk.]	   To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as	   a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great	   heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to	   droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wilt \Wilt\, v. t.	   1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green	      plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the	      vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and	            imbecility.                           --Dr. T.	                                                  Dwight.	      [1913 Webster]
Wilton carpet \Wil"ton car`pet\	   A kind of carpet woven with loops like the Brussels, but	   differing from it in having the loops cut so as to form an	   elastic velvet pile; -- so called because made originally at	   Wilton, England.	   [1913 Webster]
Wilwe \Wil"we\, n.	   Willow. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wily \Wil"y\, a. [Compar. {Wilier}; superl. {Wiliest}.] [From	   {Wile}.]	   Full of wiles, tricks, or stratagems; using craft or	   stratagem to accomplish a purpose; mischievously artful;	   subtle. "Wily and wise." --Chaucer. "The wily snake."	   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         This false, wily, doubling disposition of mind.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Cunning; artful; sly; crafty. See {Cunning}.	        [1913 Webster]
Wimble \Wim"ble\, n. [OE. wimbil; akin to Dan. vimmel, OD.	   wemelen to bore. Cf. {Gimlet}.]	   An instrument for boring holes, turned by a handle.	   Specifically:	   (a) A gimlet. " It is but like the little wimble, to let in	       the greater auger." --Selden.	   (b) A stonecutter's brace for boring holes in stone.	   (c) An auger used for boring in earth.	       [1913 Webster]	Wimble \Wim"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wimbling}.]	   To bore or pierce, as with a wimble. "A foot soldier . . .	   wimbled also a hole through said coffin." --Wood.	   [1913 Webster]	Wimble \Wim"ble\, a. [Cf. Sw. vimmelkantig giddy, whimsical,	   dial. Sw. vimmla to be giddy or skittish, and E. whim.]	   Active; nimble.[Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wimbrel \Wim"brel\, n. (Zool.)	   The whimbrel.	   [1913 Webster]
Wimple \Wim"ple\, n. [OE. wimpel, AS. winpel; akin to D. & G.	   wimpel a pennant, streamer, OHG. wimpal a veil, Icel.	   vimpill, Dan. & Sw. vimpel a pennant, streamer; of uncertain	   origin. Cf. {Gimp}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A covering of silk, linen, or other material, for the neck	      and chin, formerly worn by women as an outdoor protection,	      and still retained in the dress of nuns.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full seemly her wympel ipinched is.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            For she had laid her mournful stole aside,	            And widowlike sad wimple thrown away. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then Vivian rose,	            And from her brown-locked head the wimple throws.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A flag or streamer. --Weale.	      [1913 Webster]	Wimple \Wim"ple\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wimpled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wimpling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To clothe with a wimple; to cover, as with a veil; hence,	      to hoodwink. "She sat ywympled well." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            This wimpled, whining, purblind, wayward boy.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To draw down, as a veil; to lay in folds or plaits, as a	      veil.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to appear as if laid in folds or plaits; to cause	      to ripple or undulate; as, the wind wimples the surface of	      water.	      [1913 Webster]	Wimple \Wim"ple\, v. i.	   To lie in folds; also, to appear as if laid in folds or	   plaits; to ripple; to undulate. "Wimpling waves."	   --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         For with a veil, that wimpled everywhere,	         Her head and face was hid.               --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         With me through . . . meadows stray,	         Where wimpling waters make their way.    --Ramsay.	   [1913 Webster]
Win \Win\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Won}, Obs. {Wan}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Winning}.] [OE. winnen, AS. winnan to strive, labor,	   fight, endure; akin to OFries. winna, OS. winnan, D. winnen	   to win, gain, G. gewinnen, OHG. winnan to strive, struggle,	   Icel. vinna to labor, suffer, win, Dan. vinde to win, Sw.	   vinna, Goth. winnan to suffer, Skr. van to wish, get, gain,	   conquer. [root]138. Cf. {Venerate}, {Winsome}, {Wish},	   {Wont}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to	      obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win	      the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to	      win a country. "This city for to win." --Chaucer. "Who	      thus shall Canaan win." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy well-breathed horse	            Impels the flying car, and wins the course.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or	      obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy virtue wan me; with virtue preserve me. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            She is a woman; therefore to be won.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor,	      friendship, or support of; to render friendly or	      approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.	      [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Even in the porch he him did win.     --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            And when the stony path began,	            By which the naked peak they wan,	            Up flew the snowy ptarmigan.          --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Mining) To extract, as ore or coal. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To gain; get; procure; earn. See {Gain}.	        [1913 Webster]	Win \Win\, v. i.	   To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to	   prevail.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor is it aught but just	         That he, who in debate of truth hath won,	         should win in arms.                      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To win of}, to be conqueror over. [Obs.] --Shak.	   {To win on} or {To win upon}.	   (a) To gain favor or influence with. "You have a softness and	       beneficence winning on the hearts of others." --Dryden.	   (b) To gain ground on. "The rabble . . . will in time win	       upon power." --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]
Wince \Wince\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winced}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wincing}.] [OE. wincen, winchen, OF. quencir, guenchir,	   guenchier, giencier, guinchier, and (assumed) winchier,	   winchir, to give way, to turn aside, fr. OHG. wankjan,	   wenken, to give way, to waver, fr. winchan to turn aside, to	   nod, akin to E. wink. See {Wink}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To shrink, as from a blow, or from pain; to flinch; to	      start back.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will not stir, nor wince, nor speak a word.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To kick or flounce when unsteady, or impatient at a rider;	      as, a horse winces.	      [1913 Webster]	Wince \Wince\, n.	   The act of one who winces.	   [1913 Webster]	Wince \Wince\, n. [See {Winch}.] (Dyeing & Calico Printing)	   A reel used in dyeing, steeping, or washing cloth; a winch.	   It is placed over the division wall between two wince pits so	   as to allow the cloth to descend into either compartment. at	   will.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wince pit}, {Wince pot}, a tank or a pit where cloth in the	      process of dyeing or manufacture is washed, dipped in a	      mordant, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]
Wincer \Win"cer\, n.	   One who, or that which, winces, shrinks, or kicks.	   [1913 Webster]
Wincey \Win"cey\, n.	   Linsey-woolsey.	   [1913 Webster]
Winch \Winch\, v. i. [See {Wince}.]	   To wince; to shrink; to kick with impatience or uneasiness.	   [1913 Webster]	Winch \Winch\, n.	   A kick, as of a beast, from impatience or uneasiness.	   --Shelton.	   [1913 Webster]	Winch \Winch\, n. [OE. winche, AS. wince a winch, a reel to wind	   thread upon. Cf. {Wink}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A crank with a handle, for giving motion to a machine, a	      grindstone, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An instrument with which to turn or strain something	      forcibly.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. An axle or drum turned by a crank with a handle, or by	      power, for raising weights, as from the hold of a ship,	      from mines, etc.; a windlass.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A wince.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Wincing \Win"cing\, n.	   The act of washing cloth, dipping it in dye, etc., with a	   wince.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wincing machine}.	   (a) A wince. --Ure.	   (b) A succession of winces. See {Wince}. --Knight.	       [1913 Webster]
Wincopipe \Win"co*pipe\, n. (Bot.)	   A little red flower, no doubt the pimpernel, which, when it	   opens in the morning, is supposed to bode a fair day. See	   {Pimpernel}.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is small red flower in the stubble fields, which	         country people call the wincopipe; which if it opens in	         the morning, you may be sure a fair day will follow.	                                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wound} (wound) (rarely	   {Winded}); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.] [OE. winden, AS.	   windan; akin to OS. windan, D. & G. winden, OHG. wintan,	   Icel. & Sw. vinda, Dan. vinde, Goth. windan (in comp.). Cf.	   {Wander}, {Wend}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To turn completely, or with repeated turns; especially, to	      turn about something fixed; to cause to form convolutions	      about anything; to coil; to twine; to twist; to wreathe;	      as, to wind thread on a spool or into a ball.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether to wind	            The woodbine round this arbor.        --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To entwist; to infold; to encircle.	      [1913 Webster]	            Sleep, and I will wind thee in arms.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To have complete control over; to turn and bend at one's	      pleasure; to vary or alter or will; to regulate; to	      govern. "To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In his terms so he would him wind.    --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Gifts blind the wise, and bribes do please	            And wind all other witnesses.         --Herrick.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were our legislature vested in the prince, he might	            wind and turn our constitution at his pleasure.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To introduce by insinuation; to insinuate.	      [1913 Webster]	            You have contrived . . . to wind	            Yourself into a power tyrannical.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Little arts and dexterities they have to wind in	            such things into discourse.           --Gov. of	                                                  Tongue.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cover or surround with something coiled about; as, to	      wind a rope with twine.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wind off}, to unwind; to uncoil.	   {To wind out}, to extricate. [Obs.] --Clarendon.	   {To wind up}.	      (a) To coil into a ball or small compass, as a skein of	          thread; to coil completely.	      (b) To bring to a conclusion or settlement; as, to wind up	          one's affairs; to wind up an argument.	      (c) To put in a state of renewed or continued motion, as a	          clock, a watch, etc., by winding the spring, or that	          which carries the weight; hence, to prepare for	          continued movement or action; to put in order anew.	          "Fate seemed to wind him up for fourscore years."	          --Dryden. "Thus they wound up his temper to a pitch."	          --Atterbury.	      (d) To tighten (the strings) of a musical instrument, so	          as to tune it. "Wind up the slackened strings of thy	          lute." --Waller.	          [1913 Webster]	Wind \Wind\, v. i.	   1. To turn completely or repeatedly; to become coiled about	      anything; to assume a convolved or spiral form; as, vines	      wind round a pole.	      [1913 Webster]	            So swift your judgments turn and wind. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To have a circular course or direction; to crook; to bend;	      to meander; as, to wind in and out among trees.	      [1913 Webster]	            And where the valley winded out below,	            The murmuring main was heard, and scarcely heard, to	            flow.                                 --Thomson.	      [1913 Webster]	            He therefore turned him to the steep and rocky path	            which . . . winded through the thickets of wild	            boxwood and other low aromatic shrubs. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To go to the one side or the other; to move this way and	      that; to double on one's course; as, a hare pursued turns	      and winds.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lowing herd wind ?lowly o'er the lea. --Gray.	      [1913 Webster]	            To wind out, to extricate one's self; to escape.	            Long struggling underneath are they could wind	            Out of such prison.                   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Wind \Wind\, n.	   The act of winding or turning; a turn; a bend; a twist; a	   winding.	   [1913 Webster]	Wind \Wind\ (w[i^]nd, in poetry and singing often w[imac]nd;	   277), n. [AS. wind; akin to OS., OFries., D., & G. wind, OHG.	   wint, Dan. & Sw. vind, Icel. vindr, Goth winds, W. gwynt, L.	   ventus, Skr. v[=a]ta (cf. Gr. 'ah`ths a blast, gale, 'ah^nai	   to breathe hard, to blow, as the wind); originally a p. pr.	   from the verb seen in Skr. v[=a] to blow, akin to AS.	   w[=a]wan, D. waaijen, G. wehen, OHG. w[=a]en, w[=a]jen, Goth.	   waian. [root]131. Cf. {Air}, {Ventail}, {Ventilate},	   {Window}, {Winnow}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Air naturally in motion with any degree of velocity; a	      current of air.	      [1913 Webster]	            Except wind stands as never it stood,	            It is an ill wind that turns none to good. --Tusser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winds were soft, and woods were green. --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Air artificially put in motion by any force or action; as,	      the wind of a cannon ball; the wind of a bellows.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Breath modulated by the respiratory and vocal organs, or	      by an instrument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their instruments were various in their kind,	            Some for the bow, and some for breathing wind.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Power of respiration; breath.	      [1913 Webster]	            If my wind were but long enough to say my prayers, I	            would repent.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Air or gas generated in the stomach or bowels; flatulence;	      as, to be troubled with wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Air impregnated with an odor or scent.	      [1913 Webster]	            A pack of dogfish had him in the wind. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A direction from which the wind may blow; a point of the	      compass; especially, one of the cardinal points, which are	      often called the four winds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon	            these slain.                          --Ezek.	                                                  xxxvii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This sense seems to have had its origin in the East.	         The Hebrews gave to each of the four cardinal points	         the name of wind.	         [1913 Webster]	   8. (Far.) A disease of sheep, in which the intestines are	      distended with air, or rather affected with a violent	      inflammation. It occurs immediately after shearing.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. Mere breath or talk; empty effort; idle words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor think thou with wind	            Of airy threats to awe.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   10. (Zool.) The dotterel. [Prov. Eng.]	       [1913 Webster]	   11. (Boxing) The region of the pit of the stomach, where a	       blow may paralyze the diaphragm and cause temporary loss	       of breath or other injury; the mark. [Slang or Cant]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   Note: Wind is often used adjectively, or as the first part of	         compound words.	         [1913 Webster]	   {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 frequently brought above water by	      the rolling of the ship, or fluctuation of the water's	      surface. Hence, colloquially, (as an injury to that part	      of a vessel, in an engagement, is particularly dangerous)	      the vulnerable part or point of anything.	   {Cardinal winds}. See under {Cardinal}, a.	   {Down the wind}.	       (a) In the direction of, and moving with, the wind; as,	           birds fly swiftly down the wind.	       (b) Decaying; declining; in a state of decay. [Obs.] "He	           went down the wind still." --L'Estrange.	   {In the wind's eye} (Naut.), directly toward the point from	      which the wind blows.	   {Three sheets in the wind}, unsteady from drink. [Sailors'	      Slang]	   {To be in the wind}, to be suggested or expected; to be a	      matter of suspicion or surmise. [Colloq.]	   {To carry the wind} (Man.), to toss the nose as high as the	      ears, as a horse.	   {To raise the wind}, to procure money. [Colloq.]	   {To take the wind} or {To have the wind}, to gain or have the	      advantage. --Bacon.	   {To take the wind out of one's sails}, to cause one to stop,	      or lose way, as when a vessel intercepts the wind of	      another; to cause one to lose enthusiasm, or momentum in	      an activity. [Colloq.]	   {To take wind}, or {To get wind}, to be divulged; to become	      public; as, the story got wind, or took wind.	   {Wind band} (Mus.), a band of wind instruments; a military	      band; the wind instruments of an orchestra.	   {Wind chest} (Mus.), a chest or reservoir of wind in an	      organ.	   {Wind dropsy}. (Med.)	       (a) Tympanites.	       (b) Emphysema of the subcutaneous areolar tissue.	   {Wind egg}, an imperfect, unimpregnated, or addled egg.	   {Wind furnace}. See the Note under {Furnace}.	   {Wind gauge}. See under {Gauge}.	   {Wind gun}. Same as {Air gun}.	   {Wind hatch} (Mining), the opening or place where the ore is	      taken out of the earth.	   {Wind instrument} (Mus.), an instrument of music sounded by	      means of wind, especially by means of the breath, as a	      flute, a clarinet, etc.	   {Wind pump}, a pump moved by a windmill.	   {Wind rose}, a table of the points of the compass, giving the	      states of the barometer, etc., connected with winds from	      the different directions.	   {Wind sail}.	       (a) (Naut.) A wide tube or funnel of canvas, used to	           convey a stream of air for ventilation into the lower	           compartments of a vessel.	       (b) The sail or vane of a windmill.	   {Wind shake}, a crack or incoherence in timber produced by	      violent winds while the timber was growing.	   {Wind shock}, a wind shake.	   {Wind side}, the side next the wind; the windward side. [R.]	      --Mrs. Browning.	   {Wind rush} (Zool.), the redwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Wind wheel}, a motor consisting of a wheel moved by wind.	   {Wood wind} (Mus.), the flutes and reed instruments of an	      orchestra, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	Wind \Wind\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Winding}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To expose to the wind; to winnow; to ventilate.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To perceive or follow by the scent; to scent; to nose; as,	      the hounds winded the game.	      [1913 Webster]	   3.	      (a) To drive hard, or force to violent exertion, as a	          horse, so as to render scant of wind; to put out of	          breath.	      (b) To rest, as a horse, in order to allow the breath to	          be recovered; to breathe.	          [1913 Webster]	   {To wind a ship} (Naut.), to turn it end for end, so that the	      wind strikes it on the opposite side.	      [1913 Webster]	Wind \Wind\, v. t. [From {Wind}, moving air, but confused in	   sense and in conjugation with wind to turn.] [imp. & p. p.	   {Wound} (wound), R. {Winded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Winding}.]	   To blow; to sound by blowing; esp., to sound with prolonged	   and mutually involved notes. "Hunters who wound their horns."	   --Pennant.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye vigorous swains, while youth ferments your blood, .	         . .	         Wind the shrill horn.                    --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         That blast was winded by the king.       --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Windage \Wind"age\, n. [From {Wind} air in motion.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Gun.) The difference between the diameter of the bore of	      a gun and that of the shot fired from it.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The sudden compression of the air caused by a projectile	      in passing close to another body.	      [1913 Webster]
Windas \Wind"as\, n.	   See 3d {Windlass}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Windbore \Wind"bore`\, n.	   The lower, or bottom, pipe in a lift of pumps in a mine.	   --Ansted.	   [1913 Webster]
Windbound \Wind"bound`\, a. (Naut.)	   prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind. See	   {Weatherbound}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-break \Wind"-break`\, v. t.	   To break the wind of; to cause to lose breath; to exhaust.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         'T would wind-break a mule to vie burdens with her.	                                                  --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]	Wind-break \Wind"-break`\, n.	   A clump of trees serving for a protection against the force	   of wind. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-broken \Wind"-bro`ken\, a.	   Having the power of breathing impaired by the rupture,	   dilatation, or running together of air cells of the lungs, so	   that while the inspiration is by one effort, the expiration	   is by two; affected with pulmonary emphysema or with heaves;	   -- said of a horse. --Youatt.	   [1913 Webster]
Winder \Wind"er\, n. [From {Wind} to turn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who, or that which, winds; hence, a creeping or	      winding plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apparatus used for winding silk, cotton, etc., on	      spools, bobbins, reels, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Arch.) One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan,	      so that each tread is broader at one end than at the	      other; -- distinguished from flyer.	      [1913 Webster]	Winder \Wind"er\, v. t. & i. [Prov. E. winder a fan, and to	   winnow. ?. Cf. {Winnow}.]	   To fan; to clean grain with a fan. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Winder \Wind"er\, n.	   A blow taking away the breath. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]	Winder \Wind"er\, v. i.	   To wither; to fail. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Windfall \Wind"fall`\, n.	   1. Anything blown down or off by the wind, as fruit from a	      tree, or the tree itself, or a portion of a forest	      prostrated by a violent wind, etc. "They became a windfall	      upon the sudden." --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An unexpected legacy, or other gain.	      [1913 Webster]	            He had a mighty windfall out of doubt. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Windfallen \Wind"fall`en\, a.	   Blown down by the wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-fertilized \Wind"-fer`ti*lized\, a. (Bot.)	   Anemophilous; fertilized by pollen borne by the wind.	   [1913 Webster]
Windflower \Wind"flow`er\, n. (Bot.)	   The anemone; -- so called because formerly supposed to open	   only when the wind was blowing. See {Anemone}.	   [1913 Webster]
Windgall \Wind"gall`\, n. (Far.)	   A soft tumor or synovial swelling on the fetlock joint of a	   horse; -- so called from having formerly been supposed to	   contain air.	   [1913 Webster]
Windhover \Wind"hov`er\, n. [From its habit of hovering over one	   spot.] (Zool.)	   The kestrel; -- called also {windbibber}, {windcuffer},	   {windfanner}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Windiness \Wind"i*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being windy or tempestuous; as,	      the windiness of the weather or the season.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fullness of wind; flatulence.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tendency to generate wind or gas; tendency to produce	      flatulence; as, the windiness of vegetables.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Tumor; puffiness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The swelling windiness of much knowledge.	                                                  --Brerewood.	      [1913 Webster]
Winding \Wind"ing\, n. [From {Wind} to blow.] (Naut.)	   A call by the boatswain's whistle.	   [1913 Webster]	Winding \Wind"ing\, a. [From {Wind} to twist.]	   Twisting from a direct line or an even surface; circuitous.	   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	Winding \Wind"ing\, n.	   1. A turn or turning; a bend; a curve; flexure; meander; as,	      the windings of a road or stream.	      [1913 Webster]	            To nurse the saplings tall, and curl the grove	            With ringlets quaint, and wanton windings wove.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The material, as wire or rope, wound or coiled about	      anything, or a single round or turn of the material; as	      (Elec.), a series winding, or one in which the armature	      coil, the field-magnet coil, and the external circuit form	      a continuous conductor; a shunt winding, or one of such a	      character that the armature current is divided, a portion	      of the current being led around the field-magnet coils.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Winding engine}, an engine employed in mining to draw up	      buckets from a deep pit; a hoisting engine.	   {Winding sheet}, a sheet in which a corpse is wound or	      wrapped.	   {Winding tackle} (Naut.), a tackle consisting of a fixed	      triple block, and a double or triple movable block, used	      for hoisting heavy articles in or out of a vessel.	      --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]
Windingly \Wind"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a winding manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Windjammer \Wind"jam`mer\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A sailing vessel or one of its crew; -- orig. so	      called contemptuously by sailors on steam vessels.	      [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. An army bugler or trumpeter; any performer on a wind	      instrument. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Windlace \Wind"lace\, n. & v.	   See {Windlass}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Two arblasts, . . . with windlaces and quarrels. --Sir	                                                  W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Windlass \Wind"lass\, n.[Perhaps from wind to turn + lace.]	   A winding and circuitous way; a roundabout course; a shift.	   [1913 Webster]	Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. i.	   To take a roundabout course; to work warily or by indirect	   means. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]	Windlass \Wind"lass\, n. [OE. windelas, windas, Icel.	   vindil[=a]ss, vind[=a]s, fr. vinda to wind + [=a]ss a pole;	   cf. Goth. ans a beam. See {Wind} to turn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A machine for raising weights, consisting of a horizontal	      cylinder or roller moving on its axis, and turned by a	      crank, lever, or similar means, so as to wind up a rope or	      chain attached to the weight. In vessels the windlass is	      often used instead of the capstan for raising the anchor.	      It is usually set upon the forecastle, and is worked by	      hand or steam.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An apparatus resembling a winch or windlass, for bending	      the bow of an arblast, or crossbow. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Chinese windlass}. See {Differential windlass}, under	      {Differential}.	      [1913 Webster]	Windlass \Wind"lass\, v. t. & i.	   To raise with, or as with, a windlass; to use a windlass.	   --The Century.	   [1913 Webster]
Windle \Win"dle\, n. [From {Wind} to turn.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A spindle; a kind of reel; a winch.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The redwing. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Windless \Wind"less\, a.	   1. Having no wind; calm.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Wanting wind; out of breath.	      [1913 Webster] Windlestrae
Windlestrae \Win"dle*strae`\, Windlestraw \Win"dle*straw`\, n.	   (Bot.)	   A grass used for making ropes or for plaiting, esp. {Agrostis	   Spica-ventis}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Shelley.	   [1913 Webster]
Windmill \Wind"mill`\, n.	   A mill operated by the power of the wind, usually by the	   action of the wind upon oblique vanes or sails which radiate	   from a horizontal shaft. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Windore \Win"dore\, n. [A corrupt. of window; or perh. coined on	   the wrong assumption that window is from wind + door.]	   A window. [Obs.] --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]
Window \Win"dow\, n. [OE. windowe, windoge, Icel. vindauga	   window, properly, wind eye; akin to Dan. vindue. ????. See	   {Wind}, n., and {Eye}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An opening in the wall of a building for the admission of	      light and air, usually closed by casements or sashes	      containing some transparent material, as glass, and	      capable of being opened and shut at pleasure.	      [1913 Webster]	            I leaped from the window of the citadel. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then to come, in spite of sorrow,	            And at my window bid good morrow.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) The shutter, casement, sash with its fittings, or	      other framework, which closes a window opening.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A figure formed of lines crossing each other. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Till he has windows on his bread and butter. --King.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. a period of time in which some activity may be uniquely	      possible, more easily accomplished, or more likely to	      succeed; as, a launch window for a mission to Mars.	      [PJC]	   5. (Computers) a region on a computer display screen which	      represents a separate computational process, controlled	      more or less independently from the remaining part of the	      screen, and having widely varying functions, from simply	      displaying information to comprising a separate conceptual	      screen in which output can be visualized, input can be	      controlled, program dialogs may be accomplished, and a	      program may be controlled independently of any other	      processes occurring in the computer. The window may have a	      fixed location and size, or (as in modern Graphical User	      Interfaces) may have its size and location on the screen	      under the control of the operator.	      [PJC]	      [1913 Webster]	   {French window} (Arch.), a casement window in two folds,	      usually reaching to the floor; -- called also {French	      casement}.	   {Window back} (Arch.), the inside face of the low, and	      usually thin, piece of wall between the window sill and	      the floor below.	   {Window blind}, a blind or shade for a window.	   {Window bole}, part of a window closed by a shutter which can	      be opened at will. [Scot.]	   {Window box}, one of the hollows in the sides of a window	      frame for the weights which counterbalance a lifting sash.	      	   {Window frame}, the frame of a window which receives and	      holds the sashes or casement.	   {Window glass}, panes of glass for windows; the kind of glass	      used in windows.	   {Window martin} (Zool.), the common European martin. [Prov.	      Eng.]	   {Window oyster} (Zool.), a marine bivalve shell ({Placuna	      placenta}) native of the East Indies and China. Its valves	      are very broad, thin, and translucent, and are said to	      have been used formerly in place of glass.	   {Window pane}.	      (a) (Arch.) See {Pane}, n., 3	      (b) .	      (b) (Zool.) See {Windowpane}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Window sash}, the sash, or light frame, in which panes of	      glass are set for windows.	   {Window seat}, a seat arranged in the recess of a window. See	      {Window stool}, under {Stool}.	   {Window shade}, a shade or blind for a window; usually, one	      that is hung on a roller.	   {Window shell} (Zool.), the window oyster.	   {Window shutter}, a shutter or blind used to close or darken	      windows.	   {Window sill} (Arch.), the flat piece of wood, stone, or the	      like, at the bottom of a window frame.	   {Window swallow} (Zool.), the common European martin. [Prov.	      Eng.]	   {Window tax}, a tax or duty formerly levied on all windows,	      or openings for light, above the number of eight in houses	      standing in cities or towns. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Window \Win"dow\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Windowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Windowing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To furnish with windows.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To place at or in a window. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Wouldst thou be windowed in great Rome and see	            Thy master thus with pleach'd arms, bending down	            His corrigible neck?                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Windowed \Win"dowed\, a.	   Having windows or openings. [R.] "Looped and windowed	   raggedness." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Windowless \Win"dow*less\, a.	   Destitute of a window. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Windowpane \Win"dow*pane`\, n.	   1. (Arch.) See {Pane}, n., (3)	      b . [In this sense, written also {window pane}.]	        [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A thin, spotted American turbot ({Pleuronectes	      maculatus}) remarkable for its translucency. It is not	      valued as a food fish. Called also {spotted turbot},	      {daylight}, {spotted sand flounder}, and {water flounder}.	      [1913 Webster]
Windowy \Win"dow*y\, a.	   Having little crossings or openings like the sashes of a	   window. [R.] --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Windpipe \Wind"pipe`\, n. (Anat.)	   The passage for the breath from the larynx to the lungs; the	   trachea; the weasand. See Illust. under {Lung}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-plant \Wind"-plant`\, n. (Bot.)	   A windflower.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-rode \Wind"-rode`\, a. (Naut.)	   Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the	   course of the tide; -- said of a vessel lying at anchor, with	   wind and tide opposed to each other. --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Windrow \Wind"row`\, n. [Wind + row.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A row or line of hay raked together for the purpose of	      being rolled into cocks or heaps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sheaves of grain set up in a row, one against another,	      that the wind may blow between them. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The green border of a field, dug up in order to carry the	      earth on other land to mend it. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	Windrow \Wind"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Windrowed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Windrowing}.]	   To arrange in lines or windrows, as hay when newly made.	   --Forby.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-shaken \Wind"-shak`en\, a.	   Shaken by the wind; specif. (Forestry), affected by wind	   shake, or anemosis (which see, above).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wind signal \Wind signal\	   In general, any signal announcing information concerning	   winds, and esp. the expected approach of winds whose	   direction and force are dangerous to shipping, etc. The	   wind-signal system of the United States Weather Bureau	   consists of storm, information, hurricane, hot wind, and	   inland storm signals.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Windsor \Wind"sor\, n.	   A town in Berkshire, England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Windsor bean}. (Bot.) See under {Bean}.	   {Windsor chair}, a kind of strong, plain, polished, wooden	      chair. --Simmonds.	   {Windsor soap}, a scented soap well known for its excellence.	      [1913 Webster]
Windstorm \Wind"storm\, n.	   A storm characterized by high wind with little or no rain.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-sucker \Wind"-suck`er\, n.	   1. (Far.) A horse given to wind-sucking --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The kestrel. --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]
Wind-sucking \Wind"-suck`ing\, n. (Far.)	   A vicious habit of a horse, consisting in the swallowing of	   air; -- usually associated with crib-biting, or cribbing. See	   {Cribbing}, 4.	   [1913 Webster]
Windtight \Wind"tight`\, a.	   So tight as to prevent the passing through of wind. --Bp.	   Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Wind-up \Wind"-up`\, n.	   Act of winding up, or closing; a concluding act or part; the	   end.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Windward \Wind"ward\, n.	   The point or side from which the wind blows; as, to ply to	   the windward; -- opposed to {leeward}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {To lay an anchor to the windward}, a figurative expression,	      signifying to adopt precautionary or anticipatory measures	      for success or security.	      [1913 Webster]	Windward \Wind"ward\, a.	   Situated toward the point from which the wind blows; as, the	   Windward Islands.	   [1913 Webster]	Windward \Wind"ward\, adv.	   Toward the wind; in the direction from which the wind blows.	   [1913 Webster]
Windy \Wind"y\, a. [Compar. {Windier}; superl. {Windiest}.] [AS.	   windig.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Consisting of wind; accompanied or characterized by wind;	      exposed to wind. "The windy hill." --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blown with the windy tempest of my heart. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Next the wind; windward.	      [1913 Webster]	            It keeps on the windy side of care.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Tempestuous; boisterous; as, windy weather.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Serving to occasion wind or gas in the intestines;	      flatulent; as, windy food.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Attended or caused by wind, or gas, in the intestines. "A	      windy colic." --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Fig.: Empty; airy. "Windy joy." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Here's that windy applause, that poor, transitory	            pleasure, for which I was dishonored. --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Wine \Wine\, n. [OE. win, AS. win, fr. L. vinum (cf. Icel.	   v[imac]n; all from the Latin); akin to Gr. o'i^nos, ?, and E.	   withy. Cf. {Vine}, {Vineyard}, {Vinous}, {Withy}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a	      beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out	      their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. "Red	      wine of Gascoigne." --Piers Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and	            whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. --Prov.	                                                  xx. 1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape	            Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol,	         containing also certain small quantities of ethers and	         ethereal salts which give character and bouquet.	         According to their color, strength, taste, etc., wines	         are called {red}, {white}, {spirituous}, {dry},	         {light}, {still}, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit	      or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as,	      currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication.	      [1913 Webster]	            Noah awoke from his wine.             --Gen. ix. 24.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Birch wine}, {Cape wine}, etc. See under {Birch}, {Cape},	      etc.	   {Spirit of wine}. See under {Spirit}.	   {To have drunk wine of ape} or {To have drunk wine ape}, to	      be so drunk as to be foolish. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   {Wine acid}. (Chem.) See {Tartaric acid}, under {Tartaric}.	      [Colloq.]	   {Wine apple} (Bot.), a large red apple, with firm flesh and a	      rich, vinous flavor.	   {Wine fly} (Zool.), small two-winged fly of the genus	      {Piophila}, whose larva lives in wine, cider, and other	      fermented liquors.	   {Wine grower}, one who cultivates a vineyard and makes wine.	      	   {Wine measure}, the measure by which wines and other spirits	      are sold, smaller than beer measure.	   {Wine merchant}, a merchant who deals in wines.	   {Wine of opium} (Pharm.), a solution of opium in aromatized	      sherry wine, having the same strength as ordinary	      laudanum; -- also {Sydenham's laudanum}.	   {Wine press}, a machine or apparatus in which grapes are	      pressed to extract their juice.	   {Wine skin}, a bottle or bag of skin, used, in various	      countries, for carrying wine.	   {Wine stone}, a kind of crust deposited in wine casks. See	      1st {Tartar}, 1.	   {Wine vault}.	      (a) A vault where wine is stored.	      (b) A place where wine is served at the bar, or at tables;	          a dramshop. --Dickens.	   {Wine vinegar}, vinegar made from wine.	   {Wine whey}, whey made from milk coagulated by the use of	      wine.	      [1913 Webster]
Wineberry \Wine"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	      (a) The red currant.	      (b) The bilberry.	      (c) A peculiar New Zealand shrub ({Coriaria ruscifolia}),	          in which the petals ripen and afford an abundant	          purple juice from which a kind of wine is made. The	          plant also grows in Chili.	          [1913 Webster]
Winebibber \Wine"bib`ber\, n.	   One who drinks much wine. --Prov. xxiii. 20. --	   {Wine"bib`bing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Wineglass \Wine"glass`\, n.	   A small glass from which to drink wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Wineglassful \Wine"glass`ful\;, n. pl. {Wineglassfuls}.	   As much as a wineglass will hold; enough to fill a wineglass.	   It is usually reckoned at two fluid ounces, or four	   tablespoonfuls.	   [1913 Webster]
Wineless \Wine"less\, a.	   destitute of wine; as, wineless life.	   [1913 Webster]
Winery \Win"er*y\, n. [Cf. F. vinerie.]	   A place where grapes are converted into wine.	   [1913 Webster]
Winesap \Wine"sap`\, n. [Wine + sap for sop.]	   A variety of winter apple of medium size, deep red color, and	   yellowish flesh of a rich, rather subacid flavor.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wing \Wing\, n. [OE. winge, wenge; probably of Scand. origin;	   cf. Dan. & Sw. vinge, Icel. v[ae]ngr.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One of the two anterior limbs of a bird, pterodactyl, or	      bat. They correspond to the arms of man, and are usually	      modified for flight, but in the case of a few species of	      birds, as the ostrich, auk, etc., the wings are used only	      as an assistance in running or swimming.	      [1913 Webster]	            As an eagle stirreth up her nest, fluttereth over	            her young, spreadeth abroad her wings, taketh them,	            beareth them on her wings.            --Deut. xxxii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the wing of a bird the long quill feathers are in	         series. The primaries are those attached to the ulnar	         side of the hand; the secondaries, or wing coverts,	         those of the forearm: the scapulars, those that lie	         over the humerus; and the bastard feathers, those of	         the short outer digit. See Illust. of {Bird}, and	         {Plumage}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Any similar member or instrument used for the purpose of	      flying. Specifically: (Zool.)	      (a) One of the two pairs of upper thoracic appendages of	          most hexapod insects. They are broad, fanlike organs	          formed of a double membrane and strengthened by	          chitinous veins or nervures.	      (b) One of the large pectoral fins of the flying fishes.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Passage by flying; flight; as, to take wing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light thickens; and the crow	            Makes wing to the rooky wood.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Motive or instrument of flight; means of flight or of	      rapid motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fiery expedition be my wing.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything which agitates the air as a wing does, or which	      is put in winglike motion by the action of the air, as a	      fan or vane for winnowing grain, the vane or sail of a	      windmill, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An ornament worn on the shoulder; a small epaulet or	      shoulder knot.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Any appendage resembling the wing of a bird or insect in	      shape or appearance. Specifically:	      (a) (Zool.) One of the broad, thin, anterior lobes of the	          foot of a pteropod, used as an organ in swimming.	      (b) (Bot.) Any membranaceous expansion, as that along the	          sides of certain stems, or of a fruit of the kind	          called samara.	      (c) (Bot.) Either of the two side petals of a	          papilionaceous flower.	          [1913 Webster]	   8. One of two corresponding appendages attached; a sidepiece.	      Hence:	      (a) (Arch.) A side building, less than the main edifice;	          as, one of the wings of a palace.	      (b) (Fort.) The longer side of crownworks, etc.,	          connecting them with the main work.	      (c) (Hort.) A side shoot of a tree or plant; a branch	          growing up by the side of another. [Obs.]	      (d) (Mil.) The right or left division of an army,	          regiment, etc.	      (e) (Naut.) That part of the hold or orlop of a vessel	          which is nearest the sides. In a fleet, one of the	          extremities when the ships are drawn up in line, or	          when forming the two sides of a triangle. --Totten.	      (f) One of the sides of the stags in a theater.	          [1913 Webster]	   9. (Aeronautics) Any surface used primarily for supporting a	      flying machine in flight, especially the flat or slightly	      curved planes on a heavier-than-air aircraft which provide	      most of the lift. In fixed-wing aircraft there are usually	      two main wings fixed on opposite sides of the fuselage.	      Smaller wings are typically placed near the tail primarily	      for stabilization, but may be absent in certain kinds of	      aircraft. Helicopters usually have no fixed wings, the	      lift being supplied by the rotating blade.	      [PJC]	   10. One of two factions within an organization, as a	       political party, which are opposed to each other; as,	       right wing or left wing.	       [PJC]	   11. An administrative division of the air force or of a naval	       air group, consisting of a certain number of airplanes	       and the personnel associated with them.	       [PJC]	   {On the wing}.	       (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another.	   {On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity.	   {Under the wing of}, or {Under the wings of}, under the care	      or protection of.	   {Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either	      side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going	      before the wind with the foresail on one side and the	      mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel	      which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}.	   {Wing case} (Zool.), one of the anterior wings of beetles,	      and of some other insects, when thickened and used to	      protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing	      cover}.	   {Wing covert} (Zool.), one of the small feathers covering the	      bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2.	   {Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a	      wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it	      from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}.	   {Wing shell} (Zool.), wing case of an insect.	   {Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing.	   {Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern;	      -- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles.	      [1913 Webster]	Wing \Wing\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winged}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Winging}.]	   1. To furnish with wings; to enable to fly, or to move with	      celerity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who heaves old ocean, and whowings the storms.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Living, to wing with mirth the weary hours.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To supply with wings or sidepieces.	      [1913 Webster]	            The main battle, whose puissance on either side	            Shall be well winged with our chiefest horse.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To transport by flight; to cause to fly.	      [1913 Webster]	            I, an old turtle,	            Will wing me to some withered bough.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To move through in flight; to fly through.	      [1913 Webster]	            There's not an arrow wings the sky	            But fancy turns its point to him.     --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To cut off the wings of or to wound in the wing; to	      disable a wing of; as, to wing a bird; also, [fig.] to	      wound the arm of a person.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {To wing a flight}, to exert the power of flying; to fly.	      [1913 Webster]
Winged \Winged\, a.	   1. Furnished with wings; transported by flying; having	      winglike expansions.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated;	      lofty; sublime. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            How winged the sentiment that virtue is to be	            followed for its own sake.            --J. S.	                                                  Harford.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Swift; rapid. "Bear this sealed brief with winged haste to	      the lord marshal." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Wounded or hurt in the wing.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Bot.) Furnished with a leaflike appendage, as the fruit	      of the elm and the ash, or the stem in certain plants;	      alate.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Her.) Represented with wings, or having wings, of a	      different tincture from the body.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. Fanned with wings; swarming with birds. "The winged air	      darked with plumes." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Winger \Wing"er\, n. (Naut.)	   One of the casks stowed in the wings of a vessel's hold,	   being smaller than such as are stowed more amidships.	   --Totten.	   [1913 Webster]
Wingfish \Wing"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A sea robin having large, winglike pectoral fins. See {Sea	   robin}, under {Robin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wing-footed \Wing"-foot`ed\, a.	   1. Having wings attached to the feet; as, wing-footed	      Mercury; hence, swift; moving with rapidity; fleet.	      --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) Having part or all of the feet adapted for flying.	      (b) Having the anterior lobes of the foot so modified as	          to form a pair of winglike swimming organs; -- said of	          the pteropod mollusks.	          [1913 Webster]
Wing-handed \Wing"-hand`ed\, a. (Zool.)	   Having the anterior limbs or hands adapted for flight, as the	   bats and pterodactyls.	   [1913 Webster]
Wing it \Wing it\, v. i.	   To perform an act, such as to give a speech, without the	   usual preparation. To improvise or ad-lib.	   [1913 Webster]
Wing-leaved \Wing"-leaved`\, a. (Bot.)	   Having pinnate or pinnately divided leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Wingless \Wing"less\, a.	   Having no wings; not able to ascend or fly.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wingless bird} (Zool.), the apteryx.	      [1913 Webster]
Winglet \Wing"let\, n.	   1. A little wing; a very small wing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) A bastard wing, or alula.	      [1913 Webster]
Wingmanship \Wing"man*ship\, n. [From {Wing}, in imitation of	   horsemanship.]	   Power or skill in flying. [R.] --Duke of Argyll.	   [1913 Webster]
Wing-shell \Wing"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of various species of marine bivalve shells	       belonging to the genus {Avicula}, in which the hinge	       border projects like a wing.	   (b) Any marine gastropod shell of the genus {Strombus}. See	       {Strombus}.	   (c) Any pteropod shell.	       [1913 Webster]
Wingy \Wing"y\, a.	   1. Having wings; rapid.	      [1913 Webster]	            With wingy speed outstrip the eastern wind.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; volatile airy.	      [Obs. or R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Those wingy mysteries in divinity.    --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Wink \Wink\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Winked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Winking}.] [OE. winken, AS. wincian; akin to D. wenken, G.	   winken to wink, nod, beckon, OHG. winchan, Sw. vinka, Dan.	   vinke, AS. wancol wavering, OHG. wanchal wavering, wanch?n to	   waver, G. wanken, and perhaps to E. weak; cf. AS. wincel a	   corner. Cf. {Wench}, {Wince}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To nod; to sleep; to nap. [Obs.] "Although I wake or	      wink." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To shut the eyes quickly; to close the eyelids with a	      quick motion.	      [1913 Webster]	            He must wink, so loud he would cry.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And I will wink, so shall the day seem night.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are not blind, but they wink.    --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To close and open the eyelids quickly; to nictitate; to	      blink.	      [1913 Webster]	            A baby of some three months old, who winked, and	            turned aside its little face from the too vivid	            light of day.                         --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give a hint by a motion of the eyelids, often those of	      one eye only.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wink at the footman to leave him without a plate.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To avoid taking notice, as if by shutting the eyes; to	      connive at anything; to be tolerant; -- generally with at.	      [1913 Webster]	            The times of this ignorance God winked at. --Acts	                                                  xvii. 30.	      [1913 Webster]	            And yet, as though he knew it not,	            His knowledge winks, and lets his humors reign.	                                                  --Herbert.	      [1913 Webster]	            Obstinacy can not be winked at, but must be subdued.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To be dim and flicker; as, the light winks.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Winking monkey} (Zool.), the white-nosed monkey	      ({Cersopithecus nictitans}).	      [1913 Webster]	Wink \Wink\, v. t.	   To cause (the eyes) to wink.[Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wink \Wink\, n.	   1. The act of closing, or closing and opening, the eyelids	      quickly; hence, the time necessary for such an act; a	      moment.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have not slept one wink.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could eclipse and cloud them with a wink. --Donne.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A hint given by shutting the eye with a significant cast.	      --Sir. P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            The stockjobber thus from Change Alley goes down,	            And tips you, the freeman, a wink.    --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Winker \Wink"er\, n.	   1. One who winks. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A horse's blinder; a blinker.	      [1913 Webster]
Winkingly \Wink"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a winking manner; with the eye almost closed. --Peacham.	   [1913 Webster]
Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.	   (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the	       United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({Fulgar	       canaliculata}, and {Fulgar carica}).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large	         numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking	         their blood.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex	      erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.	      [1913 Webster]
Winkle-hawk \Win"kle-hawk`\, n. [D. winkel-haak a carpenter's	   square.]	   A rectangular rent made in cloth; -- called also	   {winkle-hole}. [Local, U. S.] --Bartlett.	   [1913 Webster]
Winnard 2 \Win"nard 2\, n.	   The redwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Winnebagoes \Win`ne*ba"goes\, n.; sing. {Winnebago}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of North American Indians who originally occupied the	   region about Green Bay, Lake Michigan, but were driven back	   from the lake and nearly exterminated in 1640 by the	   IIlinnois.	   [1913 Webster]
Winner \Win"ner\, n.	   One who wins, or gains by success in competition, contest, or	   gaming.	   [1913 Webster]
Winning \Win"ning\, a.	   Attracting; adapted to gain favor; charming; as, a winning	   address. "Each mild and winning note." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	Winning \Win"ning\, n.	   1. The act of obtaining something, as in a contest or by	      competition.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The money, etc., gained by success in competition or	      contest, esp, in gambling; -- usually in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ye seek land and sea for your winnings. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mining)	      (a) A new opening.	      (b) The portion of a coal field out for working.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Winning headway} (Mining), an excavation for exploration, in	      post-and-stall working.	   {Winning post}, the post, or goal, at the end of a race.	      [1913 Webster]
Winningly \Win"ning*ly\, adv.	   In a winning manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Winningness \Win"ning*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being winning. "Winningness in	   style." --J. Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
Winninish \Win"nin*ish\, n. (Zool.)	   The land-locked variety of the common salmon. [Canada]	   [1913 Webster]
Winnow \Win"now\ (w[i^]n"n[-o]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winnowed}	   (w[i^]n"n[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Winnowing}.] [OE. windewen,	   winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.),	   winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L.	   wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. [root]131.	   See {Wind} moving air, and cf. {Fan}., n., {Ventilate}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of	      wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor.	                                                  --Ruth. iii.	                                                  2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from	      truth; to separate, as bad from good.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winnow well this thought, and you shall find	            This light as chaff that flies before the wind.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan	            Winnows the buxom air.                --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	Winnow \Win"now\, v. i.	   To separate chaff from grain.	   [1913 Webster]	         Winnow not with every wind.              --Ecclus. v.	                                                  9.	   [1913 Webster]
Winnower \Win"now*er\, n.	   One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing	   machine.	   [1913 Webster]
Winnowing \Win"now*ing\, n.	   The act of one who, or that which, winnows.	   [1913 Webster]
Winrow \Win"row`\, n.	   A windrow.	   [1913 Webster]
Winsing \Win"sing\, a.	   Winsome. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Winsome \Win"some\, a. [Compar. {Winsomer}; superl.	   {Winsomest}.] [AS. wynsum, fr. wynn joy; akin to OS. wunnia,	   OHG. wunna, wunni, G. wonne, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in	   unwunands sad), AS. wunian to dwell. ????. See {Win}, v. t.,	   {Wont}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Cheerful; merry; gay; light-hearted.	      [1913 Webster]	            Misled by ill example, and a winsome nature.	                                                  --Jeffrey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Causing joy or pleasure; gladsome; pleasant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Still plotting how their hungry ear	            That winsome voice again might hear.  --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]
Winsomeness \Win"some*ness\, n.	   The characteristic of being winsome; attractiveness of	   manner. --J. R. Green.	   [1913 Webster]
Winter \Win"ter\, n. [AS. winter; akin to OFries. & D. winter,	   OS. & OHG. wintar, G. winter, D. & Sw. vinter, Icel. vetr,	   Goth. wintrus; of uncertain origin; cf. Old Gallic vindo-	   white (in comp.), OIr. find white. ????.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The season of the year in which the sun shines most	      obliquely upon any region; the coldest season of the year.	      "Of thirty winter he was old." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And after summer evermore succeeds	            Barren winter, with his wrathful nipping cold.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Winter lingering chills the lap of May. --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: North of the equator, winter is popularly taken to	         include the months of December, January, and February	         (see {Season}). Astronomically, it may be considered to	         begin with the winter solstice, about December 21st,	         and to end with the vernal equinox, about March 21st.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The period of decay, old age, death, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Life's autumn past, I stand on winter's verge.	                                                  --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Winter apple}, an apple that keeps well in winter, or that	      does not ripen until winter.	   {Winter barley}, a kind of barley that is sown in autumn.	   {Winter berry} (Bot.), the name of several American shrubs	      ({Ilex verticillata}, {Ilex laevigata}, etc.) of the Holly	      family, having bright red berries conspicuous in winter.	      	   {Winter bloom}. (Bot.)	      (a) A plant of the genus Azalea.	      (b) A plant of the genus {Hamamelis} ({Hamamelis	          Viginica}); witch-hazel; -- so called from its flowers	          appearing late in autumn, while the leaves are	          falling.	   {Winter bud} (Zool.), a statoblast.	   {Winter cherry} (Bot.), a plant ({Physalis Alkekengi}) of the	      Nightshade family, which has, a red berry inclosed in the	      inflated and persistent calyx. See {Alkekengi}.	   {Winter cough} (Med.), a form of chronic bronchitis marked by	      a cough recurring each winter.	   {Winter cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered cruciferous plant	      ({Barbarea vulgaris}).	   {Winter crop}, a crop which will bear the winter, or which	      may be converted into fodder during the winter.	   {Winter duck}. (Zool.)	      (a) The pintail.	      (b) The old squaw.	   {Winter egg} (Zool.), an egg produced in the autumn by many	      invertebrates, and destined to survive the winter. Such	      eggs usually differ from the summer eggs in having a	      thicker shell, and often in being enveloped in a	      protective case. They sometimes develop in a manner	      different from that of the summer eggs.	   {Winter fallow}, ground that is fallowed in winter.	   {Winter fat}. (Bot.) Same as {White sage}, under {White}.	   {Winter fever} (Med.), pneumonia. [Colloq.]	   {Winter flounder}. (Zool.) See the Note under {Flounder}.	   {Winter gull} (Zool.), the common European gull; -- called	      also {winter mew}. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Winter itch}. (Med.) See {Prarie itch}, under {Prairie}.	   {Winter lodge}, or {Winter lodgment}. (Bot.) Same as	      {Hibernaculum}.	   {Winter mew}. (Zool.) Same as {Winter gull}, above. [Prov.	      Eng.]	   {Winter moth} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      geometrid moths which come forth in winter, as the	      European species ({Cheimatobia brumata}). These moths have	      rudimentary mouth organs, and eat no food in the imago	      state. The female of some of the species is wingless.	   {Winter oil}, oil prepared so as not to solidify in	      moderately cold weather.	   {Winter pear}, a kind of pear that keeps well in winter, or	      that does not ripen until winter.	   {Winter quarters}, the quarters of troops during the winter;	      a winter residence or station.	   {Winter rye}, a kind of rye that is sown in autumn.	   {Winter shad} (Zool.), the gizzard shad.	   {Winter sheldrake} (Zool.), the goosander. [Local, U. S.]	   {Winter sleep} (Zool.), hibernation.	   {Winter snipe} (Zool.), the dunlin.	   {Winter solstice}. (Astron.) See {Solstice}, 2.	   {Winter teal} (Zool.), the green-winged teal.	   {Winter wagtail} (Zool.), the gray wagtail ({Motacilla	      melanope}). [Prov. Eng.]	   {Winter wheat}, wheat sown in autumn, which lives during the	      winter, and ripens in the following summer.	   {Winter wren} (Zool.), a small American wren ({Troglodytes	      hiemalis}) closely resembling the common wren.	      [1913 Webster]	Winter \Win"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wintered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wintering}.]	   To pass the winter; to hibernate; as, to winter in Florida.	   [1913 Webster]	         Because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the	         more part advised to depart thence.      --Acts xxvii.	                                                  12.	   [1913 Webster]	Winter \Win"ter\, v. i.	   To keep, feed or manage, during the winter; as, to winter	   young cattle on straw.	   [1913 Webster]
Winter-beaten \Win"ter-beat`en\, a.	   Beaten or harassed by the severe weather of winter.	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wintergreen \Win"ter*green`\, n. (Bot.)	   A plant which keeps its leaves green through the winter.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In England, the name wintergreen is applied to the	         species of {Pyrola} which in America are called	         {English wintergreen}, and {shin leaf} (see Shin leaf,	         under {Shin}.) In America, the name wintergreen is	         given to {Gaultheria procumbens}, a low evergreen	         aromatic plant with oval leaves clustered at the top of	         a short stem, and bearing small white flowers followed	         by red berries; -- called also {checkerberry}, and	         sometimes, though improperly, {partridge berry}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Chickweed wintergreen}, a low perennial primulaceous herb	      ({Trientalis Americana}); -- also called {star flower}.	   {Flowering wintergreen}, a low plant ({Polygala paucifolia})	      with leaves somewhat like those of the wintergreen	      ({Gaultheria}), and bearing a few showy, rose-purple	      blossoms.	   {oil of wintergreen}, An aromatic oil, consisting almost	      entirely of methyl salicylate ({CH3CO.O.C6H4.OH}),	      obtained by distillation of an extract of the wintergreen	      ({Gaultheria procumbens}); it can also be obtained from	      some other plants. It is used as a flavoring agent for	      tooth powders and pastes, sometimes combined with menthol	      or eucalyptus. It is called also {oil of teaberry}, {oil	      of partridgeberry}, and {oil of gaultheria}.	   {Spotted wintergreen}, a low evergreen plant ({Chimaphila	      maculata}) with ovate, white-spotted leaves.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]
Winter-ground \Win"ter-ground`\, v. t.	   To coved over in the season of winter, as for protection or	   shelter; as, to winter-ground the roods of a plant.	   [1913 Webster]	         The ruddock would . . . bring thee all this,	         Yea, and furred moss besides, when flowers are none	         To winter-ground thy corse.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Winterkilled};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Winterkilling}.]	   To kill by the cold, or exposure to the inclemency of winter;	   as, the wheat was winterkilled. [U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Winterkill \Win"ter*kill`\, v. i.	   To die as the result of exposure to the cold of winter; as,	   the tree winterkills easily.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Winterly \Win"ter*ly\, a.	   Like winter; wintry; cold; hence, disagreeable, cheerless;	   as, winterly news. [R.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The sir growing more winterly in the month of April.	                                                  --Camden.	   [1913 Webster]
Winter-proud \Win"ter-proud`\, a.	   Having too rank or forward a growth for winter.	   [1913 Webster]	         When either corn is winter-proud, or other plants put	         forth and bud too early.                 --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Winter-rig \Win"ter-rig`\, v. t. [See {Winter} and {Ridge}.]	   To fallow or till in winter. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Winter's bark \Win"ter's bark`\ (Bot.)	   The aromatic bark of tree ({Drimys Winteri} syn. {Drymis	   Winteri}) of the Magnolia family, which is found in Southern	   Chile. It was first used as a cure for scurvy by its	   discoverer, Captain John Winter, vice admiral to sir Francis	   Drake, in 1577.	   [1913 Webster]
Wintertide \Win"ter*tide`\, n.	   Winter time. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Winterweed \Win"ter*weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of speedwell ({Veronica hederifolia}) which spreads	   chiefly in winter. --Dr. Prior.	   [1913 Webster]
Wintery \Win"ter*y\, a.	   Wintry.	   [1913 Webster]
Wintry \Win"try\, a. [AS. wintrig.]	   Suitable to winter; resembling winter, or what belongs to	   winter; brumal; hyemal; cold; stormy; wintery.	   [1913 Webster]	         Touch our chilled hearts with vernal smile,	         Our wintry course do thou beguile.       --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Winy \Win"y\, a.	   Having the taste or qualities of wine; vinous; as, grapes of	   a winy taste. --Dampier.	   [1913 Webster]
Winze \Winze\, n. (Mining.)	   A small shaft sunk from one level to another, as for the	   purpose of ventilation.	   [1913 Webster]
Wipe \Wipe\, n. [Cf. Sw. vipa, Dan. vibe, the lapwing.] (Zool.)	   The lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wipe \Wipe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wiped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wiping}.] [OE. vipen, AS. w[imac]pian; cf. LG. wiep a wisp	   of straw, Sw. vepa to wrap up, to cuddle one's self up, vepa	   a blanket; perhaps akin to E. whip.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To rub with something soft for cleaning; to clean or dry	      by rubbing; as, to wipe the hands or face with a towel.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let me wipe thy face.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping	            it, and turning it upside down.       --2 Kings xxi.	                                                  13.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To remove by rubbing; to rub off; to obliterate; --	      usually followed by away, off or out. Also used	      figuratively. "To wipe out our ingratitude." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some natural tears they dropped, but wiped them	            soon.                                 --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cheat; to defraud; to trick; -- usually followed by	      out. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            If they by coveyne [covin] or gile be wiped beside	            their goods.                          --Robynson	                                                  (More's	                                                  Utopia)	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wipe a joint} (Plumbing), to make a joint, as between	      pieces of lead pipe, by surrounding the junction with a	      mass of solder, applied in a plastic condition by means of	      a rag with which the solder is shaped by rubbing.	   {To wipe the nose of}, to cheat. [Old Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	Wipe \Wipe\, n.	   1. Act of rubbing, esp. in order to clean.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blow; a stroke; a hit; a swipe. [Low]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A gibe; a jeer; a severe sarcasm. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A handkerchief. [Thieves' Cant or Slang]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Stain; brand. [Obs.] "Slavish wipe." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Wiper \Wip"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, wipes.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Something used for wiping, as a towel or rag.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Mach.) A piece generally projecting from a rotating or	      swinging piece, as an axle or rock shaft, for the purpose	      of raising stampers, lifting rods, or the like, and	      leaving them to fall by their own weight; a kind of cam.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Firearms) A rod, or an attachment for a rod, for holding	      a rag with which to wipe out the bore of the barrel.	      [1913 Webster]
Wirble \Wir"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wirbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wirbling}.] [Cf. {Warble}, {Whirl}.]	   To whirl; to eddy. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The waters went wirbling above and around. --Owen.	                                                  Meredith.	   [1913 Webster]
Wirche \Wirche\, v. i. & t.	   To work [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wire \Wire\ (w[imac]r), n. [OE. wir, AS. wir; akin to Icel.	   v[imac]rr, Dan. vire, LG. wir, wire; cf. OHG. wiara fine	   gold; perhaps akin to E. withy. [root]141.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A thread or slender rod of metal; a metallic substance	      formed to an even thread by being passed between grooved	      rollers, or drawn through holes in a plate of steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wire is made of any desired form, as round, square,	         triangular, etc., by giving this shape to the hole in	         the drawplate, or between the rollers.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A telegraph wire or cable; hence, an electric telegraph;	      as, to send a message by wire. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Chiefly in pl. The system of wires used to operate the	      puppets in a puppet show; hence (Chiefly Political Slang),	      the network of hidden influences controlling the action of	      a person or organization; as, to pull the wires for	      office; -- in this sense, synonymous with {strings}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   4. One who picks women's pockets. [Thieves' Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   5. A knitting needle. [Scot.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. A wire stretching across over a race track at the judges'	      stand, to mark the line at which the races end. [Racing	      Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Wire bed}, {Wire mattress}, an elastic bed bottom or	      mattress made of wires interwoven or looped together in	      various ways.	   {Wire bridge}, a bridge suspended from wires, or cables made	      of wire.	   {Wire cartridge}, a shot cartridge having the shot inclosed	      in a wire cage.	   {Wire cloth}, a coarse cloth made of woven metallic wire, --	      used for strainers, and for various other purposes.	   {Wire edge}, the thin, wirelike thread of metal sometimes	      formed on the edge of a tool by the stone in sharpening	      it.	   {Wire fence}, a fence consisting of posts with strained	      horizontal wires, wire netting, or other wirework,	      between.	   {Wire gauge} or {Wire gage}.	      (a) A gauge for measuring the diameter of wire, thickness	          of sheet metal, etc., often consisting of a metal	          plate with a series of notches of various widths in	          its edge.	      (b) A standard series of sizes arbitrarily indicated, as	          by numbers, to which the diameter of wire or the	          thickness of sheet metal in usually made, and which is	          used in describing the size or thickness. There are	          many different standards for wire gauges, as in	          different countries, or for different kinds of metal,	          the Birmingham wire gauges and the American wire gauge	          being often used and designated by the abbreviations	          B. W. G. and A. W. G. respectively.	   {Wire gauze}, a texture of finely interwoven wire, resembling	      gauze.	   {Wire grass} (Bot.), either of the two common grasses	      {Eleusine Indica}, valuable for hay and pasture, and {Poa	      compressa}, or blue grass. See {Blue grass}.	   {Wire grub} (Zool.), a wireworm.	   {Wire iron}, wire rods of iron.	   {Wire lathing}, wire cloth or wire netting applied in the	      place of wooden lathing for holding plastering.	   {Wire mattress}. See {Wire bed}, above.	   {Wire micrometer}, a micrometer having spider lines, or fine	      wires, across the field of the instrument.	   {Wire nail}, a nail formed of a piece of wire which is headed	      and pointed.	   {Wire netting}, a texture of woven wire coarser than ordinary	      wire gauze.	   {Wire rod}, a metal rod from which wire is formed by drawing.	      	   {Wire rope}, a rope formed wholly, or in great part, of	      wires.	   {down to the wire}, up to the last moment, as in a race or	      competition; as, the two front runners were neck-and-neck	      down to the wire. From {wire[6]}.	   {under the wire}, just in time; shortly before the deadline;	      as, to file an application just under the wire.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Wire \Wire\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wired}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wiring}.]	   1. To bind with wire; to attach with wires; to apply wire to;	      as, to wire corks in bottling liquors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To put upon a wire; as, to wire beads.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To snare by means of a wire or wires.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To send (a message) by telegraph. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Croquet) To place (a ball) so that the wire of a wicket	      prevents a successful shot.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   6. to equip with a system of wiring, especially for supply of	      electrical power or communication; as, to wire an office	      for networking the computers; to wire a building with	      220-Volt current.	      [PJC]	   7. to equip with an electronic system for eavesdropping; to	      bug; as, to wire the office of a mob boss; to wire an	      informant so as to record his conversations.	      [PJC]	Wire \Wire\, v. i.	   1. To pass like a wire; to flow in a wirelike form, or in a	      tenuous stream. [R.] --P. Fletcher.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To send a telegraphic message. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wiredraw \Wire"draw`\, v. t. [imp. {Wiredrew}; p. p.	   {Wiredrawn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wiredrawing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To form (a piece of metal) into wire, by drawing it	      through a hole in a plate of steel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to draw by art or violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            My sense has been wiredrawn into blasphemy.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, also, to draw or spin out to great length and	      tenuity; as, to wiredraw an argument.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such twisting, such wiredrawing, was never seen in a	            court of justice.                     --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Steam Engine) To pass, or to draw off, (as steam) through	      narrow ports, or the like, thus reducing its pressure or	      force by friction.	      [1913 Webster]
Wire-drawer \Wire"-draw`er\, n.	   One who draws metal into wire.	   [1913 Webster]
Wire gun \Wire gun\	   same as {Wire-wound gun}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wire-heel \Wire"-heel`\, n. (Far.)	   A disease in the feet of a horse or other beast.	   [1913 Webster]
Wireless \Wire"less\, a.	   Having no wire; specif. (Elec.), designating, or pertaining	   to, a method of telegraphy, telephony, or other information	   transmisssion, in which the messages, data, etc., are	   transmitted through space by electric waves; as, a wireless	   message; a wireless network; a wireless keyboard.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Wireless telegraphy} or {Wireless telegraph} (Elec.), any	      system of telegraphy employing no connecting wire or wires	      between the transmitting and receiving stations.	   Note: Although more or less successful researchers were made	         on the subject by Joseph Henry, Hertz, Oliver Lodge,	         and others, the first commercially successful system	         was that of Guglielmo Marconi, patented in March, 1897.	         Marconi employed electric waves of high frequency set	         up by an induction coil in an oscillator, these waves	         being launched into space through a lofty antenna. The	         receiving apparatus consisted of another antenna in	         circuit with a coherer and small battery for operating	         through a relay the ordinary telegraphic receiver. This	         apparatus contains the essential features of all the	         systems now in use.	   {Wireless telephone}, an apparatus or contrivance for	      wireless telephony.	   {Wireless telephony}, telephony without wires, usually	      employing electric waves of high frequency emitted from an	      oscillator or generator, as in wireless telegraphy. A	      telephone transmitter causes fluctuations in these waves,	      it being the fluctuations only which affect the receiver.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Wireless \Wire"less\, n.	   Short for {Wireless telegraphy}, {Wireless telephony}, etc.;	   as, to send a message by wireless.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] wirepuller
wirepuller \wirepuller\, Wire-puller \Wire"-pull`er\, n.	   One who pulls the wires, as of a puppet; hence, one who uses	   secret influence (i.e. pulls wires or strings) for his own	   ends; an intriguer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Political wire-pullers and convention packers.	                                                  --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Wire-pulling \Wire"-pull`ing\, n.	   The act of pulling the wires, as of a puppet; hence, secret	   influence or management, especially in politics; intrigue.	   [1913 Webster]
Wire-tailed \Wire"-tailed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having some or all of the tail quills terminated in a long,	   slender, pointed shaft, without a web or barbules.	   [1913 Webster]
wiretap \wiretap\ n.	   the act or event of tapping a telephone or telegraph line to	   get information surreptitiously.	   [WordNet 1.5]	wiretap \wiretap\ v. t.	   to tap[5] (a telephone or telegraph line) to get information	   surreptitiously; also, to obtain or record (information) by	   use of a wiretap.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Wire tapper \Wire tapper\	   One that taps, or cuts in on, telegraph wires and intercepts	   messages; hence (Slang), a swindler who pretends to tap wires	   or otherwise intercept advance telegraphic news for betting.	   -- {Wire tapping}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wirework \Wire"work`\, n.	   Work, especially openwork, formed of wires.	   [1913 Webster]
Wire-worker \Wire"-work`er\, n.	   One who manufactures articles from wire.	   [1913 Webster]
Wireworm \Wire"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) One of the larvae of various species of snapping beetles,	       or elaters; -- so called from their slenderness and the	       uncommon hardness of the integument. Wireworms are	       sometimes very destructive to the roots of plants. Called	       also {wire grub}.	   (b) A galleyworm.	       [1913 Webster]
Wire-wound gun \Wire"-wound` gun\ (Ordnance)	   A gun in the construction of which an inner tube (either	   entire or in segments) is wound with wire under tension to	   insure greater soundness and uniformity of resistance. In	   modern construction hoops and jackets are shrunk on over the	   wire.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wiriness \Wir"i*ness\, n.	   The quality of being wiry.	   [1913 Webster]
Wiring \Wir"ing\, n.	   1. The act of one that wires anything.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. The wires or conductors employed in any system in which	      electric voltages or current are transmitted between	      components.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Wiry \Wir"y\, a. [Written also wiery.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Made of wire; like wire; drawn out like wire.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Capable of endurance; tough; sinewy; as, a wiry frame or	      constitution. "A little wiry sergeant of meek demeanor and	      strong sense." --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	            He bore his age well, and seemed to retain a wiry	            vigor and alertness.                  --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]
Wis \Wis\, adv. [Aphetic form of iwis, ywis; or fr. Icel. viss	   certain. See {Ywis}.]	   Certainly; really; indeed. [Obs.] "As wis God helpe me."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wis \Wis\, v. t. [Due to mistaking OE. iwis certain, AS. gewiss,	   for I wis. See {Ywis}.]	   To think; to suppose; to imagine; -- used chiefly in the	   first person sing. present tense, I wis. See the Note under	   {Ywis}. [Obs. or Poetic] "Howe'er you wis." --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor do I know how long it is	         (For I have lain entranced, I wis).      --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Wisard \Wis"ard\, n.	   See {Wizard}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wisdom \Wis"dom\ (-d[u^]m), n. [AS. w[imac]sd[=o]m. See {Wise},	   a., and {-dom}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality of being wise; knowledge, and the capacity to	      make due use of it; knowledge of the best ends and the	      best means; discernment and judgment; discretion;	      sagacity; skill; dexterity.	      [1913 Webster]	            We speak also not in wise words of man's wisdom, but	            in the doctrine of the spirit.        --Wyclif (1	                                                  Cor. ii. 13).	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to	            depart from evil is understanding.    --Job xxviii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is hoped that our rulers will act with dignity	            and wisdom that they will yield everything to	            reason, and refuse everything to force. --Ames.	      [1913 Webster]	            Common sense in an uncommon degree is what the world	            calls wisdom.                         --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The results of wise judgments; scientific or practical	      truth; acquired knowledge; erudition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the	            Egyptians, and was mighty in words and in deeds.	                                                  --Acts vii.	                                                  22.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Prudence; knowledge.	   Usage: {Wisdom}, {Prudence}, {Knowledge}. Wisdom has been	          defined to be "the use of the best means for attaining	          the best ends." "We conceive," says Whewell, "	          prudence as the virtue by which we select right means	          for given ends, while wisdom implies the selection of	          right ends as well as of right means." Hence, wisdom	          implies the union of high mental and moral excellence.	          Prudence (that is, providence, or forecast) is of a	          more negative character; it rather consists in	          avoiding danger than in taking decisive measures for	          the accomplishment of an object. Sir Robert Walpole	          was in many respects a prudent statesman, but he was	          far from being a wise one. Burke has said that	          prudence, when carried too far, degenerates into a	          "reptile virtue," which is the more dangerous for its	          plausible appearance. Knowledge, a more comprehensive	          term, signifies the simple apprehension of facts or	          relations. "In strictness of language," says Paley, "	          there is a difference between knowledge and wisdom;	          wisdom always supposing action, and action directed by	          it."	          [1913 Webster]	                Knowledge and wisdom, far from being one,	                Have ofttimes no connection. Knowledge dwells	                In heads replete with thoughts of other men;	                Wisdom, in minds attentive to their own.	                Knowledge, a rude, unprofitable mass,	                The mere materials with which wisdom builds,	                Till smoothed, and squared, and fitted to its	                place,	                Does but encumber whom it seems to enrich.	                Knowledge is proud that he has learned so much;	                Wisdom is humble that he knows no more.	                                                  --Cowper.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Wisdom tooth}, the last, or back, tooth of the full set on	      each half of each jaw in man; -- familiarly so called,	      because appearing comparatively late, after the person may	      be supposed to have arrived at the age of wisdom. See the	      Note under {Tooth}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Wisdom literature \Wis"dom lit"er*a*ture\	   The class of ancient Hebrew writings which deal reflectively	   with general ethical and religious topics, as distinguished	   from the prophetic and liturgical literature, and from the	   law. It is comprised chiefly in the books of Job, Proverbs,	   Ecclesiasticus, Ecclesiastes, and Wisdom of Solomon. The	   "wisdom" (Hokhmah) of these writings consists in detached	   sage utterances on concrete issues of life, without the	   effort at philosophical system that appeared in the later	   Hellenistic reflective writing beginning with Philo Judaeus.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wise \Wise\ (w[imac]z), a. [Compar. {Wiser} (w[imac]z"[~e]r);	   superl. {Wisest}.] [OE. wis, AS. w[imac]s; akin to OS. &	   OFries. w[imac]s, D. wijs, G. weise, OHG. w[imac]s,	   w[imac]si, Icel. v[imac]ss, Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Goth. weis;	   akin to wit, v. i. See {Wit}, v., and cf. {Righteous},	   {Wisdom}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having knowledge; knowing; enlightened; of extensive	      information; erudite; learned.	      [1913 Webster]	            They are wise to do evil, but to do good they have	            no knowledge.                         --Jer. iv. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, especially, making due use of knowledge; discerning	      and judging soundly concerning what is true or false,	      proper or improper; choosing the best ends and the best	      means for accomplishing them; sagacious.	      [1913 Webster]	            When clouds appear, wise men put their cloaks.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            From a child thou hast known the holy scriptures,	            which are able to make thee wise unto salvation. --2	                                                  Tim. iii. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Versed in art or science; skillful; dexterous;	      specifically, skilled in divination.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fal. There was, mine host, an old fat woman even now	            with me; but she's gone.	            Sim. Pray you, sir, was't not the wise woman of	            Brentford?                            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Hence, prudent; calculating; shrewd; wary; subtle; crafty.	      [R.] "Thou art . . . no novice, but a governor wily and	      wise." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor, on the other side,	            Will I be penuriously wise	            As to make money, that's my slave, my idol. --Beau.	                                                  & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lords do not care for me:	            I am too wise to die yet.             --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Dictated or guided by wisdom; containing or exhibiting	      wisdom; well adapted to produce good effects; judicious;	      discreet; as, a wise saying; a wise scheme or plan; wise	      conduct or management; a wise determination. "Eminent in	      wise deport." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To make it wise}, to make it a matter of deliberation.	      [Obs.] "We thought it was not worth to make it wise."	      --Chaucer.	   {Wise in years}, old enough to be wise; wise from age and	      experience; hence, aged; old. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A very grave, state bachelor, my dainty one;	            He's wise in years, and of a temperate warmth.	                                                  --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]	            You are too wise in years, too full of counsel,	            For my green experience.              --Ford.	      [1913 Webster]
wise \wise\, a. [OE. wise, AS. w[imac]se; akin to OS. w[imac]sa,	   OFries. w[imac]s, D. wijs, wijze, OHG. w[imac]sa, G. weise,	   Sw. vis, Dan. viis, Icel. ["o][eth]ruv[imac]s otherwise; from	   the root of E. wit; hence, originally, knowledge, skill. See	   {Wit}, v., and cf. {Guise}.]	   Way of being or acting; manner; mode; fashion. "All armed in	   complete wise." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         To love her in my beste wyse.            --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         This song she sings in most commanding wise. --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let not these blessings then, sent from above,	         Abused be, or spilt in profane wise.     --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is nearly obsolete, except in such phrases as	         in any wise, in no wise, on this wise, etc. " Fret not	         thyself in any wise to do evil." --Ps. xxxvii. 8. "He	         shall in no wise lose his reward." --Matt. x. 42. " On	         this wise ye shall bless the children of Israel."	         --Num. vi. 23.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wise is often used as a suffix in composition, as in	         likewise, nowise, lengthwise, etc., in which words	         -ways is often substituted with the same sense; as,	         noways, lengthways, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Wiseacre \Wise"a*cre\, n. [OD. wijssegger or G. weissager a	   foreteller, prophet, from weissagen to foretell, to prophesy,	   OHG. w[imac]ssag?n, corrupted (as if compounded of the words	   for wise and say) fr. w[imac]zzag?n, fr. w[imac]zzag? a	   prophet, akin to AS. w[imac]tiga, w[imac]tga, from the root	   of E. wit. See {Wit}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A learned or wise man. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Pythagoras learned much . . . becoming a mighty	            wiseacre.                             --Leland.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who makes undue pretensions to wisdom; a would-be-wise	      person; hence, in contempt, a simpleton; a dunce.	      [1913 Webster]
Wise-hearted \Wise"-heart`ed\, a.	   Wise; knowing; skillful; sapient; erudite; prudent. --Ex.	   xxviii. 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Wise-like \Wise"-like`\, a.	   Resembling that which is wise or sensible; judicious.	   [1913 Webster]	         The only wise-like thing I heard anybody say. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wiseling \Wise"ling\, n.	   One who pretends to be wise; a wiseacre; a witling. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]
Wisely \Wise"ly\, adv.	   In a wise manner; prudently; judiciously; discreetly; with	   wisdom.	   [1913 Webster]	         And wisely learn to curb thy sorrows wild. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wiseness \Wise"ness\, n.	   Wisdom. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wish \Wish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wished}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wishing}.] [OE. wischen, weschen, wuschen, AS. w?scan; akin	   to D. wenschen, G. w["u]nschen, Icel. [ae]eskja, Dan.	   ["o]nske, Sw. ["o]nska; from AS. w?sc a wish; akin to OD. &	   G. wunsch, OHG. wunsc, Icel. ?sk, Skr. v[=a]?ch[=a] a wish,	   v[=a]?ch to wish; also to Skr. van to like, to wish. ?. See	   {Winsome}, {Win}, v. t., and cf. {Wistful}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To have a desire or yearning; to long; to hanker.	      [1913 Webster]	            They cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished	            for the day.                          --Acts xxvii.	                                                  29.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is as good an argument as an antiquary could	            wish for.                             --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	Wish \Wish\, v. t.	   1. To desire; to long for; to hanker after; to have a mind or	      disposition toward.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would not wish	            Any companion in the world but you.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper.	                                                  --3. John 2.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To frame or express desires concerning; to invoke in favor	      of, or against, any one; to attribute, or cal down, in	      desire; to invoke; to imprecate.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would not wish them to a fairer death. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wish it may not prove some ominous foretoken of	            misfortune to have met with such a miser as I am.	                                                  --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them be driven backward, and put to shame, that	            wish me evil.                         --Ps. xl. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To recommend; to seek confidence or favor in behalf of.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I would be glad to thrive, sir,	            And I was wished to your worship by a gentleman.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {Desire}.	        [1913 Webster]	Wish \Wish\, n.	   1. Desire; eager desire; longing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold, I am according to thy wish in God a stead.	                                                  --Job xxxiii.	                                                  6.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Expression of desire; request; petition; hence, invocation	      or imprecation.	      [1913 Webster]	            Blistered be thy tongue for such a wish. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A thing desired; an object of desire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will he, wise, let loose at once his ire . . .	            To give his enemies their wish!       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wishable \Wish"a*ble\, a.	   Capable or worthy of being wished for; desirable. --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Wishbone \Wish"bone`\, n.	   The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; --	   called also {merrythought}, and {wishing bone}. See	   {Merrythought}, and {Furculum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wishedly \Wish"ed*ly\, adv.	   According to wish; conformably to desire. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Wisher \Wish"er\, n.	   One who wishes or desires; one who expresses a wish. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wishful \Wish"ful\, a. [Cf. {Wistful}.]	   1. Having desire, or ardent desire; longing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Showing desire; as, wishful eyes.	      [1913 Webster]	            From Scotland am I stolen, even of pure love	            To greet mine own land with my wishful sight.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Desirable; exciting wishes. [R.] --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Wish"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wish"ful*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Wishing \Wish"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Wish}, v. t.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wishing bone}. See {Wishbone}.	   {Wishing cap}, a cap fabled to give one whatever he wishes	      for when wearing it.	      [1913 Webster]
Wishly \Wish"ly\, adv.	   According to desire; longingly; with wishes. [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Wishtonwish \Wish"ton*wish\, n. [Probably of American Indian	   origin.] (Zool.)	   The prairie dog.	   [1913 Webster]
Wish-wash \Wish"-wash`\, n.	   Any weak, thin drink.	   [1913 Webster]
Wishy-washy \Wish"y-wash`y\, a. [See {Wash}.]	   Thin and pale; weak; without strength or substance; --	   originally said of liquids. Fig., weak-minded; spiritless.	   [1913 Webster]	         A weak wishy-washy man who had hardly any mind of his	         own.                                     --A. Trollope.	   [1913 Webster]	Wishy-washy \Wish"y-wash`y\, n.	   A weak or thin drink or liquor; wish-wash.	   [1913 Webster]
Wisket \Wis"ket\, n.	   A whisket, or basket. [Prov. Eng.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Wisly \Wis"ly\, adv. [See {Wis}, adv.]	   Certainly. [Obs.] "God so wisly have mercy on me." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wisp \Wisp\, n. [OE. wisp, wips; probably akin to D. & G. wisch,	   Icel. visk, and perhaps to L. virga a twig, rod. Cf. {Verge}	   a rod, {Whisk}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small bundle, as of straw or other like substance.	      [1913 Webster]	            In a small basket, on a wisp of hay.  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A whisk, or small broom.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A Will-o'-the-wisp; an ignis fatuus.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wisp that flickers where no foot can tread.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Wisp \Wisp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wisped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wisping}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To brush or dress, an with a wisp.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To rumple. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]
Wispen \Wisp"en\, a.	   Formed of a wisp, or of wisp; as, a wispen broom. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wisse \Wis"se\, v. t. [AS. w[imac]sian. See {Wise}, a.]	   To show; to teach; to inform; to guide; to direct. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Ere we depart I shall thee so well wisse	         That of mine house ne shalt thou never misse.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wist \Wist\, archaic imp. & p. p. of {Wit}, v.	   Knew.	   [1913 Webster]
Wistaria \Wis*ta"ri*a\, n. [NL.] [So named after Caspar Wistar,	   an American anatomist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of climbing leguminous plants bearing long, pendulous	   clusters of pale bluish flowers. Now commonly spelled	   {Wisteria}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species commonest in cultivation is the {Wistaria	         Sinensis} from Eastern Asia. {Wistaria fruticosa} grows	         wild in the southern parts of the United States.	         [1913 Webster]
Wisteria \Wis*te"ri*a\, n.	   Same as {Wistaria}.	   [PJC]
Wistful \Wist"ful\, a. [For wishful; perhaps influenced by	   wistly, which is probably corrupted from OE. wisly certainly	   (from Icel. viss certain, akin to E. wit). See {Wish}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Longing; wishful; desirous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lifting up one of my sashes, I cast many a wistful,	            melancholy look towards the sea.      --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Full of thought; eagerly attentive; meditative; musing;	      pensive; contemplative.	      [1913 Webster]	            That he who there at such an hour hath been,	            Will wistful linger on that hallowed spot. --Byron.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Wist"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Wist"ful*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Wistit \Wis"tit\, n. [Prob. from native name: cf. F. ouistiti.]	   (Zool.)	   A small South American monkey; a marmoset. [Written also	   {wistiti}, and {ouistiti}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wistly \Wist"ly\, adv. [See {Wistful}.]	   Attentively; observingly. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wistonwish \Wis"ton*wish\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wishtonwish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wit \Wit\ (w[i^]t), v. t. & i. [inf. (To) {Wit}; pres. sing.	   {Wot}; pl. {Wite}; imp. {Wist(e)}; p. p. {Wist}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wit(t)ing}. See the Note below.] [OE. witen, pres. ich	   wot, wat, I know (wot), imp. wiste, AS. witan, pres. w[=a]t,	   imp. wiste, wisse; akin to OFries. wita, OS. witan, D. weten,	   G. wissen, OHG. wizzan, Icel. vita, Sw. veta, Dan. vide,	   Goth. witan to observe, wait I know, Russ. vidiete to see, L.	   videre, Gr. ?, Skr. vid to know, learn; cf. Skr. vid to find.	   ????. Cf. {History}, {Idea}, {Idol}, {-oid}, {Twit}, {Veda},	   {Vision}, {Wise}, a. & n., {Wot}.]	   To know; to learn. "I wot and wist alway." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The present tense was inflected as follows; sing. 1st	         pers. wot; 2d pers. wost, or wot(t)est; 3d pers. wot,	         or wot(t)eth; pl. witen, or wite. The following variant	         forms also occur; pres. sing. 1st & 3d pers. wat, woot;	         pres. pl. wyten, or wyte, weete, wote, wot; imp. wuste	         (Southern dialect); p. pr. wotting. Later, other	         variant or corrupt forms are found, as, in Shakespeare,	         3d pers. sing. pres. wots.	         [1913 Webster]	               Brethren, we do you to wit [make you to know] of	               the grace of God bestowed on the churches of	               Macedonia.                         --2 Cor. viii.	                                                  1.	         [1913 Webster]	               Thou wost full little what thou meanest.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               We witen not what thing we prayen here.	                                                  --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               When that the sooth in wist.       --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: This verb is now used only in the infinitive, to wit,	         which is employed, especially in legal language, to	         call attention to a particular thing, or to a more	         particular specification of what has preceded, and is	         equivalent to namely, that is to say.	         [1913 Webster]	Wit \Wit\, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG.	   wizz[imac], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See	   {Wit}, v.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his	            counselor?                            --Wyclif (Rom.	                                                  xi. 34).	      [1913 Webster]	            A prince most prudent, of an excellent	            And unmatched wit and judgment.       --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will puts in practice what wit deviseth. --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wants not wit the dander to decline. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   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's wittes ben so dull." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will stare him out of his wits.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Felicitous association of objects not usually connected,	      so as to produce a pleasant surprise; also. the power of	      readily combining objects in such a manner.	      [1913 Webster]	            The definition of wit is only this, that it is a	            propriety of thoughts and words; or, in other terms,	            thoughts and words elegantly adapted to the subject.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit which discovers partial likeness hidden in	            general diversity.                    --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wit lying most in the assemblage of ideas, and	            putting those together with quickness and variety	            wherein can be found any resemblance or congruity,	            thereby to make up pleasant pictures in the fancy.	                                                  --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A person of eminent sense or knowledge; a man of genius,	      fancy, or humor; one distinguished for bright or amusing	      sayings, for repartee, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            In Athens, where books and wits were ever busier	            than in any other part of Greece, I find but only	            two sorts of writings which the magistrate cared to	            take notice of; those either blasphemous and	            atheistical, or libelous.             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Intemperate wits will spare neither friend nor foe.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	            A wit herself, Amelia weds a wit.     --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	   {The five wits}, the five senses; also, sometimes, the five	      qualities or faculties, common wit, imagination, fantasy,	      estimation, and memory. --Chaucer. Nares.	      [1913 Webster]	            But my five wits nor my five senses can	            Dissuade one foolish heart from serving thee.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Ingenuity; humor; satire; sarcasm; irony; burlesque.	   Usage: {Wit}, {Humor}. Wit primarily meant mind; and now	          denotes the power of seizing on some thought or	          occurrence, and, by a sudden turn, presenting it under	          aspects wholly new and unexpected -- apparently	          natural and admissible, if not perfectly just, and	          bearing on the subject, or the parties concerned, with	          a laughable keenness and force. "What I want," said a	          pompous orator, aiming at his antagonist, "is common	          sense." "Exactly!" was the whispered reply. The	          pleasure we find in wit arises from the ingenuity of	          the turn, the sudden surprise it brings, and the	          patness of its application to the case, in the new and	          ludicrous relations thus flashed upon the view. Humor	          is a quality more congenial to the English mind than	          wit. It consists primarily in taking up the	          peculiarities of a humorist (or eccentric person) and	          drawing them out, as Addison did those of Sir Roger de	          Coverley, so that we enjoy a hearty, good-natured	          laugh at his unconscious manifestation of whims and	          oddities. From this original sense the term has been	          widened to embrace other sources of kindly mirth of	          the same general character. In a well-known caricature	          of English reserve, an Oxford student is represented	          as standing on the brink of a river, greatly agitated	          at the sight of a drowning man before him, and crying	          out, "O that I had been introduced to this gentleman,	          that I might save his life!" The "Silent Woman" of Ben	          Jonson is one of the most humorous productions, in the	          original sense of the term, which we have in our	          language.	          [1913 Webster]
Witan \Wit"an\, n. pl. [AS., pl. of wita sage, councilor.]	   Lit., wise men; specif. (A.-S. Hist.), The members of the	   national, or king's, council which sat to assist the king in	   administrative and judicial matters; also, the council.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Witch \Witch\, n. [Cf. {Wick} of a lamp.]	   A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other	   fat, and used as a taper. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	Witch \Witch\, n. [OE. wicche, AS. wicce, fem., wicca, masc.;	   perhaps the same word as AS. w[imac]tiga, w[imac]tga, a	   soothsayer (cf. {Wiseacre}); cf. Fries. wikke, a witch, LG.	   wikken to predict, Icel. vitki a wizard, vitka to bewitch.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who practices the black art, or magic; one regarded as	      possessing supernatural or magical power by compact with	      an evil spirit, esp. with the Devil; a sorcerer or	      sorceress; -- now applied chiefly or only to women, but	      formerly used of men as well.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a man in that city whose name was Simon, a	            witch.                                --Wyclif (Acts	                                                  viii. 9).	      [1913 Webster]	            He can not abide the old woman of Brentford; he	            swears she's a witch.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An ugly old woman; a hag. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who exercises more than common power of attraction; a	      charming or bewitching person; also, one given to	      mischief; -- said especially of a woman or child.	      [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Geom.) A certain curve of the third order, described by	      Maria Agnesi under the name {versiera}.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Zool.) The stormy petrel.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. A Wiccan; an adherent or practitioner of {Wicca}, a	      religion which in different forms may be paganistic and	      nature-oriented, or ditheistic. The term witch applies to	      both male and female adherents in this sense.	      [PJC]	   {Witch balls}, a name applied to the interwoven rolling	      masses of the stems of herbs, which are driven by the	      winds over the steppes of Tartary. Cf. {Tumbleweed}.	      --Maunder (Treas. of Bot.)	   {Witches' besoms} (Bot.), tufted and distorted branches of	      the silver fir, caused by the attack of some fungus.	      --Maunder (Treas. of Bot.)	   {Witches' butter} (Bot.), a name of several gelatinous	      cryptogamous plants, as {Nostoc commune}, and {Exidia	      glandulosa}. See {Nostoc}.	   {Witch grass} (Bot.), a kind of grass ({Panicum capillare})	      with minute spikelets on long, slender pedicels forming a	      light, open panicle.	   {Witch meal} (Bot.), vegetable sulphur. See under	      {Vegetable}.	      [1913 Webster]
witch \witch\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {witched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {witching}.] [AS. wiccian.]	   To bewitch; to fascinate; to enchant.	   [1913 Webster]	         [I 'll] witch sweet ladies with my words and looks.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whether within us or without	         The spell of this illusion be	         That witches us to hear and see.         --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
witchcraft \witch"craft`\ (w[i^]ch"kr[a^]ft), n. [AS.	   wiccecr[ae]ft.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The practices or art of witches.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence: Sorcery; enchantments; intercourse with evil	      spirits.	      [1913 Webster + PJC]	   3. Power more than natural; irresistible influence.	      [1913 Webster]	            He hath a witchcraft	            Over the king in 's tongue.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Adherence to or the practice of {Wicca}. In this sense the	      term does not necessarily include attempts at practice of	      magic, other than by prayers to the deities.	      [PJC]
Witch-elm \Witch"-elm`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Wych-elm}.	   [1913 Webster]
Witchery \Witch"er*y\, n.; pl. {Witcheries}.	   1. Sorcery; enchantment; witchcraft.	      [1913 Webster]	            Great Comus,	            Deep skilled in all his mother's witcheries.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            A woman infamous . . . for witcheries. --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fascination; irresistible influence; enchantment.	      [1913 Webster]	            He never felt	            The witchery of the soft blue sky.    --Wordsworth.	      [1913 Webster]	            The dear, dear witchery of song.      --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]
Witch-hazel \Witch"-ha`zel\, n. [See {Wych-elm}, and {Hazel}.]	   (Bot.)	   The wych-elm.	   (b) An American shrub or small tree ({Hamamelis Virginica}),	       which blossoms late in autumn.	       [1913 Webster]
witching \witch"ing\, a.	   That witches or enchants; suited to enchantment or	   witchcraft; bewitching. "The very witching time of night."	   --Shak. -- {Witch"ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]	witching hour \witch"ing hour\, n.	   The middle of the night, especially midnight. [colloq.]	   [PJC]
Witch-tree \Witch"-tree`\, n. (Bot.)	   The witch-hazel.	   [1913 Webster]
Witchuck \Wit"chuck`\, n. (Zool.)	   The sand martin, or bank swallow. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wit-cracker \Wit"-crack`er\, n.	   One who breaks jests; a joker. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Witcraft \Wit"craft`\, n.	   1. Art or skill of the mind; contrivance; invention; wit.	      [Obs.] --Camden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of reasoning; logic. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wite \Wite\, v. t. [AS. w[imac]tan; akin to D. wijten, G.	   verweisen, Icel. v[imac]ta to mulct, and E. wit; cf. AS.	   w[imac]tan to see, L. animadvertere to observe, to punish.	   ????. See {Wit}, v.]	   To reproach; to blame; to censure; also, to impute as blame.	   [Obs. or Scot.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though that I be jealous, wite me not.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         There if that I misspeak or say,	         Wite it the ale of Southwark, I you pray. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wite \Wite\, n. [AS. w[imac]te punishment. ????. See {Wite}, v.]	   Blame; reproach. [Obs. or Scot.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Witeless \Wite"less\, a.	   Blameless. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Witen \Wit"en\, obs.	   pl. pres. of {Wit}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Witenagemote \Wit"e*na*ge*mote`\ (?; 277), n. [AS. witena	   gem[=o]t an assembly of the wise; wita a wise man + gem[=o]t	   assembly.] (AS. Hist.)	   A meeting of wise men; the national council, or legislature,	   of England in the days of the Anglo-Saxons, before the Norman	   Conquest.	   [1913 Webster]
Witfish \Wit"fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   The ladyfish	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Witful \Wit"ful\, a.	   Wise; sensible. [R.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
With \With\, n.	   See {Withe}.	   [1913 Webster]	With \With\, prep. [OE. with, AS. wi? with, against; akin to AS.	   wi?er against, OFries. with, OS. wi?, wi?ar, D. weder,	   we[^e]r (in comp.), G. wider against, wieder gain, OHG. widar	   again, against, Icel. vi? against, with, by, at, Sw. vid at,	   by, Dan. ved, Goth. wipra against, Skr. vi asunder. Cf.	   {Withdraw}, {Withers}, {Withstand}.]	   With denotes or expresses some situation or relation of	   nearness, proximity, association, connection, or the like. It	   is used especially: 	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To denote a close or direct relation of opposition or	      hostility; -- equivalent to against.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thy servant will . . . fight with this Philistine.	                                                  --1 Sam. xvii.	                                                  32.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this sense, common in Old English, it is now	         obsolete except in a few compounds; as, withhold;	         withstand; and after the verbs fight, contend,	         struggle, and the like.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. To denote association in respect of situation or	      environment; hence, among; in the company of.	      [1913 Webster]	            I will buy with you, talk with you, walk with you,	            and so following; but I will not eat with you, drink	            with you, nor pray with you.          --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Pity your own, or pity our estate,	            Nor twist our fortunes with your sinking fate.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            See where on earth the flowery glories lie;	            With her they flourished, and with her they die.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no living with thee nor without thee.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such arguments had invincible force with those pagan	            philosophers.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To denote a connection of friendship, support, alliance,	      assistance, countenance, etc.; hence, on the side of.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fear not, for I am with thee, and will bless thee.	                                                  --Gen. xxvi.	                                                  24.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To denote the accomplishment of cause, means, instrument,	      etc; -- sometimes equivalent to by.	      [1913 Webster]	            That with these fowls I be all to-rent. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou wilt be like a lover presently,	            And tire the hearer with a book of words. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] entertained a coffeehouse with the following	            narrative.                            --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            With receiving your friends within and amusing them	            without, you lead a good, pleasant, bustling life of	            it.                                   --Goldsmith.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To denote association in thought, as for comparison or	      contrast.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can blazing carbuncles with her compare. --Sandys.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To denote simultaneous happening, or immediate succession	      or consequence.	      [1913 Webster]	            With that she told me . . . that she would hide no	            truth from me.                        --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            With her they flourished, and with her they die.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            With this he pointed to his face.     --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To denote having as a possession or an appendage; as, the	      firmament with its stars; a bride with a large fortune. "A	      maid with clean hands." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: With and by are closely allied in many of their uses,	         and it is not easy to lay down a rule by which to	         distinguish their uses. See the Note under {By}.	         [1913 Webster]
Withal \With*al"\, adv. [With + all.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. With this; with that. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            He will scarce be pleased withal.     --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Together with this; likewise; at the same time; in	      addition; also. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            Fy on possession	            But if a man be virtuous withal.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If you choose that, then I am yours withal. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            How modest in exception, and withal	            How terrible in constant resolution.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Withal \With*al"\, prep.	   With; -- put after its object, at the end of sentence or	   clause in which it stands. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         This diamond he greets your wife withal. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whatsoever uncleanness it be that a man shall be	         defiled withal.                          --Lev. v. 3.	   [1913 Webster]
Withamite \With"am*ite\ (w[i^][th]"am*[imac]t), n. [From its	   discoverer, H. Witham.] (Min.)	   A variety of epidote, of a reddish color, found in Scotland.	   [1913 Webster]
Withdraw \With*draw"\ (w[i^][th]*dr[add]"), v. t. [imp.	   {Withdrew} (-dr[udd]"); p. p. {Withdrawn} (-dr[add]n"); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Withdrawing}.] [With against + draw.]	   1. To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or	      enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire;	      as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Impossible it is that God should withdraw his	            presence from anything.               --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false	      charges.	      [1913 Webster]	Withdraw \With*draw"\, v. i.	   To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go	   away; as, he withdrew from the company. "When the sea	   withdrew." --King Horn.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To recede; retrograde; go back.	        [1913 Webster]
Withdrawal \With*draw"al\, n.	   The act of withdrawing; withdrawment; retreat; retraction.	   --Fielding.	   [1913 Webster]
Withdrawer \With*draw"er\, n.	   One who withdraws; one who takes back, or retracts.	   [1913 Webster]
Withdrawing-room \With*draw"ing-room`\, n. [See {Withdraw}, and	   cf. {Drawing-room}.]	   A room for retirement from another room, as from a dining	   room; a drawing-room.	   [1913 Webster]	         A door in the middle leading to a parlor and	         withdrawing-room.                        --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Withdrawment \With*draw"ment\, n.	   The act of withdrawing; withdrawal. --W. Belsham.	   [1913 Webster]
Withe \Withe\ (?; 277), n. [OE. withe. ????. See {Withy}, n.]	   [Written also {with}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A flexible, slender twig or branch used as a band; a	      willow or osier twig; a withy.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A band consisting of a twig twisted.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Naut.) An iron attachment on one end of a mast or boom,	      with a ring, through which another mast or boom is rigged	      out and secured; a wythe. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Arch.) A partition between flues in a chimney.	      [1913 Webster]	Withe \Withe\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Withed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Withing}.]	   To bind or fasten with withes.	   [1913 Webster]	         You shall see him withed, and haltered, and staked, and	         baited to death.                         --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Wither \With"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Withered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Withering}.] [OE. wideren; probably the same word as	   wederen to weather (see {Weather}, v. & n.); or cf. G.	   verwittern to decay, to be weather-beaten, Lith. vysti to	   wither.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To fade; to lose freshness; to become sapless; to become	      sapless; to dry or shrivel up.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall he hot pull up the roots thereof, and cut off	            the fruit thereof, that it wither?    --Ezek. xvii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To lose or want animal moisture; to waste; to pin? away,	      as animal bodies.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is man, old, wrinkled, faded, withered. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            There was a man which had his hand withered. --Matt.	                                                  xii. 10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now warm in love, now with'ring in the grave.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To lose vigor or power; to languish; to pass away. "Names	      that must not wither." --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            States thrive or wither as moons wax and wane.	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	Wither \With"er\, v. t.	   1. To cause to fade, and become dry.	      [1913 Webster]	            The sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but	            it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof	            falleth.                              --James i. 11.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cause to shrink, wrinkle, or decay, for want of animal	      moisture. "Age can not {wither} her." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shot forth pernicious fire	            Among the accursed, that withered all their	            strength.                             --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To cause to languish, perish, or pass away; to blight; as,	      a reputation withered by calumny.	      [1913 Webster]	            The passions and the cares that wither life.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]
Witherband \With"er*band`\, n. [Withers + band.] (Far.)	   A piece of iron in a saddle near a horse's withers, to	   strengthen the bow.	   [1913 Webster]
Withered \With"ered\, a.	   Faded; dried up; shriveled; wilted; wasted; wasted away. --	   {With"ered*ness}, n. --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Withering \With"er*ing\, a.	   Tending to wither; causing to shrink or fade. --	   {With"er*ing*ly}, adv.	   [1913 Webster]
Witherite \With"er*ite\, n. [So called after Dr. W. Withering.]	   (Min.)	   Barium carbonate occurring in white or gray six-sided twin	   crystals, and also in columnar or granular masses.	   [1913 Webster]
Witherling \With"er*ling\, n. [Wither + -ling.]	   A withered person; one who is decrepit. [Obs.] --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
Withernam \With"er*nam\, n. [AS. wi[eth]ern[=a]m; wi[eth]er	   against + n[=a]m a seizure, fr. niman to take.] (Law)	   A second or reciprocal distress of other goods in lieu of	   goods which were taken by a first distress and have been	   eloigned; a taking by way of reprisal; -- chiefly used in the	   expression capias in withernam, which is the name of a writ	   used in connection with the action of replevin (sometimes	   called a writ of reprisal), which issues to a defendant in	   replevin when he has obtained judgment for a return of the	   chattels replevied, and fails to obtain them on the writ of	   return. --Blackstone.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Withe-rod \Withe"-rod`\, n. (Bot.)	   A North American shrub ({Viburnum nudum}) whose tough	   osierlike shoots are sometimes used for binding sheaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Withers \With"ers\, n. pl. [Properly, the parts which resist the	   pull or strain in drawing a load; fr. OE. wither resistance,	   AS. wi[eth]re, fr. wi[eth]er against; akin to G. widerrist	   withers. See {With}, prep.]	   The ridge between the shoulder bones of a horse, at the base	   of the neck. See Illust. of {Horse}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Let the galled jade wince; our withers are unwrung.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wither-wrung \With"er-wrung`\, a.	   Injured or hurt in the withers, as a horse.	   [1913 Webster]
Withhold \With*hold"\, v. t. [imp. {Withheld}; p. p. {Withheld},	   Obs. or Archaic {Withholden}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Withholding}.]	   [With again, against, back + hold.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To hold back; to restrain; to keep from action.	      [1913 Webster]	            Withhold, O sovereign prince, your hasty hand	            From knitting league with him.        --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To retain; to keep back; not to grant; as, to withhold	      assent to a proposition.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forbid who will, none shall from me withhold	            Longer thy offered good.              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To keep; to maintain; to retain. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To withhold it the more easily in heart. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Withholder \With*hold"er\, n.	   One who withholds.	   [1913 Webster]
Withholdment \With*hold"ment\, n.	   The act of withholding.	   [1913 Webster]
Within \With*in"\, prep. [OE. withinne, withinnen, AS.	   wi[eth]innan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + innan in,	   inwardly, within, from in in. See {With}, prep., {In}, prep.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In the inner or interior part of; inside of; not without;	      as, within doors.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, unhappy youth!	            Come not within these doors; within this roof	            The enemy of all your graces lives.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till this be cured by religion, it is as impossible	            for a man to be happy -- that is, pleased and	            contented within himself -- as it is for a sick man	            to be at ease.                        --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the limits or compass of; not further in length than;	      as, within five miles; not longer in time than; as, within	      an hour; not exceeding in quantity; as, expenses kept	      within one's income. "That he repair should again within a	      little while." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within these five hours lived Lord Hastings,	            Untainted, unexamined, free, at liberty. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, inside the limits, reach, or influence of; not	      going outside of; not beyond, overstepping, exceeding, or	      the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            Both he and she are still within my power. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within himself	            The danger lies, yet lies within his power.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Were every action concluded within itself, and drew	            no consequence after it, we should, undoubtedly,	            never err in our choice of good.      --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Within \With*in"\, adv.	   1. In the inner part; inwardly; internally. "The wound	      festers within." --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ills from within thy reason must prevent. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. In the house; in doors; as, the master is within.	      [1913 Webster]
Withinforth \With*in"forth`\, adv.	   Within; inside; inwardly. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]	         [It is much greater] labor for to withinforth call into	         mind, without sight of the eye withoutforth upon	         images, what he before knew and thought upon. --Bp.	                                                  Peacock.	   [1913 Webster]
Withinside \With*in"side`\, adv.	   In the inner parts; inside. [Obs.] --Graves.	   [1913 Webster]
Without \With*out"\, prep. [OE. withoute, withouten, AS.	   wi[eth]?tan; wi[eth] with, against, toward + ?tan outside,	   fr. ?t out. See {With}, prep., {Out}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. On or at the outside of; out of; not within; as, without	      doors.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without the gate	            Some drive the cars, and some the coursers rein.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Out of the limits of; out of reach of; beyond.	      [1913 Webster]	            Eternity, before the world and after, is without our	            reach.                                --T. Burnet.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not with; otherwise than with; in absence of, separation	      from, or destitution of; not with use or employment of;	      independently of; exclusively of; with omission; as,	      without labor; without damage.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wolde it do withouten negligence.   --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wise men will do it without a law.    --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without the separation of the two monarchies, the	            most advantageous terms . . . must end in our	            destruction.                          --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is no living with thee nor without thee.	                                                  --Tatler.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To do without}. See under {Do}.	   {Without day} [a translation of L. sine die], without the	      appointment of a day to appear or assemble again; finally;	      as, the Fortieth Congress then adjourned without day.	   {Without recourse}. See under {Recourse}.	      [1913 Webster]	Without \With*out"\, conj.	   Unless; except; -- introducing a clause.	   [1913 Webster]	         You will never live to my age without you keep	         yourselves in breath with exercise, and in heart with	         joyfulness.                              --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Now rarely used by good writers or speakers.	         [1913 Webster]	Without \With*out"\, adv.	   1. On or art the outside; not on the inside; not within;	      outwardly; externally.	      [1913 Webster]	            Without were fightings, within were fears. --2 Cor.	                                                  vii. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Outside of the house; out of doors.	      [1913 Webster]	            The people came unto the house without. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Without-door \With*out"-door`\, a.	   Outdoor; exterior. [Obs.] "Her without-door form." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Withouten \With*out"en\, prep.	   Without. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Withoutforth \With*out"forth`\, adv.	   Without; outside' outwardly. Cf. {Withinforth}. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Withsay \With*say"\, v. t.	   To contradict; to gainsay; to deny; to renounce. [Obs.]	   --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         If that he his Christendom withsay.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Withset \With*set"\, v. t.	   To set against; to oppose. [Obs.] "Their way he them	   withset." --R. of Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]
Withstand \With*stand"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Withstood}; p. pr.	   & vb. n. {Withstanding}.] [AS. wi[eth]standan. See {With},	   prep., and {Stand}.]	   To stand against; to oppose; to resist, either with physical	   or moral force; as, to withstand an attack of troops; to	   withstand eloquence or arguments. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         I withstood him to the face.             --Gal. ii. 11.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some village Hampden, that, with dauntless breast.	         The little tyrant of his fields withstood. --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]
Withstander \With*stand"er\, n.	   One who withstands, or opposes; an opponent; a resisting	   power.	   [1913 Webster]
Withstood \With*stood"\, imp. & p. p.	   o? {Withstand}.	   [1913 Webster]
Withvine \With"vine`\, n. [Withe + vine.] (Bot.)	   Quitch grass.	   [1913 Webster]
Withwind \With"wind`\, n. [AS. wi[eth]owinde.] (Bot.)	   A kind of bindweed ({Convolvulus arvensis}).	   [1913 Webster]	         He bare a burden ybound with a broad list,	         In a withewyndes wise ybounden about.    --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Withwine \With"wine`\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Withvine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Withy \With"y\, n.; pl. {Withies}. [OE. withe, wipi, AS.	   w[imac]?ig a willow, willow twig; akin to G. weide willow,	   OHG. w[imac]da, Icel. v[imac]?ja, a withy, Sw. vide a willow	   twig, Dan. vidie a willow, osier, Gr. ?, and probably to L.	   vitis a vine, viere to plait, Russ. vite. [root]141. Cf.	   {Wine}, {Withe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) The osier willow ({Salix viminalis}). See {Osier},	      n.	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A withe. See {Withe}, 1.	      [1913 Webster]	Withy \With"y\, a.	   Made of withes; like a withe; flexible and tough; also,	   abounding in withes.	   [1913 Webster]	         The stream is brimful now, and lies high in this little	         withy plantation.                        --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Witing \Wit"ing\, n. [See {Wit}, v.]	   Knowledge. [Obs.] "Withouten witing of any other wight."	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Witless \Wit"less\, a.	   Destitute of wit or understanding; wanting thought; hence,	   indiscreet; not under the guidance of judgment. "Witless	   bravery." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         A witty mother! witless else her son.    --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Witless pity breedeth fruitless love.    --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Wit"less*ly}, adv. -- {Wit"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Witling \Wit"ling\, n. [Wit + -ling; cf. G. witzling.]	   A person who has little wit or understanding; a pretender to	   wit or smartness.	   [1913 Webster]	         A beau and witing perished in the forming. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye newspaper witlings! ye pert scribbling folks!	                                                  --Goldsmith.	   [1913 Webster]
Witness \Wit"ness\, n. [AS. witness, gewitnes, from witan to	   know. [root]133. See {Wit}, v. i.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.	      [1913 Webster]	            May we with . . . the witness of a good conscience,	            pursue him with any further revenge?  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.	                                                  --John v. 31.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which furnishes evidence or proof.	      [1913 Webster]	            Laban said to Jacob, . . . This heap be witness, and	            this pillar be witness.               --Gen. xxxi.	                                                  51, 52.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who is cognizant; a person who beholds, or otherwise	      has personal knowledge of, anything; as, an eyewitness; an	      earwitness. "Thyself art witness I am betrothed." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Upon my looking round, I was witness to appearances	            which filled me with melancholy and regret. --R.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Law)	      (a) One who testifies in a cause, or gives evidence before	          a judicial tribunal; as, the witness in court agreed	          in all essential facts.	      (b) One who sees the execution of an instrument, and	          subscribes it for the purpose of confirming its	          authenticity by his testimony; one who witnesses a	          will, a deed, a marriage, or the like.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Privileged witnesses}. (Law) See under {Privileged}.	   {With a witness}, effectually; to a great degree; with great	      force, so as to leave some mark as a testimony. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	            This, I confess, is haste with a witness. --South.	      [1913 Webster]	Witness \Wit"ness\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Witnessed}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Witnessing}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To see or know by personal presence; to have direct	      cognizance of.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is but a faint sketch of the incalculable	            calamities and horrors we must expect, should we	            ever witness the triumphs of modern infidelity. --R.	                                                  Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	            General Washington did not live to witness the	            restoration of peace.                 --Marshall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give testimony to; to testify to; to attest.	      [1913 Webster]	            Behold how many things they witness against thee.	                                                  --Mark xv. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Law) To see the execution of, as an instrument, and	      subscribe it for the purpose of establishing its	      authenticity; as, to witness a bond or a deed.	      [1913 Webster]	Witness \Wit"ness\, v. i.	   To bear testimony; to give evidence; to testify. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         The men of Belial witnessed against him. --1 Kings xxi.	                                                  13.	   [1913 Webster]	         The witnessing of the truth was then so generally	         attended with this event [martyrdom] that martyrdom now	         signifies not only to witness, but to witness to death.	                                                  --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Witnesser \Wit"ness*er\, n.	   One who witness.	   [1913 Webster]
Wit-snapper \Wit"-snap`per\, n.	   One who affects repartee; a wit-cracker. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wit-starved \Wit"-starved`\, a.	   Barren of wit; destitute of genius. --Examiner.	   [1913 Webster]
Witted \Wit"ted\, a.	   Having (such) a wit or understanding; as, a quick-witted boy.	   [1913 Webster]
Witticaster \Wit"tic*as`ter\, n. [Formed like criticaster.]	   A witling. [R.] --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Witticism \Wit"ti*cism\, n. [From {Witty}.]	   A witty saying; a sentence or phrase which is affectedly	   witty; an attempt at wit; a conceit. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         He is full of conceptions, points of epigram, and	         witticisms; all which are below the dignity of heroic	         verse.                                   --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Wittified \Wit"ti*fied\, a. [Witty + -fy + -ed.]	   Possessed of wit; witty. [R.] --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Wittily \Wit"ti*ly\, adv.	   In a witty manner; wisely; ingeniously; artfully; with wit;	   with a delicate turn or phrase, or with an ingenious	   association of ideas.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who his own harm so wittily contrives.   --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wittiness \Wit"ti*ness\, n.	   The quality of being witty.	   [1913 Webster]
Wittingly \Wit"ting*ly\, adv. [See {Wit}, v.]	   Knowingly; with knowledge; by design.	   [1913 Webster]
Wittol \Wit"tol\, n. [Said to be for white tail, and so called	   in allusion to its white tail; but cf. witwal.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) The wheatear. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A man who knows his wife's infidelity and submits to it; a	      tame cuckold; -- so called because the cuckoo lays its	      eggs in the wittol's nest. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Wittolly \Wit"tol*ly\, a.	   Like a wittol; cuckoldly. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Witts \Witts\, n. (Mining)	   Tin ore freed from earthy matter by stamping. --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Witty \Wit"ty\, a. [Compar. {Wittier}; superl. {Wittiest}.] [AS.	   witig, wittig. See {Wit}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Possessed of wit; knowing; wise; skillful; judicious;	      clever; cunning. [Obs.] "The deep-revolving witty	      Buckingham." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Especially, possessing wit or humor; good at repartee;	      droll; facetious; sometimes, sarcastic; as, a witty	      remark, poem, and the like. "Honeycomb, who was so	      unmercifully witty upon the women." --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Acute; smart; sharp; arch; keen; facetious; amusing;	        humorous; satirical; ironical; taunting.	        [1913 Webster] Witwal
Witwal \Wit"wal`\, Witwall \Wit"wall`\, n. [Akin to G. wittewal,	   wiedewall, MHG. witewal, D. wiedewaal, wielewaal, OD.	   weduwael, and perhaps the same word as OE. wodewale. Cf.	   {Wood}, n., {Wittol}.] (Zool.)	      (a) The golden oriole.	      (b) The greater spotted woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]	          [1913 Webster]
Witworm \Wit"worm`\, n.	   One who, or that which, feeds on or destroys wit. [Obs.] --B.	   Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Wive \Wive\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wived}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wiving}.] [AS. w[imac]fian, gew[imac]fian. See {Wite}.]	   To marry, as a man; to take a wife.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wherefore we pray you hastily to wive.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wive \Wive\, v. t.	   1. To match to a wife; to provide with a wife. "An I could	      get me but a wife . . . I were manned, horsed, and wived."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To take for a wife; to marry.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have wived his sister.              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]
Wivehood \Wive"hood\, n.	   Wifehood. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wiveless \Wive"less\, a.	   Wifeless. [Obs.] --Homilies.	   [1913 Webster]
Wively \Wive"ly\, a.	   Wifely. [Obs.] --Udall.	   [1913 Webster] Wiver
Wiver \Wiv"er\, Wivern \Wiv"ern\, n. [OE. wivere a serpent, OF.	   wivre, guivre, F. givre, guivre, wiver, from L. vipera;	   probably influenced by OHG. wipera, from the Latin. See	   {Viper}, and cf. {Weever}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Her.) A fabulous two-legged, winged creature, like a	      cockatrice, but having the head of a dragon, and without	      spurs. [Written also {wyvern}.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The jargon of heraldry, its griffins, its mold	            warps, its wiverns, and its dragons.  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The weever.	      [1913 Webster]
Wives \Wives\, n.,	   pl. of {Wife}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wizard \Wiz"ard\, n. [Probably from wise + -ard.]	   1. A wise man; a sage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            See how from far upon the eastern road	            The star-led wizards [Magi] haste with odors sweet!	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One devoted to the black art; a magician; a conjurer; a	      sorcerer; an enchanter.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wily wizard must be caught.       --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	Wizard \Wiz"ard\, a.	   1. Enchanting; charming. --Collins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Haunted by wizards.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where Deva spreads her wizard stream. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Wizardly \Wiz"ard*ly\, a.	   Resembling or becoming a wizard; wizardlike; weird.	   [1913 Webster]
Wizardry \Wiz"ard*ry\, n.	   The character or practices o? wizards; sorcery; magic. "He	   acquired a reputation bordering on wizardry." --J. A.	   Symonds.	   [1913 Webster]
Wizen \Wiz"en\, v. i. [OE. wisenen, AS. wisnian akin to weornian	   to decay, OHG. wesan?n to grow dry, G. verwesen to rot, Icel.	   visna to wither, Sw. vissna, Dan. visne, and probably to L.	   virus an offensive odor, poison. Cf. {Virus}.]	   To wither; to dry. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wizen \Wiz"en\, a.	   Wizened; thin; weazen; withered.	   [1913 Webster]	         A little lonely, wizen, strangely clad boy. --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]	Wizen \Wiz"en\, n.	   The weasand. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wizened \Wiz"ened\, a.	   Dried; shriveled; withered; shrunken; weazen; as, a wizened	   old man.	   [1913 Webster]
Wizen-faced \Wiz"en-faced`\, a.	   Having a shriveled, thin, withered face.	   [1913 Webster]
Wlatsome \Wlat"some\, a. [AS. wlatian to disgust, irk, wl?tta	   loathing.]	   Loathsome; disgusting; hateful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Murder is . . . wlatsom and abhominable to God.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wo \Wo\, n. & a.	   See {Woe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Woad \Woad\, n. [OE. wod, AS. w[=a]d; akin to D. weede, G. waid,	   OHG. weit, Dan. vaid, veid, Sw. veide, L. vitrum.] [Written	   also {wad}, and {wade}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) An herbaceous cruciferous plant ({Isatis	      tinctoria}) of the family {Cruciferae} (syn.	      {Brassicaceae}). It was formerly cultivated for the blue	      coloring matter derived from its leaves. See {isatin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A blue dyestuff, or coloring matter, consisting of the	      powdered and fermented leaves of the {Isatis tinctoria}.	      It is now superseded by indigo, but is somewhat used with	      indigo as a ferment in dyeing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their bodies . . . painted with woad in sundry	            figures.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wild woad} (Bot.), the weld ({Reseda luteola}). See {Weld}.	      	   {Woad mill}, a mill grinding and preparing woad.	      [1913 Webster]
Woaded \Woad"ed\, a.	   Colored or stained with woad. "Man tattoed or woaded,	   winter-clad in skins." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Woad-waxen \Woad"-wax`en\, n. [Cf. {Wood-wax}.] (Bot.)	   A leguminous plant ({Genista tinctoria}) of Europe and	   Russian Asia, and adventitious in America; -- called also	   {greenwood}, {greenweed}, {dyer's greenweed}, and {whin},	   {wood-wash}, {wood-wax}, and {wood-waxen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woald \Woald\, n.	   See {Weld}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wobble \Wob"ble\, v. i.	   See {Wabble}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wode \Wode\, a. [AS. w[=o]d.]	   Mad. See {Wood}, a. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wode \Wode\, n.	   Wood. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wodegeld \Wode"geld`\, n. [See {Wood}, and {Geld}.] (O. Eng.	   Law)	   A geld, or payment, for wood. --Burrill.	   [1913 Webster]
Woden \Wo"den\, n. [AS. W[=o]den; akin to OS. W[=o]dan, OHG.	   Wuotan, Icel. O[eth]inn, and probably to E. wood, a. Cf.	   {Wednesday}.] (Northern Myth.)	   A deity corresponding to Odin, the supreme deity of the	   Scandinavians. Wednesday is named for him. See {Odin}.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Woe \Woe\, n. [OE. wo, wa, woo, AS. w[=a], interj.; akin to D.	   wee, OS. & OHG. w[=e], G. weh, Icel. vei, Dan. vee, Sw. ve,	   Goth. wai; cf. L. vae, Gr. ?. [root]128. Cf. {Wail}.]	   [Formerly written also {wo}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Grief; sorrow; misery; heavy calamity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thus saying, from her side the fatal key,	            Sad instrument of all our woe, she took. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [They] weep each other's woe.         --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A curse; a malediction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Can there be a woe or curse in all the stores of	            vengeance equal to the malignity of such a practice?	                                                  --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Woe is used in denunciation, and in exclamations of	         sorrow. " Woe is me! for I am undone." --Isa. vi. 5.	         [1913 Webster]	               O! woe were us alive [i.e., in life]. --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	               Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! --Isa.	                                                  xlv. 9.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Woe worth}, Woe be to. See {Worth}, v. i.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woe worth the chase, woe worth the day,	            That costs thy life, my gallant gray! --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Woe \Woe\, a.	   Woeful; sorrowful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         His clerk was woe to do that deed.       --Robert of	                                                  Brunne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woe was this knight and sorrowfully he sighed.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         And looking up he waxed wondrous woe.    --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Woe-begone \Woe"-be*gone`\, a. [OE. wo begon. See {Woe}, and	   {Begone}, p. p.]	   Beset or overwhelmed with woe; immersed in grief or sorrow;	   woeful. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         So woe-begone was he with pains of love. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster] Woeful
Woeful \Woe"ful\, Woful \Wo"ful\, a.	   1. Full of woe; sorrowful; distressed with grief or calamity;	      afflicted; wretched; unhappy; sad.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many woeful widows left to bow	            To sad disgrace!                      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Bringing calamity, distress, or affliction; as, a woeful	      event; woeful want.	      [1913 Webster]	            O woeful day! O day of woe!           --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wretched; paltry; miserable; poor.	      [1913 Webster]	            What woeful stuff this madrigal would be! --Pope.	      [1913 Webster] Woefully
Woefully \Woe"ful*ly\, Wofully \Wo"ful*ly\, adv.	   In a woeful manner; sorrowfully; mournfully; miserably;	   dolefully.	   [1913 Webster] Woefulness
Woefulness \Woe"ful*ness\, Wofulness \Wo"ful*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being woeful; misery; wretchedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Woesome \Woe"some\, a.	   Woeful. [Obs.] --Langhorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Woke \Woke\, imp. & p. p.	   {Wake}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wol \Wol\, v. t. & i.	   See 2d {Will}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wold \Wold\, n. [OE. wold, wald, AS. weald, wald, a wood,	   forest; akin to OFries. & OS. wald, D. woud, G. wald, Icel.	   v["o]llr, a field, and probably to Gr. ? a grove, Skr.	   v[=a]?a a garden, inclosure. Cf. {Weald}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A wood; a forest.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A plain, or low hill; a country without wood, whether	      hilly or not.	      [1913 Webster]	            And from his further bank Aetolia's wolds espied.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wind that beats the mountain, blows	            More softly round the open wold.      --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	Wold \Wold\, n.	   See {Weld}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolde \Wolde\, obs.	   imp. of {Will}. See {Would}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolf \Wolf\, n.; pl. {Wolves}. [OE. wolf, wulf, AS. wulf; akin	   to OS. wulf, D. & G. wolf, Icel. [=u]lfr, Sw. ulf, Dan. ulv,	   Goth. wulfs, Lith. vilkas, Russ. volk', L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos,	   Skr. v[.r]ka; also to Gr. "e`lkein to draw, drag, tear in	   pieces. [root]286. Cf. {Lupine}, a., {Lyceum}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of wild and savage	      carnivores belonging to the genus {Canis} and closely	      allied to the common dog. The best-known and most	      destructive species are the European wolf ({Canis lupus}),	      the American gray, or timber, wolf ({Canis occidentalis}),	      and the prairie wolf, or coyote. Wolves often hunt in	      packs, and may thus attack large animals and even man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the destructive, and usually hairy, larvae	      of several species of beetles and grain moths; as, the bee	      wolf.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: Any very ravenous, rapacious, or destructive person	      or thing; especially, want; starvation; as, they toiled	      hard to keep the wolf from the door.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A white worm, or maggot, which infests granaries.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An eating ulcer or sore. Cf. {Lupus}. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If God should send a cancer upon thy face, or a wolf	            into thy side.                        --Jer. Taylor.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mus.)	      (a) The harsh, howling sound of some of the chords on an	          organ or piano tuned by unequal temperament.	      (b) In bowed instruments, a harshness due to defective	          vibration in certain notes of the scale.	          [1913 Webster]	   7. (Textile Manuf.) A willying machine. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Black wolf}. (Zool.)	      (a) A black variety of the European wolf which is common	          in the Pyrenees.	      (b) A black variety of the American gray wolf.	   {Golden wolf} (Zool.), the Thibetan wolf ({Canis laniger});	      -- called also {chanco}.	   {Indian wolf} (Zool.), an Asiatic wolf ({Canis pallipes})	      which somewhat resembles a jackal. Called also {landgak}.	      	   {Prairie wolf} (Zool.), the coyote.	   {Sea wolf}. (Zool.) See in the Vocabulary.	   {Strand wolf} (Zool.) the striped hyena.	   {Tasmanian wolf} (Zool.), the zebra wolf.	   {Tiger wolf} (Zool.), the spotted hyena.	   {To keep the wolf from the door}, to keep away poverty; to	      prevent starvation. See {Wolf}, 3, above. --Tennyson.	   {Wolf dog}. (Zool.)	      (a) The mastiff, or shepherd dog, of the Pyrenees,	          supposed by some authors to be one of the ancestors of	          the St. Bernard dog.	      (b) The Irish greyhound, supposed to have been used	          formerly by the Danes for chasing wolves.	      (c) A dog bred between a dog and a wolf, as the Eskimo	          dog.	   {Wolf eel} (Zool.), a wolf fish.	   {Wolf fish} (Zool.), any one of several species of large,	      voracious marine fishes of the genus {Anarrhichas},	      especially the common species ({Anarrhichas lupus}) of	      Europe and North America. These fishes have large teeth	      and powerful jaws. Called also {catfish}, {sea cat}, {sea	      wolf}, {stone biter}, and {swinefish}.	   {Wolf net}, a kind of net used in fishing, which takes great	      numbers of fish.	   {Wolf's peach} (Bot.), the tomato, or love apple	      ({Lycopersicum esculentum}).	   {Wolf spider} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of running	      ground spiders belonging to the genus {Lycosa}, or family	      {Lycosidae}. These spiders run about rapidly in search of	      their prey. Most of them are plain brown or blackish in	      color. See Illust. in App.	   {Zebra wolf} (Zool.), a savage carnivorous marsupial	      ({Thylacinus cynocephalus}) native of Tasmania; -- called	      also {Tasmanian wolf}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wolfberry \Wolf"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)	   An American shrub ({Symphoricarpus occidentalis}) which bears	   soft white berries.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolffian \Wolff"i*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Discovered, or first described, by Caspar Friedrich Wolff	   (1733-1794), the founder of modern embryology.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wolffian body}, the mesonephros.	   {Wolffian duct}, the duct from the Wolffian body.	      [1913 Webster]
Wolfhound \Wolf"hound`\, n. (Zool.)	   Originally, a large hound used in hunting wolves; now, any	   one of certain breeds of large dogs, some of which are nearly	   identical with the great Danes.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wolfish \Wolf"ish\, a.	   Like a wolf; having the qualities or form of a wolf; as, a	   wolfish visage; wolfish designs.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Wolf"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Wolf"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolfkin \Wolf"kin\, n.	   A little or young wolf. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolfling \Wolf"ling\, n.	   A young wolf. --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolfram \Wol"fram\, n. [G.]	   1. (Min.) Same as {Wolframite}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. same as {tungsten}.	      [PJC]	Wolfram steel \Wol"fram steel\	   Same as {Tungsten steel}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wolframate \Wol"fram*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of wolframic acid; a tungstate.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolframic \Wol*fram"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Of or pertaining to wolframium. See {Tungstic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolframite \Wol"fram*ite\, n. [G., wolframit, wolfram; wolf wolf	   + rahm cream, soot; cf. G. wolfsruss wolfram, lit., wolf's	   soot.] (Min.)	   Tungstate of iron and manganese, generally of a brownish or	   grayish black color, submetallic luster, and high specific	   gravity. It occurs in cleavable masses, and also	   crystallized. Called also {wolfram}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolframium \Wol*fra"mi*um\, n. [NL. See {Wolfram}.] (Chem.)	   The technical name of the element tungsten. See {Tungsten}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolfsbane \Wolfs"bane`\, n. (Bot.)	   A poisonous plant ({Aconitum Lycoctonum}), a kind of	   monkshood; also, by extension, any plant or species of the	   genus {Aconitum}. See {Aconite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolf's-claw \Wolf's"-claw`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of club moss. See {Lycopodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolf's-foot \Wolf's"-foot`\, n. (Bot.)	   Club moss. See {Lycopodium}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolf's-milk \Wolf's"-milk`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any kind of spurge ({Euphorbia}); -- so called from its acrid	   milky juice.	   [1913 Webster]
Woll \Woll\, v. t. & i.	   See 2d {Will}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wollastonite \Wol"las*ton*ite\, n. [After Dr. W. H. Wollaston,	   an English chemist, who died in 1828.] (Min.)	   A silicate of lime of a white to gray, red, or yellow color,	   occurring generally in cleavable masses, rarely in tabular	   crystals; tabular spar.	   [1913 Webster]
Wollaston's doublet \Wol"las*ton's dou"blet\ [After W. H.	   Wollaston, English physicist.] (Optics)	   A magnifying glass consisting of two plano-convex lenses. It	   is designed to correct spherical aberration and chromatic	   dispersion.	   Note: Under "wollastonite" the eponymous inventor is	         described as a chemist.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Wolle \Wolle\, n.	   Wool. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Wolverene
Wolverene \Wol`ver*ene"\, Wolverine \Wol`ver*ine"\, n. [From	   {Wolf}, with a dim suffix; prob. so called from its supposed	   wolfish qualities.]	   1. (Zool.) A carnivorous mammal ({Gulo gulo} formerly {Gulo	      luscus}), of the weasel family {Mustelidae}, about the	      size of a large badger; called also {glutton} and	      {carcajou}. It is a native of the northern parts of	      America, Europe, and Asia.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. A nickname for an inhabitant of Michigan. [U. S.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wolverine State \Wol`ver*ine" State\	   Michigan; -- a nickname.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wolves \Wolves\, n.,	   pl. of {Wolf}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wolvish \Wolv"ish\, a.	   Wolfish. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Woman \Wom"an\, n.; pl. {Women}. [OE. woman, womman, wumman,	   wimman, wifmon, AS. w[imac]fmann, w[imac]mmann; w[imac]f	   woman, wife + mann a man. See {Wife}, and {Man}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An adult female person; a grown-up female person, as	      distinguished from a man or a child; sometimes, any female	      person.	      [1913 Webster]	            Women are soft, mild pitiful, and flexible. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man,	            made he a woman.                      --Gen. ii. 22.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have observed among all nations that the women	            ornament themselves more than the men; that,	            wherever found, they are the same kind, civil,	            obliging, humane, tender beings, inclined to be gay	            and cheerful, timorous and modest.    --J. Ledyard.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The female part of the human race; womankind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man is destined to be a prey to woman. --Thackeray.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A female attendant or servant. " By her woman I sent your	      message." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Woman hater}, one who hates women; one who has an aversion	      to the female sex; a misogynist. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	Woman \Wom"an\, v. t.	   1. To act the part of a woman in; -- with indefinite it.	      --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To make effeminate or womanish. [R.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To furnish with, or unite to, a woman. [R.] "To have him	      see me woman'd." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] Womanhead
Womanhead \Wom"an*head\, Womanhede \Wom"an*hede\, n.	   Womanhood. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Womanhood \Wom"an*hood\, n.	   1. The state of being a woman; the distinguishing character	      or qualities of a woman, or of womankind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Unspotted faith, and comely womanhood. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Perhaps the smile and the tender tone	            Came out of her pitying womanhood.    --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Women, collectively; womankind.	      [1913 Webster]
womanise \wom"an*ise\, v. i.	   Same as {womanize}. [Chiefly Brit.]	   [PJC]
Womanish \Wom"an*ish\, a.	   Suitable to a woman, having the qualities of a woman;	   effeminate; not becoming a man; -- usually in a reproachful	   sense. See the Note under {Effeminate}. " Thy tears are	   womanish." --Shak. " Womanish entreaties." --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]	         A voice not soft, weak, piping, and womanish, but	         audible, strong, and manlike.            --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Wom"an*ish*ly}, adv. -- {Wom"an*ish*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
Womanize \Wom"an*ize\, v. t.	   To make like a woman; to make effeminate. [Obs.] --V. Knox.	   [1913 Webster]
womanize \wom"an*ize\, v. i.	   To seek the company of women with unusual frequency,	   especially for purposes of sexual intimacy.	   Syn: womanise.	        [PJC]
womanizer \wom"an*i*zer\, n.	   One who womanizes; a philanderer.	   [PJC]
Womankind \Wom"an*kind`\, n.	   The females of the human race; women, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	         A sanctuary into which womankind, with her tools of	         magic, the broom and mop, has very infrequent access.	                                                  --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]
Womanless \Wom"an*less\, a.	   Without a woman or women.	   [1913 Webster]
Womanlike \Wom"an*like\, a.	   Like a woman; womanly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Womanlike, taking revenge too deep.      --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Womanliness \Wom"an*li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being womanly.	   [1913 Webster]	         There is nothing wherein their womanliness is more	         honestly garnished than with silence.    --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]
Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, a.	   Becoming a woman; feminine; as, womanly behavior.	   --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	         A blushing, womanly discovering grace.   --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	Womanly \Wom"an*ly\, adv.	   In the manner of a woman; with the grace, tenderness, or	   affection of a woman. --Gascoigne.	   [1913 Webster]
Woman's Christian Temperance Union \Woman's Christian Temperance
Union\	   An association of women formed in the United States in 1874,	   for the advancement of temperance by organizing preventive,	   educational, evangelistic, social, and legal work. It is also	   known as the {Women's Christian Temperance Union} and by its	   acronym {WCTU} or {W.C.T.U.}. It was one of the political	   forces leading to passage of the constitutional amendment,	   later repealed, which prohibited the sale of alcoholic	   beverages.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Womb \Womb\ (w[=oo]m), n. [OE. wombe, wambe, AS. wamb, womb;	   akin to D. wam belly, OS. & OHG. wamba, G. wamme, wampe,	   Icel. v["o]mb, Sw. v[*a]mb, Dan. vom, Goth. wamba.]	   1. The belly; the abdomen. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            And he coveted to fill his woman of the cods that	            the hogs eat, and no man gave him.    --Wyclif (Luke	                                                  xv. 16).	      [1913 Webster]	            An I had but a belly of any indifferency, I were	            simply the most active fellow in Europe. My womb, my	            womb, my womb undoes me.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.) The uterus. See {Uterus}.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The place where anything is generated or produced.	      [1913 Webster]	            The womb of earth the genial seed receives.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Any cavity containing and enveloping anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            The center spike of gold	            Which burns deep in the bluebell's womb. --R.	                                                  Browning.	      [1913 Webster]	Womb \Womb\, v. t.	   To inclose in a womb, or as in a womb; to breed or hold in	   secret. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wombat \Wom"bat\, n. [From the native name, womback, wombach, in	   Australia.] (Zool.)	   Any one of three species of Australian burrowing marsupials	   of the genus {Phascolomys}, especially the common species	   ({Phascolomys ursinus}). They are nocturnal in their habits,	   and feed mostly on roots.	   [1913 Webster]
Womby \Womb"y\, a.	   Capacious. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Women \Wom"en\, n.,	   pl. of {Woman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Won \Won\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Win}.	   [1913 Webster]	Won \Won\, v. i. [See 1st {Wone}.]	   To dwell or abide. [Obs. or Scot.] " Where he wans in forest	   wild." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         This land where I have woned thus long.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Won \Won\, n.	   Dwelling; wone. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonder \Won"der\, n. [OE. wonder, wunder, AS. wundor; akin to D.	   wonder, OS. wundar, OHG. wuntar, G. wunder, Icel. undr, Sw. &	   Dan. under, and perhaps to Gr. ? to gaze at.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That emotion which is excited by novelty, or the	      presentation to the sight or mind of something new,	      unusual, strange, great, extraordinary, or not well	      understood; surprise; astonishment; admiration; amazement.	      [1913 Webster]	            They were filled with wonder and amazement at that	            which had happened unto him.          --Acts iii.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wonder is the effect of novelty upon ignorance.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wonder expresses less than astonishment, and much less	         than amazement. It differs from admiration, as now	         used, in not being necessarily accompanied with love,	         esteem, or approbation.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A cause of wonder; that which excites surprise; a strange	      thing; a prodigy; a miracle. " Babylon, the wonder of all	      tongues." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            To try things oft, and never to give over, doth	            wonders.                              --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am as a wonder unto many.           --Ps. lxxi. 7.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Seven wonders of the world}. See in the Dictionary of Noted	      Names in Fiction.	      [1913 Webster]	Wonder \Won"der\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wondered}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wondering}.] [AS. wundrian.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To be affected with surprise or admiration; to be struck	      with astonishment; to be amazed; to marvel.	      [1913 Webster]	            I could not sufficiently wonder at the intrepidity	            of these diminutive mortals.          --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            We cease to wonder at what we understand. --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To feel doubt and curiosity; to wait with uncertain	      expectation; to query in the mind; as, he wondered why	      they came.	      [1913 Webster]	            I wonder, in my soul,	            What you would ask me, that I should deny. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Wonder \Won"der\, a.	   Wonderful. [Obs.] --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]	         After that he said a wonder thing.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wonder \Won"der\, adv.	   Wonderfully. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wondered \Won"dered\, a.	   Having performed wonders; able to perform wonderful things.	   [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderer \Won"der*er\, n.	   One who wonders.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderful \Won"der*ful\, a.	   Adapted to excite wonder or admiration; surprising; strange;	   astonishing.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Marvelous; amazing. See {Marvelous}.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Won"der*ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Won"der*ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Wonderingly \Won"der*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a wondering manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderland \Won"der*land`\, n.	   A land full of wonders, or marvels. --M. Arnold.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderly \Won"der*ly\, adv. [AS. wundorlice.]	   Wonderfully; wondrously. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderment \Won"der*ment\, n.	   Surprise; astonishment; a wonderful appearance; a wonder.	   --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]	         All the common sights they view,	         Their wonderment engage.                 --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderous \Won"der*ous\, a.	   Same as {Wondrous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonders \Won"ders\, adv.	   See {Wondrous}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         They be wonders glad thereof.            --Sir T. More.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderstruck \Won"der*struck`\, a.	   Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonderwork \Won"der*work`\, n. [AS. wundorweorc.]	   A wonderful work or act; a prodigy; a miracle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Such as in strange land	         He found in wonderworks of God and Nature's hand.	                                                  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonder-worker \Won"der-work`er\, n.	   One who performs wonders, or miracles.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonder-working \Won"der-work`ing\, a.	   Doing wonders or surprising things.	   [1913 Webster]
Wondrous \Won"drous\, adv. [OE. wonders, adv. (later also adj.).	   See {Wonder}, n., and cf. {-wards}.]	   In a wonderful or surprising manner or degree; wonderfully.	   [1913 Webster]	         For sylphs, yet mindful of their ancient race,	         Are, as when women, wondrous fond of place. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         And now there came both mist and snow,	         And it grew wondrous cold.               --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Wondrous \Won"drous\, a.	   Wonderful; astonishing; admirable; marvelous; such as excite	   surprise and astonishment; strange.	   [1913 Webster]	         That I may . . . tell of all thy wondrous works. --Ps.	                                                  xxvi. 7.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Won"drous*ly}, adv. -- {Won"drous*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]	         Chloe complains, and wondrously's aggrieved.	                                                  --Granville.	   [1913 Webster]
Wone \Wone\, v. i. [OE. wonen, wunen, wonien, wunien, AS.	   wunian. ????. See {Wont}, a.]	   To dwell; to abide. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their habitation in which they woned.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wone \Wone\, n. [OE. See {Wone}, v. i., {Wont}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Dwelling; habitation; abode. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Custom; habit; wont; use; usage. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            To liven in delight was all his wone. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Wong \Wong\, n. [AS. wang, wong.]	   A field. [Obs.] --Spelman. "Woods and wonges." --Havelok the	   Dane.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonger \Wong"er\, n.	   See {Wanger}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Woning \Won"ing\, n.	   Dwelling. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Won't \Won't\	   A colloquial contraction of woll not. Will not. See {Will}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Often pronounced w[u^]nt in New England.	         [1913 Webster]
Wont \Wont\, a. [For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS.	   wunian; akin to D. wonen, OS. wun?n, OHG, won?n, G. wohnen,	   and AS. wund, gewuna, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take	   pleasure; cf. Icel. una to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. wunan to	   rejoice (in unwunands sad); and akin to Skr. van to like, to	   wish. ????. Cf. {Wean}, {Win}.]	   Using or doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used. "As	   he was wont to go." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         If the ox were wont to push with his horn. --Ex. xxi.	                                                  29.	   [1913 Webster]	Wont \Wont\, n.	   Custom; habit; use; usage.	   [1913 Webster]	         They are . . . to be called out to their military	         motions, under sky or covert, according to the season,	         as was the Roman wont.                   --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         From childly wont and ancient use.       --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Wont \Wont\, v. i. [imp. {Wont}, p. p. {Wont}, or {Wonted}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Wonting}.]	   To be accustomed or habituated; to be used.	   [1913 Webster]	         A yearly solemn feast she wont to make.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Wont \Wont\, v. t.	   To accustom; -- used reflexively.	   [1913 Webster]
Wonted \Wont"ed\, a.	   Accustomed; customary; usual.	   [1913 Webster]	         Again his wonted weapon proved.          --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like an old piece of furniture left alone in its wonted	         corner.                                  --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]	         She was wonted to the place, and would not remove.	                                                  --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]
Wontedness \Wont"ed*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being accustomed. [R.] --Eikon	   Basilike.	   [1913 Webster]
Wontless \Wont"less\, a.	   Unaccustomed. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Woo \Woo\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wooed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wooing}.] [OE. wowen, wo?en, AS. w?gian, fr. w?h bent,	   crooked, bad; akin to OS. w[=a]h evil, Goth. unwahs	   blameless, Skr. va?c to waver, and perhaps to E. vaccilate.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To solicit in love; to court.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each, like the Grecian artist, wooes	            The image he himself has wrought.     --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To court solicitously; to invite with importunity.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thee, chantress, oft the woods among	            I woo, to hear thy even song.         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            I woo the wind	            That still delays his coming.         --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	Woo \Woo\, v. i.	   To court; to make love. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood \Wood\ (w[oo^]d), a. [OE. wod, AS. w[=o]d; akin to OHG.	   wuot, Icel. [=o][eth]r, Goth. w[=o]ds, D. woede madness, G.	   wuth, wut, also to AS. w[=o][eth] song, Icel. [=o][eth]r, L.	   vates a seer, a poet. Cf. {Wednesday}.]	   Mad; insane; possessed; rabid; furious; frantic. [Obs.]	   [Written also {wode}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Our hoste gan to swear as [if] he were wood. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wood \Wood\, v. i.	   To grow mad; to act like a madman; to mad. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wood \Wood\, n. [OE. wode, wude, AS. wudu, wiodu; akin to OHG.	   witu, Icel. vi?r, Dan. & Sw. ved wood, and probably to Ir. &	   Gael. fiodh, W. gwydd trees, shrubs.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A large and thick collection of trees; a forest or grove;	      -- frequently used in the plural.	      [1913 Webster]	            Light thickens, and the crow	            Makes wing to the rooky wood.         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The substance of trees and the like; the hard fibrous	      substance which composes the body of a tree and its	      branches, and which is covered by the bark; timber. "To	      worship their own work in wood and stone for gods."	      --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) The fibrous material which makes up the greater	      part of the stems and branches of trees and shrubby	      plants, and is found to a less extent in herbaceous stems.	      It consists of elongated tubular or needle-shaped cells of	      various kinds, usually interwoven with the shinning bands	      called silver grain.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wood consists chiefly of the carbohydrates cellulose	         and lignin, which are isomeric with starch.	         [1913 Webster]	   4. Trees cut or sawed for the fire or other uses.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wood acid}, {Wood vinegar} (Chem.), a complex acid liquid	      obtained in the dry distillation of wood, and containing	      large quantities of acetic acid; hence, specifically,	      acetic acid. Formerly called {pyroligneous acid}.	   {Wood anemone} (Bot.), a delicate flower ({Anemone nemorosa})	      of early spring; -- also called {windflower}. See Illust.	      of {Anemone}.	   {Wood ant} (Zool.), a large ant ({Formica rufa}) which lives	      in woods and forests, and constructs large nests.	   {Wood apple} (Bot.). See {Elephant apple}, under {Elephant}.	      	   {Wood baboon} (Zool.), the drill.	   {Wood betony}. (Bot.)	      (a) Same as {Betony}.	      (b) The common American lousewort ({Pedicularis	          Canadensis}), a low perennial herb with yellowish or	          purplish flowers.	   {Wood borer}. (Zool.)	      (a) The larva of any one of numerous species of boring	          beetles, esp. elaters, longicorn beetles,	          buprestidans, and certain weevils. See {Apple borer},	          under {Apple}, and {Pine weevil}, under {Pine}.	      (b) The larva of any one of various species of	          lepidopterous insects, especially of the clearwing	          moths, as the peach-tree borer (see under {Peach}),	          and of the goat moths.	      (c) The larva of various species of hymenopterous of the	          tribe Urocerata. See {Tremex}.	      (d) Any one of several bivalve shells which bore in wood,	          as the teredos, and species of Xylophaga.	      (e) Any one of several species of small Crustacea, as the	          {Limnoria}, and the boring amphipod ({Chelura	          terebrans}).	   {Wood carpet}, a kind of floor covering made of thin pieces	      of wood secured to a flexible backing, as of cloth.	      --Knight.	   {Wood cell} (Bot.), a slender cylindrical or prismatic cell	      usually tapering to a point at both ends. It is the	      principal constituent of woody fiber.	   {Wood choir}, the choir, or chorus, of birds in the woods.	      [Poetic] --Coleridge.	   {Wood coal}, charcoal; also, lignite, or brown coal.	   {Wood cricket} (Zool.), a small European cricket ({Nemobius	      sylvestris}).	   {Wood culver} (Zool.), the wood pigeon.	   {Wood cut}, an engraving on wood; also, a print from such an	      engraving.	   {Wood dove} (Zool.), the stockdove.	   {Wood drink}, a decoction or infusion of medicinal woods.	   {Wood duck} (Zool.)	      (a) A very beautiful American duck ({Aix sponsa}). The	          male has a large crest, and its plumage is varied with	          green, purple, black, white, and red. It builds its	          nest in trees, whence the name. Called also {bridal	          duck}, {summer duck}, and {wood widgeon}.	      (b) The hooded merganser.	      (c) The Australian maned goose ({Chlamydochen jubata}).	   {Wood echo}, an echo from the wood.	   {Wood engraver}.	      (a) An engraver on wood.	      (b) (Zool.) Any of several species of small beetles whose	          larvae bore beneath the bark of trees, and excavate	          furrows in the wood often more or less resembling	          coarse engravings; especially, {Xyleborus	          xylographus}.	   {Wood engraving}.	      (a) The act or art engraving on wood; xylography.	      (b) An engraving on wood; a wood cut; also, a print from	          such an engraving.	   {Wood fern}. (Bot.) See {Shield fern}, under {Shield}.	   {Wood fiber}.	      (a) (Bot.) Fibrovascular tissue.	      (b) Wood comminuted, and reduced to a powdery or dusty	          mass.	   {Wood fretter} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of	      beetles whose larvae bore in the wood, or beneath the	      bark, of trees.	   {Wood frog} (Zool.), a common North American frog ({Rana	      sylvatica}) which lives chiefly in the woods, except	      during the breeding season. It is drab or yellowish brown,	      with a black stripe on each side of the head.	   {Wood germander}. (Bot.) See under {Germander}.	   {Wood god}, a fabled sylvan deity.	   {Wood grass}. (Bot.) See under {Grass}.	   {Wood grouse}. (Zool.)	      (a) The capercailzie.	      (b) The spruce partridge. See under {Spruce}.	   {Wood guest} (Zool.), the ringdove. [Prov. Eng.]	   {Wood hen}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of Old World short-winged	          rails of the genus {Ocydromus}, including the weka and	          allied species.	      (b) The American woodcock.	   {Wood hoopoe} (Zool.), any one of several species of Old	      World arboreal birds belonging to {Irrisor} and allied	      genera. They are closely allied to the common hoopoe, but	      have a curved beak, and a longer tail.	   {Wood ibis} (Zool.), any one of several species of large,	      long-legged, wading birds belonging to the genus	      {Tantalus}. The head and neck are naked or scantily	      covered with feathers. The American wood ibis ({Tantalus	      loculator}) is common in Florida.	   {Wood lark} (Zool.), a small European lark ({Alauda	      arborea}), which, like, the skylark, utters its notes	      while on the wing. So called from its habit of perching on	      trees.	   {Wood laurel} (Bot.), a European evergreen shrub ({Daphne	      Laureola}).	   {Wood leopard} (Zool.), a European spotted moth ({Zeuzera	      aesculi}) allied to the goat moth. Its large fleshy larva	      bores in the wood of the apple, pear, and other fruit	      trees.	   {Wood lily} (Bot.), the lily of the valley.	   {Wood lock} (Naut.), a piece of wood close fitted and	      sheathed with copper, in the throating or score of the	      pintle, to keep the rudder from rising.	   {Wood louse} (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of terrestrial isopod	          Crustacea belonging to {Oniscus}, {Armadillo}, and	          related genera. See {Sow bug}, under Sow, and {Pill	          bug}, under {Pill}.	      (b) Any one of several species of small, wingless,	          pseudoneuropterous insects of the family {Psocidae},	          which live in the crevices of walls and among old	          books and papers. Some of the species are called also	          {book lice}, and {deathticks}, or {deathwatches}.	   {Wood mite} (Zool.), any one of numerous small mites of the	      family {Oribatidae}. They are found chiefly in woods, on	      tree trunks and stones.	   {Wood mote}. (Eng. Law)	      (a) Formerly, the forest court.	      (b) The court of attachment.	   {Wood nettle}. (Bot.) See under {Nettle}.	   {Wood nightshade} (Bot.), woody nightshade.	   {Wood nut} (Bot.), the filbert.	   {Wood nymph}. (a) A nymph inhabiting the woods; a fabled	      goddess of the woods; a dryad. "The wood nymphs, decked	      with daisies trim." --Milton.	      (b) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely	          colored moths belonging to the genus {Eudryas}. The	          larvae are bright-colored, and some of the species, as	          {Eudryas grata}, and {Eudryas unio}, feed on the	          leaves of the grapevine.	      (c) (Zool.) Any one of several species of handsomely	          colored South American humming birds belonging to the	          genus {Thalurania}. The males are bright blue, or	          green and blue.	   {Wood offering}, wood burnt on the altar.	      [1913 Webster]	            We cast the lots . . . for the wood offering. --Neh.	                                                  x. 34.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 for it. It is also used for mixing paint. See	      {Gurjun}.	   {Wood opal} (Min.), a striped variety of coarse opal, having	      some resemblance to wood.	   {Wood paper}, paper made of wood pulp. See {Wood pulp},	      below.	   {Wood pewee} (Zool.), a North American tyrant flycatcher	      ({Contopus virens}). It closely resembles the pewee, but	      is smaller.	   {Wood pie} (Zool.), any black and white woodpecker,	      especially the European great spotted woodpecker.	   {Wood pigeon}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of Old World pigeons	          belonging to {Palumbus} and allied genera of the	          family {Columbidae}.	      (b) The ringdove.	   {Wood puceron} (Zool.), a plant louse.	   {Wood pulp} (Technol.), vegetable fiber obtained from the	      poplar and other white woods, and so softened by digestion	      with a hot solution of alkali that it can be formed into	      sheet paper, etc. It is now produced on an immense scale.	      	   {Wood quail} (Zool.), any one of several species of East	      Indian crested quails belonging to {Rollulus} and allied	      genera, as the red-crested wood quail ({Rollulus	      roulroul}), the male of which is bright green, with a long	      crest of red hairlike feathers.	   {Wood rabbit} (Zool.), the cottontail.	   {Wood rat} (Zool.), any one of several species of American	      wild rats of the genus {Neotoma} found in the Southern	      United States; -- called also {bush rat}. The Florida wood	      rat ({Neotoma Floridana}) is the best-known species.	   {Wood reed grass} (Bot.), a tall grass ({Cinna arundinacea})	      growing in moist woods.	   {Wood reeve}, the steward or overseer of a wood. [Eng.]	   {Wood rush} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Luzula},	      differing from the true rushes of the genus {Juncus}	      chiefly in having very few seeds in each capsule.	   {Wood sage} (Bot.), a name given to several labiate plants of	      the genus {Teucrium}. See {Germander}.	   {Wood screw}, a metal screw formed with a sharp thread, and	      usually with a slotted head, for insertion in wood.	   {Wood sheldrake} (Zool.), the hooded merganser.	   {Wood shock} (Zool.), the fisher. See {Fisher}, 2.	   {Wood shrike} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old	      World singing birds belonging to {Grallina},	      {Collyricincla}, {Prionops}, and allied genera, common in	      India and Australia. They are allied to the true shrikes,	      but feed upon both insects and berries.	   {Wood snipe}. (Zool.)	      (a) The American woodcock.	      (b) An Asiatic snipe ({Gallinago nemoricola}).	   {Wood soot}, soot from burnt wood.	   {Wood sore}. (Zool.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.	   {Wood sorrel} (Bot.), a plant of the genus Oxalis ({Oxalis	      Acetosella}), having an acid taste. See Illust. (a) of	      {Shamrock}.	   {Wood spirit}. (Chem.) See {Methyl alcohol}, under {Methyl}.	      	   {Wood stamp}, a carved or engraved block or stamp of wood,	      for impressing figures or colors on fabrics.	   {Wood star} (Zool.), any one of several species of small	      South American humming birds belonging to the genus	      {Calothorax}. The male has a brilliant gorget of blue,	      purple, and other colors.	   {Wood sucker} (Zool.), the yaffle.	   {Wood swallow} (Zool.), any one of numerous species of Old	      World passerine birds belonging to the genus {Artamus} and	      allied genera of the family {Artamidae}. They are common	      in the East Indies, Asia, and Australia. In form and	      habits they resemble swallows, but in structure they	      resemble shrikes. They are usually black above and white	      beneath.	   {Wood tapper} (Zool.), any woodpecker.	   {Wood tar}. See under {Tar}.	   {Wood thrush}, (Zool.)	      (a) An American thrush ({Turdus mustelinus}) noted for the	          sweetness of its song. See under {Thrush}.	      (b) The missel thrush.	   {Wood tick}. See in Vocabulary.	   {Wood tin}. (Min.). See {Cassiterite}.	   {Wood titmouse} (Zool.), the goldcgest.	   {Wood tortoise} (Zool.), the sculptured tortoise. See under	      {Sculptured}.	   {Wood vine} (Bot.), the white bryony.	   {Wood vinegar}. See {Wood acid}, above.	   {Wood warbler}. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of numerous species of American warblers of	          the genus {Dendroica}. See {Warbler}.	      (b) A European warbler ({Phylloscopus sibilatrix}); --	          called also {green wren}, {wood wren}, and {yellow	          wren}.	   {Wood worm} (Zool.), a larva that bores in wood; a wood	      borer.	   {Wood wren}. (Zool.)	      (a) The wood warbler.	      (b) The willow warbler.	          [1913 Webster]	Wood \Wood\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wooded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wooding}.]	   To supply with wood, or get supplies of wood for; as, to wood	   a steamboat or a locomotive.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Wood \Wood\, v. i.	   To take or get a supply of wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodbind \Wood"bind`\, n.	   Woodbine. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         A garland . . . of woodbind or hawthorn leaves.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodbine \Wood"bine`\, n. [AS. wudubind black ivy; -- so named	   as binding about trees. See {Wood}, and {Bind}, v. t.] (Bot.)	   (a) A climbing plant having flowers of great fragrance	       ({Lonicera Periclymenum}); the honeysuckle.	   (b) The Virginia creeper. See {Virginia creeper}, under	       {Virginia}. [Local, U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]	             Beatrice, who even now	             Is couched in the woodbine coverture. --Shak.	       [1913 Webster]
Wood-bound \Wood"-bound`\, a.	   Incumbered with tall, woody hedgerows.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodbury-type \Wood"bur*y-type`\, n. [After the name of the	   inventor, W. Woodbury.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A process in photographic printing, in which a relief	      pattern in gelatin, which has been hardened after certain	      operations, is pressed upon a plate of lead or other soft	      metal. An intaglio impression in thus produced, from which	      pictures may be directly printed, but by a slower process	      than in common printing.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A print from such a plate.	      [1913 Webster]
Woodchat \Wood"chat`\, n. (Zool.)	      (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds	          belonging to the genera {Ianthia} and {Larvivora}.	          They are closely allied to the European robin. The	          males are usually bright blue above, and more or less	          red or rufous beneath.	      (b) A European shrike ({Enneoctonus rufus}). In the male	          the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and	          tail are black, varied with white.	          [1913 Webster]
Woodchuck \Wood"chuck`\, n.	   1. (Zool.) A common large North American marmot ({Arctomys	      monax}). It is usually reddish brown, more or less	      grizzled with gray. It makes extensive burrows, and is	      often injurious to growing crops. Called also {ground	      hog}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Woodcock \Wood"cock`\, n. [AS. wuducoc.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of long-billed	      limicoline birds belonging to the genera {Scolopax} and	      {Philohela}. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits,	      and are highly esteemed as game birds.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The most important species are the European ({Scolopax	         rusticola}) and the American woodcock ({Philohela	         minor}), which agree very closely in appearance and	         habits.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A simpleton. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            If I loved you not, I would laugh at you, and see	            you	            Run your neck into the noose, and cry, "A woodcock!"	                                                  --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Little woodcock}.	      (a) The common American snipe.	      (b) The European snipe.	   {Sea woodcock fish}, the bellows fish.	   {Woodcock owl}, the short-eared owl ({Asio brachyotus}).	   {Woodcock shell}, the shell of certain mollusks of the genus	      {Murex}, having a very long canal, with or without spines.	      	   {Woodcock snipe}. See under {Snipe}.	      [1913 Webster]
Woodcracker \Wood"crack`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The nuthatch. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woodcraft \Wood"craft`\, n.	   Skill and practice in anything pertaining to the woods,	   especially in shooting, and other sports in the woods.	   [1913 Webster]	         Men of the glade and forest! leave	         Your woodcraft for the field of fight.   --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodcut \Wood"cut`\, n.	   An engraving on wood; also, a print from it. Same as {Wood	   cut}, under {Wood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodcutter \Wood"cut`ter\, n.	   1. A person who cuts wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An engraver on wood. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Woodcutting \Wood"cut`ting\, n.	   1. The act or employment of cutting wood or timber.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act or art of engraving on wood. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Wooded \Wood"ed\, a.	   Supplied or covered with wood, or trees; as, land wooded and	   watered.	   [1913 Webster]	         The brook escaped from the eye down a deep and wooded	         dell.                                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wooden \Wood"en\, a.	   1. Made or consisting of wood; pertaining to, or resembling,	      wood; as, a wooden box; a wooden leg; a wooden wedding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Clumsy; awkward; ungainly; stiff; spiritless.	      [1913 Webster]	            When a bold man is out of countenance, he makes a	            very wooden figure on it.             --Collier.	      [1913 Webster]	            His singing was, I confess, a little wooden. --G.	                                                  MacDonald.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wooden spoon}.	      (a) (Cambridge University, Eng.) The last junior optime	          who takes a university degree, -- denoting one who is	          only fit to stay at home and stir porridge. "We submit	          that a wooden spoon of our day would not be justified	          in calling Galileo and Napier blockheads because they	          never heard of the differential calculus." --Macaulay.	      (b) In some American colleges, the lowest appointee of the	          junior year; sometimes, one especially popular in his	          class, without reference to scholarship. Formerly, it	          was a custom for classmates to present to this person	          a wooden spoon with formal ceremonies.	   {Wooden ware}, a general name for buckets, bowls, and other	      articles of domestic use, made of wood.	   {Wooden wedding}. See under {Wedding}.	      [1913 Webster]
Woodenly \Wood"en*ly\, adv.	   Clumsily; stupidly; blockishly. --R. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodenness \Wood"en*ness\, n.	   Quality of being wooden; clumsiness; stupidity; blockishness.	   [1913 Webster]	         We set our faces against the woodenness which then	         characterized German philology.          --Sweet.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood gum \Wood gum\ (Chem.)	   Xylan.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Woodhack
Woodhack \Wood"hack`\, Woodhacker \Wood"hack`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wood hyacinth \Wood hyacinth\	   A European squill ({Scilla nonscripta}) having a scape	   bearing a raceme of drooping blue, purple, white, or	   sometimes pink, bell-shaped flowers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Woodhewer \Wood"hew`er\, n. (Zool.)	   A woodpecker.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodhole \Wood"hole`\, n.	   A place where wood is stored.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodhouse \Wood"house`\, n.	   A house or shed in which wood is stored, and sheltered from	   the weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodiness \Wood"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being woody. --Evelyn.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodknacker \Wood"knack`er\, n. (Zool.)	   The yaffle.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodland \Wood"land\, n.	   Land covered with wood or trees; forest; land on which trees	   are allowed to grow, either for fuel or timber.	   [1913 Webster]	         Here hills and vales, the woodland and the plain,	         Here earth and water seem to strive again. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woodlands and cultivated fields are harmoniously	         blended.                                 --Bancroft.	   [1913 Webster]	Woodland \Wood"land\, a.	   Of or pertaining to woods or woodland; living in the forest;	   sylvan.	   [1913 Webster]	         She had a rustic, woodland air.          --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Like summer breeze by woodland stream.   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Woodland caribou}. (Zool.) See under {Caribou}.	      [1913 Webster]
Woodlander \Wood"land*er\, n.	   A dweller in a woodland.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood-layer \Wood"-lay`er\, n. (Bot.)	   A young oak, or other timber plant, laid down in a hedge	   among the whitethorn or other plants used in hedges.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodless \Wood"less\, a.	   Having no wood; destitute of wood. --Mitford. --	   {Wood"less*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodly \Wood"ly\, adv.	   In a wood, mad, or raving manner; madly; furiously. [Obs.]	   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodman \Wood"man\, n.; pl. {Woodmen}. [Written also	   {woodsman}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A forest officer appointed to take care of the king's	      woods; a forester. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A sportsman; a hunter.	      [1913 Webster]	            [The duke] is a better woodman than thou takest him	            for.                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. One who cuts down trees; a woodcutter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Woodman, spare that tree.             --G. P.	                                                  Morris.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. One who dwells in the woods or forest; a bushman.	      [1913 Webster]
Woodmeil \Wood"meil\, n.	   See {Wadmol}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodmonger \Wood"mon`ger\, n.	   A wood seller. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woodness \Wood"ness\, n. [From {Wood} mad.]	   Anger; madness; insanity; rage. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Woodness laughing in his rage.           --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood-note \Wood"-note`\, n. [Wood, n. + note.]	   A wild or natural note, as of a forest bird. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Or sweetest Shakespeare, fancy's child,	         Warble his native wood-notes wild.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood partridge \Wood partridge\	   (a) Any of several small partridges of Java, Sumatra, Borneo,	       and neighboring regions belonging to the genera	       {Caloperdix}, {Rollulus}, and {Melanoperdix}.	   (b) The Canada grouse. [Local, U. S.]	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Woodpeck \Wood"peck`\, n. (Zool.)	   A woodpecker. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woodpecker \Wood"peck`er\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to	   {Picus} and many allied genera of the family {Picidae}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at	         the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike	         bill with which they are able to drill holes in the	         bark and wood of trees in search of insect larvae upon	         which most of the species feed. A few species feed	         partly upon the sap of trees (see {Sap sucker}, under	         {Sap}), others spend a portion of their time on the	         ground in search of ants and other insects.	         [1913 Webster] The most common European species are the	         greater spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus major}), the	         lesser spotted woodpecker ({Dendrocopus minor}), and	         the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see {Yaffle}).	         [1913 Webster] The best-known American species are the	         pileated woodpecker (see under {Pileated}), the	         ivory-billed woodpecker ({Campephilus principalis}),	         which is one of the largest known species, the	         red-headed woodpecker, or red-head ({Melanerpes	         erythrocephalus}), the red-bellied woodpecker	         ({Melanerpes Carolinus}) (see {Chab}), the superciliary	         woodpecker ({Melanerpes superciliaris}), the hairy	         woodpecker ({Dryobates villosus}), the downy woodpecker	         ({Dryobates pubescens}), the three-toed, woodpecker	         ({Picoides Americanus}), the golden-winged woodpecker	         (see {Flicker}), and the sap suckers. See also	         {Carpintero}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Woodpecker hornbill} (Zool.), a black and white Asiatic	      hornbill ({Buceros pica}) which resembles a woodpecker in	      color.	      [1913 Webster]
Woodrock \Wood"rock`\, n. (Min.)	   A compact woodlike variety of asbestus.	   [1913 Webster] Woodruff
Woodruff \Wood"ruff`\, Woodroof \Wood"roof`\, n. [AS. wudurofe.	   See {Wood}, n., and cf. {Ruff} a plaited collar.] (Bot.)	   A little European herb ({Asperula odorata}) having a pleasant	   taste. It is sometimes used for flavoring wine. See Illust.	   of {Whorl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood-sare \Wood"-sare`\, n. [Wood + Prov. E. sare for sore.]	   (Bot.)	   A kind of froth seen on herbs. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wood-sere \Wood"-sere`\, n.	   The time when there no sap in the trees; the winter season.	   [Written also {wood-seer}.] [Obs.] --Tusser.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodsman \Woods"man\, n.; pl. {Woodsmen}.	   A woodman; especially, one who lives in the forest.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood's metal \Wood's" met"al\	   A fusible alloy consisting of one or two parts of cadmium,	   two parts of tin, four of lead, with seven or eight part of	   bismuth. It melts at from 66[deg] to 71[deg] C. See {Fusible	   metal}, under {Fusible}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodstone \Wood"stone`\, n. (Min.)	   A striped variety of hornstone, resembling wood in	   appearance.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodsy \Woods"y\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the woods or forest. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It [sugar making] is woodsy, and savors of trees. --J.	                                                  Burroughs.	   [1913 Webster]
Wood tick \Wood" tick`\ (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of ticks of the genus {Ixodes}	   whose young cling to bushes, but quickly fasten themselves	   upon the bodies of any animal with which they come in	   contact. When they attach themselves to the human body they	   often produce troublesome sores. The common species of the	   Northern United States is {Ixodes unipunctata}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodwall \Wood"wall`\, n. (Zool.)	   The yaffle. [Written also {woodwale}, and {woodwele}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woodward \Wood"ward`\, n. (Eng. Forest Law)	   An officer of the forest, whose duty it was to guard the	   woods.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodwardia \Wood*war"di*a\, n. [NL. After Thomas J. Woodward, an	   English botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of ferns, one species of which ({Woodwardia	   radicans}) is a showy plant in California, the Azores, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Wood-wax	   Wood-wash
Wood-wash \Wood"-wash`\, Wood-wax \Wood"-wax`\, Wood-waxen
\Wood"-wax`en\, n. [AS. wuduweaxe.] (Bot.)	   Same as {Woadwaxen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woodwork \Wood"work`\, n.	   Work made of wood; that part of any structure which is	   wrought of wood.	   [1913 Webster]
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Woodworm \Wood"worm`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wood worm}, under {Wood}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woody \Wood"y\, a.	   1. Abounding with wood or woods; as, woody land. "The woody	      wilderness." --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Secret shades	            Of woody Ida's inmost grove.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Consisting of, or containing, wood or woody fiber;	      ligneous; as, the woody parts of plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of or pertaining to woods; sylvan. [R.] "Woody nymphs,	      fair Hamadryades." --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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}. (Bot.). See {Bittersweet}, 3	      (a) .	   {Woody pear} (Bot.), the inedible, woody, pear-shaped fruit	      of several Australian proteaceous trees of the genus	      {Xylomelum}; -- called also {wooden pear}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wooer \Woo"er\, n. [AS. w[=o]gere. See {Woo}, v. t.]	   One who wooes; one who courts or solicits in love; a suitor.	   "A thriving wooer." --Gibber.	   [1913 Webster]
Woof \Woof\ (w[=oo]f), n. [OE. oof, AS. [=o]wef, [=o]web,	   [=a]web; on, an, on + wef, web, fr. wefan to weave. The	   initial w is due to the influence of E. weave. See {On},	   {Weave}, and cf. {Abb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The threads that cross the warp in a woven fabric; the	      weft; the filling; the thread usually carried by the	      shuttle in weaving.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Texture; cloth; as, a pall of softest woof. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]
Woofell \Woo"fell\, n. (Zool.)	   The European blackbird. "The woofell near at hand that hath a	   golden bill." --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Woofy \Woof"y\, a.	   Having a close texture; dense; as, a woofy cloud. --J.	   Baillie.	   [1913 Webster]
Woohoo \Woo`hoo"\, n. (Zool.)	   The sailfish.	   [1913 Webster]
Wooingly \Woo"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a wooing manner; enticingly; with persuasiveness. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wook \Wook"\ (w[=o]k), obs. imp. of {Wake}.	   Woke. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wool \Wool\ (w[oo^]l), n. [OE. wolle, wulle, AS. wull; akin to	   D. wol, OHG. wolla, G. wolle, Icel. & Sw. ull, Dan. uld,	   Goth, wulla, Lith. vilna, Russ. volna, L. vellus, Skr.	   [=u]r[.n][=a] wool, v[.r] to cover. [root]146, 287. Cf.	   {Flannel}, {Velvet}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The soft and curled, or crisped, species of hair which	      grows on sheep and some other animals, and which in	      fineness sometimes approaches to fur; -- chiefly applied	      to the fleecy coat of the sheep, which constitutes a most	      essential material of clothing in all cold and temperate	      climates.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wool consists essentially of keratin.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. Short, thick hair, especially when crisped or curled.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wool of bat and tongue of dog.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) A sort of pubescence, or a clothing of dense,	      curling hairs on the surface of certain plants.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Dead pulled wool}, wool pulled from a carcass.	   {Mineral wool}. See under {Mineral}.	   {Philosopher's wool}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, under {Zinc}.	      	   {Pulled wool}, wool pulled from a pelt, or undressed hide.	   {Slag wool}. Same as {Mineral wool}, under {Mineral}.	   {Wool ball}, a ball or mass of wool.	   {Wool burler}, one who removes little burs, knots, or	      extraneous matter, from wool, or the surface of woolen	      cloth.	   {Wool comber}.	      (a) One whose occupation is to comb wool.	      (b) A machine for combing wool.	   {Wool grass} (Bot.), a kind of bulrush ({Scirpus Eriophorum})	      with numerous clustered woolly spikes.	   {Wool scribbler}. See {Woolen scribbler}, under {Woolen}, a.	      	   {Wool sorter's disease} (Med.), a disease, resembling	      malignant pustule, occurring among those who handle the	      wool of goats and sheep.	   {Wool staple}, a city or town where wool used to be brought	      to the king's staple for sale. [Eng.]	   {Wool stapler}.	      (a) One who deals in wool.	      (b) One who sorts wool according to its staple, or its	          adaptation to different manufacturing purposes.	   {Wool winder}, a person employed to wind, or make up, wool	      into bundles to be packed for sale.	      [1913 Webster]
Woold \Woold\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Woolded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Woolding}.] [D. woelen, bewoelen; akin to G. wuhlen,	   bewuhlen. [root]146.] (Naut.)	   To wind, or wrap; especially, to wind a rope round, as a mast	   or yard made of two or more pieces, at the place where it has	   been fished or scarfed, in order to strengthen it.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Woolder \Woold"er\, n.	   1. (Naut.) A stick used to tighten the rope in woolding.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rope Making) One of the handles of the top, formed by a	      wooden pin passing through it. See 1st {Top}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Woolding \Woold"ing\, n. (Naut.)	      (a) The act of winding or wrapping anything with a rope,	          as a mast.	      (b) A rope used for binding masts and spars.	          [1913 Webster]
Wool-dyed \Wool"-dyed`\, a.	   Dyed before being made into cloth, in distinction from	   piece-dyed; ingrain.	   [1913 Webster]
Wooled \Wooled\, a.	   Having (such) wool; as, a fine-wooled sheep.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolen \Wool"en\, a. [OE. wollen; cf. AS. wyllen. See {Wool}.]	   [Written also {woollen}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Made of wool; consisting of wool; as, woolen goods.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to wool or woolen cloths; as, woolen	      manufactures; a woolen mill; a woolen draper.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Woolen scribbler}, a machine for combing or preparing wool	      in thin, downy, translucent layers.	      [1913 Webster]	Woolen \Wool"en\, n. [Written also woollen.]	   Cloth made of wool; woollen goods.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolenet \Wool`en*et"\, n.	   A thin, light fabric of wool. [Written also {woollenet},	   {woolenette}, and {woollenette}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woolert \Woo"lert\, n. (Zool.)	   The barn owl. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also {oolert}, and	   {owlerd}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woolfell \Wool"fell`\, n. [Wool + fell a skin.]	   A skin with the wool; a skin from which the wool has not been	   sheared or pulled. [Written also {woolfel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woolgathering \Wool"gath`er*ing\, a.	   Indulging in a vagrant or idle exercise of the imagination;	   roaming upon a fruitless quest; idly fanciful.	   [1913 Webster]	Woolgathering \Wool"gath`er*ing\, n.	   Indulgence in idle imagination; a foolish or useless pursuit	   or design.	   [1913 Webster]	         His wits were a woolgathering, as they say. --Burton.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolgrower \Wool"grow`er\, n.	   One who raises sheep for the production of wool. --	   {Wool"grow`ing}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Wool-hall \Wool"-hall`\, n.	   A trade market in the woolen districts. [Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woolhead \Wool"head`\, n. (Zool.)	   The buffel duck.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolliness \Wool"li*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being woolly.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolly \Wool"ly\, a.	   1. Consisting of wool; as, a woolly covering; a woolly	      fleece.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Resembling wool; of the nature of wool. "My fleece of	      woolly hair." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Clothed with wool. "Woolly breeders." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Bot.) Clothed with a fine, curly pubescence resembling	      wool.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Woolly bear} (Zool.), the hairy larva of several species of	      bombycid moths. The most common species in the United	      States are the salt-marsh caterpillar (see under {Salt}),	      the black and red woolly bear, or larva of the Isabella	      moth (see Illust., under {Isabella Moth}), and the yellow	      woolly bear, or larva of the American ermine moth	      ({Spilosoma Virginica}).	   {Woolly butt} (Bot.), an Australian tree ({Eucalyptus	      longifolia}), so named because of its fibrous bark.	   {Woolly louse} (Zool.), a plant louse ({Schizoneura lanigera}	      syn {Erisoma lanigera}) which is often very injurious to	      the apple tree. It is covered with a dense coat of white	      filaments somewhat resembling fine wool or cotton. In	      exists in two forms, one of which infests the roots, the	      other the branches. See Illust. under {Blight}.	   {Woolly macaco} (Zool.), the mongoose lemur.	   {Woolly maki} (Zool.), a long-tailed lemur ({Indris laniger})	      native of Madagascar, having fur somewhat like wool; --	      called also {avahi}, and {woolly lemur}.	   {Woolly monkey} (Zool.), any South American monkey of the	      genus {Lagothrix}, as the caparro.	   {Woolly rhinoceros} (Paleon.), an extinct rhinoceros	      ({Rhinoceros tichorhinus}) which inhabited the arctic	      regions, and was covered with a dense coat of woolly hair.	      It has been found frozen in the ice of Siberia, with the	      flesh and hair well preserved.	      [1913 Webster]
Woolly-head \Wool"ly-head`\, n.	   A negro. [Low]	   [1913 Webster]
Woolman \Wool"man\, n.; pl. {Woolmen}.	   One who deals in wool.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolpack \Wool"pack`\, n.	   A pack or bag of wool weighing two hundred and forty pounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolsack \Wool"sack`\, n.	   A sack or bag of wool; specifically, the seat of the lord	   chancellor of England in the House of Lords, being a large,	   square sack of wool resembling a divan in form.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolsey \Wool"sey\, n. [From {Wool}.]	   Linsey-woolsey.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolstock \Wool"stock`\, n.	   A heavy wooden hammer for milling cloth.	   [1913 Webster]
Woolward \Wool"ward\, adv. [Wool + -ward.]	   In wool; with woolen raiment next the skin. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woolward-going \Wool"ward-go`ing\, n.	   A wearing of woolen clothes next the skin as a matter of	   penance. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Their . . . woolward-going, and rising at midnight.	                                                  --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Woon \Woon\, n.	   Dwelling. See {Wone}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woorali \Woo"ra*li\, n.	   Same as {Curare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woosy \Woos"y\, a.	   Oozy; wet. [Obs.] --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wootz \Wootz\ (w[=oo]ts), n. [Perhaps a corruption of Canarese	   ukku steel.]	   A species of steel imported from the East Indies, valued for	   making edge tools; Indian steel. It has in combination a	   minute portion of alumina and silica.	   [1913 Webster]
Wooyen \Woo"yen\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Yuen}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wopen \Wo"pen\, obs. p. p. of {Weep}.	   Wept. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Worble \Wor"ble\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wormil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Word \Word\, n. [AS. word; akin to OFries. & OS. word, D. woord,	   G. wort, Icel. or[eth], Sw. & Dan. ord, Goth. wa['u]rd,	   OPruss. wirds, Lith. vardas a name, L. verbum a word; or	   perhaps to Gr. "rh`twr an orator. Cf. {Verb}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The spoken sign of a conception or an idea; an articulate	      or vocal sound, or a combination of articulate and vocal	      sounds, uttered by the human voice, and by custom	      expressing an idea or ideas; a single component part of	      human speech or language; a constituent part of a	      sentence; a term; a vocable. "A glutton of words." --Piers	      Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            You cram these words into mine ears, against	            The stomach of my sense.              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amongst men who confound their ideas with words,	            there must be endless disputes.       --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the written or printed character, or combination of	      characters, expressing such a term; as, the words on a	      page.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Talk; discourse; speech; language.	      [1913 Webster]	            Why should calamity be full of words? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Be thy words severe;	            Sharp as he merits, but the sword forbear. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Account; tidings; message; communication; information; --	      used only in the singular.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray you . . . bring me word thither	            How the world goes.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Signal; order; command; direction.	      [1913 Webster]	            Give the word through.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Language considered as implying the faith or authority of	      the person who utters it; statement; affirmation;	      declaration; promise.	      [1913 Webster]	            Obey thy parents; keep thy word justly. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I know you brave, and take you at your word.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            I desire not the reader should take my word.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. pl. Verbal contention; dispute.	      [1913 Webster]	            Some words there grew 'twixt Somerset and me.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. A brief remark or observation; an expression; a phrase,	      clause, or short sentence.	      [1913 Webster]	            All the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this;	            Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. --Gal. v.	                                                  14.	      [1913 Webster]	            She said; but at the happy word "he lives,"	            My father stooped, re-fathered, o'er my wound.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	            There is only one other point on which I offer a	            word of remark.                       --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   {By word of mouth}, orally; by actual speaking. --Boyle.	   {Compound word}. See under {Compound}, a.	   {Good word}, commendation; favorable account. "And gave the	      harmless fellow a good word." --Pope.	   {In a word}, briefly; to sum up.	   {In word}, in declaration; in profession. "Let us not love in	      word, . . . but in deed and in truth." --1 John iii. 8.	   {Nuns of the Word Incarnate} (R. C. Ch.), an order of nuns	      founded in France in 1625, and approved in 1638. The	      order, which also exists in the United States, was	      instituted for the purpose of doing honor to the "Mystery	      of the Incarnation of the Son of God."	   {The word}, or {The Word}. (Theol.)	      (a) The gospel message; esp., the Scriptures, as a	          revelation of God. "Bold to speak the word without	          fear." --Phil. i. 14.	      (b) The second person in the Trinity before his	          manifestation in time by the incarnation; among those	          who reject a Trinity of persons, some one or all of	          the divine attributes personified. --John i. 1.	   {To eat one's words}, to retract what has been said.	   {To have the words for}, to speak for; to act as spokesman.	      [Obs.] "Our host hadde the wordes for us all." --Chaucer.	   {Word blindness} (Physiol.), inability to understand printed	      or written words or symbols, although the person affected	      may be able to see quite well, speak fluently, and write	      correctly. --Landois & Stirling.	   {Word deafness} (Physiol.), inability to understand spoken	      words, though the person affected may hear them and other	      sounds, and hence is not deaf.	   {Word dumbness} (Physiol.), inability to express ideas in	      verbal language, though the power of speech is unimpaired.	      	   {Word for word}, in the exact words; verbatim; literally;	      exactly; as, to repeat anything word for word.	   {Word painting}, the act of describing an object fully and	      vividly by words only, so as to present it clearly to the	      mind, as if in a picture.	   {Word picture}, an accurate and vivid description, which	      presents an object clearly to the mind, as if in a	      picture.	   {Word square}, a series of words so arranged that they can be	      read vertically and horizontally with like results.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note:	         H E A R T	         E M B E R	         A B U S E	         R E S I N	         T R E N T	         (A word square)	   Syn: See {Term}.	        [1913 Webster]	Word \Word\, v. i.	   To use words, as in discussion; to argue; to dispute. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Word \Word\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wording}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To express in words; to phrase.	      [1913 Webster]	            The apology for the king is the same, but worded	            with greater deference to that great prince.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To ply with words; also, to cause to be by the use of a	      word or words. [Obs.] --Howell.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To flatter with words; to cajole. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To word it}, to bandy words; to dispute. [Obs.] "To word it	      with a shrew." --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]
Wordbook \Word"book`\, n. [Cf. D. woordenboek, G.	   w["o]rterbuch.]	   A collection of words; a vocabulary; a dictionary; a lexicon.	   [1913 Webster]
Word-catcher \Word"-catch`er\, n.	   One who cavils at words.	   [1913 Webster]
Worder \Word"er\, n.	   A speaker. [Obs.] --Withlock.	   [1913 Webster]
Wordily \Word"i*ly\, adv.	   In a wordy manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Wordiness \Word"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wordy, or abounding with words;	   verboseness. --Jeffrey.	   [1913 Webster]
Wording \Word"ing\, n.	   The act or manner of expressing in words; style of	   expression; phrasing.	   [1913 Webster]	         It is believed this wording was above his known style.	                                                  --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wordish \Word"ish\, a.	   Respecting words; full of words; wordy. [R.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   -- {Word"ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]	         The truth they hide by their dark woordishness. --Sir	                                                  K. Digby.	   [1913 Webster]
Wordle \Wor"dle\, n.	   One of several pivoted pieces forming the throat of an	   adjustable die used in drawing wire, lead pipe, etc.	   --Knight.	   [1913 Webster]
Wordless \Word"less\, a.	   Not using words; not speaking; silent; speechless. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Word method \Word method\ (Education)	   A method of teaching reading in which words are first taken	   as single ideograms and later analyzed into their phonetic	   and alphabetic elements; -- contrasted with {alphabet method}	   and {sentence method}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wordplay \Word"play`\, n.	   A more or less subtle playing upon the meaning of words.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wordsman \Words"man\, n.	   One who deals in words, or in mere words; a verbalist. [R.]	   "Some speculative wordsman." --H. Bushnell.	   [1913 Webster]
Wordy \Word"y\, a. [Compar. {Wordier}; superl. {Wordiest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of or pertaining to words; consisting of words; verbal;	      as, a wordy war. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Using many words; verbose; as, a wordy speaker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Containing many words; full of words.	      [1913 Webster]	            We need not lavish hours in wordy periods.	                                                  --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]
Wore \Wore\,	   imp. of {Wear}.	   [1913 Webster]	Wore \Wore\,	   imp. of {Ware}.	   [1913 Webster]
Work \Work\ (w[^u]rk), n. [OE. work, werk, weorc, AS. weorc,	   worc; akin to OFries. werk, wirk, OS., D., & G. werk, OHG.	   werc, werah, Icel. & Sw. verk, Dan. v[ae]rk, Goth.	   gawa['u]rki, Gr. 'e`rgon, [digamma]e`rgon, work, "re`zein to	   do, 'o`rganon an instrument, 'o`rgia secret rites, Zend verez	   to work. [root]145. Cf. {Bulwark}, {Energy}, {Erg},	   {Georgic}, {Liturgy}, {Metallurgy}, {Organ}, {Orgy},	   {Surgeon}, {Wright}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or	      intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial	      activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically,	      physical labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Man hath his daily work of body or mind	            Appointed.                            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 one's work; to drop one's work.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come on, Nerissa; I have work in hand	            That you yet know not of.             --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            In every work that he began . . . he did it with all	            his heart, and prospered.             --2 Chron.	                                                  xxxi. 21.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. That which is produced as the result of labor; anything	      accomplished by exertion or toil; product; performance;	      fabric; manufacture; in a more general sense, act, deed,	      service, effect, result, achievement, feat.	      [1913 Webster]	            To leave no rubs or blotches in the work. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The work some praise,	            And some the architect.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Fancy . . .	            Wild work produces oft, and most in dreams.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The composition or dissolution of mixed bodies . . .	            is the chief work of elements.        --Sir K.	                                                  Digby.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Specifically:	      (a) That which is produced by mental labor; a composition;	          a book; as, a work, or the works, of Addison.	      (b) Flowers, figures, or the like, wrought with the	          needle; embroidery.	          [1913 Webster]	                I am glad I have found this napkin; . . .	                I'll have the work ta'en out,	                And give 't Iago.                 --Shak.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) pl. Structures in civil, military, or naval	          engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches,	          fortifications, and the like; also, the structures and	          grounds of a manufacturing establishment; as, iron	          works; locomotive works; gas works.	      (d) pl. The moving parts of a mechanism; as, the works of	          a watch.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. Manner of working; management; treatment; as, unskillful	      work spoiled the effect. --Bp. Stillingfleet.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) The causing of motion against a resisting force.	      The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by,	      the product of the force into the amount of motion along	      the direction of the force. See {Conservation of energy},	      under {Conservation}, {Unit of work}, under {Unit}, also	      {Foot pound}, {Horse power}, {Poundal}, and {Erg}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Energy is the capacity of doing work . . . Work is	            the transference of energy from one system to	            another.                              --Clerk	                                                  Maxwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Mining) Ore before it is dressed. --Raymond.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. pl. (Script.) Performance of moral duties; righteous	      conduct.	      [1913 Webster]	            He shall reward every man according to his works.	                                                  --Matt. xvi.	                                                  27.	      [1913 Webster]	            Faith, if it hath not works, is dead. --James ii.	                                                  17.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. (Cricket) Break; twist. [Cant]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. (Mech.) The causing of motion against a resisting force,	       measured by the product of the force into the component	       of the motion resolved along the direction of the force.	             Energy is the capacity of doing work. . . . Work is	             the transference of energy from one system to	             another.                             --Clerk	                                                  Maxwell.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   11. (Mining) Ore before it is dressed.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Muscular work} (Physiol.), the work done by a muscle through	      the power of contraction.	   {To go to work}, to begin laboring; to commence operations;	      to contrive; to manage. "I 'll go another way to work with	      him." --Shak.	   {To set on work}, to cause to begin laboring; to set to work.	      [Obs.] --Hooker.	   {To set to work}, to employ; to cause to engage in any	      business or labor.	      [1913 Webster]	Work \Work\ (w[^u]rk), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Worked} (w[^u]rkt),	   or {Wrought} (r[add]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Working}.] [AS.	   wyrcean (imp. worthe, wrohte, p. p. geworht, gewroht); akin	   to OFries. werka, wirka, OS. wirkian, D. werken, G. wirken,	   Icel. verka, yrkja, orka, Goth. wa['u]rkjan. [root]145. See	   {Work}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To exert one's self for a purpose; to put forth effort for	      the attainment of an object; to labor; to be engaged in	      the performance of a task, a duty, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            O thou good Kent, how shall I live and work,	            To match thy goodness?                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Go therefore now, and work; for there shall no straw	            be given you.                         --Ex. v. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whether we work or play, or sleep or wake,	            Our life doth pass.                   --Sir J.	                                                  Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, in a general sense, to operate; to act; to perform;	      as, a machine works well.	      [1913 Webster]	            We bend to that the working of the heart. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, figuratively, to be effective; to have effect or	      influence; to conduce.	      [1913 Webster]	            We know that all things work together for good to	            them that love God.                   --Rom. viii.	                                                  28.	      [1913 Webster]	            This so wrought upon the child, that afterwards he	            desired to be taught.                 --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	            She marveled how she could ever have been wrought	            upon to marry him.                    --Hawthorne.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To carry on business; to be engaged or employed	      customarily; to perform the part of a laborer; to labor;	      to toil.	      [1913 Webster]	            They that work in fine flax . . . shall be	            confounded.                           --Isa. xix. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a	      state; to be tossed or agitated; to move heavily; to	      strain; to labor; as, a ship works in a heavy sea.	      [1913 Webster]	            Confused with working sands and rolling waves.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To make one's way slowly and with difficulty; to move or	      penetrate laboriously; to proceed with effort; -- with a	      following preposition, as down, out, into, up, through,	      and the like; as, scheme works out by degrees; to work	      into the earth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Till body up to spirit work, in bounds	            Proportioned to each kind.            --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To ferment, as a liquid.	      [1913 Webster]	            The working of beer when the barm is put in.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a	      cathartic.	      [1913 Webster]	            Purges . . . work best, that is, cause the blood so	            to do, . . . in warm weather or in a warm room.	                                                  --Grew.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To work at}, to be engaged in or upon; to be employed in.	   {To work to windward} (Naut.), to sail or ply against the	      wind; to tack to windward. --Mar. Dict.	      [1913 Webster]	Work \Work\ (w[^u]rk), v. t.	   1. To labor or operate upon; to give exertion and effort to;	      to prepare for use, or to utilize, by labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            He could have told them of two or three gold mines,	            and a silver mine, and given the reason why they	            forbare to work them at that time.    --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To produce or form by labor; to bring forth by exertion or	      toil; to accomplish; to originate; to effect; as, to work	      wood or iron into a form desired, or into a utensil; to	      work cotton or wool into cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each herb he knew, that works or good or ill.	                                                  --Harte.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously; to bring	      gradually into any state by action or motion. "Sidelong he	      works his way." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            So the pure, limpid stream, when foul with stains	            Of rushing torrents and descending rains,	            Works itself clear, and as it runs, refines,	            Till by degrees the floating mirror shines.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To influence by acting upon; to prevail upon; to manage;	      to lead. "Work your royal father to his ruin." --Philips.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To form with a needle and thread or yarn; especially, to	      embroider; as, to work muslin.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To set in motion or action; to direct the action of; to	      keep at work; to govern; to manage; as, to work a machine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Knowledge in building and working ships.	                                                  --Arbuthnot.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now, Marcus, thy virtue's the proof;	            Put forth thy utmost strength, work every nerve.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            The mariners all 'gan work the ropes,	            Where they were wont to do.           --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. To cause to ferment, as liquor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To work a passage} (Naut.), to pay for a passage by doing	      work.	   {To work double tides} (Naut.), to perform the labor of three	      days in two; -- a phrase which alludes to a practice of	      working by the night tide as well as by the day.	   {To work in}, to insert, introduce, mingle, or interweave by	      labor or skill.	   {To work into}, to force, urge, or insinuate into; as, to	      work one's self into favor or confidence.	   {To work off}, to remove gradually, as by labor, or a gradual	      process; as, beer works off impurities in fermenting.	   {To work out}.	      (a) To effect by labor and exertion. "Work out your own	          salvation with fear and trembling." --Phil. ii. 12.	      (b) To erase; to efface. [R.]	          [1913 Webster]	                Tears of joy for your returning spilt,	                Work out and expiate our former guilt. --Dryden.	          [1913 Webster]	      (c) To solve, as a problem.	      (d) To exhaust, as a mine, by working.	   {To work up}.	      (a) To raise; to excite; to stir up; as, to work up the	          passions to rage.	          [1913 Webster]	                The sun, that rolls his chariot o'er their	                heads,	                Works up more fire and color in their cheeks.	                                                  --Addison.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) To expend in any work, as materials; as, they have	          worked up all the stock.	      (c) (Naut.) To make over or into something else, as yarns	          drawn from old rigging, made into spun yarn, foxes,	          sennit, and the like; also, to keep constantly at work	          upon needless matters, as a crew in order to punish	          them. --R. H. Dana, Jr.	          [1913 Webster]
Workable \Work"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being worked, or worth working; as, a workable	   mine; workable clay.	   [1913 Webster]
Workaday \Work"a*day`\, n.	   See {Workyday}.	   [1913 Webster]
Workbag \Work"bag`\, n.	   A bag for holding implements or materials for work;	   especially, a reticule, or bag for holding needlework, and	   the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Workbasket \Work"bas`ket\, n.	   A basket for holding materials for needlework, or the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Workbench \Work"bench`\, n.	   A bench on which work is performed, as in a carpenter's shop.	   [1913 Webster]
Workbox \Work"box`\, n.	   A box for holding instruments or materials for work.	   [1913 Webster]
Workday \Work"day`\, n. & a. [AS. weorcd[ae]g.]	   A day on which work is performed, as distinguished from	   Sunday, festivals, etc., a working day.	   [1913 Webster]
Worker \Work"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as,	      a worker in brass.	      [1913 Webster]	            Professors of holiness, but workers of iniquity.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) One of the neuter, or sterile, individuals of the	      social ants, bees, and white ants. The workers are	      generally females having the sexual organs imperfectly	      developed. See {Ant}, and {White ant}, under {White}.	      [1913 Webster]
Workfellow \Work"fel`low\, n.	   One engaged in the same work with another; a companion in	   work.	   [1913 Webster]
Workfolk \Work"folk`\, n.	   People that labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Workful \Work"ful\, a.	   Full of work; diligent. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Workhouse \Work"house`\, n.; pl. {Workhouses}. [AS.	   weorch[=u]s.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A house where any manufacture is carried on; a workshop.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A house in which idle and vicious persons are confined to	      labor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A house where the town poor are maintained at public	      expense, and provided with labor; a poorhouse.	      [1913 Webster]
Working \Work"ing\,	   a & n. from {Work}.	   [1913 Webster]	         The word must cousin be to the working.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Working beam}. See {Beam}, n. 10.	   {Working class}, the class of people who are engaged in	      manual labor, or are dependent upon it for support;	      laborers; operatives; -- chiefly used in the plural.	   {Working day}. See under {Day}, n.	   {Working drawing}, a drawing, as of the whole or part of a	      structure, machine, etc., made to a scale, and intended to	      be followed by the workmen. Working drawings are either	      general or detail drawings.	   {Working house}, a house where work is performed; a	      workhouse.	   {Working point} (Mach.), that part of a machine at which the	      effect required; the point where the useful work is done.	      [1913 Webster]
Working-day \Work"ing-day\, a.	   Pertaining to, or characteristic of, working days, or	   workdays; everyday; hence, plodding; hard-working.	   [1913 Webster]	         O, how full of briers in this working-day world.	                                                  --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Workingman \Work"ing*man\, n.; pl. {Workingmen}.	   A laboring man; a man who earns his daily support by manual	   labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Workless \Work"less\, a.	   1. Without work; not laboring; as, many people were still	      workless.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not carried out in practice; not exemplified in fact; as,	      workless faith. [Obs.] --Sir T. More.	      [1913 Webster]
Workman \Work"man\, n.; pl. {Workmen}. [AS. weorcmann.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A man employed in labor, whether in tillage or	      manufactures; a worker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, especially, a skillful artificer or laborer.	      [1913 Webster]
Workmanlike \Work"man*like`\, a.	   Becoming a workman, especially a skillful one; skillful; well	   performed.	   [1913 Webster]
Workmanly \Work"man*ly\, a.	   Becoming a skillful workman; skillful; well performed;	   workmanlike.	   [1913 Webster]	Workmanly \Work"man*ly\, adv.	   In a skillful manner; in a manner becoming a skillful	   workman. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Workmanship \Work"man*ship\, n.	   1. The art or skill of a workman; the execution or manner of	      making anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            Due reward	            For her praiseworthy workmanship to yield.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Beauty is nature's brag, and must be shown . . .	            Where most may wonder at the workmanship. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is effected, made, or produced; manufacture,	      something made by manual labor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not any skilled in workmanship embossed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            By how much Adam exceeded all men in perfection, by	            being the immediate workmanship of God. --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]
Workmaster \Work"mas`ter\, n.	   The performer of any work; a master workman. [R.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Workmen's compensation act \Workmen's compensation act\ (Law)	   A statute fixing the compensation that a workman may recover	   from an employer in case of accident, esp. the British act of	   6 Edw. VII. c. 58 (1906) giving to a workman, except in	   certain cases of "serious and willful misconduct," a right	   against his employer to a certain compensation on the mere	   occurrence of an accident where the common law gives the	   right only for negligence of the employer.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Workroom \Work"room`\, n.	   Any room or apartment used especially for labor.	   [1913 Webster]
Workship \Work"ship\, n.	   Workmanship. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Workshop \Work"shop`\, n.	   A shop where any manufacture or handiwork is carried on.	   [1913 Webster]
Worktable \Work"ta`ble\, n.	   A table for holding working materials and implements; esp., a	   small table with drawers and other conveniences for	   needlework, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Workways
Workways \Work"ways`\, Workwise \Work"wise`\, adv.	   In a working position or manner; as, a T rail placed	   workwise, i.e., resting on its base.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Workwoman \Work"wom`an\, n.; pl. {Workwomen}, n.	   A woman who performs any work; especially, a woman skilled in	   needlework.	   [1913 Webster]
Workyday \Work"y*day`\, n. [See {Workday}, {Workingday}.]	   A week day or working day, as distinguished from Sunday or a	   holiday. Also used adjectively. [Written also {workiday}, and	   {workaday}.] [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Prithee, tell her but a workyday fortune. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
World \World\, n. [OE. world, werld, weorld, weoreld, AS.	   weorold, worold; akin to OS. werold, D. wereld, OHG. weralt,	   worolt, werolt, werlt, G. welt, Icel. ver["o]ld, Sw. verld,	   Dan. verden; properly, the age of man, lifetime, humanity;	   AS. wer a man + a word akin to E. old; cf. AS. yld lifetime,	   age, ylde men, humanity. Cf. {Werewolf}, {Old}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The earth and the surrounding heavens; the creation; the	      system of created things; existent creation; the universe.	      [1913 Webster]	            The invisible things of him from the creation of the	            world are clearly seen.               --Rom. 1. 20.	      [1913 Webster]	            With desire to know,	            What nearer might concern him, how this world	            Of heaven and earth conspicuous first began.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any planet or heavenly body, especially when considered as	      inhabited, and as the scene of interests analogous with	      human interests; as, a plurality of worlds. "Lord of the	      worlds above." --I. Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	            Amongst innumerable stars, that shone	            Star distant, but high-hand seemed other worlds.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            There may be other worlds, where the inhabitants	            have never violated their allegiance to their	            almighty Sovereign.                   --W. B.	                                                  Sprague.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The earth and its inhabitants, with their concerns; the	      sum of human affairs and interests.	      [1913 Webster]	            That forbidden tree, whose mortal taste	            Brought death into the world, and all our woe.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its	      concerns which is known to any one, or contemplated by any	      one; a division of the globe, or of its inhabitants; human	      affairs as seen from a certain position, or from a given	      point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and	      action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious	      world; the Catholic world; the upper world; the future	      world; the heathen world.	      [1913 Webster]	            One of the greatest in the Christian world	            Shall be my surety.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Murmuring that now they must be put to make war	            beyond the world's end -- for so they counted	            Britain.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The customs, practices, and interests of men; general	      affairs of life; human society; public affairs and	      occupations; as, a knowledge of the world.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happy is she that from the world retires. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            If knowledge of the world makes man perfidious,	            May Juba ever live in ignorance.      --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Individual experience of, or concern with, life; course of	      life; sum of the affairs which affect the individual; as,	      to begin the world with no property; to lose all, and	      begin the world anew.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. The inhabitants of the earth; the human race; people in	      general; the public; mankind.	      [1913 Webster]	            Since I do purpose to marry, I will think nothing to	            any purpose that the world can say against it.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tell me, wench, how will the world repute me	            For undertaking so unstaid a journey? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. The earth and its affairs as distinguished from heaven;	      concerns of this life as distinguished from those of the	      life to come; the present existence and its interests;	      hence, secular affairs; engrossment or absorption in the	      affairs of this life; worldly corruption; the ungodly or	      wicked part of mankind.	      [1913 Webster]	            I pray not for the world, but for them which thou	            hast given me; for they are thine.    --John xvii.	                                                  9.	      [1913 Webster]	            Love not the world, neither the things that are in	            the world. If any man love the world, the love of	            the Father is not in him. For all that is in the	            world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the	            eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father,	            but is of the world.                  --1 John ii.	                                                  15, 16.	      [1913 Webster]	   9. As an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity;	      a large number. "A world of men." --Chapman. "A world of	      blossoms for the bee." --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nor doth this wood lack worlds of company. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A world of woes dispatched in little space.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   {All . . . in the world}, all that exists; all that is	      possible; as, all the precaution in the world would not	      save him.	   {A world to see}, a wonder to see; something admirable or	      surprising to see. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            O, you are novices; 't is a world to see	            How tame, when men and women are alone,	            A meacock wretch can make the curstest shrew.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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}, to be married. [Obs.] "Thus goes every	      one to the world but I . . .; I may sit in a corner and	      cry heighho for a husband!" --Shak.	   {World's end}, the end, or most distant part, of the world;	      the remotest regions.	   {World without end}, eternally; forever; everlastingly; as if	      in a state of existence having no end.	      [1913 Webster]	            Throughout all ages, world without end. --Eph. iii.	                                                  21.	      [1913 Webster]
Worldliness \World"li*ness\, n.	   The quality of being worldly; a predominant passion for	   obtaining the good things of this life; covetousness;	   addictedness to gain and temporal enjoyments;	   worldly-mindedness.	   [1913 Webster]
Worldling \World"ling\, [World + -ling.]	   A person whose soul is set upon gaining temporal possessions;	   one devoted to this world and its enjoyments.	   [1913 Webster]	         A foutre for the world and worldlings base. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         If we consider the expectations of futurity, the	         worldling gives up the argument.         --Rogers.	   [1913 Webster]	         And worldlings blot the temple's gold.   --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]
Worldly \World"ly\, a. [AS. woroldlic.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Relating to the world; human; common; as, worldly maxims;	      worldly actions. "I thus neglecting worldly ends." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Many years it hath continued, standing by no other	            worldly mean but that one only hand which erected	            it.                                   --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Pertaining to this world or life, in contradistinction	      from the life to come; secular; temporal; devoted to this	      life and its enjoyments; bent on gain; as, worldly	      pleasures, affections, honor, lusts, men.	      [1913 Webster]	            With his soul fled all my worldly solace. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Lay, as opposed to clerical. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Worldly \World"ly\, adv.	   With relation to this life; in a worldly manner.	   [1913 Webster]	         Subverting worldly strong and worldly wise	         By simply meek.                          --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Worldly-minded \World"ly-mind`ed\, a.	   Devoted to worldly interests; mindful of the affairs of the	   present life, and forgetful of those of the future; loving	   and pursuing this world's goods, to the exclusion of piety	   and attention to spiritual concerns. --	   {World"ly*mind`ed*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Worldly-wise \World"ly-wise`\, a.	   Wise in regard to things of this world. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]
World-wide \World"-wide`\, a.	   Extended throughout the world; as, world-wide fame.	   --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
world-wide web \world"-wide` web"\, n.	   The collective total of all computer installations that are	   connected to the internet and provide access to other	   computers connected to the internet, using {hypertext	   transfer protocol}, to computer files called web pages, which	   may have text, graphics, audio or animated video data, as	   well as pages which may provide data or information in all	   those forms.	   Syn: Web, the web, WWW.	        [PJC]
Worm \Worm\ (w[^u]rm), n. [OE. worm, wurm, AS. wyrm; akin to D.	   worm, OS. & G. wurm, Icel. ormr, Sw. & Dan. orm, Goth.	   wa['u]rms, L. vermis, Gr. ? a wood worm. Cf. {Vermicelli},	   {Vermilion}, {Vermin}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A creeping or a crawling animal of any kind or size, as a	      serpent, caterpillar, snail, or the like. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            There came a viper out of the heat, and leapt on his	            hand. When the men of the country saw the worm hang	            on his hand, they said, This man must needs be a	            murderer.                             --Tyndale	                                                  (Acts xxviii.	                                                  3, 4).	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is slander,	            Whose edge is sharper than the sword, whose tongue	            Outvenoms all the worms of Nile.      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When Cerberus perceived us, the great worm,	            His mouth he opened and displayed his tusks.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any small creeping animal or reptile, either entirely	      without feet, or with very short ones, including a great	      variety of animals; as, an earthworm; the blindworm.	      Specifically: (Zool.)	      (a) Any helminth; an entozoon.	      (b) Any annelid.	      (c) An insect larva.	      (d) pl. Same as {Vermes}.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. An internal tormentor; something that gnaws or afflicts	      one's mind with remorse.	      [1913 Webster]	            The worm of conscience still begnaw thy soul!	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A being debased and despised.	      [1913 Webster]	            I am a worm, and no man.              --Ps. xxii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Anything spiral, vermiculated, or resembling a worm; as:	      (a) The thread of a screw.	          [1913 Webster]	                The threads of screws, when bigger than can be	                made in screw plates, are called worms. --Moxon.	          [1913 Webster]	      (b) A spiral instrument or screw, often like a double	          corkscrew, used for drawing balls from firearms.	      (c) (Anat.) A certain muscular band in the tongue of some	          animals, as the dog; the lytta. See {Lytta}.	      (d) The condensing tube of a still, often curved and wound	          to economize space. See Illust. of {Still}.	      (e) (Mach.) A short revolving screw, the threads of which	          drive, or are driven by, a worm wheel by gearing into	          its teeth or cogs. See Illust. of {Worm gearing},	          below.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Worm abscess} (Med.), an abscess produced by the irritation	      resulting from the lodgment of a worm in some part of the	      body.	   {Worm fence}. See under {Fence}.	   {Worm gear}. (Mach.)	      (a) A worm wheel.	      (b) Worm gearing.	   {Worm gearing}, gearing consisting of a worm and worm wheel	      working together.	   {Worm grass}. (Bot.)	      (a) See {Pinkroot}, 2	      (a) .	      (b) The white stonecrop ({Sedum album}) reputed to have	          qualities as a vermifuge. --Dr. Prior.	   {Worm oil} (Med.), an anthelmintic consisting of oil obtained	      from the seeds of {Chenopodium anthelminticum}.	   {Worm powder} (Med.), an anthelmintic powder.	   {Worm snake}. (Zool.) See {Thunder snake}	      (b), under {Thunder}.	   {Worm tea} (Med.), an anthelmintic tea or tisane.	   {Worm tincture} (Med.), a tincture prepared from dried	      earthworms, oil of tartar, spirit of wine, etc. [Obs.]	   {Worm wheel}, a cogwheel having teeth formed to fit into the	      spiral spaces of a screw called a worm, so that the wheel	      may be turned by, or may turn, the worm; -- called also	      {worm gear}, and sometimes {tangent wheel}. See Illust. of	      {Worm gearing}, above.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	Worm \Worm\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wormed}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Worming}.]	   To work slowly, gradually, and secretly.	   [1913 Webster]	         When debates and fretting jealousy	         Did worm and work within you more and more,	         Your color faded.                        --Herbert.	   [1913 Webster]	Worm \Worm\, v. t.	   1. To effect, remove, drive, draw, or the like, by slow and	      secret means; -- often followed by out.	      [1913 Webster]	            They find themselves wormed out of all power.	                                                  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	            They . . . wormed things out of me that I had no	            desire to tell.                       --Dickens.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To clean by means of a worm; to draw a wad or cartridge	      from, as a firearm. See {Worm}, n. 5	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]	   3. To cut the worm, or lytta, from under the tongue of, as a	      dog, for the purpose of checking a disposition to gnaw.	      The operation was formerly supposed to guard against	      canine madness.	      [1913 Webster]	            The men assisted the laird in his sporting parties,	            wormed his dogs, and cut the ears of his terrier	            puppies.                              --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) To wind rope, yarn, or other material, spirally	      round, between the strands of, as a cable; to wind with	      spun yarn, as a small rope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ropes . . . are generally wormed before they are	            served.                               --Totten.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {To worm one's self into}, to enter into gradually by arts	      and insinuations; as, to worm one's self into favor.	      [1913 Webster]
Wormal \Wor"mal\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wormil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Worm-eaten \Worm"-eat`en\, a.	   1. Eaten, or eaten into, by a worm or by worms; as,	      worm-eaten timber.	      [1913 Webster]	            Concave as a covered goblet, or a worm-eaten nut.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Worn-out; old; worthless. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Worm"-eat`en*ness}, n. [R.] --Dr. John	      Smith.	      [1913 Webster]
Wormed \Wormed\, a.	   Penetrated by worms; injured by worms; worm-eaten; as, wormed	   timber.	   [1913 Webster]
Wormhole \Worm"hole`\, n.	   A burrow made by a worm.	   [1913 Webster]
Wormian \Wor"mi*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Discovered or described by Olanus Wormius, a Danish	   anatomist.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wormian bones}, small irregular plates of bone often	      interposed in the sutures between the large cranial bones.	      [1913 Webster]
Wormil \Wor"mil\, n. [Cf. 1st {Warble}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the	      skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores.	      They belong to various species of {Hypoderma} and allied	      genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large	      species. See {Gadfly}. Called also {warble}, and {worble}.	      [Written also {wormal}, {wormul}, and {wornil}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Far.) See 1st {Warble}, 1	      (b) .	          [1913 Webster]
Wormling \Worm"ling\, n.	   A little worm.	   [1913 Webster]	         O dusty wormling! dost thou strive and stand	         With heaven's high monarch?              --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Wormseed \Worm"seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any one of several plants, as {Artemisia santonica}, and	   {Chenopodium anthelminticum}, whose seeds have the property	   of expelling worms from the stomach and intestines.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wormseed mustard}, a slender, cruciferous plant ({Erysinum	      cheiranthoides}) having small lanceolate leaves.	      [1913 Webster]
Worm-shaped \Worm"-shaped`\, a.	   Shaped like a worm; ?hick and almost cylindrical, but	   variously curved or bent; as, a worm-shaped root.	   [1913 Webster]
Worm-shell \Worm"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any species of Vermetus.	   [1913 Webster]
Wormul \Wor"mul\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wornil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wormwood \Worm"wood\, n. [AS. werm?d, akin to OHG. wermuota,	   wormuota, G. wermuth, wermut; of uncertain origin.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A composite plant ({Artemisia Absinthium}), having	      a bitter and slightly aromatic taste, formerly used as a	      tonic and a vermifuge, and to protect woolen garments from	      moths. It gives the peculiar flavor to the cordial called	      absinthe. The volatile oil is a narcotic poison. The term	      is often extended to other species of the same genus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything very bitter or grievous; bitterness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Lest there should be among you a root that beareth	            gall and wormwood.                    --Deut. xxix.	                                                  18.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Roman wormwood} (Bot.), an American weed ({Ambrosia	      artemisiaefolia}); hogweed.	   {Tree wormwood} (Bot.), a species of Artemisia (probably	      {Artemisia variabilis}) with woody stems.	   {Wormwood hare} (Zool.), a variety of the common hare ({Lepus	      timidus}); -- so named from its color.	      [1913 Webster]
Wormy \Worm"y\, a. [Compar. {Wormier}; superl. {Wormiest}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Containing a worm; abounding with worms. "Wormy beds."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Like or pertaining to a worm; earthy; groveling.	      [1913 Webster]
Worn \Worn\,	   p. p. of {Wear}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Worn land}, land that has become exhausted by tillage, or	      which for any reason has lost its fertility.	      [1913 Webster]
Wornil \Wor"nil\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wormil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Worn-out \Worn"-out`\, a.	   Consumed, or rendered useless, by wearing; as, worn-out	   garments.	   [1913 Webster] Worral
Worral \Wor"ral\, Worrel \Wor"rel\, n. (Zool.)	   An Egyptian fork-tongued lizard, about four feet long when	   full grown.	   [1913 Webster]
Worrier \Wor"ri*er\, n.	   One who worries.	   [1913 Webster]
Worriment \Wor"ri*ment\, n. [See {Worry}.]	   Trouble; anxiety; worry. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Worrisome \Wor"ri*some\, a.	   Inclined to worry or fret; also, causing worry or annoyance.	   [1913 Webster]
Worrit \Wor"rit\, v. t.	   To worry; to annoy. [Illiterate]	   [1913 Webster]	Worrit \Wor"rit\, n.	   Worry; anxiety. [Illiterate]	   [1913 Webster]
Worry \Wor"ry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Worrying}.] [OE. worowen, wirien, to strangle, AS. wyrgan in	   [=a]wyrgan; akin to D. worgen, wurgen, to strangle, OHG.	   wurgen, G. w["u]rgen, Lith. verszti, and perhaps to E.	   wring.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To harass by pursuit and barking; to attack repeatedly;	      also, to tear or mangle with the teeth.	      [1913 Webster]	            A hellhound that doth hunt us all to death;	            That dog that had his teeth before his eyes,	            To worry lambs and lap their gentle blood. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To harass or beset with importunity, or with care an	      anxiety; to vex; to annoy; to torment; to tease; to fret;	      to trouble; to plague. "A church worried with	      reformation." --South.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let them rail,	            And worry one another at their pleasure. --Rowe.	      [1913 Webster]	            Worry him out till he gives consent.  --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To harass with labor; to fatigue. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Worry \Wor"ry\, v. i.	   To feel or express undue care and anxiety; to manifest	   disquietude or pain; to be fretful; to chafe; as, the child	   worries; the horse worries.	   [1913 Webster]	Worry \Wor"ry\, n.; pl. {Worries}.	   A state of undue solicitude; a state of disturbance from care	   and anxiety; vexation; anxiety; fret; as, to be in a worry.	   "The whir and worry of spindle and of loom." --Sir T. Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Worryingly \Wor"ry*ing*ly\, adv.	   In a worrying manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Worse \Worse\, a., compar. of {Bad}. [OE. werse, worse, wurse,	   AS. wiersa, wyrsa, a comparative with no corresponding	   positive; akin to OS. wirsa, OFries. wirra, OHG. wirsiro,	   Icel. verri, Sw. v[aum]rre, Dan. v[aum]rre, Goth.	   wa['i]rsiza, and probably to OHG. werran to bring into	   confusion, E. war, and L. verrere to sweep, sweep along. As	   bad has no comparative and superlative, worse and worst are	   used in lieu of them, although etymologically they have no	   relation to bad.]	   Bad, ill, evil, or corrupt, in a greater degree; more bad or	   evil; less good; specifically, in poorer health; more sick;	   -- used both in a physical and moral sense.	   [1913 Webster]	         Or worse, if men worse can devise.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         [She] was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse.	                                                  --Mark v. 26.	   [1913 Webster]	         Evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse. --2	                                                  Tim. iii. 13.	   [1913 Webster]	         There are men who seem to believe they are not bad	         while another can be found worse.        --Rambler.	   [1913 Webster]	         "But I love him." "Love him? Worse and worse." --Gay.	   [1913 Webster]	Worse \Worse\, n.	   1. Loss; disadvantage; defeat. "Judah was put to the worse	      before Israel." --Kings xiv. 12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which is worse; something less good; as, think not	      the worse of him for his enterprise.	      [1913 Webster]	Worse \Worse\, adv. [AS. wiers, wyrs; akin to OS. & OHG. wirs,	   Icel. verr, Goth, wa['i]rs; a comparative adverb with no	   corresponding positive. See {Worse}, a.]	   In a worse degree; in a manner more evil or bad.	   [1913 Webster]	         Now will we deal worse with thee than with them. --Gen.	                                                  xix. 9.	   [1913 Webster]	Worse \Worse\, v. t. [OE. wursien, AS. wyrsian to become worse.]	   To make worse; to put disadvantage; to discomfit; to worst.	   See {Worst}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	         Weapons more violent, when next we meet,	         May serve to better us and worse our foes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Worsen \Wors"en\, v. t.	   1. To make worse; to deteriorate; to impair.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is apparent that, in the particular point of	            which we have been conversing, their condition is	            greatly worsened.                     --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To get the better of; to worst. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	Worsen \Wors"en\, v. i.	   To grow or become worse. --De Quincey.	   [1913 Webster]	         Indifferent health, which seemed rather to worsen than	         improve.                                 --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Worser \Wors"er\, a.	   Worse. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Thou dost deserve a worser end.          --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]	         From worser thoughts which make me do amiss. --Bunyan.	   [1913 Webster]	         A dreadful quiet felt, and, worser far	         Than arms, a sullen interval of war.     --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This old and redundant form of the comparative occurs	         occasionally in the best authors, although commonly	         accounted a vulgarism. It has, at least, the analogy of	         lesser to sanction its issue. See {Lesser}. "The	         experience of man's worser nature, which intercourse	         with ill-chosen associates, by choice or circumstance,	         peculiarly teaches." --Hallam.	         [1913 Webster]
Worship \Wor"ship\, n. [OE. worshipe, wur[eth]scipe, AS.	   weor[eth]scipe; weor[eth] worth + -scipe -ship. See {Worth},	   a., and {-ship}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            A man of worship and honour.          --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Elfin, born of noble state,	            And muckle worship in his native land. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Honor; respect; civil deference. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Of which great worth and worship may be won.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then shalt thou have worship in the presence of them	            that sit at meat with thee.           --Luke xiv.	                                                  10.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, a title of honor, used in addresses to certain	      magistrates and others of rank or station.	      [1913 Webster]	            My father desires your worships' company. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The act of paying divine honors to the Supreme Being;	      religious reverence and homage; adoration, or acts of	      reverence, paid to God, or a being viewed as God. "God	      with idols in their worship joined." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The worship of God is an eminent part of religion,	            and prayer is a chief part of religious worship.	                                                  --Tillotson.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Obsequious or submissive respect; extravagant admiration;	      adoration.	      [1913 Webster]	            'T is your inky brows, your black silk hair,	            Your bugle eyeballs, nor your cheek of cream,	            That can my spirits to your worship.  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. An object of worship.	      [1913 Webster]	            In attitude and aspect formed to be	            At once the artist's worship and despair.	                                                  --Longfellow.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Devil worship}, {Fire worship}, {Hero worship}, etc. See	      under {Devil}, {Fire}, {Hero}, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	Worship \Wor"ship\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worshiped}{Worshipped};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Worshiping} or {Worshipping}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To respect; to honor; to treat with civil reverence.	      [Obsoles.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our grave . . . shall have a tongueless mouth,	            Not worshiped with a waxen epitaph.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This holy image that is man God worshipeth. --Foxe.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To pay divine honors to; to reverence with supreme respect	      and veneration; to perform religious exercises in honor	      of; to adore; to venerate.	      [1913 Webster]	            But God is to be worshiped.           --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            When all our fathers worshiped stocks and stones.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To honor with extravagant love and extreme submission, as	      a lover; to adore; to idolize.	      [1913 Webster]	            With bended knees I daily worship her. --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: To adore; revere; reverence; bow to; honor.	        [1913 Webster]	Worship \Wor"ship\, v. i.	   To perform acts of homage or adoration; esp., to perform	   religious service.	   [1913 Webster]	         Our fathers worshiped in this mountain; and ye say that	         in Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship.	                                                  --John iv. 20.	   [1913 Webster]	         Was it for this I have loved . . . and worshiped in	         silence?                                 --Longfellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Worshipability \Wor`ship*a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   The quality of being worthy to be worshiped. [R.]	   --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Worshipable \Wor"ship*a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being worshiped; worthy of worship. [R.]	   --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Worshiper \Wor"ship*er\, n.	   One who worships; one who pays divine honors to any being or	   thing; one who adores. [Written also {worshipper}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Worshipful \Wor"ship*ful\, a.	   Entitled to worship, reverence, or high respect; claiming	   respect; worthy of honor; -- often used as a term of respect,	   sometimes ironically. "This is worshipful society." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         [She is] so dear and worshipful.         --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Wor"ship*ful*ly}, adv. --	   {Wor"ship*ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Worst \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	   physical or moral sense. See {Worse}. "Heard so oft in worst	   extremes." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         I have a wife, the worst that may be.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         If thou hadst not been born the worst of men,	         Thou hadst been a knave and flatterer.   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Worst \Worst\, n.	   That which is most bad or evil; the most severe, pernicious,	   calamitous, or wicked state or degree.	   [1913 Webster]	         The worst is not	         So long as we can say, This is the worst. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         He is always sure of finding diversion when the worst	         comes to the worst.                      --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]	Worst \Worst\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Worsted}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Worsting}.] [See {Worse}, v. t. & a.]	   To gain advantage over, in contest or competition; to get the	   better of; to defeat; to overthrow; to discomfit.	   [1913 Webster]	         The . . . Philistines were worsted by the captivated	         ark.                                     --South.	   [1913 Webster]	Worst \Worst\, v. i.	   To grow worse; to deteriorate. [R.] "Every face . . .	   worsting." --Jane Austen.	   [1913 Webster]
Worsted \Worst"ed\ (?; 277), n. [From Worsted, now spelled	   Worstead, a town in Norfolk, England; for Worthstead. See	   {Worth}, n., and {Stead}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Well-twisted yarn spun of long-staple wool which has been	      combed to lay the fibers parallel, used for carpets,	      cloth, hosiery, gloves, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fine and soft woolen yarn, untwisted or lightly twisted,	      used in knitting and embroidery.	      [1913 Webster]
Wort \Wort\, n. [OE. wort, wurt, AS. wyrt herb, root; akin to	   OS. wurt, G. wurz, Icel. jurt, urt, Dan. urt, Sw. ["o]rt,	   Goth. wa['u]rts a root, L. radix, Gr. ? a root, ? a branch,	   young shoot, ? a branch, and E. root, n. Cf. {Licorice},	   {Orchard}, {Radish}, {Root}, n., {Whortleberry}, {Wort} an	   infusion of malt.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A plant of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is now chiefly used in combination, as in	         colewort, figwort, St. John's-wort, woundwort, etc.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. pl. Cabbages.	      [1913 Webster]	Wort \Wort\, n. [OE. worte, wurte, AS. wyrte; akin to OD. wort,	   G. w["u]rze, bierw["u]rze, Icel. virtr, Sw. v["o]rt. See	   {Wort} an herb.]	   An infusion of malt which is unfermented, or is in the act of	   fermentation; the sweet infusion of malt, which ferments and	   forms beer; hence, any similar liquid in a state of incipient	   fermentation.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wort consists essentially of a dilute solution of	         sugar, which by fermentation produces alcohol and	         carbon dioxide.	         [1913 Webster]
Worth \Worth\, v. i. [OE. worthen, wur[thorn]en, to become, AS.	   weor[eth]an; akin to OS. wer[eth]an, D. worden, G. werden,	   OHG. werdan, Icel. ver[eth]a, Sw. varda, Goth. wa['i]rpan, L.	   vertere to turn, Skr. v[.r]t, v. i., to turn, to roll, to	   become. [root]143. Cf. {Verse}, -{ward}, {Weird}.]	   To be; to become; to betide; -- now used only in the phrases,	   woe worth the day, woe worth the man, etc., in which the verb	   is in the imperative, and the nouns day, man, etc., are in	   the dative. Woe be to the day, woe be to the man, etc., are	   equivalent phrases.	   [1913 Webster]	         I counsel . . . to let the cat worthe.   --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         He worth upon [got upon] his steed gray. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Worth \Worth\, a. [OE. worth, wur[thorn], AS. weor[eth], wurE;	   akin to OFries. werth, OS. wer[eth], D. waard, OHG. werd, G.	   wert, werth, Icel. ver[eth]r, Sw. v[aum]rd, Dan. v[ae]rd,	   Goth. wa['i]rps, and perhaps to E. wary. Cf. {Stalwart},	   {Ware} an article of merchandise, {Worship}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Valuable; of worthy; estimable; also, worth while. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            It was not worth to make it wise.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Equal in value to; furnishing an equivalent for; proper to	      be exchanged for.	      [1913 Webster]	            A ring he hath of mine worth forty ducats. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            All our doings without charity are nothing worth.	                                                  --Bk. of Com.	                                                  Prayer.	      [1913 Webster]	            If your arguments produce no conviction, they are	            worth nothing to me.                  --Beattie.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Deserving of; -- in a good or bad sense, but chiefly in a	      good sense.	      [1913 Webster]	            To reign is worth ambition, though in hell.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This is life indeed, life worth preserving.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Having possessions equal to; having wealth or estate to	      the value of.	      [1913 Webster]	            At Geneva are merchants reckoned worth twenty	            hundred crowns.                       --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Worth while}, or {Worth the while}. See under {While}, n.	      [1913 Webster]	Worth \Worth\, n. [OE. worth, wur[thorn], AS. weor[eth],	   wur[eth]; weor[eth], wur[eth], adj. See {Worth}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That quality of a thing which renders it valuable or	      useful; sum of valuable qualities which render anything	      useful and sought; value; hence, often, value as expressed	      in a standard, as money; equivalent in exchange; price.	      [1913 Webster]	            What 's worth in anything	            But so much money as 't will bring?   --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Value in respect of moral or personal qualities;	      excellence; virtue; eminence; desert; merit; usefulness;	      as, a man or magistrate of great worth.	      [1913 Webster]	            To be of worth, and worthy estimation. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            As none but she, who in that court did dwell,	            Could know such worth, or worth describe so well.	                                                  --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]	            To think how modest worth neglected lies.	                                                  --Shenstone.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Desert; merit; excellence; price; rate.	        [1913 Webster]	        [1913 Webster]
Worthful \Worth"ful\, a.	   Full of worth; worthy; deserving. --Marston.	   [1913 Webster]
Worthily \Wor"thi*ly\, adv.	   In a worthy manner; excellently; deservedly; according to	   merit; justly; suitably; becomingly.	   [1913 Webster]	         You worthily succeed not only to the honors of your	         ancestors, but also to their virtues.    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	         Some may very worthily deserve to be hated. --South.	   [1913 Webster]
Worthiness \Wor"thi*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit;	   excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.	   [1913 Webster]	         Who is sure he hath a soul, unless	         It see, and judge, and follow worthiness? --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	         She is not worthy to be loved that hath not some	         feeling of her own worthiness.           --Sir P.	                                                  Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         The prayers which our Savior made were for his own	         worthiness accepted.                     --Hooker.	   [1913 Webster]
Worthless \Worth"less\, a. [AS. weor[eth]le['a]s.]	   Destitute of worth; having no value, virtue, excellence,	   dignity, or the like; undeserving; valueless; useless; vile;	   mean; as, a worthless garment; a worthless ship; a worthless	   man or woman; a worthless magistrate.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is a worthless world to win or lose.  --Byron.	   [1913 Webster] -- {Worth"less*ly}, adv. -- {Worth"less*ness},	   n.	   [1913 Webster]
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Worthy \Wor"thy\, a. [Compar. {Worthier}; superl. {Worthiest.}]	   [OE. worthi, wur[thorn]i, from worth, wur[thorn], n.; cf.	   Icel. ver[eth]ugr, D. waardig, G. w["u]rdig, OHG.	   wird[imac]g. See {Worth}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Having worth or excellence; possessing merit; valuable;	      deserving; estimable; excellent; virtuous.	      [1913 Webster]	            Full worthy was he in his lordes war. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            These banished men that I have kept withal	            Are men endued with worthy qualities. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Happier thou mayst be, worthier canst not be.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            This worthy mind should worthy things embrace. --Sir	                                                  J. Davies.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having suitable, adapted, or equivalent qualities or	      value; -- usually with of before the thing compared or the	      object; more rarely, with a following infinitive instead	      of of, or with that; as, worthy of, equal in excellence,	      value, or dignity to; entitled to; meriting; -- usually in	      a good sense, but sometimes in a bad one.	      [1913 Webster]	            No, Warwick, thou art worthy of the sway. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The merciless Macdonwald,	            Worthy to be a rebel.                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Whose shoes I am not worthy to bear.  --Matt. iii.	                                                  11.	      [1913 Webster]	            And thou art worthy that thou shouldst not know	            More happiness.                       --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The lodging is well worthy of the guest. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Of high station; of high social position. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Worthy women of the town.             --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Worthiest of blood} (Eng. Law of Descent), most worthy of	      those of the same blood to succeed or inherit; -- applied	      to males, and expressive of the preference given them over	      females. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	Worthy \Wor"thy\, n.; pl. {Worthies}.	   A man of eminent worth or value; one distinguished for useful	   and estimable qualities; a person of conspicuous desert; --	   much used in the plural; as, the worthies of the church;	   political worthies; military worthies.	   [1913 Webster]	         The blood of ancient worthies in his veins. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	Worthy \Wor"thy\, v. t.	   To render worthy; to exalt into a hero. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wost \Wost\,	   2d pers. sing. pres. of {Wit}, to know. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wot \Wot\,	   1st & 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Wit}, to know. See the {Note}	   under {Wit}, v. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Brethren, I wot that through ignorance ye did it.	                                                  --Acts iii.	                                                  17.	   [1913 Webster] Wotest
Wotest \Wot"est\, Wottest \Wot"test\,	   2d pers. sing. pres. of {Wit}, to know. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster] Woteth
Woteth \Wot"eth\, Wotteth \Wot"teth\,	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Wit}, to know. [Obs.] "He wotteth	   neither what he babbleth, nor what he meaneth." --Tyndale.	   [1913 Webster]
Woul \Woul\, v. i.	   To howl. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Would \Would\, imp. of {Will}. [OE. & AS. wolde. See {Will}, v.	   t.]	   Commonly used as an auxiliary verb, either in the past tense	   or in the conditional or optative present. See 2d & 3d	   {Will}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Would was formerly used also as the past participle of	         {Will}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Right as our Lord hath would.      --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	Would \Would\, n.	   See 2d {Weld}.	   [1913 Webster]
Would-be \Would"-be`\, a.	   Desiring or professing to be; vainly pretending to be; as, a	   would-be poet.	   [1913 Webster]
Woulding \Would"ing\, n.	   Emotion of desire; inclination; velleity. [Obs.] --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Wouldingness \Would"ing*ness\, n.	   Willingness; desire. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woulfe bottle \Woulfe" bot`tle\, n. (Chem.)	   A kind of wash bottle with two or three necks; -- so called	   after the inventor, Peter Woulfe, an English chemist.	   [1913 Webster]
Wound \Wound\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Wind} to twist, and {Wind} to sound by	   blowing.	   [1913 Webster]	Wound \Wound\ (?; 277), n. [OE. wounde, wunde, AS. wund; akin to	   OFries. wunde, OS. wunda, D. wonde, OHG. wunta, G. wunde,	   Icel. und, and to AS., OS., & G. wund sore, wounded, OHG.	   wunt, Goth. wunds, and perhaps also to Goth. winnan to	   suffer, E. win. [root]140. Cf. Zounds.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A hurt or injury caused by violence; specifically, a	      breach of the skin and flesh of an animal, or in the	      substance of any creature or living thing; a cut, stab,	      rent, or the like. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Showers of blood	            Rained from the wounds of slaughtered Englishmen.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: An injury, hurt, damage, detriment, or the like, to	      feeling, faculty, reputation, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Criminal Law) An injury to the person by which the skin	      is divided, or its continuity broken; a lesion of the	      body, involving some solution of continuity.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Walker condemns the pronunciation woond as a	         "capricious novelty." It is certainly opposed to an	         important principle of our language, namely, that the	         Old English long sound written ou, and pronounced like	         French ou or modern English oo, has regularly changed,	         when accented, into the diphthongal sound usually	         written with the same letters ou in modern English, as	         in ground, hound, round, sound. The use of ou in Old	         English to represent the sound of modern English oo was	         borrowed from the French, and replaced the older and	         Anglo-Saxon spelling with u. It makes no difference	         whether the word was taken from the French or not,	         provided it is old enough in English to have suffered	         this change to what is now the common sound of ou; but	         words taken from the French at a later time, or	         influenced by French, may have the French sound.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Wound gall} (Zool.), an elongated swollen or tuberous gall	      on the branches of the grapevine, caused by a small	      reddish brown weevil ({Ampeloglypter sesostris}) whose	      larvae inhabit the galls.	      [1913 Webster]	Wound \Wound\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wounded}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wounding}.] [AS. wundian. [root]140. See {Wound}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To hurt by violence; to produce a breach, or separation of	      parts, in, as by a cut, stab, blow, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	            The archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the	            archers.                              --1 Sam. xxxi.	                                                  3.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To hurt the feelings of; to pain by disrespect,	      ingratitude, or the like; to cause injury to.	      [1913 Webster]	            When ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their	            weak conscience, ye sin against Christ. --1 Cor.	                                                  viii. 12.	      [1913 Webster]
Woundable \Wound"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of being wounded; vulnerable. [R.] --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]
Wounder \Wound"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, wounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Woundily \Wound"i*ly\, adv.	   In a woundy manner; excessively; woundy. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Woundless \Wound"less\, a.	   Free from wound or hurt; exempt from being wounded;	   invulnerable. "Knights whose woundless armor rusts."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         [Slander] may miss our name,	         And hit the woundless air.               --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Woundwort \Wound"wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any one of certain plants whose soft, downy leaves have been	   used for dressing wounds, as the kidney vetch, and several	   species of the labiate genus {Stachys}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woundy \Wound"y\, a.	   Excessive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Such a world of holidays, that 't a woundy hindrance to	         a poor man that lives by his labor.      --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Woundy \Wound"y\, adv.	   Excessively; extremely. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         A am woundy cold.                        --Ford.	   [1913 Webster]
Wourali \Wou"ra*li\, n.	   Same as Curare.	   [1913 Webster]
Wou-wou \Wou"-wou`\, n. [So called from its cry.] (Zool.)	   The agile, or silvery, gibbon; -- called also camper. See	   {Gibbon}. [Written also {wow-wow}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wove \Wove\,	   p. pr. & rare vb. n. of {Weave}.	   [1913 Webster]
Woven \Wov"en\,	   p. p. of {Weave}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Woven paper}, or {Wove paper}, writing paper having an even,	      uniform surface, without watermarks.	      [1913 Webster]
Wowe \Wowe\, v. t. & i.	   To woo. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wowf \Wowf\, a.	   Disordered or unsettled in intellect; deranged. [Scot.] --Sir	   W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Wowke \Wowke\, n.	   Week. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wow-wow \Wow"-wow"\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wou-wou}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wox \Wox\, obs.	   imp. of {Wax}. --Gower.	   [1913 Webster]
Woxen \Wox"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Wax}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrack \Wrack\, n.	   A thin, flying cloud; a rack.	   [1913 Webster]	Wrack \Wrack\, v. t.	   To rack; to torment. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wrack \Wrack\, n. [OE. wrak wreck. See {Wreck}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Wreck; ruin; destruction. [Obs.] --Chaucer. "A world	      devote to universal wrack." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Any marine vegetation cast up on the shore, especially	      plants of the genera {Fucus}, {Laminaria}, and {Zostera},	      which are most abundant on northern shores.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Coarse seaweed of any kind.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wrack grass}, or {Grass wrack} (Bot.), eelgrass.	      [1913 Webster]	Wrack \Wrack\, v. t.	   To wreck. [Obs.] --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrackful \Wrack"ful\, a.	   Ruinous; destructive. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wrain-bolt \Wrain"-bolt`\, n.	   Same as {Wringbolt}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wraith \Wraith\, n. [Scot. wraith, warth; probably originally, a	   guardian angel, from Icel. v["o]r[eth]r a warden, guardian,	   akin to E. ward. See {Ward} a guard.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An apparition of a person in his exact likeness, seen	      before death, or a little after; hence, an apparition; a	      specter; a vision; an unreal image. [Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	            She was uncertain if it were the gypsy or her	            wraith.                               --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            O, hollow wraith of dying fame.       --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Sometimes, improperly, a spirit thought to preside over	      the waters; -- called also {water wraith}. --M. G. Lewis.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrangled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wrangling}.] [OE. wranglen to wrestle. See {Wrong},	   {Wring}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To argue; to debate; to dispute. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To dispute angrily; to quarrel peevishly and noisily; to	      brawl; to altercate. "In spite of occasional wranglings."	      --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            For a score of kingdoms you should wrangle. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He did not know what it was to wrangle on	            indifferent points.                   --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	Wrangle \Wran"gle\, v. t.	   To involve in a quarrel or dispute; to embroil. [R.] --Bp.	   Sanderson.	   [1913 Webster]	Wrangle \Wran"gle\, n.	   An angry dispute; a noisy quarrel; a squabble; an	   altercation.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Altercation; bickering; brawl; jar; jangle; contest;	        controversy. See {Altercation}.	        [1913 Webster]
Wrangler \Wran"gler\, n.	   1. An angry disputant; one who disputes with heat or	      peevishness. "Noisy and contentious wranglers." --I.	      Watts.	      [1913 Webster]	   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,	      third wrangler, etc. Cf. {Optime}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wranglership \Wran"gler*ship\, n.	   The honor or position of being a wrangler at the University	   of Cambridge, England.	   [1913 Webster]
Wranglesome \Wran"gle*some\, a.	   Contentious; quarrelsome. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	   [1913 Webster] Wrannock
Wrannock \Wran"nock\, Wranny \Wran"ny\, n. (Zool.)	   The common wren. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wrap \Wrap\, v. t. [A corrupt spelling of rap.]	   To snatch up; transport; -- chiefly used in the p. p. wrapt.	   [1913 Webster]	         Lo! where the stripling, wrapt in wonder, roves.	                                                  --Beattie.	   [1913 Webster]	Wrap \Wrap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrapped}or {Wrapt}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Wrapping}.] [OE. wrappen, probably akin to E. warp.	   [root]144. Cf. {Warp}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To wind or fold together; to arrange in folds.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then cometh Simon Peter, . . . and seeth . . . the	            napkin that was about his head, not lying with the	            linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place by	            itself.                               --John xx. 6,	                                                  7.	      [1913 Webster]	            Like one that wraps the drapery of his couch	            About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To cover by winding or folding; to envelop completely; to	      involve; to infold; -- often with up.	      [1913 Webster]	            I . . . wrapt in mist	            Of midnight vapor, glide obscure.     --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To conceal by enveloping or infolding; to hide; hence, to	      involve, as an effect or consequence; to be followed by.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wise poets that wrap truth in tales.  --Carew.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To be wrapped up in}, to be wholly engrossed in; to be	      entirely dependent on; to be covered with.	      [1913 Webster]	            Leontine's young wife, in whom all his happiness was	            wrapped up, died in a few days after the death of	            her daughter.                         --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Things reflected on in gross and transiently . . .	            are thought to be wrapped up in impenetrable	            obscurity.                            --Locke.	      [1913 Webster]	Wrap \Wrap\, n.	   A wrapper; -- often used in the plural for blankets, furs,	   shawls, etc., used in riding or traveling.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrappage \Wrap"page\ (?; 48), n.	   1. The act of wrapping.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which wraps; envelope; covering.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrapper \Wrap"per\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, wraps.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That in which anything is wrapped, or inclosed; envelope;	      covering.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Specifically, a loose outer garment; an article of dress	      intended to be wrapped round the person; as, a morning	      wrapper; a gentleman's wrapper.	      [1913 Webster]
Wraprascal \Wrap"ras`cal\, n.	   A kind of coarse upper coat, or overcoat, formerly worn.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrasse \Wrasse\, n. [W. gwrachen.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous edible, marine, spiny-finned fishes of	   the genus {Labrus}, of which several species are found in the	   Mediterranean and on the Atlantic coast of Europe. Many of	   the species are bright-colored.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the European species are the ballan wrasse	         ({Labrus maculatus}), the streaked wrasse ({Labrus	         lineatus}), the red wrasse ({Labrus mixtus}), the	         comber wrasse ({Labrus comber}), the blue-striped, or	         cook, wrasse (see {Peacock fish}, under {Peacock}), the	         rainbow wrasse ({Labrus vulgaris}), and the seawife.	         [1913 Webster]
Wrastle \Wras"tle\, v. i. [OE. wrastlen. See {Wrestle}.]	   To wrestle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Who wrastleth best naked, with oil enoint. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrath \Wrath\ (?; 277), n. [OE. wrathe, wra[thorn][thorn]e,	   wrethe, wr[ae][eth][eth]e, AS. wr[=ae][eth][eth]o, fr.	   wr[=a][eth] wroth; akin to Icel. rei[eth]i wrath. See	   {Wroth}, a.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Violent anger; vehement exasperation; indignation; rage;	      fury; ire.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrath is a fire, and jealousy a weed. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            When the wrath of king Ahasuerus was appeased.	                                                  --Esther ii.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now smoking and frothing	            Its tumult and wrath in.              --Southey.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The effects of anger or indignation; the just punishment	      of an offense or a crime. "A revenger to execute wrath	      upon him that doeth evil." --Rom. xiii. 4.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Anger; fury; rage; ire; vengeance; indignation;	        resentment; passion. See {Anger}.	        [1913 Webster]	Wrath \Wrath\, a.	   See {Wroth}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wrath \Wrath\, v. t.	   To anger; to enrage; -- also used impersonally. [Obs.] "I	   will not wrathen him." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         If him wratheth, be ywar and his way shun. --Piers	                                                  Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrathful \Wrath"ful\, a.	   1. Full of wrath; very angry; greatly incensed; ireful;	      passionate; as, a wrathful man.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Springing from, or expressing, wrath; as, a wrathful	      countenance. "Wrathful passions." --Sprat.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Furious; raging; indignant; resentful.	        [1913 Webster] -- {Wrath"ful*ly}, adv. --	        {Wrath"ful*ness}, n.	        [1913 Webster]
Wrathily \Wrath"i*ly\, adv.	   In a wrathy manner; very angrily; wrathfully. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wrathless \Wrath"less\, a.	   Free from anger or wrath. --Waller.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrathy \Wrath"y\, a.	   Very angry. [Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wraw \Wraw\, a. [Cf. dial. Sw. vr[*a] willful, disobedient.]	   Angry; vexed; wrathful. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         With this speech the cock wex wroth and wraw.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrawful \Wraw"ful\, a.	   Ill-tempered. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrawl \Wrawl\ (r[add]l), v. i. [Cf. Dan. vraale, Sw. vr[*a]la to	   brawl, to roar, Dan. vraal a bawling, roaring, vr[ae]le to	   cry, weep, whine.]	   To cry, as a cat; to waul. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Wrawness \Wraw"ness\ (r[add]"n[e^]s), n.	   Peevishness; ill temper; anger. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wray \Wray\ (r[=a]), v. t. [AS. wr?gan to accuse. See {Bewray}.]	   To reveal; to disclose. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To no wight thou shalt this counsel wray. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreak \Wreak\ (r[=e]k), v. i.	   To reck; to care. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Wreak \Wreak\ (r[=e]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wreaked} (r[=e]kt);	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Wreaking}.] [OE. wreken to revenge, punish,	   drive out, AS. wrecan; akin to OFries. wreka, OS. wrekan to	   punish, D. wreken to avenge, G. r[aum]chen, OHG. rehhan,	   Icel. reka to drive, to take vengeance, Goth. wrikan to	   persecute, Lith. vargas distress, vargti to suffer distress,	   L. urgere to drive, urge, Gr. e'i`rgein to shut, Skr. v[.r]j	   to turn away. Cf. {Urge}, {Wreck}, {Wretch}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To revenge; to avenge. [Archaic]	      [1913 Webster]	            He should wreake him on his foes.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another's wrongs to wreak upon thyself. --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come wreak his loss, whom bootless ye complain.	                                                  --Fairfax.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To inflict or execute, especially in vengeance or passion;	      to hurl or drive; as, to wreak vengeance on an enemy; to	      wreak havoc.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word wrought is sometimes assumed to be the past	         tense of wreak, as the phrases	   {wreak havoc} and	   {wrought havoc} are both commonly used. In fact,	   {wrought havoc} is not as common as	   {wreaked havoc}. Whether wrought is considered as the past	      tense of wreak or of work,	   {wrought havoc} has essentially the same meaning.	      Etymologically, however, wrought is only the past tense of	      work.	      [PJC]	            On me let Death wreak all his rage.   --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Now was the time to be avenged on his old enemy, to	            wreak a grudge of seventeen years.    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	            But gather all thy powers,	            And wreak them on the verse that thou dost weave.	                                                  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	Wreak \Wreak\, n. [Cf. AS. wr[ae]c exile, persecution, misery.	   See {Wreak}, v. t.]	   Revenge; vengeance; furious passion; resentment. [Obs.]	   --Shak. Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreaken \Wreak"en\, obs.	   p. p. of {Wreak}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreaker \Wreak"er\, n. [See {Wreak}.]	   Avenger. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The stork, the wrekere of avouterye [adultery].	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreakful \Wreak"ful\, a.	   Revengeful; angry; furious. [Obs.] -- {Wreak"ful*ly}, adv.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wreakless \Wreak"less\, a.	   Unrevengeful; weak. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wreath \Wreath\ (?; 277), n.; pl. {Wreaths}. [OE. wrethe, AS.	   wr[=ae][eth] a twisted band, fr. wr[imac][eth]an to twist.	   See {Writhe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of	      smoke; a wreath of flowers. "A wrethe of gold." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] of his tortuous train	            Curled many a wanton wreath.          --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.	      [1913 Webster]	            Conquest doth grant	            He dear wreath to the Grecian combatant. --Chapman.	      [1913 Webster]	            Far back in the ages,	            The plow with wreaths was crowned.    --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Her.) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and	      supporting the crest (see Illust. of {Crest}). It	      generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one	      tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the	      principal color in the arms.	      [1913 Webster]
Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. t. [imp. {Wreathed}; p. p. {Wreathed};	   Archaic {Wreathen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wreathing}.] [See	   {Wreath}, n.] [Written also {wreath}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To cause to revolve or writhe; to twist about; to turn.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            And from so heavy sight his head did wreathe.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To twist; to convolve; to wind one about another; to	      entwine.	      [1913 Webster]	            The nods and smiles of recognition into which this	            singular physiognomy was wreathed.    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	            From his slack hand the garland wreathed for Eve	            Down dropped.                         --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To surround with anything twisted or convolved; to	      encircle; to infold.	      [1913 Webster]	            Each wreathed in the other's arms.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Dusk faces with withe silken turbants wreathed.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            And with thy winding ivy wreathes her lance.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To twine or twist about; to surround; to encircle.	      [1913 Webster]	            In the flowers that wreathe the sparkling bowl,	            Fell adders hiss.                     --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	Wreathe \Wreathe\, v. i.	   To be intewoven or entwined; to twine together; as, a bower	   of wreathing trees. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreathen \Wreath"en\, a.	   Twisted; made into a wreath. "Wreathen work of pure gold."	   --Ex. xxviii. 22.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreathless \Wreath"less\, a.	   Destitute of a wreath.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreath-shell \Wreath"-shell`\, n. (Zool.)	   A marine shell of the genus {Turbo}. See {Turbo}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreathy \Wreath"y\, a.	   Wreathed; twisted; curled; spiral; also, full of wreaths.	   "Wreathy spires, and cochleary turnings about." --Sir T.	   Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrecche \Wrec"che\, n.	   A wretch. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wrecche \Wrec"che\, a.	   Wretched. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreche \Wreche\, n.	   Wreak. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. & n.	   See 2d & 3d {Wreak}.	   [1913 Webster]	Wreck \Wreck\, n. [OE. wrak, AS. wr[ae]c exile, persecution,	   misery, from wrecan to drive out, punish; akin to D. wrak,	   adj., damaged, brittle, n., a wreck, wraken to reject, throw	   off, Icel. rek a thing drifted ashore, Sw. vrak refuse, a	   wreck, Dan. vrag. See {Wreak}, v. t., and cf. {Wrack} a	   marine plant.] [Written also {wrack}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The destruction or injury of a vessel by being cast on	      shore, or on rocks, or by being disabled or sunk by the	      force of winds or waves; shipwreck.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hard and obstinate	            As is a rock amidst the raging floods,	            'Gainst which a ship, of succor desolate,	            Doth suffer wreck, both of herself and goods.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Destruction or injury of anything, especially by violence;	      ruin; as, the wreck of a railroad train.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wreck of matter and the crush of worlds.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            Its intellectual life was thus able to go on amidst	            the wreck of its political life.      --J. R. Green.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The ruins of a ship stranded; a ship dashed against rocks	      or land, and broken, or otherwise rendered useless, by	      violence and fracture; as, they burned the wreck.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. The remain of anything ruined or fatally injured.	      [1913 Webster]	            To the fair haven of my native home,	            The wreck of what I was, fatigued I come. --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. (Law) Goods, etc., which, after a shipwreck, are cast upon	      the land by the sea. --Bouvier.	      [1913 Webster]	Wreck \Wreck\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrecked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wrecking}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To destroy, disable, or seriously damage, as a vessel, by	      driving it against the shore or on rocks, by causing it to	      become unseaworthy, to founder, or the like; to shipwreck.	      [1913 Webster]	            Supposing that they saw the king's ship wrecked.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To bring wreck or ruin upon by any kind of violence; to	      destroy, as a railroad train.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To involve in a wreck; hence, to cause to suffer ruin; to	      balk of success, and bring disaster on.	      [1913 Webster]	            Weak and envied, if they should conspire,	            They wreck themselves.                --Daniel.	      [1913 Webster]	Wreck \Wreck\, v. i.	   1. To suffer wreck or ruin. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To work upon a wreck, as in saving property or lives, or	      in plundering.	      [1913 Webster]
Wreckage \Wreck"age\ (?; 48), n.	   1. The act of wrecking, or state of being wrecked.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. That which has been wrecked; remains of a wreck.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrecker \Wreck"er\, n.	   1. One who causes a wreck, as by false lights, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who searches fro, or works upon, the wrecks of	      vessels, etc. Specifically:	      (a) One who visits a wreck for the purpose of plunder.	      (b) One who is employed in saving property or lives from a	          wrecked vessel, or in saving the vessel; as, the	          wreckers of Key West.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. A vessel employed by wreckers.	      [1913 Webster]
Wreckfish \Wreck"fish`\, n. [So called because it often comes in	   with wreckage.] (Zool.)	   A stone bass.	   [1913 Webster]
Wreckful \Wreck"ful\, a.	   Causing wreck; involving ruin; destructive. "By wreckful	   wind." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrecking \Wreck"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Wreck}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wrecking car} (Railway), a car fitted up with apparatus and	      implements for removing the wreck occasioned by an	      accident, as by a collision.	   {Wrecking pump}, a pump especially adapted for pumping water	      from the hull of a wrecked vessel.	      [1913 Webster]
Wreck-master \Wreck"-mas`ter\, n.	   A person appointed by law to take charge of goods, etc.,	   thrown on shore after a shipwreck.	   [1913 Webster] Wreke
Wreke \Wreke\ (r[=e]k), Wreeke \Wreeke\, v. t.	   See 2d {Wreak}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wren \Wren\ (r[e^]n), n. [OE. wrenne, AS. wrenna, wr[ae]nna,	   perhaps akin to wr[=ae]ne lascivious.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds	      belonging to {Troglodytes} and numerous allied of the	      family {Troglodytidae}.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Among the species best known are the house wren	         ({Troglodytes aedon}) common in both Europe and	         America, and the American winter wren ({Troglodytes	         hiemalis}). See also {Cactus wren}, {Marsh wren}, and	         {Rock wren}, under {Cactus}, {Marsh}, and {Rock}.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of small singing birds	      more or less resembling the true wrens in size and habits.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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 willow wren (see {Willow warbler},	          under {Willow}), the golden-crested wren, and the	          ruby-crowned wren (see {Kinglet}).	          [1913 Webster]	   {Ant wren}, any one of numerous South American birds of the	      family {Formicaridae}, allied to the ant thrushes.	   {Blue wren}, a small Australian singing bird ({Malurus	      cyaneus}), the male of which in the breeding season is	      bright blue. Called also {superb warbler}.	   {Emu wren}. See in the Vocabulary.	   {Wren babbler}, any one of numerous species of small timaline	      birds belonging to {Alcippe}, {Stachyris}, {Timalia}, and	      several allied genera. These birds are common in Southern	      Asia and the East Indies.	   {Wren tit}. See {Ground wren}, under {Ground}.	   {Wren warbler}, any one of several species of small Asiatic	      and African singing birds belonging to {Prinia} and allied	      genera. These birds are closely allied to the tailor	      birds, and build their nests in a similar manner. See also	      {Pincpinc}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrench \Wrench\ (r[e^]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc	   deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness,	   renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See {Wring},	   and cf. {Ranch}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wringeth them such a wrench.       --Skelton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The injurious effect upon biographic literature of	            all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused	            everywhere.                           --De Quincey.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an	      angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for	      exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts,	      screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have	      adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different	      sizes.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of	      forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number	      of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be	      compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Carriage wrench}, a wrench adapted for removing or	      tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles,	      or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or	      wagon.	   {Monkey wrench}. See under {Monkey}.	   {Wrench hammer}, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit	      of being used as a hammer.	      [1913 Webster]	Wrench \Wrench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wrenching}.] [OE. wrenchen, AS. wrencan to deceive,	   properly, to twist, from wrenc guile, deceit, a twisting.	   ????. See {Wrench}, n.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To pull with a twist; to wrest, twist, or force by	      violence.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrench his sword from him.            --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Forthwith this frame of mine was wrenched	            With a woeful agony.                  --Coleridge.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strain; to sprain; hence, to distort; to pervert.	      [1913 Webster]	            You wrenched your foot against a stone. --Swift.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrest \Wrest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrested}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wresting}.] [OE. wresten, AS. wr?stan; akin to wr?? a	   twisted band, and wr[imac]?n to twist. See {Writhe}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To turn; to twist; esp., to twist or extort by violence;	      to pull of force away by, or as if by, violent wringing or	      twisting. "The secret wrested from me." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our country's cause,	            That drew our swords, now secret wrests them from	            our hand.                             --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	            They instantly wrested the government out of the	            hands of Hastings.                    --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To turn from truth; to twist from its natural or proper	      use or meaning by violence; to pervert; to distort.	      [1913 Webster]	            Wrest once the law to your authority. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Thou shalt not wrest the judgment of thy poor. --Ex.	                                                  xxiii. 6.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their arts of wresting, corrupting, and false	            interpreting the holy text.           --South.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To tune with a wrest, or key. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wrest \Wrest\, n.	   1. The act of wresting; a wrench; a violent twist; hence,	      distortion; perversion. --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Active or moving power. [Obs.] --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A key to tune a stringed instrument of music.	      [1913 Webster]	            The minstrel . . . wore round his neck a silver	            chain, by which hung the wrest, or key, with which	            he tuned his harp.                    --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A partition in a water wheel, by which the form of the	      buckets is determined.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wrest pin} (Piano Manuf.), one of the pins around which the	      ends of the wires are wound in a piano. --Knight.	   {Wrest plank} (Piano Manuf.), the part in which the wrest	      pins are inserted.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrester \Wrest"er\, n.	   One who wrests.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrestle \Wres"tle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wrestled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wrestling}.] [OE. wrestlen, wrastlen, AS. wr?stlian,	   freq. of wr?stan to wrest; akin to OD. wrastelen to wrestle.	   See {Wrest}, v. t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To contend, by grappling with, and striving to trip or	      throw down, an opponent; as, they wrestled skillfully.	      [1913 Webster]	            To-morrow, sir, I wrestle for my credit, and he that	            escapes me without some broken limb shall acquit him	            well.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Another, by a fall in wrestling, started the end of	            the clavicle from the sternum.        --Wiseman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to struggle; to strive earnestly; to contend.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, wrestle with thy affections.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We wrestle not against flesh and blood. --Eph. vi.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	            Difficulties with which he had himself wrestled.	                                                  --M. Arnold.	      [1913 Webster]	Wrestle \Wres"tle\, v. t.	   To wrestle with; to seek to throw down as in wrestling.	   [1913 Webster]	Wrestle \Wres"tle\, n.	   A struggle between two persons to see which will throw the	   other down; a bout at wrestling; a wrestling match; a	   struggle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Whom in a wrestle the giant catching aloft, with a	         terrible hug broke three of his ribs.    --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrestler \Wres"tler\, n. [AS. wr[=ae]stlere.]	   One who wrestles; one who is skillful in wrestling.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrestling \Wres"tling\, n.	   Act of one who wrestles; specif., the sport consisting of the	   hand-to-hand combat between two unarmed contestants who seek	   to throw each other.	   Note: The various styles of wrestling differ in their	         definition of a fall and in the governing rules. In	   {Greco-Roman wrestling}, tripping and taking hold of the legs	      are forbidden, and a fall is gained (that is, the bout is	      won), by the contestant who pins both his opponent's	      shoulders to the ground. In	   {catch-as-catch-can wrestling}, all holds are permitted	      except such as may be barred by mutual consent, and a fall	      is defined as in Greco-Roman style.	   {Lancashire style wrestling} is essentially the same as	      catch-as-catch-can. In	   {Cumberland and Westmorland wrestling} the contestants stand	      chest to chest, grasping each other around the body. The	      one first losing his hold, or touching the ground with any	      part of his body except his feet, loses the bout. If both	      fall to the ground at the same time, it is a dogfall, and	      must be wrestled over. In the	   {Cornwall and Devon wrestling}, the wrestlers complete in	      strong loose linen jackets, catching hold of the jacket,	      or anywhere above the waist. Two shoulders and one hip, or	      two hips and one shoulder, must touch the ground to	      constitute a fall, and if a man is thrown otherwise than	      on his back the contestants get upon their feet and the	      bout recommences.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Wretch \Wretch\, n. [OE. wrecche, AS. wrecca, wr[ae]cca, an	   exile, a wretch, fr. wrecan to drive out, punish; properly,	   an exile, one driven out, akin to AS. wr[ae]c an exile, OS.	   wrekkio a stranger, OHG. reccheo an exile. See {Wreak}, v.	   t.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A miserable person; one profoundly unhappy. "The wretch	      that lies in woe." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Hovered thy spirit o'er thy sorrowing son,	            Wretch even then, life's journey just begun?	                                                  --Cowper.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One sunk in vice or degradation; a base, despicable	      person; a vile knave; as, a profligate wretch.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wretch is sometimes used by way of slight or ironical	         pity or contempt, and sometimes to express tenderness;	         as we say, poor thing. "Poor wretch was never frighted	         so." --Drayton.	         [1913 Webster]
Wretched \Wretch"ed\, a.	   1. Very miserable; sunk in, or accompanied by, deep	      affliction or distress, as from want, anxiety, or grief;	      calamitous; woeful; very afflicting. "To what wretched	      state reserved!" --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            O cruel! Death! to those you are more kind	            Than to the wretched mortals left behind. --Waller.	      [1913 Webster]
[1913 Webster]	   2. Worthless; paltry; very poor or mean; miserable; as, a	      wretched poem; a wretched cabin.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hatefully contemptible; despicable; wicked. [Obs.]	      "Wretched ungratefulness." --Sir P. Sidney.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nero reigned after this Claudius, of all men	            wretchedest, ready to all manner [of] vices.	                                                  --Capgrave.	      [1913 Webster]
Wretchedly \Wretch"ed*ly\, adv.	   In a wretched manner; miserably; despicable.	   [1913 Webster]
Wretchedness \Wretch"ed*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being wretched; utter misery.	      --Sir W. Raleigh.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A wretched object; anything despicably. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Eat worms and such wretchedness.      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]
Wretchful \Wretch"ful\, a.	   Wretched. [Obs.] --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster]
Wretchless \Wretch"less\, a. [See {Reckless}.]	   Reckless; hence, disregarded. [Obs.] -- {Wretch"less*ly},	   adv. [Obs.] -- {Wretch"less*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Bk. of Com.	   Prayer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your deaf ears should listen	         Unto the wretchless clamors of the poor. --J. Webster.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrey \Wrey\, v. t.	   See {Wray}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrie \Wrie\, a. & v.	   See {Wry}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrig \Wrig\, v. i.	   To wriggle. [Obs.] --Skelton.	   [1913 Webster]
Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wriggled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wriggling}.] [Freq. of wrig, probably from OE. wrikken to	   move to and fro; cf. LG. wriggeln, D. wrikken, Sw. vricka,	   Dan. vrikke.]	   To move the body to and fro with short, writhing motions,	   like a worm; to squirm; to twist uneasily or quickly about.	   [1913 Webster]	         Both he and successors would often wriggle in their	         seats,	         as long as the cushion lasted.           --Swift.	   [1913 Webster]	Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, v. t.	   To move with short, quick contortions; to move by twisting	   and squirming; like a worm.	   [1913 Webster]	         Covetousness will wriggle itself out at a small hole.	                                                  --Fuller.	   [1913 Webster]	         Wriggling his body to recover	         His seat, and cast his right leg over.   --Hudibras.	   [1913 Webster]	Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, a.	   Wriggling; frisky; pliant; flexible. [Obs.] "Their wriggle	   tails." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Wriggle \Wrig"gle\, n.	   Act of wriggling; a short or quick writhing motion or	   contortion.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wriggler \Wrig"gler\, n.	   One who, or that which, wriggles. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]
Wright \Wright\, n. [OE. wrighte, writhe, AS. wyrtha, fr.	   wyrcean to work. [root]145. See {Work}.]	   One who is engaged in a mechanical or manufacturing business;	   an artificer; a workman; a manufacturer; a mechanic; esp., a	   worker in wood; -- now chiefly used in compounds, as in	   millwright, wheelwright, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	         He was a well good wright, a carpenter.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrightine \Wright"ine\, n. (Chem.)	   A rare alkaloid found in the bark of an East Indian	   apocynaceous tree ({Wrightia antidysenterica}), and extracted	   as a bitter white crystalline substance. It was formerly used	   as a remedy for diarrh[oe]a. Called also {conessine}, and	   {neriine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wring \Wring\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrung}, Obs. {Wringed}; p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Wringing}.] [OE. wringen, AS. wringan; akin to	   LG. & D. wringen, OHG. ringan to struggle, G. ringen, Sw.	   vr[aum]nga to distort, Dan. vringle to twist. Cf. {Wrangle},	   {Wrench}, {Wrong}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To twist and compress; to turn and strain with violence;	      to writhe; to squeeze hard; to pinch; as, to wring clothes	      in washing. "Earnestly wringing Waverley's hand." --Sir W.	      Scott. "Wring him by the nose." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            [His steed] so sweat that men might him wring.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            The king began to find where his shoe did wring him.	                                                  --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	            The priest shall bring it [a dove] unto the altar,	            and wring off his head.               --Lev. i. 15.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to pain; to distress; to torment; to torture.	      [1913 Webster]	            Too much grieved and wrung by an uneasy and strait	            fortune.                              --Clarendon.	      [1913 Webster]	            Didst thou taste but half the griefs	            That wring my soul, thou couldst not talk thus	            coldly.                               --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To distort; to pervert; to wrest.	      [1913 Webster]	            How dare men thus wring the Scriptures? --Whitgift.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To extract or obtain by twisting and compressing; to	      squeeze or press (out); hence, to extort; to draw forth by	      violence, or against resistance or repugnance; -- usually	      with out or form.	      [1913 Webster]	            Your overkindness doth wring tears from me. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            He rose up early on the morrow, and thrust the	            fleece together, and wringed the dew out of the	            fleece.                               --Judg. vi.	                                                  38.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To subject to extortion; to afflict, or oppress, in order	      to enforce compliance.	      [1913 Webster]	            To wring the widow from her 'customed right. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The merchant adventures have been often wronged and	            wringed to the quick.                 --Hayward.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. (Naut.) To bend or strain out of its position; as, to	      wring a mast.	      [1913 Webster]	Wring \Wring\, v. i.	   To writhe; to twist, as with anguish.	   [1913 Webster]	         'T is all men's office to speak patience	         To those that wring under the load of sorrow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Look where the sister of the king of France	         Sits wringing of her hands, and beats her breast.	                                                  --Marlowe.	   [1913 Webster]	Wring \Wring\, n.	   A writhing, as in anguish; a twisting; a griping. [Obs.]	   --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Wringbolt \Wring"bolt`\, n. (Shipbuilding)	   A bolt used by shipwrights, to bend and secure the planks	   against the timbers till they are fastened by bolts, spikes,	   or treenails; -- not to be confounded with ringbolt.	   [1913 Webster]
Wringer \Wring"er\, n.	   1. One who, or that which, wrings; hence, an extortioner.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A machine for pressing water out of anything, particularly	      from clothes after they have been washed.	      [1913 Webster]
Wringing \Wring"ing\,	   a. & n. from {Wring}, v.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Wringing machine}, a wringer. See {Wringer}, 2.	      [1913 Webster]
Wringstaff \Wring"staff`\, n.; pl. {Wringstaves}. (Shipbuilding)	   A strong piece of plank used in applying wringbolts.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrinkle \Wrin"kle\, n.	   A winkle. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wrinkle \Wrin"kle\, n. [OE. wrinkil, AS. wrincle; akin to OD.	   wrinckel, and prob. to Dan. rynke, Sw. rynka, Icel. hrukka,	   OHG. runza, G. runzel, L. ruga. ????.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A small ridge, prominence, or furrow formed by the	      shrinking or contraction of any smooth substance; a	      corrugation; a crease; a slight fold; as, wrinkle in the	      skin; a wrinkle in cloth. "The wrinkles in my brows."	      --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Within I do not find wrinkles and used heart, but	            unspent youth.                        --Emerson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. hence, any roughness; unevenness.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not the least wrinkle to deform the sky. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. [Perhaps a different word, and a dim. AS. wrenc a	      twisting, deceit. Cf. {Wrench}, n.] A notion or fancy; a	      whim; as, to have a new wrinkle. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]	Wrinkle \Wrin"kle\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wrinkled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Wrinkling}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To contract into furrows and prominences; to make a	      wrinkle or wrinkles in; to corrugate; as, wrinkle the skin	      or the brow. "Sport that wrinkled Care derides." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her wrinkled form in black and white arrayed.	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, to make rough or uneven in any way.	      [1913 Webster]	            A keen north wind that, blowing dry,	            Wrinkled the face of deluge, as decayed. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then danced we on the wrinkled sand.  --Bryant.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To wrinkle at}, to sneer at. [Obs.] --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]	Wrinkle \Wrin"kle\, v. i.	   To shrink into furrows and ridges.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrinkly \Wrin"kly\, a.	   Full of wrinkles; having a tendency to be wrinkled;	   corrugated; puckered. --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]	         His old wrinkly face grew quite blown out at last.	                                                  --Carlyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrist \Wrist\, n. [OE. wriste, wrist, AS. wrist; akin to OFries.	   wriust, LG. wrist, G. rist wrist, instep, Icel. rist instep,	   Dan. & Sw. vrist, and perhaps to E. writhe.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, between the	      hand and the arm; the carpus. See {Carpus}.	      [1913 Webster]	            He took me by the wrist, and held me hard. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Mach.) A stud or pin which forms a journal; -- also	      called {wrist pin}.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Bridle wrist}, the wrist of the left hand, in which a	      horseman holds the bridle.	   {Wrist clonus}. [NL. clonus, fr. Gr. ?. See {Clonic}.] (Med.)	      A series of quickly alternating movements of flexion and	      extension of the wrist, produced in some cases of nervous	      disease by suddenly bending the hand back upon the	      forearm.	   {Wrist drop} (Med.), paralysis of the extensor muscles of the	      hand, affecting the hand so that when an attempt is made	      to hold it out in line with the forearm with the palm	      down, the hand drops. It is chiefly due to plumbism.	      Called also {hand drop}.	   {Wrist plate} (Steam Engine), a swinging plate bearing two or	      more wrists, for operating the valves.	      [1913 Webster]
Wristband \Wrist"band\, n.	   The band of the sleeve of a shirt, or other garment, which	   covers the wrist.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrister \Wrist"er\, n.	   A covering for the wrist.	   [1913 Webster]
Wristlet \Wrist"let\, n.	   An elastic band worn around the wrist, as for the purpose of	   securing the upper part of a glove.	   [1913 Webster]
Writ \Writ\, obs.	   3d pers. sing. pres. of {Write}, for writeth. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Writ \Writ\, archaic	   imp. & p. p. of {Write}. --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	Writ \Writ\, n. [AS. writ, gewrit. See {Write}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That which is written; writing; scripture; -- applied	      especially to the Scriptures, or the books of the Old and	      New testaments; as, sacred writ. "Though in Holy Writ not	      named." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then to his hands that writ he did betake,	            Which he disclosing read, thus as the paper spake.	                                                  --Spenser.	      [1913 Webster]	            Babylon, so much spoken of in Holy Writ. --Knolles.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 whom it is directed; as, a writ of entry,	      of error, of execution, of injunction, of mandamus, of	      return, of summons, and the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Writs are usually witnessed, or tested, in the name of	         the chief justice or principal judge of the court out	         of which they are issued; and those directed to a	         sheriff, or other ministerial officer, require him to	         return them on a day specified. In former English law	         and practice, writs in civil cases were either original	         or judicial; the former were issued out of the Court of	         Chancery, under the great seal, for the summoning of a	         defendant to appear, and were granted before the suit	         began and in order to begin the same; the latter were	         issued out of the court where the original was	         returned, after the suit was begun and during the	         pendency of it. Tomlins. Brande. Encyc. Brit. The term	         writ is supposed by Mr. Reeves to have been derived	         from the fact of these formulae having always been	         expressed in writing, being, in this respect,	         distinguished from the other proceedings in the ancient	         action, which were conducted orally.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Writ of account}, {Writ of capias}, etc. See under	      {Account}, {Capias}, etc.	   {Service of a writ}. See under {Service}.	      [1913 Webster]
Writability \Writ`a*bil"i*ty\, n.	   Ability or capacity to write. [R.] --Walpole.	   [1913 Webster]
Writable \Writ"a*ble\, a.	   Capable of, or suitable for, being written down.	   [1913 Webster]
Writative \Writ"a*tive\, a.	   Inclined to much writing; -- correlative to talkative. [R.]	   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Write \Write\, v. t. [imp. {Wrote}; p. p. {Written}; Archaic	   imp. & p. p. {Writ}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writing}.] [OE. writen,	   AS. wr[imac]tan; originally, to scratch, to score; akin to	   OS. wr[imac]tan to write, to tear, to wound, D. rijten to	   tear, to rend, G. reissen, OHG. r[imac]zan, Icel. r[imac]ta	   to write, Goth. writs a stroke, dash, letter. Cf. {Race}	   tribe, lineage.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To set down, as legible characters; to form the conveyance	      of meaning; to inscribe on any material by a suitable	      instrument; as, to write the characters called letters; to	      write figures.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To set down for reading; to express in legible or	      intelligible characters; to inscribe; as, to write a deed;	      to write a bill of divorcement; hence, specifically, to	      set down in an epistle; to communicate by letter.	      [1913 Webster]	            Last night she enjoined me to write some lines to	            one she loves.                        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            I chose to write the thing I durst not speak	            To her I loved.                       --Prior.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Hence, to compose or produce, as an author.	      [1913 Webster]	            I purpose to write the history of England from the	            accession of King James the Second down to a time	            within the memory of men still living. --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To impress durably; to imprint; to engrave; as, truth	      written on the heart.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To make known by writing; to record; to prove by one's own	      written testimony; -- often used reflexively.	      [1913 Webster]	            He who writes himself by his own inscription is like	            an ill painter, who, by writing on a shapeless	            picture which he hath drawn, is fain to tell	            passengers what shape it is, which else no man could	            imagine.                              --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To write to}, to communicate by a written document to.	   {Written laws}, laws deriving their force from express	      legislative enactment, as contradistinguished from	      unwritten, or common, law. See the Note under {Law}, and	      {Common law}, under {Common}, a.	      [1913 Webster]	Write \Write\, v. i.	   1. To form characters, letters, or figures, as representative	      of sounds or ideas; to express words and sentences by	      written signs. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            So it stead you, I will write,	            Please you command.                   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To be regularly employed or occupied in writing, copying,	      or accounting; to act as clerk or amanuensis; as, he	      writes in one of the public offices.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To frame or combine ideas, and express them in written	      words; to play the author; to recite or relate in books;	      to compose.	      [1913 Webster]	            They can write up to the dignity and character of	            the authors.                          --Felton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To compose or send letters.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wrote for all the Jews that went out of his realm	            up into Jewry concerning their freedom. --1 Esdras	                                                  iv. 49.	      [1913 Webster]
Writer \Writ"er\, n. [AS. wr[imac]tere.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.	      [1913 Webster]	            They [came] that handle the pen of the writer.	                                                  --Judg. v. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. --Ps. xlv.	                                                  1.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. One who is engaged in literary composition as a	      profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.	      [1913 Webster]	            This pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth	            defile.                               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East	      India Company, who, after serving a certain number of	      years, became a factor.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Writer of the tallies} (Eng. Law), an officer of the	      exchequer of England, who acted as clerk to the auditor of	      the receipt, and wrote the accounts upon the tallies from	      the tellers' bills. The use of tallies in the exchequer	      has been abolished. --Wharton (Law. Dict.)	   {Writer's cramp}, {Writer's palsy} or {Writer's spasm}	      (Med.), a painful spasmodic affection of the muscles of	      the fingers, brought on by excessive use, as in writing,	      violin playing, telegraphing, etc. Called also	      {scrivener's palsy}.	   {Writer to the signet}. See under {Signet}.	      [1913 Webster]
Writership \Writ"er*ship\, n.	   The office of a writer.	   [1913 Webster]
Writhe \Writhe\, v. t. [imp. {Writhed}; p. p. {Writhed}, Obs. or	   Poetic {Writhen}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Writhing}.] [OE. writhen,	   AS. wr[imac]?an to twist; akin to OHG. r[imac]dan, Icel.	   r[imac]?a, Sw. vrida, Dan. vride. Cf. {Wreathe}, {Wrest},	   {Wroth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To twist; to turn; now, usually, to twist or turn so as to	      distort; to wring. "With writhing [turning] of a pin."	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then Satan first knew pain,	            And writhed him to and fro.           --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her mouth she writhed, her forehead taught to frown.	                                                  --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            His battle-writhen arms, and mighty hands.	                                                  --Tennyson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To wrest; to distort; to pervert.	      [1913 Webster]	            The reason which he yieldeth showeth the least part	            of his meaning to be that whereunto his words are	            writhed.                              --Hooker.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To extort; to wring; to wrest. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The nobility hesitated not to follow the example of	            their sovereign in writhing money from them by every	            species of oppression.                --Sir W.	                                                  Scott.	      [1913 Webster]	Writhe \Writhe\, v. i.	   To twist or contort the body; to be distorted; as, to writhe	   with agony. Also used figuratively.	   [1913 Webster]	         After every attempt, he felt that he had failed, and	         writhed with shame and vexation.         --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Writhen \Writh"en\, a.	   Having a twisted distorted from.	   [1913 Webster]	         A writhen staff his step unstable guides. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Writhle \Wri"thle\, v. t. [Freq. of writhe.]	   To wrinkle. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Writing \Writ"ing\, n.	   1. The act or art of forming letters and characters on paper,	      wood, stone, or other material, for the purpose of	      recording the ideas which characters and words express, or	      of communicating them to others by visible signs.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Anything written or printed; anything expressed in	      characters or letters; as:	      (a) Any legal instrument, as a deed, a receipt, a bond, an	          agreement, or the like.	      (b) Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a	          literary production; a book; as, the writings of	          Addison.	      (c) An inscription.	          [1913 Webster]	                And Pilate wrote a title . . . And the writing	                was, Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews.	                                                  --John xix.	                                                  19.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Handwriting; chirography.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Writing book}, a book for practice in penmanship.	   {Writing desk}, a desk with a sloping top for writing upon;	      also, a case containing writing materials, and used in a	      similar manner.	   {Writing lark} (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer; -- so	      called from the curious irregular lines on its eggs.	      [Prov. Eng.]	   {Writing machine}. Same as {Typewriter}.	   {Writing master}, one who teaches the art of penmanship.	   {Writing obligatory} (Law), a bond.	   {Writing paper}, paper intended for writing upon with ink,	      usually finished with a smooth surface, and sized.	   {Writing school}, a school for instruction in penmanship.	   {Writing table}, a table fitted or used for writing upon.	      [1913 Webster]
Written \Writ"ten\,	   p. p. of {Write}, v.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrizzle \Wriz"zle\, v. t.	   To wrinkle. [Obs.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wroken \Wro"ken\, obs.	   p. p. of {Wreak}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrong \Wrong\, obs.	   imp. of {Wring}. Wrung. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wrong \Wrong\ (?; 115), a. [OE. wrong, wrang, a. & n., AS.	   wrang, n.; originally, awry, wrung, fr. wringan to wring;	   akin to D. wrang bitter, Dan. vrang wrong, Sw. vr[*a]ng,	   Icel. rangr awry, wrong. See {Wring}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Twisted; wry; as, a wrong nose. [Obs.] --Wyclif (Lev. xxi.	      19).	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Not according to the laws of good morals, whether divine	      or human; not suitable to the highest and best end; not	      morally right; deviating from rectitude or duty; not just	      or equitable; not true; not legal; as, a wrong practice;	      wrong ideas; wrong inclinations and desires.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Not fit or suitable to an end or object; not appropriate	      for an intended use; not according to rule; unsuitable;	      improper; incorrect; as, to hold a book with the wrong end	      uppermost; to take the wrong way.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have deceived you both; I have directed you to	            wrong places.                         --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Not according to truth; not conforming to fact or intent;	      not right; mistaken; erroneous; as, a wrong statement.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Designed to be worn or placed inward; as, the wrong side	      of a garment or of a piece of cloth.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Injurious; unjust; faulty; detrimental; incorrect;	        erroneous; unfit; unsuitable.	        [1913 Webster]	Wrong \Wrong\, adv.	   In a wrong manner; not rightly; amiss; morally ill;	   erroneously; wrongly.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ten censure wrong for one that writes amiss. --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	Wrong \Wrong\, n. [AS. wrang. See {Wrong}, a.]	   That which is not right. Specifically:	   (a) Nonconformity or disobedience to lawful authority, divine	       or human; deviation from duty; -- the opposite of moral	       {right}.	       [1913 Webster]	             When I had wrong and she the right.  --Chaucer.	       [1913 Webster]	             One spake much of right and wrong.   --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	   (b) Deviation or departure from truth or fact; state of	       falsity; error; as, to be in the wrong.	   (c) Whatever deviates from moral rectitude; usually, an act	       that involves evil consequences, as one which inflicts	       injury on a person; any injury done to, or received from;	       another; a trespass; a violation of right.	       [1913 Webster]	             Friend, I do thee no wrong.          --Matt. xx.	                                                  18.	       [1913 Webster]	             As the king of England can do no wrong, so neither	             can he do right but in his courts and by his	             courts.                              --Milton.	       [1913 Webster]	             The obligation to redress a wrong is at least as	             binding as that of paying a debt.    --E. Evereth.	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Wrongs, legally, are private or public. Private wrongs	         are civil injuries, immediately affecting individuals;	         public wrongs are crimes and misdemeanors which affect	         the community. --Blackstone.	         [1913 Webster]	         [1913 Webster]	Wrong \Wrong\ (?; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wronged}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Wronging}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To treat with injustice; to deprive of some right, or to	      withhold some act of justice from; to do undeserved harm	      to; to deal unjustly with; to injure.	      [1913 Webster]	            He that sinneth . . . wrongeth his own soul. --Prov.	                                                  viii. 36.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To impute evil to unjustly; as, if you suppose me capable	      of a base act, you wrong me.	      [1913 Webster]	            I rather choose	            To wrong the dead, to wrong myself and you,	            Than I will wrong such honorable men. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrongdoer \Wrong"do`er\, n.	   1. One who injures another, or who does wrong.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Law) One who commits a tort or trespass; a trespasser; a	      tort feasor. --Ayliffe.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrongdoing \Wrong"do`ing\, n.	   Evil or wicked behavior or action.	   [1913 Webster]
Wronger \Wrong"er\, n.	   One who wrongs or injures another. --Shak. "Wrongers of the	   world." --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrongful \Wrong"ful\, a.	   Full of wrong; injurious; unjust; unfair; as, a wrongful	   taking of property; wrongful dealing. -- {Wrong"ful*ly}, adv.	   -- {Wrong"ful*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Wronghead \Wrong"head`\, n.	   A person of a perverse understanding or obstinate character.	   [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	Wronghead \Wrong"head`\, a.	   Wrongheaded. [R.] --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrongheaded \Wrong"head`ed\, a.	   Wrong in opinion or principle; having a perverse	   understanding; perverse. -- {Wrong"head`ed*ly}, adv. --	   {Wrong"head`ed*ness}, n. --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrongless \Wrong"less\, a.	   Not wrong; void or free from wrong. [Obs.] --	   {Wrong"less*ly}, adv. [Obs.] --Sir P. Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrongly \Wrong"ly\, adv.	   In a wrong manner; unjustly; erroneously; wrong; amiss; as,	   he judges wrongly of my motives. "And yet wouldst wrongly	   win." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrongness \Wrong"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wrong; wrongfulness; error;	   fault.	   [1913 Webster]	         The best great wrongnesses within themselves. --Bp.	                                                  Butler.	   [1913 Webster]	         The rightness or wrongness of this view. --Latham.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrongous \Wron"gous\, a. [Cf. OE. wrongwis. See {Wrong}, and cf.	   {Righteous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Constituting, or of the nature of, a wrong; unjust;	      wrongful. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Scots Law) Not right; illegal; as, wrongous imprisonment.	      --Craig.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrong-timed \Wrong"-timed`\ (?; 115), a.	   Done at an improper time; ill-timed.	   [1913 Webster]
Wroot \Wroot\, obs.	   imp. of {Write}. Wrote. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrote \Wrote\, v. i. [OE. wroten. See 1st {Root}.]	   To root with the snout. See 1st {Root}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wrote \Wrote\,	   imp. & archaic p. p. of {Write}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wroth \Wroth\, a. [OE. wroth, wrap, AS. wr[=a][eth] wroth,	   crooked, bad; akin to wr[imac][eth]an to writhe, and to OS.	   wr[=e][eth]angry, D. wreed cruel, OHG. reid twisted, Icel.	   rei[eth]r angry, Dan. & Sw. vred. See {Writhe}, and cf.	   {Wrath}.]	   Full of wrath; angry; incensed; much exasperated; wrathful.	   "Wroth to see his kingdom fail." --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Revel and truth as in a low degree,	         They be full wroth [i. e., at enmity] all day.	                                                  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. --Gen.	                                                  iv. 5.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrought \Wrought\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Work}; as, What hath God wrought?.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In 1837, Samuel F. B. Morse, an American artist,	         devised a working electric telegraph, based on a rough	         knowledge of electrical circuits, electromagnetic	         induction coils, and a scheme to encode alphabetic	         letters. He and his collaborators and backers	         campaigned for years before persuading the federal	         government to fund a demonstration. Finally, on May 24,	         1844, they sent the first official long-distance	         telegraphic message in Morse code, "What hath God	         wrought," through a copper wire strung between	         Washington, D.C., to Baltimore, Maryland. The phrase	         was taken from the Bible, Numbers 23:23. It had been	         suggested to Morse by Annie Ellworth, the young	         daughter of a friend. --Library of Congress, American	         Memories series	         (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/may24.html).	         [PJC]	               Alas that I was wrought [created]! --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: The word wrought is sometimes assumed to be the past	         tense of wreak, as the phrases	   {wreak havoc} and	   {wrought havoc} are both commonly used. In fact,	   {wrought havoc} is not as common as	   {wreaked havoc}. Whether wrought is considered as the past	      tense of wreak or of work,	   {wrought havoc} has essentially the same meaning, encouraging	      the confusion. Etymologically, however, wrought is only	      the past tense of work.	      [PJC]	            Wrought and wreaked havoc	            Recently, we mentioned that something had wreaked	            havoc with our PC. We were fairly quickly corrected	            by someone who said, "Shouldn't that be wrought	            havoc?" The answer is no, because either wreaked or	            wrought is fine here. A misconception often arises	            because wrought is wrongly assumed to be the past	            participle of wreak. In fact wrought is the past	            participle of an early version of the word work!	            Wreak comes from Old English wrecan "drive out,	            punish, avenge", which derives ultimately from the	            Indo-European root *wreg- "push, shove, drive, track	            down". Latin urgere "to urge" comes from the same	            source, giving English urge. Interestingly, wreak is	            also related to wrack and wreck. The phrase wreak	            havoc was first used by Agatha Christie in 1923.	            Wrought, on the other hand, arose in the 13th	            century as the past participle of wirchen, Old	            English for "work". In the 15th century worked came	            into use as the past participle of work, but wrought	            survived in such phrases as finely-wrought,	            hand-wrought, and, of course, wrought havoc . . . .	            Havoc, by the way, comes from Anglo-French havok,	            which derived from the phrase crier havot "to cry	            havoc". This meant "to give the army the order to	            begin seizing spoil, or to pillage". It is thought	            that this exclamation was Germanic in origin, but	            that's all that anyone will say about it! The	            destruction associated with pillaging came to be	            applied metaphorically to havoc, giving the word its	            current meaning.	                                                  --The	                                                  Institute for	                                                  Etymological	                                                  Research and	                                                  Education	                                                  (http://www.takeourword.com/Issue048.html)	      [PJC]	Wrought \Wrought\, a.	   1. Worked; elaborated; not rough or crude.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Shaped by beating with a hammer; as, wrought iron.	      [PJC]	   {Wrought iron}. See under {Iron}.	      [1913 Webster]
Wrung \Wrung\,	   imp. & p. p. of {Wring}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wry \Wry\, v. t. [AS. wre['o]n.]	   To cover. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Wrie you in that mantle.                 --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Wry \Wry\, a. [Compar. {Wrier}; superl. {Wriest}.] [Akin to OE.	   wrien to twist, to bend, AS. wrigian to tend towards, to	   drive.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Turned to one side; twisted; distorted; as, a wry mouth.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, deviating from the right direction; misdirected;	      out of place; as, wry words.	      [1913 Webster]	            Not according to the wry rigor of our neighbors, who	            never take up an old idea without some extravagance	            in its application.                   --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Wrested; perverted.	      [1913 Webster]	            He . . . puts a wry sense upon Protestant writers.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Wry face}, a distortion of the countenance indicating	      impatience, disgust, or discomfort; a grimace.	      [1913 Webster]	Wry \Wry\, v. i.	   1. To twist; to writhe; to bend or wind.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To deviate from the right way; to go away or astray; to	      turn side; to swerve.	      [1913 Webster]	            This Phebus gan awayward for to wryen. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            How many	            Must murder wives much better than themselves	            For wrying but a little!              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Wry \Wry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Wried}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Wrying}.] [OE. wrien. See {Wry}, a.]	   To twist; to distort; to writhe; to wrest; to vex. --Sir P.	   Sidney.	   [1913 Webster]	         Guests by hundreds, not one caring	         If the dear host's neck were wried.      --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrybill \Wry"bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Crookbill}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrymouth \Wry"mouth`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large, elongated, marine fishes	   of the genus {Cryptacanthodes}, especially {Cryptacanthodes	   maculatus} of the American coast. A whitish variety is called	   {ghostfish}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wryneck \Wry"neck\, n. (Med.)	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck	      is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the	      muscles of the neck; torticollis.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. a person suffering from torticollis.	      [PJC]	   3. (Zool.) Any one of several species of Old World birds of	      the genus {Jynx} or subfamily {Jynginae}, allied to the	      woodpeckers; especially, the common European species	      ({Jynx torguilla}); -- so called from its habit of turning	      the neck around in different directions. Called also	      {cuckoo's mate}, {snakebird}, {summer bird}, {tonguebird},	      and {writheneck}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]
Wrynecked \Wry"necked`\, a.	   Having a distorted neck; having the deformity called	   {wryneck[1]}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wryness \Wry"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being wry, or distorted. --W.	   Montagu.	   [1913 Webster]
Wrythen \Wryth"en\, obs. p. p. of {Writhe}.	   Writhen.	   [1913 Webster]
Wulfenite \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 orange-yellow to red, gray,	   or brown color; -- also called {yellow lead ore}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wull \Wull\, v. t. & i.	   See 2d {Will}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Pour out to all that wull.               --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Wung-out \Wung"-out`\, a.	   Having the sails set in the manner called wing-and-wing.	   [Sailors' slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Wurbagool \Wur"ba*gool\, n. (Zool.)	   A fruit bat ({Pteropus medius}) native of India. It is	   similar to the flying fox, but smaller.	   [1913 Webster]
Wurmal \Wur"mal\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Wormil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wurraluh \Wur"ra*luh\, n. (Zool.)	   The Australian white-quilled honey eater ({Entomyza	   albipennis}).	   [1913 Webster] Wust
Wust \Wust\, Wuste \Wuste\, obs.	   imp. of {Wit}. --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Wyandots \Wy`an*dots"\, n. pl.; sing. {Wyandot}. (Ethnol.)	   Same as {Hurons}. [Written also {Wyandottes}, and {Yendots}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wych-elm \Wych"-elm`\, n. [OE. wiche a kind of elm, AS. wice a	   kind of tree. Cf. {Wicker}.] (Bot.)	   A species of elm ({Ulmus montana}) found in Northern and	   Western Europe; Scotch elm.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: By confusion this word is often written witch-elm.	         [1913 Webster]
Wych-hazel \Wych"-ha`zel\, n. (Bot.)	   The wych-elm; -- so called because its leaves are like those	   of the hazel.	   [1913 Webster] Wyclifite
Wyclifite \Wyc"lif*ite\, Wycliffite \Wyc"liff*ite\, n.	   A follower of Wyclif, the English reformer; a Lollard.	   [1913 Webster]
Wyd \Wyd\, a.	   Wide. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wye \Wye\, n.; pl. {Wyes}.	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The letter Y.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A kind of crotch. See {Y}, n.	      (a) .	          [1913 Webster]
Wyke \Wyke\, n.	   Week. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Wyla \Wy"la\, n. (Zool.)	   A helmeted Australian cockatoo ({Calyptorhynchus funereus});	   -- called also {funeral cockatoo}.	   [1913 Webster] Wyn	   Wynn
Wyn \Wyn\, Wynn \Wynn\, n. Also Wen \Wen\ [AS. w[=e]n.]	   One of the runes (?) adopted into the Anglo-Saxon, or Old	   English, alphabet. It had the value of modern English w, and	   was replaced from about a. d. 1280 at first by uu, later by	   w.
Wynd \Wynd\, n. [See {Wind} to turn.]	   A narrow lane or alley. [Scot.] --Jamieson.	   [1913 Webster]	         The narrow wynds, or alleys, on each side of the	         street.                                  --Bryant.	   [1913 Webster]
Wynkernel \Wyn"ker*nel\, n. (Zool.)	   The European moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wynn \Wynn\, n.	   A kind of timber truck, or carriage.	   [1913 Webster]
Wype \Wype\, n.	   The wipe, or lapwing. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Wys \Wys\ (w[imac]z), a.	   Wise. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Wythe \Wythe\ (w[imac]th), n. (Naut.).	   Same as {Withe}, n., 4. Wyte
Wyte \Wyte\ (w[imac]t), Wyten \Wy"ten\ (w[imac]"t'n), obs.	   pl. pres. of {Wit}.	   [1913 Webster]
Wyvern \Wy"vern\, n. (Her.)	   Same as {Wiver}.	   [1913 Webster]
X \X\ ([e^]ks).	   X, the twenty-fourth letter of the English alphabet, has	   three sounds; a compound nonvocal sound (that of ks), as in	   wax; a compound vocal sound (that of gz), as in example; and,	   at the beginning of a word, a simple vocal sound (that of z),	   as in xanthic. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 217,	   270, 271.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The form and value of X are from the Latin X, which is	         from the Greek [Chi], which in some Greek alphabets had	         the value of ks, though in the one now in common use it	         represents an aspirated sound of k.	         [1913 Webster]
Xanthamide \Xanth*am"ide\, n. [Xanthic + amide.] (Chem.)	   An amido derivative of xanthic acid obtained as a white	   crystalline substance, {C2H5O.CS.NH2}; -- called also	   {xanthogen amide}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthate \Xan"thate\, n. [See {Xanthic}.] (Chem.)	   A salt of xanthic; a xanthogenate.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthelasma \Xan`the*las"ma\, n. [NL.; Gr. xanqo`s yellow +	   'e`lasma a metal plate.] (Med.)	   See {Xanthoma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthian \Xan"thi*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Xanthus, an ancient town on Asia Minor;	   -- applied especially to certain marbles found near that	   place, and now in the British Museum.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthic \Xan"thic\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow: cf. F. xanthique.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Tending toward a yellow color, or to one of those colors,	      green being excepted, in which yellow is a constituent, as	      scarlet, orange, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.)	      (a) Possessing, imparting, or producing a yellow color;	          as, xanthic acid.	      (b) Of or pertaining to xanthic acid, or its compounds;	          xanthogenic.	      (c) Of or pertaining to xanthin.	          [1913 Webster]	   {Xanthic acid} (Chem.), a heavy, astringent, colorless oil,	      {C2H5O.CS.SH}, having a pungent odor. It is produced by	      leading carbon disulphide into a hot alcoholic solution of	      potassium hydroxide. So called from the yellow color of	      many of its salts. Called also {xanthogenic acid}.	   {Xanthic colors} (Bot.), those colors (of flowers) having	      some tinge of yellow; -- opposed to {cyanic colors}. See	      under {Cyanic}.	      [1913 Webster]
Xanthide \Xan"thide\, n. [See {Xantho-}.] (Chem.)	   A compound or derivative of xanthogen. [Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthidium \Xan*thid"i*um\, n.; pl. {Xanthidia}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   xanqo`s yellow.] (Bot.)	   A genus of minute unicellular algae of the desmids. These	   algae have a rounded shape and are armed with glochidiate or	   branched aculei. Several species occur in ditches, and others	   are found fossil in flint or hornstone.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthin \Xan"thin\, n. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow.]	   1. same as {xanthine}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Chem.) A yellow insoluble coloring matter extracted from	      yellow flowers; specifically, the coloring matter of	      madder. [Formerly written also {xanthein}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Chem.) One of the gaseous or volatile decomposition	      products of the xanthates, and probably identical with	      carbon disulphide. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster] Xanthine
Xanthine \Xan"thine\, n. Also Xanthin \Xan"thin\ . [Gr. xanqo`s	   yellow.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A type of purine obtainable as a white microcrystalline	   powder, {C5H4O2N4}, present in muscle tissue, in the liver,	   spleen, pancreas, and other organs, and also in urine (in	   small quantities) and some urinary calculi, and in the juices	   of certain plants; -- so called because it leaves a yellow	   residue when evaporated to dryness with nitric acid. It is	   also present in guano. Xanthine is closely related to uric	   acid.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xanthinine \Xan"thi*nine\, n. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow + quinine.]	   (Chem.)	   A complex nitrogenous substance related to urea and uric	   acid, produced as a white powder; -- so called because it	   forms yellow salts, and because its solution forms a blue	   fluorescence like quinine.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthium \Xan"thi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xa`nqion a plant used	   for dyeing the hair yellow, said to be the {Xanthium	   strumarium}, from xanqo`s yellow.] (Bot.)	   A genus of composite plants in which the scales of the	   involucre are united so as to form a kind of bur; cocklebur;	   clotbur.	   [1913 Webster]
Xantho- \Xan"tho-\	   A combining form from Gr. xanqo`s yellow; as in	   xanthocobaltic salts. Used also adjectively in chemistry.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthocarpous \Xan`tho*car"pous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. karpo`s	   fruit.] (Bot.)	   Having yellow fruit.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthochroi \Xan*thoch"ro*i\, n. pl. [NL. See {Xanthochroic}.]	   (Ethnol.)	   A division of the Caucasian races, comprising the	   lighter-colored members.	   [1913 Webster]	         The Xanthochroi, or fair whites, . . . are the	         prevalent inhabitants of Northern Europe, and the type	         may be traced into North Africa, and eastward as far as	         Hindostan.                               --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthochroic \Xan`tho*chro"ic\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. chro`a color.]	   (Ethnol.)	   Having a yellowish or fair complexion; of or pertaining to	   the Xanthochroi.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthochroid \Xan"tho*chroid\, a. [See under {Xanthrochroic},	   {-oid}.] (Ethnol.)	   Having a yellowish or fair complexion. -- n. A person having	   xanthochroid traits.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xanthochroism \Xan*thoch"ro*ism\, n.	   Abnormal coloration of feathers in which yellow replaces the	   normal color, as in certain parrots. It is commonly due to	   lack of the dark pigment which with yellow forms green.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xanthodontous \Xan`tho*don"tous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, tooth.]	   Having yellow teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthogen \Xan"tho*gen\, n. [Xantho- + -gen.] (Chem.)	   (a) The hypothetical radical supposed to be characteristic of	       xanthic acid. [Archaic]	   (b) Persulphocyanogen. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]
Xanthogenate \Xan"tho*gen*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of xanthic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthogenic \Xan`tho*gen"ic\, a. [See {Xantho-}, and {-gen}.]	   (Chem.)	   Producing a yellow color or compound; xanthic. See {Xanthic	   acid}, under {Xanthic}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthoma \Xan*tho"ma\, n. [NL. See {Xantho-}, and {-oma}.]	   (Med.)	   A skin disease marked by the development or irregular	   yellowish patches upon the skin, especially upon the eyelids;	   -- called also {xanthelasma}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthomatous \Xan*thom"a*tous\, a. (Med.)	   Of or pertaining to xanthoma.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xanthomelanous \Xan`tho*mel"a*nous\, a. [Pref. xantho- + Gr. ?,	   ?, black.] (Ethnol.)	   Of or pertaining to the lighter division of the Melanochroi,	   or those races having an olive or yellow complexion and black	   hair.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xanthophane \Xan"tho*phane\, n. [Xantho- + Gr. fai`nein to	   show.] (Physiol.)	   The yellow pigment present in the inner segments of the	   retina in animals. See {Chromophane}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthophyll \Xan"tho*phyll\, n. [Xantho- + Gr. fy`llon leaf.]	   (Bot.)	   A yellow coloring matter found in yellow autumn leaves, and	   also produced artificially from chlorophyll; -- formerly	   called also {phylloxanthin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthopous \Xan"tho*pous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. poy`s, podo`s,	   foot.] (Bot.)	   Having a yellow stipe, or stem.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthoproteic \Xan`tho*pro*te"ic\, a. (Physiol. Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, xanthoprotein; showing the	   characters of xanthoprotein; as, xanthoproteic acid; the	   xanthoproteic reaction for albumin.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthoprotein \Xan`tho*pro"te*in\, n. [Xantho- + protein.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A yellow acid substance formed by the action of hot nitric	   acid on albuminous or proteid matter. It is changed to a deep	   orange-yellow color by the addition of ammonia.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthopuccine \Xan`tho*puc"cine\, n. [Xantho- + puccoon + -ine.]	   (Chem.)	   One of three alkaloids found in the root of the yellow	   puccoon ({Hydrastis Canadensis}). It is a yellow crystalline	   substance, and resembles berberine.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthorhamnin \Xan`tho*rham"nin\, n. [Xantho- + NL. Rhamnus, the	   generic name of the plant bearing Persian berries.] (Chem.)	   A glucoside extracted from Persian berries as a yellow	   crystalline powder, used as a dyestuff.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthorhiza \Xan`tho*rhi"za\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow +	   "ri`za root.] (Bot.)	   A genus of shrubby ranunculaceous plants of North America,	   including only the species {Xanthorhiza apiifolia}, which has	   roots of a deep yellow color; yellowroot. The bark is	   intensely bitter, and is sometimes used as a tonic.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthorhoea \Xan`tho*rhoe"a\, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow +	   "rei^n to flow.] (Bot.)	   A genus of endogenous plants, native to Australia, having a	   thick, sometimes arborescent, stem, and long grasslike	   leaves. See {Grass tree}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthose \Xan"those\, n. (Chem.)	   An orange-yellow substance found in pigment spots of certain	   crabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthosis \Xan*tho"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xanqo`s yellow.]	   (Med.)	   The yellow discoloration often observed in cancerous tumors.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthospermous \Xan`tho*sper"mous\, a. [Xantho- + Gr. spe`rma	   sperm.] (Bot.)	   Having yellow seeds.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthous \Xan"thous\, a. [Gr. xanqo`s yellow.]	   Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those	   races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown	   hair.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthoxylene \Xan*thox"y*lene\, n. [See {Xanthoxylum}.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon of the terpene series extracted from the	   seeds of a Japanese prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum pipertium}) as	   an aromatic oil.	   [1913 Webster]
Xanthoxylum \Xan*thox"y*lum\, n. [NL., from Gr. xanqo`s yellow +	   xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)	   A genus of prickly shrubs or small trees, the bark and rots	   of which are of a deep yellow color; prickly ash.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The commonest species in the Northern United States is	         {Xanthoxylum Americanum}. See {Prickly ash}, under	         {Prickly}.	         [1913 Webster]
Xe \Xe\, n.	   The chemical symbol for the chemical element {xenon}, having	   atomic number 54; it is one of the six noble gases.	   Syn: xenon.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xebec \Xe"bec\ (z[=e]"b[e^]k), n. [Sp. jabegue, formerly spelt	   xabeque, or Pg. xabeco; both from Turk. sumbeki a kind of	   Asiatic ship; cf. Per. sumbuk, Ar. sumb[=u]k a small ship.]	   (Naut.)	   A small three-masted vessel, with projecting bow and stern	   and convex decks, used in the Mediterranean for transporting	   merchandise, etc. It carries large square sails, or lateen	   sails, or both. Xebecs were formerly armed and used by	   corsairs.	   [1913 Webster]
Xeme \Xeme\ (z[=e]m), n. (Zool.)	   An Arctic fork-tailed gull ({Xema Sabinii}).	   [1913 Webster]
Xenarthra \Xen*ar"thra\ prop. n.	   The suborder of mammals including the armadillos, American	   anteaters, and sloths.	   Syn: suborder {Xenarthra}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xenelasia \Xen`e*la"si*a\, n. [NL., from Gr. xenhlasi`a	   expulsion of strangers.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   A Spartan institution which prohibited strangers from	   residing in Sparta without permission, its object probably	   being to preserve the national simplicity of manners.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenicidae \Xe*ni"ci*dae\, pr. n.	   A natural family of birds comprising the New Zealand wrens,	   synonymous with {Acanthisittidae}.	   Syn: family Xenicidae, Acanthisittidae, family	        Acanthisittidae.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xenicus \Xe"ni*cus\, pr. n.	   The type genus for the bird family {Xenicidae}.	   Syn: genus {Xenicus}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xenium \Xe"ni*um\ (z[=e]"n[i^]*[u^]m), n.; pl. {Xenia}	   (z[=e]"n[i^]*[.a]). [L., from Gr. xe`nion gift to a guest,	   fr. xe`nos guest.] (Class. Antiq.)	   A present given to a guest or stranger, or to a foreign	   ambassador.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenodochium \Xen`o*do*chi"um\ (z[e^]n`[-o]*d[-o]*k[imac]"[u^]m),	   n. [LL., fr. L. xenodochium a building for the reception of	   strangers, Gr. xenodochei^on .]	   (a) (Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers.	   (b) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the	       reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims,	       and for the relief of paupers. [Called also	       {Xenodocheion}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Xenodochy \Xe*nod"o*chy\, n. [Gr. xenodochi`a.]	   Reception of strangers; hospitality. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Xenon \Xen"on\ (z[e^]n"[o^]n; z[=e]"n[o^]n), n. [Gr. xe`non,	   neut. of xe`nos strange.] (Chem.)	   A very heavy, inert gaseous element of the noble gas group,	   occurring in the atmosphere in the proportion of one volume	   is about 20 millions. It was discovered by Ramsay and Travers	   in 1898. It can be condensed to a liquid boiling at -107[deg]	   C., and to a solid which melts at -111.9[deg] C. Symbol Xe	   (formerly also X); atomic number 54; atomic weight 131.3.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Xenogamy \Xe*nog"a*my\, n. [Gr. xe`nos strange, foreign + ga`mos	   marriage.] (Bot.)	   Cross fertilization.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenogenesis \Xen`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. xe`nos a stranger + E.	   genesis.] (Biol.)	   (a) Same as {Heterogenesis}.	   (b) The fancied production of an organism of one kind by an	       organism of another. --Huxley.	       [1913 Webster]
Xenogenetic \Xen`o*ge*net"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to xenogenesis; as, the xenogenetic origin	   of microzymes. --Huxley.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenomania \Xen`o*ma"ni*a\, n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + E. mania.]	   A mania for, or an inordinate attachment to, foreign customs,	   institutions, manners, fashions, etc. [R.] --Saintsbury.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenomi \Xen"o*mi\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xe`nos strange.]	   (Zool.)	   A suborder of soft-rayed fresh-water fishes of which the	   blackfish of Alaska ({Dallia pectoralis}) is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenopterygii \Xe*nop`te*ryg"i*i\, prop. n. pl. [NL., from Gr.	   xe`nos strange + ?, dim. of ? a wing.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of fishes including {Gobiesox} and allied genera.	   These fishes have soft-rayed fins, and a ventral sucker	   supported in front by the pectoral fins. They are destitute	   of scales.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenotime \Xen"o*time\, n. [Gr. xeno`timos honoring guests or	   strangers; xe`nos guest, stranger + timh` honor: cf. G.	   xenotim.] (Min.)	   A native phosphate of yttrium occurring in yellowish-brown	   tetragonal crystals.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenurine \Xe*nu"rine\, n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + o'yra` tail.]	   (Zool.)	   A cabassou.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenyl \Xen"yl\, n. [Gr. xe`nos strange + -yl.] (Chem.)	   The radical characteristic of xenylic compounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Xenylic \Xe*nyl"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, designating, certain amido	   compounds obtained by reducing certain nitro derivatives of	   diphenyl.	   [1913 Webster]
Xeraphim \Xer"a*phim\, n. [Pg. xarafin, xerafin, fr. Ar.	   ashraf[imac] noble, the name of a gold coin.]	   An old money of account in Bombay, equal to three fifths of a	   rupee.	   [1913 Webster]
Xeres \Xer"es\, n.	   Sherry. See {Sherry}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xerif \Xer"if\ (z[e^]r"[i^]f), n.	   A shereef.	   [1913 Webster]
Xeriff \Xer"iff\ (z[e^]r"[i^]f), n. [See {Shereef}.]	   A gold coin formerly current in Egypt and Turkey, of the	   value of about 9s. 6d., or about $2.30 (ca. 1900); -- also,	   in Morocco, a ducat.	   [1913 Webster]
Xeroderma \Xe`ro*der"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xhro`s dry + de`rma	   skin.] (Med.)	   (a) Ichthyosis.	   (b) A skin disease characterized by the presence of numerous	       small pigmented spots resembling freckles, with which are	       subsequently mingled spots of atrophied skin.	       [1913 Webster]
Xeronate \Xe"ro*nate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of xeronic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Xeronic \Xe*ron"ic\, a. [Gr. xhro`s dry + citraconic.] (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, an acid, {C8H12O4}, related to	   fumaric acid, and obtained from citraconic acid as an oily	   substance having a bittersweet taste; -- so called from its	   tendency to form its anhydride.	   [1913 Webster]
Xerophagy \Xe*roph"a*gy\, n. [L. xerophagia, Gr. ?; xhro`s dry +	   ? to eat.]	   Among the primitive Christians, the living on a diet of dry	   food in Lent and on other fasts.	   [1913 Webster]
Xerophilous \Xe*roph"i*lous\, a. [Gr. xhro`s dry + ? to love.]	   (Bot.)	   Drought-loving; able withstand the absence or lack of	   moisture.	   [1913 Webster]	         Plants which are peculiarly adapted to dry climates are	         termed by De Candolle xerophilous.       --Goodale.	   [1913 Webster]
Xerophthalmia \Xe`roph*thal"mi*a\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; xhro`s dry	   + ? the eye. See {Ophthalmia}.] (Med.)	   An abnormal dryness of the eyeball produced usually by	   long-continued inflammation and subsequent atrophy of the	   conjunctiva.	   [1913 Webster]
Xerophthalmy \Xe`roph*thal"my\, n. (Med.)	   Xerophthalmia.	   [1913 Webster]
Xerophyllum \Xe*ro"phyl*lum\, pr. n.	   A small genus of North American herbs having grasslike basal	   leaves: squaw grass; sometimes placed in family	   {Melanthiaceae}.	   Syn: genus {Xerophyllum}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xerophyte \xe"ro*phyte\, n.	   A plant adapted for life with a limited supply of water;	   compare {hydrophyte} and {mesophyte}.	   Syn: desert plant, xerophytic plant, xerophile, xerophilous	        plant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xerophytic \xe`ro*phy"tic\, adj.	   1. (Botany) [Gr. xhro`s dry + fyto`n a plant.] Adapted to a	      xeric (or dry) environment; as, cacti are xerophytic	      plants; xerophytic adaptations.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Xerox \Xe"rox\, n. [From a brand name of the Xerox corporation.]	   A copying machine which copies graphic matter by the action	   of light on an electrically charged photoconductive	   insulating surface in which the latent image is developed	   with a resinous powder.	   Syn: xerox, xerographic copier, xerox machine.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. A copy made by the xerox process.	   Syn: xerox copy.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xerox \xe"rox\, v. t.	   To copy a printed document on a xerographic device.	   [WordNet 1.5]
xi \xi\, adj.	   The Roman number symbolizing the value eleven. Used after a	   noun it may symbolize the ordinal number; as, Superbowl XI.	   Syn: eleven, 11.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xian \Xi"an\, pr. n.	   The capital of the ancient Chinese empire.	   Syn: Sian, Singan, Changan.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xii \xii\, adj.	   The Roman number symbolizing the value twelve; denoting a	   quantity consisting of 12 items or units. Used after a noun	   it may symbolize the ordinal number; as, Superbowl XII.	   Syn: twelve, 12, dozen.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xiii \xiii\, adj.	   1. the Roman number symbolizing the value thirteen. Used	      after a noun it may symbolize the ordinal number; as,	      Superbowl XIII.	   Syn: thirteen, 13.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xiphias \Xiph"i*as\, prop. n. [L., a swordfish, a sword-shaped	   comet, fr. Gr. xifi`as, fr. xi`fos a sword.]	   1. (Zool.) A genus of fishes comprising the common swordfish.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Anat.)	      (a) The constellation Dorado.	      (b) A comet shaped like a sword	          [1913 Webster]
Xiphidium \Xi*phid"i*um\, prop. n. [NL., from Gr. ?, dim. of	   xi`fos sword.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the order {Haemodraceae}, having	   two-ranked, sword-shaped leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphioid \Xiph"i*oid\, a. [Xiphius + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a cetacean of the genus	   {Xiphius} or family {Xiphiidae}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphiplastron \Xiph"i*plas"tron\, n.; pl. {Xiphiplastra}. [NL.,	   fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword + plastron.] (Anat.)	   The posterior, or fourth, lateral plate in the plastron of	   turtles; -- called also {xiphisternum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphisternum \Xiph"i*ster"num\, n.; pl. {Xiphisterna}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. xi`fos a sword + sternum.] (Anat.)	   (a) The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; --	       sometimes called {metasternum}, {ensiform cartilage},	       {ensiform process}, or {xiphoid process}.	   (b) The xiphiplastron. -- {Xiph"i*ster"nal}a.	       [1913 Webster]
Xiphius \Xiph"i*us\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xi`fos a sword.] (Zool.)	   A genus of cetaceans having a long, pointed, bony beak,	   usually two tusklike teeth in the lower jaw, but no teeth in	   the upper jaw.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphodon \Xiph"o*don\, n. [Gr. xi`fos a sword + 'odoy`s,	   'odo`ntos, a tooth.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of artiodactylous mammals found in the	   European Tertiary formations. It had slender legs,	   didactylous feet, and small canine teeth.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphoid \Xiph"oid\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. xifoeidh`s sword-shaped;	   xi`fos a sword + ei`^dos form, shape: cf. F. xiphoide.]	   (Anat.)	   (a) Like a sword; ensiform.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the xiphoid process; xiphoidian.	       [1913 Webster]
Xiphoidian \Xiph*oid"i*an\, a. (Anat.)	   Xiphoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphophyllous \Xi*phoph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. xi`fos sword + fy`llon	   leaf.] (Bot.)	   Having sword-shaped leaves.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphosura \Xiph`o*su"ra\, n. pl.	   See {Xiphura}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xiphura \Xi*phu"ra\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. xi`fos sword + o'yra`	   tail.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Limuloidea}. Called also {Xiphosura}.	   [1913 Webster]
xl \xl\, adj.	   1. the Roman number symbolizing the value forty.	   Syn: forty, 40, twoscore.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xmas \X"mas\, n.	   Christmas; -- an abbreviation for the Christian holiday	   celebrating the birth of Christ; a quarter day in England,	   Wales, and Ireland.	   Syn: Christmas, Christmas Day, Dec 25.	        [WordNet 1.5]
XP \XP\ [Belongs here in appearance only.]	   The first two letters of the Greek word XRISTOS, Christ; --	   an abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener,	   in a monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or	   emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by	   Constantine the Great, whence it is known as the	   {Constantinian symbol}, or	   {monogram}. See {Labarum}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
x-rated \x"-rat`ed\ ([e^]ks"r[=a]t`[e^]d), a. [from a system of	   ratings for movies based on objectionableness of the content	   or suitability for children.]	   having a rating of X; not suitable for children; broadly,	   obscene or sexually explicit.	   [PJC] X ray
X ray \X ray\, X-ray \X-ray\([e^]ks"r[=a]`), n. [so called by	   its discoverer because of its enigmatical character, x being	   an algebraic symbol for an unknown quantity.] (Physics)	   Originally, any of the rays produced when cathode rays strike	   upon surface of a solid (as a copper target or the wall of	   the vacuum tube); now defined as electromagnetic radiation	   with a wavelength of 0.1 to 10 nanometers. X-rays are noted	   for their penetration of many opaque substances, as wood and	   flesh, their action on photographic plates, and their	   fluorescent effects. They were called {X rays} by their	   discoverer, W. K. R["o]ntgen, but were also referred to for	   some time as {Roentgen rays}. The term X-ray has become the	   most common designation. They also ionize gases, but cannot	   be reflected, or polarized, or deflected by a magnetic field.	   They are used in examining objects opaque to visible light,	   as for imaging bones or other structures inside the human	   body, and for detecting flaws in metal objects, such as in	   welds.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] X ray	X ray \X ray\, X-ray \X-ray\([e^]ks"r[=a]`), v. t.	   To examine by means of X-rays; to irradiate with X-rays.	   [PJC]
X-ray astronomy \X"-ray` astronomy\	   The branch of astronomy dealing with the study of	   astronomical objects which emit X-rays, and the methods used	   to detect such objects.	   [PJC]	X-ray tube \X"-ray` tube\ (Physics)	   A vacuum tube suitable for producing Roentgen rays.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
XT \XT\, n. (Electronics)	   An abbreviation for {crosstalk}, the presence of an unwanted	   signal via an accidental coupling. [abbrev.]	   Syn: crosstalk.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xv \xv\, adj.	   The Roman number symbolizing the value fifteen.	   Syn: fifteen, 15.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xvi \xvi\, adj.	   The Roman number symbolizing the value sixteen.	   Syn: sixteen, 16.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xvii \xvii\, adj.	   The Roman number symbolizing the value seventeen.	   Syn: seventeen, 17.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xviii \xviii\, adj.	   The Roman number symbolizing the value eighteen.	   Syn: eighteen, 18.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xx \xx\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty}; denoting a quantity	   consisting of 20 items or units.	   Syn: twenty, 20, score.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxi \xxi\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-one}.	   Syn: twenty-one, 21.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxii \xxii\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-two}.	   Syn: twenty-two, 22.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxiii \xxiii\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-three}.	   Syn: twenty-three, 23.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxiv \xxiv\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-four}.	   Syn: twenty-four, 24.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxix \xxix\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-nine}.	   Syn: twenty-nine, 29.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxv \xxv\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-five}.	   Syn: twenty-five, 25.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxvi \xxvi\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-six}.	   Syn: twenty-six, 26.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxvii \xxvii\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-seven}.	   Syn: twenty-seven, 27.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxviii \xxviii\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {twenty-eight}.	   Syn: twenty-eight, 28.	        [WordNet 1.5]
xxx \xxx\, adj.	   The Roman number representing {thirty}; -- in the	   postposition, designating the thirtieth in a series.	   Syn: thirty, 30.	        [WordNet 1.5]	xxx \xxx\, adj. [by reduplication of the "X" used in some	   movie-rating systems.]	   Very obscene or pornographic.	   Syn: X-rated, obscene, pornographic.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xylamide \Xy*lam"ide\, n. [Xylic + amide.] (Chem.)	   An acid amide derivative of xylic acid, obtained as a white	   crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylan \Xy"lan\, n. (Chem.)	   A gummy substance of the pentosan class, present in woody	   tissue, and yielding xylose on hydrolysis; wood gum.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xylanthrax \Xy*lan"thrax\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood + 'a`nqrax coal.]	   Wood coal, or charcoal; -- so called in distinction from	   mineral coal.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylaria \Xy*la"ria\, pr. n.	   The type genus of the natural family {Xylariaceae}; fungi	   with perithecia in the upper part of erect black woody	   stromata.	   Syn: genus {Xylaria}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xyla'riaceae \Xy*la'ri*a"ce*ae\ pr. n.	   A natural family of fungi characterized by dark brown to back	   spores.	   Syn: family {Xylariaceae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Xylate \Xy"late\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of xylic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylem \Xy"lem\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Bot.)	   That portion of a fibrovascular bundle which has developed,	   or will develop, into wood cells; -- distinguished from	   {phloem}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylene \Xy"lene\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Chem.)	   Any of a group of three metameric hydrocarbons of the	   aromatic series, found in coal and wood tar, and so named	   because found in crude wood spirit. They are colorless, oily,	   inflammable liquids, {C6H4.(CH3)2}, being dimethyl benzenes,	   and are called respectively {orthoxylene}, {metaxylene}, and	   {paraxylene}. Called also {xylol}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Each of these xylenes is the nucleus and prototype of a	         distinct series of compounds.	         [1913 Webster]
Xylenol \Xy"le*nol\, n. [Xylene + -ol.] (Chem.)	   Any one of six metameric phenol derivatives of xylene,	   obtained as crystalline substances, {(CH3)2.C6H3.OH}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xyletic \Xy*let"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, a complex acid related to	   mesitylenic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance	   by the action of sodium and carbon dioxide on crude xylenol.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylic \Xy"lic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, xylene;	   specifically, designating any one of several metameric acids	   produced by the partial oxidation of mesitylene and	   pseudo-cumene.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylidic \Xy*lid"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or designating, either one of two distinct	   acids which are derived from xylic acid and related	   compounds, and are metameric with uvitic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylidine \Xy"li*dine\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of six metameric hydrocarbons, {(CH3)2.C6H3.NH2},	   resembling aniline, and related to xylene. They are liquids,	   or easily fusible crystalline substances, of which three are	   derived from metaxylene, two from orthoxylene, and one from	   paraxylene. They are called the amido xylenes.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The xylidine of commerce, used in making certain dyes,	         consists chiefly of the derivatives of paraxylene and	         metaxylene.	         [1913 Webster]
Xylindein \Xy*lin"de*in\, n. (Chem.)	   A green or blue pigment produced by Peziza in certain kinds	   of decayed wood, as the beech, oak, birch, etc., and	   extracted as an amorphous powder resembling indigo.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylite \Xy"lite\, n. [Gr. xy`lon wood.] (Chem.)	   A liquid hydrocarbon found in crude wood spirits.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylitone \Xy"li*tone\, n. (Chem.)	   A yellow oil having a geraniumlike odor, produced as a side	   product in making phorone; -- called also {xylite oil}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylo- \Xy"lo-\	   A combining form from Gr. xy`lon wood; as in xylogen,	   xylograph.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylobalsamum \Xy`lo*bal"sa*mum\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood +	   ba`lsamon the balsam tree, balsam; cf. L. xylobalsamum balsam	   wood, Gr. xyloba`lsamon.] (Med.)	   The dried twigs of a Syrian tree ({Balsamodendron	   Gileadense}). --U. S. Disp.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylocarpous \Xy`lo*car"pous\, a. [Xylo- + Gr. karpo`s fruit.]	   (Bot.)	   Bearing fruit which becomes hard or woody.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylocopa \Xy*loc"o*pa\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? cutting wood; xy`lon	   wood + ? to cut.] (Zool.)	   A genus of hymenopterous insects including the carpenter. See	   {Carpenter bee}, under {Carpenter}. -- {Xy*loc"o*pine}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylogen \Xy"lo*gen\, n. [Xylo- + -gen.]	   (a) (Bot.) Nascent wood; wood cells in a forming state.	   (b) Lignin.	       [1913 Webster]
Xylograph \Xy"lo*graph\, n. [Xylo- + -graph.]	   An engraving on wood, or the impression from such an	   engraving; a print by xylography.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylographer \Xy*log"ra*pher\, n.	   One who practices xylography.	   [1913 Webster] Xylographic
Xylographic \Xy`lo*graph"ic\, Xylographical \Xy`lo*graph"ic*al\,	   a. [Cf. F. xylographique.]	   Of or pertaining to xylography, or wood engraving.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylography \Xy*log"ra*phy\, n. [Xylo- + -graphy: cf. F.	   xylographie.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The art of engraving on wood.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The art of making prints from the natural grain of wood.	      --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A method pf printing in colors upon wood for purposes of	      house decoration. --Ure.	      [1913 Webster]
Xyloid \Xy"loid\, a. [Xylo- + -oid.]	   Resembling wood; having the nature of wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Xyloidin \Xy*loid"in\, n. [Xylo- + -oid.] (Chem.)	   A substance resembling pyroxylin, obtained by the action of	   nitric acid on starch; -- called also {nitramidin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylol \Xy"lol\, n. [Xylo- + L. oleum oil.] (Chem.)	   Same as {Xylene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylology \Xy*lol"o*gy\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -logy.]	   The branch of dendrology treating of the gross and minute	   structure of wood.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xylonite \Xy"lon*ite\, n.	   See {Zylonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylophaga \Xy*loph"a*ga\, prop. n. [NL. See {Xylophagous}.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of marine bivalves which bore holes in wood. They are	   allied to Pholas.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylophagan \Xy*loph"a*gan\, n. [See {Xylophagous}.] (Zool.)	   (a) One of a tribe of beetles whose larvae bore or live in	       wood.	   (b) Any species of {Xylophaga}.	   (c) Any one of the {Xylophagides}.	       [1913 Webster]
Xylophagides \Xy`lo*phag"i*des\, prop. n. pl. [See	   {Xylophagous}.] (Zool.)	   A tribe or family of dipterous flies whose larvae live in	   decayed wood. Some of the tropical species are very large.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylophagous \Xy*loph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. xylofa`gos eating wood;	   xy`lon wood + fagei^n to eat.] (Zool.)	   (a) Eating, boring in, or destroying, wood; -- said	       especially of certain insect larvae, crustaceans, and	       mollusks.	   (b) Of or pertaining to the genus {Xylophaga}.	       [1913 Webster]
Xylophilan \Xy*loph"i*lan\, n. [See {Xylophilous}.] (Zool.)	   One of a tribe of beetles ({Xylophili}) whose larvae live on	   decayed wood.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylophilous \Xy*loph"i*lous\, a. [Xylo- + Gr. filei^n to love.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the xylophilans.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylophone \Xy"lo*phone\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. fwnh` sound.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Mus.) Originally, an instrument common among the	      Russians, Poles, and Tartars, consisting of a series of	      strips of wood or glass graduated in length to the musical	      scale, resting on belts of straw, and struck with two	      small hammers; now any similar musical instrument composed	      of a series of bars of graduated length. Called in Germany	      {strohfiedel}, or {straw fiddle}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. An instrument to determine the vibrative properties of	      different kinds of wood. --Knight.	      [1913 Webster]
Xyloplastic \Xy`lo*plas"tic\, a. [Xylo- + -plastic.] (Technol.)	   Formed of wood pulp by molds; relating to casts made of wood	   pulp in molds.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylopyrography \Xy`lo*py*rog"ra*phy\ n. [Xylo- + Gr. ?, ?, fire	   + -graphy.]	   The art or practice of burning pictures on wood with a hot	   iron; -- called also {wood burning} and {poker painting}. See	   {Poker picture}, under {Poker}.	   [1913 Webster + PJC]	   [1913 Webster]
Xyloquinone \Xy`lo*qui"none\, n. [Xylene + quinone.] (Chem.)	   Any one of a group of quinone compounds obtained respectively	   by the oxidation of certain xylidine compounds. In general	   they are yellow crystalline substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylorcin \Xy*lor"cin\, n. [Xylene + orcin.] (Chem.)	   A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline	   substance which on exposure in the air becomes red; -- called	   also {betaorcin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylose \Xy"lose\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -ose.] (Chem.)	   An unfermentable sugar of the pentose class, {C5H10O5},	   formed by the hydrolysis of xylan; wood sugar.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xylostein \Xy*los"te*in\, n. [Xylo- + Gr. 'oste`on bone.]	   (Chem.)	   A glucoside found in the poisonous berries of a species of	   honeysuckle ({Lonicera xylosteum}), and extracted as a	   bitter, white, crystalline substance.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylotile \Xy"lo*tile\, n.	   Same as {Parkesine}.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylotomist \Xy*lot"o*mist\, n.	   One versed or engaged in xylotomy.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xylotomous \Xy*lot"o*mous\, a. [Pref. xylo- + root of Gr.	   te`mnein to cut.] (Zool.)	   Capable of boring or cutting wood; -- said of many insects.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xylotomy \Xy*lot"o*my\, n. [Pref. xylo- + -tomy.]	   Art of preparing sections (transverse, tangential, or radial)	   of wood, esp. by means of a microtome, for microscopic	   examination.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Xylotrya \Xy*lo"try*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xy`lon wood + ? to rub,	   wear out.] (Zool.)	   A genus of marine bivalves closely allied to Teredo, and	   equally destructive to timber. One species ({Xylotrya	   fimbriata}) is very common on the Atlantic coast of the	   United States.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylyl \Xy"lyl\, n. [Xylo- + -yl.] (Chem.)	   Any one of three metameric radicals which are characteristic	   respectively of the three xylenes.	   [1913 Webster]
Xylylene \Xy"lyl*ene\, n. (Chem.)	   Any one of three metameric radicals, {CH2.C6H4.CH2}, derived	   respectively from the three xylenes. Often used adjectively;	   as, xylylene alcohol.	   [1913 Webster]
Xyridaceous \Xyr`i*da"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to a natural order ({Xyrideae}) of	   endogenous plants, of which {Xyris} is the type.	   [1913 Webster]
Xyris \Xy"ris\, n. [L., a kind of Iris, Gr. ?, fr. ? a razor.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of endogenous herbs with grassy leaves and small	   yellow flowers in short, scaly-bracted spikes; yellow-eyed	   grass. There are about seventeen species in the Atlantic	   United States.	   [1913 Webster] Xyst
Xyst \Xyst\, Xystus \Xys"tus\, n. [L. xystus, Gr. ?, from ? to	   scrape, polish; -- so called from its smooth and polished	   floor.] (Anc. Arch.)	   A long and open portico, for athletic exercises, as	   wrestling, running, etc., for use in winter or in stormy	   weather.	   [1913 Webster]
Xystarch \Xyst"arch\, n. [L. xystarches, Gr. ?, ? a xyst + ? to	   rule.] (Gr. Antiq.)	   An officer having the superintendence of the xyst. --Dr. W.	   Smith.	   [1913 Webster]
Xyster \Xys"ter\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. xysth`r a scraper.] (Surg.)	   An instrument for scraping bones.	   [1913 Webster]
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Y \Y\ (w[imac]).	   Y, the twenty-fifth letter of the English alphabet, at the	   beginning of a word or syllable, except when a prefix (see	   Y-), is usually a fricative vocal consonant; as a prefix, and	   usually in the middle or at the end of a syllable, it is a	   vowel. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 145, 178-9,	   272.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It derives its form from the Latin Y, which is from the	         Greek [Upsilon], originally the same letter as V.	         Etymologically, it is most nearly related to u, i, o,	         and j. g; as in full, fill, AS. fyllan; E. crypt,	         grotto; young, juvenile; day, AS. d[ae]g. See {U}, {I},	         and {J}, {G}.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: Y has been called the Pythagorean letter, because the	         Greek letter [Upsilon] was taken to represent the	         sacred triad, formed by the duad proceeding from the	         monad; and also because it represents the dividing of	         the paths of vice and virtue in the development of	         human life.	         [1913 Webster]	Y \Y\ (w[imac]), n.; pl. {Y's} (w[imac]z) or {Ys}.	   Something shaped like the letter Y; a forked piece resembling	   in form the letter Y. Specifically:	   (a) One of the forked holders for supporting the telescope of	       a leveling instrument, or the axis of a theodolite; a	       wye.	   (b) A forked or bifurcated pipe fitting.	   (c) (Railroads) A portion of track consisting of two	       diverging tracks connected by a cross track.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Y level} (Surv.), an instrument for measuring differences of	      level by means of a telescope resting in Y's.	   {Y moth} (Zool.), a handsome European noctuid moth {Plusia	      gamma}) which has a bright, silvery mark, shaped like the	      letter Y, on each of the fore wings. Its larva, which is	      green with five dorsal white species, feeds on the	      cabbage, turnip, bean, etc. Called also {gamma moth}, and	      {silver Y}.	      [1913 Webster]	Y \Y\ ([imac]), pron.	   I. [Obs.] --King Horn. --Wyclif.	   [1913 Webster] Y
Y- \Y-\, or I- \I-\ . [OE. y-, i-, AS. ge-, akin to D. & G. ge-,	   OHG. gi-, ga-, Goth. ga-, and perhaps to Latin con-;	   originally meaning, together. Cf. {Com-}, {Aware}, {Enough},	   {Handiwork}, {Ywis}.]	   A prefix of obscure meaning, originally used with verbs,	   adverbs, adjectives, nouns, and pronouns. In the Middle	   English period, it was little employed except with verbs,	   being chiefly used with past participles, though occasionally	   with the infinitive. Ycleped, or yclept, is perhaps the only	   word not entirely obsolete which shows this use.	   [1913 Webster]	         That no wight mighte it see neither yheere. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Neither to ben yburied nor ybrent.       --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Some examples of Chaucer's use of this prefix are; ibe,	         ibeen, icaught, ycome, ydo, idoon, ygo, iproved,	         ywrought. It inough, enough, it is combined with an	         adjective. Other examples are in the Vocabulary.	         [1913 Webster] Spenser and later writers frequently	         employed this prefix when affecting an archaic style,	         and sometimes used it incorrectly.	         [1913 Webster]
Ya \Ya\ (y[aum]), adv.	   Yea. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yacare \Yac"a*re`\ (y[a^]k"[.a]*r[=a]`), n. [See Jacare.]	   (Zool.)	   A South American crocodilian ({Jacare sclerops}) resembling	   the alligator in size and habits. The eye orbits are	   connected together, and surrounded by prominent bony ridges.	   Called also {spectacled alligator}, and {spectacled cayman}.	   [Written also {jacare}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The name is also applied to allied species.	         [1913 Webster]
Yacca \Yac"ca\ (y[a^]k"k[.a]), n. (Bot.)	   A West Indian name for two large timber trees ({Podocarpus	   coriaceus}, and {Podocarpus Purdicanus}) of the Yew family.	   The wood, which is much used, is pale brownish with darker	   streaks.	   [1913 Webster]
Yacht \Yacht\ (y[o^]t), n. [D. jagt, jacht; perhaps properly, a	   chase, hunting, from. jagen to chase, hunt, akin to G. jagen,	   OHG. jag[=o]n, of uncertain origin; or perhaps akin to OHG.	   g[=a]hi quick, sudden (cf. {Gay}).] (Naut.)	   A light and elegantly furnished vessel, used either for	   private parties of pleasure, or as a vessel of state to	   convey distinguished persons from one place to another; a	   seagoing vessel used only for pleasure trips, racing, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yacht measurement}. See the Note under {Tonnage}, 4.	      [1913 Webster]	Yacht \Yacht\, v. i.	   To manage a yacht; to voyage in a yacht.	   [1913 Webster]
Yachter \Yacht"er\ (-[~e]r), n.	   One engaged in sailing a yacht.	   [1913 Webster]
Yachting \Yacht"ing\, n.	   Sailing for pleasure in a yacht.	   [1913 Webster]
Yachtman \Yacht"man\ (y[o^]t"man), n.	   See {Yachtsman}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yachtsman \Yachts"man\ (y[o^]ts"man), n.; pl. {Yachtsmen}	   (y[o^]ts"men).	   One who owns or sails a yacht; a yachter.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaf \Yaf\ (y[aum]f), obs. imp. of {Give}. [AS. geaf, imp. of	   giefan to give. See {Give}]	   Gave. See {Give}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaffingale \Yaf"fin*gale\, n. [See {Yaffle}, and cf.	   {Nightingale}.] (Zool.)	   The yaffle. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yaffle \Yaf"fle\ (y[a^]f"f'l), n. [Probably imitative of its	   call or cry.] (Zool.)	   The European green woodpecker ({Picus viridis} syn. {Genius	   viridis}). It is noted for its loud laughlike note. Called	   also {eccle}, {hewhole}, {highhoe}, {laughing bird},	   {popinjay}, {rain bird}, {yaffil}, {yaffler}, {yaffingale},	   {yappingale}, {yackel}, and {woodhack}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yager \Ya"ger\ (?; 277), n. [G. j[aum]ger a hunter, from jagen	   to chase, hunt.] (Mil.)	   In the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry	   armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French	   army. [Written also {jager}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yaguarundi \Ya`gua*run"di\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Jaguarondi}. [Written also {yaguarondi}, and	   {yagouarondi}.]	   [1913 Webster]
yahoo \ya"hoo\ (y[aum]"h[=oo]), n.	   1. One of a race of filthy brutes resembling men but subject	      to the Houyhnhnms in Swift's "Gulliver's Travels." See in	      the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. + WordNet 1.5 + CM]	   2. Hence, any brutish or vicious character.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A raw countryman; a lout; a greenhorn. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   4. Someone who is not very intelligent or not interested in	      culture.	   Syn: yokel, rube, hick, hayseed, bumpkin, chawbacon.	        [WordNet 1.5] Yahweh	        Jahve	        Jahveh
Yahweh \Yah"weh\ (y[aum]"w[e^]), Yahwe \Yah"we\, prop. n. Also
Jahveh \Jah"veh\ (y[aum]"w[e^]), Jahve \Jah"ve\, Yahve \Yahve\,
Yahveh \Yahveh\, etc.	   A modern transliteration of the Hebrew word translated	   {Jehovah} in the Bible; -- used by some critics to	   discriminate the tribal god of the ancient Hebrews from the	   Christian Jehovah. Yahweh or {Yahwe} is the spelling now	   generally adopted by scholars.	   Syn: Yahwe, Yahveh, Wahvey, Jahve, Jahveh, Jahvey, Jahweh,	        Jehovah.	        [Webster 1913 Suppl. +WordNet 1.5 +CM] Jahvism
Yahwism \Yah"wism\, n. Also Jahvism \Jah"vism\	   1. The religion or worship of Yahweh (Jehovah), or the system	      of doctrines, etc., connected with it.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. Use of Yahweh as a name of God.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Jehovist	      Jahwist	      Jahvist
Yahwist \Yah"wist\, n. Also Jahvist \Jah"vist\, Jahwist
\Jah"wist\, older Jehovist \Je*ho"vist\	   The author of the passages of the Old Testament, esp. those	   of the Hexateuch, in which God is styled Yahweh, or Jehovah;	   the author of the Yahwistic, or Jehovistic, Prophetic	   Document (J); also, the document itself.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yajur-Veda \Yaj"ur-Ve"da\ (y[.a]j"[^u]r-v[=a]`d[.a] or	   y[.a]j"[^u]r-v[=e]`d[.a]), n. [Skr. yajur-v[=e]da.]	   See {Veda}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yak \Yak\ (y[a^]k), n. [Tibetan gyag.] (Zool.)	   A bovine mammal ({Poephagus grunnies}) native of the high	   plains of Central Asia. Its neck, the outer side of its legs,	   and its flanks, are covered with long, flowing, fine hair.	   Its tail is long and bushy, often white, and is valued as an	   ornament and for other purposes in India and China. There are	   several domesticated varieties, some of which lack the mane	   and the long hair on the flanks. Called also {chauri gua},	   {grunting cow}, {grunting ox}, {sarlac}, {sarlik}, and	   {sarluc}.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yak lace}, a coarse pillow lace made from the silky hair of	      the yak.	      [1913 Webster]
Yakamilk \Yak"a*milk\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Trumpeter}, 3	   (a) .	       [1913 Webster]
Yakare \Yak"a*re`\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Yacare}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yakin \Ya"kin\, n. (Zool.)	   A large Asiatic antelope ({Budorcas taxicolor}) native of the	   higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its	   head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like	   that of the goat. Called also {budorcas}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yakoots \Ya*koots"\, n. pl.; sing. {Yakoot}.	   (Ethnol.) A nomadic Mongolian tribe native of Northern	   Siberia, and supposed to be of Turkish stock. They are mainly	   pastoral in their habits. [Written also {Yakuts}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yaksha \Yak"sha\, n. [Skr.] (Hindoo Myth.)	   A kind of demigod attendant on Kuvera, the god of wealth.	   [1913 Webster]
Yakut \Ya*kut"\, n.	   The Turkish language of the Yakuts, a Mongolian people of	   northeastern Siberia, which is lingua franca over much of	   eastern Siberia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yalah \Ya"lah\, n.	   The oil of the mahwa tree.	   [1913 Webster]
Yalu \Ya"lu\, prop. n.	   A river in eastern Asia, which rises in North Korea and flows	   southwest to Korea Bay (forming part of the border between	   North Korea and China).	   Syn: Yalu River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yam \Yam\ (y[a^]m), n. [Pg. inhame, probably from some native	   name.]	   1. (Bot.) A large, esculent, farinaceous tuber of various	      climbing plants of the genus {Dioscorea}; also, the plants	      themselves. Mostly natives of warm climates. The plants	      have netted-veined, petioled leaves, and pods with three	      broad wings. The commonest species is {Dioscorea sativa},	      but several others are cultivated.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) Any one of several cultural varieties of the sweet	      potato. [U. S.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Chinese yam}, a plant ({Dioscorea Batatas}) with a long and	      slender tuber, hardier than most of the other species.	   {Wild yam}.	      (a) A common plant ({Dioscorea villosa}) of the Eastern	          United States, having a hard and knotty rootstock.	      (b) An orchidaceous plant ({Gastrodia sesamoides}) of	          Australia and Tasmania.	          [1913 Webster]
Yama \Ya"ma\, n. [Skr. yama a twin.] (Hindoo Myth.)	   The king of the infernal regions, corresponding to the Greek	   Pluto, and also the judge of departed souls. In later times	   he is more exclusively considered the dire judge of all, and	   the tormentor of the wicked. He is represented as of a green	   color, with red garments, having a crown on his head, his	   eyes inflamed, and sitting on a buffalo, with a club and	   noose in his hands.	   [1913 Webster]
Yamen \Ya"men\, n. [Chin. ya a civil or military court + men a	   gate.]	   In China, the official headquarters or residence of a	   mandarin, including court rooms, offices, gardens, prisons,	   etc.; the place where the business of any public department	   is transcated.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yamma \Yam"ma\, n. [See {Llama}.] (Zool.)	   The llama.	   [1913 Webster]
Yamp \Yamp\, n. (Bot.)	   An umbelliferous plant ({Carum Gairdneri}); also, its small	   fleshy roots, which are eaten by the Indians from Idaho to	   California.	   [1913 Webster]
Yang \Yang\, n. [Of imitative origin.]	   The cry of the wild goose; a honk.	   [1913 Webster]	Yang \Yang\, v. i.	   To make the cry of the wild goose.	   [1913 Webster]
yang \yang\, n. (Chinese philosophy)	   One of the two fundamental principles. See {yin and yang}.	   [PJC]
Yangtze \Yang"tze\, prop. n.	   1. a major river of Asia, which flows into the East China	      Sea.	   Syn: Yangtze River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yank \Yank\, n. [Cf. Scot. yank a sudden and severe blow.]	   A jerk or twitch. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Yank \Yank\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yanked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Yanking}.]	   To twitch; to jerk. [Colloq. U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]	Yank \Yank\, n.	   An abbreviation of {Yankee}. [Slang]	   [1913 Webster]
Yankee \Yan"kee\, n. [Commonly considered to be a corrupt	   pronunciation of the word English, or of the French word	   Anglais, by the native Indians of America. According to	   Thierry, a corruption of Jankin, a diminutive of John, and a	   nickname given to the English colonists of Connecticut by the	   Dutch settlers of New York. Dr. W. Gordon ("Hist. of the	   Amer. War," ed, 1789, vol. i., pp. 324, 325) says it was a	   favorite cant word in Cambridge, Mass., as early as 1713, and	   that it meant excellent; as, a yankee good horse, yankee good	   cider, etc. Cf. Scot yankie a sharp, clever, and rather bold	   woman, and Prov. E. bow-yankees a kind of leggins worn by	   agricultural laborers.]	   A nickname for a native or citizen of New England, especially	   one descended from old New England stock; by extension, an	   inhabitant of the Northern States as distinguished from a	   Southerner; also, applied sometimes by foreigners to any	   inhabitant of the United States.	   [1913 Webster]	         From meanness first this Portsmouth Yankey rose,	         And still to meanness all his conduct flows.	                                                  --Oppression,	                                                  A poem by an	                                                  American	                                                  (Boston,	                                                  1765).	   [1913 Webster]	Yankee \Yan"kee\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a Yankee; characteristic of the Yankees.	   [1913 Webster]	         The alertness of the Yankee aspect.      --Hawthorne.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yankee clover}. (Bot.) See {Japan clover}, under {Japan}.	      [1913 Webster]
Yankee-Doodle \Yan`kee-Doo"dle\, n.	   1. The name of a tune adopted popularly as one of the	      national airs of the United States.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Humorously, a Yankee.	      [1913 Webster]	            We might have withheld our political noodles	            From knocking their heads against hot	            Yankee-Doodles.                       --Moore.	      [1913 Webster]
Yankeeism \Yan"kee*ism\, n.	   A Yankee idiom, word, custom, or the like. --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaourt \Yaourt\, n. [Turk. yoghurt.]	   A fermented drink, or milk beer, made by the Turks.	   [1913 Webster]
Yap \Yap\, v. i. [Icel. gj[=a]lpa; akin to yelp. Cf. {Yaup}.]	   To bark; to yelp. --L'Estrange.	   [1913 Webster]	Yap \Yap\, n.	   A bark; a yelp.	   [1913 Webster]
Yapock \Ya"pock\ (?; 277), n. [Probably from the river Oyapok,	   between French Guiana and Brazil.] (Zool.)	   A South American aquatic opossum ({Chironectes variegatus})	   found in Guiana and Brazil. Its hind feet are webbed, and its	   fore feet do not have an opposable thumb for climbing. Called	   also {water opossum}. [Written also {yapack}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Yapon \Ya"pon\ (?; 277), n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Yaupon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yarage \Yar"age\ (?; 48), n. [See {Yare}, a.] (Naut.)	   The power of moving, or being managed, at sea; -- said with	   reference to a ship. --Sir T. North.	   [1913 Webster]
Yard \Yard\, n. [OE. yerd, AS. gierd, gyrd, a rod, stick, a	   measure, a yard; akin to OFries. ierde, OS. gerda, D. garde,	   G. gerte, OHG. gartia, gerta, gart, Icel. gaddr a goad,	   sting, Goth. gazds, and probably to L. hasta a spear. Cf.	   {Gad}, n., {Gird}, n., {Gride}, v. i., {Hastate}.]	   1. A rod; a stick; a staff. [Obs.] --P. Plowman.	      [1913 Webster]	            If men smote it with a yerde.         --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A branch; a twig. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            The bitter frosts with the sleet and rain	            Destroyed hath the green in every yerd. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A long piece of timber, as a rafter, etc. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A measure of length, equaling three feet, or thirty-six	      inches, being the standard of English and American	      measure.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. The penis.	      [1913 Webster]	   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 mast. See Illust. of {Ship}.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Zool.) A place where moose or deer herd together in	      winter for pasture, protection, etc.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Golden Yard}, or {Yard and Ell} (Astron.), a popular name of	      the three stars in the belt of Orion.	   {Under yard} [i. e., under the rod], under contract. [Obs.]	      --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	Yard \Yard\, n. [OE. yard, yerd, AS. geard; akin to OFries.	   garda garden, OS. gardo garden, gard yard, D. gaard garden,	   G. garten, OHG. garto garden, gari inclosure, Icel. gar[eth]r	   yard, house, Sw. g[*a]rd, Dan. gaard, Goth. gards a house,	   garda sheepfold, L. hortus garden, Gr. cho`rtos an inclosure.	   Cf. {Court}, {Garden}, {Garth}, {Horticulture}, {Orchard}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. An inclosure; usually, a small inclosed place in front of,	      or around, a house or barn; as, a courtyard; a cowyard; a	      barnyard.	      [1913 Webster]	            A yard . . . inclosed all about with sticks	            In which she had a cock, hight chanticleer.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. An inclosure within which any work or business is carried	      on; as, a dockyard; a shipyard.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Liberty of the yard}, a liberty, granted to persons	      imprisoned for debt, of walking in the yard, or within any	      other limits prescribed by law, on their giving bond not	      to go beyond those limits.	   {Prison yard}, an inclosure about a prison, or attached to	      it.	   {Yard grass} (Bot.), a low-growing grass ({Eleusine Indica})	      having digitate spikes. It is common in dooryards, and	      like places, especially in the Southern United States.	      Called also {crab grass}.	   {Yard of land}. See {Yardland}.	      [1913 Webster]	Yard \Yard\, v. t.	   To confine (cattle) to the yard; to shut up, or keep, in a	   yard; as, to yard cows.	   [1913 Webster]
yardage \yar"dage\, n.	   1. distance measured in yards.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Yardarm \Yard"arm`\, n.	   1. (Naut.) Either half of a square-rigged vessel's yard[6],	      from the center or mast to the end.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ships are said to be yardarm and yardarm when so near	         as to touch, or interlock yards.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. (Naut.) The portion of a yard[6] outboard of the slings,	      often called the {outer quarter}.	      [RDH]	   Note: A yard[6] is considered to have four unequal quarters,	         two quarters extending from the mast to the slings on	         each side, and two smaller outer quarters outboard of	         the slings.	         [RDH]
Yardful \Yard"ful\, n.; pl. {Yardfuls}.	   As much as a yard will contain; enough to fill a yard.	   [1913 Webster]
yardie \yar"die\, n.	   1. A member of an international gang of Jamaican criminals	      who sell drugs and violence. "A much publicized raid on a	      yardie stronghold had first been simulated at Riot City."	      [WordNet 1.5]
Yardland \Yard"land`\ (y[aum]rd"l[a^]nd`), n. (O. Eng. Law)	   A measure of land of uncertain quantity, varying from fifteen	   to forty acres; a virgate. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
yardline \yard"line\, n. (football)	   Any of the lines parallel to the goal lines indicating	   distance from the goal line on a football the field; as, the	   twenty-five yardline.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Yardstick \Yard"stick`\ (y[aum]rd"st[i^]k`), n.	   A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure	   of distance, cloth, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Yardwand \Yard"wand`\ (y[aum]rd"w[o^]nd`), n.	   A yardstick. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]
yare \yare\ (y[^a]r), a. [OE. yare, [yogh]aru, AS. gearu; akin	   to OS. garu, OHG. garo, G. gar, Icel. gerr perfect, g["o]rva	   quite, G. gerben to tan, to curry, OHG. garawen, garwen, to	   make ready. Cf. {Carouse}, {Garb} clothing, {Gear}, n.]	   Ready; dexterous; eager; lively; quick to move. [Obs.] "Be	   yare in thy preparation." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         The lesser [ship] will come and go, leave or take, and	         is yare; whereas the greater is slow.    --Sir W.	                                                  Raleigh.	   [1913 Webster]
Yare \Yare\, adv.	   Soon. [Obs.] --Cursor Mundi.	   [1913 Webster]
Yarely \Yare"ly\, adv.	   In a yare manner. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Yark \Yark\, v. t. & i.	   To yerk. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yarke \Yar"ke\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Saki}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yarn \Yarn\, n. [OE. yarn, [yogh]arn, AS. gearn; akin to D.	   garen, G., OHG., Icel., Sw., & Dan. garn; of uncertain	   origin. Cf. {Cord}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Spun wool; woolen thread; also, thread of other material,	      as of cotton, flax, hemp, or silk; material spun and	      prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing	      sewing thread, or the like.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Rope Making) One of the threads of which the strands of a	      rope are composed.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A story told by a sailor for the amusement of his	      companions; a story or tale; as, to spin a yarn. [Colloq.]	      [1913 Webster]
Yarnen \Yarn"en\, a.	   Made of yarn; consisting of yarn. [Obs.] "A pair of yarnen	   stocks." --Turbervile.	   [1913 Webster]
Yarnut \Yar"nut`\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Yernut}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yarr \Yarr\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]arren.]	   To growl or snarl as a dog. [Obs.] --Ainsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Yarrish \Yar"rish\, a. [Prov. E. yar sour, yare brackish.]	   Having a rough, dry taste. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yarrow \Yar"row\, n. [OE. yarowe, yarwe, [yogh]arowe, AS.	   gearwe; akin to D. gerw, OHG. garwa, garawa, G. garbe,	   schafgarbe, and perhaps to E. yare.] (Bot.)	   An American and European composite plant ({Achillea	   Millefolium}) with very finely dissected leaves and small	   white corymbed flowers. It has a strong, and somewhat	   aromatic, odor and taste, and is sometimes used in making	   beer, or is dried for smoking. Called also {milfoil}, and	   {nosebleed}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yarwhip \Yar"whip`\, n. [So called from its sharp cry uttered	   when taking wing.] (Zool.)	   The European bar-tailed godwit; -- called also {yardkeep},	   and yarwhelp. See {Godwit}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
yashmak \ya"shmak\, n.	   1. the face veil worn by Muslim women.	   Syn: yashmac.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yataghan \Yat"a*ghan\, n. [Turk. y[=a]t[=a]gh[=a]n.]	   A long knife, or short saber, common among Mohammedan	   nations, usually having a double curve, sometimes nearly	   straight. [Written also {ataghan}, {attaghan}.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yate \Yate\, n.	   A gate. See 1st {Gate}. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaud \Yaud\, n.	   See {Yawd}. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yaul \Yaul\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Yawl}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaulp \Yaulp\, v. i.	   To yaup.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaup \Yaup\, v. i. [See {Yap}, and {Yelp}.]	   To cry out like a child; to yelp. [Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]	   [Written also {yawp}.]	   [1913 Webster]	Yaup \Yaup\, n. [Written also yawp.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A cry of distress, rage, or the like, as the cry of a	      sickly bird, or of a child in pain. [Scot. & Colloq. U.	      S.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Yauper \Yaup"er\, n.	   One who, or that which, yaups.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaupon \Yau"pon\, n. (Bot.)	   A shrub ({Ilex Cassine}) of the Holly family, native from	   Virginia to Florida. The smooth elliptical leaves are used as	   a substitute for tea, and were formerly used in preparing the	   {black drink} of the Indians of North Carolina. Called also	   {South-Sea tea}. [Written also {yapon}, {youpon}, and	   {yupon}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yautia \Yau*ti"a\, n. [Native name in the Antilles.]	   In Puerto Rico, any of several araceous plants or their	   starchy edible roots, which are cooked and eaten like yams or	   potatoes, as the taro.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yaw \Yaw\ (y[add]), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawed} (y[add]d); p.	   pr. & vb. n. {Yawing}.] [Cf. {Yew}, v. i.]	   To rise in blisters, breaking in white froth, as cane juice	   in the clarifiers in sugar works.	   [1913 Webster]	Yaw \Yaw\, v. i. & t. [Cf. Prov. G. gagen to rock, gageln to	   totter, shake, Norw. gaga to bend backward, Icel. gagr bent	   back, gaga to throw the neck back.] (Naut.)	   To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate	   from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a	   ship.	   [1913 Webster]	         Just as he would lay the ship's course, all yawing	         being out of the question.               --Lowell.	   [1913 Webster]	Yaw \Yaw\, n. (Naut.)	   A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her	   course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.	   [1913 Webster]
yawd \yawd\ (y[add]d), n. [Cf. Icel. jalda a mare, E. jade a	   nag.]	   A jade; an old horse or mare. [Written also {yaud}.] [Prov.	   Eng. & Scot.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]
yawl \yawl\ (y[add]l), n. [D. jol; akin to LG. & Dan. jolle, Sw.	   julle. Cf. {Jolly-boat}.]	   1. (Naut.) A small ship's boat, usually rowed by four or six	      oars. [Written also {yaul}.]	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A fore-and-aft-rigged vessel with two masts, a mainmast	      carrying a mainsail and jibs, taller than the mizzenmast	      and stepped a little farther forward than in a {sloop},	      and with the mizzenmast, or jiggermast far aft, usually	      placed aft of the water line or aft the rudder post. The	      mizzenmast of a yawl is smaller, and set further aft, than	      that of a {sloop}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +RDH]
Yawl \Yawl\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]aulen, [yogh]oulen, gaulen,	   goulen, Icel. gaula to low, bellow. Cf. {Gowl}.]	   To cry out like a dog or cat; to howl; to yell. --Tennyson.	   [1913 Webster]	         There howling Scyllas yawling round about. --Fairfax.	   [1913 Webster]
Yawl-rigged \Yawl"-rigged"\, a. (Naut.)	   Having two masts with fore-and-aft sails, but differing from	   a schooner in that the after mast is very small, and stepped	   as far aft as possible. See Illustration in Appendix.	   [1913 Webster]
Yawn \Yawn\ (y[add]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yawned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Yawning}.] [OE. yanien, [yogh]anien, ganien, gonien,	   AS. g[=a]nian; akin to ginian to yawn, g[imac]nan to yawn,	   open wide, G. g[aum]hnen to yawn, OHG. gin[=e]n, gein[=o]n,	   Icel. g[imac]na to yawn, gin the mouth, OSlav. zijati to	   yawn, L. hiare to gape, yawn; and perhaps to E. begin, cf.	   Gr. cheia` a hole. [root]47b. Cf. Begin, Gin to begin,	   {Hiatus}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To open the mouth involuntarily through drowsiness,	      dullness, or fatigue; to gape; to oscitate. "The lazy,	      yawning drone." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            And while above he spends his breath,	            The yawning audience nod beneath.     --Trumbull.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To open wide; to gape, as if to allow the entrance or exit	      of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	            't is now the very witching time of night,	            When churchyards yawn.                --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To open the mouth, or to gape, through surprise or	      bewilderment. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To be eager; to desire to swallow anything; to express	      desire by yawning; as, to yawn for fat livings. "One long,	      yawning gaze." --Landor.	      [1913 Webster]	Yawn \Yawn\, n.	   1. An involuntary act, excited by drowsiness, etc.,	      consisting of a deep and long inspiration following	      several successive attempts at inspiration, the mouth,	      fauces, etc., being wide open.	      [1913 Webster]	            One person yawning in company will produce a	            spontaneous yawn in all present.      --N. Chipman.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of opening wide, or of gaping. --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A chasm, mouth, or passageway. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            Now gape the graves, and trough their yawns let	            loose	            Imprisoned spirits.                   --Marston.	      [1913 Webster]
Yawningly \Yawn"ing*ly\, adv.	   In a yawning manner.	   [1913 Webster]
Yawp \Yawp\, v. & n.	   See {Yaup}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaws \Yaws\, n. [African yaw a raspberry.] (Med.)	   A disease, occurring in the Antilles and in Africa,	   characterized by yellowish or reddish tumors, of a contagious	   character, which, in shape and appearance, often resemble	   currants, strawberries, or raspberries. There are several	   varieties of this disease, variously known as {framboesia},	   {pian}, {verrugas}, and {crab-yaws}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yaw-weed \Yaw"-weed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A low, shrubby, rubiaceous plant ({Morinda Royoc}) growing	   along the seacoast of the West Indies. It has small, white,	   odorous flowers.	   [1913 Webster]
Yazoo Fraud \Yaz"oo Fraud\ (U. S. Hist.)	   The grant by the State of Georgia, by Act of Jan. 7, 1795, of	   35,000,000 acres of her western territory, for $500,000, to	   four companies known as the	   {Yazoo Companies} from the region granted; -- commonly so	      called, the act being known as the	   {Yazoo Frauds Act}, because of alleged corruption of the	      legislature, every member but one being a shareholder in	      one or more of the companies. The act granting the land	      was repealed in 1796 by a new legislature, and the	      repealing provision was incorporated in the State	      constitution in 1798. In 1802 the territory was ceded to	      the United States. The claims of the purchasers, whom	      Georgia had refused to compensate, were sustained by the	      United States Supreme Court, which (1810) declared the	      repealing act of 1796 unconstitutional. Congress in 1814	      ordered the lands sold and appropriated $5,000,000 to pay	      the claims.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ybe \Y*be"\, obs. p. p. of {Be}.	   Been. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ycleped \Y*cleped"\, p. p. [AS. geclipod, p. p. of clipian,	   cleopian, cliopian, to call. See {Clepe}, and also the Note	   under {Y-}.]	   Called; named; -- obsolete, except in archaic or humorous	   writings. [Spelt also {yclept}.]	   [1913 Webster]	         It is full fair to ben yclept madame.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         But come, thou goddess fair and free.	         In heaven ycleped Euphrosyne.            --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those charming little missives ycleped valentines.	                                                  --Lamb.	   [1913 Webster]
Y current \Y current\ (Elec.)	   The current through one branch of the star arrangement of a	   three-phase circuit.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Ydo \Y*do"\, obs. p. p. of {Do}.	   Done. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ydrad \Y*drad"\, obs. p. p. of {Dread}.	   Dreaded.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet nothing did he dread, but ever was ydrad.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Ye \Ye\, Ye \Ye\ ([th][=e]),	   an old method of printing the article the (AS. [thorn]e), the	   "y" being used in place of the Anglo-Saxon thorn ([thorn]).	   It is sometimes incorrectly pronounced y[=e]. See {The}, and	   {Thorn}, n., 4.	   [1913 Webster]	Ye \Y"["e]\ ([=e]"e), n.; pl. {Y["e]n} ([=e]"en).	   An eye. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         From his y["e]n ran the water down.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Ye \Ye\ (y[=e]), pron. [OE. ye, [yogh]e, nom. pl., AS. ge,	   g[imac]; cf. OS. ge, g[imac], OFries. g[imac], [imac], D.	   gij, Dan. & Sw. i, Icel. [=e]r, OHG. ir, G. ihr, Goth. jus,	   Lith. jus, Gr. "ymei^s, Skr. yuyam. [root]189.]	   The plural of the pronoun of the second person in the	   nominative case.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye ben to me right welcome heartily.     --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         But ye are washed, but ye are sanctified. --1 Cor. vi.	                                                  11.	   [1913 Webster]	         This would cost you your life in case ye were a man.	                                                  --Udall.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In Old English ye was used only as a nominative, and	         you only as a dative or objective. In the 16th century,	         however, ye and you became confused and were often used	         interchangeably, both as nominatives and objectives,	         and you has now superseded ye except in solemn or	         poetic use. See {You}, and also the first Note under	         {Thou}.	         [1913 Webster]	               Vain pomp and glory of this world, I hate ye.	                                                  --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]	               I come, kind gentlemen, strange news to tell ye.	                                                  --Dryden.	         [1913 Webster]	Ye \Ye\ (y[=a]), adv. [See {Yea}.]	   Yea; yes. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yea \Yea\ (y[=a] or y[=e]; 277), adv. [OE. ye, ya, [yogh]e,	   [yogh]a, AS. ge['a]; akin to OFries. g[=e], i[=e], OS., D.,	   OHG., G., Dan. & Sw. ja, Icel, j[=a], Goth. ja, jai, and	   probably to Gr. "h^ truly, verily. [root]188. Cf. {Yes}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Yes; ay; a word expressing assent, or an affirmative, or	      an affirmative answer to a question, now superseded by	      yes. See {Yes}.	      [1913 Webster]	            Let your communication be yea, yea; nay, nay.	                                                  --Matt. v. 37.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. More than this; not only so, but; -- used to mark the	      addition of a more specific or more emphatic clause. Cf.	      {Nay}, adv., 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. --Phil.	                                                  i. 18.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Yea sometimes introduces a clause, with the sense of	         indeed, verily, truly. "Yea, hath God said, Ye shall	         not eat of every tree of the garden?" --Gen. iii. 1.	         [1913 Webster]	Yea \Yea\, n.	   An affirmative vote; one who votes in the affirmative; as, a	   vote by yeas and nays.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In the Scriptures, yea is used as a sign of certainty	         or stability. "All the promises of God in him are yea,	         and in him Amen." --2 Cor. i. 20.	         [1913 Webster]
Yead \Yead\, v. i.	   Properly, a variant of the defective imperfect yode, but	   sometimes mistaken for a present. See the Note under {Yede}.	   [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Years yead away and faces fair deflower. --Drant.	   [1913 Webster]
Yean \Yean\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Yeaned}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Yeaning}.] [AS. e['a]nian, or gee['a]nian; perhaps akin to	   E. ewe, or perhaps to L. agnus, Gr. ?. Cf. {Ean}.]	   To bring forth young, as a goat or a sheep; to ean. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeanling \Yean"ling\, n. [Yean + -ling. Cf. {Eanling}.]	   A lamb or a kid; an eanling. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Year \Year\, n. [OE. yer, yeer, [yogh]er, AS. ge['a]r; akin to	   OFries. i?r, g?r, D. jaar, OHG. j[=a]r, G. jahr, Icel. [=a]r,	   Dan. aar, Sw. [*a]r, Goth. j?r, Gr. ? a season of the year,	   springtime, a part of the day, an hour, ? a year, Zend	   y[=a]re year. [root]4, 279. Cf. {Hour}, {Yore}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The time of the apparent revolution of the sun trough the	      ecliptic; the period occupied by the earth in making its	      revolution around the sun, called the astronomical year;	      also, a period more or less nearly agreeing with this,	      adopted by various nations as a measure of time, and	      called the civil year; as, the common lunar year of 354	      days, still in use among the Mohammedans; the year of 360	      days, etc. In common usage, the year consists of 365 days,	      and every fourth year (called bissextile, or leap year) of	      366 days, a day being added to February on that year, on	      account of the excess above 365 days (see {Bissextile}).	      [1913 Webster]	            Of twenty year of age he was, I guess. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The civil, or legal, year, in England, formerly	         commenced on the 25th of March. This practice continued	         throughout the British dominions till the year 1752.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. The time in which any planet completes a revolution about	      the sun; as, the year of Jupiter or of Saturn.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. pl. Age, or old age; as, a man in years. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   {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 commemoration of a deceased	      person, as by a Mass, a year after his death. Cf. {A	      month's mind}, under {Month}.	   {Bissextile year}. See {Bissextile}.	   {Canicular year}. See under {Canicular}.	   {Civil year}, the year adopted by any nation for the	      computation of time.	   {Common lunar year}, the period of 12 lunar months, or 354	      days.	   {Common year}, each year of 365 days, as distinguished from	      leap year.	   {Embolismic year}, or {Intercalary lunar year}, the period of	      13 lunar months, or 384 days.	   {Fiscal year} (Com.), the year by which accounts are	      reckoned, or the year between one annual time of	      settlement, or balancing of accounts, and another.	   {Great year}. See {Platonic year}, under {Platonic}.	   {Gregorian year}, {Julian year}. See under {Gregorian}, and	      {Julian}.	   {Leap year}. See {Leap year}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Lunar astronomical year}, the period of 12 lunar synodical	      months, or 354 days, 8 hours, 48 minutes, 36 seconds.	   {Lunisolar year}. See under {Lunisolar}.	   {Periodical year}. See {Anomalistic year}, above.	   {Platonic year}, {Sabbatical year}. See under {Platonic}, and	      {Sabbatical}.	   {Sidereal year}, the time in which the sun, departing from	      any fixed star, returns to the same. This is 365 days, 6	      hours, 9 minutes, and 9.3 seconds.	   {Tropical year}. See under {Tropical}.	   {Year and a day} (O. Eng. Law), a time to be allowed for an	      act or an event, in order that an entire year might be	      secured beyond all question. --Abbott.	   {Year of grace}, any year of the Christian era; Anno Domini;	      A. D. or a. d.	      [1913 Webster] year 2000 bug
year 2000 bug \year 2000 bug\, year 2000 problem \year 2000
problem\, n. (Computers)	   an error in the coding of certain computer programs in which	   the year portion of dates was represented by only two decimal	   digits, assuming that the first two digits are "19". In such	   a program the the year 1975 is represented as "75". This was	   a common practise in computer programming even into the	   1990's, as many programmers failed to consider that their	   programs would be used after the year 1999. Thus, with such a	   program, a person born in 2000 would be considered as 101	   years old in 2001; many different serious problems, as	   various as the programs, could be caused by such an error.	   Note: In 1998 many programs with the year 2000 bug were still	         not corrected, and it is not clear how many programs	         will retain the bug when the year 2000 arrives. Tune in	         then.	   Syn: millemium bug, Y2K bug, Y2K problem. [PJC]
year 2000 compliant \year 2000 compliant\, a. (Computers)	   having dates fully and properly represented, and not	   susceptible to failure due to the {year 2000 bug}.	   Syn: date compliant. [PJC]
Yeara \Ye*a"ra\, n. (Bot.)	   The California poison oak ({Rhus diversiloba}). See under	   {Poison}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Yearbook \Year"book`\, n.	   1. A book published yearly; any annual report or summary of	      the statistics or facts of a year, designed to be used as	      a reference book; as, the Congregational Yearbook.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Eng. Law) A book containing annual reports of cases	      adjudged in the courts of England.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The Yearbooks are the oldest English reports extant,	         beginning with the reign of Edward II., and ending with	         the reign of Henry VIII. They were published annually,	         and derive their name from that fact. They consist of	         eleven parts, or volumes, are written in Law French,	         and extend over nearly two hundred years. There are,	         however, several hiatuses, or chasms, in the series.	         --Kent. --Bouvier.	         [1913 Webster]
Yeared \Yeared\, a.	   Containing years; having existed or continued many years;	   aged. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
year-end \year"-end\, n.	   1. the end of a calendar year. he had to unload the	      merchandise before the year-end	      [WordNet 1.5]	year-end \year"-end\, adj.	   1. taking place at the close of a fiscal year. year-end audit	      [WordNet 1.5]
Yearling \Year"ling\, n. [Year + -ling.]	   An animal one year old, or in the second year of its age; --	   applied chiefly to cattle, sheep, and horses.	   [1913 Webster]	Yearling \Year"ling\, a.	   Being a year old. "A yearling bullock to thy name small	   smoke." --Pope.	   [1913 Webster] yearlong
year-long \year"-long\ yearlong \year"long\, adj.	   1. lasting through a year. attending year-long courses	   Syn: yearlong.	        [WordNet 1.5 + CM]
Yearly \Year"ly\, a. [AS. ge['a]rlic.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Happening, accruing, or coming every year; annual; as, a	      yearly income; a yearly feast.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Lasting a year; as, a yearly plant.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Accomplished in a year; as, the yearly circuit, or	      revolution, of the earth. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Yearly \Year"ly\, adv. [AS. ge['a]rlice.]	   Annually; once a year to year; as, blessings yearly bestowed.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yearly will I do this rite.              --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Yearn \Yearn\ (y[~e]rn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yearned}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Yearning}.] [Also earn, ern; probably a corruption of	   OE. ermen to grieve, AS. ierman, yrman, or geierman, geyrman,	   fr. earm wretched, poor; akin to D. & G. arm, Icel. armr,	   Goth. arms. The y- in English is perhaps due to the AS. ge	   (see {Y-}).]	   To pain; to grieve; to vex. [Obs.] "She laments, sir, for it,	   that it would yearn your heart to see it." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         It yearns me not if men my garments wear. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Yearn \Yearn\, v. i.	   To be pained or distressed; to grieve; to mourn. [Obs.]	   "Falstaff he is dead, and we must yearn therefore." --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Yearn \Yearn\, v. i. & t. [See {Yearnings}.]	   To curdle, as milk. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	Yearn \Yearn\, v. i. [OE. yernen, [yogh]ernen, [yogh]eornen, AS.	   geornian, gyrnan, fr. georn desirous, eager; akin to OS. gern	   desirous, girnean, gernean, to desire, D. gaarne gladly,	   willingly, G. gern, OHG. gerno, adv., gern, a., G. gier	   greed, OHG. gir[imac] greed, ger desirous, ger[=o]n to	   desire, G. begehren, Icel. girna to desire, gjarn eager,	   Goth. fa['i]huga['i]rns covetous, ga['i]rnjan to desire, and	   perhaps to Gr. chai`rein to rejoice, be glad, Skr. hary to	   desire, to like. [root]33.]	   To be filled with longing desire; to be harassed or rendered	   uneasy with longing, or feeling the want of a thing; to	   strain with emotions of affection or tenderness; to long; to	   be eager.	   [1913 Webster]	         Joseph made haste; for his bowels did yearn upon his	         brother; and he sought where to weep.    --Gen. xliii.	                                                  30.	   [1913 Webster]	         Your mother's heart yearns towards you.  --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Yearnful \Yearn"ful\, a. [OE. [yogh]eornful, AS. geornfull.]	   Desirous. [Obs.] --Ormulum. P. Fletcher.	   [1913 Webster]
yearning \yearn"ing\, n.	   1. prolonged unfulfilled desire or need.	   Syn: longing.	        [WordNet 1.5]	yearning \yearn"ing\, adj.	   1. full of longing or unfulfilled desire.	   Syn: wistful.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yearningly \Yearn"ing*ly\, adv.	   With yearning.	   [1913 Webster]
Yearnings \Yearn"ings\, n. pl. [Cf. AS. geirnan, geyrnan, to	   rum. See 4th {Earn}.]	   The maws, or stomachs, of young calves, used as a rennet for	   curdling milk. [Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]
year-old \year"-old\, adj.	   1. having reached an age as specified; as, a two-year-old	      toddler.	      [WordNet 1.5]
year-round \year"-round\, adj.	   1. operating or continuing throughout the year; as, a	      year-round resort; a year-round job. Antonym of	      {seasonal}.	   Syn: year-around.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Year's purchase \Year's purchase\	   The amount that is yielded by the annual income of property;	   -- used in expressing the value of a thing in the number of	   years required for its income to yield its purchase price, in	   reckoning the amount to be paid for annuities, etc.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yearth \Yearth\, n.	   The earth. [Obs.] "Is my son dead or hurt or on the yerthe	   felled?" --Ld. Berners.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeast \Yeast\, n. [OE. [yogh]eest, [yogh]est, AS. gist; akin to	   D. gest, gist, G. gischt, g[aum]scht, OHG. jesan, jerian, to	   ferment, G. gischen, g[aum]schen, g[aum]hren, Gr. ? boiled,	   zei^n to boil, Skr. yas. [root]111.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The foam, or troth (top yeast), or the sediment (bottom	      yeast), of beer or other in fermentation, which contains	      the yeast plant or its spores, and under certain	      conditions produces fermentation in saccharine or	      farinaceous substances; a preparation used for raising	      dough for bread or cakes, and making it light and puffy;	      barm; ferment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Spume, or foam, of water.	      [1913 Webster]	            They melt thy yeast of waves, which mar	            Alike the Armada's pride, or spoils of Trafalgar.	                                                  --Byron.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]	   {Yeast cake}, a mealy cake impregnated with the live germs of	      the yeast plant, and used as a conveniently transportable	      substitute for yeast.	   {Yeast plant} (Bot.), the vegetable organism, or fungus, of	      which beer yeast consists. The yeast plant is composed of	      simple cells, or granules, about one three-thousandth of	      an inch in diameter, often united into filaments which	      reproduce by budding, and under certain circumstances by	      the formation of spores. The name is extended to other	      ferments of the same genus. See {Saccharomyces}.	   {Yeast powder}, a baling powder, -- used instead of yeast in	      leavening bread.	      [1913 Webster]
Yeast-bitten \Yeast"-bit`ten\, a. (Brewing)	   A term used of beer when the froth of the yeast has reentered	   the body of the beer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeastiness \Yeast"i*ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being yeasty, or frothy.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeasty \Yeast"y\, a.	   Frothy; foamy; spumy, like yeast.	   [1913 Webster]
Yedding \Yed"ding\, n. [AS. geddung, gidding, giedding, from	   gieddian, giddian, to sing, speak.]	   The song of a minstrel; hence, any song. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yede \Yede\, obs. imp.	   Went. See {Yode}.	   [1913 Webster]	         All as he bade fulfilled was indeed	         This ilke servant anon right out yede.   --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Spenser and some later writers mistook this for a	         present of the defective imperfect yode. It is,	         however, only a variant of yode. See {Yode}, and cf.	         {Yead}.	         [1913 Webster]	               [He] on foot was forced for to yeed. --Spenser	         [1913 Webster]
Yeel \Yeel\, n.	   An eel. [Obs.] --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeldhall \Yeld"hall`\, n.	   Guildhall. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster] Yeldrin
Yeldrin \Yel"drin\or Yeldrine \Yel"drine\, n. [Cf. {Yellow}.]	   (Zool.)	   The yellow-hammer; -- called also {yeldrock}, and {yoldrin}.	   [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yelk \Yelk\, n.	   Same as {Yolk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yell \Yell\ (y[e^]l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelled}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Yelling}.] [OE. yellen, [yogh]ellen, AS. giellan, gillan,	   gyllan; akin to D. gillen, OHG. gellan, G. gellen, Icel.	   gjalla, Sw. g[aum]lla to ring, resound, and to AS., OS., &	   OHG. galan to sing, Icel. gala. Cf. 1st {Gale}, and	   {Nightingale}.]	   To cry out, or shriek, with a hideous noise; to cry or scream	   as with agony or horror.	   [1913 Webster]	         They yelleden as feendes doon in helle.  --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Nor the night raven, that still deadly yells.	                                                  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         Infernal ghosts and hellish furies round	         Environed thee; some howled, some yelled. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	Yell \Yell\, v. t.	   To utter or declare with a yell; to proclaim in a loud tone.	   --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Yell \Yell\, n.	   A sharp, loud, hideous outcry.	   [1913 Webster]	         Their hideous yells	         Rend the dark welkin.                    --J. Philips.	   [1913 Webster]
yelling \yell"ing\, n.	   The uttering of one or more loud inarticulate cries, as of	   pain or excitement.	   Syn: shouting.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yellow \Yel"low\ (y[e^]l"l[-o]), a. [Compar. {Yellower}	   (y[e^]l"l[-o]*[~e]r); superl. {Yellowest}.] [OE. yelow,	   yelwe, [yogh]elow, [yogh]eoluw, from AS. geolu; akin to D.	   geel, OS. & OHG. gelo, G. gelb, Icel. gulr, Sw. gul, Dan.	   guul, L. helvus light bay, Gr. chlo`n young verdure, chlwro`s	   greenish yellow, Skr. hari tawny, yellowish. [root]49. Cf.	   {Chlorine}, {Gall} a bitter liquid, {Gold}, {Yolk}.]	   1. Being of a bright saffronlike color; of the color of gold	      or brass; having the hue of that part of the rainbow, or	      of the solar spectrum, which is between the orange and the	      green.	      [1913 Webster]	            Her yellow hair was browded [braided] in a tress.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            A sweaty reaper from his tillage brought	            First fruits, the green ear and the yellow sheaf.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The line of yellow light dies fast away. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Cowardly; hence, dishonorable; mean; contemptible; as, he	      has a yellow streak. [Slang]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. Sensational; -- said of some newspapers, their makers,	      etc.; as, yellow journal, journalism, etc. [Colloq.]	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Yellow atrophy} (Med.), a fatal affection of the liver, in	      which it undergoes fatty degeneration, and becomes rapidly	      smaller and of a deep yellow tinge. The marked symptoms	      are black vomit, delirium, convulsions, coma, and	      jaundice.	   {Yellow bark}, calisaya bark.	   {Yellow bass} (Zool.), a North American fresh-water bass	      ({Morone interrupta}) native of the lower parts of the	      Mississippi and its tributaries. It is yellow, with	      several more or less broken black stripes or bars. Called	      also {barfish}.	   {Yellow berry}. (Bot.) Same as {Persian berry}, under	      {Persian}.	   {Yellow boy}, a gold coin, as a guinea. [Slang] --Arbuthnot.	   {Yellow brier}. (Bot.) See under {Brier}.	   {Yellow bugle} (Bot.), a European labiate plant ({Ajuga	      Chamaepitys}).	   {Yellow bunting} (Zool.), the European yellow-hammer.	   {Yellow cat} (Zool.), a yellow catfish; especially, the	      bashaw.	   {Yellow copperas} (Min.), a hydrous sulphate of iron; --	      called also {copiapite}.	   {Yellow copper ore}, a sulphide of copper and iron; copper	      pyrites. See {Chalcopyrite}.	   {Yellow cress} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered, cruciferous plant	      ({Barbarea praecox}), sometimes grown as a salad plant.	   {Yellow dock}. (Bot.) See the Note under {Dock}.	   {Yellow earth}, a yellowish clay, colored by iron, sometimes	      used as a yellow pigment.	   {Yellow fever} (Med.), a malignant, contagious, febrile	      disease of warm climates, attended with jaundice,	      producing a yellow color of the skin, and with the black	      vomit. See {Black vomit}, in the Vocabulary.	   {Yellow flag}, the quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine},	      and 3d {Flag}.	   {Yellow jack}.	      (a) The yellow fever. See under 2d {Jack}.	      (b) The quarantine flag. See under {Quarantine}.	   {Yellow jacket} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      American social wasps of the genus {Vespa}, in which the	      color of the body is partly bright yellow. These wasps are	      noted for their irritability, and for their painful	      stings.	   {Yellow lead ore} (Min.), wulfenite.	   {Yellow lemur} (Zool.), the kinkajou.	   {Yellow macauco} (Zool.), the kinkajou.	   {Yellow mackerel} (Zool.), the jurel.	   {Yellow metal}. Same as {Muntz metal}, under {Metal}.	   {Yellow ocher} (Min.), an impure, earthy variety of brown	      iron ore, which is used as a pigment.	   {Yellow oxeye} (Bot.), a yellow-flowered plant	      ({Chrysanthemum segetum}) closely related to the oxeye	      daisy.	   {Yellow perch} (Zool.), the common American perch. See	      {Perch}.	   {Yellow pike} (Zool.), the wall-eye.	   {Yellow pine} (Bot.), any of several kinds of pine; also,	      their yellowish and generally durable timber. Among the	      most common are valuable species are {Pinus mitis} and	      {Pinus palustris} of the Eastern and Southern States, and	      {Pinus ponderosa} and {Pinus Arizonica} of the Rocky	      Mountains and Pacific States.	   {Yellow plover} (Zool.), the golden plover.	   {Yellow precipitate} (Med. Chem.), an oxide of mercury which	      is thrown down as an amorphous yellow powder on adding	      corrosive sublimate to limewater.	   {Yellow puccoon}. (Bot.) Same as {Orangeroot}.	   {Yellow rail} (Zool.), a small American rail ({Porzana	      Noveboracensis}) in which the lower parts are dull yellow,	      darkest on the breast. The back is streaked with brownish	      yellow and with black, and spotted with white. Called also	      {yellow crake}.	   {Yellow rattle}, {Yellow rocket}. (Bot.) See under {Rattle},	      and {Rocket}.	   {Yellow Sally} (Zool.), a greenish or yellowish European	      stone fly of the genus {Chloroperla}; -- so called by	      anglers.	   {Yellow sculpin} (Zool.), the dragonet.	   {Yellow snake} (Zool.), a West Indian boa ({Chilobothrus	      inornatus}) common in Jamaica. It becomes from eight to	      ten long. The body is yellowish or yellowish green, mixed	      with black, and anteriorly with black lines.	   {Yellow spot}.	      (a) (Anat.) A small yellowish spot with a central pit, the	          fovea centralis, in the center of the retina where	          vision is most accurate. See {Eye}.	      (b) (Zool.) A small American butterfly ({Polites Peckius})	          of the Skipper family. Its wings are brownish, with a	          large, irregular, bright yellow spot on each of the	          hind wings, most conspicuous beneath. Called also	          {Peck's skipper}. See Illust. under {Skipper}, n., 5.	          	   {Yellow tit} (Zool.), any one of several species of crested	      titmice of the genus {Machlolophus}, native of India. The	      predominating colors of the plumage are yellow and green.	      	   {Yellow viper} (Zool.), the fer-de-lance.	   {Yellow warbler} (Zool.), any one of several species of	      American warblers of the genus {Dendroica} in which the	      predominant color is yellow, especially {Dendroica	      aestiva}, which is a very abundant and familiar species;	      -- called also {garden warbler}, {golden warbler}, {summer	      yellowbird}, {summer warbler}, and {yellow-poll warbler}.	      	   {Yellow wash} (Pharm.), yellow oxide of mercury suspended in	      water, -- a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate	      to limewater.	   {Yellow wren} (Zool.)	      (a) The European willow warbler.	      (b) The European wood warbler.	          [1913 Webster]	Yellow \Yel"low\, n.	   1. A bright golden color, reflecting more light than any	      other except white; the color of that part of the spectrum	      which is between the orange and green. "A long motley coat	      guarded with yellow." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A yellow pigment.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Cadmium yellow}, {Chrome yellow}, {Indigo yellow}, {King's	   yellow}, etc. See under {Cadmium}, {Chrome}, etc.	   {Naples yellow}, a yellow amorphous pigment, used in oil,	      porcelain, and enamel painting, consisting of a basic lead	      metantimonate, obtained by fusing together tartar emetic	      lead nitrate, and common salt.	   {Patent yellow} (Old Chem.), a yellow pigment consisting	      essentially of a lead oxychloride; -- called also	      {Turner's yellow}.	      [1913 Webster]	Yellow \Yel"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yellowed}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Yellowing}.]	   To make yellow; to cause to have a yellow tinge or color; to	   dye yellow.	   [1913 Webster]	Yellow \Yel"low\, v. i.	   To become yellow or yellower.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowammer \Yel"low*am`mer\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Yellow-hammer}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowbill \Yel"low*bill`\, n. (Zool.)	   The American scoter.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowbird \Yel"low*bird`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) The American goldfinch, or thistle bird. See {Goldfinch}.	   (b) The common yellow warbler; -- called also {summer	       yellowbird}. See Illust. of {Yellow warbler}, under	       {Yellow}, a.	       [1913 Webster]
Yellow Book \Yellow Book\ [F. livre jaune.]	   In France, an official government publication bound in yellow	   covers.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
yellow-brown \yel"low-brown`\, adj.	   Having a color intermediate between yellow and brown.	   Syn: amber, brownish-yellow.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yellow-covered \Yel"low-cov`ered\, a.	   Covered or bound in yellow paper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yellow-covered literature}, cheap sensational novels and	      trashy magazines; -- formerly so called from the usual	      color of their covers. [Colloq. U. S.] --Bartlett.	      [1913 Webster]
Yellow-eyed \Yel"low-eyed`\, a.	   Having yellow eyes.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yellow-eyed grass} (Bot.), any plant of the genus {Xyris}.	      [1913 Webster]
Yellowfin \Yel"low*fin`\, n. (Zool.)	   A large squeteague.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowfish \Yel"low*fish`\, n. (Zool.)	   A rock trout ({Pleurogrammus monopterygius}) found on the	   coast of Alaska; -- called also {striped fish}, and {Atka	   mackerel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellow-golds \Yel"low-golds`\, n. (Bot.)	   A certain plant, probably the yellow oxeye. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
yellow-green \yel"low-green`\ adj.	   1. midway between yellow and green.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Yellowhammer \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.] (Zool.)	      (a) A common European finch ({Emberiza citrinella}). The	          color of the male is bright yellow on the breast,	          neck, and sides of the head, with the back yellow and	          brown, and the top of the head and the tail quills	          blackish. Called also {yellow bunting}, {scribbling	          lark}, and {writing lark}. [Written also	          {yellow-ammer}.]	      (b) The flicker. [Local, U. S.]	          [1913 Webster]
Yellowing \Yel"low*ing\, n.	   The act or process of making yellow.	   [1913 Webster]	         Softened . . . by the yellowing which time has given.	                                                  --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowish \Yel"low*ish\, a.	   Somewhat yellow; as, amber is of a yellowish color. --	   {Yel"low*ish*ness}, n.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the	   genus {Totanus}, in which the legs are bright yellow; --	   called also {stone snipe}, {tattler}, {telltale},	   {yellowshanks}; and {yellowshins}. See {Tattler}, 2.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowness \Yel"low*ness\, n.	   1. The quality or state of being yellow; as, the yellowness	      of an orange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Jealousy. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I will possess him with yellowness.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]
Yellowroot \Yel"low*root`\, n. (Bot.)	   Any one of several plants with yellow roots. Specifically:	   (a) See {Xanthorhiza}.	   (b) Same as {Orangeroot}.	       [1913 Webster]
Yellow pages \Yel"low pag`es\, n. pl.	   a telephone book or part of a book in which the telephone	   numbers and often advertisements of business enterprises are	   listed in numerous sections, organized by the category of the	   business, the categories themselves being arranged	   alphabetically; a classified telephone directory. So called	   because for many years the listing thus organized was printed	   on yellow paper, to distinguish it from the white pages	   containing the names of individuals, listed alphabetically by	   last name. The yellow pages are usually bound together with	   the white pages in the telephone book distributed by the	   telephone company to its subscribers. The name was adopted by	   companies not affiliated with the telephone company, for the	   classified business directories that they sell.	   [PJC]
Yellows \Yel"lows\, n.	   1. (Far.) A disease of the bile in horses, cattle, and sheep,	      causing yellowness of the eyes; jaundice.	      [1913 Webster]	            His horse . . . sped with spavins, rayed with the	            yellows.                              --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Bot.) A disease of plants, esp. of peach trees, in which	      the leaves turn to a yellowish color; jeterus.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Zool.) A group of butterflies in which the predominating	      color is yellow. It includes the common small yellow	      butterflies. Called also {redhorns}, and {sulphurs}. See	      {Sulphur}.	      [1913 Webster]
Yellowseed \Yel"low*seed`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of pepper grass ({Lepidium campestre}).	   [1913 Webster] Yellowshanks
Yellowshanks \Yel"low*shanks`\, Yellowshins \Yel"low*shins`\, n.	   (Zool.)	   See {Yellolegs}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowtail \Yel"low*tail`\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of several species of marine carangoid fishes of	       the genus {Seriola}; especially, the large California	       species ({Seriola dorsalis}) which sometimes weighs	       thirty or forty pounds, and is highly esteemed as a food	       fish; -- called also {cavasina}, and {white salmon}.	   (b) The mademoiselle, or silver perch.	   (c) The menhaden.	   (d) The runner, 12.	   (e) A California rockfish ({Sebastodes flavidus}).	   (f) The sailor's choice ({Diplodus rhomboides}).	       [1913 Webster]	   Note: Several other fishes are also locally called	         yellowtail.	         [1913 Webster]
Yellowthroat \Yel"low*throat`\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of American ground warblers of the	   genus {Geothlypis}, esp. the Maryland yellowthroat	   ({Geothlypis trichas}), which is a very common species.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowtop \Yel"low*top`\, n. (Bot.)	   A kind of grass, perhaps a species of {Agrostis}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowwood \Yel"low*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   The wood of any one of several different kinds of trees;	   also, any one of the trees themselves. Among the trees so	   called are the {Cladrastis tinctoria}, an American leguminous	   tree; the several species of prickly ash ({Xanthoxylum}); the	   Australian {Flindersia Oxleyana}, a tree related to the	   mahogany; certain South African species of {Podocarpus},	   trees related to the yew; the East Indian {Podocarpus	   latifolia}; and the true satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}).	   All these Old World trees furnish valuable timber.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Yellowwort \Yel"low*wort`\, n. (Bot.)	   A European yellow-flowered, gentianaceous ({Chlora	   perfoliata}). The whole plant is intensely bitter, and is	   sometimes used as a tonic, and also in dyeing yellow.	   [1913 Webster]
Yelp \Yelp\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Yelped}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Yelping}.] [OE. yelpen, [yogh]elpen, to boast, boast	   noisily, AS. gielpan, gilpan, gylpan; akin to OHG. gelph	   arrogant: cf. Icel. gj[=a]lpa to yelp. Cf. {Yap}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To boast. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            I keep [care] not of armes for to yelpe. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To utter a sharp, quick cry, as a hound; to bark shrilly	      with eagerness, pain, or fear; to yaup.	      [1913 Webster]	            A little herd of England's timorous deer,	            Mazed with a yelping kennel of French curs? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            At the least flourish of a broomstick or ladle, he	            would fly to the door with a yelping precipitation.	                                                  --W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]	Yelp \Yelp\, n.	   A sharp, quick cry; a bark. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yelper \Yelp"er\, n.	   An animal that yelps, or makes a yelping noise. Specifically:	   (Zool.)	   (a) The avocet; -- so called from its sharp, shrill cry.	       [Prov. Eng.]	   (b) The tattler. [Local, U. S.]	       [1913 Webster]
Yelting \Yel"ting\, n. [Orig. uncert.]	   The Florida and West Indian red snapper ({Lutianus aya});	   also, sometimes, one of certain other allied species, as	   {Lutianus caxis}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yeman \Ye"man\, n.	   A yeoman. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yemeni \Ye"me*ni\, prop. n.	   A native or inhabitant of Yemen .	   [WordNet 1.5]	Yemeni \Ye"me*ni\, prop. adj.	   Of or pertaining to Yemen; as, Yemeni mountains.	   [WordNet 1.5]	   2. of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Yemen; as, our	      Yemeni guide.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Yen \Yen\, n.	   The unit of value and account in Japan. The yen is equal to	   100 sen. From Japan's adoption of the gold standard, in 1897,	   to about 1913 the value of the yen was about 50 cents. In	   1997 and 1998 the value of the yen varied from 80 per U. S.	   dollar to 120 per dollar.	   [1913 Webster +PJC]
Yend \Yend\, v. t.	   To throw; to cast. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster] Yenisey
Yenisei \Yenisei\, Yenisey \Yenisey\prop. n.	   A Russian river, flowing North into the Arctic Ocean.	   Syn: Yenisei, Yenisei River, Yenisey River.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yenite \Ye"nite\, n. [After Jena, in Germany.] (Min.)	   A silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic	   crystals; -- also called {ilvaite}. [Spelt also {jenite}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yeoman \Yeo"man\, n.; pl. {Yeomen}. [OE. yoman, [yogh]eman,	   [yogh]oman; of uncertain origin; perhaps the first, syllable	   is akin to OFries. g[=a] district, region, G. gau, OHG. gewi,	   gouwi, Goth. gawi. [root]100.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A common man, or one of the commonly of the first or most	      respectable class; a freeholder; a man free born.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: A yeoman in England is considered as next in order to	         the gentry. The word is little used in the United	         States, unless as a title in law proceedings and	         instruments, designating occupation, and this only in	         particular States.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A servant; a retainer. [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	            A yeman hadde he and servants no mo.  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A yeoman of the guard; also, a member of the yeomanry	      cavalry. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Naut.) An interior officer under the boatswain, gunner,	      or carpenters, charged with the stowage, account, and	      distribution of the stores.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Yeoman of the guard}, one of the bodyguard of the English	      sovereign, consisting of the hundred yeomen, armed with	      partisans, and habited in the costume of the sixteenth	      century. They are members of the royal household.	      [1913 Webster]
Yeomanlike \Yeo"man*like`\, a.	   Resembling, or suitable to, a yeoman; yeomanly.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeomanly \Yeo"man*ly\, a.	   Pertaining to a yeoman; becoming or suitable to, a yeoman;	   yeomanlike. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]	         Well could he dress his tackle yeomanly. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeomanry \Yeo"man*ry\, n.	   1. The position or rank of a yeoman. [Obs.] "His estate of	      yeomanry." --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The collective body of yeomen, or freeholders.	      [1913 Webster]	            The enfranchised yeomanry began to feel an instinct	            for dominion.                         --Bancroft.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A British volunteer cavalry force, growing out of a royal	      regiment of fox hunters raised by Yorkshire gentlemen in	      1745 to fight the Pretender, Charles Edward; -- calle	      dalso {yeomanry cavalry}. The members furnish their own	      horses, have fourteen days' annual camp training, and	      receive pay and allowance when on duty. In 1901 the name	      was altered to {imperial yeomanry} in recognition of the	      services of the force in the Boer war. See {Army	      organization}, above.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Yeomanry cavalry}, certain bodies of volunteer cavalry	      liable to service in Great Britain only. [Eng.]	      [1913 Webster]
Yeorling \Yeor"ling\, n. [Cf. {Yellow}.] (Zool.)	   The European yellow-hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yer \Yer\, prep.	   Ere; before. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Yerba \Yer"ba\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.)	   An herb; a plant.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is much used in compound names of plants in	         Spanish; as, yerba buena [Sp., a good herb], a name	         applied in Spain to several kinds of mint ({Mentha	         sativa}, {Mentha viridis}, etc.), but in California	         universally applied to a common, sweet-scented labiate	         plant ({Micromeria Douglasii}).	         [1913 Webster]	   {Yerba dol osa}. [Sp., herb of the she-bear.] A kind of	      buckthorn ({Rhamnus Californica}).	   {Yerba mansa}. [Sp., a mild herb, soft herb.] A plant	      ({Anemopsis Californica}) with a pungent, aromatic	      rootstock, used medicinally by the Mexicans and the	      Indians.	   {Yerba reuma}. [Cf. Sp. reuma rheum, rheumatism.] A low	      California undershrub ({Frankenia grandifolia}).	      [1913 Webster]
Yerd \Yerd\, n.	   See 1st & 2d {Yard}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yerk \Yerk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yerked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Yerking}.] [See {Yerk}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To throw or thrust with a sudden, smart movement; to kick	      or strike suddenly; to jerk.	      [1913 Webster]	            Their wounded steeds . . .	            Yerk out their armed heels at their dead masters.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To strike or lash with a whip. [Obs. or Scot.]	      [1913 Webster]	Yerk \Yerk\, v. i.	   1. To throw out the heels; to kick; to jerk.	      [1913 Webster]	            They flirt, they yerk, they backward . . . fling.	                                                  --Drayton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To move a quick, jerking motion.	      [1913 Webster]	Yerk \Yerk\, n.	   A sudden or quick thrust or motion; a jerk.	   [1913 Webster]
Yern \Yern\, v. i.	   See 3d {Yearn}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	Yern \Yern\, a. [OE. [yogh]ern, [yogh]eorne, AS. georn desirous,	   eager. See {Yearn} to long.]	   Eager; brisk; quick; active. [Obs.] "Her song . . . loud and	   yern." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yerne \Yerne\, adv. [OE. [yogh]eorne. See {Yern}, a.]	   Eagerly; briskly; quickly. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]	         My hands and my tongue go so yerne.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yernut \Yer"nut`\, n. [Cf. Dan. jordn["o]d, Sw. jordn["o]t,	   earthnut. Cf. {Jarnut}.]	   An earthnut, or groundnut. See {Groundnut}	   (d) . [Written also {yarnut}.]	       [1913 Webster]
Yerst \Yerst\, adv.	   See {Erst}. [Obs.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Yes \Yes\, adv. [OE. yis, [yogh]is, [yogh]es, [yogh]ise, AS.	   gese, gise; probably fr. ge['a] yea + sw[=a] so. [root]188.	   See {Yea}, and {So}.]	   Ay; yea; -- a word which expresses affirmation or consent; --	   opposed to {no}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Yes is used, like yea, to enforce, by repetition or	         addition, something which precedes; as, you have done	         all this -- yes, you have done more. "Yes, you despise	         the man books confined." --Pope.	         [1913 Webster]	   Note: "The fine distinction between `yea' and `yes,' `nay'	         and `no,' that once existed in English, has quite	         disappeared. `Yea' and `nay' in Wyclif's time, and a	         good deal later, were the answers to questions framed	         in the affirmative. `Will he come?' To this it would	         have been replied, `Yea' or `Nay', as the case might	         be. But, `Will he not come?' To this the answer would	         have been `Yes' or `No.' Sir Thomas More finds fault	         with Tyndale, that in his translation of the Bible he	         had not observed this distinction, which was evidently	         therefore going out even then, that is, in the reign of	         Henry VIII.; and shortly after it was quite forgotten."	         --Trench.	         [1913 Webster]
Yest \Yest\, n.	   See {Yeast}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Yester \Yes"ter\, a. [See {Yesterday}.]	   Last; last past; next before; of or pertaining to yesterday.	   [1913 Webster]	         [An enemy] whom yester sun beheld	         Mustering her charms.                    --Dryden.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This word is now seldom used except in a few compounds;	         as, yesterday, yesternight, etc.	         [1913 Webster]
Yesterday \Yes"ter*day\, n. [OE. [yogh]isterdai, AS. geostran	   d[ae]g, from geostran, geostra, giestran, gistran, gystran,	   yesterday (akin to D. gisteren, G. gestern, OHG. gestaron,	   Icel. g[ae]r yesterday, to-morrow, Goth. gistradagis	   to-morrow, L. heri yesterday, Gr. ?, Skr. hyas) + d[ae]g day.	   Cf. {Hestern}. ????.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The day last past; the day next before the present.	      [1913 Webster]	            All our yesterdays have lighted fools	            The way to dusty death.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            We are but of yesterday, and know nothing. --Job	                                                  viii. 9.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Fig.: A recent time; time not long past.	      [1913 Webster]	            The proudest royal houses are but of yesterday, when	            compared with the line of supreme pontiffs.	                                                  --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	Yesterday \Yes"ter*day\, adv.	   On the day last past; on the day preceding to-day; as, the	   affair took place yesterday.	   [1913 Webster] Yestereve
Yestereve \Yes"ter*eve`\, Yester-evening \Yes"ter-e`ven*ing\, n.	   The evening of yesterday; the evening last past.	   [1913 Webster] Yestermorn
Yestermorn \Yes"ter*morn`\, Yester-morning \Yes"ter-morn`ing\,	   n.	   The morning of yesterday. --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Yestern \Yes"tern\, a. [See {Yester}.]	   Of or pertaining to yesterday; relating to the day last past.	   [1913 Webster]
Yesternight \Yes"ter*night`\, n.	   The last night; the night last past.	   [1913 Webster]	Yesternight \Yes"ter*night`\, adv. [AS. gystran niht. See	   {Yesterday}.]	   On the last night. --B. Jonson.	   [1913 Webster]
Yesternoon \Yes"ter*noon`\, n.	   The noon of yesterday; the noon last past.	   [1913 Webster]
Yesterweek \Yes"ter*week`\, n.	   The week last past; last week.	   [1913 Webster]
Yesteryear \Yes"ter*year`\, n.	   The year last past; last year.	   [1913 Webster]
Yestreen \Yes`treen"\, n.	   Yester-evening; yesternight; last night. [R. or Scot.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Yestreen I did not know	         How largely I could live.                --Bp. Coxe.	   [1913 Webster]
Yesty \Yest"y\, a.	   See {Yeasty}. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Yet \Yet\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of several species of large marine gastropods	   belonging to the genus {Yetus}, or {Cymba}; a boat shell.	   [1913 Webster]	Yet \Yet\, adv. [OE. yet, [yogh]et, [yogh]it, AS. git, gyt,	   giet, gieta; akin to OFries. ieta, eta, ita, MHG. iezuo,	   ieze, now, G. jetzo, jetzt.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. In addition; further; besides; over and above; still. "A	      little longer; yet a little longer." --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            This furnishes us with yet one more reason why our	            savior, lays such a particular stress acts of mercy.	                                                  --Atterbury.	      [1913 Webster]	            The rapine is made yet blacker by the pretense of	            piety and justice.                    --L'Estrange.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. At the same time; by continuance from a former state;	      still.	      [1913 Webster]	            Facts they had heard while they were yet heathens.	                                                  --Addison.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Up to the present time; thus far; hitherto; until now; --	      and with the negative, not yet, not up to the present	      time; not as soon as now; as, Is it time to go? Not yet.	      See {As yet}, under {As}, conj.	      [1913 Webster]	            Ne never yet no villainy ne said.     --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Before some future time; before the end; eventually; in	      time. "He 'll be hanged yet." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Even; -- used emphatically.	      [1913 Webster]	            Men may not too rashly believe the confessions of	            witches, nor yet the evidence against them. --Bacon.	      [1913 Webster]	Yet \Yet\, conj.	   Nevertheless; notwithstanding; however.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory	         was not arrayed like one of these.       --Matt. vi.	                                                  29.	   [1913 Webster]	   Syn: See {However}.	        [1913 Webster]
Yeve \Yeve\, v. i.	   To give. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yeven \Yev"en\, p. p.	   Given. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yew \Yew\ ([=u]), v. i.	   See {Yaw}.	   [1913 Webster]	Yew \Yew\, n. [OE. ew, AS. e['o]w, [imac]w, eoh; akin to D. ijf,	   OHG. [imac]wa, [imac]ha, G. eibe, Icel. [=y]r; cf. Ir.	   iubhar, Gael. iubhar, iughar, W. yw, ywen, Lith. j["e]va the	   black alder tree.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) An evergreen tree ({Taxus baccata}) of Europe,	      allied to the pines, but having a peculiar berrylike fruit	      instead of a cone. It frequently grows in British	      churchyards.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The wood of the yew. It is light red in color, compact,	      fine-grained, and very elastic. It is preferred to all	      other kinds of wood for bows and whipstocks, the best for	      these purposes coming from Spain.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The {American yew} ({Taxus baccata}, var. Canadensis)	         is a low and straggling or prostrate bush, never	         forming an erect trunk. The {California yew} ({Taxus	         brevifolia}, also called {Pacific yew}) is a good-sized	         tree, and its wood is used for bows, spear handles,	         paddles, and other similar implements; the anticancer	         agent {taxol} is obtained from its bark. Another yew is	         found in Florida, and there are species in Japan and	         the Himalayas.	         [1913 Webster + PJC]	   3. A bow for shooting, made of the yew.	      [1913 Webster]	Yew \Yew\ ([=u]), a.	   Of or pertaining to yew trees; made of the wood of a yew	   tree; as, a yew whipstock.	   [1913 Webster]
Yewen \Yew"en\, a.	   Made of yew; as, yewen bows.	   [1913 Webster]
Yex \Yex\, v. i. [OE. [yogh]exen, yesken, AS. giscian to sob.]	   To hiccough. [Written also {yox}, {yux}.] [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]	         He yexeth and he speaketh through the nose. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	Yex \Yex\, n. [AS. geocsa a sobbing, hiccough. Cf. {Yex}, v. i.]	   A hiccough. [Written also {yox}, and {yux}.] [Obs. or Prov.	   Eng.] "The excessive yex." --Holland.	   [1913 Webster]
Yezdegerdian \Yez`de*ger"di*an\ (?; 277), a.	   Of or pertaining to Yezdegerd, the last Sassanian monarch of	   Persia, who was overthrown by the Muslims; as, the	   Yezdegerdian era, which began on the 16th of June, a. d. 632.	   The era is still used by the Parsees.	   [1913 Webster]
Yezdi \Yez"di\ (y[e^]z"d[=e]), n.	   Same as {Izedi}. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster] Yezidee
Yezidee \Yez"i*dee\, Yezidi \Yez"i*di\, n.	   Same as {Izedi.}	   [1913 Webster]
Yfere \Y*fere"\, adv.	   Together. See {Ifere}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         As friends do when they be met yfere.    --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ygdrasyl \Yg"dra*syl\, n. (Scand. Myth.)	   See in the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.	   [1913 Webster]
Yghe \Y"ghe\, n.	   Eye. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ygo \Y*go"\, obs. p. p. of {Go}.	   Gone. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yground \Y*ground"\, obs.	   p. p. of {Grind}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yholde \Y*hold"e\, obs.	   p. p. of {Hold}. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yid \Yid\, n. [See {Yiddish}.]	   A Jew; -- now (1998) usually considered offensive or	   contemptuous. [Slang or Colloq.] "Almost any young Yid who	   goes out from among her people." --John Corbin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yiddish \Yid"dish\, n. [G. j["u]disch, prop., Jewish, fr. Jude	   Jew. See {Jew}, {Jewish}.]	   A language used by German and other Jews, being a Middle	   German dialect developed under Hebrew and Slavic influence.	   It is written in Hebrew characters.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yiddisher \Yid"dish*er\, n. [See {Yiddish}.]	   A Yid. [Slang]	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yield \Yield\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yielded}; obs. p. p. {Yold};	   p. pr. & vb. n. {Yielding}.] [OE. yelden, [yogh]elden,	   [yogh]ilden, AS. gieldan, gildan, to pay, give, restore, make	   an offering; akin to OFries. jelda, OS. geldan, D. gelden to	   cost, to be worth, G. gelten, OHG. geltan to pay, restore,	   make an offering, be worth, Icel. gjalda to pay, give up,	   Dan. gielde to be worth, Sw. g[aum]lla to be worth, g[aum]lda	   to pay, Goth. gildan in fragildan, usgildan. Cf. 1st {Geld},	   {Guild}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To give in return for labor expended; to produce, as	      payment or interest on what is expended or invested; to	      pay; as, money at interest yields six or seven per cent.	      [1913 Webster]	            To yelde Jesu Christ his proper rent. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            When thou tillest the ground, it shall not	            henceforth yield unto thee her strength. --Gen. iv.	                                                  12.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To furnish; to afford; to render; to give forth. "Vines	      yield nectar." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            [He] makes milch kine yield blood.    --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            The wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their	            children.                             --Job xxiv. 5.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give up, as something that is claimed or demanded; to	      make over to one who has a claim or right; to resign; to	      surrender; to relinquish; as a city, an opinion, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	            And, force perforce, I'll make him yield the crown.	                                                  --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Shall yield up all their virtue, all their fame.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To admit to be true; to concede; to allow.	      [1913 Webster]	            I yield it just, said Adam, and submit. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. To permit; to grant; as, to yield passage.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. To give a reward to; to bless. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            Tend me to-night two hours, I ask no more,	            And the gods yield you for 't.        --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            God yield thee, and God thank ye.     --Beau. & Fl.	      [1913 Webster]	   {To yield the breath}, {To yield the breath up}, {To yield	   the ghost}, {To yield the ghost up}, {To yield up the ghost},	      or {To yield the life}, to die; to expire; -- similar to	      {To give up the ghost}.	      [1913 Webster]	            One calmly yields his willing breath. --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	Yield \Yield\, v. i.	   1. To give up the contest; to submit; to surrender; to	      succumb.	      [1913 Webster]	            He saw the fainting Grecians yield.   --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To comply with; to assent; as, I yielded to his request.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To give way; to cease opposition; to be no longer a	      hindrance or an obstacle; as, men readily yield to the	      current of opinion, or to customs; the door yielded.	      [1913 Webster]	            Will ye relent,	            And yield to mercy while 't is offered you? --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. To give place, as inferior in rank or excellence; as, they	      will yield to us in nothing.	      [1913 Webster]	            Nay tell me first, in what more happy fields	            The thistle springs, to which the lily yields?	                                                  --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	Yield \Yield\, n.	   Amount yielded; product; -- applied especially to products	   resulting from growth or cultivation. "A goodly yield of	   fruit doth bring." --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Yieldable \Yield"a*ble\, a.	   Disposed to yield or comply. [R.] -- {Yield"a*ble*ness}, n.	   [R.] --Bp. Hall.	   [1913 Webster]
Yieldance \Yield"ance\, n.	   1. The act of producing; yield; as, the yieldance of the	      earth. [R.] --Bp. Hall.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The act of yielding; concession. [R.] --South.	      [1913 Webster]
Yielder \Yield"er\, n.	   One who yields. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Yielding \Yield"ing\, a.	   Inclined to give way, or comply; flexible; compliant;	   accommodating; as, a yielding temper.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yielding and paying} (Law), the initial words of that clause	      in leases in which the rent to be paid by the lessee is	      mentioned and reserved. --Burrill.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Obsequious; attentive.	   Usage: {Yielding}, {Obsequious}, {Attentive}. In many cases a	          man may be attentive or yielding in a high degree	          without any sacrifice of his dignity; but he who is	          obsequious seeks to gain favor by excessive and mean	          compliances for some selfish end.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Yield"ing*ly}, adv. --	          {Yield"ing*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Yieldless \Yield"less\, a.	   Without yielding; unyielding. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yift \Yift\, n.	   Gift. [Obs.] "Great yiftes." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yin \Yin\, n.	   A Chinese weight of 22/3 pounds.	   [1913 Webster]	Yin \Yin\, n. (Chinese philosophy)	   one of the two fundamental principles. See {yin and yang}.	   [PJC]
yin and yang \yin and yang\, n. (Chinese philosophy)	   the two fundamental principles, one negative, dark, passive,	   cold, wet, and feminine (yin) and the other (yang) positive,	   bright, active, dry, hot and masculine. The interactions and	   balance of these forces in people and nature influence their	   behavior and fate. --[RHUD]	   [PJC]	   [1913 Webster]
Yis \Yis\, adv.	   Yes. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Yis, sir," quod he, "yis, host."        --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yit \Yit\, conj.	   Yet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yite \Yite\, n. (Zool.)	   The European yellow-hammer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yive \Yive\, v. t. & i.	   To give. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
-yl \-yl\ [Gr. ? wood, material.] (Chem.)	   A suffix used as a characteristic termination of chemical	   radicals; as in ethyl, carbonyl, hydroxyl, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: -yl was first used in 1832 by Liebig and W["o]hler in	         naming benzoyl, in the sense of stuff, or fundamental	         material, then in 1834 by Dumas and Peligot in naming	         methyl, in the sense of wood. After this -yl was	         generally used as in benzoyl, in the sense of stuff,	         characteristic ground, fundamental material.	         [1913 Webster]
Ylang-ylang \Y*lang`-y*lang"\, n.	   See {Ihlang-ihlang}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yle \Yle\, n.	   Isle. [Obs.] "The barren yle." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Y level \Y" lev`el\ (Surv.)	   See under {Y}, n.	   [1913 Webster] Yliche
Yliche \Y*liche"\, Ylike \Y*like"\, a. & adv.	   Like; alike. [Obs.] "All . . . yliche good." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yllanraton \Yl`lan*ra*ton"\, n. [From the native name.] (Zool.)	   The agouara.	   [1913 Webster]
Ymaked \Y*mak"ed\, obs. p. p. of {Make}.	   Made.	   [1913 Webster]
Ymel \Y*mel"\, prep. [OE. ymel, imelle, of Scand. origin; cf.	   Icel. [imac] milli, [imac] millum (properly, in the middle,	   fr. ? in + mi?il, me?al, middle, akin to E. middle), Dan.	   imellem, Sw. emellan. See {In}, and {Middle}.]	   Among. [Obs.] "Ymel them all." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ynambu \Y*nam"bu\, n. (Zool.)	   A South American tinamou ({Rhynchotus rufescens}); -- called	   also {perdiz grande}, and {rufous tinamou}. See Illust. of	   {Tinamou}.	   [1913 Webster] Ynough
Ynough \Y*nough"\, Ynow \Y*now"\, a. [See {Enough}.]	   Enough. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yockel \Yock"el\, n. [Cf. {Yokel}.] (Zool.)	   The yaffle.	   [1913 Webster]
Yode \Yode\, obs. imp. of Go. [OE. yode, yede, [yogh]ede,	   [yogh]eode, eode, AS. e['o]de, used as the imp. of g[=a]n to	   go; akin to Goth. iddja I, he, went, L. ire to go, Gr.	   'ie`nai, Skr. i, y[=a]. [root]4. Cf. {Issue}.]	   Went; walked; proceeded. [Written also {yede}.] See {Yede}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Quer [whether] they rade [rode] or yode. --Cursor	                                                  Mundi.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then into Cornhill anon I yode.          --Lydgate.	   [1913 Webster] Yodel
Yodel \Yo"del\, Yodle \Yo"dle\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p.	   {Yodeled}, {Yodled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Yodeling}, {Yodling}.]	   [G. jodeln.]	   To sing in a manner common among the Swiss and Tyrolese	   mountaineers, by suddenly changing from the head voice, or	   falsetto, to the chest voice, and the contrary; to warble.	   [1913 Webster] Yodel	Yodel \Yo"del\, Yodle \Yo"dle\, n.	   A song sung by yodeling, as by the Swiss mountaineers.	   [1913 Webster]
Yodler \Yo"dler\, n.	   One who yodels.	   [1913 Webster]
Yoga \Yo"ga\, n. [Skr. y[=o]ga union.]	   A species of asceticism among the Hindoos, which consists in	   a complete abstraction from all worldly objects, by which the	   votary expects to obtain union with the universal spirit, and	   to acquire superhuman faculties.	   [1913 Webster]
yogh \yogh\ n.	   An obsolete letter ([yogh]) of the Old English alphabet,	   having a pronunciation similar to the modern "y".	   [PJC] yoghurt	   yogurt
yoghurt \yo"ghurt\, yoghourt \yo"ghourt\, yoghourt \yo"ghourt\	   n.	   custardlike food made from curdled milk.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Yogi \Yo"gi\, n. [Skr. y[=o]gin.]	   A follower of the yoga philosophy; an ascetic. [Spelt also	   {yokin}.] --Whitworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Yogism \Yo"gism\, n.	   Yoga, or its practice.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yoicks \Yo"icks\, interj. (Hunting)	   A cry of encouragement to foxhounds.	   [1913 Webster]
Yoit \Yoit\, n. (Zool.)	   The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yojan \Yo"jan\, n. [Skr. y[=o]jana.]	   A measure of distance, varying from four to ten miles, but	   usually about five. [India] [Written also {yojana}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yoke \Yoke\ (y[=o]k), n. [OE. yok, [yogh]oc, AS. geoc; akin to	   D. juk, OHG. joh, G. joch, Icel. & Sw. ok, Dan. aag, Goth.	   juk, Lith. jungas, Russ. igo, L. jugum, Gr. zy`gon, Skr.	   yuga, and to L. jungere to join, Gr. ?, Skr. yui. [root]109,	   280. Cf. {Join}, {Jougs}, {Joust}, {Jugular}, {Subjugate},	   {Syzygy}, {Yuga}, {Zeugma}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A bar or frame of wood by which two oxen are joined at the	      heads or necks for working together.	      [1913 Webster]	            A yearling bullock to thy name shall smoke,	            Untamed, unconscious of the galling yoke. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The modern yoke for oxen is usually a piece of timber	         hollowed, or made curving, near each end, and laid on	         the necks of the oxen, being secured in place by two	         bows, one inclosing each neck, and fastened through the	         timber. In some countries the yoke consists of a flat	         piece of wood fastened to the foreheads of the oxen by	         thongs about the horns.	         [1913 Webster]	   2. A frame or piece resembling a yoke, as in use or shape.	      Specifically:	      (a) A frame of wood fitted to a person's shoulders for	          carrying pails, etc., suspended on each side; as, a	          milkmaid's yoke.	      (b) A frame worn on the neck of an animal, as a cow, a	          pig, a goose, to prevent passage through a fence.	      (c) A frame or convex piece by which a bell is hung for	          ringing it. See Illust. of {Bell}.	      (d) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its	          ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the	          boat can be steered from amidships.	      (e) (Mach.) A bent crosspiece connecting two other parts.	      (f) (Arch.) A tie securing two timbers together, not used	          for part of a regular truss, but serving a temporary	          purpose, as to provide against unusual strain.	      (g) (Dressmaking) A band shaped to fit the shoulders or	          the hips, and joined to the upper full edge of the	          waist or the skirt.	          [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: That which connects or binds; a chain; a link; a	      bond connection.	      [1913 Webster]	            Boweth your neck under that blissful yoke . . .	            Which that men clepeth spousal or wedlock.	                                                  --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            This yoke of marriage from us both remove. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. A mark of servitude; hence, servitude; slavery; bondage;	      service.	      [1913 Webster]	            Our country sinks beneath the yoke.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            My yoke is easy, and my burden is light. --Matt. xi.	                                                  30.	      [1913 Webster]	   5. Two animals yoked together; a couple; a pair that work	      together.	      [1913 Webster]	            I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to prove	            them.                                 --Luke xiv.	                                                  19.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. The quantity of land plowed in a day by a yoke of oxen.	      [Obs.] --Gardner.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. A portion of the working day; as, to work two yokes, that	      is, to work both portions of the day, or morning and	      afternoon. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.	      [1913 Webster]	   8. (Chiefly Mach.) A clamp or similar piece that embraces two	      other parts to hold or unite them in their respective or	      relative positions, as a strap connecting a slide valve to	      the valve stem, or the soft iron block or bar permanently	      connecting the pole pieces of an electromagnet, as in a	      dynamo.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   {Neck yoke}, {Pig yoke}. See under {Neck}, and {Pig}.	   {Yoke elm} (Bot.), the European hornbeam ({Carpinus	      Betulus}), a small tree with tough white wood, often used	      for making yokes for cattle.	      [1913 Webster]	Yoke \Yoke\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Yoked}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Yoking}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. To put a yoke on; to join in or with a yoke; as, to yoke	      oxen, or pair of oxen.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To couple; to join with another. "Be ye not unequally	      yoked with unbelievers." --2 Cor. vi. 14.	      [1913 Webster]	            Cassius, you are yoked with a lamb.   --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. To enslave; to bring into bondage; to restrain; to	      confine.	      [1913 Webster]	            Then were they yoked with garrisons.  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            The words and promises that yoke	            The conqueror are quickly broke.      --Hudibras.	      [1913 Webster]	Yoke \Yoke\, v. i.	   To be joined or associated; to be intimately connected; to	   consort closely; to mate.	   [1913 Webster]	         We 'll yoke together, like a double shadow. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Yokeage \Yoke"age\, n.	   See {Rokeage}. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yokefellow \Yoke"fel`low\, n. [Yoke + fellow.]	   An associate or companion in, or as in; a mate; a fellow;	   especially, a partner in marriage. --Phil. iv. 3.	   [1913 Webster]	         The two languages [English and French] became	         yokefellows in a still more intimate manner. --Earle.	   [1913 Webster]	         Those who have most distinguished themselves by railing	         at the sex, very often choose one of the most worthless	         for a companion and yokefellow.          --Addison.	   [1913 Webster]
Yokel \Yo"kel\, n. [Perhaps from an AS. word akin to E. gawk.]	   A country bumpkin. [Eng.] --Dickens.	   [1913 Webster]
Yokelet \Yoke"let\, n.	   A small farm; -- so called as requiring but one yoke of oxen	   to till it. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yokemate \Yoke"mate`\, n.	   Same as {Yokefellow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yoke-toed \Yoke"-toed`\, a. (Zool.)	   Having two toes in front and two behind, as the trogons and	   woodpeckers.	   [1913 Webster]
Yold \Yold\, obs. p. p. of {Yield}.	   Yielded. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Yolden \Yold"en\, obs. p. p. of {Yield}.	   Yielded.	   [1913 Webster]
Yolk \Yolk\ (y[=o]lk or y[=o]k; 277), n. [OE. yolke, yelke,	   [yogh]olke, [yogh]elke, AS. geoloca, geoleca, fr. geolu	   yellow. See {Yellow}.] [Written also {yelk}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The yellow part of an egg; the vitellus.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) An oily secretion which naturally covers the wool	      of sheep.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Yolk cord} (Zool.), a slender cord or duct which connects	      the yolk glands with the egg chambers in certain insects,	      as in the aphids.	   {Yolk gland} (Zool.), a special organ which secretes the yolk	      of the eggs in many turbellarians, and in some other	      invertebrates. See Illust. of {Hermaphrodite} in Appendix.	      	   {Yolk sack} (Anat.), the umbilical vesicle. See under	      {Unbilical}.	      [1913 Webster]
Yoll \Yoll\ (y[=o]l), v. i.	   To yell. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yom \Yom\, n. [Heb. y[=o]m.]	   Day; -- a Hebrew word used in the names of various Jewish	   feast days; as, Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement; Yom Teruah	   (lit., day of shouting), the Feast of Trumpets.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	Yom Kippur \Yom` Kip*pur"\ (y[=o]m`k[i^]*p[oo^]r",	   y[aum]m`k[i^]*p[oo^]r"), [Heb. y[=o]m kipp[=u]r, day of	   atonement.] (Jewish Antiq.)	   the only fast day of the Mosaic ritual, celebrated on the	   tenth day of the seventh month (Tishri), according to the	   rites described in Leviticus xvi. Also called {Day of	   Atonement}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Yon \Yon\ (y[o^]n), a. [OE. yon, [yogh]on, AS. geon; akin to G.	   jener, OHG. jen[=e]r, Icel. enn, inn; cf. Goth. jains.	   [root]188. Cf. {Beyond}, {Yond}, {Yonder}.]	   At a distance, but within view; yonder. [Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         Read thy lot in yon celestial sign.      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         Though fast yon shower be fleeting.      --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	Yon \Yon\, adv.	   Yonder. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         But, first and chiefest, with thee bring	         Him that yon soars on golden wing.       --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Yoncopin \Yon"co*pin\, n. [Perhaps corrupted from Illinois	   micoupena, Chippewa makopin, the American lotus.] (Bot.)	   A local name in parts of the Mississippi Valley for the	   American lotus ({Nelumbo lutea}).	   [1913 Webster]
Yond \Yond\, a. [Cf. AS. anda, onda, anger, andian to be angry.]	   Furious; mad; angry; fierce. [Obs.] "Then wexeth wood and	   yond." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	Yond \Yond\, adv. & a. [OE. yond, [yogh]ond, [yogh]eond,	   through, beyond, over, AS. geond, adv. & prep.; cf. Goth.	   jaind thither. [root]188. See {Yon}, a.]	   Yonder. [Obs.] "Yond in the garden." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yonder \Yon"der\, adv. [OE. yonder, [yogh]onder; cf. OD. ginder,	   Goth. jaindr? there. ????. See {Yond}, adv.]	   At a distance, but within view.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yonder are two apple women scolding.     --Arbuthnot.	   [1913 Webster]	Yonder \Yon"der\, a.	   Being at a distance within view, or conceived of as within	   view; that or those there; yon. "Yon flowery arbors, yonder	   alleys green." --Milton. "Yonder sea of light." --Keble.	   [1913 Webster]	         Yonder men are too many for an embassage. --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Yoni \Yo"ni\ (y[=o]"n[=e]), n. [Skr. y[=o]ni.] (Hindu Myth.)	   The symbol under which Sakti, or the personification of the	   female power in nature, is worshiped. Cf. {Lingam}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yonker \Yon"ker\, n. [See {Younker}.]	   A young fellow; a younker. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.	   [1913 Webster]
Yore \Yore\ (y[=o]r), adv. [OE. [yogh]ore, yare, [yogh]are, AS.	   ge['a]ra;akin to ge['a]r a year, E. year. [root]204. See	   {Year}.]	   In time long past; in old time; long since. [Obs. or Poetic]	   [1913 Webster]	         As it hath been of olde times yore.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Which though he hath polluted oft and yore,	         Yet I to them for judgment just do fly.  --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Of yore}, of old time; long ago; as, in times or days of	      yore. "But Satan now is wiser than of yore." --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	            Where Abraham fed his flock of yore.  --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]
Yorker \York"er\, n. (Cricket)	   A tice.	   [1913 Webster]
York rite \York rite\ (Freemasonry)	   The rite or ceremonial observed by one of the Masonic	   systems, deriving its name from the city of York, in England;	   also, the system itself, which, in England, confers only the	   first three degrees.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yorkshire \York"shire\, n.	   A county in the north of England.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yorkshire grit}, a kind of stone used for polishing marble,	      and copperplates for engravers. --Simmonds.	   {Yorkshire pudding}, a batter pudding baked under meat.	      [1913 Webster]
York use \York" use`\ (Eccl.)	   The one of the three printed uses of England which was	   followed in the north. It was based on the Sarum use. See	   {Use}, {n}., 6. --Shipley.	   [1913 Webster]
Yot \Yot\, v. t.	   To unite closely. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yote \Yote\ (y[=o]t), v. t. [OE. [yogh]eoten, [yogh]eten, to	   pour, AS. ge['o]tan. See {Found} to cast.]	   To pour water on; to soak in, or mix with, water. [Obs. or	   Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	         My fowls, which well enough,	         I, as before, found feeding at their trough	         Their yoted wheat.                       --Chapman.	   [1913 Webster]
You \You\ ([=u]), pron. [Possess. {Your} ([=u]r) or {Yours}	   ([=u]rz); dat. & obj. {You}.] [OE. you, eou, eow, dat. &	   acc., AS. e['o]w, used as dat. & acc. of ge, g[=e], ye; akin	   to OFries. iu, io, D. u, G. euch, OHG. iu, dat., iuwih, acc.,	   Icel. y[eth]r, dat. & acc., Goth. izwis; of uncertain origin.	   [root]189. Cf. {Your}.]	   The pronoun of the second person, in the nominative, dative,	   and objective case, indicating the person or persons	   addressed. See the Note under {Ye}.	   [1913 Webster]	         Ye go to Canterbury; God you speed.      --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         Good sir, I do in friendship counsel you	         To leave this place.                     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         In vain you tell your parting lover	         You wish fair winds may waft him over.   --Prior.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Though you is properly a plural, it is in all ordinary	         discourse used also in addressing a single person, yet	         properly always with a plural verb. "Are you he that	         hangs the verses on the trees, wherein Rosalind is so	         admired ?" --Shak. You and your are sometimes used	         indefinitely, like we, they, one, to express persons	         not specified. "The looks at a distance like a	         new-plowed land; but as you come near it, you see	         nothing but a long heap of heavy, disjointed clods."	         --Addison. "Your medalist and critic are much nearer	         related than the world imagine." --Addison. "It is	         always pleasant to be forced to do what you wish to do,	         but what, until pressed, you dare not attempt." --Hook.	         You is often used reflexively for yourself of	         yourselves. "Your highness shall repose you at the	         tower." --Shak.	         [1913 Webster]
Youl \Youl\, v. i.	   To yell; to yowl. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Young \Young\ (y[u^]ng), a. [Compar. {Younger}	   (y[u^][ng]"g[~e]r); superl. {Youngest} (-g[e^]st).] [OE.	   yung, yong, [yogh]ong, [yogh]ung, AS. geong; akin to OFries.	   iung, iong, D. joing, OS., OHG., & G. jung, Icel. ungr, Sw. &	   Dan. ung, Goth. juggs, Lith. jaunas, Russ. iunuii, L.	   juvencus, juvenis, Skr. juva[,c]a, juvan. [root]281. Cf.	   {Junior}, {Juniper}, {Juvenile}, {Younker}, {Youth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Not long born; still in the first part of life; not yet	      arrived at adolescence, maturity, or age; not old;	      juvenile; -- said of animals; as, a young child; a young	      man; a young fawn.	      [1913 Webster]	            For he so young and tender was of age. --Chaucer.	      [1913 Webster]	            "Whom the gods love, die young," has been too long	            carelessly said; . . . whom the gods love, live	            young forever.                        --Mrs. H. H.	                                                  Jackson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Being in the first part, pr period, of growth; as, a young	      plant; a young tree.	      [1913 Webster]	            While the fears of the people were young. --De Foe.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Having little experience; inexperienced; unpracticed;	      ignorant; weak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Come, come, elder brother, you are too young in	            this.                                 --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	Young \Young\, n.	   The offspring of animals, either a single animal or offspring	   collectively.	   [1913 Webster]	         [The egg] bursting with kindly rupture, forth disclosed	         Their callow young.                      --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {With young}, with child; pregnant.	      [1913 Webster]
young-bearing \young"-bear*ing\, adj.	   1. (Zool.) being the sex that produces ova and carries the	      fetus to a point where it can live outside the parent; --	      of animals. [prenominal]	   Syn: egg-producing(prenominal).	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
young-begetting \young"-be*get`ting\, adj. (Biology)	   Being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces gametes	   (spermatozoa) that perform the fertilizing function in	   generation, usually male. In contradistinction to {female} or	   {androgynous}.	   Syn: male.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Younger \Young"er\, n.	   One who is younger; an inferior in age; a junior. "The elder	   shall serve the younger." --Rom. ix. 12.	   [1913 Webster]	   2. Used of the younger of two persons of the same name	      especially used to distinguish a son from his father; --	      usually used postpositionally; as, Henry the younger.	   Syn: jr.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Youngish \Young"ish\, a.	   Somewhat young. --Tatler.	   [1913 Webster]
Youngling \Young"ling\, n. [AS. geongling.]	   A young person; a youth; also, any animal in its early life.	   "More dear . . . than younglings to their dam." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	         He will not be so willing, I think, to join with you as	         with us younglings.                      --Ridley.	   [1913 Webster]	Youngling \Young"ling\, a.	   Young; youthful. --Wordsworth.	   [1913 Webster]
Youngly \Young"ly\, a. [AS. geonglic.]	   Like a young person or thing; young; youthful. [Obs.] --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	Youngly \Young"ly\, adv.	   1. In a young manner; in the period of youth; early in life.	      [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Ignorantly; weakly. [R.]	      [1913 Webster]
Young Men's Christian Association \Young Men's Christian
Association\	   An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual,	   social, and physical welfare of young men, founded, June 6,	   1844, by George Williams (knighted therefor by Queen	   Victoria) in London. In 1851 it extended to the United States	   and Canada, and in 1855 representatives of similar	   organizations throughout Europe and America formed an	   international body. The movement has successfully expanded	   not only among young men in general, but also specifically	   among railroad men, in the army and navy, with provision for	   Indians and negroes, and a full duplication of all the	   various lines of oepration in the boys' departments. It	   currently (1998) maintains buildings which usually have both	   recreational facilities and dormitories for dwelling. It is	   usually called by its acronym {YMCA}. See also the similar	   organizations {Young Women's Christian Association} and	   {YMHA}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Youngness \Young"ness\, n.	   The quality or state of being young.	   [1913 Webster]
Young one \Young one\	   A young human being; a child; also, a young animal, as a	   colt.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Youngster \Young"ster\, n.	   A young person; a youngling; a lad. [Colloq.] "He felt	   himself quite a youngster, with a long life before him." --G.	   Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Youngth \Youngth\, n.	   Youth. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Youngth is a bubble blown up with breath. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Youngthly \Youngth"ly\, a.	   Pertaining to, or resembling, youth; youthful. [Obs.]	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Young'un \Young'un\	   A young human being; -- a contraction of {young one}.	   [PJC]
Young Women's Christian Association \Young Women's Christian
Association\	   An organization for promoting the spiritual, intellectual,	   social, and economic welfare of young women, originating in	   1855 with Lady Kinnaird's home for young women, and Miss Emma	   Robert's prayer union for young women,in England, which were	   combined in the year 1884 as a national association. Now	   nearly all the civilized countries, and esp. the United	   States, have local, national, and international	   organizations. See also the similar organizations {Young	   Men's Christian Association} and {YMHA}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Younker \Youn"ker\, n. [D. jonker, jonkeer; jong young + heer a	   lord, sir, gentleman. See {Young}, a.]	   A young person; a stripling; a yonker. [Obs. or Colloq.]	   [1913 Webster]	         That same younker soon was overthrown.   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Youpon \You"pon\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Yaupon}.	   [1913 Webster]
Your \Your\ ([=u]r), pron. & a. [OE. your, [yogh]our, eowr,	   eower, AS. e['o]wer, originally used as the gen. of ge,	   g[=e], ye; akin to OFries. iuwer your, OS. iuwar, D. uw, OHG.	   iuw[=e]r, G. euer, Icel. y[eth]ar, Goth. izwara, izwar, and	   E. you. [root]189. See {You}.]	   The form of the possessive case of the personal pronoun you.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The possessive takes the form yours when the noun to	         which it refers is not expressed, but implied; as, this	         book is yours. "An old fellow of yours." --Chaucer.	         [1913 Webster]
Yours \Yours\ (["u]rz), pron.	   See the Note under {Your}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yourself \Your*self"\, pron.; pl. {Yourselves}. [Your + self.]	   An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second	   person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you	   yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either	   in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured	   yourself.	   [1913 Webster]	         Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         If yourselves are old, make it your cause. --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	         Why should you be so cruel to yourself ? --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]	         The religious movement which you yourself, as well as	         I, so faithfully followed from first to last. --J. H.	                                                  Newman.	   [1913 Webster]
Youth \Youth\ ([=u]th), n.; pl. {Youths} ([=u]ths; 264) or	   collectively {Youth}. [OE. youthe, youh[thorn]e,	   [yogh]uhe[eth]e, [yogh]uwe[eth]e, [yogh]eo[yogh]e[eth]e, AS.	   geogu[eth], geogo[eth]; akin to OS. jugu[eth], D. jeugd, OHG.	   jugund, G. jugend, Goth. junda. [root]281. See {Young}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. The quality or state of being young; youthfulness;	      juvenility. "In my flower of youth." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	            Such as in his face	            Youth smiled celestial.               --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The part of life that succeeds to childhood; the period of	      existence preceding maturity or age; the whole early part	      of life, from childhood, or, sometimes, from infancy, to	      manhood.	      [1913 Webster]	            He wondered that your lordship	            Would suffer him to spend his youth at home. --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            Those who pass their youth in vice are justly	            condemned to spend their age in folly. --Rambler.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. A young person; especially, a young man.	      [1913 Webster]	            Seven youths from Athens yearly sent. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	   4. Young persons, collectively.	      [1913 Webster]	            It is fit to read the best authors to youth first.	                                                  --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Youthful \Youth"ful\, a.	   1. Not yet mature or aged; young. "Two youthful knights."	      --Dryden. Also used figuratively. "The youthful season of	      the year." --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Of or pertaining to the early part of life; suitable to	      early life; as, youthful days; youthful sports. "Warm,	      youthful blood." --Shak. "Youthful thoughts." --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. Fresh; vigorous, as in youth.	      [1913 Webster]	            After millions of millions of ages . . . still	            youthful and flourishing.             --Bentley.	      [1913 Webster]	   Syn: Puerile; juvenile.	   Usage: {Youthful}, {Puerile}, {Juvenile}. Puerile is always	          used in a bad sense, or at least in the sense of what	          is suitable to a boy only; as, puerile objections,	          puerile amusements, etc. Juvenile is sometimes taken	          in a bad sense, as when speaking of youth in contrast	          with manhood; as, juvenile tricks; a juvenile	          performance. Youthful is commonly employed in a good	          sense; as, youthful aspirations; or at least by way of	          extenuating; as, youthful indiscretions. "Some men,	          imagining themselves possessed with a divine fury,	          often fall into toys and trifles, which are only	          puerilities." --Dryden. "Raw, juvenile writers imagine	          that, by pouring forth figures often, they render	          their compositions warm and animated." --Blair.	          [1913 Webster] -- {Youth"ful*ly}, adv. --	          {Youth"ful*ness}, n.	          [1913 Webster]
Youthhood \Youth"hood\, n. [AS. geogu[eth]h[=a]d. See {Youth},	   and {-hood}.]	   The quality or state of being a youth; the period of youth.	   --Cheyne.	   [1913 Webster]
Youthly \Youth"ly\, a. [AS. geogu[eth]lic.]	   Young; youthful. [Obs.] "All my youthly days." --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
youth-on-age \youth`-on-age"\ n. (Bot.)	   A vigorous perennial herb ({Tolmiea menziesii}) with flowers	   in erect racemes and having young plants develop at the	   junction of a leaf blade and the leafstalk.	   Syn: pickaback plant, piggyback plant.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Youthsome \Youth"some\, a.	   Youthful. [Obs.] --Pepys.	   [1913 Webster]
Youthy \Youth"y\, a.	   Young. [Obs.] --Spectator.	   [1913 Webster]
Youze \Youze\, n. [From a native East Indian name.] (Zool.)	   The cheetah.	   [1913 Webster]
Yow \Yow\, pron.	   You. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yowe \Yowe\, n. [See {Ewe}.] (Zool.)	   A ewe. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --G. Eliot.	   [1913 Webster]
Yowl \Yowl\, v. i. [See {Yawl}, v. i.]	   To utter a loud, long, and mournful cry, as a dog; to howl;	   to yell.	   [1913 Webster]	Yowl \Yowl\, n.	   A loud, protracted, and mournful cry, as that of a dog; a	   howl.	   [1913 Webster]
Yowley \Yow"ley\, n. [Cf. {Yellow}.] (Zool.)	   The European yellow-hammer. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yox \Yox\, v. i.	   See {Yex}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ypight \Y*pight"\, obs. p. p. of {Pitch}.	   See {Pight}.	   [1913 Webster]
Ypocras \Yp"o*cras\, n.	   Hippocras. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ypres lace \Y"pres lace`\	   Fine bobbin lace made at Ypres in Belgium, usually exactly	   like Valenciennes lace.	   [1913 Webster]
Ypsiliform \Yp*sil"i*form\, a. [Gr. ? ? the name of the letter ?	   + -form.] (Biol.)	   Resembling the ? in appearance; -- said of the germinal spot	   in the ripe egg at one of the stages of fecundation.	   [1913 Webster]
Ypsiloid \Yp"si*loid\, a. (Anat.)	   In the form of the letter {Y}; {Y-}shaped.	   [1913 Webster]
Yraft \Y*raft"\, obs. p. p. of {Reave}.	   Bereft. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yren \Yr"en\, n.	   Iron. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Yronne \Y*ron"ne\, obs. p. p. of {Run}.	   Run. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ysame \Y*same"\, adv. [See {Same}.]	   Together. [Obs.] "And in a bag all sorts of seeds ysame."	   --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]
Yt \Yt\, Yt \Yt\ ([th][a^]t),	   An old method of printing that (AS. [thorn][ae]t, [eth][ae]t)	   the "y" taking the place of the old letter "thorn" ([thorn]).	   Cf. {Ye}, the.	   [1913 Webster]
Ythrowe \Y*throwe"\, obs.	   p. p. of Throw. --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ytterbic \Yt*ter"bic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or derived from, ytterbium; containing	   ytterbium.	   [1913 Webster]
Ytterbium \Yt*ter"bi*um\, n. [NL., fr. Ytterby, in Sweden. See	   {Erbium}.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of the boron group, sometimes associated with	   yttrium or other related elements, as in euxenite and	   gadolinite. Symbol Yb; provisional atomic weight 173.2. Cf.	   {Yttrium}.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Ytterbium is associated with other rare elements, and	         probably has not been prepared in a pure state.	         [1913 Webster]
Yttria \Yt"tri*a\, n. [NL. See {Yttrium}.] (Chem.)	   The oxide, {Y2O3}, or earth, of yttrium.	   [1913 Webster]
Yttric \Yt"tric\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, yttrium.	   [1913 Webster]
Yttriferous \Yt*trif"er*ous\, a.	   Bearing or containing yttrium or the allied elements; as,	   gadolinite is one of the yttriferous minerals.	   [1913 Webster]
Yttrious \Yt"tri*ous\, a. (Chem.)	   Same as {Yttric}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yttrium \Yt"tri*um\, n. [NL., from Ytterby, in Sweden. See	   {Erbium}.] (Chem.)	   A rare metallic element of the boron-aluminium group, found	   in gadolinite and other rare minerals, and extracted as a	   dark gray powder. Symbol Y. Atomic number 39. Atomic weight,	   88.9. [Written also {ittrium}.]	   [1913 Webster +PJC]	   Note: Associated with yttrium are certain rare elements, as	         erbium, ytterbium, samarium, etc., which are separated	         in a pure state with great difficulty. They are studied	         by means of their spark or phosphorescent spectra.	         Yttrium is now regarded as probably not a simple	         element, but as a mixture of several substances.	         [1913 Webster]
Yttro-cerite \Yt`tro-ce"rite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral of a violet-blue color, inclining to gray and	   white. It is a hydrous fluoride of cerium, yttrium, and	   calcium.	   [1913 Webster] Yttro-columbite
Yttro-columbite \Yt`tro-co*lum"bite\, Yttro-tantalite
\Yt`tro-tan"ta*lite\, n. (Min.)	   A tantalate of uranium, yttrium, and calcium, of a brown or	   black color.	   [1913 Webster]
Yu \Yu\, n. [Chin.] (Min.)	   Jade.	   [1913 Webster]
Yucca \Yuc"ca\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Flicker}, n., 2.	   [1913 Webster]	Yucca \Yuc"ca\, n. [NL., from Yuca, its name in St. Domingo.]	   (Bot.)	   A genus of American liliaceous, sometimes arborescent, plants	   having long, pointed, and often rigid, leaves at the top of a	   more or less woody stem, and bearing a large panicle of showy	   white blossoms.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The species with more rigid leaves (as {Yucca	         aloifolia}, {Yucca Treculiana}, and {Yucca baccata})	         are called {Spanish bayonet}, and one with softer	         leaves ({Yucca filamentosa}) is called {bear grass},	         and {Adam's needle}.	         [1913 Webster]	   {Yucca moth} (Zool.), a small silvery moth ({Pronuba	      yuccasella}) whose larvae feed on plants of the genus	      {Yucca}.	      [1913 Webster]	Yucca borer \Yuc"ca bor`er\	   (a) A California boring weevil ({Yuccaborus frontalis}).	   (b) A large mothlike butterfly ({Megathymus yuccae}) of the	       family {Megatimidae}, whose larva bores in yucca roots.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yuck \Yuck\, v. i. [Cf. G. jucken, D. yeuken, joken. See	   {Itch}.]	   To itch. [Prov. Eng.] --Grose.	   [1913 Webster]	Yuck \Yuck\, v. t.	   To scratch. [Prov. Eng.] --Wright.	   [1913 Webster]
yuck \yuck\, interj.	   an interjection expressing repugnance or distaste.	   [PJC]	yuck \yuck\ n.	   a laugh; also, a joke or gag; -- usually used in the plural,	   as, the skit got lots of yucks. [slang]	   Syn: laugh; gag; joke	        [PJC]
Yuckel \Yuck"el\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Yockel}.	   [1913 Webster]
yuck factor \yuck factor\, n.	   a reaction of repugnance or distaste; -- used in discussion	   of acceptability of proposed new foods, medicines, etc. among	   potential consumers or patients.	   [PJC]
yucky \yuck"y\, a.	   Repugnant or distasteful. [slang]	   Syn: disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, loathly, loathsome,	        repellent, repellant, repugnant, revolting.	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]
Yuen \Yu"en\, n. (Zool.)	   The crowned gibbon ({Hylobates pileatus}), native of Siam,	   Southern China, and the Island of Hainan. It is entirely	   arboreal in its habits, and has very long arms. the males are	   dark brown or blackish, with a caplike mass of long dark	   hair, and usually with a white band around the face. The	   females are yellowish white, with a dark spot on the breast	   and another on the crown. Called also {wooyen}, and {wooyen	   ape}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yufts \Yufts\, n. [Russ. iufte.]	   Russia leather.	   [1913 Webster] Yug
Yug \Yug\, Yuga \Yu"ga\, n. [Skr. yuga an age, a yoke. See	   {Yoke}.] (Hindoo Cosmog.)	   Any one of the four ages, Krita, or Satya, Treta, Dwapara,	   and Kali, into which the Hindoos divide the duration or	   existence of the world.	   [1913 Webster]
Yugoslav \Yu"go*slav`\, prop. n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia.	   Syn: Jugoslav, Yugoslavian, Jugoslavian.	        [WordNet 1.5] Yugoslavian	Yugoslav \Yu"go*slav\, Yugoslavian \Yugoslavian\prop. adj.	   Of or pertaining to Yugoslavia; as, Yugoslavian wine.	   Syn: Yugoslavian, Jugoslav, Jugoslavian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yugoslavian \Yu"go*sla`vi*an\, prop. n.	   1. a native or inhabitant of Yugoslavia.	   Syn: Yugoslav, Jugoslav, Jugoslavian.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Yuke \Yuke\ ([=u]k), v. i. & t.	   Same as {Yuck}. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yulan \Yu"lan\ ([=u]"l[a^]n), n. (Bot.)	   A species of Magnolia ({Magnolia conspicua}) with large white	   blossoms that open before the leaves. See the Note under	   {Magnolia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Yule \Yule\ ([=u]l), n. [OE. yol, [yogh]ol, AS. ge['o]l; akin to	   ge['o]la December or January, Icel. j[=o]l Yule, Ylir the	   name of a winter month, Sw. jul Christmas, Dan. juul, Goth.	   jiuleis November or December. Cf. {Jolly}.]	   Christmas or Christmastide; the feast of the Nativity of our	   Savior.	   [1913 Webster]	         And at each pause they kiss; was never seen such rule	         In any place but here, at bonfire, or at Yule.	                                                  --Drayton.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Yule block}, or {Yule log}, a large log of wood formerly put	      on the hearth on Christmas eve, as the foundation of the	      fire. It was brought in with much ceremony.	   {Yule clog}, the yule log. --Halliwell. W. Irving.	      [1913 Webster]
Yuletide \Yule"tide`\, n.	   Christmas time; Christmastide; the season of Christmas.	   [1913 Webster]
Yuman \Yu"man\, a.	   Designating, or pertaining to, an important linguistic stock	   of North American Indians of the southwestern United States	   and northwestern Mexico, nearly all agriculturists and adept	   potters and basket makers. Their usual dwelling is the brush	   wikiup, and in their native state they wear little clothing.	   The Yuma, Maricopa, Mohave, Walapi, and Yavapai are among the	   chief tribes, all of fine physique.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Yumas \Yu"mas\, n. pl.; sing. {Yuma}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Indians native of Arizona and the adjacent parts	   of Mexico and California. They are agricultural, and	   cultivate corn, wheat, barley, melons, etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The a wider sense, the term sometimes includes the	         Mohaves and other allied tribes.	         [1913 Webster]
yummy \yum"my\ (y[u^]m"m[y^]), adj.	   Very pleasing or attractive; especially, pleasing to the	   taste; delicious; scrumptious. [colloq.]	   Syn: delectable, delicious, luscious, pleasant-tasting,	        scrumptious, toothsome.	        [PJC + WordNet 1.5]
Yunca \Yun"ca\ (y[=oo][ng]"k[.a]), n.	   An Indian of a linguistic stock of tribes of the Peruvian	   coast who had a developed agricultural civilization at the	   advent of the Spaniards, before which they had been conquered	   by the Incas. They constructed irrigation canals which are	   still in use, adorned their buildings with bas-reliefs and	   frescoes, and were skilled goldsmiths and silversmiths. --	   {Yun"can}, a.
Yunx \Yunx\ (y[u^][ng]ks), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'i`ygx the wryneck.]	   (Zool.)	   A genus of birds comprising the wrynecks.	   [1913 Webster]
Yupon \Yu"pon\, n. (Bot.)	   Same as {Yaupon}.	   [1913 Webster] yuppie
yuppie \yup"pie\, yuppy \yup"py\(y[u^]p"p[y^]), n. [young urban	   professional + -ie.]	   an ambitious young adult, usually college-educated, living in	   or near a large city, with a professional career and an	   affluent lifestyle. The "u" in the word is sometimes	   interpreted as meaning "upwardly mobile".	   [PJC]
Yux \Yux\, n. & v.	   See {Yex}, n. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Yvel \Y"vel\, a. & adv.	   Evil; ill. [Obs.] --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]
Ywar \Y*war"\, a. [See {Aware}.]	   Aware; wary. [Obs.] "Be ywar, and his way shun." --Piers	   Plowman.	   [1913 Webster]
Ywis \Y*wis"\, adv. [OE. ywis, iwis, AS. gewis certain; akin to	   D. gewis, G. gewiss, and E. wit to know. See {Wit} to know,	   and {Y-}.]	   Certainly; most likely; truly; probably. [Obs. or Archaic]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Ywis," quod he, "it is full dear, I say." --Chaucer.	   [1913 Webster]	         She answered me, "I-wisse, all their sport in the park	         is but a shadow to that pleasure that I find in Plato."	                                                  --Ascham.	   [1913 Webster]	         A right good knight, and true of word ywis. --Spenser.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The common form iwis was often written with the prefix	         apart from the rest of the word and capitalized, as, I	         wis, I wisse, etc. The prefix was mistaken for the	         pronoun, I and wis, wisse, for a form of the verb wit	         to know. See {Wis}, and cf. {Wit}, to know.	         [1913 Webster]	               Our ship, I wis,	               Shall be of another form than this. --Longfellow.	         [1913 Webster]
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Z \Z\ (z[=e]; in England commonly, and in America sometimes,	   z[e^]d; formerly, also, [i^]z"z[e^]rd)	   Z, the twenty-sixth and last letter of the English alphabet,	   is a vocal consonant. It is taken from the Latin letter Z,	   which came from the Greek alphabet, this having it from a	   Semitic source. The ultimate origin is probably Egyptian.	   Etymologically, it is most closely related to s, y, and j; as	   in glass, glaze; E. yoke, Gr. ?, L. yugum; E. zealous,	   jealous. See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 273, 274.	   [1913 Webster]
Za \Za\, n. (Min.)	   An old solfeggio name for B flat; the seventh harmonic, as	   heard in the or aeolian string; -- so called by Tartini. It	   was long considered a false, but is the true note of the	   chord of the flat seventh. --H. W. Poole.	   [1913 Webster] Zabaism
Zabaism \Za"ba*ism\, Zabism \Za"bism\, n.	   See {Sabianism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zabian \Za"bi*an\, a. & n.	   See {Sabian}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zacco \Zac"co\, n. (Arch.)	   See {Zocco}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zachun \Za*chun"\, n. (Bot.)	   An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny	   tree ({Balanites Aegyptiaca}), and sold to piligrims for a	   healing ointment. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).	   [1913 Webster]
Zaerthe \Zaer"the\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Z[aum]rthe}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zaffer \Zaf"fer\, n. [F. zafre, safre; cf. Sp. zafra, safra, It.	   saffera, G. zaffer; all probably of Arabic origin. Cf.	   {Zaphara}.]	   A pigment obtained, usually by roasting cobalt glance with	   sand or quartz, as a dark earthy powder. It consists of crude	   cobalt oxide, or of an impure cobalt arseniate. It is used in	   porcelain painting, and in enameling pottery, to produce a	   blue color, and is often confounded with smalt, from which,	   however, it is distinct, as it contains no potash. The name	   is often loosely applied to mixtures of zaffer proper with	   silica, or oxides of iron, manganese, etc. [Written also	   {zaffre}, and formerly {zaffree}, {zaffar}, {zaffir}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zaim \Zaim\ (?; 277), n. [Turk. & Ar. za'[imac]m.]	   A Turkish chief who supports a mounted militia bearing the	   same name. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Zaimet \Zaim"et\ (?; 277), n. [Turk. & Ar. za'[imac]met.]	   A district from which a Zaim draws his revenue. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Zain \Zain\, n.	   A horse of a dark color, neither gray nor white, and having	   no spots. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Zalambdodont \Za*lamb"do*dont\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to a tribe ({Zalambdodonta}) of Insectivora	   in which the molar teeth have but one V-shaped ridge.	   [1913 Webster]	Zalambdodont \Za*lamb"do*dont\, n.	   One of the {Zalambdodonta}. The tenrec, solenodon, and golden	   moles are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Zama \Za"ma\, prop. n.	   1. the battle in 202 BC in which Scipio decisively defeated	      Hannibal at the end of the second Punic War.	   Syn: battle of Zama.	        [WordNet 1.5]
zaman \za"man\, n. (Bot.)	   A large ornamental tropical American tree ({Albizia saman})	   with bipinnate leaves and globose clusters of flowers with	   crimson stamens and sweet-pulp seed pods eaten by cattle.	   Syn: rain tree, saman, monkeypod, monkey pod, zamang.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Zamang \Za*mang"\, n. (Bot.)	   An immense leguminous tree ({Pithecolobium Saman}) of	   Venezuela. Its branches form a hemispherical mass, often one	   hundred and eighty feet across. The sweet pulpy pods are used	   commonly for feeding cattle. Also called {rain tree}. --J.	   Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).	   [1913 Webster]
Zambian \Zam"bi*an\, prop. n.	   a native or inhabitant of Zambia.	   [WordNet 1.5]	Zambian \Zam"bi*an\ prop. adj.	   1. of or pertaining to Zambia; as, Zambian cities.	      [WordNet 1.5]	   2. Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Zambia; as, the	      Zambian President.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Zambo \Zam"bo\, n.; pl. {Zambos}. [See {Sambo}.]	   The child of a mulatto and a negro; also, the child of an	   Indian and a negro; colloquially or humorously, a negro; a	   sambo.	   [1913 Webster]
Zamia \Za"mi*a\, n. [L. zamia a kind of fir cone, from Gr. ?, ?,	   hurt, damage. See Plin. xvi. 44.] (Bot.)	   A genus of cycadaceous plants, having the appearance of low	   palms, but with exogenous wood. See {Coontie}, and Illust. of	   {Strobile}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zamindar \Zam`in*dar"\, n. [Hind. zem[imac]nd[=a]r,	   zam[imac]nd[=a]r, a landholder, Per. zam[imac]nd[=a]r;	   zam[imac]n land d[=a]r holding.]	   A landowner; also, a collector of land revenue; now, usually,	   a kind of feudatory recognized as an actual proprietor so	   long as he pays to the government a certain fixed revenue.	   [Written also {zemindar}.] [India]	   [1913 Webster] Zamindary
Zamindary \Zam"in*da*ry\, Zamindari \Zam"in*da*ri\, n.	   The jurisdiction of a zamindar; the land possessed by a	   zamindar. [Written also {zemindary}, {zemindari}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zamite \Za"mite\, n. (Paleon.)	   A fossil cycad of the genus {Zamia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zamouse \Za*mouse"\, n. [From a native name.] (Zool.)	   A West African buffalo ({Bubalus brachyceros}) having short	   horns depressed at the base, and large ears fringed	   internally with three rows of long hairs. It is destitute of	   a dewlap. Called also {short-horned buffalo}, and {bush cow}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zampogna \Zam*po"gna\, n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A sort of bagpipe formerly in use among Italian peasants. It	   is now almost obsolete. [Written also {zampugna}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zander \Zan"der\, n. [Cf. D. zand sand.] (Zool.)	   A European pike perch ({Stizostedion lucioperca}) allied to	   the wall-eye; -- called also {sandari}, {sander}, {sannat},	   {schill}, and {zant}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zandmole \Zand"mole`\, n. [Cf. D. zand sand. See {Sand}, and	   {Mole} the animal.] (Zool.)	   The sand mole.	   [1913 Webster]
Zante \Zan"te\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Zantewood}.	   [1913 Webster]	Zante currant \Zan"te cur"rant\	   A kind of seedless grape or raisin; -- so called from Zante,	   one of the Ionian Islands.	   [1913 Webster]
Zantewood \Zan"te*wood`\, n. (Bot.)	   (a) A yellow dyewood; fustet; -- called also {zante}, and	       {zante fustic}. See {Fustet}, and the Note under	       {Fustic}.	   (b) Satinwood ({Chloroxylon Swietenia}).	       [1913 Webster]
Zantiot \Zan"ti*ot\, n.	   A native or inhabitant of Zante, one of the Ionian Islands.	   [1913 Webster]
zany \za"ny\ (z[=a]"n[-e]), adj.	   Comical in a clownish or buffoonish manner; whimsically	   comical.	   [PJC]
Zany \Za"ny\, n.; pl. {Zanies}. [It. zanni a buffoon,	   merry-andrew, orig. same as Giovanni John, i. e., merry John,	   L. Ioannes, Gr. ?, Heb. Y[=o]kh[=a]n[=a]n, prop., the Lord	   graciously gave: cf. F. zani, fr. the Italian. Cf.	   {Jenneting}.]	   A merry-andrew; a buffoon.	   [1913 Webster]	         Then write that I may follow, and so be	         Thy echo, thy debtor, thy foil, thy zany. --Donne.	   [1913 Webster]	         Preacher at once, and zany of thy age.   --Pope.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]	Zany \Za"ny\, v. t.	   To mimic. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         Your part is acted; give me leave at distance	         To zany it.                              --Massinger.	   [1913 Webster]
Zanyism \Za"ny*ism\, n.	   State or character of a zany; buffoonery. --Coleridge. --H.	   Morley.	   [1913 Webster]
zap \zap\ (z[a^]p), v. t.	   1. to shoot, destroy, or inactivate; my TV set was zapped by	      lightning.	      [PJC]	   2. to bomb with an atomic bomb.	   Syn: nuke, atomize.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. to cook or heat in a microwave oven.	   Syn: microwave, micro-cook, nuke.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   4. to subject to radiation, a laser beam, a strong electric	      current, or other potentially destructive treatment.	      [PJC]	   5. to skip over (e. g. a commercial or dull interval in a	      television program) by using the fast-forward button on a	      VCR remove control.	      [PJC]	   6. to add interest, color, or attractiveness to; to liven; --	      usually used with up. --[RHUD]	      [PJC]
Zapas \Za*pas"\, n. [Russ.]	   See {Army organization}, above.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zapatera \Za`pa*te"ra\, n. [Sp. aceituna zapatera.] (Olive	   trade)	   A cured olive which has spoiled or is on the verge of	   decomposition; loosely, an olive defective because of	   bruises, wormholes, or the like.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zaphara \Zaph"a*ra\, n.	   Zaffer.	   [1913 Webster]
Zaphrentis \Za*phren"tis\, n. [NL.] (Paleon.)	   An extinct genus of cyathophylloid corals common in the	   Paleozoic formations. It is cup-shaped with numerous septa,	   and with a deep pit in one side of the cup.	   [1913 Webster]
Zapotilla \Zap`o*til"la\, n. (Bot.)	   See {Sapodilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zaptiah \Zap"ti*ah\, n.	   A Turkish policeman. [Written also {zaptieh}.]	   [1913 Webster] Zarathuster
Zarathustra \Zar`a*thus"tra\, Zarathuster \Zar`a*thus"ter\,	   prop. n.	   The Persian name for {Zoroaster}.	   [PJC] Zarathustrian
Zarathustrian \Zar`a*thus"tri*an\, Zarathustric
\Zar`a*thus"tric\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Zarathustra, or Zoroaster; Zoroastrian.	   --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Zarathustrism \Zar`a*thus"trism\, n.	   See {Zoroastrianism}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zaratite \Zar"a*tite\, n. (Min.) [Named after Gen. Zarata of	   Spain.]	   A hydrous carbonate of nickel occurring as an emerald-green	   incrustation on chromite; -- called also {emerald nickel}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zareba \Za*re"ba\, n. (Mil.)	   An improvised stockade; especially, one made of thorn bushes,	   etc. [Written also {zareeba}, and {zeriba}.] [Egypt]	   [1913 Webster]	         "Ah," he moralizes, "what wonderful instinct on the	         part of this little creature to surround itself with a	         zareba like the troops after Osman Digma." --R.	                                                  Jefferies.	   [1913 Webster]
Zarf \Zarf\, n. [Ar.] (Art)	   A metallic cuplike stand used for holding a finjan.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zarnich \Zar"nich\, n. [F., fr. Ar. az-zern[imac]kh, fr. Gr. ?.	   See {Arsenic}.] (Min.)	   Native sulphide of arsenic, including sandarach, or realgar,	   and orpiment.	   [1913 Webster]
Zaumrthe \Z[aum]r"the\, n. (Zool.)	   A European bream ({Abramis vimba}). [Written also {zaerthe}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zastrugi \Zas*tru"gi\, n. pl.; sing. {-ga}. [Russ. zastruga	   furrow made on the shore by water.]	   Grooves or furrows formed in snow by the action of the wind,	   and running parallel with the direction of the wind. This	   formation results from the erosion of transverse waves	   previously formed.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zati \Za"ti\ (z[aum]"t[-e]), n. (Zool.)	   A species of macaque ({Macacus pileatus}) native of India and	   Ceylon. It has a crown of long erect hair, and tuft of	   radiating hairs on the back of the head. Called also {capped	   macaque}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zauschneria \Zau*schne"ri*a\, n. [NL., named for M. Zauschner, a	   Bohemian botanist.] (Bot.)	   A genus of flowering plants. {Zauschneria Californica} is a	   suffrutescent perennial, with showy red flowers much	   resembling those of the garden fuchsia.	   [1913 Webster]
Zax \Zax\ (z[a^]ks), n.	   A tool for trimming and puncturing roofing slates. [Written	   also {sax}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zayat \Za"yat\ (?; 277), n.	   A public shed, or portico, for travelers, worshipers, etc.	   [Burmah]	   [1913 Webster]
Zea \Ze"a\ (z[=e]"[.a]), n. [L., a kind of grain, fr. Gr. ze`a,	   zeia`; cf. Skr. yava barley.] (Bot.)	   A genus of large grasses of which the Indian corn ({Zea	   Mays}) is the only species known. Its origin is not yet	   ascertained. See {Maize}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeal \Zeal\ (z[=e]l), n. [F. z[`e]le; cf. Pg. & It. zelo, Sp.	   zelo, celo; from L. zelus, Gr. ?, probably akin to ? to boil.	   Cf. {Yeast}, {Jealous}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Passionate ardor in the pursuit of anything; eagerness in	      favor of a person or cause; ardent and active interest;	      engagedness; enthusiasm; fervor. "Ambition varnished o'er	      with zeal." --Milton. "Zeal, the blind conductor of the	      will." --Dryden. "Zeal's never-dying fire." --Keble.	      [1913 Webster]	            I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but	            not according to knowledge.           --Rom. x. 2.	      [1913 Webster]	            A zeal for liberty is sometimes an eagerness to	            subvert with little care what shall be established.	                                                  --Johnson.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A zealot. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.	      [1913 Webster]	Zeal \Zeal\, v. i.	   To be zealous. [Obs. & R.] --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealant \Zeal"ant\, n.	   One who is zealous; a zealot; an enthusiast. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]	         To certain zealants, all speech of pacification is	         odious.                                  --Bacon.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealed \Zealed\, a.	   Full of zeal; characterized by zeal. [Obs.] "Zealed	   religion." --Beau. & Fl.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealful \Zeal"ful\, a.	   Full of zeal. [R.] --Sylvester.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealless \Zeal"less\, a.	   Wanting zeal. --Hammond.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealot \Zeal"ot\, n. [F. z['e]lote, L. zelotes, Gr. ?. See	   {Zeal}.]	   One who is zealous; one who engages warmly in any cause, and	   pursues his object with earnestness and ardor; especially,	   one who is overzealous, or carried away by his zeal; one	   absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical	   partisan.	   [1913 Webster]	         Zealots for the one [tradition] were in hostile array	         against zealots for the other.           --Sir J.	                                                  Stephen.	   [1913 Webster]	         In Ayrshire, Clydesdale, Nithisdale, Annandale, every	         parish was visited by these turbulent zealots.	                                                  --Macaulay.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealotical \Zea*lot"ic*al\, a.	   Like, or suitable to, a zealot; ardently zealous. [R.]	   --Strype.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealotism \Zeal"ot*ism\, n.	   The character or conduct of a zealot; zealotry.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealotist \Zeal"ot*ist\, n.	   A zealot. [Obs.] --Howell.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealotry \Zeal"ot*ry\, n.	   The character and behavior of a zealot; excess of zeal;	   fanatical devotion to a cause.	   [1913 Webster]	         Enthusiasm, visionariness, seems the tendency of the	         German; zeal, zealotry, of the English; fanaticism, of	         the French.                              --Coleridge.	   [1913 Webster]
Zealous \Zeal"ous\ (?; 277), a. [LL. zelosus. See {Zeal}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Filled with, or characterized by, zeal; warmly engaged, or	      ardent, in behalf of an object.	      [1913 Webster]	            He may be zealous in the salvation of souls. --Law.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Filled with religious zeal. [Obs.] --Shak.	      [1913 Webster] -- {Zeal"ous*ly}, adv. -- {Zeal"ous*ness},	      n.	      [1913 Webster]
Zebec \Ze"bec\, n. (Naut.)	   See {Xebec}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zebra \Ze"bra\, n. [Pg. zebra; cf. Sp. cebra; probably from a	   native African name.] (Zool.)	   Any member of three species of African wild horses remarkable	   for having the body white or yellowish white, and	   conspicuously marked with dark brown or brackish bands.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The true or mountain zebra ({Equus zebra} syn. {Asinus	         zebra}) is nearly white, and the bands which cover the	         body and legs are glossy black. Its tail has a tuft of	         black hair at the tip. It inhabits the mountains of	         Central and Southern Africa, and is noted for its	         wariness and wildness, as well as for its swiftness.	         The second species ({Equus Burchellii} syn. {Asinus	         Burchellii} or {Equus quagga}), known as {Burchell's	         zebra}, {plains zebra}, and {dauw}, is the most	         abundant, inhabiting the grassy plains of tropical and	         southern Africa, and differing from the preceding in	         not having dark bands on the legs, while those on the	         body are more irregular. It has a long tail, covered	         with long white flowing hair. Grevy's zebra ({Equus	         grevyi}) is distinct from the others in being placed in	         the subgenus Dolichohippus, whereas the plains and	         mountain zebras are placed in the subgenus Hippotigris.	         More on zebras can be found at:	         http://www.imh.org/imh/bw/zebra.html	         [1913 Webster +PJC]	   {Zebra caterpillar}, the larva of an American noctuid moth	      ({Mamestra picta}). It is light yellow, with a broad black	      stripe on the back and one on each side; the lateral	      stripes are crossed with withe lines. It feeds on	      cabbages, beets, clover, and other cultivated plants.	   {Zebra opossum}, the zebra wolf. See under {Wolf}.	   {Zebra parrakeet}, an Australian grass parrakeet, often kept	      as a cage bird. Its upper parts are mostly pale greenish	      yellow, transversely barred with brownish black crescents;	      the under parts, rump, and upper tail coverts, are bright	      green; two central tail feathers and the cheek patches are	      blue. Called also {canary parrot}, {scallop parrot},	      {shell parrot}, and {undulated parrot}.	   {Zebra poison} (Bot.), a poisonous tree ({Euphorbia arborea})	      of the Spurge family, found in South Africa. Its milky	      juice is so poisonous that zebras have been killed by	      drinking water in which its branches had been placed, and	      it is also used as an arrow poison. --J. Smith (Dict.	      Econ. Plants).	   {Zebra shark}. Same as {Tiger shark}, under {Tiger}.	   {Zebra spider}, a hunting spider.	   {Zebra swallowtail}, a very large North American	      swallow-tailed butterfly ({Iphiclides ajax}), in which the	      wings are yellow, barred with black; -- called also	      {ajax}.	   {Zebra wolf}. See under {Wolf}.	      [1913 Webster]
zebra-tailed lizard \ze"bra-tailed liz`ard\ n.	   A lizard having a long tail with black bands ({Callisaurus	   draconoides}), which lives in the deserts of the southwestern	   U. S. and Mexico; called also {gridiron-tailed lizard}.	   --RHUD	   [PJC]
Zebrawood \Ze"bra*wood`\, n.	   (a) A kind of cabinet wood having beautiful black, brown, and	       whitish stripes, the timber of a tropical American tree	       ({Connarus Guianensis}).	   (b) The wood of a small West Indian myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia	       fragrans}).	   (c) The wood of an East Indian tree of the genus {Guettarda}.	       [1913 Webster]
Zebrine \Ze"brine\, a. (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, the zebra.	   [1913 Webster]
Zebrinny \Ze*brin"ny\, n.; pl. {-nies}.	   A cross between a male horse and a female zebra.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Zebrula
Zebrula \Ze"bru*la\, Zebrule \Ze"brule\, n.	   A cross between a male zebra and a female horse.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zebu \Ze"bu\, n. [?. z['e]bu; of uncertain origin.] (Zool.)	   A bovine mammal ({Ros Indicus}) extensively domesticated in	   India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually	   has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large	   dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but	   these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which	   range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large	   mastiff.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: 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	         the Hindoos, also belongs to this species. The male is	         called also {Indian bull}, {Indian ox}, {Madras ox},	         and {sacred bull}.	         [1913 Webster]
Zebub \Ze"bub\, n. (Zool.)	   A large noxious fly of Abyssinia, which like the tsetse fly,	   is destructive to cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Zechin \Ze"chin\ (?; 277), n.	   See {Sequin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zechstein \Zech"stein`\, n. [Gr., fr. zeche a mine + stein a	   stone.] (Geol.)	   The upper division of the Permian (Dyas) of Europe. The	   prevailing rock is a magnesian limestone.	   [1913 Webster]
Zed \Zed\, n. [F., probably through It. zeta, fr. L. zeta. See	   {Zeta}.]	   The letter {Z}; -- called also {zee}, and formerly {izzard}.	   "Zed, thou unnecessary letter!" --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]
Zedoary \Zed"o*a*ry\, n. [F. z['e]doaire, LL. zedoaria; cf. It.	   zedoaria, zettovario, Pg. zedoaria, Sp. zedoaria, cedoaria;	   all fr. Ar. & Per. zedw?r.] (Med.)	   A medicinal substance obtained in the East Indies, having a	   fragrant smell, and a warm, bitter, aromatic taste. It is	   used in medicine as a stimulant.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It is the rhizome of different species of {Curcuma},	         esp. {Curcuma zedoaria}, and comes in short, firm	         pieces, externally of a wrinkled gray, ash-colored	         appearance, but within of a brownish red color. There	         are two kinds, round zedoary, and long zedoary.	         [1913 Webster]
Zeekoe \Zee"koe\, n. [D., sea cow, lake cow.] (Zool.)	   A hippopotamus.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeeman effect \Zee"man ef*fect"\ (Physics)	   The widening and duplication, triplication, etc., of spectral	   lines when the radiations emanate in a strong magnetic field,	   first observed in 1896 by P. Zeeman, a Dutch physicist, and	   regarded as an important confirmation of the electromagnetic	   theory of light.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zehner \Zeh"ner\, n. [G.]	   An Austrian silver coin equal to ten kreutzers, or about five	   cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Zein \Ze"in\, n. [Cf. F. z['e]ine. See {Zea}.] (Chem.)	   A nitrogenous substance of the nature of gluten, obtained	   from the seeds of Indian corn ({Zea}) as a soft, yellowish,	   amorphous substance. [Formerly written {zeine}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zeitgeist \Zeit"geist`\, n. [G.; zeit time + geist spirit. See	   {Tide}, n.; {Ghost}, n.]	   The spirit of the time; the general intellectual and moral	   state or temper characteristic of any period of time.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zemindar \Zem`in*dar"\, n.	   Same as {Zamindar}.	   [1913 Webster] Zemindary
Zemindary \Zem"in*da*ry\, Zemindari \Zem"in*da*ri\, n.	   Same as {Zamindary}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zemni \Zem"ni\, n. (Zool.)	   The blind mole rat ({Spalax typhlus}), native of Eastern	   Europe and Asia. Its eyes and ears are rudimentary, and its	   fur is soft and brownish, more or less tinged with gray. It	   constructs extensive burrows.	   [1913 Webster]
Zemstvo \Zem"stvo\, n. [Russ., fr. zemlya land.]	   In Russia, an elective local district and provincial	   administrative assembly. Originally it was composed of	   representatives elected by the peasantry, the householders of	   the towns, and the landed proprietors. In the reign of	   Alexander III. the power of the noble landowners was	   increased, the peasants allowed only to elect candidates from	   whom the governor of the province nominated the deputy, and	   all acts of the zemstvo subjected to the approval of the	   governor. Theoretically the zemstvo has large powers relating	   to taxation, education, public health, etc., but practically	   these powers are in most cases limited to the adjustment of	   the state taxation.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zenana \Ze*na"na\, n. [Hind. zen[=a]na, zan[=a]na, fr. Per.	   zan[=a]na, fr. zan woman; akin to E. queen.]	   The part of a dwelling appropriated to women. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Zend \Zend\, n. [See {Zend-Avesta}.]	   Properly, the translation and exposition in the Huzv[^a]resh,	   or literary Pehlevi, language, of the Avesta, the Zoroastrian	   sacred writings; as commonly used, the language (an ancient	   Persian dialect) in which the Avesta is written.	   [1913 Webster]
Zend-Avesta \Zend`-A*ves"ta\, n. [Properly, the Avesta, or	   sacred text, and its zend, or interpretation, in a more	   modern and intelligible language. --W. D. Whitney.]	   The sacred writings of the ancient Persian religion,	   attributed to Zoroaster, but chiefly of a later date.	   [1913 Webster]
Zendik \Zen"dik\, n. [Ar. zand[imac]k.]	   An atheist or unbeliever; -- name given in the East to those	   charged with disbelief of any revealed religion, or accused	   of magical heresies.	   [1913 Webster]
Zenick \Ze"nick\, n. (Zool.)	   A South African burrowing mammal ({Suricata tetradactyla}),	   allied to the civets. It is grayish brown, with yellowish	   transverse stripes on the back. Called also {suricat}.	   [obsolete]	   Note: This term is not found on the internet. It probably	         refers to the {meerkat}, also called suricate.	         [1913 Webster]
Zenik \Ze"nik\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Zenick}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zenith \Ze"nith\ (?; 277), n. [OE. senyth, OF. cenith, F.	   z['e]nith, Sp. zenit, cenit, abbrev. fr. Ar. samt-urras way	   of the head, vertical place; samt way, path + al the + ras	   head. Cf. {Azimuth}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That point in the visible celestial hemisphere which is	      vertical to the spectator; the point of the heavens	      directly overhead; -- opposed to {nadir}.	      [1913 Webster]	            From morn	            To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve,	            A summer's day; and with the setting sun	            Dropped from the zenith, like a falling star.	                                                  --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. hence, figuratively, the point of culmination; the	      greatest height; the height of success or prosperity.	      [1913 Webster]	            I find my zenith doth depend upon	            A most auspicious star.               --Shak.	      [1913 Webster]	            This dead of midnight is the noon of thought,	            And wisdom mounts her zenith with the stars. --Mrs.	                                                  Barbauld.	      [1913 Webster]	            It was during those civil troubles . . . this	            aspiring family reached the zenith.   --Macaulay.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Zenith distance}. (Astron.) See under {Distance}.	   {Zenith sector}. (Astron.) See {Sector}, 3.	   {Zenith telescope} (Geodesy), a telescope specially designed	      for determining the latitude by means of any two stars	      which pass the meridian about the same time, and at nearly	      equal distances from the zenith, but on opposite sides of	      it. It turns both on a vertical and a horizontal axis, is	      provided with a graduated vertical semicircle, and a level	      for setting it to a given zenith distance, and with a	      micrometer for measuring the difference of the zenith	      distances of the two stars.	      [1913 Webster]
Zenithal \Ze"nith*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the zenith. "The deep zenithal blue."	   --Tyndall.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeolite \Ze"o*lite\, n. [Gr. ? to boil + -lite: cf. F.	   z['e]olithe.] (Min.)	   A term now used to designate any one of a family of minerals,	   hydrous silicates of alumina, with lime, soda, potash, or	   rarely baryta. Here are included natrolite, stilbite,	   analcime, chabazite, thomsonite, heulandite, and others.	   These species occur of secondary origin in the cavities of	   amygdaloid, basalt, and lava, also, less frequently, in	   granite and gneiss. So called because many of these species	   intumesce before the blowpipe.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Needle zeolite}, needlestone; natrolite.	      [1913 Webster]
Zeolitic \Ze`o*lit"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a zeolite; consisting of, or resembling,	   a zeolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeolitiform \Ze`o*lit"i*form\, a.	   Having the form of a zeolite.	   [1913 Webster]
Zephyr \Zeph"yr\, n. [L. zephyrus, Gr. ?, akin to ? darkness,	   the dark side, west: cf. F. z['e]phyr.]	   The west wind; poetically, any soft, gentle breeze. "Soft the	   zephyr blows." --Gray.	   [1913 Webster]	         As gentle	         As zephyrs blowing below the violet.     --Shak.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Zephyr cloth}, a thin kind of cassimere made in Belgium;	      also, a waterproof fabric of wool.	   {Zephyr shawl}, a kind of thin, light, embroidered shawl made	      of worsted and cotton.	   {Zephyr yarn}, or {Zephyr worsted}, a fine, soft kind of yarn	      or worsted, -- used for knitting and embroidery.	      [1913 Webster]
Zephyrus \Zeph"y*rus\, n. [L. See {Zephyr}.]	   The west wind, or zephyr; -- usually personified, and made	   the most mild and gentle of all the sylvan deities.	   [1913 Webster]	         Mild as when Zephyrus on Flora breathes. --Milton.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeppelin \Zep`pe*lin"\ (ts[e^]p`p[~e]*l[=e]"; Angl.	   z[e^]p"p[-e]*l[i^]n), n.	   A dirigible balloon of the rigid type, consisting of a	   cylindrical trussed and covered frame supported by internal	   gas cells, and provided with means of propulsion and control.	   It was first successfully used by Ferdinand Count von	   Zeppelin.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zequin \Ze"quin\, n.	   See {Sequin}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zerda \Zer"da\, n. [Of African origin.] (Zool.)	   The fennec.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeriba \Ze*ri"ba\, n. (Mil.)	   Same as {Zareba}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zero \Ze"ro\, n.; pl. {Zeros}or {Zeroes}. [F. z['e]ro, from Ar.	   [,c]afrun, [,c]ifrun, empty, a cipher. Cf. {Cipher}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Arith.) A cipher; nothing; naught.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The point from which the graduation of a scale, as of a	      thermometer, commences.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: Zero in the Centigrade, or Celsius thermometer, and in	         the R['e]aumur thermometer, is at the point at which	         water congeals. The zero of the Fahrenheit thermometer	         is fixed at the point at which the mercury stands when	         immersed in a mixture of snow and common salt. In	         Wedgwood's pyrometer, the zero corresponds with	         1077[deg] on the Fahrenheit scale. See Illust. of	         {Thermometer}.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. Fig.: The lowest point; the point of exhaustion; as, his	      patience had nearly reached zero.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Absolute zero}. See under {Absolute}.	   {Zero method} (Physics), a method of comparing, or measuring,	      forces, electric currents, etc., by so opposing them that	      the pointer of an indicating apparatus, or the needle of a	      galvanometer, remains at, or is brought to, zero, as	      contrasted with methods in which the deflection is	      observed directly; -- called also {null method}.	   {Zero point}, the point indicating zero, or the commencement	      of a scale or reckoning.	      [1913 Webster]	      [1913 Webster]
Zest \Zest\ (z[e^]st), n. [F. zeste, probably fr. L. schistos	   split, cleft, divided, Gr. ?, from ? to split, cleave. Cf.	   {Schism}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A piece of orange or lemon peel, or the aromatic oil which	      may be squeezed from such peel, used to give flavor to	      liquor, etc.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, something that gives or enhances a pleasant taste,	      or the taste itself; an appetizer; also, keen enjoyment;	      relish; gusto.	      [1913 Webster]	            Almighty Vanity! to thee they owe	            Their zest of pleasure, and their balm of woe.	                                                  --Young.	      [1913 Webster]	            Liberality of disposition and conduct gives the	            highest zest and relish to social intercourse.	                                                  --Gogan.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The woody, thick skin inclosing the kernel of a walnut.	      [Obs.]	      [1913 Webster]	Zest \Zest\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zested}; p. pr. & vb. n.	   {Zesting}.]	   1. To cut into thin slips, as the peel of an orange, lemon,	      etc.; to squeeze, as peel, over the surface of anything.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. To give a relish or flavor to; to heighten the taste or	      relish of; as, to zest wine. --Gibber.	      [1913 Webster]
zestful \zest"ful\ (z[e^]st"f[.u]l), adj.	   Marked by spirited enjoyment.	   Syn: yeasty, zesty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
zesty \zest"y\ (z[e^]st"[-e]), adj.	   Having a pleasantly stimulating flavor. Opposite of {bland}.	   Syn: piquant, spicy, savory, savoury.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. marked by spirited enjoyment.	   Syn: zestful, yeasty.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Zeta \Ze"ta\, n. [L., from Gr. ?. Cf. {Zed}.]	   A Greek letter [[zeta]] corresponding to our z.	   [1913 Webster]
Zetetic \Ze*tet"ic\, a. [Gr. ?, fr. ? to seek: cf. F.	   z['e]t['e]tique.]	   Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Zetetic method} (Math.), the method used for finding the	      value of unknown quantities by direct search, in	      investigation, or in the solution of problems. [R.]	      --Hutton.	      [1913 Webster]	Zetetic \Ze*tet"ic\, n.	   A seeker; -- a name adopted by some of the Pyrrhonists.	   [1913 Webster]
Zetetics \Ze*tet"ics\, n. [See {Zetetic}, a.] (Math.)	   A branch of algebra which relates to the direct search for	   unknown quantities. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zeuglodon \Zeu"glo*don\, n. [Gr. ? the strap or loop of a yoke +	   ?, ?, tooth.] (Paleon.)	   A genus of extinct Eocene whales, remains of which have been	   found in the Gulf States. The species had very long and	   slender bodies and broad serrated teeth. See {Phocodontia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeuglodont \Zeu"glo*dont\, (Zool.)	   Any species of Zeuglodonta.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeuglodonta \Zeu`glo*don"ta\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Phocodontia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeugma \Zeug"ma\, n. [L., from Gr. ?, fr. ? to yoke, join. See	   {Yoke}.] (Gram.)	   A figure by which an adjective or verb, which agrees with a	   nearer word, is, by way of supplement, referred also to	   another more remote; as, "hic illius arma, hic currus fuit;"	   where fuit, which agrees directly with currus, is referred	   also to arma.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeugmatic \Zeug*mat"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to zeugma; characterized by zeugma.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeugobranchiata \Zeu`go*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?	   to yoke + ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Zygobranchia}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeus \Zeus\, n. (Gr. Myth.)	   The chief deity of the Greeks, and ruler of the upper world	   (cf. {Hades}). He was identified with Jupiter.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeuzerian \Zeu*ze"ri*an\, n. (Zool.)	   Any one of a group of bombycid moths of which the genus	   {Zeuzera} is the type. Some of these moths are of large size.	   The goat moth is an example.	   [1913 Webster]
Zeylanite \Zey"lan*ite\, n. (Min.)	   See {Ceylanite}.	   [1913 Webster] Zibet
Zibet \Zib"et\, Zibeth \Zib"eth\, n. [Cf. It. zibetto. See	   {Civet}.] (Zool.)	   A carnivorous mammal ({Viverra zibetha}) closely allied to	   the civet, from which it differs in having the spots on the	   body less distinct, the throat whiter, and the black rings on	   the tail more numerous.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: It inhabits India, Southern China, and the East Indies.	         It yields a perfume similar to that of the civet. It is	         often domesticated by the natives, and then serves the	         same purposes as the domestic cat. Called also {Asiatic	         civet} or {Indian civet}.	         [1913 Webster]
Ziega \Zie"ga\, n.	   Curd produced from milk by adding acetic acid, after rennet	   has ceased to cause coagulation. --Brande & C.	   [1913 Webster]
Zietrisikite \Zie`tri*si"kite\, n. (Min.)	   A mineral wax, vert similar to ozocerite. It is found at	   Zietrisika, Moldavia, whence its name.	   [1913 Webster]
Zif \Zif\, n. [Heb. ziv.]	   The second month of the Jewish ecclesiastical year,	   corresponding to our May.	   [1913 Webster] Zigger
Zigger \Zig"ger\, Zighyr \Zig"hyr\, v. i. (Mining)	   Same as {Sicker}. [Prov. Eng.] --Raymond.	   [1913 Webster]
Ziggurat \Zig"gu*rat\, n.	   A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of	   a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with	   outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also	   {zikkurat}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, n. [F. zigzag, G. zickzack, from zacke,	   zacken, a dentil, tooth. Cf. {Tack} a small nail.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Something that has short turns or angles.	      [1913 Webster]	            The fanatics going straight forward and openly, the	            politicians by the surer mode of zigzag. --Burke.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Arch.) A molding running in a zigzag line; a chevron, or	      series of chevrons. See Illust. of {Chevron}, 3.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Fort.) See {Boyau}.	      [1913 Webster]	Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, a.	   Having short, sharp turns; running this way and that in an	   onward course.	   [1913 Webster]	Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zigzagged}; p. pr. & vb.	   n. {Zigzagging}.]	   To form with short turns.	   [1913 Webster]	Zigzag \Zig"zag`\, v. i.	   To move in a zigzag manner; also, to have a zigzag shape.	   --R. Browning.	   [1913 Webster]
Zigzaggery \Zig"zag`ger*y\, n.	   The quality or state of being zigzag; crookedness. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]	         The . . . zigzaggery of my father's approaches.	                                                  --Sterne.	   [1913 Webster]
Zigzaggy \Zig"zag`gy\, a.	   Having sharp turns. --Barham.	   [1913 Webster]
Zikkurat \Zik"ku*rat\, n.	   A temple tower of the Babylonians or Assyrians, consisting of	   a lofty pyramidal structure, built in successive stages, with	   outside staircases, and a shrine at the top; -- called also	   {ziggurat}.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zilla \Zil"la\, n. (Bot.)	   A low, thorny, suffrutescent, crucifeous plant ({Zilla	   myagroides}) found in the deserts of Egypt. Its leaves are	   boiled in water, and eaten, by the Arabs.	   [1913 Webster]
Zillah \Zil"lah\, n. [Ar. zila.]	   A district or local division, as of a province. [India]	   [1913 Webster]
Zimb \Zimb\, n. (Zool.)	   A large, venomous, two-winged fly, native of Abyssinia. It is	   allied to the tsetse fly, and, like the latter, is	   destructive to cattle.	   [1913 Webster]
Ziment-water \Zim"ent-wa`ter\, n. [G. cement-wasser. See	   {Cement}.]	   A kind of water found in copper mines; water impregnated with	   copper.	   [1913 Webster]
Zimocca \Zi*moc"ca\, n.	   A sponge ({Euspongia zimocca}) of flat form and fine quality,	   from the Adriatic, about the Greek islands, and the coast of	   Barbary.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zinc \Zinc\ (z[i^][ng]k), n. [G. zink, probably akin to zinn	   tin: cf. F. zinc, from the German. Cf. {Tin}.] (Chem.)	   An abundant element of the magnesium-cadmium group, extracted	   principally from the minerals zinc blende, smithsonite,	   calamine, and franklinite, as an easily fusible bluish white	   metal, which is malleable, especially when heated. It is not	   easily oxidized in moist air, and hence is used for sheeting,	   coating galvanized iron, etc. It is used in making brass,	   britannia, and other alloys, and is also largely consumed in	   electric batteries. Symbol Zn. Atomic number 30. Atomic	   weight 65.38. [Formerly written also {zink}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   {Butter of zinc} (Old Chem.), zinc chloride, {ZnCl2}, a	      deliquescent white waxy or oily substance.	   {Oxide of zinc}. (Chem.) See {Zinc oxide}, below.	   {Zinc amine} (Chem.), a white amorphous substance,	      {Zn(NH2)2}, obtained by the action of ammonia on zinc	      ethyl; -- called also {zinc amide}.	   {Zinc amyle} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent liquid,	      composed of zinc and amyle, which, when exposed to the	      atmosphere, emits fumes, and absorbs oxygen with rapidity.	      	   {Zinc blende} [cf. G. zinkblende] (Min.), a native zinc	      sulphide. See {Blende}, n.	   (a) .	   {Zinc bloom} [cf. G. zinkblumen flowers of zinc, oxide of	      zinc] (Min.), hydrous carbonate of zinc, usually occurring	      in white earthy incrustations; -- called also	      {hydrozincite}.	   {Zinc ethyl} (Chem.), a colorless, transparent, poisonous	      liquid, composed of zinc and ethyl, which takes fire	      spontaneously on exposure to the atmosphere.	   {Zinc green}, a green pigment consisting of zinc and cobalt	      oxides; -- called also {Rinmann's green}.	   {Zinc methyl} (Chem.), a colorless mobile liquid {Zn(CH3)2},	      produced by the action of methyl iodide on a zinc sodium	      alloy. It has a disagreeable odor, and is spontaneously	      inflammable in the air. It has been of great importance in	      the synthesis of organic compounds, and is the type of a	      large series of similar compounds, as zinc ethyl, zinc	      amyle, etc.	   {Zinc oxide} (Chem.), the oxide of zinc, {ZnO}, forming a	      light fluffy sublimate when zinc is burned; -- called also	      {flowers of zinc}, {philosopher's wool}, {nihil album},	      etc. The impure oxide produced by burning the metal,	      roasting its ores, or in melting brass, is called also	      {pompholyx}, and {tutty}.	   {Zinc spinel} (Min.), a mineral, related to spinel,	      consisting essentially of the oxides of zinc and	      aluminium; gahnite.	   {Zinc vitriol} (Chem.), zinc sulphate. See {White vitriol},	      under {Vitriol}.	   {Zinc white}, a white powder consisting of zinc oxide, used	      as a pigment.	      [1913 Webster]	Zinc \Zinc\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Zincked} or {Zinced}; p. pr. &	   vb. n. {Zincking} or {Zincing}.]	   To coat with zinc; to galvanize.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincane \Zinc"ane\, n. (Chem.)	   Zinc chloride. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zincic \Zinc"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zinc; zincous.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincide \Zinc"ide\, n.	   A binary compound of zinc. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zinciferous \Zinc*if"er*ous\, a. [Zinc + -ferous.]	   Containing or affording zinc.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincification \Zinc`i*fi*ca"tion\, n.	   The act or process of applying zinc; the condition of being	   zincified, or covered with zinc; galvanization.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincify \Zinc"i*fy\, v. t. [Zinc + -fy.] (Metal.)	   To coat or impregnate with zinc.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincite \Zinc"ite\, n. (Min.)	   Native zinc oxide; a brittle, translucent mineral, of an	   orange-red color; -- called also {red zinc ore}, and {red	   oxide of zinc}.	   [1913 Webster] Zincking
Zincking \Zinck"ing\, or Zincing \Zinc"ing\, n. (Metal.)	   The act or process of applying zinc; galvanization.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincky \Zinck"y\, a.	   Pertaining to zinc, or having its appearance. [Written also	   {zinky}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zinco- \Zin"co-\	   A combining form from zinc; in chemistry, designating zinc as	   an element of certain double compounds. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincode \Zinc"ode\, n. [Zinc + -ode, as in electrode.] (Elec.)	   The positive electrode of an electrolytic cell; anode. [R.]	   --Miller.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincograph \Zin"co*graph\, n.	   A zinc plate prepared for printing by zincography; also, a	   print from such a plate.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zincographer \Zin*cog"ra*pher\, n.	   An engraver on zinc.	   [1913 Webster] Zincongraphic
Zincongraphic \Zin`con*graph"ic\, Zincongraphical
\Zin`con*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to zincography; as, zincographic processes.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincography \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 the ground being eaten away by acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Zincoid \Zinc"oid\, a. [Zinc + -oid.]	   Pertaining to, or resembling, zinc; -- said of the	   electricity of the zincous plate in connection with a copper	   plate in a voltaic circle; also, designating the positive	   pole. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zinco-polar \Zin`co-po"lar\, a. [Zinco- + polar.] (Elec.)	   Electrically polarized like the surface of the zinc presented	   to the acid in a battery, which has zincous affinity. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zincous \Zinc"ous\, a.	   1. (Chem.)	      (a) Of, pertaining to, or containing, zinc; zincic; as,	          zincous salts.	      (b) Hence, formerly, basic, basylous, as opposed to	          {chlorous}.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. (Physics) Of or pertaining to the positive pole of a	      galvanic battery; electro-positive.	      [1913 Webster] zine
zine \zine\, 'zine \'zine\(z[=e]n), n. [shortened from	   magazine.]	   A publication similar to a magazine[4] but in electronic	   rather than printed form, maintained as data files on a	   computer and accessible via the {world wide web}; sometimes	   called {e-zine} ("e" standing for electronic, as in e-mail.	   [PJC]
Zingaro \Zin"ga*ro\, n.; pl. {Zingari}. [It.]	   A gypsy.	   [1913 Webster]
Zingel \Zing"el\ (z[i^]ng"el), n. (Zool.)	   A small, edible, freshwater European perch ({Aspro zingel}),	   having a round, elongated body and prominent snout.	   [1913 Webster]
Zingiberaceous \Zin`gi*ber*a"ceous\	   (z[i^]n`j[i^]*b[~e]r*[=a]"sh[u^]s), a. [L. zingiber ginger.	   See {Ginger}.] (Bot.)	   Of or pertaining to ginger, or to a tribe ({Zingibereae}) of	   endogenous plants of the order {Scitamineae}. See	   {Scitamineous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zink \Zink\ (z[i^][ng]k), n. (Chem.)	   See {Zinc}. [Obs.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zinkenite \Zink"en*ite\ (-en*[imac]t), n. [From Zinken, director	   at one time of the Hanoverian mines.] (Min.)	   A steel-gray metallic mineral, a sulphide of antimony and	   lead.	   [1913 Webster]
Zinky \Zink"y\, a.	   See {Zincky}. --Kirwan.	   [1913 Webster]
Zinnia \Zin"ni*a\, n. [NL. So called after Professor Zinn, of	   G["o]ttingen.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of the composite genus {Zinnia}, Mexican herbs with	   opposite leaves and large gay-colored blossoms. {Zinnia	   elegans} is the commonest species in cultivation.	   [1913 Webster]
Zinnwaldite \Zinn"wald*ite\, n. [So called after Zinnwald, in	   Bohemia, where it occurs.] (Min.)	   A kind of mica containing lithium, often associated with tin	   ore.	   [1913 Webster]
Zinsang \Zin"sang\, n. (Zool.)	   The delundung.	   [1913 Webster]
Zinziberaceous \Zin`zi*ber*a"ceous\, a. (Bot.)	   Same as {Zingiberaceous}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zion \Zi"on\, n. [Heb. ts[imac]y[=o]n, originally, a hill.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Jewish Antiq.) A hill in Jerusalem, which, after the	      capture of that city by the Israelites, became the royal	      residence of David and his successors.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Hence, the theocracy, or church of God.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The heavenly Jerusalem; heaven.	      [1913 Webster]
Zionism \Zi"on*ism\, n. [Zion + -ism.]	   Among the Jews, a theory, plan, or movement for colonizing	   their own race in Palestine, the land of Zion, or, if that is	   impracticable, elsewhere, either for religious or	   nationalizing purposes; -- called also {Zion movement}. --	   {Zi"on*ist}, n. -- {Zi`on*is"tic}, a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zip \Zip\ (z[i^]p), n. [Imitative.]	   1. A hissing or sibilant sound such as that made by a flying	      bullet.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. a quantity of no importance. [informal]	   Syn: nothing, nihil, nichts, nix, nada, aught, cipher,	        cypher, goose egg, naught, nil, zero, zilch.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   3. a device for locking together two toothed edges by means	      of a sliding tab.	   Syn: slide fastener, zipper, zip-fastener.	        [WordNet 1.5]	Zip \Zip\, v. i.	   To make, or move with, a sound like a zip[1].	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
zip-fastener \zip"-fa`stener\, n.	   1. a device for locking together two toothed edges by means	      of a sliding tab.	   Syn: slide fastener, zip, zipper.	        [WordNet 1.5]
zip 4 \zip + 4\ (z[i^]p" pl[u^]s f[=o]r`), n.	   a full nine-digit {zip code}. See {zip code}.	   [PJC]	zip code \zip" code`\ (z[i^]p"k[=o]d`), n. [zone improvement	   plan.]	   Any one of a set of numbers assigned by the United States	   Postal Service to designate a particular postal delivery	   area. One or more zip codes are assigned to each post office.	   The numbers initially had five digits (the initial code),	   indicating state and post office. Later, four more optional	   digits were added (the expanded code) indicating the box	   number or delivery route. The full set of nine digits is also	   referred to as {zip + 4}. The code is appended in an address	   to the line bearing the city and state names, as in	   "Plainfield, NJ 07062". [Also spelled {ZIP code} and {Zip	   code}.]	   [PJC]
zip-code \zip"-code`\ (z[i^]p"k[=o]d`), v. t.	   to affix a {zip code} to (an address or a letter).	   [PJC]
Ziphiidae \Zi*phi"i*dae\, prop. n.	   A natural family of cetaceans comprising the beaked whales;	   in some esp. former classifications included in the family	   {Physeteridae}.	   Syn: family {Ziphiidae}, Hyperodontidae, family	        {Hyperodontidae}.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Ziphioid \Ziph"i*oid\, n. (Zool.)	   See {Xiphioid}.	   [1913 Webster]
zipper \zip"per\, n.	   1. a device for locking together two toothed edges by means	      of a sliding tab.	   Syn: slide fastener, zip, zip-fastener.	        [WordNet 1.5]
zippy \zippy\, adj.	   1. quick and energetic. {torpid}	   Syn: brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking.	        [WordNet 1.5]	   2. full of life and energy. {dull}	   Syn: bouncing, bouncy, peppy, spirited, lively.	        [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]
Zirbanit \Zir*ba*nit\, prop. n. (Babylonian mythology)	   The consort of Marduk.	   Syn: Sarpanitu, Zarpanit.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Zirco- \Zir"co-\ (Chem.)	   A combining form (also used adjectively) designating	   zirconium as an element of certain double compounds;	   zircono-; as in zircofluoric acid, sodium zircofluoride.	   [1913 Webster]
Zircofluoride \Zir`co*flu"or*ide\, n. (Chem.)	   A double fluoride of zirconium and hydrogen, or some other	   positive element or radical; as, zircofluoride of sodium.	   [1913 Webster]
Zircon \Zir"con\, n. [F., the same word as jargon. See {Jargon}	   a variety of zircon.]	   1. (Min.) A mineral consisting predominantly of zirconium	      silicate ({Zr2SiO4}) occurring in tetragonal crystals,	      usually of a brown or gray color. It consists of silica	      and zirconia. A red variety, used as a gem, is called	      {hyacinth}. Colorless, pale-yellow or smoky-brown	      varieties from Ceylon are called {jargon}.	      [1913 Webster +PJC]	   2. an imitation gemstone made of {cubic zirconia}.	      [PJC]	   {Zircon syenite}, a coarse-grained syenite containing zircon	      crystals and often also elaeolite. It is largely developed	      in Southern Norway.	      [1913 Webster]
Zircona \Zir"co*na\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   Zirconia.	   [1913 Webster]
Zirconate \Zir"con*ate\, n. (Chem.)	   A salt of zirconic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Zirconia \Zir*co"ni*a\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   The oxide of zirconium ({ZrO2}), obtained as a white powder,	   and possessing both acid and basic properties. On account of	   its infusibility, and brilliant luminosity when incandescent,	   it is used as an ingredient of sticks for the Drummomd light.	   [1913 Webster]	   {cubic zirconia}. A colorless form of zirconia similar in	      appearance and refractivity to diamond, and used as a	      substitute for diamonds in inexpensive jewelry; -- also	      known by the acronym {CZ}.	      [PJC]
Zirconic \Zir*con"ic\, a. (Chem.)	   Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, zirconium; as,	   zirconic oxide; zirconic compounds.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Zirconic acid}, an acid of zirconium analogous to carbonic	      and silicic acids, known only in its salts.	      [1913 Webster]
Zirconium \Zir*co"ni*um\, n. [NL.] (Chem.)	   A rare element of the carbon-silicon group, intermediate	   between the metals and nonmetals, obtained from the mineral	   zircon as a dark sooty powder, or as a gray metallic	   crystalline substance. Symbol Zr. Atomic weight, 90.4.	   [1913 Webster]
Zircon light \Zir"con light\ (Physics)	   A light, similar to the calcium light, produced by	   incandescent zirconia.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zircono \Zir"co*no\	   See {Zirco-}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zirconoid \Zir"con*oid\, n. [Zircon + oid.] (Crystallog.)	   A double eight-sided pyramid, a form common with tetragonal	   crystals; -- so called because this form often occurs in	   crystals of zircon.	   [1913 Webster]
zit \zit\ (z[i^]t), n.	   a {pimple}. [slang]	   [PJC]
Zither \Zith"er\, n. [G. zither. See {Cittern}.] (Mus.)	   An instrument of music used in Austria and Germany. It has	   from thirty to forty wires strung across a shallow	   sounding-board, which lies horizontally on a table before the	   performer, who uses both hands in playing on it.	   Note: [Not to be confounded with the old lute-shaped	         {cittern}, or {cithern}.]	         [1913 Webster]
ziti \zi"ti\ (z[=e]"t[-e]), n. (Cookery)	   A tubular pasta in short pieces.	   [WordNet 1.5]
Zittern \Zit"tern\, n. (Min.)	   See {Cittern}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zizania \Zi*za"ni*a\, n. [NL., from L. zizanium darnel, cockle,	   Gr. ?.] (Bot.)	   A genus of grasses including Indian rice. See {Indian rice},	   under {Rice}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zizel \Ziz"el\, n. [G. ziesel.] (Zool.)	   The suslik. [Written also {zisel}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zizith \Zi"zith\, n. pl. [Heb. ts[imac]tsith.]	   The tassels of twisted cords or threads on the corners of the	   upper garment worn by strict Jews. The Hebrew for this word	   is translated in both the Authorized and Revised Versions	   (--Deut. xxii. 12) by the word "fringes."	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zoanthacea \Zo`an*tha"ce*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an	   animal + ? flower.] (Zool.)	   A suborder of Actinaria, including {Zoanthus} and allied	   genera, which are permanently attached by their bases.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoantharia \Zo`an*tha"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Anthozoa}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoantharian \Zo`an*tha"ri*an\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Zoantharia. -- n. One of the	   Anthozoa.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoanthodeme \Zo*an"tho*deme\, n. [See {Zoantharia}, and {Deme}.]	   (Zool.)	   The zooids of a compound anthozoan, collectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoanthoid \Zo*an"thoid\, a. [See {Zoantharia}, and {-oid}.]	   (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Zoanthacea.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoanthropy \Zo*an"thro*py\, n. [Gr. ? animal + ? man.] (Med.)	   A kind of monomania in which the patient believes himself	   transformed into one of the lower animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoanthus \Zo*an"thus\, n. [NL. See {Zoantharia}.] (Zool.)	   A genus of Actinaria, including numerous species, found	   mostly in tropical seas. The zooids or polyps resemble small,	   elongated actinias united together at their bases by fleshy	   stolons, and thus forming extensive groups. The tentacles are	   small and bright colored.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Zobo \Zo"bo\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)	   A kind of domestic cattle reared in Asia for its flesh and	   milk. It is supposed to be a hybrid between the zebu and the	   yak.	   [1913 Webster] Zocco
Zocco \Zoc"co\, Zoccolo \Zoc"co*lo\, n. [It. fr. L. socculus.	   See {Socle}, and cf. {Zacco}.] (Arch.)	   Same as {Socle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zocle \Zo"cle\ (?; 277), n. (Arch.)	   Same as {Socle}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zocor \Zo"cor\ (z[=o]"k[^o]r), n. [Trade name from Merck & Co.]	   a trade name for {simvastatin}.	   [PJC]
Zodiac \Zo"di*ac\, n. [F. zodiaque (cf. It. zodiaco), fr. L.	   zodiacus, Gr. ? (sc. ?), fr. ?, dim. of zw^,on an animal,	   akin to ? living, ? to live.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Astron.)	      (a) An imaginary belt in the heavens, 16[deg] or 18[deg]	          broad, in the middle of which is the ecliptic, or	          sun's path. It comprises the twelve constellations,	          which one constituted, and from which were named, the	          twelve signs of the zodiac.	      (b) A figure representing the signs, symbols, and	          constellations of the zodiac.	          [1913 Webster]	   2. A girdle; a belt. [Poetic & R.]	      [1913 Webster]	            By his side,	            As in a glistering zodiac, hung the sword. --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]
Zodiacal \Zo*di"a*cal\, a. [Cf. F. zodiacal.] (Astron.)	   Of or pertaining to the zodiac; situated within the zodiac;	   as, the zodiacal planets.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Zodiacal light}, a luminous tract of the sky, of an	      elongated, triangular figure, lying near the ecliptic, its	      base being on the horizon, and its apex at varying	      altitudes. It is to be seen only in the evening, after	      twilight, and in the morning before dawn. It is supposed	      to be due to sunlight reflected from multitudes of	      meteoroids revolving about the sun nearly in the plane of	      the ecliptic.	      [1913 Webster]
Zoea \Zo"["e]*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? life.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar larval stage of certain decapod Crustacea,	   especially of crabs and certain Anomura. [Written also	   {zoaea}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In this stage the anterior part of the body is	         relatively large, and usually bears three or four long	         spines. The years are conspicuous, and the antennae and	         jaws are long, fringed organs used in swimming. The	         thoracic legs are undeveloped or rudimentary, the	         abdomen long, slender, and often without appendages.	         The zoea, after casting its shell, changes to a	         megalops.	         [1913 Webster]
Zoetrope \Zo"e*trope\, n. [Gr. ? life + ? turning, from ? to	   turn.]	   An optical toy, in which figures made to revolve on the	   inside of a cylinder, and viewed through slits in its	   circumference, appear like a single figure passing through a	   series of natural motions as if animated or mechanically	   moved.	   [1913 Webster]
Zohar \Zo"har\, n. [Heb. z[=o]har candor, splendor.]	   A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi	   Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century,	   a. d. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the	   13th century. --Encyc. Brit.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoic \Zo"ic\, a. [Gr. ?.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to animals, or animal life.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoide \Zo"ide\, n. (Biol.)	   See {Meride}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoilean \Zo*il"e*an\, a.	   Having the characteristic of Zoilus, a bitter, envious,	   unjust critic, who lived about 270 years before Christ.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoilism \Zo"i*lism\, n.	   Resemblance to Zoilus in style or manner; carping criticism;	   detraction.	   [1913 Webster]	         Bring candid eyes the perusal of men's works, and let	         not Zoilism or detraction blast well-intended labors.	                                                  --Sir T.	                                                  Browne.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoisite \Zois"ite\, n. [After its discoverer, Von Zois, an	   Austrian mineralogist.] (Min.)	   A grayish or whitish mineral occurring in orthorhombic,	   prismatic crystals, also in columnar masses. It is a silicate	   of alumina and lime, and is allied to epidote.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoism \Zo"ism\, n. [Gr. zwh` life + -ism.]	   1. Reverence for animal life or belief in animal powers and	      influences, as among savages.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Biol.) A doctrine, now discarded, that the phenomena of	      life are due to a peculiar vital principle; the theory of	      vital force.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zokor \Zo"kor\ (z[=o]"k[^o]r), n. (Zool.)	   An Asiatic burrowing rodent ({Siphneus aspalax}) resembling	   the mole rat. It is native of the Altai Mountains.	   [1913 Webster]
Zolaesque \Zo`la*esque"\, a.	   In the style of Zola (see {Zolaism}).	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zolaism \Zo"la*ism\, n.	   The literary theories and practices of the French novelist	   Emile Zola (1840-1902); naturalism, esp. in a derogatory	   sense. -- {Zo"la*ist}, n. -- {Zo`la*is"tic}, a. --	   {Zo"la*ize}, v.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zollner's lines \Z["o]ll"ner's lines`\ [So called after	   Friedrich Z["o]llner, a German physicist.]	   Parallel lines that are made to appear convergent or	   divergent by means of oblique intersections.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zollverein \Zoll"ve*rein`\, n. [G., from zoll duty + verein	   union.]	   Literally, a customs union; specifically, applied to the	   several customs unions successively formed under the	   leadership of Prussia among certain German states for	   establishing liberty of commerce among themselves and common	   tariff on imports, exports, and transit.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: In 1834 a zollverein was established which included	         most of the principal German states except Austria.	         This was terminated by the events of 1866, and in 1867	         a more closely organized union was formed, the	         administration of which was ultimately merged in that	         of the new German empire, with which it nearly	         corresponds territorially.	         [1913 Webster]
Zomboruk \Zom"bo*ruk\, n. (Mil.)	   See {Zumbooruk}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zona \Zo"na\, n.; pl. {Zonae}. [L., a girdle. See {Zone}.]	   A zone or band; a layer.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Zona pellucida}. [NL.] (Biol.)	   (a) The outer transparent layer, or envelope, of the ovum. It	       is a more or less elastic membrane with radiating striae,	       and corresponds to the cell wall of an ordinary cell. See	       {Ovum}, and Illust. of {Microscope}.	   (b) The zona radiata.	   {Zona radiata} [NL.] (Biol.), a radiately striated membrane	      situated next the yolk of an ovum, or separated from it by	      a very delicate membrane only.	      [1913 Webster]
Zonal \Zon"al\, a. [L. zonalis.]	   Of or pertaining to a zone; having the form of a zone or	   zones.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Zonal equation} (Crystallog.), the mathematical relation	      which belongs to all the planes of a zone, and expresses	      their common position with reference to the axes.	   {Zonal structure} (Crystallog.), a structure characterized by	      the arrangements of color, inclusions, etc., of a crystal	      in parallel or concentric layers, which usually follow the	      outline of the crystal, and mark the changes that have	      taken place during its growth.	   {Zonal symmetry}. (Biol.) See the Note under {Symmetry}.	      [1913 Webster]
Zonar \Zo"nar\, n. [Mod. Gr. ? a girdle, fr. Gr. ?, dim. of ? a	   girdle. See {Zone}.]	   A belt or girdle which the Christians and Jews of the Levant	   were obliged to wear to distinguish them from Mohammedans.	   [Written also {zonnar}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zonaria \Zo*na"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   A division of Mammalia in which the placenta is zonelike.	   [1913 Webster]
Zonate \Zon"ate\, a. (Bot.)	   Divided by parallel planes; as, zonate tetraspores, found in	   certain red algae.	   [1913 Webster]
Zone \Zone\ (z[=o]n), n. [F. zone, L. zona, Gr. zw`nh; akin to	   zwnny`nai to gird, Lith. j[*u]sta a girdle, j[*u]sti to gird,	   Zend y[=a]h.]	   1. A girdle; a cincture. [Poetic]	      [1913 Webster]	            An embroidered zone surrounds her waist. --Dryden.	      [1913 Webster]	            Loose were her tresses seen, her zone unbound.	                                                  --Collins.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Geog.) One of the five great divisions of the earth, with	      respect to latitude and temperature.	      [1913 Webster]	   Note: The zones are five: the torrid zone, extending from	         tropic to tropic 46[deg] 56[min], or 23[deg] 28[min] on	         each side of the equator; two temperate or variable	         zones, situated between the tropics and the polar	         circles; and two frigid zones, situated between the	         polar circles and the poles.	         [1913 Webster]	               Commerce . . . defies every wind, outrides every	               tempest, and invades.              --Bancroft.	         [1913 Webster]	   3. (Math.) The portion of the surface of a sphere included	      between two parallel planes; the portion of a surface of	      revolution included between two planes perpendicular to	      the axis. --Davies & Peck (Math. Dict.)	      [1913 Webster]	   4. (Nat. Hist.)	      (a) A band or stripe extending around a body.	      (b) A band or area of growth encircling anything; as, a	          zone of evergreens on a mountain; the zone of animal	          or vegetable life in the ocean around an island or a	          continent; the Alpine zone, that part of mountains	          which is above the limit of tree growth.	          [1913 Webster]	   5. (Crystallog.) A series of planes having mutually parallel	      intersections.	      [1913 Webster]	   6. Circuit; circumference. [R.] --Milton.	      [1913 Webster]	   7. (Biogeography) An area or part of a region characterized	      by uniform or similar animal and plant life; a life zone;	      as, Littoral zone, Austral zone, etc.	   Note: The zones, or life zones, commonly recognized for North	         America are Arctic, Hudsonian, Canadian, Transition,	         Upper Austral, Lower Austral, and Tropical.	         [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   8. (Cryst.) A series of faces whose intersection lines with	      each other are parallel.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   9. (Railroad Econ.)	      (a) The aggregate of stations, in whatsoever direction or	          on whatsoever line of railroad, situated between	          certain maximum and minimum limits from a point at	          which a shipment of traffic originates.	      (b) Any circular or ring-shaped area within which the	          street-car companies make no differences of fare.	          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   10. any area to or within which a shipment or transportation	       cost is constant; specifically, in the United States	       parcel-post system, any of the areas about any point of	       shipment for which but one rate of postage is charged for	       a parcel post shipment from that point. The rate	       increases from within outwards. The first zone includes	       the unit of area "(a quadrangle 30 minutes square)" in	       which the place of shipment is situated and the 8	       contiguous units; the outer limits of the second to the	       seventh zones, respectively, are approximately 150, 300,	       600, 1000, 1400, and 1800 miles from the point of	       shipment; the eighth zone includes all units of area	       outside the seventh zone.	       [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]	   {Abyssal zone}. (Phys. Geog.) See under {Abyssal}.	   {Zone axis} (Crystallog.), a straight line passing through	      the center of a crystal, to which all the planes of a	      given zone are parallel.	      [1913 Webster]	Zone \Zone\, v. t.	   To girdle; to encircle. [R.] --Keats.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoned \Zoned\, a.	   1. Wearing a zone, or girdle. --Pope.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. Having zones, or concentric bands; striped.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. (Bot.) Zonate.	      [1913 Webster]
Zoneless \Zone"less\, a.	   Not having a zone; ungirded.	   [1913 Webster]	         The reeling goddess with the zoneless waist. --Cowper.	   [1913 Webster]	         In careless folds, loose fell her zoneless vest.	                                                  --Mason.	   [1913 Webster]
Zonnar \Zon"nar\, n.	   See {Zonar}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zonular \Zon"u*lar\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a zone; zone-shaped. "The zonular type of	   a placenta." --Dana.	   [1913 Webster]
Zonule \Zon"ule\, n.	   A little zone, or girdle.	   [1913 Webster]
Zonulet \Zon"u*let\, n.	   A zonule. --Herrick.	   [1913 Webster]
Zonure \Zon"ure\, n. [Zone + Gr. ? tail.] (Zool.)	   Any one of several of South African lizards of the genus	   {Zonura}, common in rocky situations.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoo- \Zo"o-\	   A combining form from Gr. zwo^,n an animal, as in zoogenic,	   zoology, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoochemical \Zo`o*chem"ic*al\, a.	   Pertaining to zoochemistry.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoochemistry \Zo`o*chem"is*try\, n. [Zoo- + chemistry.]	   Animal chemistry; particularly, the description of the	   chemical compounds entering into the composition of the	   animal body, in distinction from biochemistry.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoochemy \Zo*och"e*my\, n. [Zoo- + Gr. ? alchemy.]	   Animal chemistry; zoochemistry. --Dunglison.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoochlorella \Zo`o*chlo*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. from Gr. zw^,on	   an animal + ? green.] (Zool.)	   One of the small green granulelike bodies found in the	   interior of certain stentors, hydras, and other	   invertebrates.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoocyst \Zo"o*cyst\, n. [Zoo- + cyst.] (Biol.)	   A cyst formed by certain Protozoa and unicellular plants	   which the contents divide into a large number of granules,	   each of which becomes a germ.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoocytium \Zo`o*cy"ti*um\, n.; pl. {Zoocytia}. [NL., fr. Gr.	   zw^,on an animal + ? a hollow vessel.] (Zool.)	   The common support, often branched, of certain species of	   social Infusoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoodendrium \Zo`o*den"dri*um\, n.; pl. {Zoodendria}. [NL., fr.	   Gr. zw^,on an animal + ? a tree.] (Zool.)	   The branched, and often treelike, support of the colonies of	   certain Infusoria.	   [1913 Webster]
Zooecium \Zo*oe"ci*um\, n.; pl. {Zooecia}. [NL., fr. Gr. zw^,on	   an animal + ? house.] (Zool.)	   One of the cells or tubes which inclose the feeling zooids of	   Bryozoa. See Illust. of {Sea Moss}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zooerythrine \Zo`o*e*ryth"rine\, n. [Zoo- + Gr. ? red.] (Zool.)	   A peculiar organic red coloring matter found in the feathers	   of various birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoogamous \Zo*og"a*mous\, a. [Zoo- + Gr. ? marriage.] (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining zoogamy.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoogamy \Zo*og"a*my\, n. (Biol.)	   The sexual reproduction of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoogenic \Zo`o*gen"ic\, a. [Zoo- + -gen + -ic: cf. Gr. ? born of	   an animal.] (Biol.)	   Of or pertaining to zoogeny, animal production.	   [1913 Webster] Zoogeny
Zoogeny \Zo*og"e*ny\, Zoogony \Zo*og"o*ny\, n. [Zoo- + root of	   Gr. ? to be born, ? offspring.]	   The doctrine of the formation of living beings.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoogeographical \Zo`o*ge`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to zoography.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoogeography \Zo`o*ge*og"ra*phy\, n. [Zoo- + geography.]	   The study or description of the geographical distribution of	   animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoogloea \Zo`o*gloe"a\, n. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal + ?	   any glutinous substance.] (Biol.)	   A colony or mass of bacteria imbedded in a viscous gelatinous	   substance. The zoogloea is characteristic of a transitory	   stage through which rapidly multiplying bacteria pass in the	   course of their evolution. Also used adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoographer \Zo*og"ra*pher\, n.	   One who describes animals, their forms and habits.	   [1913 Webster] Zoographic
Zoographic \Zo`o*graph"ic\, Zoographical \Zo`o*graph"ic*al\, a.	   [Cf. F. zoographique.]	   Of or pertaining to the description of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoographist \Zo*og"ra*phist\, n.	   A zoographer.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoography \Zo*og"ra*phy\, n. [Zoo- + -graphy: cf. F.	   zoographie.]	   A description of animals, their forms and habits.	   [1913 Webster]
Zooid \Zo"oid\, a. [Zoo- + -oid.] (Biol.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, an animal.	   [1913 Webster]	Zooid \Zo"oid\, n.	   1. (Biol.) An organic body or cell having locomotion, as a	      spermatic cell or spermatozooid.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.)	      (a) An animal in one of its inferior stages of	          development, as one of the intermediate forms in	          alternate generation.	      (b) One of the individual animals in a composite group, as	          of Anthozoa, Hydroidea, and Bryozoa; -- sometimes	          restricted to those individuals in which the mouth and	          digestive organs are not developed.	          [1913 Webster]
Zooidal \Zo*oid"al\, a.	   Of or pertaining to a zooid; as, a zooidal form.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoolatry \Zo*ol"a*try\, n. [Zoo- + Gr. ? worship.]	   The worship of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoologer \Zo*ol"o*ger\, n.	   A Zoologist. --Boyle.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoological \Zo`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. zoologique.]	   Of or pertaining to Zoology, or the science of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoologically \Zo`o*log"ic*al*ly\, adv.	   In a Zoological manner; according to the principles of	   Zoology.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoologist \Zo*ol"o*gist\, n. [Cf. F. zoologiste.]	   One who is well versed in Zoology.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoologize \Zo*ol"o*gize\, v. i.	   To study Zoology; esp., to collect animals for study.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zoology \Zo*ol"o*gy\, n.; pl. {Zoologies}. [Zoo- + -logy: cf. F.	   zoologie. See {Zodiac}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. That part of biology which relates to the animal kingdom,	      including the structure, embryology, evolution,	      classification, habits, and distribution of all animals,	      both living and extinct.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. A treatise on this science.	      [1913 Webster]
Zoomelanin \Zo`o*mel"a*nin\, n. [Zoo- + melanin.] (Physiol.	   Chem.)	   A pigment giving the black color to the feathers of many	   birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoomorphic \Zo`o*mor"phic\, a. [Zoo- + Gr. ? form.]	   Of or pertaining to zoomorphism.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoomorphism \Zo`o*mor"phism\, n.	   1. The transformation of men into beasts. [R.] --Smart.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. The quality of representing or using animal forms; as,	      zoomorphism in ornament.	      [1913 Webster]	   3. The representation of God, or of gods, in the form, or	      with the attributes, of the lower animals.	      [1913 Webster]	            To avoid the error of anthropomorphism, we fall into	            the vastly greater, and more absurd, error of	            zoomorphism.                          --Mivart.	      [1913 Webster]
Zoon \Zo"on\, n.; pl. {Zoa}. [NL., fr. Gr. zw^,on an animal.]	   (Zool.)	      (a) An animal which is the sole product of a single egg;	          -- opposed to {zooid}. --H. Spencer.	      (b) Any one of the perfectly developed individuals of a	          compound animal.	          [1913 Webster]
Zoonic \Zo*on"ic\, a. [Gr. zw^,on an animal: cf. F. zoonique.]	   Of or pertaining to animals; obtained from animal substances.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoonite \Zo"o*nite\, n. (Zool.)	   (a) One of the segments of the body of an articulate animal.	   (b) One of the theoretic transverse divisions of any	       segmented animal.	       [1913 Webster]
Zoonomy \Zo*on"o*my\, n. [Zoo- + Gr. ? a law: cf. F. zoonomie.]	   The laws of animal life, or the science which treats of the	   phenomena of animal life, their causes and relations.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoonule \Zo"o*nule\, n. [Dim. fr. Gr. zw^,on an animal.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Zoonite}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoopathology \Zo`o*pa*thol"o*gy\, n. [Zoo- + pathology.]	   Animal pathology.	   [1913 Webster]	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophaga \Zo*oph"a*ga\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ? animal + ? to	   eat.] (Zool.)	   An artificial group comprising various carnivorous and	   insectivorous animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophagan \Zo*oph"a*gan\, n. (Zool.)	   A animal that feeds on animal food.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophagous \Zo*oph"a*gous\, a. [Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal + ? to	   eat.]	   Feeding on animals.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: This is a more general term than either sarcophagous or	         carnivorous.	         [1913 Webster]
Zoophilist \Zo*oph"i*list\, n. [Zoo- + Gr. ? to love.]	   A lover of animals. --Southey.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophily \Zo*oph"i*ly\, n.	   Love of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophite \Zo"o*phite\, n.	   A zoophyte. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophoric \Zo`o*phor"ic\, a. [Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal + fe`rein	   to bear; cf. F. zoophorique.]	   Bearing or supporting the figure of an animal; as, a	   zoophoric column.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophorous \Zo*oph"o*rous\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?. See {Zoophoric}.]	   (Anc. Arch.)	   The part between the architrave and cornice; the frieze; --	   so called from the figures of animals carved upon it.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophyta \Zo*oph"y*ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. zw^,on an animal +	   fyto`n a plant.] (Zool.)	   An extensive artificial and heterogeneous group of animals,	   formerly adopted by many Zoologists. It included the	   c[oe]lenterates, echinoderms, sponges, Bryozoa, Protozoa,	   etc.	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: Sometimes the name is restricted to the C[oe]lentera,	         or to the Anthozoa.	         [1913 Webster]
Zoophyte \Zo"o*phyte\, n. [F. zoophyte, Gr. ?; zw^,on an animal	   + ? plant, akin to ? to be born, to be. See {Zodiac}, and	   {Be}, v. i.] (Zool.)	   (a) Any one of numerous species of invertebrate animals which	       more or less resemble plants in appearance, or mode of	       growth, as the corals, gorgonians, sea anemones,	       hydroids, bryozoans, sponges, etc., especially any of	       those that form compound colonies having a branched or	       treelike form, as many corals and hydroids.	   (b) Any one of the Zoophyta.	       [1913 Webster] Zoophytic
Zoophytic \Zo`o*phyt"ic\, Zoophytical \Zo`o*phyt"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. zoophytique.] (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to zoophytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophytoid \Zo*oph"y*toid\, a. [Zoophyte + -oid.] (Zool.)	   Pertaining to, or resembling, a zoophyte.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophytological \Zo`o*phyt`o*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F.	   zoophytologique.]	   Of or pertaining to zoophytology; as, zoophytological	   observations.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoophytology \Zo*oph`y*tol"o*gy\ (?; 277), n. [Zoophyte + -logy:	   cf. F. zoophytologie.]	   The natural history zoophytes.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoopraxiscope \Zo`o*prax"i*scope\, n. [Zoo- + Gr. ? a doing, an	   acting (from ? to do) + -scope.]	   An instrument similar to, or the same as, the, the	   phenakistoscope, by means of which pictures projected upon a	   screen are made to exhibit the natural movements of animals,	   and the like.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoopsychology \Zo`o*psy*chol"o*gy\, n. [Zoo- + psychology.]	   Animal psychology.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoosperm \Zo"o*sperm\, n. [Zoo- + sperm.] (Biol.)	   One of the spermatic particles; spermatozoid.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoosporangium \Zo`o*spo*ran"gi*um\, n.; pl. {-sporangia}. [NL.	   See {Zoo-}, and {Sporangium}.] (Bot.)	   A spore, or conceptacle containing zoospores.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoospore \Zo"o*spore\, n. [Zoo- + spore.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. (Bot.) A spore provided with one or more slender cilia, by	      the vibration of which it swims in the water. Zoospores	      are produced by many green, and by some olive-brown,	      algae. In certain species they are divided into the larger	      macrozoospores and the smaller microzoospores. Called also	      {sporozoid}, and {swarmspore}.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Zool.) See {Swarmspore}.	      [1913 Webster]
Zoosporic \Zo`o*spor"ic\, a.	   Of or pertaining to zoospores; of the nature of zoospores.	   [1913 Webster]
Zootic \Zo*ot"ic\, a. [Gr. zw^,on an animal.]	   Containing the remains of organized bodies; -- said of rock	   or soil.	   [1913 Webster]
Zootomical \Zo`o*tom"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. zootomique.]	   Of or pertaining to zootomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Zootomist \Zo*ot"o*mist\, n. [Cf. F. zootomiste.]	   One who dissects animals, or is skilled in zootomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Zootomy \Zo*ot"o*my\, n. [Zoo- + Gr. ? to cut: cf. F. zootomie.]	   The dissection or the anatomy of animals; -- distinguished	   from androtomy.	   [1913 Webster]
Zootrophic \Zo`o*troph"ic\, a. [Gr. ?. See {Zoo-}, and	   {Trophic}.] (Physiol.)	   Of or pertaining to the nourishment of animals.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoozoo \Zoo"zoo`\, n. [Of imitative origin.] (Zool.)	   The wood pigeon. [Prov. Eng.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zope \Zope\, n. [G.] (Zool.)	   A European fresh-water bream ({Abramis ballerus}).	   [1913 Webster]
Zopilote \Zo"pi*lote\, n. [Sp.] (Zool.)	   The urubu, or American black vulture.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoril \Zor"il\, n. (Zool.)	   Same as {Zorilla}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zorilla \Zo*ril"la\, n. [Sp. zorilla, zorillo, dim. of zorra,	   zorro, a fox: cf. F. zorille.] (Zool.)	   Either one of two species of small African carnivores of the	   genus {Ictonyx} allied to the weasels and skunks. [Written	   also {zoril}, and {zorille}.]	   [1913 Webster]	   Note: The best-known species ({Ictonyx zorilla}) has black	         shiny fur with white bands and spots. It has anal	         glands which produce a very offensive secretion,	         similar to that of the skunk. It feeds upon birds and	         their eggs and upon small mammals, and is often very	         destructive to poultry. It is sometimes tamed by the	         natives, and kept to destroy rats and mice. Called also	         {mariput}, {Cape polecat}, and {African polecat}. The	         name is sometimes erroneously applied to the American	         skunk.	         [1913 Webster]
Zoroaster \Zo`ro*as"ter\, prop. n.	   The persian prophet {Zarathustra}, who probably lived in the	   second millenium B. C. His treachings form the basis for the	   religion Zoroastrianism.	   [PJC]
Zoroastrian \Zo`ro*as"tri*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to Zoroaster, or his religious system.	   [1913 Webster]	Zoroastrian \Zo`ro*as"tri*an\, n.	   A follower of Zoroaster; one who accepts Zoroastrianism.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoroastrianism \Zo`ro*as"tri*an*ism\, n.	   The religious system of Zoroaster, the legislator and prophet	   of the ancient Persians, which was the national faith of	   Persia; mazdeism. The system presupposes a good spirit	   (Ormuzd) and an opposing evil spirit (Ahriman). Cf. {Fire	   worship}, under {Fire}, and {Parsee}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoroastrism \Zo`ro*as"trism\, n.	   Same as {Zoroastrianism}. --Tylor.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoster \Zos"ter\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ? girdle, zoster. See {Zone}.]	   (Med.)	   Shingles.	   [1913 Webster]
Zostera \Zos"te*ra\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)	   A genus of plants of the {Naiadaceae}, or Pondweed family.	   {Zostera marina} is commonly known as {sea wrack}, and	   {eelgrass}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zosterops \Zos"ter*ops\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? girdle + ?, ?, the	   eye.] (Zool.)	   A genus of birds that comprises the white-eyes. See	   {White-eye}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zouave \Zouave\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. Ar. Zouaoua a tribe of	   Kabyles living among the Jurjura mountains in Algeria.]	   (Mil.)	   (a) One of an active and hardy body of soldiers in the French	       service, originally Arabs, but now composed of Frenchmen	       who wear the Arab dress.	   (b) Hence, one of a body of soldiers who adopt the dress and	       drill of the Zouaves, as was done by a number of	       volunteer regiments in the army of the United States in	       the Civil War, 1861-65.	       [1913 Webster]
Zounds \Zounds\, interj. [Contracted from God's wounds.]	   An exclamation formerly used as an oath, and an expression of	   anger or wonder.	   [1913 Webster]
Zoutch \Zoutch\ (?; 277), v. t. (Cookery)	   To stew, as flounders, eels, etc., with just enough or liquid	   to cover them. --Smart.	   [1913 Webster]
Zubr \Zubr\ (z[=oo]br), n. [Polish [zdot]ubr.] (Zool.)	   The aurochs.	   [1913 Webster]
Zuche \Zuche\ (z[=oo]ch), n.	   A stump of a tree. --Cowell.	   [1913 Webster]
Zuchetto \Zu*chet"to\, n. [It. zucchetto.] (R. C. Ch.)	   A skullcap covering the tonsure, worn under the berretta. The	   pope's is white; a cardinal's red; a bishop's purple; a	   priest's black.	   [1913 Webster]
Zufolo \Zu"fo*lo\ (?; 277), n. [It.] (Mus.)	   A little flute or flageolet, especially that which is used to	   teach birds. [Written also {zuffolo}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zuisin \Zui"sin\, n. (Zool.)	   The American widgeon. [Local, U. S.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zulu \Zu"lu\ (z[=oo]"l[=oo]), prop. n. [Also Zooloo.]	   1. Any member of the tribe of Zulus; a Zulu-Kaffir. See	      {Zulus}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   2. (Philol.) One of the most important members of the South	      African, or Bantu, family of languages, spoken partly in	      Natal and partly in Zululand, but understood, and more or	      less in use, over a wide territory, at least as far north	      as the Zambezi; -- called also {Zulu-Kaffir}.	      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]	   3. A word used in spoken communications to represent the	      letter Z.	      [PJC]
Zulu-Kaffir \Zu"lu-Kaf"fir\, n.	   A member of the Bantu race comprising the Zulus and the	   Kaffirs.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zulus \Zu"lus\ (z[=oo]"l[=oo]z), prop. n. pl.; sing. {Zulu}	   (z[=oo]"l[=oo]). (Ethnol.)	   The most important tribe belonging to the Kaffir race. They	   inhabit a region on the southeast coast of Africa, but	   formerly occupied a much more extensive country. They are	   noted for their warlike disposition, courage, and military	   skill.	   [1913 Webster]
Zumbooruk \Zum*boo"ruk\, n. [Turk. & Ar. zamb[=u]rak, fr. Ar.	   zamb[=u]r a hornet.] (Mil.)	   A small cannon supported by a swiveled rest on the back of a	   camel, whence it is fired, -- used in the East.	   [1913 Webster] Zumology	   Zumological	   Zumic
Zumic \Zu"mic\, a., Zumological \Zu`mo*log"ic*al\, a., Zumology
\Zu*mol"o*gy\, n., Zumometer \Zu*mom"e*ter\, n., etc.	   See {Zymic}, {Zymological}, etc.	   [1913 Webster] Zunis
Zunis \Zu"[~n]is\, n. pl.; sing. {Zu[~n]i}. (Ethnol.)	   A tribe of Pueblo Indians occupying a village in New Mexico,	   on the Zu[~n]i River.	   [1913 Webster]
Zunian \Zu"[~n]i*an\, a.	   Of or pertaining to the Zu[~n]is, or designating their	   linguistic stock. -- n. A Zu[~n]i.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zunyite \Zun"yite\, n. (Min.)	   A fluosilicate of alumina occurring in tetrahedral crystals	   at the Zu[~n]i mine in Colorado.	   [1913 Webster]
Zwanziger \Zwan"zi*ger\ (tsv[aum]n"ts[-e]*g[~e]r), n. [G.]	   An Austrian silver coin equivalent to 20 kreutzers, or about	   10 cents.	   [1913 Webster]
Zwieback \Zwie"back`\ (tsv[=e]"b[aum]k`), n. [G., fr. zwie- two,	   twice (see {Twice}) + backen to bake.]	   A kind of biscuit or rusk first baked in a loaf and	   afterwards cut and toasted.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zwinglian \Zwing"li*an\, prop. a. (Theol.)	   Of or pertaining to Ulric Zwingli (1481-1531), the reformer	   of German Switzerland, who maintained that in the Lord's	   Supper the true body of Christ is present by the	   contemplation of faith but not in essence or reality, and	   that the sacrament is a memorial without mystical elements.	   -- n. A follower of Zwingli.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Zygantrum \Zy*gan"trum\, n.; pl. {Zygantra}. [Gr. ? a yoke + ? a	   cave, hole.] (Anat.)	   See under {Zygosphene}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygapophysis \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 anterior and two posterior. See under	   {Vertebra}. -- {Zyg`ap*o*phys"i*al}, a.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygenid \Zyg"e*nid\, n. [Cf. Gr. ?, probably the hammer-headed	   shark.] (Zool.)	   Any one of numerous species of moths of the family	   {Zygaenidae}, most of which are bright colored. The wood	   nymph and the vine forester are examples. Also used	   adjectively.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygobranchia \Zyg`o*bran"chi*a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. zygo`n a	   yoke + ? a gill.] (Zool.)	   A division of marine gastropods in which the gills are	   developed on both sides of the body and the renal organs are	   also paired. The abalone ({Haliotis}) and the keyhole limpet	   ({Fissurella}) are examples.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygobranchiate \Zyg`o*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zool.)	   Of or pertaining to the Zygobranchia.	   [1913 Webster] Zygodactyl
Zygodactyl \Zyg`o*dac"tyl\, Zygodactyle \Zyg`o*dac"tyle\, n.	   [See {Zygodactylic}.] (Zool.)	   Any zygodactylous bird.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygodactylae \Zyg`o*dac"ty*lae\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   The zygodactylous birds. In a restricted sense applied to a	   division of birds which includes the barbets, toucans, honey	   guides, and other related birds.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygodactyli \Zyg`o*dac"ty*li\, n. pl. [NL.] (Zool.)	   Same as {Scansores}.	   [1913 Webster] Zygodactylic
Zygodactylic \Zyg`o*dac"ty*lic\, Zygodactylous
\Zyg`o*dac"tyl*ous\ (?; 277), a. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke, pair + ?	   finger, toe: cf. F. zygodactyle.] (Zool.)	   Yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs; -- applied to	   birds which have two toes before and two behind, as the	   parrot, cuckoo, woodpecker, etc.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygoma \Zy*go"ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to yoke, zygo`n a	   yoke.] (Anat.)	   (a) The jugal, malar, or cheek bone.	   (b) The zygomatic process of the temporal bone.	   (c) The whole zygomatic arch.	       [1913 Webster]
Zygomatic \Zyg`o*mat"ic\ (?; 277), a. [Cf. F. zygomatique.]	   (Anat.)	   Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the zygoma.	   [1913 Webster]	   {Zygomatic arch}, the arch of bone beneath the orbit, formed	      in most mammals by the union of the malar, or jugal, with	      the zygomatic process of the temporal bone. In the lower	      vertebrates other bones may help to form it, and there may	      be two arches on each side of the skull, as in some	      reptiles.	   {Zygomatic process}, a process of the temporal or squamosal	      bone helping to form the zygomatic arch.	      [1913 Webster] Zygomorphic
Zygomorphic \Zyg`o*mor"phic\, Zygomorphous \Zyg`o*mor"phous\, a.	   [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + ? form.] (Biol.)	   Symmetrical bilaterally; -- said of organisms, or parts of	   organisms, capable of division into two symmetrical halves	   only in a single plane.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygophyllaceae \Zy`go*phyl*la"ce*ae\, prop. n.	   A natural family of small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm	   arid and saline regions; it is often resinous, and some are	   poisonous. It contains the genera {Zygophyllum}; {Tribulus};	   {Guaiacum;} and {Larrea}.	   Syn: family {Zygophyllaceae}, bean-caper family.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Zygophyllum \Zy`go*phyl*lum\, prop. n.	   1. A genus of usually tropical herbs or shrubs having	      ill-smelling foliage and flower buds that are used as	      capers: bean capers.	   Syn: genus Zygophyllum.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Zygophyte \Zy"go*phyte\, n. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + fyto`n a	   plant.] (Bot.)	   Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (Zygophytes,	   Zygophyta, or Zygosporeae), in which reproduction consists in	   the union of two similar cells. Cf. {Oophyte}.	   [1913 Webster + CM]
Zygoptera \Zy`gop"te*ra\, prop. n.	   A suborder consisting of the damselflies.	   Syn: suborder Zygoptera.	        [WordNet 1.5]
Zygosis \Zy*go"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? balancing, fr. zygo`n	   yoke.] (Biol.)	   The process of the merging of two gametes. Same as	   {Conjugation}.	   [1913 Webster]
zygosity \zy*gos"i*ty\ (z[-i]*g[o^]s"[i^]*t[y^]), n. (Biol.)	   The property of being either homogeneous or heterogeneous	   with respect to the allelic genes determining some hereditary	   trait in a diploid or polyploid organism; if homogeneous, the	   organism is homozygous; if heterogeneous, it is heterozygous.	   [PJC]
Zygosperm \Zyg"o*sperm\, n. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + E. sperm.]	   (Bot.)	   A spore formed by the union of the contents of two similar	   cells, either of the same or of distinct individual plants.	   Zygosperms are found in certain orders of algae and fungi.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygosphene \Zyg"o*sphene\, n. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + ? a wedge.]	   (Anat.)	   A median process on the front part of the neural arch of the	   vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards, which fits into a	   fossa, called the zygantrum, on the back part of the arch in	   front.	   [1913 Webster]
Zygospore \Zyg"o*spore\, n. [Gr. zygo`n a yoke + E. spore.]	   (Bot.)	   (a) Same as {Zygosperm}.	   (b) A spore formed by the union of several zoospores; --	       called also {zygozoospore}.	       [1913 Webster]
zygote \zy"gote\ (z[imac]"g[=o]t), n.	   The cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a	   spermatozoon, or (broadly) the developing new organism	   arising from such a cell.	   Syn: fertilized cell.	        [WordNet 1.5]
zygotene \zy*go*tene"\, n.	   1. the second stage of the prophase of meiosis.	      [WordNet 1.5]
zygotic \zy*got"ic\ (z[imac]*g[o^]t"[i^]k), adj.	   1. of or pertaining to a zygote.	      [WordNet 1.5]
Zylonite \Zy"lon*ite\, n. [Gr. ? wood.]	   Celluloid.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymase \Zym"ase\, n. [From {Zyme}.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A soluble ferment, or enzyme. See {Enzyme}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zyme \Zyme\, n. [Gr. ? leaven.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. A ferment.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) The morbific principle of a zymotic disease.	      --Quain.	      [1913 Webster]
Zymic \Zym"ic\, a. (Old Chem.)	   Pertaining to, or produced by, fermentation; -- formerly, by	   confusion, used to designate lactic acid.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymogen \Zym"o*gen\, n. [Zyme + -gen.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   A mother substance, or antecedent, of an enzyme or chemical	   ferment; -- applied to such substances as, not being	   themselves actual ferments, may by internal changes give rise	   to a ferment.	   [1913 Webster]	         The pancreas contains but little ready-made ferment,	         though there is present in it a body, zymogen, which	         gives birth to the ferment.              --Foster.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymogene \Zym"o*gene\, n. [Zyme + root of Gr. ? to be born.]	   (Biol.)	   One of a physiological group of globular bacteria which	   produces fermentations of diverse nature; -- distinguished	   from pathogene.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymogenic \Zym`o*gen"ic\, a. (Biol.)	   (a) Pertaining to, or formed by, a zymogene.	   (b) Capable of producing a definite zymogen or ferment.	       [1913 Webster]	   {Zymogenic organism} (Biol.), a microorganism, such as the	      yeast plant of the {Bacterium lactis}, which sets up	      certain fermentative processes by which definite chemical	      products are formed; -- distinguished from a {pathogenic	      organism}. Cf. {Micrococcus}.	      [1913 Webster] Zymologic
Zymologic \Zy`mo*log"ic\, Zymological \Zy`mo*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf.	   F. zymologique.]	   Of or pertaining to zymology.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymologist \Zy*mol"o*gist\, n.	   One who is skilled in zymology, or in the fermentation of	   liquors.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymology \Zy*mol"o*gy\, n. [Zyme + -logy: cf. F. zymologie.]	   A treatise on the fermentation of liquors, or the doctrine of	   fermentation. [Written also {zumology}.]	   [1913 Webster]
Zymolysis \Zy*mol"y*sis\, n. [NL. See {Zyme}, and {Lysis}.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   The action of enzymes, such as digestion or fermentation;	   also, the changes produced by such action. -- {Zy`mo*lyt"ic},	   a.	   [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
Zymome \Zy"mome\, n. [Gr. ? a fermented mixture.] (Old Chem.)	   A glutinous substance, insoluble in alcohol, resembling	   legumin; -- now called {vegetable fibrin}, {vegetable	   albumin}, or {gluten casein}.	   [1913 Webster] Zymometer
Zymometer \Zy*mom"e*ter\, Zymosimeter \Zy`mo*sim"e*ter\, n. [Gr.	   ? ferment, or ? fermentation + -meter: cf. F.	   zymosim[`e]tre.]	   An instrument for ascertaining the degree of fermentation	   occasioned by the mixture of different liquids, and the	   degree of heat which they acquire in fermentation.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymophyte \Zym"o*phyte\, n. [Zyme + Gr. fyto`n a plant.]	   (Physiol. Chem.)	   A bacteroid ferment.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymoscope \Zy"mo*scope\, n. [Zyme + -scope.] (Physiol. Chem.)	   An apparatus for determining the fermenting power of yeast by	   measuring the amount of carbonic acid evolved from a given	   quantity of sugar.
Zymose \Zy*mose"\, n. (Chem.)	   Invertin.	   [1913 Webster]
Zymosis \Zy*mo"sis\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? fermentation, fr. ?	   ferment.] (Med.)	   (a) A fermentation; hence, an analogous process by which an	       infectious disease is believed to be developed.	   (b) A zymotic disease. [R.]	       [1913 Webster]
Zymotic \Zy*mot"ic\, a. [Gr. ? causing to ferment, fr. ? to	   ferment, ? ferment, leaven.]	   [1913 Webster]	   1. Of, pertaining to, or caused by, fermentation.	      [1913 Webster]	   2. (Med.) Designating, or pertaining to, a certain class of	      diseases. See {Zymotic disease}, below.	      [1913 Webster]	   {Zymotic disease} (Med.), any epidemic, endemic, contagious,	      or sporadic affection which is produced by some morbific	      principle or organism acting on the system like a ferment.	      [1913 Webster]
Zythem \Zy"them\ (z[imac]"th[e^]m), n.	   See {Zythum}.	   [1913 Webster]
Zythepsary \Zy*thep"sa*ry\ (z[i^]*th[e^]p"s[.a]*r[u^]), n. [Gr.	   zy^qos a kind of beer + 'e`psein to boil.]	   A brewery. [R.]	   [1913 Webster]Zythum \Zy"thum\ (z[i^]"th[u^]m), n. [L., fr. Gr. zy^qos a kind	   of beer; -- so called by the Egyptians.]	   A kind of ancient malt beverage; a liquor made from malt and	   wheat. [Written also {zythem}.]	   [1913 Webster]
